- starlets '. \°' A . stuns yum

iiussis Expects Iranian Case To Be Cropped

( lddy Gilmore ROCCO-W, April k-(Aill-For- eign diplomats here said today Russia ully expects the United Nations lecurity Council to drop further consideration of the Iran- ian situation d would regard continuation of the case as "most

unfriendly.’ based upon

ier

would recommend to the Council yhat the dispute be removed from ts sg .

The Communist Tarty new Pravda in a front-page assailed the Security Council's de- cision to keep the discussion on the agenda as “groundless and in direct contmdition of the United Nations Ch e ' l

"Is it net clear,” Pravda asked glint. in the relations

9

been anythin which could have threatened, in ernatiorial peace and security?"

The strong-language used in at- tackyng ‘also Council's action, ap- pear ng a newspaper as n- aible and authoritative as Pravda. was taken as an expression of of- flcial soviet opinion making clear that Ru a expects the uuestion to be wt drawn from the coimoli. , . .

“m” {ism-s M’ liild. Coast

AX. April s 41cc) .-

Sevlsge Workers Strike

is Tlreetseiileelley-

DOMIAY, April d-(Bleuilersl- Bombay. first city of Western In- dia, today is a city of stench and filth unparalleled in the memory t1>§°&s_1500.000 inlyabitlants all?’

. sweo rs pro one ng e r strike into i” »

ts fourth day.

Sewage compressor stations. which pump the city's drainage into the sea, have been abandoned. with foul-panelling sewage_wnter overflowing into the streets.

Expert medical opinion is that the city's health is gravely men- aaed. particularly in view of the plléevllefltll of smallpox in the c y. '

Coming Events

"Movies at Braoaibane tonight.

"Pantry Sale at‘ Rogers Hardy ware Co. lsatumay. April 13th, New Haven institute. 4-9-1241.

"Dance and Box Social, Cove- head Uflmmilniiy Hall, Easter Mon- dW, A9111 12nd, " . 4-9-31

"Hunter River Wednesday, Na-

tional Film Board movies. 7 and 8:30 PM. ' e-ii-ai

"Farmer leh t leil hiar hogs. hotiiy wuamslogiulgganlead Issle. e-e-ii

"All interested in North River

Ziiildiffisihs?“ m“ “ifaitl!

o . - sfimsslustjigsi i=1... Big Ree-spool» ~

K

°illd 5 do“

ouois

moire . s . is. o. “IDuds” he is holding weighed 1s Ibo-and there are 100 lbs. in pile on the

Potato iiocord?

U. M. Towers with some Be- tatocs he grow at Airg- e

the RPOlmtI.

Three Gunmen Escape

After Highway

Silip ' Encounters

lee 0ft

I-IALXF The Dutch ship Laura. reported she washaving heavy going ice- pea 110 miles east of 9i. Job-u I. Nfld. and was leaking. the Radio Branch. Canadian m". m of rt, rapor today. The vessel was heading for the Newltoundland port an was said to be in no danger.

Another report reaching Radio Branch said a distress si - nal was received from an unidenti- fied United states ship of! Nap. PM’! News. Van that zhe was tak- ing water, but a ia cancelled the was believed the» United Otetes goastguard had taken the vessel in

w. Thfriter hid . has?“ isanhrlr

_ dical instructions were sent by radio to the vessel.

Big Four Farley To Speed Peace Settlement Likely

WASHINGTON. April 8--lAP>- A conference of Big Four foreign ministers ln Paris late this month to speed final peace settlement with Germany's former European Allifsh, seemed virtually assured tong t.

Stale Secretory lsyrnes told a

ess conference late today that

ussia end Britain had agreed to hoisbprispozai ‘o; such a meeting,

e n r . t p replied.

Fran h rullriszcrslll: slut-r was "mechanical".

mics F31‘ Govertw some-..» .,Morsu“ , .-_- , -

in pulled awoy itraduaiy

the h

H the N ed ma s. iii; tail: so at. her captain was ck

\ Battle

uoum FORWI‘. 0st,, April 8 .- iCP) - Three been and the blast-riddled bleoa sedan. in which t? eeclmd after a three-

along district high- ways tonight were the object o! police search in , southwestern Ontario.

