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GUARANTEED CLOCKS to 2500 And aro Right Here to make Good OUR GUARANTEE WATSONS Jewelrv Store The Leading County Paper as well as the- Oldest No Paper sent out of North York unless paid in advance TERMS per annum la I when not to 8Ules in advance YOUR EYES Watson Graduate Optician 189114 4 JACKSON Editor and Proprietor NEWMARKET 0 Nl FRIDAY AUGUST VOL No Copies 5c HON W MACKENZIE KING Is Leader of the Liberal Party in and at Harvard from- Liberal to deep interest in labor questions led his in as Paints Enamels STAINS VABN1SHES FOR EVERY PURPOSE Will You Accept Our Advice on Furniture Polishing We of cur to feci jre will bow to what ii ite It it A cloth few drop of OCedir en off cccei Soon you will we the beautiful w4ien that Then rub with DRY A of luu with ihat it rcpdiihlns for will if do your cVntirj Wirfl cloth Aat ftIICOLLECTlNG ihecVjinttdofciier ingh id in DO DO DO ce re Ottawa Aug Hon William Lyon Mackenzie King is leader of the in Can ada He was selected by Liberal Convention this afternoon after a close contest succeed the late Sir Wilfrid Laurie as chieftain of the party forms and lo replace Kenzie Cape Breton and Victoria who during the last ses- of Parliament temporarily headed Opposition in the House of Commons Three bal lot were necessary before a decision was reached as between Mr King Hon Fielding Hon George P Graham and D In the final one the counting which was completed at this evening Mr King was the victor by 38 votes oyer Hon Fielding the only other candidate then remaining in field The vole was as follows First Ballot Mackenzie King Hon W Fielding 297 Mr I Hon George P Graham 153 Spoiled ballots 2 lo take the constituency of North York a courtesy which had been extended on the part of Quebec only a little while before to Mr Baldwin hope in mentioning these things which are not only part of the traditions of our party but also part of the his tory of our country that I men tion them as prophetic of that greater unity which is to prevail between the sister Provinces of Quebec and Ontario and indeed between all he Provinces of Ihe Dominion But I would fail lo J convey to my friends what I re- cognize most of all in the great York honor you have conferred if I did not say that first and fore most and all else I recog nize in it a to the memory of our great leader Sir Wilfrid Minister of Labor and during the years he served in hat capacity he acted as conciliator in two score of important strikes He was called the Cabinet Sir I in 1909 and for two years acted as Minister of Labor In the reciprocity election of 191 he went down to defeat with man of his colleagues and retired from public life for- the time Pome years ago ho accepted ser vice with the Rockefeller Fourth dation in connection with social investigations resigning id re turn to Canada at Ihe time of the general in when he accepted the nomination to run as a Education Ottawa Aug After bearing Messrs T Preston and J make wholesale charges against Sir Robert Bor den Sir George Hec tor Hon J and Hon Howell of cerned in a conspiracy lo corner the overseas vole for Union Gov ernment by misrepresentation and all kinds of election frauds the National Liberal Convention this afternoon passed a resolu tion calling for a- Royal Commis sion to go into the whole ques tion power to punish the guilty Three telegrams which are alleged lo have passed be tween Sir Robert Borden and Hon Arthur between Sena tor Mr A Blount Sir Roberts Private Secretary at YEARS AGO From Era Aug feral anil and was by Ihe Union Government member by a Tanner of Halifax are quoted Total Second Ballot King 4ti Fielding Graham The third ballot was destroyed after the vote had been partially taken owing lo Mr Graham an nouncing his retirement and fourth ballot met the same fate owing lo withdrawal of his name by Mr Fifth and Final Ballot l J J J I I I I 1U He showed his confidence by inviting me his Government when I was a very young man was- proud of the training the opportunity of training which I had through association with him If have anything to be grateful for above all things it is that it fell to me in early life lo gain a knowledge of political precepts political methods and poliliica ideals from one of thai great noble and elevated charac ter which was his I shall I am sure be carrying out your wish if seek to the utmost of mj ability in these great responsi bilities to carry on the principles which he sought make prevail throughout this vast Dominion Hon Mr King referring the life work of Sir Wilfrid Laurier expressed pleasure that the foriu- majority of The new lead er is 14 years old of Scotch an cestry a bachelor and a A GENERATION AGO Mr Henry one of Hip bestknown members of the United States Congress is writing a in support of the charges Mr roused the con vention to wild enthusiasm speaking both in English and French and