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.924. lslightly Less than for 1923; A1kCommitfcees`but Two ' within Estimates. Lcucxpba U1. IPUUUU UVCI 1:700. Along with most other towns, Bar- rie hassuffered more than usual by non-payment of taxes. 1924 taxes remaining unpaid on Dec. 15 amount to $29,456.64, as against $23,561.25 a year ago, while arrears have in- creased from about $21,000 last De- cember to over $23,000. Street oil- ing has been better paid this year, the amount outstanding being little more than half what it was a year nnvn ago. A agu. A comparison of the expenditures by the various departments this year and last is interestimr. The Board of Health spent about $55 less and the Indigent Committee about $600 more. This was due largely to big accounts from the Muskoka Hospital. The Fire Brigadecost about `$100 more a d maintenance of the re hall an council chamber showed an increase of $376, mostly for rewir- ing the building. The re alarm sys- tem cost $90 less and maintenance of re truck $250 less; re ghting equipment $200 more: town team, $175 less; market, $50 less; printing`. $100 less: salaries, $50Vmore; special ' grants,-$1200 more, grants to the Band, the Fire Brigades and the V. O. N. causing the increase; educa- tion, $6200 less; County levy, $3600 (Continued on Page 18) l. The Evening Industrial Classes, \ carried on under the direction of the * Board of_Education', are proving very tsuccessful. the attendance being ten L per cent. higher than last year. Prin- icipal J. E. Morrison expects further `enrollments at the re-opening of the "classes in the New Year. ' I `IT. _ . . . _ ....A. _.-L...2LL,..I J... LL- ........ gv Old-time - dance and supper, Org ange Hall, Angus, Friday, Dec. 26. Prizes for dancing. Angus orchestra. I 95c, plus 5c tax, per couple. 51-20 T) I`! T I`I`L,,.' L_,_ I 1'! . .,..-, 1..-`... V- v.-.-, 1.`... Iavvurlnvo n B. C. 1. Christmas Festival, Friday, Dec. 19. Afternoon tea 3.30; play- let, The Merchant of Venice Up-to- Date,-7.3O p.m. sharp. Proceeds in aid `of B.C.I. band. Admission: to building 10c; to play 10c; small charge for other attractions. 51c l His report submitted to .the com- jmittee on Tuesday night showed a 3- total enrollment of 115, divided as 3 follows: English and Arithmetic I2; _Telegraphy, 11; Dressmaking, 20; Motor Mechanics, 18; Home Nursing, : 10: Basketry, 34. Knoll MOYT +"IV)OE`l`I"'lI` 1 LU. .IJdDl\Clr1y, 0'2. Fred Marr, treasurer, reported.re- ~ceipts of $1016.61 and expenses of $1015.38, leaving a balance of $1.23. Receipts included $471 government grant, $200 from fees and $220 from {Jan 901g n-F rooa ant` nf-Lav vvnofo-rv;o`1 glaub, 'PIUU LLUIII LCCB all QVQDU .Ll.UIl__I the sale of reeds and other material for basketry. It is estimated that the whole winter s course for over 100 students will not cost the Board more than $400. 7|,I'.'u~\`l-"nu-. AI 4-`Ian nanny-m-ILL n A u . A n an-L Iilrbli WUIU .LU.l' LILGCUD UL UH-1.5 Juuu. The attractive front, with its rounded corner and neatly dressed windows, is in keeping with the in- terior. In the front of the store` is a large soda fountain of Fletcher's` ; latest design, with marble front and sani-onyx black top and tted with porcelain containers for fruits and" syrups.` Behind it is a handsome back-bar with large mirror. There is an electric toaster and electricity is also used for heating water and in making the soups and hot drinks. On the opposite side are _pyramid silent salesmen lled with. confectionery and cakes. At the back are glass cupboards for bread and cakes and below are closedcases for holding trays of cakes. In` all the ttings everything is thoroughly sanitary and ` of the latest design. AI Han mama A4 Han Ban 1': an invid. IIIULU llll-ll lP`2UUu ' Members of the committee present on Tuesday night were : A. J. Sar- jeant, A. W. Goodfellow. B. King, W. C. Walls and C. C. Hinds. mm&&wmm&mm&&im$ | Lca Ell CIIUCL IICSLIIIIIIIIIII, J-/CV5 Shooting match for geese and chic- kens at Geo. S. Wice's, Thornton, lot 6, 8th line Innjsl, Dec. 22. 