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Inlllll ocuuvnno An accid'ent which might easily 4 have had serious results occ}`1rre(l * at Stroud village. just at the cross`- roads on highway. at 5.30 last Fri- day afternoon, when a fast-travel- ling southbound auto hit the car of Vern Hambly, of the Simcoe Hotel. tearing off the M runningl board and fender and doing other- dama9:e.- Mr. Hamb1y s mother-in-| law. Mrs. John Ness. was in the` back seat and` was thrown violent- ly against a door, her head break-' ing the glass as a result of the im-| I I pact. but apart from shock. she suffered no injury. Both cars were insured. Insnector Putnam, 0 the Provincial Police, was on the lground shortly after the accident. The Toronto car was also badly smashed up. Mr. Hambly was making the turn at the grocery store at Stroud when the south- bound car struck him. A similar accident 0- .`!_"U!`T0(i at? 12.30 noon. on `Saturday. James Marshall. in turning` into hi: drive- way oen. `Blake Street. mi.-_iLid..rred` the speed of a car travelling east, driven by J. A. Gardner of Oak- ville. Mr. Marshall turned right in the path of the Oakville car and the impact staved in the side of the Marshall auto. which was ex- tensively damaged. Mr. Gardner s ` car fared better. Neither driver was injured. ' 'Laren and the secretary, G. 0. Cameron. - fI'\`L- .`I_L__. L--- L1-E__ ____,_)_ .c-_`_. U"Il`i;:;U:il;11;es for this ,vear s fair are September 24, 25, 26. LOCAL CAR SALES ARE VERY HEAVY By midsummer it is predicted there will be 4,000 automobiles operating in Barrie and immedi- ate vicinity. l7I'!`L_'_ 3- LL- -_L..-..L.. ......'l.. 1.-.}-.. 4,000 LocaTMOtorists on Roads By Midsum- ' - mer? nu: vuluuuy. `This is the estimate made today by Robt. Payne. issuer of licenses. based on the monthly increase so \far shown this year as compared with last. 'E1E-__---_.. _--....`l1-.1 1.-- `IE- 11--....` W11/ll lblaa Figures supplied -by Mr. Payne reflect unprecedented prosperity in the automobile industry and with local dealers. :So far in 1928, 2,985 licenses have been taken out. compared with 3.200 for the twelve months of 1927. `I'\-.._.`A._ - L__I---.__._`l __-____ L`L!_ Interested observers in _ agricul- tural centres will have noticed in recent years the increasingly im- portant role which the Provincial Agricultural Repreeentatives are playing in community life. Each year t e are getting closer to the farmer, oth in a practical and so- cial way. Their advice and assls-. mice, with the resources of the De artment at their command, are be ng more and more sought by an ever-increasing number of farm- UJ. 1.0611. Despite a backward season this spring the number of motorists shows a big increase in both April and `May. April. 1928. showed an increase of 455. Last May 334 licenses were issued.aI1 month and the rst nine days of this month 323. They are going out at the rate of thirty a day. mama nun I\11!\1h Knn vvunvnn nu:- LGDU UL 111111. by G ua,v. There are over 500 more cars on _the roads hereabquts. locally owned, than there were this time last year. ---Bargains in ladies and miss- es spring coats--"Simmons~ & Co., The Coat `Store. 20b F 201 "I6 mas NOVEL EXCUSE GIVEN Will Serve Time Awaiting Disposal of Murder Counts. George O Neil Gets Year For Attempting Suicide. WAS TAIINTE INN BASH ACT? Appearing before His Honor Judge Ross in County Court last Friday morning George O'Neil was sentenced to one year s im- prisonment for attempting` suicide in Barrie municipal lock-up on February 8 last. The sentence dates from May 11. Accused re- cently was committed for trial by Magistrate Jeffs. appeared for election and was granted speedy trial before Judge Ross. He plead- ed guilty. r:I\f\`Ir\fI'I\ n \'o=.l is Hm camp man eu , George O Neil is the same man who at the Fall Assizes, next Oc- tober. will face trial on two charges of murdering A201` Rob- ertson and Mrs. Ruby Martin. the former s daughter. whose charred bodies were found in the ruins of their barn on February 6 last. 0 - Neil was Robertson's hired` man. 0` ,,I..