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the tribune stouffville ont thursday december 19 1916 our capital correspondent 117 and attached great importance to the results of the byelections it was stressed that the governments margin over the combined opposi- tion was extremely slim now in n f i parliament for the coming session ville tribune by m l sschwatz several incidents lately on the political front have caused wide spread reports to circulate about a possible sudden general election with supporters of the government reportedly insinuating or hinting in a speech or two about the possibil ity of snap elections however wellinformed sources will be forthcoming in face of the governments setbacks in by-elec- tions and the slim majority in the house of commons emphasizing that the natural life of the present government has ome years to go that there are no real cause for an election and that there is no great likelihood that the opposition would combine to defeat the gov- deportation proceedings halted ion parliament hill do not believe ernment which has 124 supporters ithat any such a call for a general j against 67 for the progressive-con- being called in the coming year election in the immediate future jservatives or 2s ccf or 13 social j credit and a few others in other words the present discussions about general elections being held in 1917 are minimized considerably by vet eran observers in the capital the hearing of the application of the canadian national railways for freight rate increases of about 30c has teen set for january s in ottawa and the hearing for the simi lar application of the lake freight ers association for january 20 it is understood here that a fairly ex tensive list of representations have been made already on this freight rate issue by interested parties it is learned in ottawa that the canadian commissioner of peniten tiaries majgen ralph b gibson former vice chief of stall of the canadian army has visited all such penal institutions across canada since he was appointed to the high post in april and he is preparing a report on his visits to the minister of justice this report to be made public in time though the statement made some time ago caused only a mild discus sion at the time yet it is being whispered about more and more now on parliament hill if nec essary can we establish that a black market exists in lumber asked majgen kennedy of the royal commission on forestry at its sitt ings in ottawa can we get con crete evidence to prove that there is a black market he added that he had the power to subpoena wit nesses and inspect books this might be difficult as they keep no books take a cash bonus and make agreements to cover depreciation of grade and measurements replied the secretary manager of canadian lumbermans association w j leclair have you ever reported this to any authority inquired gen kennedy i have charged the inequity of prices and that small mills are shipping material at least one grade lower than that of larger mills answered mr leclair yes i have reported the matter to the timber controller mr leclair also declared the need for lumber news that deportation proceed- 1 happy smiles to the faces of these j francisco gisbert julian bigs against them have been stayed four spanish deserters jose cruz held at vancouver pending an appeal to ottawa brings perez seneriano garzo sanchez i fuster j l smith jeweller and watch repair west end stouffville during wartime and for building during the present housing short age has resulted in retailers and builders being forced to seek out small mills to get lumber these mills keep no records or books and have no safety regulations it is common knowledge that they are receiving higher than ceiling prices for lumber of poorer quality than that produced by permanent mills there is no doubt along parlia ment hill now that the recent dom inionprovincial agricultural con ference held in ottawa supplied much valuable information about the increases or decreases of acre age for various crops in 10 17 but it seems to have left even more im pressive reports about prices going up or down in the near future in deed it was whispered that obser vers believed there was much truth in the opinion that the turn to lower prices for canadian agricul tural products might easily come in 1948 though for the present as well as the immediate period ahead sup porting of prices of major agricul tural products would cause minor products to adjust themselves auto matically to higher levels without intervention meanwhile dr h b boyd director of the office of price production and marketing adminis tration united states department of agriculture has declared in ottawa that farm income generally was at a satisfactory level in un ited states at this time but that it plowing you may haunt a stuffy office stories high above the ground you may stand behind a counter tossing merchandise around you may punch a timeclock reglar to a factorys jarring sound but leave me out in the country with a plow let me have a field or meadow where the grass is short and green set me up a line of guide stakes and youll soon see what i mean just to see a furrow rolling from the share so bright and keen makes me feel im doing something with a plow to set up a perfect furrow is a work of finest art and to keep it straight and even makes me proud and light of heart i care not for fancy raiment nor to haunt a noisy mart but i like a team of horses and a plow you may like the city glamour and the jostle of the street you may glory in the bright lights and the crowd of folk you meet prhaps youre happy in the swelter of the smelly sticky heat but give to me the open spaces and a plow just give me the open spaces where the wind blows fresh and free and a team of noble horses theyre such splendid company when that earthly odour rises sweet and appetizingly life is really worth while living with a plow exfarmer was felt the farm price structure t would be severely tested in the future j the protestant womens federa tion has voted in ottawa to urge j the xational film board to have a j woman representative on the board i of censors and at the same time j protested against the showing of the films the outlaws it ap pears that canadian housewives will still be short in shortening for some time to come likewise it seems that the canadian butter ration may be cut early in 1947 since there may not be sufficient slocks of butter to maintain the present sixounce ra tion veterans affairs minister ian mackenzie is taking a trip through the west terence bland- ford 17yearold former houseboy at rideau hall ottawa home of the governorgeneral has been ordered to leave canada since it is reported that he entered this country illeg ally he had worked there as dish washer and messenger- reproduc tion prohibited 1910 federal fea ture syndicate madk history dies calgary dec 13 engineer on ihe first train into calgary in 1ss3 win pullar s3 died yesterday he was the engineer on the train bearing king george v then the duke of york on his first visit to canada he was born in belleville new license plate issleianlary 2nd the ontario highways dept has announced that 1947 motor vehicle licenses will go on sale january 2nd the color combination will be black figures on an aluminum base only one plate to each car will again be the issue this year up to friday last thirty divorce cases were heard in the present non jury assizes being held in whitby most of them were granted the cus tomary six months probation per iod after which the final decree is granted christmas greetings we take this opportunity to extend hearty christmas greetings to one and all my customers and other friends i may the new year bring happi ness and prosperity to all fred byer implement dealer claremoni the oldome town rue ioo optimist owe pefe cgalt- will you accept a contract jettft3 charges theatre manager mrs viola desmond a negress shown here who claims she wai ejected from a new glasgow ns theatre is taking legal action against the theatre manager according her lawyer a writ charging false arrest false imprisonment assault and malicious prosecution has fceca served we solictor svc to save your money and enjoy it too get it from gordon brown your friend at canada life he can show you how every dollar saved for the future with a canada life insurance contract can bo made to do the work of 200 when it comes to providing a guaranteed life retirement income this means that with the right canada life contract you can secure your own future and guarantee adequate protection for your family by putting aside less money than youd have to accumulate under other methods of soring meanwhile you can use and enjoy the remainder with your family while you are earning it without worry ing about the future isnt this something worth looking into immediately j canada life 6rchter tqm0rp0v7s for you and y0ups