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FISHERMAN LOSES slcrrr or AN -EYE UNUSUAL ACCIDENT BUY NEW INSTRUMENTS The Salvation Army Band has re- cently added four beautiful new sil- ver instruments, paid for out of the proceeds of the Christmas-New Year's serenade of the town when $220 was collected, as compared with $79 a. year ago. 'I`he\instruments- include two euphoniums, one monster B-at bass and one alto horn. The local corps is thankful for the generosity of contri- hnfnv-I Inhabitants of Russia speak about 150 dlrteyent languages and dialects. Application for space revealed that the Armouries is too small to hold all the models which the dealers wished to display this year and some curtailment will have to be made. It is likely that additional models will be shown in respective show rooms. H. R. Palmer, Nash dealer,` and Bert. Buchanan, Graham-Paige, are new members this year. ' C. L. Chittick of C. & W. Motors, is the 1929 president, succeeding T. R. Coulter. H. S. Bryson is vice-presi- dent and Morley Livingston treasurer. The executive is composed of Messrs. H. R. Palmer, H. Hill, G. B. McLean, N. M. Marshall and E. Woodman; Show Committee, Wm. Grose, T. R. Coulter, N. M. Marshall, Frank Gra- cey, Bert Buchanan and Frank Liv- lngston. nu.-u u4nyx.yuuu u.A:_y uuzg. The intention of the company is to break ground April 1 and -be ready to operate Oct." 1, but no move will be made until 2,000 contracts are signed. directors stated. Two meetings a day have been arranged for the balance of this week and next and will be con-I tinued until the entire territory is c~v- I ered, taking in three counties, Duffer- in, Peel and Simcoe. Two Meetings 9. Day Today (Thursday) a meeting is be- ing held at Midhurst in the afternoon and Dalston in the evening. On F`: - day Minesing and Grenfel will be vis- ited, afternoon and evening, respec- tively. Next Monday it will be Stroud and Churchill, on Tuesday Thornton and Cookstown, Wednesday Shanty Bay and Edgar and on Thursday Mit- chell s Square and Rugby. The af-` ternoon meetings are called for 2 p.` 111. and the evening 7.30. I Say Losing Money Farmers at Tuesday`s meeting with- out exception stated they were `mi -3; money on their hogs under existing: conditions and at present markeff prices. The company aims to convert the greater part of a spread of ap-; proximately 86.00 a hog. between the; producer and consumer. into the pocl<- ets of the farmer. Twelve Zones or Clubs With a packing house located in Barrie. the district would be divided` into twelve zones or clubs and eaclii zone would elect a member to the Board of Representatives. The Board of twelve representatives selects seven members to the Board of Directors. The directors are responsible to in-, dividual co-operative members for sup- ' ervision and successful operation of the packing house. The directors se- lect the manager. W`-arsh u.-only +1-in `D.......: .4` rs.-__-,;, Provisional directors of the First Co- operative Packers of Ontario were hosts on Tuesday to fty representa- tive farmers of Simcoe and adjacent counties at a dinner at the American Hotel, Barrie, when the opening gun of a membership drive was red and the proposition to establish a pack- ing plant in Barrie explained and re- viewed in detail. At the conclusion of the meeting which followed the din- ner the project was given unanimous endorsation. Over a score of agree- ments between the company and the farmers were executed, the latter pledging $150 stock subscription and their entire output of hogs for ten years. Money advanced bears 7 per cent. interest. Speakers explained that the pros- pectus of the new company had al- ready been approved by the Dept. of Agriculture and the return of the charter from the Provincial Secretary was expected any day. T`I\n {ml-nn+u'nv\ A4`-` 6-Ian ...........-....-. z... 4.... __._ -.._.... O .... -4. Many other features were review- ed at Tuesday's meeting. The provi-p sional directors claim their undertak-1' ing is the rst of its kind on the North American continent and say forty-two such plants are successfully operating in Denmark today. pl U;-nu nu amended. C. L. CHITTICK HEADS AUTOMOTIVE ASS N. Members of Barrie Automotive As- sociation, who met in annual session last Friday, were 100 per cent. unani- mous in their decision to continue the show this year and to enlarge it. The dates were fixed for Friday and Sat- urday,'March 8 and 9. 