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LS.D. CWUB ELECTS 1 OFFICERS FOR ThE VEAR IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE/ PHONE AND POWER LINES There are several improvements unâ€" der way in connection with the phone and power lines and more are to be inaugurated as soon as the byâ€"law for a franchise is voted upor. If the byâ€"law is passed there will be a new telephone central building erected, with office aecommodation â€" for the power, light and phone companies. This new building may be commenced this winter. At present a new cable is being put in to Schumacher. _ The poles on Spruce street are all being changed. Twelve street lights the same as those The biggest event of the season for sportsmen is the Turkey and Chicken Shoot ‘at the Poreupine Gun Club, west side of the compressor plant, Timmins, on Thanksgiving Day, Monâ€" day, November 8th, commencing at 1 p.m. sharp. Immediately after lunch the meetâ€" ing was called to order by president Chas. . Pirie, and the minutes of the last annual meeting were read and â€" adopted. The secretaryâ€"treasâ€" urer, Mr. A. W. Pickering, then preâ€" sented the financial statement of the Club and this was also adopted as read. The Byâ€"laws and Constitution of the A.S.D. Club were then read. Before calling for nominations Mr. at the corner of Pine and Third have been ordered. The four big lights at the bank corner were put in by the company at their own expense, with the view of showing what might be accomplished in the way ‘of improved street lighting. A new truck for new and repair work operations has been put into sgrvice. In the big ‘shoot each event will be classified so as to give the beginner as good a ichance for a prize as the more experienced. Each event will be fifteen birds. Turkey entrance fee, $1._OO/ ; chicken entrance fee, 509_‘,' A vote of thanks was extended the past president of the club. * Mr. Pickering, the new president in a few words asked the coâ€"operation of every member of the Club, stating that one officer could not do everyâ€" thing, and that the only, way the Club eould be a success was that every member coâ€"operate with the commitâ€" tee in charge to the best of their ability. Mr. J. M. Belanger, the new vieceâ€"president, spoke along similar lines, adding to the great astonishâ€" ment of all that he was in the Whisâ€" kerino contest. In addition to the main shoot, other events and novelties are to be featurâ€" ed. These will include:â€"‘‘miss and out,"‘ hip shooting, pick up and left hand shooting. «. The annual meeting and election of oficers of the A.S.D. Club was held last night in the Oddfellows‘ Hall here. There was a good attendance of members, and the new committee is representative of the membership of the Club. ‘ Pirie expressed his appreciation to both the members of the executive and club for the splendid coâ€"operaâ€" tion always shown. The election of officers then took place. , The officers were all elected by acclamation, a balâ€" lot being necessary for the members of the executive committee. f Porter, Ruby. Hawkins, Messrs J. Cran, F. E. Cooper, J. Jacobs, H. V. MeCurdy. a very pleasurable time was had by all attending. The best of music was provided by the A.S,.D. orchestra. Miss Nellie Studor looked after the arranging of lunch in her usual capâ€" able manner. Under the Auspices of the Porcupine Gun Club. Open to All. The Sportmen‘s Event of the Season. _ Novelty Events. Suitable Trophies. Proceeds for Benefit of the Children‘s Aid. Mr. A. W. Pickering the New Presiâ€" dent. All Officers Elected by Acclamation The following are the officers of the A.S.D. Club for the coming year :â€" Presidentâ€"A. W. Pickering. Viceâ€"Presidentâ€"J. M. Belanger. Secretaryâ€"Treaurerâ€"F. Lehan. Past. Presidentâ€"Chas. G. Pirie. Executive Committee: Misses Nelle Studor, Velma McCandie, Dorothy The dance programme for the evenâ€" ing eonsisted of the usual dances, and The new executive will meet shortâ€" ly to draw up a schedule of meetings for the remainder of November; in the meantime the meeting next Wedâ€" nesday will be a regular night. SECTION Remember, at the town hall, Timâ€" mins, on Monday evening, Nov. 8th, at 8.15 p.m.. and all interested in Mines League hockey be present for this meeting. # $ vicrorian orore nunse Six years ago he left Toronto for New York after liis reported cancer cure had <been received with a certain amount of skepticism. . Now he has returned to Canada and is making public for the first time complete scientific data regarding his work, with detairls of the methods of preâ€" paring toxin and antitoxic serum. MINEG LEAGUE MEETING MONDAY FVENING NOV. i Miss Elliot Arrives Here This Week to Take up V.O.N. Work Here Shooter to supply own ammunition, Ample supply of shot guns will be on the grounds for the use of those who have not shot guns. Further inform. ation will be gladly given by the secretary and field captain, J. D. Brady, at the Taylor Hardware. The Porcupine Gun â€" Club elosing event for the season, open to members only, will be shot off. _A suitable trophy will he presented. Miss Elliot, an experienced and talâ€" ented nurse, coming here with the highest recommendations, arrived this week in Timmins to take up the work of Victorian Order Nurse here. Miss Elliot will take up the work at once. In other towns the Victorian Order of Nurses has given the most valuâ€" able services to the communities served, and there is no doubt that the V.O.N. nurse here will also prove a very valuable acquisition to the town. The V.O.N. nurse wiil have her office for the present in the Clinic, Fourth avenue, next to The Advance office. She will be available for those wishâ€" ing nursing services. The prineiple upon which the V.O.N. works is that those able to pay for the services at regular rates do so; those who can pay part of the regular fees are exâ€" pected to contribute to this Pxtent; and those who can not pay at all will be assisted in anyvy case, The proceeds of the event will be given to the Children‘s Aid Society, so all may be assured that by taking part in this big shoot they will not only be certain of great sport, but also will be aiding a vyery worthy cause. Timmins, Schumacher and South Porcupine All Urged to Attend for Organization for "the Season. A meeting of the Poreupine Mines Hockey â€" League has been _ callâ€" ed for Monday evening, Nov. 8th. at 8.15 p.m. in the council chamber, Timmins, to see about organization of Mines League hockey for the season. Those interested in Mines League hockey are urged to be present for the meeting so that everything may get started right and with a swing. Mines League hockey makes good sport and should have the active supâ€" port of all. Timmins. Schumacher, and South Poreupine are urged to be present so that matters may be fully discussed and all arrangements made for the biggest season yet. TAKING UP OUTIES HERE TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER ith, 1926 as the basis for determining the numâ€" ber of voters. Delegates are to have credentials signed. by their local president and sécretary, .Credential forms are obtainable from Mr _F. K. Ebbitt, district secretary, lroquois "alls. z_ mm omm mm raege Agt \/ N WHiskERNd contst There are now 26 entries for the Whiskerino Contest in connection with the Charity Turkey: Stag for December 17th. Some of the entries got in as early as October 16th, and some entered as late as Nov. lst. Some of the earlier ones have a whisker to write, home about, and some of the later entries are actually catching up on the first ones in the matter of length, strength, beauty and colouring of beard. _ There is still time to enter the game, for those who can grow a beard in short order, 'l‘hele are people like that. _ If you don‘t believe it, look around you! . So far as known there is not a single entry that has dropped out of the running. They are all sticking, â€"not one even weakening. The full list of entries is as follows :â€"â€" W. C. Cossington, Maple St. South,. Marko Popovich, Schumacher. John Lapalme, Montgomery Ave. W. D. MelIntyre, Floral Park. (You can‘t see the flowers for the whiskers) P. H. O‘Gorman, Kirby avenue. David Maxwell, Spruce street, H. Powell, Fifth avenue. J. M. Belanger, Marshall block. Jean Pare, Jr. Hemlock street. Peter Godin, Fourth avenue. Joseph Ormston, Vimy road. Harry Unsworth, Sixth avenue. Wm. Lacroix, Laurier avenue. L. A. Cohen, Balsam street. M. Cowdery, Hollinger lane (G._S. Cox‘, Hollinger lane. Godfroid Lucke, Second avenue. Wm,. Lawrence, Elm street south. . Lavigne, Wilson avenue. Tom Lainsbury, Borden avenue. John W. Burns, Schumacher. Geo, Elms, Third avenue Victor Cotnam, Borden avenue. M. C. Churceh, Birch street, north. V . Knott, Laurier avenue. Commenting on the fuss being made over the visit of the Queen of Rouâ€" mania to this continent The Northern News in reference to a recent article in the The Advance says:â€"*‘‘In other words there are more forms of mania than Roumania.‘"‘ The â€" TLiberalâ€"Conservative convenâ€" tion to select a candidate for the riding of South Cochrane for the Proâ€" vincial elections will be held on Tuesâ€" day next, Nov. 9th, at 3 pam. in the 1.0.0.F. hall at Matheson. A large representation will go from Timmins and the Poreupine branches, and it is expected that the rest of the riding will be similariy well represented at the meeting. There will be a number of names before the convention, but no doubt the choice of the econvention will get the heartiest support of all. Each local branch of the party, reâ€" gistered with the district association before Nov. Ist, is entitled to one delegate for every 25 votes, or fracâ€" tion thereof up to and including 200 names, and to one delegate for each 50 or fraction thereof over 200. The last Dominion voters‘ list will be used Entries Still May*"be Made if You Happen to be a Quick Whisker Grower. CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION AT MATHESON DN TUESDAY There sure are going to be some gereat whiskers in this town this year. To Elect a Candidate for the Provinâ€" cial Election Contest in This Riding . JUVENILE NIGHT AT THE RAND CONCERT sungay TIMMINS CONSERVATIVES STRONG ENDORSE KENNING A largely attended meeting of the Conservatives of Timmins was held in the New Empire Theatre on Tuesâ€" day evening, with Mr. H. Huckabone in the chair. ~A resolution was put before the meeting that the Conserâ€" vative Association of, the Town of Timmins decide upon one man to supâ€" port for the convention at Matheson next Tuesday to select q candidate for ths riding for the Provincial elections. _ Two names were placed before the meetingâ€"those of Mr. A. C. White, of Hoyle, and Mr. A. F. Kenning, of Timmins. After the two had addressed the meeting, a vote was taken, 167 of those present fayâ€" ouring Mr. Kenning and 17 being for Mr. White. It was decided to centre all support from the town of Timâ€" mins upon electing Mr. Kenning at the convention Tuesday. Mr. White has a large following in other parts of the riding and will, it is underâ€" stoody allow his name to go before the convention. The decision, of course, rests with the convention, and the decision Tuesday evening here was for the guidance of delegates from Timmins, and to learn the feeling of the Conservatives in this town in the matter. Mr. Kenning is well known all through the North and will receive considerable support from all over the riding. Mr. R. Potter, of Matheâ€" son, is another understood to, be strongly in the running, so far as the convention is concerned. It is pracâ€" tically a certainty that the candidate selected by the convention will be given the heartiest support of all. Meeting Tuesday Evening Decides to Back A. F. Kenning as Candiâ€" date for Riding. There should be a large attendance at the band concert Sunday evening, Nov. 7th, in the (Goldfields Theatre, after the church services. It will be Juvenile Night and there will be a number of attractive selections, voâ€" cal and instrumental, by youthful artists of talent in the town and disâ€" trict. Among the young people of Timmins and neighborhood there is a:surprising amount of musical talâ€" ent, <well developed by competent instructors, and a Juvenile Night proâ€" gramme consequently is practically certain to be one of special excellence. Leading young artists of the camp will provide the general programme for the evening, and judging from the last Juvenile Night, and other similar programmes, the Sunday evening concert should delight all. In addition to.the selections by the young people, there will be a number of selections by the Timmins Citizens‘ Band. The Band is particularly interâ€" ested in developing musical talent aâ€" mong the young people and will give special thought and care to making ther own part of Sunday‘s proâ€" gramme worthy of the occasion. Programme for Event in the Goldâ€" fields Theatre Sunday Evening, _After the Church Services, Should Please All.> LADIES‘ BASKETBALL HALLOWE‘EN MASQUERAD The Hallowe‘en Masquerade Dance given in the Hollinger hall on Friday evening last by the Ladies‘ Hollinger Recreation Basketball Team was an outstanding success and a very pleasâ€" ing and enjoyable event. There was a large attendance, with many very clever costumes and designs. _ The hall was appropriately and artisticalâ€" ly decked for the occasion and ev ryâ€" thing about the pleasant evening was a credit to all concoerned. ease in t N ow AVTK News The regular meeting of the town council on Thursday evening was much enjoyed by the crowd gathered for this amusement feature. The crowd frequently registered its disâ€" approval of the stand of the ‘"‘"new‘‘ councillors and its approval of Counâ€" cillofs Longmore, Drew and Bacon. WILL GUIDE NEW YORK PUCf{ CHASERS Lester Patrick of the deéfunet Pacific Coast Hockéy League, has been signed as manager of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey "League. oMOKER AND GONGERT BV F.D.F.L. SATURDAY Councillor Longmore Shows Inaccuracies of the Report Criticizes the Soâ€"Called Provincial Auditors‘ Report. Clerk Names Mayor as Stopping Tax Collection. Anâ€" other Lively Session of Town Council. Councillor Drew Asks for Information from Assessor. One of the features of the evening was Councillor Longmore‘s effective attack upon the soâ€"called Provincial auditors‘ report. _ He characterized the spending of $4520.00 for this reâ€" port as unjustified, and tkÂ¥e report itâ€" self, he said, was most ingecurate and misleading due to either incompetence or bias. He pointed out that the reâ€" ferences to the amounts due the public and high school and the amounts said All Cups and Medals to be Presented at Event in the 1.0.0.F. Hall. The annual Smoker and Concert, under the auspices of the Porecupine District Football League is to be held in the Oddfellows‘ Hall, Timmins, on Saturday evening of this»week, Nov. 6th, commencing at 8 p.m., prompt. At event all the ecups and medals for the season will be formally presented. Mr. E. H. Bridger, now of Toronto, but one of the fathers of football in Timmins, is expected to be present, and may be sure of a very hearty welceome. He has presented a handsome set of medals each year to the P.D.E.L. n n in in + mm mon SEVEN ENTRIES NOW FOR BFEARDâ€"TRIMMING GONTEST ~â€"â€"For the event Saturday evening there will be