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SH it irene ae on, Perth Teachers Agree Not To Apply '+James Dezell and Albert R To “State Salary” Advertisements NOR FOR POSIFIONS MADE VA- CANT BECAUSE BOARD WON'T PAY THE MONEY ee The annual inaeniation of the Perth County and Stratford Teachers’ Insti- tute was held. October 21st. and 22nd. in the assembly hall of the Stratford collegiate. Mr. J. D. Douglas, pres- ident of the SORES, was in the chair. Opening exercises) were conducted by Rev. G. A. McKenzie. An address -of welcome was delivered by Mayor Stevenson, in which he advocated ‘a more generous remuneration for! the teaching proféssion, and urged a greater respect for the national an- them. — —_—— EVERYBODY'S COLUMN — Ten cents a line for first in- sertion, with minimum charge of 50c. Subsequent insertions five cents.a line with minimum charge 26c. +P FOR SALE Happy Thought range, in good or- «der. Apply George Melrose. tfinp WANTED Competent express driver- Apply G.-C. Fothergill, C. P. R. station.1tnp Patronize a Returned Soldier All kinds of live poultry wanted by Max Chaplan. Phone 19aW tfnp HOUSE FOR SALE on Wallace street. Apply to Mr. Wesley Heath. 2tn HOUSE TO RENT On Inkerman street, west. particulars apply Miss L. Tabberner. itnp OUR PRICES On Lath, Shingles, Cedar Posts, Sewer d- Land Tile, will interest _Ou Scc.adv..on page 4, R. T. Kemp and Son. tfinp. LOST On or about October l1st., one York brood sow. Reward will be given on returning same to H. J. Darroch, Lis- towel. @ itp FOR SALE Two dandy little pony outfits— pony, buggy and harness complete. Must be sold. A bargain. Apply Rev. I. C. N. Paddon, Milverton. tfnp. SHINGLES In order to reduce our stock we are offering Ral cash the following: . 1, B. C. Shingles $6.50. XxX Ne i , B. C. Shingles $5.25. Robert Oliver, Limited. 2tnup Left In Imperial Bank Rubber coat and casting, also three umbrellas: Qwners can secure same by paying for advertising, on applica- tion to Mr. James- Tremaine, — tfup. NOTICE TO FARMERS We wish to announce that our chop-f-. ping mill will be in operation again beginning Monday next. Your pat- ronage appreciated. N. Calder vos Son. , 7 —_— WANTED AT ONCE A good salesman to handle one of the best farm lighting plants on the market. Farmér, who would install a plant at once for demonstrating pur- _ poses, preferred. Box 488, Listo- wel. 2tap AUCTION SALE An auction sale of farm and of horses, cattle, swine, other articles, will be held ay, Nov. 9th., 1920, at 1.30 p> m., on the West %, farm lot 6, con- cession 3, township of Maryborough.| For terms and conditions, apply to iddolis, ex- ecutors Arthur Wells estate, Mary- borough township. J. Cecil Hamil- ton, barrister, Listowel, Ont. George H. Dickson, auctioneer, manreaens, R, R. 1. - 2tnp For'! implements, | lumber, hay, grain, household goods} The president’s address followed, his subject being ““The Value of Co- operation Among Teachers, Trustees ‘and the Department’ of Education.” He dwelt on co-operation and a more professional spirit among teachers, urging that they should not underbid ‘a fellow teacher. He spoke of Perth county’s backwardness fn not secur- ing before this, an agricultural repre- sentative, and urged the teachers to exert their efforts in influencing pub- lic opinion to the end that a district representative may be appointed with- out.further delay. He suggested the formation of a teachers’ council. and the establishing of an Educational) Gazette. Discussion followed on the desira- bility of organizing @ salary circle for Perth county and a committee on res- olutions wag-appointed to. bring in a report on this matter, and also to draw up 4 petition to the government} concerning the Gazette, and arran for the appointment of Perth county, delegates on the Northern Ontario trip for summer of 1921. . Thursday afternoon Miss Edna Mc- Kenzie of Listowel gave a very inter- esting report of the O. E. A., which was followed by songs by the public school children and address on ‘‘Mu- sic in the Public School,” by Mr. J Bottomley, A. R. C. O. Mr. Bott ley stated that twelve new music pervisors had been appointed in the towns and cities of Ontario during the past year, so it is quite evident that interest in school music is spreading} in the province. Mr. Duncan Walker of ‘Petechors Normal School, gave a most inform- ing address entitled, “Hints for the Teachers of Arithmetic,” in which he pointed out that arithmetic enables one to reason completely and is thus an important subject and #hould be well taught. At the evening session a most en- joyable program was given. by the Maple Leaf quartet of Guelph. Dr. Bothwell opened