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Seventy-second Year
Whole Number 3298
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BACKSTAGE AT OTTAWA.
(By a Politician With a Notebook, inMaeLean's))
Its honeymoon of office over, and to conjure with in the Tory tabor -
with prosperity still on vacation, Mr. Tiede. It is invariably mentioned
Bennett's Ministry faces Parliament wherever Conservatiyes folpegather;
beset by tribulations. War cabinets and so it has beeeTaentioned much
had their trials, encountered hard in recent weeks in connection with
problems, but it is doubtful whether the, past of Finance. Mr. Meighen,
any government before, during, or it was said, would be asked to join
since the war met anything like the the Government, would re-enter p01 -
thronged troubles in Mr. Bennett's itics and Parliament as the strong
path. For most of these, non-partis- arm of Mr. Bennett. Mr. Ferguson's
ans admit, the Prime Minister is not departure had made it possible.
responsible. He did not bring on the It was just talk. Mr. Bennett has
world depression. His is not the not asked Mr. Meighen to enter his
blame for the collapse of wheat, or Ministry, or even suggested it, or
for unemployment or for much of hinted at it; and he is not likely to.
whatever else ails Canada economis- The reason is well understood. Meigh-
ally. He is no more responsible for en and Bennett have never quarrel -
such things than Mr. Mackenzie King. led, have never been enemies. There
One of Mr. Bennett's trials is that was that night, sixteen years ago,
most people are not non -partizans, when Bennett flamed out that Meigh-
that they are mostly pronouncedly and en was 4'the gramophone of Mackenzie
illogically partizans, and that a lot and Mann," but Meighen forgot. He
of these do hold Mr. Bennett respons- forgot to the extent, at all events, of
ible. They hold him responsible, just making Bennett his Minister of Jus -
as they held Mr. King resiponsible tice, later his ,1Vlinister of Finance.
when Mr. King was in office and as But no cabinet could ever be roomy
Mr. Bennett held Mr. King at least enough to hold two men of such dom-
partially responsible, some eight inating wills and temperaments. Mr.
months ago. It is that way with the Bennett knows this perfectly; and so
public and parties.
does Mr. Meighen. So, for that mat -
Nor does it much matter that Mr. ter, does the Conservative Party, or
Bennett has been but a few months the best informed in it.
n *Mee and possesses nmagical Finally, there is Mr. W. D. Her-
o
power. A querulous, restless public, ridge. A young Ottawa barrister, he
irritable Over lose .of prosperity and appears to have enlisted in the Con-
es quick to pessimism as to optimism, servative party—as a General. This,
are feeble in fine distinctions. Im- on the face of it, was not so good. In
eratient of facts and figures and never every army, including political arm -
strong on extenuating circumstances, ies, there are hard-working privates
they point to Mr. Bennett's pre-elec- and captains and majors who natur-
time oratory, ask what about it? The ally look askance at outsiders sud-
theory that governments control pros- denly promoted over them into major
perity or are responsible for adversity staff positions. It is that way in the
has taken pretty strong root among case of Mr. Herridge. W'hen Mr. Ben -
us. It has taken such strong root nett took him to London as a sort of
that it 'sometimes turns one govern- "personal assistant to the Prime Min-
rnent out of office and puts another ister," it was not so bad. But when
government in. the personal assistant turned out to
There are, of course, some other be a sort of confidential adviser, con -
things. Governments, 'tis said, begin stilted, about State matters that are
to die when they are born; and some supposed to •be the responsibility of
old politicians, looking under the sur- Cabinet Ministers, it was not so god.
face, and, knowing something of what Old, hard-bitten Tories began asking,
transpires behind the scenes, agree "Who is tHerridge?"
that Mr. Bennett's Ministry, launched Just to what extent he advises Mr.
with such seeming virility, has in- Bennett, and—what is more import-
gredients of decay. They admit its ant—just to what extent Mr. Bennett
good record in some fields. They con- acts upon the advice, nobody knows.
cede the Prime Minister's resolute What is quite clear, and what every -
will tOget things done. They praise body in Ottawa does know, is'that Mr.
