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Waterloo Chronicle \i BE FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND AND | | HYDRO COMMISSION Is COMPLETELY | Published every Thureday by David Bean and Sons, Ltd.] | _ VINDICATED OF CHARGES MADE | On application. Advertising copy must reach the office not later than Monday noon to insure insertion, We venture to say that the many citizens who last week accepted the invitation of the Waterloo Public School Board to inspect the Alexandra School of Waterloo, which has been remodelled and enlarged, were surprised and pleased with the transformation which has taken place during the past few months. In design and appearance and in the completeâ€" ness of its equipment it compares most favorâ€" ably with any of the schools in the larger centres and it is not only an ornament to the town but a school which is equipped. to admirâ€" ably serve the purpose for which it was conâ€" structed, the education of the growing young lads and maidens who will one day be the future citizens upon whom the responsibilities of citizenship will rest. Considerable has been heard of the heavy expenditures involved in the reconstruction of the Alexandra School but on viewing the school those who had questioned the amount expendâ€" ed, we believe, came away convinced that value had been received for the money spent. Added facilities include two new departments, the manual training and the household, science, both in charge of highly qualified teachers. With the present efficient teaching staff toâ€" gether with the new and modern facilities, the school will be in a position to serve with inâ€" creased efficiency the educational needs of the community. The Public School Board, including the able chairman, Mr. John Bruegeman, the efficient secretary, Mr. A. E. Devitt, and other members of that body, is to be commended on the splendid and highly satisfactory way in which the improvements at the Alexandra School have been carried out. It is now a modern school in every sense of the word. Sir George Foster, Canada‘s veteran statesman, has recently come forward with the interesting suggestion that the number of Dominion cabinet ministers be reduced. He proposes the abolition of the department of Secretary of State, the combination of the departments â€" of _ Public Works, Railways, Marine and Fisheries, the merging of the two great tax collection departments of Finâ€" ance and Customs, the wiping out of the office of Solhicitorâ€"General, and the addition of the portfolio of Soldiers‘ Reâ€"establishment to the Department of Militia and Deience. ALEXANDRA SCHOOL OF WATERLOO REMODELLED AND ENLARGED. A MODERN SCHOOL | SIR GEORGE FOSTER FAVORS REDUCâ€" |__TION IN NUMBER OF CABINET | MINISTERS. COST OF GOVERNâ€" | MENT IS UNDULY HEAVY It is pointed out that Canada has sevenâ€" teen cabinet ministers on salary, with several ministers without portfolio, while the United States, with eleven or twelve times the populaâ€" tion, has only eight cabinet ministers. The cost of the Canadian Cabinet is $229,000 as against $108,000 in the United States. There is no question but that we could get along with a smaller number of ministers and that economies could be effected in the administration of all the provinces without loss of efficiency. Canada could, we believe, take a forward step in this direction without retarding its progress. A contemporary believes that the three Maritime Provinces should be federated with one parliament instead of having three separâ€" ate legislatures. Prince Edward Island, with a population of less than many of our counties, has a legislature all its own, with a Lieutenantâ€" Governor, cabinet and staff of other officials. In the Prairie Provinces it is emphasized that the heavy taxation is due to a large deâ€" gree to the duplication of administration, with three sets of legislatures, three Lieutenantâ€" Governors, three cabinets and the duplication of other departments of government. None of these three provinces has a population one quarter of the size of Ontario. With the burden of taxation becoming unâ€" duly heavy, thinking citizens are enquiring into these matters and casting about for a remedy for the present situation. It certainly would appear that great economies could be effected if the various provinces and the Dominion as a whole would make a serious effort to curtail and eliminate expenitures which are but inâ€" creasing the burden of taxation without affording any corresponding advantages. The King Government is at present endeavoring to effect economies and this is a move in the right direction. Further action will be awaited with interest. k SUBSCRIPTION RATES ADVERTI8ING RATES After the most searching enquiry by the Gregory Commission, that body not only failed .+ 4440) to find any evidence to support the charges :: $00 |made of "irregularities, wastefulness, the imâ€" ... see.| proper use of the property of the commission and other wrongâ€"«doing" in connection with the operation of the great Hydro undertaking, each the| but on the contrary highly commends the insertion.| wonderful development of the Hydro enterâ€" â€"â€"â€"â€"| prises under the leadership of Sir Adam Beck. â€"â€"â€"â€" *\ Moreover, the report states that the principle RLOOl of public ownership has been established as D. A | thoroughly sound, in short, the report conâ€" l. stitutes a complete vindication of the Hydro 22L Commission, the charges made being found to mgzens be wholly without foundation. The Inquiry f ot :::2 Commission holds, however, that there were fi been | $11,800,000 of "unjustifiable excess costs" in sed and|connection with the Chippawa undertaking, of rich has| which $11,000,000 was attributed to the rush ths. In| schedule. Concerning the management, the ompleteâ€" | yoport says : "There is not a b}reath of suspicion st favorâ€"| _ _ hss °* 2°____|of any personal wrongâ€"doing. The Enquiry Commuission in its report called atiention to the lack of knowledge on the part of the government of the plans and work of the Commussion, the lack of informâ€" ation as to the estimates, being, in its opinion, largely responsible for the troubles of the past, breeding mistrust, suspicion and illâ€"will. It says there was a notable lack of frankness on the part of the Commussion in this respect. The Commission, although charging Sir Adam with being arbitrary and inconsiderate, states that "these circumstances should not blind anyone to the fact that he has rendered glreat and notable service to Ontario. The reâ€" port furtner says: "i‘ne design of the Queenstonâ€"Chippawa Development was based upon the most intriâ€" cate calculations known ; in the theory of hydraulies, but even so, there was some doubt| us to whether or not the results sought for would be obtained through it. It now appea.rsi clear that tie engineers of the Commission, as designers of this great work, surpassed‘ even their own expectations. ‘The canal was designed to pass 15,000 cubic feet of water per second, but we are advised by our Consultâ€" ing Engineer, that it is capable of passing 18,000 cubic feet of water per second, or more. he engineers stated that they hoped to get} 30 h.p. per secondâ€"foot, but the test which wel have had made indicates that this amount willr be exceeded. It was originally estimated that it would develop 500,000 h.p., but it seems clear that it will, on completion, develop "7)50,0(:0 electrical h.p.â€"a most substantial inâ€" crease. The plant now has an efficiency of; over 90 per cent.,.â€"an unusually high figure, ‘am;l one which indicates a fineness of design' Lcldum, if ever before attained, in a work ofi ‘,t,his character. It is, in short, a magnificent | piece of engineering." . ‘ In their general conclusions the Enquiry ! Commissioners istate: "The principle of the | public ownership of the water powers of the ‘l'l‘uvince and their development by the people | for the people is, in our opinion, fundamentally ‘sound, and should be maintained at all hazards \in its full integrity. The engineering depalt- ‘ment of the Commission is made up of men of |high professional qualifications & :;'zgineers and the various plants are exce;ifiig ly well operated by them. That the Commission is financially sound there is not the slightest doubt." The aid of British and American friends has enabled France to save the franc. The recent slump alarmed the French nation but the emergency external financing seems to have had the effect desired. The ground lost has been regained and if there is an improveâ€" ment in French national revenues from the new taxations proposed the present favorable situation may be ~maintained. Large loans were negotiated in Great Britain and United States, the amount loaned by friends in the latter country being $100,000,000. The voting of large sums of money for acrial, Jand and naval defence by the Labor Government in Great Britain has been diffiâ€" cult to understand by many Conservative and Liberal members in that country. The Under Secretary of the Air Ministry, however, alâ€" though a pacifist himself, points out that Labor had never urged disarmament for Great Britain, regardless of what other nations might do, because it was not a practical proposition. The Labor Government‘s defence programs are, however, being kept down as low as is comâ€" patible with safety. EDITORIAL NOTES ARED TO | soUTH WATERLOO MEMBER FAVORS TARIFF COMMISSION William EMiott, Progressive memâ€" ber for Waterloo south, intends to move in the house that the governâ€" ment should consider the advisaâ€" bility of appointing an advisory tarâ€" iff commission to enquire into and make recommendations to this par liament regarding any increase or reduction of the customs tariff which may be contemplated. CANADA WILL RECEIVE $8,000,000 TO $10,000,000 FROM GREAT BRITAIN The Canadian Press learns that an adjustment of accounts between Canada and Great Britain with re gard to war liabilities has been made and the amount that Canada is to receive has been settled. ‘The Dominion will receive from Great â€" Britati â€" certain Canadian bonds and a sum in cash. The whols payment will amount to between $8,000,000 and $10,000, sUCCEEDS SENATOR RATZ Andrew Haydon, partner in the law firm of McGiverin, Haydor and Ebbs of Ottawa, has been appointed to the Senate, to fill the vacancy caused by the death recently of Senator Valentine Ratz of New Hamburg. Mr. Haydon was born in Parkenham, Ont., in June, 1867, and received his education al the Alâ€" monte High School and Queen‘s University. Mr. Haydon was secretary of the National _ Liberal _ convention in Ottawa, in August, 1919, and from December of that year to March, 1922, he was secretary of the Naâ€" tional, Liberal Organization Commitâ€" tee with headquarters at Ot‘awa. He is an Anglican in religion. CARRY SECOND READING O.T.A. REFERENDUM BILL BY 67 to 22 Last week the Ferguson governâ€" ment carried through the second reading in the legislature of its O. T.A. referendum enabling bill. With the exception of Peter Heenâ€" an, Labor member for Kenora, and W. J. Callan, Labor member for Rainy River, all Progressives supâ€" ported Hon. Manning Doherty‘s moâ€" tion for six months‘ hoist. The Liberal group voted against it and joined the government forces. The vote was 80 to 11. By a vote of 67 to 22, the main motion for second reading was carâ€" ried. Government members lined up soâ€" lidly behind the treasury benches on the issue, and enlisted two recruits from the followers of Hon. Mannâ€" ing Doherty, Progressive leader. They were Peter Heenan, Labor member for Kenora, and W. J. Calâ€" lan, Labor member for Rainy River. UNITED STATES LOAN _ OF $100,000,000 TO FRANCE _ | ‘The firm of J. P. Morgan & Comâ€"| pany, fiscal agent for the (}overn-‘ ment of France, announced on Mar. | 12, through Thomas W. Lamont,} that it has undertaken with a limitâ€"| ed number of strong American barks | to establish important credits in . New York for the use of the Bank of France. The establishment of| these credits has been arranged with the approval of the Governâ€", ment of France, and while State, Department approval was not necesâ€" sary, inasmuch as the transaction was of a private nature, it was understood â€" that Washington had been kept full informed. s ‘The total amount of the credits is not less than $100,000,000 and the loan is secured by gold on deâ€" posit in the French Treasury. No time limit has been attached to the loan; it can run for three months, for a year, or longer, should the Bank of France so desire. That beautiful, even shade of dark, glossy hair can only be had ‘by brewing a mixture of Sage Tea and Stuiphur. Your hair is your charm. It makes or mars the face. "When it fades, turns grey Of streakâ€" ed, just an application or two of Sage apd Sulphur enchances its apâ€" pearance a hundredfold. Don‘t bother to prepare the mixâ€" ture; you can get this famous old recipe improved by the addition of other ingredients at a small cost, all ready for use. It is called Wyâ€" eth‘s Sage and Sulphur Compound. This can always be depended upon to bring back the natural color and lustre of your hair. Sage Tea Turns Gray Hair Dark It‘s Grandmother‘s Recipe Bring Back Color and Lustre to Hair Everbody uses "Wyoths" Sage and Suiphur Compound now because it darkens so naturally and evenly that no one can tell it has been applied. _ You simply dampen . a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through