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Page Two K` In ls speeches in the \Vesti Premier King is coming very closela. to endorsing a free trade pohcy, asif advocated by several members of! his Cabinet during the last session.` It E interesthig to note that hi theip last year and a half no fewer thant twent,\'-two countries have increased 3 1 the rates in their customs tariffs andi at present seven countes are con-i sidering proposals to increase their ; tariffs. Yet there seems little doubt: that the Prime Blinister of Canada has decided to destroy as much as " posble of the tarf by the next? budget. There may be a certain amount of sympathy felt for Peter Smith,l former Provincial Treasurer, for thei mess he nds himself in now. He: was put in charge of a department? that he was not capable of handling7 and became an easy prey for thosel who were perhaps more dishonest, than himself. The other ministers of the Cabinet let him have a free hand evidently, instead of keeping` a check on this important depart-; ment. In this the then Premier and` Ministers, were to say the least, re-' ' oL,. Una} Dn+nT` l ......... :.. .. lu+ir..- 0 = t C AVLJIIIDLCLE, IVCLC l-r\J ;u_v uuv miss in their duties. Had Peter`; Smith been checked up as he should i] have been, he would not now have; to serve three years in the peni-I tentiary. Dishonesty in public af-it` fairs is deserving of the full pen-} alty of the law and though it brings 5` suffering to the family of him who?` trys it, yet it is the only course. n.u.~., u, A ~. At the recent conference betweeni the Ontario Government's Ad\'i:~:ox-yg` Committee and the Wardens of the; Counties of Ontario it was the opin-5` ion of the majority that the time; had arrived for the institution of`; legislation compelling all vehicles tol be illuminated at night. The sum: gestion was made that this lexzisla-J tion should apply to Provincial Highways rst and gradually ex- tended to cover all roads. This, would appear to be legislation that ... ..L.....1..4.,.i.. ..,...,\,......m um-.-A wuunu ayyuat. vv up lbblalutvlvtn Iulusu is absolutely necessary. Horse, (lrawh vehicles on the roads after: dark without lights are the cause of `many accidems and they should be compelled to have lights for the! safety of the occupants, just as motor cars should. The Guelph Chamber of Com- merce has passed a resolution ask- ing that legislation be enacted to compell all drivers of vehicles to bring the vehicle to a complete stop at all railway c1'ossinp's. Owing: to the ever increasing number of acci- dents at railway crossingzs, result`-n_x: in the loss of many lives, clue 111- i most entirely to the reckless and careless driving of motorists, it would seem that some action shoul'l be taken to stop this appalling loss of life. Owing to the large num- ber of railway crossings it is no`. practicable to have gates and signal 'nnnv\ n+ flancn nrnceinrrr: nnr la ii y1.a\.u\.uun.. vv nu-vs. bu.-- ....... -.,, .... men at these crossings, nor is it practicable to eliminate thr; cross- ` ings. There is a tendency, how(:ver, to have too many inws and unlt-,.'~:s; the great mass of the people are in sympathy with any law enacted t`n(:r<: will be trouble in enforcing that kw.` and it will not `m`"- '""h `-"*0? Claims for the invention of a sim- ply operated X-ray machine, which will make brick or stone walls of no 1 more protection than the light of T day, need not greatly worry nervous ' ` folk. It is likely to be a. long time before such a machine comes intol popualr use, and by then scientists will have discovered a checkmate 5 for it. There wouldn't be much to 3 live for if every one who willed could keep tab on all our actions by V _...o After six months of R-obb s scal policy, which was going to produce savings and afford redress, what do we find ? The statement of revenue and expenditures for the six months ending Sept. 30 shows that the ex- penditures of the Government are actually $5,308,000 greater than during the corresponding period of last year. 1y $26,000,000 over the correspond- ing period of last year. Savings de- , posits in chartered banks have de- creased by $10,000,000 during the month of August, and savings de- posits in chartered banks are $62,- 000,000 less than they were when , the King Government took office. The revenue during the ` six months show a decrease of near- . Dishonesty amongst exhibitors at school fairs is said to prevail in some parts of the province. As yet it has not reached the northern part of Simcoe Coumy or the western side of the County of Grey. Over in Bruce the rules and regulations` governing those fairs are evidently` mean'ing'less, the exhibitors, accord- L_ u.- 1Lr:|.i..-.... F .-.,-.H-,. nninnr &l{2.P;I.nrth2rnAhnanr2 11u:`cu|nn_.'.iu'aa, un; _.u....-...u...;, ....-..... I iing to the Mildmay Gazette, going ti so far as to rouse the wrath of the q judge who denounced in scathing w '_!terms the efforts of several ex1:ibi- ' _ tors to win prizes by methods that were manifestly unfair, and placed`{,] : the responsibility for these actions a_ upon the parents of the youthful t- exhibitors. Better far, he said, that the school fair be entirely `abandoned than that the children,_ t : l . `through this means, he taught dis-1 honesty and deceit. The rural school ifair is in grave danger of losing its lpopularity because of the determina- :;tion of some of the exhibitors to win; :1 `Q the premiums by fair means or` L1` foul.-Col1ing'wood Bulletin. 4 The people of Ontario by a vote 101' about 40,000 cleciled in favor of,: Temperance ` ' -retaining the Ontario Act, in preference to Government` 1 Control. lpared to that given in 1919, when` lthere was a majority of ow`: A00,-i 3000. Before the Referendum was`; ataken on the 23rd East, Premier Fer-- g'n.=on made it plain that if the` 70.T._-L was susta`nel every dict ! would be made by the Go\'e1`:u:*.-'.L to `enforce the provisions of the Act, or if Government Control carried strict` uc-nfnrcement of a law regulating the `sale of liquor would be enfzrcedq `This was satisfactory to bo"h -'(le=: zancl agreed to by the represc-nL`atives. The Premier has intimated that the ;O.T.A. will be enforced now that it? L.l l v ,- 1 m_:.. The majority is small com- V ]`U.J...-1. vuu Ur: cuLu1\.x;u nun `has been sustained and in this l-e'4 - will be backed up by a majority ofii the 4 3 `Premier going to have a hard roe '` l` ithe citizens of Ontario. That `to hoe is admitted by all. With all 4 . . . . . . ,the cities giving a maJority for Government Control, many of the '. ireprezsentatives of those centres are :already agitating for some form of jlei.;i:~:lation that will allow the cities= ito get liquor in some form other` ,1 lthan under the O.T.A. Should thisii y}br.- done, it would nullify the O.T.A. `ientirely and depart from responsible government. Those in favor of }Government control asked that the jmatter he submitted to the people ifor a dCClI>'l0l'l. The questions Subil ,_ mitted were plain, so that every one l_icould understand, and the decision ll of the people was that the O.'I`.A. ,_ should continue. The Premier has no other course than to enforce the' . `S it will be more dimcuit? act. That to enforce owing to the small ma- ijority is fully realized, and Premier _f|Fer;:uson s hands should be strength- ened in every way possible in the e difficult task that is before him and Lt [Q 1 the Government. u-on. Auiv iJAlL SENTENCE TO BE GIVEN ALL BOOTLEGGERS; possum: penalty _ A 1.4 I 1.4 no qut.-:~'.L1on ILDOUL 11., um Art must. bu oh<:3 ml." Hr: t.-x|n':.<.~'wl th~[ hope that whcn the sentiment n.rous::I by Uw votinpg died down the public would a]:])rI:(:iwt(: L714: m-New sity of huviny thv law oh.-" I` I . I - ' ll\.IAIl-IJ| - ...._ _..._- _ The Liberals, especially the Right Honourable Mackenzie King, criticize the Right Honourable Arthur Meighen very severely, but on some questions of policy they have to ac- cept his position. Take the question [of freiyxht rates, the Conservative leader has always said that these should be xed by the Railway Com- mission specially created for this ' purpose as the only body competent .ifn do so. This position he took in lpurpose the_ only bony competent to do so. position 1922, and he has maintained it. Thin Kn`:-m~ Government has not the 1922, and he has mamtameu it. The King Government courage to follow such a course. It has had its eye on the political side of this matter just as much as on any other. With it the question has not been what, in the eyes of com- petent experts, is a fair rate, but what will get by politically. This explains why the Government has been dodging the freight rates is- sue since it entered office. It was lack of courage to take a stand on this subject that got the T country into all the trouble over Crow s Nest Pass commodity rates +`|.1'..- unov 'I`ha Cnvprnmnnt was `I18 11 said : V (Founded 1851) Published every Thursday morn- ing at the office, 123 Dunlop Street, Barrie. Subscription $1.50 per year in Canada and Great Britain, $2.00 in United States. Subscriptions payable in advance. Advertising rates on application. Morrison & McKenzie, Publishers. Sald You can t afford to allow the situation as regards freight rates to continue, for it will be fatal to business. We have a Railway Com- .mission appointed to deal with freight rates, and the only course to take is to turn the whole matter over to it. Until this is done there `will be nothing but dissatisfaction. lln the meantime you will have to cancel the rates that are causing` all the trouble. ` The shippers recently took the question to the Railway Commission, `lwhich promptly adopted the course ,[which Mr. l\'Ieig'hen said would have Hn lm fnknn Thn Cnnmssinn or- Hthe whole SUDJCCIZ 01 races. Dodge as he might, the Right Hon- ourable Mackenzie King and his Government have had to face this _p1'ob]em. They have done all the l_(l0(1.lI1g they can get away with, and lnow they have to face the music. 1.-Xnd what did the Premier say at =tVancouver recently? Why, he had -ito take the position assumed by the 35Ri_2`ht Honourable Arthur Meigrhen llong ago, and admit that the Rail- rwvay Commission was the only body competent to deal with railway I rates. l 'T`l.:.~ :.- nnr\+l\rn~ h-ilm1+o +n H19 nn- HONESTY THE BEST POLICY 1 lwmcn Mr. me1g'ne11 Sam woulu nave Ito be taken. The Commission or- ltlered the withdrawal of the rates `that have been causing the trouble and asserted its riszht to deal with the whole sunject of rates. I T)nrlm= :2: ho nxight. the Right rates. This is another tribute to the Con- ?ing a problem face to face. Like a !wise counsellor, whose advice is sought, he frankly tells the country `what will have to be done. Some- gtimes the advice may be rather un- ;pleasant, but he would rather tell jthe truth and run risk of displeasure ;than act the part of a hypocrite. 3.-kfter all, such a policy will win out ; with the country, for those who have gimportant interests at stake cannot lafford to take chances on an artful dodger. I .ser\'ative leader's courage in meet- . `HOW BRANDON IS REDUCING ' ITS CIVIC INDEBTEDNESS According to a recently published report of the City of Brandon, the first year of the city manager plan :of government has wiped out a (le- icit of $14,000, has rerlucml the tax irate one mill, unrl, if the present irecorcl continues until the end of ithe present year, there will be an iarlrlitional saving of about $50,000. '|"lm -_~ is uh nrlnnnlllnvr unnnnnm--1 I i I l I |at.l savxng U1 zwuuu -7-Ju,uuu.| 1 This is an astounding announce- `imcnt. Recent reports of the suc- `|cr:S.'~: of this plan of civic govern- gment in cr.-rtain sections of the iL'nitv.-cl States have tr:nlr: to revive ;int:rI:st in the gut: Lion in some of Ethr: Canadian citit . At times the *%(:X])l:rimr;.nt hos })(.-cf` tried by towns `anrl citu,-s m various parts of the ;country with varying l(:1rr:(:s of suu~,zm In fnw rwntm-:4 dot` the Int` [H`Hll'Ip'iu pint. lmulu wns in the uzxsu of m`ru.-n'H of tux:-s. ' tirm lnt`HIm|n' in St,`()lll'i nn~n1 of sm-.h 1I)')'(`lH'S ] :m!.isf:u-.l,:n'y rt-sult.s. SM) mu-4-.~. of Izuul wt-r 1924 tax ml:-, with In tln city of .3m.u- $5 July 15, whic-`n was six H... ..v..1'w.Hnu ml` lhn 1'32./1 5:1]:-, Will] zlrrr-urs OWll1;: $52,000. U]) to weeks lwfnru Hm 1-xm'mtio.1 of the time for ro- ch-mpLim, $20,05`n had been col- le(:ted. 'l`h- :icm,|n ()C(`U)`l`(`4l at the fmnily l`l`SlIIl`H('l: on tho fourth hnu of Not- [tnwnsxurm of l`) Cztnmhell on `Friday evc.-ning, Oct. 17. The fun- era] was hultl nt I.u:~'t; Nottnwuszum Pn::;l)yt<-rizm church on M()n(|flV. U]:- ?,,a ...n`y., 5,-(n-Viv`, ` ` | . .). I.`.; u (The Financial Post) r. [n`iIwip-:1] part uf Hue mvim: of |)1l_V!Y)!"ltS wars tux:-:4. ("fart-full :0llt:r:- 11-1.|ml.' in st-curing: tlw pay- nf ynwlucml wry 1-.l.ury umn'nxim:1Lcly am-.~, land were due for 111-` 4. .I.. u.i1h -n-mun-u nurinm The Northern Advance Fine weather brought plenty of buyers and sellers to the Saturday morning market. Prices changed but little. Eggs rose to 50c a dozen. Butter remained at 38c and 40c a pound. Green and red grapes sold for 75c a basket. Potatoes were quoted at 65 a bag and 20c a peck. Carrots and onions brought 75c and $1.50 a bag respectively. 1 Prices : SATURDAY $EMARKET .);.ou a. u Prxces : Eggs ..................... .. Spring Chickens Fowl ........................ .. App1es-- Crabs Wealthie f`nIkr~.v+: W GZIHJIICS .. Culberts ............... .. Maclntosh Reds Plums ...................... .. . Green Grapes Beets .................. .. Head Lettuce Chinese Lettuce Potatoes ...... .. ' Potatoes . . Turnips . .... .. Cabbagxe .... .. Cauliflower .. . 'I`oma.to(:s ...... .. (`urn Apples-- ................................. .. 50c bask. Wealthies 20c bask. 25c bask. Maclntosh .. 40c bask. 45-75c bask. ...... .. 75c bask. 35c bask. 5c bunch 10c bunch .. 20c peck 65c bag . .. 5c each C2Ll')l)1L(,` ac-10c each . . 10c-25c each . ......... .. 35c--40c bask. Corn ...... .. 15c (lo7.., 2 for 250 Squash .. 10-20c each Celery .... .. 5-10c bunch l resr:1'Vin:.;` Tomatoes ....... .. 10c quart Cucurnbr_-rs . 2 for lie, 50c l)a.sl(. ()it.rons . . . . . . . . . .. lie to 20 each Pumpkins . "(C to 20c each Ve;;'eta.ble Murrow ................. .. Sc eucli Green Onions ......... .. 5c hunch Muskmt,-Ions . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5 to l5c each Onions 25-50c liasl(., $1.50 bug Picklinpr Onions ........... .. . 200 quart Hay . .................. .. $15 ton Honey llfic section lloney, ex u:1.e(l .... .. 50C, 850, $1.20 for 3, 5 and l()-pounul pails, re- .k7pecLivr.-ly. I :-nrs .. 75: h:1sk. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924.} oquusn . .. l`omuLocs .......... .4 1'0) .... .. 5 '1 Murrow ..... .. ............. .. V ................... .... .. ....Z5-50c h D'.,-blvinvr ninnu roars .. . Czultuloupu .... .. l'uppt-rs (,`zn'r0ts (.'ru.pu.~a' . ..... 4. Pickling l (.-urs . "nr.~1nip.~; A:4t,urs OPERATIONS BY MEANS OF WIRELESS KNIFE enough to lust: lwuss. Dr. A. J. Wochinski, who assist- ml at. the operations, says it can he used prn.ct.ically wherever the knife can. One a-l'.'antage of this mrrthml, he tultls, is that it prevents loss of blood, unless a large artery should be severed, and the patient is thus suvml the usual shock that follows major olnomtions. The new instru- w.....4 nlun m..1,,._._ .-m._.._,;|,I`,. vm.V ,l,,H_ .......... ... ..u ..u . . . . .__. v-.v `cute 0pc1'uL|uns.--uuuy L`4.`Lp1`|.`:5:4. will he get :9 130111 zgtama EACH NEW SUBSCRIBER ADDS T0 7 .............. 75 .... Fm vm-.h .. . 2 for 5:4 I50 lm.~ek., 75-, Inn: /100 and 750 lmsk. SH) nml (H):-. |m.~:l<. . M: humsh H31: lmnuln . 956-QUC 1U. . 50c doz. "'27-28 lb. 20:: lb. , 38-40c lb. Rn dnv When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all. Certainly not--if you use Long Distance, but can you afford the risk of delaying? We now handle considerably over one million Long Distance calls a month--because they enable merchants, big and little, to get results immediate- ly. Statistical authorities tell us that nowhere are the advant- ages of Long Distance more thoroughly appreciated than in Ontario and Quebec. Is there anything; so quick and dependable? Wlzo are the customers you could sell today if you could reach them? Call them by Long Distance before your compctm does! : I an 0L- HOTEL PROPRIETOR PUTS BAN ON ALL RURALITES I i Guelph, Oct. 25.-Disgruntled with the rural voters for the way`; they supported the retention of the O.T.A., a local hotel proprietor has put the ban on all farmers and. has closed his doors to _them. mm 11nc1`r:]1'\!' m auestxon has for: closed his doors to them. o The hostelry in question for; years been used, more especially oni Sa~tur(l~ay, as a rendezvous by rural-] ites, who bring; produce to the local`: market. To-day when they made their usual call they found the front, door locked. No longer does he in`- !,' tend to permit them to use his con-i veniences at their own will and his? parlors in which to eat their lunch. ' They cost him $2,000 a year, he says. Therefore the ban. Dozens of farmers and their wives were turned away from the hostelry to- day. . Hillsdale is omleavoring to get Hydro power and :1 meeting" '35 held last week at which W. Finluyson. M.P.P., and :1 Hydro Enginee1' were r\rncnn+ `V1.1 .. ., I present. -:j-- l..- --__- FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER Open Day and Night |47 Elizabeth 5:. Phone 21 P- E-1:L_0YP Goodfellow s Good Shoes Some men rely too much upon their wishbone and not enough up- on their backbone. _n_d_!3_ag_g_a_g_e at POPULAR PRICES! Next Door to Bank of Toronto Building A. W. Go6bFELLow' W. S. G`"`-R HIDES WANTED! We will pay the following prices~ Green Hides .......................... .. Cured Hides ............... .. 10c tc Calf Hides .............................. .. Kip Hides ........................... .. 1 BARRIE TANNING CO. W. E. Brewster Manager for I THE VALUE OF YOUR TELEPHONE The majority must rule, and those who favored Government Control will have to take their O.T.A. medicine. 2 1 S THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924. Rm . Jusvplx l`:mvx`sm1 of Orillin mul Rev. llnrulxl \\'x\ll\\'m\d of Bar'- riu prmclwd to l:\x',r,'c :n1dim1cvs at thv murnixw; and vvcning: :mni\'vr- s.-u'_\' .\`x`l`\'|\`\`>` at ll:l\\`kcslonL` Umon clmrcln. Sp:`t`1:\l nulsw was romlorcd lv_\' :1 wvll nllml chm!` and :1 local m1:\I'tuttv. us wvll as so\'c.1':1l solos. The cluxrch was mud-~ rc1m1rk:Lbl_\' lwmmful wxtxh mmxmu flowers, ,. I... .. .. ..n.l O`--nlfa $(`I'\'H'(`S {H :1 llmi \\'v1 lwmltiful ..-.-qin I.-<)\'n-I nln D AV I E S Perfection Ice Cream Ma11ufac-t1u'ed in Barrie -_. bv The Cream of Quality Imvf: BROS. All orders giv_en prompt attentmn PhO11CS-F;1_`I0`_`}' 2:36 Resiclence 233-3 or S6-S Our Motto : QUALITY FIRST L ;..~.m-....< csscxxtinl`-.\` c.`-.r and L1s;`fv.1 as the poles. u Z`\"D. \':`E 1H'I:\ D 'l`IH*`. A D\"1*II{'I`ISEl\IENTS- The way of the bransgressor is hard, so thinks Peter Smith, and those associated with him. It should be made harder for the associates. Scott sEmuIsion J ". ` 1` L\' .\{:my ixnagiug` t7:`..-1: .1.-. \ \ . similar. but xvhctx the v.5:-5`.'.".:t:a~` of co.Hi\'cr oil is cou`.;:.1r:\*. witn all other fats. thc` ditiencn` in value is as far apart as CDRXFLIOI`. ch;1rco:\l and di.m\ond:\ -- - 7 . u A Scott'sE1\nxIsio:\ is ced- liver oil nude p1e.\s.\nt1\' :\\';\i1;1N:` to build up those who are rundown or weak. Scull R lk\\u\c. `1\\:\\.uls\ Out. HAWKESTONE O.\'S CC.\{P.-\RI "'1' '0c' "6. l(/)bi :2: ......... .. He. lb. .... Hcto 12c USE \\'vll us svn I`: {[211 and fruits. .29 President Coolidge in his appeal for re-election insists that without a protective tariff American indus- tries cannot exist, American wages cannot be paid and the American standard of living cannot be main- tained. The Prime Minister of Can-- ada. thinks otherwise and wants all the tari removed. The United States has only European competi- tion, while Canada has that and must ght for our home market with the products of the United States. Can- ada surely needs protection.