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i tjbv i y t1ie 1iomz op glljr artmt 3frr ilrrbtf ol otufrio tiik acton 1hff 1hess i puwulied mxmry thu radar lotlnu tha kra waaa lluluinb ulll strrcl alin ontario tha itihachplloo price it aaa pr ar in advance ioalaga u tharrnl additional to ope a in tha uellad mala the data to which aubacrlptlona are iul it indicated oa lh aidra iftbl auvertistno mates tranaiael advartiaa nicqli 10 ccnla i1 una fcgala biaamr lor aral intrrtlcio anil 1 cntr par line to aach aiibaa tucal line ft ton contract display at ko i ur to incliaa iir boor per annum inch caiti inacrtioa adverttaamcni rctwia will ccirtual7 telephones editorial and duaineaa ofxca itraiilance ol preaidaut a with commcndiblo prognwyne of the general assembly the presbyterian church in canada ijnjf placed itself solidly an record for a programme of reforms which is comprehensive nnd desirable of attainment it includes the following racetrack gambling to be mudc illegal a dry law for nil canada suppressing both the manufacture nnd sale of liquor for beverage purposes prohibition 67 chjld labor at night op position to a plebiscite on the ontario temperance act approval of one day off per week for llrcmen an energetic campaign against the evil of traffic in narcotics a request to the dominion government to coopcratc with provincial governments in provid ing work for the unemployed thursday morning june 12 1024 editorial important extension for the hydro system proposed a proposal to dam the st lawrence at morrisburg for the development of power has been put before the federal government by sir adam beck who states that it will cost about 80000000 and gener ate 350000 horse power sir adam claims that the dam will raise the water in toronto harbor two feet and a foot and a half in montreal harbor it will take five or six years to build the dam and will supply electricity to ottawa toronto hamilton and windsor the growing demand for electric current is a warrant foraction along the line proposed if the large amount of money necessary for the project can bo secured without embarrassment to the country ontario canadas rlchent province ontario takes first position among the provinces of the dominion tu point of national wealth can adas aggregate t nog iblc wealth in the year 1121 wds 22i05oo00o0 according to a survey of the national wealth of the dominion just completed by the dominion bureau of statistics of that total ontario has an estimated aggregate wealth of 7353- 000000 or 331 per cent of the total while quebec as in second place with a total vt 5542000ooo or 2 per cent of the dominion total saskntchewn i cumc third with 2810000000 or 12 b per cent of the total in a summary of the survey it is shown that the wealth was more widely distributed in three prslric provinces than in ontario and quebec sas katchewan led in per capita wealth with 3757- al berta was second with 3317 and manitoba was third with 2705 in comparison ontario per capita wealth was 2507 and quebecs was 2347 neighborhood news town and country oakville work immnncvt yea t onlay mnrnlnir mi tin krurtlnif of the aunt nil ni jiriiu lijng tho muahtalked at oakvuin tirldtfa tlila in ttio unit slop toward coitluif t flood roadbed on thotlllii lliut by the time tha promised ap proaches nr in pines tha structure will ho prautlcally roody for use th uundny bchools of the mothodut unit rrrthttytarlvin i churches will ba held iiurlnir tha tulnmir month l 10 oclock in the morn in itulton county arid another woman school truetee to har hat of four un monday nlffht whan mrs chas dlltx wan hoc led hy acclamation to that lmaltlon for h h no is trafalgar wiitk on tils now fire alarm eyatem wiii imnmiinrxl thtaweek it l tx jmlil that it will tuke about throe wkw to omplete tha work ileoord f wise precautions for a municipality a wideawake council in an ontario town has passed a bylaw regulating the placing of gasoline tanks and fixing the responsibility in case of acci dents the bylaw compels every carowner when procuring gas to stop his engine altogether it has been a common thing to see at our service stations the tanks of motor cars being filled with the engine of the car running the only wonder is there have not been serious explosions here as there have been from similar praciico elsewhere another feature of the byjaw is