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We wl ‘_‘:‘?MW*A 3 ns ) en e t e i d s e w ) Nt m Worh dml with ;‘ 3 "'._.‘. 3 A 1 o l ade uh usuwmxtu; b Q e _ _ dAAld YVY CRA ".¢ _ . sgaengaters dealt \vmh' by‘sagsible nations? Is it _ c verghed that they are no% badâ€"peoble? Do their § â€" ""escape thre pemlty ‘for torture ‘and murâ€" E sder and rane on the nlea that they are not. altos ;; gether vxcious‘> Is the illegal liquor returned to : the boo*leqwe* with the warning that he should . mot be antiâ€"social? Do the courts pass back the 'Ph ol *demmn gane has tartea agath:: Th { heeges are being erupted onté: morte.: It is xt "éfi"" it the United Nations . must fake ;rea*' _ 06 ’e not to: be too harsh: on Ge#matw ‘onte..tha . 1 : â€" eniemy is defeated. ‘Two Yeasons afe DUt. forward %’r the desired leniency. One is that. all the -. German people are not bad. Theâ€"twisted quota on credited to Edmund Butke is once more _ | brought forward. "You canhot indict a wholei nation," it is claimed that (Burke said. ‘did not say that. What he saftd was‘â€""I do no* j khow the method of drawing up an. indictmen* e against a whole people." If HBurke <did not. knor _‘ ‘the proceduré, that is not to say that such a meth od is not possible, practical and imperative Th old shop worn gags about all the Germams not. bein . bad was worked to death at the time of the: la:' â€" war. There may have been some déceht nonouw _'able and humane Goermans at the time of the las * zoo war, but it would be duhcut to‘ find . traces 6 5A ‘them now.‘The‘truth is that the Nazis have fo" \ ‘ “lowed the plen ol humda.tmg," all thosge wh failed to agree with them. The resu~ has been that there is only oné kKind of Germa~ left. The very kindest thing that can be. saif about any of the German people of:toâ€"day is tha‘ _ they are at least "accessories after the fact.": : The other suggestea reason why the German‘ shotuld be kindly used is that any other treatmen‘ Will make them bitter and antiâ€"social. This wa! one of the big suggestions in the interest of the Germans at the time of the last war. It is true enough that the same sort of agreement is propâ€" erly used in reference to the treatment .of ordinâ€" ~Ary criminals. Most thoughtful people will agree that such a contention should have gréat weight in reference to first offenders, and minor crimes particularly. But Germany is not a first offender.. but a confirmed lawâ€"breaker, a. persistent and _ determined thug, thief and blackguard. Toâ€"day,. i ty with defeat staring it in the face, Germany, with â€"â€" _ theâ€"naive assuranct of the professional criminal, * 5. ds planning for the next war and the next serics o2 'of crimes. Experience has shown that in the. _ anatter of confirmed criminals, persistent and -'det:ermined offenders against common law, len-. , iency is not only useless, but it is uneconomic and . foolisn. y : "fii’éh-gr,ade to the criminal caught in the very act and with his villanvâ€"broven to the hilt? Belgium, Holland, France, Norwav, Denmark, Greece and other lands can bear full witness to the vicious, 'sa‘iiis'tic evil of the enemyâ€"to the horrible crimes perfietrated by these ganesters. The answer to tlszerman whinings for.leniency and kindness ihould be theâ€"same as riven to theâ€"lesser gangsters when thev are cousht and convicted by a nation thfiiobserveq lustice and fair p‘ay to the decent and the Jawâ€"abiding. If there is any. practical way to do it, not only should the lives of all leadiâ€" of these ganestersâ€"byâ€"wholesale be forfeited, _ But all their illâ€"gotten gains should be taken -é.m from them and everything ‘they may have should be confiscated. The authorities that treat vmh the ordinary gangsters make a vital mistake The world will make a greater ermr it it fails to M with the gangster nations with al} the hgr;h. m «and severity that the ~occasion â€"demands. 3 murderous scoundréls: should be stripbed ess, with tives. perty « nation ofâ€"gangsters, with allâ€" the qualities and at.t.tibute§ of. gangsters, and doing al the things <«that © gafi”gstexg .dooâ€"threatening, <Dickmalling, Fobhing, kfdnapping. iurdering, raping. How afc Instead being led astray by »specious arguâ€" «ments about the attitude of the German people, or sentimental nonsense about criminals being conâ€" 'm‘fned in their sins through harsh treat.ment it might be well to look the facts in the face.. There ‘Was enough silly sentimental twaddle at the time ,ot the last war, and it was the heeding of such: nonsensical sentimentality that landed the world in genéral in its present position. Had sufficient ;msmness and common sense been used in deailng With: the Germans after the last war, they would ..,nqt have been in positxon to hatch, out the present "hell on carth. ‘ cce nA ol d sc i t récord show‘s Germa.ny as‘ no more than w« f ; the m ;muma anould be un wmmf §A lity Of power to repeat their crimes agai Writing in."Good Housekeeping," Louis Unterâ€" meyer gives valiant defence to the punâ€"not the Hun. The dictionary defines a pun as "a play on words," but a great many people appear to deâ€" light in giving a far lower meaning, and a still lower standing to the word. Mr. Louis Untermeyer explains this difference of outlook by pointing out that in .mpost cases the condemnation of the pun. pomes .from : feéllows who are simply jealous be{. cause they did not have the happy thought themâ€" j "selves.~ Mr., Untermeyer whose artic‘e is headed, "He who puns may read," rejects completely the theory that the pun is the lowest form of humour. He shows that the real requires much talent and inspiration. Shakespeare, Hood and others classiec writers have used the pun ablv and wel‘. To prove his point the author quotes a number of happy puns. He quotes P. Adom;p as saying that "SBpain is merely a snare Andalutian Thomas Hood‘s reply to the ques‘"on ‘a~ to why he did not write more serinus phe‘try is civen â€" "If I~would earn my live‘ihood, I have to be a livyoaly Hood." Anothéer quotation is Eugone Field‘s ridâ€" icule of the actor, McCu‘loch in ths rals of King Richard III. "He played the Kinsc," said Field, ‘"as if he were afraid that somenbody e‘se would play the ace." Artemus Ward‘s â€"~classic np»un is also noted.~ "Pretty girls in Utah," said that bumorâ€" ous gentlieman, "mostly marry Young."‘ Mention is also made of the girl who "never had her ears ’pierced-' but often had them bored." and of the ‘ court jester, condemned to be hanged for punning, ; but with the noose around his neck given a last ~â€"minute pardon, and responding to this graciousâ€"« ness with "No noose is good news." | Probably some of the most outstanding of puns "nave been overlooked by Mr. Untermever. â€" For example there is Augusta Tucker‘s reference to a historical novel.: "A historicar novel," she | wrote, "like a bustle is a fictitious tale covering | up a stern reality." Another favourite pun relates I to the pronunciation of the word "either." One ! man said it should~ be pronounced "eeâ€"ther." | Another insisted on "iâ€"ther." ‘An Trishnman, called Â¥aying that the Zoimnbles are Mackefizie King‘s Mt weapon.. A local gentieman contradicts this Mlatly, that. Warlike Willie (you, know fwfm- Sherman satd!) has a more outstandinig: "'crei eo,pon to uge against the enemy ‘(if the w Y be Canm Atself). That sceerct weapon is XheHoh@s for Busy Fathers, so often called imâ€" :«prop fiy the "Babg Bonus” No baby undet '*mmean 13 ukely ever to see a cent of that bonu£, It will go ehiefly to the Busy Fathers and their dflléi‘ ‘bableés." ‘Some of it is patently to be ‘apphed to help with his incothe tax, and no doubt "he will get the extra odd ‘beer out of it as well. 'rhe local gentlieman has some grounds for His argument.. Baby bonuses were among the cariâ€" ‘est secret weapons used by both and. itler.. The present deplorable condition ot the worldâ€"can be traced to great extent to this of seeret weéapon. Under . Hitler and. Mussolini: *he nefarious scheme did have the effect: of proâ€" f'iucing a lot of babiesâ€"tWwo nations of problem Surely, by this time, Canadians are 0t fookish enough to believe that ‘"it could not happen here." The same foolish legislation will »roduce the same foolish resuit in this country as ‘n any other.> What is needed is not more bobies ut better babies. ‘Canada should be a land of. homes , not a mere breeding ground. The very ‘act that the "baby bonus" was one of the enemy‘s secret weapons against the wor‘d should condemn *he scheme to all decent peovlie. In addition, it is unecollomic and opens up so vast a field. for evil results as to be simply appalline. It may inâ€" prove.to be a secret weapon that may do very serious harm to Canada. It is unthinkable that any plan of bonius should be mothered by any without restrictions and regulation. Think along. that line for a minute and see what a vista appears before the thoughtful.> It is easy to conjure up visions of rationing babies, and bootlegging babies, quotas for babies, permits for babies and penalties for having babies while on the interdicted list. It is difficult to consider a fascist plan like this with seriousness in a demâ€"~ ocratic likeâ€" Canada is supposed to be. But to those who think they seeâ€"in such a political bribe any help to strugghng families, one quesâ€" tion may be seriously asked:â€""Would it not be the logical way to assure the right kind ofâ€" famâ€" iliesâ€"to bring the cost of babiés within the reach of all, to put it another wayâ€"to raise the general living standards to a point where all the comforts of home (and that assuredly includes babies) may ~be. available. to all industrious and honest men, rrespective ofâ€" their political leanings?". l [ §: +4 | m-â€"v?â€"-â€"â€"-vvvvâ€".â€"‘â€"vâ€"vvvvâ€"v-vvâ€"-v--vâ€"-v'vvâ€"v_-. o ‘A coupte of wekk ago The Advance quoted one b1.the members of Canada‘s sacrosancs army ds in to decide the matter, simply said;â€""Oh, ayether the prince of punsters was Thomsas Maeompoemotseverflvwé tasa of a loveâ€"sick silor who lost his .M“msbeadmmned. and 5o hl‘ â€"pigtail till he died.‘ was close Miss Petricia Legris is the charming yarnug Jady on the staff of the Norâ€" thern Optarilo Telenhone To. and Mr. Alex Millar is in the exploration deâ€" partment of the Mcintyre Mine. Conâ€" And best of good wishes. o Timmins ‘Chapter of the LO.D.E. held their regular monâ€" thly mesting in the Municipal Did youâ€"remember to mail your doâ€" nation to the Chriatmas Seal Fund or did that self ‘addressed. envelope for Dr. Graham B. Lane become mislaid in the excitement and confusion of the Christmas <‘season. If so there is cne conisolation, ‘it‘s never too late to send a donation to this very worthy cause. We â€" hear that. the Porcupine district i3 laggifig béehind and ‘an extraâ€" effort Will â€"have to be made if our fund this year is to‘ rcach its objective to enable the fight agamst. tuberculosis to coinâ€" tipue the same ‘extensive. lines as in the past yeat, Don‘t delay, mail your. contribution .today, if you have not already done so. f hoping bravely andâ€" syou‘ll tmn that‘ awkward bend. Eoo 4P t unc i . B PW eon of Mr. and |MFs. J N. Dyer, of Minnedosa, Mdnitoba. : We now : hear that the wedding took place : in. Putney, Engiana on Saturday, November The bride was atâ€" â€" tended by Cpl Vatiniier, of Vanâ€" couver. BC., and the groomsman was Pit. Lieut. L. D. Swenerton, D.F.C., of Vancouver, B.C. After the ceremony reteption was held at the bride‘s flat in Putney, at which the groom‘s sister, Nursing Sister Bessie Dyer, and the groom‘s ‘ brother, Lieut. David Dyer, R.N., were in dttendance. The bride and groom spent their honeymoon ‘n Torquay, Devonthire. ‘The services were cettainly ‘vell represented at _ this weddlng q.nd we wish the happy couple all the luck in the world congrat {ations â€" Another. ehmep‘lent of local interâ€"‘ est which has just been announced is tnat of Miss: Pdtrfoia Legris, younger datchter of Mr. and Mrs, J. Legris, 16 Hollingeér Avéenue, asnd Mr. Alex. Milâ€" lar. son of Mr. apd Mrs. John Millar, af Gva‘t‘ka. formprly of the Mcintvre Patricia‘s ring is large solitaire diaâ€" mornd in Tiff'my settinge, flanked on . eitrer ‘ side by two small diamond~ ; wedid‘ n« vians ate, as yet, inrdefinite. O Ne We C C s C s C s c Oe 0 OO Oe e L C i t i e t d e hi ho . 800 Oe " Pn €7 was. made . of. the mmxiage "of Cpl. sadie Brooker, RCAF., (W.D.), daughter of Flt. Lieut. E. J. Brookâ€" er . and. Mrs. Brooker, formerly of the Coniautum, : to Weéeig Comâ€" mander Hugh R.â€"F. Dyer, DF.C. "His death .A little while ,ago announcement with :the Regent â€"Wilhelmina Stitch the season‘s Mr: «3+ Warrenâ€"Wylie Christ Church, Deer Park, will be the setting this afternoon for the marâ€" riage of Miss Eileen Muriel â€" Wylie, ‘daughter of Mrs. Wylie, and the late William H. Wylie, to Lieut. Donald Cameron Warren, RCNVR, son of ~Mir. and Mrs. C. R. Warren. Canon H. F. D. Woodccck is to officate, assisted: by Dr. Stanley Russell. Mr. C. G. Willlams will give his niece in marriage. Her graceful gown of white satin will be made on classic lines and a halo of Honiton lace will hold Drive by the ladies auxiliary of the Canadian Legion were: Ladiesâ€"â€" Mrs. E. â€"Beaulne and Mrs, E. . Vacthina. Gentlemenâ€" Mrs. D. Forrestéer and Mr. G. Lloyd. Yesturday afternoon the ladies resumed their regular weekly afternoon â€" tsa and those preesnt ofr the first tea of the year were; Mrs. R. Hardy, â€"Mrs. L. Nncholson, Mrs. .F. Curtis, Mrs. M. Boyd, Mrs. H. J., Mcâ€" Garry, Mrs. T. Gay, Mrs. J. Singleton, Mrs. A. Ketley, Mrs. B. Richards, Mrs. W. ~Wilkinson, ‘Mrs.â€" B.‘ Hinds, | Miss Margaret â€" McGarry, Mrs. R. Sibley and +Mrs. L. Phillips. The monthly gencral meseting will be held in the Legion Hall on Monday January 15th at 8.15 p.m. The following from The Globe and Mail last week will be of inteérest to many in Timmins, and district, former early resident cf Tlmmins being con« cerned :â€" Marriage at Toronto of Miss Eileen M. Wylie funds for hbraues for service men Cash donation: and. good used _ books for this purpose may,be sent toâ€" Mrs.. A. Booker or Mrs. _ Sidt Wheeler. The fees ol the chapte’t were aised to include the _subâ€""" scrxptmn pnce of the magazme of the Order so that each memb‘er will automatically) rees wo a copy of "Echoes" in the mtmc It was‘ * moved that letters of apprefia- y tion be sent to the logal newsD#H= pers for all the courtesiecs extend«â€"~ ed to the Chapter and Publicity Convener during the past year." Mrs. Delahunt, a social. service worker, solicited financial aid â€"â€" place a child ih ‘a convent and a monthly _donation was moved. Nominations followed and the meeting closed with Mrs. Pozzetti presenting the flag. ; Prizo winners at the weekly Whist These days employers are advised ‘to handle employees with kid gloves, when often they, feel more like using their kid boots on them. / t her tong Â¥ell of ttfile Hét Aowers wili be a cakcade of white roses, bOuivatdia and ~chrysanthermim * petais. Miss ‘Catherine Wyife, maild‘ of: honous â€"for ner sister, "will be frooked in‘ Chinese réd ‘crepe;>and Miss Mavityn Warren, ‘sister of "the"> bridégroom â€"WIilt â€" wear Boid ~shAde: ‘Their hats: wl â€" match their ‘frocks, and they will carry: ‘minâ€" iattire® cascades of QuéenMary: Roses and sweet peas. The gmomifman \will be ‘ Liectt.: Robert ‘~Ham{liton» > RCEME and the ushers ate Williatm Wylie RC AF; Vandewater, Lieut. Glen Hewmon Gleh Hewitson, RC‘NVR ¢ ~After mcepfion at the home of the ‘bride‘s aunt, Mrs,~C.â€" Ct. uiams‘ Fosématy ‘ Rd:," th‘e -coutfl mir léave_ for Néw ‘York: > o tfi _ The .. not-very-afioéewful hen,vy. weight boxer walked into artist‘s studio SUUUIQ. : «;. _« "I say,". he said “I’d ltke you to paint a fullolength picture Of mie: on canvas." : ‘Certainly," said the artist. When: is your next fight?‘"‘ â€"Exohange. Timmins, Ontario, Décember 77th;, 1944 59â€"1â€"2â€"3â€"4 * Your Municipal Taxes may be paid in monthly inâ€" stalments. This:plan will help you â€"to arrange your budget for the year, and will enable you to keep taxes paid:up to date‘ with‘ the least possible inconâ€" . > ~First p; Ymegtfmustfl be made the end of January, 1945, All payments made before May 15th will earn the ‘discount allowed ‘under the prepayment plan. The Collector‘s Office will be glad to give you comâ€" plete information regarding: your own taxes. ‘Pay taxes monthly : Save your discounts Avoid penalties RFAL OPPO "theâ€"wishes of ‘Canada‘s Biggestâ€"Caok" for aâ€" Happy Now Year. M'"ay‘ V‘ctory To the executives, toâ€" the â€" miners, to0â€"fhe staffs= of: the:Companies® he ~. hasbeenâ€" privileged to â€"serve go_ *4 1945 TAXES n t hly Payment Plan ing~ spree, give me the boss" Noth ing Serious. "Well," replicda the gis, "It‘s hard to sny, for T‘ve had times with both of them, but for g reni frolick= Ffatl'y Chatham l’i]mll,(‘-ifll-’g’\\‘o(‘k to twolvo days before other early varioctios. â€"AL ?}urd@!\:‘. é;\l‘;n" sb bas yielded as _ as 2066 to Ont prodterâ€"crops , "thhoflwr good earlies, Larly Chatham . _38. dwarf, nonâ€"staking . and may ho planted as closoly as tia fcet each way. ~ Â¥rtuits uniform, firte shape â€"and cdlour ; â€" doliciouns quality. Avoesmgnoâ€"about 3 14 Anchos hmit largor. Ofder direct from. thg‘g'?fudvm't-lsomont. ‘As seed is not yeat plantiful we cannot offor larger quantities than listed. (Pkt 15¢) (6r 75¢) pestpaid. EREE â€"OUR BIG 1945 SEED AND NURSERY BOOK â€"Leads Again s DOMINION SEEO HOUSE, CEORCETOWN, ONT. EXTRA EAKLY NEW TOMATO Of imntense calug fo}:fiho North and _ Wost and other short ®Aason. districts. Mighly desirablo for all other areas too as nn Tttra early sort producing fins qutftlity ripe fruit ar8 Micn as two. weoeoka of thota: before mosts other viarictica Proved sensation _ onâ€"the Prairies im 1943 ~and 19044,. including such dig as Lothbridgo Mrooks, Alta.; Indian Head and sSwift Current, Sasgsk:a DBrandor and Morde®. Maft. Around Calgaty, whoro first distribnted under the naine of. "Alhorta"; gardeners wors simmy â€"‘‘wild"" about it. â€"At Lethbridgo Sarly Chatham ripened @ week to twolvo days before other early varioctios. At ?}urd@!:‘. é;\lain., sb bas yielded as myc)y as 206h_ to: 40097 grosater â€"crops thfioflwr good earlies, Larly Chatham io. dwarl, nonâ€"staking,. and may ho planted as closoly as tia fcet each way. Â¥tults uniform, firte shapeâ€"and ecdlour ; dolitcious quality. Avommgsnonâ€"about 83 14 A, L. SHAV/, Treg surer, E. B. MARTIN Collector and _ prosperity. â€" io »n., sb Bas ; to 10662 gre earlies; Furly staki“fan: y A@ 10e firte shape at “ A o it ? uent un â€"th ‘ct pl_;;n gfildw\ Hiful |