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It might be thought that the world being so peaceful these days that another war may be added to those in progress in Europe and elseâ€" where, there would be unanimous approval of the stopping of one of the present wars. This does not appear to be the case, however. In the Briâ€" tish House of Commons this week the Premier announced that the war in Spain was practically overâ€"all butâ€" the shouting.._He suggested that there was to be no more shoomng General Franco, who now controls the greater part of Spanish territory and who appears to be in position to go on and take the rest by force of armé and needless loss of life and suffering, has agreed not only to treat those on the other side with consideration and mercy, but has also made it plain that the new government of Spain will fully preserve the independence of the country and its people and see to the remoyal of Italian and German forces and influence. With these implied promises in mind, Premier Chamberlain has announced the1 unconditicnal recognition of the Franco regime in Spain. General Franco on his part has told thel people of Spain that the triumph of his armies is a victory over Communism and the forces seekâ€" ing to destroy If he had made it equally plain that the victory was also a triumph over Fascism, Nazism, or any other ism contrary to freedom and democracy, no one would have am real grounds for regret at immediate closing of the war. There gre many in Britain. however, who fear that the victory over Communism is a ; triumph for Fascism. â€"In consequence of this Premier Chambe had to face fierce criticism in the House of Cpmnms the Labour party leadâ€" ing the ranks against him. â€" There does not seem to be any question about the British prime minâ€" | It does not take much imagination to see Premâ€" ier Hepburn‘s problem in reducing the size of the Legislature. If he cuts off any city seats, he will raise a little reyolution. If he lops off any of the rural seats, he will need to be ready for civil war of a kind. If he should touch any of the Northâ€" ern seats, except to increase their numberâ€"well, that would make even secession talk popular. It happens, however, that Premier Hepburn is the kind of man who isn‘t afraid of anythingâ€"or at least, no one yet has tumbled onto the thing he may be afraid of. So, there may be reduction in the Ontario Legislature. That will be ail right, so long as it does not do injustice to the North. as the present 90, and it would be a simpler matâ€" ter to watch a smaller number of legislators. So far so good! But second thoughts arrive. Now just what ridings are to be sacrificed on the altar ofseconomy? Any city man will tell you that there are scores Oof rural ridings of comparatively small population that might be doubled up without seriâ€" ous injury to anybody. And any ‘r‘ur.al resident is equally sure that the cities are overâ€"representâ€" ed in the Legislature. Toronto, for instance, has twelve members, where four would be too many in the opinion of some people. Then, again, in endorsing the idea of reducing the number of legislators in Toronto, The North Bay Nugget very properly points out that care must be exercised in seeing that the North has at least as ,r_nan.y; members as at present. Indged, a few more would be still better. In the case of the rural areas emphasis is laid on the importance of each partiâ€" cular riding and its special problems. In the matter of the cities stress is given to the large | number of people concerned. In the North Lhe.;'e' is importance, value, population, all to be conâ€" sidered. In view of the large area of the Northâ€" four times the size of all the rest of Ontarioâ€"and the various sectional.problemsâ€"the present memâ€" bership is scarcely adequate. | * GPm@ IPâ€"DPS~LD_ P â€"~D DP L â€"~â€"ALâ€"D P ~A P Premier Hepburn‘s specific has been greeted with joud acclaim on all sides. However. when he becomes specific about his specific, there will be rifts in the lute, or words to that effect. Every â€" body at first thought is ready to agree that 7.4 members could govern Ontario just as acceptably a little more economy,in the cost of the multiâ€" plicity of governments. He had the specific ready. He plans to reduce the membership of the Ontâ€" ario Legislature from 90 to 72. If all the other provincial legislatures are similarly reduced, and the same plan worked