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* % q« § Waterloo County furmers will be interested in the success of Stanley D. amd Arnold W. Shantz at the Royal Winter Fair at Toronto. These ioung farmers of Guernsey, Sask., formerly of Mannheim, Ont., representing the Watrous Club, won first prize in the swine judging competition, leading all club repreâ€" senting all provinces in Canada. They scored a total of 981 points. The contests were conducted Ex conâ€" nection with the Boys‘ and Girls‘ Farm Club movement. The teams covayrim-d two members each. aterloo County friends of these young farmers will be pleased to know that a reception was tendered them this week at the Mohawk school near Guernsey, when they reâ€" ceived congratuations for bringing honor to their district and prnvfiwe. Stanley and Arnold Shantz Bring Honor to Home District. CANADIAN AGAIN WINS WHEAT CHAMPIONSHIP A new wheat king was crowned on Saturday at the hay and grain show held in Chicago, with the interâ€" national _ livestock _ expositionâ€"and again the coveted crown of the North American grain kingdom reetâ€" ed on the hrow of a Canadianâ€"John B. Alleop of Wembley, Alta. During the businessâ€"finance sesâ€" sessions of Friday, the council passâ€" ed a bill for the County of Waterloo which totalled $46,820. Of this amount $30,000 is for the county, while the remainder is for county roads. On the latter amount the town reâ€" ceives a rebate of one half, which amounts to $8,002. It was suggestâ€" ed that if possible the rebate be left in the bank so that interest might accumulate, instead of reâ€" moving it, for the mere payment of a bill which would later be reduced. The November relief account was also passed which amounted to $3,453.23. This was n slight drop from October. Acting on behalf of his client, Frederick E. Stroh, W. J. McGibbon, barrister, of Waterloo, served a $10,000 writ on the cly of Kitchâ€" ener last week, asking damages for nlleged injuries to his son, Leon, aged 14. The writ result from an accident in which the city‘s truck struck down the lad, who was driving a bicycle. Some of the Injuries are said to be of a permanent nature. Young Farmers Head Dominion In Swine Judging His victory gave the Dominion‘s wheat â€" grower«e their 12th wheat championship since 1919. â€" After considerable discussion, the council decided not to endorse the resolution of the council of the city of Windsor. The resolution urged that the municipal income tax be abolished and that a provincial inâ€" come tax be established. The resoâ€" lution also proposed that the proâ€" vince pay the entire cost of relief. The aldermen generally were not in accordance with the resolution. it was reported that the effluent at the Waterloo plant was in good condition. Ald. Toletzki, chairâ€" man of, the sewer committee, stated that the local distillery had added two more settling tanks. In a report"fi;brfiflfi;flfierry, of the Provincial Health Department, The good work being done at the Freeport Sanatorium was commentâ€" ed on by Ald. Henderson, who atâ€" tended the annual meeting. â€" A schedule of relief for single persons was referred, with the accompanying letter, to the Welfare Board. A request for a grant to the War Memorial Children‘s Hospital was referred to the 1985 council. The council was notified by the K.â€"W. Rotary Club that a Waterloo boy has been committed to the Orillia Hospital on the advice of a doctor. The council extended its thanks to the Rotary Club, which in the past three years has spent about $750 for treatment of the boy. The town will be obliged to pay ten cents a day for the boy who is now ut Orillia. ‘An overdraft of about $1,200 was reported by Dr. Hilliard, chairman of the Board of works. Council was informed that the date for the Christmas market will be Saturday, December 22nd. The use of the market building was granted to farmers for a meeting at which Dr. Lionel Stevenson of the O.A.C., Guelph, will address them. In a brief statement, Ald. Mcâ€" Intyre said that a further saving in bank interest had been made this year. Last year the amount was $205.48, but was only $101.36 this year. Tax arrears now amount