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was passed. In additon to this the consumption ot wood alcohol, nar- cotics, and rot-gut liquor of every 'kind and description is driving num- bers to their graves, simply because they cannot obtain decent liquor legally. The responsibility for these murders-for they are nothing less--- must rest with the so-called temper- ance and moral reformers who have forced an unrighteous and immoral law upon our Province. Such people seem to think that because less drunkenness appears on the surface that therefore all is right. So man- hind in the past has talked while dwelling over a sleeping volcano. But when the volcano awoke, what? , But these reformers told us that after the passage of a prohibitory Act crime would cease. Has it? Can any intellgent person who reads the papers say that crime has decreased in Ontario in the last three years? Dominion statistics of last year show that criminal convictons have -in- creased. Statistics of Toronto, Strat ford and various other cities, show that punished crime is increasing, but what.ot unpunished crime? Any- one who keeps their eyes open can see that the amount of unpunished crime in the towns and cities of On- tario is greatly on the increase. A prominent statistician in the United States recently stated that 80 per cent. of the crimes committed there went unpunished, and although we have not quite reached that stage, we are fast approaching it. Our police,. bike most other people, follow the lines of least resistance, and so much of their time'is taken up look- ing after violations of the Temper- ance Act that large numbers of ordi- nary criminals in the cities go un- punished. As for country districts police administration is a farce. In this section of the country it was possible a few years ago, to leave doors tunlocked and valuable commodities ot all kinds could be left either indoors or out unwatched. Now nothing is Bate that is not nail- ed down, and, as it local thieves were not bad enough, gangs from the cities come out by day as well as by night and commit all kinds of rob- beries, hardly any of which are pun- ished. Almost everywhere in Ontario dis- respect tor law is rapidly increasing and thefts and other crimes are in- creasing and the Temperance and Moral Reform party seems content b, have it so. Apparently they are unable to understand that the mak- ing ot foolish and immoral restric- Such an article should cause Can- adians also "furiously to think". Does not a very similar state of things exist in Ontario today? Al... though violations of the O ..T A. are not quite so flagrantly open as de- scribed in the clipping yet thousands of respectable and formerly law abiding Ontario citizens are breaking the law every day, many of them op- enly boasting of it, and probably as much whiskey is drunk in Ontario to day as before the Temperance Act It was a disgrace to the nation. The wartime prohibition law in its spirits and in its words and its ways has been a moral disaster to the United States. It has been a fraud and it has made a fraud of law. It has increased the natural American insolence towards law. It has made ten law breakers where it found one. Authbrity is a-dest. and enforcement a joke. . One active official could have mad a thousand arrests igChica' b, (l'/dlu'ld; night. What is' w us? e are hypocrites when we 1l'iialltwA";nd 1esCelgittieugtite, This New Year's eve was more than an ordinary debauch. It was a debauch ot lawlessness. The law was told to go to the devil. Disre- spect for law began in the body which made it. Congress used a, pre- text which no moral object could make right and the country treated the law with the respect which was morally due it. It is a moral congress and it makes our laws, but it does not be- lieve in carrying things to ex- tremes---in carrying a la\v to en- torcement and to respect or law. Chicago was just as drunk as it car- ed to be and as openly drunk as it wanted to be. So was every other city which ever had seen a drop of liquor. ' In Washington at one of the big hotels a New Year's eve party in- cluded a United States senator. The party needed more than could be carried on the hip. It was brought in barrows or a van and waiters were hired to come with it. That was not the only wet United States senator. Sir:-mavingiist returned from a visit to Chicago and vicinity I can bear witness to the accuracy of the statements in the enclosed clipping from the Chicago Daily Tribune, which may ‘be complimented on not being afraid to come out boldly and speak the truth. The Editor Independent Eill YEARS EVE fl NIGHT OF KlllllltO IN ll, S, l THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR EIGHT PAGES OUR SATURN ALIA " ""rlll-illiE) Ilttti St. Catharines Ont., Jan. 7.---Be- cause Mrs. Edward Goodall, aged 55, refused to run away with him from her husband, this morning, Alex. G. Templain, a mechanic, aged 35 years, employed by the Canadian Cracker Wheeler company, shot and killed her in the 'hallway of her home and turned the revolver upon himself. He is in the General and Marine hos- pital with bullet wounds in his head and above the heart and may not re- cover. He regained consciousness long enough to admit the crime and the motive. Chief Clark of the Wentworth Police has more complaints from Winona Park residents. The sum- mer homes of Major Henderson and Ford Smith are the latest haunts of the motor marauders. . "The police were incline dto overlook the first offences,” said the thief when speak- ing of the matter, "but it these peo- ple can’t take a hint they will have to gutter the consequences. This sort of thing must be stopped, and we are going to do it." tive laws creates disrespect for all law and leads directly to that hor- rible condition of affairs now termed Bolshevism. The husband of the victim states that Templain who was enamored of 'his wife, had been a boarder, but had been ordered away. Last night he returned and asked permission to stay in the house, which was grant- ed. St. Catharines, Jan. 8.--Aler. Tem- plain, who shot Mrs. Edward Goodall vesterday morning because she re- fused to elope with him, and then put two bullets into his dwn body, died at the General and Marine hospital during the night. The actions will be tried in St Catharines. if ety,'Tibiotst' 'irsistitis6tf'r'"tm, camemer motor and a Ford driven by Clarkson occurred Just in front of Major Eaton's residence at Oakville. cident on September last, have is- sued writs claiming $11,625 damages from John A. CIarkSon. The nin_e plaintiffs in these “guns claim dam ages 3 tor persdiatVlt 'uries which t,Utisy claim were C, due}; the negli- irence.ot the defendalnx, Septem- ber 4, w _ C r6'r'"t_ C1r;D_riataus Bell & Pringle, Hamilton for the passengers of the C motor, who were injured in "In many cases it will be impos- sible to secure the required informa- tipn," said an official. "To what use it is going to be put is a mys- tery." _ A note under "racial origin"i states that the terms l"American" of “Canadian” must not be used, as they express citizenship, but not race of People." Town Clerk Russ has his work cut out tor him now . Take the death certificate. Not only the day of death is required, but the hour and lminute. Then the person filling in the form must give such information regarding the deceased as the trade, and occupation at the time of death, as well as any former occupation; {length of residence at place ot death; [name of the attending phsician. N le, relation ot the informant to the deceased, and the place ot burial. None of thisdhformation was requir- ed on the old forms. Among the items. ot information re quired an the certificate ot birth, not provided tor on the old forms, is was child born alive? twin or triplet? race or f origin of both parents;, of both parents trade and profession of the father; number of children; occupation, it any, of mother, Other than household duties, and the name of the attendng physican. WERE mi-iii-iii-iii-ii-ic When is a Canadian not a Cana- dian? When his name appears on his certificate of birth. This interesting information is contained on the new registration forms which are being supplied by the Registrar-General at the Parlia- ment Buildings. Incidentally, the new forms, both for birth and death registration, are marvels of detail and rival the famous income-tax and railway timetable tor complication. MURDER MII (illlillllii MOTOR MARAUDERS WINONA NINE WHITE ISSUED Yours truly, the Carpenter 01d Resident .0 the ae- have is- damages AT acting The Right Rev. William Reid Clark, M. A., D. D., D. ‘0. L, is the fourth Bishop of Niagara. Chapter-rr-ia-Early-Wistar, To the United Empire Loyalists we owe the first settlements of Grima- by. These were New England colon- ists who were true to the British tlag during the American Revolution of 1775, and who, after the peace df Paris in 1783, not only found them: selves persecuted by their neighbors, but also robbed ot their property by, the American government or accoung of ther loyalty to Great Britain. In the year 1875 the Diocese of Niagara was formed. The Right Rev. Thomas Broth Fuller, D .D., D. C. L, was the first Bishop. Consecrated 1875. Died 1884. The Bight Rev. Charles Hamilton, D. D., D. C. L, was the second Bishop ot Niagara. Consecrated 1885. Translated to the Diocese ot Ottawa, 1896. The Right Rev. Alex Bethune, D. D., at. c. L. ll and bishop of Toronto. January, 1867. Died 187 been incumbent' of the Grimsby from 1824 to 182 The Right RernArohn Philjp Du Moulln, M. A., D. C. L., was the'third Bishop of Niagara Consecrated 1896. Died 1911. . The Ron. and Right Rev. John Strachan, D. D, L. L. D. He was con- seorated in England in 1839. Died 1867. In the year 1839 the Dtocese of To- ronto was formed, which then includ- ed the pahish of Grimsby. The first first bishop of Toronto was The Ron. and Right Rev. John The Right Rev. George Jehoshaphat Mountain, D. D.; D. C. L., Third Bishop of Quebec. Coasecrated 1836. Died 1863. The Hon. and Right Rev. Charles James Stewart, D. D. Second Bishop of,Quebec. Consecrated 1826. Died 1837. The history of the parish of Grime- sby will be more clearly defined by first giv.ing a list oi: those bishops under whose encouragement the church was established and fostered. Th Diocese ot Niagara was not form- ed until 1875, previous to which time this parish came undely the super- vision first, rof the Bishop of Quebec from 1793 to 1839, and second, under the Bishop of Toronto until 1875. Grimsby St. Andretv's Church 1819 chapter, Jo-tie" mishaps GRIMSBY, ONTARIO, WEDNWAY, JANUARY 14th, 1920 si1'.2,aril,'s'.t'Pl't ii%"IAfiti,sut'N a J It "a-se 'C",' _ -,' '?ri,tr'rr,ilirl'1'tt"i w , ' Fd" ., Pay-13‘ H‘Qx'é‘e" {g 't',f,iQ Illll1 4w, er.', card.". i,'uir2)[,iis,'f,t,rj.ii",i,illiv' b ( 716.lli't, 'ttfi,?, , I my?" Ira-d. '3? 's'iiii1,'i,"'is,)t,,i-'ii)"l,lt(ii1 tt) it/sl', _.' ”r" I i .- _ _ . "lu.t'A, '5,- r 'U . if» TP. _ 5il& n. -. 'ht'; "il.d, "?lt:' '. v,t_'r"iii"(--'il,.-h's-t:-r) xt-. ","iivi- ", ecr'iiuog"rie'i u i2,1 'ity?': 'cl e', .---_ C is» C"'i"'"'rt I '/). ' A ""3 --"""r---.. ' ssii.i,iaial,allaiii'll . Ta." cl a): .' _ . P'Pry.)PlR,i" ’ , z} . ---- tcu' “if: c, C 51., a' ik a-i'egl't tfdtiii_ _ -itii satiii . G,"". .r" L.r2a., s-sri.,. - u; ' " = . . uir, ._ ' " " fr "* ‘33,] " Ti ».., .’."i""‘" - _. ia - Les J.» 'C., F ',r 'rg-IT-ll-III, _rlDillllE)ilri,;_))ifE?tti List Alexander L. was the 9 ruler Neil LS the Sec- onsecrated He had parish ot "History of- Ill time mous Andr name he w from to re time any all / me in tt e/rits tte, i Thy; Mr. Pettit was a saintly man is'alftested by the following extract from the Pettit family records; “The present stone church was in course of erection at the time of Amlrew's death in 1819, and at the bee t ll ish Hall me teh Niagara river westward distances were roughly estimated by the various creek,e e .g., "The Twen- ty," 'The Thirty, "The Forty,” by which last name our Village was knovnr' until the .Great Western Rail- way was completed, and a more suit- able ua'me semed necessary. The pioneer worker in the estab- lishment of the Church of England at Grimsby was Andrew Pettit. He was born agar Easton, on the Pennsvl- " its consecration it was unani- _ that it should be called 'St. _ 's Church' in memory of his , He was always churchwarden, stownship clerk and collector 'ereommencernent of the laws ulate public matters to the t his death, without accepting emuneration; for many years 'erences in the neighborhood Inferred to 'him (for his judg- t»swhich was always respected, on" decision) obeyed, (thus he) ot 1y conserved the peace, tpot officially; he prospered s Jy Hatters, was