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Porcupine Advance, 25 May 1921, p. 1

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351353 , Mlllimli%ll ilHIli _ WEEK ilf NAVY HAGUE EH “21'3- em ' it Td' a; 311$.) J: 3L? kk a; . sci'.'.,'. 1- Q: l _ ' J, ,. c?tk "11' J I gait: ' 713% tlia .w. a“ la' $375" ll 14‘; th' Bi' ififleventv years ago Canada had the i,'isr,t ird largest merchant marine in the ",jiri'i,'/i'riWrld, all manned and offieered by '_")',;'.:'-':'-),'),,;.,!!?"',?,.'?,',',','.:',. Today, Canada was down st",')),;;'"))' eighth place and had to man its in féhips with foreign sailors and oitieers, "the speaker said. The Navy League i'jffwwas striving to right this. Boys were trvt,rrjle1t,trt,ipst trained for the sea, and earn- Wigmn‘k being done to rouse the pen. "jri','(ii,ii",/, "tt. he see the need for interest in the 'i',ii'j:'j.i1,'iiusrehytt' marine. No nation that ne- ret'j,,ii'i1ittated the sea could be anything but 'iii'ii:si,iiikrfailyrt, Lt.i'ol. "Villiams said. (iirCti':f,i'iloe Sailor is a National Asset" was 'ii"_jirrbt,s, of his expressions. The only way ii:ii,:ii,i"::,ii_,,:tp)',"idi"tti'1ofsy the present undesirable '_c,),ii:vrri'__"tyt itions throughrutt the world is _rr'jiii?i'tp" produce and export, and this means gifyships, shipping and trained sailors. nglg‘i‘f’l‘he future will not take care of it- _'s,'(i'si":i:rtij,lt; we must take care ofit," said i',i'i(lC1tl'i, -speaker. Last year the Navy gigigeagile sent 183 trained boys to sea. _))i,ti,i,ii,'c,r,sTl)is year 750 are in training. With 's'iiiii'_:,,i(-ji'tiisl-i-,e support, the Navy League will E:?:"‘.lie.ahle to give Canada its proper wwox. Williams Makes Stirring '). "71911931 for Interest in Canada's LL Merchant Marine. Wake h'und F'.",iFi'trehl t'erviee WTorontu, C ',,'.,tisty League illixiiusnt amw: 1rira's mereha :Idrge mem ber 1srifresf1ord Bra cWigsirae. ';‘;'~’1‘ne may” '3: the meetir ice way expl Navy Leago Jrtrship here 1Pef, though jijidanee " 'ips, ar the {gramme wan tttit opened, Imus after t tliiy hall. T ‘gilrls’ Quartetre gnu [Glory of the Grand :Yéry pleasing manner {H1039 in Peril' on the 'iifpr'opriate and attrac _,i)i)Ctt'iPi1entst of sailore on the merchant 'iriiii'ii'tritie; the tttking/tare of ill or dis- ',l"t'f,iiiiri1, sailors; homes at prineipal firms for sailors; training, the boys _istlit..'t'j'issailorin,sr', and the re-awakening _ift'ithe people the sea-eonseious spirit. 'fth"t'iiij,tg the war, there were pensions r:"s))i,3iiti'iit'terrproviri_ys' for soldiers and i,'ii'ttliiriir'r, on the King's ships, but no _i'iittifr:bettefits for the men who manned fife. merchant marine, risking their glans hourly to "earry on" for their i'iil,iii t' Ty and the right. Thanks to the _i2gr't'y League, however, not a single gnaw or dependent of any of the “E *'hjs of the merchant marine would {fijant or hardship. The Navy ,,rQilgéi"i're was looking after them all. '!,'i'y,"_,)_i,ttlrlis to give 9rrytda its propel k 'litres in the matter of an effective ttttt _ll',_).l,i,t'.,lieti'itt, mérehant marine. v-fi:?;,)')?'.-' Williams' eloquent addres % lightened wi.tltetusy iiasluys 0 v'j't,ttysnd humor. Speaking of the Rus (drits Bolshevik, as a workingman him at: Col, Will: (irrijlUtij, take adress by m to the sea h Wk, as d (ttiv: Leag at)? fut us the past," eveumg tamed and The Timm ttttd N Be d Vol VI No. 21 the wee M muswal Qual'le "or, )od In Dance it} King's Hall on the t of! the 34th was largely at- and very pleasant. ) N 51K Il " tt ni?, ker conclud appealing to l V N Dr. Melnnis, pr and in his usual ng the war. ”Jon: I and it will not be nee: conduct campaigns as 111115 adv Chief among“ tlit?.T tie for the widows and 1ilor.s on the mereharr ing care of ill or dis hdmos at prineipa Citizens' ] ie before also rende owd had g In marine and tor a for the Admiral (Porcupine) of the W tl S meetin " ttttere stie applause. Mrs.l 1 her usual eapalble aeeompanimerits for as large entsCol. Williams, Organizer for the anada, made very 4932116 DC purp 1e New Empire ine after the net n O ea and all to get be- in its peace r. "Join the as demande 3and far the meet red selee arthered' i: tor 1nem m 1."f b"'" Conventions have been favouring, I, 11tSun- Montreal, just why nobody knows, it , effect- Oh iNo! Toronto wants to get hark t't lence to its leadership as 'd Convention City, ,1 e. Mrs. land the business men of the City , caparble Board of Trade want to be on the a ants for spot this summer, partly with this 2 end in .view. This is one reason given O' he Navy for the cancelling of the proposed ; h Spoke visit of the Boards of Trade from the e e Nil"? south. -Another reason suggested is t l to the that the. visitors were counting on e ttaes of visiting/the big: pulp and paper towns l ninunity of the North 'Land, and somebody i: down south has told them that the ll eloquent paper and pulp. industryus Closed i: {a of the l down and there jsnl,anything', else to h g these see. in the North. The cancelling of v lows and the visit is hut another proof that s merchant the southern business men should 2 1 or dis- visit t.he North Land. If they knew s principal anything about this country they f :he bovs would realize that there is muehmore i, rakening in the Northland than the paper in- / -_. -_:..:I fdustrv. Also they would realize, that, t attex effe1 (led til ll 0 n bet C,'," I" d Tile S tt watch via North 'ti ful it l econo: fyiovercc P-iineide " I t BEAMS llf TRADE VISIT Ill Iillllfll ni0llliil Old Ontario Business Men Not Able' Woman Dressed as Man. Five LiviI To Tour This Country Next l In Tent in Swamp. Much Goods Month. Found. the itineraryof the Ass of Trade and Chamber of Ontario for their pr ll pol 1ri"ans.rE wa S ind visit Smut in the dustry Land is a big factor in the trade pros- perity of Old Ontario. The trade here is worth looking after. The ill-in- formed attitude of the south in re- gard to this North Land has more than once roused the sug:g:estion that North Land business boycott southern business men until better knowledge and appreciation for the North were shown. In postponing, the visit of the Ontario Associated Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce the business men of the south might do well to consider if it will be good business to postpone the visit too in- dafinitely. Ignorance of the North may be bliss in the South, bat it is liable to prove an expensive foolish- ness for the business interests of the South. imp VET repair work. lit fields 1t,'.1/ert',y'it, and origi lity i1 number or col lat city this Fil onventions am CANADIAN ASSOCIATED y' USE CATERPILLAR TRACTOR cu ' The Associated Goldfields of. Larder Lake have purchased a caterpillar tractor for use on the Larder Road. It is a 5-ton tractor that will draw about ten ton at a load. At full load it is expected to make three miles an hour, while with light load it may reach as great a speed as five miles per hour.. This caterpillar tractor is so constructed as to be good for use on practically any kind of a road. The success following its use will be watched with general interest in the North Land. If it is found success- ful it will suggest a comparatively economical method for many mines to Invent 0 TI m he JI? eral W of of ll sit a t It Accessfuk m snowmg a new way on t the oat diffieulty of transportatiiu, t bears material over light roads) onomieal ercome t cidental “VG " derstood tlat sl )l' m en yron to Go ve ms not bronto that the proposed trip t take place in Jane, though mients may be made/Inter for l. So far as can he gathered, fonto Board of Trade members e proposed trip inconvenient. , is expecting or, working-for ter of conventions to be held in D" this summer, and with these tions and Provincial and Dom- M? ant for the N119 tune w. Conven as. and so there mu be a au- 5,, and so there will he a gen- ish that in this case they are sful in showing a new way out oat diffieulty of transportatipg Al y Ill n ms e W business met Trade want summer, mu W t 1“ TO Incellin SO Ill Je EXDEGWII nronto wan ll me am Not n be away Land than the paper 111- they would realize, that, business standpoint,. tt Orth Land is much more , them than many Con- Ie trade of the North factor in the trade pros- ()ntario. The trade here ave li t'on W al ,ortation problems rties lying seve'ral sad line and with one oronto w . from Toronto furonto citizen: re-establish the (as a city fo: hcial and Dom Ity, but recent! 'een favourin nobody know to rtly I' m d e country they is much more sol' tor be on the . with ’this eason given e proposed de from the uggested is ntion recently ey knew 111111115 W OIT "all H.151 here JttC ould Wt 1n tty the tty TIMMINS, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25th., 1921. at JI' II illll MINNIE g0lltlllll _i)lf'il0iil GAME AT ll.Mf _lliiill Billlmnliilflillhl Hill] illlilllllilillf CHARGES IN "lul, CII? SEEKS; EMMY ABE!” 150 MEN and requn‘ed muc considerable s rounded 1t. their fUshli cupunts sec also found ver, t In addition to the goods found, the police located maps and plans that apparently explain some past robber- ies and suggest some further ones planned. Among the ones apparently planned it appears that the Marshall- keelestone warehouse was considered as a place to secure rifles, and the bank at Selunnaeher as a place for securing money. . l The following is the list of those? arrested on theft and robbery charges.1 Berardino Marinelli, recently work- ing with the Northern Ontario Power Co. as a lineman. Joseph Eugene Servais, laborer. Omer Forget, labourer. Jack Rivers, labourer. Wiilie Guy, labourer. " Mrs. Rose King. F Pietro Del Felice, bartender, was also taken in charge by the police in connection with the ease. The charge against him is that of buying stolen goods. The police say that he bought three suits of clothes- from Rivers, paying; only $24.00 for the three suits. He is out on $l1000 bail. l The police were of the opinon that l all might have arms; but weapons were only found at. the time of the raid on Jack Rivers and Mrs. Rose King. Additional charges of unlawfully hav- ing firearms were laid against Rivers JVe1'e all remanded tor a week, the east come up again on Thursday (to row). In making the remands Magstrate pointed out that t charges might be laid against the addition to the speeifie ones bro against them last week. Offieer Allen took the finger p Offieer Allen took the finger prints of the accused men and the woman last week, and their previous history will no doubt be investigated to see what sort of previous records they may have. . L...’a . - a Iles m 1 na " d lt The seven came up before Magis- tte Atkinson on Thursday for pre- linarv hearing and were each and " d' the one gang or those work- mg the same line. After' each y the police redoubled their , but the trails were so well d that the work was slow and 3d much patience as well as erahle skill and ing:enuity. How- he police. kept right on the trail st week were all ready to make st round of arrests. Chief Greer onstables Gvnier, Roy and Me of Timmins; Chief C. Melnnis W o m a n " 1n organize 1cr"rubberie 1H] O house. t la Trinn Malt what rov Inf in} s on , well- taganfl r'nlp Five Living i Last Year's Champions Decisively tch Goods l Defeated by "Dome" 5 goals to 0. must them Ill ml otlie from t they con I] aultt- w 11 0 h o , ve )u ttor- ther 10 The North Country football season Jot away to a good start on Friday, May 20th, when the opening, game in the King Cup Series was played on the new Athletie grounds at the Dome, between the home team and Iroquois Falls. The grounds have been put into shape by the Dome Company who have spared no expense in that eonneetion and the Dome Foot ball Club have a field that will un- doubtedly take a first plaee amongst Athletie grounds in this part of the province. Amongst the spectators present were to be noticed, Mr. H. P. DePen- eier, Yiee-President of the Dome, Mr. and 'Mrs. Dowsett, Mr. and Mrs. Cos- ser, Mr. H. Laidlaw, President of the N.O.F.A. and Mr. W. Fields, Secret- low lid not , and two 11'Y of the N.O.