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`of action concerning the pur- This year when so many ex- traordinary calls have to be met by` municipal corporations, as- well as by individuals, the inclin- ation isto side-track any expen- diture (except for patriotic pur- poses) that can be held in abeyanee. Doubtless this in- clination was responsible for the County Couneil`s postponement chase or erection of a suitable Children's Aid Shelter last year.` As must be known to any County Councillor taking enough inter- est to enquire, the present quar- ters are sadly inadequate for V carrying on effectiively the splen- t did work this Society is trying .t to do. Aside altogether from the C a e t touehing and insistent appeal of the helpless and neglected child- nren, this work particularly mer-j it is of the highest, importance its the sympathy and support of`, the citizens at the present time. ` An awful toll of Ganada s fineti young manhood, is being 'taken`_, by this terrible war. To make 1 gooti the wastage in soinedegree that t.he boys anrl girls of today 1 should be thoroughl.,\'developed , mentally, morally and physically so that the_V'may contribute as\ lartrely as v_mssihle to the coun- try`s greatest asset, good citizen- *1liD.."as well as to the material up-builtling of Cana_da. The aim of the Cliildren s Aid Society is to talcc the neglected little ones that. would. prol:labl_v' othe/rwise (ll`lfl) into lives of crime and t1'ain,l.hem, up into honest, Gori- 1'(`a'ring. intelligent and Indus- lrious members of society. In times -ol` war or peace this work is patriotic in the highest degree, l`|l ll for the betterment, amt- st.re1i_gt.hening of the State. Ifi the County Council can see its Way C1031? to grant the much- _n.eed.e,d assistance towards ` se- `.`11`l`-Q" a, suitable Shelter, it will be doing a-distinct. se_rvi(-e nott only to the Society but to the county and to the provienee as, well. V i ' \\"} vllllr `ll FOR '%r1< ':1H ||II`4 fro unau: nub ALLANBAL: annuoazs; ' H. A. SIMS, Manage:-._ Orillia seems sore yet over the increase in equalization made by the county council last year . The equalized assessment. is based upon the several rolls and if Orillia had been raised in pro- portion to the increase shown by its own assessor it would be considerably higher -than the equalization` *for 1917 shows. There wasno injustice done to Orillia and it's all rubbish for the papers of that town to speak of ijug'-handled equalization, etc. \ind1'1{nt \\'l`1m'c i fiquire att011t.im1. Barrie at di`et'ent_ times has ` voted thousands of dollars fur the encourageinent, of itidijsu-ir.:.-'. the object of course being` to so- cure the circulation of larger` alrlouritis of money and thus ben- ;eflt thecominuuitiy. Slwuld not ,the devfelopmerit, of the local market he-._ C('Illh`id6`.l0d in sonic- `what. the saimi light? Farnling is the `most. 'i1np0rt,ant- and .stable of all the iiitlustries. If the ttnvn xvislms tu benefit. to the greatest extent. from the fruits of this i1ulL1sl.r,v. it should be pro- pared to lend elvery on(',ou1`ago_. ment and one oi` the g1`eaI.est wt` these is the maintaining` of a live the t'a1`ino,1':~` may `find a 1'u-mily saiiiis for U1Pil`.1)I'()- (luvts at goml lpI"i:~ns. t'\\'ithm1t such a 1)1ui"1 cent1'0- the tuwnspeopkr might save a small peree1i_t.age un their pu1'chaso.s, hut. in the M141 this would be` small co1npen.~:atim1 for tl10.10s.~' that. the town \\'(>uld suffer from having tho; l')Ll.'H`ll1f:"S."