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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1950

NEW YORK 111s DIM r1011 AS U. s. c011 SUPPLIES DWINDLE

Bevin Announces Financial ‘Tallts With U. S.

lProbe Ordered-s» Into

N. Y. Train

Wreck; 29

Dead And 105 Injured

(By Bev Young) i

RUCKVILLE CENTRE, N. v..l hi», 19--(AP)- »Feder:il, state and‘ roiinty authorities learned today to

investigate tile collision of t\vo Long Island commuter trains in which 29 persons died and 105 \\(‘i‘t‘ injureil.

District Attorney Frank A. liulotta of Nassau County sum- moned trustees of the bankrupt

Long Island Railroad to an inquest into the accident which occurred iilien an eastbound train roared through ii red signal light, into an- oilicr passenger train at 10:36 p. ill, Friday night.

Twelve trainmcn and officials of tiie railroad yesterday were called in county police headquarters by Police Inspector Stuyvesant Pin- ael. A formal hearing will be held Feb, 22.

Jacob Kiefer, 55 of Baldwin, N. Y., motorman of the eastbound train, has been charged with sec- enri-degree manslaughter, and will be arraigned tomorrow. Ho suffer- -d only slight injuries. The motor- man of the other train, J. W. Mar- kin, escaped without injury.

Service was restored to normal almost 12 hours after the smash- up.

Forty of the in the hospital critical condition.

Among the (‘lend was John M. Weeks, 30, a contributing editor of Time magazine.

Tha accident was the worst. sur- face train wreck in the metropoli- tan New York area and the worst iii the United States since 45S pur- snns died April 25, 1045, at Naper- villc. Ill. In New York in 1918, 95 persons were killed in a sub- way smash.

Friday night's accident occurred an a makeshift "gauntlet? aiding thrown up durinf! lcmporary re- pair work on tlic line's main road- bed,

Both the railroad and pOllCe said Kiefer drove his 12-cnr train through a red siunul liflllt in!" "i" path of the oncoming westbound train.

injured were still today, seven in

The dead, dying and lfllilfvd were piled fiw- deep in the two forward cars of the train. Th0

iars were sheared apart. hi‘ l-hi‘ terrific impact.

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GNii Appointments

W. H. Hobbs

who has been appointed vice-PF‘!- sident, personnel. Canadian Nat- ional Railways, with headquarters in Montreal, according to an an- nouncement by Donald Gordon, c. M. G. chairman and president of the company.

D. I. Grant. K. C.’ who has been appointed secretary of the Canadian National Railwys and its subsidiary comrnnies. na-

cording tn an announcement by Donald Gordon. C. M. G-r P1101!- man and president of the system.

Observes 50th“ Anniversary

WINNIPEG, Feb. ISF-(CP) -—]\‘l0§t Rev, Alfred Sinnott, Roman Ciitiioiic Archbishop of ivinnipeg, Saturday observed the 50th iiiiiiiversaiy of his ordination as ii priest, The Archbishop iviis born in Prince l-jdwnrd Island idcb, 22, 1877. lie was ohdained in Rome in i900 and next year became n doctor of i'iii\0ll iziiv at St. Appoliiiiiris School there. ..

Unemployiecl May

Seek TFAveri Crisis Al End 0f Marshall Plan

LONDON, Feb, 19-(APi-For- eign Secretary Bevin said tonight that the Labor Government is dis- cussing with the United States steps to avert a possible economic crisis in Britain when Marshall- Plan aid ends in 1952.

Speaking to a political audience at a theatre in suburban Croydon, Bevin said:

“We are already discussing with the United States the situation which may arise. We are taking every possible step in order that there will be no economic crisis and catastrophes and to ensure that we move steadily over from one system to the other which is what America wants to see-Eur- ope on its own feet and with its own dignity contributing once again to the great civilization whose cradle she rocked and de- veloped over sc many centuries."

Kinsmen Meei Al Saini John

SAINT JOHN, N. B- Feb. 19- (CP)~Pians for the 1951 national meeting of Kinsmen at Halifax and the next Maritime district council meeting at Amherst, N. S.. were discussed here Saturday when the council held its quarter- ly meeting. The district governor, Merritt. G. Crawford, Halifax, was nominated for the national presi- dcncy.

A substantial increase in mem- bership was reported. In the last quarter-year the 21 clubs in the district. spent $18,000 on local community service work.

liighieiiPiloi From Carrier is Killed

CHARLESTON. S. C., Feb. 19 — (‘AM-A fighter plane plunged into the Atlantic Ocean Saturday after talciinaz off from the Canad- ian aircraft. carrier Magnificent. and the pilot W115 dreamed.

