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7zl v thursday khurxkhber 27th 1934 the acton free press paoe three fttafslsr3ritiststl taaaaaaaaaaaj iaa t sty 3fre jhrpab iiirt tanj the derelict chariies boabdman hawtss ty y i y ty ii ty ty y f l44i a ames duby come to the lumber camps on the abol river a worn- out backwoods derelict on the eve of a january blizzard he thrust his shivering lorm into the cookroom hud- dled by the hot stove and cried beans beans jim duby wants beans hes hungry they poured beans on a tin plate and watched him eat he put the edge cf the plate to his mouth and pushed the beans with his knife the gravy drip ped down on his ragged coat morel he quavered they gave him three heaping plate- fuls and hot black tea in a quart dipper when he had finished they pointed to a vacant bunk put the oldest blankets into it and left him sleeping the sleep of exhaustion it would have been murder to send him out into the threatening storm while he slept and as the first flakes of snow came whirling down a teamster was brought into camp with a broken leg because the crews weie shorthanded the boss ordered a cookee out in place of the injured man and next morning much against his will old jim duby was given a thorough bath and set at work paring potatoes and washing dishes as wuthless a man as i ever see donald maclaren grumbled not mind ing in the least that the old man was listening to every word theres not been another time since i can remember when id let him stay by me and now that i can use him i mistrust hell i vamoose the first clear day but treat him square hes human and mclaren stamped out of ithe room leav ing old duby gaping at the unflattering summary of his character maclaren had known james duby forty years be fore but nonaolthe men knew that the storm cleared a week passed and the old irian was still at work do you know mr maclaren the cook said one day ilm beginning to think the old fraud actually likes it its three square meals a day and a warm bunk at night the hills are cold in january hell go with the coming of spring maclaren looked off at the white summit of russell mountain and smil ed grimly the rain and sleet of gray march and the wild freshets and warm winds of april found the old man almost con tented in his quiet way ignored by the men cursed by the cook patronized by the cookee he pared potatoes and washed dishes from gray light to sundown ate slept and seemed satisfied but ever and anon the keen glance of donald mac laren would detect a yearning wlstful- ness in the old mains eyes and now and again the cook would and him starling at tthe leaping rips of abol at the wet bare ground at the budding branches of the trees on a morning in early may he shuffled into the office looked timidly away from maclarens stem face and said wltb an apologetic grin well i mils be goln on maclaren drew from the safe a long black book took out three bills pushed them across the desk and bent over his accounts whats this quavered the old man wages maclaren did not look up i warnt hired out the old man waited for a reply but got none i aint asked nawthin maclaren raised his head pointed at the door and again frowned over his problem the old man reached out a trembling hand took the money thrust it inside his sweater which maclaren had given him and went out oood for nothing maclaren growl ed to the cook that night after supper ive seen em before i knew hed go in the spring time at the moment when maclaren spoke those words the old man was squatting in the underbrush on the hillside watch ing the camp with eyes from which timidity and indecision had departed eyes in which had appeared subtlety craft and cunning one by one the camp lights appeared and the small stars twinkled in the gray sky two teamsters with swinging lan terns splashed through the slush in the camp yard the highpitched voice of sammy clarksen the ballad singer quavered through a chorus and died away the yellow light disappeared from the windows of the bunk room the lantern in the cookroom was extinguish ed the llitle camp lay in the star light a huddled mass of low squat shadowlike buildings on every side tall pines waved their boughs and whispered in the night wind by and by the old man james duby came down the hill from his hiding place he placed his foot silently on rocks bare earth and logs that would not crackle or turn he smiled craftily and paused to survey the silent camp once more he croaseed the yard in the hair light that is everywhere on a clear night as he paused in front of the office building the slim born of a crescent moon dis appeared behind the brow of russell mountain and lie smiled for he plan ned to travel far that night wltb only the stars to guide htm the door of the office was never lock ed and he- e softly he fumbled along the countef which was piled with shirts and socks and trousers and felt his way over the brad boots the axe shelves and thesccount books he knelt in front of the ittlc safe and with his ear close to the door turned the knob listening to the cuck of falling tumblers james duby knew more about s than any man on abol before he had become a vagabond he had worked in a shop where safes were made and since then he had not forgotten the bolt slid back the door creaked open the old man fumbled in the safe took out a long-black- pocketbook shut the door pushed back the bolts and threw off the combination he paused a moment by the counter feeling of the warm coats and gloves and boots then he went out into the yard it was early may he hai no need for winter clothing he peered this way and that in the shadows of the lonely camp and slipped as silently as a marten down the long dark road that led under the arching pines the white water of abol leaped away and away it roared angrily over the rips laughed across pebbled shoals and swirled down under the alders in a swift powerful current ablack bent figure crossed the old leg bridge and vanished james duby harbored behind the mask of his aged face all the resources and trickery of a long life of petty crime he plugged along at a stiff pace and covered sixteen or seventeen miles before he stopped he left the road by a fallen log