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Heavy Earthquake Reported In Northern Japan

Gardiner Gives New Information On Outbreak Of Foot-Mouth Disease

OTTAWA, March 3 -(OP) - ;l;l'lf.'lilClH8 Minister Gardiner said ;onigllt tllatitha: notyetbeen es- tabiished thatthere was ioot-and- mouth disease on the Western Canada farm where a German im- mtrzrnnt-wllli Bruentjen - was enipioyed.

Bruenijen. whose clothing is be- ing examined at the Agriculture mparlment's laboratories in Hull, Que, worked for a time on the firm of Leonard Wass. near Re- gzzn.

.lir. Gardiner said that on Nov in Mr. wuss reported to his vet- mzzarian an outbreak of disease among his cattle. The veterinarian was sick and could not go to the tazm, but he diagnosed the dis- ease as stomatltis. a type of Virus. 'rhr- animals recovered.

Mnlli. Dec. 2. Mr. Weiss called in the Agricultture Deparlznentls vet. tT5f11:'l?lllS in Regina. seven of them went out to the Wass farm and district and nll diagnosed the zitsr-wso ns siomatitis.

Ycibin;.v more might have been lirnrd about the disease after the was animals recovered. if there Md not brcn an outbreak at the t rn: packing plant in Regina. " -. outbreak at the plant was fol- ? ad by outbreaks of the disease aim): the Wacana Creek. The r'-tot; curries offal from the plant vi serves as a source of water VinPl.i' for several fsrms.

Cause For Suspicion

"(he only reason for thinking that ix" disease had originated on the wass form was that the owner had delivered cattle to the Burns ilnrkiniz plant seven days before ihr outbreak there.

Mr. wass' cattle have not yet Wu destroyed. but they may be '0-7”ll"0l3'. said Mr. Gardiner.

H0 Illd the was cattle. even though they had recovered, were being destroyed because of the fear that they might have had foot-and-mouth disease and be carriers. But, before they were destroyed, the government wanted to try to trace the outbreak to its source.

Mr. Gardiner sold the tests of Bruenijen would not prove that he had brought the disease from Germany. But they would prove whether he had been in contact with the disease. For that reason. it was important to determine whether he was carrying the virus.

There were a number of suspic- ions-lhat the disease came from the Burns plant. that it might have come from the Wass farm or that it might have come from the let; other farms found to be infect-

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But. said Mr. Gardiner, Mexico. the site of a current foot-and- mouth plague, was directly south of the outbreak in Saskatchewan.

"How it got between those two points I don't know," he said, but he suggested it was more logical to suspect that it came from Mexico than from an immigrant. Birds might have carried it into Saskatchewan. since it was known that birds were carriers.

"It got there by some and we are searching means.” he added.

As for criticism voiced of the department's chief veterinarian. Di? 7'- Chllds. Mr. Gardiner said he felt Dr. Ohllds had done 3

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Trains Operate Behind Schedule; Roads Blocked

"The Province was still reeling imrrdny from the effects of sun- iinrs terrific snowstorm as a iimvv ground drift filled up i"ii'-i'ngs as fast as they were iliivuctl.

The Canadian National Rail- MH was having its share of trou- ile with racucauy in trains riiiiiiiiig from one to four hours 21.:-. The main lines were report- itl. rirnr last night. but. passing Vicnfks had not been opened at

mghc train to Borden yesterday mp?" Hi! was late arriving one your ferry was held up until '1'?-lll.l' 11.00 on its first crossing. 4”-it llieizt the train was two hours and 25 minutes late reach. gilt! here with the late an-ivgl gt. ;'lil)lIlI'd to a delay at Cape Tar- icntmgl This menu” . Wm: Now will lead the way to Borden. H illlllcr trains suffered similar PW-'l.lS with the Murray Harbor l.illi not reaching Bouthport un- 'dllmi(lir:e home after the lone. W lme. The train from Sourls was four hours late when it. was Ported that trouble developed wet snow got into the engine. "mired the train leaves Elmira this h :08 for the city it too will be "0 ed by a wing plow. ,”f”fh0"8h the train from Tignlsh .-tiled on time yesterday mom-

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Gardiner To Take Charge of Fight

OTTAWA. Mawh 3 -(GP)... Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the commons tonight he is flying to Regina Thursday night to take personal charge oi the fight against loot-and-mouth disease at the invitation of the sgskggtchewgn Government.

He said that it is his plan if the chamber gets through its study pi government legislation to provide "fair and reasonable compensa- tion" ior farmers whose diseased animals must be destrgyed as a control megsuru.

General Eisenhower , Visits Turkey. Greece

PABII. March 3 -(R.cuiers)- General Eisenhower-.ie!t Orly Alr- Dort today for Ankara on I visit to Turkey and Greece, the, two new member. of the North Atlantic Treaty , organisation. He will re- main in the Turkish capital to- I-orrow, and go on to snlonlks Wednesday. He is due in Athens Thursday. .

By Robert 3. Techno:

MUNBAN, Korea. March 4 - (Tuuday) --(AP)- Communist name-ceiling and shouts A Korean truce negotiations Monday in what the United Nations re- sardcd as s. waiting game designed to oxuperate the Allies.

in an atmosphere oi distrust and bitterness, staff officers of both sides arranged to meet again in Panmunjom at 11 a. In. today (9 p. in. IBT Mom!!!) on terms for enforcing a truce A sub-comsnitteei on the main armistice delegation was scheduled to continue prison- er-exehange debate at the some hour in an adjoining tent.

Argument; grew so heated Mon- day that laser Admiral n..n. Libby. senior U.N. delegate on prisoner exchange. told North Korean Gen. uelangchotolowashiavoiee. "I am not daei." he told fat. "I have noted that the more un- certain you are of your ties! the louder scream a sac. I that you moderate

Three Tidal Waves Follow; Fires Raging

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TOKYO, March 4-('ruesday)- (AP)-A strong earthquake jolted Northern Japan today and kicked up at. leut three tidal waves.

Buildings collapsed in Kuahiro, Kyodo News Agency said, and fires were reported raging in that Hok- kaido lsland city of 51.000 popul- ation.

A passenger train was derailed near Nemuro. also on Hokkaido.

(A Reuters Tokyo dispatch said six persons died and 10 houses were destroyed in Kushlro in tires following the earthquake. The in- formation was attributed to the Japanese news agency.)

The newspaper Asshi said the quake destruction was extensive but the tidal wave damage was not believed to be serious. ,

All residents or Mlyako, a city of 30,000 on Northern I-ionshu, fled at reports that I tidal wave would inundate their homes.

The Japanese railway office in Sapporo, Hokkaido. said the quake tore up rails, caved in 500 yards or the main line and shifted bridges. Asahi said heavy earthquake dam. age centered around Kamalshi, 230 miles northeast of Tokyo on North. ern Honshu.

The Central Meteorological Bur- eau said the earthquake hit at 10:24 A. M. (8:24 P. M. EST. Monday). The earth tremors were recorded in New York, Hawaii and other areas.

llewsprint To Be Again Boosted

MONTREAL, March 3-There are prospects that price increases for two of Canada's major export items--newsprint and aluminum- may be put into effect before long, and thus help make up some of the revenue these indus- tries lost. in the recent climb of Canadian currency to parity with the U. 8. dollar.

There have been persistent ru- mors recently that newsprintprlcc increases are in the offing. In hen-l'1n8a before 3 us. House of Representatives mmittee last week, possible hikes were estimat- ed at :4-:10 a ton above the cur- rent- one New York delivered price.

On the basis oi the 4.8 million tons of newsprint shipped to the U. S. from Canada last year, an increase of 34-310 a ton would bring an additional 517 millions- s48 millions a year to help bal- ance Canada's trade with the Us.

Freight rates and pulpwood costs have gone up since the last newsprint price increase July 1. Move oi the Canadian dollar to parity has meant a decline of about 5'21. in Canadian dollar re- turn. On top of that, present wage contracts are up for'rencgc- tiation-they run normally to the end oi April.

IMPRIZSSBI) BY LOYALTY

LIVERPOOL. England. March 3 -t0P)-The Earl of Derby. who recently toured Canada. says the thing that impressed him most was the tremendous loyalty" of Canadians to the mother country The 33-year-old peer added: "there is only one thing that holds that loyalty. and that is the crown." Lard Derby spoke at a

luncheon meeting.

Name-Calling, Shouts Mar Truce Negotiations

sion by accusing the Allies of lying about the treatment of war prison- ers and of lying in chnrginc the node with repudiatlng previous sgrouncnts.

After the unproductive session, Libby told correspondents: "I think they are waiting on us now. expecting that we will eapltulate."

1110 TLN. command communique Monday night said the commun- ists were put on notice that the Allies regarded the , iion c! more than 10.000 unaccounted for Allled prisoners as a "most import- ant issue and one which would have to be dealt with."

The Reds demand an accounting for (4.000 "military personnel of our side" whose names were not included on the list the Allies handed over last ? mber.

l.l.N. negotiators have said rs- peacedly that most or the 04.000 were reclassified as civilians.

In disoulons on truce super- vision tn-ml. North Korean Col. mung ohun sen conceded the Allies bad; right to object to nus-

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BATHURST. N. 3.. March 3 - (OP)-Wilfred Gauthier, 34. want- ed for questioning about the fatal shooting of his father Saturday night. was picked up by R. C. M- P. late today in woods near Tetagouche. He was taken to the Gloucester County jail here.

His surrender. without resist- ance, occurred near the shooting scene.

The young man had bcen sought since he fled from his father's house at Tetagouche, 12 miles from Bathursi. after Alfred Gauthier. 45, died of a bullet wound through his neck and shoulder.

The younger Gauthier was said

Bubonic Plague Causes Concern

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3-. (AP)- The Communist Pelpinz radio sold today Gen. Kim ll sung, chairman of the military council and Premier oi North Korea. has issued is decree placing the country in a virtual state of emergency to combat bubonic plague.

The Red broadcast. heard by the Associated Press, said the decree ordered a national extraordinary anti-epidemic committee, the .Min' y of.-(zenith. the-army manly ical bureau and other government agencies to "mobilise all forces? to wipe out germ-carrying insects.

The Reds have persistently ac- cused the United States of causing the plague by dropping germs be- hind Red lines. The United Na- tions command has denied the charge as 8 "cover-up" for an epidemic of natural causes.

lumber Production

OTTAWA, March 3 --(CP) - Canadian production of lumber declined during 1051 over the pre- ceding year while shipments in- creased. the Bureau oi statistics reported today.

The year's production of sawn lumber and ties in British Colum- bia amounted to 3:45tl,476,tX)0 feet against 3.490.506.000 in 1950. and in the other provinces the total was 2,996,920,000 feet against 3,- 101,461,000.

Shipments in British Columbia during the year rose to .'l.32T,8'l9.- 000 feet. from 3,207.799.000 in 1950. In the other provinces. the year's shipments were up to 1,002,682,000 feet. from 1,847,440,000.

Salary Boost For Toronto Teachers

TORONTO, March 8 - (CF)- The Board of Education today approved a 3400-a-year salary in- crease for Toronto school teach- ers. 1

Starting salaries now will be.

32,400 for teachers with no uni- versity degree, 33.000 for those. with a general Bachelor of Arts degree and o8,200 for teachers with an honor B.A. Maximums in the sune.cetegories will be 83,- 600, 35,800 and 30,000. , The stormy salary meeting. due to lack of time. did not reach the question of salaries for prin- clpals, inspectors and non-scade- mic ployees.

Cruiser Quebec To Be Stotlonod At Halifax

. OTTAWA. March 3 -(OP) - Canada's newly - commissioned cruiser, H. M. C. S. Quebec, will leave Esqulmalt. B. C. Mamh ii for llalifsx, her future base, the navy announced today.

The Quebec. formerly named the Uganda but recolumissioned Jan. 14 after nearly 4 1-8 years in re- serve. will make her tint stop at Magdalena Bay. Mexico. where she will carry out training exer- cises from March lo to 24. The 9.- 000-ton cruiser is due in Halifax April 1!. .

.3110 will be attached to the Navy's Atlantic command as a training cruiser.

s-rss.t.a.n-rout. n.s.. March 3 -(cr)- Mlsl Falconer. a pen- sioner, died of heart attack here today while shovelling his side-

NB Man Wanted InFatal Shooting Case Arrested"

to have carrield a rifle and food when he disappeared into the woods over a deep blanket of snow. R. C. M. P. searchers on snowshoes, assisted by the dog King from the R. C. M. P. sub- division at Moncton. were on the job for two nights and two days before locating the wanted man.

The shooting was said to have followed ill-feeling between the father and son. it was reported that Wilfred returned to the house Saturday after having been elect- ed two weeks previously.

The victim, a pulpwood cutter, left 15 sons and daughters. His wife, a son and several daughters witnessed the shooting.

Import Controls Clamped On Livestock, Meats; Best Weights For Hogs Upped

OTTAWA, March 3 -(CF) - The Canadian Government. mov- ing to case a serious disruption in marketing resulting from foot- and-mputh disease, today imposed rigid import controls on livestock and meats and virtually told the provinces that they either buy from Canadian producers or go without.

The ban also appeared to be an attempt to break restrictions established by British Columbia and Quebec against lisi.stock' and meals from other provinces Neither province made any im- mediate step to remove barriers, but British Columbia said it is possible some compromise may be reached.

Asked in the Commons by Maj.- Gen. G. R. Pearkes, V.C.. (PO- Nanlmo) if the ban was imposed to force Quebec and B. C. to lift restrictions, Agriculture Minister Gardiner said the ban might have that effect. but it was not done for that purpose.

All meats except canned meat are included in the ban, but Mr. Gardiner indicated in a 2,500-word CBC broadcast that permits may be issued fairly freely for lamb and mutton. a scarce item in Can- uda.

Under control will be all cattle and calves. sheep and lambs and other ruminants and swine. as well as beef and veal, pork and pork products .either fresh, frozen, or preserved.

Approves Ban

Agriculture Minister Kennedy of Ontario said in Toronto that be approved of the ban. Packers, stockmen and retailers at Winni- peg alsoia-pproved, but at van- couver meat dealers said it would lead to is meat shortage in that city within 10 days. The next move was up to the province.

Normally Canada imports little meat-except. some canned beef and low-price pork cuts and some pure-bred cattle. l-lowever, a lush market for foreign products ap- peared about to develop in the '.wo provinces with interprovinciai restrictions.

The controls. said Mr. Gardiner. likely will remain as long as the U. s. embargo on Canadian live- stock and meats is continued or until such time as Canada finds a market for her surplus products & far, no markets have been found. but the government will keep looking.

Mr. Gardiner also announced plans to boost payments to farm- ers suffering loses because of cat- tic. fodder, barns and equipment w-hioll may be destroyed to stamp out the disease. A three-man board was set up in Regina to pass on all payments and legislation was introduced in the Commons to cover any amount considered "fair

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Fish Landings

OTTAWA. March 3 -(OP) - Landings and value of sea fish on Canada's Atlantic and Pacific coasts in January were less than in Jsnuuy a year ago, the Bureau of Statlltics reported today.

Total landlnu decreased 9.6 per cent to 2.1.4c5.ooo pounds. while the landed value dropped 23.4 per cent. to &3.1T6,0tI).

on the Atlantic coast. the eatgyn totalled 28,455.00) pounds and was worth 81.550000. The rntch was 19.3 per cent larger but 33 per cent lower in value than that oi January. lllbl.

Pacific coast fishermen hauled In 0033.000 pounds of fish during the month Ind collected 31,620,000.

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The catch was in per cent smaller than in January last. year 4.1 per cent. ,,

Pinay "Will Try To Form New 1 French 03!?

PARIS. March 3 - (A?) --An- toine Pinay agreed today to try to put together a conservative French cabinet that could col- lect increased taxes for both Eu- ropean deience and the Indo- China. war.

Political experts predicted the 60-year-old business man-pollti- clan would go through the motions and then give up the task to- morrow.

What may be a turn in parlia- mentary opinion was indicated in an unusual statement by deputy Francois Delcas, former chairman of the influential Radical Socialist. party.

"You cannot get 0. 15-per-cent fox-increase through parliament," he told a reporter. "What we have to do is ask the Americans through the Atlantic Council either to give us another 200.000.000.000 francs (about s7sa.ooo.ooo) of aid or but our contribution to Atlantic de- fence to 10 divisions."

Canada Could Make A-Bomb

VANCOUVER, March 3- (CP) -Canada has never tried to make an A-homh, but could if neces- snry, Dr. Davis A. Keys, vice-pre- sident of the National Research Council, said today in an inter- view.

Dr. Keyes. in charge of atomic energy developments at Chalk River, 0nt., was asked if Canada could manufacture the A-bomb. "Yes. I believe we could and I believe the job could be done very quickly.” he said.

"We have in Canada the most powerful source of neutrons known and we are producing isotopes, including plutonium. a nuclear fuel of which bombs may he made.

"But we have never tried to make a bomb and we are not in- tercsicd in atomic energy as A war weapon."

LOS ANGELES. March 3-(AP) -The Robert Mitchums have their first daughter. born today. A girl said the screen star. was just. what they wanted: they have two sons. The seven-pound. 10-ounce baby. delivered by caesarlan section. will be named Petrlne after Mltchunfa

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OPPOSITION CHARGES NEGLIGENCE IN DISEASE OUTBREAK

Parliamentary Inquiry

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UITAWA. March 3 -- (GP) .- Arnld charges of "gross neglig- ence," Oppoaitlon parties in the Commons today demanded - and won government consent to - .1 parliamentary inquiry into the de- lays in diagnosing the western outbreak of dreaded foot.-and- mouth disease.

A day-long debate on the issue

was capped tonight with a charge by George Drew. Progressive Con- servative leader, that it was "sheer unadulterated nonsense" for Agric- ulture Minlster Gardiner to sug- gest thpt it takes three months to -" , the disease, which has struck Saskatchewan's Regina dis- trict. Throughout the day. Mr. Gard- iner was peppered with Opposition questions as to how the disease developed and why it has taken from Nov. 26 last. when it first was reported, until Feb. 25 to finally diagnose it as foot-and-mouth.

Mr. Gardiner said no less than seven veterinarians, some of them in the government service. had studied diseased animals and de- cided they suffered from stomatltls. a milder llvestoc' affliction.