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éha%ctdr. 1t meéant of *P¢ law had rea: and did believe th; in my view of this case fendant had not the right to he did and his action was committed in a way that MAE d 'fiflle law had reason tO SUppOse and did believe that Mr. Fleming was permitting his boat to be used for rum running. When an apology was demanded none was forthcoming but on the contrary an assertion of right. Though there was nothing upon the record to justify such a course, counsel for Spracklin asked Mr. Fleming whether as a matter of fact his boat wWas carrying * liquor, and after Mr. Fleming‘s denial he crossâ€"examined his son and one of the guests upon the boat upon the same topic. Had Spracklin â€"taken the position that he had made a misâ€" take, but had acted in good faith, I should bhave thought nominal damâ€" ages sufficient vindication of the plaintiff‘s right, but when the whole course of the transaction indicates a spirit of defiance, and an intention i M moile o ol s p e dsE s tC m The written judgment states : oob ot h o t" course of the transaction indicates a spirit of defiance, and an intention to give offense, even in the conduct of the trials, I feel that punitive damages should ‘be awarded. \"The 0. T. A. is an extremely drasâ€" tic piece of legislation, and, like all is Etw 4awa nf this.kind. it ds a conveyanc points out th search it was for the office that there w shown. Jus judgment sta belief as well presence of li made. \*"The 0. T. A. is an CXULTEMCLY Ulant tic piece of legislation, and, like all sumptuary laws of this kind, . it} is apt to provoke hostility on the part of those most affected by the proâ€" visions and so produce a spirit of lawlessness most detrimental to the wellâ€"being of the community and for this reason it is of the utmost imâ€" portance that those charged with the administration of the law should themselves be discreet, and, above all lawâ€"abiding. This Act has curâ€" wtlg‘g{&what had heretofore been reâ€" earded by many as being the rights all lawâ€"abiding. This Act has curâ€" tailed what had heretofore been reâ€" garded by many as being the rights of the indivdual and it is the duty of all to yield obedience to the princiâ€" ples but it is has not abolished all the rights of property and affords no justification or excuse for the lawless and illâ€"advised conduct of Spracklin. Unless the courts can be relied upon to afford the remedy those who commit trespass by force and with arms may meet with armâ€" ed resistance and most serious reâ€" sults may follow." Mrs. A. J Barth of Humberstone and Miss A. Moffatt, Hamilton, spent the New Year weekâ€"end with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Smith. ‘‘boat‘"‘ is not a "veh public highway" as f: tario Temperance Aci He bases his decision ary which states that In his judgment, Justice reviews at some length the stances of the case and ma ing that will affect the i tion of the: O. T. A., ps along the border. He state "HON AND DEARIE" wor . o Ves d o Caeet o1 PC OOMEOE donate /ALL L 9 UC D > ~LO= Mr. Fleming was not on board at| ward orngaization were taken at the the time that the “Killiw:«}ke” was | instance of the Department presided visited by Spracklin and his assistâ€"|â€"over by Hon. Mr. Doherty. ants ‘but the following day he wrote f ; to the license officer gasking for an| THE MINISTER‘S CHALLENGE_ apology stating that the search had| "‘I‘ll see to it that my department been an act of piracy. No written| Will provide the salary of your manâ€" apology wias received, but upon meet| ager for the first year, on condition ing Mr. Fleming in the street Sprack| that he is a big manâ€"the man for a lin attempted to justify his. search.