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) 00 ’56 30c 00 ‘00 it. An- t three I con- 3, hav- onto in Lee and p 0011‘ e mon- vrrowed 3 to be I3 prov Tor- delay , her \ «a, 1. “Purim aim, I am not in a position to kbow, not even knowing who was the author of the article, but as a subscriber to You r paper, as one interested in the moral welfare of our town, and as one who knows a little about the Ca Syou refer to, I cannot allow all U) to its own opinion, provided that op- inion can be justified, and I note you attempt to justify your position by citing a. few instances of the, as you think, inefiectual workings of the measure. What opportunities you have had for making “an impartial observa- tion of the results in other places,” Sir,â€"Last nighc 5 issue of your paper makes plain your position 0n the question of Local Option. Your ll. cl" REV. JAMES WALLACE REPLIES T0 is: WARDER’S REMARKS RE LOCAL 0mm; 3,: The following communication from :he “en of Rev. J. Wallace of St- lnzlrew‘s church appeared in Thurs- ay's Daily Warder: LINDSAY, 3mm? mac. mmmmm P11. ”"'Y?""”munnunnmum.... “dry goods” as well as “wet goods” in Preston by Galt people is concern- ed, the tendency is all the other way, for many Preston people go eo (23.11: to do their shopping. Ad far as Orillia is concerned, I heard the mayor of that tOWn chal- lenge anyone to find blind pigs in it, and if one-man evidence counts for anything the mayor ought to be in You make reference to a. conv ’rsa- tion you had with an editor from , Galt, who believed, as you state, that Local Option had increased lawâ€" lessness and injured business. Grant- ed that was his opinion, we are well aware that a question of such unit 6::- sal interest cannot be decided 0n the evidence of any one man. even though he might be the editor of a paper, be- cause I suppose there is not a. town or city either under license or local option where you would not find some people dissatisfied, but this; does not mean that the g?neral av-l erage in business or morality is ne-' cessarily l-.ower If convessations! count for anything, the writer had a great many of them with people in; and around Gait, who expressed ‘ themselves as well satisfied with lo- cal option, the only drawback being! the proximiey and acoessibleaess of Preston, which is under license. Any unsatisfactoriness is not due to local option at Gait, but to license at; Preston. So far as the buying of ;, your statements: to go unchallenged. For Infants and __Children. Arthur Carew won the junior medal and the presentation was made by Rev. Mr. Kingston. A number of the boys also received their badges from Messrs. Manning, .Crerar and Wheel- ton. During the presentation of the prizes the chair was occupied by Mr. Harold Weldon, president of the A few well chosen words pre-ceeded the presentation. Dr. White, Miss Moir, and Miss Gib- son took charge of the presentation of the badges to the young ladies who won the first, second and third places in the races. The young ladies medal was pre- sented by Mr. Thos. Stewart to Miss ‘ Kyle. Mr. Stewart commented on the fact that in the days of the Olympic games the women were not only de- barred frorn the contests, but were also kept out of the grounds. Today the women are encouraged to com- pete in the sports,‘thus showing the progress the world is making along all lines. 5 j The event of the season for the lstudents of the Collegiate was the I .jChristmas promenade which took place last night in the Assembly a Hall of the building. success of the field day and influence of properly encouraged sport on the students’ future lives. The evening was opened with a speech by Mr. Roy Weldon, the pre- lsident of the Literary Society. ! Af .er an interval of several prom- ,enades the presentation of the senior medals and badges took place. These were won at the field day of sports held some time ago. The medal was presented to Mr. Fraser Mann by Mr. J. D. Flavelle, who made a fewl appropriate remarks on the sports- manship of the students and on the i Nearly every student on the roll was present as well as a large num- ber of their friends. Eight promen- ades, with three extras and a fine program were given. The writer was glad to have you 'state that the eflect on business , “could easily be lost sight of it the drinking of liquor could be lessened in any degree.” Although the state- ment seems to presume that business jwould sufier under local option, un- - der license we have had a remarkable exodus from Lindsay during the last few years, and a great many of our ;peop1~e.have gone to local option dis- tricts. Would that indicate that the liquor traffic creates business? I ,take your statement to mean that :you would welcome anything that would curtail liquor drinking, even fthough it might mean a loss to busi- fness. For such a view you can only 1 be commended, but in the light of l:‘past history will the open bar ever glaccomplish