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I:Ul'l'\- Illlllallllj l.JUll[{HlHllo DUTY ! - Delegate to 5.'E.A.--G. N. Audi Ion, Bradford. ' My r,-........--/\.u ;snuu.y, why. 10 "(LC Burton Ave. Methodist Church 50th anniversary, Sunday, Oct. 21. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Speaker, Rev. VV. E. Wiknn nf winm Q+ M..+1m.a:... i To cecure greater efficiency in the administration and management of the company, it has been decided to `operate the territory of the Bell Tel- 7 ,ephune Company with five divisionlc Iand twenty-four districts. In the fBari'ie districit. W." E. Brewster has `been appointed di.' manager and J.- F. Gardiner district plant superin- ltendent. rhL, 0,11. ' - ` `N1-:w ORGANIZATION or T BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY , wuuu Muppet! was unnn I01` USO. l The defendant contended that he ,did out and tender the full 2000 l<:m'ds of hardwood, and by way of a {counter-claim asked payment there- for. and also claimed damages fox, other alleged breach of contract. (Continued on page 9) `Luz .p:.u:_1:7.:o and Interest at 5%. g The action arose out of an agree- } ment between the Town and McCon- ikey, whereby McConkey was to cut wood in Algonquin Park on a certain jnortion set aside for the Town of g Barrie by the Government to help re- |lieve the fuel shortage of 1918. Me- Conkey agreed to ship 2000 cords of hardwood in accordance with terms K of the defendant s tender, dated June i 13, 1918, and memo agreement,- dat- , ed June 17, _191._ E TBA n`n:v\4-`r I-----A-1 J * ` ` ` `tu uuue 1 I, 1:110. E The plaintiff claimed damages be- cause the defendant did not deliver all of the agreed 2000 cords, and be- cause he was paid for cutting and swamoing a large quantity of wood {not shipped, and that a quantity of fwood shipped was unt for use. I The Ao+'.mA....+ ......o.....I,..a 41...; L- uu1 .w'\ (7 1'1ite, K.C., appeared on half of the defendant and W. }Boys, K.C., for the plaintiff. 1 [appeal was dismissed with costs. 3 `VHO?! Julia-o `X739-m.\- ------ 3-- lapprlu was uxsmissea with costs. j When Judge Wismer gave judg- ment in favor of the municipality. he also dismissed the counter-claim `with costs. _The 'I`own s claim was `for $2599.75 and interest at 5%. Th 9Df1.nh lIY\t\tVr\ ...-.L .1.` __ -A~--- 'JuugulL`IIL Demg announced Tuesday of this week. Judges sitting on the case were Meredith, C.J.; Riddell, J.; Latchford, J.; Middleton, ..I.; and Logie, J. D XIII-.:o.. L'l'V was ucalu U.lUl'8 EH8 Appellate _DiV- lision Court at Toronto-*.;rei:ently. `judgment being announced Tuesday `of week. Judvnc Ritfinu M. n... auup ecu. Out of this report there arose an interesting discussion. - A further T motion was introduced providing for the building of a three-foot ce- ment walk on the east side of Market Square, north from Collier Street to connect with the existing walk. This is the piece of work, incorporated in the report of the Committee on Public Works, under Clause.2. The nnnIr:nv\ I-nun *'=v|n'"uv `-9111:-.4-U AI!` lllll to Imcconm LOSES WOOD gs: APPEAL Barrie s Judgment for $3600 Fully Sustained by Higher Court. COMING EVENTS T szcnon 1 PAGES 1 TO 3 be- `II A `The -J" UUHU VV Ul'l\b', LUIUUI XJIHUSU, 5- The motion was finally ruled out of order by His Worship the Mayor, the matter_ having previously been dea1t with and left to the alderman for that war_d. ' 1n__4....--...: __ ..'-.__ 1n\ Ill (I ICIJUI In Board of Wotfks _ The report of the committee on Public Works and `Sewers was pre- sented as follows: 1. That the re- quest of Mrs. P. Clark to build a curb on Bradford St. be laid over for further consideration. 2. That a sidewalk on the. west side of P. Kc-arns store be left to represent- atives of Ward II for decision. 3. That a railing be placed on the `cement bridge at the corner of Eccies and Sophia Streets. The report was adnlpted. T ` nv nun...` nlr` 6-L35 MISS E, BOOTH PRESIDENT OF NORTH SIMCOE TEACHERS A. J. Tuck wrote, asking permission to place a gasolene tank at the C.N. R. siding into the Barrie Tannery. yards, at the foot of Toronto Street.` He stated in his letter that he had obtained consent of the C.N.R. and that the tank was already on the ground. The pump house was to be of all steel construction and not closer than 20 feet to any building._ The request was referred to the Finance Committee to investigate and bring in a report. Run!