i j i CIRCULATION THIS WEEK WITH WHICH IS AMALGAMATED THE BARRIE SATURDAY MORNING "THE - BARRIE.: EXAMINE - 3800 COPIES | 12 PAGES SECTION 1 PAGES 1 TO 4 57th Year J. A. MacLAREN, Editor Ww. C. WALLS, Manager BARRIE, CANADA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1920. Copies 5 cents Year (in advance) No. 32 TRUSTEES FORM NEW ASSOCIATION Greater Interest to be Taken in Rural School Problems and Higher Salaries. 'At a meeting held in the County Council chambers just Thursday, 9 Trustees' Edu Amociation was formed for the Inspectorate of North Simene, There was avfuirly nr ive gathering of trustees from many of-the sections, and after an fndsress by A. Ferguson, of London, in which he outlined the uima ond objects ition. some useful information cational of the aso was given by Inspector Garvin on teachers' | sulanies and government grants, The ui of these meetings, suid Mr, Fer guru, i ty organize wn educational us goctution in every county, and awhere the county is a large one like Simcoe, one in euch inspectorate. The object i> to further the interests of education in all ite four intellectual, physical, religious and if any one of these is ne Irranche and «ocial lected we are fuiling in our duty to pro- vide an of our public schools, Some of the best people in our towns and cities con the farms. that nearly every person who goes from the farm to the urban centres: makes a sue co of Ii This plainly shows that the people from the farms have brains from | and it is wn acknowledged fuct | |BARRIE SPEAKS WiTH WINNIPEG Telephone Conversation Was Heard Distinctly Distance of 1600 Miles. tublished for the first time a few days 9g¢ between Barrie and Winnipeg, when Long | Distance operators st Burrie estfied on n with operator at Winnipeg. Arrangements were made to complete » Long Distance call these two points, but as the party culled at Winni: conversa! between | peg wax out of the city and could not be Jocutedd, the call wax cancelled, The Bar rie operators, however, were connected sev- eral times directly with Winnipeg and car | ned on conversations with the Winnipeg operttors Iryirg to locate the party at that pluce all conversations were clears und distinct. The connection to Winnipeg is made over a circuit built up from Barrie to Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Minnespolis, Minn.. Graf- N.D., and Winnipeg, The total dis ton, adequate education for the pupils | tyne covered hy this route ix approximate: ly 1600 miles, Long-haul conversations of this kind huve been made possible by equipping Long Distunee cireuite and connecting of fices with all the Latest improvements and inventions perfected by telephone engin 'The most important single invention ors which only need developing. Why Met' ig the "Repeater" recently perfected, and have the facilities ta develop this brain which consiste of s complicated und delicate power in the rural districts, and thus keep tore of the best of our men on the farms? wked Mr, Eerguson. The remedy ix with: in our own bands, We thust provide bet ter facilities, and io do thi more interest must be taken by the community in edu cntional matters, What is eseryhody"s Husiness iq no one's business, aud Mr. Fer to the rural tru guson, ang it is up to create this community interest such ox wre w arrangement of coils, relay, resixtances. and amplifiers, which strengthens or am. plities the wleetrical impulses ax they travel along the wires, and ut the sume time is udjustuble to secure a proper electrical bal- ance when connecting differem Long Dis. ether, Great care is ne Ql connections are in tunice circurte toy cemary to see t good order, all circuits properly insulated and in perfect electrical balun want 1 democratic movement ition: _ is, wow pewable farmers' clubs, women's institut ete. over great ilintancee. 