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SIIUpliCityo One D131 Th o In Dad- 91' S“ itCh" leftâ€"when ithin range. (1101'. 2 lmxm 0n the vi» Hm idva that En \ \\iH 3m“ get u. - t"n1 nothing hilti In pa) for mvrist Pl‘ Gnant I‘lStIll‘JS . additinn to the and Int". [)PODIO m.- shown ”‘9“- Durham .her sult of near- years 01 m- -esc:11'm and ppi‘eciate Jeweller. Durham {mwd ers 6‘ OFF 011139. o k '0 n t. Radio 91.5 the 0*: ml 8- mm the .. . ., .0“...-....».-” ‘O The Women’s Institute met at ’ the Durham Hospital Thursday last. A goodly number of ladies attend- ed despite the inclemency of the w eather. RECEIVED REPORT OF. ‘ ANNUAL CONVENTION Local Branch of Women’s Institute Held Interesting Meeting at Dur- ham Hospital Last Weekâ€"Good Papers Read and Resolutions of Toronto Convention Endorsed \fter the usual opening exercises and businesq a paper was read by Mrs. James Mather on “Books Suit- able for Christmas Gifts”: Those listed were books by prominent authms both of prose and poetry, and suggestive for gifts for all membms of the fami_lV. - Another paper. “Puttinn All in‘ Life That Life Will Hold" was given by l\ s. C. Mortley. giving examples of eOple who did so‘.’ and vice versa. Music was interspersed with the literary numbers, consist- ing of community sin ing and a selection by Mrs. Farrel .and Mrs. Earl McDonald. the latter of whom was also accompanist for the com- munity singing. Mn dléiâ€"svs glye a splendid report vf the Px-ovinqgal anvent‘ipn, he_l_d in Toronto, November 15 to 17. Time and space will not permit an account save that the resolutions which follow were drawn up and passed and may be of interest. That. in view of the shifting of rural pOpuIation to the urban cen- tres. the s iggestion be made to the Dominion Government that consid- eration be given the policy of plac-‘ in: selected Canadians. now city dwellers. on the land under condi- lions similar to those in force under the Empire Settlement Si‘llt‘l‘llE. - That an earnest effort be taken to induce rural trustees to see that our rural schools be properly su- pervised at noon and at recess. -..\.;n‘.\ “.;*h n*“p“ Thursday, December 8, 1927 s similar to those “in I‘orce wnicii IU\CLD WWWW“ _- tlin the Empire settlement fairs. What won d be considered C t e. the grossest immorality in less en- say hat an earnest effort be taken to lightened cities is accepted as a inc nee riiial trustees to see that matter of course in Moscow and as bv rural schools be properly su- one of the chief fruits of the revo- Ap lution. From sunset to sunrise the we vised at noon and at recess. hat we co-operate with other old game is played on the boule-‘mt men iii their protest agaiiist‘the vards and public squares. which‘be iuty contests .VVlllCh are being are completely given over to the in: d iii our cities as being detri- army of occupation which consists th‘ f lovers. beggars and the swarms se iital to the womanhood of our 0 of half wild children which throng is that. recognmng the great influâ€" the places. the beggars and child- sa re oi the hlms. we. the \\ omen‘s ren taking their toll of the infatuat- re stitutes in convention assembled.’9d ones.“ Communists blame this “- nibly be? t0 I‘t‘ll‘JOSt that. every condition on a shortage of apart- h: ort. be made to furnish ei'tiic'ative. ments. and this is another distin- ir iulesoine films. and to eliminate guisliing feature of~everv large citv oi ything of a degrading and useless in Russia, with the exception 6f q] aracter. and “'0 beg further lOtLeninmd. \vhich for some reason A quest that a 11101‘ strict censor- not efiplained. is a decaving citv. if lt‘ ht‘ introduced. 50 that grad- The movement. in Russia. as else- p ilty our people will be led to call where is from the countrv to the h 1' nothing but. the'best. and that cities, and is perhaps mofe rapid ti 15“ “11115 be 01100111“ E there than in other places since the a . . . tworking man more than the peasant 5 ur \\ omens Institutes de-‘ior farmer has benefitted bv the a re to express appreciationI of tgetBolslievil‘: regime. ' )ductions a reai y graiitei 1y t ct -’ ‘ yilro Commission in the cost of E “mfg?Ofiffinfimffifigimeg,t. lectric service in rural sections or! ‘ “ " ‘ appearg to be; equafi‘.|‘ ~ P'ivi ~ ani in view of iivtpoudem . 3; ”131.1991 i» i‘t‘t’i‘ul' t ‘se‘tgflooded with two streams. one 0:“ '3‘ ’ .m‘ 1 .