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if arfcm 3xtt tyttsa tiiijhhday tcrqiiiii 2 iio tns jicioh vnxm iuu i published ovary thursday rnornlnjc nt tho loua iusu bulldlnc ullt htroet acton ontario tlio uubacrlpllon price is 160 per ye- advance limilao la cliaroil additional to ofucos in tbe united btutos tlio date to which subscriptions are paid la indicated on tho nudron label auviiltihinu hatkh transient vlrertlwmonu 10 cants iir lino sjruto meaauranfiint for first insertion and c nu per una for each nufapequont insertion contract display advert inemon is fur 100 inchon or mora par annum 1c cents per inch oarli insertion advertisements without specific dlroctloim will bo inserted till forbid and chsrjrod acoordlnsly ii 1 moo uk icditor snd publlahor tkijhhonlll editorial and ilusliiruu otflco lis itesldonco lib editorial women arc surd tq get into parliament sooner or later at tho convention of conservatives of north norfolk the nomination of mrs t- e langford of simcoc proved a sensation and was received with such persistent applause that the lady was obliged to go to the platform for the second time before the convention finally accepted her withdrawal my hinds were both up for that lady said a man from waterford we could have made it a walkover with at least 500 majority had mrs lang ford accepted- a fine example is being set to the returned soldiers by majorgeneral d m hogarth m i p of port arthur me made a public statement lost week that ho intended to vote straight no on all the four questions on the referendum ballot and that he believed that any amendments to the o i a should be made with a view to strengthening it rather than weakening it general hogarth said that he had seen tho lirjuor traffic id all its moods and modiflca- with the provincial elections added to the polling i and had co to flrm corlc thar the of the referendum vote on october 20 the duties of bc3l that community or any country could the deputy returning officers will be onerous indeedj wilh it wa3 to gct rid of it cnt with four sections to the referendum ballot the parliamentary ballot and more than twice as many electors as ever boforc the work of the election canada is at present paying war pensions to nearly officials will be exceedingly arduous 00000 individuals at an annual cost of over 24000- 000 ptnd under the pensions act which became effec tive on september i the majority of these will receive bonuses and increases which in tho aggregate will create an additional annual expenditure of roughly 4000000 whatever may be done in the future in the way of additional bonuses or gratuities history will bear witness through all the future days that canada has been generous to her soldiers from the very beginning of the war up to this date cans dians generally feel that the country should rccom pense the soldiers to her full ability lost and found and lost again if professors art lint all absent- minded all sbsenlmlntlrd men in tbe humorous taper are professdta hence in the itosum transcript the professor i went to the rail way oftlce in day and cot that um brella i left on the train butt week ills wife thats irood where is it now the irursr mb t my jove really my dear im ufrnld i left it tho train art bur kynclt rarrr of sing inc from the ilnmhourc conservatory of music toronto irnrlirs in artan on thursday of rarh week mtuilio at the me of alias florence murray 8 ontario has been witnessing many strikes but the absence of liquor has made them safe for human life the riots at the kimmel rhyl and sea ford camps over the sea demonstrate that beer is a dangerous riotfactor the strike at windsor when two hun dred war veterans were sent to that city from london passed off as quietly as a country funeral during the formative period of reconstruction canada is bound to have many strikes without beer they will be comparatively safe so far as bloodshed is con cerned vote no four times wh ribbo- the passage of an act of the house of commons substituting electrocution for hanging in carrying out the death penalty for murderers in canada is humitarian and desirable step the bill was submit ted by mr h m mowat toronto whose arguments when the bill was intrduced showed that he had made a careful study of the question he had letters from jail wardens in all parts of canada from county councils grand juries and other bodies approving his bill electrocution ia in force in most of the united states and is claimed to be a more civilized metqod of carrying out the death sentence the bill now goes to the senate for approval several differences tho ball had conn over the railings us halls will in auburban gardens and u anxall but uratuustio batsman ap peared at the front door to ask tar 1l then appeared un irate fstter ho dnro you shiw yourself at my house how dare you ask for your ball po you know you nearly killed one or my children with 117 ilut you so cot ten rblldren said the lolcal bid and ive only cot one base ba 1 cli tcaso new kept hia word passing hhow r wullie ye km hint la ml n man