--.] v - w-. -_..-- --.,,,,, Ir era. Inasmuch as the Agricultural Representatives movement is less than a score of years old and the men recruited to the service are all graduates of 0.A.C.. it is not strange that the present incum- bent of the North and Centre Sim- coe `post, Istewart L. Page. is a very young man. just turning his thirtieth year. By reason of his evocation few men are better known in Sunnidale, Vespra. Oro. and six other townshi s to the north and amen the armer of which sections ' oth he and his wife; a. practical helpmate, are de- servedly popular. n...i...... Hun am. raauisiteof an AVCU. vvua LI:\l\lL,A\.L\rAn . ..---. In extenuation of a reduced sentence for the crime. prisoner`;< counsel. H. H. Creswicke, asketl protection of the court and stated that O'Neil was taunted into his act by awlrunken prisoner in the |cells. his lone companion. O'Neil, he said. under the inuence of opi- `ates and suffering severely from burns he had received in the re. was under a great mental strain, further accentuated` by such state- ments from the inebriated com- panion as you'll hang` by the neck. etc. O'Neil spent six weeks `in Royal Victoria Hospital recov- I ering from self-inflicted wounds when he slashed his throat and wrist with a dull jackknife. 1 .__,`L.'_ VVLIOU VVALII (5 \A\.AlA `Crown Attorney Evans thought that opiates would have the exact opposite effect on O'Neil to what his counsel claimed and maintain- ed that O Neil, feeling that he had something serious to face. and in a desperate frame of mind. had` at- tempted to put himself `beyond the reach of human justice. In other words. he was endeavoring to es- cape the hands of the law. 1'7` Yr ,,,-. _,__-.1 :.1_._.L :3 ._.. ..LL.... '\.uy\. uxxx. -nun.-u V- ....v .. His Honor said that if no other charges were facing the prisoner he would sentence him to two years, the maximum. He laid more stress on p1'is0ner s mental condi- tion. rather than his physical and thought the opiates l`.".(l little or `nothing to do with prisoner com- mitting his rash act. There must be substantial punishment in this lease. His Honor said. He tried `to murder himself. One year is Inot a _long'_ ti1ne to serve in prison `for this crime. lJ\Ib\AV.an' nu.-4 `..-v---1 George Baker, who has been hiring out with farmers in Vespra `for years and a well-known fixture. i was arrested by the Provincial Po]- ice yesterday on a nominal charge of vagrancy. He has been acting strangely and among other things burned his clothes. Yesterday morning in Police Court he was ' remanded for a week for med.ical examination. He appeared quite : composed in court. expressing re- gret for. his act. He has no xed place of abode. fl\Jl\llulA'1I\ saa-4...; y-- ...- As a result of the generosity of Mr. `Solo Waih of the Sunrise Cafe, who opened his new cafe on Sat- urday last. the Ladies Auxiliary of the Children's Aid Society has Ebeneted to the extent of $114:40. less advertising expenses. the pro- ceeds of the da,v donated by Mr. Wah. and for which the Auxiliary is most grateful. -'Balance of our spring` coats, m1sses and women s. on sale at wonderful reductions. Simmons & Co., The Coat Store. 20b COMING EVENTS '1` E 'I<>I<>I4E<>I<>Z<>I<>B>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>X0I4 keep of the cemetery. The Simcoe Foresters Military Dance in the Armouries, May 24. Westmax Orchestra. 20-21b Play Go Slow, Mary, by Trin- ity Dramatic Club, Bradford. 