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CussodIians ol democracy, had cut out the quotations ‘and asted them securely inside their hats. This, we feel, would Offer ome assurance that tney had Romething worthwhile on their minds, or near them. k is + y "cussodians of â€"democracy" we mean those elected to office in federal, provincial and municipat governments, or those who Hold office on police commissions, irade unions, etc., to all of whom _Lne following editorial is most respectfully addressed. In the meantime, the public can share with â€" Inspector Lougheed the knowledge that Police Chief A. Lepic "has the confidence of the entire force, and shows promise of becoming a capable execuâ€" tive atricer " and, to quote !urbher "his record in the police de.. partment has been exemplary." â€" _ something is done B Comay B 200 e n in uc t We c t 2e . .In the meantime the chief, against whom complaints were made, and the deputyâ€"chief and sergeant who led in making the complaints, were asked to resign. This they refused to do, and were dismissed. - tyA * The entire picture is not. altogether pretty, but the Town of ‘Timmins is left to find some consolation in the fact that the offiâ€" cers complaining of the alleged irregularities had the courage to do so, although they realized it might cost them their jobs, and that as a result of their action the irregularities complained of were done away with â€"â€" leaving a police force which, although, in this writer‘s view, has been weakened, can now enjoy the full confidence and respect of the public. j : . The public is also leftf with the hope that, should ever irregulariâ€" ies occur in the future, there may be found within the police force officers who will similarly put the pubiic welfare before their own and stand forth to draw attention to such irregularities. P . EBE TR 6 Anyone attempting to summarize editorially the contents of the 50â€"page report of Inspector Lougheed runs immediately into the fact that a goodly number of charges were aired, some of them subâ€" stantiated, many of them were not. ; .. In brief, the situation would appear to resolve itself into situation wherein liquor held as exhibits within the police departâ€" ment‘s office was found to be tampered with. Those discovering the irregularities disclosed them to the chief of police who for a time took no action at all, and then only ineffectual action. This in turn resulted in the deputyâ€"chief and other officers of the force bringing the matter directly to the attention of the Police Comâ€" mission itself, and demanding that an investigation be made. of AXLet us be assured that throughout the Porâ€" cupine the law will be enforced for the*common good of all. Let our ‘authorities in public office offer us some guarantee that what happened in Hamilton will not happen here. It is difficult to reconstruct an event, or a series of events, months after their occurente. This is made clear in the enquiry into the Police Department of the Town of Timmins, conducted by Inspector W. H. Lougheed, as brought before the Police Commission on Tuesday. * *)‘ If it is, the common people of the Porcupine have a right to some assurance from their elected representatives that law ‘ and order will be maintained in this area. It is. not a matter of politics, nor of unionism or nonâ€"unioniim â€"â€" it is simply a matter of stating that the law which exists for all will be used for the proâ€" tection, of. .al, to engure "that degree Oof. freedom,:â€"without which: law becomes tyranny; that degree of law, without which freedom becomes license." £"% C ooo e ) 0 0 S t 0 e L T _ VJy AdllULFC to exercise such authority. * It is high time that those persons who were elected to office unider the principles of democracy are reminded of their duty to observe, protect and maintain those principles. It is improbable, although not impossible, that a similar situaâ€" tion might develop in the Porcupine Camp. Wage agreements are coming up for renewal in the near future. While it is