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LR. Tickets. .obile Business 30. 7. 25 Next Saturday 1d Stand mill fenderson Should Use {mu-“1, ' leather dealers .lx‘wrtising cam- Iogan. "Nothing vathwr." But is - it fair [0 the .dard Re- 19. at RIES nm nings PRICES tus Cream Cream pel' H) knybody 0.1 gazzrcments HS Hydro- tends to 't. 'hc skin LPsow com- DURHAM 1i. Satur- 'md Mrs. hilo was ”11' first ~ m'nwth marw: M \10 250. 100. 30c. 65c. 35¢. {I than Hm and Oh VOL. 57.â€"N0. 2958. 'l'h» big storm of last week is a thing: of the past and again the trains 3r» running on nearly schedule time. While the Canadian National main- tained fairly good service throughout u).- blockade. and cancelled only a few trains, the Saugeen-Walkerton branch of the C. P. R. was tied up from Tuesday afternoon till the fol- lowing Monday afternoon. The 511.,»x-piougl1 stuck at the Glen on - 1‘uus‘olny of last week was finally got through to the Junction and left on the return trip to Walketmn at 7 p.111. Friday evening. It reached here Saturday afternoon at 3 o‘clock, and left about 5 o’clock, getting into Wzalkerton about ii a .m. Sunday In; an... trip, a drift 20 feet high was] gum through in the Glen, and in a big 1 ut this side of Walkerton, a 17- foot drift was encountered. This lath-1‘ was so packed that it took several runs at it to push the plow through and when the outfit got to Walkerton the plow was badly dam- aged and had to be put up for re- pairs. Sunday night, a big steel plow from Toronto went through to Walkerton and, returning, widened Out the road and cleaned out the yards between there and the Junc- tion. About 30 men were in the crew which was under the supervision of Rnadmaster Owens of Orangeville. Both C. P. R.andc.l.R.TrainsA1-u Running Close to Schedule Tine. On the Canadian National, a don-E bl: header b1 ought the Russell plow' in on the Durham branch ea11_\ on. SmMuy morning. and returned to= Stratford in the afternoon. i While. the centre of interest dur- ing a storm is generally on the rail- roads, rural residents were also hav- ing their troubles and for a couple or days everything out in the coun- try was locked up tight. The roads were so full that navigation was impossible except on snowshoes, and, with the snow still coming down as hard as ever and a 30-mile an hour wind blowing, there wasn‘t much sense in pathmasters trying to plow out the roads. Like the railroads. however, once the storm over. the people in the country were not long in .ligging themselves out and at the present the roads are again reported m good condition. Since Friday most of the country roads have been pinwed out. and on the county and provincial roads the plows were also :wwl extensively. Both roads are now open and the freight and passenger schedule is about back to normal. Local Branch Now Has Burglar-proof Doors In Place. NEW VAULT DOORS PLACED IN ROYAL BANK VAULT 't‘he local branch of the Royal ltank has. recently had installed a new Vault door which it is hoped mi! seriously handicap the aspira- tmns of “Red" Ryan Co.. or any -~:I::ers of that variety who have a Siking for breaking into banking in- <titutions and carrying 011‘ the con- tents. especially the cash. The new doors installed here have a weight of in the neighborhood of a ton and a half and are said to be the latest in burglar-proof doors. liven if the combination is blown, a burglar wouiti find it difficult to shove back the bolts that hold the doors in place. and the steel of which they are constructed is said to be of the best. While massive enough. the otd (inors were not quite flood enough for the modern marks- “Capital" Will Be Subject Under Discussion. man. who wwzid go through it in the small part nf the early morning hours and be gone with the swag lwt‘m'e anyono wnuld know of it. THE MEN'S CLASS NEXT SUNDAY In many parts 01‘ the world and among multitudes of laboring men there is intense feeling against Cap- italism and the Capitalist. Revolu- tionsts everynhere are cryng “des- tr“) it and let us haxe economic freedom and social equality." Next Sunday we shall discuss “Capital In the Light of Christ.” His word is always final and His teaching the only hope of man’s enlightenment. In our Canadian cities. in North???n Ontario, in Alberta, and Cape Breton coal areas, there are communist schools and Red propaganda that menace our institutions. Their main theme is Capital. 