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When "sound" was first introduced to some moving picturs theatres it was discovered that the design was faulty. Reverberations occurred and the "talkâ€" ing screen" spoke indistinictly. Rush calls from theatre owners ~.There was no method in the conâ€" ‘struction of any ‘but the last two namâ€" ed places‘inâ€"relation to their properties for the carrying of<sound. But there is 3, very good reason for the careful conuttuction of the last two rooms. â€" ‘The study of the actions 3f sound waves in buildings is not new but its @pplication ‘durint the past few years has increased so rapidly that governâ€" ments and private companies alike have set up all soiis ot elaborate testing equipment and laboratories. "Acoustics" brought the scientists to the job. Where reâ€"construction of the building was imâ€" if you go to the dictionary, is "the science of sound." â€" Canada has a governmental acoustics chamber now at Ottawa, urder the diâ€" rection of the National Research Counâ€" olfl and a large number of interesting experiments will be conducted there. What has brought acoustics more to the fore than any other factor has been the develooment of the talkies and radio which have gone hand in hand in the matter of sound reproduction. Nearby there is the "world‘s noisiest room," carefully constructed to be so. Its walls are set at angles and its ceilâ€" ing is not horizontal. You would probâ€" ably go crazy in that room in a very few hours Back and forth in this Foom swings a microphone. Each sound that comes from it lasts twelve seconds, bouncing around that awful In a room in a city of the United States, there is a "silent‘"‘ room. A blind man was once placed in it and he shrank back in horror. He thought that at every step he was about to plunge over an abyss. In St. Paul‘s, London, and at the Hollywood Bowl two persons 90 feet apart may carry on a conversation in whispers. By "Shakes" In the great cathedrals of Milan, Cologns and St. Peter‘s, music played on an organ is merely a confused jumble of sound. "Legislation where necessary will be introduced at the next session of the House in carrying out the new governâ€" ment‘s policy in the North in respect to the lumber and pulp and paper inâ€" dustries. "The present survey is being carried Odut under the direction of Federick Noad, deputy minister of forestry. Mr. Heenan denied that any contracts had been cancelled up to the present tims, but frankly admitted that there would "The failurs of companies to supply work since the new government took office and the many concessicns given the industry are believed to have been the cause of the promised radical changes in the administration of the department. be at the conclusion of the present examination. a general reâ€"distribution would ti place among the various companies. "The minister would nct go into deâ€" tails as to just what form the reposâ€" session of existing leases would take but admitted that companies which had recdived ithe lion‘s portions of gsod limits would likely lose them and "A survey of all pulp and timber limits is at present being made and when completed the government will take steps® to equalize the noldings of companies,â€" Hon. Peter Heenan anâ€" nounced. The despatch from Toronto may be summarizea as follows:â€" at Timmins were being forced to go farther and farlher away for their timber and that this was a serious disâ€" advantage. â€"The proposal was made that if the area along the Mattagami were more or less reserved for comâ€" panies operating from Timminsâ€" it would be of decided general advantage withcut being of injury to any except perhaps speculators. For years it has been recognized that there have been hardships imposed by the existing reâ€" gulations in regard to crown lands timber and any effort to remedy this will be welcomed. On the other hand, of czurse, there is the danger of disâ€" crimination along other lines. Hon. Peter Heenan Announces that a General Survey is inh'wgress Various Reasons for Transfemng Parts of Present * Interesting information to the North| "It was learned here today that one is contained in despatch iss v«@ek}small lumber company was approached from ‘Toronto in regarse to a proposedjlast week with a view to making an reâ€"allstng of cxisting iimber_ limit|exchange with ansther company in re* leases. In this it will be|spect to a limit which it held and upon recalled by some thait the Timminsiwhich its dues were paid out. board cf trade some years ago passed | "gtrenuous objections were made and a resolution asking that the Governâ€"| the result today was that the minister ment. reserve limits near towns jlik®‘af iands and forests made his initial Timmins so that e existing mills could have the first chance at thke leases. It was pointed out that milis of Crown Timber Limits Vagaries of Sound Lead , to Resgearch thing like wall board, but thicker and .often pierced by many holes, acoustlc .board has saved many millions of dolâ€" Mars invested in theatres and buildings designed as radio studios. 39 oz. over a width of 6.5 feet. Should undergrourd ‘development prove up a consistent length, grade and width to this occurrence, it would mean a maâ€" terial increase in ore reserves in this section of the company‘s property. A. 8. Fuller, presidernt, advises that New Ore Section at the Paymaster Consolidated cember <approximated $34,000 bringing value of bullion produced to date to him for working. Instead, he deâ€" camped, taking Duschak‘s suitcase. Duschak saw Sanschuik in Sudbury and calling a policeman had the suitâ€" case stcaler arrested with the results as noted. The magistrate ordered the return of the suitcase and sentenced Sanschuik to fifteen days in jail.. ‘"You played a mean trick on a man who helped you and was kind to you," comâ€" mented the magistrate. Crosscutting has started from the 200â€"ft. level of the Heinge shaft of the Paymaster Consolidated Mines to pick up the new ore indicated by diamond drilling to the north of the shaft, says The Northern Miner. Bore holes put out from the 200, 300 and 400â€"ft. levels As the result of a particularly mean form of theft Stephen Sanschuik was sent to jail at Sudbury last week when he was found guilty of stealing a suit case from John Duschak, of Hamilton. Duschak gave Senschuik a free ride in his truck to Cobalt and fed him on the way, even offering him a joa at Coâ€" balt, but Senschuik refused to allow the kindness to go so far as paying It used to be that no thought was given to the acoustical properties Of building by the architect. In fact it was commonly stated that the possiâ€" bility cf echo or reverberation could not be predicted. Modern methods have solved that trouble too and now @ building .properly designed and conâ€" structed will have acoustical properâ€" ties which can be accurately forecast. MEAN THEFT RESULTS IN MAN BEING SENT TO JAIL abuses were possible if the powers in regard to leases were used too freely. This is a matter that should not be lost sight cf at present. The Governâ€" ment should guard the sanctity of conâ€" tracts, direct or implied, so far as that is reasonable, for otherwise the whols structure and stability of business conâ€" tracts. are jescpardised. Even though the Government have the powsr to evade contracts made in good faith it is not good business or gocd morals to do so except upon full justification. It woulid be deplorable, indeed, if conâ€" tracts were made or broken only for so political expediency. It may be noted that the Depi. of Lands and Forests has considerable power in regard to timber leases. This 'was evident at the time the Mattagami Pulp Paper Co. made an assignment and it appeared as if the settlers would lose between $89,000 and $90,000 for pulpwood sold to the company. The company had induced the settlers to accept notes in payment for the pulpâ€" wood, thus preventing the settlers from putting a lien on the wocd. Then the company went into liquidation, the setâ€" tlers being ranked as ordinary crediâ€" ,tors As ordinary creditors they cou‘d hope for little for their accounts. Hon. Jas. Lyons, then Minister of Lands Forests, was appealed to in the