51c ......... `I',`l'..11 A.._..-.. 1'.L._`.]___ 115 STUDENTS ATTEND INDUSTRIAL CLASSES TTTTTTT WT TTTTTTT K4 coM1Nc EVENTS 3` gummmmmm mm mmmmmmm Holly Methodist Christmas Tree, tea and entertainment, Dec. 30. I K1 KO-n Owing to Christmas and New Year's Day falling on Thursday it will be necessary to issue The Examiner a. day earlier the next two weeks. Correspond- ents and advertisers are, there- fore, requested to have copy in by TUESDAY. In order to get The Examiner all in the mails '._s.in good time on Wednesday, it is necessary to go to press [shortly after noon. _.--_--..., ---vvn. anvvsao . Correspondents, advertisers ~ and others are asked to help us ` by getting copy in early. CORRESPONDENTS AND ADVERTISERS CAN HELP coonwm GUILTY A ON ONE CHARGE; OTHERS FAILED SECTION 1 PAGES 1 TO 8 Jug UUUUWIII H5 bill`: IIIBIIIKHDUIH The defence attempted to set up an alibi and had ve witnesses from Barrie who asserted that the accused was in `Vrwrie on the nieht of Sept. 4. when the theft was committed. In reply the Crown called ve Witnesses who said they saw Goodwin in Allis- , ton thatnight as late as ten o'clock. Owner of Car Gives Evidence Ralph McLean. barrister, the first witness called, stated that on the night of Sept. A4 he left his car in an open shed near his house,- as had (Continued on page 16) i IJIBJ Vair. One of the most up-to-date bfu si~ ness premises in Barrie was opened last Saturday morning by Bryson Bros. at the corner "of Elizabeth St. and Maple Ave.` The. furnishing and equipment `of this new tea `room and cake and confectionery store are the last word for places of this kind. Tho n+1-tvunfzun `Fvnv-1+ ixfh if: Elle waus. Notwithsanding the blizzard, bus-' inegsn on the opening. day was very satxsxactory. Th1s new tea room -promises to be a very'popular spot with townspeople and others. - Jury Finds that A1liston- Man Stole Tires, Etc., from % % Ralph McLean. Walter Goodwin of Alliston Eva: convicted on the second" charge pre- ferred against him, that of theft of four automobile tires, tubes and rims, a speedometer. coil and dis- tributor from Ralph McLean's car at Alliston. The verdict was brought in by the jury on` Wednesday after- noon after ` two hours` deliberation; Sentence will, be pronounced by Judge Vance on Saturday morning." Goodwin had been, previously ac- uitted on the first charge. one of t eft of tools from .T_hos. Manuel of -Alliston. and the Crown did not offer any evidence in the two other charg- es, which were also dismissed. !-tA1oiU:I'|lI A-P `kn nnxin I\n\nu\1\:-I nu B, Villllill WUIU RIIBU ulguusxseu. ' Hearing of. the case opened on ;Tnesday morning and it was almost noon on Wednesday when the evid- ence was completed.` The principal` witness for the Crown was Jno. Fl-ear of Alliston, the confessed accomolice of Goodwin, who at the preliminary hearing in Alliston in Sentember pleaded guilty and was given sus- pended sentence. Flear related the circumstances of the theft. implicat- ing Goodwin as the instigator. rm... A.-.4,.....- ..H-..w...4~...l 4... ....4. ..... ATTRACTIVE TEA ROOM OPENED ON SATURDAY. ma lVll1lll.'5o ' Oakwood Cup-'-H. .M. Lay,,R. Garrett. T ~RRlE2 +E1XAMlNE.R DOESYOUR SUBSCRIPTION ` V LABEL LOOK RIGHT? ' The Examiner mailing lists` were corrected this week. All subscriptions _received up to Dec. 13 should be credited on addrlessslabelss Amounts paid- sinee Dec; 13 will be credited on the labels when the type for the list is corrected? again. -.__ _ ._u__ _I L- uu; slaw so uvssvvvyu sag.`-I--I . < Subscribers are requestedto examine their labels and see if .dates shown thereon correspond with their receipts. 11-..- _.-L..__:_.u_._.'. 1-11 .1...