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The collapse of the north-east well on the Garn- frnxa street bridge early last week, \ and the persistent report of the deuteron: condition of the bridge on Lambton street near the Queen street The next thing to be arrived at is just how to classify the majority of business houses in Durham. There is no one store here that sticks to one par- ticular line of trade. The most of the stocks held are of the “general” kind, and while a store may lean heavily to dry goods, it also carries a stock of groceries and the like. On the other hand, stores that lay claim to groceries as their chief stock-in- trade, in some instances carry a line of dry goods or other wares foreign to a bona fide grocery store. If these stores are all placed in the category of “general” stores, which they are in reality, and the law as outlined to the Merchants’ Association last year by their representative is correct, then it does not seem that the forced closing of the business houses should be a very hard thing to accomplish if put to a test. We give below a reply in last Saturday’s Tor- onto Star to a query to that paper as to the legality of a bylaw compelling the closing of purely grocery j stores in Toronto. The Star’s answer makes it quite that if the police are notified of any infractions, they will prosecute. So far as we are aware, the city of Toronto has no privileges along this line not ac- corded to any other municipality in. the province, and if Toronto Council can pass and enforce an early closing bylaw, there is no reason why the same cannot be done by any council in the smaller municipalities. The answer says: The Toronto bylaw, No. 8276, passed December 1, 1919. (Appendix B. to City Council Minutes, page 537), and which came into force December 12, 1919, provided that all grocery and fruit stores in the city should close on every week day at 7 p. m., except on Saturdays, and the day preceding a public holiday, when 11 p. m. was appointed to be the closing hour. On June 4, 1920, the royal assent was given to an amendment to the Factory, Sh0p and Office Building Act '(Sta- tutes 1920, chap. 86), providing that all by- laws heretofore passed under the Act, should, on and after April 30, 1920, cease to be effective in so far as they applied to the sale of fresh fruit. The fine for a breach of the bylaw is a sum not exceeding 350. The bylaw is still in force. Are you not drawing largely on your imaginationâ€"generalizing from the exceptionalâ€"when you say that this bylaw “is taken as not being in force by the com- munity and by grocers in general?” If you find that a grocer is breaking the bylaw, then complain to the police. There are more than 1,700 grocery stores in Toronto, and the police ’-_‘A :- A. ‘A ‘ n The basis upon which the early closing of places of business is operated is that seventz-five per cent of the merchants engaged in a partic lar line must agree to close. This means that in a town where there are only two business men engaged in the one line of trade, if one will not agree to close, the bylaw cannot be enforced. are “at.” If the bylaw is illegal,’ then it is well to know it; if it is legal, then it does seem unfair to the merchants who close to have an opposition store open up in the evenings and take trade that would possibly go to some other store during the regular business hours. The decision to fight the matter out is, we think, a wise one, and the résult fivill be watched with in- terest. The decision to settle once and for all a question that has been a bone of contention for many years has, we believe, been arrived at in a perfectly peaceable manner, and there seems to be no hard feeling in the matter. .The idea, according to both factions, seems to be to find out where they A year or so ago, a representative of the Retail Merchants’ Association was in town and told the local association that the bylaw was perfectly