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â€" EUROPE FEARS WAR AS EDEN REPLACES HOARE * _ Vel. 49, No. 52 Suggest Business Reason. In London, however, responsible American sources expressed the beâ€" lief that Lindbergh‘s reasons had their basis in his connection with the forthcoming establishment of transatlantic air service, in which he is vitaily concerned as technical adâ€" viser to Panâ€"American Airways. Hon. Charles Dunning To Contest P.E.I. Seat Ottawa, Dec. 18.â€"The constituency of Queens, P.E.1., has heen opened to provide a seat for Finance Minister Charles Dunning, by the appointment of the memberelect, J. J. Larahee, ze a position in the Department of Fisheries. Lindberghs Flee to Engiand, Fear Kidnapping New York, Dec. 23â€"An unpreâ€" tentious freighter was . taking Charles A. Lindbergh and his family to a selfâ€"imposed exile abroad toâ€" night because, friends said, of busiâ€" ness and a growing apprehension over the safety of their threeâ€"yearâ€" old son, Jon. Close friends of Colonel Lindâ€" bergh at Englewood, N.J., where he lived with his family, stated unâ€" equivocally that the famous fier was taking up residence in England to escape increasingly â€" ominous shrelts of kidnapping against little on. Thirteen Die as Bus Plunges Over Bridge Hopewell, Va., Dec. 22.â€"A pasâ€" senger bus plunged through an open drawbridge, carrying at least thirâ€" teen persons to their deaths in the icy waters of the Appomatox River The Atlantic Greyhound bus, en route to Raleigh, N.C., left Richâ€" mond _ with _ twelve _ passengers. Whether others boarded it before the disaster was not known. It was later announced that J. J. Larabee, who held the «eat, had reâ€" linguished it to Mr. Dunning, The ‘Conservatives in the riding have stated they will not oppose him. Mr. Larabee was given a post in the Deâ€" partment of Fisheries. No passenger list was kept. The only means of identifying the vicâ€" tims was through relatives or reâ€" covery of the bodies, lying in twenty or thirty feet of water. _ _ The driver, tentatively identified as L. G. Alford of Five Points, Wake County, North Carolina, carâ€" ried the tickets with him into the river. Liberals to Hold Caucus on Separate Schools Tax Question The separate schools tax question, it was learned at Queen‘s Park. will, with â€" other â€" contentious | @quections now engaging the attention of the Hepburn Government, be freely disâ€" eussed at a cauchs of Liberal memâ€" bers of the Legislature to be held for three or four daye just prict to the Legislature opening on Jan. 21. Before jJeaving to resume his holiâ€" day in the south, Premier Hepburn is report to have given his O.K. to this caucusâ€" the first to be held by his followers since the last Legislaâ€" ture eession. Prime Minister Mackenzie King anâ€" nounced tonight that the byâ€"election would be held Jan. 6 the date of poll ing in the Assiniboia byâ€"election. where J. G. Gardiner, Minister of Agricuiture, will be the Government candidate. Hunt Bandits Who Fired ° On Police Officer Sarnia, Dec. 22. â€"A manâ€"dhunt was in full ery here tonight as the entire police force blocked all avenues from the city and tried to trap two men who fired on a constable after he disâ€" covered them apparently burglarizâ€" ing a downtown office building Constable Walter Ladiner turned his flashlight on two men in a laneâ€" way, who were trying to force a winâ€" dow of the National Grocers buildâ€" ing, and a moment later he heard a revolver shot. Three more followed 1t in â€" quick _ suecession, _ bullets whizzed by him,. and he took sheiter behiind a wall, drawing his own gun. Quints Brave Subâ€"zero Cold To Prove Hersholt Meant Jt Callander, Dec. 22. The Dionne sters slept on their verandah when quintuplets «lept outdoors in 10 beâ€" / he mereury dropped to 40 below last low zero weather toâ€"day just to prove‘ sinter and already this month have Jean Hersholt wasn‘t kidding Hollyâ€" |been cut when it registered 17. wood when he reported the famnun’ There is nothing to indicate they youngsters slept in subâ€"zero temperaâ€"| > on‘t he able to stand anything Old tures. Man Winter can produce in the way Hersholt.who made part of a feaâ€"|% cold weather later, The best he ture picture here with the quints, COUld do last January and Pebruary mentioned on his return to the movie )’""1 no effect on them. capital that he was amazed the| _ The omazing angle to their daily youngeters braved 20 helow almest |"VVUN®~ is that they never are frostâ€" dally duting the long northern winâ€" }“i"““ or contract colds. When they ter. are hundled for their rleep and . jlacod in their prams, there is very He might have taken his «tory well liltle but five n:‘nbby nosea for the beyond that point without |)apart|nl‘",‘"t in alfack. Shawis cover their from the tiuth. Wrapped In warm|foreheads and chins . They have blankets and fur robes, the young wover had a cold. Hersholt.who made part of a feaâ€" ture picture here with the quinte, mentioned on his return to the movie capital that he was Aamazed the youngaters braved 20 helow almost dally duting the long northern winâ€" ter. He might have taken his etory well beyond that point without departing from the tiuth. Wrapped in warm blankets and fur robes, the young: Deartiest Wlisbhes For $ Dappy Mew Dear To ®ur Reabers Cbronicling Thbe Torld | The latter is regarded is highly |improbable. It is no secret that Mussolini and Eden have disliked | each _ other intensely since their ; meeting here last June. If Eden uses "strong arm" methods to halt the Fascist colonial â€" expedition, Earopean war is a strong probaâ€" | bitity. | _ Italians expect no quarter from “Idcn. They didn‘t like it when the | _ Well over 80 guests, the majority of them holding municipal offices, enjoyed the hospitality of §Warden Archie Ferguson of North Dumfries at dinner in the Crystal *I!allrnum of the Walper House, ‘Kitchener, on December 18. The program, with County Clerk Cassel {presiding as toastâ€"master, was not Invm'ly long, but all speakers stressâ€" ed the bility of the retiring warden |and his efforts in behalf of the |county while wearing the robes of | office during the past year. Tributes, the sincerity of which was most |noticeable, were poured on him ‘fmm all quarters, and came as a fitting compliment to the remarks [of his colleagues in council made |during the afternoon session when Warden â€" Ferguson was presented (with a suitably «engraved watch. ‘British sent this youthful fashion plate to Rome:last June to tell II \Duce that Britain was concerned (by his military activities in East Africa, and Eden‘s subsequent acâ€" | N. Asmussen, M.L.A. for North | Waterloo, stated that he himself had been a member of the county counâ€" cil 25 years ago. County Clerk j(‘assvl was the only one present who had served on that board with him. Eden is regarded as definitely antiâ€"Italian, and foreign _ office officials expect him to press the Leazue of Nations to embargo Italy‘s military | necessities â€" oil, coal and metals â€"not later than January. Most foreign observers in Rome believe Premier Mussolini would reâ€" gard this as a "hostile act." Rather than submit to slow economic strangulation it is believed he would release his air squadron in a ferocious attack on the British fleet. Young British Diplomat Favors Complete War Embargo Against Italy Some diplomats said Eden‘s apâ€" pointment definitely has made imâ€" minent _ an â€" Italoâ€"Ethiopian showâ€" down. 11 Duce has hinted he will not tolerate sanctions that hit his military forces. Eden sought that kind of action from Geneva before his predecessor, Sir Samuel Hoare, caused delay by offering Italy a peace plan. Duce Has Two Grim Choices Mussolini is seen by diplomats to have two alternatives: 2. Retire from office and confess failure of Fascism‘s dream of emâ€" pire. Hon. N. O. Hipel, speaker of the Legislature, stated he had attended ecvery warden‘s dinner since 1922, and announced that this year the county would not be billed by the department for $24,000 as a share of highways construction costs. "We nre going to make you a present of that much money," he ssi(l:‘ i Rome, Dec. 23.â€"War in Europe is nearer than at any time: since Italy went to war with Ethiopia, Italian and foreign diplomats agreed toâ€"night, as a result of Anthony Eden‘s appointment as â€" British Toreign secretary. 1. Wage suicidal war against the League powers, or Dr. Ward Wooiner, Ayr, stated that he also was a former county councillor. He recalled a session of the roads and bridges committee of (Continued on Page 8) Europe Closer to War Today Than At Any Time Since Italoâ€" Ethiopian Conflict Began, Observers State.â€"Italy Warns Annual Banquet Tendcred by Warden After Last County Council Meeting. HON. N. 0. HIPEL ANNOUNCES BIG ROAD COST SAVINGS Warden Ferguson Host To 100 At Banquet European War Will Pave Way for "Red" Conquest of See Peace Hopes Dimmed. It was believed Italy now would forget all hope of ending the war peacefully and throw all her enerâ€" gies into the twin campaign: â€" The foreign office made no immeâ€" diate statement, although Eden‘s appointment cannot have beenâ€" enâ€" tirely unexpected. It was rumored that Premier Mussolini learned last week that the only alternative to Sir Samuel Hoare was Eden and that this accounts for the cold silence of the Fascist Grand Counâ€" cil on the Franceâ€"British peace proâ€" posals. â€" ‘Fascist quarters commented: "The appointment stresses the delicacy of the political situation since nobody also was interested in the post, inâ€" cluding Sir Austen Chamberlain." Eden is held responsible for the success of League sanctions and failure of the Francoâ€"British peace plan. . â€" â€" "The sanctions policy is bound to be applied more vigorously, thus lessening the chances of ending the deadlock," a foreign office official commentedâ€"speaking as an indiâ€" vidual. 2 Defeat of the League of Naâ€" tions sanctionists by assuring Italy of all necessities and making the nation as independent as possible of imports. _ â€" Rome, Dec. 23.â€"Great Britain‘s anticipated drive to continue sancâ€" tions against Italy will precipitate the destruction of Europe, Fascistâ€" inspired | newspapers | warned | toâ€" night. _ _ â€" P Assuming that appointment of Anthony Eden, staunch adherent of the League, as British foreign secreâ€" tary will mean the clamping down of new penalties on Italy and marâ€" shalling _ League Mediterranean powers against Rome, the Fascist press warned that "Europe, plunged into disorder," would pave the way for a Red conquest of the conâ€" tinent. Warden Archie Ferguson Who was presented with a gold watch at last week‘s firal county council meeting for 1930. Warden Ferguson announced that he was retiring from public life Ottawa, December 24. â€"WNPSâ€" Legislation which will be placed beâ€" fore the present Government‘s first gession early in the new year is keeping departmental officials here busy. With the House expected to convene January 30, the arduous task of whipping bills into shape rivals the Christmas rush of deâ€" partment stores. C C _ 1. Conquest of Ethiopia at the earliest possible moment. â€"â€"â€" tivities have made him Italy‘s "archâ€"enemy." . s Sweeping Election Act changes are| Confidence continues to grow in likely to hbe one of the subjects|the solution of Canada‘s wheat which the House will consider. difficulties. Argentine‘s exportable Several plans offered in an attempt surplus has dwindled to a fraction to reduce heavy expenditure of | af its normal size, and Australia has from $400,000 to $500,000 now ex-“hnd two short crop years. Canada, pended in the voters‘ list revision. | with _ some â€"300,000,000 â€" bushels One proposal is to have the|available for export, appears to be voters register at post offices, Under|the lone producer in a position to this proposal when a voter became meet the world demand. of age he would apply at the post| _C. Gordon Smith of the Reliance office for a form which he wnuld}(‘.rain Company, Ltd., who has been fill out and take an oath of qualiâ€" appointed Wheat Board sales manâ€" fication. The form would go to the mger, replacing George H. Melvor, Quits Public Life FOR EICHTY YEARS WATERLOO CThe TWleek at ®Ottawa 14 Water1oo, Ontamso, Tuunrsady, Deceusea 26, 1935 |Franchise Commissioner and from his office the local political parties would be notified so that any obâ€" jections could be presented. A definite schedule of work had Leen planned, extending as far disâ€" tunt as 1940, and fils department hoped to grade at least 10 miles of read a year. This amount had been graded during the past year; 102 enlverts had been installed; 9,000 feet of farm drain tile had been Jaid; i> miles of road had been treated with dust layer; 26,000 cuble yards of cruched gravel had been laid; and 7600 feet of guard rail had been set up. The superintendent expressed his thanks to the warde:. "I have proâ€" tited much," he said, "by is cool, sage way of handling matters." He also expressed his thanks to the chairman and members of the roads and bridges commission and to Mr. Fellows. County Roads Committee Finishes Year With Balance of Over $3,500 ENGINEER REVIEWS YEAR‘S ROAD WORK REEVE PETER A. WAGNER Reeve of Wellesley township, to whose municipality the 1936 wardenâ€" ship of Waterioo County is awarded under the County Council‘s rotation plan. Mr. Wagner, who is completâ€" ing his sixth year as reeve and twelfth year on Wellesley township council, is not expected to be opâ€" pesed for the honor position on the County body. The idea was fiwst presented some yearsago by O. M. Biggar, K.C., a former Chief Electoral Officer. It is regarded as probable that it may be incorporated with other changes in the new Act. Work Planned in Estimates Not Completed, Leaving Large Balance. Austin Feltows, departmental enâ€" gineer for this district, with headâ€" quarters at Guelph, made reference to the absolute coâ€"operation which had been given by the council and officials. "Mr. Emrey," he said, "bas built up a name for himself all over Ontario for the hard top roads he has constructed this year." Presentation of closing reports for the year oceupied most fo the attenâ€" tion of the county council at their final 1935 session, Most important of the reporis was that of Roads (Continued on Page 8) Kitchener.â€"In a charge of criminal negligence against George Douglas of Mitchell arising out of a motor accident on Oct. 21 at King and Onâ€" ward Ave., in whch Miss Marjorie Dakin suffered a severe brain con: cussion, judgement was reserved by Magistrate John R. Blake in Kitchenâ€" er police court last Tuesday. Evidence showed that the girl was struck by a truck driven by Douglas af she stepped out of a eltreet car and that Donglas did not «top his truck when the street car came to a stop becvause of the fact that there was no "car stop" sign at Onward Ave. He was fined $10 and costs for having a truck wider than required by law. and was acqulited on the neâ€" gligent charge. 1936 County Warden Mitchell Man is Freed of Negligence es seiet nds as a result of a fall at the farm of Edwin Bowman on Monday. Mr. ‘Bauman was working in the barn on the latter‘s farm when he slipped and fell from the mow, landing on the floor of the barn. He was taken to the K.â€"W. Hospital where Xâ€"rays were taken, but at press time no reports were available from the inâ€" stitution, other than that the inâ€" jured man had spent a comfortable Detroit, Dec. 22. â€" A Christmas present of $5,000,000 for employees in the domestic divisions and subâ€" sidiaries of General Motors Corâ€" poration was anounced today by Alifred P. Sloan, General Motors President. It will be distributed to approximately 200,000 employees. Each employee of the corporation who was in the service on July 1, 1935, will receive $20, Sloan said, from an "Appreciation Fund." Emâ€" ployees eligible to participate in the corporation‘s bonus fund are exâ€" cluded from the $25 gift distribuâ€" tion. Georgetown, â€" British Guiana.â€" Thirteen miners were drowned Sunâ€" day when a launch laden with Christmas excursionists from the British Guina goldfields overturned in the Essequebo river. Word of the tragedy reached here from a village far up the river, where 18 survivors of the accident awaited transportation into Georgeâ€" town, saddened by the deaths of their fellows and left almost destiâ€" tute by the loss of most of the gold they were carrying home. night tions are swinging in his favor By next month reserve stocks of European countrics are n!pm“od to be fairly well exhausted and they will then step in){n the world mar, ket. The United States is likely to import | about 50,000,000 â€" bushels this year, The exportable surplus of the Argentine crop is estimated at about 50,000,000 bushels as comâ€" pared with 143,000,000 bushels in the 1934â€"5 crop year and 200,000,â€" 000 bushels in the preceding year. Trade Chatter One of the first tasks that Preâ€" mier King turned to following the Dominionâ€"Provincial conference was the Japanese trade dispute. He reâ€" sumed conferences with Japanese Minister Sotomatsu Kato and anâ€" (Continned on Page 6) Waterloo County will not have to provide for an expenditure of more than $24.000 for county roads, previâ€" usly paid to the Department of Highways, Hon. Mtr. Hipel announced during fiis short address at Warden Archie Fergnson‘s banquet at Kitehâ€" ener last week. clevated to the post of Assistant tion to the Chronicle, writes inâ€" Chief Commissioner, will not hnvei"q-restinx(y of â€" conditions in his a particularly easy job but condiâ€"\ home district and indicates that The majority of merchants in Kitchener and Waterloo are closed today, because of the usual slackâ€" ness always noticeable the day after Christmas and also to give their clerks and themselves a well deâ€" served rest after the rush of the last few days. The observance of Boxing Day was carried out in the Twin Cities quite a number of years ago but during recent years merâ€" chants have remained open the day after Christmas. It is expected that the merchants will also remain closed on January 2nd. 6 Farmer Injured in Fall from Hay Loft Menno Bauman, of near Three Bridges, is in the K.â€"W. Hospital Merchants Observe Holiday Today THIRTEEN MINERS DROWN $5,000,000â€"From Santa HON. NORMAN O. HIPEL This action follows hard on the fSieels of a speech made in Toronto lust week hy Sir Franchs Floud, Brit ish High Commissioner in Canada, warning the Dominion that she was lesing the British wheat market as a reâ€"ul: of her holding policy. The considerations that inspired it have also appazently influenced the Canâ€" wdian Wheat Board. crop conditions this summer were not the best and as a result many farmers are without seed grain and necessitics to carry them over the winter months. The letter reads: "This year our district, considered immune from frosts, suffered con siderably from frost damage and as a result many farmers are on reâ€" iief, some of whom have never been on relief before, At the beginning of the season crop prospects looked very promising but as the season progressed weather conditions were not favorabe. We had a snowstorm in August which put our oats down flat. Sixty meres on summer fallow looked as though it had been flattenâ€" ed with a roller. The grain recover ed partly but was difficult to cut, taking cight days, with a lot of New Liskeard, Dec. 22.â€"Damages of $25,000 to $30,000 were caused by a fire which swept the Summerâ€" ville block in the village of Elk Lake, near here, Saturday, accordâ€" ing to word reaching here. Volunâ€" teer firemen were hampered by zero weather as they fought the flames caused by overâ€"heated stovepipes, which destroyed a hotel, two groâ€" cery stores, a drygoods store, a barber shop and a poolroom. Brantford, Dec. 22. â€" Citi“‘“S' There are in the Waterloo County here â€" were _ perplexed Saturday.| [Tnyse of Refuge at Kitchener two Street mail boxes, cleared | three| ‘umstes who have eaci been in the hpu;s a day, J a[ll Jflml‘:‘@‘l full jinstitution for a period of 43 years. 0 etters and cards, within two . Â¥ hours after they were (’ml’fivd'*l'i\r]nelll.'l;-ir::"r::lecqatweho:: ;:::! ;):::::; Telephone calls were received at the * t .,:N Four 'ol’ thoce, including post office from residents harassed fr ‘l "oldp Sdenta" are in by the thought that their mail might j _i' "" ::I; ';é‘_” ::‘sl ‘: 680nl 80â€" not be sendable. The post nfli(‘e.“'f"r' 4. -I.I'e elaren 0 89. aided by 31 extra employces, staged; ""j;-" ;‘fl"fi“ r:nrg ‘_'l) to 80 yea;sa, an emergency clearancé of boxes|| M L1uy6 are 10 who are over 80. and the mail went on. _ . nc average length of stay, from Farisâ€"French fear Eden dooms peace chances, although they reâ€" gard appointment favorably in light of general European situation. Berlinâ€"Germans cool to Eden appointment. War Front â€"â€" Italians bomb Desâ€" sye apain following air attack on Ethiopian column at Quorum, south of Lake Ashanghi, claiming heavy casualties. Situation _ otherwise quiet. Ottawa, Dec. 20. â€"in pursuance of ite new policy to sell wheat at the world price rather than hold for a premium, the Canadian Wheat Board has sent a representative to Britain * promote goodwill among British importers. Northern YVillage Refuge Board Honour Manager For Efficient Farm Management A confessed "treeâ€"sitter" at the" Wake Forestâ€"Duke football game in Greensboro‘ wrote that he enjoyed the game so much he was enclosing, $1.25, the price of the general ad-{ mission ticket he avoided buying three months ago. Londonâ€"Anthony Eden becomes Foreign Secretary as Great Britain indicates strong proâ€"League, antiâ€" talian policy in response to wideâ€" spread denunciation of the Hoareâ€" Laval peace scheme. Five powers, Turkey, Greece, Roumania, Jugoâ€" slavia and Czechoslovakia lined up by Eden for, armed aid in emerâ€" gency. _ Genevaâ€"League “pleas'.rnrrrnl»; surâ€" prised" by Eden elevation; oil sanctions forecast for January. _ Wake Forest, N.C., Dec. 20. â€"Al. Dowtin, tracuate Manager of Athâ€" Ictics at Wake Forest College, has found a chiseller with a conscience, Komeâ€"Eden‘s appointment bitter blow to Italy, which brands him "archâ€"enemy"; peace believed killâ€" ed; kthiopian campaign to be pushâ€" ed to military conclusion; European war danger intensified. Canada to Sell Wheat Brantfordites Get Jittery When Mail Roxes Jammed A subscriber in Wembley district,.second growth. We threshed 5000 Alberta, in renewing his subscripâ€"bushels but the germination test is tion to the Chronicle, writes inâ€"|low for seed and commercial oat ‘erestingly of conditions in his|price is 15 cents at present. The home district and indicates that| wheat crop had root rot in it and crop conditions this summer were|did not yicld well. There were disâ€" not the best and as a result mnnthric!s not far distant where the farmers are without seed grain and grain was not worth threshing so necessities to carry them over the|we feel fortunate to have some winter months. The letter reads: _|{grain. In a great many places they‘ "This year our district, considered | threshed by the hour. We have immune from frosts, suffered con ‘nhnut 600 bushels that is good seed. siderably from frost damage and as Indications are that seed grain will a result many farmers are on reâ€"|be searce in the spring. The garden lief, some of whom have never hvanvvm’mhlm were a fair crop and the on relief before, At the beginning| notate crop only provided enough of the season crop prospects innkw{“nr our own use. Snowstorm in August Levelled Crops Like Roller, Says Alberta Subscriber Council to Take Action To Collect Tax Arrears LONDON JOLTsS EUROPE Paid! at World Levels Gutted by Fire The preâ€"inaugural meeting of the Waterloo town council was held in \the chambers on Friday night. The |proposed changes in t{e personnel â€"of the standing committees for the coming year were discussed briefly, owing to the fact that only one change is occurring in the council this year, Ald. Wm. Henderson, Jr., being replaced by Aldâ€"elect Enoch \Honsberger. Mr. Henderson was defeated by Deputy Reeve Albert | Heer. Last summer the railroad and highway were both under water for quite a distance along Lesser Slave Lake and mail was sent once a week by plane. Newspapers came only once in three weeks. Tourist traffic in this part of the country was out of the question all sumâ€" mer." A considerable discussion cenâ€" tered upon penalties for taxes in arrear for the coming year. Action will be taken in regard to those who are in a position to pay, and the new penalty will be four per cent. instead of the usual percentage. Mayor Ratz, Ald. Miller and Ald. Welker were appointed representâ€" atives on the K.â€"W. Airport Comâ€" mission. * Fire and Light: Ald. Toletzki, chairman, Ald. Miller, Ald. Frickey, AJLI_. Hee_l:. Ald,â€"elect Honsberger. The Relief Board was granted $1000. with which to finance for the remainder of the year. Clerk N. A. Zick was instructed to interview the various boards in the civic adminisâ€" tration in order to ascertain whether the members would be willing to serve another term if they were reâ€" appointed. _ _ The complete list of committees as proposed is as follows: Town Property and Market: Ald. Bauman, ‘chairman; â€" Ald. Weiker, Ald. Frickey, Dep. Reeve Heer, Ald. Miller. Garbage: Ald.â€"elect Honsberger, chairman, _ _Ald. _ Toletzki, _ Ald. Frickey, Ald. Bauman. Charity chairman ; Heer. TOWN COUNCIL HOLDS PREâ€"INAUGURAL MEETING The new list shows Ald. W. W. Frickey as chairman of the Board of Works, formerly held by Ald. Wm. Henderson, and Ald. Enoch Honsberger as chairman of the Garbage Committee, replacing Ald. Frickey. , 0_ _ F'inahcgund’ printing: Reeve Mcâ€" Kersic, chairman. All members of the council. Board of Works: Ald. Frickey, chairman, Reeve McKersic. Ald. Bauman, Ald. Toletzki, Ald. Welker. Manager Ed. Amos Plays Host to Old People‘s Home Board . of County Council, hile there are 40 who are over 60. Tc average length of stay, from available records, is seven years. Members of the Waterloo county council, meeting in the first day of heir closing 1935 cession, were dinâ€" ner guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Amos, manager and matron reâ€" spective‘y of the home. Reeve Wes. MeKersie of Waterloo acted as chairâ€" man during a brief period of speechc; which followed the enjoyâ€" able repast. Among those who apoke were: Mayor Mercer, Galt; Mayor Smifi. Kitchener; Dr. A. T. Turner, (Continued on Page 8) Police: D. R. H;er: Vl:}*l;i}man, Reeve McKersie, Mayor H. E. Ratz. Sewer: Ald. Welker, chairman; FEeeve McKersie, Ald.â€"elect Honsâ€" berger, Ald. Toletzki, Ald. Bauman. People Able To Pay Wil Be Dealt With Severely, Council Intimates, uffice: Ald. Miller, chairman, Reeve McKersic, Ald. Welker. and Relief: Mayor Ratz, Reeve McKersie, D. R.