-A tr? Kudzu nw'~'1vmuu1- uub` matter comes. 1 The Manager of the Barrie Gas Works wrote Council stating that the- culvert at the entrance to the wdrks at 205 Dunlap Street was in need of} -repair. This matter will be investi-i gated. A I '1`-nn'Iry an-and-A -n.-Jul.-4... ...L.._.':........ I cnumuu U; nu: Duuru OI WUYKS. ' A petition from 3 number of res-; idents on Frederick Street was re-~ ceived, asking that anelectric. light be placed at the corner of Frederick and Robert Streets. The petition was signed by Henry Hirlehey. Mrs. R. Perry, Mrs. W. Bogardis, Walter Me- Indiess, and Mrs. Waller. It was re- ferred to the committee under whose sxmorvisinne this matter comes. 'l`L.. M'-.......... -9 LL- n...._.:. n__. uncuu. ` -Fred Mart of 23 [Louise Street` wrote. asking. permission to remove and trim trees in front of his resi- dence. A similar request. was re- ceived from Miss Chacrpell, Dunlap` Street, although she di not ask per- mission to have any trees removed. These requests were granted, the; work to be undertaken under the sup-' ervision of the Board of Works. A nuH>:nn "strewn on -.n_..l-..._ -3 ...'... . the exception of Aldermen Miller and Whitby. Mayor Little was `in the chair. Accounts were passed. reports and communications received, routine ' business taking up most of the time of the meeting. Putting Wires Underground A by-law; being an agreement be- tween the BelleTelephone Company and the Corporation of Barrie, pro- \ uvu nut. ' All the members were present wit , l I viding for transmission of wires of - the com an by conduit, and the re-i moval o po es on Elizabeth and Dun-l lop Streets, wasogiven three readings] and passed by -Council. This, it was pointed out to Council. was an im- rrovement that had been urged for a one time. and had been merely held up until necessary plans had been completed. The town, it was stated, was fully safeguarded by the agree-. ment. 3 lZ`......I II-___ _ 10 an r I 4-- l.UI'l'l'5Ulln ` u South Simcoe President--M.'J. Moran. Alliston. I \("ic.e-'Pres.-G. N. Atkinson, Brad- V {U- ford. ` `l A spirited verbal exchange occur-3 red at Monday night`s meeting of; the Town Council, over the appar- ently unimportant item in the report of the chairman of the Board of Works dealing with the construction of a sidewalk on the East side of; the Market Square. Alderman E. J. Byrne charged that Reeve Fisher had shown discrimination against Ward II, in not having this work ro- ceeded with at an earlier date. his Reeve Fisher denied, and Mayor J, Little took u the cudgels, declaring that neither e, nor Reeve Fisher or anyone else could be held responsible for the delay, unless it was the rep- resentatives of Ward II In {ailing to have the item incorporated in the re_p0l`t when the work was being pro- vided for. `ha V\l\Iml`\l\unn nuunun --an----` ---!*`- mrm councn. oven SIDEWALK Discrimination Charge Byriie Denied by Reeve I and Mayor. cu{cuLA'r1oN THIS WEEK [CID way U: (Continued on puage 16) 4275 comes 1 HIHV bdl\l`~ U511} CU-UH blllu I1 ueslreu. ' Barrie Thistle Club have also been communicated with to this effect and the matter will be discussed by them and in all probability arranqementsl will be made for the two clubs. or! representatives from each, to confer` in regard to the proposal. I l"l\Jl\I 911013 C1131 IIALII ' The outcome of the comsion be- tween the Gartlan and Teskey cars last -month. partictars of which were viven in The Ewaminer; is an amicable settlement between the nar- ties. It is understood that Mr. Tes- kev received an amount sufficient to repair his car. Cub UL 0118 UGBWUUU LIIUU LUIS year. Continuing. the writer thought itjg would be a splendid thing to arrange; ` an annual competition between the; "two Barrie clubs and Oakwood of = Toronto. and made the offer of a cup. - V Suggestions as to probable rules gov- n.rning' the competition were made, among the number being:-- 1. Four rinks to a side. 2. One game in Bar- rie and one in Toronto. 3. Points to ~ount.- 4. Cup to be held by winners 8 for oneiyear. 5. Games in Barrie ( and Toronto not to be played same ti day. 6. Different or same players C mav take nart each time. if desired. 