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McGillivray, R. 299 Jan. 31 N Vol. 26; No. 47 HAILEYBURY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26th,1931 Subscription Rate: $2.00 per yeat Advice of Brother's Death Contradicted in Two Hours Odd Case of Mistaken Identity Gives Ex-Mayor "Marty" Wright Bad Couple of Hours on Monday; Aged Mother and Family Notified Before Error is Discovered A queer case of mistaken iden- bad couple of hours on Monday ting in touch by his family. and endeavoring to break as gently as he could the| news that his brother, E. C.i Wright, also a former resident of ; well known in Haileybury and the north, was dead in Rouyn. A telegram was received at 1.50 p-m. by Mr. Wright, who has spent the greater part of the win- ter here, from an undertaker in Rouyn, advising him that his brother was dead and asking in- structions as to the disposal of the body. Although a letter from E. C. had been received last week Mr. Wright had no reason: for doubting the authenticity of the information and he preceeded at once to do what he could towards not only smothering his own grief, but having the sad news conveyed to his aged mother and to his brother's wife, both of whom live in Ottawa where other members of the family also have their home. A sister was com- municated with by telephone and to her was given the task of breaking the news. Just two hours after the arrival of the first message another wire was received by Mr. Wright from the undertaker explaining that a mistake had been made, and it was necessary for him then to a- gain communicate with the fam- ily, which he did with real joy and satisfaction, although it was unpleasant to think of the shock he had caused earlier. In the telephone conversation with the undertaker who had caused the trouble in the first place, Mr. Wright learned that four men had positively identi- fied the body as that of his bro- ther, E. C., who is at present in charge of operations at the Mc- Dougall Mine in Quebec. It had been learned that the body was that of a man named Frenet, who was a native of the Gaspe Penin- sula, but particulars as to how he met with his death are not known here. Our good fellow townsman, "Marty", says that in the course of his life he has had many ups and downs, plenty of adventure and trials and troubles, but never such an experience or such a real- ly trying period as he went through on Monday. His great- est concern was-for his mother, who is past 80 years of age, as he greatly feared that the shock would be serious. He lost no time in getting off his second series of messages and all his friends here were greatly pleased when his mind was relieved by the glad tidings. Messrs Geo. T. Hamilton and A. J. Carson are in Toronto this week on business. | tity gave M. P. "Marty" Wright,| Ex-Mayor of Haileybury and an| old timer of the North Country, a} afternoon, which he spent in get- | telephone 'and! telegraph with other members of} Runciman to Retire Rt. Hon. Walter Runciman, Lib- eral member of Parliament in the Old Country, who is to retire at the next general election to devote his time to the gigantic task of straightening out the tangle in the finances of the Roy- al Mail Steam Packet Line HURLED AGAINST SAW BY FALLING TIMBER FARMER BADLY CUT With his back badly cut and ane arm ropped from the elbow to the shoulder as a result of being thrown against a circular saw, Charles Willard, a farmer of Kearns Township, is in the Lady Minto Hospital at New Liskeard, where he is being treated and where it is believed that he will recover. In order that he might be rushed to the hospital, Train No. 46, southbound on Monday evening, made a special stop at Maybrook and the injured man, accompanied by his son, was tak- en on board and brought to New Liskeard. Willard was cutting up a pile of saplings for wood, using one of the sawing machines commonly used for the purpose. As he reached for a pole, the pile slipped and he was struck on the chest by the falling timber and thrown a- gainst the saw. Others who were with him were able to stop the bleeding from his wounds before he was removed to the hospital. nS eae Work on the foundations for the piers of the new overhead bridge at the Lang St. Crossing is progressing steadily, but no time has been set for the comple- tion of the structure. MATABANICK HOTEL Comfortable, Pleasant and Reasonable Tickets---Good for 21 Meals $9.00 Mutilated Body Found on Track Had Lain For Hours After Fall or Jolt From Train on Way to Swastika A mutilated body, later identi- fied as that of Yarka Maki, a workman formerly employed at Fraserdale, was discovered by A. Ward, engineer of Train No. 1, on Saturday afternoon near Wata- beag, on the main line of the T. &N.O. Railway. The body was found lying near the track and the train brought to a stop, when it was found the man had been dead some hours. Investigations conducted by Officer Robert Swan, of the T. & N.O. and Provincial Constable W. McCord disclosed that the victim had boarded Train No. 46 at Val Gagne that day and had bought a ticket to Swastika from conduc- tor A. Reesor. South of Mathe- son he had been missed by the trainmen, but it was thought that he had left the train at the last stop and it was three and a half hours later when the body was discovered. Identity was estab- lished by an envelope on his per- son with the name Maki, al- though spelled with two "k's" and giving the address of Fraser- dale. Enquiry of the Dominion Construction Company at that place brought particulars of a man by that name having been employed there in the fall, but it was learned that he had left on December 3rd. When the' body was found it had been dragged 125 feet south from where the unfortunate man had fallen from the train. The skull was fractured, one leg sev- ered and the other crushed and other injuries had contributed to death, which must have been in- stantaneous. It is believed that he opened one of the vestibule doors and either jolted off and under the wheels. The sum-ef $31, one dollar in si $10 bills shoved down inside one of the socks, was found on the body. Train No. 47, northbound, had passed the spot after the tra- gedy. without the men discover- ing it. The body was taken to Iroquois Falls where an inquest will be held. cra eae eg eer Hon. W. A. Gordon, federal Minister of Mines, will be the speaker at the annual dinner of the Canadian Mining Institute in Ottawa on the evening of March 6th. a Albert Nadeau, of the Cobalt Fire Department, received a cut over the eye during the course of a pillow fight last week, and five stitches were required to close the wound. By Train Crew) fallen or was. ' meeting. ~ ver loose in a pocket and _ thrée! 'Meet Premier re Highway Route On Friday Next "Deputation of Boards of Trade and Legislative Members Have Appointment The deputation which is to urge the extension west from Hearst of the Ferguson High- way as part of the route across Northern Ontario of the main road which, eventually, will link Canada from Atlantic to Pacific, will meet Premier Geo. S, Hen- ry, of Ontario, in Toronto at 10- 30 a.m., Friday, March 6th. C. W. Wright, president of the T. & N. O. Associated Boards of Trade, said yesterday. In making the announcement, Mr. Wright declared that the three members of the Legislature for the northern ridings had ag- reed to accompany the delegation from the Associated Boards when the Prime Minister is met. They are A. V. Waters, of North Coch- rane, Fred Kenning, of South Cochrane, and A. J. Kennedy, of Temiskaming. For the Boards of Trade there will be Mr. Wright, Mayor Homer Sutcliffe, of New Liskeard, and ex-Mayor Dr. E. F. Armstrong, of Cobalt. Mr. Wright said that, in ad- dition to these six, a representat- ive from Nakina Board of Trade will accompany the deputation to Toronto, presumably with a view to impressing upon the provincial authorities the claims of Nakina toa place on the Trans-Canada 'Highway, if a section of that road is extended west from Hearst. The trip to Toronto is the outcome of a decision reached at the annual meeting of the As- sociated Boards of Trade in New Liskeard last week. It is also announced that H. L. Netherton, of Englehart has been appointed secretary of the Assoc- jated Boards of Trade. The office was not filled at the annual ee oo Mary Smith Suffers Broken Knee-Cap in Fall Miss Mary Smith had the mis- fortune to suffer a broken knee- 'cap, when she fell on an icy street in Ottawa on Saturday last. Rel- atives here were not sure how serious the injury was, but it nec- essitated her removal to a hospit-)'} al, where an X-ray was to be tak- en. The accident came at a par- ticularly busy time for Miss Smith, who is one of the officials in the Department of Mines, and all departments are now prepar- ing for the coming session of parliament. All hockey fans should try to go to Kirkland Lake on Saturday to cheer for the local Juniors. RIDEAU HALL'S CHARMING NEW HOSTESS Candy Specials! Knechtel's FERGUSON AVE. NEILSON'S BRAZIL ROLIs 1b.=2--_-. 49c LOWNEY'S DAINTY WAFERS, Ib. 4lc WILLARD'S PRIMROSE SWEETS, pkg. ----------- 25¢ HOOK'S MOLASSES MINTS, |b. _____------------- 39c +e+e- - MAPLE LEAF POTATO CHIPS, pkg. --------------- 5c 2Oe<-8< Fresh Every Week Zaura edocord PHONE 58 Drug Store HAILEYBURY has just arrived from London, one of Her Excelle This studio portrait of the Countes Earl of Bessborough, newly apna f Bessborough, wife of the zovernor-General of Canada, t is a reproduction from photographs Brakeman Has Re-Elected President Dr. Charles Camsell, Deputy Min- ister of Mines for Canada, who has been re-elected President of the Canadian Geographical So- ciety NEW FLYING SCHOOL NOW IN OPERATION AT ROUYN AND NORANDA The latest community in the North to become air minded is that which includes the towns of Rouyn and Noranda, in Quebec, where a flying school has been in- operation for the past couple of weeks. An instructor from the General Airways Limited, H. H. Langford, is in charge and a moth plane is being used. Early this week there were be- tween 25 and 30 pupils enrolled, many of them just taking up the classes for the novelty perience, while others are deter- mined to become commercial pil- ots. The single machine is suf- ficient for the present, officials of the company state, but if neces- sary another will be added later when the class grows larger: li lt lt allt ll ln tn allt ati alii | The Week's'Weather | | Week ending Wed., Feb. 25: Max. Min. hunsday gears es 32 25 Friday 21 Saturday ---- % 24 Sun ary se 32 22 Mion day ese ate 28 16 Wbuesdayes 2 = 7 Wednesday 6 Precipitation, only a trace. NORTHERN ONTARIO Fair today and Friday; moder- ately cold tonight. and €x- Legs Crushed In Fall Under Moving Car Samuel Smith of Englehart Suffers Terrible Injury in Yards at Cobalt: Despite Suffering Has Thought for Safety of Pas- sengers: Haileybury Man Lends Aid \ With both legs amputated be- low the knees, Samuel Smith, of Englehart, a brakeman on the T. & N.O. Railway, lies in the Mines Hospital at Cobalt recovering from the effects of injuries rec- eived on Saturday morning while shunting freight cars in the yards at the silver town. He had been thrown under the wheels of a moving car, on which he was rid- ing, when he came _ in contact with a hopper car standing on the track' alongside of one in which the cars were being shunted. Ap- parently he had been leaning too far out from the car on which he was riding when he struck the standing one and he was thrown on to the tracks. The accident occurred shortly before the arrival of Train No. 47 from Toronto, and while fellow members of the train crew were endeavoring to relieve his suffer- ings he said: "Watch for 47; the switch is set wrong." His thoughts were first for the safety of the passengers, and he did not lose consciousness during the ot- deal of being moved to the hos- pital. Immediately after the accident Dr. G. E. Case was Summoned and an ambulance conveyed the injured man to the hospital, where he was attended by Dr. Case and Drs. G. A. Schmidt and W. C. Arnold. Amputation of both: limbs below the knee was found necessary, but Smith stood the ordeal and is reported this week to be progressing favorably. H. E. Blackwall, of Haileybury, who the time, was able to render first aid, improvising a tourniquet from a spare.shoetlace he carried in his pocket and thus preventing excessive ~bleeding from one of the crushed limbs. Mr. Smith's suffering was great. Mrs. Smith and other members of the family came down from Englehart on the afternon train to be with the injured man dur- ing the worst of his suffering. Mrs. Smith recently had an oper- ation herself and is only now con- valescing, but was able to spend some time with her husband. The train on which Mr. Smith was working at the time of the accident was the mixed, No. 6, which runs between Cobalt and Silver Centre, leaving Cobalt af- ter the arrival of 47. It was in charge of Conductor Hollands and Engineer McMenemy. 'The car on which the victim was rid- ing had been separated from the train and was being run onto a siding. ee ee The opening of the session of the federal parliament at Ottawa has been set for Thurs., March 12th next. dgle ey problem at the end of the FREE. Box 992 WHO KILLED HARRY HEATH e Read Leslie McFarlane's New Mystery Story, "The Crime Cat" Being published serially in The Haileyburian. Try out your detective instincts and if you can solve the have a Year's Subscription to The Send your answer to The Haileyburian DEES 11th Instalment you may Haileyburian Haileybury was a passenger on a Nipissing Central car arriving near the' scene of the accident almost at