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Prominent Montreal Family Wiper! Out in Plane Crash

Sat; Americans Arc Courting Third World War

Br l-‘rancis W. Carpenter NEW YORK. Feb. 12 —-tAPl - ln a raxx-rovcrsial book to be pub- lished iloiitlay Professor P. M. S. Blast-act:

of Britain says 00n- i-icken Americans are n tliird world war by to gain complete safety . filflfllU‘ bombing.

'l‘ht= ‘book is "FjearyWar and the Btiiib" twhlttlesey House). it was published in a_sllghtly dif- frrcli! vcrsion last fall in England rind ‘.\1.< quoted 10 times by An- drct *7 visliiii~k_v. Soviet Deputy Fotccii ltfinistct". lll heated de- nim ._-. atomic control before the Ullllrii Nfllifiils Assembly at Paris.

Sonic of the western delegates atomic energy have criticized hock as tcndentious and as tiizli straw men. lFktll, n Nobel prize winner tr. p)‘: argues:

l A. .c bombs are over-rated as a ii-cful single weapon: at best thcv arc only adjuncts to mass ITTZZPS aiirl conventional arms.

’.' Tic countries of Western Fit-u... usiiid llii\'f= to provide the

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mass almtcs while the Utiited sari-s provides the arms in any iii-sir acainst Russia.

3 our hundred per cent secur-

ity ncsztist atomic bombs is im- possillh‘ 4 Rii ~iri was riizlit in refusing

to flFITill the United States atomic Mn‘ if pfrin put forward by Bel’- hard .\i ilaruoh in the United Na- ‘Ions fvoniic Fmergrv Commission Jutit» ‘t. i946. The malor parts of tlirti it‘... Izitcr were approved by larzc ‘l'.'llt'1l'l1l£‘§ of the commission and of the [lulled Nations Assem- blv 1r. Paris.

dropped on up.» not the last act of rt World War but werc iialtu" operation of t-he mnitlc war with Russia

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(lonhi-ing Events

5 xicznic bomb: .la',i.i'

".\lai'. your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

.iit'c in Clinton Hnli ‘fueaclay Frti l5.

"Roi." social and Dance. Kellys Cross l-lall. tonight.

"hanco in Fort Augustus School. Tuesdfll‘. February 15th.

"Vrimc to tho Valentine party in End ilbaiie lodge room Monday. Feb. 14.

"Tlctircdflnsloe Station Hall. iliitiilni, l-oh. l-i. Eastern Rhythm Ribs tlri-licstrn.

“lwlllffi in Mlllvi-ile School, Tues-

tiii nlriit. February 15th. Refresh- Yflflllfi.

"Croltinole Party in 70mm $0}; ‘Tobi-nary iiiui. Attspices

"Valentine danc: Spring Valley P" Tllcsflaia Fob. is. Sale of llnchos,

"5h"l\'~—‘li/lo_r:ll.—8 r. M.

every '5::f1l:1i' only. Good Pictures.

Good

‘“L"I\1P game Covehead rink hfllilizht. \Veat Royalty va. Cove- ciid Red Wings.

v "Corpwnll rink tonight Winaloe l Cornwall Juniors. Medical

Cor . 13003‘; imCornwall C.C. First game

Jgrll" galore. are the girls acore. tlll Y"",-r River rink. You'll laugh n insure sore. Kenalngton Girl: ‘m! ‘big-Sara Izaaaliea thtoiglgt. on’ mn a I t.

Skate after. good music.

"Attcritlon-Ndixh Shore Mcr

Hockey League. All team

n Nlcntatlvea are aakad to meet

M 1W Glasgow rink Monday “M “i 330- Important.

ll nsfie°l~i°l1 45b. Dance. dale of a: and Cindy. Obarry Valley "my L‘? Store, Tuesday, 9gb. . Mlllvievv Omhegtra,

Card g . “M at a ocloek. I! not

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MAXVILLE. OnL. Feb. l3—tCPl -A prominent Montreal family of seven-visiting in the Ottawa dia- trlct—-were killed on ll plane crash while returning home to- night. The crash took place near a farmhouse aix miles north of this Southeastern Ontario town.

