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\ | toxa i ! e t3 " e 2 R J .‘ / § | D 4 $ | _ uy | C\ | | x ’i\ | \ o a * L | *A, > f Lc ‘&%u I : -_ 3 ‘In 90 constituencies Wednesday 266 candidatesâ€"264 men and two woâ€" men ~filed papers which will place their names before the electorate on October 6. On that day the province will either return to power the Lib eral Government led by Premier Mitchel] Hepburn. grant a mandate to â€" Conservatives nnder Hon. Earl Rowe or turn to candidates not affiâ€" liated with the old line parties, greatesi number of which in the presâ€" eut campaign are lined up under the colors of the Coâ€"operative Commonâ€" wealth Rederation. The Conservative Opposition has named the most straight party menâ€" 89. Liberals placed 86 in the running, hint the four constituencies unconâ€" test by the ruling party are candlâ€" dates regarded as friendly to the Government Bedridden Man _ Prey of Thief RIDGBTOWN James Hawkins, 8i years old, and bedridden, was robbed of $10 Wednesday night by a triel who posed as a prominent Chatâ€" ham doctor, and pretended to give me dica! treatment before making off vith the aged man‘s money, The means which the pseudo docâ€" tor used to get the money, however, ccused him to miss $2,000 in bonds. He dimmed the lights in his "paâ€" tent‘s" bedroom while he took the cash and in the semiâ€"darkness, overâ€" looked two $1,000 bonds. DORONTO. The curtain is up on the final scenes of OQntario‘s general election drama, with principals and bit players for the last act definitely rumed. There were no acclamations. Thief Poses as Doctor, Steals $10 Cash, Misses $2,000 in Bonds. Only One Seat Is N ot Conâ€" tested by Conservatives.â€" Liberals Nominate 86. For 90 Seats in Ontario Legislature; C.C.F. Leader To Run in South Waterloo SKETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES IN THE WATERLOO RIDINGS Vol. 81, No. 79 J. Albert Smith, Liberal candiâ€" date in North Waterloo, is one of a family of seven children born to Rev. J. A. Schmitt and Mrs. Schmitt, an Evangelical clergyman who is well remembered by the older resiâ€" dents of Waterloo County districts where he served for many years in various churches. Rev. Mr. Schmitt when past 80 years of age preached at Zion Church, Kitchener. Mayor Smith‘s parents reside in Kitchener. Mayor Smith was born June 7, 1894, in the village of New Hamâ€" burg. He received his education in Waterloo County schools and in public and high school in the City of Kitchener. Married to Miss Leoma Klehn, the daughter of Mrs. Klehn and the late Louis Klehn of Kitchener, the union has been blessed with two daughters and one son; Miss Elaine Smith, the eldest, is a student at K.â€"W. Collegiate, while Miss Phyllis and Louis are attending school in Kitchener. Mr. Smith is a member of Zion Evangelical Church, Kitchâ€" ener. PARTIES NOMINATE 265 CANDIDATES Entering public life in 1926, Mayor Smith served several terms as alderman, being elevated by the electors to the office of Mayor of Kitchener in 1985, and being reâ€" elected in 1986 and 1937. He is at resent President of the Ontario {hyon' Association, is a member of| the Central Management Commitâ€" tee of the Confederation of Cana | dian _ Municipalities, and a viceâ€" g‘rnidont of the Ontario Municipal) Slectric Association. Greatly inâ€" terested in gardening, Mr. Smith served as president of the Kitchener Horticultural Society and one term as president of the Ontario ""v}" cultural Society.. * In business Mr. Smith has h . , for many years the local agency 5 a building supply company. ut Waterloo County‘s SEMIâ€" WEEKLY J. Albert Smith dites in North Waterloo Two demands of the workers are said to have delayed settlement, one for time and a half for overtime and the other pay increases of 5 to 20 per cent., both of which Mr. Kaufman declares the company canâ€" not meet. "I have no progress to report." This was the terse remark made by A. R. Kaufman, president of the Kaufman Rubber Co., Kitchener, when questioned _ regarding the strike which has tied up the factory since 600 workers went on strike over a week ago, The suggestion that the management is "stalling" has caused the strikers to become impatient and they urge that an early settlement be made. Another thing that has caused unâ€" rest is the report that the company moved out a carload of finished goods and are planning to get a second car away for shipment. Three young men pleaded guilty to breaking windows in the Kaufman factory. They were Ralph Leppek, Frank Voisin, and Harold Summers. They were remanded for sentence pending the apprehension of a fourth man, Steve Bohonski. Rubber Workers A. R. Kaufman Says No Proâ€" gress to Report.