0111- only correct- he is Christ. After the 28th of Februarynext it will be no longer lawful to sell oleo- margarine in Canada. The manufac- ture of the product. in Canada was prohibited after September 1st last. In view of the failure of the Ottawa Government to renew to the trade the right to sell or manufacturer to make oleomargarine at the last session, those who handled the proâ€" duct were careful to see that the stocks were cleared, so that for some time now the product has been prem‘ itically off the Canadian market. ‘Permission to make and sell oleo- margarine was a war measure, and? during the period intervening the? product became popular, especially lat seasons when the price of butter mounted. It had a very wide sale l in this country. The banning of the Iproduct from Canada will have its effect on the butter market. It removes the one competitive factor, so that, all things being even, the range of butter prices will undoubt- edly be higher. While many con- sumers may feel the pinch of higher prices, the producer or butter will benifit. METHODIST CHURCH STANDS BEHIND 0.T.A. Local Methodists Unanimously En- dorse. the Act As It Now Stands. The following resolution was pass- ed unanimously by the Durham Methodist congregation on Sunday evening“, February 24, 1924 : “Resolved, that we express our sincere appreciation of the manner in which the Ontario Temperance Act is being enforced, and especially do we appreciate the. personal supâ€" port given to‘ this Act by the Pre- mier and by the attorney-general. who has contributed much to the success of the enforcement of this splendid piece of legislation. “We respectfully urge that. this Act. as it now stands be given ample mumrtunity to demonstrate its growing efficiency in the curtailing and controlling of the liquor traffic. “'0 believe the present law, which is real gm'urnment cont.rol.-to be far superior to government. sale, and trust that it may continue to receive the tutti“) support. of your governâ€" ment. “We deprecale the desire on the part of a few to put this province to the unnecessary expense of another referendum so soon after the decis- ive votes of recent years, but. hope that the present Act, strengthened and safemmrrlm‘l. receiving the hear- ty support of your government, may become increasingly effective in the regulation and final suppression of the evils of the liquor traffic. Variety Store. "That. copies of this resolution be spnt to the premier and the. member for Hu- riding." \Valkvt'ton's High school team of hockeyists throw a bad scare into the local High school team on the rink here Tuesday night. when they ran up a score of 6 against them while the locals were collecting 2. Canada Altar This Dateéldoptél First As War Insure. Lose Close Game 8 to 7 After Having Locals 6 to 2. NEW AUTO MARKERS ARE ROW GOIPULSORY Owners of automobiles are not permitted to use their 1923 licenses after this date. If they do so they are liable to a fine. With weather such as we have now there is not much need of licenses or any year. but another month or two and the cars will be again running and own- ers must he fortified with the proper authority and take no risks. A rally in the last period is what put the Durhams on top 8 to 7 at the close of the game. The game is reported as not having been particularly fast, with the ex- ception of the last period. While Durham youngsters played a strictly High school team it is said that the Walkertonians had to strengthen up a bit to get a team together. GET YOUR 1924 mm Automobile markers may now he obtained from Mack Sounders at. the A game between the Furniture Factory and. the High school last Saturday afternoon resulted in a win for the latter 2 to 0. WALKBRTON NEARLY WON DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, ' THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1924. BEST CARNIVAL OF YEAR NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT “Trades and Labor" Carnival Should Bring Out Big House For Best Ev- ening of 1924 Season. The Directors of the Durham Skat- ing Rink have announced a big Trades and Labor Carnival for next- W”ednesday night, the 5th of March. In keeping with its name the prizes, as will be seen in another column, are of the “Trade and Labor” pat- tern, such as Electric Irons, Brooms, Dustpans, Bucksaws, and Tools of difl'erent kinds. Instead of the usual prizes of the usual Carnival ,the management of this extraordinary carnival have put up some extraâ€" ordinary prizes to be competed for. The management have endeavored to forget nothing, and have tried to make a prize for everybody. For instance, take the race open to bona fide farmers only. We don’t thinkl any exception can be taken to the“ statement when we say that as‘ a rule the average farm boy cannot skate as fast as the average town boy. He is not a Speeder. It is with this point in view that the manage- ment put on the race for farmers only. and the prize is a good one, a cross_cut sawâ€"a prize that is easily earned by skating only six times around the Durham rink. Besides, it is everybody’s night out, and ev- eryone should come out prepared to give and take as much pleasure out : of the carnival as possible. The full list of prizes will be found on page 8 of this issue, and we think that everyone will agree that besides being unique, the prizes are in keeping with the events. Frankly, we think every citizen should be on. hand and support the management in their endeavors to furnish good clean amusement for the young people of Durham and vicinity. The labor of the manageâ€" ment of the local rink is a labor of love. of which the writer is fully informed after a term of four years, which came to a close at the begin- ning of the present year. However. we are still interested in the rink and hope axe a!