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~ JCJI. LS7, \\ :15 Friday, Fob. Hall. A... n).`I o:.. uua, nnu ur One nk `the bonsph VW IA Tynn `laln Gl.\..\..... V7. 1.4. l_\ll'I Eric Simpsnxl n-11.- ,,, 'LV\J- L JFK`. V\.` Miss 13`. (}.'1` staff is on ` sence M rs. l-` 'iz}s. 7r9.1:'. `week in honn Miss Mary :1 illia, Wh_() \\'( t\n.\ Lilli`! VV \'Cl\. W. J. B 1(',('.' in Penet:1ng "who is ill. Hilton 131...... VVIIU 15 III. M iss I"lm`<- onto on 'I`u( llnery ope-nix Ice CUIUH` We are renrl -N0. 1 100. \\' `Alina L` I`. IIIUCLIIIE. Miss Sun: "her aunt, .\I this week. 1'17 T \1,.rv. THURSDA Little Girls varxety of lasts, ity s USU VVIIIIU Vvuuvla II uwavu av`! self as opposed-`ta making the carry- ing of lights on horse-drawnirehicles compulsory. Simcoe council is sab- ised if wagons and such heavy ve- hicles are excepted." must preci merl $2.75 10% 51211 ~A Girl : B and heel, :1 Wear, nea Communi Elmvale Death IN lnstitu lllusi SUIUKV` idea. Bradford Agricultural society `hag. placed on. alts directorate ' represent- atives from each of thevWomen's In,- stitutes in its territory. excellent .!_I__ :wa&%%ww%w*&&$w&w&ia*$&: : EDITORIAL comm-:N'r% **************************] Grey countj {council declared it-V1 . _ . _ _ . --.I -L- -nnlniuun I-`an nnqunv_' COST OF APMINISTERING TAX (Alliston Herald) o On receipt of the Provincial public accounts for 1924, the Herald turned to the amusement tax gures `with condence that the~cost of adminis- tration of this imposition on the coun- try towns and rural hamlets would be found to be out of all proportion to the revenue derived. The astounding revelations were far beyond the ut- most expectations. The. receipts show a gross income of $1,686,514.66, -but $209,379.54 of this came from the- atre inspections, .which is scarcely, legitimate prey for '-the amusement tax .office'. The amusement tax itself brought in $1,477,135.12. To collect this million. and .a quarter cost the Province $66,288.50, or more than `four per cent. The detailed `state- ment. shows no less than $24,367.25 paid out in salaries. 'l`,here is a" prin- cipal clerk at $2200, a senior clerk at $1800, a chief inspector at $2000, an inspector at $1400, another inspector at the same` salary, clerk stenograph-' sers, clerk typists, junior clerks and more clerks, inspectors and more in- 1 spectors to the total of `nineteen. The A printed matter they used, amounted to. over ve, and a,- quarter thousand dollars. The expenses; under the head ' of contingencies amounted to.` $35,- ' 340.69. Twenty-ve hundred of this ' is included in the printing already. ._mentioned. In these contingencies are included two extra clerks, one for part 'of _the'.year and the other for.- 1 most of. the twelvemonth, making the .total of. the sta which .worries- the . Province..no "less than twenty-one peo- ple. _Inspec-torstook. $24,776.24. The travelling expenses, total more than $3000 and the fees to a [chartered a'c-. countant `for, making a-.race.t ra`ck audit were $1470. The postage cost $1550. Just`what `the duties of the inspectors who drawjsuch ailarge item are is not,cl'ea'r_ fromithe-;"entries in the P!1b!ic,9.9unt8-_ 12.11.-ies.!2eop1e i9Pe._ ttti the :9,ift'y.o -- iP:1 1i>>s"th9rt:j*31inqe!:A arm:r$9<~n'.i1ioniide: arable 0:*59nt2=l egitiinate; hut`if%they' these articles by .Savage will be found interesting by our readers. They will be. published weekly.for several weeks and will give an interesting account of- his trip` and of the Press Conference. In them we will get a glimpse of our kinsfolk in far-off Australia and New Zealand. Not many of us can _have the privilege of actually making the trip ourselves, but we can go along with -Mr. Savage in these interesting letters he is writing for` The Exam- -inn-n iner. At this conference publishers dis- cussed the vital problems of the de- velopment of Empire resources, trade, migration, air communication, etc. But in addition to all this, there was the, foundation e of intimate friendships, the establishing of a