â€"Strikers Impatient as Week Passes. Uses Head and Thumb; Gets Oscar W. Thompson, Conservaâ€" tive candidate in the North Waterâ€" loo riding for the Ontario elections, was born August 24, 1883, in Sulliâ€" van township in the county of Grey, near the village of Desboro. He was educated in the Desboro village school, and at the Owen Sound Business College. At the age of 27 he entered business for himself, coming to Kitchener seven years later, in December, 1917. In 1923â€"24 he served on the municipal council of the City of Kitchener, as alderman, and again as alderman during the years 1929â€"1930. In 1917 he established an autoâ€" mobile business in Kitchener which he operated until 1927, when he mold his business to become a foxâ€" farmer. At present he operates a number of fox farms in the provâ€" ince, extending from Kitchener in the south to North Bay in the north. Mr. Thompson is a member of Trinity United Church, Kitchener. He has a family of six children, four girls and two boys, five of whom are mttending public and high school in Kitchener at present. At the age of 54, Mr. Thompson enters the provincial political arena as a candidate, after serving part of an unexpired term as President of the North Waterloo Liberalâ€"Conâ€" servative Association. Mr. Thompâ€" son was chosen by the Association s its candidate at a rally held in Waterloo in May, 1987. Mrs. Rosenia â€" Weiler celebrated her 96th birthday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. Elchert, Breithaupt â€" street, Kitchener, on j neaday. She is in good health, i fite, mends, and enjoys motoring.| KITOHENHR, Sept.â€" 30. â€"Onâ€" tarto‘s "Try Courtesy" campaign on her highways is bringing reâ€" sultsâ€"at least with the "men of of the road." A hitchhiker on Kitchener‘s outskirts was seen to lift his hat and bow besides usâ€" ing his thumb. He got his ride O. W. Thompson WOMAN 96 YEARS OLD Gets Ride Estab WATERLOO CHRONICLE| "#" | lished 1856 Angus Demman, Water street, Kitchener, charged with attempted murder of his wife at his home on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 21, appeared before Mr. Justice McEvoy at the fall assizes held at Kitchener this week. After the charge was amended to one of wounding with intent to maim, acâ€" cused pleaded guilty. He was reâ€" manded until Thursday when Mr. Justice McEvoy sentenced him to five years in the Kingston penitenâ€" tiary. The maximum sentence was life imprisonment. Evidence of Witnesses. Constable Farnham told how he had answered a call to the Water St. residence about 2.40 p.m., July 21, and found a woman lying on the verandah covered with blood, who he learned was Mrs. Demman. He found Demman lying unconscious in the bathroom, face down, close to an open gas jet. When he reâ€" gained consciousness shortly after, his first remark according to Farnâ€" ham was "I tried to kill her and commit suicide." It was after plainâ€" clothes detective Blevins assisted Farnham to carry Demman to the verandah that the statement was made. Demman later remarked if wife is going to live I want to live too. A. W. Boos, Kitchener, lawyer for Demman, contended that evidence given when accused was in a semiâ€" conscious condition should not be admitted. Judge MeEvoy ruled (Continued on Page 3â€"No. 1) Under the Ontario Election Act, radio broadcast of political candiâ€" dates must cease before 48 hours of the opening of the voting polls in the district, and as a result no broadcasts will be made by either lecal candidates or provincial canâ€" didates after midnight, Saturday, October 2nd. Angus Demman Is Sentenced to Penitentiary Sentenced to Five Years for Attempt to Murder His Wife. â€"Evidence Heard. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in April, 1892, the son of Germanâ€"born parents. Mr. Walter recelved his pubâ€" li~ and high school education in Deâ€" t=oit h: 1908 he came to Berlin (now Kitchenect) where he has since re sided ‘ In 1914 he entered Syracuse Uni: i»rsily, where he studled economics ul socia) history. In 1920 be visitâ€" «@4 Enrope, touring seven European }conntrics. doing research work in «8 fflmim and sociology. Returning *n Kitchener in 1922, he married Miss |(m«1 K chn. daughter of Mrs. Kiehn and the jlate Lonis Klehn of that [e:ty _ His two chlldren, John and | Omalve are attending Kitchener Pub ic schools | Mr \\’an»r first entered municipal service in 1926, when he was elected \a_member of the Kitchener Public | Schnol Roard, which Board he served S vyears _ In 1936 Mr. Walter was |elected an Alderman of the City Commeil and reâ€"elected in 1937. } In 1930 Mr. Walter again visited FKurope â€" studying the development {.