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| Flv ills flies and woth, 2 Raz-mah for hay fever and asta | Templeton' s Capsules for rheumatism | Large assortment of Scribblers MORRISON'S DRUG STORE Now is the Time "Now: is the time to get your hens in shape laying, when you can make the 'for win biggest profits o year." 'In order to'do this you must have some of the things that will . fre ou these results, such as Oyster Shell, § ying Meal, ete. : ' We also 'have a good assortment of Ladies', Men's and Children's Hose, Sweater Coats, Boots & Shoes, and the prices are right. Af fall line of Groceries always on hand.- J. F. McCLINTOCK PORT PERRY, ONT. They ' ction, ands save you work '| Dominion law. | about : Soternment ir to curtail their own business. |the liquor traffic if the O. 8 letter herewith. view: This is the form of ballot you wil Oetober 23rd. ro ur vote will a » ber the OT. A. and De it difficult to or to reject the O.T.A., and shalliretain liquor as a beverage; oh it easy folobtain 3 liquor 3 a dome It's Fs your bo : uor oy and wo. han m en 1 liquor 3 my bo to Sone Bled by such words pe "moderation" ple are as you may be sure they are not to mark diver om | bev erage--that is the to be ted, or the "which? . You have the Do not fail to vote. or king you to vote for They want your vote hope you will buy from the Government hey want you your money for the increased amount of liquor quor vendor, lit there. As "for the abilit * to Mr. Raney' use it will be made easy for you to buy of the Government to control A. is defeated, we refer you For the sake of our children, and for oe sake of the health, happiness, SS you to put your: tober 28rd. VOTE! , Mr. Raney takes the following Dear Dr. Moore--There is no doubt that the Prime Minister's recent let- ter to you has made a great impres- sion. I have heard it said that"it is good for 50,000 votes in favour of "Government control." That is per- haps an exaggeration, But the ques- tion whether the prohibition of im- portation of intoxicating liquor into Ontario for beverage purposes will continue, if a system of sale of such liquor by the Government is adopted is so absolutely vital to the issue now before the electors that the tt | must be made as plain as possible. The point the Prime Minister sought to make was that his Govern- ment will not permit importation if "Government control" is adopted. In ment published this morning the Prime Minister says: "We will not in any event allow importation." Denies Jurisdiction. As I read the law, neither Mr, Fer- guson's Government nor the Legis- lature of Ontario has any jurisdiction to preven importation. If I am right as to this, and if Government sale is to be accompanied by free importa- tion, then the business of bootlegging under "Government control" will be a greater industry than "Government control itself--and the word "control" | will be a greater misnomer than it is in British Columbia. Let me try to make the point clear. Importation of intoxicating liquors is now prohibited by Dominion law (Part Four of the Canada Temper- anc Act), which became effective in' Ontario in July, 1921, by virtue of the referendum of that year taken under | that Act. The point is that the pro- hibition of importation: is by Domin- ion law. The adoption of Government control by the Legislature of Ontario, by Which the Prime Minister means Government = sale of intoxicating liquor, will not effect a repeal of the There is no Soph safety and prosperity of X after the first Vote RIG our gitizens we queen on the ballot T. Vote EARLY. Ontario by the dispensaries, which dispense them for sacramental, medi- cinal, manufacturing and commercial purposes. : ' Then, what is the meaning of the words I have emphasized? In my view they mean that were this Pro- vince to enact a law for the sale of (say) beer, whether by licensees or Government, the prohibition of section 164 against the importation of beer Into this Province would at once, and ipso facto, cease to be effective. If the Provincial law were for the sale of all intoxicating Jquors, whether by li or by Province itself, then, with all the prohibition of importation would automatically cease to be effective. The purpose of the Dominion Act of 1919 (Part Four of the Canada 'Temperance Act) was-to implement the prohibitory laws of the Provinces. It was not to protect: a' government monopoly or to implement a Provin- cial licensing system, Letting Down the Bars. The moment the Province lets down the