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Members Protest Ban On Potato Shipments p To Best P.E.I. Market

Flrc lispt. Vets Honored

Twenty-four veterans from over- less who were members of the Charlottetown Fire Department at the time of their enlistment ‘were honoured last nllht with a banq- uet at the ueen Hotel. Fire Chief Herbert H. ' eweli presid

Other officials of the ity res- ent included Mayor B. Earle so"- Donald, Coun. W. R. lbePage. chair- man of the Finance Committee: Coun. J. Gordon MacDonsldchalr- man of the Fire Committee; J. A. Fullerton, City Clerk; and Ernest Sailors, City, Tax Assessor.

‘The returned men, nine ofwhom are back in the Firs Department, were welcomed to the. banquet by Fire Chief Jewell who, in com- mending them for their splendid FPCOHiS overseas, referred to ,the phasing during their absence of the laic Fire Chief Angus Mac- Earhcrn; the late Assistant-Chief Frank l-iennessey; the late James Brill; and the late Melvin Diam- Dlll .

Mayor MacDonald said he was not saying anything people d'd not know when he stated that the Fire Department was one of the most important departments in the City. The fact that 2t out of the 30 vol- unteer firemen in the Department had volunteered and gone/ over- seas was approximately en SD-pcr- cent record, something, the Mayor said, which other fire departments arross Ca ads uld have hard

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wiis chairman of 1118*. mill e. They were a ma niflccnt body of mon of whom t e Olly might well be proud. lie consid- ered it something of a miracle that eicry one of the 24 men who had snnc overseas ‘had retur ed safe- l,\._ l-Ic was gla , Coun. LePage said, to be prcse t at such a blin- 'lli(‘i and he 1t none could be held with a worthier object than ilic purpose of the present func- tion which was to do honour to those _who had been ouick to rally to their country's call.

Coun. MacDonald said he was

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Coming Events

"Reserve Thursday. April 11th 101' 3t. Juries Bazaar and" Iss3 m‘

"i-iookey and slut ft .1 Victoria Rink, rncsacy-“Fmiil-cilafgul?

"Movies at Bradaibaxw tonight. Z-BB-Tue-tf.

v-ux- I "loo Races. Sour Mr h 13th. Please have entrita Q M531 9th.

"We now have Panhonan Robin

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indignation at the action of the Federal authorities in prohibiting exportation of Island table stock pgygtneg no Newfoundland was voiced by several members of the Legislature yesterday.

The uestlon was raised in the House y Mr. George Ii. Seville. Fifth King's, who called attention to the prohibitor order. It ap- lies to Newfoun land, but not to

t, Pierre, and it is to be in force for six months. Mr. Saville con- trasted the importance of the Newfoundland market with that of 5t. Pierre, and said the order might have a se lous effect on Island potato tra c. He under- stood there were a great many seed potatoes stored on the Island which due to lack of car facilities might later have to be shipped as table stock. If these could be shipped to Newfoundland by boat it would help torelleve the con- gestion.

"At present," he said, "we have the Dominion Government block- ing our potato trade with New- foundland." He was informed that at least one importer in New- foundland intends to get his pota- toes from United States because he cannot get them here. If this ractice becomes general we will ose our valuable market in New- foundland. Prompt action in this matter is necessary, Mr. Savliie s

Hon. Mr, Stewart, Minister of Agriculture, said his department had written to the authorities n- bout the Newfoundland situation.

Jteefor Car Shortage

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e car steamer was laid up altogether on Sunday. 'I'he situation was getting

the ferry more and more serious.

Premier Jones said there yvas a crest scarcity of potatoes in Can- ada this year, and there have been huge crops Ln the United States. He presumed that the Food Board wants Newfoundland to get pota- toes from the United States rather than from Canada. The Povlnrial Government, however, would make repneaentations to get permits through if possible.

"With regard to the car ferry," said the Premier, "it did not move on Sunday. It is necessary, when the ship is moving in heavy ice.

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Atomic Expert In Britain" Arrested

LONDON, March b-(CP Cable) -Dr. Alan Nunn May, 84-year-old expert on atomic energy, a lectur- er in physics at King's College. llnndon, and one of a team of British scientists who went to Canada to work on atom bomb rc- aearch during the war years, was in police custody tonight charged under tho Official Secrets Act.

