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\ _‘ W,. G. Weichel, Conservative, > 8. C. Tweed, Liberal, and Dr. u;l;hd fin!.-nh’ afternoon at the ;;t_;wvu;fl"oo will have one of the most interesting and keenly fought elections in many years. Hett, independent Conservative and former mayor of Kitchener, Sydney C. Tweed, Liberal, and William G. Weéichel, Conservative, both prominâ€" ent citizens of the town of Waterloo. ‘The nomination papers of Dr. Hett contained signatures of 157 supportâ€" ers, 8. C. Tweeds 143 and W. Weiâ€" chels 125. The nomination forms were presented by E. B. Dowdall, V. H. Hatten and W. McGibbon on beâ€" half of the respective candidates. Otto Vogelsang, returning officer, acted as chairman of the meeting. It was decided to limit each sm-‘ ker to fifteen minute addresses. Dr. Hett again accused Mr. We chel of promising to step aside this election if he was unopposed in 1926. Mr. Weichel at ‘the close of his adâ€" dress reported to Dr. Hett and said: has said about myself, that is enâ€" tirely a personal matter and does not ‘ concern the electorate. Today we are interested in certain questions and which we want to discuss. As to his statement I want to say that the statements I made at the town hall has been a misunderstanding. ! am sorry that this is the case, as I hold Dr. Hett in high esteem and I regret he saw fit to bring this matter into the contest." Dr. Hett spoke first and was folâ€" lowed by 8. C. Tweed and W. G. Weichel all of whom were given an attentive hearing. Their addresses in full are printed in another column §£â€"BTEINER BUYS M. ©rTGTNAT ATDDP a recent meeting accepted the tenâ€" der of M. S. Steiner of Baden for the bush on the airport landing field near Lexington. The money will be used to defray the cost of levelling the airport field. $600 was realized from the recent opening of the airâ€" Interesting Election _ Fight in S. Waterloo Karl Homuth and Dr. Chariton Officially Named Standard Bearers for Conservatives and Liberals at Largely Attendâ€" ed Meeting.â€"Both Candidates Outline Platform of Reâ€" spective Parties. Promptly at 2 o‘clock on S.tur-} day . afternoon, deputy returning officer J. A. Head declared the noâ€" mainations closed and announced that the papers of the two candiâ€" dates for the riding of South Waterâ€" loo, Karl K. Homuth, Conservative, and Dr. 8. E. Chariton, Independent Liberal, had been duly signed and an election would therefore take place on Wednesday, October 30. The town hall was filled to capâ€" acity with supporters of the respecâ€" The K.â€"W. airport commis;ion at Karl Homuth‘s Address "This is the official nomination, the time when candidates for elecâ€" tion are generally expected to tell what they have done and what they intend to do," K. K. Homuth, the first speaker, told the electors. ‘The policies of the Conservative BUSH~AT AIRPORT FOR $1500 second thing &nmu’] i do is to abolish the autoâ€" lHcense to the farmer so that stand. who operate a cat s Dealing with the question of :‘ ination, | Hydro power, Mr. Homuth reminded “ r elecâ€"|the electors that the Hydro system 4 to tell| of Ontario was the greatest developâ€" * at they| ment of its kind in any part of the : ith, the| world. The Liberals, he said, were rs. claiming that the service charge of * ervative| two dollars and fifty cents was only g en fully‘a camouflage for cheap power, that . ‘There‘in reality a farmer‘s whole property|, rown by|would be taxed. This, he pointed present, out, is exactly the same as in every andidate | municipality, every piece of rateable one parâ€"| property is pledged as security for ie whole|the hydro service. posed by| Dealing with the opposition‘s is absoâ€"|criticism of the government road all they| policy, Mr. Homuth statedâ€"there had rtion of|been no provincial roads built exâ€" palize, he| cept at the instigation of the County . of that| Council‘s and only in that way could and from|any road be built. Waterloo County, tion? Do{he pointed out, has developed a to return|great many miles of highways on out doing advice of the County Council. Now the provincial highways have berais say| been completed and the government the autoâ€"|proposes to make larger grants to Believes in Control Act. | mbs‘-‘- â€"Roads the Best. Government Record â€"~ Reviewed by Weichel In hi. acceptance, Mr. Weichel ‘nfl:“‘[fllh&ofiffifluul ~BH Pm on en e appear in this chamber to receive chener at seven O ©DORM "*"*"*"" m:nlufion of the Co-uv-finl-on:‘w".