lots of smokes, and a musical literary programme of merit and attraction, All lovers of music will find the evening very pleaâ€" sant indeed. Tickets are now on sale ard there should be a full house. Barbers Showing Much Interest in the @ontest in Connection With Charity Turkey Stag The Whiskerino contest in connecâ€" tion with the Charity Turkey Stag on Dec. 17th is creating such afurore that it might be thought that some of the . other contests in connection with the event might be forgotten. But, not so. The twinâ€"brother of the â€" Whiskerino,â€"the â€" Beardâ€"Trimâ€" ing Contestâ€"has now no less than seven enters and of course there is lots of time for more. â€" The only thing to remember is that the first enteries have any preferences there may ibe. But more than seven barbers can g@qecommodated with the bunches of whiskers being grown for the Whiskerino. Barbers from unâ€" ion shops are eligible and may enter at The Poreupine Advance office. following are the entries to date:â€"A. G. Carson, J. E. Cooper, D. Aceti, George Kicebuck, Alf. Glazier, Joe Decarire (known as Old Wilfâ€"the noted barber from Hawkesâ€" bury), and Dragutin Karas. Messrs Gazier and Karas are from Schuâ€" macher. to be owing by the separate school were misleading. The school boards asked for certain appropriations, and these appropriations were paid to them as they required them. _ He showed that while the report claimed that there were no statements of materials on hand in the works deâ€" partment, such statements were kept and were on fyle and available to the auditors. _ He quoted the report as claiming that there was nothing to show what was covered by the debenâ€" ture rate, while elsewhere in the reâ€" port it was apparent that the auditors had the information at their disposal. The tax notices set all the rates out quite plainly. He pointed out that the auditors had put debentures in the local improvement debenture rate that were not local improvement deâ€" On motion of Councillors Longmore and Bacon, the waterworks byâ€"law was amended as follows :â€"Rate for schools to be $7.50 per room per quarâ€" ter; that where meters are installed at the request of a water consumer a rental shall be paid at the rate of 25c. per month, and that the following rates shall apply when meters are in use:â€"average daily consumption up to 1,000 gallons per day, 25 cents per 1,000 gallons; over 1,000â€" and up to 2,000, 20 cents; over 2,000, 15 cents. That same discount be allowed on above rates as upon house services. Rates to take effect Jan. 1st. 1927. Here is an interesting resolution passed after a very lively discussion: Moved by Councillor G. 8. Drew and seconded by Dr. Joyall that the Assessment Commissioner be instructâ€" ed to prepare and deliver to the clerk not later than October 30th, a sworn statement and five copies of same for members of the Court of Revision, showing any changes made in the amounts of individual assessments after said assessments were originally made by him, stating reasons for any such changes in each case. _ Proviâ€" sional that this is within the power of council to make this request. bentures at all. ‘*If there are all these mistakes in the one department wliat. value is the report?"" asked Councillor Longmore. Councillor Longmore also insisted that the clerk name the member of council who had interfered with the collection of taxes. Eventually the clerk named Mayor Dickson as the man. The clerk said that his stateâ€" ment had been that members of counâ€" cil in the past had had too many friends apparently. By this, he meant past months and not past years or councils, he said. Councillor Bacon was appointed as the representative from Timmins to meet Hon. Forbes Godfrey, Minister of Health, at North Bay. The Mayor and other members of council defended the audit and everyâ€" thing. Theâ€"Mayor lamented that there was coâ€"operation lacking. The above motion was carried. (The Advance understands, however, that the list was not prepared as reâ€" quested). | The byâ€"law for voting on the Power franchise was duly passed after disâ€" cussion. The people will vote on the question on November 22nd. BYâ€"LAW TO OIVIDE TOWN INTO SUBâ€"DIVISIGNS â€"Authority was given for paying the High Bchool Board $5,000.00 on aeâ€" count . On motion Mr. G. N. Ross was authorized to make an audit extending over the full year of 1926, Accounts were passed, estimates apâ€" proved, rebates made and other rouâ€" tine business dealt with. A Special Meeting Last Night; Also Makes Grant to Mayor for Serâ€" vices. A special meeting of the town council was held on Wednesday evenâ€" ing. Un motion of Councillors Joval and Eplett, the necessary readings were given to a byâ€"law to subâ€"divide the town into polling subâ€"divisions. On motion of Councillors Joval and Longmore, it was decided, pari grant of $500.00 be made to Mavor Dickson for services to town durmu~ Changes were made in the byâ€"law to comply with the ments of the Highways Depa 19246 next‘ town council day evening, regular meeting of tl is secheduled for Thur Xov. 11th. SECTION e 1artment, T raftic thl‘