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wv a lv the home op member canadian weekly newspaper association member selected town weeklies of ontario the acton free press is publlahea exerr thursday morning at the free press building- mill street acton ontario the subscription price is fioo per year in advance postage is churned additional to offices in the united states tile date to which subscriptions are paid is indicated on the address label advertising rates transient advertise ments 10 cents per line agate measure for first insertion and 5 cents per line for each subse quent insertion contract display advertise ments for 50 inches or more per mnum is cents per inch each insertion advertisements with out specific directions will be inserted till forbid and charged accordingly he moore president and editor ga manageraadasslstsuiteduof telephones- editorial and business office -1- siw residence oe president nj residence of uanager iji western canaisas prosperity in a recent despatch to the globe wl smith special correspondent and a former editor of the farmers sun estimates that approximately 000000000 will be added to canadas income this year directly and indirectly frontthe products of the farms of western canada last years wheat crop was worth 400000000 to the growers and it put the west in the prosperity column mr smith be lieves it is a fair assumption that this year the re turn will not be less western canada is going into general farming more fully than in the past and live stock poultry dairy products and vege tables will pile bp the money returns atievery point of handling altogether a round billion is in sight states mr smith neighborhood news brin a glittering home j l i thursday morning september 30 1926 editorial erln f4tlr thursday and friday oc tober 7th and 8th three baptisms took place in tho presbyterian ohurcli last sunday the finishing touch 1h now being put on hiljburat streets workmen aro buby fixing up along the sidewalks nnd driveways and in general improv ing tho appearance of tho tro6t mr charlbs smith of erin 1 build ing jx cement bridge on 17 aidoroad between the 5th and sth lines which concession in temporarily closed anniversary services will be held on sunday october 3rd in melville united chiirch at 11 oclock and 730 oclock rev d e foster of long branch will prcnoli at both bervlces special music by the choir mr arid mrs w hurd have removod to thelr home in erin aftor spend ing the summer at dufferin lake where mr hurrrraa in charge or tho caledon mountain trout club a grand concert will be held in the town hall erin fair nltht october 8th under the auspices of the brln public library board mr eyrlr 8 hushes student in charge conducted special harvest urging the united states to cancel war debts the first public man in the unitedstates to come out boldly in favor of the entire cancellation of war debts ii mr newton d baker who was secretary of war under president wilsons administration the united states made immense profits out of the war especially during the two years before they joined honw services at air saints anii- the allies in the conflict mr baker believes that when the united states insists on the repayment of money- advanced for the assistance of the allies they abandon all the unselfish idealism with which that country entered the war and assume a purely com mercial attitude he also argues that by the course otnleitnttrdlag repayrnenft war loans tfierunitedt states is delaying- the reorganizing of the world arousing hostility abroad and injuring their country from every conceivable point of view and mr baker is about right can church both morning and even inrr on sunday inst the church was beautifully deobmted for the occa sion and large congregations enjoyed both services advocate b qeoroetown mr josephine whlsnnhnnlmear exports of butter and cheese in the twelve months ending with the sixth month of the present year according to the dominion dairy tyews letter canadas export of butter decreased close upon two million pounds compared with the previous years- returns but a cent and a half per pound increase in price to some extent counter- balanced riiendeflcitriifhettfand the total ex- port of cheese increased by over twelve million pounds and by almost three cents a poundvia price prodding for the future j sensible young people start to save as soon as they begin to earn finaniar success is impossible for those who spend every dollar as soon as it is earned or even before they give mute evidence that they have never learned that there are only one hundredcents in a dollar the middleaged man who in his youth began to save something out of every pay envelope can look hopefully forward to the future but money is not the only item we shall need a supply of in the years to come we need in terests over which we can be enthusiastic when the gaieties of youthtare no longer possible it isriot enough for sensible young people tjo enjoy today it is quite as important to lay the foundation for hap piness tomorrow cleaning