that service station owners with tanks o a b of 1 to indemnify the town against damages from acci dents caused by the fact of the tanks being on the street those destructive dogs the number of complaints with regarrtto allowing dogs to run at large in aylmer is increasing but uptodate there docs not appear to be any relief in sight the plan adopted by an ontario municipality may prove to be a good one no dog licenses are issued at all and when these animals are found run ning at large tearing up the flower beds or commit ting other depredations any citizen is at liberty to kill the guilty dog or institute legal proceedings for damages we freely admit loving a dog and realize that he is mans best friend but there really is little excuse for keeping them in a town like aylmer where they are generally a nuisance not only to their owners but to the neighbors and general public as well aylmer express reclaiming the old cemetery over and oner again attention has been called m these columns to the unseemly condition into which the old cemetery adjoining thepark has been allow ed to deteriorate appeals have been made to tidy up this hallowed old spot and put it into a presentable stalet councillor niool the chairman of fairview cemetery has authorized the free press to state that if the relatives and friends who have dear ones buried in the old cemetery will organize a bco to put this gods aero into good condition he will give all the time necessary to superintend the work of setting up and plumbing all the monuments and headstones there being a practical man of experi ence chairman nicols services will be invaluable in this laudable entgrprize the offer will surely commend itself to all interested and steps should be taken at once to give mr nicol an opportunity to implement his promise a dozen men would in a fow spare afternoons accomplish much in putting the place to rights prompt action will bo commcnd iblo appreciative qf the horticultural society at the meeting of tho town council of burlington last week president e holtby of the horticultural society asked that a grant of 200 be given to tho society to help in currying out the work of beautify ingthe town mr h t foster speaking on behalf of tho society asked the councils cooperation with regard the improvement of gore park and the foot of pearl street there wus ulso a piece of land near tho c n r trucks which needed attention if it could bo hlled in tho society could take steps to improve this place which would then be an at traction to all travellers going through on the high way regarding gore park ho would like to change tho system regarding the upkeep and take step to have this one of the beautiful spots in burlington tho grant was made and tho town property com mittee was appointed to meet a committee from the horticultural society in regard to he other matters this recognition of the efforts of the horticultural society to beautify the town is a move in the right direction no institution we have in these modern days is doing wiorp to make tho towns of ontario attractive ban tilia energetic society at girls dont be foolhardy and wayward the following from an exchange applies with equal force to acton girls who are inclined to accept invitations from strangers or casual acquaint ances should take warning from the harrowing ex periences of two young ladies ono evening recently in another ontario town the driver was real nice to the girls until a distance of some miles was mode then he was not so nice indeed his conduct became most offensive imprudcntas the girls had bceri to be packed up on the street and allow themselves to be carried where the driver pleased they were not prepared for what fpltowed indignantly they refus ed the advances mode and wcretold by the salacious motorist they could walk back to town this they proceeded to do and were fortunately picked up by a decent man who seeing their plight invited them to ride to their homes with him thero are men and men and girls with sense can usually teluone from the other wisdom discretion and sound common sense should constantly be observed by all girls whn approached by strange men young or old with automobiles erin mi ij i illunk lioji no id hi gum unl iioiih tit orton and in movli allulon mr un1 mr lilnck fumlly will o utlly mluod in thin immunity mr unit mm john olngrlck