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Ii the general election is held this
year it probably will" be in October.
It data not now seem possible that;
it could be earlier. There is no pres-
ent prospect of parliament concluding
its work before the conning of the
King and Queen in May, The min-
istry originally had some hope of this
but has abandoned it. While no def-
inite pronouncement has been mn7de,it
is believed the Prime Minister will
desire to have parliament adjourn
during the entire time Their Majest-
ies are in Canada.
Reassembling towards the end of
June, parliament probably Ivou'd still
have enough business before it to
occupy it until August. Definite, in-
formation as to the election will hard-
ly be given until after Their Majest-
ies have concluded their visit to Can-
ada. Should the Government. after
parliament reassembles, let it he Un-
der toad that it intends ss.ing to the
coeur w in the Fall the remainder of
the session would he protracted by
elect on appeal;. It might thus be
continued well into August. s, that
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s'�st mould not come .inti; ins
Oi t& er,
Th Opposition' which, ordinarily
hat a 4o,od deal to say about the
length f 'a session through it abil-
ity to <.norten or prolong debates,
doe- .tut appear anxiutt, now to drag
out the present session. With the ex-
ception .,i the iniiial debate after the
opening of parliament the discus -ions
.5o far have not been protracted. Con-
sidering that it is likely to have the
result of bringing about a Cabinet
reorganization Meals -ins, replacement
of ta: Minister of National Defence,
debate an the Bren machine gun con-
tract was of modest duration, lasting
only: -en days. The debate on the
Trade ~Treaty has taken up only a
fraction of the time spent in discuss-
ing the 1932 Empire Agreements
when the Liberal Opposition of the
time ryas opposing them. It is to be
remembered that in this parliament
there are four parties to be accom-
modated in all major debates whereas
in :he fast parliament there were
three.
The course being taken by the
Conservatives seems to suggest that
they are not anxious to delay the
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bringing on of the general election.
Apparently they would welcome it
this year. This attitude appears to be
due to a conviction that the govern- I
meat cannot make effective capital
out of the Washington trade bargain!
and that the major issue of the elec-
tion is likely to be the absence of
government action to deal with pre -1
tail n:; economic conditions. While I
the Conservatives under Dr, Manion i
in the Commons have been assailing
the Administration the party has
been organizing rapidly throughout
1
the co:nntry and seem to be in a hu-
mor ts carry the, fight to the polls
this year. ... ..
It - the Prime \fmt ter. of course.
and hi- 41. -e-t advi err, who :rill
make lista decision about riskin4 a
popular rate this year. There are
plenty of signs that the government
is making preparations for the elec-
tion. Hon. C. H. Callan saw one of
these the unbar clay in the character
of the .peeehes Mr. MacKenzie Kin_
is making this session.. The -e speeches
had convinced the veteran Conserva-
tive chat the Prime Minister was now
"eagerly preparing for another politi-
cal campaign of passionate propagan-
da." What has so far come to light
regarding Agriculture Minister Gard-
iner's western programme in substitu-
tion for the minimum wheat price also
indicate= that this programme is to be
framed as an election appeal. Various
other steps to hare the government
ready for an election this year are also
being taken, including preparation of
a heavy spending programme under
supplementary estimates.
On the other hand the opposition of
the government's followers in the
Commons to the prospect of facing
the 'voters this year is becoming in-
creasingly insistent. Dr. R. H. Flem-
ing, Liberal Member for Humboldt,
Saskatchewan, spoke the mind of
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many when he openly advised the
Prime Minister last week to leave the
election over until next year, Dr.
Fleming was proceeding to warn the
government .of an impending revolt
against it in western Canada when.the
Speaker intervened to notify him that
his time was up, Saskatchewan Lib-
erals are said to be particularly appre-
hensive about the prospects of an el-
ection this year.
The anxiety- of western members to
have the election postponed has been
increased by the collapse of the con-
cession proffered the Prairies under
the Trade Treaty in the form of a
larger share of the United States
cattle market. After the disclosure
some days ago that Canada was not
getting the full benefit of the increas-
ed quota for heavy cattle which was
put forward as dun outstanding benefit
under the treats., the governmant did
the best it could to end the situation
through an appeal to Washington.
