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[RY 5. 1928.` 4 U Ullll .l.' I [Illa It was urged that all churches and itemperance organizations in the rid- ging send delegations to the big con- {vention to be held in Massey Hall, `Toronto, on Feb. 17 and 18, as it was gfelt very important matters `would {come up for consideration. 2 Air f-Rn lrdvnn I-`uh tvunnf-gum nvon 1-snip` lUUlllC Hy LUI cuuaxucrauvu. At the time the meeting was held, news had not been received of the proposed amendment increasing the lstrength of beer. The following re- `solutions were passed and ordered to , be forwarded to the member for Cen- itre Simcoe and the Premier, respect- ively:--- . I To C. E. Wright, M.P.P. I11- LL- -I_-L__.__ -1 I`-__A_,., (1!.__.,, I The mild weather of the past week lbrought out a number of birds, in- [cluding an airplane, which was ying [over town on Saturday. I `I,_,_ ORGANIZE RIDING ; FOR PROHIBITEON Officers Nanied for C. Simcoe; Enforcement of O. T. A. i Called for. TRIALOF nn.w. ll. onssutrs k Ill AcoumAL_ vznmcr nnunv i To Premier Ferguson LL- _I__n__-,_ -2 L1. ,,, No. 7. SECTION 1 PAGES 1 T_() 4 Miscamg-` d at t 0 auc. . 0-'1 C Central S. S. anniversary, Sunday, Mar. 1.- Rev. A. P. Brace, Stayner, will preach morning and evening. Cantata and concert, Let's Go Tra- velling, Monday, -Mar. 2, .8 -p.m., conducted by Miss Brysrm and pupils and members of S.S. Admission on llondgy, 259. ' . 7; rcu. av. nuuuuaiuu 401:. . 0-BC Women's Auxiliary of the Baptist Church are holding saleof homemade baking, bread. candies and ,other dainties at T. E. Harley's store, Dun- lop St., Saturday afternoon, Feb. 14. ' ' ' 6-7p The young people of Mineging are utting on a play entitled An Old- Eashioned Mother, ~ in Town -Hall. Midhurst, auspices Midhur_st Ladies Aid,` on Thursday, Feb. 12. Admission 25c. 6-7c nnn+$o1 Q onniirnrvoovvtv L`.--n'-`.1--- ,,_, _.-~. -., , V -r- -- - D I U I I V -IJIIILCIILJ Hall. , V - 7c `Ladies of St. George s Church, Al- landale, are holding a birthday party and sale of homemade baking, Wed- nesday, Feb. 18, Memorial Hall, 3 to 6 pd.m. 7c Thornton Women s Institute con-. cert and box social in Orange Hall, Feb. 14, Valentine s night.` Ladies providing boxes, free; all others, 25c admission. 7c Graduate Nurses of R. V. Hospital are holding afternoon tea an_d,sale of homemade dainties in T. E. H_arley s store, Dunlop St., Saturday, Feb. 21. Tea served 3 to . ` 6-8c r The youn people of Burton Ave. Methodist urch are 'pu'tting* on the nlnv, An nl:l_Ic`a.Mnm..I 11.... n :_ -- -_ _...--v-- -av CTnn-ch pu`tting play, An Old-Fashioned -Mother." in St. Paul's Church, Innisl, -Friday, Feb. 20. Admission 26c.'. 6-8c `|1T..~.~......7.. A.....:I...... -2 n_- 'n_,,.- Accused is Chief Withess for Defence; Denies Any - Oper_ation. .- Dr. W. H. Oaks was acquitted on Wednesday of the charge `of perform- ing an illegal operation on Constance Brown, who died on Oct...1 in a Tor- onto hospital of acute peritonitis following an operation. -`The case was heard before Mr. Justice Rose and a Jury on Wednesday and the hearing occupied the whole day, the jury bringing in their verdict at six o clock after deliberatinglorrover an hour. The case attractedva great deal of attention and the court room was crowded throughout the day. When court rose for lunch at one o'clock there was a` new `crowd on hand to take the places of those who left. ` " rn___-__A__ 4 I . .' u 1 - AC1 In Twenty talesmen were-called and eight of them were vchallenged, seven by the defence. The following men comprised the jury: .Thos ..Graham, Tecumseth; Percy Deacon, . _. Collingu wood; Leonard _C_owdry, Midland; J. J. Small, Adjala; J. _A. .Ca_mplin, Bee- ton; Chas. - Lovering, .Matchedash; Chas. Robson, Oro; J. J. Lyons, Tot- tenham; Albert Bryson, `Barrie; Ed~ gar Elliott, Orillia; S. E. Kidd, Tos~ sorontio; J. J. Parker, Tay, foreman. T `I fI._,___,_ _A n-\,,,__ I T-Keep March 14 open for St. Pat- rick s tea and sale of baking given by Collier St. Ladies Aid. 7-11c Keep Apr. 27 and 28 for Barrie Kiwanis Minstrel Show. Proceeds in aid of Club s fund for under`-privil- eged children. 7tfc Women s Canadian -Club lecture on Cathedrals of England, illustrated with slides, by Miss Warren, an art- ist, Tuesday, Feb. 17, inthe Library - ' fl E311? _ + "C31-ov oi`. .'i`-oi'on`tof.1,)rosecuted and the accused was defended by R. G. Agnew of Toronto. The Doctor's Statement Wm. D. Greer, Chief Inspector of Provincial Police, was first called by the Crown to explain the-- circum- stances under which he obtaineda statement from Dr. Oaks. Counsel for the defence objected to the ad- mission of the statement -but he was over-ruled. `I'_..____.,L_, /1 , A . 1 .1 . n In uvcx-1 UICU. Inspector Greer stated that follow- ing the death of Miss Brown he came to Barrie to arrest Dr._.0aks but found him already under arrest when he arrived. He interviewed the ac- cused at the police station in com- pany with Provincial Constable Rich and after giving him the. customary warning obtained the statement. In- spector Greer denied the suggestion of the defence that liquor was given the accused to make him talk, but stated that Dr. Oaks requested a stimulant which was ,given him be- cause of the condition of his nerves. `IL, A I. A -_.-..... V- ....v \r\In.\l|un\rJA `IA nnla uozvcoo In the statement that was read in court, Dr. Oaks stated that he first met Constance Brown on Sept. 12 or 14 when she called at his office and asked for a thorough examination. This was given her that same even- ing and Dr. Oaks, nding that some of her organs were not functioning properly, prescribed some tablets. Miss Brown called again the follow- ing Saturday and seemed"improved.. She then returned to Toronto and on Tuesday, Sept. 23, Dr. Oaks was call- ed to see her at 20 Galley- Ave. He found her condition improved and called on her again the following morning. He received $25 for his services. In a subsequent statement made the same day, Dr. Oaks related a conversation with Fred Ayerst, in which the latter asked him if Miss Brown had been to see him and if she was in trouble. In, explanation of his interest, Ayerst said Miss Brown lived with Mrs. Baker, a friend of his in Toronto, and he had also seen her at Wasaga Beach. lt1..._.x_._,; , - &mw&&mm&mmi%%$ g&m&&$mmmw$$m&mg wwwwwwwmwmmwwmmm E comma EVENTS & i 1 & & S4 .14 .v. .7. .V. .v. .v. .v. .w. .-u. ,-_ RECEIPT 1s . . _..----. -v--nu (Continued on page` 6) 12 Mass n is visu- ot weeks. Id at the and was of games, Fsitlng Miss Fl. Brhn8kili'3 ? his home ' dill- a. mi` of ION mph Ul3lalUXl5u I The toast to the winning curlers was proposed b,v_J. F. Jackson, w_ho witnessed the final game, in which Barrie idefeated Owen Sound. iMr. Jackson said curling is as _me_ that requires courage, keenness, madness and a ghting spirit, and these qual- itieswere possessed by the Barrie. riilks. They were never in danger and` led all the time in all of their Use The Exemier Classied A33- jg; you want results. _ ~ ' - - Each " member o! I the two -rinks spoke_briefly in response. - Ma1nr Knnmlnu unnlrn Int-{nv ,i`n npunc uueuy III TESPOIISO. _ Major Knowles, spoke briey `In humorous vein and A. E. Stapleton, who helped to win the Tankard` in 1907 . paid his respects to the winners of -1925, as "did also Alex. Douglas, who was a memberof one of the Mea-V ford rinks that won the- Tankard in 1912. -' ~ ' .I\.-__2_. 4. 11 . .