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The Agrecefhent of London, which is characterized as the most important interâ€" national compact since the Versailles Treaty, was signed Tast week. It makes provision for putting the Dawes plan into operation subject to ratification by the French and German parliaments. An outstanding feature is that it solves the Ruhr problem through France‘s written guarantee of evacuation of the Ruhr | within one year. The Agreement of Landam «... A man of strong convictions and a staunch upholder of those things that are worth while, he was cver to be found in the forefront of the various activities of the city and county, his unquestioned integrity of character, sound business judgment and fairmindedness inspirâ€" ing confidence. He was genial and approachâ€" able and the honors which came to him demonâ€" strated in an unmistakable way appreciation on the part of his fellow citizens, of his fine qualities of both mind and heart. l With his demise there passes from thef scene one who served his day and g(_-nvmtionJ with a zeal and fidelity worthy of emulation. Me was also one of the most pr workers in the temperance cause district and in the provincial campaign was active in the organization of the Committee of One Hundred, serving chairman. The late Mr. Clement was always a strong supporter of social and welfarc work. It was through his initiative that the Young Men‘s Christian Association was established in . the city of Kitchener, he being the pioneer in this laudable work. He was its first president. Me was also one of the most prominent SAane + 18 1 In politics he was a staunch and ardent Liberal. \In the year 1904 he was the choice of the Liberal convention to contest the riding in the Federal clections against the late Joseph E. Seagram, being defeated by a small majorâ€" ity. AGREEMENT OF LONDON MARKS R STEP FORWARD in EUROPE; FRENCH TO WITHDRAwW FROM RUHR pelling him to take this step. â€" M also served on the directorate of 1 Trust Company, being appointed to of that company in 1909, 1 rr00 LnEIR EOTWEN EILBRE TCAIENEEINEâ€"| The British Premier further emphasized ® mmmrrmrarcse ce rrmmmmmmmuammmns # | the daneerne $3 byp faced in the economic probâ€" No man in the community in which he was | !&tms “'h‘:’h are bound to arise as soon as the for many years a leading and distinguished} CeDtral European powers find their feet. figure, commanded in greater degree the| _ The success of the m‘“ means a genuine regard of his fellow citizens than did|} Z8 step forward in ?he' relations of the the late Edwin Perry Clement of the city of| Europesn powers and '1t is hoped that the Kitchener who passed away at that place on :â€"\greement °f London wil} be the mmm}er of _ Friday last. Associated with every movement| & l0ng era of peace and prosperity. which made for the advancement of the city |o mmz _ s . # and county in which he lived and a leader in| ; HEALTH SHOULD BE THE RULE | every good cause, he himself exemplified that| 4 essm ons sn in o on enc in oi on ouinn emmemae con trwor B high type of citizen which is an incalculable According to a British scientist who asset to any community. It was therefore not visited Toronto recently, health should be the} surprising that the announcement of his P3SSâ€"|wule and disease abnormal.. He estimated the ing following a period of ill health which yearly economic loss due to preventable disease obliged him to live in retirement the last few at $750,000,000 in England and $3,000,000,000 | years of his life, should occasion many €®â€"| in the United States. ‘ pressions of sincere appreciation of the worth In certain countries of the Orient the; of this publicâ€"spirited and exemplary citizen. physician is employed to keep his patients well The late Mr. Clement, who was a native and the tendency is more and more in the of Simeoe, Ontario, where he was borrn in the / direction of maintaining health rather than year 1853, commenced the practice of his Pr0â€" | calling in the doctor after illness has overtaken | fession in the city of Berlin, now Kitchener,| the individual. The health of the peoples of | in the year 1876, nearly fifty years ago, being!the nations both in America and Europe has admitted to the bar in that year. He soon rose | been materially improved by attention to such to a position of prominence, becoming one of things as sanitation, dietetics, exercise, clothâ€" the outstanding counsel of the city and a man ing and mental attitude. The result has been| whose sterling qualities of citizenship won him| that the span of the life of the individual has| the high esteecm and respect of his fellows~ |byeen considerably lengthened.," ; For a quarter of a century he was! Of late years insurance companies have the solicitor of his home city and in 1902 “'3‘5; been devoting considerable attention to emâ€"| created a King‘s counsel, Further honor came: phasizing the value to policyholdeys of mainâ€" |â€" to him in 1907 when he was appointed Junior| taining â€"their health by having periodical|‘ Judge of Essex County. He, however, on]y(examinations made, resulting in the rectifying : held the position a short time when he resigned | of any defects. All tKis has tended to prolong | , to become viceâ€"president of The Mutual Life|life. . Assurance Company of Canada. s e 4| * For neary forty years the late Mr. Clement FARMER GRADUALLY COMING INTO : } was a member of the Board of Directors of The| ; HIS OWN AGAIN 1+ Mutual Life Assurance Company, being apâ€"}@ 3 'qf:x pointed to the Board in the year 1887. In 1907 | That the farmer is gradually comrng inito |" he received the appointment of vice president pig owyn again is the view of the Farmers‘ Sun, C of the company and a year later he was elected }’ which believes that the cloud of depression : to the presidency of The Mutual Life on the| which for three years has hung over agrieulâ€"| c death of the former president, beipg th¢| fure in Ontario, is beginning to lift. With the| Y unanimous choice of his fellow dinectors. in | change for the better from a productiog standâ€"| " this position Mr. Clement‘s legal and linuncial(wi“t there has come too, the beginning of a :1(1 knowledge made %um an nn"ulua_ble oniccr: “_Cwmorc equable balance between prices which § however, was obliged to relinquish the office 1M J fupmape receive for their products and those ) . 1918 to the great regret of his fellow directors‘ they pay for commodities of which they ar‘elu and associates, the condition of his health imâ€" pui‘.a'h.'t:'érs. Commenting on the situation “sg pelling him to take this stép. Mr. Clement, it affects the agriculturalist The Sun, which is | * also served on the directorate of the Cansid:s the official organ of the United Farmers 0(1 Trust Company, being appointed to the Bogrd | pmagansze Lezl lC .ommmmnnguunuhth effice not later than Monday noon to insure insertion, j One year, in advance | THE LATE EDWIN PERRY CLEMENT } mmmumuuw@u In United States, per year .... ee of evacuation of the Ruhr[ . The Agreement of London was veek. It makes provision for ‘s plan into operation subject y the French and German outstanding feature is that it problem through France‘s uUBsCRIPTION RATkS ADVERTISING RATES and generation of emulation. MARKS BIG atse in this of 1916 en N PENH In certain countries of the Orient the citizen. physician is employed to keep his patients well a native l and the tendency is more and more in the im in the direction of maintaining health rather than E his proâ€"| calling in the doctor after illness has overtaken vitchener;| the individual. The health of the peoples of go, being| the nations both in America shA Euwrinke khas have been a very gloomy prospect béfo:; _t;rban ~entres in the coming winter." completed. Meantime the enhanced buying power of the farm will assist in offsetting the decreased buying power of the city and so greatly aid in relieving what would otherwise "In the Western Provinces, â€"speaking generally, Ontario conditions have been about reversed so far as production is concerned. A favorable spring in the West was succeeded by a parching drouth which at one time threatened a general crop failure on the prairies. â€" Rains since then, even if somewha‘ belated, have greatly changed all this and there is now reason to expect something like an[‘ average production of wheat and ananah af| 4 That the farmer is gradually comrng into L; his own again is the view of the Farmers‘ Sun, U which believes that the cloud of depression ‘| which for three years has hung over agriculâ€" ,‘ ture in Ontario, is beginning to lift. With the | change for the better from a production standâ€" |(puint there has come too, the beginning of a |more equable balance between prices which ‘Farmers receive for their products and thost ; they pay for commodities of which they areg purchasers. Commenting on the situation as: it affects the agriculturalist The Sun, which is | the official organ of the United Farmers of'! | Ontario, says: Atcident i about off grains. ’ "This Province will not have a bumper harvest but, taking it all round, there will be at least a fair average one. Seldom, if ever, have pastures continued so abundant during what is ordinarily the dry season as they have this year. The hay crop, with alfalfa forming a larger portion of this than ever before, has probably been above normal. Corn and roots will make a sufficient addition to this to reâ€" move all danger of a shortage of coarse fodder. Something like a record vield in falkarhant an. | Of late years insurance companies have fh(»cn devoting considerable attention to emâ€" phasizing the value to po]icyholdeys of mainâ€" | taining their health by having periodical | examinations made, resulting in the rectifying }Jor any defects. All tKis has tended to prolong life, . been materially improved by attention to such things as sanitation, dietetics, exercise, clothâ€" ing and mental attitude. The result has been that the span of the life of the individual has been considerably lengthened.," visited Toronto recently, heélth éilould be the wule and disease abnormal.. He estimated the yearly economic loss due to preventable disease Nations. All these problems, he asserted, reâ€" quired international agreement between peoples whose representatives are on terms of equality. . Premier MacDonald of Great Britain, in |{ z the conference at its conclusion,;}1. declared that although there was ground for} © satisfaction over the outcome of the meeting there was a long way to go before the goal of : European peace and security was reached but ud he thought they were on the right road. Unâ€"| a4 solved problems included the question of interâ€"| by allied debts, the question of disarmament and national security, and the question of the comâ€" :;‘ position and authority of the League of ied Nations. All these nrohleams Wa nsmomked uL. danger of a shortage of coarse fodder, iÂ¥ like a record yield in fakam eat, coâ€" with good prices for the * should Iset the reduced production in feed 1 as the It is expecteit that Lord Grey will spend most of his time in the gour~ try, now that he # free from party dnties. No political significance attaches im Lord Grey‘@s retirement, and the immediate appointment of his sueâ€" cessor is not Jooked for. f seat, which only last year was re stored from the effects of a disasâ€" trous fire in 1916. vISCOUNT GREY RESIGNS LEADERSHIP OF LIBERAL PARTY IN GREAT BRITAIN Viscount Grey of Falloden, whose ’rollr»mont from _ the leadershipâ€" of the Liberal party in the House of Lords>.in Great Britain was anâ€" nounced last week, has slipped out of British public life as modestly as he entered it. His friends and poliâ€" tical~associates, knowing his state of health, were not surprised at the news from Falloden, where the forâ€" mer Secretary for Foreign Affairs is spending a holiday at his country : of Tully up to expectations. _ Failure‘ on the part of the shareâ€" hoiders to meet the double liability claim means that the accounts are handed over to the sherriff for" collâ€" ection, and increased on the amount of the sherriff‘s costs, A large numâ€" ber of shareholders have elected to await the ontcome of the legal action, hbut among those who have already discharged this obligation, are some whose holdings run into five figures. â€" The money received by the liquiâ€" dators of the Home Rank of Can ada in settlement of the double liability claim on the shareholdera now amounts to $450,000. This is fully up fo expectations. HOME BANK SUFFERERS HAVE PAID $450,000 on DOUBLE LIABILITY grade Canadian securities by United States investors alsa has been a conutributing factor. imeasure, fto the transfer of mh‘plns funds from New York to Montrea and other Canadian cittes for temâ€" porary employment there because of the hifher interest rates across the border. _ HMeavy purchases of highâ€" CANADIAN EXCHANGE AT PAR IN NEW YORK Canadian |exchange touched par for the first time this year. The vemand for Can:sdlian dollars is said in banking circles to be due, in large council last week Chief: of Police Wrin, of Dartâ€" mouth, N.S., must "take the pledge" and keep it for three months, pay a fine of $50, take a reprimand from the Chairman of the Police Comâ€" mission, and »serve a probationary period of three months, or be disâ€" charged from office, because <he violated his oaiÂ¥ of office, conductâ€" ing himself in a manner uuhecum-! ing an officer of the law at a sports‘ tournament held in the l)urtumulhi Arena on August 15th, m-cordifin\gr to | a decision reached hy the Inwgnj OFFICER OF THE Law SUFFERS PENALTIES Tie evacuation proceeded in an orderly fashion, ihe P‘x-enc!} avoiding every display of ostentation which might prove offensive to the German cilizens who also refrained from demonstrations which might have nettled the departing forces. FRENCH TROOPS EVACUATE , ‘ GERMAN TowNs Popular rejoicing over the deparâ€" ture: of the French occupzmoni troops from Offenbourg and Appen-«; weiler, Baden, Germany and a numâ€" ber of neighboring villages, flml:«s1 mute expression in the liberal dis-} play of the German republican colors which are flying from almost{ every house and public building iui the places affected by . the troop | movement. 1 758â€"POUND TUNA Was . . PRIZE OF ZANE GREY _A 758â€"pound tuna, believed to be a world‘s record, was caught off Liverpool, N.S,, on August 20, by Zane Grey, wellâ€"known writer of fiction, who with his brother has been deepâ€"sea fishing near there for a week. This is the second tuna caught by Mr. Grey, while his bmth-j er has taken one. f SAYS HE Was COMPELLED® , § To START Fires ; Baying that he was cotmpelied by some inner force to start fires, and giving thanks that he had been Capâ€" tured, George C. Gustow, 26 years old, of 715 West 180th Street, New York, until a few months ago emâ€" ployed as a bank clerk, confessed, after questioning by Fire Marshal Brophy, that he had set nearly 100 Bresâ€"in . Manhattan and the Bronx during the last several months: material witness in $10,000, furnishâ€" ed by his father, mother and brothâ€" @r, according go Hon. Mr. Nickle. admitted to $10,00Y bail, turnishe by his ‘fathor, and : brother A. Matthows, Jr., ’(:m'(\rnmvnl on principal and inâ€" Cerest of its debt to this country. In December the British Governâ€" ment is obligated â€" to ~pay about $90,000,000 and the present outlook is it will