with equal eloquence in each Liberal is usually a Liberal he declared because he loves somebody or something a Tory is usually a Tory because he hates party or the Union parly il is all the same will try to of sketches descriptive a oW laclic of the past generation and trying to divide Canada ESTABL19BEO OVEH The Fanner and His Bank should be on intimate and friendly terms They can be mutually helpful The Bank of Montreal is always glad to give to its customers the benefit of its financial experience and knowledge 438 on leader had lived to see Cana da united race with race creed was the close ways this is one of his memories One morning there came an imperative rapping at his door and a voice said let up colonel quick This is a There been a call at the House and I am after you Everybody is drunk more or less and they are noisy to have some fun with you Henry says It was even as he said Everybody more or less was drunk especially the provisional speaker It was the last day of a very long session and everybody was worn out Congress C Ross Manager Newmarket Branch SOUTH END LUMBER YARD j and Inch P W PEARSON Cor Church and Carters Giles John Murphy -r- ft J THE VALUE OF MONEY Money ready money is an essential in every line of business mercantile or farming Wise farmers build up Savings Accounts which enable them to purchase for cash Savings Bank Account with this Bank assures ready money when needed Interest paid at current rate Newmarket Branch Aurora Branch CANADA Reynolds Manager A O Murray Manager Yoi to go lo the Country on PI I I J call up PHONE us make you Comfortable In COVERED CARRIAGE OR AUTO Prompt Service fc The Leaders Speech In thanking the convention nomination the new Liberal leader Mackenzie King said he was sure all would ap- hi- feelings when he sain that words could not express the gratitude In- felt for greatest honor which could he given any man He was conscious of the vast responsibilities and obligations which had been placed so quickly shoulders that were young and inexperienced Hut if there werp words necessary or suffi cient to express his thanks they would inadequate convey what he fell in ihe additional confidence expressed by his friends and late colleagues in Cabinet of Sir Wilfrid He could express too deeply Mr Fielding his thanks for the noblespirited way in which Mr Fielding had been first arid say Ik was ready give his great experience in helping to press forward I hose common things in which Liberals were so splendidly united He found it difficult also to express his thanks to Mr Graham for his offer help the for larger freedom and progress and n Causing prevail many splendid principles and which had been laid down in the platform of the parly To Mr Mr King also expressed his deep gratitude and hope that he would be able in he House of Commons him in the near future Early Associations Folkwing a few words of thanks also to mover ami seconder of his nomination Mr King went Oil I cannot forget one tiling I should like to men tion and that is he associa tion through Allen which my name has had the riding which I have had the privilege to he attached Sir Allen was a mem ber of Sir Wilfrid Cab inet for York Before him was Kir William a great Liberal and as true a friend ever North York which honored men gave to mo the great honor of nomination at he last election There we fought loellicr same battles for he greater control of Parlia ment by people and of Ihh executive by Parliament which our forefathers had fought years ago in helping shape the foundations of Liberal party in this country I Can ho I forget and I hope you will permit mention il on Ihis occasion that my on five or six different occasion represe uteri I hat riding in the days early struggle he In On tario and in Lower were necking to bring the change in be control of the executive by Parliament which would subject to the will of the people as expressed It their representa tives remember that jt was the riding of York which when Mr wan without a seat for a short time creed and had seen Canada generation ago a nation about join in that alongside of this the fol- of Nations which was to lowing pclure of the close of the bring about the larger spirit of good will which should prevail throughout the nations of world I would be unworthy in any measure of the confidence which you have so abundantly he- slowed upon declared Mr King were I not fully con scious of my own lack of ex perience and my own limitations for the greal duly and great honor which you have conferred upon me and I should despair of oyer being able discharge Ihe Obligations attached lo the position were il not that I realize Mini lie one called upon accept the position of leader a great national parly like this must firsi be servant of all members of lhaf parly and of all people whom here present Multitude of Counsel And in being so I know I can Count for guidance on the