up the customs the revelations if the committee appointed dur ing last session of the house of commons to in vestigate the customs department were startling to the people of canada and highly discreditable to that department during the campaign preceding the recent general elections rt honr mackenzie king who has been reelected premier freely pro mised a relentless cleanup of the customs depart ment the electors of the dpntinipntoojkhijriathis word- and a specific and very onerous duty is how before the government for fulfilment fortunately ttntitor high moral courage forceful mental capac ity and a fine perception of statesmanship has been placed at the head of this department in the person of the hew minister hon w d euler mr euler has a large contract before him he will attack it with a fearlessness which will mean much in the ac complishment of the end desired the people of this dominion will look forward expectantly many of them confidently to the executive accomplishments of the new minister who will undoubtedly have the support of his fellowmembers of the cabinet left inst week to enter the training school for nurses in the hospital for sick children at toronto miss marlon mckay left last thurs day for wellealey hospital toronto where she will train tor a nurse john b pevercnuxs fine now barn on the 7th llirois neaftng completion when finished this will be one of the nnest barns in jttiss section the lachlan grant trophy recently competed for at long branch ranges was won by i company- george town the harvest thanksgiving set vices otst georges church took place on sunday last and wore attended by large congregations mr ross cameron loft last week for whitby prior to leaving town he was presented by his sunday school class in knox church with a gold ring and by the young people of the church with a club bag mr arid mcrs wi maxwell streets- vlke announce tho engagement of their older daughter beatrice elista i a home constructed of spectacle- frames was taken possession of not yory long ago and confiscated as stolen property it was built at jjoni- hay afd not ono of the glittering frames used in the fashioning was prooured by legltlrnate means tho story of the discovery of tho dwelling is told and youohed for by a writer in the magasine of the selbome uoclety the manager in charire or tho hltoctacloframo department of tho business establishment of messrs esiwrence and mayo opticians in bombay found that a number of gold silver and stool spoctaclo cases had disappeared hjs nrst thought was that some of thoworkmon had stolen thom and orders wero given that none but himself should enter the room notwithstanding this precaution tho spectacleframes continued to disap pear and- the manager was at a loss to account for the thefts but one day while attending to his work ho was startled by the sound of flapping wlngs and looking toward tho window o discovered the thief this was no other than a crow which when it had picked up a frame in its beak flow away in the direction of a building used by another buslnes nrm permission having been obtained the roof of this building was searched and it was found that with its stolon property the bird had constructed for itself a singularly ingenious and very beautiful nest do cleverly had the gold nnd silver frames been woven and so glittering a structure had they made that it was decided to keep tho nest intact for a time and before the materials were taken apart messrs tl1rtf 1 myi hnil weekly fashion hint photosxanhed in all eightyfour frames had been used by the builder and the value of the nest was about two hundred and arty dollarsi quite a costly home for the housekeeping purposes of a crow it was lucky that the real thief was discovered before suspicion fastened itself upon some innocent member of the establishment authentic polkadot model j come p lllng- being featured in a number of tin- si y rmd f origin this frock combined tan and brown most effectively ondaaentsthe importance of the circular flounce it i fa and the neck th n i finished kith irscar tic if prefitocl worship i t mr haroldgrpettfgrewrof titbathr comtrottrtiair oat our break editorial n0tk8 toronto the marriage to take place the latter dart of september mr and mrs t j barber and mrs king who have been spending the summer with georgetown and other ontario friends left last week far their home in clearwater florida herald milton numbers of other towns throughout the pro vince are arranging to hold elections the first week in december as acton has- done for years this plan avoids the rush of the christmas holiday and the rush of christmas business and holiday travel prevention of firta in canada by royal proclamation his excellency the gov ernor general of canadatias designated october 3rd to oth as fire prevention week during that week lessons on are prevention subjects will be given in the schools public meetings will be held lv many of the larger cities towns and villages and the owners and occupants of property everywhere throughout canada will be counselled