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Vol. 80, No. BRESLAU HOTEL DESTROYED BY _ FIRE IN SPECTACULAR BLAZE (By Chronicle Correspondent) Breslau.â€"The Breslau Hotel, 40â€" yearâ€"old landmark, went up in smoke and flame on Sunday afterâ€" ;:;;.' l:;;il;;â€";;ll);nfohr walls surâ€" rounding a mass of wreckage. A large barn adjoining the hotel was completely destroyed, and with it a store of wheat and corn. Total loss was estimated at above $3,000, partly covered by insurance. No one was injured, the staff and guests of the hotel having plenty of time to get out safely. All the downstairs furniture was saved and most of that from the second and third floors. From the blazing barn, Williard Brohman, 17â€"yearâ€"old son of the proprietor, saved his pet thoroughâ€" bred hound, Belle, and her weekâ€"old titter of pups. He carried the four blind, squirming mites out in his arms, and Belle rushed after, to set up housekeeping again under a bush while her old home collapsed in cdane darnd isnn ud T P Pm Snd ied i up housekeeping again under a bugh’_ 'i:m. two hours the firemen fought! while her old home collapsed in j the blaze in the hotel with one hose | ruins. tline, pumping their water from the Another _ thoroughbred _ hound,\river. They fought it from the roof Flossie, expected to have a litter downwards, inside the walls. By within 24 hours, was taken out with‘thc time it was out, the roof was the two house dogs, Nigger and gone, the inside walls upstairs had Sport, Flossie rushed back into the|been chopped out in many places, barn and when brought out aguinéund downstairs was a sad mess, with . was in agony, with her coat flaming, wet ‘ceilings sagpging â€" down over and had to be shot. \flooded fluors. A flock of tervified chickens were| â€" The more spectacular blaze in the driven safely out of the barn, but barn, shooting flames and showers the fate of Willard Brohman‘s prizeâ€"|of sparks high in the air, drew hunâ€" winning homing pigeons remainedidreds of spectators from the nearby in doubt. It was not known whether‘ Kitchener â€" Guelph highway, _ who they had been released and had| watched it collapse, section by secâ€" fHown away or had been burned. tlon, until ncothing was left but One of the birds was second prize!\\'hite hot ash and smouldering timâ€" winner in a Chicago to Kitchener| bers, with a toy locomotive, blackâ€" cawge ‘ened but whole, standing up in the race. Clem Brohman, proprietor of the | middle. hotel for the past 15 years, was abâ€"; Start Rebuilding. sent when the blaze started. All his! _ Carpenters and electricians on capital had been sunk in the husi-"l‘ucsda_v started repairing the damâ€" ness he said. *\ age done by the fire. ness, he said Travelling 65 Miles per Hour, Car Rams Street Car Headâ€"on. Toronto.â€"Four men were killed in a terrific headâ€"on collision beâ€" tween their auto and a westbound street car early Sunday mor!ximz on pavement by the impact. The two in the back seat were trapped there,% and were crushed when the car buckled and telescoped. â€" Terribly: battered and inutilated, all four men were dead within a few moâ€" ments after the collision, which ocâ€" eurred shortly after midnight. The victims are: Horace Horton, aged 24, of 8 Ellis Park Road, Swansea, hero of a frustrated bank holdâ€"up in Mimico seven years ago. C 7. UR Imcemponnarare yâ€"Yearâ€"Old Landmark Prey to Sunday Afternoon Fiames.â€" Loss Estimated at $3,000, Partly Covered by Insurance. â€"Large Crowd Sees Old Barn Nearby Fall In.â€"Cause of Fire Not Determined, May Have Been Overheated Stove Pipe or Short Circuit. * 1. 0 t 3 h o is Braloantndd Desmond Robson, aged 26. of 19 Painoin coecaaiininie Alexander _ Avenue, _ Mtmfico, a | Permnneuversrens butcher in the employ of the Tâ€"|Unexpected Production at New Eaton Company. Canadian Railways: Cut Train Fares Reductions of 13 Per Cent. Canadian Lines Effective Montreal, April 24.