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~AGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, THURSDAY. AUGtYST 23rc1 1934 Mr gàmubian dtt§man Established 1854 A Weekly Newspaper devoted to the interests of the town .f Bowmanv ille and surrounding country, lssued at King Street, Bowmanviile, every Thursday, by M. A. James & Sons, owners and publishers. The Canadian Statesman la a member of the Canadian Weekly Newpapers Association, giso the Class ,A" Weeklies of Canada. SLUBSCRIPTI0N RATES Anywhere in Canlada. $200 a year; In the United Statù, S2.50 a year, payable in advance. Single copies, 5 cents. THURSDAY, AUGUST 23rd. 1934 Fallacy of Our Present System of Representation by Ridinga The Proportional Representation SocietY, an or- ganization having its origin in the Old Land, and headed by &Uch prominent statesmen as Rt. Hon. Earl Grey, Mr. J. H. Thomas, Viscount Snowden, Viscount Cecil, and a score of others known through- out the world, is endeavouring to carry out a work that ha.s long been needed. The organization's name describes its activity. It is interested in a true proportional representation in parliament. and it proves conclusively with figures that do flot lie the f allacy of our present system of government by elected members in ridings. The recent Ontario an'd Saskatchewan elections are cited as instances of the absolute failure of our present system. In Ontario for instance, the election resulted as follows: Party Votes Seats Liberal 569,000 65 Conservative 484,000 17 C. C. F. 94,000 1 According ta these figures Liberals obtained one seat for every 8700 votes. while the Conservatives gained one seat for every 28,500 votes, and the C.C.F. one seat for every 94,000 votes. The several other indiviclual party members averaged about the same. According to the total vote of Liberals and Con- servatives the 82 seats gained by these two parties should be divided according to the representation. On the basis of 8700 votes for eacb Liberal seat, Conservatives should have a representation in the bouse of 55 seats, whereas under the present system they have only 17. In Saskatchewan the errors of our present system are even more apparent. Liberals secured 173,000 votes or 46.9%-;,0f the poîl, but tbey had 90.7 % of the seats. Conservatives with 26% of the vote, ac- tually did not gain one seat, wbile the C.C.F. with 24% of the vote gained 5 seats. Accarding to the vote of the people by numbers, out of the 55 seats, Liberals were entitled to about 26, Conservatives 14, C.C.F. 13, and all others with 3.1 % of the vote should have had about two. The Regina Star, commenting on June 22nd said: "At the time of writing the total vote for all opposi- tion candidates has reached 191,383, as against the new gavernment's 173,066. That makes representa- tive government a farce. Refused representation in the Legi.slature, 104,000 Saskatchewan citizens who voted Conservative will be deprived of any voice in the conduct of the affairs of the province. The C.C.F. with oniy 83,000 votes will have 5 voices in the Legisiature.- These f acts may well strengthen the position of electoral reforni in Canada. It is understool that Rt. Hon. W. L. MacKenzie King, Liberal Leader at Ottawa, has piaced on his program the application of Proportional Representation in large cities. It should be made applicable tbroughout the Dominion and any government carrying out the work will be making a distinct contribution towards the original intention of British Governinent, government ac- cording ta representation. Don't Be Too Sorry For Yourself There are many thousantis o! us who are so much less comfartabiy circumstanced now than we were a few years aga, anti wba are compelhed ta f arego so many lhings we moulti enjoy. that it is easy for us ta regard aurseives as proper abjects o! comniisera- lion. Anti it is even easier for us ta f urnish aur awn syinpathy. This is quite understandable; it is so hunian. But there is danger in too ready an indulgence in self pity. i is apt 10 undermine aur courage and faitb and determinalion ta make a persanal recav- ery, whicb is the Irue unit a! national recovery. And il also tends to make us hess sympatbelic with others who are in greater need o! il. We are prone ta use up 100 much a! aur suppiy on aurselves. The great majarity o! those wbo read ibis will do so in surraundings wbich are safe and camfortabie. They wiii be weil f ed, meil cloîhed. and in gooti bealtb. They will be able ta caunt their f riends by the bun- dreds. Their bank accaunts may be depleted; their savings may bave been absorbed; Iheir incarnes may be curtailed or ternporarily cul off; and their credil may be strained. But they anly need to be observ- ant on their nexi walk dlown the streel la realize Iheir comparative gocd fortune. Luok at the chap wha taps bus cane upon the side- wahk to guide his cautiaus steps because a! sightiess eyes. Notice the cripple wending bis way along the streei. Note the tmsted bodly a! another, wbase ev- ery laboreti mavement is a piliful evidence of his handicappeti ife. Se Ihat poariy chad lad mbo bas just passed yau. Watch the features a! anoîber upon which stark hunger bas set its mark. Al these may be observed in the course o! a short straîl along almo.it any town or city street taday. Tbey have become such usuai incidents tbal me are apt ta pass thern aIl unbeeding. We are sure ta do so if we be 100 intent upon aur own lesser misfarl- unes. And yet. paraphrasing the clasisic stalement o! a certain Bîshop o! London, any ane o! us might truly say, "but foi' the grace o! God thal might be me.,, Don't let us be tco sorry for ourselve.s. Let us save some o! aur sympathy for others who are reaily en - tltled 10 it. And let il lead us to thoughlfui. kindiy helptulness for lhem. There is nathing Ihat wiii brlghlen caur awn autlook 50 inucb. Men Who Don't Corne Back Most boys have the ambition to leave home saine day and corne ritiing back afier a !ew years in a bgger automobile than anybody in town owns, just ta show the people In the aid to,ýn that thcy don't lil.f appreclate a fellow when lhey bave him with thein ail the time. Every year, some a! the Fergus Olti Boys do corne back again, some o! thein in big cars, andi some in ittie, andi sorne by ather modes o! conveyance, and when they arrive bere, tbey generaliy have a pretty good tirne. We haven't much Use for the man wbo neyer goes bac ta visit the toWn where lie grew up. There ,Sucli men, some of ,Whom grOW Up In Fergus and nearby towns, and we could name a few if we liked. However, that migbt be doing them an injustice. It may be that, down in their bearts, they stili hope to corne back same day, when they get a week or two ta spare. Or it may be that they are married te wives wbo don't think mucb of small towns, and want let tbem return alone-or tbey may be pre- vented by same other handicap. But any man who neyer wants te return ta the place where lie was born, or wbere hie went ta school. bas sometbing lacking. What kind of a man is hie if hie neyer wants ta have a look at the old swimmning hale? Who neyer thinks hie would like ta see the aid scbool, where the teacher gave hlm the strap a few times, but nat as often as hie deserved? Who neyer thinks it wouid be nice ta meet aid friends and talk over the tie when the train was wrecked near the station, or when some local celebrity ran for Parliament ?-Fergus News-Record. Mlagistrate R. M. Cotton Retired Generai regret is expressed an ail sides of the re- tirement of Magistrate R. M. Cotton, on the Ontario Government's economy drive. Magistrate Cotton was not a political appointee. He was sehected ta f ilI thi.s important office on bis personal ability, and the choice met with the approval of the entire con- munity. Magistrate Cotton is a war veteran who bas suf- fered mucb by reasan of bis war service. He bas been an indefatigable warker for the ex-service man, and it was his devotion ta this worlc that brougbt about bis complete breakdawn in bealth two years ago. On bis return from a lengthy stay in Christie Street Hospital, Mr. Cotton graduaily regained bis strength, but lie is nlot able te undertake any type of work of a heavy nature. He bas proven eminently satisfactory ta offIcials of the crawn and ta accused men alike. During the past f ew years lie bas given most of! bis time te an exhaustive study of the law. and even in the miner cases that came before bim, hie delved into legal history ta secure a full knowledge of ike cases prev- iausiy bef are the courts. It is ta be sincerely hoped that the Honorable the Attorney General will see fit ta bave Mr. Cotton re- instated ta bis post. He bas served bis community and bis province well, and lie is deserving of special consideratian in view of this service, and in view also of this bealth. The Governinent will have the wholehearted support of the entire community in re-instating Mr. Cotton. More Interest Should Be Shown Public opinion is mouhded by the presentation of constructive changes needed for the general benefit. Wben you place before the people the facts and show that the-se !acts are working ta their detriment you will arause interest. It takes a long time and re- quires constructive plans and pohicies ta be present- ed. Bitter antaganism, bat-headed debate and un- fair methods do nat assist in the creatian a!f favour- able public opinion. A presentatian of actual facts and a true picture of the situation, wilhout exagger- atian wiil soon canvince the public that some change is necessary. They wiil see the type of citizenship that is developed under a certain syslem and wiii make new legisiation ta improve the situation. This is the usual method of procedure. This is the way in whicb the great licluor interests of tbis Province and af the Universe bave worked. They have weld- ed tagether an organization that bas struck right at the centre and penetrated the powers that be. They bave formulated public opinion that bas been favor- able ta their way 0f tbinking. Toronto the gaod saw during the past week just what havac hiquar can play upon man. Far years there bas been no scene, like the present situation enacted. Young people of bath sexes, soldiers wbo won glary for tbeir country, lead- ers in civic if e. honorable cilizens o! City and Country met and were subjected ta the power of beer, wine and stronger hiquors. It was so easy ta sit daw,ýn and drink in the new beverage rooms. Il was smart because public opinion had been re-creat- ed by a strang effective campaign. Il is stihl gaing on. Visit some of these beverage raains. Visit the bolels. repainted and decorated and you will see the new state of affairs. Public opinion wiii need a strang presentatian, wbich will arouse a new interest. Who will take the leadership? Every citizen who bas the best interests of the community aI beart wiii line up in the presentation. Every father and mo- ther who loves home hi! e wiil be found on the right side. Every persan wbo is looking ta the future of their own famiiy wili rise and lend their voice and power ta bring about a new public opinion. It daes require the awakening o! the better man and waman ta a sense of their bigb duty in this regard.-West Toronto Weekly. . Editorial Notes Il still remains truc, as Cardinal Henry Newman said many years ago, 'Many an excellent man is temptedt t forget thal the best offering be can make bis chiltiren is himself." But it is equaUly true Ihat. witb the chîld spending the best part a! his or ber waking hours in the classraom, far-seeing parents will nat overloak the importance o! keeping tbe teacher inspirited by saine form o! recognition for ber gooti mark. Let il flot be forgotten Ibat ber awn morale in Ihese days often is subjecteti nat anly ta the usual marries o! ieading youlh dawn the thorny patb a! learning, but the cross-airain o! atideti re- sponsibilities and scaled-down salaries. - Rotarian Magazine. In the tomn o! Barrie, the Wamen's Institute is leading a movement to open a local Hîstarîcal Mus- eum. The ladies o! Ibis splendid organizatuon arc gatberlng together the nucleus o! the collection in a building formerly used as a registry office. Barrie wili soon join that lively group a! tamus. such as Coiingwood, Amherstburg, Simcae and albers who already bave mcli filleti museuins o! historical relics. For rnany years The Statesman bas been urging such a project bere. Many praminent Bammanvuie and Durhain Olti Boys anti Ginls bave written appraving o! tbc udea anti have offered ta co-aperate. The only lhing needed nom is the initiative o! saine organ- ization ta gel the movemnent starteti. At the Carl- wright Centenary Ibis summer a score o! articles daiing back la, the eariy days of the township werc gathered lagether with apparent case anti the saine lhing couiti apply la a museuin in Bowmanvilc for the entire area a! West Durhamn. AI Orono Centen- ary 1wo years ago, a very fine collection was in evi- dence. There is no daubt thal the materiai is avail- able, but the initiative is lacking. The Women's In- stilute in Bawrnanville, wilh ils sister arganizatians in West Durham, mlgbt mcli take the praject in banti. Under their guidance success ls boundti t re- suit for when women tackle a problein they gener- ally reach, their objective. t V s t t ti E c ie, a9 t IN THE DIM and DISTANT PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO FIFTY YEARS .AGO From The Statesman, Aug. 19, 1909 From The Statesman, Aug. 22, 13SI Saturday. l7th inst, being the fi!- Hampton: Mr. John Wilccx basi teentb anniversary of the marriage been very iii for some days Mr. of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Knox, T. B. Haidge, teacher, lfrft for his! Orono, about 25 of their relatives scbool at Waodbridge on Saturd a and friends met at their home. Rev. last Mr. Jas. T. Williams, wbo isj W. Limbert made the presentation at the Toronto Hospital gettingl of a camplete china dinner service. treated for an affection of the knee, Mr. Knox, who was taken camplete- is said ta be improving A lively ly by surprise, made a neat little time there was at the residence of speech. Mr. James Cryderman on Wednes- Mr. R. Z. Hall bas been officially day tbe l3tb, the iprograrn being the notified f rom Ottawa of bis appoint- marriage o! bis daugbter Anustat ment as Postmaster of Orono in suc Mr. Nathan Dickson, of AkronOia. cession ta the late Robert Maoment. The happy pair left for theirenew Mr. Hall is a well known business home on Monday last. man in the village, for many years Mr. J. A. MoDonnell. teller in the a partner with bis father in the ald Ontario Bank here for some tine. established firm a! N. F. Hall & Son. bas gone ta Wbitby. and Mr. H. R. merchant tailors. Blackwood, of Wbitby. is filling the By the will a! the late James Cor- Position bere witb great acceptance. bett, Base Line, Whitby. Miss Janet Dr. George A. Bingham of Bow- Hisiop, sister of Mr. William Hislôp, manvilie bas been appointed assist-I Bovamanville, falîs beir to $60,000. ant demonstrator of anatomy in Miss Mclntosh, a niece, receives a Trnity Medical Coilege. The 1884-' similar amaunt. His estate amount- session begins on Wednesday, the ed ta $150.000. He was a bachelor. first day of October. Mr. Cyrus Coombe. 0f this toxm, Dr. Frank C.- Trebilcock, Toronto, ai the closing examinations of the wbo since bis return from London, Ontario Sehool of Art in Toronto England, bas devoted ail bis atten- last week, passed successfully in tion ta the treatment of eye dis- free band dravring. practical geom- ease. bas been placed in full charge etr-v linear perspective drawing from of the eye and ear work in Western mJdel and biack-board drawring. Hospital. Mr. A. Barber passed in the iast Born: Tomlinson-Near Bowman- tbree subjects. ville, August 16th, ta Mr~ and Mrs. On Tuesday evening lasi about Frank N. Tomlinson, a son. forty friends 0f Mr. and Mrs. W. B. A pretty wedding took place in the Coucb met by arrangement at their Baptist Church, Waterford, an Aug- bandsome residence, taking tbem ust lltb, when Lottie C., eldest quite by surprise. It was the l5tb daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace anniversary of their marriage day Mason, was married ta Mr. Lewis and the affair was ceiebrated as Walter Veale, Toronto, son of Mr. their Crystal Wedding. As soon as andi Mrs. John Veale, Nestieton. matters -were properiy understood Lieut. F. H. Morris. hero of the and the intruders were comfortably Canadian Bisiey team, was waited settled down, Mr. F. Mason on be- an at bis Beecb Avenue residence baif of the friends presented Mr. Friday evening and in an informai and Mrs. Caucb witb a very pretty way-was presented itb a beautiful silver and crystai dessert set. medai inscribed on the bar "Pre- Mr. Thos. Yelowlees of Variety sented ta Lieut. F. H. Morris by citi- Hall bas solti out bis stock and gcood zens a! the Town of Bowmanville for wilh ta Messrs. Kenner & Wbittaker. creditabie sboating at Bisiey 1909." two enterprising young men well Durham Oid Boys and Girls in known ta many of aur readers. Edmonton, Aita., bave farmed an Married: Ruse-Stonhouse - At aid boys' association. Officers are: the residence o! the bride's father. Hon. Presidents, G. R. Race. Tbas Hamnpton, on the 2th inst., by Rev. Beliamy; President, Albert H. Tait; C. Taylor. assisted by Rev. G. Vice President, A. A. Taylor; Secre- Browne, Mr. Frank Ruse and Miss tarv. F. D. Byers; Treasurer. Mrs A. Edna, daughter of Thos. Stanhouse, A. Taylor. Esq., ahi of Dariington. BO WMAN VILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL RE-OPEN Wednesday, Sept. 9th 9 a. m. Ail prirnary pupils shouid be on hand the first day. Primary teachers wiil be Miss Vera Power and Miss Marjorie Cole, Cen- tral Sehool, and Mrs. Muriel Symons, South Ward Sehool. Chiidren who wiII soon be six years of age are recommended to start at this time as no new classes wili be forrned during the year. Fred Cryderman, Chairman of the Board. C. H. Dudley, Secretary-Treasurer. SCHOOL OPIENINO BOWMANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL WJLL OPEN FOR THE FALL TERM Tuesday, Sept. 4th., 1934 1Middle andi Upper School students xviii report in the morning at 9 o'ciock. First and Second Form stuclents and those wishing to take the Commercial Course xviii rep)ort in the afternoon at 1.30 o' dock. -~ - .Dr. G. C. Bonnycastie, THE CULTURE 0F HARDY LILIES'dictor'y to t17.$3 furlher ,statement Chaîrman of the Board. 1 that many o! the varieties are quite W. E. Groves. Bowmanvillie hardy in Canada. Witb proper plant- C .M snSceavTeci. ing and care ibis is trije. To name C.H ,.n eceay-Treasuer. The lily family Is generally ad- a limited nuniber o! the more gen- rnitted la be one a! the most beauti- eraily grawn varieties we wvould in- fui a! ail the families o! plants. For clude Candidum, Auratuni, Specia- centuries liles bave been known in sum bath album and nrtseum, Re- variaus countries, the bistery dating gaie, Henryi. Tigrinum. Croceumn sa far back that the native country Martagon, Tenui1loliuin, Umbella- on wby manure shoulti nat be dug o! saine o! thein is unknown. This tuni. There are numerous other in the lower ten or tweive inches REU CED s true o! the ropular Madonna Lily, varieties that would interest the h3v- of0 soul. Ils mechanical action alane known as Candidnu. hItprobably er o! hules. In every case however the %VoulU rnateriaily behp ta improve came f rom Palestine or Persia ta culture is much the saine and the the texture cf her-ý:y land. For ibis FARI.ES Engiand andi froin there !urtber amateur gardener is advised ta add saine reason finely sifted ashes, sand listributed. The scarlet martago is a few varieties frain turne bte te or peat couid bc dug in where the for aid te be so plentiful in Palestine according to bis success in culture. soil is naturaliy stiff. Peat is be- bhat saine scientists accept It as ing usedti t an increasing extent in LA f A .he lily mentioned by Christ in bis Preparing the Soul the culture o! hules. It is good for LABO U DA Leacbing. There appears ta be no To grow hies Lq not difficuit if a placing arounti the bulbs ai plant- doubt that these two varieties were few important points are remember- ing time and ahso very useful useti Round trip between any two for long years the best known. But eti. Il is nat suggested that the as a mulcb at ail semsons o! tbe year. Interesting as il is. the ancient bis- kind o! soul availabIe does not mat- It does not o! course take the place points in Canada at regular tory o! lilies must not be lengthihy ter, but no one neeti besitate about af good ioam, but for mnixing with one-way fare and a quarter. ,reated in ibis article for the culture grawing liles on accounit o! the soi, heavy soul there is nathing better. )f presenit day varieties is more im- in bis garden. To gel the very besi The reciuirements as te deplb o! soil Going Dates ortant. Nor is it even possible ta resuits the soul shaulti bc deep. and freedom f rom stagnant water fromn Noon, Friday, August 31, 'al with the many species and var- There shouiti be no water near the must iargely decide the location for until Noon, Manday, September 3. eties a! huIes. Suffice it ta, say it surface for wet kilis rnany more Iplanting. Ground i wth a slape is Return Limit vas in England that these gorgeous bulbs than does cold. If the sou I favored. by some for the reason thal Ta leave destination upta midnight, Iants developed. Froin Continental un!riendly il can always be lmprav- ev an r areiof u usa.Spember 4, 1934. urope, India, America andi Japan eti. In preparing for planting thei any open position shellered f rom Information andfaefrmyu nany varieties foundti heir way ta soul should be dug two f cet deep. If a wni utbiea on sth o a aet.o y he matherlanti wbere the great- the subsoil is nol very gooti it need soul is fairhy deep and the dang ýardeners - for they were great - nat be braught ta, the surface in gooti._ __C n da P ci c utivated, bybridjsed andi classif- digging. but il ougbt tb be broken (Continueti next week) C n d a a ii ýd hem for the benefit o! the(ord up ta the depth stated. There is____ Ilrayb eh 0 a ha ile siedifrec ! pnina 11h 100% fiîness assured by the reg- Does y'our food disagree? Bloat- 'e scaly bulbs varying In size and 1 use o! manure. Itsbould not be ular use of Kipp's Unequaiied Herb, îng. Gas and Heartburn relieved by oiar and f ounti largely In temperlale 1 brougbt inta drirect contact wlth the Tabiets. Alex McGregor, telephone: Kirk's Stomaîka. McGregor's Drug nes. This sounds rather contra-1 bulbs but there is no sufficient reas- 92.i Store. 1lu. YOU E jýý e a da haveIl ou 7 "n decade agrculungaraat niecoiS ad pe stok, ahng wû' poduC a otei CANAIANÀÀEX HIBIllNTRNTO NATINALAUG.24UTrO SEPT.8 ÈAGE TWO THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVII.T. , THURSDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 1934 i 2 FIS t£-. am ne