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How is the war situation to-day? That ques- tion has apparently re-placed the old standbys of enquiriesas to your health or your opinion of the weather. The man who asks “How are you to-day?”vseldom pauses for your reply. The fel- low who solicits your opinion on the weather. usually doesn’t seem to care what you think. Often as not after questioning you as to your health, your friend hurries on to tell you about his own and his latest operation. The man who questions you about your ideas on the weather, forestalls any comments from you by his own prompt condemnation of the rotten climate and the state of the roads. Questions about the war Situation to-day are inclined to take on similar attributes to those about the weather and your 'health. Many a man says: “What do you think about the war situation?” and then hurries on to These thoughts were stirred by a local man who stopped a friend on street on Tuesday and said. almost in a breath:---“How are you? Isn’t it. awful weather? What do you think of the war situation? How would you like a drink?” The last question seemed to be the only one he ex- pected to be answered, and when it was answer- ed in the affirmative, it may be taken for grant- ed that the other questions would be more or less fully discussed. There seems to be a striking similarity between the weather and the war situation. Both of them leave much to be desired. Both of them are things that little can be done to settle or to remedy. Both of them have to be endured with as good grace as possible. Timmins, Ont., Thursday, April 13th, Canada-$3.00 Per Ye. give you his views. Sometimes. these views are valuable, and sometimes they are of no more in- terest than comments on the weather or the other fellow’s health. U " TWINS. ONTARIO W Canadian Weekly Newspaper mention: Damio- Moo Newspaper AssochUon; Class 'A” Weekly Group OFFICE 26 -â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"- PHONES RESIDENCE 70 Published Every Mnnday and Thursday by: GEO. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Subscription Ra Les: After all this, if there is anyone who will perâ€" sist in asking about the war situationâ€"and pause for a replywhere is the answer. The war situa- tion is reminiscent of the case of a more or less amusing character named Charlie Fyles. He had created considerable disturbance by drunken abuse in a town near St. Catherines. Eventually, after all sorts of drunken defiance, he was igno- miniously chased down a lane leading to his home. He made good speed down the lane, but once in- side his own property, he dared the other man to even touch the gate. The enraged citzien grab- bed the gate. and Charlie rushed down his lot. Seeing the citizen pause at the gate, Charlie stopâ€" ped and roaredzâ€"“If you dare to set foot on my propertyâ€"3’ The citizen made a rush for Charlie and Charlie fled again. When the citizen would stop as he thought of his undignfled trespass, Charlie would stop, too, and dare the intruder to pass this mark or that, or come any nearer. Eventually. the enraged citizen chased Charlie right into his own house. with the door hurriedly shut behind him. Then the citizen naturally stopped and slowly turned to wend his own way home. Charlie softly opened the door a crack to yell outzâ€"“If you dare to try to get into my house I’ll have the law on you!” As the citizen moved disgustedly away. Charlie grew bolder. “I dare you to come into my house,” he called. “I won’t do that.” said the abused neighbour, “for if I did, 'I know you'd be asking me then to go to bed with you.” The war situation to-day may be summed up in the fear of the ordinary man that the drunken dictators will soon be asking the civilized nations to share their bed. 01112 warranty; ghuantr PAGE FOUR TH E WA It SITUATION 'al‘ United Statcs~-$3.50 Per Year 193‘) equipment. in personnel and in training ls ranked by experts as among the finest in Europe. The Polish army specially features two branches- the infantry and the cavalry. This is not to say that tanks and anti-tank devices and the other modern toucnes are lacking. Instead these form an auxiliary force as it were to the forces in the field. In fact some military students have sug- gested that Poland has a force so blended of in- fantry. cavalry and the modern mechanical de- ‘vices as to be one of the most formidable of fight- ing outfits. Poland has specialized in cavalry. There are said to be forty regiments of cavalry, these in- cluding the famous Polish Uhlansâ€"light cavalry- men armed with gun. bayonet, sabre and