diffiâ€" cult to imagine anything so stupid as strike action occurring in the gold mining industry at the present time, the situation in Hamilâ€" ton might conceivably be duplicated here. testimony of the form which man‘s inhumanity to man may take, en principles of ‘Christianity and of democracy are Fforgotten or deliberately laid aside. | . _ _ _ . t 3 The photographs ‘besir ‘withess to two casé where thoseâ€" on strike in the stee! plant in Hamiiton, tricd by means of "Molotov cocktails," â€"to destroy by fire the homes of ‘those who chose to: remain at work. ‘While the ‘nonâ€"strikers were securely imprisoned within the steel plant, some courigeous~strikers fastened bottles of gas and oil to their homes and ignited them, with ‘consequent hazgrd to the entire cmomuriity: and‘to the wives and ‘childrer. Jeft defenseless by the illegal picketting in anâ€"illegal strike. â€"â€"‘ Now, let us say again what we have said many times before: > we are in favor of the principle of unionism; we agree to the premise that strike action may sometimes be the only method of securing agreements which are satisfactory to the woOskers, _ But let us also state, for the love of God and in respect" of . human decency, that a man who sets fire to another‘s home, who would destroy another‘s family and lifeâ€"time earnings over a difference of opinion in a peacetul state, belongs in jail. And with him in the cells should be those persons who, having been elected to positions of authority, condone such acts by failure properly ffl nw;.fl‘ QQQQQ “ n esA s mrALL In the Globe Mail of Sept. 21 have been printed two of the ugliest photcgraphs‘ we have seen in some yime. They bear witâ€" ness to some of the ugliest of incidents ever to be Written into the dayâ€"toâ€"day record o Canadian affairs. ‘They form distressing h . ols M m‘m‘“" m# Ucbm on B n 4 o tirely, h.s. vustice diig up another quotation, mnWm 16 ‘usda us ‘a mm of aemocracy. a system ‘6f ‘government:<. whilkn provides "Ihat degree of ‘freeaom, mmont*mid*mihan finy; that degree of law, without which freedom beâ€", ‘the mass of words with which Justice J. A. Hope, peard in afterâ€"dinner apeeches. : Af.* offered, 1sor â€"esamupie, the qauotation: "You ceannnt havea a RURAL SCHOOL CONDITIONS s 4. 4 ctmoalana ot delnocracy. 4 e for such an assurance is now â€" LIBERTY ... OR LICENSE ? THE POLICE ENQUIRY â€"â€" before any question Te he. * can . Yenlive measiiresâ€" in connection â€" WILN The track and field meet being con ‘detinguency, on id "pay smflfly sum: “m for winter sports and recreation at pensioned by the town were doing other :"Sled." Coune ; for on to prasent it to the Timmins plan, with penslons payable at the age wou‘ld speakâ€"upon, had been submitted as to the legal power of the council to wa to the Timmé{ns Youth Welfare Council, institute such a scheme, the Mayor for the cam| and been heartily endorsed. said"they had.the advice of a soliciâ€" In opening his address, Mr. Huckerâ€" tor in drafting the byâ€"law, and were by explained that he had often thought ‘seeking an_ orderâ€"inâ€"council to conâ€" that something specia} might be made film ~I#t,. To ‘an objectionâ€" that men Gillles Lake, and had mentioned this work, the Mayor declared his refusal . ides to Coupcilior Faye. _ â€".. to interfafe with anything a man over ‘the idea simply being 65 might do to help himself. . ' t Faye had arranget Kitchnéér was instituting a similar ncreass. of $35114.99 for "proâ€" . tiogy was made up of / SATURDAY _ approve one, "I would like to see the records of all men now on the force who have made applications," Judge Danis said. "And I would like to ‘talk privately v;‘u.n them," said Magistrate Atkinson. ent at fthe meeblng and represen'bed by Gregory Evans, "‘someone thas to take the lead," re> marked Mayor Brunettee "IL don‘t think we should go out of town for a chief. I am going to makeâ€"a recomâ€" mendation that the present acting chief be made chief." _ ; . applications, including severalâ€"from present members:of. the force and one from