'There ure threv wat when organization ix completed. we Will Tryns-Consinentul eircuite in daily use go to the County Council and wk fOr 3 gerous the continent between New York expensen, uire, of Elmvale, who was meeting. remarked that grant to cov Wo J. Met chairman of the he was pleased to xe¢ that Mr. Ferguson recognized the trustees as leaders in the community the public thought all trustees were for was to supply the wood and engage 4 teach er and caretaker. Some Facts snd Figures Inspector J. L. Garvin gave some inter cating and educative facts and figures on awuries aand government grants, as well ne some comparisons of entrance resulta from town and country schools. In the Burrie-Minesing centre, 60 pupils from Barrie jussed and 5 failed; from Min- exing 17 paswed and 15 failed. In the Col. 72 Collingwood pupils passed and ngge failed; of the rural achools 30 passed and 11 failed. "Where you get goud teachers, you get good results,"' said Mr. Garvin. 'One bears a great deal about the «mart hoya from the country, but the facts dis- lingwood centre, close that these boys do not show up until | they get better opportunities than are pro- vided in the coiintry, and I don't think they will ever begin to show up until we get 'consolidated schools, We now ha free rural mail, subsidized by the govern- ment, and why should the government not pay 50 per cent of the cost of transporting pupils to make consolidated schools suc- cess? It costs the towns enormous sums to run their schools, and if you are will. ing to pay for results like the towns do, you can, get them. Speaking of government grants on sal- aries, Mr. Garvin pointed out thut the ob- ject of the government in fixing » graded seule of grants was to raise' salaries and thus improve the standard of teachers throughout the country, "The banks, the Offices, the hospitals, ete., are getting the clover girls, because they get more money and do not have to walk miles in snow snd rain," ssid Mr. Garvin. The grants given by the government on soluries vary from 5 per cent to 40 per cent on sslary paid over s certain sum, secording to the assesament of tHe section. + A curious anomaly was pointed out by Mr. Garvin, showing bow a school board was money in pocket by paying s maximupy} addition to the soft coal, the hospital also h | accident oecvrred in front of Brennan's salary 6f $1000 instead of $900. With a $900 teacher, the government give a grant of 20 per cent over 8500, making $80 grant. With » salary of $1000 the grant would be 40 per cent over $500, or $200 grant, thus saving the board $20 and giv- ing their teacher the benefit of $100 extra salary. ' Several others spoke briefly, and a re solution by W. J. Honeyford, of Colling- wood, seconded by H. A. Pearson, of Vee- pra, to organize a Trustees' Educational Association for North Simcoe was unaa- imously carried, 'The following officers were elected:-- Hon, Pres., J, L, Garvin, Barrie; Pres., and San Francisco and connecting in at Buffalo, Chicago, Omuha, Denver and Salt Luke City, the total distance being about 3400 miles. When these circuite were first erected, Hitherto, he had considered |--ouding Coils' or "Boosters" were used.| 'to make possible a conversation over that | distuneg. These have now been replaced |by "Repeaters and at recent tests made by connecting these three circuits together at New York and at San Francisco, con- versstions have been carried on with per fect transmission over the entire length cf the three circuits connected end to end. 