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worst. I“ ildren and I In first one of {our Ly d a E. Pink- and before tho n see how much 0: praise it too done form. I ne, but. the V0.- e only one that length of time. xne with trouble. so my letter for! ERTMCCULm. 0'" nf .Vlildmay iw c'nntract. 0f ul‘ol Oll'o'amt‘l‘y. (mm'ro-tc‘. and 'ill hp 0! steel. 60x34 fowl. and hrmlghnut. Mr. nmmo-ncv \vnrk }- birth the moth. ,ham’s Vegetnblo Fibstrl' t in o‘anadian yo-ul'fi. and at n t?“ you that ho'l' from look- an s‘m- was half are used in the £61142»)wa nukenmnfety a recent cunt. this medicbe. C ost pleas- and color- : no more lashioned are received giv- experience. :- in Not only is {In I'd rrnm Wash- nruly Glanadlan. ready for on a com- »c of these r or tomor. them ovet. CREAMERY ' :ANII H PAIN vallpapers. I . i; _. .9 an“ Itia. SIS Years rotiLâ€"“ ible pain in II: 1d headaches. .echlie ton result to good BREAD SEMI- DS Ont. my Several ol‘our young folk nonem- blml at the home of In. Purvis. Allan Put-yon My even- ing. and a moat emonblo tune wan spent. We regret. to lenrn ol the serious illness of Mr. IeGnth, son of If. M. McGnth of the mural Hotel. Slight hopes are entertained for his N'COVPI'Y. Barcliv and Bell have just re- ceived their spring shipment of ‘TydhOpe” buggies, Keep Out! That's what the cud on the door of our works!) up. but Tommy Wfllaco of my rushod in the other day as if be worn chased by somebody. Before we had time to look around, be bid emptied a bag of choice apples on the floor. Widower and was engaged it work at the station, were left alone in the house. The llre got low and the little folks tried to stlrt it up. In doing 80, the boy used the couoded oil run. which caught fire and exploded in his hands. The little fellow a hlil' and clothing were singed and the nil ignited the floor. A entlemln wt... was pansing heard t e explo. sion ind went in. Fortunltely the names were rapidly extinguished with little Iona. The hoys put up a good game but were handicapped by the small ice surface on which their Flesherton opponents were right. at. home. and the si‘nl‘e is no indication of the play. During the first two periods. the nets were hard to find. but the home cluh took advantage of the ymur lighting system and beat goalie Lavelle with long shots that were hard to see. Lavelfe put up his naual good game. while Clarence El- \iolsre and Bill Vollett did the Dur- ham scoring. Bill. Wilson. Fred Vollett and Oscar Moon worked hard and dislilayed some brilliant puck chasing at times. The boys are quite confident that they will be aide to reverse the decision in the spacious Durham rink. Following the game. the hockeyists enjoyed a lunch at the hotel. and then set out for home about 1230, arrivi in Durham about 4 3.111., tired bu not On Saturds afternoon, two little chi_ldrm of A Inery Dean, -Who is _| ' Ih'u'kies’ Corners correspondenceâ€"- (m Monday, February 13th. there ar- rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rnhert Bell. a sweet, little girl. She is there to stay. Mr. W. J. Young was at Hanover last Wednesday to attend the Farmers’ Institute of that place ' Wo- regret. to learn of the sad ber- eavement of Mr. and MN. Blyth of ‘(arno-y in the death of the six- 'ear- HM sun. Willie, from scarlet ever. Other members of the family are ill with the fever. c‘lownhearted. M r. Jumps .\'. Main and family loft this week for Hagersville, where Hwy intond to settle on a fine hun- drm and fifty acre farm which they purqhasml right mar thn town. ' W. calder- 'was in Toron‘tbgt' the annual mopting of the Cement Cum- papy _0_n runaway. Edge Hill Corrospondencoâ€"A box wcial was held at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. D. Greenwood on Thursday lint. Mr. Charlps M0118". is home afto-r a two weeks’ visit with friends m 'l‘nrontn. - Yurm'y Unl'l'o'spnnolpm'"â€"-«'.‘!!