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_THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE Millionaire London Brewer Kidâ€" napped by Gangsters.â€"Fail To Locate Hideout. NOTE FOUND IN Canada‘s first ransom kidnapping on Tuesday night held wealthy John S. Labatt, . internationally known London brewer, and left police baffled at his mysterious disappearance. The prominent sportsman and business leader vanâ€" ished on Tuesday, leaving only his abandoned car and a note signed "Threeâ€"fingered _ Abe" demanding $150,000 within 24 hours under threat of Labatt‘s death. The â€" death threat was â€" taken taken seriously by the family of the abducted _ brewer. Police, _ who shared the fear that the kidnap gang might do away with their vicâ€" tim should the search be pressed, were reported to be acting indeâ€" pendently of the family. Their efforts, however, were hampered by realization of Mr. Labatt‘s peril He was under doctor‘s care for a weak heart and is a semiâ€"cripple as a result of a fall from a horse some years ago. â€" â€" â€" VOL. 48, NO. 33 Police â€" returned _ emptyâ€"handed after a search along the 50 miles of provincial highway between Sarnia and London where Labatt is beâ€" lieved to have been seized. They found no trace of the powerful black sedan having been stopped and were able only to ascertain that Labatt had stopped for gasoline 10 miles along the way to keep an appointment at London with his brother Hugh. _ $150,000 Ransom Demanded Meantime â€" Hugh Labatt, viceâ€"‘ president of the brewing firm, was reported to have driven at high speed to Toronto and it is believed | he carried with him the ransome note found in the front seat of the| abandoned car. He had previously | refused to divuilge its contents. | It was impossible to confirm that Hugh Labatt had drawn $150,000 from a London bank before leaving for Toronto. Motorist Arrested _ ;. * | When He Fails to : Pay Gas Bill i%; Caught by Provincial Police after St. Jacobs Man Lays Charge. Car Stolen. Herbert Rolland, Stayner, Ont., N wasy arrested at Kitchener on Saturâ€"! t day by Traffic Officer Schippling and ; A turned over to the provincial police If? in that city on a charge of obtainâ€"|w ing gasoline and oil at the Schelter | c gervice station at St. Jacobs and c driving away without paying for the | t wasoline. On a checkâ€"up of the car|w which he was driving, the provincial i1 officers found that it had been l stolen in Collingwood and that the |r aecused had broken into and stolen te several hundred dollars worth of | V tires in a garage in that town. He)J was held for the Collingwood police. d According to Mrs. Schelter, who t served the man in the absence of °U her husband, Rolland drove up to| t the Schelter station in St. Jacobs| i shortly after noon on Saturday and obtained $3.00 worth of gas and oil. | fi He then asked the woman to put|n rir into the spare tire. < Aso the ia obtained $3.00 worth of gas and oil. He then asked the woman to put rir into the spare tire, 5 As the woman went to the rear of the car to comply with his request, Mrs. Schelter said Rolland stepped on the gas and drove away. She phoned her husband who phoned the proâ€" vincial police at Kitchener where the arrest was effected 20 minutes later. Rolfand‘s failure to have in his possession license cards for the car which he was driving led to the tracing of the stolen car. 7000 People at Sunday (Iump Meeting Service Stirring â€" Addresses by Evangelist Fleming and Others.â€"Music Led by Mr. Wood. The annual camp meeting of the Mennonite Church, which has been in session since August 2 on the Preston â€" highway, closed with a great finish on Sunday, over 7,000 persons _ attending _ the services. There were estimated to be present »bout 4,000 in the afternoon and ubout 3,000 in the evening. The meeting was in charge of Evanâ€" gelist Fleming of _ Ashland, Ky. Music was provided by Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wood of Detroit. All parts of Ontario were repre sented on Sunday as well as some United States points. Township Loses Appeal with EFlying Field Commission The deciaion of Judge Clement in County Court