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Settler Passes on Near Iroquois Falls taken a position on the staff of the locai hospital. He replaces Dr. C. C. Evans, who accepted a position at Sudbury.. The Iroquois Falls and District Rod and Gun Club will hold its. regular monthly meeting Monday, March 1. J. W. Austin, Chapléau, spent part of the week in town on dusiness. t m ym mnwfitersamdomzmeme The hockey game scheduled between the Ansonville Black Hawks ‘and a Cochrane team, at Cochrane, Saturdat night, did not materialize because of the soft weather. The return game between the South Porcupine juvenile team and the Anâ€" sonville Cubs is scheduled for Saturday evening here. It is understood a special l train will be run from Timmins. and Porcupine for the occasion. The two teams battled to a 3â€"3 draw at. So End last Friday night. + Arrangements are being made for a special train to run from the FPails to Timmins Sunday for the ski meet there. It is believed a large number will:stay over in the Falls from the Cu -South Porcupine game Saturday night:to reâ€" turn on the "Ski Special" Sunday. the sick list during the early part of Mrs. F. H. Towsley and children spent the weekâ€"end visiting with Mrs.. Towsâ€" ley‘s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ginn, at North Bay. Mrs. A. H. Hayward visited with reâ€" latives at North Bay over the weekâ€"end. W. M. Ritchie, Schmuacher, spent the eéarly part of the week in town on Renen Mongeon and Joe Johnston returned Tuesday from North Bay where they attended the ski meet Saturday and Sunday. Heavy rain Sunday evening Drought to mind a rather severe thunder storm on February 24 last year. Finnish settler, had died, apparently from drinking moonshine liquor. Karâ€" en had apparently gone to the shack occupied by Jahnar Arist, 35, and had died there after having, police believe drank liquor supplied by Arist, who was arrested on charges laid under the Liquor Control Act, and brought to Iroquois Falls, where he is being held pending post mortem and analysis of. the liquor found in Arist‘s shack. An inquest will be held. Provincial Constable J. Allan Stringer and Coroner W. J. Grummett were called to Pyne Township Tuesday mornâ€" ing where they found Jack Karen, 65, Iroquois Falls, Ont., Feb. 25th, 1937 Special to The Advance. Provincial Police Make Arâ€" rest Following Death of Man in Pyne Township. Other Iroquois Falls News Sam Bucovetsk _Saturday and Monday Feb. 27th and March 1st Mr. Chas. A. W. Cowland Suits and. Topcoats @ New Cloths 0 New Patterns , 66 for the man who knows " Samples % We Invite Your Inspection Madeâ€"toâ€" Measure will be in our store reépresenting hn o 0 oo e Welie heavily and the victim, it is alleged, acâ€" cused Mrs. Legare of taking her money, but which accusation was disproved by the morey supposed to have been taken being found in the possession of Mrs. Siprois. ‘The victim‘s injuries were atâ€" tendéed to by Dr. Perras and the ear wil}â€" be saved. Powasrsan News:â€"Men can laug! vwomen‘s intuition if they want to, let them try to decide which is the front and rear of their wives‘ hats. to SiÂ¥@isTeat. Her asailant was promptly arestaed and taken to Amos to fare a charge of wounding with intent to do todily harm, and appeared at the court there on Tuesday. The quarrel followed a Valentine party held at the victim‘s house at Val cOr Saturday, Februsry 13. and conâ€" tinued over to the following day at the home of Mrs. Legnre and vinzial Police at Ncranda, that, there *had been a fight between two women a dwelling in the vicinity of the Shawkey__Mine, by C Tor. that gistr.c shawkey,_ Mine, Constable Matt, acâ€" @mpénie@ by Constable Dussault, left Tor. that @istrict last Tuesday. They found, tn’mrrival that as the result of a dispute between Mrs. Romeo Legare andt Mrs. Emile Sirois, the former was said to have resorted to the use of a knife and almost severéd Mrs =egat. Her asailant was promptly Woman Has Ear Nearly Severed From Her Head % With word received at the office of the Abitibi Patrol of the Quebec Proâ€" _ Time was when every small town had _ its livery stable almost before the town itself was established. It was the drivâ€" ing team and buzckâ€"board that showed more land seekers their new homes in South Alberta