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the Presbyterian General Assembly ~In session at Stratford, including the highest dignitaries ot the church, members of Knox congregation and by hundreds of other friends of the congregation from Kitchener, Gait, Guelph, Hespeler and Waterloo. With the laying of the corner stone of Knox Church, the new edi fice erected by the Presbyterian conâ€" gregation of Waterloo, by His Homor, ‘W. D. Rogs, Libutenant Governor of Ontario, on Saturday, another handsome church structure has been added to those already established inâ€"the town. The historic event was surrounded with all the dignity and ceremonial of the Presâ€" byterian Church and was witnessed by a distinguished assemblage comâ€" prising more than 200 delegates to Lieut. Coverndr W. D. Ross Officiates and Delivers Address..â€" 200 Delegates to Presbyterian Conference atâ€" Stratford Come to Waterloo for Event.â€"Prominent Ministers of the \_ Church Deliver Addresses., In his message to the congregaâ€" tion, His Honor Lieutenantâ€"Governor Ross said: "Of all the duties that fall t6 the lieutenantâ€"governor none is so satisâ€" fying as assisting with the ceremony of building a church. Hospitals, schools and colleges are good. Hosâ€" pitals for the healing of the sick and suffering are valuable, public buildâ€" ings are necessary and boards of trade are importanat but all find their highest expression and achieve their highest measure of good in their contribution to the end of man through the glorification of God and loyalty to Him. May this church long continue to be a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your path. May your children‘s children delight to assemble here for the guidance of His Word which will cause them to be strengthened and sustained in the love of God, for He is true." Rev. W. L. Clay of Victoria, B.C., moderator of the Presbyterian Genâ€" eral Assembly, conducted the cere mony of laying the corner stone. Brief addresses of welcome were given by exâ€"Mayor Henderson, chairâ€" man of the general building commitâ€" tee in charge of the erection of the chureh>and by BRev. W.~G. Richardâ€" som, the pastor of the church. Others who participated were Rev. Walter Ellis of Vancouver, B.C., who read the scripture lesson, Rev. F. Banks Nelson, D.D., of Hamilton, who led in prayer, W. M. O. Lochead who read the list of articles and records placed in the corner stone, little Miss Edith Henderson who presented the silver trowel to the Lleutewt(}ovemcr. and little Miss Ruthie Richardson who presented a bouquet of roses to His Homor for Mrs. Ross who was unable to be present. After the _ lioutenantâ€" governor had performed the act of leying the corner stone brief mesâ€" sages of greeting and congratulaâ€" tion were given by various speakers. In the course of his remarks Mr Henderson said: "When I see such stalwarts of the Presbyterian Church I cannot help but think, ‘Is it any wonder that the church is still going on when we have such names as the Ross‘s, the Grant‘s, the McGillivray‘s and such to encourage us? Our motto it Waterloo is to forget the past and Miss Hattie Dicks of Toronto visâ€" ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wilkinson. Attended Funeralâ€"Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Wright and son Oliver atâ€" tended the funeral of, Mrs. Wright‘s mother, Mrs. Barbara Hilker, which took place from the residence of Mr. Henry Lackner near Elmira, on Friâ€" day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hilliard, Mrs. Peter 8. Musselman and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Eix of near Floradale motored to Michigan on Saturday, where they will visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Knorr of Kitâ€" chener were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Ledâ€" erman. Mr. J. Kienzle and son Walter moâ€" tored to Niagara Falls a week ago Tuesday. Miss Bertha Delion and friends of Waterloo were over Sunday the guests of friends here. Mr. Oscar Stroh was a business visitor to Kitchener on Thursday. Rev. W. J. Fiddes, New Pastorâ€" The report of the United Church Hamilton _ Conference _ Stationing Committee states