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Ieems to In explanation of the increased charge made for 'power' included in the thirteenth bill, a report" of_ which appears on page one of this issue, the following letter has been received by the local Commission fromthe Auditor of Municipal Ac- ` counts :- u'r.. .... ....:..n.- I-la-In vnnnrf -nrif-B y . HYDRO COMMISSION EXPLAINS INCREASED cos1' or POWER 'counts:- In comparing` this report with that of previous years, it should be remembered that `a radical change was made in determining the co__st -of power duringthe `past \year, onac-s count of taking up the sinking fund on the capital. of the year rather than on the canitdl of ve years ago, as had always been done, with-the re- ` sult that the direct charge ~for sink; ing fund during the year. amounted to $5367.84 as against `$3,190.44 in 100.4 H._ . H2 ; cpuux 24. st, MARY'S AHEAD IN ! cu HOCKEY LEAGUE 55051156. , penter. m DlIlClZ`l.l1', f&.l'lal.'lLI.gCo ' Allandale -- Goal, Kashner; de-' fence, Hodgson, Wardman; centre, Kelcey; wings, Godden, Riddell; subs., Bowen, Marshall. `. Referee--Jack Armstrong. St. `Mary s - Goal, J. Burns; de- fence, Doyle, Coady; centre, Moore;' lwings, Saso, Hanley; su`bs., V. Burns, Carpenter. . Trinity-Goa1, Dyment; defence, J. Anderton, `Corbett; centre, Ken-l nedy; wings, Blogg, Crumb; sub., F. Anderton. Referee---Cli Brown. \ 0 St. Mary s Baracas . . . . . Central . . . . . cu. A ...1..-_.9.. KJCIIUIIIII a St. Andrew's Allandale l'I'1.. .. ll... MINESING HOCKEY TEAM IN U.F.O. SEMI-FINALS Minesing hockey team, champions of Simcoe County in` the U. F. 0 1 League, will play against the Osh- _wegan Indians, champions of Brant County, in the semi-nals. The rst game, it is expected, will take place an 4-Inn `Do:-inn 1":VI1r nnvf nfnnnuniv FIIIKIIIUQI [ Trinity geuuc, u. 15 caxpcuucu, vuu nan: paauc on the Barrie rink next Wednesday. Two years ago these two teams play- ed here in the nals and had a battle royal, which is likely to be repeated next Wednesday. If successful, Min- esing will go into the nals with the champions of Lambton County. THURSDAY WHOLESALE PRICES No. 2 Fall Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $1.30 Barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 55-60c `Rye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85c 15--.. (1 1n (1 1: lnurncy ...... .. Rye Peas Buckwheat .. . . . . Butter, per pound . . . . Eggs, pen doz. . . . . . . . . | Potatoes, per bag, new 39 Elizabeth BARRIE MARKETS \(-nAA on. v vv - League Stancngv Glasses that merely eorrect your eyesight _$er_ve your purpose but half way. They must t your features, too. ` In other words, he to your face. 7 As expert Opticians we can satisfy you on both these points; We have in stock or `can make up for your special needs very appropriate and yneat-looking models. Stop in and ask about them. A N0; Hours for examination: 9 to 12; 1 to 6. I till 10 p.m. Evenings by__ appointment; . 3 W Win W Correctly Eitted `Glasses R. H.SMlTH successoug 0.}; Rusk .15 Won Lost | 16 Mass .. ODU . . $1.10-$1.15 . . . . .. 55-60c . . . . .. 42-450 hU"`IUU $2.25] c5uRw% 1-Iv`. _ - 1'1--... 4.. Saturday, '8 p.-m.-Public Servie. Suxnday-.--11 a.m. and" 7 pm. ' Open session "Sunday School 3 jun. Special music and quartette sing- ing by the Band. _ .. _ . ~ Come u_ncI enjoy this heat. ! Collier StI :*_:_l: Church DIDIV V JJLLDDZ I 11 a.m.