jv f y j m the home op tie a rtott 3fop affoaa i member canidun weekly ncwapiper association member selected town wetkuei of chit trio the acton free press is published every thursday morning at the free pros building mill street acton ontario the subscription price is xoo per year in advance postage i charged additional to offices in the united states trie date to which subscriptions are paid is indicated on the address label advertising rates transient advertise- tnentij 10 cents per line agate measure for first insertion and 5 cents per line for each aubic qucnt insertion contract display advertlse- taents for 50 inches or more per annum 18 cents per inch each insertion advertisements with out specific directions willbe ibserted till forbid and cfckffted accordingly h p moore preatdent and editor g a dills manager and assistant editor telephones- editorial and business qfficc uw residence of president wj residence of manager 131 thursday morning september 9 1926 editorial z like grandfather like grandson those who knew the late james j hill americas greatest railway magnate of his day when he was a jbpyoh thejoldjhome farnrm eramosav five miles from acton will not be surprised that his grandson warren hill son of louis hill chairman of the board of the great northern railway is of his own choice learning the railroad business from the ground up and is swinging pick as a 250 a daysection hand at foreston minnesota he was oftejed agentlc- mans job working on books in the superior office but turned it down in favor of the pick his grand father learned to plow and io pick stones before he left his canadian home to learn railroading and eventually to become the founder of the great nor thern railway system with its farreaching connec tions and influence ti immigration to canada immigration to canada in the first six months of 1926 totalled 70253 compared with 43241- in the same period a year ago an increase of 62 per cent according to a statement by the canadian govern ment department of immigration and colonization in this period under review british immigration in creased from 20452 to 27849 immigration from the united states increased from 8063 to 10037 and from other countries increased from 14753 to 32- 367 immigration for the month of june amounted to 12191 an increase of 5a per cent over june a year ago british immigration for june increased from 4574 10946 united states immigration from 1501 to 2177 and other immigration from 2052 to 4074 neighborhood news umehou8e canadas development of water power there has been a rapid increase in waterpower development in canada during recent years the low price at which hydroelectric power can be made available for industrial agricultural and domestic purposes has brought about sf greatly increased use of electricity and the growing demand which ha3 been mainly in the centre of industry in the st lawrence basin has resulted in most of the major installations being undertaken in the provinces of ontario and quebec on january 1 1926 the total turbine installation in canada was 4290428 horse- powrand of this total 3532228 horsepower was in stations and plants ii ontario and quebec what proportions the- development of waterpower will reach in these two provinces and the approximate amount of new capital that will be required for that development are indicated by the results of a survey recently completed by the dominion water power and reclamation service of the department of thz interior v tho school fair will b6 liolil hero on fi iday september 17tli the oldtlmo fiddlers content lit toronto exhibition brought honor and distinction to limehouse bocuuiie our ehtocmotl cltison john w ntokotl won firm prlro in tho class or pluyera botwoon 60 mul 05 years of auo ho defeated gcoike leslie toronto aged gs unci thomas martin huirboru junc tion aired 58 yenri tl it lookh a if neurb everybody in thlh community huai been or intendh to bo ut toronto exhibition thin your conuldofcmt of tho out crop was drenched by rfro heavy rains of sat urday and sunday llmchouse has now tho distinction of having a icul 11 vo mlnlhter rchldent within hoi borders rev and mrs culdwcll are bettled here mr aid- well in tho minister of tho united churcheft of ltniohouso churchill und glenwllllams georgetown v- feiv care of cemetery plots in perpetuity tjie very interesting information sent to acton y thr i jv w hutchinson secretarytreasurer of aylmer cemetery board jwili afford a tentative and helpful guide to acton cemetery committee in their proposal to adopt perpetual care for fairview the slogan of the aylmer board is striking and just as true as it is effective the heart of a community is eloquently expressed in the condition of its ceme tery thatis the tersely expressed view in effect of visitors generally to a town and the status of every community is usually guaged by visitors on this basis by- the adoption of the perpetuity plan which aylmer is so successfully operating fairview cemeterjrwoiildvery soon beiarplfte as beautiful as any other to be seen anywhere and it is quite evid ent that with judicious administration and regular exhortation to those having plots there this much- desired condition can readily be attained without cost to the general funds of the municipality- certainly without any increase in the annual tax rate our young peoples future in public life wiiy is it that although we have in this canada of ours perhaps the freest system of education in the world and probably the best adapted to present l- conditions for our young people we nevertheless v send out boys and girls especially boys who not j- only cannot make a passably good speech but who cannot even express themselves briefly and intejifg- kfr ibly in an ordinary business meeting it is of jcpurse not to be expected that even- the best of teaching could make orators for eloquence and the empower to move an audience are gifts granted to but ffipv- t0 raucn t0 ask that when a boy has been graduated from a high school and is serving fi3 a member of the executive committee of an ath- hlenc club or a bible class he shall be able to make ffikn oral report for that committee without hem- rtchawinptepeatinghimsekatrdbeigtgr rgarrulous as samantha allan josiah allan wife of fifty years ago the trouble is partly with the schools in the young mans hazy wandering report youhyeonlya repetition of the kind of recitations elr he has been allowed to make in school for the pre- kpceding ten or twelve years his teachers instead o demanding concise and cleancut statements have ubeen content to accept any offering in which they could discern a wellintentioned answer so long as tie could convince them that he knew what to say all ifevwas well but not all the blame can be laid on the schools parents too are at fault suppose a sol dier were allowed to slouch up to his superior officer ff omit the salute and lean against a tent pole while he delivered his message should you expect him ever ijruto jmvcany military carriage or snap that is actlywhat the average father lershis boy do when the boy tries to tell hini something instead fie should insist that when the boy cpmeshrhtm to con- gpv vey a message or to make a stattfijerlt be shall stand ffim attention in the intellectual sense tht he shall ejick his mental heels together and make his mind swdress hi superior with vigor and alertness fin- twtflly there is the boy himself in the end it is he and jlieialone who can stop his slovenly speaking and nlesrn tq be clear concise and pithy practice young nian practice think over what you want to say and ksayit aloud to yourself alorre study it to see if yon jtvesaid all that you want to say and said it clear- rethen see if you can say it in fewer words and pjftffjrou can do it at last when the great occasion scopics speak clearly and loud enough for everyone efnnensttct6wn7 inalfttle wffiie yottwilf have reputation as a wonderfully effective speaker lntv tffit rthe schools have reopened and the young jpfesspeleties are reorganizing the young folk vjjfmfltmbfy consider this matter so iifcporfant to iuturt i get ready for acton fall fau lt is now time for both exhibitors and visitors to get ready for acton fall fair on the 21st and 22nd insts exhibitors jvill give due attention to the pre- paration of their live stock for exhibition purposes select their grain roots fruit and other products the women of the community are naturally busy preparing the results of their skill and handiwork they are now much encouraged in their competitions because the professional exhibitors have beeiffarred from their classes the members of the farmers family and in fact the members of the families in town will all find classes in which they will be able to exhibit some of their products or possessions the special prize list has many attractive prizes which offer exceptional inducements for attractive compe tition visitors always find acton fair an interesting and satisfactory fair to visit many have found that it is a mirror of the crops and prosperity of the com munity of which acton is the centre this is where is seen to gratifying advan tagexr the products of this centre of helton and wellington farms orchards and gardens here too is to be seen fine horses dairy herds purebred sheep and firstclass pigs and poultry the aesthetic side of the fair is always well enhanced with the ladies work and fine arts the culinary products the flowers and the many other entries for which the ladies of the community are noted the spirit of a happy and abundant harvest greets all nature has again been kind indeed she has rewarded the efforts hopes and prayers for an abundant harvest and now the time has come for a slight cessation from the more arduous labors of harvest and enjoy visiting the fruits of the years labor as placed on exhibition and for competition at the fall fair hornby the school fair will bo held here on thursday september 23rd ah usuul fred wrlffklenworth lum won success at toronto exhibition with hla hortten thero were flvo cluia h of currluke home well filled with good ufilmulti ulso a content for a ullvcr mednl dohticnatlng the best mure in the dlvlnlon which vuh tnkon by nancy ford a buy mare that came second in the allowing foi tho glen ormond challenge cu for tlireeyear- olds her exhibitor being lred wrlff- kftniworth of the tseventli line here mnnoy ford was awarded first lrlse for ally or keldlng- 3 years olfi and first 4rlze for tho best mare any nae the biff rain retarded tho end of tho oat hnrvehrfor several days and it showed very mnnlfestly where rond re pairs ure needed worst between west hornby and hornby station drivers on tho base lino will be very glad when the brldere which has been under repairs for soma time is com pleted w c hemtoy havlnk niudo nnd sub scribed tho necessjiiy tlochtratlon of office tooh his sent as 11 niember of tho council at tho last irkulnr moot- innr of that body tho clark lias been insti noted tji olrtor from the hafoty hllnt police man c f nilllln h hfi sikkh tlitousii shoot mrs n jaukson unit hot four daughters who hnvo boon hivndltik two months with leoiihtuwn and other friends left lust kililny for theli homo in calvary lcts kot busy this full ami build that muchtillltcrlof swiiiiiiiiiik pool in aoorgotown an old town buy wns in our uinco tho other day and said ho would contribute 00 toward it tho aijrloulturn soololy lias been irlvon a rrnnt of 10000 for 1920 by tho council mr uuniioll und his associates have been employed for tho layhik and work to bo dono in coiyloctlun with the now cemotory estimated cost not to ex- cfod 13000 esqueslngr will ho given 100 by aeoratowii to aid them in straight- enlngr and lowering the urlalo of tho iaiormlll hill according to nlans and specifications as submitted to the ooorgotown council the tax ratojjiis struck nt 458 mills- on tho dolar ut last meeting of the council james h coyne w v d itegls- tiur of ht thomas and mrs coyne wore visitors wltl dr and mlsir mc- coll last week tor coyne and dr mccoil graduuted in tho snmw oluss from the university of toronto herald western fairli w w london ontario i september 11th to 18th interaittno exhibits business directory of the flnsst of canadian agricultural and qrand stand parformara an induatrlah produots entartalnlng amualno midway full of fun everything in a largsr and higher claaa loala than ever beforo s4000 in prizes attractions prlts llt and full information on riqutit clotlno data september 2nd rlduced fares pn all railways j h saundfrs praddant w d jackson secretary london ontario 3 terra cotta team defeated tho scoro being the ladles ball rockslde team here 116 mr and mrs w h fltohett have moved into mr p c thompsons house mr w h bnrth reports having nboun800 bushels of wheat this year the recent heavy storm did serious damage to the crops the heavy rains of a week ago washed out several culverts on the highway through here mr norman icam nnd the mlaaes ictjm spent a few days with friends in bnrric and report a good time mr j i- cralne has moved to his new store on main streot which he recently purchased from mr trios webster the halton brick co- expects to resume operations here shortly the cooksvllle brick co have their steam shovel here loading shale for cooksvllle the company expects to erect their plant here in the near fu ture mr j coulter spent u few days with friends in colllngwood mrs j beaumont of qlcnwllllams spent a few duys with mr and brs j coulter mr and mrs jalgieof guelph hpent the weekend with mr and mri e slmpklns anil family editorial notes oakville robert forke leader of the progressives says of the senate the pensioners in the senate refused old age pensions to outsiders sort of a close cor poration so to speak the britishcanadian one of simcoes two weekly newspapers has been bought by the simcoe re former and has therefore ceased publication the paper was established in 1897 and at the expiration of nearly sixty years has found it impossible under existing conditions to continue the present cost of production is too excessive to make ends meet one thing sure mr robb could give canada stable government if he lined up all his budget supporters of 1926 on the one side the protesta tions being made during the present campaign of having supported the budget by candidates whose sympathies are with mr rofabs opponents in other issues is growing as the campaign progresses county rivalry is being encouraged in ontario by the displays in the ontario building at the cana dian national exhibition toronto booths have been taken by almost a dozen of the older counties and in the space available thebest possible pro ducts and boosting are set forth it is a healthy form of competition and thejsntire province will be the gainer the chesley enterprise pus it plainly when it says the globe will continue to be distressed tilt it finds out why the distillery owners contributed to the campaign funds of both the leading political parties the answer is in order to be sure to have friends on both sides of the house of com mons then it doesnt matter much which side loses the distillers are the winners thats whatsis called politics these days what doesvthe conservative slogan vote forljur candidate and avoid another election mean these sarne candidates who are ufiing this catch phrase in this county and all the adjoining counties were elected and we have another election in eleven months theres nothing in itl they formed the last government in the house of commons this summer and it lasted only 65 hours and didnt avoid another election 1 tha other day the london free press said caln- didxtes opposed to rt hon arthur meighen are running as liberal independentliberal labor in dependent llberaprogrcssive progressiveliberal and llberalprogreasive-labrt- stability cannot be spelled with a hyphen if all these are against meighen and his policy there must be a reason and speaking of hyphens- what about the liberal-con- ser-ive- pwtyujitowal banner v x v a mrs j a clilaholma fine home mt vernon overlooking tho lako htia been purchased by mr j w r cote of toronto mr cote has se cured y very flno home the councils action in granting a lease to the oakvllle scout troop on a property situated nt tho head of thomas street will banish any furth er delay in consti uctlng the head quarters hut of that organization which has been under contemplation blnco ejlrly summer rev and mbb j h mcbatn of oakvllle announce the engagement of their eldest daughter rachel marjorle to colonel walter w den i eon d s o son jf lieut col and mrs clarence a den is on of toronto the mnrrlttse to take place late in september in the interests of thepubllc ap pearance of colborne street ni mo tion was passed at last council meet ing advising the telephone company thnt the remaining poles on the curb were an obstruction ana source of an- noyunce to pedestrians nnd request ed that the poles be removed to places supplied by the town the key j- h and mrs mcbaln and miss alice mcbaln returned to town this week after spending a months vacation at lake couch i oh in miss dorothy mcneil of oakvllle is entering the toronto gen era 1 hos pital on tuesday of next week pre paratory to taking a nurses course of training ex- mayor lee of hamilton was the speaker of the evenlng before tho rotary club this week when he save a very interesting addross on the art of jewelry making mr lees who has been associated with the manufactur ing of jewelry for many years ox- htblted samples of precious metals and gave detailed account of their various properties and different methods of manufacture record mism l i htcen spent u few day with her paiontm mr und mrs c stcon beforo leaving for if ur to we during tho heavy rain last monday a gient nolo was wnxhed out of tho nlde of tho race which leads the water to miles bacons chopping mill mr mack holllnger of acton visit cd friends here during the week muck bus been on tho sick list and is convalescing mr aichle arnett has leased mr g h walkers blacksmith ho und took