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éocmiy Council Pay ~â€"1 Is Cut Ten Per Cent mption to reduce the pay from $§ to. $5. The vote on the question came after Reeve P. A. Wagner of ml:lcy stressed the used for all immittees to pare their estimates the same as the road and bridge r-luson did last year thus effectâ€" i worthwhile savings. Ail econoâ€" mies possible must be made urged Reeve Wagner in order to lessen the burden of the farmer. He, howâ€" ever, made it clear that he favored reductions all along the line and not cl;lgh Out the members of council only. Reeve Groh was in favor of a ten per cent. cut as a matter of principle and to set an example to others. Reeve Bingeman of New Hamburg pointed out that the change of the new act allowed counciliors five cents per mile for mileage;/ a fifty per cent. cut. He thought councilâ€" lots were entitled to the $6.00, but was willing to fall in lise if a ten per cent. cut was approved. Ten years ago farmers were getting much higher prices, stated Deputyâ€" réeve Simon Kinzie, when the memâ€" bere received $5 a day fo; meetings end mileage of five cents. He (aâ€" vored reducing the pay of council members accordingly. â€" Reeve H. E. Ratz of Waterloo, «tated a ten per cent. cut in pay would be a good atart and lead the way for reductions in other departâ€" menté. Set Example to Other Civic + Bodies in Retrenchment. was made mption to to. $5.. Tt came afte! ittee the same rnl' ssio ing worth The amendment was put to a vote and carried. Supporting the amendâ€" ment were Hallman, Schmidt, Ford, Shaw, Ratz, McKersie, Flyun, Bingeâ€" man, Howlett, Snider, Freeman &nd Wagner. _ Against: Groh, Kinsie, Bfilmck. . en the motion was put it was defeated. The vote on the motion wes: for, Groh and Kinsie; against, Hallman, Schmidt, Ford, Shaw, Ratz, McKersie, Bieth, Mosack, Flynn, Bingeman, Howlett, Snider, Freeman and Wagner. There are many demanis on mem:â€" bere of the council stated Reeve A. A. Snider of Woolwich. Personally he had recently given two cords of woods to relief and was called upon to help in other ways. Since the election he had given half his time to municipal work and he theretore believed the members were not pald too much. Believing a percenage basie more fair, Reeve Shaw and Deputy Reeve W. McKersie moved an amendment thet the pay be reduced ten per cent. which was carried. Another amendment by Reeve Wagner and Deputy Reeve Freeman, that no cut be made as m‘leage had been cut in half which itself was a fair reduction. It was, however, amendment. withdrawn in favor o: the first mbmbere “m;‘"ii. n'..i;x: .:m“_u'ti economies by a per cent. Cit in their ;k:‘hnu The cut wias made after an amendment to a DE VALERA HAS wWORKING MAJORITY IN IRISH ELECTION Eamonn de Valera, who will algain‘ be named President of the Irish Free State when the Dail Aireann meets a week from Wednesday, saw realization of his ambition to head a Government possessing an absoâ€" lute ma{ority in the election held last week. The fourâ€"day count ended with the Republican party in control of the Dail by one vote, that which the Speaker casts in the event of a deadlock. With the supion of the Labor party, however, the Governâ€" ment increased its majority from six to 16. The final party standing with fiins and losses was: Republican (five gains) ... 77 Labor (gov‘t) (1 gain).......... 8 Nationalist (opp'n) (9 losses}.... 40 Centrist (opp‘n) (8 gains)...... 11 Independent (ogp'n) (3 losses) 8 Independent Lab. (opp‘n) "(1 1088) .....:coulmtueturmcciccscne 1 Total 8e@ts .........cuuscslsccllele. 158 Mr. de Valera in a postâ€"election pronouncement said the policy of the government ngardin% the land annuities dispute with the United Kingdom would remain unchanged. In some quarters it was believed negotiations with Britain would be reâ€"opened on the land annuities uestion and the move to abolish &q oath of allegiance to the crown. Mr. de Valera said the election which returned his party to power with increased strength "does not mean the government will be anâ€" tagonistic to Britain." Committees Named by County Council Remove Members from Road and Bridge Committee Who Are Not Members of Council.