â€"Substantial reduction in railway passenger fares in Canada will become effective on June 1, it was announced toâ€"day by C. P. Riddell, chairman of the Canaâ€" dian Passenger Association. Basic fares for first class coach travel are being reduced approximately 13 per cent., bringing them approximately to preâ€"war l?vel. , L Mo k esc Day coach tickets at the new | rates will also be good for passage in tourist sleeping carsa on payment | of regular berth farea for that class of â€" accommodation. Roundi trip tickets will be good for six| months instead of the present limit of 30 days. There will be a reduc-f tion in costs of standard parlor and sleeping car accommodation. Twelve Canadian Cities Advanced Clocks at Midnight on Saturday Eastern Canada‘s annual oneâ€" These places will observe daylig!\t hour spurt to get 60 minutes mor«i»"“’i“% "‘:“" “‘I';“II) SPP:-‘12=“ ':‘l'"‘“" sunshine for the ci.ty 'wnrking man t:':“‘: 'I,:t:r.“'ll‘hor:vl(li“g‘ :': h.h;.(.?l‘, took place after midnight Sn(urd-y{‘"d Sudbury‘s on June 7. These when daylight saving time went into| will also remain on "fast" time until effect in more than m dozen cities| Sept. 26 and towns. _ Other municipalities Saint John, N.B., will take the will fall into line later. Many will ! step May 23 and Halifax on May 31. remain on standard time. Guelph has curtailed the period Amont those whose clocks will| from May 9 to Sept. 5 and (Cobourg %lln an hour are Montreal, Ottawa, from May 18 to Sept. 19. oronto, St. Catharines, Kingston,| _ Brantford, | Barrie, Kitchener, Niagara Falls, Merritton, Port Dalâ€" North Bay, Stratford, Woodstock, housie, Niagaraâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Lake, Beamasâ€"| Gait, Windsor, Simcoe, Chatham, ville, ‘Orfllia and Welland. New)| London, Sarnia, St. Thomas, Sault York and mlnf eastern United|Ste. Marie, Brockville and Owen States cities will gain an hour at!Sound will not observe daylight sav. the same tme: . ing time. )8 June lst. Reevo Summons Kitchener The Kitchener fire department answered Reeve Simon Kinsie‘s call to the blaze, bringing their large pumper. â€" . > Only the fact that the wind was from the north saved half Breslau from being wiped out. As it was, burning shingles blew onto the barn, sparks from the barn fired a pile of railroad ties over 100 feet away and started grass fires beyond. thns _ To the north of the hotel, buildâ€" ings, mostly frame, stand almost touching right up to_thelb.lnk.s of the river, and a south wind would have swept them clean. Throughout the fire, men sat with pails of water ready on the houses adjoining to the north. When kitchener firemen, under Chief Guerin, arrived on the scene, the hotel roof was well ablaze, and the barn, a romring furnace from top to bottom, was bg.yond hoPe. L (By Chronicle Correspondent} % rs' The Baden and District l-‘armers"" \Club fertilizer station situated on the north part of the C.N.R. sidinl" ) here, has reached the 20 ton mark“‘ ,Sam production this sapring. This in Mtsel? is an achlevement as the }‘Iul. was organized late in the winâ€" OM\ter after many of the farmers had placed their orders. This figure by ine means represents the total output us Manager W. J. Schneller has orâ€" tigt der. to cover another 50 tons, Al res great percentage of the orders this j on | SPTP® have been for 21216 as this : by is one of the cheapest and best ror-l ma_.ullzv-rs. but (â€"126 has also ‘been in asic demand. One farmer in pnrlk-ular. nre!"t"h"l that nitrogen is very helpml‘ Der‘!n the crtops as It gives them a good ‘ tely | Start. This is a necessity due to the late spring. The mixer consiste of & new | larko wooden drum, four feet in dtâ€" iage | ameter. which revolves for 10 minâ€" nontluh!fl. 1t i« then dumped and bagged. that| During the tme the mixer is In »unds“l"‘l‘"”“" the ingredients are thorâ€" aix|ouhgly mixed. The huge drum mixes limit ; baif a ton at a time but it haa a ;duc_‘larznr capacity. When the plant is and running at full apeed it provides emâ€" ployment for six men. London, April 28. â€" The British Exchequer â€" will â€" save _ £155,900 ($770,000) annually by the gu:tion ef King Edward in undertaking to continue to use his private income from the Duchy of Cornwall instead of drawing funds from the State. Brantford, _ Barrie, _ Kitchener, North Bay, Stratford, Woodstock, Galt, Windsor, Simcoe, Chatham, London, Sarnia, St. Thomas, Sault Ste. Marie, Brockville and Owen Sound will not observe daylight savâ€" Coâ€"operative Plant. President of Musical Society ‘Re;.