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". â€"Waterioo, Ontasin. .. > * who is a \' This year there were elections in only two â€" townships of the district, Waterloo and Woolâ€" . _ wich Townships, acclamations being accorded to the councils in both Wellesley and Wilmot Townships. Waterloo township, which has been the scene of many a hardâ€"folught election conâ€" test in recent years, did not witness such a strenuous fight as usual. The retirement of the former reeve and last year‘s warden of the ._â€". county, Mr. Veitch, from the municipal field, + resulted in the election by acclamation of First _ Deputy Reeve Allen Shoemaker to the Peeveâ€" A field of thirteen candidates, including all the councillors of last year, aspired to seats at the council board and the uncertainty of elecâ€" tions is to be seen in the results. Some of those who were among those who secured the highest number of votes last year fell by the wayside, namely councillors Jacobi, Ratz and Ludwig. The three successful aspirants to the council who had not previously served on that body are Walter W. Frickey, the well known auctioneer, a former member of the Sewer Commission, who headed the polls, William Toletzki, chairâ€" man of last year‘s Sewer Commission on which he had served for several years, who gained fourth place, and William Uffelmann, son of Exâ€"Mayor Uffelmann. Former members to be returned were H. E. Weiler and John Bauman â€"who stood seécond and third on the list, reâ€" «spectively, and Ira Snyder, also a member of the council for the past few years. ._» With the return of a majority of "the former council and the addition of several new members, two of whom have served on other town bodies, Waterloo is assured of an exâ€" perienced council, the majority of whom have years of municipal service to their credit. Although acclamations were accorded lhyorBrlllothterloo,wdmwureâ€"cw for a second term without opposition, and Reeve L. F. Dietrich who will again occupy that position for a fourth term, keen coritests were waged in the municipality for other seats on the council with the result that several new faces will appear at the council board this year. Deputy Reeve Bohlender, who is one of the veterans of the council, now enters upon his tenth year as a member of that body, having been again returned. The race, however, was a fairly close one, Mr. Bohlender winning the deputy reeveship by a majority of 145 votes over his opponent, M. S. Hallman. Every ward except two accorded him a majority, although a substantial vote was polled by Mr. Hallman who received 622 as compared with 767. polled for the present Deputy Reeve. s The fact that a considerable number this year aspired to positions on the council indiâ€" cates a healthy interest in municipal affairs. The desire to serve the municipality is a worthy one, and public bodies, as long as a considerable proportion of the older and more experienced members are retained, benefit from the election of new members from time to time as they can oftentimes contribute materially to solving the problems which conte up for conâ€" sideration. The return by acclamation of exâ€"Mayor William Henderson and C. R. Gies as members of the Waterloo Water and Light Commission did not occasion surprise as they have both given good service on that body. Their associâ€" ates have again chosen them to occupy the positions of chairman and viceâ€"chairman of the Commission respectively for another téerm. In the contest for the Sewer Commission, a new aspirang to that body, Fred Toletzki, a brother of the former chairman, William Toletzki, was elected by an unusually large majority, heading the polls, while Cyrus Kraft was the other member elected. Both will be new members of the commission. ~ _ THE~MUNICIPAL ELECTION _ . t 0 . JN.WATERLOO | The members of the Public School Board have of recent years usually been accorded acâ€" clamations and this year was no exception. The two new members are J. H. Kennedy in the East Ward and G. W. Geddes in the North Ward. Former members of the Board to be again returned were John Bruegeman, chairâ€" man of the Board for several years past, and Dr. C. T. Noecker, a veteran member of the Board, who has served on it continuously for over a score of years. A. E. Devitt, also a veteran member of the Board, and its secretaryâ€"treasurer for many years, retired this year after serving the town with zeal and faithfuiness for the long period of twentyâ€"two years. It is interesting to note that new members will make their first appearance on nearly all the public bodies of the town this year. "They will, no doubt, utilize every opportunity to be of service. In United States, per year ..â€"«â€" â€" _" ADVERTISING RATES ELECTIONS IN TOWNSHIPS wuu_ln»u RATES noweyer, reâ€"elected by a substantial majority. Spécial interest was lent to the election by the fact that the reeve of this township willâ€"likely be warden of the county this year, This townâ€" ship, under the rotation system which has been followed, is the next in line for the honor. Reeve Forbes has had several years‘ experience on the county council. 2 * ne * Although the per capita fire loss last yea.l'l in Waterloo showed an increase from 42 cents to 72 cents and involving a loss for the year. 1926 of $5,280, it is ‘satisfactory to note that tne town was not visited by any big fire, Both Kitchener and Waterloo within recent years have been fortunate in having. a comparatively low fire loss. Nevertheless fire fighting equipâ€" ment must be maintained at a high standard so that in case of a serious outbreak the fire may be successfully fought and the loss kept down to the minimum. Readiness to meet all emerâ€" gencies is, we beleve, the aim of those responsâ€" ible Tor the conduct of the fire departments of these municipalities. + â€"Messrs. A. Snider, â€" Wnt. Hemmerich and Wm. Veitch were reâ€"elected members. of, the Woolwichâ€" Township Council. .. ~2% The appalling tragedy at Montreal on Sunâ€" day, the worst in the history of Canada, in vhich nearly eighty children perished in a moâ€" tion picture theatre through panic following an alarm of fire, indicates the need of exercising the utmost vigilance in seeing that regulations governing the provision of the proper numbetr of exits is observed and enforced. . It is reâ€"assuring to note that according to: the provincial treasurer of Ontario regulations in this province governing the number of exits and their location in a theatre as well as the onstruction of the moving picture booth in the building, are very strict and are rigidly enforced. "The special exits in addition to the ordinary ones meet the requirements in Onâ€" tario as adequately a8 we can expect to put the law in operation," states the head of the treasury department. Extra precautions are also taken to prevent fire that might arise in the film booth by having the room all frotected in steel casings. In a good many theatres fire Arill is held every week while ushers are trained particularly with a view to preventing panics when a fire breaks out. _ The tragedy will have the effect of increasâ€" ing the precautions now in effect to guard against a similar happening in other theatres in which a fire may occur. Complaints have recently been voiced by Canadian radio owners that certain American stations occupy the same wave lengths as the Canadian stations harming their own reception and that of the Capadian stations, and interâ€" fering with programs broadcasted. Under the laws of â€"Canada a broadcasting station eannot move to another wave lengthat its own pleasure. In Canada one wave length is assigned to each city. These were the wave lengths chosen when Canada and the United States drew up a gentleman‘s agreement at the time broadcasting became popular. Ninetyâ€" five channels were marked out. Canada got 17, six were exclusive and 11 are shared with American stations. Only one station in one city is allowed in the air at a time and the various broadcasting stations arrange their hours by mutual agreement. ~ | INTERFERENCE IN RADIO RECEPTION | Thousand of Canadian homes now have their radios in both city and country and interâ€" "erences such as those complained of frequently mar the pleasure of the programs being broadâ€" casted and received by radio fans. It is evident that courtesy and consideration is needed in the radio field as in other fields where the efficiency of the service received is dependent on the observance of certain rules and regulaâ€" tions. In Elmira, the veteran Mayor of that town, August Werner, a resident of the municipality for many years and one of its best known citiâ€" ze:Vu reâ€"elected to that‘ office for a third termfi.~A large vote was polled, the election beâ€" ing a keen one. There will be fewer changes than usual en the county council this year. Only four new members will serve for the first time. All the other members have®*previously served on that The effort to secure the holding of the annual match of the Ontario Plowmen‘s Assoâ€" clation in this county is one that should receive every encouragement. The event is an importâ€" The effort to secure the holding of the | fot tourteen months before real de annual match of the Ontario Plowmen‘s Assoâ€"| mand developed. During the last ciation in this county is one that should receive :; 'm'h::“m ;" hnd :’: every encouragement. ‘The event is an importâ€"| "°"*" Ohopérative ant one and brings tyflthcr hundreds of agriâ€" E:.':"%‘..‘;i";,':: :.mo honey to culturiats Trom all over the province. 5 _ Germany, at very #atisfactory prices. THE COMMUNITY‘S FIRE LOSS | AN APPALLING TRAGEDY EDITORIAL NOTES mmwhm““mmmhfl“u“ Harvard Library. The book was disâ€" may be veted for public works, mainâ€" coveredaby Miss Miller, a postal gmâ€" tenahce of departments and the genâ€" ployee in Hemel Hampstead, Engâ€" @ral civic service. * afiadhs. Magunieet |â€" «ipptne 30 7 London book dealer for $10,350. â€" NEW ONTARIO GOYERNOR . .. Â¥ 6 omm _ _ _TO BE SWORN IN JAN. 12 HOME BANK BUILOING «.‘ W. D. «Ress will ‘be sworn in as SELLS FOR $340,000 LisutenantGovernor of ‘Ontario on Bringing the sum of $340,000, the J&1. 12th. The ceremony will <ake Home Bank head office property Place in the Executive.Council room. situated at 6#»King street west, Toâ€"{at the ParMament Buildings. K. J, ronto, was purchased when auction bemaire, Clerk of ‘the Executive ed at Osgoode Hall last week ‘by Council at Qitawa, will administer Harvey F. Hambur, an officer of 8. the oath of office. 7 w C Gieane and (Cammanv of New â€" A State dinner will follow the ed at Osgoode Hall last week by Harvey F. Hambur, an officer of 8. W. Straus. and Company . of . New York city. No other bids were reâ€" ceived.. $ ‘The purchase is the last of twentyâ€" one pieces ofâ€"real estate comprising the security for"a $1,300,000 bond issue underwritten by the New York Company in 1923 of first mortgage bonds of that amount of the Canaâ€" dian ‘Property Company. The latter was cbntrolled by the Home Bank. POISON LIQUOR HAS TAKEN . *TOLL OF 42 LIVES8 IN U.â€"8. The death toll from Christmas liquor â€" drinking : in Greater New York has risen to 23; with perhaps a hundred others under treatment in hospitals.â€" In Chicago seven deaths were reported, in Detroit five, Des Moines two, Milwaukee three and Omaha two, a total of 42. The government declines to accept any respousibility for any deaths due to drinking alcohol which passed ‘through its hand, federal agents deâ€" claring that the two per cent. wood ’nlcohol used in most industrial alcoâ€" hol was not sufficient to cause death. CONFESSES TO MURDER OF THIRTEEN PERSONS Extra guards were last week asâ€" signed to watch George J. Hassel, Texas panhandle ranches, who is confined in the county jail at Farâ€" well, Texas, following confessions to the slaying of 13 persons. _ Charged with murder, following his admission that he killed his wife and her eight children and placed the bodies in a dugout on his ranch three weeks ago, Hassel confessed to sleighing a woman and three chilâ€" dren in California three years age. He refused to reveal the names of the California victims, or to comâ€" ment on t crime, other than to say "it was a good job," the sheriff said. : Hassell is recoverd from self inâ€" flicted knife wounds which physiâ€" cians at first believed might prove fatal. ovER 19,000 POUNDS OF TURKEY SHIPPEDI The coâ€"operative shipment of live turkeys was loaded recently :t' Little Current, Manitoulin Islnnd.‘ The birds were all hauled into Little, Current by truck, in some cases a distance of fifty miles. ‘They were‘ put in three grades: Nos. 1, 2 and 3. The first grade included toms twelve pounds and over, the second grade, toms weighing ten to twelve pounds, reasonably well fleshed, and young hens weighing eight to ten pounds. This grade also included old toms and old hens. No. 3 grade consigted of crooked breasts and small birds. The cars were reported as excepâ€" tionally good. They were loaded in two decks and well bedded with straw. The selling weight at Buffâ€" alo was 19,364 pounds, and showed a gain of 216 pounds in shipment, a very unusual accomplishment. ‘The prices obtained at Buffalo ranged from 50 cents downward. HONEY CROP TOTALLED | 22,000,000 POUNDS IN 1ml The 1925 crop of honey was the' largest ever harvested in Canada| and _ totalled _ around zz.ooo.oool pounds, members of the Ontario, Honey Producers‘ Coâ€"operative were | told by officials of the orgtnlntlon' at their annual meeting held recentâ€" l ly. Of N?e share consigned to the | Coâ€"operalive from the apiaries‘ of this province, about 90 per cent. has now been disposed of. It was only organized effort, the sale of the product including an intensive adâ€" vertising campaign which prevented complete demoralization of the marâ€" ket, following. the record crop of 1925, explained Manager A. G. Hal stead. "We had a double crop to dispose of," pointed out Mr. Halstead, "with the Wostern market gone, due to the rapid expansion of beekeeping in the Western Provinces. Through our advertising \umpnltn we inâ€" creased the sales in Toronto alone last year by over 400,000 pounds." Th§ export market, which took care of a share of the 1924 crop, was extremely quiet pntfl & t.y weeks ago. Mr. Haistedd stated that the (Coâ€"operativa had held 8$00,000 pounds of dark amber and buckwheat honéy Boys of John . . Although th oys and Collect in 1987 sweatingâ€"in ceremony. BROTHER COVERS 4,500 MILES IN SEARCH FOR ‘ MISSING SISTER From Jueau, Alaska, to Quebec is a far jump, but it â€"has been underâ€" taken by Jzu J. Connors, Mayor of . Juneau, search of his sister, Isabella ‘Louise Connors, who was adopted in 1883 by a family named Lavers. He has covered 4,500 miles, so far, in his search. Miss Conors is the only member of the family that has not been located out of six chilâ€" dren, separated many years ago. | Weight, 30,000 pounds; length, 45 feet; circumference 28 feet 9 inches; mouth, 33 inches wide; several lthounnd teeth. It is believed to be | the only fish captured since the time of Jonah with a throat large enough to swallow a human. There are hunâ€" dreds of strange fish from all parts ; of the world with the exhibit, inâ€" ]cludlng manâ€"eating â€" sharks, / flying fish, octopus, giant turtles, alligaâ€" !tors. crocodiles, etc. CATCH FISH WHICH COULD SWALLOW A MAN What is said to have ‘been the largest fish in the world, a sea| monster, 45 feet long, and weighing | 30,000 pounds, was set up at the L. & N. Passenger Station at Knoxâ€" ville, Tenn., recently. ‘The strange fish was© caught sixty miles off, Miami by,Captain Charles Thomp son â€" after a _ thirtyâ€"nine . hours‘ battle, in which it was shot 151 times and harpooned 5 times before taken from the sea, and is recogâ€" nized by the New York Aquarium and the different zoological societies as the largest fish ever seen. The fact that it pulled Thompson‘s fishâ€" ing boat for hundreds of miles beâ€" fore being kllled-'gen one an idea of ‘its enormous strength.. Here are a few outstanding facts about it: t ie Pn nedins L etie n o ahce caping 1i oo, ie on . e d Sss .sn ramietnnginnnit o. ols S T A T E M F $3 'Z’g/ the President of ‘ @odgc @/v/émj Jne. Dodge Brothers will continue to produce their present line in aximum duantities to meet a demand which, during the year just ended, was very much the largest in their history, reaching the record total of 330,000 cars. Within at few months, Dodge Brothers, Inc., and their subsidiaries will introduce a new line of motor cars, in no way conâ€" flicting with the market for Dodge Brothers present types, but occupying a considerably higher price field and produced in limited quantities. Combining Dodge Brothers well known dependability with exceptional performâ€" ance and striking beauty of appointment and design, these distinguished vehicles, we believe, will instantly set a new and higher standard in fine car practice. u‘nmuo-finzut‘-aovtgnon‘ HQH! oF GaALT‘s AND WIFE PRESENTED MAYOR 18 wITH HANDSOME GIFTS~ Measles in Galt ‘The high placeâ€"which Col. Henry increase. Bince Janu Cockshutt, the retiring lieutenantâ€" been‘ 42 cases of th governor holds in the esteem of the ever some of the fir city of Toronto’\mout prominent being released from cmzflns was demonstrated at an inâ€" Radford stated ths teresting function at Government cent of those afflict House last weék when, in the presâ€" school age. Among ence of a gathering of some scores carded is that of I of citizens, he was presented with a _Kay, Rose street, handsome pair of old GeorgTan urns.child contracted th The urns were of georgian silver ady. . e gilt, with central bowls to match, roonmineimer _ and were supplied by Ellis Bros. LABORITES WIN ELECTION â€"._ j ‘They are about 110 years old, and IN SMETHWICK, ENG. bear the crest of the Duke of Beauâ€" _ Smethwick more than justified the fort and of the Cowan family, of Furâ€" \confidence of the Laborites Dét. 21 ness, Scofiand. The gift was an exâ€" in the byâ€"election for Parliament by tremely handsome one; and, in addiâ€" returning Oswald Mosley, L‘bfl‘lt‘; tion, Col. Cockshutt was presented by a huge majority over his Conserâ€" with a fine tiepin and an engraved vative opponent, J. M. Pike, and the copy af the address. Liberal, W. Bayliss. £% 19 i D2 00 CLWAZK! MASS PRODUCTIQN _ The result, which was received Mrs. John Johnson of Knoxville, with frantic enthusiasm by Mosley‘s Tenn., has given birth to five chil\ supporters, ‘shows that the Socialist dren in one year. Triplets were Laborites of Smethwick were undeâ€" born Dec. 27, less than a year after terred by the aristocratic extraction ‘th’é arrival of twins. Mrs. Johnson of: Mosley and his wife, who was is 83, and her husband, who drives Lady Cynthia Curzon. * on § a truck, is 28. They have two other zn _ children. f For Coldsâ€"Minard‘s Liniment. .e STORK GOES INTO will be held at the Company‘s Mead Office, Wa Thursday, February $rd, 1927, at the hour of O receive the report of â€"the Directors for the p Dlmiqlfio*dwnfl“n‘ other Business as may propéerly be brought bt "All policyholders, regardless of the titled to vore. _ * Ar S Waterion, Degember 29/ 1926 Saturday, January 29th, 1927 * The sixtyâ€"fourth Annual Meeting of Theâ€"Waterice Mutuab. Fire Insurance Company will be held on "r‘;fv':!';. Annual Meetingâ€" â€" «4 ie > t Â¥ WATERLOO motual ‘rige imsurance w K 62 Atowe h Souik) $ ARTHUR FOSTER, Manager. °__ MaAYOR 1sS QUARANTINED _ ... Measles in Galt are still on the yas «'; Increase. Bince January 1 there have â€"â€" .. been‘ 42 cases of the ‘diséase. How~â€" . . ever some of the first cases are nowâ€" | . _ being released from quarantine. Dr. . 4 Radford stated that about 25 per _ cent of those afflicted are of the cl? as school age. Among the homes mars carded is that of Mayor W. 8. Me ._ / _Kay, Rose street, whose youngest .. ‘child contracted the prevalent malk «. ady. "> 'f‘, W. H. GOMERVILLE, _ General Manage The vote \ was: Mosley, ©16,077; Pike, 9,495; Bayliss, 2,600. x