than all cther means of transport combined. The livery stable in those days was a sort of social cenâ€" tre, immigration office ard realty exâ€" change. Thossg livery stables boasted real horses, teams that cculd trot at fast clip for hours cn end. That wasn‘t so very long ago, not much more than 20 years. And now,. in the middle of what was once the greatest horse ranching counâ€" try in Canada, the country doctor canâ€" rot find a team or two to carty him about.on his work. Perhaps we‘ve been meving.ghead just a bit too fast. ed and motcr car transportatior imâ€" possible, there are not enough good driving teams in the country to furnish transportation. Shadles of John Herâ€" rcn of Pincher Creek, who established the first horse ramch in Scuth Alberta 50 years ago. (Lethbridge Herald) It‘s a sad commentary on presentâ€" day prairie life to learn that Dr.. Hunt, of Fcoremost, who ministers to the sick in the large "southeast" ccuntry, firds one of his greatest troubles in securing horses to carry him back ard forth cn his country cails. With roads all blockâ€" Roads a Problem to Doctors in West as Well as North the licezse idea a gocd ore and f Mowâ€" ed Chief Shane‘s idea that the litense plate was not for revenue but a means of checking bicycle thefts. Accordingâ€" ly the council passed a byâ€"law to have all bicycles in the town and township licensed at ar arnual fee of fifty cents, The fee will just about cover the cost of the tags and collecting the fees. Recently thore have been a number of thefts of bicycles in Kirkland Lake. Ore of the township councillors told the council on Monday right that his delivery had his bicycle stolen twice within a few days. Others had similar complaints. The chief of police said that if bicycles had to be licensed it would do much to check thefts o° the machines and to trace stolen bicyâ€" cles, as all the machines would be reccrded, with numbers, make of maâ€" chine, particulars. etec. Council thought Township of Teck Places License Fee on Bicycles are Mrs. F. Way, of Campbell‘s Bay, Mrs. Aurel Clement, of Buckingham, James Giroux, of Danforth Lake, Mr§ James Crawford, of Otter Lake, who alt live in Quebec province, and Ephraim Griroux, in Ottawa. Mrs. Pelletier is the mother of Lwelve children, nine of whom are living, and she has 74 grandchildren and two greatâ€" grandchildren as other direct descénaâ€" artes. Of her immédiate family, Fred Giroux, of Paradis Bay, D. E. Giroux, Mrs. E. J. Hermiston, of North Cobalt, and Mys. W. J. Farrell, of Kirklana Lake, live in this district; the others Born on February 28, 1847, at Hawkes. bury, Mrs. Pelletier was former Celima De Coeur, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De Coeur, residents of that section of Ontario. At the age of eighteen, she was married to Peter Giroux, who died in 1896, and some years later she married Francis Pelleâ€" tier, of Ottawa. On his death, she left the Ottawa Valley and came north to be with members of her family living in Temiskaming, ht "4 of her long life in the Ottawa Valley district where she was born, but for about fifteen years past has been living in this district. +‘@iAVvilL GUVIt, FCD, to The Advance)â€"Hale and hearty for her years and still able to do household chores and make quilts, Mrs. Celima Pelletier is preparing to spend her ninetieth birthday on Sunday next at the home of her son, D. E. Giroux, who lives at the Aguanico mine property, near here. Mrs. Pelletier spent most C "I travelled fo'r miles and miles in the Kenora District." said Mr. Sitch, ‘and the country is ccmpletely â€" deâ€" ruded of. white birch. Every tree I _saw was dead cr dyinzg from the efâ€" fecis of an insect pest that has inâ€" .vaded the district from the West. Cobalt Lady Will Observe . her 90th Birthday on Sunday T hbe damaze, he said, was i:eing done by a species of bettle, whith lays its c3gs under the bark of the birch treas. "Uinless semething car. be fourd to combat this menace the white birch may be extinct within two years." Warnmo‘s of a new insect scourge which threaters destructior of Northâ€" ern Ontario white birch were forecast at Port ArtWMur this week by Arthur Sitch. x New Insect Pest Said to Threaten Northern Birch "Fashion is a bigger factor in merâ€" chandising than wearâ€"andâ€"tear," she claimed, "and unless retailers see that their stores are stocked with clothes and accessories that are correct from th»2 standpoint of currert fashion, taâ€" ther than merely reflecting their own perscral likes, they will find it diffiâ€" cult to bring customers back consisâ€" tently to their storées." Salespeople must be carefuly inâ€" strucited to deal intelligently with the Increasingly critical and more compreâ€" hnensive merchandise and fashion knowledge of their custeomers. North Cobalt,fi Feb. 25.â€"(Special The fashion clinic, under Miss Hamâ€" ilten‘s direction, displayed by the use of the "right and wrong‘"‘ of many aspects of fashion prometion and coâ€"ordinaticn. To serve their customers adequately, Miss Hamilton pointed out, retailers must scientifically appraise their changing habits and modes of livire. This claim was made by Miss Hamilâ€" ton before a large group of Ontario ladies‘ readyâ€"toâ€"wear, dry goods, and specialty lires retailers, who met at a trade conference and "fashion clinic‘ held in the Roeyal York hctel under the auspices of the Dry Goods Division of the Retail Mercharts‘ Assoziation of not conflict or cause ary sciousness to their wearers: the cheapest gingham kitchen dress, but women must realize that their clothes should reflect and act as a bacskground for their persorality. Two identical gowns. if treated properly from the standpoint of accessories, makeâ€"up, coiffure and ensemble, wilf "No matter what price a woman pays for a gown." according to Miss Hamilâ€" ton, "she can never be sure she will rot meet its mate the first time she wears it. The most exclusive Parisian model will just as surely be copied as consultant. er social occasion, was firmly dispelled at Toronto last week by Miss Ruth A. So Says Miss Ruth A. Hamâ€" ilton at Style Clinic at Toronto The ageâ€"cld bugaboo of smartly â€"| c_!resqed women, who live in mortal Make Your Clothes Reflect Personality . fashion and merchandise THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE. onTaRto mines developed, they were nearly all on propertiessthat had been staked for riany years, and that, in fact. very few discoveries had been made in new fields and that prospecting in new fields shculd be encouraged. We trus! that some move in this dire:tion will ke made this year. "Durirg 1936, your Association sent 2titions to the Dominion Government praying that the Government encsourâ€" oge the building of roads to new minâ€" i1ng properties, that the free testing of ‘"The Association has kept in touch with members of the Ontario Départâ€" ment of Health in regard to some proâ€" posed changes in the regulations govâ€" erninz matters of health in the unorâ€" ganized districts and we feel that any new regulations which may be passed will rot interfere with the work of the _prospector or developer. . "In the field of Dominion legislation, the Assoviation particularly pressed upon the Dominion Government the desirability of relieving the interest 0: the prospezctor and his backer from any ircome tax on the money or interâ€" est they reveive for any mining proâ€" perty they stake cr discover. This is a feature of the Australian Income Tax fet. It was called to the government‘s aitention <hat, while many new disâ€" coveries were‘being made and new "Several mestings were held by the Commissioner and officers of the Onâ€" tario Securities Commission in regard to matters affecting the> interests of the prospectors and developers in an: effort to assist the Commission in us efforts to protect the public against fraudulent stock promcticrs and unfair r.ethods of selling mining stocks. "In acczcordance with a resolution apâ€" proved at the last Arnual Meeting, the Associaticn suggested to the Ontario Crovernment that recoznized gecphysiâ€" cal prospecting methods be allowed as assessment work on claims on the kasis ofi a day‘s work for each man employed each day. We expect to see this ameniâ€" ment passed at the next session of the Ontario house. "In the spring of 1936, the Profesâ€" sional Enrgingers Asscziation introduced a Private Bill into the Ontario houss which provided penalties for persons practicing engingering, unless they weére members of the Asscciation. By agreement, the miners, developers, and prospectors were left out of the bill, and your Assoziation agreed not to Cpâ€" pose the bill in that form. Nevertheless, it mei with defeat in the private bilis cAaminittee. The report, which is signed by Gilâ€" bert Labine. the president of the assoâ€" ciation, in its opening paragraphs exâ€" plains that "the work of the Assoziaâ€" tion has not been such as to call for much public discussion, and so has not been brought to the notice cf the memâ€" bership at large, but your committee believe that good work has been a:â€" complished." Continuing, Mr. Labine says:â€" "At the last session of the Ortario Legislature, the time of restaking minâ€" ing claims which had run open was changed from 12 midnight to 7 a.m., which change was felt to be a great convenience to the prospector. The annual business meeting of the Ontaric Prospectors‘ and Developers‘ Asscciation has been called for 8. p:m. on Wedresday, March 10th, at the Rirg Edward Hotel, Toronto. On following evening, at the same place, the ‘annual dinner of the association will be held, with Hon. Paul Leduc, Ontario Minister of Minrss, as guest speaker. The Advance has just received the arnual report of the Ontario Prospecâ€" tors‘ and Developers‘ Associatior, toâ€" gether with the notice of the annual mieeting. Review of the Activities of the Prospectors‘ and Deâ€" velopers‘ Association Annual Meet Ontario Prospectors, Mar. 10 in the Mires Testing laboratories Zeta Tau Alpha sorority at Northwestérn University, Evanstan, has the distinction of owning a singing mouse, christened "Zeta Man," to which coâ€"eds Marion Meyer, left, and Sue Ray, right, are lending an atttentive ear as the little fellow croons a mousy musicale. MUSICAL MOUSE CROONS TO COâ€"EDs. When the Maestro was just a nipper, the game of marbles seemed the greatâ€" est sport on earth and especially when Down Memory Lane Memories of ‘ye old public schoolâ€" house came back to the old maestro the other evening when we received a post card from an old chum. The sender of the card stated that still had his collection of alleys up in the attic yet. Smith and Jack Shill sitting on the side lines for part of the season. Other leading puck chasers like Roy Worters, Buzz Boll, Wilf Cude and Doc Rommes have taken time out from the ice battles It certainly beats all how quickly hockey teams can fall anart when a few ace stickhandlers are missing. Bye, Bye Blugs! Speéaking of baseball, reminds us that this hockey season will go down in the !N H. L. ice annals as the dark winter ‘of 1937. There has been a certain amount of grief scattered around the circuit what with injuries and illness shaking up all eight clubs during the campaign. The referees and rules have also been tossed around. Imagine suchâ€"skating artists as Eddile Shore, Chuck Conacher, Howie Morenz, Doug. Young, Babe Seibert, Hooley Verse III. The radio tuners Are tuning out crooners And getting the game via the air. The hotâ€"dog chorus Once again is before us, For baseball is here with a bang and a blare. Good evening friends! The fans pay their dollar To shout and to holler, The doctor and lawyer are reading the score. The landlady‘s tenants Are talking of pennants, The office boy‘s grandma is buried once ._ stand. Verse II The grandstand is calling The bleachers are bawling, The voice of the umn is abroad in the land. Dizzy Dean‘s capers Again make the papers, And baseball extras appéar on the Toronto, Ont.â€"Oscar Reckles (masâ€" cot of the Fireside Snowshot Club), Cycled in this morning with the fdllowâ€" ing gem in his vest pocket:â€" Verse I are small cres, while those noted above appear veryâ€"reasonable in view of the benefits accruing to prospectors and deâ€" velopers. The Ontario Prospectors‘ and Developers‘ Association appears to be c‘oing good work on economical iplan end to be worth all and more than it is costing its members. The chief item of expense is one of $663.36 for office salaries. Next comes $285.00 for rent. Then $160.57 for staâ€" tionery and printing; and $133.00 for travelling expenses. All the other items The disbpursements total $1481.08, leaving a balance on the right side of $79.90 as at Dec. 31ist, 1936. "In order to keep up our influence and strergth, we must keep up the membership of the Association. we trust you will use the enclosed supâ€" scription card and send us your subâ€" scription for the year 1937." _ The financial statement submitted by W. E. Segsworth, the secretaryâ€" treasurer, shows a total of $1560.98 as the receipts for the year. This is made ur as follows:â€"Bank balance, Dec. sist, 1935, $159.55; contributions during: 1936, $1,399.45; bank interest, $1.98. _ be continued, and that stable mine taxation be adopted. We are glad to say that all these matters were acted on favourably by the Dominion Govâ€" ernment. Sports Ahoy ! from here, there, and everywhere by Al Ryckman â€"Oscar Reckles ) ecmmms }j auncense $ commns }} 1j But anyway we wish we had kept some of our collection in order to chalâ€" lenge the delivery boy to a game of span. find "Crackâ€"shot Bob", sayirg in a very sweet tone, "Play you for keeps, pal." Another way was for one lad to toss is marble cult of the ground and anâ€" other playmate to toss his close enough to the first marble in order to span it with his hand. Lastly (or the third method), the boys had to hit the marâ€" bles directly and no ticks were allowed. Shouts such as "Burns." "Ticks." "No ups" or "One step only," had a lot to do with this great outdoor pastime. And Furthermore After a very bad day on the sthool campus, it took a lot of coaxing to get father to hand us a nickel for just three smokies. Then like a shot we were off to the corner store to make that. thrilling purchase, only to come out to Ever save them? We But to get back to the game of marbles, we recall three methods of playing. One gams, the players stood at a line and threw their alleys against the school wall. The fellow whose alley was nearest the wall collected all the others. There were various colours and sizes that we recall besides the nibs and smokies, particularly the ball bearing kind. This type was known as the irony and often chipped many a good agate. we played for keeps. We remember one kid in the schoolyard who was so good that they called him, "Crackâ€"shot Bob" and anytime any member of the Senior Second appeared on the school property with a bagful of nibs, Robert was always there to play for keeps. Personally we Ahad quite a collection which included some fine colour works which weére known to us then as smokies. But like most of us who have saved stamps, laâ€" bels and cigar bands during our youngzer days, we finally had them to give away . to the neighbours‘ children who are interested in that hobby toâ€"day. i6ts with long shctsâ€"short shotsâ€" every means but were unabdle to flash him and argued with the goal judge and referee ut the decision stuck. Harâ€" greaves came kack right after the faceâ€" off to take the lead again when Ingram and Lemon combined to beat Esseltine. Ingram doing the scoring. Porkies Bombardment Fails With the cpeing cf the third period Coach Al Huggins threw on five forâ€" wards in a despgrate attempt to tie un the szore. In the following half period the Porkies bombarded the Hargreaves Couldn‘t Find Net In the second psriod.the Porkies.tried ? all means but just ¢cculdn‘t seem to find the net. Time and again the forâ€" wards were right in on Conway only to e thwarted in théir efforts by his miraculcus goalâ€"tending. With Lemon in the penalty box the Porkies put on the power play and Maki was right in front ‘but Conway made a beautiful save to keep his nets clear. With a one man advantage the Porkies pepipe{ the visitors‘ net and Durn had an open shot but missed the net. Their éfforts were ‘firally rewarded when Nevins banged one in froem a scgamble. Conâ€" way thcught the puzck hadn‘t got past The game opened up fast with the Porkies leading rush after rush on the Hargreaves net. McKay missed the first real scoring chance when he was right in ohnly#to hit the post. Maki had the whole corner of the net to hit durâ€" irg a scramble but shot wide. Harâ€" greaves opened the scoring when Lemon took a pass out from Young to bang it into the Porkies‘ cage. Several seconds later the same player shot and the puck settled on top of the net. Porkies came back hard in an effort to tie up the game and Norm Woon was right in on a pass from Maki but missed what seemed to be a sure goal. South Porcupine, Feb. 25.â€"(Spezial to The Advance) â€" Wright Hargreaves ended Porkies‘ playâ€"off chances with surprise win in the Porkies own arena here on Monday night. Conway and lady luck proved the Porkies‘ stumbling block as Hargreaves eked out 4â€"2 vicâ€" tery. . Porkies had the better of play throughout but Conway couldnt be beaten. Hargreaves Goalie is Too Good for Hard Fighting Sou’t.\ Porcupine Team. Wins 4â€"2 Victory. Porkies Lose Last Chance at Playâ€"off Spot as Conway Stars The conventional part of this pattern is printed i_xlm clariet Bfggn.w a':;l:‘e buttercup floral decoration is painted under the glaze r; Olh V orld enamel colours of yellow, green and blue, giving a charming effect. Bpodes "Buttercup" See the lovely "Buttércup" and other quaint Spode patterns at 17 Pine St. N. Jewellers E€udbury Starâ€"Toronto Broker Loses Finger, says news neading. So many jus‘ lose their shirts. First match is to be toâ€"night at the Lake Shore arena. The other will be on Saturday in the same rink, The winning team meets Nicke]l Belt champions in a bestâ€"twoâ€"outâ€"ofâ€"three series, the first game at Kirkland, the second at Copper Cliff and the: third, if nrecessary, at North Pay. _ TT 90. â€" (Cléeat on Monday night this week, Porkies lost their last chance to‘ take part in the N.O.H.A. Goldbelt playoffs. Tekima:s and Lake Shore will play a twoâ€"game series, gcals to court, at Kirkland Lake for the Gold Belt title Porkies Lost Last Chance at Title by Defeat Monday Night Gold Belt Finals to Begin at Kirkland took during the winter, These erly went directly to Toronto b year they are to be sent tn th game wardens. Licenses for trappers who do not obâ€" serve this regulation may not be reâ€" newed next season, Mr. Boudreau told The Advance. Each spring, licensed trappers must report to the government the number of pelts of each kind they J Eue C# s c Trapper‘s in the Porcupine who usuâ€" ally send their spring fur reports to the department cf lands and fovrests are to leave them this year with Game Wardâ€" en Phil Boureau, it was annsunised yesâ€" terday. They may be left at his home. 138 First avenue, or mailed to him in Timmings. Spring Fur Reports Go to Local Game Warden, Not to Department. Trappers to Report to Game Warden Third Period 4. Hargreaves, Lemon (Dempsey) 9.55 6. Hargreaves, Lora (Inzram) ...11.25 6. Porkies, Harneberry (Woon) ..14.53 Penalties: Lora, L. Huggins, Nevins Dempsey, Hanneberry, Thoms. sey Conway, Thoms, Irgram and Lemon were the pick of the winners. Frank Huggins played his usual flashy game leading the Porkie attacks, but blew up in the last pericd to give a rather meâ€" diocre display Hannebsrry, Maki and McKay tried hard in the fruitless Porâ€" kie efforts to make their way into the playâ€"offs. Hargreaves: goal, Conway; defence, Thoms, Ingram; centre, Lemon; wings, Yceung, Dempsey; spares, Dudgeon, Lora, Hendy, Dyment, Mortor. Porkies: goal, Esseltine; defence, Mcâ€" Kay, Dunn; zentre, F. Huggins; wings, L. Huggins, Hanneberry; spares, Maki, Woon, Mayes, Nevins, First Period 1. ‘Hargreaves, Lemon (Young) .14.05 Second Period 2. Porkies, Nevins (Maki) ....... 18.47 3, ‘Hargreaves, Ingram (Lemon) 19.00 Pena‘ties: Lemor, L. Huggins, Dempâ€" the red light, As the period waved the Porkies seeing their playâ€"off _chances fading became even more desâ€" perate and took greater risks. Finally Dempsey and Lemon broke away from the Porkies attack and with Esseltine at his mercy Lemon plut the visitors two up. Still the Porkies pressed and really missed scorirg chanceés galoreâ€" and once more Lora and Ingram broke away and when Esseltine came way out of ‘his nets after the loose puck they ccmbined around him to put Hargreaves three up, Lora doing the ssoring. Porâ€" kiés kept on trying to cut down the lead and were finally rewarded when Hanneberry beat Conway on a pass from Woon. Further efforts on the part cof the homeâ€"forwards failed to materialize and the game ended 4â€"2. Illustrating a beautiful product of Spode from the old original enâ€" gravings known as Spode‘s "Butâ€" tercup." This is done on "Chel« sea Wicker" shape. The mould proofs of this shape were purâ€" chased by one of the early Spode‘s at the dismantling of the Chelséa Works and it is reputed to be one of the most beautiful modellings ever created in earthâ€" enware. The colourings are very quaint. their unexpected defeat sent to the lozal