1 `Danni:-. 'I"L:ud>L. filnl. `uanuva -1..- 1...-.. 1` JV1"(5 nucc VV l'|K_ll|;q .I`JVUl'UI;ln . Executwe Comm1ttee-M1ss_ Fern Wallinsrtnn, Glencairn: Miss Edna Martindale. Alliston: Miss H.` N. Pen`- cook. Alliston; E Longman. Barrie. nnlnnnfn in (`E A __l'! RY A+Irn- DU LIUIIVUIK HIS IIFBL 5bUllUo I Mr. Black stated that the Oakwood ' boys considered the Barrie bonspiel an annual xture and expressed ap-4 preciation of the hospitality shown them while in Barrie. He is presid-, ent of the Oakwood Club this year. M nnnnlna I-I-no un-H-ow Hnnnn'ln+ N- 1"v`;2c`3?n`32?.'a`& ?hat the an-{ nual fee be $12.00, with a reduction! to $10.00 if paid before Jan. 15.] 1924. .The Club will consult with-' the Thistle Club in regard to the: matter of fees. ' , ` ' Barrie Old'_ Boy Offers Cup` . A letter was read from T. R. W. ,` Black of Toronto, formerly of Bar-; rie. referring to manyeple-asant re-;' collections of former years and tow the fact that the writer had the pleas- `r: -ure of skipping the first rink to win .7 a trophy from the new Oalcwood Club I: of Toronto- John Scott of the Bar- =1 rie Curling Club taught Mr. Blackh to deliver his` first stone. 11.. 1131...}. ..J...L...! a.I...A. 41... n...`I-........! . Dplcl W55 UUIIUUULUU. I The secretary was instructed to write Donald Ross,` placing on record V the sincere symnathy of the members- of the club in his recent bereavement ' in the death of Mrs. Ross. ' 1;. -...... ........._-........I_.1 4.1.-` LL - __- ' \JllUUl`lI|lIo . M_anagement Committee --. The &,}:2: President, Vice-President. 'Secre'tar,v. war and G. '0. Cameron, S. G. Underhillin ti and G. D. I-Ieubbard. `trim W. H. Kennedy. retiring` president :f0,. . occupied the chair. The nancialinot !statement for the season was adopted. i-the . ' On motion of A. Brownlee `and D. Fof u H. Allan. the thanks of the Barrielthat Curling Club were extended to thicam, bonspiel committee for the _ver,v ef-mm.` cient manner in which the last bon~ 3,3,, spiel was conducted. lthey Tho manna`-nutty 1-nun =v\nw1~nn'Gn..3 I-AI aun--..--u--nuzr---I REV. R. H. SOMERVILLE GIVEN V UNANIMOUS CALL TO ALMA: Rev. R. `H. `Somerville, M.A., of- Thornton has been unanimously call-. ed to the astoraterof Alma conare-. gation in t e Guelph Presbytery. The call is hearty and unanimous and. was sustained by the Guelph Presby.- ter.v the beginning of this week and: will be disposed of by the Barrie! Presbytery. Thursday of next weck,. Oct. 25, at 2 o clock', in St. Andrew's; :Church. Barrie. The call is accom~' lpanied with a guarantee for stipend ` of $1800. Mr. Somerville is deserv-. edlv popular in the Presbvtery and will be greatly missed should he de-5 aide to leave. ~ i ; ANOTHER nzorur FOR T. R. W. Black Otiers Cup to; - Barrie zixitibzikwood Clubs. T . the Schools. Miss Martindale of Al-` hston, President of the South Simcoe,` Teachers Institute, was called on fori a few remarks but did not speak at; any length. Reports .were presented! by thedelegates to the Ontario Edu-3 cational Association, and a very in- structive talk was given by W. A. Turner, Principal of the Barrie Busi- v ness College. Prior to the closing of the conven-' tion. motions of thanks were passed! to Mr. Amoss of the Hamilton Nor-! mal School, who delivered a numberl of very helpful addresses; to the Bar,-9 rie Board of Education for the use! of the Collegiate Assembly Hall` for`; the meetings; and to the Barrie teach-u ers for their generous entertainment. while the delegates were in town. I . ! _ Addresses of Welcome ; The afternoon session was opened with addresses of welcome from His; Worship, Mayor J. Little of Barrie, and Dr. L. J. Simpson, Chairman of` the Board `of Education. The teachers! were treated to a very instructive: lecture by H. E. Amoss, B.A., B.i Paed, of the Normal School, Ham-1 ilton, on the subject ' General In-I telligence and Intelligence Tests." Mnvnr T.i+Ho ' ;l'I n K nnnn 7 mnnnunn I ! 2 ' `, , ._-..,, -v <-v-u buildin s`. . The angar` was a frame structure. roughly 60 by 120 feet,`and was sim- ilar to those which were _. destroyed by fire some time ago. It is not thoughtthat the loss will exceed the $40,000 mark. There. was no `insur- ance. as the building was more or less of a temporary nature. aun--..