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the iiome or fa arton xw prrafl alembcr canadian weekly newspaper association member selected town weeklies of ontario ti1f acton tree press is published every tjiursilay morixing at the tree press building mm1 street acton ontario the subscription price it ioo per year in advance postage is charged additional to offices in the united states the 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 iin for each subse qucnt insertion contract display advertise ments fojr 50 niches or more per annum is cents per inch each insertion- advertisements with out specific directions will be inserted tdl forbid and charged accordingly ii p aioore president and editor cj a cills 2janaer and assistant editor telehiones- editoiial and business office nw residence of president nj residence of manager iji some itelief for home bank depositors the governments policy on home bank reliof will be received yith considerable gratification by the numerous depositors in the house of commons a resolution was passed last week to authorize relief tp depositors in the defunct bank to the extent of 5000000 it is probable that this will be the ex tent of the governments assistance to the losers by the banks failure and that the sum will be raised in the form of a loan neighborhood news- town and country georgetown canadas liberal provision for education the tremendous increase in the cost of elemen tary and secondary education in canada is shown by statistics covering the past quarter of a century in 1901 the total cost was 11750000 by 1913 it had risen to 37658000 and last year it was 97431000 or nearly nine times what it was less than 25 years ago by far the largest share of this stupendous sum of money- is raised by direct levy on real estate thus constituting an extremely heavy burden on the tax payer simcoe reformer thursday mor junesa925 editorial -after-nindy-six-y-ears- for nearly a century the christian guardian of toronto the official paper representing themethodist church havbeen published in the last issue rev dr creighton the editor said the passing of the christian guardian after next issue because of the consummation of the united church of can ada will- give a wrench to the feelings of very runny of our readers but then we will just try to forget all about that what is the value of a great cause if we are not willing to make some sacrifices for it and after all sacrifices often yield very fine returns and we will just have to hope that it will le so in this case we are sure that it will he the tfrue civic spirit the prosperity of a town is not guaranteed by the wealth of its inhabitants but the uniformity with which they pull together when a very important undertaking is to be accomplished a man with a jlhjusanfljouarstismmandndalovefqrlnsr iown in his heart can do more for its upbuilding than the millionaire who locks up his capital and snaps his fingers af home enterprise the foregoing para graph taken from an exchange is perfectly true but unfortunately the enterprising man with 1000 and a gib heart full of loyalty to his home town does not nnve very good sailing weather when he launches out there is that very personal friend who hates t jo see him throw his money away in this dead town and there is theback room critic who sees the end of that chaps thousand one predicts an early financial collapse there are also those who are always good at giving advice they are never asked for and can tell the other fellow how to do it but never do it themselves unfortunately most communities are cursed with such pessimistic advisers and many a local juid worthy entoprjsjrajeejrisquefchedhy them but they do not always succeed and when the sub ject of their satire and opposition does really succeed v they are the first to seek hts favor and patronage ilesscd indeed is aecommunityrwithattozerror more enterprising and optimistic spirits they are worth a hundred disgruntled lay money lenders and do- nothing critics winchester press alarming misconduct of young folks some time ago extended editorial reference was made in these columns to the sad results following the somewhat prevailing waywardness of girls in this and other communities the basis for these je- marks grew out of experiences with police court cases in which it was found the lack of adequate parental restraint frequently resulted in baneful ef fect sometimes with scandal and dishonor in a session of the county court of wellington recently his honor judge spotten before imposing sentence iii a case where two young people of the teen age were implicated said there is a woeful lack of control of young girls on the part of their parents and especia u city of guelph it has become alarming the number of cases that have arisen criminal cases against young girls during the last eighteen months this has been the prevailing crime in this couty and city in my court a great many applications under the act respecting children of unmarried parents have come before me more i think than any other class of cases 1 do not know whose fault it is but there jssomothing wrortgsomevhere ttietydung man always to blame there is no question about that jn the number of cases that have come before me the girl in question has possibly been equally to blaoie in many of the cases the parents of the young girls have been possibly more to blame than either of the participants the young girls who are affected are not from the class who are living away from their own homes mid seeking employment elsewhere i do not know why thus is unless it be