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IMHIIWUI. Id. I -' M?) 4pm sonata today sent the St. Lawrence sealway project back to m» shelf where it has been gath- qmg dust for years.

A s7 to 3o vote returned the bitterlyu-‘ontested plan to the For- m“ Relations Committes "for further study." It was widely in‘ mpreied as ending any chance for surther consideration of the 911' abling legislation this session.

iio To Australia Seeking (lancer Burs

QYDNEY. Australia. Feb. 2'!- (CP)—Mrs. Ruth McIntyre and Mrs. Anne Northam. Vancouver women who flew across the Paci- fic this week in search of a cancer cure, today met John Braund. the ‘ia-year-old layman who rocketed to lame overnighit following his claim to have found a cure for the disease.

Both women later told thoCan- sdian Press they had much faith in Braund.

Dutch Would Sell Margarine To Canada

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OTTAWA. Feb. 7i —- (GP) —- John Dehne, agent for I Nether- innds ccxnpany. today said Hol- land. is prepared to ship 300.000 pounds of oleomargarine to Cen- ada. if allowed. Without duty. "l! margarine ‘would retail at 90 cents a pound. ' "“ "

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S’side Native Heads Atlantic Division 0.ll.E.

R. A. Gordon. (above) who has been appointed superintendent, Atlantic division. Canadian Nat- ional Express, Moncton. A native of Bums-halide, PEI, he was educated at Prince of Wailes Col- lege, Charlottetown, and Dal- bouaie University, Halifax. He en- tend QM C.N.E. as n clerk at Sirmim aide ‘in 1924, and, after gairidng valuable experience in various clerical positions. he was successively promoted to acting agent and agent in i926, express agent at Baini. John in 1937 and traffic supervisor for the entire Province of Nova. Scotia. at Hali- fax 1n 1943. He became assistant superintendent, Atlantic division, Moncton, in. 1944. m. Gordon is a Past. Grand Master. AI‘. 6r A.M. (Prince Edward Island) and a 32nd Degree Scottlm Rite Mfilfli.

Members

Voice Ditsapproval Of Government Handouts

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Coming Events‘

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"Rummage Sale, ‘hinity Sodai Hell today, 3 P. M.

"Zion Brorvmies Cake lfolmanr. Satin-day. 8 P. M.

"Grinding Grain Thursdays Wily. LemMacDoaialid. New Doni- on.

Sale.

"Hockey tonight at Milton. Sachem versus Milton. kate

"Hockey New Glasgow rink to- night. Listen to the Outporte Pro- Iram for further nnounoementa.

“Unloading s. oar of Sydney coal, eiuftfolk. Ba/oirday and Mon- ir-v. n. Boswell.

e Sale, Market Build- 1113. 7 P M. Saturday. February a-lhvlxlnity United Church Jun-

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"Bu: Wanted-Paying ‘highest for used feed heal. We ehtsaioisarieiiea-nere. . L- Morris. Peed service lllli.

‘Ikuokltll Hogs for Canada Paelrecs on Monday's. Gleam-man. Mfmllld. Johrmonh River, Bethel, Mt. Herbert. P. aboyls. —l%— I

"Hotter. Best Royalty Rink. Willbt. Waiku-‘s sbeemala vs. h" Emily Royals. Good lee. Skate 13kt.

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Digapproyal of any movement having for its oblecl me “mm”? mg a1 payments to old like 159"‘ none-gs was voiced by several speak- ers at yesterday morning's final session of the Prince Edward ls- isnd Federation of Asrlpuliilrl‘! annual meeting which opened Thursday morning at the Legion 3m. The President o: the Feder- ation, Mr. RA. Profitt. Freetown. presided at all sessions.