01'- ange Hall. Thornton, Wednesday, May 23. Auspices St. Jude s A.Y. P.A. 20~b Annual supper and concert at Guthrie United Church, May 24. A play Home Acres will be giv- en; also musical numbers. Admis- sion 40c and 20c. 19-20b Don t forget the "entertainment to be held in the Union Church, Edgar, (Cong.) on Monday, May 21st. by Miss Hildreth Lennox, A. T.C.M., Barrie. Admission 35c and 20c 20p The annual bee in connection with Guthrie Cemetery will be held on May 25, commencing at 1 p.m. All parties interested are kindly asked to assist in the up- 20b Friday, May 18. Golden. Slipper orchestra at 'Cooks+orwn, admission - old-time dance 10 to 12.30. 25c; 'I_`hursday. May 24, play. "My Irish Rose 8 to 10 pm. and 50c at the door pays for both con- cert and dance. 4 20b AUXILIARX Au 9 AF servedly popular. Perhaps the rst requlsiteof Ontario Agricultural _Representa- tive is that he must he a practical .man-born and raised a farmer. He would not be considered for the position unless he was. 0! the forty or fty who graduate each year from the Ontario A lculture a1 `College at Guelph, at t e end of a four-year course. only four or ve qualify as agricultural repre- Ientatives. ~ Ylnnn Qianvn T. Pam: entered BURNED HIS CLOTHES SECTION 1 PAGES 1 TO 8 GETS $114.40 sentatwes. When Stewart L. Pagesentered the service he had every auslifica- tion. His father, Lewis Page, has been _a successful farmer near Thornhill for qnany. years and M.-.=:!=.*=:.' .=:*.':-*.:!.'::..:t..:"':,.:. ::`a::*.;::'..:::1..::::`"" LET S GET ACQUAINTE_D KVIIIIIII lcnl Sketches 0| rlllallcg rrvruuumu Inu nun: of tho Community ':';ld for Exuniner Readers 7I;'1q4steesNot Worrying Over Criticism Voiced By Aithe TownFathers? 4700 lI|'|EL\:5:3;-:;__ Board Asks That By-law on 3.ic.1T.n1.rg.menc Be Submitted to People as Soon as Possible-,,-Name Publicity Commit- tee and Propoae to Carry on Energetic Campaign A With the imformation that the Town Council had refused to take the responsibility of providing the sum of $55,000. to enlarge B.`C.I. with'out consulting the ratepayers the Board of Education met in re- gular session Monday evening and v unanimously decided to ask Coun- cil to submit the bylaw just as soon as legal requirements will permit. The Board also gave its answer to criticisms of its actions voiced at the last Council meeting, every member presenrt speaking. The gist of what was said in reply was that the aforesaid criticisms 'did not carry much weight. -------L--L ..-4-Lu. n-P Han `Cuu IIQD ucuzy uauuu "unencu- Another important action of the 1 Board was the appointment of a ' publicity committee to conduct a = vigorous campaign in support of the bylaw. Opinion was unanim- ous that the ratepayers, if fully in- formed on the situation which`ex'- ists at the Collegiate, would give their endorsation. On the other hand` Trustee George Brown an- nounced that personally he intend- ed to oppose the Town Hall by- law, which it is proposed to sub- mit at the same time and vouch- safed that it would be defeated. ` ---L A uuun a EH1-CU hllu Iv vvuuau uv so--v-.--.. ' Principal Girdwood, who was presentvthroughout the meeting, i told the Board at the conclusion of its -deliberations that he antici- pated increased rather than a de- creased enrrollment at `.B.C.I. next fall._ Entrance classes in the dis- trict were again very heavy and the number graduating from the school comparatively small. If the addition was not built. temporary quarters wou1d'.have to be secur- ed. Several trustees described present conditions at the school as not only inconvenient and ineffici- ent. but unhealthy. 530pupils be- ing crowded into a school intend- ed to accommodate 350. Insufficient Verbosity We are accused of not having enough verbosity. said Trustee A. J. Sarjeanvt. referring to critic- isms of--Council. We met only in navzs ENTER GARAGES AND sway. smna muss Three more spare tires were stolen from cars over the week- end. `The thieves are becoming bolder. two garages being entered while those in charge were busy elsewhere. One tire was stolen from a Jewett car in `T. C. 'McCul- lough s garage on Elizabeth `Street and another. also from a Jewett car. from `Albert Handy s garage on Brardnford `Street. The third tire was removed from" Henry Len-' nox`s auto while `it was standing in his back yard. All three thefts have been reported to the police and the only c1u'e available is that two of the tires were stolen from the same `manufacture of car at widely separated places. and at whic`hvarious sized tires were ii1`$b13f" aut-la-he `Post Of-;i:e-niaefore going home. Stewart was born on the farm. He attended Langstaff Public School and three years later matriculated from Richmond Hill High School. He was still very young andwent back to -the farm for a time before goingto O.A.C. Another good rea- son was that the war was on and farm hel was very scarce and with an o der brother in France he was needed. However. when the Armistice. was signed Stewart was in the flying corps with eight hours actual ying to his credit . An older brother. Dr. Fred R. Rage, V.|S., of St. Marys, was four years in France. After-the war he graduated from O.A.C. with the nIlI.-.__' 1.-..._..- -.1_1..|. ..I_--- uuwvwu -- v--u. '+(7I`urri to `page SELL mom, out any mes STEWART 1... PAGE an informal way, to get their op- inion and to` answer questions. It was not-the place the make speech- An kn! nnv\o10nI1+`11 anrnn !\11hl| WES I106 -nae place but: luune spectat- es, but apparently some public men" like to be reported. I a pre- ciate Council's position and am sorry they, couldn't seetheir way nlnms +n mnn+ mnv 1~nnnns:+._ I am sorry uley, cubuuu u act: Lucas was; clear. to meet our request. I am sorry, for the trouble and expense it will cause, but I am not disap- pointed. 'l`vna+nn Rnrinnnf. nnntinued tht POIIIEECIW Trustee Sarjeant continued that at first sight $55,000 seemed like .-. `nurhn nu-nnnn+ kn+ 44- ran: nnf. an EB ursc Sxgub upuu,uuU accuncu unu a large amount. but it was not so large when: everything was con- sidered, principally the fact that Barrie was not paying the whole shot and the good which would be" `accomplished. Dmm.-mall" 1-us -PAH` {F 13 1111+`? +.n accompusneu. Personally he felt it a duty to `support the project. There was a responsibility in` providing ade-' quate school accommodation, de- spite thefact that it hit one s' pock- etbook. Young men and women were the town's greatest asset. ,_,.1 _1:*n_....:.. t'I..11.....:, WI':.|.'U uuc vuvvu a gswu u y u u u ~ ~ . u I _I am proud of `Barrie Collegi- ate. and its record, said `Mr. Sar- jeant. and it is up to us. to advo- cate the idea oflenlargement to the hilt. `There are 160 pupils who await a business course and there is no accommodation for them. It i a great hardship. ~ - (nu :_ __-.1 1......:........-... JD. a 4-nuvn Ten-Year-(t)ld Victim of Auto Is in R. V. V Hospital. _ DELICATE OPERATION Little Isabel, Raymond, ls Run Down on Dun- lop Street. In G BLVIAU `llll-\nhIlo`dw It is good business for a town tohave an institution like B.C.I. If _the Town -Council was as anxi- ous to get industries as it is to criticize this Board it would be better for themselves and the town. `He concluded that inas- much as the Adolescent Act com- pelled children to go to school up to a certain: age and there were no industries to absorb them after it had been reached, it was up to Barrie to provide an education. ...-A1: 3on1-A i-`kin 1351111: DU yluvsuc an yum vvvvvv .- Let us . put punch into this campaign, he said as he sat down. Wou1d'~Wait `Till November J We went about this matter in . the wrong way, said Trustee C. . C. Hinds. All that was necessary : was a written: request. It was then 1 up to Council to appoint a commit- tee to investigate an addition was necessary. , ,1 L--.. .._-\1 tlU|Al\l\`k d see if the 8.(lClll;10Il was Ixcqcaauzg. If we had been real smooth `speakers and presented our case in an oilyvmanner we would mot only Au.-- L. ._.n.._ ...3uJ-Ann |\`nggg\ Conviction; Recorded on H. A. Jarvis, Jno. Saso, Dreamland. Fi? More Pay Fines F or ` Breaches of Bylaw No.27O MOST FARMERS F1N|_H;5F-EDINGI COMMENT or BENCH Police` Court No Place to Test Validity of`, A " Bylaw. -Convictions were recorded and nes imposed on Deputy-Reeve Jarvis, John 8850, fruit merchants, and Mrs. C. H: Beatty of Dream- land Theatre for infractions of Bylaw 270 by Magistrate Jes in Monday mornin/`Is Police Court.. rs. Mr. Jarvis and Beatty were assessed $2.00 and costs, or $5.00 in all, Ibutin Mr. ~Saso s case costs were not added. The magistrate said everything ointed to things being drawn a ittle ne in his case; Although there had been a technical breach, there was no in tent to commit one. . ~ `Due. ..umn1u lnulnur `Mn tent to comrmt one. 7 But surely bylaw No. 270, the subject of so much contention in Bargie's .busineas_ circles these days, has its compensations. After Grains Already Near New Lowe11-Condi- tions Splendid. Little Isabel Raymond, aged 10, . daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sr Raymond. 14 Boys Street, `is in Royal Victoria Hospital with a fractured skull as a result of be- ing struck down by a car in front of the Post Office at 5.10 Monday afternoon. The child is not yet out of danger but the strongest hopes are held for complete recovery fol- lowing an operation performed by Dr. W. A. Lewis and Dr. Carson immediately following the acci- dent. A Eiece of the skull at the back of t e head. which was stav- ed in and was pressing on the brain, was completely removed and replaced. The danger -of in- fection has not yet passed. The father works at Underhill s. ,__1-!-L _L......1. UL- an. T has been affected in varying de- grees -by winter and spring wea- ther. conditions and! of this from 4 to .5 per cent. has been killed and ploughed up._ ' Of the balance the atcheshave been reseeded. This .5 a rough estimate made by the agricultural representatives of the province. The percentage in some! counties. _particu1arlythose far- ther north, is much higher. Seeding right now is almost * nished and will be by the end of this week. `Conditions have been a splendid and there has `been no in- 1 terruption. . Near New Lowell the * grain was up last Monday and f most _armers had -nished seeding. 4-..- LL_'_ .a..4a an `:4'I"A Between 15 and 20 per cent. of . the Fall wheat of +Sim'coe County 1 M033 IBl'IIl8l' lulu uuuuuuu uuuuu ... The pasture thig year is a little backward and with feed grains running short and high in price. the chief concern of the farmer to- day is getting enoufh to tide hit; over until the grass 9 ready, whic is usually about May 24. , A H Ully uu:|.uuI:a. vvr; nvvuu um... V---` % (Turn to page sixteen, please) inns TRUSTEE 1 Is NOT emuv] MAY ml-:`c1' SCI-IOLAR When `Asked By Teacher, Using Necessary | ` Force. \ . ----- _ I Still another judgment In Tthe| 1-Ce court charges arising out of R.o .lL....u1n`ln ha 'Qnhnn1 Suction POHCG `UOUTE cnarges unmug, uuo Iv; - the trouble in `School Section No. 6 Innisl; was handed down by Magistrate `Jeffs last Friday morn- I ing when the assault charge is against Thomas Mayes, chairman of the Board of Trustees. was dis- missed. This was the action insti- tuted by Walter Sturgess, father of the 12-year-old scholar who has been the storm centre, and who was recently convicted and bound over to keep the peace on a charge of assaulting his teacher, Miss ' Charlotte Mason. -1111... ........:..+ua+n h-.. `M: inda-mnnf Unarlotte Mason. The magistrate in- his judgment holds that a trustee, using no more force than is necessary, islegally justified in orcibly ejecting -an unruly scholar from a school when summoned to do so by the teacher, who has failed. The judgment reads: ``I find the weight of evidence is against the prosecutor insofar as it related to the kicking of the boy isturgess. Wtvlnn mu`.-In-non inrlinsafp: careful Doy Iaturgess. The evidence indicates careful and deliberate, rather than hasty and violent action on the part of the accused. CHI... nous-A {Juan ronnhvna `H-:91`? lulinlu; WUIAB u Uuuuguoc .. The auto which struck the Iittlel girl was driven by R. H. Brett. a commercial traveller residing at 88 Westminster Avenue. `Toronto. The unfortunate accident was in no wise his fault and after report- ing to the police he was allowed to proceed. He was not driving more than ten or fteen miles an hour. and brought his -car to a dead stop in two feet. 7- J----_:1._ 'I'....L..`I .. me accuseu. . _ The case then resolves Itself into a question as to whether: (Turn to page four, please)` "rwo MORE ARE nman FOR SPEARING LUNGE Two. more -illegal shermen. Daniel Sauve of Fesserton and Arnold Beatty of Midland, have been ned $28 for spearing mask- inonge at Matchedash Bay.` Sauve was convicted by Magistrate Go- ver at Coldwater on Tuesday and Beatty by Magistrate Cook at Mid- land. These nes are in addition to the six levied- at Coldwater re- cently and total -nes now reach $204., In all, twenty-three 5`1ung'e of varying size have been seized and shipped to `Toronto for distri- bution among public institutions. Considerable equipment and boats were also conscated. the court session FMr. Jarvis and 'Mr.- Saso, bitter riva`I`s in the fruit business for months and hereto- fore not on speaking terms, were seen driving away together in Mr. Jarvis auto, both smiling ha pily, exchanging condolences. isery does love company, a court official was heard to remark. .rm.- n-.....a...:`l.')...nn. A::1|`:|nn ncnr heard to remark. `, The Deputy-`Reeve di-dl not pay his line, although Mr. Saso and Mrs. Beatty did. Eccentricities of Mr. Jarvis will permit him to take some satisfaction in holding on to the_ money a few days longer and the court is not a harsh collector in cases of this kind. It may be that he will appeal. L- --___ E--A cu1nnnn\ Bari*ie s Strong Representation: T in King s Plate Next Saturday Followers of the sport of kings in Barrie are looking forward with much interest to the annual run- ning of the King's Plate at Toron- to on Saturday next, in which the stable of W. H. Wright will be a contender, possibly with ve en- tries. Flying Column, a three- -.--.. .1; A11 In avnnntaa tn turn mes. Flying Uuuuuu, a uuwv ear-old lly, is expected to turn 11 the best performance of the Wright entries and it would not `surprise many of her local admir-. ers if she annexed the coveted. trophy for her owner. Given a good break at` the barrier, Flying Column s chances are regarded as splendid, while Grubstake. - a `stable mate, is not to be overlook- q ed. ` rm.:. :. M. TIT:-30114: : third vear ea. This is Mr. Wright's third year in the main game since he pur- chased the rookdale `Stable and the Dyment farm. Last week he shisped. thirteen to the Woodbine, an Dr.'Black, V.