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CNR President Reviews Modern Railway Methods
'lDnA'.lN'!0. Dec. 6 - Donald Gordon, chairman and president of the Canadian National Rail- ways, charged Saturday that "very skflful propaganda" was building up "the assumption that railways are traditionally unprogireeelve, insensitive to change and lack the desire or the ability to he compet- ltive.”
In an address, "Railroading in a changing world," delivered at the annual dinner of the Toronto zailway club, Mr. Gordon declar-
"There is a degree of misunder- standing and downright ignorance about railroading. and an as- sumption that the railways are constantly trying to cover up their own inefficiencies by gouging more money in freight rates. There are, of course, instances of some unfortunate personal ex- periences. but sweeping generaliz-
ations give an absolutely false picture of railroading as a busi- ness."
In rebuttal. Mr. Gordon ment- ioned "the spectacular improve- ment" that has taken place in ser- vice and equipment on the rail- ways during the past half-century. an impressive list of improvements and changes covering freight and passenger equipment. safety de- vices, road beds and literally hundreds of operations which rep- resent progrcs and response to the changing conditions and re- quirements of the environment in which we live.
Steady Development
"1 have hcen. looking over the number and variety of freight cars in our system," he said. "I was impressed by the gradual but. steady development in the special- ization of freight equipment. and I was even more impressed to see the extraordinary range of oper-
ating gear and equipment that has been dcsigiied to meet the violence of speed haulage, types
and conditions of traffic, endlr-ss requests for special scrviccs, wide cllmniic and gcozrnpliic v:iriat.ions and so on. 'l'ruly if the. ingenuity. experience, and imagination of human beings have ever been combined. it has been in the de- velopment of present day freight equipment."
"It may well he that the rail- ways have sel. the pace in the de- velopment of modern transportat- ion." he continued. "They have been tho tnrcet against which all other means of transportation have had to ho measured. The railways hnvc been jot-keyed into ii position in which liie newer forms of ti:nrispori.nl;on are permitted to operate in their specialized fields without. lniviixc to accept the gen- eral nblicnlions which are the his- toric legacy of H19 railways. For example. l) ,i- use not obliged to follow .- rcglilatnry principles which ii rl the railways, nor are thcy ob...cd to provide all their own lmv1l:tics?'
An Impossible Task
Mr. Gordon contended that the railwn,i-s should not be expected, to meet. all and cvcry type of competition in the transportation field. since that sets them an im- possible tosk. There are some things the rnilwais can do better than anybody else. There are some things other people can do better than the railways. and there are situatiovns in which the railway is the Wyclnnment force to open up the country and in due course competition in transportation will follow surli rlevclopmr-iii.
"(iv-niitml that tho original ren- enn for rcgiil.-ition of rnilwnys was aounrl. I scc no rcnson why at- titudcs and circumstiiiiccs should hilt bc Kflilistcd to current con- ditions," hr s.iid. "For example, it- sr-ems to me it should now bel recogiiizoti llizit a raglilatory mechanism which was devised in rrstraint. of monopoly has now, wit.h the norm: ni powerful mm- pctition in the transportation field, lierrimc trnnsformed into rt-sl.i:alnt of cnmpctltion. In ef- fect, the rnilunys are told 'Your competitors nmy do thus and so but you mny not.'
"The rllilunys do not fear com- petition pl'0Vldcd the rules of the game are fair and equitable. I am not contending for tho abolutlon of all regulatory controls in the transportation llcld. All that I" advocate is that regulatory con- trols should thcmsclvcs recognize our changing world and that they should be modified, Amended and adapted to kl-en up to date with changing techniques. changing methods and changing conditions. only in that way will the public
receive the full benefit of tech- nological changes and be assured that its total transmrmuon com, is held to the minimum consist- on with the quality or service de. uumded.
Unbelievable Com plexfty
"So long as the present rigidity of ulster-y control continues to be imposed on the railways, 1 have little real hope about simplifying our fre ht rate structure. The present iIl&0 rate tariff is a com-
wurde have been spread on the
record in one investigation. after another and the record is replete with special pleadings. grievances, complaints, confusions and misun- derstandings. I am not prepared to say that we can ever achieve a freight rate structure in Can- ada that will satisfy everyone. But I do claim that an equalizing of competitive condition: will bring that possibility far closer to real- ity as well as giving the railway! a chance to develop along lined best suited to their great respon- sibilities and great capacities.
"Nauraliy if the railways are to give the public the full benefit of coordinated techniques. an ex- pansion of their service to include highway competition is inevitable." submltcd Mr. Gordon. "The rail- ways are not afraid. of competition and it is interesting to observe that it is now the trucker who 'views with alarm.' But. this is a completely unrealistic attitude and I was encouraged to observe that enlightened opinions are begin- ning to be expressed."
Mounties Visit To England causes Flood 0f Fan Mail
LONDON. Dec. 4-(CF)-' "Dear Mounties." the nine-yeah old writes tremulously, "do you
always get your man like they say and do you see real Indians? It must be smashing to do all that.”
