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""lll"ni-iE ID0lRCUlPllrilf? Alry/hficlf? The following offieers were appoint-l ed for the ensuing year:--- _President--A'hief E. Carswell, Co- ehiane. _ -Nr,iee.opresident--Max Smith. South) Porcupine. _ Secretary 1rreastwer---'f.'E. Thomp- 1 'son, New Liskeard. _ "Official judges were appointed from gulch. town, Dr. Melnnis, 'Mayor of UTimmins, being the appointee for Timmins. After the business of the conven- tion the Cochrane Fire Brigade ten- dered the Visiting firemen a banquet at the Paris Cafe, and once again the Ctiehrane people showed themselves prinées in the matter of hospitality. In addition to the tipemen present there were a number of other guests. of honour, inelud'my: Chairman (leu. W. Lee and Commissioners Muliuren mud 'Martin of the T. & N. o, with (their guests from Hamilton. Major Morris and Col.. Hooper, Capt. Max- _ well of the Laurentide Air Service, Mr. Wird of Grant Smith & Co., the ' contractors for the T. & N. O. exten- sion, Major Mae Lang:, 1r.PiP., and others. After Chief Cnrswell had wel- coined the visitors, all sat down to a very sumptuous and satisfying repasl, which was much appreciated. Then came an excellent toast list with many 'bright and pleasing speeches. Mr. Albert Taylor ably proposed the Te- miskaming Firemen's Association and able responses were made by Chiefs Wilkes, Lever and Borland. "The North‘ Country" was proposed by Bishop Anderson in a very interesting, ttttil eloquent speech, in which he com- mented on the development of the Leountr)‘ since he arrived here some forty years ago. He also touched on gt!” prospects of the new country to gm; north through which the new ex- Ttagttiott of the T. & N. o. will pass. Myer Mac Ltng, Mayor Taylor of l 'HW Liskeard, Mr. s. J. Dempsey, rr" ”I! Dr. Fraser, of Cochrane, ably re- fispfig'd to this toast. In replying to the _".'-"','),',',;'.',")),,".,'))' ud “The Railways" Yiairman "iisfirttt'tr'. W. iLee of the T. & N. o. Com- Mn made a very pleasing address. fimlamed that theT. & N. O. was w the rules. of the Canadian ',yl,i,'ij, "r " ', Association in the matter 'i'is'ii',rlct'ftrsrttredt1 trains and rates, bat that WE e '2 'fc' tli-li','", the annual meeting of the Te- V J,; wing Firemen 's Association I ti)j.",i),at Cochrane .un Wednesday and 'i'F' P" "V ay of last week, Seiuunaelter W!tselected as the centre for the big {Signal Firemen's Tournament and {Bay of Sports This event, held for puny years past on July Ist. has been 93!! of the outstanding big days of the girth Land. Schmnuoher is out to viittike the 1922 event bigger and better fl.llilllit'll Tllllllllltlillf AT 1llllillljllllliliil, MIN 1 _i'ititiie the 1922 event bigger and better than ever, and all wlm have noted the :skill and thoroughness with which Behama'clier people handle anything 1tliey take up, will be satisfied that the "7mnitskaminsr. =Firenien's Tournament for 1922 will he a suteees.sful and pleasing event. In addition it may be "noted that in putting on this big day the Schumaeher people may be ati.ciut'- ed of the very hearty eo-operation and assistance of the Timmins Fire Chief and Brigade and the people in general in Timmins. July Ist. 1022, at Sehumaeher will he a big day. Tami-ham Firemen Select Schuma- ' char for Annual Big Day of Sports. 'c. At the {annual meeting at Coehrane Just week"ot' the Temiskaming Firth men’s Assoeiation, the following were the accredited delegates for the va- rious brigades in the disdriet:-- Timmins-sch" A, Harland Deputy Chief W. G. Smith. Sehumaeher---Chiet' Charles J and G. Henderson. South Poreupine--lMax Smith, Boyle and Harry Wilson. "i:,'sri2 .. After the opening prayer by Rev. Mr. Coulter, and the excellent presi- dential address by Ni. Wilkes, wel- egm‘mwas extended the convention on béhalf 'of the people of the, town by Mayor Russell of Coehrane. Mr. Ar- thur_Stevens, Qn behalf of Coehrane Board of Trade, also gave welcome to the delegates. T _' Iroquois Falls-T. H. 'Wilkes, Pre- gident of the 'T.F.A., E. J. Slime. J. Jlostello, P. J. Cannon, and Mayor deier. The Wye-Chief Giguerre. Haileybury--T. J. 1Dhnean. ' New Liskean1--Chief Lever, R. W. Thompson, F. Thompson. Englehart and Matlreson had no I'P- presentatives present and Cobalt has dropped from the Assqciation, thas further putting the Silver Town off the' 1iftip of the North Land. Che next annual meeting of the As sociation will .be held at HniIeM in February of next year. Vol VII No. 6 Lira mual meeting of the Te- Firemen 's Association hrane on Wednesday and c, Borland and Smith. larles Juck Application Baa Been Made for Elec- tric Power. Work Likely to Start Very Soon. It is understood that the Porcupine V.N.T. has made application to the Northern Canada Power Co. for pow- er for the mine, and the reply of the Power Co. is reported as to the effect that the necessary power will,eertainly be available for the V.N.T. in the early part of April. There have been persistent rumors for many months past as to the re- Mtllhti MT. llKElV Ill Ili-mt llr SPRING opening of the 1'.N.T. Recently the explanation has generuily been ae- cepted