'Thin is three times serosa the American Continent, or over 10,000 miles Taéee Truns-Continental circuits are avail- able for connection with the Bell Telephone System in Ontario and Quebec, and culls from Barrie are routed via Toronto and Bitffalo or Detroit. NEARLY $3000 FOR HOSPITAL COAL At the monthly meeting of the Royal Victoria Hospital Board, held on Tuesday afternoon, the July sdoounts msde a total Jof $3123.16, while the earnings were $2300. The number of hospital days for the month was 1381, July is usually a fairly quiet month, yet this total was only 41 less than June, which was the largest month in the history of the institution. The House Committee reported that it had secured temporary sleeping quarters for three of the nurses and further accom- modation convenient to the hospital was likely 10 be arranged for. At the July meeting, it, was reported that it was impossible to secure a tender for the soft coal supply from any of Ge local dealers, and the committee. wax instructed to look: elsewhere, 'Through the kindness of Mr. Playfair of Midland, the Board has been able to make sure that the hospital will not lack for coal during the coming winter. Mr, Playfair has agreed to see that 180 tons is shipped to the Barrie hos- pital. 'This ix to cost $14.00, f.o.b., Mid- Innd, and will be handled at this end by Lewis & Co. Laid down at the hospital, the soft coal will cost in the neighborhood of $2800. Owing to the great scarcity of bituminous coal, the Board is very fortun- ate in having its needs thus supplied. In uses several tons of anthracite, es 'W. J. MoGuire, Elmvale; Secy.-Tress., Dr. L. J. Simpson, Barrie. Executive--W. J, Honeyford, Collingwood; A. F. A, Mal- comson, Barrie; D. Kennedy, Penetangui- shene; A. C, Camelman, Wyebridge (Tiny); 8. L. Anderson, Crossland (Flos); Lloyd Livingston, Minesing (Vespra) ; W. 8. Ooe, Stayner R. R. No. 2 (Nottawasaga). 'The executive will meet! on Aug. 18, and s general meeting is being arranged for during the Teachers'. Convention st Barrie in October. --Pistures framed st Dougall Bros.' Direct telephone communication was es- | 'The trafiemission was perfect and | runner ut first. A double play by McMillin unujsisted was a feature, Beavers ABR H PO'A E Lally, 3b 3 3 21 00 |T. Burton, ¢ 1 1 1 6 0 0 | Cooper, If 3 91 2 0 00 A. Burton, 2b 301 1 01 0 Moore, rf 32 2 000 Hamlin, pp... 3 0 0 0 2 1 Moran, 1b 30 0 5 0 0 Lyneb, 3s 211012121 Bogardis, of .. ..2 1, 0 1 0 0 23 10 9 12 429 | Ymca. ABR H POA E Gilebrist, ©... 2 2 1 2 1 YD \Schreiber, p.. 3 0 0 1 2 1 |F. Plant, Ib... 3 0 0 7 0 0 |Bayliw, 2b .. 1100 4 'Thoma, 8... 2 1 1 0 2 2 |McMillin, mo. 1 0 2 2 2 21 |. Plant, of .. 2 0 0 0 0 2 Lougheed, fo, 2 0 1 0 0 1 Harkness, oo. 62 1 1 0 0 1 w 5 6 12 71 ; |Score by innings Sm ee | 1234 | TOTTENHAM HONORS GLORIOUS DEAD er fe vam at inet ; j pany | Monunwnt erected in niw Memorsal Park t# commemorate the names of the men of | . \ 1 nv and vie wsty who gove their lives in the Great War, 'The uuveiling took | Summary--Three-buse hits, Cooper and | plage on Monday, Auuet 2, on the vevonen of the reunion of the Ok! Boga of | Thomas; tworbaxe hit, Baylis; sucrifice 'ottenhum, the ceremony being performe wor Knowles, of Burrie (i fy i Pee ee er verter aliccd ceeeen, webct minuiet may cing | uN%, 7 Bure 2 ele Reve, Clee | Weirad gt Tottenham, offered the pruyer. Rev, Mr. Dudgeon, the prrseut pastor of [2+ Baylim, McMillin, Lougheed, Lally 2; the Tottenham Methodist Church and chsieman of the committee, is un the left double play, MeMillin (unassisted) ; struck | | BARRIE BEAT ARLINGTONS On Tuesday night the Arlington busctall team from Toronto played a team of Bur riciten at the Agricultural Park, the home cere winning 5 to 4 Arlingtona got off to 8 good start by scoring three in the first inning) while the locale were held scoreless, In the second hits by Gill and Hurtt scored two, but the enemy came back with one in their half. [In the third Lyoch bit safely but wax foreed at second on A, Burton's bit to third Scott, after fouling off five, walked. T. Burton hit to left and all hands moved up. Gill fanned but Archie scored when Wag. man threw to first. Hartt fouled out to third. Barrie were held scoreless in the fourth. Cooper went out second to first, MePhuil fouled out to third, Anderson fanned. The locals went to bat one run down in the fifth but put over two runs and won the game 5-4, Lynch hit safely