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Jury Charge Death of Lauri Plits to " Person Or Persons Unknown " Sauth Porcupine, Aug. 21stâ€"(Special to The Advance)â€"*‘*‘We, your jury, imâ€" panelled to determine the cause why Lauri Plits came to his death find that he came to his death on or about Friâ€" day, August Oth, at or near the south branch of the Porcupine Creek, Lot 2, Concession 3. in the Township of Tisâ€" dale, about 800 feet north of the Porcuâ€" pine General Hospital, by a stab wound in the left chest penetrating the left ventircle of the heart, said wound being caused by a person or persons unâ€" known." Such was the verdict rendered on Wednesday afternoon by Emerson Grant, foreman of a jury consisting of Winton Adamson, Jack Briscoe, Irving Went and Fred Wilson, under Coroner F. C. Evans in the new court room. Evidence given was conclusive that the wound killing Plits could not have been selfâ€"inflicted, as the knife pierced the heart, which caused instantanecus death, and the weapon could not have been pulled out by the deceased. and thrown away. posed disease he was convinced he had. The doctor‘s assurance that he was not sufferinz from any disease did not seem to penstrate, as the doctor heard him say he was too youngâ€"toâ€"dieâ€"tOor~â€"to be finished>). He appeared normal menâ€" tally and made no mention of suicide. (Continued on Page Two) Constable Wood testified to receiving a report on Saturday by Serjanen that Plits, who was living in his shack with him, had not returned from a fishing trip. He took down details of the man but did ncot think anything was wrong. He learned that Plits had been to Dr. Atkinson‘s the night before, August 8th, «nd found nothing further until Tuesday, the 13th, when the man‘s tody was founl. Approximately one hundred and ten| men, cther ranks, and five commissionâ€" ed officers of "D" Company, Aligonquin Regiment, nonâ€"permanent active miliâ€" tia, will leave Timmins on Sunday for a two weeks‘ training period in camp at Niagaraâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Lake. In charge of the unit will be Seoondi I*feutenant G. W. Gingell. Other ofâ€" ficers who, it is expecoted, will be gazetâ€" +od by Sunday, are Second Lieutenants w. <Lyon, William Wyen, Kem}et.h! Turnbull and Ian Casey. : Weather permitting, the Timmins Citizens‘ Band will present one of its popular open air concerts this evenâ€" ing at the bandstand at the park on Spruce street. This event was originâ€" ally planned to be given on Sunday evening, but the heavy. rain on that occasion made it impossible for. the tand to fulfi‘ll the engagement. Howâ€" ever with the favour of the weather ‘this evening (Thursday) the proâ€" gramme will be presnted as noted above. Dr. Atkinson said Plits had consulted him and appeared worried over a supâ€" One Hundred and Ten Men and Five Officers Leave Sunday for Camp The men who will leave for the trainâ€" ing period were enlisted, most of them, before the deadline for voluntary enâ€" listment, August 15. They have, since enlistment, been training at least twice a week. Men who were not medically boarded up until last evening will not be inâ€" cluded in the contingent which leaves on Sunday. With the men will te Joseph Weighâ€"| tain, A.; Martin, A.; Martin, O.; Milâ€" man, Regimental Sergeant Major; W.|lion, D. P.; Miller, P.; Murphy, K.; S. Godfroy, Company Sergeant Major Cowan, J.; Miner, N. G.; Morngan, R and Thomas Neil, Quartermaster Ser-‘A-: MacDonald, A.; MacDonald, L.; geant. Other nonâ€"commissioned offiâ€" McInnis, K.; MclLanders, M.; McLeod cers will be appointed. ~ W.; McNeil, J.; Neil, T.; Noel, L. Uniforms and equipment will be issuâ€" Paradis, E. J.; Park, H. P.; Prefasi ed to the men today and tomorrow.| F. J.; Price, C.; Pozzo, H. ‘Those who airéeady have uniforms were: Richer, M.; Roy, H. A.; Running, T issued with underwear, socks and other, E.; Ryan, T. B. articles of clothing yesterday. BSavielle, R. G.; Sedore, D.; Scott, W.: A list of the ment who will leave on Shumilak, S.; SniGer, A. E.; Sayer, M.; Sunday is as follows: Stevenson. C. A. Archer, R. E.; Abrams, E. A. Timothy, A.; Trefl, A. F. Babcock, B. E.:; Burkley, J. G.; Bar-| Wales, R. E.; Wallingford, G.; Warâ€" rette, J. L E.:; Barry, J.; Blanchard, W. rell, H. H.; Weighman, J.; Wilkinson C.; Booath, J. D.; Bowman, F. M.; Boyd.| W. W.; Willoughby, R. A. C. D.; Boudreasu, M.; Bryson, OQ. Somer, T. L;: Vout, A. C.; Lorrain Bryson. R. J. _ Richard, L.; Greenspan, M Timmins Citizens‘ Band to Give Concert Toâ€"night List of Men in "D" Company, Algonquin Regiment, Nonâ€" I"ermanent Active Militia, Who Will Take Two Weeks Training Course at Niagaraâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Lake Given Below. Equipment Issued to Men Today. Vol. XXV. No. w 'm"oonoo-" Man Founmd in Poreupine Creek Had Died from Knife Wound That Could Not Easily Have Been Selfâ€"Inflicted. Knife Found Some Distance Away. German Prisoner Captured Gibbons, F. G.:; Gill, F. A.; Grough, E. W.; Godfrey, W. A.; Grondin, O.; tGuild, â€"A.â€" V. Hardy, D. H.; Hooper, G. W.; Houle, A.; Huxley, A.; Huxley, J. W. ‘ Jackson, J. W.; Jeffrey, P. J.; Jones, |L. T.; Jospe, J. D.; Johnson, F. C. Kitchen, J. D.; Lecourse, Laxt, J.â€"B.; Lemarche, G. H.; Lankin, E.:; Lenson, R. D.: Legrand, U. J.: Levesâ€" ‘The name Oof the prisoner was thought to have been Werner Koche because of the fact that prisoners have been giving false names during the rol calls at the camp. _ |} ' Lorentza was believed captured when police recognized his handwriting at the bridge. Announcement was made from Otâ€" tawa this morning that Gunther Lorâ€" entza, a German prisoner who escaped frc‘m a Northern Ontario internment camp a few dayvs ago, was recaptured by Roval Canadian Mounted Police on the Victoria Bridge at Montreal last night. O‘tawa, Aug. 21â€"Swelling numfbers of Canadian defence fortes were anâ€" nounsed today by Defence Minister Ralston in a press interview. In addiâ€" tion to the approximately 40,000 troops cverseas, the Canadian Active Service Force in Canada as of August 14, totallâ€" ed 114,003. Of this total 26 companies were veterans home guards. At a meetling last night of the Separâ€" ate Schocl beard it was decided that the Scsparate Schocls in Timmins will open on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd. It is not thought there will be many, if any, children who will tbe staying out to do farm work, but if there are any plans will be made to see thait ithey have EPElkins, G. W. E.; Fasano, S. A Finkleman, S.; Fortier, J,; Fcotte, G Foster, G. R.. F. J.; Price, C.; Pozszo, H. Richer, M.; Roy, H A.; Running, T. E.; Ryan, T. B. Bavielle, R. G.; Sedore, D.; Scott, W.; Shumilak, S.; Snider, A. E.; Sayer, M.; Stevenson. C. A. Timothy, A.; Treff, A. F. Wales, R. E.; Wallingford, G.; Warâ€" Demeza, E.; Déeuny, G. J.; Devine 6. J.; Dicker, J. A.;; Dickinson, L. H.: Donaldson, K. J. Kitchen,; J. D.; L J.â€"B.» Lemarche, C Lenson, R. D.; Legr que, P.; Liddiard, W J. A.; Lynch, J. A Mellette, K. H.: M:s Mellette, K. H.; Marshall, G.E.; Marâ€" tain, A.; Martin, A.; Martin, O.; Milâ€" hon, D. P.; Miller, FP.; Murphy, K.; Cowan, J.; Miner, N. G.; Morgan, R. A.; MacDonald, A.; MacDonald, L.;: McInnis, K.; Mclanders, M.; McLeod, W.: McNeil, J.; Neil T.; Noel, L. Separate Schools to Open Here on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd Campbell, A. N on, F. R.; Cantir Charlebois. A.: ( Help Will be Given to Any Staying Out of School for Farm Work. to ecatch up with their chool work when they return to school. risoners ht Internment Published at Tinonins, Ont.,. Canada Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Camp Have Been Giving False Names. 154,000 IN THE C.A.SEF Craig N.; Carriere, J. E.; Carâ€" n,. G.; Campbell, H. C.; Cheniler, C. J.; COcooper Post Mortem Discloses Woman Found on Floor Of Room Died Naturally Dr,. H. L. Minthorn, coroner, who petâ€" Tormed "the "postmontam ~ examination. said today that the woman died about eight hours before she was found by the proprietor of the restaurant, Seto Jean, at seven o‘clock on Tuesday evening. The woman was last seen alive at five o‘clock on Tuesday morning. At thait time Seto Jean went to the woâ€" man‘s rocm to enquire about her health, She had, he told police, been ill for some time previous. A postmortem examinaition, perform- down by the tumeur and in resulting ed yesterday, disclosed that Miss Helvi ‘acnvuisions threw herself off the bed North, 23, Finnish woman whose body!to the floor and died almost 1mmvr11- was focund on the floor of room 15, the , ately. Dominion Cafe, on Tuesday evening, died from a tumour of the brain. ATEACKED GERMAN DESTROYXERS m mm Meanwhile police are investigating in an effort to find friends or relatives of the woman who could give some inforâ€" mation about her. (Assisting police is Rev. A. I. Heinonen, Finnish minister. She was next seen at seven o‘clock in the evening when Seta Jean again went to the room. This time he found the woman lying on the floor beside the bed. She was scantily dressed. He immediately informed police and an investigaition was at once under way. Until a late hour this morning nc information had been uncovered as to friends or relatives of the woman alâ€" thouzh one family who might know scmething about her had been disâ€" covered. Sleeping pills were found in the woâ€" man‘s belongings but officials said toâ€" day that they were not sufficiently toxic to have caused the woman‘s death.‘She apparently was struck There would be no inquest held inito the death, Dr. Minthorn said. Found to Have Tumor of the Brain. Dead About Eight Hours Before Discovery of Her Body by Proprietor of Dominion Cafe at Seven O‘clock on Tuesday Evening. Seek Relatives or Friends in Timmins. PP P P AP P MA â€"APâ€" CA TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 1940 OF GIRLS HELPS THE RED CROSS Saundino was driving west on Fifth avenue and Mrs. Montigny, south on Birch street. The two cars met in the interesceion and the force of the , impact was great enough to tu‘n Sauâ€" Two Hurt In Auto Accident Tiwo persons were injured in an automobdile accident which took place at the intersection of Birch street and .Fifth avenue at 3.15 pm. yesterday. They were Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Monâ€" tigny, 177 Birch street north. Myrs. Montigny, who was driving one of the Ccars involved in the accident, received a strained back and her husband had lacerations abcut one hand. | _ Driver the second car involved was leo Saudino, 25, of 19 Bannerman Avenue. He is charged with driving in a manner Gdangerous to the public. one of them The sixteenth annual exhibition of the Timimins Horticultural Society will be held in the Timmins arena next Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 26th and 27th. The Timmins show is admitted by authoritiese to be the largest and most complete exhibition north of Torâ€" onto. There is a large prize list in all classes, with flowers, vegetables, homeâ€" cafts featured and special class for juveniles and novices. The president of the society this year is Mr. J. H. Knell, for several years the very able secretary. Mr. J. Yates is the secreâ€" tary. These cfflicers are supported by an able and efficient board. The show this year promises to be bigger and betâ€" ter than ever. Timmins Citizens‘ Band and the Lions Boys‘ Band will be in attendance to provide music for the â€" The admission fee is the mominal one of a dime. The opening address by His Worship the Mayor, FEmile Brunstte, will be given the first evening at 8 o‘clock, London, Aug. 21â€"â€"The_air ministry annosunced tanight that British planes | yesterday attacked two enemy desâ€" troyers in the North Sea and damaged . Timmins Horticultural Society Show on Monday And Tuesday, Aug. 26â€"27 Sixteenth Annual FExhibition in Timmips A rena l’r‘omises to be the Best Yet., Large Prize List in A!l Classes. Music by Timmins Citizens‘ Band and the Lions Boys‘ Band. Crash at the Corner Birch Street and Fifth Avenue Yesterday. et in visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. x t.he and Mrs. Sol Magder of 163 Spruce St., su:â€"l»dbury. ; ; Catro, Egypt, Aug. 21â€"The Royal Air Foree â€" . reported. . surnerousâ€"raids | on Italianâ€"held African territory, inâ€" clu.umg Ethicpia where hangars and a rallway station at Diredawa were | bomibed. crush i1 albout $ passing motorist and m Mary‘s Hosp.tal following She was given an xâ€"ray there and allowed to go husbard‘s hand was trea Of interest hereâ€"a local item in i Wednesday‘s issue of the Sudbury Star: "Mr, Jacob Magder of Timmins, 1s Theseg girls, ranging in age from ten to sixtegn years, showed enterâ€" prise as well as patriotic effort. (On their own initiative they made candy and homeâ€"made baking and lemonade, and on Tuesday they conducted a booth at the Imperial bank corner,. They netted $24.72 which they turned over to the Red Cross.. _ They would have made more, only the plan was so popular that they were "sold out" several times and had to drop the selling to goet more supplies. They intend to hold another similar event in the near future and aim to make $50.00 next time. From left to right:â€"Velma â€" Frittaion, Gertrude Cotnam, â€"Juneâ€" Murphy, Doreen Murphy, â€" Joan _ Jeffries, _ Ioleen Murphy. THEYRE BUSY IN EGYPT ne front of it was picked up by a . and rushed to St following the accident y around and to of the automcbile. care amounted to nation home. â€" Her £d by physiâ€" Published at Tmmins, Ont., Canada Kvery MONDAY and THURSDAY Timmins public school board met this week and dealt with the question of the reâ€"opening of the schools afiter the summer vacation. Premier Hepâ€" burn has suggested that public schools remain closed till Sept. 15th, and high schools until Oct. Ist, so that pupils may help on the farms where there is a shortage of labour. In the North, it is felt that the plan of Premier Hepâ€" burn would: not be practical for this country, though all are in favour of helping along any patriotic plan that would assist the farmers. The public school board decided on the solution of the question that should appeal to all. The public schools here will reâ€" open on Sept. 3rd, so that the pupils in general may not miss any of the adâ€" vantages of a full term of education, while at the same time any pupils who are able and willing to assist with necessary farm work or help in the harvesting of the crops may do so, the public school board here announcing by resolution its desire to coâ€"operate with Premier Hepburn‘s plan and its readiness to hire special teachers to coach pupils who may lose a few weeks ‘6f senost "hext month to assist on the farms. German Bomber Downed In Convoy Attack Brings Nazi Toll to a Thousand Public School to Open Sept. 3 Provision Made for Any Puâ€" pil Who May Do Farm Work. R.A.F. Bag Another Fifteen Itaiian Planes in Libya I Aiter Monday morning when there was a shortage of volunteer workers, registration went off smoothly,â€" Mr, Spooner said. He observed that as soon as workers, paid and volunteer, had some practice in what was expected of them they settled down to work effiâ€" !ciem:ly and with a minimum of wasted !efl'brt. Ssir Archibald Sinclair, Air Secretary, Warns Public Against Complacency, Germans Use Change of Tactics to Avoid Heavy Losses in Mass Attacks. R.A.F. Ranges Far Over Europe Yesterday. Radio flashes this morning on United States stations said that word reached London yesterday that the ‘R.A.FP.. in Libya encountered a squadron of Ttalâ€" lan planes by surprise! |It took. 4. little time to get into position, but in the first thrust the RAF. brought down three Italian planes and seven more in the nrext attack. The Italians then broke formation, but before they got away five more planes were lost, makâ€" ing fifteen in all. No British losses were reported in the encounter,. Before he died last night Trotsky whispered an accusation that the inâ€" jJuries were due to an assailant "most likely‘" a member of the Russian Secret Police. District Registrations Will Number Near 30,000 More than 14,000 registration cards were filled out at four schools in Timâ€" mins in Timmins during Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Registrar Wilfred Spooner this mornâ€" ing. In addition there were 1534 reâ€" gistrations from â€" Schumacher, 2,005 from South Porcupine and 10,000 from mines and other employers who regisâ€" tered their own employees. In this area, down as far as Conâ€" naught, a tectal of nearly 30,000 reg:is trations will be turned in to Sheriff Mackay, of Cochrane, Chief Regisflar for the district. The matter of keeping registration polls supplied with forms and other supplies was a major problem. As late as Wednesday morning supplies were still being received from Ottamwa. Had these been in before, Mr. Spooner said, the work would have been faciliâ€" tated to some extent. There were four ca‘lls for supplies from outl geeâ€"~ tions. They were delivered by taxi cab, the taxi companies performing the serâ€" vice without recompense, A large part of the work was seiding deputy registrars out to invalids and other persons ww could 06 ha . More Than 14,000 Received in Timmins, 2,000 From South Porcupine and 1,500 from Schumacher. Ten Thousand Were Registered Before Monday. Everything Went Smoothly After Monday Morning. BLAMED OGPU Unifavourable : weather was believed to have contributed to the slackening of German assaults The RAF. has been forced to slacken its assaults on Germanâ€"controlied military objectives on the conftinent because of bad weathâ€" er. Yesterday aerial torpedoces, propellor stemmed cylinders of destruction, were loosed by Nazi bombers in attacks which smashed houses by the row and hurled uncounted victims in the ruins, The torpedoes were hurled along with shriek bombs along southeastern towns after a day of ceaseless hitâ€"andâ€"run attacks by lone Nazi raiders. A whole row of eight little cottages was smashâ€" ed ~aâ€"tangle= of ~dabris ~â€"where <the torpedoes were launced horizontally. Fishermen reported that three Gerâ€" man planes attacked a British convoy off the northeast coast today dropping several bombs but without apparent success. British experts pointed out that the Germans may have decided on °| a change of tactics to avoid heavy losses suffered during massed raids with large formations. The Royal Air Force yesterday rangâ€" ed to Orleans in France, east to the Kiel German Naval base which was damaged by direct hits. Bomibs also were drcrppbd on NaZziS just outside Paris, on oil refineries at Hanovet, in industrial sections of the Ruhr, on Gerâ€" man centres in north France, Holland and Belgium and in northwest Gerâ€" many. Despite a lull in Germany‘s aerial warfare against Great Britain the govâ€" ernment kept alert for a possible imâ€" mediate renewal with even greater fury and the public was warned not to be complacent. During an attack on a convoy in the Channel this morning, a German dive bomber was shot down. It brought to an even one thousand the number of planes destroyed for certain since Hitler began his intensive air war on June 18. "to think that the danger of invasion, or of massed attackg from the air, is past." Firemen were called once since Monâ€" day, yesterday at 7.01 pm. A chimney fire on Hemlock street was the cause of their trouble. It was not at all serious and easily extinguished, Ssome Britons declared that in July the R.AF. shot ithe "blitz" out â€" of "blitzkrieg"‘ but Air Secretary Sir Archibald said it would be a mistake FIREMEN CALLED FOR FIRE IN CHIMNEY ON HEMLOCK ST, ' A sidelight on registration: "This morning, said Mr. Spooner, "wo girls | cameinto my office.! Althouzh from ;Tldmnins they had never heard o‘ such [ a thing as national registration., They | were completely at a loss as to what it all was about, . After three days during which everyon» over 16 years of age was talking â€"and thinking registraâ€" }Mon.theycanwwmewhmuw s 4 tion : ‘WhisA i BDational Heamistratiian 4‘ schools, the deputy registrars, the newsâ€" 1224)81'8 and radio station, three taxi !menies Brunettes, Cartier and D¢â€" in uxe, the Star Transfer and storés which contributed ink and pens and ’dbher office supplies. e ts j homes. Many private individuals volunâ€" teered the use of their cars for this. All registration cards will go from hbhere to the Chief Registrar at Cochâ€" rane. Each of the deputy registrars was entrusted with the task of sending his own cards back to the district headquarters, More than 2,800 pounds of paper passed through the office of the Reâ€" gistrar, Mr. Spooner, during the three days., _ Little or no trouble was experienced with the registration of miners.. Fach of the mines took care of the registraâ€" tion of its own employees and, said Mr. Spooner, did it efficiently and well. Altogether, twentyâ€"six employers took care of the registration of their own employees, The registrar, Mr. Spooner, wished to thank all those who assisted. Inculded in his, thanks were the captains of schools, the deputy registrars, the newsâ€" papers and radio station, three taxl single Copyâ€"Five Cents w Dlational Hepistration 2‘