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The letting of the contract for the manufacture of the 1923 motor li- cense plates for the Highways De- partment has caused no small am- ount er controversey. both on the street and during the past session in the House. Mr. Biggs, the head of the department, does not pretend to deny that the firm making the high-'- o-st tender secured the contract, but nth-mp5 tn clear himself on the fact that the. markers accepted by tho' Department \W'I‘t’? better than those called for in the specifications. The fact that the other firms had tench-red on the contract and had lived up tn the "specifications" laid down by Mr. Riggs, dues not seem to have made any difference. Instead Ht calling for new tenders and giv- ing all the tenderers the benefit of the [719.0, oreâ€"election policy “equal rights to all and special privileges to none.” Mr. Biggs passed the contract out to a c-ompany in which it is al- leged he has more than a friendly interest. The end is not. yet. neither in the House nor on the street. and it will be worth watching to see how the present investigation develops. Last week‘s Kincai‘dine Reporter has the. following to say : "They certainly are making an awful holler about ill/3 cents per pair on the auto markers that the government are selling this year. Itl would appear that tenders were call- 1 ed for and a number of firms bid.1 The lomist price was me cents by the St. Thomas Metal Sign (10., and the highest price was 23 cents by the. Canadian Color Type (10., of Hamilton. The latter got the con- tract. and at. a little questioning match in which Col. Lennox, M.P.P., was present and took a hand, he tried to infer that there had been favoritism shown in the awarding of the contract. Mr. Lennox even went as far as producing documents from the oti'ice of the Provincial Secretary showing that the charter for the successful company had been given to The Hon. F. C. Riggs in 1920 't'or delivery.‘ Surely Mr. Lennox was not trying to leave the impres- sion that. the Minister had anything to do with this company. It is true the Minister did not. deny the insin- nation. Ho remarked that the eter- tion would he fought out. on the 031'. .\. and not the cost of markers. It's true that it cost the people of the l’t'ltVlllPt‘ $30.0“) more for markm‘s than it slmnld. It's a pity that it‘ hadn't gone into the treasury of tho mn'o'rnmont insead of into thv park- vts nt’ shareholders of the tjanadian tinlnr 'l‘ypv Company.. the charter of which was handed to tho Minister whmo- dvpartmrnt. had the awarding nt‘ tlw i-nntrart. Eleven and a halt‘ ro-nts p01“ sat, nt‘ markers is a mort- tritto- tn the» awrago aiitomohilv nwno'r. hut 330.000 divided amnna~ tlm shareholdrrs Hf tho Canadian tinlm' Typo Cumpany is a neat pirk- np t'runi tln~ l-lnn'. Mr. Biggs. who. had tlw rharlvr ‘t'nr doliwry.’ Now it' surh a transaction urrurrml' in tln- days of the uld linv party gmvrn- manta w» wnnld rry graft. lint snrh a cry against. a Minister of the. IKF. H. thwarnmrnl will nut. bo‘ tnloratml. That, Riggs buy is a smonth nnv. It’s too had his dnals arr always living Innked into." PM}! POUR At the morting of ”In ()ntarin Ell- "rational Assnriatiun hrlil last wm'k in Toronto. thP 'l‘rustvps‘ amt llatrâ€"‘ payors' Assuriz‘ltinn disrussml thn Aduloscmit Srhml .»\ttmulanrv .\r't. at. rmisiilo'rahlv lrngth nn 'l‘mwlay and “will Hn l‘t‘t‘t'l'tl with a rrsnlutinn ram“: {02- its vnfnri-innt. Thu hulk nt' thv trustrm prrsrnt worn quinte- rmn'inrml that sumr form of ('nmlilllsurfi' srlltml attovnolanrr Hf this surt R no-rvssau‘)‘ il' thr ('hlhlrnn M “w mimtr} :zrc- tn haw thv samo' Muratiunul Olllltll‘llllllllt'S as thus» 0f tlw ritiws. In sumo nt‘ thr rural communitivs‘ th'v :‘tlfllt‘St't‘llt .\(--t is not. limkm‘l mum with favm‘. as lht‘ largvr hays amt girls atl’rrtml by tlw Act. arr howled for svrvicrs at 1mm». and :mnOIment «if the Art within .cgrtain limits is alro-aily under cm)- sideratinn by tlw rduratimi depart- ment. Thv o'stzihlisl‘mivnl ol’ tlnnmlgdatpd ”Hm". Schools l'o‘t‘o‘ivml strung: support in After HIP 831110 St‘t‘tltln nf UH? ASSOClatlmL lllnt'ht‘t‘ This. though ilill'ol'ing fI‘Um-tho opifi- “10 DP“ ions of many country ratepayers, is Edward significant of a growing tondoncv in 3“"- ant favor of the Consolidated Schfiols. a short Coming. nm from toacliors and pro. '11?" W fessors. but from the ratepayers and trustees themselves, the work may ’ DU] hue a leavening influence and grad- 13- Ca ually grow and develop until the. 1 end is accomplished. Consolidated “-00 A Schools are already established in 7.00 P. parts of the West and from what we EM can- learn of the work they are do- 0! 1301“] in. we are forcéd to believe they are “m in TRUSTEES FAVOR ADOLESCENT I mama-cum Thundly, April 13. ”33- Ff' II‘ gonenlly a success. f ' It is not our intention to study out the pros and cons of the matter, as it is a! little direct personal interest. Since the trustees and ratepayers, which means practically the bulk of the people, are beginning to consider the question seriously, we may leave it to them to bring about a solution, but it may require time. THE SCALES ARE 0. K. The Blyths QCDPHPI‘S oracle got a litltlo more hiln off his stomach last \W‘Pk who-n hp tnld Roviow readers pahtmt tho poor guess he made on Um weight of his eightPPn hogs. H0. of 0(llll'86‘. couldn’t be wrong, and. by inmwndo, put the blame on thv wolg‘hmastor. A SBNSIBLB 'ru Imon Meaford taxes are payable in four installments a year with a six per cent. discount allowed for payment in advance. The first installment is due the. 23rd of this month and some have already paid the full year’s taxes and saved the discount. This is an improvement.on the method here, which penalizes a man five per cent. if his taxes are not paid at the dates fixed. The allowing or a discount for prompt payment is the only sensible method and the Town Council \t‘ould do well to wake up to the idea at once rather than con- tinue the practice already too long in vogue. The town fathers will tell you it doesn’t make any difference. but it does make a difl'erence. In the one case the taxpayer looks upon the discount as a reward for prompt payment; in the other as a punish- ment for neglect or perhaps an over- sight. Our method is absolutely wrong. Nut satisfied at the thought of sheuldering the whole charge he would make his readers believe there was great dissatisfaction at the injustice farmers had to put up with. Sinee then. we made it our business t0 ask a number of farm- ers how they felt. towards our town .weighmaster and in not a single in- stance was fh'ere a complaint. made. The scales are tested regularly by the Government InSpector and cer- tilientes issued as in their enrreel- llt‘SS. There is no doubt. about it. buyers and sellers depending on the town scales will get just, and honest weight. The olitl'ei'envv between what the scale said and the owner's guess was a mere lack of judgment «m the guessing ability of the owner Hf the pigs. Judgments as well as weigh scales need to be halancml mi m'i'asinnally. The scales are all right. ‘ What. then? Mr. Allwrt Krvss. who is ‘aih‘ml- ing: the Kincai'dino High school. was in lmvn uypr ilw holiday. ,Owr a ,szu' agn we referred to his effort. to makn a rgdioiihnm‘ hut. worn Hwn nnahlv to report much success. Hv ahamhmed the first one and madn anntlwr, from which ho got. rnsulls. but his rangp was ton limitml and Inn tried again. 