CIRCULATION . THIS WEEK ° JE - BARRI 3600. Copies WITH WHICH IS AMALGAMATED--------------_ THE BARRIE SATURDAY MORNING 2 Pages : . SECTION 1 PAGES 1 TO 4 55th Year. wie A. MacLarea, Editor 'Walls, Busines: Manager SS ES 3ARRIE, CANADA. SEPTEMBER 26, 1918 FEW SUCCEEDED IN EXEMPTION APPEALS Out of 21 Appellants, Two were Exempted and Three were granted Extensions. On Tharsday His Honor Judge Vance heard the appeals of twenty-one men for an extension of exemptions granted them unul that date, 'Two exemptions were given and three extensions were granted, The latter were for ex pert tool-makers, whose services | are essential im shell making. -- | Disallowed Harold Emmerson Longhurst, | Bradford St,, Barrie, plumber. isworth Crane, carriage paint- er. Orillia. itoward William Dyment, super- intendent, | é Works | Arthur James Saint, carpenter, | now employed as farmer, Brad- ford. Disallowed but not to be! called until Dee. 1, 1918. Harry Gordon Solomon, hard- ware merchant, Rosemont. Norman Leeming Palmer, clerk, . {weatherman trie FORTUNE SMILED ON BARRIE'S BIG FAIR Perfect Weather--Attendance of 11,000--72 Entries in Baby Show. It has often been stated that September is the most beautiful month in the year. September 1918 has proved very much the opposite, for the most part being wet and cold. This week the to redeem him- self and on Tufsday and Wed- nesday provided proper Septem- ber sunshine. After all the dis-- mal days, the brightness of Tues, day was reflected in the eleven thousand people who turned out to Barrie Fair, and particularly in the countenances of President Quinlan, $ Fletcher and the directors of the Barrie Agricul- tural Society. All the work and} worry of getting the remodelled buildings and grounds in shape were forgotten as the throngs poured through the gates. By far the biggest portion of the Tho Lato Lt. ©. A. Neclands In a letter to his father, J. He TERMS--Siagie Copiers Per annum [in odvence! S1.5¢ oe, No. 39 'The Late Pte. Lorne Corbett Neclands, Capt. Holman gi particulars of the gallant mann) in which Lieut. © A. Neelands met his de 5 ° written in Franre on 4 as follows: 'It is with deep gret that T write these few lin to you in connection with the death of your son, Clifford 8 Neolands. Far several months {| had the honene of commanding | of this battalion, with | your son as subaltern, [ean only | say that Focankd net wish for ay better or more conscientious of) fieer than he was. No matter what was ever asked of him, a was done, and well dene, with mar-| lyellous cheerfulness, In rest, he! wis the Hife af the mess with his tumeur. In the line he was the | mainstay of the company with bis absolute fearlessness recent operations During the! he behaved) Rueemont people came in motor cars, whieh Neh a) flux Goiteys 'harawave @" 28 ed by hundreds in the onthe are igrounds and adjacent streets. | ant . These represented all parts of Ratt gual, eveuicaliatudeotstihe Connts and evceyane, wax Hen Mt i gckalnck: mutchinnt, eae' | apacity. Paid admix- eiiinebebd . '{sions on Tuesday afternoon (otal . _ \led 81326, There were 3000 ont harlton Watkins, baker. |cehool ehildren whe entered f es Fe acy t Gir baker, (20 these with the tickets of ex- Bi oiry: Blewel ryson, baker.) pihitors and members and com- ae fazs o j plimentaries brougkt the total up Pa i's oa aaa Mj te at least 11.000, On the cor- oe Bea OTe aah gy feebling day last sear the gate fivdrocCome ee arabe: SN was BUUIO. "Ont: Evie have this ETO) a Ss we year's mipts been exereded ate EAN dureshes nkins, Ford whon the Ohl Boss were here anit | waren Se PER ET ' in 1916 when the Simeone bat- atime Betas, wacher ani |y, verse The te = eee Past r handled and nme Stephen Dougan, tinsmith, Orik! aeeidents of any kind were res lia, Disallowed, but not to be | parted ' } called uutil dan, $5, 1919. CPa most af the people the ar- Exemption Allowed Jeangement of the: grounds proved John Grenville Hudson, bees ja surprise. amd the epmnian Ken | keeper, Barrie oT was that th Aiphanse Coughlia, Anten Mills,[rhanizes were slecutedly an um farmer ' Frau the grand sted | Extension Given | eople were able net anly to Wim. loin Henderson, tool soplatferm attractians ated maker, Ordba, - Exempted until bot oadse the judging ot) Apel 1. 