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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1949

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‘Mall $5.00; other Provinces h U. 5. $’l_00

QQMMONS DEFEATS ATTEMPTS TO DELAY NFLD." UNION

Heavy

Death Toll

in Slave Labor Camps In Russia .

Israel Expects To Spend 40D Million 0n 1949 immigrants

LONDON. Feb. 15 — (Reuters) - Israel will need more than £1.00.- wdoflfl ($400,000,000) for the 950,000 immigrants expected this year. Dr. Israel Goldsteln, treasur- ll‘ of the Jewish Agency, said to- tif-

Gtildstcin arrived here this week kcni New York aftcr a week's visit to the United States to launch the joint Palestine appeal for funds to resettle refugees in lsrael. l-le n-ill return to Israel nlllfifllil’.

"JPN! alone can hardly meet this hiizr obliciition of housing and llildlllg yibs for these immigrants. There arc now 750.000 Jews in

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Corning Events

"Mall your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio, Charlottetown.

"Lforiiiinll rink tonight, East. Royalty ilogiils \S. Cornwall C. C.

"Piiiiir_i' Sale at Prowse Bros, February 25th, sponsored by South Wuisloe W. I.

"Prirloui" Social at the Manse, Ciifllfllfili, Friday evening, Febru- df)‘ 18th.

"Legion Dance in South Rustico Hall, Wednesday. February 16th. Good music. Refreshments.

Sale.

Salvation

please phone 8'23.

"Ft-ed prices now reduced. Ibi- W-"JP. for prices, it will pay you. MCGilliZlill iii: Boyle.

"twrichcutl rink tonight, West Rflllillr Bcai-cnts vs. Covehe-id Red links, Lctiguc flame. Skate after.

"Milton rink tonight, South- poil Rnniiiicrs vs, Milton Hornets. Leiiguc gtimc. Skate after.

"PTW Rvrniiy rink tonight. Pnrkrlnlr- Juveniles vs, Charlotte- l°“'ll F11 crs. Good ice. Skate after.

"l-"Iilllc mime tonight at llunter lliicr rink, South Rustlco vs. llunlcr River. Skate after.

"South Granville Women's In- shliiic viiriciy concert, Fch. 17 in

l\_'oi~th UflillYlllC lluli. If not fine. lit». 21,

Yllflrl-tcyi New Glasgow rink to- "lulu, ilun-lotictoivii Bombers vs. H009 llivcr. Game starts 8.30 sharp. Skliic ailicr. i

"C0 ' Operative meeting for Cm“ Roads, Alexandra and Pow- lgl districts at. Cross Road-g school,

“llldflr. Feb. 1'i. at B p.m.

nxzillmkty game North Ruatlco u, » “blower. rob. in. imi

“KW vs. North Riustlco. Game ‘We ii-eo. Skate um.

‘Jdllave cai- baled shavings for _ gln§ PHFPQSN. unloading Tues- oérl-"ilil C2180]; from car. Please Ememdwm" “my. G. C. Green.

‘gglllilldlna cai- Cafeteria Feeds m av and Wednesday, February "(l 15th at bongworth Ave.

Bidln . Phon: gutsy-tires. Central ‘Royalty.

"Ho: Starter l-l D . og Fattener. lzllzyhirations. and all other ra- ‘mh wh “Pfllsht or assorted earl "l! and/or ground oats. edframllnd wheat. Enquiries invit- mm fcrious buyers. Atlas Grain

"~‘- 2°"! 1. Montreal.

u “M guolxllf} l” Itwdinir n". at the h" vlvlwlliis each ‘Thursday: 1130 A Mllmflfv. Bradalbane, until m... {Jmflliwflsii Baaniiii. uinitsr u" - M noon. Burmneralde until _ M - "lid Kensington until D ' "Ewen and Caseiey.

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By NORMAN ALTBTIDTIB

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Feb. 1.5 -— (@) — Th0 United Nations today received sworn testimony that. the death. toll froirn beatings and starvation in Russian slave labor camps is lvundreds of thous- ands each year.

The American Federation of Labor prwentcd the testimony tc the Economic and Social cotuicil in the foirm of affidavits from fonmer slave laborers in Soviet camps.

