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NEW cws Io ROBBERS or BANK msssmms When the Brown family came to Canada many years ago Mr. Donald Brown’s father remained in Scotland and never came to this country. This is Mr. and Mrs. Brown's first visit to Canada and we know the hispitality ‘ o! the heather will be shown them in the land of the maple leaf. Enjoying First Visit to Canada With lolativas in Durham and Vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brown of Glaséow. Scotland, are visiting rela~ tives in town and vicinity. They are relatives of Mrs. Hugh McDonald of l'pper Town. of the Hobkirk and Brown families of Crawford, and of Mrs. D. C. McKechnie of Domoch. Mrs. William Whlker and Mrs. Neil‘ McKinnon of Toronto, but formerly of Priceville. are also relatives, and are visiting with them. GLASGOW, SCOTLAR D, “SHEETS VISITING RELATIVES HERB Mr. J. W. Scott. of Listowel, who is well-known by many of our read- ers. celebrated his 88th birthday re- cently. He is still in good health and is able to conduct business. He has been a resident of Listowel for over 60 years and was a member of the first Town Council in 1875. In 1862 the firm of Scott Holstead started a gtmm'itt store. but ten years. later Mr. Scott withdrew from the. business and engaged in privatei banking at which he remained till it was taken over three years ago by the Bank of Montreal. He is now president of the British Mortgage and Loan Company of Stratford and visits that city once a month in con- nection with the business. He is also a director of the Sterling Trust Cor- poration and attends the weekly board meetings in Toronto. He was one of the directors of the National Portland Cement Company twenty years ago and a regular attendant at its meetings. Retired Listowel Banker Still Smart Despite Advanced Ageâ€"Was Once on Directorate of Local Cement Co. ACTIVE AT BIGBTY-BIGHT; WELL-KNOWN IN DURHAM ’l‘hv daylight bank I'm-ssvngo-r r0b~ hm" gm! awzi)’ with $71.00” nf ”16' Bank Hf an Svntia hills and 312.000 ni' Sim-ling "ank bills. Tin-w mes- «n- o'rs \Vuw shut. damn. The var (ism: by Hi» thio-ws in rai'l'yinu um Uzw i'nhhm'y iwlnngml (u (inl‘dnn Pur- I')‘. pl'wsiclvni Hf “w Kahuna! Iran- wnr'ks'. Tho} var was stolen fi‘um him on King stl‘w't the Saturday bnfore the rubbery and was rvcnvm'o‘nl in an Old barn at Imusidv a 1‘0“ (law ful- lo“ nu: tho» lobbvrx (trips containing thmwanols of «Milan 3 in chmnws w 01» in thv var “hon rvomwrod. .\ pump- gun funnci at the time Hf tiw robbery \ws ti'acml as bving pnrchzm'd at a swim in Muntrval. 'I‘ho- Pinkm'tuns and tho- Chicago city policv aw now busy “Mowing up this ('tuo'. The vhzlso has [Ni tham tn 3 \wll-kmmn "truce." they <a,\'. in tzhic'agu. It is with “fences" that tho- bandits usually deal in gutâ€" ting rid of stnton m'npm'ty Or 0111'- I'vm'y. -\ 'l'm'nntn nt't'it'm' has said that it, was rattwr a I'vmarkuhln co- im'ictvnve that ttw lumds stolnn from 1th» Standard Bank at Stnutt'vittv and thp Ruyal Bank at. .\luunt Flu-mt. mutt ro-t-nwro-ot in tlhivagn. WN’P tt'aoml tn the stamp "fenw" as is nmv umlm- «‘lI-‘pn'inn. The bills attrarteil attention he- cau-e the transactions represented unusually big business with the 1'th States in on» clay, in hills of small denominations. The denomin- ations and numbers were found to be the same as those stolen in Tor- onto in July. Five thOIIsanui dollars of stolI-II Bank of Nova Scotia hills and 31000 of stolon SIM-ling Bank bills haw I-nmo- again in!” ”JP hands of the two banks. 'l’ho bills came from Chivas". The» Bank of Nova Scotia bills came through its own branchin f‘hiI-ago and tho- SII-I'ling Bank hills \ww IIeIIIIIII-d to the Head 011100 in 'l‘oionto in tho ordinun business of enhango with Chicago. Police haw a nvw and important cm» to tho- po-rpvtraturs of “uptur- mg and dramatic «.laylight robbery of bank mvssmmvrs nn )lo'lincla strep! Toronto. on th» morning of 'l‘umday July 24. The clue has its basis in the recovm'y at part of thv mmwy stolen from the bunk mvsso'nm-rs by thp bandits. VOL. 56.