nfe that took he loot ll ho clot an i iron nlsed tan lend u ll dm l ti the boa itsit ilea lai ilv u mai his w urrl janet dm what han he 1m i wul uet wullle a c rnt u nil iwu njmru li 111 flrn t don atlon he had hope it was a tieautlful little plat the bouse was small but pwrfr t and tho harden m vol with lower utii fruit mid vrcitnhb uiul ho und all and the eurvoundlnc country inilthetl it for prettlnoas howevnr did you ct surh a fine house r asked a friend ofter iho boat had proudly uliuntn him around it w this way said the host us tins a cautious look around to whertahln ludy wus inspecting add contjomnliib the gunlenrrn work tho property was fur sale no i 1 in u itll my wire to see 1l when eho lial looker round the houm snd tho gar dens and adntlrod lh views from i the window f uakrxl iter what she j it is so pretty it louvrs me peech farmers business for tho pant 54 years tljia bank hi given particular attention to tho business of farmers wo navo helped many over the rouah e laces and have aided many more to the ifthcut plane of success wo are prepared to extend you i very aid within logitlmato banking practice comq jn at any time and talk over your affairs with ua you are always welcome th mcrghanf 5 dank of c0lnfxda business directory head office montreal acton branch georgetown branch establish 1804 l r shorey manager h r mimms manager tt the administrators of the law are very generally throughout the country imposing heavier pen alties and sentences upon that large class of motor ists who drive with recklessness and disrespect for the personal safety and rights of others at ottawa the other day a motor driver was sentenced to five years in the penctcntiary for having knocked down and killed a resident of that city leniency was ask ed of the court becausf the driver had been a soldier but the judge ordered the sentence to be carried out thre is no excuse whatever for reckless driving parties guilty of it deserve and should receive the utmost penalties provided the activities of the campaign for the victory loan of 1019 have been inaugurated next year will be well advanced before canadas main expenditures for war can be completed every dollar that can be raised for the ivctory loan 1010 will bo required al though hostilities ceased in 1918 the war expenses went on this is just as much a war year as last year was as far as the money is concerned pressing liabilities incurred by the war and involving vast sums of money have to be cared for the simplest and most profitable manner in which this can be done is for the people to provide the money themselves the victory loan 1010 is entitled to just as much consideration as was given to its predecessors it is up to every loyal canadian to do his utmost to make the ricw loan an overwhelming success the con tinuance of the prosperity of the nation is wholly dependent upon it the acton fall fair has recorded another success the revision of the prize list brought out for exhibi tion and competition many of the newest creations and eliminated some which had been shown year after year with no further merit in the showing than filling up space the inside exhibit this year was unusually attractive and superior in many respects to that of previous fairs the various classes of womans work would have been better filled if tho lists bad been available a month earlier but this will be remedied if it is understood that this years arrangement will be continued for next year a little cooperation will improve the exhibit of stock some directors empha size the horse department to tho discouragement of the exhibitors in caifle classes there is plenty of room for all classes and equal attention should be devoted to all for it is an- allround well developed fall fair that is most desirable and the more generally excellent it is the more satisfactory it will prove as a whole another very positivo demonstration of tho satis factory effectiveness of prohibition in aclon was seen last wednesday when the crowds of neople came to attend and enjoy the day at tho fall fair people visited the fair in larger numbers than ever before in the history of this popular exhibition hundreds of molar carswere driven through the gates and parked in the grounds scores more were parked on lake park and knox avenues and at other points in town not during the day afternoon evening or night was tho slightest evidence of intoxicating liquor to bo seen anywhere in the fair grounds or elsewhere in town when the fair was over the crowds passed out of tho gates tho automobiles were driven out through the retreating mass of men women and children but not an accident of any description was reported- could such u result havo been possible if tho barrooms had been in operation selling 570- beer the beer of the referendum ballot or if 0 govern ment store in town had been dispensing bottled liquor to all comers for which privilege our electors are appealed to vote on the fourth question of the ballot after such fln effective demonstration of tho bench cial crfeota of