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the legislature week by week rf thursda march 22nd attorneygeneral prica announced that ontario will adopt silicosis as a compensatibla disease under the workmens compensation act any silicotic a diseased condition due to working in the mines suffering from one of the three stages of the disease anteprimary primary or second ary w be entitled to payment pro vided that his total service in the act and premier ferguson introduc ed the school law amendment act 1928 e proulx pre3cott introduced his bill providing for exemption from vaccination of conscientious objectors and removing tho compulsory feature in relation to vaccination upon en trance to schools and colleges premier ferguson obtained first reading for a bill to make provision old soldiers will ask why the salute we cant say mine3 of the province is not less than j for the university of western on- flve years tario ontario is the first province or state as vigorous as ever in their criti- on tho north american continent tojcismof premier fergusons township place silicosis among the compensat- j school hoards bill opposition mem- ible diseases bers bombarded the government withj six bills were given third reading protests when the revised measure and ten passed committee of the came up in the house for second house aureiien belangers liberal reading for two hours the debate russell bill to amend the theatres swung back and forward finally the j and cinematographs act was one of prime minister who had started the four given second reading hon geo j argument adjourned it to continue it s henry acting leader of the gov- 1 the new east block was formally ernment in the absence of premier opened with due ceremony at night ferguson had no opposition to state j tuesday march 27th while tho measure might require some dressing up in committee the government he said approved of its principle- friday march 23rd the legislature authorized the go the government and legislature are hopeful that there will bo no pri vate bills next year arising out of church union controversies the day was taken up considering and adopt- i ing the report of the private bills ernment to negotiate a 50000000 loan committee on the five bills remaining with which to meet its financial obli- j settling the troubles arising out of gations for the fiscal year ending oct 31 1927 it will be applied to depart mental administration and to matur ing bonds and represents an increase of 10000000 over the loan author ized last session church union- several private and local bills received attention and were passed wednesday march 2sth a request that the ontario govcrn- thete wiubeno special committee j m p the visit rll of ul when k meets king eard ahouvff yff hlf majestking george in the inspection of the smart ona station london the eastern potentate appears to bo saluting the camera of the legislature appointed at the present session to travel throughout tho province during the recess to make a survey of the fish and game situation monday march 2gth main estimates for the fiscal year ending oct 31 1929 rtnd amounting to 38639318 were tabled this amount is approximately 6000000 less than the estimate for the fiscal year ending oct 31 1923 as tabled during last years session of the house by departments by departments the 1929 esti mates are as follows lieutenantgovernors office 6- 050 prime ministers department 8335go0 legislation 381575 at torneygenerals department 2061- 415 insurance department 19625 education department 7900189 lands and forests department 2- 547 450 northern development de partment 499725 mines depart ment 360600 game and fisheries department 527825 public works department 1262165 highways department 56233 health de- v partment 6s6450 labor depart ment 2675705 provincial treasur ers department 619950 provincial auditors office 98725 provincial secretarys department 829540 agriculture department 2608390 miscellaneous 623000- chief reason for the falling off in this sessions vote can be found in the hydro estimates these as voted a year ago wore more than 15000000 the total vote for 1929 is but 8252- 000 of this last amount the niagara system is represented by 5750000 1000000 of which goes to the niag ara falls- st thomas line and 750- 000 for rural extension for the geor gian bay system the estimate of 635000 ollawast lawrence sys tem 375000 thunder bay 325- 000 central ontario 020000 nip issing 137000 algoma 10000 education estimates education department estimates contain a vole of 2100000 for grants to rural public and separate schools 5100000 for consolidated schools 55000 for summer schools one hundred and thirty thousand six hundred dollars is voted for eng lishfrench training schools as com pared with 113600 of a year ago- the university of toronto grant is set at 166900 and western uni versity 300000 estimates for the dept of high ways how a slight increase for 1929 they aie siisol i whereas for 1928 they were sot at 562339 less for health dept of health hows a falling off in rcquirfciront the sum for 1929 be ing 686450 as against 573600 for last year dept of labor shows a slight increase vith a votcof 265- 705 being asked provincial treasur ers dept- is down below its 1928 mark six hundred and nineteen thousand nine hundred and fifty dol lars will be voted this session where 003450 was voted a year ago total vote of the provincial secre tarys dept is 6829510 for 1929 as compared with 7068191 for 1928 the agriculture dept vote is placed at 2620190 practically the same figure as brought down a year ago a new sub section to the liquor control ace proides stiff pennltits for those who consume or obtain for bev erage purpose patent medicines or essences of alcoholic content and an other item in the tlhtcningup pro cess is to the effect that an offence rcmmitt by any occupant of a house shall disqualify the residence for ono year as a placo where liquor may legally be kept section 80 providing that liquor must be kept in the bottle in which it was purchased is amended to provido that the government label must re main on the receptacle until the liquor is consumed hon willlfm finlayson obtained first reading for the annuaj malgama- of srrendmenu to thc municipal j drury government in 1922 making provision for cooperative banking in the province of ontario was made during tho consideration of the esti mates for the year by a belanger lib russell what were known as cooperative banks were doing busi ness today in the province and were materially aiding the farmer by giv ing him loans which ho would not have been able to get otherwise there were some seven or eight he believed at present in existence in the province while in quebec they were numerous they are operating without char ter the attorneygeneral suggested yes mr belanger replied they aro operating in a very unsatisfac tory manner under the name of trus tees the matter will be inquired into estimates passed for the insurance dept- totalled 49025 for the dept of mines 360000 for tho dept of game and fisheries 527825 a to tal for the day of 8778530 thursday march 29th with the traditional form and cere mony concluding the passage of the annual finance bill the legisuature at night approved the expenditure of 38639318 on the affairs of the province for tho fiscal year of 1929 films displayed in ontario picture theatres are to be stamped in a way that will indicate whether or not they are considered suitable for children the plan will be worked out under regulations of the provincial treas urers dept and not by statute premier ferguson gave this in formation in asking withdrawal of a bill sponsored by a belanger rus sell which would have prohibited at tendance of juveniles whether in com pany of their parents or not at the atres displaying films not passed by the board as fit for children the bill had another clause which would have raised the age limit for unaccompan ied children from 15 to 16 and j a pinard in mr- belangers absence urged that this be enacted but the prime minister thought that it was not worth while putting into legisla tion friday march 30th the last day tho second session of ontarios seventeenth legislature closed amid the usual bombardment of papers from the press gallery the session was dull last year there was the liquor control act to scrap over this year there was no contentious legis lation of such dimensions although tho thrice illstarred hawkers and peddlers pill caused a lot of heated argument before the private bills committee even if it got no distance at all in the house proper provided fireworks one of tho main features of tho session was liberal leader sinclairs wandering ballots revelation which eventually had to be taken out of tho hands of tho privileges and elections committee because of partisan play in the lanks of that body and trans ferred to a royal commission for a solution while this inquiry undoubt edly provided the most fireworks of tho session premier fergusons an nouncement of sir joseph flavelles acceptance of the chairmanship of the research foundation which the pro- vince will establish in conjunction with ontario manufacturing interests carried with it perhaps more actual importance than anything else during tho sitting considerable legislation with far reaching effects went through such as attorneygeneral prices security frauds prevention act and its com panion measures an act to amend tho companies act and tho companies information act hon lincoln goldies hospital act amendment and premier fergusons research founda tion and training of apprentices acts sportsmen have somo satisfaction in knowing that after biological stu dios now being undertaken by the de partment of game and fisheries ara completed action will bo taken to con- servo the game and fish- other features of the session were provincial treasurer monteiths an nouncement of a balanced budget and a surplus of 359000 for the fiscal year ended and the forecast of an other surplus for the current year tho governments express intention of strengthening movie censorship re- uglations the houses emphatic re jection of the principle