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_ AMOUNT FOR COUNTY ROADS In the opinion of one member of the road and bridge committee the $80,000 will not be ample to take care of road maintenance and bridges for the year, including two new bridges. The amount set by the department is all that it is willing to pay the fifty per cent subsidy. If the county goes over that â€" amount . the difference must be taken care of by the council. The county council in seesion Tuesday and Wednesday will give the matter careful considâ€" Waterloo and other counties in Ountario have received notice from the highways department that the road expenditures this year must be out. In the case of Waterloo county it is asked to consider $80,000 inâ€" atead of estimate of $125,000. The amount fixed was done at the reâ€" commendation of the government engineer, who considers it sufficient to keep roads in condition and make improvements absolutely essential. WM. HEUHS IS BADLY HURT; HIT BY CAR eration Government Makes Drastic Cut of $45,000 as Compared Fred Laing, Aged 18, Held on Criminal Negligence Charge. A serious accident occurred at eleven o‘clock Tuesday night at the King and Cedar Sts. intersection when motor car driven | by lj‘rede_r_ias Laing, aged 18, 75 Albert St., Waterloo, struck William C. Heuhs, aged 70 years, 79 King St. North, who is now in the K.â€"W. Hospital suffering from serious inâ€" juries. The driver of the car was taken into custody by night conâ€" stable Moreau and later released on $5,000 bail provided by his father, Mr. J. M. Laing. POOR VISIBILITY Is BLAMED FOR ACCIDENT Mr. Heuhs, who is aged 70 years, was returning from the St. John‘s Lutheran Church where he is the caretaker. When in the middle of the street, half way across the inâ€" tersection,.the car driven by Laing is alleged to have struck him. Frank Teerkott, a garageman, assisted in carrying Huehs,, who was unconâ€" scious, to a motor car, and with Dr. Weliman rushed him to the hosâ€" glital. Dr. Wellman stated that euhs‘ condition would not permit of an Xâ€"ray as yet. He is suffering from scalp wounds, many broken ribs on his left side, and a broken ankle. He regained consciousness on Wednesday morning and according to Dr. Wellman has a fair chance of recovery. _ _ _ "i% Constable Moreau stated that Laing was held on a charge of criminal negligence on instructions from Crown Attorney Bowlby. He said there were no eye witnesses to the accident. Alderman Wes. Mcâ€" Kersie, with whom Mr. Heuhs, his fatherâ€"inâ€"law, â€" makes his home, stated he was ready to retire for the night when he heard the noise and, believing two cars had collided, investigated and found a man lying on the road, almost opposite his house. He was surprised to learn it was Mr. Heuhs. There were no eye witnesses to the accident and he could not say how fast the car was travelling. _ o Frederick Laing stated he had taken some friends to their home in Kitchener and was returning when the accident happened. When alâ€" most past the King and Cedar Sts. intersection he felt something hit the side of the car and immediately stopped to investigate. At this parâ€" ticular point the lighting is none too good and with poor visibility owing to dark, rainy night, he did not see Heuhs crossing the street. _ Constable Moreau said that Heuhs apparently was hit by the front of the car, carried a short distance and then fell to the pavement. The radiator and hood of the car were somewhat dinged. wWOMAN BRUTALLY MURDERED AT FARM HOUSE Mre. Martha Skwarok, aged 26, was found brutally murdered outside her farmhouee door nine miles weet of Winnipeg Beach on March 31, and her fiveâ€"yearâ€"old son, Edward, is miseing. No trace of the child could be found by police and tracka thought to be those left by the murâ€" derer were found leading from the house. CcoUNTY TAX RATE MAY BE LOWER IN 1933 Warden A. W. Hoffer, when asked regarding the tax rate, expressed the opinion that if the council should be able to strike a lower rate than fast Jvear. The various comâ€" mittees had not presented their estiâ€" mates as yet and it was therefore too early to ”X deflnitel; what rate should be fixed for 1933. It is expected