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IEAIN. i w ------z------ _ - 1 . MOTOR ACCIDENT AT ORILLIA I .Orillia, May 26.-A bad automobile mix-up occurred on the `Provincial Highway Sunday afternoon, three cars and 18 persons being involved, four of whom \ 'ere injured. A motor car driv- goiiig west at a. good speed when it-T bert street on to the highway, and driven by Mrs. Knapp, wife of Mr. Knapp of Toronto. ` Another` car, driv- ` en by an Orillia woman. and contain- ing six children, came to a standstill on the opposite side of the road. The impact of the collision swerved Small's car. and it swung across the highway and struck the third automobile. Mrs. Small sustained a broken col--- I 1 4 was badly bruised, and both vvere tak- en to the hospital. Two of the children were cut by flying glass. Two of the,` cars were badlv nnqon-AI` ........... .vua-_y uamirltzu Z'- That this District Meeting, as-T sembled in the Mary Kirk Presbyter- ' ian Church of New Lowell, expresses] its gratification at the significance of its session in this historic and beauti- ful sanctuary, and its gratitude to the Presbyterian and Methodist ladies of the town for their delightful hospitalq ity. i ` 1 'm... nan v- r- -- -- .u.,v. The Rev. R. G. `Han `requested to read the I the pulpit next Sunday. at` New Lowell on Tuesday, May 27:9` This was the annual meeting of the,-1 Alliston District in the Mary Kirk Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. ' A. A. Vvall, of Alliston, presiding. Din- ` nor was served in the basement of the '1 a New~Lowell Metliodistchurch at the ` ilclose of the morning business, and ' the meeting adjourned shortly after 1 four in the afternoon. John Ambrose ` Campbell Keil, B.A., of Cookstown.- - was recommended as a candidate for ` the ministry, and the reports from the ( various charges showed a cheering condition of things everywhere. Rev. W. H. Adams, of Thornton, was elect- ed to the stationing Committee of the; Toronto Conference, with Rev. A- W.; Hone, of Bond Head, as alternate. ` The unprecedented experience "or hold- ing a Methodist court in a Presbyter- ian church appealed to all the dele- gates and the following resolution was ' unanimously carried:- , . I uvnI...4 u._-, -- ALLISTON ms'nuc'r MET}-IN New LOWELL Halbert, B.A., was!` resolution from 14 X1: Sunday. . ` ' ,.,.-.,..... u.v\.uuuLuIg ' this movement by if it were shown Luled at a loss, that own in a sepacate general operating |.Y. and should ho LVERN BEARDSALL PHONE 498 Elli W only sell the best. Boys Black and Brown, sizes 1 to 5, oxfoufs . . .. $1.60 pair Sizes 11 to 13 . . . . $1.25 pair Boys High Running Shoes, in black and brown . . $1.75 pair Sizes 11 to 13 . . . . $1.50 pair ` __:-y - `I-I JIIIJ In Pateatand Brown Leather. ity of our shoes withaprice and yo1 it pays to deal here. ' l, with Oak ng-Table. nnnnn -Dntl 35 a - pair--Women s Kid, Patent and Brorvn Ox- fords- See these for value. `"3 Regular price to $5.00. -' *"* front case. SANDALS FOR THE FAMJLV Of!!! DI9I\`un- I 4- No. 22 L 20 MT Leather. . Compafe the quel- you will agree with us ,_I_--__.- -. vvvnsa AJIJIIIG Agew odd lines, nearly every _size in each line, black and brown, with toe caps, and two lines with plain toes, black and brown, `regular prices from $4.25 to $4.75 pair. Quin:-`Jo.- ------ ` "` V1. u u you. gs-I};-;1:`day price . . $3.95 hen Cabinet; efrigerator. Special in Work Boots sracnon 3 _1_>_A_cEs 1710 20? Ictioneer tom vas, bar at: the cial Lilure it are ; their vvha- Framer Adlet: arrie IS 011` `ates, reserve. of the very ood as new. 1924. 1115' ; auxc. * Camp "Bed. hds. F Chiffoniers. ale 49 Essa St. W. Gracey & Son A Phone 404 ALL mos or LUMBER A'ND SHINGLES aclminlstrator me Christina. ~tionA sale of 11 Frances! Q nun `X7 Phone 86; If you wish yto`"take A ice communicate: with our office and we will quote you rates and give you any further informa- tion. ` SCOTT BROS; rr WlLL`PAY.YOU. A PRICES ROCKL_-BO'I'TOM._ Limited -Phone 109. BARRIE Wehave plans avail- able for your use in planning ;,.'ou_r gar- den and the mkater-T ialsare `of the best grade. Ask us to ex- plain how these im- provements may be made at low cost.