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Otiawa despatches this week say that according to indications in the Speech from the Throns last week ang the anâ€" nounced intentions of the government, two and possibly three Royal Comâ€" missions will be getting down to work in the very nsar future. Only the difficulty in obtaining quaâ€" lifieq men in a position to devote the necessary time has delayed appointâ€" ment of the Royal Commission to inâ€" vestigate penitentiaries, A Commission already has been appointed to investiâ€" gate the> textile industry, and the Throne Speech indicated an inquiry would be made into complaints of "the monopolistic control of the importaâ€" tion and distributicn of anthracite A special committee of the House of Commons will study conditions under which radio broadcasting is carried on in Canada, and possibly recommend a new to replace or reorganize the present Commission. Minister of Justice Lapointe has been Endeavouring for some weeks to comâ€" plete selection of what will be either a three or fiveâ€"member Commission to carry out an investigation into Canaâ€" coal Royal Commissions Planned for Probes da‘s Radio, â€"Penitentiaries and Other Matters to be Inâ€" vestigated forâ€" Ottawa Government. ‘ WESTERN CANADA CONVENIENT TRAIN SERVICE RAGGAGE Checked. STOPOVERS at Port Arthur, Ont., Armstrong, Ont., and West; alsp at Chicago, I11., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and west, in GOING DAILYâ€"FEB. 28 to MAR. 12 inclusive Special Bargain tolâ€"imakxen *k o h »<5. Sm uie P se Te Pharn t Ackes hn accordance with tariffs of United States lines. T745 Tickets, Sleeping Car reservations, and all information from any Agent. ASK FOR HANDRILL C A NA DdDIAN NAT 1 O N A L penal system. It will be a work of mnfa/ P Te ’zfmf n SLEEPING CAR PRIVILEGES. Where sleeping car space is required the following slightly higher fares apply : (a) Tourist Sleeping Cars at approxiâ€" mately 1‘;c per mile, plus regular berth rate. (b) Standard Sleeping and Parlor Cars at approximately per mile, plus reqular berth or chair rate. Approximately CENT A MILE â€"â€" Each Way GOOD ONLY in Exqauisite Settings â€"RECISTERED For YOUR PROTECTION for St. Valentine‘s Day THE MOST ROMANTIC GIFT OF ALL â€"""Somebody" to see you!" If everybody with something to interest you should come and knock at your door, what a nuisance it would be! Think of the swarming, jostling crowd, the stamping of feet on your porch and carpets! Every week we know of many callers who come to see you. They never knock at your Goorâ€"they don‘t take up your whole day trying to get your attention. Instead, they do it in a way that is most considerate of your privacy and your convenience. â€" They alvertise in your newspaper| In this way you have only to listen to those you know at a glance have something that interests you. They make it short, too, so you can gather quickly just what you want to know. Y ou can receive and hear them all without noise or confusion in a very few minutes. In fairness to yourself look over all the advertisements. The smallest and the largestâ€"you never can be sure which one will te!l something vou really want to know. Excecursions . Return Limit : 45 days This year, Romus‘ have an exâ€" ceptionally fine collection of Bluebird diamond rings for these fortunate young men â€" a n d happy young ladies. Please feel free to coms in anytime and see these lovely rings. . Remember every stone is registered and guaranteed perfcoct. C. A. Remus Each year it becomes more and more a custom for young men to present the Engagement Ring on the day set apart to honour old St. Valentine. Pine St. 8 It is also expected a Parliamentary committee will be appointed to invesâ€" tigats circumstances under which more than 100 employees of the House of Commons were given notice of dismisâ€" sal sefore Parliament met, only to rave the notices later rescinded. This move was blamed upon Speaker Casgrain before he took office, and was the subject of an attack against him by Opposition Leader Bennsett on the motion for his election to the chair. The Conservative leader gave he would move for an inquiry later in the session. several months involving a great deal of travel, ang difficulty has been