m ADVERTISER AISTD TIMES. FRIDAY, OCTOBER .3. 1924.


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EDITOR’S POST-BAG. \ .0 \W TI IOMSOX AND IHAQ.


Sir,— !•'> .Ml*. AV. Wood likely to he coiTCcl


in :u,sumiiit; t linl tlie <m)le purpose of the visit of tlu‘ Air .\liiii>ter to Iriui is e»inneeted NvilJi liu* «|iKstion of homhing nat ivesy Is it not


far Mime likely that' his visiL is due to tho ■Nvarliki' incmsi»)ns of the '.rurks over the Jraq frontier, with a view to intluenein^ the iiilninal at (Jeiieva s it iinj i with the ohject .if svuliii!4 tin* .Mosul hunndary i,ssiu‘? M'«‘ at In-ni*’ ha\’t* inily lieanl of lhe,;e raiils since Iho Iraq h.•^ndary quest ion <-anu* up at (leiieva, 1)111 th.‘ .\ii* .Ministry imist. have hern well iiitniim-il of ihe movement of 'rni-ki'-h ti'oops rinn* loiin liefoi-e l.ord 'riionison h-li I'jigland. A-* n v.oulil not «.lo to tnaki* the priisp.et ive raids a imlilic mat ter hefoiv the raids


.n'tnaliy took place, it was a handy excuse to >iate titat the rea.'oii why Lord Thomson was


eoine to Iracj wa.s to inquire into the homh- ine of natives. In my iqiinion at least tin* trnih is likely to lie nearer the raids tlian In liMtnhine native- , wliich la t ter incident


ni.i\ lu rc^iartU’il as clo-ed. OIMKNT.VL. .MK. w o o l ) A.\’ l> l l ?Ag . >ir. I- Ml’. William ^\"oo^l in po'.-e.ssion


<>t -'iipporl. 1.) I*)> (ir.


iu'.'n


iiu: on il).« hi- inn<-uiiin


oi siMue .-)>.i'ial in iormal ion ahotu Inni which lii.du's him so anxious that Lord Tlmmsoii ulio. he say- , has ^:one on a mission of iiKpmy then-io , <-halI liriii}^ haci; ** a plain uuv.iriii-iied ta le r” Or i.- it l l iat he Wi.-iics h r the worst po-.-.ihler Is lie oiie of those


,i| ( lit lou- nienlal i iy who openly eloni in. ;iii,l h. li' \c willnini the smallest eviileiice. ;;ii ill- d- i'iio;,tory, di-para^iin^ siaienu-m*' lliai may In.’ imule ahotil Ihi l ishers in ol ln’i* parts .a iln’ ttorhli' Vonr readei’s knou- the i\p,' nolhino «.redit.il»Ie can come from their ,.u:i I ount t ymen. Uiii U*t Britishers malce (.ii;d prove) a i-har^;e aoaii is l an outsider, uliiili r h<- he del-man or 'Piirk. and thi.s .s. iii*’ I'l'e .siiiili-s an iiiei-eiliilons .smiU*. as if


:;,1 : l e viiUM's lesiile in ilie foreioner. Yon ivm. itiia r them vltirino tin* uai-. dranted


-,i:n • oi till’ stories of (Jerman atrociti«>s may I'.;;.- I"' ti eNaom-raied. 'I'lu- les<-er eharj^es il.at V..1V I'rovid on imh’iH*mlenl and iiiiim- j,,(ii;d*le evidence Were jn- l as eerlaiidy r. i . i i d h\ the l \ | ) e of mind to whieh I refer. 1 have no Knowledge ol Iraq, hnt I i laim


GIRL? |W H Y ?)


to fe in p’o--.—ion of ordinary eoinmon .-eii-e aiai I \ ntui'i- to predict that wh’-n liOiil 'rimiii.-on retnrn.s he will li.ive nothinji |. p ri ol width Kno|i>hmen need lie a'-hamctl. •• rile plain unvarnished t r u t h ” will he aufulA th-ajipoiniino to Air. Wood and his


liki . Till n la* ami they will reji’v i it in phra-.- it'lerriiio in “ eloakine iq* ” and all


. \, i l i;.. ' Nt)|. th<*y. unlorss it ihoroiittldy 1.1, ( L If d the British « haiacii*r. One wanild l:,i\; il f ii iohi . now that a Lahonr doveri i- Metii I' It the ii ad of alfairs. all tin- e|,.o idv a It: !).littlini: tlteir own eonnt r.vmeti un: ! l i: -.o dropped. Britain i- siil! m tiie \.iM . 1 t iuii.iii [iroore-- and •- to-d:i.\ . 1‘M


.1 h .i’,d not tor Its 1 rmlitioti ,. looked tip lo liv th" re-i nl the worhl. It wonhi not iu* lotio liMik d lip to if ill'' imaoinino> ol some pe pi’ at iioiii • Were aiiywhei** ii af irne. L.i'tK Mr. Wood -noo(„t s tliai hoth .-itles hav.' ifit li)'(*n heaid in lra<|.


'I'hi.s is a


«p..-n-iii Ilf f.M t. tint ot' «’pinion. . \oain I ask. h.i' h" .sum - special intormalion on the -uhii ri ' It -o. wily not let iis have iLy


BA l t lM n iA X .


i .i . ii .i i i.ther than to theorise and moralist* on i l i - - i ihio( t of li’atp always an easy lhin;i to do intiii ilie armchair.


— IT S ■'tiMll of


i ;s ON VIEW 29 th


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■| ; rTI "Ni ;KS CLITHEROE.


| v S i i i im ia v . E H & T I L E R


KTONS. and all lanaes.


I Tiled Hearths. :>IED & f it t e d


l.'LVc \ 'o u r old I''ire.s a n d


| \ ' in l o r . \BOUR.


REPAIRS. L A f^ E


ADni'T N{ ( tTia TlOX -O B CO rXl)!-:!?!- Sit


'I o atld nn.v etmim-ntai-\- to


•• T.inli.'t*- " leti»*r in yoUr last weeli's i.ssm* Wi'Uki In- hke piihline relined pjold. I refrain tioin doam ,-o exiepi' to say that it oneht it) ! i a*i hy I'voi'v ,'soeiali-l and everv' I'ree' Tiad r iiia.mii'i _\tmr iiiitneron- readt*rs. Born and r. at ’ d in Ldieraiism. and led to helit'vt* til.a Ki... Tnole Innl imuh* onr eonntry what '! I-, :■ w ill pel hap- he no presnmption if I .- y


it i, my eonvie tioii that I'T-t-e. 'Pratle,


in :!•• iii'<',-oiit toml i l ion of the life oi the w-oiid.