Ari observer on the plane. a single-engined Firefly fighter- bomber, vvas critically injured. He was taken to the naval hospital here by the Canadian destroyer Miomnc. The accident brappened 200 miles off Charleston.

Details were re-‘a-tcd by Lt.- Cmdr. D. L. McKnight, executive officer of the Mlcmac, when she docked here early today.

The dead pilotwivas Lieut. Lxliie

Firy Peover o! Lynn Valley, B.C.

The observer is Chief Petty Officer Peter Arnold! of Toronto, a mo. - bar of a squadron on the Magnifi- cent.

McKnight said the plane sank like lead after going into a stall just after clearing the bow of the Magnificent. "The pilot didn't get out; he didn't have a chance."

The destroyer. steaming several hundred yards frcni the carrier. lovrcreii a small boat and picked up tlhe observer.

Both ivarships were en route to Charleston for a week's stay, The carrier is proceeding toward Char- leston and is expected tomorrow on suhedu-Ie

Extension Of Benefits

OTTAWA. F'olo. l9 -- (GP) -—- Pcrsciis finding it bard to locate jobs this winter may get an ex- tension of unemployment insur- ance benefits tinder legislation to be introduced in the Commons.

Labor Minister Mitchell gave notice Saturday‘ that he will in- troduce a resolution Monday ask- ing’ Commons approval to amend the Unemployment. Insurance Act.

The amendments provide:

l. Provision of lupplementary winter benefits to contributors reaching the end of normal bene- fits and unable to find work in the period January-March. The supplementary benefits will automatically end March 31.

2. Plans to insure additional ‘roupg. possibly iumbei-men, who, because of the seasonal nature of their work. have not been included. _

3. Rte-adjustments of contribu- tions to the insurance fund to simplify bookkeeping procedure.

4. increase of the unemploy- ment insurance advisory 60m- mlttee membership "W" ‘i! to eight.

Meanwhile C. C. I‘. members have planned a number of quea- tioul concerning unmPlo. ‘

on the order paper. They will re- ceive written replies.

‘M. J. Caldwell, C. C. F. leader, has asked questions about such topics as changes in government employment policy since last January, the lapse of time in which unemployment figures are received-and made public and appeals for Federal help to meet unemployment costs.

Stanley Knowles (CCF-Winni- peg North Centre) wants to know the total. number oi jobless in each Province at various periods since 1948 and how much money voted for public works has not yet been expended.

Emphasis to the seriousness of Canada's growing unemployment population was given Friday when the Labor Department announced that 315,600 now are out of work —on increase of 120,000 over the corresponding period in 1049. The latest figure reflects an increase of 52,600 since Jan. 12 and 114,600 since Dec. 22. It represents 7.4 per cent of the total labor force of 5.100.000.

Mr. Mitchell. in his notice, gave only the bareot outline of the pro- posed unemployment insurance omendmon

Bloody Battle Breaks Up Seamen’s Meeting In N. Y.

NEW YORK. Feb. 19 —(AP1 -- A band o1 men armed with knives, cluibs and at least one gun today started a bloody battle which broke up a. meeting of “rank-and-file" C. 1.0. merchant seamen. ,

Police said an armed band of from 30 to 30 men battered its way into Tom Mooney baiii while 200 rank-and-file members of the National bis/mime Union (C.I.0.) were meeting upstairs.

Four men, a-li rank-and-ftlers, were taken to a hospital. One was kept there for further treatment. Five other men were held for questioning.

Heavy plate-gloss doors at the entrance oif the meeting hail, were smashed by bricks, milk cans and a traififlc stanchion.

The melee left the lobby of t/lic building spattored wirn blood.

exploded into violence

The Tflfiik-flfld-liilflfi. (yppotnerits 0f union president Joseph Curran, had met. to discuss what they call- ed his "anti-democratic" leader'- slbiip.

Curran calls “Commmnist-led."

The inter-undon controversy has and court

his opponents

fights in the past.

After breaking down two doors, police said, the raiders traded blows with a hirsky, six-foot guard in the vestibule.

When the guard summoned his motes from upstairs by pushing an electric buzzer. scores of the rank- and-ifilers descended on tilie raid- e-rs.

‘Ilhe battle lasted for about 15 nuniutes. but most of the invading band fled when seven poiliice cams arrived.

Potato Smuggling Still Live Issue In The U. S.

WASHINGTON, Feb, 19—-(AP)-— Lawmakcrs from New England pressed complaints Saturday that Canadian potatoes are being smuggled into the United States. despite official assurances that if anything of the sort is going on it. is-in small lots.

Senator George Aiken (Rep-Vb) told a reporter he has received reports that "Canadian potatoes are being smuggled into Maine and other areas and put. into Un- ited States bags to qualify for price supports."

"I understand that the United States customs arid border forces have been strengthened in an ef- fort to halt this," Aiken said.

