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Barrie Examiner, 23 Aug 1923, p. 9

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Getting the most for your money and conquering the tendency to spend for tries is possible only through practice and self discipline. One more week and the sun 5.1-`Is ' , A - ho? rvef. X` > A vnavvu LLUIIJ ILIIIELUII. do 11. was the manager of , the Angus branch. ycuucu The branch of the Home Bank was the only bank in Angus and did prac. 150811? all the business. It was Op- erated from Alliston. J. H. Boyd was the mnnnonr Ac +1.- A......_ HOME BANK DEPOSITORS AT ANGUS LOST HEAVILY IyII.I,\I\l\l uu ucyuony vucnc. On the morning the crash was an` nounced one individual withdrew $1200, very luckily for himself. was beforethe manager had receive word that payment had been sus- pended. rnL.. 1.........:|. .: 41.- -n,._, -.-. . C. E. Tooth, a blind representative of the Canadian National ulnstitute of the Blind of Toronto, invites the citizens of Barrie to attend the sale of products of the blind held :rt`Geo. \/`iu.`.a.'.--s 9. nre on Saturday, August 25. Aprons, houae-dres- see, etc._. are manufactured by Canadian [blind girls, who, through the Canadian Na- tional Institute for the Blind, are being made self-e1rpporting and who ask nothing else but your whole-hearted support, by pat- ronizing Hope brand products. Ask for garments with the picture of Hope, trade-\ mark of the blind, and do your share to wards giving the blind of Canada perman- ent employment. The work is good. The prices are good. The cause is good. 34:: Depositors in the defunct Home Bank of Canada in the vicinity of Angus and Camp Borden lost .very Iheavily in the crash of that institu- tion, which was announced on _Sat- lurday last. "1]__ _________` 1 n. - un uug 10$ la- The amount of deposits ranged 0 all the way up to $10,000 and most of those who.had their savings in th ill-starred institution could ill aor to lose them. [It is estimated that` the people of Camp Borden had fully` $75,000" on deposit there. nun J-Ln -In nnnn man LL` .._.._'L _..-_ __A .tures! Nothing so colorful has ever been screened as this picture of Gypsy and Tartar life in the far-off regions beyond the Roumanian, Danube. It's a glowing romance of unleashed passions, of picturesque scenes and stirring climaxes. With more real thrills than a dozen ordinary pic- DOROTHY DALTON The Canadian National `Special relief train which passed through here -about nine o3 clock Sunday evening contained about two hundred refugees, many suffering from in- jurim and shock and many who had lost nearly all their clothes and other belong- ings. Motorncars also drove through on Sunday and Monday en route south. The occupants of several of these cars had lost everything but what they wore and in many cases this wasn't much. ~_....... -..... "nun | unuuu. 'I'he disaster will go down as one of the :greatest on record in ghis province. 1 -,_.r--...._, ..-......u_u.u u_y uuc uxc. Dr. Roy Thomas, a former Barrie-hockey player. was among those who awisted in looking after the injured, doing splendid work. ' "_A .1" ,. `, _. . n. . . -. - Eu: been Ifl. un, rx-ycz.u-mu uzzugnber 01 M1`. and Ml`!-3. C. G. Bowker, the former General Manager, Central Region, Canadian National Rail- ways, perished when, she turned back into the hotel in search of her mother. Miss Bowker was a frequent visitor in town as the guest of Miss Dorothy Lynch and she- wzm very well liked by all her acquaintanc- es, to whom heruntimely death came as a great shock; Miss Lynch and Charles Lynch attended the funeral in Toronto on Tuesday. Superintendent W. E. Weegar. Allandale Division of C..N.R., was also present at the funeral. `- '_______...u ....... .. um-: vn c-sun. HVUH. Mr. Boys conducted an extended exvamin ation of the witnesses` with "the object of bringing out the nati1re"of thefire equip- ment at the ho`el and escape facilities from the rooms. The evidence tended to show that with a wooden building of such as the WaWa, fighting a fire which had gained such headway was practically hopelas unless