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_ _ _ An intensive campaign is being carried on ‘ by the Industrial Accident Prevention Associaâ€" _ «tions which have been organized under the Onâ€" / «tario Workmen‘s Compensation Act, with the _ object of reducing accidents and thereby lightâ€" .ening the burden on the employers and the ‘public. It is interesting to note that during *\ the past year the Association distributed 254,â€" .000 saféety bulletins, 59,000 leaflets and 28,700 safefy calendars. _ t â€"â€"~ The 24th of May, Victoria Day, is one of Canadas‘ great historic holidays and was on Monday made the occasion of patriotic mesâ€" r”u in vu'loua'ptrts of the Enplre where the day was generally observed. . _â€" Jt is interesting to recall that Queen Vicâ€" toria reigned over the British Empire for the unusually long period of 64 years and it is a striking tribute to her memory that the anniâ€" versary of her birth should still be observed throughout the Empire. In the years that have elapsed since her passing a quarter of a cenâ€" tury ago, Canada, the brightu{wshr in the crown of Empire, has advanced the status of a nation and is taking her place among the nations of the world. Canadians are coming to recognize in inâ€" creasing measure the greatness of the country of which they are citizens. The wonderful and bountiful resources contained within its borâ€" ders and the vast stretches of unoccupied but fertile lands awaiting cultivation indicate the great opportunities awaiting settlers in this fair land. * According to a recent announcement of Premier Ferguson there is to be created imâ€" mediately a joint board of engineers to study and survey the Ottawa River and its power possibilities and to file later with the two proâ€" vincial governments of Ontario and Quebec a report which will serve as a basis for the formâ€" ulation of a plan guaranteeing equality between these provinces in the development and diviâ€" sion of power plants on the river. « This is welcome evidence of the friendly relations existing between the two provinces and the arrangement should be mftually adâ€" vantageous. ‘ ® The fact that seven constituencies in Onâ€" tario continue to be without representation in the Legislature has been the subject of conâ€" siderable advérse comment. The constituencies are London}.made vacant by Sir Adam Beck‘s death, Cochrane, Grey Centre, Kenora, Norfolk North, Simcoe South and Kent East. There does not appear to be any adequate reason why these vacancies should not be filled. ~ In view of the solid support given the Budâ€" get proposals by both the Liberal and Progresâ€" sive members and the announced intention of the Government to stand by the main proviâ€" sions of the Budget, the result of the vote taken last week was not surprising. The Budâ€" get was approved by a majority of 13 votes, the largest previously given any major Governâ€" ment proposal. It was a straight party vote, as was expected, with every Liberal, Progresâ€" sive, Laborite and Independent casting either his vote or his influence with the government. Neither Premier King nor Right Hon. Arthur Meighen voted in the division, Mr. Meighen being ill and paired ‘with Mr. King. * The general favor with which the Budget proposals, which included a substantial reducâ€" tion in the tariff on automobiles and in income tax, the abolition of the receipt tax and the restoration of penny postage, were received, strengthened the hands of the government in standing firm in support of the provisions of the Robb Budget. w * It will he interesting to observe just how the reduction in the tariff on automobiles will work out as there has been codnsiderable conâ€" troversy concerninig it. ~ * ening the burden on the employers and the In connection with the outlook for wheat, public. It is interesting to, note that during|official reports from the principal surplus proâ€" the past year the Association distributed 254,â€"| ducing ‘countries indicate a substantial rediecâ€" 000 saféety bulletins, 59,000 leaflets and 28,700|tion in the stocks of wheat available for the safefy calendars. _ | remainder of the old crop year. There is an /~_ The total number of accidents reported to increased export .demand from ‘Et-:Amp- at a the Workmen‘s Compensation Board by all inâ€"|time whern available supplies in the United lustries under compensation in Ontario in the|States are small and this together with. the ‘three years are as follows: 1923â€"61,109|fact that cold weather has been prevalent over ac 879 fatalities, 1924â€"58,675 includâ€" | large parts of the Canadian and United States i# 402 fatalities. 1925â€"@60,012 including 845| spring wheat territory, have operated to keep alkeeq is kss oK s o ad ‘ the price of wheat high. _ = . «> __â€" _ | _ CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS . In United States, perâ€"year ... . .. .. 200 ‘ apvertisina fares 4 On application. Advertising copy must reach the e not later than Monday noon to Insure insertion. * â€" Waterioe, Ontarie ;>~ SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, in aGVANG®.......>>+>»> PROVINCES COâ€"OPERATING ROBB BUDGET APPROVED VICTORIA DAY dren‘s aid work generally is receiving increasâ€" ing attention from year to year, Last year more than 10,000 cases were dealt with by the province. J. J. Kelso, Government Superintenâ€" dent for Neglected ‘Children, in presenting his mrtforthotwelvemth.._nfl_fln_tfigu was evident a greater appreciation by the He pointed out that the children‘s shelter had taken the place of the oldâ€"fashioned orâ€" phanage. In the shelters of the Province there was always a population of 500 children. Durâ€" ing the past year 663 legal adoptions of chil dren had been effected, â€" _ . f He warned against g dgnger of keeping children too long in shelters. There were, said he, several cases of children being kept five years in such places. It was advisable to have them transferred to get the benefits of family life. Speaking of the adoption ‘of children, he stated that there were more homes ready to receive children than there were children availâ€" He advocated a central home for handiâ€" capped children. People adopting children alâ€" ways choose the brightest ones, so that those who were not so strong mentally were left in the shelters, and there should be special proâ€" vision for them. . > able. He made a strong plea for a true spirit of sympathy instead of mere officialism, to give power and influence to philanthropic work. "Keep warm in your hearts," said he, "the real spirit of sympathy and goodâ€"will for the"® poor, the distressed and the erring. We can accomplish more of permanent _good by a friendly forgiving attitude than we can ever hope through employing the s;rachinery of the law. Our guiding principle sHould be to overâ€" come evil with good, to substitute reformation for punishment, to awaken in dormant hearts a real desire for better and nobler living." _ The sentiments expressed by Mr. Kelso will find an echo in many hearts. â€" The growth of coâ€"operative marketing is to be seen in the organization of wheat and other pools to dispose of the production from Canadian farms. This movement is especially evident in the West where a large proportion of the farmers have organized and deal wholly through their own companies. Some years ago the United Farmers of Alberta and the Grain Growers Grain Company united to form the United Grain Growers Ltd., which company, along with the Saskatchewan Coâ€"operative Eleâ€" vator Company, owns about 1,000 of the 4,000 odd country elevators in Western Canada.~â€" . _ The above facts show that changes of farâ€" reaching importance are taking place in the grain trade of Canada. * The Chicago Tribune, referring to the reâ€" cord of murders in the United States, says that human life was once thought to be something precious, sacred, but that idea is evidently now looked upon as old fashioned. It states that "we have found so many excuses for killâ€" ing that it will soon be on a plane with flyâ€" swatting." * ~ Although there are a considerable nupber who are not favorable to capital punishment, prompt and fitting punishment of those who commit such a serious offense as this undonbe- edly has~a great influence in deterring those criminallyâ€"minded from .embarking on crimes. as many murders in the United States as Great Britain and five times as many as France. . ' The fact is that murder.rarely goes unâ€" punished in Britain and France whereas the reverse is true in the United States and has been heltl accountable for the high percentage of murders reported in the neighboring Reâ€" public. The survey showed similar conditions with reference to burglaries. There were many times as rmmany Burglaries in America as in England. In the latter country a high :pefi:ept- age of the burglars are caught and punished whereas in America, President Codlidge points out, only a low percentage is finally punished. _ ”Pre;ident Coolidge recently drew atyenfion to the fact that a survey showed that in proâ€" portion: to population there were eight times CHANGES!IN GRAIN TRADE THE OUTLOOK FOR WHEAT AN UNENVIABLE RECORD Â¥s C * in in fiumt“y;hu home to take pot of. be Q.,g home to lipch and put the beans on the fire, but forgot about them in her hurry to get back to court; She was excused, and the case went on with eleven jurors until sheâ€"reâ€" turned, fifty minutes® later, the WLOS8OM WEEK N With the arrival of Blossom Week Niagara Fruit Bolt is assuming her holiday attire. Leading fruit. grow» ers, among them County Clerk Camâ€" by‘ Wismer, who has a big fruit farm at Jordan, say they do not think that any. persons who travel there to see the peach trees in all their glory will be disappointed. SALMON TAGGED IN MARITIMES 18 CAUGHT BY B. C. ANGLER How far does a salmon swim durâ€" ing its lifetime? Fishing in the Gulf of Georgia, Sergt. John McLean of the local police force caught a 10â€"pound sal= mon. On its tail was found what is claimed to be the mark placed on young fish liberated in the Atlantic Ocean by the Federal Fisheries Deâ€" partment, Ottawa, for the purpose of discovering the migratory travels of the salmon. FOUR MARRIED MEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING SHOCKING INCIDENT St. Catharines last week rang with the details of a shocking outâ€" rage which was committed in the city May 16. A girl, accompanied by her fiance, was out driving, and when their car stalled on Lake St. four men approached and .one of them displayed a police badge. "We‘re going to search this car for liquor," one said. & s The matter was reported to High Constable Alf Zimmerman and Proâ€" vincial Constable Joseph Nelson, and, though they set out without a clue, from information gathered they arrested four married men in their homes. Suddenly two of them seized the young man and the others the girl Police suspect them of other out rages which have occurred there. FORMER AMBASSADOR INSTRUCTED TO CEASE VISITS TOâ€" PRISONERS Breaking silence on what had hitherto been known only within the confines of the American diploâ€" matic service, Hon. James W. Gerâ€" ard, G.C.B., American Ambassador to Germany during the war, related to the Canadan Club last week at Hamilton for the first time an inciâ€" dent which showed the overcautious neutrality of the late William Jenâ€" nings Bryan, then Secretary of State. Growing recognition in America as well Mexico reports that the Mexican : &s in other countries of the expense and futility has just started a farâ€"reachingâ€" sct of strikes and lockouts is evidenced by the in the agricultural development of t recént action of the Italian cabinet in approv» ‘An extensive system of irrigation i ing..MGssolini‘s plans for the términation of ‘planned.. The area of land suitab) industrial warfare by the expedient of making culture is estimated at 370,000,00( the Stgte the supreme arhiter. ‘ Mussolini reâ€" about threeâ€"quarters of the total : qutres that labor and capital must coâ€"operate country. Of this area 17,500,000 a in the interests of the people in genéral and, than 5 per cent. is at present used. has laid down laws by which they are to be. miubten ns * governed. ‘There areâ€"to be:no more strikes or lockouts. Organization on both sides is comâ€"‘_ _ The Province of Quebec, with pulsory in order to give effect to the con. future expansion and development, trolling machinery established but the old orâ€" to employ the aeroplane. It is the ganizations, ‘labor unions and uooehtibnq'stud, her immense territory of 0 with their national and international affilia= square miles from the air, take n are disbanded, to make way ‘for the mew docâ€" eatures of the country_ in qrder 1 ime, . 2 .. NJ s Ano us _ « fe der Mr. Gerard said it was generally known that he was requested by several of the allied powers to inâ€" terest himself in their prisoners of war in Germany and to visit the prison camps and see that they were treated humanely. He did such /work for a time, but his visits to prison camps then ceased for several months. Many prisoners, perhaps, had often wondered why he had stopped visiting them: The fact was that Mr. Bryan, the then Secretary of State under Presâ€" ident Wilson, sent a communication to Mr. Gerard instructing him that his visits to the prison camps and his efforts to ease the sore plight of many of the prisoners must cease "for fear of irritating the Germans." The new plan, if cartied through, will conâ€" tributeâ€"to thqfoflieienw stability of the nation in general and to make Italy a stronger competing factor in the world‘s marâ€" kets, although theâ€"idea of compulsion finds little favor in many countries. | saved. ITALY FORBIDS STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS NIAGARA FRUIT BELT The province of Ontario, the finâ€" ancial district of New York ‘has heard, is about to announce the reâ€" ception of tenders for $20,000,000 of JCE AND .WATER, BUT NO LAND, rpmw AMUNDSEN PA_I‘TY": °_ Tigutenant RilserLarson, Norwegian, m said last week that thin it¢e and open water were found at the North Pole, but no land was discovered in the Arcâ€" tic wastes by the AmundsenElls worth expedition. Considerable time was "spent &t the North. Pole making : observaâ€" tions, the Norge having descended to within six hundred feet of the ice ,and rose to an altitude of 4,000 feet. Over Point Barrow, on,. theArctic coast, ice formed on the whirling propeliers of ~the ship andthen broke off, cutting the big gas bag, Loss ~of hydrogen gas made the Norge extremely heavy. The crew of eighteen arrived at Teller very tired but in excellent physical conâ€" dition. Nations will fear to disarm, beâ€" cause other nations actually weaker but potentially stronger can in the long run conquer themâ€" that is the supreme ‘stumblingâ€"block to disarmâ€" iment which loomed at the opening session of the preparatory commisâ€" sion at Geneva. he France mentioned it; Belgium, oyerwhelmed in the Great War, emâ€" phasized it anxiously, and Premier Mussolini‘s spokesmian even deâ€" clared‘ "If you do not take account of every kind of potential military strength in a country, then you show a desire to. weaken a weak Staté and strengthen a strong one." MILITARY HERO OVERâ€" THROWS GOVERNMENT Marshal Joseph Pilsudski of Warâ€" saw who ovérthrew the Witosâ€" Govâ€" ernment, ouster the President of the Republic after a military rising and took control of the power, is suffering from exhaustion. Those close to him declare that all he needs is rest. Pilsudski‘s star, for the moment, at least, appears to be waning. The military hero, who by a swift stroke overthrew the Gorvernment and captured the city, is too modest to allow his name to stand as a candiâ€" date for the Presidency, to say nothing of listening to the demands of his friends and supporters that he declare himself Dictator. â€" India‘s only woman ruj%r, the Beâ€" gum of Bhopal, has abdicated in favor of her 31 year old son, Kawab Zada Hamidulla. The abdication brings to an end a period of eighty years of female rule in the state of central India of 6902 square acres with a populaâ€" tion of about 700,000. She ruled Bhopal for the quarter of century and although now 68 years she still is mentally and physically vigorous. INDIA‘S ONLY LADY GERARD SAYS U. s. Hatred still existing between varâ€" ious European nations meant there was danger of another war on the European continent, Hon. James W. Gerard, former United States amâ€" bassador to Germany, declared durâ€" ing his addréess to the Canadian Club at Toronto May 18. He also referred to the American nation as "the Shylock of the world" in conâ€" nection with its attitude on war debts. NATIONS FEAR TO DiSARM SHYLOCK OF WORLD RULER ABDICATES 1 The Province of Quebec, with a view to future expansion and development, has decided to employ the aeroplane. It is the intention to ‘study ‘her immense territory of over 700,000 baqummflelfmnthodr,ukempco(th: lands, forests, waterways and other natural Tlutum of the country in agrder to ascertain the extent of the resources of the entire proâ€" vince. It is interesting to note that Quebec is much the province. of Confederation. The: enterprise : unz tn‘hwldvo in exâ€" The Canadian Trade Commissioner in Mexico reports that the Mexican government has just started a farâ€"reaching scheme to aid in the agricultural development of the country. An extensive system of irrigation is at present planned.. The area of land suitable for agriâ€" tulture is estimated at 370,000,000 acres or about threeâ€"quarters of the total area iof the country. Of this area 17,500,000 acres or less EDITORIAL NOTES RUBBER INDUSTRY 1 INn canapa arows; 3 ; $77,000,000 PRODUCTION A preliminary report on the rnb-‘ ber industry in Canada for the year 1925 shows total value of producâ€" tion was $77,595,762, | comprising rubber tires, etc., $47,530,786; other rubber goods $5,207,471 and rubber footwear $24,857,505. The number of persons employed in the industry in 1925 was 13,173 compared with 10,778 in 1924. CHEQUE ARTISTS ARE GIVEN FIVE YEARS EACH Five years in Portsmouth penitenâ€" tiary was the sentence imposed in Toronto police court last week on Martin Bol and Emil Sulkowsky, for passing worthless cheques. TO PROBE TORONTO County Judge Denton will conâ€" duct an inquiry into the affairs of Toronto harbor commission, exâ€" tending back to its inception, the city council decided on May 18 afâ€" ter an allnight session. FLAPPER SLAPS MINISTER‘s FACE; 18 SENT TO JAIL Martha Bates Drew of Whifeburg Ky., receicved a My jail senâ€" tence for slapping the face of Rev. Arlie Brown, after he had preached a sermon against bobbed hair. Connections fos Guiet Point, Pusin nar Adledo, Detaige ond ether points. Ask wmm;;o‘uâ€".â€"-yh'fih; c& u-.'it: ourist mmhofm&ut&x-'oftbb::llb-::am ihn&mdhqmammmhfiem Steamers "SEEANDBEE"â€""CITY OF ERIE"â€""CITY OF BUFFALO® A restful night on Lake Erie es ho. it n ie s sb Te orinlind hok .A suntant Iine. } hoi Butie 100 A It Your Securities |â€" « No one but you or your deputy is given access to your Box. It remains absolutely junder your control, and the annual cost is very moderate. It provides the best known method of caring for all valuable documents, and its contents can be referred to at any time durâ€" ing business holrs. > 7 Owners of bonds, deeds and other <; important papers now recognize that . _ |_ _ Apply to the Manager of any of our Branches. § x ; "BANK"TORONTO Capital $5,600,000 I s lncorporated © 1855 f °_ BRANCHES s WATERLOO ,.....:....8. J. Adams, Manager Kitchener .............G. B. McKay, * Kitchener North Ward ..J. R. Clark, _ * A Safety Deposit Box Is Indispensable HARBOR BOARD i6 . According to present indications, farmers are fot going to overdo potâ€" atoes this season. Even in the secâ€" tions where the very early crop is produced, and where it is more ratural to expect an increase, plantâ€" ing is going to be kept within bounds. > 4 Planting Around Hamilton PLANTING LESS ‘"Planting of early potatoes is well under way in Wentworth County," stated, Agricultural Representative, W. G. Marritt last week, "but I do not ‘think the acreage will equal that of a year ago. Most farmers think.it is good . business to sell tubers at 90 cents a basket this spring rather than stick the same in the ground in the hope that the resulting crop would sell at present prices. Many growers with whom I have been talking think that even the earliest Ontario crop will not bring today‘s values.". z Your real } problem Reserves $7,000,000 wait, telephone!" the distant customer into your store â€" as it will, why not follow Henry Distribution is your real problem â€" not buying or producing. If Long Disâ€" tance will enable you to materially increase your very wide distribution by Whe day has gone by when any merchant need sonsider himself "a small â€"town merchant." Some surprisingly large businesses are being conâ€" ducted in using Long Distance. EARLY POTATOES *£18. & the smaller wide â€" awake who | realize