-,inaldu ljaâ€"rfir. :tif. Victim of | Mysterious Kidnapping 4 Saturday. FORD S. KUMPF President of the Dominion Life Assurance Company, who took over the presidency of the Waterloo Musical Society at that body‘s an nual meeting on Friday evering fiespeler Teacher "Taken For Ride" Lured from his home by a wellâ€" . dressed stranger who said he wanted | his car tawed out of a ditch, Reginâ€" ald _ Parker, â€" 32â€"yearâ€"old school teacher at Maple Grove, tear He«â€" | peler, was "taken for a ride" on Saturday right. : 1 1 10 1 c PS CUmcg With a harnd object pressed into is ribs, he was forced to drive 70 miles to Islington, near Toronto, where â€" the stranger lashed> him cruelly to the wheel of his car with a oneâ€"inch logging chain and left him with the warning : "If you muke a noise. PH come back and tinish y0AL."" m Mss Cc Beyond badly shaken nerves, Parâ€" : ker had no serious after efeets, but| both he and police are utterly mystiâ€"| fied as to the motive of the .~hunm~r.: who . gainedâ€" nothing by hus altacki but a ride toâ€" Torento, which hes gould have had by hitchâ€"hiking. Vory| encentiacing reperts were pheâ€"| sented of ftie past yearl :\Hi\‘(liv«,' 'mul Battl Directior Profo C F. Thiecle coutlUned | a very o active . ppowram lwhlcll hbas been drawi ap hy lhel band for the coming term. ‘The an ‘ lnuul Pestival, begom in BeL, will be ‘held it Waterlqg Park on July 18. |again featuring â€" Walter Smith of | Boston, â€" the world‘s . foremost cotâ€" netist. The band will take part this |.~llmm»'l' in more out of fown engageâ€" |monts than in eeveral yeatre, playing at the Canmidian Natlona]l Exhibitlon 'nnd at Old Boys‘ Rennions at L<â€" lrm\'c-]_ Kincardine ind ether c places, Awerdree oommeniine ut _scverat _ fall 4th annual | meetins towel, Kincardine and ether ~p|.~un<‘| hestides arppeindng ut several fall fairs and exhibitions. i Should Support Band | President George Hoffman, in u--l viewing from the post which he has held for five years, voiced an appeal \10 the citizens of the town for -.1| greater interest in band wrok,. Waâ€" terloo is famous across Canada, he said for its Men‘s Band, while in Waterloo many citizens tike a halfâ€" hearted intereet in dte: work. Mr. Hoffman pald tribute to the work of the members of the hand, clting thesacrifices which they made in turning out twice a week throughout the year for practice with no hope of gaining any monetitry reward. He mentloned hrlefly the annoal Ananâ€" clul statement, which showed a hal | (Continued on Page 4) Otuwn.".\pril 24 (WNPS) â€"Inâ€"| No legislations is anticipated on creased income taxes and higher | penitentiaries or the anthracite inâ€" postal rates are being considered to dustry, _ investigations | into both yield new government revenue, it injtho«w subpects will continue too long widely _ rumoured â€" among budget|to enable findings to be presented speculators. _ With â€" railways and|and acted upon before !R«- House radio, the budget ranks high in the ‘ prorognes debatable subjects yet to be conâ€" The Budget sidered by the House The budget will continue to hold E L Col es on tae oo e e L O OOIoEatiane FOR EIGHTY YEARS WATERLOO Action on constitutional reform at the present session is now rec garded as unlikely Alborta‘s deâ€"| fault and financial (lificulties of | Saskatchewan and British Columbia have been effective in causing at | least temporary abandonment of the ; iÂ¥ nes f‘auneil nlan. Some concern| Lgan Council plan. Some concern ia being felt here as to whether deâ€" fault gy other western provinces would reflect unfavorably on Doâ€" minion eredit. The noe Company, of the Wiaterâ€" it that lonly‘s hell in the WarsrLo0, OnTaRIO, ALEX S. FORBES FORMER WARDE! Near WhuMu Outâ€" standing Citizen of Woolwich Township. â€" Sterling Figure in Chusch Life. (By Chromicle Corresg@udent) Alexander Forbes, pr@tinent resiâ€" dent of the Wlnterhor. district, died on Saturday at th@ Bome of bis brother, Mr. George Forbes, Winterâ€" borne, in his 620nd year. Mr. Porbes was born im Woobwich township in 1874, near WiÂ¥nterbourne on the farm adjoining #the one on which he lived all his fife. He was the son of the late George Forbes, uative of Glasgow, ?hnd. and Mary Ann Scroggie, als® of Scottish descent Mr. Forbes was . widely known throughout the country, In politics @ staunch Liberal and was associatâ€" id with municipal affaire for nine 1921 inclusive. Deputy reeve from 1422 to 1923. Reeve 1926 and 1927 and in 1927, the highes}t honor in the rift of the county council was conâ€" ferred upon him when t# was elected Waurden In religion Mr. Forbes was a Presâ€" byterian and was ruling elder of the «.â€"gion of Chalmer‘s Church Jn Winâ€" terbourne. As. representative elder ut Presbrtery and General Assembly mertings, he was a prominent fAigure ind widely known in chureh work. Above all hbe was a mau of sterling character, devoted to the cause and as an efflctent member and ufl'lcnr‘ Uhalmei‘s Church owes much @nd, he will he greatly missod. ‘ Supriving are 1w0 alsters and One ipother, Jean, Mrs. Chas, Winfleld ‘m West Montrose, Margaret, Mre. |\. Holshoe of Regina, Sask. and (ieorge near Winterbourne. The funcral was held from the restâ€" | i« nee of Mr. George Forbes on Tuesâ€" lay. afternoon. ‘Thence to the Winâ€" {terbunrne Presbyterian cemotery for |interment. Citfizens from all parts of \the county attended the last rites. The funeral was held on Tuesâ€" day afternoon from the residence of Mr. George Forbes. The service was conducted by Rev. G. D. Little, minister of Chalmer‘s Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev. A. M. TMleek at ®ttawa l{‘ was, councillor from 1915 to _ BRemuval of the wading pool at %\\'aterlnn park lake to another secâ€" ‘tion of the beach was considered by ithe Park Board at their meeting [last week. Under the proposal, the pool, which is now situated at the ‘mn'ner of the lake nearest the park | entrance, would be removed to the ,'nppnsitc side â€" of the bathing pavilion. and a fence erected. Here with a new sanded beach, a fence j ’onclnsinz the pool and the water not _\ more than 15 inches deep, the little "lnts could more easily be watched \by the life guard, and in addition ~ithe flower beds near the old location ;‘\\'nuh! have a better chance for \{wrowth. e nsc l Application â€" of â€" the Waterloo iMusical Socicty for the use of the |park on July 18th for its annual Rand Festival was also granted. DIES AT NN The Board also decided to call for tenders for the erection of the new booth at the northwest corner of the park pavilion, the old booth at the southeast corner being torn down. Kitchener.â€" Held on remand for six weeks after pleading guilty to forgery and false pretences, Gerrard Reed, 22, Elmira, was sentenced to one year in the Ontario Reformaâ€" tory by Magistrate_John R. Blake in police court on Thuraday, Durâ€" ing the period of remand, Reed was wiven a mental examination. The Budget The budget will continue to hold first place in lobby conversations until it is brought downâ€"and if exâ€" pectations of some are fulfilled conâ€" versations will continue long afterâ€" wards _ . It is reliably reported that studies have been made to determine the extent to which revenue would be increased by reducing the Income tax exemptions for married persons from $2,000 to $1,500, and for single persons from $1,000 to $750. SsENTENCED FOR FORGERY mss . t Waterloo Question 3â€"Wire ‘The free installation of threeâ€" wire service to carry the current for electric ranges provided considerâ€" able discussion at the Arrll meeting of the Waterloo Public Utilities Commission on Friday afternoon. The question was brought into the \m«ting by a letter from the Onâ€" tario llidro Electric Commission ukln’ the local commission‘s apâ€" proval of _the l_do‘. m ENO m Cemamies Wl ul Under the plan set forth the local Commission would install free of charge the threeâ€"wire service, in an effort to sell more electric cooking ranges and so increase the domestic power consumption. Commissioners