The eountry which was the sceene of the devastating fire is described by the fre marshal as a ‘‘Scettled‘‘ and he takes no exception to the Governâ€" ments‘ policy of withdrawing fire ranâ€" gers from eertain municipalities which requested such action. The rapid spread of the fire in such a he explaims ‘by a geological pereularity which the territory manifests, namely the prevalence throughout it of depoâ€" gts of *‘‘Humus"‘ which is the term given to zsccumulation of vegetable matter which the elay will not absorb. This layer of humus, several inches deep over the whole locality, burned like tinder, when the sun‘s rays had dried it and when the seattered fires of settilers and sportsmen commenced sords. The Fire Marshal‘s document takes the form of the report of the commission which investigated the caâ€" tastrophe and in addition to stating that the blaze ean be assigned to no single fires set out by sportsmen or settlers, it makes extensive recomâ€" mendations with a view to preventing the posstbiilty of a similar disaster reâ€" eurring. The financial loss caused by the fire is placed at $6,369,126 of which $2,883,832 was covered iby inâ€" surance. The loss of life it gives as totalline 44. Official record is made of the disas trous fire in Central Temiskaming las Octiber by the written report whic Fire Marshal Heaton has just issue for the parpose of departmental re 10 PREVENT MEXAGE OF FURTAER FOREST FIRTS Fire Marshal of Ontario Makes Sugâ€" gestions in Report of October Fire. "His Master‘s Voice SPECIAL ISSUE OF j "His Master‘s Voice Victor Records on Sale February 16th {.In a Corner of the W orld Edna Brownâ€"Henry Burr Sunset Valley Peerless Quartet { Toâ€"Morrow Harold Harvey When the Leaves Come Tumbling Down â€" Harold Harvey Bees Kneesâ€"â€"Fox Trot The Virginians Peggy Dearâ€"â€"Fox Trot â€" The Great White Way Orchestra Who Did You Fool After All?â€"â€"Fox Trot â€" The Virginians Rose of the Rio Grandeâ€"â€"Fox Trot The Virginians In a Corner of the W orld Edna Brownâ€"Henry Burr Sunset V alley Peerless Quartet Toâ€"Morrow e s 0 Harold Harvey HIS MASTER‘S VOICE LIMITED, MO If a broom when it‘s new, ; rid of it at once outDreaks. ‘‘The imminence of fires in Northâ€" ern Ontario,"‘ the fire marshal states in a concluding paragraph ‘‘is, and will be for years, to ‘be dreaded and it should not ‘be left to the municipalities to exercise passive indifference toâ€" wards the steps necessary to meet the situation.‘‘ is recommended tnat a nre guard ficiently wide to prove 6f real protecâ€" tion ‘be required and that it be kept cleared and seeded. Fire wardens, it is further stated, should be empowerâ€" ed to cause protective means to be takâ€" en in regard to any fire which should view finally should have emergency water pumping systems and should not be dependent upon the one source fo. water with which to combat possible village Homer L. GiBbson Co. Free Maps of Porcupine j and Kirkland Lake 3 broom doesn‘t sweep clean 5 new, you might as well get je preventative measures e marshal suggests for in the future are classifiâ€" w to their application to farms and to towns and 703â€"4â€"5 Bank of Hamilton Building We have prepared upâ€"toâ€"date maps of these two gold mining areas for free distribution.. ... s sn s y es y : Write for your copy today. tire 1€ TORONTO, ONT. 10 inch doubleâ€"sid formerly 85¢. ‘Mr. H. R. Downey and Miss Mary Downey are spending a few weeks‘ holiday in Kingston and other points crease oT neariy tnhiriy per céent. . income of $1,430,823.¢1 compared with $1,198,599.41 in 1921, showed a wellâ€" balanced progress, while the assets steadily mounting, reached a total of $4,189,562.74. The most striking and significant feature of the report is the inerease of surplus. The total surplus earned during the year was $284,565.â€" 21, of which, after providing for diviâ€" dends to policyâ€"holders and to shareâ€" holders, $189,187.64 was carried into the unallotted surplus account which now stands at $396,258.01 Income [ $1,430,8553. $1,198,599.41 in 1921 balanced progress, steadilvy mounting, ré pared with $7,342 crease of nearly t! inecome of $1,430,8 ow CROWN LIFE SENJOYED YEAR OFP EXPANSION 1] ren ded records for #404% 004%¢#4€ H w he SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. R. J. CLIVER, OF HAILEYBURY News the de leybut ton, who Mine, Ti H;\H () n tihis way closed on January lst. waâ€" vis had charge of the store house but did not return the key to Mr. Glenâ€" denning, who is in charge here. The evidence of Cthas. Goldstein was to the effecet that Davis asked him how much he was giving for rags. The ans wer was 1 cent per pound. Then Davig sold him a car load. Goldstein shipped the car to Toronto. Here it was found that what was supposed to be rags was clothing which had been worn. Mr. Glendenning said that it was intended that elothing which, was fit would be made over again. Davis was commitâ€" ted, but is out on $1,000 bail. (Mr. Smiley for the Crown. (Mr. Mitchell for Davis.‘" 1 W iA Chamber in this w Fire Relief goods. The briefly told seem to ‘be : vis was employed in c fire relief work for the goods were in the s Chambersâ€"Ferland. H COMMITTED FOR TRIAL RE FIRE RELIEF CLOTHING account ol the lack of power. The only remedy North Bay can see for the difficulty is the development of the French River power, Last week a strong deputation headed by Mayor J. H. MeDonald of North Bay visited Toâ€" ronto and interviewed Government Drury in the matter. NORTH BAY DEPUTATION RE FRENCH RIVER POWER curred in 1869 e wife of Dr. irrie, who die 1 week‘s issue of The Northern had the following reference to aith of Mrs.R. J. Oliver, of Haiâ€" two paral wihich of n it ‘th ther of Mr. employed at ay chas been sufferin mower shortage. As f the power shortage the een without proper street ‘some weeks past, and even upply ‘has been affected on the lack of power. 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