| big salary," declared Mr. Doherty. An action was then entered against| "I ask only that your combination each of the three for $1,000 for| be on & sound economic basis _ and wrongful entry but the two Hallams]|that it have the enthusiastic support did not appear in court. of a vast majority of your growers. ~In his judgment, Justice Middleton’Granted that. you want for manager reviews at some length the circumâ€"| a big man; you require, probably, stances of the case and makes a rulâ€" I the biggest man along this line that ing that will affect the interpretaâ€"|You can get on the continent of tion of the O. T. A.. particulariy| America." E. Fleming, a Windsor barrister, | so far as to I damages of $500 from Rev. J. O. L. ary of & capa Spracklin, former special license urstion of a inspector on, the Essex border and Of | union of the i $50 each from Stanley M. and Wilâ€" Peninsula, wa liam H. Hallam, for wrongful entry. |at a largely : On September 17th last,. Spracklin,last week in along with the two Hallams boarded} Hotel, Hamilt Mr.. Fleming‘s yacht "Killiwake"| ers, farmers a while it was lying off an island in tive of every Take St. Clair and made a search of ton to the rive the ‘boat for liquor. At the time that ence, which w the vessel was boarded there was a the initial me. party of friends on board. I‘manth ‘altan" l A judgment was handed down Osgoode Hall last week by Mr; J tice Middleton which awarded Os oPRAGKLIN MUST PAY DAMAGES THIRTYâ€"SIXTH YEAR of liauot EYE3 ON ONTL HE KNOoUs THE CONTENTS z2â€"â€"_ PUT POP 1N BF wWiTH THE REVENUE PrpS . Justice states TH] PsM + W\J HE couu)c%:é\k v m UT PoP 1N BAD kR h diTH THE * /r QEVgg‘gg ‘I/‘“zu / 9 § < /é’//’///// es‘ . N se>® sy INTL FratuRE Strvice, INCZ f 19020 sy Invrt. Fea upon. t at the stated th mE JUDG n( tl W 11 Mid« vehi t that an officet on w MENT ito L1 irtiali lleton there 18 COoncelt on the dict a "vehicle 1C10n whe state 1e > nooanmnmine mmmnat Shecammpnerponmampenemeenses 2222222 1 TT UTNOT TY TT TT diad d far n Servic 1¢ SC TAE IN in â€" part 1pon the the deâ€" do what trespass was â€" of mu of tO 11 that barrister, [scQ. «Ts license son In the Onâ€" 0 D He ) W SCat us aln oré of Nia the fa ings & _1t 18 Against ~national interest that any farm product be sold at less than its cost of production," Mr. Doherty said, "therefore it is of naâ€". tional importance that there be opâ€" ened such channels of trade as will ensure shat at all â€"times> and under all cireumstances the products of our Orchards can.réach nltHimata aan. S M qrl< about im any oorer!""*."" manilisntags | an organization such «as the growers of Niagara now have in mind. For the farmer, coâ€"operative undertakâ€" ings are essential, and in that .â€"reâ€" spect we are considerably behind the farmers of other countries. No com bination on earth can upset a comâ€" bination of farmers so long as the farmers are loyal. Your combination Following the officlal endorsation of the Minister of Agriculture, tenâ€" tative â€" organization â€" was proceeded with, in the hope that the crop of the coming season may be marketed through the channels of the proposed Niagara Peninsula Growers, Limited. Insofar as actual incorporation goes, is built up on natural laws and no combine in the world can beat you." I Ni coming season may be marketed through the channels of the proposed Niagara Peninsula Growers, Limited. Insofar as actual incorporation goes, much depends on the reports yet to be presented by two committees, one of which is to satisfy itself> as to promised volume of business, econâ€" omic stability and efficient manageâ€" ment and the second of which is charged with the matter of enlisting stock subscriptions from peninsular growers. The meeting approved of incorporation on a subscribed capiâ€" tal of $200,000, based upon a total of 2000 shares valued at $100 each, thus providing for an ultimate total membership of two thousand. COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP Following are the members of the committee appointed to canvass the peninsula with a view to interesting ter of * Agricultur utter: necessity or coâ€"operation amot Niagara â€" district. at Smith onâ€"the growers in subscribing for shares in the proposed company: Messrs. H .L. Roberts, GRIMSBY ; T P. Bridgman, Winona; Arthut weeks a Springs, joins his that he in health D NECESSIT y 1) rines ORGANIZATION TENTATIVELY FORMED the initial meeting at Vineland> a month