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Representatives of the \':u`io11.< County Houses of Refixge in the Province waited upon Hon. Lincoln Goldie, Provincial Sr.~c1`cta.r_v, last week, and requested that the Gov- ernment re-establish the -f_`..'1`U.llC of 10 cents per day for each inmate n: the various institutions. The grant wz~.;~:- cut off by the present G)v(:an1nc11'. durin-g` the pruning of c:~:pen last year. The deputation pointed out that the grant had not been cut off from the city institut.im~.:~; and thought they Ishould expect the same` treatment. 1: ru 11- 1 .1 .1 n- v u; \.u.uuu.uu. Mr. Goldie, however, 11a.t.1y refused to re-establish the grant. He p.;i.1`td `out rthat the rural insti`.uL'ions all had farms in conjunction with their ?homes and that the \iirf'..`1`L`I`LCC in revenue was obtained horn this source. He further `ST/;LtO(l that the House of Refuge did not pay the Province anything: for taking` c_:.1`c of their insane, and he did not see why the Province should continue the grant to institutions in rural sec- tions. -n .n,... .. /1 . .. .. vnvuo. For 1923 the County of Sixm-oel received `$2391.80 from the Govern- ment for inmates at the Beeton I-Iorme, but this year there will be no assistance from that source -and :13 heavier burden will fall on thel County. It is probable the 'u`l:lfti`I'l will come up at the next se.=,.~:ion ofi the Legrislaturc, as the members` from the rum] constitm-ncii-s are in favor of renmving` the _:rant. CANADIAN ELECTRIC POWER IMPRESSED CHINESE TOURIST: Your water power (ic\'cl0pn1(1`nt is the most impressive nuitorial achievement I have seen in Czmzula, `writes Liu `Dze Ruh, of West China, to Canadian Methodists, who enter- tained him while on his recent world tour. He spoke in a. number of Canadian churches, thanking those who had brought Christianity to Szechwan Province. H. A. Jarvis announces that 1 will be a candidate for alderman Ward 1. Em %mc1'1`i'@ mm Ranmmrw Mr. R. G. Houghton, of Barrie, was elected president of the Ontario I Bee-keepers Association at the recent convention held in Toronto. Mr. l-Ioughton has been o.n the Director- ate of the Association for some years, and has always taken 21 keen interest in it. The Ontario Bee- keepers Association has been in ex- istence for over forty years and has always (lone :1 great deal to furthei the beekeepers interests in the Province. In heading` this `important Association Mr. Hougrhton has brou_:;ht s.ig'nia1 honor to the County of Simcoe, and we are sure that the interests of the beekeepers th1'0u_'.,h- out the Province will be well looked after under his supervision. Ipaorua DON T THINK {INDIVIDUALLY NOW lsays M. 13. 'rnd1{opo, O1-illia, In .-\(1d1'(>ssi11g` Local L[\'i\\'zmi.s Club. M. B. Tudhope of Orillia was the speaker at the Kiwanis meeting on Frida`, last, and he gave a splendid address, his subject being The Franchise. In his preliminary re- marks Mr. Tudhope said that he was an enthusiastic Kiwanian. Kiwanis was developing a real fellowship, which was the greatest thing` in the world. What Kiwanis was doing for the underprivileged children was a splendid thing`. In reference to this Mr. Tudhope said he was proud of what Barrie citizens were doing, particularly in regard to the Chil- dren s Aid Society. There was no work so important as that of helping the children and .g'ivinp,' them a square deal. The surroundings have more to do with how a child is g'oin_e; to grow up in the world than anything else, and if we can do anything to help those underpriviledgred children it well worth while. Our Govern- ments spend thousands in bringing" to this country from Europe and other _ countries, square blocked heads and neglecting` those we have here. I often wonder, said Mr. Tndhope, if some of the mis- sionary money being` sent to China and other countries might not be better spent right at home. 'T`nrnin fn hie Qllllilrnf fhn cnnnlt- BARRIE MAN PRESIDENT OF BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION UULLCF Spulll. I'llllL ill; HUIIIC. Turning to his subject, the speak- er said that people have become so accustomed to privileges that they do not ap'preci'ate them. If we could get people to have an opinion of their own, but the trouble is that people nowadays do not think for them- selves. If there is a vote on any- thing, people say that it is not the expression of the people, as they were sinmply led by some crank faddist. The world to-day is too mechanical. VVe are fed on canned stull`. We have canned music, can- ned talk and stulfetl papers. No- body takes time to think. There was a time when people did think. If any one doubts it, 510 to the library :in the House of Commons, where you will nd the thoughts of the to-day are f0r;_>`ettin;;' how to think for themselves. It is really sicken- ing` to hear men talk with no opin- .ion of their own. The 1'i,u`hts and privilegres we have in regard to the Franchise are so great, and yet we do not appreciate them. We boast of our British cit.i7.c-nship, and it is a ;:r(.-at privilege to live in a clean land like Canada. There is no place on God s earth where there is such a clean country as Canada. But does it impos eanything: on us? It drjs, a great responsibility. and we .~",/1'1ld measure up to that respor .oility. We should realize that our Govern- ments have a serious task to per- form and yet men will get mad if they are asked to give particulars about their l)u.sin(-ss when asked by the Government to answer` a few questions. And when it comes to paying business or income tax, there ,are ei'upt.ion.<. As citizens we should] `be willing: to :liscliar_:e our ohliga-I tions. \1...... nnnhln r...\- T v\v\V .m+ .....:.....l treat men of the world. But eone HUN` Many pe to vote; 11 `are the r election is votvrs an- :.. M4,. 42... '\ULl'l'S RITA` lll\' U. Uillll |ll iUl. ll. 1`un.~ in the fzunily. My fut-lier was :1 '2`rit. my _L'x`:intl':itlu~i- was (1 grit. and ` -of cou1'.~'e l znn :1 g'rit. If O\'Cl`)' om- \\'Olll(l vote on his o\vn p<.-r.~:on:xl 1-K- peric-nce then we would _::et 1! true -xpn-s. of opinion of the people. 'l`her:- is no limit to v.'l1:1t the citizens of this or any town can lo if they only get (lown to thinldnyz. Little chiltlren lo not live in actual things of life. they live in fairy lzmil, and God pity the man who (loos not be- liovo in fairies. What are the men bnhiml the things that count in a town. It is the men who look up, the men who are trryinpr to make things better by a vision of the (Continued on page four) CARD OF THANKS I Mr. Smith Kzmn wishes to thank the Fire Brigade and the citizens of Barrie for the assistance given and noble service rendered durintr -`?w` ..__.._L I3..- ` people . I am not going ; not in`u:1'<:. hut. 1.11030 first ones to kick after the over. A great many ll`(` likv a bald how}, it runs n~.~..n+l'u+h...- 11711:` n u-H nnzl i SIMCOE BOYS HIGH IN JUDGING CONTEST ' I Ewe From C011nt_y VVin11e1`s' of Prizos in Judging Contest. I I I l Dlscontmue G r a n t E D i To House of Refuge; Gilbert Faris of South Simcoe won second prize in the swine jutlgiiig. and grading contest at the Union Stockyards in which 63 junior fann-1 ers from nine counties of Western Ontario were entered. l?'.1ris obtain- ed 483 points out of the total 500 points obtainable. Five Simcoe boys numbered among the prize winners at the close of the course. Gilbert Faris obtained first place in the judg*ing of live hogs, while F. J. Vause of the North Simcoe team came ni-nth. In the judging tests of dressed carasses Gordon Bradley of South Simcoe tied with a Wentworth boy for second place. Elmer Cairns of South Simcoe ranked sixth and James Fraser of North Simcoe stood ninth. l A - u. 1 v-\ . .- 1:71 uunuu. I AgTicultu1al Representatives Web- ster and Cockburn each took 3. team` of seven young; men from South and ;`\'o1'th Simcoe. The course, which lasted three days, was supervised by R. S. Duncan, Director of Agricul- ural Representatives. Grading and judg.-:ing` of live and dressed hogs were taken up in detail by well known authorities. nu - .1 |\A|vvv u uuw.u..uu,.;. The young men were given the opportunity of viewing the carca.3:es of the animals which they had ju(lg`e(l upon the hoof. This proved 21 \'e1`_\' valuable part of the ins`u'uc- tion. The visitors were entertained by the packers, and were conducted through the various plants. Ex- penses and prize mom.-_v were mp- plied by the Fedem] and Provincial Dcpart.ment.s of .-\f.','1'ic'u1tu1'e, the packers and the Dominion Swine` Breeders Association. ".1 '\V .. r1- . - A u The North Simcoe team consisted! of James I-iubbort, Shanty Ba-`y; Al- bert Prrarsall, Oro Station; Oscar Puckzml, Om Station; James Fraser,` Craiglmrst; Wm. Strath, Elmvalc; Gr-o. Harvey, Orillia; J. T. Vause, Sta._\'ner. ` The latest luxury train to ram on British railways is the new I-`lyinfr Scotsman; the engine cost $37,500 and the coaches represent an outlay of $175,000. May tl1is.Cln'is1'1m1s bring {'0 0110 and all of our 1'eu(1m's and t`hei1' friends 21 full 1n0as1u'0 of 11z1p]j>in<~ss, and Inn)` fhv New Your be 011(- Of p1'0.\'pm'i t_v in its `lamztdost n10zmi11.,>'. To The Citizens Of Barrie `Barrie, Ontario, Thursday, December 25, 1924 To one and 2111 I (-.\'tvn(1 he.-n'ti0st \\'is11e.s' :t'm~ 11 .\I`(-H-_\' Cln'.i. and u ITu};p_\f and ] ms~ pm-011$ I\'ineteen "_i.`\\'(-11t_\'-Fi\'(*. I assllre _\' of my Sim-01-0 ap1n-er-ia1`i011 of the (-ordialtl. re- latinns whit-h IIEIYC existed zunonp; us dm-i11';' the _\'ea1r that is closing, and of mv oa1'1wst et't'01'ts to the end that the same f1'iend:~'hip and go0d\\1']1 may co11ti11ue throughout r.he year that we are about to enter. Let us at] work together during the coming year to make Barrie even a better town than it has been in the past. STUDENTS 0F B.C.l. | mmmmmm @112 Nnrtlpern Ahuanrv I lloard the f-}olI.'% on Cllristlnas Day Their old f:1mi]ia1' (-m'o1 pl-a_\;`; And \\'iAl(1 and s\\`e(:t', The xmrds 1'epo;1 r, Of Pozlce on Ezlrfll, Gondxvill ',l_`uwm'(1s men. Glhriztmaa, 1924 JOHN F. CRAIG, Mayor. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT AT CHURCH SERVICES Peace on earth; Goodwill to .men. The birth of the Saviour was ttingly commemorated in many of our town churches on Sunday morn- ing in messages of Christmas and in songs of praise. C`..\,...l....... L... Ob K.-..Iv.,-.uv n nnnnnan ouu5.: u; tlALoLn\/- Speaking` to St. Andrew s cong're- 5 gation Rev. J. S. Shortt dwelt in the morning` upon the text Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, Luke 2-15. Bethlehem, he said, stands for all that is simple, primary and essential in the lives of men. Our conception of the l\rIa.ster s life is not complete unless we are willing; to go even un- to Bethlehem. A visit to Bethlehem brings to life a new freshness and joy and a sense of God s nearness to man. The world is in great need at [present of the things that Bethlehem ! teaches. .u - ,, 1|-r, ru,_,4;, 'M0ssag0s and Music B1'ont11 I .-\t'm0s})1101'e of Peace On Earth. } I4L(AVllLc- In the evening Mr. Shortt spoke briefly on the text We have seen His Star, Matt. 22. He dwelt on the need of cultivating` the vision power. The Wise Men saw the star because they were lolol-:in~g' for it. VVe to-(lay will see fresh beauty in life jun in the measure that we look for l!A. TY...I_... ......`l. -2 .... .._...L......A~ ti. I Juan. All mu, nn;ctouA.\. vuuu \v\. nuun ;.\.u lit. Under such circumstances thel Lord will restore our lives and renew` our vision of life. The radiance and I light of that star which rose at! Bethlehem has shone all down th1'o11_:h the ages, disappea1'in12; only to re-appear in ;2'reater light and beauty. "F1... CL A v..`I..A-..Yn ..l..n'u \I\r\t]r\1I `1-|r\ .Gay and festive indeed was the old B.C.I. last Friday afternoon and evening. The occasion was the B.C.I. Christmas FestivaI-a new venture, but one which proved very successful and enjoyable. The pur- pose was to raise -funds for the Col- legiate 'Ban(l, which has been scrvin.;; so acceptable in school and town af- fairs for `the last year. Incidentally over $275.00 was realized for the badly indebted band. "IV..- .4-.. 'l...H.. ...,...,` .\..\.'Iu l`,.+nnn ux.u.u u_v . The St. Andrew's choir, under the lea(1er1'ship of Edmund Hardy, Mus. Baa, F.T.C.M., rendered two splen- did Chri. cantatas, in addition to the solos and anthems given. ! Rev. H. E. Wellwood in the Collier St. Methodist church on Sunday morning spoke on the text I am the bright, the morning star, Rev. 22-6. Over 100 titles have been ascribed to the Lord in the Scriptures, but all `combined are insulcient to describe his glory. The Star is a poetical gure (lo; `'\ed to awaken the ima_2'ination `d stir the slu,Q';:isl1 lsoul. It is, too, :1, prophetic gure, . light and guidance. _In (Continued on page eight) l 1 After over ve years as pastor of the Baptist church in Barrie, Rev. W. T. Bunt has resigned, the resign- ation to take effect next Sunday, Dec. 28, when farewell services will be held. M1". Bunt has accepted an unanimous call to the Baptist church int Welland, `Ont, and will commence `his la-bors there the 1'.~`t of the new I 1 n . u n Bzmie and Stzxyner temns will meet in gu1nr,- here to-(lay at I W. GWDWIN SENT ( DOWN FOR THEFT UNANIMOUS CALL TO WELLAND ACCEPTED BY BAPTIST PASTOR ...._. A|.uv1u UIIl,A\/ mu. -u.-u \IL uu-. AA\.VV `year. Mr. Bunt and family expect to leave Barrie on 'I`u0sday, Dec. 30. During` their sta_\_' in Barrie Mr. and Mrs. Bunt l1a\'e made many friends, .wl1o will be sorry to see them leave town. _ __ VT Six ',\T(m r11.~'. at 7311I'\\':1r \Vith F11rt`h(-1' 1'nd(>tm'- minate Period. 21 nrsL-ciass mocnanic, un:~._.~mur years of age, ui1n1ar1ie and why you t use the gifts that Provi- dence has ;rraciou.=1_v l)0St0\v(3rl on ,you is hard to understand. You are lsente-ncr_-rl to six months connmnmit in Burwash. If you Sl10\\` an ap- plication of the good that is still in you you will be released at the and of that time. Otherwise you will full the further indeterminate son- toncc of one year. I thouQ'ht sor- iouslv of ::ivin: you one yezir (le- tormiiiatc. Some jul_2`c.= would have rlonc so, but you are 21 man of in- tel]i<:enco and above the Z1VC`l`21_Q`0 as :21 mechanic. V31. LXXIII. No. 44. MRS. ROBERT LISTER There died at the RV. Hospital on F`ri(lu_\~', Dec. 19, Jessie Reaxldie L'ist.e1', in her 58th year. Deceased, was the wife of Robert Lister, a fa1'me1' near Holly, who survives her. One (laughter also survives. The late Mrs. Lister had reeently come from Scotland with her family for the sake of her health. The funeral took place from P. C. Lloyd's fun- eral p:Lrlo1'.< to Stroutl cemetery on Monday, Dec. 22. GEORGE PETERMAN Greorpge Petermzm, :1 brother of Mrs. L. Lainson, Allandale, died on Satvurtlay at his residence, 107 Helena Avenue. The late Mr. Peter- .man was for half a century.` :1 resi- rlent of Vaughan township, and later of Toronto. He was born in Vaughan township 84 years u;:o. Tin- '_'.'I1_`l".'(1 in f:u".`nin_;', he Ii\'e in the township until 3 years ago, when he took up residence in Toronto. He is survived by four daugrhters, Mrs. L. Lainson of Allandale, Mrs. L. Har- rison of Necwmarket, Miss Jennie and Miss Mary at home, and one son, Henry, of Toronto. Parliament will open on Thu1`s(la_\', Feb. 5. The date of opening is al- most a month earlier than last year, when Parliament was summoned on the last day of February. The com- ing` session will be the third of the present Government, which is the fourteenth Parliament since Con- federation. PARLIAMENTARY OPENING 2' junior hockey an exhibition 3.15 pm). i 311r\\':1sl1. DUNLOP ST. STORE ; IS GUTTED BY FIRE Blaze Destroys II. Ba1'1'on s Store; $8,000 Damages Caused. Fire breaking out about two o clock Friday morning in Harry Barron s shop caused about $8,000 daniagzes to that and the surrounding stores. The re `presumably started from an overheated furnace pipe and for ve hours, from 2 21.111. till 7 a.m., all the eflorts of the re brigxzule were required `in the effort to exnin;_~'ui. it. Mr. Barron s store has three. floors and a collar in the rear part and two stories in the front. Begrinninp; in the cellar the Ilames quickly mounted till they burst throup;h the roof, devastatin-g everything` in their course. The in- terior now presents a mass of wreck- age, scarcely distiiiguisliable as ever having formed a plumber s equip- ment. The building,-` itself was wholly gutted and save for the walls is now practically worthless. The block is owned by Mrs. Blanche Reid Johnson of Toronto. Damages to the building`, while not denitely xed, are estimated at approximate- ly $4,000. Mr. Barron places his loss at $3,600, all of which is cover- ed by insurance. Fortunately for the latter, all his documents and ac- counts: were in a safe, which, al- though it Cl` through the oor into the cellar, preserved its con- tents intact. -.v.,uu.: ...u.\. The fire .v.prea(l into -the second oors of the adjoining` stores, and the water and smoke did consider- able damage to them. Hi1l s Bakery sufTered most, as the stock in it was rendered useless `by the smoke. A large supply of Ch1'is'tm3.s cakes and other baking` was totally destroyed, forcing the owner to close down Ifxor two days. It si estimated that $600 dam:-.ge was (lone to the stock and $200 dzm1ap;e to the equipment, with insurance of $600. The pro- perty belonged to Mrs. B. R. John- ston as well. Slight damage was done to the U.F.0. Co-Operative store, W. A. McC0nkey s implement shop `and Smith Kain s harness shop by water and smoke. .,....._, ...l......\. .,....... The stern halls were gaily fe. ed with Christmas streamers, the lights adorned with red shades. The whole scene was one of gayety. The classrooms and halls pulsed with 'a throng of students and V'is1'to1's-- eager, whole-sovuled school girls, their eyes bright with enthusiaslnl and their hearts lled withvthe joy of achievement, fond parents and sympathetic visitors, full of interest in the `activities of the younger gen- eration. us .1 -1. an 1- . nu-nub`. u dam insur belo xx t Union Discussion At St.Andrew sChurch On Sunday next, Dec. 28, Pres- byterians of Barr-ie will have an op- portunity of hearing both sides of the Union question discussed. In the morning` at 11 o clock Rev. Dr. Pi of Bloor St. Prc-sbyte1'ian church, Toronto, will occupy the pul- pit of St. Andrew s church and pre- sent the Unionists side of the ques- tion. In the evening: at 7 o'clock Rev. D. T. L. McKerrol1, of Victoria St. Presb_Vterian church, Toronto, will present the side of those in favor of the continuinr.r of the Presbyterian church. In View of the divided opin- ions of the members of St .Andrew s, it is importzmt that all should hear these two addresses. Both men are able speakers and will no doubt pre- sent. the question in such a way as to -clear up the doubts of many. A meeting: of the con,e're;_-,':1txio11 of St. Andrew s will be held on January 14th next, when it will be decided whether :1 vote will be taken or not and how the vote will be taken if it is decided to do so. - .......... -u., All um uuvu _y\:u1. L`IS'I`ER--At the R.V. Hospital, on F1`i(Ia._\', Dec. 19, 1924, Jessie Readdie Lister, beloved wife of Robert Lister, R.R. No. 2, Allan- dale, in her 58th year. PETERMAN-At his residence, 107 Helena Ave., Toronto, on Satur- day, in his 85th` year, George Peterman, brother of Mrs. L. Lainson, Allandale. KISSOCK-At the RV. Hospital, on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 1924, Robert Kissock, of Shantv Bnv. 7 '-G: `VOLT. ... ., V. .4 nu u; .5 sun. ROBINSOI\'--At the R.V. Hospital, on Saturday, Dec. 20, 1924, to M.1' and Mrs`. A. Robinson, Vesrpra St., a dz1u;:hte1'. ROWLEY--On Friday, Dec. 19, 1924, Richard Rowley, William St. Allandale, in his 56th year. l~1 Q'r`T.`r) A4 41.... nxr u--..:;..1 __ l\IAYS-At the Monday, Dec. 1 .VIrs, Thomas St., the gift ( Tf\'l)'l\'CVf\'\Y A4. Anluuu -vqu. an/.44 nu . ; \ . u nu P y E Slig 2 the U.F. .-, McCo DEATHS The \[c1'(-llant of Ve11i<:e| and Other Att1-ac.ti01V1s ; $275 Realized. BIRTHS ` R.V. Hospital, on 22, 1924, to Mr. and 11 .4 1 .4.., x-14.4-1, |.\l .u.;. uuu Mays, 41 Chzu'lot`to Eight Pages vncaunvjla To the right of the front entrance stood a resplendent Christmas mree, loaded with gifts for every one with a dime to spend. Just across the hall tsix fair fortune tellers held sway; These bc-guiled many a passer-by and by means of mystic cars and palm rczulinvg delved into the past, Ipresent and future of many a young swain. A4. LL- 'I,\.L`L at ;L.. ......!.. ,.._.......... u nut, u n nun. At the left of the main entrance was a novelty table laden with use- ful and beautiful gifts made by the girls of the Art classes--ad(lress booklets, rphone pads, place cards, greeting cards and va myriad other samples of their art. Just next door delicious homemade candy tempted the passersby, while across the hall were boys rwith megaphones pro- claiming in loud tones the .thrills to be e.\:perience in the House of Wonders. Upstairs was a (fish pond, guarded by `a bevy of excited rst farmers who dutifully preevnted anyone `from angling: without Ia ten cent permit, and then made sure (Continued on page ve)