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Third Edition Issued of Monograph on Asbestos Asbestos has been found in several sections of the North Land and there have been more than one find that seemed of special promise in the For- cupine am Accordingly there is more than passing interwt here in the sub- loci: of this mineral and any oflicial intoth on the matter is sure to be welcomed. Both the Dominion and the provincial departments of mines keep up-toodate on literature in rela- tion to mining matters. and their pamr '"t5 and books are welcomed. The Mines Branch, of the Federal | w.a arram Department of Mines, Ottawa. has just exhaustive issued the third edition of a monoâ€"l Chrysotlle mph on asbestos, prepared by Cap- late Fritz tain James G. Ross. Mining Engineer. second ed Montreal. The new volume through industry 1 seven chapters. describes all phases of impel-tang the industry from mining to industrial vened the fab} ication The report is well illus- ; with inert trated with ma..y illuminating half-t ducts 5p tone prints. Descriptions of the prin- , industry 1 cipal asbestos mining operations in spun and Canada are supplemented by chapters ducts a c‘ dealing with the preparation of asbw- beginnlr‘r ms for marketing. trade requirements. idepresslon Thursday, Dec. 17th, 1931 Asbestos. a mineral product renown- ed for its insulating and fire-resisting qualities, has been one of the principal mineral products of Canada for four decades. Known to the ancients for centurion, the first discoveries of im- portance in America were made near Thetford. Quebec. in 1862. An abund- ant supply stimulated search for new and varied m, and as the demand for fibres for industrial uses grew the mining industry expanded until at the beginning of this century it had become one of our most important industriw. and the application of asbestos fibres in many industries. In 1904 the Mines Branch. at Otta- wa. arranged for the preparation of an exhaustive monograph on Canadian Chrysotile Asbestos and its uses by the late Fritz Cirkel. Five years later a second editi’on became necessary. the industry having notably increased in importance in the meantime. Inter- vened the war and early post-war years with increasing demand for the pro- ducts, especially from the automobile industry and from the producers of spun and woven asbestos fireproof pro- ducts, a demand which lasted to the beginnirlr of the present industrial Guard Against Any Danger of Fires Now Copies of the report my be obtained from'the Director. Mines Brunch. De- partment of Mines. Ottawa. A nomin- al charge of twenty-five cents has been placed upon the report. Each year the Canadian Fire Un- derwriters’ Association issues a warn- ing to all to exercise the necessary care and attention to avoid danger from Christmas decorations. etc. The warn- ing is a very timely one and the copy sent to Mayor Geo. S. Drew this year has been handed to The Advance and is published herewith. All should read it and heed it:â€" ' December 10th, 1931 Dear Simâ€"Following our usual cus- tom at this season of the year. I beg again to remind you that a lack of at- tention to fire extinguishing apparatus, especially now that the cold weather is Canadian Fire Underwriter? Associa- tion Issue the Annual Warning in Regard to Danger from Christ- mas Decorations. Etc. THE PORCUPIN E ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO commencing. might result in a great and unnecessary loss should a are occur under such circumstances. It is there- fore essential that every precaution should be taken to have fire-fighting appliances in such shape that they are always immediately ready for use, in first-class condition. Your special at- tention is directed to the liability of hydrants and mains becoming frozen. which is likely to occur in very cold weather. There is also the danger of hydrants not being immediately and easily accessible for the firemen to couple to. Fire halls should be sum- ciently heated to prevent freezing of chemical and other appliances. The presence of frozen hydrants. main; and chemical appliances has in many places been very conspicuous during previous: winters. Frequently fires have reached large proportions before bexng drought uncle;- control. which would have been trifling had it not been for frozen appliances and other defects directly chargeable to lack of care and attention. particu- larly during the cold weather. should be obliged if you would be good As the matter is of the utmost im- portance to your property owners 11% well as to the insurance companies. I enough to have same brought to the attenticn of the psoper officers with- out. delay, with a. view to having the necessary steps taken to avoid the dan- gers pointed out. Cans non. Toronto Mail and Empirczâ€"Will some other local patriot arise to point out that perhaps what is wrong with the Varsity football team is the fact that a university professor suggests that the journey of Laura Secord had little or no eflect upon Canadian history? Vernon (B.C.) Newsrâ€"From one viewpoint we may echo the statement “What fools we mortals be." First. and largely through government aid. we built the CP.R.; then we assisted the promoters and contractors to build the lines now merged in the ONE. Next. we builta system of good roads and then permitted the exploitation of them by buses paying taxes and operating for private profit. Full well we know. when we stopl to think. that their suc- cess means the failure of the railroads. adlan Fire Underwriters Associa- Yours truly, A. W. Goddard. Secretary Hamilton Spectator:â€"A signal warn- ing for level crossings that sounds for all the world like a. train hitting an automobile is being tried out at Ridge- town. There will be times when the warning is ignored when the sound will be repeated at the crossing. Damages Awarded in Haileybury Action Evans was engaged at the McIntyre as a. checker on contract work at the new mill on the property, and James Shewan, the chief accountant who had hired him, said that his hours on this job were from 7 am. to noon and from 12.30 to 5.30 pm. [Evans had no spe- cial privileges in this respect, Shewan said, although defendant himself did not agree he had only a. half hour for lunch. His practice, he said, was to leave the work between 11.30 and 11.45, and the accident happened between half past twelve and a quarter to one, when he was returning to the job. Plaintiffs alleged he was overdue and speeding, and a further allegation that the left front door glass had been re- placed with cardboard was denied, al- though Evans would not swear that the right door was not thus affected. $10,000.00 to Aura Keeley and $2,656.50 to Father 0! Schnmher Boy Awarded by Trial Jury at Halleybury. In the case of the action for dam- ages entered at Halleybury by D. E. Keeley on behalf of his son Allen. the following despatchw were published in The Nugget and other newspapers on Saturday last:â€" The boy was in hospital until Janu; ary 19 of this year, and expenses that both sides agreed had reach-ed $2,656.50 were incurred. The younger plaintiff said he had gone down a lane on his left side, because of the rocks on the right, to the road below, where Evans, who had been on his left side, swung back to the right and ran into the ma- chine. Evans, who said he drove a car during the war, swore he had turned to the left to avoid a collision with the boy, after he had seen it was impossible for the lad to make a sharp turn. The auto's left wheel was almost in the ditch, Evans said. The lane dropped at least 13 feet in 100 feet. it was stated. Haileybury, Dec. 12.â€"(Special) Dam- am of $10,000 to Allen Kelley. and $2,656.50 to his father. Daniel E. Keeley. for out-ofâ€"pocket expenses. arising out of an accident in which the boy lost a ieg. were awarded this afternoon by a trial jury in the case of Keeley vs. Owen Evans. of Timmins. The jury was out an hour and brought in a ver- dict ruling that Evans had been negli- gent and boy contributory to the acci- dent, to the extent of 40 per cent. The. accident occurred on October 11. 1930, when the boy. riding a bicycle. was hit by a car driven by Evans. Haileybury, Dec. 12â€"(Stafl’ Special) â€"An action for $40,000 damages. brought by Daniel E. Keeley. assistant superintendent of the McIntyre. Mine at Schumacher and his son. Allen, against Owen Evans, veteran resident of Tim- mins. is being heard here today by Mr. Justice Sedgwick and a Supreme Court ‘ jury. The case is a sequel to a motor accident on October 11. 1930. on the McIntyre property; in which the ten- year-old “boy, riding a bicycle. and Evans, in his car, were involved, and as a result of which the lad lost his right _ leg. I Plaintiffs alleged that Evans ran in- to the bicycle, while the defendant maintains his car was stopped at the time the boy crashed into him, being thrown over the handlebars of his machine and the front fender of the automobile. The boy's father swore that when Evans carried Allen into his home after the accident, he had'said that “I was not going fast and I thought I had missed him." Against this. Evans told the court that the boy, on being picked up, had said “I didn't see you, mister." . Yard and Office 64 Spruce St. South The coal that replaced Ameri- can Anthracite on the Manitoba market Bu rn “Alexo Canada’s Best Domestic Coal Mined in Alberta F. Byck Sold by ed. it will be very largely due to the automobile. according to well founded opinions on the subject related here. In recent winters, the road to Silver Cntre by way of North Cobalt has been kept open for vehicular traffic. and cars have run regularly during periods of the year that in earlier times meant a. closed route. Mining Corporation of Canada, which works the Frontier lmine, ships most of the ore one way and supplies the other way. by road. The Silver Cent-re branch was opened on Thanksgiving Day, 1924. and for a. time a daily service each way from here was operated over the line. Subseâ€" quently, this was cut to a tri-weekly Reported That '1‘. N.O. to StOp Silver Centre Line Stratford Beacon-Heraldzâ€"Premier George Henry and Lieut.â€"Ool. Harry McGee Opened the horseshoe pitching contest at Toronto the other evening. These gentlemen heaved away for quite a. while, but neither of them could make a ringer, and a. pitcher who can- not do that has no standing in the horseshoe community. He must sim- ply take his place as a rank amateur. A deepatch last week from Cobalt sayazâ€"“Persistmt rumours in railway circles hint that the SJver Centre branch of the '1‘. 8; N. 0. railway soon will be a memory. While nothing de- iinite in the matter has been issued from headquarters. it is currently re- ported here that train service on this feeder to the main line. already cut to two mixed trains weekly. will cease altogether at no very distant date. The branch has not been paying its way for some considerable time Lust. there being few passengers travelling over the road. and freight has been confined chiefly to the hauling of crushed rock for the use of the Northern Develop- ment branch. Train service is restrict- ed to a train each way every Monday and another on Saturdays. but since the completion of the construction of the power plant at the Upper Notch. on the Montreal river. traiflc has been eoc- ceedingly light. If the branch is clos- It's bo-day that I am livin'. Not a. month 8.80: Havin’. losm’. takin', givin', As time wills it so. Yesterday a cloud of sorrow Fell across the way; It may rain again to-morrow. It may rainâ€"but say: Ain‘t it fine 10-day! What's the use of always weepin'. Makin' trouble last? What's the use of always weepin’, Thinkin' of the past? Each must have his tribulation, “Water" with his “wine," Life, it ain't. a celebration. Trouble? I‘ve had minevâ€" But to-day is fine! I ain’t said it ain’t. My! I've had enough an' double Reason for complaint. Rain an' storm have come to fret me. Skies were often grey; Thorns an' brambles have beset me On the roadâ€"but, say, Ain't it. fine toâ€"day! If the weather should be bad bo-day' (Thursday) don't read this little rhyme until to-morrow or the next day. It is always fine weather in the North in a, couple of days or so. The rhyme is one of those fugitive pieces, without au- thor’s name, going “the rounds of the press":â€" Sure, this world is full of troubleâ€" “Ain’t it Fine To-day! Phone 32 Timmins '99