possession on september 1st citizens generally know mr arnctts ability as a blacksmith miss margaret awruy nursem training of toronto has been spend inc a holiday with her parents mr nnd mm john awroy nt hi us burg miss pearl holt of new york in home on a three weeks holiday the advocate has completed the printing of the erjn fair prize list and secretary a p mcmillan is now busy distributing them to the mem ber a 14 nd others interested mr j a mncmurchy of phila delphia vlsttedhia brother mr chan macmiuchy hlllsburg dr k c carmlchael nnd daughter mary of winnipeg visited hla moth er mrs- mary carmlchael hlllsburg the anniversary services of st andrews church hlllsburg was hou inst sunday when rev a c stewart of acton preached morning- and even ing a good congregation wa in at tendance in the morning while 4jhe church was packed in tho evening the special music prepared by the choir was well rendered among the many distinguished vis itors at luckenuf last week were dlwan bahadur vijnyarabhavacharay pronounce it please theempire ami bubsndor from india accompanied by col trager provincial treasurer price and john g kent of toronto advocate o iildren cryfor medical dr j a alcniven phya omcu and avenue nnd lolsn and 8 u 1750 n residence corner qotrtr elgin street f phon1 88 ur e j nelson 1- itloljuitlcic htl 1st acton ontario legal phone no 22 p o box sis harold nash farmer m a barrister solicitor notary pud ho convsysnoir etc the key to popularity with elrlh he was moat popular though not a vharmlng sinner he won tho hearts of nil with just my but youre sotting thinner american legion weekly figlax the tonic laxative it t doubtful if solanoa oould dtvise a bttiv or mors fflcisnt agsnt than flo- lax for the re lief of constipation 25 and 50 cents at druggists andnqw your heating problems cxld weather is around the corner but is your heating apparatus in condition for the long winter months if you are about to instal n new stove or furnace or wish your present systems repaired- now is the right time to have them attended to wo inetal furnaces hot water systems and do all kinds of furnace and stove repairing nnd sheet metal work we also have cook stoves and hooters at reasonable prices on our floor 1qet our estimates for your fall work now phone 144 w re blair p q box w acton qnt dependable x flour in following receipts from cook books of repute you must be provided with dependable flour in order to be successful in your bread cake und pastry baking to be sure you have tho rjght kind use kinos ch6ice flour v we carry the quality flour that never falls to give entire satisfaction tracauao h is nlwsya uniform norvalflour mills whb brownet co prop norval ont kinq8 choice- national bread flour pattry bell 0 r phonsg munlypal 2tr norval bland 4 r ij u castoria mother attoria it especially prepared to relieve infante in arroi and children all ages of constipation wind colic to sweeten stomach flatulency diarrhea regulate bowels aidt in the assimilation if foodpromoting cheerfulness rest and natural sleep without opiates to arold imiutlon always look for the ajgnature of ci6aanrtcitas proven directloni on each package pbylicuns cvcrrwbexe rccoamxad it perryman block acton ont money lent on moriuaoekt houra 930 um to 6 pjn saturdays 1200 oclock dental dk j m bell d d s l d s oentiit honor ciaduute of toronto unlvar- alty the latest oncothetlc used if deslrad ofllce at residence comer ir icul and frederick streets esquesing agricultural society annua fall exhibition at georgetown september 24 and 25 dr f g gollop dds lds oantal 8urgaon oole enrar bank of nora bootla hotrns jo to sjo braninara by appolntnant miscellaneous francis nunan bsakbindar account book of all kinds mad to order periodicals of etery description carefully bounds rutins neatly and promptly done fwynilhajn straw giulcb oot orar winiama store special prizes horses slnslo hlkh stepper 1st by e mcwhlrtcr m bj c turner slnsle turnout road by provincial paper mills heat road horse conformation 60 per cent spd 40 per cent by w c bcssey best general purpose horse on roln by dorii mclntyxe best lndy driver by georgetown coating mil- best agricultural horse on rein by bank ct xoa scotia norval best delivery horse and outflt bj xornuia rrown best farmers turnout single by r k anderson best lady vlder 1st by john irvin nd by wm best half mile dnsh saddle horse in 3 hets 1st 2m by bank of commerce best herd of horses not less than three 10 00 on any article purchased from masseyharrls co best