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V701; LXXIX. No. 36. The Oldest Paper in the County Uonclucmng, tne uelenue cuuuacn urged that the jury bring in a ver- dict of manslaughter if there was a reasonable doubt in their minds. (Continued on page three) MEDONTE WOMAN KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE COLLISION As the result of an automobile crash, in which she received a broken skull and internal injuries, Mrs. Ron- ald Dunlop, of Medonte township. died in the Orillia hospital a few min- utes after beng admitted on Saturday night last. Mr. Dunlop with his wife and two other passengers, turned on- to highway No. 12 at Marchmont and collided with a car driven by G. A. Cross, of Coldwater. The Dunlop now nuvnnnari intn 11110 and t11l'n'| Coldwater. The 1)un1op| car careened into the ditch and turn- ed over. The Cross car was little damaged and Mrs. Dunlop was rush- ed to the hospital. Both dri\v.~,r:. maintain they were not to blame. Thomas Wesley Campbell in pnisoner s box, sketched by The vanes rem-esen-t,ative. PIUSUIIETS UUIC, SKUICHI vance represen-tatxve. Ot. Concluding, t.he defence counsel mm: that the mrv bum: FOUND GUILTY /' the -nbnlm-ui kn 'T`1nn AA gmpbell Foun Guilty Of Killing His Father] @132 Northern i7.-mname Wednesday, Nov. 11th, the Barrie branch of the Canadian Legion will have its organization out on the streets of the town for the annual poppy day canvass. This work is being undertaken by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Legion. For .:n`r m'. `xmgv-c -nnw `H112 Cnnnrlinnl Auxiliary 01 me J.4Eg'lOI1. F01` some `years now the Canadian Legion from coast to coast has ob- served poppy day as a means of raising funds to take care of vet- erans and their families who are in distressed circumstances, and also as a means of enabling the public to sup- port the handicapped veterans who make these poppies in the Vetcraft shops of Canada. Poppy day is there- fore a recognized institution, not only in Canada, but throughout the British Empire, and the Barrie: branch expects to have a large num- ber of workers offering the vetcraft poppies to the public. 'l"hn nfvorg nf Hm lnnal hrmwh of LADIES OF LEGEON PLAN ' POPPY DAY CANVASS popgues to me puouc. The oicers of the local branch of the Legion nd that `they have great demand made on their funds and 1'0 his reason th:;.r are hopeful that the pulvlitc will support `heir appeal. NINE PERISH IN PENETANG BLAZE p1w.1 213 renenang 1053 E11011` HVES 111 a blaze which completely destroyed a dormitory early Monday morning. Three others were seriously injured by ames and fumes, and 33 were rescued from death only by the courage and heroism of nurses, doc~ tors and attendants. "I"!-u-. Ann ! nun: f"lu`4.-nu-I Qirnrnnnc COTS 3.I1(1 HFEGIIGELIIES. The dead are: Clifford Simmons, Brace-brid2:e; Xavier Lefebvre, Le- - febvre s Corners; Allan McKinnon, no address; John Downey, Toronto; James Robertson, Oshawa; Sidney; !Haml1.-'11, Sioux Lookout; William Bowler, Markdale. Thu 4-`I-nu-.n v'n1'ns-nrl uylnnsn nnvn-inn Patients in Ontario Hospital Fight Those Trying to Rescue Them. Seven inmates of the Ontario Hos- pital at Penetang lost their lives In :1 hlazn xvhioh nnmnlptrv rip.-zfwnved :1 Thomas Wesley Campbell, charged with the killing of his aged father, William Campbell, of Alliston, \V3.c found guilty Saturday afternoon at the termination of a trial which took up the better part of two days. The announcement of the verdict, that virtually means a life for a life, seem- ed to have very little effect on the prisoner. He sat with his hands folded and shoulders slightly bent for- ward in the same attitude he had maintained from the beginning of the trial, and simply turned his eyes in the direction of the jury as the fore- man gave the decision. A few min- utes later he rose from his chair, stretched himself, and walked from the court room between two ofcers. Sentence was deferred until the end of he criminal trials. 