Sherbrooke daily record, 28 août 1926, samedi 28 août 1926

[" LCHENIIEUfr lilKIS AU V.Sherbrooke Daily Record Established 1897.SHERBROOKE, QUE., SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1926.* Thirtieth [Yea^ READY FOR SHERBROOKE EXHIBITION OPENING Mrs.Carson Successfully Swam English Channel Today Bright\" \u2019 1 For Big Week In Sherbrooke Uol.Francis Well Pleased With Prospects\u2014Good Entry ^ List Reported\u2014Mayor J.K.Edwards, in Statement to Record, Emphasizes the Importance of the Exhibition and Urges Public Support\u2014Attractive Programme for Week Has Been Prepared.ALL is ready for the Forty-Second Annual Exhibition of the Eastern Townships Agricultural Association, commonly referred to as the Sherbrooke Fair.Speaking to the Record today, Col.Francis, manager, said: \u201cWe confidently anticipate one of the most successful exhibitions in the history of the Association.\u201cEntries of exhibits have come in well, and a fine display in all departments is assured.There will be no vacant space in the Industrial Hall.\u201cThe special entertainment programmes including the races have had careful attention and directors in charge of these departments are very enthusiastic with regard to the outlook.\u201cA good deal of interest is being shown in the band contest programme.This was inaugurated last year with four bands competing, the Harmony, of Sherbrooke, winning, A larger competition is assured for this year.\u201cArrange with your weather man to send us sunshine and Sherbrooke will see one of its busiest weeks.\u201d THE MAYOR URGES ETYERYBODY TO ATTEND WILL MOTOR FROM MONTREAL TO SHERBROOKE Premier Meighen Will Follow Route Taken by Mr.King\u2014 Meeting at Lake Megantic.Premier Meighen will follow closely the route of the Liberal leader when he comes to the townships next week.Arriving in Montreal from the West on Tuesday morning he will open his Quebec campaign with a meeting in the Forum, Tuesday night.Hon.Mr.Meighen will leave Montreal by automobile on Wednesday morning and will pass through Longueuil, Chambly and St.Pie to Granby, where he will speak at 2 o\u2019clock.He will then proceed to Waterloo, Sherbrooke and Megantic.At the latter place another meeting will be held at 8 o\u2019clock.After this meeting he will proceed to Quebec and the rest of his campaign tour will be announced from that city.Hon.Mr.Patenaude, Hon.Mr.Fauteux, Sir George Perley and Hon.Dr.Paquet will accompany the prime minister for all or .part of the trip through this prov'qce.Mayor J.K.Edwards, asked for a statement on the eve of the opening of the Fair, said: \u201cNext week will usher in our annual Exhibition and we will have .another opportunity to show thousands of visitors what a splendid city, declared that if he was accorded thg we have.Do we fully realize what a wonderful advantage it is to Sher- honor of bringing- the next annual HON.J.A.ROBB DISCUSSES TARIFF AT STRATFORD (A*sociated Pres* Desnatch) STRATFORD, Ont., Aug., 28.\u2014 Hon.J.A.Robb, Minister of Finance in the King government, addressing a capacity audience in the city hail here last night in the interests of F.Wellington Hay, Liberal candidate in North Perth, reviewed among other things the reduction in taxes in the country and brooke to have an annual exhibition so ably managed by a private company composed of prominent fellow-citizens who without remuneration of any kind give an enormous amount of time and talent to carry on from year to year?Nearly all the other exhibitions in Canada are' municipal enterprises, and if there should happen to be a deficit on the year\u2019s operations, it must be borne by the taxpayers.With the exception of a budget he would further reduce taxation.Mr.Robb reviewed conditions of the country when the King govern-m-em: took office in 1921.He told that in one period of 1921 it took 117 cents to buy a Canadian dollar small grant given by our city each year, our Exhibition company- pays ^^\u201c\"f^CatadfaV'fteincer'The all the bills and assumes all the responsibilities.VVe are exceedingly Liberal government after taking fortunate in having an established Exhibition of long standing, with ! superior location, attractive grounds, suitable buildings, able management, and Dominion wide patronage.Mr.Medric Martin, Mayor of the city of Montreal, speaking at the luncheon given by the directors of the Three Rivers Exhibition last Wednesday, stated that it was a great sorrow to him and nothing short of a disgrace that an important city like Montreal should not have an annual exhibition like Toronto, Ottawa, Sherbrooke, Quebec and Three Rivers, and one of the planks in his platform as Mayor would be to provide an exhibition for Canada\u2019s foremost city.Sherbrooke has an Exhibition, and it is incumbent upon every citizen to support and boost it.People have been heard to say, \u201cI have not attended the Exhibition for years and will not take the time to bother with it this year.\u201d Not very encouraging for the management when people in the home town talk in this manner.Some of the absentees would be surprised to see the many changes and improvements which have been made.Let everybody patronize the Fair next week.The admission fee is low\u2014four tickets for one dollar\u2014the exhibits promise to be the largest and best ever and the entertainment to be provided in all departments is sure to make a visit worth while.\" DEDICATION OF TABLETS AT NEW EXHIBITION GATES TOMORROW At 1.15 o'clock tomorrow after-1 noon, the new gates which have been erected at the entrance to the Exhibition Grounds will be formally opened.These gates have been erected by the officials of he E.1.A.A., in memory of the soldiers who trained at the Exhibition Grounds during the course of the war.Each of the two main pillars W\u2019.U ing along smoothly.Tuesday, will be \u201cChildren'?Day^* and as His Worship the Mayor has proclaimed Tuesday a civic holiday it should be a very busy day at the grounds.Wednesday and Thursday are usually the two of the best days of wx\t____ _\tthe week and a large crowd is ex- bear a tablet with the names of the I pected on both, of these days, regiment inscribed, and thotei Friday is a special day for horse tablets will be unveiled by Worship Mayor J.K.Edwards.Ine flag, for which so many of the brave soldiers gave their lives< will be proudly raised to the top o\u2019- t;ie new flagstaff by Col.E.B- Wor' thington.Col.E.Rioux, Col.0.iv:ct and Col.McN\u2019Aulty are also expected to be present.The entire ceremony will be of a military nature.All military men, either m uniform or not, are asked to attend tomorrow\u2019s ceremony, which is to be of an entirely military nature, and if they are unable to meet down town they are requested to be present at the grounds.\t., ., It was on the grounds behind these gates that the 5th C.M.U., and the 117th, E.T.Battalion and the 178th French-Canadian Battalion were intraining and where they spent many happy moments of tiler military life before they left for the Mother country where many gave their greatest possession for their King and Country.It, is thus a striking tribute which the officiais of the Exhibition are paying to the Eastern Townships\u2019 soldiers in dedicating these gates to their memory.GROUNDS OPEN TO PUBLIC Tomorrow the grounds will be opened to the public and the new gates which have been erected at the entrance to the grounds will oe formally opened.Band concerts will be the chief items on tomorrow\u2019s programme.The midway and other sections of the fair will be getting into order on Monday and by Monday afternoon everything should be go-I His i race fans and it marks the las* day of the midway.office, believed the need of the country was more marked, said Mr.Robb, and it set out after them and with fair success, succeeding in getting .'530,090,000 more persons to whom Canada might ship goods.He declared that today Canada Was highly regarded in every country in the world and that everywhere there was confidence in this Dominion.The speaker also referred to the Australian treaty and to refute statements by Conservatives declare ing that since the treaty was made last October not a single egg had come into Canada from Australia, that $69 worth of cheese had been imported and that our own butter was brought back from the United Kingdom because we.were short of butter.Mr.Robb declared that he believed in reasonable and stable tariff but did not believe in protecting industries that would exploit the Canadian people.MRS.CARSON, NICARAGUA SECOND WOMAN, j SENDS PROTEST SWIMS CHANNEL TO MEXICO Notable Achievement Today\u2014 Frank Perks, Who Started at Same Time, Failed to Get Across\u2014Mrs.Carson Is from New York and a Noted Long Distance Swimmer.Declares It Has Evidence that Mexicans Are Aiding the Rebels.(Associated Press Despatch) DOVER, Eng., Aug.\t28.\u2014-M Clemington Carson has reached this shore, succeeding in her attempt to swim the Channel, Mrs.Clemington Carson, of New York, is the mother of two children and well known as a long distance swimmer.Mrs.Carson\u2019s victory was the more impressive inasmuch as Frank Perks, English swimmer, who started with her.last night and swam most of the way in her trail, was forced to quit when a mile and \u201e half from the English coast aftec being in the water more than fourteen hmirs.She was the second women to accomplish this brilliant feat in the story history of Channel swimming.Gertrude Ederle, who returned to her home in New York yesterday, conquered the grim stretch of water on August 6th, being the first woman ever to swim the Channel, and setting up the record of hours and 31 minutes.DR.JOHN 0.COLBY, MAYOR, WARDEN, AND A PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATE, DIES AT STANS1EAB /.tl Popular Citizen Passed Away in His Sleep\u2014A Son of Lata Hon.Charles C.Colby\u2014Gave Much Time to Public Service\u2014Had Just Consented to Contest Election as Conservative Candidate.(Associated Press Despatch) MANAGUA, Nicaragua, August, 28.\u2014 The Nicaraguan government has sent a note to Mexico declaring it has irrefutable evidence that nmv-TO\t90 Mrc M*xlcan authorities equipped, arm- D-OVER, Eng., Aug.28.Mrs.e(j an