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| Ottawa Not to Prot Felix Henderson GiVQS C Proposed Railw Evidence at Engqguiry «* diary 0o C.P R Probably the greatest interest in Timmins will centre round the evidence of Felix Henderson, the manager of the Moose River Mine. He is well known in Timmins and was for some years in the North, In the opening of his eviâ€" dence he told the commission of enâ€" quiry of warnings he had given to watch for weaknesses in the mine which was 75 years old, and had not been worked for many years. "I told the men to be careful every minute," he Story of the collapse was witnesses as the commission by the Government to inve: accident, sat around a dil table in a little frame hous from the abandoned mine. Henderson, his thumbs ho« vest, leaned back on a chail claimed â€" responsibility â€" for such "details" as obtaining G permission to work the min« despatch, reporting the com|! vest, leaned back on a chair, and disâ€" claimed â€" responsibility â€" for arranging such "details" as obtaining Government permission to work the mine. says one despatch, reporting the commission. It was Magill, the youthful Toronto lawyer who died from pneumonia while imprisoned 140â€"feet below the surface, who undertook to make all arrangeâ€" ments for operation of the mine. Henderson said he could not say if Henderson said he could not say if Magill had "any right to work the proâ€" prrty." It was the duty of a mine manager, he agreed, to "know whether he is working a property legally or not" but this had been left to Magill, who Henderson "always thought of as the manager.‘"‘ A miniature mine shaft was construtâ€" ed on the table from a pile of books and records so that Henderson might exâ€" plain the workings of the old mine, unâ€" mapped and uncharted. Extraction of ore from the various levels and pockets was described along with drilling and blasting operations. quiring into the Moose River Mine traâ€" gedy in Nova Scotia where three men were trapped underground for ten days by a caveâ€"in, one of them dying before he could be rescued opened last week at Moose River, Nova Scotia. The comâ€" mission is headed by Justice W. F. Carâ€" roll. The entombment of the three men by the caveâ€"in on Easter the efforts made for their ed the whole continent. very special concern in t to the cause or blame for Jangling of the Interrupted the ht and outside on th laughed and talke be called. Drilling and blasting had ried on from March unti dent, April 12, said Hend: wearing the higsh bosts ; clothes he wore during the i labouring that eventually lives of Dr. Robertson and S "Do you think any of the on the east side contril caveâ€"in? he was asked MacKenzie, Deputy Minis "Well, frankly," said t ‘‘"‘They certainly did their There was no accurate number of shots fired. Th he said, had been kept b3 a notebook the timekeepe light a fire with. It was tI sent smoke signals to the the men were trapped. Henderson said he had in mine work 40 years befc nmnager of the Moose abandoned for about 30 Henderson said he the last Hlasting sh was at home sick. as neo continued, dowat not been accident. "Who really w; asked Mr. MacK Henderson ser and looked puzal "*Well," he I thought of Magi Magill had as said, he would " He had bought work and had | business generall "But it m book for tha MacKenzie. Act." an yV AJ _ wl 14 Moose River Mine Manager Tells Commission that he Had |;», ;o.,, Warned Foreman to Watch for Weaknesses in Mine.) teen Qqueb 1Jetallis of the caveâ€"ir by Luther Higgins a big operated the hoist that son, Magill and Scaddir on the fatal night. ui ts PA DA LAAA I DAAA P LAAA The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine Established 1912 se P BAAA IALA C CAAA AP A C LC C C A in Property Underground Examined Daily. Mine Workers Tell of: "*Squeezing" of Mine Timbers. week the Ro (Continueg on Page Six) g operations said the "certainly did their little bit,‘ the collapse that trapped Maâ€" mining partner, Dr. D. E. 1, of Toronto. and their timeâ€" greatest inte re round the c 1, the manage p.,. He is well vas described along isting operations. iral telephone bells ring several times, sunporch witnesses as they waited to inister of Mines. d the manager, eir little bit." ite record of the The only record t by Scadding in enper had used to nd their timeâ€" still recovering entombment. was retold by sion appointed investigate the dining