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F. c. EVANS u_y um: niwuluu UIUD to put swimming - in-t'he place it should occu y in a. ; town enjoying such splendi facili- tiesfor the sport as are~possess_ed in : Barrie. h Aquatic sports should" hold preeminence in a community so fav- ourably situated as this. Realizing the necessity `of `providing for future needs as well as the immediate pre- sent, the Kiwanis Club have drawn up the following tests whereby each pe'rson in Barrie under twenty years of age mayprecord their increased skill in the art from year to year. Tknnn `Al!`iI n..- ....-_`I-J - I Every effort is `being'put forward by the Kiwanis Club to put swimming in blame it Rhnld nnnunv {an n 3 I. Marritt, who has been in charge dv ] of the government forestry svstation _'at . idhurst `since its inception, is leaving shortly.for Tweed, having - been promoted.-to a new line tivity. Just what his new duties will be is not stated but. it is understohd that they will be in connection with the government's scheme to refor- est certain areas unsuitable for ag- riculture which had beencsettled for Mr. Marritt s new ter- _ ritory will -be from the Georgian Bay to Ottawa. The new superintendent at Mid- , hurst is R. S. Lane_ who .was in charge when the first year's plant- ing `was done on the County refores- tation area at A-nten Mills in 1922. Mr. Lane is a graduate of the On- tario -Agricultural College and also has his. forestry degree. nliudmm L}. -----`J- he removal of some settlers 7 Ontario being involved in _' l c 1 I F e r Every Facility Being Afforded Through Classes of the i . Kiwanis Club. % I BARRIEVSHOULD an I A communrnr or TRAlNKED_S1VlMMERS vv null llllll new work. __.... .......-vscausy ucgree. During his residence at Midhurst, Mr. Marritt has made many friends in Vespra and Barrie, all of whom wish him abundant success in his work. I I _- n r-nu lII\rI\l-Il\l`IJ One of -the chief Crownwitnesses =ag'ainst Joe McDermott, whose ip- fpant manner in the witness box on [Monday brought a rebuke from the ,Bench.` iHickland himself has been icommitted for trial on thirteen ;c?:a2'ges of theft and receiving. V ____________________, ._..__j----n ---u Rebuked by Magist_r:t: ..~..ouvv:v4| VY lull eme titable aensettled for 0` {V1111-Juynd 3- I assure in one urama. According to -the confessions it was McDermott who made all the.balls, locating the scenes of the robberies, assigning certain men to this or that job and generally directing -affairs un- til the cattle or swine were delivered to the market, afterwards settling with the -men who were later to name him as the generalissimo of opera- tions; More than once it was testi- ed that McDermott had been repeat- edly in the company_of Dan Forsythe, lnnnfiniln nu cannon `A\ -. vv ulnaatlll uuulcyo -l7.V'hen adjournment was taken, ' Joe McDermott, Frank Skelley and ` Manning McEwen had not : called, been although Crown Attorney Evans intimated that in the case of McEwen, the charges would be drop- ' ped, an announcement which furnish- ed the surprise of the day. Bail in reduced amounts was xed in all cases, except McDermott and Skelley. All Implicate McDermott From the very outset at Friday's preliminary hearing of the forty-nine - charges preferred against the ' ten men_ it was very plain that the Crown's case was chiey directed at Joe McDermott as the arch conspir- ator in the whole affair. This became more and more apparent as state- ment after statement was read, all implicating McDermott as the central figure in the drama. Annnispldnm J-A EL- -----D- - - ` E The seven who were committed, ' and whose counsel _intimated they would elect speedy trial and go be- fore theVCounty Judge, are: Elwood Nevils, Edward Hickland, Harry Cannon, Alfred Hartley, Reginald Andrews, Sam Nevils and William Langley. Statements tantamount to` confessions were read in all cases and - placed in evidence, although their j admissibility was unsuccessfully con- 1 tested in the instances of Sam. Nevils . and William Langley. ' TXIILA... ---I-3------ -- ` ` Seven of the ten men whose arrest on charges of cattle stealing followed in the -wake of the killing of Dan. Forsythe, the robber-bandit, by Alec Hodge on July 23 last, were com- mitted for trial last Friday following their preliminary hearings before Magistrate Jeffs in the Court House, Barrie, amid scenes unprecedented in the criminal annals of Simcoe Coun- t.y. TL- ........... ....1__ __.H T tsunpmsz 1*s1>RuN~c Withdrawal Announced of the Charges Against McEwen at Critical Momet. Seven Men Committed for Trial at First Preliminary Hearing in Beeton Cases. , CONFESSIONS AR? E TAKEN AS EVIDENCE DESPITE PROTESTS . ---- vv...`:uIa~aJ _UJ (Continued on. ..`.---..vv-us. vuuav ullllu l Every available inch of standing and seating space was occupied; The crowd -blocked the corridors and en- trance to the court room and de-' spite the hour and'a half adjourn- ment for lunch on Friday easily half the spectators remained throughout in order to hold their places of vant- age. V Asked as to the opening of rural schools, Inspector Garvin stated that Sept. 1st isthe date fixed in the regulations and he presumed they wouid re-open on that -date. Mr. Garvin con- siders it very desirable tha-t the schools should open on the pre- scribed "date. ` School bells will ring again` in Barrie, after a silence Sf two months, on Tuesday, Sep- tember 6, according to a deci- sion made by the Board of Ed- ucation. This "date has been accepted for school opening in most of the towns as the first of the month comes on a Thurs- day, and considered to be too closef-to the end of the week to "accomplish . school re-organiza- _t;ion. Monday, Sept. 5, is Labor Day, and a public holiday. School Bells" to Ring In Barrie, September 6` 4)` Committed on Seven Counts, but Perjuny Charge is Dismissed . ...e Auauc uu me casn and carry basis - or orders are taken for delivery, a - charge of thlrty cents a dellvery, whether it be a case of beer or only a bottle, `being made. Nothing more than six-Ibottle cartons of beer are kept at the liquor store, but orders are `taken for larger quantities for _delivery from the warehouse. Every brand of beer available at the ware- house is also available at the store, only in the smaller packages. Permits at Store ' ; With the opening of the store the ' issuing of permits was transferred 1 to the vendor s shop. J. B. Barr was 1 originally appointed issuer of per- 1 Stand and Testify I Preferred , By Crown. \-ICQJ um :1 a.m. untu 1 o'clock noon. Scotch and Canadian ryes were the most pop_ular brands on opening day. There were very few case sales, the demand invariably being for one, two or three bottles. Sa-les are made on the cash and basis are taken `For .1.1..,...... .. .., ..... ....v.. ALULILD rrcvall Standard hours will prevail at the Barrie store, the same as those pre- vailing all over the province with `the exception of one Toronto store. `On all days except Saturday the hours are from 10 in the morning until 6 in the evening and on Satur- day from 9 am. until 1 o clock Scotch and r*.=-MA-'--n ----- ~ uuc pant. LBW IIIUHEHS. Most of our customers have been tourists, many of them Americans, Mr. Andrew said. As he was talking two cars with New York markers drove up. It s a corker how they find out so soon, a bystander com-i mented. is added to those whose presence was` essential, some idea of the court scenes can be gained. 4 It was a.most spectacular court drama. I.'.`........ ---_:I-LI-, - I n -- -- v-v It was thought that the store might ' be open for business last Saturday I morning, but a delay in the arrival of some of the equipment necessitat- ed a postponement. It was not until , Friday last that the carload of stock, ` in charge of a detective, arrived here. This all had tobe checked with the invoices and Liquor Control Board seals affixed to the neck of each bottle. This entailed a great deal of work and it was not before Monday night that the shelves had been filled with the various brands} Former Resident in Charge ' The opening was in charge of 1' Supervisor Roy W. Andrew, a former J Barrie boy and well known locally,l who had already seen a good many government liquor stores away to a start in western Ontario. He knows Barrie well, naturally, and describes C the opening here as very quiet h when compared with other towns to t which he has been in the course of t the past few months. _ It: Mna+ A3 1.`... .----J---- -- " unt ul:TChUL ypllbllg nail .in ggloht 10e0lI'StT1lSt0mer strolled ` . .. e news was not gong In spreadmg and from_ 10.30 fgslniss gvas Steady, apprqxlmately d It`) un red custom/ers bemg serv. e_ <;2fore the d_oors were closed at SIX o clock. \ ' uuc \JuuaJ.`1U uuvernment nquor store in Barrie last Tuesday morning. When the doors of the store in the i American Hotel Block swung open for business at ten o c1ock there was not a customer in sight. The reason for this, of course, was the fact that much uncertainty had attended the preparations and no advance notice of the date of opening had been giv- ,en out. The first l|`l`Ic+nrnnr s+.....11...: It was a very uneventful opening which marked the establishment of the Ontario Government liquor store Barrie If. v'F1'lnun`n11 1-nnuv\:---- BUSINESS STl':'.ADY T Easily Half of Callers were Tourists, Including Many}. _ - ' Americans V But News Was Not Long Spreading and 400 Were e Served First Day -:_-_-j N9 Aggsromms or? fttandard Hours Prevail ...,J..--.1 1.-. - --:- v Cg H . ~ -8- .. `%Lsnop_gge n"u"m" E no an I-`IVPIIVQ Crown_ Attorney in charge of -the prosecutions. Fla L01. purchase. - mits, but resigned. It is not the policy of the vendor to give out the number of permits taken out, but it was evident from observation that everyother customer first had to ap- ply for a permit `before making a Durchase. Asuenograpner," said Magistrate Jeffs,` I would like to make one or two ob- servations on this case. Ighave be- fore me a long list of charges, num- bering almost fty, charging ten men with serious offences, and I am going to take the opportunity to say that lnnnflnusn an. -au--- 1` '5 Serious and all as the revelations! concerning cattle thieving and rob- beries in South Simcoe over the past two years are proving to be, all f through the investigations and triall there has been a feeling among the residents of this part of the country that the yvhole affair has been consid- erably exaggerated as to the extent of the crime committed, particularly.` 7 I the cattle thieving. There is no doubt ' but that the great amount of publicity , 1 which has been given the disclosures, [ 1 following upon the sensational killing 1 , of the robber Forsythe by Alec Hodge ` has been responsible for exaggerated ` , opinions and conclusions, chief a- I mong which was the impression given out that -South Simcoe contained vast 9 areas of waste or swamp lands. The I 3 observations of Magistrate Jeffs, who ; 1' has been a lifelong resident of the " section in which the scene of the leases is laid, just before the openin of the `preliminary trials last Friday, were particularly refreshing and very much to the point. .T1`lf' knfnun nnnnn S-.. LL- -A,- I unuvu IIU but pUlIlE. Just before swearing the court Astenographer, sa1d Magistrate Je`s," I would Him +n mulm l\\I\ l\\II ..... -1. iOutside World Apt to Form : False` Impressions of , South Simcoe. u I Magistrate Jeffs Makes Some I Terse Comment at Trial Opening. I mass REPORTS OF BEETONSITUATION % ARE mggg(:ERA'rED i I J 1 UNENVIABLET l;UBLlClTY - - ~u-.-mu uauouuc (IIUBU uays. The climax came last Friday, when ; the preliminary trials of the accused 3 ten men commenced, only to be can-, tiued on Monday and again today. A three-day preliminary hearing is a most unusual thing in itse1f---a.l- most unheard of---but the crowds which -have attended the trials, the! scope of territory which they repre-, sent and the intense interest shown, have presented scenes longer to be re- membered in the town's history. Late /lust Thursday afternoon, on;- the e'~e of the trials.,decision was made by the authorities to change the scene, of the hearing from police court to the Cour:ty Council Chamber of the Court House, and even this!` proved inadequate to accommodatefa those who wished to hear the evi-IF dence. The array of accused men,i ten in number, with nearly two score 5 E witnesses, a galaxy of legal counsel j 9 and over one dozen newspaper men,: would be sufficient in itself to taxf= the canacitv n+` Hm 1c...,..,.-l M.-- COMPTON B. JEFFS VBarrie s Police Magistrate, who} came vigorously to the defence ofl South Simcoe stating that it has as` good people and as good homes as( any area in Canada. I Defends Old Home District -((5ontinued on page 4) _-- ..rr v . u - . IAUJ nu ma` ..-..., .. uuuumuuv nuance: OI fruit twill be given to the best. old- time` waltzers (couple). Dancing- 8.30 to 1. Come and dance among the harvest sheaves. Admission 25c. T 34-35b _-..,...... W. -'54!) Look! Tent City's annual old-time harvest -home dancing party, Friday, September 2._ Everyone pre-' sent will receive a fancy plate of fruit, of grapes, pears, plums, each- es, etc., also `a handsome baa et of will best waltze`1_-_s' (couple). Dancing`- onn A, c _ _. _. - -`'A' 'A` 'A` '5` Don't miss Oro Horticultural So- 5 ciety s flower show, Guthrie rink, Wednesday, August 31. H. J. Moore, judge. 34b Tent City's annual masquerade, E Saturday, August 27. Beautiful I prizes. Percy Stevenson s Dance Or- : chestra. I 33-34b - Keep Monday, September 12, open 1 for Maple Leaf Quartette of Galt. Concert under auspices Ladies Aid, ; Stroud United church. 34-35b Innisfil Horticultural Society's flower show in Stroud rink, Thurs- day, Sept. 1, afternoon and evening. Stroud band and other program. 34b Barrie Oddfellows Confederation corn roast. All Oddfellows and Re- bekahs are invited. Free tickets will be issued to all who apply at Hurl- burt s -Shoe Store, Geo. Vickers Ltd. or F. W. Dobson s Grocery, any time before August 30. A 34b Oh V City s annual harvf. Jlnrnn Aonninnn ----`--- I i` 3c per word; n~1l-ni'm.u_n: '60-c-' E -I0F>I0X<`>I0I0I< >103 >IOIOIOX IOI4 `|'\__,)A , ` , ' _ I When Dan For.