that they are more properly and better looked after by our gocifll and religious institutions than are a number of the young girls who are left under the care and control of their parents there is in this county and city and possibly the same applies to all counties and cities in- the province a doleful lack of control on the part of parents particularly mothers in re spect of their daughters in the majority of cases that have come before me it is rny opinion thqr the mothers have been largely to blame for the circum stances that ihavc arisen no doubt the young girl is to blame tfte young mart has perhaps offended the i most on fre whole there is something woefully wrong or conditions such as they exist would be differant there is serious neglect qf dity some where it is sincerely to be hoped that such an arraignment of the above will result in serious re flection and4ertechve effort to remedy conditions r -parents- generally- to whonvhlsfrdnottemarks vju apply canadas debt is not highest misleading -statements-are- made from timeto time in regard to the debt of the dominion it be ing alleged in some quarters that this country is being taxed much higher than any other not only in the empire but in the world but from a state ment of debt and taxation tabled in the house it is found that canada has the least debt of all coantries in the empire though larger than the united states the latter being due to the fact that in canada we own public utilities and railways and other obliga tions are added to the national debt the debt of canada per capita is 44246 and that includes fed eral provincial and municipal debt that of the united states including the debt of all the states and municipal obligations amounts to 26857 per capita great britain 92248 the commonwealth of australia 82058 new zealand 88494 and south africa 64752 the taxation of canada per capita is 6351 including federal provincial municipal and school the united states 6849 united kingdom 9063 australia 692 new zealand 7712 and south africa 7592 therefore canada stands in u very comfortable position as compared with some others the government ofcanada has natural trade expansion increased production prosperous agriculture to count upon and a large population will aid them in the task ofmaking the burden on the taxes less onerous it is well to remember that in commercial and economics as well as othef matters the policy of the present government is directed exclusively by the general interests of the country the lessening of taxation can only be accomplis when the government receives the wholehearted sup port of the individual elector people caii no longer expect to continue to receive lavish expenditures for public services from the administration and at the same time enjoy any considerable cut in taxation imit it nbout time that qoorgotown owned ft fluff tlmt thoy could fly on a dominion holiday mr una mrs erie bheleyand uon john of- detroit wore guests at j nr onolllb over thr holiday the ashgrovo u p o vvwo- will meat at tho homo of mr and mrs nelson stark on thursday ovonlnr 4uno 4th miss vciu board of clovoland ohit wpent purt of lust wovk wth mrs w h wilson op hor return from liondon england where she has been attend inrr the jtoynl college of music mr harold cleave past npbfo grand of orion lodge no 103 i o o p of qoorgetown was elected d d g m of milton district at the annual district meeting held at milton mrs f j sinclair of the oth lino who was injured last summer by a runaway team went to toronto last week to take medical treatment her ald news of local import keeping thja hiahvyay up to con gravel is being eiireatl on tho sur- fucofof tho now highway whenever tho road shows signs of wear this con stant attention unci tho dally patrolling with a drag aro keeping the roadway in splendid condition u erin mrs william simpson has returned to her homeuf huisburg after spendi ng the winter in toronto with hor daughter mrs honrc xm a id iuiu w it ehjle- and two tionts of fort william motored and arc visiting with mr and mrs it t elsle mrs j a mack and little daughter of cacuredalorie idaho are visiting with her uncle and aunt mr and mrs jas justice mr and mrs francis frank left last week for new brunswick where thoy intend upending- a couple of months at the nomination held in tlae town hall on friday evening mr e wright was nominated and elected by accla mation as councillor for the remainder of tho year to take the place of mr i h arecott resigned mr wright woa entitled to the honor aa he stood highest among the defeated candidates in the municipal election lost january advocate oakville editorial notes hotelkeepers are trying to makeup their minds whether 44 is a bad fizz or merely a tad fizzle toronto star some of them have already concluded it is a humbug at the end of 1924 the population of ontario was 2857000 according to the eighth bulletin of the bureau of municipal affairs of this total 1060490 is rural 563086 urban and 1234005 cities i iv saskatchewan is again in the throes of an election and the parties are scanning the prospects for victory the farmers there have plenty of time to give to the picking of legislators now that the grain crop is allsown pending permanent arrangements regarding the re organization of oak- villos band a number of former bands men havo bosun practising under a j locksley j when tile court of revision met on tuesday evening it had so many ap peals to hear that it found u impos sible to deal with them all that night and decided to meet again friday even ing those who attended tho anniversary concert