felt that the plan was feasible, but debated the question of free service in a town were both gas and electric cooking ranges were being used. The distinction between old and new houses did not meet with the Comâ€" mission‘s full approval, members feeling that it was unfair to force a man building a new home to pay for the wire installation himself, while old homes had the service installed free. The question will be gone into more fully. * May Replace Trucks The advisability of replacing the' Commission‘s trucks also entered the discussion. His Worship MaYor Ratz suggested that the better plan: would be to replace one truck a year. On the suggestion of Chairâ€" man Wm. Henderson, Sr., the memâ€" bers will carefully investigate the condition of the present trucks and ‘determine which will be replaced first Spelling Match _ _ Prelimimaries _ On Saturday Wilmot, Wellesley and Woolâ€" wich Pupils to Compete.â€" Waterloo Preliminaries Run Off. Three school pupils tied for first honours in the preliminary spelling contests for township schools for the South Waterloo division, held on Saturday, while the North Watâ€" erloo township division has three to advance in the eliminations, with two tied for first place. The South Waterloo climinnations were held on Saturday at Courtland Avenue â€" School, Kitchener, with Principal Hodgins in charge. The winners were Norman Bond, S.S. 1, Blair, Reuben Evans, S.S. 2, Stras burg, and Mary Keffer, S. S. 15. All three had only one mistake in 100 words spelled. _ 0 The North Waterloo division comâ€" peted at Victoriag School, Kitchener. The results were: 1. Beulah Bowâ€" man, S.S. 16 (six mistakes) ; 2. June MacKensie, S.S. 29 (six miatak_e's); WHASC MCTaTE CEEN ECC ooo opetned 2. 3. Helen Brohman, S.S. 13, New Germany (eight mistakes). . Other Matches Saturday. i The remaining preliminaries for ; the county will be this Saturday. | Woolwich township will compete at ‘Sl. Jacobs school at 10 a.m. with Principal N. A. MacEachern of Waterloo _ Alexandra _ School in charge. â€" Wellesley _ township will | compete at Crosshill school at 1.30 o‘clock with Principal Wm. Rae of Waterloo Central School in charge,’ and Wilmot township will compete at the Baden school at 1.30 o‘clock with Principal C. J. MacGregor of Waterloo Elizabeth Ziegler school supervising. The school fair meetâ€" ings will be held following each of the matches, all of which are being arranged by E. I. McLoughty, Agriâ€" cultural Representative for Waterâ€" {loo County. May Buy Church For "Arts Centre" § First English Lutheran Church Conâ€"| sidered as Arts Home for » â€" District. Installation Suggested to Increase Power Conâ€" The â€" First â€" English _ Lutheran Church on Queen Street in Kitchâ€" ener may be purchased and made into an "Arts Centre" for Kitchâ€" ener interests, it was Jeatned reâ€" cently. The church, which has been put Attention is also being given by finance department officials to the higher bracket incomes but 'there is BA ib i duliiniabd? chuhly dPod EBm Ooomene ce osne e 8 as yet no indication of â€" what changes will be made. § 1 1 uo. t NPTTT en on m es If changes are made in postal rates they are likely to be directed at second and third class matter particularly. L MDvaue C Ssn eca sn EPMCARORIIES While lowered tariffa under the U.8. trade agreement have naturally been followed by m fall in customs revenue the government firmy holds to the belief that over a long period increased trade will offset any loss. "'ll;;:;i‘c‘;:l:râ€"ifité};it is attached to the forthcoming budget because of Mr. Dunning‘s previous experience as Finance Minister. In 1930 heJ presented his only previous budget, ‘ (Continued on page 4) * . ___ |Resignation Is Accepted With Accept Resignation \ fegret by Council.