4 V u u v A A \. Annuxlaagld . I Each week the Board of Directors in ` conference with the manager sets a! price according to the open market! The basis of settlement is 75 per cent. at time of delivery with the balance forwarded as soon as the hogs are slaughtered and carcass graded. I 1\II'....... _4.v- _.. n- IAMBITIOUS CAMPAIGNI Fire. Opening Gun at a Dinner Held in Barrie. Two Meetinga Day Are Scheduled-A Good Start Made. Packing Plant C0. Starts its Drive For W __,_OOO Membership Propectus Accepted _______- ___-V --an-u Easter Will come rather earlier than usual this year. Ash Wednesday will` fall on February 13th, ushering in the` Lentenseason and bringing Easter on thelast Sunday and the last day of March. It is revealed by the calendar that only ve times in the last thirty years has Easter fallen on an earlier date and only twice on same date. Un- der our present method of xing church days Easter comes on the first Sunday following the rst full moon after the vernal equinox, and this may be as early as March 22 or as late as April 25. One of the advantages of the thirteen month calendar which is being proposed for adoption by the nations of the world is the xing of this mmmhln rlnfn nun 1-(lawns:-~ ..--..- ----_- `,7. Ald. Tyrer and Reeve rnnoved a mo- tion that a by-law be submitted to the ratepayers authorizing the council to. purchase the property and build the sewer, but withdrew it on the request of Reeve Creswicke until such time as an option is secured. The reeve was authorized to tell the sponsors of the packing plant that the council was prepared to meet their requests as nwunnrinrl uuuavun UL uuc WU). this movable date. nanuuuunla Motorists in Barrie are strong in_ their criticism of the increase in in- surance rates, particularly of the ar-: bitrary way in which they were im~ posed. Agents say less insurance will be Written as a result. Many motor-g ists are holding off awaiting the inves- I tigation of the new schedule by thel government. A decrease from the newf rates is predicted in insurance circlesl ; VA VA: nu- Down Alliston way Provincial Con-s stable Robinson is said to have made a clean sweep, a 1928 marker beingj considered a. suitable ornament for a museum. u-,L,, ; o _ A grant of $100 was made by the Town Council Monday night to the Canadian Gladiolus Society to assist it in putting on its show in Barrie next August. At its January session County! Council also made a grant of $50.. lcouncil also took a half page adv-t. in the 1929 Ontario Motor League Guide to help advertise Barrie as a5 : tourist centre. ! A..-_.-__ -A.!--.. L.__1,,-_- L.._,-_-_L.,1 Motorists report bare pavement. practically the entire distance from Barrie to Toronto. Cars are also com- ing through from Orillia every day and report little trouble althought there is much more snow north of here. `Several Orillians purchased markers here yesterday en route to Toronto. `. I """`0'* V \.4\aAIULCzo I Among other business transacted was the renewal of the policy of the Globe Indemnity Co., insuring citizens} against losses through accidents on town streets. A __- 1.- -.-, -____L_-,_ _, L- A-I run run ____-.-' vv vv;a uvn. uuuu. Accounts amounting to $1564.72 were passed. 13am.-uh-nn3n.q uvvnn r.-w-nan!-no} f1 f` (`inu- xawuuuu. Permission was granted C. C. Glow-g an to erect a sign on Owen St. in front of his office. 4- L1- | BACK SCHEMES TO BOOST BARRIE $100 Grant for Gladiolus Society; Advertise in Motor Guide. Tories N at Lookig For Elegtion During The Year` LA\lL1|I UL L$A>J LILLIA/Ln The question of improvement of the sewer on High St;., requested by S. G4 iUnderhi11 and others, was laid over; until spring. Mr. Underhill is to be advised that the work will then be attended to. I n-11-- _.