on the Dominion, then there will be quite a noticeable reduction in governâ€" ment in Canada. (But if anybody mentions the Ssenate in this connection, a whole lot of good people will scream). w Premier Mitcneli Hepburn had parely landed back in Canada from his trip to the Land of the Kangaroos when he noted the interest roused in all quarters by the first plank in the policy of the Leadership Leagueâ€""Governmentâ€"How to Reâ€" duce It!" Premfer Hepburn is a whole Leaderâ€" ship League under the one derby and he took the popular fancy at once with his practical plan for Timmins, Ont., Thursday, March 2nd, 1939 SBubscription tes: Canadaâ€"$3.00 Per Year. United t TIMMINS, ONTARJO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association: Ontarioâ€" Querbee Newspaper Association; Class ‘A" Weekly Group OFFICE 26 â€"â€"â€"â€" PHONES â€"â€"â€" RESIDENCE 70 Published Every Monday and Thursday by: GEO. LAKE, and Publisher Cl Yoroupiue Advauce SPECIFICS NOT TO BE SPECIFIC ONE WAR BEING ENDED United Statesâ€"$3.50 Per Year There are men today engaged in the futile busiâ€" ness of criticizing women‘s hats. The ladies are supposed to dress to please the men, but this In his mixing of lines in the Leadership League platform of problems, aa modern ‘"Marse Henry‘" might suggest that the linotype mixed lines gave the more popular approach to these questions. But in any event, between the leadership of the Leadership League and the linotype operators, the people in general is being stirred to some thought on the real issues of the day. GRAVEL AND S ANDâ€"AND PLACERE | | | ’ Taxesâ€"How to beat it. ! ” For example take the platform of the Leaderâ€" ship League now so much in the limelight: Governmentâ€"How to reduce it. Taxesâ€"How to reduce them. Public â€"debtsâ€"How to reduce them. Patronageâ€"How to Kill â€"it. ‘ Home QOwnershipâ€"How to save it. Farmingâ€"How to revive it. Unemploymentâ€"How to beat it. . Railwaysâ€"How to make them pay. Resourcesâ€"How to develop them. Defenceâ€"How to speed it. Freedomâ€"How to guard it Unityâ€"How to get it. $ Putting them in lines like that, and they ars all rightâ€"if you watch the linotype slugs. But turn the linotype operator loose and let him set it all in double lines, and the result might read like this: Governmentâ€"How to kill it. Public debtsâ€"How to develop them. Patronageâ€"How to get it. Home Ownershipâ€"How to revive it. Farmingâ€"How to save it. Unemploymentâ€"How to guard it. Railwaysâ€"How to beat them. Resourcesâ€"How to reduce them. Defenceâ€"How to make it pay. Freedomâ€"Try and get it. Unityâ€"! * (?)@â€"I1b*! The late Col. Henry Watterson, of The Louisâ€" ville, Kentucky Couriérâ€"Journal, used to tell about the linotype operator who set the story of a banâ€" } quet tendered to a Kentucky colonel. The editor had written about the "battleâ€"scarred" veteran. The linotype operator in his wisdom had it appgari "the battleâ€"scared veteran." Those were fightâ€" ing words in a fighting.country in a fighting age, and, of course, there had to be an apology and | explanation. The lino man ‘"fixed" it all right.| Apology was made‘f.o‘r the missing "r" 4n “.sg‘a.rr-! ed," and it was explained that the term should | really have been "the bottleâ€"searred \(’_pte;a_n.”i At that, "Marse Henry‘" always seemed to be in doubt as to whether or not the linotype operator | was not right all the time. i g I It will be noted that the actual story of th»e wedding and the notice of the auction sale are not given separately and then repeated in their mixed condition. You have to take the mixture on faithâ€"just believe it could be done. But it is different with the intelligent linotype operator. He can set the lines acurately and truly and then mix them so hopelessly that they are humorous to everybody but the unfortunate editor. In the days when the story first was popular editors never became hopeiessly drunk. There wasn‘t that much liquor. The trouble with this particular story is that it was born forty y.