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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, Allandale Lad Beats Out Other Two; Speeches by | ' Candidates. `CLARK sc(T'f FOR BOYS PARLIAMENT - n. z..esue, Manager H. M. Hoffman, Manager T. McMillan, Manager SECTION 2 PAGES 9 TO as A. LesIie,_Manager _ Hnman Mancun- 6` qualitigs,-. -00 and $7.00 }Lined `Storm hoe that you ll 2 slushy days; ad French Kip throughout; ` day of comfort Sure Tb IERSV alldthe best QUITE A FEAT rursril II A Fails`- nice things in splay. for % THIS WEEK cuicuumon uuuucuy nu.rucu_0ns `;`t"_;`1`5" lVlIIJ`1D' UKUHE5vl' A` Paramount Picture & 9.00 Prices; 15-25 II` Comedy Attractions NIGHTS MY_:g:_s' ORCHESTRA A pnhnnnnuunnl D:-l.---- `g "" - FRIDAY and SATURDAY Zane _(}_rgyf;s;f`ff0 nu; LAST MAN Paramouht Picture (The first production of a Zane Grey story to be personally supervied by the author. Filmed in the very lo- cation where it was written. ONCE EACH : NIGHT g`... It'.'1' NOW ,,.___ ..-- 11$ " I G\G V World's Heavy Weight Champion 1 . Champion of South Amorica The First Authentic Fight Pictures to pass- . the Ontario Board of `.Censorship in years. A BsoLu'n-:LY BETTER THAN.A sl-:A1j AT THE RINGSIDE Vjj- T Z `T wrru VIOLA DAN;,-H6N_T?l:3; cBRnoN,, Fonnrsr, 4 PEGGY BROWN and KAT!-p1PR`flCE _ Miss Dana s mimicry of the inimitable Charles Chaplin presents one 3 e of the funniest situations ever shown in ;any' picture. The Greatest Heavy Weig_ht Contest in the Histry of the World. T JACK - LUISQ * A CORKING coon com:-imr.nRAMA % wEnnEsnAv.1HunsAv ; :.:!-.8. FAIAL MILLIONS" with LOIS w1LsoN and RICHARD mx % HUID and FIRPO THE ONLY succzssoa TO THE FOUR 1'-IORSEMEN ju...._-- , No picture g'i'eater'than Eriemies of Wbrhen has yet `been made. It was `staged in Petrograd, Paris, Nice and Monte Carlo with the biggest cast ever assembled, in one picture. ___ .`._-.___ _/,/ 4275 comes I Spciai Music Scar; will `be hyec; l;y I MYERS ORCHESTRA - USUAL mucus: 15 uidzsg ON THE SAME BILL WITH -No SEATS RESERVED -l- soth You (To the Last Man ? Is grlppmg` to the -last foot. Like the widely-read no- vel, it's ablaze v5ith color, alive with spirited `action and 14-karat thrills. J L (looking up from book)- --Ms,- was In Crusoe an acrobat? ' r--I don t know, dear. Why? -Well, it says here that after be shed his day's work he sat down on T"`-'_ Comedy Attractions at 2.30 A- Paramount Picture CANADA, munDAY, NOVEMBER 29,1923, No Reserve All Seats 350 Paramouxit _ Picture Now ill J E. Ball has sold his farm on thl I sRigq.;1goad.to -F. Cou1;ts.' -The dear was puthrough by H; `A. `Henry; guua uaa uuu yet. Heel! uecermmeu. On this year's list there are 3975 .names, divided among the several wards as follows .'-- No; 1, 421; No. 5, 757; No. 6, 726. v 2, 565; No. 3, 567; No. 4," 939; No, hr} YOUR ERY I The last day for appeals on the !Barrie Voters List was Wednesday, gN,ov. 28.e Not one single appeal was :received and the list will stand [as printed. A` `number of addi- >tional voting places will have to be established this year to accommodate ' t the increased number of voters caus- ;ed by the inclusion of the.names of tenants. There were twelve polling [places before- The number of new polls has not yetheen determined. l On +111: Irnn-n a 1:o 4-In A a A n -A OH"? `the wives of property-owners and. {No APPEALS AGAINST ' I BARRlEfS ASSESSMENT v ` u - a V m A V IRUIJ IDIJIA IA IVII Ill. BIILGVV I | Mr. Coxworth estimates the value 'of the destroyed property at about [$6000. To apply on this he has .$250j0 insurance on building and [$1500 on contents. G uuvvu. W With\ the exception of 400ibushelsl of `wheat that had been sold, plfactic-D |troyed. This included 85 bushels of sweet and red clover, _600 bushels of barley, 10 tons of hay, 7 or '8 loads '01 sheaf oats and a lot of straw. 