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: a . 4 ---- a " | ) <; John Lewis in cold blood before the policeman could lift his gun. '$1.50 per year in advance. 5 cents single copy. General News new ro) osal to work the lignite fields in Northern Ontario. is Rob hk pe before the Hepburn Government, and to have > received its serious consideration, The offer is said to have been made by a Toronto syndicate ' . * Backing a suggestion made by President Goodwin on the open- ing day of the convention, the Ontario Division of the Navy|. League of Canada passed a motion requesting the Ottawa Govern- ry to immediately undertake the task of providing new ships to augment his Majesty's Royal Canadian Navy. * * 9» "Since the Great War British soldiers: and sailors have taken part 'and laid down their lives in over eighteen distinct and sepa- rate wars for which medals have been struck. Only a few months ' ago Victoria Crosses were being won for bravery under enemy fire."--Captain Acland. : $$ 8 Illustrating the company's definite buy-in-Canada policy, an order estimated at 20,000 tons of Nova Scotia steam coal has been placed by General Motors of Canada, Ltd., with the Dominion Coal Co., Ltd. 'Right Hon. R. B. Bennett, 65 year-old bachelor, Leader of the 'Opposition, a keen Bible student and an extensive reader, con- démned newspaper comic strips as "not the best reading for child- ren on Sunday morning." TY LJ With all the force and influence it can command, the Hep- EY al the will fight the proposal of the Canadian Pacific Railway to build a line across the Province's publicly owned T. & N.O. Raflway and the publicly owned Canadian National Railways into the Noranda gold fields. In emphatic terms, Premier Hep- burn declared the Government's intentions as such--said both the T. & N.O. and C.N.R. had been built North for the purpose of opening up the country; and that the bills for this pioneer service 'had been footed by Ontario and Dominion taxpayers. = In the light of all the circumstances, he declared, the C.P.R. proposal to "in- vade" the territory was improper.' ¢ * 2 The first actual results of the Hydro contract cancellation leg- islation were .revealed by Premier Hepburn--startling figures of progress and accomplishment which, he said, would lead to a still greater accomplishment in the form of reduced Hydro rates to all consumers. The revenue of the Niagara Hydro System is report- ed to be up $6,000,000 over the revente in the same period of last year. wk I - * & =» Wm. J. Stewart, candidate for leadership of the Ontario Con: gervative Party, declared many beverage rooms in Toronto and other Ontario cities were nothing more or less than "dives". The 'statement was made in an outline of his liquor platform. Leaning well over to the dry side, Mr. Stewart said that in his opinion the 1934 establishment of the beer parlours had been a mistgke. Even worse, in Mr. Stewart's opinion, is the administration of liquor and beer rooms under the Hepburn regime. The convention candidate flayed "the free and easy beer policy of the government, whereby conditions have arisen which have shamed the old saloons." But the cardinal point in Mr. Stwart 8 program is the repeal of the Hepburn school tax legislation. "I stand for the school of my boyhood days--the public schools," he said. Every amendment to the act has been in favour of the separate schools. No attempt has ever been made to take anything from them. Ae For too long. the public school supporters have crucified their con- science for the sake of the public peace. Iam for the great prin- ciple of preserving the supremacy of the public schools. I will only accept it (the leadership) if the party' pledges itself to re- peal of the act," s &® 'The Massey-Harris.Company of "Toronto, notified the Agri- cultural Committee of the House of Commons it is making reduc- tions ranging from $3 to $12 on imported farm implements. and machinery. These price reductions are as follows; On a corn binder, $7; on a corn planter, $3; on cultivators, $5; on onsilage _cutters, $12; on potato planters, $8.50. The reductions are the 'sequel to tariff reductions in the Budget of May 1. They do not apply to machinery made in Canada. Sixty-two community gardens are already under cultivation in-that Ly tio of the Don Valley recently acquired by the Com- munity Gardens' Association, it was revealed by William Dunn, Superintendent of the association. 2 Norman "Red" Ryan, reformed public enémy, who swore, after twelve bitter years behind prison bars, that he would walk the straight and narrow, was slain on Saturday night in a furious gun battle with police at Sarnia. He was the victim of a trap sprung by his own stupid bungling in-a petty hold-up of a liquor store. The last-ditch stand of Ontario's pet boy cost the lives of two others. Red shot a courageous young Sarnia constable named The other victim of that three-minute blast of gunfire between four armed policemen and the two daredevil desperadoes was one of Ryan's bandit companions. Tonight he was still unidentified, but was believed to be Harry Checkley, alias Leggett, of Wyoming, Ontario. : . 