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w,mn.ua. ’ Home, on the subject of redistribu- ‘ tion, but with respect to Mr. Nickle s -' criticism of the financial statement {hey are equipped with a somewhnt "The whole matter should be role- gated to a committee of the House, in which there should be represent- atives of every group and once a unit of representation is reached for the urban, and for the semi-urban and purely rural districts, we should apply ourselves to a redistribution that would remove the monstrous conditions that prevail in this prov- ince to-day. No man can take up the census bulletin and notice in-s equalities such as those I have just read without being brought face to face with a problem that will not brook delay. . . It makes no dif- ference in my mind whether we sit here until the first or May or the first of July, that is the one great problem that should have our con- sideration before we so to the elec- torate and ask for a Judleent on the administration of this province. To obtain oflice is not the only thing to be sought in public life. There is the obtaining of power on a fran- chise equitably held and on electoral districts adequate and fair in me as between it and others.” Mr. Nickle in the course of his speech on the budget was asked by A. L. Pinard of Ottawa, if he were in favor of proportional representa- tion. His answer was this: “I am .a member of the Liberal-Uniserva- tive party. and one of the mental fundamentals of the man who called himSelf a Conservative is that before he. abandons that which has proved itself to be good, you have got to prove to him that that which he may he going to adopt is better. A proverb that might be adopted by the Conservative party is, ‘Look be- fore you leap.’ When you are going to strike a system of representa-‘ tion that has been through the cen- turies found safe and sure for the' British Empire “th the adoption of that policy means abandonment oi party â€"and it was Disraeli I think. who said that under the Bri-I tish constitution there could be no government unless it were a govern- ment of partyâ€"I say to the member for Uttawa that he has to introduce argument. more cogent, more potent, before he can convince me that pro- portional representation is the cure- all for all our ills.” As to redistribution, the Kingston member was most outSpoken. The matter of granting readjustment or withholding it from, the people of the province is not one of political expediency, but of right and justice. He said : Premier Drury’s address, when it comes. ought to end the suSpense about preportional representation and the single transferable vote. It seems to be generally accepted that the Government will ignore the glaring inequalities of representa- tion exposed by the. 1921 census and allow riding alignments in the prov- ince to remain as they are for the coming election. Springer, of Haldi- mand. or some other I'. F. t). mem- ber, stated this week in the House that redistribution was a matter for long and careful consideration. but there seems no reason why it. could not. have been sent to a committee of the House early in the session had the Government been so disposed. However. the premier will perhaps pass up his plans for experimenting with the single transferable vote and confine them to penetrating “RR.” on the Torontos. The party is not unanimous as to the former phase, and many members are quite Opposed to any such stunt' in their. own constituencies. As to Toronto, the linited Farmers are not so much interested. Eight or ten more speeches at most “will conclude the budget de- bate in the Legislatrue. The coming week may therefore see its finish, especially as the public accounts committee commences its hearings next Wednesday and other cummiu tee son-stuns are fairly numerous. The list: and game committee has it. heaV} agenda, but the private bills is nearly through, the time limit for introducing such measures having expired. All three party leaders have still to be heard in the debate. but the main criticism oi the budget itself has been delivered by W. E. N. Nicklt‘. Kn, Conservative. d that comm items of ex- nro were placed under capital I at ordinary, but he does not, «that may no “sud. on. Last Week in the Legislatlire Toronto, March 17. It was a great speech. as all ad- mit. Both sides of the House ap- plauded the Kingston member as he began and when he concluded. It. occupied four hours, but it covered all the high spots in provincial ad- ministration, while Hon. Manning Doherty recently spoke five hours on the work ,of the agricultural de- partment and his own personal a- chievements. Part of the length Of Mr. Nickle’s speech. it may be added, was due to the premier’s refusal to allow adjournment? of the debate. The Kingston memlher’s voice was not. in good condition, and he sug- gested resuming next day. The prime minister ShOUk his