1 `l|l'__ f\_ , allyl all the season's crop was des- I Norman Coxworth, lot 22, con. 10, IEssa, suffered a heavy loss, Tuesday- "night, when re destroyed his barn` :and nearly all his season's crop. The E glare from the re reflected on the "windows of the house attracted attention at eleven o clock, and, ;looking out, those in the house saw `the upper part of the barn ablaze. ]Alarm was at once given and help .soon arrived, but the best that could {be done was to save the stock in thel basement stables and the implements. In addition to the barn (36 by.80),- a pigpen (52 by 32) went -up in smoke. The re, which was of un- known . origin," ` apparently started in .the mow. It Inade.very rapid head- way and in little more than half an hour afterit was discovered,`the barn was down. ` ' ` " ' " 1!1:A.L LL- --_-'__.L__ ,9 Ann `I 1 n l FlRE nzszovs BARN | g 01- N. COXWORTH, IVYi hand}! -up. ,-The young men registered are `as! follows:-- Ernest Partridge, Crown .5 Hill: Clarence Brown, Dalston; Per- lcyi E. Brown, Dalston; Elmer Part- ridge, Crown Hill; Eugene Smith, Crown Hill; Chas. Drury, Crown Hill; `Herbert Pratt, Barrie; Cecil. [Chap- 'pel1?,"-,.CroWn Hill; Ivan McLean. Dah` lstong R. F. Smith, Barrie; Ernest !Coate`s, Guthrie: Geo.. A. Campbell, |Guthrie; Harry Wright, Anten.Mil1s; lKenneth Smith, Barrie; Russell Mc- Lean, _Barrie; Jim Robinson, Barrie; Jack Coupland, Barrie; Mervin_Fra- 1ick,. Minesing; Arthur Greaves. Min- Esinlg; Exlston B1ivs[h1(l)p, EIar1rie;vY,V:l3.lter oo ?, nten i- s; o n ison, _,_Angus; Keith Elliott, Thornton. ' `",`?`8,egistered with Miss Bertha .._Br(- .- s6`_lg_'\_I1 ..N., in chargeof the Domestic !'Since_ course in Prince of Wales! School, `are the following':- Grace. .C_a1n'pbell, Shanty Bay; Ida G. Can- lmng`, Churchill; Hazel E. Chappell, 1 lBarr1e; Dora M. Clarke, Thornton; Elllkdargzztlret Cf)11plEa1ll1d, lgargrie; l\%a_ry . aey, arrie; en 0 son, ar- ;Ee`11o]1:enceBHand3ii %Iidl1rsti]Jean ` . 1c mg`, arrle . .; rs. mma - l'Jones, Barrie R.R.; Marion E. Mc- 1 `Lean, Barrie R.R.; Annie Orchard, 1 I-Mfnesing; Stella Partridge, Crown ` Hill; Esther F. Pratt, Crown Hill; i _ll_).et.-;]1r'ltaCRands, ShaT11t:ydBa3I7g; I)sort(3cthy I I mi , reemore; a ys . u on, [Shanty Bay; Mary E. Sutton, Mid-l hurst; Mabel L. 'Wattie. Midhurst; 3 :Grace M. Wice, Craigvale; Priscilla t Wilson. Angus; Thelmo Wilson, An- ` lgus; Violet Glover, Shanty Bay. 2 -- ..v .v.. nu. canal) .I.vuu. VVl=Cl\Do , The course got under Way Mon- dayismorning at nine o c1ock with 1-9- gistration. Mr. Hutchinson visited thq. two classrooms and outlined brifly the nature of the Work to be taken up. ` .'I`}1n vnnnn vvIl\v\ ......-...'...4.....-.1 ....- '-.. Interest-_leing. Shown if}? by Students from _ Country, l 1. l v A-Attendance on the first day of the >;101`It' courses in , Agriculture and ousehold Science was the largest .in thefounty for some years past, yac- v._c0_1`di,ng to thosein `charge, and the- `prospects .for a ` very successful course throughout are extremely bright. In the class for young ladies 27 have registered, while 25 young _men:fhave handed in their names for theA'gricultural class. 23 of the lat- ter were in actual attendance on the _rstjday of the course. = Accommodation for the youths has 'eerl_" secured in the Agricultural of- I. ._ces,i~.,Owen St., while the young lad- : ies have been provided with a room in the Prince of Wales School. v; For the rst two weeks lectures on` -' the gas engine and farm mechanics generally will take up most of the time: in the , Agricultural division. 3'1/Ir. :Shaw is the lecturer in the for- ,mer.