éa_rs before its time. It would have been a ptaétic_al impossibility for an editor ,or even a hand comâ€" positor to mix a story, or two stories, in the fashâ€" ion indickted. But the linotype operator is anâ€" other matter. A good linotype operator can do pretty nearly anything along that line. _I_nd.egl. he does it nearly every dayâ€"and worse. There is a story once more going the rounds of the press at the present time about an editor who was supposed to beéome hopelessly drunk and in that condition so mixed an account of a wedding and an auction sale as to produce a form of : humâ€" our. The veracious account of the wedding deâ€" scribed the. bride as "looking attractive in one bridle and one sursingle." It tells about those who attended "the charming event including once shoat, several chickens, four old "cows and one young heifer." It concludes by picturing the hapâ€" py couple as "leaving for a honeymoon in the third concession on one gang plow in good condition.‘" ister being sustained in the House. But it is exâ€" pected that the present battle against him will be the most bitter yet. It should be noted that the British Labour Party is not another name for lthe Communist Party. Any sympathy shown for the losing forces in Spain may rather be conâ€" strued as fear of Fascism and not love of Comâ€" munism. It rests with General Franco and his associates to prove Premier Chamberlain right or wrong. If there are no unnecessary réprisals in Spain in respect to those who opposed the Franco forcesâ€"if members of the Government and army are allowed safe conduct to other lands.â€"if the Spanish people are permitted reasonable freedom and safety and good government under General. Franco‘s leadershipâ€"if there is no persecution of opponents or unfair seizure of property,â€"and chief, perhaps, of all, if General Franco and his aides refuse to permit Fascism to control and oppress the Spanish people, history will speak well of the judgment:as well as the intentiqns of the British Premier. i DOFES THE LINOTYPER KNQOW ? When Premier King was asked to remedy the total ignoring of the.North in the itinerary of the royal tour of Canada his reply was to the effect that the not possibly be changed. Premier King no doubt is ready to adâ€" mit that the constitution of Canada may be alterâ€" In referring to the recent talk about the secesâ€" sion ‘of the North, it is well to note that not a single newspaper in this North at this time is adâ€" vocating any such secession. In fact, there is not a single Northern newspaper that is even approvâ€" ing the talk of secession as a bogey or threat. doesn‘t apply to their hats. So long as the hats are in fashion, it doesn‘t seem to matter whether they please anybody or not. Oftentimes they don‘t even please the women themselves, but that is nothing to make a fuss about. One mere man speaks sarcastically about the present pancake hats and the pill boxes, as if these were the worst ever. What about the old coal scuttle hat, the umbrella hat, the iceâ€"box hat, the drunken sailor hat that flourished like the green bay tree some few short seasons ago, some of them looking not unlike the said green bay tree, if anyone ever saw that sort of tree? Mere man would do well to bother.less about the ladies‘ hats. If any of the ladies‘ new hats look worse than some of the men‘s old hats, then consult a good occulist. And Maclean‘s comments that it is "a mxohty nice place Lo have a farm, too." "The young couple will reside in BrookyIn where the groom has a farm admidist the best wishes of their many friends." Under the cireumstances we would like to know if the printer who transâ€" posed a couple of lines in one of their alleged jokes recently was fired. Along the same line we noticed Macâ€" lean‘s Magazine quoting the Charlotteâ€" town Guardian as follows:â€" So they are showing a gas buggy that gensrates gas for itself by burning charcoal in what is generally the trunk compartment in a gasolingâ€"driven car. Erratum The sophisticatsd "New Yorker" magazine makes quite a feature of findâ€" ing errors in other publications. And while discussing cars, it is interâ€" esting to note that the Japanese ars exhibiting one to run without gasoline. However, regardless of how good or bad the cars may prove to be, we imaâ€" gine it is quite a trick to get $400 toâ€" geither for a car in Géermany toâ€"day. Enterprising people, these Japs, and they have no home supplies of gasoline. We could well imagine in Germany if you bought a car from the government for $400 (or $4,000) and found that the price did not, include an engine, you pxobably wouldnt do very much about it: We hope the Reeve is consistent enough to eat his beef raw on the asâ€" sumption that if the Almighty wanted beef cooked. He would have equipped the cow with a kitchen range. Motgr Cars The German $400 "people‘s car" is being shown at the Berlin Auto Show of current date. .Iudgincr from picture it is a fair looking bus, and we wonder if the government factory that produces them at $400 each puts an engine. in them. joined The plough, loom and chisel, with commerce combined." The thought just. struck us while reading this that the chlsel has been in b_usm,e_ss a long time. Logic Reeve Alian Caldwell, a municipal statesman up Peterboro way is credited with the remark that "if the Almighty wanted milk pasteurized He wouldâ€"have put a pasteurizing appaxatu.s in the cow." We would like to know if that "adâ€" An oqde sung at a Boston festival in 1810 gosos like this: "No fos dare molest where in union are Logic, Motor Cars, and Journey‘s End that even the British constitution may be so Word About the Man Who Called Himseli a2 Sceottish Communist. Prince Steven Semio and Princess Kika Butsch, ofl'spxmg of the royal house of Ro many and future king and queen of the gipsies, got married recen in ‘I‘qronto-â€"â€"and everybody at the wedding wished they would live 1,000 years ‘"We had a big table with pigs, chickens. wine and everything, enough for 150" the gipsy bride said. "My father and mt Y tcok ame and gave me to the father and mother of my husband e me theirs. They then gave me to their son and said:â€""We hope you will have a good life, that you make a good wife, and live 1,000 years." ADVANOR, TIMMINS, onTaARIO ROYAL GIPSIES MARRY Smiths Falls Recordâ€"News:â€"An Onâ€" tario doctor said recently that "ninety per cent. of the men over 40 attending sporting events are taking a chance of dropping dead of heart failure." This business of keeping alive has certainly developed ini.o a complicated affair. However, there is some consolation for all sport fans who are over the twoâ€" score years, in the fact that more people in Canrnada died in bed than anywhere else, even though motor vehicles are vieing for supremacy. Group No. 3, under leadership of Miss Esther Leeman and including nine members of the Y.P.S. provided a very good programme at the Literary and Music Night held last Friday in "the Timmins Finnish United Church. There was a very good attendance, and the aim of making every member of the Y.P.S. an active member, has been an unexpécted and great success. . From the ning members of the group in charge an exâ€"tempore sextette provided two fine selections of choral music, twoâ€" members of the group gave two duets on guitars. There was also a good papeér on ‘"Total Abstinence" by Leivo‘ Punkari as part of the Temperancei work of the Y.P.S., also readings and] recitations. The balance of the evenâ€" ing was spent in games. ‘I‘nis week Friday, March 3rd, the Y.P.S. will have their regular business meeting, as which many important matters will be dealt with, and plans made ‘for thel Another Good Event by Finnish Y.P.8. Literary and Music‘ Night Pleasing Success. We asked if we could quote him, but he said to just put down as a Scotch Communist. Scotch Communists A friend of ours up at the City Hall says that when it comes to apples, he would like to put in a word for Macâ€" Intosh Reds. For instance .we are told of a 16â€" yearâ€"old girl whose class work consists of "catching a rat, dissecting it and telling the class about it." It is probably a good idea to teach girls how to satch ratsâ€"but dissecting them does not sound like a pleasing "project." ‘"During the summer holidays I called at the Ontario Hospital at Orillia, and had a very pleasant visit with two of my former auxiliary class pupils." Is this where modern education leads us ? And we hope our proofxeader gets all the wyrrors in the above p'uaoraphs Journey‘s End One report to the Publxc School inâ€" spector states: midst" is Maclean‘s or the Charlotteâ€" toewn Guardian‘s contribution to the hilarity of the occasion. uUre activities The city of Windsor is reported as being added to the list of places to be visited by the King and Queen on their tour of Canada. Hon. David Croll, as mayor of Windsor, has made the announceâ€" ment. Unless the itinerary is further changed to remedy the ignoring of the North, the question will naturally arise, "Why could an utterly unâ€" changeable itinerary be altered for Hon. David Croll or the city of Windsor, and not for this North?" Cynics may suggest the answer to the effect that Hon. David Croll is non persona grata with Premier Hepburn, and Premier Hepburn is double ditto with Premier King. l changed, that a new flag may replace the old one in this Dominion. But an itinerary is unchangeâ€" able, immutable, once made by its very nature it remains the same whatever happens. It sounds very much like a crossâ€"word puzzle word of four letters meaning bunk on the vertical side. As a matter of fact there are persistent rumours and reports that the itinerary has been changed, and will be changed again, no doubt. Word from Otâ€" tawa is to the effect that Windsor has been acâ€" tually added to the places of call, though it was missed in the original unchangeable route. There should be one more changeâ€"the change that will mean that hundreds of thousands of loyal men, women and childreéen in the North will have a sporting chance to catch a glimpse of Their Maâ€" jesties on the tour. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Moore, who resided near Dalâ€" ton‘s Farm, in Mountjoy township, passed away at St Mary‘s hospital, Timmins, ten years ago. The child was almost five year old, and had been ill for some days, her condition being so serious that it was necessary to take her to the hospital. Despite all that The annual banquet of the Timâ€" mills Citizens‘ Band held in the Oddâ€" fellows hall ten years ago, proved a very pleasing and successful event and up to the high _ standards of enjoyment set by simillar affairs in the past. About thirty members of the band, members of the town council and other friends of the band were present and all had a very happy time. Mrs. Howse did the catering for the occasion and the supper and service were excellent. The food provided was of the very best, with wellâ€"set tables and the best of service. The meal provided brought forward words of appreciation from all. The chair was taken by G. A. MacDonald, president of the band, and the excellent supper was followed by an attractive programme of music and addresses. The regular monthly meeting of Timâ€" i mins Post No. 88, Canadian Legion, was eld in the Oddfellows‘ hall, temn years ’ ago, the meeting being one of the very best held by the Post for a considerâ€" able time. President Austin E. Neame occupied the chair, with viceâ€"presidents Dr. S. R. Harrison and H. C. Garner in support. The new secretaryâ€"treasurer, Comrade Channen was also present. l After one minute‘s silence, the prosiâ€" dent stated that Comrade Channon ' could not accept the position of secâ€" retary permanently, owing to an inâ€" creased press of work in connection with in connection with the town, but would act temporarily luntil such time as a permanent secretary was elected. In The Advance ton years ago: ‘"Word received last night (Wednesday) shows that Clair Severt reached Matâ€" tawa at 6.23 p.m., Feb. 27th, thus covâ€" ering more than half his journey‘ on skiis to Ottawa, and fully half the alâ€" lotted time to make the rest of the trip. Although there is no wager or reward in connection with this hike on skiis,. Clair is maintaining the schedule set out ‘by hlmself and will} make Ottawa‘( without dlfflculty in the fourteen days ‘specified. ~Clair "léft Timmins last Thursday, following the power line to Whitefish and making 42 miles the first day. Friday was not so good goâ€" inzg, .only 35 being covered that cay. Cobalt was reached on Sunday, 134 miles being covered in the four days. From Haileybury, Lake Temisâ€" kaning <was used as the ski highway, Mattawa being reached last night." _ | "> d Caron present Authority was givâ€" en for the paying of $5,000 to the lic school board on account. A number of reébates were authorized on water rates where the parties had moved or the water was not used or for othor valid reason. The regular mseting of the town council was held ton years ago with Mayor Geo. S. Drew in the chair, and Ccuncillors A. G. Carson, H. Charleâ€" bois, P. Dougall, R. Richardson and A!â€" Ten years ago the police were called to a poolroom on the corner of Fourth and Maple where it was said a Finâ€" lander was threatening cthers there and ficurishing a gun. Constable Parchâ€" er visited the place and arrested a man who seemed to be under the inâ€" fluence of liquor. The man had a reâ€" volver in his possession when taken in charge but it was not loadéua wnen the police took it from him. Some cartâ€" ridges for the gun were found in one of his pockets. According to the stories told the police by several Finlanders, the accused had been enquiring as to whethex certain men intended to go to church the noxi day and he learned that they did he is said to have flourâ€" ished the revolver. The charge against him was laid under a section of the criminal code which forbids the "Carryâ€" ing <of offensive weapons for any pm- pose dangerous to the public peace." _ ducted by Rev. A. I. Heinonen every Tuesday and in Timmins rvery Monâ€" day only, at above hours. During the past two years and a half a total of 182 Finnish-speaking adults have taken advantaze of this @pportunity to learn the languaze of adopted country. Try The Advance Wh‘ht Advertisements The third Spring term of the free English Language School for Finnishâ€" speaking adults opens in Timmins Monday, March 6th, at 10.30 am. and 2 p.m. in Finnish United Chiurch Manse, and at 7â€"9 p.m. in Church building. In South Porcupine the school opens Tuesâ€" day, at 7â€"9 p.m., in South Porcupine High School building. All former pupils and new ones, who wish to learn the English language are wolcome. â€" The school in South Porcupine will be conâ€" " Your eyes affect your health more than you‘d think" "Bornâ€"In Timmins, on Thursday, Feb, 21st, 1929, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Belâ€" anger, 7 Laurier Aveâ€"a daughter (Sylvia Catherine)." ‘"Mr. A. Mills, of Moosomin, Sask., who has been visiting his aunt Mrs. C. Rusk, left for Iroquois Falls and other points this week to visit lother relatives." "Mr. and Mrs. Harold Grist, of Matheson, had the misfortune ’recently to lose their residence and _contents through a fire that started one evening about ten o‘clock, probably from overheated stove pipes." "Mr. and Mrs. Arch Gillies left this week for the Sciuth,‘ where Mr. Gillies will attend Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masâ€" ons at Brockvilie. They will also visit Ottawa and Montreal before their reâ€" turn." "Mr. A. C, Chapman, of Transâ€" cona, Man., was a visitor in Timmins over the weekâ€"end, being the guest here of his brother, Mr. P.C. Chapman, and Mrs. Chapman." . Free English Classes for Finnish People Here 14 Pine St. N. "James E. Grant was elected president of the beard of Girectors of tne Kirkâ€" land Lake District hospital last week." "The Rev. J. D. Parks returned last week after a visit in Toronto." "Mr. F M. Burke returned on Sunday from his recent visit to Florida." "Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Thompson, of Montrcal, spent a few days in town last week." "Bornâ€"In Timmins, on Tuesday, Feb. 19th, 1929, to Mr. and Mrs. Ellard Mcâ€" Alendinâ€"a daughter (Mary Audrey)." "Take me for example. At the office I‘d tire quickly and my nerves always seemed ‘on edge.‘ YÂ¥et my eyes didn‘t appear to be at fault, I happened to mention it to Mr. Curtis and he explained that quite often straining eyes tike nervous energy away from other parts of the body withou, one knowing it. He examined my eyes and fitted me with glasses. Now I wear them at my desk and my old complaints have disappeared. Among the localitems in The Adâ€" vance ten years ago. were: "Mr. Edgar G. Grenier, of the Employers‘ Liability Assurance Compam Montreal, is visitâ€" ing his brothor and sisterâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Grenier, Elm St. S." ‘he excellent programme provided. The gathsring enjoyed avery number on the programmé and showed appreciation by continued applause. .The Birrell Bell orchestra played with special effectiveâ€" ness and won very hearty approval for each number given. Thers was a good crowd attended the Birroll Bell Concert Party programme given in the Goldfields theatre ten years ago. Col. S..B, Scobell occupied the chair in very capable way, eff>octiveâ€" ly introducing the several numbers on In The Advance South Porcupine news ten years ago; "The Young Peoâ€" ple‘s Society had a sleigh drive on Thursday evening,,last. (It was their regular‘ missionary, night so they drove to Goldsn City and took up their topic at the meeting of the Young People‘s Soeciety there, Tl}e Golden City Young People served refreshments. It was a gloriqus night for their drive so they all came home happy." At the United‘@Mttch, Timmins. t years ago, Miss Hazel Rutherford, o+. daughter of Mr. andMrs, Wm. Ruth : ford, was united in marriage to 1\ Harry Johnson, also of Timminm» J. D. Parks officiated at the ceremon; The bride was givenaway by her fat.her EYES EXAMINED TERMS ARRANGED AT Phone #35 the free Finnishâ€" Timmins a.m. and