crln vuiiko utinciunni the nnewrcmont t hoi 1iiiilttr hmuli k thfit to mr wllllum irodorlck mcicnery iclnmr- lii tim murrine will tnko iilun dm inline of juno ilcv and uni trlmblo of lyndock vlxitml with tha formei u mother mm t hnillh for a fow dny- mr jonopli irwin and family of detroit called on friend here on hun- day and vlalted a few of tho hautua nc hl boyhood ir wm ionler ha purchased the raldnco recently vacated by mr w crouch from tho extatg of the uko mr keeter advocate a case ofhonor limlly wytjtht hummurind lo mr davlw ji r i vat ortlro hnil iio irtontl- tnent of 111 indttfd wfluthie j through the bright miirlnjt inomlnir nho hud leen utiumuntly huiy hint full of wiger plane hhe knew that ahe wun ilulnff jood work und hor thoutfhtii hud run uixio th ooqallillily f ii nunollun untl what h rouhl do thit for hr nltr nnd 11 it to iminald k in rtlj waited rhoerful mul atari for mr davit or d or three mlnutoa latir aim walked lowly down the corridor ulamlmjunl t never ia1 thought of the iwaelhll- ity of eucjt a thlnir not onto otto irrekn morn work and then the old leart ulckonln ttturch airuln hhe ttuld have a kimhi recommenlntioii he ijeat hut evon with that to find nolhnr eltuatlon in july fsthel came orally und carulomi nnd lfinnln to ih kind tonked up a ktnllv walkiit bark lo her deak jiuve they nrod yout ai mikml ittt u ahamel they nlwuyu ilo i rr the tat oat romira in july hut they rnlaaed it in blvlnj you a wulklnjf- icket id like to toll mr duvli tt delicious business directory sa1ada h x3 a aoao pure fresh nnd satisfying sold in aluminum jackets try it nlly buapwl 1 you nnednt fe life with him if i wro you i would with work ihla week tallumix tlral impulau oeorqetown i editorial notes heads of families will now enjoy an exemption from income tax of 500 for each child instead of 300 as a result of the adoption by the ho commons of tho budget resolution proposii increase in exemption louse of int this it is surely gratifying to the people of the united states and canada who desire to sec the moral uplift of the country that a treaty has been signed between the two countries providing for cooperation in com batting liquor and drug smuggling along the border tho right of the church to restato its own faith shape its own destiny and unite with other churches with no state interference was emphatically stated in the reporr of the church union committee at the presbyterian general assembly at owen sound last week tho rhode island state workhouse at providence has been closed lately because there were no inmates requiring to be accommodated there the number of inmates before prohibition varied from 156 to 240 the reason for the closing fof lack of inmates is given by officials to be tho prohibition law prevailing motorists are finding that the detour season has again arrived they will experience there in conveniences during the summer season in various parts of the province where construction work is being carried on there is no help for these annoy ances if we are to eventually have desirable highways me of the real necessities of modern times when general principles laid down for the guid ance of a legislator are in conflict with tho interests or tho imagined interests of his constituents what is he to doaboutji should he bowtotljodemand of tho folks back homo and forget principle or stand by it at tho expense of popular support and perhaps of his own political llfo farmers sun at a large gathering in toronto the other evening sir william hearst told the audience that the pro hibitionists of ontario had obtained prohibition and had then gone to sleep that statement is meas urably true but tho temperance forces of tho pro vince arc now endeavoring to prove that they are now thoroughly awake and they are manifestly ac complishing their object at the annual meeting of th canadian weekly newspapers association at toronto last week mr lome a eedy publisher of the walkerton telescope ww elected president mr eedy is a journalist of ability and very popular with tho members his father mr john w eedy of tho st marys journal was president last year of the selected town weeklies association of ontario the unveiling of tho soldiers tower at tofonto university last thursday was an event historic and unique upon it is rocorded thcv homes of 027 graduates and students of the