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P.P., of Sturgeon Falls, who was viceâ€"chairman at one of the sessions, said:â€"‘‘We want Canads to orginize and wage war in a businesslike way.‘‘ Hon. Rudolph Lemieux made eloquent speeches in French and English. ‘‘We must be united,‘""‘ be said, *‘to UWsuccessfully earry on the war. Canâ€" "‘jda is at war because Britain is at war, and we as Canadians, nay, as British subjects stand by the mother eountry and her allies at the present time, because they are eminently in the i'ight, because they stand for a just cause, for right against might.‘‘ {applause.) Other prominent speakera present were Hon. Geo. P. Grabham, Mr. Sam *Carter, M.P.P., gnd. Mr.. N. W. Rowâ€" elll The latter in mentioning the North Land, said that if properly developed and settled it would then The Canadian Finance and Mining «Co., and Mr. C. M. Auer have kindly turned over to the Board of Trade Committee about forty acres . of burnedâ€"over land, practically cleared, all good vegetable land, to be used by the citizens for growing vegetâ€" ables this season, as planned by the Board of Trade. ‘The land is on the new road, northeast of _ Timmins townsite, and President King and Dr. Mcelnnis who paid a visit of inspecâ€" tion to it on Tuesday are enthusiasâ€" tie. It will take very little trouble to make it ready for use, and the land is of the best, they say. The land does not need ‘*clearing‘‘ in the general acceptance of that term. Un the 24th of May any citizen who deâ€" sires can go. down with any of the »ecommittee and see for himself. ‘~ The land will be alloted free for the working of it, the idea being to Of course, there was also much about the war, and the Governments were accused of mismanagement and extravagance in the part of Ontamo and Canada therein. Z. Mageau, M. New Ontario, its prospects and its problems, naturally came in for much special attention from the speakers at the rally and banquet. Mr. A. J. Young, Iiberal candidate for Nipisâ€" sing for the Commons, elaimed that the Ontario Government should disâ€" pose of timber limits by public auctâ€" ion, instead of by sealed tender. He als@ asserted that the Colonization Roads plan was also all wrong, lus idea being to place the spending of the money in the eontrol of the muniâ€" cipalities. Mr. Young also referred to the dilficulty in getting qualifed teachers in New Ontario. L. O‘Connor, Sudbury, and D. Mooney, Mattawa, urged that legisâ€" lation be introduced enabling the Hydro Electric Commission to develâ€" op water powers in Northern Ontario without waiting for _ applicafions from muuicipal organizations. At the big Laberal Rally and Banâ€" «quet held in North Bay last Wednesâ€" day, Mr. T. F. King, President of the Timmins Liberal Association _ was among those present and taking part in the discussion of questions particâ€" ularly of interest and importance to the North Land. Among the suggestâ€" ions made by him was that the Govâ€" ernment should make a particular efâ€" fort to promote and encourage prosâ€" pecting and the development of, minâ€" inz and mineral lands. One of the plans advocated to this end was that the Government should build and opâ€" erate a ecustom smelter for the benefit of the smaller mines that are not in immediate position to put in the neâ€" cessary equipment for doing their own work in this line. Forest fire protection plans were also discussed. Mr. King was also the mover of resolution urging the regulation of food prices and supplies and the apâ€" pointment of a nonâ€"political and inâ€" dependent Food Controller and thorâ€" ough organization of a«rru'ultural and industrial production. SUGGESTEO GUSTOMG oMELTER FOR THE SMALL HOLDFRS Timmins Representative Joins in Discussion re North Land at Rally in North Bay. Free Lots Offered Here For Greater Production FORTY ACRES, PRACTICALLY CLEARED, GOOD VEGETABLE LAND, TO BE ALLOTTED TO CITIZENS APPLYING TO BOARD THEâ€" PORCUPINE _ ADVANCE As suggested in a recent issue of The Advance it is proposed to open up work at an early date on the North Davidson, about two and one half miles from Poreupine. On the west of the North Davidson, the Canadiâ€" an