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â€"THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE Vol. 82, No. 41 4,000:<.iberals Banquet Prime Jinister King Tells Great G: ~ing at Toronto He Will Never Say Ahead Stand C \‘a To Take In Any Affair Abroad.â€" éi’ ief Aim Unity of Canada. TORONTOâ€"Prime Minister Macâ€" kenzie King declared to an audience of nearly 4,000 people here Tuesday night that he would not now or at any future time make a statement of Canada‘s stand toward a hypoâ€" thetical situation that might arise in some other part of the wqu;. Addressing those attending a banquet marking the 20th anniverâ€" sary of his election as National Liberal leader, the prime minister said he had often been asked to make a statement of his Governâ€" ment‘s attitude toward European affairs. ‘"One thing I will not do and canâ€" not be persuaded to do is to say what Canada will do in regard to a situation that may arise at some future time and under circumâ€" stances of which we now. know noâ€" thing," the prime minister declared. At no time in his address did the prime minister make any reference to the question uppermost in the minds of most of his listenersâ€"the date of the next general election. It had been forecast the prime minister might choose the bangquet forum as the spot from which to announce â€" whether present plans were for a general glection this fall, but the word "Election" never escaped Mr. King‘s lips, though Liberal stawarts from other provâ€" inces . in earlier speeches almost invited him to do so by promising bigger â€" parliamentary â€" delegations than ever after the next vote. Desires To Continue. But speaking at a iuncheon tenâ€" dergd him earlier by Mayor Ralph Day and the Corporation of the City of Toronto, Mr. Mackenzie King said it was his desire to conâ€" tinue to serve Canada "with all my heart." HUGE GRASSHOPPERS SWARM WILMOT FIELDS Nearly 2,000 people, niost of them standing, packed the main banquet hall of the Royal York Hotel and sweltered through two hours of speechâ€"making by some 20 men and women representing all the provâ€" inces before the prime minister‘s turn to speak. Oppose $8,000 New Hog Pen At County Farm . The â€"recommendation â€" of several county council members that the $8,000 be cpent on a new hog pen at the Old People‘s Home has caused much comment by county officials, both for and against the proposition. It is out of the question to spend. $$,.000 on a hog pen. and too much: money, stated Reeve N. G. McLeod: of North Dumfries. The amount I heard mertioned was between $3,000 and â€" $1,000, but $8,000 wil provide a home for the hogs far better than sume of the taxpayers who will be asked to help pay for it. Other â€" county _ council mvmbm)'s wished to study the matter further but with the facts now available were inclined to oppcése any expendiâ€" ture over $4,000 for a hog pen. Reeve Charles _ Schuett _ and _ exâ€"Warden, Reeve Panabaker, Reeve Ford 1. Wilâ€" son and Reeve Hofer, Reeve W. H. Shaw, and Reeve Lorne B, Weber all upposed erecton of an addition which would run over a moderate «sum. Reeve P. A. Wagner the dean of the county council, is understood to be ugainst spending anything like $8,000 mentioned at the last meeting. May Help German To Return Home Maintaining he "had a job to go to", a middleâ€"aged Germanâ€"Canaâ€" dian appealed to the Kitchener famâ€" ily ‘relief board to pay his passage to Germany yesterday. The reliefee displayed a letter from Germany to the board, which, he said, contained assurance of & job paying him 200 marks or $80 a month. "I came to Canada ten years ago and became a naturalized Canadian citizen. Because of that, wealthy friends in Germany are not perâ€" mitted to send me money for my ticket," he stated. * Miss Mabel C. Feik, relief adâ€" ministrator, â€" told the board Ahat large numbers of Germanâ€"Canadian families have left and are leaving Kitchener to return t "the fatherâ€" land", presumably to take jobs which they say have been offered them. "I am told that if they can get to New York all right, transâ€" portation to Germany is provided them," she stated. Farmer Dies From Fall Into Rollers of Threshing Machine INGERSOLL Arch. A. Nixon, 27. farmer. died Aug. ith at the General Hospital here:following inâ€" juries suffered while threshing last Thursday. _ He suffered lacerations to m leg when he lost his balance while working on top of a threshâ€" img machine and fell between the rullers. _ The accident occurred on the farm of Gordon Dixon, North Oxford. Coatinued on Page 4. KING SILENT ON Falls 40 Feet And Dies At Hospital Former Hespeler Mayor, D..N. Panabaker, Prominent in Public Life HESPELER.â€"D. N. Panabaker, 70, died in hospital at Galt on Thursday of injuries received when he fell forty feet to the ground from a lookout platform of the Pioneers‘ Memorial Tower near Doon. Chief Coroner W. A. Woolâ€" ner said there will be no inquest. Panabaker, who served as Mayor of Hespeler for many years, was conâ€" scious when found but said later he could not explain how the accident occurred. Panabaker was the presiâ€" dent of the Waterloo Historical Soâ€" ciety, responsible for erection of the Memorial Tower. For many years identified with the Canadian woollen industry as manager of the Hespeler division, Dominion Woollens and Worsteds Ltd., he was known as an authority in Canadian woollen circles. Born in Waterloo township 70 z]ears ago, serving on the town ‘ouncil Hespeler, of Pennsylvnnia‘ Dutch stock, he became one of the most reliable authoritiee on the early history of the Pennsylvania Dutch settlers in this country. It was through his efforts that the Meâ€" morial Tower from which he fell was erected to the memory of the counâ€" ty‘s early pioneers. _ He was prominent in civic affairs of Hespeler and the county for many years serving on the town council and later on the county county council as reeve. He was laâ€" |ve[ elected warden of the county. He was an active member of the United church. He was a past presiâ€" dent of the Waterloo County Chilâ€" dren‘s Aid Society and also of the Ontario Children‘s Aid Society. He was also a past president of the Waâ€" terloo County Canadian Club. _ Hsi entire life was spent in Hesâ€" peler where he entered the employ of the R. Forbes Woollen Company as a youth, rising to manager of the concern which later became a divisâ€" ion of the DPominion Woollens and Worsteds Ltd. He retired from acâ€" tive connection with the firm about ten years ago. In later years he had been identified with the Hespeler Felt Company. . _ _ _ 2 . ELECTION DATE Besides his wife he is survived by three sons, Wilbur of Saskatchewan, Frank of Hamilton, distinguished Canadian landscape painter, and Reeve James Panabaker of Hesâ€" peler. Four brothers, Levi and C. A. of Hespeler, Arnold of Blair and Ephraim in the West, with three sisâ€" ters, the Misses Susan and Elizaâ€" beth of Hespeler and Mrs. Chamâ€" bers of Atwood, also survive. Flatly Refuse Demands Of Germany, Italy BELGH}IADE. Jugoslavia.â€" Jugoâ€" slaviaâ€" has refused German and Italian demands for use of her railâ€" roads and axis supervision of her economic and mjlitary centres in event of Européan war, it was learned on Wednesday on the highâ€" ‘est authority. _ With the full support of Great Britain and France, Premier Draâ€" gisha Cvetkovich will fly to Italy in a Jugoslav army bomber, it was said, to tell Italy‘s leaders bluntly that Jugoslavia is determined to maintain strict neutrality even if it is necessary to use her arms to do Germany and Italy were said to haveâ€"described their proposals as a form of "benevolent‘" neutrality. _ Besides use of Jugoslavia‘s railâ€" roads and supervision of her econâ€" omic and military centres in warâ€" time, it was said the Germanâ€" Italian demands would give them complete access to all Jugoslavia‘s war materials and foodstuffs in case of war. * . Threshing Machine On Rubber Tires Travels Quietly (By Chronicle Correspondent) t WALLENSTEIN.â€"An â€" interesting roadway picture was recently pre sented. when a threshing machine, travellig on rubber tires and drawn by a motor vehicle jaunted notiselessâ€" ly atong at the rate of about 25 miles an hour. What a contrast to the tardier locomotion _ of the _ teamâ€" drawn old gearingâ€"thresher and the circular horsapower that then acâ€" companied it from farm to farm‘ $44 In Bills Washed Ashore KINCARDINE. Waters of Lake Huron washed to the beach here $44 in bills. William Edmiston is still waiting for the rest of %106 roll he lost out of his pocket when the boat from which he was taking a picture turned over Tuesday. Entablished 1856 Premier King was honored at a great party banquet, which brought 4,000 Liberals from all parts of Canada to Toronto, Tuesday night. It marked the 20th anniversary of Mr. King‘s leadership. This picture of Canada‘s premier was taken just before the banquet. > PRIME MINISTER W. L. M. KING Waterloo Garden Prize Winners. Honored by 4,000 Liberals Mrs. J. S. Kieswetter‘s Garden Judged Best; Keen Competition. The Waterloo garden contest winâ€" ners were announced by the Waterâ€" loo Horticultural Society with Mrs. J. S. Kieswetter, 56 Norman St., ano Arthur Wahl, 67 Norman St., carâ€" rying off the honors. O. H. Mumâ€" mer, president of trhe Preston Soâ€" ciety, praised the local members for the fine gardens which were a disâ€" tinct credit to the town. In the open competition Mrs. Kieswetter was given 85 points and the Misses Strasser, 18 Allen St. east, second with 72 points. Arthur Wahl was adjudged the best amateur garden with 80 points. « Sixteen gardens were entered in the compteitions, an increase over the entries for the past few years. Increasing interest in horticulture is indicated by the fact that the osâ€" ciety‘s membership has shown gains during the past few years with a membership this year of 360. Winners by wards: North ward: 1, Hugh Rogers, 28 Young street east, 70; 2, Harvey Ziegler, 79 Queen street, 60. 8 West ward: 1, A. E. Tonkin, 192 Erb street west, 62 points; 2, Mrs. Albert Shantz, 16 Erb street west, 61; 3, Samuel Miller, 130 Erb street west, 58. East ward: 1, Roy Schaefer, 84 Allan street east, 71 points; 2, Mrs. William Fischer, 11 Willow street, 70; 3, Jacob Uffelman, 136 Allan street east, 69. South ward: 1, Arthur Wahl, 67 Norman street, 80 points; 2, Henry Kalbfleisch, T2A _ William â€" street west, 67. Gets Four Years For Armed Holdup * GALT.â€"William â€" Harrison, 29, North Dumfries, prominent plowâ€" man, who pleaded guilty to two charges of armed holdâ€"up in the Sprague‘s road district on July 23, was ‘sentenced to four years in Kingston penitengiary. In passing sentence Magistrate Blake said he would not oppose any application for executive clemency. Heavy Rain Pleases Farmers Farmers throughout the county welcomed the heavy downpour on Tuesday night which drenched dry pasture and root fields. The timely rain is worth many thousands of dollars to farming disâ€" tricts in Welbesley, Waterloo, Woolâ€" wich and Wilmot townships. TORONTO.â€"On Saturday at 11 o‘clock a.m., sixty Scottish women wh@# have been seeing Eastern Onâ€" tario by bus, converged on Toronto and after church, went on to the Guild of All Arts for luncheon. The party came to Canada. under the auspices of the Women‘s Institute. From Friday to Monday they visited ’()Nawn and the Niagara peninsule Visit Donâ€"Alda. _ f British Visitors Entertained At Wm. Elliott Farm Near Galt Sunday â€" afternoon â€" the â€" British visitors were guests of Mrs. D. A. Dunlap at Donâ€"Alda farm. They went on to Hamilton. On Monday they visited Binbrook, where the girls of the Junior W. L gave a demonstration _ in â€" henor _ of _ the guests, At Carluke they were ents mt luncheon and then on : travelling via the Adelaide I memorial and the Pauline and Graham Bell buthplace tertained to Gal, Hoodless Johnson es. Mrs. Oats and Barley Damaged; Insects Hop to Turnip Field When Oats Are Cut. In This District Worry Farmers Most damage is reported by farmâ€" ers on the Huron road, six miles west of here and three miles south of the Kitchenerâ€"Stratford highway, where the insects are said to have dwelt chiefly on green oats and turnips. NEW DUNDEE, August 10.â€" Swarms of hu{c grasshoppers are doing inestimable damage in Waterâ€" loo County, cutting a swath about six miles long and six miles wide, The Chronicle learned today. Making their appearance a week or ten days ago, whole. fields of grain and gardens have been comâ€" pletely devastated by the invaders in the six mile square. So quickly did the pestilence infest the area that farmers are powerless to curb the damage. "In thirty years of farming I have never seen ‘hoppers‘ come in such tremendous numbers," stated Albert Chapman, Huron Road. "While the crops earlier this year looked as they would be the best for many seasons, such is by no means the case now. According to Chapman, grassâ€" hoppers are particularly prolific in the sixâ€"mile radius now affected, due to the light type of soil. "Light soil, such as we have here, is considerâ€" ably warmer than heavier types, and as a result grasshopper eggs Grabbed Live Wire in Falling. Work Five Hours to Revive Man Preston Man Electrocuted PRESTON.â€"After Hydro men, recruited from all over South Waâ€" terloo worked in shifts in an atâ€" tempt to revive him, James Loree of Preston, Grand River Railway lineman, was pronounced _ dead Thursday night, five hours after he was electrocuted while working on the new railway line. Loree was removing a sectionalizâ€" ing switch or thÂ¥ electric railway line when he was shocked with 1,500 volts of direct current. He was working on ladders placed on top of a small car, and in falling is beâ€" lieved to have grabbed at a live wire. His legs became entangled in the rungs of the ladder, and fellow workmen brought him to the ground where resuscitation effors were imâ€" mediately started. There are about seventyâ€"five men employed on the new line which will enable the tracks to be removed from Preston‘s main street. The Hydro men, trained in resusâ€" citation work, answered the call for assistance from â€" Galt, Hespeler, Preston and Waterloo township. As soon as one pair tired another startâ€" ed work on the shocked man. Loree‘s condition did not permit his removal from the scene of the accident, and police were forced to erect barricades to keep back hunâ€" dreds of spectators who gathered to watch the attempt to revive the vicâ€" tim. The fatality was the first in the railway project, but two men were seriously injured a*month ago when a derrick boom broke. Loree leaves a widow and three small children. Woodstock ..................... . Aug. 22â€"24| Elmira ...:.:ssmsmssecessec< s Bept. 1â€"2â€"61 FergUS ....~ssssssssscscvcsccec. o. Bept. 8, 9| Tavistock ........................._Sept. 8, 9 London (Western Fair) Sept. 11â€"16 Midland ..:.:.:.....s:~â€".....Bept. 14â€"18 Milverton ....................._Sept. 14, 15 New Hamburg ..............Sept. 15, 16 Welleslcy ..........._....... .. Sept. 12, 18 Wiarton ::â€"s.cu....â€"Bept. 14, 15 Acton ............l.........._..._Sept. 19, 20 Ailsa Craig ....................Sept. 21, 22 (Alliston ....:ouscsâ€"ssl..c...Rept. 21, 22 BAMTIG :s:mmumusimmsscs.. . Bept.: 18â€"21 Clifford .........................Sept. 28, 29 GAI . ...>â€"ssissscercccocmcrironcen s Bept. 21â€"28 Hanover ....................... Bept. 19, 20 Listowel ........................Sept. 20, 21 Mildmay .....................Sent. 19, 201 Stratford .......................Sept. 18â€"20 Arthur .............L........Sept. 27, 28 Chesley .......................... Bept: 25, 26 Drumbo :::::...::â€"â€"..m~Bept. 26, 27 EMBFO ssssirsssccmssnirenscc cssc Bepte 25 Eimvale ...â€"..::â€"â€".......Bept. 265â€"97 William Elliott entertained them at tea at her farm, near Galt, and theI Centre Dumfries W.I. assisted in the welcome. They visited the Glen, Campbell farm to see the Ayrshire| cattle, and then the rock gardens,‘ on their way back to Hamilton,| where they spent the night. | On Tuesday the party proceeded to Stoney Creek, the birthplace of the Women‘s Institute, and were guests of the mother institute at the Battlefield House. En route to Niagara Falls to see the illuminaâ€" tion, they called at Vineland experiâ€" mental station and had dinnmer at Stamford. Wednesday, the C. Howâ€" ard Fischer farms were of special interest and luncheon s at the park refectory. Points 3 historic interest in Welland County were visited during the afternoon and in the evening they crossed the border to visit New York State. icontinued on Page 4. (By FALL FAIRS t) KITCHENER.â€" Provincial police ‘are seeking men who broke into the P-‘fitvuy school house near German Mills over the weekâ€"end and made a shambles of the building. The inâ€" truders took a piano apart, scatterâ€" ing the mechanism throughout the classroom, kicked a radio to pieces, shattered windows in the building, poured a fiveâ€"gallon can of oil on the floor and smashed a victrola to Since the German Mills school was damaged by vandals} reports have been received of two other schools, at Doon and Strasburg. being enterâ€" ed and the interior badly damaged. At Doon they gained entrance by breaking a window and damaged furâ€" niture and valuable equipment. At Strasburg the damage to furniture and anything of value was complete. Vandals Wreck Parkway School House Interior Ald. Wells Leads Antiâ€"Starling Fight Mennonite Camp Meeting Attracts Big Crowd Ontario Deputy Minister Says Pests Not as Serious As Reported. Poison Bait Will Control Grasshoppers As heported. | _ While only 500 attended the offiâ€" mm cial opening of the 10â€"day meeting, A report from Kitchener that devoted almost solely to devotional swarms of grasshoppers were eatâ€" periods and religious education, beâ€" ing many square miles of crops in tween 4.000. and 5,000 attended Waterloo County was discounted by Sunday meetings. W. R. Reek, Deputy Ontario Miniss _ A feature of this year‘s camp is ter of Agriculture, who said if they a youth conference, with a attendâ€" were present in such vast numbers, ance of about 200 boys and girls. his department would certainly Special accommodation is provided have heard about it before this. for all young Mennonites wishing to ‘"‘There is no doubt about the grasshoppers being prevalent, but I do not think it could be called a heavy plague," said Mr. Reek. Poison the Pests. ‘"Control measures are simple, diâ€" rect and effective. The most imâ€" portant and the only one necessary at the present time is to poison the young ‘hoppers with poisoned bait," said a statement last night. ‘"The bait consists of twelve pounds of bran, twelve pounds of sawdust, from which any pieces of bark or chips have been screened; one pound of Paris green or white arsenic, one pound of salt or a quart of molasses and two to three gallons of water. "In preparing the bait, mix thoroughly the bran, sawdust and poison. Dissolve the salt or moâ€" lasses in water by stirring, then pour half of this on the bran and sawdust and mix well. Then add the remainder of the liquid, little by little, mixing thoroughly, until all the bait is moistened. The mixture when finally completed should not be sloppy, but should be moist to the touch, crumble easily and fall through the fingers readily. "This bait should be broadcast thinly over the surface of the ground wherever the grasshoppers are to be found. Grasshoppers feed only when the temperature ranges around 70 degrees Fahrenheit or more. So that to make baiting effecâ€" tive, bait should be spread in the morning on warm, bright days when the temperature is likely to remain at 70 degrees or higher. Fifteen pounds of bait properly scattered is sufficient for one acre." Crowds Visit Grand River Dam FBRGUS.â€"More than 8,000 visited the site of the Grand River dam, three miles east of here, where work is under way on ‘Canada‘s largest* water conservation project. Throughâ€" out Sunday and Civic Holiday, long , atrings of cars flanked the Fergusâ€"‘ Orangeville highways. y ‘Blasting operations are being carâ€" ried out daily as the ibed of the river is ibeing made ready for the pouring of concrete. Huge stock piles of graâ€" vel, crushed stone and sand are beâ€" ing made ready for the commenceâ€" ment of the mixing of cement. Two Bad Men Go To Penitentiary Ald. T. H. Wels is leading an antiâ€"starling campaign at Waterloo. Among the methods suggested for getting rid of the birds are putting bells in trees and ringing them with a rope using shotguns, engaging memâ€" bers of the rifie club, and barâ€" rel traps. One thrifty. person suggested the fire department ‘shoot heavy streams of water into the trees and wash the sidewalks at the same time. LONDON.â€"Two hbad men from Western Canada were sentenced to four years in Kingston penitentiary each by Deputy Magistrate Arthur LeBel in London court on Tuesday They ware Jack Rutnick, 22. and Alex Myers, 24. of Portage la Prairte, Man.. who raided two vanlts in the International Harvester building at the corner of York and Charence atreete. on June 23. They were capâ€" tured when police surrounded the building. Next morning the prisomâ€" era, wearife handcuffs, eacaped from custody but were caught after a 15â€" minute chase (By Chronicle Correspongent} WALLENSTELIN.â€"In Amos 9: 13, prediction is made of the coming days when "the plowman shall overâ€" take the reaper." That such days are near at hand, would seem to have been evidenced on a South Walâ€" lenstein farm this year, where a field of oats was cut, the grain garnered and threshed, and the field fully furâ€" rowed during the first week of August. Cuts, Garners, Threshes Oat and Plows Field in Week Waterloo Approves Laying Of Gas Mains By Kitchener About 5,000 Attendance at Sunday Meetings; Young People‘s Group a Feature. Resembling a miniature warâ€"time encampment, about 75 tents were erected two miles east of Kitchener to house 500 persons attending the annual western district camp meetâ€" ing of Mennonite Brethren in Christ, now in progress. The summer camp opened Thursâ€" day, Aug. 4th, under supervision of Rev. S. S. Shantz, of Kitchener, on 12 acres of pineâ€"covered land, which the church purchased 14 ‘years ago, Since then, they have erected two permanent building, a diningâ€"room seating 150, and an auditorium or "house of worship" with capacity of more than 2,000. ; The young people met in the large tent for their initial service. Rev. W. B. Moyer, chairman of the Young People‘s Conference, adâ€" dressed the group. Later all the campers met in the auditorium where Rev. C. T. Homuth of Hesâ€" peler spoke on ‘‘The Spiritâ€"Filled Life of the Christian." Rev. Mr. Homuth‘s address was the preparaâ€" tory message for the campers. A Bible study was conducted by Rev. Mr. Moyer in the afternoon. . A feature of this year‘s camp is a youth conference, with a attendâ€" ance of about 200 boys and girls. Special accommodation is provided for all young Mennonites wishing to attend in separate tentâ€"dormitories each having a ‘"counsellor". All young people attend group meetâ€" ings. More than 200 attended the summer camp which convened near Stayner from June 28 to July 9 unâ€" der directorship of Rev. M. Bricker of Toronto. The Kitchener camp is the largest in Canada, he told The Chronicle. | _A Waterloo citizen.C. B, Spurgeon, associate actuary at the head office of the ‘Mutual Life of Cdnada, had the distinction on ‘Monday, (Civie Holiday, to receive a postal card from his old home in England, via the new British Atlantic commercial ,air schedule. the plane making its (first trip. It required just 33 hours |leaving Southampton, England and landing at Boucherville, Quebec, a ltown on the St. Lawrence River. Between 15 and 20 speakers adâ€" dressed prayer meetings, being held three times daily. Services are at 10 a.m., 2.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. Every section of the province is represented, Mr. Shantz said. Famâ€" ilies are attending from Toronto, Hamiton, Grimsby, Vineland, St. Catharines, Stouffville, Petrolia, St. (Continued on Page 8) British Plane Brings Mail In 33 Hours Waterloo Citizen Receives Mail on Flying Boat on First Ocean Trip. The following is a despatch, dated Aug. 6th, from Boucherville, Que: Britain entered the race for Atâ€" lantic commercial air supremacy 10â€" day as the flying boat Caribon landâ€" ed at this French Canadian town on the St. Lawrence ‘River 33â€" hours after leaving Southampton, England. Inaugurating _ the regular . scheâ€" duled ail mail service from England to Canada via Foynes, Eire, and Botâ€" wood, NMd., the 24â€"ton Imporial Air ways plane was delayed three hours by headwinds over the ocean,. After remaining here a hour to refuel and land some of the 25.000 letters carâ€" ried. the Caribou took off for Port (Washington, NY.. where it landed two hours and 20 minutes later. 1t |will make the return hop via Bou cherville next Wednesday | _A crowd of 1000 persons jamm>®d the airways‘ base here ae the plane came down and anchored in midâ€" stream. Captain J C. Kelly Rogers and his crew of four came ashore in a launch and were congratulate«1 on the flight hy Transport Minister Howe and Sâ€" J Hungerford. presi dent of Transâ€"Canada Air Lines with which Imperial coâ€"operates. LINWOOD.~â€"The _ second _ Linâ€" wood fire within three days broke out in the blacksmith shop of A. R. Peebles Wednesday evening when refuse beneath the floor started smouldering. No serious damage was caused as firemen had it under control before it gained headway FIRE AT LINWOOD Wanerloo‘s tawn council seld ‘ a busy session Tuesday night at which important business was disposed of. Highlights of the meeting were the passing of a byâ€"law to allow Kitchâ€" ener to lay gas mains into Waterloo provided the Puwblic Utilities Comâ€" mission approve. The mlll;l in one district would cost about $3,000 and it was questioned whether Waterloo wished to assume cost. Waterldo acâ€" cording to terms of byâ€"law may purâ€" chase the mains from Kitchener at any time it desired. It was decided to proceed with the new police office in the basement of the town hall at a cost of $1,300. Approve Station Car Change The council approved the cancella. of the station car, which the Kitchâ€" ener commission says is losing money. Proposed Addition to Collegiate Costing $29,500 Also Approved by Council. ‘Clerk Bolduc presented a lengthy report from the Grand River Conserâ€" vation Commission, outlining the work and its benefits. An answer to a query town solicitor W. McGibbon explained that Waterloo had paid its share of the preliminary costs. If it is proven the town did not benefit, money may be refunded. Approve Collegiate Plan Chairman A. Melvin Snider and Secretary H. W, Brown of the K.AW. Collegiate Board addressed the counâ€" cil in connection with proposed new addition to the Collegiate at a cost of $29,500. On motion of Deputy Reeve H. E. Raiz the council approved the issuing of debentures which will cost the town about $6,000. At New Dundee When Barn Burns at $4,000, partly covered by insurâ€" ance, resulted in the destruction by fire of the barn of Gilbert Pipe, five and a half miles south of New Dunâ€" dee, Tuesday evening. It was struck by lightning at the height of an electrical storm. $4,000 Loss Contents of the barn burned inâ€" cluded 50 tons of hay, 12 acres of unthreshed wheat, six pigs and a wagon. Lightning struck the strawâ€" shed adjoining the barn about 7.30 and almost the next instant the Mr. Pipe was successful in freeing three horses housed in the barn. The whole barn was a mass of flames. pigs were turned out but it is beâ€" lieved about six were burned to death when they found their way back into the blazing building. The cattle were in the pasture field at the time and farm impleâ€" ments were in the barn yard and* fields. The wind carried the fire to other barns in the district and these were saved only by the heavy rain. County Roads Progressing Good Part of Works Program Finished, States Engineer Emrey. County Engineer D. J. Emrey this week reports that excellent progress is being made in road construction work in the county. Many miles of road work have already been finâ€" ished. Mr. Emrey has given the press a summary of the work now completed, and is as follows: In a summary of completed work issued Friday Engineer Emrey menâ€" tions Road No. 1 from Macton to Crosshill as gravelled for four miles with five miles treated with dustâ€" layer. Road No. 2 from Millbank to Wagner‘s Corners through Crossâ€" hill, St. Clements,and Heidelberg, one and a half miles of gravel, five miles of dustlayer applied and 9,000 feet of sixâ€"inch tile put down. There were alos 2.3 miles of concrete road surface treated. Two miles of grading and gravelâ€" ling, two miles of. gravelling only, and 7.7 miles of dustlayer applicaâ€" tion have been completed on road No. 4 from Phillipsburg to Waterâ€" loo. On road No. 6 from St. Agaâ€" that to New Dundee and east to the Kitchenerâ€"Roseville road, two miles have been gravelled and seven miles given dustlayer treatment. _ Dustlayer has been applied for five miles to road No. 3 running ((ontinued on Page 4â€" Hupv For (;m'lph Flver Grows Less LONDON.â€"â€"Hope diminished on Thursday for the safety of: Pilot Officer Thomas Adam Darling of Guelph, Ont., and four other memâ€" bers of the crew aboard the "Eastâ€" land" Wellington bomber which disâ€" appeared early today while particiâ€" pating in a mock attack on Engâ€" lan‘s eastern coamst. An intensive search was conâ€" tinued, but ho clues as to the plane‘s fate were uncovered. The last mesâ€" sage from Darling‘s plane, picked up at 1 a.m. Wednesday, advised that the bomber was heading toward the North Eea to rejoin the "Eastland" forces. The ship was then believed to have. been about seventeen miles off Yarmouth. NEW DUNDEE.â€"Loss estimated Grand River Report Price 3 Cents