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A LIVE QUESTION.
The question of numicipal fire bri-
gades answering cellsbeyond their
to40 limits coarses up for considera-
tion rroquently. The Zurich Herald
Tue
•
airs On Tuesday say's: A •d, nods tt
hen
the fire alarm was given the local
' fire equipment responded immediate-
ly and w•as of valued service for about
two hours, of which we feel proud
of having steels' equipment in a vil-
lage the size of Zurich. A. number
of our deep thinking citizens are con-
sidering if it is just the fair thing to
purchase and maintain an equipmentt
of this kind for the convenience of
the whole surrounding community.
This spring the outfit has been called
. out in the country three times and on
two deca'si'ons it responded and was
of .valued service, while we are happy
to statethe outfit has not been cabled
once during the past year in the vil
lase to . assist, If we will look up
the statistics since this equ'ipmeat
was purchased, we will notice to
every one call it has •atade in .Zurich
it has at least made two in the sur-
rounding country, and yet when the
Townehip of Hay was asked just to
assist in a small way to finance this
equipment, it was turned down flat,
The fire brigade of the city of Lon-
don makes a small charge for every
trip they make out of the city limits,
and we think it is high time that
some agreement should be arrived at
with the local municipalities that
every time the fire truck is being
called out to have a set price that the
municipality will pay over to the
fire departments of the cotnnwnity.
HURO.N NEWS.
Engagement—Mr. and Mrs, Louis
G. Rock of Brodhagen announce the
engagement of their eldest daughter,
Violet C. M. to Mr, Harold H.
Grove, of Detroit, the marriage to
take place in June.
Engagement—Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam M. Mikel of Logan announce
the engagement of their eider daugh-
ter Carrie W. to Mr, Norman G.
Eisler, only son of Mr. and Mrs. G.
H. Eisler of Logan, the wedding to
take place early in June.
Engagement. — Mr. and Mrs, Geo,
G. Wilson of Staffa announce the en-
gagement of their only daughter,
Norma Lenore to Cecil James
Stewart, son of the late Mr. Frederick
C. Stewart and Mrs. Stewart of Ex-
eter, the marriage to take place early
in June,
Farm Sold. — Mr. Gordon Surerus
has purchased the 150 -acre farm on
the Bronson Linc, Hay Towsnhip,
from his mother, Mrs, Gertrude Sure-
rus, and has taken immediate pos-
session. This farm is known as the
Suret•us homestead and is one of the
good farms on the Bronson Line.
Henry Chamney. — The death oc-
curred of Henry Chamney, of lot 29,
concession 9, of East Wawanosh. He
had been resident of that locality all
his life, having been born on the
same farts where he passed away,
58 years ago. (Prior to his death he
had been airing for about eighteen
months. There had been a large
family, of which there are only four
surviving, Euphentia with whom he
had lived on the homestead; Mrs.
Helen Thompson, John and David, all
of East Wawanosh, He was a mem-•
ber of the Forrester's Lodge at Bel -
grave, and a ntctnber of the United
Church at Donnybrook, The funeral
services were conducted by the Rev,
Mr. Mortimer of Auburn.
Died in Usborne, — Mr. Josiah
Horne of the tenth concession of Us -
borne Township passed away on Fri-
day May 15Th in his sixty -filth year.
Mr. Horne had been ailing for about
three years and during the past wint-
er has suffered considerably, death
coming as a relief to his sufferings,
The deceased was born in Usborne,
being a son of the late Samuel and
Susaca Horne who came from Dev-
onshire, England. He is survived by
three brothers and two sisters: Wil-
liam, James and Jessie of Usborne;
Mrs. Wm. Jahns of Exeter and -Miss
Elizabeth Horne of Usborne; two
brothers and two sisters predeceased
him. The funeral was conducted by
Rev. White, b\ Quartette was sung
by Messrs. Hector Taylor, Earl
John'son, Hlaroid and Eph. Hern.
The pallbearers were Messrs. Nelson
Gorvett; John Johns, John Andrews,
Charles and Wesley Jaques and Nel-
son Towle,
Blouse Burns -Last week the alarm
of fire was s•aunde'd in Zurich when
a.:large brick dwelling owned by Mrs.
Joseph Regier an the Goshen . Line,
south of Zurich. The fire may have
started at the roo'f around a defective
chimney or from a spark, but with
the strong south-twest wind blolwing.
at the time, little could be done to ex-
termina'te the sarne. The Zurich fire
brigade was called but by the time
it arrived the roof was at the point
of caving in. Fortunately a large num-
ber of hands soon gathered and pra'c-
ti'cally ail o'f, the contents were saved,
Tlie house was built by the late Mr.