room house, not far were described all fellow who wered Robertâ€" into the mine i shaft was but he said ued without rinute," he referring to 1is foreman. *(.,\“ ir Iroqums Falls Car o «n ««»: Owners Score Roads ha engul ME He aved the! rdding. _ | say when ‘ fired. He C 16 in his ng In ed to which after in i a Mt ) the rman daent mine mine of ! _Mr. and Mrs. George Brown spent ‘\Sunday at Lake Sesekinika. ‘ M. J. Smith spent the early part of | the week in North Bay, as local deleâ€" gate to the K. of C. convention W. H. Dawson, Ansonville, attended ‘ the Liberalâ€"Conservative convention at l Toronto, as Porquis Junction delegate. } | t W. Osborne, local delegate to the | Liberalâ€"Conservative convention, moâ€" tored to Toronto Sunday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Osboune and Mr. ‘ and Mrs. L R. Newman. ’ Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Brown spent the weekâ€"end at their summer cottage at | IAke Sesekinika. i The Aristocrats orchestra â€" held . a dance in the town ‘hall Monday evening. i The Iroquois Falls and District Rod | } and Gun Club will hold its June meetâ€" ‘ng Monday evening, June list. Following the first annual Cleanâ€"Up Week May 18â€"23, inaugurated by the Iroquois Falls Horticultural Society Section No. 1 was Saturday adjudged the cleanest. As a result 51 kiddies in this section will be given free tickets to the picture "The Country Doctor," at the Empire theatre, Ansonville, on Saturday. The prize winning section bounded by Ficcadilly avenue and the south side of Pyfe avenue and included Circle Place, West Circle Place and Grosvenor avenue. Section 6, bounded by Argyle and Cambridge avenues and "th street to the town limits received first honorable mention, and Section 2, bounded by the north side of Fyfe, Cambridzse avenue and Eighth and Tenth streets received second honorâ€" able mention. The selection was made on the greatest apparent effort to clean up premises during Cleanâ€"Up Week. Bill Brydge, former amateur hockey star with the Port Arthur Allan cup team and Iroquois Falls Eskimos, and the past several years defenceman with the New York Americans, has taken a position at Kirkland Lake as manager of the Arena. Mr. and Mrs. Brydge will move to Kirkland about June 1. Miss Helen Burnside and Mr. G. Thane, Englehart visited in town Monâ€" day enroute ‘back to Englehart from Smooth Rock Falls, where they visited over the weekâ€"end with Mrs. L. Shore. Motorists report the roads over the weekâ€"end the worst for several years, with the exception of the roads to Timâ€" mins and Cochrane which are reported to be in fair condition. The road to Monteith is virtually impassible due to several bad holes. On the Ferguson highway several stretches can be naviâ€" gated only in low gear. At least two local motorists had to be pulled out on the short stretch joining Iroquois Falls and Ansonville. Settlers are complainâ€" ing bitterly of government failure to put graders on the road, particularly at a time when many teams are availâ€" able, since, because of the backward spring, they are unable to get on the land. Iroquois Falls, Ont. May 27th, 1936 Special to The Advance. Seeding, Harrowing, on Hollinger Park ‘The initial coveriny of loam was placed on the cyanide last fall. Just sufficient space was left bare to accomâ€" modate the softball diamond which will in all probability be moved to another section of the park next ysar. Road to Monteith Practiâ€" cally Impassible. Annual Cleanâ€"up Week at Falls. Other Iroquois Falls Notes Filledâ€"in Ground Between Station and Mine to be Largest Playground Space in North. FIRE DESTROYXS THE AsSSAY OFFICE AT MeWATTERS MINE wWord from Rouyn says that fire of unknown origin broke out in the assay office at McWatter‘s Mines about 1 o‘clock on Thursday afternoon which resulted in the complete loss of the building. It is probable that the work of recomnstruction will be started immediâ€" St. Thomas Times:â€"More than 90 per cent. of the toys sold in England for Christmas, 1935, were British. More than 60 per cent. were lunported ten years ago. Another example of a wiss protection policy. The Jorcupine Aouvanee Publisahed at Timmine, Ont., Canade, Evee3y MONDAY‘and THURSDAY Application Abitici Railws sidiary of th to construct : conference at tween Hon. C. L ister of Railwa chairman of t Northern Onta: The applicati the Quebec L~g it was "purely and there woul from the