treasurer. Subscription Rate $2.00 a Year in Advance, Otherwise $2.50’ Mr. Wm. Bright, To Than Forty Years, jerk. For More ‘Is Dead hh 83rd. Year HAS LIVED IN’ LISTOWEL OVER HALF CENTURY AND IN EARLY DAYS WAS MANAGER OF LIV- INGSTONE FLAX COMPANY. The town flag was flying at half mast this week out of respect for the memory of William M. Bright, a long “resident of Listowel and faithful pub- lic official, who tp, a away Monday evening in his eighty-third year, at his new home on Livingstone street. For upwards of forty years Mr. Bright has held the office of town clerk ‘and for twenty years that of division court clerk. He retained the latter office up ‘till the time of his death and less than two years ago relinquished his duties as town clerk. Mr. Bright was born in Hast Kil- - bride, Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1839, and came to this country, with his wife and five children, when thirty- ong years of age, settling in Listowel, little better than a half century ago. ; In Scotland he was a school teach- er, but his first position here was. as ‘manager with the J.&:J. Livingstone) «Flax company, which position he held for quite a number of years. Despite his advanced age, Mr. Bright has been quite active up. til} three yeats ago: and maintained a de- voted intgrest in his work as town and division court clerk, the duties of which offices he loyally performed EVERYBODY'S COLUMN Men cents a line for first in- sertion, with minimum charge of 50c. Subsequent insertions = five cents a line with minimum charge, 25c. * i » E MAID WANTED For general, housework. Apply at The Banner. tinp FOUND Royal Flying Corps pin. Apply at The Banner office. tfnp 1E TO PAY All varsone ty awtne J. Hi. wtcboke a; will please call at his office at the head of the Music Hall stairway. tfnp IMPORTANT! Provincial and municipal bonds, prompt delivery, yielding interest up to 7%. See us at once., J. W. Scott or T. L. Hamilton. tinp FOR SALE $9000 in 6% Hydro electric de- bentures. Apply to L. Tabberner, sec- retary-treasurer Public Utilities Com- mission, or W. Binning, town tfnp * R SALE Timothy Seed, home grown, with mixture of alsike clover. Order early. Supply is limited. Apply forenoons to George Laing, Britton, ‘phone Mil- yverton. 4tp TENDERS WANTED: Tenders for the sale of skim milk at the City Dairy plant, will be re- ceived ’till Saturdaf, Mar. 19th. In- formation may be had from Mr. J. R. Burgess. itnp CONCERT In school No. 2, Elma, on Friday evening, March 18th, by Listowel East Women's Institute. A good program) of music and moving pictures. A treat for everybody: Admission 30c and 25c itnp THIS SHOULD BE GOOD Under auspices of the U. F. W. 0. the famous play, ‘‘An Old-Time Lad- ies Aid business meeting at Crossroads,”’. will be put on in Mc- Donald’s-Mdsic hall, Monday evening. March 14th. at 8.30 o'clock. Ad- mission, adults 35c, children 25c Everybody welcome. iItnp MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND There will be offered for Sale by Public Auction (8%) eight and one quarter acres of land, be same more or less, being composed of parts of lot (2) two and (8) three, in Farrell’s| survey, in the Town of Listowel. Sale at Grand Central Hotel, on Monday, March 14th, at two o’clock. Terms and conditions made’known on the day of sale. ©. F. Vandrick, E. Bassett, Auctioneer. Mortgagee. 2tnp WANTED Responsible men to sell Rawileigh’s Good Health Products. An opportun-| ity to get into business for. yourself, at an occupation that is pleasant, profitable and permanent.- Must be able to furnish acceptable Contract secured by two sureties, and to pro- vide team and wagon or auto. In- dustrious, capable men secure large returns for their efforts... Largest and best known list of Made in Canada at modest vanindensisen. for so long years. He was finally stricken with pleurisy and has been confined to the house-for three or four weeks. Mr. Bright was a man of strong physical frame in his day, fond of Story telling and recalling olden times, genial of disposition, a Re- former ‘in politics and in religion a Presbyterian. He was at one time a great quoit thrower. . Of a family of twelve, he was the youngest and the last in passing. Of his own family, Mrs. Bright and four children are dead. Those surviving are John of Yale, Mich.; James of Pigeon, Mich.; Charles H., of Olds, Alberta; Janet, Mary and Barbara at home; Mrs. William B. Shearer of Elma, and Mrs. 0. 