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1.00 each Iony H.155 }.i W- YEAR MY 3. i923` r, . Sox, K358.` of Fancy IoW|1 ....$2.19 ....$1.50 19c .29cea_c!1 Jced CIRCULATION in --cu in 031.- CANADA. THURSDAY, MAY3, 1923. HILISDALE MAN $lSFlNED$2,500 'ceeueu. . He was taken to Orillia and on Monday appeared before Police Mag- istrate Clark. He pleaded gui ty 'both to the charge of selling liquor and to that of having a still. Arksey. `has been up half a dozen times on isimilar charges and had evidently `-made up his mindeto defy the law. M. Clark was determined that he Hshouldv not give trouble for a time, `lat least, and imposed the maximum` l_ K fine of $2000 for selling and $500 for tionerating a still, with the alternative \ of six months in gaol in each case, Hthe sentences to run `concurrently. I 1! ,1__u u.:_-1_ 1.- ;....-1.1 ,__..,_. J On Saturday evening,` License In-A spector Reid, accompanied by Prov- incial Constable Rich and Constable Crutcher, visited the premises of Fred Arksey at Hillsdale with a war- rant for his arrest on a'cl'_1arge of selling. They not only found Arksey !but in his kitchen_they discovered a still in full operation. Arksey made an attempt to escape and almost suc- lceeded, V ----~ A-1---- L- l\..:II3.. nvu-1 an has wide, dshipman, go_1(_)rs for LHC DCJILCIILUD uu Luau _vu:n..u.;y-,.-.J. . Arksey didn t think he could earn -$2500 by selling liquor as easily as he could by going to gaol, so he el- ected to take the incarceration. He `waslbrought to Barrie gaol and_yes- terday the`Provincial Bailiff removed [him to Burwash. iu.1=_.o. CONVENTION I IN umyzgg, MAY 12 'Libcra1 _ _' E'xecutie' Decides ' to Place Candidate J in the Field, 1 Things political are beginning to` wam up a bit in Centre Simcoe and there is every prospect of A decidedly 'live1y three-cornered contest.~ U.F.O. Convene May 12 T The U.F.O. are the rst to take de- ;nite steps towards nomination, hav- `ing called a convention to_ meet at` Elmvale on Saturday, May 12.- This action was the result` of an exec- utive meeting held `at E1m.vale. It is expected that Premier Drury will address the convention. ,_,_;.:___ _._.._A.:..... LI... 3.] uuuitsa ulc cuuvcuuuu. At this executive meeting the fol- lowing resolution was unanimously passed: Resolved. that this execu- tive convention,'held in Elmvale this ' 28th day of April. 1923, endorse and `express ourcondence in the Hon. E. C. Drury and his Government for up- ciples on which they were elected in 1919. and pledges its support to the candidate who upholds the platform and principles for which the U.F.O.- Labor Government stands) 1| 1`L_ `holding and carrying out the prin- -_: :.|:_. .. ---.. ...-A.:.'... :.LJGlJUl. \XUVUL11xu\;uy u uuuuuu o. A member of the riding executive informed The Examiner that_he did not think G. H. Murdoch, M.L.A.,| would hgve any opposition at thei convention. Liberals Will Nominate `One of the largest Liberal exec-! utive meetings held in Centre Sim-` coe for many `years took place in _E1mvale on Wednesday. _ About fty ,were present, the several municipal- ities being well represented. A111 present seemed eager for the fray`! and it was decided to put up a can- didate. A nominating convention will be held within a couple of weeks. L'L- __...-... ......un&-nvunJ 1' W11! 08 nexu wluuu a Uuupzc VJ. -u........ Among the names mentioned in connection with the nomination are J. T. Payette and Wm. Beck of Pen- etang-_ Dr. Simpson and Dr. Hart _of Barrie and P. A. Coughlin, deputy- reeve of Flos. ' ' . Conservative Date Not Set - As yet the Conservative executive has not xed adate for the riding `nomination. This will be done as soon as arrangements can be made for speakers. 1 `n. :. ....:.! +`I.n4- (`Roe W. `XT1~{a-I11-_ nf [ I01` Speaners. It is said that Chas. E. Wright of Penetang, whose name has been heard of considerably in connection with this nomination, is not very an- xious ta run. Rumor has it that the list of nominees will include Mayor John Little, Ex-Mayor J. F. Craig and Ex-Mayor R. J. Sprott of Barrie and J. T. Simgson, county clerk. South Silncoe VUpon the surface there seems to be little new in. the South` riding. The Conservatives meet at Beeton on May` 11 to pick their.