COAL AND wWOoOoDYARrD AND OFFICE t ) . came to thid onl D i * o * # i rilgnas,. 12V Cam?2 to S CA Phone 32 64 Spruce St. South Timmins iive months previous to eeee8eee8eeeee4 Cox, taking up residence : ©0000000009900099999090000800000009 08004 The Invisible Ear Drum invented by A. ©. Leonard, a son of the late Revy., A. B. Leonard, D.D., for many years secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church. for his owin relief from extreme deatftâ€" ness and head noisos, has so greatly improved his hearing that he can join in any ordinary convoersation, go to church and the theatre and hear without difficulty. Inexpensive and has proven a blessing to many Write for booklet to A. O Leonard. Inc.. Suile 108. Canada Cement Building, Montreal. Invisible Ear Drum Mine at heard a tion wa LNne b JCAAA :2 cellence of the c for the capable and vide so accspta entertainment. The carn Ambulance rink ten ; crovwd and 3 pleasing ev. Band was C and provid: lent Th the giving 0 ter for generall coal in claimed ernment pare) : that a ° been u north 0 from th 2 be 11 1}"\ EIGHT Minister‘s Son Invents Algoma Cokeâ€"Welsh Anthraciteâ€"Pennsylvania Blue Briquettes â€" Alberta â€" Pocahontas â€" Buckâ€" wheatâ€"Nutâ€"Slack and Steam Coal. iY 1 2 W provi vamni Aand by .t into at th MORE HEAT FOR YOUR FUEL DOLLAR ‘ALl hs time. Many wi d a mass of usei gathered. ‘> throughou ind was mucl ITCRANK oOvered on t Cochrane and ‘allway line. 7 t wide, while t seldom more e Ontario Gov val pI was much enjoyed by all. neral compliment given to i _ Ambulance for the exâ€" e carnival throughout, and le way in which all plans m?>nis were mads to proâ€" North has be ome time pas! nily withdrew rrea referred New Telephone DIRECTORY takir o The our variely of coal 11 éed jle an will go to press soon. igO a vC 72 ACVance or the en Commussiou of En- cer at the Hollinger Governmen mation on t n by tt in tl% 0 attra h vein 0 t the h Arrange for any changes, additions, or advertisements at once. ry interestil Timmins C > for the oc _gsosod musi > made to proâ€" evening of enâ€" TL For further information apply local office J, Vvery 1ar vein is said Nova Scotia an six feot intforma 2nt 1s not the matâ€" report is esgnce o genera‘lly T‘he Govâ€" 5.. Jolhn Timmins 3 a big ting and Citizens rge di omm se AaZO (in | AlUA current ! leged oal has| has k agalni T‘he Mr. polic aftet ird dGon{ rd the a s anythit ning whe is of pesple to the imber of newspapet house is 66 Middlig d stories are being Jos. Belelfeuille, reported ts the : that when he returned home being away he found a strange in the place. This man came 11 authoritic MIGOL.GLON Avenue e being told abou t this house. The ner of WAS hadt epi‘t rCVoOIver . on .>3un ho U £il(c 10USC f the Such Alt 1111 1vC: maw qpe mmanmmes ~me hm m mm mm ons mm on ce n man i ie nc mm mm smm YÂ¥ Asd Ai% A. with an siulted in der. He playing | had been ping bacl a spot w! from the and came His weig! he fell r jarred cu The de: Mrs. Frec Mrs. Cox previcus strokes in ing fatal. at . CShal friends. five mon{ The death occurred ten years azo6 Of Mrs. Fred Cox, Schumacher. Thse late Mrs. Cox had been an invailtc for the previcus three years, suffer:ins three strokes in that time, the last one provâ€" ing fatal. The family formeriy lived at Cohbalt, where they hnsd many friends. They cam#s to this camp about five months previous to the death of While Mr. R. LeHeup, superiniendent of the District Children‘s Aid Seciecty. was in Tcronto ten years ago. he inct with an unfortunate accident that reâ€" sulted in a painful injury to h‘; shoulâ€" der. He was in the Timmi.s rink playing im the Toronto bonsmei and had been putting up a nice game. ping back on the ice his foot came on a spot where some water had dripped from the roof onto the ice. He Alipped and came heavily down on his shoulder. His weight and the force with which he fell resulted in his shoulder being jarred cut of its socket. attendance of members present. In the absence of the president, Dr. J. A. Mcâ€" Innis, a former prosident, Mr. D. Osâ€" trosser, was asked to take the chair, and conducted the meeting wi‘rh effiâ€" cilency and interest. In his address to the mesting, Mr. Ostrosser emphasized the value of the Board of Trad? to the town and urged all citizens to take an interest in the work of the Bouautrd for their own advantage as wel as for the cnefit ¢of the town. Pollowias the usual plan here the president was the only officer clected at the annual ing. Mr. Langdon, previously seciretairy, was appointed as president, and he was to appoint his own secretary and also to select the members of the ecxecuiive or council for the year, Ten years ago in a closely fjouz‘it game at the arena in South Porcupine. Hailleybury defeated the Porcupins Hceckey Club in a score of 4â€"3, but as the goals in the round