H" will appear tomorrow in Bow Street police court,

While it could not be establish- ed whether the arrest was made in connection with investigation into the Canadian spy ring, it was believed here there might be a iinkbetween his work in the Do- minion and the Canadian case. A Home Office official admitted the arrest of the tall, fair-haired phy- sicist but be ond that would no give any par lc . .

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anon, us. Ami France Make Request

(By The Canadian Peels)

LONDON, March 4—Brltain, the United States and France tonight asked the Spanish people to oust Generalissimo Franco by peaceful means, abolish his Falange Party and set up a "caretaker" govern- aient pledged to hold free elec-

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s.

The declaration stopped short of an immediate plomatic break with the Spanish regime but said the country faces an international

cold shoulder until it gets rid of ,

the dictator.

The three Allied Governments warned, in a joint statement made public by the Foreign Office, that the Spanish people cannot ‘full and cordial association“ with the countries that defeated the Axis as long as Franco remains. ,

They said Franco had been help- ed to power by German Nazism and Italian Fascism and had pat- terned his regime after those phil- osouhies.

Emphasizing there was no In- tention of interfering in Spain's internal affairs. the statement- origlnaily proposed by the United States-expressed hope the Span- ish ‘people would not again under- go ‘the horrors and the bitterness of civil strife."

It sold the three Governments hoped "leading patriotic and lib- oral-minded Spaniards" soon would find a way to bring l "peaceful withdrawal of Franco, the abol- ition of the Falange and the est- ablishment of an interim or care. taker government under which ll"! Slianish Feopl; may have an opportunity o freedom to determ-

ine the type of government hey

wish to have and to choose t elr lo

leaders."

" brfdlt‘olfl%% ioigreipfigiiml Spain unless their

ro o are heeded, the three live v. "The question o the" m M1- ance and termination by the gov- ernmenfs of France, the United Kingdom and the United States of. diplomatic relations with the pros- ent Spanish regime is a matter to be decided in the light of events and after taking into account the efforts of the Spanish people to achieve their own freedom.’

Six Trains ‘Bring Prisoners From West

(By The Canadian Press)

MEDICINE HAT, Alta" March --'l‘hc second large movement German prisoners of war from Medicine Hat internment camp now is in progress. It began at noon yesterday and continued u"- ill midnight. when the last of six special trains left the camp siding carrying prisoners to the east 608st. where they will hoard Iizlwlspshlps for the United King-

The second movement is on a much larger scale than the first, which took place Feb. l0. Onl two trainloads of prisoners left the camp then.

VlcrkarTiay Ballot oii rnliiir c_._lll. Strike

(l! The Associated Press)

D 1T. March L-The 0.1.0. Automobile Workers today uall- fiedly accepted General factors proposal of a secret ballot -n the question of ending the 104-day-oid strih.

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(By The Canadian Press) FREDERICTON March

4-Open- lng of the New firyuiswick Legis-

lature tomorrow~wil be the occas- s everal "firsts." ‘ hi!“

, dd _ ~ on: members. He is E. Claude Sssley, oLWest , t John; whoa-an as an Ind pm ("Conservative in a Saint ohn ounty by-election.

_It will be the‘ first time for Lieutenant-Governor D. L. Mac- Laren to ofliciate at the opening of‘a legislative session.

W0. T. M. Bell, Saint John, will be the first member of the Canad- ian merchant marine to act as an aide de camp to a lieutenant-gov- ernor at such a ceremony.

Membership of the id-seat legis- lature comprises so Liberals under Premier John B. McNair, 11 Pro- gressive Conservatives headed by Hugh Mackay, as Opposition lead- er, and onelndependent Conser- vatlve.

Gangland Stylc Killing in lillivclanil

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coal/mama. Marni 4--Robort L, Firestone, 40, paroled ex-convlct and part owner of a Ceveland cafe, wss slain in gangland fash- ion today by gunmen who sm- bushed him in his automobile.

l-lc died in hospital eight hours after gunfire from a pursuing cer sprayed his automobile.

Detained for questioning by Eoiice were two witnesses and n ai-tender whom Firestone had driven home from the cafe and Max Diamond, Firestone’: partner in the operation of the Casablanca Cafe, shaker Heights.