The result of this effort was made
known this week For the last three-
quarters of this year Canada's share
of the quota is to be 142.000 head.
Canada's share for the first-quarter
was a little over 30,000 head. Conse-
quently the maximum export of heavy
cattle under the treaty terms this
year will be roughly 172,000 head.
Under the old treaty exports of heavy
cattle amounted to over 163,000 head
in 11937, which was in excess of the
quota, then limited to 1'56,000 head.
The only gain for this country, there-
fore. is a possible increase in exports
of around 10,000 head.
Mr. Gardiner's plan for western ag-
riculture is also developing into a
cause of serious anxiety in ministerial
quarters. When the Minister of Agri-
culture made an advance announce-
ment in the Commons some days ago
he was frankly seeking to test public
reaction. The reaction produced was
much more than the government bar-
gained for. The ministry has been
kept busy ever since considering the
objections that have flooded in from
the west, while indefiniteness of the
Minister's;statements has caused a
good deal of confusion in the east. It
is now certain that the Minister will
have to revise his plans extensively
and at Ottawa it is anticipated that
the revision will he in the nature of
making the agricultural plan an elec-
tion appeal for the west,
HURON NEWS
Supreme Court Cases --
There are no criminal cases on the
1,,cket for the Supreme Court sitting
st Goderich which opened before Mr.
Jn.tice Kelly on Tuesday of this
seek. The civil list is headed by a
jury action for 515,000 damages, the
resell of a car accident. The plaintiff
is Harold Stark, Elora baker, who is
in a cast with a broken neck and
three broken vertebrae in his back.
Cie injuries being the result of an ac
cidennt in which his car rolled over in
tine ditch between Elora and Fergus
on November 19, 1937; The plaintiff
alleges he was crowded off the road
by an approaching car driven by Rus-
sell Plyly, Elora accountant employ-
ed at Fergus. Stark was in bed three
months with his injuries, and at pre-
sent has his chest encased in a cast
with supports holding his head erect.
His life. the statement of claim puts
forth, hangs by a mere thread. The
defendant charges that Stark was dri-
ving recklessly and at an excessive
rate of speed, and that the baker's car
did not turn over until after it had
gone by Plyly's car. There are three
non -jury cases. _Mrs. Effie McLennan,
a Seaforth widow, seeks to have a
mortgage made in favor of Mrs. Hen-
rietta -Mclennan, of Seaforth, declar-
ed null and void and asks a reconvey-
ance of lands and premises, alleging
she was not aware of the nature of
the document when she signed the
mortgage, The mortgage was made
out on November 5, 11937, do the sum
of $],94227, and was on a Seaforth
property. Smith Bros,, co-defendants
in the action, were dropped when
they registered a quit -claim deed. The
plaintiff is the widQty of Alexander
McLennan; the defendant the widow
of his brother, 'John McLennan. The
Goderich Manufacturing 'Company is
suing the Bilysch Timber Company
of Sault Ste. Marie, for $4,500, a4leg-
lag breach of contract. The claim- of
the Goclerich firm is that, of a ,con
tracted :9501000 feet of logs, the. Am-
erican firm delivered only 1160;000
feet. A counter -claim of $1007289 is
entered by the timber firm, this alleg-
edly being the amount due on the
logs delivered, Further shipments, it
was stated, were impossible because
of lack of funds. Mrs. Catherine Cat-
er Hopson, of Wingham, "by her
next friend. Rev. Elmer Milton Lon-
ey," seeks to have a deed in the name
of her nephew, Goerge Henry Hodg-
kinson, Kinloss farmer, set aside and
a reconveyance made to her. The
plaintiff alleges that when she •pur-
chased a Wingham property for $700
her nephew persuaded her to have it
registered it his name. The nephew
in his statement of defence states the
deed was turned over to him in pay-
ment of a loan of $300 he made to his.
aunt in 'June, 11937.
Baptist Minister Called—
The Olinton and Auburn Baptist
congregations have extended a call to
Rev. A. E. Silver of Lanark to be
their pastor. Rev. ;Silver has accepted
the call and will begin his pastorate
here on April 66th. It is a strange
coincidence that the new pastor
comes from the same charge as did
Rev. G. NV. Sherman when he receiv-
ed the call to Clinton—Clinton News -
Record.
Mann-Deeves Wedding—
A quiet wedding was solemnized at
the Wesley -Willis Manse, Clinton, on
Saturday. February 25th, at 10.30 a.m.
when Stella Elizabeth, daughter of
the fate Mr. and Mrs. John Deeves of
Clinton, was united in marriage to
Mr. Roy H. Mann. also of Clinton,
by Rey. Andrew Lane. Immediately
after the ceremony the young couple
left on a motor trip to Toronto and
points east. Mr. and Mrs. Mann will
take up residence in Clinton.
Old Slide Was % Mile Long—
Levy's hill in the West Ward has
been the scene for the past few sea-
sons of those who feel inclined to
go tobogganing. It seems to be about
the only suitable place in town for
such sport. It is not a bad spot and
the slide is a fair distanee in length.
But how many of the townspeople
of Mitchell remember the old tobog-
gan slide which grew to be a famous
resort in this town about sixty years
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ago? A high trestle on which was
erected a platform, was the take -off
for the toboggans. The top of the
trestle was reached by means of a
stairway. It was of frame construc-
tion and of no small proportions. A
sloping frame slide ran down to the
ground. The slide was kept in an icy
condition and by the time the tobog-
gans reached the foot of it a tremend-
ous speed was attained. On down the
hill to the flats and across the river
to the foot of the old Burton proper-
ty. now occupied .by 4.' Silk, the to-
boggans. sped. The distance travelled
was well over one-quarter mile. It
was a long hike back to the top, but
the merrymakers did not mind this.
Through time it seas allowed to be-
come a wreck and about forty-five
years ago became a thing of the past.
—Mitchell .Advocate.
Lots of Money Flying Around—
Money was liming around promis-
cuously at Tavistock last week when
a South Easthope farmer, thinking
he saw a dollar bill on the roadway
alighted to pick it up. It was a ten
spot and while stooping he spied
five or six other 'bills, No doubt he
found the Loser who would be glad
to get back his hard-earned cash.
Barn Escapes Fire—
Lightning played havoc on the
farm, formerly known as the Fred
Horn property, lot 6, concession 6,
Logan Township. It appears that the
lightning rod in the north end of the
barn was struck, the lightning follow-
ing the rod until it reached the brick
wall when it left and went into the
stable blowing out .some fourteen
panes of .glass and a few inner doors.
The lightning Tod was 'burned almost
alt the way down and some of the
granary Iopr was torn up as well:
BRODHAGEN.'
Mr, and Mrs, Fred Dietz quietly
celebrated their golden wedding an-
niversary on Tuesday, Feb. 26th. Fif-
ty years ago 'Mrs. :Dietz, then Eliza-
beth Hiilebrecht of Brodhagen, was
married in 'St, Peter's •Lutlheran
Church, Logan, to Fred Dlietz of Mc-
Killop, by Pastor Lutwin,i They were
attended by Mary Jacob, now Mrs.
George Leonhardt, and William
Heise who passed away in Waterloo
several years ago. They lived on
their farm in McKillop until eighteen
years ago when they retired to our
village. They have a 'family of three
Children; they are Mrs. Henry Ben-
ne vies Jr., Mrs. Henry Kieber fjr.
and Charles Dietz who 'lives on the
homestead. There are 10 grandchild-
ren. Mr. and Mrs. Dietz are enjoying
fairly good health.
Sanke Friedericksen, son ofPastor
Friedcricksen, is recovering front a
severe attack of stomach flu.
The snow plow was kept 'busy over
the week end opening up the roads
in this district.
Mr. Louis Becker., a former resid-
ent of Brodhagen, passed away at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank
Elligson in Stratford on .Wednesday
morning, March 1st. The ftfneral was
held on Saturday afternoon at St.
Peter's Lutheran Church, Brodhagen.
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