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Page Two The quanuti-t~ies of foreign fruit (lisplayed in several windows in town indicates the extent to which our home market is being ruined. Just because centain fruits ripen a few weeks earlier in `the Sou-th thousaurlss of tons are brought here, to the detriment of the home grow- ers. whose produce will be on the market a little later. If people must have this early fruit it should be classed as a luxury and taxed ac- cordiinlgly. Spealqing at Midland last week Rev. Dr. Cody emphasized ve ele- ments that go towards making a successful school. First, a good building, well equipped; second, diligent pupils; third, a progressive and inutelltigent body of school trus- tees; fourth, an interested public, and fifth, the really most important of all, were the teachers, who set the standard and gave the inspir- ation. Upon the teachers personal- .ly depends to a great extemt the out- come of the hoys or girls` school nnronv The County 01` Dut'i"e1`i.n is much exercised over the possibility of be- ing wiped off the map as a con- stituency in the lc-rleral House. .~\-t present D11f1'm'in (*onstituenc.\' is much below the unit of representa- tion as xed by Quebec, and to save `themselves :1 .stron1.: and influential deputation -has been waitiiiig on the 1`e(listrib11ti()n committee with two pro-posals. One of these is to do- tach three or four townships oi Sou.tih Simcoe anti add them to Dufferin, giving it a population of about 27.000. The o~thor scheme is to take three township t'rom South Grey and join them to Dufferin. `Simcoe strongly objects to the (011111- er proposal and South Grey objects an H-in 1nHm~ 'l`hn hnsf thinxv Duf- proposal unu m)L|.u1 uH:_v UuJt:un.: to the latter. The best thing Duf- f-orin can do is to increase her popu- lation without e.\ the houndanies. nnmer am: 21. u_\-uu the only remedy. Some years ago Arbor Day used to be celebrated in almost every dis- trict of Ontario by the planting of trees and a general cleaning up. Many :1 man t0-day can point. with pride `to a tree that he planted in the school _\'a1'(l or on the street or lane. Would it not, be well to re- vive Arbor Day in Ontario ? There never was a time when there was so much necessity for tree planting and for iinipre.=s.in;: upon the grow- ing grouth of the Province the need of the conservation of our forests and for reforestation. Our trees are rapidly and the need of tree planting is intperative. In the \Vest .~\rl)0r Day. which falls on the second .\l0nday in May. is oh- sorved with .:rea.t entlmsiasm and thmisunds of trees are planted every \\'h\- nm 9 rrxvtivnl nl` .-\rhor thousands or trees are pmmeu c.-nu-_ _veu1'. \Vhy not a rov`ival of Day. not only for the schools, but for the public ;:r~nm`a11y? cn1'e'.~; G(1\`0r11111(\11:l in 11` `z1.nco by ` S1111(1a_v's oler-tio1u=. comes as :1 9111'- prise to 111a11_\'. 1 oJ11.m11`e got only 229 seats. while the 0ppos*iLio11 111151 342. 111 -1110 ci1`o11111slz111cr~s. :1 11mvi 111i11i:~1I1':.' c2Lpz1.h1o 01' soc111'i11: :1 111114111`! 111ez1.s111'(- of s~11ppn1`t from the 11111111195` . 1 T1110 m*erl.h1`0w 111` 1 ro111ie1' P0111-I1 I 1 of the Left is o.\;p0cIo(1 to :1s.~'1111m the r0i:.:11s. The (10111i11z111t ideas of Pni11c:11'v has been to ;:11arz111.te0 L110: sec111'Llv of I<`1`a11c0 and to e11fo1~co| ..,, ..A At` ...-unn-nnnc lav l".nr.\ I |IIIl\/III nu.` ..\\.. .., __. .,.., _ , ,, 10 c-n1`m*r-=1 the payment. of rr~.pzu`z1ti(ms by (`mr-` mzu1_v. l`nincm'e has sought to l'mti- fy France by alliances with enn- ttinemml Imxvers. b01'derin.', on Ger- many. He has Lnsisted that Ger- many pay full reparations and `I--'---~----- -- Several men wearing straw hats were seen around utown this week-- a sure sign thwt winter is over. peqpae a.roun_d gin: arrive thus t.he janitor s a salary of Ie the teachers Now all the {or the posi- bro`-ugh.t axbouui the occwpaxtion of the Ruhr Valley as a. method of exenting pressure u.pon Germany. 