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Canadian newspapers have been free and rather flattering to themselves in their comments on the fact that between the gangsters and the sensaâ€" tional newspapers Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his family have been driven from their native land and have sought refuge overseas. There can be no question of the courage of the Lindberghs, but they would be less than human if they failed to hold some measure of fear for their little son in view of the tragedy that befell their first born. In the past few months it is said the famous couâ€" ple have been subjected to a cruel bombardment of threats from the underworld of the United States in regard to their only living son, Jon Lindâ€" bergh. Yet it seems to be admitted that Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh rdsent still more the continued and impertinent invasion of their privacy by repreâ€" sentatives of the yellow press of the United States. Interviewers, cameramen, special writers and fiamboyant reporters of both sexes and no sense of ;‘decency or regard for the rights of others have made the lives of the Lindberghs a nightmare by In Monday‘s issue The Advance wished one and all and everybody a Happy New Year. With the turkey disposed of, and the bromoâ€"seltzer workâ€" ing on the spirit of the season, it seems to be apâ€" propriate now to extend the sincere greeting:â€""A Square New Year to the whole round world." Nevertheless and notwithstanding all this, 1936 should be given a square chance as a square year. There are only a few people alive toâ€"day who really know what a square year tastes like. The last square year, 1849, was the year of the great Caliâ€" fornia gold rush. That was a great year for some, and as the young gentlemen from college say, "not so hot‘" for others. That seems to be the way even with square years. It may be that this preâ€" ‘sent year will:see another great gold rush with some people making a lot of money out of it and the rest of the people having the excitement and the fun of the game. Such a rush might well be in the Porcupine area. This year would be a square year all right if it gave a square deal to some of the promising gold areas of this part of the North. The square root is in this country all righ}t People at present are inclined to be pessimistic about promises and prophecies. There was a proâ€" mise to end unemployment, but the end isn‘t yet. There was a promise to blast a way into foreign markets, but the markets were found to be well blasted before anybody could move on this side of the ocean. There was a prophecy of peace, and now there are two or three wars in progress, with good hopes of some more. Alberta was promised $25 per month for every man, and Ontario people were promised so many government jobs that it looked as if unemployment might be ended in this province at least so far as the Liberals were conâ€" cerned. Despite the number of people that have turned Liberal, there are not enough jobs to go round, and it looks as if unemployment will not end until the year after Alberta starts paying $25 per month per man, which seems to be likely after the next square year, and that‘s a long time to wait, Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, and broken promises have given the world in general a severe pain in the neck. It doesn‘t need any knowledge of square roots or the lower mathematics to know that the last few years haven‘t been very square years. They haven‘t been square to anybody. Everybody will welcome a square year for a change. The taxâ€" payers especially will hope that not only is the year square, but that it infects everybody else. To the layman 1936 seems to be the squarest kind of a square root. With its square root of 44 it seems to be fourâ€"square. There may be luck in odd numbers, as the late lamented Rory O‘More was quoted as saying, but things have to be even to be square, and it‘s a lot better to be square than lucky. That is, if you‘re lucky. Most peopl' ‘are aware of the fact that 1936 is a leap year. Atileast all who have given the matter any thought br care a snap one way or another are in pOoitiOh to know that this is a leap year. There are noq as many, however, who realize that 1936 is also that rare event a "square‘" yegar. Leap years come along every four years, with an occaâ€" sional lapse inâ€"a century or so. Square years are not nearly so common. Just how common they may be The Advance is not in position to know, or even to tell, on account of the holiday season and for other reasons. However, the scientific sharks say that 1936 is the first "square" year in the past 87 or 88 years, as the case may be, and that there will not be another "square" year for the next 89 years, or maybe 90. A "square" year is one that has a square root, as it were. The square root of 1936 is 44. The last previous year sporting a square root was 1849. The square root of 1849 is 43. The next square year to come after 1936 will be 2025, with its square root of 45. May all live to see it, if they‘re alive at that time. ' â€"__â€" TIMMINS, ONTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarinâ€" Quebe: Newspaper Association; Class "A" Weekly Group OFFICE 21-â€"â€"_Pnonzsâ€"-â€"-.azsmmcs 70 Eve Publish ry Monday and Thursday by: GEO LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Rates: Canadaâ€"$2.00 Pep Year E NEW ?P\RASQU\RLYL\R } wl l P P A P â€"ap o’oooooo-_.