that end? It is one of {the principles of political economy fthat the providing of a supply and {the putting of it on the market cre- gates a demand, and thelaw has been not only fully but sadly and expenâ€" sively illustrated in the curse we ‘ have assumed in legalizing the puttâ€" ‘ ing of the bottle to our neighbor’s . lips. Yours truly, ' JAS. WALLAC‘“. T ( PROMENADE HELD AT THE COLLEGIATE a position to speak authoratively. It would be very unlikely if liquor could I be obtained on the sly in some places in the town, notwithstanding the mayor’s word, for no one ought to be foolish enough to think local op- so-lutely prohibit. There have beeg tion .or any other measure will ah- I Itoo many people in the business for ithat, but no sane man who knows anything of Orillia’s past history can- visit the town today without being convinced that it is a cleaner, whole- ‘1' since local option came into force. iAnd as for the “large chunk of .re- :venue” the town is losing, the people [are wise enough to increase their in- ldustries and get revenue in that way .. )ather than to share in gain made at fa cost of pauperiSm, home happiness tand crime. This statement leads me fto refer to your assertion that “it :is not just to attribute drinking li- jquor as a cause of crime.” For any 'person who has made “an impartial {observation of results” to make such I a declaration is more than I Can un- iderstand. Does this mean that no, Ycrime has been committed by a drunk lman, or does it mean that the man because he is drunk is not charge- gable with it as a crime ? The first; interpretation is absurd, the seCOnh 3m be tenable will demand a new inâ€" fterpretation of our legal code. What- 3ever view we take of the respousibil- iity or irresponsibility of a person for his actions While drunk, he is at least iresponsible for getting drunk, and gwhil-e we have all Sympathy with [those who have become slaves to the ‘habit, there is still something to be said for the old Greek philosopher’s view: that a man should be punished not only for the crime committed while drunk, but in addition for getâ€" ting drunk, because by doing so he had brought disgrace on the civic community of which he was a mem- Isomer and more prosperous town; n.._.-_-x her. _ booooooooooooooooooooo A reactionary ,storm period is cent- ral on the 11th,12th and 13th. This re iod lies, also, at the annual crisis for “Magnetic storms.’ During a t-er solstice, and Mars and Venus periods, all bear on this period. A very low barometer at this time shall be regarded as positive warn- ing of severe winter storms. These storms will cover most parts of the country, accompanied by thunder, lightning and wind, especially in the South. But about the new mOOn. on the 8th, look for change to blizzard- ‘ ous conditions from the northwest, followed by a fierce cold wave which will penetr te far to the south and erst. A ia‘ided seismic period lies from the 5th to the 11th, central on the 8th. 00134300 00600090 70000.0 A regular storm period covers 5th to 9th, central on the 6th. A reactionary storm period is in progress as we enter December. The moon is on the celestial equator on the 2nd, and at last quarter on the lst. The centre of the Venus period is on the 3rd. We are careiul to men- tion all these facts, here and else- where, because they have direct re- ‘lation as cause and eaect in storm. weather and all seismic phenomena. Low barometer, much warmer weath- er, with seismic storms, will be most , natural, on and touching the 2nd,] Rain and winter thunder will touch I many sections, followed by sudden and violent change to colderâ€"a cold wave spreading far to the south and The next social event it is expect- ed will be a conveyatione early, in January. Weather Forecast For Decemfier Among those who played the piano during the promenades were Jos. Spratt, Eric Stewart, Chas. McCrae, Miss Mabee, Miss Gladys Jeflers, Miss Gibson, Miss Ethel Matchett, nd Mr. Watson Kirkcon-nell. InterSpersed through the program were a sold by Miss Carrie Marsh, accompanied on the violin by Miss Victoria Marsh, a solo by Mr. Ver- non Mills, accompanied by Miss Gladys Jefiers, a. reading by Miss E. Currie, and other much appreciated numbers. If you have any photos you want enlarged come in and talk it Athletic Soriety. ’“'""v-‘ WE.“ by Fruit-a-tives Imted, 0m“. “Fruit-a-tives” is the only medicine that will positively and completely cure Constipation. This wonderful compound of fruit juices acts directly on‘ the liver, causingfhis organ to -4..-L_-__ 13' P .. a "“ "‘ "qu on‘ the liver, causing this organ to extract more bile from the blood, and to give up more bile to move the bowels regularly and naturally. 50¢ a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25c. At all dealers or sent on reoci pt of print 1"- D...” A 6:--_.. 