his vigor and courage in the special Herriege is one of the few men in
session of Parliament; applaud his the Capital who have the Premier's
provision of work. Yet a lot of ear, who seem to enjoy his confidence.
them, or some of them, stop there. It is told indeed, and with seeming
They stop at the .point where they good authority, that Bennett looks
hold that Mr. Bennett's strength is upon Herridge as "the man who help -
his weaknes,s; that his attitude of ed make him Prime Minister," and
domination toward nearly everything that as a reward for this somewhat
and everybody, coupled with his aloof- important contribution, he may con -
flees from his ministers and the rank sider sending him to Washington;
and file of his party, bodes no good making him our Minister Plenipoten-
for the future. He is, said one hard- tiary.
bitten veteran, Woodrow WiThon over Such reports make for misgivings.
again. There is a curious Freemasonry a -
It is no Ottawa secret, for example, mong partisans; the sort of thing
that Mr. Bennett's Imperial Confer- that makes Mr. Winston Churchill,
'
ence attitude brought disquiet to many the former Liberal, suspect among
of his followers. It was not that British Tories; and Mr. Herridge,
it
they disagreed with his policy. What is admitted, is a little suspect, among
they disliked and what some of them Canadian Tories. They don't relish
criticize, was his manner of present- his being consulted—as some of them
ing his policy. They disliked the dee thing he is being consulted—over the
or spectacle of the Empire's economic Leads' of Ministers. Not especially
dirty linen being washed before all when Chief Organizer General Mc -
the world. They were critical of the Rae, seemingly forgotten, is away
development which saw the question out there on Shaughnessy Heights,
of Empire trade pass from the en- Vancouver, lonelylike, gazing over the
quiring atmosphere of a conference Pacific.
into the arena of public controversy. Yet though reefs and shoals be a -
Some of them became doubtful of the head, no impenetrable gloom encircles
wisdom of such happenings further- Mr. Bennett. Some in his party may
ing the Imperial ideal. It was not furtively complain or express whis-
like the party of the flag. pered doubt, but the majority are
Some few, going a step farther, loyal, or well -disciplined, prepared to
doubted Mr. Bennett's proposals. They give him a blank cheque. An author -
expressed it witli the contention that, itarian, a terrific, dynamic force,
instead of demanding British taxation brooking no opposition, and with a
of foreign wheat, Mr. Bennett would certain intellectual superiority, he is
have been on more solid ground ad- master of his administration, and it
vocating an embargo against Russian would take a pretty formidable palace
wheat. This, they argued, and still revolution to put another in his place.
argue, would have achieved three His Ministers often disagree with him.
things. It would have struok at one Some disagreed with his reply to Bri-
of the real causes of low wheat prices tain's Thomas; disagreed with hie
It would have kept food taxes, al- standing behind the banks to steady
ways a dangerous issue, out of the Western wheat. But Mr. Bennett had
picture. And it would have made re- his way. And as long as his policies
fusel by the Labor Government dif- succeed, or promise to succeed, he will
ficult. Finally—and this is stressed go on having his way. As much as
—4n the event of Mr. Snowden de- a government can be, this is a one-
clining to act against Russia, Mr. man government.
Bennett would at least have handedNot that his Ministers are weak -
Mr. Baldwin something he could fight lings. Manion and Stevens are able,
with. A potent weapon. With the efficient, capable of initiative and im-
cry of Empire wheat versus Russian agination, fighting captains in Par -
wheat, his attack would have been liament. Gordon and Weir, the best
formidable. of the untried men, are behaving well
Whether these criticisms are just under their baptism of fire, can be
or unjust, only time can tell. They depended upon; and Robertson, who
are given here—and they are practic- has shouldered the burden of unem-
ployment relief, would be a first-line
ally the verbatim utterances of un-
challengeable Tories—only to reveal man in any Cabinet anywhere. With
the direction of the wind. a first rank Minister of Finance, the
Then, there was the case of Mr. Ministry would by no means be weak.
