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jujtlttium rsirfflipr itvjw fewinw fa arfott 3toi rejb0 tiiuiujuay july 31 11 ttia aotom ffcss isabs u published erery thursday momlnar at uio itwa fnm bulwlfta mill street acton ontario tho subscription price la si 0 par year in advance iosujre u cjiexaxa additional to offloea in to united klatca tho date to which subscriptions ara paid la indicated on the aovkutihinq jiatbs transient adrerusemeota 10 canti vkt lino oale measurement for first insertion and cent par lino fur each subsequent insertion contract display utlvertlscmonui for 100 lnchea or more per annum ib mnla ucrlucll insertion adve without apocino dlroeuons wihbo lnorteduirr6rdiamna chened accordingly il p uoorc editor and pubuabar tglkiiioni x editorial uiul iluslnoaa oflloo kcsldaiice rev father minehan of toronto expresses his ex perience of tempeninco reform in these words there is but ono opinion amongst all classes yith whom 1 am in contact concerning tho prohibition legislation or the dominion and provincial parlia ments namely that it has been a blessing of tho highest order to our country everywhere i go i mo conditions which are a welcome contrast to the days of tho barroom gono lot us tope novcr to return the people of the united states and tho men they elected to transac the public business of the com 4 editorial the coming visit of the prince of wales to canada will no doubt have a salutary influence tho visits of his father and his grandfather when they occupied similar positions to tho one he now occupies were of advantage to themselves and to canada ho will learn of the vast resources of this country its loyalty to great britain its great territory and its expanding commercial enterprises the people will realize by more intimate relations with the family of the ruling sovereign a keener interest in the fact that we aro really an integral part of the great british empire the ontario housing act is being given a very general trial throughout tho province sventyflvo municipal t tics have passed bylaws under its pro visions forty municipalities are now actually bund ing houses and over 400 houses are in course of con- stmctioq a commendible featdje is the preparation of a variety of plans of houses from which prospec tive builders may choose to meet their tastes or re quirements the village of new toronto has let contracts for over fifty houses they are sixrfoomed solid brick and are to cost 3000 each in halton county acton georgetown and milton are operating under the hoosmg act great preparations are being made for the big dominion liberal convention to be held in ottawa on august 5 6 and 7 each riding is supposed to send six delegates mexnbersof parliament and sen ators of the liberal persuasion win also ukety be there and there will be a great gathering discus sion of plans and policy and the choice of a leader to succeed sir wilfrid lauxier will constitute the business a large enough programme indeed it is sincerely hoped results will bo more satisfactory than those which culminated at the ontario convention and that this gathering will not make the mistake of antagonizing all liberals who supported the union government the enumeration of electors for the coming re ferendum on prohibition for ontario is now in pro gress in this country the instructions to the enumer ators is to visit every house in each municipality every person male or female who has attained the age of twentyone years is a british subject by birth or naturalization who has resided in canada for six months and in the municipality for thirty days 5 entitled to vote the enumerators for acton are c c henderson for tho polling subdivision south of mfll street and george hynds jr for all that por tion of tho own north of mill street they are making an honest endeavor to enumerate every per son entitled to vote and expect their lists will con tain nearly a thousand voters for acton of coarse none of the fo who have not been naturalized will be entitled to vote the work of enumeration commenced last week and is to be completed in tea days all citizens should satisfy themselves at once that their names appear on the lists m on wealth evidently moan business in their dctei- mination to expel tho traffic in intoxicants from thin country when tho prohibition bill was up last week it was carried by nearly throe to ono 287 to 100 the liquor men aro hoping for president wilsons veto as tho veto could only mean a bid for tho liquor vote in the next presidential election the president is surely too astute to bo caught in such it trap tho only question now seems to be one of cn forccment it looks as if this would bo fully pro vided for sign 0till appropriate llo gauntorod into a barber shop nnd gat shaved when ho hurt finished tho unrtwr hondotl him a la for ss rim in tho man regarded it thought fully then turning l the barber ha asked do you happen to know the algniricanoe of that red and whto atrlpot pole in front of yaur about yea air said the barber you in olden umea barbera were aurgeona as wall as tonsorlal ortlsts when i man had to be bled ho cimt to a bar ber and ha still gets bled retorted the cuslfeuntr as ha paid the check addlngawliatever ypu do dont take down that ole exp lai neofcl the ruthless destruction of tho beautiful shade trees lining our streets and the streets of other