that the road and bridge committee will pare its eatiâ€" mates lower than last year and if the other committees do the same it is likely the county rate will be substantially lower. _ 8. The question of how much inâ€"| Mich., re digent patients in the hospitals will|the barn cost is still uncertain and this will|\ found the have a bearing on the tax rate. The|drop thro tax rate will not be fixed until the|pile of | June session and this will give the| when the ecommittees ample time to study the‘ the child. to 1932. Gordon McTavish, 23 years ofd, living about a mile and half, east of this village, met a horrible death here on Sunday afternoon at 12.45, when he was decapitated by a apeâ€" cial C.P.R. freight train, while lying between the ralls about a mile from here. Gordon McTavish, Aged 23, Terribly Mutilated.â€"Apparâ€" ently Asleep Between Rails, ARESWREBVEMC, MBC SPNUEO P driver of Mr. Abram Bearinger of West Wallenstein, in some unâ€" accountable manner manager to disâ€" engage itelf from both the hitchingâ€" and) anxious farmer sought the assistance of a village car and, thonfi hurried search was made up and down dden;adhs‘ and g:om-lo“m: n no trace of the m eq! com be discovered. Eulg}h‘ next morning, however, thes horse was located in a neighboring West Walâ€" lenstein barnyard, beinfi‘ut{aered to a post around which the lines beâ€" eame wrapped when the animal had suddenly encircled it. Apart from a broken tieâ€"strap, no damage was done to either Eorae‘ harness or WALLENSTEIN FARM HAND HIT BY C.P.R.TRAIN Although the engineer saw the prostrate form of the man at some distance he was unable to bring the heavy loaded train to a stop, until the engine and eight cars had passed over him. When the train crew reached the body they found his head on one side of the tracks, one arm off on the other side and the torso between the rails. McTavish had been lying on the tracks for «ome hours prior to mtetâ€" ing his death. children seeing him in that position at eleven o‘clock while on their way home from church. They were frightened by the spectacle and ran away without making any effort to move the man from danger, which ordinarily is inâ€" «ignificant on a Sunday. No trains have paseed over the line on a Sunâ€" day for a few weeks. Sunday‘s deathâ€" dealing freight being a special one, carrying export wheat from Godâ€" erich. post and the buggy, and disappeared m:. dirheflur the n'l’nrl.d buggy Hawke Investigation fails to establish any definite reason for his presence on the tracke at the hour of the aceciâ€" dent. It was possible however that he fell while walking along the track and struck his head rendering him unconacious. A Smart Horse Unbhitches Itself; Coroner Dr. J. H. Kelbflelach of Kitchener ordered an inquest which was hed on Monday afternoon at 2.30 in Schnutr‘s hall. He is eurvved by his parents, Mr. and Mre. Alex MceTavish of near Wallenstein. three brothers, Joe, Linwood. Alex and Edgar at home, and five sisters, (Ethel) Mré. Melvin Mewhiney of Linwood, Helen of Stratford, and Mary. Gladys and Dorothy at home. wtead cemetery BIG SHIPMENT OF BEER 10 STATE OF OHIO The funeral was held from the Lipâ€" pertâ€"Hunter Funeral parlors on Wed: nesday morning with private serâ€" vice at 10 o‘clock. Rev. Mr. Laing, pastor of the United Church, Linâ€" wood was in charge of the service. Interment was made in the Hampâ€" Takes French Leave Kuntz Brewery at Waterloo Busy Completing Rush Orders. According to a statement made by manager T. O. Turner of the Kuntz Brewery, the local company has already shipped two carloads of beer to the state of Ohio. The balâ€" ance of the 30,000 cases on order will go forward soon. The Kuntz Brewery has on order 10,000 cases of beer for shipment May ist and represents about $25,000, and anâ€" other shipment of 20,000 cases to follow later. Other orders were reâ€" ceived but were turned over to alâ€" lied breweries in London. Other orders are expected.. Mr. Turner said beer must age three months before using and it is for this reason that American breweries. must order elsewhere. The American beer is 3.2 per cent by weight, or about seven per cent by volume proof spirits. V\yhile the Canadian