exâ€" perienced in obtaining services of berâ€" zons qualified to act. Progress has already been made in the selection of what will probably be a nermanent Commission of seven mémbers appointed to dsal with unâ€" employment, find work for the idle, and supervise administration of relief. The Commission will not be appointed until the nec:ssary legislation and apâ€" propriations have been approveq by parliament. Other appointments to administraâ€" tive bodies may arise from the governâ€" ment‘s proposals with respect to the Canadian National Railways. What move is intended was not made clear, but the Speech forecast changes that would "afford a greater measure of gcyvernmental authority and responsiâ€" bility to parliament." Kincardine Review:â€"Theore will be i0 jealousy hereabouts of other places with lower temperature records. JEWELLET ® rom All Stations in the East Phone 190 in Timmins and district there should be special interest in the anâ€" nual report of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission as presented to Parliament this week. One point of interest is that the commission admits the need for government radio relay stations at strategic points, but argues that the funds at their command ars not sufficient for the purpose. There are a number of other points also of special interest to local radio owners. Report Tabkled Tuesday The annual report of the Canadian Radio Commission, tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday, estimated 3,249,340 listeners in Canada, an inâ€" crease of 855,916 on March 31 last. ‘ The Commission noted an almost 50 per cent. increase in the number of licsnsed radio receiving sets in the fisâ€" cal year 1934â€"35, <after the national broadcasting system was fairly estabâ€" lished by the Commission. Expenditures 0o talled $1,394,923 : made up as foll« Salaries, $70,190; oper 931; new con cal apparatus $245,699 for l¢ wire lines, ant to provide from the ; priaticn. Not Enough Funds for Relay Stations Much Interesting Informaâ€" tion in Annual Report of Canadian Radio Commisâ€" Britain is resting her hopes for Olympi some Jackie Dunn, (LEFT), and his ice par are the skating champions of Britain and ; gave the supposedly unbeatable Sonja Hein pean honours. Britain Expects This Skating Pair to Do Their Duty ! Excellent Programme at â€" moe e n en i mm o o ie m e mm in i , the Cornish Social Cluh 55, peration the Commission. Need for Stations he _ Commissicn considered s, $19,246}; staticn ease lines and $332,942 1 d $432,766 for programm truC $19 of »stations, â€" $02,â€" on, $74,688; techniâ€" 6: staticon nstwork 1t WAas recogy are not servEed yvork. The neec 1e Commission t he last fiscal ve mm las b facili ipp 1CA2ILY â€" iously j THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO 10 Y Olympic skating honours in handâ€" ice partner, Cecilia Colledge. They i and pritty Miss Colledge rezsentiy a Heinie a close run for the EKuroâ€" GUGrant, Billy of North Ba ick Miller, of Pall beare Charl:s Bea John White, $57,3550 for CRCO The detailed figures for CRCO at Ottawa embraced ; $57,350, as> follows: Salaries administration, $2,443; ope: 99 1,000 ;EGL â€" KEX LE sea, there lived an Ooid man named The detailed figures for Station!yvalentine. He was very kind to everyâ€" CRCO at Ottawa embraced a total Ol|one. He played with children and $57,850, as follows: Salaries, $15,761;|}mended their toys. He visited old administration, $2,443; operation Of‘people and helped the psor. Often he station, $17,113; new construction, ‘sent little messages to his friends and $1605; technical apparatus, $2208; wir:â€"!sometimes tiny baskets of flowers with lines, $1348; programmes, $16,869. wee notes hidden in them. Now, you The repeort states the Commission |know, a long time ago, they didn‘t have broadcast 7200 programmes during the.post.men to carry letters and parcels, year, of which approximately 7000 were|and so Valentine sent his messages by Commission â€" productions originating|â€"what do you suppose? Gray and from 42 broadcasting centres in Canaâ€"| white pigeons. He had taken so much da, with the remainder being exchangs] trouble in training them to fly to the features. At considerasle length, the| houses of his friends and when he to‘d different types of programmses were|them just where to go they never made listed, under a variety of hsadings.|a mistake. In this way, for years and It is noted that "from the public serâ€"|years, he made many people happy. vice viewpoint, the interests of listenâ€" Everyone loved Valentine, 2xcept the ers is paramount." The Commission inâ€" | wicked king of the country. One mornâ€" dicated ‘its det®rmination to prevent|ing this cruel king told the guards to the exploitation of Canadian llstenem!smze Valentine and cast him into the | and stateq it is constantly on guard |dungeon. Now the guards knew that for abuses that cannot be tolerated.| Valentine was good to all the people Special efforts were made also to| but they dared not disobsy thne kinz. scrutinizs and limit radio advertising| Valentine was put in a dark little with regard to mining broadcasts, the|cell with a bare stone floor and cold extent of advertising on the radio, and | walls. There was only one little winâ€" alan tha‘‘ayÂ¥+ant aAt. ronnri=‘ aiartri. t dow and that was so high in â€"the wall staton, $17,.113; $1605; technical ay lines, $1348; prog: dicated the expl and stat for abu: the exploitation of Canadian listeners and stateqg it is constantly on guard for abuses that cannot be tolerated. special efforts were made also to scrutinizs and limit radio advertising with regard to mining broadcasts, the extent of advertising on the radio, and also the extent of records and electriâ€" Funeral at North Bay| sw soft Ccoc Of MI'S. S. G. Bfll’kerl upon th Tacknt Requiem High Mass on Tuesday at St. Mary‘s Cathedral at North Bay. Mrs. ind M Stcaling Jimmy does hi ing in Philidelp nIn: met TS niaurum r husbar ie funeral service for Mrs. Stanley it Barker, who died in St. Mary‘s ital here on Saturday following a day illness from blood poisoning, held from her former home in h Bay on Tuesday. Requiem high s was sung in St. Mary‘s Cathedral ine o‘clock. Burial was in St. Mary‘s Barke lly Bayv C ac d and ent 0J JIMMY FOXX Base Ruth use Ruth‘s Thunder WA ike this. Red Sox e â€"been ddition id lie Mille rricd yariety of hsadings. from the public serâ€" e interests of listenâ€" d x bro imacher fun 0 a1ildr hter of Mr. North Bay, inley Barkâ€" past thrge 11 i 2¢K listener: n guart tolerated parents n, Patsy r. Helen W loning Jimmy lin run Kan The last meeting of the Cornish Social Club at the Hollinger hall was a well attended affair at which a fine musical programme was enjoyed, as well as dancing and refreshments. Those who contributed to the evenâ€" ing‘s entertainment, which was under the <direction of Mrs. Jilbert, included Miss Hale, who rendered vocal numâ€" bers: little Miss Grace Larcher, who was recalled to the stage three times; Miss Helen Crewes, who played piano solos: Miss Barbara May, vocalist; and the Harris sisters, a pilano and violin Day, and Wiil SpECI@AL intbSreSst in the story of the occasion. There have been many accounts given of St. Valentine and the way the day receivâ€" ed its significance. A writer in The Northland Post, however, gives about as pleasing an account as could be preâ€" sented, as follows:â€" Story of st. Valentine Long ago, in a country across the sea, there lived an old man named Several other embryo mines are calâ€" culated to be due for the producing stage before the end of the year, and capital is being found for the exploraâ€" tion and development of others which show good prospects. Every indication at present is that gold mining will exâ€" perience the greatest year in its history in 1936. It is obvious that in the 40 or more separate and distinct mining camps scattered throughout Canada, where activity is rampant, a number of sources of new wealth must be deâ€" Music for dancing was supplied by Mr. Garroway. Pleasing Story of St. Valentime‘s Day The year 1935 was outstanding in the matter of new gold output, but 1936 already gives indications that the reâ€" cord of last year may be surpassed. Newly installed milling plants have auspiciously joined the list of gold producers, and there are more to come. The Lake of the Woods area, one of the cldsst mining districts in the proâ€" vince, was given another producer reâ€" cently with the commencement of operâ€"| ations by the