â€"I. C. Haliman and Val. Zoeller Dropped When New System Adopted. By aimost a unanimoue vote the Waterloo Connty at ite ‘act meeting decided to go back to the old system of electing Oonly members to the Road and Bridge committee who were members of the council. The change must be approved by the high ways dorrunenl. The members name for 1983 are Reeve P. A. Wagâ€" nor, Wellesley, A. A. Snider, Wook wich, E. B. Hallman, Wi‘mot, C. T. Groh, Waterloo, and R. Ford, North Dum{ries. The motion to make the change was aubmitted by Deputyâ€"reeve Free man of Wellesley and B. B. Fiynn of l'hpoler and carried by a vote of 17â€"1 Warden Hoffer not voting. The change meane that !. C. Hallman and V. Zoelier whose terms of three The Waterico County councii apd two yeare to run, will not be members this year, SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS ARE EFFECTED Important changes will be made in the staff of the Waterioo Public Utilities Commission according to an intimation given by Chairman Henâ€" derson at the last meeting The poâ€" sition made vecant by the death of Manager C. W. Schiedel will be filled by euperintendent George Gross, who has excellent executive ability and a thorough practical knowledge of all departments of the service inâ€" cluding light, gas and water. John Hertel will be promoted to the ppâ€" sition of secretaryâ€"treasurer and Wm. Hamel will be senior office clerk. No additional help will be required for the present but it is possible a junior clerk will be added to the staff later After March Ist Wateri0o gas conâ€" sumels will receive a fve cent reâ€" duction in prices which will be $1.15 instead of $1.20 per 1000 cublc feat. This was the announcement made by Chairman Wm. Henderson at the meeting of the Public Utilities Comâ€" mission held on Friday afternoon. The town will gain through a subâ€" stantial cut made in renteals of hyâ€" drants which were cut from $35 to $30 a saving of $550 for the 110 hyâ€" Grants. There was soms discussion on the question of a two cent reducâ€" tion in water rates and definite acâ€" tion will probably be taken at the uext meeting to reduce service charge to consumers. Owing to the local commission showing a deficit for street lightning last year the Ontario Commiseion ordered an increase fron, $8 to $9. George Grosz, who is slated to sucâ€" ceed the late C. W. Schiedel as manager, â€"stated that the lose in street lighting would not recur this year and the commission decided to ask the Ontarlo body to allow rate to stand at $8. * The suggestion was mede by Mayâ€" or Frickey that the charge of $100 tor sewer flushing and $100 for drinking fountains made by the comâ€" mission against the town be cancelâ€" led this year and thus save the taxâ€" payer $200. A member of the comâ€" mission explained that too great haste must not be made in making too big a cut in the revenue at this time. John _ Hertel to be Secretaryâ€" Treasurer.â€"Other Proâ€" Waterioo Public Utilities Comâ€" mission Announces Cut in Gas and Hydrant Bills. Geo. Grosz Will Supt. Geo. Grosz reported that two 48â€"inch cement tiles were placed at the stand pipe in order to stop comâ€" plaints from the Hoffman estate reâ€" garding from water. Reports for the various departments were submitted and approved. Power Biil Credit M An interesting announcement was made by Chairman Henderson to the effect that the commission would re celve a rebate of 46 per cent. of the exchange of the interest of Hydro bonds at New York, as Waterloo‘s share was about $6,000 the rebate will be approximately $2,760. It was pointed ont that 25 per cent. of the municipalities had paid the exâ€" change. As the actual amount was lees than at first reported the reâ€" bate was in order. The convention voted in favor of all municipalities paying exchange bill. Other information given by the Chairman was also pleasing in the way of eubstantial credit en the 13th power bill. The credit is the differâ€" ence between the rate charged and the actual cost. Given $150 Rebate Mr. Quickfall, who opsrates a chopping mi{ll in the old gas house building, owned by the Commission, asked for a reduction in rent from $25.00 to $15 for the past three years. The commission agreed to give him a rebate on arrears of rent of $150, the balance of $150 to be paid in three instalments. His rent this year will be $15 a month. be New Manager of Public Utilities Finance, R. Bleth, M. A. Schmidt, W. Freeman, W. H. Shaw, Wesley Howlett. County property: 8. Kinsie, R. J. Mosack, Wed McKersic, J. E. Bingeâ€" man and B. Fiynn. mutl:: &-. 