the Friday morning session with a very able add- ress on “Oral Conditions Among Chil- 4.daren, — d ~Preventative Dentistry,” poopie defective teeth are re- sponsible for a great many physical diseases and that thousands of chil- dyen are at least five months behind their grades because of defective} teeth “A Task for the Rural Teacher of Tod *’ was alive topic, ably dealt with by Miss Marguerite McIntyre of Listowel. Miss E. L. Morley read a very fine paper on the “Cultural Val- ue of English Subjects.” -An hour of the morning session was devoted to grade meetings, where teachers in charge of same grades met for discus- sion concerning their special prob- lems. The committee on resolutions then brought in their report in favor of a Salary Circle consisting of every member of Perth Teatters’ Institute, being formed, with a pledge to faith- fully endeavour to adhere te the “Sal- ary Schedule’ as prepared by the central executive of the salary com- mittee of the O. E. A.; to refrain from answering ‘“‘state salary’’ adver- tisements or applying for a position where'a vacancy has been caused by the refusal of the board to pay the salary required; also to accept any appointment subject to these condi- tions. The resolution was adopted unanimously and officers were app- ointed for every town and township, as well as a central executive. The morning session closed with a Splendid address by Mr. Walker, on the “Public School Graduate.” Friday afternoon was the closing session and the main features were atidresses by Hon: R. H. Grant, mini- ster of education; Hon, Peter Smith, provincial treasurer, and a practical demonstration by Mrs. Elborn on the use of the moving picture machine in the school. Hon. Peter Smith ex- pressed the opinion that teachers are not paid enough salary and warmly commended the efforts being made to secure motion picture machines for s¢hool work. Hon. Dr. Grant expressed regret that there is such a small percentage} of men in the profession today and said he felt that teaching should be recognized as a profession, and to do so a nithimum galary of $2,000 ought to be fixed. “The teaching profess- fon is fundamental to all other pro- fessions and“men and. women should be encouraged to enter it as a life service,” he said. ‘There are in On- tarip todemaecme tel sch@ols with- and the norm- , RTANT Dominion, Provincial Bonds, with ‘attractive rates of ee paid pa ptiy half- yearly. No be ty..can be found for any cae naviay money to invest: Call and talk the matter over Can suppl or Municipa ad and we will explain just how well and can invest your money. We-make no charge, merely procure such Bonds as we know are first class and that you decide to buy, bearing six per cent interest or better, pay- able promptly every six months, We consider this better than any mort- Suivi 2. W. Scott or . L. Ham: ton, Offices over Bank of Montreal, ‘tiap: a1 al tchpols today a are & saiaabed 500 less than they.did five years ago. This condition is appalling and demands are being made for more and better education, and it is the policy of the so far as it Trestdent-—Mr. 1 ES w. Sprung, B.A., Stratford. Vice: -Prestdent—Mr. T. G. i oni fe, Atwood. ie Piso ren M familion. 8 Knit Mills Pla. HAVE. PURCHASED THE CAMP: BELL HOME IN VICINITY. OF “THE SPINNING PLANT, The Perfect-Knit Mills, ‘Limitea, have purchased the large residence of! Mrs. D. D. Campbell, in the Igcality of their spinning mills <— plant, and purpose as promptly .as possible having it remodelled: tO serve as a home and welfare house for fe- male help. The deal includes not ar Campbell heme and acre o ting on the Grand Trunk cet also two small houses, The price paid was $6,000 aid the company hopes to get possession some time next month. The Campbell property is@&. well known one. The'residence itself ras erected about thirty-six years ing started by Mr. Chas. Shiel but } completed by the. late Col. D.- D. Campbell, Listowel’s first mayor, whose family have occupied id ‘up to the present. It-eis a roomy, well built Structure: with high ceilings, and typical of the in the palmy days of that time. In the attic alone, the knitting firth expect there will be accommodatiom for ten bedrooms. They will make room for -| two dozen or .more girls and put an experienced and competent matron in charge. Mrs. Campbell purposes spending the winter with her sons, Dr. D. Campbell, New York and (Mr, ecexe CampbeH, druggist of Boston. Then the following summer, it is ‘Rer inten- tion, she states, to build a ‘home on the Campbell survey, at the corner of Campfell and Argyle streets; across from-the residence of Mrs. Griffith. Coming} Cope 2 Hing of Lyceum