that Rev. C. Cole, the pastor.of that church here and Rimira some four or five years has been stafoned in Ponsonby for the next term while Rev. Cole‘s succes sor in the Eimiraâ€"Conestogo charge will be Rev. W. J. Fiddes. The change will go into effect st the end of the present month. Mr. and Mrs. Frank ®ohrenbach and Mrs. John Haltor of New Ger LAYING OF CORNER $ PRESBYTERIAN CONESTOGO NEWS set our eyes on the future. We have new hopes and new responsibilities but we will carry them. It is the church‘s duty to uphold and teach the finer things of Mo. ‘The minister alone cannot teach this for the layâ€" man must help so that the layman is actually the real cormer stone of any church." Rev. Mr. Richardson, the pastor, referred to the sligmal honmor conâ€" ferred byâ€"having the Meutenantâ€"govâ€" ernor of the provinte perform the ceremony, noting‘ that he was a member of the gemeral board of adâ€" ministration of the church. He also referred to the presence of the moderator of the assembly, Rev. Dr. Clay, Rev. Ephraim Scott, Editor of the Presbyterian Record for 46 years, Rev. J. A. MeGillivray, former moderator of the chureh, and others prominent in the denomination. He also expressed the gratitude of tl{e Waterloo congregation to the Stratâ€" ford Presbyterians who so kindly provided transportation facilities for the delegates and to the Waterloo council for kindnesses shown and for the placing of the Waterloo Musical Society Band at their disâ€" posal. The moderator made a few approâ€" priate remarks previous to the cornor stone laying after which the scripture lesson was read by Rev. Walter Ellis of Vancouver and prayer offered by Rev. F. Banks Nelson of Hamilton. Mr. W. M. O. Lochead read the list of articles (Continued onâ€" Page 5) MOTOR FIRE PUMP GIVEN SATISFACTORY TEST BY FIREMEN Last week Waterloo‘s new motor fire pumper arrived and was thorâ€" oughly tested, meeting the test. in every respect. A thorough test was was given by Fire Chief Guerin of the Kitchener Fire Department, members of the Waterloo council and of the fire department being preâ€" sent. In the first test the machine pumped water from the dam at the rate of 524 gallons per minute with a pressure of 120 pounds at the pump. At a later test on Allen St. where it was connected with a hyâ€" drant a pressure of 140 pounds was produced with water coming through the pumper at the rate of 600 gallons per minute. In the third test which was for speed an alarm was turned in by chairman Weiler of the Fire ‘snd Light Committee from the corner ofPark and Allen with deputy reeve Bohlender timing the reâ€" sponse. The fire hose truck was coupled to the hydrant in one minâ€" tute and 50 seconds after the alarm ‘lever had been pulled while the hook and ladder truck arrived at the box in three minutes and 30 seconds. Officials of the company furnishing the truck and pumper instructed ‘four Waterloo firemen in the handâ€" |llng of the new equipment. Waterioo Council Highly Satisfied With New Purchase; Firemen Given Instructions. many and daughter Miss Emma Halâ€" ter of Toronto were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holle. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Halliman and family of Kitchener with their son Willard and Mrs. Hallman of Chicaâ€" go, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Eph. Betzner. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Good. and daughter Miss Ethel were visiting Elmira friends on Sunday. Mr. Elton Scheifele and Miss E. Wilkinson attended the Children‘s Service in West Montrose on Sunâ€" day forencon. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Gottfried of near Gowanstown were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Dahâ€" mer, on Sunday. Specia! Service â€" Children‘s Day will be observed in the United church next Sunday afternoon when the service begins at 2 o‘clock. % village will be the sceme of several| church workers conventions in tho‘ near future. On Monday the 20th day of June the Township Sunday School Association will hold its anâ€" nual conventfon in the United church, here,. On Saturday, June 25th the same organization will hold its annual plonic in Wright‘s beautiâ€" ful pienic grove along the Grand River near the village. On Friday, July 1st the church boards from this Wistriot of the Latheran Canada Sypâ€" i"' will hold their convention in St. Matthew‘s Lutheran church in this Conventions This Month â€" This I§1IOT8 ; Tenders Let Henry Chairman Dietrich reported that Ed. House was the successful tenâ€" in And|gerer for laying of sidewalk at 18 ir 801| cents per square foot. Chicaâ€" New Drinking Fountains d Mrs.| Chairman _ Bohlender of _ the Property Committee stated that two 1. and| ow drinking fountains would be inâ€" lsiting | stalled shortly. j TWO STRATFORD MEN _ ' SERIOUSLYâ€" INJURED â€" _ 7 IN AUTO ACCIDENT J. R. Gillis and Edward Young Reâ€" moved "to K..W. Hospital. ~~ On Monday. morning J. R. Gillis and REdward Â¥oung, both of Stratâ€" ford, were the vietims of an accident near New Hamburg and ‘both are in the K.â€"W. Hospital as & result. Gillis sustained a fractured skull and was otherwise injured while his comâ€" panton, Young, suffered from cuts and bruises. ‘The.car driven by Gillis went into the ditch ‘at 3.30 Monday morning, striking a pole on the Stratford highway at the 8 bend near New Hamburg. To ar was badly damâ€" aged. Highway traffic officer Perome alleges that Gillis, who was the driver of the car which struck the car driven by Jacob Rahn of Watâ€" erloo on April 24th, terminating in the death of Mrs. Rahn, was travel ling at a high rate of speed. The K.â€".W. Hospital has instruc tions not to release either Gillis or Young without the permission of the provincial police as it is likely that charges will be laid against them. RATIFY ROAD AGREEMENT Work on Bridgeport Road to Start at Once. To Observe Community â€" Decoration Day! Busy Session of Town Council.~ Considerable important business was transacted at the June meeting of the Waterloo town council on Monday evening. Reeve Dietrich reâ€" ported that the agreement with the Department of Highways had been Tormally signed and the work of constructing pavement of Bridgeport Road will now be proceeded with. Mayor Brill was authorized to deâ€" clare Sunday, June 19th or 26th, as community decoration day for deâ€" coration of graves at the cemetery. Sanitary Inspector The recommendation made by the board of health that Chief Meâ€"Bilisâ€" :rum be appointed sanitary inspector was referred to the police commitâ€" tee. The salary received for work ‘of ‘sanitary inspector in 1926 was $200 with an additional $100 for an assistant. It is understood the mem:â€" bers of the council favor having Chief â€" McEllistrum _ perform â€" the duties. Byâ€"Laws Passed Byâ€"laws providing for issuing of $6,833.32 to defray the cost of the new Bickle fire pumper, and assessâ€" ing properties for cost of sprinkling and oiling were passed. â€" Petitions for laying sidewalk on east side of Victoria St. and extenâ€" sion of gas main on Rudy St. were granted. Decoration Day Charles Moogk and Wesley Mcâ€" Kersie addressed the council regardâ€" ing setting aside a Sunday in Jnne‘ as decoration day for the decorating of graves at the cemetery. It was pointed out that other places ob served decoration day when citizens are given an opportunity to visit the graves of loved ones and when flowâ€" ers and plants are provided by memâ€" bers of different lodges and other societies. The members of the counâ€" cil expressed themselves as favorâ€" able and on motion of Deputy Reeve Bohlender and Councillor Weiler it was decided to authorize Mayor Brill to declare June 19th or 26th Decoraâ€" tion Day. It is likely that music for the occasion will be provided by the Waterlo band. Chairman Weiler of the Fire and Light Committee recommended that the tender of Wm. Hogg Coal CoT at $8.25 per ton be accepted and that insurance be placed on the new fire truck. FIRST PROSECUTION UNDER LIQUOR ACT M. Kelly, Washington, D.C., horseâ€" man, was fined $100 and costs and a bottle of whiskey confiscated at Toronto on June 2nd. Kelly was arrested at Thorncliffe raceâ€"track charged with having liquor without a permit and was the first person in Ontario to be tried under the new government control act. BIG ANNUAL TATTOO AT WATERLOO on FRIDAY, JUNE 10 Waterlo County‘s greatest annual eventâ€"Waterloo _ Tattoo, Friday, Juné 10th. The most expensive and biggest program that has yat‘ been attempted or produced. It will be worth going miles to see. Make arâ€" rangementkmagow to take in this groat annual ovent. Lieutenantâ€"Governor Ross, on the occasion of his visit to Waterloo on Saturday, was tender@d a civic wel come just prior to the cornerâ€"stone laying of Knox Church, He inspected the North Waterloo Regiment which formed his guard of honor. His formed his guard of honor. His Honor was then e§corted to the band stand by W. G.‘Weichel, M.P., and Mayor Brill, where an illuminâ€" ated address of welcome was preâ€" sented to him by the Mayor. The Kitchener® council ~W&s represented by Alderman Knipftel * ~His Honor, in ackBowledging the addresses of welcome; alluded to the flourishing farms he had obâ€" served thronghout the district on the occasion of a drive through the countryside and expressed his appreâ€" clation of the cordial reception tenâ€" dered him. He also Axpressed appre clation of the beautiful bouquet of roses givey_him for Mrs. Ross. The bouquet was presented to him by little Miss Elva Weiler, daughter of Councillor H. E. Weiler, for Mrs: Ross. lluminated Addreéss Presented| geaication of Emmanue! Evangelical to id Guest byâ€" |Church, Waterloo, were held on Sanâ€" Mayor on Behalf , â€" |day at which the speaker.was Bishop of Citizens of L. H. Seager of LeMars, lowa. It is 'm interesting:_to . noto . that Bishop a Beager assisted in the .dedication Lieutenantâ€"Governor Ross, on the|Services of the church 21 years ago. occasion of his visit t6 Waterloo on| He preached ‘at both services and Saturday, was tender@d a civic wel|aiso addressed the senior and junior come just prior to the cornerâ€"stone|departments of the Sunday School. â€"On behaif of the citizens of the Town of Waterloo we are glad to avail ourselves of the opportunity afforded by this, your first visit to our town, to offer your our congratuâ€" lations upon your appointment as Lieutenantâ€"Governor â€" of _ Ontario. Your record as a citizen of the proâ€" ince gives us full confidence that you will fill this position with honor and dignity, and to the credit of our province, as a worthy successor to those dignified gentlemen who have preceded you in that office. MayorgW. D. Brill read the followâ€" ing address of welcome: We trust that you will carry with you most pleasant recollections of your present brief visit to Waterloo and that we shall ‘have again at some future time n‘ further opporâ€" tunity to welcome you to Waterloo and to extend to you our hospitaly for a longer stay. * MPRS. J. 0. WATTS Beloved Wife of Rev. J. O. Watts, Pastor of First United Church, Died on Tuesday. A host of friends will deeply symâ€" pathize with Rev. J. 0. Watts and family in the loss sustained in the leath of his beloved wife, Sarah Ada Pollitt who died at the K.â€"W. Hosâ€" pital early Tuesday morning, in her 47th year, following an illness of several months duration. Will be Built so as to be Incorporated as Part of First Mennonite Church at Kitchener. The funeral took place from the late residence, William St., Waterâ€" loo, on Thursday, June 9th. After a short service at the house an imâ€" pressive service was conducted at the First United Church. Interment was made in Mount Hope cemetery. ME] At the convention of the Ontario Mennonite Church at Hamilton this week it was decided to build a Bible School in Kitchener as an annex to the First Mennonite Church. K will be so arranged that when classes are not being conducted it can be incorporated in the main auditorium of the church. The annex will form three separate class rooms. At preâ€" sont the First Mennonite Church, according to Bishop C. F. Derstine, the pastor, is not adequate for conâ€" gregational purposes or for carrying on the work of the Bible School. It is anticipated that a sufficient amount will be raised to pay for the building, the equipment and to esâ€" tablish an endowment fund. The purpose of the endowment fund is to make unnecessary the collection of _ yearly â€" offeringa . from _ the churches in the conference. The building committee consists of Gilbert Bergey, New Dundee, secretary of the conference, Rev. Moses Shants, St. Jacobs, chairman of the Bible Study Board of the Onâ€" tarto Conference, and officials of the Mennonite Church. > Work will proceed as soon as a choice of a plan is made, five having been submitted for approval, ROSS PREACHED FAREWELL SERMON On Sunday Rev. G. B. McLennan, D.D., associate minister of Trinity United Church for the past two years and previously pastor of 8t. Andréew‘s Presbyterian Church for six years, preached the concluding sermon of his pastorate prior to as suming his new duties as pastor of the First United Church, Ottawa, NNONITE CHURCH | TO ERECT NEW | BIBLE SCHOOL PASSES AWAY * ' Address at Special Service at t Evangelical Church, ; _ \UT * Waterioo. # BUILDING PERMITS OVER Special services to commemqorate the twontyâ€"fifth anniversary of the The special offerings during the day for the removation of the church and parsonage amounted to $550. Effective musical numbers were contributed by the choir and Miss Hauch. * Bishop Seager preached at the reâ€" opening of the Roseville church which has recently undergone re pairs, on Sunday afternoon, the church being crowded to . its capacity. Two musical selections were acceptably rendered by Messrs. &. Fisher, M. S. Snyder, Herb Umâ€" bach and L. Wildfang. Acording to returns made by the town engineer, Claude Noecker, the total value of the 14 permits issued during May was $529,525, the largest in the history of the town. The half million dollar permit issued to the Mutual Life was responsible for swelling the total to this unusual amount. Included in the building permits for May is one for $15,000 for a store and $11,000 for dwellings. The total amount of the permits issued for the first part of the year ending June 1st is $750,725 which is over $200,000 more than in any year in the town‘s history. Largest Total in History of BIG TATTOO ' AT WATERLOO PARK ON FRIDAY, JUNE 10 Five Bands, Thrilling Vaudeville Act, Gorgeous Fireworks and Other Features. The Waterloo Musical Society has completed all arrangements for the big annual Tattoo to be held in the Waterloo Park, on Friday ev'enlng,‘ June 10. No expense has been spared. to secure the very best in attractions: to make up one of the best programs ever given in Western Ontario. A big parade will start at 7.45 o‘clock comprising five bands. Other feaâ€" tures on the program are the "Hellâ€" kivists" in a high and Double Fire Diving act, the Peerless Trapeze Performers,»the Galt "Â¥Y" Troupe in \feats of strength and skill, and the Aerail Yorkers iy a disfinctly novel Upâ€"inâ€"theâ€"Air Performance. During Ethe evening a~big display of fire works noveities will be given. There 'will be something doing every minâ€" ute. A record crowd is assured. TO LAY NEW WATER AND GAS MAINS Waterloo Water and Light Commisâ€" sion Decide on Six Inch Mains _ for Bridgeport Road. At a meeting of the Waterloo Water and Light Commission held on Monday it was decided to lay six inch water main and to use the preâ€" sent four Inch main for a gas main. George Eidt will supervise the gang of men engaged to do the work of laying the miains. Manager Schiedel reported that drinking fountains would be placed at the corner of King and William 8t. and at the corner of Ailbert and Young Sts. DISCUSS QUESTION OF NEW SEWER Waterloo _ Commissioners . Express Opinton that New Trunk Sewer Is Needed in Near Future. The Waterloo Sewer Commission at its meeting last week decided to call @ special meeting this week with a view to discussing the advisaâ€" bility of bullding anothed trunk sewer from the town to the sewer farm. While it was pointed out that it would not be needed this year, it was the opinion of some members of the commission that additional equipment would be required within the next two or three years as the present trunk sewer is at times taxed to its capacity. At the meet Ing the destrability of engaging a consulting engineer as expert adâ€" viser on the problem will be conâ€" Waterloo; Mutual Life New Addition to Cost $500,000. $529,525 "Bystematic and organized payâ€" ments to, and corruption of customs officials and agents, railway officials and employees, and police; "switchâ€" ing and camouflaging of carg"of beer in order to pass them into the United States; theft of United States and Canadian customs seals amd the forging or unlawful procuring of customs and shipping documents; saies of strong beer in Ontario in violation‘ of provincial law; falsifâ€" cation of records so as to conceal these sales; failure to show safes of strong beer on sales tax returns to the Governmentâ€"these are among the findings which Hon. N. W. Rowell, K.C., counselor for the Royal Customs Commissioners, made in regard to certain Ontario breweries. The findings and recommendations which the commission counsel will ask the commission to make have been forwarded to counsel for the Ontario breweries, who may wish to present argument against them. They have been laid before the comâ€" mission in written form, but it is improbable that the argument on them will take place until Tuesday. Then there is likely to be some strong objections voiced by counsel tor â€"the breweries. L NEW HAMBURG NEWS | Among the recommendations which Mr. Rowell will suggest the commission make are the following. 1.â€"That immediate action should be taken against all breweries in arrears on gallonage and sales taxes to recover the amounts which under the law are properly payable. 2.â€"That a «opy of these findings and revelani »vidence be forwarded to the ‘Minister of Justice with a view to the institution of criminal prosecutions against those who upon the evidence would appear to have committed criminal offences. Tax All Liquor 3â€"That the commission concur in the recommendation of the parliaâ€" menlary . committee | investigating the department of customs and ex-j cise; that excise tax be.levied on all Canadianâ€"made intoxicatingâ€" liquoré eleased from bond, no matter where hey are carried and consumed, and ‘hat duty and sales tax be levied on ill alcoholic liquors entering Canada thether in bond or otherwise, irreâ€" ipective of their ultimate destinaâ€" ‘fon, and recommends that this proâ€" NEW DISTILLERY Guckenheimer Distilleries Purchase Plant of Dominion Sugar Plant on Bridgeport Road. The (Guckenheimer Distilleries of Canada, Limited, have purchased the plant of the Dominion Sugar Company near Bridgeport where they will carry on the manufacture of alcohol, liquor, yeast and byâ€" products. It is anticipated that about 200 hands will be employed. The company conducted a distillery in Brownsbille, Pa., some years ago and it is said to have ample capital. The sugar factory plant is being tleared of old machinery so as to be in readiness for the new equipment to be installed. Five Big Bands. Thrilling Vaudeâ€" ville and most gotgeous fireworks you ever saw. Waterloo Tattoo, Friday, June 10. Interesting News Notes Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goebel of Bufâ€" falo spent last week end with the former‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Goebel. Mr. E. L. Rahn, teller at the local branch of the Bank of Commerce, is relieving at the Atwood branch for two weeks. Mr. F. H. Cookson and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carson have returned from a two week‘s motor trip to Parâ€" ry Sound and North Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Miller and the latter‘s mother, Mrs. Lena Kipâ€" fer of Lockport, N.Y., were visitors with their friends here. A new plank floor was put down on the Shade street bridge which is a great improvement. The Park Commission is making arrangements to hold a monster garâ€" den party at the park some time in July. Mrs. Edward Appel spent the week end with friends in Zurich. Mr. C. O. Kruspe moved into the apartments above his drug -t&n on Wednesday. He has rented his resiâ€" dence on Wilmot street to Mr. W. W.«Gray who also moved on Wedâ€" nesday. .. Moved to Waterlooâ€"Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Heipel who went to California last Faebruary have returned home again and will in future reside in Waterico. They made a very extenâ€" immends That Immediate Action Be Taken Ag: Breweries in Arrears of Sales Taxes to Recover Properly Payable.â€"Probed 28 Breweries, FOR KITCHENER OFFICIALS SAYS the necessary legislation be engeted at the earliest possible date. 4.â€"That section 15 of the Excise Act and Section 2 of the Doherty Act lhouldhololwnh make clear the right of the minisâ€" ter to cancel licenses upon the conâ€" ditions mentioned in these sections. 5.Jâ€"That the gallonage tax should be payable on the actual beer manuâ€" factured, less a reasonable allowance to be determined by the Government ' tor wastage, on the same principle as the Government allows a dedueâ€" on in the case of spirits and shrinkâ€" ige for evaporation and that closer supervision should be exercised by . he customs officials over the actual production of beer. * vision should apply to gallonage and 6.â€"That copies of this report and o1 the evidence relating to the conâ€" duct of the several breweries inâ€" vestigated by the commission be submitted to the Minister of Nationâ€" i Revenue for such action in referâ€" ance to the cancellation or withâ€" holding of licenses of the breweries is the findings and evidence warâ€" rant. 7.â€"That the commissioner of taxaâ€" Jon review the income tax returns f the breweries investigated, in the light of the evidence and these findâ€" ings. With respect. to the corruption of officials, Mr, Rowell asks the comâ€" mission to find, on the evidence, ‘hat "in practically all the breweries nvestigated the auditors report cerâ€" tain unvouchered accounts, in some cases rumning up into very large amounts. The breweries denied that these funds were used for the corâ€" ruption of, government‘ officials, he â€" Probed 28 Breweries Twentyâ€"eight breweries in the proâ€" ‘ince of Ontario have been investiâ€" zated "in whole or in part, in reâ€" ipect to tne payment of customs luties, excise duties, excise taxes, sales tax, and income tax," Mr. the part of certain breweries, sysâ€" tematic and organized payments to, and corruption of customs officials and agents, railway officials and employees and police. Rowell states. Mr. Rowell sugests that the comâ€" mission make special findings in reâ€" spect to certain Ontario breweries. He suggests that a finding be made that these companies attempted to defraud the government out of sales and gallonage taxes .through "false and fraudulent returns," also that large quantity of beer was shipped for export to the United States camonflaged as scrap leather, conâ€" tractors‘ equipment, or other comâ€" medities, in violation of provisions of the criminal code. The principal methods adopted by the breweries for concealing the sales of strong beer in Ontario and avoiding gallonage taxes, as outlined in the suggested findings, are: 1.â€"Entering sules of strong beer as 25 percent in the books. (The government does not collect gallonâ€" age tax on 2.5 beer). 3.â€"Entering the sale in their books as an export sale. sive trip, visiting Los Angeles, San ©rancisco, Vancouver, Rdmonton, ‘algary, Regina and ‘Winnipeg. Mr. Heipel reported the season very ‘ackward in the Canadian West owâ€" ‘ng to the wet weather. Wiil Reside in Kitchenerâ€"Mr. and Mrs. Harry Franke moved to Kitchâ€" mer last Monday where they will reâ€" wide in future. Mr. C. 0. Kruspe who purchased the Franke property inâ€" ‘ends to start immediately with making {mprovements to the buildâ€" ing. The quarters formerly used as 1 butcher shop are being remodelled for a barber shop. Mr. Robert Clingan and Mr. Geo. Brant of Detroit were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James . Wiederhold. Dr. and Mrs. C. L; Ruggles of Cleveland, O., spent a few days with the latter‘s sister, Mrs. Rmerson Luckhardt and with her mother, Mrs. Chr. Olto at Haysvilie. Mr. and Mrs. John Hiller and famâ€" y and Mr. and Mrs. Delford Honâ€" derich attended the funeral of the {ormer‘s sister, the late Mrs. Rank of Ramberg, which took place at Heidelberg last Sunday. Married â€"The marriage was solâ€" emnized at Trinity Lutheran parsonâ€" age by Rev. Mr. Mosig last Saturâ€" day, May 28th of Mr. William Brotlo of Kitchener and Miss Erma Rddy, foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abram Lichti of this town. Miss Reâ€" ther Jantz! was bridesmaid and Mr. Wm. Gross, consin of the groom, (Continued on Page 8) w#‘