the former chief of, police, Leo Gagnon, who was presâ€" IB . i _â€"vvvâ€"vvâ€"â€"v“ * eC fibns ‘of, ,uhe repofi. usntil I morte time * “We can‘t posslbly appoint fi,fe conâ€" stables," Magistrate S, Atkinson stated. “Because we: have not the money for It.. But one thing I thinkâ€"we should do and that is appoint a ~chief â€" of police." â€" Luegion â€"will . holid one of its most important meetings of the year at 8 p.m., on Saturday evening in the Mcintyre Auditorium, Receiving of membership appliâ€" cations, initiation of new members and discussion of a new form for eZection of officers, will be followed by consideration of the phm for thc,-ncw Legion. Hall, 3 y i 6 "I think we are safe in leaving it to the . papers," observed Ma.yor J. ~B. Leplc Named Ch le f BY WR TV O MAQL _ _R k. UAE NR : UJ "We always have takg flhar chance," stated Na.gistrate S. Atkinson: "I have no objection mfself," reâ€" marked Judge Danis when the matter came up for consideration by the Poâ€" lice Commission on Tuesday n.ight, The Judge voiced the fear that only portions of the report might be printed: and that the efforts of the investigaâ€" for would be colored thereby. ... ‘"The: attorneyâ€"general ‘has no. obâ€" jection to making public this report," the letter, accompanying. the summary of the inqu‘ry into the. Tammin.s poâ€" lice department by Inspeotor Lough- eed, stated. Branch No. 88 of the Canadian Mn i o e 2s h n c id se ue n t on l*-ast 45 of . the lnw‘hational Labor .Organ j oi memoer countries have sent d de 'ga‘tmna:-’-sé T.0 conference Which has openéd in Montreal. . ne con ~*~~â€"2 is being attended by more than 500 . ”;;'?1'719 . advisers, â€" and <others‘ attached to the deleâ€" +~ gatio s The confcrence is being held in the Univerâ€" * sity‘ f Montreal, shown ABOVE. 1 1 d qo ied S 2 2t ottert P ol t oney for _ " Intimidation~ Charges". .was > the e should next Heading on ~the report which chief . of reads: â€" ‘"According <to testimony.subâ€" mitted â€" by Gariepy, he was: talled to mcludmg the nome of the Chief Constable at s of the‘ am. on Jax. 30, 1946,â€"the day followâ€" er chief PE the first meeting: held ‘by: the ras presâ€" Boatd, ‘at which time the Deputy resentea Chief Constable. had submitted. his first letter of camplaint. ng : "It is my opinion that (the Chief‘s) action was highly irregular and is subâ€" of ject. to censure,‘" Inspector Lougheed 3 Police J P. ‘Downey, %t J. P. Gariepy and others to the ect that liquor fi held in the police va,ult as exhibits * had been tampered with, and that no 3. effective investigation : had been made. on. / Inspector Lougheed’s report ‘then Ts went into the evidence. in various. .cases: where it was ted. liquor: had: m‘; ‘been: tampered .with? . "‘There is no m evidence to supm any change. * JSVA .. %Mmme *4 %’he report. comments. ks nâ€" _ Intimidation Chggges: ; i And t115â€"CcOndiIionâ€" was:. alloweqa Lo. CQOn+yâ€" ; tinue" for. about=14> months,: auntil the time of his dismissal." in t 4 Ohatge that favoritism in the of escort duties was displayed by the Chief Oonstab «al "The Chief Constable should not. be ‘subject to censure concerning . these agsignments, as it is nearly always a pratice: to assign officers of: the deâ€" tective: branch of any police force to this type of duty," the report reads. ‘ Charge that the Chief Constable failed to officially commend ofli- cers for good work." "Sufficient evidence in support of this charge was not produced and the Chief Constable should be given beneâ€" fit of the doubt," the report states. "Charge that the Chief Conâ€". ; stable ‘ had â€" funea to : soâ€"operate : with in ~juvenile delinâ€" quiesced â€" in~ an: m h.;mr .tupt‘flutomur t#: It . wfla charged that: while powney was a constable, he had been delegated . bYthebawaoonncfitoworkinpte- venfi\%a in‘ connection ~with ult 2P e intanzntkt: m‘fiknfl ..taa‘y ‘w. I-i‘ Wnson at the plano. Presindenc ‘@. N: Ross brought up the Y do,iand 1 have them here with me nflbaotlwalaolhitorandt@dan, wanian Cordon ‘Campbell, with Secreâ€" matter ‘ of the annual" turkey shoot. It was generally believed that preparaâ€" tions for this event in the last year or so had been left until too late a date. This year preparations will be made sooner, and the event may be started earlier. The committee named for this year‘s turkey shoct include J. F. Parker, chairman, F. Bailey. and I" Woodbuty. The president also announced: the date of the annual election of officers to be November 4th, The nominating committee named includes E. H. King.' (chairman), F. Bailey, J. Beattie, P T. Moisley,°F. McDowel!, and their reâ€" port is to be brought in on October ~14th, when nominations from t.he floor may also be madé! . Kiwanian F. A. Woodbury i introduced ‘ f fl)e guest* [,quenoy world m in 1937. had acr; <g. pacities. . 'I'be plan 'Ior a wiutu- n- creation . centre that Mr. Huckerby: would speakâ€"upon, had been submitted Inooen_mghi.saddm Mr Py nato. sn sard, ~ -UVVJ vVY WAA seu-eplanatory. I. have people workâ€" .. dDg for the town who earn more than tonight. Let the meeting ask, quesâ€" tions and I will do my best to anâ€" swer them. Anything I can‘t explain, ‘can be ‘dealt <with by the town clerk, engineer or assessor." The ‘first item to come under fire was the matter of the town employees‘ retifement> and group insurance fund, which had accounted for an increase of , $10,399.17 in “general government‘" expenditures. . +‘"I think ‘this thing shculd be thrashed out from A to Z," the Mayor declared. "Even if it takes until one . o‘clock. H we are to blame, I will take the blame." He stoutly defe,nded the principle of pensigning employees at the age of 65. Inasmuch:as the town would not take on new :employees under the age of ‘55, it meant that a. minimum of ;10 years service would be required, and ijn suchâ€"cases â€"the pension would _ minimum one, as those entering 6 C ',“.ploy of <the town at such an age would notcommand the salaries farned by those with longer experience. ~To Mr: Bartleman‘s expressed doubt as to the legal power of the council to le On to the Timmé{ns Youth Welfare Council, institute such a scheme, â€"the Mayor the: and been heartily endorsed said" they had. the advice of a . soliciâ€" CCE en ue «B PB SS MZ t,ary # scesey â€" oÂ¥ _ AFwifA 1J ‘‘‘‘Object ‘of the new organization, in ‘general, will be the promotion of reâ€" creational activitiés for young folk from 15 years of age and up, in the Moneta district. One of the first probâ€" lems to be dealt with, it is understood, ~ will be that ofâ€"finding a suitable meetâ€" ing place and facilities for carrying on the club‘s program. On Friday night‘the executive will meet to discuss initiation and monthly fees, etc. Ration Book Workers Are Thanked "I wonder â€"if you cauld find space to express our thanks to those who volunteered for the work of distributâ€" ing the new ration books," said Mr. C. R. Stiver of the municipal staff today. Mr. Stiver was enthusiastic. over both the quality and; the quantity of the work handled, ln the four se alone, he said, 26,284> books had* been given out, and the work had gone very «smoothly,. With thage glven out by anployerl. tho ration book total . for 'fimmmathe was near 29,000, and the total id p was : HAuckerâ€" tor in drafting tfie byâ€"law, and were 'l‘“ A €£. ‘ Charge that the Chief Constable failed to officially commend ofli- cers for good work." ‘ "Sufficient evidence in support of this charge was not produced and the Chief Constable should be given beneâ€" fit of the doubt," the report states. Chatge that favoritism in the t : of ‘escort duties was displa'yed by the Chief Oonsta.bh * "The Chief Constable should not be subject to censure concerning . these agssignments, as it is nearly always a pratice to assign officers of: the deâ€" tective: branch of any police force to this type of duty," the report reads. states. _«"«Sgt. Thompson gave in evidence that on Jan 30, 1946 at 6.15 am. he was. called to the Chicf Constable‘s house." ; In about 50 typewritten pages of foolscap, Inspector W H. Lougheed, of the Criminal Investigation Branch of the Provincial Police turned into the Timmins Police Commission his reâ€" port of: the inquiry mto the Timmins Policeâ€" department. In the first 20-od pages, Inspector Lougheed gives the . story and backâ€" ground of the. police force and events leading up to the investigation. These been previously made public and dealt With the complaint of Deputyâ€" o! 60, w.