-Rev. S. H. Greenslade, B.A. Anthems -- Seleted 3 p._r:.--Sunday School, Bible Classes 7 p.m.-Rev. S. H. Greenslade, B.A. Anthems -- Selected V the choir will render a special programme of music. ' ANTHEMS: Hear My Prayer Mendelssohn Lux Beata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tours Glorious Forever (male voices) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Rachmaninoff Hark, Hark, My Soul . . . . Shelley (`0I\Y f\'I (V7'I'\(V . iAt th close of; fhe evening service I L)\ Mrs. Laidman `II... II. A fellowship for every member and a. ministry for every fellowship." 11713? IVDIHE Rev`. X: 3.}. 3;.;s;.aaen, Minister Mrs. E`. Richardson,` Organist Harry Barron, Choir, Leader 1 . sugiagy, Feb. 23, 1926. Public Worship--11 aLm. - 7 p.m. Bible School and Adult Classes ;.J.O_.... `)1 U1`: DUIWUI 1lI\I I'I.\l-`III! `JICUVVD at 3 p.m. . Evening Anthem - Sun of My Squl . . . . . . . . . .~ Turner THE CHURCH LEAGUE HOCKEY SCHEDULE Feb. 26 Mar. 1 9 `Ala... I I warn! pvn nun`: `r----- wu- Rev. J. S. Shortt, M.A., Minister ~ Edmund Hardy, Mus. Ba.c., F.T.C.M. ; Organist and Choirmaster Sabbath, February 38 , Public W01-ship--11 a.m. - 7 p.m. `Sunday School ` and Bible Class n+Qnm vvnnnwu can cw: ---wv- :-- --- v Ministers: ` Rev. S. H. Greenslade, B.A. Rev. A. D..Cornett, M.A., B.D. Duuuay u\.n;!u3 yaunv Character study for Sunday night, Th Elder Brother.- -vv-- . . . . . . V . . . . . . . _ .___..-. Solo by Mr. Barron Hearty `Welcome to - Strangers Central Uni{ed'Chn_fc_ln I-$5. -21,.na 23 -- Special McMa.ser University I.`_......_I:-s2.. Hm...` `Rev. E. J. Whan: Prayer Meeting, Wed., 8 p.m. WELCOME ' `VIXIVCWQI T -CD U 7- n E elisti Bani .. .A '5 JJGIUHIGII IDLE. 1.5- Mrs. Horace Wilson Organist and Choir Leader Horace Wilson, A.R.C.0. I`: ll ST. ANDREW S Presbyterian Church . 1 O 01...... `M A M:..;. Sunday, Febrynlzy 28_th SERVICES: `I1... 6 T1` l'I_--.._`I-.J.. 5 `.4 vvn 4 guns. UWEVLCOME ..., -.-J -av--- SOLOISTS: Il_.. ` sncnon 2 2 PAGES 9 1'0 ` 1o I310- Mrs. H. J. Heath T!11`I..-._ Look WHOJSEBACK`! PHONE so BARBIE. ` BOY BITTEN IN "n,u'::"I?'Ac1-':' ~ `WI-_lEN MAULING A nouN_p Bernaijd Tyrrell, -foui-year-_old `sari of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Tyrrell, Mc- Donald St., was painfully injured`-on `Thursday of last week when he was bitten on the face why is hound wned by Philip Love. . The .boy/ had been _.-...a.... ur-H111 the do: on Owen" St. and uired tq close the wound caused by t e bite. The do 119,: -been placed in quaxtantingggpen .ing~d_evelo mente. Nine "'stitche were re; The ` boy is pro'gressing'1 a"#o,ra l"y.:`a.nd no serigua 1-e"su,19 $1`; ianticipated, CHARLIE CHAPLIN 100 votes given for _ ' Barri_e Shoppers Club. Thrilling ,rdmh1ce bf New ' and the battle elds of Fr: Kenneth Harlan and T. Barnes also in the cat M`K"I"iii%YME?f You'll fall in love `with this hilariously humayx _st9ry\of a.` small town , school "- -teacher : ` quest for ro1panc.' U , ` _~` . . Starring Florence Vidor ind ' ' ;Edwu-cl Everett Horton . * Don't mm A tlzlisltremen-"1 dons bargain .-- Two pics- V tures `for. pricues.` TI1e 'Cf9wded` Hour _ at ` Regular Price: IHUUICI drlavaaaug v--_..__` `of Coverpd -Wagon fame ti Jog, L2--- 1.2.... lith ;N 4500 corms Lee of New Ions fields France. 11, Roy cas. -_-....A TY all ail.` _%2rsis%' I I-`OR-lfURCHASEOF. <`ou>` QU_E_l{.NV SV ~ % LOT I (Contlhued In-on; pager) ' Get a_ Revenue` Producer . 