13:‘ board of managoment Peopla‘s Homa: H. E. Rats. Standing Committeos Charles Sochner was charged with none support of his wife and three children and . with using profane language in the presence of his chilâ€" dren. Soehner claimed his wife was glso guilty of using bad language. Mrs. Soehner sald she left her home with her children three weeks ago and is now living with her parents. The case was adjourned for a month. "They have not yet been reâ€" ceived," the Prime Minister proâ€" ceeded, "and those who are interâ€" ested in the propaganca that has been carried on in this country by at least two public newspapers and the manner in which it has been carried on will be able to decide for themselves whether or not deâ€" spatches, sometimes carrying a dateâ€" line of a community in which they were not written, to arouse, on the strength of statements that were made in the public press of elseâ€" where, we do not know, anticipaâ€" tions which were incapable of realizâ€" ation are conducive under present conditions to national welfare." Mr. Bennett offered the Opposiâ€" tion groups opportunities for imâ€" mediate debate of the whole issue, but Right Hon. Mackenzie King suggested delay to permit of readâ€" ing and study of the Prime Minâ€" ister‘s fortyâ€"minute statement. Three youths connnected with thefts from focal stores appeared in court on Friday and were remanded untl} called on. BRIDGEPORT MAN Is NOT GUILTY; CHARGED WITH FRAUD The deathâ€"knell of the muchâ€" vaunted $14,000,000 barter scheme was sounded by the Prime Minister when, after reviewin& comllgond- ence he said :"I think this House will agree that no Canadian Governâ€" ment would seriously consider a proposal to provide credit facilities for a syndicate of vendors and at the same time to guarantee that the alleged purchaser, the Soviet Govâ€" ernment, would discharge its obliâ€" gations to the vendors." â€" â€" WATERLOO POLICE The Prime Minister told the House that before even submitting the proposition Hon. Robert Weir had asked for evidence of the bona fides of the transaction. Punctuating with wry smiles the proposed Russian barterâ€"agreement demands upon Canada to guaarntee $4,000,000 of Russian 7 per cent. bonds, Junnm to the vendors Soviet ovcmn;en execution :3 its ments, and agree to a or 85 pr cent. commission on the deal, Prime Minister Bennett made very clear to the House of Commons on Tuesday his lack of faith in the bena fides of the whole proposition. Charged wih fraud by Thomas Kraft in Kitchener court, Leonard Bacher was found not guilty. It ap pears that Bacher held a second mortgage from Kraft on which the latter paid $472 in groceries over a two year period. asalgned his mortgage to k of Comâ€" merce the latter nding payâ€" ment of money due on mortgage. After much argument the case was settled by the Bank of Commerce agreeing to accept $125 in full payâ€" ment of the mortgage on Kraft proâ€" perty at Bridgeport. WINTER COURT ASSIZES OPEN ON FEBRUARY 5th To date there are only two cases iisted for the Winter Court Assizes which open Monday, February 5th at Kitchener. The two cases are J. Walker vs. K. & L. Motor Express Ltd., arrieing out of an accident at Galt and the second caee, Stephen Becker vs. N. Asmussen for a claim of $932 both Kitchener contractors. The defendant say« charges are exâ€" cessive and put in a counter claim of $200. DOCTORS WILL BE PAID HALF OF FEE FOR JOBLESS PATIENTS The Kitchener Relie! board has decided to adopt suggesiion of the government relief official and pay doctors half regular fees for calls on jobless who are in need of medical care. The health nurse will first vieit home of sick person and if she deems a doctor‘s services are need: ed will give instructions accordingly. ABOUT 150 JOBLESS MEN GIVEN LODGING MONTH TO MONTH Police Chief Reuben C‘arke statea that he has upwards of 150 unemâ€" ployed men from out of town apply each month for lodging at the town hail and breakfast. The men are given warm quearters and provided with a meal on application. ‘They are required to register and comâ€" prise various nationalfties and re present various trades. They neually leave in the morning for other places to seek work. cowW 10 CENTS, HORSE 18 CENTS Why not buy Jonuel! a cow and eliminate the middleman? At a liveâ€" stock sale at St. Monique %\u., a cow sold for 10 cents. Would you rather have a horse? It was no Mon o‘ War, but one Dobbin went for 15 cents at the same sale. Barâ€" gains were not so plentiful at anâ€" other sale in St. Augustine, but cows were sold wl each, "And they were worth ng home, too," according to a St. Augustine Soviet Bonds.