charitable to tttr and a liberal supporter of t eireti. His dearest privileges moxibe a. member of the Church tend, and a subject of the 'uiS1'dl.',1, ts ccasions such as are noted in s" Erect, he became widely "t Th the community as "Judge 'tr-ir-ttr and Rectory "-- " a or me Delaware river, in 1756. A United Empire 1e came to Canada in 1787, from the Crown a grant of 1e Delaw Ontario 1919 To destroy lice and vermin on cat- tle and ticks on sheep, use Parke’s Sheep and Cattle Wash. It is also beneficial for ringworm, mange, scab and other skin diseases. It increases the growth of wool on sheep, making it a finer quality and producing greater weight of fleece. 50e per can at Parke & Parke Limit- ed, Market Square, Hamilton. _'illDlllfi, """u".fs in the" moms!) of Noni-ix? ary Since 1880. There are five Sundays in February this year, for the first time in forty years. The next time that this will oc- cur will be in the year 1948. It can only occur in Leap Year and then only by the first of the month falling on a Sunday. In 1888 the first of the month fell on a Wednesday and as a conse- uuev're the readers of the INDE.. PENDENT received five issues of the paper “at month. In Febru- ary 192% there will be five issues of th-‘s miner. as the first of the mo"!!! tufts on Wednesday again mom that or two member w it Two; Council the Eu "t BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINTMENT. When the Town Council meets tonight; one of the recommenda- tions they Ttill have the privi- lege of making to the County Council through Reeve Farrell, is the name of the man to be ap- pointed by the County to the Board of Education. And just here we would like to suggest to the Council that they recom- mend Ex-Ald. Albert E. Phipps, for this vacancy on the Board. “A. E." was a member of the Board, in fact Chairman of it, when he resigned so go overseas with the 98th Battalion. We do not believe that a better man for the position can be secured and should he be apointed we would like to see the Board at their first meeting in February place him again in. the C'hairman's seat and allow him the honor of com- pleting' his term of office which he left in order to serve his country and town better and that democ- racy might be saved. have cr, l PPE A I bellows and be lifted on Alexander, M there are Ii cases devpln thief Just one when relieved b, ime South DECISION RESERVED The appeal of the Town 'hip of South GluMSBY against and, de- cison of His Honor Judge Camp- bell, in the North and South GRIMSBY road dispute was heard in the Appellate Court in Toron- to on Friday of last week and decision was reserved by the Chief Justice. This case is the ow, W T0 W NM"? COUNCIL WELI DISTRIBUTED ll any nig ratepayer to bring should bt Abram Bater Md John A. arke, living on top of the Thir- Monntain in North Grimsby we through their lawyer, H. H. atrio. notified the. Township ulnoil, that they appeal against e Engineer',,, award on the ain or (men applied for h., n Tom law at mornin the Ir of om for Pdel In all HERE’S (mu 01 ill If " own Couneil met according to at eleven o’clock on Monday ning and the members took Declaration of Qualification Mice and adjourned to meet general business on Wednes- tl d NCIL MEETS TO-NIGH'I night (TU-NIGHT) " first. time in years Mon in the Township representative on the For some reason or rc has always been one and sometimes three of the council all from ‘on, but this year it is as every division has a Hive. Douglas repre- Huber Four, VanDnzer Three, Smith Number 'Huuter Number One, one elector tersely put Reeve comes from the the towhshio,piuars is to a certain extent is ' Mitchell has been a null his life, but now is g on a farm in Division AGAEVS'P ENGINEER’S h n STILL ON f (TU-NIGHT). Any who has any business before the Council on hand early. _ l WA RD wh er n ditch FIG UR "_-.--..-...-..