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England Digs Out Altar Snow Storm

LONDON, March 4 -—-(CP Cable) -Tha promise of milder weather l0!‘ Enaiand was contained in fore- casts today. as residents of wide-

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Rural Electrification

Conference‘

Discussed By Premier

Rural electrification of Prince Edward Island will be undertaken only through the existing power plants at ‘Charlottetown and Sum- merside, operated either by a Power Commission or under jur- isdiction of a Utility Board, Pre- mier J. Walter Jones stated in the Legislature yesterday.

Speaking in the debate on the Draft Address, the Premier said the Government was convinced there was not sufficient water gown‘ to be developed for electri-

oation purposes.

He touched gingerly on the pro- ceedings at the Dominion Provin- cial Conference Ottawa, maln- taining that it w id be improper to reveal matters that had been discussed with the other Premiers in camera.

He was followed in the debate yesterday by Messrs. Walter G. Macliénzie, First Queen's, and T. J. Kickhan-i, First King's, the lat- ter merely rising to move the ad- journment at 6 o'clock. The House adjourned until 3 p.m. today.

Premier Jones introduced his statements on the Dominion-Pro- vincial conference by reading an article tom the Monetary Time's. "I am not sa ing the article is true," he adde 3 "I am just rend- ing it for your information.”

He ex lained that the first picn- ary con erence was held early last August, when certain Broposals were formulated by the omlnion Government. The position of this Province was stated on the spot. The conference broke up into a coordinating commltte and derid- ed to have everythi g done in secret from ther on mittee rnet in

- fa" nibe tn Aarikhs long as thequestion is wit there committees, is all in camera.

‘ I said too much here now, and the other Premiers heard n- bout it, they would criticize me strongly," Premier Jones said.

"I can say, however, that the Dominion proposal is on a popu- lation basis and does not seem rls suitable to this Province as it docs to some of the others, bccausc we are the one Province in Canada whose population is declining.

“I don't think it would be tell- ing any secret if I say I argued that in addition to the amount offered er caplta, We should have recognlt on on the basis of fiscal

need.

"Our position is very briefly this: I flnd that the annual in- come of Prince Edward Island is onlv 36/100th of the average in- come of Canada. We are only getting roughly one-third as much as the average in Canada. Take this last Victory Loan, for exam- ple. Our allotment was three nnd one-third million dollars. ‘That is what the Dominion Government experts recognized that we should be able to secure from the income we had here. If they had given us an allottment cqual lo the av-

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Phone Strike Threatens iLS.

(l? The Associated Press)

NE YORK, March 4-Fedei"sl conciiialors clung today to the hope that a country-wide tele- phone strike still could bc avert- ed, despite assertions by union leatderszflthat {he walkout would go in o c ect a 6 a.m. Thursday as scheduled. ‘

The union statements cnnic af- ter the breakup early this morning of another wage session between the American Telegraph and Tele- ginOlié ‘Cozpzny and the Federat-

o o g nes ‘ , Workers, key groulp in the Nation- al Federation of elephone Work- ers‘ (hlndi-I).

o n . Moran, president of the hon Lines Federation, said:

"Ifhe Union's demmids of l8 l-2 can: per our, w ch have not been met u until now, and the company's o er of approximately lb cents, leave us wt but one glltlernlaélviezeanéinths; is to complete

m s or a sri e."

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To Gall New liar Furry “Alicgvleit”

OTTAWA, March 4—(CP)— The nun; "AbogweltP-an In- dian wor meaning “resting on the wavaa"—hss been chosen for the Prince Edward Island oar ferry under construction now at Sorel, Qua, Transport Minister Chevrier announced tonight. It was explained the name, commonly applied to the Island Province itself’, was en- dorsed by Premier Walter Jones of Prince Edward Island and his Cabinet.

lionfidcncc In “Hloyler linity Badly Shaken

LONDON, March 4—(Reutcrs)— Confidence in London in the fut- ure of great power unity has been badly shaken by Russia's failure to withdraw troo s from Iran by March 2 in accor ance with terms of the treaty of alliance of 1942. informed quarters said today.