Regier acid was a substantial one, .as
THE SEAFORTH NEWS.
Salada Orange Pekoe • has
a most fascinating flavour
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ORANGE
PEKOE,
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'Fresh from the gardens
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the brick wall at the base was 118
inch walil, and practically all the
brickwork is still standing. The
house cdrried $1,000 insurance and the
contents $400.
Aserick Brisson. = On Thursday
morning, May 14th, Mr. Aserick Reis -
eon of the fourteenth concession, Hay
Township, was called to his eternal
reward, having been ill only a short.
time with a stroke, - which proved
fatal, at the age of 68 years and five
month. For some time Mr. Brisson
had had heart trouble which his
friends thought he would _soon over-
come. He was a son of the late Mr.
and Mrs.'Jao. Brisson, pioneers of the
French Settlement, and was always a
real pian in daily life, straight for-
ward and of noble character. Sur-
viving is his bereft widow, Mr. Bris-
son was twice married. One son of
the second marriage survives, also
two sons of the first marriage, Louis.
and Edward Brisson of Windsor, and
one daughter, Mrs. Charles Bedard
of the Blue Water Highway, north of
Drysdale. Two children predeceased
their father, Dr. S. Brisson, and a
daughter. Mr. Brisson will be greatly
missed in his immediate community.
The funeral took place to the 'Drys-
dale Roman Catholic Cemetery, of
which faith the departed was all his
life, Rev, Father L. Marchand had
charge of the ceremony.
Died in Toronto—Robert Craig, 84,
veteran newspaper publisher, died
at the hone of his daughter, Mrs.
Edith Wood, 118 Vaughan road, To-
ronto. Born near Belfast, Irelaied, he
came to Canada when a lad with his
parents who settled in Peterboro dis-
trict, He served his apprenticeship
as a printer on the old Peterboro Re-
view, and later was at the Sun Print-
ing office, Cobourg. More than 60
years ago he went to ,Fergus and with
his brother, founded the Fergus News
Record. In later years he also carried
on a getteral music business. He was
a Liberal, member of the Presbyter-
ian Church and of the h 0. F. Two
years ago he went to Toronto to re-
side with his daughters, Mrs. Wood
and Mrs, Mary •McIntyre. His son,
Logan Craig, is editor of the Wing-
ham Advance Times. Other survivors
are seven grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
North Huron Enumerators.—Ash-
field—Lorne Johnston, J, B. Simpson,
Thomas Sullivan, Frank Hamilton.
Colborne—t•C. A. Vanstotte, Archi-
bald Nockilds.
Grey—(Bernice Payn, R. F. Fox,
G. 5. Gallaher, H. W. Love,
Howick—Wilford Ring, John H.
Dettman, G. W. Walker, F.. R. Lynn,
E. A. Corbett, I. S. Durst.
Morris—W. J. Hamm, George Har-
man, James T. Brydges.
Turnberry — Roy Porter, E, H.
Underwood, Thomas Gilmour, Her-
mail .Metcalf.
East Wawanosh—Orval E. Taylor,
Janes H. Currie,
West \\rat'•anosh—Melvilie Culbert,
Irvine Henry, John A. Cameron, F.
McQuillin.
Goderich—Mrs. Fred Murney, Jos.
Craig, Alex: Farwell, D. B. Wiggins.
I'iVingham--!Alastair Forbes, Fred
Templeman.
Blyth—W. 'G. 1IcdNali.
Brussels—H. H. Sullivan.
Parish -Turnbull, A very pretty
wedding took place at St. Andrew's
Manse Winghain on Thursday, .3,lay
Loth, at 4:30 o'clock when Lantra M„
eldest daughter of Win. and Mrs,
Turnbull of Grey township, was unit-
ed in marriage to Eghriam C. Parish
of Winghant,. son of the ,late James
and Mrs. Parish of Brussels. - The
happy couple will reside in \ttTingham,
Edward Medd. —Edward Medd, of
the Township of 'Elma, died at his
home in his seventieth year. De,ceas-
ed was barn in Hullett Township,
and had followed the occupation of
farming up to the time of his death.
He was a member of the United
Church and in politics he was a sup-
porter of the Reform party. The fun-
eral was held at his home, Surviving
are his widow, one son, four daugh-
ters, all married, three brothers, Rev.