head, al- though it was about 11 o’clock, so Mr. Nickle said : "Well. I am game to go on if he is game to stay and listen." He concluded at midnight or a few minutes after. There was a noteworthy and fitting tribute to the There was more. at it, making quite [an earful fur the treasurer, and 3'10“”!8 that tinancial criticism is not based. as l’. P. 0. members are suggesting. on manipulation of items as between “culinary" and “capital” accounts. " "l think you have.been grossly ex- travagant in relation to your com- missions. I think you have been grossly extravagant in squandering money on lawyers. You have great- ly increased the number of civil ser- wants. There has been extravagance in administration of many of your departments. I think you might have kept down your expenditure on lands and forests very substantially. I think you have done a great num- her of things you need not have done at all. I think highway expenditure is something preposterous. Wliden- ing of highways to 100 and to 86 feet is absolutely unnecessary in my part of the country.” the' items appeared in.’ Well, of course, Peter Smith thdught it was of considerable importance to man- ipulate the items. Otherwise, he could not have shown a surplus. Mr. Nickle, in a detailed statement, which has not been challenged in any important particular by the tic-asurer, who was in the House at the time, showed that with expend- iture properly accounted for and classified, deducting certain receipts belonging to the current fiscal year, but counted in with the year ending October 31 last, the treasurer was entitled to show. not a surplus 01‘ 91.0.1000, but a delicit of $1,897,000. Hn similar lines he showed that in- stead of the surplus claimed a year ago. there should properly have been reported a deficit of $2,154,000. With admitted deficits in 1920-21 and 1919-20, the treasurer has gone he- hind $6.400.000 in his four-year term of oll‘ice. But Mr. Nickle. DOES charge extravagance and waste of money as well. There will be more about that. when the estimates are discussed and when certain matters are aired in the public accounts committee, but Mr. Nickie made spe- cific statement in his speech. Hon. .\lr. Smith interrupted to ask : “Will the honorable member tell where we have spent money that we. ought not?" Mr. Nickle said : Women’s Patent Oxford in? Strap Goodyear welt “Chums" registered at $6.00. . Women’s Patent i-strap grey buck quarters, low heel, for “.00. Women s patent i-strap grey toxins Cuban heel for 84 .75 .Women’ a patent i-stmp 2-button slippers, low heel, for 84. 75. women’ I patent i-atrap 2-button, for 84 .00. J. s.‘ McIlmith, .‘ Durham, 0 LADIES! Are You Prepared for Easter? WE have a s lendid assortment of Strap Slippers and Oxfords in all t e latest styles for the holiday season. Come in and we will be plegsed to exhibit them. for your benefit without any obligation on your part. BELOW we are quoting a low prices : K THE ROYAL BANK OF BANADA YOUR DUTY T0 YOURSELF IS TO SAVE J. A. ROWLAND, Manager Durban, Ont. The man with 3 Savings Account need never worry over the future. Saving, backed by determination, is one of the most satisfying habits to acquire. A Savings Department at every branch (if There has been much failure in the. comparative oll'orts- of the I’.F.O. and in its political endeavors (based on pro-election promises) but the live stock selling scheme has been a wonderful success. though not, with- out its vagrant clouds' hetimes. Through their marketing organiâ€" zation they regulate shipments to the market. and are able to largely control the situation. It. is rather surprising to know that the U.F.O. success is greater in the hogs than ‘lfllt‘l‘ lines of stock. The IJ.F.O. has develoDed the bacon hog idea so successfully that "selects" are found in greater per- eentage in lj.l~‘.(). shipments than elsewhere, and the salesmen will sell these direct to local butchers or any one elseâ€"so that the packers have to step lively or be left high and dry. 'l'hesn things have not been glean- od from 1219.0. but from independâ€" ent sources and seem to be fully es- tablished as facts. And why? In the old days they could go out and buy hogs at any price they desired. Now the claim is that farmers are becoming educat- cd merchandisers and cannot be victimized in the old way. This week the packers are not buying many hogs. They have been taking a serious “trimming” in the. export market and new sharply curtailed the volume of their pur- chases. jwork of the llto‘Hon. W. J. Hanna, i leading up’ to the conclusion that the force of the huwitarian movement inaugurated by the former provin- ciat secretary in administration of provincial institutions is for some reason becoming spent. A subse- quent speech by the present minis- ter, H011. H. C. Nixon, did nothing to convince the House or the public to the contrary. Mr. Nickle said: “The Hon. W. J. Hanna was a great