to give special attention to the removal of fire hazards from their premises fire waste is one of the most serious economic problems confronting canada at the present time- the public in general is vitally affected by the tremehdous losses annually incurred by fire and the enormous expendi tures rendered necessary to adequately protect life and property from its ravages seeing that at least seventy five per cent of all fires are caused by care lessness andcan therefore be- prevented it is the obvious duty of the newspapers to bring the matter to the attention of the people brampton has found the municipal housing en terprise rather discouraging the houses they built 5j5i- fx240lpr mpnuhereasthecostjo llfce olher side of safety ntbr safety first is an excellent slogan as generally used but it is a poor motto for life the motorist should always put safety before speed the pedes trian should put safety even before promptness no- bodyhoweyer whiv makes it the rule of his life to be safe gets very far many people hold positions 5 that are safe they get a small salary hut often these people ate jkorthy of better things and would accomplish them- but having chosen the motto cj safety first they stay where they 4rewjthout making progress safety first keeps many a one g silent when he ought to speak out there are young men and young woman too who are strongly op- posad to the liquor traffic and in favor of prohibi tion whonever say so bew03e some one with power to influence their financial or social advancements thinks the other way how many evils are winked at because those who should oppose and expose them think it hardly safe to do so safety first it is kj good motto when the choice isbetween safety and haste but when it comes to the big things of life plenty of them outrank safety j rt hon arthur meigheh retires from premiership nipuke ut the meighen government resigned on saturday and the king cabinet was sworn into office shortly bftecsvards it was announced at the capital that jit hon arthur meighen will resign the leadership of the conservative party and wurriot seek a seat in the leader of his party and twice oiled the office of prem- li out on neither occasion was he able to return pfipopvjar support of the electorate for eighteen years mr meigheri has been fmember of the house t of commons he was brilliant in debate all ttie 5lre that he had aceumfaieiiin reading law in rwmnipog all his brilliant teritt debateall his s- nerve arid tenacity were utilized to repel the attacks 4 df the liberal opponents a mertber of tse kfnga privy coundlrsecreta3tytif vtlswtniroi amines ministerof thbvinifojf -rs- rse of tybifatet0fyii hjt electioni campaign v art js 1lrfais tyos- ne the town of these houses is 34338 per month an effort is being made to dispose of these houses to private purchasers nebraska has come to the fore with a new penalty for bootleggers the supreme court of that state sustained a forty day bread and water ration for two men convicted of violation of the prohibitory laws another good plan might be to conipel the bootleg gers to drink their own whiskey beaverton ex press it is a deplorable fapt that in canada during the past ten years fire ha destroyed property worth more than 300000000 even more senlous than that hpwever is the fact that over 3500 persons were burned ta death and thousands of others severely in jured by fire many fjres inclu in this were pro ven tabled it is believed by financial men and students of economics that the growing increase in canadas ex port trade to great britain and other parts of the empire is largely due to favorable opinions created at the wembley exnlbjtion it is quite certain that this country madp many friends n the old land as a result of the splendid showing made at the great london fafiv 7 tho town clerk is busy making out tho tax heets for 1926 ratepayers will be thankful that there is co be no increase in the rate from last year mrs bowrfier nee bessie harrot and two children of england form erly of milton are visiting with her slater mrs st b galbralth these ore the days whon the farm er boys round here are doing a little extra work with the ourrycomb arid brush preparing their horses and cat- tle for the milton fair the oldtime village quartette which pleased so many in victoria park a few weeks aife will give an entertainment in the town hall on friday evening ootober 1st mr and mrs westnldge of the unit ed oospet mission shanghai china wero guests ot mrs k bjailrath on tuesday ot this week they leave this week to take up their work in china when his car ill a cow belonging to t w davidson nelson township 4 jqhnstonyof london and twoother occupants were badly injured i the cow was hurled into the ditch and instantly killed the first slsn of approaching wint er was seen here sunday morning in a large triangle of wild geese that passed overbite town about 1 oclock they were hying- south the flock numbering between fifty and sixty mr p 1l robertson left last bun- day evening for new york where he is the guest this