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qw THE CA NADIA N STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO THURSDAY, DECENIBER 2ND, 1937 Me eanabin fute§maui Establisted 1854 A Weekly Newspaper devoteui to the irterests 01 the town of Bow ma nv iIe and surroundirng country, Issued at King Street. Bowmanvite. every Thursday, by M. A. James & Sonrs. owners and publshers. The Canadian Statesman is a member of th'e Canadiat, Weekly Newspapers Association. also the Class 'A" Weekies of Canada. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Anywhere in Canada. $200 a year, in United States, $2.50 a year. payable in advance. Single cootes. 5c. THI7RSI) \Vt 1 ý 1N 1,N 2N D.1937 Rural Correspondents Render Valuable Service to Çommunity 011 satiît'da'i tiii'Stat'stilli .tal lih enni tli t t tteN"i(l'l%1ere gilests ofj t hl plublislîers ilii uluit wiellit' iililie an i ll i10111 eoiiit'ei<i' it fri t.lissittti antlld abl it v. XVe '.rt'atl1yv e 1j o e'd renilew iilîle.a qluaiitl nes, <itlih many wlîle with othlers il Nv'as oui, pleasuiît' tiiini fori.le first t irne. TIhe ed iti iî iý, prouîîd of and gr1ateful for the servces of lus loyai staff of rutralI cIatrles- potîdeit s. The mia ta i n tie of tlhe most valuialle aud ici ieresti mu1 departimelts iii tliii pal)ir. Thilt,- are t'espeute'tlanid hîaked up to as l eadlers iii I liei' respective eoîumilî- ites. Th'le vtol iti if thte rural correspondfent is ea2erIy read hIt lie lpeople îvthiîthe nieîî.hhlia;-iod as *well a., tlose who have nioveti elsewhtwe. aild tIte record of biap- peiiiin-s %vhicli appears iii print as a resuit of Ilis efforts lelp) to miake life more inter- est ini fior ail conccerîîed. Il ufîlfilliiîug bis <Ilties as corr-esp)ondcent lie is reporter. conîmieiitator and Iiistorian. To outsiders maiy tof bis items nîlay souind trivial, but they are really important to those concerii- ed. For the most trivial of items one lias to refer to the soiety pages of the daiiv pr'ess wviere whole coliîmus are sometimes devotedj to long lists of the guests who were pre-sent at soîne social funiction. Iii coin- parkou 1with sîîeh insignificaut happenings a rur-al]lack fence being painted is a mat- ter of importance. The %vork of the correspondent is dis- interested. lus labot' being usuaIIy gratuit- ous. \et he profits iiidlirectly% by the exper- ience iîelî lie receives iii wriling up the interesting facts ablit lis neighbours. local institutions and the community at large as J a correspondent. Tlîe work calîs forth his aliility la write. andl if lie lias native talent Jin tthat Iiue, lie niay deveiop ami efficienov tlîat will eicauiirage him to go fîîrtlîer. Manv iiewspaper puilisiiers first becanie iiterest- ed iin newspaper work tliroughi serving as rural correspotidents. We hiave referred to tlhe correspondent., as lIlii the majority of cases the cor- respoileiit is realir 'sIte.'- But whether lie** or sh.' îiey are doing, worthwhile work mlainitainiiing a intiniacy. of reader in- terest ini the rural press which lias n colinlerpartiniiithe big iietropolitan jouriu- al. Tht' correspondent in N -our partiular ieigiIIoutrlioodl is putting %yoir district oin the' ia ad keeping il there. His or lir suc1,xill. depend to a large degree upon the e le oragement aîîd co-operation re- ceix ed f n the fl of your area. We ap- peal to ouA* readers to show their apprec- iation of the1k,- dus.triet corresponuleits b-, giving thieniin *Nven a larger ineastîre Ilian lieretofore. their hearty co-operation. Even Dogs Victims of New 1938 Motor License Plates I sernls to ius tlîat lever.% paper iii on- taiia. at least ever onue ve lave seen lias urged lPremier Hepburn 10o recal lie 19:38 license plates and replace tlîem witli plates of a more legible cliaracter. Ili The States- matn ast week a Hamnpton lady. iin a letter to the pîitor. compiaiiîed of the wanton destruction of iogs b motorists said iii part: - -4-Tlie pci'son iii question nav tlîankiik ls Sluck « - stars that lie possessed a ulew- license ir lie woluld not so easily have escaped.