- .l.UI.Qo During the evening there was '~a ' Bing-BORE led by J. F. Jackson. `D. W. 119111103 gave an appropriate recita- tion and James Paterson `acceded to 8 request for A Little -Louder, Please. ._ e r pxuca. _ ` Dr. Lewis announced that the `Bar-; rte Curling Club will endeavor to `re-', vwe interest in the points game, Competitions will be held-on Fe'b.,1`8' ' and 25 and he will offer a trophy for prehension of the importance `of the the winner. Whether or not it will; be an annual event remains to `be seen. Dr. Lewis asked Alex. Brown-' L lee to explain the points game to "the curlers "present. . J ' ' Sought by 4629 Curlers In addition to explaining the points game, Mr. Brownlee gave some in-. formation regarding the Tankard: which gave his hearers a better corn-' victory of the Barrie `curler. There are 104 clubs in Ontario with a total of "4629 curlers, all with their eye on the Tankard. In the fty years that this trophy has been up for compet- ition, only 21 clubs of the 104 have won it, and Barrie enjoys the envi- _ able distinction of being one of 13 clubs to win it more than once. Congratulatory Messages . D.. F; Mccuaig, secretary_ of the Barrie Curling Club, read telegrams and letters of congratulation from Geo. Hogg of Galt, a member of one of the `winning Tankard rinks in" 1907; Geo. Sinclair, president of the` Orillia Curling Club; Dr. A. H. Mc- Lean, Orillia; Geo. Robinson, Pene- tang; T. J. Hamilton. Fergus; D. .A. McNabb, Orillia; K. M. Cruickshank; John Sinclair, Orillia; W. R. Fergus, Newmarket; A. C. Steele and John Wilson, Fergus; Stroud Curling Club and Allin!-nu nlurlina (I111 8110 11111513011 Lzurung UIUU. Congratulationtfrom the two oth- er organizationsin Barrie interested in the promotion. of clean sport-, the Barrie Amateur Athletic Club-hand the Kiwanis Club, were expressed by W. N. Duff and F. W. Otton. " '1i."A`. {ni'{.1.{a'i.% "sZ}3'{a and J. E. Hodgson of Churchill, president` of Churchill Club, extended congrat- ulations. TL; .L--_L L-` LL- '....2....2..-. nuuvnnu attended V on Friday VV l15Ully 1`U.|.'gUB IDBIIUHII \J|Jl, and Alliston Curling. Club. (`Anna-nun`-uI`n4-:4-uvsu` `ha ovv 1 nvranvul vaa.nva.nJ H. M. Lay, president of the Thistle 1 Club, saidehe was just as well pleased I with the success of the Barrie -`curlers . as anyone in `Barrie. `They were all . good curlers and when he saw the. names of those who were going to, Toronto he was confident tliattheyg. would win the Tankard. `He `thought the two clubs should `try to providei`: a suitable place to `keep their tro-?. phies. Thu T.nu-1:: nnnnnnmn 1|-Bn+ {Won 'Rn1e_v ' UJSIIHI UISHCU U|ll'.lCl'Su _ A. . Habbick, `who was a `member of one of the rinks that _w9n the Tankard in 1907, replied `briey. If It 7'--- ......_::|_..4. _2.iuL.- mL':,_;.\- DICK W35 01]. UUloll;1'lIlll. ` Dr. W. A. Lewis, president of the Barrie - Curling Club, was toastmaster and in a short address he expressed his gratication with the success of the Barrie curlers and his pleasure with having so many present `to do; ` them honor. Referring to the record of the Barrie rinks in the Tankard games, Dr. Lewis said that neither rink was down in any of the .game's. Concluding, he said it was up to the Barrie and Thistle Clubs to bring the ' Barrie-Orillia Cup bat-.'k fronrorillia, where it has rested `for several years. Mayor s Congratulations - On behalf of the town,` Mayor Craig added his word of appreciation. and congratulation `to the `men who had placed themselves in the :1-anlts of L distinguished curlers. f!..LL2 .3. ...W._ _._.. _ -...`......L-- Citizens and curlers joined to` do honor to ; the winners of the Ontario Tankard, the curling classic of` On- tario last Friday. The function took the form of a banquet inthe Amer- ican Hotel and, despite the fact that arrangements were made hurriedly and there was little opportunity to advertise it, there were about 150 gresent, including members of the ......:.-. .-nu! '1`!-uian nnarlino (`Jnhg rn- resent, lnciuumg mcmucza w. om: arrie and Thistle Curling Clubs, re- presentative citizens " and curlers from Stroud and Churchill. During the eveningeach member of theztwov champion rinks was presented with a smoking set,_ the -ci_tize'n_s tribute to them for their featm bringing the coveted trophy to Barrie. `Before the banquet the B.'C,I. band played on the street and in front of the hotel and the members of the band were guests of_ the Town Council at the banquet. ' Seated at the head table were the winning rinks and the ve members of the victorious Tankard rinks of 1907 now` living in Barrie, J. G. Scott, A. E. Stapleton, Alex. Brown- lee and Donald McNiven.e A. G. Hab- bick was on both,_rinks. n_. 