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Railway Rate

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OTTAWA. Feb. l2 - (C?) —’!'he prolonged gtlldy to the trials. tribulations and

commons today 81W‘

payment of Canada's rural mai

carriers and Generally agreed that a parliamentary committee should

tnvrsiigate their case.

The proposal for" I committee wag advanced by Gordon Graydon ipc-Peei). who urged higher re- riruneration- for the carriers and ap- yrovai from most of the 2i speak- ers of all parties who took part

Bertrand agreed with the suggestion but said llt‘ would prefer to discuss it with his cabinet poileagues before an- nouncing a decision, possiblyio- marrow. However. he warned that improvements would cost a "great

nlrdl postrnasterl. and won

in the debate. Pssimastq" General

deal of money."

Thi- discussio-n developed on eon- rideriition qt a-resoiution to a bill to i-ontlmle for (me yea-i- certain which had been help defray in-

irartime bonus naid carriers

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Coming Events

"Movies at Victoria to-niaht.

"Notice-Unloading car its)’. Saturday 15th. ~G. C. Green.

"New Wlltshire district Scarlet Chapter meets at Milton Feb. 14.

"Hunter River Royals vs. Hor- nets at Milton tonight.

"Noticez-Receiving hogs for (lsiiada Packers. G. C. Green. Emcrald.

"Hockry fast Royalty Rink to- Mslii. Crystals vs. Royals. Skate alter.

"Dance. Kinkora February 14th. luixc-h.

l-lall. Friday, Good music and

"Cardigan Hall, Friday, February 14th. Valentine Dance and Pie Soc- 1111- sponsored by c. w. L.

"Valentine Dance, Pawns] Gar. "to iiali, February 14th. Prizes for best costume. Good music,

"Come to the Card Party and 9111M‘. Tracadie Hall, Friday, Feb- ruary 14th.

"leifidlfls Hogs at Montague siiiiion each Thursday for Canada P-Fkers Ltd. S. C. McLean. Phone

“Loading Hogs at Peakes Sta- tion each Thursday for Canada Pickers Lirl., Merlin Devine.

"wading Hogs at Cardigan Sta- ilflvn-eacth Thursday for Canada liit-xcrs Ltd. Norman McKenzie. Cardigan.

_“I.iinding hogs at St. Peters for (i: .(l‘.l fuckers Lid. each Tuesday i“ 1111611 pickup service from farm lo car Phone Roddie Pratt.

“Srcond gnnic of the semi- “imla Plflyoff rit New Glasgow 1111i: tonight, Hope River vs. fwrili Rustlco. Game starts U30.

"Have 800d supply of liog Grow- (r and Dairy Feed on hand. Better ill" ill a stock I.a weather is uncer- tsin. P. E, I. Live Stock Feed AEPITCJ’.

"Ladies who are interested \r\ the formation of a Ladies’ Auxil- iary of the oiiiiadiiiii Legion, Moi.- i-Nue. are invited to attend a mi-eting to be held in tho Legion :11’?- Frltlly, February 14th at a

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"mutating hoga each ‘hlladay 1M censo- riieku. us. for lhlclf- Cs service through lllarnacliffe NM"? Vllley. Vernon. Orwell and

"flown- Phone Waltor crane u-ia

"C°"°°il118 Hogs each Iflday for Canada Packers Ltd. for trucking rfvlce- throlllh Summer-villa. Al-

'~'"‘Y Plains. Vernon River. Avon-

dai q g 14:23?‘ flmitaae. Phone Cordon

"Coliacii-sl Heal for Canada Mn" Ltd. evary Friday. louria. golic Bu. Falxune Iridge. Bay

ortune. A andale. Dundee. gfidaetowu. dtrathcena,

111ml]. . ‘PW-ceding live hoes ‘lhuraday,

"1- 13. as fallen; Summer-aide

113° 9411.: Kanalnaten to l w“ Bordon Iagnall, Hunter w'"- Friday till noon; lam 11mm, laadaibena. mm. till "=10 m. mm» vm 1;"! and}. ataolwni and Om

pressed

On Many

Tiny liirl Safe After Long Waik

MONCTON, N.B., "Feb. 1g _ (C?) —- Gloria Jasnea, four-year». old daughter of Mr. and M". Raymond James. the Gorge, is at her home tonight. after a har- rowing Jxperlence yesterday.

