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A. â€" Bridgeport ‘Wholly unexpected, the stream carâ€" rying the water from Waterloo dam brought the Bridgeport dam to overâ€" flowing levels. Shortly after midâ€" night, Addison ‘S. Snider passed the flood gates near the Sherk and Sniâ€" der mill, and notified Noah Sherk and Edward Marsland of the high waâ€" tors. ‘The two men then opened two of the gates wide, but only after part of the roadway along the dam had been flooded. Norman Groff was staâ€" tioned at the gates to open the third onre wide should (the waters rise. Speaking to the Chronicle, Groff esâ€" timated that the water was over twenty feet deep at the gates, whereâ€" as the usual lovel is 14 feet. The dam is covered with fce, and the water backed up, but only flooded one proâ€" perty, that at the rear of the Shantz Cicneral Store. ‘ Possibly the most widely flooded area was along the creek running beâ€" tween Bridgeport road and Peppler street, where practically every back yard was covered by water. The waâ€" ter rose to such a height at the Paâ€" gel Bros. Chick hatchery that all the curtons stored qaâ€"the ground fleor were soaked up.to about two inches. Employees arriving early swept the water away. Fortunatcly the large incubating machines are on &n clevaâ€" tion of four inches, or some of the hotches might have been ruined by the flood waters. A hen house nearâ€" by was surrounded on three sides by water. â€" Along the river flowing through the Seagram Racing Stables faorm the flats were entirely under water. West Montrose The Chronicle correspondent, ‘Mrs. Bert C. Woods at West Montrose reâ€" ported at noon ‘Thursday that no dremage was expected from the Grand river floods there. "We have no ice, so aren‘t worrying", she said. The water was high, but was not flood: ing more than the flats which hapâ€" pens more than once a year. There was no comparison with the flood of a few weeks ago. Starting at midâ€" night, the river commenced to rise and was still rising at press time. The Grand River itself was carryâ€" ing small jce chunks and sticks, branches and other debris in a mad course toward Lake Erie. It however was ten feet below the bridge level, and gave no indication of overflowâ€" ing itq banks. Residents questioned by the Chronicle expressed no fears, there being no ice to break up and flood their properties as in past voars Continuing down stream, the waâ€" ters swelled to within a foot of the retaining walls along the Jos. Seaâ€" gram distillery plant, just passing under the Caroline street bridge. At Herbert street the new retaining wall built this year was taxed to capacity, and during the night the water overâ€" flowed the wall into the C.N.R. yards, a rise of 15 feet from the usual small stream. #oaring down over the gates, the water was kept in check by the high banks, but at noon gave every indiâ€" cation of rising. Ouly one gate was partly opened to prevent flooding of lands below. & Walter Dorscht, driver for the A. 1. Foc!1 Company, declared he had never seen the Waterloo dam as high in his eleven years in town. Coming to the ice house to obtain a load, he was unable to get near the storage house. The highest water level was at Waterloo park where the waters of Silver Lake rose to unprecedented heights, overflowing the cement holdâ€" ing walls and pouring down across the low lying spots. Damage will be heavy at the ice house of A. H. Foell and ‘company where the water was at least four feet deep, covering the blocks of ice stored on the ground level. Starting to rise shortly after m‘dnight, the swollen waters from the feeding creek raised the ice leâ€" vel with the banks, and then broke over the~pétaining walls, a few feet trogam%o old and the new floodâ€" The company name@ Eitel] Carl Woeller, Plorence E ller of Kitâ€" chener and James F. yer of Allisâ€" ton as directors. y have been enartered "to buy, 1, and deal in, rither as princl and agents or retailers and wig@@esalers, all kinds o ataimps, colng, philatelic and muâ€" mismatic u[\pla". neceasorles and ticerature." 0 Y Exp(‘cflncroasc in KitchGner Tax Rate Kl1a‘l-7.\'F}R An {ncrease of pos REMANDED ON BAIL tihly o or three milla in the city KITOHBNBR. Appearing for the tax f@te is expected this year. ac<|second time on a charge of eriminal corgihg to officials at the city hatl. negligence in police court here Tues: ding of relief costa apread over |day, Kenneth Halls, Chape! street, t past five years will cause part|alleged driver of a car which atruck gthe increasa. The current rellef down and seriously injured Alex Lock. enditure of $100,000 is 26 par hart on New Year‘s eve, was remand: cent less than needed {n 1996 ':-d on remewal bail for a week. The heavy rains of late Wednesâ€" day and Thursday morning sent Waâ€" terloo County rivers and dams over the banks in some places, but caused little damage. At noon most of the streams were still rising but nearby residents did not expect seriâ€" ous consequences. River at Breslau is Highes History. == _Weg‘t" ‘Montmu Worst HEAVY RAINS SWELL COUNTY DAMS AND STREAMS Vol 81, No. 5 _ THE WA) Peacefulâ€"Waterloo Dam Overflows age In Waterloo; gport Waters High Before the war Canada was a most aggressive country in endeavoring to settle its vacant lands with famâ€" ies from United States and Europe. In the top year 1912â€"13, immigratio totalled 382,840. The ‘biggest y since the war was 1928â€"29 when 1§%, 723 migrants came in. This flo wlfi ‘been redueed to a trickle. La ar it was 11,103. Society To Bw King SFeet Spot f__. Further elopmen ly acqu lot opposi on the corner of | liam ts will be p in 1 , members of Hor#Wultural Society th annual meeting t. A larger gra n council will be s autify 'the"_corner. Further elopment of the newâ€" ly acqu lot opposite Kuntz park on the corner of King and Wilâ€" liam ts will be proceeded with in 1 , members of the Waterloo Hor#Wultural Society planned at th annual meeting held Tuesday t. A larger grant from the n council will be sought to help Weautify the corner. > Mrs. J. Kieswetter was named president, succeeding Mrs. C. Karges who is retiring from the chair after serving there %or a number of years. Of receipts of $528.59, only $187.22 is left for 1987. Mrs. J. KieswofWer is President of Hortiq‘hral Society ftaÂ¥ 1937. Want Canada To Aid Colonization OTTAWA.â€"Pressure on the Govâ€" ernment to open the doors for immiâ€" grants grows daily, it is learned. Arâ€" gument is being advanced sufficient prosperity has returned to warrant allowing more settlers to enter the Dominion. Other officers include George Colâ€" tart and Wm. Hunt as viceâ€"presiâ€" dents, and Wm. Schlosser as secreâ€" taryâ€"treasurer. Honorary presidents besides all past presidents are Hon. W. D. Euler, N. Asmussen, M.L.A., E. F. Seagram, P. H. Roos and Mayor Wes. McKersic. The directors are Ralph Petch, C. Scheifele, Orley Uffelman, Mrs. C. Scheifele, and Jacob Sc‘mefer, completing the secâ€" ond half of two year terms; and ‘Mrs. C. Knr:“en. C. Fedy, Wm. ‘Schlosser, Hugh Rogers and Mrs. J. L. Beese, for two years. Coâ€"directors are Harry Kalbfleisch, Robert Miller, Mrs. R. Braunlich, J. O. Hemphill, Dr. F. F. Hughes and Vernon Sniâ€" der. Auditors are Herman Hass and lDr. Hughes. why.the demands were_not pregented to the appoal committee on Tuesday; the day before the strike, so that the matter could be thrashed out there. The new relief board was named as follows: J. R. Dier, C. J. Cundick, C.~C. Hahn, A. E. Farrier. KITCHENERâ€"Monday night deâ€" feated an amendment of Ald. John Walter that the demands of the re licfees, who went on strike last Wedâ€" nesday, as a protest against existing working conditions, be met. The unâ€" employed asked for an immediate allotment of clothing, 10 per cent. inâ€" crease in food allowances, cash for taskâ€"work and rescinding of penalâ€" ties jimposed by the relief board for failure of the men to report to work as ordered. "Because we did not know until Tuesday night that our organization was going to call for a strike to gain recognition for our demands." A delegation from th Unemployed Workers‘ Association presented the demands of the strikers through their spokesmen, L. D. Kenyon and J. Beattie. "We want work, more work, but we want to be paid for our work, in cash," Beattie said. "We would like this council to address the governments in Toronto and Otâ€" tawa in an effort to have them find some means whereby we could have sufficient work to support ourselves decently." New Relief Board at Kitche;fir to Deal with Unemployed. 