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McQuestion, Mike Spylo Committed for Trial on Charge of Higrading Provincial Police Allege Found Packet of High Grade Gold Quartz Worth $119 Hidden Under Chesterfield. Cushson in Spylo‘s Apartment. McQuestion Makes Statement. Perennial Vagrant Sent Down Again. Drunk Asks Three Months. Michael Spylo and Harold McQuesâ€" tion, both of whom were charged with being in possession of high grade gold ore, were committed for trial before a judge and jury after a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Atkinson in police court on Tuesday afternoon. Both men pleaded "not guilty" to the charges against them and both chose trial before a higher court. Provincial Constable Bert Braney, of the gold squad, told of the raid on Spylo‘s apartment on south Balsam Street on November 29 at 7 p.m. Spylo owned the building in which his apartment ‘was located, officers said. wWhen he and Constable Johnson knocked on the door they were admitâ€" ted by Spylo‘s housekeper. They enâ€" tered by way of the kitchen and went into the living room. Immediately they saw Spylo and before they had had a chance to say anything, he said; "I don‘t know who these people are. They just came here to rent an apartment." _In the apartment were Spylo, his housekeeper, McQuestion and McQuesâ€" tion‘s wife, â€" _ They searched the two accused men but found nothing incriminating on their persons. They then begzan a search of the apartment. When he was in the kitchen Constable Braney said Conâ€" stable Johnson drew his attention to the chesterfield. At one side and beneath one of the cushions they found a small, white bag and a brown paper parcel. The parcel contained a quantity of gold quartz. mss 6 Both men were placed under arreol, Constable Braney said. He brought McQuestion to the police station and there formally warned him that whatâ€" ever he said might be used againsi him. McQuéstion then made a stateâ€" ment. McQuestion asked to speak to his wife, and after he did so privately, he asked the officers to tear up the first statement. He made out a second, which he was "the truth." Both statements were produced in police court as exhibits. Spylo had nothing to say to police officers. Head assayer at the Dome Mine, Jack Mason, said that the total weight of the gold ore was four and a hnalf ounâ€" ces, troy weight. Its value per. pound was about $427 and the total value of the amount seized was $119.22. Neither man had anything to Say following the hearing and both were committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court. Spirt, Cap â€" 4 Months _ Paul Boisvert pleaded guilty to the theft of a shirt and a cap from Feldâ€" man‘s Store, When it was discovered that he had ‘an extensive record ‘he was sentenced to jail for four months. Joseph Lacroix, said police, has come to the police station several times and asked to be sent to jail for three months on charges of vagrancy. He always says that he is jobless, homeless, hungry and that he does not want to do "anything bad." He got another term of three months on Tuesday. Another vagrant, who said that he had a social disease, was sent to the Ontario ‘Reformatory for a definite period of three months and an indefinâ€" ite sentence of one month. _ "Make it three months Your Worâ€" ship," asked Thomas Lyons, who pleadâ€" ed guilty to being drunk, after Magisâ€" trate Atkinson sentenced him to pay a fine of $10 and costs or serve thirty days in jail "No," saild the Magisbrate, "you Ccan come back and get drunk twice more." Gilbert Roy, convicted of being drunk for the second time this year, was given the alternative of a fine of $50 and costs or thirty days‘in jail. Skates to be One Gift for the Dionne Quintuplets THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 1939 Montreal, Dec. 13. â€"Pive pairs of iceâ€"skates will be among the presents for five famous sisters when they awaken ‘Christmas morning, Dr. A. K. Dafoc, physician of the Dionne quinâ€" tuplets, said in an interview here today. Dr. Dafoe, passing through Montreal on his way to New York, said plans already had been made for A skating rink at their home in Callander. The cold weather, if not accompanied by wind. will do the girls no harm, he beâ€" lieved. A gift for the whole famtly Pingâ€"Pong Table oo l 3 This remarkable table can be set up or taken down in a Jiffy. ‘The legs, rails and top fit firmly together withâ€" cut nalls or screws. Strong and rigld. Regulation size 9 ft x 5 ft. One of the lowest priced Pingâ€"Pong Tables on the market. Enguire toâ€"day t . M 6.