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~:_n&‘m'ot Warden Veitch from ~ public was recently made the occasion for > acknowle ’td{hhufllcubym _ of both the County and Township councils of * ‘which he has been a valued member. The func _ tions were characterized by the utmost of good â€"‘ feeling and indicated the sipcere regard in . which he is held. ® ® «.â€"â€"# Gatherings such as these in which the â€" opportunity is embraced to voice appreciation of the services of a colleague, reflect credit on the menibers of the councils and exhibit a 3 praiseworthy spirit. They make for harmony . and cordiality and ary bitterness that may *‘ have been engendered by election cpntests is happily forgotten. § x _ ADVERTIBING RATES #~ _‘ On upplication. Advertising copy must reach the MWice not inter than Monday noon to insure Insertion. At a meeting of the shareholders of the United Farmers‘ Coâ€"operative Company held recently, President Gilroy smd that the comâ€" pany was maintaining its business at a high : ~â€"" volume, the total turnover for the year being 4 approximately $20,000,000. Almost every deâ€" of the partment showed a credit balance on the year‘s fact 1 operations. He pointed out several developâ€" from ments during the past few years with the obâ€" as & ject of giving increased service to the farmers ernm of the province and extending the activities of coop The company. uks | vince As illustrating the progress> of the comâ€" steps pany, reference was made to the fact that two P°2" years ago an egg pool was started which had place been very successfully operated. This was folâ€" appe? lowed by the organization of a seed pool, operâ€"‘, ] ated along similar lines while the creamery is prohi also operated along the pool principles though force not strictly a pool. It was also emphasized that °* during the past year the company had estabâ€" _ lished closer connection with western markets | RF â€"tt;r meet their requirements, establishing an agency in Western Canada for the purpose of procuring a supply of feeding cattle of the deâ€" sired quality. â€" } The success of the company‘s operations was shown in the annual statement of the genâ€" eral manager, H. B. Clemens, which revealed a profit of $60,800 for the year. A surplus. of $121,072, the amount of current assets over eurrent liabilities, was reported. Mr. Clemens characterized the report as the most satisfacâ€" tory balance sheet ever presented to the shareâ€" holders. The company‘s statement for the year ending September 30th showed that & total of $172,230 had been earned for distribution among the farmers of Ontario. * _ The farmers of the province, by organizâ€" ing for the purpose of disposing of their proâ€" ducts to advantage, have increased the returns from their farms and materially improved their position. According to a careful estimate made by the Dominion Commissioner of Highways, A. W. Campbell, the estimated revenue from autoâ€" mobile tourists from the United States enterâ€" ing Canada this year reached a total of about $194,000,000 for the ten months ending in Ocâ€" tober, as compared with $188,000,000 last year. An indication of the extent of the incomâ€" ing United States automobile tourist traffic is furnished in last year‘s totals at the principal entry places: Into British Columbia, over the Los Angeiesâ€"Vancouver Highway, 70,000 cars ; Lord Selkirk Highway, at Emerson, Twin Cities to Winnipeg, 6,000 cars; Soo, 6,000 cars; Sarnia and Port Huron, 50,000.cars; Deâ€" troit, 290,000 cars; Niagara Falls and Bridgeâ€" burg, 820,000 cars; Kingston, Prescott and Brockville, about 13,000; St. Lawrence River or: Quebec Provifice crossings at Lacolle, St. Regis, St. Armand, ‘Stanhope, Hemingford, Beebe Junction, Noyan Junction, Phillipsburg and Rock Island, about 14,000 cars; New Brunswick crossings, at St. Stephen, St. Leonâ€" ards and Mill Town, about 460,000, many of which were for the oneâ€"day period, as only a narrow river intervenes. _ ~The> desirability of encouraging tourist traffic is evident in the immense revenue to be derived therefrom. ‘The spirit of hospitality shm characterize the welcome extended to visitors to this country. A uniteo states To A tax out 0f between mx‘z and ) m“ n:nm.