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iiIh2Nrntl12rnAhuanr2 !`|'`nunr1n 1 R51 \ Electrical Contractor Hunters Paradise I IN `I'\ I`I W. FIRTH FIXTURES AN`i3\sU1>ILI1z:s 101 DUNLOP STREET '. ROBINSON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1923'- ILL Repairing 'D'h nn 1: 990 Phone 229. Shop 1028. B MAN who looks forward to a. bright future must do so with undimmed vis- ion. If his eyes are not per- forming their fuznctions proper- ly he should allonv our opto- metrist to test them. Whether they have become weakened from age, from use or from abuse the remedial lenses that will be prescribed will again let you look on the world with the all seeing eye of youth. 0. R.n|3ng1|gLQPh.D. OPTOMETRIST 38 Elizabeth St., l)n-vain Phone Barrie. 148. Next door to Singer Sewing Machine Co. General Merchant }rain - Seed - Co: Real Estate. Money to Loan. LEFROY, ONT. AUTO LICENSES x \ILU u.. .... Debentures of the Town of Bznrrie. 5; Per Cent. Issue. Good Investment. This Week End W. BELL; ISSUER Iufhrx .-.n.. 5;. `I \y~nn1J vv -v -u~v-~~`~-- --.. (Founded 1851) Published every Thursday morn- ing at the office, 123 Dunlop Street, Barrie. Subscription $1.50 per year in Canada and Great Britain, $2.00 In United States. Subscriptions payable in advance. Advertising rates on application. Morrison Sc McKenzie, Publishers. ED. BRYSON S Confectionery Barrie store phone 125 Allandale store phone 770. 7 OWEN STREET ?..'asu11ic Temple Building 50 lb. Brazil Nut Drinks ` at Reasonable Prices Hot and Cold Succe~;:~:0x' to J. Arnold Insu_1-anco v Taffy .._.... F OR SALE See me. Etge Two coa1' Hogs are produced on three- fourths of allvthe farms, and in all the cities. The smaller the car, the more ar- rogantly ~the driver can toot his horn. It works in the case of small men also. The girl who used to be alarmed] lest she show her ankle has grown` into the woman who is trying to [show her knee. A Pennsylvania woman with twelve children has advertised for a husband who is w1'l1i~ng to work. Inf she get one, it certainly will be nan an-nu-Luna nvnnf that advertisinsz UL LI\ the s pays. Henry Ford's income may be $500,000 a day, bu-t at that he probably never sees it and doesn't have to count it, and more than like- hy he wour1d nt have known if some one hadn't told him about it. That a gram blockade at the head of the lakes will mate1'ial`ize very soon seems iI1B\"itUb1e. The Government estimates the 1923 wheat crop at 469,000,000 bushels. This is about 70,000,000 bushels in excess of last yea1"s crop.` The total shipments by vessel from the head of the lakes during Seep-temlber was only 22,840,000 bus., being 12,700,- nnn 1.....1..-.1. knlnmlr that Fnv Hun same: Sm-pments Dy vusaci uuiu Luc noun 000 bushels below that for the same period last year. In View of this and decrease in the numiber olr American vessels that are offering, it is difficult to see how a. grain blockade can be averted. The mill- ways are moving a. record quanltioty of grain to the head of the lakes and unless something is done to speed up vessels, conditions will be serious. Insurance on the Great Lakes exipires on Dec. 7th, and less than fifty days remain. A. KIRKPATRICK I i \ \ The depositors of the Home Bank will take little comfort from the report of the curator. for it would seem that they will not re- ceive more than from 25 to 50 cents on the dollar. Of all the misman- aged inst~i-tutions in this eld which have developed in Canada for many years this seems to he the worst, and there will be serious mistrust in the public mind as to banks which will take a long time to dispel. The prospective loss is estimated to be over six million dollars, through reckless mismanagement and in- capacity. The Government is being urged to grant some relief in the case of depositors who have much of their means tied up -in the in- stitution and among whom much suffering will he felt. In the mean- time the law has seized the officials of the bank and they await prosecu- tion on criminal charges. `The taxes paid by the people of Canada for Municipal, Provincial and Federal administrations amounts to $50,000 per hour or $400,000,000 per year. This is a huge burden for Canadians to bear, and is due in a large measure to extravagance and want of economy. While taxes in Canada are increas- ing every years to provide for this revenue, other countries have been reducing theirs, reducing their debts and ba.1a.ncing their budgets. The first year after the war Great Bri- tain's expenditure was $10,000,000,- 000. It has now been reduced to .$4,000,000,000, in spite of a reduc- tion in taxalioii. One way in which this has been brought about has been in reducing the e.\'-penses of the Civil Service to almost the level they lwere before the war. The same is `true of .-\usti`a1-ia and the United l. ~'tates. Those are facts which the Canadian people will boar in mind when the next election couios around. The hope e,x1 )t'eS'. ~.'C-(1 by 1'1-r.-miei I-`ergusoii in 21 public tuldress recent- ly that all v<:1~_v hz1cl children would he given o mcilities :suiI(-(l to their special needs, :~:.em1is lilic-ly to he reali'/.(- T:-n clztsses for such C`llll(ll`L`l1 have been estab- li.'~3ll(3(l in Ontario during tho last three months and others are twin}.-, considnretl. The t'uct is being ro- coj,-'ni'/.e that when :1 child rmuain:- in the saint: s_:m(le for tliroe yvzlrs without promotion the failure is u.==,u:tll_v due not to l.l1<- fault, of the child, parent or teacher, but to an attempt to do somet.hin,; us impos- siblv as to train a vJl_\'rle;~'tl:1it- to he :1 race horso. A .~:ur\'(--_\' is made by tho ll)11(`ll(.`l'S and out of liitit) chil dvnn s>l(-ct tho thirty who are the most hacl<~wa1'd and those urn ex- nminetl by :1 I)S)'CllOl0}.:lSt and a psychiatrist from tho Educational Dept. and the sixtnon who are found the lowest in mentality are placed in a special class. The teacher in niakin-,: the selection consult with tho previous l.(`.uCllGl`. p:1rr=nts, school nurse and principa.l. and observe the child carefully for several weeks. ,\ ..i.;m Ihnvl hnc harm in Hm camp Cl1ll(l CI'CllH1_V 1-Ur nuvv.-Lu: \\'t:\:nn. A child that has been in the same class for t.h1`e(-.- years without promo- tinn lcnmvs that it is time for :1 :',.11ux1:.:e. In tho szpvcial class only =uch sub,it-(`ts are infr0duce(1 as the pupils can grasp. .\Iec1m|1i('.s, drzLw- ins. (310,, are am0n;.: the favorites. H Imu hnnn dmnnnmh-nrlnrl that one 1112. (3i('.. ill'C il.IHUn,`.', Inc l'(l\'Ulll|7.`\. It has been demonstra'led that om- such pupil in an m'dina1'_v class pre- sents as much difcuiily as three nor- mal children, and that by a re- arraligement. of classes 11 special class may be formed without. the addition of a teacher and to the benet of such pu>ptls. \l\lIl.`1ll.VnVlJ4-1.1. u...-..u.- --.-..-_ The Ontario Government has prac- tically decided to continue in oper- ation the savings offices estagblished by the late adnnintstratlon. '1`.he system, however, will not be ex- panded. The Government hae been investlgamlng the omces at present in osperation and has come to the she get It ceI'La;1u1y M1 L1: su'p1'eu1e proof that advertising Q . (i0\ El{X.\lEI\"'I` SAVINGS `BANK ,n- conclusion that they have `been prac- tically selvf-sustaining, although they have not been returning 2. prot. JD spirit a many p I matter J . may be I n1 nun curl THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1923 It is a great thing to have the and gift of team work, but people seem to lack it. No how capa`-ble or clever a man he always needs to be sup- plemented lf his life and work are going to amount to anything. A man is responsible for his own im- med-iate job, of course, but he is also responsible for helping other folk with theirs, and getting other folk to help him, and what he does in hhnco furn I'n(ru1-He rill fol`! nn1rI'h nl V-.----.\. .-.v\...-..;4... [U lltly llll, GLIU. Wllktl. Ht: Uta 111 these two regards will tell much 01 the story of the real achievement oi his life. This thing of "plo~w'ing a lone furrow is, even at its best, generally a. poor business. Real comradeship in the work and duty of life is the only way to make that work and duty count, and when through selshness or conceit, we re- fuse to co-operate, we are spoiling things very bad. It is 21 questionmble compliinent to speak of :1 inunici-pality as having no debt. The statistics show some such curiosities, but on investiga- tion it is usually found that their freedom from debt is largely due to the same reason that the Indians who possessed this fair land had no debt, because they have but few of the modern conveniences such as good roads. permanent bridges, drainage, modern schools and public buildings and rural telephones which more progressive municipalities con- sider essential. It all depends on our outlook on lilfe and the earnest- ness with which we carry on the great commission given to our fore- fwlhers to possess and conquer the earth. ~ XIYH11 this +'hnnnl1l> in uinnr H in 1-n. d.l'|,Il. ' \Vith this thought in view it is re- freshing to nd in the 1922 annual report of the Hydro-E-lectr-ic Com- mission 3. list of eighteen Hydro municipalities in which t.he quick assets belonging to the Hydro utility such as cash, securities, book ac- counts and stores exceed in value the total liabilities including deben- ture debt. In other words, it` these municipalities could call in their umna-tured debentures issued on ac- count of Hydro, they have suicient availaible assets to pay off the debt, and still have a balance of working capital which in the case of Bani-ie amounts to nearly $40,000. '1"!-anon n1nn1'trInn`|H'|'oc arr; licfnrl hp- ZLIIIOUHLS 1U Ilt`.' in-tUyUUU. These municipalities are listed be- low, with the excess of their quick assets over all liabilities: Beachville .. Bot.h\ve11 . . . Calling-wood f`.I'nnn1nI'p DEBT FREE HYDRO SYSTEMS KJIEEIIIUIU 4 . .. Elmvzble . . . Georgetown .` New Toronto Norwich ... . Ridgretown Rockwood . . . I O4 (`Anna-A K\.UUI\.\`VUUlL - - u - o - u . 1U.IJU St. George . . . . . . . . . .. 1,880.05 Tavistock . . . . . . . . . . .. 6,545.25 Watertloxvn . . . . . . . . . . . 2,120.11 Waterford ..... . . .. 3,'574.l24 Zu1`i'c.h . . . . . . . . . . 21.13 A more i`ema1'1 state of affairs is dufcu-It to ima5._:ine and as the re- port lists thirty-t,w0 additional mun- icipalities xvliere the net balance of debt over quick assets is nominal. in one case but $19.89 there is no question but that the year 1921} now rapidly d1'awln_4 to is. close will see 21 l:u'_<.:e addition to the el,L','lll00l1 mnnicipa.lities. now making up the honor roll. To the Editor of the Advance, - 1 . ,... Grain LU mu: AALll\.Il| ul. um. -;uu.uu.\., `.\'0liCi11. a letter in last week's Examiner and signed by \V. L. Smith (at the top of which were Ihrcc: xvords Who \Vir.-hells Vvus) commontin_; on :1 letter written hy .\Irs.Nel1ie Rankin Sis.s who _L"21\'.* a short S]\'el('1l of the old .\11- gliczxl) C1}11let(:l`) , no-.11` the Court Housx-., in the Town 0'!` Dzu*i'ie, the wr tm' r:.`1`orrHl in a. kimI~1,\' \vay to $01119 of the old pioxmws of tin Cmnrty whu um hn1'i('-d tlwru and all that is Int ! 01' them h_um'.m1_\' speak- ing is 21 little tablet to mark {hr spot where kind and ]l)\'il).f.` frieml:-. at that (rurly dzvte Se-lectvd 1'01` U1( place 01' burial. \lv- Rmith !.-i|1L']r\s: ml! MI`. J:m1e$ Dlllfit` ()1 l)Ul'lill. .\li'. Smith siii;;lcs nut .\li'. Junms \\7i(-luqis, .vx-.\l.l .. and attempts tn lilziclwii the old pi0neei"s Cil1l'u('l0l {Hill 1n.i:hl`;<-. c-.ur(-01' by su,\ in.L." that his `election to l :11`liui11c-iit. in 1836 \":~: [`,tll'l'l(.`tl by the i11tlm~nr_-(3 0!` nmmry, i)I`ilI(`l`,\' ziml om'ruptimi, which was 21 juslitizilile cause to l'(`S()l'l to armetl three in 1322?. M1`. Smith mentions in his lvitt-1` I-Inuit-1"s I-[istm',\` 0|` Hiim,-m: Cmiiity. "i`hut liist.m'y, writ-I tvn. I think, in it mix` and mihiusetl \\':1_\'. (10(`S not i'et'er to .\h'. Wiclaens in tlie lllitlllltll` that .\h'. Smith would make the l'1.\`z1iiiii1ei"s l'B1tll0l`F ho- lit-ve. but ret'm`s to him as at native of the County at BL`|`|\'Sllll'C, ]-]n:.r- luml; ('()llllll_J,' to this county as 21 lialt` pay nlllcer; first settling in I t`,ll(-:lzlIlL{lllSill0XlC, nioving.-; to tho lnxvnnhip of Vesnm in the eztrlier thirties, est.u.l)lislii|1_i.: ll sawmill on El, streain in the Big Swamrp" (the stream came to be l as Wickens Creek.") A} fhnf oavlv rlnln urhcm nsnuli. \I\'lL'liL`Il5 \41't5L'l\. ) At that early date when candi- dates were being sought to repre- sent a party, soldiers and ex-so1die1`s. men with red blood in their veins, were popular, as at the pxesenl time, so James Wickens was select- ed to carry the banner for the Cow se1'vzttive Party. Mr. Wic-kens wlso served the rst Vespm settlers in the Township Council at" its `first meeting in 1842. The late James Wlckens still has friends: his mem- ory is still revered and it In becomes a writer with 9. poisoned pen to \\'ORKl1\'G TOGETHER _.--L A.l_'l..__ ., u.___. ].l l"l`lCR I`() THE ]'}l)l'l'0l{ The Northern Advance $ `) 165.0 1,782.0 39,316.!) ,195.4 1,422.34 14,959.80 3,778.42 142.92 El!!!` 1 1 9 0,000.1`: 1,8405% 1,964.00 5,902.46 4!! `J: `RU.-)U 01 1Q| zvttempt to blzrcken the cha.racte1' 01 one of the first represetnatives that the people of Simcoe saw fit to send to Parlialnent. -v r-- - 1 -..L`-._.. L- u.:,. ..1-..a:,\.. BARRIE S BEST LAUNDRY LU J. cu Al(JaAAl\.AA\.- Mr. Smith refers to this election in 1836 and compares it \vith the election held in 1917. I suppose he is still stinging under the defeat that he, in company with others, met with at the hands of true British Canadians who handed them- selves together, Conser\'ati\'es and Liberals alike, and carried the elee~ lion in 1917 in spite of the Anti- Conseriptionist and Pro-Gertnan ele- ment which were allied together not t'or the purpose of strenglhenim,-' the hands of the Canadian or British soldier r._:litin.; in behalit of the British Emrpire, but for personal and political advantage. I do not] wish to follow Mr. Smith into what Samuel Lount or \Villiam Lyon Muc- Kenzie have done t'or the Canadian people, it would only open wo:1n:l.~' that have long since been healed. If Mr. Smith would do less ar..-'lta1ln_: and use a little more oil on troubled waters he would accomplish mur_-h more than by writing` letters that do no _:'ood, but wom1(l.s the heart 0!` some one who rovers and c-`.1-r holds sacred .tl1e name of a dt=parI- - -4 'f\Ivl\ nun U). SUIHVJ Ull|,' ed love one. L`:-nun Flns Council met at Phclpslon on Oct. 6, z1,cc0x't1i1xg to z1.:ljmn'nmem. All 1n(.~n1-hers present. .\lin11Ie.'~;. oi last 1m=eti11}.: read and l`(llI1 I11I!\1. Thv I'0110\\'in:.r accounts wnre D1195- ed for payllxuntz ' John Braithxvaite, rep. brid;-;o, $1. timber $1, $2.00; .\l)'. Cum'.nin_u,, rep. culvert 5th lino. $~'15.00; Copv lund .\1il1in1:, cedar for r-ulvr.-rt, |$27.Al5: Jun. .\Im'1m:_v. sun-w p!n\\'in:.~, `$14.00, rep. culvert $1.50, r}`:15.50; Ben. l`(mm', 170 1021-13 ',;1'21\`el, `mar. :n- \Uvn nnnnn-, : killed [$14.00, Clll\'0l'l muau, -`_cLU.;J\!, l$2".50; Wm. Hunter, S11I)(`[) um .1...m 1nnn- \I l.:m2`m;u1. .`$Z'o..`)U; wnl. nuuun, mum-p nlnnu by dogs, $10.00; 11. Lun,2;In;u1, sheep killed hy dogs, $8.00: Jas. Toner. sheep killed by (105.53, $16.00; ur f`|nn|ninU uhnvn hillml bv (1(15_'s. 'l`m1o1`. sheep 11111011 my uu,-.-,:s, -7L11.u\/, Ml`. Cu111111in}.:, sheep killed by dogs, $6.00; .1\1'1-hie 'l`1'ipp, 26 loads *,_:1'uve1, $11.85; 1\l. l{o11n_\', 37 loads ;.';1'u\'o1. $5.70; J110. 13111111. 5 loads <,;m\'e1, 75c; ./\1`thu1' Langman, 10 load:-. gravel. $1.50. 11nng.m:m-Scott--O1'dered that P. $1.50. Lang.mz1n--Scolt--0rdered A. Coughiln be appointed Commis- sioner on P11e1`pston marsll d1'z1ina.ge work. c.mH71.nmvmnn .-- O1-d-ered that] Scott--Lam;ma.n Ord-ered that the sum of $1820 for the extra work and expense necessary to complete the Phelpston marsh drainage work in accordance with the intention on the engineer as set out in the sup- plenmentamy plans, &c., of the said :11~u'1na~ge work, payment to be made as provided by the rst agreement An.(:1Av __ Da.nEm`an -- That the provided by the nrst agreelncm. Ansley Ixangnran Council now adjourn to meet at Elmvale on Nov. 10 next, at ten ..!n1nn1; 1: 1n nmuvun: uu o'clock a.m. LEM BROS.) * ` -1<`rmn a Friend of \Vi(-`lwxxs. Take Advantage of These Ford closed Car Prices I"l.()h' l`Ol'N('ll. FORD C. S. Burton, C-lerk The announced change in the price of the `Ford Sedan to $685 and the Coupe to $595 --$100 in each case below the former list price--has brought an unexpected volume of sales. In View of the limited number we have allotted to us we are forced to book orders ' - - - 1 . 1,1:_____ ._`l_____ strictly in rotation and to deliver them accordingly. Take advantage of these prices now. We will not be able to get more than this num- ber of these cars when our allotment is sold. When the present manufacturing schedule is ended the Ford factory will go into pro- duction on the new Four-door Sedan and g an entirely redesigned Coupe at a consider- able advance in prices. It will be necessary for you to give us your order immediately if you expect to get a Ford closed car of the present type and at MOTOR CO. OF CANADA, LIMITED. FORD, ONTARIO these prices. Barrie Motor Car Co. Barrie, Ont. Phone 616. - Five Points Laundry called for and delivered Prices reasonable 5 VV0rkmansh'1p guaranteed on all family Washing . LU ua w\. u;\. ;\u.\..\.\.. I-\/ yvv ..-..-_- --------CLOTHES--=-- Dry-Cleaned and Pressed :OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO6000O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO6 _ 109 Dunlop Street. Q9009009QO06000OOOOOOOO0OOOO9000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ THIS IS THE ONLY DRY CLEANING PLANT OUTSIDE THE CITY HANDY TO YOU. Dyeing -I.-`L .1. v .-up--pv .._._- ._ McG1a.ry s Electric Ranges ar'1Vdi Circulating Water Heaters Sold and Installed. WE CARRY A FULL" LINE OF ELECTRIC IRONS I-IOT PLATES TOASTERS HEATERS LAMPS BULBS, ETC. House Phone 698. Goods Called for and Delivered Out of Town Orders Receive Prompt Attention 81351.11`-`ran. - Travel C. Into the heart of the Game Country HAMPTON E. JORY, Ticket Agent, Barrie ' WILL HELP CORRE Cf GLASSE 5 You SEE \NTo THE FUTURE.