117 A 1-....- .........:.I,.....n. .: u... 150 at the Banquet to Victors; Individual Gifts` `((1 Players. cunLns&Anno1nn cmzzns no Ilouon Iotnllmn wnmans MANY CONGRATULATE hat all the n a trans. Ulllllal-(Ulla `Rev. John Edward Ronan, a son, celebrated a solemn mass of thanks- giving: He is rofessorof liturgical chant at St. ugusti_ne s Seminary, and in themass was assisted by Rev. Ro_bt. Walso, pastor, and Rev.- Thos. Hayden, &C.S.B. Rev. Mgr. John T. Kidd, presidents of St. Augustine's Seminary, preached the sermon and congratulated the happy couple and their-`family. Following the service, the relatives were entertainedat din-9 1&3 -\ '1`he`?golden jubilee of their wed- ding was celebrated on Sunday, Feb. 48, by Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ronan of South Adjala parish. Mr. Ronan was formany years reeve of Adjala and was also warden of Simcoe County. The celebration was attended by the couple's nine children, thirty-four grandchildren and four great-grand-_ children. - "I.'.. 1 -1__ `I:I.I_..._...I 'l\__.-_ _ ___ ' W GS [ICU-lo ' ` In the morning Mrs. Aikenhead s? - subject was His Jewels, her text} being taken from Malachi 3:1 She. described the qualities of a-jewel as`: can illustration to show V how dear;l siderable length she dealt with the, 1 rening process through which the God's children are to Him. ` At con`-I ' jewel is .br.oughtto the degree of _t-T ness for the high places for which it? is designed. So in the process of v human experience men and women are perfected` in character to ll by their lives the places God has for them in His all-wise purposes. Condemns Modernist Teaching Mrs. Aikenheadw has no use for the the divine birth of Christ. Thiswas course. Therenever was a time in the history of the church, she de- clared, `fwhen it was more important than it is tod-ay to lay strong emphas- is upon the divinity of Christ. Even ministers have been heard to ques- tion the divine birth. One -has said i made very plain in her evening dis-ix that it was not necessary to `believe in it: that it was sufficient to thinlu of Him as- a mighty Example. It makes my blood boil to hear teachers of the people talk in that way.` Those who hold such views are found in all denominations. and they are little more than Unitarians. Confucius! and Buddha were great teachers and . philosophers, but have their teach-' ings revolutionized the world and givennew life to dead hearts? " Was: Jesus divine? It is of most vital im- portance that we be sure who Jesus was- ' ' . 1:1..- A:I__;.`l.__.l!.. 4._-.;. Q.-- unn._.n. Modernists in theology who question 4 Wliu. Mrs. Aikenhead s text was, What! think ye of Christ? (Matt. 22:42).] Was He divine?` AJsus said. He that hath seen Mehath seen the Fa- roman wAab1:N or smcos i onsanvss comm wannmq An anniversary occasion in Cen-j tral Methodist `Church which is 111-} ways attended by much interest and success is that conducted under the. auspices of the Ladies Aid. Thisll - very active and efficient organization; ' once more demonstrated its ability `to; 3 do `things last Sunday and -Monday? when this annual event was held. On: ?Sunday large congregations greeted; ' Mrs. J. R. Aikenhead, wife of a for-: 3 met pastor, who preached two excel-; flen-t sermons. The~sgrv.ice_ of praise; iwas led by a choir of twenty-`ve; : voices recruited from the Ladies Aid: iand they gave several selections in. pleasing style. Monday evening, af .-successful. tea meeting and concert; was held'._ 1.. 4.1.... ._........:...... u'.....~ A:1......1.