tqwns in ontario these days by tho transmission companies is pitiful a week or so ago tho heart olflumbcrs of trees in acton was cut away by a ganjlof ivdro employees tho necessary trimming would hot bso bad if the men who do tho cutting had any respecfj for the contour and beauty of these fine maples and other shade trees it looks as if only the matter of giving tho wires unobstructed passage is considered as the ontario law now stands tho rights of tho in dividual property owner to the trees on his own pro perty as well as to those on an adjacent highway has been superseded by tho amendments to the hydro power act of ontario so that at the present time the hydro people have ample authority to handlo shade trees as they see fit compensation is allowed wher trees are destroyed but 10 appears to bo tho maxi mum for a single tree this is not enough and as the forestry journal remarks were the rato of com pensation multiplied by five it is altogether probable that the shade tree trimmers would exercise more pre caution for presumably the engineer in charge of construction would be anxious to hold down his initial costs to the minimum if mitten to this marls said mr s us ha unfolded his scientific paper tills article state that in no me of the old roman prisons that have been unearthod thoy fcind the polrined remain of the prlaoiera cracloua john extatn d mrs stubbs wltb a smite thorn what thoy call hardened criminal i cxpeol the officers of the national patriotic fund at ottawa have generously invited halton county to join the national association which still has a con siderable balance on hand for the sake of the post war relief which may be afforded this is in con sideration of halton having looked after her soldiers dependents throughout the war and having contri buted a large amount to the canadian patriotic fun j and drawn nothing from it the national organ don is carrying out a dominionwide plan of post war relief as were the independent organizations of manitoba kenora fort william sarnia windsor orillia preston and the county of lincoln they to make over to the fond any unexpended balances at the meeting of the county council the invitation was officially accepted the family of a soldier which may be in need may now be helped from this fund even though he be discharged this is a very worthy movement it is not many years since it was stated that the demand for good roads emanated largely from the drivers of automobiles and that these were almost entirely pwned by people in the towns and cities the expense of building good roads through the rural districts was it was was contended borne largely by tho farmers while the benefit darived was mainly by these city and town automobiltsts the last report of theanotor vehicle branch of the public works department just issued shows however that last year tho farmers and drovers of ontario owned and registered more than onethird of all the motors of the province the farmers and drovers registered 37758 cars out of the total of 101845 in ontario this is as it should be no class cau use motor cars to better advantage it is the vehicle of utility for the farmer it saves his horses and bis time under existing circumstances there will henceforth be cor dial cooperation on the part of the farmers with all municipal councils which are endeavoring to con struct permanent roadways the war certainly put canada on the map so far as the european countries are concerned this a now being manifestly proven from a commercial standpoint that businessmen in france especially are turning their attention to canada as a source of supply more than before the war is emphasized in the information reaching the canadian trade commis sion it appears that the participation of canadian troops many of them with a knowledge of french jhaa stimulated interest and has been so to speak an advertising jorce for dominion trade a typical in stance is quoted by te commissioner generaoor canada in france who in describing the require ments of a large importing house says i sincerely believe that much sentiment exists here in france from the many interviews i have had and continue to have with men of all sorts business commercial and professional i believe that the sentiment exists that purchases would be much preferable from canada than from the- united states there is a great deal of love for canada shown and canada has become known from the many lines of endeavor undertaken by the canadian army thut young man doesnt soem to know when to go homo exololmed tho grouchy father it was my carelessness declared owendolyn i asked him to explain tho league of nations what has that to do with it you know it always takes three or four hours to explain the lcagaie of iioxioris and even then there will pro bably be a great deal that remains to be said on futuro occasions thouqht development knew it8 value hhe wnn both a very knowing and a very pesslmbitla old lady mho chaicfl be in a shop where an nan infant urua soiling a clock to blrt 1 rerommand this clock with lie illuminating attachment to switch ant he sold its very good to tell what time your husband comes home you know hut i havent any husband torted tho girl on but you win havp one of these days maybe but ho wont be tliat klnj of a husband the girt insisted then it was that tba mludloed w u in fin steppe forwafnt i tmy