lance. The reason that Poland has given so much atten- tion to cavalry is said to be the fact that all Polish military power is designed exclusively for defence. In Poland there are so many forests. swamps, rivers, without adequate roads and bridges. that the condition of the country would prove most unsuitable for mechanized warfare. The enemy that entered Poland with a modern army would be liable to be faced with similar difficulties to those handicapping Mussolini’s forces in Ethiopia. The difference. however, would be that the enemy. instead of tribesmen to carry on guerilla warfare around them. would be harassed by a mobile force of the finest soldiers to be found anywhere. Polish cavalry can go anywhere in remarkably Short time. It is interesting to note that Poland is credited with possessing thirteen divisions of horse artillery. special motorized regiments with anti-aircraft guns, armoured battalions and in- dependent units of other auxiliary forces. The Polish infantry forces are given as 100 re- giments fully equipped with the most modem aims. This is admitted to be only an estimate and it is ag1eed that the actual number is much HIOI'C It is interesting and pleasing to learn that all Poland’s armaments and war supplies are now manufactured in Poland. Indeed, Poland recent- ly has had a surplus of production along this line and has been selling to other European nations. Anti-tank guns made in Poland are in special demand as they are admitted to be superior to any others. There are four large airplane fac- tories in Poland and these are working day and night, turning out hundreds of airplanes a month. It is understood that the whole production of airplanes in Poland is being held in the country. and this will make Poland a. decided factor in any war of defence that may need to be fought. There is a proverb about the folly of crying over spilled milk, but The Toronto Telegram ap- parently has never heard of that proverb. or. at least that it is just as applicable to wasted whis- key as to the upset product of the bull's better half. The Telegram has tears to shed because at Grimsby the Mounted Police are going to dump a quantity of malt and spirits into the town sew- ms roman ADVANCE. Tmmus. omyuq Should Not Supply ! Goods to Aggressorsi To The Editor, Porcupine Advance Dear Sirzâ€"Today on the interna- tional horizon aggressions are beingr perpetrated by nations which jeonar- dizes the security of the entire world. At present the three nations which At present the three nations w are undoubtably bent on mischief Italy. Germany and Japan. Japan is presently engaged with the §ubjccation of Chinaâ€"and though she is guilty of the most flagrant breach of international ethics. she does not at present loom as great a menace to us as Germany and Italy. Hitler in a very short space of time has added Austria. and Czecho-Slm vakia to the Rech. Mussolini conquered Ethiopia. helped Franco win the Span- ish civil war. and just recently an~ ncxcd Albania. Anyone even remotely cosnizant with the psychology of these Meglo- maniacs is deluding himself if he ima- gines that it will ever be possible to satisfy these modem Napoleons. lers. It seems that a distillery at Grimsby has [been unable to meet payments on a mortgage held by the town, and that to add to its troubles, the distillery license has expired. and the Mount- ed Police in the course of their duties had to seize the malt and spirits. The law requiries that all liquor seized by the Mounties should be destroyâ€" ‘ed, and The Telegram seems to be appalled that red tape should permit so grievous a waste as the destruction of good liquor. A lot of people in this country will agree with The Telegram. They will targue that good spirits are particularly needed {these times. Why should the Mounties kill all ’that good liquor? Why not turn it over to the .town’s people and let them punish it, and let it ?go. The Telegram would turn the seized intoxi- ‘cants over to the hospitals and for honest mer- rcantile uses. It is to be hoped that a certain l or uncertain Toronto newspaper does not take up lthe question. The certain or uncertain news- !paper would use the ease as proving how the leapitalistic system has failed grievously, when 3 good liquor is poured down the sewers by the omâ€" icious police. Its last words would be:-â€"â€""That’s ithe sort of thing that makes Communists!” Every successful conquest acts as an ‘ Prince Edward Island. intoxicantâ€"and they see visions of â€"-â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"-/ world conquest. Acton Free Pressâ€"Indications all Nothing short of armed opposition 3 point to a Federal election this your. will have a deterrent on these modern l The only thing indefinite is the date, war mongers. i Guelph Me‘curyâ€"The hero of this A showdown will be imperative in generation will not be Hitler or Chain- the very near future or “1950 meg10-~bCf1Flin, but [110 {CHOW \VhO fig’UI’CS OUL maniacs will consolidate their gains some way to dance check to check with and then have the eflrontery to dictate a COUCSC 831 in a» 11001) skirt. to Britain and France. ' > _ â€"-â€"-- ’4'“ GR AV 1'! , AND S \Nl)â€"-â€"\N|) PLACER; As President Roosevelt recently re- marked. there are methods short of war wherewith to command a decent respect for the opinions of mankind. The lawâ€"abiding nations must for their own protection have absolutely no intercourse with the war mongers â€"~mal~:e no foreign loans-and termin- ate the practice of shipping‘ indispen- sable metals in the manufacture of armaments. If the nations opposed to tonal brigandage declared an upon the public enemies, they brought, to their knees. Admittedly it would be necessary to make some sacrificeâ€"as such a policy would have a derogatory effect on the world as a whole. That. unsafe section of the Canadian National Railways line between Nakina and Hearst should A Timmins gentleman says:â€"-“Wcll, they no sooner ‘stopped Hitlcr’ than Mussolini got going!” ractical Boycott Urged on Dictator Nations. N Pine St. N OPTICAL COMPANY “She eonldn't seem to interest herself in anything. Her eyes wouldn't let her felt] for long and her head aelwd when she did much knitting,r or fancy work. Her puttering around the house nearlv drove us mad. Proper glasses pre- scribed by Mr. (Kurtis restored our'happy home. Mother is perfectly eontent now. The cost was very little and we. paid it in four or five instal- ments so that it seemed like nothing at all.‘ “ Mother Was Irritible” Schumachcx'. April 10. 1939 [gagcd with the 1nd though she flagrant breach . she does not Phone is.» interna - em bar 30 could be fll‘C Enquirer. In reply to the aboveâ€"and taking the . last. question first-the latest available official figures are those of the last census. Perhaps, later figures could i be secured by writing to the Dominion E Statistician. Ottawa. Ont, It is doubt- lful, however, if the latest figures will 1 show a tenth of a million Croatians as I . . . _ g. residing in Canada. There are few over in million of all other than British nationalties in Canada. In the volume ; of the last census to hand. Croatians {are not listed separately, but are in- icluded with the Jugo-Slavs. The total Inumbcr of Jugo-Slavs in Canada is igiven as 17,110. or this number. On- itario has the largest quota, 8.100. Bri- l tish ,Coltun‘bia is next With 2,911. Sas- : katehevwan had 1,686. There wane 1,562 i in Quebec. Albertas number was 1,335, and Manitoba haci- 291, and Nova Scotia, 253. There were only 20 in the . Yukon, 11 in New Brunswick, 5 in the Northwest Territories, and none in a Prince Edward Island. I | | I 1 Doom of Dictators Foretold by History other tions‘ today Years ago the Southern States were proapcrous because they used slaves. Where are the prcpcrous plantaucn owners today? Ycars ago the French artlstocrat hinting the working class like dogs. Where is the aristocrat today? Yeats ago the English working man was tied to the feudal lord. Where ls the feudal lord today? Mussolini has had three wars; each with a nation so poorly equipped that to conquer them was like smacking a baby. Each time he has marched at the head of the parade as a conqueror. Mussolinl‘s days are numbered. He is through. All bully braggarts have their day. He has had his. and his down. fall will be like John L. Sulivan's max- Dictators Travel Inevitably to Their Own Doom. Dear Sir: Years ago Roman dictators used to glory in a Roman holiday. They let slaves fight wild animals and each other and they also crucified Chris- tions. Where are the Roman legions fnl im (Ionumratively Small Number Croatians Herc are resident in Canada? In what, parts of Canada are these Creations living? Are there recent reliable official figures available in the matter? Yours sincerely, To the Editor of The Advance. Tlmmins Timmins, April 12. 1939 To the Editor or The Advance, Timmins. Dear Sir: Ls it true that. out of the live million Croations living at presen‘o. around one million, or Lwcn‘ty per cent. 'Huntingdon Gleaner-“Lying on a hospital 'bed in Waiknto. New Zealand, Harold Ryder found time heavy on his hands. He wanted something to keep his mind occupied. Finally he got an idea. He asked for a hen's egg and kept it somewhere under his body for 25 days. Sure enough it pipped and hatched out a. healthy White Leghorn chick. Nevertheless if the democracies per- sist in munifieently supplying the jeo- pardizers of world peace with all they desire for a priceâ€"then history will brand them as accessories of their own destruction. remain 11C Yours most sincerely *cr they are Timmms. April 10. 1989 Yours truly be made safe at once. If this were done, it would be possible to route the royal train over this railway, and so give hundreds of thousands of loyal subjects a little chance to see their King and Queen. Writing to the Leadership League, a South Porâ€" cupine citizen sayszâ€"“Il there is anything that should give public men concern it is the utter failure of those whose responsibility it is to find ways to give the youth of Canada an opportunity to earn an honest living. It saddens one to know that youth is being herded, like stray cattle in a pound, to be fed grudgingly by authorities, paid by the taxpayer to fulfil a public trust.” It may be added that the Leadership League now must share with the authorities the responsibility for the situation. A real Leadership League would give leadership in enforcing the remedy for un- employmentâ€"Work for all. It is not enough to keep on crying, “It’s a shame!" Many have thought “Good Friday" inappropri~ atciy named. in view of the crime on that day in history. The other evil deed on Good Friday of this year acids to the apparent irony in calling it Good Friday. A year ago Premier Chamberlain was quoted as saying that; if the Anglo-Italian agreement failed, he would eat, his hat. To-day. no doubt, he is congratulating himself for not promising to eat his umbrella. the harder they Marvin Sa yer: Dolix‘ Reply by Drummer ' of Gold Belt Band The Editor. Porcupine Advance A. Vercival Says He Has Never Been Asked to Con- tribute I’ee, SO Never Refused. ed by one who had noL the courage to use his own name but hid behind the anonymous pen name of "Anti- Communist." In this letter he states, quote: “Is it not, true that, the drummer does not pay a fee like the others to belong Lo the band bzcsuse having no Com-munistic leanings he wouldn't, contribute but was accepied nevertheless when no other drummer could be found to play for such an or- ganization?” D:ar Sir: In the issue 0! Maxim“. April 10:11 last. more was a lettm sign- As the drummer mentioned“ in this anonymous letter I wish to state that at no time have I ever been asked to contribute to the expenses of said band and therefore it is impossible for me to have refused such contribution. I pay no fee to any band to which I belong and at the present time I'mn playing in three different organizations. I believe that it is myright and priv- ilege to play where and when I please without consulting anyone. Trusting you will see the same publicity that tcr received, I am. Yours Li'u Toronto Telegramâ€"A pioneer is the one who can remember when the poli- ticians didn't have to promise to save the farmers but; once every twenty years. wishes to announce that he has opened offices to carry on the general pl'ucplce of law at for the past four and a half years with the law firm of Timm'ms. Om.. April 11. 1930 CHARLES H. KERR 17 Pine Street North, 'l‘immins ABOVE REMUS' S'I‘UIU‘Z Kester and Kerr fit to give this the former lct- A. Vcrciml BAIUUSTICR ANNOUNCEMENT other valuables in a safety deposit box which we provide. You Keep the Key Safety Deposit Boxes 0 Branches I'll: SOLH'I'I'UR NOTARY Sudbury-Timmins Road Will Bring More Big Mines Davidson is getting the only pine. T11 London Free Pressâ€"The 17-year-old Middlesex farmer who was the leading winner at the Middlesex S:cd Fair is a pretty good answer to those who de- plore the decadence of Canadian youth. Perils of Sulfanilamidc . if Doses arc Over-Large Sulianllamidc giant-killer LhaI its tens (.f in microbial cucm body tissues als do doses wcxc cf the Amcx lacs. by D: T1105. E. M dation. Scic The two 'd lar and ; Chcn 'I‘vromo Sun .11: struck a pact and w Pd'ets. it, seems. arc struck without rhyme ll l How Women in Their 40’s Can Attract Men :ari Cu 1C 11 if THURSDAY. APRIL 13TH. 1939 ‘n'lc quanu n 1C I] associatc H p y gold mine? \thn seems to be another re around it. Got Sudbury and soon 1 Northern Ontario at all 1H mzdicinc°s newest : young David “slays nds" amcng man's can do harm to me given in injudifioua the arm in over. 111311 h R fined upine and has more line? \thn IO administc :miflc tr 1 H H U mccting \nalom- ins and 011 if $200.01) UHU 31K H.111- had 3H]- I'm NCO 1L