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rr McGillivray, R. 299 Jan. A 2 31 Vol. 26; No. 21 HAILEYBURY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28th, 1930 Moore's Cove Crossing is Scene of Fatal Accident Elderly Man Dies an Hour After Being Struck by Car at Moore's Cove; Jury Returns Verdict of Accidental Death and Suggests Improvement in Lighting System William George Janes, aged 73, a resident of this district for over 20 years, was fatally injured the light at the crossing is on the east side and he could see right 'underneath, but not further. The by a Nipissing Central car at the, headlight of the car wouldn't pen- Moore's Cove Crossing on Satur-!etrate the darkness outside the day night, when he stepped front of the car as it was on its return trip from the washout on the T. & N.O. Railway. Mr. Janes was rushed to the hospital here immediately follow- ing the accident, after receiving first aid treatment from Dr. R.C. Lyon, and died about one hour later. He had been on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. George Hancock, at Moore's Cove and had come out to take the car to his home at 104. It was about 10.30 when he received the fatal injuries. An inquest into the fatality was held in Cobalt on Monday after- noon by Coroner Dr. J. S. Mc- Cullough, of New Liskeard, when the crew of the car and others who were present or nearby at the time gave evidence. A ver- dict of accidental death was re- turned by the jury, followed by a suggestion to the effect that an improved system of lighting might be installed at the crossing. At the inquiry Dr. Lyon gave evidence of the injuries sustained by the victifn, which included his forehead being crushed, an arm and several ribs broken and other injuries which, with the shock, he said, caused death. He had taken the injured man to the hospital after temporary dressings. Mrs. Geo. Linghorne, of New Liskeard, who was driving in a motor on the highway at the time, told the coroner that she had seen the car coming, saw the man standing by the pole which carries a light at the crossing and had heard the whistle of the car blown. The car did fot slow down, she said, and it had no ap- pearance of stopping when the man stepped out in front and was struck. She described the spot where the car was finally brought to a stop as "in front of Mutch's place" but couldn't say how far that was from the crossing. She saw. Mr. Janes plainly as he step- ped on the track, but could not tell whether the motorman saw him. Mrs. Linghorne would not estimate the speed of the car at the time, but said it was going "quite fast." Hilton Brown, the motorman of the car, said that he had blown his whistle when four or five poles from the crossing, had seen a motor car approaching and had applied the brakes, slowing the car to about 10 miles per hour. This would be about 400 feet from the crossing. He noticed that the motor car was stopping and looked to see if there was anyone at the crossing, but saw no one, he said. Just as the car reached the crossing, Brown tes- tified, he saw a man walk from the east side of the track to the west side and the car struck him just as he reached the west rail. He put the car into reverse as soon as he saw the man, he said, but it was too late to stop. The motorman explained that in!radius of the light on the pole, he said, until it was almost up to it. He stated that he had no orders to slow down at all cross- ings, but generally did so. The brakes on the car were in fairly good shape, he had heard no sig- nal from the conductor to stop at the crossing and the man was in the shadow until he stepped out as the car came close. The car had been stopped in 100 feet, the motorman said, a down grade making it difficult to stop quick- ly, but R. Ramsay, of the Crown Attorney's office, said that Con- stable Stromberg had stepped the distance and made it 170 feet. Brown could not definitely state the distance. D. E. Hunton, conductor on the car, said the first intimation he had of anything amiss was when the car stopped about 100 feet south of the crossing. The mo- torman had told him to stay in the car, which he did until he saw acrowd gathering, when he went back to investigate. He stated that Mr. Buesnel, a passenger on the car, was to get off at the crossing, so he had given the sig- nal to stop. Answering ques- tions, he said that his signal might have been given at the same time as the motorman's whistle was blown. Hunton gave the speed of the car as 10 to 12 miles per hour, and stated that they were late, as it was difficult to make the trip to the washout in the hour. He was positive he had given the "stop" signal. The conductor could not tell what dis- tance was ordinarily required to stop_one!of the cars, the grades making it difficult to fix. Wm. Kisman, a motorman call- ed to take the car after the acci- dent, because the superintendent was "afraid Brown would be too (Continued on Page 5) Famous Polo Star H. Tremayne, Charles captain of the challenging British polo team, which is at present practising for the forthcoming international series with the Un- ited States. Captain School Opens Tuesday for the Opening Day. FERGUSON AVE, New Supplies are always needed and we have a great Assortment of all the necessities: Note Books, both loose leaf and bound, Art Books, Scribblers, Exercise Books of various kinds, Pens, Pencils, Erasers, and all the_smaller articles that are necessary. Be Prepared 66666 KODAKS and SUPPLIES, DEVELOPING and PRINTING ~ Bryan-Knechtel Pharmacy "The Prescription Druggists" PHONE 58 a Ne Na a a a a a a HAILEYBURY Subscription Rate: $2.00 per year Complete Survey To Sudbury From Abitibi Canyon Transmission Line Will Be the Longest in Canada; Hydro to Complete Work t The survey of the transmission | line for carrying power from the new development at Abitibi Can- yon to the mines of the Sudbury district, under a contract between the Hydro-Electric Commission Company, has been completed from Timmins to Sudbury, according to R. J. Oliver, a member of the survey Sutcliffe, who came home last week-end. The party started three months ago at the gold mining town, be- tween which point and the can- yon there is an old survey which will be followed, and finished at Copper Cliff. The distance cov- ered is just under 145 miles and when the whote line is completed it will be the longest transmis- The former survey between Timmins and the was made some years ago by the Hol- linger, as a move towards devel- oping and furnishing its own Later an arrangement was made with the Canada Nor- thern Power Corporation and the and the Abitibi party under Homer sion line in Canada. scene of the development power. project abandoned. With the survey complete, pre- paration for the erection of the being This work will be done by the Hydro Commission. Roads to strategic points on the line and camps are Supplies are being to the more isolated points and it is expected that the work will go on during the win- ter months, thus helping to re- in the mission lines are now made. are being opened being built. taken in lieve the unemployment province. The country through which the line runs has practically all been prospected over, Mr. Oliver says, but there are many points that The stir veying job was not a difficult one, | + however, as considerable of the are diffitult of access. 'Game Warden is Found Drowned in Herridge Lake Gordon "Yates Apparently Fell From Rock While on Fishing Trip Gordon Yates, who was well known in Cochrane, where he was formerly in business, met his death in Herridge Lake, seven miles south of Temagami, appar- ently some time late Sunday af- ternoon. A coroner's jury which investigated the tragedy, sitting at Cobalt on Thursday under Dr. W. C. Arnold, of Haileybury, the coroner,' returned a verdict of death by drowning, adding that, while there was no direct evi- dence as to how the fatality oc- curred, the jurors believed the circumstances to have been acci- dental. Yates was employed at Her- ridge Lake, which is prohibited water to anglers, as game war- den, and he made his headquar- ters on a small island there. Over the week-end he had as visitors at his camp Vernon Bell and Herbert Hewson, both of Coch- rane, and both old friends. About four o'clock on Sunday afternoon Yates and Bell went out in the former's canoe to fish. Bell sub- sequently being landed at a point on the mainland, where he was left with the understanding that the warden would return for him in an hour. This was the last seen of Yates until his body was recovered from the water below a rock 125 yards fro mthe island camp, and near to which place the canoe had been run ashore. The troll line he had been using was still run out into the lake, and there were certain marks on the moss on the rock, which, together with some bro- ken twigs on a small tree there, suggested Yates might have climbed the rock and had slipped into the water. There were no eye-witnesses of the tragedy, Pal) swore he heard no sounds \ #¥ing to a man in trouble or any calls for help, while Hew- travelling could be done by'| son's evidence was that he was water, and no great obstacles to| fast asleep for the greater part the building of the power line|of the time between when the exist. others left and daybreak the ee Boards of Trade Meeting Will Be Interesting One Trans-Canada Highway, Tourist Traffic, to Have a Large Part in Discussion When the Northern indications are that the Ontario Associated Boards of Trade meet in Cochrane on September 16th, trans- Canada Highway, tourist traffic to the North and a certain mea- sure of reform in regard to the next morning. Hewson, Bell, Provincial Con; stable Ralph Crozier, of Temaga- mi, and Dr. J. A. Joyal, of Hail- eybury, were the only witnesses examined. The doctor deposed that death was undoubtedly due to drowning and said there were ne marks of violence on the bey, while the officer told of the efforts made to find the missing man. The alarm had been brought to Temagami by Bell and Hewson, who, after being re- united by means of a small raft at the camp and the paddle of Yates' canoe, which. Hewson found floating in the lake, drove on three sound tires and one flat to Temagami in Bell's car and collection of customs by the|got the help of the policeman and Government will have a large Gordon and Monty Stevens. part in the discussion. The ques-| The body was found in 15 feet tion of the highway across Dominion has been the North Country will be presented. In regard to the tourist traffic, there have been reports of an in the North, resulting in a falling of holiday makers coming to this section. This will be thoroughly gone into and it is expected that some steps will be taken towards a system by which the North will in future unfair criticism of the roads off in the number direct its own publicity. Mr. Jas. R. Dixon, of Ottawa, the Canadian automobile dealers, has been in the North this month and has submitted a proposal for cer- tain changes in the collection of customs to the various Boards. discussed at who represents primarily This will also be next month's meeting. There are many other matters on the agenda and member to» for- ward resolutions to be taken up The executive of the Association, under Presi- dent C. W. Wright, of Englehart, has planned to make this the ini- portant meeting of the year for Boards have still time at the meeting. the Association. the occupying the attention of different parts of and resolu- tion setting out the advisability of having the Ferguson Highway form part of the national system of water and between 12 and 20 feet from the shore, Constable Crozier said. According to Hew- son, the rock was 10 or 12 feet high, and sharp, while the canoe was between 15 and 20 feet away on the shore, and partly pulled up on the beach. It was 25 feet dis- tant from a trail from the camp which Yates used, but neither canoe nor rock could be seen from this path. Bell could offer no suggestion as to why Yates should have climbed the rock. Witness had spent the night on the point where he was landed, and in the morning worked his way through the bush until he was opposite the camp, from which spot he attracted Hewson's attention. Bell was to fish and Yates had intended to keep on trolling when they parted, Bell said. pe The body of the victim was sent to Toronto on Tuesday night, and burial was to take place in that city, where two brothers and a sister live. Yates had a wife and family residing in Mon- treal. He was understood to be about 37 years of age. -- John C. Ross, superintendent of the North Bay Postal District, whose duties take him regularly through the North, on Friday Horticultural Show Will Be Concluded This Evening Exhibition Commenced Yesterday and Will Conclude Tonight; Baby Show the Big Feature; Floral Exhibits Splendid But Vegetables Lighter Than Former Years The annual show of the. Hail-| eybury Horticultural Society is in full swing today and the new! Community Hall at the arena building is a regular bower of, beauty. The floral exhibits form) the greater part of the display,' and those who have followed the | progress of the Society through-' out the many years of its exis- tence are agreed that the quality, if not the quantity, is well up to the average and in some cases surpasses anything that has been shown in years. Gladioli and dahlias are the biggest exhibits, but there is a great profusion of other blooms. The vegetable show is small, owing chiefly to the un- favorable season. However, there are some good samples of various sorts and there was com- petition in almost all cases. There is also a good display of products from the children's gardens. In the womens' section of the exhibition there are splendid ex- amples of needlework, cooking, canning, etc., the latter looking very tempting to the visitor. The ladies have worked hard to make their part of the show a success and it adds greatly to the display. The Community Hall makes a spelndid location for the show, the best perhaps, that has been available since the fire in 1922. It is a very nice hall, large enough for the exhibits without crowd- ing, and, thanks to the local fire brigade, who held a dance there on Monday night, it is nicely de- corated. The firemen kindly left the decorations in place for the This week the ladies of the So- ciety decided to again hold a baby show in connection with the exhibition, and this will be the big feature tonight, the clos- ing day of the show. The judg- ing will be done at 7.45 and all very Minister of Agriculture Hon. Robert Weir, who is the the Minister of Agriculture in new Federal Cabinet children between the ages of 6 and 18 months are eligible. There are good prizes for this event. The judges who examined the exhibits yesterday afternoon are all New Liskeard people, some of whom having acted in the same capacity for several years, particularly Mr. E. F. Stephen- son, veteran editor of the New Liskeard Speaker, who, with Mr. T. E. Armstrong, judged the veg- etables. Mr. Sumbler was the judge of the floral exhibits and Mrs. Galoska and Mrs. Nixon the women's work. A complete list of the prize winners will be pub- lished in The Haileyburian next week. ~ FORMAL NOMINATION OF CABINET MINISTER HELD HERE ON MONDAY Only formal proceedings took place on Monday at the Court House here, when H. E. McKee, of Cobalt, Returning Officer for Temiskaming South, was present to receive nominations for the riding, made necessary through the elevation to the Cabinet of Hon. W. A. Gordon, K.C. The Re- turning Officer was present from 12 noon until 2 p.m., the hours set for the nomination. Hon. Mr. Gordon's nomination papers, signed by some hundreds of sup- porters in the district, were pre- sented and during the hour he dropped in personally for a chat with Col. McKee. A number of others called during the sitting. As was expected, there was no opposition offered to the Minis- ter's re-election. This was. well understood, but the law requires the nomination to be held. SS A long train carrying members of the British Medical Society, en route from Toronto to Winnipeg for an annual conference, passed over the T. & N.O. Railway on Saturday last. The doctors vis- ited Timmins on their way through. --_--_>---------_ | i ci ti itn lt ta lta iittala | The Week's Weather } eie_ftesftesite-afte.afie_2fie.siesftesia.aite.aitn. Week ending August 27th: Max. Min. Thursday fe Bi enidaygee ee ENYA. 28S Saturday 76 «54 Sunday == eeeees 76022 wesls: Monday ----- RO 52 'Puwesday: - see ee 84 954 Wednesday =2=-=----- go Uaapaer te) Total precipitation,-_ .03 in. Northern Ontario % Mostly cloudy with a few scat- tered showers. Friday, fair and cooler. Bring Your Babies Te aT completed 31 years in the service. }]! TO THE COMMUNITY HALL TO-NIGHT AT 7.45 FOR THE BABY SHOW HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S AN- NUAL EXHIBITION. ~ 90000 GOOD PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED! voce BABIES 6 to 18 MONTHS ELIGIBLE q Deets heh hanna MJ a Re A ee eS Oe Sg NO Or ee . Heit Hg + es