legal and that any Town Council upon being petitioned by the merchants, had it in their power to pass such a bylaw and enforce it. Merchants who are not in favor of closing their places of business at 7 o’clock claim that this stand is wrong, and at least two of them have told THE CHRONICLE that they have secured legal advice on the matter and intend to stand by their guns. As in other questions of this nature, some of the merchants of the town are in favor of the bylaw, while others are not. It is not our intention to take “sides” with either faction, but rather to discuss the matter from an independent standpoint. The local Retail Merchants’ Association want the bylaw enforced, but some of the merchants claim the bylaw is illegal, that there is no statute on the books of the Province that forces them to close and that until it is shown to them, they do not intend to observe it. This may not be the words used by those who favor the open nights, but the meaning is the same. The question as to the authority of a Town Council to pass an early closing bylaw requiring all places of business to close at 7 o’clock p. m. is a live one in many towns. and especially so in! Dur- ham at present, where, we understand an eflort is about to be made to test the validity of the bylaw passed some years ago by Durham Council. Whenever is afraid of submitting any quutm, civil, or religious, to the teat of Ircc discussion,“ man in love with his own opium: than with truth. â€"WA TSON. PAGE 4. Published every Thursday mornin at the offloe, Garafraxa Stzeet, .Durham, Ontario, Frank Irwnn, Editor and Proprietor. The Chronic e is mailed to any address in Canada at the rate of $2.00 per year, 81.00 for six months. 50 cents for three months. To any address in the United States of America, $2.50 per ear, 81.25 for six months, 65. cents for three mont s. Foreign subscription rates” on application. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Canadian Weekly Newspapers Aeeoaation EARLY CLOSING BYLAWS 13, _ ~-_ ---_ ------° -vvau. su5 all“ your wife says it’s all right, it isn’t. You hav handed her the entering wedge for a new rug.â€" Mercury. There is always a way of salvation, and the Charleston is doing wonders for muscles almost ruined by the flivver habitâ€"Washington Star. Mussolini’s real test of power will come when he tries to dictate to the women of Italy what they shall weanâ€"Detroit Free Press. The silence is significant. Mr. and Mrs. James Stillman seem to have been successfully psycho-anal- yzedâ€"Ottawa Journal. Many a man in public office improves the coun- try roads to pave the way to re-election.â€"Kingston Standard. ' A woman seldom takes up any reform seriously until after men cease paying attention to her.â€" Petrolia Advertiser. The downward trend of the price of gests that the busy hen is again on the j. ston Whig. Some girls can’t even wear a smile without looking into a vanity mirror to see if it’s becoming. â€"Sault Ste. Marie Star. Brantford sewers are to be flushed out shortly when 134 barrels of confiscated “real” beenwill be emptied. Some of the town topers are forced 'to admit that even a sewer has its day of greatness. Another good job for Constable Allen would be the repairing and airing of the Marshall cushions in the local opera honse. Gosh, but they’re hard! There is a lot of opposition to Britain’s proposed tax on bets, the populace evidently being of the opinion that it is better to be a bettor. Thank God, pedestrians don’t have to lose time changing gears when getting out of the road of a speeder. very often? little horse sense will prevent you get- ting there. It ‘is a sure sign of spring when the small boy hides the rake and the carpet beater. Don’t pity the man with the hoe. He’s probably after bait. Wouldn’t it be nice if we were as nice as we wish our friends were? too, we believe that if the proper representations are made, both County Council and Provincial