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$125 for six months. 66 . three months. Foreign subocrnptnon razes on application. PAGE 4. more in tow wit s discussion, is hhismapim’on' than with the truthâ€"WATSON. ly blown over before the Home Bank investigation was in full swing and five of the directors convicted and sentenced, another getting sus- pended sentence. ‘ A A 2 ‘1 “Ana‘nnng I “‘7'- Following in rapid sequence, came the Kitchener election fraud,‘ which is being investigated as we write. The latest to come under our notice is the alleged graft at Guelph in the furtherance of relief work in that city this winter, when pr0priated by the officials in charge of their distribution and apparent- ly turned to their personal gain. The investigation is now being held It is little wonder that we “com- mon” people are developing rather pessimistic ideas regarding the high moral qualities of our public men. The Dominion Government, has, so to speak, thrown down the gauntlet and will wage a freight war on both the Atlantic and Pa- cific Oceans. The plan is to sub- sidize a certain marine steanmhip companyâ€"the Peterson Line boats ”VII'W..J ' ' â€"â€"which, with the Canadian Gov- ernment Merchant Marine boats, will carry freight on both the At- lantic and Pacific at considerably reduced rates as compared with the present charges. Whether or not this good busi- ness remains to be seen. ‘ Before the taking over of the Grand Trunk, the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Northern Railways, and the consolidation of them into the Canadian National Railways, the Government and everyone else thought the public was being robbed right and left by the charging of exhorbitant freight rates. With $70,000,000, it now seems that the railroads were not as big sinners as at first believed. " vv The Toronto Street Railway sys- tem is another well-known case. Under private control. the company was refused permission to raise its rates from five to six cents. Three or four days after the city took it over. the rate went up to seven cents. UV .- 'U' It is a far cry sometimes from what a person thinks to what is actually the fact. If the Dominion Government has, by investigation, proved to their own satisfaction that freight rates are higher than they should be. then, we would say let them step right into the sub- sidization game. It will be little comfort to the citizens. however, if the recent scheme means only that the Canadian Government intends making good the companies’ losses through carrying freight too cheaply. Under the heading. “Leave the Fire Chief Alone." the London Free Press criticizes the action of the London City Council in uncalled for interference with the fire de- partment. Commenting on the should be no outside interference in the matter of discipline or internal organization, and if the chief of a department does not merit the con~ fidence of the Council, he should â€" - A ‘ A‘ Thursday, February 10, 1925. The Free Press has struck the right note. and we believe the cen- sure is applicable to a good many places besides London. Alderman- ic interference with town officials tends but to cheapen the office and make the official in charge a mere jumping jack for the Council in charge. If a man is not capable, he should never be given the position; if he is capable. he should be let strictly alone. No man can please everybody, and any attempt to do so usually ~results in failure. THE SHIPPING WAR BLOCKING PROGRESS Weekly News- J “I w a W VIOIâ€"u - - .â€" sued the owner of the car and ob- tained judgment for $1,265. In the district court, the garageman, who sued the driver of the car, got judgment for $208.50 for damages A- -LL:__ 3“ :n‘m‘ Juuau-vu- "' Yâ€"' _- - _ to his car, but nothing for indem- niflcation for the damage suit which went gainst him. He appealed the case, and the Appellate Court, in allowing the appeal, said: “The owner of a car is liable for any damages inflicted by his car, but if he is not the driver of the car, he. can recover his losses from the driver.” In allowing this appeal, ;it is believed the Appellate Court set a precedent. Motor car owners have for too long been made “the goa ” in cases where some one else was actually at fault, and the Court’s decision that the owner is entitled to all damages in case of accidents should tend to make temporary drivers more careful of their actions when on the highway. It is high time that everybody should be required to exercise reasonable care on high- ways and in motor traffic and not place the whole responsibility on lthe motorist. The Toronto Star is at it again. The Star’s tendency to “yellow” journalism has been known for a long time, but it was at least hoped that it could pick an