the hair, taking one small strand at a time; by mornâ€" Ing the gray hair has disappeared, and after another application it beâ€" comes beautifully dark and appoars glossy and lnstrous. SIR WILLIAM D. REID, RAILWAY BUILDER, 18 DEAD Sir Wililam Duff Reid, builder of the Newfoundland Railway, and forâ€" mer president of the Reidâ€"Newfoundâ€" land Company, died at his Montreal resident on March 12 He was in his fiftyâ€"sixth year. Sir Wiltiam had been very ill for a year past, suffering from a comâ€" plication of diseases, and his Jealh was not unexpected. He was born in New South W ales, Australia, in 1868. From 1887 to 1890 he was manager for Isbest & Reid, which firm contracted for the building of the Point Tupper and Grand Narrows, C.B., section of the Intercolonial Railway. He went to Newfoundland in 1890. Robert Forke, Leader of the Proâ€" gressives will introduce the longâ€" talkedâ€"of bill granting a charter to the United Church of Canada in about ten days. ROBERT FORKE TO INTRODUCE CHURCH UNION BILL This development was the result of a conference between the Proâ€" gressive chief and Hon. Newton Rowell, head of the legal committee in charge of the framing and proâ€" gress of the measure. f The cancer germ has been segreâ€" gated and a serum prepared which has performed complete cures of cancer, was announced at a staff meeting of physicians at St. Joseph‘s Hospital at Omaha, Neb., last week by Dr. M. J. Scott of Butte, Monâ€" tana, but formerly of Omaha. The segregation was performed in a New York laboratory by a Canadian |physician working in conjunction | with Dr. Scott. The name of the Canadian physician is withheld unâ€" til the official announcement of the discovery is made some time within | the next sixty days, says Dr. Scott. It is known, too, that care will be: taken by the sponsor of the »ill and by others interested in prevennng‘ any needless controversy, to make plain the simplicity and directness of the issue before Parliament. Jt will be emphasized that Parliament has to deal only with the question of granting or not granting a charâ€" ter to make Church Union possible, and that the introduction of any deâ€" nominational or sectarian fesling is to be avoided because, for one thing, it is not permissable in Parliaâ€" ment. CANCER GERM SEGREGATED BY CANADIAN PHYSICIAN "Just as certain as we are that this typho‘d germ is the germ that causes typhoid, just as certain as we are that the diphtheria germ causes diphtheria, just so certain are we that the germ we have isolated causes cancer," Dr. Scott told the physicians at St Joseph‘s hospital. Dr. Scott told of taking this germ and innoculating it into animals free from cancer and watching the canâ€" cer develop, removing this cancer again, isolaling the germ, and growâ€" ing cultures again.. "We have been able to isolate this same bug in every case of canâ€" cer that has come undor our obserâ€" vation," said Dr. Scott. "Indispensable In Our Business" Another wholeâ€"hearted endorsement comes from Mr A W Williams, General Manager of the Belie Ewart Ice Company Limited, Toronto, who says: "We have been us ing Ford trucks for the past eight years and find them indispensable in our To CARS MUSIC TEACHER SHOT DEAD M. B. _ SNYDER _ APPOINTEU Declaring that his action was in| CLERK AND TREASURER OF defence of his wife‘s honor, William NORTH DUMFRIES Steadman, stated by the police 10| M. B. Snyder was appointed clerk live at 765 Dupont street, Toront0,} ind treasurer of North Dumfries met Herbert McClure, a music teachâ€"| township at the meeting of the er, in the Lawrence Park gArAg® council held recently at whicW all Yonge street last week and shot him| the _ members were present with dead. The shooting occurred almost} Reeye Samuel Rohr presiding. Mr. immediately after the two men Met gnyder‘s duties will begin on July and before McClure had been givenl 1 next at a salary of $500 per anâ€" an opportunity to defend himself} num, ‘Thirteen applications were against the allegations of Steadmanâ€"| received for the position. Steadman was . shortly a(terwa.rds‘ placed under arrest on a charge of murder. . | Minard‘s Liniment for Sprains. 4& "BANK_TORONTO Why Ford Predominates Capital $5,000,000 , Reserves $7,000,000 mhdamm-kdm&iu}wu.g hall I save my money or spegd it?" I'il‘il!*!;‘\- ";'-Im would you adâ€" h 7! :i: anl ,‘" ,mal‘""mm teil him to SAVRE! i) â€" oo Tw W fllfi! 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