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_land_near Shawville. Tearly part of their married life McGillivray, R- 299 Jan. 31 THE HAILEYBURIAN Vol. 27, No. 3. . " HAILEYBURY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd, 1931 Subscription Rate: $2.00 per yeat Mr. and Mrs. McDowell Reach Diamond Jubilee of Wedding| Haileybury's Oldest Couple Observe Sixtieth Anniversary of Mar- riage Quietly in View Street Home; Both In Fair Health And Contented With Life Many friends are extending to Mr. and Mrs. John Mcdowell sin- cere congratulations this week on their reaching the diamond jub- ilee of their wedding. They are the oldest married couple living | in Haileybury at this time and are both enjoying fairly good health and contentment in their home on View Street. Mrs. Mc- Dowell is quite capable of doing the necessary work of house- keeping, although she has suffer- ed one or two attacks of illness during the past few years, while her husband was busily engaged in getting his garden ready for planting when The Haileyburian visited them this week. Mr. McDowell suffers from rheuma- tism to some extent and his hear- ing is not what it used to be, but otherwise he is pretty well in body and mind. Mr. and Mrs. McDowell were married in 1871 in the old Meth- odist Church at Shawville, Que., on a day in April, but the record of the exact day has been lost and their memories cannot fix the date. However, they are sure of the month and year, and each spring they quietly observe the anniversary. They lost all their personal effects in the big fire which swept Haileybury in Oc- tober, 1922, and consequently have no record of the date of their marriage. As it happens, the old church where they were married by Rev. John House, 60 years ago, was also burned and there is no record there. They have been residents of Hailey- bury for the past 22 years. Mr. and Mrs. McDowell are descendents of pioneers of the During the they lived on a farm of their own in that neighborhood, coming to the North Country when the min- ing boom at Cobalt was at its height. They have three children living, the eldest of whom is Mrs. H. Prendergast, of Hamilton, and the youngest Mrs. John Splane, of Haileybury. The other mem- ber of the family is a son, John McDowell, who lives in Montan- na, U.S.A. A son of the soil, Mr. McDow- ell finds his greatest pleasure now in his garden. For several years past he has cultivated sev- eral town lots on Meridian Aven- ue South, but last fall it was de- cided that they would abandon this and move nearer the centre of the town. Mr. McDowell still sticks to the garden, however, and is looking forward to the growing season with keen antic- ipation. Mrs. McDowell finds her greatest pleasure in a study of the scriptures and in perform- ing her daily tasks about the house. Both enjoy the visit of their friends and neighbors and both have many interesting ex- periences to tell of their long and NEW ANGLICAN ARCH- BISHOP Bishop Stringer of .the Yukon, who has been chosen to succeed Archbishop Matheson of Ruperts Land, who has retired from the Anglican Primacy of Canada. Archbishop Stringer travelled 360 miles by dog sled and two thousand miles by train to accept the appointment. happy life together. Mr. McDowell was 85 on Christmas Day last° year, while Mrs. McDowell observed her 83rd birthday in August last. Hosts of friends and acquaintances ex- tend their congratulations and the hope that they may live to see and enjoy many more anniv- ersaries. To these good wishes are added those of The Hailey- burian and of many others who may not be personally acquainted With ts viry happy and content ed couple in the evening of their life. ee ee ONLY HALF LOADS FOR TRUCKS ALLOWED UNTIL FROST IS OUT OF ROADS Only half loads will be allowed for trucks on the roads which come under the supervision of the Northern Development Branch until the frost is com- pletely out of the ground, ac- cording to notices which have been posted in this district and signed by D. J. Miller, engineer in charge of the work in this sec- tion. The period during which the restriction is to be observed will extend to the middle of June, by which time it is expected that the highways will be safe from damage. This is two weeks later than the date set last year. Each spring there are troubles experienced through the frost heaving the roads and for the past-year or two similar meas- ures have been taken. It has been found that by limiting the loads a great deal of the damage is prevented. With Spray Attachment, PROTECT YOUR FURS and WINTER GARMENTS geEVveO ~ SlOOsMONM BAGS2s. Se a a 49c MOTHOBAEESH |b. Ya ~ eon a a es S 15¢ CEDAR FEAKES; plosee) Ser) seve iy cae 15¢ CAMPHOR FLAKES and NAPTHA FLAKES, pkg. -- 15c LARVEX--makes fabrics mothproof, 16 oz. bottle, _ $1.00 SAPHO REY -X(SPRAY 22 - 50c, 75c, $1.25 $1.50 FERGUSON AVE. Knechtel's Drug Store PHONE 58 HAILEYBURY Old Warehouse Badly Damaged In Night Blaze Origin of Spectacutar Fire On Tuesday Evening Believed to be From Truck The lake front was the scene of a spectacular blaze on Tues- day night at 9 o'clock, when the warehouse erected following the big fire in 1922 by the former firm of Langlois Simard Limited caught fire and was badly dam- aged before it could be put out. Fire Chief Marcella states that so far as he could determine, the fire started in the engine of the truck from the brewer's warehouse, owned by C. H. Liddicot, which was kept in the building. The chief believes that it had smoul- dered for a considerable time, until the gasoline tank became hot and vaporized, then caught fire and the resulting flame spread through the building. The tank was open and the position of the engine showed that some- thing of this nature had occurred. The truck was completely de- stroyed, while the building was charred and blackened through- out and the roof left full of open- ings. Both the truck and the building were insured. Apparently the fire had gained considerable headway before it was discovered and an alarm turned in. Flames shot through the roof and lit up the water- front for a considerable distance, attracting to the scene an unus- ually large number of people des- pite a heavy rain which was fal- ling at the time. Two lines of hose, about 800 feet, were laid by the brigade and, as the pressure at that point is good, the flames were soon overcome and _there was little danger of them spread- ing to other buildings. The building, now owned by J. A. Langlois, was built right on former building owned' by the old Temiskaming Trading Com- pany. For «several years past, since the lake traffic has dwind- led away, it has not been used except for storage purposes. At the time of the fire, there were a couple of wagons, an old car and a truck in the building, besides the beer truck. The building it- self was of wooden construction, with single board walls covered with composition siding. There appeared to be nothing that could cause the blaze, unless there was someone inside and carelessly dropped a match or cigarette. A large hole in the floor would make ingress easy. Fire Chief Marcella states that so far as he could determine, the fire started in the northeast cor- ner of the building, at the rear of what was formerly the office. the water front on the site ofea Ide 'Hon. Mr. Gordon Elected Bencher of Law Society Is Well Up Among Successful Candidates in First Run For High Honor Honorable W. A. Gordon, K.C., Temiskaming's representative in the Dominion one of the 30 successful candid- ates for election as Benchers of the Upper Canada Law Society, in the contest completed late last week. This is the highest honor that can be conferred on a mem- ber of the legal profession in On- tario, by his fellow barristers, and Mr. Gordon is being congrat- ulated this week from all sides. His legal career in the North Country and his long residence here have made him well known to practically the whole country- side, and evrybody is well pleas- government, was ed at the new 'honor that has come to him. There were 61 candidates for election this year, in the contest which is held every five years. The Benchers form the executive of the Law Society, which has wide powers in its own field. A- mong these are the control of legal education in the province, including the establishment and maintenance of law schools, the appointment of a dean in léstures the conduct of examinations for admission to the bar, the power of suspension from legal practice and the regulation of law librar- ies, in addition to the making of rules for the government of the Society itself. Only men prominent among the leaders in the profession are chosen as Benchers, and it is con- sidered a particular honor to be elected on a first trial, especially to be. placed well up in the run- ning, as Mr. Gordon was. fh gauition to the 30 Be sActed by the profession there are a number of e) i0 members of the executive, includ- ing the Federal Minister of Jus- tice, the Solicitor General of Can- ada, the Attorney General of On- tario, retired judges of the Sup- reme Court of Canada who were members of the bar in Ontario at the time of their appointment to the bench, and judges of the Sup- reme Court of Ontario. ------.--_--_ A settlers conference is to be held at Kapuskasing on May 8th, when cabinet ministers of the Ontario government, M.P's. and M.L.A's. will be invited to attend and discuss with the farmers of that section their various prob- lems. The Northern Ontario Settlers' Association is sponsor- ing the gathering, through its president, Joseph Lacasse. Rarely does one get such an ier MacDonald is shown in front (left) and Bridget. life of a statesman as the above photo provides. reunion of Premier Ramsay MacDonald's family at his new home, "The Hillocks," which is located near Lossiemouth, Scotland. Prem- CLAN MACDONALD MEETS -- intimate glimpse of the domestic It shows the first with his two grandchildren, Jean In the rear, left to right, are Joan, Alastair, Malcolm and Ishbel, all of the Clan MacDonald. Jury Disagrees In Charge of Arson Against Merchant Fail to Reach Verdict After Sixteen Hours Deliberation and Case Goes Over to Next Assizes; Three Civil Cases Complete Long Sitting of Supreme Court SPEED QUEEN Et) With the same plane in which she established new altitude and trans-continental records, Ruth Nichols (above) society aviatrix, sped over a_ three-kilometer course at Detroit at 210 miles an hour. This is the fastest pace ever set by a woman. Ticket Agent Given Sentence on Fraud Charge A. M. Soloway Will Serve Five Years in Kingston on Three Charges Declaring that he looked upon "a.wery serious. _offence," Judge Hartman, in court,here on Wednesday afternoon, p assed sentence on Alexander Matthew Soloway, formerly a merchant and steamship agent at Kirkland Lake, of five years in Portsmouth penitentiary, with hard labor, on each of three counts of fraudu- lently converting money entrust- ed to him by Kirkland Lake resi- dents who desired to bring out relatives from Central Europe. The terms will be concurrent. The Crown alleged that Solo-|! way, who was arrested in Regina last fall after being traced thro- ugh the west, and brought back to Northern Ontario to stand trial, had taken various sums from different persons in Kirk- land Lake, who had given him money, as an agent of the French Line of steamships, to pay for the passages from Jugo-Slavia of relatives who desired to join them in the gold camp. In two of the three cases before the court, the wives of the respec- tive complainants were the pros- pective passengers, and in the other a niece was to have been brought out. While only three charges were pressed before His Honor, Crown Attorney Smiley, K.C.,, told the court that there were a number of others, which would have been merely repetition. The amount involved, Mr. Smiley said, was over $3,000. According to the Crown Attorney, the accused had adopted a course of action for his own profit at the expense of people who could very ill afford it. In some cases it had been necessary for the money once given to be spent over again be- fore a ticket couid be obtained, and in others the relatives were not able to come at all. The first hearing of the case (Continued on Page 4) } The Week's Weather | | aie afin atithe aie aiitee adie adie alien atin adie adie. a7 | Week ending, April 22, 1931: Max. Min. (iiiicsday == esse Be YH Haid any: nee ste Sa Spi ale) Satundayes. sss 66% 311 Sunday --- SN alee 45 Monday - al oe Tuesday .-- 7 I 2at46 Wednesday: === 59" 28 Precipitation for week, 1.05" { | 'were again summoned. Ider of the night to reach pe ge One of the longest sittings of the Supreme Court here was con- cluded on Friday last, when three civil cases were "disposed of by Mr. Justice Garrow, after the jury had disagreed in the final criminal action, a charge of arson against Sayed Alexander, former Kirkland Lake merchant. In the arson case the jury spent more than 16 hours in deliberat- ing over the evidence, only to re- turn at 9.30 on Friday morning to report that they had failed to agree. His Lordship remanded the, accused in custody for the next court of competent juris- diction, which will be the fall as- sizes, and discharged the jury after thanking them for their services during a long and diffi- cult trial. . When the evidence in this case was all in on Thursday afternoon His Lordship spent more than an hour and a half in summing up, stating that the evidence all pointed to the building having been set on fire. There had been 31 witnesses heard and almost every one, the judge said, agreed that the fire did not originate from natural causes. It had been what was termed a "flash fire" and did not smoulder or last long according to the testimony. Jus- tice Garrow told the jury that in an arson case eye-witnesses were not to-be expected, but circum- stantial evidence, if there was enough of it and of sufficiently reliable character, was as good as any other evidence. The jury retired at 5.10 p.m. on Thursday, was called back to the court room at eight o'clock for further instruction by His Lord- ship and at a few minutes to 12 When they could not return a verdict, they were again asked to make a special effort during the remain- agreement. They spent the night under lock and key, the third night that had been thus spent by a jury at the sitting and one member, E. Curry, of Cobalt, had been on both juries. . The first of the civil cases was an action brought by Mrs. Maud C. Lafferty against Chas. Schoen- jham, for specific performance of an agreement affecting the pur- chase of a farm in the district. Judgment for the plaintiff was entered after the case had been presented on her part by Joseph At Leeris: (Ro E.-Graft! al co= defendant in the action, who had engineered the deal, while Scho- enjham was still in Germany, was represented by W. H. Walters of New Liskeard. The second action was brought by A. J. Murphy against J. D. Macdonald and Terence Smith, former partners, but held to be involved as individuals in a deal for stock in the Amulet mine. Macdonald. offered no defence and judgment was entered against him, while Mr. Smith was suc- cessful in his plea that he had no connection with the deal. C. F. Tuer handled the action on Mr. Murphy's behalf. In the third and final action to come before the court Mrs. Edith Shillington was successful in her claim to be ranked as a preferred creditor of the bankrupt business of her husband, W. J. H. Shilling- ton. The amount claimed was $31,984.88, which was stated to have been composed of loans made by Mrs. Shillington to her husband. Interest amounting to over four thousand dollars was not allowed. F. L. Smiley, K.C., handled the case for the plaintiff and explained that it was a dis- pute between the individual cre- ditors and the creditors of the firm of Sullivan & Shillington, which went into liquidation last year. W. J. Beaton represented the defendants and evidence was given by the plaintiff, by R. B. Priestman of the Canadian Credit Men's Association, the former manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia Branch in Cobalt and Mr. Shillington. Northern Ontario Forecast Fair tonight and Friday; cold tonigth. an ow ae Pes cee