university who made the supremo sacrifice during the war one of these was engineer warren g brown of acton his mother mrs john brown church street was spec ially invited to attend tho dedication services sir george pauh the eminent economist declares that ifihfi f enfrlo of great britain do not curtail their present expenditure of almost u million pounds dally on alcoholic beverages the country will go under in the competition for the worlds trade similar warnings have been given by competent men who have at hjeart the true interests of their country it is hopeful sign that hhe demand for temperance reform in tie old land is growing in volume and inaitteow presbyterian witness alex mckeiixle who wtfnt to oueliih from thl town over thirty yearn uu died laat thursday after a month lnoh owu 70 yen re of ae a court of ilevlajon will be held on monday june 23 the fue fof lawn earvloe bae been nxod at f 1 00 torulsa lawna to be watered between 7 and d oalock in the evening iereonm paying lawn eervlci rtuvv the prmletre of watering the l root in front of their property chief juckeon hu boon allowed u weekm holiday to attend chatham om lioyn lieunion about july 1 mm ivurln ilondoraon and family have removed to toronto jdr l bumervllle hnjt dlapoeed of hitt houae on factory street to mm oaul of lanltowanln a- hlrechorn hae disposed of hu juee on main street to mlu mary livingstone toet and c d cole on behalf of tho oddfollowe asked for th up of the instrument unit uniform of the defunct town band ma und mrs john salisbury o toronto have taken up their resident in town mr salisbury has takai charao ot the butter department at the cloorsetown creamery a representative of the bell tele phone co addressed the council re trimming trees in town the council would not give their consent lo tree trlmmlnit unlea tho property wni were willing that same ahould he doi herald mil hut froi nlly nlio p tiled horlf toeethur i nm mtld for lh weidtn work 1 muni iclve honoruble unrvlco nho uld to herself atarnly and o iwicauao honorable ervlce rmunl to hor flnuh- ing her taeka regerdloea of lime ahr layed beyond her hour neveralnlghtu that weak hhe wee tempted to drop thhiks at qve oclock as kthd dui ethel who was to be kept an in the mood of dlnoouraemont that was upon her thn very haarlness or the office emptied of all except one or two apodal work ers oppressed her yet he etoyed putting into exiiulslte order each dnyu work it wnw prtday while aha wum wearily l itfwrltlns some nimk-lncji- tlons thtt ehe wna atartled by u da ons thok ehe wna ati avlee inline ule hei mihn wrlcht what u rer you dolil ork 4t can- pllcml urdnyt burlington a handkerchief ahower was held at tlte home of sjus mars a ret petti t on hntundav afternoon last in honor of mlea maude portoous a bridetobe on krhlay morning msjrlstrate ilurr held police court when several motor- latw were flnud for breaches of tho t on sunday juno lb bishop burt of iluffulo will unveil u memorial window in the methodist church in memory of the present pastor rev 11 jj lliimllton mrs nora ucorath one of ilurllntf- tons must reepected and old cltiten miod away at her home uruiii htrent on wednesday mornliuf at thn age of 0 years the frtonila of hev o w teblu will regret to hear that he is again confined lo hie bed after a weeks illness he wnkup und around on sunday but on monday he did not feel as well and the ifoctor ordered him back to bed mrtc austin lambahead maple ave ive u miscellaneous ahower ut htr iiobm on uepday vanug in honor of miss meta elliott a brldeeleo about sixty girls were in attends her he burlington masonic lodge will attend divine service in the baptist church on sunday juno si mrs it 11 proctor returned home on haturday evening after spending el months in vlctorlu b c the council uocepted the invitation to uttend a parade and wltl likely nave a float ut the old boys uunum in august at oakville the death of a highly respected msi- mt of this town occurred sunday morning at the residence of ber son dudley alton caroline street in imrson of joanna cllne wife of late thomas alton of apple bo she wae born in nouan t6wnshlp uf appleby 14 years ago aette aockwooo- mr o moure of luckpow bus beea appointed to the position of meet ton foreman on the c n it here held by mr hobl uarstang fur so many years he will occupy the residence of the late miss