1919, while making tools." ses, TP the prcad Jno. Waller Breen, toolinaser, Kk south 'he | Grilka. Exempted until April 4, | due coabed bee Teeveed ben Tot wliile emeaged as at prénent| il would be better and trim Innis Grin, foul-pof (he trees is neeesea ey maker. Exempt tnt) Apvit 1/8 better view ot the (rack at HE adie Dee teinulns a fools (sould end: We moval of the grand | : stand has made the main \ maker. Jail Breaker in Trouble Again When Harry Claremont was in Barrie jail awaiting trial on a charge of stealing wire in Col- lingwood he confided to some of | the prisouers that be had) twenty-seven cases of whiskey stowed in Toronto and expected to fake a lot of money when he reached the Queen City. 'The thoughts of that whiskey and the profits to be derived therefrom may have intensified his desire to leave the "durance vile" and sharpened his wits till he succeeded in making his es- cape on July 29. 'Apparently he was not very Jong in reaching his whiskey and getting busy with it, Nor were the Toronto police long in dis- covering his operations. How he was gathered in is told in av evening paper this way: 53 "Thirty-seven bottles of whiskey, four cans of liquor and a quantity of labels comprised Harry Craig's outfit. The labels set forth the yeautiful romance that the stuf in the boltles was "40-year-old Scotch whiskey." . "Taking a mean advantage of people who wanted a good drink," d the Colonel, fining the de- ceiver. $500 and costs or five months. Then something hap- pened. Just before "Craig" turn- ed to go down, Plainclothesman Scott thought he recognized in "Craig" a man named Harry Claremont, wanted at Barrie for breaking jail, after beating up the turnkey. The prisoner turned to go be- low. Scott called to him: "Hello Claremont!" "Craig" turned around. "What do you want?" he ask- ed, gruffly. "Call from Barrie," answered Scott, with a triumphant smile. He will probably be brought to Barrie next month to be tried on a charge of jail-breaking. Patriotic Golf much brighter and wilh the adv tiens made to it this building is much ahead of what if was be- fore. Enlarged entrances and} exits should he made before an~ other fair. The women' waiting room is something that was much needed. The Exhibits As a whole the exhibition was the best in several years, nearly every department being well fill- ed with first-class stuff, an evi- dence of the successful year this section of country has enjoyed. Cattle were the best exhibit in years -- mostly Shorthor' Herefords and Holsteins. 1. Mc- Mahon of Hawkestone, C. Srigley of Holly, E. Carr and Selby Carr of Painswick, J. W. Henry & Son and J. Patton & Son of Thornton being ihe chief exhibitors. In milk- ing breeds, C. S@jgley took the sweepstakes for best herd and also the best bull, while T. R. Hux- table secured first for best cow. In the beef breeds, Patton & Son had best herd and best male, Henry & Son having the best fe- male. In past years there have heen sevoral large sheep exhibits from outside the county, but none came this year. Only two breeds were shown: Cotswolds by John F. and Fred Sanderson of Shanty Bay; Shropshires, by George and W. Crawford of Minesing. These well-known breeders have some exhibits hard to beat. ' Light horses brought out some very fine animals on Tuesday and the heavier breeds on Wednesday were also well represented. In the carriage class some of the winners were: single driver, M. Cunningham, Thornton; 8. Black- more, Painswick; Thos. Cook, Painswick. Best Hackney of any age, H. Blackstock, Thornton. Team R. D. Coutts, Midhurst; T. A, Jebb, Cookstown; Geo. Raikes, Barrie. In roadsters, J. C. Tud- hope, Hawkestone, took the red ribbon for team and the prizes for driver were selected from ten entries in the following order: W. Mr. George Cumming, profes- sional of the Toronto golf club, and other prominent golfers from Toronto will play . exhibition games on the Barrie links Mon- day afternoon, Sept. 30, for pat- riotic purposes. Everybody welcome. R. Allen, Thornton; Alfred Davis, Thornton; W. Hussey, Egbert. Poultry was three times .as big as last year, the largest exhibi- tors being G. J. Lawrie & Son of Maple who had a score of differ- ent