The Rhondda Leader

DOES YOUR PIANO, ORGAN OR HARMONIUM require TUNING, TONING OR RESTRINGING? -If to, consult H. C. a Mii-LS, Pianoforte Tuncir-, Maesycwmmer REPAIRING & GENERAL OVERHAUL- ING A SPECIALITY. PROFESSIONAL WORKMANSHIP. TERMS; MODERATE. All Parts of Rhondda Viaited. A Post Card will receive prompt attention. 976:1 NIADAME CLARA ESWELL M.B.I.M.S., CERTIFICATED PHRENOLOGIST, CHARACTER READER, PALMIST, Etc. Office Ho-ars-Il a.m. till 9 p-m- Address-29 PONTVPRIDD ROAD. PORTH. 1 PRIVATE APPOINTMENTS. i ] PU.N«?s. PIANOS PI AMOS PIANOS. PIANOS. PIANOS. PIANOS. PIANOS, j PIANOS. P[A?O:II PtANU?. Pi??OS. 1 PIANOS. PIANOS. PtAN?b. ?AKO? !'iAN?.!j PI AN OS. I Before parehasingjwrite to j OUCK, SON &; ?. y.. ? ;i,. & mm, ?? ? ? L'fl'. The Great Music Stores, BATH AND BRISTOL The OHE iPf.ST a BEST HQt. BE i& r?1 £ VHADE, 3RA&GH AT SWANSEA Cunerti Vi It AitfuUfly all parts ol I'Veal, oi aiid .south Y{"is d. = Evans's Auction Mart. Evans's Auction Mart. Oppoiife HIPPODROME, TONYPANDT O. S ILYAfcfS &go to announce that the above Mart is opsn for the reception of Furniture and Goods of any description for Sale by Public, Auction. Cash advanced if desired on Goods sent for Absolute Sale, or Auctioneer will purchase Goods and take own riak of Auction. SALES CONDUCTED AT RESIDENCES. Otlices- DO DUNRAVEN STREET, TONYPANDY, Where all communications should be addressed. 611. MONEY. A GENUINE STRICTLY PRIVATE LOAN. ?5U can Borrow Any Sum from £5 to £1,000 upon your note of Ilacd. iij piyable by Easy Instalments, or for a fixed long or aiiort puiod, Lowest Interest Charged. No Keea or Finss Charged. Know with wbo n you an driug baaiiioaa. Oall, write or 'piickie, with every conttdenue tl at you will be hoaouraDly dealt with, direct to the actual personal lender, trading :E his own aarne.- PJTULI MORRI3, Market Chambers. Church atfoctt..P<H<VPatDJ (Phone 217.) PHILIP ai3Ritl3, 15 Oimrlos St., CARDIFF (eho-ie tiOO.) UaiQ alao lent up in -itocka, Snires. Life Insurant PJiuies,' and any Ariid.^ of Value. 1ll'l'lire MO i.S aijuve ad«J/e98. 181 Private Loans. Private Lenders ZIO to A60001 If you wish to borrow money at reasonable ra'ea of i, terajf, JJ ie ated apply to an Oid eauaoiidhpd linn with a sjutiJ epilation for *a:r dealing. Wd do not aek foi a«cun y -.r su;eLiHJ, a.id all that W asked for ,i! a written pr-mnej to repay. No fixed cii^rgea or repayme.-iU terois for clients benedL: .irgeuc lo^m cotu- plejed aarnj day no fees, fioea or fuss. 2ud jrortj{a.g > entertained. CHARLES STEVKNS, Ltd., (Tel. 467). Hayes liaildiuga, CurdlU. Special—L,jia -tracked at p r coat: per annum Icr tn"e euU& — to mnuey or property, iuuouie under wills leifaciei, sec 62 W<if IPAY INCOME fAX WWti yofi rre not liable to do wl Maity penone do 1 We can assist you to prepart your Income Tax Return*. We also under take ihe prepara tion of Claims foi Recovery of Income Tax at a charge oom- meniiirate with the work involved, but noi ue?din£ 23. in th« 9 on the Tax Repaid or Á¿ju?td. Tradesmen's Books made up and Audited Arrangements miolde with Creditors. Valuationit of all descriptions. Insurance, Life, Fire, Ac. SALES OF FURNITURE, PROPERTY. THADE, and Other Stock conducted. G. E. fil'.Lt,.WARL) (Messrs. Howard A Evans) k Qction&ers, Valuers, and Aooountante, ARCADE CHAMBERS, Tel. 117. PONTYPRIDD ?