'l‘lm third min-him- is nuw in npm'atinn in his father's furniture stow hm'o and during: tlw past, couple? of mmlm many haw iwvn «Vivlightml in listening to conâ€" w-rts. outm'tainnmnts, and S]H_‘P('IH‘.S .lvliVm'cd in far away places. 'l‘lw writer had the pleasure of lwaring a musical pmgram in Villa'- hum: a l'vw awnings agn and parts M ii “mm. as unlistim't as if we had how}! in tlm hall in Which it was giv- o-n. 'I‘ho nowlty is being much on- ,inyml and snnw nf the young: [mapln haw [won vntm'tained till after mid- night. \Vlwn waves were pickm'l up l'rnm Mumphis. Chicago and othvr distant ('itivs. KENNEDYâ€"MARSHALL - Ubllvgv SI. Presbyterian Church. 'J'm'nntu. was the scvnr‘. of a «mint and m'vtly' \lecling «an Saturday. April 7. at throw in thv after-noun. \xhvn\.\l‘1;jun. mem'st (lallghlm' Ul' “is. .\|. Manshall. Durham. Onl.. was mm'riwl in Mr. William Km- nmiy. snn‘f .\I1'. and Mrs. .lnlm lx’vnno'dy. ix'm‘vie'w. 'l'lw hl'iclv \vm'v hm' travolling suit Lrt' nmy trimlinv with hat to match and mum tlw gmnm's gift, a string “1' warls. Hm- onrsagn bouquol was nl' tht‘liil [wars and 1in of the val- 103'. Thv cvronmny was performed by Rm; E. A. Earchman. a friend ul‘ {hv lll'idn’s family. the bride being given “in marriage by her brother- inâ€"law, Mr. Ivan Edwards. After tlw rcrvmony a buffet lunrhrnn was servm at. the home of the bridr‘s sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Edwards. 1216 Ossington Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy left later for a shurt honoymnon and on their re.- turn will reside at. ‘Shelburne. BUREAU BAPTIST CHURCH 1:. Cameron. B..,A B.’I‘h., Pastor Band”, April 15, 1923 BNTBRTAINED BY RADIO _____fl________r_fi___,w- 1'03! 0. P. 0. ”Pl-III 083 “D V”! or M W 1'0 BI]? “mum ‘ L3 rm W“ 1'0 GI]? “mm In recent issues The Chronicle has published two letters Mm former “Grit” supporters who had jumped the fence into the U ...FO pasture in 1919 and again at the recent Domin- ion election. From a perusal of their contributions one would think they were not very well satisfied with the United Farmer movement, especially along political lines. This week, we have a change for our. readers. Our contributor on this occasion is just a plain “U.F.O.” and while he does not mention his fornter love, we think he was 'one of the several who jumped the fence out or the Tory corral! and, from his letter, is in no hur1y to come back. Our friend of the Drury-Forke.Crerar combina- tion says: ' '1‘0ront0,a son (Nmman A-llan‘. Seyuionreâ€"In Pekin, North China, .. on ApriH £923, to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. .. Seymour, 3 son (Charles Elmer, Jr. ). “I have just been pondering Wer last week’s issue of The Chronicle and read a write-up from “Another Old Grit U. F. 0.” who seems to be badly disappointed because he-as- sisted in electing the UFO. Govern- ment to power in the year 1919. Is this old-time Grit, whoever he may be. blind to the fact that during the present session of the Ontario Gov- ernment they are almost daily pass- ing hills in flavor of the farmer? Is he also blind to the fact that the em- bargo on Canadian cattle to the Old Country has been lifted? Will this alone not doubly pay him for ,voting for the l’.F.O. Government? “It almost drives me to anger when I hear farmers talking like this old- time Grit, who can see no good the present Government has done. and sit back and pick holes in it. It re- minds me of years ago when the Pat- rons of Industry came in force, how the farmers all went marching ancl rejoicing with their eyes and their mouths wide open, to join this or- ganization, thinking they were going to harvest a fortune in a short time, but, because they failed to do so they east it at their feet, and walked over the top of it and it has never been heard of since. But if they had only stuck. what. they might have ae- eomplished in all these yearsi Why. we might to-day have been the head beetlers of our country, but. instead. we have at the head of us a few big moneyed fellows who are dragging us along with our nose al- most. to the ground. "Is it that the farmer does not take time in think or 106k over the point. of his nose and see what is going on? The farmers movement is not in- tended to harm the town or city dweller. hut simply after an equal hiie «if the gnod things that are gn- ing'. We miVise this Old- time Grit tn stick to his guns and cariy the l. I‘. 0. banner on to victory? 01' he m u sumo dax amuse t‘mm his slum- hm- pull the won] from his eyes and timi that he has been swamped by all the other classes. who haw ur- ganizmt and beaten him to a finish." BOOTS, TEA AND WHISKEY ’l‘lw ()I-illia Packet, untes‘tho «lis- t'nwr)‘ 01' an accom t. for varimm prnx'isinns pm'cllaseh in' 1867â€"thv yvm' nl' (Zunfm'lvration. They includ- (‘ll :1 pair 01' bouts at 750.. a pnund n-f tna ul. $.00. and a half-pound of tea at’ Mt That a mum! of tea should cost murv Hum 21 pair of boots sooms ralhvr slrangv tn us at the present timv. but. it is doubtless explained by lhv «lifl'icultios of transportation during that. period. Bouts were :1 hnmv [H'mcllqu Morv than half a rentur'y earlier in llw (Ealzrttr and Oracle of 1799. ad- \‘4‘rrtisrnwnts appear which (mow the [Il'it'u of tea in Toronto at, 193. per Z for Hyson. Us. for Sourhong. and 8:4. for Bum-a. Even if the Now York shilling: of~ sovenpenco half- penny mu mm‘lt, these artirlvs would rangv from $1.20 up to $2.85 per ll). - But, hvvm'agos were not all pricml | 1331103". , , , , , , , , , , .. accurdingly. Cum in the Orillia ac- Buckwheat... , , , . . count of 1867, thm'e was itemized a I peas”... halfâ€"gallnn of whiskey at» 600,, It Hay. . . . . . . . ..... . . was 50ch as a matter of cuurso alnng Ifutim °° ' ' with "otlwr grm'eries.” Times haw "4”!“ H H °°°°° '° ° _ . . Prtatws. [wr hag ('hanw-d wimn the price Of wluskvy Hidt‘ V 0 " __‘S 000000000000 at. a (mx'm'nnwnt Dispensary 18 mâ€" , _ . w . '0' . " . V I hli‘.‘.l’8klll> 0.0000 «111) NJ.) pm' quart‘ 99 fir In [110 "good Old days we. wuuhl buy a pair of boots. three-qualflm's nt' a mum! uf tea. or five pints of whislwy. Nu doubt it. lay between Hm [mots and the whiskey as to “'lliCh gave the most “kick” fur tho mmwy. , Pry.â€"In Durham, on April“ Ai.~ In Mr. and Mrs. (2. Fry. a son. \ Ridoutrâ€"At Toronio, On. March 30. 1923. to Mr. and Mrs. A. Ridout (new El-adys Search),‘5l Humberside Ave" Croftâ€"elm Durham, on April 7. to Mr. and Mrs. S. I). Croft. a daughter Mosaic) Elizabvtm . BORN â€" â€"‘â€"vâ€" â€" â€"â€"râ€"vâ€"‘ ~â€"â€"â€" â€"â€"â€"â€"‘â€"_ Ma‘rl is oi such auricultural imâ€"' Kiss llarjorieJontgomery and portant that. Dr. F. T.8hutt. the Ir. Alvin Nichol of theo A. C. Dominion Chemist, in his last annual Guelph, spent Duster with them- report says that he feels warranted mer‘a parents, llr. and Ira. (horn in again calling attention to its val- Monml‘y. . us as a cheap and excellent amend- fir. .1111 Mrs. Adan Brown ”a ment for soils in need of lime. As ughter Jessie, and Mrs. Brown's yet, farmers in Canada have not, he sister, Miss Lizzie Byers. of Parry considers, fully realized its worth. In Sound were 111 town a few days re- many districts marl is procurable newing old acquaintances. While at a minimum of expense. possibly here Mrs. an disposed of the at the cost of digging and haulingâ€" Byers pr0perty to Mr. Doer Braitli- making it by far the cheapest form waite. 0f “"13 for agricultural purposes. Miss Jemima Le\vren6e, teachpr Marl usually occurs in beds 0.‘ a near Gmrie, returned to her duties few inches to several feet in thick- Monday after spending the holiday overlaid by swamp muck or peaty Lawrence, in town. deposit Some “‘3’ samples were Miss Jessie Derby of Niagara-on- ?)ch inEto he. examailnelz‘l ‘Tt the; 20m” the-Lake spent over the week-end ”“0“ x99““‘“‘ “ms 3 01'3"” with her sister, Mrs. James Kerr, at tory at Ottawa during the year with Varnev which the report deals and the reâ€" _ ‘ °, . _. . suits of the analyses are all given. “‘38 1‘3““ 1" K0” ”f 1‘ ergus SIM” These samples came frtim'far away over the Easter holidays with her ‘Yukon and from nearly all the prov- parents. Mr. and Mrs. James tun-1'. at ’arney. inces. An anally sis is necessary only to (letetmine the actual composition ~ MP8. Dennett W110 Shelli SCWla' of any p.31ticula1 sample as mail “N‘kS 11ca1 Ma:.1dale, has It'tmned can be identified and distinguished t0 tOW-ll by its giving a CODious eti‘ervesccnce. Miss Amy Kelly is Spending a con- 0“ “‘9 addition Of a little strong ple of weeks with friends in Hamilâ€" _\'inegar or other acid. (.011 and Toronto. When freshly dug, marl is usually a greyish, pasty mass. On drying it becomes lighter in color, forming lumps which can be easily crushed. As to its application, on light and sandy soils from two to five tons per acre may be supplied. On heavy clay loams and mucks, from live to twenty tons is the required amount. Nu reasonable excess, Dr. Shutt says is likely to prove harmful. The apâ€" plication may he made in spring or fall. scattering on the ploughed land and harrowing in. Broadcasted on pastures and meadows, the influ- ence of marl is to encourage more particularly the growth of clovers.. Main born of woman is little per- simmons and generally green. His life may be divided into four parts. As he starts. his stomach is full of pains, blackberry balsam and pare- gnl'it' and he winds up the first per- ind by stealing green apples and fishing on Sunday. The second term commencing at 15 rapidly passes into the, smart aleck. fever, when he learns to wear standing collars, snwke cigarettes. call his father the old man and go with the girls. At 21 he has bankrupted his father and blown in every cent of his own; he tinds a woman who is fool enough to marry him and she takes in washing tiii she is railed away. The last per- ind he liVes around with his child- ren. tells of the big things h; did when he was a imy and finally goes under. making a momentary huhhle on the sea of humanity and is soon forgotten. II” lwfm-v vxtt'acting the juice from lvnmns ynn will place them in tlw warming: closvt. fur :1 fvw minutes. ym: will he surprisml at, the extra ammmt of juicv you will get. ll’ ynn m'v troubled with insomnia try drinking a cup of cucna 01' a lit- tlv vlanl broth just before rvtiring‘. lln: milk also has a tvndmcy to calm Hlv nerves and induce slut-*1). Rvmovn. i'rvsh moat immediately i'i'Hm lhv hux 01' paper in which it is svni hump by the butcher 01' Hip papm' will ahsnrh the juici-s. Put it (in a clean plain. Liw hogs .................. $10.00 WIN-at ................ $1.10 (a? 1.12 Oats. ., ...................... 48 @ 50 Barlcs" ...................... 68 @ 70 Buckwheat ................ 