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_ New Telephone Franchise _ to be Submitted to Peop! ~BOMRD OF TAADE OFERS â€" FULLEST CDâ€"OPERATION nurx OF MR J: LOUGRTON .oN S¥‘ AY, J Bm C are at their disposal and the officers of the Board of Trade will only be too pleased to coâ€"operate to the fulâ€" lest extent. If anyone has some proâ€" ject or plan in the interests of the town, he should place it before the Board of Trade at.the earliest posâ€" sible moment. â€" The Board of Trade should be a clearing house for ideas for the ‘benefit of Timmins, and all should take advantage of this fact There are a number of questions now before the Board, and more will be welcomed,â€"the dealing with such probléems being the particular proâ€" vince of the Board of Trade. «This year an effort is being made to secure a specially large membership, and it is to be hoped that such a membership will be accompanied by an equal of enlarged interest. At the present time the town has been dividâ€" ed into sections and.is being systemaâ€" tically canvassed for members for the ofl The canvassers shoul'be welcomed. wherever they go, and all business and professional men town., One of the chief’,.items before the meeting was the matter of a new franâ€" chise for the Temiskaming Telephone Co. «The byâ€"law was given a first reading and will ‘be submitted to a vote of the . There is only one reduction in rates, this being in the ease of telephones. on party lines, where there is a drop of 50 cents per year in some cases. An increase of The new president of the Board of Trade, Mr. W. 0. Langdon, is very anxious that this year the Timmins Board of Trade should prove of the most complete benefit to the town and people. ‘‘The Board of Trade is here to help in the town‘s welfare and progress,‘‘ he said this week to The Advance. Along this line it may be noted that the. services of the Board of Trade are available to anyâ€" one who has a wdrthy cause to forâ€" ward in connection with the townr‘s general â€" advancement. Merchants, business men, proféssional men and others may know of something that is in the town‘s interests; they may have some plan or« proposal worthy of consideration. If so, the services and good offices of the Board of Trade $2.50 per year net is made for reâ€" sidential desk phones. All the rates are increased 25 per cent. with a disâ€" count ‘of 20 per cent., leaving the net rates as before, except that there is the additional 25 per cent. Mrs. Gatithier, convenor of the comâ€" mittee in charge of tree planting, wrote the council asking the support and coâ€"operation of the council in regard to the Kiwanees‘ plans for planting trees this year on the streets and in the public places in town, such as schools, ete. The Kiwanees wili supply the trees and will have an exâ€" pert here to oversee the planting of them. â€" The letter suggested that the town council might assist by supplyâ€" ing pickets for the trees on streets and otherwise assisting in the extendâ€" ed plans. Council left over this matâ€" ter until next meeting, the feeling apâ€" parently being one of sympathy with Ready to Assist and Give Its Services to Any Worthy Effort for the The regular meeting of the town council was held Monday afternoon, with Mayor E. L. Longmore presiding, and Councillors Carson, Pritchard, Dougall, Drew, Richardson and Ramâ€" say pfesent. The council had a committee meeting before the regular session and were late in starting the regular session, the work of the sesâ€" sion, however, being speeded up. penalty if the account is not paid within thirty days. The byâ€"law will be published before the voting so that its provisions may be known. Council Give Byâ€"law First Reading on Monday. Rates Remain Same, with Two Exceptions, One a Reduction in Party Lines, and Other an Increase for Desk Phones Other Town Conncil Business. C the proposals. rese and to the other near Public ANNUAL MEETING OF THE P.D.F.L. _ THIS SATUBDAY _ Mr, J. E. Stewart left this week for: Toronto ‘and Montrec! to â€"select the latest and best in the newest spring modes and models, and will reâ€" turn the begining of the week with a very comprehensive selection: of the NEW TRADE COMMISSIONER . M. Armstrong, who has been apâ€" pointed Assistant Trade Commissionâ€" er for Canada at Buenos Aires. CLOSING EXERCISES OF EVENING SEWHG _ The occasion will also afford an opportunity for any who have not yet inspected the new scehool to do so. Diplomas and Prizes to be Awarded : on Friday Evening of This Week at Technica.l High School _ The ladies of Timmins are invited to attend the closing exercises of the Evening Classes in Sewing, at the Technical School on Friday evening of this week, March 30th, at 8 o‘clock. The work done by the pupils in these classes will be on disblay. Diâ€" plomas and prizes will‘be awarded. A letter was received. from Mr. C. H. Fullerton, acknowledging receipt of the resolution regarding the ‘condition of the highwoay at: Conâ€" naughtâ€"and the ungafe state of: the bridge there. Fullerton s8id the matter was under consideration. In discussing the proposed Temisâ€" kaming Telephone franchise, it was pointed out that the rates were well within those charged in other towns of similar size. Also, it was noted that the Telephone Co. agreed to inâ€" stal new phones within a week of order. Councillor Drew referred to the necessity for avoiding duplicaâ€" tion of pole lines in town so far as possible. The St. John Ambylance Brigade made application to" be allowed to have a tag day on Aprll 28th, and this was granted. . 6 Aaf ,‘,,- Ee e 9 C it K petltlon, sxgned by thuteen, wis received for water services and sewers on Way avenue from Mountjoy to Preston street, and this was tyled m_ the usual way. A letter from. Mr. T. E. I\mg askâ€" ing that bowling alleys be allowed thie same license rate as billfards was laid over to next meeting. The by-law for the early closing of shoemakers‘ shops in town was given its required readings and duly passâ€" ed. Accounts were pessed for payment, rebates authorized for due reason on water rates, and other routine matâ€" ters dealt with. The matter of the purchase of motor ladder truck was laid over to another meeting. _ A special meeting may be called to deal with this matter. Fire Chief Borland has recommended equipment along this line as necessary with the growth of the town and the. increased size of buildings here. P Last Woek 2811 +C * #"~# "# TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MARCH 29TH, 1928 there is the annual Vimy Banquet, to be held in the 1.0.0.E. hall on April 9th, Easter Monday, commencing at 8 p.m. Among the speakers expected for that occeasion willbe. Mr. Barrow, of the Legion Headquarters, Ottm\a The cateung will be done by Mrs. Howse, and a specially . successful and ~pleasing evening is confidently expected. Tickets for the banquet may ‘be obâ€" tained at Sauve‘s Pharmacy or from the committee. *4 6th. * The event ‘was a‘ very pleasing oné:and greatly engoyed: by all, every. feature of the evening being ‘attrdeâ€" tive and pleasant. There were over 80 present for the occasion, about twenty being in attendance from South Poreupine. Bro. C. G. Kemâ€" sley acted as tg?étmgstwi?or the evenâ€" GRAND OFFIGERS Vlfi\l{ EASTERN STAR Delightful Banquet Held at on Tuesday Evening of Arbutus Chapter, Ordgr of the Bastern Star, Timmins, ghve a{an- quet Tuesday evening of this wedk in ter the Masonic hall, in honour of S Florence Tomley, Cobalt, District Deâ€" puty, Grand Matron, Sister Robina Mains, Grand Warden of the Grand Chapter and Past Worthy Grand Maâ€" tron of the Grand Chapter of :Ontario, and Sister Maud Brewer, Past Disâ€" trict Deputy Grand Matron of Disâ€" trict No. 16. The event also comâ€" memorated the fact. that the‘â€"local Chapter was three years old on April ing, carrymgflie office with efficiency and skill.. ‘After the toast to ‘the King ‘had been observed in the cusâ€" tomary way, Mrs. J. Watt proposed the toast to the Grand Chapter, which was ably responded to by Mrs. Tomâ€" ley and Mrs. Mains. ‘"The Visitors‘‘ was proposed by Mrs. V. Woodbury, and responded to by Mrs. Costain, of South Poreupine. All the addresses of theâ€"evening were noteworthy for their interest and ability. _ During the evening presentations were made to Mrs. Tomiey and Mrs. Mains. â€" ts t s d e n o on Ne c3 b . of an hour and #"half over its present schedule, was dropped at the meeting of the Cobalt Board of Trade this week. 5. R. Austin, of the C.N.R. Express, told the meeting he underâ€" stood that the suggestion had been advanced that the train might be run in nineteen ‘hours, instead of twenty and a half hours, as at present. He said that it would be arranged, if the proposal went through, to have the train leave Toronto later than at present, but that the times of arrival at dlfierent northern pomts along the N. O. worldâ€"not ‘be. disturbed.®‘ LEGION HAG NUMBER OF EVENTS FOR NEXT MONTH From Cobalt this week there comes the suggestion that a plan is now unâ€" der consideration whereby the runâ€" ning time of No. 47 may be cut down. This would mean that the train could leave Toronto a little later and still arrive at Northern points about as at present. This would be agreeable to the North in general if it could be done. The ‘big thing ‘here is to see that No. 47 is not timed> to reach here later, as that would mean that Toronto mail would not be available here at night. To have no mail disâ€" tributed at night would certainly be an undesirable arrangement and it would not suit at all. Writing from Cobalt on Saturday a correspondent says;â€"‘‘A hint that the C.N.R. had under consideration a scheme whereâ€" by No. 47, the Toronto to Timmins 22nd as the dates for the North Bay Fair, . which will also include. a RUNNING TIME OF TORONTO TRAIN MAY BE SHKORTENED by No. 47, the Toronto to Txmmms‘ train,> wou.ld be operated at a savin gn"hnnran@t #HEalfF nuar itc nm:pnfi The following Legion event is the monthly general meeting to ‘be helid in the town hall, 'I‘mumns, on April 13th, at 8 p.m., where business matâ€" ters of interest to returned men will be given attention. On April 17th, a social gathering is planned to be held in the 1.0.0.F. Hall, â€"at 8 p.m. Cards and other soâ€": cial pleasures will feature this event. There will be prizes for the various events of the evening. Refreshments will be served. â€"Ladies are particular® ly invited to this meeting. The fourth feature of the month is the Grand May Dance to be ‘held in the McIntyre Recreation ‘hall, Schuâ€" macher, on April 24th, commencing at 8 p.m. At this blO‘ event there wdl be " the presentatlon of draw prizes and bazaar. North Bay Agricultural Socxety this week set Sept. 19th, 20th, 21st and Vimy Banquet on April 9th at Beâ€" ginning of Month and May Dance on April 24 Notices recently sent out by the Timmins Post of the Canadian Legion show that there are many interesting events on the programme for next month. _\ A telegram received yesterday from lIlls Lordship Judge (Godson, who is presndmg over the Royal Commission enquiring into the disaster at the Holâ€" linger Mine on Feb. 10th, says that the Royal Commission will resume rgxttls at Haileybury at the court house there on April 12th. At these resumed sittings any new ev1de‘nce that may come forw ard will be heard and also there will likely be several mine managers and others before the commission ‘with a view »toâ€" securing all. possible data, mformatlon and ~suggestions relative t ESWE i e o to any possible additional precautions that may beâ€"taken to make the mincs safer for men working underground and generally to perfect safety measâ€" ures. \,The Royal Comnnssmn evxdently intends to make a very wide enquiry, apd it 38° apparent that information is ‘being gathered to put to. use for the advantage of perfecting safety measures and avoiding as far as it is humanly possible the chance of any similar misfortune as that‘ which ocâ€" curred last month at the Hollinger. GOMMISSION TO RESUME AT HALEVBURY APRIL 12 All through the \North Land this week cold weather and storms preâ€" vailed. On <Sunday evening: there was a feree windstorm in the Porcuâ€" pine area, with a little sleet and a whole lot of wind.. On Monday night the thermometer dropped to 20 below zero, and some even claim it was lower still. Tuesday morning was reported as one of the coldest mornings of the year. According to advices from North Bay and other points in North, the: storm wave this week covered a wide area stretching from the Great Lakes east to the Ottawa valley and as far north as the Transâ€" continental. : Hornepayne enjoyed (or otherwise) one of the snappiest niglits of the winter, the temperature there being reported as 32 ‘below. _ From Hearst on the Transcontinental west of Kapuskasing, 30 below zero is reâ€" ported. Kapuskasing had it only a few degrees milder. From the north also comes word that Cochrane had a temperature of 15 below. One of the sad features of the storm of wind and cold was that the weather was partly responsible for a death at Sturâ€" geon Falls. Richard Flannigan, who was nearly eighty years of age, and who was an employee of the Sturgeon Falls paper mill, was found dead in a snow drift. It is believed that workâ€" ed out in his battle to force his way through the drifis he collapsed.. The late Richard Flanmgan was a""proâ€" minent Orangeman,, ‘and was wellâ€" known. all through the North. He is survived by a widow and four chuldâ€" REV. FR. RIVET, OF YUKGQN, VISITOS HERE THI BEK GTURGEONâ€" FALLS MAN: ~OFD N A SNOW ORIFT WORK STARTED ON THE - NEW BREWERY BUILDDING Work has started on tlflui\lding of the new brewery for exâ€" cavation and other preliminary work being in progress on the site on the cyanide frround across from t}le staâ€" tion. survived by a widow and four ren. > Though the attendance was not so large as usual an enjoyable evening was spent by the members of Golden Beaver Lodge, A. F. A. M., and friends, at an At Home held last Friâ€" day evening in the Masonic Temple here. The At Home was fi@st anâ€" unged for February 23rd, ‘butâ€"due te disaster at the Hollinger Mine it was postponed until last Friday Royal Commission to Continue Enâ€" quiry Into Hollinger Disaster Rev. Fr.*Rivet, of the Oblate Order, who has been for many years in the Yukon, cwas a visitor to town last week remaining over until Monday as the guest of Mr. L. MceLachlan. Mr. McLachlan and â€"Rev.â€"Fr. Rivet are old friends, having been acquainted in the booming days of the Yukon when the present chief of police of Timâ€" mins was on police duty in the Yukon. Rev. Fr. Rivet has just completed his 25th year in the priesthood and is on a short vacation. He brought many interesting souvenirs from the Yuken,. and could speak of that mining area in most interesting and .informative way. Rev. Fr. Rivet preached a serâ€" mon to the children at the Church of the Nativity on Sunday and this was very greatly appreciated by all for its interest, information and inspiration. GOLDEN BEAVER A. F. AT KHOME LAS bg i evening. The best of music for the dancing was provided, an excelleut One of the Results of the Blizzard and Cold Spell in the North Land This Week ‘"We, the jury assembled, find that Lindsay, \’Kampula, Gardez, over whose bodies the inquest was held, and others came to their deaths be- tween the morning of Friday, Foeb. 10, 1928, and Monday, Feb. 13, 1928, at the Hollmger M%ne from‘ carbonof monoxide f)omomng due to the fire in stope 55A. + ‘‘That fire was due to ; gross negliâ€" gence on the part of ‘the Hollinger fmanagement and, the.operating execuâ€" "tives in allowing a condition to eÂ¥ist "where ‘by their subordinates dummped large quantities of inflammable mateâ€" l rial in old stopes. After being out an hour and a quarter the coroner‘s jury. enquiring into the deaths in the Hollinger disasâ€" ter last. Friday afternoon returnbd the following verdict :â€" ‘ We recommend that the old stopes whereby their subordinates dumped be cleaned out or made safe under the supervision of the government . inâ€" spectors and that more mining inspecâ€" tors be appointed.‘‘ Elsewhere in this issue will be found a review of the evidence at the inquest at its morning session. In the afternoon, Mr. Brigham was again on the stand for a time. In reply to Mr. ‘White, Mr. Brigham said he would put the matter of dumping the thaw house waste in the same cateâ€" gory as other things that would come under the application of safety meaâ€" sures, such as loose rock, ete. He did not consider it a matter that he should deal with, unless it came under his attention. ‘*Do you consider it a matter of judgment for the men doing the work ?"‘ asked Mr. White. * No,"! was the reply, ‘‘men get killed when they make questions of safety a matâ€" ter of judgment.‘‘*‘*‘Details of that kind should be dealt with by thpsfi under you?‘‘ he was asked, and this reply was in the affirmative. _ Mr. Brigham said that as general manager he shared of course the general. res, of the fire brigade here, and also havâ€" ing conducted a transfer and cartage business here. Old friends here will welceome this wellâ€"known and wellâ€" liked oldâ€"timer ‘back to town. He inâ€" tends setting up in business bhere in Mrs. De Laurier, on Account of Deafâ€" ness, Did Not Hear Approach of Engine. Mrs. De Laurier, wife of a settler near Cochrane, wa instantly killed on Friday last when struck by a T. N. 0. light engine while waking on the tracks. The unfortunate woman, whose home was a couple of miles from Cochrane, was taking a short cut home by using the railway line. She was a sufferer from deafness and so did not hear the approach of the engine, and those in charge of the enâ€" gine did not‘see her until too late to stop.. The late Mrs. De Laurier is survived by her husband and a grownâ€" Jury Says Fire at Holling Was Due to Gross Negligence 5th .C.M.R. in the Great. War, has been chosen as Toronto‘s new Chief of Police. WOMAN RILLED FRIOA BV ENGINE AT GOG BRIG.â€"GEN. D. C. DRAPER C.M.G., D.S.0., who commanded the survived by her husband and a grownâ€" up family. Of the latter two daughtâ€" ers. lived in FTimmins for some time, résiding near the @orner of Pine and Verdict Suggesting Carelessness on Part Manageâ€" ment and Executive. Verdict Recommends Cleaning of Old Stopes, and More Government Inspectors. After Being QOut Over an Hour Coroner‘s ;)(ry Gives Fourth avenue. Toâ€" the bereaved family and friends sympathy will m out in the tragedy. An inquest is beâ€" ing held this week, Mr. and Mrs. Lynott arrived in town last night from the West. Mr. Lynott was a popular resident of Timâ€" mins in earlier days, having been one ponsibility with all others goncerned in all matter relating to the mine. Juryman G. H. McQuarrie, the only )meufber of the jury to accept the opâ€" portunity to ask question, queried Mr. Brigham as to whether he was not ready to share responsibility with the rest of the organization for conditions at the mine, the juryman prefacing his question by saying, ‘‘I don‘t think for a minute that you knew the powder house was being dumped as it was.‘‘ Mr. Brigham replied that he accepted the general responsibility. ~‘‘That is just what I said,‘‘ he replied. ‘‘‘Well, I wanted to make it plam,” said Mr. McQuarrie. Mr. V. H. Emery, mine superintenâ€" . \dent, told Mr. White that in 1922 or 1923 he had taken up the matter with Mr. Williams in regard to changing the disposal of the powder thaw house refuse which was being burned under the ‘boilers at that time. ‘There was danger from dynamite getting in this ' waste. ‘The witness and Mr. Williams had decided on the plan of mixing the refuse with the waste rock in the stopes being filled. He likely discussâ€" ed the new system with some of the foremen as well. (With Mr. Williams he took responsibility for the ‘new plan. .He gave instructions to those responsible. He felt it was the duty of all underground to see that these® instructions were carried out. Mr. White suggested that was spreading the responsibility too far as there were 89 bosses underground. Mr. Emery agreed, and said that Captains Curtis and Pond would ‘be the twoe immediately responsible for passing on his orders. He gave no writtem orders in the matter. To be safely dumped the refuse had to be mixed with concurrent waste. He said he ‘ was not in the habit of giving writtem [ orders, most of the instructions beimng verbal. "He could not recall offâ€"hand any written orders. ‘‘If the orders l-- on page five coâ€"operation in the matter of keeping the river free from traffic. Repreâ€" sentatives of the Boommen‘s Associaâ€" tion assert that it was for the very purpose of stopping the blocking of the river that their association was conceived. In the prospectus of the Boommen‘s Association, as read at the inaugural meeting of the Aquatic Asâ€" sociation, there were some clauses that did not meet with favonr. They were to be. gone into thoroughly by the executive of the Aquatic Associaâ€" tion, which will meet on Monday at Mr. Allworth‘s store. The meeting called for Tuesday is to consider the report of the executive in the matter. It is understood that the Boommen‘s Association is anxious to meet the views of the Aquatic Association in any way possible, and so the difficu}â€" ties seen at last Tuesday‘s meeting may away. In the meantime it is most desirable that as large an attendance as possible gather for the meeting on Tuesday evening, April 3rd, at 7.30 p.m. in the town hall. The Mattagami Aquatic Association formed on Tuesday evening has gone to work with a will. Another meet ing is called for Tuesday evening next in the town hall, Timmins, a 1.30 p.m. All interested should be sure to attend this meeting. It is for the purpose of hearing the report of the executive committee in regard to the Boommen‘s Association and the keeping open of the river for traffie. The Boommen‘s Association promised the Aquatic Association the fullest By defeating Montreal Victorias last night Manitoba Varsity win the amateur championship of Canada and the possession of the Allan Cup emâ€" blematic of that championship. The western team defeated the casternm champions last night by a score of 1â€"0, winning two games out of three Both trophies for amateur sport are now in the west, western teams holdâ€" ing both the Memorial Cup (junior championship)and= the "Allan Cup K i MANITOBA VARSITY THE WINNERS OF ALLAN CUP AQUATIG ASSOCATION _ TO MEET AGAIN TUESDAY . Mr. A. F. Kenning, M.P.P., spent the weekâ€"end at Timmins, returning so Toronto this week to resume his Meeting Called for the Town Hall on April 3rd, at 7.30 to Hear Reâ€" port on ‘‘Freedom of the River.‘‘ (senior championship). °