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..... xxnun: 15 :1 ,/ruuuure of an In- Han unlvc.-rsir_v and :1 post-graduate of Ilarvnrrl. In India he was editor :1. the second oldest Am] glo-vernacular weekly published In Bombay. He knows India thorough- ly and discusses his subject authori- tatlvely. nn la n f`hvIInfInn .-.., ...n.... M. .... tau VCAJ. He is 21 Christian, as were his an- cestors for three generations. He speaks with a slight foreign accent, but his English is uent nnd under- standable. `He has the faculty of in- troducing a delightful vein of humor into his lectures. tlfkn 'KVnuu T-spilt. --III kn _ 1l..Ll_..A. Some one suggested that all the automobiles that have mortgages against them be scrapped, then there" would be plenty of room on the high- ways. The establishment of an old age pension scheme for Canada will be recommended to the House of Com~ mons by the special committee which has been investigating the subject. The representatives of the Pres- byterian Church at the General As- sembly are evidently in favor of church union. By a vote of 4 to 1 the Assembly passed a resolution urging the Parliament of Canada to pass during` this session the church union bill without any amendment which would invalidate the principle of the bill. Barrie Chautauqua July 11-15, 1924 LIJLU I|lD lUL'lUI'U3o ' "The New India" will be :1 distinct- ly notable lectuz 3. New India Subject of Notable Lecture at . - -_._-v n-\\v~\al \a sat. Coming Chautauqua BHASKAR HIVALE The interesting subject of The New India" will he (list-u.=ser1 at the running Donljninn Clnlmuuqllu In an 11- lumlnatlng leture by Bhaskur Pan- dLg'gngr_HIx`ale. a nat1v_eVof India. . V ...--q- .d.a~__ `,1; 11. :.-.v.'-~`.`m;- - Mr. [I vulc Is :1 gm uute of In- rllnn nnlvm-;-Brv .....x 3----V Dear Sir-C< subject on pastc so kindl_v accc last week, I xx tention to 053 Do? importtmcc, HA1. ,x_. lnxnllvn v-.~u\.v\' - '7 "AL 41 nn;:_vtix1,e;' of the Briti.~ah Metli-, Cal Association the presirlential ad-. .'l1'C->23 in the section on state medicine was delivered by Dr. George Wilson, who spoke with great frankness on the relations of bacterial l`(5S('%1)`Cl1 and methods of treatment to preven- tive medicine. He began by saying that `Pasteur's prophylactic innocu- lations are based on errors, and are the outcome of illogical inductions, L-\'f3l'_\ one of them. The in inate maiming and slaug-;hterin;: of animal life with which these bacter- iologzic inetlioxls of research and ex- perimentation have been insep-arabI_v associated, cannot be proved to have aavetl one human life or to have lessened in any appreciable degree the load of human sufferimz. 'T`I1n fruxr 'nnH1nn'nnin rnir-rnlnnu II To the Ramsay MacDonald may not re- main long as Prime Minister- of Great Britain, but he has at least acted with candor and saved the life] of his Government on more than one occasion by acknowledging his in- ability to carry out the pre-election! pledges of his party. In re_2'ard toi our pledges and their fulllmc-nt,i why should I not confess we were ai little innocent in this matter? said' the Premier. Things which seemedi very simple to carry out when we were \viYl1m1t rnrnnrinnnn l \(nlI',`IYVIn I \r.'1_\ auupie LO carry out when were without experience became very complicated and clifcult when we became members of a Cabinet re:~:pon.=ible for them. Ramsay MacDonald and many members of his Cabinet had been members` of the Commons for long years before. They thought it a simple matter to put into practice the tl1lTLL,'S they acl- vocatetl, but have fouml experience. Whether the Labor Government will be returnr.-cl power or not'at the next election, the it :1 new lesson learned will not be forfzottenf to` Llllf IOZJU 0| numun SUllUl'lllR'. The few pathog,-'enic mic1`ol)es which l)acteriolo;'ists liavo discovered associated with human disease, and which they can isolate and cultivate, are those of tuberculosis, diphtheria, enteric fever, cholera and pla_2:ue; but all these." continues Dr. Wilson, are found associated with necrosed tissues, and it is open to argument whether, instead of being labelled the unconditioned cause of those re- spective diseases, they may not be performing a benign function in chamxing the necrosed tissues into harmless products, just as various kinds of micro-orgranisms are neces- sary to change lth and all dead or- ganic matter into harmless matter. llnrlnv fl1n,v:rx I-irmimstnnmra if. in It might be well for those who are raising such a cry over nding an ex- port market for the products of the farm to pay more attention to the home market. Figures compiled by the Dominion bureau of statistics show that of the 677,000,000 pounds of beef produced in Canada in a year, 96 per cent. was consumed in the country; that of the 252,000,000 pounds of butter made in a single year, only 6 per een't. was exported, while we ate 98 per cent. of the egg: production, which amounted to $48,000,000. Of pork we ate 93 per cent. of all that was nrmlimml nml nll .p-xo,uuu,uuu. U1 porx we ate U6 of all that was produced, and all but 3 per cent. of the mutton pro- duced. Of our wheat, considerably less than half of :1 total season's crop was exported in its raw state. R. G. Willis, :1 member of the Manitoba Legislature, and a success ful farmer, is of the opinion that many farmers do not succeed be- cause of lack of ordinary business methods. How can a cowless, Ichickenless, sowless, vcgetableless farm be made to pay anywhere? There are, sa_ys Mr. Willis, many such among` the Prog`ressi\'es, and they have taken great pains to libel West- ern Canada because they fail. Mr. :Willis believes that industries are es~ sential to the country and should be encourag.,>'ed by retention of the duty. He had used the same binders for 1-1 years and they were good for several more years. A threshing` outt he had used for 15 years and he ex- pected to use it as long as he lived, so he did not think it was either the price or the duty on agricultural implements that kept farmers poor, but much more likely lack of look- ing after them properly. It has been left to the Orillia Packet to point out the one advan- tage accruing from having; a main street such as Barrie has. The Packet s comment: One motorist remarks that Barrie has the most effective method of regulating motor traffic that he knows of. Anybody who exceeded the speed limit on Barrie s main street would be shaken out of his car. No doubt it will be a source of extreme satisfaction to residents here to know that the Packet has at last found something about Barrie which it can be at least optimistic about. Page Two 648,400 for the same period last year. Residential building shows a falling off, also business building, while public works and utilities show an increase of about 15 per cent. It is a healthy state of affairs to see governments, municipalities and corporations start needed build- ing and construction undertakings at a time when other building work is on the decline. KZLHIC HlZlLLL`1' UILU llill'lIllUb5 llli.l.LlUl'- Under those circumstances it is hardly reasonable to expect all to ac- cept the theory that pasteurization of milk is an aid to the prevention of disease. Vmu-e frnlxr LETTER TO THE EDITOR ~c-k, would like to C?! ... Barrie, June 10, 1924 Editor of the Advance, Sir-ConLinuin:,-` with our. pasteurizat.1on, which you{ Hy accepted and pub1i;-had` nrx nu Luv. u...\.., Yours truly, vuunu Lu\\; LU pr two more points snap um: lull) ll)-lHl)II'l)\V, OI` VICQ versa. The slizhlest inatt<-,ntInn has far reaching effects, As ye! not :11] the dairies, 1hh'l_\'- one in number, one lr3:~:s than in To- ronto. have been tested since the] Board of Health n1eol1nL: lasr week, but in every one that has `been checked up an improvement has been noticed. - I I I I 1 ` I ! 4 x s ! i Now that tho Board of Healtli has pmpnsexl the bzlsleurization of |all mill: sold in town, the Town Council will he asked to pass {L by- law to that nl'l'ect. The June session of the County Council will open on 1VIon(la_v next June 16, at 2 ]).m. Considerable business will come before the lepgig-:, lators, some matters were laid over from last session. On Thurs- day the Councillors will hold the annual outing` and will motor to Mid- land, where they will be bzmquettetl Irv the Micllzmtl town council. In the afternoon they will be the guests of the Honey Harbor Nz1vip;ation Co., and will take :1 trip up the lakes, re- turning to Barrie in the evening. In the majority of cases th:-` `c11un:.rr.= has been whrought. ruhout al-` most overnight, proving conrtlusivoly ' {that it has only needed sonu-; .='.t1'ingenI action 10 effect :1. general clean up. Tr-S15 that 21 week or two am) were considered lthy, are now, being graded as clean. In this' work no slip up must occur. for while milk may be clean to-day, it umay be dirty to-mm`r0w, or vice( 'vny-an 'I"hn uHry)nn. n..n....H.... 1...- 1...... ... .,.....u...-.. I I Accor to .\IacLc-an Building {c-ports: Lt awards for construction to date this _\'car amounts to 3102,- 537,800, as compared with $114,- j !COUNTY COUNCIL MEETS ` IN BARRIE NEXT WEEK| Since the agitation for cleaner milk -began, a decided in1.1)rovement has been noticed. In tests made this week and last covering the majority of the dairies and producers operat- ing in Barrie, Sanitary Inspector Bowman has found a clearly dened change in all that were formerly be- low the required standard. In fact, some supplies which had been cut off solely because they were un- clean have been allowed to return again because of the easily noticed improvement. Tests of milk from the same herds which were classed as dirty a few weeks ago are now` practically clean, and so are being: accepted again. Tests are made frequently and so any lapse will he quickly checked up. Sincn} last week three or four have been` rejected, but will be adniitted as soon as the tests show the necessamgi rise in standard. v 1 - WIFE or FAMOUS DOCTOR HAS RELATIVES IN BARRIE , I ozuesuiuusiiip," "meals In Journal- ism, The Editor as a Public Speaker, ctc., by prominent men, were most helpful. On Friday even- ing the city of Toronto tendered a supper to the newspaper men and their wives and friends at Sunnyside. His Worship Mayor Hiltz, thouggh a busy man, took time to extend :1 welcome to delegates, and tell them a little about Toronto. During the next few months no less than sixty conventions of various kinds will meet in Toronto. As Mayor, his worship hoped that the newspaper men would carry away kindly feel- ings toward the city. They had their own problems in Toronto as elsewhere. With its 32 square miles of area, containing` over 550,000 people, and an additional 100,000 in the suburbs, it required considerable planning and work to keep up with the necessary development. The bonded debt of Toronto, in the way of waterworks. harbor development, education and transportation had reached the enormous sum of S140,- 000,000. The assets of the city, however, were valued at $175,000.- 000, and Toronto was perfectly sol- vent. \..u. On Sntur afternoon the mem- bers enjo_\'e(l 21 boat trip across to Port Dalhousie, where they were the guests of the Canadian National Railway. The railways as usual ex- tended the courtesy of free trans- portation to the members of the craft. ' nuo ~ - - This week a party of the weekly newspaper men, comprising about 150, leave on a six weeks trip to the old land. where they will visit Eng- land, Scotland, Ireland, and the battleelds in France and Belgium. MILK SHOWS DECIDED , IMPROVEMENT LATELY: Miss Robertson, (laug;hter of Dr. and Mrs. Robertson, of Elora, who was married to Dr. Fred Banting , of insulin fame, last week, is well known to many people in Barrie and vicinity. Her mother, Mrs. (Dr.) Robertson, was formerly Miss Flor- ence Wilson, (laughter of Mrs. Roger Wilson, formerly of Barrie. Mr. Isaac Broley, Wellington St., Barrie, is an uncle of Mrs. (Dr.) Banting, and Mrs. A. Adams, Lefroy, is a cousin. `WEEKLY EDITORS MEET IN CONVENTION IN TORONTO The fth annual convention of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers As- sociation was held in the University of Toronto Building on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week. About three hundred and fty edi- tors and managers of weekly news- papers were present and a very pro-, table time was spent. That the an- nual ,.-,'et-together of the newspaper men is of inestimable value is evi- denced from the general improve- ment of weekly papers and the in- creased service they render. I Ch. T).-.l.,.+ 1.1-! ____ .. 11.__.'Jn A c According to a statement made by Sir Adam Beck, there may not be any change in the Hydro service rate. He suggests 21 service charge of 30 cents for all Hydro consumers and a current charge of two cents up to thirty kilowat hours and one cent per k.w.h. after that. If there was 21 decit under this system, the initial two cent charge for current would have to be raised. This would leave the small consumers as at present, but would lower the rate for the large consumers. ......u.u.u o\.1.vA\.\: tucy 1:.-uucx. Sir Robert Falconer, President of the University of Toronto, who wel- comed the newspaper men, stated that every year more students attend- ing the University were going` in for journalistic work. While there was i no special course in journalism, the general course embraced the kind of education that would be found use- ful in newspaper work. After all, it was only by actual experience that a journalist can attain success. Ad- dresses on various subjects, such as salesmanship, Ideals in Journal- ism. 'l`hn F!:H+m- nu 41 D..1.1:,. The Northern Advance According to the Redistribution Bill prepared by Hon. T. A. Low, no less than forty-eight constituencies in Ontario are to be carved out of recognition. In spite of the declar- ation that County boundaries would be preserved, there could not be a worse gerrymandcr. In Simcoe County, South Simcoe, exclusive of the to\vn of Barrie, will be joined with Dufferin, making the constit- {uency of Simcoe-Dufl erin. Barrie is `to be added to North Simcoe, while `East Simcoe remains as at present. iSouth Ontario will have added to it }the townships of U.\'bridge and Scott. `The remainder of North Ontario will he added to Muskoka. Toronto gets [three more constituencies, making` in lull for York County, including To- ,. , ronto, twelve memhers. A new con- `stituency is carved in the Nia,e`ara ,il eninsula. 'l`wo townships in East ,.i'l`Ils.-`in are added to \'orfolk and East `l'}l_::in wiped out. Essex County _L`et.' tlnwe instead of two seats. Part of w.\'orth Iluron is added to South 'l-Irucc.-, and the 1`l'lIl21lll(i(,`1` ;;oe.< to `South Huron. The l'ollo\vin_e' con- only rt-main uneh:1n.;';..--l: ll1'antfoi'(l City, Carleton County, Durham, Grr.:_v County, L:-irn.-u-l<. Leeds, Middlesex West, ;\'orthumher- land, Oxford South, Perth North. Iroscott, Renfrew South. Ru.-e.;(.-ll, Vi<:tO1'ia-I`Ialiburton, Waterloo, ?.'ort.h and South, and Simcoe Tdasi, I ' BAPTIST CONFERENCE MEETS HERE NEXT MONTH The annual h`I(:(3tll1.',` of tho Col- lill_`. ,'\\'00ll District Baptist COI1f(:1`(:llC(`. `will be held In the Barrie Baptist, church on Tuesday, Wc(ill(S(lL1) zuul '1`hu1`s(lay of next week. Thure will be :1 full prograni and some out- stz1n spc-ukurs will be present. I On 'l`nnQ1lnv :11 . 9.20 11111 H10 Wn. !Sl.llll(llll_L : S[)(.'1l.|((5l'S \Vlll DC [)l'(,`SUllL. On Tuesday at 2.30 pm. the W0- m(:n s Circles will inect, and an ml- mlress will he 5.>;ivcn by Prof. J. G. Brown, of lVIclVIust(r1' Univ(:1'sity. At 7.30 ]).m. there will be a song.-_' scr- -vicc, followed by :1 pageant, Color Blind, by the Bz11'1'iu Young Wo- mcn s Circle, and an a(l(l1'r.-ss on Home Missions by Mrs. Boris 1{l0cl1- x bn Kon. On We(lnes(la_v at 9.30 21.111. the session will be given to the business of the churches and at 10.55 an Zltl` dress will be given on Western Mis- sions by Mr. Joseph Wearing, K.C., of Peterhoro, also an :ul by Mr. Carl Farmer of Toronto. At 2.30 p.m. the session will be in clmrp;e of the Bible Schools and B.Y.P.U. Con- ference. An address by Rev. W. E. Hodgson, Toronto, on The Call of the Church to the Heart of Youth." At 7.45 p.m., following a song ser- vice, Rev. C. H. Schutt, Supt. of Missions, will give an address on Home Missions. l nn 'l"1un 21+. 0510 nffnv H10 HIGH 3 ko . `Home lV.llSSl0nS. On Thursday at 9.30, after the Reports of Committees, the Moder- ator s address will be given by Mr. F. H. Horn, of Orillia, and Prof. J. G. Brown will speak on McMaster University. At 2.30 there wi11-be an address on The Challenge of 1 NOTES AND COMMENTS To-night we do honour to the graduating" class, continued Mayor Craig. For three years they have administered kindness and s_\'mp:Lth_v, alleviating much suffering. In their new and greater eld of service we are condent they will carry on in the same capable manner. It is no easy task to settle down to disciplim.-, am] only those who are not easily discouraged would stick at it. 'J'|N-sir know that (liscipline must;11cc0m- pany successful traininp;. Conclud- ing, Mayor Craig expressed the hope that their future efforts would he crowncd with success. 14"-1+1-.n pIInnv\-II: H... ......I ........1,,... I ` (Continued from page one) I U1.'UWIlL'll Wlbll SUCCESS. Father Brennan, the next spealu,-r, `very adequately summed up the wishes of all present when he gave voice to the hope the graduates would have a prosperous career and do honour to themselves and the insti- tution. Father Brennan prefaced his remarks by telling an anecdote about the man who on his death bed was just beginning life. The speaker re- frained from tellin_ef the grzuluates that life was just b(.`}.','il1lllll_L", but told them that a new phase was bep;in- ning. He impressed upon the nurs s the value of their diplomas, stating that they were a guarantee of uni- ciency and care1`ulness. It is typi- cal of nurses, stated Father Bren- nan, to be sympathetic, considerate, kind, and courteous. Com:)'atL1lat- ing` the Board, he declared that the Barrie hospital can take its place with those of cities and is unsurpass- ed by that of any municipality. Father Brennan reminded the nurses that they must not make charity :1 profession, but make it of the sterl- ing qualities which the word itself implies. -\i' fhi: innnhli-n Hwn In-ncr-nfnnnu unp1n:s. At this juncture the presentations `took place. Mr. Beecroft presented `the diplomas and the _L-`old mt.- and Mrs. Carr presented the pins. Fitting` reference was made to the loyalty and efficiency of the grad- ` uates. T1 1Tn\-4- /\I\ 1xn1...1 A-L` (LA .,..lI UEILCS. Dr. Hart, on behalf of the medi- cal staff of the hospital, gave each of the five young` ladies a ther- mometer and hypodermic. Dr. Hart made a plea for greater nancial sup- port for the hospital by the town and county. The hospital is not ex- pected to pay except when it crowded, he declared. There should he a denite rate put on to give the Board a chance to finance the institution," advocated the doc- tor, who sug'g'ested that as much at- tention be paid hospital matters as is given roadway". Write 'T`i1nrnncnn nu].-nti fn ennui.- gl\L`ll 1`Ud(l\V'd._\'S. Miss Thompson, asked to speak, referred briefly to the valuable work being performed by the Ladies Auxiliary. A4`!-nu Pi-.n nun.-nmLn&A,. ....,I ....,.....`l. :xu)uJ1u.1`_\'. After the presentations and speech- es, ice cream and cake was served. iAn _info1'mal dance concluded the | evenmg programme. 'REDlSTRIBUTION BILL PUTS ] BARRIE IN NORTH SIMCOE FIVE NURSES GET 1 THEIR DIPLOMASl ' U1'llllil. _ A h0u1'L_v invitation is ` 1-very person to nturml 1 ings. ILOCAL ORANGEMEN DEClDE TO GO TO ORILLIA FOR TWELFTH Newspaper men in convention at the Weekly Newspaper Association in Toronto last week report a general improvement in business throughout the Dominion. The men from West- ern Canada state that the feeling in Western Canada was one of optim- ism and with a good crop this year conditions would be back to normal again. The crops were coming` along well, with every prospect of a good' yield. I L'l'L`IlHlill l\CVl\'1ll. U_\' l\L`\. Miller 01' I u1'1'_\' Sound. At, 7.45 gun. the closing` will b(- In-M, wlwn I 1`ol'. }ro\ speak, and thu closing: :l(l(|1'L* be _u'ivon by Rev. 1 . C. Cumu Orillia. I \ 1. At 21 lnoetim: of tho Or:1n_::o Lml<,:'c on Moml:1_V evening: it xvus Lu z1t.t(.-ml the c~l-ln'ution \\'l1l(`l1 is lur- ing` l1(.~l in Orillin on the t\\'m'll'tl1. On Sunday ev(:nin_L_:', July 6, the Lodge will nttvml (ll\`ll1(` sorvico in oitlusr Collier or 7:-ntml l\l(-tlnmlist Cl1L11`Cll, (l(`])(.`11(lll1.`,' upon which om- is l)vin:.:' usr,-(I for the joint . at that (late. . . . _ I I\I1s;s'lons to Ste\\';mlsh1p," iollowud by an zul(l1'oss on the Czxnzulinn Bap- tist by L. F`. Kipp, 'l`o1'onto. uml un. u(l(lr<-ss on How Czm We Have :1 Perennial Revivn1."b_\' Rev. Wm. `\ 6 '7 1|": .. H` 41.,` ..1.\..I..... ...\ ...~... Only School North of J.`01-onto 111:1!" is :1 McmT)e1' of The Business Educators Ass0o.iuti0n of Canzlda EASTER TERM BEGINS APRIL 22 Enroll Any Day Write, op phage 445, for rates. W. A. Turner, Prin. Poor 0151 Soles! Bring Em Here HAMPTON E. JORY - Klng Block, Barne lN'SUR:\NCE--liro. Life. (`n.~:|m.ll,_\'. Pluto (':h\`ss. .-\utmuobl]c. l`ICl(l4}'l,` A(}l'}N .l.`-~C:u1z\(1iux1 Ynclllc Ilz1i1wn_v und Steamslxip Lines. Likewise Cunard, Anchor nml Anch0r-l)m1:1ldsm1 Lines. Bonlmms to every part of the world. Service unoxcolled. '1`ru.vcl C.P.R. I'\l'\\II\YIl'\\V In`-Iuvuunun II(\\VI.\IT l\Iil\I,VIILv We are Specialists in Our Particular Line We also ('.:ll l'_Y :1, gum! lim: mi Hoots nml Shmxs Fm both `Mun uml. Hays`. :11, . .r::::~'.un:zl;lr: I rir::s. (T3()AMfI`J JN AN!) HI`) (,'().\JVI.`\'(}'f'}l) He Knows How SUMMER SCHOOL Barrie Business College Owing to the unemployment situa- tion the Ferguson Government has decided to increase by $1,250,000 the contcniplated expenditure on roads in the Province this year. This extra amount will be spent in con- necting up gaps on the Provincial Highway System and will help to solve the unemployment, so acute throughout the country. Homes, Garages, barns and sheds may all be prote_cted and decorated with Bird s Art Craft Roll Roofmg. it is- L :1 ,,`A'n I I .0 :- ava- 3. For new construction or right over the old.wooden shingles. 4. Handsome-comes in natural red or green slate surfacing. Bird : Art Craft Roll Roofing is made by Bird & Son. Limited (Est. 1795), manufacturers of Neponset and Canadian Twin Shingles, Paroid Roofing, Neponset Black Building Paper and Combination Wall Board. There : A Bird product for every tort of building. I/I/.. ...- L,,.J__.,,;,,. 1', n. H r THE SARJEANT C0,, LIMITED VAN ,... . . I)O.\ll.\`l0N E.\'l`lll<}h`S MONIGY 0lH)lGlK.s` Toluphom-9 : Omco 18:3, ll(\sId0n(`u 510 We are headquarters for Bird : roongs, building papers and wall Board. -. no A thrift combination of good looks and real economy. Spark-proof and waterproof -affords complete protect- ID?` : oxtcndml to tlwsu l`n:!Ct- _\' >('>-\lUll Brown will :ull1'os.< will (u |\\ .\Iu\II .. n . Sir Adam Beck has made a pro- posal to the Federal Government to dam the St. Lawrence River at .`\Iorrisbur_2' for the development of power. 350,000 horse power would be developed at a cost of $80,000,- 000. Sir Adam claims that the Liam would raise the water in To- ronto harbor two feet and a foot 9.nd a half in Montreal harbor. It will take ve or six years to build the dam. THE SHOE MAN Are you getting the ut- most value for the money expended in shoe repairs. If not, bring or send us your shoes and be assured of the best in both MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP R 1*} A 1) THE A DVE RTISE M ENTS. Business Is Good In Real Estate! We have some splendid values HOUSES FARMS SUMMER PROPERTIES 'l'HUl{SH/\V, .Il7.\HC I2, I924` 111 Dunlop St. 615 Orillia has adopted a policy to curb the stealing of owers from gardens and lawns which niight be adopted in Barrie. In Orillia the` Horticultural Society offers a re- ward of $25 for information lead- ing to the conviction of any person stealing flowers or shrubs from pri- vate homes or public thoroughfares. The Board of Education offers an additional $10 reward for informa- tion against any person stealing flowers from any of the school grounds.