-----u ALMA M.A_. been call- ? concre- 3 and tery beginning this wank and .of v- , mun, were ueuverea. l ` `The first session of the convention opened `promptly at ten o'clock in the Assemb y Hall of the Barrie Colle- lgiate. Miss Burroughs of Calling- ;wood, President of the North Simcoe ;Teachers Institute, gave a resume of :the work of the Institute during the past year, and touched briefly on the- 9 uestion of ,Religious Education in :t e Schools. Al- ,liston, `Teachers ?a didnot -any .by in-I Busi-1` lness ' 3 Prior fn `>111: nlru~3nn. .9 41... .-.-'--~--- u :'-avuuuucu ul. uuuuc `lU,UUU. 3 J-\u(1T`_SS ` The `blaze was discovered about `? seven o'clock and had made such! A mos.sucessfu1 3-headway that the `hangar with con- held in Barrie on T1,] `siderable of the contents was a totai `day, october 11 and 3 loss. ` No machines were lost, There 19,5 of the North am- were _in the building at the time,i1nspectorgtes met for however, quite a few parts, both old lclave, 1n the neighbo Q and new, and these went 1: in smoke. `hundred teachers , "l`he Camp Bord_en re epartmentgmany add;-egs9s_ cm,-5 `endered splendxd aid and prevented `of subjects of inter-es: the blaze from spreading` to otherjsion, were deli`-e,-d_ ;i _i'1f`3_3_"3.'-____. _ L 1 _ _ ' `The session of Fire from an unknown cause brokei out at Camp Borden early Tuesday; night, destroying one of the hangars; `similar to the four that were lost b,v_s ;re some months ago. The loss is; Eestimuted at about $40,000. ' Thn ` hlnan ulna :Hnnnun...n.l ..L....A.5 s4o,ooo mu-: AT Bonn:-:N,v NO INSURANCE ON LOSS IaU.llg $71155 VV IIIIIC, uuuuruo. Auditol-s--Jas. Marlin and J. E. Morrison. ' a-..n. n:...-..- > AUTO CASE SETTLED A nntnnuaa. `I 4.1.... --1l..2-- sou: Year BARRIE, CANADA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18,1923. No. 42 -uu:_y uuu ever enwreu ml -0. l |3t1"t9`3 Dr. L. J. Simpson was the nexti lg speaker. He also extended a hearty, 319 members fwelcpme to the delegates. He paid a1 391`98V8m"t sneclal tribute to the loyalty and en-' `- y ,th'us iasm of the lady teachers. The` 1}111113'e g:1ct;i(l`11;;men._ all too frequently, used the] F teaching profession as a stepping P9 1_- ~ `stone to something else.` It was onlv T13111t WV-h `natural; that where that was the case, 9-Yd the -the same enthusiasm and interest was: U `_ ;frequently lacking-.` In Barrie, D13! ers :'Simpson said. they were fortunate in` rn having a number of men engaged in, :1-1y_of Bar-jeducational work. They were men! pleasant re- ;who could not very well be replaced,. ears toland were they to leave the profes-J Id pleas-'i-sion it would` not only be a distinct!` loss" to Barrie. but to the professioni kwood Clublas well. He honed that they were! Bar; `making it their life work--men of the} Black `right tyne were needed. E Thinks Homework 0.K. In touching on some of the propos-,1 a_e Oakwo_od "9 ed educational reforms, the Doctor!" pressed *9` {was not prenared to accentthem all` 1 1 int" :'as' reforms. For instance, the question 9 P1'Sid`of the abolition of homework was a this imoot subject. The Prime Minister it ihad been reoorted as advocating least arrange; . ,,.__.,____4 __ ____ `\ : l I 1 Lu. uu: uuuc1.`uu.!ullg 18 0UUU. This work will eventually remove the poles and wires from the streets `etween Bradford and Mulcaster. The streets to be opened up for the om-pose of laving underground con- duits are as follows: Elizabeth. be- tween Toronto ard Baveld; Toron- to. between Ross and C.N.R. tracks-. Marv. between Ross and C.N.R tracks; Maple, between Ross and C In accordance with the agreement reached between the Town of Barrie and the Bell Telephone Company of I Canada. plans are being made for the further laying of conduits by the Company to do away with poles and . wires on some of the main `thorough- fares of the town. The agreement was passed at the last meeting of the `Council, Monday night last, and !plans are being made by the Com- `pany to proceed with the work 1a`. soon aslpossible. The estimated cost of the undertaking is $5000. Th`: mnrlr nr'nua~n4>nn1'Iwu an-Aura jwnzzs UNDERGROUND, l 1 BELL T0 SPEND $5000, - .mu:w neuruxy. V i 2: His Worship referred to the fact; 'that of the total indebtedness of the` `V.