The labor organization called for an impartial investigation of the charges.

Britain aind the United Stat-es backed up the A.F.L.‘s demand with scathing denunciations of forced labor in Russia and Eaist- ern European countries tinder Communist domination.

‘ delegate Semen K. Tlarapkin described the charges as libeiious. I-le lashed back with a claim that the United States wanted to spy on Rul- lh through a proposed invest- igating commission of the In-

tematlonll Labor Organisa- tion.

Christopher Mayhew. British Undersecretary of Foreign Af-

fairs, departed from the text of his speech io point up “the strik- ing failure of the Russian deleg- ate to produce any defence against specific charges." ‘This was a "plain admission of guilt," May- hew said. ' _ Presenting the A.l".L. case. Miss Tony Sender quoted during an hour-long address from a. large sheaf of documents on forced la- bor in Russia and Eastern Eur-

ope.

William L. ‘Phorp. United States delegate, proposed that the A.F.L. demands and documents be sent to the Council's Human Rights Commission for action.

A vote on this proposal was postponed until Wednesday when

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Provincially-Election in fiuehec Today

LEVIS. Que" 15 —tCP) —- A light vote was forecast tonight for tomorrow's balloting in a provinc- ial by-clectlon in Levis County, small riding across the St. Latv- rence River from Quebec.

The contest is a two-way fight called as the result of the resig- nation of J.T. Larocheile, former minister without portfolio in the Quebec Legislature who was nam- ed to the Legislative Council.

Throughout Quebec the by-clect- ion has evoked little interest.

The candidates are Albert Sam- son, commercial traveller and Union Nationals candidate, arr-l Abel Paradis. Jeweller who is run- ning under the standard of the Union of Electors.

The usual enthusiasm of Quebec politics has been lacking. largely because of the landslide victory of the Union Nstioriale in the pro- vinclsil general fiction lest my 28.

Liberal Senators Deny Pledge To Government

OTTAWA, Feb. 15—(CP)—With prompt corroboration from two others, a Liberal Senator denied today that any pledge of support for Government policies had been exacted front or implied to him on appointment to the Senate.

The statement was made by San- ator W. D. Euler (L-Ontario) in the midst of a debate which brought forth approval of the en- try'of Newfoundland into confed- eration. Support came from Senator L. M. Gouln (Is-Quebec) and Seri- nior .1. J. Kinley (L-Nova Scotla). All three were named to the Sen- ate by former Prime Minister Mnc- kenzie King.

Senator Euler. former Cabinet Minister who went, in the Upper Chamber in 1M0, referred to a statement by Earl Rowe, Progres- sive Conservative member of the Commons for Dufferin-Simcoe. dur- lng the Commons debate on New- fcundiand.

I-le laid Mr. Rowe quoted Mr.

ing as saying that all Senators appointed by him were committed

to sibrnlt to any measure of Sen-

Fluods Threaten in Southern Ontario

TORONTO, Feb. 15 —(0P) _ Flood waters rose in some south. ern Ontario rivers todny 1n the first high-water threat. of the year. Some river break-ups were the earliest ever recorded.

The Weather Bureau forecast a respite tonight from the rains and warm weather which caused the floods. But the accompanying lower temperatures may bring severe ic- ing conditions and traffic hazards.

A flood-danger spot was the turbulent Etobicoke River. which flows from north of Brampton into Lake Ontario near Long Branch, a Toronto suburb.

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Specuiate 0n Australia’s iloic

in Pacific Defence

By R. D. Brown

LONDON, Feb. 15 —tR.euters)— The Australian announcement that ii new 2.148.000.0011 15591000000» de- fence, project is to be put in hand causcd speculation today whether a decision has been reached in principle that Australia shall be- come a Pacific arsenal for Britain,

A Ministry of Defence spokes- man indicated that no firm plans had been made for the transfer to Australia of vital British dcfcnce industries.

The Canberra report said a vast system of hydroelectric power stat- ions south of Canberra would feed huge atom bomb proof factories deep below the earth. Key Britisn industries and research laborator- ies would be transferred to this new defence zone. the report added.

As the project is expected ' to

take 25 years to complete, there can be no question of detailed‘ plans yet for transferring speclficl undertakings, observers here point; out.

Sir ilcnry Tizard. chief scientific adviser to the British Government. returned recently from extensive tour of Australia defence estab- lishments. .

Australia's most important de- fence project had hitherto been the’ Woomera guided weapons range, ll‘. the a-rid Red Desert northwest o.’ Adelaide. Operational experlmena there began last July, but the’ range is not likely to be compleicl before 1951. ,

By that time £i2,000.000 will have been spent on the project, which is expected to provide a testlntz ground for rockets with a range oi 1,500 to 3,000 miles.

‘This concentration of rocket re- search in Australia is not expect- ed to reduce the amount of work done in Britain.

DRIVER TAKES T0 SKATES

KINGSTON. Ont.. Feb. 15 — (CH-Taxl-drlver Jack Moffet's cab stalled on ice-coated Montreal street. last. night. He donned n. pair of skates he had in the automobile and skated back to his office.

MONTREAL. Feb. 15 --tCP) — Niiniinum prices for haircuts in greater Montreal are increased five cents to 55 cents on week days and 66 cents otn Fridays Ind Saturdays. secretary Alfred Depuis of the Barbers‘ Parity Committee sn-

nounceti today.

ate reform the Government might put forward. Mr. Rowe had asked how this would affect Newfound- land Senators.

Senator Euler laid:

"It has been said in the past that under Mr. King. new Senators were asked to pledge themselves to do as they were told and to vote for and support Government legisla- tion. especially in connection with reform of the Senate.

"It is about time, that rumor was knocked on the head. So far as I am concerned no such suggestion or request, direct or indirect. was mnde lo me by the Prime Minister or by anyone else. llm a free man. I cim do ns I wish.

"The Senate will never rise to its true lmporinncc if its members don't exercise independence. . . Senators are at compietb liberty to act in the interests of’ the country."

Further. Senator Euler laid: "l don't believe that Mr. King ever ttskcd any prospective member of the Senate to glvs such a pledge. .

.no self-respecting man would put

himself under lucn an obligation.“

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POPE PIUS XII 0-

YNTICAN CITY, Feb. ifwfltAPi-Pope Pius will muke another major

pronouncement Sunday on the trial of Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty. Hei;

will address a demonstration by Catholic Action. militant lay organiza- tion, in the square before Si. Peters Church. , The ndtircss will be hroriricnst by the Vatican radio.

Informcil sources said Pope Pius, who has made two nounccmcnls since Cardinal Mindszerity was sentenced a wcek sign in.

major pro-

life imprisonntcni, will appear on the balcony of St. Peters Basilica at

11 A. M. t6 A.M. AST).

Amid these prcparnilphssrlhe Vatican gave scant attention to a de- claration by agCommunist. spokesman in Budapest. Joseph Revai. that Hungary gave the Holy Sec an outline of the charges rind an oppor- tunity to remove Cardinal hlindszenty br-firrc she acted against him.

“The Vatictin never ticsccntls to such

compromises," an informed

source said, without confirming or denying such a proposition was re-

ceivcd,

Yet. another opportunity for the Pope in speak his mind on the:

hiindszeniyi case will be offered at a reception‘ tomorrow of the diplo- matic corps accredited in the Holy See. Diplomats representing 36 coun-

tries sought the interiiew to express their synipaiirv.

Tax Case Provokes

Demonstrations In Magistratek Court

Expulsion Df Pro-Soviet Writer

‘ Proves Puzzle

By EDDY GILMORE

MOSCOW. Felt, l5 tAPl — Anna Liouisr- Strong. Anialctin author and Journalist nrdcrcii de- ported from Russia as a spy. is a

prolific writer who has consist- cntly pronounced pro - Soviet virvvcs.

Th; Afoscow _rcss, announcing,

iicr arrest and the order for iii-r deportation, described her as "the ivcll-imow-n intelligence operator," It reported she had entered Rus- sia "as a consequence of the carc- iessness of certain foreign rela- tlnns officials."

Miss Strong is listed here as a correspondent, for the Allied La- bor News. Ste is one of seven United States correspondents in lfoscuw. ,

She is the second American within a year to be accused of spying and ordered expelled. Rob- ert Macldoff, correspondent for NBC. the McGvaw-Hili Publishing Company and the British Ebr- t-hnnge Telegraph News Agency and his wife were asked to lenvc the country April i5, 1948.