bars' on Provincial prohibition, that moment the Dominion bars against the importation are lowered to the same extent--and it makes no difference whether the lowering of the Provincial baws is for sale by licensees qr for sale by the Govern- clear as to be beyond argument. But, ment itself. To me all this seems so of course, one never can tell what will happen to a constitutional question once it gets into the courts, and I, therefore, speak subject to whatever correction the courts may administer should the question reach them, as it undoubtedly will if "Government con- trol" ever becomes an accomplished fact in this Province--because what- ever doubt there may be in any one's mind as to the true interpretation of the statutes, there can be no doubt whatever of this: that the very next day after "Government control" comes in some one will try out his right to import, and then the ques- The San start for the Privy Council, ater reason the | an attempt to import liquor into this Province as freely as it was imported before July, 1921, This attempt will be followed by protracted litigation of the question, which may extend over a period of years, with the result in my opinion, that the right of im- portation will be upheld, In view of the legal chaos and the impossibility of "control" which will inevitably follow hard in the wake of the bringing in of the Prime Min- ister's policy, I make no apology for volunteering this opinion, "Toronto, Oct. 10. W. E .Raney Nine) Oamiens HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY A meeting of the Port Perry Horti- cultural Society wilh be held in the Parish Hall on Wednesday evening, October 22nd, 1924, at 8 p.m. Subject--*'Seasonable fall work in the garden." At this meeting there will be offer- ed 50 bags of bulbs--Hyacinths, Nar- cissus, Tulips, at $1.00 per set for members only. mera (JY -- THE WORLD'S TELEPHONE DE- VELOPMENT. In the development of telephones and telegraphs, according to the lat- est statistics on the world conditions in these important industries com- piled by the statistical department of the Bell Systems, Canada occupies a very creditable position. Only the United States of all the nations of the earth, exceeds this Dominion in the number of telephones per hund- red of population, and next to us comes Denmark and then far-off New Zealand. The figures for the leaders in telephone development are: United States 18.1 telephones per hundred inhabitants; Canada 10.4; Denmark 8.3; New Zealand, 8.1; Sweden 6.6; Norway, 5.8; Australis 4.6; Switzerland, 4.3; Germany 8.5; Netherlands, 2.6; Great Britain 2.8. In the matter of miles of telephone wire in use per hundred inhabitants, our position {s even more favorable-- aided no doubt by the great distances our western telephone systems must traverse. The figures here are: Canada 26.5 miles per hundred in- habitants; New Zealand 19.5; Den- mark 19 miles; Sweden 14.2; United States 83.9. Among fifty of the world's largest cities, as of January 1st, 1923, To- ronto stood ninth in point of tele- phone development, being credited with 19.2 telephones per hundred in- habitants. In this list Omaha, Neb., with 28 is given first place. Ottawa with 16.3 telephones would be well up, but apparently too small in popu- lation to be included in this particular list. Montreal with 10.4 telephones pér hundred of pupulation is in the 15th place. : Of the eight important nations from which the returns of the fiscal year 1922 are quoted, Canada ig the lowest in point of earnings per telephone. The national currencies of the various countries have here been cenverted into United States currency at aver- age rates of.exchange for that year. The figures are: Australia $45.18; Canada $42.86; Great Britain and Northern Ireland, $61.40; Japan, $49.65; Netherlands, $60.83; Sweden, "| $51.19; Switzerland, $51.32; United States, $48.28. It would seem a fair io in inference here that on the average throughout the Dominion, the amount paid by telephone users for service furnished them is not unreasonable of when compared with other lands. The figures show that in communi- s of less than one hundred thous- Bring Your Matus Victory Bonds to Us. OLDERS of Victory Bonds maturing on November first, - next, will find it profitable and convenient to convert them at this Bank. We are prepared to pay cash for such bonds of any denomination, and suggest that for the sake of safety, simplicity and convenience you deposit your maturing bonds te your credit in a Standard Bank Sav- YEARS ings Account. STANDARD BANK | OF CANAD = PORT PERRY BRANCH~H. G. Hutcheson, Manager Branches also at Blackstock, Little Britatn, Nestleton Station, Sunder lan: a w------ TY the whole performance. Enfield is to be congratulated on possessing such excellent dramatic talent. Brooklin Male Quartette provided generously of music of a high order. The Kedron ladies served a decidedly satisfying and bountiful lunch at the close of the program. The proceeds were about $40.00. Editor and Mrs. M. A. James, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. 