‘; cconmomics and sociology aince bls previous vialt He was in Germany lal the fime Hitler: was preparing |tor his comp which set up a Nast WIFE RECOVERS FROM SKULL FRACTURE Election Broadcasts Must End Saturday The â€" Coâ€"operative â€" Commonwealth candidate. John Walter, has had a most interestIng and varted career. Hehas twice visited Europe, spending econsiderable time there sindylng ec0â€" nomic and social conditions. «tate Interesied in progressive governâ€" leent since 1907. Vr Walter was an (mtuje delegate al the Regina conâ€" rence when the Canadian CCF pafv came into helng He has heen a member of the executive of the Onâ€" John Walter Warearoo, OwTtamo, Frmar, Octoser 1, 1937 Twelve Pages _ Following his arrival in the Old ‘Country. he visited Aberdeen and from there London, Calais and thence to Nice where the Rotary sessions were held. During his stay at Nice the President of France atâ€" tended the function and in honour of the Rotarians the streets were lined with soldiers who "were not in it" with Canadian militia. One of his evenings was spent in viewing a marvellous display of fireâ€" works, outstandlxg in which was a replica of the Canadian Niagara Falls. The Battle of the Flowers, an annual festival which is held in Nice, took place while the sessions were still in Prog-m The carriages, loaded with festive makers and bouâ€" quets, drove thrgugh the streets for over an hour and a half throwâ€" ing flowers continually to the crowd of 35,000 or 40,000 spectators, he said. One could hardly visualize the profusion of blooms firowing in the stre:;s of that city, the speaker deâ€" elared. From Nice he journeyed to Marâ€" seilles and thence to Paris where he was duly ime-ed by the grave of the Unkn Soldier and the Mr. Henderson was also privileged to speak for Canada before the gathering of 6,000 delegates, asâ€" sembled for the inmuguration of the sessions. fresh flowers and etarnal fire which {Continued on Page 3â€"No. 2) Speaking before the Waterloo iYouu Men‘s Club at their opening fall meeting at the Hotel Waterloo, ‘Tnud.y evening, William Henderâ€" son, Sr., past president of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterlgo Rotary Club, and chairman of the Waterloo Pubâ€" lic Utilities Commission, spoke of ‘his impressions réceived during his trip abroad in lt% of this year as a delegate to the World Conference of Rotarians. The party left on Coronation Day and after emerging from the St. Lawrence River were enveloped in the worst storm in Mr. Henderson‘s experience. The vast majority of the passengers were sea sick for days following the storm itself, Mr. Henderson said, mentioning that he had seen considerable rough sea during his youth ms a cook aboard a North Sea boat. Travel Talk on A brief sketch of the life of Aifred Mustin, nominated as a Farmerâ€"Laâ€" bor candidate in the provinclal elecâ€" tion, will be of Interest to his supâ€" porters and friends. Born in 1905 in the thriving village of Linwood. he received a public school education at Bloomingdale and Bridgeport and later was a stuâ€" ; dent at the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Colâ€" | leglate. He aspired to a University | education but his parents being of | modest means, he went to work in a , Kitchener rubber factory al the age of 17 During his leisure bours he | poured over books to widen his knowledga. | During his residence in Bridgeport he was an active member of the Evangelical Chunrch in Bridgeport, president of the ‘Christfan Endeavor Society for seven years and a memâ€" ber of its county executive. An emâ€" pioyee of the Merchants Rubber Co., »t Kitchener, he was a moving eapirit in the organization of a union for his fellow workers. When an election was announced he agreed to accept the nom{ination as a Farmerâ€"Labor candidate Alfred Muatin wedded Migo Viola Heckendorn. a danghter of Mr. and Mra. Ezra Heckendorn, Bridgeport, and their nnion was blesaed with three sonm turle mection of his party since it was formed The wider political field firat saw Mrâ€" Walter‘@ entry in 1935, when he contested the North Waterioo riding