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Large numbers of people have been questioned in regard to the matter and the opinion seems alâ€" most unanimous that the "Centralâ€"Publicâ€"Schoolâ€" Townâ€"Hall Cocktail" is no more than a brain wave. It has nothing to commend it. The publlc school supporters appear determined that they not going to lose a good school to foist on the town an unsuitable municipal building. The rest of the town appear equally anxious to guard the "interests of the public school and the town as well. The scheme was condemned from the beginning by the very fact that attempt seemed to be made to spring it on the public and hurrah it mmu:gn._lt is not too much to say that it is plainly not wanted. With the feeling shown about it, the natural:proâ€" cedure for the mayor would be to drop the whole thing. Why isn‘t it dropped? The question puzâ€" zles many. Some are inclined to think that it may be no more than a camouflage for something else. (In any event it would be well for:the public to be watchful, not only against the effects of the Cenâ€" tralâ€"Publicâ€"Schoolâ€"Townâ€"Hall Cocktail, but also, for evidences of any other mixed drinks for which it may be no more than a "chaser." At least three of the members of the school board are definitely against any such deal as that proâ€" posed. This fact makes the scheme upworkable. The school board values the property at not less than $250,000 and probably would not be willing to dispose of it for less than $300,000. In this conâ€" nectic;n it should be borne in mind that if the proâ€" perty has enhanced in vaiue, any increase in the price is an item for the public school supporters. K there were money to be made in the disposition of the property that money would necessarily go to the public school funds. Councillor Laporte took the correct attitude when he pointed out that it was a delicate question for the town to thrust itself unasked into a scheme of this kind. It is also well to emphasize the fact that the town would do well in any,. event to steer clear of any attempt to juggle real estate in any form. It is a good business for the town to avoid. as advocated by Mayor Bartleman. It would be nearer to the probable truth to expect that both pilrties to any such bargain as that planned would be serious losers. As a school the Central public school is a valuable building and in a suitable locaâ€" tion. As a town hall it would be a complete misfit. To suggest that it could be utilized for municipal purposes with "practically no change" is to insult intelligence. The installation of the necessary vaults alone would be a costly proceeding, while the removal and changing of partitions (if this could be done with proper measure of safety) would entail serious expense. And after it was all done, there would be nothing but a botch, a makeâ€" shift! The building would be no more than a patched up school. Talk about the money to be made from the sale of lots seems scarcely worth regarding. What the lots might bring by auction is problematical. Of course, it may be said that there are people now waiting to purchase the lots as soon as offered by the town. That is a situation to be feared. It would be sufficient reason to avoid any scheme where real estate was already parcelled out and allotted before the public wre apprised of any scheme in the matter. It is a fact that at the present time the United States is making a really serious and determined affort to free itself from the grip of the gangster and the menace of organized crime. Under J. Edâ€" gyar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Invesâ€" tigation, the United States toâ€"day is actually making a successful battle against established crime. Mr. Hoover has pointed out that there are over 150,000 murders in the United States for which no one is punished. The murder rate in the United States is nearly three times that of Italy, about seven times that of the Continent of Europe in general, about ten times that of Canada, and more than eleven times as large in proportion as in Britain. Mr. Hoover does not stop at stating the appalling facts. Murder is not the only unâ€" punished crime in the United States. It is the one, of course, that touches most closely on the safety of the average man, but it is largely an outgrowth of the unchecked waves of other crimes. Public sentimentality, Tack of public indignation, colâ€" lapse ofi home authority in families, the evil licity given by the sensational press to certain forms of crime, the alliance of crime with politics, and the weakness of diverse police systemsâ€"these are given as a summary of the reasons why there is so much crime in the United States. The fact, howâ€" ever, is that the real reason why crime has traâ€" Many ratepayers are asking the question:â€" "What is behind the Centralâ€"Publicâ€"Schoolâ€"Townâ€" Hall Cocktail, as it has been called?" The more the people in general study the various phases of the scheme, the less it appeals. It is generally admitted that either the public school supporters or the town generally would lose by the carrying through of any such horseâ€"swapping of buildings TIMMIN®, ONTARIO Members Canadian Weekliy Newspaper Assoctation; Ontarioâ€" Quebo«* Newspaper Association; Class "A" Weekly Group OFFICE 26â€"â€"â€"â€"PHCNESâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"»RESIDENCE 70 Published Every Mondsy and My by : CGEO LAKE, Owuer and Publisher Subscription maies: Timmins, Ont., Thursday, May 28th, 1936 Cbe Vorrupine Aduvance | Uniteg Statesâ€"83.00 Per Yeat velled beyond control in the United States is beâ€" cause the public have been too indifferent. Poliâ€" tical interference with the police and other authorâ€" ities has been permitted in cases where the averâ€" age man thought foolishly that it made no difâ€" Terence to him. In the United States toâ€"day the average man is being slugged awake in vicious way to the fact that it is very much his businessâ€"inâ€" deed, his very life and security. Robbery, murder, extortion, blackmail, every form of violence and crime, have pressed home the lesson that it is A few days before he was shot down at the Sarâ€" nia liquor store where he had killed a police officer without giving the latter a chance of any kind, "Red" Ryan is said to have told a Toronto newsâ€" paperman that he was going straight but that he has been harshly used. Ryan suggested that he had been cruelly used in Kingston penitentiary and that after his release on parole the police had fairly hounded him. The Toronto newspaperman, knowing the criminal mind, doubted the honesty of purpose of Ryan, largely because of his sugâ€" gestions of persecution. The newspaperman told some of his associates of his fears that Ryan was a dangerous man to be at largle and that he might actually be plotting further crimes. Had the newspaperman made these suggestions publicly what a howl of protest would have been raised? He would have been branded as heartless, cruel, unjust, unwilling to allow a man a chance! Perâ€" haps Miss Agnes Macphail would have scored the newspaperman just as she did Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Minister of Justice. when he attempted to warn her against even more unpleasant criminals than Red Ryan. It develops, however, that the Toronto newspaperman was right in his surmises. Ryan was defaming, the authorities after the manner of his kind while he continued his war against his fellows. Recent investigations seemed to connect Ryan with holdâ€"ups and robberies since his release ‘on parole. It seems to be proven that the autoâ€" mobile he used to drive to the scene of the last crinie where he met his death had been stolen two months ago. The crime itself apparently had been long and carefully planned. Ryan‘s profesâ€" sions of leading a reformed life were but the pose of a hypocrite. The most kindly excuse for Ryan and his kind is that they are mental cases. What to do with them is a problem. It does seem certain nowever, that they should not be allowed freedom to murder honourable men doing their duty. Comâ€" pared to the bereavement of the widow and family of the Sarnia police officer so ruthlessly shot down, the imprisonment of an unsocial being like Ryan seems a light affair. Instead of the police houndâ€" ing Ryan as he pretended. the police showed him all manner of kindness and help. There was no form of need spurring him to evil ways, nor any deâ€" spair at police surveillance. Indeed, if the police are blameworthy at all it is for lack of watchfulâ€" ness in regard to the paroled thug. But in this the police are in a trying position. On the one hand there is their own knowledge of the ways of the man of crime, while on the other is their own good heartsâ€"their honest desire to give even the worst a fair chance. Then, too there is the burden of the attitude of a sentimental public, always urged on by those with axes to grind. "Reliefactors," and "Reliefists" may be expected Indeed, some of the heading writers may start : cult of "Reliefology." Of the making of new names there seems no end â€"and less sense. Newspaper heading writers apâ€" pear largely responsible for this in the search of new words that will fit the space allotted. The other day the word "Reliefer" appeared in several newspapers. One newspaper actually used "Reâ€" lifees." With so many on relief, such words as At the board of trade, banquet on Thursday evening last Mayor Bartleman made an unforâ€" tunate slip that should not be allowed to pass. No doubt the wrong impression given by his words was unintentional. Following the line so ably taken by Reeve Carter, of Kirkland Lake, recently, the mayor mentioned the fact that the municipalities received only a small proportion of the taxes from the mines. The way the mayor left the subject it might be thought that the mines were not contriâ€" buting to the, towns as they should. As a matter of fact the mines are not only ready and willing to help the municipalities in the matter of taxes, but the mines have actually helped the board of trade impress the need for a greater share of mine taxaâ€" tion going to the municipalities that serve the mining areas. Reeve Carter in his recent referâ€" ences to the matter made it clear that he felt the mines were already taxed to the limit of good busiâ€" ness, but the proportion of this taxation taken by the Dominion and the province was unfair to the municipalities. GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER stt lt mm ce im i. ie t l e ioA e ut ol ts gy pressed home the lesson that it is business to see that law and orde1 Queer way of reasoning some people have! If a public school would make a good town hall, why shouldn‘t a town hall make a good municipal slaughterhouse? Some people try to have it that wWay. St, Mary‘s Journalâ€"Argus:â€"Some one is trying to find out what is the oldest joke in the world. An exchange points out that "Elect me and IT‘ll reduce your taxes" dates a long way back. The Edmonton Journal complains that all Canaâ€" dian coins are ugly and unattractive. Ugly they may be. but the majority of the population (being Scottish) cannot admit they are unattractive. At the present time even the Canadian nickel looks nice to most people. Of course, bills are more atâ€" tractive, particularly those of large denominations, if you ever happen to see any of them. The Advance is incurably optimistic, and so beâ€" lieves that some day there will be a mayor runnâ€" ing the town council, or a town council running a mayor, or something, and that in any event, early in the year, the town will purchase enough calcium chloride to keep town streets free from dust right from the start of the dustâ€"eating season to thefinâ€" ish. Then every day that it didn‘t rain the good citizens and their children would not have to endure dust on the streets, dust in the houses, dust in the clothes, dust in the food, dust in the lungs. (Gi. L. Lamothe, pioneer merchant, could see great possibilities ahsad of the itown in the construction of the road. This, in conjunction with estabâ€" lishment of a new lumbering industry in the town, will do much to end the employment problem with which the town has been faced for several years. Construction of a road to link Mattaâ€" wa with the new Nonrth Bayâ€"Timiskaâ€" ming highway will also do much to reâ€" juvenate the town, Mr. Lamothe beâ€" lisves. f H. H. Betts. a resident for several men schcol at K awarded to price of $18,2 the total not A despatch from Mattawa says that taken as a whole, the Town of Mattawa can see for itself development into a more active railway centre if, as is now intended, the Kipawa branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway is extended to Rouyn and Noranda and eventually to Lake Chibougamau. The town is to have a foretaste of future activity this summer, when the present C.P.R. wooden water tank at Mattawa is replaced with a steel strucâ€" ture, and in this some business men see preparation for a heavy volume of trafâ€" fic through Mattawa in the future. Mattawa is the juncotion point of the Kipawa branch and the main of the C.P.R. H. H. Betts, a resident for several years, was highly optimistic of the fuâ€" ture of the town with location there of the new hardwood industry, claiming it would go a long way to solving current problems. If the town fails to get the industry, there is no very bright future ahead of it. Hillâ€"Clarkâ€"Francis Given Kirkland School Extension Mattawa Optimistic at Proposed Rail Extension Have you your plot yet? 14 Pine St. N. "No headaches 1101"’0 %4 ¢ 0 %¢ t# # I feel fit as a fiddle. It‘s surprising what glasses can do. Close work used to give me unbearable headaches. 1 was never bothered at any other time so 1 concluded it must be my eyes. Mr, Curtis put a stop to all that, and now I have no further trouble. Play Safeâ€"Have Your Eves Examined ontract for the building of a m addition and two semiâ€"baseâ€" oms extension to the South t Kirkland Lake has been to Hillâ€"Clarkâ€"Francis at a $18,250, axclusive of excavation, l not to exceed $21,130. Phone 835 the police in their duty. They had a search warrant for his place but it took him a long time to open the door, the police said. After they got in the police said that Radic was abusive and obâ€" structive. It was 1.30 in the morning and five men were sitting around a table with a blanket on it. When Radi¢ was searched he was found to have dice and cards on him. One of the deâ€" fence witnesses claimed that they were there just to "talk." Police found three cases of beer and a bottle of whiskey, but the witness said there was no drirking and no card playing at the partyâ€""just talking." "Wasn‘t that a punk sort of marty for you?" the court asked. Peterboro Examiner: Toronto Ladies‘ club has had its license to sell beer renewed. Dear old motherâ€"she used to be content with thimble teas and an occasional meeting of the Ladies‘ Aid Society Eli Radic, who said ‘he was a month at Kirkland Lake, going there from Port Arthur, was fined $100 and costs or three months in jail for cbstructing out:â€""I give up." He died later from his injuries. His companion was also shot dead by the police. 1936, May 23â€"Shot a constable to death without giving the officer a chance when Ryan and a companion attempted a holdâ€"up of the Sarnia liquor store annd ~were interrupted by police. Ryan himself{ was wounded by fire from the officers‘ guns and called Man at Kirkland Fined $100 for Obstructing 1924, Jan. 8.â€"At Toronto. Robbing while armed with a revolver on Sept. 27, 1923, LeRoy Oake, manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia, Oakwood and St. Clair avenue, of $3,.107.14. Kingston Penitentiary for life, and to receive 390 strokes with a strap, by Justice Coatsâ€" worth. (30 strokees cancelled). 1935, Augustâ€"Granted parole from Kingston Fenitentiary after the chapâ€" lain, the Premier (Hon. R. B. Bennett) and others had made special effort to secure his release. He made public promise of his determination to go straight. It is worth noting how kind the police were to him, and how much kindly help they gave him. ‘The following is a brief review of the life of "Red" Ryan from his first apâ€" pearance before the public eye until his death in another foolish crime:â€" 1911,; June 23â€"Two charges of theft: remanded for sentence. 1912, Dec. 3â€"First charge: Burgarly and theft:; second charge, shopbreakâ€" ing and t®eft; third charge, burglary and theft. Kingston Penitentiary for three years on each charge; concurrent sentences. Red Ryan‘s Life a Proof of the Futility of Crime 1907, Oct. 18â€"Theft of bicycle, reâ€" manded for sentence. 1908, Oct. 9â€"â€"Attempted theft of chickens, committed to industrial school indefinitely. 191§, Nov. 8â€"At Toronto, first charge, robbery with violence; second charge, robbery with violence. Kingston Peniâ€" tentiary for 12 years on each charge, concurrent sentences to run concurâ€" renlty v‘it.h term then qervmg imposed by Justice Clute. 1912, Dec. 13â€"Shooting with intent; Kingston Penitentiary for 34 years to run concurrently with sentence dated Dec. 3, 1912, by Judge Morgan. 1915, June 16â€"At Owen Sound, Ont., two charges of burglary; eight years Kingston Penitentiary. (Released to join army). | _ The communists are happy over the Youth Conâ€" gress at Ottawa. Even though they do not succeed in slipping a resdlution through the Congress, they are enjoying the publicity they are securing. It is the breath of life to them. Still further, they feel that they are defeating the purpose of the Conâ€" gress, and this also is a source of joy. The comâ€" munists enjoy breaking up anything. friends made money, or were supposed to make money because of foreknowledge of the budget. Premier Baldwin does not believe that "Jimmie" Thomas was guilty of any wrong. Yet the premier accepts his resignation, says that the resignation was the right thing. The parliament does not doubt the honesty of "Jimmie" Thomas. Neither do the people in general. Yet the resignation is believed by all as the only way out. From the ranks of the poor and the humble, "Jimmie" Thomas travelled to the highest place in the land, amid general popularity and friendship. Now, he goes back to private life, down from his high estate. There was a mistake made somewhere. Someone must pay the penalty. The heads of the state must be above suspicion. It is the British way. The idea behind it all can scarcely be put in words, but men feel the truth, the justice, the expediency of it all in their hearts. Anncuncement is made of a tea and sale of home baking under the auspices of the Fireside Club of the Timmins United Church to be held at the home of Mrs. Geo. Langford, 2 Gillies street, on Saturday, May 30th, from 3 to 6 p.m. All will be welcome at this event and previous pleasing events by the Fireside Club give full assurance that all will enjoy this tea and sale. Kincardine Review people are willing to when you ne@d help. "Pathetic to the extreme was the fate of John Wapano who volunteered to travel 118 miles to obtain supplies. His body, frozen in the snow, was found within 18 miles of his destination. His snowshoes sticking above the snow were the means of recovering his remains. vision of the treaty made with the white man must certainly override any government decree in a land not yet absorbed by civilization." Tea and Sale of Home Baking Saturday, May 30 "It was explained that a band locatâ€" ed near Attawapiscat, far up the James Bay coast, had, under a misunderâ€" standing of law, refrained from trapâ€" ping beaver and otter with the result that starvation had been endured last winter. When their credit at posts was exhausted, the band migrated to the Ekwan River in the hope of finding sufficient fish to tide them through the winter period but one smalil net per family did not bring in the necessary quantity. "The James‘ Bay region holds one of the few remaining Indian tribes not swallowed by civilization, and that they have been pushed back into a region that brings hardship in the winter period. Although â€" government and church agencies provide some assistâ€" ance and what protection against disâ€" ease is possible, the Indian of the far north has yet to gain a clear concepâ€" tion of what the white man, their rulâ€" ers, expects them to do. In the case of the tribe referred to, starvation was suffered rather than violate the white man‘s edict, although instinct and training urged them to obey only the laws established by their ancestors. "As would be expected, the Mounties stationed in the North acted promptly when they learned of the suffering brought on by a misinterpretation of law. It is generally understood that the Indian, in territory recognized as his own, is supreme . . . and this proâ€" vision of the treaty made with the Indians Faced Tragedy in James Bayv Country Commenting on the article appearing in a recent issue of The Advance in reâ€" gard to the R.CMP. looking after Inâ€" dians reported as starving in the far North, an editorial in The North Bay Nugget last week says: stood out in every line of the story which emanated from the James‘ Bay region via Timmins, reâ€" counting privation, even to starvation, suffered by Indians who, fearful of the white man‘s law enforced by "Red Coats", refrained from killing animals they rely upon as food. The only time t yvou alone is 1 was white and vÂ¥ the Rouyn Council in Favour of New Railway Extension Rouyn, Val d‘Or and other contained in the bill No. the Quezsec legislature, T Rouyn being in direct line \ ricultural centre of the cou as the mining districts th; road extension would reach : the town, it was conside: eccunicl as of particluar Rouyn for this continuation road to be effectsa. It wi moved by J. H. Forget and Of a miscellany o by the Rouyn town gular meeting last sion was given to tinuation of the ra J. W. Lariviere that a request to Minister of Mines Hon. J.â€"N coeur, to support the bill, and of the resolution al Lariviere the deput riding at Quebec. Pembroke Standard to predict good crops, safe to predict lots of to Frood Min, the scrub nea him up. Owing dition, he ws drunkenness. proached and their car. 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