to right and 'stole second. He started for third ant Greenstein made » balk and eaught Charlie, but Umpire Simpson ruled it not a balk and Lynch was called out, A. Burton walked ond came all the way home when Greenstein threw over Levy's head, the ball going into centre field. Tommy Bur- ton walked and stole and came in with the winning run when Gill connected for two bags. Gill stole third, Hartt fanned, In the Inst of the fifth, Greenstein and Rogers fanned, Dunlop hit to left field, but Coop- er muffed his fly, Dunlop out a moment Inter trying to score from third, Gill to Burton, Game called--darkness. Score by innings-- 12365 Barrie .. ow oA REO BS Arlingtons .. .. .. --3 10 0 0-4 Barrie--T. Burton ¢, Gill p, C. Scott 1b, Anderson 2b, Lynch ss, A. Burton ab. Hertt cf, Cooper If, McPhail rf. Arlingtons--Wagman ¢, Greenstein p. Rogers 1b, Greenberg 2b, Dunlop 3b, Levy ss, Cohen If, Bombsay If, Bonomo rf. --_--_-- MOTOR CAUSED RUNAWAY An exciting runaway wes the result of a motor car striking the rear of B. W. Smith's buggy Inst Friday evening. The Mest Market, and the horse, after bresking loose from the vehicle, galloped east down Dunlop St., narrowly eecaping # pedestrian crossing at the post office, and coming within an ace of colliding with a motor car which turned off Mulcaster St, Mrs. 'Tegart, Mr. Smith's mother-in-! with him in the buggy, but, luckily, both oeeupanta escaped with only a ahaking-up, and the damage to the buggy was not great. Mr. Cameron, the owner of the fear, immediately went to Mr. Smith and arranged to pay for the damage done. This was the' second sccident to eorur jin the sume spot on Friday, a motor wreck- a .|fiction was placed on the shelv TRINITY CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT | Citizens of Barrie and surrounding coun: | ltry ars reminded of the Flower Show, Bu. zwar und Museum to be held in Trinity |Parh Hull on Friday, the 6th int, The {show will comprire L. D, Beatty's noted | collrction of mounted birds, anid 10 be the finest privately-owned in Ontario, alto a! complete set of eggx of our native birdy; |# competitive flower show for which band- jrome prizes to the value of $100 will be | awarded; new potatoes, spring beets, fresh lettuce and'rudishes, green seed onions, cu- cumbers, gherkins for pickling, sweet car- rots and green pean: new-laid eggs at frosh butter may alto be obtained at very rewnonuble prices, A feuture of interest will be the judging of the flower entries, all adult having the privilege of judging, marking their decisions on forms provided for the purpose. The judging will com menee st 3 p.m, and continue until 8.45 p.m,, when the prise winner will be an nounced, In the evening there will be mu- sic, an address by the Rev. Dr. Cody. of Toronto, and twenty-minute illustrated lecture pn 'The Wonders of the World," by Rev. A. R, Beverley. Keen interest ia being evinced by the member of the Barrie Horticultural 80- ciety, who have made many entries, The competition is open to everyone, Tea and refreshments afternoon and ev: ening and at the close an auction rale of the flower entries will take place, For this entertainment of so many fea tures only 25 cents is charged for admi sion; children under 16 years, 10 cents. An interesting, educative, profitable and most enjoyuhle time ix assured, NEW BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY Up to the end of July the following new st the Barrie Public Library :- Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol, Locke The Whip... oe ce oe ee oe Parker, _-------- tog a boy's delivery bieyole earlier in the BEAVERS WIN FROM Y.M.CA. |McMillin's Nine Were 5 Down --Looks Like Beavers for Winners Twilight League. Y. M,C. A again failed to break into pthe win column in 6 dull uninteresting | game on Monday night, and it looks like ' |the Beavers' title from this distance Our jold friend, Archie Burton, came back to 'help