matter, and was able to use the power of the department over leases. No lease could be transferred without the consent of the department. The department has the power to void any lease Accord-i ingly, it was psssible to pxotect the| settlers through these powers of the department, as the chief assets of the company were in the timber leases thev held, and the department had the powâ€" er to refuse to transfer the leases un til the settlers were paid. The was concluded by the settlers being ultimately paid and the lsases then being transferred and the business beâ€" ing taken over. At the time it was emphasized by the Government that "Strenuous objections were made and the result today was that the minister of lands and forests made his initial announcement that the government inâ€" tended réâ€"allocating the limits am°ng the various companies. The details as to how this will be done is at present being worked out." "It was learned here today that one small lumber company was approached last week with a view to making an exchange with company in re* spect to a limit which it held and upon which its dues were paid out. "But the hotels had certain limitaâ€" tions as amusement sources. Actually they were expensive entertainment places and Ooften became boring after "In Haileybury in 1910 the amus>â€" ments of the shifting population of proespsctors, miners, financiers and sports were limited in scope and in deâ€" gree. There were the hotels, of courss, precious privileges denied to ths minâ€" ing town of Cobalt and enjoyed enâ€" thusiastically by Haileybury residents and visitors alike. The bars and roâ€" tundas were social and business cenâ€" tres of the community. There were arranged the hundreds of dsals and dickers, stock transactions, grubstakâ€" ings and fiimflammings which constiâ€" tute the background for actual mining and prospecting operations over a wide area. a time. The boys looked eagerly about for some other means of getting a laugh. In such a situation the enâ€" terprise of a main stree; barber met with enthusiastic approval. W n CCE oR b o dn otly o ustt en o ie t "It may be remarked 'that. the town "Dogs, like men, are creatures of was full of dogs in the summer months. habit. En route to study the commisâ€" The weekly articles in the "Grab Samples" column Oof The North:rn Miner are always ‘of special interest and ~written with a master hand, but an extra special star should be awardâ€" ed to the feature article last week in "Grab Samples." It is a reâ€"telling of a tale that has been told time and again by oldâ€"timers of Cobalt and Haileyury, but nsver before with the skill and interest that W. J. Gorman gives it in "Grab Samples." Here is the story:â€" Doggone Shocking Story of Haileybury How the Barber Business was Kept from Going to the Dogs by the Power of the "Best Old Town." Phone 26 The Porcupine Advance CHIP COLLINS ADVENTURES CHIP COLLINS ADVENTURES CHIP COLLINS ADVENTURES FRGOM THE SDeELine S WiTH YERRY LanE. PeElEe@mine WHICH WILL MLE AGAINST LAKE S\DE S FOouLED 3Y is E4EmY ANQG Lo S "TOSS AGAw~wSt: CowEmr $ "(Oo Ser. WHLICEH S To Rua The AAALE 1 AGANST _ LA PE ~Thu OVAL IiypooG, CH‘P, CUNNING AGKNST PowERsS CPowr2S CGayt; mE Tnt HIP, _ VULL CATECH Lm ANP BEAT HIM. tâ€"â€"â€"~â€" to this attractive and upstanding morumert. In time this overâ€"whelmâ€" ing popularity became somewhat emâ€" barrassing and the barber decided that steps should be taken to reduce it. The services of an electrician were solicited and blacksmi‘h added a broad iron plats to the base of the | pole. f "Dusty Wocodhouse ran a barber shop on the main stem. As is tha custom of the crafit he displayed a beautiful striped pole at the sidewalk edge, notiâ€" fying one and all of the existence Of his tonscrial emporium. Dusty was proud of this pole and satisfiscd with the attention it drew to his activities. There was, howsver, ons fly in the sintment of his content. The Ilccal dog population, approving of his enterprise diverted a large share of their custom ‘"Main street was the stamping ground of dogs of all degree, the ponâ€" derous St. Bernard, the snuffling bull, the hungry husky, the busy terrier and the suspicious mongrel. sy romped up ard down, studying possibilities of all kinds. Their curiosity and energy were unbounded. No garbagse pail was left undisturbed, no hotel yard cor resâ€" taurant door neglected in the daily round: in search of sustenance and enâ€" tertainment. In the> course of their erratic perambulations the telephone system was subjected to periodical inâ€" vestigation and treatment. The street displays of the merchants were not neglectsd, the hydrants and street car standards, the corners of ‘buildings, in fact any cutstanding object invariably attracted their vagrant attention. In the wintsr no animal capable of pulling b‘.,. weight on a sleigh was out of empltvment but in the other seaâ€" sons the presence of literally hundreds ©£ apparently homeless canines conâ€" stituted a nuisance.â€" Pitched battles were numerous in the daytime and dismal hcwling bees were features of the nocturnal life of the community. WE‘RE WINNNG "A mongrel came loping, alert and fearful, along the road. He was not a sidewalk ussgr, having learned by bitâ€" ter expgrience that he was not a welâ€" come custCmer. He knew, too, thai ths attentions which he had previcusly lavished on the Woodhouse totem were n0t approved. Hence, he looked cauâ€" tiously about before making a pass. His departure war charactgristic of his daily conduct; hs roared as if being murdersed; his tail tucked between his legs, ho sifted through the dust at inâ€" credible speed, turned a corner on two "A bulldog snuffied his way south, making short side excursions here and there but inexorably approaching his favourite marker, without visiting whch hs had always considered the morning not properly started. His dignity and poise were impressive as he adopted the immemorial pose. His grief and rage were abundantly maniâ€" iest ~in a second. He whirled, snarlâ€" ed and braced his legs as he sought an antagonist. Failing to find one his wrinkled face slowly returned to reâ€" poss, he lifted his head and gazed into the window of the sarber.«shcp, frownâ€" ed and tketSok the remains of+a badly shattered dignity down the street. or â€"wouldn‘t. Some passed unconâ€" scicusly onward, not degning to notice the gaily decorated pole; Others triflied with the idea of making a port of call but went cn undisturbed, indecision saving them. â€" Business was practically suspended along the street while thc act proceeded. "By this time word had been passed down the strest and business men, prospectors and lOafers looked from store windows and corners, eagerly signalling the approach Oof a dog and hoping anxicusly for his discomfiture. Bets wers made whether the dog would "A huge St. Bernard ambled into view ~and pondérously tock position, while gazing sententiously up the street His thoughtful mien was rudely disâ€" From the visage of a philosoâ€" phical studen; of canine and world affairs his look changed to one of shocked amazement. He bounded heavily to one side, falling on one hip and scrambling to retain his balance He slowly arose, stared at the pole a moment and walking back, resumed the traditional posture. Again he was knocked into an undignified sitking posture while an incredulous and painâ€" ed expression crept over his countenâ€" ance. He arose and, more in Ssorrow than in anger, lurched off down the street without a backward glance. It was abundantly clear that Woodhouse had lost his custom for all time. This was the signal for a passionate and outraged voral protest, which rapidly dwindled westward as the terâ€" rier sped affrightsned homewards. The group in the window were seen to double forward and punch each othor on the backs. "Next visi‘or was a husky, which apâ€" prcached casually, tock a few preliâ€" minary whiffs and leisurely began to indite his matituoinal moniker. His asâ€" tcnishment was chviously extreme. One terrific whoeop and he jumpi three feet in the air, coming down with his ruf up and snarlingly lookâ€" ing about for the ensmy that had done this thing. Sesing no dog or man about he took a long l¢ok at the pole and went off, turning his head over his shoulder from time to time while a puzzled look grew on his hairy counâ€" tecnance. The gallery again approved. sgariat situation in the Mapic Leaf kitâ€" legs and dizappeared in the direction ken yard, they had fallen into the cusâ€", of the lake. A moment la‘er his head tom of makirig a brief stop in front‘of!poked around a corner and he conâ€" Dusty‘s place, to read the roster of ducted a cautious survey of the street their predecessors and to salute the before resuming his furtive stroll. day. On a fine summer‘s morning a| "A thcoughtiess hound was the nexi group of interested spectators stood customer. In lolling goodwill he strolâ€" within the window of the shop and led along, looking aboui, sniffing the awaited thse parade. First | wind, Ooccasionally swallowing conâ€" conmler was an energetic terrier, who| vuilsively to wet his tongue. He went made a rapid encirclement of the pols, | unerringly to the mark and left those reading signs, and then, apparently. parts in long lope that rapidly took disapproving of something he had him out of the ken of the convuilsed read, lifted his left to kick the pole.| watchers. On the Side Lines Lakeside W ins! puâ€" yee« ' ‘..,. '11-.. # d«\‘cfl BRAYXTON LoSeES THEe Poi:r vauolr NC CTHE Pommt SCTCoRE 5 You‘Re a SPoRT, CHIP, ._‘o n:mmi o. DNV ((INZ \MOU .AZO,Z bHLE _ mm * S 11 a m ).- mt This alert lady is bu; a visitor in Toronto, and found that she had time on her hands. She decided that the course in prospecting would prove an interesting pastime. so joined in. "It wasn‘t just idle curiosity that led me into it," she said. "I have always wanted to get to the scource of anyâ€" thing that intsrested me, and here was my chance wi‘th mining. I‘m really seeking after knowledge." Ths four scorned the suggestion that they â€"were taking this course so that they could converse intelligently with dinner partners. The gengral opinion was that men are not interested in what women know about gold digging cut in how they gs about it. "I‘ve always been interested in rocks, any kind of rocks," was the reason Miss FElcrence Hodge gave for joining the class. "No, I don‘t intend to go prosâ€" pecting," she replied "why should I?" And that is all she would say, although she didn‘t think it at all strange that only four women should be in class of 263 men. "I would have signed up as Jennie Jones, if I had thought that any one would come after me about it," said Mrs. Frances Langlais, who has visited every country in the world and finds Carada‘s mining fisclds its most inâ€" terssting aspect. "Whenever I am near a university I like to take its spe* cial ccurses," she said, "and this one appsaled to me." ' "What a silly idea,"‘ she exclaimed "Of course I shan‘t dress up and go off with a pick and shovel. And besides that‘s an old fashioned way of doing things. If Idid want to go digging I‘d at least have maâ€" chinery." Try The Advance Want Advertisements Mrs. Hafner has bsen interested in mining every since she studied mingrâ€" alogy at the Normal school. in Vanâ€" ccuver. "I have ssen mines in British Columbia, Colorado, California, Arizona and northern Ontario," continued Mrs. Hafrer, "and now I‘m really finding out what it is all about." (From The Toronto Star) Gsldâ€"digging as an art of the subtler sex has taker a new hold on life. Up at the University of Toronto, in the econcmics duilding four women liston each day to lectures by Dr. E. M. Burâ€" wash on â€" mineralâ€"producing rocks. The ladies are Mrs. Ann R. Hafuner, visitor to Toronto; Miss â€" Florence Hodge, resident of Toronto; and Mrs. Frances Langlais, charming worldâ€" {raveller, and Miss Pascalins: Langlais. "Once I used a pick and shovel," Mrs. Hafner told the star. "That was cut in British Colum‘bsia, but it was just for fun. I have no intention of going up rorth prospecting, but I have minâ€" ing property and I like to know what‘s going on there." "Tha dogs that came and went, their antics, the remarks of the onlookers, the trickle of amusement that spread all over Haileybury that day, the reâ€" curring performance in the days that fcllowed, would make a long story, All ¢f the dogs that performed and many of the men who made sport of them have passed on, yet the memory of a crudely humorous effort to abolish boredcm still lingers." Toronto Women Studying Prospecting Just for Fun "A thcoughtless hound was the nexi customer. In lolling goodwill he strolâ€" led along. looking abouti, sniffingy the wind, Ooccasionally swallowing conâ€" vuilsively to wet his tongue. He went unserringly to the mark and left those parts in long lope that rapidly took him out of the ken of ths convuilsed watchers. AW, TEDS Auu . @CG@UT, \ auEess By WILLIAM RITT and TACK WICHELM, By WILLIAM RITT and JACK _ WILHELM FiNak EVent ! mite Rounj__ THEODORE PoweR$S Form®» CBRAXTOAM .. KABRL KAWAL Fo@Q. LACBESIPE, â€" TouUGH LuCK, TEP, | un 2 Say| Wc.fl (OC O)ZS.. VO HAYGE. «o ap mm n e s on io cmd en 6: aGREaAt woRy. mw Gcfl. EL HANE To FLP A COIN P(CK THE ONE WHO \Smlm...fiw The other, "My Own Story," by Marie Dressler is an interesting simply written, intimate story of the.Csmedlm â€"20rm actress. Another nonâ€"fiction recsnt.ly placed on the shelves was the second volume of "Marlborough, His Life and Times," by Winston Churchill. Tlmely New Books in Public Library The first, "Merchants of Death," by H. C. Englebrecht and F. C. Hanighen is a study of the international traffic in arms and is designed to be "an ex«â€" pose of the unpatriotic methods and sinister poewsor of arms manufacturers." "Omar Khayyam," by Harold Lamb is a life story of the great Persian poet written in adventure style by one of the foremost authorities of the age on Omar Khayyam‘s philesophy. He is survived by his widow, the fcrmer Mary A. Hunt; three daughters and two sons. from his first marriage, Mrs. John McMillan, of Baltimore; Mrs. Ggorgs Conrcy, oOf Cobalt; Mrs. A. Ro:s, of Prescott; Harry Buckland, of Timmins, and George Buckland, of Saskatson; his stepson, John Delute, of Ottawa; one »rother, O. H. Buckâ€" land, Ottawa; : and his sister, Mrs. H. eville, of Ottawa. * Marie Dressler‘s "My Own Story," One of the New Books Added Here. New Two of the nonâ€"ficticn volumes now available at the public library are of interest in view of recent events,. Fiction works added during the past week to the library‘s stock are:â€" "Red Sun of Nippon," by Herbert O. Yardley. (Diplomatic intrigue written by a former U.S. secret sorvice man.) "The Man with Bated Breath," by Jossph Baker Carr. (A new Oceola Archer mystery.) j "Lost ‘Horizon," by James Hilton. (Prize British novelâ€"exciting fantasy.) "The Taking of the Gry," by John Masefield. (Rebellion on the eastern Spanish main.) "Odds on Blucfeather,‘" by Laurence W. Meynell, (Mystery, with Scotland Yard.) "Treason Under Seal." by W. Victor Codk. (Historical romance of the Napc‘isonic times in Sussex.) "A Girl Died Laughing," by Viola Paradise. (Mystery, with Joe the amateur bellâ€"hopâ€"detective.) "The Cowards." Anne Meredith, (Excitement, after Charles Lalsham kills a man.) Father of Timimins Man Died at Ottawa Last Week "Gsorge Ashbury, A tale of Lakeâ€" land," by O. S. Macdonnell, (A thril‘ â€" ing story of the adventurous days of the mountain smugglers.) "The Ready Blads," by A. Edwards Chapman. (Lusty adventure, England, 1203.) . "The> Lonely Lady of Dulwich," by Maurice Baring. (Unusual story of a "lady‘" who was not always lonely.) "‘The Gentleman,." by Gordon Graâ€" hame. (Romance in the last days of the French domain in Canada.) William â€" Thomas â€" Buckland, a resident of the Ottawa district for the past sixty yvears, died this mornâ€" ing at his home, 128 Hopewell Avenue, following a illness. Born in Buckinghamwhire, England, seventyâ€" three years ags, he came to Canada when only a boy, and had since always lived in this district. Hs worshipped at Trinity Church, Ottawa. "Mystery from the Air,"‘ by John Laurence. (A million pound robbery setwesen London and Paris.) "Cauldron Bubble," by Leslie Reld. (The Ruritania war. Well worked out.) "Season â€" Ticket," Margaret Iles. (Striking novel. Scene in New York. QOnes of Interest.