also acscounicd the Porcupine boys were still ane up, having started the tussle with a twoâ€" goal lsad and they were then to go on to North Bay to play the Sault Ste. Marie Intermediates. Ten years ago the Temiskamirg Teleâ€" Co. took over the telepuone sysâ€" tem only of the Porcupine Power and Te‘lephone Co., in the Towns of Timâ€" mins, Schumacher, South Porcupine, Porcupine, and in the townships of Tisdale and Whitney, the sale being arrangzed at the time. Mr.P. R. Craven of the Temiskaming Telephone Co, was in Timmins about March 1so, 1928, trom the head office of the company at New Liskeard, seeing to the final details inl connection with the transfer of the system. I The annual mosting of the 'I‘imminsi Board of Trade ten years ago was heldl in the council chamber with s small| pronmip. way and the fite was located and extinguished. In the meantime all in the hall had made their woy withâ€" _out excilement to the outside. Then it was noted that there was some smoke in the hallway or potch leadin« to the main hall. An investigation, and ti.e ripping off of some of the suceting, showed fire in progress in tha‘ part of the structure. This was also safe‘ly and surely extinguished. To make assurâ€" ance doubly sure the fire chief lef} two firemen at the scene for two full heurs after fire had been extinguished. Then the chief made another caretul inspection. There was no sign of {ire or smoke and apaprently no possibility of further danger. But at 8 o‘clock Wedâ€" nesday motning there was another alarm of fire and it was found that there wore more flames at work in the little hallway. Again the firemen put out the blaze. The loss to the oui‘ding was $2000, and on the Mocoss L/‘xige equipment about $1500. l in Schuâ€" THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO After two years in Sudbury the Heisâ€" kanen Shield was brought to Timmins by Finnish skiers ten yvears azo. The regular meeting of the town council was held ten years Ago with Mayor E. L. Longmore in the chair and the Councillors P. Dougall, C. P. Ramâ€" say, G,. S. Drew, W. H. Pritchard, A. G. Carson and R. Richardson present. Members were appointed to local beard of health and a donation granted for ald of crippled children. sent that he was offered the priv?oge of purchasing a bsautiful box cleâ€" gant eats, the food of the very choirest and daintily packed, whilse the boxâ€"s were most artistically decorated :=d adorned. The bidding by the single young fellows and by the married men alike showed that they were appreciaâ€" tive of a nice homeâ€"made lunch. vice. *Left to mourn her loss were two daughters, Olive and Myrtle, ansa two sons, Moriey and Carl, and hes band, Mr. Hart. Ten years ago the Porcupine Ski Clul bheld one of the biggest and best nizhts of the season. After the returr from the crossâ€"country hike which was much enjoyed, Mr. Jack Brady, meuntsrd th» big box at the clubhouse and arewy io the attention of every young man pr»â€" The band concert given in the Goldâ€" ficlds theatre ten years ago aftor the church services on a Sunday evening, attracted a large audience, desnits othâ€" er counter attractions for the evening. The programme for the evening apâ€" peared to meet with general approval. There were two features that seemed to make a special appeal. One of these was the number given by the band in tribute to the memory of those who lost their lives in the mine disaster at the Hollinger, and in with thoss bereaved by that tragedyv. The other special feature was the introducâ€" tion on the programme again, by speâ€" clal request, of community singingz. A number of weliâ€"known hymnâ€" tunes were played over by the band, and then the audience invited to join in the singing,, the band playing the accomâ€" paniments. On Wednesday, February 221nd, 19253, ten years ago, Mrs. Edith Hart, of Golâ€" den City, passed to her reward aftor nine years of invalidism. The fuuerai was held on Friday, Fobruary 24th, 1928, Rev. F. Bain conducting the sorâ€" Cuyjiil? uO Mnes and e had scores of friends among the mining men of the camp as well as Fricnds in Timmins were sorry to carn of the death of Clarence Warron (Bab ), ten years ago, being one of the beso-knourx of the oldâ€"time residents: of the Noerth. He was for seyeral years a resident in Timmins, and then at Iroquois Falls. mires of the North. Ten years ago the comnuimrity of South Porcupine and the camp as a whole were shocked to hear of the sudâ€" den death of Mr. W. Melvilic at the Hospital at Scuth Porcupine. The late William Albert Melville was born in Creemore, Ont., on Nov. 19th, 1877. A{ the age of 17 he went to sudbury and while there became a member of the Oddfellows. At the time of his death Mr. Melville was manager of the Porâ€" cuping Lake Gold Mines and he hsd macher. In addition to the bereaved Ahusband, two