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ilepuhllcans Tell i 0f Plans For Taxes

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14-(AP)— mpuhliran tax managers in the liouse of Representative: decided today to sponsor legislation con- tinuing indefinitely the United Slates‘ high wartime excise levies on liquor, furs. jewelry and other goods and services items.

This had been recommended by Prcsiticnt Truman to forestall a ;1,5oo.000,000 annual loss in Gov- ernment revenue.

The decision was announced siler the first meeting of Re- publirsrt members of the tats-fram- ing house Ways and Means Com- lilillrt‘.

A ruillmiiiee spokesman told re- pollots that continuation of the wartime rates would be necessary io t-lcar the way for the Republi- tall proposal to slash individual iuvornc taxes this year by 20 pet‘ "l, for an over-all ‘$350,000,000 cut of the income tax bus-

dtll. 'i'|l(‘l'8 that Democrats would soliti front against the bill. argu- llis for debt reduction instead of

appeared a possibility llllt up a

ltif\ tutiing. They may be joined 11;. Pllllllgil Republican: to raise tiunu of the passage of a straight Eli-pct‘ cent cut.

More Salmon 0n Canadian Market

OrTAWA, Jan. 14 _(cp)_.p:vm ii UUlIIIOISSElITS of cnnned salmon Pill! always get enough of it, more oi that British Columbia specialty 1S tlolng to Canadians now than at any time in the last six years.

i-ronr the 1946 pack 500,000 cases o.’ i8 pounds cach have been ai- lud lo the Canadian domestic a and already at least tone- tillzti of this amount has moved Bernhard. 'I‘h-is is 200.000 cases more than the Canadian quota from the W» pack and compares, for in- sinut-r with such a lean year as ltil: ltyltcn Britain took the whole ulti llil .

Coming Events

': Horses races at Oyster Bed 13:41:11: Wednesday afternoon, 1.80.

‘ i‘red‘s Taxi vs. West Royalty, Yo“ Royalty Rink tonight. Skate

ti.‘ i t I‘.

"Don't forget the regular Leg- _=i dance. Mount Stewart Wed- ~l“50~li'. January 1b. Rollie Mac.

lit-title's Orchestra.

_""l'llis store will be closed every li-‘sin except Saturday and open all “PF Wednesday. J. F. Morris. hinkora.

fun-d Party and Dance in Clolmud flail, Friday, January 17th. Lunch served. Crspsud W. I.

P10801118 hogs at Fredericton Thursday, Gan. 10 till ll. l. 1b., ll giivlile till 11.30. D. L. stopov-

"Attention farmers of Eastern filings! we want a quantity of sglolrfiuttle. Eastern Packing 01--

"Unloading Aqahalt lbindel Iii CharlottetownfiOrder now and "void disappointment later. ii. A. MMPhHiI. New Haven.

"Britain mu. Tuesday. January 16th. Whist G to 10. Dancing to 12M god Thursday nhhta following.

files and refreshments. If stormy. hid"? hunt.

"Collecting Rosa" oaeb his» for Canada Packets Lat. for truck“ z-‘Wice throvah Summer-villa. Ai- dtfly Plsinl. Vernon River, Avon- Lilo and Hermitage. Phme Gordon

a 20-2.

“We m an taking ‘wort-c can of wheat aoa “willy, some barley, "-1 around. Get our bags! and wheat.

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AX, Jan. l4--(Bpecl$i)— The last Canadian Army contig- ent returns homo on Sunday. They will arrive here on the Aqultsnla. it was from this same port that the First Canadian Division sail-- ed for overseas more than seven years ago and since that time, ac- cording to Canadian National flail- ways officials, more than 1.200000 servicemen have been carried in and out of Halifax by the C-NR.

Two war brides are on the Aqultamln en route to this Prov- ince, led Croaa officials in Charlottetown lull. They are Mrs. ILL. Chandler going to S0 Bhlrop Street. Charlottetown and Mrs. 8.0. Stewart, going in Georgetown.‘ So far u it is known there are no service per- aonnd from P.E.I. .,

As in the First World War, the brunt of carrying troops. supplies and munitions in the Second World War. fell most heavily up- on the C.N.R.. not only because of its greater mileage but because it is the only railway with an all- Canadien route to the Atlantic seaboard, a fact of great strategic importance as long as tho United States remained a neutnai coun- try.

1.284 Special Trains

Since that cold, bleak day in December. 1939, when 15,000 s01- dlcrs of the 1st Canadian Division began rolling into Halifax on 35 Canadian National Railways troop trains. more than a million ser- vicemen have been transported in and out of the Atlantic port by the CNR. This immense passeng- er movement, equal to a tenth of the whole population of Canada. was handled to and from Halifax on 0,900 -s al trains.

The tremendous job required the marshalllng of 51,032 sleepers, din- ers, roaches and car's of other

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Police 0n Trail 0f Montreal Bing

MONTREAL. Jan. 14 — (OP)- Royai Canadian Mounted Police were reported tonight on the trail of a ring which was said to have cornered "practically" all supplies of shortening and corn starch in the Montreal area.

Similar investigations were said to be proceeding in other cities throughout the country at the request of the Prices Board.

me investigation in Montreal was expected to result in about i0 arrests, it was learned. In ad- dition to dict-toning and corn starch, the ring was said to have dealt in "important" stocks of butter.

Gosgress Asks For Aviation Statistics

WABl-HNGRDN, Jon. i4—(AP)— Both Houses of Congress today called upon the Government's top aviation authorities to cubmit statistics and facts on recent alr- planc crashes and recommenda- tions to "promote better safety."

Products

OTTAWA. Jan. 14-(0?) - In- creases of two to savenlcsnts a pound in the retail prices of bacon and other post product were an- nounced today the Prices Board in a more in eted hora as an effort cobalt the steady year-long decline lrt_ Canadian hog produc- tlon.

The new prices, which bring do- mestic sates in line with the ra- mttiy-inorsassd export bacon price/en shipments to Britain, will mesa than increases for the con-

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Approximately seven cenil I pound on lard; from two to time cuts a pound for mall's-ml cured pork cuter, three to six cents for cooked perk cuts. and four to seven cunts for smoked bacon. llllll M‘- rcspcndl adiustmeuh for other pork uets. _

Tbs increases go into offset to- narrow.

Tbs loartl accompanied its element with announcement of sa lacrosse la consumer prices of s, ty sis cents a pound on ‘ f] gap gm winters and be-

asts and seven cents a so“!!! o!

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Blizzards Are Troublesome 0n Prairies

WINNIPEG, Jan. ll - (om - The Prairies tonight faced the cheerless prospect of snowbounq towns and serious transportation tle-upsas one of the worst bliz- zards of the winter swept in from the Pacific Coast.

Vancouver recorded its lowest temperature since 104B last night when the mercury dropped to seven above and colder weather is expected within the next _40 hours. Finlay Forks in the Cari- bou district dropped to 41 below.

But the outlook_for Manitoba was the gloomiest. Several towns were isolated under heavy snow- falls, rural bus routes discon- tinuod service, train and plane schedules wer disrupted and in some cases. mhts were cancel- led. -

Winnipeg was blanketed in white, the thermometer was dropping steadily and was expect- ed to reach l0 below tonight.

In Southern Saskatchewan 40- miio-an hour winds threw up huge drifts forcing countFy schools to close. bus lines to can- cel schedules and postponement o! meetings.

The weather in Alberta was not so severe. Snow, which averaged from six to eight inches in Mani- toba snd Saskatchewan. was not as heavy there and no serious Lie-ups were reported. However the thermometer fell to minus 2d at Edmonton and a minus 25 was forecast for Calder-y.

New Evidence ln liick Gase

TORONTO. Jan. 14 —(CP)-—Nelw and vital evidence its Hamilton's sordid, lo-montths-oid mystery-the torso-slaying of tram driver John Dlck—has come into possession of the Crown and will be unfolded when the proper time comes.