~;subject, while Mr. Cockburn is lglvinfg instruction in farm mechanics. I__ hile these are the main subjects `during the first two weeks of the course, other subjects to be taken up linclijrde animal husbandry in its var- lio'us.j_branches and a few lecturesin English and mathematics. - sf In; the ladies section, the rst month will be given over largely to I l I I the ;__study of cookery and laundry 1 wor-k_~, these subjects being taken up t V '\ In the morning; in the afternoon, home nursing will occupy most of the `time-_ for the rst four weeks. YI 1`L_ 4. ls19RTAcouRsEs % I v (__;p_on sum . .5 .... nuuu ucpuuauuu ' `C. S. Burton of Elmvale put up a strong` plea for the selection of the Mill Road. de-` during` that if the Penetanguishene Road were proceededwith, it would not be of` much benefit to anyone residing west of | the road. He stated that in 1917 the Coun- ty Council named the Mill Road as the Pro- `vincial Highway. Two years later. at a special meeting of the Council, a resolution was adopted favoring the Penetanguishene Road. He was at a loss to understand this right-about-face position." This latter road would be of little use tothe people residing i west of it, -except at a penalty of sixteen miles additional travel- W. J. McGuire supported Mr. Burton. J. T. Foster and Mr. Hill .of Elmvale also appeared on the ; deputation. - = - ` ` incucuulgulaunclle R030 EH8 H1051? urgent. | Debate on the advisability of asking the [provincial government to take over either the Penetanguishene Road or the Mill Road was continued this afternoon at the session of the County Council, A number of speak- ers were heard on behalf of each route. The matter was finally disposed of, for thei time being. by` its being referred to the i Roads and Bridges Committee. Arnnna fhn nnnnbnun am--- L`--' n--- ` uuaws uuu Dnuges uommntee. Among the speakers urging the` Penetang-U uishene Road, besides Mr. Finlayson. weref Mayor Pyette of Penetang, Mayor Duncan` ' f Midland, Mr. Robbins of Wyebrid_.:e.l Rev. Mr. Herman of Craighurst and Jaserg i Martin of Hillsdale. | . a. muuuu uurm ruau zarmer east. ,l [ 7 Mr. Finlayson replied that the Mill Roadl , which Mr. Train.-.f,avored would be used! f very largely by touristto. and frnrn their! _ cottages, while the road which he wished to haveconstructjd` would be of direct ser- vice to the farmers of the district and would serve towns with a combined population of about l5_.0_0(_).- "It was a straight road, and with the ieilceptionof-Bne bridge to be con- structed, the remainder of the work would he ordinary road cons`tm*;-tion. `It wouirl be 'done` at a third-of th'e,cost of theOrillia~ Barrie highway. It would` serve more people than any other road in the County. Ask Gov't to Pay_A1l . As to the twenty per cent. levy which 1 the County would be called upon to as- ` sumeinconnection with such a project. Mr. Finlayson stated that he intended to press for the government undertaking the entire : cost. He did not favor a Tarvia finish. preferring gravel. He was willing to pull ' for the other road but he considered the E e Penetanguishene Road the most urgent. l Debate on tho ndvi,=ahi+u at ..:1.;.... 41.- `ill -".`.lUU._UUvU., . ' Councillor Train took exception to the| Council making a recommendation of this` kind, pointing to the fact that the eastern';. part of the County already had one provin ] cial highway, while the xvestem district did not have any. He thought that con.~ider.'i rior shouldebe given to the district withmr. any before steps were taken to proceed with a second trunk road farther east. Mr Finlnu;-nu ......I...J aL.,- Ll, 11-11 In {I Wm. Finlayson, M.P.P. for East Sim- coe, headed a deputation of prominent cit- uzezis along thetPenetangui.~.=hene Road, ap- i pearing before the County Council Thursday morning. and asking the Council to recom~ mend the taking over my one Gcvcrnnient. of the Penet-anguishene Road. as Dart of the! Provincial Highway. The forenoon session was taken up entirely with this matter. Mr. Finlayson making nlszrong plea `on iwelialf of his petitioners. V He `referred to the fact that the road 15 the oldest in the County. having he-en con- structed in 1812. The. first stage in the County passed over it. It IS twenty-five miles in len-zth and the workout paving could be `undertaken at an es-tfnmzed cast int` 5% 00,000.. -' I_._;.,!n,' nu Deputations Urge the Claims of Rival Routes'for Highway. VPENETANG ROAD on ' ` MILL ROAD . wmcm ETORE uN;oN BANK OF CANADIE. One Dollar Barrie Branch and Safety Deposit Bxes Thornton Branch - - - Cookstown Branch - - - Mill Road Deputatio ..