recently, to allow the appeal â€" of â€" the Kitchener:â€"Waterloo Flying Fiedkd Comm‘ssion againet the eale of the Field for the nonâ€"payâ€" ment of the taxes for the past «ix years has placed the land in a curi oue position Thia year the land wae «old for the back taxes, but the deciaion of the courts may invalidate the hill of eale Judge Clement‘s decision in favor of the airport commiasion in its ap peal d« baeed on the fact that the reaearment was not made properly purenant to the statute governing the case, and hence the land is not liable for taxes. The land in question wa« pur ABANDONED CAR _ Deaths on the stretch of the 1.‘71.;:!0'“ul highway just outside of | Kitchener wert increased by â€" two con Tuesday when two cars collided {headâ€"on about one mile outside the (Kitchener city limits, two. persons being killed and four others inâ€" \jured. The accident toll is: _ Deadâ€"Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jasâ€" [p(-r. Coboury St.. Stratford ; _ Injinged ~Marion Jasper, aged 12, f(!;nu-:hll-n of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne _ Deadâ€"Mr. anc [p(-r. Cobourg St., 1 Injuned â€"â€"Mark ((Y;nuu'hln-l of Mr. !-thn'l‘ Rebecea [Teddy Jusper, ag m Mrss Hoxy Ja [radiator on the Jasper car, bearing Ievidence of the force of the impact. ) When motorists dragged Mrs. “,l;n\)wr from the death car she was ‘dying. â€" Her husband passed away ‘ten minutes after being admitted to ‘the St. Mary‘s fospital a short disâ€" Uance away. The acceident occurred \wbout 9.30 mm. The two children suffered superâ€" TWO KILLED IN HEADâ€"ON â€" AUTOâ€"SMASH The Waterloo County Branch of the Vegetable Growers‘ Association began their drive for the producâ€" tion of higher grades of produce. The have adopted a trade mark for their number one highâ€"grade proâ€" ducts. A display is also on show in the store windows of a Kitchener cstabiishment. _ The object is to guide the consumer in selecting the best product and to encourage imâ€" provement of the standard among. vegetable growers. Another â€" step â€" which is being tuken by the association to improve the quality of the produce throughâ€" out‘the county is the holding of regular ficld competitions. WATERLOO SEWER ‘PLANT WORKING WELL, SAYS OFFICIAL Dr. _ A. E. Berry of Toronto, Sanitary Inspector for the Provinâ€" cial Board of Health, was in Waterâ€" loo this week at the ‘request o Mayor Frickey andâ€" conducted a second inspection of the Waterloo sewage plant within a month. He declared â€" the, plant in . firstâ€"class| working order and stated that the effluent from the plant into the Grand River was in no way objecâ€" tionable. A written report will be sent the, council for their noxt' mecting, Dr, Berry said. | Want Higher Grade Vegetables In County Four Passengers Injured, All of Stratford.â€"Accident Occurs Near Kitchener. the According to eyeâ€"witnesses of the nccident, / the Ja~per car, a~ new Oldsmobile, was proceeding toward Kitchener, bound for Arthur where the party intended to spend the day. As they passed the P. K. Weber furm on the straight stretch of highâ€" way, witresses claim a tire on the car blew out sending the Jasper car carcening ncross the road into the path of the Toronto machine which was bound for Stratford. The impact was terrific, both cars being badly _ damaged, _ the _ telescoped radiator on the Jasper car bearing the ; whict im piv badiy Toronto abeut 200 mum,. The two children suffered superâ€" ficial cuts and bruises. The Toronto men were badly shaken up and rested for a short time at the hosâ€" pital. Doctors state that they beâ€" leve Mrs. Jasper died of cither a fractured «kull or a bad concussion of the brain. Mr. Jasper‘s chest was erushed hadly.