‘un- when the 70th congress convenes in Deâ€" cember, m_ ""-"'"‘f‘. to determine just how muaskh ‘of ‘a rFeduction cah be allowed betore the presidential elaction year. FARMERS‘ COMPANY ENJOYS PROSPEROUS YEAR SUBSCRIPTION RATES GROWING TOURIST TRAFFIC HONOR COLLEAGUE MAKE TAX CUT 44 Only about one out of every 30. perâ€" sons in the country pald income tax this year, and the big corporations and wealthy individuaia‘ carried the heaviest part of the burden, it was pointed out. The treasury <opposes . furthor The t feols an exomp tion of $5,5000for a married couple and $1,600 for w single perwon is Breton, N.S., where his family has been proâ€" minent in public life for a hundred years. He is of Highland Scottish ancestry and has been characterized as a man of broad vision, a great developer of Canada and ‘aw outstanding Canaâ€" dian,~ He is identified with many Canadian inâ€" terests, financia) and industrial, and is alsoâ€"a practical farmer. . . *# C m»mmmdmfifih-bi is universally popular, mand his appointment has been regeived with general approval.© He gives promise of being a worthy successor to Hon. Henry â€"C. Cockshutt, who, during his reâ€" gime, made Government House‘ a popular meetâ€" ing place for all classes © citizens, representaâ€" tives of various communities having enjoyed his hospitality during his tenure of office. British Columbia, in order to advufiujb‘ agricultural progress, is including a large sum in the estimates to provide for sendifig a big agricultural exhibit to the Toronto Royal Fair nextye,.randtoflleChlmolntemfiond Fair. British Columbia, although not an agriâ€" cultural province, has won more blue ribbons at the big fairs than any other province, ac cording to the Déeputy Minister of Agriculture of that province. k j Another evidence of the progressiyeness of the Pacific coast province is indicated in the fact that_ all advertising signs will disappear from the highways of British Colymbia shortly as a result of a campaign started by the govâ€" ernment to beautify the highway system. In coâ€"operation with the municipalities‘ ofâ€"the proâ€" vince, the government is taking systematic steps to eliminate all features which spoil the beauty of scenic roads in every district. In place of ugly boardings neat official signs will appear to guide traffic; iC * L For 60 feet on either side of all roads the prohibition of â€"advertising signs will be~enâ€" forced, thus eliminating thousands of billâ€" boards which mar the scenery at present. . A French authority on tuberculosis, and‘ one of the leading men in the famous Pasteur institute in France, Dr. Pettit, on the occasion of his visit to Canada recently, urged the esâ€" tablishment of a central building in Canada on the lines of the Pasteur Institute where workâ€" ers may carry on their investigations. He deâ€" clares this to be necessary if Canada is to wage a successful fight against tuberculosis A tuberculosis research centre was established at the University of Montreal this spring and Dr. Pettit has been directing researches at this newly created research centre. | RESEARCH WORK ON TUBERCULOSIS | The scourge of tuberculosis is now being successfully fought. The increased facilities being provided will materially assist in overâ€" coming the ravages of this disease which takes a heavy toll year by year. During the coming year the Canadian Naâ€" tional Railways will, it is reported, construct branch railway lines into new territory, espeâ€" cially in Saskatchewan. The railway in doing so is but continuing its policy of meeting the requirements of confmunities not now enjoying railway service. The extent 6f the tourist traffic from the United States in the case of the Province of Quebec is evident in the fact that tourists from that country during this summer and fall spent nearly $58,000,000 in that province. A total of 305,255 cars entered the province, conâ€" veying over 1,000,000 Americans to Quebec. The Ontario Legislature is to meet on February 2nd. Chief interest is of course centred in the Government Control bill to be introduced. It is stated that Ontario is preparâ€" ing to do a business of $80,000,000 a year camâ€" pared with $5,000,000 now done by the doctors‘ prescription plan. It is interesting to note that Karl K. Homuth will be the undisputed leader of the Labor group in the new Legislature. Last ses sion Mr. Homuth and J. F. Callan, Conserva tivye membey for Rainy River, divided the honor. In the Legislature to convene in Februâ€" ary Mr. Homuth, South