man. (Hear, hear!) . In my judgment one of‘the greatest men Ontario or Canada ever produced, a man of wonderful magnetism and capacity for devempment of enthusiasm. He had the rare judgment of gathering about him men who could be caught with the flame of his ideas and carry the. torch down the line. There was no man, in my judgment, ‘who did more along the line of social reform, both in our reformatories, our jails and hospitals, than W. J. Hanna. But for some reason W‘. J. Hanna’s spirit and enthusiasm is becoming a spent force. The frontiers of social ad- vancement have just about been reached, insofar as the impetus of his movement will carry them. I do not. know whether the provincial secretary cannot-till the place occu- pied by the Hon. W. J. Hanna. I would not be surprised if he could not. But for some reason, the im- petus is going down, the force is becoming spent, and unless the pro- vinéial secretary can in the future light, afresh the flames of enthusiasm U. 1". 0. RESULTS (Meaford Mirror.) Ontariu owes much to the U.F.O. â€"â€"and, possibly also much “because of the I_T.F.O." as you were about to sayâ€"but we agricultural industry owes much more to it. I am afraid we are going to drift back into the unfortunate condition in which we were before Hon. W. J. Hanna gave impetus to it.“ WAT-Km m.l.lm ‘ an 61-08! W m. I!” (Whlkert'on Herald-Times.) Hermeston‘s hardware and tin- smith store had a close call from being destroyedâ€" by are on Sunday noon: About 1 o’clock smoke was seen issuing from both the front and back doors of the store and an alarm“. was immediately turned in. On the ringing of the fire bell the brigade promptly responded. An investiga- tion showed that a portion of the tin shop at.the rear of the store was a- blaze and a promising conflagration was developing. On the throwing of a couple of streams of water the flames were extinguished quickly with but very little damage being done by the fire. IMost of the injury to the stock and the premises was caused by the water. An insurance inSpector has placed the damage wrought lo the stock and tools at $300.00, which is spread equally over three companies. That the en- tire building and contents were not wiped out is alone due to the early discovery of the blaze which is supposed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion setting up in a pile of greasy rags and waste in the tinshop. The building is own- ed by the Odd Fellows and which with a large number of other lodges hold their meetings and have their paraphernalia in the upper storey of the premises. A meeting was held in Hanover a week ago last Saturday afternoon to consider the adviSability of form- ing a local organization to take over the Hanover branch U. F. 0. store and continue the business. After a thorough discussion of the matter it was tlnally decided that the scheme could not be carried out. The Hanover branch 17. F. 0. store was opened in October, 1.920, and while it is still in Operation, business is said HANOVER U. P. O. STORE rn|.m.o~7.oov1’.vm¢m mm. no we": Locum- ORDEHNOWAND Sedan 8785 Ctmssis8345 MAY BE CLOSED SWTH BROTHERS Durham; Ont.’ ' . E1334 A Ford Car fits into the family routine: does your work and that of the familyâ€"- makes the family routine unhurried and unworried - makes it possible to save some time for recreationâ€" to visit friends -â€"for the country dweller to get into townâ€"for the town dweller to get into , the country. 1 The sixth member of the Canadian Family â€"the FORD CAR. The Price of the Touring Car is $445â€" Freight and Government Taxes Extra. And it can be bought on 1 Monthly Payment Plan to have {men on so, greatly oblate that it my be necessary to close it before long. HENDERSON 'S BAKERY Gu You But This from lion? ’ (Elora Express.) Mr. William Forbes, a farmer ad- You are considering the purchase of a carâ€"of a Ford Car. You have realized that the man-the familyâ€"without a car is at a disadvantage. You have also realized that Ford Cars are now so low priced that it is possible to give yourself and your family what others have. “ consists of five persons. The new low price of Ford Cars makes it possible to add the sixth member to it. THE averagc Canadian Family It isn’t natural for little folks to be cross and fieevish. When Jerry fusses and Betty cries over er sums, it’s only nature’s signal begging for more nourishment. Henderson’s Bread The Home. Loaf keeps the sun shining, because it contains nothing to clog or ferment. It’s all food and all good. Hand it out in great big slices the next time little folks are fussy. They are growing, they are playing. They need lots and lots of nature’s foodâ€"pure Bread. Makers of GOOD BREAD Joining Eton. ”Pom flat in M- wary be secured a total of 66 ow. the produol. of i0 hens. He thinks it a mighty good record md would like to know if there is anyone in the neighborhood whose hens can but it. PAGI m-