Dr, Medd of Welland; William Medd
of Trowbridge, and Jahn S. Medd of
Clinton; also one sister, Mrs. Mc-
Vittie of Westfield. Interment was
n.ade in Elvia Centre cemetery, At-
wood.
Saving the Day.
Joan taras newly married and her
husband was away on a short ,trip.
"I shouldn't be 'so silly, but I am
lonely," adnsifted Joan. "If Mum
were only here!" Then came the
idea of telephoning. A good ch'a't
with mother over Long Distance —
and Joan felt tike a new person,
BELGRAVE.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brandon are
visiting with friends in Brantford and
Hamilton
Mrs. $candrett and daughter Cor-
inne, are visiting with friends in
Centralia.
Mr. and Mrs. Yule and Miss Berne
are visiting in London.
11r. and Mrs. Griffith of London
spent a few days •with Mr. and Mrs.
David Scott.
Evelyn Corbett, daughter of Mr.
Olive Corbett and the late William
Corbett passed away after a long ill-
ness. She is survived by her mother
and two sisters, Mrs. Harry Babcock
and Miss Olive Mae, in Toronto, and
also Doris, Phyllis, Royetta, Joyce
and one brother, Douglas, all at home.
The funeral took place to Brandon
cemetery.
GOD'E'RICH: •
A division court decision handed
down by Judge Dudley Holmes has
gone against the Town of Goderich
which sued West Wawanosh Fire In-
surance Co. for an unstated 'amount
for the use of its fire equipment at a
fire in Colborne Township last fall.
The town sought to establish the
principle that municipalities or others
outside the corporation summoning
the Goderich Fire Department s'hould
pay for its services, Plaintiffs failed
to establish, however, that the insur-
ance company was responsible for the
fire call, although the company,
which carried $8,000 insurattce on the
threatened property, rewarded the
firemen individually. The damage
was slight and the firemen were high-
ly praised by the president of the in-
surance company who was at the fire,
for their fine work, The president
said he was speaking as a neighbor.
The judgnteitt is likely to have an
important bearing on the practice of
allowing fire -,fighting apparatus to
leave the town limits.
The death occurred on Wednesday
at 1.1.30 a.m. last week of Robert
Young, at the home of his sister -•in-
law, Mrs. James Young, West street,
Goderich, -lir. Young had been in
poor health for more than a year and
suffered a stroke of paralysis which
resulted in his death. Seventy-three
years ago Mr. Young was born in.
Brucefleld, the son of \Ir. and Mrs.
John Young 'Sr. For some years he
was a sectionman on the C.N.R. at
his native village, where he married
Miss Elizabeth Caldwell of Beucefield
who predeceased him by fourteen
years. He was identified with the
United Church and came to Goderich
eight years ago, where he had since
resided, Out of a family of six broth-
ers and six sisters, only one sister,
Mrs, '\Villiant Stoekdale, Blythes-
wood, and one brother, John Young.
Detroit, survive. Many lovely floral
tributes testify to the esteem in %-kith
Mr. Young was held. The funeral
took place to the place of interment
in Baird's Cemetery, Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Chapman;
Mrs. Stanley of Michigan; .lIrs, W.
Plant of Seaforth; Russell 1'ltrung of
Detroit and Miss Eva Young of De-
troit.
Good Night.
Birthstones—
For laundresses. the soapstone;
For architects, the cornerstone;
For cooks, the ptiddingstone;
Far soldiers, the bloodstone;
For politicians, the biarneystone;
For borrowers, the touchstoen;
For policemen, the pavingstone;
For stock brokers, the curbstone;
For shoemakers, the cobblestone;
For burglers,:the keystone;
For tourists, the yellowstone;
For beauties, the peachstone;
For editors, the grindstone;
For motorists, the milestone;
For pedestrians, the tombstone.
—The Parade.
Thousands of oysters are dying of
ciid—a news item. And the remain-
der are confined to their beds,
"Does a man know haw to handle a "Have you read the most wonder -
baby ?" asks a writer, It depends ful war book ever written ?" asks a
largely on how old she is. ''critic, Yes, nearly all of them.
DIED IN MPCH'IGAN.
The Evening News of Sault Ste.
Marie, 'Michigan, of May 4, contained
the following reference to the death
of R. N. Adams, who resided in this
community many years ago.
IR. N. Adams, 87, for half a century
prominent in 'Sault .business and civic
Girdles, died at his home Saturday
•7
'E several
night at 8...0 alter an illness of to
Months. IHe passed away quietly
without recovering tconsci'ousuess.