~_' driven away. . It hasitaken years to build up the Inca-1 ma1'lmt.. -and the Board of Trade Should not stand supiimly by when n1al.t.ers affecting` this IVi1np0r't.ant source __of trade, 1'0- t i t I V ( i 1 i i The best. possible evidence of the prosperity of the country is ifound in `-the bank statements. `Latest statistics show that Can. adians never had so much money `:to their crelalit. The increase 'during' the last decade, the "last `five years an.d sincethe outbreak of the war is remarkable. Since 1905 the increase in deposits on demand has been threefold and the increase in savings has been over two`-and-a-ha1f- fo1d, a re- cord that'_ is equalled by few (countries. By the annual state-- -ment of- the Bank of Toronto some features of which are noted elsewhere. in this issue, it will be seen that this _institution "is sharing` in the general prosper-V 'it_v. Itsij total assets increased. i$6,347,351 last year, and its de- lposits were higher by $6,123,740. glf any assurance were needed for ,idepositors it is seen in a reserve zfuud of `$6,507,989 which with a 3paid-up capital of $5,000,000 ;.gives an ample margin for. se- curity. The Bank of Toronto is RETURN OF THREE V Greiat Soloists Leo Jan vMiscl1el CHERNIAVSKY The Cherniavskys have just achieved enormous successes in the United States._`and Canada. Violinist Pianist --VV'-e-;\V;i te` th `ha11V1V 'l`V1AY'_ _ A _---...'.l WU ulylow uuv u-nu----g accounts of mer- chants, manufactur- ers, societies and , in-' dividuals. r ' We offer the modern Banking service .of a progressive Bank, possessing. ample re- s 0 u If G exs, extensive connections and com- plete facilities. All customers of The Bank of Toronto are assured every cour- tesy and` attention. s:_nnn,nnn Page I Cellist doing its share tozhelp nance the war, -most of its .in_crease of $4,792,753 in negotiable serauri- ties being, in government bonds. "| -U|luavv--,v- vv-------~- An interesting fact has devel- oped in connection with the Pat- `rioticFund. It has been found that,broadly speaking, the sums granted fromthe Fund as sup- i plementary to the separation al- lowance and assigned pay bring the total "income of families on the.Fund, in each province, to a paritywith the cost .of living as ' estimated by the Dominion" Gov- ernment's Labor Bureau, This result goes to conrm the sub- stantial accuracy of the Labor Bureau s estimates,` and also `in- dicates that. the administrators - 'I'\._1.....'Aln 17'I1r\r` `in ggnly alcates urat. but: auuu;uou.w.~-~ . of the Patriotic Fund in eacl _ province are keeping their _ grants reasonablyclose to the. actual wants of the people de- pendent on it. Naturally, the cost of living increases; as we move westward, and therefore the grants. from the Fund in- crease also. For illustration, the average grant in Prince Ed- ward fsland is about $10 per month, while in British Colum- bia itis nearly $21. The aver- age over the Dominion is about $16. -It is estimated that the degree of comfort ensured by the Patriotic Fund is practically the same in each Provinec, notwith- ;standing t.he difference in the K average grants. ' Vespra Telephone System -At the annualvmeeting of the Vespra Municipal Telephone Sys- tem held last` Saturday, the P01. ice Court Room was crowded 0;; the subscribers. C. M. Hickling presided. Apparently the ma~:- agement during` the past .\,?(-..:u~ was very satisfactory, as notfa complaint made. With the increasing number of phones in- stalled" some expected a `I'ecl1.1e- tion in rates, but the advantmgve - thus gained moxie than" nfTsut~ by the inc1'ea.:~'ed cost of I11ufP,1`- ial, the price of wire alone ha\-'- ingf advanced by n.early t.11'.~ee hundred per cent. ' ` - - L l'..---.. IL - A. C. `Knapp withdrew from the .con1111issi0n and (;}a1'eld Win. grove was e.lect,ed in his stead, 1.0g-ef,11er with the other two old members W. 1}. Russell and Robt. Tracey. The two auditors, A. A.` (iarvin and W. J. Cole. were re- elect-ed. \Jl.\4\1I.\/\./`U In the report of the See) - fDl'(3?1."4`., A. B. Ceutts, was con- siderahle detailed mfemnalicn. The long distance ca1lsvdu1'iug' the year were nearly 1000. Of these M0 were inwaI'd,lVwl'1i'le the outward calls (01'ig`inal,ing on the Vespra System) numbered 416 to `points on t.he Bell lines and 188 he other local systems around Barrie. 0 The V'(-spra System pays five ceI1t,s-toll to talk over any of these lines including Ore, while Barrie s11l)scI'ibers have the free use of these lines except Om where they pay ten cents. :I,,, THE IAIRIE EXAMINER AND 8AA'I'l-lRD,_A a' MORNIIIG I On the eleven circuits there are 157 ph0.nes, sevent.c-`en being the greatest number on one cir- cuit. The cost of maintenan'ce for the year was Very low, being only $65.50. ~ `Banking Business Inviteil There were two extensions made on the public highways in 1916, one from the Union Cem-l_ etcry south on 6th con. line, and west, on the old Sunnidale road. 37 poles. The other on the 8th con. line nortlhvof the Sunnidale road, 27 poles. The lines now consist of 131/, miles cross arm lead, 38 `~34. miles side mock lead, 85 miles circuit built, 2% miles circuit leased. - The original issue of deben- tures covered 140 subscribers at $62.50 making a total of $8,750. One` subscriber paid cash. -At present there are 157 subscrib- ers,. 144 subscribers `covered by debenture and cash leaving - 16 not covered by debentures. 16 subscribers at $62.50 each_ :1- mounts to $1,000.00 for which debentures will be issued at an early date- nV-....:...1.. .- Receipts Received `from T0wnship0..$/108.80. Supplies sold . . . . .. 60.52 Long __Distance Calls . .. 105.22 Switching `in advance (new subscribers) . .. 41.30 Loansq. .. .. .. .. .. 600.00 Cash on hand Jan, 1, _ 16 268.22 Disbursements 'Se.larie, allowances, etc.$_ Bell Telephone Co., .L.D. fI-Il.. .......I `IN . n A A A v n u l\!\ .,.-. _nJU'~l .I-\Jl\Jtlll\.II|.\I V-V-3 . Calls and oDirecto1';os~.. Construction labor .. Material .. .. .. .. .. Miscellaneous Printing, postage. 5 . a _1-1.'-.____. stationery . . .. Bell _Tel. 5 Co., s,w and line rental Maintenance `.4 Balance on hand . Ii` ou`1i'-ke the Examiner, rec-4 emmerid it to.you1_"frieIids. Over 200. new subscribers have come to us_' in the `last three months. A sugglstlvo. col%iIo|'donce n- -1 1...... [Iain 'LCo:,' . ____.1-`l $1/184.06: $1484.06 88.33 77.53 431.81 14.50 69LJ.89_` 65.50. /.7.25| 57.50 8.75 ~_ Mrs. Charlotte Ann Cameron, widow of the late Rev. James Y. Cameron, M.A., of Montreal, for- merly of Lundy s Lane, Ont., died at 93 Madison. Ave., Toronto, on Saturday afternoon in her 86th year, following an` attack of _pneumonia. She had resided in Toronto since 1890, and was dur- ing that time a member of St. Q nnnn vun 7*`-'--~ Dnnahvforinn Ill-D UIOIJV Jame s Church. - Mrs. Cameron, whose maiden name. was Charlotte Ann Ault, was born October 19, 1831, near Aultsville, county of Stormo'nt,s: on the -banks of the St. LaWrence.g She was of United Empire Loy-! alistxparentage on both sides of`; the house, and her` father was` also an oicer in the war of 1812.`; Her father and her brothers; founded and were the leading. men of Aultsville. `In March,i I 1851, she married Rev. James| Y. Cameron, youngest son of Squire John Cameron, of Fair- field,-'7 Charlottenberg, on the` _ St. Lawrence. Rem ~Mr. Ca1ner-i on was the grandson of Johni Cameron, who emigrated from Scotland, settled o.n the Delaware ` River, and \ vas'driven out of the ' United States because he took I the side of the British in the \\ ar 1 of _Indepen.dence. ' 1'-`~-- -~~----- ---- ..m net... n.....'.. uuux Ulla ` =D'oat'l1of llrs. J... Y. camel-on Idaho and Utah has each `elec-' ted` a Jew as L1`L'wc1>11()1'. \Vith this e11 cnuragement-we ma._V ex- pact to sce.Ha1-ry (._nvit, or Max Rosenfeld make zstart tmvard :A'ubernatoria1 lmnnrs by running` for the Town Council next year. IJJ Jl.l\.L\JlJ\J1.I.\.l.