the absence of intoxicating liquor it will be a selfish man or woman indeed who will for per sonal libertys sake vote for and induce others to vota for the defeat of the prohibitory law now pre vailing every successive month is showing the oppor tunities for expansion of trade and cooperation by canada with the mother land and other countries of europe the national ynion of manufacturers of britain is sending a delegation of twenty to forty to canada to investigate possibilities of british trade here preference for the colonies may be detrimental to some british industries in the home market but it is realized that trade must be cooperative and the empire must grow strong by- working together it is intimated that the association will welcome return cooperation stating that a large market for cana dian goods will continually expand the champion points out that there arc many com plaints that the statutes governing motoring are violated every day and at all hours in milton but no action is taken there is a great deal of speeding many cars arc driven by boys and girls under eigh- ieen years of age are parked en the wrong sides of the streets do not carry numbers fore and aft some times onlyone light and occasionally no lights after dark who is responsible for the complete neglect of regulation and or daily and nightly endangering the lives of not only pedes trains bat those of motor ists lawabiding as well aslawbresking unfortun ately other towns have experiences similar to those of milton with motorists who violate the provisions of the ontario vehicles act in all tho particulars above enumerated percy hurd a member of the british house of commons who is touring canada has much to say respecting the status of this dominion in the future in the empire partnership within the empire on a basis of full national status for all the dominions was the pivotal point in his address before the cana dian club among a number of pertinent observa tions regarding the relationship between canada and the mother country he laid particular emphasis on the importance of canada being represented offi cially in england by a man of large capability and resource you in canada as we in england are up against very grave problems he said but 1 sec you extending your efforts and gradually pushing your influence all over the globe i find you making things for rumania and dealing with the whole of europe through your london agencies he continued out of these new relations will grow treaties and many other complications which will unfold new problems for you to solve the report of the engineers who have been investi gating tho matter of the installation of waterworks for acton presented their report at the meeting of the council on monday evening several options have been submitted with a vjusamo a general inter change of opinion by the ratepayers with the council on this important question a meeting of all interested has been called for monday evening next this is a wise procedure there have been spasmodic calls for waterworks at intervals for years until now nothing effective has been done the council has now secur ed definite data for consideration it is the plain duty of every property owner now to face this ques tion and give expression to his views acton needs waterworks if properly installed under competent supervision the net cost to the municipality will be reasonable in most municipalities in ontario where waterworks have been installed they are now self- sustaining like the hydroelectric scheme tho users pay the cost of maintenance and upkeep tho munici pality simply guaranteeing tho debentures and col lecting the revenues at tho meeting of tho council on monday evening it was deemed desirable to introduce bylaw cover ing the transfer of the shoe factory p ject from til- reliance shoe co toronto to s a gourlays com pany of kitchener this by-law- will be submitted to the ratepayers for their approval by this action the council aims to avoid the possibility of any un foreseen difficulty whiqh might arise in tho future arrangements have been mado with the kitchener company and steps are being taken for the early occupation of the shoe factory and operation of tho business this project which was initiated with a view to the betterment of conditions for acton has been long drawn out principally owing to the o fleet of the war on financial conditions the passing of the bylaw with tho cndorsation of the people to a scheme they have already almost unanimously en dorsed is really o matter of form thxro will be no object whatever in opposing tho bylaw the shoe factory hajrbcon built wo now havo the oppor tunity of having it promptly occupied by a going concern of experience endorse the councils action by passing the bylaw without opposition down goes high cost of living hceneby evans are anxious following low prices for saturday ics of umb lb front quarters of umb fjixnu chops loin fork clioos hhouulor lork chops choio boiling bssf u hbouldsr roost thick iub roast choloe iub roast 2e hump roast