- I-I vlavlb as wvvly VHO mhany subscriptions fall du" at_the end of the year. "Prompt "renewals will, be appreciated. _ THISTLE CLUB SKIPS V uluullnuwu an vAv|\ -:v The name to be engraved is? first 7`set up, in metal type and placed in the machine. In connection with an electro-magnet, a contact needle runs across the face of the type and when the contact is broken 5 spring forces the .needle (the .ene'raving, tool) down on the object, which is .cut with the lateral movement `of the machine. Last Friday was election day at the Barrie Kiwanis Club and there were very few absentees when the roll was called. The nominating committee had submitted a score of `names from which to pick the seven directors and so keen was the com- petition that four were tied for the seventh place---S. W. - Moore, Wm. Rusk, W: R. King and Geo. D. Hub- bard. _It was agreed that the Pres- ident should draw a ballot to decide the winner and theluck fell to Wm. Rusk. For vice-president, Fred W._ Otton won out against J. D. Wisdom. Ehe officers of the club for 1925 will - e:- . . President---Dr. L. J. Simpson. ~ - 'Vice;President-Fred W. Otton. I Secretary---A. H. Felt. ` Treasurer---A. G. MacLellan. 1 District `Trustee---Dr. W. A. Lewis. { 3 Executive-A`. W. Smith, Ed. Sut~ cli"e, Dr`. W. C. Little, D.` H. Cole-[ man, Oliver Cameron, FranktHam-. emond and Wm. Rusk. ' A machine that has been attract- ing a good deal of attention since if was installed in Cr_ossland s;- Store is the Engravograph, by which names are engraved .on metal, enamel-and vulcanized articles. 1o'n, Here : A Chance to % J ' Help Cpllegiate Band , Organized not more than. `a year ago, the Barrie Collegiate Band has now about fty musical instruments. It was organized by "Bandmaster Syl- vester and undoubtedly has `made a great success in such a short time -since over ten per cent. of `theipu- pile ;of the Collegiate are now play- ing in the band. "It made .a good standing at Toronto Exhibition this year and had the honor of playing at the Kiwanis Convention In Hamil- ton last summer. "The Collegiate Band deserves great credit, and even more credit is due to Bandmaster Sylvester. I\.. `l:\..2 J ..-. `Pl-.. `I O J-`an n-:4: nnv-nu In three minutes the engravihg is completed. Theletters are then ll- ed in with engravers wax in white or color, as desnred. BARRIE KIWANIS CLUB 5 ELECT S NEW OFFICERS Pes ite the heavy storm on Sun-l day, t e annual Sunday School anni- versary services in Collier St. Church were well attended and were success- ful in every particular. Rev. Manson` Doyle of Toronto preached at both morning and evening services and addressedthe Sunday. School in the afternoon. His address in the morn- ing was directed to the parents, while in the afternoon he spoke to the children, andrto the young people of the congregation in `the evening. In themorning the-choir was composed of scholars from the Sunday School. On Monday evening an" entertain- ment was given by the Sunday School, the feature of which `was a pageant entitled The `Rights of the Child. I " _ A r1......+ `r.1'....:4........ DylVU3|ol.'o On Friday, Dec. 19, the citizens will have a. chance of hearing this band lay at the Christmas Festival to -be eld in the school on that` date. The proceeds are for the Collegiate of Barrie will respond heartily and [Band and it-is hoped that the citizens` entourage the boys in their efforts % to make this the `best boys band in ; Canada. ENGRAVING IN THREE Mtuuzs COLLIER ST.ME'l`H. ' A s. s. ANNIVERSARY pnuu. - ' A A Great Heritage - -Speaking in the morning from the text, .The glorvaof the children is their fathers, Mr. Doyle emphasized on parents the importance of hand- ing down` to their-children the her- itage which they have received from their fore-fathers. Canadians,` he said, have a physical heritage exceed- ing that of. any other race and it is a great trust to hand all? on to suc- ceeding generations. The greatest inheritance. however, that_ of the in- tellect and the spirit, cannot be trans-E mittedtin the same manner as are the physical characteristics of a race but can only be carried on by careful, patient teaching. i ` lnnntinaind on 119.29 171 "i`!f1ce,;:;eui;gan on Tuesday aer- noon of `last week andvwas not con- cluded till Friday afternoon. The. zjury was oug abv<>1_n1_:/'1_;vy_>A hpurs. Helpful Adcgse Delivered by Rev. Manson Doyle at Both Services. . `TORONTO MAN TO PAY $136: SEQUEL TO MOTOR Accxognr Judgment for $136.75 and costs was given in favor of Thos. Williams and his housekeeper, Mrs. Coward, of Sunnidale Corners in theiraction against Peter A. Fleming of_ Toronto for damages sustained in a motor ac- cident on the townline between Sun- nidale and Nottawasaga on the night of. July 31. Thedamages were as- sessed as follows:- For Mrs. Coward, $50; for injuries to the horse, $60; $1.35 for the harness. $15 for the buggy and $10 for Mr. Williams Twenty days stay was grantedgby Jud1!6:vVance_.. V ~ .. IIL- -_-- V" ' l'lV..