Dead are:

Wallace C. Slple of l9 Lake- ahore Road. Beaconafield, Quin. preaident of the Slple Aircraft Company, Montreal; *

Ilia wife, Annie Irene, who had lust returned from a visit to Florida:

And their five children: Graham, ll; Gordon. 10: Wal- lace, l; Sharon. d: Shelia. 4. Slple, an experienced pilot. about

40, was at. the controls of the twin- engine monoplane when it develop- ed engine trouble 30 minutes after lt. took off from the Ottawa Air- port. at 7 p.m. EST.

Thi- family had bet-n visiting Siple's parents at Hawkcshury, Ont., about 30 miles north of here.

The plane. witnesses said. began to burn in mid-air and came plum- YMUHR down with an awful roar. exploding aa it hit the ground.

A preliminary search of the shat- tered plane dlsclosi-d five bodies. Two hours liitcr. after Dr. Howard Munro. Maxvllle coroner, arrived. other bodiea were found.

Body identified as that of Mrs. Slplc appeared to be sheltering onc of the children. Threc other child- ren were found dccpci- in tlic wreckiigc. huddled together. Siplek hllfllilll! body Was thrown forward about 100 yards from the plane.

Dr. Munro aald the ages of the children appeared to range from 15 years down to four. Mr. and Mrs. Slple appeared to be between 35 and 40 years of ago.

The plane was heading towards Dorval Airport in Montreal when it apparently developed engine trouble.

ilamilton Players

Guild Wins llonors

WINDQOR. Ont.. Feb. 13 __ (OP) -— The Hamilton Players Guild took top honors Saturday in the Western Ontario Drama Leaftue festival with the "highest marks possible for a play which ivas well up to profeslonal start. duds."

Adludicator Robert Bpeaig-ht. who had only praise fotr the guild's present atlon of "John

Loves Mary." said the production was superb in every phase. Be- sides winning over four other am- ateur groups. individual acting awards were taken by Ciulld play- era.

London Little ‘Theatre, festival winner last year. was second

llenartnient Store Sales ll|i 9 Per Osnt Feb.

UITAWA. l3 - (CPI -- Departmcnt. store sales in Canada increased nine per cent in January over the corresponding month of 1946 the Bureau of Statistics re- rported Saturday.

The llarltkner had thc largest gain of in per cent in the month, ollowed by Alberta. with a rise of 4 per cent, Saskatchewan 1S per cent, Quebec ll par cent: Manl- toba l0 per cent, Ontario five per cent and British Columbia four

per cent.

Atlantic Wholesalers Building ilutted

CAMPBELLTON. N. B., Feb. l3

(CP) -- Damage estimated at $200,000 or more occurred here Saturday night when fire gutted a large wholesale grocery establish- ment owned by Atlantic Whole saiers Limited.

"llie fire started about '1 p.m. in lhc furnace room. where a new furnace had been installed recent- ly. Firemen fought the blaze until after midnight. When it was ex- tinguished early today only the concrete walls of the building were standing.

Atlantic Wholesalers bought the building from Walter Gray about two years ago. it contained a large amount of stock.

Gray's ice cream plant. adjoin- ing the wholesale building suffer- ed heavy damage.

'Il‘.e blaze was the latest in a series here this winter and raised the towns total fire loss in recent months to about 8500.000.

‘Marsh invasion’ Leaves Six Dead, $350,000 in Damage

‘Tobacco Prices In llfld. To Increase

ST JOHN'S. Nfld., Feb. l! - (CP) - Tobacco prices in New- foundland will be increased after federation with Canada. a spokes- man for a tobacco manufactuer tlmperial Tobacco Co.) said here today.

Higher Canadian taxes will re- sult in a 40-per cciit hike in the cost of Newfoundland-made plug tobacco and the United States product will cost. 57 to 90 cents more a pound. Cigaret prices also will advance but amount of the increase was not revealed.

“Witnesses” Driven -‘rom Town By Mob

EDMUNDSTON. NB, Feb. i3 -— (CP) — After a four-month stay in Edmundston. four representat- ives oi.’ the Watchtower Tract and Bible Society. otherwise known as Jehovah's Wittnesses, were forced to leavc the toivit Saturday by a‘ crowd of more than 500.