-â€"-NO. 2936. on Thousand Dollars 1n Bills Stolen in Daring Toronto Bold-up Ame Passed in Chicago and Police in Chou Are Led to Well-known “Ponce.” “Not at all,” he replied. “I merely wish to make it clear what a riar I am if she’s speaking the truth‘." “You have heard what the last witness said," persisted counsel, “and yet your evidence is to the con- trary. Am I to infer that you wish to throw doubt on her veracity ?" The polite young man waved \ a deprecating hand. ' As usual this year, the grain was not up to standard, either in quality or quantity, but the roots were 830d and the ladies’ work surpassed any previous year. Both \upsiairs and in this part of the country. The list of prizes appears on another page. The Egremont Agricultural Socie- ty’s Fall Fair, held at Holstein on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, must go down as one more success for this popular show. M usual, ideal weather prevailed and on the second day of the show the grounds were jammed with people who came for miles around to view the exhibits. HOISTEIN FALL FAIR HAD IDEAL WEATHER Good Crowd Present On Second Day '1' oView Excellent Exhibit of Far- mers’ Products From All Over the Township of Egremont. Mr. Maitlamtl's wife and son were in their apartment at the time of the disaster and the whole building crumpled in and not a person was saved- The b0die§t “'DPD nnvnn {’nnnrl 01‘s. But my search for my wife was unsuccessful so I tried to get ashore. This was impossible owing to the fact. that, huge oil tanks were burn- ing in the harbor." ~O "At dawn next morning. Saturday,‘ Mr. Maitland said. “I succeeded in getting to the Empress of Australia, where we found hundreds of surviv- Huurs later Mr. Maitlamd and his party rearhed the seaeonst near the prison at Yawatabashi, which was an tire. and from which prisoners had been liberated. Reaching the bluff the party found that access was imlmssible. so crossed on the iron bridge leading to the settlement. "The railway tracks at this point were very wide. In a flash I saw these twist and squirm like snakes and saw houses fall sideways or .rrash as it‘ by some irresistible weight. We saw a great temple crash in a few seconds. Jumping from the train I ran a few yards to the middle ot’ the tracks. but it was impossible t0 keep one's feet 011 the grnund and it was undulating like the anes of the sea; great cracks appeared in the earth and the air" was thirk with dust from the plaster «it the rrashini.r roots and walls of the native lmuses. The eries ot' the territied people rang in my ears. ".\t'ter the worst, of the shocks had subsided I started nut with some ether t'ureigners with the intentien of walking: to Yokeliama or getting snme rem'eyanre tn take us there. The Lnkido main road of Japan. hvvweVer. was impassable, being blocked by the fallen htms'es. tele- graph and teleplmne pnles and after! about 404) yards we were forced aside] li)‘ tire whirh had broken «mt. l \wrn ‘gain blockm! by a large fac- tor}- rm fil't‘. We now found that it was impossible tn pl'OCvml further in the' dimvtinu uf Ynkuhamn owing to “1'0." "til-nssing a canal by jumping from hunt tn hnat we Nachml sumo upon 3mm“! and l'o_)lln\\'ml a l'rvight rail- way line» for a slam-L «listancv. but "I was on the train between Tokio and Yokohama and was within five mill-s (if the latter place when the thing happened. The train was mov- ing slowly and the first crash was so severe that everyone thought anoth- or train had smashed into us at full speed. But it was instantly followed by Violent bumping and swaying from side. to side and up and down. Among the prominent refugees re- turning from Japan on the Empress of Asia, which docked at Vancouver on the 24th inst.. was '1‘. C. Maitland. of Tornntu. manager 0f the Japanese ott'ice of the Manufacturers” Life Insurance Company. Maitland lost his wife and eight-yearâ€"old son in the earthquake and tells the follm'v- ing story : TORONTO MAN TELLS OE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE . C. laitland, Insurance lanaqer, W'ho Lost His Son in the Recent Distster, Vividly Describes Sensa- tion Experienced When ’Queke Was At Its Height. The bodies were never found DURHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY The girl who knows how to do her own sewing doesn't sow-many wild _-A_ two daj At the recent Middle School exam- inations held in Durham School, in which she took twelve subjects, Miss Jessie Twamley failed in English Composition and as a consequence 'had to write it off before she would be allowed a full pass. The examin- ation was written 011‘ recently in Owen Sound and Miss Twamley re- ceived word that she was successful.3 This gives her a full pass from the Middle School examinations and also her Junior Matriculation. In the tweve subjects written she took six first-class honors, two seconds, two thirds and two credits. She is a daughter at Mr. and Mrs. Robert Twamley of the 9th of Bentinck. SUCCESSFUL IN PASSING SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMINATION The" anmbi-r district mGPting will be held in (ii-and Valley on Tuesday. Nowmbnr 6. and the sub- jects to be discussed will be Missions and Christian Stewardship. The ladies of tho church sm'vnd a dainty lunch and supper to all «Mm gates and \‘isitnrs. Rev.S ..L W. Hartou of (13.“ deliv- ered inspirational addresses on mis- sionary themes at both tlw afternoon and the e\ ening sessions. Rev. W. B. Allwrismi 01‘ China, now immc on furlough. gaw an interest- ing address. during HIP arm-noun session. on the work of mu missiun- aries in China and Japan. giving spe- cial prominenco t0 the type 01' Chris- tian that. is bving- aliwvinpml amongst the natives of “now intm-osting coun~ tries. At night. 1w mitnrtninod the meeting with a travelogue on China, which was at once interesting and instructive. 5" 5"“ ' 'l'tur tinmwial :listx'ic't tum-ting: of itim Mount ["nrnst .usmm was ilt‘ili in the», Mvttimtist tlluu'vh. Hulstwiu. «in Friday last, with Rm; .lnhu I'I. l’o'tm's in tlw chair, firs-sinus \\'t‘l't‘ livid at. 10.30 3.11).. 2 p.11). and 8.00 p.111. All tiw miuistm's nt' tln- district were m'osvllt and lzlymru z‘i‘nm Durham. Arthur and Mount Fni'vst. It was «to- cinted t4.) m'cept. thv aunmuts appor- tinnmt tn the tiiStl'it'i for the) sM'c-I'al funds nt' tlw vhurvh and tn makn am vamwst MTOI't tn rvacli ttu- Hitjt‘t'iin‘ in 01min ('asv. Arraugvuwnts \vm'v made for u swim at Sunday schuot and Young l’mpln's Institutes ttmgmghout thv district. amt aim for an aggi-nssiw missionary campaign, Um former to b» twld in ”atom-1', the lattm‘ in Novembe-r. Good Meeting Held in the Methodist Church.-Decide On Aggressive Missionary Campaign. MOUNT FOREST DISTRICT MET IN HOISTEIN FRIDAY From the inl‘m'maiiou received we have concluded the coal is all right. The great harrivr in the way is the high freight rates. and this can hard- } ly he helped. especially at this spas- on of the year when the rolling stock of all the railway companies is taxed t0 the utmost. to mow? big mom, or as much of them am gnmsihlo baforo the close of navigation. Ifi arrange- mnnts could he made to Tow» coal at such ”HIPS as the) railways arr not ovorlnadad with wnrk we might b9 able" to solw lhu mml proilrm and I'l'iii‘V'i‘ nursvlvm in part 0' (lapernd-l im.r on llw l’nnnsylx'ania ninvs fur our furl Simply. ‘ We had a call Saturday. from MP. Stewart. a resident of Winnipeg for a number of years and now visiting his wife’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. John S:s.mndei' in tow.n Amongst other topics of com ei'sation the coal ques- tion was touched and \\ e learned that the Drumheller coal, what. we usually call Alberta coal, is all right for domestic puiyoses. It is not a real anthracite. but burns \\ ell, lasts \\ ell. giws good htt'll. and is quite (lean (Iontt'an to \\ hat he thought, ' it does not clog the pipes and chimâ€" neys; in fact. Mr. Stemart to i< Ls the wit s seldom noel .leaiiim, «lur- ing the season. Burns Well, Lasts Well, Gives Good Heat and Does Not Clinker. DRUMHELLER COM. 6000 SAYS WESTERN VISITOR Freddio' a Work. “Does he work hard?” “,What Freddie? He works about as hard as a sundial does on a cloudy day 90 ' greatest center of disturbances. The vicinity of Japan held first position. Before the evolution of man there were earthquakes in Japan and they would likely continue another mil- ,lion years. The crust of ~the earth there was. on the average, 24,000 feet thick. There was a question as to what the Japanese would do. Would they migrate into China. or go north and become Siberians? The chancesi were slim. Would they, then, come to America? There would be objec- tion to that. So it seemed that the Japanese were destined to remain on their volcanic island and take their chances with Mirthmmlzma IIIII iweeks, three days, or even three hours. If they could be foretold the same as the weather is now, what. a boon it would be. Bat as yet‘there is no instrument that can detect subterranean power." "It. was unfm'umatv." he said. “that there is not some means of forecasting earthquakes for three _-__ I .w-_ .., -v. ..\_ lrufib nu.uuu.- {000 years and there are no indica- tions that any will take place. On the other hand, in the vicinity of Japan there have been crustorial eruptions for the lastmillion years and there is every indication they will continue for another million. ‘ These opinions were given to the Rotary Club at London at noon on Monday by Prof. J. W» Russell, pro- lessor of geology at the University of \Vostorn Ontario (luring.r the course of an interesting talk on "l'larthquakes." Ontario is the safest place in the world to liw and Japan is the most pm‘ilous. from the viewpoint of the geologist. There have been no “earthly” activities in the region of the Grout Lakes for the past, 15.000.- [\1\l\ ONTARIO IS SAFEST PLACE TO LIVE Fifteen Million Years Nn\'vml)u~r.-l¥‘irst two-thirds of the month quite mild. A heavy storm ul‘ wind, rain, snuw and frost about NW 22nd. Doc:~111b4'91'.â€"«\'vry mild until the last \\'P(’k. than quite stormy. ht) yval'. :ll'l“ as follows : ()tttobt-l'.â€"â€"Fore part quite mild. VN'y strong: winds. heavy rains and I'mst and probably, snow abuut the NH]. There is no doubt that Mr. Bowes' forecasts are of great value and, says The Owen Sound Sun-Times, it is to he i'¢_-g1'etted that there are no means to reimburse him for the time and efforts he makes in connection with this work. There is no doubt that it he could devote a larger part of his; time to working out his theory his etl'tn'ts would be of real value to the m in M ry. M r. Buwvs‘ modictions for the next Hum) months. as given out early in the war. mm as follows : The one weak spot in. his predic- tions for this year was in March, where he was 100 per cent. Wrong, but in his general predictions for the year, Over 80 per cent of his predic- tions came true. The cold weather in the first week of April, and the severe snow storm in the first week of May were all preâ€" dicted by the Chatsworth prophet. The Weather of the last few weeks has been unusual