11hi`s did not comma-md imselef to Great Britain, nor to many of the French d'i:p1 mats. On account of the M11 in ex~ change valuue of the French franc, the Poincare Govermment had -to 1.11- In-onto tawaminn hrv hwemtv Der cent. the Bomcare U'UVEI`ulUl.t.`11L uu,u LU nu crease La.X21lt`l0I1 by tlwenlty per and to limilt clomestivc expenditures. 'I`.his operaxted to tlhe drisadvlamtage of Poincare in the eleotliovnxs. Whether the gmwp system that vwlll have to make hold will be able to carry on is a question. Accortltlnag to 1nvf.orm.atiion received from Ottawa, the nancial situation will in all probaibiltity force the Government to go to the COllI'lltl"Y in November`, before another `budget will alarm the electors. Next year will see a deicit that will appal business men and others who can reaize the true sit-uat-ion. There was in reality a decit last year of sev- eral million dollars, and those fam- iliar with conditions believe that tl1-is year there will be a deficit, national and railway combined, of at least one hundred million dollars. One of the best inrformed men at Ottawa ' gures it out that there will be a re- dnotion in sales tax revenue of $40,000,000, income ax $10,000,000, cusstovms tax $10,000,000, and a. National Railway decit of $50,000,- 000. 'l`.here is practically no de- crease in e_\wpendi'ture, and if this estimate is correct, then instead of reducing our national debt, there will be added to it $100,000,000 during the scal year 1924-25. This estimate is based on reliable inforxnation and calculation. The Government must know what is coun- ing and will seek a. verdict of the electors before the exposure of our nancial posirt-ion. ...--. A...., A copy of'the 53rd annual report of births, .marniages and deaths for the Province of Ontario, covering the year 1922, has just -been re- ceived. The volume of nearly 400 pages contains a considerable mass of statistical information regarding the births, deaths and marriages, not only for -the Province as a whole, but also for the individ-ual counties. During the year 1922 there were 71,320 births in the Province, :1 ratio of 23.9, of -these 36,477 were boys and 34,833 girls. The mothers of t.hree ages, 24, 25 and 26 years. contribunted 17.85 per cent. of the whole number of births. The young- est mother was thirteen years of age, and the eldest fty-three years. Eighteen .men `became `fathers before reaching the age of eighteen, Wh-ile seven fathers were over seventy-ve years. There were 1,510 illegitimate bintss. Over 30 -per cent. of these birth-s occurred before mothers were 20 years of `age. and nearly 68 per cent. before mothers had reachd 25. Women over 40 contributed one per cent. of the total illegitximacy. There were 739 pairs of twins and six sets of triplets during the year. The number of marriages register- ed during the year was 23,360. Th.is was a decrease of 1,511 from 1921. Economic conditions is large- . 1..1..mm1 hm {hm nniina ne :1 tight . menut alway-s depresses ly blamed for the decline, as a tight money market and lack of employ- the number of marriages. There were 34,034 deaths register- ed in the Province, with a rate of 11.42 per 1000 of population. This was the lowest rate since 1896. when it was 10.7. Organic heart diseases of all kinds (excepting heart failure) exceeded those of any other pathological condition as the cause of death. being; 11.03 per 1000 of the entire number of dc-at.hs re- r:or(le'.'. Cancer was resotnnsible for 2Fi0.0 deaths. .~\bout 85 per cent. of all cancer deaths occurred after the age of -10 years. The nu1nber of children who died durin:.: the first twelve niotnhs of age was 5.921, be- ing a rate of 83 per 1000 living births. hlore people died in .\larch and April than in any other inonths of the year. The number of men who died in that year exceeded the women by 1418, with the exception of children under ve years. The greatest nutmmer of deaths occurred between the ages of 70 and 79 years, while the smallest number recorded was between the ages of 15 and 19. BIRTHS, DEA THS. MARRIAGES To the Editor of The Advance. y ' and ;.u um. guano. u; .LIl\4 ..u-.......\., The Honticulttiml Society is doing much to encourage citizens of Bar- rie to bea-uttiy lawns, gardens and streets by the cuzrtivatlon of owers, and thus make Be-.1u`tit'u1 Barrie" more beautiful. This is most com- mendalble and mzuiy citizens are anxious to fall in line, but under present conditionls it seems to be but 21 waste of energy to zxhtemplt to (`l1lll\'1tG tlowers in the open. \Vith hundreds of dogs roznuinvg the eatroets, (lay and night. teuwring over lawns and gniulelis, there is little use of having flower beds, as the :ln,:.< will der~:trn_\' in five minutes the ln.hr)r,< oi (L week. There was :1 time in Bzirrio when ('i[iZ0llH who \\'lSh(`(l to _:rmv flowers. prntt.-olwl Ihemsr,-l\'0s by means 01' hi}.;l1 l)().'ll`(l f~uce.=, but su1'~l_\' that lim(- is past. .=0m(~ protection slmulrl lu- ...1 . ...... .... ' 1.- ..n-,`.. 1. .. ..v .. 4 -`We notice more around the depot when -trains arrive this week than formerly. Perhaps they are looking for un`cIa:i:med suit cases. LE l",l`ER TO THE EDITOR `VIII HllU' HHS Ul lllilHllI1ll.'llH'Ell _L{'UUUS. Immlillu. When this was z11.tem1)ted the your \'&L]ll|.})1(`m United States was `in the throes of CITIZEN. lthu depression of 1921, but in May A GOOD -HOME MARKET IS ESSENTIAL TO `TIE FARMER Than 'the Grarmdlian anmers, espec- ially those in Western Canada, are adverselry affected by w`o:r1d.wide cosditions, wmch `in particular de press the ~whea.t growing -in=du.stny, was well _set forth by .Mr. R. V. Lesueur, 'memJbero far West Lzun|b- ton, in his. `speech during the budget deba-te. He also showed the fallacy of expecting that much im.prove.men't would result from the -tinkenirrg that the King G~overn.'ment had done `in r its fiscal mrouposabs. v n.._ _u....... 41...; vvn1`r\I'< Han ma uauaa vy:uy-var. It was shown that under the stimulus of the higher prices paid temporarily, the -production of Wheat almost all over `the world had `been greatly increased since 1913. Be- tween 11909 and 1913 the `prodwuorion of wheat in all countries, outside of Russia, averaged alpaprox i mat ely 3,000,000,000 bushels, which could be considered nonnlal. But in 1921 it touched 3,116,000,000 `bushels, and in 1922 even 3,120,000,000 bushels. I-Iowever, Europe, the great vimp'outer of wheat, was not to the extent of 20 per cent. as well able to buy now as she was before the war, so `that with more wheztt and few buyers the price was 11:11- urally depressed. 1\lo1'eover. .the ` tendency of prices generally was to fall. `(KY1-xafnrn Fmxnyln TDDIR ilf was mu. Vvestern Canada. feels, it was pointed out, the fun effect of these conditions. The acreage sown to wheat had risen from 11,000,000 .......... :.. 1n1-2 on 0-2`-van nnn nnrpg in whean; nan nsen Lrom 11.UUU,uuu acres in 1913 to 23,`260.000 acres in 1921. while the yield increased from 231,000,000 abushels in 1013 to 470,000,000 bushels Last year. With the cost of pnodvuction .so high, while the prices of agnioutltuml products was depressed. it was no wonder that the anmer found it .hard to make ends meet, and than. he mas in debt `to banks and loan com- pzmies. mm whn.f wag the rmnedv Dro- DZl.I]'le5. But whznt was the remedy pro- posed by the Govern-menut in order to meet this situation ? Ilt was pro- posed to meet it by reducing the sales tax and the duty on agricul- tural imuplements. To -the sales tax reduction (.the Liberal Government had doubled it themselves) there :lS no objection. But these under a very liberal estnimate would not mean more to the average farmer than a saving of from $10.00 to $16.00 a year. The customs reduc- Lion itself would probably mean 110- ` thing. At the same time this was accompanied by provisions that were bound to affect very sextiously the farmers ltome `market and thus place him in a worse situation than before. The Governn1en't s pro- posal," ixt was pointed out, 1na,y en- able its ship to bump along the rocks a trie longer. but it will not substanvtially help the agricultural industry. 7'I'Vnvn-un~ : .01-\ rd in` Ilsa nnnoinn lI1(]llS:[I`}'." - - Turning to the question of al remedy the member for West Laim-bton made some constructive proposals thzut merit attention. He i drew attention to the fact that if measures now being taken for the im=provemen~t of conditions in Europe were successful, that contlinent would increase its consinnmption of wheat, but is: was also true that Russia would gradually recover her posi- tion as a wheat expirter, so it was quite likely that over-lproductvion might continue for some time. The true remedy was to secure new and larger markets. "Plan hnrnn nlnrl.-nvf '21; fnr H10 lZ1I'q`, BI' llli1I'KELS. The home market was, for the Canadian fanmer, the most import- ant and surest. In 1919 it had ab- sorbed 59 per cent. of our wheat motivation, in 1920 it. has taken about 51 per cent.. in 1921 about 54 per cent. and in 1922 al})0`1`t 46.`_. De!` cemt. This was important, for avttenipts were con'linuall_v being made to show that the home market was a negligible consideration for the \vlica.t grower. To increase the size of the home Inarlcel. would be wise povlicy, and efforts should he directed t0\vz1r(ls this end. \ .ln+.-......:..n.I nrrn.-9 n|1r\Iv`r` nlcn Whmtever temporary setbacks co- operanive max`-keting may suffer, its princirples are becomrinng more and more mnlw rooted among `the pro- ducers of the Province. LlllL`L'lL`(l LU\\'(llll5 llllb BHU- .-\ (lQt('l`llllIl(`(l el`l'ort should also be made Io increase emponts to cer- tain other countries where condi- tions l'a\'ored the Canadian product. Because of climatic and soil condi- tions our wheat was superior in quality to that of most other ex- porting countries and due advantage should be taken of this fact. Even the I. n.ited States could not do with- out it for mixing purposes. Very little, however, went to Central or Soulth Auiierica, which had a popu- lation of 90,000,000 people, which imported 45,000,000 bushels of wheat and large quantities of wheat flour every year. These countnies could also be easily reached all the year round through hnte pont of Van- couver. Lf our wheat and flour could be placed there in large quan- tities the Western famners would have a large, new permanent market.. Asia was another import- ant potenltial market which took 32,000,000 bushels 0.1` wheat. :1 year" and to which Canada sent only 3,500,000. Her imports of our were also i'n1lpontan't. 'T`hn :n\nn1Ihnr fnr Xvncf T.nn1.hfnn WEIC illbll |HlipUl`Lil.Ul. The :memiber for Vvest Lam-bton sug.geste(l that there should be more co-otpemtdon between 11.11 government of Canada. for the wtork.in:.: of solu- tions for the problems of ;xgx'icu1- ture. The farnier should not be lotit to his own effonts to work out his own salvation, and in this con- nection he poinitetl to what was im- intr tlnnn in Hun Hnitnrl Rtnttr-< nntl |l|:lJ|lUll Ill` [JUIIIWLUU Ill Wllill. \V/db Ul" im; done in the Uni-tnd Stzult-s and nthor countries in ordor to assust the l':1rm~r in from on: crop to :umlhoI'. It `nun lunnunu-..u Gun vnnnh In n\',, Ill ElllU`lilUl. It was. lm\v(-vvr, too much to ox~ punt that tho sulvatimi of tho fumi- vr ('.llll](i ho wnrlcod out snlvly thmn_u.h tho t`0re~i_'.:n lll{1l`Ii(`i. In tho Fnitml Rtzm-.4 this haul lwoii (`I<\zu'l_v rt~:1ll7.(\ and with ;.:()()d i'vsi1lts. ()\'m' tlmro tho i`:u*1n0i`s 100 had their ll ()ll`l)l(`.s`, hint thnso l`(`SD()llStlb1(` for puhlio policy had wisely d:iscerne t.hu.t. they (`mild host help a}.:ricu1tu1'e by lll(`l`(.1,Sll'l.2.` the home demand. zmd that this would come through pro- ducing at homn a lZ1l`_'.`l` percoiitagze of manufactured goods. X\7hnn this one nttnnrntnfl 11111 The Northern Advance `Barrie Union Cemetery! The attention of Lot owners is drawn to the annual assessments for care of lots which are payable to J. W: Ness, Sec y-Treas.. Beecroft s Bank, Dunlowp St., Barrie. nmnnnr-I: n`F Intsx are reminded thatl Bank, Uunlowp 5L, uarrxe. . Owners of lots are reminded that unpaid assessments from 1913 on- ward become a charge against the lot and should not be allowed to accmmuulate, as .under the Act THEY MUST BE PAID FOR BEFORE THE LOTS CAN BE USED. um-...:1 oaammmnnm frnm 1913 to THJS LUT5 UJLLV um uonu. Unwpail assessments from 1913 1923 inclusive are overdue and those for 1924 are payable on or before July 1, 1924. Accnmcm10nf PnfA--$2 TIE!` zmnum before July 1, lvza. Assesasment R-.1tas--$2 per annum for one lot and $1 for each a.ddi`tion- :11 lot owned by the same person; $1 for half lot. T.n.f mvnm-g are also reminded that Lf our main thoroughfare is to remain as it is at present this year some of nthose Blue Water I-I=ig,hway tounists are apt to put a detour sign on the outskuir-Ls of the town. $1 for nan wt. Lot owners are also with the new Endowment S,wstem now avadlagbmle they may eliminate, if they wish, further assessments by .perrmanent1y endowing the lot to provide for perpetual care. ; Barrie Union Cemetery Board, W. T. E. Gilroy, Pres. HEALTH 'l`.~\'LK--SOMI3 POINTERS `MGZLSIGS i.s a. highly con-t:agious disease and is conned to childhood only because most adults have al- ready had the disease. It is not usually fatal, but when patients are not given proper a*t'tention it may become a very serious condition. The chief danger from measles is the pneumonia. which t'req`uentl;\` follows it. The pneumonia follow- ing mezvsles seems to be more faital than that occu1'x'ing under oihei contlitions. 1--7,1 ..-,, ` Liuuun l'lUAlL1u Dr. Ludvig Hekxtoen, who has out- lined these facts ashout. 1m>us1_>s in a. specially prepared essz1_\"on the subject, has called attemiolm also to our presen~t knorwledge of the cause of the disease. -1. 1 ,4 1 n......n-uuu 41:` um mu, um.--.-u.\_. We do not know the or,'.:unism as it has never been isolated, but we do know than it is very small, easily camied in :1 fine. spray from the mouth or nose and pI'0l)a.l)l_\' from wmtery eyes. so that a person closely dR()Cli1tC(1 with :1 putiewt that is ill with nmasles nmy himself become infocted if not immune to the dis- ease. The czmisani-\`e 0n5;a11is'111 is ea,sil,v killed by sunlighlt amtl ai-1'. `Alaasles is not carried, :15 is scarlet fever, on clothes, pencils, dishes, food, in milk, or in well person's th 1'0 alts. -u in On lIllULl'l-E. Parents will llLl.1I!`El]1_V be inter- ested in advice that will tend to pre- venut the disease in their children. Scientists t.hronghtou~t `the world have been working mt methods to confer on the child the same pro- tection a.ga,ins't sinaltlpnx or d`iph- Lheria. As a result of these investi- wations many inmpontannt facts have been learned. It. has been found, for instance. thialt blood rtaken from a patient about two or three weeks znfrter htis erutptizon appeared will alplparenutly protect a. person into whom it is in- jeoted. In h0spi'tia.l~s for children and in onphan asylu-mus this method is e.