“ ues o us Timmins, Ont., Thur Cle Korrrine Aduaure THE LESSONS IN THE CASE C *””"" sday, Jan. 2nd, 1936 WGrauiteg Statesâ€"$3.00 Per Yeatr Monday it was announced from Ottawa that the Dominion parliament would open on J anuary 30th. Then on Tuesday it was just as formally promulâ€" gated that the parliament would open on February 6th, not January 30th. It was admitted that the first announcement was an error. All of which is Two barons were raised to the rank of Viscount, four new barons were created, two privy councilâ€" lors were named, four new baronets announced, one Order of Merit bestowed, and about eighty knighthoods conferred in the King‘s New Year honours. While men in other Dominions of the Empire were included in the list, no Canadian was named, because the present Dominion of Canada government knows that titles are responsible for the depression and the droughts in Alberta. With Canada having no honours from King George, unâ€" employment will cease, the depression will be knocked for a row of nineâ€"pins, peace will be asâ€" sured between Ethiopia and Italy, and there will be gener tiated, with so large a force as that of Toronto, some proportion of evil men may be expected. With probably 1200 men on the force, even twenty dishonest men would not be a staggering proporâ€" tion. Although one criminal is too many to have on any police force, it is too much to expect that even the finest of lawâ€"enforcing agencies should be without a few black sheep. a story in which he charged that between eighteen and twentyâ€"four Toronto policemen were memâ€" bers of a gang that carried on burglaries and thefts on wholesale scale. This exâ€"constable says that on one occasion the gang even stole a washâ€" ing machine. Apparently they were serious in trying to make a "cleanâ€"up," but no more earnest in this than the authorities toâ€"day in endeavourâ€" ing to clean up any scandal in the Toronto police force. The investigation before the commission is creating a sensation, particularly in view of the fact that the Toronto police force has always held so worthy a reputation. In the meantime, howâ€" ever, it would be well to remember two things:â€" first the serious charges have yet to be proven, and until there is proof there should be no thoughtless acceptance of the accusations; and, second, even though the charges may be substanâ€". | A former Toronto constable who served a prison term for implication in thefts from Toronto stores is now appearing before a commission appointed by the Attorneyâ€"General‘s department and telling It is all very well to note that at the moment Canada has neither an organized underworld nor a scandalâ€"mongering press strong enough to force good citizens from the country. It is more imporâ€" tant to be watchful to prevent the insidious growth of these vicious evils. In the same way it rests finally with the people to curb the gangster. Toâ€"day the people of Canâ€" ada are free from any tyranny of the underworld. But no one shouid be foolish enough to believe that such freedom can be maintained without thought and vigilance and earnest effort. For years past the gangster has been attempting to gain a footâ€" hold in Canada. General Draper, chief of police of the city of Toronto, has been the subject of perâ€" sistent persecution and misrepresentation because of the fact that he has been so successful in reâ€" sisting and overthrowing the gangster plans in his gity. It is not necessary to go so far from home to find the gangster element in conspiracy.against the police. The point of the whole matter is that the people of Canada do not want any thug domâ€" inanceâ€"they would be sheer fools if they didâ€"but eternal vigilance against any and every effort to establish any organized underworld or lawâ€"defyâ€" ing association is the only price that will buy im munity for honest men from the gangster yoke. Lindberghs to seek refuge overseas. "It couldn‘ rfhappen here!" has been the keynote of most comâ€" ment in Canadian newspapers. It would be well. however, for all such editorial comments to be written and read with some thought of