--.1..... ..lL-.. D beucuung. (Continued on page 17) _ 6_Ist Year BARR]!-3, CANADA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18,1924; No. 51. ,COUNClL wmns UP IT S BUSINESS 1-'og1nAk -1924 ICIIIIU GJCIIB .lUl.'- uucu. GPFIUVGI U11 0511- 5. layor Craig was granted an hon- orarium for his services duringthe year and in thanking `the members he expressed his appreciation of the good feeling and co-operation that` existed between the members. Presentation of reports of. the .`year`s expenditures by the various committees of the Town Council and the nancial statement presented by the Clerk-Treasurer occupied the at- tention of Council "at the. statutory meeting on Monday night. The by-| law to grant $10,000 to` the Royal Victoria Hospital was given two read- ings and will be submitted to the Eateslayers for. their approval on Jan. oivnw f`,wn3n urns: my-uni-nzl on Erna- V-sq-avvuu ww-rv-vw-n -1--V a-uvog-nu.-.-u `All the committees with the excep- tion of the Board of Works and the Indigent and Transportation Commit- tee were within their estimates. The expenditures of the" Board of Works exceeded their estimates by about $2000, while the Indigent Committee were about $100 over their estimate, due to particularly heavy sanitarium accounts that they did not anticipate. Their controllable expenditures were well within the -estimates. Expend-. itures of the Market and Parks, Wa-0 ter and Light and Printing and Ad- vertising Committees were about $200 `lower than the estimates in each case while the Fire and Police Committee will be about even` when the December salaries are paid. 1 .. _`_I.I_'A.:_.. L- LL- L--._ ....-.1:...... `-1! any savvy.---aw- .4...--.yu uu-y rm.- In addition to the _two readings `of the by-law for grant to the Hospital, by-laws appointing Alex. -Stewart Chief` of Police, providing for holding nominations and elections for muni- cipal offices and providing for the submission of the Hospital by-law to the "ratepayers were passed. f'l'\I.-._- --___ - ..L_..L J! _ . . . _ -2-.. .... l voaw auvvrugv-w n way xvwtunuurvnu There was a short discussion re- garding the Hospital by-law. The `opinion was expressed by someof the members_that if the Council give a substantial grant to the Hospital they `should have representation on the_ Board. It was felt that some" such arrangement would be made if the `by-law is. carried by the people. Opening Dunlop St. Practically the only discussionyof the evening occurred when, under the headof inquiries, Ald. Wallwin asked on whose authority or by whose permission the new roadway was op- ened on Dunlop St. opposite the post office. . He stated that unless it was very urgent such work should not be done without consulting Council in the matter, audit was particularly bad at this season when water and frost might get in and seriously dam- age the pavement. . VHL- 1Ul'..__--- -.-._'l:-.`I.A.'L_J. LL- L-1.... Hospital By`,-Law lntroduced;l 1 $300 "Voted the Mayor; . b ;Quiet_S_ession.V I ` yea, ya-V v \.--.y The Mayor rep1ied`that the holes [were made by the Gas Company in an effort to locate a leak and that permission had been granted by the chairman of the. Board of Works. Reeve Rusk was not present to make any further explanation. Ald. Wall- win insisted that a permit should have been obtained and placed on record. After some further discussion, the. Clerk, re_ad the by-law under which` the Gas Company has certain rights `on the streets, and it was found that they are required to obtain permis- sionto dig on the` streets and must restore the street to its former con- dition. - 1 A31... LL- I'll--.