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business. If Canadian liquor is going over into the United States in contravention of the laws of that country, it is the duty of the Government of that country to see that it cannot obtain entry. Reading the opinions of some of our press and citizens, as well as some of the stuff that is sent out in United States news dispatches, one would imagine that the Ottawa Government was spending most of its time in devising rum-running schemes to best the United States oflicials. That all the pe0ple in the United States are not blind to what is going on is quite evident when the speech of Representative Laguardia intimated that Canada was deserving of an apolosy for the American attitude. and made the statunsnt that Canada had done more to further prohibition So far as the enforcement of prohibition goes, the eighteenth amendment never has been enforced in the United States and never will be. There is not sufficient public opinion behind the act and the statements of some of the prominent citizens of the country that prohibition is a success can not be taken seriously. These men may think the prohibitory law is the correct thing, but in this any of their statements must be taken as opinions only. So far as its enforcement is concerned any reader of a daily newspaper knows what is happening and results disprove a lot of the theories that have been ad- vanced. Recent investigations ' have shown that members of the Senate and Congress were sympathe- tic, if not actually favorable to the bootleggers, and also that the border prohibition officials were in the pay of rum-runners. With such information to hand, Canadian citizens, while deplorlng the condi~ tions that exist, cannot, in fairness to themselves, do other than look the matter squarely in the face and gauge the success of the eighteenth amendment by the results obtained. The statement of the Hon. W. D. Euler who recently took a trip on a rum runner and afterwards declared that the United States officials were making no attempt to enforce prohibition, was re- garded in many circles here as a rather fantastical stretch of the imagination and the statement of a man who was merely seeking by this means to justify the actions of the Ottawa Government. So far as the Mackenzie King Government is concerned. they have a good many sins to answer for without unloading the laxity of United States Government officials on their shoulders and if the Saskatchewan elections are any criterion, the Liberal regime at Ottawa is most likely to end with the present par- liament. The trouble seems to be that the United States Government has fallen down on the job and, instead of placing the blame where it belongs, seek to place it on the shoulders of Canadian officials, who have really nothing to do with enforcing United States laws and whose interference would be received with anything but gratitude. The matter of prohibition is a similar case in point. If Canada, or Ontario, or any other province, does not chooee to have prohibition, that is their Speaking to United States audiences on the recent rise in the tariff against Canadian farm products, the politicians have said in effect that these laws were not made to suit the Canadian farmer. The rise in tarifl was intended as a benefit to United States farmers rather than a slap at the Canadian agriculturist. They were sorry if the new tariff would cause hardship to Canada, but it was their duty to look after their own farmers first, last and all the time. For the past several months the Canadian public has heard quite a lot about the manner in which Canada has been treating the poor old United States in her endeavor to enforce the eighteenth amendment and make that country bone dry so far as intoxicating liquor is concerned. The Chronicle has always taken the stand that it is up to the United States to enforce her own laws and for Canada to interfere or help in any way was an insult to the great republic to the south of us where everything, apparently, is run on a grander and greater basis than in 'this country and in a manner that should be the envy and model of the rest of the universe. Despite the statements of his critics Dr. Jam- ieson most ably represented South Grey. His fair- minded political opponents admit this. As the representative of the riding of South Grey he was eminently fair and no man, no matter what his pol- itical leanings or whether or not he voted for Dr. Jamieson, ever hesitated to approach him when his services were needed. As we have said before on more than one oc- casion, we do not know if Dr. Jamieson can be pre- vailed upon to accept the nomination, but we do know that he has a large following in the riding who would like to see him come out again and who will be sadly disappointed if he does not; undercurrent of opinion, once the nominations are mentioned, that Dr. Jamieson is the proper man to bear the Conservative standard. Mr. Perdue's candidacy, we have since learned, would be received favorably in the event Hon. Dr. Jamieaon does not run. There seems to be an Three weeks ago The Chronicle mentioned the name of Mr. Nelson Perdue of Chatsworth as a possible Conservative candidate at the next Provin- cial elections and suggested that the elections might be held some time this coming September. We note now that the Toronto Globe intimates that there may be an election in October of this year. One guess is as good as another until the writs are Circulation for 12 months, 1,400. MCIâ€"6c.wcopy;fl.00wyeumm.tothe WMMmem. PAGE 4. Whenever is afraid of submitting any nation. civil or religion to the teat of Ira disclaim. is more in low with his own opinion than with tho Truthâ€"WA TSON. The Durham Chronicle THE EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT WHO WILL BE THE CANDIDATE? Thursday, June 13, 1929 A solicitor for the Ontario Motor League sug- gests that the speed limit should be abolished and reliance placed upon the judgment of the motorist. Then when his, judgment proved at fault and a fatal- ity occurred, how could he be punished? It is not a crime to make a mistake in judgment. But it is a crime to violate a lamâ€"Toronto Mail and Empire. mean “any” and suggest that both spellings sound the same. Certainly not. The way some of our present readers digest one of these novels, spelling it “any” might lead them to believe the author was trying to say something about “Annie”, but whether it was Rooney or Laurie they would not be sure. birth. A news dispatch like this is hard to believe, but once you rub shoulders with a few of these fellows, one is forced to the conclusion that immigration offi- cers must be selected on the strong back and thick head basis rather than any of the qualities they should possess. A former Mildmay girl was recently married at Reno, Nevada, to a man from California. This is the first time we have heard of people going to Reno to get married. This city always has had a most unenviable record as the greatest unmarrying centre in the universe. The Toronto Mnil and Empire wants to know why authors, trying to write“ in a kind of vernacu- lar, make use of the spelling “enny” when they Some of these two-by-four Government officials give one a pain. Minus any sense of humor, not any too strong on brains, and ego enough for a man who knows something, there’s neither sense nor reason once- they start asking questions. Imagine an official not knowing the uniform of the Grand Army, not having the necessary tact to surmise that a body of these old men with uniform and firing squad would scarcely proceed as they did were they attempting to illegally enter the United States, and then, to top it all, questioning them individually be- fore he would allow them to enter the land of their Put a .beggar on horseback and he’ll ride you to death is an old saw but it still holds true. Give some people a little authority and they seem to lose all regard for humanity or common decency. Members of the Buffalo, New York, contingent of the Grand Army of the Republic report an unusual occurrence while returning to their home city on Saturday, and from now on will believe almost any- thing that may be said of the United States immi- gration officers at that point. The Army, which was in uniform, and which was accompanied by a firing squad of eight men, had gone to the centre of the Peace Bridge to hold a ceremonial where, with ap- propriate words they had dropped flowers into the waters of the Niagara River in commemoration of the dead soldiers of Canada and the United States. They were returning to Buffalo when an immigra- tion official stopped them, asked them where they were born, where they were going, and the usual questions regarding suspects attempting to make il- legal entrance into the country. According to one of the Grand Army men the questioning was unnec- essary and was done in a most unpleasant and im- pudent manner. We can picture the wrath of these old men who had fought for their country during the Civil War of 1861-65, and only hope that one John Maxwell, aged 88, the Army Commander, reaches the ear of the right official when he lays his complaint. “ ‘I think I voice the sentiment of the American people who have gone into the facts, in the face of the generous offer of Canada to permit American officers to operate within her borders, when I say that we appreciate the generous attitude of Canada and that we will not permit the protests of any fanatic to create friction and bad blood between the peoples of these two countries.’ “He said that last year $7,800,000 out of the total $12,400,000 excise tax on Canadian liquor was collected on spirits exported to the United States.” “ ‘The present demands made on the Canadian government are but a confession of weakness on the part of the United States and an example of the complete failure of prohibition. “ ‘Such a far-fetched request of a foreign gov- ernment to enact laws in order to make unlawful that which in their country is lawful in order to assist enforcement of a local law has never been previously recorded in the history of the world,’ he said. _ “Laguardia submitted figures to support a statement that ‘dry America consumes more Canadian liquor than is consumed in Canada.’_ “Now, he said, the United States asks Canada to amend its treaty by enacting laws to prohibit clear- ances of liquor vessels. “Canada also oflered to permit American oflicers to be stationed in Canada and obtain first-hand in- formation of sailings. This offer, he said, was re- fused. “Canadian customs officers, he said, began making daily telephonic reports of clearances, but American prohibition officers stopped this and called for weekly reportsâ€"after the vessels had sailed. in the United States than that country itself. A friend of Springfield, Missouri, sent us a capy of the Leader of that city, dated June 5, containing the following dispatch of the same date from Washington, D. C. This dispatch says: “Canada is doing more to enforce American pro- hibition than the United States itself is doing, Re- presentative F. H. Laguardia, republican, of New York declared in a speech in the house today ‘ap- pologizing’ for the American attitude toward the northern neighbor. “The United States, he said. has failed to take advantage of the liquor smuggling treaty negotiated with great Britain and Canada in 1924, under which Canada agreed to inform American officials of the clearance of rum-running vessels. “Lagusraia assailed the latest American request to Canadaâ€"to stop clearance of rum-running vessels for United States shoresâ€"as entirely unreasonable. “He asserted the American people will not per- mit ‘fanatical prohibitionista’ to endanger friendly relations between the two nations. NOTES AND COMMENTS CROSSING THE BORDER c; U ”"3“”, m. m “L“. tutumdherhrotherm in. mam-s. www.mnenunck Mrflatggunnmnuberoery mt httetputottheweekin Huron and with thetorw'a week with their son Edwin. Mr. Allen was a. delegate at the United Church Bitâ€"herford arid Mrs. Parker, in at Fergus, vi§ited up the Queen Street ur.md Mrs. R. M. Swims uni {unily left sum-my on u trip to the West to visit with native: at Winni- cddiérbn "or N her_ pagentq, _Mr. , i .5; i :55 via! V0 tt "vâ€" r' and othei friends and relatives. conference. Mr. W. Fo ie of Detroit is visiting with Mrs. J. cKechnie and family. Miss Belle Weir of Toronto is visit- ins friends in town and vicinity. Mr. J. 8. McIlreith was at Hamilton last week, a delegate to the Chosen Friends convention. Mr. John Tumbull of Guelph spent the week-end at his home in South Bentmck. Mrs. W. A. Heughan. son and douch- per, ot_ _Milyer_toh. visiped her mother, over Sunday with his father near Mr. and Mrs. W. Benson and son Cameron of Niagarg Falls age mm fora short honeymoon trip to N Falls. New York and other po ts, The bride wore the groom's gift, a red fox fur, and dress with hat and shoes at the same shade. On their return. they will take u residence :t 1241 Bloor St. West. oronto. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL After the ceremony, at wedding din- ner was served to about forty guests. some being from Toronto, Wiarton and Durham. Later the couple left, amid mowers of oonfetti and _good_yishes. The bride was given in marriage by her father before a bac ound of ap le blossoms, narcissus, y of the va ley and fern. She wore a very pretty grown of celanese crepe over which fell e regul gulation veil, with shoes and hosetomatch, and carried a large shower bouquet of Columbia roses. The wedding music was played by Mrs. (Dr.) Morrow. During the sign- ing of the register, Misses Jean and By lva Morrow sang very sweetly “Let the _Rest of the World Go By.“ ” GRAHAMâ€"HOPKINS A very pretty wedding was solem- nized on Monday, June 3. at 12.30, when Edith Viola, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Hopkins of Ben- tinck township, became the bride of Walter Andrew Graham of Toronto. Rev. Dr. E. M. Morrow ofliciated. wore a yellow eoriette gown. The groomsman was . . Payne, Jr., and the flower girl was Rhoda Sheridan. tracked in an orchid georgette. The ceremony was rformed b the Rev. H. K. L. Char ton, in the nee of sixty guests, who all sat down later to a sumptuous wedding supper. A toast to the hep y couple was proposed by Rev. Charl and was responded to in an appropriate and pleasing manner by. 31m @0991. - - _____ ‘_‘L A“ A L“--. Mr. and Mrs. Brown left on a honey- moon trip by motor and will visit Toronto, Hamilton, and Niagara Falls. The bride’s travelling outfit was a beige georgette with lace trimmin , shoes and stockings to match, a ye ow hat and navy blue coat. On their return Mr. and Mrs. Brown will take up residence on their farm on the 8th line of Collingwood town- 018‘: £11chqu mm, a“: .. who :2:me from Durham Hospital, wood Township. The bride was attired in a lovely gown of pink georgette and carried a bouquet of carnations and maiden hair fern. She was attended b Miss Ethel Dodds. 8.31.. of Mount teat, who 5, at mmmm .m A pretty wedding was eolemnlned It 1e home or Mr. and [n.Devid BLACKâ€"mm HYIENEAI. IWII, uuu 1‘ 155” “’- MISS a] vellmg outfit was a beige staff of m 1 lace trimmin. shoes signed, to to match, 9. ye ow hat of tne ter coat. has accept 1m Mr. and Mrs. Brown and an 1m 'esidence on their farm that she I p nf 00]“an town- har 'nnmn ' b the of the ration-.1 mthem. 9 ten whj ; dunQyjuncb m served dening by using the horses on it. Quinton mode raisins chickens much easier then the old methods. There were quite a number of problems to he solved too numerous to mention. This_ was a. _very helpful puper and hows rs last longer was to cut them with a. slurp knife instead of sheer: and plunge pthem deeply into water. Thisb lsplendid paper was much enjoyed y :1. After more music an interesting Pray e1. The business part of the meet- ing ydealt largely with amusements for the district annual meeting to be held in Durham on Tuesday, June 18. The ladies of the Women’s Institute have decided to purchase a piano for the upper part oi the Town Hall. They will receive the rental for the piano after it is placed. After the business was dis nsed with all Matin oined in community 5%. en gave a paper on “Beau - tying Home Grounds”. This adds much to your property. Mrs. Mather explained the glantins of shrubs. etc. and told how anada was fast becom- ing a flower arden the same as the Motherland. w ch is like a huge flower garden. _ A. simple rule to make _ cut Miss Lane, for the past year on the stat! of the local High school, has re- signed. to ~ take effect at the close of tne term this month. Miss Lane has accepted a position at . and an increase in sala and the fact that she will be consi erably nearer get home is the cause of her resigna- on. meeting was opened by s the gpenmg_qde_an§1 repeatmg_the rdjs ‘- in Durham lut week-end. We regret verymuchthetwewereoutottownon bueineu when they dropped into The Chronicle unctum. so were denied the pleasure of renewing their acquaint- Mr. Alex. Austin of Imperial. Sash. a former resident of this town fifty years ago, called on old friends for a day or so last week when on his way to visit at Port Elgin. Mr. Austin was at one time employed at the Cochrane foundry here and has spent the past o_ou_ple of months with relatives at The Women's Institute meeting was held at the home of Mrs. 8am Patter- son with an attendance of 36. The mum-non or nos: roman ALLAN rm U. I". W. O. CLUB me: was given by Mrs. Wuhan lcken on “le Problems on the um”. One of the meta problem Isthelackotfiydroonthefm. WOMEN’S INSTITUTE MEETING _M_c_essr_s. Archie apd Allan McDouggll He will be thc deputy Home of Commons. member 0 Party.who the 1m Image-.1 leadero'tme (Wm Pun: Now.) and' her ve the rental for the 3 placed. miness was dis used in community saw. ve a paper on “Beau - Grounds”. This adds property. Mrs. Mather W 61 her, both human and divine! Ah God! thy my: are hard. and yet we fondly trust mt somewhat. sometime, we shall mat min. This wife and mother who has gone M “I. And Wad Hippmess shall dispel our pun â€"l"nther and Children. fluxâ€"In loving memory 01 Miss Annie Hay. who was killed in a car accident on June 13. 1924. The rolling streams of life pass on But still the vacant chair recalls The smile. the love, the voice or one who once set there. Surrounded by friends. we are lonely In the midst of our joys we are blue A smile on our face. but a heart-ache Longing. deer Annie. for you. â€"Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hmcks Guamâ€"m loving memory 0: our We end mother, Mrs. Thomas Greenwood. who we; summoned to the W wig {woe of an angel- Ilemorhs ant heal this mortal mm of mine; W tint. lift me up from eref‘s Two Angel- a! Center‘â€" M and [lope (By J. W. G.) The longest year of :11 m3 lite has M _ The W has jomed Ebermty soul is except for Memonm t cqme to cheer the lonely 1mm Grterson of Aberdeen (Beh'tmé'li'. deughter. The Variety Store Jutnddxtumblen of light out Manda. lemon name: with mm tamed memerhed hose. with W' chiflm hose. all new duds. rec, 81.00. Sale Riddles Oven-ms. speck! 39c. “I"! gin this jugs, about It Will Pay You to take advantage of R. L. Saunders, Prop. WOMMME Salulaylon'uSpecial 10, M. «I. 1:. mo we téndl)’ trust somewhere. somc 3e Ind mother from 38.!“ . M ppme our pun._ ‘_ IN MEMORIAM Altar $1.10 81.98 Western Mano!» m Miss GI My evening 1h c” d Queen ‘S'Lreet ch 3 112m meeting xr t whtch they mm , T. 3. CM. Mrs. R Pad d the Mission CirClt‘ Pruner gave an oxcv' ” and a duet by N e“ We have three in stock. Lea‘ (‘0 Car load 01 at. the folkm'in Bran $34.00; 1 We expect @ Monday, April' custom choppim mam Phone 8, Day BUFFET Phone 10 25 pairs N fords, 1 Regular 24 pairs sole, r u‘q $5.00 val JOH J.S. m Gu 6‘