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nus-I: G H A---H uh vuv LHlIL' it }JL'l'-I mit`.. gtamher 5:211-ba.ge and food it to` hjS`rh0',`l`S after cooking it. 'I']1_s .h,a(1 been `taken zvway from him, lhowcvvr, he-n ft was t-um!` he was not com- whsh nho 1-rag-=11.L'1tio`ns. Mr. Cowan pir-,;d<-d or tine mini-, Emznn fine of $50. i [`\\'0 [`m'011t0 Yolltlls Plead. Grtlilty to Taking A. 1\I0 r'f:1 r s Cur. Isroua CAR; MUST 5 SERVE ONE YEAR. Eight Pages Tum: mu. ,, ..... ....v- -.n:v\A \ u.uu uu uauzcun it any more ligwhlt-lty. O.ne realzly gweat cvime de.te1'rent was a good I -k for your can` and other valui- ab es. The only way to stop your @111` from being` s`to`1on was to lock` it, and Lock it well. The only pre- vention for ha-nk robberies was adc- : qwate protection. Penalties would; never prevent such things. Such was 1 human nature. | Brut crime cannot be w`rno1Jl~y pre- vented, and so we have our -lawus, cmd police, judges and courts 1'70-r their enforcement. In the creatin`-,2 of new laws, Dir. Laverne urged hazt they ShJCiU11(l not be suoh that penxsons who .h-ad already shown a (lisregard for the law shrould be lead to esteem .'.+ nvucv 1..-..- I:...L4.1... r\, , Iv What shall we do with our crim- inals ? aslcezl Dr. Lavelle, Chief Executive Ofcer of the Ontario Parole Board, speaking` at the Bar- rie Kiwanis Club luncheon last Fri- day. Dr. Lavelle then proceeded to answer in able fashion the question red like a 0l1lillOI1`_Q,'C to his lrea-rers at the clultset of his atldress. I . D1`. L21.\'oH(>, Clllof of Parole. Board, Says Crlme Not `, ' fIncreas1ng. I moms SYSTEM OF { ONTARIO EXPLAINED; V01. LXXVI. No. 13 (C"t":""' "'1 DZ1L`n new-n) @132 Nntib mm Ammvwts Two boys wandering` ir. the old, cemetery east of the Court. House} last Satu~r(la_\' found the pans of the} bicycle stolen three weeks ago fromi H. McClellan minus the frame and c.lw.in. The parts includ- ed the w`heeL~`.. mudgrulartls. handle bars and ork, sent, crank and ,pe all of wihgidh could be easily _i:.len't.i- ed. Pdsice are mild working om the cnize on` the hhoor_v that the thrrt wins ,m.:ule by youm: boys. Several other hL......1,. .41..`-m.- 1....-. --_......_.n _.--.,._a.1-. .u:a.nu-c uy 3vuIn;.'. UU_\'b. DL'Vl`Xill U|i.u'."] bk-ycle x1'ne.fts_have oocurregl. xjecenmky. No e\`i(I0n('e was taken in court. but in the zu`_:u1m~.nt by counsel J.:ihnson's ac'ti0n.~` \vm`c pointed out as a a._2'ra~nt t1`:1ns_2`r ' of the I_... 11,. 1.n.l I\I\` ..a',\ ,...,,..........\. Last year's ofcers were re-c-.1` ed as follows: President, D. Lonnox.-_` VicoPresident.s, W. Hunter km the .\Iinvisters of chumscs of the tcwn; Sec.Treas., IF. McCuaig. mu. .~`..yyv.u \l.L u \.vLlJvAu\.\4:. ux uuuuu I Rev. S. G. Pinnock of Toronto! `wave a very intelwsting :ulclress_.os The Bible and the World, 31$ `- in;-.' the inuence of the Bible ",5 China, lmlizx and other lands wl1e1"ti it is tlistributetl. Rev. Mr. A1'ken~ lhezul`, formerly of Central Chu1`ch.l` Rev. J. S. Shortt and Rev. A. J. G. | Ca1'scadw(len also took part in the,` 4 ])1'0 ,Q`I`1l'Ilml 0. Y-,A. ..._....Y,. ..lY2_-.._ _....... .,. ,!,_L _Ba1-rie Branch of (1110 Upper Can- ada Bible Society held its annual meet.-ing: in the Baptist Church on Monday evening. Because of the very inclement weather the attend- ance was small. In the absence oi the president, D. W. Lennox, Rev. E. J. Whnn adted as chairman. nu n .1 .....u ...\.u.. um \.uu..--nun. The annual report of the secretary- trc-asurer, Mr. D. F. McGuaAig , show- .LI..... 4... GE1I\ nn 5`. ...l ...\..,_.... ......... vi \.._uu-.1, A'AAo u. 4.. AIA\a\JLlu4lfi nuuu I ed receipts amownting to $510.90 for ` the year, including a gift of $120 'f11cm Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Lennox fol :the support of a colportc-ur in China I 1),. O I` `D!....,\,.1. I`: "I".`...\..L,. l ! The ll`2`0 room was well lled by}, `local and visiting.-,' O(l(l~f-:ll0\'.`S, to wit- !nvs.< the (Iog'1'ee work by Gre- -n\\`oo(l| jLo and everyone p1`csentw.'1s 2`1'c3z1t}' impressed with the way in whicoh tho (lcg1'ee of orotlic-1'l_\' fave '\\'as oxumplied. l ..v; mu, v.._;..-u.:. At six o clock a banquet was served in the Temrple r`inin5_-: ha}] by members of Beaver Rebekah, after which a toast List and Sing`-song` was enjoyed, with H. A. Jarvis as toast nxastcr. A.ter h4on=ori:ng t}e tust to the King, Bvro. H. G. Robertson, P.IG.M., proposed the toast the Grand IJcd:ge, which was ably responded to by Bro. 1\rIcCu. l`lrougf`n of '1"~oronto, G. Con. of the Gr-aand Lodge. A toast to Georgian Bay D:'s`t1'ict was pnoposed by Bro. Sit-arnways, D.D .M. Elect of District No. 34, Jvhidh was responded to by Bro. A. Paddison, D..D.G.M. Elecrt. Bro. W. A. Boys, K.C., M.P., proposed the toast to the vrisitors, and incidentally gave some impresssions of his recent visit to the `Old Land. Bro. Carscadden of Greenwood Lodge responded. The toast to Barrie Lo was pnopazsot gby tzhe N.G. of G1-eenwood LO112' and respontled to by R. Jay, N..G. of Barrie Lo(lg'e. M. D. Morrison pro- iposcd -.1 toast to the T.'.bekahs and J.\Irs. Rr.~_vno1ds 1'Csp0mlo(l. Bro. ,Jame..< of Grc-enwood fa\'o1`e I with :1 recita`m'on. i i ` BARRlE BRANCH or BIBLE I SOCIETY RAISES $510.90 mu. -J\.\4vAA\I u..;,;\.\, nu nuuou \.A\,uAvuuu: mranner. The visitors arrived by Met1-yo-politan bus in the afternoon, and in spite of the inclement weathe1' :1 softball game between Greenwood Lodge and Barrie Lo(Lg'e was at- rang`e(l, resuxlting in a win of 9 to 5 for the vis'it.o1's. I A. II 1 1 rBa1'rie Lodge No. 63, I.0.0.F., was `h~on1o-red wit:h a fraternal visit frrom some twenty-ve members of G1'eemvoo(I Lo(l.g'e, '1`-oronto, on Tues- day, May 2-4tt.h, wlho exe.m,p1u'ed, the second in most r:1'edita~b1c- ___ _.,, ,,, n11 - - 1 1 an a ..5..... sLuua;\'||'.`?lUll U1 law. He had not offc-ndc in ig'nor ance` as he at one time a per- ...n'+l mo.-Haar n-an-1m...,. .....1 c..,.,1 u L- 'Dhe W.C.T.U. ellocmbionery con- test cr the gwold medal will be lhelvd` in Collier St. United Church on Wed- "n-esd`ay evening`, June 1st, the rst even-ing meeting of the convention. There w.il:l be a good muxscavl pro- gramme and good addresses. Adma's- sion 25 cenms. `City Locige Visits ! Local Oddfellows} I `issue permits or liquor by the Con- mrol Board. 'Dhere is, however, no .rush for permits, aocorili-ng: to Mr. iBarr. Tliiougxh he has now been act- ing` for nearly a week,` less than a dozen pernmi-tvs have been sold. 'I`.he permits cannot be used till he 1st no-f June, and possibly there will be 'mure I tJh.insty sous by that d'ate. ' I J. B. Barr has been appoimetl to I IND RUSH FOR LIQUOR " I PERMITS IN BARRIEE re-o.1ect- t1:e E The (1.isting'uJ's-had visitors express- ed delight at the way in which the Order was exenmliod and congratu- lmod the older ofcr.`-rs. as well as the _v_crL1nu2'oJ' ones, who wave nmv_a.'t the ........|. LA. it. ..I..... ,1 41.- A_. _._`|,v|,, tV`\lII\. {\I.Lv 'UlAl.'r VUVDC l_l'& IE5; l'\L`E\'JIIULU." I refmofwncnts were served, after which the viatonx re6,u1~nc-d by motor} 0.. H...` ._`9u _v.~--uq..x. -.uu.n, nxmv "-4-; ..--.u cw uuc work. At. -tlu:-. dose of the Aawmly g wn#m.~..41-..-......o... ........m ..,.....-.) _:L-- On Fri evening: last Mounvt Cal- ..`_\'m'_v Preceptory, No. 12, l{n`i,-.".hts `Provincia.1 Grand Prior, Rt. Em. Sir I{ni,Q1h~t A1't'hm- S. Lc-itch. of Toronto. P. W. Rozrors. H. H. VVCMS, E. J. Prior; R. E. Richmond, of Cyrene T. Windsor. of the same Preceptory; also Sir Kni._121hts J. .VIm'r, Mel. Det- cher, H. L. Varllon, C H. Gray and D. M. McCo.nke_\'. l r1,_,` ,1:,,`:_.,....,:,.l_,.,] ..:..:L...._ ...... .. "I`em.pIzu- and Knimhts of Maltzx. was: -honored with the >o1cia.1 vi: of the `He was zLccompa.r.iecl by the fo]low- .in,<: Sir Knigzlmts as osco-rt: Most Em. J :Si1' I\'ni,:'ht Chas. H. C0I1in.<; Jolm; Percy, Mm`.=:ha1l of Geoffrey de St. .-\I(lr~mar Prc-ceptory; A. W. .-\.=oI-tine. ' ;Luttc1'oH, L. W. Bowermaan, Pas P.` Pr0co.ptor_\'; M. Sinc.Iair, R. W. Sloan, I vPlead`in_u' 5.-'uiilt_v in Police Court laslt Tlhurs mo1'nin_9: to a cliiargre that he elid fowl swine upon ,9:ar-' bag'e or Swill. t-itilmr raw or cooked, obtainetl r-l. than on the` .pr3'nises wliorv foal. without rs h:v..'ix1g' olitzxinml :1 special permit in writiin~_9: from the Veterinary Director Gemeral cont1`:u'_\' to vtlrc Animals Contzigfious Df.~v:1. Act, James A. Johnston of \"v:!p1'.'1 was ned S100 and` $7 Costs. or in default of pay- ment, sentmwr-I to three months in jail. The informzxtion \\'a.~' laid by Dominion ln. Abram Baker of 0rt.tv:1.\v21. Donulcl R.n.~'.< actml f:x' the Department and A. Cowan It-fen-dml. Jo'l1`nson colloct< _3:1x*lm_2'o in BZ1)'!'lt? and lives just on thv outskirts` of the town. j:.,____ I :GRAND PRIOR PAYS VISIT T0; IMOUNT CALVARY PRECEPTORY\ Vb nu un(|_\ nALu _\uu1 ,-_'u-:.~,uip. VH1`. Puwis protested that the com- ipzmy had always used its subscnibewi well and had not raised the rate.=l when continuial service had been in- stituted. The company would n':t-i be able to nance itself on 21 5 cent I c.h-a1',<;'e. At present the company had ,' a good sun-plus on hand, had a sink- in;-: fund for depreciation, and paidi the .=ha1'eh-olders a 10 per cent. dvivi-E Am. the: `den. .. ,_...,.. ......- . gnu: mu: uuva.u`- mzm. 'I`-hat would to .a certai'n ex- tent do away with your go-s.sri.p. fr .pII\'\W;: V\19(\+n:V+r\:] 4-Lat $1-- .....,.. How would it be if we approved :1 c.vha1`_9:0 of 5 cents. as fo1'merI_\'. for station-to-station calls and allowed` I ! I ncu t.o cha`1'g'c 10 cents fo1-:person- lto-pe1*son callrls ? asked the chair- mm. arm...` ...-..1,1 ;_ , , A .-.....uuw n. a Mr. Sutherland said that at the |Stroud Company s last annual mect| `in: the share.h1:~1(le1's emhorsed the increase. There were about 140 .<.hAz1,1'e]1o`1do1`s and about 50 were at `the mac-Ling`. 'I`1hc1' were 270 sub-` scribors. Chnaxinnan Mclieown (Lisagreed, saying` that the lines in t;`uosrti.on were not Bell 1on_a`-dist~ance lines, but be- \]onvg'ed to the Stnoud Company itself and tJh`erefo1'e the Bell rates did not hold g13.od. We are here to protect the ordin- ary subscriber who is not in a posi t.i.on to protect himself, ad-ded Mr. Mclieown. war n .. ... .....m-.m.m.\. Annwuxl mu um: gvuuaup. Mr. Suvtherlzzml ppinted out uhm there was a toll of 10 cents between Barrie and Shanty Bay, w`hiczh was a slhnorter dd -stance. 'Dhe stan rate of exohaluge on all connections of the Bei Telephone Co. where the local company had its own cenrtrval Icfce was 10 `cents. A; by Mr. .\`IcKc-own why the increase was necessary, Mr. Black said that so muc:h gossip was }:o.in~g on between Strovud and Barrie that business cznlls could not be put througwh on the trunk lines when nec~essa1'y. The increase to 10 cents had ehimimated much of the gossip. T\/Tm .Qn.+`|u:1~'l.-nu] ~.~.4.:.-.4.-.,I .... +41..- I COLLECTOR PAYS $100 FINE FOR FEEDING GARBAGE TO HOGS `...-1.v 4.u; uplnu-cu UJ. LHL` Jlxbxcaoc. C. R. Mclieown, C:hra`im1an of the Board, pv1-c-sided, and was assisted by Mr. Frzmcis Da.g'ge1'. W. Lennox Black, sec1'eta1'y; R. A. Surtherland, mamnger, and .-\=1b-art Pu1'v'is, treas- urer, of the Shroud Co-m'pan_v, argued the case. gfsmom) IELE'1`NEF[if CAVANAGH ms? 3 g, MUST LOWER RATEj INGIRLS omomr, -..u.. KTl.A\/ uv way u _y\.u4. In 1922 the St1!;ud Company in- creased the t1:nll from 5 to 10 cents for calls between Stnowud and Barrie wwihourt getting" the pe.1'mission of the Ralzlway and Mumicipal Board. In cJheckin_2' up the origrinal agree- ment between the St.rou` Company and the Bell Telepzlmone Co., the Board noticed the c1'.i5:imnl rate, and compellc-(l the Strouml Company to 2 a-plpl y for zxpproval of the increase. I I` T) `\yf..Y.7A....._... IV1_..:.._-_-__ , 1' 41 , Dhe Ontario Rz1i1wa_V and Munici- pal BlClE1.1`(i, sitting'. in Ba1'1'ie Court House last 'Dhurs(l~ay moi'nrin-g`, re- fused the Stroud Telle-pimn-e Com- panyks a-pp].icrat.ion fo~r periission to increase the toll charge between St)`-O`l.1:(i and Barrie fnom 5 cents to 10 cents or each station-to-ar cion! cal], and from 10 ccnntos to 15 cents for each persovn-to-person call. Per- m.issi.on was g'vzmte. to increase the chrarge for ind=ivi(lua1 line sewice from $18 to $20 a year. T... 1004 ) L.L.. (V1.4... I f`A..._-.._. .., The O1'11'211'io RaiI\\';1y 21 M1111i<:1pz1.1 Board S0 ()1'(1m*s. (Conti n ued Barrie, Ontario, Thursday, May 26, 1927 , on page four) and - The Barrie Baptist Ol`l.111`Cl1 will 5 celebrate its Jubilee Anniver.san'_v =_ {from Sunday, `May 295th, to Sunday, 3 `June 5th. A cfu=l>1 week's p1'og'ramme r is plzmned and two former `pastors , will speak at the Sunday services. . j0n M-ay 29tJh Rev. W. H. Wallace 0! . `Ottawa will be the srpoaker, and on ; June 5M1 Rev. D. B. Harkness of To- . ll`OTl`t0 will Jmve ol1.zm'g'e. Week nig'l1t , `mt-etinlzs will vincliude 21 special _vvcun_2 . people's niigiht, May 30th; on Tues- _`(la_\' evening: a social time will be z'spent, wlhen supper will be served, [followed by sliovt arl remin- ;{iscences, otc.; We(l.nr.-sday ni;:'l1t, |.-.......,... .-.....I ;.\..o:........- ......-a........ .... -v.,-... un.L\.u.:\.\I. I So if our f01`( f2lUh0l`S by going` -to the limit. of b1'uta.1it_\' could not stop cm'mo, how can we do it? ar- gued the spezlkcl`. i A Rummage Sade with] be held in! the Salkvaft/fem Army Haal-1 ori Satur- ldnv. May 28. at 10 a.m. Anyone Hmxving 1-eb-off c]'ohh:in-3' or otiher zir- ianlnn in .l..-mud-.\ ..l,....... ..1....... AAQ ".uul.v'Ilu". l.'LuV"\lI| urvIuLuI1 Ul UI.un'.l LL hicles to don.ate pease phone 449. -~\..u.~., an-.., vv\.\|-||I.o\I(A`V ungu, l prayer and tesmimon_v meeting; 'Dhu.1'sda_v nvimlmt wiubl be community night, when f1*a.te1'na} g'reetin,, VVHI] be conveyed `by local ministens; Eri- day night the choir will give a con- `cert. 1 Miss Elsie Wilson, who was 21$! 1 ju-d_u'ed to have been Miss Cavan a.g1 s {closest competitor for the premier ,'1onou.rs, spoke on Western Can- a.da: A Lzmd of Romance. All the !world loves t-0-day to travel, she stated. Italy, Egypt, S\vitze,rlan` Japan-a1l have their lure. Men; BAPTISTS TO OBSERVE E \ FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY I The great number of Canada s dead and wounded sens tell the story of the part played by Cvana in the Great War. Canada won the lrimht to nationshood in the Empire. Tn n1,.m'...n- \/Hm. f`.............l. .......1.- -1` A-_.xuu vu uuuuu-uvuu Au mu. L.4uupu\; In closing` Miss Cavanag`h spoke of |citizen.=,`hip of Canada and the Em- jpire, u1'g'ing' her audience to realize -that it was the duty of every Cam- adian to strive to improve his coun- .tr_\' and to transmit high ideals to ifuture generations. I _.. lin her m`an`h-ood' and womanhxocd. Since Oounfedveration there has come meat intellleotwal growth and a sense of we1v1-being among` Canadians. tGrea`t men like Macdonald and iothers of wthucm any nation would be vproud adorn the {res of her his- |tory. In the melting` pot of time (there has been moulded a new type '01 characcter that is known as Can- !a(iian. u.. Ann) vvvnn ;v. I.I\.1.vvsv~v .vm...... But the wealth of Canada lies not "alone in her natural resources, but u... L-.. ..........L.....1. .....1 ...........`..L.....1 ;; UALI LJL _y mun. We now honour the names of those men who established Confeder- ation and a Dominion from sea to sea, stated Mriss Cavana`e'-h in her ad- dress. Provrid-en~ce beingtlreii guide, they bu-ilwdxed better than they knew. -Oonifederation was consummated with" 21 View to creating` a united nation and a g'overnm-enet `chat vwcwuild develop natural resources and strive to turn European immiigratioin to this countr_v. There were set-backs in the achievements of those .high aims, but di-d Convfederaition faziil ?. 'I`o- day Canada is situated on the high- way of th-e_won1 vs commerce. She has the largest favorable trade bal- ance per capita in the world. Her resources are vast and await only development. Properly does she boast the name of the Empire:_s_ gran- ary. Her. natural beauty is unsur- passed. Each province has a mecca of its own for beauty lovers. h.. 41.- ____-u.1_ -1: r1,._._,I- 1.3-- ..-1. u \._v -.\..x. nun; -xuuu gum. ` `Prisons are another crime tlct(-1`- 1'e_nt. Tho oM-timo idea was to n1.{1k<.- the ci'imin211"s life (luring: h p1'1*sc'n to-mi as rotten as possible. But a(lequz1tr.- ponzwtios failed to stop I n1-hnn T?v~.Hxnu +1". .m",...~,. ....... 4... omuuo Howard Guest acted as a11vai1'nm11 of the evening. An inte1'esft:in:g- fea- ture o.f the evening"~s p1'og`1-amme was a leeture on bird life by Alfred Kay-of Port Sidney, a repiort of which appears 4iSE\ Vd1Cl'0 in this is- sue. The progmamme also included a ehanndnrg duet by Muriel and Mary Thompson and 21 piano solo by Harold Bryson. M111- ._-._. 1-.....-.... 4.1." .......-.,m mt Irene C-avanagih was '1(ijl1(iQ`C(i the winner of the nal g'ii'l.s o1'atca'icznl contest held in the auditorium of the B.C.iI. on Friday nigilit, which con- cluded the series of six preliminary girls contests held at innterv-ails (lur- ing -the winter. Her speech was a p`a`o1'iotic one on the Dominion of Canada. The other coniteta.nt-s were Elsie Wilson, Olma Scyhes, Mar- jeorie Byrnes, Rosanna Lucas and Vilda Walker. The ju were Messrs. H. J. Heath, A. B. Cockburn and A. Morrow of the Collegiate S1')(`(`('1lOS >`r`(ii\' Girls of High Order in Final Contest`. (Continued on page ve) I 7 .7W[+ .1 - -MYERS Sarah Wsalwin of 'Du1~on`bo spent? the. '.}mh'd:a'y '-Whh 1-`11ienrir"ne*1-c-`. | ' 9 A l1ea(I~on aurtomlobile collision oc- currc-rl at the Central United Church corner on Sum nigrli.-t about 8.30 lo cloc~k when L. Pratt of Barrie, Itultiiig up Toronto St. after travel- I I linr: west` along: Elizabeth St., col-l ll(lC(l wiztilx Peter SczLn(ll.zm of Fern- tlasle, who was coming south on To- ronto St. Nc-it:l1c-1' car was tnavelling fast. Pratt's car was damaged very s.1i;g1l1rt.ly, `but ' the left from wiheel, fender and of ' Sdanrlan's v......u\.. Lundhe-on was served to-(I-ay in St. Andrew s Ghurdh by 'the ladies of I the cong'1`e;2vat.ion. A va.rie1 toast! list and several husical numbers were given. uuu uuu Last niglht over 1,000 people filled |\/A ;.;ux:u.. itertainment was given. The contri- vbuting artists were A. C. Chnapnmn, ten-or; W. W. `Moore, bass; Marjorie Waters. soprano, and Mary Smith, ciom;ra`l.to, members of Ye Olde Tyme Village Quartette, with Maude W. Cilmpm-an as accompanist, and Fred Alexander, co.ncertenis't. An excellent p.rogran1me was given, after whiclh a (lance was given, with Ken. Walls orche:~:tra providing` the the Ar1n1c`~uriLs wihen the annual en-, About 250 Scottisah Rite Masons` are avt-em1.in,Q' the tenth annual re-` uwion for the Valley of Barrie here} _veste1'day and to-da_V. There were: 28 candidates for the Lodlge of Perv fection _\'e..nte1`(la_v, when rlegwees` fnom the 4th to 14th were worked by , te.zLm:s from Owen Sound, Bar1`ie,; O1-illia, Alwiston, Mi(l:'lzmd and New- nmrket. To-(bay the Rose C-roix de- grees are b'ein`_2' conferred upon abo.u.t 20 .cx1ndlidates by teams, from. Ori~1'lria and Barrie. v . - Ann u n11 |. ......V.. \IL .......,.,.-,e. Writing the juxlgment orf the Court, Justice Riddell say-s : ``I think it could not be successiiully c-ontend- ed that the wovrds of the article by the Sun are not prima facie Ii~be.l.1`vous. It seems to me that to (lispiose of this appeal we need to consider only one allegation of fact, viz., that the plain- tiff prevented the criminal prosecu- tion of Daviey Waisberg`, wlhio twice offered bribes to the customs exam- iner at Barrrie. This the plaintiff` swears is absolutely false-~a.nd his evidence is 11.01`. at all snhaken by vig- or-cus c1~oss-exam'inatio.n. , There can: be no doubt that the jury were! cl1lal`_2'C(l as a matter of law, that even j if the facts a.1Ieg'e(1 were untrue, a: plea of fair comment could avail the` This is a fumleumental ....... ....~\,....u. l)\ nuuvuun unucu nu auuy crime. R-z1t:1w1' the rovr-1'50 \va.< true. Ha`n_2'ing' was im'okr: for fo1*_g'o1'_\ ' and fo1'g'e1'_\' increzxsod. ((6. :1.` ,. p, r :1 I TENTH .ANNUAL SCOTTISH f RITE REUNION MEETS` ulauvluu xu.uu.; -v \.|u.AL`_,\. cu in. u;_\. -Mr. Boys action ag'ainst the Star is based on an er`:"~-`ial pub-lished on Sept. 7th, 1926, olrar_2'in{_r; Mr. Boys with using all his influence to save Diaivey Waisberg` from criminal prosecution under s1nu;>.v_2'1ing' charges. Suibsequent editorial comment pleaded as evidence o-f malice. The 'ar1*l:icIe accused Mu`. Boys of (.1) a criminal offence; (2) discreditable ciomlrudt as a solicitor; (3) discredit- ablie co.nd1u-ct as a member of Parlia- ment, axnd (4) preven`oin`g the prose- cution of Wxaisberp; 1.1. , 5..-- _ _.1. ..L- 1.1 _ 'I`.lie appeal of W. A. Boys, 1{.C., M.`P., from the decision of Justice Fli'lC1` on the n(`nin~g-s of a jury, (lis- misssinp: M.r. Bofs libel action against the To1'onto Star, has been allowed by the Secruml Divisional Court. A new trial is (lirected, as the learn:-cl j11(lL`,`eS nd a funwzinierntral error in Justice l7?isvl1e2"s cl1a1',2'e to `nu 7ur_v. 10 -n Appellate Caxrt Directs New Trial The annual report `of the inspector I of prisons and reformatories for the 1 year ending` September 30th, gives [ the jail statistics for all county penal instritutions for the year. J. J. D. Bantinef, Simcoe County jailer, re- ceived 115 prisoners, of wvhiom 108 were males and 7 females . 41 were ma-rried and 74 singile. Nineteen courld neitiher read no-r write, while 91 were regxistered as temperate and 24 intemperate. The total expendi- ture for the year in connection wzith the Barrie giaol was $5,790.82. Flood, fuel and clothing` cost $2,441.49 and salaries $3,105. 'Dhe avemge cost per pni-c:ne1' per day was 75.68 cents. ; Some of the other gtaols in the pno- ` wince had the cost down lower than . this, but they had a larger popula- tion. [GAOLER BANTING HAD ` 115 PRISONERS IN YEAR -a. uuucxn, 1VL:l'Il18b(iI'lJll Association; }J: S. "Martn'n, Soldiers Club; A. .Ccm -- '1dn,'B'; of L.E.; R. orey, O.R.C.; hf. Ghiumxan, Firemen; J. C5vk:h1'3'-2: , jhiuxirntcmunce; Mr. B; Dcvrlin, S2... M:.1-yfg church: In vnuuux. , Ania. Vgullllllll, \4Z1Il?i(lAilIl `Club; W. C. Walls, Board of Edvuca- tion; M. D. Muorrison, V.-0.N.; Rev, J. J. Bacik, Mvirnisteria Association; I Q `51lIl.m-Hp. a..1.J.:......: n1...L.. A rs... , The comnn:ittec:: in charge of the Idrivc are: Hon. Chairman, W. H. lWrig1ht; Hon. 'I`1'c.-asLn'er, Mrs. H. Ca.I(lcrwoo(l; Chairman, Dr. W. A. sLowis; Vice Chairman, Mayor Duff; 1`Sec-rotary, J. R. Dier; 'I`reasu`re1', A. G. M'acLc-llan; Publicity Ohiaoirman, `F. H. Hurlburt; Canvassing, A. E. Br_vs A. F. A. MaIcom- son. An executive composed -of re- prn. of the various o;',2`a.ni- izations in town: F. I-Iurl'bu.~1*l:, Bmn-d ~of 'I"ra R. A. Steplhens, Board of Heahth; J. A. MacLaren, Hospital` Board; Mrs. H/uxtiaible, Women s 1.1- :-ititume; Mrs. Quinlan, Canadian .r`.ln.h. W n nr..n,. n._..._.I -4- n.v-..- P1-epamtions are on the way to ,make a canvass in aid of the Red `Cross work on June 16:611. At an 'o1'2*anization meeting` last week com- flnittecs were named and vavious :p11-ascs of the jarelimi-nary work dis`- |`cu.ssed. The objective is $3,000 far ` Barrie. I mu -.. . . - A II we do not want any crim- i.Tl|aJ1`S at all, he said, and so u'rge.d for the continuamce of all mpldting social institmtions, the home, the \ church, the school, good athlletics, nd the spirit of-all-2*-oun fair play. 'I`l1e latter factor had more to do with the 15revention of crime in Eng`- land than that cou.ntry s police, (le- clarezl the speaker. Boy Scout or- g*an`izat;i:_>ns, boys camps, gwames on the corner lot and such things save in a most (-'ecvti\'e way boys that mi,21l1t fall into crime. Crime is not inc1`ea.sin_e:, affirmecl D1`. Lavelle. 'Ilhe1`c is less crime in O.nta~rio to-(la_v than ever before. Only two persons in every 1,000 are convicted for crime in this province in a year. To the zigencies mention- abwove {:0 the credit for the -rest ` of the law-abi popul-ation. People who think that the boys and girls of to-(la_v are quite bey-c.n re- clamati.on, tlmt the homes, schools and -churches are falling down, are mistaken, continued the speaker. No more boys are going` into crime than ever before. I. ,,W.. V\l ..._. ....,.,.....___ ...v.-. E In giving: sentence Ma_L:istra:tr! Je`s e.\:p1waino(l that he was grivem no ;option under the criminal code.` Tnhe Ipu`ni. for auto setaLing' was not Hess than one year not more than` ;scven. Sentence coud not be su's-' ?pended unless with the consent of H110 Crown Attorney and tlmt had `!not been given. YIV..._...._-. 4.- 1ur_._ l'VL_,,L!, , .1 1, vv -n.\.u 5. vxu. I I`urnin_2; to Mrs. Shortis, wiho sat `lmlurte, starin,rr out the window, he ;said, Any effort you feel inclined Ito make, Mrs. Shcrtis, you must make to the Parole Board. I sen- gtc-nce each of you to imprisonment [with hard labor for one years. v ~.,vuu-u \IL 1-; -.rv_y v `yv'--'I- I think that if he was in good` 'oom{pa:n_v he could be jsunst ansxgwoml as` `he is a bad boy, she said. ``He s |my only child. He was working at ithe C.P.R. and I needed him my'se~f {this summer to help me. The other `boy wasn't workinng; and I suppose he had some inuence over him. I irI.on t know. I don't think it s mucfh iQ'00(l to say amvt:hing' more." 1.. ,..!......n. ...\..L.\....... T\l .....!._..._ _. :DRIVE FOR RED CROSS SUPPORT ON JUI Anna ..uuuu\,.. 4.I.|4.u\l ..vu.u..-uh yum: -.\. coming common. Lt was a zlailv `occurrence in some places, but w--1s= `not wanted in Simcoe Co`unrt_v. Pre- per justice should be meted out 110 the two .pris0ners They were evi- dently sbartinug out on a career of crime and shvou-1d be given a term that worwld serve as, a dettemnent. Mrs. E. Shaortis, Ph'ixlip L9 mroher, a smsalll woman with beautiful large eyes, shad=owed by grief, went into the witness box to plead for her omly son. She is a w'i(Low. She asked for leniency from the Com`-t on ac- "count of her boy's youIHh. ~~: I 111' A_L:._1_ L1._L :41 L. ...-_ 3.. ._,_,n Lunlvw \4uA\|\.A mu, u-uuuu. .. \I-AA\.- Crown Ccunsel F. G. Evans could not see the matter in the same ligwm. Tayrlvor had left his mother and was heading` for the West. The boy was` more likely a care than an asset to his mobher. Auto stealing; was be- occurrence but .....L ......_t._.1 1.. C`.'........\ fVA....L.. I)... Tay-1~or_. entered a plea for leniem-._v. There was a very unfortunatz state of affairs in his connection. He 11. -1:1 cnome to Canada from Ing'Iran(I, but his father was kil1r.>:l in the war and his mother was now working in To-v ron/Lo to keep hhe 11-wme together. She needed the boy for her S'LppO'1`t.~ Counsel asked for suspenled sen- tence wnder the mother's care. n n 11-wruvw 11` I H. H. Creswicke, zLppe2u'in_2' for ., uuuu -uv nubuv uuu uLvu5'Iuu 1.: uaun. Chief Stewart gave evidence of the recovery of the car and the boys admission that t'he`y had sto`:-;n it. Sh-ortis had a mask and Taylor had 21 toy pistol in his possession \vhc~n' arrested. _yv..u; u uuyAnauuuu;uIu wluu usalu Jauux. Mr. Moffatt gave evidence that he `had parked his Ford coupe in front of his shop on Dunlap St. at 8.30 o cLock Monday night, leaving` the key in it. When he came out at 12.30 o'clock it was gone. Affer its recovery he went to Parry Sound `Tuesday night and brougwht it back. r C4LA........4. ,........ ..:.1...___ -1: LL- James Taylor, aged 18, and Philip Shortis, aged 16, Toronto youth, who plemletl guilty in Police Court on Friday moi-nin`g' to a olmrge of steal- ing; A`1.be1't Mofat1t :s au bomo~bi-le on the night of May 16t1h, were each sentenced by M~ag`istmte Je's to a year s iniprisonmenrt with hsard labor. 1|/L. 7|A`-a'-4.4. A.-___ _.__',I,,, ;-I . 1 ' I Tlhe mere fact that :1 man was} reaona.=bly sure to be fcuml out speedily, and to be bl'Ol1_L`ht to facei a court of ju~s-tice. was, in itself. re-l g'm"(lles.=, of the pcn:1Jt_\' that mi_2'ht be ; in1poso a1 _:1'L-at factor in koepingl many men from crime, oven \\'l1r:n; I thc-_v were l`('2L].1)' -hard put. "n..:--..- -., Av -