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ooob Then we have "Mr. Legion," the myâ€" stery man, who will give $5.00 nightly during the Week of Wonders to the person who accosts him properly with the prize donation ticket in one hand. There will be another feature that we must not forget and that is guessing the weight of a load of coal. In fact the whole Week of Wonders will be a real live show, nothing dead at all durâ€" ing the week, and everyone will wonâ€" der what the next wonder will be. We hope the Colonel will launch a great offensive in the sale of boxing tickets and ‘tickets for the draw and keey, counter attacking until the "prisâ€" oners" or "shekels" roll in to aid the Legion relief fund. On Wednesday, August 5th, we are putting on a boxing show, second to none in the country. A firstâ€"class boxâ€" ing event has been arranged and as usual there will be a large crowd. Ticâ€" kets may be obtained from the Goldâ€" field Drug store and also tickets for the draw may be obtained at the same Then we have the usual Bingo anc midway features, greasy pole, cocoanut shy, prize booth, and many other inâ€" teresting features. Up to date we have refreshments ice cream, soft drinks, etc., by th: Ladies‘ Auxiliary of Timmins Branc} rink ready for the Week of Wonders which will be bigger and better than ever. The Week of Wonders will be graced at the start by the crack swimâ€" mers of the Viâ€"tone Company from Toâ€" ronto. Prizes that have been won at the Goldfield and Legion â€"Swim at Golden City will also be presented at the rink on Monday, August 3rd. The rink this year will be laid out accordâ€" ing to plan and many business peuple in Timmins are taking the advantag»e of the Week of Wonders. Some local merchants will have booths for show purposes. initiated are requested to on Monday, July 27th, at lows‘ hall to be initiated. I al badges that have not b yet, and will have samse at al mseeting. There will be happy hour after the mee think our rink manager, Cor an, will be glad of some hel xxssxsxsxxx“xsssssssssxs\\\snsxssxmmxxvmv‘ This week we have appl membershiy) from a numb rades. The above comrade all cther comrades who havy initiated are requested to be pres? he Oddfé Just little reminder to the comâ€" rades and others who want to see the president on Legion business. It should be remembered that the president has his cwn work to lock after before the Legion and a year ago he sei aside the ,'hcur from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for Legion ‘business. For many weeks past his working hours have been bothered with people on Legion business coming from 9 am. until 4.30 pm. This is going a little too far and many of thoze people who are continually going to the preâ€" sident could just as easily go between 10 and 11 a.m. as go and interupt the Ipresident.’s regular work. So everyone remember that the hour set aside for ’Legion business at the president‘s office 'will be from 10 to 11 a.m. and no Leâ€" ) gion business will be done at ahy other hour. Strict observance of this rule will greatly assist the president in his work for the Legion. Comrades and others may see the two chief prizes of the donation draw as The bright side of our troubles comes when a comrade whom we have assisted gets work and then comes along and joins the Timmins Branch of the Canâ€" adian Legion and makes one more to aid the good cause. f1owIin Our tent by the lake is filled to overâ€" »wing and we hope to have another nt up before this letter appears in be held in one hand when acâ€" ig Mr. Legion. connection with the general meetâ€" n Monday, July 27th, we want to resolutions to send down to the ntion. So evéryone get busy and out a good sensible resolution to t forward from the largest branchk of Toronto. ‘ relief fund these days is getting ised as we are doing lots in me of relief. We keep getting one ver us and it makes one mad to where these smoothâ€"tongued imâ€" s get their nerve. have now to nearly put a man zh the third degree to make sure an exâ€"soldier and is deserving of mystery man will be under our y director, Comrade H. C. Garâ€" d there will be a different myâ€" 1an each night, Just as a reâ€" to «all, a prize donation ticket e held in one hand when acâ€" top Mr. Legion and say:â€" Mr. Legion, of Timmins I claim the $5.00 gold Just as a reminder I might add we have a lot of work to do to get the rink ready, so all comrades who are on day shifi the week starting July 27th, be on hand at the rink from 6 p.m. on, and lend a hand to get the rink in shape. A hammer and a saw and a little Legion spirit is all that is needed to get these ready for the Week of Wonders, the big show put on by the Timmins Branch 88, Canadian Legion, to boost its relief fund to help those who are unable to help themselves. By the middle of the week we will have cards out for advertising purposes and by the end of this week we hop> to have the boxing lineâ€"up for Wednesday, August 5th, and the tickets out for th> boxing. Prices will be popular and everyone should secure their ticket for the boxing and avoid the last