\ it PINGâ€"PONG TABLE TOP Regulation size, to use with trestles or on top of your ordinary table. Li tA / LA 4 CVRAZ \ 3 dock ... _A N R 1e A To L es â€"@©%FrF On ?.\)1_) of Â¥YOuUr Jo.... / //” \] r tahtao // u, ary table HILL â€" CLARK â€" FRANCIS were placed under arrest, Preston East Dome Makes Brilliant Record in Mining Notable Programme of Proâ€" gress by New Producer. | Another start was made in some diaâ€" mond rilling, and as a result the presâ€" ent effort, which has met with such phenomenal success, was commenced in May, 1936. Meanwhile, a reorganâ€" ization took place in February of the latter year, one share of the new strucâ€" ture being exchanged for five shares in g the old, though the name of the comâ€" | pany was retained. A novelty in mine financing also met with quick success, although the wiseacres croaked in doubt, the sum of $700,000 being raised by the sale of first mortgage bonds, bearing interest of 6 per cent per anâ€" num and carrying a stock bonus of 75 shares for each $1,000 bond. With this financing completed, construction of a 300â€"ton mill was started, and it went into operation on March 1, 1939, less than ten months ago. Capacity has since been raised to 400 tons daily. (Frome The Globe and Mail) Declaration of an initial dividend by Preston East Dome Mines, within ten months of the start of milling operaâ€" tions, establishes a record unique even in the history of Ontario gold fields, which have in recent years taken leadâ€" ership among all such areas on the American ‘Continent. It also adds lustre to the Porcuping district, that old reliable pioneer along Ontario‘s golden trail, and again emâ€" phasizes the fact that gold is where you find it, in spite of the stupid efâ€" forts of man to size up the value of a property from the purview of a swivel chair at Queen‘s (Park, or anywhere else, 50 Let us get this fact firmly establishâ€" ed in our minds. Preston FEast Dome claims are not new discoveries by any means. As a matter of fact, the locaâ€" tions go back no less than twentyâ€" eight years, to 1911. The orginal comâ€" pany held the East Dome group and latâ€" er took option upon the Présfton claim for totsaul purchase price of $250,000, but allowed it to lapse. Some work was done upon the East Dome holdings beâ€" tween January and July, 1912, but noâ€" thing of value materialized, and for twenty years thereafter the ground lay fallow, though title was kept alive by Mr. Gordon Taylor and Mr. A. E. Osler, who year after year dug down into their pockets for taxes, Aided by dis¢overy of some phenoâ€" menally rich ore on the 550 and other levels, production mounted in remarkâ€" able steps, the total for the first nine months having been $1,794,077, with November recovery up to $400,000, due to generous sweetening of millheads with highâ€"grade ore. By the middle of October it was eviâ€" dent that the company would be able to retire its bonds in record time, and notice was given that the entire issue would be called by Jan. 1 at $103, plus interest. The present dividend calls for payment of $150,000 on the 3,000,â€" 000â€"share capital, all of which has been issued, so that, counting the bonds, the mine has made at least $850,000 in proâ€" fit in nine months, and, we underâ€" stand, still has a sizable treasury surâ€" plus to its credit. There is not much doubt but that the company has emâ€" barked upon a dividend career that can be maintained for some time to come. The recent history of Preston East Dome is one of which any engineer might well be proud, and it is a pleasâ€" ure to congratulate Mr. Walter Bbegsâ€" worth and Mr. D. G. H. Wright, wellâ€" known engineers, upon the important part they have played in bringing the mine to the dividend stage in jig time. Others, too, have helped in material degree, including Mr. Victor M. James, mine manager, but there is plenty of credit for every one, high or low. The result proves how futile it is for any Government agency to attempt valuation of mines or mining stocks. In this particular case it is wellâ€"known fact that one of the leading