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Published everx'l‘hursday- morning at the office, Garafraxa. Street, Dpr- ham, Ontario, by W. Irwin, detqr and Preprxetor. The Chronicle 15‘ mailed to any address in Canada at. PAGE FOUR Member Canpdian Weekly News- papers Assocmtxon. It is hard to understand the recent' right-ahmlt-l'ace in the policy of the Hon. Manning Doherty as it affects the 1'. F. 0. group in the Legislature. Is he altogether sincere in his claim to the Opposition leadership, or is the $5000.00 solar-y a temptation, or. IS his present claim put forward in the hope that it will embarrass the Ferguson administration? Mr. Do- herty is either not sincere, or has made a comple about turn since his elevation to the leadrship of the l’nited Farmer, or Progressive wing; When the Hon. Mr. Doherty took over the leadership of the party a short few days ago, he made the statement that he and his followers -Vâ€"â€" v in the Legislature would “concen- srate on efl‘orts to promote agricul- tural progress in Ontario and in a general sense will support all good measures from whatever source they a u I ,, ongmate. -â€"-‘L :n We think the above’ statement is pt?!’lt*(tlly plain. Such .a statement van mean but. one thing. The United Farmer party was f‘out of it“ so far as tlw “imposition" part of it was t'OflCCI‘Ile. Mr. Doberty himself "little the statement. Why does he now seek to lay the blame on Pre- mier Ferguson? Nothing could be plainer than Mr. Dolmrty‘s statement, and, coupled with“ the rec t decision arrived at at the United armer annual meet- mg to vet out of politics, we fail to "'C v- .400 how Mr. Doh'erty or his party vould take exception of the ‘Conserv- atiw leader’s attitude. Does Mr. Doherty really want the job of Op- ;‘vosilion leader, or is he merely using the incident in order that he may register a kick “agin the Govern- ment”? Who can answer it? Thursday, February Never mind the business outlook. Be on the outlook for business. The Golden Rule won’t work. It’s 20!, to be worked. 'l‘hv path to success in business is strewn with banana peels. Watch yuux‘ stop. If \mi must imitate others, haw it last "umption enough to omit their faults. The reasonsome people never hit the mark is because they don‘t pull the trigger. Business will be good this year. Don‘t wait, for your ship to come in ‘ £0 T 0 IT. A lot of people have good ideas that grow cobwebbed because they are too lazy to use them. Thor»: ‘ no km of awn s in some things. For instance . A “chicken” can pick a man clean a whole lot quicker than a man can clean a rhit‘kt‘n. ' About one-half the peoyle in the world are buried every year. No. not. in cemeteriesâ€"just in ruts. God feeds the birds. but he doesn‘t :hrmx the food into their nests. my :5 .~\ {mg-0'2: husband and wife? did mt. speak to each other for 3:0 years. .\ certain Durham man wonders' what it. was he 'Said to her in the Just. air-011’: new is the p'roper timel for the amateur gt‘zrdeners to work' up their annual enthusiasm“ We notice that the Spring catalogues mi 0 have arrived We have received another contri- bution from E. Scott of Mantra! on church union. Great Scott! \Vhen will E. Scott get wise to the fact that our waste-paper basket is nearly full? ‘ rful t, One \Ot our exchanges says that when business is poor with the big city stores they do their heavy adâ€" vertising to force trade. In some smaller towns when trade is slaw. U. i~ said that Durham and this on nt‘ Ontario got. only the "tail” 3? this \Vo‘vk's 5101111. All we can is that it suroiy had sump pO’Wâ€" EDI'I‘u’JRIAL NOTES ll ace crawl counter and go to sleep. A horse must. b? brOke before it will workâ€"~50 must some people. There are only two classes of bus?- nessmcu this year-«the success and the failures, Which class will you be, in“? UU“ ‘ 8“ .- competitor happens to land the ‘job ahead of you. The chances are he started after it first and, having started. kept his nose straight. up into the wind till he landed his quarry. Saving money is something that municipalities and individuals alike should try to do. Saving money at the expense of doing without some- thing that is really needed is poor .1) A ‘A‘ III-DD U--w- ' financing. A person may hold a tenâ€" cent piece so close to His eye that it will hide a ten-dollar bill. Hon. [Manning Doherty is up in the air because Naughty Ferguson took the leadership of the Opposition away from him and handed it to the Liberal leader. As a Toronto stock- broker, the“ Hon. Manning hates to see that 85,000 plum slipping away. .80 would we! “Former Vice-President Marshall of the United States Ardent Free Trader" says a heading in Monday’s Toronto Globe. So are all the other| Democrats, to .say nothing of The‘ Globe and Liberals in Canadaâ€"when in opposition, or on the hustings. Once in power, however, and Free Trade is as dead as the dodo. It is a good thing in theory. but it simply refuses to work when put to practi- cal use. roux noose JAW roman ARRESTED AS 'rmnvzs Three Reported to nave Confessed to Stealing from Stores; Five More Suspended. With the arrest of four members of the police force. of the city of Moose Jaw. Sask.. for the alleged theft of goods from various stores and garages and the suspension of all other patrolmen, Moose Jaw is virtually without a police force. Chief of Police Johnson, three de- tective sergeants and a few volun- teers are looking after the patrolling of the entire city. E Following investigations con- ducted by the chief and a special session of the police commissioners on Saturday of last, Patrolmen AM. Knight, J. W. Reynolds, Daniel Logan and Owen Walters were arrested. Three constab‘ies, Reynolds, Knight and Waltersâ€"according to evidence given before the police commission- GPScâ€"«IIIIVP confessed t0 the theft charges. vâ€"â€"“_ Fix 9 other patiulmeu wele Pimmdi- ately suspended pending an investi- gation. FIND MARITIME COAL IS ADAPTBD FOR COKING According to a dispatch from Otta- wa the Dominion fuel board is now preparing a report on the coking of Nova Scotia soft coal at the coking plant recently established by a firm in Hamilton. ' Extensiw tests have been made of the adaptability of maritime soft coal to coking treatment with a View to ascertaining its suitability as a substitute for anthracite. These tests proved that the Nova Scotia bituminous coal lent itself admir- ably to the coking process. Coke is now regarded by‘ Government ofi‘i- cials and others as one of the most promising solutions of the fuel prob- lem of Ontario and Quebec. It is be- lieved that the results of the Hamilâ€" ton tests will be an incentive to the establishment of plants in Toronto. lMontreal and Ottawa. The testing 01‘ Iignite briquettes recently recoivml by the Govern- ment from the [ignite utilization bmrd of Saskatchewan is still in progress. TO BE SCHOOL FOR BAKERS \ At. 0. A. 0. AT GUELPH A permanent, school for bakers is to be established a: Quelph in con- nection with .the Agricultural Coi- Iege. The new school‘plans to give journeymen bakers a scientific knowledge of baking and win take the place of time‘short‘course for bakers which was started Past year in the department, of cheqistry. The new schooi will be a'handsdine i structure of two storeys and a. base- ment The basement will have a modern storage room. cod storage 3112i hoiier room. 0n the main floor will be the bake-room and ofl'ices while the third storey will contain lecture rooms. and laboratories for 'the students. The bfiilding is to be erected by the Bread and Cake Bak- ers’ Asso'ciaiion of Canada, anfl homing Operations are expected to commence early in the spring. The second annual short coggse for bak- ers wiil be beltbearly in April. arrest of four members Losses Gomparatively Light in 1923, ‘ While Volume of New Business Showed Increase Over Preceding Year.-â€"Gompany Well Ianaged. The Grey «and Bruce Mutual Fire Insurance Company, with headquartâ€" ers in Hanover, has had another suc- cessful year, and a perusal of the company’s financial ' standing denotes the fact that it is in a healthy and prosperous condition. This report ‘ was presented at the annual meeting held last "Friday in the council chamber at Hanover, 'Mr. Edward RehkOpf acting as chairman of the meeting. The losses for the past year am-l ounted to $7,544.95, being compara-‘ tively light. as the losses in 1922. amounted to $11,528.? . The only disquieting feature about the losses this year was the fact that many of the fires were from causes unknown. The company is in the fine position ’of having more cash on hand than for some years. The'receipts for the .year amounted to $27,205.09, and the‘ expenditures $14,479.45, the balance lof $3,208.17 and $4,969.56 being in- vsted in Government bonds, and 84,â€"“ 547.91 represents the cash on hand and in bank. The company has total assets of $191,028.50 and no liabilities. The total number of policies issued during 1923 was 1.011, and the am- ount insured thereunder $2,641,701! The total number of policies in force now is 2,803, and the amount insured thereunder $7,143,256.00. The prem- ium notes taken during 1923 amount- ed to $83,567.00. and the total amount . of premium notes available is $177,â€" Great credit for the splendid showâ€"l ins: made must be given to the ener-l getic mnager of the company, Mr. William Ruttle, in conjunetion with the veteran president, Mr. T. H. O’- Neill, and executive. A. MacCuaig of , Prioeville, D. McKinnon of Chesley,‘ J. H. Hunter of Walkerton and W. Glauser of Hanover. Following are the officers for 1923 : President, T. H. O‘Neill; Viceâ€"Presâ€" ident. D. McKinnon, Chesley; Mana- ger and Secretary, William Ruttle: Auditors, T. H. Wilson and Duncan McLean. Board of Directorsâ€"A. C. Mac- Cuaig, Priceville, No. 1; Hugh Mc- Lean. Durham, No. '2; J. H. Hunter, Walfirton; Neil McLeod, Proton Staâ€" tion. No. 1; John Cooper, Hanovenl .\o. 2; Herbert Brigham, Allan Park; Gilbert Gillies, Cedarville; Conrad Hill. Mildmay; Donald McQueen, Mt. Forest. No l; Dougulll McKinnom ('lin.~loy -’l‘. H. O‘Neill, \Vialkerton, 'No :2: Fred Frook. Walkcrlon, No. 1; William Glauser. Hamvor; Thomas Bmlin. Markllalr. No, l3; W. W. .Smilh. Shallow Luke. Agentsâ€"ll. Grierson. Durham, No. '3: Joseph A. King, Dosboro, No. 2; R. Richardson, W alkerton; Thomas Niâ€" chol. Priceville; A. E. Cordingley, Shallow Lake; John McQueen, Dur- ham; Wsilliam Campbell, Riverview; John Mills, Hanover; E. B. Caldwell, Chesley; ’F. S. McLachlan, Paisley; Samuel Palmer, Desboro; Ezra Woel- ,flle. Chesloy; Harry Stevens, Chesâ€" ley: W. R. McColl, Owen Sound; B. Roland. Deemerton; Boyd J. Bell, Dosboro; Charles Fleming, Hanover; Conrad Koehler. Ayton; Fred Bnaun, Neustadt; A. G. Ferguson, Chats- worth. FIFTY YEARS A MASON , l Mr. Charles Pyé' of Clarksburg rounded out fifty years as a member of the Masonic order, and to honor him on the occasion a special n-eef- 3 mg of Beaver Lodge was held on the fifth of February, with the D.D.C.M..‘ Bro. W. N. Duff, present. A feature of the proceedings was the presentaâ€" ‘ tion to Mr. Pye of a handsome illum- inate‘d address. arranged in book .form and bound in leather. Mr. Pye has been a very active member in Masonry and held with ehici cncy ail the imnortant 03.1(0Q of the lodge. as well as ser‘vinbr in the capacity of District Deputy Grand M aster. .We hiv known him; since. t! :0 eari3 sex. ent‘: es and o Itside u‘ Bias my pro‘ ed himself an exits}- lent citizen who iways wielded an : influence for good in the com: mmit3. {AS a member of the societ3 the dd- dress presented him is hi g: 31}? ENG? giszic and leaves no (loch-e us :.0 the W3}? his semic‘es more appreciated by the brethren with whom he imingled so long. \Ve W153: hzm e3 ery success and hope he may hr. 5mg spared as an active member of the! order. ' HOSPITAL PATIENTS IMPROVING Mr. Archie Hunter" of Hanover, a patient in the Durham Hospital sni- fering from stomach trouble, is rh- ported improving. ‘ Mr. Ted. Middletbn was also 'a, patient for a time“ having an aper- ation performed on his eye. ‘ Both patients are under the care otDr. D. BJamieson. ----v~ _ ‘plafed' a friendly gafile with a sim-' iilar number from the Durham club ion the local rinlé last Monday after- noon and evening, and succeeded in! returning to the hubor Bruce on the of a 75â€"64 score tucked beneath thelr : belts. The teams and scores were ; " l ' Afternoon Game}, WALKBRTON BEAT 3 ON LOCAL RINK mum on “noun Wsalkerton A. C. Grabill AG. McCallum E. Lettner . A. MacNab (8) W; Kerr P. Lambertus R. Kriegcr G. T. Rourke. (2-1} ‘G. Lettner ’J. McPhail W. Smith 'C. Smith (.123 Three 11ka G. Lcttner J. McPhail W. Smith C. Smith (4) (17) W. ualOer : 'Wl. Ker *' J. McKechnie . P. Lambertus H. W. \V-ilSOn I R. Krieger O. Hahn G. T. Rourke (13‘; (5) G. Fenton ,A. C“. Grabill ‘ ' 'A. Noble *6. M’coauum Arnold Noble E. Lettner D. C. Town A. MacNah (-16} (9) S. MacBeth After the games were finished and. before the night train came through. the ladfies (if the I'.O.D.E. served lunch and a pleasant social half? hour was enjoyed. At the close of l the lunch Mr. MacNab for the Walkâ€" ‘erton curlers expressed the appre- ciation of the club for the treatment . accorded them, and the ladies for the - magnificent lunch provided. Rev. ”1‘ C.- M1. Whealen leplied in behalf of the curlers and Miss Weir, the Regent, for the Daughters of the Empire. “BACK HOME AND BROKE" IS A HOMEâ€"TOWN ROMANCE Sometimes the small-town boy who leaves his native village to go! forth and conquer the world, 81109 eeeds. After a few years ofsadverâ€" sity and hard knocks, he “busts” the market or marries the boss’s daugh- ter, or invents something profitable. Then he drives into the old home town looking wealthy and wise, while the inhabitants pat him on the back and say, “Knew you had the stuff in you to do it, Boy.” Or if he has not been successful. he hmmws enough to get himself a regal outfit in which to make his l‘e- tum. f01 only 1.2111 exâ€"small towner“ knows the humility and shame of going home broke. ‘ - -\ ‘ k George Ade in his new Paramount! picture for Thomas Meighan, “Back Home and Broke,” which is on the bill at the Veterans’ Star Theatre on Friday and Saturday of this week, sees the side he would naturally see of such a story, and has his hero reâ€" turn home apparently broke. But there is a reason for this, as the pic- ;ture, which is full of sparkling huâ€" mor and deft charactrizations, proves. Lila Lee heads the support- ing cast. FORMER ARTHUR HOTELMAN DIED AT STRATPORD Alfred Brandenburger, at one time’ proprietor of the Com'mercial Hotel at Arthur, died suddenly at Stratford on the 9th inst. He was stricken while going about his duties as tin- smith at the C.N.R. shops in that city and died in‘ the arms of a fellow em-‘ ,ployee. A short time before he was 'working with his associates apparâ€" ently in the best of health. He was born in Chicago 63 years ago and came to Stratford when only a year old. He conducted the hotel at Ar- thur for a number of years, return- ing to Stratford about eight. years Veteran Star Theatre ' Thomas Meighan TWO SHOWS :8 and 9.15 PM FRIDAY" SATURDAY February 22-23 “Back Home , and ,Bro ke” Evening Game. of Wfikerton curlers â€"â€"â€":‘k n Q‘m_ Durham C. H. Mofiat H. Cross C; MGL30h1?n (12) W. Calder C. A. Robbins W. Vallett‘ .. - O. Hahnj (12) G. Fenton Rev. Whealen J. S. Mollraith W. C. Pickering (10) W. 8. Hunter . C. Middlebro" J. 0, Adams T. Henderson (17) W. Calder J. McKechnie H. W. Wilson pastorate otj,_Easter .' Both invitations have been 3608de, subject to the and stationing co change W111 take p ' . _ _-_. Ar Mr Charles chester last week to visi er, .who is ill with pneumonia. Mr. Mitchell Burnett is home from Detroit on a. visit to his "parentS, Mr. and Mrs. William Burnett. Mr. J. H. Hunter. who has been: [Visiting his niece, Mrs. Gordon Mac»; Donald, at Chatsworth, for the past night. He was accompanied by Mrs. MacDonald and babe, who will visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hunter and family. . i Mrs. Zenus Clark entertained the Ladies’ Aid of the Baptist church on February 6th. It was at her home the Ladies’ Aid was organized twelve years ago this month. A good num- ber Was present. At the close of the meeting. Mrs. Clark served lunch. The Reason. He.â€"-â€"There is an awful yumbâ€"Iing in my stomachâ€"like a cart going over a cobblestone street. §h9.~-It‘s probably that. truck you ate for dinner. Eveyy Day Is Bargain Day THE PEOPLE’S MILLS ‘t. Bran O3 Shorts Crimped Oats Mixed Grain for Pou‘: Charles 7"‘1 "'i'omuRE 'o'r Poultry Food Blatchford’s Calf Meal Pig Meal and Poultry Feeds ‘ “V â€"vâ€"_ -V- A. little boy was taken by his. mother to visit a cemetery. He mm from plot to , plot, from tomb to tomb, reading the iqscriptions with aweand delight. Then, when he. had read them all, he said: “Now, take me to the other cemetery, ma." “The iother cemetery?” his mother asked. .2 - __‘_- DIV- ‘ 'F" “What other o'emetery do You mm. dear?" “The one,” said the. iittle boy, “where the had 980910 (We Live hogs .............. Wheat...........: ...... Buckwheat ................ ~50! :fi Peas .................... 1. 25 G 1 :30 Hay ................... 10.00 0 1200 Butter ..................... i5 AT Feed Flour I Oat Chup Mixed Chop JAN ~, Ont. 16 Billiards is ;: L'Hltil ‘. 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M tesfins: Hm Kt-h'*"’e!‘i'\ by moans m’ :- com). or sending true, if the s11." pends o G U and a set the tests fl h' fors so w will z't'h'nm! ximzm- ’Y‘Ions i bans. ‘ This is mu: nr thc- I'vawnr great players of billiar-(k mun own billiard balls. They knm these balls will do. The ball be true; the cushions must. I)" and the table must be true. )I‘C' Instmm am A POPULAR RECREATION hitting his am: mm. hm-n H m {I ”V m: H! 'I'HIm at 1V m WU ('1'! WW ‘ if»