__.. __L -1 up... 1-1 `l'u__LL__ 4---. - The request of Mrs. E. Beatty for a? istreet light on Bayfield St.. south of T ,Elizabeth St.. was laid [over until a{ Isurvey of the street lighting system. _ is made. . i316 RUSH FDR AUTO MARE{ERSgj ;;;;;;;; u. There has been a big rush these last : few_ days. following police warning} lChief of Police Stewart called at The; [Examiner yesterday to say that next Saturday would absolutely be the last day of grace for the yellow and: black fellows. After that date they will be introduced to the magistrate. } 'ID_L Activity of police. provincial and municipal, is said to provide one gmoc`; reason why Issuer Robert Payne has, to date issved one thousand sets of; 1929 automobile and truck markers; land chauffeurs and operators` licenses! [as compared with 115 at the same time a year ago. The open winter and driving conditions also help to ac- count for this unusual condition off affairs. 5 u c .. _ .. _ Thouszmd Issued Here Far - Only Hundred I Last Year. Examiner Classifieds bring prompt esults. . I EASTER EARLIER THIS YEAR. S, WE have had a most favorable report from Bar- rie Town Council- We saw the mayor this morning and he in- formed us council had acceded to our requests and was taking an option on the proposed site. This plan of action suits us, for by the time the option term- inates we will know where we stand with our contracts. Just now our chief concern is to sign `up at least 2,000 members. 0.. nv\1\'I-p\ 1n:..1.1 `l`\-_____ __ -., up uI.u u.u.uu a,uuv n.uv;uuJc1o. So spoke Field Downey, Reeve of Flos and one of the provi- sional directors of the Co-Oper- ative Packers of Ontario to The Examiner. He said directors were all favorably inclined to the choice of Barrie for the er- ection of the plant. CHI]. SUBU- Ald. Reeve--I favor anything that gives promise of helping Barrie. I have thought this over and will support it. A1:-I 'I`nvvn1-:TI' Innlza "III-3 R. crnnrl BARRlE S OVERTURES PLEASE DIRECTORS No.6 & Co`. Born and raised on a farm near Stroud, in Innisl, where his brothers still reside, he is naturally very prac- tical and somewhat set- in his views. He has his own opinions on the way roads should be built and maintained, for instance, and those opinions are not in accord with the present policy ofthe Board of Works. He is a rm believer in the economy of permanent roads and says he will support Bay- (Turn; to page three, please) 3 Reports for 1923 showed a not in-T crease of 203 members making a total L,of 10,632 in the Pres`,Jyt,ery. Funds ft raised totalled $207,301: inrlurliriq 1{ Missionary and Maintenance. 339.076; 1: W.M.S., $13,314: Wr.:m:1n's Ass n.. $2?.- 1865: Sunday School. $14,885; Y.P.S, : 33,711. ` Rev. A. M. Pope of -Viiwosing deliv- iered the inspim'.ion:1I incrssafre. 3 Ald. Bert. Robertson. who replaced Hex-Ald. P. J. Moran in W:u`d Three, - E being returned by neclamation. says he fidid not seek the honor, did not have {nor has not; now any partieulm pol- Vitical ambitions. The first he k1]O"`V a.- -fbout it was when he walked into the ?Town Hall on nomi1:a.tion ni5;ht and t-discovered his name had `w~'::1 placed Evin nomination. Out of 21 .~f.1.`3.". of duty l=to his adopted twm he bswed to the ' lwishes of his friends. In considering the Missionary and Maintenance report strong exception was taken to charges directly or in- directly penalizing their minister in order to reach M. and M. allocations. The pastor's support is the first con- cern of every congregation. A Pres- bytery Committee will visit every charge for the purpose of explaining the mind. programme and objectives of the Presbytery and to cement the connexional interests of the Church. [ The published draft of the new {Church Hymn Book and Church Or- lders has aroused intense interest. De- `termined to discover the mind of the Church. Presbytery appointed 9. re- presentative committee to receive re- commendations from every charge and to report their findings at a special meeting of Presbytery to be called ex- pressly to deal with thesame. It is `expected that every congregation will appoint a local committee to study `and report with a. View to conserving gthe vital and spiritual values or the `iformer hymnody. Rev. J. F. G. Mor- iris of Hillsdale is convenor of the com E mittee. Recognizing the importance of ad- equately sustaining the rural work this resolution proposes a minimum salary on all rural and mission charges where travelling is involved of $2,000 per year. Some elds have already volun- tarily adopted this standard. SUGGESTION MADE RURAL MINISTERS snouu) am 32000 Of outstanding interest in the meet- ing of the Simcoe Presbytery of the United Church of Canada held in Burton Ave. church on Tuesday was a resolution designed to correct the existent inequality in the standard of ministers salaries. The present min- imum of $1.800 per year for a marri- ed man discriminates against the rural pastor in that no provision is made for travelling expenses on country and mission charges, conservatively estim- ated at $200 per year. The net mini- mum of the rural minister is there- fore $1,600 as against $1,800 paid his brother minister stationed where no travelling expenses are incurred. woo vhov .