week o a group of millionaires who control between fifty and sixty million dollars worth of business no small honor for our respected townsman mr and mrs brannd recently mar- riodhsvo returned from their honoy- monn and taken up tholr residence in the house on charles- street formerly occupied by sr j u king mrs brannd will b a welcome addition to milton society the fallowing graduates of this years class in- milton high school will vtb4umverlty- this jcat olaflys martin enid mccoll andjalexr rob ertson- to arts in toronto louis chambers entering school in toronto and irraniccantelon entering medical course in western univer sity london reformer we nre quite apt to think ot prayer in a rather onesided way as being a chance to present requests or petl- tloiuvto god giving thanks in an ab- sentmtnded fashion it may be for our varied blessings and then think ing no more about it in any way we do not realise that in order for prayer to be really effectural our souls must be in tune or accord with god to many of us it does not seem to occur that prayer is absolutely necessary to a wellroundedout day upon rising in the morning we take one circular flare may be used instead of two medium i size requires a yards 36iai h crpc do chine in full uniform although a soldier with nn umbrella seems as absurd aa a soldier with a fun sir bernard barauch of the war industries board according to the washington star met one the other day in a deluge of rain he stopped his ear and snld yourig man this is the flrst time i ever- saw a soldier with an umbrel la well doss tire youth answered naybe- its the nrst tdrhe you ever saw a real live uptodate soldier notice to credftcjrs of daniel a whitley deceased tho creditors or toanlol alexander whitley into of tho township of nas- sagaweya farmer who died on tho fourteenth day of august 1026 uro ro quirod to send to tho undoreignod solicitor thoir full nonioa addrouuos and descriptions full particulars of thoir claims and tho nature of tho so ourlty if any held by them and thls notlco being klvon in pur suance of suction 62 of tho truntooh act 16 geo v chapter 40 notlco is hereby further glvoitlhatvon and aftor tho twentythird day of october 1026 tho executors will proceed to duhrl- bute tho assets of tho bald dccciiaau- among tho partleu legally entitled thoreto and thoy will not bo- respon sible for any clalmu of which thoy have not then rocolved notlco dated at acton ont thin twonty- thlrd day of september 192g elgin whitley and cameron ramshaw executors by h n farmer actbn ont 13 itiielr solicitor business directory medical dr j a mcniven phyaiolsn shusurgson offlco and realdevico comer bos avonuo and elgin street bit e j necon kkisdkrick ptnilst acton ontarlo legal escaped bv death one night in midsummer a horse be longing to mr sebroe broke into old svirmer hatchs corn held and did home darnafo to rthe growing corn the nwrtm thoowner of tne corn fleld went over to his neighbors house and made compllnt that mrawny old niare of yours that venerable htimnrus london weekly punch- he said got into- my cornpatch last has decided hereafter to jefiijo to print advfirtije- ments of liquor after the ewting contract ex pire no newonesvillbeentercij into for such ad- vertimmeittapeidlaniitlonorhisvrf move has been vouchsafed butft isjn hfhwny i with the growing sen timer tjn england against the liquor trafflc it is asserted that the present is a period in our history when respect for the lavs of god and of man is at a comparatively low ebb- to very great extent the relson for this condition among young people is trie failure of many parents to exert tact fully firmly and successfully parental authority the result will assuredly bring regrets to these young people in middle life and later c ft mcintoabs publisher of the news north battlefordsaslc a formerresidesnt of ontario was newjyelecteipjriisuneixeiis4w wentr v nfnfva tf nrl trwim mtfsiskvlris stmsntn ssm the recent election mr mcintosh has been a leading liberal in his constituency for a number of yesrt he is a strong speaker on the pjiblic platform rtd gave a flne demonstration of ths in a speech in edin burgh at a large gathering there during the recent visit of the canadian weekly editors whatever the adverse influence of a political campaign upon business and that which ended on ehth fnstantwas inconsiderablerlt has ceased to s fiicomlng qovernrnent has secured a ma- i ne giving reason- smbjiity durjrtg tb ordinary ttrm actefayorn contintied improve inessgeneraujr remains satls- fir p u frls- more expensive 8till night and dqne a lot gf mischief f i reckon youre willing tp on the rlht thins rhqut hv of cqurse i nm sd mr- sshree- about how much would tie tits sqwire- thi au yfl wall meditated tho other dont want any moren whats ristht- i guess its amount to a dollar and a half if it was all figured up 8e here hatoh said hjs neigh bor you know ive been trying far year to sell that old mare sup pose you take her and call it square a frosty suspicious look came into jtsiriner hatchs eye sebree