closer community of interest and the_ development of the sentiment of bro- therhood. T-hese fraternal gather- ings undoubtedly are of inestimable benefit in promoting a better world understanding. that- only comes through.associations like these that must ultimately `resultin the better- ment-of world conditions. -Knowledge creates a community of interest and allays that `feeling of prejudice and want of sympathy`. that is so detri- mental toworld progress and infact is the prime causedof national strife ' and bitterness. . getting oil` much easier than Simcoe, 0 sums and may expect to continue to The Simcoe -Reformer complains that the` Provincial Highway -is cost- ing the County of Norfolk dearly. With only four -miles paved,-the Pro- yince has "spent $400,000 on the thir- ty miles of Highway in that county. At the same rate Norfolk may be ex-_ ' pected to contribute from $025-,000_to $35,000 annually for the next six years, says. the Reformer; ,This is, County. -For the 55,.-miles in Simcoe this county. has contributed large do so for several years, as there has 1 been little permanentrsurfacing done so_ far. Next year it will have to pay, as its twenty per `cent. of the 1926 work, the sum of,$76,8.40., If the 65 miles additiona.Lask ed` for by Mid: 1and,audi{r;netang; is added and an-(7 V :other_ 'yhiclr;1'Collingvsvfoodi `_`wi_ll no a `claim -for, it 3. - can. A;?h!t.!:`Pi9!incia!i, .. `..j`:;:y.u-5: . -I. . Under this heading The Examiner is this week "beginning a series of very interesting articles on a visit to our kinsfolk on the other side -of 'the world. This trip was undertaken by Mr. `Savage, publisher of the Cow- ichan Leader of-Duncan, B.C., who attended the T-hird - Imperial Press Conference,_ held at Melbourne, Aus- tralia, as the representative of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assoc- iation. At` this conference there `were inattendanqe newspaper `men ' from all over the Empire. The dele- gates travelled rightround the world to attend this conference. They_came from the British Isles by way of . Can- ada and returned by-Indiaand `South Africa. i - om: KINSFOLK "bbwu UNDER" Make fgiends; avoid making en- emies.` ? - Follow the Golden Rule. Be patriotic; respect" officials; ob- servethe law. . T - ' Be honest. ' wnws vnwv u gvvu I usayuaxvluu. w`;`m;:asonable, fair; ptient snd exercise a good disposition. aha 0-.8..u.l.... nu--3.` ...;1-!.... -._ III\l DUIVIU UV IUD Be clean and healthy, mentally and physically." * `D- A':Ia.......4.. 1--.... ;....-2..;...-___:._ -;..I keep appointments and promises. A `D- ..... ..-I.1- 1-1.. _.LLs-,--L `I . down "by those who have achieved it, areas a rule the homely and familiar M nuLssAor`sUcg'r?:ss.. `Son-called rules of success, plaid suggestions "born of human _ exper- ience. In a recent address given b"`y. JudgeGary, chairman of the_United ' States Steel Corporation, these points stand out in the form of advice to a young men who are serious and am-. bitious and willing to stick "to sound procedure, avoiding dangerous com- promises:- ' -- Be approachable. Get a good education. "Select your occupation with care and `stick to it. " Highway Vwill make he:\vy.calls Q0: the county rat.e"or yearslto comg. 'Local_civilians who have had oc- ;casion to try and secure the use of the Armouries have encountered an exasperating amount of red tape. Nothing experienced here, however, could approach-9. glaring example of red-tapeism" recently reported from Woodstock, Ontario. The city want- ed to light up the war -memorial. e To do this they found it necessary to "put a screw-eye in the wall of the Arm- ouries. But permission to put, the screw-eye in the wall had to be re- ceived from the military authorities. With considerable pomposity the city was grantedfthe privilege of defac- ing the Armouries to, the extent of e inserting one screw-eye in the wall." Then to cap the whole farce, a bulky. document from Ottawa arrived, to say that twenty-ve cents _a year rental _ would "be charged for the space.