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Real Gladiators The». death at Ottawa of Mr. Jusâ€" tice Ilington recalls his years of rivalry with the late James Pitt Maheo (afterwards a judge and then chairman of tho dominion railway commission when they were the loaolvrs of the bar at. Strat- ford. (ml.. and on the opposite sides of must. Perth County cases. Mr. lolington. whoso partner at. the time was R. S. Robertson. now one of ’l‘oronlo's iwsl-knmvn ri‘iunsel. took an active inivrwst in rivic af- fairs in Stratt'orol. It, is rocallmi that. on our occasion whvu his upâ€" position to a local project. threaten- ed to clot'oat it. a public mot-ting was callmi and Mr. Mahoo was prewailml upon to attc-nil as the only man who could "handle" his customary Opâ€" ponent. . grout. lzattlo ensued. They were) mrn of virility and power and destinml to hwomo known through- out tlw dominion.w'l’iiironto Star. Piano Still Popular \Vhen tho popularity of the radio began to ho manifest many persons expressed the Opinion that. all mus- ical instruments would in time. be- come obsolete. especially the piano. But, the rerent statement of a piano company that all existing records in the piano business had been broken by the sale .of 3108.000 worth of pianos in one «lay proves the con- trary. The same prediction was made when the player piano and the phonograph made their debut. but this extraordinary one-day sale. of pianos indicates otherwise.â€"New York Evening Post. Can Still Hear Them The. hundreds who were turned away when Rabbi [sserman occu- pied the pulpit 0f the Carlton Street United Church. and the other hund- reds who were turned away when Rev. li. (Irossley Hunter preached from the Holy Blossom Synagogue are reminded that on numerous Sundays in the future they can listen to the rabbi at the synagogue and the minister in the church.â€" Toronte Mail and Empire. An “Unthinkahle” Proposition Starting as an "unthinkable" pro- position. “10‘ idea of war between this country and England stirs up an astonishing amount. of talk. which always sccms to stow along to the invariable conclusion that it is an unthinkable proposition.â€" Pi‘nx‘iilcncc Journal. A Contrast in Sentences Two armed boys in New York one night held up a pedestrian and rob- bed him of $2.50. The other day they were brought to trial, and sentenced to serve twenty-seven years in the state penitentiary. While the crime of robbery and the use of arms cannot be condoned, this is in st1iking contrast to some other sentences and decisions in far 11io1e se1ious eiimes. Possibly, if they had killed someone, and had been able to engage a suffi- ciently clever lawyer to raise the plea of insanity for them, they might even have been acquitted.â€" Wmidstock Sentinel-Review. OTHER PAPERS’ OPINIONS Mnrder and Insanity The va York Evening PosL in a recent Mitm-ial paragraph. re- On Preparedness The tire whistle will be blown every «lay at. nmm tn ensure that it is in geml wm'king order when it. is neeclecl. ~\ll will agree that prepar- edness for such emergency is good. yet there are many who will argue that, preparedness for war is all wrong. and as such breeds war. Primnrmlness for tire lighting (lees not make tires; neither does pre- paredness for war breed war: it is something else. “Why nut make murdm‘ an )n- stantanemls. legal proof of insanity and saw all Lin-so expensch trials. ".0” gallows and electric chaiza. The Post was "speaking sarcas- tic". But. unintentionally. it is also speaking sense. Why not make mui‘dez' legal 9.00? of insanâ€" ity? No man in his right mind can by any possibility kill another man. If murderers are sane the rest of us are ins-ane.-â€"4)ohnston Democrat. There is a lot. in Miss Macphail‘s suggestion that nations should create Departments of Peace whose sole aim Would he the promotion of international peace instead of war. and had the suggestion come from some one else who had not. argued againsta common sense methods of preparation in ease of the much dreaded scourge. war. it. might. have carried murh more weight. In commending Miss Mamihail the Border Cities Star makes use of the following story: "A keen argument over Miss Mac- phail's speei-h was ended rather tersely by the elder of two men yesterday. The younger took ser- ious exception to. the elder agree- ing with Miss )lacpliail in her ef- fort to do away with war. The rabid excitement over going to ttle gleamed in the eyes of the debater against the woman member of Parliament. The older one simply smiled. The young man had been only 16 when the Armis- tice had been signed in 1918. “Finally in exasperation the younger shouted angrily at the older to give any good common- sense reason for agreeing with Miss PAGE 6. Adopting Policy of Parsimony' Bentinck Council is adopting the cheap-jack policy in the engage- ment. of officials. Harold McKech- nie, who lives near Durham and is a returned soldier was assessor last year at a salary of $105. This year Wm. Adlam has been engaged at $100. The owners of teams that haul the little graders ,will receive $4.00 for man and team this year instead of $4.50 as heretofore. Patrol men are continued at $2.50 a day and shovellers get only $2.25 per diem. I. E. Haug, the man who takes credit for defeating three members of the old council and was so overjoyed with the result of his work that he composed a poem on the event. has been engaged as su- perintendent at $3 a day. He, vir- tually. had no opposition for the job for Ben Body‘ of Elmwood who put in an applicatin was delighted that somebody else got the job for he had to he coaxed by a member of the council to apply. The Gov- ernment hasn't. so far.