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of powder to "pep them up." The powder the horses, all other dope and drugs is not good. It is to be expected that a p: will blow up in the spring. Whether the m 10 newspapermen probably the most provoking feature of certain sensational newspapers is that they miss genuine human interest and startling facts in their simple search for the melodramatic. They twist facts or conjure up lame ideas in the hope of featuring some extraordinary situation, while at the same time they overlook something true and easily ascertained that would make double the appeal to a sensationâ€"loving public. The case of the recent explosion at Kamiskotia illustrates the point stressed here. There were columns of inane and childish tommyrot about the proâ€" bable effects of the explosion and the dismal dangers surâ€" rounding the elastic band of men in Kamiskotia, stretching as they did from fifteen live men to twentyâ€"five and fifty dead onesâ€"in the yellow journal columns. At the same time the searchers for sensation missed an incident worthy a paragraph in The Advance or a page in the sensational sheets. In the work of burning the powder at the Kamisâ€" kotia claims, each case was carefully opehed and the exâ€" plosive taken out for burning. In one of the boxes thus opened a mouse‘s nest was found. and it was also noted that the mice had chewed the ends of some of the dynamite sticks. Probably the mice liked the tastse of the glycerine, or it may be that like horses in the bush they secured a other newspapers the interest, but the peop cerely to The Speaker many more volumes The Pembroke Standardâ€"Observer in an editorial article recently made the astounding suggestion that old age penâ€" sions are very popular to those who want "a meal ticket" entitling them "to live off the fat of the land during life." The words enclosed in quotation marks are the exact phrases used by the Pembroke newspaper. The largest amount that any old age pensioner can receive is twenty dollars a month. Many of them are receiving as little as five dollars a month. Others receive from five to twenty dolâ€" lars a month. Any man or woman, seventy years or over, who can "live off the fat of the land during life" with no. more than twenty dollars a month will not be an old age pensioner but rather a financial wizard. In this age of the world few of the old age pensioners would be able to make ends meet, were it not for the help of friends, and among the two hundred and more old age pensioners in the District of Cochrane there is not one that is living in even reasonable comfort in their old age. All who have given any real study to the question are agreed that the present old age penâ€" sion is utterly inadequate. It is an odd coincidence that a hewspaper that views with alarm the wasteful extravaganrse them in any way for all anonymous communications to this office never go further than the waste paper basket. In reâ€" fusing to accept anonymous letters The Advance hETds firmâ€" ly to the motto, "Nil Desperandum." It is perfectly true that anonymous communications are sometimes harmless, and even helpful in their purpose. The letter from "Nil Desperandum" is a case in point. But @although having no use for rigid rules, The Advance has learned by bitter exâ€" perience that no reputable newspaper can afford to accept anonymous contributions. Sometimes, their purpose is not nearly as harmless as appears. There is no way of safely differentiating and the only plan that can be adopted in view of the lack of time for study and investigation .is to insist on the writer revealing his or her identity to the neéewsâ€" paper. This is necessary simply as an evidence of godd faith, and not for publication. There need be no outside knowledge of the identity of the author of any published letter, if any idea of modesty or disinclination for personal publicity, or other reason impels the writer to withhold his or her name. It all seems perfectly simple. The writer simply shows good faith by allowing the newspaper to know the crigin of the communication; the name is withheld from publication; and the newspaper fuly respects the wishes of the writer in the matter. Despite all this, anonymous letâ€" ters continue to drift into newspaper offices. Every reputâ€" able newspaper turns them down. Some papers will not publish a letter unless the writer is willing to have his name in print. The Advance has no thought of going that far, but it has insisted, and will insist, that anonymous letters will not be used.. In this The Advance intends to maintain the thought behind the Latin words, "Nil, Desperandum." Memmber of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association TIMMIN®, ONTARIO Timmins, Ont., Thursd: Subscription Rates: kRnada.......... $2.00 per year United States... $3.00 per year TC GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER Thursday, March 5th. 1931 t Ehe Yorrupine Aduance OFFICE 2%6â€"â€"â€"â€"PHONESâ€"â€"â€"RESIDENCE 70 ht Y the nom de plumeé, There is one thing a ) despair, and that is pting anonymous let that to secure any at! mimunication must b Published EÂ¥ery Thursday by: GEOQ LAKE, Owner and Publisher ‘ard Speaker last week commenced Volume event not only for the newspaper but for which The Speaker serves so faithfully and w Liskeard Speaker is fair, courteous, able and with these qualities admitted there is in the way of added praiss. Not only the s that read The Speaker each week with people of the North in general will wich cin . he newspaper issued by the students at the Toronto, has been suspended because of an le in a recent issue that displeased the board the faculty, many of the students, and most in general. Those sixty odd professors should petition about the sacredness of free speech of the North in general will wish many happy returns of the day, f interest and usefulness. A412 DOwWder does stimulate pe and drugs the final effect ted that a powderâ€"fed horse hether the mice suffered illâ€" n once been fed The powdsr dces pen name may be i that a newspaper kr Without this inform 91 11 ning Ollumns ind wh ‘Tel nV les at This rally Torcnto proved how w influence of the staff of for ill. This paper "V impudent tone flaunted all the students at the vince are practical athe way from the teaching of those sixty odd professors were naturally displeased that the supposedly learned men should go out of their way to take sides with the communists and against law and order. These taxâ€"paying people, knowing that communism can not exist either here or in Russia without atheism and some cther things not mentioned in polite society had grounds for complaint, surely, when the paid srevants of a loyal and reverent province showed themselves cn the side of comâ€" munism, atheism and rowdyism, rather than with law, order and decency. All the involved explanations of the sixty odd professors and their friends as to the theory of British right of frea spesch left the average man unmoved, except by irritation. Anyone with sense or decency enough to be almost anything except a college professor of a kind knows that there can be no freedom of speech to excuse slander,. Some months ago some sixty odd professors of the Uniâ€" versity cf Toronto signed a petition or a proclamation in which they pretended to be anxious for freedom of speech, but their simple signatures in reality were used as a public benediction and support for the alien communists in Toâ€" ronto. The sixty odd professros evidently felt that the comâ€" munists should have fullest freedom of spesch while the police and the law should be restricted in all ways possible. A number of people who pay taxes for the upkeep of the provincial university and incidentally for the maintenance Renfrew Scctsman did the counting. Otherwise, it would be remarkable. As it is, it is a remarkable fact that about 700 people entered the contest, Noble Anderson was not named for nothing; his estimate of 51.337 won first prize. A lady Miss Marion Tobin, was second, her figure being 50,â€" 000. Two other ladies did not have as good figures as Miss Tobin, their figures being 49,960 and 49,897. There was a time when no rcoster would have eaten 50,847 grains of wheat in Renfrew in the winter time. All â€" the birds were tco busy crowing about the Renfrew hockey team to waste precicus time in eating 50,847 grains of wheat. There are many odd contests staged fro but probably the one that takes the cake, crf grains of wheat, is one recently conducted taric. The late Aaron Wright once made th "Renfrew is no ordinary town,." and this un "Beautiful girls are more plentiful than intellectual ones," says a grouch in The Barrie Examiner last week. Yes, but both are more numerous than either. It is not a bit astonishing that youngsters men think of such things?" A local invent busy working on a bilingual electric light. Why spend good money to send your boy or girl to Toâ€" ronto university to learn practical atheism, impractical imâ€" pudence and Soviet communism, when the addled alien agiâ€" tators will teach them the same stuff free, or nearly so? effects from their dynamite diet or their residence on CGlyâ€" cerine boulevard they were not anywhere in evidence when the box was opened. What a wonderful time that certain or uncertain newspaper in Toronto would have had revelling in that mouse‘s nest at the time of the Kamiskoâ€" tia explosion, had it only discovered it. As it was, the cerâ€" tain or uncertain newspaper had to be content. as usual, with a mare‘s nest. Thi i world of wonders, an age of wonders, or what Imagine the marvel of the agroplane, the radio, the talkie, and telephone service in the North. _ bit astonishing that youngsters say:â€""How do of such things?" A local inventor is said to be did it iIns CI wWwheat conducted in Renfrew, Cnâ€" ce made the ‘statement that and this public saying later taged from time to tim THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO the corn, or the Arg 1 "-‘ a«t l is t )pen letter to | Mclaughl m/â€"\B wich owners This week word comes to The Ad-; vance of still another spectacular find | 'in the Matachewan area. A friend cf The Advance writing from Elk Lak: | says:â€""J. French, whose claims ad. join Mining Corporation on the south~ . east corner has uncovered a vein 3 inches wide and literally shot full of gold and it has been stripped for a disâ€" tance of 42 feet. Mr. French‘s claims adjoin the Ashleyâ€"Garvey property and are not far from where the Bobjo â€" Mines will soon be working." 8 The same correspondent notes that } Spectacular Vein on Matachewan Property _ Highest singleâ€"W. Huckerby. The following are the averages fc: the third period:â€" M. Arscctt 185, F. MacDconald 171, w. Huckerby 168, G. Rogers 168, M. Barr 167, M. Morrison 165,G. Everet! 160, M. Tackaberry 158, J. Bogie 158, H. Everett 152, J. Harris 142, W. McKelvie 139, N. MacLeod 138, O. Ramsay 137, E. Connor 130, G. Hughes 126, M. Thorâ€" burn 124, E. Ohlman 12%4, E. Blyth 122, H. White 111. Sub Teamâ€"O. Sime 151, V. McKinley 151, M. MacIntosh 130, K. Carteor 123, H. Prettie 110, R. Rinn 108, E. Dempâ€" I. Sime A. Loys ay 87 M M. Morrison H. Everett .. M. Tackaberry N. MacLeod . . Blyth Sub M. Ba G. Evs The following are the results in th Teachers‘ Bowling Leagus last week:â€" A TEAM Averages for the Third Pericd of the Va:ious Bowlers in the Teachers‘ L:2arue. Result®: of Games Last Week. Teachers‘ Bowling Scores for Feb. 28 Standing of Total Carter McKinle Macintc Prettie~ Rinn WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT Arscoit Huckerb; White McKelvic K amsa Hushes Connor al Donald burn izeddd SUB TPF teaimn ... 196 D TEAM .. ... 194 144. «102. .. 149 789 B TEAM 107 120 283 133 134 McLAUGHLIN INâ€"BUICK 131 142 226 126 167 185 dlent notes that Gowgandr» 117 168 107 145 107 207 149 169 130 154 209 112 150 145 144 39 10 15 The Timmins Citizens‘ Band held another of their band concerts in the Goldfields theatre last. This concert was considered by many present to be the best of the year. The band under the direction of Bandmaster A. Wilford rendered the fcllowing in good style:â€" hymn, "Eupony": march, "Free Comâ€" rad2>s"; seloction, "The Golden Cresâ€" cont"; overture, "Arbitration": and march, "Amphion." The band was asâ€" sisted in the concert by the following artists:â€"Miss Grant, vocal solo; Mrs. Ns Another Band Concert Given on Sunday Last 1 _ 1@‘ YLJ U Uc2] Ur4) *. .#. _# # ® #. _® wa e #8 248 2020 2o 28 0e oÂ¥ o 4 C e n ) #B 4# usls s * *as*, 48 gÂ¥ '%‘\t «C yC e »e . astas*ss* a" ®_ a" Nt * *n ** h808 40, 04 000 04 <% + a CX AQd y 98 ya+* ye The next band c Sunday, March 15th Night." The nrnpra solo; Miss Crews, novelty dance; W. Lainsbury, recitation: accompanists, Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. W. Roberts. The repeated encores given to these artists showed the appreciation felt for their excellent numbers. The three young artists, Master Jones and Misses Grant and Crews were esmvecially wwwni._ O Toms, accordian solo: T. Williams, voâ€" cal solo; Miss Anderchuck, vocal solo; Mr.© Wilkins, violin solo: Miss Crews, pianoforte solo; Master Joness, vocal oY oY a *3 de%-fee C\ d\"*\'\ «k bu _55 X oJ '\30 8 '\) @no a6" gt° oY March 15th, and will be The programme will b y CÂ¥ re especially popu WILL BUILD THEM will be on A CENERAL MOTORS pubâ€" Sudbury Star:â€"A Sudbury high school boy was trying to find his girl the other evening and. after calling the drug stores, the cafes and all the girl friend‘s houses, he finally called the girl‘s own residence, and there she was. The band will put on a fancy dress ball at the Mcolntyre hall in the near future. Particulars will be anncunced in The Advance at an early date. lished in The Advance next week. The band again expects to have several of the young artists of the town on the programme on March 15th along with several other wellâ€"known artists. CENERAL MOTOoRs figfigfi!Ufi!Ufiiuc 5 n on