colts by either mcneil dan jackson sprinx wheat or prince hobenhole 1925 canadian llacinn association who are resionsible for the niacins of thoroughbred stplllons throughout the province hnve offetxml the sums of ji 8 sc 4 imlzes fo colts or 105 sired by mcneil dan jackson spring wheat or prince hoben hole which rii e in chano of james bovilrd brampton farmers triakof speedto buggj- outofs hors es thnt never stixrted in a race beforo by harry wright no entry fee heavy horse trlnrar speed horses over 1500 lbs under saddle s mile dash by r b poulls cattle 3 09 t of 5 00 s op 6 00 00 i3oa 10 00 4 4 eo 3 oo i loo 10 00 10 00 1 beat dairy cow by h it minima 00 2 best registered shorthorn female under years by col o o brown 5 00 3 heat registered shorthorn cow r c mccullough 5 00 4 heat holhteln cow by ti leslie i 5 00 5 best calf not necessarily registered shown by girl or boy this prise riven by dr marccllus 5 00 6 best jersey cow by erwln ftaoldrim 5 00 r boat holstoln herd 1 male 3 females 130 00 8 best shorthorn herd i male 3 females 10 0o 0 best jersey herd imole 3 females 10 00 10 largcnt herd of show cattle rule 5 will not apply to cattlo herds 4 v sheep and pigs 1 best pon of bacon hogs not loss tban 4 by c j 1 buck 5 00 3 best pen of fine wool shcop not less than 4 sheep by j beaumont 3 00 3 best pen of long wool sheep not- loss than 4 sheep by b y barraclough 3 00 10 00 3 00 5 00 3 00 5 00 3 jo 10 00 00 00 1 i 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ix 12 14 15 171 18 ia 20 21 22 23 t 24 26 27 miscellaneous best 6 lbs butter by j n oneill wheelbarrow best 6 lbs butter by d lilvlngstone boat 3 lbs butter in 12 lb prints quality and noatnesss considered by r d warren best 3 lb butter ladles boston club bag by w a bailey i best pair dressed chickens by ii h thompson best pair dressed chickens by arthur norrlngton best dressed chicken by w r watson bent pair dressed chlcktrimrby harold hamilton best pair dressed chickens fern stand by w h wilson best dressed ooose by a m qrnndy best dressed goose by h barnch bent homemade loaf brend large by clnrkson bebt display in hall by merchant or manu facturer 1st by bank of montreal 2nd by jas a mcclure bent collection of pastry by l h wraggetto best collection at vegetables by robert simpson company toronto cose of silverware value best 2 pair dressed chickens by t huon com pany toronto table cloth 48706 alio 70x108 value or same amount on nny other article in our fall nnd winter catalogue best display of canned fruit by c f heady goods valued best collection cut flowers by a e wright ham valued best pair dressed chlcketib by w wheelor milton bonniest baby by n h brown silver mupr under 1 months judged at 3 pm f prettiest baby by harold hamilton sliver mugc under 18 months judged at 3 ii m best step dancing by lud or lassies under 1c years old by jb mckonale 7 potato ruec by graham and cmonts best sample of wheat by w b browne co nerval 28 lb bag of national pnatry flour best collection ilomemado hakim- by w b browne co 24 lb bap of national pastry best pair dressed chitken by ernoit k jrounk llcst jjlsplny of 24 gladioli by amateur rower -by- hlgby by j m moore best hiilftdoon buns hornld 1 year largest 12 dozen jrcah hen ekrs hoiiikl 1 year best and neatest 1 lb bultor herald 1 yoar largest 12 doien onions herald 1 year articles to be delivered to donor 7 00 4 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00- 5 00 5 00 9 00 5 00 5 00 10 00 1 00 7 60 2 00 2 00 3 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 5 00 s 00 5 00 1 60 1 60 1 50 i 60 r j kerb aaetjoijeer and heal estate 20 years experience list tour pbopbrty with me actom ontario a e nicklin insurance agent the matualt life asnnuice co firs waterloo of cusarfa vuxusi insnrajnce company fylr star and british jposalsjoa iktsiraanee co limited accident health burglary fnassahiliy ec- employees jli- alatir asssrance corpo tae depinion of canada goar- aad accidents insurance companr- mocey to xwoaa on farm proper ty- gotemzxient and municipal bonds trustee for vfi col lections see me for all ltlnda of insurance- btvxt 4 bower ave acton 11 notice to patrons of this r-stab- isiandt during jttlt and attottst ecamuuitloiis for glosses on thursday friday and saturday only of each -seek- lens orlndlng and quick repair de partment operating as usmal write in cu phone 191w for aprmjintmknt a d savage opometrlat and mfg tptlcian savagi- optica buiz4dino right at the 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