4 Mayor Craig stated the imporizant /feature `in his eyes was getting -a huilding and a revenue producer on the property, whihh, has beeuan eye- +_ sore and a liability to the Town -ever. since the ebuildingvwas burned some years ago. Ald. allwin took excep- tion to the Mayor's discussing the question from "the chair and His Wor- shipvreplied that he ;was_ qnibe in or-_ .der and .- could express an opinion from `the chairand need have the -chair only if he wishedto join in a debate. , . r - on -u n__-2._ :..~.L..-..l......A E7 to 5i:;`Fa_v'or; 'Left Over;1 Claim Two-Thirds Vote Ncssary;_ 1 `$1600 for the property, the Council ueuyuue. Deputy-Reeve Mccuaig introduced! a motion, seconded by Reeve Lowe, that `Council accept .the offer of not to guarantee any change in the; sidewalk untilthe owner makes `a re-`[ quest for approaches, and the accept- -. ance to be on condition that Mr. Liv- ingston proceed to build as set -out in his tender. The amendment was car- ried on the following division :- ' -r -,__ nr..n.;..:... vmg- Atter, uower-, t<.ogers,.nmgm.. , . ._ - Nay--Byrne, Moran, " Creswicke, Wallwin; Duff. _ V `x. . Claims Two-Thirds Required On the result of the vote being an- i nounced, Ald. Wallwin raised the ob- iection `that, being a money question, it required a .two-thirds vote of the. members resent. He contended that since by t e amendment the Council agreed totake $1600 for an account ` of .$2077, it.-was tantamount to a grant of $477. He was supported in ;this `view by Deputy-Reeve Byrne and Ald. Creswicke and Moran, who . pressed for a ruling by the chair. Mayor Craig declined to give `a rul- ing without consulting authorities on ; the isgbject and his decision was re- serve . - ' Second Deputy-Reeve McCuaig` r maintained that it was not a grant, but a question of the-Town getting; V as much as they could for what they own. The Town owns this property subject to the right of the owners to redeem it, he stated. We have nothing tang'ible.to show that they intend to redeem it, an_d if it is their purpose to let it lie as it has for some. years, it is to be hoped that they won't redeem i,t.~ We are only selling our rights in the property, and if you look back you will nd that the Town has done the_ same thing before. `I was advised by the Clerk that the Town has no right to redu-ce ar- rears of taxes, stated Ald. Cres- wicke, and I contend that we have -to sell the property for the amount ` of the taxes and no less. This is a , straight grant asar as I can see. `Deputy-Reeve _ McCuaig pointed out that in the county tax sales if they can't get the amount. of thetax- es at ,the rst sale they take what they can get at the adjournedsale. First Deputy-Reeve Byrne claimed that the [cases are not parallel. This , groperty was ut up and bought in y the Town, . ut they cannot come into possession for twelve months, duringwhich time the owner has the` right to redeem the land by paying the taxes and ten per cent. interest. Would `Make Title Right `f'1`,_hat puts the `Town _in the` same position as an individual -who buys land at a tax sale, stated Second De- puty-Reeve Mc'Cu'aig. f`We ean t give a deed fora year but` we `can sell all the rights we have in the land, and if Mr.. Liv_ingst_on`can buy the revision- ary rights of the owners he will have ltitle. , p _ n.. .. .m+. haing taken on the `orig- neu Ull. but: Luuuwuua unuuv... ` Ye'a--Craig, Lowe, Mccuaig, Van- Atter, Dower-, Rogers,. Knight. khan Rxwna Mm-an- C1'eswicke..