'B. Clipperton of Three Hills, Alberta: Of these, all were able to be here for the funeral, with the exception of Mrs. Clipperton. There also survive, four great grand children and eight grand chil- ren. The funeral on Thursday to Fair- view cemetery, was under Masonic auspices. Services at the residence). and grave, where in charge of Rey. J. M. Nicol, pastor of Knox church. The council attended in a body and the Listowel band accomppaied the COURERE: Can’t Accom. City “Joy-Riders” FARMERS OPPOSE BILL GIVING: peal Sla See POWER TO CLOSE 8 TORES. Globe—Party ‘afffiations were for- gotten yesterday in the Legislature} when €. F. Swayze, Labor member for Niagara Falls, presented for sec- ond reading his bill giving to muni- cipalities the power to enforce early closing of business and stores. a Mr. Swayze stated that he had brought in the bill, by reques of the Retail Merchants’ Association of that city, and that it aimed ariiar: ily at protecting English-speaking merchants against the ‘“rapac ot foreign-born shopkeepers who had refused to adopt any Bhar closing measure.” Mr. Edgar Watson, U.F.O. mem- ber for North Victoria, thought the bill was an excellent example of un- warranted ‘interference with per- sonal liberty. Another rural mem- ber, R. R. Hall, Liberal, Parry Sound, characterized the measure~as ‘‘op- ze to the British idea,"’ while J. Calder, Liberal, of North Oxford, So opposed the terms of the ill “Who is talking for us farmers?” asked Mr. Calder. ‘‘Do you think we can come in at any particular hour to do our shopping? We are busy men, and can’t be on hand at a cer- tain hour because some city man wants to go on a joy-ride.” One rural member, W. H. Fenton, U.F.O., of North Bruce, believed the way, but opposed it on the ground that it would work a hardship in rural districts in the case of store- keepers who employed no help but were anxious to serve their farmer customers at hours when the latter could be served. A. C. Lewis, Northeast Toronto, did not think the measure went far enough. In Toronto, Mr. Lewis said, it would work to the benefit of break- ing fruiterers who now were break- ing the spirit of the early-closing law by keeping in stock mafy Broceries, the sale of which in grocery an was impossible. “Go farther and extend the will to cover small retail merchants who wish to keep open and whose so do- ing does not entail the compulsory working of others,” said Mr. Lewis. The bill received second reading. Mr. William Pretswell Dies Following Stroke Following a stroke four days prev- ious, the death of Mr. William Prets- well, in his sixty-sixth year, occurred Thursday, March 3rd, ‘at the residence of his son, John, second concession, Elma. Mr. Pretswell had been in failing health for months prior to the stroke on, February 26th following which he never recovered consciousness. The family, John of Elma; Mrs. James Keith, sixth concession, Elma; to this country from Scotland quite a few years ago, and were joined by the parents, residents - Edinburgh, Scotland, nine years a Besides the §on and a daughters. Mrs. Pretswell survives. The funeral on Saturday to Fair- view cemetery, Listowel, was in charge of Rev. J. M. Nicol of Knox church. REDUCE YOUR COAL, BILLS And save $3.00 per ton by buying Anthracite Bonlets, Hotter fire, and household necessities furnished on terms to mieet your business require- Address The W. T. Rawileigh On- 6tnp mission 50c, ment. Co. Ltd., tario. Dept. 129 London, Be no clinkers. Robert Oliver, Limited. tf Hear the McCutcheon Quartet at Knox poesia Choir Concert. Good bill to be a good one in a general]. Perth “Drys” Are Well Organized REFERENDUM. Stratford, March 7.—The coming referendum ‘will’ find Perth county temperance forces well organized. At a meeting of representatives from various parts of the county today there was a splendid feeling of harm- ony and optimism. ‘The workers are leaving nothing undone to round out their organization. Today’s meeting was attended by representatives from all parts of the county, and it was decided to engage an organizer until the referendum is taken. “T. L. Hamilton of Listowel, coun- ty president, in his opening address, sounded a call to the workers to sti to their standards, as the enemy was on the alert, seeking to get a wedge into the legislation. : Rey. A. C. Stewart, county organ- izer last year, gave an address, em- phasizing the necessity of thorough organization. The-treasurer’s report showed receipts of $1,063.47, with ex- penditures of $887.69, leaving a bal- ance of $176.38. committee at the afternoon session recommended that the officers of last year continue in office until May. They are: President, T. L. Hamilton, Listowel; secretary, S. Adolph, Lis- towel, and treasurer, R. B. Hamiltqn of Millbank. ¢ referendum committee, was present and gave a presentation of the coming referendum, and what it méans. He ‘outlined the most desired plan of campaign to successfully carry on the fight. Resolutions were adopted ex- pressing the confidence of the con- yention in the present Ontario temp- erance act, pledging committee in their referendum battle, and express- ing confidence in the attitude of the | policy. This evening at an enthusiaetie meeting of temperance workers from the city Dr. Grant went fully into the questions of organization for the coming vote. Peith County Old Boys’ Organize In Toronto Recently a number of Perth ‘County Old Boys met at the Central Y. M. C. A., 40 College St. and organized a Toronto Perth County Old Boys’ As- sociation. It is planned to hold at least three events during this year which will give an opportunity for those resident in Toronto of renew- ing old acquaintances. The meeting proved to be unusual- ly interesting and enthusiastic. The following executive has been appointed: Honorary President—Hon. Smith, Provincial Treasurer. Honorary Vice-President—Col. Dr. McMane. President—W. S. Dingman. First Vice- — ns S. Smith an@E. R. Jar Second V ise-Presidente—W. J. Cole and F. R. Sinkins ecg la — Treasurer—A. S. An entertainment ioitiee of twenty-six, was also appointed, with F. R. Sinkins, 203 Dawlish avenue, as chairman. From all indications and the caliber of the executive this promises to be the most active County Old Boys’ Or- ganization in, the city and from the program now under consideration for this year, Perth County will be fully and well represented in Toronto. The executive, are now making elaborate plans for an “At Home” to be held Friday evening, April 1st, in the Foresters’ Hall, College St., at Peter <4 ° nge. This will be the first big “‘get-to- gether” of the association and it is hoped that all Perth county people in the city will attend and they will be assured of a good time as well as hav- ing the opportunity of meeting many old friends whom thef have known before. ; All who have ever lived in Perth county, whose parents have lived there, or who have married anyone from there, are urgently requested to send their names to the Secretary, Norman Duperow, 45 Dewson Ave., Toronto, so that they may be put on the mailing list and kept posted as to the organization's activities. and Mrs. J. Mitchell, Toronto, came | Evening, March 25th. Ad- Secretary. Knox Church Choir Concert, Good Friday Evening, March 25th. Don't miss it. > > cd * e * * * ae A FAVOUR Are you considering going out of Town to purchase your Spring Suit, Dress or Coat? If you are would you do usa favour by coming in and see- ing our showing first. We will only be too glad to show you these and we hope you will be * glad to see them. nd John McDonald. * * a a € © - t s J eeeeeeev,ee ena eet PREPARING FOR THE COMING} The nominating} Dr. A. 8S. Grant of the provinetal establishments | ey alas government's Ag poder a -vealed how thoroughly in accord the * Yonge St., Toronto. No Burglars Found In Jewelery Store CONSTABLE ANSW: ANSWERED PREPARED FOR WORST, DIDN'T HAVE TO SHOOT. i Constable Wilson was “‘pulled’’ out| of bed at an early hour Sunday morn-; ing. on getting a report by i oer allace street, was be! ed. for the worst, the con- one of his sons, made his way to the scene of the alleged crime. But there was no revolver play. On arrival the constable found no burglars in sight. The door of the jewelery store was still locked and the. glass in the front’ wasn’t broken in anywhere. Mr. and.Mrs. Douglas live over the | store, und the constable secured the, key from Mr. Douglas, who tossed it| out an upstairs window. On enter- ing, everything was found in order, | and it was discovered that the noise e| mistaken for that of burglars, was the | banging of the ice on the swollen | river, which passes under the store | at that point. | There is "phone connection upstairs: and it was in this way communication | ‘was made with the constable. Not In Favor Of 10 Mile Speed Limit BILL ©O CUT THE RATE IN TWO, IS DEFEATED IN | SECOND READING. Douglas, on ing burglari (Mail and Empire) The motor horn may still blare out its-triumphant challenge to pedes- trians, warning them that life is un- certain, reminding them that it is the duty of every good citizen to be ready for the call—or the bump when it comes. Had the Legislature been less sym- pathetic yesterday. and limited the speed of motor ears to ten miles an hour it would have been a sorry day for the horn—for what self-respect- ing horn would accept a job warning people that a motor car was approach-! ing at ten miles an hour! | The members of the House, par-! ticularly the farmer members, who are among the most enthusiastic, seem satisfied that the present limit of twenty miles an hour in urban ceritres is not too high, and even the pleading of the city of Peterboro that it be allowed to return to a con- dition of pastoral peace, did not stir their hearts. With-great vigor they chorused a united “No’’ when the second reading of Mr. Tooms’ bill to reduce the speed limit was read. The shirt discussion of the bill re- members of the cabinet are in most matters that come before the House. For instance, Hon. F. C. Biggs was flatly opposed to the bill. It would mean congestion in the cities and it would not curb the reckless driver who would ignore a ten-mile-an-hour | limit as cheerfully as one of twenty. Mr. Biggs could see no reason for the bill going any further. ‘‘With- draw it,” was his advice to the Labor member. Custem in the House in days gone y decreed that when the Minister of the government under whose de- partment a bill comes should pro- nounce sentence. Mr. Biggs. did it. The~Hon. Ey C. Drury pronounced another. Hg was not ready to agree to the ten-mrile limit, but he aeaeet something might’ be gained by send-! ing the bill to the Municipal Com-! mittee. Mr. Drury is a gentle-na-| 1, tured man and Mr. Biggs’ blunt sug- gestion that one of the government supporters was cluttering up the wheels of progress, must have pain- ed him. The tilira opinion was that of Hon. Walter Rollo, who saw merit in the bill. He always thought municipali-! ties had the right to fix their own speed limits, and if they didn't they should have. Mr. Biggs’ comment on this was that it was “unthink- able.”” Otherwise, apparently, it was all right. Over on the opposition side Hon. tback way to see where he was. ‘Wingham Jeweler Gets Off After Shooting Friend In Drunken Brawl BOTH SO INTOXICATED THEY} DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY | WERE DOING, SAYS MAN SHOT. | Wingham, March 3.—Ex-Council- lor William Patterson was arrajgne di} today before Mayor H. B. Elli ott and} Magistrate Bennett, charged with, shooting, with intent to do bodily, harm, as a result of a mix-up at the) Patterson regi hine street, ! early last’¥riday morning, when Al-| bert Luttit, a local butcher, was! wounded. i Crown Attorney Seager, of God-! | erich, addressing the court on con-| clusion of the evidence, said that it | men could go into a public or private | hall and,shoot at each other because) i they had no witnesses the country was ho longer safe for people to go; about in. The magistrate, however, | discharged the accused. j The courtroom was paclfed when, the session opened at 1.30, and there were as Many persons outside who de-' sired to getin. R. Vanstone appear- ed for the defendant. High Constable Whitesides, of Hensall, and Inspector W. T. Pellow. of Goderich, were a- mong the officials present. - Dr. Calder, a woman physician, ! who attended Luititt after the shoot- ing, described the wound and the posi-| tion of the bullet holes in the clot | Dr. Redmond gave similar evi Ted Lewis, night watchman, told) of hearing a noise on the night of the’ shooting. - About 2 a.m. he went to! the back door of the Patterson place and two shots were heard. He ran; to the front of the building and went) up into the hall, where he found a Greek named Vondi, who lived a-, cross from Patterson. Witness took possession of the revolver and arrest- ed Patterson. Vondi testified to hearing someone | calling him from across the hall. He! had gone in and found Patterson and | Luittit in a struggle for possession of: the weapon. He had searched Patter-| son for another gun, but-fYound none. | He took the gun from them and hand- | ed it over to the officer. Luittit was put on the witnens! stand and admitted that he and Pat-| terson had had a bottle of whisky} and were under the influence of, ligugr at the time. They had got into a dispute, Patterson claiming the witness had taken the whisky. He had “‘lost"’ Patterson and went up the| As he reached the top of the landing Patterson fired into the floor. The! latter then raised his weapon and | fired at Luittit. Witness felt the shock, but was able to rush forward, and seize Patterson's gun arm to pre-| vent him from shooting again. Wit-! ness said both were so drunk they did} not really know what was going on. | Chief Allen, who locked Patte rson! up, also gave evidence. | | HOW ‘ABOUT THAT $100? Council met Monday night, but took no steps towards de- manding refund of the $100 of the town’s money, quietly slipped as an “‘extra’’ to last year’s assessor, without the matter ever being brought be- fore the board. There has been a lot of talk about this thing. To ‘most citizens it looks like a straight steal, yet so far no defence has been forthcoming from the parties implicated. The question is, are the ratepayers going to stand for this kind of thing? It’s somebody's duty to get busy. Why not the new coun- cil? eeeeeneeveeveaeevrve ee ene eee eaten @ * © * * = * * * * * * . * * . < = 2 = * * . a e ° a . a * » . » * e Matter Of Grant To Hospital Laid Over WANT COT 1 SOME OF COUNCIL FOR CHARITY PATLENTS GRANT IS TO BE MADE. Dr. J. J. Foster and Mr. John Wat- sbn, representing the board of thé Listowel Memorial hospital, appear- ed before the town council at Mon- day night’s meeting and made a re- quest for a grafit of $1000.00. In putting the case before the board, the doctor made the claim that fees weren't sufficient to run any hos- pital. There were over one hundred | hospitals in Ontario, he said, — not one of them were being supporte on the fees alone. They couldn’t be, he claimed, and make any pretense at "being a charitable institution. And of these one hundred hospit- als, there were only six, the doctor | stated, that weren't receiving grants | from the municipalities in which they were situated. The town gave $1000 to thé hos- pital the first year, and $200 last year, and the doctor felt that the board was justified in asking a fur- ther donation of $1000 at the pres- ent time. Improvements, which It is intended to make this summer, would incur a capital investment of that amount, he stated. Mr. Watson made reference to the splendid work being done at the hos- pital, and stated that so long as it was in existence, the council could expect to be asked for donations. The institution was well managed and the money he said, would be well spent. The government grant this year was $556.00 and the county grant $1500. Reeve Ringler made a motion for u grant of $500. It was seconded by Councillor McDonald, but lay on the table while considerable discussion Demonstrates Uses For | ensued Gramophone In School Se. | Miss Ethel McKee, school demon-: ‘strator for the Columbia Gramo-) phone Company, visited the town! schools on Tuesday of this week and demonstrated the use that can be. made of a gramophone as an aid to, school work. ! She carried records made purpose- ly for school work, with instructions as to their use. There were games! for primary children, music repre-; senting stories and pictures, songs of | different birds, primary songs and! mary other helps for primary work. | In the higher grades there were, records for physical exercises and) folk dances, for practising arm move-| ent in writing, literature selections | from the readers, records to teach in- flection, pronunciation and enuncia-! tion in reading, musical typical of] - all nationalities and records fllustrat-) ing customs and habits of other races, | useful in history and geography les-: ) ° | Records are also prepared for teaching poe i languages and other advanced efudi The demonstration was most in-| teresting and instructive. Miss McKee, the demonstrator, has! taught for some years in a Toronto] school, and is a graduate of the Lis- | Thomas Crawford and J. A. Calder,towel High School. i of North Oxford, favored the ten- mile-limit in the interest of the ped- estrian, but other members on both sides thought the danger to the ped- estrian was not in the speed limit but in the personality of the driver. The proper course was to punish the reck-| less driver rather than hold al! mot-! orists down to ten miles. Rankin, of Frontenac, pointed out! that if Ontario tried to impose such a) limit it would be the end of moto tourist traffic from the United States. | The upshot of it was that second | reading was defeated, despite the! premier's suggestion that it go to the; committee. | | INECTO RAPID, the World's erent | est. hair can be see 80 finest stock of human hair goods and styles—with the W. P. Pember ex hibit at the Arlington hotel, Monday, | | -itp) *March 14th. W. T. .Pember,. Anthony | son Alleged Bigamist Sick ; Case Ie Is Called Off. Goderich, Mar. 7.—Andrew Brown- of Brucefield appeared before Magistrate Reid this afternoon on a charge of bigamy. The charge was laid by Mrs. Louisa Crozier of God-; | erich. and when the case was ready | to be tried Jirs. Crozier requested | that the charge be withdrawn. After some persuasion, Magistrate, Reid allowed it to be withdrawn, on. ; account of Mr. Brownson’s ill-health. , Neither of the parties had seen each | ‘other for 29 years. . We will have a dress ee here | | the course of a week. . Hl be t. Leave your name and we will call you when he arrives.) John McDonald, | | further grants to the hospital, ; ment, | wood, Councillor Kemp said he was op- posed to any furthér grants, .unless some provision was made at the hos- pital for charity patients. He knew of people he stated, requiring hos- pital services, to whom the high fees were prohibitive. Answering an inference in Mr Kemp's remarks, that the Listowel hospital wasn't doing any charity work, Dr. Foster pointed out that the hospital records show the cost per patient to be $3.78 per day, while the government lxes the rate for pub- lic ward patients at $1.50 per day. Councillor Donaldson referred to criticisms he had heard to the effect that there was extravagance in the runniug of the institution, but wasn’t | speaking from personal knowledge. If the council was going 40 make a grant, he was in favor of some pro- vision whereby the town might have cot for charity patients. It was his suggestion that the motion in favor of a $500 grant be withdrawn, rather than run chances of its being voted down. This was done and the | Matter referred to the relief com- mittee, with imstructions to see if some arrangement such as Mr. Don- aldson suggested, could be made. Mayor Malcolm took little part in the discussion, having previously voiced his opposition fo making any after | having been accused of being too gen- erous last year in fathering a move- giving the hospital $500.00 ‘ more than they asked. At Temperance Convention— Among those from Listowel and vicinity who attended the convention ' of the Perth County Temperance Al- liance at Stratford on Monday, were: President T. L. Hamilton, Secretary 8. L. Adolph, Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Nicol, Rev. Dr. Hazen, Mrs. T. L. Hamilton, Mrs. W. P. Rennie, Mrs. Cavell, Mrs. Purcell, Mrs. Climie, Mrs. Alex Cameron, Mr..and Mrs. Andrew Kay, Mr. George Mel- rose, J, H. McDonald, Mrs. Bert Cle- land, Jobn Hamilton, J. W. Stewart, Cc. E. Coghlin, Rev. E. M. Gischler, ev. Wm. Sterling, Rev..T. W. Hazle- Rev. J. F. Sutcliffe, Rev. F. J. McKenzie and Dr. J. Moore. Miss Ida Armstrong of Hamilton is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Hamilton. R. A. *