1’:.,,:4 1 A“ ST. STEPHEN, NJ}. Jan. 171.11. I9II. “I wish to‘tcll you of the great good “Fmit~a-tives" have done for me. For years, I was :1 martyr to Chronic Consti- pation and Stomach Trouble. I was greatly run down and my friends feared I had Consumption. I tried numerous doctors and all kinds of medicines, but received no relief until advised to try “Fruit-a-tives” by Mr. McCready of St. Stephen, and am pleased to say that I now enjoy excellent health. “Fruit- a-tives” are the best medicine made, and I strongly advise my friends to use them". HEARED HE HAD BUNSUMPHUN over wiih u‘r. THE LINDSAY POST. 'Fruit-a-tives" cured Him HUGH MCKENNA. E86. mu}. may“? «fidmflmn ma HUGH MCKENNA. the ed $200 from the railway, claiming it was contract, that 'the company was bound by its! employee Murphy. Mr. Foster of l the legal department ‘said he would not have taken the job without the inducement of the hay. In the summer Cleveland got some four tons 'ofhay and weeds, while some others took the hay pro- mised him. He claimed 15 tons, worth about $15 per ton had been taken which belonged to him». He ask- yscvcruuu cUUla not say WDBEHGI‘ in November or Fem-nary, he asxed Murphy whether he could have the hay. The latter said he could, pro- viding he cut it ofi close to the ground and remained in the service of the Grand Trunk. Murphy said this was in February, while Cleveland Some time in the winter of 1911-12 Cleveland could not say whether in Cleveland entered the service of the railway in October 1911 as trackman and in November became lamplighter, having been engaged by William Mur- phy, foreman. The railway- purchased about two years ago fifteen acres of farm land, the front of three farms, for the purpose of extending their Belleville yards at the east end or on the north side in Thurlow. In 1911 hay grew on this land, and was giv- ‘ en away as it was necessary to have it off the land for fear of carrying! fire. A rather unusual action was brought to the attention of the coun- ty court before His Honor Judge Deroche and jury Thursday afternoon, when the suit of Thomas Cleveland vs. the Grand fl‘runk was heard at Beneville. OTHERS CUT THE HAY WANTS $2M) DAMAGES “No person shall, on the day of the polling, use or deliver to any other person any card, ticket, leaf- let, book, circular, or other device soliciting votes for or against any candidate or candidates, or for or against any question or bylaw, or ‘having upon it the name of any each candidate, question or bylaw; and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $20, or, in de- fault of payment, impriSOnment fora term not exceeding ten days, on can- ; viction before any justice of the } peace.” 1 All the candidates seeking munici- pal honors on Jan. 6th will learn with dismay that On election day they will not be allowed to circulate artistic cards containing their faces and solicitation for votes. A new election act just passed comes into ‘efiect next year, making the distribuâ€" tion of such literature illegal, and the various candidates will, perforce, have to complete their circulation ie- fore election day if they desire to re- main within the pale of the law. That, in efiect, is the clause in ques- tion, which is as follows: A reactionary storm period will bring renewed storms of wide extent and great iorce on and touching the 23rd, 24th and 25th. The mom is full 0n the 23rd, an extreme declination, north on the 24th, and in perigree on the 25th. Most parts will get a sup- ‘ply of snow for Christmas, before,: and during this period, With a cold_ wave rushing from west to east from ' about the 24th to 27th. A seismic‘ period extends from the 20th to 26th. ' central on the 23rd. Rain, sleet and? snowâ€"n. Vulcan-Mercury period â€"; winds up the month and year. i Cannot use Cards on Election flay; of similar character, calling for pru- dence and forethought for protection of man and beast. Plan before the storms for safety and comfort in the storms, and for the dangerous cold that will follow them. A regular storm period includes the 16th to the 20th, having its centre 021 the 17th, with moon on the celesâ€" tial equator the same day. Winter 1 ightning and ’thunder will visit nany localities on and touching the 17th, and violent storms of rain, turning to snow and high Winds will prevail over land and sea during the 18th, 19th, 20th, and let. Ships on the north Atlantic will encounter fierce boreal storms, and be baffled by wind, wave and ice. Storms, and: weather conditions generally, will be‘ cember 11th, each year, there are phenomenal magnetic and electric perturbations, in the way of "earth currents,” auroral lights, volcanic unrest and all kindred disturbances. Many such things will be reported on and near the. 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th. Watch and see. Rain and snow will visit wide areas, moving from west to east, during the 11th, 12th, 13th, and possibly dates touching these central days. At all December storm periods, watch your baromet-1 er, and, should it show very lowj readings, prepare for vicious Wind} storms, and for sweeping cold waves: to follow. 