| inel motion, itwas defeated by the same votewhich carried the amend-' ment. Ald.1 Jarvis, who entered the Council chamber-towards the close of the`. discussion, was excused ' from votinrr ` ` On motion of First Deputy-Reeve Byrne and Ald; Creswicke, the mat- ter waslaid on the table till Monday night's meeting `and legal advice will be obta'~ine'd~ in the meantime. `- ' HIGIUIII-Uh}, - ._._ The meeting will take the form of a. dinner (60c) -at 1 p.m., followed by . `addresses at 2 p.m., . - SPEAKER -- J. P. GRIFFEN Secretary of the` Ontario Milk 7 B- n\:I'nn-nrl Association. ' ~ ` I\&-v w -.... American Hotel 'BanquetA Room ` 4 ' l'.'-l_ on The comipittee reserve _ the ` `right to reject:-any they _deaire. .e L._. Adxiion: gentlemen 70, I _`5cV; HLo.|ie( 231:, tax 2c. 33:1 : ow-T!M.IiANcE I -1`-..-'-.V--v ------a COME-EARLY AND ENJOY L A; GOOD TIME, 7 A Temple `COLLIER _s'r.,- BARRIE, lrlcln II s.tuu1_3, 1=eb. 27 '56 j-----.-- I of IIIB \lIliu| nu Pxfoducgro Asgociation. s been`: return-- 11:) `e held in; % % BARRIIL-2;; CANADA, 'l';l-IURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25,191.26. [Bright AV Services; Preacher` ` Urges Preservation _of. V } ,_ V VO1d+Time Fgith. Sunday School anniversary servic- es in Central United Church last Sun- day were attended by large congre- gations at all services. The address-' es given -by Rev. G- E. Coulter of Burton Ave. Church A were of a na- ,_?ture appropriate to the` occasion, the! morning, sermon being addressed ' particularly to the boys and -girls. of , the congregation and that in the ev-i ' ing to the young people. -In the af-,v ternoon `Mr. Coulter addressed afui ' open session of the `Sunday Schoo ,1 to which parents had also been in-I vieed. p Z , Mr. Coulter s subject in the even- ing was True to the Religion of Our} Fathers, and his address was based{ A -. n;.......:s 49-14: Jm-nh s blessing on s i1*`atners,".anu ms auurcaa wan Uaavul on Genesis_48:16. Jacob's blessing 5 his ..grand'sons, Ephraim and Man-Q asse , in the follovying words, The? `angel which redeemed me from alli [evil,1biless the lads; and let my name; `be named on them, and thename of; my fathers, Abraham and Isaac; and; I let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. It was whole- ` some, he stated, for young people to! be under the inuence of older peo- ple, whose words are an inspiration and their smile a benediction. Each needs the other. One of the main thoughts of the sermon was the beau- ty of old "age as a christian. There is a tendency, said Mr.` Coulter, to think that the religion, , of our fathers is out of date, partic- ` ' ularly in this age of modern criticism , and scientic investigation is it some- ' V times felt that the foundations of re- | ligion are being shaken, but this is; not so. Christ's truth stands as-rm ` on its rocky foundation today as ever . it di in the past, and from its high lantern tower is shedding its light on i the dark world around. = 1.. 1.:.. ..1....-`m.. um-mic Hm "gn:,al(erl the dart: worm aruuuu. * ; In his closing words, the "speaker' urged anyone who might be tempted to give up their belief in the old ev-1 `-angelical, truths "to return to the old-` fashioned religion of ..their sires, the] 1 God their fathers worsihipped, the Bi- 2 LI- n...:.. ......+1...-um mmrl and the nrnm- ' them` to the highest uses. U00 `Snell Iamers wursxuppcu, mm Jan- ble their mothers read and the prom- ises .on which they based, and the cross on which they hung, their eter- nal expectations; Children from the `Sunday School occupied the centre pews of the church in the morning. Mr. Coulter spoke on Living Faculties, basing his talk.-on Miss Havergal s hymn of consecration, Take my life and let itlbe. He urged the boys and girls to develop their faculties and devote Q...-n:n1 nu-min urn: mnqt nznentgtblv them` to the mgnest uses. Special music was most acceptably` rendered at each service by the choir under the direction of Harry` Barron. with a. 1 CURLERS _PAY`VISlT TO ORILLIA . 53. Orillia Kiwanians will attend the A` number of` Barrie Kiwanians visited Orillia Kiwanis Club on- Tues- day, attending the regular luncheon at noon and engagingi a friendly game'of curling in the afternoon in} ~Orillia s magnicent new curling rink. Five rinks from each Club competed, Orillial winning by 55 `to luncheon of" the Barrie Club at the` American Hotel this evening aandl play the return game at the -`Barrie curling rink tonight. - VI`!-m. `Roan-in wnlzn .w}1n Visit!-Ed Oril-l curnng run: Eomgnn. - . The Barrie rink`sV-who visited 0ril- lia were a's follows :.- ` J. Monkman, W." A. Twiss,.W. VD.` tGri"iths,TG.- 0. Cameron, skip. ~. m n font: (1 R Wn-hh. A. F`. A.` (.ir1rt1tns,u.- U. uameruu, amp. W. C.[Wa1ls, G. S. Webb, A. F. Malcomson, S. W. Moore, skip. IT A Qirna H G Milh- H. Malcomson, D. W. xuuun-:, mup. H. A. Suns, H. . Milne, H. J. I . V I Twiss, F. W. Livingston, skip. [ G. D.` Hubbard, F. W. Otton, skip. A. E. Bryson, H. E. Jory, C. R. Dier, W.` H. Kennedy, skip. . ` H._ . Palmer, And. .'Carson, A. J. Wallace, mascots. . ~ ~ - The Scores: ~- n..:11:.. Dr. L. J. `Simpson,VDr. W. A. Lewis, 1 1 Barrie Livingston. Moore . . Cameron . . Otton. . . . . Kennedy. . TmNIvERs' ARY or summ SCHOOL; IJGLLU tion. Ha-.-Afll sizes linoleum rugs at`W.' A-.l TLowe,& Son',Elizabeth St. ; tfc C11 lklalll around I12 .12 Orillia OLD JIM mow QUITEAS BLACK ,; AS HE'S PAINTED `Munsknokar Naturalist Calls Him % `Bandit; Very Destructive { ' to Bird Life.` I believe the number of. crows should. be reduced ninety-ve per cent., said Alfred Kay of Port Syd- 'ney, Muskoka, in addressingthe Bar- rie Kiwanis Club last Friday upon the subject of bird life. `The crow is a !bandit. If you -want proof of it, go `out into the elds and -w-atch how the ,other birds are an against him. In- `stinct tells them that the crow is a {robber-. ~ . _ r IL".-. Lawn 1-null-{n1-loll knnnrlcn zroooer:-. i `Crows have multiplied because `some of_ their most active enemies '-E ihavek d1saIppear$d,h continuedh the p spea er. wo ,0 t ese were t e ra- ivens and the big owls. Some forty years ago f1nhNo{]therr& Ontario and in parts '0, t e nite` States there gwefe 8.nd.hQl`51ed lows. ws' ave: een nown to es- ; troy many crows and the ravens were gparticular enemies of thecrows, des- 3 troying many of -the young especially. {In the north, ravens have almost all `disappeared, owing, he thought, to ieatling poIi`s1oned carlrion get tiuthfor `wo ves. e great orne ow s ave ! dsappeared beciuse there is 5191`. now t e same cover or t em an not so many of the big hollow trees in which they like to breed. The crow takes advantage of this and congregates in" the open country. Instead of thous- lands of vesper sparrows there are `now comparatively few of these de` . i glightful little songsters ` because of `the crows. These black villains (`walk over the elds where the vesper `sparrows have their nests open in the short grass and devour the eggs or ithe young birds or carry\them off to `feed their own young. Partridge are disappearing for the same reason. Crows had even been seen driving a `turkey hen off her nest and devour- aing the eggs. Crow's must be con- trolled~or bird life will continue to . suffer heavily, declared the speaker. -!Beyond doubt the crow is quite as I 1 - I black as he is painted. - ` English Sparrow Nuisance I "I Another bird which the country ` V I '_{wou1d be well rid of is the English ' sparrow, said Mr. Kay. It is a nuis- ' ance and a detriment to other birds. All sparrows are not like that, how- ever. Altogether there are twenty- A seven kinds, ten of which are-found in Muskok-a. The chipping sparrow, which will nest in trees close to the house, is one of the most useful`. It lives largely on weed seeds and the good it does in this way is almost in- calculable. When its young are hatched, they are fed mostly on in- _ sects. The nches, grosbeaks, card- " inal birds,` scarlet tanagers and other ' birds also protect our trees by des-. troying insects. M The Humming Bird s Tongue The y catchers form a large, in- teresting and useful family. In this family even the humming bird may be included, for it does not live en- tirely upon nectar. It feeds its young largely upon minute insects. In the .ja-w of this birdis a tiny sac of sal- 1 |iva. . As the long tongue is thrust out 3 the_ muscles of the throat force over b it a coating of this sticky substance, which picks up the tiny insects in the 9 ower cup. As the tongue is drawn Shack the muscles of the throat wipe loft` these insects,` which are then 9 swallowed. rm_- ..-L:..........-.....:`l1 `Inna Mann lznnurn ( swauowea. . The whippoorwill has been known to swallow moths with a two-inch spread of wing. ` . KT1n-111+ hnurlzc urn ow-eat consumers Night hawks are great consumers `of insects. Mr. Kay told of shooting `one of these birds which had been lfeeding only an hour, yet from its stomach he took over three hundred `ying beetles. ~. _ (`|..._..L `D1.-.n.~u:u `spreau U1 wing. 1 1 Birds a Great Blessing Since the age of ten, Mr. Kayhas :been studying ornithology. The more one studies the birds, he said, the more one loves them and appre- lciates the wonderful work they are `doing for mankind. If the birds were `wiped out, in a few years there would {be no green life. We should learn all we can about them. They are one of God?s greatest blessings, not only for their usefulness but for the de- light given to mankind by their rich `and varied music and the` beauty of their form and color. I r\_-:_.... 4... 4.1.... ..1.nwl- +vv.: 9+` Min A-Ia- itnelr Iorm ana C010I`." ,1 ! Owing to the short time at his dis-_ posal Mr. Kay could touch upon only I in Amman nf his 4:11h1Anf.- a-fact that all a fringe of his subject, a-fact that [who heard him regretted very much. After the meeting a number remain- ied to see some fty stuffed birds he [had brought with him and to hear his very interesting comments upon their habits`, etc. `D0831, lV.l1`. nay couxu Luucu upuu uuxy | `:W.' O. McKinnon was the winner of the attendance prize, donated by W. `D. Griffiths. ` , '_,,___ I W. E. Weegarwas chairman and *1