-?- -_?- THIS SPACE IS RESERVED ■ roa I i ?e '??? "a' ?/??e/?? Co. j )? ? t*?a?f<?to.a, F?fthsMtfd Couth B | (T'Me ?br?.) IhmSV» I BALSAM 1 ?? S CURES ? ife .!COUGHS&COLDSH I ? f?T't?uabie in the Nurserjr Bgw i| Of all Chemists an d StorM fefcgs | IS Bot-ttes Is. 8d. an d 8s. KTI W PUBLlO NOTICES. I U¡ÙtVANT for general housework ? Wanted at once.—Mrs Richards, k-oth Hall, Porth. .u- 103a hti I extra profit from each pig given <??// Karswood Pig Powders was one p;g-keeper's experience, over other pigs without powders. Twelve for ls.-Boon, 82 Mill Street, Tonyrefail. 8 TUNTED pigs grow amazingly after having Karswood Pig Powders twice weekly in lukewarm food, say many pig- keepers. Penny each, twelve Is.—John Davies, 14 Dunraven Street, Tonypandy.  [f\ a Week profit was made from six ? ? hens by one poultry-keeper after using Karswood Poultry Spice daily. Pac- kets 2id, 7ld, Is 3d.-Davies, 14 Dun- raven Street, Tonypandy. B ? EAR eggs are a regular little gold- -L? mine to users of Karswood Spice, containing ground insects, which DOUBLES egg output. 2-21d., 71d., 1/3,-Davies, 14 Dunraven-street, Tonypandy, HENS which don't lay don't pay. Kars- t wood (Harmless) Poultry Spice, con- taining ground insects, ensures eggs. Try it and watch results. 2 £ d., 71d, 1/3.- Boon, 82 Mill-street, Tonyrefail, PATENT Paraffin Lamp fits in candle- A stick burns 103 hours for Id. 2/6 post free; shops supplied. -Clark, Penoyre, Brecon. PARE-TIME Agents Wanted to Sel] >0 Victory Chart of Great World. War in gold and nine colours.-Clirk Penoyre' Brecon. PIANOS. Genuine Bargains,e.g., I i Piano, Walnut; good tone; modern appearance perfect playing order. Only 32 guineas.—Whitaker, 33 Clare Street, Cardiff. I) IANOS. Another bargain. Iron I frame; check action; solid Walnut; Beautiful tone. (Heath and Sons.) 38 guineas.—33 Clare Street, Cardiff. PIANOS. A remarkable offer. High- class piano (4 ft. high), in new eon- d.t;on. Usually £ 75; 45 guineds.-33 Clare Street, Cardiff. PIANOS AND VIOLINSTTghest a quality; lowest cash priots you can, possibly obtain. Usually from JE15 to JE85 in stock. Inspeet:on invited. Violins from 37s. 6d. 20 to choose from. Bows, strings, cases, etc. Any violin riaved on by request.—-Whitaker, 33 Clare Street, Rivers.de, Cardiff. SALE. Pianos. Several second-hand. k Keen cash prices. Repairs; r. polishing. Violins, bows, cases. Big Selection, Call between 9 and 7 any day. —Whitaker, 33 Clare Street, Riverside, Cardiff. After Three Years with th? British Army in the East. Mr. H. 0. BURSES- LV.&. r I 1. \J U 1.1 Violinist, IS OPEN FOR ENGAGEMENTS AS Soloist, Orchestral Lead or Conductor. BANDS PROVIDED, &c., FOR A LI CLASSES OF GOOD MUSICAL WORK. Vacancies for a few pupils. Earnest Students only. Full Particulars. A/lr. H. C. BURGES THE LAURELS, PENRHYS ROAD, YSTRAD, RHONDDA.