mcnabb the gvertun branch uf the womens institute won the silver cup lit the judging contest held at mcdonald hall o a c ouelpb on saturday last the trio being- miss k cheyne mies ajinle ou use and mis olga ftfoore who were warded the high score of 91 points a public meeting was held in tha town hull recently in the interest a of the turnip growers of the community under the auaicee of the ontario tur- lp orowetv cooperatlvo association addreases were delivered by v k hurt of tile cooperative markets brunch of the department or agrloul- a toronto and sir v ulster of woodstock a large number of ferm- ers were in utcmlanoe but as this is u newly formed wrgnnlsaiton and as the nip gtowars of this locality have a great deal nf con ride noe in ur m v barry with his tblrtyflvw years ex- perluiico und lulso when considering the comparative prices they have re volved in the past the farmers watm in no hurry to change their marketing methods the hock wood junior varmere ln- dopamtent association of weulngtou county won u reputation of oousldei ub imnurtaiicu at jhe elora armories when they eueeeodod in capturing tho oliver cup which wus donated by the centralorguitlxutlon for the most ef- hortjnt preeentauwuliuahfl dramatical contest which is to take pi semiannually for three years the ituckwdod aotare presentsil lite comedietta by car be lewis hunger entitled just like a woman und while all the actors are to be congratulated there u no doubt that joahawuy hml tits wife hud a greul dual tu do 111 winning the epjpn did up mr ieruy paavuy manager of tliw buckwihxt club is rece4vng tuuny uongiutulatlons on his manage tneiit the club consisted of misses pan r i llobertaoit l ferguson ami lleldii plnknuy messrs jcarl budd yeil hvmt and vrvi uakos tho wandering hen and the un- aurtred ttog reflect their inconsiderate iwnfs finishing thl- lust mull ftmlly are you not to ves the girl answered brlofu ie ilueetlorl seemed needlessly rru i yet you are etdylng ovortlmer kmlly looked at him gravoly my work is hero until saturday night he said mr daviss keen glnnco flashed trom her face li her copy porfect in ouch detail wright he said i am golnrf tho reaponelblllty of anklni you for the company to continue your vlcea with u we can better ottor i loa a little in money than to loan t who ho honors her truat und li self out in the aummnr evening emily walked homo with ehlning eyea was rtxwl ob an good i to kavo place but underneath was anmethlng lietter hhe had not failed herself 7 so tender m too earlv early halng wus a frequent subject of contention between kulmrn brlgun andtils wife tier ability to wak- in mhsdi fof an vurly sturt wnn a question often mooted by nnlnnn and the result wus that all tvuiminelblllty of wuklna fell ukn him ko it chanc ed that one night when it oeemed to mrs brigce as if ber tlrrd ywt had but just c i used nahum spoke up briskly come iucy comn time tor gtt up its all habit nltteptn so much the roosters are crowln in good huke ills wife rubbeil her heavy lids und oho relui tuntly the clock hud etop- nni nanumna for there was u light i shop and he usually ohn ut that tl hoon the kettle was dimming lly und while breukfuat wus prepared nahum look hi tienrty si buiikerw d tha atom i und out i red oil the h ii- fed his atock eat a htmrty morning mnul then they out down to wult the tlrdt strauk of dawn but uftor un hotir it seemed if anything darker than be- atnt it terrlhlo long cdmm tlfthl think 7 ttakml mrs briggu as to u carping judge iel tor beln up to greet the day sniffed nahum i guess tn in will be round on time boon hu wife looked out again vr thrtove of john turner aim exclaimed bunker has put out his light un to golnhome do go out an hull him an find what time it is day time i tell ye wutd nu- but he went out and hulled his neighbor i dunno xacty said mr hunker with some moderation hut when i ihut up eh op i think it wus bout ileveu oclock then nuhum came in und shut the door white mrs brlggs prepured for u tcund nights reel he wo und the clock and se it hhe uutlcml that he took a dechlod comfort in winding it vigorously than emed quite necessary macrb amd croakh8 the extent to which the agricultural portion ur the middle west are how supplied with modern tonvenlences nay be inferred from the slory which yollowa there came u riuk at lh tele phone hi u rarmhouse in uiirttieru lu- dluiiu fme day last iunuiiai und the fanner himself raiomod hellol he aalil hello said the volie nt the uthtn nd of the wire cull you furnteh nm boss singer ror lo morrow nlglitt a buos slngerr why yori l reckon io answered the farmer laughing what do you w0lt one fort because tho onp weve hud up to now is alck what would be your terms 7 well i usually furnlsb em by th ilosen i wont uhurge you unythln for one how do you waul hint aeut7 what ara you talking uboutt wh do you think yoiite tulklntf tot isnt this the lndtahultolle i pern house t no this h the baiututu fiog farm cc acij boon onremi s re reportson canadas m rops at frequent intervals througbotot the season the bank of montreal issues reports on the progress of the crops in canada these re ports telegraphed to headquarters from the managers of the banks 350 branches cover every prov ince and form a reliable ind of crop conditions the rcphrti arc furnished free upon teqtist it any branch of the bank yo tuimr wilt h plarrtj an dr j a mcniven r- phyelolsn and surgein office and ktnllnm urhor llowar avenue and klgln hlreet s ihows m pu h sl nlilson rickfjiklflc hi 11 it aeton ontario legal phono no 33 p o yio jjg harold nash fakmkk m a berlster solloltor notary publle conveyancer etc pennyman block acton omt monkv iinr i mhtj vcjih hours 9 3- em to t p m hnliir-htv- 1 k h c muut dr j m bell d d s i d s dentist honor or dual of tbronti univer sity the latest aneathtlc used u desired office at residence forner mill and frederick 0tret dr f g gollop ddsl ds dents i surgeon omee over flank of ncs ifotjitfl 2d to so evenings by appointment miscellaneous francis nunan beobbindef account broks of all klrde made u dor tmriodtcalm ft try dscrfpclo rsrefully bound tfuling neatly atni i romptl done wyndham rtrest ooelpo oat over wlllums hfor out inatltng ittnt list bank of montreal total assets in excess of 65000000000 e p bowman ols h-a-8- a if ri c land surveying and engineering 10 douglas st cuelph bue to tke lau d a nven olsc orac dr a l price chiropractic ivuectrothkrapy i30 upper windham street gtitlph ovr 11 i r iji i covhlxtatlos 1wk j2l travel advice hhe empress route to europe ejitcoriced in a comfortable deck choir luxuriating in the beauti fully furnished lounge strolling around the spacious deckn or dancing to tho entrancing muulc of tho ships orchestra you speed umoothly along this ocean high way towards the old lund ironi the moment you te uboard tile vhtp you are tlollulltci witli the liandaorad appulntnieiitu tl uiiaur- naaoej cuiaino and tho uttentlvc ser vice which has mda tha cunaiilati 1aclflc juotly colcbiulod u tho per fect host jkk anyjlgent of the canadian pacific r j kerr auctioneer and real estate agent it years uirl acton ontario sales entrusiihi tu it j tcsrr re- ostvs attontlun from duto ur iu ting le date uf ajl iut your sales with tas iteeiut nr luwr avenue acton ihunu 3c anon call at my expense start on monday that auiurliir trilnhii uhlili will i-nalik- jii to imuii u alml- lar luwltkm in otir frh ml in niiioiilul rimim tttiw unru tjicr ur id nlj of pluth r the utltpr tniltul itn ui in ion to tlut tliut tntlnliur at gtmlph baa ion tu cntire vr uont iitt it on- n i nl i a l douck principal ant propnator 1 odt of 10 headaches aru enuutsil fioin jo utniln i yu turtr fnuu luailm hi ym ounht to iiimtl0ii tlio comlltldii ut your ujoj nn with -vimioii- upiiiinuly nuihiul tiyuw liiuutli id d tl u llelirtiltttiieti a d savage oittometrlat jl mfg optician ssvau otitiokl uulklinu rluht at the poat oltlca ouclih optomatriat to the canailun psolla llsllwsy co tim old und uellublo gninlit und marblu work- wi are niuiiiiftt tun ru unt dlnw linporter- ut till ulmln f monilintsl mul lundetmim woiu w ull dlrw to ur ouatuuier ut whh mill- inli ihue aavhur erur tmuinhir- hi i ir oet we hev th l t itlumi iut th only tneahatiltia 111 lhi iiiulnloii who tian qhiau pneuniutla too in proiwrly we nan lve raereiioes from himdivrte ot our ouatonipre in toronto and oilier lilaoea where tithetai liv to lluvo uw ilu in uder to h1iu0l wo uuve the largest and lt ll the ootnlnluu or hmra than uuy thra doalars in the west we me uutll- niata daajers and miiloy no aiils and do not annoy r jhel ouatnineni by aendlntr out lejnnrant atrutl eollolt- j ordara wo employ only tueohaiilos auid dafy compel iii on hamilton spns quelph ont