GUELPi 18 BEING Guelph, Dec. 21.â€"Mr. Nichol Jefirey , â€"â€" acting under instructions from _ his . client, Mr. Walter Bucharan, farmer, ; Bishop Fallon has announced . that Guelph township, toâ€"day â€" issued a he will give $100 to the p_upil of the writ claiming unstated damages agaâ€" SCPatate schools cf the diocese makâ€" inst the city of CGuelph for the mainâ€" i"$ the highest numbct of marks in tenance of a nuisance by the â€" polluâ€" al! subjects at the entrance examinâ€" tion of the water tuynning through the&tiOon. He will also give a . prize plaintils iand, caused by the escape t0o all children who . pass the enâ€" into the stream of sewage from the trance examination in this city. sewerage larm carried on in the townâ€" ipmennnernunlgd ship cf Guelph by the delendant, and PET DOG HAD RABIES. for an injunction restraining the . deâ€" S=~ fendant from continuing or repeating An examination by the Provincial the nuisance. This is the first of halt L.aboratory of the head of a dog which a dozen actious which will be instituâ€" Pit the Port Colborne lad now reâ€" ted by others who have been suffering ©Civing scrum treatment in the Hosâ€" from the nuisance. The _ conditions Pital for Sick Children at Toronto, have been _ condemned by the Provinâ€" discloses positive signs of rabies. The cial Health autboritics. If the case dog was the pet of a tenâ€"yearâ€"old goes to trial it will not come up urtil OWHct, _ and bit him while playing the nesxt assizes. _ witle him. Baines represented himself in Torâ€" onto as an automobile agent, and he pleaded guilty this morning to . colâ€" lecting these amounts in advance and not delivering the automobiles. ~ ° STRATIQRD HYDRQ RATES ANNOUNCED BY COMMISSION Baires resided in Berlin last winter and was quite well known | in the community . House customersâ€"Three cents | per month per 180 0 square fort, Iuss 10 per cont. reduction for walls and pariitions, ccodllars and attic, rot to be counted vnless occupied for actual resident purfoss; also six cents per 1,000 watts; ue rmoier charge, Tess 10 peroecdt. aiscourd io. pat tuekd lis graphs are prinfed annuavllg' as "news" that. are essentially advértising. The chief sinner is the church, and after it comes a numerous family . of inâ€" stitutions that are semi religious | or .eleemosynary in character. Then come sporting organizations and many othâ€" ers, all seeking the belp of the newsâ€" paper to make their business known but failing to pay their way. If | ob jection is made to free publication of this maiter the ready answer is, ‘‘Why that is cews." News in the publishâ€" er‘s view is somcthing that is _ oi interest to the community at large; not merely to a small circ‘e of readâ€" ers. Some day the newspapers must combine for the shaking of this growâ€" ing burden‘ on their uscluiness and resourcs. Bus‘ness should â€" not . be allowed to masquerade as tews _ and just in the degree that it does . are the news columns of a newspaper a false pretense. Toronto, Dec. 23.â€"George â€" Baines, who comes from Gueiph, was remandâ€" ed for sentence by Magistrate Denison this morning, in the police court on charges of theft ol $185 from E. L. Marsh and $25 ftom W. H. Martin. Stratford, PDec. 23. heat _ commission toâ€" the new elsctiie taimd) marized is as follows. the 15th on the monig tn addifton frem earhon Linygr note wals of 800 or ‘_]8 e.p. with: provise tgat Lous heldâ€" T purchase first equipment from comâ€" ission The rate works out un ‘rt ight cents perkilowat(t hoi An â€" alternative rats is nine ents t killowat hour, _ woth o meter harge, | ane 0 10 por cont. dicconat, space. II we give it away we can‘t sell it. l1 we can‘t se‘l it, we can‘t pay wages, buy news, print, pay teleâ€" graph tolls, and so forth. Commenting on the action of _ .the Citizer the Windsor Record _ voices the sentiment of â€" newspaper publishâ€" ers generally when it says:â€" ‘There is too much of this free busiâ€" ness done by the imajority of papers. In a daily paper thousands of paraâ€" GEORGE BAINFS 1X TROUBLE IN TORONTO SBupt. Bastedo a bunth of literature accompanied by a . legter for publicaâ€" tion and in a lengthy reply sent by wmail it says: all of our Canadian bants, all of our Canadian life â€" insurance â€" companies. and legitimate industrial enterprises. All The Citizen (and most other newsâ€" papers) has . to sell is advertising If it is part of the duty of the press. io advertise free of charge the govâ€" erament annuities branch, it would be part of our duty to do the same for harge, _ an« 1 a carbon laimp Stores, â€" theati ries, mine con wrches sanic w The Ottawa Citizen refuses to give fres advertising . to the government annuities branch. In common . with other newspapers it received {rom wrches same sath 30 instoad ef 10 M cent .. discourt Sign, | window atel arsplat Tostiias, k per month per kidowatt hort conâ€" ted, with 10 per cent. reduction, t no lamp renewals he â€" old rates fot fiouses was 15 ts less 30 per cent. reduction, plus eents a month meter rate. powrr stanSard recommtorlod by rence i engineers of Niazara @r nunicipalitins ow an s dopte * #ubecrlyl SUrD FOR DAMAGES The light and ay commence I cowlich. osumâ€" e gamaAl i. g‘:%wl Iu,u-& = % : & 5"..':..'?" al death. on Novemg ot_ this. ts‘ v» vcars .‘ The, deseription Séleginphed h Ottawa, Dec.‘ 23.â€"There is a growâ€" ing beliel in official circles at Ottawa that the Duke of Comnaught will not succeed Earl Grey as Governorâ€"Genâ€" eral of Canada. There has been â€" a semiâ€"official hint received that King George is finding the.demands upon his time so great and functions sa numerous that he Las to have the aid of a Prince of the blood with public experience, as both Queen Victoria and King Edward had, to represent them at bospital openings and simiâ€" lar functions. As the Duke of Wa‘es is too young for such tasks the Duke of Connaught is the only member of the family available, and it is found he cannot be spared to Canada. Bishop Fallon has announced | that he will give $100 to the pupil of the separate schools cf the diocese makâ€" ing the highest numbct of marks in all subjects at the entrance examinâ€" ation. â€" He will also give a _ prize to all children who pass the enâ€" trance examination in this citv. HANDSOME PRIZE OFFERED. John MceSortey, arrested yesterday in â€" connection _ with the case, still maintains be shippet the barrel to Toronto at the request of a stranger. A Mrs. Smithson, who lives across the road from the PresSvterian cemâ€" etery, declares she saw McSorley enâ€" ter the comcetery with a wheelsarrow shout a month ago, Tut MceSotley denies it was he whom the woman saw. onto that he first sent tke barrel, calling for it later. Thereâ€" seems toâ€"be no doubt of it now that the body found in the barrel at Montreal yesterday was that of Mr. Johnston, and that it was stolen from the grave. â€" Jarvis, Dec. 22. â€"The grave _ of of the said Matthew .Iohnson, caretaker of the ~railway and Presbyterian Church, at Jarvis, who and stocks died Novemtber 16, was opened this the amount: morning and found to be empty. ada held by DUKE WILL NOT y SUCCEED EAPL GREY The prisoscr is a man of about 53 “NICI years of age. He met with an acci~ whete t dent some years ago, which scems to mally p; have affected his brain. The â€" booy "That of Johnson was shipped on November ing Jam 23, _just one week after interment. ~of 1910, McSorlcy, liks W. J. Bouseficld,whose same ye farmis adjoins bis, was in the babit and Gen of shipping produce to St. Lawrence Bank, of market, Toronto, and it was to Torâ€" Canada, here kï¬w “!v‘ seciption istgn,"* :4 ~ i o° John : MeSortey,. Q‘t.!