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©." ndPARISGREEN . __ See the Alsodin Field Top. Keeps contents hot or cold. ~ Vacutm Bottles, complete for 75c. each Port Perry ie eS lo fectionary yal © We sell, : palatable, nutritious an { would have to pay quite handsomely | perfo i | at the mo § | picture theatre is only one place where music is played publicly. srrison's Drug Store. s | musical composition "Ito the author acordin : piece of music is bought. This is parti C4 | for public performance, but before | mus We. re prey red to purchase Alsike again this year. at na San le of your seed and we will quote you highest market price. 5 B30 yar REINDEER FLOUR Sh +y a bag of our Reindeer Flour, which comes in as and 98's bags. = Makes the finest quality of bread. £; © BLATCHFORD'S LAYING MEAL ® Vol. XLII music on public e American, Can- orming Rights Asso- a tax on all music controlled : at; fair, 8 L public Sohests, a free ncer lio, or at any similar public function. associafions have secured the copyright upon some musical compositions; and as a musical author is p n that he can scarcely afford to attempt to product independently, it looks as though the public 3 | hav 5 for the privilege of hearing music. In France, these associatiins collect about $9,000,000 an- ert, { nually, and in all countries where these organizations have secured performance of § they demand and receive a levy in every public nance of the musical compositions they control. 'That the organizations are far reaching is evidenced by the fact that they. are in operation in Great Britain, United States, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, etc. Some bright genius has certainly hit upon a very easy method of making very big money. How big this opportunity is and may become is evidenced by the following figures. The population of the United States is approximately 110,000,000; but the weekly attendance es is about 150,000,000. At nearly all these moving ciations is to levy a seat tax for the music played. The moving picture theatre is only one place where music is played puolicly. In Glasgow, Scotland, where the City Council spend some $60,000 wm | annually for free public band concerts, they have to pay a tax on { the musie used. tr While there is an glement of justice in the demand that a publicly should be a source of income : ¢ the popularity of the composition, yet neither the public nor tfietuthor seem to have been well protected. The associations are said to have quietly secured control of the musical copyrights, and frequently, the author, who has: sold his composition to a publisher without any idea of continued royalty, will not receive one cent of this revenue. "As the copyrights run for seventy years instead of seventeen as is the case with patents on inventions, it is easy to see what a gold mine the associations have discovered if they can continue to carry out their plans, The public is rather helpless in the matter, and it looks as though any organization with a bold front, a nicely printed letter head, and a list of directors, might be able to demand levys from persons not well informed. There is no list of controlled musical compositions, although we understand a list of publishing houses and, musicians within the i : Associations will be sent upon request to the Performing Rights | Associations. gr It is difficult to ascertain what righ e secures when a JCly noticeable in the case of band or orchestral music, Thisg Yc is bought specially paid for its = pl pri w "of music at Agriculttr _ So, far as Canadian Courts ar beeryfor the public; but appeal has been ghads [8 the case in fo fe ging allowed to carry off ow before the ry has Council 4 fre id piece of .musie should have at fact printed upon the face of ity The right to tax the public in this respect should be limited by\the Government. For in- stance--if with small fairs or concetts a $5.00 or $10.00 fee is charged, that faet will have to be remembered; but so far as we Fean learn the Association fees are "subject to change without notice" and are on the upgrade. As all the old musical favorites are controlled, and one cannot ree Blind Mice" publicly without paying a tax, the subject 'and when it is dealt with by Parliament in any manner ic interest should be safe-guarded. The Unprofit«ble "Inferiority Complex" A few days ago a man said: "It is hard to sell real estate in Port Perry, because the people knock their own property." There is some truth in the charge--not against everybody by any means, We also carry Blatchford's