sons, Fred and Donald. and two daughters, Mary and Sadic, 111 living at Schumacher, were left to omurn their loss. Ten years ago in opening the »ngquiry by the Royal Commission. Judsge Godâ€" son explained the aims of the commisâ€" sion, which were: (1) to learn the cause of the fire in the stope at th» Hollinâ€" ger on Feb. 10th to 13th; (2+ to fix responsibility, if any; and (3) to make suggesticns that would add to the asâ€" tcurance for.the greatest possible mcasâ€" ure of safety to the workers in the tcurance for.the greatest pos: ure of safety to the work mir?2>s of the North. H. R. JENKINS has recently been appointed a repreâ€" sentative of The Canada Life Assurâ€" ance Company for Timmins and surrounding district. Mr. Jenkins, a graduate of Queen‘s University, has spent most of his life in the North Country. Receives Appointment of the very choi d, whilse the> Â¥y n( of the death ie Porâ€" re. had miming some tims on the staff of the Onâ€" tario Labour Relations Board,. and he relinguished that position to take on the present appointment., In ©1776, <‘the declared her inc the Onrtario Suprem new commissioner, a some tim: on the st and the . Dominion siors and tish Empire. The supposed to be wit way, they like fror mal 01 missior Godire Says Canada Fails in Duty to Empire the British Empire publicaiion, the CC inen title, fCllo New York Publication Pert Words for | witnesses were yet Yates decided to clC Crown and withocout summing up of th E. M. Stenhous works department spected the furn: premises on Dece: of ithe firs depart good condition. 1 complainzd to hi at that time. x) Whil witness ley stated that she had been invited to g0 to a danze at the Oddfellows‘ hall by Mrs. Votour with a party of friends. "Before we left Mrs. Votour seemed very nervous about somsthing. She was the last one to leave thzs nouse. Everyone left by the back acoor. We heard the fire truck sirens when we reached ths corner of Thirs avenue and Spruce street near the szauzon and I had only had two dances when I was told that my house was on fire. Myrs. Votour had left the aance before that," Mrs. Hurley concluded. Woman is Committed on Charge of Arson good and that fire came out of the registers frequently, saying that on one occasion a basin of water that had been placed on top of one of them had boiled in three minutes from the heat. Preceeding further with her testimony, Mrs. Hurley swore that Mrs. Votour had asked her if she had any insurance on her furniture. "She to‘d me that she had had a little on her premises but had let it go," Mrs. Hurley stated. "I told ‘her that I would go and se the landlord about the furnazcs and he tecld me that he would see hsr. I also told her to call Fire Chief Borland and she said that she had called three times and had been unable to get in ltouch with him," ‘the witness continuâ€" ed,.. On the night of the fire Mrs. Hurâ€" ley stated that she had been invited to g0o t0o a danze at the Oddfellows‘ hall | by Mr. B. Wi ‘stafi, who fou YL31tor Timmins | butterfly Timmins Mrs. Hurley had told hey (Continued from Page One she had had with Mr3. Votour ha ed up with someé mention abo possibility of fire. During tha: the accused was alleged to hay the witness that electric light were being blown out by shot cuits in the electric wiring the bui‘ding itself was just an ol tle box. Three weeks before t the staff of Carson‘s barber shop." "Bornâ€"in Timmins, Ont.. on Thursday. Feb. 16th, 1928, to Mr.and Mrs. A. H Fgg, Third avenueâ€"a son (Neville Arâ€" thur)." "Bornâ€"in Tcronto on Friday, Fob. 24th, 1928, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilâ€" son of Vancouver, B.C.â€"a son.> Mrs. Wilson was formerly Miss Annie Alberâ€" ta Irwin, of Timmins." ‘Mr. Ale urned fr maed by th doins noth The cut [s of this on beir New Commissioner ind con t respec Y B. GV#AITTEHEAD hn is selfâ€"; ish Em happon ‘ds have questiorn inso bail K..C.. who vacat eing appointed rio Supreme C 1€ at d to close the case for the withcout any comments or > of the ecvidence, Magisâ€" on crderzed a commitital and I Carson‘s Timmins, Of 1928, to Mtr. IC his point several oil e yet to be ‘heard. l ‘ ready to quitl pretenâ€" > to realities. United States frankly ideperndence of the Briâ€" The Dominions are still within the fold. Anyâ€" front seats at a coronâ€" some imention about the _ fire. During thai time was alleged to have told that electric light bulbs blown out6 by short cirâ€" the other Dominions, he event of war to be : British Navy, yet they inz to strengthen that poken and pithy comâ€" publication, under the )â€"Nothing Dominions," 1 tin im t electric light bulbs n by short cirâ€" ctric wiring and that f was just an old ratâ€" weeks before the fire med that the accus=d t the furnace was no fire came out of the 1t OUlb d ric wir was Ju. eeks hb be living at a time be backed by deeds Jw is whether the m to John icated the po of the local public aiid that ne nad inâ€" : in Mrs. Votour‘s er 8 at the request nt ana found it in 3 ner wuty toward tates a New York ing Dominions of l1 of us have the Callon mn1as for DBDomâ€" WY tty) has reâ€" We fl‘/u"" ike a place on | a arber â€" shop."