â€"Becpmes Town Clerk N. A. ZFick Relinguishes Post Waterloo‘s town clerk and treasâ€" urer for thirteen years, whose reâ€" signation was accepted by the town council last week. 111 health brouflx{ht on by the heavy duties of the office forced his resignation, Mr. Zick stated in the letter, asking to be relieved of his positigp commencing Conservatives To Name New Officers May 1. Will Hold Convention Soon to Appoint Delegates to Onâ€" tario Convention. The North Waterloo (‘onservative‘ Association at u_ meeting at the Y.M.C.A. at Kitchener last week named a nominating committee to bring in a slate of new officers for the local organization, and to name the 12 delegates to the Ontario party convention in Toronto on May 27 and 28 when a new leader for the party in Ontario will be ‘(‘hosen. The arousing of new interest and | enthusiasm among party members of the riding and the installing in‘ the youth of the district greater inâ€" terest in public affairs was the sugâ€" gestion of the president, W. J. Mcâ€" Gibbon, Waterloo barrister. . Mr. McGibbon also suggested that new officers would put new life blood into the North Waterloo Associaâ€" tion. The nominating committee apâ€" pointed consists of Oscar Eby, John Richardson, Herman Sturm, Otto Vogelsang, Lorne Oberholtzer, D. S. Bowlby, Arthur Zilliax, John Bur-‘ nett, and Gerald E. Eastman. Every part of the riding was represented at the meeting. A general meeting of the party is to be held shortly to Inct on the report of the nominating committee. War Veteran Is Burned to Death Guelph, April 28. â€" Despite the valiant efforts of Prince, a handâ€" some police dog, who set up a conâ€" tinual barking in an attempt to save bis master‘s life, William Place, 55, war veteran and relief recipient, was burned to death last night. PR Ome on ie ecoeesnons can feaeag ‘ | _ Police â€" toâ€"day searched for a mysterious companion who has been seen in constant company with the dead man during recent weeks. He is described as a ‘tall man from .l.ondon, with an inchâ€"long beard," and was seen with Place yesterday morning. The charred, dismembered reâ€" mains of Place were discovered by firemen early toâ€"day in the debris of his home, an old street car imâ€" provised as a house, with a leanâ€"to shed _ attached, near Wellington place, on the outskirts of Guelph. ‘ o T 1 & 1 ® U 8 \Waterloo Men lnjured in Crash seriously "minned \in oa highway, ~ 0 & °& 0 0 crash near Fort Erie late Thursday' ________â€" night when their truck collided witl': James O‘Sullivan, Serving Ten a Crystal Beach car and then took | £ r s to the ditch. The men are D. B. I)a)§ for Vagrancy, _Ge"s Snyder, well known farmer vesiding six Months for Jail on the Waterlooâ€"Elmira highway, Break. who operates a livestock trucking | Sepree umss business, and Rex_ Mallard his ! reahi ; % Lo yih James O‘Sullivan, 31, a vagrant, eompanion, , Mallard / is ‘hf mor.e;“ho escaped from custody at the seriously injured of the two, 49¢â€"| ounty jail at Kitchener on Thursâ€" tors fearing a conoctisston of th('rula_v momiing while working in the }b“'"l' Mlll- S';yd” ?“""t""" l"{"“" jail yard, was later captured by tured collar bone, fractured kN€®. Sopes in S To 3 and numerous cuts and bruises. ; police in St. Mary‘s R. C. Church 1 ® 8 on his knees in an attitude of 1936 Town Taxes Coming in F ISVRsi o e e en es erloo taxes are coming into the! Tax Collector‘s office at a faster rate than last year. On the first. day after tax notices were mailed, over $3,000 came in through tho‘ collector‘s wicket. Receipts since then have averaged about $1,000 a ’dly, but the heavy run is mq\('r'cd} after May 1st. ‘ Late Alexander Forbhes Was Staunch Proponent of Reforestation Programs Two â€" Waterloo men were very â€" M h 2OX Looking over some material on| the subject of reforestation, we found a very interesting essay wril.? ten by the late Alex. S. Forhes, former Warden of Waterloo Coun ty, who died on Saturday. Several paragraphs are well worth printing: "Less than a century ago, in Waterloo County, Ont., an mere of land covered with timber was sold for 25 cents. The same acre of timber now sells for $200.00. Tlhis PTMNRDOT M e U Coolvecine goes to show how profitable it has proven to conserve timber. E0 & Mctomnie e oige v7l‘t:o r‘r:-;;lvc"‘.‘y-r'u‘p and sugar inâ€" dustry is worthy of consideration. NORMAN A. ZICK Receipts ui 1936 Town of Wat N mos W B. Snyder and Rex Mallard Suffer Painful Injuries. Fast! tence The resignation of Norman A. Zick, clerk and treasurer of ‘Waterloo since 1923, was accepted by the Town council at a special meeting on Friday night. Mr. Zick, who succeedâ€" ed Mr. James C. Haight 13 years ugo. has been in ill health for some time‘and relinguished the post on orders from his pbysiclan. His résignation, addressed to Ald. E. J. Miller, chairman of the office cominittee, and recelved by that body at their meeting on April 23, was worded as follows: "As you gentlemen are aware, l have not for some time enjoyed good health. This has prevented me from performing my duties as I would like to do, and consequently I feel the time bas come when 1 must reâ€" linquish my position on orders from my physician, and it is with regret that 1 find It necessary to tender my resignation as clerk and treasurer of the Town of Waterloo. "If I can be of any aséistance to my succeseor at any time I should cousider it a pleasure to do so. "I hope it will suit your convenâ€" ience for my resignation to become effective as of April 305 > 0 __ _ The letter was read by Ald. Miller ut the council meeting, and accepted with regret by the oou}ncll.l Reeve Wes. McKersie, in moving that the vouncil accept the resignation sald, "It is very much to be regretted that we must Jose the fine services of our town clerk and treasurer, who has siven excellent services to Waterloo for more than a decade. Mr. Zick as a clerk is among the best in Caneda, and has done much to save the town unneceesary . expenditures | through close study of current legislation. If possible 1 would ask Mr. Zick to conâ€" o ons tinue his duties, giving him leave of to do work that a stenographer can do. 1 am very sorry that we must lose Mr. Zick." "Last year and again this year you will agree that I brought up the mat ter of an assistant in the clerk‘s offices and was turned down," sald Ald. Milles. dhairman of the office committee. "The clerk has been doâ€" ing a lot of work that a stenographer can do, andg he should have been re lieved of this work to devote more time to his more important duties. Any business handling $100,000 or much lees in a year has one or more l»\enogmp]u’rs, while here in Waterâ€" loo with four times the business we have not even one stenographer or affice assistant. We should have had one years ago. If we had, the clerk |\\nnl(l have been able to uncover much more valuable information for the towi." Vagrant Breaks ‘Custody, Is Found Praying In Church The town will call for applications to fiil the post which becomes vacant today. In the meantime R. P. Uffelâ€" man. who was named in a byâ€"law several years ago to act as deputy town â€" treasurer during the clerk‘s absence form his post and Wm. Uffelâ€" man, former mayor, and at present town tax collector who was named in the same byâ€"law to act as deputy town elerk, will earry on the work of the office ns Seoe en dn sns d day moniing while working in the jail yard, was later captured by police in St. Mary‘s R. C. Church uh . s al sn n a L aF on his SNees I0 AM APRERRROE 0S prayer. (‘Sullivan was serving the reâ€" maining six days of a ten day senâ€" tence for vagrancy, when he walked away from work in prison garb. Policc seoured the city for him, later finding him in the church. In ,Kiu'hn-nor police court on Friday, (‘Sullivan was given six to twelve ‘mnnlhs in the Ontario Reformatory for jail break. Magistrate Watt, in ‘announcim: the sentence, _ stated that while the accused had been serving a term for a minor charge, 'thn offence of breaking jail custody could not be dealt with lightly. | _ Many years ago several European |countries found it profitable to reâ€" |forest certain tracts of land both \for commercial purposes and partly | to restore natural conditions. Parts |of Canade have zow reached that \stage and are suffering from the \ lack ofâ€" thoseâ€" natural conditions ‘which would make our country not |only a better land to live in because lnf ita natural splendor and beauty, .\ but every tree acts as a wind break | (Continued on Page 4) The returns from a sugar bush add considerably to the income of a farm. â€" Effective Today. Ton Pages h