Accompanied by p, puppy, m; want into the woods In the Gorge district near hare in midafter- noon. Sh; travelled In a straight line and eventually, utter more than two hours of trekking, ccma out of the bush at a barn. She IPPelled to the farmer for help and before long was returned to her parents,

1t was estlmakd the tot walked three miles through the woods. Ilea- hlnda were cold when she came out of the woods and sho fold questioner: that she had "hfluad" herself to keep warm.

To Stand Trial For ii-year-oiii Murder

SASKNIOON. Rb. 12 - (OP) *-E1EVBII liwrs ago, a. 17-year-old boy. stood in a courtroom at Hum- boldt. 5853-. to hear Mr. Justice G1; Taylor pass sentence on him. The boy. Elsie Burden, was de- clared by a jury, unfit to stand trial for his alleged murder of 1t)- year-cld Anna May Benston. l-le was ordered held in custody PQnd- tng official action.

Now eB-years-nid and Just re- leased from the mental hospital to which he was committed l1 ytcnrs ago._Burden will once again face a. Judge and Jury Feb. 18 charged with the crime discovorcd May l7. 2935 when the battered body of Anna May was found in a. deifrled shack near Naicam.

Discovery was made the day al- ter her disappearance when search- er; found the battered body stuff- ed beneath an old stove in the shack. Apparently a piece of the stove had been used to bash in the child's head.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police from various points including dir- tectivee from Saskatoon 11nd P1111"! Albert. converged on the scene 0f ‘the crime and farmers assisted ill scouring the bush for the slay??- It was not until late in Septem- ber. however. that Burden was ar- rested Evidence at tn..- inqvest 1n- dicated he was the last person i0 we in, 1m], girl alive.

one of the Mounties who p18,)‘- ed a major role in Burdens 11P- prehension. Jormer Detective Ser- geant F.W. Davis. now Police Chic! at Moncton, N.B.. will epprilr i" the hearing Tuesday-

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Farmer Drapautl Woman Passes

(y The cuulaa Pafl BUDBURY, Ont.. Feb. 12—-Mrs. Jamel Trainor, a native of Cra- paud. RE. 1., a d a formcr resid- ent of Toronto. died at her home here today. She was the mother of Cyril Trainer. assistant to the manager of the National Unem- ployment Insurance Office in Budbury. Survivors include a son Joseph of Montreal.

A Public Accounts Show Small Amount Work

.E.I. Projects

the Federal Government 46 than 1944-45,

at Sorei. Que.

terminal facilities for the

Both these sums are far in

ferry the previous year. Only Started

According to the

land projects for which

ed or a very gmall

000 for wharf repairs in

construction and $58.60 was spent, _ Of the $30,000 voted to m 1045-46 for repairs to 1V8): wharf at Summerside, $2,623.08 was spent.

_P1"inre Edward ti-cn member", Lure and Government

repairs,

ernment

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Dockyard Workers Will Be Laid Dff

are to be released from incnt in naval dookyards - at. Hali- fax, Etsquimalt and elsewhere, Dc- fence Minister Claxton said today ‘in the Commons.

Replying to Claric- Gillis (COF- Mr. Claxton that

said moinibers

[Cape Bneton South), . were aware

British Defence Dosts Increased

(By The Associated Press)

LONDON. Pic-b. i2—'l‘.he British Government today rcviscd up- ward by £670.000.000 ($280,000,000) thc estimated cost of maintaining its far-flung army and navy dur- zng the year ending March 31, 1947,11 period marked by inter- national tension.

Supplementary estimates pub- llshcd as white papers placed the combined total cost at. £1,001,075.- 000, about seven per cent more than the original estimates. Simultaneously the War Office announced that 65,000 troops- British. Colonial and Indian-had been required for urmy service in addition to the 2.060.000 orig- inally authoriaed. .

The R.A.T". is a separate entity and none of the figures Announ- ced today apply to it.

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NANKING. Feb. 12 -(AP)— diinah prescription for its madly fluctuating currency-an ordai- to atop the circulation of United Stat- es currency and to restrict public transactions in gold-ans present- ad tonight to Chhng Kai-Shel: for his signature.