of knox church held last fr day evening under the auspices of tho ladles aid society experienced u rare musical treat tho local uon club j entertained distinguished guest at last thursday evenings gathering in tho person of son charles mccrea minister of jmuichfor ontario sulendld military discipline and pre cision characterised the drill of the oakvillo high school cadet corps which was formally reviewed wednes day afternoon by lieutenant- colonel w a maccrlmmon commander of military district nor 2 the suggestion that the government should num her and name all thecountry rqadsand jiighway as well as sidelines and erect signs thereon is a good one anchracted uponf will make country travel ling much more interesting to strangers this 44 beer is a failure said a professional man in town to the free press the other day it is too poor for the rich man and too rich for the poor man it does not satisfy the man who can afford to pay for it and at 10 cents a glass it is too dear for the working man this item is especially interesting to canadians and particularly when it is known that the output of the holiingerjs the largest of any gold mine in the world the hollinger the big gold mine at tim- mins employs 2758 men gold production nt this mine during the pas t twelve months amounted to 13429229 iy should people spend their good money for 44 or numerous other drinks which might be men tioned when they can get such perfect water as is to be had in barrie there is nothing to equal pure cold water for quenching the thirst people do not drink half enough of itbarrie examiner the same comment applies with equal forpe to acton and scores of similar places in this province when you hear a man sneering at the local news paper because it is not as big at the city daily you can safely conclude that he does not spend any of his money in assisting to make it bigger and that generally the paper has done more for hinirvxhan he has for it the man who cannot see the benefit arising from the local paper is about as much value to a townasa delinquent tax list trenton courier at the meeting of the agricultural committee at toronto the necessity of weed cutting was discussed at length a resolution as adopted read that the minister of agriculture consult with tho minister of highways with a view of taking whatever steps may be necessary and notify the municipalities that weeds must be cut to prevent them from spreading to adjoining farms and that this will be taken into consideration in connection with road grants given we have examined says thecarleton place can adian central canadian pretty closely the weekly press of the province the amount of advertising they caixy and the patronage they receive and most of them are doing a work of love they are boosting and pulling for their section and giving brain and brawn that docs ntft receive the financial encourage ment from the public it should a town would ba a mighty poor one without a riewspapcr tut they seldom find it out u they have starved ft to death l at a special meeting of the water and light commission theld friday evening last the question of charges on water meters was finally settled the table of rates prepared by george h power a toronto engineer was adopted the domestic rate wul bo 1300 per year plus 3e cents per thous and gallons with a ten per cent dis count for prompt payment ior ono night that of saturday june 6 oakvlho is going to be transformed into a verjtahle mecca of gaiety and color on this night the lions clubs of oakvlllc burlington toronto and hamilton will gather here in full strength to make merry at the lions big 4 outdoor cabaret which will bo staged in georges square both in magnltudo and fn glamour the square will be closed in canvas so oo to form a vast auditorium in which an array of famous artists of the concert hall will present a programme crowded with entertainment of a quality raroly seen outside the elite metropolitan places of amusement record cheques under 5 00 to be exempt after july 1st cjioqucu and mom5y orders for 500 or less will bo exempt from tho stamp tax under an amend rncnt to he war revenue act intro duced in tho houso of commons fast week by hon j a itobb acting minister of finance no one making cheques has any objection the went to produce more butur tho canadian prairie farmers have set 25000000 pounds of butter as their objective for 1026 lust year the fanner e and dairies combined produced 29000000 pounds of butter but as tho report market has made rupld strides for western canadian butter tho dalrlesjave induced tho farmers o produce more cream for comfort and btnuty never before inactonja blatoxathou there been such general activity in improving actons homes and homo surroundings as is noted this spring in all parts of the town carpenters masons bricklayers palntra decora tors and gardeners aro busy almost everywhere as a result a general aspect of attractfvenoas and prosper- erlty is being achieved to stop carrying doga on cars the ontario society for the preven tion of cruelty to animals has writ ten to w q robertson secretary of tho ontario motor league asking for cooperation in dlscouruging the practlco of carrying dogs on running boards of motor cars several cases have been reported recently where dogs riding on the running board and chained to the cur have been killed by being thrown on tho car and then dragging until strangled all beekeepers muit register eveiy beekeeper in tho province must register according to the bill to amend the fowl brood act passed by the ontario legislation in march tho new bill provides