dear child theyre all that kind shit roil ill lake tiint clock 1 making them up now boy u nuld tho schoolmaster brightly i wanfyou o write an os of about flvo hundred words on ec topic you know a lot about shall wo bay ho thought a mlnulo your fathom bicycle moat of them have one the boys licked their pencils ant started tho master noticed that little prank had finished muffi sooner than the rest so ie vtnl across to see my f itlinr has a bicycle he read lie took it out the other day i went for a ride he caught hie wheel in the nam linos and haa a spill hut bicycle was vmashod i think this ts about flty worvls my f nth or used uft other four hundred and fifty as be carried the bicycle home if your victory bonds were burnt or stolen they might prove a total loss so with stock certificates promissory notes and other negotiable securities so not leave valuable papers at home or at the office where there is always danger of fire or theft keep them in a safety deposit box in the vaults of this bank the highest measure of becurity arid protection against loss ia afforded at a small annual rental th mcrchants dank hjoffimontrl of canada esubushttmbas acton branch georgetown b l b shorey uap brown ewcrandyafaaasar nllirritiajlltiimtoluattatibnua toronto winnipeg aa plata wea lara torotrto union sin 915 pjn moa waa frl dudun nabaoal all tba way tata thrm sat vu not bah j n o coctimoc tbenca cnk ibnmfk buobz is tnrim stoty- bg tad mmlig com moo wd trj ts vnmnk tvl hub stt to wliajp tlakms and bifcramtioa ftooi ytcfct otnomi at kino ttrm faiiisaikh 4lpa tcw ciriadian national railtuaus john lavvson vaiarlaary tumn acta os gradual of ontario veterinary oot- raaxtia nortot arthurs diode ilaaldcae mill street calls day or night prompt ly attended to fr the giueue owner life bono long bobday from stropping end honing it is a roand of daily luxurious shaves the shaving quality of thq hardtempered keen and tasting gillette blade b a never failing source of satisfaction you who are planning a vacation shouldjndade one pleasure you can enjoy twelve months each year buy a gillette safety razor free your holiday from strops and hones the new kit set the pocket edition gillette safety razor malmipleatherrollcase complete with twelve doubleedged blades and a mirror takes only a few inches of space in your kit remember how the gillette was the choice of the soldiers of all the aibed armies you will need a gfllrittn to remove your openair growth of beard the price is ssoo laoal pboiw ho u p o llox us hahold nash pahmeh ma bmrrlmur saltaltar hotmry pubjl cmvmyuiur elo perrvman block acton omt uonet to loan flour cream of the west all si five boses pubtty the popular brands hen feed chop feeds try our honareh derdopink cuek food chopping ss atjsual every day rrrrptrng wednesday af urnooth d h lindsay acton the electric flour feed mill for fun and relaxation spend with us your weeks vacation tho extremity of the liquor in teres ta and the men who essay to support thateausc ts very manifest in tho character of the propaganda which is being waged ftov i m moyer took occasion last sunday morning to show up the fallacy of some of the arguments pre sented by the citizens liberty league in a leaflet en titled prohibition a recent graft or the christian religion ho referred particularly to this pamphlet because t charges the methodist church with beln responsible for the doctrine of prohibition and pre sumes to quote from tho holy scriptures to bolster up k traffic thefirat tic4atriaf rem- pre- c verba 31 v 67 give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish and wine unto those that be of heav hearts let him drink and forget his poverty and ro- raerqber his misery no more it is inconceivable said mr moyer that the socalled liberty league should presume to insult tho intelligence of the think ing pcoplo of today by publishing scripture wrested thus from i8 setting it was the jewish custorn to give to criminals who were condemned to death liquor to benumb their pain and it was with refer ence to such this counsel was given by king lemuel the two verses immediately proceeding atfeonc quoted by tho liberty league from proverbs says it- fey not for kings to drink wine nor for princes strongdrinkrlest thoy drink pnd forget the law and pervert tho jtgmentof any of ttic afflicted and tho verse following their quotation aays open thy moufh for the dumb in- the cause of all such aa aro appointed to destruction the influences of the war are farreaching and are effecting commercial and manufacturing interests in a manner that would have taken years otherwise to evolve many changes aro taking place in business of all kinds but perhaps tho manufacturing activities are surpassing other lines in the matter of new met i- ods until comparatively recently the essence of business success seemed to lie in secrecy but now even the cost of manufacture the savipg devices and the commercial fields to be explored are talked ov ir by competitors with aa much ease as women talk over their household tasks this w adistinct outcome of the war it originated with tho manufacture of muni tions and has steadily grown and now promises to bo a boon to industry in general when canada started to turn out shells she had little or no knowledge of this line of manufacture the patriotic spirit which pervaded all activities for the hastening