«" That fact lias heetu drawn to the Premier's attent ion 1)'v iiewspal)ers andi police depart- ments ail over tile pravîie. andf yet in action las beeti taken. Last week a iso We,( rendj of a case of blieves Wholiî,are lîsig nid dise'arded 1937 licenses. lî'-ais' îîtll liv't'îses are legallv in lise, aiili iii t a%%'a.%-il u- aiinost imupos- sible ta elieuk stalen un-,. it ), llýioedj thaI iliei tic Ou ta ciii, inet exî nieets thev %vill have t lii iiie ildrwia nleed I t. Apa Ifroti l ttlaIgi v('i', 101orejoice i n thei' l. l)ttrtillitit' J antiîever miss one. theri' are griffdgiuiggivswlo only land it ouItlihrough ectnpul.sioni or becanse if theV <lt't g-ive, thiev frai' ta le qnarked down as meîan oir stiîîg. Theliev tverlook thue fact tîtat thie JLord lavetît a elierful giver. Iii olden titiies. xxe d<la thlink it so coin- mo 1101 o%%. good.i'otiseielîtinîs people reî'k- <lett'lliat at tentli of tlîei' itcalie sliouhd ite set aside ftor chlariita bicle 'oses. The liliit oft givinug. lîke e liahit îtf iit lîbold- iiig t r liarding. rtirvs lîy vlit ilis fed oit. lt îit'ui-'xpior'iut' Nelvihavetihsei've<l tfit w1wlîiia spevialI effort ias Iteeti tmade tît Iîît'ît sotne icnalftr lielp). wliejitî i g Ilwatlis dttiliig wltlittîît sttîiî'tliiiîi.i. t1iat a 'ln'uia Il lessitiîzsecîtis ta ftîlloxv. llv ieralie fî'tîîîthe start. Ii to e i'eadY attueii't'itîs ini tleir givîtîg and 10 lie xili- îui i i ostatndl la (,k and let tttliers' Mave a t roîît' 'tsoiiit'ireî'lnistatrestlhc les- iii îs is v usethie rotor<ifthe amatîcu is iliiritcl. luit il is gnad for' all ttî leriti tliat thulîsiniess tof livinig, at ils fîîllest andt et . is larmgelY tlcpetide'ît ou tIive oea t -et,- vieof î-ivitig and tak ilîg. Complacent Amnerica Looks On \Vlieie is An.ieriea îîîtw?~' w.as tîe <tues- t ionî asked itn a iiewspapîer tlie utler îlav. Juist a fewv lrief weeks aiga Presideuit Franîk- liii D. Rloosevelt iii a speech aI Uliicag-o vig- oroîislv eaîîdetined tlhe attitude' tf Japaîî iii ils îîtiteelared ivai' tpîtt(Chiina, antdîlissiied a warîîuiig. vague it is truc, that tlîe United States was really goilig tii do soinethitig ab)out il. Theti came tîhe Bruissels Conîfer- etîce witlî the Unîited States, as a sigîuator% of the Nitie Power Pact. takiiig part. But tîe lbig glîst of wind seemied to have dicd îlowîi. and the U.S. representatives appear- cil tiidot) tle or nothiîîg 10 solve tlîis most important problem. And so once again il is left to Jolint Bull to bear bhe brnIit. Last week 's papers coîtained a despateli front Tokio reportiîig that a Japaie.se mewspaper liad urgcd a war against Englaîid. We doubt ven'y iucbi if any newspapcr wouild hiave îlared to sugg(est suclu a course bail the clemaocratie nations beeti sohîîlly lieliiiithie Britishi Empire iii its attemupts 10 cîcaui up a bad situation ini the far cast. Ainericans. anîd rigbitly sa. are agaiins-t war. Tliey daotnt waiit 10 be inivolved in thie affairs af others. But foi' some reasoîî thev canitit see tluat to safeguaril tlei r owni peace. aînd tlîe futur'e of Ilîcir cuty thev miust stop) now Ibis inuternationial lmndidtrY. Il is onliy by a stlitl frot on tt h îe part tif iletiocratie nationis Iluat sîîcli warlikc nîationîs as -Japaîî and ltaly ean be forceil 10 stop) Ilueir course lefore il mieanstsIheit' owii destruciîon. We (Io iot tlîinkz it an itfair tliing to say Iliat niost of tlîe bt'ouble inu thie far cast aiid ini Europe enuI have been avoiîled bail tlhe TUîitetl States hîen a ineml)er and suippaîted tlue League of Nations. hIvias Itie weakncss of thie Leagîîe tlîat pî'evemteil any actionî iii the M.