*P ENJOYABLE “AT HOME” AT PORCUPINE LODGE MONDAY & AN. proved a very pleasant andl successful event. Cards, dancing, a' musical interlude and the best of Ile- freshments featured the pleasant evening. A large number of the mem- bers of the Order and their friends were present and all were delighted with the evening. Colombo's Orelses- tra furnished the fbest of music, the orchestra including 'Gene himself, C. Hornby, J. Reid, W. W. Wilson and "Lefty" Farr. The musical inter- lude was particularly pleasing. There were four special numbers, all excel- lent. The solo by Mr. Bushnell was a popular number and brought very hearty and merited applause. Mr. C. Hornby, on the violin, delighted the gathering with his able rendition of fine music. Mrs. Reynolds sang a solo ithat plea/sed all by its effective rend- fition and excellence. The quartette l by Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Armes, Mr. C. 13.iecj,1irrt.,v and Mr. Max Smith was the fourth number of the musical in- terlude and it was up to the high standard of the other selections and much appreciated by the gathering. Mr. H. Martin added to the effective- mess of the programme by his usual excellent work as accompanist. Por- cupine Lodge can add the event of Mav 33rd. to its list of successful and "girlie "At Home" given on Monday evening: in the I.0.0.F. Hall at South Porcupine by Porcupine Lodge AF. " cupme Lodge can an May A3rd. to its list a plea'sing social events A " . i', N. o, being late, the game at under way until 7.10 p.111. 15 minute halves were play- Ihune team lined up as fol- On account of Grand M. W. of To.. Lodge, WA Debentures for Waterworks Exten- sions Also Considered by Council , On Monday. . ( portiouately more SAD DEATH IN TORONTO OP MR. McLAUGHLIN’S DAUGHTER 3{The "innumerable friends in town‘ and district of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mel Laughlin, formerly of Timmins but) recently residing in Toronto will learn with very sincere regret of the death in the city on Sunday, May 22nd, of their little daughter, Eileen, who passed away at their home; 20 Munro Park Avenue. She was taken ill on Saturday, the 14th instant, with ton- silitis, which developed into infhv. enza and pneumonia. Eileen was the third' daughter of Mr. and-Mrs. J. P. 1foLaughlin, and was born in Tim- mins on August 5th, 1916, thus being almost five years old at the time of death. The funeral took place on, Tuesday morning:, May 24th, at f) o'eloek. The very sincere sympathy of all their many friends and ae- quaintances in the Porcupine will go out to Mr. and Mrs. iMeLllughlin in this sad bereavement. yf FIREMEN’S ANNUAL BALL A VERY PLEASANT EVENT “As usual, the Firemen's Annual Ball on Monday evening, May 23rd. proved a most enjoyable event. This year it was held in King's Hall with Al. Wilson's Orchestra furnishing the music. Owing to counter attractions, etc., the' attendance was not as large as in past years, but there w'as a good 1y crowd present, and all attending had a delightful time. Everything about the event was up to the usual high standard of Firemen's events, and all 'present report it as a very de- lightful evening, with a special men- tion for the pleasant social time and the excellence of the refreshments served. st . the sand 3115 The ladder l Howse some at" wr, St juries. He is able to be around as usual, but the injury is a painful and undesirable one. His many friends will ‘wish'him a speedy recovery and a bunch of good luck soon to offset the poor fortune of this accident and incident. m a ladder aottom of t {tour o _ '9, _"'. Jamil; Mr r. A. HOWSE MEETS WITH UNLUCKY ACCIDENT n as {round and Wf l. Howse met wit his week. He wa at 18 " is. house,’ mm; ider twisted on 1e was reacmng up I over throwing Mr ve or fourteen feei wo an ugly Wu ‘42 k'Ar , n 1llillfilifl Mlll.ll illlll llf SHIRTS HERE MAY 24TH Club. As a result of the rain the Cotumittee had a lot of hard work with little to show for it, while they still further regret the inconvenience and spoilpo of the pu'blie's pleasure. The, had weather kept the attendance