â€"Big Commisâ€" sion Demanded on Cattle COURT NOTES LAD FOUND DEAD HANGING E. I. McLoughry, agriculturel reâ€" presentative for Waterioo County commented on the reports that farâ€" mers in some parts of Ontario are plowing and othere pasturing their cattle in the flelds. While weather conditions have been fine and for the most part warm there was no section of this county where soll cond‘tions would lend itse!f to plowâ€" ing or pasturing cattle at this time of the year. Waterloo County farmers, stated Mr. McLoughry, use common sense in not turning livestock into pasture felds in the middfe of winter. Commenting omk actions of the court in giving i terms to three Wellesley township men for none payment of $5:00 poll tax, county soâ€" licitor, W. J. McGibbon stated that Magistrate Weir had no other course as the statute plaimly states that po!l tax defaulters;refusing to pay tax must pay the péMaity. In case of the Wellesley m they were in court two months % and ordered to pay up being given Â¥wo months to do so. Instead of offerifig to pay in cash or in labor for the township which would have been acceptable they did nelther. Instead they appeared to be cpenly defying the court in their cetermination not to pay poll tax. At the meeting Of the Waterloo Commission on m. Viceâ€"chairâ€" man Gies, Meyor 1 ey and other members toOk the @pportuBity to exâ€" tend warmest ratulations . to Chariman Holdu:‘ on hig election to the executive of the Ontario As eociaton which comprises twenty members. High Honor Paid ‘ (641 )72 PAID _ m of . "m“"""‘"‘um.] CoUNTY . A sistthcs nover was paid to wat ON ROADS A distinct honor was paid to Watâ€" erloo and Wm. Henderson, chairman of the Public Utilities Commission at the O-whmum tion meeting at , when he was clected a member of the exe SAYS POLL TAX DODGERS INVITED JAIL SENTENCE County Solicitor McGibbon States Wellesley Township Men Had Time to Settle. In the opinion of Solicitor McGibâ€" bon there was nothing drastic in the court action. FARMERS ARE NOT PASTURING CATTLE IN THIS COUNTY E. 1. McLoughry States Livestock Not Turned Out in January. . Fearing police might put him in jail for having bought rifle bullets at a hardware store under his father‘s name, Harold, the elevenâ€"yearâ€"old adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kreller, 399 Arnold St., Kitchener, hung himself with a rope tied to & beam in a shed at the rear of the Kitchener Abattoir. The lad was tound by Cyrus Rellinger and his brother, Joseph, RR. No. 2, Waterâ€" loo at 11.20 Thursday morning, who trought a load of calves. Poâ€" lice were notified and the body cut down five minutes later. Dr. J Lang said the lad had been dead at least six hours rigor mortis having eet in. No inquest will be held.> cutive. He su Algt R. Lang of Kitchener o'o‘o:L represon tative for Western Ontario until his retirement from the Kichener Comâ€" mission a the end Of the year. Mrs. Kreller, the mother, said the boy had seemed worried for a few Cays and was last seen at five o‘clock Wednesday afternoon. He came from school and enquired for his older brother, aged 19 years. The lad had infantile paralysia two years ago and since showed signs of nerâ€" vousnees. The lad not returning home at night the parents retired early leaving the door open. The next morning the boy was mlesed, but the mother thought he had gone to the home of his married brother for the night. s â€" Harold Kreller, Aged 11, Afraid of Police, Takes His Life at Kitchener. Principal H. L McQuarrie of the Margaret Ave., school stated the boy was a bright lad and like aome lads mischievous at times. He was in the junior fourth clases and well up in kie studies. The boys‘ teacher deâ€" nled he reprimanded him at school for having bullets in his possession. He took the bullets from him and warned the lad of the danger of carâ€" rying them. The bullets were se cured at a local hardware. store by the lad who signed "Mr. Kreller" his father‘s name. LEIGH HOGG WINS CHESTERFIELD SUITE IN PRIZE DRAWING A $100 chesterfield was won by Leigh W. Hogg, who held the Incky number drawn Thursday night by E. F. Seagram at a meeting of the Waâ€" terloo Young Men‘s Club. The suite was donated by Snyder Bros and. and the prize drawing netted the club several hundred dollars which will go to welfare work being car ried on by the club. The wifiner Mr. Hogg said he would accept $50 for the $100 auifte and turn the money over to the Welfere Board. $15,000 FIRE AT PORT DOVER AT ABATTOR Not Good Practice. Engineer Noecket with Chairman A A. Mcintyre and Reeve Ratz of the Waterloo town council, have started work on removing underâ€" brush on three acres bush land of the town on Lexington road. Jobless men are doing the work. It is the intention to beautify this bush. Plant more trees and place rustic tables and benches for the use of picnickâ€" The Waterloo County Trustees‘ & Ratepayers‘ Association will hold their annual reorganization meeting on Saturday, February 4th, a 1.30 p.m. in the auditorium O0f the Kitchâ€" ener Collegiate Institute Besides reorganizing, they will «apend the afternoon in discussing such resolutions as are found in the November Canadian School Journal on page 378, "County Counciliors re Education". In this connection, your secretary will also introduce one as follows: "Resolved that all rural municipalities be strongly urged to. organize and control their own Secâ€" ondary Education." There will probâ€" ably also be time for any resolution you may wish to bring in and for those contained in the December Journal. It will be well worth your while to sudy the November, Decemâ€" ter and January Journals and come prepared to discues Secondary Eduâ€" ’catlon as it affects the taxpayer and pupil. Mr. Emery‘s report is clear and & conclee one, showing the condition of the county roads, the expendiâ€" tures made for the past year and the roads requiring immediale attention in the new year. It also notes the work done on the Kitchener and Galt suburban roads. In 1932, $125,277 was spent on county roads and $3,060 on Kitchenâ€" er Suburban roads and $16,815 on Galt Suburban roads. Three Acre Plot at Lexington Road To Be Beautified for Picnic Ground. ANNUAL MEETING COUNTY RATEPAYER®E ASSOCIATION FEB. 4th ing the year. In addition $116,449 was paid indirectly. The county and city raie this year was $100,540. In addition to paying employees direct local contractore were paid $41,072, 50 per cent. of which was spent for county labor. Rebates to towns and villages toâ€" talled $34,220 about 25 per cent. of which was epent for labor. WATERLOO COUNCIL WILL IMPROVE © _ BUSH LAND Recently the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Collegiate Board tried to effect a eubstantial saving by having an ofâ€" fice man have oversight an hour or two a day of the student study hall but were balked by government red tape. The government inspector on a recent visit said that the person must be a qualified teacher. Prinâ€" cipal Merritt must now engage anâ€" other teacher at twice the salary in accordance with the regulations. FARMER LOANS CONTINUED County Road Superintendent Emrey has issued his first annual re port since assuming office. The county did its share in belping give employment as the report indicates 239 employees were paid $41,07% durâ€" wWANT TO RETRENCH AND GOVERNMENT RED TAPE STOPS IT Do not forget the dateâ€"February 4th at the Kitchener Collegiate in the afternoon. Bring a carload of your neighbors. Ontario Will Carry on Agriculâ€" tural Policy, Hon. Mr. Kennedy Says. Ontario will continue its Africuh tural Development Board policy of making loans to farmersâ€"notwithâ€" standing the difficult financial period through which the Government is Announcement to this effect was made by Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture, coâ€"incident with his release of the Agricultural Development Board‘s official stateâ€" ment on operations during the year just ended. n â€" pl-in-T and in spite of the fact that all other provinces have disâ€" continued for the time being agriâ€" cultural loan arrangements. "We are cnrlr{vinz on with our loans," _ Col. ennedy _ declared, "chiefly for the reason that the farmers, despite trying times and the adverse prices under which they are working, are making an honest, determined éendeavor to meet their obligations to the board." In 1982, according to the board‘s statement, which has been issued over the .ifriiéu?e of W. Bert Roadâ€" honas shairman thara warse A 1K7 epnratinhs prsed "by the bomld A cations e B ‘l&:l amount of loans passed was $10,861,975. The value of the seâ€" 10,861,975. The value of the seâ€" :urol't.{‘:fimln was $25,298,724, The anm af lnano astuallv naid ant number of loans actually 'riid out was 2,647, and the sum involved, $8,500,000. MOTOR CAR BUANS Prompt action by Sam Brown, Daâ€" vid St., Kitehener, saved his motor car from complete loss when it took fire Saturday. WaterlOo‘s _ municipa) _ election coste last January totalled $203.31. It included returning officers and as Given by New County Road ELECTION CoSTS $293 renta for booths, bailots, commission regretted to lose Mr. Schiedel, a faithful and conscientous manager. \Speaking further he said: “Eb services were rendered to the eat tlon of the department and io the interests of the town as a whole. His careful pianning and wise counsel made the work of the commission a pleasure and the spirit of coâ€"operative effort by all concernâ€" ed in this department of the town‘s \worb. has resulted in the splendid ‘Teports of the past yeare." Ave., Toronto, a traveller for the Optical Su);plies Company of that city, was found dead in the bathâ€" room adjoining his room at the Mayfair Hotel, in Kitchener, on Monday afternoon. The body was found by oné of the maids at the hotel who entered the rosm shortly after five p.m. In his room was found a bottle which contained some liquid and which, along with the contents of the man‘s stomach, was sent to Toronto for analysation pu 8. goroner Dr. Lang, who is in charge of the body, stated that an autopsy and examination of the man‘s stomach contents will probâ€" ably reveal the cause of death. An inquest will be held. RURAL PHONE RATES ARE INCREASED The deceased man, who was 37 years of age, is survived by a wife and a young daughter. Toronto Man‘s Body Found in Kitchener Hotel.