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. . â€" Although he had attained his 70th year, _ _ one did not associate the thought of age with ,3;;‘ theâ€"late Mr. Roos. He continued active and = / energetic to the last. Of a genial and likeable __~ personality with a commendable readiness to g assist any worthy undertaking, he made a host â€" of friends who highly valied his friendship. s <~The measure in which the late Julius H. enjoyed the sincere good will and the m personal regard of his fellow townsmen friends was evident in a striking degree at the obsequies on Sunday when hundreds of ‘ associates‘ in business and civic circles % as in the varions organizations with w he was actively identified, gathered to _ BRURY AGAIN NOMINATED $'§: . K. C. Drury, former Prime f‘;‘: t <of. Ontario, was tendered ‘fi;:: Progressive â€" nomination . for .B 4 | Simcoe at a riding convention â€" held in the Town Hall at Stayner e turda ?g the . event "bf nccaptance Mr. Druty will again face W. A. Boys, . Congervative candidate, by whom he Ew ited in the general clection Eéggmuuur. Roos it may be truly said t heexemplified those traits of character which make for the best type of citizenship.. A ny of the highest integrity of character, he served the interests of the organizations with which he was associated with unselfish devoâ€" tion and characteristic zeal and energy...He was intensely loyal to his home town and was ever alert to promote its progress. His public spirit was evident in his association with such organizations as the Board of Trade and the Waterloo Musical Society, in both of which he was.especially active. In his business life he exemplified the same desire to fulfill the duties of the positions he held with faithfuness and diligence. # s His was an eminently useful life worthy of emulation. â€" | Voters should see that their names appear properly on the Voters‘ Lists, Any omissions can be corrected by reference to the registrars recently appointed. . ~ : The voter‘s residence, for purposes of this election, is the place where he was living two months prior to the date of fhe issue of the election writ (July 21 or thereabouts). A subâ€" sequent change of residence neither deprives him of ‘the right to vote where he was living two months ee.fore that date, nor confers on him the right to vote in the district to which he has moved. Apart from that, the franchise is opén (with certain minor exceptions) togevery person, male or female, who is a British subâ€" ject, twentyâ€"one years of age, and resident in Canada for a year preceding the date of the issue of the writ. The official enquiry before Chief Justice Sir Francois Lemieux into the Doucet charges, in Wwhich it was asserted that Hon. Ernest Laâ€" pointe, exâ€"Minister of Justice, had accompanied Hon. Jacques Bureau and others on a joyâ€"ride on the St. Lawrence on the government steamâ€" er, ‘Margaret, has indicated that there was no ground for the accusation. The high character of aon Ernest Lapointe is generally recogâ€" nizedâ€"and it is not surprising that the charges should have proven untrue. ~~* Although in the heat of an election cam-l paign things are said and done which pass the bounds of propriety, baseless charges, against public men not only do grievous harm to the reputation and charaéter of the indiâ€". vidual concerned but discourage other citizens h;'!ble of rendering genuine service to the eountry from serving in a public capacity. They also injure the country in the eyes of. the *â€" / Partisans of both polifical parties should fi these things in mind when campaigning and refrain from unfounded utterances which destroy confidence in public men and detriâ€" p‘,tllly affect the good name and standing of the Dominion. If there are any charges to b they should be preferred before the r judicial authorities and their truth or , established. Hw "”,..“ a a ‘_a_ EntigiNng RATEs 3 |WMM rtis m__"m, reach the -lhtwunl_h“m-olaunlnorflu. FINDS. CHARGESâ€"UNFOUNDED 3 riibs 6 3. A. ROBB NOMINATEO hnomination of the Hon. J. A THOSE QUALIFIED TO VOTE .. :« SUBACRIPTION RATES year, in AdVANCG.,..â€"»>++.