The office of Senator Owen Brewster (Rep, Me.) reported sim- ilar complaints.

Moatiy Talk An official of the Production Marketing Administration, how-

ever, said that such reports near- ly always turn out to be mostly talk. He agreed in that’. opinion with Joseph T, Sylvester, Maine's collector of customs. Sylvester cali- cd reports of extensive smuggling "ridiculous."

Brewster and other potato-area lawmakers have been demanding that all imports of Canadian po- tntocs-—now subject to a duty of T5 cents a hundred pounds-be halted. They said these Canadian imports are Adding to the surplus acquired under Government price supports and that Agriculture Sec- rotary Charles Brannon and other administration officials could cut them off.

Aiken said large imports of Can- adian potatoes by Eastern and Giiif ports, even with the 75-cent

duty, are profitable because “of the low cost of water transpor- tntion."

No Smuggling. Ottawa Says

OTTAWA, Feb, 19 -—(CP>~A Government spokesman Siiturday said Canada is not. nwnre of any smuggling of Canadian potatoes into the Iinlted States.

IIo \viis commentlm! on n dis- patch from Washington in which Senator George Aiken (Rep. Vt.) said that Canadian potatoes are being smuggled into Maine and other areas and put into United

States bags to qualify for price support. "As far as we know." th!

spokesman said, "all our potatoes going into the United States enter on n legal basis."

The spokesman noted that While some complaint is being made of Canadian potatoes being imported into the U. S.. tbtre is little be- ing said of U. S. potatoes coming into Canada. ‘

Because of a short crop, pota- toes are being imported from California and Idaho by Britilh Columbia and the Pr tries.

"Canada also impo s U. S. 110' tntocs during June and July ill l normal practice." he added. That is the period when the Canadian crop is ended and new potatoes are ready for market ln tho U53’

Salvation Army Officer Passes

TORONTO, Feb. 19——(CP)—Act~ lve for many years as a Salvation Army officer, Mrs. Catherine Jel- lie Owen, 70, widow of Brig. Elias Owen, died yesterday.

She once was known as the Singing Angel to prisoners at Dor- cliester Penitentiary, Dorchelter, N, B., where her husband was chaplain.

Mrs. Owen was born in Kin!- lton and became an Army officer in 1903. She had hold corps coni- mnnds in Quebec City and Mont- r

eel. ‘ She retired in 104!»

i3 Homeless in - Moncion Fire

MONCTON, N, 13., I-‘ch, Ifl-(CP! Thirteen. persons were left home- less tonight when fire broke out in zutwb-storey wooden building on High Street housing the Silver Clip Bakery and two apartments.

The fire, of unknown origin, broke out in the second floor of the building and spread rapidly, forcing occupants of the apart- ments, S0i'1‘ie‘0f them scantily-clad, to flee without time to remove anything frcni the building.

Firemen confined the flames to the second floor but heavy water damage resulted on the bakery

premises to stock nail equipment.

Pennsylvania Miners Sel Pace In llefyiig Lewis

By Lloyd McDonald

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 —— ((2) - Broadway tonight greeted theatre- going crowds and Sunday strollers with a dimmer face, reminiscent of Southern Ontario streets last winter in the power shortage.

"Order No. 5," decreed by the New York State Government to save coal during the current con- tract strike in the United States, sruck the Times Square area- and the rest of the city-at noon today.

But it was not till darkness fell. and the thousands of lights on theatre marquees and huge ad- vertising displays stayed dark. that the Great White Way show-i ed lier new face. l

There were a few violatprs-i mostly bars, side-street restaur- ants and shops that have auto- matic devices to turn on show- window lights at night.

Only warnings were issued to-i night, but the restrictions sub-l jcct violators to prosecution uni misdemeanor charges, with s, maximum penalty cf s $500 fine: and one year in jail. ‘

Lights shone out from inside the bars, penny arcades, restaur- ants, hotel and theatre lobbies.

Times Square was drab with- out its flickering come-ens for movies, without the antics cf big electric signs flashing advertising of beer and cigarets.

Set Pace For Strike

PITTSBURGH, Feb. i9 -- (AP) — Angry Pennsylvania miners set the pace today for defiant soft- coal strikers in the United States who refuse to obey John L. Lewis’ back-to-work command.

Reports from the field indicate the 372,000 rebellious diggers generally will continue their "no contract, no work" walkout.

Five United Mine Workers’ lo- cals in Pennsylvania were the first to vote on the order trom

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Attlee puts Full Blame For Cold War On Russia

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LONDON, Feb. 19 - tCP) -‘ Prime Minister Attlee Saturda i night put full blame on Russiai for the continued cold war, and said the Western Powers stand ready to discuss all "outstanding issues" ivith the Soviet Union -— through the medium of the Uni- ted Nations.