that overy beekeepe in the province keeping one or more colonics must register it is also re- qulred that every beekeeper in the province wishing to move soil barter or give away colonies of beoa or used equipment must secure a permlt from tho office of f eric ml lien provincial apiarist guelph beforo moving tho bees i damage fordefchva roadway a high court decision of wide inter- jest was -given- this week at belleville and of which oil munlclmiitiea should take notice the city of belleville gave the contract to lay a sower across the street and in nillng in the contrac tor left a depression ovor the sewer it was not levelled to conform to tho roadbed a lady from windsor enter ed a taxi at the railway ntiiton to bo driven to a friends home t t lrivferpassedovcfttiis sowerand tho impact caused the lady to spring off the seat her head hit tho top of the car causing injuries from which modi cal men declared she would not re cover the judge- gave a verdict of 11500 against the cty business directory medical fbrsale in all good drug stores dr caldwells laxative syrup pepsin jftm havebeenjntendingto try red rose why nbt now before you forget red rose xehfe good tea the orange pekoe is extra good try hi burlington mr and mrs walter currle returned homefronr miami floridaton frldayt making the trip by motor tho official opening of the new quartors of c company haltun rifles at brant park was held on thursday evening mrs w j barr wife pf magistrate barr was taken to the hamilton hos pital on tuesday afternoon and hor condition is very critical dr and mrs w a bodkin have been at atlantic city attending the american jtfedicaj association lfl ses sion durfng tho weekc a monster union garden party wilt be held at the residence of mr wallace brant street wednesday juno 24th mr ben dady left last woek for cowanaville quebec whero he has se cured the position of senior block- printer in the bruck silk mills knox church anniversary services will be held on sunday june 7th rev t b oliver principal of th presby terian coh sa wil bo tho preacher an iris tea will be given at the reqtory on june 5th by tho rev mrs g w tebbs in connection with the clock fund in aid of the building fund of the memorial miss alexina taylor returned homu to hendersonvllle north carolina on sunday evening after spending the past week at tho home of her brother mr f w taylor ralph johnston the voyearold son of mr and mrs george johnston 68 locust street died at the hamilton hospital on sunday morning last from the results of an accident in falling from an apple tree on friday after noon last an important decision was reached last tuesday evening at a joint meet ing of the board of managers and the elders of knox church when it was de cided to recommend a change in the name of the church to the congrega tion at a congregational meeting to bo held on june ix tho day following the date upon which it would become the united church the name suggest ed is christs church instead of knox church by which it has been known since its building gasette he knew their weakness during the reign of louis xv of frnticc the light chaise came into fashion and great ladies of paris wore accustomed to drive them about tho city hut beauttrul hands are not always strong ones accidents vegan to occur more and more frequently in the streets consequently says dns buch fur alio the king besought the minister of police to do nomothinjr since the lives of pedestrians wero constantly in danger i will do whatever is in my power replied the police minister your majesty desires that theso accidents cease entirely the king replied certainly tho next flay there appeared a royal ordinance that ordered that in tho future ladles under thirty years of age should not drive chaises through tho streets of paris that seem a mild restriction but is snld tint scarcely a woman from that time drove her own chaise the police minister knew that few women would care to advertise the fact that they were over thirty and that tho restwould prob ably to too old to drive anyway milton in tho draft of stations for the ham ilton conference revrt h- bole of milton is located at walkerton and rev r n hurlburt of fererus is located at milton mr and mrs sidney g wharln of buenos aires announce the engage ment of their only daughter kathleen mary to mr gordon maclccnzlo of milton ont the marriage to take place the end of june the annual church parade of the orange lodges in halton county was held in milton on sunday lodges paraded at l o o f- hall at 6 30 p m and paraded to the methodist church miltonband accompanied them the toronto presbytery met for tho last time on tuesday a group pic ture appeared in tho globo yesterday ill it appears postmaster robert stowaxtwha repreaentcdu knox church judge billot was also in at tendance misa beryl helnke of grand rapids mich a student at bishop strachan school toronto was tho guest for the holiday weekend of misa margaret elliot at judge elliots mx8 henson who has tho con tract for building the new additions to the high school has begun operation and will push matters ns rapidly us possible so that tho two additional rooms will be ready for the pupils after the summer holidays for tho fall and winter term tho members of bowes methodist church extend a cordial invitation to all former members and adherents to join in commemoration of tho 88th an niversary of methodism in bowca church and tho inauguration of tho united church services to be con ducted on sunday june 7th by rev if j n tnr pnntnr ct-thtiy- years ago rreformer being as good as anybody in tho