- by K. - V__7__ , - _.. no." w. """""'P Carried. Moved by Douglas, seconded by John Hunter, that By-law 269 of the corporation of the towship of North Grimsby to procure money to meet the current ordinary expenses ot the said Township until such' time as the taxes are collected be now read the first time. ' Moved by John Hunter, seconded by M. Smith, that leave be granted this Council to introduce By-law No. 268 lbeng a Dy-law to appoint Town- ship Officials for the year 1920 and that the same be now read a first time. Carried. Moved by Sirnth, seconded by Van- Duzer, that the Joy-law just read a first time be now read the second and third time and do pass and that the Reeve and Clerk sign and seal the same and its title be same as in motion. Carried. Moved by Douglas, seconded by VanDuzer, that the by-law .just read be now read a second and third time and do pass and that the Reeve and Clerk sign and seal the same and the title be as in the motion. Carried.. Bruaw No. 268 Being a by-law ot " the Municipal corporation. of the, Township of North Grimsby to appoint Township Officers for the year 1920 Whereas it is deemed necessary to pass a. by-law appointing Township Officers. . Now therefore the Municipal Co_un- cil of the Township ot North Grima- by enacts as fol-lows: . . Clerk and 'Treasurer, Thomas Al- len, $400.00 and war' tax. Assessor, H. C. Kelson, $200.00 and no postage. Collector, W. A. Patterson, $150.00 and postage. Auditors, E. U. Pat- terson and J. H. Forman, $7.50 each. Engineer, J. W. Tyrrell. ' Pence Viewers, G. L. Book, J. M. Stewart, Wm. Kemp, W. H. Pettit. Pound Keepers, W. A. Thomas, Wm. Vail, R. A .Hunter, J. L.'Book, Mrs. Robt. Moffatt, C. P. Hawker, Peter Bertram, Aubrey Walker, Isaac Southward. Valuator of sheep killed by dogs, Thos. Pearson. . . . Board of Health,, Dr. R. A. Alex- ander, $50.00; H. K. Griffith. T A. Caesar ot the Ontario Agriculture College, Guelph. Scale Inspection, A. T. Hunter, 40c hour. Inspector under the "Fruit 'este ACt"-this officer to serve under the direction and superviision ot Prof. L. Wm. Pearson asked permi cut the second growth w001 road allowance between lots Concession xfive. He to same. Moved by W. H. VanDuzer ed by John Hunter, that we tenders for quarrying 50 l stone in No. 4 Division and 1 at the Garr quarry. And ti insert the advertisement in dependent, tenders to be in j Clerk by January 31, 1920. 4 anod '- 74, -- of Sanitary Inspector, A. O. Bows- laugh at 40e per hour, no mileage. Road Commissioners, Stuart Walk- er, West; Frank Hurst, East, at 40e per hour. Library Board, Peter Bertram, for three years. School Attendance Officer, J. tr. Konhle. . r Printing and advertising, Jas Livingston & Sons, $140.00. This By-law to take effect on and after the day of the final passing thereof. way find out Just what kick they have coming and what new work they would like to have gone ahead with. Passed in Council this 12th day ot January, 1920. -. t ’ North GRIMSBY Council held their iinaugural meeting of the, year on Monday. All the members were pres- ent and took the necessary Declara- tion of Qualification ot Office. A considerable amount of time was spent in hearing complaints trom ratepayers about the drains and ditches that they were charged up in ltheir taxes for cleaning, that had not been cleaned, or in some cases (had been cleaned by themselves. .. i The building of new roads through- out\the township was also discussed lat some length and if the council go fahead with the plans that they have ioutlined the township is due to have a considerable quantity of new stone road built in it during the year. They propose to quarry and crush their own stone, this work to be done by contract. They also intend to haul and build their own roads. Mjaor H. L, Roberts, broached the subject again of opening up a new road from the dead end of Barton street through to the town. He pur- poses going farther into this matter and it will come up at another meet- mg . ttd le so PER YEAR, 4c PER COPY "a "gun AruuLcl', Luau we ask for ders for quarrying 50 cords ot he in No. 4 Division and 100 cords the Garr quarry. And the Clerk art the advertisement in the In-. endent, tenders to be in hands ot rk by January 31, 1920. Carried. [oved by John Hunter, seconded Douglas, that we accept the-offer Wm. Pearson of $3.00 for the sec- dgiatltttllsttsa,iaLiiiidGuii'iL, -r---i.-- (Continued on page 8.) W. MITCHELL, Reeve. ' THOMAS W. ALLEN, Clerk it 1lllllllliml growth wood oft the asked permission to If VanDuzer, second , that we ask fe )rt fiari Tl] ALL HOME DRINT 1'et'tm'i1ty. 6 and 7 pay for