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W ork will be Completed, Thanks to the Efforts of the Porâ€" cupine and Iroquois Falls Fish and Giame Protective Asâ€" sociations and John Rowlandson, M.P.P. Work on Frederickhouse Dam has been Resumed addi fleet The price of gold in London : toâ€"day to a new all tims high, as ours of international changes in d with gold grew stronger. The pr 144 shillings, one pence, translate Canadian money without taking account the fractional exchan slightly over the $35 United State ed price. New Ambulance Arrives for the Hollinger Mines Record Price Toâ€"day for Gold in London It came out later that some of the men had said "they couldn‘t go because they were taking part in a concert." All those who turned down the opporâ€" tunity to work will be recorded and when they apply for relief again the information will be available. Hydro Question Discussed In the correspondence for the fortâ€" night appeared a letter from the Onâ€" tario Hydroâ€"Electric â€"FPower Commisâ€" sion in which a detailed survey of the Northern Power Co.‘s equipment in Timmins, made last fall, was given. The numbers of poles, transformers, supports, guys, wire, insulators, meters,' lightning arresters, relay switches, street lights and so on were listed and the ‘"replacement" value as well as the "depreciated" value of each item given. The total replacement value was given as $152,097; the depreciated value as $88,645,. . No equipment outside the limits of the town was included. Mr. Bartleman inquired when the letter had been received. He was told that it reached the clerk‘s office on New Allâ€"Time High Made on London Market. Figurâ€" es out Over $35 per Ounce in Canadian Money. Thi:s andi Ollit¢er I. E. Dunn that none of the men who refused be given meal tickets the next time they apply. After the members of the council had been told the circumstances the mayor asked, "I war® the council to decide right now whether we are going to continue giving them meal tickets." The members of the council agreed unanimously that they could no longer support men who would not work when given the chance. On Wednes Relief officer the men wh tickets the ns The usual delegati mins Unemployed A: present at Wednesd ing when the counci large group of men peared on the assc refused to go to work announcement, the ¢ considerable sympat listed and had in fa any 15 or 20 of the work on the Swa: rogcd. Men Refusing to Work _ Cut ftrom Relief List Timmins Hydro Survey Before the Town Council a be of mmins Unemployed Workers‘ Association Neglectedl Chance to Take Work Offered. Discussion on l’owerl Question. Other Council Affairs. | 2 Sections 16 Pages ew Dodge ambulance has arrivâ€" Ah Hollinger Mines and will be ) service immediately. Dodge type KHI15 has an outâ€" ; stylish appearance and should suitawble for ambulance work. ery smart and upâ€"toâ€"theâ€"minute _ to the already smart Hollinger M da A TY ghi, as rumâ€" es in dealing Phe price of J 2 JUI ha mge was no 1 meet that ; into into T‘im men | assessmer that | $13.500 ve muc} Ontario be presented ove: favourites of cou ' Then, commencing i day., March Ist S Following the announcement of th engagement of Miss Bertha Harrison eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R Harrison, to Fred Elphick, son cf Mr and Mrs. W. Elphick, last night, © party in honour of the young couple was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs Harrison. the people: the opportunity to decide at the end of the year. We can‘t leave ! it later than next December or we‘ll be out of luck." He explained that the power company‘s franchise expired on Dec. Ist 1936 and that if the electors want to renew it, they must do so at this year‘s election. Mayor Richardson:â€""You feel that the vote should be taken at this elecâ€" tion ?2" Broadcast and Banquet on St. David‘s Day, March 1st acd want another franchise that would have to be voted on then too?" "Yes." The motion was carried. Negotiate for Equipment Then a motion by Mr. Bartleman and Councillor Caron was read asking that (Continued on Page Eight) May Prepare Legislation When a motion made by Councillor Bartleman and seconded by Councillor McDermott was read to the effect that the clerk be asked to prepare "enablâ€" ing" ‘byâ€"laws on the purchase by the town of power from the Hydro, Mr. Bartleman said, "If we want Hydro here, we must start something. We should prepare byâ€"laws for presentaâ€" tion at the next election. In the meanâ€" time we can enter into negotiations with the power company for the purâ€" chase of their equipment. We will give VIIt IMCLerSs We asses and the depreciated the Hydro is $33.000. The clerk was ins to the Court of Rey omission in the asses Mr. Bartleman:â€""Yes." The Mayor:â€""If the power company ant another franchise that would have met Feb. 13t] date of | A 1 "How much is the asse: ked Mayor Richardson "I understand it‘s doy cierk was instructed to report Court of Revision an error or n in the assessment of the Norâ€" ower Co. May PreDpare Lerislatinn Che Mopantr e club ha i with wh wered Mr. B t on the trar t even the d he hydro is c( much dow: commented ry MONDAY A K € 1 6 down ot TroOuls am did not ho conditicns days led somt i manner th qjuickly leavir ater years be ig ground < ¢ wild duck ; continued i dis good cor iA] wn about $10,â€" rtleman. "The formers is now preciated value ver $17,000. On hem at $18,400 alue shown by ms pe ment down? the and THURSDAY â€" ipply of ock the 31 Canad mines. ~_â€" Ottawa It is rumoured in Toronto now that, in Ottaw there is legislation ready, requiring only| about $5,0 the signature of the lieutenantâ€"goverâ€"| ber of fan nor, to amend the income tax act so as ly thirty to make it possible to tax nonâ€"operatâ€"| ing capital. Should this become law, Messrs it would undoubtedly be an aid to the}| guests at "This is which v 15 years out of As the fourteen representatives gathâ€" ered about the table in the board room over the clinic on Fifth avenue, it was moved that Reeve C. Gallagher of the township of Tisdale be chairman. This was unanimously agreed tn In hic Timmins town council held a special meeting last night to take up with reâ€" presentatives from Teck and Tisdale townships the question of taxes from the mines in the municxpalitles conâ€" cerned. Municipalities Confer on Taxation of Mines Sspecial Meeting of Town Council Last Night to Discuss Question with Tisdale and Teck Representatives. No Statement Issued. around the choic | coming year. T didates in the fi rades Austin Ne A, Bellamy. All voted in approve and the returni: busy. Some interesting discussions took place with some very fine addresses by the members. There was no doubt lef the members wished to b next year. Much business was car and mention was made of attractions for the branch The result lows:â€"Austi1 16; A. Bellan There ws tendance a ing of the 7 dian Legior clubhouse. Austin Neame Again President of Legion Had Very Large Majority of Votes Cast Monday. Memâ€" bers of Executive Commitâ€" tee Nominated. e was an exceptionally good at ce at the monthly general moet the Timmins branch of the Cana no doubt left as to who wished to be their head Monday TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH. 193 main interest centred e of president for the here were three canâ€" eld these being Comâ€" ame, J. Nicoison and day long the members d parliamentary style ng officers wers> kept was carried through made of the coming poll 102 evenin was as fol: J. Nicolson In his Ottawa, Feb. 28.â€"A tenement fire in Ottawa toâ€"day caused damage of about $5,000 to a place in which a numâ€" ber of families made®"their homes. Nearâ€" ly thirty people were left homeless. generally. It is understood that repreâ€" sentations will also be made to the Govâ€" ernment for some changes in the law regarding assessment of mines and to clarify the present law. We John Massie, who has been ill for the past few weeks, is reported this mornâ€" ng as improving in health satisfacâ€" torilyv. Ray and Harvey Webb were Kirkland Lake last weekâ€"end. AT OTTAWA TOâ€"DAYX Sullivan is secre Polson Co. L Toronto, Feb. 28.â€"Charged in police court there toâ€"day with the theft of 15,â€" 000 shares of Sudbury Mines stock and 300 shares of Teck Hughes Gold Mines stock from Mr. and Mrs. William Carâ€" ter of Toronto, N. T. O‘Sullivan was reâ€" leased on $3,000 bail. by all to those bereaved in the death of Mrs. J. G. Lefebvre, who died on Tuesâ€" day morning at the home of her parâ€" ’ents, Mr. and Mrs, Albert A. Paquette, 164 Birch street, south. She had been ill only ten days, death being due to heart trouble following an attack of inâ€" fluenza. The late Mrs. Lefebyvre, formâ€" erly Rollande Paquette, was 23 years and 4 months old at the time of death. She was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Paquetts and had lived in Timmins for seven years, making wide circles of friends here. The funeral will take place toâ€" mSrrow (Friday) morning at 9 o‘clock. Service will be held at St. Anthony's‘ church. The funeral will be from the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Paquette. _ Very deep.sympathy with be extended Death on Tuesday Mrs. J. G. Lefebvre Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Paquette Passes After Illness of Only Ten Days. !Pipe Band Presents Pleasing Programme of the by thi Theria the leadersh McLennan, Hugh O‘Neill glas Cotcher programme o Anthony‘s p: Numbers Included One by, the Prince of Wales: Givâ€" en First Time in Canada. «P P P P P P P L LAAA P L LA 11 evenin )1pe in Pip:>«Ma D1 reasurer Ock broke 3 Oone and was ill who heard it numbers given: quick step, deâ€" dgers, the base who this week 1i in South Porâ€" limimin ac? ToOâ€" 9 o‘clock Anthony‘s from the and Mrs â€"JaAme Pipeâ€"Serg! Major Dou Rev 1€ Connaught Home Burns in $5,000 Blaze Monday wWway O BESling a truC was no possible way blaze once it had a fir The house was just station and was occu Mrs. James Reid and Chimney Fire Gets Beyond Control and in Less than an Hour Consumes Woollings Co. Building. Jas. Reid Ocâ€" cupied House. eC da private bill to e Timmins to collect those liable to poll as in the usual mt and Teck townshi; efforts