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dren s Ready- rel in vast , ent rtment because of large cities orted variety of hildren require. rate. you. I Short addresses were made by W. IA. Finlayson and Col. J. A.` Currie, |both predicting the downfall of the King Administration and the return 3of the Conservatives, with Hon, Ar- `thur Meighen again as Premier.` - 117 A -n..___ _u_,_ ' ,__.._ _.-----.... uuauau. u.-a 559151191. VV. A. Boys also spoke, referring to the rearrangement of the ridings of North Simcoe, and Simcoe and Duffe1-- in, stating that`in no sense would he accuse the Government of gerrymand- Ier. As to himself, he declared he Iwould be a candidate for nomination in the new riding of North Simcoe. his native town of Barrie having been ' transferred from South to North Sim- coe. ` `IN... T 1) A..&I.---_ `nt_,,- A -- ; BARRIE POULTRY snow ; % TO BE HELD JAN. 20-22; \ Ll W-UH others. wax uexu. i John Forgie of Sunnidale pfesidei1' `and on the platform were seated all the M.P.P. s for this county, W. A. Boys, M.P., VI. Duncan,` M.P. (North Grey), VV. S. Middleboro, ex-M.P.\ (Owen Sound), Col. J. A. Currie and others. uaLuu `culu \.,uu1ngW00(l. ,On arriving at the latter town he was met by the officers of the North Simcoe Conservative Assocn. and the IKiItie Band and escorted to the Ex- hibition Building where the meeting was held. . . 1 Tnkn `E`nnr.~.~ -0 Cl.-_-..:_1_n- , - ~ The `Hon. Arthur Meighen visited Simcoe County yesterday,` addressinge .ga.therings of Conservatives at Al- liston and Collingwood. On arriving at tho I-nffnn +..um 1... mow. ARTHUR MEIGHEN | ~ SPEAKS IN SIMCOE FINE SHbW BY DUMBELLS. BOUND OVER TO `PEACE 229 , --.-w-----av :1: nanny-Incl \llllI Q r Burglars were operating at Schum- berg and Bradford this week. At, Schomberg on Monday, ..the- hardwarei store of E. VV. Pinkerton was entered. A quantity" of razors, knives,` rifles _shotguns- and a great amount of am- imunition were taken. The next ser-; ies occurred in Bradford, when the` [United Cigar Store was broken into. I From this building $50 worth of cigars, cigarettes, pipes and assorted novelties I were taken. Denis Nolan's garage was the next building entered, but-all the burglars got was :1 one-dollar bill. AUUIIUN SALES Saturday, October 2Z5-Joseph Balfe, 107 ,Bayfield St., Barrie, household furniture. Sale at 1 p.m. VV. A. Mcconkey, Auct. VVednesda_v, October 29--Albert Dwyer. east hnlf lot 10, Con. 4,` Vespra, farm stock and implements. Sale at 1 p.m. VV. A. McC0nkey, Auct. Mrs. Geo. Urry picked a dish of ripe raspberries from her garden last week. ` ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY EACH NIGHT ' . starting 'at 8.15. Adults, 33, tax 2c: ' _ . Children, 14, tax Thrilling days! Romantic days! A And now they live again on the screen in the most remarkable photoplay of the year. _Marion Davies, its star, will capture your heart by her quaint and lovable portrayal. The Long Winter Evenings Are Coming! GET YOUR ,_:vw-vw7L`\l77 Listen into the world of entertainment and instruction. Call at the McL.augh1in Showroom, Five Points, and hear the radio set made and guaranteed by the people who made your phone-The Northern Electric Co. Ltd. ` ' BU RGLARS AT ~ BRADFORD Little Old New York `THREE DAYS - smmnc MONDAY nunareas of thousands of dollars are lost annually through the unwise investment or careless spending of monies received for insurance death claims and matured endowments. A Union Bank Savings Account is - the proper piace for the deposit of such monies. If Beneciaries seek investments, our branch managers are always willing to help them with sound and conservative advice. Exclusive Northern Electric Distributor for Centre Simcoe N ortherizv Electric R_adlo S_e_t Installed Now ro Insurance Beneficiiu-ies No. 43.- MARION DAVIES I'f`R_E D M ORRE N Barrie Branch and Safety Deposit Boxes-A. Leslie, Manager Thornton Branch-H. J Thqmpson. Manager Cookstown Branch--T.WIcMnllan. Manager | 16 riis] If you liked T . When Knighthood Was in Flower you ll love Little Old New York. ........ uvva\llUU, . . . . . . $1.89 111' reasonably MON_., -1 "runs. - WED. many-.- _::-y- -r--:- Under auspices of Women Teachers Association of cannon ` _.-__.v ....._,, . u V u. f lot Con. Auct. Showing at Ehildren, 1c AUCTION SALES ~ SI.-`.C'I'lON2 4! `PAGES 910 1g -uUubH5_ Credit es furnishing .6% per an- dit sums. hctioneer. to DS ES` Dctbber 23. 19244 tra: good cows good milkers. nvub --- Store our Staple goods you nable prices _ mg FABLE- I CITY "ro A HES yrs; old, with DORE _ from run -C63 "59: yard Innrl ldren you will 5% reduction resenting La .00 to $50.00 ave them for 59c and $1.15 ists attached, :1 an \`\ I 030 3 C i C Injujurjurjurj-rjujuju-jurjuju-ju-win`---: Special Values iri-M-en 4s and Boys Overcoats CIRCULATION 1' II3 I` Iffit SEE US AT ONCE. Phone 953. Barrie, Ont. Office: 9 Bayeld St. ` ' Farms_ bought, sold or exchanged and-.mort- gages arranged. _ Everything in Real Estate -town, city or country. REAL ESTATE} Scythes& Wilson On the same bill, Ben Turpin in Three Foolish Wlaeks Pathe Review -- T Good Music T '- '_ Regular Pric_es Ff` " I `I0 I . E. B. SUTCLIFFE & C0. We hzive a big list of waiting `clients. _... --., """ O"J'7 "_"' "' ..'VJu . vv vvyo \zvo-ya 31, 34 and 35,"siaIei';ii . . . . . . . . . . . $6.7 Boys IrishASerge Suits (Fox s serge), sizes 28, 30, 32 and 34, two-bloomers, special . . . . . ; . . . . $11.00 We have a good selection in M_en s and-Boys Sweaters and Sweater Coats. Prices right. Men s, Ladies and Children s Underwear. rWe can show-you a good varietyvat reasonable prices._ . .. nu pnav yard of c,oloring's,. c and 59 yard d,- 43: and 50 WATCH 1-"OR DOLLARDAYS--0CT. 31, Nov.`1, 3. _ v.v--v --v --v v- qpwurwu nvauov-w -vv--v-- - --VVV Two Shows Each Night ' H ` Coming, The Fire Patrol! Now at the Tivoli, Toronto Boys Dark Tweed Oyercoats, with belts, "sizes 28, 29, 30 and 31, special . . . . . $9.50 1 only Man s Light Fawn Overcoat, winter weight, with . belt_,.size 36, special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22.50 '2 only Men s Bannockburn Fall Coats, brown, sizes 38 and 40, special . . . -. . . . .' . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.00 3 only Men s Fall Chesterfield Fall.Coats, dark `grey, sizes 36, 38 and 40, special . . . . . . . . . . $18.00 '1 only Brown Plaid Mackinaw Coat, size 50, special, $9. Boys Tweed Suits, browns and greys, sizes 27, 28, 29, 35, special .. . . . .. $6.75 28, and two-bloomers, . $121.00 -x--\,-- u4n-.4./ 1.11 ll\l\L_4l\ The man who produced such out- standing successes as. The Old Nest, Hearts Aame, The Storm, The Eternal Struggle, Pleasure Mad and Women Who Give. He now comes to bat with the biggest vwallop of them all. Bnoiisi 'iiiz ii1aus NOW PLAYING ruugspnv-rnlnnvesnrunnnv from the novel by n I! n is n u an 1 WHERE MOST PEOPLE TRADE Supfessors to J. Sutcliffe & sons Adolphe Menjou Robert Agnew Robert Frazer . George Fawcett -with lcn.I'_l u-aVn-,.- James Kirkwood - M. B 1; u.fm.?......- Wmifrga Brygon Rlllirf FIOQIDAII B__n.I_ Qn...__-I_----- `sea;.a:ia . f`.'`.` 11:! $1.39 yard n n? nnlnuin..- 4325eorET -"Il\|VI Y DH? l'l\l -\.II-IJD Seventeen farmers of Shanty Bay recently organized a Hog Club with. the following officers: President, H. Martin; vice-pres., F. Sanderson; secy.-tre,as., J. A. Graham; caretaker, James Hubbert. A boar has been pur- chased and has been shipped to them from the farm of Wm. Boynton, Dollar, Ont. ` . . I LUCKY FIVE ORCHESTRA Excegtional dance`music, good oor. Musxc commences at 8 p.n1. ...v_ __ __.....`__--.. cRA1EHuRT FooTB.A'1_.1.mcLuB' crai;ii.};:;"'v"v2}1I',"6'L 29. T. A. HIGGINIS, s. MARTIN r`nvv\-vv\':4-4-no VVXIXICu Z Ruth sconei.3'u'.'$ Yen Reynolds SHANTY BAY PIG CLUB un-.+.\n-v. -n-nvnnua nf Qlnnnl-11 A DANCE under the auspicesfof the up-nun-u Iriunruu rIo\t\vI'-rm A` I rt sale in will be -hel-d at the `H;l1 THE CONFLICT OF NEW MORALS WITH AGE-OLD T CONVENTIONS. L\J\IJ-LVL , L30 Committee. 51".; Yejr` % mmun, cANA pA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23,1924. Secre'ta.r_v Milne of` the Barrie A.A.A. has received the Spalding medals for the members of St. Andrew's baseball, team, champions of the Church League. The medals are of silver. about an inch in diameter, and have on the reverse side the inscription; . Presented by A. G. Spaldina and Bros. Bsirrie - Church Baseball League Champions 1924 St. Andrew's. Spaling balls were used in this` league during the season and the` Spalding Company offered to give either a cup or individual "medals for competition. The boys chose the lat- ter. There are twelve of the medals and the boys entitled to them may get them from Mr. Milne. n:quura-.un-.-.x1Ls LU!` some I.lfl'1(_-3 to come. 2 Should curtailment be necessary. notice will be `given and should the request .not be complied with, the onlyl means of protecting the generating system will be to trip the switch and interrupt the service, says the Com- mission. -, V - - I zuxu .121.u.b ASL _uexL. _ . 1 Delay in securing de.1n'er_v of equip-I ment for the extension of the Mus-i koka development at SouthVF`ztl1s`hasl` prevented the Commission from com-] pleting the South Falls development in` time to help out the demandsof the Severn System -during this period.` The first unit at South Falls will be- in operation by January 1st after which! there should be ample power for all` requirements for some time to come. , Q'hnn'Ir1 niirfnilrnnnf `kn nzinnnnnmu I WINNERS 'OF TOWN LEAGU/E ' RECEIVE NEAT SILVER MEDALS _]J|v:.~:t-HL. ` In the abse'n'ce of the president, Mrs. Orville Todd `of Churchill, Mrs. J. J., Elliott of Midland. president -of the; Barrie P1-esbyteriul. occupied the chair.} I An intere.-stim.-,' report of the Provincial, `meeting `held at Hamilton was given` by Mrs. Ney of Midland. Mrs. James: Robertson of Barrie gave a report of! the summer school at Geneva P:1rk,l ILake Couchiching. Reports were real ce'i_v,ed` from. each of the nine auxiliar-` jies represented in the section. Eight! members of the`\V.M.S. from St. An-| drew s Church "and ten from Allanda1e- n.tten(led the meeting`. - I ` I IERY to suit other places on the Severn System may have to cut down in their `con- sumption to someextent before the end of the year, according to a letter received last week by the Barrie Water & Lightcommission. In this com- ~munication, the e Ontario H.-E.' Com- mission says: Owing to excessive de- mands for power on the various plants serving _vour districts. the Commis- sion may find it necessary to curtail your supply of power` between now ! and Jan. 1st _next." ` I TWA].-.u .` n n n n . . u . ...-... AA`: .... -- -4 ......-.-__ { Users of electric power in Barrie and! MAY BE POWER SHORTAGE HERE] THIS FALL, WARNS HYDRO COMM. There were forty-four signatures on! the `petition for a permanent roadway! on Collier St., presented to the Town! -Council on Monday night. Those who signed were: S. J. Fisher,`-R. A. Ste.-, phens, H. A.` Smith, L. I. Vair, `Carrie E. Vair, C. M. G. Smith, G. S. \Vebb, L. J. Simpson, Alfred Mor- ren. W. J. McManus. J. Shrubsole. P. Barrett, Judge Vance, Trinity. church. ,by Judge Vance and Thomas Rogers, G. 0. Cameron, Collier St. Church, by \V. R. King and VV, C.,,Hunter. P.i Kearns, C. J. Myers, George VVood-= ward, James Tait, T. H. Johnson. A.` IB. Carle.,\-', H. Meredith, Mrs. J.` w.! lparrish, Mrs. I. M, Partridge, L. A.; ]Hill, J. J. Jamieson, Thomas Sewrey,; A. Lipovitch, C. VV. Carley, I. A. Pratt, A; H. Brothers, Mrs, -H. Irwin, H. Levitt, W. H. Stone, R. Bidwell, K.` E. French. Mrs.-Aird, R. H. webb,l Congregational Church, by T. T.l Young, H. J. Hutchings, Salvation! `Army, `by A. M. Jennings, Brigadier. E. Sevigny, H. R. Channen. The eighteen residents of Elizabeth} St. who signed the petition for paving, on that street` were: H. D. Jamieson,l' T. C- McCullough, M. D. Morrison F.- G. Campbell, Ed. Armstrong, .A.l H. Meeking, A". E. A. Hills, W. J. Ballantyne. O. M. Rendman, Mrs. A.l Grose, Mrs, Thomas Minnikin, W. J. Simpson. Thomas Blain, F. McNiven, James Corbett, R. Johnston, M. `-Hobley, Mrs. A. Pae. g The annual meeting of the Ladi_es`i j wt Club will he held Sxlturday after- noon in the club house. Reports of the! I ye:u"s vacfivities will_be received and` cups and prizes won during` the ye-m` will `he presented. . | ._...__-_--__-_..--.`. jPREsBY'rEmAN W.M.S. i 5 MEETINGAT STROUDE ] 'I`he1'o was :1 good zltte-ndance at the' se.ctinna.] meeting; nf the Barrie Pres-, I. bytorin] \V.M.S. held in -the Stroudi 1 Presb_Vtex'ian church last Friday af-l Q ternonn. between 40 and 50 ladies being` ` present. I In TH-n nhurvn-no'nf fhn v\nnu1R1:xn+ `l\/fun _\V, M. Cockburn..Ag'ricultura1 Repre- xuwcr p!':l'U6HL'cl)-`.,'E_()I u'1mmm.`:s. The farmers in the Stayner district] were highly pleased with the fair`and| are anxious to havevit repeat_ed next` year. The cnmmittee of mana,9:ement was composeduf .1. (`,:Lrruthers, H. Cul-E ham,-A. N. Brmvnridge of Sunnidale; sentative. North Simt-,0e: F. J, VVeb- star. A:.'rir~u1tural Representative, South Simcne, tmd A. B. MacDonald of the Dominion -Live Stock Branch. | i _ -------- 1 jPETlTlON'ERS FOR PAVEMENT ON; E ELIZABETH AND COLIJER STS.| -mvurumy wiui tne Otners. I ' The stock was graded and weighed, in the morning and the judging took place in the. afternoon. The judges` 1stuted their reasons for their placing I in allvciasses. After the fair a repre- sentative of a Toronto packing house bought the hogs exhibited in the market classes for $10 per cwt., 50 cents above the market price quoted` for that day. A number of farmers `also bought breeding stock. I I - 'l`hnrn urn: glen -.1 r-nH-inn ,1.'.w.........4...-. 1.6.11`! uenu Ln ,u1e uommlon. - ~ There were eight breeding classes filled` and the market classes partic-` ularly produced brisk competition. There were ten or eleven entries in the class for a wagon load of market hogs. The quality of the exhibits was Very good and the judges, W 0 had presided` at the other Ontari -fairs. stated that the Stayner fair compared favorably with the others. I "I`hn ufnnlr uv-nu awoon nna uu.:...I.....a and four, market classes. All were well 4 <;, calf at foot. ., due by sale. , calf at" foot. , due by sale. due Nov. 17. ow, _5 yrs. old, |dlSU UUl.li-{Ill DFBPGIHH ST.OCK.V . There was also 9. cutting demonstra- tion and lecture-on hog carcasses in the town hall which created a lot of interest. Carcasses of the select and , thick smooth types were cut up, show-} ing that .the selecthog has a higher: 'percentage of` high priced cuts and a. lower percenta::e_ of trimmingzs. 1 The f:n'n1er.<: in the R+snmm- duf~nir.#1 There was a very good turnout at the Bacon `Hog Fair held in Stayner on Wednesday under theauspices of the Dominion Live Stock Branch and the Ontario Department of Agricul- ture. `This was the first fair of this I "nature ever attempted in Simcoe county. and one ofvthree held in On-I t_ario. There are only ten of these fairs held in the Dominion. I Thorn urn:-n gin-ho I-...nnA:....... ..1........... STAYNER HOG FAIR PROVES ma success; _-'...- v.._.. .v .-.-v-- Magistrate Jeffs pronounced judg- `ment in police court this (Thursday) morning convicting Mrs. V. Battersby on a charge of assault and bound her over to keep the peace. The case, which resulted from a.` neighbors quar- rel, was heard last. '.'_`hux-sday, judg- ment being reserved. - .....- ..,--.._, ---- _--.... - ..---.`..---....V `!a\/Anny:-on Tne show was fully up to the high standard set by this company in form- er years. There was one disappoint- `ment--the non-appearance of Ross Hamilton (Marjorie) who was recently operated upon in a Toronto hospital. His part, however, in two or three numbers, was very well taken by Jock Holland. } VVith the decision of the Town Coun-` cil not to proceed with the paving of! I Elizabeth. St, until spring, the season's! jroad work was completed on Wednes- day when Mary St. was finished. In 12111 a little over a mile of permanent Iroadwork has been done this year. The surfacing plant of the VVarren -Bituminous Paving Co, will be taken [to Orillia about the end of the Week and when the contract there is_com- pleted the plant will be brought back to |Barrie and left here for the winter. 4 I Capt. Plunkett s Dumbel1s" have lost none of their drawing power; In the big crowd whichpacked the Opera [House to hear their sixth annual re- vue, there were people from Alliston. Cookstown, Bradford, -Hillsdale, Elm- vale. Stayner and intermediate points. Pr..- ..1...\... ...n... .-II-- -... 4.- 4.1.- 1.:_.L _. ....gnnu.I out reserve. ISEASON S PAVING is compu-:-ran: [ABOUT MII./E DONE 1':-us YEAR { _j___ U]. Luv unurus nus unes I0 speax. The Victorian Order of Nurses have ,done a very good Work in Barrie and they feel that the citizens of the town and surrounding country Will support them in this new venture and respond by attending the. performances which are held. in the Grand Opera House, Tuesdagr and Wednesday, November 4 and . . ' p1uyt:1'5,V ' The Isle of Bong Bong" has a most `melodious music score and a great` many song hits and ensemble num-f bers. Combined with an acting libret- I to which for real comedy and brilliant` 'repartee could not be excelled, as well las an interesting plot. Some of, the [ leading players are Harry Barron, Jack Cooper, Miss Catharine Ross, Miss Cheesman, 0. Shank. Harold Ward- man, Mr, Pritchard. Lorne Haskett: with a chorus of young ladies and gentlemen, who have talent `and per- sonality. The unique feature of this Imusical comedy is that every member of the chorus has lines to speak. Th Vinfnrinn nrpr nf 'KT'|1r~cna "hairs 1 The Victorian Order of Nurses have-.l ! secured the services of a large number! Iof Barrie entertainers to assist them ! in their forthcoming production of The i Isle of Bong Bong," d. musical comedy,! ; and have em.-;ag'ed N. H. Bell to direct? the rehearsals and produce the show! u for them. Mr. Bell, having toured the: * country with 21 lar,s:e`compan_v playingi I The Isle of Bong Bong," will no; ldoubt give as finished a performance! I l as is possible with non-professionali nlavm-5: I UUU. ' ! `Dr. J. R. Arthur, Mayor, extending }greetings to Mr. Meighen, assured him I ! the citizens appreciated the honor of his visit to Collingwood. - Mr. Meighen, dealing with`the record ' of the King Government, claimed that I they had not lived up to their pledges {and had adopted a policy ruinous to the country. The result of what they `have done, said Mr. Meighen, is seen by the disturbance of business, the de- struction of industrial life and the ex- odus from Canada. Capital has lost `confidence and business men are an- prehensive. General conditions sincel |1921 have become 'nearl,v disastrous,` [despite the fact of three bountiful` 'h-arvests. Good crops usually bring, I I . good times. hence all the circumstances! favored the Government. The econom- ic change is not due to the few reduc- tions in the.t:1riff, but to the threat- ening` attitude toward it. jrie Poultry Association on October 16 H. A. Jarvis gave an interesting re- lport upon "the Provincial Convention `at Guelph last June. The Barrie Poultry Association, through the efforts of Mr. Jarvis was' .successful in securing a change of gdates for the winter show. Hitherto` `the shows had been held on Dec. 26.. ! l i At the regular meeting of the Bar- l 27 and 28. However, Christmas week? with all its social activities was con-l sidered unseasonable for getting the public to attend, therefore the dates have been changed to Jan. 20. 21 and 22. Arrangements have been made to `secure the Armouries and it is antic.- ipated that the coming show will be, the best and biggest put on north of I Toronto. I A Qlnnuv rm-\..-....-....'+4.,..\ L.~,. 1...-.- -_ } LOCAL TALENT To GIVE 3 6151.1: 01-" BONG BONG[ `ct D my ayers, 'I`l-no 1 LULUIILU. | A Show Committee has been ap- [pointed as follows: V\'. H. Tooth. Eshuter, V . J. Crompton, E. D. Liv-[ 'ing`ston. Major Knowles, C. M. Hick lling and E. Thomas. l Nnxvt rnnnf1'nw uvill ho knit`! nn}n1\n;s lllllg EIIHI F4. lHUTl'l'clS. . i. Next meeting will be held, October [30, at the Dept. of Agriculture Rooms. [If you keep back yard utility or ex- hibition birds c0me-t0_ this meeting. L.'I`here is room for all._ Ladies espe- I c-ial]y_ invited. - ` |months _ credit pd +'1`Ivv-\1'n'l-u'----