(mm volunteered. 42c : Z’M 7A :firflvi"fi‘;a’;ii‘-:éfi Â¥ t â€" B P * 4 t + NE 1 4d 3 l 2 %. bortract h.A mt been made. Winter Sports Plan eport /( then w sw« For Gillies Lake â€" liquor: had> gé, T()ld to § KiWanians _ Recreational Contre Is OQutlined. To Club By e â€" Câ€"F.Huckerby.: : Qommunfiy singing was led by Kiâ€" wanian Gor;ibn ‘Campbell, with Secreâ€" tary W. H. wnsbn at the plano. ‘Drndflm. d Dm-h*-‘. D C A m _‘ At the luncheon, the club enjoyed bountiful supply of delicious cornâ€"onâ€" theâ€"cob and luscious peaches from the Niagara district. These were the gifts of Dr. Lee Honey and W. W. Tanner, former members of the club. A hearty vote of thanks for these delicacles was enthusiastically passed. % . Guests for the da.y were introduced by Kiwanjan Phil Kinkel. In addition to the‘ guest speéker these included: : A. Clatabut: ‘K.irkl.and Lake: F. J. St. catha.rines wW. H. R. Burâ€" C. F. Huckerby, of the Hollinger enâ€" gineering staff,; was the guest speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Kiâ€" wanis ‘club~at the Empdre hobel on Mondays "He on a plan for an attractive and useful winter recreation centre which could be established at Gillies Lake. This plan was presented to a recent meeting of the Timmins Youth Welfare Council, where it met with approval.. Real Caouette . 20, who was the winner in the Pontiac federal byâ€" election in Quebec. Mr Caouette was elected under the banner ot L‘Union des Electeur de‘ Pontiar, the name by which the Somal Credit party has become known in Qusvz2. kRIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER â€"26th, 1946 /4 am only.â€"sorry that the Rateâ€" payera Ass‘n was not organized in the spring, but I think your Associatlon can accomplish a lot by trying to find out what is wrong. The statements handed to you tonight are pretty well s Te hok â€" . M 1 . > ‘"I am glad to be here,‘" the Mayor assured the meeting. "I waited for an invitation, as it would look like politics if I came without one. You have invited me to bring my officers, too, â€"and there may be some things I can‘t answer." | es 1946, the Mayor suggested that it was between 1945 and 1946 that the tax rate had shown the increase comâ€" plained. of. (Efiltor‘s Note: Any persons inâ€" _terested ‘in the reasons behindâ€" the increased tax rate are urged to pick up. a copy of this summary from the town hall. It‘s worth _ _reading, for anyone wishing to disâ€" cuss the matter intellig:ntly.) ; ‘"He has never failed in the past to answer any questions put to him," stated Chairman Poitras, in introducâ€" ing Mayor Brunette. All present had beén given a~~sumâ€" mary,~comparing revenveanaâ€"expehnarâ€" tures for 1945 and 1946. Whtle some of those present had prepa.red quesâ€" tions concernlng the years, 1939 and The Mayor had the help of Town Clerk and Treasurer Salomaa, and Town Engineer McLean. The incident above referred to, however, inadequately reflected the trend of the meeting, which for the most part showed, on the part of the ratepayers, a genuine desire to obâ€" tain information, and a sincere desire, on the part of the Mayor, to supply the answers. * Mr. Poitras reminded Mr. Stewart. ‘"I think you are trying to make this a political meeting." ~ "You mentioned at our first meetâ€" ing that you might be a candidste," "I wvill call you. to order when necessary," declared _ Viceâ€"President Poitras, who occupied the chair in the absence of President Chateauvert. Mr. Stewart‘s only other contribuâ€" tion to the meeting ‘was his refusal to address the chair, andg his insistence on speaking to the mayor directly. _â€""I have been at bigger meetings than this, and. never been called to order," Mr. Stewart complained. The reporter who had interviewed the Mayor on the question, and to whom the Mayor had quoted the Act, got to his feet to offer the informaâ€" tion that the Mayor had stopped at a certain point at the reporter‘s, reâ€" quest,â€" as in his opinion the Mayor had quoted enough to clarify the issue. "Why did you stop quoting the Act where you did?" Mr. Stewart continâ€" ued, but if he had hoped to lay a bombshell under the Mayor‘s chair, he was disappointed. It turned out to be an egg. Mayorâ€" Brunette: refused to: answer Mr. Stewart. copy of the journal in question, with the obvious intention of proving that the Mayor had supported the. legality of the tax rate by quoting only part of the Munlcipal Act. _*‘Were you ‘reported correctly in The Press of Sept. 10?7" W. J. Stewart asked Mayor J. E. Brunette toward the close of the Ratepayers‘ Ass‘n meeting last night. . ‘ m Mr..Stewart had stepped up to the front of the: meeting, brandishing a Tax Increase Discussed In Mayor Brunette Answers Ratepayers Case LDUIsCUSSCCU 1 : C EP 4 ¢ Ha GiveAnd Take Of Pubhc WE ‘TLKNOW : Meeting Last Nigsht :‘ _DEPARTMENT _ ". such m~4 . grant "I wonder if you could find space to express our thanks to those who volunteered for the work of distributâ€" ing the new ration books,." said Mr. C. from 15 years of age and up, in the Moneta district. One of the first lems to be dealt with, it is undemtood, will be that ofâ€"finding a suitable meetâ€" ing place and facilities for can'ying on t.he clubs program. The group is headed by Leo Delâ€" ViElano as president; Helen Mustato, vice-president Douglak Preston, 2nd Douglas Preston, 2nd vice-president Sally Frapporti, treaâ€" surer; and Enzo Pérsichini, as secreâ€" tary "Object ‘of the new organization, in general, will be the promotion of reâ€" creational activitiés for young folk ed meeting named an emecutlve ;nd discussed plans ror its future activiâ€" ties. "The council is on record as recomâ€" mending it. for the: consideration of council in 1947," Mayor J. E. Bruâ€" nette â€"stated. : It is understood the specific request for laboratory could not be considered in time to Anclude it in the 1946 estimates, New Club For + Moneta Young Folk To be known as the ‘"Moneta Reâ€" creation . Club," the town‘s newest young people‘s group, got away to a filying start on, Tuesday night in the council chambers, when a well attend» _ A reéguest from the Ontario Departâ€" ment of Health asking council to obâ€" tain‘space for a laboratory here, was received by the town council on ‘Wednesday. . It isn‘t the first time granting "the request is ‘not possible this year, the council had already decided. ¢ 3 "These people know we haven‘t any moneyâ€"far ~other ~work> this year," stated Councillior Wm. Roberts. x) A huge crowd packed around the‘ gpandstand at the station. on Bunday. night to hear a muchâ€"appreciated proâ€"> gram ofâ€"music by members of the Timâ€" mins Citizens‘ Band® A wide variety: ofâ€" selections. was covered:© marches," waltzes, hymns and an overture. No Laboratory Yet, Council States . Crowd Enjoys Sunday Night Band Concert Gagnon. , _ Sergeants â€" R.oland Munnoe Gordon Beacock. The rank of Ohief Lepic and of othér sergeants are already provided for m the present byâ€"law. While a town byâ€"law has still to be passed by. council to cover the new appointments suggested in the inquiry by <Inspector Lougheed, these ‘are the men named by the Poli¢e Commission, for the jobs: + ® Inspector â€"â€"George Archambault Sergeant of Detectives â€" Ernest 1. Is it true that someone stol‘ 52 cents from the Bank of Oom- merce? 2. Is it true that a lady wel«< fare worker reocntly and accidentâ€" ally got locked in the cells? The ‘staif of The Advance rull: appreciate public curiousity,~ and make every effort to deal with it. However, the" staff above maz tioned woud b> pleased if peop would stop phoning up to ask thn following qhestions: a request has, been . recelyed .. ;ing"re%he’ req'%le'sc is ‘not poss!i 1.‘ in EV ERY day,