be paid in gold. In the next year, about $160,000,000 will be paid. The British can pay in gold or United States Government securâ€" iles, but as the latter are above par the natural course is to pay: in Gold. ‘ FLOOD OF BRITISH GOLD ) TO UNITED STATES ' A flood of British gold expected‘ to come to the United States is ;\mrrying treasury officials and givâ€" ing concern in Great Britain, at'-l cording to lalk in treasury circles. The goldâ€"whichâ€"isâ€"cansing oonct::fl“l ++ â€"that â€"to â€"beâ€"patdâ€"by the Briti "Nor do I think that any radical advances will be made as the observâ€" ations of the planet are extremely indistinct, and astronomers differ in reports of what they see. "I do not think that Mars will ulter a word as he spimns by us on the 22nd, éven though the red planet will be nearer the earth than he has been for hundreds of years on that date," smiled Barton when questioned upon the likelihood of communication with the planet. MARS NEARER TO EARTH ON AUGUST 22nd THAN FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS A silent Mars whirled by us on August 22nd. This is the apinion of Professor Samuel G. Barton, asâ€" tronomer _ of _ the University _ of Pennsylvania. mile and a half long and half a mile wide, and will be supported . by twelve masts of 300 tons each and 820 feet bigh. Each mast will be fitted with an elevator capable of carrying four meu. â€" GIANT RADIO STATION BEINGâ€"_ ERECTED IN ENGLAND Interesting details of the _giant radio station being constructed at Hillmorton, England, near London, are contained in an official report to the Department of Commerce of the U. 8. This station, which is expected to be the most powerful in the world, will be able to" comâ€" municate, according to experts, with any stations now in existence ln‘ various parts of the world. 'l'he“ aerial of the new station will be ai @ to Viscount Lascelles in Westâ€" @ }0 minster Abbey on February . © 1922, ‘Their first child, -l-k: ¢ boy, was born in London on # February 7th, 1923, and was *# christened George Henry Hub; @ © ert Lascelles. @ 0000000_0000000‘ # Hall, one of the seats of the @ © Lascelles family in England. 4@ & ~Princess. Mary was married @ @ King George; and wite of Vis # .Mm“'.m to 4 GOING DATE SEPTEMBER 3rd $15.00 18,000 Through Trains with Lunch Counter Cars ~Food and Refreshmpents at Reasonable Prices. Spectal Cars for Women and Colonist Cars of Latest Design. e your ticket to Winnipeg_via Canadian National Railways, no matter whether your fing! destination be & â€"point on .MINGI“ MaARY Special Trains Leaveâ€"(Standard Time) GUELPHâ€"7.05 P.M. TORONTOâ€"12.30 P.M. 10.30 P.M. HEFFLER & SEHL, ) C. K. BERG, Baden King 8t., Waterloo. H. GILLES & S0ON, St. Jacobs AUTO SUPPLY®co., so SS 125 King 8t. K., Kite r, C. KNIPFEL, Poeteraburg. 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They transâ€" planted a piece of shinbone from the lower right leg to the spinal column of Forrest Wieford, aged 38, of Newport, West Virginia. Ki wWHEN YOU DRIVE wEST f’lnu.hnll a cent a mile beyond to all points in Manitoba, Ses katchewan TO WINNIPEG Experience points the way | $ HOLDEN TIRES Positively the best tires at any price Capital, $5,000,000 . ____ Reserves, $7,000.000 Established 1855 <â€"â€"â€"â€" "BANK#*TORONTO ECENTLY a man left his son a portion of his estate on condition that he save $500 out of his own earnings within five years. â€" Why? Because he knew from experience that one must first learn to save before he is capable of handling other money matters sucâ€" cessfully. Systematic saving devélops responsiâ€" bility and careful jJudgment, and gives that confhidence which leads to success. HARVESTERS W A N T E D We inuite you to make jour otm now with From Toronto, Inglewood Jct: and all stations south and west thereof in Ontario. d enta mile beyond to all points in Manitoba, Sas Alberta, Edmonton, C-Ix-;y. McLeod and East SPECIAL LOW FARES RETURNING WATERLOO , _ KITCHENER KITCHENER _ (North Ward) For Sore Feetâ€"Minard‘s Liniment, But more important Than the dis covery of the causatice agent is the berfection of a toxin used successâ€" fully in immunization, and an antiâ€" toxin which is said to be a specific counteracterant for those exposed to or having the disease Partial reports of their experi ments were made in 1923. _DOCTORS CLAIM CuRrE * FOR SCARLET FEVER After 12 years of research work, Doctors George F. Dick and Gladys Henry Dick of Chicago say they have isolated the â€" baccilus, long thought to have been the causative agent of scarlet fever. They have named it streptococcus hemotyicus. FORMER DEPUTY ' TREASURER REFUSED BAIL _ Charles A. Matthews, Jr., former ‘depuly treasurer of the Province of Ontario, was remanded in custody for eight days when he appeared in police court in Toronto, bail being refused. The charge is that he accepted a secret commission while in office. Matthews arrived in Torâ€" onto last week from Santa Clara, Cal., where he ‘was arrested by immigration officials on a charge of iMlegalâ€"entry of the United States. Best of al Fly Killers 10¢ per Packet at all Druggists, Grocers and General Stores 180 w *g