--..--_ . ..--.. Ald. Craven said he had been offer- ed the property in question for little more than half what was now being asked. He knew the man who held the mortgage. tin:-urn l"1Mnn1IvinlPn__"'T'}`In+ H1911 h As is well known. Md. R')b:rt._nn is in the coal and wood businnss with his father-in-law, James Lewis. of Lewis I Home M1ss1on Grrmts; t()L :HlI1 $2.- i797 were rer-ommrndt-d. Rev. A. L. !Att0n of Coldwzxt-er, Chaix'ma.n, px`e-- isided. SIMCOE PRESBYTERY Extra S200 Recommended Is for Travelling Expenses. Membership Increased 203; Total Amount Raised, $207,301. Town Council ALD. B. G. ROBERTSON -Photo by Jackson New Faces in the Bi I 8&3` PAGES1`l 54_ IIlUl'la5BU. Reeve Cresw1cke-'1`hat man has nothing to do with the property. He has no right to negotiate. His inter- est is paid up and the mortgage will be met when due." L1. - LA.-- 1.-.: Nu nnavv vv-p-.. ....... Clerk Smith said the town had bought in one of the lots sought at 9. recent tax sale. Another corner lot had been sold off the property. The town, he said, would have to negotiate its option with three parties. ._ ___.1 -v\...... ..........I .. yup. Site, Tax Exemption and Sewer Outlet Are on Free List. The Town Council has given its tentative assent to a proposal to buy a site and provide a sewage outlet for the quarter-million dollar pork pack- ing plant which the First Co-operative Packers of Ontario Limited, propose to build in Barrie this summer. The cost to the town will not be more than 32,000. The committee which has had negotiations in charge was instructed to secure an option on the property selected by the company. Its location was not divulged, but it was intimated that the property has changed hands several times in recent months and doubled in price. Council does not propose to pay all that is being asked, In nuununr Fl UFUDW U\ however. rg saw" v- __..-.v The question was discussed etlength Monday night in committee of the whole, Reeve Creswicke presiding. He said 8. by-law would have to be sub- mitted to the people and that a mun- icipality could not grant tax exemp- tion for more than ten years. The company asked for twenty. 5vII.- ..-_-.- _..l.I L1... uuuu an-(4-Inca IIIAH UV...`-Ivioog vv--wu. -V- -..-_--_, V The reeve said the proposition was to run the refuse of the plant into a nearby creek. It would first be so treated as to conform with Provincial Board of Health regulations. This sewer would cost about $750. on the other hand a ten-inch sewer to the water's edge would cost $6,000 and was out or the question. A1 ! `I'puua,_UT nrvl on-nine} fhiu VIVA- uuu UL out`: qucauuu. Ald. Lowe--I am against this pro- position. I have been talking to farm- ers and I have not yetffound one in Iavor of it." 13..-..- (V-.n.unlnbn,,_HT vac nnnncnt-I uluuguu bum Uvcl; uuu wua. aupyuxu cu. Ald. '1`yrer--It looks like a good proposition to me. I am going to `sup- port it, too. 'DnnIna rnuxrlnlrn said H19 directors puru xv. wu. _ Reeve Creswlcke said the directors of the company would be in Barrie on the morrow and wanted an answer. , -194)-.. BARRIE PREPARED TO MEET REQUESTS or PORK _1>AcKERs GET OPTION ON LOT Will Ask Ratepayers to Pass Judgment on Issue. cmcuumon THIS WEEK uvnwuuur vuv tau. av vuv uvpv ova-I an auction! and it zo_u gm turtnu By-law to People 25 OOPIES I 69% V- U66\nh|_|lllUUo Reading 1rom_a_i'iie\yepe.per clipping an account`-.p!_ ~?w'?-speech. delivered by Mr. Drury before!-Iamilton Lions Club. in which the"e!I.-Preinier had stated that the iuture of Cenada,reeted with the deviiopment or its industries nth- "er than with szrioulture, Mr. Boy: pic- nn...... .5. ...'..- .11.--- ..v-_-_.' Mr. B y! commented that that being so need! not see how Progressives could continue to support him` in view or his (MP: Drury's) stand in the Huron bye-A election, when he toolrthe stump for the Liberals A against the Progressive candidate. 