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ies e c e t uce ce im ts e ao oo s venen en o oc ols (< OS Mess it S aet â€"poee t Hemece o n . Se c n tne Di Sn meroue ae uilataies » Ne ie uns s uB en o ? : | 3 C‘ $ h th8es oo‘ e on o e t ts * e oo ol‘ â€" Somet ece O s o hi & o frs oY CA y on 5 en‘ > ie it 4 C ts yo ts Â¥â€" ‘ m i ’. ) 4 | ' ' Vol. 48, No. 50 ELECTION IN WATERLOO W. W. Frickey, H. E. Ratz and A. A. McIntyre May Be Mayoralty Candidates. â€"Little Stir. NOMINATION MEETING MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 ‘There is little stir in Waterloo muâ€" nicipal circles although the day of nomination is fast approaching. Mayor Walter W. Frickey, who was honored with an acclamation at the last election is completing his secâ€" ond term. He has not stated definâ€" itely whether he will seek a third term es Mayor or a seat on the council board for 1935. Reeve H. H. Ratz with a number of years service to his credit will seek Mayoralty honors or another year as Reeve. A member of the council who has been urged by friends to enter the Mayoralty race is Alderman A. A. Mclntyre and it is understood he is giving the matter serious consideraâ€" tion. It is believed that all the members of council will seek reâ€"election inâ€" cluding Dr. W. L. Hilllard, A. Heer, Deputy Reeve McKersic, Wm. Henâ€" dereon Jr., Fred Toletzi and Wm. D. Pope. â€" o For the Public Utilities Commisâ€" sion Chairman Wm. Henderson, with fifteen years of service to his credit and C. R. Gies, viceâ€"chairman, with twelve years service, are both beâ€" lieved to be willing to serve the muâ€" nicipality for another two year term. Two members whose teorms have anâ€" other year to run are Wm. Krese and Samue!l Schaab. Members of the public school board whose terms expire are F. D. Rueffer, north ward, E. J. Miller, east ward, John Ziegler, south ward and Dr. Frank F. Zwick, weet ward. The only member who has definitely anâ€" nounced he will not seek reâ€"election is Dr. Zwick. He has given several yeare of splendid service and wishes to give others an opportunity to serve. Other members of the board are M. E. Braendle, Dr. J. H. Engel, W. W. Shantz and Fred Schilter. The nomination meeting will be held at the town hall on Monday evening, Dec. 31st at 7.30 o‘clock and the ratepayers are Invited to attend and hear the work of the various clâ€" vic bodies reviewed. Woman Found Unconscious At Home Miss Mary Miller, Baden,~Lies on Floor for 30 Hours After Stroke. Missed by her neighbore for a period of thirty hours, Miss Mary Miller, of Baden, aged 69, was found unconscious on the floor, in night attire, last Thureday afternoon about 2.30 o‘clock. It appears she arose Wednesday morning to attend to the stove fire, when she was seized with a setroke which totally paralyzed her left eide and rendered her unconeâ€" clous. Her neighbors, Mre. Otto Relha and Mrs. A. Livingston, unable to get a response to calls at the bouse became alarmed and notified Sylvester Nauman, who saw the woâ€" man on the floor and forced the door. Dr. W. H. Harvey was called and gave medical attention. While her condition at first was eerious she is now reported as much improved. The woman when falling to the floor struck her head on the stove, badly bruising it. After being in a coma for over thirty hours following her stroke, Dr. W. H. Harvey reports that Miss Miller‘s condition is growing more and more serious. npg'olntment of two outside men for jobs in the Kitchener liquor store, occurred in the Kitchener city council on Monday. Ald. Hearn, Meinzinger and Mullins voted for a resolution which asked the Prime Minister to reconsider the appointâ€" ments and to hire two of the Eitch- Warm criticism of the action of N. Asmussen in sponsoring the ASMUSSEN CRITICIZED ON APPOINTMENTS ener unemployed. Exception was also taken to one of the men being an immediate relative of Mr. Asmusâ€" sen. The resolution was defeated on The etory of five farmers treed for three days and nights by a family of hungry, striped jaguara reached Georgetown, British Gulana, Dec. 7 from the upper reaches of the De: merera River, after their rescue by & search party, _ Mule The men, on a hunting trip, elung their hammonds between trees and were awakened around midnight by the hunting jungle call of the British Gulana tiger. They took to the trees while a tiger, tigress and three cubs enarled below them. Efl;-{;drnnrda’ that it was the governâ€" ment‘s business. Five Farmers Are Treed For Three Days by a Family of Hungry, Striped Jaguars In their ecramble to gain audden altitude and safety, they loft their guns standing againat a nearby tree. The male and the female tiger took turns keeping vigil while the other wont in quest of food to keep the family eupplied during the prolonged A search party, alarmed by the threeâ€"day absence of the hunters, came upon them and had little diffiâ€" culty in routing the beasts. NINETY DIE IN LANSING HOTEL FRE Six Legislators Perish In Flames Which Almost Inâ€" stantly Sweep Entire ~ Kerns Hotel. WARDEN E. B. HALLMAN Who, at the close of the year, com:â€" pletes fifteen years in municipal work in Wilmot township. Firemen poured streams of water into the flameâ€"blackened shell of the Kerns Hotel on Tuesday night, while authorities, checking the lists of dead, injured and missing, estimated that the fatalities in the early Tues ay morning holocust would eventuâ€" ally total at least forty. With the list of known dead standâ€" ing at thirteen, State police anâ€" nounced that they had accounted for 160 of the 190 persons known to have been in the hotel. More than thirty persons were in hospitals, and the conditions of many of these was reâ€" ported critical. _ â€" At least twenty bodies are believed to be buried in the ruins, and a numâ€" ber of othere may be under the ice of the Grand River, which flows past the rear of the hotel. The fire broke out about 5.30 a.m. and within a few minutes had made its way throughout the oldstyle, fourâ€" etory etructure, the interior of which ’was wooden, although the exterior was of brick. Eleven of the known dead were either killed instantly, or fatally inâ€" jured when they leaped or fell from the roof and windows in a frantic effort to escape the flames. Others leaped from the rear into the iceâ€"covâ€" ered river. Coroner Ray Gorsline galid there might be "a dozen bodlies" there. The known dead: Representative T. Henry Howlett, Gregory. â€"State Senator John Leldlein, Sagiâ€" naw. David Monroe, assletant manager of the hotel. Representative Charles D. Parker, Otisville. R. S. MoFarland, Dayton, Ohio, salesman. Representative John W. Goodwine, Marlette. Representative Donald W. Sias, Midland. Representative Vern Voorhess, of Albion, Mich. â€"â€". Kohn (first name and address unknown). â€" Ghastly storles were told by surâ€" vivore, of women racing through the corridore with hair and clothing aflame; of men jumping from the roof, etriking obstructions and hurtâ€" ling Into the river; of a small group trapped on the roof and when it colâ€" lapsed and precipitated into the roarâ€" ing. furnace they had sought to es cape. â€" _ _ U.S. ENGAGES IN VAST NARCOTIC CLEANâ€"UP Government narcotle agents, some of them working night and day withâ€" out eleep, on Dec. 9th reported A total of 765 arrests in the treasury‘s greatest drive against the Hllicit drug traffic. Forgere, bank robbers, holdâ€"up men and other habitual criminale were in the list of men and women rounded up in a concerted campaign from New York to Honolulu on the eve of Attorneyâ€"General Homer 8. Cumâ€" minge‘ national erime conference. I. Weishneff, Lansing, formerly of Los Angeles. Unidentified woman, about 60. James Gratix, 50, Chicago. Abraham Bosman, 37, Grand Raâ€" pids. Early arrivals at the scone of the fire shuddered in horror as they told of the ecreams that resounded for twenty minutes. OLD PEOPLE‘S HOME NOT FOR MENTAL PATIENTS IS CLAIM A report given to the preaa recentâ€" ly by the Board of Management of the Waterloo County Old People‘a Home at Kitchgner, showe that for eome time the Institution has been housing a goodly number of mental patients. ‘The Board contends that the Home is for aged people in «ound mind only. It is stated that when the management received a mental In return the Ontario Hospital senda patient they arrange with the Onâ€" tario Hospital to take care of person. another person, who while at the time apparently normal suffers a reâ€" lapse. They object to housing mental patients claiming the Old People‘s Home is not intended for that purâ€" With the annual municipal elecâ€" tion in the townships drawing nearâ€" er County people are becoming more and more speculative as to who shall represent them this coming year. It is customary in the various townships for the different members of the council to hold office for at least two years before another vote is necessary. In 1933 Simon Kinzie was given the Reeveship by acclaâ€" mation. Mr.Kinzie was well known throughout the countryâ€"side as a man with many years of experience in the council. During his terms of office he served on both the townâ€" ehip and county councils. Others who are expected to seek reâ€"election are Deputy Reeve Woods, Councllors Abra, Steckle and Weber. In Woolwich Township There is little stir in Woolwich municipal circles according to Clerk Noah S. Stroh and it would not be eurprising if the entire council was returned by acclamation. At the last election Reéve .C. Schuett defeated A. A. Snider by 47 majority in an interesting election fight. Other members were elected by acclamaâ€" tion including Deputy Reeve Wes. Howlett and Councillors E. Schwindt, M. Weber and H. Strebel. ELECTIONS. _ IN TOWNSHIPS In Waterloo township, according to a briefstatement made by Clerk P. A. Snider, finances are in eomewhat better ehape than at the same time last year, â€" Considerable interest is being disâ€" played as to whother any new men will enter the field. Present indicaâ€" tions point to an acclamation of the entire council for 1935. Little Stir in Municipal Circles. â€"Various Councils May . Be Returned By NOMINATIONS ON _ MONDAY, DEC. 31 The nomination meeting calls for December 31st, and is expected to be attended by many ratepayers. In Wilmot Township Warden E. B. Hallman, reeve of Wilmot township, after serving the electors faithfully and well, will at the end of the year complete his fifteenth year and retire from muntâ€" cipal life. This was the announce ment made to the Chronicle represenâ€" tative yesterday. # _ Clerk Stroh reports that the townâ€" ship finances are in good shape and compare favorably with that of the previous year. Unemployed have been well taken care of in public works program and as a result there are no familles receiving relief at the presâ€" ent time, Last year there were & number of families on the relief list. Commenting on the work for the year Warden Hallman eald the townâ€" ship affaire are in satisfactory conâ€" dition. During the year the unem:â€" ployed found work on the roads, the government paying its share of the cost. As a result there are few famâ€" illes on the relief list. The electors are expected to turn out in large numbere on nomination meeting night to hear the work of the year reviewed by members of the council and township officlals. Deputy Reeve Milton A. Schmidt, with many years of municipal exâ€" perience in the township and county councile will be a candidate for reeve for 1935. Councillor A. E. Kerr is exâ€" pected to seek deputy reeveship honâ€" ors, he being one of the oldest memâ€" bers of the council. Other membere who will again be candidates are Simon Ditner and Herbert Kaster. An intensive campaign against the bot and warble fly was planned at a meeting of Waterloo township farâ€" mers held at the Waterloo Market building Thursday afternoon. Forty farmers attended and promised coâ€" operation. The principal speaker was Dr. L. Stevenson of the Ontario Vetâ€" erinary College, who explained that powder treatments, inexpensive, should be given the horees and cattle euffering from flies which eat into the hide of animal at times. HEAR INFORMATIVE ADDRESS Meet at Waterloo and Plan Camâ€" paign Against Enemy of Livestock. He spoke of the campaign in Elgin and Oxford counties against the warâ€" ble and bot flies where the county councile supplied the powder, He referred to the work of farmera in Illinola state where in one year 3,000 horses wore treated against the bot fly. The following year the number treated was 145,000 and the next year 150,000. It is proposed to campaign againat fly peeta through achool secâ€" tlons. County Agricultural reprenâ€" tative K. I. McLoughry was present Farmers to ut the meeting along with three county veterinaries. COLD WAVE SWEEPS SOUTHERN ONTARIO Subâ€"zero weather hit the local district this week as the mercury fell down to a new low for this geason. _ â€" Numerous Ontario points on Tuesday reported thermometers at their lowest levels this season as a wave of cold air moved eastward from Onfario toward the Atlantic seaboard. Coldest spot in Ontario was Moosonee, near the James Bay shore, with a maximum temperature of 16 below zero. London was next with a reading of four below, while Sault Ste. l{nrle’n low point was minus two. (Continued on Page 18) Acclamation. War on Flies Warzaroo, Ontario, Tvasoat, Deceampen 13, 1934 League Triumphs As Two Factions Accept Resolution 2,500,000 To Swear Allegiance To New King.â€"Hungary Has 550,000 Men: War threats in Central Europe dissipated on Monday when Ju& slavia and Hu:{aty bowed to League of Nations whose council unnnimomly adopted a resolution "deploring" the assassination of King Alexander at Marseilles. _ effect." HUGE ARMIES IN JUGOSLAVIA ‘AND HUNGARY Manifestoes were posted throughâ€" out the nation, ordering every conâ€" script between the ages of 22 and 50, as well as the Jugoslay standing army, to take the oath by December 16, birthday of the late King Alexâ€" ander I, father of the boy monarch. The men will swear loyalty at nuâ€" merous épecial military centres. The move was regarded in many quarters as a trial mobilization of Jugoslavia‘s armed forces, in view of etrained relations with Hungliry, now before the League of Nations at Geneva. Put Hungary‘s Army at 550,000 The Journal~des Nations, mouthâ€" plece of the ‘Little Entente counâ€" tries in the Balkans, published an article from the Bucharest Newsâ€" paper Universal, charging that Hunâ€" gary has a combined force of 550, 000 men. * © * Jugoslavia Agree to Peace, While Hungary Accopts Torms. The action of the two opposing nations in accepting the resolution was viewed as a great League vicâ€" tory in the interests of peace. â€" Hungary, in diplomatic terms, is requested to take "punitive action against .n{ authorities whose culâ€" pabilities have been established" and "communicate to the council the measures which it takes to this Nearly 2,500,000 men will be under military orders this week to ewear loyalty to l1â€"yearâ€"old King Peter, it was announced at Belgrade, Jugoâ€" slavia, on Dec, 9. â€" â€" ‘The report said this included 160,â€" 000 regular army troops, compared with the bare 35,000 allowed by the peace treaties ending the World War. It added Hungary has 600 bombing and pursult planes, as well as a number of tanks, armored ‘trains, and polson gag factories. Engineers Make Survey of Road To Complete Straightening of Road North of Waterloo.â€"No New Appointments. Questioned Hyesterday regarding the Ontario Highway Dewrtment 8rogram as it affects aterloo ounty, N. Asmussen, member for North Waterloo, stated that proâ€" gress is being made. EnEineers are making a survey in the various districts, including the roads north of Waterloo. The straightening of the bend in the road a short distance this side of the Heidelbelfi road, which was halted when the Hepburn Government took power, will be proâ€" ceeded with as soon as the aveather conditions in the spring permits. The local member intimated there would ,be no further changes this year in respect to government appointments. Carroll‘s Grocery Cressman, Real Estate Conrad Bros., Hardware Denton, Photos _ Dietrich, Motor Cars Dobbin‘s, Moter Cars Doersam‘s Bookstore Euler Business College Ernst‘ S. R. & Co., Men‘s Store Empire Shoe Rebuilders e srhrse ns 2 ols it ie . oo , 9. uo . 0o n es eiiee t Jhest s e d ol w oc on n e t o B A ‘%““‘*u n t o toeg e fedos o Haetl t e £ s Py ie + i m rad Bb t ol "Al+ C e f h j f & Mincty f A SCHOOL BOARD Member for North Waterloo, who favors unified ownership of Canaâ€" dian railways. The Public School Board of Waterloo met for the last meeting of 1934 at the board room in the Elizabeth Ziegler School. Every member was present as the various reports were read and adopted. Secretary Braendle was instructâ€" ed to write a letter of thanks to A. R. Kaufman for the 22 different kinds of trees which he sent to be planted at the Elizabetb Ziegler grounds. Board Does Not Endorse Re solution Against Separate Schools.â€"Fine Medical ~ Report. ance. There was no fire damage during that time. In respect to a letter from the Department of Education asking the amount paid during the last fifteen years bj' the Board for fire protecâ€" tion and also the amount of (fama_:ge over that period, it was learned that upon investigation, the Board had gnid out in premiums the sum of 4,112 and ;697 for boiler insurâ€" The resolution regarding the Separate School question in respect to proposed legislation, was not enâ€" dorsed or in any way discussed, the members of the Board feeling that it was a matter for the Federal House to deal with. The report of the Public School Nurre showed that during the last term there were two cases of typhoid fever. Twentyâ€"nine children had defective teeth and 31 abnormal tonsils. Inspectors‘ reports of manual training, household science and auxiliary â€" classes â€" revealed â€" these groups to be enjoying a high classiâ€" fication. All members were present at the meeting: Dr. J. H. Engel, chairman; F. D. Rueffer, Dr. F. F. Zwick, John Ziegler, E. J. Miller, W. W. Shantz, Fred Schilter and M. E. Braendle, secretary. _ _ 2. 0_ Being the last session for 1934, Dr. Engel, at the close, expressed appreciation of the work and coâ€" operation of members throughout the year, and hoped all members would be back in 19385. Qâ€""Who is the Speaker of the House ?" Macklin‘s Mill Ends Meade‘s, Florist . McPhail‘s, Bicycles Pearl Laundry Sattlor‘s, Luggage Steele Optical Co. Sitler Bros., Grocery Smith, Gerald, Plumbing Snider Milling Co. Silverwood‘s Bniry Trapp‘s Store, St. Jacobs Vannior‘s Home Furnishings Waterloo Trust & Savings Co. Weichel‘s Hardware Store Wilhelm‘s Hardware Store Wettlaufer‘s Dept. Store Waleh, J. A. Aâ€""‘Never anyone but the wife." PAID $4,112 EJ FOR INSURANC HON. W. D. EULER TOâ€"DAY‘S SMILE Advocates Holding Firm of 2 Billions Waterloo Men Defy Rigors of _ The Twentieth Century Liberal Club for North Waterloo Liberals was organized at the Kitchener City Hall on Friday. The meeting went on record as approving both Liberal leader of the Federal House and of the Provincial parliament. They also eupported the local member. An elecâ€" tion of officers resulted as follows: In comparison to certain Waterâ€" loo residents, hardy Eskimos are deâ€" cidedly in the shade. Imagine the icy waters of our own Silver Lake Froving so irresistible to two Waterâ€" oo acquatic experts! Yet such was the case. With the temperature hovering around 27°F., the two bathers made their appearance on December 6th just beyond the rim of the ice and "enjoyed" themselves, to the huge enjoyment of the gathered specâ€" tators. 20TH CENTURY LIBERAL CLUB ORGANIZED Four days later the Waterloo skaters were disporting on the thick ice of the dam, playing their regular games of hockey. N. Asmussen, M.L.A. for North Waterloo, Addresses First Meeting.â€"Officers Named. President, A. W. Boos, Kitchener barrister; honorary presidents, Hon. Mr. Euler and Mr. Asmussen; disâ€" trict viceâ€"presidents, Oliver Wright, Conestogo, with two others from difâ€" ferent parts of the riding still to be appointed; treasurer, John Lauman; secretary Gordon Good; executive, the officers and Finlay Sim, Tony Lippert, Clare Snider and Bill Sime. Mr. N. A. Asmussen, M.L.A., for North Waterico who addressed the gathering, expressed himself as very much pleased with the interest that the young people were showing in the Liberal party. It was a fact to be, deplored, he said, that «o few people went to the polls at election time. ‘Continuing, he stated that many opinions were necessary for the corâ€" rect eolution to be formed for the problems confronting the world and the province today. He cautioned against the formation of too many parties which did not get anywhere. In referring to the Conservatives, he called them the Money Party, while the Liberals are the People‘s Party. The good will of Hon. W. D. Euler who was out of the city, was extendâ€" ed to the newly formed organfzation by Mr. Finlay Sim. Elmira Youth Arrested With Concealed Weapon Provincial Police "Tipped Off" and Arrest Wilfred Brent, 21, and Companion. Wilfred Brent of Elmira is in the Kitchener jail, charged with carryâ€" ing a concealed weapon and conspirâ€" ing to rob the Mayfair Hote] in Kitâ€" chener. Police, after receiving news from some unknown gource, arrested Brent in the street. With him at the time of his arrest was Carl Hemmerâ€" ling, who was released later after questioning. The arrest was made by Constaâ€" bles Whiteside, McGetrick and Keeâ€" ler in the street in Elmira, In court oiP Saturday, Brent admitted he was carrying a concealed weapon but pleaded not gullty to any attempt at holing mp the Mayfaly Hotel. Mr. Woldemar Neufold, youthful artist of Waterloo, opened his exhibiâ€" tion for the first time in Waterloo last week and will continue untll the end of next week, Mr. Nenfeld has on diaplay, many pictures in oils, water colors, and linoâ€"printg of variâ€" ous buildings of interest in the Twin City. Hia work entitled "Coal" which won euch high praise at the Dayton College of Art is aleo on display. Youthful Artist Has First Display â€"_â€" at Waterloo Woldemar Neufeld, Widely Known Wielder of Brush, Exhibits Varied Works. . The workmanship of the artist Te vealed a remarkable ability with the brush, worthy of many painters well known throughout the country. Of particular interest to Twin City realdent« aro Mr. Neufeld‘s linoâ€" printe _ of _ local buildings _ and churches. Among hia work is "The City Hall," Kitchener; "The Central School", Waterloo; "St. John‘s Luâ€" ‘theran Church," Waterloo; Heidelâ€" berg Station"; First United Church", Waterloo; _ "The Kitchener Post Office," etc. Among the linoâ€"prints of which Mr. Neufeld is most proud is his study of the "Ruseian Mennoâ€" nite Church," Waterloo. Freezing Waters '_nlrloo County‘s Leading Weekly Newspaper Proposes New Company To Operate Two Roads As MAINTAIN ENTITIES AND RETAIN LIABILITIES (1) Formation of a holding comâ€" pany to be known as Canadian Raiflâ€" ways, Ltd., with a capitalization of, eay, $1,600,000,000 of five per cent. debentures and $400,000,000 common stock. Unified ownership of Canada‘s two transcontinental railwaye by a holdâ€" ing company capitalized at $2,000,â€" 000,000 was advocated by Hon. Wilâ€" liam D. Euler, former Liberal minisâ€" ter of national revenue, in a speech At Chatham Monday night before the Chatham Canadian Club. Mr. Euler, who is perhaps the leadâ€" ing spokesman for public ownership opinion in the House of Commons, prefaced details of his plan with the assertion that he was neither epeakâ€" ing as & member of any political party nor was he "flying a kite" for any particular interests. Merely as a Canadian citizen, he euggested the following plan as & solution of the national railway problem: Mr. Euler claimed that his plan would permit the C.N.R. to come fairly close to paying the annual inâ€" terest charges on its bonded indebtâ€" edness, while the C.P.R. would be enabled to meet the charges on its bonds, pay dividends on its preferred stock an even a little on its common etock. (2) Maintenance of their geparate corporate entries by the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railâ€" waye. (3) Eeach road to retain its present liabilities but to transfer its assets to the holding company, each receivâ€" ing in return $800,000,000 worth of the five per cent. debentures and $200,000,000 worth of common stock. (4) Appointment of a board of diâ€" rectors of the holding company comâ€" prising 12 members, eix of whom would be appointed by the Dominion Government and six by the C.P.R., with the government choosing the chairman. He promised this claim on the asâ€" sumption that the new setâ€"up would earn enough to pay the charges on its $1,600,000,000 five per cent. debenâ€" ture iesue. Any profits over and mwbove the debenture charges would be paid out in dividends on the holdâ€" ing company‘s common stock,. Mr. Euler, however, would limit this diviâ€" dend rate to the highest rate ever pald on C.P.R. common stock. Should earnings reach this level, the C.N.R., of course, would prosper equally as holder of half the common stock. Any profits beyond this point, Mr. Euler believed, should go to the government. (5) The new company to operate the present two railways as one sy6â€" tem. Mr. Euler claimed that the operatâ€" ing eavings effected under his plan would wipe out a large part of the C.N.R. deficit which now draing the treasury to the extent of $50,000,000 a year. Moreover, he held, in time eubstantial revenues would accrue to the government. His plan also had the merit of proâ€" viding for labor dispaced by the elimâ€" ination of competition, he said. A first charge on profits would be proâ€" vision of this kind. He was told by officials of both roads that this would not be aA serious matter. Protect Against Monopoly At the «ame time as unified ownerâ€" ehip was established, wider powers should be given the Dominion board of railway commiseioners to protect labor and the public Interest against any _ monopolistic tendencies, ho stated. He claimed that adoption of this «cheme would have the advantages of doing justice to C.P.R. Investons, providing better national railway facilities, protecting railway employâ€" es, giving equal profits to both roads, maintaining government control of & great public utility and eliminating undue political influence. His figures and detaile, sald Mr. Euler, were wholly tentative. "They are given to make the principle of this plan more readily intelligible," he sald. "It would probably be found upon investigation that the plan might have to be modified, WEST NOTES BEST BUSINESS IN FIVE YEARS The brightest Christmas in five years of depression ap}:earod a cerâ€" tainty â€" this _ week or _ Western Canada. Business, while not boomâ€" ing, showed a great improvement over the last Yu?etide season. QOVER 300 MILES From the Pacific Coast to the Eastern borders of Manitoba, buyers flocked to the stores to make t{leir Christmas purchases in greater numâ€" bers that at any time in the past five years. All lines of trade showed distinct improvement. According to m recent statement by C. D. gincDonnld, manager of the local rural power district, there has been erected in this area during the past few years over 300 miles 0 power wires. â€" At the present time 2lere are no further projects in mind, he said. The wealth of the locality is 7rently increased l:{v the rower acilities of the Hydro Commission. To the best of his knowledge, he declared, there is not one place in this area which is any great distance from a power line. Could Meet Charges One System. OF WIRE STRUNG ine