From the Editor's Chair. The "Table"—the House Keepers Jour- nal illumines every question which deals with food. Its criticism on the Profiteer- ing Act does constitute an eulogy. It avers that though it has been in force for some weeks, it has not as yet given any striking evidence of telling upon the high prices. This may be true of London, but ai the country the prices have certainly come down, though not down to the stahdard prices which one and all of us would Ike to see. It is right in its obser- vations that like all new demands made it has grown its additional stock of officials. Whatever may be said for naturalisation or municipalisation there is no denying the dead certainty of official creations arising from such legislation. The rates and taxes now p:i;d whether locally or imperially, has added greatly to the officialdom of the country. Unfor- tunately, public officialsi are generally created from [the ranks of the most agitating class. In fact, the-e is cer- tainly some ground for the suspicion that many of the people who clamour most for this or that. sort of institution have an eye un tlip, main chance, Yet officials cannot de'ect much unless complainants ex.st and the history of this Act so far re- veals the fact that customers are reluctant to make complaints. Again it has proved .hat the retailers are not so much the im- posters as the wholesa eis. They are the real culprits and, unfortunately, they are nut touched. In the cases aiready indicted n the courts the retailers have been ab e to produce their books and prove, by the -iii-o,.ces, that their charges are not excess I s: ve compared to the prices tlll y have pa:d .ho wholesaler and, thereto e, the public hould not be blamed unjust y or pathefc, and really there seems little inducement for anybody to incur the j'oub e and face the odium of making fruitless complaints. Milk is very dear, and butter is very scarce, and so long as milk is dear, and the farmers can make a handsome p-ofit by it, there wili be less and less butter made. The British Dairy Famers Asso- ciation admitted in the Chairman's speech that the price of milk was too h'gh ard pronounced the opinion that it would continue to be too high until the heavy hand of the- Government were removed, md expressed the pious hope that in he public interest the control of m ik should be removed as soon as possible. On he other hand the Food Cor.t oiler says: "If the maximum prices had not been fixed for this winter the public would ilmost certainly have had to pay substan- tially higher prices in tha nrd-w nter months, although they might have paid ower prices in October or April. Whose opinion is the one to take. We shall vote or the Controller. The farmers have not Rowed much consideration for the public. They have shown the most caMous dis- regard to the we fa-e of th? people. The day of reckoning will come. The fullest accounting will be given to these matters and the obvious moral is that we should send out loaded cargoes of s-h ps from the "ountry and then the return of food supplies will come with an ampFtude that will adjust this abnormal cost of living, in these days. The grand old law still holds he field that lower prices will on'y come with bountiful supp'ies.

n PENYGRAIG. 1 liiylni liuws, a native ot renygr^es, Carnarvonshire, now living at Penyg.aig, tnd a harp.st of note, lecentiy vis,ted iLbbw Vaie and apolog.sed LO ti.e Cym- ixirodorion before whom he played, in the ,ol,c,wi,ng impromptu eng yn on, the quality of h.s voice and playing, on ac- count of the cold he had contracted: — Tynnu mactli o'r tannau mcl-ni ailaf Ilwy'n, liollol benisel; Tybiaf i wynt Ebbw Vale-yn ddiau A'i oer gemau fy mwrw f r gornel. Rwynhynod o wan, drwy'r allwyJ-hcb os Ma'i balf oer yn f'ysgwyd; Ac er oael o falm yr aelwydi Yn sal iawn a thruenus Iwyd.

TONYPANDY COLLIER'S DEATH. I ine death occurred at King .baward Vii Hospital, Cardiff, on Tuesday aftsrn on of Wm. Davies (44), of 18 Thomas-street, Tonypandy, who met- with an accidei.t at he Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale, on July 8th. He was partly bu-ied by a fail f roof whilst following his employment as ) miner, and sustained, amongst other in- juries, a fractured pelvis. ■1 «■

PROPERTY SALE. I Mr Hugh Williams ottered ireenulu properties for sale at the Centra 1 Ho.eJ, dlaenclydach, on Monday. No. 08 Thoma: street, Tonypandy, rented at 34s pei lunar month, was so'd to Mr Edu in Mason fonypandy, for £ 375; No. 59 Tnomas-st. reirted at 35s per lunar month, was sull, to Mr Henry Davies, Tonypandy, foi C375. Another lot was withdrawn. Messr- J. Joiies-Ptiilie and Davey, Pontypr.dd tvere the solicitors.