Mining and Finance Company own a group of claims, while others are held by Bewick, Moreimg Co., of London, England. There is asbestos of good grade on the property ownâ€" ed by the London, England, Syndiâ€" cate, and the locality is looked upon by oldâ€"timers as one of much promise, though un to date no special attenâ€" tion has been given to the neighborâ€" hood so far as development in eonâ€" cerned. The North Davidson is also situated near the other Davidson Mine, usually referred to as the Davidson, and the good results obâ€" tained trom the prospecting and deâ€" velopment recently at the latter proâ€" perty is prompting the opening up of the North Davidson. There is said to be some very large veins carrying geold on th» North Davidson. At the other Davidson Mine work is progressing with much vigor and all sorts of good success according to reports. At the 100, 200 and 300â€"foot levels there are excellent showings, and more promising still is the fact that the ore at the 300â€"foot is better than above. Visible gold is said to be plentiful at the 300â€"foot level, and tests at greater depth are being made with diamond drills. The river at the landing here is blocked with what one enthusiastic boater deseribes as ‘‘over 60,000 ties.‘‘ There are also about as many more ties down the river at Sandy Falls. Both lots are owned by Messrs, M. Boivrin and Lafranee, and are destined for the National Trans«â€" continental. The river :s also well supplied with logs just at present. Owing to the breaking of the booms, about 15,000 logs owned by Mr. Chas. Piceree have run down the river to Jacksonboro, and Mr. Pierce in this issue is warning ‘all and eundry not Between 200 and 300 â€" delegates were present at the rally and banâ€" quet, the number of ladies being noteâ€" worthy. ‘The gathering included lihbâ€" erals from the districts kaming, Algoma and Nipissing. Promising Property Near the Davidâ€" son to be Opened Soon. WORK T0 COMMENCGE Al NORTH DAVIDSON to appropriate these escaped logs as they are all his property, though some are not actnslly stamped s * «$ 4w Mr. C. A. Byam, Mayor of New Liskeard, referred to the pensions of disabled officers and men, and _ the need for more equalization in the seales, and the greater need for more generous pensions all round. An exeellent address was given by Mrs. Geo. 8. Souter, President of the Women‘s Iwberalt _ Association _ of North Bay. Both by her words and her attitude she emphasized the idea that the vote of the women was going to be an intelligent and thoughtful one on political matters. help out production. Every citizen who ean should take part, or at least give his sympathy to this effort to do a little to better things. Any citizen who can cultivate any of the land should apply before June 1st for an allotment. After June lIst the Committee will have apportioned all available land. _ The Commuttee includes :â€"â€"President T. F. King, Dr. Melnnis; H.. Sims, und . L. 5. Newton, any of whom will give parâ€" ticulars. The Committee are securing inforâ€" ination as to seed, ete., and also seâ€" ecuring expert advice. Any citizen who can help them im any way as earnestly requested to give that help. With apologies to the weather, The Advance suggests that the fullest consideration and sympathy be given the plan ftor greater production by each and every citizen. bridge t W est. gap between TIMMINS, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23rd, 1917. Council:â€"The officers, and J. W. Mahon, W. R. Lowery, Cobalt; Marâ€" tyWright and G. H. Rochester, Hailâ€" eybury; W. MeKnight and Mr. Bolâ€" ger of New Liskeard. The next meeting will be held at New Liskeard on Friday, June 15th, when Cobalt‘s resolution to the Legâ€" islature seeking to give to Mayors and of municipalities the power of County Councils in regard to highâ€" vays will come before the meeting. It is also proposed that the Associâ€" ated Boards of Trade hold monthly meetings hereafter for the general benefit of the North Land. Newray‘s mill started up in operâ€" ation some days ago. The Temiskaming Associated Boards of Trade elected the followâ€" ing officers for the ensung