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As a haumi'mvi boy. the Editor 01' The {Lin-uniclv remembers seeing Mr. Bakor on horseback as he jog-trotting] from phim- in which to till his SPY- m'al Miami-moms in the wide field of his ministry. There weru then throw hi'um'hvs 0f the Methmlist Church. the \V'nsleyan, Primitive, and Rpm-opal )lo-thudists. hut m- do not knnw in which of the thrvv Mr. Bake}? tho'n belonged. Row. Isaac Baker, a pionevr Meth- miisi ministm', educated at Victorla COHPXP. iiniunn'g. in urtiw smwivn Sim-v i837. supi-ranluialml in 1893. was fnunoi dead in his bmi at Moa- fnroi nn Mummy afivmoon of last \Vi'o'k. [iv was 91 yvars of age and spent most of his ministry in Grey and Simmw. His wife «linii 25 years an” and his tin-vi: chihh'vn urn draw! 81M), It is m» lnlontinn of tho leeral Irvpartmont of Agrnenltnro to do away altogothor with the gallon and other Inc-asln'o-s when the- new Root and Vegvtahlo Avt comes into force. The Act can only be successfully op- c-ratml whom the system of meas- nrvs hithm'to in force is forgotten, and pmplo- go-t use-cl to ordering w- go-tahlors by MW pollml. Housmvives will. tln-n-t'oiu'v. have to order cauli- tlowm'. mhhago-s. rucnmhors. apples, pozu'hvs. plums and pumpkins by the pumnl. as lhvy all-wally huy thoir on- ions and potmws. l’c-rhaps allow a bit “1- shall havo oggs sold by the pound wh'n'h will he» a groat blow to pl‘mllu'o'l's nl' snnll vggs. \Vllat about selling \Vunllvns by tho pound. and giving oustnnwl's a l'hanm' to Ps‘tim- ato' «onwm'aliw \nlnrs hy sl‘lowing chm-go's straight six to lvn dollars a pound for what rust tho- tll'st llllyc'l' from six to twvnly ('o'nts a nounll‘.’ In ten years from now the boys and girls will wondm' what their elders mvan who-n Hwy quntc tln- nld dry mvasm'o- nfl' tlw Public svhtml al‘ithmo'tit'. WILL SUPPORT LIBERALS Mr. W. .l. Hammill. mnmhm' for .‘lllhkukil. vlm'tml as a Progressive in the last campaign, is_ rppigrtet‘i. to haw handed in}! svilmmt Ilm'lal'atinn of his lllh‘nllllll to support the King tiniwrml'wnt :it the next session. _ _\lr. Hammill’s statement says in part : "The recent Pl'ngressive eon- wution at Winnipeg. the resignation 0f Hun. 'l'. .\. bro-rat as leader of that group. {ml the differences of opinion so manifest among members of the Pl‘ngftorssiws. both in regard to lead- ership and the policy to he pursued. tended strongly to convice me that my very best policy would be to car- ry opt definitely m proâ€"election promise to ally myse f openly w1th the .Liberal party. It is therefore my intention at the next session of Parliament to formally ally myself with. the. Government of Hon. Mac- kenzne King.” PARENTS ARE BLAMBD FOR IODBRN ”JAZZ” DANCE The litudo. tho woll-known mu- sical magazinv. thinks it is about time to quit. blaming jazz or any othi-r kind of music. for dissolute dancing and to put tho- responsibil- ity where it belongs. “thou you 800 young pwplo in thoii' towns going through poi't'ormaniéos that would haw hm-n suppressed in tho midwav n, is timv, savs Tim l‘ltlltlt'. "to ask parents wlwthor they haw lost all control of tlwir childron. oi' whoth- or tlH‘)’ haw lost thoir autism.” 'l‘lw hlanio is not on the music. but what is dout- with tlio'nvusc. Jazz is but a passing phasw ot' oxaggm‘atod mu- sical o'xpi'ossion; it will oxhaust it- solf in tinw. It is tho lack of par- ontal control that is the serious thing. 