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[8.98 Duuutr; o, D. '1,'ra.v1s. _ Men's Race over 40 years--1,~B.` Travis; 2, W. Blogg; 3, J. Wilson. Men : `Rn:-n nvm- Rn no-;.-_1 17:73 :.:.'avn9; 4, VV. nlogg; 6, J. WHSOII. Men's Race, over 50 years-1, W. Hogan; 2, A. Lines; 3, A. Hook. Fbffir-inln" I2gnn._1 `Ir `l:`nu4-.-...- 3') Tl nusuxn; 4, A. uules; 6, A. HOOK. _ Officials" Race-1, F. Foster; 2, J. Clemens; 3, W. Little. Rmnlnvanc 99n tray-A:__1 1\..1......... 0 LL. ley. Rh 1, :1. rurgusun; Z, D. '1'l`a.VlS. Ladies] Race--1, Mrs. Robinson; 2, Miss Godden. Married Ladies Race-1, Mrs. Kell; 2, Mrs. Thomas; 3, Mrs. Richardson. Men's. Race~-1, A. Ferguson; 2, A. Bonter; 3, B. Travis. Man's `Donn nun... An {..\....... 1 n ,n, p1a.1_`n; a,,ang1ey; 4, Inompson. 1 Standing Broad Jump-1, J. Clemens, ft. 5% in.; 2, R. Godden; 3, A. Srig- ev. ` ' NON-SUPPORT CHARGE HEARD 'I'...I..........._4. ...__ _.1__._. ALL ;uuuuuut:. Employees 100 Yard L Dash-1, G. Clark; 2, A. Walker; 3, A. Ferguson. | Ladies, over 20 years. 75 `yards-1, Mrs. Robinson; 2, Mrs. Coles. V Employees, 880 yards run-1, J. Dob- I son; 2, B. Lougheed; 3, A. Roach. Whenlharrnw Rana nxrnr 90 xrnnv-Ls, 1 . uaun, 4, n. uuugneeu; 6, A. noacn. [ Wheelbarrow Race, over 20 years-1, Thomas and Sharpe; 2, Stebbings and Mccausland. ! 'E`.vv\v\`n1n3nu nuynn 9! ---- .... 1 nn _____:|__ ;uuu1.u=uu.uu. Employees, over 35 years, 100 ya:-ds-l 1, `A. Ferguson; 2, B. Travis. T.s:ina' 12nnn__1 1mm. `DA!-.:.....,..... n ~ocu.red of this price. ld `ear- Bliop what?` are invited to shop. .3. .n.u:u' ' Girls` Race,_ 16 years and under-1, _A. Thompson; 2, Mildred McQuade. Boys Race, 20 and um1er-1, C.` Tuck; 2, S. Richardson. 1 T.9r1inu .Donn on, n-`A u.....1A..' 1 at I LUCK, 4, D. nncxmruson. Ladies -Race, 20- and under`--1, McQuade. F`.rnnInvnne' 1nn Vnna 'l'\....'L. -I Cl` 1. unu. Arrangements for the picnic were in charge of the following: J. Dunnett, general chairman; J. W. Munro, vice- chairman; J. E. Carson. secretary- treasurer; G._ W. Clark, chairman sports committee; Fred Sharpe, trans-| portation committee; J. W. Munro, finance committee; and A. Glidden, grounds committee-. vw_u1,, --..-.- I/GIl`Q -.unu 0111.11 1.0. Boys race; 16 years and under-1, S. Richardson. (1%-lnI"l).-..... 12 .... __ _...-I "H w - -....._... vu-nnnnA|.\.vC. I |a`Following are the results of the! track and `field sports: I `Dank! _...... 10 _..--.4_ ~--'I ` One of the interesting features on the grounds was the drawing for a quilt conducted by thevLadies Auxiliary of the B. of R.T. `Ed. McMillin was the holder of the lucky" ticket, No. 497. The proceeds were for the ladies flow- er fund. A-um-u.............a... 3-.. `L- -.;_ conditions the annual picnic of the C.N.R. Athletic Association, held on Wednesday,sat Couchiching Park, Or- -illia; was very successful. Rain fell all morning and it was impossible to play the ball game scheduled between Barrie and Orillia. It cleared in` the afternoon and the races were run off. Over 950 people Went up on the spe- cial train that left Allandale at 9 a.m. a.nd probably hundreds of others mot- ored. The program of sports `consisted of 44 events and all were Well contested. There were classes for boys and girls of all ages and for men and women. One of the conditions made was that no contestant was permitted to win more than one first, one second. one third or one fourth prize except in the jumps. This kept the prizes well dis- tributed. . ` Yn 1-Inn nu-.\..:_... LI._.._ __--- - D -` -- De_spite most unfavorable xweatherl 2 u xuuteu ' In the evening there was a football game between Allandale and Orillia, the latter winning rather easily by 4 to 0. ' Lilli I I\_ Ir in RAIN FAILED To SUCCESS OF PICNIC m an oruer xor maintenance under Deserted Wives and Children's lnJ1$IO_N `BANE 6i3cANADA A Profitable Business - ..'..--v-A I-ll Illllill Cookstown Branch Barrie Branch and Safety Deposit Boxes Thomtah Branch - - IV- _I . The business of, saving your own money is an exceedingly protable onein which to engage. When part of your salary is deposited regularly in the Union Bank of Canada, it gives you a feeling of independence; you know your money is safe yfrorn re and theft; and your deposit is earning interest all the time. $l;00 opens a Savings Account. 9 I31: No. 29 o\;er 30 2, Mrs. and under . Kelland; 3, PRv5-F..F and undr Hayes; 3, |__1y3AEEs" 36' In hot weather, a substantial salad may wisely be used as the at lunch qr supper. only dish uusy wlacxy DI: UEIUU gr supper. Announcement is made to-day by Premier Ferguson that Ontario will vote on the liquorsissue on Thursday, October 23. The form of the question. to be submitted to the electorate is being withheld for the present, but it is said that it will be made public in plenty of time for the campaign pup- poses of both wet and dry forces. nvnw Iv vnn vvlu IVIEIVUEU ` Work started this week laying the storm sewer on Elizabeth St. `prepag-- atory -to putting down the permanent roadway. This work, as well as that of putting in man-holes, is being done by the Warren Bituminous Paving Co., and is part of their contract. The ac. tual road work will commence as soon as the sewer is laid. cnu.'a.5. ' The officers of the Barrie A.A.A. who have launched this day's sport are soaring no pains to have it a real bumper day and have gone to con- siderable expense. They deserve the hearty co-operation of every man, woman and child. Spendthe day in town and invite your friends to en- joy Civic Holiday with you. ............,...-- .~...., nu vs.-mnyun av; 1 Foul: Water sports will be held on the bay at 6.30 p.m. and will consist of the following: Tug-of-war for fours, lhalf-mile straight for fours, gunwale race, crab race, men s single canoe race, greasy pole, 60 yards swim- ming race for boys under 16, and war canoe` race. AL ..:...1..L LL_..- ._-:`I1 L- - W61 CGHUC INCU- At night there will be a street dance with music by bands and or- chestras. ~ ' ' fl'!L- -t1`:_--._ -1 .1, 11 - A A E. ate 50 .-V.-.- vvnnu uonuv vunv llcollu The ladies softball tournament, [with eight teams entered, will com- mence at 1.30 and the baseball tour- nament will be resumed at the same hour. The B.C.I. band will play from 1.30 to 3 o clock and the kiltie band from three to ve. Two good lacrosse teams have been secured for the day and they will play at 3.30. At the same time the following ev- ents will be run off: 100-yard dash, ' ladies; 220,-yard dash, open; 100 yards, open; running broad jump boys of 15 and under; running broad jump, open; running high jump, op- en; running high jump, boys under 15; pole vaulting. There will also be a rlay race, four men's teams, 440 yards each, `a kiddie car race and a slow automobile race. The nal baseball game is called for 4 p.m. TI7..+..... .........a... ...:n L- 1_-1.: _.. A`L- _..., .,v_,..: u-nun; 1.3, 5111.3 uuucx Ll- At one o clock there will be a par- ade--a real one-with decorated oats, `automobiles, bicycles, rube band and all the frills that go to make a proper parade. -A kiltie band will head the procession and the B. C. 1. band will also take part. FF}... l...J:....9 .....cu....n 4.-__._..-..--_L opulbb uay ever new 1n barne. I The day s events will open at nine am. with the men _s softball tourna- ment, in which eight teams will compete for a silver cup. At 10.30 the baseball tournament will begin. Four teams will take part and a $50 silver cup is offered for the winner, with individual prizes for the mem- bers ofthe winning team. Af nlnvan n r-'|nn`lr ennnn AI-` +1.... 4.... utua U1 ult: wuuuug team. I ~ At eleven o c1ock some of the jun- tier track events will be run off. These are 100-yard dashes in four [classes, boys under 12, girls under | 12', boys under l, girls under 17. AL ....... ..)-1..-1_ ;_1__,.- "An - The committee entrusted with the work of preparing the program of sports for the big Field Day of the Barrie A.A.A. to be held on Aug. 11, Civic Holiday, have completed their work and nothing now remains ex- cept the assurance of the weather Lman that conditions will be favor- able to make the day the biggest sports day ever held in Barrie. Thu I1-:u ca nvyn-mi-n u-11 l\`I\l\hA -L -3--- SPLENDID PROERAM 1-"on spoms DAY iation Will Hold Big Day Here. The County of Simcoe Firemen's Association will hold a big remen : demonstration at Barrie, Wednesday, Aug. 6. A monster parade will leave re hall at 1 p.m. with seven bands and the following re brigades: Mid~ land, Penetang, Coldwater, Coiling- wood, Camp Borden, Alliston, Barrie. $1500 in prizes will be given for the `following events:-- Hose reel con- test, ladder contest, coupling con- test, best dressed brigade on parade, 100-yard open race", half-mile open race, best decorated automobile, best decorated bicycle by boy or girl; best clown in parade and m-any other spec- ial events. The evenma um-m.m........ [County of Simcoe Firemen : Anec- uxuvvll Ill pa.ra.ue anu m-any otner ial events. The evening performance will consist of a grand illuminated bandtattoo, a magnicent display of reworks by the famous Hand Co., the nest exhibition of reworks ever attempted in Barrie; and a big re- men s ball in the armouries with spec- ! ial music. - BIG DEMoN'}RAnoN AT BARRIE, AUGUST 6 PLEB|(i37|TE, OCTOBER % -......-..............4. 1.. _....i_ A. Isuit ROAD WORK COM MENCED rv-__u_ _4_,,;.,-I L, A. Leslie, Manage: H. J. Thompson, Manage: - T. McMillan, Manager - ECTION 2 PAGES 9 TO 16 E get all the 2.00 a. year ake can 5.75 5.75 9.15 and 89: yd. 'lCOo Damage to the extent of about $300 was done by a blaze in the operating room of the Capitol Theatre which caused some excitement on Tuesday evening. Cecil Cobbledick, the operat- or, was painfully, though not seriously. burned. The tire was caused by the burning oi! two reels or pictures and occurred during the second show. Owing to the operating room being absoluteiy fireproof and having good equipment to cope with such tires. which may occur in the booth at any time. there was no ohanceo! the tire spreading. The tire department was` $800 DAMAQE IN THEATRE - WHEN FILM BURNS cmcuLA'no Ullla II Inna: _. Next Thui'sda.y,. Friday and Satufday JACKIE COOGAN in THE BOY OF FLANDERS From Rita Weiman s story, To Whoin It May Concerrl," which held millions of people breathless when it ran in Cosmopolitan Ma gazine. l 1"C C A I"I(`I'_ A f\V!`f\i\\r Invrn--.`.- .' -- -- - -- A Fascinating, Thrillable Picture of ` Tense Drama and Mystery V HUNTLY L GORDON, T VIOLA DANA, V MALCOLM McGREGOR, EDNA F LUGRATH, JOHN SAINPOL and CYRIL CHADWICK in T MAE MUERAY in _lV_lademoiselle Midnight her lot es and to buy ory in s pur- yard Momv-tuzsnnv-wsnussnnv THE SOClAL coma Watch for HAROLD {LLOYD in `-`GIRL smr" navy sun van USES` IT SJ sA'T1sFAcToR"11ii1:fA1NMENT1 Just as Gloria Ssignson Tsinrprised you in The Humming Bird soloons L % Brown breaii, cream cheese and freshly minced mint -leaves make ex- ` traoli-dinarily good sandwiches. HJIIW V eu. A possible panic in she audience .was averted by the coolness of the manager. Mr. Marks. who announced the occurrence to the audience, and asked them to leave the `theatre quietly. assuring them that there was no danger of the fire spreading. The film that was burned was nnf u uuuger or me nre spreading. was burned was .not the. feature picture but a. two real comedy. A new film- was rushed to Barrie for Wednesday night's show. called and answeredipromptiy but {he blaze was extinguished before they arrived. ` by the nnnh-man no or... `$.93 ca.lle d : hlnnn unu- 61.: v... .3ARRll". CANADA, `ruunsmv, JULY 17, 1924. me. and ur. rranx 11. 01: Welland. The story of the earch for the lost canoeistsvwhich began at seven o'clock, Thursday_ night, and continued night and, day until it ended,with the find- ing of the sole survivor at Concord Point Monday, is in itself a thrilling epic of heroism and self-sacrifice. Motor launches were employed` to scour the lake while men on foot patrolled the - beaches. Cottagers along the shore were warned to maintain a look- out and -those living on the islands . were notified that the canoe was . adrift. V Veteran boatmen, notably C. W. Car'- ley and A. B.. Thomas, placed their * knowledge of the lake at the disposal vase purung mun. In addition to his wife. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. _Muz-chison, he is air- vived by one sister, Mrs. M. McLarty, Spokane, Wash... and four brothers, Geo. W., Chas. M. G. and H. A. of Bar- rie. and Dr. Frank R. of Welland. The nfnr-v nf fho nnnrnh cm. 41.... 1....` u,y uuu u1'uuu-:1`, 1'11-u`U1u UI UOD01lI`g'. Edgar E. Smith 'was the second youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Smith. He was born in Barrie thirty-four years ago and was edu- cated in the public schools and Col- legiate Institute here. On hi matric- ulation from the Collegiate Institute `_he became a member of the Bank of Toronto staff. During the `war he served with the_Royal Air Force and on his return rejoined the bank staff, going to Cobourg. where he met Mr, Hoskin. About two years ago he mov- ed.,to Elmvale to manage the Bank of Toronto branch there. Mr. Smith was `greatly interested in Boy Scout work while a resident of Barrie, and latter- ly was an active member of the Elm- vale Curling Club. ' Tfl hiflnn fn his nvifa Anus:-L6-.. -1 uux. ur. nu.I'L Buys Enat tms 18 I101 . 80. I Wilbur Hoskin; was the_ youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hoskin of Cobourg. He attended public school and Collegiate Institute there and later Joined the staff of the Bank` of Toron- to. Besides his parents he is survived `by one brother, Harold of Cobourg. Edgar E; Smith `was: fhn nnnnnd | auu uuu uuen Luunu alive 01' (188.0. Prior to the accident Margaret had been in delicate health and it was feared for some time that her harrow- ing experience might aggravate the condition. She was able to be moved topher home in Maple Avenue, Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday evening and Wed- lnesday. there being no need for her [to exercise} the splendid nerve which `had enabled her to live, reaction _set in and her nervousness increased. At times" she` became delirious and in im- agination re-lived the time she spent on the lake. This morning (Thursday) Dr. Hart announced that, danger from pneumonia and other complications having passed, she is now on the road _to recovery. Mrs. Murchison stated Wednesday that her daughter _who normally weighs 130 pounds had lost weight until she is now a. mere skel- eton although her face, arms and legs are still very much swollen from the effects of the sunburn. It was first ` reported that she had contracted pois- on ivy during her sojourn in the marsh 'but Dr. Hart says that this is not so Ilfilhnr T-Tnulzinr urea ohn un .... nut. urnuluu u. uecume generally accepted. .Rumors of all sorts spread with glightning rapidity. Inside less than five minutes an Examiner reporter I heard five distinct versions of the story . }from five normally veracious citizens .' of the town. One of the best known land most highly respected men in .municipal life was so excited that af- ter being informed -from a reliable `source that Margaret had drifted ashore alive he immediately went out `and told that she was dead when she ' was found, giving as his authority the man who had received the information 'in the first place. The latter when told of the version of the well known citizen in his turn became confused and was unable to state whether the message he had -received said whether she had been found alive or dead. Drlnr in hn nnninnf `knit:-Danna` Ian! ....-...--..- .-......v.-a nun unav v:uuu|._y. Her parents were at once notified and at first were unable to believe that their daughter was safe, all hope of seeing her alive having long since vanished. In company with Dr. V. iHart. Mrs. Dalton Murchison, Mar- ga.re,t s aunt. and C. T. Devlin, they hurried to Brechin where Dr. Hart u took charge of the patient. ' Mennwhiln ' nvnitnmnnf rnnnko o Luun uuurse U_L cue patient. ` | Meanwhile excitement reached a `high pitch in Barrie as the report ,spread that `Margaret was safe. -At tflrst few were willing to believe the istory at all but finally during the af- 'ternoon It became generally accepted. I Rumors of all sorts snwanrl with. an VV- I1: 9 driving on and buggy, a motor car and the oc- road. For- usly injured shed badly. rout of Mr. he same car ame extent. do off with- t from Tor- s name, tol- Inln Ilnnv-nuts a-- ....-a ..-.- wvuu. vvoyuuuu QGHISLGIIUU. .She was immediately taken to the l cottage of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wilkin- son of Toronto where first aidwas' administered by Dr. McCor-mack and Nurse Jean Watson of Toronto; both` summer visitors in the vicinity. ' Lfnu no-u-`non u'......\' -4. . _ . . .._4.uu-.1 Wlllu A = Monday morning about nine o'clock Harry Grant. the cottager who found` her, rowed out. to fish near the rice beds. His attention was attracted by a girl walking in about a foot of water and calling for help. Not having heard tor the disappearance of the three gcanoeists he supposed the girl tobe a cottager trying to play a practical joke. However, he was soon unde- ceived. Mr. Grant says that Margaret was in remarkable condition consider- ing her experience. Although her armsvand legs were covered `with sun- `burn blisters and her face and lips `were badly swollen. she was able to iget into his boat without assistance. GL1. nu... l.....___1.r_;-\_- 4,: - V59 The canoe came to land sometime` Saturday at a part of Concord Point where the shore line is marshy. Ex- ltensive beds of wild rice extend for some distance out into the water, -the a rice plants growing thick and tall. 1 forming a. screen that would effec- tively hide anyone in a helpless condi- tion from the view of searching parties. The time ofthe landing has been fixed assaturday because Margaret remem- - hers that there was a severe electrical storm during the night whileashe was lying in the-marsh on a small sand hillock which rose above the water a lfew inches. During Saturday night, . Sunday and Sunday night she remain- ed among the reed beds, unable to at- tract the attention of anyone. Once, someone carrying a light-came within a short distance of her. She called but was unable to make herself heard - andkat this time she was too weak to wal . ' llnnalnuu -...A.....:..... _I_...; ,.s uuu w get. out again 1" sne exclaimed. One `night stands out vividly as being very cold._' Except for this there was little to distinguish one day from another. All were endless vig- ils of pain, hunger and exhaustion from the ceaseless tossing of the waves. ` ' T ma 4....-- -__.-- L- -- - `vv--`---`-vu ocvun 51650 J.} artly awakened state, and stepped mm the canoe into the water. Fully awakened by the shock, she retained Eresence of mind enough to swim ack tothe canoe. I tell you, daddy, I lost no time getting back, and I was very careful not to get out again! she exclaimed. One nin-hf ufonrlu nnl- 11"-LII --. rlzsoms nmn mnAouLousLv wmI. mo commons PEIIISII1 (Continued from page 1) c n..'...I--.._`-V -4 ' AVLULV IUUIII Arrangements have been made to postpone the latter game till the fol- lowing day and the game with Cooks- town will be played as scheduled, The game is called for 3.30 and as a cur- tain raiser St. Andrew's and Trinity will replay their tie game in the jun- ior league atvtwo o'clock. lvuu replay incl!` (.16 game league atvtwo o'clock. -'-.-',.'u--- ----u- III-IIIVEGBFIU - The Barrie baseball team has found that their dates in `the 0.B.A. series sometimes conflict with those in the South Simcoe League. This is the case next Wednesday afternoon when Cookstown are scheduled to play here while Barrie are slated to play in Port ` McNicoll. ` e Amman.-Janna-.4n 1...-.- 1_--_ ...-,-V H llttllltf, LU!" his license 0 the police. lea to ascer-- and he will COOKSTOWN H ERE WEDN ESDAY . FIVLA 15.......I.. 1........I...n 4--. -V UUGLE it-VUJIIIUIC. ` Victoria Harbor-Park, water ebu- venient. ' ' ~ uuuues .8.Il0 xavatones. - Penetang--Waterside Park, town water from artesian wells, shade trees, ' park electrically lighted. good bathing, boats available. ` `Wlnfnu-In II.-xnknu 13.-...l- .-.-A__. I ! LUHI, =n.a.us numnerea I0!` cars. ' Oril1ia-Couchiching, Beach Park, within a mile or town, and 31,5 acres adjoining, electric light, water, stove and wood for cooking, public bath houses .and lavatories. 'DAnnonn_,,T!'rn......:.:.. 1-|_..1_ 4-_, uaululg wun Iree Dat 71101188. Midla.nd-On shores of Park Lake, building for cooking, electric` supply for individual cooking, extensions for lighting tents, water from town sys- tem, stalls numbere_d for nFi]`{n:(.`nIInI13nI\ina `Danni. 15-..`!- ' .... -....-.-,. .....v... an talc uuuuI.._y. Alliston--River-dale. Park, a quarter of a mile from town, good water, build- [ings and shaide. ` - 12v-oanna xY.\..u.. -4": 4.-..-- --- -.7-H-7 Jugs zulu suaue. '. Bradford--North of_town, on high- way, Pine Grove. f`n"1na-tnnnil ,-,,, 17:;.dA..:.-. 11..-`- _._-_1 w ay , rule UPUVE. Collingwood -`-V Victoria Park, good bathing with free bath house. Milangnh nknvuan A4! 1).-...1- 1--1-.. .'The Ontario Motor League has coni- piled and issued a list of towns and` villages in Ontario where camping sites are provided for touring motor- ists. The list comprises 130 towns and villages, with Barrie the only toWn'in Simcoe County` missing from the list. The following details are given about the camp sites in the County; A'lI`afnn l)`vn....`.I..I.. 'l1....1_ _ --_-_4A~-- uxu wmuuur plantatlon melodies. The Marko Magicianswere the `major attraction on the opening night. This company gave a program of more than ordinary merit. Marko is not on1y_a clever illusionist but he keeps up a running fire of comment that keeps his audience in laughter. An uninm: fnnhn-A gm-1 nnn .-1:g+:....u.... a short dis-' 'I`anning Co. u:a_ auuicuucr ul iaugnter`. An unique feature and one distinctive of the Chautauquaprogram was the special children's hours in the morn- ings devoted to the entertainment of the boys and girls, This work was handled by a. specially trained juvenile entertainer. MANY MOTOR CAMPS T % . IN THIS PROVINCE I.ur:ut:u uiruugnout. The musical features were provided by the Melody Trio, the Columbus En- tertainers and the Plantation Jubilee Singers. The first named gave their entertainrnent on Friday afternoon and evening. They are three young wo- -men who are accomplished musicians and entertainers. The trio is headed| by Miss Dorothy Dyer, who is a pianist and an accomplished reader and also plays the accordion. The other mem- bers are Miss Betty Watson, violinist, and Miss Ruth Swanson, cellist. The audiences on Saturday afternoon and evening heard the Columbus entertain- ers with` pleasure. Their program con- sisted of piano and saxophone numbers, dramatic readings by Miss Beatrice Baughman and piano and violin solos by Miss Miriam Hoover, while the two gave several` duets. The Plantation Jubilee Singers who gave the enter- tainment on the closing day. are, as their name suggests, a colored singing organization. Their program, , which was greatly enjoyed, consisted largely of negro spirituals with some of the old familiar plantation melodies. THO Mnrbn Mn0ininnu'1nnn 6]..` -.~...:.... auu-: pn:scxu.u.uun OI ms or her part.. Three lectures were included in the program, the lecturers being a notable group. On Saturday evening the au- dience heard Geoffrey F. Morgan, the widely-known inspirational lecturer. Bhaskar I-Iivale, a native of `India, spoke on -"The New India.,"van. inter- esting and highly instructive lecture on present day conditions J in Britain's eastern Empire. Tuesday afternoon the lecturer was Marshall Louis Mert- ins, who is known "as" the Poet of the Commonplace. Mr. Mertins reads his own verse, plays and short stores. His lecturevwas built around his `own compositions and was given in a man- ner that held the interest `of his au- dience throughout. The rvnuufnul turn n n u . . ..x.:...: * a ucucu. to make up. The feature of the four-day program that attracted by far the largest at- tendance was the play which was giv- en on Monday night. Chautauqua plays are recognized as considerably above the standard of the average road show playing` the smaller "circuits and this one was no exception. The play was Cappy Ricks, the popular comedy based on Peter B. Kyne's stories in the Saturday Evening Post. The play abounds 1 in laughter` with plot and counter-plot and a wealth of romance. It was presented by an excellent com- pany. each member giving an admir- able presentation of his or her part.. lectures were innlndp in fhn Departing from the` custom of foi-m- er {years the Chautauqua entertain- ment consisted of a. four-day program instead of the usual six-day bill. The entertainment was given Friday, Sat- urday, Monday andTu`esday and was fully up to the standard of other years. The attendance, however, was disap- pointing and the guarantors will have a deficit to make up. The feature nf fhn fnnv--1101: n..........-...... u3u.u1'uu.y. Mr. and Mrs. Murchison are sincerely` appreciative of all assistance that has been given them` in the search and in caring for their daughter after she was found. Particular mention is made of the very great kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Wllkinsonto whose cottage Mar- garet was first taken. -CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM WAS ENJOYED BY MANY Rite!` Both W. J. Passmore of Beaverton and Mr. Thomas must have passed within a short distance of the helpless girl in their launches. Mr. Thomas made a complete circuit of the lake starting at four o'clock Sunday morn- ing andeontinuing until the weather got so bad he had to put in at Thorah Island for the night. Mr. Passmore found the mast and sail of the canoe. Saturday. Mr and Mn: Muannheann ...... ..:.........-u-. LIIU ll` later. DAL` l!~s:'TUIE ul vtuuuule 8.88l8I8.IlCe. . Harry Smith and Bob Russell; using a. car which one drove while theother walked, took turns in traversing thirty miles of the shore on Saturday. On Saturday night they passed through the marsh where Margaret was found later. - of the anxious relatives and we_re of invaluable assistance. I-`tor-nu : Q.-in. nu: 13.-.1. n.-......n .....a..... viction. _ , V After giving judgment in this case His Worship heard a charge of non- support against Eldon Brown but dis- missed the case as the evidence did not warrant a. conviction under the Criminal Code. The Magistrate did, however. propose a conference be- tween himself, the, accused and his wife, to which` they both agreed and Magistrate Jetfs stated that he would make 8.]! order for mnlnfnnnnnn nna-.. Auuglauruce JBIIS stated that he order for maintenance the Deserted Wives and hllngnln . . ' . - ' v - --v-u- \ruIrIII\lI- I15-l'|I'|lJ Judgment was given this (Thurs- day) morning dismissing the. charge of reckless driving against Dr. Oaks, heard a week ago. In- dismissing the case Magistrate Jetts stated that in view of the conflicting nature of the evidence he could not register a con- viction. AC6n- ~l-.:'__ .I--_1._.__-..A I -- - .xxui1v.Pl-'1 `I, W. NIIISOHI. Married Men's Consolation--1, T. Booth; .2,` Patterson; 3, R. Ferguson; 4, W. Potts. ' Dr1:1`Race a.uto~owne1fs, over 36,-- , McLaughlin; 2, G. Seymour; 3, H. Knapll: 4, W. Msom. 'I:fn,rv-ind 1UI nn'u ('1.-...~...n1..n..... 1 m bll.l' unu A. wa.u{er uea. Men s Race, auto owners, under years-1. A. Fraser; 2, C. Tuck; 3, Srigley. ~ 'NI'nn'nDnnn uuln ..u........... ..--.._ no made of a silk, you. : Lu, 0 111.; 4, It. uuuuen. Running Hop, Step and Jump-1, F. Armstrong, 37 ft., 10 in.; 2, B. Thomp- son. . Pole Va.u1t-1. B._Thompson; 2, G. Clark and A. Walker tied. ]'n}1 n Dunn onbn A n - . A . . . ....a..._ on -x, AVLIE. DLUn:y. High Jump, boys under 17_-1, J. Henson, 4 ft., 2 in.; 2, S. Richardson. Running High Jump-1, A. Walker, '4 ft., 9 in.; 2, R. Godden. `Punt-ner `I -`Inn QM:-\ av: `r......... 1 -n sun, A. .DuuI.er, D. rnompson. ` {Married Ladies Conso1ation-1, Mrs.` Clark; 2. Mrs. Hammond; 3, Mrs. Parr; 4, Mrs. Storey. I-Tigh Jnnnn, hnvu `Inow 17 1 7 \..u;1ucu5; 0, W. Little. Employees, 220 yards-1, Dobson; [2, Clark; 3, Srigley; 4 , Thompson. .Standin2' 'RI-nail .T'nrnn._1 ,1 (`Yamaha 1116.11- Three-Legged Race, .over 20 yea.r-- 1, Clark and Thompson; 2, Lougheed and Gray. . I Mnrrin Tlinu ntrovo Q on IIr\l`;nn AV.l.l'. xxuupp. Departmetal Relay, won by Motive Power-1, A. Walker, W. Mays, F. Foster, G. Clark; 2, A. Srigley, J. Dob- son, A. Bonter, B. Thompson. VMarried- 'I'.arlim:' (".nnnn'lnfinn__1 `All -us l LUIS. 1466. Married Ladies, over 40 50-1, Mrs. Johnson; 2, Mrs.i Mrs. Knapp. ' Dana rf'rnnfn1 `P 1:19 17 mnn ma/S.tout Ladies Race--1, Mrs. A. Ferg- uson; 2, Mrs. Armstrong; 3, Mrs. Rey- nolds; 4, Mrs. Hooper. F`9.f M911 : T39:-A nvor ann `Ilsa _i A I uuluag *2, 1V1.l`S. nuoper. | Fat Men's Race, over 200 lbs.-1, A. Schreiber; 2, H.'Lew1s; 3, C. Chees- man. ` mu--- -r_..........1 n--- -__-., an -7- A uuu urruy. Married Ladies, 40-1, Mrs. Fell; Mrs. Lee. ` `IA :-u-nnn.1 T o.A;.... he Churchill held on the '8 on VVed- the program Report of V Ethel Kell; , Miss, Lois , Miss Reta. ad just one what would rt Thomas.