'i f WA.â€"Preparations for the openin® of Parliament occupled the Cabinet its meeting Monday, but Prime M ter Mackenzie King had no announ ent when it was over. He said the vernmegt was well adâ€" vanced with program for Parliaâ€" ment. Conservative der R. B. Bennett will be absent at Â¥he opening and it will be the firstBppening he has missed in many yedÂ¥fs. He is now on his way across th tlantic, after a tour of the British minions, and will likely be in his t when the House gets down to s&imional husiâ€" ress on Monday. f Bennett Will Miss \ Opening Session Ald. J. Mcinsinger wished to know Established 1856 Bishop C. F. Derstine of First Menâ€" nonite Church, Kitchener, will be the guest speaker tomorrow night "Bible School night", at the last of this week‘s series of evangelistlc meetâ€" ings being held at Emmanuel Evanâ€" gelical church. Rev. E. G. Hinds of King street Baptist Church, Kitchâ€" ener, and Elmer Doerr, were speakâ€" ers on Monday and Wednesday nights respectively. KITOHENER.â€"R. A. McQGillivray was reappointed chairman of the K.â€"W. Collegiate and â€" Vocational School hoard at its first meeting of the year held Tuesday. A. M. Snider of Waterloo is viceâ€"chairman. Movement for secession of the North began last summer, and came as a result of alleged bad condition of the Ferguson Highway. Merchants sponsored _ the â€" movement, which North Incensed â€"â€" On Income Tax AGAIN COLLEGIATE CHAIRMAN Before the Provincial income tar was imposed, Timmins took in more than $10,000 in municipal income tax. Lust year the town received nearly $12,000 as its share of the tax colâ€" lected by the Province. TIMMINS.â€"Invitations were being sent out Tuesday to Northerh Onâ€" tario municipalities, inviting them to meet here and consider secession inom southern Ontario. "The Government has shown an utter disregard for the problems of the North, and it is time some de finite action was taken in the mat ter," said Councillor Desroches. Would _ Break _ Away from Southern Ontario.â€"Timmins Loses Heavily. Former Waterloo Citizen Winner of Yuletide Lighting Grand Prize Was KITCHENER.â€"Members _ of _ the Kitchener Water Commission meetâ€" ing in their inaugural session on Monday evening returned J.â€"C. Breitâ€" haupt as chairman for the 38th term. Mr. Breithaupt is a former Mayor of Kitchener. The young people, who have been studying at Baden, were taken on a tour of inspection of the college buildings. Livestock judging demonâ€" strations were presented for the boys and home economics for the girls. 38th Term Begins as Water Chairman Cabinet Minister Declares it "Insult".â€"Compmnds Jewish lock, Bruthtord ? in tion with the Pla! sarage up, were charged Mfi court Saturday with reaking and onâ€" tering the store of Clark & Grant at ‘Teeterville, December 18 and theft of $100 worth of merchandise. They were remanded one wgek in custody it the request of Crowi Attorney W. E. Kelly, KC. Uvan IWI ecurt to answer the rge but Bulâ€" lock was absent being under guard in the Brantford 1 where he is recovering from & Pullet wound. Raps h Jews tahome wrerxiy NEewararer J&pvany 15, 1987 7 :g!'r } C Ingenuity Please Judges The judges particularly were imâ€" pressed by the ingenuity of Mr. Zick and other prize winners. The jJudges were the president of the Chamber of Commerce, president of the Buffalo Advertising Club and viceâ€"president of the Buffalo General Electric Company. ROME â€"Premier Mussolini Tues day won his military pilot‘s license after riaing noarly 15,000 feet at the controls of his own trimotor plane and looping the loop like a veteran stunt flier. 