` What rot!` - r ' f ~. Smith's Falls .Record-News: The Record-News was pleased last week . on receiving a letter of thanks,_ couched in very nice terms, apprec- iating what this paper; had `done in I assisting an organization of` which ~ the writer of the letter was the sec- 7 retary. We make our living from the pay for the advertisements publish- ` ed in the paper, but there are a thou- sand and one ways in which the news- paper serves andphelpsevery worth- while organization in the town in L which it is published. and the simple ` words, Thank you, sound all right either written or spoken. One may {publish scores of nice things about pulilic affairs `and scarcely get `a . f`Tha.nk you." hit ifiiit happens that I the . slightest reection iscast on any-' 4 7t_hing.tl_1at is not just up to"the mark, "i then"ho_w the telephone does,h.um." It xi iis_."stgja;n_ge,` but nevertheless true,` that 1 )a;,li-ttle appreciationdoes agreat deal 1 Oshawa Reformer :_ f`Thev average Canadian gives the proceeds of one day's work in five to support the cost of government, says Dr. Horace L. Brittain. There are about three hun- dred working days in the year. So a man works about sixty days _each year in order to get money to pay his tax- es. Sales taxes, business taxes, in- come taxes, im-port taxes and all oth- . er sorts and conditions" of taxes are, of course, paid by the ultimate` con`- sumer. _ He is the goat and he must toil for sixty `days each year to nd the necessary `coin for taxes only. Isn't it true, then, that `Canada is over-governed? -It costs us a crush- ingsum to govern ourselves. ~ paring against that day. Thrift in the Farm House Kingsville Reporter: We visited a farm house a few `weeks ago where the smokehouse and pantry were_ ll- ed with_canned` meats, canned fruits and preserves, and everything that cou'ld`be saved and. taken over until another season of plenty wou-ld come ` in. There were hams and bacon and other eatables around to run them through the winter, and there was little use "for visiting the grocery store but for sugar and coffee and probably our. That family will nev- er get hungry. `A They are thrifty and lookahead. -There may come aday when, the fruit did` not. bear or the vegetable grow, and they were pre- _`.l..eave Much to Government Oshawa Reformer: The Govern- ivment does so much-for the children `of today, educatingthem, caring for their health, teaching them all. sorts. of things that used to be taught at home, that some parents will soon demand` that the Government take charge of their children. at birth, feed "and clothe and educate them and re- turn them to the parents when they `are- able -to earn money. -Parental control -in many homes is now non-` existent and juvenile control of par- ents has almost taken its place. Whitby'Gazette: England had one experience recently of government by one partywith the sufferance -of the smallest group; France has a con- tinual succession of governments be- cause of the group system; Canada w'il1.be well off when either of the two ~old-line parties is strong enough in numbers to hold office without defer- ence to a small group `representing `only ten per cent. of the House mem bership. ' Sad Bnut True Hanover Post: `Bibles initwenty foreign languages were issuediast year by the Upper Canada Bible So-V ciety. .The Hami-lton `Spectator adds that any one of these might"be su b- stituted for the Englis version in some of our homes wit out-fear of discovery. &$wmw$mwmwm$%wg' : AMONG EXCHANGES E mw$mw%&mmwww&wmw .9 f tl'ijati comes` intofAlliston to "ask ;p`etty` questions 61-pop1st ivh6~`ave-' iriotlzconctirned, then there is no rea- In fsonvable} excuse -for ' these expenses. 0 I7 %The chances are that considerable of |, the m'o`n`ey paid theseimen goes to a-" ~ goodpurpose and possibly that sixty-A : six thousand should `be reduced-by twenty-ve, making theexpenses of collecting. the amusement `tax in the neighborhood of ,$41,000',which is absolutely ridiculous.-- In A Simcoe County the municipal `budget is $250,000.