-._..:.n.. IKIH, VVo 11- 'LUUlall, 1153. JDICUVVIIICU, Chas. Lowe; Auditors, W.eJ. Cromp- ton and Alex. Brownleei; Delegate to Convention at Guelph in June, Alex. Brownlee. A - It was decided to hold the next show_as early in January as possible. Meetings will be held monthly and a, programme will be mapped, out f.or Ithe year. It is [planned to have dur- ing the War a series of addresses by experts on various problems of the p'oultr`yman.t BARRIE CURLERS WHO won TANKARD, I Officers for the ensuing `year were elected at the annual meeting of the Barrie Poultry Association last Thursday night. The Association has had a good year and the annual -show held in January was one of -the ..best in its history and showed a bal- ance on the"right side of theledger. 1'.I_!I,.___!_... -___ LL, 7?... i |s1ted Mrs, Following are. the officers:. Hon. Pres., W. A.` Boys, M.P.;~President, J; H. Wilson; Vice-Pres., C . M. Hick-` ling; Secy.-Treas., A. C. Bricker; Ex-I ecu_t1ve', W. J. Crompton, Jos. Mal- kin; W. H. Tooth, Alex. Brownlee, (son T.nnvno A111!-rung W T nunvnn, J. G. `Scott. A. E. _Staipleton ' Alex. Habbick W-. M. Harvey Alex. Brownlee D. A. McNiven _Geo. Hogg, skip H. J. Grasett, skip Winners in 1925 Mat. Robertson 1 A. G. Habbick , G. 0. Cameron Hy. Hook A. D. Simon _ R. H. Malcomson S. Meredith, skip C. H. Beelby, skip 'CENTRALTCHURCH I LADIES AID om Good Congregatibnsf Hear` Earnest Addresses By ' Mrs`. Aikenhead. A E BARRIE pou1:niY ASSOCN. _HOLDS 11's ANNUAL MEETING "ib3Ei.JS&- J'ia.2'3) ' `Wineri in 1907 r Stapleton .l..3 nip TIT `II t'l .......... uuuo uc p1'upc.uy awenuea to. _ If nothing is donethis year with regard to an addition to the school provision must [be made to accom- "modate extra `classes. Extra seats` and other` equipment are needed. Mr. Girdwood said he. would.like to take .this matter up with the committees. T (Continued on page 2) uc a::I.:u1.`cu .101`. @4110. Next year, pwxote Mr. Girdwood, we will need at least two more teach- ers on the staff and I advise that you follow the Inspector s report regard- ing a secretary. The -Principal can! I I make far better use of his time than lin_ punching atypewriter and enter- ing up "records on ling cards. There i` plenty of work for a good secre- tagy and I know no other school of this size without one. I would be better employed in teaching and looking after the organization. The {work this year has been almost in- Itolerable,-not only because of the work,I have had to , do but because} there are so many things that can- }not be properly attended` to. If -mi-I-.;m.. L. .i......`u.:.. ........ --Lm.a -.v-.a.,._, yang: wnsouuvu uv vv an vv Alva. Ills-In Qll4\ao 1 ; The attendance has grown to such '-an extent that the building, which ? would normally accommodate 350 5 pupils, is crowded beyond all reason- fafble limits with 476. As a result 3 many of the classes -are so congested 3 that work is being. carried on under `conditions detrimental to education] :and dangerous to health. The only remedy is an increase in capacity. :F-our` new classrooms _are needed. This matter should `receive immed- iate attention. The Board should ; approach the Town Council, with a statement of their needs and request 2 sufficient funds to enlarge the build-I 'ing so_ that the work of the school ?may- be carried on with the highest` degree of efficiency and under whole-1 some condition for teachers and} ' pupils. ` 1,13`-`ow `main was n:nn1 1 yuyun. Letter from Principal A. R. Girdwood wrote calling the attention of the Board to a few of the needs of the B.C.I. He asked for tag change in the telephone system and a reliable clock. He advised a pro- gramme clock with bells in the halls and thought a really good one could be` secured for $200. av? vans: vnun|~n II - l`:...I..---.I FUWCI l IIIUEII .UUVC aVU1'_ugC- ! The organi'z'a'tio'n, management and a teaching are -all `good and the puoilsi are co_-opera.`_t`ing in the heartiesti ` znanner. bgit 1? othertrespetcts c0%(Il1l-I ions are air rom sa is ac ory. e ;Principal is `overworked. In addition! }to the responsibility of organization," `general management, attention to i` gzorrespondence and other office dut- g ies-, he spends most of his time teach- ! mg. He should _have a secretary and El h? hould he :el1l6_V6d of it leaisl-tllialf i .o is`prese_n c asses so e~wi ave more 4 time for general supervision. E The. is undermanned and three E additional teachers are needed to bring the classes down to normal size. 1 m1__ _u___1_____ ~i__, __,,, 1 mspacron Asxs roux NEW ROOMS FOR cou.