in the Federa] election campalgn, for the CC °F party Mro Walter al the age of 45. is again in the political feld carrying the atandarda of the North Waterloo CC F party European Trip by Rotary Member P U Guest Alfred Mustin st Speaker at Men‘s Club Luncheon. Exâ€"Mayor, Threshed Grain Averages One Peck to Acre on Western Drought Farms interest which is increasingly being manifested by the folks of all reâ€" ligious communions in New Hamâ€" burg and surrounding areas, assures a general and generous response to the joint appeal for Western Relief in the form of fruit (fresh and canned}, vegetables and groceries, which are to be centrally loaded in two or more cars at the New Hamâ€" burg depot, October 19th and 20th. It is to be noted that this joint apâ€" peal is NOT for clothing and bedâ€" ding. Opportunity to send clothing will be given in another form later. One of the cars is to be sent to Marengo, Sask., and the other to GUBLPH â€"Seventy freshmen re gistered at the OQntario Veterinary College yesterday, the largest firstâ€" year registratfon since the college was moved to Guelph from Toronto. Literally hundreds of applications from the United States were turned down by the college authorities this year. because there was not room for them, preference being given to Canadians. When all the classes re turn three will be more than 240 stuâ€" dents O.A.C. Turns Down U. S. Applications LUONDON. The Gloster Aircraft Company, with the Government‘s cousent, has agreed to deliver to China a number of fighting airplanes of the latest type, it was learned Exactly how many was not revealed. Up io the present noue of these maâ€" chines has been sold outside the 70 Freshmen Swells Enrollment in O.A.C. Faculty to 240. New Hamburg District Sendâ€" ing Two Carloads Produce in Relief Drive.â€"Set Up Receiving Depots. | _ Hon. Mr. Hipel first entered proâ€" vincial politics when he was accordâ€" ed a majority of 170 over Mark M. \Donald, Conservative candidate, in the byâ€"election of October 29, 1930, |created by the resignation of Karl British Empire A sketch of the member for South Waterloo who has representâ€" ed the riding for two terms, Hon. Norman O. Hipel, will prove of inâ€" terest to electors and friends in Waterloo County. Honored with the responsible office of Speaker in the last Legislature, Mr. Hipel is now believed slated for a cabinet position should his party be returnâ€" ed to power. K. Homuth, then member for South’ Waterloo, who unsuccessfully conâ€" tested North Waterloo against Hon.: W. D. Euler. Mr. Hipel had nine years of municipal experience to his credit, serving as Mayor of Preston at 33 years of age, and alderman and reeve and was elected to office by acciamation. He entered public life in 1921. Candidates in S. Waterloo He was aiso a member of the County _ Council, _ Galt _ Hospital Board, Waterloo County Health Asâ€" sociation and the South Waterloo Agricultural Society. Born on a farm in Wlterlm)‘ township, near Breslan, in 1890, Mr Hipel received his primary Prlll(‘t‘ tion at Riverbank school and later| at the Breslau public school. On| leaving school at 13, he clerked inr a Kitchener (Berlin}) dry goods} store for three years. When 16 he| learned the carpenter trade and| through night atudy completed m ;rnrrp!pondtnrw course. At the age| of 21 he went into the building conâ€"| tracting businesa and later ntquirodl lu Brealan lumber busineas which he! NEW HAMBURG.â€"Evidently the Crack British Planes to China Hon. N. 0. Hipel _ F. Stewart Scoll "We returned this evening from Marengo. There we learned to our great happiness that that communâ€" ity is to receive a ecarload of fruit and vegetables from New Hamburg and vicinity. Marengo is one of my appointments, and New Hamburg is very near to Mother‘s old home. So imagine my surprise. It will please the Marengo people also to receive a car from a fruitâ€"producing porâ€" tion of Ontario, for they have never tContinued on Page 3â€"No. 3) Alsask, Sask. This is arranaged by the Joint Committee of the Churches for Western Relief. In this connecâ€" tion the public will be interested in the contents of ‘a letter just reâ€" ceived by J. A. Donaldson of Shakeâ€" speare, from his nephew, Russell Reid of Flaxcombe, Sask., bearing date of September 24th. From this letter we quote as follows: ELMIRA, Sept. 28. â€" George H. Ballard, 84â€"yearâ€"old resident of this town, died Tuesday while digging potatoes at his home here. _ He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mrs. J. C. McKay, of Waterloo County piloneer, who is receiving the hearty congratulations and best wishes today on attaining his 100th birthday DIES AT ELMIRA WHILE WORKING IN GARDEN Linwood An â€" experienced â€" parliamentary speaker is presented by the South Waterloo Conservative Association in F. Stewart Scott, candidate for South Waterloo in the Ontario General Elections of 1937. Mr. Scott is a native of Galt, beâ€" ing born there in 1879, the son of the late Frank A. Scott and Mary Scott. He received his education in the public schools and Collegiate of that city, later entering business, Today Mr. Scott is an active memâ€" ber of the Shoe Manufacturers Asâ€" sociation, operating a large plant in the South Waterloo city. After obtaining experience in municipal life, Mr. Scott was electâ€" ed to the office of Mayor of Galt in 1912â€"1913. He was active in the cultivation of Hydro from its beâ€" ginning, and as chairman of the City Council committee introduced Hydro electric power to the citizens of Galt. Entering the Federal political arena in 1915, Mr. Scott was clected to the Dominion House of Comâ€" mons to represent South Waterloo, gerving there until 1921 when he retired. operated nlong with work. Three children, all girls, comprise Mr. Sceott‘s family, namely Kath leen,. Mary and Isabell In 1913 he married Miss Olive Eby of Breslan and moved to f‘res ton. He later purchased a portahle a@wmill and shortly aftersan d es tablished the sawmill and Inmhe yard. In 1922 he also went into the coal and wood businese JACOB OSWALD his contractin First to fyle his papers duly {signed by 100 electors of the riding was Mayor J. Albert Smith, Liberal candidate. Next in order were Oscar ‘w_ Thompson, Conservative, John Walter, Coâ€"operative Commonwealth Federation, and _ Alfred â€" Mustin, Farmerâ€"Labor candidate. Mr. Siâ€" (beon, the Socialistâ€"Labour candiâ€" date, was last to fyle his papers. Mr. Sibeon‘s appearance . wili make North Waterloo one of two ridings in the province where five candidates are contesting a single seat. At the outset of the election campaign a month ago five candiâ€" dates were in the field, but the Comâ€" munist party withdrew their entry. Official Agents Named. Returning Officer Livingston read from the papers the names of the candidates‘ official financial agents. They are: for Mustin, John Tillger, Kitchener; for Sibeon, Ross Scott, Toronto; for Smith, Ezra A. Strasâ€" ser, Waterloo; for Thompson, Gerâ€" ald Eastman, Kitchener; and for Walter, Fred Barnes, Kitchener. KITCHENER.â€"Both electors and the four candidates were surprised at the official nomination meeting for the Ontario Elections in North Waterloo at the Court House here Wednesday afternoon when a fifth candidate, Richard Sibeon, Socialistâ€" Laborite, turned in his duly signed nomination papers and qualified for a fiveâ€"cornered contest in this ridâ€" ing. Not until the nomination meetâ€" ing was under way under the chairâ€" manship of Chief North Waterloo Returning Officer James R. Livingâ€" ston did Mr. Sibeon appear and fyle his papers. Only a handful of elecâ€" tors, officials, and the four other candidates attended the meeting held from one to two o‘clock while the Fall Assizes of the Supreme Court was adjourned. 5 Nominated At Official N.W. Meetings Except for the official procedure laid down by the Ontario Election Act, the meeting produced no other proceedings. Conservative, Liberal, C.C.F., Farmerâ€"Labor, and Socialist Parties Each Have Candidate. Golden Wedding of Waterloo Couple Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Snider Celebrate Anniversary with Family and Friends. CONGRATULATIONS AND GIFTS FOR COUPLE Two highly esteemed and wellâ€" known citizens of Waterloo County, Mr. and Mrs: Jacob S. Snider, 131 William Street, Waterloo, received the congratulations and best wisher to a host of friends on Tuesday, September 28th, on the occasion of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Seventy guests, including the family of seven children, were present at a sumptuons wedding dinner at the home _ when _ congratulatory _ adâ€" dresses were given and interesting reminiscences . of â€" the eighties reâ€" called. The bride and groom of fifty years were recpients of many gifte and beantiful bouquets of flowers, Mr and Mrs Snider‘s first home (Contiimed an Page 3 No 4) John Mitchell i resident of Hamâ€" ‘anada about 1920. the Onfario Counâ€" and leader of his arie. General elecâ€" Price 3 Cents