Laying Meal. . ~~ makes your hens lay and keeps them laying. GROCERIES, CROCKERY, BOOTS & SHOES "A select line of Groceries, Crockery, Boots & Shoes, always on hand. J. F. McCLINTOCK Y, ONT. but against enough people to make the "knocking" habit notice- 'able. It's a poor way to sell real estate. If any person really does | find conditions here so bad that he must sell out, and move to some place where they are better, or worse; it is well to think up some | other reason for selling. That one will not appeal to prospective buyers. We have not all the attractions of a city; but we have many blessings they do not possess; and we are saved from many of the disadvantages of the city. : : ~ Why Not Attend Our Own : Fair? Hy Another spot which suffers from "inferiority complex" is Port Perry Fair. An observant man, who has been coming to Port Rerry Fair form many 'years said recently: "If the people of Port | PeggWould attend their own Fair, we should be able to get some- e have folk from long distances, but act is Port Perry Fair is hits, We have to horse rs ete, for Port Perry is the town of lovely gardens. If you will con- tribute please notify Mr. W. H. Harris, Dr. Lundy, or S. Farmer. its - i» : . Train Wins Another Race Four People Killed and Four Injured When Train and Auto : : ,Meet at Cap St. Martin, P. Q. Somebody gambled a few seconds against the speed of a locomotive. And somebody lost again. Four lives have been snuffed out. Wasn't it futile? The driver could at the most have saved only a few seconds. Instead, four lives have been totally wasted. ; Gambling against a train is playing with the cards stacked against you. The odds are heavy. At twenty miles an hour a train a half mile long will pass a erossing in less than two minutes. Why gamble these two minutes against the rest of your life? Remember a "tie" is fatal. You simply--*"have to win." You wouldn't risk your money on such a one-sided proposi- tion. Why risk what is infinitely more valuable, your life? Stop! Play safe! Don't give the train a chance to win another race. The following is taken from the Royal Insurance Observer. "Some interesting figures in regard to the railroad crossing accident situation have been given out by the Pennsylvania Rail- road, which says that 2,371 persons were killed and 6,613 injured in 5,640 accidents at railway crossings last year. Autemobiles were involved in 89 per cent. of the accidents and in more than 1,100 cases automobiles were driven against the sides of trains moving or standing on crossings." Shot by Toronto Lad, Charles Collett loses an Arm. Cringing with fear, William Lambert, 16 years old, 2566 Lip- pincott St., Toronto, was placed in police station cells at Bowman- ville by Provincial Officer Thomas Mitchell, 'who brought him from Toronto on a charge of wounding and causing bodily harm to Chas. Collett. . Collett is the 18 year-old son of Charles Collett, a Toronto lithographer. He is in the Port Perry Hospital in a serious condi- tion following the amputation of his left arm at the elbow after it .was found imposible to save the lower part of the arm, so badly was it shattered bysthe gunshot fired from a twelve gauge gun in the hands of young Lambert. Lambert was employed by Collett two weeks ago on their farm in Cartwright township, just outside Port Perry. The injured youth took charge of the farm when his father began working at his trade as a lithographer in Toronto. Last Friday his mother and sister went to the Canadian National Exhibition and shortly after one o'clock Collett, George Wright, another employee of the farm, and Lambert were preparing to wash the dishes, when it is alleged that Lambert picked up the single barrelled shotgun and as he pointed it at Collett it discharged. Lambert became fright- ened and picking up a few of his belongings told George Wright he was going to leave. "T cannot hold you," Wright told him, "but you might as well stick and see the whole thing through." Lambert, however, immediately left the farm, stating that he intended to walk to Oshawa and get on a bus for Toronto. He was given a lift in a truck which took him straight to Toronto while provincial constables were watching the highways and the bus stations for some trace of him. The Toronto detective de- partment was notified and Lambert was arrested. - Collett had loaded the gun the night before the shooting to kill an owl which had been bothering the chickens. According to Wright, Lambert was told by Collett not to touch the gun as it was loaded. Since the accident the provincial police have not had an opportunity to interviewing Collett in the hospital because of the seriousness of his condition. : : "T will do his work and I only wish I had some money to give him," Lambert told officers as he was being taken to the Bowmadn- ville jail. Although only 16 years old, Lambert is five feet ten inches in height. He appears to have a fair education. --Toronto Star. = Statement from the United Church Congregation at Wick. At a congregational meeting of the United Church of Canada at Wick, Ontario, held on Tuesday, August 28th, 1928, at 8 p.m, the question ofthe €hurch Property came under consideration. Under the provision of the United Church of Canada Act passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1924, the Congregation at Wick voted to enter the United Church by a majority of two. The property then became vested in the United Church Congrega- tion of Wick under the provision of the United Church of Canada Act passed by the Legislature of Ontario in 1925. When the validity of the vote was disputed, the matter was brought before the Church Property Commission of Ontario in 1926, and this Commission declared that the vote was valid. The non-concurring Presbyterians applied to and received from the Legislature of Ontario, at the session of the Legislature in 1927, a private Act which provides for the taking of a new vote. For the purpose of this vote a list of members was certified under the provision of the Act. Such a vote could be taken only by the action of the former Session at a meeting properly constituted. No such meeting was held, but a vote was arranged at a meeting of the non-concurring part of the Session, and presided over by a Minister who had no connection with the Congregation as it existed prior to the 10th of June, 1925, and who was not authorized by any proper authority to act at such a meeting. The Session of the United Church Con- gregation notified the. non-concurring Session that the meeting was invalid and that they could not recognize it. In the voting which took place the members of the United Church Congregation 1 took no part, being advised that the vote was of no effect because it ularity, Since then they have continued to worship in of iia rer: whieh they consider is still vested legally in trustees ade | for the United Church Congregation. sk fo 'On Sunday evening, Augut 19th, some of the non-concurrents hott urch building. The oe Ee proceedings in this d entrance an Community Celebration at Manchester The first annual Field Day under the auspices of the Community Club was held in the field of Mr. John Boys on the afternoon of Friday, 81st ult, The attendance was very satis- factory considering the fact that it was held in such a busy time. A very enjoyable program was run off during the afternoon consisting of a Soft Ball Tournament, races and horse- shoe pitching contest. Following is a list of the prize winners: 7 Soft Ball Tournament 1st---Brooklin, 2nd----Prospect. - Races. - Children's race, 7 and under--Robt. Walker, Rita Munro, Fred Christie. Girls' Race, 10 and under--Jessie Walker, Alberta Mitchell, Mildred Crosier. . Boys' Race, 10 and under--Donald Wauchope, Lorne Beare, Billy Heayn. Girls' Race, 16 and under--Minnie Long, Edna Hunter, Florence Rham. Boys' Race, 16 and under--Jack Stephens, Sam. Masters. Horse Shoe Pitching Contest--1st, W. W. Crosier and Wm. Brooks; 2nd, Owen Brothers, The dance in the evening which was held--in-the new garage was a-huge success from every point of view be- ing atfendéd by several hundred peo- ple, all of whom appeared to enjoy themselves, The Club are very grateful to Messrs, Beare and Boe for the use of their new building and also to the fol- lowing prominent public men for donations of $5 each: Dr. T. E. Kaiser, M.P., W. E. N. Sinclair, K.C., M.P.P,, and W. H. Moore, Chairman of the Tariff Advisory Board. The net pro- ceeds of the day will be well over $50.00, which will make a substantial addition to the piano fund. BE 111 1 SE Late Radio. Report of the Big Swim At 2.30 p.m., to- day (Wednesday,) as we go to press, news comes that out of 199 contest- ants, only thirteen were in the water. Among the most prominent of those taken from the water were George Young and Bur- dette. Viekotter was leading at 3 p.m. and looked like the winner 5.30 p.m. All but one of the 199 swimmers who started the race are out of the water. Geo. Michel, the French coutestant alone remains. Vierkotter was on his fifth lap (each lap 214 miles), but he could stand itno longer, and collap- sed when taken out the water.