great hear film up into Ontario forces able these great leaders with me on Ihe platform and on all people see before me in this great audience If I lacked confidence in my i rave- only look about lo see a multitude of counsel and wisdom one is assured of in seek- to carry out the duliesatj lached leallership I feel also I bat while I ask that you make allowance for any flhorteomings you will feel thai in seeking to carry out the work of Liberal parly in the way Die members of the parly would wish lie done I will rely on the counsels of these men leaders of the Liberal parly whose wisdum everywhere will hi- fi compass point my direction If more guidance is needed it can be found in platform adopted by gathering which will he a char by which one will he able see course desired by the people of tins greal coun try Ho pulling behind us all those which are of the past and looking forward only those thirds which are before us we must start Ibis moment great and mighty force making for greater freedom for all ami greater righteousness in public affair ami press on till we reach the goal which has befell laid down in the platform adopted by you on this occasion At Ihe Close Of Mr Kings ad dress the delegates as one man rose and dispersed after tinging the National An them and I Canada Personal History William Lyon Mackenzie King whose bauds lias been the mantle of leadership laid aside by Wilfrid Is a direct descendant upon the maternal side of William Lyon Maekenzie a that has been a potent Influence in winning him recognition and preferment in the Liberal parly He was Cana das first Minister of Labor but of his appointment were years of definite prepartion for Just such a post He began bis training In the University of To ronto where he won the Wake In Arts end Law In Later he took a course political economy at Chicago sixtyfifth Congress on March 1910 This is the ho Christian Advocate The effervescence of Ihe Am erican nature broke loose for an hour Speaker Champ gave way the veteran ex- Uncle Joe Cannon a piano was brought in and a song leader took his position The Marine Band from White House appeared with its instru ments The doors were flung open and a crowd streamed in filling every nook of floor and galleries Printed leaflets with I he songs of the day were scatter ed through the House and tossed to the spectators in the galleries The Democrats sang the sang the Hon fean- Rankin sang The whole company sang As the hands clock noon Mr Cannon resigned the chair the Spcakeri preparatory to adjourn ment hut just before twelve oclock the veteran went to the piano and whispered something lo the song leader who announc ed thai by reouestuf Uncle Joe the closing song would some thing not on the printed program Ihe hymn Cod be wiljiyou we meet again And how they sang it I Republicans and Dem ocrats members visitors and pages I They rolled out the words as if they were in Sunday school where indeed most of them probably learned And when WO consider that this was in a great nation which only a few weeks before had voted prohibition of the traffic into the national Constitution and when we that forty- five out of States had voted Yes this matter contrast becomes Ihe more strik ing We do not think for a monoill that the members of the sixty- fifth Congress were all Christian men nor do we think that the drunken and semidrunk en members of Congress a genera Won ago were all tween west between On tario and Quebec between creed and race and religions and by trying lo raise the old religious prejudice- If only all hose old rancors and prejudices could be wiped out you would have dis solved the Tory parly We must have a united Canada O INDIAN CHIEF FROM FAB LAND RELIEF Starting from Jack fish lake some weeks ago AlexaiiderLavio- lette chief of In dians accompanied by his wife arrived in Edmonton yesterday afternoon and was admitted to General hospital suffering from a in the ciieck cancer started last winter- and this spring the pain became so intense that Laviolet- determined to find relief from his sufferings- He speaks not a word of English hut through travellers in the north country he had heard of wonderful cures worked by be medicine men Of the paleface cities and de termined make his way The first few hundred miles of bis journey were made by foot or by until he arrived jit the A abasia river where he secured passage on the Hudson Bay- boat to Fort Mo Murray In the far north he consulted a while doctor who told him that he would die before long Nothing daunted he continued his journey until he reached Fori where he appeared lo he stalled A good in the person of Mickey formerly a pro fessional boxer who has appeared in the ring times in on ion found him Mickey is operating a speeder on the rail way and upon ascertaining unfortunate plight of the Indian chieftain who amongst his own Is a man held in Mr El is ha one of the first inhabitants