‘. ”If- Hahn has started a blacksmith Ship in W. Mc'llalmon’s stand with Rnbort Gadd assisting. Henry‘s Corners correspondence Messrs. Charlie Reid. Joseph Nel- son and Fred Lee intend leaving for tho' “'t'st abmnt the middle of March. Miss Ham» Watt 0! Chicago is vis- iting at the old home and renewing nld acqngainpances. Mr. Ed. Watson entertained about immty-tlve or thirty of his young fl'ienals nn Tuesday evening at his boarding house, the home of Mrs. A. E. Hind. “’0 10m wt to say that Mrs. Boggs, \\ ho has had so much trouble of late, is no“ sick herself. but from last H‘lmllS. is doing nicely. The two sons who arv also ill. are now on tlm nwnol. Mr. and Mrs. Jamos McMoPkin of Val-now lament the death of their m'anclsun. John Henry 0! Shallow Lakoua young lad in his sixtprénth your. frnm‘pnpumnnin. Mr. \Vit'li Russvll. whn has bovn with (hp tin-am Separator Company until I'o-(fo'nfly. has I?” for Brantford. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Brown left nn_ _\\'odg»sflay_fqr Tomato; \ftvr 2| I‘vsi at two or three weeks fm I‘I-pairs thv electric lights weic tunimi on again Tuesfiay nighL 'l'np {SHIT (.‘nl‘l't‘spnndt‘nCOâ€"MP. PP!- ty and Miss “add nf Normanhy vis- itml with thn Mcilamwll family latr- ly. and attrnclml a flawlio sormon pro-artwd by Rm: Mr. Mathoson. Pricvvillo. Mr. 'Charlos Mclnnes of Yeovil lammts the death of a daughter, who died last weak. D. H. S. HOCKEY TEAMS DOWNED BY FLESHERTON The 50 minute exhibition between the girls was close and exciting. the 0MP penalty of the game being drawn by a Flesherton law. For the Durham team. Florence Kress. Clara Raw» and Kamerine Lavelle showed tlw best form though the. whole team h'io'oi hill'd. Mrs. J. 'l‘.'(bll.\,'er of Guelph is Visiting with her mother, Mrs. Eva. Last \\'mlnosday night the Durham High So'hool hockey teams journede to Floshorton to play the boys” and girls‘ High Schol toams of that place. Although tho local organizations lost both contests. tho games wow good and tho playors had a good time on lhmr trip in spite of a tiresome tll‘lVo‘. Local Girls Put Up Good Game While Boys Lost Out in Final frame. flux-day, 7m ‘ 1.. Pro-TIOMNOJ Lewis Duncan of Toronto, who was appointed by the Dominion Minister of Labor to investigate an alleged contine in the distribution of fruit and vegetables in British Columbia. Alberta. Saskatchevban and Manitoba. finds that the Nash combination of jobbing and the bro- kerage houses is a combine which is operating “and has operated det- rimentaily to the interests 0! the Canadian public, including in that term, producer, consumer and trade ition.” n his report. which was tabled Monday in the House of Commons by Hon. James Murdock, minister of labor, Mr. Duncan declares the Nash organization to be a double combine, a combination of jobbing houses and a jobber-broker combine. He also finds that the Growers' Sales Agency a combination of the more indepen- dent jobbers, is a combine, but adds that it would dissolve into competi- tive elements if the jobber-broker contination were made unlawful, and he makes a further recommend- ation with this end in view. am of Company Mr, Duncan was appointed under the Combines Investigation Act of 1923 as commissioner of investiga- tion. Tracing the history of the Nash interests, he points out that they are by far the most powerful single group of distributors in Wes- tern Canada. They consist, he says, of some 45 incorporated companies, Operating in all principal Western Canadian towns, working in close association with 84 Nash American companies, which operate over the United States, principally in the Western States. Evidence taken shows, says the re- port, that by 1922, the pressure from the Nash interests was becoming so severe that the more important in- dependent Canadian jobbiong houses were forced to adopt some form of organization in order to obtain a supply which would be safe from dis- crimination as to quantity or qual- ity, and generally to meet the Nash interests on even terms. Organiza- tion was effected by taking over the lrowers’ Sales Agency, Limited, a brokerage concern formerly con- trolled by the ()kanagan United Growers. Each company took shares in the Growers’ Sales Agency, Limited. Diamonds have long been known to be pure carbon in crystalline form. but what. the original carbon- aceous material was out of which they q‘leveloned has been a subject. of dispute. Resins contain hydrogen as well as carbon. and the theory of a German scientist assumes that unâ€" der the conditions of diamond form- ation. the hydrogen was literally squeezed out of the raw material until at last nothing but pure crys- talline carbon was left. Similarity between the X-ray pic- tures of the lattise structure of dia~ mend crystals and of decaterpene, a resinous substance is the basis for the claim advanced by Herr Decker, :1 Jenna chemist. that diamonds originated from this material under enormous pressure and possibly heat, during long periOds of time. Mr. Duncan finds that the Nash combine. operates prejudicially to the interests of the Canadian public. and remarks that “the phenomenal advance of the Nash interests at the expense of the independent broker and jobber is bringing Western Can- ada face to face with the possibility of a monopoly in the distribution of fruits and vegetables.” Only Alternative The only alternative to monopoly, he adds, is to make possible the con- tinnation of effective competition both of brokers and jobbers. He would have the jobber-broker combine in products of the soil made unlawful. He would have it made unlawful for any combine of jobbers to require the. payment of a com- mission. except the customary job- lwrs‘ commission for handling goods on consignment._ Hg would have it made a criminal offense to render false or deceptive account sales and for any broker to make an undis- closed “overage” or merchandising profit on consignment shipments. "The commissioner, in the course of his investigation. has uncovered many suspicious practices, accord- ing to the report, including the withholding of information from the growers. making false returns, mak- ing secret profits and even a system of petty thievery, says an official summary. “On one carload of the last men- tioned article. the growers re- ceived for their share $143.69, while the brokers got $119.83. On a ship- ment of crates of tomatoes, which the brokers sold for the growers for W50. they accounted for only $412.50, or $94 less than they actual- ly receiyed. while on one season’s “The commodities which .paid their toll to the combine included, amongst other products of the. soil, tomatoes. strawberries, cucumbers, rhubarb and canteloupes._ v â€"â€" vu-v Nash -Mutual organization. This crate containing 155 pounds was sold to a jobber at four cents a pound, or $3.45. The brokers charged the grower 17 cents comission and also improperly withheld $1.15.” “What the commissioner charac- terizes as “petty thieving. but sys- tematic.“ is shown in the case of a crate of cabbages shipped to the Xanyoqyer byokerage house of the . - can m‘m 'nv'l'ueoay. amD-u-w 1' 1 datum " e w“.- in Walk!- Mâ€" in the c gig-thin the other members All... My M the lat were; mt. 00W A"! File’ râ€"Ovens: Thu the min- otmw-m‘O‘i-umot elm lumen.» Pam muadopm 'ed. DIAIONDS PROM RESIN linerâ€"Widmeyer: That the Aud- itora' Report. as presented to the Council by the Auditors, he accept- ed as correct and that the Clerk have we copies printed. Carried. : Filsingerâ€"Ovens: That the item of 011.01 be struck oi! the Collector‘s Roll, as it is uncallectable. Carried. Widmeyerâ€"Ovens: That the Clerk be instructed to advise the Assessor that no dog tax will be refun and that no dogs will be taken the Assessor’s Roll by the Court or Revision. The law does not permit any council to make any change in an assessment after the assessor has assessed a dog. loan A. Schank Assessor Widmeverâ€"fliller: That By-Law N0. 3 of 1925 to appointment of As- sessor be given its first and second Millerâ€"Widmeyer: That Byâ€"Law No. 3 of 1925 be given third reading, signed by the Reeve and Clerk and engrossed in the By-Law hook. Carried. ' Noah A. Schenk is the Assessor. Ovensâ€"Filsinger: That the follow- ing accounts he paid: George Brusso, balance of school money due P. S. No. 8, 1923, error ........ . ...... $299.97 Messrs. Murray and Forbes, auditors ................... 30.00 Val. Hahn, rep. culhert TL.- Minto and Normanby, Lot , 75, Concession 2 ........ . . 2.50 Municipal World, dog tags... 20.60 Council meeting at date 17.00 R. Kahl, refund dog tax 1924 2.00 Pat Lynch, to pay arties, rep. Bridge, Lot 39, oncession 3 24.00 Walter Crispin, use of road, Lot 31, Concession ii ...... 5.00 Pat Lynch, rep. bridge, Lot 39 Concession 3 ............... 