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As the schedule now stands the two teams play here Toâ€"night and Wednesâ€" day nights. In accepting the suggestâ€" icon of the Association the Sudbury Miners are running the risk of having cnly one home game. The third game of the interâ€"belt playâ€"offs will be playâ€" ed in Sudbury on Monday, March 4 and the fourth, necessary, will be stage:l in the Nickel Belt City cn Wedâ€" nesday, Marcth 6. North Bay Gets Fifth North Bay will be included in the placing of series games as the fifth game, if the series goes the full length will te played here on Priday Marchi 8.~ SChould the series go the five games it means that the Blue Devils will be away froem home for more than a week. The winner of the Sudburyâ€"Kirkland Lake series will ‘then meet the winâ€" ners of the Timmins Mines League in a twoâ€"game series with goals to count. The dates for this interâ€"group final will not be announced until after both sections have named winners. Slight Odds on Devils Manager Doc Ames and Coach Lex Cock the Sudbury Miners to give the Blue Bembers their toughest assignment of the year. The Red Stuartâ€"coached outfit will be coming North on Sunday without lossss ty inâ€" jurics or sickness. In the Shore camp three players are out of action and are not expected to be ready for any of the games with Sudbury. Al Campâ€" bell has beson lost to the teams all seascn, but Ray Milton and Alex Duff were just put on the "inavailable" list in the past two weeks. Betting in downtown circles this morninz carried a slight edge for the Blue. DBovils with quotations being offerâ€" ed at six to five and seven to five, No definite starting line, defence or goalie was named by Coach Cook but here are the 15 who will be dressed for the series with Sudbury. In goal he will have the pick cf Bill Durnan and 2Zeke Ferley. On defence Mel Sncowden Paul McPhail, Doug Boston and Coach Cock will be availakle for action. These three lines will be used in the forthâ€" ccninz test with the powerful Nickel Belters: Hal Cocper, Blink Bellinger and Dick Kcwcinak; Johnny McCreedy, JoJj Graboski and Butth Stahan; Bobby Walton, Joe Brown and Stew Emith. Alex Duff is a doubtful startâ€" er, as he has not fully recovered from a muscle injury. Al Campbell who sustained a broken leg in an exhibiâ€" tion with Atlantic «City Seagulls last fall, is encountering trouble rounding int> condition and is not expected to be ready for the series. sSudbury Running Risk The anncurcement from Dunc Suthâ€" erland, N. 0. H. A. secretaryâ€"treasurer cn Wednesday afternoon ended a series of rumors and speculations regarding the possible lineâ€"up on the series. Psopâ€" ular beliefs ‘were that the teams would be matched in {fourâ€"ofâ€"seven and thresoâ€" of â€"five series. nignt an"i Wednesday, The grapeâ€"vine system really worked overtime Wednesday and almost as soon as the confirmation was received Bby Lake Shore officials here, it was known in most sporting circles that the series was on. Arena manager Bill Brydgeo cC:‘dn‘t get a chance to advertise the series and a capacity crowd is asâ€" sured for both games. Names 15 Players Manager Lex Cock anpounced his Lake Shore lineâ€"up this morning and it will be without the famililar name of Ray Milton, outstanding defenceman and captain. Milton was put cut of action for at least three weeks, when he eustained a painful shoulder injury against Detroit Holzbaughs in an exâ€" hibition hockey game a week ago last night. # # Wt ® # #* us .“.“.‘“’“. w# ww tw# # .u.“.“.“.\o w _ _ ® .