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Moscow Conference Ends on Note 0f U_1_1ity

British Ban Electricity And "Gas For Heating

Six Hanged For Lidice Atrocity

PRAGUE. April t4 - (AP) — Harold Wiseman and five of his Gestapo henchmen were hanged today within s few hours of their conviction for the extermination of llidlce.

200 Acres Burned In ll. S. Forest Fire

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KENTVTIJE. N. 8-. Alprii 24- fcPl-The first forest fire to break out in Western Nova Scotia lliis season burned over 200 acres of woodland today before it was brought under control by the Kerltvllie Fire Department. Several farm buildings were menaced for a time by the fire which broke out at nearby Coldbrook.

Maritime Jail ‘Being Discussed

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disclosed during ‘dlsleusslon of the Attorney - Generai's Department estimates in the New Brunswick Legislature.

Care and reformation of pris- oni-l-s would be a basic policy of ill!) institution. he explained. And louiiger prisoners could be kept chart from hardened criminals A iazl farm would be a desirable lozililre of the institution.

lilvesllgation of the possibilities of establishing such n, central jail l. boiilg cal-lied out in conjunction Willi Dominion officials, he said, arzd study of the matter will be completed this yeer_

Establishment of such an in- slllliliorl would not relieve muni- (‘lflflillleg of‘ the responsibility of maintaining local jails. These Wflllld sti-il be needed and im- llrorcmonts were being urged on lllllilicipal authorities.

Coming Events

"Now in stock. choice Peace River oats. McGuigan and Boyle.

"Donne. Klnkora l-lall. Friday. 01ml 35th. Good lunch and music.

_“Dance in “Precadle Hail April 30th- Doll Messers orchestra.

Play and Dance, St,

‘ Teresa's, -~lv»::dny. May 5th.

"Dance, Parkdale Hail. Friday. Alli-l 25th. liiacKenziea Orchestra.

"Dance in. Little Pond hi1. Monday night, April 2am.

“To arrive. car choice‘ Seed Oats. double re-cleened. Booking orders N. Aubrey Cutcllffe.

‘ ‘See ‘Tile-rash, after.

"Big Brother“ s: Si. Monday, May 5th. Dance

"Dance in Eldon. Saturday. April 26th. Good m-uelc and re- frcshments.

"The Indian River Dramatic Club will present their play in Trncadie l-lail, Friday, May 9th.

_..__ . "lluunnsge. Cele. est St. James ghrurfi l-lali, Saturday, April 26th.

"Executive meeting Temperance Friar-Mon. many.’ April sstn. '00 om. All clergy invited.

“Uuiosdlfll eer Ajax seed oats Friday. Those booked kindly take "silvery. Metluigsn and Boyle.

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o"Jllll arrived oer Western Seed Meta. No. 1 Banner. No. 1 Victory. P B12111!!! 8s McLean Limited, Sourls,

(_"Cll‘lldlfli Northern Grown lover Seeds. lulivlr limited. Book your orders at once. Roland Beaten. care Bests! l: Macbeth Mill. Win- sloc. Phone 2214-8. '

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--.__ O (By James McCook)

LONDON. Avril 2t— (CFO-In tones reminiscent of last winter's storms. members of the House of Commons today groened in protest when Fuel Minister Sllinwell sn- nounced the Goverrunerttfs plan to ban use of gas and electricity for heating homes end factories this summer to conserve fuel for production.

Still shivering with the memory of coal shortages during the cold- est winter in living memory. the M. P.s heard ‘Shinwell say he realized that the new order is likely to cause inconvenience and discomfort. Nevertheless. he said. it would Mend.

After shutting down their gas and electric heaters, householders are expected to make additional wacriflcea. They will be asked to reduce the total amount of fuel consumed by 25 per cent es com- pared with lest year. This ln- volves reduced consumption fu- cookiclg and other purposes.

Sick persons and infants may receive special consideration if their physicians order it. Some may use coal from their usual. sharply limited allocation for sum- mer lleatl-ng but if they do. they will suffer for it later when win- ter comes and no additional sup- plies are available

Only one concession was made to householders. The heating ban will apply from May b to Oct. 1 instead of from May 5 to Nov. 1 as in the case for factories and stores.

The existing five-hour daily ban on tho use of electricity in homes which was imposed during tthqsFebruary fuel crisis will be lifted when the new orders take

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Willa Gather, Novelist Dies

NEW YORK. April as -(AP) - Wills. Gather. ‘i0, one of North Am- erica's foremost novelists. died to- d-ay.

Cause of (loath was reported as cerebral hemorrhage.

She had rcsfded here many Years

Miss Cether. born near Winch-

ester, Va.. bu: reared on a Nebras- ka ranch, had been a school teach- er. newspaper writer, magazine ed- itor and poet. as eleil as an out- standing novelist. She wrote her first novel, “Aicx- andefa Bridge." in 1912. in 1922 she received the Pulitzer Prize for what was nursed the outstanding novel of the year. "One of Ours." She chose a Quebec City setting for one of her novels - “Shadows On The Rock" published in 1931.

Gasoline Hearing Adjourned To May 7

HALJFAX. April 24 - (OP) -- l-Tcarlng by the Novo Seotis Public Utilities Board of Imperial Oil Ltdfs application for o ccnt-a-gal- lon increase in the wholesale pFlCP qf gasoline was adjourned today until May ‘i after hearing evidence, from u company spokesmen that‘ his firm intended to make largo capital outlays in Canefi. in the next five or at: yeell-

Discuss Farm And Domestic Help Problems

The problems of supplying the ‘emanda for farm labour and domestic help in the Province~ were considered in the city yes- terday by regional officials of the Unemployment Offices who were in conference with officials from the Charlottetown and Summer- eide offices.

Present at the conference were R. P. Hartley, superintendent of the Maritime Unemployment Of- fices with headquarters at Mone- ton; W. M. Roberts. regional em- pioyment officer, Moncton; J. B. Murley, manager cf the Charlotte- town office; Allen Murphy, cm- ployment relations officer, Char- lottetown; Sinclair McLeod. sel- ection officer, Charlottetown; Earl Cannon. manager Summerside of- fice; Norman McLeod, selection officer. Summerslde; and Miss Blanche Hogg, Summerslde office

Messrs. Hartley and Roberts, accompanied by the local officials.

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Royal Family Started For Home Yesterday

OAPEPOWN. April 2i -(CP)— Tlle Royal Family started for home today after s 10,000-mlle tour of south Africa-cheered by thousands who lined the waterside here to watch the battleship Van- guvagld steam out to sea.

lie s, massed choir of 90 wolcem ‘ _ "BGWFGFYSuT and “Will Ye No Come Back Again?" the King, Queen and the Princesses Elizabeth and Mar- garet boarded the proud new war- ship. Three frlgates and a number of aircraft escorted the Vanguard out of the harbor.

0.0.F. Motion 0n Jail Question Defeated 105-31

OTTAWA, April 24 — (OP) _ By a standing vote of 105 lo 31. the Commons today defeated e 0.0.1". amendment which would have meant the death of the war- time order-ln-councll giving the Government authority to nlovc Japanese residents from British Oolumbials crust areas and re-lo- cote them eisvwhere in Canada,

Tile vote came as a climax of lhrce days of debate on the order, one of tile 57 controls being con- tinued tel‘ another year in the main Government control bill. The em- endlnent. called f0r its removal from tile measure. '

Four Liberals and two Progres-

favor of the C CF. motion. ‘They were Bona Arsellault (IJ—'BOI‘I8" venture), David Croll (L-Torontg Spadlna). W M. Benldickson (L — Kendra-Rainy River). Benoit Mich- aud (L-Rcetlgouche-Madawssle: l, John Dieferlbakcr (PO — Lake Centre) and John I-lbckett (PC _

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‘IDRONIO. Ala-u as - < > - One cf the most daring en our, cessful bank lobberiea in Ontario's history today had police scouring the city for the three en-ned ban- dlts the rifled between 70 and 80 safety deposit. boxes at s branch of tho Royal Bank of Canada late lest night. escaping with loot that one hank official said might tolel 8260.000. _

1t was impossible to estimate ec- clmtel the amount stolen by the over-a clad. masked trio who lied bound and glgdtd the caretaker end his family in their apartment ebeve the Bonk branch at the cor» ner of Rlliuret end College Street in west-central ‘Toronto.

While officials eeid that the boxes ordinarily. would ‘contain anywhere from $1.000 to 05.000 seep. one unnamed executlv said that "e quarter of e. million dol- lars wouldn't be e bed guess."

The three bandits, heads end faces sneaked. all wearing blue mes-oils. entered the abutment of caretaker Duncan M. Stuart on the third floor of the Bank bulld-

lng about 0:10 pan. The men tied

Ontario Bank Robbers Escape With $250,000

the caretaker and hie wife. th-eir

fill-Witter and a visitor. heedand foot, taped their eye; and mouths and left one of their nmnber on guard.

The other two bandits snatched the bank keys from Stuart and en- tered the bank's safety deposit vault. where the boxes were gmngh. ed open.

Two of the bandits were still working on the safety deposit boxes when Dory Hogan. u friend of the Stuarts. called on them about. 10:34 pm. He em was bound and gag- ged. after w ‘ the guard left. to join his two companions in their getaway.

‘llhe caretakel-‘s wtf managed to burst her bonds fin! . but it was more than three hours after the bandits had first entered end it was nearly 1 e.m. when the slsnn was fleshed to police. Squad can from all parts of the city rushed to the scene but found no trace of the robbers.

Chief of detectives Alex McCain- ie organised the investigation which had. the entire force alerted

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Prorogation 0f Legislature At Noon Today

The Legislature will prorogue at noon today. according to arrange- ments made last evening .

The House went into committee on the Estimates on Supply at: 10.45 last evening after several days of debate oil the Budget. The committee was still sitting at the time of going to press, with the expectation of concluding be- tween 3 and 4 a.m. There was heated discussion on scvcralltems.

The total Estimates are for the sum of $4,015,179, also for a sum sufficient to carry the Public Ac- counts from the expiration of the present fiscal year until the final passage of the Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31. 1940.

Concluding speakers in the Bud. get debate yesterday were Messrs. M. Bell. Ramsay. MacKenzie. E. Cullen. Hunter, Francis and Mac- Kinnon.

Dighy Threatened By Serious Fire

DIGBY. Ne. a rll 24 _' - Fire which destrcygd. e. acutely-ruse, damaged two near-by private homes and gnawed into n 550.000 llllmbcr stockpile was 1110118111 under control early this afternoon after high winds shifted.

There was no immediate estimate of damage caused by the fire dur- ing which four aiarlns called out most of the town's 1,600 residents as volunteer fighters. Fire equip- ment calme from the former Deep 31°01! naval base 10 miles away.

The fire broke out about 9.30 a.m. and with strong southeast winds blowing. sparks and glowing emb- ers were carried to buildings near the l-LT. Warno Limited lumber company coclnhouse. The cookhouse was reported a total ices and lesser damage was caused to residences owned by Hugh Vincent and Mrs. J‘. H. Bishop.

At no time were there fears for the ORR-operated Digby Pines llotel, situated about two miles away in the northern end of the town.

At the height of the blaze ef- forts werc concentrated on saving the lumber stockpile and prevent- ing spreading of the flames to the lower lodge. a former hotel pur- chased recentfiy bv H. T. Warrne: only n caretaker was in the build- lliiz, about 75 yards iron-l‘ the fire. at the time. _

Digby is situated olftilc Annapol- is Baslll across fro-ll Sifllt 001m. N. B.. oll the Bay of Fundy.

N.B. House Member Injured In Fall From Hotel Window

FREDERICTON. April 24 (GP) — R. Fraser Kerry, Liberal member of iile New Brunsvrck Legislature for Charlotte, suffered two broken ribs. u back fracture and u broken pelvis when he fell from hi5 third story hotel room early today. l-lis condition. not con- sidered critical. was reported as good ‘as could be expected tonight. Mr. Keay said that returning from a late sitting of the legisla- ture hc wclzlt to close the window and stumbled. over his club b118- His groans were heard by D.‘- E31‘. Kennedy (PC-Kings) who left his mom in the some hotel (Windsor). found the injured man and surn- moned an onllbula .

HALIFAX. The British freighter City bi York was steaming towards Hail- fax tonight with an injured sea- man whose treatment by Ship's 9f- flcers was prescribed by wireless from Halifax.

The Olly of Ncw York was 12o miles southeast of Cape Race to- day when she reported through nearby Cemperdown Radio that e seamen had been unconscious for more than 24 hours lifter apparent- ly suffering n fractured skull, and asked directions as to feeding him.

Doctors at the Camp Hill Veter- ans Hospital WlllCll also admits sick and injured seamen gave directions and made preparations for receiv- ing the man wilen lilo ship readies here Saturday afternoon.

The seamen was not. identified in the messages.

The first signal received about noon said:

“Have seamen n years old wilo fell dolvn hatch and presumably has fractured skll-il. Unconscious since’ 22nd. Am making for Hal!- fax to land lilm. Should I attempt fiiuld feeding during unconscious- ness. Patient very restless."

Camp Hill replied:

"If patient-t sufficiently awake to take liquid iced do so. If uncon- sciolls don't force-feed him. Keep patient quiet. What is your position and weather. and when do you ex- pect to mil-kc Halifax?"

Tho captain gave his position as 4.4.21 north latitude, 52.59 Iwest longitude, speed 9316 knots and wind southcasterly with a light sea swell. l-Tc estimated the ship would reach hers about 2 pan. A.S.T. Saturday.

H. S. Bead Paving ls Behind Schedule

HALIFAX. April 12 - (GP)- Premier Macdonald told the L05- lslature today that because of in- creased costs. lock of machinery and labor difficulties the govern- ment's five-year road-paving program i-s running behind sched- ule and “unless there is a re- markable turn for the better very soon" it still will be behind “when its scheduled completion date- 1950—rolls around.

Tabllng the annual‘ report for the Department of Highways and Public Works. the Premier said costs of road construction and reconstruction are 25 to 50 per cent above pre-war- figures.

Current paving costs were esti- mated at about $50,000 n mile :15 cc-mpared with $27,000 during the first large-scale paving pro- gram undertaken in 1934.

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Expect H. B. House To Prorogue Today

PRXJDERJCTON. Alvril 24 -— (CP) —After an eight-week session, the Neil Blunswick Legislature is ex-

Approval cf two money bills to be inlrrd"ccd tomorrow, and royal assent '0 those 11ml other meas- ures, will complete the sessionnl business. A record high total of 167 bills came before the Legisla- ture since its opening March}.

T0 SUCCEED ROGKWOOD

OWEN SOUND. Ont. April 24- (CPF-Enrl F. Smith of Owen Sound. who is to replace Rev. Perry Rockwood as minister of the Pres- byterian Church at Truro, NS, was ordained here last night.

Mr. Rociewood resigned from the Truro church after 0.11‘ accusation he followed a "divisive" course in his preaching.

CHATHAM, N.B., Afpril 24—-(CP) -The ice bridge of the Mlramichi River here broke up today. The break-up at Newcastle °0curred several days ago.

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By Wes Gallagher

MOSCOW. April 24 -<aP)-T1ie F°1F18u Ministers conference ended lfllllkllt with Secretary Marshall ex- pressing "disappointment" ovoi- fellure to-reach agreement on an Austrian peace treaty and s, your. power pact against Germany.

But Marshall before leaving to attend a. farewell banquet alt the Minister Stalin for tllc lop diplomats wilo had met in the Soviet capital for six weeks and four days, told. news- paper men they should regard the conference as "the first round."

The ministers of the United Slates. Britain. France and Russia, who had been unable to reach agreement in 44 meetings since lllarch 10 on any cf the major ls- sues in the writing of German and Austrian peace pacts. ended their session on a. note of amlty.

In blast-minute decision they agreed to limit the number of AJ- lied mcupation troop; in Gerunany and to appoint s special commis- slorl to study the areas of disagree- ment oh tihc Austrian peace treaty.

To Meet 1n November

The nllnlslers themselves will meet again in London in November, unless all of them shoiw up for the United Nations Assembly in New York in September. 1n- that event a brief session will be held in New York.

Arrarlgecnents for the agenda will be made through "regular diplo- mastic channels." By the same

, method deputies on Gemnany will » be given instructions to

continue their work, probably in London or Berlin.

‘Ilhe American secretary B11049 directly into spasso House. resid- ence of United States Ambassador Walter Bedeil Smith. for a meetlnfl with reporters directly after the conference adjourned.

lie reeled off his opinion! in malchinelgun fashion.

"After all. we have had a very natural disappointment that we did not have agreement on the foul‘- power pact and the Austrian treaty." he said.

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General Motors Beaches Agreement With llnlon

(By The Associated Pres!)

DETROIT. April 24—General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers (C.I.O.) tonight reached agreement on an lilo-cent hourly wage increase and paid holidays equivalent to an additional 31S cents and an improved vacation plan.

Cost 0f Living In ti. K. Deollllesjrlfle

LONDON. April 24 -- (AP) —- Thc cost of living isl- the United Kingdom declined a trifle during March. Government statistics re- vealed today.

On April l the cost of living ln- dex was 103 points above the level of July. 19M - base dale used for stntlscel purposes. 1t was 104 on llerch 1

Reductions In the price of cheese accounted for a slight out in food costs. Ccal prices increased in most areas.

Federal Budget 0n April 29

Finance Minister Abbott

OTTAWA. Allril 24 -— (C?) - Finance Minister Abbott announ- Qgd today in the Commons he planned to present the b11118"- Bi- 9 pan. A.S.'l‘. next Tuesday. All?“

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Mr. Abbott said he understood Acting Prime Minister St. Laur- ent lwd consulted with other p311), leaders mid it avowed likely the emergency control lol- inlatlon currently before the House could be claimed v1 M“ this week or early next week.

This being the cssc. he “id- he Intended to lvrlns do" "m budget next Tuesday evenlnl a‘ 9 “m, A.S.T.

Tignish Man iAeetsMembers. Federal iiahlnet

ovrrnwe, April z4-rspeclall- 301m B_ Myrlck oi’ Tignish. P1551- dent of the Prince Edward island Fisheries Federation and direct/cl‘ of the National Fisheries Council for that Province was one of a group of 10 directors of the Coun- cll received this morning by l- speclal committee of the Domin- ion Cabinet. The delegation was welcomed by Acting Prime lvfinistel- St. Laurent, and Cabinet Ministers present were Finance Minister Abbott, Fisheries Minister BrldS- es, Trade and Commerce Minis- ter MacKlnnon. National Revenue Minister McCann and Veterans Aflairs Minister MacKenzie. “Our delegation was very well received by Mr. St. Laurent and his colleagues." M1‘. MY11¢1< 501d- “Our brief submitting needs of Canada's flshinz 111111151113’ “'05 read by different members of the board of directors. Cabinet min- isters questioned us on some of the specific details and voiced agreement with many of the prin- ciples which our Council put for- ward."

Feels Deliberations Fruitful

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Asked by Tilc Guardian if llcl felt the deliberations of the Nat- ional Fisheries Council this week will have beneficial results. Mr. Myrlck replied emphatically in the affirmative.

"I feel we have accomplished e. great deal." he said. "and this view is shared by Lorne Noonan who also was a. delegate here and

(Cooltinued cn Pose {Col-fill

LONDON, April 24 - (Reuters) —-F*urious April gales sweeping the British coast have clnlorled at least 6t shipwreck victims and tonight wer, continuing without let-up. The woret double see. tragedy in many years in Brltish.wo.tere oc- curred ofl’ Giamorgu-ndllre, Wales. in tin; British Channel, where 52 men lost their lives. The ti-man crew of s tanker and eight lifeboat crow members were swept to their deaths on the rocky coast l! the ‘Lilli-ton steamship semtampe was driven gahorc by the howling wind. The second heaviest toll was in the 106a of the Blemish vre-wler Bose Marie. Her crew of 12 was be- lieved to have perished off Past- net. fire. A sister ship also was reported sunk by winds which reached almost- 100 miles an hour. Bodies cf the victims of the Saantampe sinking still were beina recovered tonight as first reports of the tragedy reached the world.