doubled back on his tracks and lay down under a dwarfed pine where the needles were dry and thick he was tired and he fell asleep almost instantly when he woke he heard voices crawling silently out of his hiding place he stretched himself in the thicket of young firs he recognized the voices of the speakers for a time he listened with his mouth open then the corners of his eyes wrinkled in a crafty smile and he laughed noiselessly he had heard his own name mentioned that kind aint never to be trusted theyll turn on the hand that feeds them and bite it like a scorpion that they will the speakers knowledge of scorpions was purely scriptural weel lad i suppose maybe hes now nt this minute chucklin over last nights work threeiundred dollars is no great of a loss but him with maclarens sweater on his back and maclarens food in his belly its shameful that it is put out the fire and well be art our way the old maj lying concealed in the bushes once more laughed gently when they had gone be crawled down to tne roadside and stared at their blackened are he chuckled and patted the red sweater behind which was concealed the thick roll of stolen bills theyre after me he whispered to no one at all maclarens found out and sent em he set off after his two pursuers pre sently he came to an old dead pine broken off thirty feet above the ground he turned into the bushes with twink ling eyes he had travelled that road years and years before and he knew more of its short cuts than either of the two who were trying to find him but there was another man who knew more even than he twenty minutes later donald maclaren himself turned into the short cut and smiled when he saw the track of a patched shoe as the old man climbed the hill the sweater caught on a broken limb and he unfastened it carefully he felt an im pulse to tear it off his back it seemed to hlm tha he could feel donald mac larens eyes fixed upon him that donald maclarens voice was calling on him to keep the money but to give him back the sweater because the sweater stood for kindness and good will the old mam faltered for a moment he rubbed the roll of bills ifrhls shirt pocket then he pushed on again more swiftly than before presently he began to talk to him self money he chuckled im rich ill go to ojdtown ill go to bangor perhaps ill so to boston im ruch- no mr maclaren aint callln he donu want his sweater ten minutes he walked on in silence then he began to talk to himself again turn on the hand that feeds them those had been the mans words the old fellow tried to think that he did not care a year before he would not have cared but maclaren had taken him in maclaren had treated him square maclaren had paid him waged without his asking the old man chuckled deep in his throat hee ho he muttered im gettln soft yes im gettln soft ahtbhe marched determinedly on he passed spruces firs cedars and open i marsh he wadel through the tamaracks and again clambwed through the-eedaift- sotfhe muttered to him self soft he repeated again and again and grinned at his own weakness soft soft soft the words failed to stir him he felt weak old and discon solate through the mists of half a lifetime came a fricture of one mac laren whom be had known tie had known him forty years before he had left him on the noon of yesterday he used me white the old man said to himself ht used me white and i used him dirt the idea preyed upon him and set him picking at the sweater on his back then he cried soft but the word came without conviction or force he climbed up up up until from the gray ledge of rock he could look far out over the rolling forest and the silver lakes he went down down down until he was once more in the swampy low land and all the time he fought a battle with himself he climbed a long ridge and stood motionless among the beeches the air was still and warm the leaves were pushing out the fern fronds were un curling slowly he treated me like i was a man james duby muttered ill take him back his money ill put rtin his safe then ill go away james duby paused a sudden fear that the two men might catch him be fore he could carry out his good resolu tion assailed him and fillem him with terror the fear grew on him until he became sick with dread the road was below him i mustnt let them git me he walled ill go back- like i came ill go back ill go back he turned back into the short cut stumbling in his haste tripped over a root and- tumbjed headlong he heard voices and- gathered himself together two mbrf were sitting on a log beside the road james duby had been away from aboj country a long time and he had miscalculated the amount saved by the short cut he was about to fall into the hands of his pursuers they mustnt git me he sobbed theyll never believe me i was goin back ijwas i was i was running like a fox he dived through the underbrush scaled blowdowns swung round in a long curve and then cut back sharply behind him he heard loud shouts the crash of brush and the thud of running feet they mustnlt git me they mustnt git me he sobbed i was goln to be square but they wont believe it tears started from his eyes as he ran he rolled into a ravine doubled clam bered over the ledges topped the hill and ran straight down trie long ridge he no longer heard steps he ran and ran and ran till sharp pains pierced his shoulders and dull aches seized his legs at last he fell exhausted and lay on the ground among the cedars it was a wet place full of tangled tree trunks and long dark moss the woods were silent the twotnen did not appear after a time the old man got up i dont care he whimpered they used me dirt i aint goln to take it back after all ill keep it serve em right the old man raised his eyes and in stantly his heart leaped his hand trembled his breath came and went there on the hillside above him sitting on a log was donald maclaren weell said maclaren grimly james duby gulped and stepped slow ly back whwhat are yyou ggoln to ddo he stammered ive got you old man what am i going to do maclaren looked off at the blue peaks beyond the broad valley they were peaceful and far away what am i going to do maclaren looked again at the old criminal in front of him and smiled but his eyes were stem you old reprobate i could break every bone in your lean body i could land you behind the bars for a year of bard labor i could do all that and more what am i going to do wheres that money the old man clutched at his sweater it was not there he felt again with frantic haste ves it was gone for a moment he could not speak with the return of his voice he stammered i i ive lost it maclaren seized him and searched him and was convinced that he hod spoken the truth what am i going to do maclaren cried agaixr and laughed hoarsely nothing youre too low down to be beaten up he pushed the old man baclon the moss and went off up the hill james duby watched him out of sight he was about to set off when his eye continued on page six doas how to approach and handle them cut this out excellent recipe for catarrh catarrhal deafness and head noises if you know of someone who is troub led with catarrhal deafness head noises or ordinary catarrh cut out this formula- and hand it to them and you may have beeni the means of saving same poor sufferer perhaps from total deafness scientists for a long time past have recognized that catarrh is a constitutional disease and necessarily re quires constitutional treatment sprays inhalers and nose douches are liable to irritate ithe delicate air pas sages and force the disease into the middle ear which frequently means total deafness or else the disease may be driven flown the air passages towards the lungs which is equally as danger ous the following formula which is used extensively la a constitutional treatment and should prove especially efficacious to sufrercrs secure from your drugglst 1 ounce of par mint double strength take thls home and add to it a pint of hot water and a little granulated sugar stir until dissolved take one tablespoonful four times a day this will often bring quick relief from distressing head noises clogged nostrils should open breathing become easy and heating improve as the inflammation in the eustachian tubes is reduced parmlnt used in this way acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system and has a tonic action that helps to obtain the desired results the preparation is easy to make costs little and is pleasant to take every person who has catarrh or head noises or is hard of hearing should give this treatment a trial the following was written by frank b dole a celebrated dog fancior to pro mote safety of employees of thecjon- solldated oas and affiliated qaevjc- trio and steam companies f it was charles a dana tnacelebrared editor who said when a mahsbites a dog its news in many more cases than most people realize when a dog bites a man it is rtally the man who causes the biting few dogs like few human beings go out of their way to cause trouble and whev trouble does occur and a man is blttdh by a dog it to usually because the doglf alls to under stand that the use of his teeth is not necessary to protect eithel his master or his masters property the prime in stinct of any dog is to protect with his life if necessary those he loves no two dogs are alike in disposition any more than are any two human beingfs but there are some general rules that can be laid own for any person whose work takes him into houses where there are dogs which naturally cannot read a badge or know at a glance that the visitor has legitimate business on the premises one of these is the fact that virtually all dogs will first an nounce the visitors presence to their masters by barking v that is of course provided they are not taken by surprise thus it is well not to approach a dogs domain too quietly another important fact is that few dogs will use their teeth unless startled by some sudden motion which they fail to understand or which they construe as a threat to themselves or to the safety of the person and property of their master if the dog has a chance to give the visitor tiii onceover and the visitor shows by his confident bearing and normal actions that he has legitimate business the dog will either evidence friendship or con tent himself with quietly watching what the intruder is about just as many persons resent a slap on the back particularly from one who is a comparative stranger so ho many dogs dislike being petted until they have made their own introductions virtu ally all dogs relish having their heads scratched behind the ears but virtually all of them first want to use their keen sense of smell in tormlngrtheir impres sions of the visitor thus before touching a dog he should be given a chance to sniff the hand that mayi be offered in the equivalent of a human handshake a keen sense of hearing is another element in forming impressions for dogs he places much reliance on the sound of the intruders voice if the tone is quiet confident and friendly the dog quickly decides that here is a person who is not going toydo anything sud denly and means fio hsrnn either to himself or those hexjfuards naturally too a dog uses his eyes all the time and is suspicious of objects he docs jiot often sec such as unusually shaped bundles or in the case ofrepair men or meter readers tools or flash lights if these are being swung in the hand he may think they are intended to strike him they should be carried under the arm or in the pocket in ap proaching a dog and not taken out too abruptly on the premises there are several general rules which can be observed by everybody called upon to go from house to house and thus encounter all types and slzej of dogs always let a dog know you are ap proaching by not being too quiet growls and barks are a challenge accept them as such and show no alarm sudden or unexpected moves are likely toy be misunderstood by a dog speak to strange dogs in a confident friendly voice not sharply or scoldingly always allow a dog to approach and let his nose aid mm in forming his impressions a dog should not be touched unless you have met him often enough to es tablish a friendship i make all your movements natural do nothing that might frighten him poor old jones is si ill pminq for coaj pay only oo jones is like that still thinks hes living in boom times ive bought a gilson magic blower and cut my fuel bills i can burn cheap