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CIRCULATION THIS WEEK . A. MacLAREN, Editor . C. WALLS, Manager * 3625 COPIES) THE BAI BARRIE, CANADA, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1919 56th Year Was handed to the victim, but in THE EARLY DAYS : passing il a lever was switched, - ith v cd the interi a" OF BICYCLING) vacant te first blow shot back on the face of the blower an tory lution of Wheel-jeven layer of lampblack as 5 A icf Evel ad «.,| though applied with a powder ing! Locally -- Interesting | |;' Things _ - The business of the tinsmith -- was often retarded by boys from (By our Western Correspondent) the West Ward School begging Within the memory of men still for scraps of tin and other met living, and some of them not very | alg_and they soon became a, nuis- old mek at that, the bicycle was|ance.} The principal ef the West one of the wonders of the age. In| Ward School was the tate R. R. th ntry distrietg the boys on|Jennison, who' insisted on strict the fara eould run to the front/decorum in the school. So many gate merely to see one passing|/of his pupils appeared in the and the first riders in Barrie/classroom with blackened faces iooked like dare-devil adventur-|that he decided to investigate. ers and were the objects of more/All the information the principal curious attention than if they had]could gather from the victim was worn diving suits or had paraded |that his face had been duly wash- Dunlop Street in January wear-|ed before leaving home and that ing straw hats, Horses "shied"|the only call made had been at at these strange vehicles/just the/the tinshop. Mr, Jennison be- same as they "shied" at the first{¢ame irate and after the closing automobile. The newspapers of|/hour dropped into the tinshop for the day chronicled "bicycl2|an explanation, The tinsmith thefts" and "bicycle elopements|Was busy hut fully prepared for among other things as they do/anything that might happen. He now, and the chief at the Rama|listened attentively to the caus- Reserve voiced the sentiments of | tic remarks of his caller and as- the Red man when he first ob-|sumed an air of injured inno- served a bicycle, in these words:|cence. To prove that his inven- "Huh! Heap lazy man sits down| tion contained nothing that could to walk." in anyway blacken a boy's face he For a number of years Henry|produced the lung tester, gave a Hateh conducted @ wood-working| demonstration and handed it to shop on Bradford Street a few/the principal for investigation. doors north of the West Ward|Afler careful examination the School, directly opposite the| investigator blew down the pipe present site of (he Bryson bake-|and instead of the -windmill ri ry. Mr. Hateh was a genius in| volving out came a blast of Wil- wood-working and when not|kinsonis xxx flour, which proved over-rushed with work made all|to him "conclusively that the kinds of useful toys, turned base-|™machine was not charged with ball and erieket hats. built minia-|lampblack. ture lumber wagons, with solid,} Looking backward from the iron-bound wheels and extension] vantage point of present-day ex- reaches, These took the place|cellence in every line of mechan- of the factory-made express;ical invention there were good wagons of today for the youths|reasons why people shoud wtop % in those of that time, The axles were) and stare at a bieycle (urned of bird's eye maple and|days. 'The very idea that a mach- | with the liberal use of lard, which|ine which could not stand up was cheaper then than thousand-/alone unless propped woul run mile axle grease, the wagon was! Without upsetting, carrying a comparatively noiseless. full-sized man, was fascinating In the lata seventies Mr in itself. The first bieyeles were constructed a four-wheeled velo. | Called "ordinaries," with a front 'pede. the axles of whieh were| Wheel from 48 lo 56 inches in aeee ah SuatlaRe On thas EEliinineter anil' Gia Heaps wheel 16 connected: similarly le 1h inet corinected be a a buggy the centre was aj le thes, connected by a Sn eeey city chenette oper. {curved steel backbone, which the rider sat astride. Balloons and flying machines had nothing on pd two handles. connec- ted by driving rods with rear] axle, which was U-shaped in two places, The steering was done with the feet pressing against the front axle, After riding about on this ve-} hicular monstrosity for some time, the late Archibald Orr. of the firm of Orr Bros., Toronto, who lived on High Street, con- ceived the idea of building a two- wheeled velovipede, which he did with the assistance of Mr. Hatch. In shape it resembled the