Police chief Wesley Pollock of Mount Forest. who gave chase when he noted the men loitering in a general store doorway ear today. mused five left-handed shots at one getaway car. which

about three miles souoh oi’ here. '

In rettu-n the Chief dodged a hail of fire from a back-seat bon- dit who sent lead hurtling through the too and body of the pursuins machine as the automobiles reach- ed a Deals Speed of B0 miles an

our.

Three of the Chief's shots scor- ed hits. two in the back panel and one in the back window.

“The man beside the drive: seemed to slump over as the win- doiw went out. Mmbe he was lust ducking. .. .. .. "

Police at Arthur. Orangevillc and othvr diltricil points have been advised to watch for the s an. wh oh was parked about yards mm the store doorway with no lights and engine running when the cilief made his night

pd fol. ,

At Poilockh approach the men broke for the waitin automobile. After about a mile two auto- m iles came within revolver ‘it?’ m‘; ""13 “ti.” "i? o.‘

' car e roug e c of’: Windswd.

One of the men was described as tall and thin, wearing a dark totocoat and no hat. The other two

were about four inches short oi’

six feet. with dark Windbreakers anghyieaked cape. . or Pollock said there

been two break- in his district in the lest few months and sev- eral rtioberii attenliits.

BRITAIN NOT READY FOI- TOURIST!

DMVDON April I -- (i!) - Britain will take "no active to encourage tourists" before i

r-Genaral

Coun. Cox Puts Figures At $10,000 Yearly

'i-- . Al ii i Aaii ii ‘iiii i'.'.i.“.‘. on?’ Cs stiolls ills sssed.

Ooun. O. M. Oox in rting as chairman of the ‘murder Commit- tee at last ht's regular month- ly meeting o the City Council stat his committee had refused to consider accepting either of two tenders for a police patrol car for the City. The City, Coun. Cox said, could be policed b the R. C. M. P. at an annual sa n: of $10.- 000 excluding the unnecessary purchase of the vehicles. The whole matter, he said, would be discussed by the Council in the near future.

Other discussions involved the objections raised by Coun. M. A. Farmer to the further paying by the City of bills incurred in the administration of the airport housing project; the introduction of a resolution by Ooun. W. R. LePage calling for the rescinding of a prov/hue resolution making daylight saving effective in th City between April 8 and B t. 28; and the reading of a letter y the City Clerk from Mr. Lemuel Rush, secretary of the labourers’ Protective Union, stating there were 1,000 men unemployed Charlottetown.

Would 500p Plrfhmt

coun. Farmer said he was in fav- our 0t stopping the City's pay- ment of bills incurred in the air- port housins ilroiect at once. An . lactflo light bill of over I700 a

th nqpraas t d_ motivation! qlbfilieiii which he considered an extravag-

Continued on Nee 5. Col. 4

Canadian Mayors To hie-ct June 24-27

prils-(orl-hti

tion of MAY- ors and Municipalities, to be held June lit-Ti in Vancouver, were approved during a week-end meet- ing of the Federation's Executive Committee here. it was announc-

ed today.

The conference theme — "Where Do We Go From HereiM-Munlci- pal Governments Take Stock" —- wlll be opened a panel of Con- adlan mayors presenting various types of municipalities across the ry. Ministers and deputy

ncfln- tors o! Municipal Aifalrs from

the relationship of municipalities to the Provincial Governments. Otlher subject-s for discussion will include the mun!- ciiliilltles’ mle in the housing cris- is. town planning. unemployment relic! and municipal fire insur- ance.

Sask. Veto ans Plan Co-opsrativs Faml

REGINA. April 8--(OP)-—~An ad- vance part o! seven veterans of the Secon Great War left today for the site of the old Matador Ranch in Bouthwestern Sleek- atohewan where they will under- take, with Provincia Government guidance and help, Canada's first eo-operatlve farm for veterans. They will be joined by ls other veterans within few week

rm .