Just what this evidence is deputy Attorney-General Cecil Snyder of Ontario did not say today as he pleaded before the appeal court for s. decision sustaining tlheconvlction of Mrs. Evelyn Dick and her sent- ence to be hanged Feb. 7 for the murder of her 40-year-old. husband last March.

The five justices of the appeal court bc-urrl as they are to study the widows case solely on evidence presented at her trial. did not hear the “certain knowledge" which Mr. Snyder said how was possessed by the Crown and. concluding a. hear- ing which started last Thursday, they rose at noon after reserving their declslo .

The decision is expected row.

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NEW YORK. Jan. 14 - (W) - Talkative telephone rt‘:-

ers in New York City made an

average of 10.000000 telephone calls a day last year. the New York Telephone Company re-

ports. Peak day was one with

14,871,000 calls.

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Prices Up

Of thesg Increases, the Board said they were necessary because prices of raw materials had in- creased to the extent where it no

stantially ovsr the levels on which the ceilings were baled.

Officials said the new domestic ceilings would continue to main- taia the same relationship on a carcass basis between the export price and domestic csiilnn Cook- ed and smoked cuts of pork, perk fancy meats and‘ lard will carry the greatest price increase with prices of the men standard cuts varying only slightly. v

Official sources said the priu advances also were expected to result in some decline in th) do- ‘mastic consumption owporlr and porir products in fiver of basf and other meats. I

They odds! that the increased alqiort bacon price, which has been boosted bi l! par 1 pounds. macs it necessary to in demItla prices ‘because farmers would pro» duco only for the ltlgbdvpayinl

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Commission Management At Falconwood Is Urged

Big Navel Radio. Station Located llear Windsor, ll. S.

OITAWA, Jan. 14 — (CPl-A crossroads village in Nova. Scotia is the home of Canada's most pow- erful broadcasting station.

No Canadian radio dial-twiddle! has ever tuned i-n on a program from this station. yet its suength far outreaches that of any other of the Domlnion’s broadcastln! units and its signals can and have been-caught halfway around the globe. .

Wartime secrecy originally cloak- ed the operations of this huge transmitter at Newport Corner, N.- S. Now its story is just trickling out as the Royal Canadian Navy releases details of what. is regard- cd as one of the most-up-to-dalo naval wireless installations in the

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Many 'Phcnes Gut 0f llrtler In llew Glasgow

NEW GLASGOW. N. 8., Jan. l4 - (C?) - Chances of getting a "line out of order" rerply in a call to New Glasgow have been high during the last few days.

The reason WliS last Sunday's $75,000 fire which disrupted 450,. telephone lines and ieft- E800 telephones out of order.

Crews have been working on an overtime basis in order to bring some semblance of ordcr nnd by today loss titan 141i lines remained to be repaired.

liope To End Truckers Walkout ln London

LONDON. Jan. 14 — (AP) —A crippling strike by 30.000 truck drivers and market workers spread to London's docks today as Gov- ernment. Union and industrial leaders hurriedly set up new nego- tiations machinery in the trope of ending the walkout in 48 hours

Although the number of troops distributing food from markets to retailers increased. most... butcher shc-ps were without meat, potatoes were almost unobiainable and the National Association of Master Bakers sought an immediate colt- ference with Food ltfinister Strachey because the flour short- age had reached serious Propor- tions.

Fish was soztrce-Biiiingsgate Market workers wue among those joining the sympathy strike-and restaurant menus, seldom tempt- ing, had more than the usual war- time austerity about. them. Grocery stores reported a. heavy dralrl on

their small stocks of canned meats. BIRMINGHAM, England, Jan.