“‘ t# Ts# P(.ufo"oo oooo‘o’u!?utou‘u’?ou’uco.’o:oz?uzusou’??xznznoouoouoouoouoooo?"oouoou:u:ux“oo“oo"souoou'oooo?uoouoooozx:uxv. Kirkland Lake, Feb. 26â€" Following the refusal by both Lake Shore and Sudbury club officials cf the game series, goalsâ€"toâ€"zcount suggestion for a Blue Devilâ€"Miner Senior N. O. H. A. playâ€"off final negotiations between the two clubs and the N. O. H. A. executive were completed on Wednesday afterâ€" noon for a bestâ€"ofâ€"five final, with the first two games being played here toâ€" night and Wednesday. Devils and Miners Begin Playâ€"offs in Kirkland Tonight To Reach Decision Through Best of Five. First Two Games in Kirkland. Nash anrnd Studebaker Phone 2800 28 Secoond Ave busines guarapnt throughout . U‘v *+p t)(\ Tenders for Night Soil a Guaranteed Used Car now before prices rise. ideal DAIGNEAULT MOTOR SALES Weekly Special FORD Commercial | CRF man pe mditic for In Sedan Both â€"Premierâ€" Chamberlain _ and and Chancellor Hitler spoke over the radio on Saturday, Premier Chamberâ€" lain gave a logical, reasoned address, in which the progress of the war was reviewed, and suggestion mads as to the only form of peace terms that would be acceptable to the Allies., Gormany had to be thorcughly purged of the Hitler obsession and the Nazi perversion, he suggested, before any talk of peace would be considered. Chancellor Hitler, as usual had an atâ€" tack of hysterics while speaking. Otherwise, his address was the same old bunk that has been amusing and annoying people since this paperâ€" hanger has developed the address habâ€" it About the only new thing Hitler said was to suggest that God was on the side of the Germans. Mystery Planes Over Hclland Unidentified foreign planes are said to have flown cver Rotterdam early on Saturday morning. Antiâ€"aircraft batâ€" teries at once roared into action. It is said that pieces of.shell fell in the streets of Charloois, a suburb of Rotâ€" terdam, but no other damage is reâ€" ported. Stavanger, Norway, Feb. 23â€"The German prisonâ€"ship Altmark, boarded by a party from a British destroyer and emptied of her 299 British prisonâ€" ers, was refloated toâ€"night under her cwn power and was riding high in Norâ€" way‘s Glossingfjord, clear of the rocky bank on to which she was forced last Friday night. Divers examined the Capazrity audiences have been deâ€" lighted with the Theatre Nights of past years. Not only have the offerings been chsosen with discrimination and appreciation of popular appeal, but the plays have been presented with rare dramatic talent, while settings and scenic effects have also been handled with outstanding success. Three Norwegian Ships Down Three Norwegian ships were reported on Saturday as sunk in the North Sea and a fourth set afire by German bomâ€" bers. Two More Uâ€"Boats Gone Royal Air Force planes accounted for two German Uâ€"boats on Saturday. A third underseas boat was rammed by a British steamship, "The Asiatic." The British and French governâ€" ments have decided to purchase a large number of airplanes from the United States factories, The purchase price, it is said, will total $1,000,000,000. Hints at War Council Ottawa, Feb, 23â€"Some support for the suggestion that the Government has been planning to form an advisory war council was contained in Prime Minister Mackenzie King‘s radio adâ€" dress toâ€"night. Mr. King promised to call more men of outstanding experâ€" ience to the aid of the Government and said their services would either be use "in immediate association with the war Cabinet or with a member of the Cabinet intimately associated with its war activities." "At the Coach and Horses tells of an eventful night at an old English Inn in which ghosts, highwaymen, crcoks and detectives play their parts. In the fantasy "The Syringa Policeâ€" man" the scene is laid in a city park where a flower syringa bush brings hapâ€" pines*s to an old couple and hope to a young coup‘le and faith to a balloun seller. ' Highlights and Sidelights of the War The ecmedy, "The Florist Shop", tells the story of a younzg woman employed by the town florist and how she influâ€" engses the lives of those about her. The annual Theatre Nights presentâ€" ed by the students of the High and Vocaticnal School are teing held on March Ith and 8th. Three oneâ€"act plays will be presented and the school crchestra under the direction of Mr. E. Wallace Young will provide music durâ€" ing the intermissions. The three plays have variety, comedy drama and colour. Annual High School Theatre Nights to be on March 7 and 8 Which ever way the final verdict goes the players in both camps feel that the games will put them in Top shape for their games with the Porcupine winners and barring a huge upset, a win there and then the allâ€"Ontario finals against the O. H. A. winners. Lut vo greater odds scemed possible. There are plenty who will back the Nickel Beiters but the majority are satâ€" isfied to stick to thr blue and white Bucdbury sources state that the o«ids are about the same down there for the Miners to take the series., Three Oneâ€"Act Plays to be Presented. #*. L. sH A W , T‘wo Addresses Altmark Aflo (CMerk a t A fine musical prozramme was preâ€" sented. during the afternoon, Miss Pegzy Williams giving ably rendered piano selections, and cther artists inâ€" cluding Mrs. K. Kennedy who sang beautifully a solo selection, accomâ€" panied by Mr. H. Trenser, and Miss Jean Wright, who delishted the gathierâ€" ing with fine vocal numbers, accompanâ€" ied by Mrs. P. Hansman at the piano piano. By Law Expected to Stop Disturbances at Council Meetings The various committees in charge of the event, are to be complimeiic»d on the awble manner in which they carried out their duties, Th committees were: the tearoofh committes, convened by Mrs. Passmore; the bake table comâ€" mittes, convened by Mrs,. A. Carson; the kitchen committee, convened by Mrs. Howard. The rooms and the tables were deâ€" corated in a charming yellow and green color scheme, with tall bright yellow daffodils dddlll" to the attracâ€" tive scene, , Mcodeled on that in use by more than a hundred municipalities in Ontario, the procedure byâ€"law introdused and given its first reading at the regular meeting of the Council on Friday, is expected to cut unauthorized petitions and requests and speeches, which make for disturbarnse and disorder at meetâ€" ings to a minimum. Procedure Byâ€"Law (Given First Reading on Friday, in Use in Many Ontario Municipalities. Mrs. A. Ramsay, president, Mrs. R. Wynne, and Mrs. Teeple were the reception ccmmittee, and during the afternoon, Mrs. 8. Monck, Mrs. W. Rinn, Mrs. W. M. Mustard and Mrs. McCarthy poured tea. The byâ€"law is twelve foolscap sheets in length and covers almost every posâ€" sible contingency in the routine and order of meetings of Council. In adâ€" dition, it specifically outlines the work to be done by each of the Council comâ€" mittees and by the department heads and cthe town employees. ‘"‘The Mayor shall preserve order and decorum and decside questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Council, and in the absence of the Mayor, the chairâ€" man shall have the same authority‘", reads one of the regulations, Another: ‘"No member shall speak disrespectfully of His Majesty the King, cr any of the Royal family, or of the Governor General or the Lieutenant Governor. or a person adminstrating the government of the province; nor shall he use offensive words in or against the Council or against any member thereof; nor shall he speak beside the questicn in debate; and no member shall reflect upon any vote of the Counâ€" cil except for the purpose of moving that such vote be rescinded; nor shall he resist rules of the Council, or disâ€" obey decisions of the Mayor or of the Council on questions of order or pracâ€" tice on the interpretation of the rules cf the Council; and in case any member shall so resist or disobey, he may be ordered by the Mayor to leave his seat for that meeting, but in case of ample apology being imade by the offender he may, ty vote of the Council, be perâ€" mitted forthwith to take his seat," A very enjoyable social event took place on Saturday afternoon in the Timmins United Church when the Women‘s Missionary Society enterâ€" tained at a tea and sale of home cookâ€" ing which was very well attended. Rome, Feb. 24â€"Broad predictions that the war would spread to spheres where Italian interests are concerned were made toâ€"day in Fascist press artiâ€" cles which bore the earmark of official inspiration,. The authoritative Il1 Giorâ€" nate d‘Italia said that "Italian policy is governed by the cold reality which impels it to wait patiently for the longest possible pericd and have no haste in entering the war." Enjoyable Tea and Sale Auspices of the W.M.8. vessel and reported there was no damâ€" age except for a smashed rudder., In this scene from the R. K. O. R: morrow at the Cartier Theatre, Ge or his double, and the new star, message taken from the wrappings tures, "The Saint‘s Double Trouble ‘xpects War to Spread Miss Helene ; of a mumm strugglirs to dacminate them. They cannot be made to believe that we must huddle tcgether like quiet mite, hopâ€" ing the cat will go easy on us!\. Anrd again: "We naven‘t much more prestige to lose in Britain, France and the U. S. In these countries we are inâ€" creasirgly regarded as a small Gorâ€" man dependency." Egzâ€"bald and big,Jean Julius Christâ€" lan Sibelius greatest living â€"composer and the Finns‘ "national treasure" reâ€" fuses steadfastly to leave his home 20 mles from Helsinki althoughâ€"bomb deâ€" tonations shattered some‘ of the winâ€" dows. He left his flat in the. city two weeks after the war broke out.. At thap timge his friends said "It was the noise that drove him out. He has little fear but the ncise was ju=t too unmusical". Sibelius was born ai Tavastenus, in Fin‘ard, in 1865. He studied at Helâ€" sinki and then in Berlin and Vienna. Wiaen he was thirtyâ€"two the state made him an annual grant for life so that he would be free to compose. His musâ€" ic reflects his deep love of his country and interprets the austerity of a land of long , hard winters and brief, brilâ€" liant summers. His works include eight symphonies, eight or nine tone poems, a viclin concerto and cther crchestral selecticns as well as ballads and songs. Best known of his work is nis tone bBeem ‘"Finlandia".As is characteristic poem of mos some effect. Just before Christmas, for example,, Sweden‘s conservativeâ€" cabâ€" inet set up a committee for the purpose ¢f "devising appropriate measures to prevent misuse cof press freedcm". since that time it has been a matter of speculation as to how long Segerâ€" stedt‘s antiâ€"dicatatorial blasts will conâ€" tinue.. Each day, his column, ‘"Today" is written as though it might be his Except from his column: "What canâ€" nst be hidden is the opinion the Swedâ€" ish, people have cf powers which are A limit of a quarter of an hour has been placed upon the time any member or any other person may speak on a subject during a meeting. All enquiries must be in writing and must be handed to the Clerk of the Council at least two clear days before the day the meeting at whitch such enâ€" quiries are to be madg. Answers to such enquiries must, according to the regulations of the byâ€"law be put in writing and given to the Mayor at least an hour before the Council meets and they will be read from the chair. No person cother than members of Council or officers of same will be alâ€" lowed to come within the bar in the ecouncil chambers during the sittings of council without permission of the Mayor or one of the members of Csunâ€" ~wecen has had a free press for 174 years guaranrteed by statue in 1912. Since the rise of Adolph Hitler, however Nazis have been throwing knives at the Swedish press and bringing presâ€" sure to bear on the Swedishn papers which were in the past demcsratic in sympathy and ncot hestatant about sayâ€" ing so. The Nazis bludgeoning has had « « *# .0 *# #* .. # .. ## # + #+ ©. * .“. #* *** #%__#% .00 #* *# ®° ° #4 # .. One of the great editors of Sweden, which is vaccilating in its foreign‘ polâ€" icy trwing placate Germany the Russians and everyone else, 1s Torgny Segerstedt, editorâ€"cwner of Goteborg‘s famous Trade and Shipping Russians and Torgny Segerstec Goteborg‘s famous Gazette. *4 #* *# t ## estactes « # #. .« *# .“.n:bo.oo #4 * + #* * + *+* * + ##4 * # #4 * # #4* # # #4 * # #* #* # ® #* #* «W # #4# # # #* *# + #e # # _ viciin conterto ard cther crchestra electicns as well as ballads and songs Best known of his work is Anis ton ‘cem "Finlandia"".As is characteristi f most of his work, it makes no con essions to popular taste but is a deep ORDER YOUR EASTER sUIT OR TOPCOAT S <<~ . NOW: sSchumacher SIFTING TIHE NEWS det howing toâ€"night and toâ€" is shown as ‘"The Saint‘" Whitney as they read a y, in that thriller of picâ€" By Hugh Murphy Come in and see us toâ€" day,. Chcoose from our wide variety of mateâ€" Agents for Tip Top Tailors and Wm. H. Leishman There is no such things as washday with its work, mess and bother, when you use modern laundry service. All you do is gather the clothes and call the laundry. We do the rest . .. at at low cost. TIMMINS «8 Thirteen Births Registered |\‘T‘hpillj i During the Past \\gcek-End. lhrlllmg Picture 6. BO'““"'JU.FPDX'U{IT.\' 20th, 1940, to Mr at Cart]@l’ Theatl'e and Mrs. Ciifford Howe, of 1# rioe; Toâ€"day and Tuesday Miss Murray was the typical "blonde" of her era and Mdivanis is a member cf a noble Russian family which came t America to prey upon rich heiresses following the crackâ€"up in Russia,. Telling of the time when she had no money and had to set on a park bench like thousand of other unfortunâ€" ates Miss Murray coyly stated, "I sat on a bench with my little hat box." Mrs. MacMillan was hostess and a pleasant evening was spent in playing whist, twentyâ€"four hands being played. Mrs.â€"E. Briggs donated the first prize, won by Mrs. P. Whitford. Mrs. Devine won the second prize, and Mrs. Tripp of the Ankerite took the third prize after a cut with three other ladies. Mrs. Whitford donated the second and third prizes. Mae Murray, emptyâ€"eyed, haired star of the silent scl great friend of Randolph He: a Los Angeles Superior Court Friday that she was worth in 1926, that ten yvears later in 1926, that ten years later she sat on a Bench in Central Park for three cays, penniless, and that sae now was broke and wanted $1,000 a month from Prince David Madivanis, the father of her son. An enjoyable party was held on Thursday evening at 51 Hollinger Lane in horour of Mrs. W. France, an oldâ€" time resident and a pastâ€"pres‘CGont of the Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion, now resident at Swastika. Among the guests were five ladies who were officers in the Auxiliary when Mrs. Francs was president for four vears. Following the cards, the hostess serv ed a very tasty and dainty lunch. seated Event in Honour of Former President of the Auxiliary Last week The Advance published a list of some of, the donations made by local people to the fund for the Finâ€" nish Red Cross and for the relief of Finnish refugees. Donations to this fund may be sent to Mr,. C. Haapanen, care of Consumers‘ Coâ€"operative, 39 Fourth Avenue, Mr. Haapanen being the local treasurer. The following is another list of donations to . this worthy cause: Previously acknowledged BHO A. Sagtrila ... i Eis s in 10 ;. : h: q. 20 s MHERHICHL 2.2....2... A. .n . d 15 T. * 3. 3. .i ts riys 5 A n i4 .. ; D T XP; D Bornâ€"on January 29th, 1940, and Mrs. James, Cullen Train Spruce street southâ€"a daughter Bornâ€"on canuary 29th, 1940, to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred A. Gauthier, of 21 Woeonde avenueâ€"a daughter. Bornâ€"on February 16th, 1940, to Mr. and Mrs., Henri Bisson of 108‘% Holâ€" linger avenue at St. Mary‘s hospitalâ€" a daughter. Bornâ€"on February 19th, 1940, to and Mrs. Henri Gervis (nege Lucille Prevost) of 63 Kirby avenueâ€"a daughâ€" ter. Further Contributions to Fund for Finnish Refugees Bornâ€"on February 2nd, 1940, to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Turner of 220 Eim street north at St. Mary‘s hospitalâ€"a daughter. Bornâ€"on February 14th, 1940, to Mr and Mrs. John Fritz of 181% Cedar st north at St. Mary‘s hospitalâ€"a son. Bornâ€"on January 28th, 1940, to Mr. and Mrs. Anthine Boulley, of Delnite Property, at St. ary‘s hospitalâ€"a daughter. Bornâ€"on February 12th, 1940, to Mr. and Mrs. Edouard LaSalle (nee Georâ€" gianna Reochefort) of 70% Fifth ave.â€" a daughter. Bornâ€"on February 13th, 1940, to Mr. and Mrs, Glendon Adams (nee Jessiec Boggust) of the Delnite Property at St. Mary‘s hospitalâ€"a daughter. Bornâ€"on January 31st, 1940, to Mr. and Mrs, Aime Perron of 64 Windsor avenue at St. Mary‘s Hospitalâ€"a son. Boimnâ€"on February 20th, 1940, to Mr /‘ and Mrs. Clifford Howe, of 173 Pine] street north, at St. ary‘s hospitalâ€"a son (died 2 days after birth). N Bornâ€"on February 16th, 1940 to Mr.l and Mrs. Roy Richards, of 24 Ogden avenueâ€"a son. Bornâ€"en February 5th, 1940, to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kusterow of 174 Toke streetâ€"a son. Total terse, personal document LAUNDRY SERVICE Is CONVENIENT 5 ,’,"fiffi |Popular Hit Made by "The Saint‘s Double Trouble." Leaping from < the actionâ€"drenched pages of fiction‘s mcost amazing series of crimeâ€"adventure meledramas, The Saint, a dashing debonaire but deadly killer, returns to the losal screen in the most exciting chapter of his colorful careerâ€"‘"The Saint‘s Double Trouble." Fourth in the highly popular series of films based on the novels by Leslie Charteris, the current drama again preâ€" sents George Sanders as Simon Temâ€" plar, known as the Saint, whose oneâ€" man crusade against crime violates the tenets om manâ€"made laws. Featured with Sanders are such fine players as Helene Whitney, Jonathan Hale, Bela Lugosi, Donald MacBride, John F. Hamilton and Thomas Ross. In addition to portraying the leading role ESanders is also cast as a aangerâ€" cus jJewel thief who so resembled the lone wolf that he uses the amazing likeâ€" ness to cloak his ruthless criminal actâ€" When the Saint is falsely blamed for a murder committed by the gem smugâ€" gler he boldly kidnaps Inspector Ferâ€" nack, takes ‘him to the scene of the crime and tries to show him proof that When th a murder c The special toâ€"night and t 27th, is the pop Csuble Trouble Leapingz from nages of fiction NE W METHOD _at the Cartier Theatre toâ€"morrow, Feb. 26th and pular picture "The Saint‘s Sudbury Star: â€" Then you heard abcut the youngsters whose parents called him "Flannel" because he shrank from washing. Sudbury Star:â€"A move to find a better word than "mother in law" comes to naught, an observer advises. After all , who‘s going to sit down and reâ€" write all those jokes. he is innocent. His efforts failing, the elusive Saint is obliged to effect an esâ€" cape, with the parting threat that he will solve the mystery for the police within fortyâ€"eight hours. From this point the elusive avenger pursues a dangerous trail marked by three killings. MHe tracks the snwuggler leader to his waterfront den, poses as the gom thief himself, but is captured when the criminal foiis his scheme His miraculous escape, the capture of his sweetheart, her thrilling rescue by The Saint, and a legion of other nerveâ€" gripping experiences * llow in rapid â€" fire succession. An unusual twist is seen in the trap the audacious Saint lays which brings about the police capture of the gangster who is mistaken for him. By a bold ruse he then helps his arch enemy esâ€" cape from prison only to see him brought down in a hail of police bullets just as he had planned. Advance reports indicate that ‘"The Saint‘s Double Trouble," is the most exciting film in the popular series, which alteady numbers "The Saint in New York." "The Saint Strikes Back" and "The Saint in London." Directed by Jack Hively this Cliff Reid production for RKQ Radio was adapted to the screen by Ben Holmes. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 26TH, 1940