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Funeral 0f Fornter P.E. I. llan Today

MONTREAL. Jan. 13 — (OP) - Funeral rervlco will be held tomor- row for Imvts Ivan Rattroy, 4S, u. native of I-larrtndton, P.E 1., who died guddtfliy at his home here yesterday.

Mr. Rattray. who came hero 1e ycais a80- had been 111011080!‘ 0! I- rtw. Woolworth store in recent years.

He tr survived by his widow arid four children.

To Consolidate Civic Statutes

The appointment of Messrs. D. 1.. Mathieson, K. 0., and Charles R. McQuaid to consolidate and prise the Charlottetown Incor- poration Act. and the City's by- Znit-s. nnd tiie establishmeiit of an tuxtliury flrcnieifs corps consti- tiitccl the main business done at' tttr rcgului" monthly meeting last lhllli. of the City Council.

The meeting, presided over by lifriyor B. Earle MacDonald, did rot submit the usual reports of the various committees since. as the Mayor stated, the annual tilt-cling of the Council will tab! time brforc'f‘hc"énd or the month ivltrn each committee will deliver .. rrtiorl of its year's activities.

Ciillll. J. Gordon MacDonald. in w. king on the establishment of 11m auxiliary firemen? corps, said the step tiad been taken upon the l'tt’li’llm€lldl1ilOYl of the Fire Board nnti that hc. as chairman of the I n- Committee believed the ap- inimvtil of ten mcn to the s would prove a wise move i such a corps would serve . on excellent training medium or prospective firemen.

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‘iiicre was considerable discus- sat-n over the appointing of an "n-"oilninncy tlrm for the City's

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Coming Events

"llorse Racing on Vernon ice. \\'i?l19Sdi1Y. Jaruary 15th at 2 P. M.

"Braclsley vs. Glasgow Road at .\Iilton Rink tonight.

"tiuction 45's in Parkdale Hall tonight at; 8.30.

l-lui-srs races at. Oyster Bed Bridge Wednesday afternoon, 1.30.

"Pantry Sale at Hohnans, Sat- "Hifly. February 15th, St. Charles .\.. iary.

"Hockey at East Royalty to- r1. lit. Bombers vs. Royals. Skate ii 1C1‘.

"Unloading Wheat at Ytll. Wid- fisday and Thursday. Hardy l nit iew.

"Doii‘t forget the regular Leg- 10" dance. Mount Stewart Wod- ‘iESKiDY. January 15. Rollie Mac- Kcnzie’! Orchestra.

"Card Part7 in Clinton Hall. ‘Vt-‘dr-esdoy. January 15th, begin- Ihihauat s o'clock. 1f stormy, m: flno 11g _

_"Thls Store will be eloood even! "ltlht except Saturday and open all ‘ill’ Wednesday. J. l‘. Morris. Kittkora. _ I‘ '

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Privy Coouoll Suyo Proposed llll Would Io lntra litres: Flvo Provlucos iippoood Measure.

(By James McCook

LONDON, Jaii. 13—(CP)—A long, detailed statement meaning that tho final court of Canada appeal hencefo .r. may be In Ott-ws Ind not London was resd today in the quiet Privy Council room Cm Down- tng Street; where Canadian sp- peolu have been heard for gener- ationu.

Slight. grey Lord Wright on- nounced the judgment delivered by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Jowrtt, and said briefly that their Lord- ships of the Privy Council had decided that tho Canadian Parlia- ment woo within its rights in poss- ing legislation making the Sup- reme Court of Canada the final court of appeal. The written reas- ons for the decision will be hand- ed down later.

This end to appeals to the Privy Council will be effective when the Dominion Parliament passes a measure first introduced in 1930 by an opposition member, Hon. C. H. Cshan, former Canadian sec- rotary of State. Known as bill nine, the mCllilfC‘W0i1id abolish the Privy Council as the ultimate court of appeal 1n Canadian law cases.