Hamlin's outfit and made a bit and jn run, Ernie Hartt took his place in the jfourth, without even @ glove, but he fig: jured in the final play of the game, picking jup F. Plant's grounder and getting the out. by Hamlin 5, by Schreiber 3; bases on balls, off Hamlin 2; passed balls, Bur- ton 3; 'eft on bases, Beavers 2, Y.M.C.A. 4. Time, 1 hour, Umpire, Kearns, First Inning Beuvers--Lally safe on his bunt along the third bure line, he took second when Gilchrist threw over second to catch him going down. T. Burton sucrificed pitcher to first. Cooper heaved in one for three bases, reoring Lally, Archie Burton hit one to left, bringing Cooper home, Moore nafe on Schreiber's wild throw to first and Archie scored. Hamlin hit to second and Bayliss threw wild to get Moore at third, and then Thomas pegged the ball over Gil- christ's head and Moore came home. Mor- un struck out, Lynch out pitcher to first. 4 rune, 3 hite, 4 errors. Y.M.C.A.--Gilchrist walked after get- ting three and two, he stole second and third and came home on a passed ball. Schreiber fanned, Bayliss hit safely to cen- tre and took second when Bogardis fumbled the ball, Bayliss stole third, Thomas three- bagged to right, scoring Bayliss. Me- Millin drew four, J. Plant fanned, 2 ru 2 hita, 1 error. Second Inning Beavers--Bogardis safe on Bayliss' er- ror, he took second when Bayliss dropped Gilcbrist's throw, Lally singled to left and stole second. Tommy Burton hit safe- ly in the same spot, scoring two. Cooper went out ,pitcher to first. Archie Burton struck out, Moore singled to centre, scor- ing Tommy. Hamlin hit to short ond made second and Moore scored when Mc- Millin meased up his effort, Moran out third to first. 4 runs, 3 bite, 2 errors. Y.M.C.A.--Lougheed out short to firet, Harkness drove a hot one through the pitcher's box and took second on a passed ball, Gilchrint singled to right, scoring Harkness, Scbreiber fanned, Gilchrist tak- ing second, Lynch dropped Plant's fly to Lynch Lawyers .. «ss White Rode Whisper. -. .s s. ce 2a 2, Dodge [280° and Gilchrist came in, but Plant was Guide Auld Jock . MacKinaun [@tusht a moment Inter sound ssleep off Glory Rides the Range Dorrance |S" Hamlin to Moran, 2 runs, 2 bite, Strong Hours .. Diver |! SFFOF: - New Castle... ve es Castle Third Inning Passion for Life .. .. -. -. .. Hocking} Beavers--Lynch hit safely to right, be Banked Fires... 0. 0s + |. Bavi| took second when Lougheed let the ball Greater Glory .. .. «. Pelley [alin past bim and came all the way home 'The Raincont Girl». .. .. .. «. «. Leo} When Bayliss missed the throw to get Lynch Lady of the Night Wind .. Vanardy | st second. Bogardis fanned, Lally sale on Thomas' error, he stole second, T. Bur- ton ssorificed him to third. Lally scored ----> FIRE BRIGADE TESTS NEW TRUCK Will Greatly Increase Water Pressure.-- Great Advance in Equipment Since 1850. It is o fur cry from the first fire brigade lof nearly three-quarters of century ago, with its "*goose-neck" hand engine, to the now motor hose car which was given its first tests recently. In the early days, fighting » house on fire was almost a hopeless tuk, nearly all the buildings be- ing of frame, und about the only thing the brigade of those days attempted waa to keep the flames from spreading to ad- joining bu loings, Today, the fire-fighters jFequire equipment which can be got to a fire in minimum time and sufficient water Pressure to operate several lines of hose in any or all parts of the town, This, it in claimed, ix furnished in the new Chev- rolet-Bickle triple-combination pumping engine, chemical and hose motor car which is the latent addition to Barrip's fire fight- ing equipment. ; At the first workout of the new truck, Chief Shrubsole expressed. complete satis- fuction, The most severe tests were made. A run was done up Theresa St. bill, fifteen firemen being on the truck, and the motor demonstrated ita power powsibilities by