>« THE LATE J. H. ROOS guayâ€"Huntingdon. . Mr. Robb been a member ‘OfvParliament since 1908, 'w-b.,'il elected first in the constitwency of Huntingdon. In accepting the nomination, the former Finance I:Mu gave his hearers & Feview the. political @#tuation, and with the financial and w elements of the question. ~ ~~ "Yhw sTRona casEs AgAiNngt |,, . the reavlt ‘of betfk ru Over b TEN 4N uwwom Canadian Pacific train, was pus ~ At least ton indictments for" oft the car by d%a of id comy der or mansiaughter" in donfectidh | lohg, ‘ato now being investigatéd with the polson alooho! . fatalities| the . Winnipeg ; polics. Barinor will be sought by district attorney | pigked up: at Woodsida, . Man., i. Moors, of Bufa14,"when I As has been well pointed out the lives of ’m lads: are too precious to throw away. ‘While the surimer camps afford a splendid : training, the ‘Tmportance: of exercising . every | care can bardly be overâ€"emphasized. > | & i o t mcloeqiper 1e thak on mnstrockur for use th such.camps ; ;b? no instructor be placed in charge of any .camp:until he has given satisfactory proof of; his: proficiency in conditions; (c) That the Government issue "safety first" bulleting and placards and cause same to be posted ‘conspicuously in all summer camps. & 5 fly.’b’vev«. rightly took occasion fiepnry utterly unsuited â€"and far too hazardous boys‘ and girls" camps\and madt the follo recommendations !â€"â€" â€"*_~ e While it is yet early to make forecasts as to the L’ob‘b le, results, of the campaign,â€" The Financialâ€"Post, in a recent issueâ€"reviews the election sity,atiqn. It points out that fhe Conâ€" servatives in order, to be able to agsume office with even a slight measiireâ€"ofâ€"confidente and withoutâ€"having to dicker for allies must gain nine seats. Discussing the question as to where they can gain them, it says:â€" "The Maritime Provinces admittedly is a difficult field for the Tories. Essentially Libâ€" eral, the Maritimes gave the Tories unexpected support in the last election. There is a saturaâ€" tion point of Conservative gains on the Atlanâ€" tic coast. Has it been reached? September 14 will answer. f + "Quebec is a pivotal peint, The gain of & few seats would seem to be easy, where the Tories have only four seats out of 65. â€"A small gain would not be surprising. But such gains as forechst by the Hon. Hugh Rogers seem out of the question to those who have followed Canadian politics for long. "Ontario went so thoroughly Conservative in the lastâ€"election as to offer small chances for big gains. The prairies offer the best field to Meighen‘s men. This is admitted by Liberal "The summary is that to establish themâ€" selves in power the Conservatives must gain a seatâ€" or two in each province, since they can only by outstanding effort make big gains in any one province." ~ and Progressive leaders. Dunning said the other day that the Tories would concentrate their fight on the prairies, believing that they could make the best gains there in a harvest time election. And, indeed, if the Conservatives can break Dunning‘s .strangle grip on Sasâ€" katchewan, where it is a straight fight: by a whion of forces against Meighen‘s tariff policy, their election chances â€"are excellent. British Columbia is predominantly Conservative and cannot be counted on for big gains. The extent of the tourist traffic is illasâ€" trated by the number who entered at Niagara during the month of July. Well over half a million tourists entered this gateway to Canâ€" ada last month, according to immigrationâ€"ofâ€" ficials at Niagara Falls. The new Premier of France appears to be succeeding in his efforts to »ehabilitate French finances, the measures so far proposed having received approvale The result is that the franc has risen steadily, indicating a gradual return of confidence. The Premier of Quebec has just announced a surplus of $1,520,146.75 of ordinary revenues over expenditures for the fiscal year ending Jung 30th. He also incidentally intimated that the surplus of the Quebec Liquor Commission for the same period was $5,081,876.96. > According to Acting Premier Sir Henry Drsfion, reâ€"organization of the Customs De partment throughout Canada is being proceedâ€" ed with. ( S MEreat es itb‘ In THE POLITICAL SITUATION EDITORIAL NOTES was. Bubmitted. to: the presecutor last hight and after going over the d*a, Mr. Moore expressed the be: lNéf that there was sufficient to make .strong, cases againal Toh men afid probably â€"more. a anyore, LO8T BOTH ‘LEG8 . } Rumiors that George Banner, Toâ€" ronto man, " now ° in the ‘Winnipeg OdnaraT ‘Hoabitd; seflously" infured as the reauilt ‘of bethk rut dver by a Canndian Pacific train, was pushed off the car by dÂ¥a of nId compan: for the sad Mr. Sherman.ithreahed 363 bushels, | Wednesday, and the list" of 36 to the.acre. . The dates . Widdifield, ba .cW. exdeptionally mz-’h .