â€"Analyze Contents of Bottle George. Crozier, 157 Ave., Toronto, a traveller widow of GEORGE CROZIER DISCOVERED DEAD years with the Public Urilitics Com mission and a resolution of condoâ€" i ence passed at the meeting hoid on Friday afternoon. Oz motion of vice Chairman Gies it was decided to forâ€" ward a copy of the resolution to the The present subscriber‘s rates for telephones was approved for 1983 and the ratés on rented wall and desk phones were raised slightly at the annual meetini of the Wellesâ€" ley Municipal Telephone System held at Crosshill on Monday. The subscriber‘s rate, which petitioners asked be reduced, was approved of for the new year and is the same as for 1932, $83.52. The petitioners asked that it be reduced to $50. The wall phone rental rates were raised from $1.25 to $1.50 and the desk phones from $1.50 to $1.70. Wellesiey Municipal System Following a discussion on pay reâ€" duction, the telephone commissionâ€" ers agreed to make a reduction of 25% in their fees and sug*est«ed that they meet with the employees of the company and ask them to accept a reduction of 10%. The suggestion to hire inexperienced linemen at a cheaper rate was deemed inadvisable. Mr. George Lantz of North Easthope was appointed to succeed Norman Fleischauer of Wellesley, who resigned. Commissioners John Reidel of St. Clements and J. C. McKay of Linwood were reâ€"elected. KITCHENER WELFARE BOARD DECLINES TO REVERSE DECISIONS The request of the Kitchener Unâ€" employed Council that the city council reverse the decision of the Family Welfare Board which recentâ€" ly enacted a ten per cent. cut in relief rates for Kitchener families, and the request that the council apâ€" point to the Welfare Board one member of the Unemployed Council were turned down by the Kitchener city council at the weekly meeting on Monday night. â€" 2s Declaring that needy men had come to him on the street with tears in their eyes, saying that their families were not getting sufficient food before the cut became effecâ€" tive and were much worse off now, Lester Clemmer, spokesman for the Unemployed Council, told the city fathers that they were practising economy, but were beginning at the wrong place. He also stated that with a member of the Unemployed Council on the Welfare Board to explain the exact cirenmstances in the case of persons applying for relief, there would be a better understanding between the board and the Unemployed Council. _ _ Mayor Sturm, in replyinfi to the statements made by Mr. Clemmer stated that in reducing the relief rates ten Inr cent. the city was merely conforming to the provincial government standard. Other municiâ€" palities had been ondrelk on the :rovinehl shmhrd[ but Kitchener ad raised their relief rates as gro- vided in the government‘s act which allowed. é:;-; r-ai:i‘;t: oif ri:n to {}"“ corresponding s in price. Now with prices low, the W&hfe Board had onl'y acted jnltx to the rateâ€" payers in reducing the rate to the normal figure. _ _ _ _ ___ _ The demand voiced lg the Unemâ€" ployed Council that the city pay relief in cash instead of in vouchers was again turned down, one of the members of the city council statin that this was contrary to proflncin‘ regulations. ELDERBERRY BUSHES N BUD Mr. Grein, Erb 8t., Wost, Water &:t two branohkes from his elderâ€" bush a week ago which had begun to bud. The bushes were on display at Shinn and Waish store, Declines to Make Reduction as Proposed.