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THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1925 PERSONALS THE W. C. HUNTER CLOTHING C0. Dunlop St. - Barrie, Ontario ter. :up,cuu.u., -4.... . .. "idson, in ..._. A ......n ..K--`\ Smith, who is attemlinglpolitaicians used so many wonls to _ y of Toronto, and Miss say nothing. What this cmntry of the Toronto Normall needs is statesfnen who will do C : the week eml at their thing's, not politicians who l)u themselves sliclestenping issue.=," he; exclaimed. '~ `caret Marshall, night` BIRTHS , Uclvvcu wnu; \IA ........l n, her 35th yemrl Angus cemetery on I ' _" '" ' I -- O ' ' 3' (Continued from page one) 3- I Mr. Jack Garner of Detroit is vis-`careful, especially on such a coii- MR5. FLORENCE PALMER: . iting at his home here. .troversial subject. The prohi`bition- Them died ni Bedford Que on Sf` M353 Dorothy white spent the ists slioiilcl ease up a little on the Sumiav March 15 after an` a't't.d)ck: `week end with friends in Toronto. D1`0"1Cli1_1 _18'lS1atl11`0 and PS0 31ft91'|of paralysis, Mrs. Fl0rence Palmer". in Miss M. Donnelly of the .B.C.I. the Dm" members wh hadlat the aged 69 yeaits Decea-,geg'l-"be sstaff spent the week end in Toronto. d`_` next to Pothing 91` the ten" was the mother of,` H. 12.. Palmer of C .Mrs. C. E. Dutcher of Elmvalo pmdnce cause r me t' . the McLaughlin Garas'e. Barrie. who C spent the week end with friends in _Sce" tfiio found Mr` MCDnam m `tt`i`-`d Eh`? fn`-`1`31.- Six 3011? and ti town his office in the Ottawa House open- one (1-,,.ughter 5u,-viv,:_ C Misses Mabel Cheesnian and Bessie` mg a letter from Ben` Spence re` . . o` DeHm_t Spent the week end in To_ ([11OStlYl2,' him to introduce in the ANNI W` I ' H House a measure for the total pro- E. 4. RITCHIE ronto. . . . . It: hibition of manufacture, imiporta- A very sad death occurred at the tion, exportation, interprovincial R.V. Hospital, on Friday, March 13, D i in `town ovci. the week end :)h1V)mentS and Sale of liquor for iilhlen there lmssed away Annie Wu. P - e era `e ui oses. m` '~ i'- , . Mrs. Sam. Hall of Newmarket was His grep1l)y igas that he s_vmpatli`. .'.ed 21:-e lcffa ofTi']31n`QTl::lk lidziicl tZ1:ie- l n *1`-`3 13195` 13-St Week 0f h1"b1`i3}`91`: healiily With the W01`k, but i1` w21 s ei1J"<>..\."eil the best of health and t 'T. W. Wilson, of Toronto St. thought it wise to take such ineas- her death came as a terrible shock ( Mr. M. Frawley of the University_ \11`0S in th? face Of the 1'GCC'n't 1055- to her family. She was the victim 1 of Toronto spent a few days in town 85 f01' the temperallce C'slI1S0- The of an acute attack of appendicitis, i "this week. .. D1'0'hibiti0WiS"S Should i-FY 10 regain and upon being rushed to the hos- Miss Kathleen Perry of the staff wha? Phey hi? _1"_5t be`f" Seekinif Pita} for an operation, it was found of the Barrie Collegiate spent the dominion. prohibition` He pointed mat the appendix '35 "Ptre`i- She 1 week end at her home in Tm.0nto_ out that it ivas up to the provinces died shortly after the operation. She Mrs. E_ Bishop of Elmva-le i.s_visit_ tloo i .1:.ii;eSt:(;t$O:a a}te1th: p1'er.:f=;i';tltiti`iie was the youngest daughter oi.` Mr. Eng her mother Mrs` M" E" Dutcher he needed i.hgO(F(i1` fotceos aiiigli \/:>:- End ivhisi William L. Rltchlm of at her home on Comer St` thisiweek dered if Spence Vv>(])ul(i t.hroun~`.1 silsrtnvftlei . I-gesldyels. hi!` partents four 7 Miss Isobel Bishop of Midland was his `SMe_st0pping_' -`' i wnil5Fi1l:1V;:: :va:](:Sils-iovillifitovgigulg/ilrj 1- mr:_.. YJn`r\v<| TIL . . nnl.c+nt~L st... ;~lH-`om.-l in the l1nrg Mr. Arthur Walker of the Univer- sity of Toronto visited at his home` rn EALOGUE-DEBATE 1 ON PROHIBITION ;`..~.u.........\.. ;' He then arrangetl to have Smith` > and McDonald meet in the Barrie 3 Opera House to thresh the matter` out. The debate came to :1 head in` `scene four when the three men met. .\'eithe1' Smith nor McD.onahl knew what to make of the situation when :,|the_\' were `introduced and were; f\su:~'pici0u;< both of each other and of` ;Spence. The latter explainevl that` he had _u;otten them t0;`u*.h(")` that] they migrht, settle the matter for 1 I t T] 1 r I I S. ms s1 vvxu. ..........,, ...... ..._., ,____V The scene then shiftaral to the home. Omce of Ben. Spence, who 1'ea'1 the The funeral, which was a very letters-with disgust, \von(le1'inp; why larg'e one, took place on Monday ' a "po1iticians ..........n.;.m~ Whnf. this cyuntn , _ A mu. v good. bvvxno i Smith opened the barra{,`e by sap -if for Q,u(_b.C mi in}: there was no use of the pro- `lull pmhlbmon bul ivince going` ahead without comple-imnc mmgmic and 3 mentary legyislation on the ])Z1I`-`xofihoer and _wm0` M` the Dominion. McDonald repliedito know `f mm] that Ontario was only one province rould not he were iout of twelve and five of the )thr.-1`si`m'( 5 anfl was told [seemed opposed to prohibition. On-| Act Provided for '1 tztrio herself permitted the sale of the me of C"f`1`3 lVVlIlCS with a kick like a mule," vmccs and the Fed lwhile she was making" millions out of ghoul Pu togeme prescriptions presumably to the sick. the_ strictest ""335 Mr. Smith`, could not get around lm l?,w" Men that, but held that the province was slmok 0" the 33 powerless as long; as the Dominion together Government issued licenses to six The Politicians U breweries and twenty-ve distilleries tmPaC0 f1`0-W and maintained their absurd custom not enough S`-IP90?` regulations. Mr. Spence broke inlswad Of getting P1 with the remark that the booze from i ated for candidate \these breweries was shipped from ) election day and th points on our lakes to Cuba and b`3iW`3 3 YllW hen um i cat. Party politi or cut of prohibition should get into pol other impossible places and t back into our province, duty free, across the border. Liquor could n now be stored anywhere along the An epilogue 5 n lborder for exportation quite legally men meeting ten 3 (1 ll and when the Government s .ba.ckil:1nd with Empire rrlwas turned exported to our neigh- summated. Every nlbour to the south of us. The States l.a.l turned out {i were "W" " tn--ml millions on'~ "4-r`. h.""'i`" "" ' `I Y 1 1 be 1 border f :1 who was turn n bour 1 lxvort.` "*` AT $29.95 Men Q and Young Men's (lied, Bedford, Q_ue., Sunday, 15, an attack: |of paralysis, Palmer-, `at yeah; Deceased" attended Blue or assorted Hairline Stripe atmg at, In: numc m,..\.. in .B.C.I. fsta in` l __. If 1 1 nL,.......-.n~n nvul Razz`;-1 tailo1-made and t g11aranteed. suits would be cheap at $35.00. Hunter s Clothing Store, I olnlunxu by. ....,.. I.-. _.. 2 showed the three. I years later in Eng- rgkmd prohibinion con- -Isummated. Eyerything in Canada s`l.a.1 fine and VCY`_Vb0l]\"_ `.., ..,..n 11,... .:1.. .. .,_,-._}.. OBITUARY Weare trying hard to double our March sales. Our February sales more than doubled.` Why not March? Our stock` was never so large and; attrac- tive and prices never so reasonable. The Northern Acivance AT $12.48-Men s Tweed Suits, assorted patterns, and worth up to $20;00. VAT $17.95--Men's All Wool English Gabardine Coats, in -o shades of Blue, Grey or Fawn, L ; lined and..>-piece belts. - -- - .._ A- . ..... up I. y_ ____;- R` uu...\.._v 1icens( xx II ""v -- _ ill. -pou.Uu. ' ...., .,.i,..,.. .. AT $24.95---Men"s Latest Style Covert Cloth Oyetcoats, in the newest spring` colors. These coats w.0u;1d be cheap at` $35.00. AT $8.75--Boys Tweed Suits, 2 pair bloomers,. colors ussort'ed. and all sizes. AT, 98c.--Men's Work Shirts, military annel or cotton. Worth. up to .