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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1938 i The Russell Leader 8 RUSSELL, ONTARIO. Established 1899 "The Only Newspaper In 'Russell County : Published Every Thursday A GARLAND HALL, Manager. e Telephone .38. Subscription Rates--$1.00 to any address in Canada, $1.50 if not so paid. $1.50 to any $2.00 #f not so paid. Advertising Rates on application to this i paid in advance; @ddress in the United States payable in advance; pffice. i _-- ONTARIO POWER NEED IS KEY TO ST. LAWRENCE. Publication of correspondence three weeks ago between Prime Minister King and Premier Hepburn of Ontario regard- ing the St. Lawrence Waterway project more or less confirms an argument made. by Toronto's Financial Post, namely, that Ontario holds the key to this situation and "that that key will probably not be turned until this province feels a need for the hydro-electric power that lies dormant in our mighty monarch of Eastern Ontario. When a treaty was originally negotiated with the United States in 1932, the major item of expense (about $120 millions) was assigned to rest on Ontario's shoulders. . This was the province's.share of the cost of joint. Hydro power developments which will bring the province. some 1.5 million . horsepower of electric energy. "The the bill of cost and was indicative of the fact that power is the primary and indeed the only justification of the St. Lawrence project as far as Canada is concerned. According to the King-Hepburn corres- pondence, the U.S. Government, as recently as last November, made official enquiry from Ottawa as to whether this country was prepared to proceed with. further negotiations regarding the waterway. LE e Minister King accordingly asked Mr. ep was prepared to co-operate on the matter. Mr. Hepburn replied that in view of tenta- tive plans for settlement of the ' dispute with Quebec power companies, Ontario's - power requirements were taken care of for "many, many years to come." Further discussions are to be held between '"mem- bers of the Ontario Hydro Commission and technical officials of both governments." Most experts in this line .agree. that Ontario's newly purchased power supplies, though currently affording a small surplus of power, will little more than meet normal growth requirements during the next de- cade. In fact, Ontario must again look for new sources of power within a very few years if nominal growth rate of about seven per cent. annually. -Since the St. Lawrence project would de- liver no power for at least five years from date of the treaty, far-sighted hydraulic engineers like Hydro's chairman, Dr. Hogg (who has already predicted that the St. Lawrence must sooner or later be de- veloped as a source of Ontario power), will probably play an important part in bring- ing about consummation of this enterprise --perhaps more quickly than now appears. Hesitancy to make the St. Lawrence the real Niagara of Ontario would appear to be based more on politics than common- sense opposition. CANADIAN RED CROSS GIVING ANSWER TO CHINA'S APPEAL. Beginning next week-end and extending until the end of February, the Canadian Red Cross Society and the religious bodies in Canada are uniting in a national appeal for the relief of war sufferers in China. Both Japan and China were tendered medical and relief assistance by the Inter- national Red Cross, representing all nation- al societies. Japan declined, stating that she had already made necessary provision. China accepted, with a gratitude that re- flects her terrible need. pe China is suffering. The extent and 'severity of that suffering has seldom, if ever, found equal in the history of nations. ~The shelling and bombing of cities, bringing terror, death, disablement and - destitution, not alone to soldiers, but to countless women and little children help- lessly caught in the maelstrom of war, have created distress of unparalleled propor- "tions. At the expressed wish of Canadian 'citizens in many parts of the Dominion, the | Red Cross and religious workers of Can- ada, in affiliation, are creating a fund, through which our people may express their sympathy in tangible form. No brief is needed for this appeal. Day by day, press and radio are laying the stark facts of this great tragedy before us. The need for kindly assistance will never be greater. In the face of suffering such as theirs, our sympathy and help can know no barriers of race or creed. : ; Canada will do its share in meeting this need promptly, with generous heart and hand. Donations, made payable to the "Red Cross Chinese Relief Fund," may be made at any local bank or Red Cross office or church body and minister. $30 | councillors of the. future will "or $40 millions which Ottawa was to con-, tribute was a comparatively small