;iiid of the j . ’latioiiships v-xk-tiii;: tin* nations <.f tin* <‘arth. 'vdl no


iiiofe uoik vvidl than will Socialism tonndi’d np ill iho impo—ilile (hK-trines of tin* pacilists. ’l i f t ’' a tvpe of .^oi'iali.st mind that can dioaln fit hrot|ii“rly love that does mu


• M-; ’M • pt in the imaginat ion, ’rim same i>l" «aii find n») -alvat ion exeepL in dol s. ft du Hinv:- for thoo* who will not work, and l.'onro :ind pi-a-ni«‘ Idr evoryhody. 'rin* id a i.f duty «|oo,- not cnl<*r int" their armi- m Ml- ’.r «;i!cii hii ion.. mnl we are all dri l l - 'i|o iiuo a (iiiiditioii when we sliall diseov* r liave 1, on loft. Iiehiml ill tlie c-otn-


t fai .V lo


laee for lile, 'I’lie woi lcl is ooV(*rne<l and the - ironoesl will siirviv.-.


<)ai- (I’ l nian ** < <>nira«le.s ” are Ittlly alive


t’l li.i.-, end wliwi they have siieci.-eded tln*y wdl .1:. w a- little eon-iilcrsd ion for otliej-.s a.s tin;, 'hi wiili tinii- policy of frijilit I idnc-s in til" (iioiii War.


IMHLO.


‘J7r!i Soptendr-r. 19*J-t. —*^3H—


r .Ax i ) : 'PAX OB BrY: -


:i tintho'l ol t-ieenrino levenne and of «‘.stah- li-'liijiU ,1 pioper hasi- for latid ac«iiiisition. Ihn t . i \ ino lainl is one thinti; laxiiifi jaiid-


o.i f I s who -hare their views jn.-iify coniisca- lu.M .,t the fall i-etit of laml, they know that tlnii i- iiiipe.S'ihh,. )’Xii'pl hy .successive tuins of ihi- lasal ion .vert w . With the taxat ion ol laii’i valiio', I am ,'iml alway.s litive hceii in i'2 i f i l l ’ 1 1 1 . ami -o is the Lahonr


ns


'Pax. 1 lio loiin “ Single 'Pax ” wa.s invented iiy


l l ’ iiiy (


l'<ni- out is a tlilfereiiL thinfi altoj'eihci : -idl iiiiii.' the at li -mpl to raise reveiine Jroin land ai'MK’ l>v nitaiUs <»f a so-eal|etl .SintiG'


wi i o ihonjild tluit the appr»»- . A C E


lOF ALL INS


; a s b t i o n e r g


juGHES | j .1 6 B a k e r y


In hot is o"” I lls p a r ty ’s p la t-


I’lialnni of the rental value ot latid WouUl ptoviilo inoiK’y i.’noutili lor till piihlic pur- I'o.-e-. In no eonnl'ry in tlm world wouhl >L do that, and finite apart fi’otn war the calls npMii tlif‘ [inhlic ptirsj tend lo incfea.se lar la-tor than the tirowth t)f laml values. 'Phe C'ofOfitf.s alway.s asseit willi the ntnmsL conliflf-nff. jis if it were tin tixiom indispnl - tfhle. thav whtilever tax is pnt upon ti land- loifl iL •• .stays ] )nl.” ti.s the Amerii-an.s .sa.v.


ll Wf :iv-mm’ tlitiL'landlords jiln tidy exncl iho


ntt'i'iiifi-t farthinj4, whieh is certainly not universally trtie in the case of many lay^^e apri* lilt iiral e.states. .-itid if tin* money rai.sed ky til'.’ tax is thrown ir.lo the sea, then the


a-.-oftinn is enrrcct-. Bi l l i t Kliould alway.H bo rcmcinhorcsl that


the tax is proposed lo he applied to llio rc- duclif)ii of the hiirtk-ns winch now fall upon tim fejiaiils. 'Pin* lamlhirds arc to pay more in order t l iat tho tenant s may pay lc«.s. And, ucconlinp; to tl ie teacl>ln^.s of expcrictux*, <'nminon .scn.'Oi and JIcnry Clts»rfic himself, whatevuM- lM*nelits the tenant s scinls tip the value of lami. So long as tho landlord is in jM


V'+^’s.sion ho can recoup liims?lf, to a largo


<*xtcnt) if not wholly, hy ni is ing the rent or by selling the land a t an enhancotl price. A


Sir While .Mr. Wellei-. .Mr. Haworlli and ’l l not liiiidc Mr. Wood ha- any in- - :!i,i i, -1 . Would they accept n nlral


20.S. in the C lax would pixjvonl Iiim. hut this tlraslic measure is not pro|)o.sod hy any polit ician who can ho takon seriously. Take a tost ease. Alore 11ia.it hal f tlio


munieipal rcvt'iim* <»f New Zetdaud has hc*on raised fur the jia.-t thirty yoar.s hy a tax on land values. Latul ahme is taxed.


,1m-


provemeiits ari; absulutv'ly exempt . Ami whiit is the re.sidt ? Are lamllords im- ]>overislnHl ? Is landlordism nnderminovi ? JIas Itnui heeii ch'.'apemalP On tiie eon- trary, landlords are richer- tlian ever, more nnm<*mus ami more jMiwerfnl. Ami the value of laml gn^)ws far faster than the valiu* of the unta.*c<l improvements upon it. ll the laiifl f)f , New Z-alanil htid lieen natiiumlised thirly years ago. with conqu'n- salioii fill the lln*n valms . the unearned in- cr(.*MUUt thill has aecrned .-inet* wouhl hav<* nearly wiped out' llm whole debt hy now.


that I atlvoealt* tiompeiisa ( i<m. hut heeausv* I heli)*Vf* it. to he i:h* finly elfeetive way of ge t t ing the laml a t all. 'riie British people are aeeuslomed t<i that metimd. It Is on t h(* line ol’ h*a.-t re.-i.-tance, am! the great majority of average VfiLis (in wiio-e hands the fleei-ion rc.-dly re-1- in this eonntry, if m)t in Bns-ij)) .iri* likely tf> cfnisifl -r it a fairer way than tlie at tempt to penali.se the owners of laml while allowing eai»itiiiists to gi'l fill' sent free. In an-wer if* .Mr. \Vf>Il'. r. I wi-ite as a pro.s.


l)cctiv<* T>ahour eamhM.-tte. As .'^m it I aeeepi the whole policy of tin* Lahoiir pal ly, the pilhlie fovnershij* f>f eapUa! a.-; well as lan<I, altlniiigh as tl'i* .-eep'tary of the Land Nat ional isat ion l'f*fleratifni I can only r; piv- senb thfv views of my mi“mh«*rs iq*oii the sii)»- jf'('t o f laml alone. Air. .‘snoWfh*n has promisctl tf> tax land va'n -. Air. ! lend' ‘r'^)ii <iqq)i*rl.-< hint in that , ts he fiiil on tin* lamoiis ltdl Soeijili.st re-tthilifin moved hv Mr. Smiwfh'ii in the Monse f»f ( ’fimnion.s. Bni I t;d<.* h a v e to ilouhf llmt. llmse who lu)ve eilcfl hnlli of lln'in on tin* ont* sttiall is-m* of taxing lain! Wfiiihl Iiave lolloweil ei ther *)l them fin the nnicli higgv*r f|neslifin f*f seeniang Ifir the >^tatf* the full control of tin* wliuh* maeliim ry of prt)dnel ion and ilist rilnit lot).