11 Duce, who is 5%, smilingly reâ€" ecived his pilot‘s insignia from Genâ€" eral Guiseppe Valle, Air Ministry Undersscretary IL DUCE LOOPS LOOP, BECOMING MILITARY PILOT So savage were the denunciations of the still uncaptured slayer that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents received instructions to hide the kidnapper if and when they catch him. TACOMA, Wash. â€" Mobâ€"violence threats ran through this normally calm city Tuesday as public indignaâ€" tion rose over the kidnapâ€"slaying of 10â€"yearâ€"old Charles Mattson. «_2\ 10â€"Yearâ€"Old Kidnugpped Son of Physician Found Dead in Mob Violence Feared Against The bearded man who stole and Child Slayer Not Paid. @87 %; WOULD INSTAL PUPILS *., AS CITY COUNCIL PAGES ‘‘The boy§@would know how the council cond their meetings, and so would he aining a course of civic administr@@ion", Ald. Walter said. He also pf sed conducting a contest with a prize, in which pages and other pufis would write essays on "Why eve udent should use his vote." In 1933 a total of $46,309 was exâ€" pended in relief work in the municiâ€" polity, this figure being excedded in 1934, when the highest amount in the past four years, $48,729.67, was exâ€" pended. The cost took a considerable decrease in 1935, when it dropped tc $31,220.84, while last year marked the lowest since relief was organized on a large scale. The highest cost for one month in the past four years was in January, 1935, when there were 802 persons receiving relief and the cost totalled $6,179.97. The lowest month total in the same period was in October 1936, when the total was $481.74 for 85 reâ€" cipients. The largest number on relief was in February, 1983, while the smallest humber was in November last year, when there were 75 recipients. The largest number ever on relief here in onre month totalled 1,23%. The delegates were introduced to department officials by Hon. N. O. Hipel. Angus Dickson, member for Perth, was also in attendance. Preston Relief _ _ Cost $12,220 lcA o O evier m n drih ied on Arabre n ob min.d to $12,220,â€"writ)y #‘cost of $1.95 per capita, were less than 1935 by $3 per capita and less than 1984 by nearly $6 per capita, the annual survey pre sented to the municipal council Monâ€" day afternoon by Mayor Robert Bieth, indicated. TCHENER. â€" Alderman John Wal at the regular city council meet Monday night, announced that would introduce a motion at the next mgeeting to appoint primary school students as pages for council mectings. § . Over 30 delegates from Waterloo, Perth, We‘lington, Bruce and Huron counties were in attendance. Indiâ€" cations appeared favorable for the highway department to take over this strip of road and in the event they do, it will relieve the cost to the counâ€" ties as the government now pays 100 percent of the upkeep of provinâ€" clal highways. . Hon. N. O. Hipel, speaker of the Ontario house, was head of a delegaâ€" tion which visited Toronto on Friâ€" day to attempt to have the Ontario government take over the road which goes from Guelph to West Montrose Elmira, Listowe! and Wingham to the Blue Water highway, as a proâ€" vincial highway. _ OTTAWA.â€"Five Canadian air piâ€" lots have been grounded for over loading their machines and thus dangering life, it was stated at Department of Transport. Som been suspended for "Aft s others for thirty days, de on the gravity of the offense. w# Limira 1@«¥aKC H_igh‘\yfiklegate; Emira To Ground 5 Pilots Air Transports Wriggley Still Missing, Wanted PW Inquest Into Death of"*Wife" PK. N. 0. Hipel With Delegaâ€" tion Favoring New Northâ€" ern Highway. Government All unused or unissued serip will be cancelled or defaced in the pres: ence of the manager or accountant OT ME Royal Bank branch here and the Mayor or other membera of Coun cil. Ald. C. Selbert suggested that the counc!l be not influenced by the letâ€" ters, since many countenanced gamâ€" bling devices to raise money for their finances. . J. Walters challenged the comâ€" mit it they licensed slot machines and p ames, to also license stockâ€" ticker hines as gambling devices. "Not 0 at but remove the gamâ€" ble from itself by the socializaâ€" tlon of wealti‘ he said. finances. . J. Walters challenged the com:â€" mit it they licensed slot machines and p ames, to also license stockâ€" ticker hines as gambling devices. "Not 0 at but remove the gamâ€" ble from itself by the socializaâ€" tlon of wealt@y‘ he said. The proposé®Msalary increases for clty hall empl s totalling $3,074, was laid over for @pother week * Orillia Scrapg ‘ Norman Johnson, the man who had to‘d Dr. Leavine that no one was sick ;when he called on Christmas Day, apâ€" peared at the inquest. He lived in an apartment above the Wriggleys and kad been standing outside when the doctor had called. He had not known that a doctor had been called, he said, ard when Dr. Leavine asked him who had telephoned he had replied that no one was i11, he testified. Ald. I. A. Bowman moved that the slot machines be taxed $500 for the first machine and $10 for such sucâ€" cossive machine and that the chief of police be consulted about the placâ€" ing of each machine. ORILLIA.â€"With _ no _ diss ng voice, 1937 Orillia Council, at it« ®ipâ€" augnural meeting Monday night, away with the town‘s scrip system. Relatives of the dead woman said at the inquest she had often told them Wriggley beat her. Her father said the woman had {fived with Wriggley for six years. $500 License Fee For Slot Machines Communications _ were _ received from the Young Men‘s club, Queen Anne‘s, Prince of Wales and Tommy Atkins chapters of the 1.O.D.E., the Kiwanis club, the executive of the North Waterloo Boy Scouts Associâ€" ation aid the Ministerial association, objecting to the operation of the slot machines and urging council to take steps for their removal. Council Acts on Large Number of Letters from Service Clubs. > Dr. Campbell, in evidence today, said he had found the woman in bed, suffering total paralysis from the shoulders down. ‘She said she had follen and hurt her neck, but she also said she had not called a doctor preâ€" viously because she had felt no pain. Dr. Campbell ordered her to hospital, where ghe died next morning, Dec. 27. Death was due to a severed apiâ€" nal gord and a complete dislocation of the upper vertebrac, he sald. Could Not Walk Both doctors testified Tuesday that it would be "very unlikely" that any one suffering such injuries would be able to walk to a telephone and call might not have been ‘commw vered at first, but that it might have been severed after she was put to bed with pillows under her head. KITCHENER.â€"The finance comâ€" mittee of city council Monday night passed a byâ€"law licensing slot maâ€" chines, on the payment of a fee of $500 for the first machine and $10 for each machine thereafter. A coroner‘s inquest Tuesday adâ€" jJourned indefinitely while police conâ€" tinued their hunt for the missing man. A bench warrant ordering his appearance at the investigation was issued several days ago. ‘Wriggley was last seen immediately following the death of the woman in hospital. At that time he said he was going to arrange for her funeral, Crown Attorâ€" ney W. P. Clement declared. Mystery Phone Cali The mystery in the case concerns & telephone call received at 2 o‘clock oa Christmas afternoon by Dr. 8. F. Leavine. Testifying at the inquest, Dr. Leavine said he had been called by a "Mrs. Wriggley" who gave an address on Frederick street. The woman said she had fallen and inâ€" jured her shoulder, the doctor said. When he arrived, howover, he saw two men outside the house, one of whom told him no one was sick. The doctor went away, thinking a mi# take had been made in the phone call. At 7 o‘clock next morning, anâ€" other physician, Dr. &. L Campbell, was called to the sarmi home by a man who asked him to hurry to the bedside of a "Mrs. Wriggley". Scrip Retem Prico 8 Conts