`_$1..5'0. W. Vvux-sun, ux. .........v ,. [ fo pronhi ` what domil ` ti mother, Dutcher, n t.his week. --- v 1 1 n:_1_.... t\ 7\.l I;llnn1l urns derea -. from 1:] church, V An 01: SL. Pigot urday, 1 wk: The latc er`. Ra.w( sed hen. H County, who Camilla. and there h Camilla of the many y Itee. I- whe-re i past fa Wi1- Hespekt tllelmemlpej 511` Tiler besfctes `mock of ca] cm .31.. We} SW5. Garnet Barrie. mud The home to the M1 March 2, mg-, 0! were: 1VI1`Sa 5011, ] W at Rubt. ve 1' y mday On~ Ivy (1 )vern- last i Arno? IuvH-h nnrl ` H *6? WILLIAM S._PlGOTT old resident of;B.a1-rie, `.\7.i"l?;nm Pigott, died in Hespeler on Sat- March 14, in his 78th year. volt: late Mr. Pigott had been born er`. Rawdon, Montcalm .Cunty, Que- s He later moved to Duferin \-.h(:1`e he farmed near vh0 Camilla. for many years. While md he mzyrried Elizabeth Reid of Camilla. He served. as :3. member township comncil there for years and also as school trus- HQ later moved to Barrie, he lived` for nine years. The fourteen years he spent in N11` Hespelerr Deceasecl was a faithful We member of" the Anglican church. There re:ma_i'ns to mourn his loss, his wife, a brother, Robert, ``3k Caljforn-,i`a; a daughter, Mrs. E. im Webb, of Toronto, and two sons, iitis. Garnet of Detroit and Henry of Barrie. nnul` mi. . .A`...........1 lrnnlz nl-Ann 'V`vnYY| the from the Elmvale Presbyterian! Rev. Hanna, ofciating. \J\lI.Au|._v, Vi ...,.. ..- th _ .._.._.,. ......l nlG!\ ac at-hr` These Suits, Plain Barrxe-. funeral took place from the I of Henry Pigott, 55 Owen St., Union cemetery on Tuesday, 17, Rev. Roy Melville ofciatr Those acting as pall-bearers C. M. Hiokling, Robt. Dobv R. F. Colwell, Thos. Wallwln, Leadley and L. Munroe. and was 1unnnzu1_y nuuvvu \4\l u .... _ Cl circle in that part of the county. Mrs. Arnold was one of the rst 0 members of the Ivy Anglican church f and took a deep interest in the work v up till the last. Since the death of t 1 her husband some twenty-ve years ago she has made her home witlu [her daughters. Of a family of twelve, eleven are ` living`, six dauzxhsters and ve sons. - They are: Mrs. Island, Toronto; Mrs. Geo. Halibert, Alliston; Mrs. C. Banting, Barrie; Mrs. Whitesides, Elimgrove; James of Guelph, Herb. of Cookstown, George of Painswick, and Fred of Ivy. The funeral was held on Tuesday t from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. fl Davis to the Ivy Anglican cemetery, h and was attended by many old if friends throughout the district. 1; t l 1 Elmgrove; Mrs. S. Mills, Orzmg'eville;| Mrs. Geo. Davis, Ivy; John Arnold,|` t ( ( i I l A BUY ALLMEN S AND BOYS GOODS: ' A AT THIS STORE AND SAVE! at ner numc Uu uuu... ..... .. Isobel the guest of Miss Helen Blackstock .at her home on Owen St. for a few days this week. I 4- " ` ` "` -'U~ `<-`fk in n4-0-nrnHnrr. To the Edtor, Barrie Advance, Dear Si)-,--In the last issue of your paper you published that I was knocking the Coliegiate Band, re Board of Education meeting. This ,,.. L....,. 1 ..m ovnn+1v `m favor Board 01' 11z(1uc:-mun: lln:t:|..un,,. ...... us not true. I am greatly in favor of the band. My objection is to the hour of practice, which I think ` should be after school, not during I I L _-_.... auuunu us. ..-.. school hours. SCHOOI lluula. Thanking you for your valuable [space, I remain. yours truly, ' R. A. S l`FPI1I~`.`~IS v. AT $l4.95--Young Men's and Men's Spring Overcoats, assorted colors and patterns, and worth up to $25.00. AT $6.95-Men s Tweed Rainccats in assort- ed colors, 21 1imiteLl.q1_1antity. Come early, $6.95 is only above half price. ` ' ` `*` ' l'\ - I AT Q1 1 Here Are a Few of0ur March Bargains Baptist Church Cali: I\'Iin'1ste1- Rev. C. G. Whan qf Si1\'ert'norn Ave. Baptist church, Toronto, has accepted the call of the Barrie Bap- tist church and will take up the work; .`>::e1`e the first; Sunday in May. v 0 mm ,L_,_ 4__ nv-..._ 4\vs- .. .___ _ G, C. Hollands -1;f_' Edmonton co-r.r `- in the Baptist ' ducked the serviL\2_s church on Sl.1Tld8r_\fs In the mornfvng he spoke on the great need of legal- ty to God's h-zruse, His cause, uml Ellis service. dwelt on the g'1'ea_t need of loyal co-operation be-tween thc Father and} His people. .-_\-_t, the evening ser\zi`_ce Mr. Hollandls. spoke on Pi1ot s q}:1_eSti`on, What t-:n~ shall , I do with Jesus, who is called l Christ '2 He showed tlliaii in every ,..y_ 1:5. '.1.:,. nu1no+:r\n u.n.n.:+ avian l `I (I0 WULIL qcaua, nuu Ip \4I-|\\- one s life; this question in-u-st arise, and one must. either auzept Him an master or_ reject Him. It is a per- sonal matter with every one and must, be fought out by the inward man until a personal decision is reached. l _ ... n 1: 1t__L_.. 'rT..2...\.. \..._,.. ._.,, Mr. Harold the University Toront Helen Smith, Tor: School, spent home here. -~ ` 17 `uonv the precedune; year. \Jl.'5aun. m....... 1 ti 1 r 1' -` ~ n mse (ays 0 re [mom umogt trouble holds first place as a cause it behooves men to consider most the things which are vital. The things u1ulerlyin::,' the conflicting.-; and confusing doctrines of to-day, and which are the cause of so much disscnsion are neither fundamental nor abiding`. That which is of supreme importance is _ the individual soul s 1'e1i1ti0n. <.liip to ' God and the assurance of kinship with God. The assurance the divine will, which is that men everywhere `shall be reconciled to God as a Father. The .r(-lationship is conrmed in the spirit of man by "the consciousness of the responsibil- ity of the divine appeal. lt is not "perfection in attainment which met- "Iters most, but the trend of life. " Mrs. (Capt.) Sparks conducted the evening service. y Ladies Aid Tea Successful ). .Alb011t $75 was realized from the ,7, St. Patrick's tea and sale of baking d held on Saturday afternoon by the Ladies Aid of Collier St. church. The Sunday School rooms were most l 4 .l ~1 prettily decorated with streamers of llicture: appropriate colors. Mrs. Stavely `and Mrs. Hill formed the committee in charge of decorations. The Misl sion Circle had charge rof the candy table, which was presided over by Misses Hiekling, Smith and Henry, and Mrs. G. Reeve. Those in charge of the baking table were Mrs. J. W. Merrick, Mrs. Geo. I-Iickling, Mrs. R. King In charge of the afternoon ble diff, Stanleton, Ree-ve, Stavely, An- -Is ~m Miss :1`."r\* fundamental and ' rests on - of death, being; at a rate of 142.0 per 100,000 population. Cancer was responsible for 2,724 deaths, at a rate of 90.0 per 100,000 population. -Tuberculosis was the cause of 1,989 deaths, being; at the rate of 65.6 per 100,000, the lowest ever recorded ,in Ontario. Diphtheria also dropped to the lowest point in 1923, viz., 10.4 per 100,000 population. The deaths of infants under one year was 5,950, being" a rate of 84.9 D01 1,000 living births. nGRAND OPERA HOUSE T0 REOPEN, NEW MANAGEMENT It After being` closed for a few weeks, while a new system of light- ling and other repairs were being in- stalled, the Grand Opera House will re-open on Monday evening` next under the managzement of Mr. Donoa- hue, late of Belleville. It is the in- tention of the new management to improve the building` still more for the comfort of patrons. A splendid The Dangerous Flirt, has been secured for the opening, and only the best will be seen at the Grand. Good orchestra always in attendance. i The mild weather of the last few days has aused much of the snow to disappear, but to-day gives indica- tions that winter has not altogether W. Freek, Mrs. (Dr.) Hart, Mrs. W. disappeared. l'-E'3- W8": MeSd3'mf-"5 Hm. 3811 D011` The Ladies Ai<-l wishes to thank the 33050, Hlwltt. Craig BYYSOYI T01` Unionist ladies for their very liberal donations. 