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His Worship Mayor W. J. Blair is to be congratu- lated on his cfficicnl handling of the town's business it the inaugural mocling of the 1935 Town Council. and his desire, as expressed in his inaugural address. to institute several much-needed reforms. He pointed out that ll wn his aim that the town's affairs should be administered in n business-like manner during 1935. HI.` 57381. i'|ll(l rlllll, L1l'U\L' OLHIHIQ. RI quiet ('uI!ured gvnllcman from Brit- ish Culumhia. sits in as Minister of Nzmunal D(?f(`l\L`8. If circumstancesl shuuld ever make him Minister 0!. War, it vmuld be a strange thing. for he is the mildcst mannered of; l..\,.- The Sixth Session ` teenth Parliament it i oral (`lL`CUnf1 arnund expect to have plenty ` snme searching Spm lmany weeks are past. mntracts outstanding. oxcludimz un- mnties. ls $521,174.30-1.00. Thn Ninlnnl I iTn c lnnnrnn fur Hlihl Hlllllt'.\. L` $u)l.|I'Q.i)\J`LU\l. I The Mutual [.it`e`s Income for 1934 i was over 27 millions and out-go {oi 9 death claims. endowment maturities? and other nnlicy obligations approx- l imately 131`. millions. The rate 0!; interest earned on invested assets, was 498'}; and a substantial addi-t tion was made to surplus funds in View of the tendency to lower in-[ terest rates. Earnings for the year| totalled 54.885.865.92. the greater portion of which sum will be dis-I bursed in l935 as dividends to pol-' icyholders. Allnnnthnr Okn ululnu-nan! In nun. lL'_VllUlUCl'.. I Altogether. the statement is one, indicative of steady growth and tin- ancial strength which will be read] with much satisfaction by the Mut- ual Life s thousands of policyhold- (`TS The Examiner gives the grealesi get all the us: Mule 1! is news. Reform of the Civil SL'r\'i(:c. of the Seven-x is` wuth a gen-! the corner. 1| I 3! material for `utlights before ` I Some Thinkabouts Religion has value in the eyes of some, so far as it will induce others to let them have their way. Let r-hnrr-h nnnnlo nrngs Qnmt-, and The Town Council is to be commended to; the sup- port it is giving to the Agricultural Short Courses to be held lwre next month. 'l`hosc who will attend come from the surrounding district and form part of the larger community of which Barrie is the centre. In their efforts to {it themselves better for the battle of life these young people should be given every en- couragement. [0 ICE Il'ICl'l"| HEVE U101!` way. Let church people cross some. and hear the remark. We thought you called yourselves Christians." A- .. _..I._ _..A -..- :_ ..... ...,.....L....... grounu um prejuulcc. 1 What is true of church and re-| ligion, as above, is true of country and politics. The results are similar. 'I"n nnnlnni-1:. In Ola . r\I-t\r\nr- China an! ........u 4...... ..v... u-.. v... ............. As a rule, not one in ten members know the doctrines. much less the differences between those of their church and others. Loyalties and objections are based on names. I ______ .. :_ AI... _._....L ................ vu4v..\,uvua gun. uu.n.u vu nu-nu...-. Ignorance is the most common ground of prejudice. What is truo nf ohnroh and rt:-l French and English speaking members of the Commons and Sen- ate will share the honors in movim: and seconding the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne when the Dominion Parliament meets at Ottawa today. In the Senate the ari- dress will be moved by Hon. Louis Cote. Ottawa. who was appointccl tn the red chamber Dec. 30. 1933, mm seconded by Hon. Ralph E. Horn- cr. Blain Lake. Sask., who was ap- pointed at the same time. ilfilllu-n I2`ou-I Aura Ah "nun I,-I To apologize is the proper thing at times, for the other fellow to do. I:-nu yvllbnva. -u. |\.o\-Int.) u... . w . . . . ; . .. I Non Nomolos. W. Earl Rowe t; Move 1 Address in Commons puunu.u uh mu, nuuu. uuu,. William Earl Rowe. 40-your-old member for Duffcrin-Simcoc. who has been in the House of Commons since 1925, will move the arldros:: m that chamber. The scconder will ho Major Charles Napoleon Dorinn, Quebec-Montmorcncy. who was first SHRINKAGE IN ESTATES Estates undergo a heavy reduction in capital It is not unreasonable to ask transients to cut a few sticks of wood in return for a meal. as was decided upon by the Town Council. Monday night. This action may decrease the number of transients stnpping here I value when passed on, owing to succession duties, current debts, last expenses and careful planning. Our listutes Analysis m TO R0 NTO GENERAL TRUSTS winding-up costs. To meet these expenses and prevent unnecessary shrinkage requires Department is in a position to discuss from practical experience ways of preserving and Your inquiries on your Iislalc problems are invited. protecting your Estate. In 8Cll'T|ll.S 01 HO Hl`gUIl"|f.`llL U1" Ulilllkll. Alb fllll, LU I ace in the school curriculum is beyond question. .r no subject will have a more lasting and beneficial feet in after years. 'Music should be taught in our schools, not for exhi- tion purposes once a year, but to give children the nwer to read the language of music as they are `tight to read English. If. as a nation. we are to de- ,`:lep an artistic consciousness, if we are to become great people musically as well as commercially. this lent must be given a logical chance to develop. Assszrs UNDER ADMINISTRATION, $22R,rmn,0n0 HON. N. V . Rnvrl 1.. I`vrm1'mI THE BAIRIE BRANCH Carry your money in a safe, convenienv Iorm by using Trove|lerI' Cheques. These may be purchased at any branch of The Royal Bank and are negotiable wherever you go.Trave||enobroodwillndamend- Vy wekome in the Bank : overseas oicen. WHEN YOU GO ABROAD CORPORATION nlocied in the House of Commons i 1930. Our uwn wnrxl (`Un(lt`mlHlHnl1 is in our hitter and 1m<'h:u`i1nl)lc condem- :-(inn of ulhm`.<. _ :_.g w,9rz;z,2` V SUBSCRIPTION RATES here in Canada. $2.00 a year; in United States. I .0 a year, payable in advance. Single copies. 5 cents 1 1` . -{nun lulu va. sauna 11 v1 ccnllca. I W. U. WA rum. (irmul Manger )RlN'l`lN(} that tells :1 c story 1' |\IA\ I l|V\.) llll \\.IId 1 and creates an attrac- tive imprc`ssi is the kind done here. The Barrie Examiner Commercial Printing BUS INESS FORMS PR()MP l` SliRV|(ZE GRANT. Managur Phone 222 Page Tired hlundsy. January 11, 1935 ,:'l'he announcement by the Hon. Dr, L. J.` Simpson. Znister of Education, that. before a year has gone by. .1sic will be a compulsory subject in our schools. is `evocative of thought. Fhe universality of music as a form of self-realiza- n admits of no argument or denial. Its right to n u_- ...q...-1 ........:....i..... :. 1......-....: .....u.3:.... -weekly newspaper devoted to the interests of the In: of Barrie and the surrounding country. issued ` `he Post Office Square, Barrie, every Thursday, by `K. MacLaren (editor) and W. C. Walls (manage:-`. `nets and publishers. The Barrie Examiner is a n`nber of The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Asso- -ilon and 01 Class A Weeklies. at7nEI1n1nrnrr\\v vs A man "THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, ms MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS THE MAYOR'S IN/\lJ(iURAl. In view if the record of the former Centrnl Com- mittee on Relief. which functioned so effectively two years ago. there will be hearty approval of the mayor's recommendation for the nppointment of a similar or- ganization. which recommendation has been put into effect by the Council. For this work the Council has been fortunate in securing the services of two mem- bers ot the former committee. S. W. Moore and C. J. Seitz. with Thomas Sinclair as the third appointed member. With Ald. Harry Buchanan nnd the Mayor. ex-ot`t`icio_ representing the Council. this makes a very strong committee. No better selection than Ald. Buch- unan could have been made from the Council ranks. Not only has he had a large business experience in. the grocery trade but he has a knowledge of the pro- blems of relief through the supplementary work he did for the Central Committee on Relief. \ E EDITORIAL NOTES ED1]foRiAL Established 1864 .....-.. .1..-...A-_1 L- n_. I no \4l1v\.AlI\lA ~uu.u-..uu. During every one of the past four years. I have trav- elled many thousands of miles throughout this won- derful Dominion. As the representative of the King in this country, I have endeavoured to testify to Canadians of all ages. in your great cities and in your remoter country districts. the close personal interest that His Majesty feels in all his Canadian subjects. In my travels. I have met a very great number of the men. women. and children of this glorious coun- try. I have seen many sides of Canadian life. I have seen. I hope. something of the hearts and minds of Canadians. as well as much of their outward activities. It has been. as you can imagine. a very agreeable. but also a very moving. and a very illuminating. experi- ence. From that experience, one impression stands out more vividly. perhaps. than all the others I have gathered-and that is that Canada. as a country, is vitally instinct with the spirit of Youth. (An address on the subject delivered at Ottawa. Jan- uary 11, by his Excellency the Governor General, the Earl of Bessborough) I am now starting my fifth and last year in Canada as Governor-General. I .. .. .. ,. .,,,, . .,_,.- ..,_._ By that. I do not mean that Canada is. historically. a young nation, as nations go. I do not mean. either. that Canada at the present moment otters greater pro- fessional opportunities to Youth than do other coun- tries. What I do mean is that Canada today seems to me pre-eminently conscious of the needs of Youth, anxious to give Youth a fair chance, proud of its own boys and girls, and determined to make the most of the fine raw material of citizenship which those splen- did boys and girls provide; and this explains what I have also noticed everywhere-that in Canada. the elders seem to stay younger. to keep Youth in their hearts longer than they do in most countries. There is. in t`act.'throuzhout this great country. a deep seated sympathy with Youth. a realisation of the obligations of Age to Youth, which is one of Canada's greatest national assets. -u n . _.._..u_I `-47., ._..._._ .__ ..-n_.I u\y....A`- nnuuucu aaacwn. There are in the world. today many so-called "Youth Movements:" but of all those of which I have any knowledge the one for boys that appeals to me most is the Boy Scout Movement. In my opinion, this organ- isation which lays such stress on honour. on loyalty. on nelghbourlincss. and on "playing the game. is the one that is the finest and is best suited to Canada. Naturally. its emphasis on loyalty appeals to me. for .,is not life made up of loyalties.~-loyalty to one`s friends; loyalty to those things that are beautiful and good; loyalty to one's country; loyalty to our King; and above all. and most important of all. loyalty to God. Doubtless you have heard that the Chief Scout of the World. Lord Baden-Powell. is coming to Canada next spring. and that I have challenged the Scout Organisa- tion to celebrate what may be his last visit by laying plans for a considerable expansion and improvement of the Movement. Canada has 65.000 excellent Scouts. but I know that is not enough. There should be at least one hundred thousand in this country, and Scout- ing should be made available to the hundreds of small- er communities which at present have no organised activities of any kind for their boys. ML. n....u.. u... `n.......:.l...-.5 Ar bk.-. ennui I`!-nuniuntlnn HIILIVILICB UI all)` Ann: nu unuu uu_ya. Mr. Beatty. the President of the Scout Organisation in Canada. is just as much in earnest about this mat- lervas I am. With his co-operation. an all-Canada Conference of Scout Provincial Presidents. and Pro- vincial Cnmmissioners, met in Ottawa last September. and decided to accept my challenge. n,,_,,,,-,_.:_.. L n... ...........:.... ...:u. n.:.. ken.-4 In Dealing with tho \'(`X2lll(1lI question of tax collect- ing. His Wm'ship_ in addition to ad\'ncatim.z H continu- ance of the plzm of mu-out-agin,r,: prepayment by special discounts. which has proved advantageous. believes that the l`lll`pu_\'(`l` should ho nllnwvd in pay his tax- es in Inunthly instalments if he dvsires. As H small :1- muunt is niuru <-asil_\' paid than 21 large one. encour- nuenient to lI1l`t`i tux oblimitiuns in this way should be pruductivv of mind rvsiilts. A higher tax rate seems imwitnbltr this yum` wit.h rolivf mists mid pdvim: pay- nwnt.~' and ll in-u\'ivr county lvvy mun` than like-ly. llndor such (`ll`(`\lll\Sl&Ill(`(`.". cnllvvtimi of taxes will be nmrv diffirult and will rvqulrv grvutvr offurt. u. 4. .1. .n. A Hll uucluuu LU HL`L't:pL III)` \.ucuu;u5c. Organisation {nr the campailzn. with this object in view. will begin tnmnrrow_ and I am calling upon ev- ery adult member of the Association in every Prov- ince. and upon everyone who loves Canada, to lend :1 hand with this big task. van-.. v -3. .1... ........I.. no` cl-u. nnvw:ni:\I1 In 1-In thin: n` nann \`\ ll.I1 [HIS Ul May I ask the people of the Dominion to do this for me ? I would feel a great deal happier on the sad day when I return to England. on giving up my office. if I could report that the Scout Movement. which lays such stress on loyalty to the Throne. -had been firmly placed upon its feet for the next five years. and that plans had been completed for greatly extending and Increasing: its usefulness to Canada. - ....,..: ammo mm 1:, man. n!,_ L. ._ ...\_..: r*...u.rl. |\ and '\ ul. i or may turn them in door-in-door soliciting. In the latter case. householders should advise the applicants that meals are still being supplied by the Town. An able-bodied man who is not willing to do a little work i in return for assistance does not deserve much sym- P pathy. |lIL'|'Q`H.\llIK Il.\ UBUIUIIICBB U! \/(IlIKl\.lIl- To be 21 good Canadian and a good Scout will al- ways. I feel sure. be synonymous terms. Uel L. Hngg. of the Collingwood Enterprise-Bulle- tin, elected to the town council. is the third genera- tion uf his family to serve that municipality. John Hugg. grandfather of Uel. was the first town clerk and later served as reeve and mayor, and in 1873 was Warden of the County of Simeoe. Later Mr. Hogg re- turned to the municipal life and for many years was again town clerk. Following in his father's footsteps. W. A. I-lung gave years of service as :1 councillor and in 1902-03 as mayor. This is a fine record of municipal servi(`e for the family. The action of the Ontario Government in reducing the interest to 4 per rent. on all Government loans to farmers. coupled with reaniortization extending the period of the loan and lowering the annual payments means a substantial savim: to some lR.000 farmers ow- ing approximately $50.000,0()0. It is inevitable that in- terest rates on farm mortgages generally will be in- fluenred downwards by what the Government has done. While this will be appreciated by the borrowers it will be a hardship in many cases to those with small incomes derived mostly from mortgages. But this can- not he avoided as the general tendency is towards cheaper money. Some people seem to be under a inisapprehension a: to the relations between the Town Council and the Water. Light and Gas Commission. regarding the lat- ter as a sort of committee of the former. This is en- tirely erroneous. The Commission is an independent body. not in `any way responsible to the Council. ex- cept when it is necessary to raise funds by debentures. Council has no right to interfere with the manage- ment of the public utilities. though the mayor is ex- ottieio a member of the commission. The two elected representatives. if they happen to be business men. are in no way debarred from selling goods to or doing work for the council. nor does their position as com- missioners place them at any advantage over any other citizen in securing such business. l Mayor Simpson of Toronto in his inaugural address ` displayed his Socialism by declaring that he would ask council to move to extend the voting franchise ui i civic elections to all persons over 21 years of age. ln lithe: words he would give persons with no stake in the community the right to load immeasurable bur- dens upon the property owners. The Mail and Empire very aptly points out that "one fundamental of dem- ocratic civic government is that an elected body shall represent those who "pay the shot" and whose inter- ests are affected by the actions of that body. The basic principle of municipal government and of rule by a city council is that those who pay taxes. directly or indirectly. shall select representatives to act (or them in supervising the expenditure of the funds they pro- vide to operate the communal enterprise known as the 1 civil.` acln\.inistration" Governor General Stresses Need of Sound Youth Training DISILLUSIQNMENT EXPECTED To The Editor, Barrie Examiner. rv u,,.u-:____ __.A._ _..........I The tnsk of ndministoriniz relief is an onerous one. making grant demands upon the time and energy of those responsible for it.` That these men should under- take this work shows ii fine appreciation of the duties of citizenship and n willingness to serve the commun- ity that is most priiiscworthy. It is to be hoped that the Council will succeed in laying out it prugramnw that will provide work for the men on sonic worth-while projc-ct.~' during the| uni-\O.`n ._......o|... .au Auc ;.:unu.n, uunn-u. gnu. ...... .. Dear Sir: In looking over several farm journals the most striking fea- ture in their year end reviews of markets was the general agreement that the British market was being gradually closed to the outside world. '1"k-no Ax-nnu-min unnnrt Fnnlichnanh worm. That dynamic young Englishman, Mr. Elliott. has apparently convinc- ed his fellow countrymen that a great part of their market require- ments could be produced at home and the effort now being made is being quite successful. Thin in a vnrv qinnifir-nni dovelnn- Being quite successxui. This is a very significant develop- ment, the contemplation of which does not add to our peace of mind. We all are aware of the illusive nature of the vision of an ever ex- panding cattie market called up by the Ottawa Conference. By the first of 1934 we Canadians were ask- ed to ease up on our shipments even though they had only reached the total of 52,000 head for the year 1933. a number that would furnish our English friends with one meal. We are told to expect further disillus- ionment. Unless a miracle happens. we are due to experience a gradual but constant contraction of our only export outlet and this contraction will effect our pork and dairy pro- ducts particularly. It is a disagree- able prospect. and apparently little can be done about it. 'l"knn Hnnr nrn urn n nnv-nnnnczn can DC (June HDOUL ll. Then. how are we to compensate ourselves for this loss? The Stevens Commission has shown very conclus-l ively where the wealth produced by: the farmers and workers finds its` way. The average man could get along nicely if he had his share of the wealth he creates. no I 1- .1 I ,,,, ,A.I un: u\.uuu nu. \.A\/cIw\.-V. Help for the oppressed appears to be coming, judging by the editorials we read. A big Liberal daily has, this to say "Whether he (Mr. Ben- nett) drops out or no{'~-hc has set things in motion." "Canada has lag- ged behind other countries in mat` tors of social welfare and has done less than most countries during the depression to assert control over the economic forces and machinery that determines human destinies." ..-u .-. -u I u , . , n_- u:,__ u;.u.- uuu-..a uuuuu. \n..-.........v. "The attitude of the two old-line political parties. while the produc- ers suffered from low prices and un- employment, gave rise to the new C. CF. party with its radical program for a new social order." ., ,u 1,, , `L. nan nun u ucw aunuu un ucn. As is well known. the C.C.F. is not alone in its radical program. Mr. Bennett having spoken. Now let us hear from Mr. King. I mean let us hem` something constructive from him. Y`|\Y`l'\I2'DI4"kT1`|Ya` KVT` COUNTY LIABILITY INSURANCE To the Editor of The Examiner: i IIVIJII4 Bond Head. Jan. 14, 1935. AU uu. uunuu nu llll. unuuuuu.n. Dear Sir - Enclosed you will please find a letter which was sent by me last November. to the Coun- ty Council. I fnnl lhnl nu vnur nnnnr iv: tho! pr so winter months. A... ly LKJUIICII. I feel that as your paper is tho most widely read weekly in the County and therefore should be the best medium to reach the majority nf tho nnnnln and m-nunint thorn nu. --.u..\..u.~ \ll un. |v|| .. ,,..._,. HENRY O'BRIEN Collingwood, Jan. 14. DUSL KTIUCIIUYH [U FCEICH LHU ITlilj()T of the people and acquaint them with the facts surrounding this piece of injustice both to the taxpayers of the County and the licensed insur- ance brokers doing business there- in. I would ask you to publish this letter of mine in your next issue in the interests of British fair play. L!t`I\YD\r nvnun:-M I 1 To the Wax'de.n and Members of The County Council of Simcoez r`...uI,.......... n 1...- 1...-.. L.........I ... vs.-u.u_y \..uuu\,u u. \)IIII\.\n... Gnetlemen: It has been brought. to my attention that entire insur- ance on all County properties is to be placed with a Toronto broker. As a member of an old pioneer fam- ily. taxpayers for 95 years in the county, and :1 licensed insurance, broker for the past 25 years. I pro- test against this being done. I f\. .`\I\ fa.-0 okno l1'\Iu n -n nl-'--1 u..v. uc.,u....-. ...... ..\....,., \..u...` I` 1. On the fact that you are (`lim- inating any competition for thi.<~ business, creating really a monopoly for an outside firm of Toronto br0- ` kors and. it is poor business on N11- facc of it. `I Th-`O Olwnwvn n|~4\ in Ohn !`nnnOu nl IEICC 0| ll. 2. That there are in the County ()1 Simcoe several well qualified insur- ance brokers whn are taxpayers and. as such. are entitled to this business. not a share in the commis- n:l\r\ :\v< n cnlio uyk Okiu (`Sonya hull :uun\_u_,` I ,....`.u.,u. 3. I contend that A. E. Wilson & l Company are not entitled to a dul- lar of business nut of this county.` l'I`hcy grossly over-charged the` county on Highway Liability Insur- ance last January when you paid $1386.50 for this covering` This in- surance could be sold at $I.l50.0(l and a saving of $236.50 effected and.` a price accordingly was submitted: only to be turned down. Why. I dun! not understand. This type of insur-I l l ance is fast becoming a burden and is costing the taxpayers in the county too much money. K7,`... `r\l\`P aka vkinn an.-n-n In Oknr IIUK El .\lIHl'L' III llllf L`UllllHlb'l sinn. or a split with this firm. bu! an honest fee for their work and n savim: to you of two mnunissinns thc1'oby_ made possible. A II.nI A I.` 01 uuuut; |\nl nu.-nu -nu-u._-. Now. look the thing square in the face. The Town of Coilingwood paid` $1162.00 to the Globe Indemnity a~ gainst a non-tariff quotation nl $900.00 and the Township of Nntta-[ wasaga were hooked for $37-1001 when the business could have been: written for $255.00 ; i Llnro u~n huvn in Ohv-an nI'nI~ninv`n\. Citizens. individunlI_\'. could help nut the relief sit- I uation in the rnaltvr of ('luthing. When the Relief! Cmnmitluv gets its wurk under way. it might include prmrisinn fur sm-urin;.: suvh u.~'. u. .1. ... .-. .|. I"Il,'IL' \\L' I|d\E7 Ill |ll|('L' Pll'|IlIull|? the enormous sum of $617.50 taken down over and above what the non- tariff price is for the same identi~ cal covering by this gang. v.:A.. u7..Ilv \'...... .... IS 35 QUUCI `(I5 IUIIIC ` I We sell you insurance on the ba- sis of from the Company direct ml the person. one and only one Imark} thisl one small commission to mm agent. Clean out. down-to-bras.~' tacks business. All we ask is not a! new deal but a square deal. ii I am. sincerely. F uwnnv n-nnnrml lI"N .' IICKCI agent. "Ah wants a ticket fm` Trivinla." he said. Tim. uunnt .-nu.-Iona Ohm o;.n..n..kI.. HE Blll. [ The agent cunsulted the timexablel and the atlas and the company rec- ords. Finally he asked: Where Isl Trivinia? I can`: find it." I --unw" .-uirl the nnxvu-:\ in -\.....-nu, uxu \\)v\.AA|I!. .:_v u u ..,....b. Is it a Racket`? Well! Your guess! is as good as mine W0 snll vnu insurance) on thv ha- 7 ' I AND THERE sun: was i In a lmle wa_\'sidu_stalinn dnwn mi Alabama. an old negro shuffled tr`; the ticket agem. ~ "Ah wants a tick! fur "[`ri\-in!-.:"! xrlvmlar 1 can: um: 11. "Why." said the negro in amaze- ment. dar she am. standin' right uver that." VYHICI1 I0!` $. n"|{l.UU Here we have in 1 kn nun:-nnuuc suns r `I'll! BAIIII EXAMINER, IAERIE. 0N l`.. CANADA .\lllC'l'L'|_V . HENRY O'BRIEN; A A,,, _ 1 Mayor Blah" (`X})l`l.`.\'.\ t`d (`unt`idcni'v that the (`.min(`il would liuvv tho cu-up:-rzit.iun of other municipal bod- ivs. 8!. win` vlubs mid nthvr organizations. One of the latltoi` is tlw Rvtuil Mm'rliuiits' Assuciatimi. which is ('apabl- of lending mm-h ll.\`.\`l.\'lilllt`l`. not with any thnught of infringiiu; upon tho duties or powers of the (`uunril but simply with It dvsirc tn prmuotv the \\'e`lfm`o uf tlw vmnniunity. Cordial mi-npc-ration all nruund will div muvh to uchivvv those conditions ru- lorred to by l\lu_\'u` Blair \\ l\l(`h will . at the end of the yvur "sonic d{`flllll(` iniprm'i-mmit. nmro pmspor- it_\' and that Barriv ti-as been Illilflt` u better place in which to livv." INDEPENDENT . IOQR I 1 three premium: taken: ...n `uh-at oh.` ru\n_x i I i J MANl l`OBA'S HIGHLANDS - l Sometimes residents of eastern Canada think o.f the prairie as slightly monotonous from the scen- ic standpoint. But as a matter of fact these provinces boast any number of regions wherein the charm of varied landscapes enchants the vis- itor. Thus to the south of Dauphin and some hundred and fifty miles- northwcst of Winnipeg, one enters stretches the range rises sheer like cliffs above a tempestuous shoreline. And indeed these highlands. after the ice had receded. once looked a- cross a vast inland sea that probablvl stretched eastward to the Lauren- tians and of which the sfteablo: lakes of Manitoba are but vastly shrunk- en remains. As far as we know I-lenry Youle a lovely highland of woods. lakes Hind` a pmfe5,,-or 0; geology Wm, and rivers which has been set asidc' as Riding Mountain National I`ark,_ one of Canada's most beautiful for- est and game preserves. Residents of Manitoba had discovered Lind grown to love this ideal summer playground long before its fairly rc-~ cent status as a national park brought it increased national, and indeed international fame. rs, ,,, , ,_ u,_,,,u n ,,, ,, :(`lCVllS which ,n. __.i I ._u_, conducted .1 government expedition in 1858, was the first white man o explore the Riding Mountain and the companion Duck range. Hind vividly describes the superstitions of the Crees who apparently seldom ascended the main part of the range. They reported hearing strange noises which they attributed to the infested it. He also `A .p m. _.... .._. $1.: ____ ....n ..r ._:. Growing herds of moose. elk nnd deer browse on the spacious plateau of Riding Mountain which rises as `uu.u;v.u nu-.1 nu-Ln/nun nun-\,. high as 2,200 feet above sea level. The region owes its picturesque run- gedness. we are told. in the relent- less glaciers of the Ice Age. For lam: n Mutual Life Shows < .;1s145,411,733 Assets ,5 In Its 65th Year] I I Ottztwzi. .lzinu:u'_\' 15.----li' the ses- sion opening this week needed any- thing in make it the cl: sic nl` recent years. Premier Bennett`s five rzidiu addresses <.'e1'tainl_V supplied it. The eyes of Cnnnrln are going to he foc- ussed on Parliament Hill the next few weeks. Sometimes these much advertised DCX`ft)I`n1ill1('0.\` turn nut to be a dud. We shall be surprised it` this one fails to live up to advance notices. As has been said in this feature before, the present session has "all the makings." TO Innv kn hrinF nnrl qfnrunv Ivin. HHS an U11.` H`li'|Kll1[.{S. It may be brief and stormy, wind- ing up with the :mn01In('eIm`nt of n gzvneral ulvctimm. It may be lun_'.: and (-mm-ntiuu.<. full of important |Iv;:islntlnn. Two quilv ('nnlx'udi('t0r_V vir~\v.-4 on this slllxiovt hnvv develop- or! (TU. The paint is: Will Premier flonmwl altvmpl hero and now tn place on tho slalulv bunks his new Rufurm prngrmni` r urill hn mu-It :1 n\.'n\r!:xh\ frnni pK`U].{l'HII1 . Or will he .\`(`(`k 2 the ponplo first ? A Dr:unuli( Thnso of us who 1 .knl`nu4n|-`anal .`\;h .u..I I)r:unnli(- Scum` { like tn mn.~:lrucl1 hvfnrchnnd the probable v\'ont.< S00 this pns.~'ihilit_\': Rcmwtt may brim! fm'\\'urd mm or lwu nf tho majnr items of his pru;.'r:un in see what the I House thinks of them. Mr. Mac- kvn'/.io Kim: may nmmsc them. on tho Lzrnunrl that (ho sznvvrnnwnl has Ins! the ('0llf|d(.`IH`(` M the ponplv. and I should forthwith rn-sign. N1)` nnnnnH unnv Chnv-rulrxnn cnivn It is a common thing to hear people deplore the let that they had no opportunity to learn music when my were young. Given that opportunity. every child an make progress in music to some degree. Even hlldren who began without a sense of pitch. those rho are technically known as monot,oncs", have been nown to develop into capable soloists. The teacher of school music. who has the privilege f unfolding the mysteries of the printed score. may liscover children in their priceless formative years `vho possess talent of a high order. or even genius vhich. properly guided. may add to the glory of Can~ do in the time to come. SYHHIIU llYl'll1\\'llH Tl'.\'lLlH. Mr. Bonnott may thereupon snizn` 'tho nppnrluxmy In brand the [Aber- als as nbslx'1u-tinnnsls. fullnwt-rs of '11 polit`_\' of innmiun; and may nmltn .Olv\n0 kin nun-.. 