Member for Cochrane on Land Settlement Plans The Dominion House in committee of supply at Ottawa last week heard an able discussion of the land settlement plans in force by Jos. A. Bradette, M.P., for this riding of Cochrane, Mr. Braâ€" dette made it plain that he did not think it wise to induce others to go on the land under any settlement plan until those already on the roll as setâ€" tlers were properly assisted and given opportunity for contentment. The disâ€" cussion in the committse arose over an item of $500,000 for "agricultural setâ€" tlement and reâ€"settlement. The discusâ€" sion as reported in Hansard, the offiâ€" cial report of debates, is given hereâ€" with so far as Mr. Bradette‘s part in the matter is concerned:â€" Mr. Bradette: I understand from Lhe Mr. Bradette: I understand f1t minister that the back to the movement would not come unc vote, Mr. Rogers: those who art palities. Jos. A. Bradette, M.P., Thinks Present Settlers Should be Looked After Refore Others Induced to go on Land. Many of Present Settlers Anxious to Return to Cities. Mr. Bradette: It has with the back to the 1 inaugurated four ySars Mr. Bradette: I believe 1 have more of this type of settler in my constituâ€" ency than will be found in any other section of the country. I agree entirely with what certain aldermen of the city of Ottawa said the other day when they advised the recipients of relief to stay in the city and not go on the land. I do not want the government to enlarge this scheme, although it should look after the people who went back to the land three or four years ago. The present leader of the opposition (Mr. Bennett) told me two years ago that after the $600 given.to these people had been expended, it might be found neâ€" cessary to give further aid. I am glad help has been given to some of those settlers, but I do not want to see any more peouole coming from the industrial centres of Ontario to settle on the land when we have many sons of farm°rs, men who are experienced, who cannot get settled on the land. The governâ€" ment should be very careful before goâ€" ing further with these schemes. Mr. Rogers: Yes, but it is confined to those who are relief recipients. a it t B BPA C C L 6 CA AC AACâ€"AC The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine Established 1912 Next session I should like to see this back to the land and settlement quesâ€" tion brought bsfore the agriculture committee in order that it may be thoroughly discussed. I believe I have about 600 of these settlers in by conâ€" stituency, and before and during the last election campaign I visited nearly every on of them. I found them to be splendid men and women, industrious and courageous, but in most cases they had come from the industrial sections of Southern Ontario. They were ready angq willng to take up their new life, but the odds against them were very of Southern Ontario. They were ready anq willng to take up their new life, but the odds against them were very heavy and in many cases insurmountâ€" able. Many of them have fo#ri their way back to thsir previcus homes, some of them even walking back. Many of the women to whom I spoke told me that they were dreaming of the day when they would be back again in Toâ€" ronto, Ottawa, Windsor or some other urban contre of population, although they were willing to make all the neâ€" cessary sacrifices to succeed. I do not want to enlarge upon this matter as I realize the minister is eager to have the item passed. But I do not want the government to bring one mors man from the older centres of population into the newer sections unâ€" til it has been found possible to give the necessary Aid to farmers‘ sons, who want to settle on the land and those under the $800 scheme. These young men are thoroughly experienced and would be following their natural lives. Toâ€"morrow at Noon the Limit for Nomination Those in Contest for the Queen of Lions Carnival at Schuâ€" macher All to be Named and in the Race This Week, Rules of the Contest, and Some Details. ts t P P C P P CC ts Bradette, M.P., ‘ane, Mr. Braâ€" at he did not thers to go on ind ) 1s Chosen as the honour but ng tangibleâ€"A h she can reâ€" day, June 23rd. and third in the hing to do movement nfined to e municiâ€" Ahe â€" land nder this The minister is a student of human nature, and if he looks into this quesâ€" tion I know he will realize the imposâ€" sibility of placing craftsmen from the cities on farms in the newer sections of the country. These men are used to life in the urban centres and the odds against them are too great when they are suddenly transplanted to newer sections. Perhaps next session the govâ€" arnment may find it possible to set up a special committee to consider this quetion. If we can make things more comfortable for the rural population we will be making a long stride towards bringing prosperity and comfort to Canada. Mr. MacIinnis: I have great pleasure in associating myself with the hon. member for Cochrane (Mr. Bradette) in the sentiments he expressed a little