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"I have received a lot of complaints from people about that petition," he said, "and the methods used to secure signatures." Mayor Drew suggested tha‘t the petition be handed over and it could be considered by the council in proper way. Mr. Hill, however, said he had only three sheets of the petition, and even these he would not turn over to the council. He said tha many of those signing the petition worked at the mines and they might be discriminated against if their names were known. Members of the council thought it more likely that there was another reason for not wishing the names known. In answer to a question Mr. Hill said that those signing the petition were not unâ€" employed, many of them working in the mines. He did not knrow how many of them were ratepayers, â€" Mayor Drew thought the petition should ‘be presentâ€" ed in regular way to be considered but instead Mr. Hill started to read from the petition. In addition to the usual demands which Mr. Hill said had been made before to the council, the petition asked for relief in cash for the unemâ€" ployed, grants to unemployed workers, free milk for families, nc discriminaâ€" tion against single men in regard to employment, etc. Immediate relief was demanded, as the speaker said that men had been sleeping in the bush and the weather was now too cool and wet for. that. Mayor Drew interrupted to say that the town had done its best\to care. for all bona fide citizens of the town and would continue to do so, but the town could not and would not pay out money for a lot of men drifting in here. It would not be right to spend the money of the taxpayers, many of whom were having their own troubles, for any such purpose. Mr. Hill took up his oration again ‘to say that it was not deâ€" sired that the money for the purposes mentioned in the petition should come out of taxes. *"What we tell you," he said, * is that the money should come from the mines where they are making millions every year, and from the money spent for war preparations, and from taxes on incomes." In reply it was pointed cut to the speaker that ‘the | town had no authority for anything like that, even if it were desirable. Again | the mayor suggested that the petition | be left for consideration, or copy bei given in later. But Mr. Hill continued to expound his doctrines and demands. When he started to tell about men starving here ‘the mayor interrupted to say that what the town was interested in was any list of bone fide citizens in need, and these would be helped. Mr. Hill said that some of the men had been residen‘t here for months and years. Mayor Drew pointed out that when for the only time this had been done there had been a list given the town the men had been found work but they had refused to accept until they had consulted «the organization and then an insulting letter had been writâ€" ten the council. Mr. Hill said the wages offered had been too low, being only 5 cents an hour. "I didn‘t figure the rate out to the minute," replied the mayor, "but when men who are saying they are starving are offered food and room and even small pay, it looks as if they were not sincere when ‘hey refuse. We all have had to work for small pay when difficulties come, and the right kind of man is ready to take what he can get until something better comes." Mr. Hill continued to expound his theories, despite the very apparent attitude of the council, and the suggestions made to him to leave his petition, if any. The council had been doing all it could and intended to continue to do so, but had no power or inclination to deal with the wild proâ€" posals made by the loud speaker. Eventually, Councillor Richardson askâ€" ed the speaker where he worked. "I am here to represent the unemployed workers," said Hill. "How do you make your living?" persis:ed Councillor Richâ€" ‘ime on the as signatures wer secured by misrepresenting the purpos of the petition. People who signed : were told it was for the helping of th unemployed, while the fact is that i; i only communist propaganda, "demand ing" a sevenâ€"hour day, a fiveâ€"day week and $25.00 per week whether workin or not. No citizen would sign that i they knew what it was all about." M: Hill said ‘the signatures were all sin cere, but Councillor Morrison disagreec The regular mecting of council on Monday afte: brightened. or otherwise, b; discourse by a man name said he represented the Wor League, with which was lengthy list of other societic council at the outset that h present a petition signed â€" Timmins and looking to t unemployment here. rison asked him if this was t taken around by two ladies and the speaker said it | "Then," said Councillor M aon‘t think the cofrncil sh Town Council Again Hears â€" "Demands" of Comtmunists Man Claiming to Represent Workers‘ Unity League Preâ€" sents Petition he Said was Signed by 1800 in Timmins. Would Not Leave Petition or Give Names. Asked Town to Raise Money for Unemployed by Taxing Mines. "Demands," the Usual Communist Ones. Â¥ «P P P P â€" P P P P CCC â€"AL PP P it AP P P *4 Cl P LA A D DA A 4A DAAA Paid Circulation Last Week sible, and the suggestion was made ‘that he might be able to secure