extremely powerful equipment were- used. . Sunday's Muskoka dieaster was of con siderable interest locally. Margaret. Bowk- er, 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C_ G. Rwltkf fhn `nu-rnnr (!lli\I\-l|` ll-----~~ uuy Lll.'Alv at 0.00 }).ID. The inquest was conducted by Coroner IDT. J. J. MacDonald. J. J. Walsh repre- `sented the owners of the hotel, the Canada Railway News 00., and the Provincial Fire [Marsha], E. P. Heaton, was also present. Seven witnesses were heard including J. P. Thompson, manager of the hotel, which {was burned to the ground early Sunday` I morning with a loss of eight lived. _ n,___ A,__ _]__A`_ ] I 1 n !BoYs FOR CROWN 3 AT WA_\_Y_A_ INQUEST W. A. Boys, K.C., -M.'P., of Barrie, re- presented the Attorney-General's Depart- Mment at the WaWa Hotel fire inquest which and`was adjourned last. night until Tues- iopened at Huntsville yesterday afternoon I day next at 3.30 p.m. I no htnnnnf man Ann.-l....o..A L... (1 .... -_ 'Local LawyE:l_s` Acting for the Attorney-General s Department. Filmed by the Star and Director of Knighthood A SPARKLIVNG BROADWAY COMEDY HIT A PARAMOUNT PICTURE A HELP -THE BL|iJD - A. Leslie, Manager H. J. Thompson, Manage: - T. McMillan, Manager sscnon 2 PAGES 9 TO W16 Beautiful, Talented, Magnetic and Charming ORCHESTRA Usual Brice: 15c and 25 Showing at and 9.00 THE LAW of the LAWLESS IN HER MOST ALLURING ROLE A Romance of a Spanish Dancer Bristlinig with Dramatic Moments A PICTURFSQUE4 THRILLER! FRIDAY-SATIIRDAY BEBE DANIELS CIRCULATION THIS WEEK WHO HAS COME TO STAY MONDAY-'|'I|ESDAY% MARION DAVIES A PARAMOUNT PICTURE Cecil De Mille s J . V YOU CAN'T FOOL YOUR WIFE" CHARLES DE ROCHE THEODORE KOSLOFF TULLY MARSHALL ___._4175 ____._..._| |E5| ms 'l'lGER S CLAW PORTRAYS IE*ARRlE + EXAMINER Every blessed foot of this lm re- veals new wonders! The back- ground of Tartar and Gypsy life is virgin eld for thescreen. The amazing romance uncovers some- thing new in picturesque. love- making. The swift surprises and deeds of dating glitter with wel- _come novelty. You'll put this in your list of great screen adven- tures. ' I-.`p0thYVear BARRIE, CANADA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23,1923, VIIIJ I|V\r`UvL III6 V 21 I'll o Leighton Emms pitchedehis second game of the afternoon for Barrie for his second victory. Cliff Lockhart I "tossed `em for Knock `for seven in-I nings, Martin going in in the eighth. (Continued on bags 12) V 1 `The Barrie l`lOl'f`i`:l`llliIl'Il and Town - Improvement Society I will be held in the (TOWN BARRIE - w1-:--c ' tun n nlvlh-can `till A wealthfof beauty Orcizegtral musigs and addresses by -u-an-u31.--6 -nan. - Barrie 8, Knock 5 The Barrie nine took Knock into camp in an exhibition match by 8-5 in eight` innings, the sensational catch of Clark in rig-hteld for Bar: tie in the sixth featuring.` `It was of the shoe-string variety. ~ Tniahnn I`,nnuvuu -Jbnkntl 1.3 . n A A Avu-II Lvulvu Barrie defeated Knock at baseball} by an 8-5 score, and in the girls game Craigvale swamped Stroud by 17-6. The Ivy band dispensed goodi music throughout the afternoon andj evening, and the concert in the ev- en.ing- was quite successful. Mayor: Little of Barrie acted as chairman` and the programme included the fol- lowing artists: Matthew Lowrie, Miss] Jamieson, Miss Cheesman, Miss Reid.; Miss Warnica, Hr. Jamieson and,` Thos. Small. -.,.- I Coming 3 The garden party and park open-! ing at Knock" yesterday was a veryl successful affair despite the cold,; windy weather. There was a fair; crowd present and the Knock Base-2 ball Club, under whose auspices the} affair was held, was pleased withi the result. 7 _ I In.Ivp ` J. unuvunlo I After the naatch, the ladies of thef V.O.N.. assisted by the ladies of the; Golf Club, served tea in the club-Q house`. . ' I - 39 36 39 41 j Such an exhibition of golf as! played by four pros should help tol boom the game i`, Barrie. It. was `with this object that these profes- `sionals came without charge to Bar- _~ tie and also for the purpose of help-' ing such 31 worthy cause as the .Vic-I torian Order of Nurses. - E BARRIE TEAM w1Ns AT % i KNOCK GARDEN PARTY; vvhauu \Il.\A\?I- V5 dlulDCBu The visiting golfers were `enter-; tained at luncheon by Dr. `and Mrs. { Turnbull. 1 II 4| .1 I list . 2nd 3rd 4th I 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Hole 1st . 2nd 3rd 1 4th . 5th . 6th . '7th . 8th . 9th . vnnw was suua auagcaq I The feature of the match was the} wonderful driving of Kay. some of` {his strokes being a good 300 yards.| |Rickwood played his usual steady} game and was strong on approaches: Barrett was very steady and showed ne form and` Brazier played a con- sistent game, showing that Bayview` has in him a real good professional. The visiting players pronounced very! `favorably upon the_`Barrie course. . a `First Round , j Hole Brazier-Kay Barret Rickwoodl `Inf. A A A A i } yous: ovsvuiio Percy Barrett, professional cham- pion of Canada, and Fred Rickwood of the Summit Club were pitted against Andrew Kay, open champion of Ontario, and Wm. Brazier of the Bayview Club. In the -first nine' .ho1es Barrett and Rickwood led with A 37 each, and Brazier made the round. in 33. Kay had the hard luck to! have to pick up his ball at the second 1 hole. .- Going over the course the; second time, Kay. with 36 and Brazier; gwith 39 beat Barrett and Rickwood with 39 and 41 respectively. (The! score by holes given below shows the: comparative workeof the players atl `the various stages.) ' 1 TBA fnnsuun A` $1.. __-L-L ----- `[7] 1 f Golf enthusiasts of Barrie had a ine .0PDortunity to see the game at lits best yesterday afternoon when, four professionals played a match at` the Barrie Golf Club. A large gal- .lery of devotees of the game fol-. glowed the match with keen interest, ,eager not only to see the play of the professionals but also how they made: the strokes. ` I WEDNESDAY-TIIIIRSDAV om: or THE SEASONS SUPER-FEATURES A PARAMOUNT PICTURE ' PR0 Kay and Brazier Win from! D Barrett and Rickwood, A ' Yesterday. A r l I TUESDAY, sn*1TrrEMB'1-:1: 4th THE mNgFA1},sHow PRO cou= MATCH DRAws}Ic cnowm 39 ii} E Second Round 37 37 vuuuvv IIIGII DIIL lcI\al\ ll.ID IICIIU U1-I UIAU wagon. He was fouryld later by friends and removed to -,"the hospital here yesterday. , I ultullo Young was driving ;a team of hors- es and a wagon when, it is thought, the forward portion: of the wagon dropped down suddefnly, the reach- pin having fallen oyut. The unfor- tunate man struck /his head on the vacuum `D . 11705:: `nus:-A1` IAJA- `L-u -0-3:;-.1- SINGED WINGS I Wm. Young, a young nilarried man residing near Stayner, is ying in the R. V. Hospital here in a _.'very critical condition as the result 2% an accident which took place Tue ay evening, in which he received vefry serious in- juries to his head. He is unconscious and his recovery is dou'bt:ful, it being thought that he sustained afractured skull. ` iv; us: (All \.uu\..|uu_cu DIIC PUl5l`o ' 3 Frank `.1-Iurlburt was chairman 1019 `the day and he also was thewlinner of the attendance prize, a` box oi cig- ars, donated .by Vernon S. ,' Hambly. '; * ` , uanavg o ! The secret of nearly all the fail- jures in life, `said Mr. Turk, is a {falling down in the power line. The: lman who thinks he can always suc- lceed has made a big step towards `success. Men also get power from! others. In the line of service, good deeds always bring increasing power; iTo reach the greatest power, the on- Ely way isito link up with something .higher. The -only thing that can 'save humanity is power outside `our- `selves and. most of all, the supreme {power which comes from the Maker [of us all, concluded the speafxer. ; l Wnnnb 'C"n1n'lLn-.n6- vvvnn .`L..!_-..n_ 1.... RECEIVED INJURIES `rd HEAD; , IS IN cnmcm. cgmnmon l__ __ : {VA 1145:: manna IILIAISD n3u\a\-CB2)- i Touching upon the question of iworld power, the speaker said that Britain would continue to stand sup- reme as the arbiter and friend to all] `nations; There never. was a time [when British ideals were more need- ed than today. The world cannot be irebuilt on hate. Nations or men who ilive on hate are destined to an ig- -nominious end. If we cannot love |'Germany, we must yet count it in the great brotherhood of nations if -the world is to be re-established, !declared the speaker. 1 un.....;... 4... -.:..A.....-. :_ A.`L_-.._-..l_' L..- l '\avvA1ab\4\I van. uyuunvlo I 1 Power to victory is through bro- ltherhood, service and ultimate hum-' ,'anity. I (U'I'|L.. ._.........n. -2 _.---_1__ -11 L'I_- p-:1 -......, u._u.. uvav ungsuc 501115. I Aim and Power was the subject `of Mr. Turk s address. Aim, to be! isuccessful, depends upon the power ;behind it. To know how is the great {thing in life. There is something in levery man that makes for success if ` !proper1y cultivated. The day of luck !is past. The aim of all true manhood! is to make the best possible thing of a type. Every man has a chance in! ,`this present-day ' democracy. `Pursuit lof high aims brings success. VI`.-.n..I.u`...... .....-._ LL- _.--....;:-._ -1 i Rev. Geo. R. Turk of Brampton,i =speaking at the weekly luncheon of ' [the Barrie Kiwanis Club, last Friday,` :paid a. hearty tribute to Kiwanis. iGoodfe1lowship, he said, brings lone closer to his fellowman. In Ki- iwanis we see brotherhood in action. `In this organization men learn to irespect one another in their callings. [which is one great step toward bro- itherhood. The future of humanity` {is not in creed but in brotherhood.i TY- -,.___,,_L__1 ; 1 gnu uvv an: ,\.s\.\.u uuv Ill usuuucxuvuu. i He congratulated Barrie upon hav- `ing such a ne organization, an ex- ,ample of how Barrie absorbs into its llife the best that's going. A':I-v\ and 'D,....,'... --..... 4.1.- ...-'I_.'--A. gun vn-.\;.uucu[, mp-2.0V, uuual, v.P10U.loUU. ! The carpentry work will be left in ;the hands pf the Property and S_up-I 331,37 Cc::x.nm1ttede, aI;.c)tet:1e fnlast;`1;ng,i ecora mg an are 1 c s ees. ese gitems will total $699. The complete xCOSt. therefore, will be $2500. I ` 'l"1...."l)..-........-. ....,: o._.._1_. fI-__-__-SL . The moth is lured by the ame, the maiden s heart is`tempted `by the whisperings of scarlet vlove. Is the outcome in each case the same--ssinged wings, destruction-? la.\. I\II.u VJ. L`Auau\.c \JUuuIub_ltCC. The members present were W. R. `King. A. J. Sarjeant, R. A. Stephens, !_ J. F. Jackson, D. J. Reburn and the ichairman, Dr. L. J. Simpson. J liREV. a R. wnfspmxs I I ON AIM AND POWER v---V uvv Us The following tenders for the work were received: Flooring for llavatories (Toronto rm), $178; ex- cavation (T. Tooke), $793; heating (A. Moffatt), $350; plumbing (R. lwolfenden), $4.30; total, $1301.00. I 'l"l.-.4-. .............+.... ....._1. ...:'n 1.- 1.1;. :_ Avvuvu vIALa.U;ULc, vuu uc qpauvu. I The" Property and Supply Commit-i itee was instructed to proceed with- }the work at once. so that it will be: `completed very shortly. A nnnn ...... ..w.......L:.... L. 13010 191 '\4\llll.Jl\.aUI'\L VCLJ DIIUL DI : - Accounts amounting to $816.61 [were order paid by treasurer when scertied and will be included in next treport of Finance Committee. W... ........L-.._ _..__-_A `I17 T` , ....y ;.uvvu uuuuuu Wl Ue requeslk ed to supply the necessary amount, $2500, to but the school in first-class ,shape. This money will be raised either -by the issuing of debentures or by a direct levy for 1924, just as Council deems_the better plan of `the two. * ' I A special meeting of the Board of Education was held this afternoon Ito receive tenders for repairs to the `East Ward_ School and transact gen- 'eral business. 0111.- III . tn .. ..- - [EAST WARD REPAIRS , WILL cosr szsoo Tenders Let at Special Meelingj I of School Board Held T This Afternoon. n uuullcils 2 Tovm Council will be request-' I, to first-classl VI"!-..'.. _.....-_ __-n 1 _ - ADAM and EVA `ca. vyvuvu Aaauv Iv Cnvvs LL15 Iv Ii Roads were for the most part ex- cellent. From Hamilton to Port Huron they were never off a good paved road, smooth and dustless, making driving a great pleasure. Good roads are easy on gas, said Mr. Shierlock, his car averaging from 24 to 25 miles to the gallon for the whole trip. The price of gas also was a J'oy-15 to 16 cents a gallon. All along the road camping sites were` available, `those for the cities being outside, the limits. Most. of these are free, but in some cases a charge of fty cents a car is made. It was"qui_te common to see as many as fty `cars parked on these sites with nearly every state in the Union nanmgnnnfn ' Mr. and Mrs. Sid. Slrierlock, ac- companied by Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fraser, returned home Saturday af- ternoon from a 902-mile camping motor trip. Leaving Barrie Monday morning, they made Buffalo the rst day. Travelling along the south shore of Lake Erie, the,` fisited Erie (Pa.), Cleveland, Sandusky, Ashtab- ula, Toledo and Detroit to Mount Clemens, Mich. From there they drove to Owen Sound on Friday, a distance of 203 miles, passing through Goderich, Kincardine anal Southampton over the route of the proposed Blue Water Highway. `D.....I.. ........ c... 1.1.. .......L .......L .... vs: uvvvullu Ill. uuc nuc. I The Barrie friends of Dr. and Mrs. Crease will be glad to hear of their` escapg. I vnvll uvun yauuc uu. (July Q7. I E Dr. and Mrs, Crease reside in Ba-' kerseld, Calif., but were staying` in the Philson Hotel, Stockton. They suffered from shock and smoke fumes but a letter received by Dr. Crease lof Barrie this week states they are {now fully recovered. One man died land eight other people were injured [on account_of tlle fire. 'I'__ `IS- DC\ `I- Dr. Geo. Crease and Mrs. Crease. the former the eldest brother of Dr. H. C. Crease of Barrie, and an ex- resident` of this town, had a narrow escape from death in a re in Stock- ton, Calif., which did $800,000 to $1,000,000 damage. The conagra- tion took place on July 29. I nn nut` Mun f`-A--- u.-.-.3-'|- 3- 7'5- IFORMER BAiiR1E MAN s HAD NARROW ESCAPE `av:-nu VVIIIIIUIIU llululllso ' Mr. Powell has not called for his car yet, but it is expected he will do 330 very shortly. J Ann." L.....:l:L.. ..._`LL-._.. 1___u ,-.-_ ,. 1 av v\.;J OIIUL Ill - Away bandits. robbers, bootleggers and car thieves! *4 ' VA. \.rL IILLCLO To cut the story short, the car was the property of a Mr. Powell of Or- illia. It went in.to the ditch at Ho1'ning s Mills, near Shelburne, a _few days ago and was being towed home, The mechanics had consider- able trouble getting it out of the ditch and it became covered with a thick coating of mud when the rear wheels of the rescuing car went `round without holding. Mr Dnnpnli Ln" -...L ....11-J A--. `L3, u u ucsclu nnxnlnncuxaucly bu ulquirt: In the back seat was a 1922 license plate hearing the number 85-470,. a clue, perhaps. Orillia had the 85 .series in 1922 and Chief Case got in touch with Chief of Police Church of Orillia. A PICTURE STAR - -v--vw- .1-v-4 \unvIalb\o\lo| I Yesterday afternoon a Columbia Six, covered with a thick coating of mud," license plates removed,` head-I lights broken, the engine base-pani missing, was towed into town from the south by another car. It was left in front of the City Cafe,levidently abandoned. To say the least, it {looked rather suspicious. I (`lain-G5 A3 `D..l.... (V--- LL..-...LA- -- I svvluvtl LOBIJICL DLIlILU.I\I|-`Du Chi f of Police Case thought so, too, when he saw there were no li- cense numbers on the auto. He had the car removed to Ayerst s garage and began immediately to inquire ' Th fhn hon]! anvuf `Inna n 1000 15-..`.-- Bandits! Robbers! Bootleggers! [Car thieves! All these exponents of icrime came to the minds of many :citizens of Barrie yesterday. Was lit that they had abandoned the mud-} bespattered car to its fate in order? to make their own getaway? But all their fears were dispelled when the real owner of the motor car was` found and the correct story divulged. ! '17-_L-_._I___ 0: ` ' MOTOR ABANDONED! BUT Au. WAS FINE 4 Mud-Bespattered Car Property of Orillia Man; Thought I } Stolen. ENJOYED Fins MOTOR TRIP When possible avoid the habit of buying on credit. A good rule is Pay as you go." Think twice and challenge the necessity of every expenditure. Barrie Branch ad Safety Deposit Boxes Thornton Branch - - - - Cookatown Branch - - - - No.34 Tl_1e% of Spending SPECIAL COMEDYATTRACTION ALSO

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