&l\!!fl;i who was fotnd to ‘he the shigger ‘the grucsome consignmwent, nb g xested at midâ€"night <oâ€"night BY s tective. Revurn, who came <downâ€" from Toronto to look into the ‘cuse. The charge against McSorley is grave robbing, the thgory of murdet has ing been dropped. . ‘The story‘is full of strange featurâ€" es. The barrcl in #which the old genâ€" tieman‘s body was discovered was adâ€" dressed to Bishop‘s â€" College, Monâ€" treal, _ wlich has been close» _â€" five â€" years. McSorlsy is a graduate of Pishop‘s College, and it is now reâ€" called that he used to boast ef the manner in which bodics were used for medical purposes. ~ st> is the foodâ€"medicine that not only nourishes them most, but also regulates their digestion. It is a wonderful tonic for chilâ€" dren of all ages, They rapidly gain weigh. and health on small doses. Send 10c., name of paper and !:xt for our beantiful Sevings Bank a hild‘s Sketchâ€"Book. Rach bank cofitaine a In disorders and disâ€" eases of children drugs seldom do good and often do harm. Careful feeding and bathing are the babiea‘ remedies. ’ # Scott‘s Emulsion Good Luck Peony SCOTT & BOWNE 128 Wellington St., West, Tor FOR SALR BY ALL DRUOGESTS Olfawa, Dec. 21â€" she PDepartment of Justice has as vyrt not receited inâ€" formation as to the arrest of W. R. Travers on a charge of making | false returns. In the case of the Sovereign ank when information #&s laid that _ _the bank returns were {tkudulent the Department of .luntk:'n«"fm the charge. _ 1t is presu that similar action will be taken in the â€" present incident as soon as the charge . is laid betore the Federal sythoritics cass will proceed. _ Proceedings ~are taken under the banking act, a proâ€" vision of which makes it an _ offence punishable by a _ term of imprisonâ€" ment for the furnishing to the (Govâ€" ernment of wilfully false or deceptive stitcments in accounts, returas, reâ€" ports, or other documents respecting the affairs of a bank. Returns _ are furnished cvery montb Mr. Travers will probably be ‘formâ€" ally arraigned at the Police Court this morning and will plead _ _ not svilty. 1t is not yot decided when the seems to have been peculiar haste in ; Position for the Crown to grant perâ€" the matter, but I prefer to wait to | mission to Mr. Dewart to see them at hear what the prosecution has _ to ‘ 4NY time. f say before I express my opinion. It © Magistrate Denison: "Itis an imâ€" will be noted that the charge is | Portant case, and we will do all that that Mr. Travers bas made a failse is Possible to help you," to Mr. Dewâ€" statement every month during . the art. : year 1910. That, of course, is a‘ The whole affair lasted only a short pretty serious allegation, but the time, and the party left the court, charge has been made, and we are | Mr. Travers first. prepared to meet it." > The Crown Attorney, when interâ€" emaneâ€"wone, mennmiee ts viewed, stated that be bad initiated P criminal pxmdin" upon the m".. Minard‘s Liniment Co., Limited. entations of the Bankers‘ Association. | Gentliemen.â€"Last winter I received He declined, however, to <¢urnish any | Sreat benefit from the use of MINâ€" Cetails as to the alleged false _ reâ€"| ARD‘S LINIMENT in a severe atâ€" turns, basing his reticence upon a | tack of LaGrippe, and I bave _ freâ€" request by that association to withâ€"| quently proved it to be very effective hold information from the public until | in cases of Inflammation. the cvidence was adduced in coutt. Yours, Mr. James Bickneli, K.C., repreâ€" serting the curator and the Bankers‘ Association, also declined to ;. comâ€" ment upon the charge, beyoud stating that be had acted upon the nw- tion of the curator following hig‘ ‘inâ€" vest‘gations yvesterday. € .. such action had been deemed necesâ€" sary. I have had considerable bankâ€" ing experience, and I do not _ know how it was possible for any curator to satisly himself within twentyâ€"four hours that false statements had been matle every month for a year, as the detsils are complicated. I could say a jot more, but, acting on the advice of my counsel, perhaps I > not. At all events if the Bankers‘ Association had wanied to smash up the assets of the shareboldets â€" from getting what neluoags to them, . they could mot have done more towards that end."