Dom though the Ca ways would be f Premier Hopou would be repres: tion came befo committce. Col. Lang conversatior now areasâ€"the â€" and needs of oare of sy th ters Ottawa Not to Protest Proposed Railway Line Empire Day Observed at Central Public School bled : given Empire Day was fittingly observed in Central School on Friday, May 22nd. Special lessons were taught on the Briâ€" tish Empire, throughout the sechosl and two programmes were given. In the morning Junior pupiis assembled for the following programme . Opening Chorus "The Maple Leaf" ) The: Lord‘s â€"Prayetr. . Chorusâ€"‘"The Song of Peace" . Talkâ€"Miss Susie Smythe. . Recitationâ€""Our Plag"~â€"Kenneth J B ho +â€" Burt Miss Laura â€"Shaw music for the day. Chairmanâ€"Mr. S atriotic Touch Given to Programmes by Both Junior and Senior Classes. Programme by Junior Classes in Mornâ€" ing and by Senior Classes in Afternoon. Danceâ€" Chorus Story of the Flag National Anthem 1.30 p.m. the Senior pupils asseimâ€" when the following programme was KIDDIES DAY FRIDAY after midnight Thursday and Friday nights., Regular performances each day at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. Highland Flin ‘"I know Thre would Mr. Stewar Four Queens Of The Air in An Extra Performance 36 had chat CANADIAN LEGION CARNIVAL Ball Grounds, Timminsâ€"â€"May 25th to 30th inc. ‘bec go‘d mining National and the ontinue to do so i would be taken TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 28TH, 1936 L nUrs Domin Uol. M 2l All Attractions 5¢ to youngsters under 14 years, Robinson al ma How al il Onts arvpli 51 Salute to the Flag Chorusâ€""O Canada" Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin‘s Tribute to the memory of the late King George the Vâ€"Miss Baker‘s Pup!ls. Half Minute‘s Silence at‘its concluâ€" King Edward VIII‘s Speech upon the occasion of his Accession to the Throne â€"Miss Markell‘s Pupils. God Save the King. Addressâ€"Special speakerâ€"Mr. W. O. Langdon. Chorusâ€"‘"Dear Canada, Dear Land of Mine." King Edward VII1â€"Mr. Buie‘s Pupils Cornet Soloâ€"One of Mx Robinson‘s Pupils. "Hats off to the Flag"â€"One of Miss Patterson‘s Pupils. Chorusâ€"Miss Everett‘s Fupils "May in the British Empire amsay‘s Pupils Chorusâ€""A World of Schools God Save the King. Everett‘s Fupils British Empire «t sls Mmmg Court Cases Heard at Kirkland 4 4 $ 4 4 Miss 4 p.m. to 5 p.m:. Three Kirkland Lake Men Drowned Sunday Application Lake, to ‘bar city, from u ment and a r Holtyre, was Mining Court Mtr. Justice C their lives on Sunday when their boat apparently overturned in a squall on Smoothwater Lake in the Elk Lake disâ€" trict. The body of Dr. Kay was ‘found floating near the upturned boat by two Mr. Justice Godson. Adjourned to the n case of squatters‘ rig Ramore, vs. Mrs. lives on a farm in C this action the zround which Pion staked in Cook township, near Holtyre, in July, 1934, and His Lordship will inéestigate apâ€" plication for such license. Mel G. Hunt appeared for Mrs. Charbonneau and Albert Serre represented Mr. Pion. Anoith:r case hinging around the acâ€" tivity at Hyslop was likewise adjourned, wheon the action of Ed Ross, Holtyre, vs. John Rysack, Timmins, was heard. The dispute was on a claim staked in Poebruary, 1934, recorded in the name of Rysack, with Ross disputing the staking which took place in Guibord township, near Hyslcp. Mel G. Hunt acted for the respondent and Albert Serre for the applicant. Ted Pion is a leading memser in the group controlling a townsite at Holtyre, which was laid out on his farm, and Ed Ross, his brotherâ€"inâ€"law, owned the farm which Hollinger Mines optioned for its development in Hyslop township. Dr. Earl R. Kay., Harold Parker and Harold Murphy, of Kirkland Lake, lost Dr. Earl R. Kay, Harold Parker and Harold Murphy Lose Their Lives in Accident While on Fishing Trip on Smooth W ater Lake in Elk Lake Area. Included in the Cases were Some from New Camp in Ramore District. som Kirkland WA i ntf by Vic Barber, Kirkland O. Joki, also from this ing, for the purpose of he 1 } 1¢C6€ Hollinger m townsite de iestioned y re before H ze Northe: i@iking dont at vQAAaArDonngau, y i Cook township. iment came when red that Mr. Ch nso of occupation it n News) e in the first p Township, mill developâ€" designated as yesterday in His Lordship, pation on 1 in Cook uly, 1934, igate apâ€" G. Hunt igeau and was the Pion, of u, who ship. In when no AI Published at Timmins, Ont., Canade, Every MONDAY «und THURSDAY L.â€"A. Lillico, who acted lou, the respondent, is a co ville the disputant, who sented by G. D. O‘Meara. ment was made after hea hour‘s evidence. An amicable settlement was arranged in the action of W. Colville, of Toronâ€" to, engineer for Proprietary Mines, Ltd., vs. Dollard Barsalou, Kirkland Lake prospector, over. certainâ€" water claims in Hearst Township in the Larâ€" der Lake. hauling wood, a road which traverses claims of the Lois Lake Syndicate in Teck Township, was adjourned to the next court with the suggestion that settlement be arranged. Barber claimed Joki‘s traffic is destroying the road. Mel G. Hunt appeared for Barber and L. A. Lillico handled Joki‘s side of the of the district Counsel agreed to settlement in the case of N. A. Assad vs. K. A. Ansara in which nonâ€"performance of recorded work was charged. The action dealt with a number of claims in Bernhardt township, settlement being made whereâ€" by the claim mainly in dispute became vested in Ansatrta and two ovher claims were divided evenly on consent of counsel, all claims to be placed in good standing as to work. G. D. O Meara apâ€" peared for Assad and Bruce Williams, K.C., handled the case for Ansara. Both of the litigants are from Larder Lake others in the party, but th sign of the other two. There were five men in the party from Kirkland Lake who went fishing at the weekâ€"end. The party included Chief Jack Mathieson of the Kirkland Lake fire brigade, Bert Elliott, Kirkland postmaster, and Harold Parker and Harold Murphy, both brothersâ€"inâ€"law of Elliott, and both members Oof the fire brigade. All the men are known in Timmins and there was general regret here at the tragedy. Dr. Kay is a nephew of Mrs. A. Kincaid, formerly of Timmins and South Porcupine, but now of Kirkland Lake. The five men made camp on the lake shore when they decided to go fishing. Messrs. Mathieson and Elliott woent in one boat while the three others folâ€" lowed in another. When the squall came along and showed no sign of abating for a time, the two in the first boat decided to return. On their way back they found the second boat floatâ€" ing upside down. Dr. Kay, who was unâ€" able to swim, was floating seside the bcat. He had on a life belt. There was no sign of the other men. Both Parker and Murphy were dressed in heavy clothes and it is thought that on this North Deserves Better Roads, Says Lt.â€"Col. Kerr hurried to the scene to do all that be done to recover the bodies. D was single but the other two 1 were married. at the University of Toron Faculty of Applic@ Scienc nounced last wetk by Hon Simpson, minister of educa w#»iimpson, iminister Of . The scholarship, whiC ed each yrar for a peri is of an annual value made possible througt of H. R. Bain, Toront Tenable for a be awarded t in a secondar Northern Ont St. Mary‘s Journalâ€"Argus:â€"We hear lots of grousing about the weather in this neck of the woods. But after all our climate must suit the land just abdut a hundred per cent. For whoever heard of a crop failure in Western Ontario? We have a lot to be thankful for in this wonderful country of ours. Head of Ontario Motor League Speaks at Iroquois Falls Bangquet. Jos. A. Bradette Touches on Roads and Radio as Two Big Needs. Other Speakers at Iroquois Falls and District Motor Club Event. New Scholarship for Students of North Award to be in Faculty of Applied Science Univerâ€" sity of Toronto. plied The value npson ann a paymet mission of jlishment of f¢ 91 CNAOO Du riod of one he candida 1€ SITY 11 O ~Was ra.. ‘The hearing Hon:. Dr;: L. will be award late prepared he districts of s obtained the $400 ne papers Ol iired for adâ€" e represen $200 and â€" iculty of 4 amount. of for Barsaâ€" sin of Colâ€" as â€" repreâ€" The settleâ€" ing of an . LJF. AAY wo victims re was no cholarsh1} o. for thi AL N A ind ) maÂ¥Al A ppolied A J Al Iroquois Falls, Ont., May 27th, 1936, Special to The Advance. Speaking as principal speaker at the eighth annual banquet of the Iroquois Falls and District Motor Club at the hotel Iroquois, Iroquois Falls, Monday, evening, Lt.â€"Col. W. G. Kerr, K.C., Chatham, President of the Ontario Motor League, stated that in his opinâ€" ion Northern Ontario was not receiving just treatment from Old Ontario. Conâ€" fessing that he had never been North before, Col. Kerr, admitted his amaze« ment at the tremendous size and indusâ€" trial development he found. . The south as a whole had an inadequate conception of the Northern part of the province, he said. As an lustration he told that his 11â€"yearâ€"old boy, at present attending school at Chatham, who acâ€" companied him, kept wondering when Eskimos would be encountered. He expressed amazement at the poor conâ€" dition of the roads from North Bay north, particularly the trunk roads. If Northern Ontario received a just proâ€" portion of taxes paid on cars, licenses and gasoline, roads in the district would be in excellent shape, he claimed. Referring to the impending trip North of Hon. T. B. McQuesten, minister of highways, he said he hoped the Minisâ€" ter would make this trip soon so that he could see conditions as they are. It had taken him five hours, he said, Monday, to cover the same distance he would ordinarily cover in Old Ontario in an hour. He guaranteed that the Ontario Motor League, with which the local club is affiliated, would do its utmost to secure recognition of the right of the North to good roads. He urged a greater local membership and the organization of a central northern club to express adequately the voice of the district. ‘The visitors were welcomed by Mayor G. L. Cameron, who commented on the safety education programme of the motor league, which was largely reâ€" sponsible, he thought, for the fact that Iroquois Falls has not yet had a serious motor accident. Reeve J. Albert Monâ€" geon, of the Township of Calvert, stated the most serious problem conâ€" fronting the League toâ€"day was the North‘s poor road conditions, which are worse now than since the opening of the Ferguson highway, the district‘s only road. Jos. Bradette, M.P., congratulated the local club on having secured Col. Kerr‘s attendance at the bangquet. Col. Kerr would, he pointed out, take back to the powersâ€"thatâ€"be, a true picture of Norâ€" thern Ontario conditions. Referring to district radio reception Mr. Bradette claimed that conditions were no better now than they were four years ago. The North is entitled he said, to a norâ€" thern station, serving Northern Ontario and Quebec, the pioneer population of which, has for several months each year no other source of entertainment. He expressed indigation at the fact that the growing population of the disâ€" trict has no means of access by rail to the West. He hinted at a fillibuster at Ottawa by seven northern members unless better radio and railway faciliâ€" ties were provided. J. A. Habel, MLA., Fauquier, exâ€" pressed the hope the Government would see fit to reconsider the routing of the Transâ€"Canada highway. Such action, he understood, was at present being considered. Present at the head table was Presiâ€" dent G. J. Thistlethwaite, chairman; Lt.â€"Col. Kerr; D. H. Parker, Abitibi Power and Paper Co., mill manager; Dr. C. A. Arnott, Matheson; Jos. Bradette, MIP.; J. A. Habel, M.L.A.; G. L. Camâ€" eron, mayor of TIroquois Falls; J. A. Mongeon, reeve of the Township of Calâ€" vert: A. T. Hurter: D. A. MazsIver, disâ€" Officers elected were: President G. J. Thistiethwaite; viceâ€"president, Dr. C. A. Arnott; secretaryâ€"treasurer, A. T. Hurter. Directors F. E. Wood and F. G. Charron, Iroquois Falls; J. A. Mongeon, Ansonville and T. McDonald Matheson Cobalt V.0O0.N. Executive Said to be Resigning Now trict department of highways enginecer, Cochrane, and H. R. Phipps, acting resident engineer, department of Highâ€" ways, Matheson. A motor show was held during the afternoon followed by the annual meetâ€" ing and election of officers. Resignations from the executive of the Cobalt branch of the Victorian Orâ€" der of Nurses of Reeve Harold Rowdon, of Coleman township, president of the branch, and of W. E. Sparham, the treasurer, have required calling a speâ€" cial meeting of the members and this session will be held during the present week. No reason for their action is given in the official notice calling the meeting, and it is reported other reâ€" signations are pending. It is stated the meeting will learn also that Miss Louise Henry, nurse here for some years past, is to be transferred to another branch, while further discussion is regarded as likely owing to the uncertainty of the attitude of the town council with regard to continuation of the grant made in recent years, No provision has been made by the municipality for payment of the $50 monthly grart beyond the end of April, it is said. Second Section