-_ | U1 l.c1UHo' After the Taxes C V Ald. Walker wanted to know when the change in the police forceis to go into effect. I see that Constable Case is still on duty during the day,- he said. The Mayor replied that Con-[ stable` Case had been left on for a' time to clean up some of the taxes. If A'ld. Walker had `been here on Friday night, he would have learned tl}':at, remarked Deputy-Reeve Pou- c er. - "A GL-..L-_.. '_L_l....-.... -1! D.....L.I CUBI- ` R. "A. Stephens, chairman of Board- of Health, forwarded to the Council ` the annual report of Dr. .A. T. Little, M.0.H., which was published last week; In his accompanying letter, -tractions do not play Barrie and con- Mr. Stephens pointed to the freedom- from contagious disease during the year,`there `beingvery few cases out- side of fairly large outbreaks of measles and mumps. During the year there was not a single case of_ ty- phoid fever in Barrie. Opera `House License Fee John Powell, manager of the Grand Opera House, wrote asking that his annual license fee of $25 be| reduced. He stated that the best at- sequently his house is closed the greater'part.of the time. U l\ T t\1lVl\ $11!` 51Ui`Ll/U1 1161.1: U1. hilt! Lune. On motion of Messrs. Lowe and Poucher, the Clerk was authorized to pay all a'ccounts and salaries approv- ed by the chairmen ofcommittees during the remainder of 1924. ' . ~ Mayor s Hono_rarium 1 Poucher -- Lowe - That Mayor Craig be granted an honorarium of $300. T - ~- V Mnwnu l`soo(n l\\"|l\1IlIt\Ii `\:a I-1nnn1pa qpuvu. Mayor Craig expressed his thanks and declared his appreciation of the way in which the members co-oper- ated with him and with one another during the year. It is gratifying to know that we have accomplished a great deal. he said, and I believe we have always acted in the best in- y terests of the ratepayers. I hope that all members who seek re-election will meet with success." In conclu- sion he voiced the appreciwtion of the Council `of the assistancegiven them at all times by the Clerk-Treasurer and also` had a word of appreciation for the. reporters who covered the meetings, of the Council, ' ' 2 yo; }Zt?"r`3r `EvL`s'i'`lp`.e`.`i 5 cil for 25c`at ul3md s. - 51c. --Your name will be ehgraved on A'IIZ> lgluunbngnn nan nu For-an-I-`-_. --- `Director.s'Pre.s'ewnt Case For 7 he Royal Victoria Hospital And Ask Support for Bylaw IIIIC QIWGIIIB \JI|n|U Gllll-L DIIC UICIAIIIB V]. the Royal Victoria Hospital for spec- ial support, from the municipality were a vanced by several members of the Board. H. A. Sims, oneof the directors of the hospital, was chairman. All the speakers were followed with the closest attention indicating a sympathetic interest in the matter. .' 7 . President` Shows Situation Thos. Beecroft, the president, af- ter thanking -the Kiwanians for the opportunity.of presenting the claims of the Hospital to them, pointed out "that the R. V. Hospital had been -in existence for 27 years and for sev- . eral years had treated over 1000 pa- tients a year and had spent annually about $35,000, most of it in Barrie. In common with all other hospitals -and business rms as well--it had been having a hard time to make things go the last few years. The directors had retrenched in every possible way and yet they found themselves owing about $7000, with $2400 - more on the nurses home. The`Hospital is not a money-making institution. It cannot pile up -a sur- plus for arainy day. There had been a great falling off in patients-.-a con- dition' of good health in the c_ommun- ity for which the `public should be s!'ratefu'l. While the revenue had fallen, the overhead could not be re- duced to any great extent and dec- its were therefore unavoidable. The Board had asked the Council for as- sistance to the extent of $10,000 and a by-law is to be submitted in Jan- uary. In 27." years this was theurst time the Hospital had asked anysuch special aid. V ` ' Indigents at Less than Cost For 15 years the'Town had given a grant of $300 in return for which _ all indigent patients were treated free. The records showed that the Town's indigent patients had been treated at a big loss, treatment for indigents (if charged at regular pub- lic ward rates) amounting to as high . as $1100, $1200 or $1400 a year. It was often felt by the Board that this was an imposition, but as long as they were making ends meet they said it would be time enough to` go_ to the Council "when they needed] money. Later the grant was raised to $350. still the lowest in the pro- vince. The Board wasnot complain- ! ing, as they had not asked for more, but in their present application for $10,000 they were simply asking for part of what was due the Hospital for services rendered. A ` Misconceptions Have Arisen ; I If thejHospital had been drum- ming the town for a fair contribution I towards the work it is doing, then the citizens would have known thei facts, said Donald Ross, in opening! his remarks.` But the Town has never been asked for an adequate re- turn` for the services given by the. Hospital. Things had gone well and} there` had never been felt a need to educate the public in order to secure `their support. The result has been lthat many misconceptions have aris- en. We hope the facts will remove any prejudices and misconceptions} concerning the institution and win! hearty support for the by-law. V Really Municipal Institutions I The hospital. today, said Mr.` %` Ross, isgghting its way for recog-g nition, by the people as a whole, as a municipal institution.` This is the. situation `throughout Ontario. Inf .many towns -and cities the hospital} [boards have gone to the municipalx I councils to get assistance absolutely necessary to keep their doors open. Mr. Ross "said he believed that the. people are changing their viewpoint with regard to hospitals and are com- ing to regard them as municipal in- . stitutions to which all the ratepay- ers have a direct responsibility. 1-; n _,',_.`l- L- LL- .E--LI nmu tne uy-1aw. ` , In recent years some increases in fees had been made, but they were still considerably below the average. The Board did-not feel that the rates should be raised and were asking this grant to help them keep these charges moderate so that they would be available for the citizens. If .the people want the town to have an ef- ficient hospital, they shouldlstipport the by-law. V T ,___ `lI_:__.|. _ _ . _ ._ t'!......I.. *$%3 LA v-as. uvuyavuau 4:. \IAAvIaa-axis The Board had been wrestling with the problem for months and the. ap- plication .to the Council was only made as a last resort to keep the in- stitution open. _ If the town wants to have the hospital accommodation available for the citizens, voting this money is the only fair way to deal with the situation. _ `l'-..' `--_-1....8.._` `II. `I3-.. _-:.I `I... ULD Aluvu on uA;v\av avu :v.n.aou--.-:J- ! Reference was made to the fact] `that the building and equipment had been placed there without cost.to the municipality and that certain be- quests had been made. He `spoke in warm appreciation of the grant made by the C.N.R. employees this year and hoped that they would get be- hind the by-Iaw. T-n vnnnnf vrnoru cnrnn ;1;I1'nnn in .n.av vv .v-uu-..uy..-.-v- vy..-.. `Some say, why not cut down ex- penses? The Board had ractised economy, as was evidence byvthe fact that the per diem cost of the R. V. H. was only $2.06 as compared with an average of $3.07 for the whole province. x_ V `II _.` 'n-.._ -..`..;.-.l 13-..--- ' L- '..`I..._. vv ll\Il\v ran v v annwvu Mr. Ross quoted gunes `to show the grants given by municipalities to .hospitals, Barrie being about the bob tom of the list. Annual municipal grants to the Royal Victoria Hospital average 93 cents per patient as com- pared with $3.88 as an average for "all the hospitals in Ontario. MIL; `l1--_..`l 1.-.`! `I.'-_.. ._..-_L`I2........3L'L Wlla!l'-lollI Sllal-IlalUlh In conclusion Mr. Ross said he hopedihe hospital would soon be put upon amunicipal basis, with an an- t Friday :IIY(x`I'I;B , avg"- Low Maintenance Costs ..-_- r-.. _-.n _ v Town `Owes Hospital . H. TM. Lay, treasurer, quoting the gures for the last six years, showed that the Hospital had treated in that time for the Town 103 indigent pa- tients for a total of 2576 days. Fig? ured at the per diemrate of $2.06, it actually cost the Hospital $5306 to care for these patients, whereas the grants received" in those years from the Town amounted to only $2100. Thus it can be seen that these indigent patients cost the Hos- pital, inthese six years, $3206 more than the Town paid. Since the mun- icipality is indebted to the Hospital to that extent for six years service, it can readily be- seen that the amount due the Hospital in 24 years would exceed considerably the $10,- I 000 asked.- ' nual levy; as in the `case bf library and parks. . j 1-___ .r\,,,, 1'! ,0; ,1 Vulgrrie-Orillia Cu -141. M. Lay, .-.~..A.. Stephens, D. . Lennox, J. A Milne. n..1--.......: n...;.' U `M 1'-.. `D ovww av -v- ..-- Qrvhrvv Mr. Lay said he had no brief for the doctors, but he had no patience with the excuse, It s run for the doc- tors. As far as he was concerned there was no bill he more gladly paid than that of the doctor who brings restored health to his family. There is no question but the Hospital is a convenience to the doctors,` but as far as doctor s fees are concerned it -means a saving to the patient, besides supplying skilled aid and conditions that facilitate recovery. It should not be forgotten, also, that all in- digent patients get free attendance from the doctors, who take turns in this work, and give just as careful `attention as that to pay patients. They also give free lectures to nurs- es in training; It is ridiculous to use any such argument concerning the doctors, declared Mr. Lay. `L1 .-.aynl-nln nun unvnnl-is-nos vnfnrrn N I? lie (IOCBOTS, uecnareu lV.|.1'. nay. Hospitals are sometimes referred _to as great charitable institutions. It is time to disabuse `our minds on this point, said the speaker. Peo- ple don't go there for charity; they pay for treatment. . Government g- ` nres show that of every $100 in re- ceipts only $1.40 is from bequests or private subscriptions. People must look upon -hospitals as municipal in- stitutions to which the municipal cornoration must give necessary sup- _ port. -"Pol-no 'T .nun:n~ T-Taro jpurm . Rates "Lower, Here 1 J. A. MacLaren gave a few gures ; to show that rates in the R. V. Hos- i pital are lower than in other hospit- .a1s` of somewhat similar size, and `pointed out the importance of hav- ;ing such splendid hospital facilities easily accessible. People carry health , and accident insurance just to have , protection available when needed; ; so people who enjoy good health I ishould be willing to pay through| ltheiretaxes a small amount to help! { maintain a good hospital that would [be immediately available for them iand their families or other citizens! [in case necessity should arise. I ! Damage to the extent of $7500 was [done by a spectacular re which de-_ gstroyed T. R. Huxtable s garage with ;three of his big. busses on Sunday night. Fortunately, the storm which `raged all day had abated `before the re broke out, otherwise it would have been impossible to save nearby ~ buildings from falling a prey to the ames. As it was, the remen had considerable diificulty in conning the blaze to the garage. I'I1I._ c..- ____.. .12 _ _ _ . . _ .__.I -L_.