Waterloo‘s member, will have the field to himself. > A PROGRESSIVE PROVINCE . | EDITORIAL NOTES sufficicnt. ARCTIC LAND GETS lce cream sold like hot cakes at $1.75 a quart while the thormometer stood ab 40 below sero on December 22, in Alaska. ‘The loo cream was réâ€" celved from Beattle as a Christmas delicnoy and aaid to be the first ever to be, receivred in the Arctle circle, r“â€"'v h SA ly ‘Been announced. "'fi : _ of the province for | SE 3n he was born in C&PS | ropert 8t# family has been proâ€" | Windsat, e a hundred years. He| tor «he D. £f broad vision, a great | Lo 2 3,, FIRET ICE CREAM evidently %M’K“M-l’ Tinds employed &8 a salesman finun.mfiflm was instantly ~â€"obh Baturday near Big Rapids, Michigan, when the automobile in which they were ridâ€" ing skidded on the Iceâ€"covered paveâ€" ment and crashed into a tree. ¢ comMITTEE OF 38 TO PLAN â€"_ MVAflVlGOIV!'fl’DN z A committee of 38, including 11 the national ‘Conservative con tion which is to choose a successor to t Hon. Arthur Meéighen.: This -u%uu.mwu the office of Hon: Hugh Guthrie, Acting Opposition Leader, recently. Members of the committes. are 10 be nominated by the various Proâ€" vincial organizations on the followâ€" ing â€" basis: ~Ontario â€" and Quebec, ‘unnmnmd two women each; Prince Edward Island, one man and one woman; all other Provinces, €wo men and two women each. WILL NOFT CHALLENGE x ¢ MR. RANEY‘8 ELECTION: It is rumored that the Conservaâ€" tives *~~~ decided not to take any steps to challenge the election ~of Hon. W. E. Raney, K.C., Progressive leader, in the riding of Prince Edâ€" ‘The decision not to take proceedâ€" lngs in the hope of disqualifying Mr. Raney was due to the fact that nothing more serious in the way of evidence could be produced against the election of Mr. Raney than could beâ€"produced by Mr. Raney as to the methods used against him. STRATFORD MAYOR AND FAMILY HAVE f * ‘NARROW ESCAPE Stratford‘s Mayor and his family had a narrow escape from death on the night of Dec. 22 by asphyxiation from coal gas. At 6 o‘clock the first member of Mr. Marshall‘s household to awake and get up was his grandâ€" daughter, Margaret. As soon as she attempted to stand she collapsed to the floor. Mre‘ Marshall, getting up to ~goâ€" to her assistance,. also col lapsed, and Mayor Marshall had great difficulty in keeping his feet long enough to open up the house and call a doctor. No serious effects are expected, though all three are suffering from the effects of coalâ€"gas poisoning, according to the verdict of the dootor. + CONTRIBUTED TO " _ CAMPAIGN FUNDS Sensational evidence in regard to the evidence in regard to the numâ€" ber and size of contributions by the British Columbia Breweries, Limited to campaign funds featured the Cusâ€" toms probe s itting at Vancouver recently. R Henry Reifel, President of the British. Columbia Distillers and of the British Columbia Brewers, Limâ€" ited, was on the stand. To him Hon. Newton W. Rowell, K.C., Cmmls-{ sion counsel, produced a number of, cheques of the Brititsh Columbia Breweries with vouchers attached. The great majority of these cheques, which ranged from $100 to $25,000, were issued in 1925 and 1926, and, the witpess admitted, were contribuâ€" tions to campaign funds. So many were they that as Mr. Rowel read off the particulars of each cheque the answer "campaign funds" beâ€" came monotonous. HOME BANK SHAREâ€" HOLDERS MUST PAY F DOUBLE LIABILITY ‘ Home ~Bank shareholders must pay double liability, according to a judgment given by the ‘second apâ€" pellate division court. "Grievous as their loss may be, #t is to be regretied that their hopes have been buoyed up by any proâ€" spect of success in this futile effort to be relieved from the position in which they chose to place themâ€" gelves by acquiring ga bank‘s shares," says the judgment sa An appeal was brought before this court from the order of Mr. Justice Middleton,.who had dismissed an ap peal from the order of the master of the supreme court. . : GERMAN CABINET Chancellor‘s William Marx‘s cabl'; net was defeated on a socialistic moâ€"â€" tion of no confidénce in the Reichsâ€" tag and its resignation was tendered to President Von Hindenburg last week. s * ‘The vote was 249 to 171. With the defeated ministry goes Foreign Minister Stresemann, one of the signatories of Locarno, and an acknowledged leador in the move ment towards international readjustâ€" monts of a pacific basis. The factors moving the socialists to turn the government out and the Nationalista to refase to assist Marx largely had to do with the rival amâ€" bitions of these groups of obtain cabinet positions. The Marx govern wmwuamn mugauumm- lalists or Nationalista. . . HAS RESIGNED district farmers of their poultry,â€" Mumumafi-& markets, polite believe, and reports trom the outside areas confirm this theory. . 