Subscription Rate $2.00 a Year in Advance, Otherwise $2.50 Single Copies 5 conta, ~~ To Her Home In Listowel: Miss Lee Returned On Monday | POLICE ABANDON THEORY THAT AN AUTOMOBILE WAS USED IN THE ALLEGED KIDNAPPING. Palmerston, May 23.—Miss Edna Lee, Presbyterian choir leader, who last week was mysteriously abduct- ed, bound and chloroformed and left all night in ‘the lane leading to the Nairn farm, near here, had sufficient- ly recovered to return to her home in Listowel today. Although the af- fair is still the chief topic for con- versation anf speculation in the town, apparently the authorities are no nearer a solution of the mystery than they were days ago. It was not until after she had been assured by Dr. H. B. Coleman, the attending physician, that she nee sufficiently recovered to venture out that she consented to leave her room in the Nairn homestead. Contrary to her expressed wish that she re- turn by train to Listowel, she finally accepted the invitation of Mayor Malcolm to motor to her home. Reports that had gone abroad to the effect that Miss Lee had for “ tially worn off, in a room with a some time past been a mental wnek wine dhe tesetihed 0: “rather stont.” This woman, she ,| says, was walking up and down, + weeping into a handkerchief, which 7 . ; prevented Miss Lee ace pe | EVERYBODY'S COLUMN features. The foom 8 scribes as low-ceilinged and par- Ten cents a line for first in- tially beamed, with a peculiar wall sr'soc" Subsequent iasrtions | | PADSE. Which abe believes she would recogn aga she were to see five ee line with minimam it. She says that at this time she charge 26c. ‘ | | was conscious for only a very short a | time, and that as soon as it was dis- ™ covered that she was awake the| est. CEMENT. anaesthetic was again applied, and Just arrived! Fresh car of Cement.| 8h@ relapsed into unconsciousness. R. T. Kemp & Son. tfnp Miss Lee also claims to have re- membered some of the words of the on SALE man who, she says, thrust her into Horse, motor truck ‘and a 8 Apply Harry Youn, Listowel. fnup CHOICE SEED POTATOES Delaware Potatoes, $1.00 per bag. Apply George Tompkins, route 1, Listowel. 3tp WANTED A féw student nurees;-apply to the CITY OF STRATFORD GENER AL| HOSPITAL, STRATFORD, ONT. 6t TIME TO PAY UP All persons owing J. H. McDonald, will please call at hia office at the head of the Music Hall stairway. tfnp STORE TO LET As we are moving to Main street, my store on Wallace\street will be to let. Apply to C. C. uglas, al eller, Wallace at. fop GUNN'S “SHUR GAIN) FERTIL- ZER | : J The best fertilizer at the lowest Now is the time to place your . For sale by G E. Harron. office phone 146. tfup GARDEN PARTY On school grounds, Britton, Fri- day, June 10th. under auspices of| Britton Club. Supper from sir to nine. Good Program. Admission 26¢| and 36c. TOMATO PLANTS FOR SALE Lots of them! Five cents a dozen while they last. Also four new hot bed sash, three by six feet, with frame, at $6.60. Apply A. G. Hodg- kinson any afternoon after two itp WANTED A jecal representative at Listowel to represent “The Old Reliable Font- bill NurséFies and cover surrounding territory. A splendid opening for a reHable man. Exclusive territory. STONE & WELLINGTON. Toronto, Ontario. Stup IMPORTANT Dominion, Provincial and Munici- pal Bonds for sale, yielding up to 7%. Prompt delivery. Come in and see how well we can supply your re- quirements. . W. Scott or T. L. Hamilton, office over Bank of Mont- real, Listowel. tfnup FOR QUICK SALE Chevrolet 490 touring car, 1920; model; and 1918 Maxwell, at a bar-! gain if disposed of before end of the month. Both good condition, Chevrolet like new. Easy terms. Don’t buy before seeing these. Ap- ply at this office. tfp Court of Revision on the Assesament NOTICE on the table in the Sunday School. case” were emphatically denied by! Dr. H. 'B. Coleman last night, who said that, although she had been | i run down and somewhat nervous of late from hard and conscientious: work, there was absolutely no ground for the statement that she was a “mental case,’ with all that such a term implies, or, in fact, any- thing like it. Hysterical jat Times. » Other reports indicating that dur- ing her convalescence Miss Lee was at times delirious and raved about the details of her abduction were also greatly discounted by the physician. It was true, he said, that she had at times been somewhat) hysterical as the re#ult of cpllapse and overwrought nerves. With the improvement in her condition Miss Lee has been able to furnish further particulars re- garding the kidnapping which are regarded as of considerable value by the police. She has recollected finding herself, during a short period of consciousness when the effects of the anaesthetic had par- the ‘automobile. She declares that as he laid hold upon her he cried, “Now we have got you, and we'll soon, have Jack Nairn.” She de- clares that she heard this very clearly and re she would readily Man's voice again. It ly on é@ clues that the police are now working. Compare Handwritings. ~ Onlywone of: the anonymous: let} terg.sent to Miss Lee is now said to be in existence, and this, together} with the samples of handwriting] from the local banks, Postoffice and other institutions, has been placed in the hands of handwriting experts in Toronto, in the hope that the identity of the writer may thus be disclosed. All the other letters, among which was one to Mrs. Nairn, the mother of Jack Nairn, it is said, ‘have been destroyed. There seems to be no doubt here as to the writer of the detters being a local person, and popular opinion seems to favor the feminine author- ship theory. It came to light today that Miss Lee’s umbrella and the keys to the Presbyterian Church were found by the sexton on Friday morning lying This has given rise to the question as to whether the kidnapping did or did not take place in the church, and not on the street, as Miss Lee has said. Another theory is that the keys and umbrella were re- turned to the church by the kid- happers, a the sexton, Joshua Palmer, declares positively that they were not there on Wednesday or Thursday. At the same time, it seems impossible that a person could have been dragged into an automobile in broad daylight at the point outside the church indicated, by Miss Lee without being seen, and it ia believed that the police have abandoned the theory that an automobile was used in the kidnap- ping at all. DANCING AT PIKE LAKE Dancing will be held in the Pavil- jon at Pike Lake, on the following dates during May and June, with music by Fryfogle's Orchestra, hii ham. eep these dates: Friday MAY 27th., Wednesday, JUNE 10th.. Friday, JUNE 3rd. Dancing after- noon and evening Eriday, JUNE 10th. Wednesday, JUNE 165th, Wednesday, JUNE 29th. After July 1st., dances; will be held each Wednesday and Fri- day evening. Fryfogle’s Orchestra. 2tp GARDEN PARTY A garden party ‘under auspices of the Ladies Aid of Knox charch. will be given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Menzies, third line egst, foal a or gram. Admission: Adults 36c, chil- dren 25c. 2tup Roll of the Town. of Listowel. Public notice is hereby given that tbe Court of ment Roll of the Town of ove will be held in the Council Chambe Listowel, on MONDAY, MAY. 30tn, 1921. commencing at 8 o'clock All parties having business at said} court are —_ to attend. B. L. H. Bamford, Clerk. 