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Ordinarily we do not allow our mind to be exposed to the contamination of a certain King Street rag, but having been fed a strict diet of “Alderman Hunt for Mayor” for a couple of weeks by the dear Old Globe, we invested three cents the other night to get the other side of the picture. And what an “other side” the picture had. Jimmie Simpson wearing what the Star is pleased to call his “genial smile” but which to our more or less unsympathetic eye looks more like a self-satisfied smirk, in knee pants, football togs, and leaning on a bicycle, his his- tory. which included everything good and noble except perhaps foiling the bewhiskered villain by paying off the mortgage just in time to save his white haired mother (who never lost faith in him) from being kicked out into the streets; hob-nobing with his great friend, Ramsay Mac- Donald, and with a noted preacher, and, to show his versatility, with labor ofi'icials, al- though none of the photos show him at work. If we were to believe all that his newspaper sponsor says about him, then Jimmie Simpson is too good to be just the Mayor of Toronto. Nothing less than the Kingfish’s job of “Dic- tator” would be suitable for one of his many virtues and attainments. By the same token the Globe has been positively maudlin about Alderman Harry Hunt and Alderman Harry Hunt has been very sonorous about himself over the radio every night. Between these two, the citizens of Toronto could not make any mistake, as either, according to their newspaper span- five in locum, and Communism principles year, in fact with one exception it was compos- ed of the same people. Would it be within the bounds of possibility (surely not) that the eight men who had supervision of the spending of the taxes we pay, did so without making any er- rors of judgment? Impossible, we are sure; we certainly noticed no wings sprouting on any of them anyway. Rather we would attribute the lack of criticism to a desire on the part of John Citizen to assist their nominees in a dif- ficult task and from a perusal of the Treas- urer’s statement of receipts and expenditures this assistance is needed. Payment of the current year’s taxes are not any better than last year. Unless there is some improvement in this respect the town will have to borrow money to get through 1935. As ex- plained by the Treasurer the present penalty system for non-payment of taxes of adding one per cent. per month, is an inducement for del- inquents to pay up rather than let the penalty pile up. Prospects of reduced taxation are prac- tically nil. Most of the expenditures are un- controllable and economy on the part of all spending bodies including the school Boards is the only hOpe we seem to have of even break- ing even. with our mill rate set at 50 mills. This is patently no time to be raising the rate so every effort must be exerted towards keep- ing expenditures within the limits permitted by tax collections. At best the Councillors and School Trustees have a thankless job and the co-operation of every citizen is no more than is due those who are serving their fellows in these capacities. The best wishes of this newspaper go to those who are chosen to rule our municipality during 1935. May they get the “breaks”. They will likely need them. In spite of the introduction of party politics or “class politics”.â€"The Globe refers to the C. CJ". tag attached to Simpsonâ€"this protagonist of the tenets of Socialism was elected to the lnyor’o choir Tuesday last. Now, if we can be- at... the “Scotchman’s Bible” the flag: will Can it be that the depression has penetrated so far into our lives that it is even affecting our interest in municipal affairs? The nomina- tion meeting held last Monday evening, in the local municipal pile was, as one councillor put it, “the tamest affair in years.” The reason for this is hard to understand; it is still the same town. At last reports the perrennial self-con- stituted critics of things municipal are still residents of the town, last year’s council was no better or no worse than that of the previous sors, possesses all the ability and saintliness necessary for the occupant of such an import- circumflex: for 12 maths. I.“ W Price-Five cents per single capy; by in (and: 82.00 per year; to United States $2.50. mmuumnwwruuemnm- mmommundemnlm E Whosoevsr is afraid of submitting any nation. civil or religious. to the test of free discussion. is more in love with his own opinion than with tho truthâ€"Watson. 