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Barrie Examiner, 20 Sep 1923, p. 9

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Rev. Wallace Johnston of Churchill won the bag of Gold Medal our of- fered byl Fisher s Flour Mills to the person making the nearestoguess as to the number of kernels of wheat in a jar. The correct number was 1'15,220.w Mr. Johnston's guess was 110,000,_Mrs. Miller of Utopia being next with 200 less. ` ' s_rI_7 I ~ 1 On Tuesday evening, General Man-! iager C. G. Bowker, Gen.` Supt. R. H. ;Fish and Div. Supt. Weegar held a i conference with the Mayor and Coun-i .cil of Barrie_in the former s privatel gear, in order to discuss the matter in' Ia thorough manner with respect to `the welfare of the town. The prosl and cons were discussed minutely and` I lit was a very satisfactory conference- ltaking it all round. y . I I It is to be hoped the matter has: lbeen settled once and for all, and` Supt. Weegar s emphatic statement [that the terminal would not be moved] |should do much to set at rest any! [fears that there was such a possibil-I lity. ' | equal to all the demands upon him. He was well supported by J. B. Barr, assistant secretary. - ` - 7|-Q uuuu uuuv LJ\-v&\ovIAL.yI Among horsemen there was a de- cided difference of opinion as to the judgment which gave the ne Per- cheron teamvshown by Doner of Aur- ora only second place. They were: a nice looking pair. It was stated that $750 had -been refused for them. -Two selections oh Red Seal-re- cords now. Big stock at J. G. Keen: an a. _ A 38 { There never was or never will be ]anything to the story that the Allan- 'dale terminal would be moved to` Gravenhurst, Supt. W. E. Weegar of the Allandale Division, Canadian National Railways, stated emphatic- Iallyto The Examiner today. J 289 more freight trains passed; through this terminal in August, 1923, than in the corresponding month of 1922, continued Mr. Wee.- garin order to substantiate his pre- vious statement. The summer to_ur-| Hist traffic has also shown a big in-i crease this year. . I I (V- -..,l:.._A.:..._ -3 LL- I`-....J.... `LY- I - vgs.-u-uv launch: J van. l Co-ordination of the Canadian Na- tional and Grand Trunk will benet the`Al_1anda1e Division, according to Mr. Weegar. Business will come] ,this way that never came before-co-I gordination, he said. It is workingl iout to the advantage of Allanda1e.l |That should be a sufficient answer to !our pessimistic friends. Supt. Wee-' igar believes the rumored move from_ ;A1'landale to Gravenhurst was muchl 5-over-agitated and over-exaggerated. lI\lII . -- !Supt. Weegar Says Business! Better; Council Meets . Gen. Mgr. Bowker. ' aper der- A C0-ORDINATION TO HELP ALLANDALEI BARRIE WOMEN TEACHERS 3115.1` ER. KEATOH A PRE-RELEASE g ! M. B. Tudhope saidithat the object of getting this evidence was to em-u phasize the fact that a man going' ,through the country should keep him- .self free from any dealings contrary yto the O.T.A. and that anyone doing: fthiswas doing a serious thing and `merited a ne. I Constable Rich, in submitting his `evidence, said that he had been at ldefendant s place on .Bradford St. lon Saturday, Sept. 15. He had found Ethe bottle of intoxicating liquor (pro-l Iduced in court) in defendant's shed! and had had a. search warrant when `he had gone to the" place. Kochbergl ;had told him, It is your business toi `find the liuor if it is here. The` constable and the men with him had] ldone some digging and had found` {boxes hidden six inches beneath the surface of the ground. The bottle of whiskey was also hidden. i Ala\aa. nv\-\A Us Kochberg was put in the box andl the Magistrate asked him one ques- tion, Where did you_procure the; _liquor and from whom? the defend-i jant replying, I didn t procure theE [liquor from anyone. I f\... 1 .-I-- hf) Tf_-LL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __..,] i I didn't procure the liquor from 4anyone, Herman Kochberg, a Brad- lford St. scrap dealer, told Magis- ltrate Jeffs in Police Court, Monday- afternoon, when asked concerning the origin of the bottle found in a `stable on his property on Saturday jevening, Sept. '15, by Provincial Con- lstable Rich, Chief of Police Case and C. Davis. Kochberg was ned `$200 and costs, in all $218.05, with `an option of four monthspin gaol, on , a plea of guilty to a charge of having iliquor in other than his private dwell-I .ing' house. |. 1If]____ -_L_,_.___I 1,,, 11" 111 1 - l v nub null uuua When `charged by His Worship, Kochberg, who was not defended by ;counsel, entered a plea of guilty. [ Provincial Constable Rich and the de-' 'fendant were put in the witness-box `and gave their stories. M. B. Tud- ghope of Olfillia acted for the Crown in the absence bf Crown Attorney l.Cotter. v\I [ates ...,..... -..,... ...._,v..... E ..On July 23 Kochberg appeared on! a charge of selling liquor contrary to ` the O.T.A; and `Was acquitted. He! `paid the ne this time. | I I UL uuluvnxcu ' It is the intention of the Kiwanians g to start these sing-fests early next year and hold several of them during the summer. {POLICE GET WHISKEY, I KOCHBERG FINED $200} i V Another successful sing-song was :put on by the Kiwanis Club in `Queen's Park, Monday night. While lthe weather was good for this time; of year, the` night was a bit chilly for` }the full enjoyment of such an affair. i Notwithstanding this, there was quite` *3 `good attendance and those present `entered heartily into the singing. A gnumber of additional songs were in-! troduced, some _of the recent popular ones seemingvto catch the fancy of the boys and girls. ' `IF A `f)...._ ........'_ .~....I.. ..- ..... iv vllu UUJJ uuu GILJLJU E. A. Ryan again `made a` very peppy song director, while a ne [lead was given by Edmund Hardy on the piano, Vivians Simmons on the comet and J. W. Merrick on the trombone. ' | 1- .1 1'7- ENJOYED ANOTHER SING-SONG. QNEON I BANK oF CANADA Barrie Branch and Safety Deposit Boxes Thornton Branch - - - - Cookstown Branch - - - - I I6 PAGES m?~5;`T-Po 16 mean 29, 1923 The more you think about the future, and about Opportunity and Success, the `more enthusiastic you become about being a money saver. If you have mastered the art of saving, you can forecast with reasonable accur- acy how much of a factor you will be in the days of opportunity which are drawing near. " AROUND THE WORLD IN I! A1.v.H9vR"_ II-.I l'I .---..;. uuusunuuu auu 1115. Ileb. Also at this recital Mr. Hoadley will play that_famous and ever-pleas- ing masterpiece,' William Tell. "I\{..L.-.-`......... L- ..'I.L__._.1 ,4 rt 1 ..f nuuovcxynvuc, 1111111111] .l.Ull. Tickets`may be obtained at Hurl- but-t s shoe store. This organ recital should attract a large audience, as it will afford the citizens of Barrie a rare opportunity of hearing the music of the following countries:-- - 1. American 9. Turkish 2. Mexican 10. German 3. Hawaiian 11. French 4. Japanese 12. Russian 5.~'Indian 13. English 6. Arabian . 14. Scottish 7. Hungarian 15. Irish . 8. Polish A 16. Maple Leaf 17 There s No Place Like Home Mrs. Laidman and Mrs. Hea A1..- -4. L`l.:_ __._4,I -- ltlr . Hoadley will be assisted by th. v 1` Monday was a eld day in the local police court, $600 in nes and $36.55 in costs being collected for breaches of the Ontario Temperance Act. In the morning Isaac Boone, Allandale, was fined $200 and costs forselling |liquor, and Daniel Manville, Anten Ill/Iills, was ned the same amount for having liquor in his possession, while in` the afternoon Herman Kochberg was mulcted of the same figure for having the stuff in other than his pri- lvate dwelling house. In all three cases the defendants pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against them. ' I ...... .. The morning affair war the result` of certain happenings which took place in Allandale on Saturday even- ing, Sept. 8. Chief Case, P. C. Ray ner and P. _C. Davis found Daniel Manville in a condition that he lshould not have been in, and on in- !vestigation others were drawn into `the net. up ..- A van`. unwa- | Daniel Manville was found on the istreet with a bottle of liquor in his `pocket. He appeared on a charge of `having liquor in his possession. Plead- ing guilty, he was ned $200 and costs with an option of three months lin gaol. He paid the ne, the costs {amounting to $9.25. Wm. Finlayson, 'K.C., of Midland, acted for Manville, while J. R. Boys represented the .Crown in the absence of Crown At- torney Cotter. 1..--.. `l")-__._ ___'L_ `L, I I 1 .1 ; .i3ecial;y MATION BUREAU` U-v---\.J \J\IVIIl4An Isaac Boone, who had sold the joy- ;fluid to Manville, next appeared on a charge of selling intoxicating li- quor. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was ned $200 and costs, in all $209.25, with an option of {three months in gaol. The defend- lant was represented by M. B. Tud- Ehope of Orillia, while J. R. Boys act- ed for the Crown.- Boone paid the ne. ' A charge against Jos. Mulroy of iAnten Mills of having liquor in his possession, to wit, in his car, was withdrawn. A second charge against Manville of being drunk was also withdrawn. .......... vv J uuu unjc nuaunc mauulg JJQUHI it had become diverted from the straight and narrow path. and had issued into the adjacent Bank of Toronto. No damage was done, .7 la. 0. T. A. BRINGS | 111L501-` $600 A FALSE ALARM I Early yesterday afternoon, the remen were cal1ed__to the corner of Dunlop "and Owen Sts., a call having been put in from the box at the post office. But Rome wasn t burning! The tinder hadn't been lit. The chim- ney in the rear of Goodfellow s new shoe store had become plugged up in [some way and the smoke issuing from iif hat] lunnnrnn A:un..L,..l .l.'._....- Ll Three Penalties of $200 Each vlmposed for Handling Booze. ' ! Highly . gratifying results were {achieved from the Tag Day put on `for the Barrie Branch, Victorian Or- lder of Nurses, the handsome sum of $560 being realized to help carry on ithis very meritorious work. nun` nn\l\Jl\ With Percy Hoadley at the Organ Collier St. Methodist Church TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Doubt: your Sadna: It CAN be Dom. $560 FROM TAG DAY - A. Leslie, Manager H. J. Thompson, Manager - T. McMillan, Manager myrs. nse is a roof of ft, harmonious Les, 642 and 390 vrt for LIST THE rf that tther Limited numban. Sntarto of [M/KY Plum; 447w { t IV-wvvvv nveraational F ranch THE1+ BARRIE + EXAMINER `CIRCULATION THIS WEEK JAVA HEAD eIiERE S a sumptuous picturization of Joseph Hergesheimer s famous novel that ranks among the_two~or three great pictures of the year. A drama of red love and blue blood. A TYPHOON 01-` EMOTIONS; AN AVALANCHE or THRILLS. The Three Ages BUSTER KEATON, THE SAD-FACED com. EDIAN, {ABSOLUTELY EXCELS ANYTHING EVER ATTEMPTED BY CHAPLIN OR LLOYD, IN THIS LATEST MONUMENT` OF MIRTH. SHOW INC} T MONDAY-TUESDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CANAD SEVEN REELS- ' ~ The Biggest Comedy Ever Made- the Funniest. |MsoN Frdm thebnstone Age 1... LL. Usual Prices s1-:1-: rr_ Never has Jach Holt had a role better suited to him than this one of a wealthy young globe-trotter who turns amateur burglar. A PERFECT BLEND OF GALLOPING COMEDY - AND TENSE DRAMA LATEST PARAMOUNT PICTURE A Gentleman of Leisure FRIDAY-SATIIRMY V FIRST TIME IN CANADA! Producer o'fvThe Sheik ahnd Ebb Tide { With this Abrillianf gast: THE CHRISTIAN 7 One performance only each night at 8.15 . THE EXCITERS - A With Bebe Daniels and Bert Lytell THE GIRL or THE GOLDEN WEST a HO1.LYWOOD = e a EXQUISITE COMEDY-DRAMA JACK HOLT S +3031 KEATON S.KOLOSSAL KOMEDY `wannasnnv. nwnsnnv OTHER ATTRACTIONS ALSO KEATON KNOWS THEM ALL JESSE L; LASKY presents LEATRICE JOY JACQUELINE LOGAN RAYMOND HATTON GEORGE FAWCETT ALBERT ROSCOE Directed by ` GEORGE} MELFOARDV 4275 com I .th'e Roman Age- and down to the Present Age. {Mord Asphalt rb water or rot. ant, easily and COMING The love that leaped" the chasm of race, that revelled in stormy seas-- what happened when this- love met the hard disapproval of a narrow New England town`? IS 15c and 25 sou. Yea:-% BARRIE, CANADA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,1923. M No.38 luailllthdughwthe injuries of Messrs.ii `Henson and Kell were `painful, theyl ,are light compared with the others.! 1 ' How It Happened ' ' The accident occurred at ve o - {clock just at the beginning of they irunning race. The horses had not gone fty yards when one owned by Tom Graham, Mill Road, and ridden `by E. Croswell, bolted to the left to- wards the stables. At this point, a number of people were standing by the side of the crowd and into-these the horse dashed. Apparently the `boy wasinot hurt by the bolting horse. It just brushed the lad so that he fell out on the track and as he did so the hoof of the next horse hit him on the head, inicting the wound. "'i5f"iii1ock had the record rm! ticket-selling on Tuesday, his total being 2182 adults tickets and a num- ber of children's. T i Tlil` , I `I I .1 sins onvl-Q Ira-\o u-m5... `Alcoa I A. H. Soules, a former Big Bay] Pointer, was. at the fair on Tuesday] looking up attractions for Orillia Fair, of which he} is a director; 1'__I:__ -2 L1._'1"I __..L_1. A_-__!2__--.` - Mrcantile Fires dequately insured. ver your risk. GAL, \lJ. vvaanuna I59} an no \AlL\a\vV\-IL. Ladies of theeHospita1`Auxiliary expect to clear about $300 from their booth and rummage sale, of which over $80 camefrom the latter. 1. Earl Rowe, M.P.P., hadn t any time for indulging in a politician's hand- shaking. He was too busy piloting` his speedy entries in the track events. A u u A .... A.lady' from Orillia xpressed par- ticular delight over the display of owers. She had no idea such oral -beauty was to be seen at arfy fair in the county. "IVL- `IT..L-..:__ l'\...I-.. L__LL _LL__- -1. v-av vv lung VJ 9 The Victorian Order booth attract- ed considerable attention. Much ap- preciated assistance in furnishing and looking after it was given by the Girl Guides. I II In In I sun 1 1-: q [ave IIUI-I aanqaauuuavnnc Many times the absence of the late Daniel Quinlan and R. J. Fletcher, who had been president and secre- tary respectively for so many years, was remarked upon. Q..--.4-an-o` '1 n1:.... f`-nng__-_. :__ vvinw Lvsuunnauu IIy\IIIl -Secretary` G. Oliver Camerori was a ve_ry busy man but he provgd quite I A great day s business was done. by the merry-go-round on Tuesday. `I'lT.....l-.`. `IB..I.\J.L ..-_- ._ 1.1.. ...........I IIJ Imus A|I\.sI.J'5v'LvI.IAI\.| \Ill Auwuuujo Warden Eplett was on the groun `getting pointers for Coldwater.Fair. TT....1.... 1).....l........L.... 0..I.......L-.. 4.1.... vvvnna vonnuunu vn vvnu vvyvu\-L .5 3:11.: B 3 1' Under Bandmaster Sylvester, the Barrie Band provided much appreci- ated music on both days. . mL. .___...-..1 -u._._....:-_._ L-.c__.- LL-) v\aI4\A buvu unavwnvu aaaaa Ivan i Geo. C. Caston, who Tiudged the` fruit, has been performing this duty[ at.Barrie Fair for over 20 years. I `D--. 13.. ur-..n..,.1- -1: *n._.-....__..1--4.I ua;au a Ana. uv us J.\.s~n.n.n ` W Raev. Fr. `wedlock of ewmarket! was one of Tuesday s visitors and saw many old friends in the crowd. . n. 1'....1....: .. n.._.-._1. ..1_._..:. ._ 4.1.-.. -5 uvuuuo J` ' The bulletin board indicating whati class was being shown in the judgingo ring was something new and a great} convenience. ruol I 1 I I I .1 1 n I Hus uannnuo van 9. I Filling in the hollow in the grounds! is something much needed. It`is very % inconvenient "to have the stables so. far from the judging ring. ` I A `L! Q....1..... .. ............ `D15. 13...] C. E. `Tooth, although blind, seems able to pick good Wyandottes, judg- ing from the number of his red_tic- kets. One of, his. hens was fth at Toronto Exhibition. M--. nauuv`, ovavwuu u ; II \4 I i For a man of 72, Mr. Campbel1 siE {injuries are pretty serious. These` ;are a compound fracture of bothl ;boneS of his left leg and a_broken] iright shoulder. I A1LL._.._.L LL- :.--_-_.:-_ ,1 1ur,,, ,, ` The special attractions before the` `grandstand were excellent and pro-; ivided good entertainment. I I`..- IV ('I_...L.... ---L._ --1LJ LL- lvvvwu Janvnlalia VA: uvvan uuguo luau IIISQIIJ unu 4La\.aAuu Ill lulu \. V ' It looked as though about a thou-' sand motor cars were parked on the! grounds and on -the adjacent streets,| Tuesday. vv ] L M1... ..11.4..'.. 1......) :...J.--_a.:.....' --.1_..;.n I _____ Four people were injured-two of g ithem very seriously-when a saddle] horse bolted into the crowd~in a run-' ning race at Barrie Fair,`Wednesday afternoon. The injured are :- ' -up .1 -up fh . -- I so-cu -.n\...onnb A ; v a ll uuvvn. I g Alf were rushed to the hospital, where they_ were attended by Dr. lTurnbull and Dr. Le.wis. I IINLA `Il.fI,L I The McCabe boy's injuries are the ` most severe. At the back of his head, [the skull had been driven in as with; fa hammer, the indentation being ini ;the form of an oval, 2 inches by 1% I i inches. In addition there was a crack] jin a vertical direction running to- wards the base of the skull. An op-i eration was performed last night by; Dr. Lewis, the skull being trephined.l ;At' 10 p.m., the lad was regaining? :'consciousness_ and this morning his! imind was quite clear. His physician! {stated to The Examiner this after-| inoon that the boy had a good ght-1 ing `chance. He is eleven years of! age and the only child of. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy McCabe. e I E`-.. .. ......_ -1.` an 111-- r\,___-_.L_n)_. 'ear. If you are ave an old roof vantage to drop HORSE RUNS INTO .. T CROWDLFQUR HURT [Three Men" and Boy Injured! l in Bad Accident at 1 Fair Grounds. : I `r ! Kenneth McCabe, son of Leroy Mc- I Cabe, Allandale, fracture of the skull. 3 Robert Campbell, Cookstown, leg} `and shoulder broken. I IINY, ., I n vs a I~nl\a no-vunuus usvaxvnn Thos. Henson, caretaker of Prince `of Wales School, bruised and out about the face and suffering from concussion. V R Thos. Kell, cut_over theAleft eye' ,and suffering from shock. All . . . . _ . . . . -_L_.1 ;_ LL, 1,,,,,:;,x FAIR NOTES The management of `New Dream-% land is to be complimented on secur- ing the first showing in Canada of Buster Keaton s new seven-reel com- edy, The Three Ages. According to New York critics, this colossal `comedy outdoes anything ever at-g tempted by Chaplin or Lloyd. The people of Barrie who view this pic- `ture at New Dreamland next Mon-` day and Tuesday will havethe pleas-' ure of seeing it at 1east'three weeks ahead of its initial showing in `Tor- onto. i The Women Teachers Associationb of Barrie held their regular monthly, meeting on Thursday, Sept. 13, ini .the Prince of Wales School. The! secretary-treasurer reported Va very successful and encouraging year. . rn1_,, c-n,.-_.:__.. _m_..-_._ _____.- -1--.___:l luv. vvvvv `Ian uuuu vnnvvlaahnelhla JwuAa The following `officers were electedi for the ensuing year: President, Miss Marshall; Vice-Pres., Miss Nixon; Secy.-Treas., Miss Cheesman; Exec-g utive, Misses Traver, E. Henry, Ser- vice, Kennedy, McKever and DeHart. 0., LEWTED BER

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