beer is nine per cent proof spirits, it is quite easy to bring it to proper proof spirits for sale to the United States. Shipments of beer to the United States were subject to a tax of $1 per gallon on 31 American gallons â€"25 Imperial gallons to a barrel in Canada, plus the state license of $1,000 and a state tax of $5 per barrel. The shipment of cases is subject to the glass tax for bottles. The breweries received rebates of three cents per g‘ound on malt, 12 % cents on begr (t tfnish_od product) and 15 per cent on beer brewed with rice. BABY RESCUING CAT FROM BARN LOFT 1§ KILLED Fiveâ€"yearâ€"old Meriityn Coppernoll loat her life rescuing her tinr kitten from a barn Joft near Jacksom, Mich., recently. The child "“ the barn and ascending to the found the kitten. Sh.w to drop through a h , to a pile of hay on floor when the trap fell MBA strangled the child. ‘Her father found her, the ‘ tussle pu kitten -tlllWh her hand. _ the mire. 'hirf "JB.']@; 'nehafid Juh{.... ently, e C .:id nmemg to 'fi% tten. “w igh a he to a my on /. floor d her, the 1 it her hand. in ___Deceased was a member of the Waterloo Masonic Lodge, A. F. and A. M., Mocha Temple, London, a member of the Waterloo Curling Club, Lawn Bowling Club, and the First United Church.. Surviving are a wife, two daughters, Thelma Scheifele, R.N., and Audrey, both t home, his father, Aarn Scheifele, Conestogo, three brothers, Sidney of Waterloo, Alvin of Bresiau, and Clayton of Conestogo; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Hilliard of Conestogo, angl__Mrs_. Ed. Bingeman, Conestogo. SUDDEN DEATH 0. 8. SCHEIFELE _ AT WATERLOO Oliver _ S. _ Scheifele, _ known throughout Canada and _ many American states as the "Willow King", was found dead in his garâ€" we at his home, 249 King St. N., aterloo, about eight o‘clock Tuesâ€" day morning. Mrs. Scheifele stated t.hg‘she huf breakfast prepared and as it was getting cold she went to the garage to call Mr. Scheifele. She was shocked to find him on the floor, dead. Dr. F. F. Zwick was called at once and on examination found he had died almost instantly from a gun found loaded with a .22 shot on top and a .44 shot. The latter shot had passed through his temrle. Mr. Scheifele had a wide circle of friends who regret to learn of his tragic death which happened on his 50th birthday. Only a few minutes before he had waved a good morning greeting to his neighbor, Mr. Damman. Mrs. Scheifele stated that her husband, who had been in ill health for eighteen months, had arisen at the usual hour in the morning and was unusually cheerful. He went to the garage and loaded a shipment of 4,000 willows which he intended to take to London to plant along the Thames River banks as soon as he had. breakfast. Apparently during a sudden spell of despondency he took his life. I!l health and financial reverses are believed to have &Irompted his rash act. Coroner Wellman said no inquest would be held The late O. S. Scheifele was born in Conestogo, a son of Mr. Aaron Scheifele and the late Mrs. Scheifâ€" ele. For many years he specialized in the planting of willows, successâ€" fully completing large contracts for municipalities and large cities in Canada and several leading states and cities in the United States. He planted the willows along river banks to prevent corrosion of the banks and floods. Some of the conâ€" tracts were for willows along the Mississippi river, the State of New York, and the city of Buffalo. In IH Health for Some Time, He Ends Life in His KNOWN AS WILLOW KING; HIS 50th BIRTHDAY The funeral was held from his late residence, 249 King St. North, at 2.30 o‘clock Thursday, followed by interment in the family plot at the cemetery at Conestogo. Rev. Finlay Matheson, pastor of First United Church, officiated. BABY SCALDED TO DEATH IN BATH TUB Left in Bath Tub to Play.â€" Threeâ€"Yearâ€"Old Brother Turns on Water. ... The thirteen months‘ old son, Harold Arnold Levan, of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Levan, 293 Wilmot St., Kitchener, was scalded to death in a bath tub full of hot water shortly after 9.30 o‘clock Saturday mornâ€" ing. The mother had placed the child with a three year old brother in the bath tub to play while she stepped out of doors to hang up wash in the back yard. A few minâ€" utes later on entering the house she heard the water flowing on the bathroom floor. Rushing upstairs she found the baby boy was unâ€" conscious, floating in the hot water. The baby‘s skin peeled away from neck to feet and he was unâ€" conscious. When Dr. Belyea arrived the child was dead. The father, an employee of the Goodrich Tire Co., was at once summoned. No inquest will be held, stated coroner Dt. Kalbfleisch. It is presumed that Roy, the three year old boy, had turned on the hot water tap and\;when it got too hot for him, crawleU out. He was doing his best to pull his baby brother out when the mother arrived. YOUNG FARMERS TO COâ€"OPERATE WITH 1 MUTUAL AID SOCIETY Young farmers in the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo district have signified their willingness to coâ€"operate with the Kitchener Mutual Aid Society, reâ€" cently formed, in securing sections of land in the rural sections close to Kitchener where unemployed men can work the land and grow vegeâ€" tables to be distributed to the hunâ€" dreds of jobless families in the citx. R. D. Morrison ,president, and A. R. Goudie are the prime movers in the new society. The aim is to proâ€" vide work and necessities for 5,000 people in needy cireumastances. COUNTY ROADS MAKE MOTOR TRAFFIC BAD One travelier who had occasion to motor over the country roads in Western Ontario frequently, states that it is â€"years since the roads have Been in such wretched condition. He attributes it to the frost coming out of the ground earlier than #ual and the heavy motor trucks. On one road a few days ago he saw two teams of horses having a hard tussle pulling a heavy truck out of seized. Secretary Ellis was of the opinion that the town not legally demand a refund of moneys paid the unemployed in any "t"m the government not want it. ® ~ This question was brotight to the attention of the Ontario government recently by 8. C. member for North "nter{oo. Mr. Tweed disâ€" eussed the matter with Hon. J. D. Montieth, Minister of Public Works, and the letter from Mr. Ellis folâ€" lowed, setting forth the position of the government in the matter. An official of one of Kitchener‘s leading packing houses expressed the opinion this week that the adopâ€" tion of the agricultural stabilizsation fund, by which the federal governâ€" ment will pay to exporters to the British market the difference beâ€" tween the price received and the pound sterling, value $4.60, will mean better prices paid the farmer for bacon hogs. wWINTER WHEAT LOOKS PROMISING, STATES FARMER Farmers who had got an Prly start in plowing this sprog will fird that the weather ie ward for early eeedtfig. A%er is likely to be unsettled an 1d for a week or two longet ma are not in a hurry to ing operations under way. by fraud or misreprest willlall parts of Canade have been invited the government: demand uwu;mmmfi In uvievm sot hmm in Ottawsa on forth by the commitâ€"|19â€"20â€"21, to discuss waye and moegans tee in which it states persons{|Of geotting better prices tor butter having d’ned declara repay | and cheese in both the domestic and money, failing to ‘do t be| export markets, liable to have homes a'fi The invitation sent out is sub seized. Secretary Ellis of ecribed to by the Fraser Valley Milk opinion that the town not| Producers‘ Association, the Coâ€"operaâ€" legally demand a refund Of moneys|tive Federee de Quebec, Winnipeg paid the unemployed in any|district Milk Producers‘ Coâ€"operaâ€" event the government did not want|tive. Central Alberta Dairy Pool, it. * Ltd., Glengarry Cheese Patrons, Asâ€" ~ This question was brotight to the|sociation and the United Dairymen attention of the Ontario g@vernment| Coâ€"operative, Ltd. HOG PRICES TO IMPROVE, SAYS LOCAL PACKER Immediately â€" the measure is fut into effect, hog prices should imâ€" prove a half cent per pound which means that the quotations for hogs will rise from $4.25 to $4.75 ewt. This improvement, however, is conâ€" tingent on the British export marâ€" ket for Canadian bacon remaining as it is today. The government, on the adoption of the bill, will anâ€" nounce when it is to