minute rush. As I have said before the Colonel will attack the boxing with his usual "Wim and Wigor" and the tickets should go like hot cakes, and I might also add that donation tickets which are necessary to accost Mr. Legion may be had at ths Helperin Furniture Comâ€" pany store, and at the Colonel‘s. follows: the Chesterfield suite is in the window of the Helperin Furniture Company Third avenue, and the radio can be seen in the Goldfield Drug store. Evidence adduced before the jury suggested there had teen considerable drinking prior to the fhc'fi. and that Skomerew had pan:iciputed in this. According to the evidence at the inâ€" quest held at Cobal; last week. Skoâ€" merew‘s body was found in a rcom upâ€" stairs in a twoâ€"storey frame building, and the fatal blaze originated in that apartment according to Fire Chief Wilâ€" liam Stinson, who ithought it might have been caused by a cigarette smokâ€" ed by the deceased. Doctors J. A. H. Joyal and J. A. Kane testified that suffocation was the cause cf death, but, while the laiter described the burns on Skomerew‘s head and body as superâ€" ficial, Dr. Joyal considered they would have proved fatal, apart from the other cause. Galicia ty could be learned. He was even‘u ly traced through former employers North Bay. He was about 52 years age and is said to have been a native A verdict of death by suffocation was returned by the coroner‘s jury a Coâ€" balt which inaquired into the death of a man jdentifiecd by Inspector Walter Moore as Fred Skomerew. The man was cnly known by the name of Fred, and the provincial police had considâ€" erable work before his complets identiâ€" COBALT MAX DIED FROM sSUFFOCATION, SAYS JURYV â€"The Secretaryâ€"Treasurer THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO it is perhaps only natural that the gove ments have been dilatory in doâ€" ing anything. As a consequence, the citizens of Cochrane have this weex been faced with a very real menace, a menace to property and person, which they should never have been called upâ€" on to face. Cochrane citizens have a "sword of Damocles" hanging cver their ‘Though the matter has been taken up with the governments, it has been in a very halfâ€"hearted manner and not in keeping with she extreme urgency of the situation. (Under the circumstances ‘"Monaay‘s cccurrence was an inciâ€" dent, which would not have happened, had the situation been tackled properly from the start. For many months the local situa:ion has been building up to the present crisis, and no steps have beem taken to meet it. It was a known fact to almost everybedy in town,. that for moniths the rallways were permitâ€" ting these unemployed men to drift in here on freight trains and yet refused to allow them to depart in the same way. As a consequence the proportion ¢f idle men to bona fide citizens has grown to an alarming degres and yet no action was taken to force the railâ€" ways to let these men out by the same way they came until just recenily. of "Monday‘s cccurrence was most reâ€" gretable, marring as it did, the record for extremely good conduct which the large number of unemployed here have hero.cfore maintained. It is ncot our intention to in any way condone what took place cn Monday, ncor to excuse those who caused the trouble. That members of the polics force should have suffered injuries at the hands of the unemployed here was an example of the blackes; ingratitude, as the police have been at great pain right along to do all in their power for the men. We beâ€" lieve, however, that the rank and file of th> unemployed regretted the inciâ€" dent as much as did the ci:izens, and it is most unfortunate that a few turâ€" bulent stirits among thkem should have alienated the sympathies of the townsâ€" people. | *) [ "In locking back over Cochrane‘s rather checkered history, one fact stands out quite clearly. All of the several misfortunes which the town has suffered have been due primarily to human agencies. The two major fires, with their heavy loss and consequent setâ€"back; the typhoid epiâ€" demic, with its heavy toll in human lives and suffering; the present unemâ€" ployment situation, with its financial drain upon both municipality and priâ€" vate citizens and the accompanying menace, of which we had a sample on Monday. Each has been the result of human failure to protect the interests clithe town and its citizens. An unusual editorial on the matter was published last wsek in The Northâ€" land Post, of Cochrane, this editorial reading as follows:â€" The situation is a serious one for Cochrane, but that is no reason why it should be made more serious for Timâ€" mins. It is bad enough here now. What should be done in the case of Cochrane is that all these transients should be taken in charge by the Govâ€" ernment and shipped to some place where there is work or work can be made. Work might be started at once on the transâ€"Canada highway from Hearst westward, for instance. | The Advance believes that its first will make and is citizens must be lookâ€" duty is to the citizens of this town and |ed after, and failing satisfactory acâ€" district, and so, sympathizing l tion on the part of our municipal counâ€" ‘ with the decent unemployed men who |cil, the only solution appears to be in ’may be in Cochrane and with Cochâ€" |the formation of a citizens‘ protective |rane itself in this maiter, this paphr fassocia;:ion. who will make it their busiâ€" |views with alarm the possibilities sugâ€" |ness to properly impress the Governâ€" |gested by a plan now urged by the pesoâ€" |ments with the vital need of immediate |ple of Cochrane. This plan briefly is |ac:ion, in the removal of these men fithat the objectionable: transients in from our midst. If the Governments Cochrane be got ou; of there as once, | will not aw:, then it will become necesâ€" irrespective of where they may go. The sary for the citizens themselves to take Northland Post, for instance complains measures to send these men out of that while the transients flocked to|town. There is no work for them here Cochrane on freight trains they were not allowed to leave by that method. What the Cochrane newsparier means is that the T. N. O. refused to carry out free ithese transients and thus curse all the towns along the line. Timmins and other towns are grateful to the T. N. O. for stopping the further imâ€" position of these itransients on these towns. Timmins, for instance, has not m en enough work for the people here, sol why bring further transients here? and will not be in the future, and we canna; tolerate a continuation of the present condition any longer. That we can expect any relief through the muniâ€"â€" cipal council seems most unlikely, when of "As long as ithey hold their meetings 'on Third avenue and do their speechâ€" making there I‘m satisfied; but we don‘t want them down town." "This is a statement made by him on Thursday of this week, and is hardly The town is heavily enough taxed now j the artitude of the majority of citizens, and has done all it could to help. There|and they will not tolerate a further are scores of people here unable to raise trifling with such a serious situation. the amount of the taxes on their proâ€" perties and hundreds of others who find it a hardship. Why should further burden be inflicted on this or any other town. There is no work here or proâ€" spect of any work for any further inâ€" flux of transients. If Cochrane drives out the transients: there,â€"and The Adâ€" vance does not see how the pecple of Cochrane has suffered long enough through the inaction of the council and b is now up to the citizens themselves to take steps to bring about a satisâ€" | | the acting mayor adopts the attltudel [factory solution of the whole matter." CAMP ON sTRAIN CLAIMS BURNED DOWN ON SATURDAY Cochrane can be blamed if they do,â€"| Thos. Strain and asscciates had a then Timmins and the other centres in this part of the North should take effective measures to see that Cochâ€" rane‘s burden is not transferred to other shoulder already galled with an unâ€" deserved load. There is not enough work here for those here already. That statement can not be overâ€"emphasized, or repeated tco off‘en. Timmins should prepilrare to prevent any further influx here, especially the type from which Cochrane seeks now to rid itself. Timâ€" mins should see without fail that these men are not allowed ito slip in here as so many have done. A wholesale rather serious loss on Saturday last when the camps on their claims in Shaw township were destroyed by fire. Mr. Strain had been out from South Porcupine working on the claims and he and the men with him had partaken of breakfast and then left to continue the camp everything seemed all right and no reason for expecting all trouble of any kind. On their return at noon to prepare dinner they found the camps had been completely destroyed by fire and they had to walk into Scuth Porâ€" cupine, a distance of some seven miles roundingâ€"up cof transients should be !to secure anything to eat as all their made if the town is endangered in the jprovisions as well as furnishings, etc., work on the property. When they left way suggested. was destroved along with the building I Other Towns Should | Protected in This Transients Should Not be Allowed to Burden Timmins and Other Towns if Ousted from â€" Cochrana, Enough Transients Here Kow. Miss MacLean, representative of the Canadian Chautauquas, was in town last week doing preliminary work in connection with the Chautauqua to be held in Timmins on August 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th. The programme for this Chautauqua is considered an unâ€" usually good one. Tickets are now on sale. The claims look excepticnally good, and as a consequence the building will be replaced. Thos. Strain and asscciates had a rather serious loss on Saturday last when the camps on their claims in Shaw township were destroyed by fire. Mr. Strain had been out from South Porcupine working on the claims and he and the men with him had partaken of breakfast and then left to continue work on the property. When they left the camp everything seemed all right and no reason for expecting all trouble of any kind. On their return at noon to prepare dinner they found the camps had been completely destroyed by fire and they had to walk into Scuth Porâ€" cupine, a distance of some seven miles to secure anything to eat as all their provisions as well as furnishings, etc., was destroyed along with the building. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it is thought that it may have been due to mice ge:ting in the matches in the camp. That apmpears to be the most plausible explanation, though there is the other possibility that the fire may have originated from a ligh:ed cigarette thrown down in the shack. There was a small insurance carried | on the camp. l "This is a statement made by him on Thursday of this week, and is hardly the artitude of the majority of citizens, and they will not tolerate a further trifling with such a serious situation. Cochrane has suffered long enough through the inaction of the council and I is now up to the citizens themselves to take steps to bring about a satisâ€" factory solution of the whole matter." 'heads this week placed there by proâ€" crasting‘ion and mismanagement. If, ‘imtead of endeavouring to get the Govâ€" 'ments to feed these men, an honest effort had been made to force the !Governments to itake them out of town, the citizens would be in a happier posiâ€" tion today. We have no desire to see undue force used on these hapless inâ€" dividuals, whose only offence is that they have no tective association, who will make and is citizens must be lookâ€" ed after, and failing satisfactory acâ€" WE CARRY ONLY GUARANTEED QUALITY GOODSâ€"INCLUDING, MEN‘S sSUITS, oDD PANTS, SHIRTS, SOCKS, SWEATERS, UNDERWEAR, HATS, CAPS, SHOES, ETC. FROM THE BEST MAKERS. THE BALANCE OF OUR SUMMER sSTOCK MUST BE CLEARED OUT AT ONCE. sO COME EARLY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BIG CUT TNX PRICES. x Thanking the people of Timmins and the Porcupine District most sincerely for their patronage during the past 10 years To celebrate our 10 years in Timminsâ€"â€"selling the better class Men‘s Wear, we are putting on a very Special Reduction Sale throughout the store. Every article in Men‘s Wear will be speciâ€" ally priced for this sale, and will be the most genuine price reducâ€" tion sale ever held in Timmins Starting Thursday, July 23rd and ending Saturday, August 1st only their For some time past, efforts have been made to have a ferry operate at the Old Mission, and the federal authorities ‘ have been approached in the matter. Now, Hon. W. A. Gordon, M.P. for, phasi. Temiskaming South and Minister of | to the Immigration in the Bennett governâ€" | Paper ment, has written to the different bodâ€" | uncon ies interested in this section, and hasa | aroun intimated that some progress is being | turnir made. The question is one for the Deâ€" | count _ Despatches from Haileybury say that negotiations are continuing with regard to the proposal to establish a ferry serâ€" vice across The Narrows on Lake Temâ€" iskaming, a project that, if carried through, will cut in two the distance between Cobalt and Haileybury, on the one side of the lake, and Ville Maria and surrounding centres on the other. At present, it is necessary for automoâ€" bile drivers to go round the head of the lake, by way of North Temiskaming and the distance, by that route, from Cobalt to Ville Marie, is about 55 miles. For some time past, efforts have been NEGOTIATIONS FOR FERRY ACROSS LAKE TEMISKAMING Contractors in heavy teaming work FELDMAN _ TIMBER C0., LIMITED We Sell and Deliver the Following: "Good Business" results from carrying "good stocks." When it is a question of Spruce and Jack Pine, take advantage of our specialized service by asking us to fill your needs. 11. U M BE R PROFITS ARE JUST WHAT YOU MAKE THE M Head Officeâ€"Schumacher, Ont. SPRUCE AND JACK PINE Mill Office MATTAGAMI HEIGHTS, ONTARIO Telephonesâ€"Head Office 708, Mill 709 SHIPLAP COVE SIDING FEATHER EDGE Vâ€"JOINT DRESSED AND ROUGH LUMBER SQUARE TIMBER MINE STULLS TIES GOOD CEMENT GRAVEL May we quote on your next order? mt a C m C eV d actad NeA A A for phasis on the bull) recently strolled in to the yard of the Sprruce Falls Pulp Paper Co. mill at Kapuskasing, and as unconcernedly as could be marched around for an hour or more before reâ€" turning to the bush of the adjacent country. Mr. Gordon, in letters to the muniâ€" cipal councils and the boards of trade on this side, points out that represenâ€" tations should be made by the towns and townships on both sides of lake Temiskaming to the federal authoriâ€" ties, with a request that such a serâ€" vice be established. The procedure then would be for the government to call for tenders from persons interested in running a ferry. Roads have been built by the respective provincial auâ€" thorities to the shores of the lake, and only a narrow strip of water «divides their termini. t partment of Public Works, Mr. Gordon states, and he adds that he has reached an agreement with the Minister there., Hon. H. A. Stewart. Timmins, Ont. Thursday, July 23rd., 1931 bull moose (without undué emâ€"