No! the insult came later in the week. Desâ€" patches from Montreal went to the extent of denyâ€" ing that any Quebec judge had ever said that it was punishment to live in Toronto. The kindly folk in Quebec went out of their way to explain that no one had stated that Toronto was worse than jail, prison, penitentiary. That was the real insultâ€"to suggest that Toronto couldn‘t take a joke like that. The chances are that Toronto scarcely noticed the alleged reflection, except in a spirit of disappointment because it was not a little more pointed. It is easy to imagine a Toronâ€" tonian rousing himself with a "Ha!l here‘s a new one! Toronto worse than jail. Now that‘s a lot better than the old one about the man who spent a week in Toronto one Sunday!" It is easy also to vision The Toronto Telegram proving that the joke was only an old one after all. ‘"Toronto worse than the pen!" the Toronto evening* advocate would exclaim, "don‘t you see that the ‘pen‘ must be: the hogâ€"pen, thus it is all that ancient joke about ‘Hogtown‘." The Advance believes in the freedom of judges. Any judge who thinks it a punishment to have to live in Toronto should be able to say so, without anybody having to apologize for it afterwards. He might be right. Montreal has certainly had to stand enough jokes about that mysterious place called "James Street," where all the financial wickedness of the capitalistic world of Canada is supposed to be centred. Montreal hasn‘t said a word about it. Indeed, Montreal men like Sir Edward Beatty go all over Canada telling every town and city in the country that they are wonâ€" derful, and never once mentioning that anybody ever threw a reflection on Montreal. Despatches from Quebec last week said that a judge in that province had allowed freedom to a youth charged with stealing a ride on a train. The young man claimed that his entry into this clash with the law was due to his desire to get to Toronto to take up residence in that city. "‘If yoï¬ are going to live in Toronto," the judge was quoted as saying, "then that is punishment enough for any wrong that you may have done." No! Hold hard! That was not the insult that roused Onâ€" tario. That was only a joke! Ontario has not reached the European level â€" where everything seems to be a jokeâ€"and yet no one can stand the joke. Toronto has been insulted, and, strange as it may seem, the rest of the province does not like that a little bit. Ontario often refers to Toronto as ‘"Hogtown," as a term of endearment, and the "City of the Good," as a term of reproach, but these things are family loveâ€"taps, as it were, and in the provincial heart of hearts there is really love, admiration, andpride for the capital city of the province. So, even though Toronto may take it in Chamberlainâ€"like forbearance, the province is touched with Edenâ€"like war spirit and there is talk of armament, or appeal â€"to the League of Nations. In this age of the world and stage of cirecumâ€" stances everybody and everyplace has to learn to "take it" and pretend to like it. A few years ago Irishmen began to object to jokes about Pat and Of course, there are other industries in Ontario will larger total yearly payrolls than mining. It is doubtful, however, if there are any other payâ€" rolls that are as advantageous to the province. There is no other industry where the ordinary workman has as large returns with yearâ€"round employment. Men who work in mines are well paid, and with this goes the fact that as a class they are free spenders. This means that the mine payrolls go quickly into circulation and mean much to all other lines of industry and business. Mining business is good for every other line of business, and so all other lines of business should be pleased when mining ventures show a good profit. Much money goes into mining ventures without returning to the investors. Even this money, however, returns to the workers and to business and industry in the form of wages and the price paid for supplies and other costs. Of course, this is true of other lines of business and activity, but it does seem that in the mining line the returns are more direct and do add more to the general prospersity and advantage. An item published the other day is well worth consideration by the people of Ontarioâ€"the people of Canada. The statement was to the effect that the total payroll of Ontario gold mines for 1937 amounted to $27,098,405, an increase of 27 per cent. over the previous year,. What other single industry can show such a record? What other single industry can equal the value to the province and to the Dominion implied by such a payroll and its notable increase in a year when payrolls in general have not shown a disposition to increase in any such proportion? TIMMIN®, ONTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association: Ontartoâ€" Quebee Newspaper Association; Class ‘A" Weekly Group OFFICE 26 â€" PHONES RESIDENCE 70 Published Every Monday and Thursday by: GEO,. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates: Timmins, Ont., Monday, March 28th, 1938 Obe Aduvanee United Statesâ€"$3.50 Per Year ing his health, and is feeling much better toâ€"day. the local séct,ion of five teams, with en 5 McIntyre, Hollinger It is a matter of no moment as to the grounds upon which Mr. Brown was placed under technical j {GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER " # Reduced tax rates appear to be a present fashion in the North. Haileybury‘s tax rate was recently custody. He is reputed to be a journalist of °xâ€"| Mrs. Alfred Asselin, of Fort Coulonge, | kerite. While no . have vigorously denied th o weekâ€"end, to visit with her daughter, | clubs started some t 8 Y at the oI.Tend.lr.lg. article l Miss Iren> Asselin, and with friends in | material and no dc passed the bounds of truth or of fair criticism. If e _â€"_â€"_â€"+ ! clubs were asked to course in the ordinary law. Indeed, the ordinary|_ MS. A. P. Brennan, and Mrs. H. Deâ€" | in the hands of th law leaves the newspapers perhaps too wide open I tended holiday. They will spend a few | Lake Shore are sche Before any penalty or any imâ€"| days in Toronto, where Mrs. Brennan | Kirkland Lake. prisonment could have been visited upon the jourâ€" NsE und f ; P . 4 . _, | Salle "Oaklands," and will journey from|! â€" Sudbury Star:â€"S nalist under the ordinary law, however, a fair trial there to Halifax, from where they will | to look a gift horse hearing by his peers. â€" Apparently, this British| British Guiana, also spending some| business of loking . s ¢ ime at Bermuda and Porto Rico. was pretty silly any method was too slow and ineffective for the Alâ€" 2o rush the allegefl oï¬â€œenc.ler into "technical custody," ; and Nazi purges, it might be well for the people to as they have it in Russia, Germany, Italy and Other | make it plain that this sort of thing will find no (like journalists) have no right an@ no redress. be amused by the idea that the newspapers have The parliaments of Canada and the provincesi something to worry about now in regard to parties their proceedings, but in the past British precedâ€" public‘s worry. Newspapers can adapt themselves ent has been followed of using these powers very | to such conditions better than the general public. the freedom of the press and the liberty of the subâ€" | still more a dire danger to a free people. ject. Every government in Canada that has atâ€" its dignity by summary arrest has suffered in pubâ€" lic estimation as a result. It is difficult for Britâ€" ments would be immune from criticism. Such a situation implies the end of British freedom. perience, skill and good judgment, and his friends : Q@uebec, arrived in town during the| were made it wou © town. | class teams. Offic he had libelled any public man there was full reâ€"| Mille left here on Friday for an exâ€" | as possible. Wrigh in such cases. | will visit her son, Andrew, at De La would be necessary. He would be entitled to a fair| sail on the morning of April 2nd for | responded that she : M l * * berta government, and so attempt was made to | the people of Canada prefer Soviet treason trials lands where dictators hold sway, and common folk | tojeration here. No doubt some of the people may have certain powers in regard to comments on | ang governments. The truth is that it is really the sparingly. Any other plan is a direct menace to| It is a menace, of course, to a free press, but it is tempted to use the powers possessed for upholding ish peoples to imagine a situation where governâ€" Were criticism of the government punishable by reported as three mills less than last year, and New Liskeard‘s rate is down two