A tritckload of tlieir tracts and other literature was torn to shreds and burned at the railway station as the crowd awaited their train departure for Quebec. Town police, aided by a few civilians. kept the mob from boarding the train “To get a look at a ivitiicss."

The four Watchtower represent- atlves were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones, M155 Winnifred Parsons and Miss Olive Lundcil.

The previous day Mr. Jones call- ed at tit; police station to say he had heard rumors a mob was being organised to run the four out of town. Police Chief P. Alvemini promised that his foroe would be on the nlcrt.

A crowd gathered lti the town Friday night and several houses WEN.‘ entered in a search for the "Witnesses? Rice Street. where they had been boarding, was pack- ed with cars. Police estimated that more than half of tlze mob came from outside Edmundston. Some, in lumberjack attire. arrived by truck.

No llarna intended

Shortly bcforc ll p. m. Miss Parsons sought protection at the police station. Several men in a car picked u‘ Miss Lutideil. She quoted them as saying they i.ritend- ed .no harm but wanted her and other Watchtower representatives to leave town. -

Latcr she was driven to thc police station. where Mr. and Mrs Jones arrived under police escort

Mr. Jones first said the party iivould leave the next. day for Woodstock. N. B., hut then capltu- liited to the crowd's demand that the departure be on the next train. which was leaving early Saturday momlng for Quebec.

At the station the party found itself l8 liort of the amount re- quired for four fares to Quebec. Thtrshorliige was made up among the crowd of more than 500 who milled around the station until the train left.

Mayor H. E. Marmen has ordered an investigation of the incident.

On Forged

BAIZBUHB, Austria, Feb. 1S — (AP) — Two fugitive Hungarians taald Saturday night they have "final and absolute proof" that the conviction of Joseph Cardinal “‘ daaenty waa “a farce built on a stack of forged and extorted documents."

lanilo and Hanna lulner. who deacribe themselves as official handwriting experts of the Hun- garian Government, fled to Aus- lrla last week and now arc in the protective custody of American occupation authorities in Weairrn Austria.

The Sulriera said in an inter- view they are waiting until they reach "a aafe and peaceful spot on thll earth" to make lood a personal vow to "expose the trial of Cardinal Mlndalenty for first.

Claim Cardinal Convicted

Documents

what it was - a monstrous crime by the Hungarian Government." They said they brought with them microfilm copies of virtually every document used in the trial. Cardinal Mindszenty was convict- ed in Budapest of trcalon. ea- plonage and black market deal-

lngl and sentenced to life im- prlaonment laat Tuesday. , With the documents. Mr. and

Mrs, Sulner say they will be able to prove that almost all the evl-s dance uaeti in the trial was ob- tairiccl by a combination of forg- ery. the uaa of drugs and hypnosis and by photographic trlch.

They said they were not aaked to teatlfy ab the trial because the defence counael never railed the

queatioii of the validity of the

documents introduced.

Sam Oarr llemanded llntil February 21

OTTAWA. Feb. l3 __ to?» ._ Sam Carr isnt talking.

In his first days in custody the man a. royal commission called a main cog in a. Russian spy ring has demonstrated no intention of telling police what he knows.

The Mounties wont question him, they said Saturday. unless he sends word from Carleton Coun- ty jail that he wants to talk.

Carr, 42-year-old native of Rus- 51a. made his first court appear- ance Saturday morning and was immediatcly remanded until Mon- day. Feb. 2i, by Deputy Magis- trate Joachim Sauve.

Paris Style Features

PARIS, Feb. l3 — (AP) - These three important features which have emerged from the Paris fashion shows are likely to influ- once women's clothes this year.

l. Introduction of flying over- siclrts and the continuance of the super-narrow skirt.

2. The extensive use of the stole.

3. The shortening of skirts.

Hungary Asks United States To Recall Minister

BUDAPFBT. Feb. 13 -—tAPl — Hungary announced Saturday night she has asked the United States to recall its minister. Selden Chapln. and to consider withdrawing an as- sistant military attache.

Foreign Minister Laszlo Rails in a statement accused President Tril- man. State Secretary Dean Acheson of the United States and Foreign secretary Bevin of Britain, of talc- ing part in a "war of slander against Hungary."

Authoritative quarters said. how- ever, that a break in diplomatic re- lations is not intended.

"Some other representative of the United States will be welcomed here," one said. "but we do not want; Mr. Chitpln to remain."

lvan Boldizaar. Undersecretary of State. sald"the recall of Chapln was asked in connection with the activities of Joseph Cardinal Mindszcnly. Roman Catholic Prim- ate convicted last. ‘Ifiiesday on charges of treason. espionage and illegal money dealings.

The State Department responded by announcing Clmpin will be ord- ered home "for consultation."

ssoooFTi- Barge Of ~ Furs leaves Edmonton

EDMONTON, Feb. isl- tori -— Moat valuable shipment of furs ever to leave Edmonton by llr cargo was flown east. by Trans- Oanada Air Linea filday. The cargo, annotating of approximate- ly 2,000 nilnk and I5 martin pelt: valued at about $80,000, was split into bundles tagged for New York. Tloronto and Montreal.

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Sheep llvvssmitl-llays ‘Entombed ln_S_aowtlrlft

QUITO, Ecuador. Feb. l3~tAPt —-An enraged mob that hurled gasoline and flaming balls of paper took bloody revenge here last. night for a panic caused by an Orson Welles-type radio dramatization of an "Invasion from Mars.”

The mob attacked and burnt-d the building of the newspaper El Comercio, which housed the radio station, and killed at: least six per- sons and injured l5 others.

Army troops were called out. They used tanks and tear gas to restore order.

The mob wreckcd the nevivspapci" building, its equipment and the radio station. Damage was estimat- ed at more than $350,000.

Heads of the station said Leo- nardo Paez, art director, and Ed- uardo Alcaras, dramatic director. prepared and directed the dram- atization wlthout their knowledge.

The populace had been terrified by a radio dramatization of H. G. Wells‘ fantastic novel, “The \Var of Worlds", localized to describe strange creatures from Mars land- ing nearby and heading for Quito.

lt was carried out much after the fashion of Orson Welles‘ "Martian Invasion" broadcast in 1938 which caused panic in some parts of the United States.

Hysteria drove most of the pop- ulation of Quito into the streets be- fore the program directors learned how much consternation they had caused. They appealed to the peo- ple to be calm and assured them it was all fictional.

When the people finally were convinced, they swept. upon the El Commercio building. Ecuador's principal newspaper. showering it with stones and driving occupants to the upper floors,

Groups set fire to the building at various points anti some of tho occupants leaped from third-Storey window: as the flames trapped them.

HOTEL. BANK BURN!!!)

WARNER, Alta, Feb. 13—tCPi._ Fire Saturday gutted a hotel and bank in this community 40 miles southeast of Lethbridge. causing damage estimated ut 380.000. Guests escaped from the hotel in night at- ilrc. The fire spread to the hank building next door. burning it to the ground and leaving only the fire-proof vault standing in a smouldering heap of ashes.

Prime Minister is Questioned 0n Visit To U.S.

By GEORGE RONALD

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 — tCP) - Prime Minister St. Laurent to- night discounted speculation that Canada and the United States arc considering joint extension of North Artzericas radar defences.

At the Union Station, prior to his departure for Ottawa by train after a. week-end as guest of President Truman, reporters ask- ed the Canadian Prime Minister to clarify the remarks he made Saturday at a press conference.

He said flatly that he bad not disclosed any new development in radar precaution against air at- tzicls.

Discuss Seaway, Power The Prime Minister also told reporters that he discussed with: President Truman the St. Law- retice scawav and power project and that the President had "made it clear that he understands our viewpoint on the hydro matter." The Prime Minister indicated be had advanced the view that con- sideration must be Wit/En t0 ‘hi! hvdro phase alone if the over-all

scheme is not approved soon.

At an earlier press conference Saturday, the Prime Minister said the United states has been grant- cd no rights in anv militiirv bases in Canada. A Canadian officer is in ccrnmniid at. practically every base where- the llnitcd States has mtlitary tiersonncl. hc said.