beer 24e round atesjc jl 32o hlrloln and porterhouse htsak sbo home cured bide ilscon soo homemade huasi 20o potatoes cucumbers tomatoes plumb pears and peaches choice 40c 30o 40o 40o 3e 15c 22 23o mcenery evans main street acton ontario ladies fall winter coats for those indies who are contemplating thcucchase of a new coat wo hereby extend a cordial invitation to inspect our stock wo havo just received a large shipment of coats in all tho newest fabrics and colors the styles are so varied that there aro no more than two coats exactly alike and many mort comc just one of p kind the following wilj give you a rough idea if what we havo to offer but it will pay you to come in and see for yourself in silvertones we have a number of pretty styles in two shades of brown burgundy and navy in velours we have brown taupe copen burgundy green black and navj these arc of best all wool material also other cloths in as sorted colors tho styles being so varied wc can only give a brief general description of them there are flaring backs and belted fronts some have oilround belts and buckles the collars are mostly convertible and mado of self materialptush or fur pockets and cuffs come in many pretty syles prices range from 1250 to 4500 note onr sale in boots is still going on brill co comer mill main sis phone 167 georgetown the why of another victory loan x3lth on the morning of november 11th 1918 the guns were hushed snd v v glad tidings flashed across the world there followed with the nation irayer of thanksgiving one yearning query which found echo in the faster beat ing hearts of wives mothers fathers brothers sisters and sweethearts that query was how soon will our boy be home and from france and flanders from italy and egypt from palestine and from faroff siberia there came so answering echo how soon how soon may we go home pakada caught the spirit of these longings and at once resolved to satisfy v them it was an appalling task shipping was tragically scarce the com position of the army of occupation had not then been settled and other parts of the empire as well as canada were looking for the speedy return of their men rphe problem was this the halfmillion men that canada had overseas had taken more than four years to transport to the field of battle to bring them home in a few months was a gigantio undertaking one to tax all canadajj ingenuity and resources canada solved the problem but it meant crowding into a few short months an expense for demobilization which it was impossible to foresee then too besides the sentimental aspect of the necessity for bringing the men home quickly the economic side could not bo overlooked that was to trans form efficiently and speedily the nations army of lighters into a national army of workers -4- need divides itself in two parts the biuwer to the question why does canada need another victory loan divides itself into two ports a to finish paying the nprnsn of dernobilixatiofi and the obllga- tions we still owe to our soldiers b to provide narinrtwl working capital oblilttioris obligations to soldiers bv to soldiers that already incurred cost of bringing home troopa from overseas 1 the payment of ill aoldien still andenwbiuyefl tbj inchidra more than 20000 aide and wounded who are still in hospital and who of course remain on the army payroll till discharged the upkeep of hoapitals and their medical and nursing tafia until the need for them is ended these three items alone will use up at least 200000000 of the victory loan 1919 gratuities there is also the gratuity which has been authorized and has been and is being paid to assist soldiers to tide over the period between discharge and their readjustment to civil life for this purpose alone 6000000 must be provided put of the victory loan 1919 in addition to the 59900000 already paid out of the proceeds of the victory loan 1918 ljjjjxj purtherrnore soldiers who desire c tj hecooie farmers may under settlement the soldiers land settlement act be loaned money by canada with which to pur chase land atock and implements the money so advanced will be paid back meantime each loan is secured by a first mortgage up to auanurt 15th 39495 soldiers had applied for land under the terms of this act and 22381 applications had been investi gated and the qualifications of the applicant approved for this purpose canada this year requires 24000000 vocational 3 wfaicb with the rnji vocational training and soldiers 1 raining service departments embraces sb major actavitica of the department of soldiers vil reeatabushment an appropriation of 57000000 ll necessary national working capital tteae national expenditures are war expenses they wiu be accepted readily by every citizen who gives thought to the task which canada faced following the anrustice and to the success with which she has jnct it canada needs national working capital so that she may be able to sell on credit to great britain and our allies the products of our farroa forests fisheries mines and factories you may ask why sell to them if