\Jl.L\J\J For many years after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Cameron t lived in Lundy s Lane, where Mr. Iialrieron conducted a private academy, and later he became nrinci-pal of the Drummendville lligh School. In 1876 he be- came principal of- the High Sehonl at Vvilliamstown, and a few years later a lecturer in clas_.'- sics and mathematics "at the Preslwyterian College, Montreal. He died in April, 1883. ' A131-.__ `L1... ..I-._1l- `l|l .....' l'|....v.,...A-.l L.I.[} unuu Ill. ony. u-I. JV./\/v}- After his death Mrs} Camomni lived-in Barrio with her bI'ot,her.| the late \Vell/ington. Ault, and in] 1890 she went to Toronto, wlmre she has made her hnme ever since with her son, \7\7o1linsrf0n A. Cameron. She had two other sons. Dr. Jamps C. Cameron. now deceased. who \'\-`as a prnfnssor of ohsfntrins at` McGill, and Dr. John \V.; Cameron, practising in the States. A Mother, Dr. Chas. Ault. of I\'InntroaI, also SL1I`\'iV'f`.<: ` "'Y'I_- `Al- 'l .,- f1- _- , , 1` --x.-- u----\ t'\.|I.vlv I Tho lam Mrs. Cameron was an hm` lifo a staunch Libo-ra1.`A few years ago sho was appointed one of tho Honorary,Vioe-Presidonts of tho Unitnd Empire L0-,vah'.:f .\ssocintions of Toronto. Rho` 1 1 was a dovoiod moihor and a lov- in_:'f'rim1ri. f.z`(=nm`o11s and kind. and endowed with linen intolloc-' l11al'q11aIit.ios. 1 Royal Naval Sailors Get ll Good Pay -. Pi'ng'1'0.ss is being` made with - nnlistimmt for the Royal Naval (lanadian V'uluntoe1' Reseiwe. wl1ic_h is being` carried on in; lvlontreal, as well as all o\>e1"' (jaiiatla. With the enormous in- CI 821S(" in toiinage. in the Roya' Navy since the'wa1' thousands of men are neoided to complete the n5tal)lishme11t.. _ These men] could easily have been sncui-ed; in-_ (`lroat Britain, but, with con-i scriplinn in force, this would` siinply have rubbed the Anny. T110 Admiralty, realizing that inany men in Canada would ra- 't.l1e1' se1'V'e in the navy than the arrny,. asked the Canadian Gov- ,e1'nn1ent. to raise five thousand l-men for the King s Navy, nn,.:, ,__- -, A..- A (A In llll'/LI. LLII IJIIKJ LLJKAD L) LILIIIJ This was at once agreed to by the Canadian Government, as a part. of- Canada s half. million men for the Imperial service ov- erseas, with arrangements "whereby men enlistingfor sea service shall be given. the same rates of pay and other consid- erations as the" land soldiers. with the expeditionary forces.` No seaexperience is necessary, and men physically fit. between -18 and 38 are given the unusual privilege of joining the "Royal Navy atfull seaman s rank, at a wage many times that paid in the British Navy, While they are rated two ranks higher than that allowed ordinary green recruits. summsn THROUGH THE - `WINTER IN CALIFORNIA Get away from the cold disa- greeable winter. California tem- perature is from 60'to- 5 degrees the year round. It " not ex- pensive to spend the entire win- ter there. Bungalows rent from $23.00 per month up. CV_....:-I 1'lT.'_-l,._. 1.1.._....... f'I'Yl..A ;vIJo\Jv Eu; ngax/ALI-Inn `any! | Special Winter Fares. The famous Los Angeles Limited, a; fast, refined and exclusive through` train from Chicago to Los Angeles, leaves Chicag'0 at 10.00 P.M. daily and arrives Los Ahgeles 4.30 PM. third day- less than three days en route. 117,94 1 'l'\ TI `I'\-__,_ALA f`1__. n-wean. uu-.vv yawn-.7-.1 VA. n\I\ao\. V Write__to B. H. Bennett, Gen. Agt., Chicago & North Western Ry., 46 Yonge St., Toronto, Ont. He will send you descriptive lit- erature and train schedules; help you plan an attractive ,trip, and make reservations for you clear through to the Pacif`1c'Coast.. `Extra copies of the Examiner and Saturday Morning are on Sale at the bookstores or this `Vofce. Three cents per copy. F1'ede1'ick A Nicholls, who has" been made a Sexmtm, is a sum- men cit,i'/.on of 0m and this is about as near as this old Scotch township[ ever. got. to being rep-` resented in Chamber of Somn0-; lence. I . w IJLAALU I14 LA;vannc-JV- Square Presbyte_ri`zV1 {The app0intm.nt. of Lieut. Harry Grasett, is announced. He has been attached to D Company . The O`1ce1`s- of the 177th O.S. '_Batt.-ablion have sent. out invit.a-A itimls for an At Home in the l 1`m\'n Hall on Friday. night, Feb. ] 211d. W--- .._..,.l -4 uu. Several basketball games have heen p,1ayed`last. week. D Coy. defeated A Coy. 8-4. Other results were Band 19, Signallers 2: Signallers 10, Sergeants 6. The Officers played the Sergeants on \Ved'nesday. | ' Stellar Hockey l The` hockey sensation of the season took place on Monday, 22nd. inst., when the `Gentle Seven (not too gently) defeated a picked seven of Hun Chasers? from the Pay Staff and Head- quarters. The result. seemed to show that some mistake must have been made, for the picked- team looked like culls by thel standard of the score."'I`he scorel was unfortunately (or fortun.. ately) lost.. After the first ten minutes a count was lost, the referee was manifestly intimida- ted and no one had brought an adding machine. I "` ,V,-3-l_J` uuu._~.. The ` Gentle Seven consisted of Misses Vance, O. Vsarjeant, Kennedy, Stotesbury (Capt), A. Arlnstrong, Reeve and Dougall. ' The `fHun Chasers were Sgt.s.| H.Grasett... Tesky, Sneath, Oli- ver and Bryan, Corp. Thompson and Pte. Nixon. V 11- 11' n...1..\...1..A.~ (|4l.ll.l J. U\./- L\I45\J1;o Referee Lieut. H. H. Robertson did his best, and all. agreed that lhevasaw some 'of the of`f_sides. 1 cl, , Both. teams` enjoyed the game, and. the spectators thoroughly enjoyed a good skate after it was over, delighted` with the music generously supplied bylthe pop- ular band of the 177th under; Sgt. Andrews. The crowd was not large but after all expenses were paid, the sum of $35.00 was .realized'for the Field Comforts After the skating, the ladies of the Field Comforts entertained the teams and oieials and the hand` at an oyster supper and; happy little `dancein their rooms ' Mrs. D, M. Stewart happily thanked the pbandsmen for their assistance, and they chaplain of the battalion, Capt. Rev. Frank- Ha`rp`er,~I-eplied on their behalf. SHOWN m The Bank of Toronto's Sixtyrst Annual Report ppresented at the Annual Meeting on Jan. 10, 191 7 PROFITS of $730,954, (an increase of $67,380), from which were paid $49,096_War Tax on Circulation, $36,250 `to Patriotic Fund and `other `War subscrip- , tions, the usual suni of $25,000 to the Officers Pension Fund, and the usual Eleven Per Cent Div. '` idend to the Shareholders. TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS, $53,760,094, an `increase `of $5,685,908 in the year. .The 'Thnes is advocang a Police Ma-mm for Orillia. From this it would semn that O1'illia is exparunung mnne oflhe pens of prosperity. TOTAL ASSETS, $73,114,554, an increase of$6,347,35i. REST,` $6,000,000, and Reserved Prots, $507,989, a total Reserve Fund of $6,507,989, which with Paid Up Capital of $5,000,000 makes the strong margin of protection for depositors and others of $11,- 507,989." .IM|IlE,DlATELY AVAILABLE AssE'rs, $26,957,701, con- sisting of Cash, Bank Balances, Negotiable Se- ourities and Call Loans, and being equal to 43% of the total amount owing` the public. GASI-I AND GOLD nasanvzs, $10,420,236, an increase 4-_ Ar 94 "M10 om H`- the previous, year of $1,759,? DEPOSITS, $5- 1,893,5047,`an increase f< $6,123,740. NEGOTIABLE SECURITIES, 588,17 2, 42 9, _.A.\ ..-n Some Outstanding Facts BOTIABLE $8,172,429, an increase for the year of $4,792,753, principally in Government Bonds. The General Manager remarks in this connection, You will notice that our gain in de- posits has been largely used in this way. We have considered it our duty and privilege to assist our own Government` ;and the Imperial Mun.itions Board, and :while doing so we'l1ave been able at the same time to give our mercantile customers their usual requirements. The President. in his address also said, This is the diicult task that lies before Bankers in the eomting year--to so maintain the proper proportion between business "necessities and (iioverninent needs as to fully do duty to both. `To assist in this, the co-eoperation of every one in the country is required. Increased Savings placed at the disposal of the Banks will heused by them to further these ends, and in no -other way can the Banks have `the-power to render assistance. They cannot create money, they can only administer what is entrusted to them. BARBIE AND ALLANDALE smmcnas: H. A. SIMS, Manager. V Thursday, Januari 25.` .1917 -\..,- $ ,76;2o1I Y. M. c. A. at Armour-ies M1`. Stephens, who recently began Y.M.C.A. work with the 177th B11. here, has already made himself at home with officers and men and much good promises t.o result from his efforts. I To assist him in his work a local committee has been ap- pointed with the following mam- hers :----G. H. Esten, \Vill'R. King, J. H. `Heath, T. T.-Young, S. H. Henry and J. A. MacLaren. This committee has nothing In no with nancial matters as all ex- penses, in connection with the Military Y. work here are paid bythe Central Office in Toronto. -: COMMENT 01-` THE WEEK :- The Band Appreciated oriuia Packet.-The band of the 177th Bn. wound up theil` month's sojourn in Orillia by giving an excellent concert on Friday evening last. The attend- .ance was good, but till not so [large as might have been expect- [ed. The band acquitted them- selves with much cred-it, their selections being strikingly well rendered. There has been a marked improvement in their playing during the month they were in town, showing evidence ing. Mrs. Laidman of Barrie- `of careful and assiduous train- was the only contributor to the program outside town. She has a beautiful soprano voice, and was` listened to with a great deal of pleasure. The localtalent. which assisted included Miss E. Dale Sinclair, Miss Malcolm, Miss Murray. Mrs. Moulding, i Miss Pearl 1)eMil1e, Mr.'Victor Croxall and Sergt. F. R. Plunkett. ` The -last named took charge of - the arrangements for the con- ; cert, and his popularity among ; his` comrades was testified by . loud applause from themen in - khaki, -and a hearty encore. The ;'net, proceeds were over $100. ; The band left, for Barrie on Sat- ; urd-ay morning and will go to Collingwood for a spell. During [` their stay in Orillia their.will_ 1 ingness, to assist. at every pat..- ; riotic gathering has been much appreciated, Orillians hope to see Bandmaster `Andrews and his ,7 men visit town again before they [' __leave for overseas. [ Read the advts: There's money) in it for the careful buyer. of $6,347,351. S9 of ' Tax CiIicu1at.iori, `other- War ,000 ~the Eleven for the year of From I A l'H-l` Man-l.z.u~oen in. 1~'1'd|1-or" to his sml. Wh0,`I`(,' in I":-: and \'ilLug_*'a-.~ side aw um have I";1ui ; daily I`:-1' I'M (At mm.-.-nt writing` I||i.~. an hull!` air 3 t,I`y haml ii ' two this \\'w- ficmic lu-1-u-. i Hleil` swim zllld lIIH\c' In GRAND OPERA HoUsE,Ban-ie T .at8.l5 Tuesday, January 30th, ,,,.,._ Thursday, .1] `t/I-l~l,` > in:._- l()n.4_:'m-. {u \\_'M mu] 1 mud and in. 11m:xy ; mu` \mi: boots up \\'OI`` o|n\\'iI (afton. :\1M -(l1'a\\' Ln.-`~ depth 0|. _m11*`innnm _:_1un--18 g'0f_*. ~' MT n1inul~--;x One van whiv./.'m:_' I nnm'}_\' all Las '1i`:l.l'V H1.-, lllil dngm zm-I |i;_."h1. vmw <,:'1'mmlV. us win-r. :u :- mn zmal :1 my 1-n:n'.. lhillil in I` of hull-:~ The muvh mg` nut ll vafter lli`_' sound mu pay any : lery. .'|'iw 11n\\`m'i'm'.~', mnn (`NH `Tlwy LET turn---. 93 mo men an we u-n Wm ` Ahstro Pric JAN. 9,| Prices$l.00,.75c,50c % \Mv%anoe at A. EA. M1|o;on'son"s"0ffice_ _Pl|oneW447a- _