Considerable uiscusslo also cen- tred about the introduction of a resolution asking that the Prov- ince’: Election Act be brought iri- to conformity with that of other Provinces. This resolution as well as the one calling for an old age pension of $50 per month to per- sone over ‘l0 years of age were fin- ally passed. The question whether or not the an. Island cooperative Livestock Marketing Board was a co-operstivs business also result- ed in lengthy discussions. ' l

Mrs, Malcolm MacLeod, lnrne Valley. introduced the resolution asking that the old age pension be allowed to remain at $75 B "With {or persons m years of age but that it be increased to $50 a month for those 70 years of age or more.

Mr. J. Lincoln Dewar. New Perth. took exception to the resolution. M. the present time. Mr. Dewar

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700 Marooned ilii Highway

CLOQUET, Minn, Feb. 2'!- (AP)—l\lea.rly 700 persons in 150 autos and two school buses were maroonod by a. blizzard tonight on the highway four miles north of here.

L1,‘. Harris, superintendent of schools of Flood Wood, Minn, informed the State Highway Department at Duluth that the situation was growing serious u the caravan or care, en route to a high echool bar- ketbaii game, was running low on gasoline.

Plan Organization For Junior Farmers

Three committees were yesterday morning as a prelimin- ary step in the formation of a Junior Fanmers‘ organization for the Province. The meeting. held in the Legion Hall. and composed of approximately 75 young people of both sexes, was presided over by Mr. L. P. Mclisaac, extension division. Provincial bzpsrtinent of Agriculture.

The young fanmers were addres- sed by Mr. L. W. Shaw, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, who told. tiioni that their organizing into a jundor farmers organization could not but have a. far-reaching bene- ficial influence mi iihe social, cul- tural, and economic development of the Province. Such an organi- zaltion. Mr. Shaw said, would give the young farmers their opportun- ity to discuss problems peculiar to thsenoelvee. -

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Consider Tour

Mr. Mofsaac told the young people that a ten-day trip through

New Brunswick. Quebec. and as far west as Ottawa. was being considered and that he hoped

some of the members of the new ‘organization would be annong those who would have the privilege of imoicing the trip. such a trip, he said, would give them the opportJ unity of seeing what is being done by co-oparative methods in other parts of iihe country.

Mr. Stowe-rt Wright told the young people that an Island boy. Earl Taylor, of Malpeque. was one of the young men chosen lest year to run the Royal Winter Fair at Toronto for one dny. Such a. policy had been an innovation. Mr. Wright said. which had proven so successful, that it would likely be continued.

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Following is the list of commit- tee members appointed yesterdlt’ from eaoh county.

From Prince County: Wilson Shea, Tlgnish; Garth McLean. Lot 16; William Cairns. Freetown; John Forbes, Bctlequc; K. lvIoDon- sid. ouacary; and Margaret Mur- phy. Augustine Cove.

For Queen's: Orwell East Royalty: Arbhilf New London; Walter Harrison. Milton; Ralph Rayner. Mount Herbert; Glcs Gallant, Oyster Bod Bridge; Thomas Doyle, North Rus- tioo; Lloyd Martin, Cher-try Valley.

For King's: J. B. Mclsaac. Soiuls 3.3.; Patrick McLeod. Dundee; Dqnald Anderson. at. Peter's: Mir- iarn Ways. St. Peter's.

Mr. Ralph Rayner was appointed

Morrlssey. Johnston-e.

gggggtgry of the organilation.

Quebec Expects Big

bringing the over-all surplus down to the figure 0f 5420,56.

No taxation changes were peo- posed by Mr. Gagnon for the 0011b.

lag! fiscal year. e estimated that during the ax-

year ordinary penditiue will rise from the 1M7- 4e provisional figure of 0123.908.-

000 in 815139.451. ~ He said that out ad-M-ie surplus on ordinary aoootsrvt in the sin-exit year the yoveruinent carried out " nt of a per-

undertakings maneut netifle" which added 00

190-49. he added. "The Union Nationals Govern- ment," said Mr. Gegnon "has not borrowed on the eeoirritiss market siriceFeb.1,19e6.slrise19e4,lt never bouowed tune.‘

Will Observe Anniversary 0f Paardeberg

‘Ilomotrow morning at 10145. the Charlottetown Branch of the Con- sdisn Legion. B.E.S.L., will com- memorate the 48th anniversary of Paardeberg, when a brief ceremony W111 b! held at the South African war monument on Queen Square, in memory of two Prince Edward Island comrades, Alfred Riggs and Roland Taylvr. who fell in the campaign, '

During the ceremony, a wreath will be laid by Branch President M8501‘ A-W. Rogers and the cere- mony will be brought to a close by the sounding or the mat Post and Reveille.

The Canadian contingent in

South Africa was in ccmmand of Lleut. Col. W.D. Otter and was known as the 2nd Battalion (Spe- cial Reserve) Royal Canadian Re. giment of Infantry. It was 1,035 strong, divided into eight compan- ‘195. 80611 including one captain, three lieutenants and 121 noncom- missioned officers _and men, In Ci Company. commanded by M3191- W.A. Weeks, Charlottetown. (fath- er of Major General EJG. Weeks, 0.3.. C.B.E., Adjutant General, Ottawa) there were thirty-on, re. cruits from Prince Edward Island and ninety-four frcm New 5mm;- "llck- Other Islanrl-troopa subse- quently went oversees as reinforce- ments in the Second Contingent.

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The battle of Paardeberg, which tomorrow's ceremony commemor- ates. was fought on Feb. 2'7, 1900 G- Oompanv taking a particularly prominent part in this engagement which resulted in surrender o; the Boer General Cronjee with 4990 men. Thirty Prince Edward Island- ers took part in this battle. In the subsequent gruelling march to Bloemfontein not one member of G Cfl-‘flllan fell out of the ranks. They con inued fighting right through to Pretoria, which fell on June 5, 1900.

The following veterans survive in this Province: LieuL-Coi. W.C. Cook. Reginald Cox. Michael J.. McCarthy, 3.5M. Donald R; Ken- nedy. Fred Furze, Lieut, Ambrose

Rodd. Sgt. Charles Hine, Harry Hyde. Capt. Edward McDonald, John Lavwlor.

British Sell Out Argentine Railways

BUENOS AIRES. Feb. 2'! — (AP) —Every trainin Argentina will stop at 6:55 P.M._Miirch 1.

When they start running again five minutes later they will be part of the state railway system. The halt is to TGZHJIIQJJSSSEDQQIS of the formal transfer of British-owned railroads to the Argentine Govern- ment.

It also will mark the end of Britain's largest investment in South America. Financially weak- ened by two world were within a generation, Britain sold the 13.000 miles 0d railroads for her i948 sup- plies of Argentine meat and corn.

KILLED BY HORSE-FLY

Blpllii/IPONTEIN. South Africa —(CP) - Within 1b minutes of be- ing bitten on the neck by a horse- fly, CL. Van file, of Glen Arbour died. A few minutes after telling his wife of the incident he collap- sed,arid before the doctor arrived. was dead.

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The illegality of the Jones Gov- ernment's method of dealing with the local packing strike last Fall was vigorously attacked in the Legislature yesterday by Mr. D.L.. iifathleson. KC, conservative member for Charlottetown and Royalty, in a speech on the Draft Address which drew frequent fire from Government benches,

Making his nmiden speech in the House, Mr. Mathieson appeal- ed io members to forget petty dif- ferences between town and coun- try and work unitedly a: was done by all thq aiirned services in the latter years of the war, after ex- perience had taught them that they. could not make progress oth- crwise.

He took exception to words in lite Speech from. the Throne im- plying a distinction betlween vari- ous classes of citizens of the Prov- ~ince. The high cost of labour is cmphrisized, also the need for more arid “cheaper” production, while in paragraph 15 reference is made to the interruption of work in the local meat packing plant and to legislation to be introduced de- signed “to prevent a similar ac- currence." ’

“I do not propose at. this point to criticise the Government about its labor legislation before I know W118i» iii If," Ml‘, lliathieson said, “What l am perturbed aLout is the arbitrary ideas which the Premier apparently entertains on the sub- ject. My general idea of what a good labour law should be. is one that first of all acknowledges the rights of workmen to organize. that recognizes that strikes world, iockdflfivnsy occur. and provides for arbitration of disputes. The essential point is the provision for arbitration. If there is any Sugges- tion that the organization of lab- our be outlawed - that would simply mean class war, which would be a disastrous thing even in this small community; because for one thing our people, especially the young men, would drift away Very quickly. and, for another, when pfidpig feel themselves op- Drellcd they react violently. '

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“I think all of us should approach this problem of labour coolly and calmly. realizing that there are. rights on both, sides, that people make mistakes and showd be given In Ipportilnlty of deciding as to who is right and who is wrong, and‘ p! settling the matter in a straight- forward and just manner. 1 was "IiPPE-"Bd in 8961118. for example, Ml opinion about labor settlements voiced by that famous Print-é Ed- ward Isiander. Mr. Cyrus Ching, W310 is now the Federal mediator under tha Taft-Hartley Act for ghe whole of the United States. Mr. Chins: says: ‘There is no panacea for labour troubles. There is no law, contract or written document that can guarantee gOod labour relations, but the principles are I

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Prime Minister King Recovering From Gold

OTTAWA. Feb. '1'! '- (C?) _ Prtno Minister Mackenzie m", still at homo nursing a heavy 001d. was reported tonight to be "irituch better." He has been con- fined to his home since Wednesday, although ho has not been ebed.

Stalin's Picture t]? All iizach Schools ,

PRAGUE. Ieb. I'M-theaters) - A portrait of Prime Minister Stalfnoflbrieeiaistohanginell Czechoslovak aohoole and new textbooks of political education are being issued. Communist

l “direction Minister Dr. Z. Nelediy

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Wheat BoardAct Amendment Opposed '1. Scores illegality OElTrade Minister

Packing Strike ‘Action lilowe Explains By Jones Government

iiov’t Plans

B! GEORGE KITCHEN

OTTAWA. Feb. 27 - (GP) - Trade Minister Howe announced today to the Commons that the Government is taking the power. now held by Parliament, to make periodic advances in the initial wheat payment but said an in- crease now being planned will not be announced until the enabling. legislation becomes lavw.

Moving a resolution preliminary to a bill to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act, he also disclos-

1. The Government, while taking power to place the do- mestic marketing of barley and oats under the Wheat Board, will not use this authority, be- cause of constitutional ber- riers. until the Prairie Provin- we have passed complementary legislation,

2. The bill, in giving the Wheat Board control over wheat products u well as wheat. will strengthen control over the basic wheat situation. Tho Board now has no control over the movement of wheat prod- ucts across provincial bound- cries.

3. A pension law which the Board will be authorized to ee- tablich will be similar to the Civil Service pension system and will provide for equal con- tributions by employees and the Board, with the Board's contribution being regarded as an expense item.

Meet-l‘ OMNIBIOII

The resolution prcmptly ran into a solid block of Opposition critic- ism. with the Progressive Conser- vative Party. supported by C.C.1". and Social Credit spokesmen, mov- ing an amendment to split it into

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HELSINKI. Feb. 37 - (AP) _. Fee: and pessimism spread to Finland today with tho news that Prime Minister Stalin want; to link Finland with Russia in .1 chain of mutual defence pacts.

Milly Finns expressed the hope that their parliamentary free- doms would not be interfered with but they feared they blight be extinguished. The general mood was resigned tranquility.

Sources close to the govern- ment said Stalin had sent a diplomatic note to President Juho Paasikivi pressing for conclusion in the nearest future of a. de- fence treaty similar to that with all Russia's other neighbors on the west.

Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov of Russia, in signing a treaty with Hungary Feb. l5. said a barrier against “imperial states" now existed in "pacts of friendship and mutual assistance with all states on (Russia's) western fron- tier from the Black Sea. to the Baltic."

A Finnish pact would extend the line beyond the Baltic.

The sources said the note was delivered Monday even as Czechoslovak Communists under the leadership of Premier Klement Gottwald were on the home- stretch of their dsrive for a new governments to their liking.

The country was not informed of the development until today.

Military Timetable?

LONDON, Fob. 2'1 - (Reuters) “London observers today regard- ed the sense of uraency mo 1p the Russian Government's re- ported request to Finland for the conclusion of a. mutual military assistance pact as more consistent with the strict timetable of z military plan than with a. diplo- matic approach for a peaceful alliance.

Finland traditionally is consid- ered by Russia. as a vital defen-

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Bonds Move

By FOR-B E (Canadian Press Business Editor) TORONTO. Feb. 71 ~— (CP) '- Canadian Government bonds today dropped frcm around $100 to about their par value of $100, following withdrawal by the Bank of Canada of bids at the higher figure.

To the average person this means his bond ls worth $2 l"! than it was yesterday, but it still is worth as much. or s little more, than he paid for it, and be still draws the same interest. To large financial institutions, such as in- surance ccmpsnles, it means a substantial drop in the book value of their bond holdings.

Little trading was done today and several days will be required to determine current market prices. but it is believed they will settle near par.

The effect also is to increase

Canadian Government

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ads, but the Bank stated that it “is

lubaeription Delivered Mail

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ondon Comments; 0n Urgency Seen In Moscow Moves,

See Russia Taking World Towards War

By J. M. ROBERTS. JR. Associated Press News Agency

Now Russia is moving to con- solidate her hold on Finland, issl country within the Communist! sphere to retain a. semblance oi autonomy.

Itistooearlyiotellforlure whether Moscow intend-l to create an immediata government crisis in Helsinki so that it can be taken over as was Prague. The present move could be confined to iri- ciusion. of Finland in the Russian security treaty system.

But it looks like only a maths‘ of time for Finland. Rlusaia has removed the wraps. She is out in consolidate her sphere and to cut its contacts with the rest of the world.

she. and the world with her. are moving clown a road which has never led to anything except war. All nature fights against any effort to separate one psri of a body from another.

1 have Just been imoclred 0H my chair by receipt of a lather from one of the best informed women in the United States on international affairs. I have had many arguments with her because she believed the humanist aims of Communism would eventually overcome its Bolshevistic perver- sioins. she believed that Ameri- can ca/pitalisrsi was‘ not entering the fight with clean hands.

Butnow she writes!"

"I feel I have to tell Nil that I am convinced. To the extent that 1 am now impatient with" all diplomatic moves. We should start an ‘unprovoked’ war. use the atom bomb. and we should do it within the next three years. This is Munich all over. not because it la the same coun- try (Czechoslovakia) but bo- oause the implications are ~the same, the symptoms of our enemy's foreign policy the some.“

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not in favor of .a drastic increase which would be likely to create a situation that might hrtnrper, and might even prevent, essential forms of capital investment which Can- ada needs and which it is desirable should be proceeded with."

Today's action is a continuation of one taken in early January. Up to then the Bank had supplied bond dealers with daily bids around $104 for long-term issues. It discontinued these bids Jan. 5 and the bonds dropped to $102.

Since then, while there have been no daily bank bids, it has been known it would buy around i$l02. Today it said in effect that it wasn't in- the market at that figure, and it is understood that some deals went through at $160.25.

As on Jan. 5. the Bank has not withdraivn from the market; it

rates on future borrowings in Can-

stiil is there, hut at a lower price.

For Cana

OTTAWA. Feb. 2'! - (CPI- Twelve Canadian warships. ‘n- cluding nine intended primarily for training purposes, will be Ill action this spring and summer lu what the Navy says will be the "saltiest season the peacetime it. O. N. has ever put in."