-L A on EFIRE DESTROYS 3 BARN AND BUSSESi f$75_O0 Loss in $unday Blaze} % V at Thos. R, Huxtab1e s; 5 `K $2500 Insurance. ulxv unuuv vv v--V awguubyu The re was discovered about 9.30. Ion the same circuit as those` in the garage, went out suddenly, and Ed. Huxtable, thinking `a fuse had blown out, went to the cellar to put in a new one, which immediately blew out. He then went to the garage, thinking the trouble might be there, and found the building full of smoke which burst into ame immediately the door was opened. The re had a good start in the interior of the building and nothing could be done to save it or any of the contents. Mr. Huxtable and others had been in the garage during the day putting chains on the -busses and preparing them for next morning and there had been a re in the stove in the afternoon. The lights were always left on in the I garage. Mr FI'nv+o1a1n u `Inc: in 9 hnnvv nun i The lights in the kitchen, which are S gausagc. Mr. Huxtable s loss is a heavy one and only partially covered by insur- ance. -The building, which was val- ued at $1500, is practi_cally a total loss, while the busses, a Ruggles, a Reo and a new Ford, were valued at $2500, $2000 and $1500 respective- ly. There was $500 insurance on the garage and $1000 each on the Rug- gles and the Rec. `A ....._-n 1':I_...1 1...- ...1.:..`I.. ....... :. 1.1.... 5`: `s;;;1`;1.1i'-I3"';or:dwi>.us which was in the yard was undamaged and was the only one of the eet to escape. 12:1,; _-.__-_1 LL- A..- 3- _._.L 1.2.. `J "" V` "" "`."" "" `'`'`'``'I"`" What caused the re is not den- itely known. It is thought it may probably have been due to a short circuit in the wiring. OI tyne 1313881} ueslgn. At the rear of the shop is an invit- ing'tea room, where afternoon tea and lunches are served. The settees at the side are of black walnut and in each compartment there is a large mirror on the wall opposite the table. In addition to the side compartments there are several tables; the whole affording seating accommodation for fty-six. The tables have black de- corated sani-onyx tops. Around the walls is a lincrusta dado in black wal- nut nish; above this is` panelling of black walnut and handsome grey paper with a broad `band of imported Paris paperof striking design next the ceiling, making a very eeffective contrast to the ~ walnut woodwork. Lighting is of the indirect style with pretty brackets of artistic design on the walls. ' '\Y..L...J.L...L......I2..... LL- `I..`I:....mul 1-nus- -Keep your toothbrush for your own. Have your name engraved on it free when you `buy it at Cross- land s. 51c V Rev. B. J.. Wilson of Toronto. reached in St. Andrew's Church last , unday night delivering an excellent sermon from the text, In your pe- -tienceposneas ye your souls (Luke 91 o10\ | `i"15') ."' wI;fc'>;-`Run foi` the ljoctors ,, ,T,____ :___._j, 1 20 mass Although the expenditures made by the Town Council in running the town for the year were greater than in 1923 by about $10,000, the n- ancial statement presented by the Clerk-Treasurer at the statutory meeting on Monday night shows a surplus of $4475.24, which, while smaller than last year when the town had a surplus of $5418.94, is still quite satisfactory. The bank over- draft has increased from $47,626.49 on Dec. 15, 1923, to $49,602.45 on Dec. 15 of this year, the increase be- ing due to the increase in the amount of taxes remaining unpaid. 'l"'hn~p-A luau Roan 9-`Ga gov II nnoabn TOWN mmsumf HAS $4475 sumus U1. vane.) Iculuululg uupaiu. There has been thisyear a marked increase in the receipt of taxes amounting to about $12,000. While the payment of taxes for the current year is about $1000 less than in 1923, there has "been an increase in collec- tion of arrears amounting to $9000, while dog taxes, poll tax and street oiling show good increases. nu FLA AI-`snap Kant` 4-kn unnn:v\n Ullllls DILUW SUUU uxcxcaacb. On the other hand, the receipts have suffered to some extent by the fact that police court nes are $650 less than in 1923 and the County grant for road work is less than half thatof 1923, $3051 against $6982. This still leaves an increase in receipts of $6000 over 1923. Alnnnl 1111-4-11 rv\n1~`- A4-Rn-no -I>nv1vv-no Duns At . meeting of the members of the Thistle Curling Club, held at `Vair's, Monday night, skips were chosen for the several competitions. The executive expects to draw up the rinks for the club this week. A club bonspiel will be held on New Year sl Day. Skips elected to pilot the This- tle rinks in the scheduled xtures with outside clubs are :--_ Tankard, W. N. Du , R. F. Garrett. District Cup--R. P. Merrick, L. 0. `fair "