ago ,;when the first steps toâ€" ward orngaization were taken at the instance of the Department presided | over by Hon. Mr. Doherty. | W _ With a definite promise on â€"the part of Hon. Manning Doherty that the Provincial Government would go so far as to pay for one year the sal ary of & capable manager, the inaugâ€" urstion of a â€"powerful coâ€"operative union of the fruitâ€"growers of Niagara Peninsula, was materially advanced at a largely attendeqd meeting, held last week in the Royal Connaught Hotel, Hamilton. Fully fifty ~growâ€" ers, farmers and dealers, representaâ€" tive of every district from Burlingâ€" ton to the river, attended the conferâ€" {GH!]WEHS FunM“nNFI BIG ORCANIZATION It i1 enston relimin B. Calder is spending a few 5 at the Sanitarium, Clifton gs, N. â€"Y. The Independent his many friends in the wish he may return much improved O1 . H .L. Roberts, GRIMSBY ; ridgman, Winona; Arthur ineland; A. Onslow, Niagaraâ€" ike; A. A. Craise, St. Cathâ€" Geo. Brown, Fonthill; W. F. r. Burlington: H. Usher, out a Ccommercial syste ilers and not by pr ATIONAL IMPORTA against national i (dhe, HiS WORSE THAD Lacuoryâ€" AwD ) ) AN _OLP _ EesE NCOb WOMAI . ' e m PoP BROL rener e A PACKA NOSEY. s J ‘/é I((J-\ :\ 2. NIGHT. Lz \O + .;~70\)$‘/”’\ PNO“' \/ 4 fi% C .:° y §-Eâ€"Cg ilder is spending the Sanitarium vâ€"cy_> ‘rhe ‘*In Â¥ @ bed e e [« 4 Y uho y anieas CXz wiPo 5 ‘((fi *Â¥ hR seceet hm > ~ ~ + 7 hy 1 > Q/ G :'";,"â€" : Ad ‘-\?v“: > Cneltâ€" CA ""ad * \ mt T7 42 & © . N & E7 7 2 9 P ._â€"â€"â€"'â€"é is '-"',",‘\_\ \)b nds °s 3 3 / & 0 ns 0 2,0 0 3 3 B2our \qpa lt _ you want for manag you require, probabl man along this line th on the continent inels of trade as allâ€"times and : es the produc the h. FOT to his offé NHIHOTiervinommmat remmmmmse... Eeeneeeantes as in furtheranc id ~not lue t Wi on om the Offic COâ€"( n no outl oduct. T n D 1T the il t] l1 "» > RURAL MUNICIPAL O) 17¢ he 11 THAT KID 1$ ORSE THAD AN OLD wWoOMAX . C n PION t] t] O1 Villages and 1: Marsh Elect® ; ~ North Grcims: c The election for reeve and councilâ€" lors of the Village of GRIMSBY for 1921 was a keer contest for the five chairs around the board, and the surâ€" prises were the big votes polled*‘ for Mr. H. H. Marsh for reeve and Mr. John E. Scott and Mr. Edgar E. Fareâ€" well for councillors. f Mr. H. H. Marsh was elected by 105 of a majority over his opponent, Mr. James I. Theal, and this big majority can only be attributed to the long serâ€" vice of Mr. Marsh and his indefatig: able work in the contest. His oppon:. ent, Mr. Theal, has been three years in the council and has given good ser. vice, but he did not take a keen inâ€" terest in the contest just ended and was absent from the village a portion of the timeâ€"and as a result ‘Marsh rolled up a big majority. Dr. L. L. BDuCjf Dr. D. Clarke. Richard Theal V ernon Tuck The winning Ccandidate N@s Nau. a long service in GRIMSBY as a busiâ€" ness man and member of the council. He has been intimately connected with the business affairs of the village for over thirty years and has served for twelve years on the council board. His energy, business ability and preâ€" possessing appearance has always made him a leading figure in the busiâ€" ness, fraternal and municipal life otf the district and it was fitting that he -llâ€"llâ€"llâ€"llâ€"llâ€".l-â€"uâ€"n His real successo Because the print tor in the transactio specializing in such get iif lhe starte modern city? mm O mm t gemnecs Advertising would printing press. Ho: ing. _ It meant ‘liter ‘"‘advertising." _ It is safe to say tha the printing done toâ€"1 sellkino gomethin‘y. When the first siofts of their erude to reproduce in n boriously penâ€"writt accomplished this. They had no co reaching effects ‘o0f of people who wou!l whirling presses in . lized mworld. The years have br ing." Tt imeant "lit uck BOARD OF EDUCATION (three ADVERTISE IN~THE INDEPENDENT \?l < . ts o oo Ivertising is STI THE OLD TOWN CRIER‘S SUCCESSOR GRIMSBY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1921 indidate has had a RIMSBY as a busiâ€" mber of the