to the effect that only the lack of assurance of poWer prevented the resumption of work at the T.N.T. With power assured, as it would ap- pear to be now, there seems to be every reason to look forward to the re-opening of this promising mining property. It is likely that work will be commenced at a very early date getting the property in shape for the re-opening, the actual resumption of work very probably taking effect the beginning of April this year.' In the meantime the chances are that work ADD THIS TO THE REPORT OF THE BURNS BANQUET at 4 p l all possible would he done for the Firemen 's Tournament event. Mr. W. E. G. Bishop in replying to the same toast quoted tigmres showing an in.. crease of 400 per cent. in the produce billed out from towns along the C. N. R. in the Coehrane district. Mayor Vanier of Iroquois Falls in very pleas ing way proposed the toast of "The Town of' t'oehrane," to which Mayor Russell of C'oehrane made very suit- able reply. Other speakers during the evening were Major lLang, Fred Thompson, Col. ‘Hooper, exOfayor Ivy, Mr. A. Stevens, Mr. G. A. lie Lead. Mr. Ernest Poole, Mr. Otto Thorning, editor of The Northland Post, Coehrane, all of whom gave very bright and interesting addresses. .All appear to be agreed that the conven- tion and banquet were both entirely and completely suécessfnl in every way and the visitors one and all say that ore.lmaur'ss brand of hospitality is the very best. m The next regular meeting of the 'own Council is scheduled for Mon... ay afternoon of next week, Feb. 13th m. TIMMINS, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8th 1922. Ml,lmllllll IBgiift [HIE It RESERVE M Ililllllitill Big Mine Shape. $3,000 Collected in First Two Days, With Prospects Good. for Success This Week. _ llilllil SHIRT BI IIRWE fllil $1li,llliil Hm NEW tllililllll paig'n. There is every eoafidenee that the full amount will be raised this week as planned, and this, of course, grill he a noteworthy indication of the generosity of the people of the parish. Up to the present the amounts col- lected from the Italian and Polish people in the eong,mtgition have not been included, these collections being now under way. The spirit of the col- lectors is very pleasing, all the cap- tains and members of the teams vie- ing with each other in their good work and the campaign being carried along with enthusiasm and energy. The canvass has been confined to members of the church in the parish. 'f You are not canvassing your Pro- "testant friends?" Father Theriault was asked. "Oh, no," he replied, "the appeal is made to the people of the church.” "But," he added, "if anyone not canvassed should like to make a contribution, of course it would be'very gratefully received and much appreciated." sured The big drive to raise $15000 in six days for the new R. C. church here started on Monday morning this week and is progressing very satisfactorily. A big thermometer on the side of the Bank of Commerce building shows the progress of the campaign each day. Monday evening the thermometer climbed to $1500, and last night it had doubled that amount. It is on the climb faster to-day and to-morrow will surely be better. To-day is pay day at theBig'Mine and this fact will have an important bearing on the thermometer for the rest of the cam- SHOWING or “ROYAL GARMENT8" AT HOLLINGER An important announcement is made this week by the Hollinger Stores regarding a display to be shown at the Hollinger Stores on Monday and Tuesday of next week, Feb. 13th. and 14th. On Monday and Feb. 13th. and 14th. On Monday and Tuesday Mr. A. S. Stapells, represent- ing the MeElroycManufaeturing Co, Ltd., of Toronto, makers of the noted 6s Royal Garments," will be at the Hollinger Stores and will have on dis.. play a complete range of silk, cloth and summer dresses of the most ap- proved and ap-to-date lines. The Roy- al Garments are famous for their qua- lity and fashion in ladies' dresses, suits, ete., and the display on Monday and Tuesday will offer a noteworthy opportunity for those desiring high quality and exclusive designs in ladies dresses.. in Unusually Satisfactory Production Keeps at Record Figure. North Bay Paper Authority for State. ment That Rights Granted to Bollinger. "In addition to the foregoing au- thentic information comes the [moth- eial report that the Hollinger Conso- lidated has finally secured rights to develop energy on the Abitibi River. In concluding an article on the Power Situation as it appears to that paper, The North Bay Nugget last Wednesday said:--- This report is entirely without con- hrmation as yet." This paragraph is published for what it may be worth, with the Pom-' ment that the interests be'hind The Nugget seem to have been on the in- side in the matter of the Power Ques- tion and the Czovernment and so Ilf?llllfll Nllliil Illlllllll ghllill illl ABIIIBI should be in a position to have early intimation of anything that may hap- pen in this regard. The Hollinger has made no an- nouncement of any kind in regard to the matter. Perhaps, The hNgget has "inside" dope. Time will tell. But if The Nugget should ever boastfully recall the idea that it foretold the actual granting of the power rights to. the Hollinger Consolidated for necessary and desirahle extension and expan- sion of thilimpovtant industry, then the answer is that had some other neWsptlpers in the North Land had their way the application would have received much more prompt and sym- pathetic attention last year. If So, Reserve Your Accommodation Now at Curtis' Drug Store. It has been felt that a great many from Timmins and district will wish to gee the game at Iroquois Falls when the Falls play the Sault or Sud- bury for the ehampionship of the Senior. N.O. H. A. To accommodate these fans arrangements have been made and tickets may now be arrang- ed for at Cartis' Drug Store. It is of course desired to have a special train for the. occasion and to assure enough passengers to warrant this it is necess ary that hoekey.fans who intend to see this big game should drop into the Curtis Store and make the necessary reservation and deposit. A number of tickets have been reserved by the Falls Rink management and these may be reserved. by calling at the Curtis Store. It is absolutely necess- ary to find out how many are going so that a special train may he arrang- ed for. Leave your name with the de- posit of $2.00 at the Curtis Drug Store. Do it now! First come, hrst served. ' Ill] a WANT Tl] m illlll Bl Illlilllllilll PW fllll.ll The game between the Falls as win- ner of the northern group and Sud- bury or Sault Ste. Marie, the winners of the southern group, should be a hummer and one that no hockey fan will care to miss. See about your ticket at once. Call at Ctwtis' Drug Store. SPECIAL MEETING OF DOME MINES ON FEBRUARY 11th. There will be a special general meet- ing, of the Dome Mines Company Ltd. held on Saturday, February 11th. This meeting: is called for the shareholders to consider, and, if approved, ratify two by-laws recently passed by the directors. The one by-luw is for the return of the capital stock to share- holders, the directors being: authoriz- ed to pay out from time to time as they may see fit such sums as return of capital as may be deemed advis- able. All such payments are to be made pro rata among all shareholders, and a due proportionate amount is to be set aside to provide in similar way for shares allotted but not issued, the latter to be paid as surh shares are is- sued. The other .by-law is comple- mentary to the tirst one referred to. This second by-law empowers the dir- ectors to .make application from time to time to the Lietuenantu0overnor. in-Council of the Province of Ontario for supplementary letters patent i)) creasing the par value of the shares) issued and allotted by the amounts' that may be re-paid on capital on each share. At present it is desired to re- Mee the capital stool: from 16,000,000 to $4,500,000, and authorize theme- payment of $476,667.00'io ttie share. holders, reducing the par value of the shares of the capital stcpk of the iemnpany from $10.00 to $9.00 per ‘shm. Fiit Bundreda Unable to as: Into New Empire Theatre for Sunday Evtsning's Concert. Wlllill Ililtliillllllt llil,lllill llillllllllfll MUSE by little Miss L. Roliitaille, a little lady of eight years of age, were very popular with the audience, the young lady showing very striking talent as a pianist. The Quartette was another new popular favorite, the selections by these four instrumentalists being enthusiastically received. Master Wil- lie Shuh made a fine impression as a violinist. This young' boy displayed striking talent as a musician and his 1vell-rendered selection proved not only the musical skill of the boy but the capable instruction he had receiv- ed. The programme for the evening in- eluded selections by the District Chu. vhestra, the String Orchestra, the Me lntyre Orchestra and the Junior Or- ehestra, all unusually well rendered and pleasing:. Vocal solos by Mrs. Gilbert also featured the programme, and these well-rendered selections were much appreciated. Piano solos by little Miss L. Robitaille, a little lady of eight years of age, were very Dr. J. A. 'Melnnis, Mayor of Tim- mins, presided. In introducing the programme he reviewed the aims and objects of the Navy League under whose auspices the concert was held. He also took occasion to voice the general appreciation for the remark- able talent of the orchestras and the other artists on the programme. MST NJLHJL gllililllllil MUS HERE THIS [MINE Porcupine Team Out to Win J Falls a Little Too Confident. Should be a Good Game. The last Porcupine vs TioquoisFails, game in the N.0.H.A. senior schedule is to be played here this evening and the Porcupine team, are out to win. They are out to win as a matter of principle and good sport, but also not to miss any chances. They still have a long chance to tie with the Falls, by Liskeard taking the two remaining games from the Falls. Anyhow, they intend to make the Falls travel some tonight. _ It is understood that the Falls is not running a special to-night and other reports from the Falls indicate that they are either very eonfdent or indifferent about this game. They'll find, however, that they must be earn- est and anxious to win tonight, there being nothing given away in this league. It should be a lively game, with the chances good for Pmteupine. BISHOP OF MOOSONEE TO BE HERE ON SUNDAY, FEB. 12 Messrs. 'Montgomery and Gemmill will handle the game to-night. _ His Lordship, the Bishop of Mooso- nee, will pay his postponed visit to Timmins this Meek-end, and will preach in St. Matthew’s Church at both services next Sunday Feb. 12th. And Mr. D. MeEaelnven, ex-Nayor of Co- balt, and Liberal candidate in the re- cent Dominion election in tli, riding. was in this part of the North last week, having accompanied the repre- sentatives of the Federal and Pro- vincial Departments of Labour who were investigating the condition set- tlers have been facing owing to the peculiar situation in the pulpwood market. While busy at his campaign work during the recent election Mr. Mcliaehron noted the undesirable cir- eumstaneiv, into which many settlers alon;.r the Transcontinental had been thrust by the pulpwood situation, and during a recent visit to Ottawa he im- pressed the matter upon Premier King and Hon. Mr. Murdock, the Mi- ulster of Labour. The Government at Ottawa felt the situation was one coming more within the jurisdiction of the Provincial Government, and so took steps to secure the co-opera- tion ol' the Provincial Administration. Apparently this eo-operation has been secured, for representatives of the Dominion and Provincial Labour De- _ partments last week visited the North ;to investigate. No official tu1nottnee- f meat, of course, has yet been made of ythe findings of these representatives. lit does appear, however, that a large lnumbcr of settlers have suffered from ithe pulpwood situation this winter ‘and that for many of them conditions have been serious. As a rule, settlers, depend very largely upon the bush work in the winter, and this year they have had little indeed to go upon in l this line. Further, it may be said that ithe fact that many of them were un- iahlc to collect for work and wood NIP- iplied last winter makes their situa- (tion still harder. Lust year The Ad- lvance earnestly directed the attention of the Ontario Government to the si- tuation, and if something had been (done then the brave settlers would thave been spared much suffering. It Governments Bad Men in North Lost Week Looking into Conditions. lillililllllll'll llf WHERE BEING Bllflllitllfill takes more than the ordinary courage and optimism tor a man to settle on the land in this far North and build up, under severe handicaps sometimes, a home and a farm' for himself and his family. Such a man should be given every possible encouragement and assistance. If any man should have “special privileges” or be con- sidered as "almost saered," the pioneer settler is the man. But the Ontario Government apparently did not think so last year. It reserved its "speeial privileges" for the big fel- lows whom it seemed to consider as "almost sacred." Scores of settlers were pauperized and brought to want and scores of others were very se- riously handicapped because one at least of the big concerns did not pay the accounts owing to settlers for wood and labour. Settlers gave their time and strength and their wood, and then could get nothing for it. When the Government was appealed to and asked to step in and secure justice for the settlers, Hon. Beniah Bowman, Minister of Lands and Forests, re- plied, including these words, "He (the Minister) sympathizes with the settlers who find ditrieulties confront- ing them in their "dealin,gs, but for the Crown to interject itself in a matter that relates to private interests of this kind would be unprecedented.” Isn 't the horror of Hon. Beniah at the thought of interfering in "private in- terests" almost akin to religious fer- Vout'. The gallant settlers may starve to death, but “private interests" must be protected. A settler who had assets and did not pay his debts would have to either-pay up the debts or have the assets sold. Hon. Benioh Bowman was apparently too much in awe of big gbusiness to press for si- milar procedure to secure the money the settlers needed so badly. Surely, it was up to the Department of Lands and Forests to see that the settlers got a square deal and a chance for their lives. It may have been good policy to allow the company referred to the privilege of continuong in pos- must be proteeted. assets and did not p have to either-pay have the assets so session of their assets, despite the amounts owing the settlers, but in such a case surely the Government should have advanced the settlers at least a part of their hard earned mo- ney so that after all their work and hardship they would not be al.. gether "up against it." If Hon. Be- niah had interfered a little more with "private interests" and Hon. Remy a little less, it would have been a much better government. Thank you'. Now that the Governments have in- vestigated the circumstances of the settlers along the fhN.ft., it is to be hoped that very prompt action fol- lows. Thescttlers should be given p. fair thew. 7 _ A _ A Single Copies 5 Cents y, $22 $55 Yh', "yt