‘ ‘"Peculiar Haste," Says Mr. Dewart. Mr. H. H. Dewart, K.C., when inâ€" terviewed, said the first thing he heard about the matter was shortly alter 6 o‘clock, and he at once: ptoâ€" ceeded to the detective department, where he was informed Mr. Travers was in custody. "I have advised Mr. Travers to say nothing in â€" the *railway and other bonds puraphniitit t oateiie vide hcomflitenicet is t l td sdsc xd l 1 K.C., his counsel, and about an hour later the latter appeared on the scene. Bail was fixed at $20,000, which was furnished by Mr. Abe Orpen, whereâ€" upon the bank manager was released. Beenâ€"later Mr. Travers declined to make Any statement, explaining that he had been advised by his counsel to say nothing at the present time. "All I can say," be said, ‘"is that I am not worrying about it. I understand the warrant was issued shortly after 1 o‘clock, and it was after 5 o‘clock before it was executed. I wish it to be understood that there was no atâ€" tempt on my part to evade it, as I was about town all afternoon, â€" and same year,. 1910, being Viceâ€"President and Genersl Manager of the Farmers Bank, one of the chartered banks of Canada, Oid wilfully make false stateâ€" ments respecting th¢ affairs of the said bank in making returns to the Minister of Finauce and the Reveiverâ€" General during the said months, and vparticularly did felsely state in cach At the request of Mr. Travers ef: forts ~were made to get into comâ€" munication with Mr. H. H. Dewart. 0d e RO0C CDCCZ »7900 TEpwinrnrek and stocks and bonds in Canada and the amounts of current ioans in Canâ€" ada held by the said bank as part of tive depaÂ¥tment â€"at the City Hall, ‘‘That the said W, R. Travers durâ€" ing January and the following months prehendedn on RKing street. He ac« companied the officers to the detecâ€" With the warrant in their possesâ€" sion the detectives at once took <steps to carry it into effect, and shortly after 5 o‘clock Mr. Travers was ap~ hours later Arraigned This Morning Ot Bail of $20,000. ut Iniormed Heymour â€"â€" Corisy, asl "Hetehod unmoved while ‘the * in _ [ is | port alse â€" is P the â€" art. C the â€" tim« are ! Air. for seeing the books and preparing his defence. "‘I hope my learned friend will give me every opportunity," said Mr. Dewâ€" art in the direction of Mr. Corley. The latter didn‘t seem to feet that way about it. He was willing to do I a lot, but according to him the books are all in the hands of the curator, accessible to the Crown, but not in a "It‘s not your inteation to go 1 with the case on the thirticth, is «POWER COMPANY IS LIABLE FOR STRAY "LIVE WIRES" MINARD‘® _ 1.INIMENT CURES DTPHTHERIA Richard Yellow, a farmer restding reat Exeter, was driting home from that town recently, when a live wire fell actoss the back of the horse and instantly . killed it, injuring the («ivâ€" cr at the same time. Yollow _ sued the Excter Light and Power Company for damages, and the jury awarde:«» hint $200, holding that the company was guilty of criminal negligence in having _ their primary wires only 16 inches apart, allowing cic, when loosenced, to fall against the other, burning the two wires off and thereby causing them to fall to the grouns and preoming a menace to the travelling public. The jury held that the primary wirâ€" es should be further apart than the "‘standard"" 16 _ inches. The insulaâ€" tors on the crossâ€"bars of all power lines in Canada are _ set at the ‘‘standard .‘ An interesting case was fought out in the Goderich county court _ last week, the decision in which is of inâ€" terest to every power company and municipalâ€"owner power plant in Canâ€" ada: Minard‘s Liniment Co., Limited. Gentlemen.â€"Last winter I received great benefit from the use of MINâ€" ARD‘S LINIMENT in a severe atâ€" tack of LaGrippe, and I bave freâ€" quently proved it to be very effective in cases of Infflammation. Yours, Bank, and it was his intention to say something about the basty prosecution hvw up the bank, and be was g to quote from a newspaper. Mr. Corley didn‘t think there was anything to this, and the investigaâ€" tion was adjourned until Dec. 30. istrate.. "It‘g all right." ‘"‘But I want to see it," continued the magistrate, and his Worship waitâ€" ed until Mr. A. M, Orpen came forâ€" ‘‘*No. We can fix a date for it then," ‘ said.the Crown Attorney. i _ Dear Sirâ€"â€"Your ffiends in Waterloo * Mr. Dewart then went into the quesâ€" have heard with no smail regret that tion‘ of preparing the case. He said Fou bave been transferred from the that it would take the Crown considâ€" management of the: Watcrlioo Branch crable time to go over the books for of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, the past 123 months, the time covered after _ a bricf service of some fout by _the indictment, and he said that years, to a wider field of activity in he, too, would need to have facilities the city of Toronto, and, while we ward. He is Mr. Travers‘ bondsman to the extent of $20,000. Mr. . ‘‘The indictment covers so many things that it will take a lot of preâ€" paration," said Mr. Dewart again, hinting .that he thought there was much behind so hasty a prosecution. ‘"I think that I could give four or five of the counts now," . said _ Mr. Alfred Bicknell, K.C., arose suddenâ€" with a laugh, tWe elect.to ho tried by a jury," ufllhnt‘vï¬uhu heard “'A 'lo ith â€" the "Are you: a go on ww hmhth-!'"-x‘wuhl. to the doors,; listened to this on tip He said no Word to his tounze!, mereâ€" ly ““"5:!"‘3!2" to " every "I can well conceive that it will lake my learned sriénd some time to A 6 i n oo e n * the mkwx ~yignot > ar in bnmd ary his shouiaers. abd took & ‘diey ‘ereath A Mgtter of Figures. _ 5 "It is allâ€"a matier of figures,"" said +» "No, ," said Crown Attoruey Corley, aboug bail?" Bail is Renewed. W. A. HUTCHINSON * asked the magâ€" is it?" cage of pneumonia. . Bold by The pecultiar propertics of Chamber lain‘s Cough Remedy fave been thorâ€" oughly tested during epidemics of infuenza, and when it was taken in time we bave not beard of a single Communications have been sent all over the province giving the descripâ€" tion of the horse and outft. The horse thieves are still reaping their harvest. Another horse theit was reported to the local police . on Friday, when Dr. Waldron of Betlin had his splendid steed and ovutfht stolâ€" en from a shed at Petersburg on Thutrsâ€" day evening. So fat no clue to the thief or thieves has been obtained. Signed om behaif of your friends:â€" Presentation Committee. _ .J. Charles Muclier HORSE THIEVES As a souvenir of your syjourn in this town, and an evidence of _ the high appreciation in which you â€" are held, your friends beg yow to accept these two Club Bags for yourself and partner in lile, accompanicd by . the wish that a generous measure of happiness and prosperity may abide with you, your estimable wile _ and lamily, in your new home, with many long years ol health and contentment to enjoy them. _ . ‘"‘From labor health, from health conâ€" tentment springs; Contentment opes the source of every joy."