climbing thin ateep hill at a good epeed. Grove St., where the luck. of water pres sure has always given trouble, was the scene of the next trial, and there the in- creased pressure to be derived through the electric pumps on the truck showed eon- clusively that thix new sppliance will be | great wequisition in Sighting fires in any -- portion of the town where the water pres sure is not up to standard, At Grove 8t., the town prewure of the hydrunt war not over 20 pounds to the square inch with 250 fect of hose. When the truck's cleo |trie pumps were set in motion a prewure |of 120 pounds wax developed in a few se- conds with un inch nozzle, 110 pounds with a 1% inch nozzle, and 60. pounds with two 260-feet lines of hose, At Allan dul wharf, with a one-inch nozzle, » pres jure of 100 pound wax developed pump- ing direct from the bay. The new truck has » 38 h.p, engine, and the manufacturers' specifieations in- clude the following claims:-- With one 500-feet line of hose and a one-inch nozzle, will throw a stream 110 feet horizontally or 80 feet high; with two 500-feet lengths of hose and %-in nostle, will throw stream 90 feet horizontally or 60 feet high; with a 1000-feet length of hose and %-inch nozzle will throw stream 90 feet horizontally or 60 feet high. Barrie's first fire fighting appliance dates back to about 1850, when the "bucket bri- gade' was forsuken and a "goose-ncck'* hand pump was purchased. Aaron Burnett was the chief engineer of the brigade of that day, and John MocWatt was captain, Five youre later a Marks hand engine sup: planted this crude appliance, and George Plaxton was appointed 'chief engineer. 'Owing to disagreements, no further im- \provement had been madé- up to 1872, when the big fire of that year swept the south side of Dunlop St., from Bayfield , 1St. to the Post Office Square. Three years later the north side of the street fell a prey to the flames, but before this oo- curred the Town bad purchased the old steam engine, In 1872 the citizens presented Chief En- gineer Plaxton with a gold watch and chain, showing appreciation of his services on the brigade, Owing to differences with the Council over furnishing necessary equipment, in 1881, Chief Plaxton and the firemen under him resigned in » body and Chief Geo. G, Smith was appointed, This porition he filled continuslly up to the time of hix death, The next fire chief was Col. J. B, McPhec, who held the pos- ition until he enlisted, when Chief Sbrub- sole was appointed. NAVY LEAGUE MEETINGS Gordon Longman, who is lecturing on behalf of the Navy League, is addressing meetings in Simeoe County during the next six woeks, On Monday night he was in Minesing, last night in Elmvale and on Saturday night be will be at Dalston, Next week his dates are:--Aug, 0, Chureh- il; 10, Thornton; 11, Cookstown; 12, {Coulson's Hill; 13, Barrie. -------- Fourth Inning Beavers--Moore hit safely to left but was on Cooper's rap to centre, Archie Burton | ..u¢h+ off first, Hamlin aafe on Thomas' error. Moran lifted to MoMillin, who doubled Hamlin st third. No runs, 1 hit, 1 error. Y.M.C.A.--Gilchrist out to Moran un- Schreiber fanned for the third took third. Thomas scored and Meo took) 4:5. F. Plant out, second to first, Wo Green Tree Mystery .. « Doubleday Mortimer Fenley .. .. Tracy |flew out to pitcher. 2 runs, 2 hits, 8 Wyndham's Pal .. ++ Bindloss | errors, q 'The Splendid Outesst .. Gibbs| ¥.M.C.A.--Bayliar fouled out to Lally, The Portygee .. .. .. «. «++ Lincoln | # nice entch, Thomas safe on Hamlin's er- 'The Man with Three Names .. MacGrath |For. McMillin hit to centre and Thomas Maz of the Forest .. .. .. Gray Heart of Oberry MeBain .. Durkin |eccond on = passed ball. J. Plant flew out to Bogardis back of second, Lougheed safe on his rsp to Hamlin, Harkness fan- iu ned, 1 ram, 2 hits, 1 errer, runs, dite or error. --Special sale of cilcloths, Hineloums sad congoleum equares at Dougall Bros,