he said yon cant drive no such bargain as thatwith me id lose three dollars and a half anyway if i made that trade tou keep the old mare yourself ill take the cash b0ht a8thb fire when crewe rait was burning that late lord crewe father of the present earl displayed a humorous equanimity which st jamess budget deem worthy of preservation n print works of art manuscripts errmor and other treasures was biasing away isord crewe ordered a footman to place a table on the lawn and bring him an inkstand and some telsgram forms he then sat down and com posedly wrote this- telegram to strait the royal aoadsmlchtnl dsar street crews la burning come and build it up afaln to tils sister he sent another mes- sage by wire roil always used to say this was a cold house you wouldnt say so if you could see it now i fast and brushour teeth in all these ways we malcefsure that the physical self is jnut in proper shape for the day we knew that we needs cer tain amount of mental work to keep the brain cells active we understand perfectly that if we neglect to give the proper core and nourishment to either body or mind they deteriorate and life dwindles instead of enlarging we also know that if either mind or body is ill it affects the other one ad versely the spiritual nature or soul is as definitely important a part of our real self as is either mind or body if it is nor nourished and kept normally active in its proper anhere the whole personality is bound to suf fer the proper sphere or activity of the soul is worship and worship is prayer a tombstone in north carolina is said to bear tho fol ng insirrltyton- he left ten children and a wife when death tho tyrant sought him madelmoonohlne nil his life and the government never caught hlm- standardine d7c 5 tube radiol coast- to coast no idle boast d x engineering and sales co limited 20 bloor st sf toronto do you remember red mccoteheon two college grada had adjourned to the locker- room to difcuas old friends old bed you bet i dol hes with bywater electric up at sanduont i only see htm about three times a year bat were in touch all the time hes as careless about letterwriting as he always was but i telephone him one week and he tele- phones dm the next a lot of other fellowa are ngjtjierntoo it seems aa if wa have a long distance elau reonion ewrynmrday night the miles which separate old friends no itfngjer mean hap- haxaxd doty letters iiurtesd long distance sjnahlai you to talk with your friends whea- tyrer you wish try itl phone no 22 p o box iii harold nash farmer m a barlits solicitor notary publlo i conveyancer etc ferryman block acton ont monev i15nt on mortgages hours 930 w to 6 pjn saturdays 1200 oclock dentat du j m bell d d s l d a dentist honor orudiiate of toronto univer sity tho latest anesthetic used if desired ofllce ut residence comer of mm and frederick streets dr f g gollop dds lda dental surgeon omce ovr hank of nora scotia hours 30 to bj0 evenings by appointment miscellaneous francis nunan bookbinder account boolca of all kinds mmam order pcrlodlcalo of every deacrfpcloa carefully bound ruling neatly mad promptlyddnc wyndham strevt ooelpb ont over vfinumj ator byedsqnrwaite shawnee oklahoma that the best business concerns ad vertise that isvhat has made them the best that newspaper adv has built their btisiness j that they long ago found out that news- paper advertising is the market place for the thrifty buyer that the newspaper ads point to the di rect route to saving that they show the waf to true econ- omy aactionccr and real estate 30 tears experience list tour phopektk with kb acton ontawo a e wickun insurance agent lks the llatni iau assurance co of cansub- fsrsv waterloo 3entnal irrcrritca company eaitle star and ijaritlsc roznlnron insursuice co ti auto accidsart health buratsry insurance etc employttj ij abqity asstxrance corocsstiaqs the dominion of ovmtr sntee and accidents xrssarascs company 3fbney to loan on farm proper ty government and mtxnieiou bonds trustee for gtarr cot- lectronb see me for- an of insurance box m bower ave acton that newspaper ads create a market that they attract people to a business that they make a greater volume of sales that a greater volume makes lower sell- n irig costs that lowjer selling costs makob lower l price8tpaejbon8umere ijt always pays to buy- from the concern that advertises 1 copyrlalit l2fl the acton free press sta all times to assist merchants t6 create a profitable r i jr v kl tea at tftrli the person who has a i headache aa the result o eywtxaij can usujoi aeo cateartjv it la tin i strain of suttias ciikut vlaioa by ovrcoaiinc tt lect tiat is present that causes tl bead 1 actlv ttwrv l oaiy oat wily t i lertaaovot reue uavs xolka- i jd kyks 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granite in the fietnlnion or more than any- three staler in thewent we are lebltl- mte dealers and employ no acents and rlo not annoy or pest customers tolssjtalht oht lnorant aaonts bolioit- jflmjlrwe employ only jneohavnics 4li competition r iwiislt -oschp- jrt- it ntjv-