2; ` ` _ _,v, you ivlll be convinced he will` come out an n uiwnlnhl-v Tlknwnl J U `VIII WU UUIIVILIUU II as a string 1; Liberal." y commented` Pr: A-n-LI-_--A L- -.-----`L `Q`.g` ASK NEW SCHOOL SECTION At a meeting of Innisl Township" .Council, the second of the year, held at Stroud. Monday. a deputation ap- peared before Council asking that a new school section be created in the western part of the township, near Holly. Fence viewers and slieep val- uators for the year were also ap- pointed. Reeve Webb, Deputy-Reeve Peacock and all councillors attended. uuu 11l1Uydrl.lUUo The work is to be proceeded with at once and is to'be done by Foreman Ed. Shuter and town employees. The presence of ice on the bay will greatly facilitate the work. nu... ......a. 1...... nnunnwvv in nlnn On kn At a cost or approximately $1350 _a new 10-inch sewer outlet is to be constructed at the foot of Mary St. projecting 240 feet out into the bay. A new manholels also to be erected on the south side of the railway tracks, on the water front, at the junction of the present system and the new out- let, as recommended by James, Proc- ltor and Redfern, Toronto, engineers. I-nut- ......... I- -6` nulugn lnannud-nnnn MARY ST.0UTLET TO_(lST $1350 nwum uuxuw. _ "North Bimcoe can be retained :6: the Conservative party, 1:. O. Drury to the contrary notw1thete.nd!ng.?' said Mr. Boys. "11 one is permitted to read . between the line: Mr. Druryilntende, contuttnr the riding at the next red- ....1 glnnum-nu and if emu I-um flwthnv To Proceed with Work at Once, Town Council Decides. 1H:U1llUH4UU U115 WUIIX. The cast iron screw-in pipe to be used will be purchased in Toronto for $Z_.67 a foot. `The council was told that the best local price was $3.90 a. root; for the same pipe. DA:-nivn finnauuvlnbn anti Ah ? (Thou LUUIJ, LUI bl-H3 DUJILG 1JL1JU. Reeve Creswicke and Aid. Chas. Lowe opposed proceeding with the work at once. Both wanted further ex- pert information. Ald. Lowe favored letting the work by contract to a firm whose men were protected under the f Workmen s Compensation Act. He said town employees were not so insured, that the work was dangerous and ser- ious accident or fatality might result. The chance was too great, he argued. uuuuuu up-Jpn AIR Air nnnncn Who 1115 U1-IKIALUU wan uuu 5Luuou, LID umguuu. Reeve Creswicke did not oppose the construction of the outlet, but the method in which it was to be under- taken by the town foreman. He said his information was that it was not in aocordance with best engineering principles. rm-so fnurn fnvnman +.hm1crhi-. `ha r~rm1d pl uu.:1.pu:a. The town foreman thought he could do the work in a week or ten days and minimized the hazard. The outlet will be in sixteen feet of water at its deepest point. 'UU1 auu Lvcubusu, LULUAIIIU, unab ...... u. This news is of prime importance to Mary St. residents, the present six- inch outlet, built 35 years ago, having long since been found entirely inade- quate due to -the growth of that sec- tion of the town. Citizens for some time have been caused much trouble and annoyance; fhlnn nun-I: In in kn nvnnanrln uvifh "They gave us 35000," said Ald. Craven. Let us show a little Christian spirit and give them back their 8327." The argument won the day. The town's cheque wiiibe mail- ed forthwith. UWUIBLIU UIIW UIIVDI - Is it legal to pay this back?! ironically asked Ald. Lowe, doubtless having in mind Coun- ty Council's propensity to con- sult legal advice on such mat- ters as refunds. 110111.-.. ..--.`- ..; nnnnnn ..-.|A 069 UVUL yiuu IIWJIUD, ywnu J-Jun. " me 3327 too much and now wants it back. The auditors caught the error. Ts Hr Inna! n now (-111: kanlr" UE To THE equalized as- sessment tangle the nan- cial dealings as between the Town or Barrie and county of simcoe have been more ora less muddled up or late, something . akin to a plate oi. beans. It has Just been discovered that the county in making a refund of 1928 overpaid taxes, paid Bar- ula Q0017 I-An nnnnh aim-I nan: D0 YBIIIUVU Lu nauv nuw. The member for North Simcoe he- spoke the same enthusiastic support for his successor. whoever he may be, as had been accorded him in his `long political career. ` Ilunrth imnnn nun ha rtninnd {Ar CHRISTIAN SPIRIT ~ WON THE DAY ORKMEN engaged in chop- ping ice in a partly sub- merged flat-bottomed scow anchored in Lake Slmcoe off the 9th line or Innisfil last week chopped through the bottom or the boat and a rotary pump. which they were endeavoring to release, dropped through into eight feet of water. No attempt will be made to recover it until spring. The pump was to have been used in cleaning out the sedimentation tanks of Barr1e's sewage system, and belonged to W. J. Goodfellow. It was later ' discovered that the Waterworks Dept. possessed a similar pump and this was pressed into service_ and did a good Job. _v_-,.-.--v 'Ziu}:i"io,'aga% :g,ra,";ze7z}22' PUMP DISAPPEARS AS AXE WIELDERS -CEAS,E THEIR LABORS Chief of Ponce Stewart has asked Town Council topass a cigarette and tobacco bylaw in_order that sale may be better controlled and closer `super- vision given to illicit sales to minors. At pro nt there is no tax whatever: The ief sent copies or Budbury and North Bay- bylaws along with his letg ter. In the former place the tax is about $20 and the latter 3100, about thehighest in the province. Local to- bacconists are said to favor a license. It would not airect standard hotels. 'l'hematterisinthchandsc1thepo- ice conunittee of which Deputy-Reeve this gear. U uugmcuu to Lana; vcuo It will be remembered that on Nov- ember 3 last Game Overseer McGregor while investigating complaints that deer were being hunted in Minesing swamp, a prohibited area, came across Robt. Wattle, his son, Melvin, Bob, Peacock and two Patterson brothers. Charges of illegal hunting against Peacock and the Pattersons were let- er dismissed in police court, the de- fence being that they were. hunting rabbits. The Game Overseer said that previous to coming upon the party at the Patterson farm he had seen dogs chasing a deer and heard a gun shot. Pnorosasuczusa -FOR SALEOF CIGARETFES Wguucige Wismer answered this by stating that it applied to 9. case di- rectly affecting the guilt or innocence of the man to whom the question was put. In the case in point Wattle was 'asked for information concerning ,a third party and refused to give it. His Honor thought such attitude sav-. ored of interference and obstruction. I It is an important case and ap- parently a. great deal of interest is be- ing taken in it. I will take time to look up the law and think it over. Judgment is reserved." 1'` M11 kn uarnnvvahnvnrl Hank nn NAV- anu WUHAU uuv Hanan law no vwuuauuvvu Apparently some people think there is some doubt as to my intentions," he said, "and 1! there is any doubt I wish in unnnnnn H . rlahf. nnur " LJIULIIUJULI llabl UUCJJ H-ibu- Judge Wismer--I have not se_9n ammunition of any kind, not even rab- bit ammunition. However. I am not ' so sure that deer cannot be killed with shot-guns providing the proper shells are used." 11.. -In ____ _-l.I 1.- .11.! ..-L L1-duh IL When McGregor demanded from Bob Peacock the name of the mystery man, Wattle recalled he had said: Don't tell him, Bob. Let him nd out. That's his job." Mr. Creswicke dwelt at length on this signicant remark as proof that Wattle knew all along who McGregor was. Then there was also the signicant scattering of the hunting party when McGregor appear- I ed, the hiding of guns and before that the baying of dogs and the sharp crack of 5. gun. It was all very suspic- ious, Mr. Creswicke said. UIIIUVV 11111 uuu. His Honor---Yes, but this was a barnyard conversation and there were [some very signicant remarks passed." a A...-.LI. ___ A.I--A. A.I__._- '"1}x}. ':?s'5ys"Z:.?1Z:"u}i{e15 Ent ffe was no legal method of forcing a. man to talk except by bringing him into court. 1-.-.1..- 1-391-...-- .........-....al qluhln kn Mr. Boys retorted that a. conviction could not ,be made on suspicion. There were no rie bullets produced and no evidence that anything but rabbit am- munition had been used. o___u_._ uuvx_.-_ -_. (KT 1--.... AL QAAOA W]. C NBC- Mr. Boys said he` did not think it devolved upon the defence to produce the ammunition -r...1..- 4517.... Ind. .51 44- In` ISIIIU WW3 LUuLL\.h Mr. Boys forcibly argued that it at police officer walked into a house and. ; without disclosing his identity or pro- 1 ducing a warrant, proceeded to search. the householder had every right to throw him out. `POI- 91-..-.. utv_.. I...A. 4.1.1.. -u..