“ ays will be. W 1th a late start this season, the re- ceipts of the rink are not nearly up to previous years at thistime, and we don’t think we are telling any secrets when we say that the rink needs money and needs it badly. The shareholders who put their money into it. in the first place are not ex- pecting any return. but it surely is not asking too much when the re- quest. is made that the rink at least pay its way. Evorymlc should he on hand to makv this Carnival the biggest suc- cess of its kind cvm‘ staged in the. town. Durham always has. always can and always will rise to the occa- sion. And she will do it, now. BOYS’ CONFERENCE STARTS TO-MOBROW' AT PALMERSTON Big Crowd Expected From Durham and Other Places. The Chronicle is in receipt of the following from Fred Malone, Con- \‘enor of the Promotion Committee: Boys. remember the Boys’ Confer- ence. Palmerston. February 29. {I'M March 1 and 2. We are expecting a large rPI'I‘PSentzttinn from your town and everything is prepared for you. Saturday afternoon from 430 to 6.00 we have secured the Arena just for the boys. Every boy is requested to" bring his skates. Come one come all, make this conference a huge sucâ€" cess. ‘51}. Adam Robertson, who has been seriously ill for some weeks, is grad- ually growing weaker and the family is becoming anxious. Mrs. Allan Robertson, his daughter-in-law, of Hamilton, arrived here yesterday, and his son, Allan, is expected to- day from DetrOit. During the past couple of weeks we have. been sending out accounts to subscribers in arrears, and are pleased to meet with prompt res- ponses in a number of cases. This is a part of our duty we have been neglecting in the past owing to pres- sure of work in the on“ ice, but having got away to a good start we hope to keep it going from now on. We are charitabje enough to believe that most of our readers are honest, but in some cases neglectful, and only need a little reminder. We hope to hear from all shortly, so as not to have to resort to severe measures in any case. SERIOUSLY ILL LT EDIE am -DID YOU GET YOURS YET? MINEORD’S PIERROT PLAYERS . GAVE GOOD PERPORHARGB Joe'Rainford and his Pierrot Play- ers put on a good show to a small house last night in the TownHall, and, judging from the applause, those in attendance appreciated every number. With the exception of a similar show put» on a year ago by Mr. Rainford, these are an innova- tion to this country, although well known and popular in England and Europe. Local Mayors Played to Small House Last Night. The show is made up partly like a musical comedy, in fact, it might properly be called one, and from the beginning to the end was a continu- ous performance of songs, choruses, duets, quartettes, etc., ending with a laughable one-act play. The local performers taking part were : Mrs. M. Wilson, Misses Vaddie Caldwell, Esther McCombe,‘ Elsie Boyce, and Wilma Smith, and the Messrs. J. Rainford, W. Benson, J. McKechnie, R. Giles and J. Lloyd. Mrs. E. McDonald and Miss Eula Bur- nett were accompanists, and near the close, Mr. Robert Moorhead con- tributed a humorous quarter hour. The attendance was all too small for the quality of the show, but we believe that this was accounted for by a lack of advertising, many peo- ple not knowing about 'it. The show was put on under the auspices of Trinity church Guild. EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO IMPROVE BREEDING Ontario Government Has Secured Ten Thoroughbred Stallions for Use of Ontario Farmers. Through Hon. Dr. Jamieson the farmers of South Grey will likely have the opportunity of improving their stock this coming summer if enough (anâ€"operation is secured to make the venture feasible. Recently ten thoroughbred stallions were seâ€" cured by the {)ntario Government from England and these will be dis- tributed throughout the Province for the use of farmers who wish to use this class of stock. From present information to hand the horse will be kept at Durham and Markdale and the only thing that now stands in the way is the inforâ€" mation as to whether or not there are enough breeders in this part of Ontario interested in the matter to make it worth while. sW-ith thoroughbred