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olsc C A#O00 WCVUILILLIL UIUL 10L take the people into its confidence as fully as should be the case, and that too much of the town business was hidden from the ratepayers. ~On one occasion it was even suggested that too much was done in private by the committees and flxepwucthusmskeptmnoftomhwtmpmceed;ngs. As a matter of fact the 1933 council did not, perhaps, use the committee meeting as iully as it might have done with adâ€" vantage. Practically ever‘/thing came before the council in regular session. There wps nothing concearled from the pubâ€" During the last election campaign there was on the part or some to suggest that the 1933 cor Cf,. 1IMS, 100, is constructive criticism. Apart, ‘possibly from the one member in quest.on, there is no.one who beâ€" lieves thatâ€"any one member of the present council has all the wisdom or all the public spirit. Councillior Laprairie was a valued member of former town councils. Councilior Chateauvert gave good service in a former year on the town council. Councilior Maltais served the public last year with much sueccess. Other members of the council show possibiliâ€" ties, though they may not have been proved by experience. Councillor Belec has given evidence of the fact that he has a mind of his own and is not afraid to give his opinion. There is no reason why the 1934 council should not be a §cod council. They can insist, of course, on being otherwise. They may do this by hasty and illâ€"considered action. They meay do it by unfair treatment of faithful employees. They may do it by allowing themselves to be swayed by selfâ€"seckâ€" ers and simple mischiefâ€"makers. It is difficult to believe that men like some of those on the 1934 council will lend themsely=s to actions that cannot fail to injure the town and to an attitude that inevtably will lessen regard and am. wl e d t# CE 6A UJ * There is naturally cr.ticism of the overlyâ€"impetuous action of the council in the matter of the chief of police and some other matters. It is constructive criticism. There is also criticism 6f the councillors in their apparent unwillngness to free themselves from the domination of one of their numâ€" ; rwet ber One of the members of the present council recently emâ€" phasized the idea that he hoped if there were criticism of the council it would be constructive criticism, not simply destructive. Here then is constructive criticism. If the council would escape destructive criticism, it should avoid destructive action. It is absurd to take the attitude that every town employee is ‘ncompetent. The records give the lie to such a thought. Practically every employee of the town has carried through his duties w.th an efficiency that is in the ordinary town. It is equally ridiculous to assume that every action of every past councillor was wrong, and that the present council has a moncpoly of all the muniâ€" cipal wisdeom of all time. The excellent financial and cal condition of the town disproves any such notion. Timâ€" mins toâ€"day is in unusually gcod position. Its situation is the envy of other towns. This coulg not have been accomâ€" plished withsut able and efficient work by employees. To imagine otherwise is to refuse to face facts. It is true that hordes of hungry seekers after place and position will conâ€" tinue to attempt to make a catspaw of the members of the present council. It is surely constructive criticism to urge the 1934 council in their own interests and in the interests of the town to avoid this ridiculous calamity. PPAML 2 20 ic ol mm i C AA VAAWQ public feels forced to believe the stories told about the new members of the council. Are the people to believe that whclesale dismissals are planned, simply to give the pos:tions to favourites of the new council? Are the citizens to accept the rumour that the dismissal of the "police chief and the attempt to interfere with the provincial police stat.oned here has an ulterior purpose far from the good of the town? Are the ratepayers to think that the new council is to lend itself to the mean work of paying off private grudges and the undue ‘benefitting ‘of individuals and cliques? If the new council does not wish these things believed, then the members will have to take care not to give grounds for the people being forced to think there is something in such ideas. It may be argued in support of the new council, that, though they were in office only three days, yet they had information gathered before to uphold their drastic action. This is but begging the question. Before they assumed office they nad only hearsay on which to base their case. It is true that for some months past there has been a campaign of lies, halfâ€"truths and distorted statements from which no oflicial or employee cf the town has apparently been able to escape. Most of this campaign was carried on in such a way that it was impossible to show the falsity of the claims made, because specific cases were avoided and the lie that was answered was twisted to appear again as a new charge though it was only another d:stortion. If these things are to be accepted as truth by the council, without proof or proâ€" per investigation, then the council can scarcely object if the i i es e o t On more tlian one recent orcasion members of the new town council have appealed for coâ€"operation and goodwill. As The Advance suggested last week, the citizens of Timâ€" mins were ready to give friendLness and support to the new council if the council on its part were willing to show fairâ€" ness and efficiency. It must be confessed, however, that the 1934 council has made an exceedingly poor start. From the actions of the council, so far as there has been any action, it would seom that only a sort of oneâ€"way coâ€"operation is gesired. The drastic action of insisting up>on the resignaâ€" tion of the chief of police after the council was in office less than days cannot fail to impress the average man with the idea that the stories told on street as to what the new counc.l intended to do were not so far from the mark as most gooa citizens hoped they would prove to be. The business men of Timmins are vitally interested in the effiâ€" cient policing of the town. With the influx Of transients into the town ana the other special conditions, the record of T.mmins has been remarkably free from crimes that have troubled most towns. The few crimes that have occurred in town have been handled with efficiency and the criminâ€" als brought to book. All this argues good police work. The general opinion in regard to Chief Harry Jones has been that he has showr efficiency and honesty, that he has carâ€" ried through his duties in able and gentlemanly way. The council has presented no ev.dence to the contrary. CJunâ€" cillor Belec won much approval from the ordinary citizens, who may not spenda their time talking, but who nevertheless do some thinking, when he protested against the drastic action of the council and urged that if there were any honâ€" est reason for demanding the resignat.on of Chief Jones that the reason be stated. After the earnest and able serâ€" vice of Chief Jones he was entitled to some more consideraâ€" tion than the rudeness and crudeness shown. After three days‘ trial Chief Jones is condemned, without reason or excuse offered. Can the new council wonder if criticism is not withheld from them? Published Every Thursday by: GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Bubscription Rates: Canadaâ€"$2.00 Per Year United Statesâ€"$3.00 Per Year u-uumwwynwm Ontario. Qiebec!lemm Association; Class "A" Week!y Group Ee fimfilhmm Timmins, Ont., Thursday, Jan. 18th, 1934 n there was a tendency the 1933 council did not as fully as should be the ut prodf or proâ€" ely object if the about the new to believe that "I believe in the giving of titles for service to the public," says a local man. "People who serve the publc usually l19se time, their health, their money," he continues, "and TFhese are only to be expected. As The Advance hinted some weeks ago, if the regular meetings are to be in the form of shows for the public, then special sessions are absolutely necessary to transact business. Six meetings of council in as many days seems "to set a record for the town of Timmins. Some people are inclined to be sarcastic abcout the many special secret seszsinnes The Cochrane Northland Post once more says that the capitalistic system has failed. The Post, accoRingly, would throw over the whole system and adopt the Soviet man which is nothing but the capitalistic system in particularly tyrannical form. It would be humorous, were it not patheâ€" tic, the way people think that change of a name changes anything but the name. The Northern Mae West has gone East. One radio fan said he felt so relieved that he intended to get ‘"Southed." C 0 * 65- the town in the matter. â€"~Neither the town nor ment Employment Bureau have missed a chand the situation. There has been disposition 0: ‘all, as a matter of fact, to coâ€"operate in ever relieving of the distressed and the unfortuna operation will be even more necessary during months. It will be found that the stopping of as difficult in some cases as the securing of the to continue relief. Relief will be a problem eve ditions appear to be back to normal 11 1 TT OCV Uueoireâ€"on the part of the majority cf the pecple of Timmins that no cne should suffer hardship. At the same time there is a natural disinclination to b» victimized in any way. The suggestion at the Thursday evening ecuncil meeting that arrangements had been mads to assure the coâ€"operation of the Government Employment Bureau is cne of the little things that create misunderstandâ€" ing and irritation. As a matter of fact the Government Employment Bureau has been coâ€"operating right along with the thurn ir #+Wa maa~ii .. > ts 1 . PS CC OWP It is noted in cutside newspapers that the cost of relief is being reduced in a great many municipalities. At the same time it would appear that Timmins will face increased expendtures for relief. There will ‘be question as to why relief costs should be increased in Timmins, when they are decreasing elsewhere, and when general conditions are showâ€" ing. marked improvement. Anycne who has followed the matter closely and who is honest in expressing an opinion w.ll admit that the town officials have handled the reliof matter is very efficient way. No one has been allowed to starve, while at the same time sincere effort has been made to prevent men making a career of the receipt of relief.| The plan adopted by the Kiwanis Club of collecting a day‘s‘ _ pay from each man able to give the same, and the appointâ€" f ment of a special committee to investigate cases and assist in | the distribution of this fund have been of material assistance | in handling the problem. ‘This fund is close to exhaustion | now, however, and it is very doubtful if it can be duplicated . | The critics of the plan may be blamed for this. Had they| investigated the working of the plan they would have given | it support. Instead, their thoughtless ana generally unâ€"| founded criticism has given a wrong impression and there appears to be general opposition to any repetition of | the plan. The authorities will need the earnest c>â€"operation ' of all to make ‘any plan for copkg with relief a success. There is very earnest desire On the nart mnf Â¥la is balri . GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER It speaks volumes for the .nherent good order and lawâ€" abiding character of the people of the North that despite the travelling system under which police operate in | this country, there is so much respect for law and oreder. _ Police chiecfs like special secret sessions of counâ€" cil are likely to be held any time, and let go just as often. At the present moment it is said that three others on the police force are slated for dismissal. Why? Now. why bring that up? In any event the usual unreasonable plan of dismissing policemen at the pleasure of the council, does give a break to ths man who ought to be discharged. The present system is hard on policemen. It is also hard on the community. To be moved like an oldâ€"time Methodist: parson every so often, whether or not, and regardless, does£ _not assure effciency. Yet after all policemen are a pretty | good lot. If their tenure of office depended only on th-\'"ir' ability and integrity most of them would last a long time.l Some of them would quit before they started. There would | be better work done in any case if every man knew that his place cnly on his honesty and good service. But f such a plan would mean that there w3uldn‘t be so many | policemen, even if there were better ones. And so, it all | comes back to what has already been stated:â€""A policeâ€" ; man‘s lot is not a happy one!" and "It‘s a funny worldâ€" this North Land!" But 100k at Tarant+naI ) In comic cpera nothing is expected to be sensible and reasonable. Why should it be otherwise in real life? "It‘s a funny worldâ€"this North Land!" as The Advance has noted repeatedly. Just when the chief of police had won outside approbation for particularly capable work on some specially difficuit cases; just when he had presented one of the most satisfactory anntfal reports yet issued in this town, that seems a particularly appropriate time to insist on his resignaâ€" tion withOut rhyme or reason, in the comic opera sense. And so it goes! There will be another chief of police along seon. Like dollar bills they say "Hello!" and then "Goodâ€" bye!" We SE es °0 EmtE [jest proves true!" The comic opera verse that said a ‘policeman‘s lot is not a happy one" may have been the sort of thing the Irishman had in view. In Timmins a policeâ€" man‘s l0t is a difficult bne, but the ordinary healthy conâ€" stable will outlive three chiefs of police.â€" In seventeen years Timmins has had nine different police chiefs. Counting the acting chiefs it would make a baker‘s dozen, short weight . Councils come and go, but the police just go. It doasn‘t make for efficiency; it doesn‘t make for the benefit of the community. But it does give a lot of lawâ€"breakers a l0t of satisfaction when they see the man who sent them down in turn himself called up and sent away. | Ne. mmmtatmmm preâ€" vious councils, with the exception of the council of 1926, avcided private special meetings. As a matter of fact there have been more private special meetings in the one week thhyeartlanmeveweremandhstyear. One of the present counciliors at the opening meeting of I this year‘s council suggested that the petitions or requests or advice of ratepayers should be welcomed and heeded. If [t.hls suggestion was honestly meant, it may be noted that the vast majority of ratepayersâ€"the people who pay the rates, not those who simply use the word for a badgeâ€"do not wish hasty action without reason, n°r do they favour the ideas of upscetting the present excellent situation of the town‘s affairs by drastic changes. Above all is there the | hope and desire that experience and merit will guide the | filling of offices and â€" other and less worthy motives. | It was the Irishman who stated :â€"* 0o be general opposition to é,ny repetition of The authorities will need the earnest cJ>â€"operation make any plan for copRr with reliaf a THE RELIEF PROBLEM L. _ Reuet will be a problem even when con to be back to normal. °0 T NV CV CHALRLL There has been a disposition on the pa: r of fact, to coâ€"operate in every way in e distressed and the unfortunate. This viliy on his honesty and good service. But uld mean that there w3uldn‘t ‘be so many _ if there were better ones. And so, it all what has already been stated:â€""A policeâ€" t a happy one!" and "It‘s a funny worldâ€" 0 1PR o 0 20 es A POLICEMAN‘S LOT uhi. ons B ) . a _ cases as the securing of the wherewitha‘ *~ _ 15 _ m But l0ok at Toronto! T * TIgNT along with Neither the town nor the Governâ€" necessary during the coming 4 missed a chance to alleviats> Many a lie spoken in relief will be the part of George Arliss was here again this week! The appearance of t.hisactorinatalkmgmotionpictumatalocaltheatre gives the impression of an actual visit in person. Seen and matter what happens. If ‘the building of the road is proâ€" mised, that will be great, eh? If it won‘t promiss ‘ well, won‘t that be a nice argument agarinst the Government? th.nks he gets it. It looks like a mean man to me that wouldn‘t give even a mark of appreciation to those who strive to seive their day and generation." what do they get usually but a lot of abuse? Any kind of a title is better than nothing. It shows at least that there is public recognition of public spirit. The man who works fcr money, at least has the money. The fellow after fame the Canadian Pacific railway was being | of the built and during the latter part of 1882 phant. and Mrs. Ozine Bellaire, was born at Chapleau, Que., in 1861. She married Murdock McQuarry in Pembroke in August, 1881, and to them a girl was A recent despatch from Rutherglen, Ont., says:â€"~"The funeral of Mrs. Leon Chaput who‘ died January 3 was held Friday from her late residence in Bonâ€" field township to the Roman Catholic church at Great Desert where mass was cffered ‘by Rev. Father E. J. McNailly, Bonfield. Interment was made in the. Roman Catholic cemetery, Great Desâ€" ort. Mrs. Chanut a daugzhter of Mrâ€" MOTHER OF MRS. D. LAPLANTE DIES IN BONFTIELD TOWNSHIP town whose interest in the proposed very recent, feel that it will be all right no Treasury DErarRTMENT, ParrramEent Burmormncs, Toroxnto, January 15, 19384. APPLICATIONS TO THE ABOVE LOAN WILL BE RECEIVED BF aANY BRANCH OFP ANY CHARTERED BANK IN CANADA, ANY BRANCH OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO SAVINGS OFPFICE, AND BF RECOQ. NIZED BOND DEALERS AND STOCK BROKERS, FROM WHOM MAÂ¥ BE OBTAINED COPIES OP THE OFPFICIAL PROSPECTUS CON. TAINING COMPLETE DETAILS OF THE LoAN. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THIS LOAN WILL BE SUBJECT TO ALâ€" LOTMENT AND THE LIST WILL CLOSE AT THER DISâ€" CRETION OF THE TREASURER OF ONTaBRIN» Coupons payable January 16 and July 16. Debentures registerable as to principal only. Principal and interest payable in lawful money of Canada, at the holder‘s option in the cities of Teronto, Ottawa, M ontreal, Winnipeg, V ancouver, Halifax or Saint John, N.B. Legal opinion of E. G. Long, Esq., K.C. The proceeds of this issue will be used to retire shortâ€"term indebtedness incurred for capital expenditures of the Hydroâ€"Electric Power Commission and of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Commission, for advances to the Agricultural Development Board and for U nemployment Relief. Denomination, $1,000 Three â€"Y ear Six â€"Y ear Fifteenâ€"Y ear 4% Debentures 4/% Debentures 4/2% Debentures > January 16, 1937 Due January 16, 1940 Due January 16, 1949 Gal _ We uids CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND OF THE PROVINCE Dated January 16, 1934, and offered in three maturities, the choice of which is optional with the subscriber, as follows : London Free Press:â€"Great Britain is leading the world towards recovery. The traditional dogged determination of the British bulldog is again triumâ€" Province of Ontario GO[f Gogama; and Mrs. D. Laplante, of Timmins. Also surviving are two sisâ€" ters, Mrs. George Boyce and Mrs. Tre{â€" He Bellaire. The pallbearers wére the decvased‘s four sons, Paul, Onesme, FEight children, four girls and four boys, put, of Rutherglen; Mrs. J. M. McDonâ€" ald @and Bdward Chaput, of Sudbury: P_lnl Chaput and Mrs. Wilfred Blondin, CRELTION OF THE TREASURER OF QONTARIO. INTERIM DEBENTURES IN BEARER FORM WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERY ON OR ABOUTâ€" JANUARY â€" 22, 1984. ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF R.8.0. 1927, CHAPTER 8 23 AND 57, AND 23 GEORGE V, (ONTARIO), CHAPTER 45, ANP A CHARGE AS TO PRINCIPAL AND iINTEREST UPON THE THE TREASURER OF THE PROVINCR OF ONTARIO OFFERS FOR PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION Coupon Bearer Debentures A local gentleman has been chuckling for days over the statement ‘he heard over the radio that there were three men in the "morality contest" at Toronto. They have had several "morality" contests at Toronto but usually it must be One of the sure signs of revival of business and industry is the increased traffic on the railways. If the business on the T. N. O. Railway continues as at present, there will soon be reason for increasing the train service. heard a few times the feeling arises that there is pers mal acquairitance with this gifted actor. Only with a few actors is this true. It is true of Marie Dressler. It is, perhaps, tribute to the personality and the talents of these artists PROVINCE OF ONTARIO they siould be greeted as old Ffriends A DIRECT OBLIGATION OF THE In 1884 she marâ€" ho survives her. Government of the 0,0 9 0,000 ONTARIGO COMMUNITY LA weLraArRE â€"â€"â€" IMPERIAL BANK OF TIMMINS . * soOUTH PORCUPINE _A The manager of the Imperial Bank . Thoc mss munity is as interested mu a‘r.e';: :’:eCamda on fout comâ€" community. Back of his community buildifg endesvours are the combined resources experi eavours are the »a #A t 1 ie -‘-‘nd- -_::o:gfe:g?_ ch of the Bank. , known and beâ€" se O n P we Rossi attempted to shoot the other man. nisn newspaper publshed in Sudbury, charging libel and asking for damages of $5,006.0M The case is scheduled to be ‘heard at the spring @ssizes which ‘will open in Sudbury on Feb. 19th. In Despatches from Sudbury note that a writ has been issued in the Supreme Coaurt of Ontario by Onni Rossi, relief ofhcer of the tofnship of Louise, near Budibury, against The Vapaus, the Finâ€" Finnish Newspaper Sued $ Libel Being Alleged m SCARTH,: Manager COOPER, Manager . JANUARY 18TH, 1934