- an The Minesing Swamp rabbit hunt- ing" episode or last November is still, before the courts and despite the pass- ing months appears to have lost noth- irgg in public interest. -l~ ----- ...-..l&`-p-6 uaai-awn-Ian IIYIHAYI lll All puvuy aanuuovuu This was manifest yesterday when the "appeal of Game Overseer James Mcciregor and the Game and Fisher- ies Department against a poiice court Judgment of Magistrate Jes, dismiss- ing a charge against _Robt. Wattie oi obstructing a police officer was heard `by `His Honor Judge Wismer in Divi- sion Court. There were a large num- ber or. spectators, mostly from Vespra township. Judgment was reserved. - -... -...1A.w.nA I-nl--an- UUWlIIlyo U %\Ion`-v--v u w-w - --.v_ . - 7. There was no new evidence intro- duced by either the prosecution of de- fence. The testimony of the "various witnesses was identical to that ad- duced in police court. All the har-5 rowing details were reviewed, the| chase or the gun-carrying Game Ov- erseer across a ten-acre field on the trail of Wattle, the struggle in the thicket , when the officer and Wattle grappled, the cattle and turkey-buy- ing scene in the barnyard and the re- fusal of Wattie and his friends to di- vulge the identity of a mysterious fifth party who disappeared into the bush. It will be recalled that the mys- tery man later turned out to be Wat- tie's son. uvv A 15-... L`-.. 117.-`I-6-In nnnha nwnnn Conservatives of Barrie met in an- nual session in the Eastern Btarrooms Monday night the attendance being, according to oilicers, the best in years. W. J. Peck is the new president. Ad- dresses were listened to from W. A. Boys. K.C.. M.P., Major Knowles and Mrs. B. Btavert. who talked on wo- men's organization. Incidentally it was announced that preliminary or- ganization oi a Women's Conservative Club had taken place the same after- noon. Mrs. Stavert created a most favorable impression with her grasp of the art or political organization. Mr. Boys Through Mr. Boys once again definitely con- ilrmed previous announcements that he would retire from public life at the conclusion or the present parliament and would not again be a candidate. HAInI|nIIAI'II'1I1 nnmn nan!-the think thnrn MB 5 SUN. W. A. Boys, for Wattie, again argued [ that his client did not at any time, know that McGregor was an officer of ' the law and that McGregoi' had nev- er said who he was or what his mis- sion. Under the eircumstances, Mr. Boys. maintained, his client had a2 perfect right to take the attitude he] did. 7 `If 11' I1...-uu!p.1-A nnnvxenl `RV `kn Rn-` LIMA: H. H. Creswicke, counsel for the de- partment, made much of a. state- ment, a slip of the tongue, made by 'Watt1e in evidence. ULIU GIIIIIIULAJUIULI Judge Wismer-Yes. but still It 1sI signicant that no ammunition of any kind was found. 11.. 'vi_.... ...._81.'l-. _..4-u-1.-`I Ll--5 ll 1. ALL AMMUNITION DISAPPEARED AS T IF BY MAGIC R. \ WATTE APPEAL Vespra Farmers Display Interest in Local Deer Hunting} Charge. Signicant, Says in Reviewing Evidence. nmnm, CANADA, rruunsmw, FEBRUARY 7, 1929. Judge, the Remember the Valentine tea and sale of homemade baking by the Wo- men's Association of Central United Church, in the church hall, Thursday, Feb. 14th. 3 to 6. Afternoon tea, 25c. b Necktie Soc1al-Innisl Chapter Eastern Star, Thursday, Feb. 21, at 8 o'clock, Chapter room, Masonic Hall, * Basement,` Stroud. Good program, in- cluding Bridget's Investment and eats.' Everybody, welcome. Admis- Admlsslon 25c and 10c. _ 6b The postponed debate and program under auspices of the Hall Committee wlll be than on Shrove Tuesday, Feb. 12, in -the Township Hall, Mldhurst. This wlll be supplemented by -a. pan- cske supper served from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission 35c and 15c. 6b HUI; any; 55 vuvau on nu; \ to remove it right now." living unawulnnw Inn 'Nl'nrI'.h $752559 . NIKIUJVVII - \lUlnA5Il\I6U* -I- say Klyll la! Awakening of an Individual. -._- ...__-. Women's Canadian Club, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 3.30 p.m., Library Hall. Mr. Frederick Philip Grove, Rapid City, Man. Subject: Ca.nada-The Spiritu- al Auvnlnnnlnu AC an Tniullni 99 R_Hk Band at Guthrie Skating Rink, Sat- urday, Feb. 9. 6p A Hard-Time Carnival at the Min- esing rink, Wednesday, Feb. 13. 6p St. Andrew's Ladies Aid will hold a Valentine tea and sale of baking and candy. Sat., Feb. 16. 