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MBER THE SOLDIERS AT FRONT _ i FEOPLE'S POPULAR PAPER IN PORT PERRY AND SURROUNDING TOWNSHIPS, - PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1917 SINGLE COFIEE Ec "roe ; No. 10 0 A YEAR IN ADVANOE. Vol LIV s || Granting a We write every kind ol "Mortgage Loans, a WANTED--A few first mortgages everal sums have been placed with us ¥"VEstment in this class of security. Real Estate on farm property. for immediate in- Syrup of Tar with Cod Liver 0il Compound A pleasant preparation of the essence of Tar with Cod Liver Sit and other sgbehing and healing medicines An excellent remedy for +c ughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Bronchial trouble etc. It allays irration, sooths and strengthens the respiratory organs. LARGE BOTTLE 3bc ORVAL BYER « Druggist and Optician. Port Perry JUST ARRIVED A Carload of WINDSOR SALT in Bags and Barrels. A full'line of Groceries, and Boots & Shoes always on hand. __J. F. MeCLINTOCK Responsibility We are informed that the woman of Ontario will be granted the right to yote. While we are willing to con- {cede that woman's ideal is generally speaking higher than man's, and that consequently her influence in politics should be wholesome yet we must re- member that it would be a calamity if the action of granting the vote to woman were to in any way increase the irresponsible vote in Ontario. While the vote is hailed by the woman as a privilege, the fact of the matter is that they have been granted a responsibility. It is quite possible that there may come times when they will have to vote against the wishes of their fathers, husbands and brothers Canada is being cleaned for the re- turn of her soldier heroes To the women of Canada will largely fall the responsibility of keeping it clean, sometimes agaist the wishes of some of these very soldier heroes. It is not impossible to believe that men who have learned to smoke and drink ex- cessively may not see eye to eye with their sisters who have fought a long fight to gain prohibition and other re- forms. : Women of Ontario have entered a life battle, and there will be no bands playing. National Thrift Useless luxury is bad taste in these days of war; but there can be too much saving even in war time. To the average man there is but little need to preach economy prices of necessities are sufficiently high. to ren- der luxury impossible without running into debt. In point of fact it 'is only the man who has money who can save money. The worker, the small merchant, the man with fixed salary cannot save very much if they are to live in reason. able decency. Tying up the dollar in the toe of the stocking is no more like economy than is refusing to wear out the spade like industry. It is quite probable that there are people who could afford to go a year or more without new clothes but most people wear their suits for best until they are shabby and then take them for workday suits because their every- day suits are worn out The economy that dries up the Vocational Training For building and equipping the ' Whitby hospital for the Insane, $100- 000 is provided in the supplementary estimates of the Legislature. Arrangements are being made to institute vocational training for return- ed soldiers. Shorthand, typewriting, book-keep- ing, woodworking, as well as the regu- lar academic studies will be taught, and from time to time various courses | will be added as the'need arises. | 'There are about 100 returned sol-! dies at Whitby at the present time, Which is ti.c Greater Need ? The farmers must produce more food. Granted. The army needs more men I'he munition lactories demaed more help. Manufacturers are short handed. Railways are tied up for lack of skilled workmen. Something must be done to find our whose 1s the greatest need. 'Lhe Government bas 10 11s possession the National service cards and will have to determine who 1s to have the bene- fit of the availabie labor It is useless to tell the farmer to produce more and at the sawe time take his labor Irom him. ! It would appear that what is need- ed is conscription of unattached lab- orers. S0 much for labor, but what about capital? Shall it go free. It certainly should not. If capital is paying | munition workers $5.00 per day, it is very probable that profits are pro-| portionate to the high wages paid. | There should be some regulation of; these profits. [1 point of fact munition workers] and munition manufacturers are get-| ting too much for their share in the | war and are able to attract labor fom} other sources greatly to the detriment | of the industries affected. 'I ne whole matter needs readjust- | ment, and in cases where extra labor | lis needed, it must be secured from | ithe semi-leisure classes. Here is where conscription is needed badly. Potatoes Farmers who have potatoes to sell | would be well advised to dispose of| them at as reasonable a price as pos- sible. There is no doubt about the, Ifact that the Government will be compelled to adopt measures to re- duce the price of this necessary food. | THE STANDARD BANC OF CANADA HEAD OFFICE TORONTO FARMERS Advances EST'D 1073 to farmers are made a special feature by this Bank. .;s PORT PERRY BRANCH H. G. HUTCHESON, ¥ JUST ARKIVED Ali THE FORD GARAGE CARS Completely equipped with the Gray & Davis starting and lighting system See These Cars W. U. CARNEGIE Port Perry Notes and Comments streams of supply and demand will Were the price to continue on the $4. The Province of Ontario has a sur- OUR MOTTO «Service and Quality" rR ee you need meat, you need choice meat. Do you realize what this means to $ you? Cal and convince yourself or phone ~ Bell 29. MEAT MARKET, PORT PERRY ~ ONTARIO FARTERS Existing war conditions demand that you give the - question of seed special attention this year. irable varieties and high germination power factors influencing yields. ; a Bn you have not secured your goed Ontario Department of Agriculture help you. rain or potatoes for sale S office stating varieties, and rchase seed are also invited 5 office stating variety and will be made to put them in Write to R, M. TIPPER : res tative, District i a a or woman un- und $5 basis, the crop for the next | lug of $1,135,007. Such prosperity wl | season would be almost be a failure. | 0 ook good, but when taxes are What is really wanted is that every It would require too much faith to i} ang the need of money (for War person who is able should be a pro- to plant $5.00 potatoes. ducer. This is no time for lazy folk--| 'here will come times in the near even if they are