smallsized coal and save 6500 in a winter and fll bet my house is warmer than jones placed gilson magic blower fits any furnace a gilson magic blower is just the thing to cut running expenses of the home easy terms let it pay for itself its silent safe and automatically controlled nothing to get out of order fully guaranteed only talced a few hours to install no changes needed see us and save fuel money s w f mooney acton free press ads will sell your goods let us convince you t a further step on the road to recovery a statement by the prime minister of canada the dominion of canada will offer for public sub scription within the next few days the 1934 refunding loan it is on undertaking of such significance to every citizen that i think it iitting to present this brief explanation of its close relation to the welfare and continued progress of our country the 1934 loan is not an incidental effort it is a part and an essential part of the great debt conversion pro gramme in which canada has been engaged since 1931 and fcy which we are refunding at maturity the largo sums borrowed for wartime purposes the national importance of this programme and of the 1934 loan as part of it cannot bo over emphasized it is important from three aspects 1 national credit 2 national economy 3 national recovery i shall deal with each of these in turn 2 nqtional credit national credit means to a nation what an honest reputa tion means to a man its maintenance is a primary essential and necessitates that each obligation bo met fully and promptly as it comes due our debt conversion programme is then in the first instance our method of meeting our obligations and thus maintaining our credit by this programme canada has already refunded 858000000 of maturing wartime debt and completion of the 1934 loan will bring tho refunded total to over one billion dollars as a result canadas credit stands notably high both at home and in the great money markets of the world striking evidence of our high credit standing was given within the lost few months when canada secured im mediate oversubscription of a longterm loan in london at a price to yield the investor less than 3 and iu new york obtained a oneyear loon of 30000000 hearing interest at 2 per cent and there is equally striking evidence at the present moment in the fact that every internal issue of dominion of canada bonds now outstanding is selling todaxjptsabstantially above its issue price tbtfcjaorelwyenr 4 bonds of the 1933 refunding loan issued at 96j4 are now selling at 104 to yield approximately 3k 2 national economy the debt conversion programme in the second place is providing substantial savings in public interest charges hie debt which wo nro refunding was incurred with in terest rntcs at artificially high wartime peaks befunding is now bring accomplished with interest rates throughout the world moving steadily downward toward more normal levels an cncouragiragworld movement which is essential to business recovery by refunding under these conditions canada has already obtained a reduction of tho previous interest charges amounting to more than 9000000 per annum and completion of tho 1934 loan will provide a further saving of over 5000000 per annum tho annual saving of over 14000000 thus secured has a direct cash benefit to every taxpayer this saving has much rnnro than offset tho interest charges on the debt which has been incurred to meet the extraordinary burden of unemployment relief it has to a considerable extent offset the heavy burdens which the depression period has imposed with respect to railway and other current require ments it will also ijave tho way to tax reductions with the return to better times 3 national recovery the debt conversion which canada has achieved since 1931 by thus mamtaining national credit and securing national economy has been a major factor in our progress toward business recovery a year ago preliminary to the 1933 refunding loan i took occasion to express the belief that canada bad passed the low point of depression and was definitely upon the road to recovery today our progress toward recovery is a matter of established fact since the low point of february 1933 tho trend of business has been moving steadily upward in an improvement so marked and so con sistently sustained that we need no longer doubt its reality the facts of business recovery ore written beyond dispute iu our statistical records tho most significant indices relate to physical volume of business industrial production carloadings electric power production employment and prices here is the record in each case percentage increase since low point during of depression fast year february 1933 physical volume of business 13 8 428 industrial production 15 7 56 9 carloadings 103 294 electric power production 12 4 327 employment 147 171 wholcsalo prices 40 137 farm products prices 77 433 in the coso of carloadings employment and prioos tho luteal figure available aro those for august in other coses those for july our external trade figures are equally encouraging during the first eight months of the present year exports of canadian products increased approximately 99000000 or 327 over the same period last year the correspond ing increase for imports has been slightly under 93000000 or 382 a further step anyone who reflects upon these three aspects of credit economy and recovery will at once appreciate that tho debt conversion programme is vitally important to every canadian and that consequently the success of the 1934 loan is the personal concern of every man and woman in the dominion the 1934 loan is a further step in a great national under taking its success means ft further step on the road to recovery i know that i nrffid not stress the attractiveness of the loan as tho soundest possible investment for that will be universally recognized i do however earnestly call upon my fellow canadians to support this loan to the limit of their abilities as an opportunity to promote our national welfare i know of no way in which tho individual citizen can render greater service to himself and to his country prime minister of canada dominion of canada 1934 refunding loan torts- r iiii