} Itis collected from thirty "municipalities and dispersed among -these thirty municipalities, `govern- ment ` institutions, government de- partments and various other places. Its collection involves vastly more ,. "clerical labor thandoes the disburse- . merely handed over to the Provincial Treasurer. I The collection of the amusement tax involves a lot of much more spent on it than there is the County of Simcoe, yet a quarter of a million dollars in this county is handled -by the `County Treasurer and an `assistant at a cost of, in round fig- ures, $3000. To simply collect a mil- lion and a quarter in the amusement tax department costs $41,000. Is it anyvwonder the Province groans un- der the weight of the nancial load imposed upon it by itslegislators? At the most extreme limit, the cost of administration of the `amusement tax department should not be more than $12,000 per year. ' _ ment of the amusement tax, which is- - work, but it is doubtful if there is 3 on the disbursement of the funds of : 'l7;l(mnl You ? Commenting upon thesgreater in- terest being -taken in church work, as indicated by the encouraging re- ports of .the churches generally this .year, the Whitby Gazette says:- .These church reports reflect in no small degree the prosperity of the people and their desire to contribute towards the better things of life. One cannot help but reflect that if people everywhere gave as they should to- wards the support of the church at home and-abroad there would be lit- tle need for the numerous bazaars, teas, sales, concerts and other ineans of raising church funds now in vogue." ' _ Taxation nu: BA/RRIE EXAMINER - were" largely patronized because the - cost of single .fare or fare-and-one- . spond to the conductor s All aboard a ~ necessary to hark back twelve years or more to bring back memories of Carleton Place Canadian: Tommy Church keeps pegging away at his revert to their pre-war policy of giv- ing the public spe_cial fares for sport- ing events, fall fairs and on national` holidays. Parliament had scarcely convened before he again had his bill before the Commons and all sports- men without exception will be behind I him _in his efforts this session. Most when a'larg`e section of the commun- ity would pack. up its` duds and re- campaign to have Canada's railways of us can remember the good old days to follow the home team to anearby town -or to spend a_ hot summer day at the lakeshore. These excursionsi trip could be made at the moderate third for the round trip. It is only the week-end trips to `the city orthel hurried trip to the~parental home. at Easter, Thanksgiving or `Christmas. These. trips, too, were popular be- cause they could be accomplished at a moderate cost. Mr. Church con- tends thatthe old special rate which obtained prior to the war, if restored, . will tend to increase the earnings of -the railways -from"this.class of traicv - and most people will beiinclined to .- hes is`-right. Go, tofit, Tommy}. J of. good net only toethe editors of newspapers bilt.- to everyone else. Highways and tourist traffic form- ed the burden of the remarks made by E. J. Jamieson, M.P.-P., for West Simcoe. ` This, he said, is the most important question in the Province; Ontario is'trying to attract tourists and the only way to do so is to give them an attractive system" of high- ways that will attract them. This --.._- v ---V V-.. ----v rut- wavy Spe-ak'ing' briefly in reply, "C. jWright, 'M.P.P., humorously remark-1 ed that he was unable to disclose any Government secrets because he did not know` any-. He congratulated the Warden onihis election and,emphas- ized the value of experience in Coun- ty. Council` work, which he said had been a great help to him in the Leg- islature. (Continued from page 1) . T. Simpson stated that regardless of political affiliations few citizens are satised with conditions at Ottawa at the present time and he advocated an I early return to the old party system of government, The group system hasibeen a failure -and the country will not` advance as it should until Canada has stable government, which, he felt, can only be obtained by a return -to the old-lin parties.