of Newmarket was interred in the Episcopalian burying ground on the His father Laid out this village and named it New Market This was about the year when all around here was a wilderness The Mr accompan ied Sir John Franklin on his Arc tic Expedition from New to River There was no land road from here to Barrio in those days and they travelled over the ice on Newmarket Cricket Club visited Sutton on Thursday of last week ami won by runs The New market players were Bowden Atkinson Ed Dudley Pearson need Harding Dudley and The Sutton players were Goodyear New- burn A Anderson Brooks J Anderson Cole Barry and Sibbald The Reeve and Deputy Reeves of South Simcoe held a meeting in Bradford to consider the pro position of separating from the north pari of the county A res olution was passed to make ap plication to parliament Dr of Aurora is about to move lo Toronto The Van Circus and visited Newmarket on Tuesday drawing a big crowd from far and near There were no less than cages of wild animals J 4f i I m pe respect offered him bales but we do think thai the change front what prevailed a generation ago what obtains I oday is a welcome and not un wholesome one may Ire as some of our good brethren lo assure us thai this Is the devils world land thai it is getting worsfl and worse ami will continue III retrograde until the coming of the Lord They may be so we dont believe il We have heard ill old man who was built this way telling how fine were when he was young and bad they ore now and we have beard some one say fluidity hut emphatically and conclusively Pa forgets Ami whenever we hear some old saint croaking out doleful pessimistic creed we feel like saying also Pa forgets It is a blessing that somebody remembers even if ft he the re doubtable and rather Mars Henry high- passage to Edmonton The chief and his wife and Roderick Eraser son of Odin the fur trader known through the country made the mile rip to Edmon ton on the gasoline speeder Ar rived in the city he was immedi ately taken the hospital and admitted Chief Laviolletle entirely without while mans money aim in order to pay hospital expenses his wife offered to work a hospital all kinds of menial tasks and J Parks are tending patient Tin trip was made under ex tremely difficult conditions was suffering intense pain and knows no English what ever FALL FAIRS Sept Sept A Bolton Oct A Bradford A trio Lindsay Wwmirket Queen Soli org Toronto Weston Wood bridge Zephyr curtain lecture now and then Is relished by wives of men A man patted a strange bulldog to see if he critter was Sep A I Sept Sepl Sept A A Oct A 10 Aug A 13 on to a it no It wasnt- It t it pays to wear a face Ami laugh our roubles down For all our Jill trials wall Our laughter or our frown For Infanta and Childrea In Use For Over Years A way a heart Btgnaturt of- A 25 YEARS AGO From Era Aug Mr John and his sister of Toronto are visiting in I own Miss King of is visiting a couple of weeks at Al derman Trivet Mr Norman returned last week from an camping outing at Georgian Bay Mrs has gone to for a six weeks waca- lion Miss Minnie Nelson of Toronto is the guest of Iiss Jennie Allen for a few days Rev and children of are visiting at Mr Jus Sutherlands this week Mr J of Kingston is home for a few holidays Mrs J and grand daughter are visiting and Mr- McOormick represented Lodge at Ihe I P Grand Lodge in Kingston last week Mr William was re newing old acquaintance in New market last week Mrs Will and children have been visiting her father J Collins month Miss Gray and Miss Millie Webber of Toronto and Miss Hull of St Catharines wore guests at Mrs Playlets last week Mrs Darius Morton of North spent two or three days with Mrs Silver on her way home from Ohio Mr Chris Lee of Toronto visit ed his sister Mrs J A last week lev a of Linn Mass gave us a call Ibis week on his way Keswick for a few holidays Miss returned from California last week Mrs John A Hell of Brooklyn has been visiting her par ents here for the past few weeks Mr and Jen Norton and grandson of Toronto visited at- Dr Nashs over Sunday Mr Jesse Do a of Newmarket assisted in the musical part of Ihe Temperance jit lluntsvlllc last week Mr Irwin of Sharon fini shed cutting his grain on the The Friends Sunday School held I heir picnic at Mr LeAviV grove Wednesday afternoon A 100yard footrace between and was won by the hitler on Friday even ing in IwomiSW handicap rare 1st A 2nd and P Tyler 3rd At a special County Council Meeting on Tuesday Mr Donald McDonald of was elect ed Warden to fill the made vacant by oxwarden Stephen sons disappearance The Tomb King Township Aug Geo Hall in his year In Aug 1Mb Catharine wife John lor aged years In Aug Henry in his year Aug William Malloy License Inspector aged years Markets Butler I He eggs I Or potatoes peck apple perk green pens shellpil quart green com per Ib spring lamb IOo lb by quarter- dressed chickens a pair S I mm- HiEafff