council. timately â€" connected WB mm O mm i iper be successf; TO ELJfCTIONS HELD m i oomun J mm t meemen t mc N 4 nmmug y 1 p vroughit a new mean:ing to "printâ€" literature" once ; toâ€"day it means 1 <PENDENT be nothing at all without the far would the old town crier his bell on a trip through a ad press has become {;modern business rk have become a "tario Appoint Councillorsâ€"H. H. _ jsby Villageâ€"William Mitchell In eption, probably, of the farâ€" heir labors, of the millions one day be benefited through ery town and city of the civiâ€" IL (four to elect) NNE C . â€" 93 ies : w onlfi es inters begam making impresâ€" ‘pe on paper, they had in mind ers the text that had been laâ€" one:copy at a time. They the postman should be rewarded with the position of reeve after so long a term of serâ€" vice. t The new reeve is well qualified to sit at the head of the council for the H. H. MARSH Zlected Reeve of Grimsby for 1921 Mt mm UL4 mm U Q mm 1 cuiccs 1 mmose M 11 cnum t 61 45 28 41 31 36 5C O nmunity (Continued on page 5). D-Ilâ€"il-ql-llâ€"'l_.._..‘ u wish Wl mm t mm it cmmame No. 10 rimsby Has Spirited 9/ 29 QI 1 1 6 8y . > . i a Q 6 C such a facâ€" elect) vVOUI companies irt of the ce 0 ooo 1 nmmomm i ce t umm i I15 o1 86 70 6Q 3/ 51 O mm esmm §R m mm ocm mm i mt 248 143 203 1Q4 21L 190 163 162 3 1 »30 ’ In this connection, the paragraph from a recent * plement No. 3" (ah weekly prepared by ~Fruit Trade sioner J. Forsyth Smith) is est to Canadians, both prod consumers: â€" The branding of all apple ed from Canada with the na adian" has recently been str vocated in Canada. The _ at the bottom of such adyv excellent but there are obje practice, as far as the Unii dom market at least is enr ues. The attempt to cover essenâ€" tially different products with a single designation is therefore an efâ€" fort in direct contradiction to the facts of the situation. It is true that these apples have in common the fact that they are all produced in Canada, but why emphasize, for marâ€" ket purposes, a purely sentimental consideration, that can have no posâ€" sible influence upon the buyers or up on returns, especially when it tends to destroy the distinctiveness, which is an important factor of value. appear on every auction cataloguem As it is obvious that the apples proâ€" duced by each district each have their own characteristics, it is parâ€" ticularly necessary that the names branded on packages should emphaâ€" size distinctiveness. The object of adopting a general brand such as "Canadian" on apple packages from Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Colâ€" umbia can only ‘be to suggest uniâ€" formity exists, except as to size of seriously contend that any such uniâ€" formit yexists, except as to size of container or grading. The apples from the several Canadian provinces each have their own distinctive merâ€" its, but they are very obviously not the same. They have each acquired certain individual peculiarities from the climatic and other conditions unâ€" der which they are grown and these peculiarities are recognized and apâ€" preciated by the buyer, and «onstitute definite factors in his scale of valâ€" neso The attemnt to cover essenâ€" Unfortunately, also, in England the term "Canadian‘"‘ is applied exclusâ€" ively to Ontario apples. Undoubtedâ€" 1y it would be more accurate and bet ter from every standpoint, if Ontario apples were described on this marâ€" ket by the provincial name, but the use of the designation "Canadian" for Ontario apples is a longâ€"estabâ€" lished trade custom, which there is little hope of changing. The net efâ€" fect, therefore, upon British importâ€" same variety Oregon, or " names and w} of Canadian _ exactly that a Not so in Great or not it is Because man is so depende sources for his dail not say with certai Ontario consumers of apples, esgâ€" pecially those located in large cenâ€" tres of population, such as the city of Toronto, â€" are notoriously "poor buyers" in so far as a knowledge of varieties is concerned. In other words, the home market for our fruit is anything but a