'r`r*wi i]||1" -` "\'~'I~ c-nvr\v\\ AT $22.98--~Men s and. Young Mens Hairline Worsted. Suits and worth up. to $30.00. AT $24.!-)5--Men's and. Young Men's All Wool Blue~ Worsted Suits, cunts 2 or 3 button style, and worth up to $30.00. .-.- ....-..-.n n 7 n1... 1.`-.. 2-....- Quin`.-- -HI? '""-"" DIALO, - EIFNLA u.V.,...,-_. AT $1.ZI~)-Men s Dress Shifts, all sizes, :1. lovc~]_\'. 3.~:s:)rt1nent of colors. Wo1't1`~_up to- $2.00. AT $1.39---Men's Bib Overalls, in st1'i1.-r..- or blue!-.',. 1'.-u1u`e- sizes only and worth up to $2.00. I ne - . BUY LADIES AND CHILDREN'S STOCKINGS ON OUR SECOND FLOOR AND: SAVE. BUY ALL STAPLE DRY GOODS ON OUR `SECOND FLOOR AND SAVE . uu.\.n.r. AT $10.98--Boys Blue Fox Serge Suxts; alli sizes, :2` pair bloomers. .... -- .. .. u n cL,;... ..H (.:'.,.c n ormng tor me 311 "211 weeks ill- in 1 took as his As many as of God, they 1! I H` t1 religious `nsider xmlamental :'using 1 cause-1% an neithem" VI u.biding'. ` 3 1'c1ution.<:hip ` nco kinshpI urance oni VITAL. STATISTICS OF ONTARIO EOR YE..A`.IE:1923`. , The-~ Import of B.i:t.hs, Mar=.si`ag e and: Deams, as compie,u- by th-.~- Ii!-ovin-< cia1,Gox.`ernment the 3=m..r- 1923-, 11e.s,~j_ust come to, the Adv~2.~ncuv ofce- The estimated p-upulation vzfj` Ontario. z`-p.r_~ 149923 was 3,I[;i,8,907,t11 ing; 40. per cent, towns oi` u_-v_er 5000- . had' 5.4 per c and Lu-,m.xs u_nde`t~ , 5000,, villages; and 1`u.r:k\ft`.'I3_rt:ions,_ ; 54.6 per cent, n:._A.1... u ;;;; ..; The num}.=ur of bi).`_(1_i1;: 1'egist_e.red for 1923 W_zp_)_ 70,056,, 3,, decrease of 1,264 over the preceding year. Of these 36,143; were n`r41:s and_ 3`3`,9'1`;5. females. The 1a1'gc>t_ number of children were born to n1oth:31?s 28 years of age. TheL'_~+- was one mother 58 years: of age. During the year `there were 1,573 iliegimane births, ...n _.._ ..~._~~. nf' 1-hnao hafnxv |tnere were 1,013. u1cg,u..q..; ..........,, over 420 per cent, of these being; born :0 mothe.r~:~ under 21} years of age.` 744 pairs: of twins arrived , 791` of which were boys and 69? giL:{s. 18 boys and 15 g;ifrts were in: chuded in ellexezl cases of triplets. ..~._~:.)A- .1... uknvn R`?R still births lluun: u'..n \.. Miss Mu1'g'a.ret night` supervisor of the Women s College Hqspital, Toronto, is visiting her "F-.""'!1* on Park St., who had the n1is'x'tunc to break her hip recently. Ul1u\u:u an gqqc \~,._. Besides the abow `were 1-egisterecf. 5Lul|L`u, LHC \.ILuAn| Vt, . . u . _ . _ _ _ . , , ,, `been best ` `tions -r~---.--....I donations .....J ..- envr\v\\ Barrie ;!fVI_1 CELEBS VJ. IA. .v.`.np go, above `aozs still. births - Births Page Five 'l{ELLY-0n '[`hu1`.~:da}', March 12,|| to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kelly, of` 32 Burton Ave., :\ son. ; PARR--At the R.V. Hospital, on Friday, ;\Ia1'ch 13, to Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Pan`, of Grcnfol, a (laugh- MARRIED .JOI~lNSON--JORDAN--At the bride's homo, Birch, Ont., on We(lnesrlu,v, March 18, 1925, by the Rev. H.l E. Wellwood, Blanche Mil(lrc(l,| daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jordan, to Earl Cli'o1'd Johnson son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel John-I son, of Vcspra. Township. | DEATHS 1 RODGERS--At the R.V. Hospital, ` on Monday, March 16, Duncan I Joseph, infant son of Major and _ Mrs. Geo. Rodgers, of Camp '5IACKAY--In Beeton, on Monday," (` March 16, 1924, Alexander Mac- Kay, at the age of 82 years. In- terment at Barrie Union" cemetery on March 17. ' DAV1DSON--At Brentwood, on! Monday, March 16, Bertha Ann! `W. Wedymxfeld, beloved wife of David I ~ ~""~-'-'\..:A...-m :n In-r Rth vcmx .