Bumper Crop |Senate, Commons Still Hold Class Distinction By H. L. JONES Canadian Press Staff Writer | OTTAWA —Why must the | Pointed Senators of course have |page boys in Canada's Senate the constitutional right to vet }more ornate than the larger Reap Now EDMONTON (@ An Alberta farmer has developed a strain wear white ties, and those in the | 22Y legislation coming from the of the main parliamentary build- of wheat which may be th Commons black ones? elected members of the lower ings, housing offices connected answer to the short growing a c ; : : house with the Commons, and the Season in northern Alberta The Senate and Commons | when the two chambers were | Senate staff looks after the re- ae : . cleaning staffs wear different! . , ‘ ainin hi th j A. W. Manchester of the Jarvie | iges tae ok set up, they established separate maining third of the building ) 5 z »y PAT 1 y t j > r district, 80 miles northwest of|U@forms, and they clean only) stares’ and the Senate, pattern- on the east side Edmonton, says his wheat called | ‘0 ©@¢h side of an imaginary line |eq after Britain's House of Lords “Karly Harvest” matures two to| i" the halls of parliament. and jealously guarding _ its three weeks ahead of other Tradition is the answer, and| rights, dressed its staff in a more crops seeded at the same time | 0M Parliament Hill tradition dies | formal style than the Commons under the same condition peace Even those traditions gov-|when uniforms were ordered, to jerning staff uniforms stem right | show its independent status from the consfitution itself. So to this day the Senate and Commons have separate steno- His wheat, developed by years Of patient cross-breeding, heads | | STRICTLY SEPARATE @ut seven weeks after planting , iN . graphic pools, separate police oe ° The Fathers of Confederation Se E at ao. barber @md yields 40 to 45 bushels an | jaid it down that there should be st ) : sniiemaie dace moe taffs acre. Slower-maturing varieties|two separate houses of parlia- | °20PS, Messenger and page statis wy se ay ae reading rooms and _ cleaning used by Manchester yield 60 to! ment, the Senate and Commons corps 70 bushels 'The Senate chamber is a little There have been suggestions the two staffs, or some parts of them, might be amalgamated in |the interests of economy. Ross Thatcher, CCF member from Moose Jaw, Sask., told the Com- mons once he could not see the STAGE SHOW AND DANCE necessity of all the separate s services DIXIE BELL HILTON and his Other members disagreed said result their They might any amalgamation in some old-timers losing jobs. They would rather see two staffs retained than put veteran workers out of ta job |SENATORS OPPOSE CHANGE Those who speak for the Sen- ate staunchly oppose any move toward staff amalgamation, They say there would be little or: no saving; but more important, they feel any such merger even on the staff level might be the thin edge of the wedge for even- tual engulfment of the Senate by the larger House of Commons To these, the constitutional phrase “separate houses of par- liament” mean separate in every sense So the separate houses go We ltt WALLACE'S ; DEPARTMENT STORE CALGARY RANGE RIDERS at the CIVIC CENTRE 9:00 p.m. * Friday and Saturday, Aug. 22 and 23 Admission: Adults°$1.00 Children 50c SERSERSTRRE Sees esi, ey geeanue eon TRS | HERE ARE THE SUPPLIES YOU'LL NEED CLIP THIS OUT Pencils Scribblers Pencil Boxes Stenographer Note Books Zipper Binders Scotch Tape Ring Binders a Paper Clips Graph Paper “ a ui Paste Ink > la ~z Scrap Book o . . Pp Pooks Fountain Pens m 2. 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Franklin Sergeait-at-Arms in the Com mons The char staffs of the two houses, working up to the divid- ing line, make one exception for the press gallery. It is on the Senate side is cleaned staff of the building, but by the Commons char CAREFUL THERE!—The LARGER COMMONS STAFF iding cleaners calle Actually the Commons work the Parliament B ers have fat services thar ‘ wn section of the the Senate. The Commons staff ons whitewing William includes a barber shop with two, Thomas Brule not barbers, a shoe-shiner masseur; an upholstery shop to | ‘Keep Commons-side furniture | and drapes in shape; two lock- | smiths and three carpenters The Senate has barber Jack Reynolds, who doubles as} a messenger. When needed, he often throws off his barbering smock, locks his shop and runs and a ide of the building one messages. He is reported to be the favorite barber of Prime Minister St. Laurent The Senate aiso has a handy- man who does almost anything from odd carpentry jobs to fix- ing locks and doors. There are \ long-broken tie with pioneer fishing in Py ince} two curators in the Senate read- : : ‘ : : : 4 re room compared to five in Rupert was picked up again this week when Dewey} g room mpa! : : the Commons reading room. Sen- Soriano spent a few hours ashore upon arrival here} ate stenographers number 18 " i i. 3 ; : : | during the session and six be-| as first mate on the MV Lucidor, from Seattle. tween. sittings, compared with \ member of a well-known, ———— : 169 and 40 for the Commons. ; family, Dewey left; Mr. Harris aiso helped instal © Sey ie eee soar ee Rupert as a boy of five’ the Digby Island radio station cost of these staffs has increas- His father is Angel ed over the years. General ad- )) Soriano who came to), , as £ seort-| cae ministration for the House of Rupe in 1915 ; The tug Mogul and aver C Naess | HANDFUL OF Commons for the next fiscal ae er eee fco have been at Watson Island CAVALRY - : cabins sa $1 651.893 | nego st very modestly! quring the past few days, the HELD OFF and for the Senate $393,448 whet ft here 10 years | vessels being there in connection THE WHOLE ; But San {PF cnoke i will tell er he the owner of the) with sulphur discharging for th APACHE you th ad Hivths : ea i ne it schooner Sumner He cellulose plant. Since the cpen “NATION! ] by wank tials ating th iffs ¥ fish mut of Neah Bay and ing of that important industry oS eee a | ort Angeles a few miles from Prince Rupert | A the transfer of needed material } starring IMPROVED METHOD | Also on the Lucidor is Purser for manufacture has kept de- ’ ) OSLO (CP)—A large Norwegian | aoe Harris who was purser on. véloping JOHN WAYN ° chemical firm reported its scien- he old Prince George on her ee tists have developed a new, slow-] 5; -.<+ trip here in 1910 Use’ of aluminum ship REPUBLIC . I acting form of the drug ACTH | ; a ilding. ex es. For ex le A BEN JOHNSON CLAUDE feetese fas niections| Mt. Harris went overseas in building, continues. § pnps PICTURE HARRY GAREY, Jr, « CHILL Wil | whic quires fewer injections : g ae en : : . sce” aia Slbicber : ' eka ...|the First World War with such there was recently ints auced in hee | ate On aie 2 tito ss pela _.,.| well known Prince Rupert men ee a new od 7 ink- J, GARROL WAISH ~ VICTOR at Yo Yad OF: piaee ‘ ( Bhi ‘ er hatch cover. Made o lum 5 3) 4 ical 20> tCaerbir fost S yitby ol W. (Cy) , is said to equal the former four-4% Oe vores inum, which is non-sparking 20s OF tae PeemetES j a-day treatment | Perk, vi Mua abd weighing only 150 une ; mee een the coversigdesigned to guard Shani i. ideruge ®™plosion and fume} oer og y it i me , ‘ lq ages A & pe y Weanestat he F : * Evening ' 3 : j Enroute south, from Alaska, W ; Shows 4 J, the = nfotor. * vessel» Lucidor , was Taxi & Confectionery — DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Phone 383 Night Phone: Black 433 WE HAUL ANYTHING... 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