item in urn to again state whether Ontario load increases continue at the . -could just slip: across: : Maple Leafs handed a defeat or a tie on COUNTRY EDITOR SECURES SUPPORT FOR MUNICIPAL CRUSADE. - Up in Fergus the municipal council was not doing right by our Nell; the Nell in this case being the Fergus News-Record, which is a good newspaper and holds up its end for its community on every occasion. And so the editor thought something should be done about it. And he wrote editorials and he interested possible council timber and he sat back to see what would happen. And something did happen. The ratepayers went to the polls and they wiped every man of last year's council off the municipal slate and possibly will keep them wiped off for some time to come. There are times when a newspaper comes to the conclusion that it has stood enough and that something should be done . about it. It is then the editor rolls up his sleeves, squares his shoulders if he can write that way, and decides to permit his thoughts to run unbridled, unchecked. And when that happens, though it rarely does happen, there is something in the paper for those who like that sort of thing. : We don't know whether the Fergus man - would qualify as a scrapping editor who can scrap, but it is apparent at this distance that his council has not been giving him the co-operation his newspaper deserves. That he should turn on his council, and tan their hides and-hang them on the fence to dry, is only what was to have been ex- pected. He lost none of his prestige by stepping into the fray with rights and lefts. And the justice of his cause only added more steam to his punches. The council of the village of Fergus has learned its lesson this time, the would-be remember what happened. in the dying days of 1937. and resolve that they will not want any more of that, and the town will secure a sound, progressive, business-like adminis- tration in the future. ns EDITORIAL NOTES AND COMMENT In 1937, 320,000 Americans spent $234,- 000,000 in Canada--and three stowaways were found on one ship from Europe. Stock brokers are-noted for their pala- tial, well furnished -homes.: = No wonder, . considering the fine' work they do on some . people's pocketbooks. ; : ; Fatal traffic accidents are fewer in rainy and snowy weather when drivers are alert, proving that careful driving lessens the number of motor accidents. Guess work, puzzles and contests have reached the "big business' status in the U.S. with an annual payroll of $27,000,000 and guaranteeing employment to every one of its applicants--and yet despite the fact that few of its workers ever get paid it has never had a strike. " An attempt is being made to build a ho- tel opposite Maple Leaf Gardens in To- ronto. And it. might be a fine idea at that. The Toronto fans who get an easy" headache by looking at their hockey team the street and do something about it.. in i We are:always glad. to see the Toronto their home ice, and this despite the fact that we like the Queen City as a whole. In our humble opinion the Toronto hockey team would be more popular with us if Red Foster. would quite kidding about his team not clicking when as a matter of fact they are getting the worst of it, click or no click. With the announcement that the presi- dent of the General Motors Corp. of the United States received over a half million dollars in salary for the year 1937, no one need to wonder why labor organizations revolt. In the opinion of the Smiths Falls Record-News, no man is worth that much = money, per annum, to any business. That sum would give employment to many men at $25 per week. Such capitalists need to be severely jolted, concludes that paper. The editor of the Trenton Courier-Advo- cate reports a sure-fire cure for the com- : mon cold curse, but doesn't give the name" of the cure any undue publicity. How- ever, the subject is always. good for an« editorial in most newspapers. Personally . we want to say that all these directions : : about how to avoid a cold are nix, nux and /- nuts. If a cold spots you there is only one thing to do, take it and try to look pleas-, ant until it has run its course. The per- son who invents seven sure methods of i losing a"cold overnight can retire on the biggest fortune ever made by any one man, and a bigger one than Barnum dreamed of. Much ig being said these days about in-: dustry, but what about the farmer? As" still higher wages and more paid holidays: make jobs in the towns more attractive in' this country, so will the present drift from. the land become a stampede. How can. farmers' sons and daughters be encouraged' to stay on the farm? Not by saying that' agriculture is important and the basic in- dustry of Canada; nor by extolling the charms of country life. Steps or action must be taken to help the farmer to make a job in the country as good as a job in the town. Prosperity passes agriculture by because no great effort has been or is being made to take prosperity to the countryside. If farmers received the same -encourage- ment, assistance and consideration as does industry, perhaps the country would be in a more flourishing condition. { nion, in the discussion about the ex- 4 in which the projected legislation on 4 might 'clog the wheels The Ottawa Spotlight By Spectator Ottawa, Jan. 18th.--In the smal, unpretentious stone building, which stands in the shadow of (Confetera- tion building on the banks of the Ot- tawa, 'and which, once . a carventer shop, has housed Canada's highest court of justice for many years, six black robed justices have been lis- tening to arguments on the famous Alberta cases. As you sit - in the back row of seats of this chamber you are impressed with the simp.e dignity of this venerable couit which has been called upon to de: cide the important constitutional questions involved in these cases and' you are impressed as well bv the imposing 'array of learned coun- sel presenting the arguments. It took only one 'day for argu- ments to be heard on whether the Dominion still possesses the right to disallow provincial statutes and if a lieutenant governor has the right to reserve assent on .provincial bills for the decision of the governor general. The court will later give its judgment on whether these rights have lapsed, or been impaired in any way by constitutional prac- tise or still remain in full force. The court is also called on to de- cide whether or mot three bills pas- sed by the Alberta legislature are valid; that is if the provincial gov- ernment had the power undar the constitution to pass them. These bills deal with the control of credit in the province, with the taxation of banks and with certain restrictions on the press. The arguments are based on provisions of the British | North America 'Act which define the sphere of jurisdiction of the Do- minion and the provinces. , On the one hand the provinces may exclu- sively legislate on matters affecting "proverty and civil rights within the province" while the Dominion has exclusive jurisdiction over "Banking and Currency" 'and questions relat- ing to "Peace, Order and Good Gov- ernment." - About these and other provisions - of .our. constitution .the battle of le- gal wits has been raging. But it is not correct to call it a battle; it is rather, a sober exchange of argu- ment by some of the greatest legal talent in Canada on questions of profound importance to our system of 'government. Whatever the de- cision' of the 'Supreme Court may be appeals without question will be carried to "the foot .of the throne" that is to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London, the court of last resort for cases origin- ating in the 'Dominion. 3 Constitution Questions in Coming han Session Each session meets in a distine- tive atmosphere of its own created by the nature of the country's prob- lems which at the time are pres:ing for solution = or explanation. The questions that have given this ses- sion its own atmosphere are the im- pending trade ° arrangements - be- fween (Canada and the United States and the (United States and the Unit- ed Kingdom, and.the constitutional issues that have arisen or come more to the fore in the months just past. ; : Constitutional questions crop up in the Alberta cases before the Su- preme Court--in fact that they are the very essence of these references --in the work of the Rowell Com- mission on financial = relations be- tween the provinces and the Domi- port of power, and in the situation unemployment insurance; is placed. a i ; The Alberta. cases are sub judice and therefore they remain = practic ally dead letters until the courts have given their decisions. Similarly the Rowell commission while it may be the subject of some discussion will carry on probably throughout the whole life of the session. It will likely not be before the 1939 session that the report will be in the hands of parliament for exhaustive debate On the question of the expori of power there is certain to be some fireworks in the house. In the case of unemployment insurance six 'pro- vinces have agreed to the necessary amendment to the constitution te allow the Dominion to carry the mew law, one province, New [Brunswick hesitates to agee until it is passed on by the provincial legislature, an- now information and Quebec's premier, M. Duplessis opposes the amendment iSo the matter rests but full particu- lars of thé suggested amendment will be mailed to provincial govern- ments before the opening of the ses- sion. : . (However these individual issues may be decided, what is of para- mount importance to the Canadian people is that the spirit of unity which is no doubt. grounded on firm foundations should. "grow in force, and that sectiomal feeling should not gain head te an extent that it of sound, progressive government. Sectional feeling in itself is not wrong. It must naturally exist im a country with such a variety of local interests as Canada, but it was to harmonize sectional interests with the interests of the community at large that the federal system was originally evolv- ed. : Ein : 1 NEW YEAR'S. RESOLUTIONS Any one can make and keep; It will help one's constitution, And enable one to sleep. "I will try to keep from fretting When I cannot see the sun; will try to keep from getting Into quarrels I may shun. will try to keep from grieving Over troubles that are past; Things will 'all come right at last, will try to keep from sighing, When I ought to smile, instead; the village council for payment. The - What Others Think - GOOD ADVICE (Smiths Falls [Record-News) According to a Professor of Sur= gery, in a large United !States uni- versity, passengers should not cross their legs when riding in an auto- mobile piloted by a reckless driver. He claims that by crossing one's legs, a dislocation of a hip or a knee injury may result in an automobi'e collision or mishap, The Professor recommends that a passenger in the front seat can avoid such injuries by planting both feet on the floor boards and leaning well back in the seat. Here is our tip to anyone riding with @ reckless driver "Cross your fingers and pray for the best." COST OF DYING [LOW IN 1857 (Trenton Courier Advocate) The cost of living is thought to be rather high in this day and age, but if that is so what about the cost of dying. Particularly in compari- son with the price of funerals in the old days. In 1857 there was a fu- neral in Trenton and all the particu- lars except the name of the de- ceased are given in the old minute books of the town offices. Presum- ably the bill was made out by a doc- tor and as the 'man, a Scotchman, had no means jit was presented to particulars were as follows:--Mrs. Allen $10; digging grave, $5.00; goods, wet or dry not stated, $3.00; coffin, $3.00; laying out, $1; a total of $18.50. - : - Even at that low figure it. stands to reason. that the early settlers gave the man the decent burial he deserved for the early settlers were like that. yl TESTING SLOT MACHINES (Winchester Press) Commenting on the = subject of slot machines in ia recent editorial, the Collingwood (Enterprise<Bulletin stated that "beating the machine is a real job." .It goes. on to .say.that the Rotarian tells: how a school headmaster came out ahead with "| headquarters, He went to police secured a confiscated pambling device and had it set up in the mathematics room of his school. his class of boys. .Then he 'arranged with the mathe- matics instructor to work up a prob- lem involving the law of mathema~ tical probability. The boys were to play the machine with "phoney" money to solve ithe problem. © And they discovered several sunprisiny things. They learned, for example, that a player hits the "jack pot' once in 4,000 times. At a nickel a "throw" that meant it mould cost about $200 to win $5. They learned also that the next highest "payoff" was once in 2,000 plays and made it cost. $100. to win $1. This teacher now reports that gambling isn't so popular in his school as once it was--the boys saw what gambling really is. : THE PREACHER'S NEW COAT (Peterboro Examiner) * The minigter at 'Chatham was in court complaining that some persons had stolen his overcoat. And it was a new one. The man who is said to have done the stealing was also in court, and from there he went to spend two months in jail. Just how a minister should look at such a case we do not know for sure. As a rule we expect them to ido--all sorts of things which we our- selves would not do. They are not supposed to grow angry on short no- tice; they are supposed to keep the purse strings open and to receive all 'who come for aid and send them on their way rejoicing. - , But losing an overcoat, and a new one, with winter settling down for busness, comes in a peculiar classi- fication. There is some reference to. clothing in Matthew, where it says: "And if any man will sue thee at law and take thy coat, let him have thy cloke also." 'But of course that does not say anything about a man going into the home and stealing a new overcoat even if it was the minister's coat. other, 'Alherta has asked for further | If you haven't . . . you are missing something @ Your favourite dealer can get you a variety of Dried or Pickled Canadian Fish, the flavour of which is as tasty and as perfect as though you had caught them yourself and promptly popped them into the pan. They can be served in various appetizing ways . .. 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