-town, a1l but about $50,000 consisted; jof a debt that had been incurred ini ~" ? the interests of education. and to give I `children of the town and district the; ifvery best educational facilities pos-" I 'sibl2e. The wel.'l equipped schools,i manned by an efficient staff of teach-I `iers bore testiinony to this fact. i "l`.o\\1I'1 in +}..\ un,...L T12... X`lY-.__L:,_u `cm Ulu_.t`..lt25LllUIl.\' U) 1'-nl_5 Iact. { Teachers from North and South; i E81.V 1T! the W9k HIS W01'Sh1I.IfSimcoe Inspectorates attending the; ' Stated. he hadhhad '6-TI? D19aS\1I'e iT1;Union Teachers Convention in `Barrie; ;_ with 0'th1`S Of dining` 8t;ia_st Thursday and Friday were enter-| hGV3mm9nt H011S9- _W}_i`-71 the gU'E_St Ltained Thursday evening at tea in the; '05 honor W88 the Rl.2`ht HOD. Davldischool rooms of the Central Methodist: ` ,1-10_l7d GGOYEG. BI'it8i!1 S W81` Premier-`i-Church, the Barrie teachers being the} ' He made reference tothis fact. he ghosts_ Upwardg of two hundred de1e_i "what the Canadians had. done in the `said, because of the importance which he-ates had tea together, following 379 00Y1.Sid_eI`ed att_a'ched to some 0f`which a social hour was enjoyed. The the remarks `of this `noted stat;esman.!1adjes of the w_c_T_U_ catered for; ;L10yd Ge01`2`e Paid *8 high tribute `t0`the occasion and the music was fur-j _ , `nished by Sills orchestra. I :::3.:`;:::"f%:::::::i::e:L;:;:s izrr The `: "=:S reams that am ; . - were una e o acce e mvx a non` tributed most in winning the ba'ttle.of the Barrie Kiwagg Club for a. for democracy.` But democracy wasimotor drive about the town. !~ not yet safe; there were dangers in! ' !'the way, and it would be an Empire~' 5of united people, this and only this,` `that would meet the danger when it 1 ? "CAPITOL" CHANGES HANDS i A ve-year lease of the Capitol`: . V - -- - 4 Theatre, Barrie has been secured? :.:::*s::::e2:':::*az:?;ish:e:,;2h by J. A. formerly of Me so :than he had in all the covenants that` f."d Mr` Mn'iS t. Fake W559? had ever entered into_ A slon on Nov. 1. He is in town this I `n. T 1 c ........ .._ n_,_ ____L week sand Hm rlnal mlam-nlmr `D 1? H 'u1.-am \..'Uuc5'c. I . Ztion. ;to Nor-g gmal number! `of Bar.-9 of for the monmz! nnrl tn Hun Dnmdn omml. l wlgc.-Treas.--Thos. Irwin. Liele. Y.ibrarian--Miss Olive N. Evans; Alliston. A .. .JL..'_... A D YI.'.I.l !---..-L. . a - n musvsuccessxut convention was` `held Thursday and. Fri-' day, 12, when teach- ;ers and South Simcoe Ilnspectorates a two-day con- neighbourhood of three `hundred registered, and! Cmany addresses, covering a variety `of interest to theprofes- fsion. delivered- gscnool. METHODS Aug PROBLEMS Heard at Joint Convention; of Teachers; Valuable . Addresses. -_--- -v- --v --u--vuuu o--1 `E-C-Iontinued on page 5) _ I most successful convention was Barri rm '|"'II1I-t`n\v nu.-I I`-3 at. _ Teachers South; '01'9h}DfSi1ncoe _lII'e in ;Union Barrie} U18.` at ;iast enter- Ruest tea thes D9-_Vid jschool Methodist; Fem!eT.'|-nkI1I`nk fhn `Io:-w:.n fnnnlnnun kn:-._ LL...` `\I.R. tracks: Dunlnn. between, Bay- `eld and Povntz: Mulcaster, between Collier and Dunlop. . Mr. Hutchinson estimates that the *eneral average on Mr. Kissock s Farm will go 150 bags to the acre. and the average yield for the district f-hould be ICQ bags to the acre. There are not many potatoes to a hill, but "-ev are large. . uvc .101` uurul mmcoe, wno vlsneul e the district within the last few davs. '\t the farm of Geo. Kissock, Mr. Hutchinson saw spuds ofvimmense proportions. Four beauties were nicked out and they tipped the scales I at eight pounds, an average of two wounds each. I Potatoes of an immense size are being harvested in the Craighurst `district this season. according to A. T-Iutchinson, Agricultural Represer'1ta- tive for"North Simcoe, who visited him rliah-inf, un'n.:.. +1. 1...; 4-,... .a..... I lil I lbllllt Auditor-9- A. R. Kidd. Everett;l Mi-as Alice Wright. Everett. 'wunnI1`-1vn` (`Au-unnn:lr&nn "3;-n E`.-. lsom-: spuos mesa: , FOUR wmcu 3 L35. : vvuca uuu uubs. b ! ! ,We are having idea] threshing` weather, he writes, and the crop vields_ are turning out extra good. `It is quite common to hear of 50} `bushels of wheat to the acre and oats .running close to 100 bushels, with ' other grains also averaging high. BIG YIELDS IN ALBERTA A.'B. King, writing from Okotoks [on Oct. 9, reports heavy yields in! !wheat and oats. I cur- ..