occasional piece _ of reliable news. A! LLA A111, .1.va V‘ o '--“â€"v Before the orders of the day were called in the Legislature Fri- day, M. A. McCallum, (Liberal, Bruce South), drew attention to one of The Star’s statements im-l outing to him the assertion that he was in agreement with the step taken by the government in refer- ence to the O. T. A. Mr. McCallum says he made no statement what- ever. Mr. McCallum then 'went on to say that a correction appeared, but that was also incorrect. William Keith (Conservative, York, North) registered a similar protest with regard to a statement printed in The Star in which he was alleged to have said that the Government’s action was a betrayal . of faith. ‘1- invg a metiefieiitan journal of gar- bling the opinions of public men to make them read to suit its own purpose. U1 1“: van. It is a long, long time since the writer learned that The Star’s news service was not reliable, but we would never have dreamed of accus~ PURE WATER Pure drinking water is shortly to be a live question among a good many Ontario towns, especially those in which waterworks have not already been‘installed. "I- VW'J 'v v â€"â€"â€" A few weeks ago, an examination of the wells at Fergus showed that out of 130 investigated, 124 were affected. Residents of Durham know the result when a census of this town was taken in 1923. We would like to know the percentage of wells unfit for use throughout the whole province, and venture the statement that Durham and Fergus would not show up too badly in comparison: "What will be the result of this investigation? _ - vvâ€"wâ€"o--- -- To us, the handwriting on the wall is perfectly legible. The older towns of Ontarioâ€"those without waterworksâ€"are shortly to be forced into installing them. We make this predi_c_ti_on_ confident that we are right. This legislation may not come for a year or so, but com- ing it is, just as surely as that the sun will rise tomorrow morning. The fact that there has been no outbreak of typhoid or other illness attributable to the water supply, the fact that the wells are contam- inated with seepage from cess-pits and closets is sufficient cause to stir the Provincial Health authori- ties into action. The provincial authorities are not going to wait ‘until the outbreak occurs. Instead, they are going to take no chances, but rather remove the cause before an outbreak occurs. " “'v-vwâ€" The older towns of Ontario like Durham are going to be checked up pretty closely during the next year or two, and may as well make up their minds to the inevitable. Business men, generally speak-1 ing, are too prone to get into a rut. The acquire the hallucination that their business cannot run un- less they are forever on the job. If they would but analyse this idea, they would find it wholly false. The well-run business is one that goes on whether the boss has his nose to the grindstone or whether he is miles away on a fishing, hunting or golfing trip. A business man with the prOper executive ability should gather around him help of the right kind, train them in the office routine of his establishment and in time, be able to let up a little and take things easy so far as routine work is con- Ulla] 11633111611, WWI“; smaller towns, are too self-centred. They are too busy for this. that ad QUEER JOURNALISM f0 "our notion, the __majqrity ‘ of GET OUT OF THE RUT 1n the home all night is a poor existence at the best. Not enough variety, and a man gets two narrow in time to gppreeiate eyen 'nimself. ‘ ’L‘u â€"-â€"‘_‘ :fl w “yr- "Dâ€"v' ' - _ What towns like Durham want is‘ a good, live citizens’ clubâ€"A Cana- dian Club, Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions or similar organization that has for its object the betterment of the community and the advancement of the people. Such organizaions bring a man out of his shell, take his thoughts of himself and give him that glow of pleasure obtained only by the doing of something for others without pay; Pope Pius is likely to make a tour of the world, according to a London, England, newspaper, which says there is cons‘ideraole likelihood “JD UJJVDV ow 'v--â€"-â€"- of a concordat being shortly reached between the Pope and Premier Mussolini. Since the days of Garibaldi, the Popes have been voluntary/"prisoners and have never placed foot outside the Vatican. The Ottawa Government is talk- ing of “reforming” the Senate this session. Sure thing. Just appoint a few more “reformers” to sit in it. Robert Forke, leader of the Pro- gressives at Ottawa, wants the tar- iff lowered still more. J. S. Woods- worth, leader of the Labor group, wants wages raised. The Citizenry generally cry for a reduction in the cost of living. Somebody is in for a busy time at the national capital