He was replying to Winston Churchill's plea for new high- ievel talks to bridge the gulf be- tween the east and west. Attlee made the final broadcast speech for the Labor Party before Thurs- day's general election.

The Prime Minister said that if Russia had accepted Western proposals for control of atomic energy. "this cloud of fear would have been lifted from the peo- ples, but Russia would not accept."

Churchill, leader of the Con- servative Opposition, continued Saturday night his argument that “we ought to close no door on the attempt to establish some under- standing" between Enst. and West]

But in the meantime, he addcd,i the United States and Britain should not give up the atomic bomb until there is an effective agreement to ms-ke sure nobody else could make or use the A- bomb.

Gigantic. Army

He said Russia is maintaining

a gigantic army and has "far more than 25,000 warplanes in commission."

Philip Noel-Baker. Secretary

for Commonwealth Relations, said today that a Labor Government could deal better with Russia for effective control of atomic wes- pons than the Conservatives un- der Churchill.

Conservative leaders, said Noel- Baker in a speech at. Coventry, "destroyed hope of Russian e0- operation before the war."

"Who has forgotten that Rus- sia was not invited to the confer- ence in Munich in 1038i” he ask- ed. "Who has forgotten that. Russia's proposal for a conference in Bucharest in March, 193B, was contemptuously turned down? Or that. Lord Halifax (Foreign Sec- retary in the Government of Neville Chamberlain) could visit Berlin, but. could not go to Mos- cow to discuss how Hitler could be contained, but sent an offl- cial instead?"

Opposite View

An opposite view was efpreloed

by Lord Beaver-brook. Canadian- born press magnate and a Minis- ter in Churchill's wartime Cabinet. Lord Beaverbrook said Churchill enjoys "the respect and regard" of Rusiifs Prime Minister Stalin. and a face-to-face meeting be- tween the two would ollfer high hope of “peace and tranquility." His views were expressed in an article in the Sunday Express.

Political observers expressed the view that Churchill's intro- duction of a foreign-relations phase in the campaign, tied to the l-I-bomb and the atom bomb, may influence the verdict Thurs- day. But they considered na- tionai recovery still the critical issue.

Majority opinion that this is still a “bread-and- butter" election, with austerity, rationing, prices and wages the

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Vogeler Admits He’s Spy; ‘Asks “Mild Sentence” l

By Entire Marion

BUDAPEST. Feb. 19 —tAPt ~- Rxrbert. A. Vogeler. an American business men. calmly told a Hung- ririsin people's cowt- Saturday ire was a professional spy and uteri for s. "mild smterice."

Pleading guilty on all eoun-ts. the 3-year-old vice-mresidesit of In- ternotiona] Telephone and Toile- graph Company testified he had been instructed to obtain special information about. mdar. mokets, uranium and oil deposits and i0 make contact with experts on 811011110 ersergy and helrif them w- ciipe from Hiuigery.

I-ie said a Dr. Ddaier. whom he identified sa an Aims-lain atom ex- pert. had been smuggled out. of Austria.

"I used my business only as cover for my work," he said.

These were the hdfiiiiiiflill 0‘ l court session at wtiidh three Hun- garians, the last. defendants in (the trial, also pleaded guilty to sabot- age and espionage. They were Edna Dcery. a hotel baa-maid and tetlephone operator listed as a. baronim; Kiemen Dcmokos, chief accountam for the Standard Electric Company. Hungarian sub- sidiary of I.T d; T- l-nd Rev Istvan Juetli. s Roman Catholic priest.

Three other delendnnta pleaded guilty Friday. They wen Vcielors

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OTTAWA. P‘eb'. 19 - iSpecial)--i Larger numbers and amounts ofi unclaimed bank balances are listed; this year for Prince Edward Island] than in many years past.

Top amount in the lengthy iistsl tabled in the House of Commons‘ by Finance Minister Abbott after receiving them from chartered banks is $1,445.25 standing in the; Montague branch of the Bunk oi_ Nova Scntia to the credit oi Stat-i ford Northcote Gordon of Braden-i ell, P. E. I.

There are 22 iinriaizried i11llilll"i‘s' in the Montague branch, second‘ largest being that 1o the Cfflilit cf Miss Liargarct. Moat‘ of Summer-i ville and amounting to $214.14.‘ Third largest is $103.17 deposited in. trust for Louis Poole of Montaguitl

These balance.» arc listed as "rm-i claimed“ after accounts irave been, inactive for fixo years. After" 10y years the amounts arc transferred,‘ from chartered banks to the Bank‘ of Canada. One of the few ways 111i vrlitch persons who have deposit-ail money and forgotten it. can kiio-ivi of the amounts is through iixs published 111 the daily newspapers.