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Te 3 meoat in papers are still full of tripe and twaddle about Moose River and anything and everything that by any stretch of imagination can be made to appear as even distantly related to the matter. Imaginaâ€" tion still runs riotâ€"if 1maglnation is the proper»_ word. F A despatch published on Monday in The Toâ€" ronfioGlobeisacmmpolnt. The despatch is @nfed from Timmins and tells of a wonderful reâ€" hn P oc onl cfi nc in 2090 m 29. @8 $y itcfi c There were people who hOped that the actual rescue of the men imprisoned in the Moose River mine in Nova Scotia would mean a notable reducâ€" tion at least in the amount of silly and hysterical imaginings about the case in the newspapers and over the air. The hope seems somewhat premaâ€" ture so far, though it must be admitted that the radio has done a little better in this respect than some of the newspapers. Some of the daily newsâ€" for Nova Scotia, was quoted as saying that some of the false reports going over the air were responâ€" sible for delay in the rescue work. This certainly demands investigation. At first no one could unâ€" derstand how false reports over the air could ge- lay the rescue work, but now odd information sugâ€" gests that Hon. Michael Dwyer may not have been quoted with absolute accuracy, and that what he referred to was a delay caused by the radio service but not through reports made, however false they might have been. The investigation should cover this point, as well as the general conduct nf radio and newspapermen in their stay at Moose River. Reading between the lines in some of. ;__the desâ€" patches, there seems to be a suggestion of the posâ€" sibility that at times there were some who forgot the seriousness of the occasion. "It was no holiday event. That fact should be made pIain beyond question. If there were any who viewedâ€"it as omer than a matter of life or death, it might be well to have that fact brought out so that it may never happen again. Great good may > yet Tesult_from the Nova Scotia tragedy. A thorough investigaâ€" tion of all angles of the case should be made,. The newspapers may not have done much credit to themselves in the Moose River case, but if they make insistent demand for the fullest enquiry, and assist in every way in that enqum', m'espec- tive of who may be hurt in the prgcgss then the newspapers will be fulfilling their true ideals of public service and helpfulness. It might be well also to insist that the investiâ€" gation should include more than a summary of matters relating to mines and mining. The inâ€" vestigation should include the conductâ€"ofâ€" al} conâ€" ceéerned during the time the three men were imâ€" prisoned by the caveâ€"in at the Moose River mine. The spreading of false reports might well be inâ€" vestigated, as well as some other matters. For instance, Hon. Michael Dwyer, Minister of Mines sponsibflities but behind the néews pfotet-l sion theére are traditions that are. worth preserv-' ing. After the hysteria of the 188t: JTew: weoeks: it might be well to see if something of good may not be won from the Moose River case. Newspapers in general may do something to redeem themâ€" selves from the shame of their recent inebriation, if they will turn their efforts now to the advocacy of a thorough investigation of the: whole «Moose River episode, so that some advantage may result toâ€"safety and morals in the future. In Timmins it is difficult to think of the Moose River case withâ€" out recalling the greater disaster suffered here some years ago. Following that tragedy there was an investigationâ€"indeed, three investigations â€"all of them thorough, all of them earnest, and allâ€"of them resulting in new regulations and new plans making for greater safety and betterment. The mine itself acted promptly and effectively and its investigation resulted in rules that assured greater care and attertion to aAvert accidents. The Dept. of Mines had its investigation under way at. once and much valuable information was gathered and arranged for future use. . The public investigation, presided over by Judge T. Godson, was thorough, fair, impartial, able, and formed the basis for new laws and regulations that protect all as fully as may be possible. From what The Advance can learn the whole law, practice and procedure in regard to mining in Nova Scotia would be the better for revision and extension of supervision and safeguards. A thorough investiâ€" gation would make this evident, and would also indicate the lines along which improvement might be made. If the newspapers by persistent and insistent demand could secure a full investigation