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While the mining engineers interâ€" viewed expresseq a willingness to coâ€" operate with the Ontario Securities Commission in any reasonable way they could, they all are said to have declinâ€" The mining engineers approached are at present the engineering heads of the largest m‘nes in the province. The functions of such a committee are still in the embryvo stage of discussion. *4 %4 The purpose of the committee woul#d be to advise the commissioner if the projects in question have sufficient merit to warrant development. In a great many instances :n the past, it is thought that mining securitie have been offered to the public were known to have no potentialities whatever. Efforts are being made by J. M. Godâ€" frey, K.C., chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission, to secure an adâ€" visory committee of outstanding minâ€" ing engineers to pass upon various inâ€" terests which seek permission to offer shares or units in their projects to the public. J. M. Godfrey, K.C., is at present wrestling with the problem of protectâ€" ing the public from fake promotions and wildcat schemes without at the same time stopping publ.c confidence in all mine promotions. Recently the steps taken to protect the public have actually had the effect of killing public confidence in all mine promotions for the moment. It is claimed that the att‘tude of the present Securities Comâ€" missioner may have stopped fake proâ€" motions but only through practically stopping all promotions. This is bad business undoubtedly angqg what is needâ€" ed is some plan whereby legitimate promotion w.ll be left free while the illegal and the improper are curbed. The Securities Commissioner has a plan in mind to achieve this end. The plan is described by the Toronto reâ€" presentative of The Sudbury Star as follows:â€" Plan Advisory Board of Mining Engineers Securities ECCC C * C t stt 44454854 ‘The Ont ?C@ti rit ies Commissioner Has Ideal for Protecting Public in New Promotions. In connection with the issuing of the Semiâ€"Weekly The Advance offers you WILSON DRUGS uric acid and other impurities from the blood. Rumacaps r definitely removing the cause. They will also give you n through their cleansing and germâ€"killing action. Start yc USE Attack tho Causoeâ€"Permanent relief can only be eflected by removing the schumacher, Ont [ _]Pictorial Review ... 1yr. [_â€"_] Canadian Horticulture and HMormme Magazine .. . 1yr. Comt @ RHEUMATISM © SCIATICA Try a box of Rumacaps,. The first day will give you decided relieft from pain. This led to prospectors, field men and employees workmg in the north being laid off due to lack of funds in the treasury of the various syndicates and companies raising money in the south. Promotion Hampered These have in turn been informed that promotion was next to impossible at the present time as a result of the impasse resulting from the controversy and the various investigations that have been going on for some time under the aegis of the Securit.es Commissioner. It is now claimed that most of the mushrocom houses have been cleaned out and those who have made a genâ€" uine effort to develop their properties Ever since the former George H. Drew, commenced a controâ€" versy over the kind of houses and charâ€" acters who were selling mine shares in the province the market has been parâ€" alyzed as far as new promotions were concerned. It is with the view of ing public confidence in mil process of development that the Ontario Securitiese Cor calling into conference the l gineers of the industry with securing their agreement to committee which would seru approve of new mining issue Prospectors and promoters have of late been bes‘eging the Ontario Securiâ€" ties Commission with requests that some official statement be made to allay the fears which now haunt the buying public. minin§g indg@ustry t subsequently found particular ‘nstance. If the work of would be strictly a between the mining Ontario Securities would be prepared them declared. In up on the fake o: tions in Ontar.o, | ties Commission } marketing by gen most impossible, it MAIL COUPON TODAY Might Inspire Criticism Timmins, Ont the view onfidence »velopment Ssecuritie: © BACKACHE RHEUMATIC CAPSULES ealth Please clip list of Mdgazines after checking 3 Publicaâ€" tions destred. Fill out coupon care Gentlemen: I enclose $........ . Please send me the three magazines checked with a year‘s subscription to your newspaper. NAME ...................... t a a o# o# @ % 6 # io# # bo% # # % a % % a # STREH OR RF.D. ............... a a % # # b % % a % % % % % % ® TOWN AND PROVINCE .................. treatment ain while n Inspi1 have been asking Mr. Godfrey to make a public pronouncement that they could invest now with confidence. Before making some such snnounceâ€" ment, Mr. Godfrey has asked the minâ€" ing engineers w.th unimpeachable reâ€" putations to assist him in determining the legitimacy of new companies. If they would agree to serve on a public They pointed out to the commissioner that no mining engineer could be right all the time and the first mistake they were to make would lead to immeasurâ€" able public criticism of the commission and such a committee. All expressed willingness to serve if the fact was not made public property and their advice was given in camera on each occasion. At the present time the Ontario Securitiese Commissioner has under advisement the establishâ€" ment of such a body. It is expected he will make an official announcement upon the point before the new year. The objection of most of the enginâ€" eers interviewedg was the highly specuâ€" lative nature of any new mining venâ€" ture and the difficulty of ascertaining before considerable work had been done the prospects which «would eventually produce gold in profitable quantit.es and those which would turn out failâ€" ateatvatesateatants ats atectactaatacts ofe ate afecteate ate 21 committee, it was felt that such an anâ€" nouncement would have a most exhilarâ€" ating effect on the industry. The Canadian Legion in the Porcupine ==== irry‘s suggestion is to tre effect that nceforth we be called "Loyal Comâ€" deos of the Legion." The secretary, ‘hough equipped with a machine for plicating, says "No good! It‘s more rk for me." So we‘re stuck again. ie Irish member, strongly objects to ing addressed as ‘"Mac." He says, th all the general acceptance of the le "Comrade" that‘s what he is and vays will be. Some branches in Toâ€" nto have taken the matter seriously a have banished the word comrade m the constitution, and on the top that passed a motion that no "Red‘ rets be worn by their members. This going a little on the farâ€"fetched side, cause the First Division of the Canaâ€" goC 12 ientlemen, Be Seated! gument started a fe star lumn ha ures wer ng for pi ice upon upon th n ale ate atn ateate atea e afe aie a tnelbeate abeate afe ts +2+ dian Corps gesignation colour was red, s hence the beret. It seems evident now el|that all that has been written upon f| the matter will have to be discarded g|because the first suggestion, as adâ€" r| vanced by Austin Neame, ie., "Gentleâ€" n‘ men, be seated," is soon to be adopted. 1| There is a rumour going the rounds e|that the local branch is planning aA mn|minstrel show, and if this is a fact, of is | course the expression will be extensively t | used by the interlocutor, and may beâ€" t. come a general phrase therefrom. t| Those taking part will also be christâ€" ened with appropriate names and from these perhaps someone brainy enough may discover a way to rectify the situâ€" ation and settle the argument. "Samâ€" bo," "Amos," "Darkey," "Massa," will be used but none seem suitable for the purpose. It has been suggested also to your correspondent that he take the first letter from the names already adâ€" vanced and make up a title. My answer is lack of time for such a proposition and also the lack of upper storey matâ€" ter to make such a name. To me, the only proper way to be used for the means of addressing members of the Legion is the one now in use:â€"*"Comâ€" rade." It‘s a grand old name, much abused by some organizations at the present time, but respecteq by all exâ€" servicemen everywhere who have reaâ€" lized the true value of a comrade, a friend and a pal. Who Is To Blame? Recently in the province of Ontario there has been a vicious dismissal of returned men who have been holding Government positions. In all no less than three presidents of branches of the Canadian Legion have been vict.ms of the axe. When approached by Leâ€" gion officials upon the matter, those supposeq to be concerned, pass the buck on to someone else. In all cases no excuse other than economy has been advanced, and how they can say it‘s for economy is beyond the realm of all reasonable thinking men. Most of them have been working at the most modest of wages and found difficulty to save any of the salaries received. They have been dischargeq for the sake of econâ€" omy but soon w.ll be getting governâ€" ment relief money, while the governâ€" ment will still be paying the wages to the patron they have placed in his position. If that‘s economy, then Im sure all will agree with me, that we have been living in the wrong kind of world, and should be among those in the "bugâ€"house." The Pembroke Stanâ€" dardâ€"Observer touches another point on the subject and is given as follows as the clipping was received:â€"*"Pemâ€" broke Standardâ€"Observerâ€"There is one thing in which as Canad‘ans we can register a protest, and that is when any war veteran is dismissed. There have already been three dismissals in Pembroke and that‘s enough. The citiâ€" zens will protest shoulg there be any more, and forget that they are Torles and Grits. We made promises to these men when they enlisted and went overâ€" seas to fight our battles. They stood knee deep in mud, they slept in the trenches, and they were wounded, and upon their returning home we have endeavoured to keep the promises we made to them. That promisae was sacred, we are going to keep it, or our Canadian manhood amounts to absoâ€" lutely nothing." f Greetings to You! Gentlemen and Comrades of the Timmins Branch of the Canadian Leâ€" gion. I take this opportunity of "Wishing you all a Very Merry Christâ€" mas." If you all have the same brand as the most expect it will be! If you don‘t then see some of the members and I‘m sure your Christmas will be as Merry and Bright as the rest. Walter Devine, Box 1428 Say Christmas Trade is the Best for Many Years In its weekly summary of the general bus.ness situation, the Standard Statisâ€" tics Company of New York says Christâ€" mas retail trade yvolumes, exceeding those of any like period since 1930, are now clearly indicted. "The general improvement in busiâ€" ness sentiment which this expansion signalizes should provide impetus for a fairiy persistent uptrend in industrial volumes during the early months of 1935," the review adds. "The automoâ€" bile ‘industry will swing into active proâ€" duction in the next several weeks and increased forward buying in other lines presages marked seasonal upturns in manufacturing operations after the turn of the year. "Nevertheless, while present indicaâ€" tions are that busness volumes will be moving in the right direction during the next several months, optimism will be tempered by legislative and tax unâ€" certainties." Throughout Canada the same imâ€" provement in Christmas trade has been noted. In Timmins not only has there been an increase tthis year in the Christmas business, but merchants also note that the business has started earlier than in other recent years. This is looked upon as a partcularly hopeâ€" ful sign. One local merchant last week in commenting upon the business inâ€" crease noted, stressed the fact that business this year for Christmas startâ€" eq earlier than usual and he took this to mean that people had settled down to the belief that the depression was over and this belief in itself would do much to justify itself ang help in the general recovery. Try The Advunce Want Advertisements Christmas Party of the Timmins Kiwanis The weekly luncheon of the Timâ€" mins Kiwanis Club on Monday of this week took the form of a Chrisimas party with presents for everyvbody and good wishes for all. The Kiwan.s Christmas party has been made an annual feature and it certainly proves interesting and amusing. In this Christmas party every member of the club gets a present, together with greetings, usually in the form of verse. No present must cost more than fifteen cents. That is one hard and fast rule. Another rule is that the gift must be accompanied by a suitable message. A draw is made and each member has under this draw to give a present and message to some other member. The party proved a huge and amusâ€" ing success on Monday. Arch Gillies, the president for 1935, was in the chair at the meeting in the club rooms in the new Legon hall. His present was a surveyor‘s stake in miniature with advice as to what should be done with all kinds ‘of stakes and steaks. Kiâ€" wanian Bruce Millar was Santa Claus, capably assisted by Kiwanian Fred Dwyer. The passing out of the gifts made much Chr.stmas fun. The gifts in many cases were themselves amusâ€" ing, but the messages of greetings in every case gave special point to the present. It surprised some members how many poets the club seemed to possess, while a chosen few denied the poetic talent was evident to all. There was now question, however, as to the fun and humour, some of the greetings being specially witty and amusing. Enjoyable and Amusing Anâ€" nual Event on Monday. Plans for Next Year Touched Upon. There were three visitors for the day these being Rev. Dr. Fraser, of the United Church South Porcupine; Sherâ€" iff John Mackay, of Cochrane; and W. L. Warrell, another District official of Cochrane. The community singing for the day was another special feature. The T‘mmins Kiwanis Club on Monâ€" day decided to start again providing milk for children needing this when school reâ€"opens after the holidays. The regular weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis will be held on Monday next, Dec. 24th, in the club rooms in the Legion buillding. Interest Rates Reduced by Federal Banks in U.S.A. From Sullivan County (N.YÂ¥.) Record: â€"A clever politician is one who can climb on the rear of the band wagon as it passes and then make the public beâ€" lieve that he was driving the thing from the start. Washington, Dec. l7thâ€"It was anâ€" nounced over the weekâ€"end here that a cut in the rate of interest paid by federal banks from three to two and a halfâ€"perâ€"cent.~~is ~confidenty: ~expected soon. In this United States fcllows the lead of Canadian banks in an effort to get more money at present tied up in savings accounts into circulation. At least 14,000 banks will be affected when the new ruling goes into effect. C L es oo smes sas DA‘.“I\‘QM“W }‘: Matinee Daily at 2.30 p.m. Eveningâ€"7.00 p.m.(Continuous Performance) }, Special Matinee Every Saturday at the Goldfields Theatre at 12.15 p.m. At the same time it is rumoured that Canadian banks may further reduce the interest rate on savings fromâ€" two and oneâ€"half to two per cent. ®, ...‘....0.\........'..........'......... UÂ¥ :+ :t _%. :+ * "o. o "% / cte cinatactacta ctacte ote ctecfecteciects ?Mcooooooooooooooooooo.!oz.oc.2.3ooooooooo'ooooooooooooooooooooaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.3.3.3.3.ooooouooooooooooooooooo.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3000“ a ? "The Count of Monte Cristo" "Down To Their Last Yacht" ie des d ts de Pn ies o en dn in ie v ies en ie d en dn e dn o en d in d en e en en dig d d dep e y d wl Wl o y e deg e dep d e d in l y inz lz Thurs., Fri. Sat., Dec. 20â€"21â€"22 Grace Moore and Tullio Carminati " One Night of Love " Friday Saturday, Dec. 28â€"29 Sidney Blackmer and Sidney Fox in (Comedyâ€"Drama ) Midnight Preview Tuesday, Dec. 25th, at 11.30 p.m Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 24â€"25 Robert Donat and@ Elissa Landi in Wednes. Thursday, Dec. 26â€"27 Will Rogers in "Handy Andy" Goldfields MIDNIGHT SHOW EVERYY FRIDAY AT 11.39 P.M. (Alexander Dumas‘ Immortal Classic) Midnight Preview Sunday, Dec. 23rd. "BELLE OF THE NINETIES "LITTLE MISS MARKER®" "CAT‘S PAW" "BROADWAY BILL®" "SCARLET EMPRESS" (Musicalâ€"Comedy ) Midnight Show Friday, 11.30 p.m (Musicalâ€"Supreme) Maria Rasputin Soloviev,, daughter 1' of the notorious Russian monk, Greâ€" gory Rasputin, who was assassinated in 1916, will spend Christmas in a cageful of tigers, according to advice from LondOn, England. She has signâ€" ed a contract recently with a London to music hall the engagement to include her appearance in a cageful of tigers. To spend a few moments each day in a | cage with tigers should not be any th special thrill for Rasputin‘s daughter t * after the life she has had. Her youth | is was brought to an abrupt end when © her father was murdered. He had the . i8 double reputation of being "saint" to | hi some, and "devil" to others. Those | al who thought him "devil" were eventuâ€" |} Cl ally able to kill him after more than | fG one attempt. It is said that he was | p poisoned, stabbed, shot and clubbed | m before he finally succumbed. After her father‘s murder, Maria was sent |"C to Siberia with her mother and broâ€" | n thor. She married at 16 and managed | h to eszcape from the Bolsheviks, wanâ€" | ; dering Over the continent of Europe | ip since her escape. Her husband died | 5; and life became more difficult for her| s as time went on. She has two daughâ€" f; ters, 12 and 14 years of age, and eventuâ€"| p ally she took up stage work, interpreâ€" | g, ting Russian folk dances, mand so on. Now she tries the. cireus performer‘s acts to make a living for herself and her children. Strong Protest Made Against "Red" Funeral Daughter of Rasputin to Appear in Tigers‘ Cage Directors of the Kirkland Lake branch of the Yugoslayâ€"Canadian Asâ€" sociation have sent a stronglyâ€"worded resolution to Hon. W. A. Gordon at Ottawa, protesting against the comâ€" munist form of funeral service held over the body of Josip Micheleich who was buried at Kirkland Lake on Dec. "th after a soâ€"called funeral service conducted chiefly by a woman whose special intention appeared to be to make a form of political capital out of Make sure NOW that your radio will hring you all the thrills of Christmas greetings broadcast from the British Isles, India, South Africa, Australia and other distant parts of the Empire, Simply hbhave your radio tubes checked now and replace wornmout ones with General Electric Microâ€"Bensitive Radiotrons. CHRISTMAS DAYy.. | \u Wednes. Thursday, Dec. 26â€"27 Gertrude Michael z}n(,l Paul Cavanaugh in New Empire MIDNIGHT SHOW EVERY SUNDAY AT 12.01 MIDNIGHT (Melodrama ) Midnight Preview Tuesday, Dec. 25th, at 11.30 p.m Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 24â€"25 George O‘Brien in "Notorious Sophie Lang" Wednes. Thursday, Dec. 19â€"20 Helen Twelvetrees and W. Ford in * My Woman " Friday Saturday, Dec. 21â€"22 Richard Dix and Madge Evans in Friday Saturday, Dec. 28â€"29 Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy in "Penthouse" * Day of Reckoning " "The Dude Ranger" COMINXG ATTRACTIONS "ROCKY RHODES" "STINGAREE" "KISs® AND MAKE UCP" (Drama with Romance) the funeral. Among other statements made during the "service" was one to the effect that the death was due to "capitalistic oppression of the working classes." The Yugoslayvâ€"Canadian Asâ€" sociation claim that the dead man was a Roman Catholic, and an immigrant from Yugoslavia. The inference seems to be that advantage was taken of the fact that the dead man had no relaâ€" tives or close friends to see that his rights were not taken away from him, and that on this account he was made the victim of a "red" funeral. The resolution in part says:â€"*"The incident is an outrage to Christ.an, lawâ€"abiding citizens of Yugoslay origin and pressure is being made by them to request the highest Canadian authorities to make an investigation into this shameful ocâ€" currence and to bring those responsible for sacrilege of Christian rights and privileges before the law for punishâ€" ment." There have been a number of these "communist" funerals here in the past number of years, though the authorities have refused to allow the reds to make use of the solenm events for advertisâ€" ing the communist propaganda as deâ€" sired by some of the leaders. While in some the funerals here there has been "Sso‘s they away." far from the proper spirit shown, perâ€" haps, yet some measure of gecency and decorum has always been insisted upon. Knew Her Onions "Can you serve company?" asked the housewife when she was hiring the servant. ‘Yes, mum, both ways." "What do you mean?" asked the puzzled one. (Westernâ€"Classic) (Actionâ€"Drama) (Drama) come igain, or stay