â€" Coroner Dr, Louis V; Liang was summoned and decided that in inquest would be held, though no date was set. There have been several nceidents on this stretch of highway this year in which several lives have been lost. No blame can be attached to the contour of the road nlong this stretch, it being straight and level, lies Prie of c eru Near Drowning Acceident at Waterloo Park ut Waterloo causing thre« week, â€" Some Miller Fisher from _ drow stepped into depth. Then Lifeguard P supper, â€" fom An old stump nole in Silver Lake it Waterloo Park has come near to causing three drowning in the past week,. â€" Some days ago Lifeguard Miller Fisher rescued a young lady from _ drowning â€" after _ she _ had ctepped into the hole beyond her depth. Then a few days ngo when Lifeguard Fisherâ€" was homeâ€" for supper, â€" former Lifeguard Walter Pannicke, who had just come from the water, noticed a girl in diffiâ€" culty in the hole. Another girl went toâ€" her orescue. but othe first girl pulled her down with her. Then Mr, Panmicke went out and separated the two and brought them both to pulled he Panmick the two shore. chaeed cipalitic Contiol the Kit mieion nssessed Schneider The argnment ofâ€" the. town@ehip wgainst the appeal wae based first on the fact that seven acre« were tenanted â€" Since at no time the appliâ€" cants had asked the court of revision to divide. the: fands in question, it wie arghed. the whole eighty acres was assesaahle J1 was also claimed that an â€" agreement with _ Henry Schmidt that the latter might graze his sheep on the ground« conatituted him a tenant within the statute. sion The ari against the on the fae tenanted $ ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne ~pet, _ Rebecea St., Stratford; idy Adusper, aged 9, son of Mr. d Mrs. Roy Jasper of Stratford; th children are grandchildren of cuceident victims; Harry Aitcheâ€" i,â€" FToronto, and John H. Fisk, jointly in 1929 by the muniâ€" « of Kitchener and Waterloo wits placed in the hands of henerâ€"Waterloo Airport Comâ€" Each year the lands were 1 in the name of Norman erâ€" chairman of the commicâ€" uffered superâ€" _ The Toronto aken up and ne at the hosâ€" CYCLONE HITS BARRIE; BARNS The skating rink at Guthrie was literally squashed by the force of the gale. As trees tumbled across the roads, motorists were forced to take refuge in buildings along the highways. Barns of Alex and John A. Campâ€" bell nearby were levelled, and the roofs of barns on James Stoddart‘s und Henry MceCuaig‘s farms were caurried away. \ TOBACCO CROPS HARD HIT The barn of Alex. Campbell, in Oro Township, fell prey to the big wind, and the large structure which stabled several horses was flattened to the gruond with no loss of life. Mr. Campbell was in the barn at the time of the crash and forced an exit by smashing through a door which was jammed. Mr. Campbell last night estimated his loss at $7,000. â€" Wind â€" of _ eyclonic prcportionsl whipped its way in a streak throughi Dereham Township near Ingersoll: On Monday afternoon, razing barns, trees and woods in a riot of deâ€" struction. l A cyclonicâ€"like storm which lasted for approximately three minutes, crossed No. 11 Highway at Guthrie, seven miles north of Barrie, at 4 p.m., August 13, and in its 200â€" yard swath buildings crashed and branches were ripped from treee. Damage to property was estimated in thousands of d'olluqs, but , for: tunately no loss of lifefiresul_te(i. â€" Buildings Wrecked and Cattle Killed. â€" Heavy Damage Reported Over Wide Area. curried away. & The McCuaig barn roof was lifted {or a mile, and the chimney on the Guthrie â€" Presbyterian Church | was knocked down, plunging through the roof. A driving shed was razed and and a tourist cabin knocked over. (On the third concession of that township, the barn of Robert Snell was Aattened while men were enâ€" gaged in threshing. The usual numâ€" her of threshers were in and about the barn, as well as a team of horses, Twisting timbers and scatâ€" tered boards crashed about them and between them, and by : some miraculous stroke, no one was hurt. The framework of the barn is a camplete wreek. Word came of the destruction of i house and barn on the farm of James Williams. Thre cows were killed on the farm of James Banâ€" bury. The roof was torn from the baurn of John Welt, also on the Third Concession of Dereham. A hail storm swept through Dethi district, destroying tobacco crops and enusing > dam ge. It was estimated by tobacco buyers 1,000 to 1,200 neres are completely deâ€" stroved. Interesting Data on Lake Levels Mr. Jacob Stroh, well known weologist, reveals