mills from 1937. Last week Cochrane came along with a tax rate of 48 technical custody, The Advance would have no| mills for 1938â€"two mills less than last year. What sooner been released for criticism of the Farmer Why bring that up? KÂ¥ K about Timmins? Government than it would have been back behind the bars for telling off Hon. Wm. Finlayson for| The chief point of interest in the muchâ€"heralded neglect of roads in the North. Indeed, there would | statement of Dr. H. S. Birkett, of Montreal, that be another term now for what had to be said about | pipe smoking is the most dangerous cause of cancer Hon. Mr. Hepburn‘s treatment of this country in |of the throat, is the opportunity it gives pipe the first term of his government. To British| manufacturers to announce over the radio that minds that sort of thing is unthinkable. Unless|their particular forms of pipes are never the It might be as well to admit that the Edmonton journalist referred to was never really in jail. But it was intended that he should be, so far as the Alberta government was concerned. The corâ€" rect expression for what happened to Don C. Brown, of The Edmonton Journal, was that he was in "technical custody." That is an expression reminiscent of reports from Russia and from Gerâ€" many, and the methods adopted in Alberta were of the same foreign dictatorial type. Mr. Brown was alleged to have written in critical way of the parliamentary procedure of one member of the Alberta Legislature, and the wrath of the governâ€" ment was shown against him by the proceedings that placed him under "technical custody." The apparent intention was to keep him in technical custody at the pleasure of the Legislature, but better judgment prevailed and on Friday evening last the Legislature unanimously adopted a resoluâ€" tion by the Liberal party in the House to release Mr. Brown from the technical custody aforesaid. Last week there was a lot of talk in the newsâ€" papers because an Edmonton newspaperman was thrust in jail. No doubt there are a lot of people who believe that all journalists should be in jail, but the trouble with that idea is that there are too many journalists and not enough jails. Also, it is a proven fact that it is much more profitable business for a democratic people to support its newspapermen in freedom rather than keep them in jail. Canadian newspapermen are quite ready to go to jail if the need arises, but the question for the people of Canada is whether this country can afford to have any material proportion of its newsâ€" papermen behind the barsâ€"that is behind the bars of a jail. The incident at Edmonton last week should rouse the people of Canada to think about the matter. If Canadians wish to retain their liberty and rights â€" many of them being filched from them in quiet way from day to dayâ€" then they must more or less adopt John Dalton‘s mottoâ€""We never sleep." The price of liberty still remains connected with the watchful public eye. With most of the world with a on the shoulder or a greedy look in the eye, every loyal Canadian will do all possible to prevent that sort of thing in this country. Accordingly, Quebec province should apologize to Toronto for apologizâ€" ing to Toronto. Toronto can take a joke at its expenseâ€"indeed, is Scottish enough, to say, "hang the expense" in that regard. Toronto should be able to stand the odd joke. That City of the Good has had enough practice in that regard. Toronto can take itâ€"has taken itâ€"continues to take it. Let there be no insult to the contrary. Nobody in Ontario will turn a hair when Toronto is called HMHogâ€"town, Pigville, City of Churches, City of Saints, the Sad Sunday City, Penitentiaryâ€" Cityâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Humber, or what have you! But to suggest that Toronto can‘t take all this with an extended smileâ€"and both hands extendedâ€"is to court war and slaughter. a Jew isn‘t any safer than an ordinary Russianâ€" which is hard luck. Mike, and look at poor Ireland now! Years ago Russia seemed to be the only country where the Jews were persecuted. Is there any connection between the fact that there was a campaign against Jewish stage jokes, and the fact that in most European countries, people relieve their ignorance by killing off Hebrew people instead of telling stories about them? Even in Russia toâ€"day JOURNALIST IN JAIL? THE FORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTMMINS, ONTARIO Miss W. D. Rutherford, formerly on the Timmins High School Staff, is visitâ€" ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Howse, 14 Maple street south. Mrs. A. P. Brennan, and Mrs. H. Deâ€" Mille left here on Friday for an exâ€" tended holiday. They will spend a few days in Toronto, where Mrs. Brennan will visit her son, Andrew, at De La Salle "Oaklands," and will Journey from there to Halifax, from where they will sail on the morning of April 2nd for British Guiana, also spending some time at Bermuda and Porto Rico. Mrs. Norman Johns is spending the weekâ€"end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Price, at Giroux Lake. Mrs. Alfred Asselin, of Fort Coulonge, Quebec, arrived in town during the weekâ€"end, to visit with her daughter, Miss Iren> Asselin, and with friends in town. Mr. E. C. Brewer, who is in St. Mary‘s hospital, having suffered from a slight touch of pneumonia, is steadily recoverâ€" ing his health, and is feeling much better toâ€"day. the people of Canada prefer Soviet treason trials and Nazi purges, it might be well for the people to make it plain that this sort of thing will find no toleration here. No doubt some of the people may be amused by the idea that the newspapers have something to worry about now in regard to parties and governments. The truth is that it is really the public‘s worry. Newspapers can adapt themselves to such conditions better than the general public. It is a menace, of course, to a free press, but it is still more a dire danger to a free people. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rosner are spendâ€" ing a few days in Toronto, and will return on Thursday morning. The chief point of interest in the muchâ€"heralded statement of Dr. H. S. Birkett, of Montreal, that pipe smoking is the most dangerous cause of cancer of the throat, is the opportunity it gives pipe manufacturers to announce over the radio that their particular forms of pipes are never the Messrs Dan Marshall and Tony Delâ€" monts are spending the weekâ€"end in Toronto. There were 18 coaches in the weekâ€" end excursion train leaving here last Friday. Mr. Fred Miles, of Sudbury, returned home last week after visiting friends in Timmins and district Miss Mary Sharp returned last week to Sudbury after a visit to her mother, Mrs. L. A. Sharp, Timmins. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Foster, of Toronto, were the guests last week of friends in Timmins. Dr. and Mrs. McKechnie left on Friâ€" day to spend@ a few days in Toronto. ;i Treat your credit as It pays to pay promptly Mr. "Spike" Price left on Friday to attend the hockey playofis in Toronto. " Coming off shift and feeling fineâ€"â€"â€" 14 Pine St. N. "I‘m in the machine shop at the completely tired me out. 1 used to have headaches too, so 1 thought maybe my eyes were the trouble. I had Mr. Cu:riis examâ€" ine them and sure enough it was my eyes, Now I wear my glasses on shift and feel better aAll} the time mine and the close work all day OPTICAL C OMPANY EYES EXAMINED TERMS ARRANGED AT s a sacred trust. ly. ~â€"83â€"84tf Phone 835 A largely attended meeting of the Northern Ontario Football Association was held at Timmins Fire Department quarters on Saturday night and from the enthusiasm shown it would appear that the game is due for a big season here this year. Indications were that the local section of the group will have five teams, with entries expected from MciIntyre, Hollinger, Pamour and Anâ€" kerite, While no definite statements were made it would seem that the clubs started some tim»e ago to look for material and no doubt will field high class teams. Officials of the various clubs were asked to have their entrics in the hands of the secretary as soon as possible. Wright Hargreaves and Lake Shore are scheduled to enter from Kirkland Lake. Sudbury Star:â€"She was warned not to look a gift horse in the mouth, and responded that she always thought that business of loking in a horse‘s mouth was pretty silly anyway. Football Outlook Bright This Year Large Crowd Attended the First Meeting of Northern Ontario Association on Saturday. Mrs. Ennis (nee Miss Gabriel Morin) of Sudbury, is visiting with her mother Mrs. J. E. Morin, of 58 Balsam street south. Pretty Wedding at the United Church Saturday The United Church was the scene of : % § a pretty wedding on Saturday evening when Margaret Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, of Mountjoy street, became the bride of Mr. Michael Vince, son of Mr and Mrs Louis. Vince, of Timmins. Rev. W. M. Mustard offiâ€" clated at the wedding. RENT â€" Sixâ€"roomed upstairs apartment, all conveniences, newly decorated. Apply 168 Elm Street South, Phone 609â€"W. 20â€"26p Mr. and Mrs. T. Waller, of Sudbury are visiting friends in Timmins. Mrs. R. Turcotte, accompanied by her daughters, Mrs. Linney and Miss Ruby Turcotte, left on FPriday for Toronto. Miss Ruby Turcotte will attend the funeral of Mrs. Block who died suddenâ€" ly on Wednesday evening. The witnesses were Miss Winnie Anâ€" drunyck and the bride‘s brother, Mr. Roy Wilson. Mr. A. E. Prout, of 167 Spruce street north, who has been quite ill for some days, is reported as being in much betâ€" ter health toâ€"day. Mrs. Embleton, who was visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. Clifford Wingrove in town, returned to Toronto Sunday night. FPOR RENTâ€"STOREFâ€"Good location, suitable for any business,. Apply 48 ‘Third avenue., Timmins. «â€"24â€"25â€"26 FOR RENTâ€"Fiveâ€"roomed house with all conveniences . Also large garage. Apply at 67 Birch North. Jack and Louis Cohen visited Toronâ€" to over the weekâ€"end. William Cummings, who is in charge of Doherty Roadhouse‘s office in New Liskeard, returned to Timmins for the weekâ€"encd. RENT â€" Fourâ€"roomed heated apartment, all conveniences, newly decorated. Apply 48 Third avenue, Timmins. â€"24â€".25â€"26 TWO NICE OFFICES POR RENTâ€"On Third Avenue. Apply at No. 6 Cedar North. Telephone No. 6. ~22tf Miss Elsie Sullivan is spending a few ay in Toronto. cause of cancer. Any day now a pipe maker may «dopt the slogan:â€""Not a cancer in a pipeful." The Haileyburian seems to be uncertain as to whether or not The Advance in a recent issue was complimenting Haileybury in some references made to actions of the town council of that town. In any event, The Haileyburian ought to know ‘The Advance well enough to know that if there had been any reflection meant, the matter would not be in any doubt. However, the truth is that not one but two compliments were implied for Haileyâ€" bury, or at the very least a double compliment. In view of the fact that it was noted that at one meeting of the Haileybury town council it was deâ€" cided to reduce the tax rate and also give town employees two weeks holiday with pay, double compliment and double congratulation is assuredâ€" ly due to Haileybury. Another Chicago preacher threatens to publish another translation of the Bible, using modern language, as he phrases it, that will be easily and clearly understood by presentâ€"day people. Perâ€" haps the idea is to translate the Jacob and Esau story, for example, to conclude with the words:â€" "The hand is the hand of Charlie McCarthy, but the voice is the vaoice of Bergen." St. Mary‘s Journalâ€"Argusâ€"A minisâ€" ter had been on ‘bad terms with his congregation, and eventually he deâ€" cided to leave the parish. When preachâ€" ing his farewell sermon he announcâ€" ed that he had been appointed chapâ€" lain to a well known prison. He gave out this text for his sermon: "I go to prepare a place for you, that where I am, there ve may be also." Another Infant‘s Body Sent by Mail Second â€" Gruesome â€" Parcel Mailed in Toronto This second dead body of an infant child to be mailed in Toronto this year was found in the mail collection deâ€" livered at Terminal A, Toronto, shortly after 9 o‘clock on Friday morning The bodyâ€"that of a wellâ€"developed male childâ€"was enclosed in a shoe box, which was wrapped in ordinary brown paper and tied with white cotton string. The parcel was unaddressed and withâ€" out stamps or any marks likely to idenâ€" tify the sender. The postal clerks in charge of cancellation of stamps took the parcel to the supervising officer when it was seen that there were no stamps or address on the parcel. An investigation was immediately started, detectives being called in to assist on the case. It is only a few weeks ago that the body of a newâ€"born infant was found in the Timmins post office. It was also in a shoe box and had been mailed from Toronto. There was a Timmins address on the parcel but the address appeared to be fictitious. Torâ€" cnto police have been working on the case seeking to locate the sender, but up to the present appear to have met little success. Now they have a second FPOR SALEâ€"Newly built apartment house showing good returns on invest=â€" ment. Apply Sullivan Newton, Insurance and Real Estate. =7â€"84f Family CHILDREN FOR ADOPTIONâ€"â€"Goo0 homes desired for children, boys and girls, Catholic and Protestant, ages ‘ 4 to 14 years. Any home desiring to adopt a youngster should have their clergyman write A. G. Carson, Bupt. Children‘s Aid, Timmins, Ont 44t] MICHAELSONâ€"In loving memory of a dear wife and mother, Minnic Michaelson, who passed away March 28th, 1937. â€"Ever remembered by Husband and To MISCELLANEOUS work upon Tenders will be received by the Town Clerk for 14 Firemen‘s Uniforms and extra pants; roods to be made of 22 ounce Indigo Serge. Tenders to be filed with Town Clerk on or before 12 noon, Thursday, March 31st, 193 Miss Nellie Ploplis entertained a group of her friends at her home, 185 Em street north, on Thursday evening. Miss Ploplis will leave next week for Sault Ste. Marie, where she will enroll in training at the Sault hospital. The young ladies who were present at the party took several snapshots in rememâ€" brance of the occasion, and played grames. The hostess served a delicious supper, and a happy evening was spent by her friends at this farewell gatherâ€" ing. Those who were present included: Misses Eileen, Helen and Elsie Sulliâ€" van, the Misses Boileau,. Miss Senja Kyllonen, and Miss Brone Ploplis. Miss Nellie Ploplis to Leave for Sault Ste. Marie POSITION WANTEDâ€"Capable woman wishes position as housekeeper or cook. References exchanged. Disâ€" engaged April 20th. Write Box BR., The Advance. «35â€" 26 WANTED POSITION assalesman, or other place of trust, by energetic and reliable man of character. Best of references, Apply to 12 Birch Street south, or phone 1647â€"W . â€"20p POR SALEâ€"Poultry farm, capacity 1200 birds; 5 acres garden land, 4â€" roomed bungalow, all buildings new. 20 apple treesâ€"â€"4 years old; 15 miles east of Toronto. Price $6000. $2000 cash. Owner has other interests. Write L. C. Stut, Penetang, Ont., owner. â€"20 Under and by virtue of the powers contained in a certain mortgage which will be produced at the time of sale, there wili be offered for sale by public auction, on Friday, the 8th day of April, 1938, at the hour of 2 c‘vsiock in the afternoon, at Number 41 Montâ€" The Surface Rights of iot numper 19, as shown on Plan Mâ€"56, Temiskaming, now deposited in the office of Land Titles at Cochrane. There said to be a one and a half storey residence on the lands of brick veneer construction. Terms: 25% of the purchase money to be paid down at the time of sale and the balance to be paid within ten davs thereafter. The sale shall be subject to a reserved bid. For further particulars and condiâ€" tions of sale apply to HERMAN MOSCOEF, Schumacher, Ontario, Solicitor for the Mortgagee. in the afternoon, at Number 41 Montâ€" gomery Street in the Town of Timmins, by Herbert Warren, Auctioneer, the following property namely :. Dated the 19th day 1938. Rouyn Council Asked to Stop Sunday Sale of Beer Rouyn, Que., March 26.â€"Rouyn counâ€" cil meeting on Tuesday evening took no action on a resolution, sponsored by La Federation des Femmes Canadienâ€" nesâ€"Francaises, the League of the Saâ€" cred Heart, and two representatives of the Roman Catholic Church, that would have made the sale of beer illegal in Rouyn on Sunday. MORTGAGES LIST YOUR PROPERTY REED BLOCK TELEFHONI 7 PINE ST,. 8. 2250 Councillor Amedee Paquin, manager of the Quebec Liquor Commission‘s Rouyn store, sponsored the resolution that found no seconder. It would have asked the commission to cancel all dining room beer licenses in the town or change them to tavern licenses, thus making them impossible for hotels to serve beer in any room on Sunday. Letters from Bishop Rheaume, Bishop of Haileybury diocese, and from Father Pelletier of St. Michael‘s church, fayâ€" oured the proposal. INSURANCE Vancouver Sun:â€"As the volume of the news from Europe continues to grow and swell in the newspaper ofâ€" fices, the conviction increases that the FOR SALE REAL ESTATT of March, A.D â€"~23â€"205â€"2"4