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Men Leaving to Fight For Freedom of Finland Honoured This Week Toronto Telegram: March came in like a lamb and remains more or less like a polar bear. xsCuilly, student nurses. A very good attendance marked the event, during which an especially preâ€" pared St. Patrick‘s Day lunch was seryâ€" ed. The lunch was individually wrapâ€" ped in St. Patrick‘s Day serviettes, with green ribbons, served on trays adorned with Shamrocks. event, qurin pared St. Pa ed. The l ned in St. P; A collection taken up during the eveâ€" ning, to provide the men with expense money during the trip, netted a total of $71.00. Despite the fact that rumours were heard of "peace" in Pinland, the gatherâ€" ing refused to believe the stories, and went on with its plans to help the little country. All joined in one thought â€"that there would be no peace in Finâ€" land if Russia were allowed to take all she wantedâ€"and each man, woman and child joined in the fervent hope that no A very pleasant social evening was spent by members of the R.N.A.O., and their invited guests, members of the St. Mary‘s Hospital Alumnae, on Tuesâ€" day evening in the auditorium of St. Mary‘s Hospital. Special guest speakâ€" ors for the event wereâ€" Miss Thompson of the Children‘s Aid Society, and Dr. Kitley, of the Provincial Department of Health. Mrs. Goeorge Dewar gave several fine piano selections; Miss Hall, Town Nurse, and Miss Edith Richardson, V.O.N., gave a duet selection, accomâ€" panied by Miss Dodge at the piano; Miss Dodge rendered a beautiful violin solo, accompanied by Mrs. Clarke, deaâ€" coness at the Timmins United Church. Miss Thompson spoke in very interâ€" esting manner about the work of the Chikiren‘s Aid, and Dr. Kitley, who is spending some time in survey work here, chose as her topic an outline of the work of the RNA.O., and congraâ€" tulated the local branch on the proâ€" gress it has made. Sister Fidelis and Miss Hurley preâ€" sented interesting slides on the "Life of Plorence Nightingale" the story being Messrs Uno Herts, Ivari Raittila, ILauri Lahtinen, Sakari iwalkar, George Luopa, Uno Norkold, Einar Katajamaki, Alex Kokko, Waliter Pahkala, and Tauno Leppinen, who volun:eered their services in aid of Finland, were honâ€" oured on Tuesday evening at a concert and reception in the Harmony Hall on Fourth avenue, when about two hunâ€" dred friends of the men gathered to wish them "Godâ€"speed" and the best of luck in their effort to aid Pinland in hner war against the aggressor. On behalf of the group, Mr. J. Viitanâ€" iemi spoke fond farewell words to the men who were leaving. Most of the men are about thirty or forty years old, and have served in the Finnish army at one time or another. Mr. Kiokko, in thanking the gathering on behalf of the men, mentioned that he had first fought the Russians when he was fifteen years of age, and hoped that this time he would make an even better job of the undertaking. A poem writen especially for the 0câ€" casion by Mrs, Kalliokoski, was recited in sincere and heartening fashion by Mrs. Tolvanen, and Mr. John Koskela, in an interesting address, outlined the history of Finland, and of its aggressor â€"Russiaâ€"and expressed the hope that the mighty little land would never give way to its "brute" aggressor. Vocal selections were given by the Finnish Aid Choir, which sang Finnish Folk songs, by Messrs Toivo Kallio and Niilo Hursti (duet); and solo numbers by Mr. Alfors, Mr. A. Kuusivirta, Mr. Niilo Hursti, and Mrs. George Luopa (volunteer). Especially suitable numâ€" bers were chosen, among them a selecâ€" tion written by Mr. F. E. Sillanpaa, author who won the Nobel prize this year. A delicicus lunch was served, with proceeds for the Finnish Aid Red evyening PiCreince related t Scully, s pease treaty had been signed. Despite the facst that the Finnish people in Canada, and other nationalities as well, noped for peace in the land of lakes, these people agreed that the demands made by Russia were outrageous, and that as long as Finland had lost many men in her fight for her freedom and independese, she would not give up this independece now. Some of the men have families in Finland, and one, Mr. George Luopa, who is leaving on Sunday, is married, and will leave his wife and motherâ€"inâ€" law in Timmins. Two of them, Messrs Herts and Dalkar are Norwegian, but are giving their aid to the "neighbour." Cross, and dancing to the music Of Mr. Passi (accordion) and his son at the drums, was erjoyed, with the traâ€" ditional Finnish dances