|acuma Aiso T hree` More Teachrs; . Principal to be Given `- i. J ` Secretary. 7 Several, important recommenda- tions are set out in the report of In- spector I. M. Levan `on his inspection of the B.C.I. made on Jan. 7, 8 and 9, which was receivediby the Board of Education at their meeting, Mon- day night. The need of additional accommodation and teachers is par- ticularly emphasized by the Inspect- or, who regards present conditions in these respects far from satisfac- tory. While no action was taken by, the Board regarding the report, ex- cept with one item, the report was laid on the table `and will be taken up at a future meeting. ' Thu Tnnnnnfnss -nnnnvuha 4-Ba} a-;n nnnn_'| ARE" `PRAISED up an G LKCUUIC IIIUUIILHSI The Inspector reports that accom-' modation's are good but inadequate for the present attendance. Several unsuitable rooms are used as class- rooms and the majority of the classes are crowded. This condition has af- fected the grading in several items. : Tho i~nf1'n A4 nrnnna n aonknva -la lLCUlcU Elle grauulg Ill. SUVUIUI IUUIHS. The ratio of pupils to teachers is 37 to one, much too high. It should not exceed 30 to one. The division of duties among the teachers is sat-- isfactory. ' l'nn'In A3 4-`Inn iV|Ai\n`-'|nA uuuu u.'n.u Al-' lulu... Iowing out ave made t been for \J1'C'd5C 11'] L116 Leatzulug .|.Ul'CCu , ' All departments are pro erly man-l ned; disciplineis good; 1: e attend- ance is 476; 229 boys and 247 girls. "nab giro`; :3 nvutznvovnnvcvun nn 4-Ln. uuce 15 ll`); 6637 UUyS HHU. ZQI gl-1'15.` I The staff iseundermanned and the.- teachers overworked, but every mem- 1 ber of the staff is accepting condiL tiohs uncomplainingly and devoting himself or herself earnestly to the welfare of the s'cho"ol. _The teachingl power is much above average. I Tho nu-nova -in-n`Fi?in vn ononIavnnnl- anti `the weak part in the organization, 1aLacLU1'y. A Much of the smooth running of the school is due to he skill and care shown in the Principal s organization. The overcrowded classes, which are cannot be remedied without an" in-I crease in the teaching force. ~ 1 A Ravi -suit`-vvunv-ifs nun V\!Rl\!\hu`1v vvnnvu A. F. A. Malcomson, Presidentof the Centre Simcoe Prohib- V i_tion Union, yesterday expressed himself as follows :- Having discussed the `bomb eicploded among prohibitionists in Centre Simcoe in the Speech.from the Throne in Parliament" yes- -terday, I would say the feeling freely expressed by all is saddened disgust. Absolute condence in the Premier and his Attorney-Gem era] was freely. expressed by prohibitionists in convention assembled [here yesterday. This seems tohave vanished like a morning mist. If the suggested amendment is not a sop to the wets-, why is it pro- `posed? . ' A ` "The announcement in the Speech from .the Throne forecasting legislation to double the alcoholic content of beers that may be sold _in Ontario has "aroused" a storm of protest from prohibitionists throughout the province. PROHIBITIONISTS PROTEST AGAINST INCREASING STRENGTH or BEER lllu ' . The grand jury returned a true bill rst in the Pugsley case but `it was not till evening that they found true bills in the two" other criminal charges. , DU uc'a'u:c. The cases of A. A. Watt of` Oro vs. the C.N.R. and Mc_Kenzie vs. Osman were removed from the list by con- sent. e n-u.- ._.____1 :-_-.__ __-;-____-_,1 _` A,,___ gun aapccya. ' - While the grand jury was out, D. F. McCuaig asked for a postponement E of the hearing of the counterclaim in the case of the Union Bank of Can- ada vs. S. Dyment, because of the illness of Mr. Dyment making it im- possible for him to appear in court. In support of his motion, Mr. Mc- Cuaig introduced evidence by Dr. .Wal1win` of Mr. Dyment s condition. The Bank had previously been given ' judgment for some $45,000-in this case, but byorder of the Appellate Division execution was stayed until, `disposal should be made of the de-' fendant s counterclaim for $157,000.