5 period of ten days, central on circulation leâ€" I Mr. L. V. O’Connor appeared in the y desire to reâ€" interests of the McDonald estate and of the law. .endorsed Mr. Dundas’ remarks. The clause in «mes-{estate the D. F. firm, and the vs: :‘council were all vitally interested as Mr. Dundaa suggested that an ef- fort be made to find the outlet of the drain on Peelâ€"st, and if it was blocked it could be cleaned out. This would probably remedy the trouble. The council decided to do this. His Worship the Mayor, the chairman of Board of Works and chairman of Fi- nance and Ald. Howe were aDPOinted The question which the council con- sidered at some length was as to who was responsible for the exiS'bence of the drain. (onnor appeared before the council last night in reference to .an old drain on York st., which has been overflowing and damaging the store. 1'he drain was evidently built many fyears ago, and the difficulty was to find where the leav started. They urgâ€" ed upon the council the necessity of having it opened up and repaired. 1Mr. Dundas said he had a recollec- 1tion of an opening to an old drain 1at the old McDonald hill at the Hoot of York-st. it was of the utmost importance that the trouble should be remedied. The estate, Mr. O'Connor said, had notified the council of the trouble year after year. Every raitmy station has an Emma-s: Office where "O'~ ders" may be cbzintd. a;.d in :Imcutvcryxown Iberczrc branch (55cc: Icmxcd i4 Hm Mr. Wm. D-undas, of the firm- Dundas Flavelle and Mr. L. V‘ OLD STONE BRAIN CAUSING TRQZBLE Judge Deroche said itvwas a of ”first come first served,” and suited the action. Mr. Porter said the hay was Cleve- land’s and the G.T.R. had no 'right to give it away. Judge Deroche said there was no contract as be viewed the evidence. Not a word was said about hay un- til February. How could that be made part of a contract madein No- vember ? of the G. T. R. ., at the conclusion of :the plaintifi’s case submitted that no fcontract had been shown, Cleveland having received the regular Ralary. ‘ Mr. Porter of the firm of Porter Carnew, who appeared for the plain- tiff, contended that there had bebaa contract between Murphy and Cleve- land and that the railroad was bound by its foreman’s action. V Tlge pure soap just loosens {he .- cleanses easilyâ€"without It makes child's play of washdxy -â€"a.nd every day a happy day. du't in a natural way and injury. Remember Mr. Porter asked for .. You’ll be met with a prompt and courteous expla; of why an Express Order 15 the safe and simpic my to money by. mail. Thousands of dollars {:3 we" ' e" stA ely “A. by carelessnesx in remitting money. Vilma a few for an Express Order will avoxd loss and ensure the safe delivery ( remittance, isn't it, to put it mildly, pool-judgment no: to use the - Your local agent will show you how easy it is to 05:2 Espress Order. The security of your money is absolutely gum; when vou remit by :33: Any Express Agent-â€" Surprise Soap Surprise g: VERDECT IN THE Read the Post for all the latest {ville last week, is maimed for life, ithough he will in all probability mtâ€" vive his injuries. His leg was R0 ter- iously roasted with a. hot iron pix: that the physzcians were obliged to remove the knee cap. His wife spent. the latter part of the week, with him and his brother was here over Sanâ€" day. Fireman Wet-hemp is improving slowly, and will recover- Midland Argus:â€"Engineer Elliott, of Lindsay, who was iously scalded in the wreck at HERB ELIJOTT’S was composed of the following gen- tlemen: Wm. Gill, foreman; F. Ga- oais, C. J. Swartman; A. Brodeur, Geo. Marcoux H. J. Ban-ans, (HES. Deesipp, Geo. Price, Wm. Kinsman, A. Mena-illey. An inquiry took place at the (Seabâ€" ral boarding house Waubashene has Tuesday into the case of the diam on the G. T. R. at Tannervillz ha week. The Railway Co. was replenâ€" ‘ted by Mr. McGraugh. The finding (i the jury was as follows: “That tie said Wm. Redpath came to his (lath at Tannerville on Dec 11th, 1912, in a collision on G. T. R. between No 34- way freight, and douole header extra ‘from Tillin. We also find that (aid {collision was due to the neglect of ‘crew of train No 84 not protecting, rear end of their train, but ‘hat W- Plong, flagman, is not wilfully gfl~ ty of criminal neglect. We wish to add as a rider that when a preceding: train has orders to do work wlich necessitates blocking the main line that following train Should in an cam be advised to have a slurp look out for such preceding train. We also wish to add that at any place where a. train is frequently called upon to do work, which necessitates blocking of main line, there shoddr. be semaphores on either side of place to protect such trains." The in? to take action in the matter, :86 consult the solicitor negarding tn: town’s respOnsibility. SERIOUS INJURIES fray t0 5.- C RAILWAY WRECK PAGE NINE