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He toid the men that he had a warâ€" rant to search their car and persons and with the assistance of the other officers, immediately fastened elasic bands around the trousers cuffs of each of the men. They then were driven to St. Mary‘s Hospital. â€" Head of the provincial police gold squad here, Constable Bert Braney said that he and Constables Reed and Atkinson, of the Timmins police force, stopped a car on No. 11 highway at 4:50 p. m. on Acgust 28., Driven and owned by Larceque, the car contained six persons. . On arrival at the hospital all of the men Gdenied having gold in their pcossession, Constable Braney said. Whereupon he searched their clothing. In one of Larocque‘s pockets he found a piece of high grade gold ore. Dr. M. J. Kelly, Dr. Norman Russell and a technician, Ashmore White, then put each of the men under a fluoroâ€" seope. In three cases the presence of foreign bodies was noted in the bodies of the men. Three of the six were allowed to go and the other three were given the alternative of removing the gold in their own way or of having physicians remove it, They chose their own way. "Are vou in the practice of xâ€"raying high grade theft suspects?" one of the team of defending lawyers asked Conâ€" stable Braney. Chccosing to be tried by a higher court, Sam Larocque, William Guay and Albert Peloguin were committed for trial by Magistrate Atkinson after a preliminary hearing in police court on Tuesday afternoon. The three men are alleged to have stolen high grade gold ore from the Preston Fast Dome Mine. Presence of the alleged gold in their bodies was discovered by means of a rectal Xâ€"ray examination. Mr. White, the xâ€"ray technictan, showed the photographs â€"of what â€"was shown in the fluoroscope. ‘No," said the officer, "this is a rather new angle to the business. PFrom information received I suspected that men were employing this method to bring gold out of the mine." Mr. Fred Mason, assayer at the Dome Mine, said that the small piece of high grade found in Larocque‘h pocket weighed .51 ounces, troy and was worth $14.83. Commit Trio of Alleged Gold Thieves for Trial In Larocque‘s body was a piece of brass tubing three and oneâ€"quarter inches in length and of a diameter of threeâ€"quarters of an inch. One end was plugged with a green rubber stopper, the other with paper. The whole tube was encased in two fingers of a rubber glove. Gold in the tube weighed 1.151 ounces and was worth $31.43. Preliminary Hearing Held in Court on Tuesday Afterâ€" noon. Officer Tells How Men Taken to Hospital, Put Under a Fluoroscope Which Disclosed Presence of Ore. Total V alue of All Ore Brougkt Out Near $170. The gold taken from Guay‘s body was, wrapped in a thickness of waxed paper bread wrapper, Mr. Mason â€"said. The gold weighed 3.62 ounces and was worth $73.14. 4 The gold removed from Peloquin‘s pcssession was wrapped in two thickâ€" nesses of waxed paper, weighed 2.1 ounces and was worth $49.93. Total value of all $169.33, Mr. Mason said After ascertaining from the Crown that the penalty for gold theft had reâ€" cently been raised to five years, Magisâ€" trate Atkinson told the lawyer team to go to the district judge and get bail set for their clients. Vol. XXV. No. 72 'mo”ooooo on lt stt e PP P P CA Canadian Red Cross Helps British Prisonersâ€"ofâ€"W ar British prisoners of war in Germany must be supplied each week with 10,000 pareels of food and ciothing by Canada, a duty assumed by the Canadian Red Cross to relieve the Motherland of the necessity of shipping foodstufis out of the British Isles. It is estimated that this will cost one half million dollars a year. Help the Red Cross when it apâ€" peals to you. Give more than you can spaure, t ult stt se oowoo»'“oooww Wins Victoria Cross Second Section the gold was 1‘2.“ «lssP ~% | Police said that marked money was left in a purse in the office and when | the purse was stolen Northgrave was ‘searched and found to have the money in his possession. Also found in his pocket, unopened, was an envelope ‘which had been left in the radio station office cash drawer. Toronto, Sept. 18â€"Food parcels for British prisoners of war at a cost of $1,500,000 a year, seven convalescent hospitals to be built in Canada, and ‘ incréeased shipments of clothing and medical supplies for victims of the blitzâ€" krieg of Britain constitute important items in the Canadian Red Cross budâ€" ‘qet for which a $5,000,000 appeal will be made to Canadians during the comâ€" _ ing weeks. Pleading guilty to four charges, two of breaking and entering and theft and two of straight theft, John Northgrave, 22, was sentenced to three months in jail by Magistrate Atkinson in police court on Tuesday afternoon. The charges were that Northgrave broke and entered the general office of CKGB, of the Northern BRroadcasting Company, where he was employed, on two occasions and stole sums of $57 and $15, and that he stole sums of $350 and $3 from the office on two other occasions. Admits Thefts of Money from Radio Station Cash Box Minister of Humbercrest United Church in Toronto, Rev. Mr. Hazlewood appeared to testify on behalf of Northâ€" grave. He knew the youth‘s father and mother to be the best type of Christian people, he said. When Northgrave was in Toronto he was superintendent of the junior division of his Sunday schcol and a regular churchâ€"goer. Is: Hent to Jail for Three Months. Eloquent Plea on Behaif of Youth. Counselâ€" for Northgrave, Gregory Evans said that his client was in some difficulty down south. He was refused a loan by the company he worked for, to solve the difficulty with money, and was not strong enough to face the trouble so he took the money. Present Red Cross Appeal Necessary. for Special Calls Must be Ready and Equipâ€" ped for Every Emergency These obligations, entailing expendiâ€" tures which could not be anticipated at the outbreak of war, are to be carried out in addition to the normal tasks of the Red Cross in providing assistance to the Canadian and British Army Meâ€" dical Corps under the constitution which automatically made it "an auxiliary of the armed services on declaration of war.‘"‘ In keeping with this status, treâ€" mendous quantitiee of materials and supplies were provided during the first year of war, ranging from ambulances for the British Red Cross to hundreds of thousands of pairs of socks for the nearly 400,000 men evacuated from Dunkirk. And, in addition to each grants to the British Red Cross of $200,. 000, Canada built and equipped a $750,â€" 000 military hospital in England, estabâ€" lished and filled warehouses full of medical and clothing supplies all over Britain, and created the voluntary orâ€" ganization to man and administer its seryices. Only on a basis of anticipation, durâ€" ing the long months of so called "blitzâ€" krieg," and on a policy of preparedness, was the Canadian Red Cross prepared to step into crisis after crisis during recent months. Nearly 6,000,000 articles â€"ranging from canned food to serum, and from bandages to seaboot stockâ€" ingsâ€"were in readiness for an unforeâ€" seen Dunkirk, for the evacuation of Channel Island thousands, from the bombing of London and for countless lesser crisis. In anticipation of similar needs, unâ€" predictable but possible, the Red Cross must face the second year of war, while it pours overseas a vast flood of things needed now by rescue workers and relief crews. And at the same time it must complete the tasks which are undertaken to relieve sorelyâ€" pressed .British workers â€" of which feeding prisoners of war is an example. The modern trend towards realism in thought is manifest in the followâ€" ing soliloquy which was muttered by a youtiiful philosopher who lives in Bomerset, and is aged three years: "If Betsy dies, there will be no Betsy; if Paddy dies, there will be no Paddy; and if Mummy dies, tnere‘ll be no breakfast."â€"â€"The Bermudan, Hamilton, Bermiuda. Published at Timminsa, Ont.,. Canada, Every MONDAY and THURSDAY Two little ladies, Misses Barbara Whitton, 687% Wilson avenué, and Kathleen Phizacklea, 56 Cameron street north, have donated $1.66 to the Red Cross Society. This amount is the proceeds of a sale of candy conducted by the girls. Another Couple of Little Girls Help Red Cross Society Youngsters Sell Candy and Donate Proceeds to Red Cross. Private H. G. Allen ("Paddy" to you, bo!) 2B. Company, Veteran Home Guard, Niagaraâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Lake, Ontario, a popular oldâ€"timer of the Porcupine, and a veteran of the last war,, has â€"been kind enough to send the following Regimental Ode to The Advance:â€" A TOAST TO THE "FORTYâ€"NINERS" They call us Fortyâ€"Niners, ‘cause it‘s really very queer That we never reach the fifty mark, Though some look mighty near. Perhaps, we have led a hectic life, to make our hair so gray, But the bearing of the Veterans is the same as yesterday. ts «in in ds hA ds c in }A Toast to the "Fortyâ€"N iners" Their bearing is remarkable. Old soldiers never die. They set a fine example To the recruits who drill near by. * hey grip their rifles, bayonets, in that old familiar style, Though twenty years without the feel is quite a little while We rise and shine at six o‘clock, without complamt or fuss, While young recruits of half the years, Most certainly would cuss. The sergeantâ€"major then takes charge and give« the boys P.T And though a score of years have passed, the change is hard to see. At seven a.m. it‘s time to eat; they are grateful for the break; Their hunger is amazing, At Niagaraâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Lake. At home their lack of appetite depressed the loving wife; Surprising how it sharpened up by military life. And then they put their tents in shape â€" parades take place at nine. The N.C.O‘s then do their stuff, And snap them into line put them through the rifle tests, and march them At quarter past eleven, the boys are then dismissed, And for fifteen endless minutes, From a beer they must desist. The canteen opens with a bang, the ale is nice and cold, Till twelve o‘clock they‘re thus engaged, and Ooh the beer that‘s sold. round the grounds With memories surging through their minds, they do the wellâ€"known rounds. And fifteenth day of every month, they get their longedâ€" for pay And so towards the wet canteen They wend their joyful way. And if for that day only he is worth his weight in gold. The canteen sergeant‘s duties are increased a hundredâ€"fold And so I pay a tribute to the boys of Company B A military unit That‘s as fine as you could see. And if they had us over there to do our part once more There would be lots of changes in this long and bloody war. When the first group of the .50 destroyers released by the United States to Britain were turned over, the U.S. ssamen took their "opposite numbers" on a tour io f w to acquaint them with their new craft. Here the At two they do the same routine, and break the ranks at four, And prowl around for half an hour, Till the canteen opes once more, And then the bar is open wide, and they are free with The colonel and the major often spare a drink or two. The captains and lieutenants Like to bend an elbow too. Their spirit is congenial; "Good Fellows" is the phrase When speaking of the officers, the boys are full of praise song and noise. At half past ten the lights are outâ€"and so are half the boys TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1940 BRITAIN‘s NEW DESTROYERS ARE TAKEN OVER Seven convalescent hospitals in Canâ€" ada, to accommodate wounded defendâ€" ers of Britain and sick soldiers at home have been requested from the Canadian Red Cross which has never failed to answer a request for aid. This is one reason why the Red Cross needs at least five million dollars during the coming year. When you are asked to help, give generously and give more than you can spare. Another Reason for the Present Red Cross Drive Gerakiton Times: The ability to forâ€" get is often as great an asset as a good memory. intricate mechanism of a gun is being explained to a British sailor. As they took leave of their ships, more than one of the Americans expreifed the wish that they could be sailing into action themselves. Programme for Next Meeting of Music Teachers‘ Assoc. The executive of the Timmins Red Cross Bociety recently elected held a special meeting last week and now is fully organized to carry on the good work. Associate Mem bership Available for Those Interâ€" ested in Progress of Music Officers The following is a complete list of cfficérs for the coming year:â€" Presidentâ€"Mr. M. E. Williams. First viceâ€"presidentâ€"Mrs. N. H. Russell. _ The following artists will render a musical programme: Mr. H. Trenter, organist; Mrs. McClinton, vocal soloâ€" ist; Mrs. Gambel, pianist. Timmins Red Cross Now Organized for | Extended Activities Second viceâ€"presidentâ€"Dr. 8. R Harrison. Ssecretaryâ€"Mrs. H. R. Channen, Treasurerâ€"â€"Mtr. A. H. Munroe. The Porcupine Music Teacher‘s Asâ€" sociation will hold its first open meetâ€" ing on Thursday, September 1§6th (this evening) at 8.30 o‘clock in Studio C. of the Radio Station. Women‘s War Workâ€"Mrs. S. R Harrison. . QOil and Milkâ€"Miss Farr. Home Nursingâ€"Mrs. Goodings. Motor Corpsâ€"Mrs. J. Douglas. Purchaserâ€"Mrs. I. K. Pierce. Nutritionâ€"Mrs. Graham. Socialâ€"Mrs. J. Douglas. Auxiliaryâ€"Mrs. Russell. Members of Various. Comâ€" mittees and Chairmen Appointed. Committees The following are the chairmen of the various committees:â€" Written invitations will be given on request by members of the association to anyone wishing to attend. This year it will be possible to obtain associate membership by anyone vitally interested in the progress of music in the North. Advisory Committee Mrs., Barry, Mrs. R. J. Sullivan, Mrs. Theriault, Mrs. Desaulnier, Mrs. Tranâ€" some, Mrs. F. A. Burt, Mrs, Travers, Miss L. Halt, Chairman Campaign Committee, Conveners Surgical Suppliesâ€"Myrs. Barry. Sewing Roomâ€"Mrs. Watson and Myrs. Loney. Refugee Clothingâ€"Mrs, McCoy. Wool Roomâ€"Mrs. Douglas. Cuttingâ€"Mrs. Neame. Shippingâ€"Mr. Cain and Mrs. Walker; Mrs. C. E. Taylor. It was dGdecided that in future all mail for the Red Cross was to be sent in care of the Secretary for disâ€" tribution to proper departments. The collection of waste materials has been turned over w the Kiwouls undet Published at Tmmins, Ont.., Canada Kvery MONDAY and THURSDAY Mr. P. Moisliey,. The proceeds from ‘which are to be divided between the| ;Kiwanis and the Redi Cross, Regular| collections will likely soon be under| iway, but any information in this oon-} ection can be obtaiimxl irinisx MLr. The Gracie Field Benefit Concert at the McIntyre Arena on Tuesday eveâ€" ning, was one of the special events of this or any other year, and featured the work of local artists as well as the talented and charming performance by Miss Fields. (Today‘s issue Oof The Advance carries a complete account of Miss Fields‘ performance). Over Four Thousand Enjoy Delightful Time At Gracie Fields Concert Local and Other Artists Assisted on Programme Of Gracie Fields‘ Concert Selections by MciIntyre Concert Band. Henry Bergeron and Pupils Win Applause for Outstanding Numbers. Noted Ukrainian Tenor Also Adds His Talent to Proâ€" gramme. Mrs. Burt‘s Pupils Delight Audience. Gracie, the highest paid entertainer in the world, who is at present donatâ€" ing her services to the Navy League, chose a variety of selections included among which were: "The Sweetest Song in the World," "The Biggest Ampidistra in the World," "The Old Violin," "What‘s the Good of a Birthâ€" day," "Keep Smiling," "Blue Heaven," ‘"‘Imagination," "I‘ll Never Smile Again," "Keeping Up With the Jones‘s," ‘"*Wales," "I Never Cried So Much in All My Life," "Walter, Walter," "When I Grow Too Old to Dream," "Just a Song at Twilight," "Annie Laurie," "Little Sir Echo,‘ "Sally," "There‘ll Alâ€" ways Be an England," and Gracie‘s own song ‘"Wish Me Luck." In performing her songs, Miss Fields portrayed the charact,ers that she sang about, and made each selecti'bn ‘h real and living: thing‘, Event at McIntyre Arena on Tuesday Night for Benefit of Navy League. Sponsored by Legion and Service Clubs, English Stage and Screen Star Makes Big Hit. The McIntyre Concert Band, directed by G. E. Badin, opened the programme with several rousing selections, played | in the fine style which won them favorâ€" | able comment at the Class A band} contest of the Canadian National Ex-| hibition, and entertained during the intermission and throughout the perâ€" formance. Pupils of Henry Bergercn, as well as Mr. Bergeron himself, were featured in | tap dance numbers that won muohi favour. In "It is the Navy," R. Guoy, R.| Menard, I. Dubois, L. Menard, M. McDermott, G. McAlendine, H. Major, J. Carson, C. Patry, B. Taylor, R. Irving ; and Betty Giroux performed a military | tap. The Four Darlings, tiny young, ladies whose daintiness and charm have | made them favourites with Timmins ‘ audiences, gave a fast tap, keeping perâ€"| fect time, and dancing with a youthfuli grace. They were E. Perron, D. Brunâ€"| ette, T. Perron and R. Brochu,. Anotheéer | group, B. Giroux, J. Thompson, R,. IIrving and B. Richards performed| especially well in a military tap number, | Fortyâ€"one hundred pairs of hands eagerly applauded as fortyâ€"one hundred hearts warmed to the knowledge that Gracie the darling of the British Empire, had honoured the Porâ€" cupine carhp with a visit, The occasion was the concert at the McIntyre Arena "on Tuesday evening, sponsored by the Service Clubs and Legion branchâ€" es in this district, with proceeds donated to the Navy League of Canada, Miss Pields arrived at the airport at South Porcupine by McIntyre plane on Monday afternoon at 4:15 o‘clock, and was greeted by a cheering crowd of thousands from the district, men, women and chfl/dren. She was accomâ€" panied by her publicity manager, Karl Fayre, her accompanist, Parr Davies, and â€" her secretary, Mrs,. Marg. Agosti, Pilot Jas. Towne had the honour to be in charge of the plane which brought the "soldier‘s favourite" to the district. On Tuesdsy evening, when Mss Field, appeared on the stage at the arena she <was greeted with cheering and applause, and as she started to sing, thrilled and expectant hush fell over the largest audience ever gathered together in this district. Her personality and charm endeared her to each person, and made her a friendâ€"a friend whose geniality will live forever in the hearts of those honoured by her presence. At the airport, ‘"our own Gracie" thrilled the gathering by singing "Wish Me Luck" in answer to the requests of the children, and after a visit to the clubrooms, toured South Porcupine, Schumacher and Timmins by motor. Michael Helynsky, noted Ukrainian tenor, who is visiting the camp, sang three â€" selectWons, â€" "Dumka," (M. Lysenko), *"Ejsklemicko" (Slovakian Folk Song) and "Aria from Opera, Andrea Chenier Improviso di Chenier‘ (Umberto Giardano‘}, and was ably accompanied by Mrs. Wilkins at the Molsley at phone 1 t 4 , plano Helen Spinks made a special hit when she sang "She is a Lassie from Lancashire," paying tribute to the star of the performance, Miss Gracie Fields, and . returned to delightfully render "Brahms Lullaby." With the singing of the first selection, Helen Spinks a@also performed a tap dance number, She is a master of the art! Such songs as "Wish Me Luck," "I Never Cried So Much in All My Life" and "The Biggest Aspidistra in the World," which symbolize "Gracie FPields"® to every Britisher, were the special hits, but each selection was given a new significance by the fact that Gracie was singing it. An especially gracious gesture on the part of Miss FPields was the presentaâ€" tion of her lovely corage to Mr. Dave Cotcher, hero of two warsâ€"â€"the Boer War and, the Great War. Mr. Cotcher had risen from a sickâ€"bed to attend the performance, and his pleasure at hearing and seeing Miss Pields was some of the best medicine in the world. Exchange: The modern trail blazetr is the one who blazes along at 70 per. A fine presentation of perfect timing and military precision was given by M. Shragge, J, Sweet, M. Howard, L. Gustini, E. McFPadden, J. Fitzgerald, M. Rogers, M. Thompson, A. Stefanik, L. DeMarco, 8. Malonoski and N. O‘Connor in "Robot," a combination drillâ€" dance number, Following the coricert, Miss Fields received two bouquets of mixed flowers, one of which was presented by the four darlings, E. Perron, D. Brunette, T. Perron and R. Brochu. Then, to the delight of the audience, Miss Fields said that she had especially enjoyed singing to the gathering "because when you enjoy it, I enjoy it too," and added that although this was her first visit to Canada and to the Porcupine camp "it is not going to be the last." One time after Edison had been working for months trying to perfect the storage battery, a reporter managed to break through all the barriers and face the iraté inventor with the quesâ€" tion, "Do you know any more about batteries now than you did a year ago?" To which Edison replied, "Yes, I know 9,874 ways of making a storage battery that won‘t work." â€" Herbert B. Nichols in Christian Science Monitor, Boston. Miss Fields led the singing of, the National Anthem at the conclusion of the programme, From the Porcupine, Miss Pields will go to Kitchener, and then to Montreal and other points where she will continu to contribute to the Empire‘s war work by donating her services to the Navy League. And dt every point she will be cheered by new fans and delighed audâ€" iences, of whose cheers will be added the best wishes of all Porcupiners. Miss Fields had made special request that no social functions be arranged in her honour, so that she might enjoy a quiet and restful visit. When leaving the district on Wednesday, she said that this had been the most enjoyable. visit she had made in the past three years. Single Copyâ€"Five Cents The Pioneer Paper of the Porcupine. Established 1912 MANY WAYS