to $87,431 or $1,460 lower than at the end of 1983. Mayor Frickey announced that his visit to the bank with the purâ€" pose of having the interest rate lowered, had brought no results. The manager pointed out that the town already enjoyed a better rate than most municipalities. â€" â€" The Waterloo town council at its meeting on Monday night deâ€" cided to revert to the former scale of remuneration for members‘ atâ€" tendance at meetings. The rate is $3 per member for council meeting and $2 for a finance meeting. Last year the members accepted a 20% eut voluntarily but decided to abolish this since it was not binding. Town to Help for Upkeep of Rotary Ward.â€"Fail to Enâ€" dorse Windsor Resolution re Income Tax. SALARY CUT _ RESTORED BY COUNCLIL $10,000 WRIT SERVED Vol. 48, No. 49 No appointments in connection with the Waterloo liquor store will likely be made this year. This was the information given to a Chronicle representative yesterday morning. Owlnr to the illness of John Kochler, assistant to manager Herâ€" man Sturm, the government has enâ€" gaged Herbert Kreyutzweiser and the position will be permanent. The names of Mayor Frickey, E. J. Seyler und John Dierlamm are the most prominently mentioned as likeâ€" ly successor to Manager Sturm. consequent lack of oxygen. (b) Communicable dfseascs. We have had considerable trouble with the milder communicable diseases, chicken pox, whooping cough and skin rashes. As we do not placard (Continued on Page 8) Local Liquor Store Appoinhm-nls FOUR CARS FIGURE IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENT Mra. Langâ€"Ford, who wa« a paesonâ€" ger In the car, suffered «hock and bruises. Clausen and the driver of a truck which stll later hit the back of the roadater, escaped infury (a) Publicâ€" nuisances such as dumps, unsanitary buildings and the like have not been so much in eviâ€" dence this year.. We have, however, had much concern about the polluâ€" tion of the Grand River, and dead fish in the Speed River. As this board is well aware of the offensive odors arising from the Grand River at Doon, Blair and other points, it is not necessary to go into details, further than to state that it was deemed wise for us to visit the Department of Health in Toronto to seek advice to help in removing this nuisance. Our reception was very courteous indeed und the Deputy Minister offered every assistance in removing these offensive odors. Mysterious EMMuent. 1 may say, however, that we have not yet learned the exact cause of the dark brown effluent at Doon, nor the real cause of the aforesaid odors. Some confend the cause was the low water in the river with the consequent lack of oxyfen. ib\ Communioahls dAlanssase W Meeting a car driven by 8. Clausen of Preston, Rev. H. M. Langâ€"Ford of Watarloo auffered a cracked rib, brui«e« and shock on Monday. The cars met on the Prestonâ€"Kitchener highway while it wae altppery with «ho w A henvy roadster, travelling towards Preston. suddenly appeared after the crash and samashed into the rear of the Clausen car causing further damage to it. A emall boy who wae a paesenger in the roadster suffered a bad gash In the face. Ho was attended to by a Galt doctor. | _ The six weeks‘ trip abroad was imudc by Mr. Schneider primarily for ; business purposes, J, M. Schneider !& Sons Ltd., of which he is a memâ€" {ber, having an extensive export | Wiltshivre bacon trade with England, {as a result of the new economic |bolicy adopted by the United Kingâ€" jdom in the last few years. A minor head injury was suffered by Clarence Schmidt of Waterloo when he was knocked from his bicycle on Saturday night. The car was driven by Edward grhneider of Mdore Ave., %nurloo. (b) Locatihg, quarantining and disinfecting of communicable disâ€" eases. (a) Observation and correction of public nuisances. (c) Obtaining and analyzing vital statistics. $ (d) Visiting and inspecting school premises and examining school chilâ€" dren. "That we may give a full account of our stewardship, it will be conâ€" venient to divide our report as folâ€" lows : "As Medical Officer of Health it is our duty to submit to you our report for the year ending Nov. 1, 1984, and we are happy to say this report is once again quite favorable. Dr. Scott â€" Hogg‘s Medical Health Report Most Enâ€" couraging.â€"Low Death Rate. M.0â€"H. REPORT PRESENTED TO HEALTH BOARD ‘‘The feeling in Berlin is that the Saar will vote to remain under the League of Nations," he continued. ‘‘While the people of the Saar are German and would prefer to return to Germany, from the standpoint of race, there are factors, it is claimed, which will cause them to vote to stay under the League of Nations. It is pointed out that as German finances are not so good, and those of the Saar are, a vote in favor of reéturning to Germany would cut the Saur people‘s assets in half. Thereâ€" fore, it is claimed, they will vote to remain _ under the League of Nations." £/ 0 In _ Germany, _ Mr. â€" Schneider stated, the bystander has po desire for war and sees no prospect of such an occurrence as they have nothing with which to buy the war supplies, _ _ Mr. Norman C. Schneider, of Kitchener, who returned from a trip abroad recently, is of the opinion that there will be no cause for war if the Saar votes as he thinks it will. During his trip Mr. Schneider stated that he found business conditions good in both England and Denmark although there was not so much eviâ€" dence of it in Germany. s Norm. C. Schneider Finds People Contented.â€"Economic Con:â€" ditions Brighter. No War YOUTH STRUCK DOWN Reported in Europe Mrs. May Brownhill, of Leeds, England, on Saturday was sentenced to ie hanged for the "mercy murâ€" der’_’ of her lgnb.ecile son, Dennis, 30. She feared she would not recover from a necessary operation, because of her advanced age, so she gave her helpless son 100 grains aspirin and turned on a gas jet, in order that she might not leave him alone in the worl(rnfler her own death. FIRE DESTROYS BARN Fire completely _ destroyed _ a barn on the farm of Joseph Tanner, on the Embro Road, near Stratford, on Friday night, Nov. 80. The cause of the fire was not known. The building was a total loss, and three hogs were also burned. When it appeared as If the house was in danger, aid was sent from Stratford, the pumr truck of the Fire Departâ€" ment going out. Firemen could do nothing, and a change in wind saved the house. The fire was discovered by Mr. Tanner and his son, Jack, Even "Believe It or Not, by Ripâ€" ley" would have difficulty in awalâ€" lowing a substantiated report reâ€" coiveg by this paper recently. For the second time this year, Mra. Gertrude Steffler has fia&ered in a goar crop! During the month of eptember, when she had finished her harvesting of fruits, she noticed wWOMAN TO BE HANGED FOR "MERCY SLAYING" Second Pear Crop for 1934 Gathered on St. Agatha Farm The Waterloo Board ofg Trade at its meeting on Thursday came to no decision as to its attitude on the question of tax exemption on newly constructed buildings. Various members â€" of â€" the “f:wrloo town council stated that when the quesâ€" tion had come up some time ago they had been in favour of tfie principle of the motion to such an offect, but that legal opinion had been against it in regard to the town‘s nuthority to do so. Wm, Henderson, when he rose to speuk, suid that he believed that the matter should be referred to the people for a referendum since they were decply involved. Ald. Hilliard suid that as it merely involved priâ€" vate funds, he was completely in nR CRA Y C a M enc o fuvour of the pro&oul. Viceâ€"president Uffelman suggestâ€" ed four meetings of the full Som-d of Trade during the year with the object of increasing attendance and interest in the nctivities. It was proposed various committee chairâ€" men could be asked to have memâ€" bers of their respective committees present. _ Secretary MeCorkindale stated the annual meeting of the board would be heldâ€"in February. Go Over Tax Exemption Proporal But No Resolution Passed. Kersic. It is not known whether he will seek advancement or just reâ€" election, Ald. Hilliard, MeIntyre and Henâ€" derson are also fairly definite as to their running this year. The other members of the council are still unâ€" decided. The nominations will take place on Monday, December #1st, at 7.30 p.m. The only other member of the council who definitely announces his cundidature is Deputy Reeve Mcâ€" Kersic. It is not known whether he will seek advancement or just reâ€" election. Waterloo Trade | Board Arrives _ At No Decision| Latest reports stated that a reâ€" prieve had been granted by the gecretsry. After seven years in the ranks of the council, Reeve Ratz will run this year for the office of Mayor. Mr. itatz has occupied all of the important chairmanships in _ the council during the years of service to the community. For the past two years Reeve Ratz has been the chairman of the finance committee. Kitchener‘s belloting on Monday resulted in congiderable election gossip in Waterloo among the alderâ€" men. Although Mayor lgrickey has already stat.eg that he will be a canâ€" didate for the 1985 council, he has not as yet definitelfy said which posiâ€" tion he will run for. H. E. Ratz Will Contest Mayoralty Frickey Undecided Which Office to Seek. Arthur,. &?“i('i?.'i;;%n.' and Kenneth and Lorne of Elmira, also survive. Hertel is an Elmira man, being born in Elmira where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ertel, still reâ€" side. He is survived by his parents, five sisters, Mrs. Golden, Montreal; Mrs. Leader, Guelph; Mrs. Oldfield, Toronto; Kathleen, Toronto, and Mary of Kitchener. Three brothers. Election Rumours Grow as Day Draws Closer Chard were lodged in the Don jail in Toronto following their surrender after the shooting. _ in one of the most tmiilc jail breaks in the hlstorY of the Mimico prison, Alfred Ertel, aged 28, was shot and killed by one of the %unrds after a stiff battle in which the E‘uards were flfiltlng a lowing battle. he shooting under a l.{)i-obe by the Ontario ministry, arry C. Nixon, provincial secretary, conâ€" ducting it. Three other men_ who were prominent in the break, George w. King, Frank Parker, and Edward Alfred Hertel, 28, Latterly of Toronto, Shot Down by Mimico Guard. ELMIRA MAN KILLED IN JAIL BREAK In one of the most traj Warer1oo, Ovtarto, 'hwisnu, Decerneer 3. 1984 PRESTON HIGHWAY When his machine swerved into a ditch on the Prestonâ€"Kitchener highâ€" way, on Monday morning, to avoid hitting a parked car, C. P. Coles Jr., 07 Brantford, suffered pnlnfui lacerations to his head as it went through the windshield. The parked car is alleged to have been without lighta. _ that some of the branches of her pear tree were blossoming. When she again noticed the tree, lo and beholgl there was n second crop of The 49â€"yearâ€"old Vermilyea ahowed little emotion when the magletrate committed him, although he had exâ€" pressed the hope earlier that he might be freed to return home and attend to his affairs, which, he sald, were In some disordor. TWO ACCIDENTS ON In the second accident on the same highway in the same morning, considerable damage was suffered by the truck owned by Martin Transport, when it struck the side of the Freeport bridge and tore the entire aide off the trailer. ?eanâ€"unblemhhed by the few|the Twinâ€"City fo rosts in the St. Agatha district this|ing the coming year. The fruit proved to be as| Heavy votes werd aweet and healthy as any she had|Kitchener, howe\ ever gathered,â€"Mre. Steffer said. _ small percentage. In Destitute Condition Distressing _ cireumstances _ gur: round the shooting. The arrested man, hi« wite und stepson were In dectitute cireumstances, nccording to hi« own «tory to the police. They had but halt a loaf of bread in the house and no flour to make more, he clalmed, and other foods were also missing. About noon he was out in the fields trying to ghoot a rabbit for dinner when his wife called to him that the bafliff was there. He walked towards his little home and hid the gun under a log in the fleld. When he arrived at the house Balliff Trem: blay served the papers and told him his stock and Implements were under wolzure Harold _ W _ Vermilyoa, Ontario, Calif. cltrus grower, on Saturday at Belleville faced trial on a charge of murdering his Aged mother with a lather‘s hatchet. He wase committed by Magistrate E. J. Butler after a preliminary hearing which had occuâ€" pled four Saturdays Ho claims to hive asked for a little time to see his lawyer but to have been refused. ‘The party, including the bailiff, Morritt and the farmer, then started across the flelds toward the cattle. A« they passed the hidâ€" Ing place of the gun, Crmodrnja «aid he reached down and grabbed It. VERMILYEA COMMITTED TO JAIL FOR MURDER Faced with the seizure of his stock and implements and the probaple lo«s of his farm through non;payâ€" ment of $112.64 mortgage interest, said to have been due on Friday, Nicola Crmodrnja, a Jugoslavian farâ€" mer, living nenr Vaughan Station, 13 miles south of Grimsby, turned a «hotgun on Willlam Tremblay, Smithâ€" ville bailiff, and his assistant, Hugh Merritt, also of Smithville, on Satâ€" urday afternoon. Kenneth Vaughan, 1560 Willow Avenue, Niagara Falls, N.Y.. a visitor in the district, who "ad driven the balliff and his assleâ€" tant to the farm by horse and buggy, wra alâ€"o shot but leas serfously inâ€" jured. Merritt escaped the shots. Crmodrnja, somotimes known as Turner, was later arrested by Provinâ€" clal Constable Isaac Robble and Chief Constable Alan Demill of Grimeby. At present he is held in the county jall Aat St. Catharines charged with "attbmpt to maim and wld unlawfully wound one, Kenneth Vaughan, of Nlagara Falls, N.Y." No charge has been laid in connection with the shooting of Tremblay np to the presaent. Tremblay, over 60 yeare of age, reâ€" ceived the full charge of one shell in the back, head and neck. He is in St. Joseph‘s Hospital at Hamiflton and the report of Dr. J. H. Leeds, of Smithville attending physician, indiâ€" cates that he has a posslble chance of recovery, providing no complica tions set in Orders Bailiff From Property, Then Shoots Down Officer and Companion. Producers have been asked not to make private contracts to assist any dairy and a series of meetinge will be held during the coming week to acquaint farmers with Hamilton deâ€" velopments. Milk cheques which will go out in «hout one week are now being preâ€" pared at the dairles and an auditor of the milk board is there to see that the producers collect $2 per hunâ€" dredweight, the amount previously agreed upon for Winter milk. Inspec tion of records will be made to see that surplus milk is not increased. Smaller firms declare they cannot continue to pay the high figure and sell at present retail rates. Independent dealers, directors of Hamilton .Coâ€"operative Creameries and producers supplying that dairy, at a joint meeting Saturday, Dec. 1st, unanimously supported a resolution asking the Ontario Government to take action to end the present disasâ€" trous milk war. There was no proâ€" mise from the coâ€"operative concern that it would elfminate the dividend feature, to which objfection has been taken by all other distributore. Joint Meeting of Milk Vendors Approves Resolution to be Forwarded to Toronto. Hamilton Dealers Ask Interference By Government Mrenmsen or "Class A" Weecusm Mr. Hargreaves, of the Wrightâ€" Hargreaves Mining Co., was formerâ€" llÂ¥ an emrloyee of the Waterloo ublic Utilities. He tells of many interesting anecdotes, such as the weather being so cold that the therâ€" mometer raE‘fstered 68 below zero at Hottah Lake last winter. Supâ€" plies are brought up once a year for the mining camps. OLDER BOYS ELECT MEMBER TO PARLIAMENT Dwight Kellerman headed the polle in the annual election to the Ontario Older Boys‘ Parliament which is to be held at the Parliament Buildings in Toronto this year. Edâ€" ward M?ogk ran a close second with Harold George coming last. This is the second term for the leader of the three boys, who will represent the Twinâ€"City for Boys‘ Work durâ€" ing the coming twelve months. Heavy votes were cast in Waterloo, Kltfihenn. however, only polling n On recommendation of the marâ€" ket committee, a communication from A. W. Kinzie, Scott street, claiming damages arising from an necident to his son on the platform at the market, was referred to the city solicitor for an opinion as to the city‘s liability. Mr. E. H. "Ted" Hargreaves, who is at the present time at his home on Moore Ave. for his vacation, folâ€" lowing twenty months of hard work in the Northwest Territories, is well satisfied that the newly discovered radium mine at Hottah Lake is on the way of fine development. _ _ The Kitchener city councit diâ€" rected at its recent meeting that tenders for $80,000 direct rel?ef deâ€" bentures be called for. The byâ€"law was rivvn its third reading at the meeting and passed. Considerable discussion resulted on the question of giving the unemployed â€" taxâ€" payers work in municipal works. NEW RADIUM MINE DEVELOPED IN NORTHâ€"WEST KITCHENER AUTHORIZES $80,000 DEBENTURES Mr. Kumpf made the presentation of the Dominion Life Assurance Trophy won by the band at the Waterloo musical festival this year, while Mr. Thiele presented medals won by the band at the Canadian National Exhibition and the Waterâ€" loo Contests. The Toronto Silver Bund is under the direction of Alfred Pearce. _ The occasion was a concert by the Toronto Silver Band, the choir of the Metropolitan Church and Dr. H. A. Fricker, at the Metropolitan Church,. Rev. G. A. Dickson preâ€" sided. Mr. Ford S. Kumpf, president and manager of the Dominion Life Assurance Company, and Prof. C. F. Thiele presented _ the _ numerous awards won by the members of the Toronto Silver Banb at the Waterâ€" loo _ Musical Festival last summer, At Toronto on Nov. 27th. Ford S$. Kumpf and Prof. C. F Thiele Present Prizes in Toronto. Mrs. Wilson, 28 years of age, walked into Lake Ontario with her baby Clara in her arms. She left a note stating her husband "had got hold" of some rat poison and that "gossip" had killed her. The day Erevious she had been questioned y gallce concerning her 34â€"yearâ€"old husband‘s death. Music Festival . Awards Presented to Toronto Band Nineteen witnesses came before the coroner‘s jury, evidence regard- ing the domestic dificulties of the editor and his wife, found drowned with her 21â€"monthâ€"old baby girl in Lake Ontario on November 22nd, being given. Col. F. D. Boggs, K.C., of Cobourg, assisted by WF?. Comâ€" mon, K.C., acted for the Crown. The jury recommended that the investigation into Wilson‘s death be continued. Donald Wilson, Port Hope editor, died from arsenic poison "adminisâ€" tered to him by some person or perâ€" sons unknown," declared the verdict of a coroner‘s jury at Port Hope on Friday. "Donald Wilson did not commit suicide," the verdict said. Witnesses Tell of Quarrels Between Couple After Marriage.â€"To Continue Probe. @ out to see the town, accomâ€" @ ®@ panied by her father‘s police @ *# dog. % ®@ â€" They wandered far, and soon @ ® sobs proclaimed the child was @ @ lost. A friendly "bobby‘ sugâ€" @ @ gested to the little girl the @ ® police station might provide @ ® some attraction. # & _ But the dog had other ideas. @ & â€" Taking the hem of Patricia‘s @ # coat in his teeth, he tugged. @ # The policeman, having had preâ€" @ @ vious experiences with canine @ ¢ intelligence, let the animal @ # have its way. * © Patricia and the constable @ @ were led straight to the girl‘s_ & @# home, where her parents were @ ¢ almost frantic. 4 Jury Returns Murder Verdict in Wilson Death 0 % 0 0 0 0 0 ¢ ¢ o o a ® > Threeâ€"yearâ€"old Patricia Clenâ€" @ @ denning, of Lachine, Que., set @ 0 0 o 0 a ¢ o o ¢ o o o o The dog dined sumptuously JUST DOG SENSE As i result of an unfortunate acef dent In Kirchener, on Saturday, Emil Wilke, widely known mover, Hes aerlously weakened in the Kâ€"W. Hos: pltal â€" The nceldent occurred after the mover had uttempted to drive his car from a ditch and In «o doing, stuck his head out of the window Just as the car hit a bump. Hig head wo« banged down and the cheek was laid bare to the bone, crusing a great loa« of blood. According to Dr. W. Gillesple, the condltion of Mr. Wilke is considered much _ improved | this _ week. ‘The cheek la hoaling up nicely. CUSTOMS CLEAR $104,723 For the second time this year the customa clearings at Waterloo total over the $100,000 mark, revealing the increased business done in the community this yéar. Collector H. H. Becker advise« that returns for November this ‘y‘renr total $104,728.. 62, exceeding the total for the same month last year by $22,812.85. Colâ€" lections in g}nw-mhor last year were $81,011.27. PRESTON COLLECTS _ _ 72 PER CENT. OF TAXEs The Preston town council learned at its regular meeting recently that to date nbout 72 per cent. of the taxes had been collected. The total amount is $49,796.06. Unfortunateâ€" ly the uncollected arrears over a gmer?od of years amount to $48,. 96.96. 16â€"YEARâ€"OLD DRUNK Magistrate _ Weir in â€" Kitchener {mllve court on Thursday paroled a 0y who gave his age as 16, for one year, gollowing his being found guilty of being drunk in a public place. The lad refused to give inâ€" formation as to where he obtrined the liquor, but insisted that he was not in the habit of becoming drunk and that he had drunk only one lurge glass of wine at a friend‘s place. The perjury cuse against Joseph Cassel of Linwood was adjourned until this Saturday, by Magistrate Weir in Kitchener police court on Dec. Ist. The action nrose out of n trial in which the defendant stated that he did not sign his name to a certain exhibit which was a contract for Miss Veronica Bunyan, a tencher nt S. S. 12, Wellesley Tp. DOZEN CHICKENS STOLEN It was reported to the Waterloo police recently that ten or twelve chickens had been stolen from the premises of Rev. H. Henkel, of Waterlao The action of annullment of the marriage of Mrs. A. M. Grassick was set aside until counsel can prove the admissibility of a former marâ€" riage of the husband who has since disappeared. WIDELY KNOWN MOVER HURT IN ACCIDENT A decree nisi against her husband, Harold J. Wright, was granted by Mr. Justice Kerwin. Three decrees nisi of divorce were issued in the Kitchener court sitting by the Chief Justice. Mrs. Edna Mabel Pufall, of Kitchener, vs. Edâ€" ward E. Pufall and Minnie Ernestine Grundy, also of Kitchener, won her suit after some hesitation of the bench. Albert E. Grundy, Woodâ€" stock, husband of the correspondent, also won his suit for divorce. Mrs. Pearl Hosenberg of Preston was successful ugainst her husband and Margaret Kinzel, also of Preston. Mr. Justice Kerwin, of _ the Supreme Court rapidly disposed of the nonâ€"jury sittings of the court in Kitchener on Monday. The acâ€" tions of Tressie Carlton of Owen Sound vs. William Becker of St. Clements; of W. A. and E. Upton vs. Agnes Alexander_ and James Alexander; of B. and R. Motors vs. Walter C. Lawson; of Caroline Burrell vs. John Burrell were all adjourned owing to pleas of their counsels. Other Cases on Docket Rapidly Dealt With as Nonâ€"Jury Adsizes Convene at Kitchener. Three Divorces Are Grz_mted by Justice Kerwin ed the local option byâ€"laws. Conâ€"|Hahn ... sequently, on assuming office, I alâ€"| Eydt ... lowed the issue of three beer and|Daufman wine authorities in Galt and one! Wenzel ... each in Alexandria and Lancaster." Pl‘:‘ml“e" A vote will have to be taken if Shiry ... the people want beer and wine in Bnd&(e. these places, before other beer and MCNeil ... wine authorities are issued. Cater ... enz ze n_ Dau l;,erge r A Croth ... Three Divorces IEofius ... A cll Mc cac J oT | Mutechler S ol o mt o o e e o CR Et Sy Mr. Odette. "But in‘ 1927 Galt voted to have liquor stores and brewery warehouses and in 1928 Alexandria did the same thing. In January, 1929, Lancaster did likeâ€" wise. Evidently the opinion of the former Liquor Control Board was that the establishment of liquor stores, where not only beer and wine but stronger liquors were sold, voidâ€" ed the local option byâ€"laws. Conâ€" sequently, on assuming office, I alâ€" lowed the issue of three beer and wine authorities in Galt and one each in Alexandria and Lancaster." "We found as we reviewed the new authorities issued in the provâ€" ince that Galt and the villages in Glengarry County were under local z_)Ptiorl\ !)y-laws in 1916," explained A peculiar situation exists in Galt and the two villages, Mr. Odette stated. Although there are liquor stores in these municipalities, and they voted to have them, the legal view is that since they were local option districts in 1916, a separate vote must be taken on beverage rooms. PERJURY CASE Beer and wine authorities in Galt and the vflln&es of Alexandria and %gncaster in Glengarry County have een revoked by Liquor Commisâ€" sioner E. G. Odette on learning from W. B. Common, K.C., solicitor to the attorneyâ€"general‘s departâ€" ment, that these places are not legally entitled to have beverage rooms. Glengarry Villages Also Lose Porâ€" mite.â€"Vote Must be Taken, Says Odette. Beer Parlors® ~ Closed at Galt ADJOURNED Waterloo County‘s Lelding Weekly Newspaper The students of the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School enjoyed one of the most sucâ€" cesaful dances on Friday, Nov. 30th, when the annual Rugby Dance was staged. The party committee outâ€" did themselves in the matter of preâ€" parations and also in the original decoration schemes in the gymâ€" naslum. Mr. Jamic Martin, conâ€" vener of the party, is to be conâ€" gratulated on the huge success of the party, Hundreds of students and guests attended. Tommy Mack‘s 11â€"piece orchesâ€" tra supplied the music for the dancers and the nonâ€"dancers had a delightful program of games and movies. . Miss Mary Huether had charge of _ the invitations, _ Miss Marion Noxon the decorations, Mr. Jack Cunningham the music, and Miss Mary Bidwell the tearoom. Outstanding Feature of Huge Party Is Elaborate Decoration Scheme. â€"Hundreds Attend. A: "Is this a letter from your son at Collve'! How short it in!" B: "Yes, so is my son; that‘s why After a night spent in the county jail, _ Charlie Kee, _ middleâ€"aged Chinese _ Iaundry _ proprietor, _ told Halifax police on Friday that the two two mule infants whose bodies were found in a burlap bag on the harbor bottom, had been murdered. Calm after hours of grilling, Kee made the statement without any display of emotion to City Detective Thomas _ Kennedy, who ordered divers to search for the bodies fol: lowing re(rorts that two men under cover of darkness had thrown a bag over the end of Pier 2 early Thursâ€" day morning. The Otiental told police that his conscience had_ bothered him all night. He stoutly contended he had taken no part in the dual killing, which, he claimed, took place in the rear of his laundry just after the twins were born to his fiancee, Miss Marion Celeste Durant, 31, white woman. Collegiate Stages 1934 Rugby Dance TWINS ARE MURDERED BY THEIR FATHER Charged With Murder. Meanwhile, police had nrrested Kee, 43â€"yenrâ€"old native of Hong Kong, on a murder charge. â€" Reeve Musselman is a brother of John B. Musselman of Regina, Sask., for many years a leading figure in the Saskatchewan Grain Growers‘ Association, and Miss Lydia Musselâ€" man, 30 Cameron St., Kitchener. he wrote The council was also reâ€"elected by acclamation. David B. Musselman, formerly of Kitchener and well known in Waterâ€" loo County, had the distinct honor at the recent nomination meeting to be reâ€"elected reeve of Osborne municipality, near Regina, Sask., for the eighteenth consecutive term. That he was returned by acclamaâ€" tion is a tribute to his executive ability and popularity and evidence that the ratepayers appreciate his long record of fuithful service. David M. Musselman, Formerly of Kitchener, Again Returned by Acclamation. Shantz Elected Reeve 138th Consecutive Term in West Walter Lang ... McNulty Sturm .. Uttley ... BE 2c nc 2,040 McNulty â€"5......:00.0â€"000us0u0. 1,698 SHUPM .$ scclccsccsmmomcoms 1608 Uifiey /.. cessn en 499 Public School Trustee (East Ward) Elected Sauder Kranz . Gordon ... Schafer ..... Berges ... Ehy ... Mullins ..... Shantz ... Meinzinger Hearn ... Bowman ... Lippert ... Nelson Shantz defeated Jack Walter as school trustee for the enâ€" suing term. It is of interest to note that only 40 per cent. of the persons eligible to vote exercised their franchis. j Aldermen Elected One of the lightest pollings in Kitchener municipal elections in years returned the »entire former council save for the addition of Ald. Lippert. Considerable interest was displayed in the Public Utilities conâ€" test in which Eugene Sauder and Carl\‘Kranz were victorious. Lightest Vote in Years Returns Almost Entire Council.â€" Walter Defeated as Trustee. ONLY 40¢ _ USE VOTE _ â€" AT KITCHENER â€" _ TOâ€"DAY‘S SMILE Utilities Commissioners Elected it !"* Not Elected Not Elected Not Elected 2,507 2,164 8,852 8,198 2,978 2,855 2,693 2,606 2,574 2,508 2,481 1,720 1,672 1,612 1,561 1,470 1,840 1,191 926 855 576 5660 516 425 811 441 763