predominating. About Two Hundred at Gathering at Harmony Hall. Ruâ€" mours of Peace Not Believed at Gathering.. Two of the Volunteers are Norwegians, Going to Fight for Their Neighbour. Some FoughtOBeforc for Finland. w mm q c mmmcmmem ce Registered Nurses Hold Pleasant Social Evening Miss E. Chiasson, president of the RNA.O. introduced the guest speakâ€" ers, and acted as chairman during the Good citizens of Canada, the gatherâ€" ing joined in three cheers for Britain and FPrance, the countries which have helped Finland, and which are ready to give her every assistance. Special Guest Speakers at Event Tuesday Night. THURSDAY, MARCH 14TH, 1940 Carey Williams:; Simile: As annoying as a zipper fastener that has lost its zip, minister C JuSt ment candidate Douglas Stew reformatory â€" v Douglas was in (he QUI reformatory when his nomir papers as Independent candidate filed in Toronto Trinity, Stewart mer editor of the tanned Comn newspaper,. the Clarion, is sery minimum sentence of six month prejudicing recruiting. Stewart faces distinguished oppo in Trinitvy. his opponents being A 672 Candidates to Do Battle for 245 Seats This Election constituencies. Huges Lapointe, son Hon. Ernest Lapointe, minister of j runs in Lotbiniere, as a Liber while his father seeks reâ€"election Quebec East. Guthrie, son of t late Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Conservat minister ¢f justice, is National Gove!r ment candidate in Wellington South Douglas Stewart was in the Onta reformatory â€" when Ohis nominati The battle pit of Canada‘s general election was crowded Monday with 672 candidates, the majority of them supâ€" porters of either of the two major parâ€" ties aspiring to conduct the Canadian war effort. In 243 constituencies; a new memâ€" bership to the House of Ccmmons will be elected March 26 by the votes of between 70,000 and 90,000 so‘diers in Canada and England and between 4,â€" 500,000 and 6,000,000 civilians. When nominations closed across the country Monday, the stake of governâ€" ment lay between the Liberal party led by Prime Minister Mackenzie King, and the National Government supportâ€" ers of Hon. R. J. Manion,. No other group nominated enough candidates to obtain a majority in the next house., The Liberals nominated 240 candiâ€" dates and the National Government party 213 for the 245 seats. Two memâ€" bers will be elected in the Prince Edâ€" ward Island riding of Queen‘s and in Halifax. Hero of an Arctic rescue more than ten years ago, Col. C. D. H. MacAlpine, mining man and prospector, was mnominated National Government candiâ€" date in Victoria, Ontario. MacAlpine and seven companions were rescued in 1929 after their plane grounded and they spent several weeks far inside the Arctic Circle. The â€" Coâ€"operative Federation named 96 strength in Ontario provinces. Like Father Like son sons of famous parliamentarians were named in Quebec and Ontario Canadian troops in England, who have missed the fanfare of the political campaign at home, will cast their votes between March 14 and 23. The official list of candidates was cabled overseas during the night and will be posted at Aldershot and elsewhere for the inforâ€" mation of members of the Canadian Active Service Force and of the 110th squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Not Twentyâ€"eight New Demcocracy canâ€" didates, 17 of them in Alberta, comâ€" posed the fourth substantial group which many Social Credit members of the last house. Few Surprises It was a nomination day without major surprises. (Party leadeors were nominated as expectedâ€"Prime Minisâ€" ter King in Prince Albert; Dr. Manion in Fort William; J. S. Woodsworth, C.C.F. leader, in Winnipeg North Cenâ€" tre; J. H. Blackmore, leader of the social Credit group in the last house, in Lethbridge. The founder of the New Democracy movement, W. D. Herridge, former Canadian minister to Washington, entered the lists in the Saskatchewan constituency of Kindersley. This is his first attempt to win an elective office. ot a Single Acclamation for Anyv of the 245 Seats. distinguished oppositicn opponents being Arthur Ajberal, former Ontario Commonwealth concentrating itsg and the prairie er ol jusSsâ€" a Liberal lection ir n Death Said to Have Been \ _ Due to Unusual Accident Cochraneâ€"What appears to be an:| unusual cause of death is being invesâ€" tigated by Chief Ccroner E. R. Tucker. Joseph St. Amour, youthful settler residing north of Cochrane, died at his home at 2 a.m. Friday morning while in bed and supposedly the result of an uniuiual accident. On summoning Coroner Tucker the story offered by witnesses and those rroecent was: that St. Amour, whils Detroit Free Press: Daughter of 8 Hollywood movie magnate has marâ€" mied and looks forward to a domestic life without sericus quarrels. Her husâ€" band is a makeâ€"up artist, story offered by witnesses and Lhoj present was that St. Amour, whil: driving with his; dog team yesterday the team made a sudden turn, causin: the sleizsh on which St. Amour wa man, J. A. Telfer, said he had beer two months in the air force and ha received no training in the trade 0 aeroâ€"mechanic for which he had enâ€" listed. He took no part in the walkouw and was at lunch when it cecurred. Citizens of St. Thomas, employees ol the Ontario government, provincia police constables and newspaper re porters were the witnesses who testlâ€" fied. Stories of seeing airmen marchâ€" ing into St. Thomas and talking tCc them on the streets and highways were recounted befcre the commissioner, riding to slew over but not sufficient‘y to throw him off. He is supposed to have returned to his home and retired to bed not feeling well and passed away in his sleep at 2 a.m. this mornâ€" ice, he reported, wer that woeekâ€"end row men could be found ‘The affair Chicf Caroner Tusker has ordered an autop>y as the explanation and apparâ€" ent cause of the man‘s demise are vagcue and doubtful. Advised of Mr. Stringer‘s finding at his farm home near the training school, M. Hepburn said: ‘"The report backs up my statement in the fullest detail. It is a terrific indictmen! against a minister of war in Canads that his carefully considered statemeni of denial should be proved false." No Actual Violence The inquiry, directly, was to deterâ€" mine under the Constables Act "if the situation in St. Thomas and Elgin county, by reason of alleged incidents there, necessitated the assignment 0o additional police officers in that area.‘ Commissioner Stringer found that "nc violence actually occurred" and deemedo it unnecessary at present "to detai further civilian police officers to this area." Commissioner Finds Men Walked Out of Airmen‘s School Roundâ€"up Takes Three Days "I believe it is true that between 200 and 300 men of the training school on February 10 marched into St. Thomas and that it took military poâ€" lice three days to rcund up all who were absent without leave," Commisâ€" sioner Stringer‘s report said. Cacil Snyder, deputy attoneyâ€"genâ€" eral of the province aided in conductâ€" ing the investigation under the Conâ€" stables Act and questioned, 17 witnesses} Then he asked Mr. Stringer to ‘"fino that there was a walkout" and "to say that the premier of Ontario wWaAs! right in his statement and that the minister of national defence was wrong." "walkout" and "violent disturbance" at the school. Premier Mitchell Hepburn made the charges and ordered the probe. Tuesday the investigation entered a second stage with the visit of newsâ€" papermen to the school, where on inâ€" vitation of Hon. Norman Rogzers, minâ€" ister of national defence, they were permitted to question the staff and personnel. Premier Hepburn, who enâ€" gaged in protracted debate with Mr. Rogers over the authenticity of his charges, declined an invitation to visit the school, completed last year as a provincial mental hospital and offered to the Dominion government on the outbreak of war. Between 200 and 300 Inâ€" volved, Says Report. aearit Ithou was strictly a civiliar _one sirmaxy in uniforn y to testify. The airâ€" THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO value for the Tormer being §$34,4610,.12i and the latter, $15,808,492, This pamphlet is now available in Y0th Franch and English, and may be »btained from the Director, Quebec Bureau of Mines, Quebec City, The Quebec Bureau of Mines is issuâ€" ing its Preliminary Statement of Minâ€" eral Production for 1939; it is a twelve sage printed pamphlet, 10 x 7 inches in An interesting 1 soints out that th f the Province h ‘his production havir $25,683,066 in 1932, to $7 Gold and asbestos 500, ladies: A1st, Mrs. M. Corrigan (half dozen spoons and salad forks); 2Ind, Mrs. F. Charbonneau (cake plate); ind consolation, Mrs. Regan (kitchen utility rack); gentlemen: 1st, Miss Nora Dillon (novelty cigarette rack), playing s a gentleman; 2nd, R. Hardy (cigarâ€" ette box) ; and consolation, Mrs. E. Wilâ€" tan, playing as a gentleman (cigarettes.) The scores, particularly among the men, were very close, and the winners are to be congratulated upon their exâ€" sellent playing. Among the women playing five hundred, cuts were