8, James, of Bow- manville, Mrs. (Dr.) W. A. White and Mrs. Jas. A. Phillips, New York, Mrs. W. G. Luke and Miss Pearl Par- sons, of Oshawa, and Miss Agnes M. Currie, Stirling, were recent guests at the home of R. J. Luke. Mr, and Mrs. Miller and Miss G. Moffat, Toronto, visited at the home of Mr. F. Crossman, Miss Berice Werry spent the week end with Mrs. Clarence Sadler, of Oshawa. Mr. Lloyd McGregor, who is travel- ling for the McLean Publishing Co., was at home over the week end. Several from. here attended the School Fair at Thornton's Corners. Quite a number of the Maxwell pupils being successful exhibitors. . -- SEAGRAVE The combined choirs of Pleasant Point and Zion sang at the Sunday evening service on October 7th. They pleased us so well we would be glad to have them come again. The men and boys of Seagrave oc- cupied the choir seats Sunday even- ing, October 12th. We had no idea we had so many good singers. You may be invited again boys! We were sorry to hear of the sud- den death of Mrs. Shepherd, of To- ronto. She was formerly Miss Lillie Marks of this community. Miss Bertha Stone is visiting with friends in this neighborhood at pre- sent. Dr. Howard Thompson, Dubuque, Iowa, with his wife and daughter Elizabeth, made a short visit at the home of Mrs. R. Mitchell, last week. A stranger at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Louis Sornberger, in the form of a wee girl,, came to stay. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson, of Whitby, and Mrs, Nelson Mitchell of Seagrave, have returned from abroad, having visited England, Wales and Scotland, also Holland, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland and France. The trip through the British Isles was made by motor, boat and coach and for much sight-seeing on the contin- ent was also made possible by the ever present motor car. Before leav- ing France, Vimy Ridge, Lens, Arras and other battle fields were visited. mime) ( (Pn: FOR SALE Stanley Piano, Man's Coonskin Coat, Doherty six-hole Range, with plate over and reservoir, new china cabinet, black bear robe, a number of household articles to numerous to mention. Apply to Mr. Musson, R. R. 4 Pare Party, Bell Phone 164 1:2. UH BORN To Mr, and Mrs. Herman Walker, Manchester, on Sunday, October 12, STRAND THEATRE Uxbridge, Ont. DAYS ONLY Friday & Saturday October 24-25 D. W. Griffiths PRESENTS The Birth of a Nation With eighteen thousand hu- man actors, end three thou- saud horses taking part in this massive production. also Selected Comedy ADMISSION Adults 33, plus 20. amusement tax Children 18c., plus 2c. amusement jax A -- ------------------------------ PRESBYTERIAN ANNIVERSARY Beautiful weather favorer the an- niversary services of St. John's Pres- byterian Church at_ Port Perry on Sunday and Mondey last. The Sunday morning services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. A. E. Thornley at the Presbyterian Church. In the evening the Methodist Church services were withdrawn and the ser- vice was conducted by the Preshy- terians in the Methodist Church. Rev. F. J. Maxwell, of Oshawa, was the preacher, and he made an eloquent and earnest appeal for the support of the O. T. A. on October 23rd. On Monday evening the ladies served an excellent chicken pie sup- per, which was largely attended. The concert which followed the supper was greatly enjoyed. Port Perry Band provided a number of popular « selections. Other numbers were given by Miss Carruthers, Elo- cutionist, Miss Lucile Leask, Soprano soloish, Miss Kathleen Leask, pianiste, Mr. John Roach, baritone soloist, Mr. Nelson Baird, baritone, Oshawa. Miss Carruthers proved to be a very popular elucutionist. Total receipts were about $500.00. ODD Advertise what you ; have to sell. You cannot expect le io, know what oi have tor sale, if you do not 1924, a daughter. eS iin them. Ms 8 On. Friday. night ar week, of expert oe oles of Messrs left nq finger tier 'who aot