- OUR DAILY DELIVERY ssnvlcz T0 PRIVATE CUSTOMERS` . COMMENCES JUNE 2ND. While you are plant- ` ing your garden, `and caring for the posies A and blooms, give a thought` to its im- . provement. 'l`rellis4 es, pergolas, garden houses, fences, lat-. tices, e benches and walks add wonder- fully to the beauty of the home garden -and they are NOT ' expensive. BALL PLANING MILL C0. uch ason. Garde/in `ALL SIZES Tqcnoos/1: FROM 4325 comes 1 HIGH POWER DRAM:-. W GIVES BARTHELMESS . NEW scneaw HONORS- One of the most delightful screen . stories of :1 decade will be on view at I the Capitol Theatre. Monday. Tues-I day and Vvednesday. bringing Richard Barthelmess back to the silver sheet | in it tale of modern times after his two recent appearances in period,costume` dramas. 'I`he ,photopla_v is 'l.`wenty-I . One." As a. 19-year-old youth. who` leaves home to.hide_ his identity in New York until he becomes of age. so `that he may defeat the plans of, rich parents to prevent his marriage to at` i 1 poor girl, Barthelmess is cast in a role admirably s_uited to his talents and! , again distinguishes himself. ` `. Tho non... --I----- 4 --- "Q.--u vuuvauullla nun!-JBII. I The star gives a most sympathetic` characterization as young Julian Mc- Cullough. and the work of Dorothy Mackaill. appearing opposite him as Lynnie Willis. forlorn little factory girl. who becomes innocently com-t promised with the young man, is a finished achievement. (Advt.) I .0. -vuv u as V Fsrjcon. Ge.votte._"` Miss _Ma.rJorie ,'I-Iurst: Farrar. ;`A June Morning." ' Miss Dorothy Bryson; Browne. State- Grace Minuet." Miss Ruth McMart- in: Ciementi. Allegro." Miss Margaret Martin; Pennington. Dense .Villa- - igeois." Miss Marion Scott; Devaux. "La Reine du Bal," Miss Dorothy Cas- ton: Ducelle (Duet). Dancing Stars." Clair Webb. ,W'alter Brown: Devaux. ' Dense Negre." Miss Audrey Richard- lson; Dussek. Sonatina." Miss Annie Wullwin: Freeman. Chimes of West- minster." Walter Brown: Mendelssohn, ` C'onsola.tion." Neil McKenzie: Heller. A Curious Story. Miss Mildred Mc- ' Knight: Chopin. "Nocturne. Op.` 9. No.[l 2."_Miss Margaret. McMartin;.Melnik.i. Danse 'J`zig`ane." Miss Marjorie l Byrnes: Lange, "1-Ierzlied." Miss Hazel ~' Partridsxe: Rubenstein. Trot de Cuv- 5 alerie," 1st Piano--Misses Mabel Keen- 1 Clifton: Moszkowski, Ln Jongleuse.,." Frank_ Slmnnon: Chopin. Valse in C Sharp Minor," Miss Enid"Partridge:_ Wnchs. "Fete (`.nlnl)i'aise."-Miss Eileen C Armstrong: Chopin. Minute Valse. Liohner. "Pink," Miss Mary Johnston: J Wuohs. `,`Capricnnte." Miss Mildred 15 Vvalls: Meyer-Helmun . "Serenade . sans Paroles. Harold ryson: VViim.x1V Intermezzo,~Briliante," Miss Audrey E Clifton: Rnchnmninofi . Prelude in C J" _Shnrp Minor." Miss Mabel Keenan: H Paderewski, Minuet." "Miss Elsie 11* Clouprhley: Beethoven.. .Moonligh.t 91 Sonata. (Adagio sostenuto. Allegret-I 3 to. Presto agitate). Miss Muriel Bry- V` son: Greig. "Peer Gynt. Suite No. 13"?" (Morninp: Mood. 'Ase's Death. Anitrn's 7'1 Dance, In the Hall of the Mountain- "1 King). 1st Pinno--Miss Muriel Bry-I H son. 2nd l?iano--Miss Brvson. :1 ll-E3 1 _.,,,....... .1; u. u. nuvlllul. Marked talent and ability V by all the pupils. The progr I as follows: . Ia_,; A-- 97 Dunlop 7 wig: n-`A Imss Bnvsows PuP1Ls.W DELIGHTFUL RECITAL Phone 404. _ . . . ...us say uauuu'u- atlna." ~owr`1; Miss Millvn Mn 61st .;. '1-renuae In C t." en.. tenutn, 'AAo'|u:, .biiity was shown - progmmme was quip- care- rtun- 1U no aaaressed by Mrs; R. Cronk or Pickering: - May 29-.-Waubaushene. May 30--North River, Methodist church. . - . June 2--Eady, Community Hall. A . June 3-Mt. St. Louis, C.O.F'. hall. June 4-Ja.rratt. home of Mrs. A. nIdKbe- June 6-Orillia. Public Library. June 8-!-Iarvie Settlement. June 9-Uhtho_rr Orange Hall. June 10--La,ke St. George, private residence. , - June 12--Washago. Guild Hall. June 13-Severn Bridge, Union church. . - . June 16-Rama.. church. T ; June 17-Oro.Sta.tion. `. June 18-:Shanty Bay. ` 1 As somevmeetlngs have already been ' held they are not llstedff EAST SIMCOE SUMMER. SERIES WOMEN'S INSTITUTEMEETINGS 1 To be addressed by otflckerlng: .