and Grey County’s weathei man, Mr. J. B. Bowes of Chats“ 01th and his predictions have :been inteiesting. The veiy cold and W et weather du1 mg the eaily part of this month, along with the severe frosts of the last week over the whole country are exactly along the lines which were predicted by Mr. Bowes. His {Oiecast of the spring weathe1 when he predicted hot and dry weather was borne out, for Can- ada is said to have sufl‘ered more from forest fires this year than ever before. The number of fatalities which he forecasted from excessive heat is another proof that his foreâ€" cast was correct. uteen Million Years Since Earth Here “Tumbled”, While Pacific Is Volcano Zone, With Vicinity of Japan Holding First P08ition. Recent Unusual Weather Predicted by Ghatsworth lm.â€"â€"Predictions For Next Three Months. BOWE’ F ORECASTS WORKING OUT WELL chimces with earthqualés. ', SEPTEMBER 27, 1923. 82.00 a Year in Canada: $2.50 in U. 8. Walkerton surely has room to feel proud of their choir, and Durham will I88“! appreciate a visit from ibis excellent musical oratniution. 80103. Mrs. Florence Rowand, 80.- Drano, and Mr. James Scott, tenor, were also contributors to the suc- cess of the entertainment. Misses Himphént, soprano, and Schwindt, conmuto. Save a 0WD!!! of good duets, and also contributed â€"â€"â€"â€"- -uu; saUIIIC, uvvvuv ‘IVIIIU 811d “Annie Laurie,” were his most popular numbers. excellent organ they possess. Prof. Weaver’s rendition of “The Rosary" was particularly en‘ective, although we think his “Home, Sweet Home" â€" VVII.VO In ensemble work, 'particularly, the choir shone. While the solos were good, and the duets excellent, choirmaster, Prof. Weaver, to whom has been entrust their training.. n..-l (tr - - Tho appearance of the Walkerton Prvshytm‘ian choir hero on Monday running “as a real treat tn the. music Invm-s of the town. and gratifying to the choir. who were greeted with a comfortably tilled church to listen to Al-.- _~ , _‘ Well-filled Church Greeted This Ex- cellent Organization On its Ap- pearance Here Monday Evening. WALKERTON CHOIR museums AUDIENCE ,vw “‘dvvy. Mr. Koch sum'rod a cut on his hand from flying glass when tho windShioh'l hroko, hut uthvx‘wisc no cm» was injtu'od. The car will need a new windshield and two new fond- 01's. thv road and was headed for the ditvll before noticed. In attempting to get it back on tlw mad the car eVidently struck sumo louse gravel and slid into the ditcled upset. 1 The) party had left their lwmc hm'e shortly before dusk, and when about two miles north of town he. attempt- ed to assist Mrs. Koch in putting sum» wraps on his yuung son, sitting in tho front seat near him. The car was not moving fast, but while on- gagcd in fixing up the-boy it ran off \\ 111111 111011111‘11g1111 31111111113 1131111- ing north of to“ 11 on “111 P1 1131110111 Higlma3. Mr. H. H. Koch simimary for the 01111111111 Furnitm 1-1 611111113113. n111t “ith a peculiar 31111111111 that did 51111111 damage 1.11 his 1111\\ Chi-\- 1'11111t 131‘ and game his family 11 shaking [111 and scare at 11111 same time. CAR WENT OVER BANK; OCCUPANTS SHAKER UP Mr. H. R. Koch Met With Accident On Provincial Highway North of Town on Monday Evening. Work is now going on in the con- struction ‘of the County-Provincial Highway between here and Price- ville. and after the lull in operations during harvest time, Foreman 'l‘hos. Nichol has more men than ever en- gaged and is pushing the work for all that is in him. The gang is now at the east end of the old Glen road. Instead of using the deviation, how- ever. that for years has run past Angus McArthur’s, thereby missing the big hills in that neighborhood, the County Council. in conjunction with the Provincial Department, has decided to reduce the grade on the big hills and run the road straight through instead of around. This they claim is the most feasible route and when completed will make a much better highway than could ever be hoped for the old way. In this there is considerable difference of opinion and the old Glen route still has many champions. The Countyâ€"Provincial authorities claim that in running the road straight through they are building for the! future requirements of the country and that only a few years will show the wisdom of this claim. Anyway, the old Glen road is being abandon- ed and work on the new roadway is living rushed forward as quickly as possible. County nnd Provincial Engineers Do- cido to Build New Highway Over the Bills Instead of Around the Glamâ€"Work 89w Going On. The friends of Mr. of Glenelg will ream he last wank ---“ pmuc scnooz. ins cLoun ran TWO nus us: "It Cannot Lift. Hahn Trophy It In- ovor.â€"-Bomo Good Games. Durham bowlers haw had a busy session this past ten days defvnding the Ghesley traphy here and at.- tempting to get the Hahn traphy back home for the wintm'. Lust Thursday they hunt Hannwr's Scar- borough rink 22 to H nu {he local grown in a raw for the (Shoslvy mug, and 3130 defvatc-d Wialkortcm by 13 5'th and llhvsloy by 5 shots for the setup tl‘nphy. Al Hanowr. however, in a play for tho Hahn trophy. they were dofoated. ' j Mr. Saunders says he has not yet put this drastic regulation into force and does not want to, but it‘ patrons continue to ignore the company bills and the company insists that the or- der be enforced, he will have no vhoice. It is the company order. not his. In conversation with The Chronicle he said that so tar as he can see, there is only one thing for him to «toâ€"enforce the (-unwany's regulations and save himself a lot of censure from lmadnnmmm Defend } Manager Thomas Saundurs of the :‘lnt'al branch of thf‘ BM! 'I‘Plophouv. informs us that sum.» ”2‘ thp sull- scrihvrs around [ml-ham may find thc-n'lsvlws withtmt M‘Hjc'v‘ .t' (hay are not mum» [ll‘Uflult in making their monthly paymvnts. Thv Bell Com- pany for a lung ttnw haw insistml that all patrons pay m-nmptly and hold tlw 10ml ' aunts Io-spnnsihlo fur the collections. 'l‘lw Prmnany has all along'instructwt tlwn- local man- agers that when this rnln is not complied with tlw «tulinquents should be «touted survive at the switchboard. Bell Company Insisting Drastic Ac- tion by Local Hunger. DELINQUENT PHONE PATRONS MAY HAVE SERVICE CUT Durham‘s team yesterday had a run of hard lurk right. from the first. In the morning. whit.- Vaulting at the High school, Schlitz. the catcher. fell and fractured his forearm. put- ting him out, of the game. His place was taken by Pete Mountain. Dur- (Cmitinued on [mar 4. Lucan and Durham serwd up the best game of ball ewr played «m the local diamond when they met here yesterday in the tlrst of the final games for the N.\\1l£..\. champion- ship. It was a hard game to lose, and. but for a mix-up in the ninth inning when Mountain. rah-him: tor Durham, drapped the third strike. tried to "tag" his man but finally threw to first base. the very worst Durham should haw gut was a tie score and extra innings for the fans. In chasing his man. Mountain left home plate uncovered and Filmore came in from third with the winning run. Durham, hou‘ey'et‘. has no kick coming. They gave the much-touted Lucan Irish Nine juniors about the biggest scare they haw had handed to them this season. and in the re- turn game at Lucan will haw just as much a chance of winning as the team that romped home with the bacon yesterday. [UCAN WON FIRST â€" , IN MIRA FINAIS Datum 1.50.1: Yesterday in Best Game Ever Sun norm-«M Gesuy Errors Prove Durhnm's Undoing. and save himself a lot from headquarlm's. ’. William m Ins rule1 is not he duhnquenls sum'ic'c} at the