%ailiini-- ian aud Ethiopiauu situationis. aîîd of course it is tlhesaine weakmiessblinI lias beenî the cause of ain iiability to stop tlhe presentt Simo-Japnîîese eonfliel. Tlîe Britislî Enmpire ivas tle îiiiY great powver reallY etideavouir- îîîg ta do soniethiiig. Had itlilad thc back- ingo of tlîat otlier great Eîîghislî speakingy natio)n, lie lUnited States, world listor ' vt thie past 1.5 years miglit lhave l)eii a fat- diffem'eît and liappier stoi'y . Unexpected Occasions and Choices 'hiarles A. Bear'îl a distinîiuishieîlschia- lar. is i'csptiisibtii'for thie f<loxing piece ttf nîviee ta tliose startinîg ini hife : ...I have fouîîd bbe worlî ta hic, as Emeirsonu says, aIl doo's. a l opportuinities. Life it- self is crtiwded withi unexpcctcd occasionis andîl lioices. t is impossible to plaitifoir thenm aeciiratel * - i advaîice. Tlîe greatest aJ)poi'tuiitics eonue siddleiil%. ont of a clear skv. %Wlueii I1xxas 1oii. Nwoiricd abouît blue long futur'e, so ehoudcd iwith ujuicertain- tY buit 1 fouini u timnie tlîat il xvas futile. '-*o 1 w'oiid say mon- 1 yoîutb : go forw'ard xitb the xvark iti liamuil.thie plaim itdties and obligations imnimue<iately aheail. scck ae- cut'ate knnwhîlge, stmive for tbc widest possibtle ouilaok an ife. fear' n cvii. cstab- lish hînîtits if fairness and imere. scek tii uiidem'stanuul tliers tlîîouîglîsynip~atliv inther' ttaluai atm-cd. iaste in l ime over mistakes t lat oiniutt lie renicdicd, and niarcli <on- wai'tl witlhfitieoîifideiiee tlhatonue so etiiieliii spirit and iiiid niiinot fail ta finmld îtwv t ha bar andî revm'd wm't hi whie antut tii eiîm'mg sati.sfactioiî. Siieli. ni heast. i,. niu'yv -iiifessitiu tf fiudings intu lis wvom'd <iof nîtsîhtffiîg ruînYsteries andt Observations and Opinions Al];i îîîî-lîeîîî aIouf sln en , ith.el hli'flilitoast wa4 ~îs iffe'edl: "'Thte ladlies! Sttu iidly to thle îpress iin tIhe'dissciniii- atimn iiltt'<t A feature o! Bowmanville High Scbool Commencement Exercises. which is becoming traditional, is the operetta whlch is annually presented. This year il was the ýtuneful presentation "The Bo'sn's Bride." Capaclty audiences witnessed the show on Tbursday and Friday nigbts. Above are pictured some o! the groups taking part. We regret that other photographs o! the principals, and other dancing groups were not available for this week's paper. Top te! t shows a quartette o! attractive students wbo did a Coon Dance. For purposes o! identification however the burned cork was not applied until a!ter Ibis picture was We have just finished reading a book, entitted 'Fi! ty Million Brothers" by Charles W. Fergu- son . . . a book more informative than interesting. The beginning and present status o! leading lodges. like the Masons, K. o! C. . . . Service Clubs such as RotarY and Kiwanis . . . and Women's Leagues, etc., are explained. During our now long a n d cbeckered career. we bave been quite a "Joiner." In the course o! the process we must have ap- peared to possess as many colors as a Brazilian Butierfly. We would affiliale oursel! with some order. say in June. Figurativehy speak- ing il colored us orange. We wouid join another in December and il shaded us green. Thus for a ime we had few ideas o! our own. Our conception o! a work-a-day universe became so heterogeneous Ibai wbat we said we believed at sunset. we denied aI dawn. However .. .we now find thal we missed joining an innoxious Order known as the Guild o! Former Pipe Organ Pumpers. for membership in wbich we are duty quali!ied. The Guild bad 1000 members in 1930 . . . and among them men wbo have achieved dis- tinction in many walks o! h! e.. alîho some there mnusi be with no noticeable talent like ourseif. The Guild's mollo is: "Pump for tbe' wind is fleeling." It's purpose is 10 perpetuate tbe me- mory o! Ihis and other honorable professions that have been rend- ered obsolescent by modemn elec- IPE ORGAN PUMPERS cribe G1 ,trical gadgets, etc. . . . and 10 iprovide permanent proof o! the important part tbe pipe organ pomper thinks he played in the musical and ecclesiasiical pro- gress o! the ages. We bave o! ten been asked about the secrets and mysteries o! or- gan-pumping. Should they be secrets and mysteries any long- er? We bad better make certain. We bave belonged 10 secret Or- ders in which the penalty for di- vulging any o! the secrets ran al the way from decapitation bo dis- embowelment. We are flot a member o! the Guild o! Former Pipe Organ Pumpers but f eel a certain regard for the confidenc- es tbat existed between those who belonged to the Craf t. wen we w'ere mn it. So we are writing to the Presi- dent o! the Guild . . . Mr. Chet Shafer o! Three Rivers, MichigaiI . and If It's O.K. by bim. we will give you our i! e's story n next week's issue. If any o! your kin folk are away off in Egypt, China, Alberta or any other place where insurrection is the order o! the day, they may be quleted and comforted by tbe story o! Scribe G. the Organ pomper. in next week's issue o! "The Canadian Statesman." This grand old fam- ily journal would be a stimulaI- ing Christmas gif t. Send in a year's subscription for your kmn o1k away off in distant Egypi China . . . or Alberta. We'Iltpro- mise 10 get il 10 them by Christ- mas. N THE DIM AND DISTANT PAST FIFTY YEARS AGO Ili., on the lSth inst., o! typhoîd fever. Arthur, eldest son o! late From The Canadian Statesman, Thomas Darlington. November 23, 1887 From The Canadian Statesman, I November 30, 1887 A large Party from alI parts of Newcastle: The English Church the district gathered at the resi- i entrance has been undergoing re- dence o! Mr. and Mrs. James I pairs. Th lamp posts are ad- Morris, Queen Street, on Thanks- 'mired and add much to the con- giving Day to inite in celebrat- venience of the public. . . . Mr. ing the 35th anniversary of their Fred Lovekin leaves this week for marriage. They were presented sunny California. Fred is in with an elegantly chased and search of the poor man's fortune, massive silver tea service o! six go elh pieces. valued at $75. Mr. Wil- heth liam Werry made the presenta- Birth: Oke - In Bowmanville, tion and Mr. Samuel Masôn read November 25, to the wife of Mr. the address. Short speeches were W. T. Oke, a son. made by Messrs. Aaron Buckier. Married: Rae - Knott - On the Il. C. Hoar, John Hellyî r, R . Os- lSth inst.. by Rev. T. Dunlop, at borne, John Osborne, Thos. Jew- the Methodist Parsonage. Orono, ell, J. C. Vanstone, J. H. Jury, George L. Rae to Miss Linba A. R. T. Phllp, P. Wright, P. Werry, Knott. both of Orono. T. Symons, R. Gilbert. Died: Furzier - In Hampton, The West Durham Ministerial November 28, Letitia Furmier, re- Association has condemned the lict of the late Richard Fumzier, hiring o! livery teams on Sunday. in her 77th year. Sunday funerals are also con- 'The School Board at their last demned. meeting decided to build a ten- There is a great dearth of water room school on the old site on in ail parts of the town and many Wellington Street, top of Silver, o! the wells are completely dry. and a three room school in the Unless we have some heavy rain- South Ward. The latter, nor the faîls to stimulate the springs high school site have yet been there is going to be a water f am- chosen. ine during the coming winter. Maple Grove: The Trustees o! One thing we learned at the this school section have iengaged School Board meeting the other Mr. Tonkin o! East Whitby, for night !rom Mr. Windatt. the town 1888. clerk, wa.s that the centre o! the. Hampton: Mrs. R. Taylor is town, geographicalîx. is at the improving in health. Mr. L. Johns junction o! Queen and Ontario is much better. Mrs. J. Elliott Streets.and family are convalescent. Mr. Streets.D. Wilcox is also on the mend. Marriage: Addison - Shaw - By Haydon: Our sports have been the Rev. J. E. Sanderson. Nov- eyscsfuathe hotn ember 16, at the residence of the veraces sfua heshotlngd bride's father. Mr. Wi1 m 9 turkeys and one goose -at W. ThomsonAddson ofToronto. to H-aycraft's, 3 turkeys at New ML-ss Hattie Shaw, eldest daugh- Park, 4 turkeys and 3 ducks at W. ter o! Geo. S. Shaw, Escj., o! Bows Farrell's, and 6 turkeys at Wm. manville. Paton's. Died: Henry - In Bowmanville, on the 'l8th inst., Maggie. young- God heais, and the doctor takesj est daughter o! the late William the fees. Henry, aged 