-.. 1__--:._.. 3;--. u, ,,.. a ouuuugu uu iuuuuay. ~ I I Mr. Morrison is an old theatre; I man, having been in the moving pic-` ture business since 1909 He was for twentypyears a resident of Mea-' ford and built and operated the Star .Theatre until last April, when he ldisposed of his interests. Since that: itime he has -been looking over the l Ontario eld and he has come to the . conclusion thatvhe could not do bet- lter than locate in Barrie. The eld ihere he considers is very promising. l NIT- Mn1'rinnn Page rnnfo 9 lnnnan` -nun: uc cuumuo.-.-rs xs very promlsmg. I Mr. Morrison has rented a house` in Bradford St. and will move his I family here from Meaford next week. I nuaucu uy onus urcnesu'a.. ` teachers regretted that they, unable to accept the invitationi .of Barrie Kiwanis imotor about _---.- 1 jvlsmnzc Emcaans cuzsrs ; or mam:-: surr AT TEA; "CAPlTOL Capitoil Barrie, secured? Morrison, Mea-E 5ford, Morrison to take possesp; sion is in `week and the deal whereby R. F. I Garrett, owner of the theatre, relin-i `quishes the management was put; luthrough on Monday. ' Ml` Mnrrinnn {e on nl.-I 4-LA..6....\! I I n.. was a LUUI. [ i Ivy team did not show their usual [nrowesswith the hickory. They had [7 hits. 4 of which were doubles. but, fai1ed to come through with a hi-`.3 {several times when a safety would} fhave meant a run. Bill Banting had | lhard luck with his long drives. each i being gobbled up. Though Ivy s base `running was good, they had 10 men Heft on the sacks. -as compared with itheir opbonents 5. , . Il'V.....L:_......| . _ _ . ..- 1'1-\ c :1. um: uumm.-r ()1 passes. Barrie has not shown any better fhatting form this season, having 13 jhits for 11 runs, 7 of which were. :-earned. Leighton Emms led in the! ::wa.t.ting with 3 hits, including a! }three-bagger and a double. Frank` [Armstrong also had 3 hits, one of }which was for two bases; Dobson s gclout for three sacks was one "of the {nicest hits of the game. Cooper had {a mighty drive into the river, but, lit was a foul. 7.... 4... -.. J3.) __L .1,,_,, u o -- u | toning. Sec.-Treas.--E. Shear. Executive Committee---Miss_, Hen , Barrie; Miss Boyle, Collirigwoo ; Miss Ellis, Elmvale; Miss Dobson, f(_Jo`1I1ing-wood; A. McNamara, Perkins- 1e ( . - `D-.. 4.. nu : In..- D um 11.. uauu: mus uccuuncea I01 me victory. Emms had all sorts of speed and; good control. He struck out 11, hit; , 1 and passed 1. His support was not 5 ins good as given the Ivy hurlers.I sBarrie having 5 errors as comparedi lwith Ivy s 2. Banting ran into a] sharp fusilade of `four hits in the; opening stanza, but.ti2'ht.ened up and {pitched good ball- up to the fourth, gwhen he showed an inclination to! iwildness. He had a good fth,_afterg which he gave way to Herman Jen-| .nett, who did not improve matters.~; ! The latter showed lack of control and; {was touched up in every inning for` in total of 7 runs. He issued 4 pass- ges, hit 1, had one wild pitch and, `struck out 4. Banting fanned 2 and! gave a like number of passes. i ! Rnvrin lune nnf chnuyn gnu l\n&.u.i ' uumucra. j Gilt-edged pitching by `Leighton; Emms and smart swattmg by the! ' Barrie lads accounted for the victory. ] EYHYHR had all en:-ta nf unnntl on;-It . I Barrie baseball team are cham-I lpions of the South Simcoe Leaguev for 1923. They earned the title and the right to have their club's name engraved on the Felt Trophy by a clean-cut victory over Ivy in the n- Ial match, played at Alliston, Tues- day afternoon. The score was 11 to 3 and the winners were fully entitled 3 to the victory on the day s play. Bar- f rie scored in six innings and after; the fourth. held their opponents score- less. the Essa lads failing to live up to their reputation for being strong I nishers. i IVHA. _.I..-.I ._:;_I..-_,-, I I - -- mnnm BOYS WIN 5. suucoa LEAGUE ;.ln Fine Form, They Outplay` - Ivy in Final Match: Score, . 1 1-3. I I I U|!UUllIIlllB U- (Continued on page 16) ncuucu Ill ulc UIIIUUKCFS. Barrie Seniors and Intermediates each ran off with three rsts. Scott of Barrie came first in the broad j iump. Intermediate; Dobson first in ` the mile. Senior; Foster rst in the ' 100 yards, Intermediate: Cowan rst ' in the same event for Seniors: Gar- vin, for the Intermediates, took first ' in the 220 yards. and Cowan rst for the Seniors. Midland scored first on f all the pole vaults. Basketball Game Basketball featured the \ program in the mornimz. the Barrie team meeting the Midland girl: and rum -wine: o with a score of 2? to 8. The Barrie line-up was as follows: For- wards, Amy Moore, Alice `Quinlan: centre, Hazel Irish: defence. Jean Harris, Gertrude Scott; spares, Ena Little. Dorothv Rumble. The officials for the Meet were H. J. Heath. Barrie: J. J. Robins, Prin- cipal Midland Collegiate: Mr. .Th'1- sfnn. Lindsav: J. C. Smith. Orillia, and J. W. Mercer, Y.M.C.A. Secre- xelgnteen boys. mcluamg spares, and, vs_"hile they did not bring back the trophy, they battled bravely for the "up and their record was a credit to them. There were between 60 and 65 competing from the various col- legiates. and Barrie was well repre- sented in the onlookers. D*n`n1.n 0..-.:.._... .._.I 1'..A___.__-,1- -_---... .,--...-. .... .......v u u . | One event, the relay race, was not} pulled off, owing to darkness. As it was, the hop, step and jump was done `in the dark with the aid of headlights ifrom cars. The meet, scheduled to istart at 1.30, did not get under way {until between 2.30 and-3 o'clock. w------ -\r\(wII `run: tlotlv IRll\l II \I QIIJLIX Barrie sent up a strong team of eighteen boys. including and, nnf hon]: I-Ln 1'3i3p. to 0.E. A.--Miss R. Hill, Pen. etang-: Miss White, Duntroon. AuAu'I>nIIu._.__TEu Mnu`:n annpl T I` -.-- ........... u u | I .. .. : Probably the outstanding athleteg , was Shanacy of Midland, who ran o g with first in everything in which he! competed. Jamieson of Barrie gave? him a close run in the high jump,' (however, as the event was only de- 'cided after Shanacyhad made the `third trial. He went 5' 5". --- .. --. UIl\r >AnaU\4LaIl\\.llOU\7 lauv yaLuo.' . Excellent tiihe was made in the! fruns. Mott of Midland, in the Inter- imediate half-mile, reduced last year s :best of 2 minutes 21"seconds to 2 migutes 18 4/5 seconds. .-......... -1: r:...1....-- _._L LL- ,1: nml -uuuuuca 10 `161 SBCUHUS. f Logan of Lindsay put the shot 33 -_ '45:" as compared with last year s best fof 32' 10". 'Il2_`ll-_. J , (14, ,, -our: wulu-up. ' 3 Barrie ran nip and tuck with Mid-L .land all through the meet, until the] _.'jumning events. first one being ahead la point and then the. other. With; [the shot-put, however, Barrie fell be-l lhind slightly, and Mid1and s lead was` lincreased with the hop, step and jump . land the broad jump. l Barrie Runners Fast I l ! Barrie was strong in the runs. In` {the Senior events, Dobson of Barrie, .`in the mile run, and Cowan in the, {100 yards and 220 yards, won hand-l fily. Foster was easily first in the In- , ltermediate 100 yards. Garvin took; `first in the Intermediate 220 yards.[ `I:`u....1l.....L a.:JL.- _..... ._-_J- :uu nu on aver LVLIUIUJIU. j 5 Rain began to fall shortly afteri 3four- o'clock and some of the` events? lwere pulled off under considerable; !di'iculties. Darkness came down, :before the sports were nished, and: the head-lights of motor cars were iused to illuminate [the grounds for I the wind-up. Rnrro v-an 11:1-\ and 4-uni. .44-L `l\/f:,l Pulling up from fourth place last; wear.` and pass1ng.0:.~mia and Lind- : . _ 1583 . Midland snatched _the Tudh_ope `T1-oph3,_' from the Barrie Collegiate boys, in the northern intercollegiate athletic n_ieet at Midland on Saturday 1as_t. Midland won out with 68.5i 1I)J91I(1its; Balrrxe cam: second with 58; in say t it` wit 57, and O"ll'ai ;fourth with 55. The Tudhope 1'};-LE !p.hy was held for two years by Bar- ' irie. _In`the g'_1rls basketball match, gBarr1e girls triumphed by a score of` 923 to 8 over Midland. ; I 'Dn~.. |....._.... 1.- 4 _L._,L3_, p. 3 `u I mover: acepnenson to pay Childs. { Mrs. Childs says_ further that she Iintends to prosecute her husband for `non-support. All along she shrankl ,from the publicity of such an action,` !but now she intends to carry it! `through. The letters which Childs' {submitted in evidence were stolen {from Mrs. Childs, she states. If he. ihad stayed away from her and notl miado himself obnoxious she would! {not have prosecuted him for non-E ?support. 3 l `~'DnA-nuA:..... LL- .!-...:'..._.I..__. 2.. AL. --vuzvyvt In ' I Regarding the defendant in the; recent Suit, Mrs. Childs declares she- iwas never with him, her present hus- 1 `band being the only man with whom ishe has ever kept company since the! death of-her first husband. MIDLANDTAKES runnoma TROPHY: Barrie, Second in 1923 Inter- collegiate Athletics, Loses Cup. , x V IL! tan g. gurca HUI` 3L0l`_V as IOUOVVS:--- V Mrs. Hiram Childs, who gured in a sensational court case tried in Barrie last week, takes exception to lthe statement that she had numerous isuitors. The fact is, she says, there `was but one suitor, Hiram Childs. whom she married and from whom she later separated because, she de- clares, Childs was brutal to her. ._Asked if she was not a co-defendant fin Childs suit, she declared she was. `not, and in proof of her statement cited recent action in garmsheemg ithe $1000 which the jury condemned `Robert Stephenson to Childs. i Mrs. Chilric cave Fnr-`am Hunt nl-n Mrs. Hiram Childs,` who `received much unfavorable notoriety in con- nection with the recent case where, `Robert Stephenson was assessed` 331000 by a jury for robbing her hus- iband of her affection, has not had }her. love for her husband increased `by the litigation.~\ According to a ,statement given to the Alliston Her- ald, she has garnisheed the $1000 and intends to take action against Childs for non-support. The Herald gives her story as follows :-- u`M,... I-nimm r`I.:1.a.. --.L- c~~~ ' 'Midland s Star- J 15 PAGES tary at Orillia. The Mayor of Mid- land acted as starter. ' Banquet and Dance Following the eld events. a ban- quet was tendered the visitors by the Midland Colletriate Institute. the function being` held in the assemblv room. The Midland school has been having extensive alterations made during the past summer. and a new wing has been added. It is not com- pleted, but is being used at times. A new gvmnasium is one of the im- provements. The school now has 3 (Continued on page 16) V1111 \.uuuu\;u m:1'vu:!:s an 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. On Monday night, Oct. 22. a fowl supper will be held. Tea serv- ed from 6 to 8, after which a good nrogramme will be given by Mr. and Mrs. Beecroft of Gravenhurst, Mr. l'Barron of Barrie. and others. Ad- mission, 20c and 40c. 41-42(- Japanese Relief _ Afternoon tea and sale of home- made baking-, at home of Miss Ar- dagh, 148 Dunlop St. , Saturday af- ternoon, Oct. 27. 3 to 6 o'clock, un- der auspices Admiral Kempenfeldt Chapter, I.O.D.E. Kindly leave don- ations at 148 Dunlop St. - 42-43p I A1. (1-Illa I I p.Iu. opezuter, HOV. V. W. E. Wilson of King St. Methodist Church, Toronto. Supper and con- cert, Monday, Oct. 22. 41-42:- I Don t forget the chicken supper land concert in Union Church, Crown Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 23. Ten served from 6, to 8. Collier St. quartette. 'Miss Dudenhoffer, Orillia, and others will entertain _you. Admissiononly 40c and 20c. 42c Meet your friends at the Thornton Silver Jubilee, Oct. 22. Chicken-pie `supper will be served from 6 to 8. Mrs. Heath and Miss Blanchard of Barrie and Mr. McConkey of Toron~ to, besides instrumental duets, will and 25 cents. 41-42c Guthrie Church anniversary ser- vices will be held Sunday, Oct. 21. Rev. Mr. Beecroft of Gravenhurst [entertain you. Admission, 50 cents, I will conduct services at 11 am. and 7 nm (In MnI'nuv mink; I\..L on I Trinity Dramatic Club presents "`Meehanical Jane followed by Mr. 'Bob, Trinity Parish Hall, Thursday, |0ct. 18. Repeat performance will be presented Friday, Oct. 19. 42c `Du _ A__, 1: .1 1- . /1` x ml.` l.CIl\lt1`\` ; The following towns and surround- fimz terrifonv belong to the Barrie dis- itrict: Alliston. Aurora, Barrie, Bee- iton, Br.'.1dfox'd. Collingwood, Cooks~ ltown. Creemore, Duntroon; Lefroy. Meaford, Newmarket. Richmond Hill, .-Roac-he's Point, Stayner, Sutton, `Thornbury, Thornhill, Tottenham. -------~ - At the annoal convention of the teachers of North -and South Simcoe. held here last week, the following o`icers for 1923-24 were chosen :--_ North Simcoe Pres.---Miss E. Booth, Barrie. Vice-Pres.-Miss AMagnus, Pene- fnnov