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C1! :- .J . Wboamcr is afraid of submitting any question. civil or religion to the test 0/ Inc discussion. a ,. more in low with tie m opium than with the In Truthâ€"WATSON. It is pretty generally believed, if not known, that the big milling companies like Ogilvies, Western Canada and some others, control the larger bakeries in the country. This being the case, it is little dif- ference to them how high in price flour may soar. With their tentacles on the big bakeries, the milling A dispatch from Toronto says it is impossible to lower the price of bread. Certainly it is, if the pub- lic thinks so. But there can be little defensive argu- ment that bread, with wheat at seventy cents a bushel should be as dear as when that same wheat was a dollar and a half a bushel. There may be other contributing factors such as labor costs that tend to keep bread up in price, but even this cannot justify war-time prices in a peace-time market. We are not foolish enough to think she investiga- tion means very much to the small-town lbaker, who has to pay too much for his flour, but it should mean all about. In the case of the Mounties, especially, these falls from grace are rather hurtful to Cana- dians who have long regarded this branch of our law enforcement force with what might be called reverence. Canithethatitisnowtooeasytoa'be- come a member of the Canadian police force? What- ever is the reason, the instances noted must show that something will have to be done, and that quickly. " This is only three instance: from a large force of police oflieen, but one may well wonder what it is been the principals in murder cases. First came a tale from the West where a Mountie, one of those good old Mounties, so far forgot himself in a moment of weakness as to fatally injure a United States tourist woman because she dared him to shoot. Next came a tale from Toronto where another Mountie killed his bride of two months and then made away with himself. And in yesterday’s papers comes the third tale, of a Toronto member of the Provincial police force alleged to have attempted to murder his mother-in-law. The shots went wide, and the police oflicer is in hospital with a bullet wound in his side, What has gone wrong with our ‘police force? During the past few weeks there have been no less than three instances where members of the force have closely. It should be given a fair chance, and those who persist in decrying against it would do well to remember that during the past nine years Can- adian business was anything but prosperous under the lower tariff policy, and that the present Bennett policy is pretty much the same as that put forward in the late Government’s election platform after ev- erything else had failed. ess. While improvement in business cannot be in- stantaneous, the Conservative policy of protection for all Canadians in their home markets will be watched Premier Bennett was given a mandate on the 28th of last July to try out the higher tariff proposi- tion and has lost little time in getting down to busin- The matter of tariff is a much discussed question. Some there are who honestly believe a higher tarifl will he beneficial to Canadian industry and business; others just as honestly believe the lower tarifl the correct thing; others again think there should be no tarifl at all. in the sweeping tariff changes announced from Ottawa, Premier Bennett is keeping his pro-election promises. There were in all one hundred and seven- ty upward revisions in the tariif, which call for pro- tection for Canadian industries without any advance in prices to Canadian consumers. Premier Bennett has made it plain to all that he is the friend of Can- adian industrialists and workmen; he also made it plain he is as well the friend of the Canadian con- sumer. Any upward trend in prices on the part of the manufacturers of Canadian goods will be immediately followed by the cancellation of the tariff which prac- tically gives them a monopoly in the Canadian market. And we believe Premier Bennett is sincere. We also believe he will not stand for any side-stepping on the part of the manufacturers. PA GE 4. areal-Non for 12 months, 1,400 wmmommmcopy; hymn) Mflflmm;totbe0nltedm,fl50. mumâ€"owxzn,1touopu 01110er on Saturday and Wednesday nights from 7 to 10 RM. SOMETHING SLIPPING SOMEWHERE THE PRICE OF BREAD FULFILLING HIS PROMISES Thursday, September 18, 1930 way, Ontario’s liquor laws were made people, and by Ontario people. So long this province, the U.S. tourists will her with them. eat the meat of a man who has used tobcco. Which leads one of our eachanges to ask: “Who's going to go without tobacco j nut to pamper a cannibal ?” It now develops that the shareholders of the was the company that was out to wreck Ontario In the meantime: Here’ 3 to the Grey County Pen- sions Board! May it live long and prosper and con- tinue to bring cheer to those of our older residents who for some reason, be it what it may, find them- selves entering the evening of their lives minus a work and a noble task. It is not'an easy thing to take a stand on mat- ters of this kind. We often think of that trite say- ing: “There’s so much good in the worst of us and so much bad in the best of us that it ill behooves any of us to talk about the rest of us." Tafl'y and praise are things that are easy to give and to take, although too much of it is often bad for us. Knocks and slams are not so popular, but there are few of us that are not the better for a good stiff boot under the coat- tails occasionally, even though it does make us see red until the pain goes away. ure. The Chronicle was not interested in who was to blame. We did not know. All that interested us ting it. If the work of the Board is speeded up in the future, it shall be reward enough for us. We have a most kindly feeling for old people, especially those who are in want, and it was neglect of their cases that fired our indignation. We have been told by one of the Board members that our reference last week was a bit unfair to the members of the local commission, but further than we had to take the stand that the Board as a whole must take all the responsibility for its success or fail- trust they will be able to carry out their resolution even better than they anticipate. CLEARING THE ATMOSPHERE The actions of the members of the Grey County Pensions Board at its meeting at Owen Sound on Tuesday in deciding that hereafter the business of the Board is to be looked after in a more prompt and businesslike manner is deserving of commendation. We most heartily congratulate them on this step and It will take more than a dispatch from Toronto to convince us that all is well, and the circumstances certainly demand the fullest investigation by the Government at Ottawa. - Generally speaking there is a quite sufl‘icient num- ‘ ber of the smaller bakeries in the towns of the province which supply first-class bread to their patrons, and with the trucks oi! the road and the overhead of the larger bakeries reduced, there is no reason why bread should not now be selling at not more than seven cents a loaf. It wbuld be, too, if there was the proper opposition between the larger bakeries and milling companies. But with the sit- uation under their control, the milling companies can charge all the traflic will bear for their flour, making the independent concerns pay their dividends, and reaping similar profits from their own mill-controlled bake shops, either in the milling of the flour or in the sale of bread. way place in the country districts. Clever Quip! From Our Exchanges ‘1!- ' ape-v-31 tourists will have to p'ut up THE DURHAM CHRONICLE as they suit mtmveibddttymflesmhoun 9.19“? the “.1“?! road. “Fools' names and fools' faces are al- ways found n public places!” The car- ver looked up quickly; closed his knife and left his work unfinished. Think it over.â€"-Kincardine Review-Reporter. , Most of us who have my taste for the artistic, delight in fine carving work but there is a species of this work that with curved initisls and nuns, or the writing of same and in addition some would-be artists have disphyfid ability. Further description necessaryâ€"everybody has seen this and not even those who belong to this carv- ing crowd will deny that the results are ‘--‘L“ fl-‘ ‘. ugly. In this regard let us tell you of a happening of a few weeks ago which we overheard at the local picnic park. A young chap came along and hailed another who was busily at work carving on a table in one of the pav- ilions. The latter invited the farmer to join in the game. but the invited one did not. His reply yag ‘ simply that: The next question is; would picture post cards do the advertising as is sug- There are one or two points in con- nection with this matter that are worthy of consideration. In the first place if the postage rate on cards was reduced it would mean a considerable loss to the government revenues of the post office department. It the amount of tourist traffic was increased enough to offset this or more it would be all right. This, however, could not be de- termined without a trial. We note that the Board of Trade of Orillia is urging the reduction of the postal rate on picture post cards and is attempting to secure the support of everybody for their ideas. Their con- tention is that the sending of picture post cards is not as popular as it was years ago and because of this a great deal of effective advertising is being lost to Canada. because it is believed people can be attracted to visit a place if they note through pictures the beauty or in- terest portrayed. It is advanced that an increase in the sending of picture post cards would doubtlessly be another method of stimulating tourist business. A better knowledge of English is nec- essary among students in our second- ary schools in these duys when students have educational advantages that pioneers of this country, unfortunately did not possess. but who made the most of the little opportunities they had.â€" Chesley Enterprise. on to the Middle school program at least and the whole school curriculum is badlyinneed otrevising. Otwhatuse is it for the average high school student tobeabletoobteiniirst-classhonors intrigonom etryandnotheproflcient inlet terwritingunlesssuehstudentm- tentds1 tobecomeateacherinmathe- macs. Speaking of trigonometry reminds us of the story concerning oaflilliterate magistrate and oflicer brought a prisoner who had three wives, before a magistrate in the pioneer days. “What is the prisoner charged with?" quoth the one who was acting in a judicial capacity. “Bigotry, your worship," said the minion of the law. “You ignorant iellow.” said the magistrate, “How often have I told you thatwhenamanismarriedtothree womenatthesametimeheisnotguilty of bigotry put trigonometry." 1 OTHER PAPERS’ OPINIONS Cheaper Postage on Card: Sir Charlgs [upperâ€"native of Amherst â€" w '--v‘ was a Baptist minister. 7' Sir Wilfrid Lauderâ€"natve of Durand Pre, Na. 3 Catholic. 81:- JJ. Abbotâ€"native of Argenteul, Quebec, an Anglican, the son of an Anglican clergyman. Sir John Thompsonâ€"native of Hall- fax, N.8.; a Methodist who later became a Roman Catholic. Sir mcKenzle Bowenâ€"native of Buf- folk, England, a Methodist. Perthshire, Scotland; a Baptist al- though his relations with the Presby- terian church in which he had been brought up were always very close. Indeed. when Mr. Metghen took of- floe in 1920, no premier had been born west of Quebec. And with Mr. Bennett another «sterner takes oflioe, the first New Brunswicker to become prime min- ister, although Nova Sootia had given Canada Thompson, Tupper, Lauder and range of religious beliefs as well is} diversity at natlvltles. It ls as follows: Sir John A. MacDonaldâ€"native of Glasgow, Scotland, an Anglican. The list of C interesting one Ithacurmusfmbutcfterellnot so curious when the comparative new- nessottheCenedhnWestisbomein ma,thatnonemierot0enm has been born west of Western (mm-to. where Mr. Hatchet) “outwated” Mr. King by a few miles in his netlvlty. N 0 PREIIER HAS COME OUT 0F WEST Alexander Bennetthl'lnthmflewm hWWWt '9 BLAIR BY DRY AGENTS Mrs. Them Wooten. 24-year-old mother at o. 3-yur-old baby. who Acmuuuwn of Canadian premiers Is an 80d of Ind-fly “Applicant. for position of office boy: “I my my I‘m pretty smart. I've won sever-.1 prises in anal-word and cross- picture competitions htely." Employer: “Yes. but I want someone who can be smart during oflloe hours.” _B_oy: ‘il'hg wgq during ofllce hours.” him. He got two broken ribs in the {all and some lacerations. We never were much good at arithmetic. so that’s $25 for each rib and the lacerations for The Variety Store WHAT Will. GROW-IRS CALI. THIS PLANT 15c. srmm GOODS Runners, Buffet fits. Centres. etc. R. L. Saunders, Prop. BARGAIN LIST “.muuu This Week's 6 far 49c. visited 0‘ Guelph a few day: A. Wells. McLeln fl and is ho: just retun of the Unit they always We were :1 letm that Police 1 or was Elia! of B. B. No. farmer‘s the fun left on M: of Mt week from a hot the week -end flew York, is Mr. Wulter Mr. and sited ‘11 her