The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-06-15

France; and from Russia the Order Of
Vladimir with swords; the Order of
st. Stanislaus, second-class swords;
the Order of st. Ammo, fourth class,
and a sword Inscribed "For Bravery"
Twenty-Five years ago the name of
Charlie Boyle, Joe's father, was known
on every race track in America. He
had good racing string with which
he was fairly successful, but he
wanted his boys to go In for profess
sions-either law or the church for
Joe.
Joe's first big adventure came when
he was seventeen. He had left Wood
stock college and gone to New York,
but life there was too slow for him.
When the captain Of the British steam
er Wallace found him around the
docks one day he was given an in
vitation to sign as sailor. He
jumped at the chance. Before his
cruise Of the world was over he was
quartermaster of an English steamer.
On trip from the Isle of st. Helena
to India the ship cprang leak when
rounding the Cape of Good Hope. Joe
took charge Of the crew which manned
the pumps and kept them at their
work for 1000 miles until the ship
reached Bombay.
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Tired OF seafaring. he returned to
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and met Frank Slavin, the prize
fighter. Joe was not unversed in this
game himself. Slavin needed a train
er and Joe signed on. They toured the
country until they reached San Fran
cisco. There Slavln signed up for a
fight. Joe's sister, Mrs. Laperriere Of
Woodstock, who tells the story, can
not remember who was Slavin's op-
ponent, but she does know that they
staked everything on the fight. Slavin
lost, and the party vas dead broke
In Frisco when the stampede to the
Yukon started. Writing to his sister
at that time, Joe said:
"We had so cents between us, but
we got on the boat as happy and con-
tented as If our fortunes were made"
Thus he went to the Yukon. A year
later there walked into Woodstock,
along with team of huskies and an
Indian, tall sturdy man, lean and
gaunt. This was Joe Boyle back to
his old home after a terrible expert
ence In the Yukon. Things had not
gone well out there, and Joe, along
with five or six others, had come out
for supplies. They came through the
deadly Chilcoot pass, and before they
had gone very far they realized their
task was harder than they knew.
Food Commissioner.
Boyle did not go back to- the Yukon
until he visited Ottawa and secured
concessions from the government
which were the basis of his business
until the war broke out.
Joe Boyle was not IN Canada since
1916. After the armistice he was ap-
pointed food commissioner for Ru-
mnnia and was Canadian agent there
to supervise the distribution Of the
materials bought with the Canadian
credit of S25,OOO,O0O.
During the past year or two he
was connected with the Royal Dutch
and Shell Transport company In de.
veloping oil wells In Mosul, Caucasia
and other parts Of the Near East. Last
summer he had another exciting ex
perience with the Bolsheviki, when he
secured the release from dungeon In
Tifis Of one Of his staff and his wife.
When the Rumanian prince eloped
1t was Boyle who headed party OF
special emissaries from the court and
overlook the fugitives. When the
prince returned home Boyle's discre
tion in the matter prevented the de
velopment of scandal at court.
In February Boyle wrote his sister
that he was iii and was coming home
But 1t was not to be. From Hampton
Hill, Middlesex, England, came cable
from Joseph Boyle, Jr.: dad diet
suddenly this morning; heart attack