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Page Six |p,cnLIy on me` mattel` then. It think it a mistake, said Ald. \Valke1'. unvyn ..... ...... .41.-.. I,,,A' (.1115 year." If these people are as dangerous as they are made out to be I will quit motoring, declared Mayor Craig`. Tho rlicnncainn nnulcul n+ o-L... :.....,. The discussion ended at this junc- ture and the voting" took place with the result mentior=" `above. 1. Business Endorses Prohibition Three Times as Much \ xr,r~,,,, blmatter sug'p:este(1 by Club, asked Ald. The Northern Advance HXSTORIC CANNON BALL IS FOUND AT WASAGA BEACH One hundred and ten years ago the last British vessel left aoat on the Upper Lakes was chased into the Nottawasaga River and destroyed by three American vessels after an all- Llay battle. Lieut. Miller Worsley, R.N., commander of the sg;hooner- the Nancy-escaped with his crew and turned the tables by capturing; two of the American ships. "l`|u> hnffln wnv: `Fnnu-ht nhnni . iwn two 01 me Ame1'1Cv.n Snips. The battle was fought about two miles up the Nottawasaga. The river runs parallel with the shore of Georgian Bay, separated from it by only a few hundred yards of sand. The Americans anchored in the bay, red broadsides at the Nancy, moored in the river. The cannon balls which missed her buried them- selves in the ri\'(=.r banks. TN T7`un.l l"nnlnruv n4` 1{\riQ nlnnlv "`-""j`:"-`-- I DRS. LI'I`TLE & LITTLE, PHYSIC- ians, SL11';:eo11s. Oice and Resi- (lencr.-, 47 Maple Ave. Office hours: 1 to 3 p.m., '7 to 9 p.m., or by appointmr-nt. A. T. Little, D`r\I'I/` ':\T TW `K7 f` T14-#1.-. `NT D SGIVUS 1H Llll`. l'lVl`.l' |J2UlI\5. Dr. Fred Conboy, of 1043 Bloor St., west, Toronto, spends his sum- mers at Wasaga Beach, as the pleas- ant little settlement at the mouth of the Nottaxvasaga is named. While pzul(l1ing' up the stream on August 21st last year he spied something.- lar_L'e and smooth and r0uml, em- bedded in the mud at the river's hrink. It proved to he a rustezl can- non ba1l-from its weigrht upp:n`ent- 1y :1 24-pound;-1', shot from Lht: cun- nonzules 01' the American ,;'un-lnrig I\'i:1g_-'a1'a or from the ``Long' Tom of the American . I`i.u'rr-ss, which took part in the hzittla-. Dr. Conboy, having` read the account in C. H. J. Sni(ler .< book In U`.(.` Wzikr: of tize I -`.i5:l1toen 'l`\\'ulv-rs," snuv:li1 out the author and presented him with the iron 1nes. fired on the Nth of August, 1814. ELIMINATION DEGENERATION POTATO DISEASES Degeneration iliseust-s of potatoes are those such as mosaic, leaf curl, curly dwarf, spindle tuber and the iike, which are known to be sp1'c.zul in the eld by aphids, plant lic and which can only be eliminated by re- moving` the source of infection. The source in every case can be traced to tubers wlzich were formed in lis- easctl hills the previous ye-a1`. The nniniilc `Fun! nn O-lxr. ninnfo -nu}:-1... . source 111 every case can oe Lraccu aphids feed on the plants a1`isin_;z from these tubers, and wlzen tlwy to he-alth,\' ones they cai'r_\' some of the infection with them, and in the course of feeding`, inoculate the juice lfrom the (liseased plant into the 1caltl:_v one. In the course of a few weeks the formerl_\' healtliy plant is diseased. In .-....I,. t,. .`..-..-..L Ll... ..._......l -1`. kll>L`bl>t:`(l. In order to prevent the spread of these (legeneration diseases it is necessary to go through the eld about the time the plants are ei:.;ht |t0 ten inr-has hip-h nml null nut :11] LUJULIL LHL` LIIHL`, LHU [JIHIILS Z111.` L`l:..,"llL to ten inches high and pull out all that appear undesirable. In doing` this be sure to remove the entire `plant system, i1ic_lu(lin: L110 srml Ii?"-009; Tl`-6 IT`-!*.`.D \'al of plants in this _I_W?.}" IS known as 1'og`uein;'. Two or three weeks later the field should be ggiven another thorough inspection |and all diseased or undesirable nlants l1'og'ued. It is also necessary at this time to remove any foreign varieties which may be present. Should it be necessa1'_v to rogue a eld after the tubers have begun to form, care should be taken to remove these as well as the plant. This will reduce to a minimum the (lang'er of disease being carried over to next year's crop by means of the tubers. Council met at the Town Hall on July 2. _ Communications were read from W. O. Mcliinnon, complaining against permission gr-cuited to John Caldwell to build a boatliouse at foot of line between Cons. 1 and 2, also regarding improving line between Cons. I and 2 from Riclge Road to Lake. 1') qlrhnuv and D All:l:(`l\I'| uvnun LBKU. R. Slcssor and R. Addison were before the Council re snowplowing and winter work last winter. Dn++nn `Ivan \Int|n:1vn:] l-`.-.-.n .. M111-:1 d.H(l WHlLUl' \\'Ul'K 1215!. \VlIlL(fl'. Petition was received from a num- ber of ratepayers, requesting; Coun- cil to make a substantial grzuit for the erection of 60 rods of wire fence on east side of lot 15, Con. 9, owing to it being a bad place for snow to drift in winter. Left over until next meeting. W, C i\/Tnflxpxva wnq nnnninfr`-(H I LUILII IIUXL meeung. | W. G. Mathews was appomtod |o`.'ersee1' on Dw. No. 98. WIVIXII Qnn.lanmn Ivvnn nu-.nnin6-n.I I\V\I\ DR. MORTIMER LYON, 122 BLOOR Q? \\.'1.;-1- 'T`n\.nn+n J11 kn "6 O1 U`v"Jl'B(;l' DI] 1JlV. L\(). V0. Fred Sanderson was appointed one of the sheep valuators for the town- ship. Rnnlincf vnnnhrarl -F1-nrn Mica W A HUKL lueeung. Accounts of David Emms and James Cook for sheep killed by dogs ordered paid. Annrnvz um: crvnnfnal n1 ,1 1-nnfn. Request received from Miss E. A. Rix for grant to Women s Rest Room in Barrie. Left over until next meeting. A(`('nnnf< nf' David T3'.mmc nrul Ul'U.Ul'L`U IJELIU. Approval was granted of a tenta- tive plan of changes in original plan of St. Thomas churclz property, Con. 3, Shanty Bay. A i'\v-Iaur um: nnccnrl nnH-unvivinnrl .2, onanny nay. | A by-law was passed authorizing the borrowing up to six thousand dollars from the Sterling Bank, I-lawkestone. 'l`lu~. m-n.:.. . . ~ . . . A . ...L,. L........ um HKVVKUSLUIIB. The various accounts before the Council were ordered paid and Coun- cil adjourned to- meet at the call of the Reeve. T `D 'T`lII1l\l'\"\r\ f`I.-I. -l\I\J I \.IlhJ\Il`lAI\hF IJI4|JI\ The publicity which the dog poisoners received has evidently had :1 deterring` effect, for in the last week not a single member of the canine world has given up the ::host because of str_vchnine or _e'round glass. While the destro_vc-rs plied their nefarious trade several valu- able (logs journeyed to the Imppy hunting grounds and meat with strychnine on it was picked up by the police. The vision of a hca\'_\' penalty or perhaps the fact that the neip:hbourhood had been cleared of dogs has caused the cessation of this despicable practice. nvnuu wuunc auuun sauna Although the common peach was once thought to have originated in Persia. it is now known to be a na- tive of China. (Experimental Farms Note) DOG POISONERS DESIST \l_`_ .__.I, 5,: DR. H. T. AP.N_-\.LL, OFFICE AND 1-rwuirlr-nrn om-nnr nf '|"rn-nnfn and Peach Came from China u ,,,,u n , 1 ORO COUNCIL \ W. B. Tudhope, Clcrk.; _.. , Found guilty of one of the most heinous and ho1'1`il)lc crimes known to tlze law, William l\Ioone,\' of West Gwillimbury was on Friday sentenced by His Honor Judge Vance to spend` not less than two years less one day at Burwash, after which he will he rc-leser.l if his conduct has warrant- ed it, otherwise he will be detained for an additional two years. Wilfrid Mooney, son of William Mooney, was sentenced to not less than three and not more than six months at Bur- wash. He had pleaded ,e`ui1t_\' to a serious offence. A _voun_2`er brother will be cared for by the Soldiers Aidl Commission. Wis unnnuv rnn:z] 3... ......: . `...I... IFATHER AND SON SENTENCED! TO SERVE TERMS AT BURWASH} r-uu...nu gnu \Jl\lVlA"'|l nun An information laid by H. F. Balmer, provincial specd ofcr.-r, against H. E. Givens Limited of To- ronto, on a charge of speeilinr.-', has been amemled to make J. E. McY=`zul- den of Spr:~2;;'ue, Ont., the defendant. kzUllllIllS5lOTl. His Honor Said in pa. jurl,:- ment on William Mooney that his crime was so rare, awful and un- natural tlzat one cannot see how itl could happen. READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS. AMEND INFORMATION BIRD S 12.001451 I;R=.': Silence That Is Not Golden Most People Shop Where They Are Invited to Shop! CANADIAN Bird's Canadian Twin Shingle is an attractive long wearing shingle with an even slate surface of natural red, green or blue-black. 1. Size 20" x 10" making, when properly laid, three layers of shingle everywhere on the roof. 2. Weight 200 lbs. to the square. A substantial roof.__ - o. Spark-proof and waterproof- with a smooth and unusually even surface. 4. The cut-out is arched at the top which gives a distinctive appearance. Bird's Canadian Twin Shingles are made by Bird & Son- Limited Est. 1795), manufacturers of Bird : Art Craft Roll Roofing, Paroid Roofing. Neponnet Black Building Paper and Combination Wall Board. There : a Bird : product for every an-6 n` I-uuihlinn Twin Shingles Lombmauon VV 1! sort of building. ll/- Issued by Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association THE merchant who fails to speak up lets a lot of golden sales slip past his store. This lost business goes either to his competitor down street or, by the mail order route, to the big city stores. People are often surprised to nd tlmt the goods they boltght seen from :1 (;-ata1og11e (-an be seen and ` ` unsight un- exmnined in the local. stare ! T011 _\'o1n' b11yi11gpubli(: \\'11:1t you lmvo. /\])VERTISING in '_l.`hv I\'m't`l1m'11 .=-'\d\'2u`1c0 will invite the wlmlc mm- l1]1111i1`_\_' to ym11' store. .-\11d-- .z' 1: v--A...` Associate Coroner, County of Simcoe Phone 6]. O`1ce--58 Collier St. Office Hours: 8-9 a.m., 12.30-2 p.m., 6.30-8 p.m. THE SARJEAN_I (_I(_).,1LIl_\jllTl3_D Phones 94 Yard Fo'ot of Mary St. Ing. We are Headquarters for Bird's roongs, building paper and wall board. BARR1E s BEST LAUNDRX 1L1=.M BROS. %P1ione 616. - Five Points '1 Laundry called for and delivered ! Prices reasonable I I = W01-kmanship guaranteed on all familv washing` THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1924 It abounds in body` and bone-building factors that every young child needs. Qrnh R: Rnxvnp `l"A|-nfn (`mo 71- J ""`D "' "' "" Scott 8; Bowne.'1"orohto. Ont. v. |\- nxvw--, \II n... - Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Graduate Canadian Ophthalmic College, Toronto. 43 Elizabeth St., Barrie. Phone 143 EDMUND HARDY, MUS. BAC., F.T.C.lVI. Teacher of Piano, Or- gan, Vocal and Musical Theory. Organist and Choirmaster of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Gold Medalist of Toronto Conser- vatory of Music and of the Uni- versity of Toronto. 113 Worsley street. Phone 663. PROF. D. E. WEIR, TEACHER OF Piano and Violin. Piano Tuner. 21 Collier St. Phone 513. B. W. SYLVESTER, TEACHER OF Piano, Violin and Cello. 120 Baycltl St. Phone 974w. PERCY HOADLEY IS PREPARED to accept a limited number of pupils in the following: Orgran, Voice and Piano. Studio, 46%: Clapperton St. Specialist on voice production. Phone 283w. rRoFEss1oN`;3Ai}*`-`cixnns VICTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES,` `Du:-u-n Rs-nu:-In Nnllin Y I.n\'- 5--G-$M1T_H&?Q- Smith's Service Costs No More" Open lay and night. Morgue and Chapel in connection. T.`;.L..LH-Lyul 1 QR`) {AUJ:_;V H U l oz 1`1:\Lum Barristers, Solicitors, etc. 1st oor Masonic Temple ing. Money to loan at vzxfna, J 115:. rates. Phone 82.`, 1.1" urnnqnun-nx Open Day and Night 47 Elizabeth St. Phon '1SW.`-iltl. oz o11uvv:\n.;, risters, Solicitors, Notaries and Conveyancers. Money 1 in any sums at lowest < rates. Office, 13 Owen .arrie. D. M. Stewart. }S'l`EN & 1'.'5'1`1u.V, 15.-uuucu-4no,l Solicitors in High Court of Jus-` tice, Notaries Public, Convey- ancors. Ofce, 1st oor Masonic Temple Ruihlinyz, Barrie. Monc-_v'. to loan at lowest current rates. G. H. Eston and M. H. Esten. ;SUTlGI-`.RYI A.'D `DISEASES OF -- WOMEN V I`! L._ _A (`I2........... DONALD ROSS, LL.B., BARRIS- ter, Solicitor, etc. Masonic Tem- ple Building, Barrie. Money to loan. LL1g`.\.-\.v\JJ1:i1< bU\ Vt\'.V, cupping- 501' to Lexmox, Cowan & Brown. Ba1'1`i.stor, Solicitor for obtaining probate of will, _:uax'tlianship and zulministration, and General Solici- tor, Nota1;\'. Conve_\'ance1', etc.` Monr,-.\' to loan. Ofces: Hinds Block. No. 8 Dunlop street. D. C. ;Vlu1'chi. J. R. Boys. iUX (K: l\ll,'1 D.`\lVlHO- tr.-rs. Solicitors, Notaries Public, Com'(:_\':1nc(:1's, etc. lVIonoy to loan at lowest 1`z1tc.< of interest. Offices 13 Owen strnot, in the p1'emi;<(:.< l'o1'mm'l_\' occupic-rl by the Bank of Tomnfo. llrzmch Office, Elmvalo, Ontario. W. A. Boys, I\'.C., M.P., -"Tm, IUIK .`\. I1:\ll, UIEHUUAIL of 'I`rinity University and also ,2'1'arll1ut(.- of E and Glas- nzow. Specialty, stomach diseases. rOfTice, corner Bayeld and VVor- s10_\ Sts. Entrance off Wors1cy.| Oice open until 8 p.m. E J1\. fl. 1. 1'5 resitlcnce c Elizabeth Elfzahcfh E Telcplwiwg Successor to Creswicke & Bell Bzu~1'i.-tr.-1', Solicitor, Etc. Money to Loan Ofce, Ross Block, Barrie. mun. . L LU -1 p.u1., I U) U p.m.,' in` 1\[.D., \V. C. Little, M.B. Phone 213. /1. LV1\JlL1l-\1I'4H. l4lU.\, 145 DIJUUIY. St. West, Toronto, will be at 91 Owen St. Barrie, 1st Satu1`da_v of each month. Diseases-E,\'e, Ear, Nose and Throat. Consultation hours, 11 22.111. to 5 p.m., and by! appointment. 9:9: 1.-LOYJ? ll"l'Ul(l:\.\ ununuu ur nultbxna, Barrie Branch. Nellie M. Lay- cock, R.N., C.P.H.N., 86 \Vo1'sl(>y St. Telephone 751w. Ofce 95 Dunlop St. (Ross Block). Phone ]025j. Ofcc hours, 2 to 3 p.m. daily. FUNERAL DIRECTBR AND EMBALMER A I `vs __1, L RADENHURST & HAMMOND, | Rum-ichr-W: RnH('if,01 S. Ofce.I D. F.-McCUAlG, B.A. O. R. RUSK, 0PH.D. -;"UNERAL DIRECTORS DR. W. A. LEWIS vunvy .-.n nrnuxnnn GRADUATE Y?nl.-nun?! l1V\(l I\`tVI\ MUSIC LESSONS Establishetl 1869 0 I2... .*`\l'I.L\:\l.4L1, lJ1`I.`1\J1Ia .`\.\JJ corner of Toronto and streets. (Opposite St. Mpthodist Churc11.)_ 0 _ __..,... ..... I MEDICAL LEGAL STEWART & STEWART, v-Icfrn-c nlinitnn-: Notaries OPTICAL any Barrie, Ont. ELL... 213. DALE` s Public, 7 to loan current street, mu;\u,| Ofce, Build- lowest BAR- D..k1In 1). 111-1 MOTORISTS CAMP IS NOW ABOLISHED By 21 Vote of 8 to 6 Council Yields to Petition of East Enders. By a vote of eight to six the Bar- rie town fathers at the regular meet- ing on Monday evening decided to abolish the motorists camping ground located at the northwest corner of Blake and Rodney Sts. The motion introduced by Alds. Bricker and Lower and reading that the request of the ratepayers of Ward One re removal of camping ;'round be g'ranted-was carried on `the following division : for, Bricker, lL.ower, Malcomson, T_V'rer, Partritlgo, -Wallwin, Hook, Walker; against, "Craig", Rusk, Poucher, Litster, Wiles, Gracey. "l"l-.'.~ nn":r\r\ -Fnllnu-r..l tlxn an-neon}- ________._______:_. ESTEN & ESTE.\*, BARRISTERS, QnHr-ifnvc in High Court Jusm k1l'21Cb_\. Tlzis action followed the present- ment of a petition signed by eighty east end residents requesting either the abolition of the tourists camp or its removal to some other part of the town. D. M. Stewart, T. D. Rees, and F`. Nloberley appeared in support of the petition. I 1.` ...i.1..,\,.-:..n. r~.\....,.:1 rm c u; nu. Kn.-.u.-un. In zul Council M1`. Ste-`wart make of some of his cxperienca.-s last year whcn the camp was situated opposite his p1'opcrt_v on I{empon- fr.-ldt St. The moto1`i: lie stutml. came inside his _L`l`0\lI1(lS, stole 0\\'01's and spoiled the lawns. A-"FL. ... - ._ ___1_ - is not the man who is 5;'oin:: to spend mucl: money in the town. leclarml M1`. Stewz11`t. If the Council wi.' es to zulvertise Barrie, let it rlo so by puttin_: down ;':ool roads. More police protection is nf`.C(lC',l_. for the [Jl`F;SCI1t force cannot patrol the whole town. Even the site itself is :1 poor one. commented Mr. Stew- art on the location of the camp. The Orillia camp is one quarter of :1 mile from any house, assert- :-al Mr. Recs, who had visited Orilliu to ascertain conditions here for himself. he Ehlorzula that we see \'lSl0l]U(l is of the future, said Mr. It-es, referring` to the letter !lCZ1lllL;' with the camp in Orillia. Orillia is no more atlvancetl to-lay in 1nakin,2' a camp g`roun(l than Bar- rie, other than the camp _;'1'o\1n(l 'I`h<.- man who wants :1 free calm)` I Itl1m`P is n lir-nntifnl cnnf 'l"l~m (h-il_ lll umm11,`: at Calllp -,{1'ou11(1 man D211`- the1'e.is a beautiful spot. The O1'il- lia Council does not contribute 21 ve cent piece towa1` its upkeep, it is . l nnh'w~1\- hr Hm ll\b CL`l'.L [JIUCE LU\\'a1'(1.< IES UIJKCOI), it Is supp01'te 0nti1'e1_\' by the |O.M.L. of Orillia and the Ki\\'ani.=, (`Ink " 7\Yr- T?.r.nc rIr\I'\'\I\uu.-.1` L1... rI!\\v`\V'\ U..u.1.. 01 uruua am: we 1\.1wan1.=, Club. Mr. Rees compared the camp in Orillia in relation to the town as Minet s Point to Barrie. urns, , -v~ A H v v A ..-...-...., ;.uuu. \.v JJQLLIC. The Tor`nr1td Council on July 3 turned down :1 tourist campiny; s:x'ou11(l proposition. remark:-I the` -:1L'c1' nnnuirlnv-inrr Ha-2+ flxn nnnnln |.'x'uunu 1n'UpU>'1LI0I1. remarxc- [110 5} .-z1kr.1', consirlerin,r: that the people who frequented these resorts were lan undesirable class. The proposi- `tion in Barrie is a farce in re_2'ard to sanitation and so on. urlu, , ..u .u.uu....-vu uuu cv uu. The .=anitar_\' a1'1'an_:ement.= lzafjg. I)r,en held up by the >c_>'1))1-M` v F _, u.~_..1on, l`Il9`~.l. M`.T_\'I)1' Cri1'}_2'. ' "`D1'_\' earth closets such as have been propose-'l are a perfect nuis- ance." saiul T. D. Rees in reply. The question dropped at this point, but came into the limelight as.-`aim when Al(l. Bricker moved that the n,-quest be _g'ranted. I 'l-lnn nun-l1 uvnl-L` luau lxrnn llnnn I-n re- i`.'LU[) IlU\\', 1'(.`HlEU.'K&`(l IKCCVC` JCCUSK. I want to put myself on record being opposed to the motion, '~:ai Ma_\'or Craig`. T Hwink Han nntifinn chnnhl hr: ALEXANDER COWAN, SUCCES-j r-r\\- fn Ta-nnnv (`nu'nn R7 R1-nwn. s'am iua_\'or uraigz I think the petition should be given a good deal of consideration when these _2'ent1emen describe con- litions such as we have heard, said Aid. Partri rphnn-r. an-su nwlnvir-I-Q nnul fl-inff: in |ll,`|]uU.\L Ul,` _`_f.l'iL(lLULl. I Too much work has been clone to `stop now, remarked Reeve Rusk. I urnnf fn nnf n1\'cnl4' nn 1-cnnvul : LHl. I'21l'Ll'l(l}., U. '[`hcrc are mur(lre1's and thefts in hotels. but the hotels are not elimin- ated," replied the Mayor. | T :lnn f. H1inL' um =1-xnnlzl cnnnrll 'd.LL`ll, l'U[JllU(l Lilli iV1?,l_\v`Ul'. ` I (lon t- think we should spend much money on this project," cau- tioned AM. Walker. We have con- : moving it out of town an- other year. I wouldn't support a proposition to force a nuisance on anyone in any part of the town. The poorest class of tourists use these _L'1'ounds. 7l1nn urcn :9-av-hurl T urnarf on- _L'1`OUIl(lS. ' When we started I wasn't en- tltusc-(l about the matter, said Mayor Craig`, but we have {rot out maps advertising the g;rounr,l. We meet reverses everywliere. but we don t submit to them all. A lot of work has been put on these grountls; better go on this year, it is only a trial, advised Reevel Rusk. IL 15 C | Rusk. ur . I was in favour of the camp and I thought it an ideal location, re- marked Ald. Tyrer, but we should consider seriously this petition which bears so many signatures. My personal experience is that these grounds form nothing but a squatter s camp, pointed out Ald. Wallwin. The poorest cl '55 of people only use them. Claude Pearce, automobile dealer. and alder- man of Toronto, was very enthusias- tic about a camp in Toronto two years ago, as we are now, but he has chan_t1'e(l his mind since then and is :15.-':1in. any such measure unless nrovisions for lavatories and . can be made. The better Class. who leave money in town, do not frequent these places. They put up at hotels. The other kind leave no money at all. .As far as the ad- \'<-rtisin,-.-` goes the maps are not so much about the camps as the Blue Water Route. North Bav discour- n:<-s the practice of providing` camps for tourists and I think we would be ':oinu` far asea unless we retract our .-tmis. N u,\ .A- u....... -.......L-`-I- ~'L(`U'.' A _::x'<-at many reputable men l1z1\'(-l):1ckc-(1 un this nroposition, rloclzlrml thv Mayor. 'I`he afTair has bron paintml in most ridiculous col- ours and if it turns out to be any- tl1ir`.g' like it has been described I will certainly lend my inuence to have it rescinded. _ \X/luv nnn1:lnN- it kn ........ ...l ....A. l'l{lV(` IE I`CSC1nf1Q(L Whv couldn't it be moved out =ome little way from the town?" queried Ald. Tyrer, only the riff- ruff congregate in these camps." Thirty-\'e years ago there was not, on this continent, a popular magazine or a daily newspaper of prominence, except The Montreal Witness, that advocated Prohibition. They nearly all reeked with liquor ads. The editor that refused such business had a hard time to make ends meet. Due "I1 +1-n ]'nr nIxnv~n 'l`L.n BOYS & MURCHISON, BARRIS- nma Qnnr-H'rn'c \`nfm~in< Pnhlir, CHRIS IHUBL. But all this lzas changed. The veterans of the 19th century would have thought the millenium had ar- rived if they had found a prohibition article in The Century," Harp- nu- " TL: qnfuuvnv pact " (`n_ 'd.1'LlClU 111 I ne Lentury, narp- er s," The Saturday Post," Cur- rent Opinion," World's Work," etc. Vnf fhncn nnal nnn1'\' 51]] Hun nH~un rent Uplnlon, vvorlus vvorx, etc. Yet these, and nea1'_\' all the other ma_2'azines of stamling in tlze United States, and many Canadian publica- tions, have rangetl themselves with the once Prolmibitionistza and ag`ainst the beverage sale of intoxi- cunts. | - A New Ally There is no more high-toned liter- ar_\` inzigazine in the States than 'i he Century. In a recent issue one of the leading` articles was by that well known writer, Charles l*Jdward lus- sell, and was entitled Is the World Going: Dry ? The writer's am1l_\'. of American conditions is deeply in- te1'esting,', but too length_\' for repro- duction. Some items in his world review are here quoted. to show the astounding: p1'o:;`r(:. being` made by the prohibition idcu. As Englishmen See it Mr. Rusell says---The interna- tional st1`u5_"_"le for markets _k'l`0\\'.< L`\'(}1`)' day more intense. Production eiciency is production economy. :1 Ho fnllc n< Hmf nrnhihitinn in |L?lHCH,`IlC_\ IS 1)l'U(lLlCLlUH L'CUllUIll_\'. He tells us that prohibition in .-\m(ricz1 has inc1'ea. production of- ciency, some say 30 per cent. ; and hr~ _:ivcs Eng.-'1ish testimonies to this effect. We quote a couple : - t6\L`L,... _..._ ..- ..~ -1` prohibition Mr. G. C. Vyle, a B__ritisl: business man and anti-prohibitionist, came to this country to observe the wo1'king's of the new reform. On his return he was quoted as declaring` in :1 speech at Birmingham that 7 American workmen, with the same plant, same materials, same facilities, would produce more than 10 British workmen. ....w. .. We . uuun - After two years of Junerican` nnucc nuuca aa nuucll Mr. C. A. 1\IcCurd_\', member of the British Parliament from Noi'tl:- ampton, was lately quoted as sz1_\'in_e_' to the business men of Leeds, Eng"- land, that the American worker was producing, man for man, three times as much as the British worker, and he gave figures from the shoe indus-1. try to enforce his statement. He` 1 1 i l I J I added that while in Great Britain th "V l.` 'c1V1'i1gC` Outlmt Of C031. !`.2.`. declined from 312 101)-S-Ei year for each miner, 59 ?'F)``"toi1s, the avera:_>`e output in the United States had increased from 400 tons for each miner to 681 tons. i |; '1 COMMERCE TO THE RESCUE Fighting for Markets That Europe is being` forced to View with attentive eyes the prohibi- tion factor in America s increased production, is further proved as fol- lows z-- 7: . . 4r\r\(\ ,. x . . . Early in 1923 the Department of Commerce in Wasliington sent abroad one of its skilled observers to note the state and prospects of European trade. On his return he said he had found the master pro- ducers in all countries looking` with wry faces at the new figures of American production and production costs. It was his conclusion, as it was theirs, that competition would drive Europe, in self-defence, to adopt prohibition. The only escape from it would be a miracle that would restore the saloon in America, and concludes Mr. Russel1-No imagination can suggest a thing more improbable. Rlminr-an nininnr-V i: rinur pvnl1iki_ DR. E. G. TURNBULL G1'zuluatc- of ;\IcGil1 University, hlontreal. ` Office and Resilr-ncc-Corne1- Eliza-` bath and B1':uIfo1' Sts., Barrie. i Phone 105. I\('l`.nn Linn`... (I 1n .. .-u 1 0 .\ .x-. E lll1[)1`0U'dDlC." Busmess efclency 15 now Prohibi- t1on s staunchest ally. I wish you had had that opinion when the Council made its annual tour of inspection, replied Mayor| Craig. "1 fan] fhnf urn urn vnnvnunnl-Inn-i ``I feel that we are representing the people of the town, and so I hardly know where I stand, remark- ed Altl. Malcomson. I am still in favour of some camping ground. Many people living` far away from the camp are in favour of its aboli- tion. The fact that the east end community is up in arms should have weight. Unn f Hninl: :n if l n nnnnnvfnrl ave VV8H_. ,'HE." Don t think so, it Is a concerted effort, commented the Mayor. Civn `if 2 mnnH1 e frisal " n;hm_ extort," gommenteu we Mayor. Gwc it a month s trlal," advo- cated Ald. Litster. If It proves un- satisfactory then do away with it. AS 2 rnnrnspntnfivp nf Wn1~:l Ono saus1a.cL01'y Lnen (10 away Wltn II." As a representative of Ward One I protest strongly against a continu- ance of the camp, stated Aid. Bricker. If a sewerag'e petition were sent in it would be granted, and this petition is largely signed. Many more would have signed it but for business reasons." Wnen + +l`\:L< ..mH,... ,...,.....--,,i L.. uuslness reasons Wasn't this the Kiwanis Gracey. T Vnfnrl flan uruccy. I voted the other way beforrr, remarked Ald. Partridge, but what chance did we have to vote intelli- gently on the: matter then. Tf +hinL- ir n mi;-o.-.1,.,.n ....:.1 ALI \V?llK(.`l'. Have we any other location in sight '3 enquired S<.-com! Dcp.-Reeve Poucher, wlzo was in favour of con- tinuing` the camp. I have never snrn so n/mnv our: 1' .-1m I..,~+ .11.... ..uu.uu_v.- uu: camp. 1 nzxve seen so many cars in the Ir-st ve yr.-urs as have g:oneth1'oug'11 this summer. I have never served so many people with cooked meats as this year. T? fhnen nnnnln nun. us .1.-.n.-.m........ FHUHL` . Ofce Hou1's--S)-10 '79