—_ Our / mb i: ’ * - attention and care. branches. ‘IMPERIAL | BANK ‘ LISTOWEL BRA! M. R. HAY, s Tae fistaer's nasil atk seuAMed of miciaadaads ‘ _ portanee by this Bank, that they receive especial interests of every farmer to the utmost is exempli- << Our ambition to further the BRANCH, Manager. Che Listowel Banner Published every; Thursday after- - noon by The Banner Publishing Co. Cc. V. Blatchford President and General Manager The Banner has a large and grow- ing circulation throughout North Perth and portiong of the County of Wellington. No advertising can effectively reach the publie in the thriving district of which Listowel is the centre, without appearing ip The Banner. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS All advertisements must be in office not later than ten o'clock Tuesday morning to insure insertion in the fol- lowing issue. Telephones: Office 61, Residence 166. Our Commercial Department is well equipped for turning out the best work. Thursday, Nov. 17th., 1921. Editorial Some fellows never get in a hurry until they have an automobile, and only then, quite probably, because no exertion is required. Preachers never strike, and no other laborers would if they had to work only one day in a week, writes “Theolog” in the Palmerston Specta- tor. Other than as a display of ignor- ance we would not reprint this opin- fon without apology. There are “‘one day” preachers in Listowel and we doubt very much 4f there are in Palmerston. Every 11 days America has as many divorces as England has in one year. Every four minutes of every day and night some American couple arranges alimony. American men and women to the number of 3,767,- 182 have obtained divorces in the last 20'years. Minor children number- ing 5,600,000 were involved in these cases, their homes being wrecked by the divorce mills. Apple growers on the Pacific coast have adopted a*new system of adver- ng their product. They have in- vented an electrical branding instru- ment which brands skin of the fruit and does not effect the quality. ; Ortitario apple growers don’t think ‘ half enopgh of their product to go to that trouble. If they thought more of! their apples and took proper care or] their orchards, the pigs would get! fewer to eat. Farmers locally, many} of whom have become careless about their orchards, could be making tidy sum annually if they would take advantage 'of the government assist- ance to encourage spraying and a pro- per care of orchards generally. = We have heard much talk from time to time, as to who was the big- gest liar in town. There appears to ne some difference of opinion, but if an one really want to know, they can| come to us. We'll tell them. Three different times a local man set ay and hour, and promised, “most | faithfully’ to do an urgent job on our office furnace, and though an- other man has since stepped in ahead of him and finished the job, he has- n't yet showed up to apologize, or even inquire if we were frozen TNs kind of man gets our “goat.” We think he deserves being written up in proper style, with name and all, for'if he had onlv to say he was too buse as agreed,,Wwe would ha some one else instead of while he lied to us. shivering the} up | been man enough | e job,! hunted up| New Liberal Leader Of Genial al Disposition (By G. S. R. in ~ in Regina Leader) While the choice of Francis Wel- lington Hay, M.P.P., to temporarily wear the mantle of Ontario Liberal leader, laid aside by Mr. Hartley Dew- art, may have caused surprise in some quarters, those who have known the opular member from North, Perth both in and out of the legislature will likely agree on his selection is nat- ural and log From the io. that he took his seat as Liberal member in the House, after a fiercely contested by-election under the Conservative regime, the genial countenance and pfepossess- ing appearance pf the new _ leader lave brightened a chamber that fre- quently has been rather in need of a litt}e sunshine. Ne is regarded a Beau Brumme! in the House, and has al- ways worn a pink flower in ‘his but- ton hole. It is not known that he has ever appeared without that charac- teristic adornment. Mr. Hay bears a marked resemb- lance in many respects of President Harding. His matural dignity is en- hanced by his iron-grey hair, and his genial open countenances is not lined by any furrows through cares of of- fice. Of a conciliatory disposition, he is quite capable of acting with firm- ness and decision when -the oécasion demands. He quickly makes friends with all those with whom he comes in contact. Wellington Hay is @ grain mer- chant of (Listowel, and while he may not possess ithe lawyer's facility of speech which always made Hartley Dewart’s appearance on the floor an item of interest, he has, as A goo business man, the ability to express himself clearly and forcibly. He has never made his presence obnoxious by speaking ‘too frequently, so that; when he does speak the House listens | to him with respect. While quick to take issue with what he thinks is wrong, he is not given to captious criticism, and ‘he has not deemed it ‘bad ipolitics to commend the Drury government when their actions coin- cided with his own viewpoint. Wellington Hay has always been popular in all sections of the legis- lature, both under the old govern- ment and during the present incum- bency. Although he has always af- firmed the Liberal .principles for which he stands, ‘he is not a man of extreme Wiews, and fhis sound com- mon sense expressions have usually found favor in all guarters. Even as a newcomer to the House he was in- give them?.” x. the Newlyweds. your good taste, and tat HERS = co ae Oe aan a Jeweller = gg aasceee When the Posten Fides : aia legeoes wedding invitation or announce- ment,, What's your first’ thought? ‘Con- é gratulations !” and your next “what shall I , \ : Here is where your Jeweler can serve you. We have many suggestions in Gifts T hat hast which will bé beautiful as well as useful to We carry many articles which will satisfy useful, at under $5.00 or over $5.00. W. A. Johnstone e Saag aos = be appropriate and Eye sight Specialist SEE OUR “At Climie’s Grocery MacLaren Jelly Powders, all flavors, while they last, 10 cents per package. WINDOW ‘60c coffee for . 50c coffee for Black Tea, Special For Saturday — 50c per Ib. 40c per Ib. 3 Ibs. for $1.00 Phone 72 R. A..CLIMIE 7 Reels of Mirth and Merriment An Anglo-Canadian Feature Production that beats the world for Comedy Friday and Saturday, Admission 35c Matinee Saturday Afternoon ADULTS, 25c- CHILDREN 20c * HARDWARE When you need a new Electric Bulb try one of our Dalyte or Condor Tungstens. \ They are good. A Coleman Gasoline Lamp or Lantern will make it easy for you’ to for-' ‘Wallace Street vited to all press gallery wanes as a genial spirit, "ha: was wel- omed as a boon comrade. While ‘the new leader’s appoint- ment is a temporary ‘one, it may possibly become permanent, and ev- en as Sir Robert Borden was tem- TO BAR WOMEN FROM THE MINISTRY. porarily appointed to the leadership} of the Conservative party, and after-! wards called to lead the country at a| crucial period in her history, even 80) Wellington Hay {will jhave an oppor-! tunity to show his von and may Admitting Them—One Excep- tion. London, Ont. Nov. 11 The Quart- erly Boards of the various Methodist Churches in the London district have} come to occupy a place in the affairs of the province. Sells His McLanghlin— Mr. Hugh Halliday McLaughlin light six to Mr. | Neble, Wallace. | Weekly Report Room I— | Winnie Hawke 99, Mary Prueter / 96, Ruby Smith 92, Mary Ross Greta Moore 89, now A io Elia Faulkner 86, ehm | Ralph McDonald Qh * Teka Tem Beler 87, Cii oe Peppler §°, he Pfe'fers “$1, azel Keeso 79%. | Jintors peaneds o Nora Moore 74, tuvse!l Konomnan 74, Jackie Ese) - 74, Winnifred Finkbeiner 735,| ‘ton 73, Hilda Boyd 73, al » Brothers 69, Jack Walters 69, Nis spret Husg.ns 63, Helen Bender 6i.| {ur‘on Vandrick 59, Forbes Bricker 5S, 2eslie Osborne 58, Hazel Donegan has hold his Conrad 81. 86,) 84,) j FROM OTHER PAPERS +——— hy 55, Mollie Wanzer 48, Margaret Stuart 43, Bevesaly Champ 41. Spent in Sik Stockings— +~-—— + OUR DUTY TO RETURNED. (London Advertiser.) Have we discharged our full duty fo that returned boy ‘who today tramps the street looking for work? We sent him out on an errand of life or death: we took from him the best ~ years of his‘life; we turned him to n - task that well nigh broke his spirit: and wrecked his manhood. Today he looks us square in the eye,"and in thousands of cases we i heve not tte — to meet the F challenge in hig ey We have not carried out our ‘obll- _ ations as a nation to our returned _ men—we are not honoring the sol- | ier button ag-we swore we would— | We are not giving those men the , chance we promised we would. TWO RESOLUTIONS. (London Advertiser.) London Presbytery passed two res- piutions at their last sessidn,‘one on » Dominion-wide prohibition; the other race track gambling. Both resolutions are so worded ] t they cannot be side-stepped. _ The presbytery considers they ould be considered‘as issues in the feral election. The an need of the temper- ce movement today is legislation will prohibit—legislation thai acteristics. St. Marys Journal—How much did St.'Marys women spend last year ou silk stockings? We haven't the exact figures, but it is safe td venture that they spent enough to add several thousand volumes to the public library, resurface Water street, and give the siJent policemen a thorough going over with a coat of paint. I you stand at the corner of Queen and Wellington streets any afternoon you cannot fail to observe that all legs that pass—black legs, brown legs, grey legs, white legs, legs hurrying and legs sauntering, legs bearing their owners to pleasure and carrying their owners to duty work—are clad in silk. The dry: goods man’s wife and the factory girl are sisters up to their knees. The — stocking has become warp and woo of\what modern thinkers 'Iike to Soe cribe as the social fabric. it‘hits the poorer man. Race track gambling is a provin- cjal affair, but the spirit of the resolution stands, The trouble is that too often this sort of legislation is booted*fromi Tor- mered ut of shape and proportion be- fore it becomes effective Quick action fa'these ‘matters has never been one of our national char- hits the men of means as hard ‘ae at are in a woman's Wait-a-minute? who didn’t'think he could move town and run a grocery store and get, ordinary sand by a nto to Ottawa so often that is is ham-j| erty is represented by man who is lly completed the taking of the vote on the question of admitting | women to the ministry, and it is stat-| ed that, with but one ‘exception, the| returns are against the proposal. Sev-! enty-five per cent. of the members of! the majority of the churches voted, nay. he "General Conference sent the matter to the congregations for x referendum sometime ago. The undertaker is the man who ‘fellows the medical profession. Love will find a way, preferably in the dark Wonder how many seconds there) [t isn’t fair to accuse only the un- married of being disappointed in love. | Leaves don't fall while they are green and prices don't while the’ cob- | sumer is. Some women are never happy un- less they are feeling sorry for some other woman. Just 2s we were about to get out of Even more people weuld play ‘golf d if they knew they could gO a roun the course in their cars. | The best cure for the fear that tha) world is growing immoral is a short, © course in ancient history. { A standpatter is one who wilt lie and shiver because he lacks the spunk! during the second year you are afraid to get up for another quilt. There is comfort in the reflection, tbat the headlines would deal with! virtue if virtue were unusual. ' | A fable: Once there was a farmer | to| 1 t | London District Boards Are Against | — + | - ly BORN — | ScORT—In Mornington township, on Thursday, Nov. 17th., to Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Scott, a daughter. Proved An Alibi— “Tony” Rellinger was acquitted by Magistrate Hamilton ‘Tuesday night on a serious charge, his worship ac- cepting that it was a case of mistaken idwptity and that when the alleged offénse was committed, the accused, ‘ eccording to the'C.P.R. agent, was at the station. Mentsly Deranged— little commotion was caused on Main street Monday morning, by the , Sad case of a mentally deranged wo- | Man, who walked up.and down the business section. without hat or coat, calling for her husband, gesticulating with ber hands and breaking forth at times in oratory. She was finally tak- en charge of by the constable and conveyed home in an automobile. Moved Into Central Apartments.— Mr. J. A. Stuart, the druggist, moved this week from Division street to apartments in the “Central” build-! | ing. The premises which ‘they are vacating, are being occupied by Mr. and Mrs. David Orr. Mr. and “Mrs. / tuart are good neighbors,'and their riends on Divieien street are sorry; that owing to Mr. Stuart's rheumatic | get the oil burning kind. They are safe and give a splendid light. W. B. Screaton Successor to S. L. Adolph - Phone 5 Main St. | | trouble, he found it advisable to re-: | | debt the neighbor bought a ‘car with! side nearer his store. two more cylinders. | | i * Men's suits and overcoats and trimmed to order, notice. Special made’ Cleaning, | at ten days’ | pressing and repairing on short no-/| tice. J. R. MacKenzie, south Elma/| street. ftap. | During the first year you are ol fraid "saniehoue will steal Your car; | nobody will. There are two classes of public men those who have nothing to con-; ceal and those who think that the! press should be curbed. } Silk stockings are being made trom | Young Russ‘an' rich. | engineer in Paris. By rombining sil-! ica with other ingredients he has) Somehow the modern idea of por-! created a material which is as easily or —— There was a day when the woman leads meet he wants them 4o la biol used powder tried to keep it cen | ark woven as the choicest silks, at a cos t 80 poor he has to drive a eatied: hand: cf about cne-fourth of genuine silk. ! ! ' The minute a man is able to. make| it gets an option on it. ~ SALT Will arrive in-abot one week a car of salt put up in 100 bags at 70 cents per hundred. GROCERIES The new Raisins, Currants, Dates, Peels and other Fruit for Xmas. will arrive ina few days. Prices are not as high as last Season. I willhave A BIG LINE OF NEW GOODS. BAKERY . The boys are busy baking Fruit Cake for Xmas. About this time of the year many of our customers leave orders for us to make their cake, on account of its excellent quality. Give-us a trial. FLOUR and FEED The prices are changing continually on Feeds. Best price on this commodity. Our Stock Food has proven-one of the best Foocs for Hogs and Cattle that has been used for many years. ’ t W. A. McDonald Phone 91 Main Street er. ey, and some hope that kind fortune Money may not buy happiness but will bring them an opportunity to sue |a eee for damages. me bandits can get cash from So Some folks expect the discharge the banks easier than an honest man. = ‘their duties to make a no that is eard all over the world. Some people hope to inherit mon- Fable: Once upon a time there was man who didn’t enjoy the sone of of his own voicg Fas