settled societies of tho old world men and women were born into classes and accepted tho fact did not strive to compete with thoae above them but gave their time and thought to doing their jpropor work la tho station to which 4t bad pleased god to call them democracy with its feverlah declara tion that everybody is as good aa any body swept away all that jnd sot men and women struggling af least to seem as good us anybody let us wear aa good clothes as our neighbors let us set as good a table at any rate when our neighbors come to it let us drive a car as our neighbors do then who will dare say we are not so good as our neighbors and so we spend time on things wo do not care for to equal and just to make sure to outdo others in things that they do not care for either and tho whole effort the whole con dition goes further than anything else to disprove just tho cardlnul principle that domocraoy is seeking to establish for f we were really patiently con- hdently as good as anybody we should never feel tho passionate robtless anxety to appear so itwould not bo rfceossary conturles honco when the true spirit of demociacy haw flnali iy prevaded tho woild its flrst char acteristic will bo reposo tho icsult of tho serene consciousnesss thatovery body is as good a anybody fn all that counts but what a lamontablo mlsuso of words is involved in tho phrase ituolf wo do not insist that wo tire just ah rich as anybody as ns lonrnotl or ns polished or as much beloved wo insist that wo are as good n any body when we are trfklng precious little pains to ho letn us strive dttmy and hourly to be as good ns wo ought tp be and others will soon he sighing to bo us good us we nrax keep your eyes clban cjiah an h i wd know ow ytiuul know that we kndwjjow to mill good flour after you order excelsior flour acton flour and feed mills d hlindsay proprietor mill street acton ont dr j a aicniven phyalolan and 8uraon offlco and rosldonco cornor boirar avonua and biffin stroet phone 88 dr e j nelson frederick street aoton ontario m qal pfiono no 22 p o box im harold nash farmer m a barrlattr solicitor notary publlo convayanoar etc perryman block acton ont money lent on mortgages hotrra 940 am to g pm saturdays 1201 oclock dental dr j m bell d d s l d dantlat honor graduate of toronto tjnrnr- alty the latest anesthetic used if desired oftlce at renldcnce corner of mm and frederick street dr f g gollop dds lda dental 8uraeon offlcs over bank of nora booua hours 0s0 to eo evening by appointment miscellaneous francis nunan bookblndar account books of all kinds mads to order periodicals of every description carefully bound ruling neatly and promptly done wyndham street over will guelph ont store r j kerr auctioneer and real estate 20 years experlonco list your propert with me acton lets get acquainted you really dont know the values and quality you are miss ing when you dont jome in and get acquainted at sprys meat shop experience in buying and cutting and the handling of meats help us to serve you well fresh cooked cured meats and canned goods comprise our stock f j spry successor to orrle lamb mill and main streets acton ont ontario gardening and lawn tools yefl wo have an excellent stock of shoveia hoes raken etc to make your gardening work a pleasure and for work on the iawn wo have woodyatt lawn mowers lawn alienra edge trimmers in fact ajl tho equipment you need 1 our range of colors in paints for all classes of work fs complote name your color and clasn of work and wo can recommend a nultablo paint for the job w d talbot phoneto main street acton our gallery of river captains captaim fanapa 5team5rtps ss tow 6ueuil lohaueuil frl b3 richmohdsrwsr tt6romto canaoo a e nicklin insurance agent life fire auto accident health njuinurwguaranteo bonde burttfnry and plato glass insurance trustee for estates collections business entrusted to my carp will ho carefully looked after and treated confidentially money to loan on farm property favorable rates and terms for re payment eox 444 bower ave acton the surest way trained men and women aro always in demand at salaries that aro very lucrative hun dreds of guelph business college graduates havo been placed in excellent positions wo can do tho same for you get in on this today guelph business college gummer bldo a l bouck guolph ont principal session the entire yeail dont neglect youp eyes takp advantage of specialist services offered by this estab lishment and know your glasaca aro right experience is a good teacher 19031025 wo havo had ovor twenty i yoars at it and hero patrons aro assured of the best in op tical service a d savage optomatriat and mfg optiojan oavaqe building right at tho past offlco guelph ontario the old and reliable granite and marble works get your job printing at the free press t wo aro manufacturers and direct importers of all kinds of monumental ind eadstono work wo su direct to our customers at vftiiosalo prices thus saving our customer 40 per cent wo havo the best appliances and the only mechanics in tho dominion who can operate pnoumatlc tools properly wo can give references from hundreds of our customers in toronto and other places whero others havo to havo law suits in order to collect wo havo th largest and best stock of granite la the dominion or more than any thro dealers in the west wo are legttly mate dealers and employ no afftnu and do not annoy or pest customers by sending out ignorant agonts solicit ing orders wo employ only mechanic and defy competition hamilton sons guelph ont siisjtasx w jxi 1 jr-b-v7- i tk ibv1s iutj2qr iliicitfxiidlt2lis ttt1 r ii