Mr. st. Laurent said Canadians are "fundamentally in substantial tigrcetfient” on foreign policy and members of Parliament so far

have found nothing in the "geri-

eral objectives" of the proposed North Atlantic pact “which is not quite appealing to them."

0n Radar Defencea

At the station tonight, reporters confined their questions to the protected radar defences.

“Did you say - as you have been interpreted as saying -_ thatl talks of this tvpe are under wavl between Canada and the United; States?" he was asked. .

"No.” mid Mr. St. Laurent. "fl

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Huge B.C. Development

Announced

VANCOUVER. Feb. 13- tCPv- Full employment. for years to comc , and capital expansion which may] total more than 0500000000 arc; forecast for British Columbia by; industrial and government leaders.

A $90,000,000 industrial developq men! program. announced in thol Legislature by Premier , Johnson, will setpff “a hllili‘ PX‘ panslon program by private capw ital." business and govermnent ob- aet-vera agreed.

Seen as Immediate results nf thc scheme are: l

1. Development and scttlin! , of the interior of the Prov- ince.

2. Complete absorption of

B. C.‘a 27.000 unemployed and

full employment for thousands

more.

ft. Establishment of new in- dustrica and growth of present ones.

’ 4. Hailing of any trend to- ward socialism. 5, Huge advance in aecond-

ary industry. especially around

Vancouver.

6. Growth of the Prince George area na a large lumber shipping centre.

Other atepa. which might follow later, would include establishment of a 3300300000 aluminum plant on the coiiat.

A new pulp mill at Qucsncl. 275 miles north of here. and other mills and industry pluii increased population "could bring an era of uridreamed-of prosperity" to the Province. said one observer.

FORT MORGAN. Colo. Fob. 13- (AP)~—A aheep was found alive on the William Brandt farm near hcrc after being entombed in a ariowdrlft 40 days. Brandt said Saturday that when the big blizzard atruck early in January two sheep were hem- med ln against. a lilgh board fence. He spotted the two mining ahcep Thurlday. One was dead. but. the other stumbled to a haystack and started eating.

In House

News In Brief F

WASHINGTON. Jan. 13—tAPi- The army Saturday denied flatlyl that thcro is any plan to withdraw

Bymn United States occupational forccs‘.cp,

from Japan.

LONDON. Feb. l3~tAPl~ Thej Foreign Office reported Saturday} Britain is making inquiry in \i'ashih:tnn about puhlishcti re-, ports suililcstiiig an Amcvican troop withdrawal from Japan.

PARIS. Fob. l3 ._ tReutersl-J Andra hhri». French Minister of Juaticr, has resigned. it .va.\ an- nounced tonight. Mai-lo. a Radical. is succoedrrl bv Robert Lccourt. of} the Moiivcmcnt llcpuhlicaiii Pop-

ulalre. The outgoing Minister is t after shr- drrink part of a bottle oft s

suffering from lung iroublr.

LATION

l Electric Rates llnquiry Starts

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Full enquiry into the basis of’ iElPPlflf‘ light and power rats-s will} ‘ Eel tindcrway this morning. Mr. W. .11. Brennan. secretary of tiic P. E. ‘I Public Utilities Commission stat- ed last evening. The investigation of the Maritime Electric Company rate structure was decided upon lSfllllC time ago uni tho purpose of

the cnquir_v was outlined by the iComiiiission at that time.

The accounting work. which is the preliminary stage and which will set a basis for the determin- ation of the capital invested by the Company, has liccii given lo En- giriccrini: Sci-vice Co. Ltd. of Hali- lfax. tho szinic firm which prcparctl ‘a similar report thirteen years ago.

It is cxpccted that this work will‘ require about 10 months, Mr. Brett- ‘nan said.

island Officials i éArrive In Ottawa

OTTAWA. Feb. l3 —tSpecial)— Premier J. Walter Jones, accom- panied by Hon. A.W. Matheson. Provincial Minister of Health and Welfare. Douglas MacKinnon, M. L.A. and Lt. Col. MacKay arrived here yesterday.

Today they will meet members of the Government. concerning im- proved transportation facilities at

the Carlboo-Wood Islands cross- ing. Premier Jones while here will

take the opportunity of seeking the extent of Federal assistance in the matter of the construction of ware- houses for potato storage.