discriminatâ€" ing one. Nine housewives in ten in the cities of Eastern Canada will accept the huckster‘s statement as to the variety of apple being offered to them, while the bareâ€"faced manâ€" ner in which fruit shops operated by Greeks and Italians misâ€"name the apples in their window displays is a matter of such seemingly small moment to consumers as to attract utterly no attentionâ€" or comment from any of them. 4 NO DOUBT A§S To ORIGIN On British â€"markets amnnas. . n to the s( ILL ADVIGED _ BRANDING OF APPLES ONTARIO" AsS "CANADIAN (Continued on page 3. commoditic C€ ‘hen he specifies "a box Greenings" he wants and not apples of the grown in â€" Washington, asmania, 3 NOT ADVISABI TL _ ) â€"â€"C~uVn _ Mopiays s |shaking : hands again such seemingly small | friends of boyhood days )nsumers as to ~attract You can count on me attention or comment/and to do everything I ¢ hem. \the Reunion. irreat Britain. Whether with tie name "Ca tly been strongly a da. _ The sentime E_ such advocacy ere are objections as the United Kin least is concerned. on the Old Countryâ€" imon ers his houseâ€" by their trade ecifies "a box 3" ‘he wants 1( nA lucers followin Apple Su ulleti1 ommig inter i1ment DOUBLE WEDDING ty is A very pretty double weddin ns in |solemnized at Winona on Tu Kingâ€"| December 28, when Lyla Clare red. â€"| Lillian Olene, daughters of Mr ‘_| Mrs. Robert Harrod and grand« N ters of Mr. Samuel Whittak primâ€"| GRIMSBY, were united in marr n ort n nd n with the wore .n tll t 1 and gold wrist watch respectively and to the pianist a gold broocn set with pearls. Many other beautiful and useful presents were received. Following the reception a dainty buffet luncheon was served and the happy couples left for Toronto and other points amid a shower of . conâ€" fetti and good wishes. On their reâ€" turn Mr. and Mrs. McGill will reside in Detroit, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs, Joyce in Toronto. Guests were present from Port Arâ€" thur, Ottawa, Lindsay, Detroit, Toâ€" ronto, Hamilton and GRIMSBY. J. »Orlon Livin stonâ€"Farrell Proj Montreal this we ments and attrac ion and after his troit and Chicagco pose. j GRIMSBY‘S$ Christmas Tree celeâ€" ration and the visit of Santa Claus to the town were shown on the screen in several picture houses in Toronto last week. This film is booked for Moore‘s Theatre for Saturday night of this week. The financl ville Village : receipts were penditure $49 ance on hand sHOWING AT MOORE‘s THEATRE MONDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 19 rriest, Rev.; Harrison Hector; McNinch, J:; McKinnon, Ronald; M McCutcheon, G.; Mc McCutcheon, F.; Nelle: les; W.H.; Nelles, A.M Oakley. L Py OLD BOYs Acers, Miss I Clean, D.; Mui DeLaMater. I $ 42 Cl e e en ol i e ind 490 by the Committee, but there are still hundreds more to be secured. â€"Send in all the names and address of the Old Boys and Girls that vyonu know nf There are probably hundreds of old boys who, like myself, will be delighted to have the opportunity of shaking â€" hands again with their Oshawa, December 28, 1920. The Secretary, Ola Boys‘ Reunion, Grimsby, Ontario. ( Dear Sirâ€" I do not know who you are but I want to congratulate you on the idea of havgng an Old Boys‘ Reunion ir GRIMSBY Town during August. Last week Secretary "Jimmy‘" Farâ€" rell received the folowing most welâ€" come communication from a GRIMSâ€" BY Old Boy:â€" OLD BOYS AND GRLS NEWS COLUMN Names are still being $2.00 Per Yearâ€"5 Cents a C financial statement of illage show that in 1 illi Ir BOYS NAMES WANTED Yours very Adf1 ours very truly, Ross Mackinnon Sales Manger Chevrolet Motor Con Muir, W 117.14, leavi of $6.561.94 Tiss motion Bureau eek booking : ctions for the s return will vi o for the same J.; ; MeC 1; â€" McDer McCutel Nelles, H. ;. KW .* tf} ton of th Irvin me to ‘be present I can to boost 7 0 you know of LC gathered ir iudIng was Tuesday lare _ and Mr. ~and inddansghâ€" ‘;: _ Wright léan,,. H. mitt, °P. reon.~ ""A" ikley Company 1.1vingâ€" u is ir amuseâ€" + / reunâ€" visit De e ~purâ€" Mac Miss ind ind ghâ€" of H opy