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s Fee catate md THE STRATFORD MIRROR Store Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to & CANADIAN DEPARTMENT STORES unare> Erie and Downie Streets, Stratford. 6 p.m. Saturdays, until 9.30 p.m. Phone 2500 for all Departments. each fects, green, New Coats for Spring Wear Aren't the new styles so delightful and thrilling though? are fashioned of tweeds, diagonal weaves, smooth and rough finished cloths that are so much in Fashion's favor this spring. influence is carried out in bread shoulders, rcvcrs, belts, buttons, and scarfs. Others are more formal with smart closings, and interesting sleeves and cape effects; of broadcloths and crepey weaves. in the lot. Each Smart Dresses at Low Prices Delightful models, made of canton crepes, printed crepes and georgettes, in attractive one and two featuring new neckline treatments -piece styles, , interesting sleeve ef- i j ete. Black, Sizes 14 to 20 and 34 to 44 tc) with organdy and _ lace trimmings, blue and beige shades. Price, New Apparel For Spring at Low C. D. S. Prices Swagger styles that The characteristic military 16.50 .. $25 ww Pee ne Les or oI oy LG Fass = er Pes new flat Smart frocks in a wide choice of of new details on the sleeves, in the necklines, with touches of lace and print. ed silks. to 44 in the group. 8 Each # NEW Dresses Spring styles, showing a host Fashioned of fine quality crepe, crepe syringa and print- Sizes 14 to 20 and 34 Knitted in two tone and contrasting colored stripe effects, in meshy and lacey, hand knit effect. square necklines, collars. higher waistband. New Sweaters Round or with and without All with the new Each... i Print Dresses Made of "Peter Pan" fabrics-- | good quality prints in an assort- | ment plain collars and -cuffs of lawn,. smocking, pipings trims. Sizes 7 to 14 in the lot. Each ........ 1 95 Girls' of colors and _ patterns, and button Smartly wear with sport or business suit or skirt. Made of real silk crepes and satins, in eggshell, pink; blue and beige Sizes 14 to 44 in the lot. 2 9 Each Smart, New Blouses tailored blouses to shades. --Second Floor --Second Ftoor @ CANADIAN DEPARTMENT STORES mano | What's Going On Tax arrears have provided the City Council with food for much thought and even more discussion during the past week. The council needs the money and it is owing the city. That is simple enough. The only place where there seems to be any diffi- culty is in collecting that money -- that is not so simple. Various meth- ods of collection through legal action, distress warrants, and other means have been discussed. One of the most likely methods seems to be to give the Tax Collector assistance so that a /| close tab may be kept on the rent from certain houses on which taxes are owing. The reply of the owners will probably be that as they are un- able to get any rent in a great many cases, they are not optimistic of the city's success, The affairs of the Automatic Prod- ucts. of Canada have been brought to the fore again as a result of the can- cellation of the lease held by the Stratford Tool and Die Company for some time. The city has taken poss- ession of the plant by virtue of a mortgage, and the keys are now in the safekeeping of the City Treasurer. By an ironic twist of fate, luck, or what have you, most of the aldermen, who put money into the concern in the hope of bringing the city an indus- | try, now find themselves in the em-| barrassing position of having to act both as aldermen and bond-holders. City Assessor Tom Ruston is a brave man. <Any person who will boldly recommend that the Statute Labor Act be amended to provide for poll tax for females between 21 and | 60 who are not otherwise assessed, as well as for the poor males, is a brave man, Many a man has been 'forced to call for help on that ques- ition -- but not Tom Ruston. Tom |recommends it to council as a means of realizing revenue, and he means it. Another recommendation which /will come before council is that the |exemptions for municipal income tax 'purposes be lowered from $3,000 to $2,00 for householders, nd from $1,500 to $1,00 for non-householders. "Ayes" and "Nays" were taken in} City Council for the first time in a blue moon or two at the last regular | meeting, when the recommendations of the committee of the whole in re- gard to the charges against City Engineer W. H. Riehl came up for adoption. Ald N. R. Fiebig called for the "Ayes" and "Nays." Ald. O. J. Kerr voiced the only "Nay" in the vote. If that Dexter Milling Company, which lost its mill in London by fire some weeks ago, doesn't soon find a new location, it won't be the fault of a few municipalities in Western On- tario which could be named. Stratford is there too, trying to get an occu- pant for-the McLeod plant here. Here's hoping. The city has followed the lead of some of the big city dailies in sending ;out news on pink paper, It's your tax |notice that comes on pink paper this lyear, dear householder, and they are being prepared at the present time in ithe office of the Tax Collector, Herb. ,Denroche. There are about 5,000 of them, saying nothing of business and jincome tax notices, so you won't be | bothered with them for a while yet. An echo of the TrotterRiehl case «was heard on Tuesday night when Alex Trotter resigned as president of the Unemployed Assocation, along with most of the executive. Harry Rhodes has accepted the presidency temporarily. It isn't often these days that City Treasurer Tom Ballantyne hears the lower, but that's what happens the ,Old Age Pensions for March and from 'then on. . Instead of paying 20 per cent. of Old Age Pensions, the muni- cipalities are now being asked to dip :down to the extent of only 10 per cent. |s0 that's one place where the city igaves some dough. Kingston wants the municipalities jwhich have suburban areas to urge 'the government to discontinue ex- penditure on suburban roads for this year and devote the money to unem- ployment relief. LEONARD CLARK EDGECOMBE It was with profound regret that Stratford citizens learned of the sud- den death of Leonard Clarke Edge- combe at the General Hospital here this week. Few young men have oc- cupied a higher place in the esteem of those who knew him than that which was occupied by Mr. Edge- combe. In his busines, as an insurance broker, he was highly regarded and hada bright future. Quiet and unas- suming in disposition, he won for him- self a host of friends in business cir- eles and among church workers. The deceased was born in Stratford in December of 1898, and spent most of his life in this city, with the ex- ception of a short time spent in Ham- ilton and Toronto. After leaving the Collegiate Institute here, he went to Hamilton and Toronto for a short time and then returned to Stratford 'welcome news that an account will be |. to engage in the insurance business. As a member. of Congregational Church, he had taken a keen interest in the work of the congregation and served on the finance board of the church. + He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Edgecombe, Romeo Street, one sister, Mrs. Edward Arner of Harrow, and one brother, Gordon of Hamilton. The funeral was held yesterday, interment being made in Avondale Cemetery. THOMAS NELSON With the death of Thomas "Tom" Nelscon, 55 Brunswick street, Strat- ford loses a popular citizen. dent follower of athletics, especially football, a good chuch worker, and 4 cheerful friend of young and old, he was known to hundreds of Stratford residents. During the summer months Mr. Nelson was a familiar figure im his refreshment booth Park. ; Mr. Nelson was a native of Scotland, and came to Canada when he was 36 -- He went first to Mother- well where he conducted a butcher years old. business, and later to Fu'larton. In his earlier days the deceased was a capable football player, and after -- coming to Canada his interest in the game never waned. He was a popular member of the congregation of 'St. " Andrew's Presbyterian Church. In fraternal circles, Mr..Nelson was @ -- member of the Royal Arch Masons. a An ar- : in Victoria -- Just a little more than a week ago, -- Mr. and Mrs. Nelson had celebrated -- their 33rd wedding anniversary, = | at that time received the ne tions of a host of friends. We heard the other day of a man who had a novel way of a light overhead, He married a ble de