70 @ 72‘ DURHAM MARKET THEATRE Open Friday and Saturday Evenings HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS T\V(-) SHO\VS :8 and 9 PM. VETERAN STAR MAN’S POUR STAGES Big Super Special THIS WEEK Corrected April 5, 1923. ................ $10.00 Miss Jemima Lewrence, teacher near Gorrie, returned to her duties Monday after Spending the holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lawrence, in town. Miss "Jessie Derby of Niagara-«m- tlm-Lake spent over the week-end with her sister, Mrs. James Kerr, at Varmy. Miss Katie L. Kerr“ 0! Fergus spmt over the Easter holidays with 1101‘ parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jamos Kerr. at Varney. Mr. Arthur Ramage at North Bay is viciting his parents here for a few days. Miss Edna McNaughwn uf Walker- ton has accepted a position as stonâ€" ographer with Barrister (‘urgoy 101' a time. ‘ BUG-HOUSE BEEF BUYER HAD GOOD" [IE AT INGBRSOLL SALE {Phi s can g0 'wrnng. even at an au'cti'on sale. A rather sad yet hu- morous story eomes to light from a rural district. in the \‘ieinity of Inâ€" gersoll, where a well known aue- tieneer was holding a sale of farm stock and implements. one knew him, nor did anyone pay much attention to him until the auc- tioneer commenced to ofl‘er the cows. The stranger bought, the. first one. the second one and so on up until he had secured the first six put up. Then he turned around and bought the calves in succession. \ A stranger wearing a mackinaw coat was observed in the crow]. Nu The curiosity of the crowd became manifest. Some talked and ques- tioned him. He told a strange stm'y as to his intentions with the cattle and then the truth came to light. He had escaped from a mental instituâ€" tion. The sale started all over again and all went well. The People’s Mills Prices. for Flour and Feed The People’s Mill Sovereign Flour ................ s . Eclipse Flour ................... White Lily Pastry Flour ...... . ~rwsw 83333 ,Bran ........................ Shorts ......................... Feed Flour (middlings) .......... 2.10 Mixed Chop .................... 1. 85 Oat Chop ....................... 1.75 Crimp ed Oats ................... 1.75 Blatchford’s Calf Meal .......... 1.10 Custom Chopping, per 100 lbs” .07 OUR FLOUR IS GUARANTEED These Prices are at the Mill, and Strictly Cash Highest Price Paid for Wheat delivered at the Mill Goods Delivered in Town Every Afternoon , Phone 8, Night or Day. JOHN MCGOWAN confined to bod with Rheumntism. Finally I decidod to try “Fruiti- tiven". Before using half a box, I \notiood Improvement. 1 continued tnking “Fruit-n-ti'u” improving all the time. I on now wdk nbout two milesnnddoohomnroundtheplace”. ALEX. HUNRO, Lorne, Ont. 50c. n box, 6 for .1”. trinl size 25c. At duleu or from Fruit-s-flven Limited. Ottown. Ont. Al! «‘fi'icimlt I'lll'llitm'c- pnlis‘ll is madv ufdllrw parts limvml nil and «mo part spirits Hf turlwntim‘. Before you wish In «in linv smx'ng or use silk “use. wash Han hands in alum walm'. II will make. them smnotll. Camphur smile-tinn-s I'c'nlm'v- 1mm lilwn fruit stains that haw morn-s- fully resistch any uttu-r rummtx. Yul! mm km'p apple-s {rush and sound fur any lvnu‘th ut‘ mm by packing tlmm in sawdust. mmm‘mm You” Mdnhemtism. You all he of pullâ€"of swollen hands and tootâ€"o! :0th m, leg. and back. “ Fruit-96m” will drive the cause offihoumtim outoftho system and «meat and. "or over you-3.1 was 'l'lmn- are many m'vtty signs of sprint.r lmt tlw first vllmws arc- mt includod in the» lip". wan “Dell! Fmdly WII decided to try “1 flan-"y RA'AM n-in- hall (I We Know How NOBLE’S GARAGE ‘ DURHAM BATTERIES RIIIEIJIAIISI Durham. Ont. Stored Rec harged Rebuflt For. “at“: