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stouffville ontario march 15 1934 maple syrup special spring appetite calls for something fresh nothing so appetiz ing at this season than maple syrup all sizes 100 per cent pure see our window display bottles 5c 30c 50c each no 10 tins 175 imp gallon 190 granuated maple sugar pkg 25c cooking onions 10 lbs broken japan rice 8 lbs notes and comments i the tribune haddie fillet per lb clover honey no5 tin large jaffa oranges juicy and extra flavour doz 25c 25c 16c 60c 35c claremont choice pumpkins large tins 3 for 25c i claremont tomatoes 3 tins for 25c heinz new lines cream of oyster and mushroom soups tin 15c if you are interested ia how hog and cattle prices are fixed each day by the packers read the stevens enquiry report on hogs in this issue v mae west the movie star should feel elevated if she learns that a bible class up in stouffville has patterned after her to the extent of holding a carnival in her name j published every thursday at stouffville ontario denies packing con- cerns depressing stock prices yearly subscription rate canada and united kingdom 200 united states points 250 a v nolan jp editor and publisher sweepstakes bill no credit to senate mr morgan baker who has addressed several liberal meetings on a vote of forty to twentythree in the south of his riding during the senate has again passed a bill mr mclean was closely examined by xo arrangements to hold off mak ing purchases of hogs and beef is claim says witness at ottawa enquiry ottawa march 12 blanket de nials were made by j s mclean president of canada packers that there is any arrangement among the packing concerns in canada for de pressing the price of hogs and beef heinz spaghetti 10 14c sugar kist peanuts per lb 20c cheese special i chateau ingersol malted chocolate ginger per lb 30c i and slawsons vilb pkg lie fresh bulk oysters recent weeks is meeting with a legalizing sweepstakes in canada good response and thus is winning it would be a mistake however to his way before the people of his interpret the senates action as riding in an admirable manner i representative of public sentiment jit is rather an indication of now far the water supply in xewmarket out of touch with public opinion the was so low ono day last week that senators can sometimes be what water from a pond near the town the people really think of such a was pumped into the mains to keep measure will be disclosed in the up a supply the extra house of commons when the bill is thrown out sweepstakes can serve no good purpose they would on the con trary provide an inducement for thousands of people to part with money badly needed for food cloth- see our weekend display of fresh celery and cabbage lettuce spinach radish supply was properly chlorinated but the water was so muddy in appearance that many feared to i make use of it in their homes this was caused by the mains becoming partly empty and the water slush ing to and from stirring up the sedi ment iu the mains ratcliff co town delivery phone 7112 coal coke alberta coal we have a car of drumhkllhr alberta coal to arrive this week put in your order for this best grade of canadian coal we also have a few bags left of golden west flour no 1 grade at 330 a bag hard coal and coke always on hand s w hastings phone 169 stowffvttle ont gasoline revenue during the fiscal year was 13458105 according to a statement made by premier henry in the legislature last week the sum of s2904s was rebated to farmers and others who burned gasoline in tractors or in mills the tax is collected by the retailors who are paid for their work and they got 223519 which mean the government got the gas tax collect ed for only 1g6 per cent what the government does with the thirteen millions would be interesting to know as it is not all spent on highways is it fair to the motorist to tax him specially to maintain any other branch of government the stevens investigation now go ing on at ottawa is a grand thing for the common people but it has ono bad possibility that is after all the evidence is in showing how the farmer and other members of the community are gulled by big inter ests there is the fear that nothing will be done to remedy the matter the public still have a recollection of the ottawa investigation last year into the price of welsh coal the man who duped the people of millions was fined a paltry 525000 and so far as we can see the people are paying the same high prices for the welsh coal ing and other essentials the worst feature of the sweepstake evil is the fact that money is taken from the many and diverted to the pockets of a few the big prizes attract dollars from persons who can ill afford to spare them and have only one chanco in ten thousand or more of reaping a return canada is well supplied with facilities for those who enjoy gambling as a recreation sweep stakes would only provide new opportunities for extracting money from people who have littleif any to spare the argument that a portion of the proceeds would be diverted to hospitals and that the element of risk would therefore be justified is simply sugar coating for an un wholesome pill the financial needs of the hospitals can be supplied from the public purse without at the same time taking therefrom an equal or greater amount for the pro moters of lotteries sweepstakes would only add additional and un warranted taxes to an already tax burdened community voice of our readers aster approaches the woman who likes to be well dressed will find that many items are needed to complete her spring costume and she may be sure that she will find all she requires at shaws also many household necessities which will be required in order to freshen up the home such as floor coverings wall papers china curtains table linen etc will be found in great profusion there make it your habit to buy at the w h shaw store for dear sir gradually but surely the need for a planned economy and a fuller measure of social justice is beginn ing to draw upon the consciences of leaders of political thought still outside the ranks of the c4cf day by day more of our leaders arrive at the conclusion that the capitalistic system in spite of all it has achiev led has brought about its own de struction and that the time is now past due for a general adjustment to meet modern requirements we quote some of these courageous rrophets who have dared to voice their convictions despite the dis- j plea easter receiving new frocks new frocks we are constantly in the very latest styles and materials which will make a strong appeal to both matrons and misses in plain and printed crepes and trimmed in delightfully surprising contrasts well tailored frocks that give that com fortable feeling of being well dressed which every women desires each 595 to s1095 a special in silk hose for sheer luxury try a pair of these allena chiffon hose of a soft filmy quality and fine even weave these stockings are worthy of your smartest frocks sizes 91010v4 regular 89c special per pair 75c kid gloves new gloves that speak of spring in the favorite blonde shade with contrast ing trim washable kid a most attractive and serviceable glove and the price is also most attractive per paid 135 other shades at 125 to 250 smart neckwear a splendid showing that will be sure to please you collars and cuffs a smart accent for a new frock and works wonders with an old one 35c 149 ascot scarves in lovely contrasting colors very smart 95c to 195 triangle scarves that are most attractive and will prove very popular 75c95c new spring prints for those women who make their own print dresses we are showing a most desir able and attractive line of prints in such dainty patterns and shades and all tubfast and sunfast per yard at 19c22c25c29c new spring wallpapers if you are thinking of papering that room now is the time to make your selection our new stock just in and a host of delight ful patterns to choose from see the new resistolite papers and many new designs in sunworthy per single roll 7c up wall paper in room lots we have still many desirable papers in room lot bundles of from three to twelve rolls with border to match and we are clear ing them out at below cost prices dainty floral patterns for living room dining room hall or bed room and plain or varnished tile patterns for kitchen or bathroom come in and look them over prices from 119 up green glass here is something a little different an sure of party machines and j vested interests irt hon arthur meighen gives public expression of sympathy with the courageous efforts of prest roosevelt states his lack of faith in the policy of restricting cotton or wheat production and says i do not believe we are ever going to burrow ourselves out of adversity into prosperity further he says i i do believe that industry as it is constituted today cannot operate under the old principles that we j thought were eternal such as free j competition the better surviving j hon wm finlayson ontario i minister of mines forests says 1 a few years ago i would not have tolerated the word socialism but now i can see some features of it that might bo incorporated into the present system sir wm clark british high commissioner to canada asserts that great britain and usa have abandoned the laissezfaire prin ciple and insists there must be greater degree of reasoned co norman somnieuville kc counsel for the price fixing and mass buying committee mr mclean declared that the buyers for his firm and others as well go oa the markets when live stock is required but do not buy when tho outlet does not demand it he says there is no practice among tho buyers to hold off in makiug purchases until late in the day so that prices may be depressed present low prices of cattle is due to a surplus mr mclean affirms sale of an additional one hundred thousand head to britain would raise the price materially who fixes the price of pork each day asked mr sommerville ten thousand people who instructs your buyers as to the price they shall pay our general manager and provi sion manager have a discussion three or four times a day with the chief buyer and they fix the price that will be paid for hogs that day they de cide the price they think they should pay when they go into open competi tion at the union stockyards yes at the conference before the buyer goes on the market is there a limit set as to what he shall pay says no agreement there could be if rwe dont want hogs above a certain price ordin arily he is told to buy as near a price as he can is any conferenea held at any time with the buyers of swifts or the other packers as to the price to be paid of course the buyers are in the yard all the time and i have no doubt they discuss matters every day but there has been no agree ment sam factor do the packers council discuss prices l there has never been any combined action in buying live stock the suggestion has been made observed mr sommerville there has been a lot of talk about the beef trust there is a general impression that there is a combination but there is ho truth in it there is no combination or agreement in regard to buying in the packing industry replied mr mclean have you heard that your buyers compare figures with swifts buyers and settle prices from time to time i wouldnt say they dont but there is no such thing as a combina tion mr sommerville does this hap pen that there may be you rede oh air 3r coach oexoi 30e30c 30e30i aoaoc aooo two streams of profit from your separator cream to sell skim milk to grow another crop of calves pigs or chickens the surest safest and most profitable system of farming stouffville creamery co renderers of a most efficient creamery servic e since 1918 for the winter months we close at 6 pm- every day excepting saturdays when we are open all evening ion ioe aoboc aono livestock in tho market and vour buyers look at the stock and dont bid that frequently happens if we dont want the livestock we dont buy will buy if needed does it happen your buyers with hold buying in the morning and wait until the afternoon and then get the cattle at your own price if the buyers are anxious to get cattle they will buy if they dont want them they will take their time why wouldnt they be anxious to acquire the cattle we try to conduct our beef busi- j ness so that our beef doesnt get j stale we adjust our buying and killing to our requirements we try i have heard plenty of criticism ed by that of all these things i have heard thousands of times ten thousand of times but the point is there is abso lutely no basis in fact for that you would say that it does not work to the injury of the producer no or consignor i do not think there is as com petitive a business in canada as thj packing house business i do not think there is any other business as competitive as the packing houst business mr sommerville have you heard of this practice that your buyer goes up an alley say he is given the preference looks over the alley and makes a certain bid and then he waits until swifts buyer has gone up tho alley and has made certain bids and the two of them compare the bids they have made on the cattle in the alley that is absurd yes that information has been given to mo and that is why i am askin it it carries absurdity on the face of it because swifts buyers and our buyers are in competition for those cattle and they are trying to out great many each other in their buying is it a fact mr mclean that botii of you might keep your buyers from buying until after the market report has gone out from the union stockyards to other stockyards in canada intimating that there is a substantial supply of cattle at tor onto that the market is draggy that there is no bidding and leaving it to the other markets to he ailect- thought up i do not think any packing house man ever thought of that in his life that is something somebody has thought up for him is the price affected by the export market no it is affected by domestic con sumption i yes what portion of the cattle on tho market is handled by the packers probably 50 per cent competition fixes the prices in the stockyards yes how do you account for the low prices of cattle in the west it is because there is a surplus of cattle more cattle than this country will absorb except at a very low price said mr mclean chairman stevens it is not en couraging for a farmer to ship steers and get 3 or 4 cents a pound a year ago the packers were br ing blamed for the price of hogs but the packers werent any more responsible for the low price than for the advance in price mr mclean said canada has a sur plus of 250000 cattle a year for years canada shipped this number of cattle to the united states until the fordneyimccumber tariff cut it off entirely the only other ouilet is england if we could ship another 100000 cattle to england it would raise the price 3 or 4 cents a pound if we had outlet for 100000 head in the states it would make a big differ ence ordination of production commerce j fmisil ul0 week witu a3 beet assortment of glassware in the popular 8swfmssser1l 50c l flnance u mas possible in the coller- o ant bowl and 6 seivers pei set 50c supervlslo as an essential to- the mclenn said there wm noth flu prosperity of the world inlquitous in th6 buyors with holding their purchases covered sugar bowls- each s 15c handled creams each 15c covered butter dishes each 20c range shakers with aluminum top 10c butter holders with cover each 25c salt and peppers each 5c water tumblers each 5c jelly moulds each 5c orange and lemon reamers each 10ci5c tj of the spread tho prices received for commodities see our showing of these attractive and use- hon vincent imassey it must suffice for me to say that national planning will have to be the founda tion of canadas international re lations finally an admission by mr bennett himself loads him to bring forward a hill to investigate the between ful dishes a few of these will brighten up your table floor coverings do not forget that we carry many lines of floor coverings as linoleum congoleum oilcloth and feltol in most attractive patterns see them preeaster sale of coats suits and dresses on saturday march 24 mr mcfadgen will be here with a very complete line of coats and dresses of the newest and most uptodate materials and styles a lady stylist will be in attendance to assist you remember the date saturday march 24th the w h shaw store by tho producers thereof and the prices paid by the consumers there- j for i all of which are sure though ifeeblo advances towards tho posi- tivo and essential position of the iccf i thanking you for spaco in which to express my thoughts i remain sincerely yours progress judge parker has boon appoint ed to enquire into tho charges mado against tho york childrens aid socioty or cortaln phases of it this is as it should bo and premier henry in granting a public hearing is taking tho right course they might want them badly at three oclock inquired mr som merville it might happen it is sometimes said your buyer agreo with swifts they will only buy a certain percentage of the require ments it lias never occurred there ia no foundation to it your buyers and swifts buyers operate independently yes mr mclean denies that there is an arrangement between tho companies to divide tho market nor is there any allocation of territory mark senn inquired it the buyers arrange to keep out of the alloys at tho stoftkyards in toronto chairman slovens you moan to say that tho commission men invito tho buyers to stay out of an alley may have first look no but commission men may ar- rango in advanco with tho buyer of our firm or swifts that he will have tho first look over his alley in tho morning said tho witness imr sommerville a commission man may give preference to canada packers or he may give preference auction sale horses cattle sheep hogs poultry and implements belonging to the estate of tho late moses norton lot 11 concession 4 uxbridge on friday march 16th phone 9512 stouffville ontario clifford case member for north york has a bill boforo tho ontario legislature seeking to give town ships tho same power to license to swifts huxtorers peddlers and hawkers asj yes there may bo an arrange- is now enjoyed by towns and cities mont in advanco tho bill has been approved and may mr senn i have heard a great becomo law this year deal of crltlsclsm of that practice horses brown mare 6 years bay goldlng 8 years bay driver cattle white cow with calf at side roan cow with calf at sldo red icow duo time of sale red cow due april 13 black cow duo april 17 rod cow duo time of salo red cow due time of salo iroan cow duo in may roan cow bred in november roan heifer 2 years 2 red holfors 2 years irod steor 2 years 2 black heifers 2 yoars hoioford bull 15 months 2 rod holfors yearlings 2 roan steers yearlings 4 rod calves sheep 4 ewes with lambs pigs 9 pigs c weeks old hens 15 yearling rock hens 1 gander implements mcdoorlng seed drill nearly now mccdeorlng horso rack mh disc harrow mcc corn binder cockshut corn scuffler ronfrow separator wagon buggy cutter sot light sleighs with box other articles to numerous to montien i small amount of household furni ture terms cash salo at 1 oclock w goo e todd clerk p marquis auctioneer