-;__ -2 1:1,, I - Coming Next Friday and Saturday JACKIE COOGAN in CIRCUS DAYS THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH That is all youneed to start a Union Bank of- Canada Savings .Account. Don t hesitate if you can't save more than One Dollar at a time. The: savings habit will help you increase it. Small deposits are the seeds of success. Start with One Dollar and save regularly. No. `48 T { Coming Dec. 10 and 11 * D. w; GRIFFITHS ON!-`.EXClTlN:G NIGHT | 20 rum have in ua__v, JJCU. 1. Norman E. Ineson and Fred ("arke. the principals of `the new company, have large exp:-rien-.e iv the dairy vmnesq. For 15 years Mr. Ineson has been actively associated win`. a large dairy in Tarumo. The Barrie-Allandale Dziiry Co. has pur- chased the business of the Barrie`Daiv:y (G. E. Barker) and the Allanriuie Dairy (1. J, Allen) and takes po:;s:-ssz.-n on Satur. da_v_. Dec. 1. `,_______ 1-3 1- , _ I I-\ \ n. I Id-In -ll: UIUJI One feature of thenprogramme having :1 special interest to many in Barrie `and Ves- pra was the unveiling of a large portrait of Henry McGowan, Past Grand Master, form- erly of Midhurst. I A recent issue of the Weyburn (Snsk.) Herald contained a lengthy report of the `dedication of handsome new quz-:-rtrrrs secur- ged for` the Odd Fellows and Rebckahs of lthat city. n... &'....+...... -c L- --------~~ - IBARRIE AND ALLANDALE DA|RlES BOUGHT BY TWO TORONTO MEN I . F .Mr. Shaw of Huntsville and his famous l Anglo-Canadian Band again favored Barrie - with a visit last MoncIay'n'3ght'an;! once l more won the unbou'ndcd approval of local e lovers ofniusic, who turned out Ln large numbers ,to greet them.` The vprogramme iw.'asj of a slightly different character from that given when the band played here under the direction of Mr. Clarke. It was. however, quite as enjoyable and was marked by that except-Tonal musicianly skill for `which this organization is noted. Mr. Shaw was indeed fortunate in securing such` :1 conductor as Mr. Welsman to succeed Mr. the brilliant programme left little to be desired. In addition to the concerted nann- bers there were fine solos beautifully render- ed by Mr. Collins on the piccolo and Mr. Wall on the clarinet. A`lL_,,, Clarke. His direction of the band through" cu IJJ mu. uuuius UH we plCC0l0 and N11`. lWall clarinet. Altogether the concert was a vcrv great`, treat. The Women Teachers Association are to be congratulated on bringing to town this splendid company of musicians; I _____}, [FORMER MIDHURST MAN HONORED BY ODD FELLOWS OF WEYBURN Keen competition was seen in the voting on Saturday last for the representative from the Barrie Boys Council to the Ontario T Boys Parliament to be held in Toronto next month. Clarlk Scott was the success`- . ful candidate, being pledged to the party of" Vanexery, leader. of the government group in the last House. There were three competi- tors: Scott, from Allandale; Reg. Black- stock and Chas. Hunter. Hunter cham- pioned the cause of the Advance party. while the other two candidates were out `for the Ahmeks. The voting in Barrie `was. close. Candidates Heard _ Speeches championing the cause of the government and opposition featured a meet-. ing called under the auspices of the Boys [Work Council, and held in the Collegiate llnstitute. Friday evening. Representatives 1-coming before the voters for election to the lProvincial Bovs Parliament atldressed the |gathering. The Ahmek party. the present government party. were represented by Reg. Blackstock and Victor Collins, the latter on behalf of Clark Scott. The opposition party, known as the Advance group. was (Continued on page 13) `HUNTSVILLE AND DELIGHTED B'lG AUDIENCE or MUSICAL FOLK `eptiQ%n_al wear is the achieve- ue Oxford in