.BiSl'.BM MYDKB. (!*'. I)eni-on .l!on-e. London. S.^Y.1.


SINBLI-: TAX V. LAND XA'PIOXALI.'^A. 'ITUX.


Sir.—Mr. VPellf r tell- n- that if the own:r


of land wa.s uixetl on llie aniin.d value. 2-. in the pound, he would '.-till re< i*ive L lU.OilO a year Horn Ids i<*nant-;. hm wouhl pay one- letith. V’/,.. f l.OIH) ;» vvaf. to the lax eollee- ton. But tiiat lax (aceuifling to Single 'Pe-xeis) wi tihl mean tin ii!erf.-ji'e in the value of ilie laml. and that would m.an an iiierea-e ill the amount' of r«‘nl. ft»r the "Wiiei-. who Wf)uld tlin.s he able to reeoti[* hitn-elt. and moif* hesi(h\'<, lor tlio l’-. which he ha- to jiay to the tax eo le c io r . I'\*llow this out tti it- legical ( <>iieln.-if»n ami it i- ea-y tfi -ei* hoW ih • <*wnej- will fare.


one - inglo tax. le\i<’d f*n the \alut* of l.iml ................ ” As -ueli tlu* single tax' i- i*nt loi- ward a- a com[ileie solution of tie* laml prohleir ; atid it is put forwjird as a suh- .s iitute ftir laml tiatioiiali-alitiii. This Singh* 'Pax. the Labour party ilo m*L snpimrt. and Air. Ilfiwarth ktinw.s it fnil well. ’I’lie Lalmiir )*ariy :igives ah.'f*lutel\’. along with the


,nor •!•* they to <ept ilu- .-tatetneiii that hy it-<lf the SiiiLil.- 'Pax woidtl do much goi ' l . 'Pin* Lahimr party favfiiii.- tiiiiy the imrc.i.-ing taxati*:n of lainl vain - in euniu*xii>ii with otlai* reforms, as is hi'iiig fhim* in Australia as a jjarb of the Labour ]u«igramjm- to­ wards Sociali'tn. 'PIk* Singh*'Pax nnac c'lmpanicfl liy Socialism


eviihntl.v <fmsidei- it to he sfi. hni it is finly as a :m*t!iofl that tlu'.v aeee)»i the taxation f*l land valms . 'Pin* Lahonr party is eomiuiite'l tf* latnl nat ionali.-at ion. 'I'lie Brt'tnier. Air. Snowden. Air. WTieaihy ami all f i i l i f meiii- hers f»f the |n<*.'(*iit t ’ahim t who l idong to the l .L.B. are <-fiinmiited lo land nalioiiali-'^a- lion. If the.v are not, then the.v are di — liom*si ami flo not, <-onform tf» l ln’ir - ign.d declarations. 'Phe Lalioiir party favtiiirs the ijixatifm f)f laml value- f*nly ji.s a method ot ;t.U.dninent. W’h.it tio'y do not accept js the laxatifin of land value- a- ;i .''Single 'Pax,


.Singh* 'Paxers. that the i iatnial value- tii the .-fill -honhl belong to no imlivifinal. lint the ohjeetivf* of the Singh* 'Paxcr.- heinme- the nn*l!nnl of the Lahfiiir party. 'Pliere are. howi*\or. maii.v pcfiple wlm .-n|ii)'iii the Ltdiour iimvetitetiL (meluf ling iiiyM'lf) wim behove that the taxation ol land \ a lm s is not tli;* 1*'st stf*n to take liy way oi natioii- ali.-ing lli'* laml.


say.-;


has. appareiP-ly. linisln’d with the Single 'Pax. ,'iml thi'refor.* has mad,' an al tei iqu t«i <«»nfuse v(*nr retider-. I»y fliv«‘ri iiig at tei i iam lifini ilie fpie-lioti :tt. i'siie. which is tlif* Single 'Pax v. .S'at iona lisa lion, eit to .-onietliing e!.-e ami tlial -om. 'ihing el -e is this, • • 'pluu the Labour pat ty .-iip|iorts the itixation ot land values .” ’Phis i- a clever at tempt f* mt*- lea<l pfUir reader.s. hut. a- it is the oiil\ ua> out f)f a diliieult .situation short fif complete -uir. inlei- ! will ch*al with it. .Speaking of the .Single 'Pax. I lei i iy (ieorge \Ve prtqtose to alioii-lt all ta x e - save


Your ollicj v'fiJTe.vpomlenl. .Mr. Ilowartli .


.st like. It i« nob vinl of hive for vested intore.sts


'PlK-re is a hit of hr.rk in the gra*lnal taxation ]:lan. Imj. there is m>( much real hile in it. l l is wil ling If) woiiiid. liu*. it is afraid to


is not a Single 'Tax organi.sttlion. I f ib wa.s thousand.s c f it.s present adlierent.s would bo ilocking to the support o f the Comninnist ])arly. But because it, accepts the taxation of land values, lUr. Jilowarth seizes upon it and attomi)Us lo (;onfn*^c. misropi*esonL and l>erplex, tlie tninds of your reador.s.


LAND BKFOBAIKIL


Scpl-omber 27lh, 1921. —


A J)KKK.\CK OF C'AIM'PA LLSAl. Sir,—'Pile* s ina-hing of the* eai*ilali-l system i.s liu? ji\c»w.d iioast of the Socia lis t :


i.s tliore such a .-ystiMn*' 'Pin* cim'slion is ol iniportaiiCL*. heejiii-e tin* S*tei:ili-l-s who iif*w inisgovei’ii ns a.-snme not only that i lur e 1*1, hut tliat it can he aboli^heil :iml replac'.'cl i*y some other “ .*«y.-tc’m ” lo the heiielit. of tin* Worker-, Air. I*'red Bromley, in his eiilog\- of tin; Bolshevik- at the 'Prad.s ITiioii t ’on- gn.*ss. .said: “ 'ITiey (the* Bolsheviks) had icl*oii-lu*d the; curse of fapil;ili.-m : we. the ’Prades I'nion C'ongr)*,-.-, profe— that to he onr tdtiinaic* end.” .Now. jt- a tnatter ol fact , the JiolslKX'iks h a \e not ” almli.-hed the enirs;) of Capdali .-m.” 'Pli.'V have cmily proved the neees- iiy for Capital, for having de.stroyed their i*wn they have eoiiu* over lu*ie to borrow semu* **f oiirs. i \nd in the inter­ val, aiieordiiig t>* l In* |• •pl)rt.- of American medical men. t iny have* been redneed to the disagroealjle alieriiali\c* o) cannibalism. And when W