Hu- morists, id Hall, Nov. 3. ose program. also pro- vided: Admission 75c. ‘Tickets at dry goods stores, Miss Schaefer’s and Banner office. Plan open-at Banner Home For Gifts| type put up by the more prosperous | Wednesday } office at 2 p.m., Monday, Nov. 1st. * "Phe many friends of the family in towel were sorrowful to learn of iden death Friday afternooti at Wingham, of Mrs. George Spotton, formerly ss Sarah Glenn “ and daughter of Mr. John Glenn of Listo- wel. ‘ : A Mrs. Spotton appeared in usual e} health when parties left her home at four o’clock, but when e tle daughter, Glenna, aged ten, arr home from school, she found her mother alone in the house, uncon- scious. c Neighbors were called and three doctors summoned, but Mrs. Spotton passed away ahout five o’clock, with- be-| out regaining consciousness. Heart trouble was the cause of death. She was born in Glenallan, byt the family moved to Listowel when she was*three, and up ‘till her marriage; in 1900°to Mr. George Spotton, of Wingham, head of a chain of business} colleges, resided in town. She was also since been regularly up and back on visits; so that her face was famil- iar here and will be missed by a large circle of friends, with whom she was held in loving esteem. About a year ago, Mrs. Spotton was for three months in a [London hos- pital, ‘and following an operation for femoral of ‘her tonsils, had built’ up plendidly and enjoyed fair health. Her father, approachifig eighty,had made arrangements to make his home with her, and had planned \to leave Monday for Wingham. Recently he has been stopping with a sister, Mrs. McCullough of Monkton. Besides her husband, daughter and father, Mrs. Spotton is survived by two brothers, Mr. George H. Glenn of Richmoad Hill and Mr. A. W. Glenn, inland revenue officer, of Listowel. The funeral was held on Sunday to Fairview cemetery, Rev. J. M. Nicol of Knox church, Listowel officiating. Public service was held at the home in Wingham. Councillor Sangster’s Car Stolen Off Street ; _ Recovered Stripped, On Country Roadside WAS CONSPICUOUS KIND OF AU- TOMOBILE FOR THIEVES TO SELECT. A Chevrolet touring car, belonging to Councillor J. W. Sangster, and left standing at the side of the Arlington potel, was stolen Saturday some time shortly before midnight. What remained of it, was recover- ed the Sunday following, on the road- side, a few miles out of Wallace. The missing parts included the four tires, rims and aspare; the wind- shield, a couple of tool boxes, clock from the panel and slip covers from the front seat. To replace the parts cost in the neighborhood of whereas their value to the thieves, Mr. Sangster thinks, wouldn’t be $50. If the removal of the car from be- side the Arlington was the work of the individuals who stripped it, their selection of so conspicuous a type of car as Mr. Sangster's is hard toe un- derstand. It is a 1917 Chevrolet, 490 model, of green shade, with a stripe around the body and the init- ials of the owner, “J. W. S.,"" on one side. In addition it had _ special equipment, Mr. Sangster having had it remodelled and a new top, cloc and other equipment put on. Mr. Sangster believes that the par- ties who took the car live in town, His supposition is-that_it was taken by loéal joy-riders and that when the half gallon or so of gas in the tank played out, they deserted it, then parties in another car happened along and dismantled it. It isn’t the first time, he states, that his car has been refhoved. In fact it'has been taken from the S#me place as Saturday night and later left oi Mill street near the bank of Ham- ilton. It had even been taken out of his garage and some little time af- ter, returned to his. yard. Local thieves appear to be other- wise taking advantage of Mr. Sang- ster’s good nature, for he claims that in addition to the five tires stolen Sat- urday, he has had six others taken this season, five from his garage and the other extra on the rear of his car. Soon after the theft of the car was discovered, effort was made to locate it, for unless the gas supply was re- newed, Mr. Sangster concluded the car wouldn’t be far away. ° But no clue was received that night. taken will sirateers. rc tive—Miss Edna~ Listowel; Mies. ae 4. takck anata | Peg tiene St.- $200, | Tt wast ctr for the temperance forces for the top hod ben removed. This, Mr. Hube, the garagemen, was inclined to think was the work of an amateur, for the straps were cut. The lamps; were also tampered with, but not taken. This and the fact that the top, though removed, was left behind, would seem to indicate that the thieves may have been disturbed. The battery and some other parts that might have sold for something worth while, were not touched. There is apparently no clue as to who the thieves were. Call From North Mornington Church BORO INVITED TO SUCCEED REV. A. C. STEWART. - Stratford, Oct. 26.—A special meet- ing of Stratford Presbytery this after- noon again dealt with the petition from a section of the Presbyterian church in St. Mary’s for permission to establish a new congregation, or rather to reorganize one that now forms part of the present church. It was finally decided after several hours’ discussion, to cite the Session and congregation to appear before a special meeting of the Presbytery to be held in Knox Church, Stratford, Nov. 10. A committee was appoint- ed in the meantime to scan the peti- tion and report. A call from North Mornington in favor of Rev. Geo. Rowland of Flam- boro’ was sustained, and it was order- ed to be forwarded to the Hamilton} Presbytery. The congregation prom- ises $1,800 a year, with manse and four weeks’ holidays. Provisional | arrangements were made for the in- duction at a date"to be set. The _ erator of the Presbytery, Rey. W. D. McDonald of Atwood will preside; Rev. J. W.. Gordon es Boars will réach; Rev. J. M. 1 of Listowel will address the pha al and Rev. . A. Thompson of Monkton, the peo- ple. . Rev. J. A. Stewart, who resigned the pastorate of North Mornington} church because of ill health, is im- proving and has recently been doing Of Thanks— For the kindness and sympathy of wish to-convey their Ik and cream can be bought at ed Ved in greatly increasing t a ewan and Ajberta pronounced their “virdict on liquor. ; rovince the electors were asked to mark a ballot containing the question: “Shall'the importation and bfinging into the province of intoxi- cating liquors be forbidden?’”’ The question was printed twice, once with the word ‘No’ opposite, and once with the word ‘Yes’ op- posite. The electors ignored the “No” question and placed their marks opposite the “Yes.” , Ontario’s vote in thé-spring will be oh the game question. Nova Scotia, N.S,. Oct. 25.—Incom- plete returns received up to 10 o’- clock to-night indicated that Nova Scotia had voted overwhelmingly in favor of bone-dry prohibition, as a result of to-day’s referendum on the question as to whether or not the im- portation of liquors for persona! use should be continued. Halifax alone, of all heard from, gave a wet majority. The mining and industrial centres, which many had anticipated would vote wet, went dry by substantial ma-} jorities, and the early indications} were that the province as a whole would go dry by upwards of. 15,00 majority. Winnipeg, Oct. 25.—The province of Manitoba has voted out liquor im- ports in the referendum taken to-day. Approximately 50 per cent. of the total electorate have voted ‘‘Yes’’ on the ballots, which will cause the ces- sation of the liquor supply of the pro- vince from interprovincial houses. The city of Winnipeg voted wet by around 5,800 majority, but this figure was killed by the vote outside its limits. There”’were a few places be- sides that voted wet. Regina, Oct. =25-— tehewan will go dry, but the final count will be a fairly close one. -. Contrary to expectations, Regina city wentin the wet column with the figures: dry, 3,217; wet, 3,508, The other principal cities in the province, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw, have voted dry by close majorities. It is in the fifteen rural constituen- cies that the prohibition forces wili secure their lead. Returns from many of the polling stations indicate that the wets will be about 7,000 short of a victory. . . Edmonton, Alberta, Oct. 25.—Re- turns compiled up to 9.30 to-night in- dicate that Alberta will go bone-dry by a majority of from 15,000 to 20,- 000. All the cities have gone dry, according to indications. Lethbridge—Dry majority, 769. the towns Thank You— The ladies of the Hospital Auxil- fary wish to publicly thank Mr. Athas of the “Diana Sweets” restaurant for the generous contribution of $88.17, representing half the proceeds,of the sales at his store on Saturday. They wish also to tender their hearty thanks to those who so kindly assisted with the sales. itnp Didn't Know They Were Coming— For the first time in the many years they have been up this way, the Guy Bros., famous minstrels, played to asmall house Thursday night. Lack of advertising was the explan- ation. The advance man arrived only |, the day before the show and few per- sons knew they were coming until the band turned out at noon. There were twenty-one in the troupe and they put up a good show. Confusion Of Tongues— ers of this section who attended the joint Teachers’ Convention at Han- over