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i the home or it irtnn 3frrr irea m-rul- sclr wrklu et oolarlo tllli actus hltt pltkw 1 bubluhed thluwlar not tr prcaa uuluios uill sticru a ontario tba aubacfiptioe price a txor icr ar id advance puata- la harctd bdjiltooaf to be u tha united mat the dalr la wliich ubachpikmt ra pant la tad tea id m the aidr isbcl advertising kates tranilot ad merit a ib ccntt pr line aifaic meaiut lot aral insertion and 1 onla pr line for asch lubm qiietit inartlon coat r act duplsy dtlta- 1 menu luf in tnchea or more per annum i crela pr inch cacli utaerlum aderiamnta with out apeclnf llrvclxina will be isaertcd till locbld and charged accordingly teuepiiones- edltorui and dualtxaa ouct raaidcoc l president editing the advertising columns announcement is made by tho curtis publishing company that no tobacco advertisements will be printed henceforth in any of their publications the saturday evening post tho ladies home journal and the country gentleman more than that all references to tobacco are promised elimination from stories dnd general communications accepted for publication that is a sign of the times and along the line of the antitobacco campaign that has been waged for some tttno in tho united states it is however following the position taken by the free press thirty years ago no tobacco advertisements have appeared in these columns during that period merely a matter of principle the ins and outs on the new tariff tho tariff changes suggrftcd in the budget brought down in the house of commons last week brought volumes of praise from the jpurnals sup porting tho government and columns of condemna tion from tho apposition newspapers from the year 1678 when tho national policy was introduced by sir john a macdonald down through tho years journalistic comment has been ever thus the op position papers have been having tho country goto tho bowwows as a result and thb governments supporters havo presaged most favorable results and canada has marched forward irrespective and is today regarded as tho most prosperous and most peaceful country in tho world such is politics a perilous swim thursday morning april 17 1024 editorial money once wasted on liquor in the opinion of the toronto star weekly busi ness will be found lined up almost solidly on the side of prohibition in the impending plebiscite on the ontario temperance act the bankers tho auto mobile industry tho confectioners the people who provide amusement the grocers and the merchants generally alt realize that the expenditure of the money formerly wasted in liquor means much to them in past contests the trade has been a for midable factor in providing funds and organizations for the wet forces but in the coming vote its influence will be small beside the tremendous weight of the business interests and- their employees which is likely to bo thrown into tho scajo on- the side of the continuance of the ontario temperance act parkins on mill street for some time the chief of police has endeavored to control the traffic on mill street so as to avoid danger from a congestion of standing cars and other vehicles to assist in this praiseworthy object the council at its last meeting passed a bylaw govern ing traffic on the busiest section of this thorough fare the principal clause of this bylaw is as fol lows it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to park or allow to stand any motor car automobile carriage wagon or other vehicle on either side of mill street between jdhn and main streets for a period longer than fifteen minutes a penalty of from 1 00 to 2000 and costs has been fixed for u violation of tho bylaw the public generally will appreciate the effort to avoid all possible danger and it is hoped that all will cheerfully conform to tho provisions of ttfe bylaw dispatch of ruslneaa in lhehouse of cojnmona no charge can bo laid against the government this session of delaying legislation or of failing to be ready with enough business to keep the house employed last year tho government was unpre pared and dilatory this year it is on its toes and eager it made every effort to shorten- the debate upon the speech from the throne it instituted night sittings from the day of opening it has reduced private members days- to one per week it has kept he order paper -fitted- with government business ready for discussion it has cut last years easter recess of ten days to about half thartramber it has tabled the budget and aims to bring the session to a close by the end ofjunc at the very latest considering that parliament was summoned a full month later than in 1923 the record of the ministry this session is deserving of praise tightening up the ontario temperance act the ferguson government has done nothing so far to render less effective the ontario temperance act on the contrary the tendency has been to take action to render it more effective the officers who have tho duties of administering the act hayebeen just as aggressive as ever they were last week amendments were carried which will mean much in improving weak places in the act attorney general n icicle in introducing these amendments explained that he riad in view the better enforcement of the act tho bill as amended gives the license com mission power to withdraw