Washington turned a puzzled eye upon the Russian order for ex- pulsion of Miss Strong. The Sov- iet‘.- accusation that she is s spy. working against the 113.812., iii in

strange contrast with her writ- ings, which have a pronounced pro-Soviet, flavor. '

Dispatches from floscow, sub-

ject to censorship. have not ex- plained whst the Russians accuse Miss Strong of doing. saying or writing.

Washington records give Miss Strong's ago n 04. They disclose she has been in and out of Mos- cow repeatedly since 102i. She was in China in 1046-47.

l-lt-r Ilnited States passport vrtis renewed last June. Soviet author- ities gave her a visa to return to Moscow

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The large court roctn ill Summerside court house iras packed to overflowing tgrdgty ivith spectators, mostly farmers, for the trial before Magis- n-ste R. s. l-finton. K. C. of Mr. R. Allison Profitt of Freetown who was charged under the Income Tax Act with failure to filo iti- coma tax returns for four years

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To Make Major Pronouncement cgnsgfyatiyg

Amendment Defeated 137-66 i

By irarwv (TDONNELL l

OTTAWA, Feb. 15-(ClP)--The' Commons tonight decisively defeat- ed attempts to have Newfound- lands entry into confederation. delayed until the consent of exist- l mg Provinces was obtained or aii least until the Provinces iverc consulted on the union procedure.

By a vote of 191 to f2. the House turned down an attempt —, made by Wilfrid Lacroix if. --‘ lQuebec Monimorcncyit -- to make the union, scheduled for l/farch 31, deferred until the consent of the Provinces was obtained.

In a. second division members voted 137 to 66 against a Progres- sive Conservative, motion urging, that the union be delayed until there, were "satisfactory consulta- tions" with the Provinces on the procedure to be followed in bring- ing about the union.

The votes were on a sub-amend- meiit to the formal address whichl

will be sent to tlw» United King-, dom Parliament asking for con-i flrmation of rn- Netvfounrllandl

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Saint John Man l To Head Retailers

MONTREAL. Feb is ~ iCP).__ ‘ JNnes Wilson of Saint John. NB. Etclnight. was elected president of ‘the Canadian Retail Fhdgrflfinph illfirccrlinz A,.l. Dugal of Montreal. lklirllrllilf directors elected were" l .I.G, MacDonald. Charlottetowml HP. McCurdy, Sydney, N.s._ and T.A Wood. Halifax. i Officers in addition tn the pres- idciir will be elected tar",

l Mr. Vlfilson, a native nf Ahoy. desn, Scotland, went‘ to Salt] ,- Joltn in 1940 as general manager‘

Of F-W. Daniel and Oompanyn gs is president oi‘ the New Brunswick‘

Cancer Society and is active ini manv social welfare and com-i munity acti ‘ties, He i5 4g,

To Study Vancouver's Unemployment Situation OTTAWA. Felflfi- tori-Prime.

Minister Si. lmiticnt told the Com-| lmnris today the Government Wllll

‘ izers of the 8.160 acre Matador Co-

Forecast Prosperous

May Amend Lobster

Banning Regulations

OTTAWA, Fe». l5- (CF)- Fisherles Minister Dias-heir said totiny in the Commons his lin- partrncnt is considering amend- ments to permit the canning of

lobs s at any time of the sear. o was replying to Vt‘. Chester S. McLure (PC- Quvensi.

At present, as a conserva- tion meas e. ‘ ' o may be caught and canned only It specific periods during the year.

Dlaims. 4-Day Week“ For Farmers Possible

REGINA, Feb. 15 ——(CP) -NOW it's the ifiiif-dfly week for farmers, Lorne Dicirick, youthful navy veieriin who was one of the organ-

Operativc Farm, claims it's pos- sible. The answer, he says. is suc- cessfully using eta-operative fami- iniz methods.