from his notes wathcred on the topography of the surrounding district, the measureâ€" ments of several lakes near here. Sunfish _ Lake, at the north corner of Wilmot Township, one mile â€" south _ of _ Erbsville, _ was measured about 35 years ago by Mr. Stroh and Mr. Munro, then editor of the Waterloo Chronicle. The menâ€" stwements were: length, 1,850 feet, width, 600 feet, depth, 50 to 54 feet ut east end, 64, 50 and 36 feet at outlet at north end, running into Waterloo Creek. Paradise _ Lake, _ measured _ in April this year, is 2,509 feet in length and 550 feet wide. . The depth, taken at intervals from the north to the south end, was shown to be 15, 21, 21 to 80 feet. Bamberg Lake dimensions, also taken in April this year, were as follows; length, ‘640 feet; width, 620 feet; depth, 20, 25 and 18 feet. Shoemaker‘s or Waterworks Lake, at the rear of St. Mary‘s Hospital, Kitchener, was measured by Mr. Stroh in January, 1888. Covering several neres, the lake measured a depth of 21 feet. Mr. Stroh recalls having been taken to this lake, in his boyhood, by his father. It was surrounded by a deep bog, overâ€" grown with sea grass, Loss â€" estimated at _ $100 â€" was suffered by Aaron Diefenbacher of near Wallenstein when two milch cows and n two year old heifer died from eating poison hemlock. The â€"first milch _ cow was flost nbout a month ago. After going blind, the animal took chills, foamed at the mouth and went wild. It was whot. A veterinary was called but the cause of death could not be deâ€" termined. Recently the second cow und heifer, showing the same sympâ€" toms, died. It was after the loss of the third animal that the poison weed was discovered in a samall cove in the river pasture. The area has been fenced off and the weed will be eradicated as soon as possible. Gettas Manâ€" slaulghlvr Case To Be Heard The drafting of jurors for the fall nssizes over which Supreme Court Judge Makins of St,rntlpord will preâ€" wide, took place on Friday. The only case on the docket thus far is that of the Crown vs. J. Gettas of Kitchener forâ€" manslaughter, nrisâ€" ing out of the nceident last spring in which Highway Traffic Officer Lemon was fatally injured. .ows hat Pomson HMHemlock and Die alt Wallenstein WATERLOO, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1934 LEVELLED MEMBER OF "CLASS A" WEEKLIES OF CANADA |_ The first gtep in the government‘s program, the | minister| announced. \would be the demand for reâ€"registraâ€" |tion and â€" reâ€"investigation‘ of reliel cases by all municipalities. ‘This in the case of Toronto, Hamilton «and Ottawa must be completed by Sep tember 15, and in the case of other municipalities by September 1. 5‘ After this municipalities, if they wish, may set out a program of work {lo employ relief applicants and orâ€" (ganize a «ystem of cash relief on the new basis. . Those who are unemâ€" ployable may be included in the cash iluyuwnm but â€" aside . from _ this lQuf‘on}; Park has issued the slogim: RELIEF WORK; REGULAR PAY A modified form of cash relief for which recipients must give work at standard rates of pay is offered to m:unicipalities in a statement of poâ€" ticy issued by Hon. David A. Croll. minister of woeltare. The first step in the government‘s program, the | minister| announced. would be the demand for reâ€"registraâ€" Says Underwriting Group Made $30,000 Yearly on $90 Capital.â€" Untrue, Says Maguire. Officials of the Municipal Underâ€" writers‘ Association, among whom were named Alfred Maguire, T. J. Hannigan and I. B. Lucas, K.C., were accused by Premier Hepburn last week of having made $30,000 a year each "out of this company capitalized at $90." _ _ The three former Hydro officials came in for scathing criticism from the premier who levelled his accusaâ€" tions at a gatheringat Streetsville in honor of Hon. Duncan Marâ€"hall, minister of agriculture. i stated Hepburn Alleges Hydr9 "Itelief _ to workers â€" nothing to shirkers." Men working for cash relief, it is stated, meiy increase their income by tuking on other work, earning anyâ€" thing up to oneâ€"third of their food allowance. Such earninas must hbe reported monthly. For the present, the minister istat ed. cash reliefâ€" would include rent allowance but not milk. bread or clothing. whirh will be provided sepâ€" w ately. It is hoped, by giving cash for rent that the problem of wholeâ€" cale evictions which has been worry. ing this and the [bl'(‘(‘."(lin{.: governâ€" ment may be solved. Mr. Croll‘s plan of campaign may The province would sue for the recovery of all monies owed the people â€"of â€" Ontario, the‘ premier Hon. David Croll to Permit Cash Relief Policy But Nothing to Shirkers. _ Mr. Croll‘s plan of campaign may be summarized as follows: 1. Reâ€"vegistration and reâ€"investisiâ€" tion of recipients in Toronto, Hamil ton and Ottawa by September 15; in all other municipalitiecs by septem tion ton aH her 4. Milk and bread and clothing are not included in ceach relief for the present. t 5. Sixchour doy engsested for relipf workers 6. Abuses of new eystem by re cipients to be harshly and finally dealt with. 7. Municipal beautifieation for next few months enggested a«s «uitable to provide work requiring a minimum 0‘ expenditure for materiale 8. Relief toâ€" workere, nothing to 10. Where rent allowances are beâ€" ing applied on municipal taxes, the municipality to make its: own ar rangements in this regard with re ference to the cash shelter allowance chirkers. 9. Unemployables in municipalitios paying cash aleo to be entitled to reâ€" ceive cach 10. Where rent allowances are beâ€" LABOR ORGANIZER ORDERED FROM CITY Isadore Minster, strike organizer for the Workers‘ Unity League of Canada, who organized the serious strikes in Kitchener and Straftord last fall and early this springs deâ€" clured on PTuesday that he would reâ€" turn to Stratford in the near future and address a mass meeting of rail rond and furniture workers of that city. Minster was escorted out of Stratford on Monday when a crowd ofyoung men and returned war veterans, indignant at the trouble that Minster has caused in the Classic City, seized him as he was walking along the river bank and took him to the city limits, orderâ€" ing him to stay out of the city DORKING MAN GUILTY OF THEFT OF $4.00 In Kitchener police court on Fri-} day, Clarence Rosger, 25, of Dorkâ€" ing, was found guilty of stealing $4.00 from Anthony Strauss of St. Agatha, and was remanded for senâ€" tence until Tuesday. The charge was denied by Rosger who stated that in the beer parlor where he had met Strauss, he had paid for the beer himself _ and also â€" produced several _ subscriptions _ to â€" various periodicals showing that he had reâ€" ceived nbout $11 that day. The eviâ€" dence of a taxi driver and a police ‘1'01)91»!))1‘ mbout seeing Rosger with \lh(‘ purse of Strauss‘ and the finding of â€"theâ€" money, however, convicted |Hm. Commenting on the proposed cash relief = plan â€" of _ the â€" Provincial Government which will climinate the voucher system, Ald. Ehy of the Kitchener City Council stated this week that he believed the plan would meet with favor in all comâ€" munities. FAVOR NEW PLAN bread and clothing are in each relief for the Untrue, Says Maguire. "Mr. Hepburn‘s statement is in keeping with his other utterances," declared Mr. Maguire, when informâ€" ed of the premier‘s charge. The local requests for additional furm helpers during the month of August, made by various farmers who offered the men their board and $18 or $20 per month, have all been filled, M. H. Phillips, superintendâ€" ent of the employment service, stated recently. The men on relief were somewhat hesitant in acceptâ€" ing the jobs at such low pay, but finally accepted. . !, Farmers still wanting good farm kelp e asked to communicate with relief office in Kitchener or Waterâ€" "I have not made a fiveâ€"cent piece out of the Municipal Underwriters‘ Association and I think 1 can safely speak for Mr. Hannigan and Mr. Lucas, It is absolutely untrue." Unpaid Bills Two Million. Financial juggling in which $1,â€" 996,000 of bills were left unpaid in order to create a balanced budget, was a direct accusation against former premier Henry by Premier Hepburn, speaking at a Liberal rally at Streetsville. loo Mrs. Clara Bricker Found Dead Sunday Morning.