while ago. I think that the money now being soent could be used to better adâ€" vantage in creating a good community life for the people who are already on the land ang who, unless conditions get much worse than they are, are going to stay there. The minister points out that his department is not the people who go on the land, neither has it selected the farms or the districts in which they are settled. I am pleased to hear him say it is intended to look into this matter before the next session of parliament, because if the Dominion Government is to give financial assisâ€" tance in this way it must provide the organization that is necessary to put these people back on the land. Mr. Bradette: The hon. member who has just spoken (Mr. Stewart) says he still remembers how those who were then in opposition, now supporting the present government never criticized the principles of the back to the land scheme. I happend to be a neighbour of the then minister of labour, and I know he put all his heart into that scheme. I criticized the scheme in 1931 because the minister at that time made the statement in the Houss of Comâ€" mons that the back to the land moveâ€" ment had been a success without any expenditures of public money. I rose on the opposition side at that time and saiq it could never be a success unless both the provincial and the federal governments found it possible to spend large sums of money out of the pubâ€" lic treasury. That is the only criticism of the scheme I ever offered. When, later on. the soâ€"called $600 movement was inaugurated, I do not recall that there was any criticism from any memâ€" ber of the then House of Commons. But I repeat that I do not believe we can enlarge that scheme at the present time without consolidating the conâ€" dition of those who are now on the lang and assisting farmers‘ sons and others who are working their holdings to stay on the farm, because you will not get a majority of these fine people to remain in their present occupation if ever the industrial situation rectifies itself; you may be positive of that. I have been told by some of these people that in a year or two they ‘are going to walk back to Toronto if they are unable to get a lift on the way. Apparâ€" ently many of them are not satisfied with their present occupation; I think that is the case with the majority. I know some good came from that scheme, and to that extent credit must be given the previous government, but the responsibility rests with the preâ€" sent government to maintain those who were placed on the land a few years ago so that at least they will be comâ€" fortable, and substantial help should be continuedq in the majority of these cases. that time. 5, Votes may be sesured in three ways: The nomination Elank enâ€" titles the contestant to 2500 votes, (b) For every ticket to the Schumacher Lions Carnival and Street Dance sold a contestant is entitled to 500 votes, (e» When a book of six tickets is sold, the contestant is entitled to an addiâ€" tional 500 votes provided the receipts are accompanied by the special coupon printed in toâ€"day‘s Advance. This couâ€" pon will be published in every issue of The Advance until June 17th. E. PEARLMANX AND M. G. HUNT ENTER NEW PARTNXERSHIP E. E. Pearlman. for some time acting crown attorney for Temiskaming disâ€" trict, and more recently practising law in Kirkland Lake, has entered a partâ€" nership with Mel G. Hunt, wellâ€"known lawver of Kirkland Lake since 1924 Try The Advance Want Advertisementy 6. Contest closes at noon on June Nominate vour candidate now! Published at Timmins, Ont., Canuds, Kvery MONDAY and THURSDAY _ _"This group at the time were reportâ€" ed to control certain German patents which exveriments haq shown could make the lignite of the Abitibi region of tremendous commercial value. The formation is similar to that in a secâ€" tion of the Ruhr district of Germany, where coal, considered valueless for hundreds of years, by a special process suddenly attained great com:nercial value. According to despatches from Cochâ€" rane this week a deal to develop the lignite beds north of Cochrane is now almost completed with the Ontario Government, and Cochrane people would not be surprised if there was deâ€" cideq action this summer in regard to the lignite development. Capitalists and engineers are said to have been in the Onakawanna some 120 miles north of Cochrane, and some 60 mines south of Moosonee. According to. the word from Cochrane the carrying out of the prestnt plans would establish a big industry in the North, and inciâ€" dentally mean notable traffic increas? for the T. N. O. In case the opment of the lignite beds is proceedâ€" ed with it would mean the making of the extension of the T. N. O. from Cochrane to Moosonee a paying venture from now on. According to the Cochrane story this week an agreement to permit the proâ€" duction of lignite from the Onakawanâ€" na fields is on the verge of consummaâ€" tion between the Ontario Government and certain influential Toronto interâ€" ests. Cochrane people do not know the identity of the interests behind the venture but the opinion prevails that the group is the same as that qiscusâ€" sing the question with the government for the past year or so. There have been a number of articles in The Advance in regard to the proâ€" pased development of the lignite deposâ€" its, the chances for a big new industry and the general new business to be created. One of the despatches from Cochrane after referring to the disâ€" cussion with the Ontario Government in the matter, says:â€" Plans Nearly Ready | to Develop Lignite Toronto Interests Said to be Ready to Operate in Exâ€" tensive Way. "From information available here it is anticipated that a town of several thousand inhabitants may grow up on Not only does she no longer "vant to be alone," Dut she a esn L she just came from home and is glad to be :ack in the United Stg talking about, just take a look at this picture. The one and onl diant smile upon the startled ship news reporters as they sathe: York on board the S.S. Gripsholm, returning from a vacation at and more p‘cture assignments. She even posed for the camerat ‘Three persof nado that s GLAMOROUS GRETA GREETS GOTHAM WITH A SMILE ns were killed atr wept through th« TORNADO SWEEPS THROUGH IOWA KILLING THREE TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY T7TH, 1936 close to $1,000,000 dam a egion. Above is one of the lignite fields at present nsxt to deâ€" serted. An agreement to provide emâ€" ployment for up to 4,000 psople during the next two.ycars is said to be one of the terms which the Ontario Governâ€" ment imposes before granting the lease to the Toronto interests, it was stated here by a man in touch with the situaâ€" tion. "Col. Malcolm Lang. chairman of the T. N. O., has been actively interested in facilitating the reaching of an agreement between the Ontario Govâ€" ernm<nt and the interests prepared to invest several hundred thousand dollars in developing the lignite fields of Onâ€" tario. "With the expected signing of an agreement within the next week it is said that the T. N. O. will transport thousands of cars of lignite annually for distribution in Southern Ontario." According to despatches from Toâ€" romnto members of the Legislature from the North are to confer this week with Premier Hepburn, the chief matter to discuss being the recent surprise action of abolishing the Northern Developâ€" ment Dept. Road work also will, of ccourse, be a subject for special discusâ€" sion. i In regard to th2 abolition of the Norâ€"| thern Development Dept., thsre is difâ€" : ference of opinion. Some think it willi work out to the advantage of the | North, while others fear the cont,rary.; One objection is that the move wasi made without general consultation of the private members from the North.| One despatch from the North says that i the private members feel that Conserâ€" | North Members to Confer with Premier Hepburn vatives will have a strong talking point throughout Northern Ontario, particuâ€" larly in view of the failure of the govâ€" ernment to provide any general e¢mâ€" ployment programme in the North for several months preceding last week‘s decision. The political effect would not be noticeable if the amalgamation of the Departments of Northern Develâ€" cpment and Highways had taken place during a period of widsspread employâ€" ment angq construction work in the North. Members of the cabinet feel, however, that if an imposing proâ€" gramme is mapped out within the next few we‘*ks, to commence about the time seeding is completed in the North, and plenty of work is provided by the new Department of Highways that the political effect upon the government‘s move will be vastly minimized. be alone," but she dcesn‘t even "tank about going home." In fact ) be |:ack in the United States. In case you don‘t know whom we are picture. The one and only glamourous Greta Garbo sheas her raâ€" s reporters as they sather about to greet her as she arrives in New urning from a vacation at her home in Sweden, bound for Hollywood ven nosed for the cameramen. pi ne AJ Two More Engineers at Mineral Estates Two more engineers have been added to the staff of Mineral Estates Ltd., who are developing ncearly 15,000 acres imâ€" mediately to the west of Timmins. R. Franklin Stibbard, resident manager, told The Advance yvesterday. Surface work in Carscallen and diaâ€" mond drilling in Mountjoy is continuâ€" ing, although plans for exploration are being held up somewhat by bad weaâ€" ther and wet ground. It is also reported that the Departâ€" ment of Mines intends sending into the area this summer a party who will make detailed ~topographical surveys of the area near Mineral Estates. After the rescue of Dr. Ro‘®ertson and Alfred Scadding from the Moose River Mine where they had been trapped by a caveâ€"in, there was a general demand for a complete investigation of the matter. The Advance at the time pcinted out that the daily newspapers could do much to redeem themselves for sensational treatment of the case, by leading the demand for a thorough engquiry., Such a complete investigation will be helqg from the promises given last week. A despatch from Halifax at the weekâ€"end says that a complete inâ€" vestigation will be made under the Metalliferous Mines and Quarries Act, according to an announcement Saturâ€" day in the Speech from the Throne that brought prorogation to the Nova Scotia Legislature. New Company with 15,000 Acres to Develop Adds to Engineering Staff. _ Govâ€" ernment May Make Surâ€" vey. Lieutsnantâ€"Governor â€" Covert proâ€" rogusd the session at noon after giving royal assent to a numher of measures passed since the opening of the House March 10. Promise Full Engquiry into Moose River Case The drama at Moose River occupied much attention in the Legislature durâ€" ing the past two weeks and brought on heated debate. Opposition Leader Gorâ€" don S. Harrington charged the mine was operated without licrnse. He also charged there was no inspection of the mine. j Published at Timmins, Ont., Canada, Evrery MONDAX und THURSDAY Jos. A. Bradette M. P. Asks re Transâ€"Canada Road When the House of Commons was in committee of supply last week and the item of $3,527.125 for the Transâ€"Canada highway came up, Jos. A. Bradette. M.P. for Cochrane riding, took occasion to ask some pointed questions, regardâ€" ing the routing of the Transâ€"Canada highway. The following extracts from Hansard, the official report of parliaâ€" ment give the story in full:â€" Member for This Riding Protests Against the North Benmig Left Off Transâ€"Canada Route. Not Fair to 300,000 People He Told Committee of Parliament. MR. BRADETTE:â€""Has a definite, understanding fseen reached with re-{ gard to the routing of the Trans-Can-l ada highway through Northern Onâ€" tario?2 The acting leader of the opposiâ€" tion smiles, but I recall that the minisâ€" ter of labour in the former administra-' tion during the 1930 campaign made the| definite statement in my secrtion that] the routing of the Transâ€"Canada highâ€" way would be through the northern section of Northern Ontario. I must, confess that after five yvears of waiting we do not yet know how the road will be routed. We have tried to get inforâ€" mation from Toronto but have never succeeded. The answer has always been evasive. If I understand the situation aright it is this: that until the province has decided on the proper routing of the Transâ€"Canada highway within its borders, no money will be contributed out of the federal treasury. We have been told in our section, in the riding of Temiskaming and Cochâ€" rane that the routing will be through our section. There is an alternative route. One route is via Sudbury and Fort William, and an alternative route would branch off from North Bay to Haileybury, Cochrane, Hearst, and go away down to Hornepayne. Very little work has been done in my section alâ€" though we had the promises of the late government and of the then minister of labour in the closing days of the 1930 campaign, and subsequent to that camâ€" paign, that the routing would be through the northern section of Northâ€" ern Ontario, but we have been left enâ€" tirely in the dark as to where the road will be routed. I am going to protest against depriving nearly 300,000 people of direct ©communication with the Transâ€"Canada highway if the routing is not through Northern Ontario. â€" I have no quarrel with tens of millions of dollars being spent in the southern section of Northern Ontario, but I do not want to see my fine section of the country in the North left out of the picture by fbeing cut off from the Transâ€" Canada highway. The province of @uebec has been certainly left out in the cold so far as this is concerned, but the onus must rest on that. province. The most direct route would have been from Montreal to Mont Laurier, Amos. Cochrane and Hearst and on to Winâ€" nipeg, but that is now out of the quesâ€" tion because Quebec is going to build its own part of the road. Is the minâ€" ister in a position to state whether the government of Ontario has decided on the exact routing of the Transâ€"Canada highway so far as Northern Ontario is concerned, and if so, where will the road ‘be located? HON. NORMAN ROGERS:â€"It has been the practice in the past for a proâ€" vince to make its own designation of the route to be followed by the Transâ€" Canada highway. The dominion govâ€" ernment merely exercises a discretion as to approval, which in the past I think has been in the main wholly forâ€" mal. Ontario has designated the route of the Transâ€"Canada highway as from A spark from an electric welding outâ€" fit was the cause of a fire at McDowâ€" ell‘s Balsam street garage on Tuesâ€" day afternoon that did about $7000 damage, it is believed. Welding was being done on the frame of one car. Another which had no cap on its gasoâ€" line tank stood by. Spark from Welder the Cause of $7,000 Damage Car in Garage Takes Fire from Spark and Only the Notâ€" able Work of the Timmins Fire Brigade Averted the Destruction of Fine Garage Building. seemed