‘° “1~ ‘1 L ‘ 0 1‘ ipiw.;~pag~aiida and the iiiti'y. .0 use ot'Brit 9233- That o here- - . “”19? 01' alcohol. {The boviets conduct. the sale of l t .elp in the tarni homes. be it v resolved that the initial cotto’. iliquor as a state monopoly and en-i m the ””31 dl"'curage its use. Having done theirt iistalliiig Hydro _ ricts be urtlier equalized as com- best to take his religion from the: iared to the cost in the more thick- humble Russian they have ~our*ht‘ }' settled sections: we also beg to*to make anienc‘ls by offering3 heiml’: “fine“ that arrangements be made 2 the utmost opi'iortunities for drown..3 .0" “livid-Vi“? electrical equipment i in: his troubles in beer or vodka ‘ ,hrough the Women's Institutes 'Tliese beverages are consumed in iw‘ii‘y the Soviets have encouraged; ineii‘t. . s . . ‘ \ . ‘ ‘ 3 q ’ x ‘l . . t that ”It b0\t1“n1f‘lllt}jt fife?“ E‘sgthe springing up “of saloonson every a “am he L tlittle street and in every tiny ham- " the municip 0f legal age on : lot. is one that police officers every- t‘XIi‘Zlvl farmers daughters . ‘ ‘ '4 ° 0’ '1 a, . , . “ It 1‘ mm =“‘n t‘ ;where will apprec1ate. There is not the same terms a farmers sons. ‘ t1 Coy tone of these places from the quest ‘9 ‘ ." haughty cabaret to the humble pot- 1‘hat we hereby re . ake adequate p10\ 1’ . house that is not. likely to have its Men whose eriinient to m _ sion for the feeble minded. SD" in attendance. That the Institutes shodw there __.__________;__________â€"-â€"- __ ' New Dana mm 0â€".---"“""""""-_""""""" " ssembled assert their . nd that tiey be asked to our I. convention 2.1 men .3 - v making a be-? belief that 11}. the B, 3. - '- - - 'word “person . use nieet ings: ‘ : ' Lanadianmng curt . membership _ be taken to in L s. Tim‘ the 131‘? t L ‘ - ‘5n;fin; .‘n 0111‘ ; \\'Onlen. . - ' .. L .\ 8 ‘\ .\ Ch n'l'PI' 0f glfts f0! Institutes m u--.“ 1s thougm desu‘ame. 1111 5...! . 7 That the \\ omens Ins ’ L, “' ° . . “'omen's ”0.00.0... Uu‘vâ€" New, Canadian \\ o- : ey be asked to our ; convention assembled asser txvay making a be-z belief that in the B. N. A. lanadianizing ourgWOI‘d "person" used in refer membership in the Senate 5 be taken to inc edestrians on 0 ‘ ' ° ’ Owing to the shower of g nds that provlsmn: ‘ , -. . * s or moregbhrlstmas for the unldren‘ ‘ Owen round: not. beu TEN YEARS AFTER ' ‘BOlSHEVlSM TRIUMPHED “ It IS now ten years since those a] ten days which shook the world” and embarked Russia upon its com- munist. experiment, and it is almost as difficult nbw as it has been at any time smcé to get a clear picture of Russm today. It seems imposâ€" . Sible, almost, to write anythin in about Russia which everybody wil h. believe. If the returning traveller R gives a pleasant picture of millions fi‘ and an agent of the Soviets; if he d pictures a worse tyranny than that s of the Czars he is called a keefer p 1n the employ of the capitalists. We tried the‘dodge of accepting ev- y er'Zv’thmg written about Russia, but i found it impossible. Perhaps as l 1 good a method as any when one does 1 i not know the returned traveller IS 5. l to accept at their face those tales « Wthh are simply impressions, and ' bear no evidence of propaganda. T ‘ Such a tale is that which Irma May - writes in The New York World. She ' pondent of The World, and we as- sume that neither the newspaper or its Special correspondent has any other end in view than giving a true g pietUre. without regard to its polit- ‘3 ical implications. ‘ " Free Love, Anyway : )f Undoubtedly there is a‘ good deal 1â€" of freedom in Russia. and of a sort. 1e that would keep the patrol wagons 'l- in more capitalistic countries busy. 3- On her first stroll through a‘ Moscow Ly ‘ park at night. Miss May was horri- .iâ€" fled at the unabashed manner 1n ce which lovers conducted their at- â€" A-An:r]nflnfl . :uU“\,L v- ‘_- the Children's Shel- und. not. being com- decided to leave the next week. Anyone ntribute may leave Mrs. )lcllralth during xer of giftg for d assert. their in reference to 9 Senate shO‘flU tongues are loosened by liquor are E likely to speak their minds. and if u there is any criticism of commun- n ism to be heard it is likely to crap e out between the, ninth and tenth shot l of vodka. If it is not revealed in such 1‘ circumstances it is assumed not to exist, and the rulers of the Soviets are reassured. If it is