De- partment of Highways are ready and anxious to render all the assistnce in their power to make the roads of this part of the country safe for the various classes of traffic that pass over it. Wh.en you BBQ] in]: on the living! ness is all rumor. The report nisy hive 1%, too, from the condition of the flooring, which is not in good condition, but which is being repaired this spring. ‘ . sitating in this event the construction of a new bridge. For some time past we have heard it said that the Lambton street bridge was not in any condition for heavy traffic, one rumor being that the steel work was mating out in some places. So far as the eye can see, the bridge has always appeared strong enough, and it may be that the rumor of its weak- ness is all rumor. The report ninv 1mm. afoul-All church, has placed the Town Council in a peculiar position. None of the members of the present Coun- cil are responsible or in any way connected, we be- lieve, with the construction program of these two structures, but nevertheless, it is up to them to keep traffic moving in town with the minimum of delay. A horse yil! pull your car out of a ditch. And NOTES AND COMMENTS CRISP COMMENT Mi". Russvll “as. imfmv hm' mar- riage. Miss Flm‘vnco Mchchnio, of Pi'it‘miilv. and a onusin Of Mr. John A. Graham. principal of Ikihhrzi'xii Publm schnul. Inspvctm' t’lutt‘vy at Ottawa was in Bollmilln Saturday in vonnwtinn with tho “larch for the missing: wanton. Clarku Russo]! was a high- lv ostoomod nt'tit'ial of thv depart- mont. A dispatch from Ht‘iiPViiit‘ [1111]"? date) of May S) tvlls of thv t'agic «With at t'llai'kv ltussvll. gamn and fish “1111“”! «if Bancrut't who had hmm missing sinm- thv previous Monday. A party (if 75 svarvlm-a itiscovvi'i-ct tlw body in lh‘ai'nn'S tii'nnk, almut. 5t! milos south 01' Ban- i'i'ot‘t. Th0 limly had tlw animal'- anm- of having: bum in ttm waivi- fur snmv timv. and it is prosummt that. ilt‘ was «ti-uwnml vai'ly in tho \ka. His wiuirimvnt was t'mnut with him. As hn was nut. using a: final. ii is ihi‘mght. that “P was fainting tho (firm-k and stc'mmt into a «1001i Imlu. 'i‘hi'i'v is nu suggvsiinn (it fun! play. \Vhi'thvi' an inquvst will i’w “PM is nut. yi'i. knuwn. (in 'l‘hui'sday last. t'uai's mm» M- m'pssmt for ttw sat'vty of the» Iamu wantvn. and pai'tivs «if svai'vhvi's worn m'ganizmt. It was t'uai'mt that. as ho had nut. i'otui'ni’wt hy Wininvsâ€" day. as ho promismt hn would. sump.- thing might haw twt‘allvn him. His WifP. hmvowr. t‘vlt that ha would return and would nut. giw up ““1"" until Saturday. i Wife of Unfortunate Victim Was Formerly Miss Florence McKech- nie of Priceville, a Cousin of Principal J. A. Graham of Durham Public School. GAME WARDEN FOUND DROWNED IN CREEK 'I‘luggzgtlwriug disporsml aftvr (ho honmlwlum. m mm't. nvxt. fall wnth ”w 0an Sound l'nmn. u: Fall! I IIlHll ill“! \VHS 3 ”105' ”1* tax-osting part. nf tlm Rally. Thu speaker of thv owning was tho Rm: Mr. Hm'kvtt of 'l‘nmntn, who (raw. :1 most. nxcullvnt addrvss 0n "Luvv‘s Gifts.“ This was. handled by 3 mm of «~3qu l'nmn and was a most tm-ostmg part. nf tlm Rally. 7_ _, --__.. v“--vu vvnllllllvu/U, auu a short programme hrou ht th meoting for the afternoon to a close about 530, when all adjourned for supper. ' Following a bountiful ropast pro- vided by tho Williscroft Young Poo- plo. the owning programme was rosumocl about 7.45, oponing with a song sorvico concgluotml by Mr. Griff. This was l‘ollowod hy musir by the Willism-oft B. Y. P. l', A l'oaturo of tho owning sossion was tho suhjocl: "What aro you doing in your l'nion lo mako it a Siii‘i-«_'s-.“-’"1 .Thisl was. handlod by a momhorl _ V â€"-- vow-u. .Vol‘ H. S. Grit! of Durham, whose topic was in the form of an announce- ment “Why We re Here,” A meet- ing of the ercutivc committee, and -LA, I The session opened at 3.15 with a devotional period conducted by Miss Ina Hughes of Owen Sound, and was followed by an address by Mr, U C an”: no n.--_n__ . . _ l The following Unions were re?- resented and responded to roll cal Wiarton, Owen Sound. Souths ton, Baislefv, Hanover, Strathavon, .il- hscro t. Durham and Port Elgin by letter. Those present from Durham Union were Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Griff, and Misses Thelma Bell, Ada Holmes, Grace Ritchie and Margaret McDon- AIJ O O l ald. With beautiful weather in force, between 150 and 200 Baptist Young PeOpIe of tho Owen Sound District fathered at Williscroft on Friday of ast week, the 7th inst., to give re- ports of the season‘s work, to hear of new methods from leaders, and to listen to an inspirational address by the Rev. D. A. Hackett of Pape Avenue church, Toronto. mama Friday 0 Lu: Wonk.â€" loxt looting at Owen Sound. 15:: L; E32253: .I._: E: E .45.. _..:_..5:;. 5.5 Long days. lung nights, she horn her (pain, To wait for mm: but all in vain. Till God Himsvlf know what was host. Took Grandma hump and gave her rest. IN IEMORIAI! Allenâ€"In 1min: numnn 01' mn‘ clnm hr:.andm: \hs. liulwlt \llvn. whu dvpaltml lilv Min 14.1916. .‘Hull' llllH'. lfi‘SV‘h'S shu is Slll'ViW‘d by con“ claughtm‘. Mr. AMHNI and .‘ll'h‘. BIXUI In". \\'<-chw.~'cla.\' murning for Purt. Elgin. tn 1w mw-scnt at. Hm rum-ml. which was hula! from thv Immu- at. 'J u'clnck. M' Mr husband. Last. \xw-k \w :mnounomi Mr, J. '.\. Ahh'mi of this town. and his sis- tor. Mrs, J. W'. Myth. of \‘nrnoy. as mom: in 'l‘ooronio in ationdanvo at HH' fmwral of ihvir cousin. Dr. \\':iison. On Sunday ihoy rwoivml a message from Port I‘Iluin tolling of Ho- smhion doaih of another rolls-in. Mrs. John Agar, who dim! that. evening. Mrs. Agar was Miami. on ynnrs of ago. and though no par- iivnlars. are to hand. it is thought she diod from an atiacak of hmn't i'nihn-v. from which she sum-rod for sumo limo. Bd‘s‘idlos hor husband. Shi‘- is fieriVPd by MW claimlmn- ATTENDED FUNERAL OP RELATIVE AT PORT ELGIN yvar. Fulluwing arr tho omcvrs elected for the. coming your: , I’m‘sidvnt, Mrs. R. Marfarlano; Virr-l’rvsidvm. Mrs. 'l‘. Hmulcrson. Svrrvtury-il‘rrasurvr. M rs. C. (1. Mid- dlnhru', Cmnwnm- uf (Ramos Cum- mittm'. MI‘S. R. J. Mc'n‘brhrud: Cun- wnor 01' T03 (Imnmittnn. Mrs. H. Morlnrk. The variatis ri-imi'ts pi'nsvntod shtiwml last, war in have lwvn a sucovssful nnv. and with a gumily amount in “H' trvasury. Ur this. two humh'mt and furty-tiw dollars \Vt‘t't‘ turnnd OVPI' to thn mom's club for tho purlwsv nt‘ hunting nut, in the- building «if the (‘lllh housv this ‘----N‘ I ’ It. is a fun-vumw vonolusion that tlm lady bowlers. as in farmer years will have a largo mmnlwrship, tlm indications living that the 19:26 spa- son will kw tlw lmnnm- your 30 far, and Hip far! that. Hwy did not turn out for “in annual mm-lnii: is no in- dication of a dying intprest in the snort. Durham lady howlors met in an organization mooting last. Friday at- tornoon in tho A, Y. P. A. rooms, and though tho attmuianro was not as largo as it might have boon. tho onthusiasm of thoso prosont mado up. for any luck of numiwrs. LADY BOWLBRS ORGANIZED FRIDAY 01’ LAST WEEK The Eugenia Falls is the location of one of the largest hydro gener- ating plants. The basin is one of the noted]. good speckled trout grounds 0 the province, and ever since it has been closed by order- in-council on account of the hydro deveIOpments, there has been a clamor upon the part of sportsmen for its reopening. r. J. A. Aldred and Mrs. J. Blyth Left Yesterday to Be P eat. at Last Rites. In response to a flood of requests :which have come from the sports- men anglers of the provnnce for some time past, the Ontario Govern- ment has passed an order-in-council o ening the hydro basin at Eugenia lls to speckled trout fishermen. The basin will be opened on the 15th of the present month, when sportsmen may angle there upon payment of a license fee of 50 cents per day, one-half of which goes to the Government and the remainder ofmyhigh is retained .byuthe issuer. Saturday