if all are to be satisfied. Wellington County has more radios than bath-tubs. In other words, more wrist motion adjust- ing the dials, than elbow motion scouring off the dirt. “Western Europe Swept by Storms” says a heading. Well, we’re glad to know it’s getting cleaned up some way. We’re living close to Royalty this week. “King George Has a Fever- ish Cold,” says a news report. So have we. Donald Sutherland, M. P., says W. T. R. Preston, who investigated the North Atlantic Shipping com~ bine, is a “barnacle” on the ship of state. W. T. R. certainly must be called a “sticker,” anyway. If the early bird catches any more worms now, it serves the worms rightâ€"Toronto Telegram. And so 'the soapmakers are at each others’ throats. Well, it should be a clean fightâ€"Hamilton Spectator. Twenty years ago the only static in our lives was the telephone op- erator’s “Thr-r-r-ree!” â€" Detroit News. Many people are so improvident they haven’t even saved their smoked glass for the next eclipse. â€"0ttawa Journal. The fellow who puts everything off till the last moment will have an awful time on his death bed.â€" Kingston Standard. With the days getting longer and the price of gasoline rising, who can doubt that spring is on the way ?â€"Chicago News. Possibly an export duty on pulp- wood would prove to be an accept- able substitute for an embargo-- Hamilton Herald. New Jersey is planning on get- ting rid of mosquitoes by starving them to death. Is this a sample of Jersey justiceâ€"Bufialo Post. “Ain’t nature grand?” One Feb- ruary thaw can do more snow re- moving than an army of menâ€"St. Catharines Standard. NOTES AND COMMENTS A surprising thing about us Yan- kees is the great amount of good advice we give we won’t take our- selvesâ€"E. W. Howe’s Monthly. EMERSON READS LIST OF GIANTS IN LITERATURE Dr. Eliot lakes Selection of Ten World Leaders. The ten leading men in the eduâ€" cational history of the last 200 years, as selected by Dr. Charles W. Eliot, tion of a booklet called “Men.” The 90-year-old educator also named the ten leading men in 2,300 years. â€"“ - - fl , , â€"â€"Aâ€" ‘LA UCII I‘:WI‘IO bsuwu. _ v - d _ , Ralph Waldo Emerson was the only man named in both groups. The greatest of the last 200 years were given as Adam Smith, Michael Faraday, John Stuart Mill. William Ellery Charming. Horace Mann, Her- bert Spencer. Ernest Regan, Charles Robert. Darwin, Ralph Waldo Em- erson and Louis Pasteur. . j-.. LIWII Ins-u --v_-v _ Listed as the greatest in the edu- catjonal history of the last 2,300 years are Aristotle. Galen, Leonar- do da Vinci, Milton, Shakespeare, John Lock, Immanuel Kant. Francis Bacon, Isaac Newton and Emerson. The expensive thing about a car is the pride that makes, you want a shiny new one every year. CRISP COMMENT Dr. Bennett of St. Thomas, Can- ada’s noted floraculturist, and the man who put St. Thomas on the map as the “Flower City," is to address a gathering of the business men at a banquet to be held here next Wed- nesday evening. As all plans have suffice to say, Dr. Bennett will be here next Wednesday. The meeting is being held under ' of the Horticultural Society and has for its object the creation of local interest in the planting of flowers and town beau- tification. Dr. Bennett’s reputation extends far beyond the confines of Ontario, as next week he is billed to address noon and evening meetings at some of the biggest clubs in the larger cities of Ohio State. Following the banquet. a public montinfl‘ is being held which it is attend. NOT ENOUGH MARRYING CLAIMS SUDBURY PRIEST Rev. Father'Traynor T to His Parishioners That they should give serious though to their duty to society and should not put off the choosing of a life partner for too long a time, was the advice given to the young men and women of St. Joseph’s parâ€" ish, Sudbury, by Rev. Father Tray- nor on Sunday morning. There are too many of the English speaking young men and women of the coun- try, and of this district particular- ly, who apparently prefer the “bless- ed solitary state," he said. His reâ€" marks on the small number of mar- riages among the English speaking members of his congregation were made following the reading of the bans for five weddings which are to take place. in the near future. The parties are all of Polish, Italian and French extraction. l “1“ “The Irish Canadians are not maintaining the traditions of their forefathers who came as pioneers to this country,” Rev. Father Traynor said. “Today the French Canadians the Polish and the Italians are marrying young in Canada, and the. children of these nationalities are prospering. The Irish fathers and mothers who came out to this coun- try in the early days were young and established their homes and raised their families