` C. `C. Robinson, K.C., of Toronto, 011- ' posed the motion for `postponement and it was dismissed, the defendant agreeing to withdraw the counter- claim so that the plaintiff could en- `force execution. The defendant has Ithe right to enter a new action if he [so desires. ' ' ' TIVL- ____-.. -2 A A 7_.LL _n t\.., 4-, ! I ughi ! --mu-uq -r- v vv --nwvu z 1 In his addres to the grand jury,| {His Lordship pointed out their duty: with regard to the three charges of crime and explained some of the le- gal` aspects. - Wkn fhn tvvorlta `Iii!!! sung nus} n Pleading `guilty to one of four counts against him, that of wounding Alice Deschamps with intent to do bodily harm, Henry Desjardins of Penetang was sentencedby Mr. Jus- tice Rose in assize court on Wednes- day to fteen years in Kingston pen- itentiary. Desjardins was charged with shooting with intent to kill, at- tempted rape and wounding with in- tent to do bodily harm, while a sec- ond indictment charged him with choking Stella Deschamps, "the -six- year-old daughter of Mrs. Alice Des- champs, to enable him to commit an assault upon her mother. True bills were returned on all four indictments by the `grand jury on Tuesday ev- ening. - l1AD`l|l:YI mu \l1:"hI\I`I I uuuuu pun` { `iv.-.---.-1 ~.v_-V `.-v aw--- _..-..y.,- In addition to `the charge against} Desjardins, true bills were also re-: turned by the grand jury in the cases I jagainst Dr. W. H. Oaks of Barrie and l David Pugsley of Hawkestone, on, `charges of performing an illegal i 1 operation and rape, respectively. One} Ycivil case for trial before a jury and; two for hearing without a jury were; also on -the docket but none of them; were heard. The case against Pug-I sley was traversed to the Fall assizesl because of the absence in England; of Dr. Brown of Orillia,.who is an`- important witness in the case. 'I'IL _ ..__, __ .1 _`_,,,_, _,,,_ V . , I E -.-.`...-......... n...-.v..-g nun VI-\r vu-uwo ` I The grand jury was composed of i Thos. Beecroft (foreman), H. M. Cor-' bett, E. Dover. Johns Darrow, John. Forgie, S. R. Gendron, Thos. Greer, [J. A. Ross, John Scott, T."A. White-5 `side, A. Watson, W. T. Stewart and` Alex. Brownlee. Hy. 'Desjard_ins Igleads Guilty T 0 Attack Made Upon % Mrs. Deschamps. Clltllsgi . I Desjardlns was without counsel and Gordon Longman was appointed. to defend him. J. I. Grover of Tor-V onto represented the Crown. Mr, Longman pleaded guilty on one count! and asked to have the others travers--| ed to the next court and expressed a . wish to have an examination made into the mental condition of the ac- cused. This was granted and if Des- jardins is found` to be insane he will be` conned in a proper institution instead of the penitentiary. rn1_A _m__,_,_ __.A__- _,_::I L- L--- L,,._ The offences were said to have been lcommitted on Sept. 22 last in a berry ! patch:near Penetang. Desjardins at- , tempted an assault on Mrs. Des- |'"""' " "" `"'""""""' E champs and, failing in his purpose, red. two shots at her from a revol- M cheek and, the other grazed her temple. He also choked her daugh- ter, Stella, who made outcry. P AL , ,, iver, onetof which penetrated her} I I I I 0 A`, D I In view of the gravity of the ofl fence to which Desjardins pleaded. [guilty and the fact that Mrs. Des-. ichamps narrowly escaped being kill-; `ed, Mr. Justice Rose stated that he` could not impose a lighter penalty ! g than fteen years. | I I [1 r! .1 1 1 It was stated by the Crown that] Desjardins had previously served sev-u en [years of a fteen-year sentence,i being released on parole in 1920,; though his counsel said that his re- lease was due to a confession made by another man that he and not Des- g zjardins was the guilty party. I E 7- -_-1.11.2-4 4, 41-, -1. ,,_, .l I I15 GIVEN. * _FOR ASSAULTING PENETANG WOMAN the week- nn V ` HIT BY Two BULLETS At the annual meeting of the War- ren Organ Co., held on Monday af- ternoon, the old board of directors were continued in oice. The -fa'c- tory is now `working on two contracts and another was received this week. .