'I'HE DURHAM CHRONICLE TORONTO’S ANNUAL SQUABBLE Thursday, January 3, [ January 14 is the final day for votes for Bank of Canada Directors to be received in Ot- tawa, and aspirants for the seven positions, 69 in all, will have to wait after that until the votes .have been counted before they will know whether they have landed a good job or not. Some of these aspirants are circularizing the shareholders outlining their careers and qualifi- cations and soliciting their votes. Some of this publicity regarding themselves is of course ne- cessary as many of them are not public figures but nevertheless may possess abilities which would be invaluable to the Central Bank were they on the Directorate. The position however, is too important for any monetary or economic crank to occupy, and shareholders with any knowledge of finances should have no trouble picking out seven men in the different classifi- cations who will give sound, sane disinterested leadership in the conduct of the affairs of this new important instrument, which may or may not be of some assistance in pulling Canada out of the bog of depression. We are not enough of an economic and f in- ancial expert ourselves to predict whether the Central Bank will do any good or not; the theory on which it is founded is good but whether it will work in actual practice or not we are not prepared to say. The calibre of the gentlemen occupying positions as directors will have a lot to do with it. In any event the pro- visions of the charter give the bank such powers and privileges that it is almost sure to be a money-making venture and those who had the money, and the foresight to invest it, in Bank of Canada shares are to be congratulated on both counts. We note that appointments have been made in some nearby municipalities of Motor Vehicle License issuers and have been wondering if the Provincial Government in its "purge” of the government services is contemplating any change in connection with the local appointee. We h0pe not, as our friend Mack has always been a most courteous official, and has perform- ed his duties capably and efficiently and we be- lieve, to the satisfaction of all. In addition to all this he served his country at a time when his country needed his services. In other words he is a returned soldier, and the gifts of the country’s governments should be made to those (all things, ability etc., being equal) who sac- rificed valuable years of their lives without hope of any financial reward, in order that said governments could survive. If a change is con- sidered necessary we think it would be good politics and a pOpular policy to follow to see that another returned man gets this position. God knows there are no wealthy ones in this district who could afford to spurn it. No doubt the local Ex-Soldiers Association, which is not a political organization, but which could be if necessary, are being consulted by the patronage committee, as they always were by the Tories when in power, when appointments or changes |were being made. and practices will immediately be put into ef- fect at the City Hall. Censorship of the press insofar as they take part in civic politics should be the first item on the program but that is too much to hope for even from Comrade Simpson. We wonder what decoration will be conferred on this occupant of the highest position in the gift of the City of Toronto! The last incum- bent was made a C.B.E. in the New Year’s hon- or list, although what good that will ever do him is more than we know. The peculiar part about all this newspaper ballyhoo is that the newspapers must think they will influence some votes by it. If they are right in this then all we can say is that the “in- telligent electorate” is not using its intelligence. The employment of such tactics also give an in- dication of the newspapers’ rating of the in- telligence of the general public. How do you like it, Toronto? We have just read a book which should never have had cause to be written. The name of it “Peace with Honor” by A. A. Milne. It treats as its title suggests, with war and peace and its author conclusively proves (to our mind at least) that war is not justified under any cir- cumstances, if, as all national leaders have de- clared and declaimed, we want peace. This book is important enough from an educational stand- point to be placed in all our schools, to be used as a text-book on peace and to change our na- tional outlook from the one that accepts war as a national policy to one more in keeping with this enlightened age. To use only one of the many graphic illustrations, because war was SHOULD FOLLOW “TORY” EXAMPLE GOOD DIRECTORATE NECESSARY “PEACE WITH HONOR" THE DURHAM CHRONICLE A recent report from the U.S.A. where they go in for statistics is to the effect that while the death rate is going up the birm rate is beat- ing it out, among those whom depression has hit hardest. Several reasons are advanced for this condition, the most striking one being that those on relief to some extent lack responsibil- ity and forethought in financial matters '( which has brought them to the point where they had to go on relief) and also in family affairs, hence the increased birth rate. One thing sure the item of doctors and hospital bills need not worry them as long as they are on the relief rolls, as all this is taken care of at the taxpayers’ ex- pense. At the same time the birth rate among those able to support themselves is steadily dropping and presumably the expense has some- thing to do with this too. Durham is already sending out invitations for its Old Home Week next summer. Aren’t they afraid the supply of enthusiasm necessary for such an event will run out before the time comes ?â€"Fergus News-Record. 1935 started off with plenty of snow and a strong westerly wind. For the sake of the coal- bin and what it contains we hOpe this is not a sample of the weather we can expect for the balance of the winter. The roads were very heavy on Tuesday but so far as we have heard the snow-ploughs are doing good work and the highways are still passable. Commenting on the expressions-of the mo- ther and attending physician when the fifth baby came, the mother exclaimed “Holy Mary!” and Dr. Dafoe “Gosh!”; the Chesley Enterprise said last week: “Under such intense excite-‘ ment the language might have been unprint- able.” Perhaps it was. Nobody has mentioned what Papa Dionne said. An interesting feature of the nomination meeting was the clear, concise explanation of the aims and objects, purposes and workings of' the Public Library Board as given by the chair- man, Rev. W. H. Smith. A more intimate ac- quaintance with this useful, educational and re- creational adjunct of our municipality would perhaps open our eyes to the excellent work it is doing and the need it supplies. used by our forefathers to settle international disputes it is no reason why we should con- tinue to do so; our forefathers (including the church) countenanced slavery; would we do so now? This book is really the most logical at- tempt to eliminate war that has come to our notice, and we hope that everyone '(and when we say everyone we mean Italians, Germans, Japanese, French and British too) will read it. If, as has been stated by some of our most prominent statesmen, the next war will mean the collapse of civilization it is about time that some educational efi'ort was being made to wean us all away from the generally accepted idea that war can still be used on this earth. Of what use would it be to win the next war if in the meantime civilization had collapsed? “Peace with Honor” will give you an entirely new conception of international settlement of contentious matters without resorting to arms. Ex-Mayor Stewart was honored in King George’s New Year’s list with the title “C.B.E." What it stands for we can only guess. It may be “Comrade of the British Empire” or “Com- panion” or “Commander”. Now that Billy is out of the Mayor’s chair he may think of it as “Competent Burial Engineer.” Kentucky prides herself on the number of Colonels they create. The Ontario government is not far behind with the number of K.C.’s they issue. Has it ever struck any of the recipients that the more common the title becomes the less honored the bearers of it are liable to be in the eyes of the ordinary citizen? pose, a couple who spend too much time talking about their “love" will never have much money. Love may make happiness, but it takes beef- steak and bacon and beans, and suchlike to get one into a frame of mind akin to this great ac- complishment There’s not much love wasted on a man by a family if he doesn’t snpplj' them with the‘ necessities '0: life. A radio broadcast of the “goo-goos” of the famous Dionne quintuplets was refused by the Columbia network system because it was a blatt- nerphone record taken earlier in the evening and not the real thing. At that, it would have been more entertaining than most of the blatt- net-sample programmes “in person” one hears over the radio at almost any hour of the day or night. “Couple Who Haggle Over Money Not Much in Love” says Dorothy Dix. And we sup- l During the time the switch was set ‘for the passenger extra to enter the sid- ling the automatic signal near Dundas istation would show a red light (stop) jand the next automatic signalâ€"about ltWO and a half miles west thereofâ€" ‘would show a yellow light (caution). “But these lights would change to fgreen, indicating clear track. when ,Brakeman Phelps reset the switch (0'1~ switch was mmwn by Brakeman Lynch immediately before train No. 16 entered the siding. When the engineman on trainNo.16realiaedwhat had been done he immediately applied his brakes in emergency and made every emu-t to track, automatic signals, switch light and smmwowsmatanmmper- “up V’IV. W. W “a.“ U..\â€" -vwwv.-.’ " W. 8. Hunter. the only nominee for sage to Hamilton for the relief en- lgine. .319 reeveship, was the next speaker, r ' ' not know that his train had entemd Itatlve at the WW Council. During 'the siding, but thought it was still on gum W he Wed on the finance. ed- the eastward mam line. As he “daemon and my committees. as rproceeding towards Dundas station he yell ‘15 W0 special committees. and he noticed the headlight, of the engine of fave his healers some idea of the wont tram No. 16, and real-mg that it would .these committees accomplished. The Memewofmm“upmifinanceoommitteeisoneofthemost ceededonttlematnline,hesaysthatl'important”“16‘1"”‘8the W W” hebecameexcited andnldledtofllega‘eymmmuwmfljumwm switch, which he unlocked and turned .the county to be deaeased. and a move for the dding in the face of approach- was “0" m made to equalize the ing mm No. 16, thus causing the m, ihospital m over the whole county. (er mm to enter the siding and collide ismns of the work of the prone“? with the passenger extra. W119 SUNS-his beamrs a resume the company’s service over 16 years, is a classed conductor. All W W Hamilton General Hospital author- idesreparted'lhuradnymghtmm- tunsofmemndaawreckmmnkms WWW Itisnowexpect- mmenwdworks,pveamm ottheactivmesotmepastywwd eddmtallwfllm, whenfliechnirmlnalledtmonncv. mmmnsmotmemnc nryBoud.tomnkeamporton body's activities. Mr. Smith in o. .3 RE Confused Brahman 'I'hea'rorotnmtmkemanns. Lyudxwhobeameexdtedmdflm the siding witch thinking his own trahmflllonthemalnlingmuaed memmghtcomsionntmn- mm,1tmmmm aymmoammmbyw.a. mum-mam and general www.cumflregiomotmecun- The company’s investigation disclos- ed, said the statement. “that Train No. 16 had clear signals and a clear track The statement follows: “The company‘s investigation of the unfortunate accident. at Dundas on the night of December 25 shows that pas- ”nae investigation discloses that trainNo.16hadclearsignnlsanda thrown by Brakemm Lynch immedi- ately before Train No. 16 entered the senger extra 5300 arrived at Dundas siding at 9.00 pm. and stopped there becauseofahotcrankplnonenglne 5300. This crank pin had become hot between Brantford (where the engine was last inmted) and Dundas. “After the passenger extra had en- tered the siding Rear End Brakeman Phelps properly set and locked the switch for the main line and turned the marker lights on the rear of his train from red to green to indicate to the enginemen of any following train that the passenger extra was clear of the main line. “On examination of Engine 5300 the engineman and conductor decided it would be better that another engine should be supplied at Bayview to take the train from Bayview to Toronto. Forward Brakeman Lynch of the pas- senger extra, who had joined the other; employes at tine engine, was instructed, to go back to Dundas station and ask. the operator to send the necessary mes- sage to Hamilton for the relief en-‘ than National Railways. mteen lives were lost end 31 peo- ple injumd m the crash when Ma No. 16, the Benoit-Toronto “Maple leaf” express, hurtled into the near coaches of the Imam-Toronto (must- the main line, MUNICIPAL OFFICI AIS IN BY ACCLAMATION (Continued from page 1.) dedEXMHeMIM Caused C.N.R. Wreck whohubeentn mbemgcutdmmas pawns ob- jectedtouslngtheemlymm'v itaformanypumoaes. 'l‘hehydmmr- plushaddroppedmmoouum- 'manaxr.c.nxamw {mmwmuw. M mtwpe.tnwcver,henm.o(mm .Wntemtheneunm.m- dummemmyammw *WALdendW.B.W- mmflnhnmwn-them- inc. autumn-any.me {mmummmww mammawmur. the 1.0.0.3. mafia-mg tom the ooctotflxehflflaflonothvmm “Wooden, Murat it nov1mdum.lu-.ucaow|nteltu finance committee is one of the most important and during the pea year ateyhadcausedthecostofjusticein the county to be cleansed. and a move wasnowheingmadetoequalize the hospital m over the whole county. Speaking of the work of the propaty committee he gave his hearers a, resume of the registry oflice (median. Other savings accomplished by the committee ofwhichMr.Huntel-isamemberwere the lowering of the insurance rate on the county buildings and the adjust- ment of the cmmty sinking tuna. Utmmmmmhuomwasnextaned mandguveammdmeaflurs ottbatbody. www.mde- ofmplndngoldmpdngbemgmemâ€" rent for thelocal mm was the lament.1 Adieeringfeatuieoftheannualrepon 'was that relief costs were not as hea as in fonner years. Government regu- lations now require that every able- bodied man perform an adequate un- cunt of work for the relief that he his family receives. This is one of reasons for the amount of work be done on the new municipal park and swimming pool. In conclusion he be- lieved the prospects were bright for a. 800d year in 1935. He reserved his de- cision as to his candidature for Mayor for 1935. Councillor Bert Stoneouse was the 11:21 speaker and after extending his thanks to his nominators announced that he was not in the field for mayor- alty but would be willing to serve an- other year as councillor. He had been attending nomination meetings. he. said for upwards of thirty years. but this was the tamest one he ever attended. The 1934 council must have been a good one if there was no criticisms of their year’s work. Councillor J. B. Duffield was the next to be called to the platform and he, too, announced that he was not in the field for mayor. As to his nom- ination for council. he reserved his de- cision. He thought the council had had agoodyear,withnooutsundingpmb~ lems to face. but what decisions they hndmade.hadbeentothebestofmelr ability for the benefit of the Healsorefen'edtothe lackofcrid manning-mum“, useotflmwwnhan.butthecoum11 had been in touch with adjacent can-s HY HERBAL rents charm for one exception