they cant pay cash the answer is their orders are absolutely essential to ho continuance ot our agricultural and industrial prosperity the magnitude of these orders and the amount of em ployment thus created will depend upon the success of the victory loan 1919 farmers and manufacturers and that includes the workers on these orders must be paid cash cor their products therefore canada must borrow money from her citizens to give credit temporarily to great britain and our allies actually no money p out canada if canada does not give credit other countries will and they will get the trade and have the employment that should be ours to distribute amongst their workers and remember we absolutely need these orders to main tain employment if jre dont finance them business will feel the depression employment will not be as plentiful and conditions everywhere will be asjversely affected money must also bo available to carry on the nations shipbuilding programme and other transport- atlon development work- for lft to provincial housing co who are building moderate priced bouses these then are some of the things for which c needs pat working capital- she is in the position of a great trading company and her citizens who buy victory bonds are the shareholders the why of credit loans for trans portation those who give thought to our outstanding obligations to soldiers and to our need for national working capital cannot fall to bo impressed with che absolute necessity for the victory laam919 every dollar spent in cnatfa mk imucd by csnstiss victory lou cornmittes la cooperstiop with tb minister of rluooi ot the dottafeoon olcaaada ran is -aj- jj thou gray m d c m moqill iv it c i lllnburbli i it k p st 0 olssaow member 1 iritis h modi- csl assoclstion ate om cj frederick itlroat anton ont- i or j a mcnlven physio sn snd ourfjson ofdoe bjidilesltjejioo cur nor llowe- avonuo snd elfin htroats tho resld- eiioo formerly opcuplsd by i m ilan- drson acton ont veterinary john law bon vstsrirtsry surgeon acton ont aradusto of oijlurlu vatcrlnsry col- loco ihbo oftlce arthurs itlork kosldooos ullt btroot cslls day or night prompt ly attended to 1 phono no 13 i o liox uk haboi4 naftfl farmer m a osrrlstsr solicitor rjolarv pubtto sonvsny sneer etc pcrryman block acton ont uoni5v to loan conveyancing hours 3 p m to 8 p m at residence r h wan8brouqh lake avtnut acton ontsru or j h bell d d s l d 8 dentist honor orsduate of toronto unlrsr- alty th lstssu anesthetla used tf desired ottoo at rssldsnoo corner mui sod sfrederlek streets miscellaneous marriaqe licenses v h p moors issuer msrrisae licenses pritsto offloe no witnesses rs- qtunsd issued si resldenoe in oreoln- pan pssaofllcs acton oat francis nunan bookbinder jaeoount books of sjl kinds mads to order periodicals of every descrip tion careful ly bound rullnsr neatly sad promptly done wyndhaxo street qoslptt ont over williams btore r j kerr auctioneer for the counties of hal ton weill n- ton peel and dihtorin and the city or ouelph acton ontario salsa may be arranged by mall o4 at resldenoe at acton or at the free press oolee acton the mercury offlco jujlph the newahsoord itervus or with w j gordon harness maker ulllsbursr bales entrusted to il j kerr re ceive attention from date of list in to data of seje list your ealorf with me resldenoe young street acton phone xft acton call at my expense j e cheevers book binder quebec 8l east qualph onl books and ranjpixine bound in- handsome and hubmtantll covrra all work promptly esecutsd d alex niven ontario land surveyor end civil engineer tiurveya ft ubd i visions plans ito- ports descriptions ulucprtnu etc ceruncatos for purchasers and moitsairees surveys for architects builders and municipal councils drains i to ports hatlmatss t holean building douojse st oublpii phono 1084 ont roy hihdley auctioneer livb btock itual 1chtat11 and fclkitcllandimd coneolldstej phone erin 4 t 11 r r 3 acton grand trunk ivtrl the double track route uktwlcifin montreal toronto detroit chicago gnhlcllod lulus cur scrvlou hlooplis pur lor lur on nluht u u i ii and i principal iluy truins lrull idfuniuitluil ftiiti any lratd trunk lukul krl or c c hitrulu dlsulul piiaseiiitvr ajhil toronto h a holmes aenl acton ont pbone is the old and reliable ranite and marble dealers we are manufacturers and direct iwiwrters of all kinds of mouiueiital- ald hoausluno work wo sull direct to our oustouiers at wholesale prices ill us waving our customers 4i wf cent wo have ilia best anplltiuova uud the y mechanic in tho dominion who sn operate pneumutlu tools properly wo oan alvo rforeine tntiu hundreds of our customrr in toniiiu und other putoes where utlters have tu huvo law nulla in order to collect w liuvo the isrticxt urn bout utock of oiuultu in the dominion r xhmim uiuii any thn dalj in tb w wu uru leuj- ists dealers and umpliiy no saeols slid do not ainiuy or peal cuatuman by sundlnsuul lsuurunt a mils eollclt- liur orders we employ only mecltanlrsi ami defy competition hamilton sons cor norwich jk woolwich tits quelp