Mi. R, HY, The Listowel Baninee Published every Thursday after- noon by The Banner Publishing Co. ‘¢. V. Blatchford President and General Manager ‘The Banner has a large and grow- n throughout North Perth and portions of the County of Wellington. No advertising can effectively reach the public in'the thriving district of which Listowel is the centre, without appearing in The Banner. All advertisements must be in office not later than ten o'clock tpda morning to insure insertion in the fol- be lowing issue. Telephones: Office £1, Realdence, 166. Our Commercial Department is well equipped for turning out the best “wOrk. Thursday, January 20th, 1921. Editorial = i NEW PLAN FOR PAYING TEACH- ERS * The members of the Listowel board of education were right in their criti- cism of—the. Teachers’ Federation, when they poihted out that it called for equal salary for all teachers, ir- respective of their efficiency. It must be admitted however, that the Federation isn’t much different from most unions as far as this point is concerned. It is a weakness all round and puts a premium on in- efficiency. Take the Grand Trunk's position) for example. The union requires ad-| vancement according to seniority of! service and the man longest on the e| job gets the more responsible posi- tion irrespective of his qualifications | and the fact that the other fellow may, be twice as competent for the post| tion Bu t to pay teachers according to| their ability is a matter that will re-| 4 quire delicate handling and it will be} interesting to watch how the plan of; the Hamilton board of education, a-) long this line, is going to work out. According to the Hamilton idea, the schedules contain an intermediate | meximum and a-final maximum. The- intermediate maximum will be reach-| ed by all in the grades concerned. | but the final maximum is-conditioned | upon efficiency. This efficiency is; Judged upon the following basis: | (1) Personally, sub-divided as. follows: 1, appearance; 2, voice; 2,; manner ;.4, By. : \(2) Ability, sub-divided into: 1,! ~se pia and questioning; 2, organ- izi /(3) Results, sub-divided into: 1, class spirit; 2, deportment of pupils; 3, progress and proficiency. _— FROM OTHER PAPERS | th TOO ABUNDANT (Toronto Globe) A youthful robber in Goderich at- tributed his downfall to cheap, sen- sational Hterature. This form of temptation is too abundant. ' LEEEEEEEEEEEEEESS EEE EES ES THE RIGHT SPIRIT (Mail and Empire) The London, Ont., unemployed, | who are going to technica! schools! while idle, in order to improve them- | selves in mechanical theory in their) special lines. show the right spirit. | In the new period for industry, ef-| Miclency and skill will get first choice, | and special training will bea greater | . anset than ever to a. worker. FOOLHARDINESS (Farmers’ Sun) We would regard a farmer as crazy | who tried to grow bananas and or-| anges in this country. Of course it; can be done by erecting huge ereen-| houses and using up immense qu tities of coal, but such production | is artificial and expensive. [It is not) matural to our climate. Yet there | efector. Ty io build up} ‘mushroom or unnatural business in \ this country. Would it not be better | te develop our natdra! or basic in-| “Bestries instead of the Hot- house | THE CANCER VERDICT. | Globe) ‘The unfavorable verdict of a com- See of the Canadian Academy of, ‘Medicine on Dr. Glover's. cancer ser- um will cruelly disappoint many by re- widely disseminated as were the re-| ‘ig which brought many victims of the disease to the city from far Peabody & Co., whe make the + celebrated “Arrow” collars. + In 1918, this firm’s préfits + | were $1,871,183; butin 1919, + |.» they jumped to $5,153,129. + ‘+ This was the year of thirty- + + five cents collars, and this + $4,153,129 was made on sales + of. $32,421,806. These are « ‘+ the figures given by The Led- + ‘+ ger. and they require nocom- + + ment. They do not make + + pleasant reading, but the pub- + “ lic should know the facts. + + + and near. There will be profound sympathy for cancer patients _ who} 8 had built expectations on Dr. Glc work, but it is better that they should frankly be told the truth. It is established that cancer will usually yield to Fed wcll if ‘discover- ed in time, and that in certain cases it bas Peed ey ina ry Base oeg sometimes through psychic infiuen- ces. Improved methods of diag- nosis have also made it easier of de- tection in the curative stage. The medical world is unremitting in -its search for the cause and cure of this dread malady, and its efforts will eventually be rewarded. Cancer ac- counts for one death in five among persons of mature age, a challenge 'to medical skill accepted by leaders of the profession in everf country. Not only are individual practitioners everywhere pursuing inquiries, but there are many centres of endowed research. Some day there will be a discovery which will be as efficacious! against cancer as are the results of Pasteur's investigations in the treat- -ment.of certain infectious diseases. . There is no reason to doubt that Dr: Glover has carried on private re- searches scientific motives, and believed that he had found something of value, but t is unfortunate that he refused to submit his experimental claims to a committee of his medical brethren. They were not permitted to visit his laboratories or to examine his cul- tures and experimental material. The question of professional ethics in- volved.in this_refusal is of less con- cern to the public than the commit- tee’s assertion that after an examin- ation of many cases treated by Dr. Glover it “found po evidence to war- rant the hope that a specific cure pao cancer has been discovered by D | "Glover, or iver s a cure has been pro- duced by the serum in any case 8 itely established as cancer.” It is sweeping and unqualified coaciasion: : = Hehe eee ¢ THE STORY OF COLLARS ~ a (Christian Guardian A few days ago The Phila- delphia Legger published a few facts concerning “linen’’ collars which are ipteresting and, we presume, reliable. ‘. wy - “Men's collars, made partly of * “ linen and partly of cotton, * + soldafew years agoforabout + ‘+ twelve and one-half cents. + “« During the war, however, + ‘+ prices jumped higher and + ‘ higher until they reached + ‘+ thirty-five cents each. But the + “+ collar which sold for thirty- + ‘“ five cents was not the col- * “+ lan which sold for twelve + and one-half cents, for during * ‘+ the process of price inflation * + aspeciesof deflation had gone ‘ on until there wasn't a thréad + of linen in the thirty-five & + + + * + + + + + & id + ie + ‘ — cents collars. Last year the’ public waked up and began to protest, and now the collar, still linenless, sells at twenty- five cents. The manufacturer sells these collars at seven- teen and one-half cents and “requests” the retailer to sell them at twenty-five cents. If the retailer forgets and hap- pens to sell the collars at twenty cents he is not boy- eotted by the manufacturer, for that would be illegal, but he is informed very politely that the factory is “just out of the styles and sizes” which he needs. At present, The Ledger asserts, the material in one callar coets a little over three cents. The biggest col- lar manufacturers are Cluett, a a at oe Oe ae i mt 2 a a ee Ll Officers of Ema L. O. L.— At the annual meeting of the Dis- | trict of Elma L.O.L..the following officers were elected and installed: ' Worshipful master, George Lang; de- puty master, John Alford; chaplain, Rev. W. Dunbar; recording sec- retary, J. 8. Ellacott; financial sec- retary. Thos. Gibson; treasurer, R. Wilson; director of ceremonies, Jam- a es Leppard: lectnrere. Gaorce reen, The worshipful Stiet he bal master will be the delegate to the opt Sere Wee of Australia’s ‘ports of the discovery,of an infallible, Grand Ledge, Ontario West, which | was entered inio one of. the ijagara Falls inwas to restore the will be held at WN arch. menu, who devoted their manship and who establish: ihe €ar schools of writing just as men of fine arts have done. : In a sénee the beantiful handwrit- ing of the is an achieve- ment worthy of eal pride, but at the same time it has been a hind- rance : While nothing be done any better than tically done, yet too much attention effort spent in making writing 3 artistic 1s a perversion of what the realty stands fof. The stigma Hi of brushes, and take pride in “‘draw- rd letters, spending hours at. what a machine can do in a few minutes. ing. e high ‘salaries of clerks ihey do swifter work The Fosse Nep- panes: £9. “sorateins er tian (6 “draw.” Utilitarians “bays appeared | who en‘eavor to revolutionize Jap- ese writing, c ng the letters to the Roman alphabet and adopting e Occidental mode of beginning at the upper left corner of a sheet in- stead of at the wrong end. The Ro- manji movement, as the innovation called, is slowly but steadily gain- ing ground. What is most encouraging is the invention a short time ago of a Jap- anese monotype riter by Mrvr Kyotaro ugimoto, who somehow succeeded in adapting the "Western typewriter to Japanese purposes. Its capacity to save time and money and its assurance of certainty have already begun to win a wide ac- ceplance among the business con- gerne pnd newspaper offices of the re. & When We Were Worms As term ‘of ridicule, human beings ‘have often been called “worms,” and in this connection the inhabitants of Samoa have a strange clone auewe regarding our ~ origin, .| says A * P peculiar opeurrence takes lae oa once a year for a per- iod ol atrciche hours. Towards ot end of October, a dense mass of 5 worms appears on the surface of he water surround! ’ worms, which are of various lengths, are great ayy of the Samoans! Known as “‘Pa " they are sought for with acikceiton by every native man, woman and child, and as they only stay on the surface of the water for a short time, and in favored parts, these worms want watching for! in connection “with these weird worms that the Samoans’ sup- erstition arose. The story is that Tangaloa, the chfef god of the Samoans, sent his daughter Turi down to earth to search for a home. In all the waste of water there was only a bare rock, and she went and told her father of the shortage of \dwelling accommodation! He there- upon gave her a wild vine to plant on the rock, which she had found, and it flourished for a time, then died. uri was vexed to think the vine would not thrive, but her father ordered her to dig it up. This she did, and discovered that all the withered leaves had turned to worms, and that, in some strange manner, these worms afterwards became men and women. And thus the Samoans say, men were created; they hold that we were once worms! Pensions In France. France, where it is the custom to pay pensions to the descendants of original pensioners until the line ex- pires, still er a pension to the D’ Assas whose forefather eserificed his te on the eve of the ‘e of Klosterkamp in 1760 to he French army from being ed. It also pays seventy-eight pensions that date from the First Empire to descendants of heroes of Austerlitz and Friedland. It paid the issiere de Chambord six thousand livres a year until his death afew months ago, because a dauphin of France killed one of his ancestors, and until recently it pald’a pension 'to the descendants of Montcalm. But the tremendous pension list, which is the more surprising because of the traditional thrift of the French, now has attracted the attention of eco- nomical legislators and is likely to be much curtailed.” Australian Zine for Belgium. The British and Belgian Govern- ments heve signed a contract under which Belgium will receive, on favor- able terms, 240,000 tons of Austra- lian raw zinc, delivery to com- pleted within two years. This ‘is in Hne with the policy inaugurated two years ago whereby the British Gov- ernment arranged to take 250,000 tons of Australian zinc concentrates per annum for the period the war and one year thereafter and 300,000 1 ete: per annum. for nine following at the same time securing an this contract | the ‘ently undaunted, ormous in total quantity If by the aid of cnsie Ee. apparatus this straw made to yield a fluid equivalent to pho ad it may even be transformed into a solid; and the ernerte think thet fous may be utilized to best ad o think ets ge in + market for this waste product, so en- | We Have Complete Stock | Have you tried our Black Pekoe Tea at 38clb. 2 Ibs. for 75c. In Our Bakery Department Bread, Buns, Cakes, Pies and Pastry of all kinds fresh every day. PROMPT DELIVERY SERVICE Flour and Feed of all kinds always on hand. ; , j y F a 4 this shape. It has gone far enough, however, to convince the investigators of the practicability of the idea. They have even’ run an automobile with straw gas contained in a huge bag attached to the car. Beyond the first cost of the outfit, the farmer will be at no expense for his fluid fuel, Inasmuch as the waste of his farm will furnish it. He will use it to light and heat his dwelling, to keep the cook stove going, to oper- ate the washing machine and sewing machine, and to drive the grindstone and feed-cutter in the barn. He will use it for his automobile and also to drive the farm tractor. Indeed, with cost-free fuel the conditions of life for himself and his family will be to a great extent revolutioned. Fruit's Value as Food, “Why de we eat fruits?” asks the Joufnal of the Arserican Mediral As- established great value in the diet. Their calory value is low, they con- tain no fats and scarcely any protein, Ough ‘some contain a certain amount of sugar and starch. They are not valuable contributors of the mineral salts needed by the body and their laxative organic acids are offset by their indigestible waxes, gums and cellulose. But Drs. T. B. Osborne and L. Mendel, in-their recent investigations, an account of which appears in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, bave demonstrated that their value lies in their content of vitamines ‘that group of as yet ill-defined properties or substances which promote well be- ing in ways that still require elucid- ation.” “The fresh jhices of the bdible | parts of the orange, lemon and grape- fruit contain the vitamine frequently spoken of as water-soluble B or anti- neuritic vitamine,"” says the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Tt is, indeed, surprising to learn that the potency of orange juice, for example, in the water-soluble vita- mine, is comparable, volume for vol- ume, with that of cow's milk. This must not be understood, of course, to apply to the nutrients as sources of energy, but only to the contents of vitamine. It is even hinteg that orange juice may contain some fat soluble vitamine; if so, it will have been demonstrated to yield all the at resent known types of vitamines. ttle wonder that this citrus fruit has acquired a dietary popularity. The advocates of a national temperance drink may be disappointed in relatively poorer showing of grape juice as a source of vitamine. “apples and pears are not devold of vitamine of the water soluble var- iety, though they cannot be rated as rich in this food factor. Prunes are apparently somewhat richer in it."’ A Time-Saver. bag entered a barber's shop and pro- ceeded to take various things owt of the bag. “I don’t think I want any- thing to-day,” said the barber. The} man showed him a bottle. “This is very fine bay rum," he said. ‘Pos- | sibly,” said the barber, ‘but I’ve got plenty.” ‘Shaving soap?" said the er, pro oducing a packet “No thanks," replied the barber. _ Appar- the man produced various other things. ‘“‘No, no,” said harber = those things." “I know you don’ ” was the calm reply. “Then why do you ask me to buy them?" said the barber angrily. “1 didn't ask you to buy them?” declared the man. bi only came to have a shave and a hair- eut, but I wanted to show you before we started that I'd got all the toilet articles I want.” + = Historic Mystery. “This old chronicle says that the queen ‘was attended by her mistress of the robes, her handmaiden, and her_tire women?” “Well? we compeqnent the mistress of the robes,’ of co The handmaiden object | zing re- @ pre-war : was her maeicers: but I didn't under- amie about the tire woman. ey had mo motor-cars in those days.” unlimited supplies of | | sociation tn an article ow their well- | B. | | A stranger carrying a small hand- | assets of the said deceased amongst | | Chapman and John W. Bernie. = - edge sale Clearing Sale of all Heavy Rubbers and Overshoes | Men's Knee Boots, white sole and heel rolled Men's All Black Knee Boot, Men's 12 in. Black Leather Tops. on sale $5.00 Men's 15 in. Black Leather Tops, on sale $5.50 Men’s 2 Buckle or Laced Style. $2.85 to $4.25 See Our Prices Before Buying THE KOCH SHOE CO. Main Street, Listowel 6.00 “Pilgrim, on - $ . the | 9m or before the Fifth day of Feb- NOTICE TO CREDITORS | | In the matter of the estate of wa.| liam Wendt, late of the Town of) Listowel in the County of Perth, Gentleman, decea NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to the Trustee Act, Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1914. Chaptér 121, and Amending Acts, that all Creditors and others having claims against the said William Wendt, deceased, who died on or about the Nineteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and Twenty, at the town of Listowel in the Coun- ty of Perth, are required to send my post, prepaid, or deliver to the un- dersigned J. E, Terhune, of the Town of Listowel, Solicitor for Emma Chap- man, and John W. Bernie, the Execu- tors of the Will of the said Deceased the names and Ad- ruary A. D. 1921, dresses and description and Tull par- | ticulars of their claims against the estate of the said William Wendt duly | verified, and the nature of the Se- curities (if any) held by them. AND further take notice that after the Fifth day of February A. D. 1921, the said Executors will distribute the the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which the | Executors have then notice, and that the said Executors will not be liable | for the said assets. or any part there- of so distributed, to any person of whose claim the Executors shall not such distribution. DATED al Listowel day of January, A. D. 192 a. Ee. ors the | | Executors. —<————— Weekly Report, Room I.— | have received notice at the time of, | Foarth, Jernune, Solicitor for cae Kate Nicol 100, Thelma Wolfe 100, M. George 97, E. Leppard 97, C. Rennie 97, R. Woods 97, L. Clark 93, R. Twamley 93, L. Peffers 93. F. Small 93, M. Small 93, O. Spears 93, W. Anderson 90, Bean $80, J. Caruso eo, HH, Donsgen-—- $0; . mer 90, R. Izen 90, T. Baker 87, L. Bradburn 87, H. Campbell 87. E. Finlay 87, M. Ross 83,.C. Kennedy 80, M. Hill 80, M. Jermyn 77, R. Me- Donald 73. O. Weber 73, C. Ront- ledge 67, M. Wanzer 67, L. Pirie 63. -_ Dowd’s Sale List Friday, Jan. 21—For Mrs. Levinia Twamley, 5 pt. lots 29 and 30, con. 1., Elma, just outside town; borses, cows, hogs, grain, implements, etc. Here we have ten of the finest Hol- stein cows to be offered this season. Wednesday 20—For Andrew Torrance, lot 17, con. 2, Wallace horses, cattle, hogs, implements, grain, etc.. Choice lot of young cattle Wednesday, Feb, 8th—For Thos. Peffers, south % Jot 4, con. 10, Mornington, cows, horses, hogs, grain, hay, etc.; farm sold; clean up sale. ursday, Feb, 10—For Mrs. C. A. Walker, lot 6, con. 7, Maryborough, horses, cows, bogs, grain, hay, im- plements, household effects, closing an estate. Tuesday. Feb. 15—For R. D. Hend- erson, lot 10, con. 3, Wallace, pure- bred Holstein cows, horses, hogs, grain, hay, implements. These cows have high test records. Wednesday, Feb. 16th—For Hugh A. Campbell, W % lot 7, con. 5, Mary- borough, cows, horses, hogs, grain, hay, implements, etc. Farm is sold, no reserve. Peiaey, Feb. 18—For Don. J. Askin, lot 7, con. 13. Marnington, st Carihaes. purebred Holstein cows, horses, purebred hogs, grain, bay, Here we have the finest pure breds in Perth County. Catalogue out in few days. Write the owner or auctioneer for one. W. S. Shearer Appointed— At a meeting held in Stratford on Saturday afternoon the Perth Hol- stein Breeders’ Clab appointed Messrs: Charlies Baird, of St. Marys, W. 8. Shearer, of Listowel, and D. Arbogast of Sebringville, to join the, other agricultural bodies in a delega- tion to the county council to urge the appointment of an agricultural re- presentative for Perth.