the permit of a druggist who sells liquor illegally and tightens up the reports made on sales a complementary bill gives the pharmacy council greater disciplinary powers with its members found breaking the temperance act another of the amendments gives tho right of arrest without a warrant of anyone carrying liquor it is aimed to help police stop largo cargoes of liquor without having to e a warrant the same clause will give the police the right to arrest a man with a single bottle without taking out a warrant visitors like the town visitors to acton are frequently heard giving ex pression to favorable opinions respecting tho town its attractive appearance and numerous privileges the other day a visitor sized up rather systematically our advantages as a result of his observations after a weeks stay here this is what be said to my mind acton is ideal in its location and advantages as a place of residence for people of ordinary finan cial means i- am much impressed with your water works system which supplies an abundance of pure- water at a low rate to citizens and provides an excellent protection against are that there is a apiendldydfcelenrrcsremricitbupptlcpinrer and light at comparatively low cost that your public properties such as town hall public park cemetery etc are all paid or no debenture nor other debt being upon them that your public and high school buildings are almost free of debt only two or three annual payments remaining on their debentures added to these advantages is the fact that tho town is favored with a group of prosperous manufacturing industries is admirably situated in a healthy well- drained district is on the provincial highway from toronto to sarnia and within easy distance of the leading cities of ontario what more could you wish for evidently some casual visitors are more ob servant than the average resident the united farmers executive take strong ground respecting tho irregularities in tho late pro vincial treasurers department and demand thatrther probe be continued until the bottom of any suspicion of graft is reached whether it affects members of tho 4a t gove men tqjprjcvioiis go the budget for 1924 the outstanding event in parliament during the past week was of course the presentation of the budget it wmrthis year a budget that was more canvassojri advance and more eagerly awaited than any since those of tho prewar days mrjjobb ac quitted himself splendidly rapidly and logically he built up his clear concise statement a reduction since last year in canadas net debt of 30000000 a proposed reduction in taxation during tho ensuing year of 24000000 general reduction of tho sales tax from six to ave per cent a fifty peiycenl reduc- tion of the sales tax on boots shoes rubber footwear biscuits canned vegetables and canned fruitarwm- pleta removal of the sales tax on mining fanning and lumbering machinery binder twine milk foods provisions and brcadstuffo n lowering of the customs tariff both preferential and general and by cuts ranging from thirty to fifty per cent on agricultural and dairying implements andon mining and lumber ing machinery and the placing of fertilizers op the j free list those were the high lights in one of the moatbusinessiiko budgets parliament has heard in many years a budget that drew prolonged arid thun derous applause from government and progressive benches a large majority fcf the members of the j house appear well satisfied with tho tariff change and it jr prophesied that when the volq tin the bu4got lakes place tho majority in ita fayor will give ample prop of ita- popularity editorial notes the farmers and dairymen at least are not com plaining about tho revised tariff it looks as if their interests will not suffer any from tho changes now proposed j thb housecleaning at queens park toronto commenced a little previous to tho orthodox date of the averago household for this important function it looks however as if it will require to be continued for some time this year may ber tho last to have a february leap day the international fixed calendar league hopes to persuade the league of nations to enforce an international change which would put into effect tho leagues fourweek months and would transfer leap day to june 29t who got the 15000 this is among the very latest queries anybody giving tho correct answer will be entitled to a free trip on the avon lake stratford in one of the gondolas orchestra ac companying the excursion will play softly thou art so near and yet so far and othe melodies brussels post next to russia and tho united states canada has the largest forest resources in the world care is taken to prescrvo the timber supply by aeroplane scouting wireless telegraphy portable telephones and power pumps replanting prevention of pests forest product laboratories stricter legislation and dominion and provincial reserves there should be a law compelling everyone who keeps gasoline of benzine in small quantities on their premises to keep it in specially designated or marked vessels almost dally there is recordedraome terrible accident by burning caused by a wife or child using tho gasoline can thinking it kerosene if everyone who sells or handles gasoline was com pelled- to keep it in a vessel that was so marked that it could not be mistaken such accidents would not be so frequent winchester press tho burlington gazette completed its first quarter century last week and is now entered upon its twentysixth year the gazette is a splendid town paper and has always stood for the best interests of the- community in its judgment editor harris though one of the busiest men of his town has always been ready to issiune a fair quota of citizen- snip duties he has sorted for years as a member of the town cojirioicwu honored with election as warden of she county and is now serving hi second ipfilavpv 9tfinrington wo had boon travailing all day ions across the flat whoa fields of kansas and when w began upon tho nliht journey across tho desert in the west ern part of the state the air brakes shrieked and finally th train oeme to a jolting stop with the sigh of es caping steam it would b just my luck to have an accident said the man who sat in tho corner ot tho baggage car im grayhaired now from escaping sud den death t and ever since my first experience twenty yeara it seams if fate has been juggling with my lire what was your first experience asked a welltanned soldier from fort leavenworth who was going home on furlough the old man at first gavo no sign of havlng neard the question but ran his nngers through his gray hair and looked thoughtfully out of the bag gage door across pie endless stretch of sun heated barrens i think it was th to he sold it was rather a funny affair as i think or it now and it wont to prove lh old saying look before you loap a i say it was a curious accident and i guess youll agree with me whan j tell you w at the time 1 was an extra waxch man of a factory just outside o chicago and i used to have to be ot lutnd bundnysnnd holidays and oa iuyi witcn ihey closed down either rrom lack of orders or because they wore taking account of stock the day i speak or was a scorcher nearly the hot tost w hod that sum mer and along in urn afternoon went up on the flat roof to see if couldnt get a touch of the loxy breeze that floated in from the lake nearly suded and i sat down in the shadow of ths big round wooden water tank that supplied the boilers was cooler there and the sklss of the tank felt good to my book all of a sudden the idea of taking a d lungs into the water came into my liaad and i wondered why i hadnt thy ught of ll before i looked all round to be sure that no ono could see me before i climbed ho luddor that rested against the wall of tho tank at the topmost rung i tout down and pulled off my clothes the water was cloar au crystal noarly olght feel deep it looked very good lo me i turned my head down took a ono dlvu into tho tank and swum round inn edge batlng the water thu way t used to do wrton i was a boy after a while f thought would not out and toko adother dive 1 looked up and saw that the smooth wall of the tank rose up more than four feet above the surface i made two or three efforts to leap above the water and grasp the edge than saw how hopeless it was i w caught in a trap as neat as you ever saw turning over on my back i tried to learn on accompllshmedt that i had never acquired and that wouhj be most useful to me in keeping myself allvo i moon floating it wn use my feet wouldnt stay up and i knew i must keep on swimming until i could swim no more 1 tried to collect my scared sense so that i could make an intelligent tight tor my life and overcome tho frantic desire that selxed me to make leap of tor leap at the edge that was so far beyond my reach it was plain to me that no help could come before six oclock when the night watchman came on and i knew i was not a good unough swimmer to last that long already i was exhausted with the aching of my limbs i began to wonder whether i could not drive a hole in the bottom of tho tank in some way and thus let the water out it was an insane idea for there was nothing within my roach but a piece of lath about five feet long that kept getting in my way ksi sworn about but was no more use in making a hole in the wajl of my prison than a slice of bread would have ben i looked up at th edge at one spot there hung one sleeve of my ooau i reflected i should probably er wear it again then suddenly as i strained my eyes upward an idea selxed me i grasped the float ing eliek with an exclamation of joy rrojoctiog over the wall of the tank waa the mouth of tho supply pipe and the valve that they turned they wished to 011 the reservoir if i could bnly turn that valve th tank would fill and i could float up the surface until i could reach the rim reached out with my stick and thrust it in the valve wheel i tried to turn it- it would not budget my heart sank for i did not doubt that the faucet had been turned off with some force and that working in the water no man had strejjgtw enough m his wrist to overcome the leverage in the five feet of stick there was only one hope left by putting the stick against the hldf ot the supply pipe and thrusting the extreme end through the wheal of the faucet above i might dry it loose and turn on the stream i ex- peoteduw elen trtieii hasa the strain but it was tho only chance of saving my life i brought at my force to bear the stick cracked some thing seemed to give way and i hought my only hope bad gone tjien i heard the svlosh or the first slender trickle on the surface of the