Pint Day of Angling at Eugenia. When Lioonu he of ' Fifty Conn a Day to Channel. HYDRO POWER [MI OPENS FOR FISHING -â€"â€"Ni0('0s. Luttiv and Myrtle Beginners Tim difl'orenm lwtween learning golf and motoring is that in golf at first will hit nothing and in matur- ing you hit everythingâ€"Boston Transcript. Advertise in The Chronicle. It pays Messrs. Harold and [twin Sharpe and Miss Em RmH'nrd mnlm-mi from Tut-onto and slwnl tho wank-end at Hwir homns hurv. Mr. and Mrs. Limow arv Visiting with My Mclhtmln. . Mljs: Finléy Graham ut' Mammal l8 Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. \V. Calder. Rev. and Mrs. “'llvalvn M: Hus \wek «m a twmwm'ks' hnhdn with friends in and around \luslnn and other pigmos. .MI4._PZ«i. Kness was in Landau um wgpk atu-{Idyng Synud. Mr. and Mrs. H. \Vatson \‘isitml on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. 8. Watson of Dumtalk. Miss Laura Trnax is Spt‘tltitm.’ a tow days in Toronto this wm-k. Mr. D. M. Saunders has it‘iltit'l‘t'd his resignation as Linutonant m command of D. Cflfllpfllly. (in-y Hopi- mont. ht‘t‘t‘. and has him“ Sltt't'c-mtmt by__Mr.__tl. t1. Midatlohm‘, MLâ€"ssré. l’vrcy and John Lawrvnvn of. Stratfnrd spent llw wwk-vnd Wit]: the _Ht_1rdy brothers. Miss J. A. “will ‘13?de {xiiii'lmr sister, Mrs. B. Smith in Guelph on Saturday. .M r. Johnson. teacher of the Price- vnllo school, called. on friends m town Tues_d_a_y equng. Rm‘. and Mrs. Matthews of Lion‘u Head are visiting the farmer's bro- ther and sistm'. Mr. [whom and Mi-‘s Mignia 'Mattlu'wa‘. l'mmr 'l‘mvn. I Mr. C. H. Darling 0nd nuphvw, Master Jack Gamma. were in Sun- coe over the week-end. and m-m accompanied home by the {Ol‘mvr's fathqr, Mr. J. A. Dcrli , who 15‘ visiting with his d3 ter, Mn»; George Glgnon. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Dean and daughters spent Sunday with Mm- ford friends. Rev. Mr. Sutherland of PriconH. visited friends in town on Manda}. Mr. Howard McDonald left Mun- day for Hamilton, where hv inn-Mg lpendi ; few d. s, afterwards g..- in; to trait. w ere be m“ m. in his trade as mason :md ‘nckluyer. Mr. Ernest IOGI'I‘I‘ of Gilt wunt the week-end with his mother and- Iisteu here. Mr. pad Mrs. J. Bauer and dung“- (er. I“ If. “(1 “1‘8. ll. Ullmuu and daughter, all of Kitchvnvr, “m. guests of “Pg. Btuer, in “01ka and other friends in this \nmm: over the week-end. ‘ Mrs. Thomas Tuck or Mnrkdal“ m the guest of Miss My. “Md and other friends {or a (mum. ..f days last week. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL mwn Sound and Mrs. S. 13, Stream.- 1'“ ‘ had '0 hr ""4 The handw. H A The slmuh: "4 ding and Mm thrown nun} “H nay was complvt July 1.3 Jamm h “'(‘l‘ks' .‘t ”In ”\H mm IN k0 fl'ni wm-n “u fl’l‘r Hf l" on ”I“ ‘ dnfllju-H Y cart. w n m vamp we pmh through mu» “'0': with Ho “‘9" \\4 IM \Vn'lw more [Ht now, but: refusal. Ind tho!“ coon [I960 panuw push” Sfl“' .M CII‘I'V pmlml or 3“ “mm"! I shall twu \\" p00“ ( slariin took a boddin not In was at "I “'Hs ‘ by FARM! compamw Iowa 4111 Thom- \x. Ellswm-H 'nuw lq-t‘. and ”IN” most. u!” 3 palm-s m rust. H pool 1. and m 1,“?le (JIM. if ho \x'u! of fun “'85‘ ‘t 0f “H's )0dl\| Rom‘ls of The llilllls lad \\ sau- 509m“ that u on hr It “a- Um Mun shnuld \\ bvlmmm: le L'X' versinm from “H fies wen-.- and N'Hl hld nu 1 8006059. mean [In mn‘m'ulu Young. Land :nn crilnus richam 9P8 ('IHN m'vr Hu- SIIVIHHI vounc low sionm it ~ vm‘ts. H "on nf H bI‘OlIH-I'. 0f Shm'll tion fHI' Benn Us instruvhc for runn kept. mo mash-r .. only Hlu "'8'! MM ill ”w l “985‘ as :1 impul'lm- being :u (‘Vc'llts u‘. WHEN HANDCA [ADE MORW at}, B ,I"\\ ! the {0“ ‘!il\ ‘6 mam-I: OMOIHHI. {unions hmw everlasting 1~ one of Hu- :- were drmu: fields in Hz. . United Stan. ~ . llsilniatx of ward V. the piullm-l'~ 0! 0m “1‘ H.’ would haw u the tinu- How walk frwn l Citv. a ciuslnl miivs. twpw summvr M»: ' grip ul' \\ .."' plains a... : A“ numhvm t ho had 1' ships. ‘| H Walked 1 The Wamx Fir Th1 \\ \\