3tap Listowel. has 10, 1921. Revision on the Agsets-| Evangel CHURCH PROPERTY FOR SALE The undersigned trustees of the ieal church, second concession | of Wallace township, have been au- thorized to sell by public auction on —_ Tuesday, June 21st, at twoo'clock, the church building, which is of frame man, John Bender, Trustees. to her beautiful’ spirit Sir John Eaton Here TUESDAY, Listowel’s Dollar Day WATCH NEXT WEEK'S PAPER-FOR THE | BIG ADVERTISEMENTS OF THE “DOLLAR DAY” STORES COME WITH THE CROWDS! JUNE 7th. Mrs. James Bartley er INGED TO PIONEER es DIST FAMILY AND WAS MAN OF BEAUTIFUL AOTER. The death of Mrs. James Bartley, formerly Sarah Jane Fautkner,} daughter of the late Benjamin Faulk- ner of Mornington tqwnship, in her 70th year, occurred at the femily residence on Main street east, Lis+ towel, Friday, May 20th, following} severa! years of failing health and @ six months’ period of -much suffer- ing, borne in a cheerful and most patient Christian - spirit. Mrs. Bartley was a woman of fine Christian character and belonged to a sterling pioneer Methodist family, who came to these parts sixty-seven years ago, when all was virgin for- Mr, and Mrs. Bartley were for long years residents of the’ town line east, and the homestead, which they left ten years ago, on retiring ‘and mov-~- tng to Listowel, is now occupied by a son, Mr. Benjaniin Bartley. Mrs. Bartley’s passing was most peaceful and occurred shortly after 11 o’clock Friday evening, while she was sitting on a chair for relief from, pains which bothered iher when she had been an hour or more in bed. Her daughter, Nurse Patience Bart« ley, was attending her at the time, ra. é6fal on’ Monday to Fairview ceme- “tery, which was one of the largest ever held in Listowel, was a tribute and exem- plary life. She was a consistent and life long member of the Methodist church, and the fuheral service at the house was In charge of her pas- tor, Rev. G. N. Hazen, D. D. Besides, Mr. Bartley, surviving members of the family are William J. Bartley, town line east; Mr. Ben- jamin Bartley, on the homestead,, town line east; Mr. John Bartley, Calgary; Mrs. Wm. Coghlin, Elma, and Miss Patience Bartley, nurse, who since July last has beeg attend- ing her mother. Since 1914, until returning home to take care of her mother, Nurse Patience Bartley has been in the Eat- on home, Toronto, and Sir John Eat- on, who came to Listowel Sunday over the C. P. R., in his private car, “‘Eatonia,’’ was among those from out of town at the funeral.e The sev- eral beautiful floral tributes receiv- ed included one from the Eaton fam- ily. For Bartley Funeral CAME TO LISTOWEL SUNDAY | OVER C. P. R. IN HIS PRIVATE ‘CAR “EATONIA.” Sir John Eaton of Toronto, head | of the great Eaton departmental | stores, came to Listowel Sunday over , the C. P. R., in his private car ‘EBat- onia,” to attend the funeral Monday | of Mrs. James Bartley, whose daugb-' ter, Miss Patience Bartley, has for, years been nurse tn the Eaton, home: and treated as a member of the fam- ily. The ‘‘Eatonta” is elaborately furn- ished and ig like an up-to-date a-' partment on wheels, including as it; does a sitting room, dining room, ' kitchen, bedrooms, observatory, re-. | trigerator, etc, abd ven wireless: jocal delegate. equipment for receiving messages. Sir John brought his chef and val-; et along. and while here stopped in: his private car. Sunday afternoon. he motored about Listowel with Mr. F. Hay, M. P., who took pleas-| ure fn showing him our fine streets! and splendid homes, which help to} make Listowel one of the smartest, towns in Western Ontario, It Lady Eaton is in Europe, and the Bartley family, who had no idea that he was oenine. until he walk- ed into the home Sunday morning. appreciated the thoughtfaoiiness of Sir Jobo and the splendid § apirit shown by his initiative in rip to come to Longean for the fune Going Down— considerable reduction has re- wate been made in the prices of oe ae owners and a fa some cases a re- of 2 20° per cent_from funtier i) is Teported. ‘Detectives, Working | Passed Away Friday; ish Bartley was a woman belov ‘2 by all who knew ber, and the. ro oe ‘Dairymen’s $ Exchange ‘ver Corners, On Different Clue HAVE SO FAR BEEN UNSUCCESS-' FUL IN CLEARING UP MYSTER-| IOUS CASE. In conversation with Mr. C. A. Lee this afternoon, The Banner was in- formed that Detectives Boyd and Kirby received no further enlighten- Ment as a result of their interview today with Miss Lee, and the case its still enshrouded in mystery. Miss Lee is gradually gaining strength, but is still far from normal and effort is being made to keep her as quiet as possible. One striking thing brought out by the activities of the detectives, is eet ho one can be. found who saw iss Lee from the time she entered te church, ‘fill she was later found drugged and bound, lying in the lane at the Nairn homestead. Nor have they been able to get any trace of the automobile reported to figure in the kidnapping, and their inclination now is to eliminate from Miss Lee’s story the part tn which it was supposed to have figured. . The detectives, Mr. Lee states, are now off to Palmerston again, work- ing on a different clue. anual Meeting Of MR. HARRY - ~ SEEHAVER NEW PRESIDENT—HIGHEST PRICE FOR CHEESE 15%c. At the annual meeting of the! Dairymen’s Exchange Friday, the an- nual election of officers resulted as follows: President—Mr. Harry Seehaver Vice-president—-Mr. A. H. McDon- Be a eeeentoveevneteteneovrneeseeevorn Secretary-treasurer—Mr. Cc. .” Blatchford, \ Auditor—Mr. S. Johnston. Committee to inquire into stand- i ing of firms doing business on the, board—the president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer. | Directors — Messrs. Ballantyne. | Muir, Newhbigging, 8. Johnston and P. W. Johnston. The fee was fixed at $3 and meet- ings will be held as usual, every sec- ond Friday, at one o'clock. Notice of motion was given by Mr Richmond, who will move at the next meeting. an amendment to the by- law, calling the annual meeting for the second meeting of the season, in-, stead of the first, which is rarely a representative one. Twelve factories boarded 1720 col- ored cheese, llows: Elma, 350; Donegal, 60; ellace, 1065; Ethel, 120; Millbank, 78; Marion Beaver. | 100; Elma and Mornington, 160; Sil- 125; Carthage, 310;! Maitland, 125; Trowbridge. 95; Mol- esworth. 95. Bidding on, the board started at 18c and advanced to 15c. “This was the prevailing price of} seles on the street, though one fac- tery reported getting 16 \%c. Buyers present were Messrs. Mutr. Ballantyne. Booth, Biffin. Johnston, Riley and Bininter,, London Conference— The annual London Conference of the Methodist church is to be held next week in the Askin street church. Loadon Mr. 8. L. Adolph is the improving C. P. R. Property— Improvements, which {t is expect- ed will make the C. P. R. property' an attractive one, were commepced | this week. The corner lot is being; levelled -aod shrubs, etc. will be! planted. \ ic Se a ae a es +4 Army Corps, / brother ' miles back, he is reported to have A. H. Zurbrigg, St. | been mistaken by the storekeeper for! Greenwood, Mitchell; | \ | ‘traveller ten miles back, For Dangerous Man | STOREKEEPER GIVES FOR! NOT SELLING HIM GAS. - Captain Stevens of the Salvation ‘locally, had an unpleasant experience} Church ‘while réturning from Goderich by| Methodist Church the foHowingap- motor Tuesday night. when in want; pointments were made: of gas at Molesworth to help out a| gates three: Harry White, H. J. Near, Stratford; Salvationist. stalled a thug or something of that species, with the result that he ws refused. Wesley Monkton; F. R Greenwood, Fullarton; : J. H. Davis, Well- burn; John McMurray, Kintore; Mrs. a supply and to accomplish his pur-/ pose, had to come all the way to Lis-’ towel, an extra seven miles and after; more, Harmony; Hube’s garage here. | his loading up at returned to the aid of Listowei, whose repu-| session of tation would carry him quite a ways| Stratford District of the Listowel, fellow SC | son, \Mistook S. A. Captain [Methodist District - Meeting At Stratford THIS IS REASON SON MOLESWORTH! INCREASE IN " MEMBERSHIP AND GIVINGS—WOMEN DELEGATES FOR CONFERENCE, Stratford, May 20.— 20.—At the closing” the annual me of this afternoon in’ Central Lay dele- to London Conference—Mrs, Mary’s; W. J. 8. L. Adolph, B. W. Whitney, Wallace; Boyd, Atwood; T. J. Earl, O’Brien, Staffa; Henry H. Duns- Bartlett. St Fullarton, Mary's; S. C. Mill- and J. J. Mason, When the one car stalled for want! Stratford. of gas, it happened that the supply: in the also so low that it wasn’t share up. so it was decided that he! should go ahead as far as Moles- worth to replenish the supply. It was after midnight and all was dark but the gas pump was thete and hope | was high. The captain even managed | to get the store proprietor to put! his head out an upstairs window. but that was as near as he came to; fecting any gas He was Informed at tt wasn’t their practice to furn-| ish motor fuel at such unseemly; hours. Captain Stevens gave his name, but the storekeeper wasn tl acquainted, and according to reports, idn't want to be, for from his later explanation, it appears he was su-' spicious of his customer or other- wise would have played the good Samaritan. That settled it and the captain., though soaked by the rain, steered his Httle Lizzie back onto the road and with the gas he had left. took a chance on making Listowel. Fortune this time favored him. He made his} destination, got a fresh sypply of gas. a change of clothes, and in the small hours of the morning, went back | and helped out his stranded: partner.: whose destination was Palmerston. . Ld s ° ° s s s e . SERIOUS PENALTY FOR (RIME LIKE THIS Toronto, May Star to-day says: “The perpetrator of the at- tack on Miss Edna Lee. of Listowel. is liable to punish- ment of life imprisonment and a whipping, accofding to Sec- tion 276 of the criminal code The code also provides a sim- ilar punishment for any per- son who assists in administer- ing chloroform or any drug with intent to commit an in- dictable offense. 23. — The e e e @ee@eetpeoeveee eae ee eeeeseee — Listowel Boy Knocks ee Out Moore In Eighth WAS THE FAVORITE FIRST AS A CANADIAN, AND LATER ON HIS MERITS. (Mail and Empire) Carl Tremaine, the Listowel boy who Jimmie Dunn of Cleveland ts. tutoring with aspirations for the bantam title, won by a technical | knockout from Roy Moore, of 8t. Paul. Friday night at the Aero Club's: , show at the Arena when Moore's sec-| | University In the fall, , degree {rom Victoria College Rev. Wm. Conway of Kintore was tank of Capt. Steven's car was, 4Pppointed delegate to the Conference safe to. Stationing Committee, with Rev. T. A. Allen of Monkton as alternate. A resolution of appreciation of the services of Rev. Dr. Graham and Rev J. F. Knight, who are leaving the district, the former going to To- ronto and the latter to Calgary. was passed Rev. A. J Langford of St. Mary's was elected chairman of the dis- trict for the balance of the confer- ence year in place of Rev. Dr. Gra- ham. The following Missionary mittee Was appointed: Rey Hazen, Listowel; Rev J. E Stratford; A H. Zurbrigg. St O'Brien. Staffa. and the man of the distriet , At the ministerial session last night there was one candidate re- ceived for the ministry. Heber Dick- inson of St’ Mary's. and two proba- tioners were examined: 1. P. Kaine of Fullarton Cireutt will go to the and Geo. Mc- Kelvex of Toronto, who will continue Com- Dr. Holmes, Marys; chair- ‘in Y.M.C.A. work. The annual reporte of the year’s work showed that the year has beet very successful, an increase of 76 tu membership being noted in the @is- trict. There was no circuit but paid the minimum @alary of $1,500, and e| 3150 extra where ao horse must he kept, aud many of them paid con- siderably larger salaries. There was an increase of $4,950 in salaries over last year. and the average salary paid was $1.756. The total amount of salaries in the district for the year Was $26.350 For all purposes $138.632 was raised in this district The preceding year the raised Was $113,684 ror tional Campaign Fund $38.925 was raised during the past year. In view of the excellent showing made by this district. and particular- ly by some of the weaker circuits, it was resolved. on motion of Rev J. E. Holmes, Stratford. and Rev. Dr. Hazen of Listowel. that a letter of appreciation be sent to the five circuits of Wallace. Trowbridge, Staffa. Harmony and Wellburn com- plimenting them on their fine show- = Congratulations were extended Dr. Graham on his receiving the D. D On motion of H. Dunsmore. of Harmony, and Mrs. Bartlett, of St. Marys. it was decided to have the secretary | write to Mrs. (Rev) Sutcliffe and Mrs ({Rev.) Warr, extending sym- pathy fn their illness and prayerg for thelr speedy recovery It was also decided on motion of | Rev J E. Holmes and Rev. TA l- | len to forward a fetter of sympathy o Mrs. {Rev.) E G. Powell, whose husband passed away recently. onds threw the towel into the ring!’ when the bell rang for the commence-| Ment of the eighth round. Moore| claimed that he had injured his side. and after an examination by two| physicians before he left the ring It a NOTICE Dr O. C. Walkley, D C, ing on May 3l1st., the Farmers’ Wallace street is mov- to new offices over Co-Operative store ou Was announced that he had tai f a torn ligament on his ribs, and it was practically impossible for him to continue. Moore's handlers stated that he had received the tnjury in| the first round, but be that as it may,! on the showing last night he would! have been beaten by the Canadian youth any time out. Tremaine welgh-| ed 119% pounds ringside and Moore! 124 pounds. } Tremaine was the favorite with the crowd. more on the fact that he! tormerly lived in Listowel, but after, the first round he was a favorite on} his merits. In comparison with) Moore he is but a youth, but he cer-: tainly has picked up all. the points of! the fight game, and can hold his own {im any company, and he will give Champion Lynch a busy evening to hold him off. Right from the start \ he went after the St. Paul lad, and +. M. 8. REPORT NEXT WEEK Ht slammed him a left in the ribs and a +: followed it with a right to the sma ; The Banner finds it neces- +| At the end of the sixth und > ry to delay ‘till next week, +) Moores conds called for @ doctor. | + account of the various ses- + but the bell went before an examin-! + sions of the W. M. 8. con- +; ation could be mdde, and during the + vention of the London Metho- +! round Tremaine devoted : all ‘his at- + dist conference, whieh con- + tention to Moore's left eye. When | + vened here Wednesday and is | the referee Instructed Moore to con-| + being contintied ‘till tomor- 4) tinue at the start of Abe eighth, round | * row «ftermoon, with an at- +/ the towel was thrown in. e vie- | + tendance of upwards of two +/ tory, while rather wnsetiafactory in % -Rundred delegates. +| its ending. was very popular. “A re- + . , +) turn boat between the twa would | ee eee aed fav a bumper house. ‘+ 644444044 6444444% SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS AT PIKE LAKE Boat Races and Swimming races, basketball. etc.. also a number of swimming contests including Walk- ing the Greasy Pole. FRIDAY. JUNE 3rd. The feature of the day will be the performance of Canada’s Champ- {on Trick Conoeist, who will keep you thrilled during the entire time he is working. See him demonstrate that a canoe can be upset without getting water into It, and watch him prepel a boat without paddling Dancing afternoon and evening Fry- fogle’s Orchestra. Come and enjoy yourself. Admission to Grounds: Aduits, 50c; children, 25c. 2tp le Local Bratch of ;Omtario Religious Education “Council. ade tenebbaeantasneaeee ins LISTOWEL CITIZENS + —— t Every one of them—young + and old, are invited to attend + Sunday School on "“Go-to- 4+: Sunday School Day." Sunday + next, May 29th. + Special program. Eight + Sunday Schools. + If you believe in the Sun- + day School. show it by your + presence. + + pA hedist ~