‘ sanctioned the resignation ot’ Frank Schmitt. Two members of the council, Deputy-Reeve Mag-wood and Coun- t'iilnt‘ Mctlaslin. voted against. ac- repting Schmitt's resignation and the township clerk sent in their {molest to the Higlnvays’ Depart- ment. agains t. a new-man taking over control of the patrol men. The result may he the same as in Arran with two men on the. job. one the Departmmt's and the other the Council‘s. Schmidt. and Hang are both stalwarts and if it comes to a conflict which is to boss the job it would he hard to predict the reâ€" sult. \Ve doubt if the policy of re- trenchment in ot‘ficials' salaries is a wise one. Surely Bentinck can pay as high wages as other townships. It is to the Bentinck Council's credit. that in cutting down salaries they were no pikers themselves. for they reduced their pay from $2.75 to -.".50 a day for attending council meetings without mileage.â€"Chesley i-Interprise. Mr. Frank Ewart. Corrie. B Sc., has written for the Chilean Iodine :lnmmittem a brochure on the sub- .iect in which he has done consid- erable. rose-arch during the past. few years. Abolition of war is perhaps the universal desire of the day and there is much to be done. At pre- sent that quection and the question of preparedness should be kept separate and should not be con- fusedâ€"Palmerston Spectator. Macplzail that war should be abol- fished. ‘Because I’ve been to a‘ war.’ “as the quiet, “eat-v and effective ansxxwe‘. If W318 could be abolished by a simple act of Pmliament the argu- ment \\ ould be complete. If fires could be abolished we would not. need {ii-e. brigades. need {ire brigades. If the above conversation as re- lated actually tbok place and if the x-eteian was asked if the unprepar- odness of the allies was not respons- ible for the long duration of the war and for millions of needless casualties he would probably have answered “yes.” IODINB FOR LIVESTOCK I . l 14;, Use of low grade butter rather than cream in the manufacture of ice cream is also to receive the at- tention of the government. Hon. J. S. Martin, Minister of Agricul- ture, has informed the Agricultural Committee that some step should be taken in this connection. Objection to this practice was raised before the committee when members statâ€" cd that the ice cream sold in all parts of the Province had little or no butter fat content. Revenue From Gasoline Tax , Net revenue received by the Government from the gasoline tax from 1924 to 1927 was $9,383,434.43. Hon. George S. Henry. Minister of Highways, informed the Legisla- ture. Gross revenue for the period was $9,777,002. the rebates totalling the sum of $393,570.94. Milk producers contend that the product is in the nature of a sub stitute and that its general sale should be prohibited. It is also con- tended that this restriction should be imposed as a means of protect- ing the public. Dairies handling the product take the stand that the product is merely a mixture of milk and pure cream steeped down to 8 per cent of butter fat. Denial was issued that foreign substances were added to the mixture. Represent- atives of many dairies now handling the product stated that they did not desire to sell the 8 per cent mixture but were doing so only to meet competition of other firms. The committee has the question before them and will probably send on to the Legislature some measure to correct the situation. During the fiscal year 1923-1925 the revenue received amounted to 81.976.847.98. the rebates totalled $22,413.88. while the net return was 81.974.434.10. For the fiscal year 1925-1936 the gross revenue was $3,533,744.82; re- bates amounted to $157,684.26. the net revenue. being; 33376090536. For the period elapsing 1926-1927 the gross revenue was 84.266.379.90; re- bates amounted to $233,570.94. the ~.~ net. revenue being $4,032,909.11. ‘ Representations that have been made to the government in connec- tion with the sale of a dairy pro- duct kown as “cereal” cream are receiving the attention of the Com- mittee on Agriculture of the Leg- islature. Representatives of the Ontario Milk Producer’s Associa- tion have requested that the gov- ernment amend, in order to correct what is termed the indefiniteness in the Act, the legislation respect- ing the sale of milk and cream within the Province. Objection is raised to the sale, by certain dairies in Toronto,‘ Hamilton and Ottawa, of an 8 percent cream which is sold under the trade name of “cereal cream” or “cereal treat”. WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE LEGISLATURE THE DURHAM CHRONICLE praise for the government. Discus- sing the Liquor Control Aet, Mr. New man expressed the opinion that it was in the best interests of the Province. He w,as he said, not go-‘ ing to take a back seat ‘to anyone in supporting a government that would get the best out of the Pro- vince. He believed that the Liquor Control Act had proved itself a‘ beneficial measure. The Liberal member also urged the extension of the Domestic Science course for farm women at the Agricultural College, a‘ question that is already receiving the attention of the gov- ernment. Relief from Highway Maintenance Some measure of relief for town- ships from the financial burden due to their share of the costs of road construction and subsequent maintenance has been promised by Premier Ferguson. Speaking in the Legislature, Premier Ferguson stated that the Department of High- ways had the matter under consid- eration and that he was confident that some action would be taken in the near future. “The government realizes that the the cost of construction of such highways should be met. by the people who get the use of them," stated the Premier, “The Highways Department is endeavoring to work out some method whereby they can give support and assistance to rural townships. People who are remote fromProvincial Highways should no" he burdened with the costs. The people who use them should pay for them.” J. G. Lethbridge (Progressive Leader) assured the Premier of the hearty co-operation of the Progres- sive group in this connection. He pointed out that it was a step in the right direction and one that would mee with the approval of the farm- ers_of the province at large Suggestion that aid be given by the government in connection with class “B fall fairs is receiving the attention of the Department of Ag- riculture. Represetations have been made by those interested in fairs in county towns. It has been pointed out to the government that these fairs are of vast importance to the Province as a whole and the sug- gestion that a“ grant towards the ex- hibitions be given by the Govern- ment is receiving the attention of the Minister of Agriculture. Increase in Gasoline Tax Likely While it has been stated that no action will be taken this year at least, Premier Ferguson has intim- ated that the impost of gasoline is likely to be increased. Making his announcement the Premier pointed out that the people of the Province were clamoring _for more good roads and forgetting the cost. “That means," he said, “the gasoline tax will have to be increased.” Ontario Good Roads Association in conven- tion in Toronto has already gone on record as favoring an increase in the tax. Aid To Fall Fairs SUIIWIS B Ullauao unlu- vv â€"- J , “The Minister of Education,’ he said, “Would have been absolutely false to the trust imposed on him If he had failed to try and devise some other method,” stated Mr. Cooke, “Report of the Commission to study the question shows that Regulation 17 was a‘ sordid and dismal failure in respect to achieving what it was intended to do. We are now going to enforce more effective methods to, bring about the result the Reg- ulation had in view.” ‘LA A" January and February Forecasts for This Year Have Come True. u‘uDlULL 55““ a“ vâ€" Mi‘. Cooke statetvi‘tha‘t even the ex- making might have. to be subjected to review within a period of five Mention of rural hydro develop- ment has brought the information to the Legislature that for every day last year the government had Daid $3,000 as a gift to take hydro power and light to the farms of the Province. years. BOWES’ PREDICTIONS S0 FAR ACCURATE The predictions of Mr. J. B. Bowes, the local weather prophet, for January and February, so far, have been Very accurate. Even the long distance forecast issued at the first of last year, which included the first two months in 1928, came out very correct. The predictions of Mr. Bowes are being watched more closely than ever before and a great number of people throughout the province are interested in fol- lowing them. This is shown by the numbe of inquiries for copies of the forecasts. Mr. Bowes’ predctions for Janu- ary and February, are as follows: Janua‘yâ€"First 'week very cold; strong winds; heavy snow .falls; balance very mild and calm. Februaryâ€"First fifteen days quite mild and calm; about 17th cold and unsettled; 24th strong winds, rain, snow and quite cold. Mr. Bowes insists that. he is 80 per cent correct in his predictions. At the same time he says he is Rural Hydro Development about 15 per cent. short on facts which are necessary to compile a complete and accurate forecast. These. facts are not available be- cause of the expense of obtaining them. Mr. Bowes hopes to be in a position eventually to secure the necessary information and give the public forecasts that will be about 100 per cent. correct. One day a stable lad came to his master and reported that the six sets of harness had been stolen “Thats bad,” exclaimed the master “did the thief leave any tiaees!I “NO, sir,” replied the boy ‘ht‘ tC'Ok the traces as well” m,” larch 1, 1928 fimnicle Advertising Pays! Try BUTTER, MILK. CREAM SERVIC We will ha in Hzr mrrTâ€"zw‘ f‘w- ' winter months {'1' ptlxv r1432}: cream. Orders takm t'ut- . dairy butter deliwr-mi bf"? ' 3'30 buttermilkâ€"Wat«Ink 1:111; HT NOR"!!! PART IUFS 7 “’11 22. l gremont. contaim. ' 1_. m :1 acres cleared. 1131311111 11": bush; in good state of «11.: frame bmn 54x30.<1r1116 11:1 concrete stables; dril 1011 w. cement tank at ham. Aim and 7 C011. 5. S.D.R.. “1111211; Raining 110 3mm: 100 amw and in 1:901] ~t1‘v n.’ 1-1 ”111:1? the premier: urn a 1.1“; 1-1; 1 Mining sewn mnm~ \1: frame woodshed {warm 5; wet! at (1001‘: nmor 1'11111 ~'1' this farm. making a 011m 1.. farm. 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