WELSH CULTURE. PROF. GRUFFYDD AT TONYPANDY. I ty-ol. W. J. Gruftydd, M.A., Ca.dit, uuuiesseu a meeting under tile, alisi) Ce- oi Hie Mid-Hhontiua. (jjmiti.o,.or.ou a. j-onypanuy on luesday evening on Hit common l-eopie and Cuauie." Mr. Toa. Jones, Wuliamstovvn, who presided, saiu die cr.t.c.sm of Proi. Gruityau's Lian .r.n- clod V» ells speech by correspondents in tile eo urnns of the "South \Vales Neft.s" wa: oelated. One of the critics had accuser .11t) proiessor of advocating that Wa.es llou.d, plough its own furrow-a pohcN .vita w hich the U uion of Weldl Societie. concurred. The youth of Wa cs also weril dlalllmous on that policy, aiid favourec elm idea that Welshmen siioukl live t en >wn lives and not don the Saxon ga.b. lit. appealed to the young peope of Waks to put their shoulders to tiil, wheel to furtliei his object. Prof. Gruffydd thanked the Chairman ior his remarks and proceeded to define idle most cultured man as the man who opened the most windows ul-on Life or i\ ho touched Life at, most points. Im- portant "wÎhdows" were provided by poetry, religion, love of children, etc. Wales, he said, had its own culture. Con- trasting Welsh with English culture, he said that English education was monastic n origin, while that of Wales had its root n the Eisteddfod, with the Sund,ay schooi as nursery; and on the latter foundation any adequate Wefeh culture must be built. The qualities sought to be instil ed nto English pupils were truth and! hon- >ur, playing the game, and respect for authority, wlire Welsh aims were respect of persnality or respect for the feelings of othevs, and its natural corollary, love o' lbe-ty., neighbourliness, and mercy. Prof. Gruffydd was cord' ally thanked oil the mot'on of the Rev. W. P. Tho:ras, seconded by the Rev W. Williams.

-?- .?- "WITHOUT PAIN FOR FIRST TIME SINCE OCTOBER, 1917. SERGEANT BENNETT S WONDER!UL I RECOVERY. Sergeant, J. Bennett, late of the 9th Royal Welsh Fusi iers, writing from G, Charles-street, Porth, South Wales, says: Twelve months ago I was rent home f,oi-n kriii,,e ia-itli I suffered such terrib'e pains all over my body that I "bought I should die. Then I saw an ad- vertisement of Baker's Backache Pel ets and determined to give them a trial. 'I lie Îr,t, box made me a new man. I can ho"- ■stlv say t h-,It I am now iv ra n for the first time since October, 1917. How J suffered no one knows, but thanks to Baker's Pellets I am entirely free from a:n and dizziness." Baker's Backache PW lets are a positive* cure for Backache. Di/ziness, and all Kidney T oubles. They only cost Is. 3d. per box from Boots, Tny- 10rs, and aH chemists, or post free per return direct from Baker's Medicine Co., Ltd., 86 Whitefriars-street, London, E. C. A. 4. 969*2

l-. r Im??rt??a!ng?E3 "Yl I do not employ Agents to represent me*at any time fy or in any place, and travelling spectacle-sellers, repre- I X senting themselves as coming from, or in any way x connected with me, are trading under false pretences. [t ? ? I shall be glad to send you my illustrated booklet "The Why and V Wherefore of Defective Eye-sight and Spectacle-We&ring" pest free ?j fi ? on application. L J S Bonner Morgan, Ophthalmic Optician, F! 101, Queen Street, Cardiff. (Patents and all rights reserved in all countries.) spoonTsfaubl leo- f i N*P*So VINEGAR spoonsful of N. P S VINEGAR and Water will make a Pint of Beautiful MALTED VINEGAR at a cost of 2d. only. It is Silly to pay more. 4 KINDS—(1) Table or Household. (2) Sause, a Real Good Sauce in itself. (S) Pickling, Ready Spiced. (4) Salad, Sweetened with Saccharin. All Water White, or Pale Straw, Amber, Brown and Dark Colors. For all Purposes, Home, Hote', Institutional, Manufacturing, Army and Navy, Shipping, Export, Fryers, Peas, Oysters, etc. All one Price. NO TROUBLE.