- ' .(\..-..1-__... L--:_.1.'I__ _',, _____1__ I`! 7.1 WARDEN DAVIS. T GlVE___BANQUl-11? $651 invested to protect the Coun- ty from damages arising out of ac- cidents on the highways looks like a wise bit of expenditure. Atevery session some claims are presented and `with increased travel they are likely to be more numerous. At last week's session one bill for damages was or- dered paid. With the accident pol- icy in force the County Council can let the insurance company do the worrying. ' ~ Special Fares and Trains McCall Patterns ? Men s.Dodds Knit shirt. and : wear, in all sizes, regular Shirts, in sizes 32 and 34 _il_`.- ;o1-nvjogrn. bT{'?h'e.;';1.;;.Zr, "c&{.;"`.}}7an7J'12i1"u".`LT.To.t'iI.' Red Label Stianeld s on-sale 4,, 5;, ' at . . . . . . .. $1.98 garment t . Drawers at . .. . . 98c garment Men's 100% Pure Wool Gar-A ments i_n the Tiger Brand, ' regular._$2.00, sale $1.49 ea. i ! Men s Fleece-Lined Under- $1.00 value . . . 69c garme_nt Boys . F leece-Lined Under- wear . . . . . 49 garrnent l" Boys" arreld s All Wool ...`l l . only, at . .t . . . . . . . 69 each- __ __ ._v... Iv--`nun; ll` Il`l"'IL`\JII I UIVUDIL Just the thi1-1-g- for making up your lingerie at this IN BEs1"_L1Ns_ AT_ THE LOWE_ST %c`LE_R1Nc_; PR_lCES. MEN S,.. WOOL UNDERWEAR I. T. DEVLIN ...a..,y U1. we late uounty '1'_reasurer D.vQuinlan, who had been success- ful intfraeeing the County from debt and he expressed the hope that the County of Simcoe _would always be able to pay its way. Mr. Finlayson advocated cutting down some of the `parliamentary institutions. The country isgoverned to death, he stated. If we could cut down on some of `our governing bodies, or even cut someof them out altogether, we would get along beautifully. In ev- In another column reference is made to the offer made by the On- tario Forestry Department to simply free .of charge to farmers trees for windbreak purposes or for forest planting. The articlepoints out the enhanced value trees give toa farm. Those who are foresighted enough to planttrees today are doing some- thing which will be of great_ value to those who _come _after them. Wm. .Finlayson, M.P.P. for East` Simcoe, referred to the old members and officials who guided the County and brought it into the position which it now occupies. He spoke partic- ularly of the late `County Treasurer D.'Quinlan_ wlm Bar} 1...... M.--- the `Government is trying to do and: Mr. Jamieson stated -that they hope` to have_ a good road system under control in a few years._ Simcoe Coun- ty, he added, must have its share of Provincial Highway. 10v - . I.-DEVLIN JSI A Winning y ` New Customers Spring Qu arterlies `- F STYLE SHEETS PROGRESSIVE MERCHANTS ADVERTISE (Issued by Cfanadian Weekly Newspapers, Association) Take a friendly interest in telling the buyers of this town what you have for sale that is of service to them and you will win new customers constantly. That the value of life insurance as an investment as well as a`p_ro- tection is being increasingly recog- nized is very evident from the tre- mendous growth in this business. For the year 1925, the total sales of life insurance in Canada reached the en- ormous sum of $685,000;000, an in- crease of over $56,000,000'as_com- pared with the previous year. s Advertising in The Barrie Examiner would carry any message youdesire into every home in this community. It would spread the news? about new merchandise, special sales or new store policies quickly and thoroughly. ;AsYwEARE GOING our or MEN'S WEAR .=::lN. SUITS AND ovancoxrs, THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO~PlCK up. coon surr OF CLOTHES AT PRICES ~ QUOTED BELOW.