\"treme1iy u-sefiul, becalitse rwhen the disease breaks out in such places it is likely to spread like wildfire. A most important step is for pm`- ennts to hztve comsiderzttion for -the clrildren of others. It` it child has wa.t.erin:_' eyes and :1 cold in the heml wioth any signs of fever. he should he kept home mom school and z1.wa,\' from other 4"hl]dl`Cn until his condition has improved. Such` precunvtions mean safety for the 'H]t5\Tl\' of that year the cm1(:`r_::ex1(`_V tm`il'l` ' was patssml. fcrllmved by tho l`nr(l1my I tariff in November. The lliglmr duties with the help 'miD]')1i0(l to cot- ton produccms, to rzxm-rm1's and grain growers had so lmlproved co-mllittions that during: the last two yezws the Republic has enjoyed one 01` the most pms.per0u.=: pr-rimls in her his- tory. It was idle t.o say that the exanlple of such a. mltitm was of no account. Cxzmzxda. was bound to be effoctml by the p'o=l.icy 01' that enun- try, and the obvious tltimsr to do was to incremse the home market. to the lz1StIill_`.t l)9llGf1:l 01' both the fzu~.n1qr and the mechanic. Annual Assessments Goodfellow s Shoes Alt Ros!-hern, Sask.. of the school receives $1200 `per zmn-um, while are paid only $1000. teachers have applied tion of janitor. Drought should not affect Altbenta this sumumer, as the Province went Wet on Monday after being among the drys" for eight years. A $2.00 permit will allow anyone to get as wet as they wish. PHYSICAL CAUSE OF DISEASE REMOVED Phone 406 G0 E~1izzLbol.h St., Upstairs. Phone for AppoimL111e11It. u1's.......'.-`I. BIRD S ROOFSI CANADIAN Twin Shingles Bird s Canadian Twin Shingle is an attractive long wearing shingle with an even slate surface of natural red, green or blue-black. 1. Size 20" x 10" making, when properly laid, three layers of shingle everywhere on the roof. 2. Weight 200 lbs. to the square. A substantial roof. 3. Spark-proof and waterproof- with a smooth and unusually even surface. 4. The cut-out is arched at the top which gives a distinctive appearance. Bird`: Canadian Twin Shingle: are made by Bird & Son- Limited \Est. 1795), manufacturers of Bird : Art Craft Roll Roofing. Paroid Roofing. Neponset Black Building Paper and Combination Wall Board. There`: a Bird : product for every sort of building. 11/. ..n I.I-,.,I,...,..i..-. far Rid : mnfinas. We are Agents for the Celebrated Globe Shoe for Children DR- Sp- IIP .I fVI`I'\I'? THE SARJEANT__(l0:, L1_1_mTIa_1) Phones 88 8:" Yardlon Mary St. NEXT DOOR TO BANK OF TORONTO A letter in this issue from Citi- '-zen calls to the dog n-uisan-ce in Barnie. This is a ques- tion that should receive serious con- sidehmtion from our town fathers. Dogs, 01' any other ainimalis, should not be allowed to run at lat`-ge in summer and a by-law fonbiddinyg i-t ;.. nu; nnlv rnrnnv PRICES REASONABLE '. Goodfellow W. S. Cooper mg. We are Headquarters for Bird": roongs, building paper and wall board. Are Reliable --7--- ..~_,__ ' I REG ISTERED CH,lROl`R;\C l`OR F.R. l`.S. I A I` R l".li.'1'.S. 0-6 Box 902 . :\-cljustxnemts for All Diseases gmennt. Hours 2-5 and 7-8 and by appoinztment Ba1'rie`~s Bu s33 Chi ropmctor" THU-RSDAY, MAY 15, 1924', The Town Council would do well to consider before placing silent police on Bradord Sit. in the mid- dle of the road. They would serve nn IrI\I\l" nnv-nngcn. and might result the road. '1'ney womu senvu no good purpose and might in heavy damages. Where K-i-wzmis and Rotary Clubs are active there one nds the com- munity spirit highly developed. sometimes we feel that Newxmarket would be :1 `better place to live in it` there were either {L Kuiwanis or Rotary C1-uvb operating here. Where self interest is the motive behind the public actions of citizens pro- gress of the right nature is not pos- sib1e.-Ex1)ress-Herald.