-,L,,.I ,5 , g _v -_--.- - - -.--5-.uv.. We, the electors of the riding of Centre Simcoe, assembled in conven- tion at Barrie this 1_0th day of Febru- ary, 1925, desire to place ourselves on` record as deeply appreciative of the declaration made by you prior to the vote of October, 1923; that if the Ontario Temperance Act were sus- tained at the polls you would accept verdict as a mandate to strengthen and enforce the Act. We further wish to express our appreciation of your ready acceptance of this mandate as indicated by your public` announce- ments when the resultof the vote was made known. We wish to ex- press our condence in the fact that you will fulll your promise and we hereby pledge ourselves to give all the support in our power in carrying out your manly, statesmanlike declar- ation. We also wish to express our very high appreciation of the efforts put fortli by your Attorney-General. Hon. W. F. Nickle, to enforce the Act and assure him out readiness to co- operate in every way possible in se- curing fuller observance of the law. no--- ---u now- vv-up nuvvnvvun yuan vvccn. Insteah of a speaker, a debate by four members "will be the main fea- ture it week`: Kiwanis luncheon. i We, the electors of Centre Simcoe ` and supporters of prohibition, in con- vention assembled at Barrie this 10th day of February, 1925, desire to re- assert our convictions with the pro- hibition movement as one of the greatest issues before this province `and country generally today; that the moral, social and economic interests of our people advanced in measure that the traffic in intoxicating liquors `is curtailed. Therefore, we most ear- `nestly ask that you give your hearty `support to your Leader in the House in his "efforts to maintain and strengthen the O.T.A. should any at- `tempt be made to repeal or weaken `same. In; n_-...:-.. 1.1 ______ -.. James McFadden was ned $400 and costs in police court on Monday morning for keeping liquor for 1e. The prosecution followed a se rch made by Chief of Police Stewart on Saturday in company with a provin- cial officer; when ve bottles of hoo.tch were discovered in McFad- den s bedroom,Von Victoria Street. When charged in police court on Monday morning, the accused plead- ed guilty and his counsel, Gordon Longman, asked for a light sentence, pointing out that it was his first con- viction and that he was not a whole- sale bootlegger. Magistrate Je's,i however, said that in view of the pos- ition taken by the Attorney-General with regard to 0.T.A. cases, he could not impose a minimum ne. The ne [was paid. $400 FOR HAVING LIQUOR FOR SALE. `REV. H. 2. WELLWOOD To 60 TO BEACH AVENUE cnuncu E Rev. Harold E. Wellwood of Col- llier St. Methodist Church, Barrie, has laccepted a unanimous invitation from [Beach Ave. Methodist Church, Tor- nonto; Subject to the approval" of the stationing committee at the June Conference, Rev. Mr. Wellwood will enter the pulpit at Beach Ave. on the rst Sunday of July, succeeding Rev. Geo.iE. Balfour, who has acceptedan invitation from Carman Methodist Church. B : . Permanent organization of the !riding of Centre Simcoe in the inter- !ests of prohibition was effected atra lmeeting held in the Congregational ;Church on Tuesday, with A. F. A. !Malcomson presiding. Representa- itives from Barrie and all the town- gships were present. Officers Elected The officers appointed for the rid- ,ing' organization are as follows :- I President--A. F. .A. Malcomson. 1 Vice-President--Wm. Rusk. 1 Secy.-Treasurer--D'Arcy Gauley- 1; Executive--Barrie, W. C. Hunter; {Vespra Tp., Geo. Johnston; Elmvale `and Flos Tp., A. C. Bishop; Wyevale ,and Tiny Tp., G. H. Murdoch; Pene- ;:.1]`._al'}1lg', B. West; Sunnidale Tp., 1 o n ynn. 1.4- `Iron tlvunvnn-I VG-hoof 011 n"n11~n1\nn ant`