3 CO OO Where's Your Favorite IN THE STANDING ALBERT CAWKER, Port Perry ...............v......783,000 MRS. AL. CHRISTIE, Utica ...........co0vvevnin.....770,000 CHAS. REESOR, Port Perry ..........coovvvviienn...755,000 MISS HELEN CROSIER, Manchester 740,000] MISS JEAN HARDING, Seagrave ....................735,000 WILLIAM OKE, Port Perry ..................c.0......105,000 'MRS, WM. C. CROZIER, Charleston ...................105000 NOTE---The vote standing printed above shows the correct rela- ' es ell: © PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 28th, 1936 : » Luella Arnot Williams Hardy Edward Purdy Miss Luella Arnot, only daughter of Dr, and Mrs. Llewellyn B. Williams, Toronto, bride of Mr. Hardy Edward Purdy, Ba.Ss., youngest son of Mus. and the late Mr. E. H. Purdy, of Port Perry, Ontario. They were married in-Kirkland Lake, on April 26th, Mr. and Mrs, Purdy will reside at Larder Lake, Ontario. --Courtesy of Bowmanville Statesman "Tragedy of "Red Ryan" No criminal action has been more tragic than the final act of violence staged by "Red Ryan" in which he and two others lost their lives; The slaying of these men was terrible; but the re- vulsion of public feeling against all criminal is more terrible. The public thought as to the possible reformation of criminals has received a rude shock; and it is almost inevitable that the reaction will bé~to greater severity in the treatment of prisoners, One fact must regwetfully be admitted--reform is difficult if not impossible for some natures. Temptation to do the sensa- tional thing is too great to be overcome. . Once out of prison, the safeguards arc remo\ ed, old associations are renewed, and the ad- venturous spirit takes charge. The. criminal has had time to think things over. He has learned new tricks, formulated new plans, and is sure that he can "get away with it," I No criminal in recent years has had a hetter opportunity to reform than has "Red Ryan"." Conditions weré as perfect as human ingenuity could make them for a thorough reformation. But the instinct for law-breaking was inherent, and "murder would out" in a different sense than is usually noted. Modern science could make a real contributien ta the lessen- ing of crime by proper investigation of the criminal--mental and physical. The case needs quite as much firmness and as little publicity as a case of smallpox. If remedies are needed, they should be applied without a blare of trumpets. If isolation is necessary, there should be no stupid agitation, because the decision in the matter should be in the hands of men who are unbiased in their purpose to administer justice without bitterness or favour- itism, There is far too much sensational publicity given to crime. Newspapers are responsible for a great deal of false "heroism". Some natures will do anything and give anything to be the centre of public attention. Recent cases before the courts (notably that of Hauptman) have. been disgraceful exhibition of sensational- ism; and even our own Canadian-dailies are not immune. of the "repeater" type that person should be permanently de- tained, and so far as society is concerned cease to be a factor in the affairs of the country. Nothing here written excuses brutal- ity. Nor does it go to show that "parole" is unwise or unneces- sary. The greatest danger to society is that we shall be swayed by dramatic events to the permanent injury of 'those who might become decent citizens. The need of the day i3 correct informa- tion as to crime, the application of common sense, and true dignity of administration. : COMMUNITY PLAY - "Oh Susannah!" was well presented by the Community Players in the Town Hall at Port Perry on Thursday and Friday of -last week. The play was one of those productions where everybody does the wrong thing at the right time; and the resulting mix-ups are indeed laughable. The actors took their parts well, and showed real ability in representin John Sheppard, M.D., a rising young doctor--Mr. Robt. Harris Lieut. Andrew Merry, his greatest friend--Mr..Owen Cliff. } Hon. Waverley Vane, Merry's friend -- Mr. Archie Anderson, M. Plant, B.A, LL.D., a Southsea Solicitor--Mr. Andrew Lawrence, Tupper, the Doctor's Buttons--Mr., Sydney Smallman. Mr. Drury' When proper investigation has proved that the criminal is] s Address At the. "Rural Life Conference" held at Blackstock last week Hon. E. C. Drury spoke-on the "Remedies for the Rural Eeonomic Situftion." He commenced his address by stat- ing that it is the business of the church to become informed as to the rural economic problem, and to take an active part in providing remedies for the situations which are causing grave concern as to the future of the rural people, The economic problems have not arisen because the rural people lack skill, They are the finest stock of veomanry the world has ever seen. They have proved themselves to be men of self reliance and ability. .But in spite of these qualities living con- ditions have not kept pace with those in urban districts. The rural church has not improved; and the rural home has improved but little. Tenancy has increased! mortgages have increased; population has rapidly decreased in rural areas--according to the "economic bible" -- The Year Book. . Even with the introduction of farm machinery there has been but little if any, increase in leisure. The ne- cessities of labor on the farm are such that neighborliness is difficult; and social gatherings can only be held at night. The Year Book shows 711,090 farms in Canada, averaging 197.87 acres, and an average jnvestment of $9262 for each farm. Upon the basis of this investment and the labour expended, the returns are pitifully small -- at best about $662 on the average. This is due not to a lack of skill; but be- cause of the settled policy to tax the urban people--high protection, Modern rural problems are very different from those existing in the time of Malthus, who predicted that world population would grow faster than the food supply, and that starva- tion would result. The food supply is now more than ample} and so are all other human requirements. The trouble is that modern taxes and regulations have made it almost impossible for the farmer to be self-| suflicient. Materials which used to be available at the door of the farmer, 'now have to be drawn from long dis- tances. Naturally prices have risen accordingly, and additional cost has been added because of high protection taxes. The primary producer (the farmer) has been taxed to assist the secondary producer urer.) The contribution of commerce can- not be denied. Manufacturers utilize materials and find a market for the products. Merchants gather up pro- ducts from an area in which they are useless, and transport them to areas where they are valuable. But the de- pression cannot he cured until the purchasing power of the primary pro- ducer is improved. Even in good times the farmer was not prosperous. Customs duties put up costs unduly. The vital statistics showing the birth rate in rural areas during var- ious periods since 1881 (which was the high year for rural population) show clearly that when customs duties were at their. highest the rural birth rate was lowest, : . In case the Liberals should seek to take some comfort from this state- ment, Mr. Drury hastened to state that the average tariff under Liberal administration has been higher than that under the Conservative regime. The trek to the city is not due to "bright lights" but to economic con- 8 the characters Mrs, Sasannah Sheppard, the portrayed. ' Doctor's wealthy aunt--Mrs. Harold The purpose of these plays is to| Mulligan. raise money to be spent in renovating| Flora, the Doctor's Bride--Mrs. the stage in the Town Hall; and the recent effort gave good returns to be added to the growing fund. It is time that the Town 'Hall received some at- tention, as it does not do credit to the people of Port Perry in its present condition, i * The following was the cast of char- acters. in "Oh! Susannah" Arthur Brock. ; \ Ruby and Pearl, Mr. 'Plant's "Pre- cious Jewels"--Miss Dora Reesor and Miss Dorothy Balfour. Mrs. O'Hara, the landlady who speaks her mind--Mrs. Geo. Jackson. Aurora, the maid, who loves the doctor more than them all put to- gether--Grace Davis. - SOME IMPROVEMENTS The Superior Store is quite attrac- tive in-its new Spring rich-red coat. Carnegie Hardware Co., since their recent fire, have modernized thelr store. The interior decorations and dis- play counters are the latest in present day store equipment. The new decorative scheme in the Dominion Store is very. pleasing. Ted Jackson, local auctioneer, has tive standing but does not necessarily show grand total of each. ~, MAIN STREET been busier than usual conducting sales, Ted states that the farm im- plement business is improving greatly. ditions. This artificial depression i could be lifted in six months; but con- 'sidering those who are in charge of affairs, 'there seems 0 be nd reason why it should ever be lifted. Mr. Drury was not hopeful as to the value of "co-operation", and felt that preaching to farmers, télling 'them 'how to farm, would not help. Most of them know more now than they can do. ' + At the conclusion of Mr. Drury's address, Rev. R. P. Bowles was called fupon to speak; and for about ten minutes gave an outline of life pur- poses that showed clearly that for him the country was the centre of his de- sires--a place in which to live and Wm. Webster has installed the lat- est power equipment and "Bill" says . business ¢onditions are improving with 'a decrease in the credit end, A white painted store front at: tracts the eye. Walter Cook's -rest- aurant is now looking its best after express one's self, unhampered by the artificial restrictions and alluryments of city life. = The whole economic structure may be all wrong, and self- sacrifice may become part and parcel of life; but his heart is there, for in those surroundings he can more hap- rural people for the benefit of the]: (the manufactif [Startling Changes SAMUEL FARMER, Editor and Publisher. Sports OF ALL{{SORTS " Lawn Bowling THE LADIES' LAWN BOWLING CLUB The annual meeting of this club was held and the election of officers re- sulted as follows: President, Mrs. G. Jackson; Vice-President, Murs.. Cecil Beare; Treasurer, Mrs. M. Chapman; Secretary, Mrs. I. Beare. * * * THE MEN'S LAWN BOWLING CLUB meeting was held at Gerrow's store. The following officers were elected: President--C. C. Jef- frey; Vice-President, A. McFarlane; Secretary-Treasurer, E. Hayes. Tournament Com.--J. Murray, H.H. Mulligan, G. Gerrow, P. Ingram. Jitney Com.--R. Levia, A McFar- lane. It was passed that the Club should join the Central and Provincial Asso- ciations. The following will be tourna- ment dates--June 24th, July 20th, August 26th. - Grounds Com.--\, Graham, Dave Carnegie, P. Ingram, J. Murray. Membership Com.--G. Gerrow, M. Gerrow, W. Graham, F. Taggart, J. Murray, J. Lucas. The meeting was well attended and in addition to the election of officers, . GIRLS' SOFTBALL The girls' softball team are on the up-and-up again this year. On the 24th they played at Brooklin--Fair and against the Brooklin girls and defeat- ed them, the score was 10-7. The Port line-up--Grace Switzer, catcher; Betty Cawker, pitcher; Grace Bradley 1b, Clara Nesbitt 2b, Jean Harrison 8b, Ruth Carnegie ss, Muriel Switzer If, Kathleen Carnegie cf, Kathleen Midgley rf. Isabel Ewers played right field after the 4th inning. Several new girls have been prac- ticing with the team and a few changes may result. The coach is endeavouring to Hoe g local talent and build up a good-home team, ' The league meeting has not as yet been held but it is expected Brooklin, Uxbridge, Scugog, Port Perry, will be the group, although they are hoping more will join. REVISED | BOYS' SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Fy May 28--Myrtle at Port Perry. May 30--Seugog at Blackstock June 4--Myrtle at Scugog June: 5--Port Perry at Blackstock June 9--Blackstock at Myrtle. June 12--Scugog at Port Perry June 16--Port Perry at Myrtle June 19--Blackstock at Scugog June 23--Port Perry at Scugog June 24---Myrtle at Blackstock July 3--Scugog at Myrtle. July 3--Blackstock at Port Perry July 7--Myrtle at Port Perry July 8--Scugog at Blackstock July 17--Myrtle at Scugog July 17--Port Perry at Blackstock July 21--Blackstock at Myrtle July 24--Scugog at Port Perry July 30--Blackstock at Scugog July 30--Port Perry a Myrtle August 7--Port Perry at Scugog August T--Myrtle-at Blackstock August 11--Scugog at Myrtle August 11--Blackstock at Port Perry (continued on page 5) 4 The annual several other important items of busi- ness were on the agenda. LE The weekly jitney will 'be held each Monday night. * 5 » TENNIS At the recent meeting of the Port Perry Tennis. Club. the following of- ficers were élected: president, B. Koch, vice-president, J. Kerr; 'sec.-treasurer, M. Harper. Social Committee--M. Pyatt, P. Jackson, I. Harper. The meeting was well supported and con- siderable business attended to--The court is being re-surfaced with clay which will make it much better. All those wishing to join please notify the secretary. PROBABLE IN STANDING Several Candidates Taking Full Advantage of Special "BOSTER WEEK?" Vote Bonus. WITH THE BIG VOTE PERIOD HALF OVER, LOWER ENTRANTS CLOSING UP ON LEADERS--WATCH FOR CHANGES IN MONDAY'S BULLETIN With th¢ BIG VOTE period well over the half-way mark, several of the "Everybody Wins" campaign workers have added considerably to their totals during the past few days, through the medium of the special vote bonus and have closed up the gap on the leaders. If these latter candidates can maintain the pace they set in the carlier part of the week for a few days, some startling changes can be expected in the standing. There is so little between the first flight of candidates that some real work upon the part of the lower ones would cause an upheaval in the first four or five places in the standing. If the re- sults of the last few days can be taken as a criterion, there will be several contenders for that beautiful Chevrolet, by July 4th.. Some of the late starters have shown remarkable strength and there are several within striking distance 'of first place, so that a spirited battle can be expected as the campaign continues. [For the benefit of the late starters we would like tor point out that the car or other awards cannot be won in a week or ten days, as it takes several hard and consistent week's work to carry off one of the major prizes. To them we would like to further say, that promises will not win the car, as they do not count in the standing, nor subscriptions alone, but votes, so get the longer term sub- scriptions and take advantage o fthe generous vote schedule. CASH IN- THOSE PROMISES If you find that some of your special friends have promised to subscribe, go and see them again, as they may have neglected to give that subscription, and are just waiting for you to come back. If some particular friend of your has subscribed with some other candidate, get another year from them. And just by the way of a further reminder to candidates, new subscriptions are the ones that count heavily in the race. A re- newal gives you 10,000 while a new gne gives 20,000. Then re- member that for every new subscription that you secure, your ofiponent has to procure two renewals. Therefore be wise and for the remainder of the big vote schedule at least concentrate on new subscriptions. ' Take a glance at the vote schedule in the full page add and note the difference in the earning power of new subscriptions. A new subscription now eprns nearly three times as much as later in the campaign. Therefore, one secured now almost equals three a fresh coat of paint, pily keep in téuch with God. later on. So, again, be wise and hustle after the new subscripions.