requirâ€" ed, and one of the lucky winners, Mrs. F. Chalbonncau won for the first time i prize through a cut of the cards. Several of the women, playing as genâ€" tlemen at the five hundred games, were surprised to win prizes of cigarettes and novelity cigarette trayâ€"holderâ€"case, especially as neither of these winners, smoke. Mr. C. V. Kearns, who was to have acted as Master of Ceremonies, was unâ€" able to be present, but arranged to have Mrs. Wilf Spconer take his place. Mr. Spooner carried through the duties of M.C. very capably, settling the various questions that arose in calm, unruffled manner, which satisfied everyone conâ€" serned. Mr. Spooner also looked after the checking of tallies and supervised the making of the coffee, which was a to his work. The attractive prizes were displayed ‘n the windows of the Style Shoppe Purriers on the corner of Fourth and Pine streets during the week, and the »leasing display brought many compliâ€" ments. These prizes were all donaited 3y the members of the club. The first srize, for bridge, a handâ€"made bridge set of rose coloured linen, with hand fringed edges was made by the sister af one of the members, and the consolaâ€" tion prizes for the ladies were made by another member. The annual bridge and five hundred card party held by the Porcupine Busiâ€" ness Girls‘ Club on Tuesday evening in the LO.D.E. Hall on Spruce street was a notable success, with people from Troquois Falls, South Porcupine, Schuâ€" macher and Timmins taking part in a pleasant evening. During the afternoon members of the club had taken an active part in arâ€" ranging the tables with gay handâ€"made tallies with floral designs, decks of cards, bridge score pads, green, yellow and crystal ash trays, and each table bore an att xactlve note of welcome and "thank you." Seven tables of five hundred and thirteen tables of bridge were played, with the winners as follows: ncreéase yuilding lecreast Preliminary Report of Mineral Output of Quebec Guests Present from Iroâ€" quois Falls, South Poreuâ€" pine and Schumacher. Annual Bridge and Five Hundred by Business Girls‘ Club netalli This pamphlet contains a comparaâ€" ive production table for the years 1938 nd 1939, and deals briefly with various ctivities of the principal mines during he year. Compared to 1938, all three classes f mineral substances, metallics, nonâ€" fever V.C,. III in England OM ing feature of the report at the mineral production ce has had an unbroken id for the last eight years, on having grown from 1932, to $77.125,955 in 1939. last year, buildi a slight increase e feature of th ances, melalli¢s, nonâ€" iding materials, show pite of the fact that e Province hada malit i. in first yely; â€" the $34,370,127 Deaths at Malartic Mine Were Accidental, Says Jury Rouyn, March 12th â€" A verdict of accidental death, with no blame atâ€" tached to anyone was returned by a jury at the coruner‘s inquest conducted by Dr. Bigue, of Amos, into the fatal accident which occurred at the East Malartic Mines last Saturday, when Joseph Ryztlo and Nick Parry lost their lives. Â¥ Alec Kennedy, timberman, testified that shortly after lunch on Saturday,‘ March 9, he was working with a hel.perl on pillar raise No. 4â€"2 when sampler.?‘ D. Gormly passed up the ladder on his way to the stope 4â€"2 above. Shortly after the sampler came back to say that he feared there had been an| accident as the air was blowing full open in the stope. Kennedy went up the ladder with Gormly and McDonâ€" nel, the former‘s helper, and on reachâ€"| ing the top of the raise they turned Off the air. They heard cries for help and on going into the stope found that a large biook of rock was pinning down two men, one of whom was almost completely under the rock and wa:s| dead. This was Jos. Ryztlo, The othet | Nick Parry, had both his legs pinned | down and could not move. They went| for help and dug the conscious victim out after abcut an hour and sent him to Lamaque Hospital, A rescue party timbered up the back and spragged the fallen block so that it could not roll over and after about five hnours they got the other man out. This accident did nct occur in the main stopes of the mine which are being mined by diamond drilling methods with timber mat and gravel fill but in the narrower part of the ore bady above the 4th (670â€"foot) level. This stope known as 4â€"2, is being mined by standard shrinkage stope methods. The back is about 15 feet wide and mainly in graywacke. The block which fell was an inclusion of porphyry with a very weak adhesion of taleâ€"schist. It was of an inverted wedge shape. The block was about 16 feet long and five feet high. Its width was tapered from six feet to one foot. Its north face lay along the greenstone hanging wall dovn which it slid onto the two men who were drilling the stope breast immediâ€" ately ahead of this bolck. In the Montreal Star of March 1, 1940, there also appeared an advertiseâ€" ment reading in part as follows: "Special March of Time ‘Canada at War‘, sponsored by the Dominion Government now showing daily 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday 12 noon to 2 p.m." Moreover, the film "Canada at War", No. 8 in March of Time features, was released for exhibition in advance of No. 7â€"which is a picture with an American appeal. The release date of "Canada at War" was said to have been advanced three weeks apparently to permit of the display of the film during the Dominion election campaign. The action of the Board of Censors in prohibiting the exhibition in Ontario of the March of Time picture "Canada at War" follows the precedent adopted in the Ontario provincial election of 1937, during which time the Liberal Government of Ontario refused to permit the exhibition of films and pictures which gave vivid accounts and displays of C.I.O. activities and scenes of violence in American industrial centres. The showing of the pictures would have been to the undoubted advantage of the Liberal Government which was opposing CJ.0O,. activities in Ontario. Yet the Ontario Liberal Government banned the exhibition of the films and pictures. The Board of Censors of the Province of Ontario would be false to its duty if it interfered in the wartime elections campaign by placing its stamp of approval on a film such as "Canada at War," which in this time of grave national peril is being used and exploited for purposes of political propaganda. «us . c aar e ies en HE Board of Censors, acting under the authority of The Theatres and Cinematographs Act, Chapter 319 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario 1937, has prohibited the exhibition of the film "Canada at War." In the opinion of the Board the picture is capable of being usedâ€"and is, in fact, presently being used in Canada â€"not for purposes of entertainment orf education but for political propaganda. In proof of this, a copy of an advertisement published in Vancouver, B.C., papers under the sponsorship of the Vancouver Liberal Association is shown hereunder. March of Time Picture NCANADA AT WAR"‘ CAPITOL IAN MACKENZIE You have heard the politicians talk on Canada‘s War Effort An independent and accurate news reel now showing gives a Complete Picture of Canada‘s War Effort Every Canadian should see this picture and realize that the accomplishment is the work of ons man Mining Institute Says Canada Strong in War Metals Winnipes, March 12.â€"Canada in the present emergency of war is in a much better position to supply the Empire with tasic "refractory" metals essential for the production of steel, coppet, nickel and other war metals and a wide variety of chemical products, than she was at the start of the first Great War in 1914, according to F. E. Lathe, of the National Research Council, Otâ€" tawa, in a paper at the annual meeting In Better Position to Serve the Empire Than in 1914. of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. When supplies of Austrian magnesite were cut off in 1914, metallurgical operations in Canada and many other such a situation cannot again arise, Mr Lathe said. Two major factors are responsible for the changed conditions. Deposits of magnesite dolomite at Kilmar, Quebec, have been opened up on a substantial scale, and other present or potential ssurces of magnesia as a refractory have been discovered elsewhere in Canada. Work undertaken by the National Research Council in coâ€" operation with the Department of Mines and Resources has resulted in the development of a large number of new and improved refractory proâ€" ducts, which are not only finding a sountrics were seriously hampered by the lack of suitable refractories, but thanks to development since that time, Good Glasses If You Need Them and Good Advice If You Don‘t An Eyesight Specialist at Your Service i Pine Street North _ Timmins Telephone 212 If your vision is poor or you cannot read in comfort let Halperin‘s examine your eyes, You may be sure you will receive the best of care and attention. Halperin‘s Optical Dept. (Facsimiue) ONTARIG M. F. HEPBURN, Treasurer of Ontario. market in Canada, but are being ex ported to England and other countrie: