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8000 PROGRESS ON ROAD ELK [ME 10 MMABHEWAN First of What Should be a Number of Reads Into New Gold Fieid Now Well under Way. Expect to be Finish by Christmas. People throughout the North Land who have given the matter thought will agree that there should be a number of roads into the new Matachewan area. There is one being built at present from Elk Lake. Another is under way to connect with me Kirkland Lake camp. There should be still another to give connections with Timmins and the Por- cupine camp. One may be built to con- nect up with Sudbury. All these vari- ous roads will not be too many for the new camp if it proves as good as ex- pected. Even if the Matachewan camp does not materialize for a time up to expectations the roads will all help in the early testing out of the area. In this respect they will be worth while. In addition they will form the much- desired belt line of roads f or the North, joining up all the centres of the North Land. making the country many times as attractive to tourist who will then be able to come north by one route and return by another. The mining, agricultural, lumbering, and other in- dustries of the North would be greatly stimulated by such a belt line of roads. Indeed, there is little questicn but that such a belt line would very soon return its cost and more by the extra money it would bring to the area poncerned. In discussing the need for a road to Matachewan too much attention has been given to the idea. of people getting into Matachewan and not enough to the needs of the camp itself. It is not worth while building a road just to get into the new campâ€"unless people are going to stay there and develop the Thursday, Dec. 11th, 193_0 USE/55%fi§§$§§§5§55535555555 Dec. 22-23-24â€"“ls Everybody Happy" Dec. 25â€"28-277“Feet First" Dec. 29-30-31â€"“Madam Satan” Jan. l-2-3â€"“Morocco” Jan. 5-6-7â€"“ Song of My Heart" A gay and sophisticated comedy with a thrill in every scene. Comedyâ€"“DOLLAR DIZZIm FOX MOVIE'I‘ONE NEWS COMING ATTRACTIONS FRIDAY and SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19-20 Gloria Swanson WEDNES. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17-18 The greatest romantic adventure in modern times. . The most exciting pleasure the screen has ever given you. COMEDYâ€"“WE’RE IN THE ARMY NOW” Specialtyâ€"“Travelling Alone” Paramount Sound News MATINEE DAILY AT 2.30 PM; EVENING AT 7.00 P.M. (CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE) Complete Change of Programmeâ€"MONDAY, WED., 'FRIDAY Watch Announcements on Screen for Midnight Shows MONDAY and TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15-16 “With Byrd at the South Pole ” GOLDFIELDS WEDNES. and THURS, DECEMBER 10â€"11 Norma Shearer Starting December 22nd, Two changes of programmes per week Monday and Thursday. When a. man sins it is lifeâ€"but when woman sins?â€"Well See it COMEDYâ€"HARRY LANGDON in “THE SHRIMP” SPECIALTY “HOOK, LINE AND MELODY" Lon Chaney Tums in Five Voices. Can you guess which is his natural one? A new Lon Chaney in a new pinnacle of dramatic artistry; FRIDAY and SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12-13 Lon Chaney COMEDYâ€"LAUREL AND HARDY in “THE MURDER CASE” SPECIALTYâ€"“THE TRUMPETER” FOX MOVIETONE NEWS Midnight Show, Sunday, Dec. 14thâ€" showing above programme Rube Goldberg‘s Girth Shake story is one long Mirth Quake “ THE UNHOLY THREE ” RUBE GOLDBERG’S WH!RL‘VIND OF \VOWS Northern u S O U N D COMEDYâ€"“FOLLOW THE SWALLOW" ADDEDâ€"“MONKEY MEAT” “WHAT A WIDOW ” “ SOUP TO NUTS ” “ THE DIVORCEE ” Wum- nmm in _USA THEATRE VOICE ACTION the road will not be required. If there is to be a real‘camp there, the needs of the people of the new camp should be a prime consideration. The people of the new camp will desire to be able to get to markets of various kinds. Timmins is the largest town in the North and on account of the large in- dustries here it is a fact that practical- ly everything in the way of goods and supplies can be purchased here. This is scarcely true of any other centre. The people of the new camp will want to have road connections with a town like Timmins. Such connections may be at. value to the town of Timmins but they‘tare just about imperative for the new camp itself. There should -.be a read to connect the Porcupine and Matachewan canipz. South of here there is a big area of very promising country. The running of a winter road through this country to Matachewan would be a big help: to the unemploy- ment situation. it would ,be a. bigger help to the country lying south of Tim- mins, and it would be the biggest help of all to the new Matachewan camp. country. If the meme are simmy go- ing into Matacbewan and out again In regard to the road from Elk Lake to Matachewam a correspondent last week, writing from Elk Lake, says:â€" “Bruce Kerr, who is in charge of building of the road to Matachewan, reports good progress being made. He has about 25 men and two teams of horses at work. He gave an opportuni- ty to all the unemployed in Elk Lake to take a job on the road but Was only able to obtain 15 for the work. Some of these are quite young boys but able enough to do good work on the road. The worse part of the road is ten miles above Elk Lake. Here there was an old tote road, which was made by J. R. Booth, which followed the bank of the river. Being close to the bank, it cut through a number of gulleys going into the river and in these gulleys there were very often mud holes which made IN fl: IN IN Electric I SYSTEM 1 it difficult. to keep the road in condition in the summer time. “Mr. Kerr 3 cutting the road a little farther back from the old road although it crosses and re-crossw it in places. but he is getting away from these gul- ley's which run into the river. The road is being cut 100 feet wide and grubbed as it is constructed, so that as soon "as the cutting and grubbing is completed, they will be able to put a grader on and put the roadbed in good shape for gravelling. Up until now, the men have been staying in Elk Lake and going to work every morning, but now they are building camps about six miles up the road and will work from that point. They expect to be pretty wellrflnkhed before Christmas. After this ten miles is completed, there is a very good road from that point, for about 17 miles, to Moyneur's restaur- ant, at Matachewan, which is the point where the road crosses the river the second time, from east to west. Along this part of the road you can drive a car at thirty miles an hour all summer, so that there will not be very much trouble in making a good road from Elk Lake to Moyneur's restaurant. “Moyneur’s restaurant is about the east boundary of Powell township and is within one and one-half miles of the Young-Davidson property, which wa‘s diamond drilled some years ago by the Porcupine Goldfields, and could not agree about the payment. with the ow- ners. “That is the starting point for all the country round-about including Ban- nockbum, Hincks, Montrose, Argyle and the other townships in the vicinity of the Ashley find. To go up to Bathan, MacNeil and Cleaver you go farther up the river, from Moyneaur’s rwtaurant, to Jim Nelson’s mine at the head! of the river and from there there are trails into MacNeil and these other townships. There is one good read, al- most into where "hley’s find is, in Bannockburn. as .J. R. Booth Com- COMING ATTRACTIONS: Elsie Ferguson returns to the screen in her greatest role! She bared her soul to save her daughter’s life. She admitted killing her fatherâ€"but wouldn’t tell why. Comedyâ€"“Bigger and Better.” Specialtyâ€"“‘8 A dramatic thriller that will amaze you. A love story that you’ll never forget. Comedyâ€"“Traffic Tangle" FRIDAY and SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19-20 WEDNES. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17-18 Edmund Lowe, Joan Bennett, Barbara Leonard IN Captain of the shipâ€"but not the master of his soul. He hits first â€"thinks secondâ€"apologizes neverâ€"“The Sea Woif" Comedyâ€"“TWO PLUS FOURS” Cartoonâ€"“FLYING FISTS” Midnight Show, Tues., Dec. 16th, at 11.30 pm. MATINEE DAILY AT 2.30 RM. EVENING AT 7.00 P.M. (CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE) Complete Change of Programmeâ€"MONDAY, WED., FRIDAY Watch Announcements on Screen for Midnight Shows WEDNES. and THURS., DECEMBER 10â€"11 Douglas Fairbanks, J r., Robert Edwon, Anders Randolf, Dorothy Revier, Noah Beery and Wade IEoteler Starting December 22ndâ€"Two changes per week until further notice. The story is rather unusual, presenting the reaction of several men and one woman when face to face with death. Comedyâ€"“SWELL PEOPLE” Specialtyâ€"“DUDE RANCHING” VAGABOND SERIESâ€"“LAIR 0F LANG” With Lois Wilson, George Fawcett, King Baggot MONDAY and TUESD AY, DECEMBER‘ 5- 16 “THE SEAWGLF” NEW EMPIRE FRIDAY and SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12-13 Edward Everett Horton Comedyâ€"“TEACHER’S PETS” Seventy laughs in sevent'y minutes with Horton in his happiest role Elsie Ferguson GRANT WITHERS AND MARIAN NIXON :. 22-23-24â€"“Road to Paradise” Dec. 25-26-27â€"“Common Clay” Dec. 29-30-31â€"“Follow Thru’ ” Jan. 1-2-343me HIGH." “THE WAY OF ALL MEN” With MILTON SILLS, JANE KEITH AND RAYMOND HACKETT “SCOTLAND YARD” “ ONCE A GENTLEMAN ” “SCARLET PAGES” FOX MOVIETONE NEWS Midnight Show, Sunday, Dec. let, SOUND The Dramatic Moviet-cné Thriller with‘ THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO With the Distinguished Stage Star FOX MOVIETONE NEWS Wag; flu"): in USA AUDIO REVIEW THEATRE ACTION IN pany have had camps not very far from that point. so that there wlll be no dimculty about winter hauling, and by next spring, the motor road will be in good shape. at least to Moyneur's. “It is reported that the diamond drill for the Mining Corporation will be in shcrtiy. t; cemmence work on the Ash- ley find. “One of the unexpected things that happen in gold mining was the stak- ing of six claims close to the Ashley find, in 1927, by m Davidson. for a syndicate of ' .,men inc uding 0111! Moore. H. L. .3‘ aldson and Col. H. E. McKee. These were staked in 1927 in the cornerof’Montr se township not far from the Ashley find. and clean forgotten until a few days ago, when Jake wrote the parties in Cobalt to look after them. The owners were agree- ably surprised to find that they have these claims very close to the main find and that there is gold on them." , " in”! If you buy a Christmas present, Buy it now! It it be for prince or peasant, Buy it now! Buy it early in December, You’ll be glad if you rememberâ€"â€" Buy it now! While the counters stretch before you. Buy it now! ‘While there are no crowds to bore you, Buy it now! Buy before the air is stuffy, Buy before the girls are huffy. Buy while things are fresh and fluffyâ€" Buy it now! Tarry not until to-morrow, Buy it now! Even though you have to borrow Buy it now! See that shop girls don’ t have reason To abhor the Christmas season; Put a conscience, if you please, onâ€" Buy it now! Specialtyâ€"“Somewhere Out” SYSTEM Fablesâ€"“SNOWTIME” Fablesâ€"“Jungle J an” SHOP EARLY Eagerly he concentrated all his tits on the deciphering of this intriguing puzzle. At. last he solved it as follows: “I have gone home to mother, Mary." SIIJDY NHRIHERN [IBHIS 'A'l" BlAGKSMIIH RAPIDS Are you a crossword puzzle fan? There are still lots of them. though not so many as a year or two ago. Like all other games and puzzles it could be overdone. There were some people who actually thought a law should be pass- ed against it. Other games and pas- times are taking the place of the cross- word puzzle, but it is doubtful if any of the new crazes are any more harm- less. Indeed, there was a certain value in an educational way that made the crossword puzzle quite valuable. because it meant the intelligent consulting of the drictionery and other works of re- ference. Anything that causes con- sultation of dictionaries, etc., is to be commended. People who get in the habit of looking for a word beginning with “r" and having only two letters and meaning the sun-god are liable to learn something else more useful and elevating while their crossword puzzle mania continues. There is only one case on record of the crossword puzzle disease causing the breaking-up of a home. The story of this is told by an exchange as follows:â€" A business man fell victim to the cross-word puzzle craze. He neglected his work and his family for the lure of the squares. ‘ ycu “1. A pronoun of one letter. 2. To possess with {our letters. 3. Verb with four letters. 4. Place where people live. 5. Preparation. 6. Female relative. ‘7. Girl's name." One evening he came home. to dis- cover the following ncze from his wife: “Dear Jamey-Since your life is cen- tred in the solution of cross-word puz- z.‘.:s here ls one I have prepared for Scientists Working North of Cochrane in Hope of Establishing Few Me- dium of Transmission for Broadcasting. ' For a considerable time there have been scientists. radio fans and others who believe that the Northern Lights have some influence or connection on radio broadcasting. The claim has been made on the one hand that the Northern Lights cause a lot of static that is heard on the radio, but in ans- wer to this suggestion it is pointed out that radio reception in this North, famous for its Northern Lights is pro- bably better than many other places that seldom see the said Northern Lights. Whichever theory is the correct one there seems to be some connection be- tween the radio and the Northern Lights. and recently science has been brought into the game. The decision of science will be awaited with keen interest. Extensive experiments, directed by Professor J. G. McLennan, head of the Physics Department of the University of Toronto, and aiming at the dis- covery of an entirely new medium of radio transmission. have according to The Toronto Globe, been going on quietly for some time now along the T. N. 0. Railway, north of Cochrane, and will, with the co-oper-ation of the Mines Department of the Ontario Gov- ernment, be pushed further, it is under- stood, this coming winter. Elaborate instruments have been located at Blasksmith Rapids, centre of the Government’s new lignite-coal fields and assistants to Dr. McLennan are engaged at the present time, it is re- ported in photographing :the Northern lights in an effort to learn if they cause staticâ€"the plague of radio reception. Blacksmith Rapids has been selected as a, base for experimental operations because, it is said, of the particularly clear atmosphere to be found there, and the ability of the investigators to study the spectroscope better there than at any other point in the North. Forecast Establishment of the new medium sought by the investigators will, it is understood, mean the elimination of static, or at least its reduction to almost negligible proportions in radio broad- casts. CAN YOU FIGURE OUT THIS NEW CRO‘SSWORD PUZZLE? By examining the spectrum of the Aurora Borealis he ascertained that 60 miles above the surface of the earth there is a layer of helium gas. This layer restrains the wireless waves from continuing off at a tangent and makes them follow the curvature of the earth‘s surface as helium is a non-conductor of electricity. For these {esearches Professor McLennan was awarded the medal of the Royal Society. Research Work As the director of these Northern ex- periments, Professor McLennan is actu- ally continuing researches on radio ac- tivity in relation to the upper atmos- phere, which developed after his world- famed work in liquefying helium. His findings ,enabled him to explain why radio waves circle the earth, instead of shooting of)? into space on a straight line. How to prevent the needles on Christmas trees from falling of! after trees have been purchased is a pro- blem with which many homes will be confronted during the holiday season. It is suggested that the most practic- able thing to do is to prevent as far as possible, the tree being pieced in a room where the atmosphere is dry and the temperature high. Keep the tree in a humid place where the branches and leaves will not dry out. This may be accomplished by setting the tree out- doors where the sun cannot strike it or in a shed or garage or barn. Even if the tree can be kept in an unheated room of the home until the day before Christmas only slight deterioration will occur before the tree is loaded with its precious freight and glimmering lights. If the tree is kept in such places until it is ready for use, it will usuaiiy retain its verdure over the holidays, says The Canadian Forest and Outdoors. Keep Christmas Trees in Cool, Humid Places The higher the temperature in the room and the drier the atmosphere the sooner the needles will fall off. Sprinkling the t1ees with water is not her: mful and has probably resulted in a. longer zetention of the needles on the stems. Setting the base of the tiee in water previous to mounting will impart longer life to the needles. In other words, the durability of the tree is 14.1 geiy governed by atmospheric con- ditions. The same may be said of Christmas wreaths and other forms of decorations made of plants such as grmmd pine. club moss and holly. Small, living trees often may be obtained in pots and utilized for ornamental purposes dur- ing the holidays and successfully plant- ed later, if not kept too long in the house. Thus, trees used in connection with the celebration of Christmas may serve two purposes. In referring last week to the assizes at;_Haileybury, The Northern News said: “At the Assizes that opened in Hail- ieybury this week the case against W. Nicholson was again postponed. This was done at the request of defending counsel who had just taken the case and had no time to prepare the de- fense. As some of the witnesses are attending Queen’s University the case against . Kaiamber was adjourned un- til late in the month. The witnesses will appear during the holidays. The same procedure was followed in the case against E. Stoltz charged with nanslaughter, arising out of the auto- mobile accident this summer when M. thlan was killed." KIRKLAND LAKE CASES AT HAILEYBURY ADJOURNED For" Warmth and Vigbr These Chilly Mornings A steaming cup of Vi-Tone made with milk or water....how delicious, how comfortable and happy it will make you feel these zippy, snappy mornings. Also, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that Vi-Tone is good for you. . . good for both brain and body because of Vi-Tone’s Soya Beanâ€"Milkâ€"Malt and Chocolate, all-vitamine content. Champion athletes train on Vi-Tone, doc- tors and nurses recommend it. Being a digestant V1 Tone “agrees with" \‘ many persons who have to bees- y pecially careful in their choice 0183.“ ‘.. foods. Vl-TONE COMPANY ‘ HAMILTON FOR VITAMINES a: .‘ry Vi-Tone onceâ€"then you'll understand. , At your retailer’s in V2 1b., 1 lb. and 5 lb./ an tillSo j.._j‘lfi|y Roy George. conductor on a Canadian National Railways freight train, when charged at Cochrane last week with manslaughter in connection with the death of a man alleged to be stealing a. jride on the railway. this man. accom- ing to the stories told the police. being foxced off the train. pleaded not guilt1 and elected trial by jury when he W35 !given 1;! eliminary hearing before Ma- gistrate Tucker. He was committed for trial and was bound over to the spring assizes on $4,000.00 ball. RAILROAD MAN TO BE TRIED AT THE ASSIZES IN SPRING 8. Alexander. formerly of Kapuskas- ing, and who figured in four cases. counting appeals and counter-appeals. in regard to his suits against the Can- adian National Railways for damages said to be sustained when he fell off the train as it was entering Kapuska- sing some years ago, is again in the limelight in connection with another court case. This time he is called upon to defend himself against a charge of arson following a‘nre at his store at Kirkland Lake. In referring last week to the matter, The Northern News says: MAN \VHO SUED RAILWAY IS NOW CHARGED WITH ARSON “As the result of an investigation in- to the fire at the clothing store of S. Alexander, 28 Government road, in the early morning of Wednesday of last week. the owner of the stock was ar- rested by Provincial Constable McCle- land on Friday. Alexander will ap- pear on a charge of arson at the Kirk- land Police Court ‘this Friday when a large number of witnesses have been summoned to attend. Since his arrest he has been confined to jail here as he did not provide the necessary bail of $5,000 cash or $10,000 in bonds. Cir- cumstances surrounding the fire are alleged to be of an incendiary nature and it is at the behest of the Ontario Fire Marshall’s department that the arrest was brought about. An assignment had been made by Alexander and the stock was being sold under a bankruptcy or- der. Police state this is the third fire that the accused has been directly con- oerned with in recent years He also prominently figured in the papers owing to his four suits against C.N.R. for damages for loss of a leg at Ka- puskasing in May, 1925.” Kitchener Recordzâ€"Tact is that which prevents an elderly, bald man from reminding a. charming. vivaci- ous woman that they were school children together. Toronto Mail and Empirezâ€"What The Star would like to know is whether, Mr. Ferguson being off to London, it will be permitted to come out from under the barn.