I-Ie told the Regina Trades and Labor (‘cuncii last. night one of the main reasons the Matador farm was organized by its 17 err-service- men tenants was to have a higher standard of living than the aver- age farmer

etailers

l!) l-‘orbes Khllllg Canadian Press Business Editor MONTRlAL, Feb. 15 -—-tCP> __

Wheat will K8917 on growing, sheep \\'lll keep on giving wool and hens will kf-‘ell "l1 living eggs, president Ad. lnical of the Canadian Retail Feiierazimi said tonight in fore- casting u prosperous 1949.

"Nature will pursue her old Job of making Canada a great country in live in.“

Mr ed ilie annual meeting of the Fed- eralioti, which is sponsoring the

tpi-eseni conference of Canadian re-l MOW’- , A P'R\$ON A CuuRci-i hno ‘A .DRUC~'STORE Q

tallers. . There are signs. he said, that, the, lGVEllIIIR-(‘lf process is approach-l ins. but that. doesn't mean that trade will be dull, i "On the contrary, opinions are‘

that the retail voiu-zne will be well cnaintained. With building. steel, newsprint continuing at high level, the Canadian economy as a whole should enjoy another year of good‘ business.

"DESDILQ the recent signs oil weakness at the year-end 1n some consumer lines, there is no ap-l parent prospect of any sharp de-

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30,000 STORE-DWELLINGT FIRE AT CENTRAL LOT l0

Dwner ls injured By Explosion

A large general store with dive]- ling attached. together vitli all their contents. were totally fl"<il‘t't_\- led by fire Ill (Jcnlvtil Lot 1G yester- day nficritoon. Titre store ii-ns q large two-storey wooden building‘ with basement. built. in 1941. and was owned by Mr. J. Luring Ray- ner who did a large business tn ileneral merchandise and farm produce. Mr. Rayner cnitlrl not he ieachcd last evening but the loss was estimated at approximately $30000.

The fire broke out about 1.30 and as far as can be learned was caus- ed by an explosion that occurred |\\'l"lllF‘ Mr. Ravner iras preparing a ggas lantern for use. The force of the explosion threw Mr. Rayner against a doorway and he suffered a slight concussion. He entered the Prince County Hospital afterwards for an examination but was dis- charged laier in the evening,

His year-old baoy daughter had been ill with pneumonia and was taken to fhc hospital as a precau- timi.

With Mr. ‘Rayner ln the store when the explosion occurred was his sister Miss Doris Rayner. who worked there as a clerk. She im- mediately ran to the nearby home of ‘Mr. R, W. Bettori to have Mrs. Berton phone the neighbors for help.

However. the blaze spread very quickly through the store anrl the dwelling, which was a wing of the store. and nothing could be done tn save them. A small amount of downstairs furniture was saved from the house but all else was lost. Within two hours the whole structure was demolished hut a quantity of coal in the cellar was still burning last night.

It is understood that about half the value of the loss is covered by insurance.

During the afternoon a slight wind was blowing and it was snow- mg quite siearlily- S

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sooner or later. a downward read-i

1mm 1943 1° 1945' EV?" me l“? ‘look into the unemployment situn-litistment. when sales volume and

seats were occupied and could not get in at all. Mr. Profit! is president of the prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture and a mrinbcr of its income tax committee which

' has been active recently in holding

meetings of farmers in various

| centers in protest against lhe 1n-

come Tax Act. its enforcement

and administration.

An iinitsual demonstration for Al

courtroom occurred, W. E. Darby. K, C. who was defending air. Profiti. several times used strong words to criticize the manner of the prosecution. muffled applause and stamping of feet occurred among the spectators. Magistrate Hinton iii, one point said that this was behavior not tolerated in British cmirts and if persist-ed in he would have the courtroom cleared.

Mr. J. S. DesRochss, K. C. represented the Income Tax De- partment and he presented docu- mentary evidence only, i-i show

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Dhild Drowned In Flooded Ditch

TORONTO. Feb. 15 ~10?) A three-year-old child was drowned near Toronto and another young- star was rescued. unconscious, from a flooded ditch as rain-swollen streams broke their banks in sev- eral parts of Ontario today.

Ray Belfcrd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Belford of Dixie. was drowned when he fell into a stream 10 miles west of Toronto. In nearby York Township three- years-old Harriet Goodbsum was rescued after being canted a hund- rsd yards along a fut - flowing drainage ditch.