0.. .15. "Int. D\1Ir [)(H|l'_\' l"l`|t u .9 UH`. We are xzotting. 1 hints than usual as llegislatinn. U.~'ualI_v until the SD(`(`(`h F1` to: later. This year V been told most of it Proiocted moasurt A National Um-m| ance scheme f`:-nntiun nf .\ IN... IIIl'lIl HYIKI KW) the Liberal lea egist himself. skilful mannou fm`. urn .. .._. ....u I 4 \Ul|lIlI()H (II [VII-VHF ,eral Cnmpany (`harlers l i With the closing of the year 1934 lthe Mutual Life Assurance Com- pany of Canada completed 65 j.'e:ir.< mt operations. having cmnmcn"-ri Ibusiness in 1870. The Cmnpan_\".~ nth ;annual statement. published in thi< lissue. shows that its assets. which [have been accumulated to discharge `its insurance and annuity contracts. I increased during the year 1931 by `approximately 8*: million dullars in [S1-45.4ll.733.9l. The major portion at `the increase in assets is required as ian addition to actuarial reserves in lorder that these reserves. calculated in accordance with Government re- quirements. will with future pre- miums. discharge all obligations as they mattlre. The tutal ut ll|5l.tl'dl\L`5 : (l'~Q\lllE . `:7 .~ 1% J`? - THE OTTAWA SPOTLIGHT -------- I has! wvok burglars hrukv into thv office uf Ihc l`i(`kvrin;: Nmvs and gut nothmg 1! must huvv hm-n nn im.~.\por'u\ncud thief whu exp<\`h.`d tu {Ind money I in a newspupo.-r office. A Weekly Review of Nzllional /\|'lu1rs BY WILFRII.) E(3Gl.ESTON ll'llU||. (lllll HlrI_\ Hlxi use to dissnlxw pnrli1- > In the people. But trader is no mean strat- . A .. ,.\..~l A I AP IlIl.\ _\ L'l|. IIII tn the pmpos ' we have In w '1'0m the Thrm we have alroa so mnndato {rum W` .11. ...-an a By w. bgsanks, B.A. LII n -..u:uu-.2. to devils tells of Ta-wa-pit. an old residen`. of Dauphin Lake. who regarded as ' great medicine" some gigantic hon- "es exposed in the bank of the Vel- ley river. Evidently these were the remains of a mammoth or some oth- er monster of a past age. Al\.l\lIIll u. nu \.... u.......~.. When you add those items to the odds and ends ieft over from last session you have the raw material for a grind lung sessitin. And yet they say the Printing, Bureau has been ordered to have the voters` lists ready for El possible election in Ap-i ril. Some people think H vote in that month is indicated. Others think that the government doesn't want to be hampered either way in its choice in` a date. i\I_v own guess in the meantime is July. l n-u_, vr_..,._ .._--n.. ...:4|_ nu.u--nun. .. u....,,. I The House meets with some 1-hnngcs apparent. some familiar fac- es gum,-. The kindly white-haired dentist from I.nn1.: Lake, Colonel Herb L(`nnn\`. one of the three mem- bors who wow :1 hat in the House rc;1n1url_v this nlwu_\'s had 2: rod rib- hnn nn itl Nir`|1ii]<(\I\ Inf Alanma` ' l'CL:U|Hl`l_\v' `HIS ilI\\'iI_V.\ llilU ll YUU Ill)` ban on ill. Nivhulson of Algoma West and Black of Halifax. the old- est member of the House. Several new members tn he inlrnduced. One i< Cnl. lvlulovk. ;,:r:u1rlson of the Post- master General in l,.mn'ier's eabinet.| now the Chief Justice of Ontario.` (`ulin (`umpbt-ll from l"r(mtenac Ad- ` dmulm\. the first Liberal tn repre- smwt that seat in its long history. One familiar face back again: `T0m- ` `my (`hurt-h uf l`urnntn. the despair of lfzmsurd. \vlm.<(- speeches. full of Irma! and fury. intelligible. until, printed. (`hit-fl_\' tn himself. In the Senate there are ll vacant seals. through cl:-zulh. snnw perhaps to be `filled in the Interim; all before a` general eloetinn. ( ,. .. ,, . __._ .__.._ I I v L;l in : un \ um.-nu. On the Imnlstcrml h(-nchcs we lack Mr. Stevens: but he will be there as . a privutv member. ready to speak nut his mind. In his plan` we have emu-thor `R.B.`--lhis time R` 8. Han- qsnn. frnm York-Sunhury. Q , Murray Ma(`[.m`0n has gone to `Now Brunswick to be Lieutenant (`m\'('rnm': Dr. Suthc-rland has taken. his soul. and Hun. Grate Stirling. a muino I-nlhu-nrl n`nnllnn-\'.zr\ frnrn Ru-i!-. I V The 0Hu\\'R .-\utun\ub1lv Club has passed a rocwlutlnn asking that tho mnc (nr using 1934 markers on cars be extended In Feb. 15. This Is a coxwesslon that tho.` High-a_\'s D:-pl. might well give. as the extension would be an groom cm\\`ouivnco.- (or many and would not cause any lo.`\~` uf rm-enu fur the gn\'v.`rnn10n(.