'l'ho chiot’ objection to jazz is that it, spoils the tzisto for what is good and lwautit‘ul in music: but tho-ri- is littlo uso in wasting tinu‘ donounrin: jazz. PIONEER MINISTER POUND DEAD nmow mu 0! “0038' It! B! In! ILLEGAL Tire manufacturers will be invit- ed to appear befort the Motor’Vehi- ‘cles Committee of the legislature in the very near future to discuss the question of damages to highway: through the use of unsuitable tires, particularly on trucks. Truck own- ers. who appeared before the com- millee some time ago said thaLmueh of the trnuhle was due to lack of sufficient spread and oilfieials (if the department of highways consider that. in many eases where the road rtirf'aee has been lireken up. it is due .n iniprmnr tires on trurl;s. \t a yawn 01' film rummiltee last week. ttnu. l-‘. t1. Riggs. ehuirnian. mid tlrut one-tun trucks with nar- «foxy. hard tires. Were the chief of- Is-s; lel'r. -'i'?u- sjtlt‘sllOH arose as to whether Ni ii”! pneumatic tires should he .‘HllitttllMd'y for small trucks. "In the l'rHVimm Hf Qlleliec," Hon. .\l:'. limes Hated, "the trucks equip- ['eil. either partially or wholly, with Milltl tires. are required to pay a lzeense l'ee [Wire as large a. “1058 equipped with pneumatic tires. A the-tun truck in Quebec would have t.» my an annual license fee of $350 if it was equipped with solid tires. W.- will have to do something of that. .‘Ul'i in this progincti A rum- that is partwularlv interâ€" Pfitillg '0 fal'n16*l'.~‘ was tried lie-fore Judge Fisher of Orangeville division ('OUI'L Llflln .Dlldgi-uu of \\'hitting- ton was motornw down the Prince of\ Wild. road ltd. July when he struck and killed a cow belonging to Rich- ard Sherwm. Mr. Sherwin Valued the animal at 8100. The provincial highway fence builders had erected a new fence ten feet hack of the or- iginal fence and in doing so the field fences had been _disturbed. Mr. Sherwin had not time to fix these, and the cow got out of the field to the lane and on to the road through a gate that had been left open. Along came budgeon d crashed into the cow with the e result. *In the collision the auto was badly. - ed and ittookkfl torepalr It. neon sued Sherwin for that amount __-_a-‘a AL- LII -I-{nn mflh [AMBR'S COW KILLED; AUTOIS'I' GETS DAIAGBS kl PAM-2 TEN GALLON AND PBCK 'ro_(_‘.o_ Yours truly, S. B. McCURDY, Organizer Junior Red Cross. 1’. S.-~~:\Ve gl'ually 31')p1'ociatml tlw splvndid mmtribuncm made by your svhnol and am sure the concert was "a gi'vul. success.” MON 11 a frog. \\ h\ 1] thm hm a ham brother \\ hon thc‘) km)“ [11 goud deal 111mm Haxé a dog? You will be pleasmt to know that the appeal is meeting with a line response. Already 314 schools have contributed $2,055.59. an average of $6.513. The desire is not tn establish the fund through large donations trom a few schools, so much as to have many schools participate, even though their contributions be small. Many micktes make a muckle, and it’s good for schools to do their hit in a common service, No doubt there will be many donations later from Christmas school concerts. Many schools are undertaking to prepare clothing outfits also. We on- close a CODY of the suggestions that were prepared for guidance in this matter. But how 11mm. 'lhm iusl \wnt awn 2m lmught him \ml last “Wk 1110 «Motor brought " him‘. Wm-o-n’t that; (luver? DUN‘TROON MERCHANT ASSIGNED (Flrshrrtun .kilvanceh,l R. (i. Julizm. mrrrhani. of Dun- lrunn. has assiguml. with liabilities nl‘ $4,387.33. The largest unsecured crmlitnrs are the Bank 01‘ Montreal, $300 Hugh Mrlmnn $686, Hill Bros. $24M). ll. \Vhitmak $200. Samuel Ea- gir ul' liuntumn is a preferred cred- iiur t0 thu extent of $1. 300. Mr. Julâ€"- ian kept a grnrral store at Fexer- sham until m er a year ago when he made a {loll with Hugh McLean for this business at Duntroon, theilatter {taking thr Fmvrshtim slurv. SE 1.5: 32.... .._:..:.. .5, E}. 2:: 1.5.. 1:5 wait 3 ti 3.1-5 3:7. \ vs. I w got a littlv hi‘nthcl‘. .\¢'\v askml tn haw him. nutlwr. \\ In. he isn t w 01 th a brick, \II [In {1003' is (“H and kickâ€"â€" Whvn I Inward the ans frnm MlHlly, \\'!h_\' I Unmght at til-st. 'twas jolly He’s a sight: Hn's 50 small it’s just amazin’ And you‘d think that he was blazin’ He’s so red. .\ml his nose is likn a berry, .\ml lm’s bald as Uncle Jerry ()n his head. He can‘t stop. Won‘t sit up: ynu can’t, arrange him, I don” sow. why ya don’t change him At the shop. {Jansen you 501'. I s’pnsml I ('Olllc‘l g0 and get him And thou mamma, ('uursv, would let Just that mite?” ‘l‘lwy said “yos” and “ain’t ho cunâ€" nin’?” And I thoughtttuyy must be funnin’- Hut whnn I‘lnad nncv loukvd 3} him. "Why," I sand. “Great snakes. 18 that him? Lvt us assure you lllaLthe money will be carefully spent. Later on wc will give the schools a I‘epUI‘t 011 mu' stmvat‘dship. Dear Miss McEachern,â€"‘Enclosed you will find a receipt acknowledg- in'g your contribution to the North- “I'll Fire Children’s Fund. On behalf of the Ontario Junior Rod Cross and the Department of Education. for whom and with whom we act in this mam-r. “’0 axiom! our warmest thanks. As it will 1w good for tho rhilclruu of lho Ntu'tlll'lml to receive. so, we arc» guru. will it have been good for your srhool U) have given. Your gift. is twico hlossod. SALT CAUSES CANCER, SAYS NEW YORK IBDICO Dr. Edward Percy Robinson of New York claims that the use of salt is the chief cause of cancer. He says : “Putting salt on your food is danger- ous. It is not a necessity. It is a habit. If you want to cure cancer. stop~eating salt on your food. If yoliti ”want to prevent cancer, cut out sa .’ FIRE FUND CONTRIBUTIOI OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGE!) The foilowing letter has been re- ceive-d by Miss I). McEachem, teach- m' :1! No. 3, Bmitinck, in acknow- ledgment. of the contribution sent to Hu- Northern fire sufferers : nousmns o! Cumin-n hm pica may andfond the! “ From Pain to Eat; with 7.3.630.” T.R.C.’s him Play with m0. THE NEW BABY Mummmm. Mr. Agnew was 52 years‘ of age and was born in Cuy‘oss Township, Bruce County. near Teeswater, and at an early age moved with his parent:: to Lucknow, where he grew to manhood and about twenty-three years age was married to Miss Bar- bara Beaten of Kinloss. When the great war broke out he enlisted in the fist battalion at Galt and saw considerable service overseas. About two years age he moved with his family to Durham. Besides his wi- dow, he leaves three sons and three daughters to mourn his loss as fol- lows: John, in Chicago; Mrs. Ran- son. Stratford, and Lena, William, Kenneth and Eunice, a babe only three months. He also leaves three brothers: Thomas, at Wingham; William 1).,1)., at Vancouver, and the Rev. J. A.. Methodist minister, at London. ' Mr. Agnew’s «loath is the first ser- inns acriilent t0 ncrnr at. the Russell plant. and is deeply regretted. The ennnnnnity at large sympathizes with the hereaveil widow and fam- ily. the floral trihntes bearing testi- mnny of this. Besides sprays and wreaths l'rnm the family and friends, the llnssell Company and the Great \Vlnr Veterans also depnsited their taken of sympathy 0n the casket 0f the deceased. MARRIED flewell~Betts.â€"At the home of the bride’s parvnts, Sunny, Brook Farm. F'lvshmtun. on Wednesday, anmbel 29,1922, Annie Rosella, oldest daughtm of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Belts to William J. Newell of Fleshm‘tnn. formerly of Glonelg. 1m: LATE mm 1. mm ‘ Baum LAB'I' rmnu Last week we reported the death of James A. Agnew, an employee of the Jno. E. Russell Company here, who died at the Red CroSs Memorial Hospital on Thursday morning from injuries received the previous Tuesâ€" day when caught in a belt that drove the loading conveyor. Mrs. Agnew and family are very thankful for the kinflness and sym- pathy shown. by neighbors and othâ€" ers, and have asked that The Chron- icle express their thanks to the pub- lic in general. BORN McLean.â€"In Durham, on Sunday, December 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Peter McLean, a daughter. Picken.â€"-In Normanby, on Monday December 5. to Mr. and Mrs. John Picken, Jr., a/son. fl‘he Tuneral or the unfortunate man was held from his late resiâ€" dence on Friday afternoon, inter- ment being made" in Durham wuwlery. The funeral service was cnnc‘lucted by the Rev. Mr. Cole of the MCUlUdlSt. Church, and there was a large attendance of townspeo- ple and fellow employees of the lins- sell plant. Returned veterans were also in attendance to pay a last tri- bute. nf l'eslwct to a deceased cem- rade who saw cunsiderable service in France during the late war. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE ALI. SHOULD WORK TOGETHER ‘ W 3008? “1 son “I Hardly a week passes but some good citizen has’some suggestion . to make for the betterment of the town. No sooner -is the suggestion made than some other good citizen objects. principally because he does not like the first person. It is human nature and we are just as human here as elsewhere. ,But there is a better way'â€"«a way that is quite as human and more. humanizing. Forget your antipathy toward the man and thin}: enly Of his suggestionâ€"~of what it will do for the townâ€"of what it, will mean to )ou as a eitizen ot‘ the town. Very fe\' good citizens think exactly aiike. Many are diametrically 0mm- site in their convictions. in their likes and dislikes, in their tastes. but there is a common gmuncl um .i \\ hieh we mav all meet and hm y our animosities. That is the mmnmu good of allâ€"the betteiment of our communityâ€"the fostering of g the. welfare of our rolleetive eitizemw for the benetit of each llltilYttilltll eit- izen, and for the benetit of «mrsel\'.~::. It is the starting point. of prosperity -â€"the grave of adversity. It is the point we. should seek and find. Ambiguous. - The banquet hall was admmxl with many beautiful paintings. and the President at the little collogv was callud upon to resmmd lo a toast. A Special in Flours for One Week More Having unloaded another car this week we have decided to sell at our Reduced Prices until it is sold, after which we will be forced to raise. Get in on it while it lasts and re- member we stand behind every bag. Satisfaction Guaranteed. “Pine Tree” - $ 3.65 “Jewel” - $ 3.50 5 Sack lots - 17.75 5 Sack lots 17.00 Beggs’ Store IMPORTANT! for the Christmas Baking. We have them all and at very moderate prices. Come in and let us showthem to you. They're Good. New Fruits, Peels and Nuts NOW is the time to se‘cure your Deqmng topay a compliment to the ladleq present. he designated the paintings With an eloquent. gesture. and sand : ‘ “What- need is there of those painted .beauties when we have so many With us at the table?" Northern Ontario Still Needs Help Many weeks after the big llro thv pvuplv slvpt «m lu‘ulwls and in :1 WW cases mattresses were availahlv. 'l‘hv piclm't- slums Hu- [first lwd to lw given out at one of the Relief (hmmittvn‘s stations. llundrmIs ni' l'amilivs In Northern Ontario [mod buds. chilling and fund. PHONE 50 1E3 "f I-"" , “I ~ ¢ :5 g ' v . Sou‘rfl thousand cemnnt block! Will be disposed of at rmsnnnble prices. Apply at this office for'in- formation. . ~ ipd Thu-nay. Decanter 7. an. -A Durham CBKEN'I‘ BLOCKS FOR SALE