water i poshing- my stick up through the faucet wheel once more i turned it still farther and soon a heavy column of watrr was running into the tank from that urn on it became only a question of whether xcould keep swimming untu the tank had fuled up enough for me to pull myself out i was terribly exhausted for i was only a fair swimmer every minute count ed in the settlement of my ate and u seemed to take hours of tine fur- the surface to rise enough to be percept ible only when i became faint from the physical and mental strain my head went under and i swallowed much water in my fright at times i waa sure i could not lost long en ough a uut the tank was rilling up slowly and surely finally i reached toward tho rim and felt ray fingers hook themselves over the edge i was too weak to pull myself up at first hut hung there and waited for l the wata to fist at last i put a leg ovsr the edge and drew mjlself out i climbed down the ladder in a daxe and fainted away on the roof the night watch man found me then when he cam up to see what was causing water to run down the sides of the building you see i had not though to turn off the water and my swimming poo had overflowed the creed of the optimist the creed of the optimist is inter esting he promises himself he will bo strong who can disturb his peace of mind that ho will talk health pro perl ty and happiness to everyone ha meets to look on the sunny side of everything to think only of the best to work only tor- the best and expect only the best to be just as onthuslasta of the success of others a you ore about your own 1 rgst the mistakes of the past for future achievements to give svery lvlnr creature stimlle to spend no time in the criticism of others and anally to be too large to worry too noble for anger too strong for fear and too happy to permit the presence of any tha way of the transgreasor u hard but be can always and better going toy turning tq the right the lure of the motor tho most vlolqnt opponents of tho automobile aro probably those wtlo havo never had the exporlanaa of rid ing in one this partly explains the dislike for the machines which still exists in some rural communities an enthuslastla motorist recently recount- ed bow he unintentionally conquered a tall countryman and converted him o the cult of tho road one day when i waa making a long trip across the state a tremendous shower came up it drovo into our faces so hard that it was no use to go en till ltat up a tlttls there was a barn by tho roadside and wo got the machine and ourselves inside of it as quick as wo could without taking the trouble to ask if we might it was too wet to stand on ceremony wo had no sooner sot neltlod than in walked a big husky farmer this la my barn he said wo begged hln pardon for entering without his permission and mentioned the rain as our excuse ho didnt say a thlngj but kept walking round th car and staring at it as if he had never seen ono before then he broka out with i hate ml we asked him why and found out that it was because one of his chick en had been killed by a car of coureo we sympathised and jollied him a- little and anally wo mused hts curiosity how much does she weight he asked wo told him and that lod to other talk and in ten minutes he was feeling better when tho shower passed we got ready to go on but just ns wu were going to start the farmer sud denly remarked im going a piece down the road oct in i said theres plenty of room how far tin you going t he named a place a couple of miles away during tho ride ho held himself stiff as g post bracedw against all possible jolts and turohes when we reached tho place he had named we asked him where hewantod to be put down tho place u about a mile farther he said we went on along for a mil or so but there was no signal from tho farmnr except nn occasional question as to how fast mho waa travelling finally i asked him ngaln whore h wanted lo get out this time h thought he would go to hedffeld i village ave miles off vas nearly numlown when wo not itodaeld and ntlu tho farnyi made no motion to havo us stop loaned back and asked him a third time where he wanted to go seemed to be fascinated with tho motion and replied that if we wore going toward flatten he kind guessed hed go along too well he rode thirty miles and ended by getting down anally at ullford where there was a rail way -station- then he began to repent he was a long way from home without a cent in his pockets he hated to let ua know but he had to we just laughed at him and chipped in enough to pay his fare home billy couldnt hvp aaylng well what do you think of the punft nowr tho old fellow grin ned in a sheepish sort of way and said coys its all right i what does a car like this coatt shipping cattle to japan dy arrangements mndo by hon geo lloadley mlnlntnr agriculture pro vince of albirtu a trlnl shipment of cows and steers will bo mndo in tho near future to japan for tho purpoie of testing out the possibilities of n market fur albortas llvo stock in that country it is una the purpono of the department to noml with tho ehlpmonl a qualified investigator wlio will look into tho possibilities of a market far all albortas farm products it 18 different now ton ytmim jo tho city of san diego cullfornlu wun only about onehalf as largit as now then sovanteen