a tractor and expert to run it from John Vaino, Main street. There were also other tractors tha; might be rented. The town would loan the plough if necesâ€" sary. In case he could not secure the necessary tractor elsewhere the appliâ€" cant was told he might see the public works commitiee in the matter. the work could be done. The c'ouncil said that it was necessary to avoid the loan of this equipment so far as posâ€" A citizen of town who wanted to do some work on the other side of Seventh avenue, jus} outside of town, asked council for the loan of the cractor and the plough, as this was the only way The case of damage by water to a property at the corner of Pine and Kimberley was before the council. Waâ€" ter from the road hÂ¥#d undermined the sidewalk and got into the cellar. Counâ€" cillor Caron explained that the public works committee had agreed to replace the wall of the cellar and make it safe against future floods. This was thought w0 be a fair offer, but the owner of the property now wanted $15000 allowed on her taxes and she would fix the against any further damage from floods. Councillor Richardsthought the mayor and councillors should visit the scene before deciding in the mater and it was agreed to do this. w0 be a fair offer, but the owner of the property now wanted $15000 allowed on her taxes and she would fix the wall and take responsibility to guard The question of an extension of water service on Columbus‘ avenue was disâ€" cussed and the town engineer is to preâ€" pare estimates on the cost of two plans with a checkâ€"up on the number who would take the water service in each Ccase. _ Mayor Geo. S. Drew was in the chair for the meeting and Councillors A. Carâ€" on, R. Richardson, J. T. Chenier, J. E. H. Chateauvert and J. Morrison were present. Applications were réeceived from the McColl Frontenac Oil Co. for permisâ€" sion to instal two gas tanks, one at Feldmans store on Pings stree:, and the other at Isnor and Baxter‘s place on Balsam street. Permission was granted in both cases, subject to the work being done under the approval of <own engineer. A number of water rate rebates were allowed in cases where those concerned had moved or the water had not been used for some other reason. . The mayor passed on to the council a letter he had received from Mayor Stewart, of Toron:o, in regard to a conâ€" ference to be held in Toronto, Oct. 5th to 9th in reference to playgrounds, community work, etec. Council took no action and the letter was fyled. 16 1 replied that it had n the case. "It has a said Councillor Richa Attractive Lint of Prizes in All Departâ€" ments, Some Special Features for This Year. Prize Lists Soon Available. Porcupine Fair to be on September 16 at more than $1,500.00 were stolen. These goods were chiefly cigars, cigarâ€" ettes and tobaccos, over 60,000 cigarâ€" ettes being taken. Sunday morning the lock was broken on the Gambleâ€"Robinson warehouse but the robbers were evidently frightâ€" ened away before they secured any goods. This is the second time within a few weeks that this warehouse has been visited by robbers. The place was entered on July 10th and goods valued On Wednesday morning thieves stole a basket or so of potatoes from a lot on Commercial avenue. A similar quantity of potatoes had also been stolen from the same place on the preâ€" vious Sunday morning. Last night there was also some wood stolen from a pile in town. These thefts are generâ€" ally thought to be by transients who are in a camp near town. Recently Timmins has suffered from a number of thefts, robberies, and attempts at robberies. Harry Herman recently had his car stolen, the car being later found where it had been abandoned by the joyâ€"riders. Mrv. Herâ€" man was also the loser on Saturday evening by the work of robbers at his cleaning and pressing parlour on Cedar street, though he escaped what might have been much more serious loss. A suit of clothes, a coat and a pair of pants appeared to be the only articles stolen by the burglars. There was a dish containing some gasoline on one of the tables and the burglars evidently attempted to use this to set the place on fire. Before leaving the placeâ€"they put a lighted paper in this dish. Forâ€" tunately, however, the gasoline did not set fire to anything else. It looked like a case where the burglars had atâ€" tempted to hide their thefts by setting the place on fire. Several Robberies and Thefts in Town Car Stolen. Polato Patch Robbed Clothes Stolen from Pressing Parâ€" lour. Other Attempts at Robbery Here. TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 1931 Warrants are also said to be issued for the arrest on similar charges of T. A. Ewan, Toronto, Malcolm Bruce, Vanâ€" couver, Sammy Cohen, and A. T. Hill. Inspector Walter Moore and other provincial police came to town Tuesday evening and reâ€"enforced by members of the local police instituted a search unâ€" der warrants of certain houses on Elm street, north, beligved io be centres of activity in communist work. A quanâ€" tity of literature and documents of varâ€" icus kinds were seized in the search and taken away by the authorities to be forâ€" warded to Toronto. A. T. Hill, whose residence was searched, could not be located, though he was prominent enough on Monday afternoon when he was both seen and heard considerably at the council meeting. A despatch from Toronto says that there is a warâ€" rant out for the arrest of Hill, though his address is given as Cochrane in iis despatch. He was understood to have spent considerable time in Cochâ€" rane lately, but he claims residence in Timmins, having been here since Febâ€" ruary of this year,.afier leaving Sudâ€" bury, his former home. The police here are reticient in regard to the raids on Tuesday evening, but the police activity was apparently provinceâ€"wide and planned as general movement to stop what is believed to be organized atâ€" tempt at sedition. The present move is said to have been organized by the Attorneyâ€"Gepneral, Hon. W. H. Price, personally. Engaged in the work were provincial, Dominion and municipal police. In Toronto three offices and three residences were searched and a quaniity of communist literature seized. Tim â€" Buck, general organizer of the communist party, and John Boychuk, organizer of the foreignâ€"speaking group of the communists of Canada, were arâ€" rested and will be charged with sediâ€" tion, under section 90 of the criminal code, with "being and continuing a member of an unlawful association, to wi‘, the communist party of Canada." Among the places searched in Toronâ€" to was the office of "The Worker," the communist paper. Several Arrests in Toronto. Much Literature and Other Material Seized. Charges of Sedition Preferred Against Some of the Agitators. Warrant Out for the Arrest of The results for the Middle School exâ€" aminations for the Timmins high school were received by mail this morning but too late for publication in this issue of The Advance. The list will be publishâ€" ed in full next week in The Advance. In the meantime a.n'yone who may be anxious about the ‘results may learn about them at the office of H. C. Garâ€" ner, secretary of the high school board, 254 Fourth avenue. Bornâ€"On Wednesday, Aug. 5th, 1931 to Mr. and Mrs. J. Arscott,â€"a son. Police Raids on Communists in Timmins and Elsewhefe The printed prize lists smnow a arâ€" ray of prizes for all Classes in flowers, vegetables, etc. Anyone â€" interested should secure a prize list. Copies of the prize list may be secured from T. A. Skelly, the secretary, Or from R. Elston, the president. RESULTS MIDDLE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS JUST IN As in past years a speciai feature will be made this year of the gardsn comâ€" petitions. These competitions are open to all members. For thirtyâ€"foot lots there are eight good pirizes offered; over thirtyâ€"footi to sixtyâ€"foot lots, six prizes; and four prizes for the best lots in town, regardless of size. exnioition ci Howers and vegetables will e rReo!d in the skating rink, Timmins The date for the event is Labour Day Monday, Sept The prizse lists for the show were issued a courle of months ago and other preparations have been made well in advante. There are a number of final matters to be dealt with now and the meeting is called so that these may be fully attended to, as the intention this year is to have the evenfg not only the biggest and best ever held in Timmins, but the equal of any held in the older parts of Onâ€" tario. All interested should turn cut for the meeting on Friday (tomorrow) evening in the town hall, at 8 o‘clock. and if all do so and work together the special success of the show will be asâ€" sured. The date for Monday., Sep the show were azo and othe The authorities for some time prast Meeting Friday for Flower Show Here A. T. Hill in This District. Provincial Authorities to Clean up on Treasonable Activity. eparations to be | seveonth Annual the â€" Timmins pire Mobante Timmins â€" Horticultur Society. 1De7s ana Oother: The mesting is f nt ting exhib be Completed fo; meeting is called s fully attended to, a vear is to have th id v Exhibition The general opinion is that the auâ€" thorities have done well to take action to the disturbance and worse creatâ€" ed by the paid communist agitators. The only criticism heard here is that action in this regard might perhaps have been taken sooner, but of course against that it must be considered that investigation has to be completed beâ€" fore action can be taken. There is reaâ€" son to believe, however, that one parâ€" ticular place in town from which comâ€" munist literature has been given out on more than one occasion, and members of whose stafis have been prominent in parades and other communist activity, might well have been searched along with the other places visited. So far as could be learned at time of going to press Hill had not been locatâ€" ed but as he is wellâ€"known to the auâ€" thorities in many of the centres of the North his arrest is expected at any time. Although creating considerable anâ€" noyance and disturbance in the centres of the North Land, the communists have not been able to attain much strength, except with the foreignâ€" speaking element. In Toropto, Vanâ€" couver and Winnipeg, their disloyal agitation has won lit:le wider success because they have been able to get some Englishâ€"speaking men into leading places. It is understood that men arrested in places throughout the province will be taken to Toronto for trial. and in the North Land. The comâ€" munists have made particular effort to esiablish themselves at Timmins, Sudâ€" bury, and recently at Cochrane, being attracted no doubt by the number of the foreignâ€"born and the transients in these places. In the course of the inâ€" vestigations held it is understood that the provincial authoritiee have proof of one specific payment of $18,000.00 of foreign money coming into Canada recently for the carrying on of the comâ€" munist activity. have been investigating the activicics of the communist party in Canada. The headquarters for the work seems to be at Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Myrs. E, Price and family, of Timmins, have relurned from camping at Golden City. The attendance on Saturday night was a record one and there was groat interest shown in the drawing for the prizes. To assure absolute fairness the numbers were rolled around in the drum and the actual drawing was done by Mr. St. Pierre. A list of the draws and the prize winners of the many valuable prizes given will be found in an advertisement by the Legion elseâ€" where in this issue. To what was said last week in The Advance in regard to the ‘"Week of Wonders" presented by the Timmins Branch of the Canadian Legion, it may be added that the whole event was a complete success. The interest taken was noteworthy. The attendance was very good. The financial returns are very satisfactory. wWith the Poppy Day this year, the local branch of the Legion will be all set to care for the relief work that it has looked after so well in the past. Week of Wonders is a Complete Success Largely Attended Each Evening Last Week. Successful â€" Financially. Roused Great Interest. The late Maurice Kelly was 24 years of age, and had been a resident Timmins for some five years past. He was employed at the Canusa Mine and had wide circles of friends in the town and district. He siopped at the home of Mrs, Carrless, Pine street, south. * He had no relatives in this part of the A~sad drowning accident occurred on Sunday afternoon about 4 o‘clock when Maurice Kelly, a popular young man of Timmins, lost his life by drowning in th¢ waters of Miller Lake, It is thought that he took cramps and thus lost his life. Every effort was made to recover the boay but it was two hours afterwards before the young man was found and taken from the water. At that time efforts to revive him were scarcely possible of success. Aftr viewing the body and investigating the circumstances of the case the coroner decided that a jury inquest was no: necessary. Maurice Keliy, Resident of Timmins for Five Years, Loses his Life in the Waters of Miller Lake, Cn Monday there was a group of twenty or thirtyâ€"men in front of the town hall during the progress of the council meetling. Th men were all apâ€" parently of foreign extration and there was not one in the crowd who appearâ€" ed to be anything but a stranger in the town. On Tuesday there were no less than tweniyâ€"two men counted ge:ting off the one freight. There have been as many as this come in herse on one ,frexght before but the one on Tuesday acted differently to those on other days. )I,J{sdally, when 4 group of men come in freight they sepurate when they get off the cars and go their separate ways. They have no connection with each other except in the one thing of stealing a ride on the railway. Two or thres of them may be pals, but usually they represent different types and they pay no attention to each other. Tuesâ€" day‘s group, however, seemed to be unâ€" der a known leadership and they folâ€" lowed this man away in body. The men appeared to be of foreign extracâ€" tion. It may be that the apparent chesion of the two groups referred to has no significance. On the other hand there kave been rumours that there is an organized plan to bring a number of men to town in the next few weeks. There is no work for transients here and they can only be a burden to themâ€" selves and to the town if they come here looking for work. If they are being deliberately brought here for any other purpose, the matter will no doubt be dealt with. If there is any wholesale influx of transients into town there will have to be wholesale convictions for vagrancy. There is not work enough here for the people already here, and as Timmins has given emprioyment to several hundred newâ€"comers in the last | year or so the town has done more than its share. Young Man Drowns Near Town Sunday Those from Timmins Golf Club at the event were:â€"J. W. Fogg, J. R. Todd, 5. R. McCoy, G. N. Ross, M. Galbraith, Geo. Lake, Wilson Lang, J. P. Burke, Dr. Moore. There were 55 starting out on Thursâ€" day morning in the competition. Of ‘these the following sixteen qualified, the scores given:â€"J. Stokes, Kirkland Lake, 162; R. Les, North Bay, 164; C. Langlois, 168; W. Smith, 173 C. C. Oliver, 173; J. Poupore, 174; W. | Brydge, Iroquois Falls, 176; Dr. Campâ€" bell, 179; Geo. Lake, Timmins, 181; Dr. |Nott, 181; Dr. McDonald, 181; G. N. Ross, Timmins, 182; E. Smith, 183:;: Geo. Of those starting the clubs had the following representation:â€"North Bay, 12; Sudbury, 11; Timmins, 9; Haileyâ€" bury, 10; New Liskeard, 5; Cochrane, 3; Iroquois Falls, 3; Kirkland Lake, 2. Bobby Lee, of Norih Bay, who won the championship in 1927. was again the final winner of the 1930 honours after a closelyâ€"contested battle for the chamâ€" Are Transients Being Brought to Timmins Now ? W. Lee, 183; J. Blackwell, 186; Ben Merwin, Sudbury, 186. ture souvenir brick of silver by Hugh Park of the Nipissing Mine. and other kindnesses and attention were given the visiiors all through the tournament. N. 0. G. A. Tournament to be Held at Timimins Next Year . F. Brigham the New, President and W. L4 Hogarth, Secretary, of Northern Ontario Golf Associw Lee, of North Bay, Winner of Northern On 1olf Championship for Second Time. Good Attendance at Golf Event at Haileybury Last Week. horsed. (4 brvate ib L Dss Golf , pionshi; nent | second day, | sented 1 and}T. N Thelthe an deost | North. here | the tow country., His home was in Guysboro County, Nova Scotia, where the family home is located. The body was shipped on Monday last to Nova Sceotia for inâ€" terment. The death is greatly regtetâ€" ted here where the late Ma.uricc Kelly had won many friends. Michael Shields, 42 Laurier avenue, passed away this (Thursday) morning at St, Mary‘s hospital from heart trouâ€" ble. He had been at the hospital for treatment for a month or so past. The late Mr. Shields was an emplloyee of the Hollinger and had been a respected reâ€" sident of town for some years. He was 47 years of age and leaves a wife and family to whom the sympathy of all will be extended. The funeral will likely be held on Saturday of this week. The speaker for the day was Kiwanâ€" lan Wils Lang. Mr. Lang spoke on "Speaking," and especially afterâ€"dinner speaking. His witty address was greatâ€" ly appreciated, his humorisms keeping the club members in rounds of chuckles and laughter. In the interests of . the public he made a clever plea for betier speeches and urged members and others to avoid the faults and foibles that made speaking in public a difficulty for the speaker and a bore for th2 listeners. Mr. Lang held up in inimitable way some of the mannerisms employed by some speakers and that proved very trying to those in the audience. His goodâ€"natured and effective presentaâ€" tion of the subject chosen greatly pleasâ€" ed the meeting. MICHAEL SHIELDS, OF THE HOLLINGER TOWNSITE, Miss Murphy, of the Canadian Chauâ€" tauquas, interviewed the club with a view of having the Kiwanis sponsor the Chautauquas here next year. After hearing Miss Murphy‘s interesting exâ€" planation of the value to the communiâ€" ty of the Chautauquas, it was explainâ€" ed that the Kiwanis could not sponsor the event as a club, though, of course, individual members might be interested. as they had been in previous years. At the Kiwanis Club luncheon or Monday of this week aGennite announceâ€" ment was made that the Kirkland Lake Kiwanis Club would be the guests of the Timmins Club on Wednesday of next week. The meeting will be an evering one and a special welcome will be givâ€" en the Kirkland Lake Club members, as this is their first visit to Timmins Club while the Timmins Club has enâ€" joyed more than one pleasant time as the guests of the club at Kirkland Lake. It was thought that the Kirkland Lake Club would have been up here this week, but this was not practical and so the visit has been arranged now for Wednesday evening, Aug. 198th. In the absence of the president, J. R. Walker, the chair on Monday was taken by Past President R. Dye. Kirkland Kiwanis Coming Wednesday Ciub from Kirkland Lake to Visit Timâ€" mins Kiwanis Club on Wednesday Evening Next, A. W,. Lang the Speaker This Week. In the annual meeting held during the tournament last week, A. F. Brigâ€" ham, of Timmins, was elected president of the Northern Ontario Golf Associaâ€" tion for the ensuing year. W. L. Hoâ€" garth, of Timmins, was elected secreâ€" tary. It was decided to hold the NOKGG.A. annual championship tournament next year in Timmins, under Ontario Amaâ€" teur Golf Association rules. H. J. Regnolds, North Bay, was runâ€" nerâ€"up in the consolation event, being one stroke behind. In the regular consola‘:ion cvent, apen to all players who failed to qualify for the event, H. Mui:z, of Sudbury, won with 177 for 36 holes. Sudbury, by two and one. The special consolation prize was wor by Dr. Nott, of North Bay, who had a score of 82 for 18 holes. pionship of Noarthern Ontari>. For the second time he won the irophy preâ€" sented by Geo. W. Lee, chairman of the T. N. 0. Commission, and father of the amateur golf champion cof the North. The father was also an eutry in the tourney won by the son. Ben Merwin, of Sudbury, went tn‘o the finals with Bobby Lee. Thse match tEnded on the 15th green with Lee winâ€" ning 5 up and 3 to play. The chamâ€" plon won the second hole of the round and Merwin squared the match at the third, only to have Lee take the next three, never again to be headed. Lee was only in trouble once, while Merwin was erratic. In the semiâ€"finals played Saturday morning, â€" Lee disposed of John Blackwell, of Haileybury, by three and one. Merwin defeated Langlois, of Sudbury, by two and one. ona time ted by G N. O. â€" 16 Pages