become effecâ€" tive. A well known Waterloo township farmer, who visited the Chronicle office on Tuesday stated that the winter wheat as far as he could obâ€" serve had wintered well and a larger crop than last year is anticipated. Pasture land also looks promising. BUSINESS MEN MORE OPTIMISTIC, SAYS TRAVELLER ~A representative of one of Kitchâ€" ener‘s biggest factories recently reâ€" turned from a business trip to the Western lgrovinces and the United States. e visited the important centres in the west and was much pleased with the spirit of optimism shown by the people. Thei' are satisfied that the farmers will have a bumper crop and with better prices for grain which is anticipated it should mean millions of dollars to the western farmer. Crossing into the United Statee he found the people also optimistic as to trade conditions in general. The legalizâ€" ing of beer has helped to stimulate some lines of business and as a consequence a better feeling among the people is apparent. FARMER BURNED WITH BARN, CONTENTS AND LIVESTOCK Human remains found in the ashes of a barn near Muskoka vilâ€" lage, April 14th, indicate that James Bagshaw, a 65â€"yearâ€"old bachelor farmer, was burned to death during the night. _ o i â€"â€"â€" Bagshaw, who lived with his brother and sisterâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bagshaw, one and a half miles from Wilfrid, near Sutton, was left alone at the farm over night while the other two visited in Sunderland. During the night fire destroyed the barn with all the horses, cattle and crops, but the Sutton fire brigade saved the other buildings. On Friday searchers found in tr@ ruins the,body presumed to be that of Bagshaw. MORE MOTOR W. D. Brill, secretary of the North Waterloo Motor League and issuer of motor licenses, states that many farmers and Twinâ€"City people called on Friday and Suturtr:y to secure their car markers for 1933. 30th Anniversary of Waterloo Police Chief Waterloo‘s chief of police, Reuben Clarke, on Arrll 15th, observed his thirtieth anniversary as a member of the Waterloo police force. Former Chief Sebastian l-:lr\n Irob- ably had the longest record and was succeeded on his death by Wm. Mcâ€" Ellistrum. _On the latter‘s retireâ€" ment in 1928 Chief Clarke received the aPpointment. Chiaf Clarks was with tha Rritish Chief Clarke was with the British|of the congregation now unemployâ€" army for many years, serving with|ed. Receipts for the year were the Oxfordshire Life Infan in|$2,097, about $181 short of balâ€" Ireland, Gibraltar, and in ancing the budget. during the Gorden war. He left Officers Elected. army in 1891 and in 1895 came to Officers were elected as follows: Waterloo. He was married in 1897)treasurer, H. Schmidt; trustee for to a daughter of the late Fred Sase.|three years, G. Gole;.trustee for two There are three children, Rev.|years, A. &Mrk; miulom;y K:i.d Robert Clarke at Grafton, North|dent, E. Meisel; ndmn;, e ichâ€" Dakota, Fred Ch:h.zf‘:h & (ia N. gthA. mrt‘ ushers, F. A"lkkf" , Kitchener, and a , Mre.‘ C: , W. Roedding, A. ne, Fred Stroh, Waterloo, â€" A. m« and H. Underwood. Cavanc oave soue â€" DAIRY FARMERS |** ¢***. â€" (SHZE ONTARIO * Doubts if Elmira Can "â€"â€" â€" =~| ~ OTTAWA MEET LICENSES ISSUED ‘‘Tens of thousands of farmers are receiving such low prices for their milk and their créam, their cheese and butter, that the production of these products on a profitable basis has _ become imposeible. _ Every brauch in the industry is suffering. Our urban markets are flooded with milk and cream, with consequent holdbacks, price cutting and similar abuses unti} our city milk markets have become demoralized. No Control Over Surplus ‘"‘We have no control over the eurâ€" pus production of butter. Last May, June and July there was a surplus of 3,000,000 pounds of butter. This forced down the price of butter on the home markets to the export level and caused a loss to our creamery patrons of between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000. Similar losses occurred in 19$1. The eituation is capable of edjustment. Australia has hendled it through their Patterson plan. No concerted action is being taken in Canada. "Our cheese industry is dwindling rapidly. Our exports have decreased over 40 perâ€"cent during the past six years. New Zealand is taking our export cheese market from us. â€" **Manufacturing costs of both cheese and butter in Canada are much greater than in competing countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Denmark. Our farmere are being asked to maintain an exâ€" cessive number of plants, the cost of which comes out of the producers. These costs could be reduced several million dollars a year. Claim Price Cutting "Chain stores are cutting the price of butter and in some cases selling butter below cost in Jeading cities across the Dominion. It is difficult for farmers working locally or even on‘a provincial basis, to handle such a situation. Efort To Be Made to Boost "‘The dairy industry of Canada faces the greatest crisis in its hisâ€" tory," the dairymen‘s statement ‘"‘The unfavorable exchange «ituaâ€" tion is costing us a loss of from 2 cents to 5 cents a pound on every pound of cheese and butter we exâ€" port. Our competitore in New Zeaâ€" lund and Australia make a substanâ€" tial profit on every pound they exâ€" port. SEAGRAM FARM IS BOUGHT BY MR.L. H. STROH "‘What are we gong to do about this? Our governments are so occuâ€" pied with other important problems that they do not appear.to be able to give these matters affention. The time has come when we, as dairy farmers, must deal with these matâ€" ters, work out the neceseary soluâ€" tions and insist that our governâ€" ments shall give us whatever coâ€"0pâ€" eration and assistance we may need to place conditions on a greatly imâ€" proved basis." An important real estate deal was completed this week when the Seaâ€" gram farm, comprising one hundred acres, for years known as the Scott farm, was sold to Lincoln H. Stroh, well known Waterioo building conâ€" tractor. The land includes the race track. About fifty acres is in the town limits and tfie balance in the township. On the land is a subâ€" stantial house and barn. The farm for many years has been in charge of Aivah N. Hawke. h Comprises 100 Acres Near The race track has been used for years for preparing some of Seaâ€" gram‘s best race horses for the bi‘g’ "Chi.f events both in Canada an the United States. Last year Mr. E. F. Seagram intimated he was Jzoing out of the rlcirrflbuninen and sold K::cticnlly all his best horses. He one promising horse which is likely to be a contender in the King‘s plate race at Woodbine next month. Mr. Stroh would not divulge the price paid for the farm or his plans for the future. MAY ERECT $12,000 EVANGELICAL CHURCH AT BRIDGEPORT egational meeting held recently. Yfr the lmlldln{ is erected it wfil provide work for some of the men of the congregation now unemployâ€" ed. Receipts for the year were $2,097, about $181 short of balâ€" Officers were elected as follows: treasurer, H. Schmidt; trustee for three years, G. Gole;.trustee for two years, A. hlrk; miutom;y ‘:‘ui dent, E. Meisel; auditors, F. Reichâ€" Pfluâ€"w' â€"Domestic and Ex port Suffer. Sea Racing Stables in &aterloo. and Good aterloo, and Good Buildings. mier Bennett and President Rooseâ€" velt mean to talk tur'k‘ei. Premier Bennett has had a s busy for several weeks dnwinf up proJouls for a trade treaty with the United States, and the American legation here has been studying the existing Atariffs between the two countries ';orwards, backwards and upside own. . EYES AT OTTAWA ON CONFERENCE The amount of work going on behind the scenes both at Ottawa and Washington s sts that Preâ€" mier Bennett andlg:sident Rooseâ€" Semiâ€"official reports, believed to be wholly accurate, say that Presiâ€" dent Roosevelt is prepared to offer valuable concessions, perhaps even free entry, for Canadian live cattle, fish and lumber. cab of the truck.. The eagle lost the battle. that something will be devised to start Canada again on the road to prosperity. 7 â€" In return the United States will ask Canada to remove the present arbitrary and uncertain dump duties and other annoyances to the Ameriâ€" can exporter. The United States also seeks more considerate treatment of American coal, steel, machinery, chemicals and a range of manufactured items. In order for Canada to concede what the United States asks, some modification of the Ottawa agreeâ€" ments is necessary, according townâ€" formed American opinion, as reâ€" ported at Ottawa. _ â€" At ‘Tex., on April $, an “o,.m'lumnh.b,u- tended his challenge too far over his West f‘r domain vn:&o.: Aaron as it circled a few feet above their heads. Fields grabbed his small calibre rifle and fired shells from the wWiIn IHB U.0.| SS it AMiissecls n reauces â€"â€"â€"â€" to thirteen, while twentyâ€"nine ridâ€" Negotiations for Freer Trade|ings are unchanged, the basis of reâ€" All eyes at Ottawa are turned to the forthco-u'n{‘ conferences . at Washington and London in the hope _ _This can only be done by consent of all interested parties. | â€" The fact that it was done in reâ€" spect to a dozen items in the recent Rhodes budget shows that there is (Continued on Page 8) ATTENDED 181 MARKET IN WATERLOO Amos Weber, Well Known Reâ€" tired Farmer, 82 Years Young on Easter Monday. One of Waterloo County‘s best known and highly esteemed retired farmers, Mr. Amos Weber, on Monâ€" day, April 17th, quietly celebrated the 82nd year of his birth at his home near Waterloo. He enjoys exâ€" cellent health, takes a keen interest in Canadian and world happenings from day to day and enjoys a visit to the Waterloo market frequently. On Saturday while attending the market he greeted the Chronicle reâ€" presentative with a smile. He wes in somewhat of a reminiscemt mood and told of the great changes which have taken place since he flr‘a\ atâ€" tended market in Waterloo in the early eeventies. He remembers quite well when he attended market at Berlin. When the town hall was built in Waterloo about 1874 at a cost of some $10,000, he was among the first to attend Waterloo‘s first marâ€" ket held in the basement of the hall. At that time egge sold at 8 to 9c a dozen, butter at 14 and 15c a pound, bacon hoge at about $3. to $3.50 a cwt. and wheat at 60c a bushel. Prices of machinery. clothing, etc., were, however, proportionately lowâ€" er than toâ€"day and the farmer was able to lay aside some money each year after paying all expenses, Mr. Weber states. he was a regular atâ€" tendant at the local market for over forty years. Although retired from active farming he enjoys vielting the market to renew old acquaintances, when weather is favorable. Mr. Amos Weber was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elias Weber and was born on the old homestead near Conestogo in 1851. Sixty years ago he married Miss Hannah Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mre. Eliaa Marâ€" tin, Bishop Abram Martin performâ€" ing the ceremony. He later acquired the farm owned by the late Mr. Bricker about one mile from Waâ€" terloo, where he has spent 45 years. On Mr. Weber‘s retirement from acâ€" tive farming eome years ago the farm was taken over by his son Mr. Emmanuel Weber. He continues to reaide at his old home where he successfully farmed for a long period ol years. â€" Mr. Weber‘s beloved wife, died folâ€" lowing a atroke July 31, 1929. His family comprises 9 children and it is interesting to.note that the sons all own farme while the daughtere are married to well known farmers. They are, Leah, (Mrs. Daniel Cressâ€" man)} St. Jacobe, lerael, St. Jacobs, Fliae, Wallenetein, Sydney of Pennâ€" syivania, Susannah, (Mre. Sydney Martin of near WaterlOo, Mary Ann, (Mre. Aaron Bowman) St. Jacobs, The Chronicle is pleased to join with a wide circle of frienda in exâ€" tending to Mr. Weber heartieat conâ€" gratulatione and truat he may be spared to celebrate many more Amos, of. near Waterlo, Hannah (Mrs. Aaron Weber) Conestogo and Fmmanuel on the old homestead. Between Canada and United States Helpful. Lamb and Then Attacks Boys WITH THE U.S. TORONTO LOSES Premier Henry stated before the House that Hon. J. R. Cooke, chairâ€" man of the Hydroâ€"Electric Power Commission, had handed him his reâ€" signation, asking to be relieved of his duties, but that the resignation had not been, nor was likely, to be accepted. Premier Henry intimated that he felt the majority of the peoâ€" ple of the province desired that Hon. Mr. Cooke should ‘remain in his present post. _ Hon. George H. Chalies, provincial secretary and Minister of Game and Fisheries, seeks to establish a proâ€" vincial wide gun license, with the fee cut from $2 to $1, in an amendâ€" ment to the Game and Fisheries Act, while another provision is that trapping licenees shell not be issued to nonâ€"British subjects and that bear can only be taken under authority of a license except in the case Of farmers, trapping and hunting on their own lands. Redistribution of provincial ridâ€" ings, whereby the size of the Ontario Legislature is reduced to 90 instead of 11% members was approved, alâ€" By an amendment to the Election Act, the period for election camâ€" paigns is reduced from 41 to $2 days, Attorneyâ€"General Price stating that the Government, after giving it careâ€" ful consideration had arrived at the conclusion that the shortening of the election period would not only be beneficial to the province but of adâ€" vantage to those who had to carry on the campaign. ie Legal bills committee killed two measures, One seeking to prevent publication of discriminatory matter as applying to certain races, or creeds, and an amendment to the Medical Act, which sought to have osteopaths classed with the same status as medical doctors. The House ratified the billse valiâ€" dating the purchase of the Abitibi Canyon development project, the diâ€" vision in second reading being reâ€" corded at 74â€"18, and giving the govâ€" ernment a majority of 56. A strong and vigorous defence of the purâ€" chase was made on behalf of the Government by Hon. Charles Mcâ€" Crea, Minister of Mines, who defendâ€" ed all phases of the purchase, as well as the aituation in connection with the bondâ€"holders of the Ontario Power Service Corporation. presentation as directed by Premier Henry to the epecial committee which prepared the bill, was 25,000 for rural and 50,000 for urban ridâ€" For five hours L. C. Thornton, Ane of six British engineers on triah for sabotage and espionage, sat in the witness stand of a packed courtâ€" room and denied, item by item, a confession which he said had been wrung from him by the Soviet seâ€" cret police. . _ oo CONFESSION FALSE DECLARES BRITISHER AT SOVIET TRIAL Earlier, the only one of the Engâ€" lishment to have pleaded guiltyâ€" W. H. MacDonaldâ€"also repudiated his confession with the declaration that under the cireumstances at the time it was made, when he was held in solitary confinement in a secret police prison, he considered it was convenient to say he was guilty. "Actually I am not Xuilty," Macâ€" onald declared. On April 18th, he oweyer said he was guilty as per Rhis first confession. The developments in the nowâ€" famous trial in which 11 Russians are charged along with the Englishâ€" men came as a sensational afterâ€" math of the first day‘s proceedings when MacDonald, only one of the defendants held in prison since the charges were laid five weeks ago, E.F.SEAGRAM IN MOTOR CRASH pleaded guilty Two Cars Figure in Accident. Three Persons Escape Serious Injury. Edward F. Seagram, well known Waterl00 citizen figured in a motor rccldent last Saturday afternoon, when his car wa«e hit by another car driven by Albert Wagner, RR. No. 1, Waterloo. The injuries of the three occupants of the cars are not serious. They were given medical attention at the K..W. hospital. Albert Wagner was driving toâ€" wards Union St. on King St. when the car, a light sedan, crashed into the heavy car driven by E. F. Seagâ€" ram, who had etarted to cross King from Union St. on his return from the golf course. Wagner‘s car turned over pinning Wagner and his friend Cleason Mertin, RR. No. 2, Waterâ€" loo underneath. Several men pulled the injured men free of the car and they were taken to the hospital. Wagner euffered chest and head inâ€" juries while Martin e«caped with bruises and minor cuts. Seagram‘s car following the impact went over the curb and against a tree. His inâ€" jury was a cut tendon of the finger on his right hand. Dr. Brown attendâ€" ed Martin and Wagner and Séagram was cafed for by Drs. J. Livingston and McGanity. Police chief R. Clark stated that no charges had been laid. Both cara wére badly damaged. Rural to 50,000 Urban IN WATERLOO TWO MEMBERS