Ferguson. That gentleman's now Thus far, and despite all his other
famous speech, in which he essayed duties, distractions and responsibill-
the role of a Paul to the Roman and ties, Mr. Bennett himself has carried
Corinthian Socialist heathen of Bri- Finance. Declining revenues, height-
tain, created a greater Ottawa furore ening expenditures, mounting Nation -
than even the newspapers revealed. It al Railway deficits, negotiations with
is stated, and on pretty good author- banks over Western wheat, the form-
ity, that Lord Willingdon, who took ulation of a policy of Western relief
a more active interest in such things —these and a score of other things
than the public suspected, was aston- have had his personal touch. Reach -
'shed at its character. Sir William ing the Finance Department at 7.30
Clark, the British High Commissioner, o'clock in the morning—an unprece-
acting within his duty, cabled the dented thing in Ottawa—he works far
speech verbatim to the British Gov- into the night, crowds work into his
ernment; and at least one powerful hours in a way that amazes his sub -
English journal, not trusting to the ordinates.
dispatches, ordered its Ottawa cone- . Yet he sees the forelt ,-q•pite the
spondent to send it Canadian papers. trees. He saw enough o e forest
These things counted in Ottawa. to work out, almost single-minded,
They certainly counted with Sit the policies which he propounded at
George Perley, Acting Prime Minis,- Regina, the policy of farm relief, of
ter, well aware of a High Commis- relief for farmers, of an independent
sioner's responsibilities; and, if all corporation to give Western loans;
reports be credited, they counted with the proposition of wheat markets in
Mr. Bennett. Mr. Ferguson himself the Orient.
could probably reveal better than any- ; The latter proposal is no idle dream.
body the nature of the Prime Mini' s- There were 'those who laughed at the
ter's reactions. notion of selling wheat in quantity or
There was also the talk about profitably in war-torn, war -scarred
Meighen, Meiglien's is a name still China; some who humorously envis-
SEAPORT% FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1931,
ioned •our ]tr. Marler as a Canadian
Marco Polo standing at the tent doors
of Manchurian war lords. But Ot-
tawa has since learned that there is
much more in this Chinese suggestion
than Mr. Bennett revealed. Th e
scheme, thus far, ie necessarily tenta-
tive, only dotted in its outlines, but
enough has been disclosed to show
that behind it ---behind the proposition
to loan China $1,000,000,000t—is 'the
power of Britain and the Upited
States, the financial genius and skill
of the Canadian -born E. R. Peacock,
of the Bank of England, and of Amer-
ica's Owen D. Young.
The idea, as Ottawa knows it, is
roughly this; In bath Britain and the
United States fear exists that, with
the completion of her Five Year Plan,
Russia will made a tremendous drive
for the markets of China, associating
with it a campaign of Red propaganda.
The proposal, therefore, is that the
financial power of Britain and the
United States, with Canada rendering
whatever assistance she can, be pool-
ed in a billion -dollar loan that will
put China on her feet, end her civil
strife, make her a considerable and a
profitable market for British and
American manufactures, for Canada's
wheat. It is a grandiose echeme, tre-
mendous in its conception but tre-
mendous also in its possibilities, and
its successful execution might well be
the factor to turn the tide in Canada'e
fever, and incidentally in favor of Mr.
Bennett.
But it will be the session, all but
upon us, which will test Mr. Bennett.
There must be new policies upon tax-
ation, new policies on the tariff, upon
agriculture and radio? There will
have to be inaugurated huge public
works. The question of the St. Lawr-
ence Twill come actively to the fore;
the Peace River outlet (promised by
Mr. Bennett) will have to be dealt
with; other problems will press.
But the greatest guestion, the most
vital, will be that of taxation. The
present scale, or method, has broken
down. In the first eight months of
the current year customs revenues
dropped $34,000,000, exce taxes $16,-
500,000, all other revenues in propor-
tion. They are continuing to go down
and the probability is that when Mr.
Bennett comes to Parliament with his
budget he will be short same ninety-
five millions. Against this, of course,
he will have last year's surplus of
forty millions; but most of this, un-
fortunately, will have to be written
off against increased expenditures.
with the consequent'result that Mr.
Bennett's deficit will probably be at
least $70,000,000.
No prospect exists that the present
taxation system will yield adequate
revenues for the future. Customs
revenue is not likely to increase for
some time; the sales tax, standing at
ore per cent. and honeycombed with
exemptions, will hardly be overly pro-
ductive; and income tax charges are
hardly calculated to bring more of
nvenue from this source in 1931.
Meanwhile, expenditures mount.
There was that $100,000,000 New
York loan of last October, adding an-
other $5,000,000 to interest charges;
the unemployment relief cost of $20,-
000,000; at least $5,000,000 more for
war pensions; probably more than
$10,000,000 for Western relief; per-
haps another $10,000,000 for public
works. When all of this is reckoned
when account is taken of other things
promised by Mr. Bennett, and when
it is rememibered that the National
Railways deficit this year will compel
the Government to dig down for $20,-
000,000 to meet the interest on bonds
held by the public, some realization
is had of the terrific financial prob-
lem confronting Mr. Bennett.
Increased expenditures, in fact, can-
not be less than $80,000,000, and
when account is taken of the $70,000,-
000 deficit, it is safe to estimate that
the Government will require at least
$.1\50,000,000 in new revenue to make
its • budget balance. The budget, that
is, for 1931-32.
Where will this money come from?
Mr. Bennett, as is his wont, has tak-
en nobody into his confidence, but
those who know his record, who have
read back some of his speeches in
Hansard, believe they can horoscope
his action. They feel confident that
he will re -cast our taxation system,
that the sales tax will disappear, and
that in its place will come a turnover
tax.
Such a tax might not meet with
favor in commercial circles, might be
politically costly. This, however,
would never deter Mr. Bennett, in his
present mood. Such a tax, placed on
the final turnover, from retailer to
consumer, would touch an annual turn
over of this class of about $5,000,000,•
000 per year. Calculate what a three
per cent. turnover would do on a turn-
over of $5,000,000,000, and some idea
is had of the practical efficiency, so
far as the getting of money is con-
cerned, of the scheme.
Yet it would only solve a part of
his financial problem. In the next
three years $1,000,000,000 of debt ma-
tures. Mr. Bennett. must refund all
of this, and must refund it under
terms that will reduce interest charg-
es upon the Canadian taxpayer. Whe-
ther with financial conditions what
they are, and are likely to become,
Mr. Bennett will be successful in this,
only the next three years can reveal.
Apart from finance but almost ae
challenging, there will be other prob-
lems. There will be the question of
the tariff, which Mr. Bennett, despite
rumors to the contrary, will further
heighten; there will be a new agri-
cultural policy, ibeing worked out by
Mr. Weir; and a decision will have
to come upon the question of radio.
Any single one of these issues would
have made a Parliamentary session
in itself a few years ago.
Meanwhile, what of Mr. Xing?
What of his captains, of his party,
of his strategy? In his Kingsmere
retreat, piling stones, chopping trees,
this city, completed a sensational per- when -the land is allfrOetatiy MeiSt,::to!
formance when be twice bettered the ensue rapid gmninOiOft.. Use 0,0,
previous mark for his class in the cultivator as 'long aa possible .a.nd,;#1;,
half -mile event at Lake Placid on Sat- ter harvesting or pasturing is oyeee
Alberta thVilth
In the final heat for the title of year plant a hoe exp.e class, young Orel clipped off 13 No. 2.—Sow early in the spring
ridge the land up again, and the TM**
urday.
seconds from the previous mark reg- barley, as soon as harvested plow the,
istered in 1929. In the qualifying heat land and give frequent cultivation un-,
oaL prior to the finals, he cut down the til the first or middle of September,
mark by twelve seconds. His final Then sow winter rye at the rate of
time was 1.32 min., with the qualify- about 2 bushels per acre; pasture fall
Splendid Fuel was entered in was the 14 years ,and seed to buckwheat at the middle of
ieg round being 1,33. The class he and spring; 'plow under, cultivate and
For this time under. June, in this way securing three craps
During the three recent meets at in two years with the sow thistle be -
Ottawa, Saranac Lake and Lake Plac- ing fought at the same time.
id, the young skater won six gold No. 3.—A short rotation, grain
of year. medals and a cup for his efforts. He seeded to clover, cut one crop of clover
will skate in the Ontario champion- in June; plow immediately after; cul -
N. CLUFF & SONS ship meet of this Saturday and then tivate and prepare for fall wheat and
go on to Detroit on Sunday, to take seed in spring to permanent grasses.
part in the Diamond Derby. At the No. 4.—Directly after harvest plow
------'"" latter city, he will enter the under 14 lightly and cultivate as long as the
years' class in the 220 and 880 yard season permits. In the following
reading his favorite poets, and tend- races and will also take part in the spring plow and cultivate until time
ing to his herds, Mr. King has plan- half mile race for boys under sixteen to seed with fall wheat. To be effec-
ned. His strategy, as Ottawa divines
five the fallow must be kept bare, the
it, will be to nail to his masthead the
years of age.
Following the races in the Motor cultivator bringing to the surface as
banner of Imperial Preference. To City, it is likely that the lad will re- many of the roots as possible, this
temporarily forget about Quebec, con- tire for the winter although he has implement being of the broad shared
centrate upon Ontario, and wrap him- received an invitation to take part in type.
self in the folde of the Union Jack. a big meet in Chicago this month. The growing of alfalfa and other
The Liberal party, sorely decimated One of the larger clubs of that city permanent hay crops is one of the
in the last election, is by no means is very anxious to have him wear its
most effective ways of preventing the
prdstrate in political intelligence. Mr. colors next winter."
political strate- , so* thistle from seeding, while sum -
King, a consummate pomer plowing during the hot months,
gist, and temperamentally at his best
with the frequent use of the leroad
on the offensive, discerns the weak
shared cultivator, has proven the
joints in Mr. Bennetts armor, will PERENNIAL SOW THISTLE
most effective treatment of the roots
lunge heavily and fiercely against
him. He will base his attack, of 1 This is by all means the worst weed of this pernicious weed.
course, upon the failure to end unem- in the Province at the present time, A. A. CTJTHILL,
ploynient, upon Ministerial incapac-lbeing found on almost every farm, is Weed Inspector, McKillop.
ity to end depression, upon the failure rapidly and persistently' spreading
to secure a market for Canadian and threatens to entirely over -run
wheat. large areas of cultivated lands if ef-
Those who recall the ferocity with fective methods are not employed to
which Mr. King assailed Mr. Meigh- 1 check and eradicate it. This weed is
Canadian
Legion
Second Annual
MASQUERADE
Cardno's Hall, Seaforth
Tuesday, March 17th.
Olin Brown's Winter Garden Orchestra
DANCING -REFRESHMENTS PRIZES
LADIES' CHARACTER GENTS' CHARACTER
LADIES' COMIC GENTS' COMIC
LADIES' NATIONAL GENTS' NATIONAL
LUCKY TICKET PRIZE. FURTHER DETAILS ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK
en'S shadow cabinet in 1926, will not a perennial, deeprooted and with un -
be disposed to underestimate the pot- der ground root stocks upon which
ency of his attack. There is no great- there are "buds" every few inches,
er adept than Mr. King in retiring these developing new plants, and is
into the political cave of Adullam and most troublesome in grain fields and
moist rich lands. The first year it
appears in the form of a rosette of
leaves, lying close to the ground with
short underground roots, compara-
tively easy to destroy by cultivation,
but the second year, a stem bearing
leaves and the flower is produced,
the rootstocks growing longer and
sending up new shoots, making the
task of destroying them much mor•-.
difficult. It is estimated that an av-
erage plant produces 2,000 or more
seeds, each seed having at its top a
tuft of silky hair which when dry en-
ables it to be borne long distances by
the wind, and by this means is being
spread very rapidly.
Several methods for Control are
here suggested which have been tried
by practical men and found satisfac-
tory, and among these each may find
one or more adapted to their need and
conditions.
General.—Take every precaution to
prevent seeding and the carriage of
rootstocks to other fields by the im-
plements of cultivation. Sheep are
in calling about him every one who
is in distress or in discontent. Un-
fortunately for him, and likely to
handicap his campaign, will be his
lack of fighting captains. Dunning,
the bravest of his fighters, still lies
on the field where he fell; T. A. Crer-
ar lies with him; W. H. Moore, his
greatest fiscal authority, has been
stricken by illness, as has Ernest La-
pointe, his General in Quebec; and
Ralston, the doughtiest of his Mari -
timers, has dulled his sword by mov-
ing to Montreal.