The nine-year-old, who writes from Chester, Cheshire, wants to know whether he can join the Canadian Mounties when he grows up. From Clifton, Yorkshire, an- other rilne-year-old sends a par- ticularly urgent request for an autograph of "any Mountie" and in London's Manor Park district a 12-year-old girl records her regret that the poor Mounties have to travel in jeeps and automobiles, instead of romantically on horse- back.
These are excerpts from three of the deluge of letters received in London since five members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. visiting Britain last week. proved that the lure of the scarlet tunic is A good deal stronger than many Canadians think. .
Today an R.C.M.P. official, with the reticence bred in the bones of his service, declined to put a fig- ure on the number of letters re- ocived from youngsters in the last week, but admitted under third- degree questioning that "you could probably say more than 50."
The R.C.M.P. has no official address in London, or anyway none that appears in the telephone book. so Britain's boys and girls put. some weird directions on their envelopes. including simply to "Five Mounties, London", but the missives usually get their man. About four out of five contain a request for autographs or pictures
The five visiting Mounties. head- ed by Assistant Commissioner M. F. E, Anthony, came to Britain with Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh and went home last week. Their pictures appeared on the front pages of most national newspapers.
1" 7. To churches
Bl'PK lill.l. FAl.l.S, Pn.. hr-c. 4--(AP)-Most. Canadian and Am- erican Protestants will he nsked to give at least 10 per cent of their income to their church in 1952, the National Council of Churches of Christ said Saturday.
Leaders of 31 churches rep- resenting some .'ll,000.000 members in Canada nnd the U. S. attended the opening of a two-day confer- ence in map the Council's educa- tionnl program for 1952. '
"We can see thnt. the emphasis, on Christian tithing iii rapidly developing as A main theme in" the churches of the National Council of Churches of Christ," snid Rev. T. K. Thompson of New York, executive director of the stewardship department. 1
Tithing is pnymcnt of 1l.l0lhi of A person's lncomc. a custom established thousands of years ago.
Mr. Thompson said "the aver- age giving to church is probably less than one per cent. of income now. But. more and more are about Christian
asking to know tithing."
He said tithing would be pro- molcd through movies, literature, sermons and speeches.
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The Birthday Murder
By Lange Lewla OIIAEIIB THIRTY-ONI
Part One
'oapiain Harries tossed off his drink, put the glass down beside the bottle, straddled the chair agsin. His opaque eyes looked in- to Tuck's. "What did you want to see me about?"
"On last. Thursday evening you visited your ex-wife. Victoria l-lime. Her husband died that same night in rather unusual. circum- stances. I came to see if you could throw any light on a few little matters."
Harrias' face did not change much. His brows raised by the fraction of an inch. "1 never saw the guy," he said flatly.
Tuck nodded. "I know that."
"What. did he die of?"
"Poison."
"Poison," repeated Harries.
"Yea. According to what we've been able to learn. this poison was either administered accidentally by the servant who prepared the dinner which he ate shortly after returning home, or else he was murdered."
Harries reflected. "'I'here was no servant around when lvvss there," he said.
"No. The meal was prepared by her the evening before. Mrs. Hime then heated and served it."
"I see." Harries rose, took a cig- arette from the pack lying on the dresser near the whiskey, lighted it, waved out the match, threw it into the wsstebasket beside the dresser. "What does this have to do with me?" he asked.
"You were married to Mrs. I-ll-me
for a year, from 1933 to 1934." Tuck said. That's true, but scarcely rele-
vsnt."
"What was your reaeon'!or visit-, ing her last Thursday evening? i: understand it had been. ten years since you last saw each other."
"I visited her because I wanted to see her again. I was given I short leave before starting on my new assignment. I decided to spend it in Hollywood. I decided to look Victoria up while I was here.”
"Nothing unusual occurred dur- ing your visit to her?"
"Nothing."
"You remained alone in the house while she went to fetch her husband whose car had broken down."
"That's right."
"why...
"I wanted to meet her husband."
"But you left before they re- turned." "Right." "I changed my mind about
wanting to meet him."
"You left the house at about what time?" , "At. about a quarter to eight.
Im not sure of the exact time."
"While you were there, did you enter the kitchen?"
"Yes."
'9” You happen to notice that one of the green canisters on the sideboard at right angles to the sink contained ant poison?"
"I did not."
"You saw the canisters?"
"I saw them, yes. They face ils you come in the door."
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"You, did not notice that the sec- ond one from the end. nearest the sink, had on its side a white label with a red edge on which had been
lettered in ink the words 'Ant polson'?"
"No...
"Was there.anythlng out of the ordinar about Mn. Hi.me'a atti-
tude w 2: you saw her?"
Captain Harries stood up. He went to the radio ngaln and turn- ed it on, softly. After the tag end of an announcement in Spanish. another record began to play. It was the same woman singing.
"No, there was nothing out of
the ordinary about Victoria." said Captain Harries. He seemed al- most to be smiling under the
heavy mustache.
He added: "Taking into account the fact that she is, by and large. the most extraordinary woman 1 have ever known."
"Did she say anything to you about her husband?"
"Nothing except his name."
