TIMMIXNS, ONTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" Quebee Newspaper Association; Class ‘A" Weekly Group Canadaâ€"$3 00 Per Y its subjects and their property on sea as on land. To think that British ships could be attacked and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea and nothing be‘ donmne about it shocked most British people. Pre-‘ mier Chamberlain, however, explained the situaâ€"| tion in very complete way, and British newspapers, irrespective of politics, added to the public infor-l mation. In the first place it was made very plain ' that the British navy canâ€"and willâ€"protect all| British ships on the high seas. It was pointed out by the British premier, however, that all British ships had been given the fullest warning that they carried contraband cargoes into the Spanish war zone at their own peril. Traffic in contraband to Spain was very profitable, and for this reason many ships were engaged in this trade to win thel big profits. If they were willing to take such risks in illicit traffic, it must be at their own peril. To protect British ships engaged in what was considâ€" | ered by another country as illegal trade could not be fairly asked. It would be on a par with expectâ€" ing the British navy to convoy ships carrying rum to a prohibition state. Premier Chamberlain made it definite and final that he did not intend to take: the risk of a costly war and the danger of plunging the whole world into another disastrous conflict, simply to protect the profits of a few venturesome ship owners. Some rather cheap politicians in Britain have been berating Premies Chamberlain because he has refused to declare war upon the nations reâ€" sponsible for the firing upon ships flying the Britâ€" ish flag. These politicians cry that Britain is disâ€" graced and that the British flag no longer protects British ships. At first this political trickery made considerable popular appeal. The average Britâ€" isher likes to believe that the British flag protects its subjects and their property on sea as on land. To think that British ships could be attacked and Some of the London, England, newspapers were not content with stating the case as given by the premier. They did some investigating on their own account, and the results showed the wisdom of the British Government in the matter. One Britâ€" ish newspaper exposed the case of one ship owner â€"a poorly paid clerk in a financial house a few years agoâ€"who had made $5,000,000 in three years from the illicit traffic in Spanish waters. When one of his ships was shot down in the Mediâ€" terranean territorial waters, there was a great outâ€" cry. A statement of the facts showed how unfair was the complaint about lack of naval protection. This ship owner had made several fortunes out of his traffic with Spain. It is to be presumed that the immense profits were given for the risks taken. Yet not only did this man ask removal of the risks with the profit remaining, but there were others not concerned in the case who seemed to uphold this unfair proposal. In a recent editoria) The Advance made extended reference to this case, showing that Premier Chamberlain was fully jusâ€" tified from every angle in refusing to risk another world war to guarantee this man‘s exorbitant profits. Another British newspaper recently uncovered! another case to show how utterly ridiculous it | would be to attempt to protect illegal traffic by a'i certain class of ships flying the British flag in‘ Spanish waters. Both Lloyd George and Winston | Churchill joined the outery at the sinking of the | "Thorpehall" in Spanish waters. Here was a shipl flying the British flag, and that flag proved no' protection for it. The British newspaper referred ; to put a different complexion on the matter. It: was discovered that the Thorpehall was owned by | the Westcliffe Shipping Company, and that company was capitalized for a thousand pounds in ! shares of one pound each. The ship had a Greek captain and a cosmopolitah crewâ€"an internationâ€" | al crew, with Britishers but poorly represented.§ And of the thousand shares of one pound each, the | Greek captain owned 499 shares, a Greek director owned another 499 shares, and the one British director of the company had only two shares. In"; other words,. in this case there was only the equiâ€" valent of ten dollars in British money for the Britâ€" ish navy to protect and an equally small proporâ€". tion of British lives. The average man will surely feel that Britain is well advised to avoid war over ten dollars of British capital. Still more should the Empire refuse to start a world conflict to proâ€" tect a trade that is already well paid for the risk that is in it. Ohe Vorrupine Aduvancs # PA A â€"AP ACACAMPoaPâ€"A AC L LA LC AP LAAA L l l P t l l > lt ce ns se lt uce Ordinary owners of buildings in Timmins who have been put to serious trouble and expense to comply with the town building byâ€"law may see something to make them "good and mad" if they will step down the lane running between Pine and Spruce streets and note the recent frame addition to the rear of the A. P. building. People owning frame buildings in the fire limit zones who wished to add some small addition to their buildings have been forced to build the new section of fireâ€"resistâ€" Timmins, Ont., Mond: Published Every Monday and Thursday by CKEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher THE BUILDING BYâ€"LAW t 2 o PA t PAAA P A C AC L C o P P â€" l t e l P P AJ ibscription Ra PhHONFES United Statesâ€"$3 .50 Per Year luly 18th 1938 ing material, though a small brick or tile addition to frame building might look foolish as well as being unduly costly. That seemed to be the law , however, and people had to endure it. The idea would not be endurable, however, if it were generâ€" ally believed that it did not apply to all, and that consequently it was not for the general protection. Some years ago there was a flagrant disregard ol the building byâ€"law, and investigation brought the responsiblity for this to the door of Mayor Bartleâ€" man. The mayor must take the responsibility for the form of the recent addition to the A. P. store as he is the owner of the building. One thing that makes the construction loom up as hardly in line with the building byâ€"law is the fact that alongsiae of it may be seen an exactly similar aadmon to the old portion of the Dr. McInnis building. When the _ Elsewhere in this issue will be found a reference| to the belief of Reeve Carter of Teck Township that Mayor Bartleman is trying to use the alliance | of the mining municipalities of the North for poliâ€"| ‘tical purposes of his own. Reeve Carter has made | it plain that Teck Township does not intend r,o! | lend itself to any such political chicanery, and Lhat;’l further evidence of this tendency will be followed | by the retirement of Teck Township from the asâ€"| : sociation of Northern municipalities. There is no idoubt that Whitney and Tisdale Townships arel | equally averse to being made political tools for any! Iselfish purpose, so it may be taken for granted| that Timmins will be left alone unless there is deâ€"| cided change in the attitude of the mayor of this | municipality. Frankly, The Advance doubts very, ! much if Mayor Barteman by virtue of his temperaâ€" ment is able to change his attitude in such matâ€" i ters. Fortunately, the other members of the Timâ€"‘ ‘mins council show a much better spirit. They :;able to treat with the representatives of other| municipalities in friendly and courteous way to ‘ the advantage of all concerned. It would be a pity, !, indeed, if the Northern Mining Municipalities can E not continue their association as it promises a very | general advantage, if patience and persistence are | exercised. new McInnis building was being erected, the old portion was moved back on the lot and a small : porch and balcony addition built against it. This: small addition to the Dr. McInnis building is built of tile approved under the byâ€"law. The addition | to the A. P. is just frame structure. Why tho difference? Dr. Mcinnis is a former mayor of | Timmins. The owner of the A. P. building is the present mayor. Has the building byâ€"law (hfferent. provisions for mayors and exâ€"mayors? If so, it w high time that the byâ€"law was revised. l At the present time Mayor Bartleman and Counâ€"| cillor Wren are carrying on an apparent form 0 warfareâ€"calling each other dictators and other names. Some people are inclined to think that| the quarrel is more apparent than realâ€"that it is a form of shadow boxingâ€"and that when a real issue develops they will both have their money on the same horse. This may be an injustice to Counâ€" cillor Wren. If so, he has the chance of his life to prove it now. If he wishes to confound Mayor’ Bartleman by showing that he (Councillor Wren) has the true interests of the public at heart, he can prove the fact by having a full investigation of the way the building byâ€"law applies to mayorsl and exâ€"mayors, mayors and their friends, and mayors and those who do not like them. Counâ€" cillor Wren could easily show that town officials are not to blame for these irregularities in the enâ€" forcement of building byâ€"laws and other byâ€"laws. He might, indeed, be able to prove who really deâ€" serves the name of dictatorâ€"and why. And after investigation of the building byâ€"law, there would still be room for investigation to see whether muâ€" nicipal laws apply with the same force to mayors and exâ€"mayors, their friends and their enemies, in such matters as the assessment of land and proâ€" perty and the taxation of signs and coal chutes. l The Northern Mining Municipalities Association has been working on the plan that a greater porâ€" tion of the present taxation of mines should be given the municipalities. Dominion, provincial and municipal governments are agreed that thel taxation of mining is already high enough for the: best interests of the industry and the country.