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A week ago reference was made in these columns to the answer of The Ottawa Journal to a correspondent who enquired as to the possibility of: airship traffic interfering with the business of the railroads. The Oftawa Journal seemed to be quite confident that the airship can not rival the railâ€" way in handling freight. The Advance questioned whether in these modern days of change and improvement there was justification for confidently limitâ€" ing the sphere of any invention that had made such forward strides as the airplane has done. Already the airplane has replaced the dog team in prosâ€" pecting work and in other lines its progress has been remarkable. Recently in outlining the policy and ambition of the Aviation League of Canada at a dinner in his honour in Toronto, Majorâ€"General J. H. MacBrien referred to the retrogression that had set in on the railways in the past few years in that rail speeds had been lessened, possibly due to safety measures and plans for economy, while aviation is merely in its infancy as regards to speed. He added, however, that there would be no spirit of competition between the two formces, because it was necessary that they should work hand in hand for future development which would mutually benefit both. Majorâ€"General Macâ€" Brien visualized a trip that would be made a few years hence in Canada from Vancouver, B. C., to St. John, N.S. in two days and two nights. The trip, he said would be by air in the daytime and by rail in the night. (General MacBrien traced the progress of aviation through the last two decades, and in Continental Europe since the war, stating that Germany now leads the world in commercial aviation. Russia had also made tremendous strides and *n an air leaoue had over three million members. With this marked progress in Continental Europe since the war, stating that (Germany now leads tThe. world in commercial aviation. â€" Russia had also made tremendous strides and in an air league had over three million members. With this marked progress and interest it is difficult to believe that advancement will be made solely in the matter of speed. It is almost a foregone conclusion that improvement will also be achieved in the carrying capacity of the airships. It would apâ€" pear that, with tlie advances already made in the‘ world of invention and imâ€" provement, it would be a reckless man who insisted that airships will not in the next few years handle a very considerable freight traffic. x # # # * Some days ago a correspondent enquired as to the origin of the ‘*pretty name, Moneta,"‘ given to a section of the town of Timmins after a mining property in that locality. In past years it would have been an easy matter to eonvizce the average man that the name, ‘‘ Moneta"‘. was of Italian derivaâ€" tion ibecause there were so many natives of Italy residing in the townsite of Moneta. â€" As a matter of fact the word comées from the country now known as Itaiy, the word being a Latin term. A icorrespondent of ‘the Byâ€"stander‘s eolumn in The Toronto (GHlobe some days ago in the course of an article on the world‘s monetary systems gave the following interesting paragraph on "Moneta.‘‘â€" Many in Timmins who hold shares in the Moneta Mine will hope that the nnphcatlon in the name eventually proves wellâ€"founded and and that the mine wxll*prove a regular mint, as the Romans found their Moneta. The paragraph refemred to is as follows:â€"‘‘Moneta was the name sziven to currency by the Romans to indicate their silver because it had been soined in the temple of Junoâ€"Moneta (269 B.C.). _ We get the word money and the word mint from Moneta, the surname of Juno, in whose temple at Rome coins were minted.. Money has been made of leather, bone, shell and aven pasteboard. As late as 1574 some of the coinage of the Netherlands was pasteboard.‘‘ TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 318T, 1928 Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, Premier of Ontario, is on a trip to the Old Country. It is to be hoped that the capture of the cowardly murderer of Inâ€" spector Constable at Cochrane in 1926 will not be neglected until the Preâ€" mier‘s return. When a Western Ontario member of the Provincial Legislature recently made the proposal that the T. N. 0. Railway be sold there was a general disposition on the part of the press and public men generally to consider the idea a foolish one. ‘‘A silly suggestion‘‘ was the way The North Bay Nugâ€" get termed it, and there has been very general agreement with this characteriâ€" zation of the proposal. _ There has been two good results f'l’()lll the **silly suggestion.‘‘ One has been that people have stopped to realize the value and impoprtance of the T. N. 0. to this North, and the other has been that it has given opportunity for newspapers and others to pay wellâ€"deserved tribute to the T. N. 0. Comuission for the excellent service given the people by the People‘s Railway. â€" It is admitted that the T. N. 0. is one of the best conâ€" ducted railways on the continent, and one of the very few adiministered so as to give a fair profit. Ten years or so ago a proposal to sell the T. N. O. might bhave been entertained, but under its present management to advocate the disposal of this public utility is rightly viewed as no more than a *‘silly suggestion. This week announcement was made of another generous gitt to the town by the Hollinger Mine. This latest grift takes the form of seven lots, very eentrally located and valuable, to provide a needed children‘s playground for the town. Just at the present moment when there seems a disposition on the part of some to picture the town‘s biggest industry in undeserved eolours it might be well to remember the many generous acts of the big mine to this growing town.. The gift of the lots was just a sample of the invariâ€" able attitude of the Hollinger to Timmins. There was another example this week when a cheque for $580.00 was quietly slipped to the Children‘s Aid. The athletic field, the rink, the hospital, the financing of the townsite and financial assistance to the town when in need, to say nothing of the generous attitude always displayed to clean amateur sports, indicate that the, Holâ€" linger is actively interested in Timmins and its progress and ready to do its share for the town and the people. Inursaay, May 31st, 1928 Canada Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER is Yorraupine Advancer Subscription Rates: $2.00 per year United States _ â€" $3.00 per year Published Every Thursday by TIMMINS, ONTARIO. Telephones of another generous gift to the town Owner and Publisher Residerrse 70 OIAMOND DRILLING AT PARMAC 15 SATISFACTORY Development at Parmac Decidedly Enâ€" Developments at Parmae Porcupine Mines are decidedly encouraging acâ€" ecording to advices Just arrived from tie property. At diamond drill hole number three the drillâ€" is now in baâ€" sult at 130 feet and the geology is considered very favonrable by the engineers in chargn of the diamond uulung campyign. ‘The rock is well mineralized and important resuits are looked for by tire directors in the near future. MOLE FOUND NEAR FULHAM CREEK ON THURSDAY LAST. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, 1IMMINS, ONTARIO couraging, Says Mr. Douglas Mutch As far back as 1869, Paul Hjelm Hansen, the famous. Norwegian journalist, author and social reâ€" former, began to call attention to the fertile valley of the Red River. . The river men of his naâ€"~ tionility who traversed the terâ€" ritory ‘between Fort Avercrombie and Fort Garry brought ‘back wonderful tales of the splendid sottlement apportunities awlong its banks, w th the result that a large influx of Norse settiers comâ€" menced in the early seventies. Later, many of these hardy Norâ€" moved farther west, some as far as Bella Coola and the sea. sSaber and industrious, they have, with each year, progzrezed azrd proesp>red, making a g;reat contriâ€" po:srxalr> thxy of. Pioneer Reâ€"Union at Winnipeg 1. In the costume of her homeland as she will appear at the festival. 2. An example of Norse handicraft. ‘€. oVEX MEX DROWNED, TWD DAY§ DN A8 e Greatest Loss of Lite on the Abitib for Several Years, All Victims Were Expert Canoe Men What is considered as the most serious loss of life for several years, so far as the Abitib river is concernâ€" ed, took place last week. _ No less than seven lives were lost in two days. On Tuesday last three men were drowned in the Abitibi, and on Wedâ€" nesday four more met a watery grave. Both accidents occurred several miles down the river from Iroquois Falls. The accident on Tuesday oceurred when four men attempted to eross the in a punt. The boat was very heavily Jladen _with packsacks, supâ€" plies, ete. A sudden squall struck the boat while it was in midâ€"stream. The boat overturned and three men, Sanâ€" tarien. Antilla and were boat overturned and three men, Sanâ€" tarien, Antilla and Rachimaa,‘ were drowned. The three men, who were fine swimmers, struck out for shore, but owing to the high wind and the coldness of the water the three were not able to save themselves, The fourth man, J. B. Ranta, who was unâ€" alble to swim, clung to the overturned boat, and was eventually reseued by some Hawk Lake Lumber Co. w orkmen| wtho were nearby and ‘heard the calls for help. _ Santtarian‘s wifte O'a\'ei birth to a baby the morning of the fatality. The second acceident occurred on Wednesday . _ The men who lost their lives were J oseph Wood, of Brower, and Fred Chapman, Wm. Moore and P. Morden, of Clute. There were part of a survey party in charge of 1* | A. Sprvaigue. They were out for J. 8. Lanning, O.LS., of ~Gochrane. _ All four were expert canoe men and so it is difficult to understand what hapâ€" pened. It is thought likely that the men got nto the whirlpool of the raâ€" pids. CORNISHâ€"DOME FOOTBALL POSTPONED TOâ€"NIGHT The P.D.E.L. feature, Cornish vs. Do\me, to be played here dlast Saturâ€" day, could not be played on account of rain on Saturday. The match was postponed until this (Thursday) evenâ€" ing. _ All football enthusiasts should see this match this evening. _ Other scheduled games in the P.D.P.L, series anclude :â€" # Saturday, June 2â€"Melntyre ovs Holly Rees. Wednesday, June 6â€"Dome _ vs Lanes. Saturday, June 16â€"Holly Rees. vs. Dome. ; Tuesday, June 26â€"Lancashires vs. Cornish, + Saturday, June 30â€"Laneashires vs. Melntyre, Tuesday, June 12â€"Cornish vs. Mceâ€" Intyre. The firstâ€"named team in each case is the home team. All matohes start at 6.15 sharp, unless specifically callâ€" ed for some other time. | Duluth. planned of the pioneers from the Red Kiver Vi@lley, with ithose of the west, to commemorate the beâ€" ginning of Norwegian immigraâ€" tion into these termitories. This event has been arranged to take place in Winnipeg between July 5 and 10. This celebration will feature Norwegian national music, with many pageants descriptive of home life with participants adorned in their native costumes. Of partioutkar interest will be the exhibition of Norse Handicraft amd ant. The hsadquarters for this festival will be the Royal Alexandra Hotel, one of the chain of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which wl coâ€"operate, by ruauning of special trains from such cenâ€" tors as EPamonton, Moose Jaw, Chicago, Minmeapoli, St. Paul amt g’////flf/éf///’////’///fig’f/////’///fi//wf#’ufifg ) . wl @4A 9///gfffgfif,f/////)’////fiffgfffgflfg)fi TO REXTâ€"Fourâ€"roomed house at 151 Pine St. North. All conveniences. Apply at 161 Maple St. South,. â€"42p FLAT TO RENTâ€"All conveniences Apply to 62 Bwlsa;_n_lw FPOR RENTâ€"Twoâ€"roomed shack, with water and lights. â€" Apply to 16 Midâ€" dleton Ave. 22p POR RENT A As FOR RENTâ€"Fourâ€"roomed house with water, electric lights and wood shed. Reasonable rent. _ Apply at 409 Bannerman Ave. â€"22p HREE â€" ROOMED FURNISHED ‘HOUSE TO RENT.â€"Apply to B. F. Lennan, 60 Eim St. north, corâ€" ner Elm Broadway. 156f. FOR SALE OR RENTâ€"Property of two rooms, three rooms or five rooms. â€" Apply at 25 Sixth Ave. TWOâ€"ROOMED APARTMENT TO RENTâ€"Suitable for young married couple. Also 1 furnished bedroom. Apply at, 53 (Cedar St. North, upâ€" FPOR RENTâ€"Plots of u'wund, ideal for either summer camping or garâ€" dening. Beside river. Apply W. L. Barnes, P.O. Box 34, Mattagami Heights, Ont. ...._p !LAD]E»Sâ€"-â€"NO\\' is the time to bring _ your fur trimmings of your winter coats, etc., and have them made up into complete animal chokers. Exâ€" I pert workmanship. Apply at 12 Balsam St. North, between Third | and Fourth Aves.. 16t.f6. TO RENTâ€"Nice large furnished room with kitchenette. All convenâ€" iences. Suitable for couple with no children. Apply to 85 Wilson Ave. _â€"17p. PROPERTIES FOR SALE HOUSE FOR RENTâ€"7 rooms; firstâ€" class building; all conveniences, centrally â€" located. Apply to 16 Hemlock . street. _ 41J. Possession June 1st. â€"21â€"23p LOT ~FOR SALEâ€"On Hollinger Lane. â€" Bargain for quick saie. Apâ€" ply to 61 Balsam St., South, or P.0O. Box 603, Timmins. â€"22â€"26p HOTEL FOR SALEâ€"$3,000 Down will buy the Lady Laurier Hotel, Cedar street, Timmins. For pax- ticulars, \\nte to Mrs. J. L. Gignac, Box 126, New Liskeard, (Ont. PROPERTY FOR SALEâ€"At 101 Pine St. South, corner First Ave. Twoâ€"storey building is 110 feet by 35 feet. Has 22 rooms all comâ€" pletely furnished. _ Water and teilet installed. Suitable for roomâ€" ing house. _ Will give terms with cash payment. Apply on premises. â€"18â€"22p PLATIN SEWING DONEâ€"Reasonabic EXPERT PIANO TUNING AND REâ€" PAIRINGâ€"Leave orders at J. T. Heffernan‘s store. G. Reordan, pianist, Goldfields theatre. 20â€"22p LARAGE FOR RENTâ€"Suitable for FOR SALEâ€"Fourâ€"roomed house, well finished. Cash or terms. Apply to T. Johnson, Gold Centre, or P.0. Box 385, Schumacher, Ont. 20â€"22p DRESSMAKING AND HA ND PAINTINGâ€"All work guaranteed. Faney and plain sewing. â€" Moderate rates.. Also cushions, ete., hand painted. Will furnish material or paint on material supplied. _ For further particulars apply to Mrs. Fernan Massicotte, 257 Balsam St. North. 22ap house Apply FOR SALEâ€"Small house and lot, 40 feet by 97 feet. $550.00 cash . or terms. _ Apply to 13 Montgomery ROOMED APARTMENT TO RENT In nice locality. All conveniences. Apply after 7 pm. to 6 Hemlock St. _ Families with children need POR SALEâ€"One 4â€"roomed â€" house, with water and light. Good high and dry location. House 24 by28. Lot 40 by 100. Apply to 68 Banâ€" nerman avenue. 