1' no`;-I\nnL~;v\rv H-an {in-u nnnul W bowie)`, Marxaaie. The three injured, whose condition was described by hospital authorities .as fair, are: John Cox, Hamilton; `Victor Milsop, Creemore; Edward Firth. England. 'T`hn rn hrnlzcx nut :i1nrHv af'fm' I`l1`Tfl. Lnglanu. The re broke out shortly after ve o'clock in the morning and was first noticed by Archie Proulx, the ` waiclimzm. 'I`l~.r- fire brigade was on hand in record time, but the building was soon ablaze. When Dr. Kitts, the superintendent, arrived, the in- mates were screaming madmen, hay- , ing become frenzied by the ames. Doctors, nurses and attendants . plunged into the blazing building and began the task of removing the 42 , inmates, but those infuriated men be lieved that their rescuers were act- ually trying to force them into the :_ re. They fought, clawed and scream : ed, clinging to he beds or tables. & There were 33 on the upper oor and : these were all forced down the re escape. The dead were all on the r lower oor. 'T`1nn-an uvnun can in Plan inc!-H-nfinn 1ower noor. There were 370 in the institution `and all were led out into the yam. where volunteers took charge or them. Twenty-ve were sent to the Oriltlia hospital, where they Will be temporarily domici1ed.. The rmisp n-F the re.is a mvsterv. temporanuy (1om1c11ea.. The cause of the re.is a mystery, though it may have originated from a defective /wire in the ceiling. Five of the inmates were dead when brought from the building, and two died later. The inquest will be held on November 12th, and it is expectea Fire Marshal Heaton will conduct a special inquiry into the cause of the fire. 1 `H in lnnwmnrl I-lno+ hxyn mnvo n4` +1-no me. It is learned that two more of the` injured have died. Victor Millsop, from Creemore, passed away Tues- day, and Edward Firth on Wednes- day. ,This brings the death toll up fn ninn, PARTRIDGE AND RHAMEY WIN WORK BOARD ROAD RACES ` Running through the mud for two and a half miles out Elizabeth stree1 and return last Friday afternoon, the boys who will defend the Orillia Y.M.C.A. junior leaders trophy, which has been won three times by Barrie, did their stuff to make the team. While the two sections were recognized this year, both went 'over the same course at the same time.-, whch caused a hang up nish, with only two minutes between the first and last man. 'Y`In anninv Iu'nn_nn Vine nnmnnend ana last man. The senior line-up was composed of V. Brown, Les. Hook, Herb. Smith, M. Keliand, L. Partridge, C. Danvers. K. Miller, J. Hipkin and F. Bingley. W. Hedger will be available for the team, but did not run in this race. '1`L,~. 1'nun..:- Iuvnun rn-azln uh A4` H team, out ma not. run In mxs race. The juniors were made up of 1 Storey, D. Deans, V. Davies, . Rhamey, L. Delaney, B. Simmons, ,:n-m-_v and W. S`rachan. 'l`l\.x Gnich n4` Wu-Hn17 vnnn urn: I l:Il\'(`1'_\ 21110 W. D'l'ilCll'clH. The nish of Friday race was as follows: Seniors, lst, L. Partridge; 2nd, L. Hook; 3rd, V. Brown; 4th, J. Hipkin; Juniors, 1st, A. Rhamey, 2nd, L. Delaney, 3rd, B. Simmons. 'T`hn krzpnntf r-rmtr-.=t of the whnlp Sentence by Justice Jeffrey Deferred Till Close of Sessions. zna, L. uelaney, oru, D. mmmuns. The keenest contest of the whole event was between Rhamey and De- lanoy for the junior honors. Central Church takes the team cup. being the only group with five in the race. On Vimy Ridge and Passchendale The march of time goes swifly by Our silent armies sleep A d 1, ~ -t d t -`1 Through Summers sun arid Winter's Butnin gzfiall Syocftie grey 1: And n:i;l31 the starry deep ' Beneath a foreign soil i No more for them the dawn sf day With iron limbs and re for breath They charged amidst the gloom, Nor sunset on the hill. _ Their shouts and songs have dieo And Shared 310118 H1050 elds Of away, death Their giant strength is still. The comradeship of doom. 0'vm' $7,000 of Fund Already Spent and By Dec. 15th None Left `TEN MEN TO GO NORTH How to keep men in Barrie need- ing help employed, is the biggest question the town council has to grapple with. $7,000 of the $20,000 sanctioned by the Government has already been spent on building storm sewers. To keep the men fully em- ployed the total relief fund would be expended by the middle of De- cember. On Monday night the Board of Works was authorized to proceed with storm sewers on Tuin St., Essa Road and Baldwin St. Some i work will also be done on Innisl St. Arttention was called to the condi- tion of Bradford St., at Bunker-s . tW......1. ...L..... tL,. unnrluuvnuv 1'5 air-{Irina Council Finds $20,000 Reiief F und Inadequate worx wm aiso oe none on uuusm on. Creek, where the roadway is sinking badly and cracking. The water mains are out of place and beginning to leak. If the freeze up does not come soon it is feared that traic will have to be diverted from this section til] it is rebuilt. The estimaed cost is in the neighborhood of $10,000. Milk "RV-law Annroved in nne nengnoornooa 01 :pJ.u,uuu. Milk By-law Approved A letter from Hon. Thos. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture, advised that his approval had been given to By- law No. 1286 of the Town of Barrie, amending By-law No. 10000, respect- ing tihe sale of milk and cream in the town. .... -- . /N . 111 u _ EYOTI, uv us Ten Men to Get Work on T-rans-Canada Highway A letter from J. A. Ellis, secretary of Unemployment Relief in the Pro- vince, advised that Barrie had been allotted a quota of ten men for the draft of unemployed being sent to work on the Trans-Canada Highway. The town is to select the ten men and one or two extra, for selection by the medical examiner. T-he transpor- tation of the men will be made through the superintendent of the Government employment oice, To- ronto, who will get instruction from he Provincial Dept. of Labor as to when the men will be required and their destination. ' To License Garbage Collectors At the last meeting of the Board of Health an application for the position of garbage collector, render- ed vacant by the death of Jas. John- ` _ ston. was received from John Cam- T and the Board recommended the appointment to council. After discussing the matter, council felt that as there were several garbage collectors, proper receptacles should be used. and the nance committee was author-ized to prepare a by-law licensing all garbage collectors. Gas Pump Tax Must Be Paid or Lock Put On A letter from Chief Stewart ad- vised that in view of the fact that }z1s Pump Tax Must Be Paid by Dec. 1st 01' Look Goes On. UNMOVED BY VERDICT Barrie, Ontario, Ye-t not in vain they watch and wait, Strong champions of the right, They are the warders :1 our gate And guard us through the night. From selsh aim and paltry ease, From slavery of the soul, The men that save the land are these. They point us to the goal. --F. G. Scott. "1'11qu;s(r.ic1a.yfI;Iic;xirember 5, 1931 THE WARDERS Elmvale will hold a Christmas poultry market to be sponsored by the Board of Trade. This was de- cided at a meeting held there Tues- day when Representative Stewart Page of the Department of Agricul- ture was present to help with the or- ganization of `this event. Good prizes will be offered and steps have al- ready been taken to get the buyers interested. Dec. 16th was set as a `.ei'-.ta-tive date. I;'.LMVAI..E PLANS TO HAVE CHRISTMAS POULTRY MARKET curb pumps are located in front 01 Irwin's property on Collier St. and in front of the old Ferguson garage on Bayeld St., and that after re- peated requests to pay tax imposed by town by-1aw, has not been complied with, said pumps be ordered removed from said locations. r.-..n.m:Ilm. F.-...!+m- 51-\n1rn 54-`Inn!-Itvlu at xeast ne cou1an'1:. A motion was passed that unles: the tax was paid by Dec. 1st next, they be locked up till it is paid. I Annthpr nnnf,c=-ntinns mattpr before II'O1'Yl saw mcauons. Councillor Coulter spoke strongly in favor of giving the owners of said pumps a chance, as they were not making any money out of gas, at least he couldn't. A wxml-inn `Kroc noacnrl Hand ulna- |L{ly DE JOCKCG up 13111 IE IS pl. Another contentious matter before council was a request from Miller & Byrne for permission to cut down curb and have customers drive over the sidewalk for lling gas. After considerable discussion it was de- cided to leave the matter in the hands of the chairman of public works. A nnl-ifinn frn-m Frnnmf. Flvnns and \ z11ia11t Effort by Defence - C0u11sc1fo1- "x"e1'dict of Ma11s1a11g11 re1'. 01 me cnairman 01 punuc worxs. A petition from Ernest Evans and others, asking that a street light be placed at the corner of Adelaide and Main Sts., Allandale, was referred to the Water and Light. Committee. 1 . 'I`vhnmn.:nn_ who damazrod his 190210, \`.`3S ZIHOWEG lU. Aid. Wiles, chairman of relief, was given authority to purchase 10 cords of four-foot hardwood. "|"`|-an `D.-.nv-A n-F Wnvbc I17-J: n-hymn 01 Iour-Ioon narawooa. The Board of Works was given authority to repair the sidewalks on Dunlop and Elizabeth streets where necessary. $365 in Fines tne wamer ana mgnt. uommmee. L. Thompson, who damaged his car through a defect on Sunnidale Road, was allowed $10. Add Wilnc, rvhnirman nf rm:-Hpf. wsu necessary. $365 in Fines The report of fhe chief of police for October showed the following : T-Tnhl nnc 1 invn:,fio'nHnu'~ n=s:m1'H'.1 I01` UCTODQT SHOVVBCI I-HE? I01|OVV1I1g - Hold ups 1, investigating; assault 1, awaiting trial; theft 3, one sentenceu. one awaiting trial, one no clue; petty theft 4, no clue; breach of L.C.A. 6, ve convicted, one awaiting trial; breach of H.T.A. 14, all convicted; petty complaints 21, all attended to. .Total 50. Fines and costs $365. me gum. Sunday, Nov. 8th, all Vet- erans of Barrie and district are invited to join with the Barrie branch of the Canadian Legion in a church parade to St. George s Church, Allandalc. Parade leaves Post Oice square at 10.15 a.m. sharp. CHURCH PARADE Collingwood s rst boxing show on Saturday night was a failure. The attendance was less than 150 to watch six fast amateur bouts, sponsored by Archie Thompson, Barr-ie; H. Bell, Midland, and Jim Sproule, Co1ling- wood. Herb. Dyment was given a decision over Pete Morrison, a Col- lingwood boy, in the second round. the referee stopping the match to save the Colliingwood boy from fur- ther punishment. The main bout be- tween Archie Thompson and Harry Woolncr, Alberta middleweight Cl'lll h~ pion, was called a draw. Stanley Duke of Cookstown outpoimed Adams of Barrie, while Duncan and Warren of Midland boxed to a draw. Bobbie Dodds of Midland and Bob Ferguson, Barrie, also went to a draw. Jim Coombs knocked Jim Walton out in 01' he crimmal trials. In addressing the jury, Donald F. Ma.cLaren, who defended the accused, made a valiant e o1t to secure a ver- dict of manslaughter. He strove to impress upon those in whose hands the fate of his client lay, that there had been some provocation for the deed. For some time before the fatal act, the father had nagged the accused, told hm to get out, and on several occasions locked him out OI the house. He was evidently a bad tempered old man, who was exceed- ingly hard to get along with, accord- ing to the accused. Recnnstriictinz the scene in the COLLINGWOOD WAS NOT I INTERESTED IN BOXING Liberal Leader Looks V For 1932 Prov. Election \ELuo'n AND emu: , PLACED ON TRIAL Some people know how to make such good nxcusc-.=. that th(-_\' dnn`t try L0 do anything else. With forty-six Crown witnesses to I be heard, the trial of Robert J. ` Elliott and Gordon K. F.Gast1e, charged with the murder of M125. 1 Elizabeth Hisey, began Monday morn- ing when the sitting` of the assizes at the court house was resumed. Be- cause the case is considered one of the most. important that has been held here for some time, elaborate preparations were made by both the Crown and the defence. \4- H. ....+m.+ ...-...mAm.nLI.. H.-no C1'0\\'11 Calls F01- r_V-Six Wit-I 1105505 to Support Hu1'- ' ` der C11a1-ge. } LJIOVVII 2.lIl(.1 EH8 (.lt`LBllCB. At the outset conslderable t1me was consumed in empanelhng the `jury. Of the thirty men who were 3 called, four were challenged by the Crown prosecutor, Peter White, K.C.. seven by C. W. Bell, K.C., who is do-I fending Gastle, ve by D. F. Mt--' Cuaig, counsel for Elliott, and two by both the Crown and defence. Fnr an hnnv rand :1 half ;nf.pr H19 Dy UUILH Elle L/l`U\\'1l '(UlU. U.lf.LL`IlC. ` For an hour and a half after the jury had been sworn in, Mr. White outlined the history of the case from ~ the time Elliott and Gastle became acquainted with the deceased up to and following the time her body was taken out of the forebay of the On- tario Power Company at Niagara, after her car, driven by Gastle, had plunged over the embankment on the night of Feb. 18th, 1931. Viv Whifp tnlrl hhp inrv +.hn1-. it um: lllglnb OI Del). LODII, 1361. Mr. White told the jury that it was the purpose of the Crown to try the accused men together. While Elliott was not-at the scene of the murder when it occurred, he was the instiga- tor of the crime. brain had planned what Gastle had carried out. To support this con- tention the Crown pointed out that Elliott, who had become a business partner of Mrs. Hisey s in a seed and - feed store, had been made the chief beneciary in the last will of the dead woman, which had been dictated by him, but had since disappeared - that his bank account materially in- % creased about the time the re in- - surance on the Palmer House, -W-au- - lected the rst 7 baushene, was paid to Mrs. Hisey, and that he had told Miss Viola Marchil- don, a nurse at Penetang, to whom he had engaged himself, that they would be married as soon as he col- insurance on his hotel. T`1~.n vnn`-:\vn ;v\ 4-Ln r-can is flan inn. It was believed his - The motive in the case is the im- portant thing, said Mr. White. That is why we are putting evidence respecting the burning of the Wau- baushene hotel, owned by Mrs. Hisey, and her close relation to Elliott. First Witness Called Major J. R. Bond, superintendent of the Niagara Falls Parks Commis~ sion was the rst witness to give evi- dence. He identied and described a large plan of Queen Victoria Park. ` showing where the Hisey car had gone into the water. The fatality occurred, according to Major Bond, ` on the road from Chippawa to Nia- (-Continued on page four) mg to the accused. Reconstructing Campbell home on the morning the elder Campbell came to his death, the defence counsel tried to suggest to the jury that the injuries from which the man died could have resulted from falling down the cellar stairs, as the accused said he did. He point- mz A119` +1m+ nvnn Hm rim-tnr r-rmld nu` ' "Q" ` Principals in the Ellio It-Gastle Murder Trial Mitchell Ilepburn Gives VVoefu1 Picture of Tory G0ve1'nmen r. Dr. Simpson Deals with Fina11ces; Stresses Need of` Refrenching. Mitchell Hepburn, new leader and hope of the Liberal party in On- taria, made his initial appearance in Barrie on Friday night last, when he addressed a meeting of the Centre Simcoe Liberals in the Oddfellows Temple. All who heard him must have been somewhat disappointed in that he did not announce any plat` form or show how the Liberals oi Ontario were to nd a way out of the wilderness. Premier Geo. S. Henry, whom the Liberals leader had met for the rst time a week ago, , was described as a gentleman, but unfortunately he was a party to a system that was driving the people to desperation. The misdeeds of the Federal and Provincial administra~ tions were so pronounced, according` to Mr. Hepburn, that Canada was in a worse condition than any country in the world to-day. The Conserva- . tives were equally guilty in the Beau~ hharnois deals, but if Senator Mc- Dougald were a member of the On- - tario Liberal party, he would be ruled out without any consideration I whatever. 11.. 1 1 cv: M. 1..a..x ...-...L-.. FIRST TIME IN BARRIE \'VI1a.LUVCl'- Dr. L. J. Simpson, local member of the Leigslature, also addressed the meeting, dealing entirely with pro- vincial matters. "l"1-m T:1nn....1 1m.,l,... .....- :..s.....J..,.