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fiftysixth year no 40 acfon ontakio thursday may 14 iwi eight homeprint pngcs five cents council hears argument by the liability insurance representatives session grew warm at stages and questions arc asked and answered and apologies made council decides in favor of i max ton and hueston and secures a lower rate street bylaw is assed in regard to fairview cemetery at the regular meeting of tho council on tuesday evening councillors hanson thetford and harrison and or nelson were present and reovo mason presided the tenth repon of tho finance com mittee recommended paymept of the fol lowing account acton publlo utilities commis sion street light 14475 acton pubuo utilities commli- alon pump house lighting 1 08 acton publlci utilities commis sion town hall lighting acton pubuo utilities commis sion arena lighting acton public utilises commis sion fire pump j w barberee supplies acton im be picas printing lutd advertising john k williamson wood for town hall o w masales milk for cliarlty j b mackenzie supplies actom ftu passs advertising and printing 3700 secretary banquet committer expense re banquet 50 05 oeorgo cowle labor 76 duffcrin pavement co bflltji phurton hueston co insuronco premium 10000 j barr labor on street b55 cemetery board account re labor at cemetery i 616 05 400 id 24 100 3600 670 3015 162487 the report was adopted the representatives in connection with the liability insurance covering acton were heard mr hueston addressed the council first he explained that they objected to statements made by the olobe liability co to the council their objections were first the state ment that the olobe co being a tariff company that all other tariff companies would come to their assistance in any difficulty and therefore made their pro position stronger second that the pjaxton and hueston co had repre sented twelve different companies since their start in business and third that claims would be settled in mexico thin company claimed that claims would u adjusted in toronto mr hueston also pointed out that the representative of the olobe company did not attend the lost council meeting but mode a house- tohouse canvass of the members itceve mason informed tlio represen tative that the council was not interested in any of these companies differences but only in securing the beat protection for acton mr hucstou bald lilt ilrm had repre sented three or four companies and that one of the companies they had dropped ns unsatisfactory had been taken up by the a k wilson co since he pointed out that two hundred municipalities carried their liability insurance with hujlrm and cited neighboring communities he felt their office and experience wan jilft ai good ax the a e wilson c mr wilson in hu reply pointed out that their representative mr pallut probably meant tint the olobe co wus stronger because of being ussociatod with a number of otlier companies all owned by the same proprietors the liability in his compiuiy wan guaranteed by tho liverpool london az olobe co tho combined assets of the olobe co were 340000000 j lid it wax the second largest financial institution in the world mr wilson claimed acton was one of the best risks in ontario and during the five years that the municipality hud curried the insurance a surplus hud ac cumulated and rales would nut be raised even if acton had a series of claims for adjustment he gave as their reason for not attending council meeting previously that they were writing a largo lire in surance policy in toronto that night and had been fortunate in securing the busi ness o tlier advantage for the olobe co were pointed out reeve mason could hot understand the big differenoe in the rates between 85 and 144 for the same protection mr wilson offered a policy in a can adian company for 75 but would not recommend the council taking it mr hueston pointed out that thu questions had not been answered in regard to tariff companies assutlng each other in difficulties mr wluon believed their representative had referred to the o lobes affiliation with other companies if ha had made a wrong impression he was here to apologise and wis sorry for his statements he would assume that mr palut falsified and he would apologise in regard to the twelve companies that hd been repreeiited by ptaxton and hueston hr would prefer that the coun cil secure authentic information from the proper source in toronto it was an unusual position to place a man in wjrn taunted for the information by the other representatives he named elgh companies that mr plaxtdti had repre sented since leaving their company reeve mason pointed out that th council was not here to referee a jangle or childs quarrel but he believed mr pauat had talked too much on hb v4u to