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Page 8 THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 27th, 1920 Colborne's Departmental Store Springtime and Seedtime SPRINGTIME AND SEEDTIME have arrived and we will have the seeds for you, including .< all kinds of Mangold and Turnip Seeds. SEED CORN--Crompton's Early, Pride of Nishau, Whitecap, Yellow Dent, and Improved"Leeniing, It will pay you to get our prices on Seed Corn, also other field seeds. GROCERY DEPT.--3 Salmon 50c. Yeast Cake 5c. 3 pkgs Corn Flakes 25c. Prunes 2 lbs for 35c. Corn arid Peas 2 tins 35c. Lavender Bath Soap 4 for 25c. Palm Olive Soaps 10c. Laundry Soap 10c. A large stock of Fancy Cakes at 20c lb. On Saturday next, we will sell 20 bags of Light Brown Sugar at $19.50. BOOTS AND SHOES--Men, buy your work boots now. We have all kinds of work boots from $3.00 to $7.00. Also men's fine boots in latest styles from $5.00 to $10.00. Also boys boots, sizes from 1 to 5, Special $2.85. We have a special line of ladies' Dongola boots Special for Saturday $1.98. See our ladies' oxford in both the new low and high, heel. We make a specialty in kiddies' boots and slippers. DRY GOODS--Ladies' house dresses in Chambray, Gingham, and Print, prices ranging from $2.00 to $3.50. See our ladies' embroidered smocks for Summer wear, We also have a nice line of children's middies and gingham dresses. Men's heavy work shirts $1.00, $1.50, $2.00. Also overalls and smocks. ' HARDWARE--A. large stock of fence wire at 7c lb. A large stock of Paints and Oils. Get our prices on paints, also milk cans, milk pails, lawn mowers and garden tools. A large stock of screen doors. A large stock of Flour and Feed Yours for business, C. M. ALLEN & CO. JPJ^This Store will be Closed every Wednesday Afternoon and Evening during May, June, July, Aug. and Sept. SPECIAL PRICES ON VANDERLIN TIRES Guaranteed 5000 to 6000 miles Call and inspect the , GRAY DORT SPECIAL and Standard Repairs of All Kinds By an Experienced Workman SABINS & SABINS Grafton West End Garage ALL KINDS Wire Fencing ON HAND AT EATON PRICES Agricultural Implements Buggies, Waggons, etc. john reive KING ST. COLBORNE You Can Save Money on Coal There is as much difference in coal as in wood. You would certainly prefer good hard oak wood, to hemlock slabs at the same price. ITUIOIJTlf A I I FY/ Lehigh Valley Anthracite costs you LEHIGH VALLtT n° more than you are asked to pay for iUTURiftirr the ordinary kind, but Lehigh Valley AN i nifAbl 1E Coal is harder and lasts lonser- There The Coal That Satisfies is ™re heat in a ton- That is wh^ we Order from us and be satisfied. C.P.R. Telegraph - Dominion Express - Money Orders Agents for C. P. R. Railway and Steamship Tickets JAS. REDFEARN & SON Phones--Off;ce-lr2. Residence-66 JOLTING HIGH PRICES! High Cost of Living May Go Down Shortly Action of the Bankers In the 1,'nited States Has Resulted In Cuts Ranging From 25 to 75 Per Cent. In Everything Except Clothing, and Result of the Slump Is Likely to Be Felt In Canada. NEW YORK, May 25.--Advertisements in newspapers of New York and other United States cities gave convincing proof of the comprehensiveness of price deflations in retail lines except food. Cuts ranged from 20 to 75 per cent., with the largest reductions occurring in commodities classified as luxuries. The current deflation is attributed to the trend to economy that has taken possession of the public. Some specific effects follow: Furs are selling in Fifth avenue for $75 whicli were held for $100 several weeks ago. Shoes that were selling at $20 are how offered at $11.65. A woman's suit priced at $245 may be had for $100 less. Men's clothing has dropped in proportion. Blue serge suits that were $50 are advertised at $28.50. Palm Beach suits have dropped from last year's price of $20 to $12. Collars that climbed to 30 cents are being offered as low as 21 cents. Delegates to the convention of the National Association of Manufacturers are watching development with intense interest. It was the consensus of opinion among them that the trend is healthful and will not be followed by harmful reactions. "For more than three years, retailers have been competing with each other to get goods," said J. Philip Bird, general manager of the association, "and this competition has resulted in an over-inflation of credit. They have subsequently run up prices as high as the traffic would stand and in the natural reaction the public would not buy." W. N. Nones, of the Norma Co. of America, said that he did not believe that the present reductions would cause a loss to the retailers. He was of the opinion that the reductions have not been made on the original prices of commodities, but on the profit-taking that has been made during the last three years. "Dealers have been raising prices without an economic basis," he said. "The present situation is due to laborers and others, who made high wages during the war, embarking on an orgy of spending. They sold Liberty Bonds to spend on luxuries. Now, the retailers are alarmed. When one retailer cuts, it sets an example for the others, and general reductions follow all along the line." Owners of department stores in scores of cities have announced price reductions in men's and women's apparel, ranging from 20 to 50 per cent., while in some places shoes_andj\_ other articles were cut. 7?" While the movement which assum- f ed nation-wide proportions continues to spread, banking interests in New York extended their campaign of deflation of credits and high commodity prices, carrying out their pledge to the Federal Reserve Board. Pressure exerted by the banks in the wholesale dry goods and general merchandise districts were said tc be responsible for the wave of price cutting in the retail trade. Banks were reported to have notified importers and dealers in luxuries, articles of apparel and manufacturers of so-called non-essentials that only moderate financial accommodation could be extended now. From every responsible authority came assurances that basic financial conditions all over the country offer no occasion for apprehension. In the words of a leading financier, the present movement is largely in the nature of a "necessary re-adjustment of values, including commercial and industrial inventories." An official of the Merchants' Association safd he believed there was a decided tendency to reduce prices here in the retail market, although this was hampered by the freight tie-up which is causing a shortage of supplies to the distributors. He said this reduction in price was noticeable over and above the reductions made by clothing and department stores incident to cleaning out their spring stocks. William Fellows Morgan, president of the Merchants' Association, in discussing the same subjects, said: "The reduction of the prices of merchandise, which now seems to be prevalent throughout the country, has been anticipated, it was inevitable as one of the steps of deflation which we must go through in order to regain normal conditions. The necessary preparations for the shrinkage of values, which really means an increase in the value of the dollar were long ago made by the banks. "This re-adjustment has been retarded by the interruption of the transportation lines, especially in this city. The tendency of this interference with the free movement of merchandise has been to keep prices at high levels and even to increase them by cutting off supplies. The fact that food prices have not declined, I believe to be attributable mainly, if not entirely, to this cause. Our progress toward normal conditions will be accelerated and the danger of distance will be lessened by putting a stop to transportation holdups, which constitute ; Noske to Disband Army. BERLIN, May 25.--Gustav Noske, former Minister of Defence, says Vos-sisehe Zeitung, may be appointed to conduct the disbandment of what remains of the old German army. This task is stated to be exceptionally laplicated and difficult, as it must carried out with the least possible delay. Noske's influence in military quarters, it is pointed out will en-him to carry out the disbandment quickly and satisfactorily. . FENTON 8c SMITH Watch Our Windows THURSDAY MORNING Smart Summer Skirts and Smocks THE VERY LATEST and White Wear FRIDAY MORNING Saturday Morning Ladies' Athletic Underwear Corsets Brassieres Camisoles Corset Covers Buy White Blouses Very Special Sale Prices 9 to 2.30 Men's Wear Men's Hats for Summer wear in fedora or sailor style, made up in Jap straw or Panama. A style for every taste. Priced 75c to $6.00. Men's, boys' and kiddies' sun.shade hats. Men's fine felt hats in best English make. All shades and new styles. Boys' and Men's running shoes. Canvass Oxfords for Summer wear. Men's fine boots and low shoes. Men's Summer Underwear, two-piece or combination, balbriggan and nainsook, in ankle length or the popular athletic suit for young men. Men's silk hose, belts, fine shirts, collars and ties. Men's Suits--special values--priced from $18.00 to $55.00. Including greys, blue serges, and homespuns in brown, green and heather. Two-piece suits for young men. Also new models in three-piece suits. Suits made to measure in ten days. Satisfaction guaranteed. 200 samples to choose from. Men's Separate Trousers in all shades. Specials in men's work boots at $3.00 and $2.25. Men's work shirts at $1. Groceries Just received 40 bags sugar. We recommend you to buy your sugar for canning season now, as sugar will be hard to procure at a later date. Some sugar men predict sugar to go to 30c before any decline in price. All soaps 2 for 25c. Old Dutch 2 for 25c. A good hand soap 5c bar. Kellogg's London corn flakes 3 for 25c--only 3 to a customer. Clarke's pork and beans 3 for 25c. A good black tea at 55c. Green tea 50c. Rolled oats 35c pkg. Margarine at 40c lb. Furnishings and Groceries open Every Night. Dry Goods open Tuesday and Saturday Night. Stores Close Wednesday Afternoon and Evening FENTON & SMITH Highest Prices for Butter and Eggs Colborne, Ont. Auto Tires 3i inch............$2.50 4 " and larger.. . $3.00 THAT is the price Ave charge for turning two of your discarded Outer Casings into one good Serviceable Tire. We stitch them together and you practically get the service of One New Tire. This is not an. experiment. We have been doing it for two years. Consider the cost of a new tire, then try this plan for once. Ship your tires any way, we will get them and return the following day. Chas. H. Greenley WARKWORTH Killarney Inn Offering Excellent Accomodation to the Travelling Public Convenient to station with Shopping Entrance to The Sutcliffe Stores Cosy and Comfortable Home Cooked Meals from Sanitary Kitchen Breakfast - 50c Dinner - - 75c Supper - - 50c Cosy After Meal "Rest Room Well Furnished Rooms Single or Double in Suites $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 or With Bath $2.00 Excel 1 LADY MANAGRESS ENTRANCE: Between The Sutcliffe Stores AUTOMOBILE FOR HIRE LICENSED DRIVER Prepared to do Auto and Chaffeur Business Prompt Service. Phone 67 W. W. GOHEEN Percy Street - Colborne When in Cobourg Call at the ALBION HOTEL Good Meals and Service EDWARD LISTER, Prop. > REDFEARN & SON, Colborne : : for Canadian P»r.=F? P,-»lwfty and Steamship Tickets. United Farmers of Ontario The Colborne U. F.O. club will hold their meetings in the old Council Chamber on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 8.80 p. m. new time. Castleton, Colborne and Edville Clubs are co-operating in shipping of live stock and any members wishing to ship are requested to. make arrangements witli the ship-pin<: a<rent, S. J. COX, Colbon 32-2. COLBORNE BRANCH G. W. V. A. Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays In Rooms over Edwards' SBRVICE.-Our highly-developed service is available at all times forthe benefit of our customers. Every well-grounded business man appreciates the importance of theco-operation, guidance and information on financial matters of his Banker. 295 THE STANDARD DANK OF CANADA COLBORNE BRANCH C- A. BRYANS - - Manages The East Colborne Blacksmith Shop Having purchased Couch's old stand in East Colborne I am prepared to do all kinds of Blacksmithing and Horse Shoeing, etc. Woodworking at reasonable prices. First-class woodworker engaged All kinds Repair Work done. • Call solicited. B. L. MacDONALD