-.J vinciai matters. The Liberal leader was introduced by Mr. Geo. C. Brown, who predict- ed that after the general election of 1932 Mr. Hepburn would be Premiel of Ontario, and he would know where to look for a Minister of Education. Affnv gr-ltnnuflntln-inrr Hm: r\110';r\v1 : ,|for the masses of the people. .Iwas something wrong with our econ- LU IUUK 101` a minister or mlucation. After acknowledging the ovation tendered him, Mr. Hepburn said he hoped to return to Barrie next year to help Dr. Simpson in his election campaign. He realized something of the responsibility of his oice, but his one desire was to make some con- tribution toward making life easier There omic system to-day. With an over production of food and the suffering there is, we should take stock of our whole economic system. For the purpose of exploitation the law of supply 521:} clomand has l:--:-an disre- garded. Seventy countries have in- creased their tariff to the detriment of the farmers. The Bennett Govern- ment raised the tax on New Zealand butter to 8 cents a pound. Butter went up temporarily. New Zealand started making cheese, which went in- to competition with ours, and the price dropped. Our factories started making butter, and the price dropped to 20c a pound. The result was, we lost our trade with New Zealand and butter is lower than it ever was. Potato growers were told they would benet by the tari imposed and in- creased their acreage, with the result that the market is glutted. By this ineconomic policy the law of supply and demand was thrown in the dis- card. President Hoover, by in- creased tariffs, promised prices to the producers and stimulat- ed productions, resulting production and lowered prices. tralia. by a 40 per cent. tariff, in- creased the cost of what the farmerrs have to buy, but there is no increase in what he has to sell. The price of wheat is governed by the world markets and farmers to-day were driven to serfddm . (".-u.v3nn...a nv. v.l_: (V14 7 Hanna n increased` in over-' Aus-` the accused said he am. me point- ed out that even the doctor could not tell how some of the wounds had been inicted. Everything seemed to? support the story of the accused that ater he had struck his father, who previously had struck him, the old man fell down stairs through the cel-. lar door, which was open at the time of the scuffle. U1 An ~nn+ urcnnf vnn fn ho inuenced REV. A. R. BEVERLEY TO BE _ ARCHDEACON OF SIMCOE Right Rev. J. F. Sweeney, Bishop of Toronto, has appointed Rev. A. R. Beverley, vicar of Trinity Church. Barrie, to be Arc`ndeacon of Simcoe, in place of Ven. Archdeacon C. L. Ingles. The new Archdeacon will be installed as a member of the Great Chapter of St. A1`ban s Cathedral on Sunday next, Nov. 8th. Annunr-omn`nf is glen mndn n`F 1-hp aunaay next, NOV. GED. Anouncement 15 also made of the .appointment of Rev. A. D. Cousins, rector of St. Paul s, Innisl, and St. Peter s, Churchill, as rural dean of South Simcoe, in place of Rev. A. P. Kennedy, of Beeton. CH [0 SCFLUUHI. uCom.inuc~u on n:-u::- three! in the Year 1847 stablihe Eight Pa Eva or the scume. I do not want you to be inuenced because a man was too much of a coward, too scared to go down cellar to see what had happened to his father after he fell, continued Mr. MacLaren. You may think it is in~ comprehensible that a son would do that, but that is not the thing to be,- considered in your verdict. What you are called upon to determine IS whether this man struck a blow mean- ing to kill. There can be no murder without intent. There must be ai motive. In this case I submit them; was no motive. Here is a man who got everything from his fathers` estate that was coming to him some time ago. There was nothing: more he could hope for under his father .= will. He was entirely dependent up- on his father for his home and liveli- hood, and knew that if anything hap- pened to that father he would be,` without both. Does it seem reason- able that he would purposely do away with him ? Would you kill the goosu that laid the golden egg? 1 tl`llnK not. r~......1m1.ano Hm defence counsel