pres- ator wor 'really appreciate the situation |was the rider who took a header when the front wheel struck a stone, He was usually uncon- scious for a time afterward. G. B. Ryan, of Guelph, intro- duced the high bieyele into Bar- rie. He was then ir the dry- goods business with E. B. Cromp- ton of Brantford, under the firm name of Crompton & Ryan, in the premises now occupied by Moore & Armstrong. Mr, Ryan rode a ent' safely biexele. | The front! sq inch machine of English wheel was slightly larger than! sie, with straight handles and the rear wheel and the pedals and| (atr With, Siglent handles sand front axle were shaped from one|'hal) hearings. Ed. Sewrey, son solid piece of round bar iron.| oe panpy Sewrey, had mastered This machine provided consider-line "boneshaker" velocipede and able amusement for Mr. Orr and! made Mr. Ryan a tempting offer his friends who were long enough |r. the ordinary, which was ae, in the reach to propel it over the| cep teg " rough hoard walks. It cannot be} "4. (he writer remembers it, a 'said. of course, that this type of! hoy who owned a bicycle in those velocipede was invented by Mr: was "some pumpkins" in Orr, for it originally made its his neighborhood. Not,only was appearance in England a feW/no necognised as belonging 'to years earliew and was exhibited| wnat the socialists call the cap- in Philadelphia at the Centen-Titalistic class--for a wheel then nial in 1876.' Mr. Orr was a ma- cost as much as'a good horse 's : son~bricklayer-tinsmith - plum- | ang buggy--but on purely per- ber and while engaged in these|/sonal grounds. People from far trades had several minor inven-|anq mear courted his acquain- tions to his ¢redit. Later he be- tanceship, the reeve of the town- came a prominent contractor in ship would stop and speak to him the Queen City, on the highway, the village doc- In the winter months Mr. Orr|tor, probably anticipating new was engaged in the tin shop of|business, always approached John Plaxton, now of Winnipeg,|with a smile on his face and a the inventor of the Plaxton fur-| twinkle in his eye. In one par- nace. There was another tin-| ticular respect that boy with a bi- smith employed there, of an in- cycle was favoured of all men; ventive 'turn of mind, who later|he could go courting when other went-into business for himself|and less fortunate fellows had to and also caught the bicycle fever|stay at home. Distance was no when the craze was on. His prin-|hindrance;. time counted not; cipal invention was a lung test-|storma 'never stayed him, but er resembling very much in ap-|sometimes overtook him on the pearance an infernal machine}way home." Then en some and the mothers of some of the|chivalrous adventurer built a bi- boys who tried it out said it was| cycle for girls and followed it up worse than that. It consisted of| with a bicycle for two the millen- an oblong tin box about 7x3x3 in-| ium had. surely come. ches. At one end on the top a] Dr. W. A. Capon, of the Phila- small windmill was affixed and|delphia Dental College, was one on the opposite end a small blow! of Barrie's earliest riders, as was 'pipe was attached like a dipper George McBride, a stenographer * handle. The idea was to blow|in. the Jaw office of McCarthy, y down the pipe and see how fast Pepler & McCarthy. Mr. Mc. you could spin the windmill. Af-|Bride has resided in Philadel- ter being shown how Pa worked it|phia for many years and became a ne ee oe them. The only man who couldn't} AT WORK ON PLANS West Ward School Making Twelve Rooms. At a special meeting of the Board of Education held last week, the sketches for proposed re-modelling and enlarging of the West Ward School, as pre- pared by R. J. Edwards & Son, were considered at some length Some minor suggestions wer made and the committee wae in. structed to confer with the archi-| tects to see if the changes sug- gested could be carried out. | R. J. Edwards came to Barrie and met the committee. He said there would be no difficulty meet- ing the suggestions made. This being settled, R. J. Edwards & Son were directed to proceed with the preparation of working plans and specifications according tq the resolution adopted at the special meeting of the Board. It is expected that the plans, etc., will be ready in less than two weeks and tenders will be asked im- mediately so that the work may start soon after the closing of school. | The plans are for a twelve-; room school. In the present. school seven classes are now lo- cated, one of the rooms being divided into two, A large prim. ary class, nearly big enough for two, is occupying quarters in a private house---making eight classes under Mr. Morrison's di- rection. As the Central and Bur- ton Ave. schools have kindergar- ten classes, this department will probably be given to the West Ward as soon as accommodation is provided, The Junior Fourth class, moved from the West Ward seme years aga to the Central, will be moved back to the Brad ford Street school. Changing the boundaries eastward also will Jinerease the attendance of this| [school so that in all probability another primary class will be re_ quired. Thus with the opening of | the new school eleven out of the |twelve rooms would required |The room in the Central whieh would be vacated by the Junior Fourth is really required now for] additional primary accommoda- tion, At present Miss MeRobie| has over sixty pupils in her class, | necessitating the half-day system, a condition of affairs that is not fair to either teacher or children. record for typewriting blindfold- ed. T. Herbert Lennox, M.P.P., another ardent eyclist of the old days, found the ordinary a very useful means of locomotion. Af- ter a strenuous day wielding the | birch in thelittlered school house in Innisfil, it enabled him, with- | out turning a hair, to witness the production of Fred R. Wren's: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in the town hall the same evening. | Other early riders in Barrie before the advent of the "safety" were Fred Lount, Harry Raikes, | Pierce Smith. Fred Warren, Dr.| Jack Ridout, Dr. W. D. MacLaren,' Thos. Beecroft, Thos. Boys, John| Ryan, H. J. Strong ang N. W. E.| King. With the introduction of the "safety," pneumatic tires had not been invented. The first tires were of solid rubber about three- quarters of an inch in diameter; then followed the cushion tire, which was larger in diameter, with a layer of spongy rubber in the centre. What was gained in comfort was also gained in addi- tional weight. The whole mach- ine was a somewhat weighty pro- position, averaging about 40 Ibe. The early frames were triangular and the saddles miniature arm chairs, But gradually, as in all things else in this world, improvements and developments occurred. The triangular frames became the modern diamond frames, straight spokes became tangent,. wooden rims replaced steel, saddles were made more comfortable, the weight reduced and the strength increased. The first pneumatic tire, held to the rim with tape and cement, was not long in use be~ fore the modern tire and rim ap- peared, In aword, themodern " fety," the wheel of the present year of Stace in the nineteenth century had arrived. Gradually the bicycle famous as holder of the world's} ARCHITECTS ARE NEW PHONE RATES WILL ADD $1600. Will Remodel and Add to/To Town Rentals--Three Per- iods for | Di The ten per oent. increase which the Bell Telephone Co. is permitted to take out of the pub- lic will add over $1600 to the rental revenue in Barrie. In this town there are slightly over 800 phones. House phones are raised from 820 to 822 and business Phones from 825 to 827.50. These rates go into effect on July 14. In the long distance business there are three periods with graded charges, From 6 a.m. to 8.30 p.m, the day rate is in force (instead of from 6 to 6); from 8.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. Lhe even- ing rate is charged; from 11.30 p. m. to 6 a.m. is the night period. The evening scale is 60 per cent. of the day, and the night rate is 40 per cent. of the day rate. In some cases the new scale gives a lower rate than before. For ex- ample the rate to Orillia, Cree- more or Bradford is only 20 cents ax compared with 25 cents on the old schedule. The Elmvale toll is cut 10 cents, the new rate be- ing $5 cents. To Midland and Penetang the toll is 25 cents in- stead of 30 cents. It costs 15 cents more to talk to Hamilton than before. For Toronto mes- sages the day toll ix 40 cents in- stead of 30 cents and both the evening and night charge is 25 cents, this being the minimum on Toronto calls. Though the in- creases are not large considered singly they will mean no insignifi- cant sum in a year. By extending the day period to 8.30, the con- gestion of business that has here. fofore followed after six o'clock will he relieved and the long dis- tance operating problems of the company correspondingly eased. The new long distance sehedule wen! into effect last Sunday. This week the company hegan construction of cables in Allan dale. following an expenditure of 810.000 for conduits in that sec. lion of the town last year. This work to be done in Allandale and on the west end of Elizabeth St. will cost $17,000, At present there. are only about thirty new phones awaiting the completion of this extension, but the company be- lieves in making provision for the future = Buy advertised things. ceased to be wondered at and thecame extremely popular. It was found to be a means to health, wealth and human con- tentment. After purchasing a wheel the first thing to do was to learn to ride. The parks, schoal grounds and Yoadways of Barrie were used for this purpose and many amus- ing ikeidents were witnessed. In the old days a popular make of wheel|was the "Dayton," made in Daytoh, Ohio. A man prominent in banking circles resided in Bar- rie when the first wave of the cycle craze swept the country. He had a penchant for 25-cent cigars, which aided by a delicacy of the thorax made it imperative that inferior brands should be discarded, Being a faultless dresser he appeared in summer @arbed in a daffodil blazer and cream flannel trousers. The Day- ton, being a high priced and high- ly finished wheel, suited his most fastidious taste, and accordingly he purchased one, the frame be- ing enamelled a deep maroon. Queen's Park was selected as an ideal spot to learn to ride, so engaging a boy at two bits to wheel the Dayton to the park, the owner would migrate parkwards via another noute. He would then dismiss the lackey and wait until he was out of sight before attempting to ride. On the sec- ond4@®r third day, having made fair progress at balancing, an at- tempt was made to swing into saddle, when rider and wheel be- came tangled in a heap on the cinder path. Just then some- thing happened. The rider arose and viciously kicked that balky wheel into! submission. Strange, but'after that he had no trouble. Good Work Under Mr. Bowles The Central Methodist Church, Sault Ste. Marie} is flourishing under the pastorate of Rev. I. G, 'WITH WHICH IS AMALGAMATED--------------_ ARRIE SATURDAY MORNING Single Copies 4 cents $1.50 Por Year (in advance) Bowles, According to 'the report published in the Soo Star, the bast year has been one of the most successful in the history of the church. 'otal contributions amounted to $21,740, and of this $2395 was paid on the debt on Parsonage and church. The grand total was 86000 ahead of the Previous year. There were 58 additions to the membership by Profession of faith, the total roll now being 980, Barrie Branch @.W.V.A. Organized Sept. 1917 with 17 members. Present Membership 104. Only two members have been suspended since the formation of the branch. Seven have trans- ferred to other branches, and six from other branches to Barrie. About %600.00 has been ob- tained for returned men, widows and children of soldiers in the shape of back pay, estates, gra- tuities ete, One pension for a widow has been secured through the G. W. Vi A. One artificial limb has ben re- Placed. 8 applications for increased pensions have been dealt with; 6 satisfactorily to the applicants and two are pending decision. Two families were supplied with coal during the past winter; one family with milk and bread. 9 returned men have been put in positions by the Branch Sec- retary. One application for loan under the Soldiers Settlement Act has been carried through until the final stages, where the man could not see his way clear to abide by the very strict regula- tions laid down by the Board. One applicant took up his loan and has started farming. Others are awailing the ruling of the Board. 7 ca: of shortage in gratuity money are now being investiga- ted. $110.00 has been loaned to members ar widows to tide them over some difficulty. Nl claims are handled first by tha local Secretary and forwarded to{ Provincial Headquarters in rekainto. Provincial Headquar- lers sends them to Ottawa, when necessary, to the Dominion Head- quarters, Ottawa the staff of the Dominion Headquarters of- fice are able to get all claims straightened out in a short time: The execulive committee have given to the local Secretary pow- er to give any aid he may deem neressary to urgent cases. The club rooms are open from 8. a.m. to 10.30 p.m. daily except Sunday. Barrie Branch has a_ well equipped and comfortable club room, though it is not as large as most branches. Death of W. P. Gundy Barrie friends of W. P. Gundy were sorry to learn of his death which took place suddenly en Friday in his apartments at Ot- tawa and was due to heart fail- ure. Mr. Gundy was in his 41st year and was general manager of the W.J. Gage Co. He was mar- ried to a daughter of the late Henry Simpson, Barrie, and a sister of Mrs. 8. Lount of this town. A Past President of Toronto Board of Trade, he was a leader among the business men of that city. In all respects he was a fine type of high-minded, public- spirited citizen and a most geni- al and likeable man. In patriotic and Red Crogs cam- paigns in Toronto the late Mr. Gundy was an indefatigable work- er. Into everything he under- took he threw his utmost efforts, and he made no exception of his duties as a member of the Pur- chasing Commission. Overwork is helieved to have really led up to his fatal attack. Besides his patriotic efforts he devoted much of his time to the business of the National Sanitarium Association and the Toronto Free Hospital for Consumptives, Expressing the regret of the Government, Sir Thomas White spoke in the highest terms of the valuable service rendered by the late Mr. Gundy, and his self-sac- 'rificing devotion to the duties of his position. which may have im- Paired his health. Mr. Gundy's services were rendered gratuit- ously, as those of a patriotic citizen earnestly desirous of do- ing his part in the war. jor Chautauqua Pageant. SECTION 1 PAGES 1 TO 8 . No, 22 FINE PROGRAMME FOR CHAUTAUQUA Noted Lecturers, Splendid Mu- sic and a Good Play--Week. Begins on June 27. The programme for the Cham taugua Week received last week gives promise of a series that will be full of enjayment an@ Profit to all who attend. Lash year's entertainments preved to the people of Barrie and district: the high class of attractions giv~ en by the Chautauqua and the big: value which subscribers received' in return for their money. This. year's priceg will be the same as in 1918 and the dates will be June 27 to July 3. Read the fol-- lowing programme and»see the good things in store for those who attend this Chautauqua Week, June 27--Afternoon: Concert, The Old Home Singers, featuring the Familiar and Favorite Songs of Olden Days. Evening: Con. cert, The Old Home Singers. Lec~ ture, "What Western Dernocracye Has Done For Me," Dr.: Arthur Walwyn Evans, of Wales. June 28--Afternoon: Concert, The Charles Edward Clarke Co.> Baritone solos; violin solos. piano. Lecture, "The Spirit of France," Lieut. Jean A. Picard, of France. Evening: Concert, The Chas. Edward Clarke Co. Lecture; Dr. George Adam, of Montreal, Subject: "With Harry Lauder in - the Trenches," or "David Lloyd George." June 30--Afternoon: Concert, The Vissochi Florentines. A Nov-- elty Program, featuring the Piang Accordion, with reader, violim and piano. ture, "The Fid~ dler and the Fire." Fred G. Bale, of Columbus, Ohio. Evening: Concert, The Vissochi Floren- tines. Lecture, "The Fourth Line of Defence," Fred G. Bales July 4--Afternoon: Cancert, The DeMille Quartet--a well-- known Canadian Male Quartet, with solo and ensemble work of highest merit. Lecture, "A Woman on the Italian Front." Dr, Cecile Griel. Evening: Con~ vert, The DeMille Quartet. Lec- lure, "Revolutionary Europe," Dry. Frank Bohn, July 2--Evening: The Ptay, "7K to Baldpate," Gieo. Co- han's popular play under mans agement of Percy Vivian, Belascq Theatre, New York, who will play the leading role, July 3--Afternoon:--The Jun- Con. cert, The Fisk Jubilee Singers. Wonderful melody. Delightful featuring of Negro Songs, Even- ing: Concert, Fisk Jibilee Sine gers, Lecture, "Fighting the Turks at the Dardanelles." Sig. Tom Skeyhill, the Famous Sol- dier-Poet and wonderful Orator of Australia. New Electrical inspector Reginald R. Matson, who has been electrica spector in this district ever since the Hydro Com. mission's Inspection Department was organized, has resigned and J. N. Lanphier has been appoint- ed in his place. Mr. Lanphier ia a returned soldier and has beem for some Lime assistant inspec tor in the Hamilton District, where he has had a wide and varied experience, The Aurora inspection district is a very large one and is not by any means confined to electricad inspection in Aurore alone, but comprises al] that section of the country from the north limits of Toronto contiguous to and ine cluding all towns and villages on the main line of the Grand Trunk Railway up to Barrie and thence north to Penetang, besides sur. rounding districts as far west as Alliston and Beeton. Mr. Matson will continue his present duties until Mr. Lanphier arrives, which will be during the next week or ten days, at whiob time the Hydro Commission ex- pects to have the new office com- plete and ready for business.-- Aurora Banner, One of the best comedy dramag seen here in a long time was "Turn to the Right" which play. ed at the Grand on Wednesday night of last week. Behind alt the fun and laughter there was the homely lesson that it pays te keep straight,