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AUSTRIA REMAINS IN DEMOCRATIC CAMP IN ELECTION

Eden Runs Into Criticism From Right Wingers

New Chief 0f Staff Named

For Russian Armed Forces

By Eddy Gilmore

MOSCOW, (AP)-Marshal Vas- sliy sokolovsky. who led Russian forces which captured Berlin in the Be d World War. has been made c cf of staff of the armed forces of the Soviet Union. suc- ceeding Gen. Sergei Shtemenko.

This was disclosed Saturday when Sokolovsky sent out invit- ations-bearing his new rank-for the annual celebration next Mou- day of the anniversary of the Sov- let Army.

Sokolovsky. who has had a long and brilliant career in the Russian Army, has been first deputy min- ister of the armed forces since March 30. 1949.

Appointed In 1048 shtemenko became chief of staff Nov. 13. 1948. when

Marshall Alexander Vasilevsky, the present minister of war.

Shtemenko was one of five top

Soviet military figures government" charged last were marked for death by Moscow doctors, some Jews. The doctors were accused of killing two Soviet leaders. Andrei Zhdanov and Alexander Scherbakov. and plotting the deaths of the others by prescribing wrong treat- ments.

who. the month.

This dispatch did not say wheth- been a

or ill health might have

factor in shtemenko's replacement

by Sokolovsky. Sokolovsky is a full

let in elections held today

Shtemenko is an alternate member which was chosen at the party's congress

of the central committee

last October. .romlncnt During War

Sokolovsky. 66, rose high in Sov- m let military councils in the Second promoted to

World War. He was (Continued on Page 15 001. 7)

Tax Cut U In British Observers

IDNDON. (AP)-R. A. Butler. Chancellor of the nrchequer now preparing his second budget for the House of Commons. may have to forego his ambition to slash taxes two straight years.

His first tax-trimming budget in 1963 ran the government kitty badly into debt. with an assist from rising costs.

Deficit Likely

with less than six weeks to go before the fiscal year ends Easter

Coming Events

""Spcial Evehfrigl. George Mac- Kay. Clinton. February 27th.

"seedsl Send for Free Catalogue. Arthur vesey. York.

"Our store will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 25 for stock tak- ing. Waddeli Bros., Crapaud.

"Come to show. in Fredericton gtlavlll Tuesday, February min. 8.00

"Unloading car No. 4 wheat. Saturday and Monday. 83.25 per cwt. Bring bags. E. J. Mcbougali. Vernon.

"Crokinols Party. Pownal Hall. Tuesday. February 24th. Auspices Young People's Union..

"A special school meeting will be held in Fredericton School on February 25th, at 7.30. I

"French River concert in New London hall, Tuesday, Feb. 24th. If not fine. following night. In aid of New London W. I.

"Intermediate C playoff. North River Monday. February 23rd. Dunstaffnsgc. Mt. Stewart Bom- hers va. Sandy's Ramblers at 7:30. Coveheadl Flyers vs. York Rangers at 9:00. -

"Victoria Rink tonight. Willi. Tryon Arrows va. iorla Unions. Tuesday night, Kelly's Cross Red Wings vs. Green Road Meteors. Wednesday Night semi-finals. New Haven R-nyals vs. Crspaud Heartbreak- Grl. Thursday night. school hoc- key. Caps Traverse va. Ts-yon Sisters. Friday night, return ""903. Braadalbane vs. Crapaud Hcartbx-calms. Saturday night. "ml-finals. Tryon Arrows vl.

semi- Vic-

he replaced

nine of them

member oi the central committee of the Com- munist party and was a candidate for a seat on the Moscow City Sov-

Deaih Sunday In New York Of Mr. H. G. Jenkins

The many friends of Mr. I-lorry G. Jenkins will deeply regret his sudden passing in the French Hos- pital, New York City early Sunday morning. Although not in good health for some time his death was unexpected and came as a great shock to his family and friends. His wife, Leah Mullen Jenkins prede- ceased him almost two years ago.

Mr. Jenkins was an overseas vet- eran. having served in France in the First world War.

After demobilization he and Mrs. Jenkins entered the business world. importing knitted ladies wear from Switzerland and for some time had their headquarters in Paris. Since Mrs. Jenkins death he had been carrying on the business alone in New York.

Mr. Jenkins was the son of the late Dr. Stephen Rice Jenkins and Mrs. Jenkins of Charlottetown. He leaves to mourn two brothers, Dr. Jack Jenkins of Charlottetown, and Charles Jenkins of Devon, England and six sisters. Mrs. Ivan Reddiu and Miss Ilelen Jenkins of Cal- gary. Mrs. Linn Farish of Wood- land. California. Miss Hilda Jenk- ins of Complon, Quebec, Mrs. Ed- ward 0'Brlen of Ottawa and Mrs. Fred Taylor of Bunbury.

nwan Accmgnrs

WIENNIIPEG. (C?) --An active safety caippnlgn was credited with reducing time-lost accidents in the Manitoba Power Commission to 55 1052, compared with 128 in 1949. Number of days lost through

'4 -ta dropped from 3.084 to 1.460 in that period.

nlikely Budget Believe

j Sunday, the budget deficit now is. mire than esoo,ooo.ooo.

And there is little prospect of reducing it in the remaining weeks, because revenue is tailing off and the government still has many year-end bills to pay.

This setback poses a critical problem for the conservative Gov- ernment of Prime Minister Chur- chill. It could retreatp-tacitly ad- mitting the tax cuts of 1952 were a mistake and budget for a -larger revenue in the coming year.

That i ' would rule out any tax cuts-apart from minor ad- justments--whcn Bu-tler presents his new budget.

Or Butler could take a. big step away from the economic theories which have r'uled Whitehall since the Second World War.

In that event he might continue with the declared Conservative policy of cutting taxes. despite the budget deficit.

Conservative Policy

The present situation arose this way: the Conservatives took office with six main planks to their eco- nomic platform-lo reduce govern- ments expenditure; boost exports; trim the tax. burden: plug the drain of gold-dollar reserves: got freer competition; and slash gov- anunent controls.

On the last two they have had succua: on the first two they made no progress.

By Tom Oclailtreo LONDON. (AP) 1- Britain and the United States are approaching a time of decision on their differ- ences over China. is is clear from the remarks of diplomats. yarliarncntary debates and the nervous tone exhibited by the British press on the 'subjeet. On the surface. at least. this would appear to be the ideal time for London and Washington to tackle the problem with a new ap- proach. Foreign Secretary Eden is due to visit the new administra- tion in Waahi n soon.

A widening o the gulf between British and Ainerican thinking on China could have a damaging ef- fect on the West's stand against the spread of Communism in Asia. Basically. the problem stems

Victoria Unions.

from diplomatic recognition. The .

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Annoyediy Agreement . Over Sudan

LONDON. (Reuters) Foreign Secretary Eden's chances of suc- ceeding Winston Churchill as prime minister ran into withering fire Saturday from the Conservatve party's extreme right wing.

The weekly newspaper Recorder, voice of ultra-Conservative big business. said party back-benchera in Parliament are "horrified at the way he is following the Socialists in throwng away the Empre."

Earlier this week, Tory back- benchers and Lord Beaverbrook's Empire-minded newspapers ex- pressed dismay over the agree- ment Eden reached with Egypt for granting Sudanese independence.

Before the Sudan agreement was announced last week. Eden held a delicate private session with party rank-and-filers to allay their fears of a ”crumbling" empire.

Eden could not stand up to Egypt- ian Premier Mohamed Naguib, he should make way for someone who could.

Chinese Resume Germ Warfare Propaganda

TOKYO. (AP) - The Chinese Communist radiotresumed its maj- or germ war propaganda offensive against the United States Sunday with claims that two captured Marine officers ”ooniessed" taking part in thernlmpalgn.

Both the U. S. state department and the United Nations command previously have branded the Red germ charges as false.

The new Communist blasts ap- peared to be timed to coincide with the opening of the United Nations general assembly sessions in New York.

The Reds ignored Gen. Mark Clark's renewed offer to exchange sick and wounded prisoners of war. transmitted Sunday by liaison of- ficers to the Panmunjom truce conference site.

Clark repeated earlier UN offers to exchange ailing prisoners pend- ing final settlement of the stale- mated prisoner-of-war issue- chief stumbling block to an arm- istice.

Lord Halifax" ls Recovering

COLOMBO, Ceylon. (AP)-Lord Halifax. 71, is recovering in a Col- ombo nurslng home from an at- tack of bronchial pneumonia. Doc- tors said he is making "good pro- gress."

Halifax became ill on board ship while on route with Lady Halifax to Colombo for a two-week holiday.

Britain, U.S. Must Decide Soon On China Policy

U. S Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist gov- ernment on Formosa. oognizes V regime in Peiplng. This divergence has been a source of confusion be- tween Britain and the U. S. .for some

Prime Minister servatlve government

BERLIN, (AP)-Communist pol- ice Saturday nlght killed a man and wounded a woman flcelng across the border into the Amer- ican sector of West Berlin. At the same time the Red Gestapo was reported making hundreds of ar- rests in the soviet zone.

The shooting was the third such incident in two days.

West Berlin police said an East Berlin couple. trying to escape to

. r?o3;iz?s Ger-Tefaiiasimo Britain re-

the Chinese communist

time. British pride is involved. If Churchill's Con- moves now. to switch the China policy it in- herited from Labor. it will be apparent that American pressure was in a. measure responsible. La- bor members would howl. Diplomatic reporters and parlia- mentary correspondents have hint- ed that an American guarantee for the ufety of Hon! Kong and ad- mission of Britain into the Pacific pact of the United States, Aus-

tralia and New zealand might tip

DIGBY. N. 5.. (OP) Heavy rains and gale-force winds struck this Bay of Fundy town and dis- trict for the third suocemivc week- end. blocking roads and disrupting electrical and telephone service, The huge naval basic traln.ing base air Cornwallis was without lights for several hours Saturday and telephone service to the area also was out for a time.

The Bay of Fundy ferry Princess Helene was two hours late leaving

Gale And Heavy Rains Cause Damage At Digby

for Saint John. N.B., her first at- tempt ending in failure when the winds held her to the pier.

Country roads, some of them still under repair for damage dur- ing the last two week-ends. suf- fered still further loss.

One route, being used as a de- tour for main higihlway traffic. was rendered impassable. For a time tractors were used to haul automo- biles through but after a time even this failed.

fe7Cigarels

Beaverbrook's Daily Express 0 charged Britain had "scuttled? from a sacred trust and said if

Reduced Price

(By The Canadian Press)

Smokers across Canada are shop- ping for the cheaper cigarets an- nounced for them in Thursday's budget but unobtainable in some shops.

Many tobacconists, in provinces where there is no provincial tax, sold them at the new price of 36 cents for 20. absorbing the loss themselves. Others, burdened with heavier stocks and with no pros- pects of buying smokes at the cheaper price, continued to charge 39 cents.

Would Close First

xsqgne Toronto tohacconists said they would prefer to close for :a week rather than lose customers by charging the higher price.

At the manufacturing level. the picture was just as confused. Man- ufacturers were told they will re- ceive a rebate for their stocks of exclsestamps used to seal clgaret packages but will not receive it rebate on stamps already affixed to packages.

Cigaret manufacturers said they cannot sell at the new price until present warehouse stocks are ex- hausted.

E. C. Wood, president of Imper- ial Tobacco Co., said his firm has already paid the duty on large stocks and would lose "a" couple of million dollars" if the price were cut. Company officials said they will wait for the cabinet meeting Monday before taking steps to re- duce prices.

One Firm Cuis Price

But one firm. Rock City Tobacco Co. Ltd.. in Quebec City, gaid Fri- day it had reduced its price to jobbers four cents a package, ef- fective immediately.

J. C. Farr. president of the Tor- onto Retail Tobacconists Associa- tion, blamed Finance Minister Ab- bott for the mix-up.

"If Mr. Abbott had used a little

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Report Red Police Shoot Down Refugees In Berlin

the West with two truckloads of their possessions. ignored warnings to halt and dashed across the Schilling bridge into the American Sector late Saturday night.

The Russian Sector police flrcd several shots, killing a friend of

BERLIN. (CPi - some 1,300 refugees from East Germany ap- plied for asylum in West Berlin. Saturday. bringing the number registered since Feb. I to 25.990. The February total already has surpassed the previous record figure of 25,000 refugee arrivals in January.

the couple who had undertaken to drive one of the trucks. and wounding the woman. The truck with the slain driver crashed into a. newsstand but rolled on into the American Sector. The couple also reached the American Sector and the woman was taken to hospital.

East sector police fired on three refugee cars which crashed into the border barriers at two points Friday but did not hurt anybody. The four persons in the cars asked for political asylum.

Another 1,300 refugees poured into West Berlin Saturday. Squads of Red police were re-

ported by West Berlin quarters to be particularly active this week- end against big farmers and prop- erty owners. They were said to have made hundreds of arrests along the Baltic coast in raids dir- eoted against owners of hotels and guest house: who have resisted government seizure of their prop- erty as vacation spots for favored

Budget Debate Begins In Commons Tuesday

OTTAWA, (GP)-Opposition groups in the Commons this week will say what they think about Finance Minister Abbott's 1953-54 budget.

Debate on the budget will start Tuesday. with J. M. Macdorwall, chief financial critic for the Pro- gressive Conservative party, ex- pressing the stand of the ofiiclal opposition.

M. J. Coldwell. CCF leader, and Solon Low. Social Credit leader. will follow. The way then will be clear for lvackbench members of all parties to join in the discus- cion.

in his budget speech Thursday. Mr. Abbott announced lax reduc- tions amounting to 3,243,000,000. in- cluding the cut resulting from the March 31 removal of the 52.50 annual licence fee on radio sets. I

Speaking briefly after Mr. Ab- bott had presented his budget. Mr. Macdonnell gave some indication of the line the official opposition will take in criticizing the tax pmpospll . 1 .

The tax reduction, said Mr. Macdonnell, could have been great- er lf it were not for the "waste and extravagance that prevails" in government operations.

He described the budget as typical for an election year. It is a. pity. he said. that ”tax reduc- tions are timed having regard to the extravagance that prevails” in government operations; and "to the interest or the government and the party in power."

Election Speculation

Following Mr. Abbott's speech, speculation was that an election will come next August or October. A spring election appears out be- cause of the session and thcforth- coming coronation of the Queen.

Mr. Macdonneil is expected to follow the traditional practice of moving a motion of non-confidence in the government.

The budget contained things that went at lcast pdrt way to meet some of the demands of the opposition groups.

Both RE I And Neo-Nazis Suffer Defeat

VIENNA. ,(UP) - Austria-hem- mod on three sides by Commun- ism-remained in the democratic catmp Monday after a parliament- dry election in which botih the Reds and neo-Nazis suiifered defeats.

The voters elected a new 165- member parliament which will de- termine the complexion of the gov- ernmenl for the next four years.

with tho 00!!-Bfrvative Catholic

People's yeti. winning 74 seats and the -e tre Socialists taking 7.1. 1- v---- -v the two groups predicted lint We coalition gov-

ernment which has run Austria since 1045 will stay in another four years.

Lose Seats

The extreme right-wing neo-Nazi League of Independents look a trouncing. losing two of tfne 16 seats they held. The Communists drop- ped one of their five places.

The Socialists gained many votes from the Independents and also picked up some from their coali- tion partner. The Socialists jumped from 67 seats to 73. The People's party dropped one.

However, the People's party will remain the dominant partner in the coalition.

Unofficial Results

Uiioftflclaf results from the coun- ll'y'5 5 election districts gave these totals with bhe rwults of the i040 election given in brackets:

People's party 1,782,024 653, 74 175) seats.

Socialists 1,818,705 (67) seats.

Independents 473,041 (489,283) 14 (16) seats.

Communists 228,196. (213,066) (5) seats.

According to Austrian law, chan- ccilor Leopold Figl. will formally resign later Mondxay,

As government leader of the peo- ple's party he probably will be ask- ed by Socialist President Theodor

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Summerside Resident ls Critically Injured in Accident

-Leonard "Snip" Kelly, aged about 25. who moved from Kons- ington to Summerside about one week ago. was seriously injured last evening about 6:30 p.m. in an

automobile accident on Watel' Street West in Summerside when the car in which he was rldlngt

came in contact pole.

He was taken by ambulance to the Prince County Hospital where Dr. W. E. Callaghan, the attending physician. described his condition as dangerous.

Kelly's injuries are said to in- clude a fracture of the skull. two- large lacerations of the head. com- pound fracture of the right arm and shock.

The accident occured when the car. a 1937 Dodge coupe, travelling east on Water Street West. appar- ently left the road and snapped off a sturdy telephone pole.

The right door of the coupe cat” was torn off. and the right side of the car was badly damaged from impact with the telephone pole.

Kelly was found on the ground a. few feet from the car. but an- other man, presumably the driver. was observed to have climbed out of the wrecked car and hastily leave the scene of the accident.

Summerside police investigated the accident and later arrested a Summer-side man, who is believed to have been connected with the incident.

Kelly is reported to have been employed at R.C.AF, station. sum- merside. He is married and has a three-year-old son.

Formef Resident Of Charlottetown

with a telephone

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Koerner to form a new, govern- ment. It is expected he will remain as chancellor and ask the Socialist party to rejoin him in the coali- tzon.

About 80 per cent of ffhe 4.500.000 eligible voters went to the polls to choose a 165-man assembly in the third election since the war in this country whldh lies astridc the Iron Curtain.

Tho amembly elected Sunday will determine the nature of the gov- nrnmen-t for the next four years and will represent all zones of Aus- tria occupied by the tnoops for the Big Four. including the Russian Zone.

In pre-election forecasts, West- ern diplomats had indicated little likelihood of a change in the Par- liament and cabinet which had run this country since the war.

Value

The Progressive Cousei'mtlve party has urged for ycars that the; annual licence fee on radios be abolished. MI: Abbott announced; it will be repealed March 31. l

The COF has urged removal off the four-per-cent floor on the! amount of medical expenses thati can be deducted for income tax purposes. Mr. Abbott met the tie- irand part way. reducing the nocrl to three per cent.

The Social Credit party has joined others in urging personal income and corporation tax reduc- tions to encourage production. gvn. Abbott cut income taxes 087,000,- 000 for the fiscal year ending March 31. 1954; corporations by 3120.0-30,000 a ycnr.

Individual members from tobac- co-growing communities have urg- ed that,lhe clgaret tax bc rc- rluced. Mr. Abbott cut it by four cents on a pack of 20.

Vice-fr-esidenl Of C.l.0:” Dies

WILKES-BARRIE. Pa.. MP) - Organized labor lost its third leader in fhree months when Allan Haywood, executive vice-president of the Congress of Industrial Or- ganization. collapsed and died Sat- urday night.

Haywood, bitter for of Commu- nism who compared ioinlnll 1 union with joining a church. died of a heart attack while addressing a union meeting hero. He collap- sed on the speakers platform. Fire- men attempted to revive him but

he died without regaining con- sclousness. The death of the 64-year-old