acton and nude too many statements mr hueston pointed out that his com- puiuic utilities com mission pasn accounts at meetlnr will not che hallway direct connection with water malm the regular meeting of tho imblifl utilities commission wait held last friday evening with com miss loner king and reeve mason priwmt tim hecrotary waft nutliorlzcd to pay thu following accounts standard underground cable co wire 0154 dr if a coxe truck repairs 40 ofl rose at ollnam ltd supplies uoii toroiitoguolph transport and f mccutcheou express 115 canadian general electric co supplies 1060 jos bynion supplies 3 05 oencral steel wares ltd repairs 270 a l wynaton jr ltd supplies 30uj mrs if l mcdonald insurance premium 17003 32000 waterworiu account hydro department power at prbig 3013 hydro department march opera tions b310 13333 the secretary was instructed to write tho moloney electric co advising thorn that the payment of their account was being withheld until their salesman mr trcgalo settled his personal account in acton the public liability policy submitted by h l mcdonald was accepted subject to rurthor investigation tho proposition of the canadian na tional hallways to do away with their lank and have direct connection with the street water mains was considered the secretary wait instructed to advise thu railway that the commission do not wish to supply water direct to tlie railway from their water mains customera accounts in arrears were considered and instructions given for enforcing payment pauy was prepared to give just us good service tlio difference in tho rates quoted wait accounted for by tho system of adjustment fees and rating acton was not reoelung a special rule but tho aame as all communitleii of a like size prom here on tlio argument was a series of rates and financial standing ot the conipmlc and tn many instance a reiielitlon of former statement- ex planations of company policies and group were given until the councillors held their aching heads and tho repro- hchtntlvcs were dismissed with the argu ment curod and all tjie council uiynifud that they ind u the information neces sary to settle thr question in their rnlnils and had asked the pit it ions that they deemed necessary to settle the issue in their ouu minds j when die matter uas taken up by the council tilt majority luvoriu cancellation of the policy with the olobe indemnity company strong objection wai taken to the method of thr representative of thit company in trying to secure the business by interviewing the councillors individually and endeavoring to secure their assent to placing tho risk with tlm company it was however felt that the business should lie pliced witli a cun- adlaii compmy and upon resolution the clerk was uiktruotihl to inform the pi ny lon hueston company that the policy 1th the canadian oencral insurance company would be accepted with vmium of 100 per year the clerk was instructed to udvihe the olobe company that their policy at 14 would not bo renewed he bylaw regarding the opening of tho fctrcuts in connection witli the pair- view cemetery property was given tli required number or readings and passed by the council the clerk was instructed to moke the necessary arrangements for tho closing of these streeu in eonnectlon with the cemetery property the mhter of the frontage tax on mrs snyders lots on mill street wa r a to wed and it was decided tlmt the segment as it now stood was correct the matter of the milk bylaw and ie license fee for belling milk or cream n questioned and the clerk wag in structed to mvoitlgite and report kegimlltog the cigarette license of mrs oakley the granting of a renewal wat refiued until the arcean are paid up tiil- purchase of calcium chloride for the year u is to be nnule througti th county with a quontitj order and ui- mvired in acton ivrtulvjon wils granted the salvation army to hold a tag day in acton l letter from the public utilities commission asked thr councils opinion the enforcement of the collection of water rate chief mcpherson wis instructed to secure the material for ailing in the expansion joints on the pavements and tiave the work done waamrnsmm ml i- ihllp v vwdl bsafmicrtstetli wi s i 1 vi t r w m m3is p s fejajesi fi- liliifjsm r jsm y ii alton musical festival ooijd medalists mints praneei chltiholm munter william hall and miuiter vernon auintw who won the oold medulj for solon at thr county musical pentlval mm m h mor miudcal dliectrewi of acton uciukii and miss jean orr tlui iiccompiinlit for the wolol-b- and the prize winning chorucn halton pukshytehy mkktr 1 1 hue titlendid bnudoiut at gatlierinjr the xjniuid church on tuesday italefatefl to jonfttrnwi appointed the halton preebytiry of the united church of canada met in tho united church acton on tuesday may 13 