The co-operative will then re- pay the Government for the aer- vioes rovlded.

t l _ planned to have the vet- erans establish a fully co-opera- tlve with everything co-

rat ve owned and profits a and. Buildings will be grouped in die-community on the pro-

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. WEST DISCUSSED

DES MOINES, April 8—~(AP)—-

A mother, zrendmother and two small children were hacked to death in the front yard of their home today and, after a gun light in which he was wounded, police took into custody a newspaper printer who said "God had ordered me to kill my famil ."

A neighbor child was wounded in the gun battle involving police and William C. , who was nicked in the leg by a police bullet

Irwin, after treatment in hoa- pital. was placed in a padded cell at the city Jail

No charges filed immed-

9 .

Those killed were: _

Edith Irwin, 38, Irwin's wife;

Mary Alice Irwin, 64, his mother;

John Irwin. 8. his son and

Henry Irwin 5. another son.

A third son, William, Jr., l1 had

one to school before the slay-

WOIG

gs.

A first degree murder charge was filed against Irvin, accusing him of slaying the four members of hie family. At his arraiinmcnt late today he did not enter a plea. but said he wanted an examination by an insanity specialist. He was held without bond and transfer- red to the county jail.

Police eeid this is what happen-

lloreaminii. Irwin's Wile Tim 1mm

1,, the house with the printer in pur-

suit. He struck her down the lawn. repeatedly hacked at. her with the long-handled. two-edged garden tool. His mother worlsinii in an ining garden space. was glled ide her hoe. tWO ye were out down near their Ian-mg Larsen. a ncighgor. hur» . - 5

mother. ried to the ~ecene when heard

on

t/urned lust to sec Irwin strike down the second

b0 . than sot a Iii-subtle shot- gun, til-ad at adjoining houses with- out. lnluring anyone and shot re- eatedlv at the officers before Da- mlmarl WillismThacker. ions-time friend of the man. wounded and captured Irwin. _ Officers said Irwin told him he a spent some time in o. Chicago mental institution. Irwin left his job last Thursda for a few days off because of w at he referred to as a “nervous condition.”

Says Shadow 0f Labor War iiangs 0v~cr Canada

TORONTO. April B -— (OP) —- Chariea Millard. national director of the United Steel Workers of America. (C. i. O.) declared today "the shadow of a labor war to- dsv hangs over Canada and is serious enough to materialize into widespread strikes unless Wolrve and prices are brought into line to provide a decent post-war stand- ard of living." v

i-ia said "show-down" labor dls- putes in the United States can be avoided in Canada bv s profiirly developed wage and price p0 l’-

"flhese disputes should be set- tled by conferences conflict." he said.

"All down the line labor inccs increases in consumer goods ctr-M and labor likely will find that the money will not. stretch. Labor wants to obtain adequate wages and the resistance o employers to the demands for adcqllaw walls may lead to a labor war in

.. I Congress of maintained bllli’:

ureau of tics was not accurate and had a3- ed for a Royal Commission to investigate the cost of llvin . HlNau officials. he said. had - mibted thflv did not have the stall or sources of information to provide a more thorough and so- ouyatyreflectioh of actual Can- ed an livink code. ,

BAKER! ROBBED ..._...... Mfflflllih. Aplill 8-—(CP)- Three masked, armed bandits to- day held up the Supreme Bread

Company and escaped with $3,700. the weekend receipts.

‘i. i i, 5-? (i ‘Ii i; '-, ' ii/liviflikwf,

rather than

_.i_q

m fl O A

- wire fences have been

' '0 ave With

Four Hacked To Death i In Front Yard Of Home

i

Lady ilodn-ey Due At Halifax April i0 i

t HALIFAX, April s-(crl-Mlll-i ary authorities announced here‘ today the troopship Lady Rodney W58 exilccied to arrive at Halifax BPPTOXiMBiQIY i1 l0, with more h"! 400 return ng Canadian vet- erans aboard.

Included in the list of eighti other ranks for Military District‘ grwllrls Pie. E. R. Fall, Crapnud, R1

Lower St. Lawrence iiivcr Blocked By ice

QUEBEC, April 8_ (cmJrha “elm blrsus Rldeauilte and Ottawallte arrived in Quebec over the week-end from Montreal, first vessels from up-river points this season.

Due to unfavorable ice condi- tions in the Lower 5t. Lawrence Rivet. the steamer Dalton I-Isll which left Halifax Thursday for Montreal, has been forced to tum back to the Nova Scotia port.

The summer ferryboats which D183’ between Quebec and Levis. went into service today.

Too Few Scientists And Engineers

OTIlAWA. April B (CM-—- mands for engineers and sole exceed the supply available. Arthur MacNarhara. deputv Minister of Labor. said today in a statement on activities of the Wartime Bur- eau of Technical Personnel.

At (Feb. 128 the Bureau had 1.261 openings re istered with only 710 applicants istlcd available. One of the m 0r Jobs of the Bureau has been basement of ‘engineers and scientists in the armed forces. more than half of whom. it was estim- ated. had ho previous civilian em- plcymcnt.

Retirement Announced 0f Brig. Beil- illg

UITAWA, April 8-40?) —De- lcnce Headquarters today announ- ced the retirement of Brig. H. P. Bell-Irving 4H, D.S.O. and Bar, 03E. o Vancouver after six and a half years service.

After going overseas as a lieu- tenant in 1939 Brig. Bell-Irving rose to command first the Loyal Edmonton Regiment and later the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. His most recent command was the 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade.

He was awarded the Distinguish- ed Service Order for gallantry and leadership ill the Mcitcrrnncan campaign and in 1945 received a Ber to the D.B.0

MINING TEACHER PASSES

TORONTO, April 8-—(CPl-~Pro- lessor James Thomas King. d1. professor of assaying in the min- lnit department of the University of Toronto and prominent in On- tarlo mining circles, died here yes- terday. l-Ie was with the depart- ment 36 years.

cits/impair rm .0

MONTREAL, April 8-40?)- Oonvlcted of selling butter with- out coupons and of neglecting to keep records oi’ transactions. Jos- eph Invnir, trading under the name of Crcmerle Moderne, was fined SL000 by Judge Amcdee Monet today.

Interest In

N0 iwity

QIA.

MERE MAN

j-a-‘a;

Resolution By‘ Macliicol ls Talked 0ut A

illy George Kitchani CYITAWA, April 8—fOP)—-Ro. sources Minister Glen said tonight n the Commons the Federal Gov- irrrlment was "deeply concerned" about the question of water on". ‘servation on the Prairie Provinces

nd was anxious to share in solv- . m: the problem.

However. he added, the three Western Provinces already nod fsl up an advisory board to study be question, without inviting the

I ‘Dominion Government to partici-

Philip S. Fisher. Presidtent. Southani Company Limited, Mon- treal, newly elected President o! the Canadian Dally Newspapers Aa- socialion.

Federal Public Works Contracts Awarded iicre

{J

OTTAWA, April 8- (CF)- The .Public Works Department today announced idle following contracts wee-a awarded dur- ing June:-

gmcmt Ba , P. E. I.--Wharf repairs: W ace Nay, Alllam Raynor b James Noy; Ellars- llc, P. E. L, lllll Wm. Bngloli, of Bummeraide, P. E‘. I , about

Rocky taint, P. l. L-Wharf reconstruction; I. J Phillipe d 80h, Clmrlottebo , About $48,034.

Leave To Take Part In iiong Kong Trials

OTTAWA. April 8 —-(CP)~Eigiht Canadian army officers and headed by Lts-Col. Oscar Vamnuver. will leave Ottawa by air for Washington tomorrow on the first lap of a. trl to lion; Kong where they wll investigate atrocities committed by the Ja an- ese against Canadians taken Dr son- ers after the fall of the Island in December, 1941.

Representing Canada. on the Al- lied War Criminals Investigating Commit-tee. tlh l carry with them

ncd during inter- rogation of all lsoners after their return to Clma a._

The group includes tlwo warrant officers who were prisoners . at Hung Kong theirlselves-R. Man- chester, Vvinnipcg. a member of the Winnipeg Grenadicrs. and H. . Sheppard, Quebec. of the Royal R f

les. The others include Capt. J. H- Dickey, Halifax.

lievl York Foiice open Crive Against Vice

rmw YORK. Alprli e - (or)- New York's police force today opened a large-scale drive to wipe out gambling and vice in thr- city. .

The police drive was ordered bv Mayor William 0'Dw'_ver and is the largest in m-nny years. A 40- vear-old police file o! suspected criminals is bein used as the background for he round-up of bookmakers. gamblers. white slav- ers. prostitutes and operators of disorderly houses and itlmbllng es- tabllshmenfs.

British

Victory Parqde Grows

(By Stuart Underlslll)

LONDON, April 8-(6? Cable) —0rumbilng over theproprlety; cl the Government‘: decision to old a victory parade in the midst of

aiding in the face of rising public interest in plans for thesblg June I celebrations.

The focal point of the United Kingdom's celebrations will be Inndonh big parade, a double- feature affair with a mechanized column taking one route and a marching column another, uniting for the last stage o! the march. Test runs and marches have been made and the carriage in which the Royal Family will ride has had

_ its first of many rehearsals.

The chief com lalnta sod are directed at the ecislorl to ouee iing troops in. temporary

s in Hyde Park. Barbed

erected

around. a large aloe. evoking pso-

seets that the public la being e-

rived oi pleasures in the Perl: at e loveliest time of ear.

file Dom one an the Allied

countries all will be represented in the parade although the de- tails uf the Canadian contingent one yet to be announced. It is

ssiblc it will be led by Gen.

. D. G. Orenr, commander of the lat Canadian Army during the invasion of Europe.

Routes had to he chosen with the advice of the police, who among other things, considered bomb-damaged buildings which might prove a menace to crowds. Walls were examined and where necessary, barriers will be erected.

Numerous other celebrations are being arranged in London, includ- ing an aquatic display on the Thames at night and fireworks. The there will be four days of treats for lbondon children-wir- cusel. plays, rodeos and free tripe to the zoo.

Festivities on a smaller scale Ire Min! planned in nearly every other city and village throughout the United Kingdom. although some places like the London hor- oughs of Chelsea and Iinchley seemed deter-mind» not to Join the flag-waving, _ ' y ,

i

"ME. and that was where the Dominion "goes out of the pic-

,‘ lure.”

y Mr. Glen was speaking on a re- sa-iuflon by’ John R. MacNlcoi

‘(PC-Toronto Davenport) calling upon the Government to establish an inter-provincial board to study water conservation and suggested Mr. MacNlco-l ivithdraw the reso- lution since the Provinces already had taken such action.

Mr. MacNicol declined to with- draw the reaolutlon. indicating he would seek a vote, but the motion was “talked oiit” and no action was taken before ll p. m. ad- iournment.

. Wins Support _____

Both before and after Mr. Glen spoke, Western members express- ed approval of Mr. MacNicoYs re- solution and urged etepe to bring a vast irrigation project into early operation.

Prompt support for the resolu- tion came from MJ Caldwell. C.C- F. leader. John Dlefwboker (PC- Lake Cmtrelhvictlof Quelch (SC-—-

deaor surveys and en- gl-ileerirlg: worlt already under . In moving his redoiimim. . MacNicol said he hoped lmalness amid financial men Canada would lend their , .

pubis! l l I s dfiéhlrm Sucti or y n a swan,

a. profilect would be of mliill‘ m- portance to the Prairie Provinces and the rest, of Canada.

M .

F8111! tion Admicaliistrggon to k n ring wor i335: maiden? on the South Saskat- chewan River.

story-savour (ENOIAYII

otaph in memory of g.“ Roosevelt will be unveiled. in the National Cathedral of Greece Fricégy, the anniversary of his des .

TORONTO. April b — (CPI - Mlnimum and maximum temper- iaturrs: Vancouver 4i). 53; Manon- |t0n 2B; Regina-ill 48; 32; Ottawa 23. 40: Montreal 2B. 42; Quebec 25. 43 Saint John 28. i6: Monet-ml 30. B; Halifax 28, 4i; cnarlmtetorwn 2B, 40; Sydney so. 38; Yarmouth 3i. a1.