~;the. the robber-F banditpattempted to hold lip and rob 5 Alec Hodge of $610 on Jtzfy; 21 last, only to fail in his mission and to suf- ; fer death at the S_cotsman sA hands,a' he surely started something. Apart altogether from the arrests and. dis-l closures which have followed in the; wake of that remarkable hand-to-I hand fight, plenty has transpired in]. Barrie, the centre of the official in-I vestigation and prosecution, to con-! Vince onethat histopv is being` writ- ten in South Simcoe these days. Thu n1-nnv nun... 1.....A. YTLJ 1 ` -....,.... AADDCU, uus alsplay should be of interest to all lovers of gladioli. Everyone is urged to attend the annual show, August 30, in Town Hall, where the best and latest in flowers will be on exhibition. Ex- hibitors are asked to make their entries early. . :>X0I0X0X0I0E K014 >FFI0I<$>I0I0I4 ; comma EVENTS n -\A- i-_ See the gladiolus show of Barrie Horticultural Society in S. W. Moore s window, Saturday, August 27. As the members h-ave some en- tirely new varieties from unnamed seedlings, as well as some of the latest listed, this display should lnte'rest zladioli. usu uub nave It tms year. Alfalfa is the most :crop of the year, `much average, and inasmuch as uable source for feeding prove a godsend to the dairy farmer. Many fa: I vvlul rair weather from now on ulthe root crop should be good, ac~ ljcording to Mr. Page. A few weeks ' ago the potato crop gave promise of being the heaviest in years, but ow- ing also to the drought it is at pre- sent at a standstill. With a reason- able amount of rain, . should be a fair crop. Th . ;llittle rot and the potatoes are free _trom late or early blight, but growth . has been retarded by the prevalence lof potato leaf hoppers and aphids. causing the leaves to take on a yel- lowish appearance of a blight, but this is not serious as yet, although growth has been retarded consider lably. The farmers are praying for {rain, said Mr. Page. A good rain would be worth hundreds of thou- sands of dollars. Owing to the cold. wet spring corn, too, is below the average. Corn must have plenty of sunshine after being planted, and it did not have it this A1+'gm. :. L- - -__, vvu lust. 1.ueI'e are a lot of light crop oats, Mr. Page states. . The rust this year is not as bad as [it was last harvest, when oats were practically ruined, especially the late sown crops, but its prevalence, even in a lesser degree, coupled with the effect of the dry spell of the last [three weeks, has tended to prevent a good crop. With fair weather the 1`00f. ("rnn a'lnnn'l.J I- ` Iuuulg out, coupled with_ the preva- [lence of rust, is responsible for the below-normal yield, according to ob- lservations made by Agricultural )l Representative Page. This condi- Eltion applies to wheat, oats and bar- ; ' ley. Alfalfa, in fact, is the only crop `above the average. _ I Up until the last week in July, or even the first week in August, pros- lpects for a bumper crop were excel- ,lent_. but the steady drought which [has prevailed since then has mitigat- Ied against even an average yield- Some Exceptional Yields There are isolated cases, however , where the grain yield, especially wheat, is excellent. These cases prevail where the grain came along fast under the most favorable con- ditions, permitting the grain to fill out before the dry spell set in. These cases, however, are decidedly in the minority. The poorer crops ripened entirely too fast. There are lot of I ) fl CUIU, | wet July folloiied iiyvrvaiulfig, dry Aug- I ust, causing the grain to ripen before filling out, coupled with ;lence rust. is resnnnqihlo 4-... n Threshing 13252235 That All Grain Crops Below Aver- age This Year RIPENED TOO FAST 'Record Crop of Alfalfa--Roots May Be Good--Corn a__` Poor Crop ed that the grain crop in Simcoe County this ;year will, in common with other parts of the ' somewhat below average. A cold, followed by a hot, nnf fl(\11V'\lI\1J ..._'LL 1| Threshing operations have reveal`-- GLADIOLUS SHOW I-L... ...1.. .1.-41., I \4 y;u1ulDU U1. 2 drought , ount however, it 2 There is very earlv 'nHo-11+ L; ....--_-u- , -.,...--J unuusub WHICH ed 3 - however, ow-a:n'n -vi-1-` ltlvll I feedi1 `A L` SECTION 1 PAGES 1 TO 3 uAua1 lly g C E other kind, ` ? `Trail of Evidenc;Lads Back! to Killing of Dan Forsythe on July 21 Last _ HUNDREDS OF VISITORS Hotels and Re;staurz1n :s- Report I Record Businesse-H0dge 1 Early on Sceng . Crowds` F lock into Barrie F or Preliminary Trials of Accused Cattle Thieves,