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J. Bitus,; an Austrian or Ukrainian, met death by suffocation through a sudden slide of rock in one of the chutes at the Hollinger on Nov. 12th, 1919. According to the evidence at the inquest he was at work drilling on top of one of the chutes. The ore in the chute seemed to be solid and safe, but evidently it had fallen down in sutch a way that there was a cavity in the centre, and while Bitus was workâ€" ing the rock above the cavity gave way and went down the chute drawing him with it. The accident was noted alâ€" most at once and strenuous efforts were made to dig out the unfqrtunate man. Although he was not apparently crushâ€" ed by the rock and no bones broken or other serious injury to his body, all efâ€" forts to revive him were fruitless, death evidently being due to suffocation. Twenty years ago the town of Timâ€" mins made a very earnest effort to secure the names, addresses and other particulars of each and every soldier resident here at the time of enlistment. The Advance gave all possible assistance to the attempts to secure this list, feeling that such a list would be of speâ€" ctilal value as the years went by. The I0DFE. and GW.VA. both gave speâ€" cial help in trying to complle a list, and The Advance urged all seldiers who were resident in Timmins when they enlisted and all friends who knew of any such soldiers to communicate with Mrs. J. A. Mcliinis, regent of the 10ODE., or with H. C. Garner, secreâ€" tary of the G.W.V.A. The Advance twenty years ago sdd’ "On Wednesday evening of last week sompone entered the office of the Porâ€" cupineâ€"Crown Mine during the early part of the evening and carried away Twenty years ago The Advance was giving front page space to advocating the erection of a curling rink for Timâ€" mins. "If some enthusiast," The Adâ€" vance said in concluding one article, "would make the move to start things going, it might be evident how many there are in favour of curling. The Advance had given this necessary pubâ€" licity, now is there anyone who has a further word to say. As the classiâ€" cal judge says before passing the life sentence: "Speak : now, or forever after hold your peace!" Major Mac Lang twenty years ago addressed the Timmins G.W.V.A., exâ€" plaining the Lands Settlement scheme for returned men. The local Veterans favoured the Government setting aside a township or a half tawnship in this immediate district, for settliement by soldiers. It was learned, however, that the Garmer Government did not want to do this until townships like Mountâ€" jJoy were fully settled. On Nov. 18th, 1919, Porecupine Lodge No. 453, 1.0.0F., South gave a most enjoyable chicken dinner at their hall to welcome the returned soldiers as the guests of the evening and also to celebrate the fifth anniâ€" versary of the opening of the lodge. The South Porcupine lodge was instiâ€" tuted on Nov. 16th, 1914, and then had 82 members. In 1919 it had 116. Forty members of the lodge were in khaki during the war. About seven returned men were present at the event twenty years ago, including some visitâ€" ing brethren from Timmins. Bro. H. Costain, Noble Grand, was in charge of proceedings. A feature of the occasion was the presentation of Past Master Jewels to Brothers Black, Tomkinson and W. H. Wilson. A gentleman posing as a traveller for cigars reached town from Montreal twenty years ago, and engaged a samâ€" pnle room at the Goldfields hotel. As soon as he claimed his trunks at the baggage room here, however, he was placed under arrest. Instead of cigar samples the trunks contained 16 galâ€" lons of liquor and a sealed case. The traveller was fined $500.00 and costs and the liquor confiscated, the Ontario Temperance Act being offered by a supposed cigar salesman naving such a quantity of "Ohâ€"beâ€"joyful." Twenty years aso The Advance gave much space to a review of the Farmer of Ontario. Premier Drury selected a cabinet in which Labour, FParmer and Prohibition parties were represented. The Government was alâ€" so notable for the fact that there was a separate department of mines for the province. The Advance gave the perâ€" sonnel of the cabinet as announced by Premiér Drury, together with brief sketches of the cabinet ministers. E. C. Drury, a farmer, of Crown RHill, Simâ€" eoe County, was premier and president of the council. Wm. E. Raney was atâ€" torneyâ€"general. H. Mills was the minâ€" ister of mines. He was formerly a locoâ€" motive engineer, and was all right at his own business. The minister of lands and forests was Bowman. The Advance was inclined to be rather sarâ€" castic about Beniah, and events proved this not altogether uncalledâ€"for. As a matter of fact, however, Beniah Bowâ€" man would not have been so bad a minister of lands and forests if he had not allowed the premier to overâ€"rule: him so completely. Walter Rollo, of Hamilton, was the minister of labour and health, F. C. Biggs had charge of the department of public works; Peter fEmith, provincial treasurer; R. H. Grant, minister of education; H. C. Nixom, provincial secretary; Manning Doherty, minister of agriculture; Lieut.â€" Col. Carmichael, DS.0., M.C., minister without portfolio. It is only twenty years ago since this cabinet was formâ€" ed, yet even the names of most of the ministers in this Farmer Government have beéen forgotten. The one or two remembered are not recalled very favâ€" ourably. Farmer Government started out with too broad condemnaâ€" tion of all other politicians and a little too much of a "holierâ€"thanâ€"thou" atâ€" titude. They proved to be as unsatâ€" isfactory and undesirable a group as ever held the reins of government in this or any other province of Canada. @1 P PAAA LA AP CÂ¥ â€"AC L AP P ACâ€"AC C P â€" C P LA T wenty Y ears Ayo From The Porcupine Advance Fyles of cold water. Some people believe that this helps to settle the tea leaves but this is a false idea as the leaves are always found in a thick gummy mess in the bottom of the pail. Pour the tea into tin pannikins and blow heartily until consumption temperature is reachâ€" ed. A good growth of mustache helps strain out the rextraneius matter but that is not absolutely essential. the cash box from the office There was about $100.00 in cash in the box at the time. ‘Apparently the thief or thieves had ‘good acquaintance with the office and knew how to get around. After gaining entrance the thief or thieves left the door of the office open when the work was done. The snow being packed hard all around the buildâ€" ing no ‘tracks" tould be followed or traced and there is as yet practically no clue as to the guilty party or parâ€" ties.‘‘Thepotite, however, are working on the case, and it‘ is hoped that their efforits will be sucéessful as there have been .too many cases recently in the district of this t.yprqt petty stealing, Timmins â€" stuffeying from the ;work of,shopâ€"breakers and petty thieves ta recent months." From the discussion of tea the two went on to other matters such as mould and yeast growths. It was agreed that green mould on bacon and ham could climinated by rubbing the spots with a piece of cloth moistened with engine oil. They were not sure of what, if any chemical actiontook place but the treatment brought the meat back into Teaâ€"makingâ€"was the next subject up for discussion. XCHood tea, they agreed, cannot be made out: of fresh water in an earthenware pot. The only tea fit for human consumption, they concurâ€" red, is made in a notâ€"tooâ€"clean five or ten pound lard pail. Fill the pail about thrce-quarters full of water taken from a frog pond or a good muskeg swamp and‘ bring to a boti. Throw in a large heaping handful of black tea and the same, measure ,.of. Sugar, sprinkle liberâ€" ally with pine neéedles and boil violently for .20 minutes. Keep stirring the fire durhis the boiling period to assure a tluck. clo d of;ashes that will assure a good Eleposit of’ the free ash settling in the tea can. ~This, they agreed, helps precipition and the resulting lyre helps to elear the inner tubes. Remove the pail of tea from the fire and add a mug The engineer insisted on doing the cooking during Lap‘s stay on the highâ€" way job.: Compliments on his skill elicited the information that the enginâ€" eer‘s experience:â€"inâ€" the culinary art had been ~loang and varied. The two disâ€" cussed the best way of preparing game, fish, â€"salt hog. and other items of food Pastry got short shrift, as both agreed that a piece:of bread or toast, dunked and â€"swabbed around in the fat of the trying pan and then decorated with a layer of jam was the last word in camp pastry, an item that would make a maa‘s tongue. reach up for a taste of his moustache for hours after eating. If either â€"â€"ILap:> Laprairie, formerly manager of the C X. L. for the North, and now in charge of the Toronto disâ€" trict of the same corporation, or W. J. Gorman, who writes the "Grab Samâ€" ples" â€"column in The Northern Miner, ware to .discuss cooking or anything else of special interest to the North, everyâ€" body would be satisfied that there would ‘not much missed in the matter, and that there would be a very appetising flavour of the spice of fun and the salt ofthumour. When the two colloborate, what can be added. Well hereâ€" you are! From "Grab Samples" in The «Northern Miner:â€" | Bush Cusine Thc prince . of ~story tellers, Lap La- prairie, dropped in the other day and in <the course ‘of ‘his visit fell into remâ€" iniscent. mood on the subject of bush cooking. No mean cook himself, he got: toâ€"talking about a friend of his, a civil engineer, with whom he not long ago spent a fewâ€"days on a road conâ€" struction job near Long Lac. Lap Laprairie and W. J. Gorâ€" man Tell All About Cookâ€" ing Stuff. Two Famous Cooks Discuss Cooking Especially in North A letter of congratulation was sent by the association to Hon. Edgar Roâ€" chette, KXC., on his appointment to the position of Minister of Labour and Mines in the Quebec Liberal Governâ€" ment. It is hoped that at the next meeting of the association, Paul Gouâ€" let, local member, will be present. Every coâ€"operation has been offered by the association to Dr. F. J. Conboy of Toronto, who this week called a conference to discuss methods of inâ€" creasing ‘Canada‘s gold production. Another pertitrient matter discussed was the status of the prospector who enlists in any ‘of His Majesty‘s forces. It was asked~that property of any such prospector (up to five claims) be kept in good standing until six months after his honorable discharge from the army, or the termination of the war, whichâ€" ever=occurs first, provided that such claims were staked prior to enlistment and in his own name. Fiouyn, Nov., 253 â€"At a meeting of the Nortihwestern Quebec Prospectors and Develoners Association held in the Naâ€" tional Hotel here it was unanimously passed that a petition be sent to the Provincial Government asking for the complete repeal of Bill No. 5, which it is félt by everybody connected with mining activity has been a most detri«â€" mental law and ‘has without doubt kept capital out of the province. The repeal of this hill would do away with the incorporation of subsidiaries, which has been a deterrent to mining activity in this province. To Protect Prospectors ~â€"â€" Enlisting for Overseas About ten minutes later the engineer happened to glance at the range and it looked queer. He discovered to his disâ€" muy that the dough was squirting out the door of the oven. He opened the door and took a couple of generous slashes off the crowding dough with a butcher knife. A little later the dough started squeezing out again and the slashing operation was repeated until the cookery floor was covered with excess dough and the engineer was dough to the knees. Presently the reâ€" mainder of the batch decided to stay in the range and get cooked. It turned out to be light and wholesome and the amateur chef was complimented by the rest of the crew for his skill. However, they had to send the range back to the manufacturer i have it reâ€"rivetted. A good fire was built in the range to assure the bread *"Raising‘"‘ properly during the night. The amateur cook Wwoke up about five in the morning and found that the dough was certainly rising to beat the band so he decided to get it into the oven before it rose any higher. All the available pans were filled with the dough and rushed into the newly heated oven. The night the chief returned to hear of the departed cook he had brought with him a case of wiskey to give the line of boys a treat. After a few rounds the young engineer remembeéred that he had never tackled bread bakâ€" ing and he decided to look into the matter. He went to the cookery and brought in the Royal Yeast Cake box. He perused the directions twice and was not much enlightened. He called in the assistance of his chief and they both pondered the matter for some time. They opened a fresh bottle of Scotch and with further conference and stimulation the directions seemed to become very simple to them. A half bag of flour was dumped into a fibre wash tub along with a fiveâ€"pound pail of lard, a generous quantity of salt and the required amount of water to make a good, firm dough. Into a bowl of warm water nine larger yeast cakes were dissolved and added to the dough. edible condition again. The engineer host began talking aâ€" ibout yeast and an experience he had one time when, back in 1910, he was on location work for the Transcontinental Railway in the Tashota section. The party‘s cook was no good and the young engineer got to the point where he thought he would have to have the man fired or quit himself. It se hapâ€" pened that the chief engineer on the party decided to go away for a while leaving Lap‘s friend in charge. This was grand opportunity and he promâ€" ptly fired the cook, having first had the forethought to get a good batch of bread baked ahead. Presently the party chief returned and he was told of the action taken. He approved but said that since the young engineer had taken it upon himself to leave the party sans cook, he would personally have to undertake the job until a replacement could be secured. That seemed fair enough to the young ergineer. Charlie Clay came to Timmins from Montreal some weeks ago and is busy these days selling the handâ€"made belts and braces that he has made. He has these belts and braces in many colours, but all in superior quality. He carries with him credentials from the Canaâ€" dian National Institute for the Blind to show that he is genuine and that the articles he Ooffers for sale are superior quality. in the boxing ring. He regrets that due to his blindness and also to his moving from town to town he has lost many of these references to his days in the fight arena. He has also clipâ€" pings that mention the gallant fight he is putting up now to make living despite his handicap of blindness. One of these clippings is from The Montreal edible condition Charlie Clay has many clippings from newspapers to prove his prowess While Charlie Clay won much note and standing as a fighter, he encountâ€" ered the worst of luck. As a result of some of his gruelling contests he beâ€" came blind. FEvery effort to save his sight proved unavailing. In the boxing game Charlie was no quitter, and in the hard game of life he showed equal fortitude. When his sight was a totai loss and he had to forsake the ring, he turned to other activities. He put himâ€" self under the wing of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and attended the big school on Sherbrooke street, Montreal. As a result he beâ€" came a ‘winner in another line of craftsmanshipâ€"that of making all sorts of leather goods of useful and artistic type. He specializes in belts and braces of specially attractive type. Ski belts and braces are his particular specialty. These handâ€"made articles to most people will have a double inâ€" terest and value. There was a time only a few years ago when Charlie Clay was one of the notables in the boxing ring. Under his own name and the ring name of Eddie Dorsey he fought all the leaders in his classâ€"welterâ€"weight. He was recognized as a topâ€"notcher. He aiso started a number of those now weliâ€" known in the ring in the fighting game. In Montreal he was well known for his interest and benefit to amateur boxing. He was one of those who started Mcâ€" Intyre, whose recent contests with Len Wadsworth, of Timmins, created so much interest. Another of those he termed "his boys" was Johnny Kellar, captain of the Olympic team of 1934, and now working at the MciIntyre Mine. Once Noted Boxer Now Blind Has Great Skill in Crafts Charlie Clay Making New Name for Himself in Craftsmanship. THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTIMMINS, ONTARIO His guide hereâ€"a young man with sight and all his other sense, including a sense of humourâ€"hnanded him a bill on one of his calls on Friday, and said : "Will you give the gentleman his change for this?" After studying the bill for a second or two, with his hands, Charlie replied:â€""This is a oneâ€"dollar bill, and there is no change for the gentleman. Instead, he still owes me a quarter, as the braces are $1.25." He was then tried with a $2 bill, $5 bill, and other paper money, and named Knows His Paper Money Charlie Clay would himseif be the first to admit that any blind man should be able to distinguish without difficulty any of the coin of the realm. "It is the simplest matter in the world," he says, "to tell whether a coin is a copper, a nickel, a dime, a quarter, halfâ€"dollar,, dollar, or a gold coin, just by the size and feel of it," he says. Of course, paper money is a little more dlf- ficult, he admits. 5454 *4 44 *# 6\\SS\XS\§S§.\S\SSS\S.\SSS,\\\_\\\\\\\S‘f\m If you feel that you can give a little more than you have already donated, send in your second subscription at once. Give or send any subscription to the local canvassers, or to Austin Neame, presiâ€" dent of Timmins Red Cross or any chartered bank will take your subscription and issue you a receipt. HERE ARKRE SOME OF THE NEEDS FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE REQUIRED : 1â€"Supply of wool‘ and surgical materials to be ‘iâ€"Recreation rooms, special' treatment . wards, made up by volunteer groups across Canada. gymnasia for Canadian over seas hospitals. 2â€"Building and equipping of Hopxtalb in France _ 8â€"Supplies to Canadian pr isoners of war in enemy and England. countries, 25 9â€"Support of International liaison officers for exâ€" j 51()(1)}/{1;11811(1t0tfhemfei((1)1r<1:€1 ! supplies for Red Cross change of prisoners and information regdl ding prisoner casualities. 10â€"Maintenance of rest homes for nurses. OTS_UPPIY of special services to wounded in Canaâ€" 11â€"Succor in emergencies arising from war. dian hospitals. 4â€"Maintenance of ambulance and auxiliary service 12â€"Continuation of peace time programs including 6â€"Extra comforts to soldier patients. aid to sick and needy veterans of the last war. The objective set for Timmins for the Red Cross Campaign for funds to carry on the patribtic and humanitarian purposes of that organization is $20,000. _ This was considered a fair proportion for For Red Cross for aâ€"Provision «of medical supplies Red Cross workers at the front. 4â€"Maintenance of ambulance and auxiliary service 5â€"Supply of special services to wounded in Canaâ€" * dian hospitals. Help Put Timmins Over the Top Timmins Red Cross Branch If you haven‘t Subscribed, do so at once Oshawa Times: Pickpockets in Oxâ€" ford County found good pickings at sale at Mount Elgin last Friday. It is reported that three persons lost sums totalling $250. Can it be possitle that the pickpockets are finding more monty in the pockets of farmers than in those of the larger centres? KARL A. EYRE Vote for CILLOR Windsor, Ont. Nov.25:â€" "We already have a definite increase of more than 20 per cent in our Canadian business for the months of November and Decâ€" ember of this year, compared with the same period in 1938", R. M. Sale, sales manager, Ford Motor Company of Canâ€" ada, Limited, announced today. Ford Co. of Canada Reports Improvement in Business ‘"This increase in shown in orders reâ€" ceived at the factory and is especially encouraging because our volume in the same two months last year was excelâ€" lent". said Mr. Sale who anticipates The increased volume of orders to date bears out the seneral anticipation of business improvement evident among our dealers and salesmen across Canâ€" ada when the new models were anâ€" rounced early in October", said Mr. Sole. Factory production schedules for November and December are almost completely filled. Cars and trucks are being produced at Windsor and in the branch assembly plants in Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. These are being delivered through the dealer orâ€" ganization as quickly as possible. even greater improvements in January and Pebruary of next year. MONDAY, NOoVEMBER 27TH, 10939