â€"Pay Cut 25 Per Cent. Gledhill was the subject of an M:Tg by Miss Agnes McPhail, member for Southeast Grey on Sun day efternoon at the meeting held under the auspices of the People‘s Forum at the Lyric theatre in Kitâ€" chener. LOng before the mooting opened the seating capacity of the theatre which is 1,600 was taxzed to capacity and hundreds were turned away. ‘The speaker reviewed the economic situation and declared the Only solution of Canada‘s problems oâ€"day waes the inflation of money which she said, was bound to come Jdespite Premier Bonnett‘s strong 0pâ€" position to it. She believed inflation would open up markets for Canada‘s products, provide increased trade, work for the jobless and improved prices. She also urged e readjust ment of taxation so that it would hit those who were better able to pay. Pays Tribute to Miss McPhail Hon. W. D. Euler, member for North Waterloo, in introducing Mias McPhail, pald tribute to ber sinâ€" cerity and courage. She hated war, hypocrisy and those things which caused men to be treated unequally. She was ever ready to help the "unâ€" derdog". John Waiter, who was reâ€" «ponsible for bringing Miss McPhail to the city, acted as chairman, while Roth‘s orchestra furnished the muâ€" sic. Miss McPhail at the close of her address was presented with a bouâ€" quet of flowers. Trbute to Hon. W. D. Euier Hon. Mr. Euler is one of the most valuable members in the House of Commons declared Miss McPhail. He has excellent qualities, qualities that are needed in public life today. Whenever he makes speeches, he gets great publicity throughout the country. I consider his speech last year on the social order one of the most significant, if not the most sigâ€" nificant made during the session." Depression to Disaster? In opening her address Miss Mcâ€" Phail asked the question "Are we going from Depression to Disaster?" She said she had great f«ith in her fellowmen and thet includes women. There is a chance of us not using our intelligence quickly enough to save ourselves from going from déâ€" pression to disaster. ‘This depresâ€" eion was not an accident. Past deâ€" pressions were caused by scarcity of products through crop failures or the like. Toâ€"day we have plenty and yet distress, Prectically all counâ€" tries had a surplus of products and then put up high tariff walls to shut goods of others out. The situation is this, said Miss McPhail, the supâ€" ply of goods on the markets had inâ€" creaeed while the means of paying had lessened. The policy of the government in curtailing expenditures at this time was unsound declared Miss McPhail. It meant less money in circulation and lese services. The government says it is saving money but it is not. Only four per cent. of tae so called money is money, the rest is pen and ink. Recently E. W. Beatty, presiâ€" dent of the Canadian Pacific Railâ€" way Company made the etatement that hard work and thrift was the solution. This may have been true in the days when panics were caused by scarcity. Today, hewever, the aituation has passed from scarcity to abundance. Miss Agnes MacPhail Speaks to _ _ Crowded House at Kitch» â€" _ _ _ inflation is Solution There are two courses to improve the present economic situation deâ€" clared Miss McPhail. First, Caneâ€" dian money must be depreciated to the lower pound level; second, there must be inflation. In dealing with Britain $1.28 is lost on every British pound. New Zealand and Australia are able to aell there with their cheaper money. The Canadian farmâ€" er in Caneda is licked, stated the member for Southeast Grey and yet the government of Canada is blind to the aituation. State Bank Favored Another solution for the present ille eald the speaker was the issuing af more new paper money through a central bank controlled by the government. Control of money has paesed from the government to priâ€" vate hands and must be brought back under government control. There must be a graded income tax, graded inheritance tax, and a balâ€" anced tax for corporations and inâ€" dividuale. Other suggest‘ons were a eclentific survey by the government of the capacity to consume, unemâ€" ployment reduction, higher wages and fewer hours. The new money could provide work in csnétruction of rural power lines, slum {mproveâ€" ments, reforeatation â€" and | public health measures. "We should issue paper money against the general assets of out people. I!f the qualities of the peoâ€" ple about which politiclans talk so much are good enough for those in New York to write figures in the ledgera they are good enough to write also new iesues of paper money against them," she remarked. "I am an antiâ€"revolutionist. I am not in favor of revolutions. A revoâ€" .ution may have a worthy object but it leaves a trail of distress and things woree than before. i believe the peoâ€" ple have sufficient intelligence, knowledge and a delight for the beautiful and for fellowehip that they will get together and save the social order from complete collapse", she said in conclusion. PRESTON POLICE Slon of Police Shist David Crawbord for one week without pay for his failure to arrest a man personally who was attempting to defraud the i omainamm mae d nairels biske Fivoced e e 120 on The Presten Police Commussion Monday approved of the suspenâ€" ener on Sunday CHIEF REINSTATED