last week listened to a confusion of tongues is evident by the report of the proceedings published on page 5 of this issue. Inspector McCool in his exclamation that “A _ hireling watches the clock, but a right teacher will do many things he is not paid for,” seemed to be hammering at the service end of the profession, whilt Rev. George Adam in his lament about teachers being underpaid and his reference to ‘‘More pay or no tea- chers,” veered decidedly to the mer- cenary side of the game. It may be a crinie, as was said at the convention, that garbagé men get more than tea- chers, but-they are-not alone in this respect, as scavengers many times get more than preachers, and poets have been atarvipg to death for centuries, but who wouldn’t sooner have a high brow than a at-stomach at that? The tsbe malayion: salaries, | and having found unionism as thekey [that unlocks the golden closet, they are federating with a vengeance an nd eonvention was “The field of McCool jumped into the Heed and mam talked about service igeteat of LELEEEEEEEE EEE EE EEPEREEDEEEEEEEEE ESE : Mission Circle Pays | en, superintendent of the Circle, » Ba Walkerton Times—That the teach-; Hanove the cloth of gold” had. not Inspector} be hand mon. , = ms : Be ee ee Baas ‘1 dy be and es has alrea egun,; that the stream 1 increase ey as the winter ae roaches, -“members of the Central Vet- érans’ Council of London an- nounce that they intend to have the Council present a - memorial to’ the Dominion Government praying that the immigration laws be rigidly enforced go as to prevent the glutting of the Canadian labor market and a consequent cut- — ting of wages, Information received here — by the Veterans-is to the af- fect that in very many Amer- ican cities large numbers of men have been laid off by the various industries, especially - by auto factories, and that such men are flocking to this country to secure work. It is claimed that already the effect is being felt in this city, where labor is becoming more plentiful and wages are dropping. Sik ea as doit edkahdueesilauies we A eh Mat Visit To League LARGE GATHERING OF YOUNG | PEOPLE FROM COUNTRY AT: MONDAY NIGHT’S MEETING. 4 The Sunshine Mission Circle from — Listowel East visited the Methodist. in evening’s program, which was a ree creditable one. 4 It included a “Missionary -Re-ut ion’’ by ten young ladies representing: | various Methodist mission fields, which missionary information of val ue was interestingly imparted. - It | was a tea scene and Mrg.Harvey 2 lin, especially talented for the role, — a was hostess to the missionaries and — took the part splendidly. The others were Mrs, Stanley Coghlin, Miss Olga Fallis, Miss Gladys Fallis, Miss Ethel 4 wyn Coghlin, Miss Ada Matthews, | Miss Doris Everitt, Miss Eliza pic Cracken, Miss Mabel McClory and. Miss Ruth Tillman. : There was also a chorus by six aire] of the Circle in which the duet part — was taken by Mrs. Clatence Coghlin — and Miss Gladys Fallis; reading by — Mrs. Warren Hay and a splendid reci- © tation by Marion Gibson. The scripture lesson was read by Mrs. Russell Coghlin and Mrs. Hunt © lead in prayer. The yisitors were welcomed by Mr. © E. D. Bennett, head of the citizenship | department, and a few remarks were made by the pastor, the League pres- — ident, Mrs. Bennett, and by Mrs. Haz- “is The young people of the Mission Circle were invited to be the guested] +5 of the League at a bamquet to be held — next Monday night, at which Rev. W. E. Millson of London is to be preennls = Cope made a million soldiers tenga ‘ and he’ get you, too! Macdonald's, 4 Music Hall, Wed., Nov. 3rd. : : a a has ee Sas as ae os a a Ge HOSPITAL DONATIONS + ( + * | 4 + + The following donations have been — received at the Listowel Memorial « Hospital.: Drs. Shiell and Freeman, $12.00, being the check received by | them from the council for non-paying || patient; Mrs. J. ——s 7 bot--” tles of pickles; Mrs. J. W. Sangster, — basket of grapes, basket of peaches; | Mrs. Scott, basket of plums; Pfeffer Milling Co., 100 Ibs. of flour; Mrs. 4 Johnson, pasket of plums. Mrs. Wen~ ‘id zel, 2 jars of fruit; Mr. ¥.'0. Clark; | tea pot; Mr. Ross Hermiston, 8 bas- kets of peaches; Mrs. Hulburt,grapes; Mrs. J. Livingston, 2 — of ie :| Mrs. EHison, 2 doz. 8, % bag apples; Mrs. Graves, 2 "F te. of but! 2 doz. eggs, basket of tomatoes; : room Sunday School, 12 jars of ; and pickles; Mrs. Tompkins, pump- | kin and squash; Mrs. Ferguson, _ pumpkin; Mrs, Alvin Kennedy, | of fruit; Miss Sutherland, 6 jars of jelly; Mrs. Thompson, detent I of snow apples; Mr. Jennings? 5 celery, radishes; Dr. and Mra. James lections being made mMaceor = ae y . +S ings : ote)