-.. wold. ].uCVlUuB year`, Was [presented `by Manager L. S. Gowe. Officers elected for the ensuing year `are: -, Honorary President. John W. .Eedy. Journal-Argus, St. Marys; president. W, Rupert Davies, Mercury, Renfrew ; vice-president, C. H. Hale, Packet, Orillia; sec- retary-treasurer, . Geo. W. James, Statesman-News, Bowmanville. D1- rectors-A. R, Alloway. Courler-Advo- gate. Trenton: H. J. Jnhmm... \n---- nvunvuru--ll. u. A'll0W`_8.y. cate. Trenton; J. Johnston, News, Tmsonburg: W. R. Veale, Tribune, Ingersoll; W. C. Walls, Examiner, Bar- rie; J. C. Templln. News-Record. Ferg- us. [ - ...es.uuu over oy vice-President W. Rupert Davies, Renfrew. l. most. satisfactory report of the affairs of the association showing an increase of several thousand dollars business over any previous year, was presented by ' y Officers elenfnd 4-... nm ------ ' -.,- ,..-.......u.. u; uuveruslng bus- iness for its members. In the absence of President John W. Eedy, St. Mary's. the meeting was presided over by Vice-President Rtipert Inna! nn4l...a._ _A_~ may: in HECTOR - "'oI-"'s'E'|I'E"'1?En TOWN WEEKLIESI onto. on Friday May 16 with a goodly representaiion of the members present. The Selected Town Weeklies is an organiza.tion.of 46 newspapers for the promotion of advertising bus- for In the aka`... A` " uqp UUWII. _ (vi ~ Well Paved Main Street I Alllston is one of the most up-to-I ' date towns of its size in the country. Its business section is good. The pave! ment of its main street is one that Barrie and many other large towns might envy. This is-tarvia penetration upon macadam base and affords a very comfortable vrldlng. surface. It is said to be easy to repair, though Al- llston apparently has not had much trouble along that line. In the town v:.--.:'__---- [w. c. WALLS MADE DIRECTOR- OF SELECTED TO/WN WEEKLIE rm... ....-_-~n per Wire at tchen Tables UH VI..- opening of the lib by sending. some building cos_t $4.0 A_s yet the, b . Bantln unauu U16 over Can- g- officiated at the rary and has assisted superior books. Zvlziib-wn. all 00 and is free of debt. I . uus W000. men's Institute, the Association met in` .the Public Library. which was opened this year. This building, erected and] fu_r_nished_ .by the VVomen's Institute with little or no assistance from the I municipal council, is a great credit to ; the Institute as well as to the town of Alliston. It is a very neat brick build- ing occupying a prominent position on`. the main street. The interior is in i stucco finish with oak beams and 1 woodwork and hardwood floor. Over ' the handsome fireplace of rug brick j : rl u;._.',' and IL llngwood. /mi ....-umuun. moeral. Richmond Hm; I ). E. Lundy. Banner, Aurora; L. G. Jackson. Era, J. F. Harvey. Express- AHerald. Newmarket; O. M. Seim, VVit- ness. -Bradford; R. A. Semple, Sentin- el, Tottenham; J. J. Cook. World, Beeton: F. B. Elliott, Herald. Alliston' `W. C. VValls' and J. A. Macuu-en, Ex- aminer; Barrie; G. A. Blackstone. Times, Ormin; C. B. Smith,` Star. Cree- more; David Vvilllams. Bulletin. VS . A. Hogg and Uel Hogg, Enterprise. Col- 3 llngwood.` `.1. 1'. narv_ey,,Newmarket; 0. MTV . -vvI Seim. Bradford. Those in _'-attendance 'we_re:- I`. H. _Mc-Mahon, Liberal. Richmond Hill; C ~I_:`.. Banner. A'nn-m...- r n Officers V. President Exeutive--Uel .Hogg, ey,_ N ewmarke J. F`. Harv 7lIL--- - urncers Elected T were elected as follows:-- Colligwood; t; M. presentation .m telicitous terms." Resolutions of appreciation were` passed to,Messrs. Elliott, Cook and Semple who tendered the luncheon and to the VVomen's Institute foxthe use of `the library. - `Officers Elected were Alnhhnri m. a..n-_-(, LU!` U L to be; fruu-an 1 The semi-`annual meeting of the Slmcoe and North York Press Asso- , ciation was held in Alliston on Friday` last. There was a.g ood attendance and the meeting proved both enjoyable anqq profitable. e A '\'Il'\I1'I.lIou ......._1-.. V - - - and Cutlery. en Utensils. achine. e amount of to mention Smi-Amiual Gathering `of Simcoe and N. York Publishers. - Nawsm J ME!` AT ALLISTON {_:---- semi- a Htnnnn and x .. V-.-u zuuul. \.'VE'!' 