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THE DURHAM CHRONICLE real menace and will cause no end of trouble if it gets the upper hand. Communists, of course, deny this allegation, but conditions in Russia is the answer. With Communism the dominating factor, Canada will soon find herself in a similar condition. THE CHURCHES AND ATHEISM Attorney-General W. H. Price, in addressing a gathering in Knox Presbyterian church, Tor- onto, Monday night, made a strong appeal for a league of Christian churches to combat athe- ism and Communism in this country. Those‘ who read will admit that Mr. Price was not indulging in idle talk when he said that Com- munism was the chief advocate of atheism. And now it is New Toronto! An understanding of Russia, where Christianity‘ , u , n , . . ‘ tried to put 1t over His smaller 1 IS banned, where churches have been dismantled‘ , , , 'as she has tried to do llkerse as such, and where humans have been executed: , . . . . [of Ontaro. INow New Toronto because of their Christian faith, should teach , , . . . , H100 license on all milk dealers, others that Communism in this country is a, , - of the pessimists we thought be worse than 1932. A United church debate a “Resolved that the depression I the betterment of man” was (1 affirmative. That congregation heard nothing of those citizens w time damning Bennett and his G lons. Revenue from duties on beer dropped from 45 cents per head in 1931-32 to 38 cents per head in the last fiscal year. “Canada’s per capita wine consumption, which has never been heavy, dropped in the past fiscal year nearly 28 per cent to 08. gal- lons from .11 gallons in the previous year, with a corresponding decrease in per capita revenue which dropped from nine cents to six cents.” “Per capita consumption of beer decreased 15 per cent in the past fiscal year to 5.03 gal- lons from 5.93 gallons for the previous year. The heaviest per capita beer consumption oc- curred in the fiscal year 1913-14 when it reach- ed 7.02 gallons, while the lightest consumption is shown in 1869-70, totalling only 2.16 gallons per head. The average per capita consumption of beer since Confederation stands at 4.16 gal- stands at 2.74 pounds. Revenue derived from duties on tobacco in the past fiscal year amount- ed to $3.62 per head and in the previous year to $4.32 per head. “The year showing the lightest per capita consumption of spirits previous to last year was 1922-23 when consumption stood at .22 gallons, while the heaviest consumption oc- curred in 1873-74, amounting to 1.99 gallons per head. Revenue derived from duties on spirits in the last fiscal year amounted to $2 per head and in the previous year $3 per head. , “The amount of tobacco consumed per per- son in the Dominion in the past fiscal year de- creased over seven per cent, the total being 3.72 pounds as compared to 4.02 pounds in the prev- ious year, which was the heaviest per capita tobacco consumpton snce Confederaton. The lightest consumption occurred in 1879-80 a- mounting to 1.03 pounds per head. The aver- age consumption in the past sixty-five years per capita consumption of tobacco, beer and wines. In the last 65 years, however, per capita consumption of tobacco and beer in the Domin- ion has more than doubled. “Per capita consumption of spirits in Can- ada was lower in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1932, than in any other year since Con- federation, amounting to only .21 gallons or about one quarter of the average yearly per capita consumption in the last 65 years. These figures, compiled by the Statistical Branch of the National Reyenue Department, show a sub-. stantial decrease from the previous year’s con- sumption, which stood at .32 gallons. Since Confederation per capita consumption of spirits has decreased over 80 per cent. Decreases were recorded, also, in the last fiscal year, in the is decreasing. We have no solution to offer as to the cause. Some attribute it to the Liquor Control Acts enforcement, and others to the scarcity of money. It is likely due to both. Any- way, government statistics say it has decreased and this is at variance with the Opinions of some who would have us believe the country is drinking itself to death. We clip the following from the November issue of the National Rev- enue Review. LIQUOR CONSUMPTION DECREASING It will be good news to many to know that the per capita consumption of spirits in Canada Circulation for 12 months. 1.400 W Priorâ€"Pin cents per finale 009?: by man in Canada 82.00 per year; to United sum 83.50. mwunmnuwrnwnn in. than Ollie. cha- atlz o’Cloct Noon. Whosoever is afraid of submitting any question, civil or religious, to the test of free discussion, is more in love with his own opinion than with the Truthâ€"WATSON. PAGE 4 Thursday, December 8, 1932 A United church debate at Kincardine: “Resolved that the depression has tended to 'the betterment of man” was decided in the ‘afi‘irmative. That congregation evidently have heard nothing of those citizens who spend their ‘time damning Bennett and his Government. And now it is New Toronto! Big Toronto l tried to “put it over” its smaller neighbor much ias she has tried to do likewise with the rest, A A presence, but by this very action has demonstrated his unfit- 4 ness for such a high, diplomatic postion. The pest of grasshoppers is to be worse in 1933, according to entomologists. That’s real news. After listening to some of the arguments l' of the pessimists we thought nothing could.‘ be worse than 1932. ‘ll A tramp drank the wine in one of the Owen Sound churches. This is what is meant by solitary communion, we suppose. A slogan for Canadians: “Buy Canadian Buy Britishâ€"Buy Empire-made Goods.” Bishop or private citizen, we are all martyrs to convention. We do care about what our fellow citizens think of us. If we don’t there is something the matter with us. In case you think there really are people who do not care, pick one of them out, make some derogatory remark about them and see how quickly they will rise to their own defense. That man was never born who does not care what other people think of him, and the tougher they are the louder they holler when the opportunity arises.i Bishop Hall has said he refuses to bow down before convention. Then he should never have accepted the office for which he evidently has no respect. until “the gang” quits making remarks about it, but is we were to emerge in a bishop’s hat leggings, apron, and a hind-first collar the chances are we should take a back street home. The newly appointed Bishop of Hong Kong, China, says he refuses to be bound by tradition. He has taken a stand against wearing gaiters and an apron and says that at times he may even discard the clerical collar. He says fur- ther: “A Christian should not 'care two hoots about what anybody thinks." not be deceived. Communism is a menace, not only to Christianity, but to good citizenship. nk th: of Ontario in her has stuck THE DURHAM CHRONICLE to be » will 3 By these policies, Belgium wiped out six-sevenths of her international obligations, France about 80 ' per cent. and Italy more than 70 per cent. The 3‘Netherlands, although not in the war, found it neces- sary to go on a paper currency for a time, but in 1925, re-established its contest. It was in the s returned to the gold standard With the pound ste . ling at its pre-war value of $4.86 2-3. B ' ' ing to the British Board of Trade Journal, an ofl’ic- ial publication, index numbers of wholesale prices last month averaged 84.4 per cent. of the 1930 base, as compared with 83.3 per cent. in August, 1931, in gold standard days. The official index number of the cost of living on September 1, 1932, was 141 per. cent. of the 1914 base as compared with 145 per cent. , on September 1, 1931, in gold standard days. ' Had the Bureau of Statistics carried its in- quirydfurther it would probably report that although 13-16 cents in New York, it has as much purchas- ing power as a year ago September, when following The St. Thomas Tin'zes-Journal complains of the superfluous “u’s” and “1’s” in hono(u)r, wool(l)en, travel(l)er and the like, when the lprepare textbooks were superannuated.” Surely , tionary does not object. Using the same argu-* {ment, why not have “enuf” for enough, “kik” ’ for kick, and a lot of others. Phonetic spelling, 'like synthetic gin, may be all right for those who do not know any better, but it causes a bad mix-up in the long run. It is true that the omission of these letters is the general practice in Canada but that is no reason for berating those who would stick to the true English manner of eXpressing ourselves. The law is funny. Down in New York city, in delivering sentence on Daniel O’Connell, a former investment house president, the