breeds. White Wyandottes and Barred Rocks were the largest lhe splendidly throughout, The bat} talon had taken iwe objectives | and it was on the one, | where they toil penetrated the mney fences te ay greater | depth yoany other fatlalie that your son was killed The hattalions on the flanks failed ty on Sunday. A suepert us LL the Ger! ninter attacked | the positions ef tee ef eur eon pinies with two jattalion Re- tere he attacked he laid ¢ heavy barrage on our positions for about one hour. During this Povaur sen was constantly the men of his platoen reonraging Them and hely wnt Siihem with their positions in order to hetter protect themselves. | Viterly disregarding -- persenal! anger he helped greatly by his, wonderful evainple ef coulne=2 19 lkoep up the morale of our troops.| Tt was while engaged in this that) Clifferd was struck by a flying | fragment of shell and instantly killed. If he had lived Tam sure would have achieved many things and certainly decorations for bravery. Please accept the most heartfelt sympathy of all the remaining officers and men of "AT Coy." From His Colonel Further testimony to the worth of Lieut, Neelands is given in a letter to his mother from Lt.-Col. | Kirkcaldy, who wrote as follows "You are mourning the loss of a brave boy, and I write to extend my sympathy to you and your ly in your great loss. Your boy's courage had got to he a topic of conversation in the Bal- jalion, and excited the admira- tion of all ranks. It is hard to have to part with such as he was I can assure you. His company commander (who is missing never tired of singing his praises. and T know that his men would follow wherever he cared to lead. Your loss is great, bul T trust it will be softened by knowledge of the fact that his work was appre- ciated by all with whom he came in contact." sections and White Leghorns were well represented. In the pet stock, there was a good show ing of bants, pigeons and rabbi 'As usual, the big attraction in the main building was the floral display---a feature in which Bar- rie leads the Ontario fairs. Ex- quisite blooms in asters, glad- ioli, cosmos, petunias, pansies and the twogcore other kinds in- cluded in this class. Philip Love was the largest winner, taking 35 prizes with 39 entries. 'There was a splendid showing of Fall apples, but the winter varieties were light. The abun- dant crop of crab apples was rep- resented by twenty entries. Never has there heen such a display of garden produce--car- rots, parsnips, cabbagé, onion: |nor Mr. Cecil, and Hubbard squash, being e specially good. F. Huse, gardener for Mr. Hellmuth, took first prize for collection. (Continued on page 5) Pte, Lorne Corbett, killed: in action on Sept. 2, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Corbett, Cookstown, and was born near vHihat village twenty-three years ago In 1913 he entered the Barrie branch of the Union} Bank and was with this branch for over twa y ars. Of a che |suciable dispesition, he was a general faverite, -- particularly among the young peaple. On Nov, 47, 1915, he enlisted with the {57!h Bu. and was pro- mote to be sergeant before the battalion went into camp at Camp Borden, Goimg to England im Oelober, 194 he took a course in musketry and N.C.O, School, afierwards acting os instructor. In order to gol to France he drop- ped his stripes, Reaching the (Front in Maret of this year he was placed ino a machine gun section and was serving in that) capacity when he yielded his life fay Kreedom's cause Resides tis parents. be leaves one sister, Mrs. T. A. Patterson ef Toronta, and one brother, | Harvey, who for several years was emploved hy Geo, Vickers. Motor Car In Ditoh Mrs. Cecil, who resides in the former Boyer property in Peel St., met with an accident while driv- ing ber moter on Wellington about one ooteleck on teranon, Turning the Uyen St, she went to brake ear but instead placed her font an the aeceleratar. The car slit forward and up on the lawn at the west side of Me, Viekers' house. As the ground is terraced up several feet at that point the var was given fresh impelus as it was swung around off this ele- vation. Just missing a telephone pole the motor ran down into the deep wide ditch, swung to the right, slid back a few feet and toppled over on one side with two wheels straight up in the air. The car had to he lifted to re- ease Mrs, Cecil, but neither she who was with her, were hurt in the slightest degree. Damage to the car consisted of a smashed windshield, broken Lop and battered fender. The machine ix a Studebaker that has been used only a few days. Theatrical Notes Vor the opening attraction of the theatrical season of 1918-19 at the Grand Opera House, man- ager Powell was fortunate in se- curing such an excellent attrac- tion as "A Daughter of the Sun." Beautiful scenic effects and the Hawaiian music made a delightful ckground for a lively plot well worked out by a company of de- cided merit. One of the largest crowds ever seen at a show here enjoyed the production. On Monday night, The Million Dollar Doll", a bright and clever musical comedy that was much enjoyed last season, played to a good house that was thoroughly appreciative. Next night came the Ernie Marks Stock Co., which always comes for fair da; and the re- sult was, as usual, the "standing room only" sign had to be hung out, Next comes the big attraction, sverywoman", that delighted a large audience on its previous appearance here. ----_--_ Prison for Assault Last. Wednesday Daniel Davis was convicted of assault upon a girl near Collingwood and given two years at Burwash by Judge Vance. For a similar offense, three years ago, Davis was given the lash and five years in the penitenfia~. but was liberated on parole after serving thirty °| Dear sir rp ceived CORRESPONDENCE RE SHELL CONTRACTS Canada Producer and Gas En- gine Co. Shows that it Tried in Vain. Many rumors having been in circulation to the effect that no effort had been made-by the Can- ada Producer and Gas Engine Co. to secure a contract for muni- tions, the following correspon- dence is published to let the cit- izens know the facts of the matter. Colonel Bertram, Feb. 8, 1915 Dundas, Ont. Dear Sir:--We understand that you have charge of the Contract for making "of the Shrapnel- Shells and as we are somewhat slack in our factory we would be very pleased to have you use your influence and let us have some of this work, We have some of the most up-| to-date machines and we are con- fident that we can handle them as well as most anyone. "Thanking you for an early an- swer, we remain, i Yours truly, The Canada Producer and Gas Engine Co., Ltd. No reply was received to the above letter. Barrie, Feb. 20, 1915 Honorable Minister of Militia, Ottawa, Ont. Dear Sir:--I am interested in the Canada Producer and Gas Engine to, of this Town, and have been considering the matter of making shells in their factory. If you have any further orders to place T will be glad if you will write me or the Company direct giving them particulars as to price and requirements for future deliver- ies. I would also be glad to have any information you have regard. | ing (he machinery for this pur- pose. Yours ve truly, S$. Dyment Montreal, P.Q., Feb. 24, S$. Dyment, Esa. Barrie, Ont. "Yours of the 20th re- garding the manufacture the Canada Producer 1915, ady pla the shells we have contracts for fram the British War Office for| the next three months. : Yours very truly, SHELL COMMITER, A. Bertram, Chairman Boys, je, Ont. Dear Sir 'he writer is dropping you a few lines regarding Lyddite Shells of which the Government are giving out to different parties. We would certainly appreciate it very much if you could interest Colonel Bertram in sending us drawing of this type of Shell so as we can see whether we could manufacture them in Barrie. We are confident that with the diff. erent machines which we hav that we can make them success- fully. ' Thanking you in' advance for) any trouble that you may go to in our behalf, we remain, Yours truly, 'Yhe Canada Producer and Gas Engine Co., Ltd. April 9, 1915 Mr. W. A Bi Colonel Bertram, Shell Committee, Uttawa, Ont. Dear Sir:--We have written you several times re us gelling Con- tract for the manufacturing of} Shells, but have never received a reply. 'We are very anxious at the present time to get an order for Lyddite Shells and trust that we may be favored with an early re- ply from you as to whether we will be favored with an order or not as we see there are a great many concerns receiving orders for the above. Enclosed please find addressed envelope with stamps. We remain Yours truly, The Canada Producer and Gas Engine Co., Ltd. May 31, 1915 Ottawa, Ont., June 7, 1915 The Canada Producer and Gas Engine Co., Barrie, Ont. Dear Sirs:--Replying to yours of the 34st regarding contract' for manufacturing shells, would ad- ANOTHER BIG YEAR _AT THE ORO FAIR Largest Entry List and Attend- ance in the History of the Show-Exhibits were Good. It takes more than threatening weather to keep people away fre the "World's ib Y Tost i Fair," Oro. Last Friday clouds v'erspread the heavens and in niid-afterneon rain came smartly down, yet the total gate receipts at the 66th annual exhibition of the Oro Ag- ricultural Suciety, surpassed all former records, being §15 ahead of last year. The show, too, wae quite in keeping with the reputa- tion of the Oro farmers for pro- gressiveness. Judges sent by the Dept. of Agriculture stated that many of the animals shown were quite good enough to win at To- ronto or Guelph, Total entries were over 1200. For the first time the Fair dir- ectors put on a concert, the pro- gramme being given by Will Spencer and Miss Kee of Toronto. The result was a delightful en- tertainment and proceeds of 8109. President MeLucas, Secy, Tud- hope and the other ectors and officials are to be congratulated upon the success attending their efforts. (Continued on Page 3) --<$--------=s file in the meantime for further reference. Yours very truly, SHELL COMMITTEE H, A. Bertram, Asst. to Chairman Barrie, On the Canada Engine Co., Barrie, Ont. Dear Sirs:~-When in Ottawa yesterday I spoke to the Minister of Militia respecting a contract for the manufacture of shell cases. Golonel Bertram, -- the Chairman of the Shell Committee, was out of the City, but General . dune 16, Producer 1915. and Gas Hughes promised me that he would take the matter up with him on his return and see what leould be done, and to avoid any oversight about the matter | have to-day wrilten General Hughes and on receipt of a reply will let jyou know. Yours truly, W. A. Boys. Mr. W. A. Boys, June 18, 1915 c-v MeCarthy, Boys and Mure chison, Barrie, Ont. Dear Sir:--We have your favor of the 16th re contract for the manufacture of Shells. We cer- tainly appreciate the trouble to which you are + > in our be: half and trust you will be success: ful in landing a good sized Con- tract. . We would also be pleased to have drawings and specifications covering these shells and prefer the High Explosive or Lyddite Shell in preference to the shrap- nel. We wish you would use your best of endeavors to get a Con- tract for Lyddite Shells. 'Thanking you again, we remain Yours truly, The Canada Producer Engine Co., Ltd. Ottawa, Ont., June 24, 1915 W. A. Boys, M.P., Barrie, Ont. Dear Sir:--We are in receipt of copy of your letter of 16th for- warded us by General Hughes for our attention regarding the Can- ada Producer and Gas. Engine and Gas \Co, and the Ball Planing Mills of your Town and regret the im- pression you have that General Bertram has not given your letters the desired attention. For your information we are pleased to give you a short outline of the shell situation at present. Regarding the machinery and asseinbling of the shells, would advise that we have in the neigh- borhood of 209 plants on this part of the work alone, which is taxing our suppiy of material to the utmost to keep these plants going, even though they are not working to anywhere near their capacity, and we hesitate to en- courage additional plants to equip for this work as we know it is impossible to obtain sufficient material in the country to meet the demand of the machining and assembling plants. 'Another phase of the situation is that we have already allotted vise that we have no orders offer- months. He is a married man and his home is near Whitby. ------ Read the Adlet Column. adie A Rae ead eet ing at present but will write you further when we find we can use additional help on this work. We are holding your application on all the contracts which we have received from the British War Office and any additional con- tracts which we receive can be (Continued on page 2.)