â€"Beattie. the city of Toronto, and, while we hope the change will be to your adâ€" vantage we assin: you that you will be grceatly missod, not ouly on tae: Board of Trade, of which you are Viceâ€"Presi nt, , where your intimate knowledge of financial and commercial | aGairs has been of much value _ in | reaching sound business conclusions on a wide range of subjects, which from . month to month come up before vln! Board for its consideration; but alâ€" so in mary other relations of lile,! where your high sense of the ameniâ€" ties of social and business intercourse, g your undoubted iftegrity of characâ€" | ter, and an earnest desire to extent . a hclping hand to your fellow . men, | have endeared you to a large circle of acquaintances, who hcartily join} with us in sincere regrets at your } approaching departure from out midst im the Council Chamber, Town Hall, ' when Mr. J. B. Mootman, manager of | Canadian Bank of _ Commerce was | made the recipient of two handsome~ cJub bags with fttings; the gift of friends in Watetibe to Mr. and Mrs. Moorman. + Mr. J; B. Hughes dcted as chairâ€"‘ man and after a ow appropriate reâ€"; marks called upor Mr. W. H. Riddcil . who read an address expressing high | appreciation of~ Mr. Moorman as~ an â€" upright and worthy sitizen. t Mr. Moorman made (a fitting: réâ€"â€", spouse in which he besrtily thanked / bis friends on behalf .df Mrs. Moorâ€" { man and himself for this evidence of their good will and friendship. ~ | Mtr. Moofman who has spent . the . past four and a. ball years in Waâ€" terloo bas taken an>active interest in alt matters pertaining to the wel~ lare of the towA and at the present time is viceâ€"presiant of the Board of Trade. He expects to remove to the city of Toronto belote the New Year. Following was the:address read:â€" 1 James B. Moornlan, Esq., Made Retipient of â€" Handsome uala ,hmpu in .. E. o C n 0 . * hc(xho( ::ymflo( alé‘tm{;"; . [Etit fusl when hatd éoal is burned.. 1t .. <Â¥ â€".. *WM <ls: fifted . with that; greatest of modern Manager Can. ‘Bank of Commerce. ‘ * Waterloo, Ont. ( e aeamesvessamreenmerrasemaer e td ds hacs oe rire mss io eeicieg m tos we ~se & this line of m giving dw:."h Look them over on o:‘flna o‘i'r'." P ra o COWG . 9W . " 105 a "1‘ at : wy ih: dlust cast i t 1*> BEâ€"A~s \.:;~ J. Charles Muciier Kimon B. Bricker «Julius H. Roos, W. S. Naylor, W. H. Riddell. STILL AT WORKk a single al! dealâ€" N. Weich:! & S n, Waterlo> ‘ Hardware, Heating & . lumbing Sanderson‘s Bakery King 8t. Waterioo _ Fancy Buns, Bread Rolis, and Fancy Cakes. ____at all Branchea â€" Interest allowed at bighest current £igg. .. _ Waterioo Ont, Branch, â€" Jaooh Respelor, Mana@e Uas 77 Brauches_in Canada, and ts and C dents in all 1B‘ P in * â€"tn Cameda, uic iofee o ies O ce on tenth in EL 77 Branches 5 ,,:'N A GBN@GRAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANRAOCTED. â€" " THE MOLSONS BA NEW FRUITS SiÂ¥INQ3 BANXK DEPARTMENTâ€" Capital Paid Up. 000,003â€": _ nefwund e . &400.000;;.;}*' Total Ass=ts over $44,000,000 :: â€" 90 King St. E. All in for the Christmas trade. Special values this seasou, ~_â€" A. S, Haliman Butter, Eggs end other farm projace 4.% Incorporated 1855 WArERLUY MUTOAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. _ _ _ INCORPCORATED IJN 1863 . Total Assets 3ist December _ °_ } Secreurj s '-'""l‘rulm F Head Office Waterloo, Ont n Protection and Safe Investment :_' .__ are combined in the _ ENDOWMENT Poricy ;. * OF THE = Willis o @nider., kaq. 400. Disbat, Rag., J. L. Wideman, keq., 56. Jacote Allan Bowman, Req., Preston. P. E. Shants, Preston Thom Gowdy, Keq., Gueiph. Jame 14vingstone, Keg., Beden Frank Haight, Manager, Wm. Bnider, K. P.;Cloment, Solicitor, Berlin. C. A. BOEHM, Distri t A rout, Waterice Ont. Itse write for Last Annual LiFE High Earning Power. Large Prolits to Poliscy» President, Thomas _ P. . Roeas B »:ARD OF DIRECTUR DOMINION® | _ $426,808,18, OFFIL ERS ; Berliv, Ount, f:‘