down to about (WU. The programme was run off pravtieally as advertised was run off praetieally as advertised and arranged, despite the weather. The Timmins Band furnished the finest of music during the day. The auto parade was small, the Mayor's car, whieh would have stood high as " decorated auto in any par- Would Have Been a Big Day all Dar If Weather Had Been Pine. ranged contest final $00 re fereed In the approaching and putting 0011- test Mr. H. Lilly won first, making it in 3, with Mr. J. Callum Second, in 4. The ~buys’ three-legged race was mm by Masters Cavenay and Hardy, with Masters Boyd and Ray second. Timmins Girls' Baiseball team won agaist Sclmmncher girls, 19 to 15. Nellie Studor and Mary Downey were the battery fozrTitmnins, and May Angrignon and Florence Mdhenn for sSehumaeher. Chief Borland refereed. Each team had only fire players, there being: no fielders. F Do Y auspices of Mis: Goodman Won first and Mrs. Fiss second in the egg and spoon race. Sing-1e ladies' race 50 yds.-Nellitr Stmlor, first; Mary Downey, second. Married Ladies' rave, 50 yds--uMrs. Godwin, first, Mrs. Fiss, second. "Dulce" MeCury was a leader in the racing events. In the 100 yds,. t)lren, the 220 yds. open, and in the' rare for members of the T.lirc. the min the first place, with Mr. Leaman winning settungl in each case. These events were specially popular few. tures of the day. The Bandsmen Race was one of the most amusing of the specialties, t'h‘e hundsmen playing on their instru- ments while running. In this A. Prout won first, yin Jean Pare second and Mr. Donald.third. For the ehildren's races there were big: crowds of entries. Eileen Thomp- sun came first and Cora Pecore sei.. _0nd in the race for girls under 10. V. Potvin, first, and C. Purifieati, sec- ond, in the boys' race under 16. The League Football match between Timmins and Kirkland Lake had to be held in the evening on account of Kirkland being unable to reach here sooner. Timmins won 4 to 2. A big crowd watched the game which was a very good one. Mr. C'herrett of the Dome refereed. The Hollinger Baseball team found it easy to put it over the Town team by a 9 to 3 score. Mr. C. M. Amer gave the best of satisfaction as usual as umpire, Hollinger has a promising team. The game was interesting throughout. It is expected that despite the bad weather, the Football Club will come through without a loss, and perhaps with.a few dollars to the good. A statement will. be published later, as customary, to show the details of the efent. 'ye' NORTHERN LIGHTS ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER “AT HOME” Invitations have been issued tor the "At Home" to be given by the Nor- them Lights Chapter Royal Arch Ma.- sons in honor of Rt. Ex. Comp. H. m. Smith who will visit here on Thar- day of this week. The "ht Home" will be held in the Masonic Hall, Tim- mins, to-morrow (Thursday) evening commencing at 9 o'eloek sharp. If is for members of the Masonic Order and their ladies. There will be danc- ing and other soeial features, and also an address on Masonry by Rt. Ex. Comp. H. T. Smith, the guest of the evening. In HM held their annual church services on Sunday, attending the evening service at the Presbyterian church. There were about 60 or 70 members of the Order present in addition to the reg- ular congregation. Rev. Mr. Parks preached an appropriate and earnest sermon. There was a special anthem by the Choir. , T " Single Copies 5 Cents Golden Beaver e weat ht Day of w ore bein lie, Junim on the m . winning first place. It was of flowers, artistically ar- lun ng at ll o'eloek sharp. If is bers of the Masonie Order ladies. There will be danc- ther social feuhues, and tslito as on Masonry by Rt. Ex. ' T. Smith, the guest of the the 1 result yesterday KH' 1' Football, Timmins medals in an exciting South Porcupine, the I; l to 3. A, Roberts nnmn lu el'E Adi'. & AM, lay) evening sharp. If is manic Order will be damw tres, and also poiled the under me Football 'Ji :53 (l]

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