nun lrcd persons wore arrested in one year for drunkonnpss and so von died from alcoholic polnon during tho first half of last ycur only two hundred and nlnoteon nrrantn ware mails for in toxication and there wum ono death from nlcohollo poison during tho wholo fif last year tho total urrnsts for drunkonnntts wnn only six hundred and nna vermont losuo t a not quite lost night i wokw p with the strange impression that my watch w- gone said jack no i got up and looked and had it goner asked tom no but it was going replied jack ah glean seen and unseen surprise does more than wash a garment so that it looks clean it dissolves ridden im purities without injury to color or fabric and leaves the garment thoroughly cleansed business directory dr j a mcniven physio isn end surgeon office and ilesldonco cjuor avenue and elgin btmet ilionk 88 dr e j nelson vkrdckicic htitl jct aoton ontario legal phone no 22 p o itox ik harold na3h farmer at a bsrvlstar bomeltor notary public conveyancer etc perrvman dlock- acton ont monicy ihnt on xiolltoacllcs hours 0 30 am to g p m haturdnyti ir 00 oclock h g meir rjsrrletsr bolloltor notrypubllo qeoroetown qrt dental iwwwi the handy man t about the house can always find something that needs doing these spring days and he can always and the equip ment to do these little jobs with in our complete stock carpenter tools gardening tools paint brushes paint8 varnishes mure8co let- us help you in your spring repairs and cleaning activities w zx talbot main street phone 76 acton ontario dr j m bell d d s l d a dantlat honor draduste of toronto tin ivor- ity the latest anesthetic utcd if desired office at residence corner aiu1 and frederick street dr f g gollop dds l h s dents buraeon omr over bank of nora houla iiouhb d 30 to fi so kvpnlngs by appointment miscellaneous francis nunan bookbinder account book of all kinds 1 der periodical carefully bound promptly done wyndham street ouelph out ytover williams btore in ilo co of every description hilling neatly nnj a carload of prepared roofing jias beenplucod in our warehouvc hiiylnir in this quantify wo hot li nt a roasunubla price which we uro hulnjf to puss on to our cash customers aro u i hundlo only harrett manufacturing co produc t largest iguoftns manufacturers in tho world you will be surprised at their beauty lt us show you why their surface of everlasting mineral and callback on underside makes them so fire restating weatherproof and durable iald four times ss fast ai ordinary ehlngles usds in two sixes llit oradfl 3piyntm coaiod red r rnen ch customers t 9 per su bout grade 3ply uubber tnluh to ensh luuumturai i2 8pori llat orudo luly ituhboi- tlnlsh t cash customoru f 1 36 pr mi host orudo lllne coatod bhlmjlett rl ureeti cash custfimuru 6 40 pereij i advance of 5 per cent nslts and csm will be added to these prloes if charged int in roll easily put on j b mackenzie acton georgetown have you oidered your spring is here and the finest motoring days of the year are but a lew weeks away a ford car oilers a splenaid means a relaxation uitcr the hard grind ol the days work more than that it gives your family a means ol enjoyment and opens the way to many forms of recreation in the open air and it enables all of you to enjoy the convenience of motor transportation at all times if you are planning to drive a car this spring we cannot urge tnb strongly jhe advisability of placing your order or ti delivery 445 see any authorized ford dealer epbowman os n a be amcrc land surveying and engineering 10 douglas st ouelph successor to the lets o a nlven o l 8 phones oillco 4h1 ues 374w dr a l price chiropractic electrotherapy i30 upper wyndham street guclph over 11 vor lxnorlonci consultation viiee r j kerr auctioneer and real estate agent 1 tears imparlance acton ontario bales entrusted to u j kerr re ceive attention from date of llstlnjr to date of sale list your sale with too ileal j once ho war avenue aoton phono sb acton call at ray expense jgpejphjsjusiness college offers uptodato clerical business stoiiocruphy and bu- crotarial countas by export ex perienced teachurs students may en tor any day white you 1nfoumat10n v 1 bpltott principal 7 owoimo headaches are caused from oyu strain if you suffer from huiuiuches yuu oukht to nuuutlim tlu louilltlon of your oyau often with vision imirhy homiu uyn utoatfy iui tl ll u help of ulllhltu s a d savage oplumelrlit a mfy optialsii 8svu optical uuilthnu v rlulit at thu put 0dn avjulph optomotrlet to the csristluh psolfio ttsllwy co the old and tellable granite hjid miirblo worlm ittr we are mainifut lurers and dlreci importers of all vtiuu nf mouumentst and lleudatniie work v sell tllreot to our cuslonterm ful wpolmsu prloaa thus saving our riiutniini 4a per cnt w have lh lx nl niilltn i and the only mechanics in th jtmlnton ejho can operate pnniiinhllo tuoln properly we can lve reference rrm hundreds of our custom ors in twitnto and other place where othnrs havo to have law suits in order to collfft we huve the largest and best stwk of orstilte la the dominion or more ihsnuny threa dealers in the wesl we are laltl- nata dealers and employ ho uajentat and do not annoy or pest ouhtntnwi oy mndlnff out ttfnorant events sollqjt- imet ordar we employ only mouhunloe aud dory competition hamilton sons ouelph ont