24 years. If you'd have a good servant, Died: Darlington - In Chicago, serve yourself. taken. The dancers f rom lef t to right are Dorothy Jones. Marion Scott, Grace Mitchell and Betty Edger. In the top right hand picture, the leading characters, with the exception of the lead- ing lady, Aileen Wight, and Charlie Spencer, the leading man, are shown. They are, le! t to right, Helen Williams, Owen Fagan. Charlie Mcflveen who scored a big bit as a comedian. Thora Davison, William James and Helen Glanville. Below right. are seen the sailorettes who presented the ever popular Sailor's Hornpipe. They are, le! t to right, Patsy Dustan. Dorothy Harn- den, Shirley Campbell and Patricia Emmett. SEND ITIN *If you have a bit o! news. send it in. Or a joke that will amuse. send it in. A story that is irue, an nciden' that's news, 'We wani 10 bear from you." send il in. Neyer mmnd about your style. If uts only wortb the while. send it in. Wilt the story make us laugh? Snd it n. Will il make a paragraph? Send il in. If some good your words can teach. If some distant reader reacb. If you have a glowing speech. send il in. Othor Editor's Views How to End Communism Col. George A. Drew is absolute- ly right when he says that the only way Canadians can prevent the Communisiic disease spread- ing is by selling the idea o! sane. democraiic capitalism in the same way that Communism is being sold. Suppression o! Communis- tic newspapers and imprisoniment o! Communists will only encour- age tbe masses 10 adopt il as their creed. Christianity neyer spread so rapidly as in the days when Christians had 10 endure persecution. The way 10 end Com- munism is to mend Capiialism.- Midtand Free Press. A Lîfe of Publie Service Reading the fine collection o! speeches o! Stanley Baldwin, pub- lished under the tille "This Torcb o! Freedom." we came across the following extract, which seemns appropriate for the approacb o! the municipal elections. 'Public tife, as we ali know, is a great trial in many ways. But I be- tieve there 15 no better6 h! e 10 which a man can devote himsel! than Ibis life o! public service, if he takes int it bis ideals. and if be ils determined to think more o! tbe good o! the country than o! himself.-Barrie Examiner. It's Just the Beglnning The Provincial Higbways De- partment is a tremendous em- ployer o! labor. In a year o! ex- tensive building such as the past one, some 45.000 persons were engaged in contract work. This does not take mbt accounit the f!urther tbousands- employed byi concerns furnishing material and railways and trocks in transport- ing il. The Higbw-ays Depart- ment bas grown to huge propor- tions in building. spending and revenue-prcducing and we are only in the beginning o! a great development.-Ren!rew Mercury. Exit the Honor Rilis Due 10 a departmental ruling Publication o! honor roîls will be dlscontinued. While educationisis In Toronto may bave reason for this move il is bound to bave one disadvantage. We refer 10 the1 removal o! that incentive 10 head! the class, provided by a naturali desire in the Youthful scbolar o10 see his name in the Paper. Afier aIt even grown-ups enjoy seeing their names in print unless they appear in the Police court column or in some other uncomplimen- tary connection. Here in Almonte we cannot help but remember the number o! telephone caîts asking1 when the honor roîls would ap- pear. Decision 10 discontinue this practice is a loss 10 the local1 newspapers because the honor rol was one o! the mostinterestingi features imaginable. - Almonte Gazette. No Appeal for Chlldren Less than one per cent o! this« year's Christmas toys witl be o! a mnlitary character, the Christian Science Monitor has dlscovered. Toy manufacturers have learned that soldiers, guns and the like1 hold no great appeal for children. For several years they have dis- ptayed lack o! interest in play- things representing destructive machines, their <terest centering in things more constructive. sPar- ents should remember