1.50 The Council adjourned to meet in the Townshi Hall, Ayton, on Tues- day, April 7t . at 10 a. m., to appoint Pathmasters. Fence Viewers, Pound Keepers and for: general _business._ The Canadian Trade Commission- er at Glasgow reports that during the past year, the shipments of Can- adian cattle to Scotland were still far short of requirements. The bulk of the trade was done in the latter months of the year. Glasgow receiv- ing the majority of the shipments. A few lots were landed at Dundee and several consignments landed at Glasgow were'sent for sale to the inland markets of Perth, Inverness and Aberdeen. The demand for Canadian cattle has greatly improved owing to the farmers’ satisfaction. and the prices have been generally higher. Farmers have found by ex- perience that Canadian cattle are very healthy, free from disease. good feeders and quick in coming to prime beef; it is almost an unheard- of thing for a farmer to lose a Can- adian bullock through illness or ailment. and they are now known to be stronger in constitution than al- most any other cattle. The only complaints are of their age and on account of branded hides. The lat-- ter point appears to be in process of elimination, but the matter of age is one that deserves the serious attention of Canadian shippers. Farmers in Scotland want young cattle, not more than two years old if possible, and if this important point. is attended to, and a good class of well graded cattle sent here, there is ample room in Scotland for a great increase in the number of Canadian cattle which can be ab- sorbed. The highest price given for Canadian cattle was 673. per live hundredweight of 112 lbs. The av- erage for the season was 52s to 583. per. live hundredweight. _ CANADIAN 'CA'l'l'LB Branded Rides and Old Stock Not Wanted by Old Country Farmers. Tho Accounts HEALTHIEST OF ALL -â€"-R.VH. Fortune, Clerk. an impost upon the tourist. alone and not the residmt of the province. . h amelioration. how- ever. Premier Ferguson declared the Government unable to grant at present. The. presentation for the motor- ists was made b Morden Neilson. president of the otor League, who declared that. motor owners were already pa ing $4,750,000 yearly in taxes and t at, with the normal in- crease in the use of motor can and such higher licenses as had been announced. this sum would this year reach 85,480,000. He considered that such a total was all that should be required from Ontario motorists. He painted out that the annual ex end- iiiure upon roads was running low $10,000,000 per year and said that as this sum would normally decrease each year, the time would shortly arrive when the motorists would be paying the entire capital of road construction. This was regarded as unfair, the benefit which other classes of the community derived from the roads being emphasized. The Prime Minister stated in re- plly to the deputation’chitation, that A _‘_nâ€".-_.\A ‘l-AnA-Q A AA“;‘I‘| 'w" ‘ "-" "w ml; damaged b fire, and his driving horse peri ed in the flames. The fire was first noticed by members of the lcCutcheon family who reside close by, and the alarm sounded. The fire brigade responded quickly, and the fire was t under control in short order, al ough it was well ad- vanced before being seen. Fire Chief George Alton and his men deserve great credit for their efficiency. The blaze apparently started in the feed room. in the west corner of the building and just in front of the horse, and it had made such head- way that when discovered. it was impossible to get in to turn the poor animal out. The fire spread to the left which was filled with hay and straw and was coming through the roof when first seen. The loss will be chiefly the stable, the horse and the feed. as the auto and other vehicles were removed Without damage. The origin of the tire is a mystery, as so far as is known, no person had been in the building from the previous even- ing when Dr. Ego liad fed the horse, and the electric light wires were not. close. to the place where the fire started. U..- V'.’ That there will be a gasoline to of three cents per gullon wu oom- municated to Ontario motorists Hon- day 1) Premier Ferguson and Hon. G. S. enry, Minister of thwnys, when the were visited at For- liament ldinge by- a deputation from the Ontario muotor League. The object of the deputation was to '1: rove the moline m in prineipbe ut also to urge tint it shouldhe accompanied by n rethmtion in li- oenee tees, so that it would mean The presentation for the motor- ists was made h Morden Neilson, president of the otor League, who declared that motor owners were taxes and that, with the normal in- crease in the use of motor can and such higher licenses as had been announced. this sum would this year reach $5,480,“. He considered that such a total was all that. should be required from Ontario motorists. He pointed out that the annual ex end- iture upon roads was running low $10,000,000 per year and said that as this sum would normally decrease each year, the time would shortly arrive when the motorists would be. paying the entire capital of road construction. This was regarded as unfair, the benefit which other classes of the community derived from the roads being emphasized. The Prime Minister stated in re- ply to the deputation’s citation, that the province already had a capital expenditure of some $0,000,000 in its roads. He declared that the neo- essity under which the Government labored was that of finding some source of revenue which would no: only pay maintenance costs. but which would also care for sinking fund and interest charges, the capi- tal cost being amortized over a per- iod of years. In view of this situ- ation, the Government had decided upon a three cents per gallon tax. imposed at the source. The pro- posed permits for drivers would he issued at 'the nominal fee of ten cents. The Prime Minister expressed con- fidence ’that when complete figures of the case should be presented to the Legislature by Hon. Mr. Henry, the motorists would realize that the Government had acted fairly in the matter. Speakers in the deputation were: T. N. Phelan, K. (1., and Messrs. Mc- Gee, of the Ontario Motor Truck Owners’ Association; Johnston of Ottawa; Asselstine. of Kingston; Briscoe, of Chatham; Overhill, of Hamilton; Rose. of St. Catharines; Colliver, of Prince Edward; Fraser, of Peterboro; Sparling, of Cobourg. and Milne, of Galt. The announcement of a three-cent tax drew strong expression of sur- rise from 'the gathering, who had een prepared for a tWO-cent gas tax but who were taken quite by surprise at the announcement of the higher levy. To the protests of Mr. Neilson, however. the Premier stated that if he could suggest any other source of revenue for the Gov- ernment to enable it to meet the tremendous deficit with which the Province wassaddled. he would be doing a favor to the public as well as to the Government. Delegation Surprised mu AID l0”! In!!! (Markdfle Stamina) Tmsdny morning of this week. the subb belonging to Dr. Angus . located on Whiter StreeL was :31: timed 1) fire. and his driving horse peri ed in the flames. The fire gag iii-qt. notiged _t_ty members of arable critwimw nude 0‘ “‘0 amid I?“ instruments sid- Government‘s PM ‘0 mks “MW 9 ywhilq he whl in.“ ma Em (A! on quotine three (300th ha In; inodh ton, thoh culminated in “the ng- h. m plgy only :3? Be tion of the: otlorden 2: tie pyedla you: hm Nei maiden the Ontario he! tohis mouth with u ”I. Home “I“ the m me!“- Hound his neck. II banjo with lb hers 0f the 160808 present them lfl- lands. I bass drum beaten with hb dividuu views to their local mem- elbow, cymhh'b struck with hb bers of the Legislature, w ith the ob- km “Me and eight sub ject of having the question thrashed bells m In feet. on mmwumm flinmbigtonhvmnthlnnn all". [weir in- oca mem- . Y'ith the 0b- m g 3‘ Ion. thrashed bells may” it «no-Bun. ~ an my, a. p inskumenfim u hells m " is feet. 3 may pity nope unnu- instrume 3 II «Pinned by the fact that. e cw'no onset cone.- tnte sufficiently to play the six il- strumenu because the tonic III- sitiveness of tnueh end feel’i thfl comes with blindness whic Ian when his sight was restored. Be my be stopping to get the jut to hold up the car. or to hold up a car to get the jack. The School is thomughly equipped to take up the following courses: (1) Junior Matriculation. (2) Entrance to Normal School. Each member of the sum in e Uni- versity Graduate and experienced Teacher. Intending pupils should prepare b enter at beginning of term. Information as to Courses my be obtained from the Principal. The School has a creditable record in the past which it hopes to main- tain in the future. Durham is in attnctive and healthy Iqwn, 3394 309d pccommogg- tion can be tmmm'w at reuonlbb DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL J. A. M. ROBB. B. A. Principd. JOHN MORRISON, Chairman.