14 -— (Reuters) - Fifteen thou- sand lransport workers in the English industrial Midlands will strike tomorrow if the current London strike continues, a deleu gates meeting decided hers b night. ‘

ONTARIO MU SIQIAN Pbllll

‘ICRONPO, Jan. l4 - (W) - Prominent Ontario musician, Mrs. Dora Louis Mclltfurtry Atkinson‘ died yesterday after a brief ill- ness. Born at Bowmanville, Mrs. Atkinson was secretary of mis-

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Drastic changes and additions to Falconwood Hospital and Infirm- ary for the proper accommodation and treatment of patients, includ- lng transference of the manage- ment of these institutions from the Government to a Commission. are recommended in the report of the Gmnd Jury submitted at the opening session of the January term of the Supreme Court here yesterday.

The changes, which the Grand Jury urges should be made "at the earliest possible time." are as follows:

"l. That an assistant metrical Superintendent be appointed;

"'2. That; a modern buildlng of fireproof construction be bull: in close proximity to Falconwood Hospital to house the nurses, male and female attendants. The nurses are at present housed in the female section of this Institution, and this would relieve the over-crowded condition that now exists in this section, and provide needed extra spam for patients.

"3. We find that the building housing the men is in a_ much over-crowded condition, and is de- finitely not of fireproof construc- tion. We therefore recommend that steps be taken to erect a fireproof building adequate to provide proper, safe and modern facilities.

"4. That an auxiliary electric power plant be installed.

"5. That s fire sprinkler system be installed in the Infirmary for the safety of the patients.

"8. We further recommend that a new Infirmary of it-eproof con-

lmityfto’ Ialconwood Hospital. (Continued on Pose c Col. s) Yukon Member Says lies “Frozen In’

OTTAWA. Jan. i4—-(CP)- Can- ada's most northerly member of

get to Ottawa in time for the opening of Parliament Jun. 30- he's "frozen in" in his Yukon con- stituency.

That's what he told Commons Speaker Fauteaux in a telegram to- day.

Mr. Black had been living at Whitehcfise thi-s winter bu". just before Christmas went to Dawson City and then into the Mayo- Keno district. A cold wave struck. all planes were grounded for 10 days and Mr. Black couldn‘: get out to Skagway. Alaska, in time lo make ship connections.

But; he said he still has hopes of reaching Ottawa in time for the parliamentary opening.

l1 Million Under Arms In World

WASHINGTON Jan. 14 —(AP)— The second year of peace finds tin lfllllllatod 11,000,000 men and wom- en in the world's major armies.

This figure is based on a com- pllation made by Maj. Hal D. Stew- ard of El Peso, Texas, mainly from United States War Department in- telllg reports. for an article in ent issue of the semi-offic- ial Armored Cavalry Journal.

Mal. Stewart, a cavalry officer stressed that the report does not pretend to be wholly accurate since secrecy and evasion cloak (the strength of some countries, notably Russia which is believed to have the world's larlcat army at present.

His information is that the Rus- sian army novw number-s about 3,- 000,000. China comes next with about 2.700010 regulars in the Nat- ional Anny, Britain third with

long was possible tilwfill" 9h‘ siona for West China for tbc about 1.500.000. tboilnlted States Ioflilo" l! cult"! "lliflll- 0"" Dominion Board of the United fourth with tsooooo and France f! 1'01"» ‘"10"’? d "Id “tori-go Church for seven years. fifth with 150,000.

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Tecumseh Park ln Difficulties East 0f Halifax

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 - (Al?) ._ The ‘LNG-ton Canadian steamship Tecumseh Park radioed tonight that she was “breaking up" in tumultuous, storm-lashed North At- lantic seas some B40 miles east of Halli“. the Coast Guard reported. A United States Army transport, the General M1... Hersey, was Sli-lldinfl by near the distressed vessel ready to give any assistance needed, the Coast Guard said. ‘The Tecumseh Park ordinarily car- ries a crew of 41.

Earlier. the steamship had mes- saged she had fractured four upper deck plates and that other cracks were opening.

. The salvage tug Flcundation Franklin, veteran of many sea res- cue operations, put out from Hali- fax for the scene. In Halifax, the owners of the tug said she should reach the Tecumseh Park‘; side in two or three days.