‘ .:mm'- as their candidate and I wish, A I2 thank all thoee who so loy:m“"""““'"""""""!' .umru..-d. .t&.mmfiuw'.'lu‘flflm'mlmdfl" recen e Mr. Cootes advertising manager “N&"m‘&:fl'olmfltm ;M 8:;0-00. @ : M"“"im"“.n in'hm"‘by .,:m'::“-hn:: leges that the Korman car was com their representative. | | ing towards him on the wrong side cuke put i tagk 1 Bie lc d COs ntoni n d elaarmagea man m am e in saying that I conseientiondg tried and apparently out of Ra todolnydutxwthheom tuency ther than turn his car into a ten ieresnective of race or creed. _ ; f00t ditch Cootes drove to the left irrespective of race or creed. "In this um:?n it seen _fll@ '!0‘,’1 ,-.qun by .?n“l the slogan adopted by some peoOD‘C ged th of his i.w*gemaotrem'wuf::uld“" s sourse gar ht genuine criticism of the governâ€" both machines met head on. A} ment‘s work and policy dnnllzhun though Cootes turned over twice he past three years is entirely ing escaped with slight inj@ries. One ‘and if someone does make an atâ€" |tempt alon&ethil line it is too weak PMABEPUE® in each car escaped unâ€" to attract attention of the elec-lh‘““- Einss VHES. "Last year in the House and durâ€". ing the spring and summer, Mr. Sinâ€" clair dnd a few of his followers went about the rovince declaring that {Lhere should be an opportunity for the public to decide provincial isâ€"‘ sues and challenged the government to hold an election. | "Now that the challenge is acâ€" cepted they say there is no occasion for holding an election. However, the prime minister and his cabinet bave in mind a wonderful program of expansion and Pefore undert:k- :'l:ge::(?l;‘:v‘io;w:n; movement they ° _ " / _. _ __ 2_ u.ls Daaata |h are giving the electors an opportunâ€" ; gests Signs to Warn People. : ity to pass upon these suggestions. | y“Onep of the outstanding features Cor? Borer l“m Kinzie|, and the one that concerns the Resigns. ® general tglublic is the financial situaâ€" «_ } ?ion ‘:'f nouge ahice ’"lte opposition ; The resignation of Simon Kinzie | i n the house anl county say Rerâ€" wuson is spending more money than as corn borer l“‘”‘:"' .n:raw;l I'; ‘ hitne‘i’or Drury. There is no{Crose as member of the Elm igh | 1 doubt that this is so, and if Ontario school board was received and acâ€" |‘ i"h? hold . her g}":‘ fl":‘o;ii:::icemd at a meeting of the Waterloo ; other provinces m ; to zroe in influence and power and“”“""’ council on Monday: Mr. Kinâ€" in commerce and industry. _Am.ough zie thanked the council for their coâ€" | the expenditures â€" have u!crea.sed operation while he was inspector. |/ there has be&nun‘t;‘inma:e f“‘ 3"‘;“ Former Warden Walter Oliver of l‘ tion even 0 great facilities have been extended to our people North Dumfries enquired about the and many public services have been county bridges and wanted to know supplied year after year. about the maximum load which could Systematic Debt Retirement 4 ‘be taken over the bridges. He sugâ€" "Previously no definite policy had|gested that signs be erected at the |been followed in mgmr to PYOâ€"|approach to the bridges WaTDIng |visions for the ultimate pa{:'nent of Olle io how hea ns maturing loans. Money n:owed pu as to how vy a load may for a period of years was paid off|be taken over ‘bridges. The matter at maturity by means of a further|was referred to the road and bridge loan. He:id t%lhi. lackl of fpotlggy bets) rommittes. continu« e people 0 is provâ€" ince would continue g:dp.y interest| A letter from Dr. Fraser Kitchenâ€" ) for. an indefinite _peri and wquld er medical health officer was reâ€" Tue »h $ ho tioen debt, mpec‘;bgluxm and informed the council unâ€" ong after the assets, in res| y t\which the debt was incurred, _hgd"e” early “ti""_ was taken in put: . | disappeared. The Ferguson adminisâ€" ting the turnkey‘s residence in proâ€" ¢ tr':;onhfncedl the f‘u:t.l ::d l:l'lmr-lper sanitary condition he would *|ated the policy of systemati¢ PYOâ€"|pring action against the county counâ€" 4| vision for retirement of debt: t:::f,.:‘cll. Referred to the property commitâ€" m im m on en een en en o ce E::iod of 40 years, a course which received the widest commendaâ€" tion by financial authorities. "Ontario‘s credit today in the money market stands in the first © * (Continued on Page 15) each having to secure a permit, one permit will be issued for the whole family. This he pointed out as ridiculously silly as the license is for the purpose of a check. Do you think the city people would not deâ€" mand the same thing? s The third thing they propose tol do is to do away with the land transâ€" fer tax. They lose sight of the fact that this is where part of the money comes from to carry on the governâ€" ‘ment’s activities in the rural secâ€" the township roads. ied Ahey are going to iued on Page 1¢) omfihuucy ic cugih . TB . TB t . c iiiccaiineto en reed. foot ditch Cootes drove to the left -;e‘mt::tam and as he did so Korman 9 "L"’ * changed the course of his car and L" gov:::! both machines met head on. AL during the though Cootes turned over twice he MAN KILLED IN® > | _ MOTOR CRASH ON | \ WAY TO KITCHENER WARNS COUNTY ‘ RE MAXIMUM BRIDGE LOADS Former Warden Oliver Sugâ€" gests Signs to Warn People. Corn Borer Inspector Kinzie Samuel Korman, motoring to Kitâ€" ‘The question of a proper system of | road financing in Waterloo and other municipalities will be investigated by officials of the department of highways. The department has insisâ€" ted that the grants must not be used to meet debenture payments on lroqd- already constructed in the towns but must be used for new lro.da to be built. MAYOR OF VANCOUVER VISITS WATERLOO An interested visitor to Waterloo recently was Mayor W. H. Malkin of Vancouver, B.C., who as a memâ€" ber of the Dominion Life Board of | Directors attended a meeting here. ’ Mr. Malkin, who completed a tour of Ontario, was greatly impressed with the progressiveness of Waterâ€" loo and Kitchener. While in Montreal and Toronto he attended board meetings of the Royal Bank, of which he is a direcâ€" tor. Mr. Malkin, one of the successâ€" ful business menâ€"of Western Canâ€" ada, is president of a large wholeâ€" sale grocery company, director of the B. C. Pulp and Paper Company and the Colmant Colleries, and |president of the Pacific Coast Fire |Insurance Company. Dominion Life.â€"Much Impressed With Twinâ€"Cities. Election Results Malkin is a Director of the on rekurns on Wedpsotay i L & 1 which will be received over a special leased wire and furnished uuc-.fi-rmum-mrm_foz . 158 un ons ooo e d i $ .c odsreratmnecefhBara® en ht ue o aniilr ie P F 'm.vflMflth-.mhmdfio Mhuumwuuvm m“.-hmu“wuu wihdows of the Chronicle giving the results. Three telephone h-fl&opn*n““h.hfi-d_-‘? Readers of the Chronicle are invited to avail themssives of Bulletined by Chronicle St. W., Kitchener, was the of a serious shooting accident + Hewitt: with two companions were partridge shooting near and when Hewitt was from view by bushes his shot at a partridge withâ€"the that the shot struck Hewitt, causing wounds to his head and body. If lockjaw does not set in, Hewitt has Near HoHaIDarqâ€" _ wommmesmnmmam * Lawrence Hoewitt ofâ€" 94L St. W., Kitchener, was the a serious shooting accident s Hewitt: with two companions were partridge shooting near and when Hewitt was from view by bushes his shot at a partridge withâ€"the that the shot struck Hewitt, causing waunds to his head and bedy. If a good chance of recovery. Criticizes Executive> | of Local Conservatives clared he was an Independ@nt UONâ€" servative candidate only as far as the clique was concerned. He outlined \huwlwmmomm.fl lows. ‘"Three years ago on the request of ‘ a large number of electors I allowed my name toâ€"be proposed as & candt date in North Waterloo at the nominâ€" {nflon meeting. At that meeting, as you are aware, (Mr. Weichel received the majority of the votes. Now it is not my purpose to discuss the charâ€" ‘acmr of the nomination. Some of you here today know what it was. A omg Pm Ane ce large number of, electors could not get into the building, Mr. Weiche! deâ€" nied this to be the case. 'l'hor of you who were there know the truth. ‘At the meeting in Waterioo at that time certain promises were made. You who were among the électors present know those promises were made. At the present I will not say anything more as there wil be inâ€" formation on this later on. "I just want to say that after that nomination meeting, at which many could not get in to cast their Rallots, there was some discussion and presâ€" sure that I be an Independent Conserâ€" vative candidate, but as I had re ceived the assurance of Mr. Weoichel that he would step aside for me at nied thhtobothoeuo.'rbrol you who were there know the truth. At the meeting in Waterloo at that time certain promises were made. You who were among the électors present know those promises were made. At the present I wlll_l(r. say Badiy Wounded by Buckshot part of a gentlieman and io people I could not the a ca Izu I "I will read to you what pub lished in the newspaper Novemâ€" ber 20 at that time: ‘To the hunâ€" dreds of friends who spoke to me personally urging me to, place my name before the electore, to the thouâ€" sands who would gladly have gone to the poll and cast their ballots for me in your own interests I desire to express my sincere thanks. Under the circumetances prevailing it would \not be expedient to do so. When the r. Hett Refers to Promise of W. G. Weichel to Step Aside. Outlines His Election Policy. those who have â€" recently been against me will be with me and reâ€" cognize that I have been true to the, party and true to the constituency and act accordingly.‘ 1 "This shows that I acted that part of a man. Any conditions and proâ€" mises considered were particularly made to the electors of North Waterâ€" rumblings were heard about candt dates. There are many things 1 might discuss but time does not permit. But I will say that a group of men calling themselves the executive took tactics of such a nature that it would have been impossible for me to obtain the nomination. Therefore, 1 stood aside from them and placed myself in the hands of the electore. Although a number of officers of the Conservative party may consider Mr. Weichel as their candidate U have reâ€" ceived the official nomination of the people of North Waterloo with Conâ€" servative principles, I received it at ‘\the nomination meeting recently. _ down "When this election came on, J. E. Hett in his address deâ€" tuberculosis sanitorium, arises I hope even |Complee List _ |Ferguson‘s School ...‘ _ ‘ * c Romimatea, Policy Roundly Scored _ For the ‘convenience of many , thousands of readers of the Waterâ€" loo Chronicle we are printing in this wook‘s issue a complete list of the candidates nominated in the various ridings for the provincial election contest to be heid on October 30th. All persons having radios will fnd uu.mua&-' candidates clected when receiving the returns on the uight of the clecâ€" Conservative party, ple of North Waterloo. You might wonder why I am in politics." ‘The apeaker referred to his many years of service on the public school board, the city council and his inâ€" teresting social and economic quesâ€" tions and the good of his communtiy. "I have studied many social and eco nomic questions of the day and I have expressed my views on them as many of you know. These views are the result of 38 years of professionâ€" and become aquainted with eeveral generations. 1 have visited their houses and know conditions and what many of the problems are, and. having travelled in quite a number of countries and being able to speak several languages, I am qualified, laâ€" dies and gentlemen, to serve you as your member. I stand for the benefit of the homes. I want them brighter and happier as I know that many of al service during which I have seen my friends need it. I belive thit I could be of tremendous service. You know I have published articles on state medicine. Let me tell you there are some things in which Euâ€" rope is ahead of us. Let us bring our country up to the same standard in the prevention of diseases and betâ€" tering of conditions. 1 want to say that my ideals are high. "With regard to the campaign and the election let me say I want it clean. I will not permit any of my men to do anything that is not clean or fair. I am in this with conscience clear and with my strongth and might. You are a. people who are righteous and true and expect the very best: Some Changes Needed "Now just let me refer to cortain things. There is the Workmen‘s Comâ€" pensation Act. That is a good law ‘but it is not perfect. I believe I could be of service in efforts to improve it.‘ "There is the Liquor Control ‘Act.| That like other laws is not perfect| but could be improved. I have ceruln‘ ideas and I believe that if our citi zens got together to talk the matter | over it would be for the best lntebl "I stand for justice and I say to the people this is your battle and that I am simply a servant in your hands. I ask that they do what they can to elect me as their representaâ€" tive on October 30" DR. HETT IN | FIGHT TO FINISH IN ‘ NORTH WATERLOO Gives Emphatic Denial to Rumors That He Will Drop Out | of Contest. _C tion whatsoever to a CARMEL CHURCH DAMAGED BY FIRE; Roof and Upper Story Fall Prey to LOSS ABOUT $6,000 Te $: Wins Certain in Northern Onâ€" â€" Think. â€" Sault Nominee Exâ€" nected to Defeat Hon. James Acnmv-hflmlutmlfl"i q was|ernment that it is not using all the | King | revenue derived from gasoline tax m-clmumwtfl at the Tory claims that they will be Rhodes, it is difficult to think of returned with 80 or more seats. any Briton ofethe nineteenth century e o |wnh whom a comparison is posâ€" FARM HOUSE l The house was oeccupied by Geo. Miller. The Kitchener fire departâ€" ment with pumpers were hampered ‘due to lack of water. â€" i LHD TD PHEW EPME OVR ORTDOTC TOW Friday afternoon when the. £W0jrca) Minister of Rducation, Mr. Ferâ€" story brick farm house on th@guson, endorses as proper educationâ€" Bridgeportâ€"Lexington road owned al matter for the children of Ontarâ€" by the Breithaupt estate was de-':g- Pflb"a money s|pent tonleill: onservatives . or gnore TA s oo ie is c uie "aige e catea d Y pa i Another book that has a distinct setting fire to the roof. A barn and partisan flavour is the first Book of it N C Nee en e oo c LR LE 'EIElectors Hear Liberal | Leader Sinclair Flay \ Ferguson Government :i;;;fn;ahed were saved from the Conservative Administration Instead of Reducing Expenditures Increased it by Millions of Dollars.â€"Promises a More Striet Enforcement of Liquor Control Act.â€"Representative Audiâ€" ence Completely Fill Town Hall at Waterloo. Loss estimated at $2500 was done WIN 60 SEATS NEAR LEXINGTON . ermment took office, the people of Ontario would have saved at least eighty two million dollars. Contrast the present administration with that lol Ottaewa where they are reducing anr mational â€"débts. Mr. Sinclair S. C. Tweed Flays Premier for the : Party for the Riding of n-mlu.wo-l“ Party in Ountario is engaged in e fight against autocracy in the Proâ€" vince of Ontario. The Liberal Party is seeking to dethrone the man who has greedily gathered to himself all the power and authority it is possible for him to obtain, whose ministers add followers are puppots at his call, who cares nothing for advice if that advice be contrary to his own views, .who has, time after time, shown a disregard for the will of the people. I refer to ‘Honourable G. H. Ferguâ€" sou, now Prime Minister of this Proâ€" vince. 1 have accepted the nomination of Confederation. . ‘This is the kind of stuff the poliâ€" Canadian History authorized by the Minister of Education, Mr. Ferguson, for the public schools of Ontario. This book has a chapter on Wm. Lyon MacKenzieâ€"the grandfather of Premier King. The chapter is enâ€" (Continued on Page 15) three years ago, and at that time the Liberals demanded that the Province enter into an agreement with the Dominion government to put the Old age pension into effect in the Proâ€" vince. The Dominion government had offered to pay fifty per cent of the cost, and proposed that the proâ€" vince pay fifty per cent, but, instead, Mr. Ferguson had put a tax of thirty per cent on the municipalities, which left the province only twenty per cent to take care of. This, Mr. 8inâ€" clair claimed was an injustice and proposed that if the Liberals were placed in power the whole fifty per lcent would be paid out of the revâ€" | enues of the province. : Liquor Sale Revenue | "I have asked Mr. Ferguson severâ€" | | al times for the total amount of revâ€" .| enue from the sale of liquor, so far t lonlnotm-mtoflnmtht . |answer, I will not ask him today, be cause 1 understand that he is not speaking today, but I will ask kim again tomorrow. This is information that 1 belive theapublic are entitled to and should have been included in the public accounts for the year but were not." As Mr. Sinclair was booked to spemk again at night in Stratford, the meeting in Wateric® was necessarily cut short. No other ..-m.«nqna.m. Mr. Ginciatr asked for the support of the electors for Mr. Tweed, who, he stated was a representative bust ness man, and the type of man that would prove an incentive to other business men to take an interest in lmmmmun« be glad to have the support of a man s $*