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Eight Impersonations at Polls; Many Tried to Vote in Names of Dead Persons k â€"<f pcr=m® m Vol. XXIV. No. 96 4. As soon as this man is served ‘with a summons he will appear in police court before Magistrate Atkinson. The report of the Returning Officer, Pat Murphy, who also is Town Clerk, was presented last night at the regular meeting of Council. Oone information has been laid against a voter who was alleged to have impersonated another person at the polis at the municipal election last Dec. Returning Officer‘s Report Says Despite Impersonations and Trouble at Central School, Results Better Than Usual. One Information Laid on a Charge of Imperâ€" sonation at the Polls, "Many Dead Voters Here" â€" Says Warren. U N cesmmc mtc ues ie issc en "From the information gathered there appears to have been eight imâ€" personations at the polis Some of these are being investigated with a view to possible informations being laid. One information has already been laid, and from the evidence, prosecution is likely," read (Mr. Murphy‘s report. It continued "According to reports there were a great number of votes cast for deceased people who happened to be on the voters‘ list. Our records were checked rather carefully for this and ifâ€"any candidate can secure a 15 of these deceased it would be appreciâ€" ated and help us. "One DR.O. was found initialling the inside of ballots and was stopped." There was a certain amount of interâ€" ference with voters by agents at the Central School, the report said, and evidence had been obtained to show that several voters were interfered with at the Central School and that agents and candidates told several voters they could not vote there because their names were not on the list. He ordered the school cleared of agents and voters Mr. Murphy said in his report. After the report was read Mayor Bartleman said that if, despite all it contained, there was an improvement this year one would realize that there must have been a great deal wrong in past years. o i P ces râ€"_“_I' iliave heard of dead people voting but never so many dead ones as there are in Timmins," said Councillor Warâ€" TroIl. Fails to Identifty Armed Thugs in Police Lineâ€"up The Mayor said that he knew of one poll where five persons tried to vote in the names of people who were dead. It was ° strange thing, he said, and there was probably more to it than appeared on the surface Every available police officer has been on duty since the Highway Service Station was held up on Tuesday night in an effort to catch the pair of. thugs responsible. The town has been combâ€" ed and the district gone over by proâ€" vincial police. Lineâ€"up after lineâ€"up has been held in the police station before the atâ€" tendant, Edmond Lamarche, who was held up, in an effort to identify the men. In order to make a lineâ€"up police got out and when they see a man they do not know to be a resident, who looks at all suspicious, they ask him to come to the police station. When a dozen or more such men are brought in they are asked to line up and Lamarche looks theni over. It was just five minutes past midâ€" night on Tuesday when two men walkâ€" ed into the service station on the Holâ€" linger Road. Both men were tough looking charâ€" acters and one of them had a gun. They told Lamarche to lie down on the floor and when he did they bound his hands behind his back with wire and told him to go and lie faceâ€"down in the bottom of a car pit in the station. The men then took all of the money that was in the till $46, and left the place. They evidently did not have car and left on foot. Lamarche was alone in the service station when the two men pald their visit. One of the men reassured Lamarche and told him not to worry that no harm would come to him. He was the man without the revolver. The man who was carrying the reâ€" volver was described as being about 24 years of age, 155 pounds in weight, 5 foot 8 inches in height, of dark comâ€" plexion, of m appearance. He was wearing a brown coat and hat spoke good English and did not seern to be at all nervous or excited. Laâ€" marche did not get a good look at the other man as he was forced to turn 3 Sections 24 pages Happy Gang to be Here on Sunday Noted Radio Group to Take Part in Auction Broadâ€" cast Programme. The ‘"Happy Gang" noted C.BC. artâ€" ists are to be here in person for the auction broadcast at the Palace theaâ€" tre Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. â€" This auction broadcast is being held under the auspices of the Porcupine Santa Claus Fund sponsored by the service clubs of the campâ€"the Lions, Kiwanis, and Kinsmen. A collection of dolls, toys, clothes, footwear, skiis, skates, sleighs, wagons, etc., is being made at the Timmins fire hall to care for the needy families in the Porcupine this Christmas. For groceries, candies, meat, poultry, etc., further funds are needed. The auction broadcast is conâ€" fidently expected to meet this need. To add to the interest of the proâ€" gramme at the auction broadcast, the Happy Gang are to be here in person. The "Happy Gang", popular with most radio listeners, includes:â€"Bert Pearl, Bob Farnon, Clair Mathe, Kathleen Stokes, Eddie Allan, Hugh Bartlett, Jack Radford. Division Court Here Conducted by Assistant Judge Division court began here yesterday morning and is being continued throughout today. On the bench is Mr. A. V. Waters, of Cochrane, who has been appointed by Judge Danis, newly appointed for the District of Cochraneé to take the court here. hoh .t A large"n{nnber of cases are on the docket as well as a number of judgâ€" ment claims. + + Published at Timmins, Ont.. Canadsa, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY his back and have his hands bound and then lie down on the floor immeâ€" diately the men entered. e Police believe that the job at the service station was done by the same men who entered Murtagh‘s Drug Store recently and, after holding the clerk up with a pistol, made off with $50. The method of going about the two crimes is almost exactly similar. Master Chas, Coll, Jr., has been the guest of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Coll, of Noranda. Ehe Aopante for Men Legion Stagette to be Held Saturday Night of This Week Bingo, Darts and Draw for V oucher Prizes to be Feaâ€" tures. The Timmins Branch of the Canaâ€" dian Legion are holding their famous Chicken Stagette on Saturday evening of this we'ek. commencing at 8 o‘clock. This is the only stag party of its kind being held in the town or district this season. It is a form of event that is specially popular, and with no other similar events, the attendance at the Chicken Stagette on Saturday evening should be particularly large. In passâ€" ing it may be noted that the Chicken Stagette has the sanction of the authorities. The event Saturday night will be nheld in the Oddfellows‘ hall, Spruce street north. There will be. the noted old bingo and the particularly popular dart games. You are specially invited to attend and show your skill at the good old dartâ€"throwing game. The prizes will be chickens, turkeys and hams. The draw for voucher prizes (hamâ€" pers for Christmas) will take place at 11.30 pm. Vouchers may be secured British Cruisers Trap German Raider Graf Spee In South American Port German Raider Entitled to Remain There Unmolested to Effect iRepairs. Running Battle Been in Progress for Two Days. Pocket Battleship, Graf Spee, Has 36 Dead and Over Sixty Wounded. Ship Thought to be Sister After a twoâ€"day running fight, the biggest and most dramatic naval battle of the war to date, three British cruisâ€" ers and a German pocket battleship, the Admiral Graf Spee, lay at anchor in the neutral Uruguain port of Montivideo. In the fight the Admiral Spee lost 36 men killed and 60 wounded. The most seriously wounded were taken off the ship today to a military hospital, Ofâ€" ficial sources said the Admiral Spee had been hit in the captain‘s bridge, in a clothes room, in the officers‘ mess and in front of a powder room. The captain is reported to be a casualty with an arm wound. Until early tnis morning the pocket battleship was thought to be the Adâ€" miral Scheer. Today it was Jdentxfied however as the Admiral Graf Spece, a sister ship of the Scheer. The Spee, for weeks, has been raidâ€" ing allied shipping in the south Atlanâ€" tic. Aboard her were the captains Oof six British merchantmen whose ships had been sunk. They will be landed at Montivideo. The German ship is entitled, under international law, to seek the safety of a neutral port and effect repairs. Uruguain officials say the $ip may stay there for thirty days without being inâ€" terned for the duration of the war. When the Spee moved into the inner harbour the three British cruisers folâ€" lowed her in and dropped anchor at Punta Carretas, ten miles south of Montivideo, where a point of land juts out at the junction of the river estuary and the Atlantic. The Spee sought escape by heading for the open sea but she was forced in toward the Uruguain coast by the Britâ€" ish cruisers. T wo Serious Fires several hundreds of dollars‘ worth of damage was done by the blaze. It was soon brought under control by fireâ€" men. Fire broke out in an unoccupied house at 77 Wende Avenue yesterday mornâ€" ing at about 244 a.m. The house was owned by A. Boucher, who left a fire in it to keep the pipes from freezing. In some manner the fire began. Early on Tuesday morning firemen received a call first by telephone to 21 Pine Street South, and then from a fire box a long distance further south than that address. Both Began in the Early Hours of the Morning. One Tuesday. One Yesâ€" terday. ‘The fire was finally seem to be at 201 Pine Street South,. In about four minutes firemen had two lines of hose laid and had water on the back of the twoâ€"storey building. Damage amounted to several hundreds of dol« lAIYSs Ship of Admiral Scheer. TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 1939 from members of the Legion at the Oddfellows‘ hall on Saturday evening. PP P DP AC L AL CA AL LA ALP P AL CA lA â€"AP L PP Mattagami FPublic School Concert Event Being Held in H. V.S. Auditorium. The pupils and staff of the Mattaâ€" gami Public School will present their annual Christmas concert in the audiâ€" torium of the Timmins High and Voâ€" cational School on this (Thursday) afternoon at 3 o‘clock, this evening at 8 o‘clock, and on Friday afternoon and evening at the same hour‘s. The Mattagami school concerts each year have been especially entertaining, featuring work of the many pupils and the fine costumes prepared by the stafft and the parents whose coâ€"Operation does much to make these events a sucâ€" cess,. All who attend will be more than pleased with the performanceée, and will find special interest in the fine porâ€" trayals given by the youngsters from the school. : Hear Fiftyâ€"I wo Appeals at Court of Revision Total Reduction of .$075 Granted in Assessment. No Single Reductlon Over $125. Fiftyâ€"two appeals were heard by the Court of Revision which sat for five and a half hours early this week. No more than $125 was granted in any one appeal and the total reduction in asâ€" sessment granted was $670. Three decisions were deferred until the next sitting of the court which will be at 3 p.m. on December 22. Members of the Court of Revision were Mayor Bartleman and Councilâ€" lors McNeil, McCabe and Armstrong. Porcupine Skating Club Members on Visit to Cochrane Schumacher, Dec. 13th.â€"(Special to The Advance) â€"Miss Halstead and Miss Holbrook, skating instructors at the McIntyre Arena, and twelve members of the Porcupine Skating Club left today, Thursday, for Cochrane, where they will attend the opening of the new rink and will give an exhibition of fancy skating. There will be solo skating by Miss Margaret Ieeley, Miss Olga Bernick and Mr. Bruce Palmer. Instructors a n d Twelve Members to Give Exhibiâ€" tion at Opening of Cochâ€" rane Rink. ,â€" Happy Evening at A 1.0.0.F. Christmas Cheer Social Cards, Dancing and an Enâ€" tertaining .Programme is Much Enjoyed. A happy evening was spent by a large number of members and their friends at the Oddfellow‘s Christmas Cheer Social on Tuesday evening in the Oddâ€" fellows‘ hall, and the event was a great success. Cards, dancing and an entertaining programme were enjoyed,. winners at whist being: ladies 1st, Mrs. Masters; 2nd, Mrs. Crews; and 3rd, Mrs. Masâ€" son, and gentlemen‘s i1st, R. Redden; 2nd, S. Spenar; 3rd, Jim Johnson. Included on the evening‘s programme were a duet by Messrs. Joe Jago and Percy Harris; solos by Mrs. Gaye, Mrs. Bill Roberts, Mr. Percy Harris, and a solo and tap number by little Miss Betty Williams. A closing solo was sung by Mr. Jago, and following refreshments, which were daintily prepared and very delicious, the gathering joined in the singing of "Auld Lang Syne." Township to Try Out New Method of Snow Ploughing South Poreupine, Dec. 13.â€"(Special to The Advance)â€"The Township of Tisâ€" dale, through its engineer, Mr. Anderâ€" son, intends trying out a new method of roadâ€"ploughing this winter. To Pile Snow in Centre Inâ€" stead of at Sides. After heavy snowfall the roads will be ploughed to leave the snow piled in a line in the centre, instead of the sides of the road. Police Chief McInnis asks us to inâ€" vite the coâ€"operation of the public by remembering to keep their cars off the streets after a storm so that the plow can have free passage. This method will be applied to Bruce, Main, Golden, Moore and Crawford Streets in South Porcupine and to First, Second and Third Avenues in Schumacher. to use the new sidewalk caterpillar plough. Finnish Ladies‘ Aiud Hold Successful Tea and Bake Sale Interesting Event Here Yesâ€" terday Afternoon. Today (Wednesday) was the first time this winter it has been necessary The Finnish Ladies‘ Aid of the Unitâ€" ed Church entertained on Wednesday afternoon at a highly successful and thoroughly enjoyable afternoon tea and sale of home baking at the church. Many ladies from the district were presâ€" ent to enjoy a delicious and dainty luncheon, and to buy the Finnish cofâ€" fee bread and other articles that were sold. During the afternoon, a special proâ€" gramme of recorded music was given, featuring selections by the Finlandia Choir, and the Helsinki University Choir (both of which have toured Canâ€" ada), by the Suomen Laulu Mixed Choir, and songs, hymns, and Christâ€" mas carols by members of the Finnish opera. Remarkable Display at Fire Hall of Christmas Goods for the Needy Kiwanis, Lions and Kinsmen Clubs Coâ€"operate to 1Look After Christmas Cheer for Needy Families Here. Pubâ€" lic Has Been Generous Indeed in Response to the CaH for Goods. At the fire hall there is one of the menâ€"Oof the camp. They expecied most remarkable displays of Christmas | only room for the storing of the goods gifts ever seen in a town this size. Toys| at the fire hall, but have found that are there in wonderful profusionâ€"toys | of every kindâ€"all looking like newâ€" all in perfect shape. As a matter of fact some of them are newâ€"the genâ€" erous gifts of merchants. The same applies to skatesâ€"dozens of pairs of . them. Then there is an abundance of | clothing and boots, shoes, rubbers, overshoes â€" all as good as new, and some in fact from generous business men. ; Anything that needed little "fAxing" was attended to by the fireâ€" men, who have devoted their spare time to this worthy cause, as they lmiave doue so often in past years on their own account. This year, however, the collection of Christmas goods is being sponsored by the three service clubsâ€" the Kiwanis, the Lions and the Kinsâ€" when it comes ta any worthy comâ€" munity cause there is another service club hereâ€"the firemen, who from Chief lBox'land down to the latest recruit is always anxious to help along anything for the benefit of the people. The fireâ€" men have spent time and effort, and money, too, to make the collection of goods about perfect. Rerairs, paint, varnish, and the enthusisetuc skill 6f the firemen have made the collection a notable one. From the toys, clothing, footwear, sporting goods, and other articles, hundreds of families will have a merry Christmasâ€"adults as well as children. To ‘the collection now filling the loft at the fire hall, groceries, canâ€" dies, etc., are to be added. Published at Timmins, Ont.. Canada, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Britain to Aid Finland With War Materials Planes Says:‘Chamberlain Decision to Expel Russia Must Pass League Council, Asâ€" Over Ninety Signed With Algonquins 3 semblv Gives Unanimous Vote of Twelve Nations. Rusâ€" ‘sians Pressing Hard and Gaining Ground in Finland, Finns Retreatmg Burning Buildings and Removing Stock. Training of Recruits to Start at Once. It is just a week ago that announceâ€" ment was made that the loucal company of the Algonquins had received orders to recruit to full strength of 120. Alâ€" ready there are over 90 on the strength of D. Company and it is expected that it will be onlyâ€"a short time before the company has its full quota. It was announced by Major W. F. Morgan, O.C. "D" Company, the Alâ€" gonquin Regiment, that further inâ€" structions received call for a change in plans for training of recruits for the local unit. It ‘was the original plan to commence training of recruits immeâ€" diately after the first of the new year, but these plans have been changed and training will commence at once, the first period of training being Friday night, Dec. 15th. Those already havyâ€" ing registered with the unit are reâ€" quested to report at the a{mouries at 7.15 Friday evening and training will commence at that time. The second period will be on Wednesday evening, Dec. 20th, at 7.15 o‘clock. Any recruit unable to attend these parades is urgâ€" ed to notify the Company headquarters beforehand. It was the original intenâ€" tion to have recruits medically exâ€" amined at once, but pending the apâ€" pointment of a Company Doctor, exâ€" aminations will not be held immediateâ€" Crowds Enjoying the Kiwanis Shooting Gallery Are Winning Turkeys ly as planned Gallery Open Every Day from Noon to Midnight. â€" Will be Open Until Dec. 22nd. Highest Score Out of 24 Tarâ€" gets Wins a Turkey. Proceeds for Community Service Fund. It Was Twelve Below This Morning "Fair and cold" was the weatherâ€" man‘s prediction this morning. He said that the temperature would remain beâ€" low the freezing mark for a while but that we would have bright sunlight as a compénsation. Maximum and minimum â€" temperaâ€" tures since Monday have been as folâ€" lows: Monday, 24 and 6; Tuesday, 30 and 12; Wednesday, 12 and 12 below. Today at eight o‘clock the thermometer registered twelve below zero. Three and a haif inches of snow fell between 2.30 pm. on Tuesday until 10 a.m. on Wednesday. menâ€"Oof the camp. They expected only room for the storing of the goods at the fire hall, but have found that when it comes ta any worthy comâ€" munity cause there is another service club hereâ€"the firemen, who from Chief Borland down to the latest recruit is always anxious to help along anything for the benefit of the people. The fireâ€" men have spent time and effort, and money, too, to make the collection of goods about perfect. Rerairs, paint, varnish, and the enthusimmuc skill o6f The assembly of the League of Nations voted unanimously today to exâ€" pel Soviet Russia for the invasion of Finland. Twelve nations participated in the vote which still has to be ratified by the council of the League, in which there are fifteen voting nations. Prime Minister Chamberlain anâ€" nounced yesterday in the British House that Britain will send war materials as well as aeroplanes to Finland. He ranged Germany on the side of Russia in the invasion of Finland. Finnish troops, using their policy of "seorched earth", set fire to the towns Kolochoski, Salmijarvi, Borisgleb today after a severe Russian onslaught. These town are in the sector of Petâ€" samo, Finland‘s arctic port. Russian troops are only ten miles from Salmijarvi on" the Finnishâ€"Norâ€" wegian frontier and it is expected to fall tonight, a report from Oslo, Norâ€" way says. A report from Tornio, Sweden, says that Russian forces have rolled the Finns back in a nightâ€"long offensive east of Guvernorikoki, near Petsamo. Finns fought a fierce delayed action and took a heavy toll of tpe Reds. Beâ€" fore retreating they burned their buildâ€" ings and removed their live stock. Moscow claims that Russian troops have advanced eight miles since yesâ€" terday in central Finland, where they are driving to the Gulf of Bethnia to cut the country in two. Troops are now 65 miles, or halfway across the narrow "waistline" of Finland. There are 3,600 feet of evergreen trimming on the streets of Timmins. They are strung down Third Avenue for four block west from thr station and on Pine street between Fourth and Second avenues. The Timmins Kiwanis Club has started and is carrying on a plan that is proving unusually popular. They have oppened a shooting gallery in the premises at 9 Fourth avenue, recently occupied by the Burroughs Furniture Co. There are four targets, and guns and ammuniiton are supplied Aat a small fee. Tickets are on sale good for four shots. The highest score of 24 targets wins a turkey. In other words a good shot can bring down his cown turkey for Christmas. In fact many who are not such good shots are doing it and all are having much fun in the procedure. The gallery opened on Monday at noon and drew a good crowd. Since then the crowds and the interest have been increasing. The gallery is open each day from 12 noon to 12 midnight. It will continue open until Dec. 22nd. Some turkeys are being won with a comparatively low score, so everyone trying has a good chance of winning a tenâ€"pound turkey. A great deal of interest is being shown, and those takâ€" ing part are enjoying the experience of shooting. sormme of the winners to date are: Mr. Fisher, Hemlock street; O. R. Kennie, 155 Hemlock:; W. Pringle, 86 Kirby; E. Baker, 73 Rea; M. Forcell, 84 Fourth avenue, Schumacher; K. McLeod, 87 Toke Street; Claude Desaulniers, bO0‘% Third avenue. O. R. Kennie, trying for his second turkey, tied with Claude Desaulniers and when the tie was shot off, Claude was the proud winner. And it is not only for men. . The ladies also have their chance at the popular sport of shooting i0r turkeys. A separate sheet is kept for ladies only, so that ladies shooting have only ladies to compete against The cause for which the Kiwanis Turkey Shoot is being conducted is a worthy one. All proceeds from the event go to the Kiwanis Community Service Fund. Accordingly those patâ€" ronizing the gallery may claim to be "killing two birds with one stone"â€"hayâ€" ing the chance of winning a turkey and the certainty of helping a good Ccause, Miss Hleanor Blakely is spending a few days the guest of friends in Toron- to and other points south. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912