Philip Noel-Baker. Minister of State, said in the House of Com- mons that Frank Robert, British charge dbffalres in Moscow, has been instructed to ask the Soviet Government what was its re position in regard to Iran. He said all British troops have been with- drawn from Iran, as provided by the treaty.

The Iranian question, both from the standpoint of principle and strategy, sets the British Govern- ment the most diflicult problem it has faced slncc the end of the war, political observers declared.

They saw Britain's dilemma as" one of maintaining co-operation with Russia, generally recognised.

ition~ of world peace, without either condoning tLc breach of a treaty to which Britain is a party, at the expense of a small and friendly state, or failing to safeguard British strate- gic interests ln the Middle East.

liioting Breaks

liut In Iran TEHRAN. March 4 —(AP)—— Rioting broke out today in the

midst of Iran's political crisis, now in its fourtlh day as a. result of Russia's refusal tlrwithdraw her troops from Northern Iran in ac- cordance with the British-Russian- Iranlan treaty of 1942.

Four persons were injured and six were arrested during a clash in front of the parliament buildiln8 and, as a result. s scheduled meet- ing of parliament was postponed.

Department Store Sales increase

OTTAWA, March 4 — 1GP) —- Canadiun department store sales increased 12 pcr cent during Janu- ary, 1946, compared with the same month a year ago, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported to- day. Sales were 51 per cent less than in the peak month of Dcc- cmbcr. 1945.

Unadjusted indexes of sales. on the basis that 1935-1939 equals 100, were 136.9 for January. 1946. 122.5 for January 1945. and 279.6 for December. i945.

A fractional decline occurred in the Maritime Provinces, and de- partment. stores located in the Prairie Provinces recorded only a. six par cent gain over January. 195. Gains amounted to l5 l!" cent in bot-h Quebec and Ontario

n1 in to the stocks of wheat and coarse

Sale 0f Watered Spirits To Scntilnic

OTTAWA, Ont. (Spociall- Provincial commissions ov liquor ths-ou out alnada maintain the stren th of s lrits at the present 30 u.n er proo spirit. The Guardian learned today from the National Revenue Department.

“Control of uor is now entirely in the hands o the provinces,” an official of the excise branch said. "Tihe wartime alcoholic beverages order passed by the Cabinet in De-

March 4- boarm i tho sole of wiu

llhlaripilol Iall. 8M0:

cember 1942 now stands rescinded. and all rationing and control of the strength of beverages is in the hands of provincial boards." Reason why Canada's liquor com- missions are not reverting to Jare- war strength of whiskiee, bran lea. rums and gins, is the shortage of

i .. gx-‘gslilnce 19m, Canadian distiileties devoted practically 100 percent of

their tential to producing indust- rial acohol," the official pointed out. "This meant that matured

stocks of rye whiskey were rapidly depleted, and fresh Canadian rye whiskey is scarcely drinkable. "Actually all the reduction of strength in spirits means l8 llllfil there is one eighth of an ounce of alcohol less in tihe ordinary drink. Taste of the reduced beverages is exactly similar to that of pro-war whiskey and this idea that Canad- ian whiskey has been heavily Wile

ls just a fallacy.”

Provincial liquor commissions which meet. at regular intervals feel may, they cannot bring the strength of spirituous liquor u t0 Dre-WK!‘ standards witihout ser ousiy cutting

grains for whim there is a heavy demand in Canada and elsowhero for food purposes.

Armory Prolrllii

National Defence Headquarters

is preparing a Donilplon-iwhlgfi m:

gram of armory anti-drill- Siay Till“. 2:111‘ . e rog

meet; roq ements ot- thQ peacetime permalnenft. airnw - great‘ in he non-pia- ont active militia"

In some of the newer commands loom ietcly new structures will be bull to meet. needs of increased populations. Other commands will have their present buildings 6X- torided and reconvened for fill! housing of new equipment and m‘ winter training pur oats.

"We cenaiiniy wi need "ION and larger armories in many local- ities," National Defence Head- quarters said, "but until urgent housing needs can be met. the"! l5 no question of using buildilnz mfllr erial in abort supply for military

purposes.

‘It, could not be learned if 116W armories or additions to the present buildings would be erected at Char- lottetowi; and Summerside, but full consider tion will be given b0 milit- ary training in the coastal provin- ces, it was stated.

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