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He was a most popular young man. both among his fellow employees at the mine and among the citizens of Schuâ€" macher. He attended Schumacher public school and Timmins high school and was held in high esteem by teachâ€" Immediately after the accident, it was thought that Douglas was the loss inâ€" jured of the two who escaped. He was suffering from shock but no bones had been broken. Later it was found that the severe crushing he had endured had caused internal injuries from which there was little hope of recovery. Douglas Craig, who was injured in the accident at MclIntyre mmg on March 30th, died in St. Mary‘s hospital on Saturday evening about 8.30 o‘clock. His passing was not altogethter unexâ€" pected, for during the few days presedâ€" ing Saturday., his condition had been slowly growing worse. Those who knew him well and were witn him almost unâ€" til the end, say that he put up a grand fight to live. Douglas Craig Passes on Saturday Evening Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in Recent Accident. Was Injured Internally. One of the Most Popular Young Men of the Camp and Prominent in Many Circles. Three daughters, Sister Mary Delise of the Buckingham convent, Mrs. E. Tessier, of Hull and Mrs. E. Fontaine, o{ Kirkland Lake and five sons, Sylvester A., of Timmins, Peter of Toronto, George of Elk Lake and Jossph and Claude, of Rouyn, survive him. The funeral service will be held toâ€" morrow morning at 9.30 o‘clock from St. Anthony‘s church. In the meanâ€" time, the body will be at Chenier‘s funeral parlours on Cedar street. George Last, a resident of Timmins for the past eight years, died at St. Mary‘s Hospital yesterday afternoon after a short illness. He was nearly €0 years of age and was well known not only here but in Ottawa where he made his home since coming to Canada at the age of 12 years. In recent yoars he had lived with his sen, Joseph, on farmâ€"in Mountjoy township. Death of Geo. Last Sunday Afternoon Mayor R. Richardson‘"in‘"a short adâ€" dress told the reason why he had asked the Canadian Legion to carry through the celebration. He said with such a representative gathering present he knew the day would be carried through in a manner fitting to the town and the North. President Austin Neame, of the Canaâ€" dian Legion, in opening the meeting touched upon the reason for this asâ€" sembly . He outlined is plans. These were unanimously adopted and now it can be said officially that the Empire carnival will be held on Monday, May 6th. Resident of Timmins Disâ€" trict for the Past Eight Years Dies at the Age of Eighty Years. Among the organizations represented were: the I1.0.D.E., the Daughters of England, the LO.BA., the Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Legion, the Sons of Sceotland the Welsh Society, the Pipse Band, S.J.A.B. and Lancashire Club, the 1.0.0.F., the Lions Club, the Kiwanis Club, L.O.L., Moose Lodge and Ladies of the Moose, and other British arâ€" ganizations. Among the loyal foreign people the following were noted:â€"the White Eagle Polish Society, Ukrainian Prosvita â€" Association, Jugoâ€"Slavs of Canada, the Roumanian people, the Loyal Finnish people, the Serbian peoâ€" ple, the Italian Veterans, the Syrian people, the Croatian people and others from various parts of the world. Perâ€" haps in a class by themselves were the Jewish people of the camp. The speeches delivered while too lengthy to be published, showed the love and deâ€" votion of all to King George V and the Queen. Some of these touched upon later were very inspiring. Timmins witnessed a gathering of citizens on Thursday evening last in the Legion hall, which perhaps could go down in Canadian his o:y as unique. It was a gathering of Empire citizens and consisted of the high officia‘s of every loyal and patriotics organization in the district. The meeting was called to discuss the plans for the King‘s Jubiâ€" less celebration for the town of Timâ€" mins, May 6th. There were close to seventy persons present in answer to the call of the Canadian Legion for support to their plans for an Empire parade. Notable Gathering of Loyal Citizens in Town Plans Progressing for Big Celebration on May 6th. Tag Day for Cancer Fund. Boy Scouts to Hold Event in Evening. Stirring Patriotic Addresses Given in Supâ€" port of Event. C.P.R. The Pioneer Paper Established 1912 _ _The harassed agriculturist had a ‘ pitch fork in his hands at the time and it was only by a mighty effort that he | kept himself from doing bodily harm to ‘ the questioner. But after a moment he got control of himself. , "No, no Jimmie," he replied, "I‘m justi | getting ready to grease the wagon." _ _EM.G. in St. Mary‘s Journalâ€"Argus two c‘clock. Douglas had worked at Mc:Intyre mine for the past few years and his position during recent months had been that of haulage contractor. Although born at Cobalt, he had lived for many years in the Porcupine. The funeral service is to be held on Thursday afternoon from the Schuâ€" macher United church, beginning at ers and students alike. As an orchestra musician he was favourably known throughout the district. Just 24 years old, he had only been married a few months. Mrs. Craig was Miss Dorothy Leeman, formerly of Thornbury, Ont. His father, David Craig, lives in Schuâ€" macher. Mrs. David Craig was in Hollywood, California with Douglas‘ sister at the time of the but was able to reach Timmins in time on Saturday by acroplane. His sister will arrive here within a day or two. Walâ€" ter Craig, student at O.A.C., Guelph, returned home on Friday. The Timmins Golden Chapter I.0O.D. E. have announced a Jubilee Dance to oe hsld under the auspices of the local chapter at the Riverside Pavilion ¢n Mcnday, May 6th. It will be one <f the most pleasing features of the King‘s Jubilee celebration in town; I.0O.D®. social events always bsing enjoyable angq popular. A friend of our was driving a load of hay along the sixth line the other day. The wagon was heavy, the 102dâ€" shoulder was soft, the team shied, the load turned uspide down. White the unfortunate one was standing there ruefully taking stock of the situation a certain pest came along in a buggy. _ ‘The Semiâ€"Weekly Smile j I.O0.D.E. to Hold Jubilee Dance, Monday, May 6th The Boy Scouts plan a big jamboree on the cyanide and the taking care of the big bonfire planned. To make the ceremony interesting an investiture will be ~held "in ~the open ~and »pgrents~ and citizens in general will get a glimpse of the work of the Boy Scout movement. The Advance during the next two weeks will publish the plans as they are arrived at and give outlines of what is desired in the way of decorated floats, etc. The dances mentioned in the proâ€" posed plans are held in abeyance until another meeting to be held some time next week. It is expected that at least two of these dances will be held in the camp. All present in neat addresses gave support and a very large majority proâ€" mised floats and other costumed groups One float mentioned as an accomplishâ€" ed fact was that of the Ladies‘ Auxiliary which will depict "Britannia." The Ukrainians will also have costumed groups and "Cossacks" mounted on horseback. The loyal Roumanians also contemplate having a big show. The Daughters of the Empire repreâ€" sentative spoke, stating that they had planned their annual dance for the Jubilee date and could not very vell alter _ their arrangements. They pledged a donation for the Cancer Fund if the event was a financial success. A Legion member made the suggestion that Mr. Wilson be interviewed regardâ€" ing this event and in all probability a larger turnover would be the result. In closing Mr. Sky suggested a tag day for the Cancer Fund as the donaâ€" tion from the people of the Forcupinse. This suggestion was put to the meeting and enthusiastically carried. Barney Sky, spoke for the Jewish people. It was a wonderful addrcoss, full of thanksgiving to the Empire for what had been given the Jewish race. He told of how in the time of need the people of whom he was one, answered the call to arms. Another call has come â€"this time for the King‘s Cancer Fund. The Jewish people were ready again to do their share. They would have a float for the occasion. he said. Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY PDorcupine Abvance | ~Harvey J. Huddleton, secretaryâ€"treaâ€" surer; Richard N. Clarke, viceâ€"presiâ€" dent; Dr. Sherman J. Leparde, John lfi:ones. George Beggs, Roy Fisher and t, Vanderhoff .directors are. theâ€" offi~ cials of the company who are in Timâ€" mins now. Mr. Jones is engineer at the Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester. The steadily growing population of Timmins and the consequent demand for more necessities of all kinds exâ€" plains the increasing freight shipments. The nationâ€"wide railway pclicy of freâ€" quent excursions has not doubt mod» passenger receipts show a gain, officials says. Revenues collected in Timmins by the T. N. O. Railway during the month of March showed a slight increase over March of 1934. This applied to both passsnger and freight divisions and is in keeping with increases showi throughout the past sixteen months. Nci once in that time have T. N. O. revenucs in Timmins failed to show an increase. ‘Officials and Directors Visitâ€" ing the Property This week. Mine Showing Much Promise Now. Increased Revenue at Timmins Station T. N. 0. Passenger and Freight Receipts Show Inâ€" crease Each Month for Period of Sixteen Consecâ€" utive Months. The Naybob was formerly known as the Hayden gold mine and is showin? good promise of becoming a consistent producer. Naybob Gold Mines Limited expect to pour their first brick within a few days, Robert J. Naylor, president of Rochester, N.Y. told The Advance at noon today. He and number of other directors of the company are in town toâ€"day and have spent some time inâ€" specting the property. Naybob Mine to Pour Gold Brick This Week Unofficially, it was stated this mornâ€" ing that if Canadian Pacific build a line of their own, the earliest possible time it could reach Timmins would be in in midâ€"summer. The Doimninion Railway and Municipal Board would probably refuse the use of power lines to C. P., it is said. N. O.. the Northern Power Company and the Ontario Hydro Commission. None of these three would lease lines to the Canadian Pacific, it is undsrsiocd. To do this, they will have to string lines of their own, The Advance has been told by several authorities. There are ~Conly three sets of long distanc? lines coming anywhere near Timmins and those are owned by the T. and Canadian Pacific Telegraph‘s invaâ€" sion of the territory formerly served exâ€" clusively by the T. N. O. Telegraph systoem is, still progressing. Reports this week from North Bay state that Canadian Pacific will probably have an office somewhere in the Porcupine district this summer. Reports Suggest C. P. Will have Telegraph Office in This Camp this Summer. C. P. Telegraphs May Come to Porcupine I’m‘ Although they got away to a quicker start than the Cambridge crew, the dark blues soon fell behind and could no? recapture thsir lead even with their most strenuous efforts. The last time Oxford won a race in this 94â€"yearâ€"old competition was in 1923. Never before in the long history of the race has one university held the honour for as long as Crambridge has, although Oxford held it twice for periods of nine years, from 1890 until 1899 and from 1861 to 18870. â€" The 0 dead heat recorded was in 1877. The race has been held every year since 1841 excepting the war years from 1914 to 1919. . TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, APRIL 8TH, 1935 DARK BLUES LEAD AT FIRST BUT SLIP BEHIND QUICKLY The cause of the peculiar explosion has not been determined yet. Mrs. Ellies told The Advance that she had been bathing the two children upstairs when the stove blew up. She cried cut |for help and got the kiddies cutside ‘immediately. "I thought at first that the whole front had gone," she told The IAdvance toâ€"day. Mr. Ellies got into Sudbury Cub Wolves meet the Winâ€" nipeg Monarchs in the Memorial cup finals toâ€"night, it was announced this morning. The Monarchs played the last of a threeâ€"game series on Saturday with Saskatocn Wesleys and took a one goal victory at 3â€"2. The Cub Wolves arrived in Winnipeg on Friday and are all set to go into the finals, after having tried out the ice at the big Winnipeg Amphitheatre rink. Sudbury Cub Wolves to play the Winnipeg Monarchs Toâ€"night. Allan and Memorial Cups Final Matches When an ordinary czcal or wood range ( the kitchen szâ€"on after the explosion and explodedâ€"with=a=â€"roar ~like~a~dynamite !"succeosded *in © putting ~out"the "fAire; "al= blast on Saturday evening, Mrs. Ellies,| thcugh the rcom was full of smoke. 3 Wilson Avenue and her two half-l The fire department was not called. clothed children were forced to leave, The whole fire box of the stove was their home. Scot and pieces of wrecked but no other permanent damâ€" ing material and the stove flew all over age was done to the house. The exâ€" the kitchen ard water from a burst} plcsion carried away the water front pipe drenched the floor. éand all the steel and brick aroundg the The cause of the peculiar explosion|left side. One plumber told the Adâ€" has not been determined yet. Mrs.|vance that it was next to impzssible Ellies told The Advance that she had| for a water front to explode so violently been bathing the two children upstairsi unless the pipes leading to it became when the stove blew up. She cried ou!,i thcroughly plugged and the generation for help and got the kiddies steam in the small space created a immediately. "I thought at first that| high pressure. An explosive substauce the whole front had gone," she told The i concealed in the wood might have had Advance toâ€"day. Mr. Ellies got into| the same effect, it is said. Woman and Children Forced to Leave House but Husband Soon Extinguishes Fire. Cause of Accidgnt Unknown. Stove Explodes in Home on Saturday Evening ol ~alP The Cambridge crew shown above triumphed over Oxford on Saturday afterncon when they won the annual race by four and a half lengths. Their time was 19 minutes and 48 seconds, exactly one minute and 45 seconds slower than last year‘s record. Cambridge won the first race ever rowed between the two universities in 1841 when the time for the four and a quarter mile course was 32 and a half minutes. While Max Silverman is out west with the Cub Wolves, George Redding, coach of the Hamilton Tigers, is in Sudbury "just looking around.‘" Maybe he‘ll be Sudbury‘s coach next year, as it is said that Max has accepted another job. Before Saturday night‘s game, the dope was that the Wolverines had had too long a lay off and would be easy prey for the Royals. At least two Naâ€" tional League managers are in Halifax to look over prospective professional material from the finalists. The big Montreal Royals ran into a surprise on Saturday when they met the Halifax Wolverines and could only tie at 3â€"3. Port Arthur seniors Aare on their way to Halifax now, ready to meet the winners of the Montrealâ€" Halifax series in the finals for the Alâ€" lan Cup. Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY ‘The main road to South Poicupire, used to make the detour passable again closed late Thursday, is now in use|and though only a narrow road, it is again. Construction of a bridge over|serving the purpose until the bridge i: the point at which Dome mine‘s tailâ€"| open for traffic. ings cross the road is being rushed. During the few days the road was This is about three miles west of South| closed all South Porcupine traffic used Porcupine, between the cemetery ard|the back road, which was very rough the Rea hill. and rutty. The closing of the road was made! E. Cash, assistant to the district enâ€" necessary by the conditin of the|gineer (A. T. Hamer) of the Departâ€" slimes over which the detour lies around ment of Northern Development “ the halfâ€"built bridge. The slimes had Math is in the Timmi - become very soft and dangerous and CR OT h n Ahe it was thought that cars might become| 0â€"day. He and Alex Stirling are makâ€" seriously\mired if the detour were not|ing an inspection of thc roads with a properly repaired. Plenty of rock was ) view to authorizing spring repairy, _‘ The department of public works has little work in hand now cther than keeping the water flowing. Drains and catchâ€"basins usually freezo up at night, entailing considerable work the nesxt mcrning. To date there has been exâ€" ceptionally little trouble with excess water and not even a minor flood has cecurred. Only a sudden and prolongâ€" ed thaw would cause any trouble now, it is said. Inspecting Roads With View to Spring Repairs Highway Closed Last Week in Completing Bridge for the Dome Slimes. Back Road to South End Now Very Rough and Rutty. ' The same thing applies to roads withâ€" in the town, J. D. MacLean, town enâ€" gineer told The Advance. Overloading of trucks or misuse of the town roads may lead to costly repairs or perhaps injure the surface for the whole season. The rcad from Timmins to Schumacher is one on which particular care should be exerecised. It was built at great cost by the Department of Northern Development and might be very seriâ€" ously damaged in the spring. Both the ttwn and the dospartment ask that all motorists coâ€"Cperate with them in helping to keep the roads of the district in as good condition as posâ€" sible. Ask Trucks and Cars to Guard Town Roads Timmins first road repair joop cf 19335 was done last week when two small secâ€" tion of pavement on Third avenue near Elm street were replaced. Now that the main roads in Timmins are showing ‘bare spots through the snow there will undoubtedly be an inâ€" creass in traffic. The Department of Northern Development recently issued a warning to truck drivers and motorâ€" ists regarding the use of roads in the spring, saying that frost action will socn be at its worst and that roads are easily damaged. Saturday‘s Thermometer Had Low Mark of 2 Below Damage of Serious Sort may be Done Now to the Streets by Too Heavy Loads. Mr. Hamer explained that this was only a temporary shutâ€"down and work would be resumed after seeding was done. The Department of Northern Development this year, working in conâ€" jJunction with the Department cf Public Here are the highs and lows Sluce Thursday:â€"Thursday, max. 36, min. Friday, max. 35, min. 10; Saturday, max. 36, min 2; Sunday, max 37, min. 12 The minimum last night was 14 deâ€" grees and this morning at eight o‘clock it was 20 above. This is being done so that the farâ€" mers can clear up any work around the farm and be in a position to take full advantage of the spring for ploughing and seeding. Saturday‘s low mark of just two deâ€" grees above zero seiv ‘April‘s lowest temperature to date. Danyâ€"highs are fairly steady at a few degrees above. In a cecirmunication with The vance last weekâ€"end the district enâ€" gineer, Mr. A. T. Hamer, announcel that all settlers‘ gangs working in the district of South Cochrane, with the exception of those from urban centres, would be closed by the ist of May or prehaps a few days earlier. In Thursday‘s issue of The Advance reference was made to the closing of settlers‘ camps on roadwork in Nipisâ€" sing, Algoma ang other districts. It was pointed cut that the closing of these camps was with a view to allowâ€" ing the settlers to attend to their seedâ€" ing. In this part of the North it is too carly now for seeding and the closing cf the camps in this district will not take place until later this month. Northern Development‘s Attitude Toward Settlers All Settlers‘ Gangs to be Laid off During Seeding and Harâ€" vest, but to be Employed Between Times. To be Aided in Securing Seed. Lte F. Gouvreau, who was employed at the McIintyre mine until a short time ago, was rushed by aeroplane from Great Bear Lake to Edmonton last week, suffering/from an attack of appendicitis. Mr:/ â€" Gouvreau made friends in this district before leaving for a better job with El Bonanza mines in the Great Bear Lake area. The last from Edmonton indicate thut he is making a good recovery after an cperation. E. Cash, assistant to the district enâ€" gineer (A. T. Hamer) of the Departâ€" ment of Northern Development at. Matheson, is in the Timmins distri¢ct: toâ€"day. He and Alex Stirling are makâ€" . ing an inspection of t"~c roads with a view to authorizing spring repairy, During the few days the road was closed all South Porcupine traffic used the back road, which was very rough and rutty. L. F. Gouvreau Making Progress to Recovery Word from the Liquor Control Board last week gave the information that two beer authorities in the North were being cancelled on account of complaints made to the board. One of these is the Oak hotel at North Bay and the other the Kingston hotel at Timmins. The latter is understood to have until toâ€" morrow to dispose of its stock. J. Robiâ€" taille, who operates the Kingston hotel, went to Toronto last week to place his side of the matter before the bogard, it is understood. It is reported that other licenses in town may also be cancelled in the near future. by the Legion players. This will be followed by a vaudeville programme Oof much merit. The event is open to exâ€"servicemen and personal friends of members of the Legion. All are asked to be on time and not to forget that it‘s toâ€"morrow night in St. Anthony‘s hall at 7.30 p.m. BEER AUTHORITY OF THE KINGSTON TO BE WITHDRAWN Notable Programme for Anâ€" nual Event Under Ausâ€" pices of the Canadian Leâ€" ">g10n;® .. "The Aches and Pains in Married Life‘ is the title of the short sketch The toast list will consist ofâ€"*"The King"; ‘"Vimy Ridge"; "The Canadian Legion"; ‘"‘The Navy"; "The Imperials‘ and "The Ladies‘ Auxiliary. Everything is vin readiness for the Legion Vimy Banquet. The event is to ‘be held in the St. Aythony‘s hall, and ample accommodation is availabic for all who are planning to attend. The banquet will commence at. sharp 8.15 p.m., so all are requested to be seated on time. Vimy Banquet Here on Tuesday Evening The Department of Northern Deâ€" velopment will also furnish seed potaâ€" toes and garden seeds with expectation that every settler now on relief will make a good effort to grow a splendid crop of poiatCes and vegetables. Mr. Hamer stated that the Departâ€" ment of Northern Development would close down all settlers‘ gangs during seceding, haying, and harvesting but would operate between these periods and assist settlers by road work until the crop was harvested. Before threshâ€" ing time comes, the farmers would be given road work to assure him money for threshing. The Government intends to make an organized attempt to rehabilitate the settler on the land and to subsidize hin until his farm is selfâ€"supporting. Welfare, will supply seed grain. In other years, liens were taken for seed supplied by the Department of Northâ€" thern Development, but this year where seed is supplied by the Department of Public Welfare the applicant will be required to do road work to the value of the seed supplied. This work will be done after seeding operations ars completed. PRICE THRE E CENTS 8 Pages