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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1931 PAGE SEVEN: { closé my doors. You have neo tm by day or night by day or night: To open theory ager the Mouse. Midget is a true Mouse. Yes, sir, you would know that just to get a glimpse of him. What yoit wouldn't discover at a glance, powever, is the fact that he is a member of a particular branch of that family, Unless you had him in our hands to examine, or happened to be watching him gather in seeds and so saw His cheeks gradually swell without apparent cause, you wouldn't sus- pect the pockets in his cheeks. All the members of his brahch of the Mouse family have these pockets and so are called Pocket Mice. Midget is the smallest, so small that he will weigh less than an ounce. He is a pretty little fel- low with a yellow silky coat. Be- cause of the latter he is called the Silky Pocket mouse. Some of his cousins and neighbours have such coarse hairs in their coats that they are called Spiny Pocket Mice. Farmer Brown's Boy had seen Midget in the moonlight and had quite fallen in love with him. Now, moonlight is all very nice for certain things, but not so satisfactory as sunlight for seeing clearly. So it came about that the next morning right after break- fast Farmer Brown's Boy was back at that place "where the night. before he Had watched Longfoot the Kangaroo Rat and Midget. Not a single kernal of the grain he had left there re- mained, He got not so much as a glimpse of either of his acquaint- inceg of the night before. Only fairy=like footprints in the sand remained to prove that = those pretty. lively little folk in fur had been there, : Of, course. he knew that the smaljest, daintiést prints had been made by Midget and so he began to trace these in the hope that they would lead him to Mid- get's home. After a while he came to the end of one of these little trails and he guessed right Away that Midget's home was tlosé by. He looked for a hole in he sand, but no hole could he nd. Ufider a small bush 'was yhaf appeared like a very low houfid and on the edge of this Farmer Brown's Boy noticed a tiny heap of sand as if it had been thrown out by someone digging a hole. He ldoked more closly and saw what looked ds jf it might be a doorway filled with sand. With a small stick he push- ed away the sand and found that he was right. It was the opening "Well," said Farmer Brown's Bey, "for a little fellow you are smart!" to a small tunnel. Even while he was looking at it some grains of sand came out almost into his face, for he had his face very close to the hole trying to look in. Then Farmer Brown's Boy be- gan to chuckle. "I do. believe," said he, '"'that the door is actual- ly being closed in my face." It was Midget, for this was Midget's home; he was closing that doorway with sand just as fast as he could. He was making his little feet fairly fly as he kicked sand into place. Farmer Brown's Boy waited until the doorway was quite filled with sand. Then he removed it as be- fore, and as before Midget im- mediately began to kick sand to close the door. Presently Farmer Brown's Boy found another closéd door and opened this with precisely the same result. It was perfectly clear that Midget want- ed no visitors and didn't mean to have any if he could help him= self, "Well," said Farmer Brown's Boy, "for a little fellow you are smart. 1 imagine that an open BEAUHARNOIS DEAL T0 BE PROBED, BENNETT (Continued from page 1) Canadian people are wondering just what bearing his present po- gition (alleged head of the cor- poration) will have in this re- spect. When a member of Par- liament profits by the exploitation of the public domain to the ex- tent' of approximately $80,000, 000, and when this exploitation is only made possible by conces- sions granted by a government at the héad of which was one of his most intimate friends, the Right Hon. Leader of the Opposi- tion, then Prims Minister, a sit- uation is created which demands the most far-reaching and thor- ough judicial investigation.' And his reference to the judi- ciary: "Press despatches carry start- ling news that these same gentle- men have héén accused of eor- rupting the administration of justice in the Province of Quebec in relation to certain matters in dispute between themselves and another company. In the course of the proceedings last winter Chief Justice Greenshields, one of whose relatives is identified with the Beauharnots Corporation, in- terfered with the trial, as stat- ed in the press, ny withdrawing Mr. Justice Patterson, the trial judge, who had started the hear- ing, and substituting in his place Mr. 'Justice Boyer." Mr. Jacobs--Mr. Speaker, the honorable gentleman is making a attack upon the Chief Justice cf the Province of Quebec, Bennett is Prompt Premier Bennett was prompt in his concession of the parlia- mentary probe. Logging not a second, he took the floor when wouldn't be the safest thing around here. I don't know who vour enemies are, but an open doorway would-be an in- vitation to walk in or dig in. A closed door isn't likely to be no- ticed. And you are right on the job to close it as fast as it is opened. You and I must become acquainted. Yes. sir, we must so. I guess I'll have to come around here after jolly reund hot Mr. Sun goes to bed. It is evident that you are far too sensible to come out In the heat of the day." So Farmer Brown's Boy didn't bother Midget any more then, but started back' for the ranch. (Copyright, 1831, by T. W. Burgess), doorway The next story: Stranger." "A Dainty the Progressive Leader had fin- ished, and, in his brief remarks, referred to investigations which he had made into Beauharnois af- fairs and agreed that the St. Lawrence was being dewatered if the additional 30,000 cubic feet per second were to be given effect to, Right Hon. Mackenzie King's principal contribution to a de- bate which he protested should never have been precipitated without adequate prior notice to himself and the Prime Minister, was a reiteration of his old Gov- ernment's position that the Que- bec Government granted the char- ter and the Federal authority hed to do only with the approval of the plans trom the standpoint of protection of navigation interest. He rather taunted Mr. Gardiner with not having taken the pro- cedure, in the levelling of such charges, of putting his seat in jeopardy on the issue and refer- red sarcastically to those who assumed there was no virtue of high-mindedness in any one who disagreed with them. Persofial- ly, Mr. King said, he welcomed the probe, inasmuch as it would give Mr. Gardiner a chance to state his allegations out from un- der the protection of partiamen- tary privilege and in accordance with the rules of evidence. Potection of Navigation Hon. John Elliett, Minister of Public Works in the old Govern- ment, who had supervised the ap- proval given the plang, spoke to the point that the Federal Gov- ernment's authority and concern ended with its protection cf navi- gation interests, and Edward J. Garland, (U.F.A,, Bow River), James 8. Woodsworth (Winnipeg Laborite), Milton Campbell (V'ro- gressive, Mackenzie) and Miss Agnes Macphail also spoke, all supporting the Progressive Lead- er in his demand for an investi- gation and subsequent Govern- ment action, In the evening discussions which preceded the withdrawal by 'Mr. Gardiner of his motion, Leslie Bell (Conservative, St. An- toine, Montreal), declared the impending investigation would he welcomed as much by the people interested in Beauharnois as by those making the charges. He was interested in the importance of the project to Montreal. Specl- fic charges should be laid before the committee, and no attempt to take refuge in subterfuge al- lowed. : The lid was originally blown off the long-simmering Beauhar- nois pot in rather curious fashion, with the House staging a comic opera division as to whether Mr. jardinet should be given the right to move the adjournment and discuss "a matter of urgent public importance." Hé had to have twenty members with him in his original demand, but on- ly the thirteen Indepéndents pre-- sent at first gave him any sup- port. On the eall for the ayes and nays, apparently ail the Lib- aii SUPREME in QUALITY Higher quality at lower price stamps the Durant 6-11 as Canada's greatest six cylinder automobile value. No other car in its price class offers so many features. ... long wheelbase... power... riding comfort . . . . steeldraulic brakes . . .. combined with a LOWER in PRICE definite assurance of long life and high resale value. 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William D, Euler and Sam Factor, Torotito, were two of seven exceptions, But when the Clerk turned to the Government benches, to the surprise of everyone, Premier Bennett voted aye, thus giving the lead to his followers. And afterward Right Hon. Mr. King and his followers took second thought and voted aye also. 80 the procedure for which at first there were only thirteen support- ers was finally approved by a vote of 147 to 21. . Mr. King Explains Right Hon. Mr. King, however, explained the position of himself and his party as having expeeted the Clerk to take the Prime Min- ister's vote first, thus to take in- dication from the House leader of the feeling of the Government on a matter which Mr. King said he could not at the moment con- ceive to be of any great public urgency. But when the Prime Minister had indicated his atti- tude then, Mr. King said, he was quite willing to fall in with that view. And then Mr. Befmet got up and said he too, did not con- cede it to be a matter of imme- diate urgency, which prompted Charles Power, Quebec, Liberal, to query the Speaker as to wheth- er the debate should proceed. Denies Charge Ottawa, May 20.--'"The charge of Mr. Robert Gardiner that I profited tc the extent of $30.000,- 000 in connection with the Beau- harnois power development scheme is so extravagant that the public must realize it is false," sald Senator Wilfrid Laurier Mc- Dougald, chairman of the Beau- harnois Power Corporation, when asked last nght if he would comn- ment on the sensational allega- tion of the Alberta United Farm- er Leader in the House of Com- mons yesterday. PASTOR TO RESIGN Uxbridge, May 20.--Reév, J. R. 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