revealed it is easy to pounce upon the grumbler. picture Everything is Dear impps- Bread. of the good black. nourish-‘ 1yth1no ing kind. appreciated by hungry dy Wlfi horses, is plentiful and cheap in ‘ raveller Russia and is sold at from two to ‘ ' ' ‘ d. It is the funda- “.yranny mental diet of the people. Every- L a. liar. thing else seems to be 5' If he dresses and clothes one sees in the ’ an that streets are strikingly poor and of .keefer primitive material but when one titalists. learns their prices he regards them ting 8V- with more respect. An ordinary shirt ‘sia, but is about $10. and a better one as zaps as high as $25. A yard of imported me (1085 material fer a suit costs from 825 to “31181' is $40. which brings the price of a ’58 tales good suit to $200 or $250. A bed ODS, and costs from $40 to $100: a primitive D‘agfinda. baby carriage $20 to $35: a tea. set 'ma May about $15; a mattress $20; a hand- )rld. She kerchie'f 50 cents and a paigolf an 1- do: those world” 5 com- almost >een at C u. C E ( kerchie'f. 50 cents and a pair 01 nonâ€"silk stockings $2 to $5. Silk is no commoner in Russia than members of the late Gear‘s family, and this is true of all the finer materials which are commonly used by the downtrodden slaves of capitalistic countries. Neckties that a‘ Canadian farm band would disâ€" dain are Sold for $5 each. and sus- penders. garters and lingerie are al- most beyond reach. The costumes Of the people generally the writer says that she was appalled by their - indescribable poverty. and equally by their quiet acceptance of it. Apparently most of them never were used to anything better and -‘most of them are enduring in .the belief that it is merely a temporary inconvenience on their march through liberty to comfort and ,security. Another shocking sight 3 is that of the thousancs and thou- - sands of homeless childrenâ€"the real menace of Russia. She was! s warned against these half-wild.‘ - halfâ€"witted vagabonds who swarm .- in the large cities and ever roanr \. )f sneak thieves. and when found in; »n gangs are equal to bolder crimes. y. For the most part they live on the. proceeds of begging. Many of theml l 3 5 S l I l l tinued exposure and privation and id 18 are more likely t _ . nt lseased. One of this. k1 mega rouble from her. and threatened lto spit in her face if it was refused ladding. “Remember. I «am diseased", 6 8 g § ‘1' § § '1’ g 9 2 over the land like locusts. They are l , 3- ie \ have white hair because of the conâ€" ., han not. to be di- . nd demande.l . The Menace of Russia __ M a i Fragrant perfumes, 5’11KY smooth (I‘m, fairY’hght powders. soothing lotionS, bath salts and soaps beyond compareâ€"truly, these Mousoa 13313313de are most exquisite! " 133:}: f’aszz - Toilet Soaps and Perfumes DUI) U'C‘l U“\J V-â€"â€"â€" ~_._ with the pompous theories of com- munism and can spout with their elders. The war created them, and Boishevismmes made slight progress in dealing with them. Now that the hazing scrap is settled, the students will be able to get down togtheir studies in agri- cultureâ€"Guelph Mercury. Golf, it is said, exercises all mus- the bodyâ€"especially the cles q; . lungs, wmdpipe, tongue and imag- ; ination.â€"Border Cities* Sta‘r. WE _; Nowadays every man is entitled to life; liberty and an automobile in which to .pursue happiness.â€"-Nor- folk Virginian Pilot. Craps on Long Island are threat- ened by the invasion of the Asiatic beetle,_which is belieied to be tin- "-- -- ‘7». “1. UCCL‘C , VVII v___ aned bx, Soviet Russia. â€"-Ne\\ York eraldâ€"Tribune. V..â€"â€".â€" A California beauty specialist‘ says the‘feminine film stars do not take any exercise. 01‘ course not. What are their doubles for?â€"-â€"New York Evening Post. Every m :1 should remember that. 'it is much easier to live within an income than to live. without one.â€" Louisville Times. Yale professor has found a hun- dred-foot worm. The early bird who gets this will .want help in- stead of congratulauons.â€"-Honolulu On Wednesday, November 30, be- tween John Cufl‘s, Bentinck and Hanover. °a tarpaulin cover for truck. Reward on return to W. J. Vollett, grover, Durham. 12.8.2 THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS tree. and entertainment, of Durham Presbyterian church will be held on 'Thursday. December 22 in the schoulroom of the church. 12.8.2 LOST PAGE 5