L* go fnrtln*r into tin-.* .-i)e<*eln s in


praise of the* Bnssiaii Tieaty, w litid llieir argument s no le-- illogieai. sUcli as that B.nssijt is :i great |)oi.'iitial cnsic/tiier. and th a t the ’Pi’<*.ii> will gi\»* c*mploy ui .'lit to British workm n. In oilier words, not only are the Bnssiaiis hi*i*rowiiig onr capital. I*nl l!u*y ai*e supporting oiir eapiLali.-t “ sys tem.” And onr Soeiali-t.s iiave negotiat<*d tin*'Prc*aiy tc* slrc*ngtlien ihi - ‘‘ sy- tem.” which it. i- their nl tunate end to destroy. Now if the c-apitalist or imlu- trial sy- tem in this conntry is cL'stro.ved, the al ternat ive will and can oidy he -starvation: and for this ri*ason. that • t I.s not a sy.-lc*m hut life* itself whieh is 111- \'olv.cl. ^’el the* Soc ialists not onl.v hold tlii-


lallacy l*m work for it. One? of thc'ir lend**rs. who ineideiitall.v i.s


the Premier c f (his eoniiiry. is eonlrihnl ing hi- share* of tin* -masliiieg hy r.'aping tlu? inl(*rc'st, on dO.nOI) L’1 Pref<*reiiee Shares in a e.apitalist conccTU: that is rc*aj>iiig wlml. he* ha- not, sown.


llaA'ing uc*ither toiled m>r


f-piin. he is the rceipic*nt of monies mad»* l*y t ll,* po; r. duwii-t roddi n. blind, erednlou- Briti-h working man. and traxek- the* count r.v in a motor car whose upkeep c'osts tin* in- tc*ie-t on L


’.MO.nnn. ^Yhen will thi- blind


erednl ily of the 'Prade rn ion i - t - and tin' British work'ing man h* pnt on om* side*, ami l iny leiiii* to >ee tliat till thc*ir chat ter i- iiot iiin-' ini*ri* than irrc'-pon.-ihle frix'olil.v r OneT)f thc'ir pain;rs. “ 'Phe Call,” in 191S.


. -ai l : •• 'Ph'.* eapit.di.-l eddiee i.s shaken 10 its foumial ion.” and :iddccl: *‘ l l is not, tin* hii-in S.S of the* working cla-s to provide* pla - ter tc* iiccld it iq*: their duty i- to i.»pp!’* it o \ , r.” !1<IW faithful ihey have 1m'.*ii I'* tl i 'ir i**li<y. hoth in spi*eeh and aetic*n, i- -i;owii bv'tlu* terrible* ii cord of indn.'tnal strife* from P.M17 to P.fJ.’t iin In-iv**. 'Pile liav.* been Bt.Tl'B Iiidu-trial di-pnle.s. invoic­


ing !;t.’“ i’ .'Ts of


^nn.n!li» worl;i' ciph*. ami Lading m the Pint.null’ w’oik't ig day- .


'!'hi-


rc*|m .-<*nt- the chstriic lion of :in c'liormoti- aiiionnt <*f ejiiiital. No douhi tiiey have* made inanv a eapitali-1 -trnetni,* tupjde over and fal l . ’ witli


th • re-tdt that many c*f c*nr


-ki lh’d woiEni n. and incli.,*.l who!** tracl,'- jind iiidu-'tiac*-. Iia\, ‘ b’ cn hi:ri*d under the inins. .\t'd ibe


in their iii-am* belief lliat the* de-t i Uel KUl of c*iir eaplta| i- t


sv.sti*m k- an end to work for. !ia\i* e \ a -p r- a't.'d every ditf- reiice b iwe n ma-l -r ;iml man. and pulled at the tl.anie to kc*:'|» i h ’ pi t ot trouble t>.*rp’ t nall> boiling o\-,.r. the* la-t


tncicl'i'.ite-. -<*-eaIlcd. were slloeke'd al th* acc'U-ation tlial


'I'r.ach's Lnion Ci*ngrc*-'. th* they were ** hacking the


bo-.-,.'.P But why -lioiiM no*, a woikiing man “ hack' hi- l.o>-;-” 'Plii'V mn-t live hy the satno i iidn- try: tlnii* joint lixcliliood depoiid- oti their joint, .-nece--. ll it i< the nonn.d attitmh* of a trade* unionist that he* inu.-t never hack hi- ho--, tliat it i- a crime i«' siipi* *r; lli- eiiij'ioy. r. what ho|>e i- tliere lor


till* iiidii-tr.e- ol till- country' 'I'lie S o c i a l i - i -


liv t l i e i r confi.s>ion-. a n d 'Phe Lahoin* p.irty


the i r a e i i iii- a r e w o r k i n g t o destrc*y t l ie in- d u t r i c - li>' w i i a h t l e y h \ 'e in th e d i s a s tn * i i - 1) li I t h a t tin re i - ,-oim* a l te iMia I ive “ .-> s t e i n .” 'Phc*i.' .te M


O a l t e r n a t i v e , e x c e p t e an t i ih a l i . -m.


j ind e \ c i i ill.II wo u ld m u hi ’-L \ e r y long. \V!u*n tiesc* Sc*(ia l i- ts .-Inuit wi th gh-c* he- e am e the* ca i*; t . ib- t rd i l ie e i-x toUi*r ing. th e y lo rg i t h a t ill y a i e nml rn e ; i t l i . ami if th e


ed i t i c c c-itine- ch*wn wi th a e ra - I i , tlie.v al.-u wd l )*.' I la i ie i i <1 «*n: u n d e r th e r u in s . Air. .'“


hung’ I iiig our c*wn people* to d. ;ith : capitalism cni that occM.-ioii wa.- ahU* to . -a\e the [ioor pi'i pie from being liuiigc*retl to cl alli. But tlu-y Were aetiiaUy hnng- 'nd tc* il,*ath in Bn- ia. and it the aims o|' tin* .Soeiali'-is -ne- cced. wv.-ha!i all I*** hung, led lo . lea t l i in this eoiiiitry. Ami who will rc*ap tin* hem’lil .Not tin* world demiHratie nio\i*mem, alioiit will'll they talk .-o grandly; the only peopl* to ben.-fit will be oiir foreign rivals and eoin- p'litoi's. It I-