horses always in demand at good prices, it might. be well for the farmers of South Grey to consider well the proposi- tion with a View to securing one of those animals. NAVY LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVE WAS IN TOWN THIS WEEK As the scheme takes more definite form it is more than likely that more will be heard of the matter in the near future. Mr. (3. Adams. Chaplain of the Navy League, made a canvass of the town the fore, part of this week to raise money for the widows and or- phans of seamen in the mercantile marine. Mr. Adams was a Methodist cler- gyman before entering the service of the navy. He is In uniform. wearâ€" ing the regulation suit of navy blue with brass buttons. He is most gen- ial in conversation, 1. has an Open, honest countenance,‘ very sympa- thetic in speaking of the hardships of sailors and the needs of the wi- dows and orphans when death claims the bread-winner. The cause is good and is deserving of ‘ support. He told us in a brief interview he had to raise $85,000 between Ottawa in the East and London in the West, and that Durham was expected 'to contribute" 3175.00 of this amount. He addressed the students of the High and Public schools on Tuesday and his word pictures of sailor life were interesting. His graphic porâ€" trayal of burying a sailor at sea was very touching, particularly so where wife and children at the dock ex- pecting to meet “daddy” were told they would see him no more. In this case the comrades of the departed seaman made a voluntary contribution or over $300.00 to the widow and orphans. An undertaker was driving out. in the country when a woman came to the gate and stop'ped him and said, “You don’t remember me?” “N 0,” he said. She replied, in astoniShm‘ent, “Why, it’s only two years since you undertook my Wand? - BURGLARY VICTIM infill“ RELATIVES HERE . Robert Keatting was'arrested at Mount Forest last Wednesday far burg;ary and on Thursday was sen- tenced to one to two years at the Ontario Reformatory at Guelph by Magistrate Hellyer. Former Durham Wuhan Has House Burglarized At Mount Forest.â€" Thief Gets Year at Guelph Farm. Keating was suspected shortly afâ€" ter the burglary was discovered and a search or a stable at which Keating was employed led to the recovery of some of the goods. A week ago last Thursday night, two houses on Egremont street, Mt. Forest, were burglarized. The resiâ€" dences Were occupied by Mrs. John Hanna, a 'sister of Mrs. W. J. Mcâ€" Farlane of Glenelg‘, and of Messrs. Robert, David and Hamilton Allen, well-known residents of this vicin- ity, and by Mrs. George Stephenson, the former of whom was visiting at Listowel and the latter at Toronto. A Mount Forest yvoman in passing noticed a light in Mrs. Stephenson’s and gave the alarm next door, but ‘in the meantime the thief got away. It was found that noth houses had been ransacked. Mrs. Hanna. lost a gold watch, fur coat and furs, silverware, bedding, etc., some of which has been recov- ered. RAILWAY BOARD ASKED TO DECIDE QUESTION Local Residenfis and Bell Telephone Co. Can't Agree on Right-of-Way. a fine residence, wants a telephone. The Bell Telephone Company is will- ing to give it to him, but the resi- dents of; Bruce street object to the telephone company stringing a cable through their row of fine shade trees and will not grant their permission to go down the street with the line. Present telephone subscribers on Bruce street are served by a tele- phone line that runs along the back of their property and, we understand want the present line to go this same way. This the telephone company, we are tOId, will do, but the town must provide a right-ofâ€"way, which, we understand, cannot be procured. As the Bell Telephone Company cannot go down the street without the town’s permission. Mr. Mofi‘at cannot be connected up, but, again, as. the Railway Board insists that the teleplnme company must serve any: person applying for Si':‘\'iw*. M r: Moi“- fat must get the phone. Mr. C. H. Mofl‘at, near the C. P. R. freight sheds, who moved in from Glenelg a year or so ago and built As the parties were unable to came to an agreement, Mr. liulfat has put the matter inihe hands of the Railâ€" way and Municipal Board and a meeting will likely be called in the near future. HYDRO SYSTEM INSURANCE AGAINST WAR; SAYS DR. BILL Joint Exploitation of Niagara Pre- vents Hostility. Dr. W. H. Hill, dean of the Inéti- tute of Public Health, declares that the Ontario Hydroelectric system is the Dominion‘s perpetual hostage against war with the United States, and that so long as industry in this province is dependent upon Niagara generated power, war between this Dominion and the neighboring Re- publicâ€"either individually or in al- liance with other nationsâ€"is impos- sible. You never really know a man until you have slept on- the same pool table with him during a. convention.