this in choosing gifîs for their kiddies* One large departmntal stor-e in SALMON, i 's SMOKED FILLET OPERETTA SUCCESSFUL FEATURE 0F COMMENCEMWENT EXERCISES JIM REYNOLDS Puts on Real Cg*ELEBRATION Tomark the Flrst Annlversary on belng ln business at IFHamipton we are inviting flot only our customers, but every- one, to join with us lu this event. Comnienclng I SATURDAY - DECEMBER 3RD l g we are holding our lst Annlversary Sale. ~WCompare our prices with mail order catalogues, town or clty Pricm and you'll sec it wWJ pay to shop wlth us. wThese Low Prices Good For One Week I Starting December 3rd DRY GOODS BOYS' DOESKIN SHIRTS each 59c IMEN'S DOESKIN SHIRTS each 98c MEN'S HEAVY WORK SOCKS pair 35c - 50c STERRY TOWELLING. 2 yds. for 29c SIBEX BLANKETS, First Quality, 12x4 size, pair $2.39 KNITTING WOOL, 1-oz. balis - each 10c - 15e L pair pair pair pair $1.75 $1,49 69C 89C pkgs 250 2for 2lbs. 2 lbs. 2 lbs. 2 lbs, each 5 for pkgs. 3lbs. 6 lbs. bbag 'e tin 2 lbs. 49c 27c 25c 23e 23c 59c 24c lic- 19C 25c 73c 21c 2 for 19C -lb. 18c Fresh Meats MISCELLANEOUS RAPID FLOW FILTER DISCS 3 boxes $1.27 ROBERTS COUGH SYRUP 2 bottles 69e WAMPOLES EXTRACT of C. L. O. bottle 990 LIFEBUOY SOAP (3 bars and 1 Riso) 26c MVANYFLOWERS BOAP 3 bars lic AXE HANDLES, Rand made finest quality 0045 Pull Lino of Martin-Senoit Paints and Varniss PULL UINE 0F CHRISTMAS MERCHANDISE Compliments of the Season WE DELIVER IN DARLINGTN AND IN OWU--MANVILLE Je R. REYNOLDS Phone 2562Hapo MEATS PAGE TWO BOOTS AND SHOES MEN 'S LACED RUBBERS BOYS' LACED RUB-BERS WOMEN 'S RUEBERS MEN'S RUBBERS GROCERIES CHRISTIE 'S SODA WAFERS 2 ORANGE, LEMON, GRAPEFRUIT, MARMALADE .2 DOMESTIC SHORTENING 2 MAPLE LEAF MII<CEM1EAT - SEEDLESS RAISINS DATES PEANUT BUTTER, Hone 's, 4-lb. pail DELUXE JELLY POWDERS, Horne's TABLE IODIZED SALT 2 MACARONI3 WHITE BEANS1 XXX PASTRY FLOUR 24-lb, TOMATO JUICE larg PRUNES Also Variety of Choice Quality1 at the Lowest Prices. New York has this year decided not to sell. any toY o! a military character. a decision for which they are to be commended.- Dundalk Herald. WVe WiIl Be Weil Served. This section of Ontario cannot but notice with a bit o! pride that there is an increasing tendency to look for its men when it is necessary to fill high office. AI- bert Matihews. who becomes Lieutenant -Governor o! the pro- vince in a few days, was boi;4i Lindsay and lter associated ith business interests in Peterborough. He s-ucceeds Col. the Hon.~A 43ruce. who was born atWJrt-- wright, in Durham Count , and that is not far removed as miles go from Lindsay.-Peterboro, Ex- aminer. Non-Voters Should Take Notice Elect a good town council and leave it alone. If you can't vote, dlon't criticize. In every town there are people who neither fish nor cut bait. And how they talk. That's the wrong slant on muni- cipal government and probably keeps more good men from serv- ing the public than anything else. -Trenton Courier Advocate. Why Should Municipalities Pay? Some people are under the im- pression that the Hepburn. Oov- ernment was responsible for load- ing such charges upon the muni- cipalities. Such is not the case. The present Government is but following the procedure which has been followed for years, in charging to each municipality the cost of preparing and revising its voters' list used in the provincial election. That. however, does flot make it right. There does flot seem to be any justification for charging the municipalities with someihing which is for provincial purposes entirely and is of no value to the municipalities. The Federal Government pays the whole o! its election costs and the Ontario Government should do the samne. In view o! the way in which the Hepburn Adminis- tration bas eased the municipal burden in connection with high- ways, old age pensions and mo- thers' allowances and by granting the one-mill rebate, it seems strange that it bas not also put these charges for election costs where they belong - on the pro- vincial exchecjuer. - Amherstburg Echo.