Official sources indicated that the Ganarailasiano would sign, but they declined to discuss ruanora that

Other developments in China's financial criafa included:

Chinese oven-an a sianiathaftgtlaeke slap and took moat o a . said that inloht llmll the start of rice riots, which predicted would rasultifroin

prices and hoax-dial-

To Ban-Use’ 0f U. S.

1n China

Shanghai authorities took extra- ordinary defenoa measures. al- though insisting to the Associated Press that they were not anticipat- ing rice riot; or other oivli disturb- ances ff conditions wonm.

Shanghai Mayor KO. wu urged a meeting of 60 merchants not ta raise prices. Ha told than that one rice shop owmr had been ermtad for refusing to aeli altholgh ha had a lam stock.

The Yuan (Chinese dollar) aur- prislnliy Ncovawed to 13M!) to $1 from Tuesday's low of 10000 to 81- Noon was ablatoa thaw- surge. he official eiec arias ratisia 3.850 to S1. .

Official sources said 14 confident the Gov ~ - g” cure the financial aft

_ OTTAWA. OhtmFeb. i3—(Spec- rail-Prince Edward Island fared somewhat better at. the hands of in i945- _ according to items in the Public Accounts plac-

ed before Parliament this week and made public today. Chief items of Dominion ax-

penditure for the Island Province for the lost fiscal year were out- lfll’! 0f 33.045.424.60 for the new car ferry now under construction and $250,000 for construction and improvement of ferry. ad- vance of amounts spent on the car

Dominion accounts, many Prince Edwqgd 15. money Was voted were either only gig“. amount of work done during 1946. For ex- ample of the year's vote of $50,- Char- lottetown, only $331.30 we; not“; 1y spent. lii a revote of $3,500 for the Red Point Who-rt Extension. 0111i’ $169.74 was spent. and of a Vvte 0i $30,000 for Rocky Point only

be spent the rall- only

Islaild’: op “i- W. Chester S. plaic- his colleagues on the sldc of the House are going through the three-inch rim-k blue book listing Dominion Gov. eXDt-‘nditures. Noting in- f°n1Pl°ted Prvlects. they are pre-

lcng adjournment because there

was little likelihood of sufficient

Ovlvl-AWA. f ‘ _ _ y Jcgislaition being sent from ihe “considerable nujxberléf efipfigye; Commons to warrant keeping the

employ-

linion Dlspleaseti With Suggestions 0f Doneiiiator

(By Ilbe Canadian Press) HALIFAX, Feb. 12--Wlth the second strike deadline in two weeks approaching. 13.000 Mari- tlme coal miners continued pro- duction in the pits tonight as Federal authorities stepped in to ask disputants to a last hour meeting and a Union statement indicated displeasure with the recommendations of a conc-lliator.

Jenkins. president of district 20, United Mine Workers (C.O. L.) released an exchange of telegrams which disclosed that he Iliad told Mr. Justice W. F. Carroll. ap- pointed to conclllate the wage dispute. that he could not parti- cipate in a special Halifax meet- lng tomorrow to which an em- ployer representative has also been invited. Then, without elaboration, Mr. Jenkins declared: "We have not as yet received the full recom- mendation of MrfiJustice Carroll. There is nothing at present that would necessitate a further ex- tension of our contract. beyond Feb. 15-"

This statement indicate that. Mr. Jenkins had seen an outline of Mr. Justice Carroll's report to Labor Minister Mitchell and there was nothing in it that would nuke the Union decide on a further extension of their contract beyond Saturday.

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Senate li-tilcurns For Long Holiday

OTTAWA. Feb. l2 _ (CP) —T'he Senate today decided to take a long holiday-from Feb. i4 to March b — for lack or business.

Senator" Wisllart Robertson. Government leader, a-rmouncod the

was taken to

Upper Chamber in session.

At Glace Bay, N. 8., Freeman’

repatriation, demobilization and

rehabilitation of tihe armed forces

had proceeded rapymy and was QUEBEC. Fe-b. iii-The third

practically completed. The dispcggl session of Quebec's 22nd Legislat-

cf surplus war materials also was 111E 011011811 10011.)’ ‘V1111 l TE-

wen Havana-d, ' affirmation of the Union Nation- ' ale Government's belief that

Quebec Legislature Opened Yesterday

Quebec "should exercise in their fulness the rights, prerogatives and frccdom which arc ours."

T-hc Speech from the Throne. setting forth the policy of the Governlricii i, said Quebec was

prepared to co-operate with Fed- crsi and Provincial Governments "int. enhancing the greatness of Chnhda.“

The LEO-word Throne Speech gave no hint of other than rout- ine legislation at the session which is expected to last eight weeks.

20D-rcom Quahae lietel Damaged

QUEBEC, Feb. 12 -(CP)-—A stubborn fire, believed to have started in the upper part of an ele- vator shaft. burned through the two top floors of the six-storey hotel St. Louis today and was not brought under control until more than two hours after the outbreak.

do far u could be learned tonight no and was iniured. Lower floors of the KD-IOMH building were damag- ed by smoke and water.

For a while the _ general-alarm fire threatened to sweep throuoh the whole 75-year-old structure. No official estimate of the damage was given.

Most guests. some of them mem- bers of the Quebec Legislature which openad today. were not in the hotel at the tkna. Thou in the building were able to laava without difficulty. Firemen said one 70- yeanold woman who refund to leave hid to be escorted outside.

Guests immediately began reek- . in; quarters a n roomful hotlaaa and hots _

DIPIDIII PIIIUIY

OAnLflf-E, Enalana —(CP) — Mr. Justice "Bit John 5:100; inst-Inga perurycelq u: "

~ on l0 the extent it h . lately it will make

In.

Oharlea died last niflit from a heart attack. She was 50. Survivors include a aon Bmaot. Charlottetown and a daugh- ter. Duottiy. Belleville. Ont.

p ; Read by Everybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew ' ~

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1947

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Subscription Delivered 86.00. Mail $5.00, other Provinces l_ U. 8. A. 814K

s issue May G0 T0 Supreme Court

New S t r i k e 0f Maritime Coal M i n e r s L o o m siririiiepiiii eii.

HON. DR. WJJ’, MacMlLLAN

Will Dontinue Collaboration For Defense

OTTAWA. Feb. 12—(CP)-Prime Minister Mackenzie King announ- ced today in the Commons a lriii- ited peacetime continuation defence collaboration with the United Btutcs and. "cmpiiatitraliy denied that Canada‘; southern neighbor" had asked for military bases in the Canadian north.

Simultaneous statements in Ottawa and Washington said tiic two countries lind made an ll’- formsl working arrangement. to continue wartime (re-operation through exchange of personnel aiiri observers. reciprocal "availability" of facilities. gradual application of common designs and standards in arms. equipment. training and organization. Mr. King maintained that the movc would “support and SHONE- then the United N-ztions" and held that it. was a. “contribution to the stability of the world." it parallel- ed traditional procedures witmn the British Commonwealth and in no way interfered with oi" rcpluci-d them.

labor Party Wins British By-election

NORMANION. Yorks, 21112.. Feb. 12 — (OP) —- The Labor Party emerged victorious but with ii ro- duced margin tOday iii the first parliamentary by-clertiori to givc a measure of political scniintcrit in the light of Britain‘: coal crisis G0. Sylvester. Labor candidate and a coal miner. was elected for this mining district with 10.085 votes to 4.258 for his conservative oownent, .l.E. Powell. Dr. W.D. Hartley, Independent. got only ‘I60 votes.

Labor's plurality in the 10D gen- eral election was 22,079.

Passenger Steamer llas Rough Voyage

HAMILTON. Bermuda, Feb. 12- (OH-The New York passenge steamer George Washington arrived hers 28 hours overdue today and with most of her passengers suffer- ing effects of sea-sickness and three crew members injured after buffeting heavy seas in West Inti- ian waters.

Meanwhile. the British freighter Samakrorr, due here Feb. 10. has reported aha had been delayed five or six days by the heavy seas.

Of the M5 travellers on the George Washington all but five were suffering sea-sickness and

three crew members had been in- injured.

Loeai Woman Disa- lt Sydney. ii. S.

IYDNIY, N. 8., m. IB-(Gh- A a, widow of oore of Charlottetown.

She

a la the" alkninlstratlcfl

wt! b leaned in Charlottetown.

of

For the seventh consecutive time within the past twenty-five years, a largo. unanimous. and enthusiastic Progressive Conserv- ative convention yesterday after- nooii chose the Hon. Dr. W. J, P. MacMillan, leader of the Opposit- ion iii the Legislature, and for- mer Premier of the Province. as Councillor to contest the Fifi-h District of Queen's in the ncxt general provincial election.

As his running mate, the coir- vention selected, also unanimously, MaJor D. L. Mathlesori. K.C., as candidate-Assemblyman.

No other names were before the convention.

Mr. B. Roy Holman. president of the Queen's County Associat- ion, presided.

The nomination of Dr. MacMll- ian was moved by Mr. Thomas DeBlofs. president of the Young Men's Progressive Conservative Association, and seconded by Mr. Michael Qonnolly.

Cites Distinguish ’ Record

In his brief nominating speech, Mr. DeBlols said: “Twenty-five years ago. a man was chosen to represent tho Fifth District oi Queen's in the Provincial Legis- lature. With one exception, he has represented that District con- tinuously ever since. He has serv- ed it with distinction and has at all times backed up the people who had sufficient faith in his ability and integrity to put him

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Provincial Leader lie-Nominated Along With Mai, D. L. Mathifieso At Largely Attended Convention

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MAJ. D. L, MATHIESON

Fire At Halifax

HALIFAX, Fell. 13--(Thurs- day)—-(CT')-A two-alarm file was racing through the wooden North End Services Canteen on Harrington street early this

Unemployed Passes

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Palestine Question likely Tc Do To li.li.

IDNDOiN, Feb. 12——A Palestine solution seems as far away as ever and Briluiii "probably" Will take the problem lu the United Nat- ions if Jews and Arabs keep on refusing illc governments pro- Jected settlement, Foreign Secre- tary Bevin said today.

An official stunmary of Bekins address to a meeting of Arab delegates at the Palestine con- ference said thc Foreign Secre- tary blamed both Arabs and Jcws

lcusly injured. .

Attlee Takes Drastic, Steps In Fuel Crisis

‘Dountry Placed Dn Virtual War Basis In Emergencyn

Five Million Mark.

LONDON. Fob. l2~-(CP)—Prniie Minister Attire _tonight 018F141 Britain on n, virtual war basis, issuing an order under wartime defence regulations that decreed fines oi" prison sentences for any of tho United 000 people who‘ _ isiand-ividc limitation on hold electricity.

Acting after nearly 72 hours of scheming against threatened d1- astcr to his \\"ll'-\\'f‘al(8llf‘(l coun- try in the coal crisis, Alilee 11350 established an emergency (‘filli- mittec of niiic-peace-timc M1111- valcnt of the wai- cabinet-An dtzil with what he railcii n “dangerously critical" fucl shortagt".

The order also applied legit penalties ioiiidtisirialists who tic not comply with n blackout nrtlci" shutting all but essential plants

disregard a new housc-

for the lmpussc and once more in 38 nr the 64 i-cuntics in England appealed to them to get togctllclziilnd Wales. ‘ _ _ l ifimindcd that world prestige E5711"? H1" (1°“cl‘“n‘cni “("4"

would be gained by both sides if ,l'.lPy exercised "sufficient stutcs- manship" to work out a solution themselves.

B31301‘ FIGHTERS LONDON -- (C P) —Radio-con- trolled Meteor V fighters capable of speeds approaching 600 miles an hour are to be developed by the

ed tho five-hour cut-off of elec- tricity to householders extended to all of Britain except Northern Ireland and directed (‘DUllll'_\'~\\/'(ie street lighting reductions amount- ing almost to a, wartime blackout.

The emergency committee ortl- ered cancellation of all railway passenger services in every in- stance where it would clear tracks or free locomotives for coal trams.

These steps were taken us the Board of 'I‘rade announced that

Royal Air Force as possible future pilotless target aircraft. They will. be used for training the craft gunners of the future. i

antl-air- t

5.000.000 to 6,000,000 men were out of work because of industrial

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U. S. Score

By Max lhrrelson

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.. Feb. 12 --. (AP)—-Tha United Nations Secur- ity Council voted by 9 to 0 tonight to create an nnflflllflh commission to atudy the reduction of all arma- ments except those already being

examined by the U.N. Atomic) Energy Commission.

Russia and Poland abstained from voting.

The Council's action was a vie- tory for the United States, which had insisted that any amia com- mission created by the United Nations must be iin-iiitod to the field not coves-ed by the Atomic Commission.