«-a,.’.’? gj:'.'ka‘m of Preai BOY DROWNSâ€"AT HAMILTON .. y .â€"‘~._; eLUssED WITH OAR Juvenile mupder, it is alleged, was commiltted on the bay, off Lans downe on Thursday when Raward Fonger, 8 years old, sank to his death after being.clubbed over the head with an car by William Urkeâ€" witch, 14 years old, Urkowitch, a sullen boy, and gon of Russian Poles, was placed under arrest, ." EAT MORE FISH _ TO PREVENT GOITRE Eat more fishâ€"that‘s the" secret of prevention of goitre as summed up by Dr. W. B. Keith of Van couver, at the session of the Caftk dian _ Medical Association, beld the meetings of their convention at Victoria, B.C. _ ‘The study of disease had shown. that certain races, notably: the Inâ€" dians of the Pacific coast and naâ€" tives of Japan, suffered very little from goitre, said Dr. Keith. . ~ _‘ PREMIER .FERGU8SON _ â€"~ OFFERED NOMINATION iâ€"â€"â€"*â€".FOR FEDERAL HOUSE â€"Hon. G. Howard !\lmu‘m. Pre: mier of Ontario, has been offered e nomination of the provincial ridâ€" g of North Cochrane for the.n. ection. Hon. Mr. Ferguson stated i:t he would give the matter conâ€" eration. ‘The riding is a new one, thQ old riding of Cochrane having been divided last sessionâ€"to provide additional representations for Norâ€" thern Ontario in view of the big developments "there. . One of the three Simcoe ridings was eliminated at the ‘same time to keep house membership atâ€"the same level. NEW JERSEY TERfigRIZED k BY ESCAPED LEOPARD Somewhere in Middlesex or Monâ€" mouth County, N.J., a fullâ€"sized Inâ€" dian.leopard is at large, and persons living near woods, fields and lonely roads are not stirring from their homes at night. The great cat was unloaded at the Twin Brook Zooâ€" logical Park last Thursday morning, after a trip by sem and land from Singapore, Straits Settlements. Then it escaped. State troopers were sent out, fully armed, to séarch the reâ€" gions surrounding the park, but zooâ€" logical experts were of the opinion that the animal would keep under Sover until nightfall. Those who had ordered the leopard from an agent in Singapore said they understood it would not attack adults but were fearful for children. Agricultural workers coming‘ to Canada to participate in the seaâ€" son‘s harvest form a large proporâ€" ti@ of immigrant arrivals who arâ€" Tived at the Atlantic ports of Queâ€" bec and Halifax during the past two Weeks. They â€"were on board the various steamship lines coâ€"operating with the Canadian National Railâ€" ways a total of 2,030 third class passengers, some of whom are goâ€" ing directly to the land as settlers, and others to find work/on farms in Ontario and the prairie provinces. OVvER 2,000 IMMIGRANTS J FOR AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT There is a very large proportion of British settlers and workers on the steamers, and with them a numâ€" ber. of Scandinavian people,. who have always been welcome in the Dominion. Another section is made up of selected farm workers from various countries in continental Europe, who are assured of immediâ€" ate placement on farms through the agency of the department ofâ€"coloniâ€" zation, agriculture andâ€" natural reâ€" sources, Canadian National Rail wAy8. â€" ENGLAND‘S BIRTH RATE LOWEST IN THE WORLD England‘s birth rate Js the lowest in the world, and is continuing to fall. â€" Students of ~vital statistics, studying the figures which became lower and lower with each official report, are apportioning blame or praite, according to their viewpoint, for the drop. ~ Wor fifteen months the births, reâ€" lative to population, in England mdl Wales have been less than those anywhere slse; and indidations are that they will continue to fall. ' . Official‘ figur®s for the first three months of 1926 show that there were 174,06% births, 1,595 less than those of the cowresponding quarter inst year.. ‘The 1026 figures. corre births per 1,060 of population. wpond to an annval rate of 18.2 ~ Marriages are also. During "the ‘last three for 1925â€"the * Anstâ€" three . tor viton firires ‘are avaiiableâ€" thare t a docreomsa Medical Association, ~which are d also. «st three m&o for it~ three . ftor ‘are atailable â€" there