judge said he had conducted his business “in mad Ispeculation, forgery and thievery, the like of lwhich I have never heard of before” and that l“humble people, some of whom were domestic, some illiterate, lost all their savings.” After getting this off his chest, he sentenced O’Con- nel to from 5 to 10 years at hard labor. Briefly O’Connell had ruined people for life; the judgel gave him 5 to 10 years, with the chance that years. The law is funny. . . . .for a rigid adherence to economy in all lines of expenditure.” May it not also be a sign that the people with money to invest are preparing to put it back into business? They probably see a light ahead in business enter- It is a fact that, generally speaking, those who are advocating improved ditches along the highways, and paths for pedestrians, are those them they find fault; if they do, they criticize them for spending too much money. One of our exchanges asks editorially: “Do you take sufficient interest in municipal af- fairs?” Well, the most of us fail to go to the polls on election day, and spend the rest of the year talking about the mollycoddles and noodle- heads on the Council Board. Isn’t that suffic- ient? ' “Judge Reduces Hay Assessments” says a news heading. That’s what the farmers want done at the Union Stock Yards, Toronto, too. DURHAM Let Us Quote On Your Next Order {ML Frank MacIntyre. When a clip- ping from a Toronto daily appeared it was just from/the Mail and Empire. The identity of the writer was not given and possibly not known. There is one of the chief diflerences between a large daily and a local weekly and one which explains why there must be a decided difference of policy in some im- portant details. The daily paper is a i Recently, Mr. Hugh Templin filled the editorial page of the News-Record with clippings from his exchanges and with comment thereon. Reading over the page, we were struck by a sig- nificant fact. When and idea expressed in the Durham Chronicle, The Wiar- ton Echo or the Dundalk Herald was reproduced it was referred to as the opinion of Mr. Duncan. Mr Trnrin am- competition, either. The Grand Val- ley bakers and dealers got together and decided on a scheme which, to our way of thinking, is the correct pro- ceeding for any village. The baker a- greed to supply bread at a price where Graveâ€"Are You?" We're feeling better; thank youâ€"Fergus News-Record ' OTHER PAPERS' OPINIONS Six Cent Bread Grand Valley has bread at six 2r loaf, and this not on accot The Chronicle ULJC ULUIUJIIK herald was was referred to as the '. Duncan, Mr. Irwin and LacIntyre. When a clip- Toronto daily appeared >m’.the Mail and Empire. of the writer was not a Christbssjthmghtoffl‘heidédpmnbdhm of Jonesâ€"“Well, how are you getting along in your new eight-roomed homer Smithâ€"“Oh. not so badly. We fur- nished one of the bedrooms. by col- lecting soap coupons.” Jonesâ€"Didn’t you f umish the other seven rooms?’ Snuthâ€"“We can’t. they are full of ant to praise than to blame. and to realize why well-deserved commenda- tion is generously given, while condem- nation is more sparingly dispensed.â€" Arthur Eneterprlse-News. means a personal row for the editor. The large daily has an important part to play in moulding public Opinion, .0 has the smaller weekly. Both. we think, try conscientiously to discharge this duty, but in the case of the latter it is not difficult to see why it is more pleu- ’editor generally knows a (not many circumstances connected with almost everything that happens in his com- munity from which a good story might be developed, quite legitimate news is frequently withheld out of consideration for a friend or to prevent pain to an acquaintance who would have become an innocent sufl’erer. Such sentiment is non-existent in the editorial mom of the metropolitan production. The city daily attacks what it likes and its editorial writers have little to worry about it. When the smaller journal takes such action, it quite frequently ship wected. With the country my it is very diaerent. The opmbn or the local paper is its editors opinion, and its editor is known p probably ninety-five per mysterious way came into being and found expression on the printed m. If feelings are wounded or we‘- won)- Dedon,it1sallsmstterofoouueand free from thew-noon mach. modif- torialsmmaaememarpouflveormd stituttonu. The writer 0! than u un- great institution M and