with resulting provisions for safeguards to safety, the publicity spree of recent weeks might be forâ€". gotten. j Canadaâ€"$82.00 Per Year Timmins, Ont., T IMAGINARY WELCOME will result in increaaed'.msaenger traffic. on the raillways. It was no such a result in view that the reducflgxh m, planned. It seems effect on the railways makes very general popular appeal. It is to be hoped:that the reduced fares Reports around town suggest that the May Day event planned to be held at the memorial park on Spruce street is in the nature of a political occasion. If this is the case and the gathering is to be for political or propaganda purposes, a much more appropriate place for the meeting would be the athletic grounds. France has just come through another election. It is difficult for the outside world to understand what it was all about. The world is equally doubtful as to what the result of the election means.. But then the French : election system itâ€" self is a puzzle to all but Frenchmen. Frenchâ€" men no doubt understand it and like it. The presâ€" ent election seems to have elected a good majority of the radical element. If it is argued that France is not radical, the reply may well be that French opinion and French elections do not always agree, but that France has a way of changing adâ€" ministrations every easily and very rapidly to corâ€" respond with French public opinion. | The people of the. town_of Timmins sincerely honour the mines rescue crew . from the MciIntyre, _and realize that these men took a leading part in the arduous work of rescuing the imprisoned men in the Moose River mine. They would like to give these men something more than just an imaginary welcome. They are not the kind of men, however, who would desire to be used for publicity purposes or for the gratification of chronic hysteria. It is said, indeed, that one of the returning crew whose home is in Timmins learned on the train of the style of reception planned at Timmins and quietly slipped from the train at Schumacher, reaching his home in Timmins by taxi to avoid what. had been prepared for him..â€" The men in the rescue squad are modest, unassuming gentlemen, doing their duty as a matter of course, and facing danger{ and difficult work as just a part of the day‘s work.1 They are the sort that turn attempted publicity‘ stunts into ‘"imaginary welcomes." The people of Timmins and district, however, will®feel that they are entitled to something more than an "imaâ€" ‘ginary welcome‘~ or a hysterical greeting. They have the qualities that are worthy of honour, and The Advance will be much disappointed if they are not duly honoured and given real welcome after their specially arduous and dangerous efforts for others. However, there was something gained from the doubleâ€"barrelled reception on Monday afternoon and evening. The people did not cheer themâ€" selves hoarse, as the despatches dated from Timâ€" mins might suggest. But they did have a good laugh. : It was something to laugh about. Also it may well be that the two receptions were not alâ€" together wasted. They were at least nice‘ rehearsâ€" als for any future time when a welcome is in order. It should be said, in justice to The Toronto Globe, that there is no blame on that newspaper in the matter. The Globe does not knowingly or Willingly publish imaginary welcomes or organize such events. The Globe was simply the victim in this case of bright lads who are forever misâ€" taking silliness for smartness and moth eaten old trieks for something new. tendance for the event, AHU there is suggestion as ‘*o what the mayor said..and what the returning heroes said, and the way‘the‘people cheered. The mayor was there all right. So were a number of his employees. The pipe band played with its usual talent and effectiveness. And there was a crowd.â€" In fact there were two crowds! And two welcomes! And the pipe band was there twice! In fact there were two receptions. But they were Amaginary receptions. First, the five o‘clock train was met, and later the welcome was staged for the ten o‘clock train. But though all enjoyed the music of the pipe band, and many enjoyed a glimpse at the mayor and his friends, the recepâ€" tion can scarcely be termed a complete success, as the guests failed to arrive. As the mayor phrased it in the one speech he made for the two‘ occasions, "Gentlemen, our heroes got off at Schumacher." The Advance would be very sorry indeed to be conâ€" sidered unreasonable in the matter, but that Monday evening reception seemed to lack someâ€" thing. Without the presence of the people to be welcomed, even a carefully planned reception seems to be more or less incomplete, even though the mayor be present. If there are two such reâ€" ceptions that only makes it too bad. It may be a mystery to some why other memâ€" bers of the town council were not asked to be presâ€" ent at the reception or receptions. It may be that some of these councillors are too much given to asking awkward questions. Probably, if they had been invited they would have wanted to know the time of the reception and whether there was goâ€" ing to be anybody to receive. People who are so particular do not deserve an invitation to an event like that held twice on Monday. Anyway, the chances are that the town councillors and others concerned were just as much invited, or notified, as the people to be welcomed. The announcement of reduced fares to go into GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER »trapst ut yia‘"el 106 “lvmerowdmnt- 80 there is suggestion as as:â€"a homing collar stud, a boneless kipper, an antiâ€"splash grapefruit, a musical golf ball and a silent soup spoon. A distinguished Timmins genâ€" tleman this week is getting the credit for invent- ing a guestâ€"less reception. An inventor has been advertising for suggestions for things that should be invented, and The Blairâ€" more Enterprise comes forward with such ideas Nobody has blamed the mayor for the recent bad weather, but no doubt when beautiful days come, there will be some who will say:â€""What the North Land needs in the way of radio is a government radio relay station to make radio available in the North." Lord Horder, Physicianâ€"inâ€" â€"Ordinary ~to His Majcesty King Edward the Eighth, made apt reply to a question asked him by a newspaper reporter at New York recently. The reporter queried the physician as to the prospect of extending the span of human life. "How to live more happily would be more to the point," was the answer of Lord Horder. boots, and protective skin preparations | were but a few of the things carefully , Another section of the convention which gained much attention was the safety exhibit which displayed hundreds of devices and materials designed to prevent accidents. Safety goggles, reâ€" <pirators, first aigq equipment, steelâ€"tce The function of the clinic is to reâ€" store industrial accident victims mafdmuxp possible degree of bodily activity. This is done by a series of carefully planneg exercises and by the application of manual and electrical therapsutic treatments. + reasonable to assume that more people will use the railways, especially for long trips, if the rates are low enough to compete with the cost of bus and car service. A feature of the convention was the rehabilitation. clinic which had been moved from the Workmen‘s Comnenâ€" sation Board Headquartsrs for the conâ€" vention, so that its methods angq reâ€" sults could be‘ thoroughly a,pprecxated by those in attendance. An outstanding evidence of the interâ€" est in the work of the associations was indicated by the international greetings that had bsen received from safety orâ€" ganizations in 15 different countries. > At the..opening. of th2 â€"convention, meetings were held of the ten saiety associations, representing 17 different classes of industry under compengation, which constitute the Industrial Aceiâ€" dent Prevention Associations.. Tine members of these ‘associations, accoraâ€". ing to‘ R. B. Morley, general manager, make their "safety influence" t in nearly 10,000 industrial plants in Onâ€" tario, with payrolls totalling over $2:>0 m 000,000. Industrial safeguarding of plants and workers was the chief responsibjlit,y of employers, Mr. Sparrow declared, and svery effort must be made to deinonâ€" strate to employees that "accident preâ€" vention means actual cash to them." This, coupled with the steadily growing interest of executives, showed that â€"inâ€" dustry in Ontario was taking advantâ€" age of the remarkable services renderâ€" ed by the organization for employer. and amployee. t mere "If you don‘t stop accidents, who Wwill?" was the challenge given by E. E. Sparrow, of Toronto, retiring president of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, to 1,376 plant executives and safety experts who assembled last week for their annual twoâ€"day convenâ€" tion at the Royal York hotel in Toâ€" rcnto. Urges Every Effort to Stop Accidents Speakers at Annual Meetâ€" ing of Industrial Accident Prevention Association at Toronto Last Week. OPTICAL COMPANY 14 Pine St. N. Phone 835 "She couldn‘t szem to in â€" terest herself in anyâ€" thing. Her eyes wouldn‘t == let her read for long and =: her head ached when > did much knitting ors fancy work. Her potter=> ing around the house>. nearly drove us mad» Proper glasses prescribed .. by Mr. Curtis restored our happy home. Motherâ€" is perfectly content now." Avoid Eye Strain. _ Have your eyes examined " Mother Wa: Irritable" > Safety features are allâ€"stee! bodies, safety glass in all windows and windâ€" shields and a new type of safe vision headlamps that make night driving easier. $ Builtâ€"in trunks that hold the spare wheel and tire as well as several pi€ces of luggage blend gracefully into the lines of the car Ihe sevenâ€"passenger Touring Sedans differ from the sedan travellers only in that they have two comfortable folding seats Try The Advance Want Advertisement» IntSrior comfort and luxury in the bodies stand out as two of the 1936 adâ€" vances. There is more room both for the shoulders and elbows and over 50 inches leg room from the back cushion to the back of the front seat. Seats placeq 14% inches from the cushion top to the floor are more restful and allow relaxation. Floors are low, only about an inch above the running board. Winâ€" dows swing outward at the front and rear quarter as part of a scientific ventilation system. Vision is better from both windows and windshields. models to ‘bask in‘ a particularly‘ kindly public favour, Chrysler has reduced the height one full inch, ang moulded new lines that descrine a graceful sweep with symmetrical curves from front to rear. The dignified bearing that has always marked Chrysler cars as aristoâ€" cratic gives them the appearance of being much more expensive than they really are. Chrysler has produced two new long wheelbase models in the DeLuxe Eight line, just at a time when there is again rising demand for large and commoâ€" dious cars. The two Chrysler DelLuxe Eights are a sevenâ€"passenger touring sedan and a traveller sedan. Both have a 133â€"inch wheelbase. The 1936 trend toward longer and lower cars ggqerally permits these large The following are the attendance percentages for February for the sevâ€" eral clubs in the Northern division; "in order ~of merit," as it were:â€"Owen Sound, 83 per cent; Orillia, 77.8; Peneâ€" tang," 75; Midland, 72.2; Noranda, 72.14; Cobalt, 69.7; New Liskeard; 69.05; Sault Ste. Marie, 68.08; Toronto, ‘68, Timmins, 64.67; Barrie, 60.50; Kirkland Lake, no report. New Chrysler Models Meet Demand for Large Cars In the current issue of Kâ€"Ray, the Kiwanis magazine for the Ontarioâ€" @Quebecâ€"Maritime district, the attenâ€" dance record for the month of, Feb: ruary is given. There are 48 c1ubs in the districe, 12 of ‘them belng in the Northern division, 11 in the Central division, 16 in the Western division and 9 in the Maritime division. The average percentage in the diviâ€" sions is as follows: Northern, 70.92; Central, 76.85; Westernm, 73 59 Marl- time, 72.19. â€" The chief speakers at the general meetings were George Wilkie, Chairâ€" man of the Compensation Board, Whitâ€" ing Williams, Cleveland, J. B. Carsâ€" well, Burlington Steel Co., Hamilton, Louis Blake Dpff of Welland, D. B. Robb of Courtaulds at Cornwall, Dr. W. J Deadman, Hamilton, General Hosp!â€" tal, E. J. Marnell of Canadian Top and Body Co., Tilbury, Matthew Luckiesh, Lighting Research Laboratory, Cleveâ€" land, and Robert Stead of Ottawa. New oflicers of the Industrial Acciâ€" dent Prevention Associations for 1936 elected at the convention were: J. H. Vernor, Western Clock Co., Péterborâ€" ough, president; A. G. Wright, Dominâ€" ion Foundries and Steel Co., Hamilton, first viceâ€"president; A. J. ~Harvey, Lever Bros., Toronto, second viceâ€"preâ€" sident; and F. M. Kimbark, Business Systems, Toronto, honorary treasurer. The leader in attendance of all the 48 clubs is Sarnia with a percen:tage of 84.7. Attendance Percentage Timmins Kiwanis Club mmwummmmm ’ltynndlnuun. j The most novel tstmoflhhyur‘s programmr, and because of its enthusiastic rewfion will probably strated by the use of "mannequins" and with appropriate "fashion comments" the latest styles for “the wallâ€"dressec safety man." e 2e CCE ducted by A. L. Lott, Steel Co. of Canâ€" The King of Greece is said to have his personal belongings all packed and ready for him to leave at a moment‘sâ€"notice. Politicians are more optiâ€" mistic. They always imagine they can hang on some way or other. If people in general would clean up their backâ€" yards, they might beat the doctors out of a few A youthful reader of The Advance writes in this week to state what he may think to be an original and striking truth: "Competition is the life of trade!" Wot a life! At this time of year the citizens in general should follow the example of the Timmins police force, and "clean up the town." People on relief these days are accused of pretty nearly everythingâ€"except paying income tax. Life seems just one tax after another. Before the ordinary man recovers from paying his Dominâ€" ion and provincial income tax, the first instalment of municipal taxes is due. Important, but sad news: Toâ€"day is the last day for making out your income tax reportâ€"if any. "Mr. Nixon is a man who knows Northern Ontario intimately. He is, of course, more familiar with the T. N. O. Railway region, but his knowâ€" ledge extends well into the northwestâ€" ern regions. "The twin portfolios now held by Hon. Peter Heenan requires a man "Although Mr. Nixon‘s present term in the Legislature is his first, he has distinguished hims¢lf in many ways in his legislative duties. He was named to several of the senior legislative comâ€" mittees, angq his work in general earned for him a favourable word from severâ€" al of the older members of the House. "The rumored retirement of Hon. Peter Hcenan from his twin portfolios of Northern Development and Lands and Forests in the Hepburn cabinet brings to the fore another Northern Ontario member of the Legislature as his logical successor in the person of William‘ G. Nixon, member for Temisâ€" kaming. ° In Monday‘s issue The Advance rsâ€" ferred to the rumor ‘that Hon. Peter Heenan was to retire as Minister of Lands and Forests and Northern Deâ€" velopment, as his health necessitated this move. The Advance expressed sincere regret at both the possible reâ€" tirement and the cause for the same. At the same time, The Advance sugâ€" gesteq that in case the report was true, no better successor could be selected than W. G. Nixon, member for Temisâ€" kaming. It is interesting to nots from the following that The North Bay Nugget takes a similar view. The Nugget in an editorial article says:â€" Another Favours Mr. Nixon as Minister for the North Solid as the Continent * REPRESENTATIVES l. y ‘F N. Whaley A. Nlcolson 7 Reed Block 10 Marshall Blk PRODUCT OF ST. LAWRENCE STARCH CO. LTD. A GREAT ENERGY FOOD W. E. Segsworth, president, states {that although the company spent $4817 in prosp2cting and exploration and purâ€" chaseq a further 70,000 shares of Straw Lake Beach for $10,500, the liquid asâ€" so‘s have been increased considerably auring the past year. During the sumâ€" mer of 1935 the company took an opâ€" tion on 15 claims in the Mud Lake area 'ln Quebec and did a considerable amount of exploration work on them. !This work did not result in any finds of commercial value, Mr. Segsworth says, and the option was aba:ndoned. ‘thoroughly familiar with the myriad problems of the North, and appreciaâ€" tive of the peculiar conditions which ‘must, be dealt with if ths> North is to progress, as it must. It alsoâ€" requires a man with the vitality of youth, and a plentiful reserve of energy. Mr. Heeâ€" ‘nan was handicappeq from the very start of his tenure of office by.his age, but notwithstanding that, has made a splendid showing at a difiic\flt Md oftâ€" en thankless task. and garden knes, North Bay Nugget:â€"Soon it will "beâ€" the season of spade blisters, hoe backs (Industrial Britain) _A Birmingham man can well ,claim to have one of. the strangest jobs in England.. Â¥ibi > 4 But the firm he works for are very gocd ‘to him. They always lend him a bicycle at the weekâ€"ends so that he can go cyclingâ€"for pleasure. It may be hard work, but it is the only way to test thoroughly the tires and saddles made by the Birmingham firm for which he works. He spends all day and every day on a bicycle, and last year covered over 29,â€" 000 miles. During the last 11 years he has cycled nearly a quarter of a million miles, and all on the roughest roads he can find.: ‘"Northerners generally would br sorry to see Hon. Peter Heenan retire from Northern affairs, but should hn do so there is a man in the Legi.s.lat,urp fully qualified by every test. f’to take over his dutiesâ€"the msmber for Temisâ€" kammg § § The balance sheet shows current asâ€" sets of $143,208 against current liabiliâ€" ties of $130. Investments, consisting of 920,150 shares of Straw Lake Beach Go!ld Mines Limited, are carried at $21,246. Covered Nearly 29,000 Miles on Bi(',ycle in 1935 The capital surplus account was inâ€" creased during the year to $61,700 as compared with $30,348 the « previous year, the increase being proce*ds of seâ€" curities sold during the yearâ€"over book value. Moneta Porcupine Mines for the ycear ended March 31 reports net operating loss of $2781. Income for the year amounted to $4630 against expendiâ€" tures of $7412. The balance at debit in the developâ€" ment account at March 31 amounted to $69,513 against $37,754 at April 1, 1935. Annual Report of Moneta Porcupine Mines for 1935