Wendigo mill, and another | oldâ€"time region, the Larder Lake camp,‘ where development was under way a; quarter of a century ago, is at last in a position to deliver the precious metal through the medium of the Omega mine and inill. Red Lake Gold Shore is another proâ€"|! spective producer, the company having announced its decision to instal a 125â€" ton mill, with the aim of bringing it I 1 | into production next summer. Bousâ€" quet Gold Mines in the West River area also has a plant under way, and expects to be in a position to pour its first of gold by next May. sent messages birthday and c And that is wh of Fsbruary v our friends. Happy Account of the Life of the Saint Whose Birthâ€" day is Observed Taâ€"morâ€" row. Early in the afternoon he heard a soft cooing at the window. He stood upon the bench and looked out, had no pretty cards on which to write messages | nor even anything with which to write.‘ Valentine remembered a bit of paper and some violets he had, and he thought | of such a fine plan. I He tore hte paper in heartâ€"shaped| piecesâ€"the heart means love, you know, and made two tiny holes. In each hols he drew a couple of violets through. Then he sent them to his friends by the pigeon. Of course everyone was . deligshted. But dear Valentine had to stay in prison‘ until the wicked king died. The new king released him and people rejoiced. The pigeons were so glad to have their kind master homs again. Valentine never forgot to send the notes and tiny baskets of fiowers! to his friends for many years. When he died his friends who had loved h sent messages to one another on his birthday and called him St. Valentine. And that is why. each year on the 14thl of we send valentines to | that he couldn‘t see out of it unless he stood on a rough bench and stretched up on tiptoe. Early in the afternoon he heard a soft cooing at the window. He stood upon the bench and looked out, had no New Producers of Gold Showing Steady Increase Hi Toâ€"morrow iy; and _ th Iuntingdo:i Gleaner:â€"Two days aftâ€" his car was stolen at Arkansas City. n.., Roy Scott noticed his car coming n the street. He hailed the driver hitchâ€"hiker style and got a ride te in the car, Scott forced the driver o around to the police station whers not only recovered his car but turnâ€" row (Friday) is St. Valentine‘s there will be special interest ory of the occasion. There With millions of dollars in orders on hand, the aviation industry in Caliâ€" fornia is facing a labour shortage for the first time in a decade. Contracts with the army and navy. demands for new equipment by the commercial air lines and the call for American military ‘planes and airâ€" liners in Asia, South Amsrica and Europe have created a situation in which airecraft manufacturers are conâ€" testing with one another for labour instead of for business. California Hunts Skilled Men for Airship Factorics Currently executives of the leading ccmpanies are holding meetings in an effort to arrive at some sort of gentleâ€" men‘s concerning the hiring of skilled labour and drafting room workers. One company, Consolidated Aircraft, has resorted to radio broadcasts in apâ€" pealing for skilled mechanics. With the promise of steady work at "high wages," other companies are reâ€" ported to be paying the rail fares of skilled, highâ€"speed tool and die makers, sheet metal workers, expert electrical welders, engine mechanics, electrical workers and aircraft riggers from the Middle West and East. Ottawa Journal:â€"Never mind look ing at the thermometerâ€"the seed cata logu®es are coming in! One personnel director stated that it was now impossible to find a qualified acronautical engnser unemployed in California. And this profession was of those hardest hit by the depression. The peak this summer should be close 10,000 in the skilled and professional classes. Several factors have contributed to this situation. Recently two Eastern companies, the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation of Buffalo, N.Y., which has received a large contract for patrol boats from the navy, and North Amerâ€" ican Aviation of Baltimore, have moved to the west ocast. Consolidated has erected â€"a factory and is building additional plant space at Sa@n Diego employing 1,250. With army and navy orders totalling $9,000,.â€" 000, the company, to increase its skilled force, has resorted to the radio and has placed advertisements in the west coast newspapers. North American, concentrating present on experimental work, has ed 125 new men. The Lockheed Company, whose new 10â€"passenger airliner travels at 200 miles an hour, has increased its perâ€" sonnel to 550 at its Englewood plant and its research division is at work on neéw radical developments in design. But these companies found that they had entered a field where the compstiâ€" tion for skilled men was already kseen. The Douglas Aircraft Corporation at Santa Monica, with close to $14,000,000 in airplane orders on hand, leads the field. It now employs 2,000 men and, with a new plant going up,. company officials expect to have 5,000 at work by summer. The Northrop Company‘s compact little plant, employing 650, at the Los Angeles Municipal Airport in Engleâ€" wood is turning out a hundred or more allâ€"metal attack ‘planes for the Army Air Corps under a contract amounting to more than $3,000,000 and, in addition, is sending 20 of the same type to China. These are the large companies out in California. k’-"Oo"’""”"’o"""""-"""""" «t M eP ,-ooooooooo'oo"’NooMQ'qooNoo"-o'o tm P P P PA P L C P P P P P P Purim Ball Wednesday, February 19 Riverside Pavilion Those who have not yet received inviltations may obtain them from Halperin‘s Jewellery Sstore, 7 Pine Street North, When he gets home The Sixth Annual will be held at the Aitrâ€" at THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 13TH, 1936 Commussioner Meets Dome Mine Brownies Interesting Regular Meeting of First Dome ‘Mine Brownies in Dome Comâ€" munity Hall. Dome Mines, Ont., Feb. 12th. 1936 Special to The Advance. First Dome Mine Brownie Pack held their usual weekly meeting in the Community hall. Fairy Ring with the ceremonial of "Awaking Brown Owl"‘ opened the meeting.: ‘After the Six Songs wore sung, Mrs. Tomney, District Commisâ€" sioner was welcomed into the ring, by the Brownies. Mrs. Tomney spoke a few minutes to the Fack. Each Six went to their Corner Homes where the Sixer recorded attendance and Fairy Gold. Twentyâ€"four Brownies were preâ€" sent. Mrs. Tomney visited each Six in their corner, and inspected their Six Box. She was very pleased at the conâ€" tents of each. A lively singing game followed. Test work was taken up, and a Brownie rice pudding made, toward Golden Hand Test. Another game, and then Powâ€"wow, with gleaming camp fire and Jungle Moon and Brownies in the circle, Mrs. Tomney told of her visit to the "Badenâ€" Powell rally" in Toronto last May and the part the Brownies took in it. She then told stories in her own inimitable way. As a gesture of appreciation and love for the Commissioner all Brownies promised to fold their clothes neatly each night. Announcement is made of a tea and sale of home baking under the ausâ€" pices of the Ladies‘ Guild of St. Matâ€" thew‘s ‘Church on Saturday of next week, Feb. 22nd, from 3 to 6 p.m., at the home of Mrs. Ostrosser, 11 Hemlock street. Tawny Owl closed the meeting with the "Brownie Squeeze." TEA AND SALE OF BAKING BY LADIES GUILD, FEB Cobalt People Escape from Fire in Their Night Attire There was considerable difficulty exâ€" perienced in getting the family of Henry Adams to safety from the burnâ€" ing building when fire broke out in the housse in the early hours of Sunday morning at the family home at Mileâ€" age 104, Cobalt. The house was totally destroyed. together with contents and in view of all the cirecumstances and conditions it would appear that the family was forunate in not having any of the members burned. It is bkelieved that the fire started through an overâ€" heated stovepipe. Soon dense smoke seemed to fill all the building. It was the smoke that roused Mr. Adams and the father devoted all his attention to rousing the family and getting them safely from the building. He was sucâ€" cessful in this, but they escaped only in their night attire. Efforts were made to extinguish the fire after the family had escaped, but all these efforts were in vain. There are eleven in the family and they lost all their possessions in the fire. eremonial of opened â€" the songs wore