marriages, a docroaso 64 with the proc ho o 936 sofoires PREMIER MEIGHEN NOMINATED ._ With the acceptance of hisvnomi~ nation as éandidatq in. the constitu= afterncon opened the ~campaign in his home. county and his tour of Western Canada. The Prime Minisâ€" ter stated his policy in regard to freight rates, the Canadian National Railways and the tariff, and discussâ€" ed the events leading up toâ€" what he described as the ignominious flight trom office" of the King Government to escape a vote of censure on the Customs Department revelations. HON. CHAS. STEWART N UNANIMOUS CHOICE Hon. . Charles ~Stewart, â€" former minister of interior, was unanitiousâ€" ly ‘nominated as the Liberal candiâ€" date for West Edmonton at, a conâ€" vention held â€"July 20th. .. J |â€" > In. adcepting the nomination Hon. Mr. ~Stewart declared thatâ€"there were bright prospects on all sides for a decisive Liberal: victory.. He pointed to the excellent record of the King.government, which had passed r’npomt measures that {would be "of benefit to the West. â€" The exâ€"minister will be opposed in | West Edmohton by Coy.â€"F. C. Jainie‘ son, who was a few days ago nomlp-‘ ated as the Conservative candidate. No definite~ action has yet been! taken wby the Farmer or Labor forees in that riding." > ' TWO EXâ€"MINISTERS To SPEAK AT WOODSTOCK The Liberals and Progressives of North and South Oxford anticipate cne of the largest political gatherâ€" ings ever held in the county next Friday evening, when Hon. J A. Robb and Hon‘C. A. Dunning will speak at Woodstock. The announceâ€" ment~of Mr. Robb‘s visit was reâ€" ceived â€" Saturday night, and /the news that the author of the Robb Budget was to visit the city was received with enthusiasm at a meetâ€" ing ~of Liberal and Progressive workers. At Saturday night‘s meetâ€" ing the feature was an appeal by Hugh Allan, the Liberalâ€"Progressive candidate, to his workers to conduct the campalxn/unely, and in a spirit oi fair play and friendliness. R. Widdifield, barrister, P. Reist of Preston and Watt~Olfver of Branchâ€" TheRre is No SaturRation PoiNT _ For HonNest VaALue â€" the Donee Brothners Motor cars Build a product that the world needs, better than the world expects, and mountâ€" ing sales will answer those who are conâ€" stantly predicting a saturated market. During the first six months of this year, for instance, Dodge Brothers (Canada) Limited, sold and delivered to customers 79%. more motor cars and trucks, than for the same period during 1925. This gain over the first six months of the previous year advances Dodge Brothers (Canada) Limited to an enviable position in the Industry. For the three weeks ending July 17th, 89% more motor cars and tnicks were delivered to customers, than .during the same period last year. This increase is impressive evidence that Dodge Brothers great sales gain is continuing through the quiet weeks of midâ€"summer. f There may be a saturation point for mediâ€" ocrity, but honest value will always comâ€" mand a great and ever expanding market DIETRICH‘S GARAGE NQRTH . WATERLOO . ; i</. . LIBERAL CONVENTION The etmflol call for the Indeâ€" pendentâ€" Liberals of. North ‘Waterloo went out Saturday afternoon, followâ€" ing a meeting at Kitchener, for next Saturday afternoon in the Waterloo Town Hall Since 1917 the <Indeâ€" péendent ‘Liberal. candidate, W. D. Euler, has represented North Watâ€" erloo in the Federal House. 5 ROYAL BETROTHAL ARRANGED Renter‘s Gefteza, eorrespondent says he learns from Sofia that the betrothal of King Boris of Bulgaria to Princess Gilovanna, third daughâ€" ter of theâ€"Italian sovereign, isâ€""conâ€" sidered an accomplished fact." nd C0oLimited 79 King St. Waterloo Reitzel‘s Ltd., Stock Carried, Information Furnished and Service on Brantford Roofing rendered by 3 tzal‘s Ltd.: > t ! > m Waterloo $X ~BARN AND‘ HAY DESTROYEOD . Durtty a"severe electrical: storm which sweptâ€"over Campbellford disâ€" triet late Friday night, the large barns on the farm of Thomas Fry weré struck by lightning and totally destroyed, together with the seaâ€" son‘s crop of hay and sixteen hogs. CANADIAN NATIONAL ‘ RAILWAYS EARNINGS ie C % _ The gross earnings of the Canaâ€" dian National Railways for the period â€" ended July .31, 1926, were $7,408,639.00 as compared with $7, 059,027.00 for the : corresponding period: of 1925, an increase of $349,â€" 612.00 or fve per cent, °~ ' ied . & *«