` candidate. H (Continued on page 16) NO surr gifts;-:0 YET ' AGAINST ESSA TOWNS!-HP n patterns $1.00 yd. navy and $1.25 yd. to choose 65c yard It Was ICPUIDUU Ill 1253 IIIIID vvyyn. that action had been brought against the Township for $10,000 damages 2.. --.........4.:..... .m`+k +1:-m ch-nurnino nf tne '.l`oWnsn1p 101` upJ.v,vvu ua.....5.... in connection with the drowning of the two Scott boys at Nicolston. ' 1111. -_ :..L.....-..--..A nuns: I-15 I-g1g_ EH8 `CWO B00131; Uuys no .I.\u.\unuvu. When interviewed over the tele- phone today, Mr. Dinwoody, town.- ship clerk, told The Examiner that he had received no intimation of such a suit and as far as he knew no notice of .such an action had come to the Council.` T M It was reported in Essa this week --1_ -...L:..... 1..."! `knn-n '|n-naaahf. mrsrinaf. Shop where you're invited to shop. Arksey> sWS r Selling B< Having a "S-`tiff Booze Still. Penalty and tn1y_1.oo- ERE-OPENING SERVICES} 1 COLLIER s'r. METHODIST CHURCH E {E SUNDAY, MAY 6th: 1923 I. A . Attacks the Drury Regime at Barrie Cogservative Rally; 5 ' . . . I It. was an enthuslastlc audlencei that listened to addresses byW. A. Boys, K.C., M.P., and Col._Price, M. P.P. for Parkdhle, at a rally of Con-`I servatives in [the I.0.0.F . Temple; last Friday night. I u*n_:`I---..-... .-.-an 4-Inn ]'\'i0`()`D+. last Frluay mgut. . Railways are the biggest thingl today, declared Mr. Boys, in open-l ling his address. The late Hon. W.` C. Kennedy did all he could to make` the National Railways a success-and the Hon.`Geo. P. Graham is doing all in his power now to make the peo- ple s road a success. V It is also up to; the people to use the road whenthey] travel or ship freight. The road is as great an asset to the country as hydro is to_Ontario, said Mr. Boys. L. ........1,:..... n Avfl111'r Mpirrhan. ny(l1'0 IS LU \Jlll.a'd.11U, aaxu ANAL: ;.;v_,.... In speaking of Arthur Meighen, the speaker stated that he is a credit Ito the people whom he serves. He ~--- ----I- u... :`n T-Tnnco of -Ahv `I`.'ih1P, uN1oN BANK OF CANADA: (LU hut: pcupac Vvltvnnn Any ..-........ can get up in the House at any time and discuss any subject intelligently. I believe it will be only two or three years before Mr. Meighen is again Premier of Canada. .I do not make that statenientboastfully, but I know how the Liberal party is divided on `the varied subjects, especially the gtari question. While we are a small} group, we are full of pep and have` fullcondence in our leader, stated` Mr. Boys. V 1 T.` ..-.......3...-- 4-A Dmnvyinndoi 1-\n11'4-inc I N11`. Duya. , Inreferring to Provincial politics,| `Mr. Boys queried his audience: Who was it that precipitated thiselection? It was coming this year, but not so early. This election was-precipitated' lby Andrew Hicks, chief whip of the '1Progressive party_ and a couple of other followers. Having watched Drury s actions, he could not honor- ably follow him any longer. 7. _ _ _..L ----..L_ v-wag -v--v.. --____ ____v ,, V In reviewing more recent events, Mr. Boys referred to press despatches from London, where Mr. Hicks de- clared that Drury wanted to organ-` ize a Provincial Unionist party with some of the men and many of the principles of the war-time junker group, not only to represent erst- while Liberals but such Conservatives as former Premier Sir Wm. Hearst. Following that move, Morrison gets after him with that little club and says, `You are going to lead the Farmer party, and Mr. Drury walks meekly into the fold, remarked Mr. Boys. ~ 1-. ..-.....1...::..... M. an-Irlrnua Mr Rnvq lose : % Days. In concluding his address Mr. Boys spoke of the heavy expenditures dur- ing the Drury administration, espec- ially on highways. run 1)..:.... mo. Hm nevi-. sneaker. lauy on nlgnwuyai. Col. Price was the next speaker. He stated that Simcoe should be complimented on having, a man like Mr. Boys to represent them in the House of` Commons. Mr. Boys not only keeps in touch with the affairs at Ottawa, but at Queen s Park as well, he said. ll":u-:4-{v-n-u.-a nn nnon 19` U.F.O.-hAB0R CONVENTION. A U.F`.0.-Labor convetion will be, held in Elmvale on Saturday, May '12. The Hon. E. C. Drury will be in charge of the meeting, which will commence at_ oe o c1ock. ~ 18c Barrie- Branch and Safety Deposit Boxes Thornton Branch - - - Cookstown Branch - - - - On Friday, the Executive of the Golf Club considered a proposition from John Gordon to .sell 19 acres forming part of the course for $2000 and decided not to buy. The Club's lease on this property expires next year, with the privilege of renewal for ve years at the same rental. who will preach morning and evening. WELCOME " The Pastor will have associated with him IIU acuu. (Continued. on page 12) jjj REV. 11.1.1). suvwspn, 1_)_._I_1_v_. 9 11': V`- . ._c_ ea;'; Rev. H.'E. VWe1lwood, B.D., Pastor ~Cmvund_ !!1*er.eSt Suppose a boy of 18 determines to save six dollars a week. At three per cent compound interest he will have on his twenty-fourth birthday $2,037 of which $165 will be interest. . The longer your savings account grows the larger it grows and the fast- er it grows. Is compound interest helping to make you independent? '5 Double your Savings It CAN bl Done. T1iR1EEN1oR sf , IN CHURCH LEAGUE I . Threeteams will compose the sen- ior group of the Church Baseball League this year. vAt. a meeting of the executive of the League in the Police Court Chambers, Monday night, the representatives of Trinity _and St. And1'ew s.asked that they be `given permission to amalgamate be- `cause they could not organize indiv- `idual teams. I 111* I1 ,,,_ xuual ubinnnlou ' _ On a motion by W. Cooper, se- Eeconded by F. Plant, the representa- tives of the teams were asked to sub- ' mit a list of the players to the ex~ ecutive by May 5. V ' `U ""4! In order to give any other basebail players an opportunity to play in- the League, the executive passed a mo- tion that any players desiring to join `any of the teams be required to sub- [mit their names to the executive. which-. was given full power to deal with names submitted. 01` . 3 VV lull. Anunuco Duunnnnvvvuu The following teams were entered in the junior group: St. Mary's, Y. M.C.A., Trinity, Baracas and St. An- drew s, u ruvsvr 11.: uxcvv J, v On a motion by C. `R. Kendall, the representatives of the teams in the junior group were requested to place the names of the players and quali- cation certicates in the hands of the secretary not `later than May 8. foon The president, secretary and treas- urer were appointed a committee to `arrange the season s schedule_ which Iis to be `submitted at the next meet- |ing of the executive, May 8, for nal endorsation. ~STAYNER PLANING MILL " IS DESTROYED BY FIRE ! Sleig'ht s planing mill at Stayner was totally destroyed by re this (Thursday) afternoon. The re. from what cause is not yet known_ broke out about 12.20 when the em- ployees were away at dinner. So fast did the ames spread that the re department was unable to save the building. Mr. Greer s stable, close by` also was destroyed together with a quantity of lumber. There was but. small insurance. The erected "last year, employed about eight men and had a large number of orders on hand. Its destruction is quite a loss to the town, Bulk or separate tenders will be received by the undersigned up to May 19 for the erection of a two-roamed school at Stroud, Ont. Plans and specications may be seen on and after May 14 at the office of the Township Clerk, Stroud, or at the of- fice of Jas. Thomson, Architect, 59 Yonge St., Toronto. 7 1`.m.m.+ ..- ...... 4.....1.... ....4 .......-........:1.. .. Lowest or any tender not necessarily ac- cepted. HENRY PRATT, 1 R-` an gnnw _'rI-nun gfu-nut! lhllla, LUIULII/U. ,, 18-19c Ratepayers (will be` Qllowed a dis- count of 15 % on the amount of their taxes if paid in full on or before Taxes may be paid by instalments on or before June 25 and Sept. 25. Tax bills will be distributed in time to allow any who wish to take advan- tage of the discount to do so. V A. W. SMITH, ,'l`reasu'1-er. Ban-ie_ May 2, 1923.` 13-194: La in Our _at Less TOWN OF BARRIE mxrs FOR 1923 Notice to Contractors - A. Leqlie,'Manager H. J. Thompson, Manager - T. Mchtiillan, Manager May 11th, 1923 SECTION 2 " r PAGES 9 TO 16 L'lL\lUl J. llnfll I, Secy.-Treas., Stroud. 3 not wvqv-u ,75ceach