Funeral services will be held at the
home, 313 Maple street, Tuesday, at
2:30 ppm., the Rev, Marshall W. Hoyt
o'f the (Central ,Methodist church will
be in charge.
(With the .palssing of Mr. Adams,
the Sault ha's, dost one of its best
known and most-hhighly, respected
citizens, Mr. Adams has been a resli-
dent,of this city for over hall a cent-
ury; and during that time has :been
prominently identified with every''
movement that 'sought sto benefit this.
community. iBlesjeed wraith a woudeeful
constitution, up' to a year ago he was
almost as hale and active as he had
ever' been, and he frequently remarked
that it "seemed strange to he old and
not 'realize it," Tf he had lived until
the thirteenth of this month he would
haye .been eighty-sevetr years old.
rMr. Adapts was of English parent-
age, his father being [John Adams and.
his mother Ann Newton.. He was
born on a'fartn near iBel1eville, •'Ontar-
io, May 13, 1844, where he was.
brought up, He married Elizabeth
Ann Carr, June d8, 1367, and the cele-
bration of their golden wedding anni-
versary in June, 19117, is stfh remem-
bered by their many friends.
The (Sault was a very small place
when Mr, 'Adams arrived here with
his •family on 5, 11879, and located
upon a ,farm of one hundred 'forty-
eight acres on the east side of Ashum
street and just under the hill. 'It ex-
tendeld from 'Ashum touSuperior'street
and Adams avenue now runs 'through
the center of :Sprucedale 'Farm, as it
was called. For seven years he taper-
ated a dairy farm. ,The old farts
home still stands, though now divided
and made into two houses. As the
town grew, the farm was broken up
into several R. N. 'Adams (Additions
and 'sold for 'building lots.
Mr. Adams was a man of unusual
activity and public spirit, and served
the community in mahy capacities. He
was a 'mem'ber of the school board for
twelve year;, and signed live df his
children's diplomas during that time;
served on the old 'board of public
works; was secretary -treasurer of the
Chippewa Agricultural 'Society for
many years; member of the state
legislature front 4902 to 4906; and was
a member of the hospital board for a
long period, being president for five
years, He made a narked success of
his own business, and all his -under-
takings 'prospered. ffn
nder-takings'prospered,tItt 1903, at the age
of sixty years, when most men are
resting on their oars, he erected the.
first sky -scrapper 'in the upper penin-
sula, the Adams lbuilding.
Upon many occasions during the
last 'few months, when his children
brought him the good wishes of his
old neighbors and 'friends, he remark-
ed, "I am sorry I cannot see them in
person, but I feel nothing but kind-
ness and goodwill coming to me from
everyone in the' Sault." He expressed
himself as having led a full life of
service, and had no regrets whatever
to burden his mind.
The winds and storms of life came
but he ever remained true to the
highest principle's, He possessed in a
very large degree the stern qualities'
that go to stake a sterling character,
He 'fought the' battles of life valiantly
and, like the 'fearless watchman, met
death with a smile. Mr. Adapts re
marked to his children shortly 'before
his passing, "It is easy 'for me to die
after what •I feel has been a well -spent
life." He requested as his epitaph
these simple words, "I Have Lived
and Loved and Labored:. All is Well."
Mbr, lAdants was a member of the
:Methodist church, ,giving very liber-
ally for the present church edifice.
However, he was very liberal in his
beliefs and delighted attending the
National 'Conferences of the Unitarian
church at Boston. He was a .member
of the various Masonic bodies:. and
Mystic Shrine, Le Gault de Sainte
Marie Club, and a director of the
Central Savings bank, being its first
president when it was organized in
1903. •
He is survived by three daughters
and two sons, Mrs. W,F, Ferguson of
Milwaukee, Mrs, A. H. Miller of
Gladstone, .Miss ''Lillian Aclanes of this
city, 'Clement 'L. Adams of Calumet,
and John IN, Adams of the Sault; two
brothers, John N. Adams. Sr„ of
Auckland, New Zealand, and Dr. W.
A. Adams of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
and nine grand=children.
"'Gen'tle'men prefer blondes," quot-
ed a Deseronto man to his wife, add-
ing in a tone of lament. 'fated you're
net a blonde." The comeback was a
startling surprise.
"That shouldn't make any differ-
ence in our case," site observed quiet-
ly, "Y'see you're not a gentleman."