150 birds have been stolen trom. diferentâ€" parts.â€" Farmers ‘have applied for additionial protection. TO MANAGE NEW 3 STORE MERGER: ‘The appointmient ‘has beenm anâ€" nouncéd of G. H. Rennid, hitherto assistant general manager‘ of the Robert Simpson Company of Toronâ€" to to the: position ‘of president and general manager of Canadknâ€"Deâ€" partment Storesâ€" IAmited, the re cently formed merger of 21. large stores in the principal cities of Onâ€" tario. FORMER â€"GALFONIAN . _ ______._ . _ PABSES AWAY SUDDENLY . Alex .G.. Gourlay, prominent exâ€" Galtonion, and for many years & member of the firm of MacGregor and : Gourlay, ‘ passed â€" away ~last week following an operation in Los Angeles, where he"made ‘his home in recent years. Mr. Gourlay was associated with the late Robert MacGregor in carryâ€" ing on the manufacturing â€"business known as MacGregor, Gourlay Limâ€" lted, which later was n! to the Canada Machinery Corporationâ€"â€" in 1910. © A JURY‘S VERDICT OF 4 ~ ACCIDENTAL DEATH Accidental death with no blame attached to the driver of the car was the verdict brought in by the jury at the recent inquest into the death of Mrs. Cora Clements, who was killed when struck by a motor car on Water street north, Galt. ‘The jury‘s written verdict was as follows: "We, the jury empanelled to inquire into the death of Cora Clements, on or about the 11th day of December, 1926, at Galt, Ontario, find that the said deceased came to her death as the result of being struck by: an .auto vehicle in the chargfie and under the control of Harry Mink on a public highway, known as Water street north, in the said city. We find further that this saidâ€" Harry Mink is in no way to blame but that the death was purely accidental." RUMANIAN PRINCESS AND j FTALIAN PRINCE TO W!Dl Princess Ileana will marry Prince Humbert, crown prince of Iuly.i within six months if King ‘Ferdinand lives, or as soon thereafter as the period of mourning ceases, should the monarch die. The Associated Press has been given this informaâ€" ‘tlon in circles close to the royal palace. ‘ Ileana, youngest daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie, is 17 years old. Humber is 22. The betrothal of the princess and the prince, so the story goes, was arranged at the time of the Italyâ€" Rumanian convention last Septemâ€" ber, when among, other things Ruâ€" hania obtained a credit of 200,000,000 lei from Italy. GREAT ICE BLOCKADE 18 ENDED AT SAULT I AND FLEET 18 FREE Three powerful little tugs and the giant car ferry Sainte Marie brought the greatest ice blockade in the hisâ€" tory of Great Lakes navigation pracâ€" tically to an end on Dec. 9. While the big railroad ferry was smashing into the ice barrier, the tugs, haul ing ahead and swinging from side to side, yanked the steamer General Garretson out of its ice moorings in West Neebish Channel and opened the way for the movement down of grain carriers that since Dec. 1 had beenâ€"caught in a jam of ite that iololed the "bottle neck" of lake navigation routes. + While the deliverance of the steamer Coulee, at the head of a string of more than 100 downâ€"bound grain carriers, the General Garretâ€" son became the "key log" of the CONCILIATION AGAIN TRIUVMPHED AT GENEVA Conciliation @gain triumphed at Geneva on the peaceful shaping of Francoâ€"German felations. After days of doubt, mimost deâ€" spair, M. Briand and Gustay Strese mann, as well as Sir Austen Chamâ€" berlain, M. Vanderwelde, Signor Scialoja and Viscount Ishil reached an accord on December 12th, whereâ€" by interallied control of. German armaments will cease Jan. 31, 1927, and will be merged into a system of League of Nations investigations by Commissions to examine German arâ€" maments when protests are made that the Reich is not fulfilling the :conditions of the Versailles Treaty. By the terméa of the accord two unsettled questionsâ€"the strength of the fortresses at Koenigsberg, Kuesâ€" trin and Glogau, and exportation of war materialâ€"will be submitted through the regular diplomatic chanâ€" nele . for sottlement, . primarily through the Ambassadors‘ Council, It they are not solved in this manâ€" ner, they will be #ubmitted to the Council of the League of Nations. EXâ€"ATTORNEYâ€"GENERAL 18 STRICKEN SUDDENLY # The Hon, J. .C. Douglasg, MP., Antigonishâ€"Guysboro, â€" formeriy â€" atâ€" torneyâ€"general of Nova Scotia, died suddenly at Montreal Dec. 11th, Mr, Douglas was the Conservative canâ€" didate in the last federal election. It will be récalled that only this mkpowothmlodwu-o from England, arriving in Halifax just one minute before time expired in which to gigh a writ‘ of counter m_m,m protest proceedings brought against his election by his Liberal opponent. ___ _ . 2 DECEMBER REPORT C OF &. 8. NO. 10, WILMOT Names marked with asterisk abâ€" sent for one or more examinations; (A) absent for all examinations. Sr. IV.â€"Fanny Kennel $3q, *Iva Witzel 52. Jr. IV.â€"Aaron Good 73, *Gertrude Lotz 58, Roy Battler (A). ~ _ §r. IHI.â€"Reuben Kennel $1, Elgin Roth 77, Henry Zoeller 76, Cecil Gardner 72, Lucy Schnelder 68, Verâ€" lus Witzel (A), Rufus Jutz (A). Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for . Pain _ Neuralgia _ Toothache ~ Rheumatism _ Jr. 1!!. â€"â€" Melinda Gingerich 77, Christian Gingerich 75, Eden Good 74, *Rachel Gerber 62, Verdella Battler (A), Ellen Haas (A), Viola Schneider (A), Irene Schneider (A), Vernon Jantzi (A). Sr. IIL.â€"Eileen Kennel 87, Esther Roth 85, Wayne Shantz 83, Laverne Good 73, Almon Roth 73, *Stevanus Gerber 68, Austin Zoeller 68, Stanâ€" ton Bowman 68, Leona Jutzl (A), Ilene Riehl (A). of Bayer Company willâ€"be stamped with Jr. Ti.â€"Ruth Schwartzentruber, Burtun Bowman, Rudolph Gingerich, Lauretta Jutzl ¢A), Mildred Jutsi (A), Greta Lotz (A), Marvin Jantzi (A), Morgan Witzel (A), William Riehl (A), Jack.Riehl (A). Sr. Pr. (A)â€"WWichael Gerber 80, Munroe Jutzi (A), Ralph Battler (A) Reta Battler (A), Cameron Honderâ€" ick (A), Orval Bowman (A). Sr. Pr. (B)â€"Walton Bowman. Pr. Pr.â€" Addison Jutzi, Laverne Jantzi, Alice Witzel, Gerald Riehl. " L. O. Checkley, teacher. DON‘T FORGET THE STRAW HAT The social season is on in Florida â€"the amusements are at their height. Florida is a winter rendezâ€" vous where you may enjoy summery pastimes to your heart‘s contentâ€" swimming, fishing, tennisâ€"or just plain loafing. M It‘s train time nowâ€"pack upâ€"get read for Florida â€" the neighbours will look after the cat. An enchanted land, it seems, with its wonderful climateâ€"its wondrous sightsâ€"its charming and hospitable people. N Y-our fondest dreams of a tropical winter will be exceeded when you visit Florida this year. From Jacksonville to the Mexican Border the multitude of Gulf Coast resorts will help to make your holiâ€" day perfectâ€"or there are boarding houses or homey bungalows to suit your pocketbook. ~ Any Agent of the Canadian Naâ€" tional Railways will gladly help you arrange your itinerary, besides givâ€" ing you all other information you may require. 50â€"2t. CHILDREN CrRY ror pared to relieve Infants in 4i arms and Children all ages \/ of: Constipation, Flatulency, 4 wuc&um:awmm% from, and, by regulating the and â€" Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. . Absointely Harmiesa «No Oplates, Physicians everywhere recommend it Handy *Bayer" boree of 18 tablats ) of Menosce Acid, : 8. A."). While ! h,fi assist the public agtlust imitations, the. 6‘___Ma n’ an N. A3 :" always _ remembers! Frost Bites â€" "E.ver since the Marshalls were our neighbours in Brooktown, Marian has never missed an ogporhm.iwofmfl- my birthday. But to think that she would remember our Golden Wedding anniversary!" great deal!" CY# 4 "Indeed they do! â€" Ag.soon as lreooflised her. voice, I realâ€" ized what it really means to be uble to say that distance is no ionger~a barrier. It‘s wonderâ€" ful to be alive in this age of marvels, when one can sit at home and chat with friends miles away!" * Minard‘s takes the sting out of then. Quickens circulation and prevents complication. WOLVERINE Long Distance is growing in favour day by day. For mesâ€" sages of congratulation and enâ€" couragemeht, there is nothing like the telephone. _ After al, your voice is you! A HOTEL OF CHARACT ANDEEFI‘ENENTNW& IN THE HEART OF ThE LE +282 SING 0@OMS 50q &%og 19