But it will be a great, a momentous,
a fighting session, far-reaching in its
issues and their consequences, and all
of the nation will be in the galleries.
igiCOM
BREAKS RECORD
SEVENTH WORLD'S RECORD'
BROKEN BY OREL DUFFEY AT
LAKE PLACID
The following from the Guelph Mer-
cury, of February 16th, will be of in -
fond of this weed and by being clos-
terest to many in Seaforth and vicin-
cropped by. these or other animals,
ity as Orel Duffey was born in this ,1Y
town, and his parents were well the roostock is very much weakened
known residents, Mr. Duffey having and fails to send up a seed stock and
been employed in the tailoring depart- in time dies by smothering.
ment of Stewart Bros. store for a No. 1. --Where rape is grown, culti-
nu :elie.r ef yeere: 'rate the field until the beginning of
"'mashing his sevreith world's rec- June, keeping the weed from reaching
ord in a few days' time, Orel Duffey, the light and air, ridge the land into
brilliant young speed skater, who drills and sow rape seed at the rate
makes his home with his parents in of 11/2 pounds to the acre at a time
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changed about in - position until
best man available f0t1-$40'„.place
been found. He was always
turn out a fine half hack lin
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betterwreusuallyolquit light average . e
were
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punters and the surest of catclw
His lordship's interest in a
however, did not cease with hja yon
and all through his life was IOW
interested in amateur athletics an
clean sport.
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Since 1929, when illness forced hini'
to retire from active eceleslastW'
duties, Bishop Fallon had not been
idle. He had edited and published
several volumes dealing with Catholic
poets and their work, as well as sei-
eral 'books of the Bible, chief among
which have been the Psalms. 4.
HOW MY WORLD WAGS
By That Ancient Mariner
DEAN D. HURIMDY
A report from Trenton announces
that Samuel Yarrow, aged 95, will wed
for the fifth time. His name should
have been Herbert, as botanists de-
schibe yarrow as a perennial herb.
BISHOP FALLON DIES
* * 5
"Mayor and 'aldermen become Odd -
I N 64th YEAR •
fellows" states a Toronton daily. And
we have known odd fellows who be..
Rt. Rev. Michael Francis Fallon, came mayors and aldermen.
bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese
* *
of London, died at 9.50 o'clock Sun- A Musical Guy.
*
day night at his official residence, 90
Central Avenue, London, in his 64th I'cl sooner blow the flute
year. Than go upon a toot.
Stricken with illness three years Pel sooner puff the oboe
ago, Bishop Fallon had been incapaci-
Than be a happy hobo,
tated from the duties of his office for I'd sooner saw the cello
Than be a noble fellow. /
an extended period. During the past
summer he resided at his summer I'd sooner play the organ
residence in Corunna, and on his re-
Than be a Pierpont Morgan.
turn suffered a relapse from which he But must avow,
't
had rallied, only again to suffer a re -
I donknow how.
lapse about four weeks ago. Sunday
* 5 *
afternoon the bishop's condition grew The Police Silver Band gave a con -
gradually more grave.
cert in Toronto. We always imagin-
While the sanctuary boys of St. ed the cops would have a copper band.
Peter's Cathedral were offering pray-
* * *
ers for the bishop the last rites of Some think Canada should halt im-
the church were administered by Rt. migration. As long as the Americans
Rev. Monsignor J. F. Stanley, rector
can slip across to our Equal. stores
of St. Peter's Cathedral, assisted by there'll be no moaning at the bar.
Rev. J. A. Jordan, associate rector
* * *
and Rev. F. J. Brennan. In attend-
ance at the bedside were Rev. James A writer claims that bootleggers
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Fallon, brother of the ;bishop; Rev. render efficient service. Yes, but they
J. C. Kelly, bishop's secretary; Rev. J. have their trials, poor dears,
A. Cook and Rev. L. A. Wemple; also * * *
a sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank Fallon, "Fifty-seven Toronto policemen off
of the city, and Sister Dolorosa, duty with the flu." That number, 57,
Sister Fabain and Sister St. Stephen. has no special eignificance; but we
The body of Bishop Fallon will lie will say that they seem to be in quite
in state in St. Peter's Cathedral un- a pickle.
