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The way the the association works is this: 500 people here pay an annual membership of four dollars. That money is spent to bring artists to Timâ€" mins and to pay the local expenses for three concerts. None but members are admitted to concerts and there is no single ticket sale. During the time the artist is in town, he will play concerts at the district high schools, including on the programme some of the music on which Toronto Conservatory of Music students here are working. This is done free of charge. FPalls, Ow Port Colb Columbia . artists av Elects Officers Oflicers eltected at last night‘s meetâ€" ing are: president, Mrs, N. H. Russell; viceâ€"presidents, Mrs. John Knox, Dr. R. W. Hugshes, Mrs. J. D. Kinsman; secreâ€" tary, Mrs. W. D. Robson; treasurer, A. H. Munroe; campaign manager, Mrs. H. W. Darling. Team captains are now being selected and within a week from Monday the campaign will close. No memberships will be accepted after that. "Dr. R. W. Hughes when on a visit to Toronto last fall talked this over with us." said George Mitford, organâ€" izer for the association who is in Timâ€" mins just now, "and it is largely as a result of his visit and a number of letâ€" ters received from here that we decided to come." 4# “7‘ Ssouth Ermest has been be broug tion. Ot I{ 500 Porcupine district people who are lovers of good music will join the local branch of the Canadian Concert Association, the district is assured of having three good concerts this year. V alentine Dance Saturday Night at the Pavilion Armstrong Asks Expenses J. W. Lieberman, who said he repreâ€" sented the Progressive Election Comâ€" mittee that sponsored the election of Wellington Armstrong as public school trustee, took threeâ€"quarters of an hour in explaining all the details of the acâ€" tion that unseated Mr. Armsrong. The Ssouth Porcupine lawyer asked the counâ€" cil, as "a court of equity" pay at least a part of Mr. Armstrong‘s travelling and leaal expense». Five Hundred Wanted to Join Association Here Riversidt There were no complaints against the police at yesterday‘s meeting, although the council chamber was well filled when the meeting began. The Chief of Police‘s report for the past year, toâ€" gether with recommendations, was passâ€" ed around among the councillors, and appears in full elsewhere in this issue of The Advance. Timmins police were quite justified in recommending the cancellation of a Mrs. Brown‘s liquor privileges, L. C. Cousins, chairman of the police comâ€" mittee, told the council yesterday his committee had decided. Mrs. Brown had complained of this before the preâ€" vious council meeting and the commitâ€" tee had conducted a thorough investiâ€" pation. Local Branch Formed of Canadian Concert Association to Bring Highâ€"Class Musicians to Timmins and District. Many Attractive Features to Plan. . Would Assure Three Concerts per Year, with No Financial Risk. Police were ng raids on client of John Mr. Forbes | had been tro gall" by nolice lig u« Committee Supports Police in Their Work Chairman L. Cousins Expains that Recent Complaints are Found to be Without Right Basis. Solicitor Asks Counâ€" cil to Pay Expenses of School Trustee as Matter of Equity. Questlon Referred to Finance Committee. Street Mishaps Bring Many Claims i in mssn s msccsn m use mm esn in YVol. XXIL. Ese s M"O’omw The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912 Oth (Continued on Page Four) Have 11 in Ontario Now ) also justified in conductâ€" i premises occupied by a n Forbes, Mr. Cousins said. had said that his client cubled "for not reason at » raidingz and searching for ,,,,,,,,,,,, ie ioncer Paper > Porcupine. blished 1912 4 oooooooooooooc’ Ehe JJorcupine Muante 11 Oakville as Tra taking aturday evenit meert pianist, _first artist to y the associaâ€" ieginald Steâ€" ; voung Canaâ€" ail, Briti _ the be ints." alent!int Barric Niagar Brown the preâ€" commitâ€" iJPA BT: thousard miles south of Timmins, are responsible for the yellow snow that fell here on Monday, it is reported from Toronto. Other places in Ontario have reported the same phenomenon, alâ€" though most of them are in the North. Some local people blamed the peâ€" culiar colour of the snow and the atâ€" mosplhere on sulphur fumes from the stacks of International Nickel at Sudâ€" bury. Places reporting yellow snow on Monday were Sault Ste. Marie, Ibury. Iroquais Falls, South Porcupine and Timmins. Joins Royal Canadian Regiment at Queen City Renovating Federal Building Dust Storms Sard to Cause "Yellow" Snow Explanation from Toronto as to Colour of Snow Reâ€" cently. John Austin Neame, so Mrs. Austin Neame, of S The marriage took place on Monday at the Church of Notre Dame de Lourdes of Miss Dora, daughter of Mrs. A. Lafortain and the late Mr. Laâ€" fontain, and Charles Brazeau, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brazeau. Reyv. Father Chapleau performed the cereâ€" stree Regimeé mony and Mrs. A. Brazeau and H. Laâ€" fontain were the witnesses. Pollowing the wedding, breakfast was served at the home of the bride‘s moâ€" ther on Commercial avenue and the wedding duiner was at the home of the gsroom‘s parents on Balsam street. Mr. and Mtrs. Brazeau have made their home in Timmins on â€" Balsam The beginning of the Christian seaâ€" son of Lent was marlked by special services yesterday, Ash Wednesday, at the Roman Catholit churches in the morning and at an evening service at St. Matthew‘s Anglican Church. Popular Young Couple Married Here on Monday Gold Nugget Rebekah Lodge anâ€" nounces a social evening to be held this (‘Thursday) evening, Feb. lith, at 6 o‘clock in the Oddfellows‘ hall. Social events by the Rebekahs are always very enjoyable occasions and the occasion this evening is expected to be a specialâ€" ly happy one. All members and visitâ€" ing members are cordially invited to sSPECIAL sERVICES AT OPENIXG LENTEX Social Evening at the Rebekah Lodge Toâ€"night Timmins Post Offlice Buildâ€" ing Being Reâ€"decorated at Present. @ttend Both inside and outside of the place will be painted and the woodwork varâ€" nished, it has been learned. At present the contractor is working in the Cusâ€" toms office on the second floor of the tEuildin«. ‘ompal nembe Reâ€"decoration of the Pederal ing here was begun this week by duc, to whom the contract was the Dominion Department of Dust storms in the United States, 3 ousard miles south of Timmins, are sponsible for the yellow snow that 11 here on Monday, it is reported from Published at Timmins, Jnt., Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY 1 C itionedt o,; The e youn Monday Mil son of Mr. ard f Schumacher, is e Royal Canadian at Stanley Barâ€" young man jJoined aday of this week Ontario capital in ather. He was a ongqul )n regimen camp wit] buildâ€" T. Le~â€" let by Public Full Use of Letter Weather to â€" BPoxes Not Made Yet | Patronage of Street Mail MOderate Boxes Not as Great as Exâ€" To.night | â€" pected. So Say who . Likel snow, he warned. Temperatures this week have been: Monday max. 22, min. 8 below; Tuesâ€" day max. 9, min. 1 below; Wednesday max. 5, min. 6 below; minimum last night 8 below. eight o‘clock this mornâ€" ing 6 below. every Wels! with the cth Patron Sai tend the k their name choir,.0r J Bellamy. p ¢ 0 that Another St. David‘s Day Bangquet Here so tha nay b nng and â€" the comin teen prepa miembers 0 members ; their annt which will the Legion h: on Mcnday, M Preparations Under Way for Welsh Folks‘ National Event. tended th vious vear ployment at t mining inspec Refreshmen conclusion of The Porcupinse | Cian Institute of lurgy will hold iis cdining room of the mins, at 8.30 p.m. The programme persâ€"one ertitled Fill Stopin Interesting Papers for Mining Meeting Programme for Next Meetâ€" ing of C.LM.M. on Tuesâ€" dayv. nos>» ippoln on ever t. David WE Porcuy inspector 11 A C ys the Weatherman Adds that There will lv be More Snow. Irelan bang cupine branch of the Canaâ€" tute of Mining and Metalâ€" nold its mnext meeting in the W1 VE es n predicted this mort ime warming of the a probably bring mol All it will be served a > meeting. S Mine CeCca Welsh Mimers ny member he secretary in Timmins t ng honour to Empire hotel. Tin n Tuesday, Feb. 1 n Tuesday, Feb. 16. ill include two paâ€" Horizontal Cut and > Hollinger Mine," id the other, "Emâ€" 12es," by E. B. Weir, OH nmore preparing for vid‘s Day banquet. held this year in Gedar street south, ist. Those who at st year or in pre l1 a delightful eve ot to fail to enjo Speclal music ha e occasion, ard th ir are looking for s the best celepra ~De. sert in eariy airy â€" arrangements none need be disâ€" dlies‘ Auxiliary of n will again take which is assurance mimIns to wishing sked to ODBS of ) to at Ontari0 Secretary to Visit Legion Here Dig motor manulaciuring fhas agreed to recognize the union as an agency for collective bargaining on beâ€" half of its members. The agreement was signed this morning at 11 o‘clock. Strikers will vacate the plants immeâ€" ilest time at which mail from eaCtli Dox is to be collected will be posted on the box. A schedule for the route is now being worked out. Should be Government T.B. Test of Cattle Here Strike Settled An especially good attendance members of Branch 88 of the Ca sian Legion is expected for a meeting to be held at the Legion hall, Cedar street south, on Sunday afternoon at three o‘clock. The oceasion is the first visit to Timmins in a long time of the general secretary of the provincial comâ€" mand, L. R. Menzies of Toronto. In view of the convention of the proâ€" vincial command that is to be held in Timmins this summer, Mtr. Menzies this mornt] tliement wa After Six Years of Attention to T.B. in Cattie, Still Disâ€" ease Present to Menace Public. Government Free Test Recommended. Leading Dairies Already Using This Plan. Patronage of Street Mail Boxes Not as Great as Exâ€" pected. 111 General ~Motors 1: ttle the strike of rion on at least s rms. The most i rikers‘ claims has motor manufac Wi Tim be at Sund enle ers â€" w lvy anc 18 a soared cCn Menzies, of Toronto, to at Meeting of Legion on Depa:i ) € 1 L vacate the pilants imme eturn to work toâ€"morrow eneral Motors ard U. S Aw on the London Exchang HA n the Lo as word of ibled therc convention ol the proâ€" [ that is to be held in ummer, Mr. Menzies‘ icularly important one. Somg ol â€"IL important s been g? the auto worker me of the unicn â€"point .01 rined. The firm: "has NMI = Funeral on Tuesday of Mrs. B. Richards Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion to give a bridge party on Monday evening next, Feb. 15th, but on account of the hall being otherwist used, the event has been cancelled for the present. The next special event by the Ladies‘® Auxiliâ€" ary will be duly announced in these columns. the use of the supervision of the Ottaâ€" wa Dept. of Agriculture plan. This gave periodic free tests that were efficient and reliable. A number of dairymen in the district were already using this methcd with success. The other plan of looking after the testing locally had l1e( were adopted woul min Richard Ladies‘ Auxiliary Bridge Not to be Held on Monday PCimnerie rbility C Pioneer Resident of Town Laid to Rest. l O 11 icle T1 B:I Inc 3ub in m men had 1 wh 16 S101 on account of the > used, the event has the present. The y the Ladies® Auxiliâ€" innounced in these E Cochrane, district ie Ontario Dept. of Timmins visitor this i with a reference i1l . ‘The other plan testing locally had ix years and there e in some of thne k. Mr. Pomerleau of the free superâ€" > ranch is the only ical solution to the the suggestion Mr. reflecting on the ‘terinary to do the inted out part of om the fact that a t H being found ot duly qualiâ€" uniform plan ng all dairy ‘ periodic inâ€" B. cattle test, d at present _Mrs. Benjaâ€" the â€" home of law, Mr. and resday afterâ€" 1+ itchard, G islackman FegaIcdl 1 leld he graduate qualified but that here, in nded most rcupine Every MONDAY and THURSDAY hart this afternoon at 12.15, The Adâ€" vance learned from Mayor Weeks, oi Englehart, shortly after one o‘clock this afternoon. Mr. Wieeks said the dog team had arrived there last night in "pretty good shape," and that after the night‘s rest, both men and dogs appeared much reâ€" freshed for the next leg of their long journey to Ottawa. One dog had to be shipped by train yesterday from Dane, just below Swasâ€" tika, but the Greers expect to pick him up later on the trip. New Liskeard is their goal for this evening, 26 miles from Englehart. The going has been very heavy as far as that town but from now on the brothers expect it will be very much easier. "We‘re well satisâ€" fed with trip," the Greers told Mayor Weeks toâ€"day, just before they left for New Liskeard. Although it was expected that two rinks from the Porcupine would take part in the Ontario bonspiel that beâ€" gins in. Toronto on Monday, it is now possible that only one will go. A rink skipped by Dr. Smith, of South Porcuâ€" pine. and having Dr. Kinsman and Dr. Stahl as two of the members is entered. Harvey Graham was to have taken a rink down but is at present undeâ€" cided as to whether he.will â€"be able to. cided as to wt‘ make it or not Denham and Howard their team of eight huskic Special Lenten Services at St. Matthew‘s Church Schumacher Man Dies ! at Haileybury Hospital| services will be held each St. Matthew‘s Church, it nounced this week. The firs on Friday, February 19th, at 7.30 o‘clock. In Holy Week, the last we the usual combined service churches of Timmins and Only One Rink May _ (so to Ont. Bonspiel Dog Team Passes Englehart churches of will be held VA 1183 Dance by Nurses Monday _ | noon Night a Pleasing Event| Mapi« ant lil ing of a nu Lospital. To Clear Town of Beggars the street. One drunk was found on the and needed shelter in the jail ove! He will aiso be charged in Tu ccurt. PuUnds Tal to be turnec Timmirs police, finding that there are more vagrants on the streets just now asking money for meals, beds and beer than for some time past, have isâ€" sued many warnings during the past few days that these men must move on or find some means of supporting themselves. Several have appeared in police court recently and at least one more has been charged for next Tuesâ€" Pr. Smith, of South Porecuâ€" pine, to: Take One, and Harvey Graham Not Deâ€" cided Yet. Lloyds Say that Timmins Has Too Many Accidents Letter Considered by Council Yesterday. Town Engiâ€" neer‘s Dept,. Doing Good Work, but Claims Too Numerâ€" ous. Town to Celebrate Coronation. Other Items of Town Council Business. llion on Monday urses of Timmin a affair at which aV s Durin at Timmins, Ont.. Canada, alleyDut ody wa COUl nad Lenten Uirough tihie dance to help in the bu residence for St. Ma ne, just below Swasâ€" ‘s expect to pick him ip. New Liskeard is is evening, 26 miles going has been r as that town but particulariy plea this week by thit as a well attendâ€" 11 V sOme eft Engleâ€" â€"tPhe Adâ€" the buildâ€" special Priday at e@eTrVv nigzh sday with AlM Althugh copvinced that the town enâ€" gineer‘s department is doing good work in making the streets safe for pedesâ€" trians, they made it clear to the counâ€" cil in a letter read at yesterday‘s meetâ€" ing that there must be a way of reducâ€" ing the number of claims "because some municipalities have no claims." Twelve claims that have been filed amount to $2,200 and the policy has still a long way to run. The insurance company suggested that men employed by the engineer‘s department for sanding streets sign work orders at noon and night statâ€" ing which streets they sanded in each period of the day. It was explained that the town has already instituted a sysâ€" tem more detailed even than that reâ€" commended by Lloyds. The insurance company also recommended that the town mix salt or calcium chloride with the sand to ensure a rough surface. Library Board Appointments Mrs, A. A. Rose and Fernand Gauâ€" thier were appointed to the public libâ€" rary board, on motion of Councillors DesRoches and Brunette. H. Bain, P. tmier were appointed to the public libâ€" rary board, on motion of Councillors DesRoches and Brunette. H. Bain, P. J. Doyle and Adelard Proulx were apâ€" pointed to the Board of Health. A letter from Town Solicitor S. A, Caldbick informed the council that in his opinion the town cannot prohibit the sale of unstamped meats, but that it may order the destruction of meat that is found to be unfit for human consumption. This opinion was eviâ€" dently in comnnection with the meat byâ€" law that has been under considration Tor two vears. Death Yesterday of Mrs. David Mackie other nea tAnougn apparentliy CC cperation successfull ‘ally and on Wednes ed away. C1 Timmins is a poor risk for liability company, Lloyds o have discovered. They‘ve alt a loss of over 400 per cent. on they wrote for the town a fe ago. One of the Most Esteemed of the Early Residents of Town Dies Following Operation. mM 4 sinceres deep lo: Funer Pleasing Tea and Sale Yesterday Afternoon iL 18 a genuunme smock to wide circles of friends to learn of the death of Mrs. David Mackie, one of the most esteerr.â€" ea of the early residents of the towin. Mrs.: Mackie entered St. Mary‘s hosâ€" pital this week for an operation and though apparently coming through the cperation successfully, she failed to ‘ally and on Wednesday evening passâ€" r‘riday evening Ol thi in the Masonic hall, the auspices of Gold No. 528, A.F. A.M West Calder, Edi 114 1877. Two bro reside in the. C Mrs. Mackie w Walk many years, She w ter members of th ian Society, and in partments of life :1 plet but where Mr. Mackie w townrnship councillors,. moved to Timmins wh Mrs. Mackie have bee of citizens. Mrs. Mact Ladies‘ Aid and other many years. She was 11 The late ] Vest Calder, Edinb a 1877. Two brothe eside in the Old AIrs. Mackie were ether in the Old L T1 T( )al RCt . 11 lived 1t ad{dition to th» be: on, William Ma er, survives. To t) Continued on OM relativ mpathy 14 Pages 2 Sections 1i Ai m D was one of the charâ€" he Timmins Caledonâ€" n these and other acâ€" won friends and the t They‘ve already had cent. on the policy town a few months Mact MJ week, Feb,. 12th Timimins, kie was born in ishire, Scotland, nd a sister still untry. Mr. and y »and toâ€" »sterday‘s meetâ€" a wmf of reducâ€" s "because some ‘laims." Twelve liled amount to husband, of â€" Schuâ€" nd to the lends the ) in ‘their were malt GlU oming ay after, Halperin line sucâ€" ind Hi and sa public London 1d on 5 AnC thest T«