6-7b Valentine dance, February 15, in Ohurchill hall, under auspices L.O.B.A. Blue Bell orchestra. Admission, gentle- men 95c and tax. 6b V Keei)7l='elv)*.ni1a.n7 12 for play Cin- derella O Reilly" by St. Mary's Young people. in Parish Hall, Collier St., at 8.15 pm. Adults 25c, children 10c. 6b -- _ 4nn-_,_ .1]--- nu-|__L II-u__-._.I___ I An appreciative audience on Thurs- day evening last witnessed two plays presented in B.C.I. auditorium by Bar- rie Theatre Guild players. The rst, Suppressed Desires, is an extremely clever satire on psychoanalysis by Susan Glaspell and kept the audience in roars of laughter throughout. The ,Work of Arthur Morrow as Stephen Brewster was outstanding and that of Janet Campbell and Margaret Sin- clair in lesser roles equally good._ The presentation marked the rst appear- ance of Mr. Morrow, president of the Guild, as a player. 1 Hf'I'|1nn Fuuvnl-luum T311-\lI\ unv\nn&nA kn IPOULTRY ASS N. I ELECTS OFFICERS Ald. Chas. Lowe heads the Barrie Poultry Association for 1929, he being gelected president at the annual meet- | ing last Friday night in a three-corn- ered contest with Jos. Malkin and S. F. `Raymond. There were about twenty present. The officers for the current year are:-- President-Chas. Lowe.- _Vice-President-S. F. Raymond. . Sec y-Treas.-Harry Morren. Executive--E. A. Cuff, Walter Pat- terson, J. D. Knapp, S. L. Page, A. F. A. Malcomson, Jos. Malkin, A. Wort- ley, Ed. Thomas. Dt\V\InBI1V\+n"`11f\ I-A AII`?1`IlI1`+III1I'I1 Wain DELIGHTFUL EVENING `WITH THEATRE GUILD The Trysting Place. repeated by popular request, again proved most lentertaining and humorous. The {players in this were Rhoda Young, Frank McInnis, Doris Robertson, Mar- garet How, Alvin Luck. A. B. Cock- burn, Harry Morren. Horace Wilson, A.R.C.O., is the Guild director. I... 'P-& ------ -.A.I ` Vui MAJ, Luci an g.uwJ ya a LL- ................ .......- Lzoavuv-\I-, La 1.11: \.AuLAu \|AL\.I.4u\.IL. Interspersed in the program were vocal solos by Miss Jean Kearns and Frank Craig, piano solos by Miss Nan 0rd and Miss Hazel Marshall. l'nI._..- _.1.- ...-.._ .._._____L ___L-_1 1.1-- Annual Meeting Monday Night Is Well Attended. W. J. PECK, PRESIDENT: W. A. Boys, K.C., M.P., Pays His Respects to Hon. E. C. Drury. \ILu. Illa Lvamuu J.Lu4uvA a.va.uuuLAu.AA. Those who were present voted the program the most delightful presented in Barrie in a long time. COMINGEVENTS I0II|I0I0I0I0I0I0I0I0I0I0X<>I<>I< Chas. Lowe is President -Change in Judges ' Made. iJ\I(l4A u, vnluu. Lav W In Representative to. Poultry Conven- `:tion at Guelph-S. F. Raymond. Supt. of Show-Ed. Shuter. There was considerable discussion on the question of judges and it was ;decided to make a change this year. Richard Oke of London is first choice and W. Robertson of St. Catharines alternative. The utility stock judge is W. J. Clark of Cainsville, Ont. A 1..LL.... ....... ......-.:....A Sun`... bk- 17...... VV- U. \JLKuLn \J \I(NLLA|JVlAl\4, sunny. A letter was received from the Ham- ilton and Wentworth Poultry Associa- tion asking for particulars of organ- ization of the recent district show. This request is considered a high com- pliment by local poultrymen. All in- formation will be forwarded. A _.-L- -1: L1.-._1-_ --.-._ A......1.......1 'lR_ A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. Eckhardt, Chas. E. Wright, M.P.P., Hon J. S. Martin and Mr. Wade of the Agricultural Department. A letter of appreciation from Barrie Town Coun- lcil was placed on fyle. L scy, nu. .I.uuu1a4D. Representative to Agricultural Fair Board, Chas. Lowe. 13nvuannnv\ I-A `I3nu'H-an f`|nv\nn-n, gll!%i&$%$%m%%g _ well-known local follower of Isaac Walton, will in future ply his trade in Lake Simcoe under somewhat of a handicap. While attempting to open a gin- ger ale bottle with the blade of 9. jackknife recently the knife slipped upwards and penetrat- ed his right eye, completely destroying the sight, it is stated. He has been `a patient in Orillia. Hospital for some time and has missed much of his usual win- `ter catch. Meanwhile members. of the Alexander Fishing Club are carrying on. Use Examiner Classified Advts. IBVUF U1. lb. Reeve Cresw1cke~-I was opposed to the original requests, but since the proposition has been put in its present iorm I favor it. I cannot; see how we can lose. 111.: -n........ 411' 4=.~.u.-m .-.nuHn Hm)!-