to fill the whoi the building. Employees quickly in order to escap Just a few struck the o« Within three call being turned in at ment, three lines of h into the building. Even if the place would be tra pumps were called into service at the pump station and plenty of presâ€" sure was available within a few moâ€" ments of the firsemen‘s arrival. One big truck, one halfâ€"ton truck, and a car were complete losses, to bring the damage to contents to about $5500. Loss on the building will be at least $1500. Fireproof tile walls stopped the spreag of the flames to nearby buildâ€" ings, and aithough the roof of the building was supported by wooden beams, the fire was stopped before the supports were seriously weakened. Many of those who saw were heard to comment on and smoothness with whick the blaze the speed the fire~â€" lepnone departâ€" playing oked as Sault Ste. Marie to White River, and from White River to Schreiber. There have been suggestions of an alternate route, but of course it is not for me to suggest anything as to the feasibility of alternate routes. I do know that there have been proposals of alternate routes which would serve other sections of Northern Ontarto, but the provincial government by order in council has made the designation I have indicated. Mr. BRADETTE:â€"I thank the minâ€" ister for the information. Apparently we are out of the picture, although we had the promises of Fremier Ferguson and of the HMHon. Mr. Gordon and severâ€" al others of the Conservative faith, and also members of the Liberal faith, as to the routing of the Transâ€"Canada highâ€" way through the northern part of Northern Ontario. Mr. ROWE Mr. Heenan Mr. BRADETTE:â€"But I am not losâ€" ing faith, because I gathered from what the minister said that the alterâ€" nate route would likely receive some contribution from the federal treasury. Is my understanding correct? Mr. MACINNIS;:â€"You will find out alsout 1940. Mr. ROGERS:â€"Frankly I am not in a position to answer that question at the present time. Mr. BRADETTE:â€"Would it be withâ€" in the federal regulations to grant moneys for the alternate route? Mr. ROGERS:â€"We are not bound in any way so far as our contributions for highway construction are concerned, to confine them to the Transâ€"Canada highway. Mr. ROWE (Dufferin):â€"Is the minâ€" ister implying that we are going to build two Transâ€"Canada highways in that district? Mr. ROGERS:â€"I assume my hon. friend‘s question is whether or not asâ€" sistance from the dominion government might be expected for some alternate route. I pointed out to him that so far as contributions from the dominion zovernment were concerned, we were a0t limited to the Transâ€"Canada highâ€" way. In the past contributions have been made in certain areas solely in connection â€" with the Transâ€"Canada highway, but in other areas contribuâ€" tions have been made in connection with subsidiary highways. Mr. BRADETTE:â€"I was surprised at the question asked by the hon. memiber for Dufferinâ€"Simcoe (Mr. Rowe), who aspires to the leadership of the Conâ€" servative party in Ontario. Mr. ROWE (Dufferin):â€"Who told you that? Mr. BRADETTE:â€"I heard that and L say quite sincerely that I hope the hon. member will get it. We do not want the construction of a new road to connect with the Transâ€"Canada highâ€" way. The hon. member is familiar with the Ferguson highway which is almost completed from North Bay to Cochrane. There is a continuation westward of that highway from Cochrane to Hearst, a distance of nearly 150 miles, and what we want is a connecting link south from Hearst on the Algoma Central mabout cighty miles in length to give us access to the other sections of Southern and Northern Ontario. We do not want the construction of an entirely new Transâ€" Canada highway; but the fulfilment of promises made to our section. Mr. ROWE (Dufferin):â€"That is why I suggested the hon. member should page Peter Heenan. men ran out their 1300 feet of hose and on their businesslike method of attackâ€" ing a fire that seemed almost certain to leave the building a total loss. Great clouds of black smoke were rolling out the doors and skylight of the place when the trucks arrived and flames were £¢ three vehicles being repaired. Tuesday night at nine o‘clock, Box 37 was rung in for a chimney fire at 170 Tamarack street. On Monday afâ€" ternoon a phone call for a chimney fire took the department to 162 Balsam street north, angq the same afternoon a similar fire occurred at 50 Sixth avenue, Seriously Injured When Frightened Horses Bolt While Joseph Hacquord, of Harris township, was unloading oats from his wagon at the Windsor hotel sales stables at New Liskeard on Saturday, the team of horses he was driving became frightâ€" ened and bolted. Hacquord was thrown from the wagon and pinned between the hind wheel of the vehicle and a post. He had his chest crushed and several ribs broken, and is in the New Liskeard hospital in a serious condition, shnop wWas vehicles bein No explosions gasoline kept tanks of the