22â€"24p HOUSE FOR SALEâ€"House at 80 staurs. not apply storage or public garage. _ Room for about 10 cars. â€" Next to Hurtuâ€" bise Livery. Apply to 7 Cedar St. South or 53 Kirby Ave. â€"~17t.f. prices South Ave Elm 8St. South. Six rooms and bathroom, ‘hardwood floors, cellar and furnace. Price $4100,00. Apâ€" ply at Simumns, Hooker Drew, Pine St., Timmins. â€" yA HOUSES FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS NTâ€"Twoâ€"roomed furnished for rent; all conveniences. to 41 Cedar street south. Apply 108 Balsam St *)* ) kh im 1 FOR SALEâ€"A piano for $135.00, and a Chesterfield suite for $40.00. Apply at 153 Maple St. North, â€"22p FOR SALEâ€"Piano for $250.00 and baby carriage and cutter for $10.00, Apply to 23 Laurier Ave. _ 20â€"22p FOR SALEâ€"Orthophonic vietrolas at $115.00. Terms, $10 cash and $9 monthly. Apply at J. T. Hefferâ€" nan, 46 Third Ave. â€"A7t.f. RLFRIUER AXATOR FOR SALEâ€"T feet by 7 feet by 32 inches. Apply to 22 First avenue, Schumacher. â€"19â€"23p HOUSEHOLD FURNITUKE â€" POL SALEâ€"AIll in good condition. â€" Apâ€" ly afternoons and evenings to 6019 Wilson Ave. â€"22 4. FOR SALEâ€"Dry, sandy building lots. Electric light available. On Montgomery Ave. Bargain prices; easy terms. Apply G. W. Parsons, 28 Cambrai Ave. 21â€"23p FOR SALEâ€"One highâ€"chair, with aluminum tray, 1 grey wed baby carriage, and one 4 tt 6 inches matâ€" tress. All in good condition. Apâ€" ply to 59 P )mt?h Ave. «O HARDY PERENNIALS FOR SALE â€"Delphinium, Columbine, (}erumn Iris. Also Pansies, â€"Apply H. Overton, 69 Elm street south, P.0. Box 635. "O 29p FOR SALEâ€"Two eylinder motoreyale with sidecar. _ In good condition. To be sold very reasonâ€" able for cash. Call after six at 42 Middleton Ave. â€"22â€"20p. FPOR â€" SALEâ€"Barber fixtures, comâ€" plete for shop, or will sell separately. Bargain for quick sale. _ Apply to Mrs. E. Jamieson, 62 Bloor Ave., South Porcwpuw -Ih- FOR SALEâ€"Fovd Touring car, in exâ€" cellent â€"running condition. _ Has starter, â€" battery â€" newly charged. Good tires all way round. _ Also new license. Apply to 104 Balsam St. North. _ 2ap FOR SALE CHEAPâ€"1 Hobart Eleeâ€" tric meat chopper, 1 horse power, 1 cheese cutter, 1 meat block, 1 reâ€" frigerator, 2 counters, one lot of shelving. _ Apply to ‘Fhe Family (Grocery, Phone 573, or Bex 1540, Timmins. ~13t.£,. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE FOR FOR SALEâ€"Dinner and tea sets of WANTEDâ€"Housework of any kind by day or hour, Apply to 115 Eim S$t. N. ~â€"10p @OR â€" SALEâ€"Furniture â€" of 3â€"room apartment, at a bargain. T win beds, dresser, wicker living voom furniture, Brunswick gramophone, dinner wagon, china. cabinet, kitâ€" chen cabinet and dishes, sewing maâ€" chine, ete. _ Apply Apartment B., (Goldfields Hotel Block, Timmins. «221 :1f, YOUNG MAXN, 25, WITH 8 YEARS! PRACTICAL OFFICE EXPERIâ€" NEW TRANSFERâ€"1 Spruce street. Stove wood for sale. Foz transfer service or for stove wood, phone 647. J. Lapalme. â€"46â€"47p.t.£. STOVE WOOD FOR SALEâ€"Reasonâ€" able price. _ Also fourâ€"foot wood for furnace. Apply to H. Charleâ€" beis, 104 Cedar St. North, Phone 419 W . 4Â¥ f. 2000 CORDS OFâ€" 16â€"INCH JACK PINE WOOD FOR SALEâ€"Barâ€" gain for 5 and 10 cord lots at $3.25 per cord. Single cords at #3.50, and $3.00 in yard. Apply to P. Morin, 75 Mountjoy St. St. or phone 447M. 21â€"23p SALEâ€"Dining room suite, #umed oak, leather uphostered ; Gramoâ€" phone, fumed oak ; kitchen cabinet ; beds, heater, etc. Apply to 23 Cambrai avenue, Hollinger townsite. dishes, also extra faney dishes, carving sets, bread board, alarm clock, meat grinder, quilts, comfortâ€" ters feather beds, pillows and slips, cushions, pictures, rugs, hall mirrâ€" or and bathroom muirror. Apply at 18 Golden Ave., (MeIntosh Block), South Poreupine, Friday and Satâ€" urday, June lst and 2nd. ENCE, desires position. _ Knowâ€" ledge of bookkeeping, typewriting, invoicing, and salesmanship. â€" Best references. ; immediately. Reply to Box 8S.C., The Advance, Timnrins, Ont. â€"21â€"23p PURNITURE â€" FOR â€"A c P