—Make Vinegar as you want it. Always Fresh. Not a Substitute. Absolutely Pure. Treble Distilled. Matted after Distilation, preserving the Digestive and Nutritious properties of the Malt, which no other Vinegars do. No Preservatives. Will keep. Prices per Bottle: 9d., 10kd, 1/ 1/2, 1,6, 1/8, 2/ 2,.6, 3,4, 4/4, 6/8, 13/2, 26/- and 51/- The larger the Size the Cheaper. From all Chemists, Grocers, Oil and Colour Men, &c., or 3s. 4d. Size and up direct, Post Paid (makes U to 3 gallons). Ask or Send for-AND SEE YOU GET IT. TRADE DISCOUNTFor £ 2 X5 £10 zC25 £50 £ loo worth 3/9 4/- 4/3 4/6 4/9 5/- in the £ In Bulk Quantities 2 5 10 25 50 100 gallons one Gallon Trade Prices 24/- 23, ?6 23/- 22/6 22/- 21/- per -a] l. ( make- Ili 0 30 ) Trade Prices 24/- 23/6 23/- 22/6 22/- 21/- per gall. ??,?°") Sample Half-gallon for 13s. delivered (makes 7? to 15 gallons). Sample Half-g-,illon for 13s. de?, i vei-e j (ma k c,s 71- to 15 gtilons ) Ail Delivery, Bottles, Casks, Packages, Cases, Insurance, Show and Handbills, Direct ons Free. No Free Samples. No Delay. Delivered quickest way. Alwavs Cash with Order. (Ded" uct 3d. in the jE). Merchants and Agents are allowed a further Discount of 7i per cent. from all above net Wholesale Prices. f ————————————————— ————————————————— Only Makers in the World N P.S. ViNESAR Co. (Regd.) I Licensed Vinegar Makers, BOSTON England. Telegranis: Avin," Boston. Bankers: N.P. and U. Bank of England, Boston (Cross I P.O., Cheques, &c.) 1026

Correspondence. .Letters should be as brief as possible, ,rilt irte Jit)iii I i ties. Tiiey suould ■<3 written on one Side of the paj.er ouly No letter w.1i be printed unless the name md auuress of the sender is enclosed 101 he Editor's use. These will in no tase be 'ublished unless the writer so desires. Owing to pressure on the space at our lisposal, letters must in sume cases be held ver, and at best only a selection cau ppcar. The writers of letters fur which -7a eaunot find room are apologised to. BOLSHEVIKS AND ANARCHISTS. t ? 1  ),-iev and Anacrnists are sin- cere men oi misunderstancMig. iliei. licerity is nobody's security, not e.en .ileii- own. Tliey are sincere in. beiievaig "Hat tho nation can abo ish the private jwiiersliip of all the means ot prouuct.on und estabLsh a common oivnersmp l.ke die Army and Navy and Post Oiiice aationauy; and gas, water, and trams iiiunicipa.ly. If the Bolsheviks and Anarchists would jnly think for a moment, they would eause that there would, be no a. my, navy, jost othce, gas, water, and tiains if it -vere not for the pr.vate ownership ot he means of production. Now what are the means of production? ihey are the iand, cotton nulls, woollen mills, iron in all its branches, leather, silk, g ass, earthenware, chemicals, coal, ships, lyes, motor cars, toys, manufactories, &c. Tiie employment of labour and the pay- ment of wages to labour depends entirely on the above private owners, whom Bol- heviks and Anarchists seek to abolish, ff the owners of the chimney shafts have no work, then there is no wages, no money for the shopkeepers or for gas, water, trams, army, navy, and post office. Em- p oyers of labour cannot be made by Bol- heviks' and workmen's votes, but by Jieir own abilities; and but for the suc- cess of their abilties, labour would be unemployed. Suppose Anarchists led a pro; ession twelve deep and a m le long, and then jlew trumpets and passed resolutions from twe:ye diff erent platforms. How many orders for cotton, woollen, iron. coal, etc., would ali this bring to employ labour None! Then, no orders, no work no work, no wages; no money for shop- keepers. Now, consider two industries out of thf above list, viz., cotton and coal. Who builds the great expensive cotton mills 01 Lancashire and equips them with engines, boilers, gearing, mac'h-'nery, and pays a I labour of varying degrees of skill and t" kes a 1 risks of ITofit or loss Why, the owners. Who sinks the very expensive coal pits and equips them with winding nigines, boilers, pumps, gearing, under- ground workings, pays all labour of vary- ing degrees of skill and takes all risks ol irofit or oss Why, the owners, the only class of men capable of doing this. If em- ployers of labour pay 20s. and can on'y get 18s. back, labour