9 fifynviace painting depicting sugar- Eanadian bush. This was Dr. Fred Banting, whose insulin has made the ton known :11] nvan na- cuu nuLel, wor- ay 6 Ldvertisim: hug- I r. ..vnu unannxvun KLPLY jrhis week Wm. Crossland receiv-. ed an order from Weyburn, Sask., for one of the weather prophets ad- vertised in this paper, the buyer stat- ing that he had seen the advt. in The Examiner. \lll\ to my Will 08 discussed. ` It is stated that American interests have become aroused as a result of discussions in Parliament during the present sessions on the enormous amount of money sent out of Canada for coal, and of the fear of losing this ` lucrative market. and- recent reduc- tions in the price of American coal in Canada have been largely inuenced thereby. It is pointed out that, even if it is 'not found possible to haul this coal atthe low rate suggested, and the Government will bear the difference" in freights, the effect will be benefi- cial, as it will cause `a still further re- duction in the price of American coal 1 the Canadian consumer. ue putt 0: ms announced policy. [ Premier Greenfield has been in con- sultation with Sir Henry Thornton on the subject with a view to having the, movement started during the present season. as soon a.s'the strike is settled. Premier Armstrong of Nova Scotia is expected here during the coming week, -when the Nova. Scotia end of the mat- ter will be discussed. ? It in nfnfn nun A......_a--- L-- }1LEs um; H. IS in Just this way that Hon.| Arthur Meighen would propose to; solve tlie Canadian fuel problem, and that if not` now adopted .by the pre- sent administration, it will ultimately be part of his Greenfield has hnnn ch ......._ .. Ottawa, May 2-1.-Negotiations are! making good progress for an arrange- ment with the Canadian National Rail-; ways for the securing of a low rate of -freight on solid train-loads of coal from the mines of Nova Scotia `and Alberta to Quebec `and Ontario points. The suggestion made is that during the summer months, when a good deal ; of the railway equipment is not in full use, and time is inclined to be i , slack in the mines, unbroken train-I loads of from forty to fifty cars should ` 4 Scotia; that a special accounting ` should be taken of movement _1 the railways, and 1 that it had been hauled loss should be shown column from the loss of the railway. should be borne in some way by the people of 1 c Canada as a whole. As a matter of fact. it is understood ` that it is in just this Hon. ' Meizhen would m-m......, M. as E ...W., quy uemanu made upon it. ' Discussing the balance shee . Mr,` .' Somers said, Due to the a verse} - conditions produced by the Home, ' Bank failure`, our deposits are some- ? what less than last year, but I feel` that we have come through a trying` lperiod very well, and now that public I `confidence is restored in connection! !with the banking institutions of the country, I believe that we can look lior a distinct improvement in. busi- '~ iness from now on. - ,1 -:-.-__._-.-.:--- 'c.N.n. MAY ewe LOW RATE on ALBERTA AND N.S. com. nuuun m we price of Am: consumer. A LoNnIs'mNc REPLY 'r}I; IIIAAIO 117-. I"-A-- years but maintaind the bhixk vivrnmgi position in which iticould at all times meet any demand made it. Disnlncaina 4-kn `I--1---A V" ` F The annual` statement of the ,lSterling Bank, which appears in I brief form on page 2, like those- of 5 I the majority of other chartered ' banks, showed a slight contraction] 1 in prots and savings deposits, but` ` a thoroughly sound basic position. I President G. T. Somers, in his ad-I dress to shareholders, laid particular stress that the bank had always fol-] lowed a conservative course, and car- 4 Iried heavy reserves of cash and the ` highest grade of securities, a plan; which diminished prots in boom ' yearsqbut maintained bank _in a,` position in whmh 14- ......u .. .2: , -,._-.... ; vvu UL ult! Cll(1I_`9n I the- badly damaged.` " Settlement was made by Mr. Small, but he was charged by the police with exceeding the speed limit, released on; _. $1,500 ball, and will appear in the Po- ll lice Court here next Monday. l _ ' ""' """""""" I ISTERLING BANK "MADE I VERY coon suowmc! res. - room Suite: