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s eAchenenenenenernensnh FosC sar xt To-vc To Sandy Falls Expert Tells of ~â€"Modern Progress of Radio Now if one can also imagine this huge affair being connected to several miles of heavy copper cable stretched towers needed for the antenna, and. an electric power station (larger than would. be required to light the whole town of Timmins): to supply the power for this system, a fair idea will be gathered by the reader . for â€"~the type of radio equipment ° the engineers of a few years ago thought ‘was abâ€" solutely necessary ‘before radio mesâ€" sates could be sent to Englandâ€"a comparatively short strip of some odd 2000 miles from land to land. The world is dotted with similar stations to the one described above, most of them obsolete, or rapidly becoming so, and the reason for the swift transition of the Newcastle station from the proud position of the most powerful â€" radio station in _ the world to the serap pile can be stated in two wordsâ€"short waves. The researches.of the radio amaâ€" teurs long ago definitely â€"demonstratâ€" ed that such gigantic apparatus was unnecessary. But the onceâ€"famous radio station is now silent and obsolete, and the massive steel and concrete towers stand as mute and impressive monaâ€" ments of the startling strides that radio has made in a few short years. To get some adequate idea of the mammoth size of this radio station those who are familiar wita the inâ€" ternal parts of a radio receiver are asked to visualize the fine wire of the tuning coils being enlarged until the wire takes on the*form of large copper tubing almost equal in diameâ€" ter to ordinary stove pipe, and coiled up to make one giant coil. ' Add to this a tuning condenser too large for any ordinary living room and assume that the dial must be operated by machinery. Dear Sir:â€"If one has ever travellâ€" ed through .New Brunswich and hapâ€" pened to visit the town called Newâ€" castle, he would no doubt be told by the natives that Newcastle, N.B., ouce possessed the largest wireless stanon in the world. To prove the statement the natives wquld point to the seven large steel antenna towers reaching to the sky"to a height of 500 feet. Pioneer of Radio in North Land Explains the Advance Made by Radio in Few Short Years. The Chief Cause for This Progress, he Sums up in Two Words, "Short Editor Poreupine Adw ance, Timmins, Ont. â€" Waves." day the radio amateurs circle P.O0. Sandy Falls, Ontario, â€"March 11th, 1928. . the world with ease, most of them usâ€" ing equipmert that could all be placâ€" ed in an ordinary suitcase. The radio station at Sandy Falls is typical of many of them. Here one would ‘see the milés of antenna cable on 5090 foot towers replaced byâ€"an antenna that looks like, and really is, a prass cu.lt)f{ain rod suspended over the radio table. j ‘‘Mr. Fang, while harnessing a bronco last Saturday, was kicked just south of his corn crib.‘‘â€"Exchange. ‘‘While Harold Green was escortâ€" ing Miss Violet "Wise from the church social last Saturday night, a savage dog attacked them and bit Mm(Green on the public square.‘‘ Up to the end of December, 1927, the totalâ€"wheat exports from Canada for the preceding five months amountâ€" ed to 141,311,550 bushels valued at $185,632,290 as compared with 139,â€" 515,118 bushels valued at $194,2465,â€" 019 for the same period in 1926. Since the spectacular discovery of the short waves by radio amateurs some years ago, commercial interests the world over, have hastened to seâ€" cure allotments of these waves until, at the present time the zone between 12 metres and 100 metreg is becoming seriously congested. Broadcast radio listeners are everywhere awaking to the fact that distance is no object if a short wave receiver is used. ‘The Heel you say.‘‘â€"From a hosiery advertisement in a New York newspaper. % § A large numberâ€"of the crowd were perfectly cammouflaged. against the wall, which was also plastered.. ‘*‘Joe Doe climbed on the roof of his house last week looking for a leak and fell, landing on his back porch.‘‘! + Two Sceotchmen took dinner toâ€" gether in a restaurant. After dinner, the waiter brought the check. The two sat and talked for a couple of hours, after which eonver sation failed and they merely smoked in silence. At one a.m. one of them got up and telephoned to his wife. Canada‘s only rock salt mine is loâ€" cated at Malagash, Nova Scotia. Acâ€" cording to geological engineers there is located on the Malagash peninsula 60 ~million tons of absolutely pure white salt and 300 million tons of a little lower grade. Most any eman can be an editor. All the editor has to do is to sit at a desk six days a week, for four weeks a month, twelve months in a year and edit such stuff as this: Programmes from foreign countries can be received in broad sunshine with loud speaker volume on a short wave receiver of sufficiently" simple design to be easily built by anyone, irrespective of whether they have preâ€" vious experience in such work or not. It is by no means an 1mposmb1htw that the present generation will be able to both hear and see the artists in Australia with radio equipment capable to being carried in the vest pocket. h. * vep u . t 4o <*«Mrs. Jones of Cactus Creek let a canâ€"opener slip last week and cut herself in the pantry.‘‘ The mighty copper tubing of Newâ€" castle has dwindled down to a small spiral of wire for all the world like a lady‘s bracelet, with a tuning conâ€" denser no larger than a cent piece, and the most surprising thing of all is that the total power used will hardâ€" ly light a pocket flashlamp. Yet,â€" such Liliputian affairs will surpass in performance the huge superâ€"power stations of a decade ago. deadâ€"lock." ‘*Dinna wait up any longer for me, lass,‘‘ he said, ‘‘it looks like a fae me!‘‘ Jeannie: ‘"‘There‘s a lassie at the door collectin‘ for foreign missions.‘‘ Mother: ""Ask her what was done wi‘the threepence she got last year."‘ Jeannie (after a few minutes at the door) : ‘*She says she disna ken.‘"‘ _ Mother: "Ah weel, until she sic: an account o‘ that, she gets nae mair SURE, IT‘S A CINCH â€"Exchange. â€"Exchange. â€"Exchange. â€"Exchange. â€"Exchange â€"Exchange Exchange Town Council Deais With Many Questions at Meeting Mr. Raiche appeared before the council in regard to the 1925 taxes on a property formerly owned ‘by Mr. Jas. MclLennan. Mr. Raiche had had charge of the transfer of the proâ€" perty to new owners and said he had made enquiries as to back. taxes and had paid what he was told was due on the property. Now he found that there was a sum of over $150.00â€" due for 1925 taxes. The mayor pointed out to Mr. Raiche that he had not enquired in the proper quarters. He should have applied to the treasuxrer, who dealt with all but the current year‘s tames according to law. Mr. Raiche said he had acted in good faith, and on previous occasions had secured his information in the same way and found it correct. C€ouncil agreed to hold off the collection of the 1925 taxes un@'l Mr. Raiche could A letter was received from the asâ€" signee in regard to the Double Diaâ€" mond Lumber Co., in connection with his desire for relief from the®duties of assignee, the estate being wound up. <«Members of council understood that the town‘s claims for taxes were among the preferred claims, and the council decided to take no action on the communication. A petition wassreceived from the shoemakers of the town relative to the closing of the shoe repair shops on Wednesday afternoons. The petiâ€" tion will be checked over and if it represents twoâ€"thirds of the shoeâ€" makers jpf the town, as required by law, the desired byâ€"law will be preâ€" pared. It is understood that only one or two of the shoe repair men of the town are not on the petition, the others desiring the Wednesday haifâ€" holiday. * The regular meeting of the town council was held‘ on Monday afterâ€" noon, with Mayor E. L. Longmore in the chair,yand Councillors A. G. Carâ€" son, W. H. Pritchard, Geo. 8. Drew and C. P. Ramsay present. Petition from Shoemakers of the Town for Early Closing. â€" # New Waterworks Byâ€"laws Provides for Rates for Meters, Etc. Other Routine Business at Council Meetâ€" ; + Style and Value the Store that Sets the Pace‘‘ 29 Third Timmin For the past week every train has been bringing in boxes of the newest Spring Coats, Suits, Hats, GHloves, Lingeérie, Slickers, Umbrellas and a lot of other Spring Merchandise too numerous to mention. Without looking over our new stock you cannot really do yourself justice when pfcking out your Spring outfit. Come in and look around.~ We welcome you one and all. To those who left special orders for their approval, we beg to announce all orders areâ€"now on hand. _ Please come in, as we _. may have overlooked advisingz yon personally. TWO AND THREE PIECE ENSEMBLES and heavy silks for every daytime occasion. Reasonablv priced. COMPARE AND PROFIT The spring suit walks nonchaâ€" lantly upon the avenue of fashion, for it knows full well the importiant posmon it enjoys in the mode. Our collection of spring suits is most extensive and prices begin $8.95 Tha neccessary readings were given to a byâ€"law amending the waterworks byâ€"laws. _ The amendments provided for a minimum charge of $2.00 per month for meters, together with a rate according to the size of the meter. mayor explained that the byâ€"law ‘had been*carefully conâ€" sidered in committee of the whole council. It was necessary to put on a minimum meter rate, to provide for capital and other expenditures. The meter rate was charged in proportion to the size and cost of the meter. to the bridge at Connaught on the motor road, as the bridge was in such condition that it might be swept away in the spring, thus leaving the disâ€" trict without means of egress by road and isolating the town and district so far as road traffic¢ is concerned. A qgumber of rebates of water rates were authorized, accounts and payâ€" rolls passed for payment. A resolution was also passed by the council urging the Government to see Terence: ‘‘ ‘Its a fine lad ye have here. A magnificent head and noble féatures. Could ye lend me a couple of dollars ?"‘ A claim for damages for an injured shoulder was also referred to by Mr. Raiche in connection with another client, Mr. Raiche was informed that the town was covered in such cases by‘ indemnity insurance, and that the matter had been duly turned over to the insurance company conâ€" cerned, Pat: "‘I could not. ‘Tis me wife‘s child by her first husband.‘‘ Enquiry by another citizen in reâ€" gard to back taxes on a property purâ€" chased, clicited the information that taxes were held against a property and so purchasers had to protect themselves by making sure there were no arrears of taxes. have opportunity to get in touch with the former owner. Mannish Materials Chic Plaits Navy Blue Reps ‘ Timmins, Ontario