operators of Toronto, during the financing period of the company‘s affairs, seriously conâ€" sidered issuing a public warning that the statements of the sponsors of the company were far too optimistic, and that it was unwise to lay too much stress upon "indications." And we Building Materials Tea and Sale of Work by Finnish Women for Red Cross The Finnish Women of the Harmony hall entertained on Wednesday afterâ€" noon at a highly successful and thorâ€" oughly enjoyable afternoon tea (and coffee, and sale of home baking and needlework, which was attended by a large number of women from the entire district. «a Many small tables were daintily set in the hall for the occasion, and speâ€" cial tables had been erected to hold the baking and sewing which were on sale, and found many eager and appreâ€" ciative buyers. The baking featured greéat deal of Finnish coffee bread and other Pinnish "goodies," and the sewâ€" ing showed the fine, dainty work of the women who had made the event such a success. Delightful Event at Harâ€" mony Hall Yesterday. Proceeds from the tea and coffee will be contributed toward the Red Cross work in Finland, while proceeds from the sale, bazaar and dance in the eveâ€" ning, will be used in the work of the women‘s organization of the Harmony hall. have not forgotten that eminent geoâ€" logist who, after looking over the Porâ€" cupine camp, solemnly declared that "porphyry was an inhospitable host rock and could be neglected in search for ore." And yet the ores of Presâ€" ton are found in that condemned host rock. "nce more it has been demonstrated that, in addition to structure, indicaâ€" tions and money, the successful mining operator must also have a generous mqdicum of luck; that the wisest geoâ€" logists are ofttimes wrong; that faith, optimism and the spirit of adventure are necessary in all mining efforts, and that, finally, gold is where you find it. Not only the skill of flying, but the knowledg> of what makes his ship go, is essential to the man who wears the wings of the R.C.A F. These men start a powerful machine for flight by pulling on the proâ€" peller on the airfield at Trenton station. f 39 THIRD AVENUE NOTHING WILL PLEASE MORE THAN ELECTRIC APPLIANCES FOR THE HOME. """"' MEN! Here‘s the answer a WESTINGHOUSE REFRIGERATOR THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, T!IMMINS, ONTARIO OLD PRICES STILL IN EFFECT. REGULAR PAYMENTS START NEXT APRIL cCoOnIa2aUurUunl TDome ... Hollinger [ International Nickel Kerr Addison ... Kirkland Lake ... Pss Lake Little Long Lac ..s.... McLeod Cockshutt . Macassa o n a:.......0.... McKenzieâ€" Red Lake , Mining: Corporation . Moneta e Naybob *...:...lslc.0al. NipisSing., .:. | Pamour‘ ... en s Paymaster Pickle «CrOW 4. PIOnG@@er .......... | Preston East Domp Sherritt Gordon ; Sullivan Con. .. Sylvanite Siscoe ... o PeCb y Teck Hughes on | Waite Amulet . , Wright Haroreaves AldeIntac ........;... C Base Metals ....... Beattie........ oys Tidgood .........:........ Bralornes..:............... Broulan Porcupine Buffalo Ankerite . Canadian Malartic Central Patricia .. Conlagas. ............... _ London, Dec. 13.â€"The contraband control today announced 7,000 tons of goods suspected of being destined for Germany were intercepted by the Royal Navy in the week ending Decemâ€" ber 9. Sixtyâ€"one neutral ships were being held in contraband bases yesâ€" terday. \ _ Toâ€"day‘s Stocks | On New 1939 Westinghouse Refrigerators We have just a few left at the old prices. When they are gone the new price applies. In addition to saving on the purchase price we offer a payment plan where first regular monthly instalments start next April. This is a limited offer on the present stock. Your old ice box or a small down payment rives you immediate delivery with plug installed where reâ€" quired. If you wish, we will arrange delivery just before Christmas. Westinghouse Radios Washers Ranges Vacuum Cleaners and Small Appliances 61 sSHIPS HELD FOR SEARCH SPECIAL CHRISTMAS OFFER 1.04 1 1 ‘/‘é 11.00 2.36 1,60 _ 29.50 14.65 45.25 _ 2.23 . 1 38 2.20 8.00 2.25 4.15 2.23 217 1. 43 1.14 F12 3.30 4 .00 5.170 7.90 Total of a Year to be Served by Local Residents W ho Tried to Compete With Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Three Convicted of Keeping for Sale and One of Selling. Charge Withdrawn Against Woman. Four Timmins men will serve a total bf one year in jail at Haileybury as the result of convictions in liquor charges in police court on Tuesday afternoon. Each of them was sentenced to a term of three months for setting up a liquor business in competition with the Onâ€" tario Control Board and standard hotels. The men are Emery Dubois, who was convicted on a charge of selling liquor, and Frank Migneault, Dea Rivet and Albert iCauchon, who were convicted of keepinz for sale. Cauchon ‘was charged jointly with Jacqueline Rompre but the charge against the woman ‘was ‘withdrawn when Cauchon pleaded guilty. $2 or $3 for Party Migneault admited that when the boys came to his house he often "made a party‘"‘ for them. They would pay him $2 or $3 for the evening but he never sold them liquor. He admitted that he had not worked for one and a half months and that he lived by means of the generous contributions of friends for whom he "made" parties Miâ€" gneault was using that in his own deâ€" fence but the Crown pointed out that such a practice as taking amounts such as $2 or $3 for a party, during which he provided the liquor, made him just as culpable as thoush he had sold beer at a stated price for each bottle. Constable Joseph Gariepy said that: when he and two other officers raided the place at 40 Kent Avenue on Decemâ€" ber 3, they found two men inside drinkâ€" ing. Migncault knew only the first names of the men. A search of the place revealed 30 pints of lager, 12 quarts of beer and a partly full twentyâ€" five ounce bottle of whiskey. Weekâ€"End Holiday Dea Rivet said that he was a barâ€" tender in a hotel. He had a holiday on Saturday, Sunday and Monday over the election weekâ€"end, so he decided to do a little celebrating. He got a case of beer for every day he did not have to work and invited a few friends to share the festive occasion with him. While they were in the middle of their preâ€"yule party who should walk in but the Provincial police. Rivet denied that he ever sold beer. ' The officers‘ story was a bit different our Timmins Men Get ‘erms of Three Months Chicken Stagette ODDFELLOWS HALL Saturday December 16th BINGO â€" LUCKY DART GAMES Chickens â€" Turkeys â€"â€" Hams for Prizes HAVE YOU A TICKET FOR THE HAMPER VOUCHERS? TIMMINS BRANCH CANADIAN LEGION roceeds for Hampers for Needy Veterans and Dependants. The Only One w# Its Kind Held This Year Auspices of ADMISSION FREE at his home in the Feldman Townsite at 1.30 a.m. on December 4. Prior to the raid they had kept observation for an hour and had watched three taxi cabs bring men to the place. When they entered six men were 1drink‘mg in one room; a man and woman were drinking in another and in a bedroom another man and woman were sleeping. Constables Tappenden and Worrall testified that they walked in on Rivet On three previous occasions when they had kept observation for peériods of varying length they had seen eleven taxi cabs and one private car bring men to the house. In the establishment they found 4§ pints of beer and 33 drinking glasses police said. â€" Rivet‘s ardent protestations of innoâ€" cence were in vain. He was sent down the T. N. O. to Haileybury. No evidence was taken in the charges against Cauchon and Miss Rompreé. In each case Magistrate Atkinson ordered the liquor seized and the estabâ€" lisnment made a public place for the period of a year. On the Cemetery Road When Emery Dubois pleaded guilty to selling liquor police said that his establishment was on the road to the cemetery. They had evidence to show that he was selling beer for thirtyâ€"five cents a pint. In the house they found twentyâ€"six pints of beer and a part bottle of whiskey. Hitler Ordered to Get Out Or He Will be Snuffed Out London, Dec. 13. â€" The "German Freedom Party" in a broadcast picked up here today sent a 100â€"day "ultimaâ€" tum" to Adolf Hitler to "restore Gerâ€" many to the German people" within that time or else forfeit his life. "If you submit you can leave Gerâ€" many alive," the announcer said, adâ€" dressing himself to Hitler. "If not you will be killed at the expiration of the ultimatum. "This ultimatum to Hitler is not vain threat. Our arrangements are made. Hitler, you will not escape. It is up to you to decide." TELEPHONE 1870 QPEN EVENINGSE "Quality Men‘s Wear‘, at Lowest Prices" Timmin PAGE FIV!