at 10 oclock tito morning session was opened by devotional exercises led by ilov a mc- oowan ii a of bronte hov k vul tuton b d of burlington chairman of the lresbytery presided while hev 0 b utokcfl of auiershot acted an the secretary tho morning session wan given up largely to tho consideration of important cosrespoudencc and tho routine busi ness including tlio appointment of com mittees a very interesting part of tho morning programme was tile review by ilcv h w itumley of ocorghown of tho luiok whither religion by harry ward profeuior of christian ethics in union theological seminary this able survey brought tho minds of tho prcibytcry up ugalnit many of tho perplexing problem of our social and economic order and created a feeling that protestantism of tho north american continent hat great struggle to constitute luclf the supreme factor in tho reforming of our rellglouu policy in this machine ugo at 1315 tho members of the preuby- tery were entertained to luncheon in the ftchool room of tlio church by memboni of tho lidler aid society a very pleas ant time was spent around the talilen itml very hearty cxpresjjlons of thanki were voiced by mr hymal of burlington and ably replied to by mm h p moore the afternoon iejlon was largely given up to the consideration of the work of ilellglou kducitlon dpartmcnt rev j w alkent or milton presided and introduced mr clins v plewman siiaretary of tho luiyi woik board of ontario who gave u tlrrlng addre on boys work emphaulng thr lmportaiirc the tuxk and trail ranger pro- grimme the chairman rev k val tuton and rev it w uumley were roniniln- iilmied to carry the greeting of the halton preibytery to the ireshytory of gtielph uhlch wan convening in knox church at the uinie tlmt the reports of the committees took com i time during the neilon and mem bers of preflbytcry were iuslgned to tho varloin oommittres of the nnnual con ference which meets in at catharliit during the tlnt ueek in june rev j a nelll of hornby and rev 0 b stokes were nominated as mem bers of the settlement committee for tho preibyery ocittlton mr j r kennedy was elected as con ference delegate- and mr ii p moore ax firht alternate the sealon rl04vei with resolutlons of thanks ami appreciation to rev c l poole and the officials of the church for the very cordial entertatnment extended the presbytery adjourned to meet again u the coming annual conference cnuu taklnr to surt june 1 the seventh census of canada to bo taken ilnce confederation will be com menced on june 1 of this year it uil requre w0 cumin iss ion era and probably lu000 enumerators to complete this tjik of taking a reiikui of lialf a continent an extra stutf of 7m curki will be em ployed at ottawa to compile and tabuein the work and the amount tct aside thl year ls abcait two millions and a hji with a vote of 135000 last ycur for equipment and preparatory wirk th- questlons that will be required of each person to aiuwer are forty and the farm ers form lias a sheet with 254 questions i will not only we a census of the people but of the animals and crops and farn products copies of the forms are on view in tluc paxxpaaaa windows various items of local interest iknudt kennedy honored at u meeting of credit dtrlot of the independent order of oddfellows eonv priklng acton oeorgntown brampton and milton oddfellows held at port credit lajit priday night e prank kennedy acton wan appointed district deputy a rand masur for 103133 he will iklect his exechtlvo from acton lodge won lucky hut in the congoleiim lucky number guesnes carried out by tho local furniture stores lost week two rugs were given away george pootltt camo closest to the lucky number and won the rug from o b swockluimcrn store miss ireno flowers was cloaoat in tho guesa on tho rug at johnstone a rum ley a and won tlm prize both oontosts closed saturday afternoon and tho winners got their prises goorcrtowu creamery bumafed by fire plrc which broke out nt 330 oclock lat saturday morning in the premises of the georgetown creamery cam 6000 damngr before firemen under chief wm long extinguished the bliuw mor- den brown nlirht baker saw flumes in tho ntorrhouce of the creamery and eoundcd uie town nlrcri in less than half an hour firemen had tho flames under control the caire iu unknown for a time it was feared that the tire would ipreiu to spnlghtt garage lcs thiui 13 feet from the burning untitling through the ikllful work of the fir- urlgude however the fire wii confined to the creamery a number of motor cars and quantities of oil were near tlu portion of thr creamery tint was gutted morris saxc li the owner of the creamery building mallve of ksquefchlic bleu nt croreetowii the deith occurred at oeorgetown on sunday of mrs david l 8ummervtl formerly mli illlabeth miry cavanagh t daughter of the into oeorge cavanagh mn suminervule had been 111 only iinc saturday horn 1n ksqueslng township near georgetown mrs oummervlllf had bien a resident of georgetown for tho past 35 year mr biimuiervlllo two d lughtert mits- davlna of touauauda new york and mn dr howard whlt- aker kdmonton altaand a ron jamei grant hummervlllo wlnnlepg manitoba rurtlve two grandchildren nluo survive another iin cavanagh l paddyhum- mcrvllle was killed overseas mrs sum- mervllle was a member of the presby- urlan church taking an active part in work of tlio various church soolatios tlu funeral took place this afternoon to greenwood cewitory oeorgctown fjununn- mfwtlng of womens kiuludte the annual summer meeting of tqe womens institute war held in the parish hall acton on wednesday afternoon the president mm gamble occupied the chair ii ie meeting opened with the institute ode mrs gamble th in gave an address of wwlcoiiie in tho visiting ladlei ov the town nnl ulso to tlie sister branch of lime limine who joined with acton for the meeting the programme was as follows instrumental mm oowdy limehouse reading mrs j j stewart the speoker for the day wis mrs sands of the o a c ouelph she spoko on the womens institute as a factor in the life of the community and this address was of great benefit to all tho judles present sketch misses ttfciura hall and bessie rawllng solo mrs norton of llmchouse reading which was very humorous mrs caldwell of limehouse sketch miss hawthorne and mrs evan and a number of children the numbers were very much enjoyed by all the meeting closed with the national anthem after which a dainty lunch was served and a social time spent w c u prize winnkks for oratory compoaltlona poatm ira- pmulitg the kvilm of aleobol like numerous nlmllar brunches of the womens christian temperance union acton w oi t u is doing important and imprcfllvo temperance work ynar ufter yihir in tho competitions arranged iu the public and high sclioou essays illustrating the evils of the use of in toxicating bevrragen and cigarettes arc prepared by tlio scholars road in school and in public gatherings and these call very definite attention to the harmful influence of alcohol and narcotics carefully executed posters also point out these evils very impressively and ut the some time call forth tlio artistic genius and imaginative powers of all who engage in the competitions provided tho annual public contest of acton schools held lost friday evening in knox scliool room attracted a large gathering anil there were numerous clover contcflliiiu mrs james symon the president of acton w o t u oc cupied a placo on the platform and the diversified programme wan rklllfully iiillmtvlced by misji bennett the principal of the public school the proceedings opened with prayer by rev o l poole b d and a chorus by the junior choir of the public school mln1 innbcl swiuer of tho middle school won first prixe in oratory with her essay alcohol a poison five little glrlii img a chorus which wtit cordially received p in the contest in the lower school me pearl mcknery won first with her essay the race for life in which the cigarette was condemned as a detrimental influence rev mr llennle gave a pathetic sketch allowing the fate of a boatload of careless young folk on niagara river above the falls who through their careless recklem conduct ucnt to a sod fate over th falls a pointed leon respecting the use of intoxicants was impressed a piano duett by mhs gny nmi miss jrnn orr was much enjoyed combined meithnc in knox church of the prembyterlal or duel ph and the nprliu mentlnf of the women mlmhlonary hoclety prcabyterlal t splendid kmtlon 4kjer zoo atuaid the spring meeting of uuj presbytery of ouelph of the presbyurlan church in cunuda was held in knox church arton in conjunction as the custom often is with the sprbrg 111 feting of tho womens missionary society prrsbyterlnl of ouelph a good attendance of thu tneinlxrs were present in number about 40 and a lurge docket of business wom gotten through in the two sederunt 1 i7ie ltiv o graham jones b a b d is moderator and rev 1c a thomson d d of klora u chrk tho two hiotit lmikirtant matters oi iniulnemi in addition to the usual routine spring biiklmifi wus the acceptance with extreme regret on iwhulf of both the congregation and tint presbytery of the resignation of tlie iley frederick k williams m a ll d of henpcler tlio other matter of great interest to the congregations within the bounda of tho pretbylery wjili the arrungcincnts for the taking over from the donor mr l p livingston of baden of tho splendidly equipped summer camp grounds and buildings situated near baden mr livingston has given this to the pres bytery for the use of young people guilds und sunday schools and summer camprt