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YUUNB MEN HAVE NARRUW [SBAPE UN IHE MAME}! V01. XIV. N0. 28 chil't’rom Passing Motorfioat Causes Canoe to Upset.... Three Thrown Into Water. An accident occurred on Monday evening on the Mattagami river that might easily have had -fatal results. and the incident should be taken by both motor boat owners and those us- ing canoes on the river to take all reasonable precautions to avoid similar danger in the future. It is always better to be safe, than sorry, or drown- ed. young men, Messrs A. Neilson, F. El- phick and G. Wallingford were return- ing from having a swim farther up the river. They were in a canoe. and were following the left bank of the river. Just near the bend above the bridge. A Hubcrt’s motor boat passed them and the swell from the motor boat upset the canoe. The lads turned the canoe to meet the wave, and ordinarily might have ridden it out safely. The swell in this case, however, proved too strong, the result being that the canoe was up- set in a twinkling and the three occuâ€" pants were thrown into the river. Mr. Hubert noted the danger of the canoe and promptly swung around and as- sisted the three men out of the water. None of them were any the worse for the accident, except that they had two swims for the evening, this last one with their clothes on. Also, all of the canoeists lost their bathing suits. While this incident thus passed off without any serious results, it should be noted as a warning to motor boat drivers and canoeists alike to avoid the danger to canoes from the swells from passing motor boats. There have been many “near accidents” from this cause in past seasons and it would be well for all to seek to avert the danger of any tragedy. Those in canoes should watch out for passing motor boats, and mo- tor boats should keep an eye out for canoes. IRAFHB 0N RIVER VERY WELL HANDED IHIS Over 1.300.000 Pulpwood ' .' Taken Down. in Addition to egular Cuts. No Blockage of River. Runs Down Earlier The contention of The Advance for years has been that the lumberman and others could use the river without tying up traffic for the settlers and those using the river. The experience this year has proven this contention to be correct. Not only have the usual number of drives been brought down the river this year. but the work is be- ing accomplished three or four weeks ahead of the normal schedule. and still further an addition of 1,300,000 pulpwood logs were safely and effec- tively transported by the river route. The achievementâ€"and it is an achieve- mentâ€"was accomplished without the river being blocked for traffic enough for anyone to voice an objection. Other years. settlers and others have suffered seriously from the blocking of the river while the drives were being brought down, and there was naturally strong objection raised. Early this year Major Hartt came. up here and met a repre- sentative gathering of settlers. members of the booming association. and inde- pendent lumbermen and others. Majâ€" or Hartt urged that without undue ln- terference with the lumbering indus- try. eflort should be made to assure. so far as possible, the keeping Open of the river. He suggested what he called "Government. Control“ of the river as the remedy for the previous conditions and this suggestion was very strongly "Government. Central" 01 tr. the remedy for the previous and this suggestion was vex backed by the large and rep meeting. After this year‘s this "Government Control," era) Opinion is that there "Government Control" on t The good work of what can be done skilled supervision. I is due to Major Har and effective directit For his part. Major I credit to the co-oper: lumber interest and Northern Power Co. runway put in by th PAID CIRCULATION LAST WEEK 2875 at Sandy Falls gr! handling of the j any event. however like to go on recon dit to Major Hart concerned. fields the of the 1 (5 interest about the big mine. It is 5.2.1:! b3 the producers to be one of the. most interesting motion pictures of its kind. and should prove of extra special interest here. Qoldficlds to Show New Picture of Hollinger mm ami 2 Sections - 16 Pages river every year how done bl 3r Hart passes on the peration given by the and by the Canada 30. The special new ' the power company reatly facilitated the pulpwood this year shows by efficient and and much credit :t for his interest. m in the matter. as very strongly 1d xepresentative ,ear‘s sample 0; ntrol," the gen- there should be ' on the Matta- aod drive. In Advance woulc‘ 'iving due cre- tl‘ One of the chief matters to be con- sidered was the granting of a site for use by the Government for housing the equipment of the mine rescue work station to be established here for rfhe benefit of the Porcupine mines. This rescue station is being established by the Ontario Dept. of Mines, following recommendations of the royal com- misSion that enquired into the H01- linger disaster last year and the sug- gestions made by the former chief in- spector of mines, Mr. T. Sutherland. now Deputy Minister of Mines. Each mining camp will have one of these mine rescue stations. where suitable equipment will be stored and where men will be taught ‘how to use this equipment and what to do in case of mine accidents. There will be 25 or 30 boxes of equipment stored here. with a man in charge and also likely a motor truck to rush -the appliances to any mine where they may be needed. It is desired to have the station close to the fire hall so that it will be easy always toget instant service in response to a call. Part of the building will be glassed on” so that masks may be. used under actual gas conditions and so full confidence be felt by those trained to the work. The Government asked the town for a site. a 15 by 40 addition to the back of the fire hall being sug- gested. the Government to defray all costs of the building and all main- tenance costs. The c0unci1 decided to assist the plan in any reasonable way ;and to make a personal inspection of ithe site referred to at the conclusion ’ of the meeting This was done and the icouncil decided to grant the Govern- Council Grants Site for Rescue Station Work ere The regular meeting of the town council was held on Monday afternoon with Acting Mayor Councillor A. G. Carson in the chair and Councillors H. Charlebois, P. Dougall. R. Richardson, H. Caron and C. P. Ramsay present. Building Likely to be Erected at Rear of Fire Hall for Mine Rescue Equipment of Men. Council Discusses Question of Taxes in Arrears. Other Matters of Busi- ness at Regular Meeting of Town Council. ment the use of the land in question for the mine rescue work. A ratepayer asked the council for fur- ther time to pay taxes for three years past now due on his property in town. He explained the difficulties he had encountered and his hopes ‘for better things soon. Council sympathized with him. but pointed out that to grant him an extension would simply be to invite appeals from hundreds of othevs The tact. was that, the back taxes had to be collected. and in the interests of the ratepayers in general the council had Another man, who wanted some re-‘ lief for taxes due. said that he had not 2 received notice of the taxes this yeahi and as he had paid part of last year'si taxes he did not. feel that. he should be sold out. ’ The amount on the bill as . gixen by the bailiff was much larger; than he expected and he could not pay a it right away. The clerk had. already} explained to the gentleman just how. the total “as made up. but volunteered i course. is conditional upon me weamer being favourable. It has been necesâ€" sary to defer the last two concerts ar- ranged. on account of the bad weather. A specially good programme has been arranged for this evening and all will enjoy the event provided the weather is favourable. commencing at 8.15 p m. This. of course. is conditional upon the weather Another Band Concert This (Thursday) Evening 0 see that these back taxes were paid The Timmins nether open-a and stand in BRITAIN‘S BEST FOR 1929 We see the combined track and field team of athletes from Oxford and Cambridge gaily assembled just before they ended a wonderful voyage aboard the Cunard liner Ascania. They competed in Hamilton, Ont. where began a strenuous itinerary which includes competition in the United States with Yale. Harvard. Cornell and Princeton. and another voyage back to England for “clean linen" before hastening off to South Africa to compete there. Citizens’ Band will give :1' band concert at the the park on Spruce station. this evening. A request from citizens on Wendc avenue for water connections could not be granted, the council explaining that no new lines were being installed this year except in the most pressing cases, and where the rates would pay the cost of the debentures as required by the law in the matter. The request for another surface tap on Main avenue was also refused as the expenditures did not seem justified because there was another tap available within a cou- ple of blocks. to explain it again so that it would be understood fully by the taxpayer, who was to call and see the clerk the fol- lowing day. Suggestion was made for the hiring of another member for the police force for the next sixteen weeks. as on ac- count of the men going on their annual holidays the force would be .a man short during the period. Councillor Ramsay thought it would be well in the interests of economy to try and get along Without another man on the police force for the present. “Try it for a month. anyway.“ another coun- cillor suggested and the matter was dropped for the time being. A by-law was truly passed formally appointing Jas. Roy as. official dog catcher, his remuneration to be‘flxed by the council. A representative of the Ukrainian Society asked council to reduce the charge of $25.00 per year rental for the lot owned by the toxm next to the Uk- rainian hall. He explained that the society had spent about $500.00 and a lot of labour to turn if from an eye- sore to a place of beauty. The society did not expect in view of this that they would have to pay anything for it, but they were willing to pay $10.00 per year. They felt they could not pay more. as they did not have many members and had no way to make money. The lot brought them no revenue after all it had cost. and they held it only at the pleasure of the town. the understanding being that in case the town needed the lot they had to vacate at once. Coun- cillor Dougall thought the society en- titled to some consideration for the improvement made in the lot and the fact that the charge had not been im- posed in the first place. Councillor Ramsay said the council had agreed on the $25.00 per year and he thought that very reasonable. Councillor Richard- son agreed with this. Eventually a, mo- tion to allow them the lot for $10.00 per year was lost. The clerk said that there was a charge of $17.50 per year against the lot for local improvements and the town had to pay this. A mo- tion to charge $17.50 per year for the use of the lot was then passed. Pre- vious to this it was mentioned that more than one request to rent the lot for wood yard purposes had been made to the town. Jun Finds Reckless Driving Cause of Death The inquest yesterday at South Por cupine into the death of John Fan-tari maki. the Finn who was fatally in jurod in the motor car accident on th South Porcupine-Timmms road 01 July 2nd. resulted in a verdict to th South Porcupine-Timmins road on July 2nd. resulted in a verdict t0 the effect that the death was caused hrough the reckless driving of George Numala, who was operating the car at the time of the accident. The jury added a ridâ€" er to the verdict as followszâ€"“Your jury is of the eopinion that a more ri- gorous exammatisn» be necessary be- Accounts were passed and otr tine business dealt with. TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 11th, 1929 81' YOU- unumwws AND HREMEN ! GIVE mmuua m w.a. smnw W. G. Smith. one of the real old- timers of the Porcupine camp and of the town, was honoured last night by the Timmins Oddfellows lodge, of which he was one of the charter mem» bers and a faithful and helpful and creditable brother since its institution and by the Timmins Fire Brigade. Mr. Smith being the deputy chief for some time past. and for many years being one of the most valuable of the mem- bers of the volunteer department. Last night the Oddfellows and Firemen combined to do due honour to Mr. Smith and the event was a noteworthy one. there being a large attendance and a most interesting meeting. Mr. Smith is to leave Sunday to take the position of travelling representative for the Howden Hardware Co., of London, Ont.. an important firm in the wholesale hardware business. Mr. Smith's terri- tory will include the North and he will be a frequent visitor to Timmins where he will be always welcomed. Mr. Smith will make his home in Aurora. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Smith have been the finest type of citizens and their re» moval from Timmins is deeply regret- ted. while they will be followed to their new home with the sincerest of good wishes. At the farewell event on Wednesday evening an interesting and pleasing pro- gramme was presented. Mr. John Morrison. an officer of both the Odd- fellows and the Firemen. presided in his usual able way as Chairman. Community singing featured the even- ing and musical and literary items were also on the programme. Songs by W. McHugh. Mr. Elphick and Jas. Cowan delighted the gathering, Mr. Elphick's humorous work being a special feature. There were excellent readings, especi- ally well given by Mr. Cavanagh and Mr. W. H. Pritchard. On behalf of the Oddfellows Bro. Geo. Lake read an address to Bro. Smith. Sister Smith and family, and Bro. A. G. Carson made the presenta- tion of a handsome silver tea service and tray. The address was as follows: ‘ Timmins, Ont. July 9th. 1929 To Bro. W. G. Smith, Sister Smith and Iamily. 'Tlmmins. Ont. Dear Brother Smithzâ€"It is with very sincere regret. indeed. that we learn that you are. about to leave this dis- trict. where for the past eighteen years you have been one of the most useful and popular citizens, and one of the most helpful and outstanding examples of the goodfellowship of Oddâ€" fellowship. We feel we cannot allow the occasion to pass without making formal expression of the high regard in which you are held by all and the very sincere good wishes that follow you and your good wife and family to your new sphere. In your expected journey- ings over the Sahara of Ontario we trust you will often come to the Mecca of Timmins where all your friends will be delighted to see you and to renew friendship and the good old times. For your untiring services to the Order in many different capacities, for your long and helpful assistance to the town in various lines of sport. business and good citizenship. and for your unfailing good humour. kindness and fraternal spirit. we thank you sinâ€" cerely. We ask you to accept this Small token of our appreciation and high esteem. You and your family. have been among the sturdiest links in the chain of friendship and goodfellow- ship that our Order strives to main- tain. .arge Gathering at 1.0. . Night Show Appreci on Citizen Leaving H 0 day Yours in F. L. and T. Appropriate reply was made by Bro. Smith. ' ’ _ It waS'noted that Bro. Smith was one of the five charter members of the lodge present. the others being Bros. A. G. Carson. Geo. Lake, R. Eddy and W. H. Pritchard. , On behalf of the Timmins Fire De- partment, Fire Chief A. Borland made an address and presentation to Mrs Smith. telling of the long and valuable services given the brigade. and pre- senting him from the department with a 15-year long service medal and a handsome cheque as tokens of the ap- preciation felt for his services. In re- sponding Mr. Smith referred to the pleasure he had felt in the good comâ€" radeship on the brigade and in the town generally and his regret at leav- A more extended report of the in- quest from-the Soul-h Porcupine corres- pondent of The Advance will appear in next week‘s issue 0! Th: Advance. town gel ing here fore driving permits are issued.“ After the inquest. Numala. who is under ar- rest. was sent back ta the hospital. He will appear in court on July 18th. 2131 m Ahmmje Bn Sun- Hall Last 9660a About 3.30 on Tuesday afternoon a tragic accident occurred at a small pool north of the compressor plant when Eddie Godin, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Godin. of 68 Fourth avenue, lost his life in the water. Cyril Giles, one of this party. waded out into the water and after a brief search located the body of little Eddie Godin. The youngster was head down with his 1 head embedded in the mud. The 1 avenue, lost his life in the water. youngster was brought to shore and g 4 The lad, who was not yet nine years i every possible effort made to bring life 3 of age. was playing with a number of back but all was in vain. In the meanâ€" . other lads along the cyanide dam back , time the doctors and police were noti- of Gillies Lake. Some of the boys had ' tied and were promptly on the scene. gone out on a log on which they would ,- Skiiled efforts to revive the child prov- sit astride and paddle with their feet."ecl unavailing. Marks on the young- Young Eddie was playing in this way ‘ter‘s head suggested that in failing from on the log. while the other lads were the log he had been struck in passing amusing themselves along the lake and probably stunned. which would ac- shore. The lad was alone at the time. count for the fact that he apparently the boys having come from another made no struggle once under the water swimming hole and some of his com- ‘and did not come to the surface again. panions having'passed him and others i There was a bruise on the head 01% being behind dressing. His chum ‘ posite the right eye. a light bump on Freddie Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. I the right temple and a bruise on the Hill. 59 Fourth avenue, noticed him one shoulder. There was little water in the minute on the log and the next time he ' lungs and death was due chiefly to looked that way Eddie was not in sight. I suffocation. ‘As the log was some distance out in the The news of the tragedy was brought water Freddie could not understand. . into town by Danny Marshall, and the where he had gone and enquired of little lad‘s father, who is a shift boss another lad who was nearby but who. at the McIntyre Mine. was notified”'of could not speak good English and simp- 1 the tragedy. The remains were reâ€" ly pointed to the water. A brother of ' moved to S. T. Walker‘s undertaking [the latter lad was hunted up and ex- parlours, where dozens of Eddie’s school ‘plained his young brother meant that mates viewed the remains. The body Eddie was in the water. Freddie Hill, I was later removed to his parent’s home [realizing what had happened, grabbed i at 65 Fourth avenue. Ean old automobile tire to use as a float ‘ The funeral took place this morning gand jumped into the water and at- from St. Anthony’s Church to the Tim- Etempted to locate Eddie. Although he . mins cemetery. {failed to rescue his chum young Fredl The little victim of the tragedy was .certainly displayed a courage and re- ' born in Timmins and would have ob- source that would do credit to a boy | served his ninth birthday this October. twice his age. Other boys in the group In addition to the bereaved parents he . . is survived by eight brothers and sis- in the meantime notified some who - , ters, Leonard, Freddie, Lorenzo, An- were working on an electrical survey nette. Roland, Gerald, Aline and a party near the scene of the accident. baby brother. About 3.30 on Tuesday afternoon a tragic accident occurred at a small pool north of the compressor plant when Eddie Godin, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Godin, of 68 Fourth Nine-Year-Old Lad Drowned In Pool Back of Gillies Lake Little Eddie Godin Loses his Life on TIWT’noon. Likely Stunned by Striking Head on Log. Brave At- tempt Made by Young Companion to Rescue Him. Boys out Swimming Encounter Tragedy. KIWANIS HI HAVE SIREH FAIR HERE END 0F MUNIH Big Entertainment Feature at Timmins Rink on July 29th 30th and Slst. Secretary H. R. Channen of the Tim- rnins Post of the Canadian Legion re- ceived word this morning from St. Thomas, Ont. where the Canadian Legion is meeting in convention. that the Tlmmins delegate had been ap- pointed to represent the North on the Provinical Command. The Timmins delegate is Mr. Austin Neame. president of .the Timmms Post. ' ,At the Kiwanis luncheon here on Monday Kiwanians Arch Gillies. J. D. Brady and E. H. King were ap- pointed a committee to work with the company putting on the fair. The Ki- wanis club here is sure that the fair here will be a big event. Hon. T. G. Coventry of Victoria, British Columbia. and his wife. who resigned his seat in Victoria in favour of Premier Tolmie of British Columbia, has been named to act as market commissioner for the Coast Province in the Pritish Isles. His duties will be separate from those of Hon. J. C. Pauline, British Columbia Commissioner to London for - several years. GOES TO LONDON TO REPRESENT PACIFIC PROVINCE at the RSN .G.â€" L.S.N.G.â€"â€" R.S.V.G.- L. S. V. G â€" R ..S S â€"â€"-B' L. S. S. -â€"â€"B: i Timmins Lodge, 1.0..OF. No. 459 Iheld their installation of officeis on gFiiday evening, July 5th. The cere- ‘mony of installation was perfmmed bfy IBro. Warrell, D.D.G.M., of Cochrane, ‘and staff. The following officers were iduly installed into their respectiw {chairszâ€" ‘ Junior Past Grandâ€"Bro. W. Wills. ! Noble Grandâ€"Bro. W. Leek. ' Vice Grandâ€"Bro. H. Redden. 5 Recording Secretaryâ€"Bro. M. Cav- i ! anagh, PUG Financial Secretaryâ€"Bro. J. Brough. The news of the tragedy was brought into town by Danny Marshall. and the little lad‘s father, who is a shift boss at the McIntyre Mine. was notified"-of the tragedy. The remains were re- moved to S. T. Walker’s undertaking parlours, where dozens of Eddie‘s school mates viewed the remains. The body was later removed to his parent’s home at 65 Fourth avenue. The little victim of the tragedy was born in Timmins and would have ob- served his ninth birthdav this October. In addition to the bereaved parents he is survived by eight brothers and sis- ters, Leonard, Freddie, Lorenzo. An- nette. Roland, Gerald, Aline and a baby brother. General Regret Expressed at the Loss" to the Lodge Through the De- parture of Bro. W. G. Smith OFFICERS INSTALLED M HMMINS lflDGE, HIM. 459 Mr, B. V. Harrison. gene of the Canada NorihcmPc Mr. H. C. Reward. public of {he Nesbitt, Thompso: :th crs to 'I‘lmmins this w of B Duty ho is leaving rsidencc in To: Wardenâ€"Bro. W. Wallace Conductorâ€"Bro. W. Avery. Outside Guardianâ€"~Bro. .1. Kent. Inside Guardianâ€"Bro. H. M. Moon RS.N.G.â€"â€"-Bro. A. Mason, PG. L.S.N.G.â€"-Bro. Moxie. R.S.V.G.â€"â€"Bro. J. Findlay. L.S.V.G.â€"â€"Bro. T. Bell. R.S.S.â€"-â€"Bro. T. Thomas. L.S.S.-â€"-Bro. Asplnall. Chaplainâ€"Bro. Traflord. General regret was expressed at th 55 to the lodge through thedepartur ’ Bro. W. G. Smith, Past District m I Treasurerâ€"Bro. C. Angus nd if? ,er. and for many ye: .ry of Timmins Lod Timn' a1 manager ver 00., and 0 take PAID CIRCULATION LAST WEEK 2875 2 Sections - 16 Pages UTE KIWANIS HEAR IHE STORY OF PROGRESS [If MINING Last week the Mains found much pleasure and profit in the address by Mr. E. L. Longmore in regard to mill- ing of ore. This week the club heard the story of mining told in very eifec- tive and informative way by Mr. D. E. Keeley. of the McIntyre Mine. Mr. Keeley was the speaker of the day at Monday's luncheon at the Empire hotel. and he reviewed ancient and modern methods of mining. He briefly but comprehensively touched upon the history of mining from the eariest days. pointing out that mining was a pro- fession followed with more or less skill by the ancient Egyptians. Their in- genious method of breaking down the rock was to heat it with fire and then throw cold wate ron it. By the use of this method the rock could be shat- tered. The Egyptians apparently had mined only copper and gold. The Chinese were the discoverers of explo- sive powder and this discovery gave considerable aid to the progress of min- ing. Hand steel. Mr. Keeley said. was used until the nineteenth century when the automatic drill was invented. This was another impetus to the progress of the mining industry. Mr. Keeley traced the improvement and developâ€" ment of drilling machines. He pointed out that some years ago it took one shift to drill and blow and another shift to do the mucking. Now all this was done in six hours. He traced in complete fashion the whole process in- volved in mining from the time of the braking down of the ore until it was ready for the mill. Very interesting and graphic explanation was also given of the modern methods of stoping. backfilling. timbering, etc. A number of questions asked by members of the Kiwanis and very clearly answered by Mr. Keeley completed what was gener- ally considered as an unusually helpful and educative address. Mr. D Reference was made at the meeting to the carnival or street fair to be held under the auspices of the Kiwanis on July 29th, 30th, and alst. mention of which is made elsewhere in this issue. RRANREMER ARRANGE BIG PRRRRAM ARR AR-MRRRRW Orange Parade. Sports, Addresses and Other Features for the Twelfth of July Event at Timmins The Orangemen of this district are this year observing the Twelfth of July in Timmins and a noteworthy pro- gramme has been arranged by those in charge of the event here to-morrow. The parade of the various lodges of the district, and all are expected here for the occasion, will take place at 1.15 pm. from the athletic grounds. Following the parade there will be an attractive programme of sports. addresses, etc.. at the Timmins athletic grounds. The Englehart pipe band will be present to furnish music for the parade and the day generally. The sports for the day will inelude:â€"â€"- Junior baseball match between the Dome Juniors and the Timmlns Juni- ors; 100 yds dash, for Orangemen only; 100 yds dash, open; 50 yards dash, ladies, open; 50 yds dash, for ladies of the Orange Order; boys and girls races for ages 10 to 12, and 12 to 16; tug-oi- war, Orangemen only; tug-of-war. open; and other pleasing features. The Junior baseball match is expected to be alone worth double the price of the day’s tag. Addresses Will be given daring th‘c afternoon by A. F. Kenning. M.P.P. for Cochrane South; A. V. Waters. M.P.P. for Cochrane North; Rev. R. S. Cush- ing; Rev. J. D. Parks; Re'v. M. R. Hall; J. M. Bimie, County Master; W. H. Dawson. Associate Deputy Grand Mas- ter' and others. There are special rates available on the railway for the day. A special train leaves Matlieson at 7.13'a.m.. ar- riving at Porquis Junction at 8.05 am. to connect with the train reaching here at 10.25 am. To accommodate visitors and others for the day the Salvation Army will provide home-cooked meals at the Sal- vation Army. Fourth avenue. In the evening there will be a dance in the Oddfellows' hall under the aus- plces of the local Orangemen. C. KEATS PRESENTED “’ITH FIREMEN’S SERVICE MEDAL At the regular meeting of the Tim mlns Volunteer Fire Brigade on Mm: day evening, Chas. Keats, for seve years a member of the volunteer fire en here. and who only recently lei he brigade, was presented with 111 long service medal given by the brigac: for specially long and useful sen/lo A8 a fireman he was recognized as em Clem and always ready. At the sam meeting Mr. E. H. Hill who has he a long connection with fire brigad work, was named to act as fire chi: during L E. Keeley Gives Excellent Review Ancient and Modern Mining Progress. Follows SN/NW/ Rock to‘ Ml PRICE FIVE CENTS annual sumn A. Borland. 3,1 given by the brigade lg and useful service. was recognized as effl- 5 ready. At the same H. Hill. who has had .on with fire brigade