and thu; Jews was avert lsyaity to her pt in history as an « anhood while Pu: Oof festivities and court, consp of Media. beautiful P Ahasuerus Through he ed of the pe people, and erous plot t the Jewish people of a bright chapt During the reign 0o Persia, a certain H court, conspired to The Hebrew Hebrew Chapter People‘s A $5,000 oved by number of popular songs and soon had the whole crowd singing them merrily. The gcood things to eat at suppertime, prepared by the Hebrew Ladies Aid society, and for which the Ball has beâ€" come famous, were as usual one of the most enjoyable features of the evening. Supper was served efficiently and quickly. _an ho ntents, eâ€"fighti Mrs. Leslie J. ] Queen Esther for Last night‘s Purim Ball, where th annual coronation of "Queen Esther® one of the big events of the year i Timmins, this year scored another bril liant success when nearly 550 Timmin people were present at the Riversid Pavilion. At the Ontario Lt y of this week Jol P. for Cochrane i negotiations for t equipment by the The clerk was the Court of Revi Nearly 550 Attend the 1935 Purim Ball Mrs. Leslie J. Mackey Chosâ€"| Mi en as Queen Esther for|} ¢ 1935. Happy Event Last]| Night at Riverside Pavilâ€" ; 1 ion. wished He was W Will Negotiate with Power Co. and Secure Terms. May Submit Byâ€"laws to Vote. Other Matters at Town Counâ€" cil Meeting., * Council Considers Plan of Taking Over Power metime 10 T‘€ bill to emp H Purim MONDA Y 30 ongregatl Ladies‘ 1 Hadassah eague. @ant eslie J. Mackey was chose April 1st ) Northe ions for Meanwhile the Osther was chi to the thron r uncle Mordec rsecution and s prom thus : iverted _ S in exampl} Purim ha: DYV =1 elec he Ki 4TA )‘ powW ked t he ne itiOn B‘nai I Aid, â€" the r the pi the town as also 3 purcC firm $10.00 TX Sdut Mo n t Ahasu nan, a 11 and 1p1 Hamat W whereu Commem( ne Chast( chosen by pu be old W W 11 people of Tim d1 @QUL isked to inf that the No 16 11 h 1@ it of hi [ hist Kin 1€ % IX @Q@uU Ki1 Jev m bab di 11 1D lective wiring. C Monday at 89 Fifth Tuesday at 59 1â€"2 at 11.20 a.m. Four Fire Calls Since Monday Noon. Nonc Serious 16 tha dry wood fire. Her daughterâ€"inâ€"law, Mrs. iAlphege Perron, had been down to the furnace earlier in the day and had lit 3 the fire but apparently left a pan conâ€" taining just a little gasoline too close to the fire. Mrs. Perron, Sr., had gone down and put that blaze out. ; About a quarter to twelve, she went | down again and must have found the ifurnace fire out. She struck a match, !and when speaking to a" friend just before she lost consciousness, she said i that was all she could remember. Her _clothing became a mass of flames. She struggled up the basement stairs and began to take off her charred clothing before collapsing. She was taken to the hospital as soon as possible, but the burns had destr oyâ€" ed too much of the skin surface, parâ€" ticularly about the feet, legs and face. They were described by the doctor in attendance as "severe, intensive second and third degree burns." Mrs. Perron lived at 28 Tamarack St., with her son, Alphege. Four other sons live in Timmins, Leon, Aimie, Leodore and Henry. There are 13 grandchildâ€" ren, 12 of whom live here, as well as a number of nieces and nephews. She had been a resident of Timmins for 11 years, coming here from Chiswick, Onâ€" OUL iger operates a mill at C : offices of the company ‘re and Mr, Reld is emplo; npany there. The pulpw s is mainly carried on wi l.‘»)('j n Mi According to the story told by her relatives Mrs. Perron had been successâ€" ful in extinguishing one fire in the basement in that morning, caused by the fact that gasoline had been used in mistake for oil in order to start the wood fire. Her daughterâ€"inâ€"law â€"Mrâ€" Severly burned when she struck a match to light a gasolineâ€"saturated furnace yesterday morning, Mrs. Desâ€" arges Perron, aged 68, died in St. Mary‘s hospital early this morning as a result of the burns. io. Her husband and one daughter xd some years ago. The family believe that had not Mrs. rron been the one to light the furâ€" ce, sOmeone else would surely have ‘t the same fate. It is understood it the wood being burned was not y and that the family had been in habit of using some sort of oil to it started, They had not used Gine as a rule. Died This Morning as Result of Burns renewed aly s Rita Mondoux, w erated on for app rs. Desanges Perron Sucâ€" cumbs to Injuries from Fire Caused by Gasoline in Furnace. t _calls, all for minor fires, have inswered by the fire department Monday noon. Monday at 5.45 phone call to 57 Maple street where a small fire caused by deâ€" â€" wiring. Others, at 7.25 p.m. 18 at 09 Fifith avenue; at 7.40 p.m. ‘ at 59 1â€"2 Wilson avenue; and a.m. yesterday at 30 Vimy Road chimney or stove pipe fires. comple PRICE THREE CENTS 1C iskeq ght : AHNDEer C earned t} ‘ Appears in anothdt ie of The Advance 91 1€ Officer The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine Established 1912 Co.‘s assessme garbage rem un t Ure 4 recentâ€" is in St. improved 11Y 1 as $o0C destroy ace, Ppal ind fac colum1n 11 »vered wh (|l ird 111 h mM