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THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1931
BANK ROBBERY,
Two armed men unlocked the''door
of a bank in Pontiac, Mich., with a
stolen key, forced the bank- staff to
ie face-downlward on the floor and
sco'apecl.$112,000 in cash into a club
bag: ,Juenping into a•. motor ear which'l
they stole from its owner at the.,
Point of a gun they dashed for at
'airfield. Into an airplane the couple
tossed their loot. Then they stole the
plane. One, who had just recently
taken a few ,lessons' itt ffy5tcg, took the
controls. Taking off, he ,headed the
machine towards Canada. Out of
gas, they landed their plane near Cha-
tham, abandoned it and slipped into
that city. After stopping a while at
a hotel there, they boarded a : train
for Toronto. At the Union Station
at Toronto the bandits stepped out of
the train to tratis'fcr to the Montrealr
flier and walked into the arms of o,o-'
lice. They were caught because they
carelessly left one package of their
stolen bills in the hotel at Chatham,
which vias s.p•afted by an observant'
chambermaid who was instrumental
in tipping off the police.
The pair under arrest gave thejr
names as Louis Nisch, twenty-one, of
Detroit, and Adatn Morgan, twenty,
of'Pontiac. The money was stolen
from the Commercial and 'Savings
Bank at Pontiac. Burdened with a
bag full of money which was so heavy
they could '.hardly carry it, the two
men were met by police as they step-
ped from the train, They ,were taken
without a struggle to No. '3 police
station where they confessed.
The arrests solved one of the bold-
est and most carefully planned rob-
beries in the history of the State of
Michigan. 'The robbery had been
planned for weeks. One of the men
had taken an aviation course for the
sole purpose of providing a means of
fleeing the United States. A key to
the bank premises had been stolen in
advance, plans of the bank were stud-
ied and a careful check-up made of
the movements of cash prior to the
ban'k's opening hours. Upon this
foundation the coup had been pulled
with apparent success, frustrated be-
cause of the observance of a chamlb-
ermaid.
Two detectives borrowed grips
from passengers and mingled with
the crowd, getting behind the two
men whose .descriptions they had in
detail, Morgan, `,nattily . dressed in
brown clothes and hat, got off the
train first and turned to help his .pal'
off with the gnip filled with currency.
IVNhen arrested both men were arm-
ed with loaded. revolvers, Kisch with
a .38 calibre pistol and Morgan with
a :45.
STABBED AND KILLED.
Mrs. Bernard Leak, aged thirty,
was stabbed to death at her home in.
Timmins following an argument with
Mike Skakoon, who is charged with
murder. He is in hospital suffering
from alleged self-inflicted woutrds in
an effort to -commit suicide. Police
say he has confessed.
Skakoon returned from Rouyn and
went to the house where his wife and
his brother Nick were staying. About!
midnight some sort of argument
started in which it is alleged Mike
Skakoon struck Mrs. Leak with an
electric iron, knocking her uncon-
scious.
Nick Skakoon and Mrs, Mike Ska-
koon then left the place to get the
police. When, they came back they
found MLrs. Leak dead with a knife
in her head behind her ear and Ska-
koon lying on' the floor with
three stabs under the heart. Accord-
ing to his story to the police, he stab-
bed himself after seeing Mfrs. Leak
fall and then noting that she was not
dead, crawled over to her and stab-
bed her in the head, leaving the knife.
in the wound,
Police are investigating the cause
of the flarenp, which is attributed to
jealousy.
MARRIiED ELEVEN TIMES
Peggy Hopkins Joyce, who is sup-
posed to know all about marriage,
could learnt a fete pointers on matri-
mony 'from
natri-ntony'from Mrs. Caroline McDonald -
Walters — Bronson—Burggess—Cha-
valier—Gardner —!White — Luigi —
Hatlfield-''Willis—'Paschal of the little
village of Urania, La., who has, just
taken her :Lyth husband, two days af-
ter being divorced from her lath,
He is Louis Paschal and, according
to the new Mrs. Paschal, "He's been
mighty nice -+I Iraveit't found any
faults with him yet." Seven of his
predecessors as her husband have
been divorced by her, and she has
never been to Reno, either. The three
others did.
Neighbors don't try to remember
the ',new bride by all the names she
has had in the past 44 years—lots of
them just call "Mrs. Etc." and let
1 go at that. But this doesn't frouble
her, because she is busy caring for
her estate,' estimated as high as $250,-
000, Which came from oil found on''I
her land.
She has decided opinions on ltus-
bands. bier experience has made her
an authority,
"I've had three of the best men God
ever made," she declares. "'And I've
had seven others of about the mean-
est men He ever turned out. I hope
this one willbe the last."