of peace was so strong in the munition plants that whin a now idea or an improvement was made or costs cut it would soon be known to the entire industry in munitions there were many hard problems to eolvo and often whenonofactory was encountering a diffl- would visit other plants and discuss the situation with those who in one sense were in opposition in this way better shells were turned out and canada became so efficient that her munition exports passed the mil lion dollar per day mark now this same spirit of co operation pervades various otbor activities to be successful a this way there needs to be cooperation further than in the mere financing of a representative and making collectlvo consignments cooperation and standardisation re enabling the manufacturers to accomplish much it is the means of greatly in creasing the exoort trade of the country and placing the community in a moro prosperous condition where j t would be impossible for a small mill to send a repreottativootct w i ship monts there i mttty reason why it cannot share in this trade in proportion to the larger concerns standaliiattopidoiaiatm more it u eliminating t many specjajitiej ina unnecessary lines youve been promising yourself tha trip lor several years dont let this wimmrr slip way without enjoyras this dehghtful sixday ssul from sarnia to sault ste marie port arthur fort william duluth end return the cool fresh air of the north country wifl do you worlds ol good the delicious meals on board the joyous promen ades the rlnrkg in fact every feature of the daily life on shipboard where yoa spend full daya ea members of one big family wul provo of absorbing interest s noronic s hamonic sj3 huronic the three mighty ated liners of the northern navigation company a inland ocean fleet leave sarnim every monday wednesday anjl saturday the comfort the service the m of the mterior appointments make of these rtesmen palatial floating hotels there are drawing room convention halls observation and music rooms bajirootns writing rooms s rooms and barber sho business directory mboi0ai thos quay m 0 c m maqlui i il c p edlnburfh i il w t ft s aiaairow warn bar urlush matu- oaj s aiii itlluii atd offlot lystsarlcfc auraat acton oa oil j a manjvkn physician and urosan otncs arut itaateanos cornar dowas- avaoua and klein blraats tha raald- moem tormmrty ooeupiad by d m uatv- daraon aston ont vctkrinarv convetancing hoars i p- m to f p m at r hiatifi r rlvwansbrouoh asun ontarfa dental dr j at bell d o s l d a dawot honor aradoata of toronto univwr- alty xba latast an thatio nasd tf dssdrad miscellaneous marriage licenses h p moot laauar marriaoa li prtvata ooea no unlrad laanad at rsaddano in avonta van pan offlos acton oatx francis nunam anrmcnt books of au kinds mad ts order period testa of vxy doaerlp- tion carafnny bound xtattna n try and promptly dotte- vyndham straet ooalnh on otar williams stora r j- kerr for tha ooanllaa of lialtoa wehlas- ton feat and rhxffarln n tn city of quelph acton ontario sal nay be arrancad by mail or t r i at acton or at tba free press ottlce acton tho mercbry ofljos ooalpb the hew- record vajrsrne or with w j gordon harness ataksr ijxnabork- salee entrusted to xl j kerr re- dre attention from date of to date of sale list your amies with me residence young street actoe phone st acton call at my l jecheevers book binder quebec st east quelph os hanrtsoroc and substantial names lettered in cold hymn hooka and other books au work promptly executed d alex nivbn ontario land surveyor and crvll engineer surreys babdlvlslona plane ite- porta descriptions blucprlnu etc certificates tor purchasers i saortsaseea surreys for architects bojldsra and municipal councils drains- reports nallmalee etc- atoleam building doualec st ouklph phone 104 oni roy hindley auctioneer live stock iusa1 kotattt and ukrguandlss cmmtidjrtwd phon erin t 11 r r s acton 7 three sailings weekly s3 hurtmic s3 hunonic s3 noronic iorc sral every moneuywedneuy mnd 3turdmjr respectively t 6 1 0 pm etrn time for fob infornutloo lulc njr grand trunk tut at lb company t snta or your locml uckl or tourtet ejtoot writ f d oooss- kmm runt atnt sarnia ont for cruu dooklet s northern navigation company limit sarnia ontario crand trunk route 1000milc sacuenay crulseoikrworurloj boattrip rpid1 lope spfcfal featub1s- rjandns mumc by uwnful aupa iiiaili tjiij hyi raf at it doa northern malstt papar arltk latam ar brousat in far a la cfcraakla ol aoo on board akip allamoonta 3 tba raod aaloooa owaist e aharaooa and tnaiac w ir artlata a aal aaboraat vat anbar fort wobaab aad duluth kakabakm tau raiar pott arraar wba ab tba abipa craapaajr sp far l mooousht chor a tb rh aa joia hi asia oubsai naaodaa ia tba apaa eat ear aaak fraaasahiaa to damb aad raam 6 fob daya 1 pjlln i umlarat 5650 grand trunk ivtxz the double track route hbtween montreal toronto detroit chioaoo unexcelled dlulns oar eervtoe bleepinar oars on nifat trains and parlor cars on principal day traln- fuu informauon froca any qrsad trunk ucket ieat or c k hernia district passenger jurot toronto h a holtmia agent aotknjjont bheesv u u cuaired at toronto ami moatrealt wnn lotbookkt t m aabbtaabeay i wra y ttmomsjrartluluk 0aalu wrd marm pmlm ira ara wmrimwi avia m te mil swanswiis sa hftpottwi yirtefc ibaa aavtna an w bav uv wm aaty mmbaawa ir iw ia hamilton oar hot a fajm sst