The US. Coast Guard cutter Ing- ham and the United States Navy tug Nipmuo also were dispatched to help the crippled ship. The mountainous seas which have plagued the North Atlantic ship- ping lanes for eight days grew even worse today, with gslcs continuing to blow steadily.

Queen Delayed

Even the Queen Elizabeth, the worlds largest passenger liner, was delayed by the storms.

a Tito Elizabeth's ~ operators said she is expected to dock here Pri- day. e. day later than scheduled. The Coast Guard said that mes- sages from the liner indicated she had been forced to slow down to 2i knots. about eight less than nor- mal.

The tanker Willlamsburd. azfollnd near Lewes, Dei., Wag refloated to-

ay. The fishing trawler Belle of Bos- ton, missing for five days since she was disabled by engine trouble 110 miles cost of Boston, still eluded searchers. The trawler had a crl-‘W of 1'1.

Several passenger vessels reached pot-t here up to five days late. The Marine Shark. due last Friday from Naples, docked in the afternoon and her master. Capt. John V. Red- mond, said the ship was “lambast- ed" by gnles for a week. He report- ed the vessel lost 18 life rafts.

Italian Premier Tc Get Loan From ll. S.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14 — (AP) - The United States today gave Italian Premier Alcide dc Gas- peri farewell assurances of $100,-

as he prepared to return to Rome.

Predicts Better Gas Anti Greater Mileage

TORONTO. Jan. l4 - (Ct?) — Higher octane gasoline for use in high compression automobile engines which could rnisc mile- trgc by 40 to 50 pcr cent was pre- dicted by E. V. Murphrco, exe- cutive vlce-presldcnt of Standard Oil Development Company, in a speech prepared for delivery to the ‘Toronto branch of the Chem- ical Institute of Canada here to- night.

Taxation

OTTAWA. Jan. 14 — (C?) —'I'he premiers of Manitoba. Saskatche- wan and New Brunswick re-opened taxation Bareement negotiations with finance Minister Abbott to- day and discussions centred on means of equalizing proposed sub- sidy payments to the Provinces.

The premiers, who reached Ot- tawa during the morning, wera re- ported to have been offered a new subsidy payment formula. The re- ports, while brewing no conlinna- tion from Federal or hwvinclsl authorities, appeared to be borne out by a statement from Mr. Ab- bott}; 0m“ followlni the adjourn- ment. of discmsions.

That statement laid:-

"Ibo honorable Douglas Abbott. Minister of finance, announced that he had met Premiers MoNalr. Carson and Dougie; this after- noou and dismissed with them var- ious means of equatlq with the position of ctbQ Prevhcos the POI-

itkm of their three Prom-tog which originally allotted llflfifli

Ottawa Are Reopened

SHE'S "POSTER GIRL" 1N MARCH OF DIMES “Poster Girl" for the 1947 March of Dimes campaign is fcur-year-old Nancy Drury of Louisville, Ky., who nude a

remarkable recovery from dread infantile paralysis. Hier treat- ment was partially financed by tile 'Natl6nal Foundation for In-

fantile Paralysis, a movement dear to the heart of the late President Roosevelt. Campaign begins Jen. 15.

Glvlc Wages Boosted At Galnpbellton, ll. B.

CAMPBELLTON. N. 3., Jun. 14 —(CP) - Ci-vic employees of this town have been granted raises amounting to $9.000. including 10 pcr‘ cent increases for department- al managers. The action followed

a. series of meetings in recent months, with the council finally granting requests of the em-

ployees’ union.

lllne Homeless in Halifax Fire

HALIFAX, Jan. 14 —-(CP)—Nlne persons were rendered homeless to- tiny by fire that destroyed the titres-room bungalow cf Llarence Wcstlakc in suburbtpnGirnc ileiglits. There was no one in the building at the time of the blaze. believed 1o have been caused by drying 610th»- lng left near s. not stove. DB-mflge was estimated at