â€"In III Health i for Some Time. Kitchener Relief Men Paid $18 $20 a Month. â€" August Demand Now Filled. Woman Falls Into Cistern and Drowns Many Men, Get Work on Farms found by members of her 4amily lying in the cistern in their baseâ€" ment on Sunday morning with the head about 18 inches under water. She had been in ill health for some time and is believed to have fallen imnto the cistern which is of concrete and about 10 feet high. Dr. WatFon was called and when he found the woman dead, called Coroner Dr. Woellman who decided that an inâ€" quest was unnecessary, I The funcral was held from her late residence yesterday afternoon. The cities of Ontario are facing) a large milk shortage in the very near future, a local dairy owner stated recently in a convul’satiunl with the Chronicle. The farmers will have to get a fair price for their milk or they will be foreed to get rid of their herds which are already losing weight and resulting in a lower milk supply. "There is aâ€"serious shortage of food. Pastures are almost a total loss due to the extreme drought, and indications everywhere are that unless the farmer gets more for his milk, this city and every other urban centre in the province will fuce a milk famine," he said. . "With hay at $20 a ton, farmers aren‘t going to be able to buy this fodder with milk at its present prices," â€" the â€" dairy owner said. "They will either have to get rid of their cattle or receive enough for their milk to make it worthwhile feeding their stock." \= "I don‘t know how much the price will be advanced to the public," the )dnirym:m said. *"I don‘t think it will be a drastic advance, however, }n\- the local distributors wish to k(‘('pL their retail prices as low as posâ€"" Farmers Must Get Better Prices or Dispose of Stock aren‘t fodder prices, "They of the as the loc their _ ret sible." School Board Plan Saving in Coal Bill The _ Waterloo _ Public School Board at their meeting on Monday night â€" decided to delve into the matter once â€" again of â€" installing stokers in the Waterloo schools with n view to effecting large savings in coal. The secretary was instructed to obtain prices and report back at the next meeting. According â€" to reports of _ the matter of faulty doors. Principal C. J. MacGregor attendâ€" ed the mecting and informed the Board that due to the moving of fnmilies into the south ward of the town, one room at Central School will be closed in the coming term and _ a _ new _ room _ opened _ at Alexandra _ School in the South Ward. He stated that the change will cause the transferral of one teacher from Central to Alexandra School. The Church of England in Cannda lost its venerable leader on Aug. 10th when death claimed Most Rev. Clarendon Lamb Worrell at Halifax, The 81â€"yearâ€"old primate had been ill for more than a month. Insurance Racket CHURCH LEADER DIES to County Road Work Progressing Mr. D. J. Emery, county roads supervisor, stated recently that the work on all the county bridges and roads was progressing rapitfly. He reported tgat the New Dundee bridge was begun last week and that the men had fiegun to tar the road outside of Ayr. ANNIVERSARY _ SERVICE AT ST. AGATHA Damage to Mr. Rice‘s residence was small, but he believes that the explosion of the ancient theory has been slightly overdone. The new Gremm bridge is also well under way, he said, and the widening out of the ditches from Conestogo towards Bloomingdale is now almo§t completed. The paving of the road near Linwood was begun on Tuesday. When lightning struck the home of H. E. Rice, editor of the Huntsâ€" ville Forester, some time ago, citizens consoled him with the adage that "lightning never strikes twice," etc. When it struck his home a second titme, they scratched their heads and declared that something was wrong. â€" REV. BINDEMANN The centennial services of the St. Agatha Lutheran Church held on Sunday at the village church altracted many Lutherans as well as members of other denominational churches, who joined the people of the village in marking 100 yearg of progress _ of the village« church which held its first service in the year 1834. Among the noteworthy speakers were Rev. J. L. Kirchâ€" hofer, pastor of the church, and of the Philipsburg and Baden Lutheran charges,â€" Rev. Dr. N. Wilison of Hamilton, _ viceâ€"president of â€" the Canada _ Lutheran _ Synod, with which the St. Agatha church is associated, Rev. J. L, Langholtz of Ayton, Rev. Harry Wahl, of Hudâ€" son, New York, and Rev. C. S. Roberts of St. John‘s Lutheran Church at Waterloo. Mr. N. O. Hipel of Preston, South Waterloo Liberal M.P.P., attended the celeâ€" bration services on behalf of Preâ€" mier Mitchell F. Hepburn, who was invited but was unable to attend. Mr. _ Hipel â€" made _ brief â€" remarks fitting to the occasion. The services were in the morning and in the evening. Music was supâ€" plied by the Young Men‘s Choir of St. John‘s Lutheran Church of Waterloo, the Philipsburg choir, the Lang string orchestra of Waterloo und the Happy Cousins Quartette of Elmira, LIGHTNING STRIKES NOT ONLY TWICE BUT THRICE As if to settle any doubts still reâ€" maining in their minds, a bolt struck lhg‘house again on Thursday. _ Interesting _ History of. the Lutheran Church Founded in Village 100 Years â€" Ago. Records of the early life of the St. Agatha church are very scarce. The first written record was that of the first minister, Rev. Mr. Bindeâ€"; mann, who in the summer of 1834 travelled _ about the countryside, holding small meetings for people of | Lutheran faith,. In December, 1834,| the first church service was held in‘ the small school house in the village and it was of this service that Rev.| Bindemann inscribed his first r(-v“ cords. \ Assisting Mr. Bindemann in the carly organization of the church were Jacob Leinhardt and Jacob Schneider, _ elders; _ John _ Forler, George Schmidt and Justus Seip as trustees. The first baptism service performed and recorded was that of the â€" oneâ€"monthâ€"old son of _ John Forler and his wife Catharine, the baby being named Jacob. It was performed on December 9, 1834. The second baptism was in July, 1835, when Catherine Seip was bapâ€" tized The first confirmation class enâ€" tered the membership of the church in 1835 when the following ten were received: Jacob, Philip, John and â€" Margaret Leinhardt, George Schneider, John Glasser, Susannah Haus, Annâ€"andâ€" Magdeline Merkâ€" linger and Catherine Glasser. Pastors and their terms in the St. Agatha Lutheran Church since its founding in 1834 are as follows, as gleaned from church records: Rev. Bindemann, 1834; Rev. Metzâ€" Munzinger, 1869 to 1877 Petschke, 1884â€"1887; Rev. J holz, 1887 to 1912; Rev. Lamack, 1912 to 1918 ; Rev. Ziegler, 1918 to 1927; and Rev. Kirchhofer, 1927 to the present. The corner stone revealed a New Testament, three coins bearing the dates 1857, 1858 and 1859, an old German Almanac, and a copy of the Rerliner Journal dated 1863. The Waterloo Menvonite Church had ae a feature of its program re cently, several historiea of the variâ€" ous early Sunday Schools and simi lat historical aketchea. Joeenh 8. Weber and Moses Huneâ€" herger gave historical aketches of the Martin Sunday School and David Eby _ Sunday school, reepectively. Mr _ Wreber recalled that even before the Sunday «chool was held in the Martin «chool honee, aervices were held in the Bomberger home, north of Waterloo, where Sunday &chool wis atarted. May 28, 1887 \r. Menno Brubacher and others Inte 1840; Rev. Helfer, 1864, Rev COUNTY‘S LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ylg Early History of Waterloo Mennonite Church FIRST PASTOR Rev Lang at nfl Elmira runs a good second to John | Chelmsford _ among â€" the â€" leading , the| towns. The attendance at Elmira was! was 96.41 per cent., while Chelmsâ€" 1834.| ford had 97.17. Galt leads the cities July, | in urban school attendance with bap. 95.64. iWaterloo County |Leads in School \Attendance Record BANKS MUST REDUCE RATE OF INTEREST 1. The annual report of the eleâ€" mentary schools‘ atterdance record “r(-vcul the fact that Waterloo Counâ€" |ty leads the province with an inâ€" ‘crease on the whole of one per cent. [In 1932 the record showed an atâ€" tendance of 90.09 while this past }_\‘cur 1933 had the record of 91.17. Premier Gives Warning He Will Go To U.S. for Cheap Money If Rates Stay Up. CHARGES BANKS ARE IN COLLUSION Charging the banks with collusion in keeping interest rates at a high level, Premier Hepburn last week declared that he was out to "break the throttle hold of the banks in Ontario," and warned that unless they dealt fairly with the public the government would either extend the Ontario Government savings bank system or go to the United States for its loans. Five thousand people *"in Peel Park, Streetsville, assembled there to do honor to Hon. Duncan Marâ€" shall, minister of agriculture, heard the premier ¢hrow down the gauntâ€" let to the Canadian banks. Declaring that he was not threatâ€" ening the banking institutions, but merely serving notice on them, Premier Hepburn bluntly told a cheering audience that ‘"they can only go so far before public sentiâ€" ment turns against them." The preâ€" mier‘s attack was as unexpecce(f as it was sensational. He led up to his criticism by referring to the interest rates asked by the banks on the reâ€" funding of bonds. Warns of Public Sentiment. "Every bank quoted the same price, 3.58," declared the premier. "Obviously this points to Vcofiusion." "I admit that is quite a differâ€" ence," remarked the premier. "But let me remnid you that our credit in Ontario is just as good as that of the Dominion. I am not threatenâ€" ing the banks, but if they think they have control they are sadly misâ€" taken. We will take a chance and borrow our money in the United States. "I say to the banks, which we all admire for their stability, they can only go so far and then the public sentiment turns against them. If they won‘t deal fairly with the public we have other courses open to us. "I am out to break the throttle hold of the banks in Ontario, make no mistake about that. You people have a government at Queen‘s Park that is not in collusion with the banks or any other interests. ‘"We can extend the government savings bank or go across the line for our money. The Mail and Emâ€" pire recently pointed out that we paid 3.58 for money while the Bennett Government at Ottawa got two per cent. in the United States money markets. "Mr. Bennett is adamant in his attitude towards monetary reform. 1 ask Mr. Bennett to ease up credit so we can expand. I ask him to follow the example of Mr. Rooseâ€" velt. The Ontario Government does not control the monetary system. That is entirely a Federal matter. I appeal to Mr. Bennett to go furâ€" ther with the policy of revaluation of gold. "Failure of the government to deal effectively with monetary reâ€" form has been the chief obstacle to progress. We are coming into an era of cheaper money and I welcome it." _ Waterlooâ€" county‘s record â€" was 93.12 while Russell followed with 92.98, Wellington 92.51, York 92.21 and Perth 91.73 An increase in attendance is shown in every division of elemenâ€" tary schools. Following are the classes and the 1932 and 1933 atâ€" tendance percentages: county rural schools, 1932, 88.54, 1933, 89.30; district â€"rural schools, 87.6# and 89.98; urban schools, cities, 90.88 and 92.21! urban schools, towns, 91.14 and 92.92; urban schools, villages, 90.9¢9 and 92.47; all rural schools, 88.40 and 8£9.09; all urban schools, 91.08 and 92.40; all schools, 90.00 and 91.17. Reports are current in Kitchener that Kitchener city relief officer L. E. Hagedorn may quit the city and move to Toronto to accept an imâ€" portant office in the relief departâ€" ment of the Ontario Government. These reports became current folâ€" lowing a recent conference between Mr. Hagedorn and Hon. David Croll. testified that the singing and pray: ing at these early meetinge were sources of inapiration to their apirâ€" itual live«. Bishop Jona« Snider, who spoke on the subject. "Looking nack over 45 yerra of my miniatry", toid of his ordination in the latter part of June, 1892 and of the inconâ€" veniences experienced in . fulfiliing nppointment« in thoge days A history of the Young Paople‘s Bible meeting«a was sketched by Mr. Noah Snider â€" Edification meetings, frat etarted in 1877, were held in homes. Rev. Nomh Hunsberger teatiâ€" fled that the edification meetinga meant much to him MAY GET GOVERNMENT JOB alf i