year:â€" President:â€"D. L. Jemmett, (Coâ€" balt. Secretaryâ€"Treasurer:â€"J. H. ley, Haileybury. Teckâ€"Hughes production for April is given as $6466, the ore milled beâ€" ing of grade $4.84, and 1336 tons being milled. Reports are to the effect that Mr. A. M. Bilsky has secured options on some claims near the Sladeâ€"Forbes property in Deloro, and will prospect for asbestos. Contracts were let last week fo H. Boyle for 500 feet of diamond drilâ€" ling on the Jones and MceMahon claims south of the Hayden mine. Viceâ€"President:â€"C. A. Byam, New Liskeard. are talking of the richness of eome ore samples that have reached the eity from the MceIntyre mine. The samples, which come from the fourth level, consist of two lumps .of qnfi:1 plenmu}l) sprinkled with nug-gets suggesting the extraordizary assay 1 ot H0,0()G to the 3911”‘ on "A K Under the heading, ‘‘Some MeInâ€" tyre Jeweliry,"‘ The Toronto Star recently said:â€"*‘*Local â€" mining men .-.:-.h:vontu:?v Un se oBe oBe aBe se ols on se ho oo on aBe oS ols oo ho ale aBe olte ale oo sie ol ohe o2 ++« oo ofe ols she ols ho hoh ers of elaims to devote their time to production in other lines and to give their services to the country in other ways that will be immediately more helpful. The Mines Department is also hbeing asked at the same time to extend the time for procuring patâ€" ents for another year in eases where the assessment work is suspended for Ts Vn on se se se oie sB Te se se oBe se iB aBe ol se ale oZe aBe aile aBe aile se se aBe aBe aBe aBe aBe aBe aBe aBe ate aBe age B 13e 130 130 120900 ons ate oge Among the matters dealt with at the anrial meeting of the Associated Boards of Trade of Temiskaming district held at Haileybury on Frmâ€" day was the passing of a resolution asking the Department of Mines to suspend all assessment work requireâ€" ments on claims recorded previous to April 1st this year. The purpose of this resolution is to permit the ownâ€" Temiskaming Associated Boards of Trade Make Request re Claims Recorded Before April lst. 1917. N. *J: : Post;.â€"of MINES DEPARTMENT ASKED T0 SUSPEND ASGFSSMENT WORK Notes, Comments and Opinions Of Interest To Mining World Hev. J. Macdonald, pastor of the Byrnes Presbyterian church, spoke with earnestness and effect on the righteousness of the present _ war. it might seem difficult, he pointed out, for a minister to defend war in any way, but he showed that this war was one for the defence of all the good things of life, for democracy, and liberty, and the right. Only for a physical disability, he would have gone himself, believing that it was a struggle in which no minister or any other man should be ashamed to enâ€" ter for righteousness‘ sake in the world. If any of the young men of ns chureh could go, he would be pleased to put their names at the head of the honor roll that would be hung up in the churech to commemorâ€" ate the brave men who had gone overseas. Lieut. Gordon made his typical brief but pointed appeal for men for the filling of his platoon. He pointed out that now that Conseription was to be brought in for Canada, it would soon be a case of ‘‘Come!‘‘ not ‘*Will you Come?‘‘ He urged all to take the opportunity of joining up voluntarily. **Come, before they use the hook on you,"‘‘ he advised. The Midas Mines, owning between 1200 and 1300 acres in the Boston Creek district, have resumed work in development. There are 32 elaims in the property, many of which are said to have ~great promise, and es the Compan; is said to be xdequstely fl- nanced, great things 1: oxpreted in tb‘(da}s ‘Qw a~ * "ay A. Maedonald, editor of _ The Advance, said he was there because hat day before dinner Lieut. Gordon had made an unfair frontal attack upon himâ€"on an empty stomachâ€"and being weak he had agreed at least to tell a story. The story, shorn of its embellishments, was to the effect that an old man who had repeatedly run for office and had been defeated celebrated his last defeat by .â€"an riâ€" proarious drunk during which he had been ditched in a snowhbank. When The property formeÂ¥ly known ad the Clearihue claims, and now incorâ€" porated as the Porcupine Penn Minâ€" ing Co., is being opened up. About 10 or 12 men are being started at work thero this week. The property is south of the Hollinger Reserve, and comprisges fAfteen claim= all staked by J. Jones. The La Forest copper property in Connaught Township is reached from the road between Shiningtree and Kashbaw. Some work has been done recently on the prospect, with pleasâ€" ing results, it is said. About a carâ€" load of chalcoâ€"pyrite ore is said to have been assembled for shipment. The New Empire Theatre was agâ€" ain crowded to the doors on Sunday evening for the last recruiting meetâ€" ing held by the Poreupine Platoon of the Fourth Forestry Draft. It was expected that the previous Sunday‘s meeting would be the last, but in view of the fact that the Platoon was to surely leave here tlius week, and it still needed four or five men to complete its number, Lieut. Gordon had listened to suggestions that one more meeting hbe held. Through the continued kindness of the theatre management a numberâ€"of good motion â€" prectures â€" reels were shown and Mr. J. White furnished excellent musiec for the oceasion at the piano. Big Crowd Again at Sunday Evening Meeting in New Empire Theatre. LAST RECRUITING RALLY OF THE EORESTRY DRAF One of the First to Enlist From This District Meets Death at Vimy Ridge. he replied; ‘‘I must have got in by ACCLA MATION.*‘ The _ speaker thought that was the quickest, surest and easiest way to win the war,â€"by every man, women and child doing something,â€"doing the thing they could do best. Twoâ€"thirds of the world‘s population was now at war. But Great Britain with oneâ€"fifth of the world‘s population and oneâ€"fifth of the world‘s land area had enough treasure in men, money, and resource that no enemy could withstand the foree if rightly organized and unanâ€" imously applied. If every man reâ€" solved to do SOMETHING(H, to do his bestâ€"the Poreupine â€" Platoon would not wait long for reeruits, and if this were general through the Empire, the concentrated effort would soon win the war. A. ADAMSON KILLED 1N AGTION A brother, of Schumacher, who has been with the Hollinger mines for the past five years, is among the near relatives surviving. Their old home was at Dum{ermline, Seotland, where a widâ€" owed mother now mourns the loss of this brave son in battle. Word was received here last week of the death in action at Vimy Ridge of Lanceâ€"Corporal Arthur A. Adamson on April 9th. He was with the 20th Battalion machine gun secâ€" tion and had been in the trenches for the past two years. He was slightly wounded about a year ago, but had otherwise eseaped injury _ through many engagements, until the battle at Vimy Ridge where he met death. Lanceâ€"Corporal : Arthur A. Adamâ€" son was one of the first to enlist in the Poreupine «district. â€"He went from here with the first Battalion reâ€" cruiting here, and after reaching Toronto he transferred to the 20th Battalion. He lived here for about five year, being one of the miners at the Hollinger during that time. He was one of those receiving ithe gift of 100 shares of Hollinger stock given by the Company to each of its employees serving King and Country overseas, and though he received the certificate and was delighted at the gift, he did not survive very long to reap its benefits. Lanceâ€"Corporal Adamson was popâ€" ular and highly esteemed by all who knew him. **A fine young man,‘‘ is the general verdict of the many friends in the Camp who will mourn his loss. At the time of death he was only 28 years of age. A number of the good citizens of. the town took advantage of }last Friâ€" day, set aside by the Mayor â€"as "Cleanâ€"up Day,"‘‘ to improve the sanâ€" itation and appearance of their back yards, etce., while some others are waiting apparently for the 24th of May, and{still others may be waiting The chief business before the Town Council on Monday was the new bunlding byâ€"law. â€" Mr. â€"V. Woodbury addressed Council relative to having J.â€"M. asbestos siding approved as an outside wallâ€"covering under the byâ€" law. He referved to the recent demâ€" onstration of the fireâ€"resisfing qualiâ€" ties of this material, and said he perâ€" sonally liked the appearance of it. ‘‘But it is not our. personal tastes that should govern in such.â€" a ecase," he said. ‘‘but the idea of fire proâ€" tection.""* It was endorsed as in class A by the Underwriters. Mr. Woad: bury was told that the byâ€"law allowed the use of the roofing material he reâ€" presented, and that the matter of the siding he could take up with the Comâ€" mittee. asked how he replied; The new Building Byâ€"law was then given its requisite reéeadings and finâ€" ally passed. It takes half an hour to read, so cannot be reproduced. Its for a visit from tbe officers of the law. . ¢ Council Finally Passes New Building Byâ€"Law REQUEST MADE TO INCLUDE ASBESTOS SIDING AS ALLOWâ€" ABLE FOR OUTSIDE WALL COVERINGS. PETITION FOR BRIDGE OVER MATTAGAMI ENDORSED, % * he got ‘‘into the hole,‘ The late Mrs. J. Pieree was borp in Russia in 1833, coming to this country about 35 years ago. Thirty years ago the family. went to what is now the Oxbow, Sask., distri¢t, of which they were amun“ the first and best of the pioneers. Pieree went west to see her, but when he left to return homeé here she was in such improved health that despiteo the fact that she was 84 years of age, there were good hopes that she would enjoy more years of life and strengtl, She passed away, however, on. Monâ€" day. In addition to the bereaved husâ€" band who lives at Winnipeg, and who is also some years past the eighty mark, there survive eight children, four sons and four daughters. Also there are twenty grandchildren of the late Mrs. Pierce. The death of Mrs. Pierce is only the second break in the family cirele in the past sixty years, but it is none the less mourned by the family on that account, for she was a good mother, a good wife and much esteemed among a wide circle. The four surviving sonsg are: â€" Councillor Charles Pierce, Timmins; Sergt. Mike Pierce, Montreal;, A. Pierce," wholeâ€" sale furrier, Montreal; and Capt. Richard Pierce, Winnipeg. Three of the daughters live in the West, and the other resides in Montreal. The quarterly report of the tario Bureau of Mines covering tho records of Ontario‘s mineral proâ€" duction for the tirst three months of this year has just been issued. It shows that gold is being mined in increasing quantities, but silver has dropped in production below the totâ€" als for the same period in 1916..Copâ€" per and nickel are running at smelâ€" ter eapacity. Iron ore shows a reâ€" markable increase and considerable increases are also reported in all other items of metalliferous proâ€" duction within the province. The output of gold was 127,692 ounces, valued at $2,601,760, the Ho!â€" linger, Dome and Mclnt)re camps being the Targest producers ; 3,945,0967 ounces of silver were m’oduoed as against 5,297,831 ounces for the same period in 1916. The value of, the silver output was #$2,831,873; 10,14) tons of nickel matte and 5,063 ton« of copper matte were produced; 52,â€" 694 tons wf iron are were mined, as compared with #873 tous turn'd ui for the Arst qnaster of last year.= According to Quarterly Report of Ontario Bureau of Mines Just Issued. provisions were outlived in a recent issue of The Advance, and a copy ma be seen by any one at the Clerk‘s office, or particulars may he obtained by any interested from the Fire Chief. Was One of the Pioneers of the West, Beloved by Those Near and Esteemed by All. Councillor Charles Piercee received a telegram on Tuesday informing him of the death at Winnipeg of his mother, Mrs. J. Pearee. On account of her illness some weeks ago, Mr. Council endorsed thke petition â€" of Mr. George Preston and others for an appeal to the Government to build a brndge over the Mattagami River. J. D. MelLean was appointed Town Foreman. The Timmins Garage was given perâ€" mission to erect a gasoline tank on street, to conform to the Building Byâ€" law, ete. In view of the fact that some o# the cases entered were against men who could not morally be considered as liable for the taxes charged against them, authority was given to the Finâ€" ance Committee to withdraw from the Division Court whatever â€" garnishees issued on account of taxes they may see fil to withdraw. MR. CHAS. PIERCEPS MOTHER DEAD AGED i Single Copies 5 Cents