impoi'-ibh* to .sjnasli lh«*


wot? cl not he!]* ilie working man. It iiiight tilt" w -ul*nr!*a!i himi lu*ld tor spcciilaiicm cm to *Mie marliet. hut that would not ia* any giio|*‘l lo those who had m* capita! to !my Jiml so ‘inprov*.* it. Bi*.)r men would still lie sliiu ou.‘' Irom tlie laml. Bich men would lie nl'te to hire lalKMtr tf> inip»-ovi* it. and so the* s-um.* thii ig wouhl liappi'ii which ))rc*vails to-ciay. L.'tndlnrd.s eotdd pnt it|) cheap teneimnt lions s. m.'ikc-’ prc*lits from them, and still pay the hind vahms to the .St;ite. .Singh* 'Paxer- t lic*nisc*l\c s nsnally claim lliab if land \a lm s were Inxc'd land wonicl he thrown open to all. and jdl would have* 1 hc^ opporinnity to laiiour and .so .'•c-cui’e th** full return of that I.-ihmir. Jliit. t'hc* .S.iigle 'Pax woitlcl j)ol throw open land to all. hut only tc* those* with capital f'*i’. according to their tln'ory. tho-e of f 'ring tin* most wotdd g<*t it, ami f»hviousl.v they Wfinld Of* the* capitalis ts. Alen are not c'cpial in uhilitv. Smai ’t. ni(*n would make h'.tti-r ns'? of hand than feelih* men. and eo would t*e a!»le tc* hti.v maehiner.v, and then with tliis adv.'inlage tliey would he ahh* to undc*r.s.'ll tin* feehh r iiieti. and oventnall.v drive* them out . ami they woidd become landless :ind lie (;om'po!led to toil at wage* lahoiir as to-da.v. 'Pin* .smart nuni ronld leave money tc* tlnar ehildrc'U, and Ihe.v would be able* to live* in idlem*ss, while* others toilcMl fitr them again as is done* to-day. The tact fhab nn*n are not eqmil make.s 'the Single 'Pax nnjii.si.


It


Wouhl pro(IiH-0 a coin|K*Lilion for ihe land hy nn-fjual-s. and the feehlei wt»idd he nnpro, vicled for. and this is \vlic*re- Soeialistn wonM h.-.v(* to .step in. The liahoiir party fully realize tin's, ;i.s they do not <;on.sich*r Uio l.-txa- tion of iaiui values hy itself . 'Plmt is the fundamental dilFt?r<'nee hotween t|n. Labour


j)artv and Single Taxor.s. Tho Labour party right lv say tha t there is no dis tinction hc*.


twcH'ii* land values ami other vtiluc-ss. f f in- di.vidimls have not picMlneetl the* land, lliey <'ertaiidy liavc not alone- pn)dneed othc'r things. All production (as well a.s_ th a t of land valuo.s) belongs to all . T’bis is wh<MO tbe Tyabonr party are- more logical than the Single Taxens. ITicre is no difforeneo. save in degree, lK>lwooti propo'rly in land and projxjrty in other capital . Tlio Labour party


St.eialisis desire. 'Pln*y nmy s.'t lire t«* a ii*w idle factoric*'.. and w.'irni t lnir hands lor a few hour- a t the Maze, hut/ wlmn Ihe.v the* rniiis of a onc e glorious count r.v—xvhat- tlie'U*' If the* credit- and goodwill, the eajiital ami tin* organisjition. the* eimtom and the marliets of otir indn.-tri’:- arc* cle.-tro.ved. there.* i- mul l ing left upon which the greater patt of the* population of this country can i*xist. B*-mc*mI*cr this.


Sociali-t. (!c)vernmr,nt, did wjis to \-c*tc* it.s,qf four wec*ks’ back jia.v and. shortl.v aflc*r,


'Ph’e.v propose to lend the* (M*rmans L' ln.tKHI.nOt) of onr money lo put the* 11 mi on Ins feet and us on onr hac k.s. I wonder wlial m.v cotuach*s huriecl in I''ram-e would think of such a mad. murderous policy. Clia'-ity .starts at. home. Look- aftc'i* til" war wichiw and the orphans, tile blind soldiers and sailc*rs; lend yinir money to .vi*iir own people; <*\*pand tho c*(.lcini s ; hind the* I'.mpin* togc*thc*r for coin- tnercc* ami trade: :iml leave tlu* Kinpir*' greater and sti'onger than you found it. ./uul spurn the* cli.-h*.vali-ti who wj-h'.s to draw up treat ies and l<*nd onr mone.v to the? coldest, enu'lle.st, murd'r-'rs that have* existed since the* I'N'eneh Bevohi l ion.


’ KOWABI) TAYLOB.


I)ai'wc‘n-i*oad. Bromle.v ( ‘ross, i29t h f^*pteiiiber. 19’J I.


C o m m u n i n g W i t h H im s e l f . Janies Haworth, drjiwer-in, of 29, Com-


mci-ci.'d-roacl, Croat llainvoocl. wjt.s linotl B)s. jit the Borough Bolicu Court, <m Alomlay, for lK?ing drunk and tlisoixlorly bi the AlarlvoUplaoe, tlio previous evening B.C. Crant s tated Um.t he heard pri.soncr


.sliouting and swearing in the ^larket-pluce. Ho declined to he quiet and wn-s lockecl up. riawortli admit tei l being drunk. He said


ho wan wai t ing for tho 'bas, ami was probably' swc'.vring a li t tlo.


CbU.nni) |>er .Vein* for tir.st-<'lass railwa.v lares. the iirst thing the


eaiiiialist .sy>l 'in. but onr part in it w'ill be t rati.-f; rrc'cl lo other cc*nntries. 'Ph<*ti. pos­ sibly. wc* sliall


liax'c the* I'l'volntion c*nr ie.-'.ioii tliat one oi


'inillie once made the* moiiriilnl e.m- lii- i'»al strike- wa.-


t. appeare'd j;l Bc*iton-ity-Bowland, on Aloud.i.v,


A cli?rii,.ii lucJorLsi, the Bev. 'riioina.s Bos ' - Ihiee. N'ur.ir of .VII S a in t s ’ Ci iurch, l la l i iax .


.summoned tor d i ix in g to th e d a n g e r ol lijo public. Jle eondiicled his own ca.se ami at tiu? oiil-


sel iioint.il oiii that :in error had iteeii macio ill iJic .summons as ho liad been ile.-crdied as


” Bichard 'riioiiias Bo-e-Brice.’’ SiipL, Burgiri painted om that the dc-


Saturday, Seplemlier lUh, lu* was on duty at Cnnrcli C-..rner. (Ji-I*n:n, and hat! signallt*d trallic Irom tlu* direction ctl Chllu roe lu .Sktpion. Smlijc.'iily lu* saw defeiidaiit. win* was .Iriving a e.n frem the direction of Clitiieroe on the wrong .-iile of the* road, passing c»ilu*r vc?hifles at, an excessive speccl. VVilm*s- put up his hand for def.'ndaiil to s lop hnt lu* failed to cl«* so. da.sliing in )i-<*iu of a ear nejir the coimei* and cjutsing wi tms s to have m jump quickly aside to avoid l.eing knocked down. Defendant then swerxod to tin* other side of the* road and m*arly ran into the A'icarage w;dl. 'riie car was .'•to])[M*d about


lendant ’s name Iniil l»cen laken from the driv ing hcuiee. and when thi.s was prodm.-cl i t wjts louml that the constable had read ** Biehard ” fcjr *‘ Jtev.” B.C. Saxh.v .stated liial jit .1-1.*) p.m. on


Hft'.eii yjirds along tin* Skij»ton-road and as he appi-oaehed del»*mlant .-Iionlecl. ** What do you want me fe.r. I have* slopped, what- m<*re xlc) you want? I had the car perfectly nmh t* eonlrol .” Win n ask«*d to jn-odnee his driv­ ing lie'em .* iic*fi‘ndaiil said. “ I have two il you want them,” and on being (old he would he* reported, defendant ’ replicil “ Bigl ito! (iood <layl” \Yitnc*ss estimt ilcil the .sjs'cd of the car a t *11) miles an hour. In reply to tho SniH'rinL'tident the Con-


st.ahle said that Air. Brice gav«* no indication ol tlu* diri'cliuii lie wi-!ied to tala*, nor did lie -oiind Ills horn. Def<?nd:nit : \Yill yon givc^ me* th e tiam ‘s


.'Hid addresse.s of ihe public wluise live- were endangerc'd ? S n p t . Biirgin : ’riu*re i- no n e i e - - i ty for


li:m to d<* tlia 1. Who was in Danger ?


D f*‘ndant ; ('an you name oiu* pei'.son of


one car tiiat was c>ndangerod hy me r Wi tne- s ; 1 my-'clf was endangered. Snpi . Burgin : 'I'lie -Vet -ays that ii i- the


traliie on tin' I’oad or what miglit leasonahly l>c exp(*cto<l on the* road that go\-i rns ilie-e ea-es. it is not neees-ary lo prove t iiat there* wjis .'inytliing on llie load, luil the* ec*nstahle has imlic*:it’ ii in hi- I’videni t* that del. iidaiu mirrowly mi.'-»tl a ear. Def’ iul.int; You signal!.-d me to sh*w


down ? Witnc's,-: I signalled to yon lo -lop. Didn’t you w;ive yiuir hand with great


digni ty and ditl not. I slow down at oiuc! ' — N»*. ytm did not. yuu da-lied in Ir’iiii ot a


c.'tr.” ^■o!! -liollted to me to -top allliottgll lliefc' was no one in the wtiy. Did I .s top'—At's,


yon did. Wi thin ten y a rd - a- it h ap p e n - ami I eonid


gone* mad. show iiu* ycno' luvne.'” ? A«*-. On '-econd i l iougl i l - . do m*l you th in k ;.'>n


wc*r«* iiisoieni to two ol llie Kin g ’- -nbj i ’ets on liu* Kin g ’ - highway ' —No. it wa- you who were in -olent at i lu’ b .ginn: i ig. Di* not. V’lii think t h a t all t)u* eirc’iinistanet*-


of th e ejise |»oint ic* i.o om* lint your.- If as llte om* out c*f cont rol , c*r unh in g ed , o r gone


load Ol' w!iai*v'-r cL. ‘ you like to call i t ! '— No.


Inspector 'rowm nd staU'il that at th * time


dcfc’iidant approached, lu* had just l»*lt B.C. Saxhv and h.id re.uhed a point in tlu* road n e a r ’whicli ch*fcndant eventual ly s iopp-d his la r.


lb* saw ilu* constahl.* give a proper


signal for cU*fc*mlant to stop and m»lie«*d that he had to jump a-idc* tc* avoicl I*c*ing knocked down. Defendant almost lan itit<* tlie iorm r at tlu* Vicaiagc before* he pulled up .-iml he wa- \>'iy ni-oleni to lb,* r.nistable af ter In* n t<*. B.C. Saxby addres-*'d pro))er maniuT and .-aid Ii‘* ted. Dc*lemlam trav«*l|ed


spe


h.■ rept d s alo


bi D I.'


g-icu* till* N'icai’iigc* wall bc*- ear. but lie .-aid he could I'e ciuickly had he ;-:een any


tow uc*ar clid 1 go to the* con- hitn ininp a-id * out of xom’ iMiidguard cm your on-wiic*cl


1 him. I'c* wcTe twe* c:ir.s on the mad I saw two near tiu* Cliutch


id of cars wei’«* they! ' - - ! <h> not *'"AVhat enh.iir wvn* t l iey?- 'riu* lir-t wa.s


all yo u r exp' iieucc* on th e road. T’he c.iily c a r tlu*ie was .i Ford c a r W


’liich luid been


j ioldlug ;‘.H* np. for some’ time* an d when I .saw the r(*a:i abscJutely clc*ar tihetul 1 we n t forward. 1 liavt. hec*n d r iv in g for .some yean^ ;;ncl d i iv in g all sor ts of people, cars full of c'iiihlron an d so on.


Defendant’s Story.


t ion an d Air. Brice wen t i tdo th e witness; box a n d was sv.’orn.


for four a n d a cpiar ter y e a r s an d Inul neve r iiefore had c*von a wa rn in g f rom tlie polieo-


'This copeludial t l ie ta.se for th e iu’o.secu- l l c s ta t c< l he liad been dr iv-


'I’he fact s of th a t <*ase wore ca re ful ly Jioteil hv huntiolf atul two ol hi.s pi i r ishioners who wvre wi th liim in th e c a r a t th e t ime. Ho had ins t pa.ssui an o i i ie r l''oi’d o a r which Imd lieeti hohl ing him up f«>r smne xl istamv an d saw tlu* coitstahlo wavt* lor liim to slow ilown. Ho liad n a tma l ly h ad to a c cele rai ’c to [)a.-s tile Ford ca r , wliieh h ad l>Ls.'n gc*ing f a r 1<m» slowly up Ijili lor his ca r .


lb* kiu?w ihe


corner , a n d knew t h a t i t was d an g e ro u s in I rallic, hut, a t ilu* t ime th e road was [>erle<T. iv c-le.ir, a f t e r ho laid pa.ised llio ot l ier motor . H e .shot p a s t th e o th e r c a r p r e t ty fas t , like a fish, in o rd e r to g e t o u t of his way. The


constahh* spoke of him being on tin* wrong s ide of th e road, Imt l l i a l was only whi ls t lie was pa.ssiiig th e c)thei* vehicle. He »m- medii tlc ly slowed down in re.spon.se to tiic s ignal a f th o n g h th e r e was n o th in g in his way an d tho cons table ev en .slunitetl to him to s lo p . J Io d id .so (luilo easi ly in ten y a rd s by appl.ving two of his hvo brakes , a n d ctiulil ii'avc .stopi)C(l in two y a n l s h ad th e r e boon a n y necess i ty for i t . Ifcc h ad done t h a t more t h a n once, expeoinllv tvlion chi ldren h ad ru n in f ro n t of this caiL AVhon th o pol iceman asked Iiim to sliow hi.s licenct* he shopted, a n d h e (wi tne s s ) repl ied. “ I will gladly show you two, if you de?,iro.*’ “ I h ad in inijul Iho fitory o f Archbis l top Temp le an d th e man ho askccl lo t a k e ixvo s e s i t s / ' s t i id .d e f en d an t . S n p t . B u r g i n ; Oonfine your sel f to the


evidenro, pleaso. Pro c e ed in g , iVIr. Pr ic e s a id th o cons table wa s s l iout ing, “ I only is-unt o n e a n d lie


hlack an d tii.it i- a.s f a r ;is 1 cc»uld go. So you clon’t recognise* a Fc?r<I e a r wi th


h a \ .-t.jpjc'd in :wo. When 1 stopjied did not I a -k w lia; was the iiia1 1 e r L - Yes. AikI you ix'plic’xl, “ I tlioughl you liad boiit


Y IC A R F IN ED .


O R IX ^ iX G C A U TO 1‘U I iJA C J)AJc*C; i31l A T G IS B U I IN .


ALLEGED INSOLENCE.


‘M TM O L i J I IT YO U MAD GOMC A lA i ) ” SA Y S C'OXSTAIiS.K.


dcclarcjtl t h a t tlie c a r was o u t of conl rol . J lc fcud. int said lie repl ied, “ I f Lite two cars h a d been o u t ol coutroL its you seem to imagine , th e r e would h a v e been no coiustabie


to t a k e o u r n umb e r s a n d Jiames an d ad- drcascs .” “ Alcii who a r c ma d , ” .slid Air. Brice, “ tio


n o t o l t c n Luke an^- not ice of s ignals e.xcept as a chaileiige, an d they c e r ta in ly lal<o no Jiolice of sh o u t s , they .simply s h o u t hack ag a in . You c a n n o t conl rol two mcti who a r c mai l in two ca rs g o in g a t foi ty miles a n hour . J s i ihtni l th a t as a ma t t e r ol h uma n exiiori- ence.


a:ul iwi) naul iiicn in car.'..’’ Reading Evidence.


'i’h f i e wa.s no room lo r tlu* con-Lahie


in g hi - .'^InLeiiH'iii lioiii fh e c t - of |*aji. r aiul S n p l . Bnrgiii a.-Kcd if the note.- laui been liauie at- Liu; UMie llie i-iin-tahle .sloppeil liilU. Air. Br ice: .Vo. tlu? lU'xt day. S u p i . Burgii i : Tneti you c amu i t read tliem. Air. ih'U') : i, u.u - t a.-k ’foi- a ni i i i ig of the


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ji.s lo f i i s iame an d .so on. .Now ! want to know il iL is pci ai ir saMc for me lo lini-h my evidence. Tiio C’hai r t i ian to n s n l t ed th e Clerk a n d


announc ed lli.it Air. Br i ie could proceed a.s :iie J’olice wa iwi i th e i r <*bi(<'iioii. De f e n d a n t : As liu* coa.-:.ii*b* did uoi ovv n


g vt my naiiu* down ( -orrectly a n d a - hi- iir.st le in a rk to a Kin g ’.- .Mihject on thi* Kin g ’s highway w.is “ \(/ ti a r e goiu* ma d . ’’ I tliinlc i t was iu? who a a s '»at of coi i tml :jiu1 th a t liis informa t ion i*. a.s in a c cu r a t e a'< iiis xcr - ion of my name,


twaddle. D(‘feiid;iut . I t is a stat<*nu*nt of my case. S n p t . Bnrgin . ^’on have no r ight to give


th a t : you c a n n o t a t ta ( “k a. ])oIicein;in like th a t in th e ho.x ; you mu s t confine your.<olf Lo tho facts of th e en.-e DefeiulanI in t ima ted t h a t ho had concluded


hi.s ovidmicc, ttnd he wa- cro'S-examim’d hy Si ipt . Burgi ju


A “ Super-Ford.” .'vskiii wh a l kind of e a r he was dr iving, de-


f eiulani s.iiil it w:is a “ .-npi*r-l*'ord.” a very e x l r a o id imu y <.ir. It wa^ given t*» him l*y his h r o i ’ic r . who hud l i l ted it wi th (,'Viry mode rn .q>ring ;uul ev(*ry mode rn hrak(*. in­ c lu d in g tin a i r -v a i \o b rake , which he u.sed to ••oiitrol i!u* c.ir ent i re ly. .“siq it . Bu rg in : Wha t ' a r e ilu* fiv<* lu’akes


you spoke of:' Deti*ndant : 'riu-ri* is the r(*verse. the* foot-


i)rake. tlu* c lutch, ilu* liaiul -braite. an d tie- hai id-hrako iia.s tw<* -liO(*s ^’oii could l>ull th e c a r up in e ig h te en inclu's if you weie pr*'pared_ to .stjr.iin i t , .^upt. I lu r g i i i : 'riiaJ is exa c t ly like my own


car , which h:’..'< tlu* saim* b r ak e - on i t . Init 1 would Mot cal! mim* a “ stipor F o r d . ” o r a


five hr au c ca r . D e f e n d a n t : T Imvo liad to use tdl five*


hrtiko.s on one oce.isioii only, lo saw* a child .vliich iiad run in f ront of the* car . I ctuiscd


tiu* <'.ir to skid sideway.s pa- t tlu* child. Sliiela Boi)ert.-h;iw. 10.


l*ixeter-st re - t.


Sjdiet ’h(*i)hle. Hal i fax, - ta t e d sh e wtis with Air. Bri<'c in the c a r on tin* d a t e in ques t ion ami was pr<‘pa red to answei- an y c|m*-tion. She* ci>nol*oiat: <l ni.* evicU ne-' in its eni i i ’ t v. S u p t . Bii rgin . Aon have* Imard it. stiid th a t


life conMahb* had to jump «*ui «-f tlie v. e, ' AVil/iicss: AVo we re n o t tis n e a r as all t i iat . .‘s n p l . Bnrgin : Had lu*


get o ut of tiiC


WM.V ? AVitn. .-.- (h c- i tat ingly) : A'es. lu* htuL Defi iidant : Di* you mider . - land th e fpu's- t ion. had iho con.sttdile to get o u t of tlu? way


hi*('an>(‘ 1 was loo n e a r iiim!' W’itiu*'S ag . ’in lu ' - i l a t .d an d defend.int I’x-


c«)rroJ)ora i (•(.! an d d e n u d liiat th e <'on-tah!e had to e,- t »»iit (tf tho w:iy. ,s^!u' agrei'd lliat Aliss Ib ibe r t -haw was in a helt^'l* po.-silion to ohs.-rv»* what was occur r ing, providing slu,* wa I t a k in g p a r t ic u l a r notice. S’m* I’eiiU'm- herod p a . - in g the ca r . hnl it wa- a consitk.r- alik* di.-J : ' ic ' f rom t!u* i 'onu*r - th e len g th ol th e Col in I'ocen she* -ngge-l'.Tl. 'riu* depnty-Ci(*ik O l r . H. W. ’eks) a.-Iu'd


defei idai i i if he had any nion* witm*s-(*s. Air. Br ice: No. sii’ : hnt I could liaw*


hrougl i t two more. .'"tupi. Bti rgin : So could we.


Fine Imposed. , \ f t e r a c;>nsultatii*n wi th hi - c’tlleague,


.Mr. A l . i c . i l p i n t l u * Cliaii’tnan (Air. A. (' . Ablm“-Bedh<*ad) .inuounci-d t h a t a. line ot 10- would he imrix'i'd. D. ' f en d an t a-k ed if lu* could api> al aga ins t


th a t deci-ion a - he eon-ider(*d tin* ea-^i* of nalioii.i l importanct* in l l iat lu* had Ih*i'M


. -uminoned when lu* (»ng!it mi t tc* lun’e lu i ’n. 'i’lu* dep n ty -Cle rk advi.>-:ed d e f en d a n t to con­


sul t ’ his -ol ici tor on tin* .-ubji'cl. .Supl. Burgin : If tin* cast* had heoJi di.*^


.Snpt. Burgin int ’rposed to s ay tiiat j| h** in- teiidod al>pealing it W(*uld he b e t t e r il lu? did net itay tlu* line.


energy. The pink llnsli of health should l*e on her ebooks. .She ought to lio irrosistihlo.


I.ifo is at- it.s h(*st. Slic shoidd not ho tired and wan, too langnii! l(» eiijo.v plain food, too sliv and timid to altrttct anyone, otten ho ng ill for a day and having lo he iu liod. and looking limp and unhappy when mil


walking. Sho should bo full of vi tal i tv, hungry for


lior meals, glad to lio!|> with the lionst?worlc. fond of jtn uvoning’s recreation, walking with a spring in hor lioels, .stinshine in her eyes, and tho jov of living lin lier .sold. A girl who is tliin and lireathless, with no


colotir in her Ups and cheeks, aniiomii;. duH- looking, will improve wondorfnlly iindor tlio innuenci* of tho new blood that ])r._A\ ilHam - pink pil ls can give her. Sho will gain v'ibilit.v and at tract ivenes s, grow heallh.v and jolly,


g e t rid of all lior hntgour ami ln.s.sitmlo. 11: is wort!) wliilo lo join llic llirong of rosv vonng womanlimKl. when all you not*(l


is 1)r! AVilliams’ pink |)ill.s. All chomist.s sell them, .Ts. Ocl. a box— nothing oKsc is just as good.


The re a r e two clitesc.s: il roaniors ami doers.


One howls for l ig h t wine a n d th o o th e r plants g r ap e vinos.— “ Bin n in g lmm News .”


I IO U S n ilO L D INSECT.*; CARRY DISEASE— T h e re fo re .K IL L them. Uu«s, Fleas, Flies, Beetles, Ants, Wastis, Mosquitos. All a»e dancerous. EVERY Insect coniinK Into contact with Keatiac's Powder D1ES« Cartols. 2d., 6d.. a ad !/•. .


THE IRRESISTIBLE GIRL And Her Delicate Breathless Sister. A young girl shonlil he bright and fidl ol


mis-od we slumld c e r tainly liavc* apjH'aled. De f en d an t was a b o u t to pay iho fiTU,* wii *n


tYou know tiie uM • rnhhioned uirc dniUtre-ia — ciine* your »pine. aistorts your or»lnns—caii*.iiij5 buck,


uiJiileslioH “ nnti to women moic Kriivc evils. * Ask > oiir doclor.*


claimcd : He neve r budged. He was a.s J>aUerliohhl'.*. al -o


solemn a-; ;i staim*. .\nm* Bloomf’u’ld.


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£1,010,000 lb ' .-ay.s I was d r iv in g to tin*


d an g . ' r of the juihlic. h ut tlie only publ ic 1 saw was ilu? [inhlic-liou-se a t ilu* cro.-s-ro.ad.s. Sui>t. Bu rg in : 'I'lial is n o t e v id e n c e ; i t is


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SOWERBUITS, A X I ) x oT E t u p : 3 , M o o r L a n e , C l i t h e r o e


r , (JU A IA TV , (.*-»■ Madame ANNIE LORD CONTRALTO VOCALIST


Is Opon to accept PUPILS for SINGING & VOICE PRODUCTION


Every THURSDAY at 77, WEST VIEW. For Terms Apply above Address, or


325, BLACKBURN ROAD, DARWEN.


f ^ i s s J e n n i e B e n t o n CONTRALTO VOCALIST


TEACHER OF SINGING AND VOICE PRODUCTION.


che, nerves, sleoplc-nncs’* «u»il


RESUMES TEACHING EVERY FRIDAY at MR. HARGREAVES’


42, PARSON LANE, CLITHEROE.


PUPILS Successes .it Blackpool, Moro- cambe, Lytbam, &c.


’ Suiple< ‘ .MuUrcss' emmot m»S.' ‘I I'C npriiiits mould iSicnt'olvev t«> ii*_e future ami crndlc your binly 1iix*iri- ou-Iy. I ’lie spine is sirnittlil. l)*e nerves sootiicd, sleep induced, the oriians imdisturlc<J.


nlnTiirfminfinfiimimiiiii: A nO O N T O W OM I iN


*A S ta p le s ’* M a ttre ss means b etter Health.*


No exaggerated claims arc made for *St;q»lcs* Matt ress— simply LU X UU Y aiul the quiet ly defmite s lalement— “ Sleep wi th your spine straight and organs undi.«- to r ted an d your bcul lh will improve.”


Th e n tell yoti r friends. A rnosC co rdial invitation


to both new customers and oh! —wc shall cons ider i l a privi*


lege to show yon these ma t ­ tresses. Wc do not impor tune yon lo b n v now. Wc shotv


th em—the i r own common- sense appeal sells th em.


▲OBITT J m ie


SHAW BRIDGE ST. OUTHEROE


• . E. S ith s


C R A S H IN W O R S T O N R O A D . An a c c id en t occur rod' in Woreton- road a b o u t


seven o’clock on Fr id ay n ig h t . Wi lb .u u Taylor , o f Li t t lo !Nfoarlcy F a rm , Cl i theroc , tvas dri\"iiig a mo to r cyclo n n d a p p a r e n t ly collidotl wit li a motor c a r . H o vraa k n ocked off hi s mad i in o , su s t a in in g s ow r c in ju r ie s to his logs a n d bruises. IVIembors o f th o Bo ro u g h Police Fo r c e wero cal led to g o th o r wi th Dr . S h o r t , an d Tay lo r wa s removed t o Bla ck b u n h I i i f innary by th o mo to r amb u lan c e .


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' I 'jY' fill. 1? q j l I t i For tonus Applj’—


ROSSETT COTTAGE, AVENUE PARADE ACCRINGTON.


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