~S.. and Trainer `Stevens, state the string was in ex- cellent 'shape. W ,n.... ..'1d.. n1n+n nah-{an with Flv. HI bwu acce- E e-witnesses describe Isabel as p a little brick. She was crossing , from the `Bank of Toronto to the , Post Office and coming to the cen- tre of the road. observed Mr. j Brett's car travelling east. She ' stopped and turned around to look ` for cars coming in the opposite di- . rection. 'She observed two and . turning quickly. apparently con- fused and forgetting about the eastbound car. she dashed into it broadside. The running -board struck her leg and swirled her around, her head striking the left rear bumper with great forceas she fell to the pavement. Her arm also struck the rear fender. Isabel picked herself up and dashed for the curb, several pedestrians com- ing to her assistance. Major '0. R. Kendall carried her into Mr. Brett's car, which rushed to Dr. Lewis office. The little girl com- plained of cuts and bruises to her arm and leg, and of a sore head. but never lost consciousness. walk- ing .into the doctor's office. `The skull was staved. in over a circular area more than two inches in di- ameter and the centre completely separated and pushed in. The brain was visibl 1,s,,,1 _--.'_I-..J. _.. TO CORRESPONDENTS AND ADVERTISERS Owing to May 24th falling on Thursday this year, it will be necessary to print next week's issue of The Exam- iner on Wednesday. Corres- pondents and advertisers are requested to keep this in mind and send in their copy early, on Monday, if pos- niblo. e of Tis. Mayes, of. No.~_, lnnisl, Is BU ILU vvau Gyyun (Turn to page ve, please) auent snape. , Possible plate entries with Fly- V 'Di smised.' I, MAY 17, 1928. `Game Overseers "Walk in . on [Slaughter of Maskinonge `When Game Overseers Peter Stevenson and J. F. MacGregor swooped down on six men at Matchedash Bay, at 2.30 last Thurs- day morning they conscated, among other things, twenty beau- tiful maskin- onge (shown here) rang- ing in weight from 7 to 35 `pounds. I III! I` 1, O__ __ Ullll V! BE vaaavovc This is the third accident. or near-accident at the same spot in recent weeks. two other children going to or from the Post Office escaring miraculously. The sug- gest should be prohibited from parking` or stopping in front of the federal building and of iolice supe-rvision of pedestrian an vehicular traffic at this point during noon and. after 1. ALA-:1 L nuiun on has been made that cars V Twenty Beautifulispecimens, 7 to 35 Pounds, Some Dripping With Spawn, Had `Been Illegally Spgared-Six Men Pay Finegof $25 and Costs Each I I The shing season opened" inauspiciously for the sex- tette, for the same day at Coldwater each was fined $25 and costs by Magistrate Gover. They were charged ILLEGALLY with spearing ` sh in contravention of the Game and Fisheries Act. A punt, spears, lights, etc., were also conscated. `The sh, many of them dripping with spawn, were taken to Orillia by Game `Warden `Stevenson and from there were shipped to Toron- to, where they were delivered to the Parliament Buildings. 4(V...\..L....u.Aun iunnvxan.-I nunv +11'l the raruament. Duuumga. `Sportsmen, incensed over this affair, are highly complimentary of the game overseers who stepped `in at the psychological moment. |They point to it asvan evidence of coon PRIZES TO } JUNIOR FARMERS; Barrie Agricultural Society and Kiwanis Club . Give $120. . ` A very important addition to the prize list of the Barrie Fair was decided upon at a meeting of the directors of the Barrie Agri- cultural Society last Friday after- noon. This is a special section for live stock, poultry, seed and home mechanics, open to farm boys of` 21 years and under. Prizes to the 1 extent of $120 are offered, two- thirds of this amount being donat- ed Qiy the members of the Kiwan- :. .1-.-.21-i n l'R-zvwin nnmngtition is ea -Dy Elle llltslllucxa u; mu, ..-........ is `Club of `Barrie. Competition open to the County of Simcoe. All exhibits shown must be raised by the exhibitor. No entrance fee is charged. 1.. mm ..+m-1.- there are four sec- cnargea. In live stock there are four sec- tions, viz.. market lambs. bac-on hogs, senior dairy calf and senior beef calf. Prizes in each are $7". $5. $3. and $1. The same scale of prizes is offered for Dooley pot- atoes (one peck) in the produc- tion of which the Kiwanis Club has taken special interest for three years. Prizes of $6, $4, $2 and $1 are given for seed grain (If), varieties) '\ mu man A? nn11'H-vv nnv V2TlDi`.V. [$1. varlemes ; . . For pen of poultry, any variety. the prizes are $5, $3. and $2. while $4. $2 and $1 are offered for utility hen. In home me- chanics the prizes are $4, $3, $2. `Dav;-nu T .-in-4+. Pnvised Prize List Revised Some time was spent in going over the prize list. Among the changes were addition of brood mare to Percheron class; prizes for Holsteinsto be same as for other breeds of cattle; specials in cattle, to be market cattle. Garnet substituted for goose wheat; carrot, mang-old and tur- nip se'ed cut out; Chinchilla rab-' bits adtded. Women's work list is to be revised by the committee, also the Women's Institute class by those in charge. ' 71- -._. .1--3.I...I &A Ln`ll an nnvI|nA~n+ SE t'i{iE'x6i?E1 school hours. '__L-1 gnaw: u.y uuvuv n vnnuaawu It was decided to hold a concert and dance in the armouries the second night of the show. Sports gill again be a feature of the third ay. . ` Mrs. Alvin Wice and Miss Al- berta `Booth were appointed asso- ciate directors. Those present at Friday's meeting were: B. B. War- nica, W. H. Martin, A. F. A. Mal- comson, R. A.` Sutherland, !R. A. "Stephens, 'C. M. Hickling. V. S. Hambly. T. 'G. Scythes. John Yeates, W. K. Knowles. J. A. Mac- ing Cbiumn and Grubstake arel Hawthorne, Gold Era, Auto de Fe` and First Find. I A..-L'L-.. 1...... 3.. 'II_. 11T..!..LAJ_ G11 L`ll.`lI Sill: Another horse in Mr. Wright s stable worth watching this season is Royal Watch, a big strong fel- low who has a -`brother in the Ken- tucky `Derby this year. Much is al- so expected `from Sweetest Song and Arrant Jade. a pair purchased from Mrs. Livingstone. well- .known horsewoman of Cobourg. - Arrant Jade won the Coronatiori Stakes at the Woodbine two years ag`g`.hn 11n+nv0o1-n A? {Jan Tr{nB+ ago. `The veteran of the Wright stable is Worthmore, a handicap- per. 7 years old and a fairly con- sistent winner. Others are the De`- tective, a pretty black American- bred horse and Paranymph, a 2- year-old, which will probably not start its racing career until Fall. Dnsnn3a4-an 1-I73 Qnnnnr GR:-.1 `Av- `start 113.3 .1'EClIl's; UNICEF UIIDII D311. Bame1tes wzll follow the for- tunes of the Wright stable with. interest this season. for the town with the Dyment colors, has long been to theiforefront in the sport. the good work a Fish and Game Protective Association in Simcoe ' County might accomplish. The six M men, `C. Boland, W. Bolanzl. J. Hamilton and J. Scott, of Mid- land, and J. zsouthonn and R. Hawke, of Coldwater, were not only guilty of shing lunge out of season, which does not open for nearly two months. but were guil- ty of spearing, which is unlawful at all times. Marks of the spears in the sh may be seen in the pic- ture above. SPEARED AT NIG HT. }cARs CRASH AT 1 ; smousa CORNER] There were two auto accidents` but no fatalities in Barrie and im- mediate vicinity over the week- end. t'Ifraf fic was the heaviest of the year to date, many visitors "coming from southern points to visit their cottages and put them |in order preparatory to the vaca- ttion season. "I ` `IA ,___'1__ Another Smashup on Blakei Strefet, But No Serious Results. | 8011001 110111`!- Isabel Raymond is a pupil of the Separate `School -and was calling ---:----