` Plain Navy Serges, _ - Fancy Tweeds Herringbones and Worsted: Men`s.Navy_ Blue Serge `Suits, reg. $30.00, `must be sold, while they last at . . . . . . . . . . - Men s.Fancy Tweed and Worstedsuits, greys and . browns; here is a rare bargain at, each Meifs Worsted Suits_ with beautiful pin stripe, sizes 36,37 and 38_on1y, .sale price . . . . . . - .l. . I - vvv-as gaunt ul. LAID IJLIDIII/CD3 Illa]! is one that Advertising can most efficiently perform. ' Wonderful Values in Men s Suits This evler-presenf task of the business man -....- LL-1 A ,1 .o uu uy uuuu Luacxay, 1". W. Utton, J. A. Corbett of Thornton, Dr. Robert Davis of Toronto, brother of the Warden, and E. A. Little. Mr. Little stated that he was a member of the County Council forty years ago and his former colleagues are now all dead except Patrick Ronan of Adjala. Wm. McDermott, a member of a for- mer Council but not there when Mr.` Little was a member, is also living. ,-..-.. -vv -.n.-4.yA_y cL1.u.u.ualaUu. Municipal Governments was pro- posed by J. J. McKnight and_respond- ed to by Mayor Craig of Barrie, May- or `Sinclair of Orillia, Mayor Bugg of Midland, Mayor Beaulieu of Pene- .tang and Couns. Lambert, A. A. Cun- ningham and Wilson. l'nL , A _ _ _ _ _ . . - . . . - nu v v amavllo 1?he.1:_oast to the visitors was pro- posed by Dr. Banting and responded to by John Mackay, F. W. Otton, J. A- IT? mknhnfnu 1`- 71A`---' iery parliament and council there are la few_ men Who are active and they do all the work. The other members could be safely eliminated. (l'K.-..2_2_._1 1'` ` ery parliament a few man mhn mm ....+:.... .....1 u I ! Canada leads all countries in the "consumption of eggs, with 813 per capita per" year, according to amat- iceting report just issued `by the Brit- ish Department of Agriculture. The Belgians consume 213, United States 180, French 133, Germans 117 and the British, despite their traditional` love for bacon and `eggs, consume on-. ly 110 eggs each annually. ' LK AT . . . . . . 59 yard time of the year. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1926} March Magazines The :1nnu.-:1 1 ity Hull (`Jnnl held on 1\Innd: ly numh(-1' pm-. ficersx was h(`]( the newly 1-Iv. Archer. and Mr `board. John I SeC'y-'I`1'e:1s.',: "tee of three. .\I mnnd and S. `ances are in rzlngements w the hull. Plzu` were also mm social time xx- brought U. \'(*l" a close. The .TI1nim' United C`.huz'r-I1 with thirty-fix Uillilllllff III III) The :1nnn::l iation d:|I1<'- \ night and was -.u-.-yum. The :IIH'll:x Poultry Assn day 2lf(('!`HIvv 1926 \\'(-re 1-] S. :\llII`K Downey: S- (`vnnnuillo-~_ ` Jus. Strnlh, Bruce Amin- Clement. NH yet. The shn `the aSSm-i::Ii- .ances {ll`(`. in "balance or :1 7|`!-..-. ..n...... :1. .\A:1l I `Ex:1mino1', I1` vel talk ht-1' Junior l:u'm E at x .` ... v 11!: \\:l.\ and the ley and at the 1' body \\':1 Cenwtr-1`_\' 0ffi(ri:1tin huvin_4' I; -churvh. The Gravenhurst Banner is to be complimented upon its excellent re-n govt of the Board of Trade banquet eld in that town last week. w Not only were the speeches well covered, but photogravures oflmost of the speakers were used. Evidently Gra- venhurst has a live Board of Trade , `and the Banner is doing its share to let the world know it. ` ` U, u.L 0 p.|n.. travelu;:u<: i ' slides, rlltmtlx on a trip to I tain. Silvx-r penses. .\l1.*.\' social hour :1 Ri(-h:1r( Jan. 28 :11 Death \\'.~ ceased \\' I\I01`1`islun fifty yozcl III. v|v4..t . VVCI C? \\II Mark 1-24- the Elmx for u, (`ml The mm .stitute h(-l Parish H.-1`: stormy we; were ])I'\'.\`( fifteen 1111-! *?I0I0X0I<>I0 LI: 1 1 1IllI. An old-tim heki hl SL `Sunday (`\'l`l1i chiefly U1` 1'- -old-time furs} the t)r;.;`:m an ELM '>?>X0X0X4>I< Mrs. A. Pu '--end with fri Mrs. Chan '. her sister, M Miss I`). (Ii Midland ow Mrs. S. E. in Midland f Walter In "week attend meeting. Kilian Q-nu. The Conn-to byterian om cemeter_v ;. ;]`u acres of Maurice VVY`. I\u.vIn... AVLCLUI ll.'l.' \\ m` Owing In bad roads th lng which w Tan `)0 \I'-|n- - The Acton Free Press speaks of the "petty expedients"_ adopted by the Amusement Tax Branch to get revenue for the Treasury of Ontario.- Criticismorofv the tax appear also in` the Hanover Post, the `Simone Re- former and several other weeklies.