the idea expressed by the familiar suggestion, "touch wood." It is true that the great majority of Canaâ€" dian newspapers maintain the highest standards of ethics, but there are a few whose very incomâ€" petence forces them to resort to the tactics that make American journalism of a sort a byâ€"word. The people in éeneral, who are taking so much pride at the moment in the truth of the editorial musings on the superiority of Canadian journaâ€" lism, should remember that only the people themâ€" selves can preserve Canada from the scourge of the gutter journalism. The people of the United States may be roused by the Lindbergh case to realize something of the evil effects of this form of incompetent newspaper work. If the people of Canada are wise they will continue to show their disapproval of the scavenger type of newspaper and so prevent that class of journal from attainâ€" ing influence or scope enough to reach the strength it has attained in the United States. Probably there has been a little too much tenâ€" dency on the part of the Canadian press to assumt that no one could be driven from Canada for reaâ€" sons in any way resembling those that forced the unceasing spying, prying and prattling. There are United States newspapers that mistake impudence, brutality, gross indecency, for originality and enâ€" terprise. The truth seems to be that the governâ€" ments of the United States have been as powerâ€" less to protect the Lindberghs from the crime o1 hysterical and incompetent journalism, as they have been inadequate in guarding the family from the criminal element. GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER al C lisarmament THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO The Northern Tribune of Kapuskasing makes a special point in regard to the radio situation in the North, the point being worthy of particular emphasis and reâ€"iteration. It is to the effect that the Canadian Radio Commission is "putting the Ethiopia is a savage and uncivilized country. Why the Ethiopians have even allowed a Swedish Red Cross hospital to be built on the very spot that the Italians picked out to drop bombs upon. First it was "Shop Early!" Then it was:â€"*"Merry Christmas!" Next came:â€"‘"Happy New Year!" Now, the slogan is:â€""Be sure and write it 1936!" somewhat of a comfort, showing as it does that the solemn and erudite gentlemen who make those official announcements are human enough to oCcâ€" casionally make a mistake and big enough to admit it. There are countries where the officials would change the date rather than change their anâ€" nouncement.. The "IIII‘" appearing in place of the Roman numeral "IV‘" on clock faces is a samâ€" ple of the ancient viewpoint on mistakes. A French king is said to be responsible for the error of changing "IV" to "IIII" on a clock face subâ€" mitted to him for approval. All the learned men of France were not able to have that error rectiâ€" fied. Instead for centuries clocks were made with fAigures for the hour of four appearing as IIIL. K. P.â€"E. James, tracherâ€" Muriel Melville; Nancy Bolliger, Dorothy Spence, Ronald Briggs. K. P.â€"Dickie Wilson, Christine Rose, Ronald Ash, Bernice Whaley, Joan Winney, Langford Ross, Hilja Rhyaâ€" nen, Joyce Sauve. Jr. Pr.â€"Miss W. McKelvie, teacherâ€" Peggy Harris, Mauri Ryhanen, Eddie Church. I Bâ€"Rita Brand, Gordon Noseworâ€" thy, Leonard Jennings. Primerâ€"Sam Rao, David Bellamy, Joyce McMillan. I Aâ€"E. P. Dempsay, teacherâ€" Austin Jelbert, Tnna Linder, Fred Coaty. I Bâ€"Elglea McAra, Josephins Kaulâ€" beck, Earl Snyder, Albert Glaister. Jr. II Aâ€"M. Thorburn, teacherâ€" Kathleen Brown, Ronald Whitford, Philip Melville, Irene Wilkinson, Joan I Aâ€"C. M. Dodd, teacher â€" Jack Thompson, Reino Jarvi, Blaine Gaouâ€" ette, Elis Jokela. The following is the honour roll for the primary rooms of Mattagami pubâ€" lic school:â€" December Report of Mattagami School Noon weather report for Northern Ontario:â€"Cloudy and mild toâ€"day and Friday, with some snow. The Eganvillo Leader last week says: "Mrs. Margaret Redmond, of Eganville, announces the engagement of her daughter, Mary Frances, to Mr. Harold C. O‘Grady, of Schumacher, Ont., son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O‘Grady, of Brudenell, Ont. â€" Marriage to take place early in January." Homour Roll for December for the Primary Rooms of the Mattagami Public School. An exceptionally high honour was beâ€" s‘owed upon Noble Jack Nelson, North Bay, at the fall ceremonial of Ramsses Temple of the Shrinetrs at Toronto last week when he was presented an honâ€" orary life membership in the temple. It is an honour seldom granted. Sudbury has one auto to every four residents. That is a creditable record, but the fact that there are 40 accidents per month due to autos in Sudoury is not so good. The .Rouynâ€"Noranda Press last week said:â€"‘"Prof. Kara, now in Rouyn, enâ€" tertained a party of old acquaintances with experiments in mind r:ading and crystal gazing on Christmas evening." Sam Cohen, who was taken to the mospital recently suffering from pneuâ€" monia, is still very ill but had a good Tight, it was reported toâ€"day. M. C. Sullivan is a patient in St. Mary‘s hospital this week. His many riends will regret that he is seriously 336 The condition of Bert Rowe, who has en seriously ill in hospital for the rast week, is reported this morning as mproved. ' Mr. angq Mtrs. Ernest C. Anderson of Montreal were visitors to Timmins this veek. Miss Marjorie Martin, of Cobalt, is hcir sister, Mrs. Wm. Lawrence 16 Middleton avenue. Miss M. Andrecheck., R.N., was a visiâ€" or to her home in Cobalt during the r0lidays. Bornâ€"to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Macâ€" Jougall, 114 Mountjoy street, on Deâ€" ember 30thâ€"a son. Mrs. T. J. Lawlor spent the New Year ro0liday in Sudbury. A. Muldoon was a with his family at W Miss Jeanne Daoust is spending the wlidays at her home in Sturgeon Falls. Miss 0lidav I. Cléement, RN., spen season in Noranda. a visitor Walforad. S. G. Fowler is a patient in St. Mary hospital. ‘"Blake Teal, of Ridgeway, a brother of 0.C. Teal, Fort Erie, is also in Kirkâ€" land Lake, employed at the Gillies Lake mine. And Gilbert Malkin, son of Mayorâ€"elect W. T. Malkin and Myrs. Malkin, is mining engineer at the Mcâ€" Intyre mine. Another Timmins resident ks Morley Spratt, former Fort Epie man, who is engaged in the butcher shop trade. "At Kirkland Lake are Mr. and Myrs. J. Jamieson and sons Alec and Tom. Also Joe Ward, who was well known in Fort Erie for flinging a wicked curve with a baseball. Joe is employed at the Kirkland Gold Rand mine. Jock McKendry, of Fort Erie, is at the Lake Shore mine. At Noranda, Quebec, is Wilfreqd Brown, who started several years ago in local basebi@ll circles." "Albert and Les Barnhart. formerly of Gilmore road, are located in Timâ€" mins. Albert is engaged in the plumbâ€" ing business, while Les is an employe: of Dominicn Stores. Another Dominion Stores employee is Bruce Sherk, formâ€" erly of Bertie street, Fort Eriec., "Frank Amesbury, who for years was employed at the local brewers‘ wareâ€" house, is now residing with his family in Kirkland Lake, angq is employed at the Lake Shore mine, Prank, Jr., is working at the same place. "One of the residents of Timmins is Archie Minor, who could almost be called a pionger of the place since h> has been there for four or five years. Archie, who formerly operated ‘bus line from Port Colborne to Fort Eris, is now manager of the Doranda Hotel. In the last issue of the Timesâ€"Reâ€" view, of Fort Erie, Ont.., there is the fcllowing reference to Fort Erie people who are now resident in Timmins and other centres of the North Land:â€" POR RENTâ€"Threeâ€"roomed apartme immediate possession. Apply at Birch Street South, Timmins. FOR RENTâ€"Fiveâ€"roomeq house; newâ€" ly remodeled; with conveniences, basement, glassedâ€"in verandah. Apâ€" ply at 164 Cedar Street, North. 1â€"2p Reference in Fort Erie Newspaper to Former Re: sidents of that District Now in the North. Many from Fort Erie in the Timmins Area ~LAT FOR RENTâ€"Ten rooms; loâ€" cated at 8 Cedar Strest North; $40 per month. Apply at City Service Station, corner of Second Avenue and Cedar Street, Phone 40. â€"~1p HREEâ€"ROOMED HOUSE FOR RENT â€"â€"At rear of 206 Cedar Street South Apply side door, 205 Pine Street South. «JY 1O _ RENTâ€"Furnished _ twoâ€"rocmsed shack, clean, light, cellar, woodshed. Apply at 53 Pine Street North, next to Post Office. =~1=â€"34f OR â€"RENTâ€"Fiveâ€"roomed bungalow:; newly decorated; all conveniences; immediate possession; locationâ€"73 Tamarack. Apply â€" Frank â€" Byck, Phone 32. ~98â€"1 cart before the horse" in spending money on Canaâ€" dian radio programmes before making radio itself available to the people. In an editorial last week The Northern Tribune says:â€"‘"The North will exâ€" pect parliament to handle this matter without gloves when it meets in February; and if the govâ€" ernment seems not disposed to apply the necessary correctives, the private benches should be heard from in a chorus of protest that will force the issue. It is not a party issue at all, and doesn‘t need to become one. The clear intent of the radio legisâ€" lation that brought the radio commission into beâ€" ing ought to be honored by the federal legislators. A chain of commissionâ€"owned and operated broadâ€" casting stations should be erected without delay across Canada; and one of these stations should be located in Northern Ontario, from which an enormous area could be served, extending North as far as the outermost post of civilization. It is putting the cart before the horse to spend most of. the revenue from license fees upon the creation of‘i Canadian radio programmes before these proâ€" grammes can be delivered to Canadian radio sets. That ought to be so manifest at Ottawa that there should be no further quibbling about forcing the radio commission to adopt such a policy. The year’ 1936 should see this definitely under way. This| government commission cannot expect to go on‘ collecting a radio license fee for which it does not! render value in return." | 164 A #+ 64 A stnior member of the despatching staff of the T. â€" N. O: Railway for many years, J. A. Dwyer, Englehart, formerly of North Bay, has apâ€" pointed station agent at Englehart. Mr. Dwyer served as despatchsr in North Bay for many years. In his now posiâ€" tion he succeeds Les Buchanan. transâ€" ferred to North Bay, in a similar capaâ€" city. j _.00000000000000000000‘00000:00000000000000660000OOOOM Thess longâ€"tim« dit on the railway as on the employ ally it is a good place on‘ a staff years, and it is that it is a good the service of a ; time. T. N. 0. Railway Employees Retired at End of Year Three who have served years and with 1 faithfulnegs,, year. These emp! long service with of the old y: Bird, flocrman Bay who ind N.: 0.; J« agent at Hail The store, on Pirst avenue in Schuâ€" macher, will be closed toâ€"day and toâ€" morrow, but will reâ€"open on Saturday for business, Mr. Ryan told The Adâ€" vance this morning. Pioneer Stores, an old provision firm in the Porcupine., has disposed of its Schumacher store to the Ryan Provision Company Limited, it was announced this morning. Neil Ryan, who has had long experience in the business, is the manager of the naw firm. Ryan Provision Co. Take Over Schumacher Store MISSING Overcoa FOUND ter New Year‘s F cupine High Scho cate with Max Phone 34. South rack,. 16" Phone 138 ROOM A ND W O00O0D FOR SALE Timmins Business College Mon., Jan. SCcarve Sundry : for a long terms‘ of usually cqually true consern that retains cod man for a lone services reflect creâ€" management as well es concerned. Usuâ€" man who retains a Overshoes, Coats, es, Gloves, Mitts. similar articles, afâ€" arty at South Porâ€" 3l, Please communiâ€" Smith, Fire Chief. Porcupine. ~1 â€"Dry birch, 12" " $3.50; dry tamaâ€" Apply G. Morin, 97mtf opens at the traced for us. I would like to coseâ€" |few words with this nice quotation "Lives of great men all remind us, We can maks our lives sublime,. And, departing, leave behind us, Footprints on the sands of time." torch c We wi THURSDAY. JANUARY 2ND, 1936 Kiwanians. Thi tion holds aloft "Dear Mr. President and . the Kiwanis Club and my little friend "Our great poet Shapespeare has sa ‘"CSome men are born great,. son achieve greatness, and someâ€" ha greatness thrust upon them." And ; with me! Am I not not a lucky litt boy to be present at the Kiwanis Fath. and Son banquet? First, I wish express my thanks to the organizers « this nice f:stivity which we all enjoyt so much. Then I want to say a speci ‘"‘"rank you," Mr. President, for t honour of speaking on this nrracim ‘rank you," Mr. honour of speaking When I am a man I noble ideals and 5 Elsewhere in this issue will be found reference to the addrecss made by little Lconard Desaulni¢rs at the Father and Son luncheon of the Kiwanis Glub’_ Below will be found the address mp,dg’ by this young lad who appears to have a striking talent in this line for one so young:â€" Text of Address Given by Leonard Desaulniers The first mee‘ling of the Lions Club for 1936 is to be held this evening at the Lzgzion hall. No definite programme has bcen arâ€" ranged except that a considerable amount of business will be dealt wi h. Mrs. C. H. Pearce and family wish to thank Drs. McClinton and Buell and the Sisters and nurses of St. Mary‘s hospital, also the many friends ang reâ€" latives for their kindness during the sickness and bereavement of her husâ€" band. RE, | First Meeting of Lions Club for 1936 Toâ€"Night FPOR . SALEâ€"Bed outfit complete, ‘dresser, wardrobe; Clare Bros. coal and woodg range, hot water attached, practically nsw. Apply 52 Elm Street South, upstairs. ALL MAKES OF RADIOSâ€" Repaired by our expert. Estimates free: all work guarantsed. Armstrong Elecâ€" tric. Phone 898. Basement 30 Third Avenue. ~73~"74tf Of all the possible sources of chronic and dlstrebsmg headaches, faulty vision is perhaps theâ€"most fregquent and least suspected. Have your eyes examined toâ€"day and be sure! 14 Pine St. N Headache? apespeare has said orn â€"great, some and â€" some â€" have n them,." And so not a lucky little he Kiwanis Father First, I wish to O ? organizers of we all enjoyed 0 say a special dent, for the this occasion. t to follow the Phone 835 nal charity orga nbeors of 1t