Site has had so many husbands site
sometimes gets ;a'bi't confused in
• • ics
sit?umiug up then' char,uctettst ,
some good, more bad. 'But she is con-
fident every Wonsan needs a Man,
"'Having 111 haeb'ands is nothing to
i � says,
,he s
1 teed d
f s >
be asta ,
She still gets a thrill out of being
a bride al'Rthough site admits marriage'
isn't 'what it's cracked up to be,"
She's had plenty of trostble with •
her husbands, wed usually' she has
gdt rid of them • in quick time—and
she didn't go to Reiio, either, Her
recent squabble with 5• W. Willis,
her tenth, was the most startling,
When affairs reached a crisis, -they
were aired in the courts. He declared
she refused to abide by her nuptial
agreement regarding division 'of $75,-
001) in securities. #She denied it..'
"He was the laziest and most dis-
agreearb'le di' all my hus'bands," she
stated. "In the winter he said it *as
too cold to work and" in the summer
it was too hot."
She started learning about hus-
bands at 14 and now at 58 she's Still
going strong. She has tried many
nationalities and now she, believes "a
good mauls a good man, whatever he
is."
Her husband Duff MldDonald,' was
a "fine husband," but he died and
left' her "nothing but hal'f a dozen
cIvfldiett," she says. Her 'second, Lee
Walters, got in trouble and ran away,.
but her third, C. E. Bronson, she pic-
tures as her "favorite husband."
She regards B. Hatfield, of Monroe,
as "one of. her favorite husbands,"
but she doesn't care much for mem-
ories of the others.
FROM OTTAWA.
rReopenittg of the whole question of
the relative authority of Federal and
Provincial Governments over .waiter
powers on navigable streams is likely
to follow parliamentary investigation
of the financial structure of Beau-
harnois Power Corporation. The come
pany now has authority to divert 40,-
000 cubic feet per second at Beau-
harnois between Lake St. Louis and
Lake St. Francis on the St, Lawrence
River and is about to seek approval
by the Dominion of withdrawal rights
of 30,000 additional cubic feet already
san'ctioteed by Quebec.
At one period the King Govern-.
meat contended that power rights on
navigable waters were vested in the
Dominion. " The claim was contested
by Ontario and Quebec and a deci-
sion of the Supreme Court of Canada
failed to finally dispose of the matter.
Shortly aftemvards Quebec province
gave Beattharn'ois its authority and
the then Federal government approv
ed plans for the work as not interfer-
ing with the rights of navigation,
A year ago the whole situation
was brought dramatically to the at-
tention of parliament with the claim,
that the promoters—who had a very
limited cash investment in proportion
to the cost of the enterprise, which
was financed by a bond and preferen-
tial stock issue—had made themselves
a present of stocks with a face value
of some hundred million dollars and
that the ultimate scheme would raise
this to probably three hundred mil-
lions. By comparison it made all
other Canadian promotional enter-
prises look insignificant in the return
1 promised those influential enough
to put it across. The demand was
then made that the whole circum-'
stances be fully investigated and ifr.
Bennett, as leader of the. Oppo'sition,'
expressed the viewthat if the circum-
stances were as represented complete
inquiry was desirable.
The matter' was raised again 'a few
days ago by the UJF:A, header,- Ro-
bert Gardiner, who insisted the com-
pany had brokenits tease and that
it was stilt within she power of the
Dominion to secure return of rights
which he computed to have a value of
hundred's of millions. Mr. Bennett
agreed that the whole issue be re-
ferred to a committee Of the :House
for investigation and this is now be-
ing done, The Prime -Minister point-
ed out that eminent counsel advised
hint that the power rights did Clot
belong to the Dominion.
the inquiry is likely to throw tip a
considerable amount of tried as the
suggestion has been made that certain
cnetnitsrs of Parliament were fin'an'c-
ially interested in the project. bIr.
Gardiner charged that Senator 'W, L.
iil0Dougabd of AMontreal, former
chairman of the Montreal Harbor'
Commission and • a most intimate
friend of Mr, King was paid $780,000
and 208,000 -class A cotnmoi s'h'ares
or his interest in the odd company,.
hese securities, according to the
ompany prospectus, Mr. G'ardiiter
aid, were worth $30,000,000, though
he present market .price, is'aloin
1,456,000. Other members of. both
Houses are said to head been, re-
ained in a legal capacity by'the
ower comipauy and Mr. Gardiner
aid' men behind the company had
een charged with atteinpting to cor-
upt' the administration of justice hi
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