| lying around er days. This red Wednesâ€" ol wab for rad noi furnace r. We en ws avenue m and ner Mr. end There are four of these scifâ€"styled ‘"naticns"â€"Canada, Austraiia, South Africa and New Zealand. They have a population of 28,000,000â€"more than half that ocf Birtain herself and at least twice as vocal. The white population exceeds 21,000,000, and it is increasing. In Britain, every person on the averâ€" age is paying $45 a year for the defence ef the Empire. In the Dominions, cach white person pays less than a tenth of that sum. To put the matter plainly, the Domunions make no contribution that amounts to anything. Even Britain cannot manags the | whole job alone. If she handles Eurâ€" opse, is it tco much to ask the Dominâ€" lions to do their bit in Asia? Can a| Dominion claim to be a "nation" if iL’ makes no serious effort to uphoid itself and the sovereiguty to which it is supâ€" posed to belong? She mechanizes her army ulates imported supplies. cvery man, woman and gasâ€"mask. If ever a na paring to face the worst She is doing her duty. The Empire, thus threatened, is fourâ€" fold. First, there is Britain. Second, there are the Crown Colonies directly governed by Britain. Third, there is India. Fourth, there are the much advertised Dominions. Crown Colonies like Uganda in Africa cannot defend any empire. They have to be defended. memory. The ation free of chargze. Yet the United States is spending more hard cash for the defencs of the Englishâ€"speaking world, including Canada and the West Indies, than all the Dominiens ten times over. The course will be under the direction of Dr. W. D. «Harding. The afternoon classes will be from 3.00 to 5.00 p.m. each afternoon, and the evening lecâ€" tures at 8.00 p.m. ilustrated by lantern slides, (le mi Classes for the training of Prospectors will be held under the auspices of the Ontario Department of Mines at the High and Vocational School, Timmins, beginning March 7th and continuing for Six Days. he eciurse will include afternoon classes for the study of theide * fication, distribution, mode of occurrence, and value of Oores, . ‘ ‘alsâ€"and rocks. A set of about 60 specimens is supplied to each stuâ€" ent. The evening lectures deal with the formation of rocks and ineral deposits, and the geology of the prospecting areas and mining imps of Ontario. Eo MOS'I‘ serious colds start with a seemingly harmâ€" less sneezeâ€"but that‘s the time you should apply the rule of preventionâ€"take Alkaâ€"Seltzer. Alkaâ€"Seltzer belps in two ways. First because it contains an analgesic (sodium acetyl salicylate) you get quick relief from pain and discomfort. Then its alkalizing agents help correct the cause of common ailments associated with hyperâ€"acidity. Take one or two Alkaâ€"Seltzer tablets in a glass of water for colds, headaches, acid indigestion, distress after overâ€"indulgence. musecular Alkaâ€"Seltzer The J PROSPECTORS‘ CLASSES Minister o s are free of charge, and any adult is cligible to attend Department of Mines »ng accumâ€" She provides, chlld with a lion was preâ€" it is Britain. Mine Toronto. Canada ltzer tablets in a glass of water for colds, on, distress after overâ€"indulgence, muscular aches and pains. It‘s the new, pleasant wayâ€" a sparkling, effervescent solution you‘ll like. is fourâ€" second, directly there is eâ€" much Tailors Cleaners _ Phone 915 Cedar 8t, North to "changed tactics of Communists 1;1 abandoning revolutionary propagand in favour of support of, democgracy." Hitler may therefore be considered in some degree responsible by showing the Communists that there are worse thmgb than democracy, * ES 4454 Springfield (Mass.) Republican: Not a single Communist is now in jail for political activity in the United States, reports the American Civil Libertiés Union, which ascribes the fact la-rgcly, ‘f\ “Inl\.‘n C CP OA fend a number of can well afford to p cost? mu.s In their own interests, the Dominâ€" lons are shortâ€"sighted. Suppose that Britain is overwhelmed, where Wwill they be? What "navies" have New Zealand and Australia to set against the Japâ€" ansse navy? In 1914, the rminions had to join in, and if there were anâ€" other world war, that would again be the position. } The somnolence and selfishness of the Dominions will not save them in the long run from any ordeal that may be inflicted on the British Empire, Alter all, the United States is preâ€" paring for eventualities, and don‘t he:r taxpayors know it! 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