rich. | future when a man's patriotism will Rich people can save and work t00 be judged quite as well" by the --both actions will be of benefit to prices he demands, as by his willing- | {and for patriotic purposes) is so great, we do not like to see so large a sur- lus, Samuel Carter M. P. P.is to speak at the Reform Association Convention them. Poor folk will do the best they ness to enlist He may even have t0 4, 1|q at the Town Hall, Whitby on can to keep fit and work every day. |endure being called a fool for sellin | War makes waste a sin. Even in ne ed a fool for selling gaiyrday March 10th at 2 p.m. the present scarcity of fuel there are! To demand the highest figure an al Pettus the campers cot see he thousands upon thousands of cords of | to hold food to push up. prices is as drop 1n price coming and grabbed all wood going to waste in Ontario. In ynpatriotic in a farmer as it isin a the profits they could while they had many other lines there are waste, such ' cold storage company. | the chance. They certainly improved as idle land, etc. THe cost to the seller should have their golden opportunity. 4 _ Let us get this economy streak | some bearing upon the price asked. right. Economize where our spend- ing makes us inefficient, spend where 4 our spending makes us efficient And Shirley Women's Institate after that waste nothing, The March meeting of the Shirley Women's Institute will be held at the home of Mrs-W. H. Hocken on Wednesday, March 14, at 2 p.m. ee pr 4b pe Take Over Kingston Road that the Provincial Government will| «Rest Recreation, and Right Living take over the Kingston Road and that ' in the Country." The Shirley Insti- a Provincial road will be _ maintained tute is having a sock knitting contest between Windsor and Kingston. It during March and April. 'The cap- is claimed rhat this road would ac- tains are Miss Mabel Franklin and commodate 677, of the through traffic. | Miss Eva Lansing. A special effort Should the Government finally de- js being made to get as many socks cide to build and maintain the King-'as possible knitted before the busy ston Road one of the greatest obsta-! season. The losing side will provide cles to the adoption of the good a good treat. Come and get in the Roads System in Ontario County will fun, Don't forget the collection in have been removed. - | aid of the Red Cross Fund. Ford Tractor The incorporation of the Ford National Service The time for the National Service There seems to be a probability] Mrs Will Darcy will give'a paper on! Canners are contracting for toma- toes at 30c a bushel this year, as compared with 25c previously. The Dominion Canners can afford to do this. Reform Association A Meeting of the South Ontario Reform Association will be held in the Town Hall, Whitby, on Saturday, March 10, 1917, at 2 P. M. The meeting will be addressed by Samuel Carter, M. P. P and others and a large attendance is expected and de- sired. Ladies will be welcome and speciai provision will be made for them. Help Wanted Steady girl, or respectable woman 'of about forty, for house work in small family. Comfertable home. Water system in house. Apply to Ontario Splendid Progress It is interesting to note that not- withstanding the recognized fact that business conditions during the past year have offered many new problems and generally that it has been a period in which it was necessary to exercise great caution. The annual reports of most of the Canadian Banks have shown that splendid progress has been made in the development of our Country. 'I'his is very conspiciously reflectéd in the case of the Standard Bank of Canada as appears from "the annhal statement of the Bank 'presented to the shareholders on February 26 th, and which appears in another column During the year ending January 31st, 1917, the Bank after providing for "all costs of management, paying interest on its deposits, etc., and providing for bad debts, show profits of $580,230 which is equal to 18.90% of the capital or 8.04% of the capital and rest com- bined. The net profits of the pre- vious year were $563,402, the increase therefore, being $16,828.00. The circulation shows an increase over the previous year of $1,274,7560.00, and the loans to the public now stadd at $36,064.865.00 as against $33,- 942,915.00 at the same date last year. The deposits show the remarkaule in- crease of from $48,099,050 to $486,- 292,564, while the total assets stand at $39,850,274 as against $53,282,121 the previous year, an increase of over $6,500,000. . 7 he growth of the Standard Bank during the last five years has been particularly marked. In that period the deposits have increased over 50%, while the total assets have increased Tractor Company of Canada, with a capital of $10,000,000, and with a head office at Toronto, is announced in the Canada Gazette. Factory Burned Last week the W. J. Trick 'Interior | Fittings factory, at Oshawa, was de- by fire, together with several piles of lumber. 3 Appointed Supe itendent Mr and Mrs J. F. Brass, of Oak- wood, have been appointed su; tendent, and matron for the Count: | were sixteen applicants. "= House of Refuge at Lindsay. There ' cards by those who have not yet re- turned them or. have returned them improperly signed has been extended to March 8ist, 1917, and furthes cards have been issued to the Post-| masters for distribution among those who have made default. i | It is "understood that the returns from this Military District have been most gratifying. There are however, even in this District, a number who have not made their returns. The National Service Board has express- ed the wish that everyone, in the Dis- trict will use his or her very best eff- orts in order to make the returns from this District as nearly perfect as possi : from $37,311,317 in 1912 to $569,650- 274, an increase of nearly 607. Dur- {10g the year the usual dividend of 137 Me I. i Free Lecture { Fund $20,000, to the Patriotic Fund A free lecture will be given at the 'and kindred objects £38,900. The Royal Theatre, Port Perry, on Sunday Government tax on circulation was evening, March 11, at 8 p.m. Come $30,483.75, and $91,947 was carried and hear, and incidentally please forward to profit and losss account leave your prejudice at home. ~ | aios that item $153,598.63 The Gospel of Jesus Christ will be A noticeable feature in the Bank's presented-- "A Restoration, not aj statement 1s the quick assets which Reformation." Truth seckcrs ure how stand at over $22,000,000, prat- welcome. ically 50% of the total deposits with $10,763,524 cash on hand. 2 Mrs W. H. Keller, Uxbridge.