tho preuiytcry of ourlph have mode arrangements for a dedication reremony and a formal handing over of urn on trial papeni to take place on the first of june i a fratenial delegation from the hultoil presbytery of tfni united 6iurch of canada was received at tho ntftenioon sederunt of tho presbytery and a resolu tion of recognition was ordered forward ed by the clerk of the presbytery for their next meeting of presbytery the mom- bers of the prcwbytcry voiced their praise of their reception by tho knox church acton congregation and went on record that the noon day meal that dnywas the best ever six commissioners were appointed to tlio general assembly which mccu this year in knox church tor onto the meeting of the ouelph presby- terlul of tlio womens missionary society hud representatives from nlnoteeu branches the district c b tills presbytcrlal includes kltcliener hrenum waterloo oalt ouelph rockwood campbollvllle eden mills and oilier rentres in that district miss mccrae of oalt presided over the gathering in words of warm welcome mrs w m cooper president of tho acton society greeted tho delegates to knox church and assured them that the local organ izitllnn wished them a pleasant and profitable visit ut this meeting the morning session was taken up with ftreportofuiijamiftry jiicetlngciviui by tho secretary mrs sutton but per haps the outstanding feature was tho splendid address prepared by tho pro vincial treasurer mrs thorborn of ot tawa und presented bv the president it aaii crowded willi thought and instilled renewed energy in tho groat work that the womens missionary society has undertaken ancl pushing forward toward accomplishment l at noon the acton womens missionary society provided a bounteous dinner for the visitors over two hundred wore served ut the tables and the ladles or i tho congregation ably sustained their news of acton and the district 1 alteration under way alterations in tho two stores of b d ituchlbi at co have commenced tills week and the changes am well under way jliisliicft is being carried ui in the usual way despite tlio extensive alterations that are necessary to make these stores suit able for the now and larger stock that will be carried hoc mast now bo tied up today thursday may 14 is tho last day hi which dogs may legally run at large until september 14 bylaw no 102 riys every person who permits his dog to run at large tn the municipality of acton between uie 15th day of may and the 15th day of september in any year hhull bo liable to a fine or 1000 keep your dogs tied up for these four montlis and you will liave no fear of tlio law our citizens with very few excep tions have loyally obirved this law since its enactment in 1036 a thou i ilea motorist visitor on sunday afternoon some thoughtless motorists visited palrviow cemetery they drove over the newlymodo ground whoro the new grass med is planted and broke down one of tho terraces with the wheel or their car the thoughtless act has ruined a lot of splendid work that will have to bd done over again if motorists on their visits to palrvlow cannot manage to keep thrlr cars on tho driveways provided u will be necessary for the commission tir prohlblt the entrance of vehicles on the ground and make all visitors park their cars on puirvlew avenue when two church hold catherine the hame bay the two gatherings in the local churches on tuesday proved confusing to at least two of tlio visiting delegates tluy were duo to attend in the united church and however jound their way to the gathering at knox church after a half hour in the meeting and a failure to recognise any of their brethren of the same faith they spotted tlio prcabyterlan minister from their oommunly and real ised their error they left quietly end found the other church gathering in esslonbndwerrxnily they regarded the matter as quite a joke on themselves miv wllmu stewart won llrt prize with her essay it pays in many ways untlon for excellent hi tlio culinary to be a sober workman host swaekhamer demonstrated the value of autlulcohol and anticlgaretto posters miji grace l4111u won tho first place in the oratorical contest in her class and was awarded tho silver medal the judges mrs harry mainprise mri a t brown and miss pjrrlngton gave their report and the list of prizes for the year were announced as follows hlrjti school essays middle stchool isabel switzer lower school ivarl mcenery poster barbara outhrle public kchool rr iv essays wlhiia stewart elwoot johnston poster phyllis mackle henry levers jr iv poster myrtle alrdrle sr hi jfoalth book ross bwack- hamcr dora denny posters audry chalmers jack graham jr ill health book alxeiia gibson ada elliott poster violet elliott ada elliott jean bennle oratorical content grace lanta rev mr bennle presented the prises to the various successful candidates the generosity of the w c t u til providing sneh wide competition in the tforls to impress the pupils with the great evils of the use ef intoxicating liquors and cigarettes is much apprvclat- it is a practical and generous ac ceptance of the challenge to moral re formers made by hon mr ferguson when lie supplanted the ontario tem perance act with the liquor control act new equipment added miss jessie russell who has operated the beauty parlor for the past four years last week added a new bundrlettd standard electric hair dryer to her al ready fine equipment this is one of the latest types of machine and will facilitate her work very much tho afternoon session was featured by a splendid uddrcs oy liev mr mckay of formosa n returned missionary mr mckay is a son of tile rev dr mckay of formosa tho wollknoiil boarded barbarian one of u10 pioneer missionaries of the church inthu land over thirty years ago first hand in formation on tho need und workbclng accomplished in the foreign field wus given by mr mckay and his address proved on inspiration to renewed effort a vocal duett by mrs o lclshman and miss elizabeth orr was an appreciated musical contribution reports on different phases of tlio work or thu missionary soclctlu both financial and moral occupied the re mainder of the meeting and made an interesting and helpful session inspiring the representatives of the various branch es to renewed effort in the work ftiat was their charge an afternoon lunch was served by the ladies before the delegates departed for their homes the visitors were lavish id their praise of the hospitality of the acton society in vcr complimentary votes of tlianks they expressed their appreciation of the welcome and effort that hid been extended in their behalf unt had been such an important ad junct in making the session pleasant and profitable tllftt evening meal mge8tsb a oldtfmer says that a fairly good quality of bootleg liquor can be made by using the following ingredient x pint shellac 1 wildcat a gatlmg guns skunk 3 lbs cayenne pepper 3 lbs fish 1 pint sulphuric acid 4 rattlesnakes i scrap ii ox gtmpowder v lb rusty nails and h gallon marsh water stir well and set m shade to cool new bnutch manager the bank of montreal announces tho appointment of james s davidson as manager of its local branch to succeed l ii shorey who has been transferred to hobcuyguou to take over tlie man agement of tlie banks branch at tliat point prior to his present appointment mr- davidson was for- yearattached to tlie assistant general managers de partment of tlio hank at winnipeg to which post he coins from high river altu where ho hod been manager since 1028 ho began his banking career at owen sound in 1003 with tho merchants bank of canada which is now merged with the sank of montreal he receiv ed his early experience in brandies in ontario before going west to become manager of the trochu alta branch ho was later transferred to humboldt kask in tlm same capacity and then for a number of years he was attached to the superintendents department at calgary iu 1023 he was appointed man ager of tho ponokd alta branch four yearn inter being traiisffred to high river mr davltuott has always taksn a keen interest in agriculture and in the live stock industry especially his chuf recreation is in golf hunting mid fishing the annual meeting of the womens institute the acton womens institute held their annual meeting lost thursday afternoon at tlio home of mrs j dobble sr tho meeting opened with the presid ent mrs lanu in tlio chair tlie report of tlie april meeting was read and also tlie report for the year tlie institute luuhad a wonderful year and one of which the members are all proud some of the things accomplished by the insti tute the last year were flowers sent to all members and families when sick or at time of deaths wreath of flowers for armistice day shield for the musical festival four baskets at christmas to the needy also 1000 for the mclntyre family who went toacfa to nova scotia tlie object for uie year has been to erect new cemetery gate but owing to the cemetery being altered the work has been delayed donations from other societies were received for tills purpose the receipts for the year amounted to 37276 expenditures were 16370 leaving a bal ance df 310 05 in february it was de cided to divide the institute into three groups these groups at the end of april handed over to the institute 12055 which is to be used for the cemetery gates the following are the offlcei elected for 103132 president mrs b j oamble first vcepresidentams t lapptn second vicepresident mrs w ball secreurytresurer ldl r l david- n directors medine polster beu h- mccutcheon and wilson district director mrs r l davldsoa