‘ Progress has been made in convincing all concernâ€" ed that a greater share of the taxation should go to the municipalities. Following along this line, there is reason to believe that the municipalities, *»)y reason and fairness, will win this success, to the advantage of all concerned. Cheap appeals to class prejudice, political trickery and propaganda, and similar selfish and false tactics only confuse the issue. It is to be hoped that the Northern Mining Municipalities will refuse to be sidetracked from their purpose by any side issues, but will carry on | their good work to ultimate success. | {GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER Due to articles written by A. Lorne MacInt,yre.'| to pilé a member of the staff of The Globe and Mail, the| oppression of the poor by loan sharks in Ontario| Not was exposed, and legislation resulted to curb this| pages cruel racket. At present Mr. MaciIntyre is writing| Stork a series of articles on the fake advertising and other rackets that steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from business men in the province each year. It would be a great feather in the cap of The Globe and Mail if the present exposure of rackets resulted in some remedy to protect the business men from the racketeéers. CONFUSING THE ISSUE THE PORCUPINE ADVAI Kapuskasing, July the chanrzes of drun}k driving against Jame was laid over at Kapt day for a week, to er parties, now patients â€" Hospital, Kapuskasing and be present in cou The charges arose out of a crash in which Goodfellow, driving with his wife, crashed into the rear of a stationâ€" ary car, occupied by a man and family who had stopped to light a cigarette. Mrs. Goodfellow sustained a broken leg, while the lady occupant of the other car received a broken hip and other passsngers were bruissd and badly cut. Permit Suspended Louis Robi‘(;gaud faced a reckless driving charge and being convicted, paid a fine of $25 plus costs, while his permit was suspended for three months. Driving on the wrong side of the road, Robichaud came into a headâ€"on colâ€" lision with a car driven by Bert Launâ€" dry, th> car being damaged to an exâ€" tent of $300. Convicted on charges of forgery Charles H. Hughes, signwriter, was at Kapuskasing police court, Wednesday, remanded for sentence for one wesk to allow a check up on his previous record being received from Ottawa. Interestimg Cases at Kapuskasing Court Reckless Driving: Charges Remanded. Forgery and Theft Cases. The accused man forged the name of Eli Shamass, a local storekseper to two cheques for amounts of $20 and $4.50. In defence the accused man stated he must have bsen drunk and was not awarse of what he was doing but the _ After all, there seems to be some measure Oof natural justice in the idea that the Malted Milk millions should go to the Bulls. awarse of what he evidence of the cheq penmanship and led Chum N Rosaire Bourassa home in jail since h 30â€"day stretch on a on June 8, to be re: during his one da; drunk and caused police considerable w When arrested Elsewhere in this issue will be found an article wherein a transient suggests that officers on the Canadian National Railways and the Canadian Pacific Railway are stern in their efforts to preâ€" vent transients from stealing rides on their railâ€" ways, but that the T. N. 0. is more gentle and kindly in the matter. There is a hint for the T. N. 0. in this article. It would be to the adâ€" vantage of transients and the North alike if the transients were prevented from coming north. With literally thousands of men out of work in the Northern centres there is no sense in transients coming North if they are really looking for work. If they are only anxious for travel, it is not fair to pile them all into the North. Not long ago Toronto newspapers were running pages upon pages about the Charles Vance Millar Stork Derby will. Now the Toronto journals are having an equally joyous time with equal pages upon pages of the will of Mrs. Horlick Sidley and her Malted Milk millions. STORK DERBY WINNERS sEE NEW YORK Visiting New York for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Timleck, ol Toronto, winners of $125,000 in the Charles Vance Millar "stork derby," are shown as they inspected a housing project at Jackson Heights nea the scene of the July 16. Oof drunken and reckless James K. Goodfellow Kapuskasing Wednesâ€" to enable the injured ents in Sensenbrenner asing. time to recovier a@ â€"faced a_ reckless ind being convicted, ) plus costs, while his ided for three months. rong side of the road, into a headâ€"on colâ€" driven by Bert Launâ€" c damaged to an exâ€" gque COFE Missing 1939 World 16.â€"Hearing of n and reckless K. Goodfellow kasing Wednesâ€" and was not doing but the showed perfect onviction. his partner‘s ken. Fined $10 and costs on the drunk charge Bourassa preéâ€" ferred to take a second 30â€"day holiday. Edwin Martin, charged with the theft of clothing was sent to jail for two months. Th> theft was committed at Farb‘s clothing store in Kapuskasing, the accused being a transient, who gave as his defence that a man, whose name and whereabouts were unknown gave him the clothes to sell. Charged with having liquor in an illegal place Basil Black had the charg> reduced to one of consuming and paid a fine of $25 and costs. The accused was the owner of liquor at the illegal place Basl Black had the charg> reduced to one of consuming and paid a fine of $25 and costs. The accused was the owner of liquor at the home of a friend where a rather jovial party was in progress when the police stepped in. Joseph Edmond Arseneault had a charge of selling liquor against him dismissed as the only evidence came from a man who had tendered a forgâ€" ed cheque in payment of the liquor he allogedly received from Arseneault. His evidence was not considered sufficient to warrant conviction. Amendments io Code Effective on Sept. 1 Sections re Reckless Drivâ€" ing Now in Effect. Important amendments to the Criâ€" minal Codeâ€"355 in allâ€"as »nacted at the recent session of Parliament, will come into effect on September 1, with the exceptions of Sections 15, 16 and 45 which are now in force, and for which the penalties are increased. section 15 deals with the liability of a driver of a car for failure to stop after an accident has happened. Section 16 deals with reckless driving. Section 45 has to do with a charge of manslaughter or reckless driving. In Effect September 1 The amendments to the Criminal Code which are effective September 1 deal with the following: Aliens not to have frearms â€" permit. Selling or lending weapons. Altoring the serial number of arm. Registration of revolvers and pistols. Having a pistol or revolver while committing an offence. Selling pistol or airâ€"gun to minor under the age of 14. The penalty for this offence is $50 fine. Restriction on publication of reports of divorce proceedings or in relation to any judicial proceedings and indecent matter. Disorderly conduct. Stealing of plants growing in garden. have firearms without Ssomeone should run for mayor of Timmins in the coming election on the platform of equalizaâ€" tion of assessment as between mayors and exâ€" mavors. It is said now that one purpose of Howard Hughes‘ flight around the world was to advertise the World‘s Fair at New York. So far, however, the chief beneficiary of the advertising in the matter seems to be Howard Hughes. There is no justice in this world. A local man has figured out that it rains regularly every Wedâ€" nesday afternoon and each weekâ€"end this summer in this North. Retribution! There has been a practice in this town of deferring oiling early in the year, and leaving the laying of the dust on the streets to the mercy of the rains. The heavy rains last week washed all the oil away from one street being treated. a fireâ€" The penalty for this offence i; a fine of $50 or six months‘ imprisoninent or both The Senate reduced the: penalty from two years to six months. Stcaling From Orchare Stealing of plants or from orchard. There is a $50 fine or six months‘ imâ€" prisonment or both, penalty set for this offence, which has to do with stealing of apples particularly, The Upper House also cut down the penalty from two years to six months. Theft of automobiles. The new penâ€" alty is not less than one year‘s imâ€" prisonment. Section 20 deals with fraudulent use of naturalization certificates. Section 22 deals with holder of a lease of gold or silver mings defrauding owner. Other sections deal with the followâ€" Unlawful sale or purchase of rock, ore, quartz, containing gold or silver. Unlawful possession of rock, ore, or quartz containing gold or silver, Using trade marks or trafficking in bottles. Fraudulently burning any chattel over Fiveâ€"Year Penalty Attempt to commit arson. Setting fire to crop or tree, lumber timber. There is a fiveâ€"year penalty for this offence. Threats to burn. Illâ€"treating animals. Defacing ecurrent coin. Picton Gazetts:â€"Down in Welland, so the story goes, the W.CT.U,. was holding a convention. Everything was turned on. The special song leader anâ€" nounced ‘"No. 7 on the song sheet." Imagine the fseling of the ladies when they found No. 7 to be ‘"There Is a Tavern in the Town." The Porcupine Advance While You‘re Away You Can Still Read The Advance Y ou needn‘t miss a single issue while you‘re on your vacation this summer All the news and happenings from back home will reach you promptly, wherever you are, and just at the time when you can really enjoy The HOME Newspaper of the Porcupine District Since 1912 Please send my Advance every issue from ... ADDRESS TELEPHONE 26 RIGHT NOW OR SEND THIS SPECIAL COUPON (Date) reading every item! 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Rouyt field m William April 8 nE Rioting, Blasphemy and Other Charges at Rouyn DeY "I Never Knew.. and D A sitting of the magistrate‘s court opened in Amos on Monday last and some 85 cases are on the roll. arrest Sunda 1J 14 Pine St. N Fort William Times:â€"If you argue with a fool, be sure that he isn‘t simiâ€" larly employed. 91 ram A] Coady, 4 mas Whi (Date) McD> 1iY _ 10.A Dick Miller 11 16 11 1, of New Liskeard, ron, representatives Bible and Tract 8Soâ€" mational Bible Stuâ€" * who had allegedly jamphilets and playâ€" ecords of a libelous 1ature, in and about . on $500 bail cach, day. Bail had preâ€" Phone 835 000 each,. The Proaovincials on Arntâ€" pre°â€" ‘The