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Nee ol y d M Te e _ oo l 200 00 C t 07100 t 0 > one is from the Far West, from Blairâ€" more, Alberta, to be exact, and it is told by The Enterprise of that town:â€" "Where did the truck hit the comâ€" «. plainant?" asked the defendant‘s at= itammey, of the attending physician at the damage trial. IT MUST HAVE BEEN IN BARREN LANDS, FAR NORTH sabout the daog wno wao . south End some years ago Jim Swanson arose from his seat in the jury box and addressed the court: "Wait minute, Ye Honorâ€" I‘ve lieved in this country nigh onter twenty years. I know every crossâ€"road fer miles around, but I hain‘t never heerd of no such place as > 1 think the case is frameâ€"up." "He was struck the dorsal and cel wWHEN THE RAT WAS READY TO MEET ALL COMPETITION In a recent issue The New Liskeard Speaker reproduces number of "naâ€" tural history‘"‘ notes from The Advance, with the following paraâ€" graph :â€" "Cobb‘s rat story would fit in here: The lonely backwoodsman had returnâ€" ed from the frontier store and entered his cabin when his fiask slipped from nis hands and the contents spread over the filoor. Very much disgusted he threw himself on his bed. Then an emaciated old rat, minus an ear and part of a tail came in. It sniffed and tasted the Iliquor, paraded around the room several times in a most dignified manmver, and then sat up and called out as plainly as any rat could call out: "Now, send along your cat." Mr. A. K. Roberts, formerly of Coâ€" balt, has entered into partnership with Mr. Gerald D. O‘Meara, formerly of Kirkland Lake, and they will practice law together in Toronto. The firm of Roberts Mowat will continue in the North at both Cobalt and Kirkiand Lake, Mr. W. H. Mowat spending Monâ€" day and Tueslay each week at Cobalt, and the balance of the week at Kirkâ€" Most people in Timmins Exclusive city styles as worn by men in the large metropolitan centres can be delivered to your door by mail, if you wear replied This fact is appreciated by leading business and professional men in all parts of Canada and United States, who order thejir shoes from Dack‘s by mail year after year. They have proved that the style â€" comfort â€"ft and service is as reliable and satisfactory as if they visited our shops in person. Send today for our free illustrated fall style book and selfâ€" measurement chart. Montreal 73 King Street West TORONTO (From Maker to Wearer) Branch shops in: 1 Hamilton M Winnipeg Calgary ck at the junction of cervical vertebrae," the have heard shot in the ). Here is a â€" one. This Windsor Contrasting O. T. A. and Conditions Under L. C. References have been made in The Advance recently to the notable imâ€" provement of conditions in regard to sobriety and good order under the Onâ€" tario Liquor Control Act as contrasted with the old Ontario Temperance Act conditions. It is gquite frankly adâ€" mitted that there is room for further improvement even in this imperfect world where few things work out as well as they should. At the same time time thoughtful people will argue that the LC.A. has been a great improveâ€" ment over the O.T.A. and will be even better as new regulations are designed and enforced to meet special needs of the case. Mention was made in these columns of the fine order in Timmins on election night. It has also been shown by quotations from other newsâ€" | papers in the North that the improveâ€" | ment has been general through this| part of the country. The quotations | given in these columns from other newspapers of the North showed that | election night on Oct. 30th, 1929, was a very distinct improvement over some past election nights in the matter of sobriety and orderliness. It is true that the quotations referred to may be said to have come from newspapers that were openly opposed to the Onâ€" tario Temperance Act, and so, perhaps, inclined to accept the L.C.A. with lenâ€" iency or special favour. On the other hand the quotation given below is from a newspaper that did not condemn the O.T.A. and has shown no special favâ€" our for the L. C. A., except to upholid | the idea of giving the plan a fair trial | as a matter of good citizenship» It will be noted that The New Liskeard Speaker does not attempt to prove that conditions under the L.C.A. are not better than under the O.T.A. Instead The Speaker contents itself with sugâ€" gesting why there would naturally be an improvement, irrespective of the specal virtue of the L.C.A. The Speaker‘s particular point is that imâ€". mediately following prohibition there were many who found it difficult to break away from liquor Gdrinking after being used to it so long, while the reâ€" striction in force under the Ontario Temperance Act helped to educate people to more moderate use of liquor. Which may be as it may be. The fact { of improvement seems to be conceded, and that is a big advance. If imâ€" provement can be secured, then by folâ€" lowing along the successful lines conâ€" tinued improvement may be hoped for with confildence. â€"-«-â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€".â€"_â€"_â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"-â€"â€"'.â€".â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"- c The article in The New Liskeard Speaker to which reference is made is as follows:â€"â€" "Two gentlemen, one of Haileybury, and the other of New Liskeard, visitâ€" ed the streets of Cobalt and their reâ€" spective home towns during eclection nigsht for the avowed purpose of being able to contrast the condition of the electors, or celebrants, with those of former clection nightsâ€"ocrcasions they were familiar with from away back. It was suggested to us that the beâ€" hnavior of the citizens was such as to indicate that under the L. C. A. things were not so bad as had been repreâ€" sented." Indeed, we were tolid the imâ€" provement was so marked as to justify us in mentioning the fact editorially. "In instituting comparisons between | the working of the O. T. A., and the L. C. A., it should be borne in mind that the prcohibition act came into efâ€" fect almost unexpectedly following years of free liquor. Men and women had grown up accustomed to have perâ€" mission to buy as much liquor as they wished, with no restriction, while many grocers gave it away to good customers. ‘There is a story which would fit in here: A man had presented a poor man with a keg of whiskey. A week or so later, passing the home of the reâ€" cipient of the liquor the donor called, expecting to have a drink, but was disâ€" appointed,. He was assured that all the liquor had been consumed, and the explanation given was that "A keg of licker don‘t go far in a large family which is too poor to buy a cow." It is a fact that in those days at bees and celebrations whiskey was handed out in a dipper from the "patenl" pail. "The point we make is that immeâ€" diately following prohibition in the Province there were many people who found it difficult to break away from the use of intoxicants but ten years of restriction in the use of liquor has had a good effect, and it is hoped condiâ€" tions will continue to improve." "Peter Simple" in the Morning Post... In the current number of the Minisâ€" try of Labor Gazette there is an arâ€" ticle headed "Fiveâ€"Day Working Week in Russia." One expects accuracy in an official publication and the use of the word "week" in this connection is inaccurate This "week" in Russia, acâ€" cording to the recent Soviet order, conâ€" sists of four work days and one rest day. A fiveâ€"day working week may look attractive to our working men, but let us reckon it up. Under this Soviet order the workman in a year would get 72 or 73 days off in a yearâ€" oneâ€"fifth of 365. Our workmen genâ€" 'lerally get 72 or 73 days off in a yearâ€" 52 Sundays and 52 halfâ€"days on Saturâ€" days. This Russian thing is not fiveâ€"day working week at all, and it is misleading for our own Ministry of ) Labor so to describe it I know the Communists call it a fiveâ€"day working week, but that is only another example of their misleading propaganda. The Haileyburian last week says:â€" "Miss Shillington, of Timmins, Lforâ€" mer member of the local public school staff, was down to spend the holiday with friends here." HOW LONG IS A WEEK PECULIAR FORM OF SNEAK THIEVERY M SUDBURY NOW Turkeys Dressed for the Oven Taken from Rack Porch. Other Thansâ€" giving Dinners Stolen en bloc¢ at Nickel Town. Sudbury recently has suffered from a particularly aggravating type of sneak thieveryâ€"the stealing of Thanksgiving dinners from porches and kitchens. There have been a. number of thefts recently of food, in many cases complets dinnvers being taken away by the sneak thieves, but The Sudbury Star considers the taking of a Thanksgiving dinner as perhaps the lowest and meanest kind of theft. It could be worse, however. Perhaps some Sudbury sneak thief will swipe somebody‘s Christmas dinner complete. It is to be hoped not, but the sneak thieves appear to be working up to some such crime by present indications. In regard to the treft of Thanksâ€" giving dinners, The Sudbury Star writes graphically ana feelingly. In one article last week on the matter, IThe Sudbury Star said:â€" "In the annals of crime are recorded many low and despicable deeds that have been committed by persons apâ€" parently lacking in even the inst'mctsl of decenly. Laurels for the unenviable | title of the "meanest thief" are acâ€" ; casionally handed to persons who would steal pennies from a blind man, take candies from a child or embezzle the funds of a Ladies‘ Aid society. But in the opinion of Town Clerk W. J. Ross no deperâ€"dyed villain ever walkâ€" ed than the person or persons unâ€" known who last Sunday evening stole his Thanksgiving turkey. The theft was the culmination of a series of petâ€" ty larceny of a similar nature that have occurred around Sudbury durâ€" ing the past few weeks. In this cass, Mrs. Ross and her family feel they have perfect justification for considerâ€" ing that insult was added to injury. For it was not only an ordinary turkey theft but the person who took the fow» also took the results of considerable culinary work that had been adin‘misâ€" tered to the bird in preparation for the Thanksgiving dinner. Everything had | been completed and the turkey ready for the oven. and stuffed, it lay in the roasting pan, | noble bird, a sight that would have tickled the palate of any epicure. And in insatiable greed the thief evenscarâ€" ried away the roasting pan as wal. A similar experience was the lot of the | Thomas family on Oak St., who lost | their complete Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday night soon after it was deâ€" livered. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas, Oak St., had ordered a large ch.icken‘ | l l | for their Thanksgiving dinner on Satâ€" urday and in addition a large roast of pork to help over the weskâ€"cnd. chicken and roast were gelivoered and left on a table close to the front door which is in full view of a street light. Within half an hour the double dinâ€" ner had disappeared and Mrs. Thomas was forced to anxiously seek ancother fowl for the Thanksgiving dinner. The thefts are similar in nature to many others that have recently been perpetâ€" rated in Sudbury and apparently a new sort of crime has struck the town. In addition to newly delivered ‘grozeri»s and meats that have been loft in acâ€" cessible positions around the door, bottles of milk are starting to disapâ€" ipear. From reports received by the | police thase petty thefts are apparently most common in the vicinity of Drinkâ€" water St. The unusual number of passing vagrants who have beon atâ€" 1 tracted into the district are believed to |be responsible." -â€".â€"MMM*â€"-â€"â€"â€"Wâ€" NO OPEX SEASON IN NORTH FOR CAUSING ANY DAMAGE Reference has been mads in The Adâ€" vance to the cost and damages imposâ€" ed upon the parents of some boys for injury done to an autemobile on Halâ€" lowe‘en. Magistrate Atkinson, who is always kind to boys and never inclinâ€" ed to be hard upon any boyish escaâ€" ‘pades, made it quite plain that boys en n T L M o "hhe ME Nee OB § s 5 CC m and parents alike must be taught that youngsters have no right to cause loss and damage to others on Hallowe‘en or at any other time. The parents of boys who ran an automobile into a deep ditch and smashed the machine were required to pay the damage resulting * * p P from their silly trick. At Cobalt the court also impressed the lesson that Hallowe‘en is no excuse for senseless l ! damage to property. Two young men at North Cobalt tore down a sign on Hallowe‘en, apparently not stopping to think that they were destroyving proâ€" perty and causing the owner of the sign a direct loss. So far as the acâ€" tual results were concerned they might as well have held up the cwner of the sign and stolen cash from him. There is no earthly reason in common sense why any merchant or anybody eise should be put to loss and incsonvenience on Hallowe‘en or any other evening. The young men were given week to restore the sign and to pay costs of $14.00 each. They were also given warning in regard to the necessity for using common sense and consideraticn for others on all occasions. REV. J. H. EVANS, POWASSAN, NEW PASTOR AT COBALT Revy. J. H. LvanSs, OL POWdsodil, lids j succeeded Rev. H. F. Cocks as rector | of the St. James Anglican church at{ Cobalt. Rev. Mr. Cocks has taken over his new duties as rector of the Angliâ€" | can church at Paris, Ontario. Rev. | Mr. Cocks tooks a prominent part ml many public affairs in Cobalt and be-‘ fore leaving for Paris he was the reâ€" cipient of a number of presentations expressive of the appreciation feli for his services and the good wishes thai follow him to his new location. J. H. Evans, of Powassan, has THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, OFFICIAL POISONERS FOR ST. JOSEPH‘S ISLAND NOW Two official exterminators have been appointed to conduct a campaign against wolves on St. Joseph‘s Island, Manitoulin area. Poison will be used in the island attack, and tne two hunters will be the offcial poisoners. In payâ€" ment, they will receive the regular Govâ€" ernment bount of $15, plus a bonus of $5 from the townships on the island. Last year 300 deer were killed on St. Above Prices Are Without Tubes $2235,00 Combination Model Sâ€"31 $345.00 s’iqg.so Highboy Modeli $â€"21 Lowboy Model $â€"14 as ilustrated MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG BRUNSWICK RECORDS BRUNSWICK RADIO Vernier for selective tuning Single control Operates from electric light socket 9 tubes Hluminated disal Dynamic spesaker CHASSIS . 00000::0:00 000%‘0:‘:::0 00§00§00000 The combined forces of Brunswick Radio engineers and master cabinet makers, backed by a $40,000,000 organization, have produced a musical instruâ€" ment that has created a new standard of reception. To give you authentic proof of its performance, a "‘test"" programme was made on May 4th, 1929. Every Brunswick dealer is now prepared to demonstrate to you the results of this daring test for Tone and Reâ€" ception ... scientific proof that Brunswick alone can give. Visit your nearest Brunswick dealer at once, and prove for yourself why only a Brunswick has "Studio Quality"‘ reception. WHISTLING SWAN sHOT AT sSTONEY POINT, NEAR SAULT Here is another "nature note" 1for readers interested:â€"While hunting black ducks at Stoney Point, Goulais Bavy, Tom Hardt, of Sault Ste. Marie, # C 3 MFARR . «n Li chvendit n« Oont., brought do;m“a huge bird, believâ€" ed to be a whistling swan. The bird weighs 22 pounds and has aA wing Joseph‘s, which is on residents are anxious land a game preserve. yÂ¥ '.‘..__‘|,l‘,‘ M SA $Â¥ :008 n esc / J w t \ t d IIUEC VAiIUL, VUCAIC Â¥ ig swan. The bird and has a wing | down ... | (Wit}} one of the reasons | pre | us to make the isâ€" note" for spread of 82 inches. It is 42 inches long. Hardt and his father had taken a 30.30 rifie along, in the hope that they would see a deer. Presently four of the birds were seen in the air, 100 yards away and fiying southeast. Tom fired at the small flock, and brought down the leader. The bird is white with the exception of his feet, which are black and its head and neck, which are light slate colour. CALGARY VANCOUVER BRUNSWICK PANATROPES In a previous campaign Premioer Ferguson is said to have threatened to nail the hides of his opponents to the barn door. If he carries out his threat he will be as busy as a natler for the next few days. Perth Courier:â€"A woman is more influenced by what she suspects than by what she is told. MIGHT HIT HIS THUMB (Vancouver Province)