of beer-by- the glass the houses endorsation of the governments policy to conduct a survey of the situation before for mulating any oldage pensions scheme and the promptness with which tho government authorized a royal com mission inquiry into the hollingier mine disaster news for hunters empire shopping week plans ah laid and all classes behind drive to boost empire contained business buy british heros when and where you may go in ontario for your deer this fall 1 in the district south of the french and mattawa rivers nov 5 to nov 20both days inclusive 2 in tho district north of the french river and south of the can adian pacific railway from north bay to heron bay on lake superior nov 1 to nov- 25 3 from the mattawa river north of the canadian pacific railway from north bay to heron bay and south of the north line of the canadian na tional railways with the exception of that section from heron bay to the french river oct 20 to nov 25 4 north of tho north line of tho canadian national railways sept 15 to nov 25 5 st- josephs island nov 10 to nov 25 peg leg cracked city sued seattle alleging that a street sprinkler operated by the city sprayed water all over him and caused his peg leg to crack d rastelli has filed a 165 claim for damnge3 with the city council- this may go down as tho year of the great war between lowpriced cars the vastness and unity of the brit ish empire are two things difficult for the average person to realize in thinking of the empire most people think first of great britain canada australia india south africa and new zealand unfamiliar places with curious names seen only once or twice perhaps over a period of years escape general notice yet these also form stout links in the great chain of em pire they are all sharing in empire shopping week in canada april 21st to 28th for the executive committee of empire shopping week have seen to it that every part of the british empire is invited to participate in tho great effort other aims and purposes briefly stated one main purpose of empire shopping week in canada is to stimulate the purchase and sale of empire produce and manufactures in canada an ample press coverage on inspirational and economic lines is being arranged and window streamers and showcards for retailers are being developed produced in canada is produced in the empire it is a recognized principle in empire shop ping week that the products of the country in which the week is held should be favored first then the pro ducts of other parts of the empire- it rests therefore with individual can adian producers and manufacturers and producers and manufacturers in other parts of the empire to create for themselves with the willing help of many local organizations the best retail and advertising linkup they can with the general educational and publicity campaign of the em pire shopping week in canada the executive committee and local com mittees welcome ideas and suggestions i y which the committee can cooper ate with individual advertisers in other places where weeks have been held local committees have successfully carried on window dis play contests paraies of decorated floats fincy dess balls and niany other special features empire shoppings weeks are not a novelty they have been tried with great success in other parts of the empire notably in australia british west indies and in great britain imports from foreign countries into canada rose since 1914 from 298- 000000 to 800000000 in 192762 per cent increase in the last five yeara thus constituting an excellent im mediate reason for considering the present movement opportune the advisory council of empire shopping week in canada holds strongly to tho view that the type of civilization and its promise of de velopment as shown in countries of tha british empire is one that can- adans desire to encourage for the sake of the present and the future genera tions all this it is conceived is in timately bound up with the economic j and business side of affars that play so great a part in the daily lives of so many canadian citizens get behind the movement buy british goods flood cost on los angeles city assumes big task of re habilitating santa clara valley los angeles having acknowledged through mayor george cryer its mor al responsibility for the fatalities and loss of property in the st francis dom collapse the city of los angeles has assumed the task of making ro- stltutloo to the valley the mayor wto spoke in behalf of the municipality at a coafercnee of city councllmen cud other officials did not say to what length the city would go lu restoring tho valley but the los angeles chamber of commerce an nounced it would propose to the coun cil a rehabilitation program based ou an estimate of 1000000 property damage this is at least 4000000 below the lowest estimate of the dam age the mrrnber of persons left without homes food or clothing stood at 7ss with relief organizations taking care of that number official figures from ventura county showod 273 homes in tho santa clara river valley alone had been wined out in addition to numberless small homes in the groves immediately below tee dam hun dreds of acres of orange and lemon grove3 were burled under tho slit tho plan of the chamber of com merce for rehabilitation calls for l- 000000 being made immediately available in the city council for re construction a commission of los angeles business men to direct the project and division of the work into three classes restoration of orchard and farm regions rebuilding of busi ness industrial and residence prop erty and relief of hood sufferers tho work or repairing tho highway and railroad throughout tho valley is under way long flights london dally telegraph cons i with the coming of spring and better i weather conditions there will incvita- ijbly be a recrudescence of attempts by i courageous men and women to make very long fights and it cannot be too j strongly emphasized that in the best interests of air travel those who are inclined to risk their lives needlessly for the sake of notoriety should bo fprcibly restrained from attempting journeys which there is little or no chanceof bringing to a successful is sue an incalculable amount of dam age to tte cause of aviation was done last season by a few men and women who insisted in the face of all expert advice on throwing tliolr lives away to satisfy an explicable personal caprice 600 swans killed in ride over niagara falls i lakes to sea service may 1 ocean freighters to run between chicago and west indies milwaukee wis ocean freighters plying between the west indies and great lakes ports including chicago milwaukee buffalo and michigan cities are to bo placed in operation beginning may 1 by the american shipping co of new york according i to announcement here the freighters will be of type suit able to travel through the great lakes canals and the st lawrence river 1 they will be able to carry approxi- mately 2000 tons of freight to tho inland ports and nearly double this tonnage on the return trip after clear ing the fresh waterways refriger- ator service will be provided- the proposed sailing schedule calls for boats in and out of the various great lakes ports at least once a week it is explained when business so warrants the service will be ex tended to south american ports premier denies press report ottawa the canadian premier w l mackenzie king denied in the house of commons tho accuracy of reports that canada had threatened to discontinue negotiations with tha united states on the st lawrence waterways project unless several de mands are met the reports printed in the toronto globe purported to be a summary of the last canadian note the newspaper account said that canada had demanded discussion of the desirability of lowering the tariff on certain canadian products includ ing wheat and livestock the waiving by the united states of all claim to the exportation of power obtained from the st lawrence project and settlement of the chicago water di version controversy as prior requi sites to the resumption of negotia tions try to blow up ship three times in vain hundreds of others injure d and rescued according to tho latest estimate at least coo wild swans were killed and hundreds of others injured when they were swept over tho horseshoe falls recently the birds had alighted above the falls and all efforts to frlghton them were in vain- several hundred were rescued by william red iii1i and other rlvormen game wardens and officers of the victoria park commission the injured birds are being cared for by tho commission until they ean be sent to jack miners sanctorlum at klngsville a carload of bodies was taken from tho rlvor hundreds of spectators lined the canadian boulevard to watch the rescue efforts while there they witnessed another tragedy when a large flock of these strango birds became bewildered and flew into tho cataract tha drawing shows tho wild swans battling the torrents on the brink of the falls those who failed in thoir strug gle for life were swept over tho falls backwards london the third attempt by a moving picture company to blow up tho schooner amy in the english channel to complete its film story of britains famous q ships which laid traps for the german submarines failed recently because according to seafaring men sho is cither haunted or has a charmed life tho seamen said that it was un lucky to remove her old figurehead of a woman clasping a bunch of flowers now on view in a weymouth hotel no vessel ever sunk without hor figurehead said an old salt the amy was towed to midchannol accompanied by naval vessels tho officers placed a charge in tho spot where it was convenient to sink her but trouble began when the olectric leads between the amy and tho tug parted twice tho schooners decks and sails were then soaked with kerosene flares woro laid and the crew abandoned her but still she refused to burn a submnr- ino afterwards cruised around tha schooner to mako sure that tho fires woro out- tho demolition crew wai ordered to return but refused and th movio company had to tow her back to portland sho is still there lying defiantly at anchor