*
til the funeral services, which will be * *
held Friday morning. The burial will Ptomaine Pooisnotnairniog. Unknown in
be made in a mausoleum behind the
main altar of the chapel at St. Eat all you want,
Peter's Cemetery. Right here in Ont.
Few men among the Roman Cath-
Canned meat in Can.
olic clergy of Ontario, or, indeed, the Is free from ban.
clergy of any other denomination in
'Tie meet that pto-
the province, were as well known as maine has no show.
the Rt. Rev. Michael Francis Fallon. * * *
His reputation was not confined to A Chinese bull -fighter is perform -
his native province, however. His ing in Madrid. Instead of being a
name was known throughout the Do- bull in a china shop it is a Chinese
minion as that of an able cleric, a in a bull shop.
public-spirited citizen and a man who * * *
braved adverse criticism with as
much calmness as if bricks were Scientists l'redict Glass Houses.
bouquets. He will be missed by citi-
No doubt this television
zens in all walks of life and his loss Will give a fella vision
will be felt not only by adherents of Of what a girl looks like
the Roman Catholic faith, but by Who speaks before the "mike."
Protestants and the public generally. But when we get glass houses,
Dr. Fallon was widely known long And each a nice lass houses,
before he rose to the dignity and re-
How fine that we'll be able
sponsibility of the bishopric. He had To glance at Madge and Mabel,
And see a vision sweet,
engaged in a number of public dis-
Each time we walk the street.
cussions on questions of current in -
5 * *
terest and any argument in which he
engaged at any time in his career al- A certain hostess recently gave bot -
ways attrocted attention. tles of champag-ne as bridge. prizes.
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He gave blows and received them in Might have included a copy of that
the same equable spirit. So strong old song, "I got stewed on the bridge
was he in his opinions -that with him at midnight."
* * *
a battle either by the spoken or writ-
ten word, rarely, if ever, was a de-
James Cole was found intoxicated,
fensive, but rather an offensive one. lying out in a snow bank in Bing -
Yet he was fair, or sought to be fair, sten. Cole was lit, but a snow bank
in every argument as even his oppon- will put out a lighted coal.
Gilts of another faith 'have frequently * * *
admitted. He was a fine type of con- "Much silence marks wedding of
troversialist. Quakers in Woodstock." Quaking in
Noted as a public speaker, indiffer- silence.
ent to the winds of criticism whether * * *
favorable or otherwise, Bishop Fallon Midget Mad.
was a force on the platform. He pos•
sessed the gift of oratory in an un- When summer comes, I drive
usual degree. His public utterances My Liliputian car
were clear and invariably to the point. Where pigmy golf is played,
He left no doubt at the conclusion of And light a dwarf cigar.
any speech in which he made as to
where he stood on the question under Then eat a tin of shrimps,
discussion. And small beer slowly sip;
His lordship was possessed of a Or peel ten oranges,
commanding presence on the platform, But only eat one pip.
a rich, resonant voice and a forceful
delivery. Many tiibutes have been I feed the tomtits crumbs,
paid to him as a platform orator and Then play with ;grains of sand.
those in a position to know said that Or see the circus fleas,
on the North American continent to- And think them simply grand.
day there are few, if any, orators who
surpassed him when he was in his I read of germs and atoms
In tabloid books galore,
primeIn
his lordship was a very effec- Or try to count the pebbles
tine debater, a staunch defender of Upon the sea's great shore.
ideals and an able teacher in his day,
he was even More effective on the I dote on words like "mite,"
football field. Not a player, but as a Jot, tittle, morsel, slip,
strategist. He was a great lover of Snick, snack, drop, driblet, spark,
clean sport throughout his life and, Grain, scruple, sliver, dap"
although a delicate youth in his early
days, he took a keen interest in out- Now, if it has no tail,
door games.
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Six feet three inches in height, he But,
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