â€" New Haven Rcaster. * The reason for this is that a lone airman of the American flying corps with one bomb could blot out light and power over the greater part of Ontario in one hour. E. V. Buchanan, general manager 01‘ the Public Utilities Commission, London. also admits that every dol- lar spent by citizens of Ontario in the building of the present hydro system has been, as well, an invest- ment in perpetual peace. To use a chess expression, the joint Dominion and United States has pro- duced a condition of perpetual “stalemate.” An ofl'ensive move on either side wouldresult in disaster ‘for the nation making such a move. For while Ontario is at the mercy of the “lone airman" of the American flying corps, one of the richest sec- tions of the United States is also at the mercy of a similar “lone air- man’f' fl'ying the Canadian colors. ‘35“ .0 r {it E W :‘k $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. 8. Interesting Reminiscenoes of Olden Days Long Past and, Perhaps, Por- gotten in fiction Rush. It seems like a fairy tale, but from the source of our information we have no doubt of the correctness of the story we are about to tell. Mr. Alex. Lucas, in the office of Lucas Henry, next door; to The Chronicle, is of a big family, and if his forbears were all as prolific as his uncle, John, the family connection will run up into the millions. OLD DAYS IN LAIBTON COURT! John Lucas, to whom we refer. was born in the County of Carlow, Ireland, in'the year 1801 and came to Canada in 1815 and settled for a time in the County of Lanark. After a few years he moved to the County of Lambton, where he settled in the Township of Brooke. It was not the County of Lambton then. but was- known as the County of Kent, and comprised what now forms the, counties of Essex. Kent and Lamb-' ton. That was about 1835, and there. .were only four families in the Township of Brooke. Mr. Lucas died there in 1899 at the age of 98 years. 10 months and 13 days, leaving 12 children, 81 grandchildren and 148 ; great-grandchildren. The voyage across the ocean wok 60 days, a trip that can now be made in about a week or even less. It will be interesting to compare the conâ€" dition of the then County of Kent with the three counties of to-day. During the 80’s Mr. Lucas, our next- door neighbor, met a Mr. John Mc~ Keown, a man about 80 years of age: but long since dead. Mr. McKeown was Clerk of the original County of Kent and, being in a reminiscent mood, referred to the early days. Amongst other things he told him that the total amount of cash received by the County Treasurer for one year was £4, 85. and 6d., about $20.00 of our present currency. That was less than ”100‘ years ago when the united county had no cities nor big industries. Now the cities of Chatham. \V-indsur and Sarnia are thriving centres of population and contain the big Ford works at Ford, the distillery at Walkerville, the a Standard Oil works at Sarnia and oil wells operating largely in each of the three counties. It has also many other industries and a number of [thriving towns. To build up a healthy trading centre, merchants must sec to it that their patrons can got ovm‘y- thing needed in their town. This can best be done by all the merchants working: togethm' so that oach sl‘mciaizns and carries a full assurimvm uf thv lines ht1 Special- ixvs in. If six merchants. in a. small town are carrying shops it, is morn than likely‘thai. um um has a wry com- plete range of shoes. It, would he lwttor if but. lwu handled shoes and qu'z'ind r03! .«mcks. Aftm' a farmer and his wifv have driven in severaltmiics tn a town. to find that only a part. of their req- uirements can be fillud in the town, they are apt to Sit down and order their next 1211 Of snm'fiins fz'nm a cat- TEMPERATURES FOR LAST WEEK (x) Below zero. . .The weather for the past week: Feb. 21.â€"-Very stormy all day and night, moderating towards morning. Still snowing at, 8 am. Feb. 22-. Feb. 22.â€"-Storm abated somewhat in morning, but more or less inter- mittent all day, becoming colder toward night, drOpping to 12 below. Clear, calm and 10 below at 8 am on Feb. 23. Feb. 23.â€"Clear and cold. Feb. 24.â€"Clear and cold. Feb. 25.-â€"Clear; bright sunshine, and springâ€"like weather. Feb. 26.â€"â€"Fine and clear. ' Feb. 27.â€"Clear and bright during day and early evening, turning cloudy toward morning. At 8 am. Feb. 28, it was dull, but fine, clear- ing toward noon, with bright sun. W hon me win” 11> \wrk together thv} can eliminate this Wo-nknoss. Thermometer roadings made each morning at 8 a.m.. and on for the preceding 24 how‘s. Tho following are the maximum-minimum tem- peratures for the week : MERCHANTS SHOULD WORK TOGETHER Max. Min. 22 u 21 x11 x11