while they con- tended with the hardships of pion- eering. They gave Canada many of her best citizens. The attitude of the young men and women of Irish descent seems to have altered with the changed mentality of the world. But. the law of God and of His .church has not changed.” Father lTraynor stated. “Man‘s duty remains ltho same.” “There are many young women holding positions in Sudbury who would be better working in their own homes, and there are many young men who spend lonely hours evenings wandering about the streets and lounging in hotel lobbies. who should be establishing homes of their own,” he ohserved. SUNDAY NIGHT BOXING BOUT W‘INDS UP IN POLICE COURT riage. As a result of a boxing bout held in one of the livery barns at God- erich on Sunday evening while church was on, a number of young men appeared in police court on Thursday before Magistrate Reid. Messrs. Curry and Precious, who ap- peared to be the promoters, were each fined $50 and costs, totalling $59.50. Mr. Jeffries, father of one of the principals, and McNeil, one of the principals, were'flned $25 and costs. Jeffries. another principal, left town Monday morning. but acâ€" tion on his offense will be taken Up_ on his return. ,_-L 4-- -1 Al..- “t, \I-. Reports as to the number at the bout vary. but. it is believed that some twenty-five or thirty persons donated fifty cents each to make the prize money. McNeil, who was ac- claimed the winner, drew $12 as his share of the purse. Provincial Gon- stables Whitesides and Pellow in- vestigated the afi‘air, with the latter laying the charges. AS GOOD AS NEW, OWBB HAS NO USE FOR IT Some people have a subtle way of delivering a bit of criticism. says the argonaut, and Tom Bâ€" is one of them. One day after his fellow workman had made a very stupid blunder he remarked: “Joe, I wish you would will me your head when you die” _ “What do vou want. of my head?" asked the other unsuspgctinglyn " “Why,” said Tom, “it wo'uid be just like a new one; you never use it.” ' Corrected February 19, 1925. Live Hogs ............ $11.00 Wheat. ................ 1.55 @ 1.60 15@ and Mrs. Da Allen of Durhamâ€"Ed. Chroniclefi Mrs. Alex Hastie is visiting frien s Mrs. Alex H at Harriston. Mrs. Thomas Henderson was re- moved to the Red Cross Hospital Thursday of last week suffering with stomach trouble. Though very weak at present, and not allowed to see the public, her condition is quite satisfactory. She will be in the hospital for two or three weeks et. Mr. William Grant. at the ed Cross Hospital here since last fall suffering from a broken leg sus- tained when run into on the high- \vav last, November 20th, is recover- Mr. William Grant. at the flea Cross Hospital here since last fall suffering from a broken leg sus- tained when run into on the high- way last November 20th, is recover- ing slowly. It is expected Mr. Grant will be able to return to his home in about a month’s time, although he will be by no means recovered from the effects of the accident. * Mr. Thomas Petty. highly respect- ed resident of this vicinity for many years. suffered a slight paralytic stroke last Sunday. We are pleased to note he is slowly improving and twill be able to be around again shortly. Mr. Petty is upwards of 7.5 years of age and remarkably smart on his feet for a man of his years. Mrs. John Wells of Bentinck, who has been in the hospital here for some time, is. we learn. in pretty much the same condition as when admitted. Baseball Etiquette The office hoy rushed into the boss’ office with his hat on one side of his head and shouted, “Hey, boss! I want to get off to go to the hall ga_me._”__ .___ . .. o ! AI, _ I.--â€" ““‘l\‘ a "‘I\.Vu1ll1am” said the boss, “that. is no an to ask. Sit here at the desk, and I will shfm you how.” Ho went. from the room and re- turned with his hat in his hand say- ing, “Please Mr. Smith, may I 20 t0 the ball gsmgmthis ‘qfternqong’: V \r “Sure,” " said Billy; “here is 50 cents for a ticket.”~â€"'l‘he Continent (Chicago.) R01 WITH THE SICK 0'. is-MJ! . uUWVI| ------ The Chronicle joins in \Vishm; 1.1. yqung qouplepvery sqccess and Inn, -A pmess m them new life. ‘ “1-9118 evening, a I‘CCPDHHH “a: held in honor of the bride and groom. The many costly and imm- tiful gifts received testified tn 13m popularity of the young comma Friends Of Mr. J. A. Rowland. mun- ager Of the R0 '31 Bank heron ml] sympathize wit him in llw nlwulh of his mother, which orcurml la-l Friday after a long illness. Mrs. Rowland, who was 78 yumx my age, was born near Orono and hm! been a resident of Newcastlc- M 56 years. The funeral on Mumm from the Newcastle Mulhmâ€"l Church was very largely 'dellclwl. and a_glowit}g tribute to llw mum- â€"--‘ V. 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