"Did she say anything to you about a young actress named Moira Hastings?"
l-larriss cocked his head. "Noth- ing." He walked to the chair again, again straddled it. "Let me ask you one or two questions. just to get things straight in my mind. when was Hime poisoned? That is, when did he eat whatever con- tslnecl the poison that killed him?"
"A short tLme before, or during, or after dinner."
"Ah," said Harriss. 'Do you know what poison killed him?"
"Sodium fluoride." ,
At this Harriss reacted. His head went slowly and stiffly back. "So?" he said softly. His eyes were alert
now. more alive. "The ant pow- der." Tuck said: "Not many people
know that most ant iscns ialn sodium fluoride the ingredient, captain Harriss."
Captain Harrlss said: "Did you
C011- basic
happen to read Victoria's book, 'Ina Ha.rt'?"
Tuck nodded.
"So did I.'' After a pause, he
asked: "Who is this Moira Hast- ings you mentioned?"
"A young actress. was a film producer."
"Oh. A business associate. I see."
"Of course." said Tuck, "there's nothing tangible to disprove the fact that the man died as ll result of carelessness on the part of the servant. Nothing, really, at all.
Mr. I-lime
she, of course, denies such an ac- cident; that proves nothing. There, seems to be no possible motive on him listening to the voice of anyonlvs part for murdering Mr. woman who was dead.
To be continued
Hime. There is, however, the an- noying matter of opportunity. Be- sides the servant, four people the opportunity to use that on in the kitchen. The actress. Miles Hastings, who had tea with
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LUINIXNBURG. N. S.. Dec. 4 - (OP)-Capt. James Tucker of Gloucester had a laugh like a de- pqrtment store Santa Claus for reporters and you'd never guess he
bucket: to re-inforee the pumps and keep their battered trawler Ronald and Mary Jane afloat dur- lng a bowling storm.
"Those buckets saved our lives.” said the 40-year-old skipper, who interspersed his remarks to re- porters with long-distance tele- phone re-assurance to his wife at Ml Haskell St). Gloucester.
The trawler was towed here last night by the tifg Foundation Vera.
"We hit A couple of storm: on the banks before heading for home but they didn't bother Ill," be
had Just foiled the hungry Atian- um
tic, mostly with the help of some old, dented buckets.
He and his nine-man crew of Gloucester flahefmen used fire Mrs. I-lime. Her friend. Bernice
Saxe . . .'
"Bernice." said Harries. 'Is she around? Good old Bernice."
"Yourself . . ."
Harries laughed, his white teeth showing suddenly and ferociously under his moustache. "Hell's bells, mani" he said.
"And Mrs..Hlme."
Sewn Harrias sobered abruptly- He went to the dresser. picked up the bottle, looked at it, put it down with a. click He turned. leaning against the dresser on his elbows. his feet crossed in front of him and supporting his weight. The voice of the singer was muted and
passionate in the hckground. Harrlss looked up at. Tuck. his bold. dark face brooding and
quiet. He jerked his close-cropped head in the direction of the radio. "I read about her death in this morning's paper. A few lines. She was 8. great singer. she took dope. she drank too much. she had a cruel, us . Drlmltlve face, but when sh song she was great and you were great, listening to her. She always loved men who were not good to her. She always said that one day she would kill her- self. All Latins threaten that. It's in form of self-expression with them. Whenever she told me that. three years ago in Mexico City, I laughed at her. I didn't believe it. I knew it was impossible."
He stood there silent for a mo- ment. listening to the recording of the dead woman's voice. He spoke very quietly.
"Don't ask me wiigiher I think Victoria could have killed her hus- band. I don't know."
After the door closed behind Tuck the slligerls passionate voice grew louder. Harrlse turned up the radio as high as possible. Tuck left the
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"But this one was too tough. The st. Nicholas ( ” Glou- cester trawler) was with us on the homewar: voyage and laid by all the time. We didn't try to take any short cuts.
"We had Just taken one of those heavy seas-it gave her an awful blow-when she started a-leaking. It didn't seem serious at first but as the storm got worse, the leak got worse.
Flve Pumps At Work
"we had to stop the vessel. We had five pumps at work. but with those heavy use they all couldn't work at one time. As the vessel pitched, one would suck air. An- other would get clogged with a
'floatlng. dirty rag, maybe, and so
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"It got so bad I thought we would have to get in the boats and try to make the Nicholas. But I was afraid it would be suicide the storm was so bad we couldn't lower the boats.
"So I said. 'Leds, let's get the liuckets'. We worked with the buckets for 14 hours before the Vera came-thank God.
"That's the only thing that sav- ed us-the buckets. Otherwise the Ronald and Mary Jane wouldn't be here, and perhaps we wouldn't be here either. The water was over the engines then-she was taking about 25 gallons a minute. The men below were like drowned rats.
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"If you're going to mention any- thing about this in the papers, for God's sake tell about the bravery of the men on the Vera. -
"When they came alongside last night the seas seemed sky-high. They shot three cables before they got one aboard.
"These men were standing on the stern of the Vera-a man's life wasn't worth much standing there. You know the rail on a trawler is fairly high-it gives you a feeling of protection"-but there's no protection on the stern of A tug. And they worked in that dangerous spot until they secured the line and started the tow."
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