ceases to be em- ployed. The greater skill will never serve the lesser; that is, bricksetters win neve serve their hodcarriers, blacksmiths tileIT strikers, journeymen their apprentices, masters their managers and foremen. Why? Because they are al unequal Ir skill and wealth-producing, and so can never have an equal distribution of wealth. Lenin's ignorance of thece facts ha-~ caused Russia --ed ruin, and the Bolshevik1 and Anarchists in our own trades n onis wi 1 cause our red rui n if the above plin practical facts 're not Vette- unden-stood by the vast majority of thf communities amongst wlrch we live. Public me nwant to show thpse olain s'mole, practical facts to our Tione!zf working men who want to know wbv fli- Il isms" they hear cons'antly preached tc t,hem will not find them work a.nd p:p" them wages. Yours, etc., A REFORMED EXTREMIST. WOMEN'S TEMPERANCE UNION. To the Editor, "Rhondda Leader," t,ir,-oes iiss Williams th.nk that the level-headed peeple of this country are Lkèy to swallow the exaggerated state- ments made at the meeting of the South Wales Women's Temperance Union on Ocober 29th last? The inuendo that brewers were the only profiteers I leave for your readers to judge as to the truth. Aiso the ridiculous and exaggerated state- ment as to the profits made by the brewers during the war. The trad,e is not strongly represented in the House of Commons. That statement, too, is an exaggeration. It may have many supporters, but that does not necessarily mean that they hold even one share in a brewery. It is quite evident that Miss Williams belongs to the fanatical party. The party who are out for destruction and not re- form. Under such circumstances further comment seems needless. Yours, etc., A. J. MADDOCKS. Cardiff, November 4th, 1919. THE DOCTOR'S QUESTION AT THE NAVAL COLLIERIES. To the Editor, "Rhondda Leader," f.. bll"Ulle oi the, if not the most serious aspect ot this, and every other question, is the sad inditterence and lethargy of the working,men with regard to their personal and general interest. We, as workmen, have almost lost our identity, and the whole authority, power, and Influence de- volves into the hands of a gang of nn. pudent and fast men, who bel.eve in the r hearts, that they are superior iii all things. We are ridden, robbed, and be- trayed in every movement, under the pre- tence,, of the "interest of the working man." My te low workmen, it is time we should he awake, and alert, and retain in our own hands our interests and destinies, or soon we shall be at the cruel irercy of worse tyrants, than the worst kind of employers cou'd ever be. It is now proposed by the ruling gang to establish the new scheme of medical service. The present system is the pound- age scheme, under which every work- man's family receive medical aid for the ow sum, of twopence for every pound earned. Under the proposed new scheme it is prpoosed to charge fourpence in the pound. Under the present system medical aid and drugs and other necessaries and even hospital treatment are given, and the attention and care of patients are never disputed. The present system pro- vides competition amongst medical iren, which is b-ovoncl fd'sput-o to all right- minded men the best guarantee of good and fruitful services. Under the new scheme the workmen wi l be compelled to accept the medical service of one doctor, selected by a committee, who will always care more for their own pockets than they will for people's health, free chocce and liberty. The simple and most important question for all to decide s: Who is the best judge to select a doctor for me and my family. Myself or someone else? If you think that yourself is the best to select your own, then retain your present liberty and act the man. If vou tb n'r someone else is better adapted to s^'ect your family doctor, then you go under, and act the goat-unfit, for the soe'ety of men, nor the caretaker of your fami'y. Yours, etc., INDUSTRIOUS.

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