Bill nine give; the Supreme Court of Canada fl-nal legal power. The Supreme Court has held that the right; to retain such power in Canada is within the authority of the Dominion Parliament.

Ontario. British Columhin,

New Brunswick, Nova Scottie,

and lsber Quebec. appealed

against this interpretation but the Privy Council judgment today paid tho legislation was

i "wildly" iptra vlres of the Do- minion Parliament.-

The Privy Council made these points in the judgment which sharply reduces its own duties:

1. 1t is not consistent with the political conception of the

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$1,813 Collected

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The sum of $1813.40 was col- lected by the City Police Court for the month of December last, according to Chief of Police Birt- wlstltfs report. Of that amount. 01.070 was collected in Prohibition fines and costs.

There were nlnc prosecutions and convictions under the Prohibition Act, two under the Excise Ac: for unlawful possession of spirits, and two under the Wartime Pricw and Trade Board regulations.

Ninety-three Prohibition search- es were made and eight motor vehicles, "taken and used without the consent of the owners,” were recovered by the police,

Mother Follows Children To Death

YoNxmfls. N. Y-r Jan. 13 — (AP) -- Mrs. Charles Morris, 24, threw her two children to their death from a fourth-storey win- dow and then mode a fatal plunge after them as fire swept; an eight- family apartment house today.

Police said Mrs. Morris leaped after tossing the children, David, 2, and Charlotte, three months, when ohe was trapped by flames 0nd‘ smoke in her apartment.

C. P. ll. President Resigns Position

IIR. D. C. COLEMAN

MONTREAL. Jain. 13 — (CP) - D.C. Coleman, o, railway-roan for 47 of his 6'1 years, stepped down today from the chairmanship and presidency of the Canadian Puc- ific Railway, the company he Joined at the turn of the ccntiry as on enslneerb clerk.

Succeeding him Feb. 1 will be WM. Neal, o, director and vice- president since 1042 and associated with the C.P.R.. since 1902. Mr. Neal. who Joined the company as an office boy, is 60.

The retirement and appoint- ment, and the appointment of GA. Walker, general counsel of the C.P.R., as a, director and vice-presi- dent, were axuiounced followinga

Mr, Walker will replace the late Morris w.‘ Wilson on the director- ate.

Iii a. statement aiuiounciiig his retirement, Mr. Coleman said he felt the time had coma “in the in- terests of the company and of my- self that the burden of responsib- illiy should be placed on younger shoulders."

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l4 u... Charged In Coupon Case

OTTAWA. Jail. 13 —(CP)—Strik- ha‘; in wholesale fashion, tthe RC. M.P. today lodged charges agahut 14 men and One woman as they pressed their clean-up of a. ring allegsd to have trafficked in ration coupons lifted from the destroying vats cf n nearby paper plant.

The row charges brought to 16 the number of persons accused 1n the months-long investigation, and it was learned still further charges were in prospect.

Most of those summoned today nre either store managers or store employees. One is a salesman for a grocery concern, two are drivers for a dairy, and another pair are employees ‘of the Eddy firm.

The one woman charged-Mrs. Gertrude Burton of Ottawa-is the wife of s city grocer. R.C.M.P. cf- ticiols said her husband was not implicated.

The new group charged are:

Lucien Viau and Roland Arvisah, of Hilll, Que; Rene Lajole, Cyrvilla. Ont. Jade Armstrong, Leslie broy, Adrien Provost, Gertrude Bur-

ton. Emory Edward R-heol Jolicoeur. Rene Jolicoeur, Dewey Larose, Hamar Hudon, Lucien Lajoie. C. J, Mandla, ard Albert

Seguin. all of Ottawa.

(Written for Tho Coaodiaa Proou by WJ». Clairmout, Dominion I'll-a Commissioner)

orraws, Jon. 1a (OP) - Dioasbotio fires, many of them in- roving loos of ilfo, hovo been molt- ing tha/ headlines with more than tho uouol regularity this winter. and own-y thinking Canadian must bo amino who.

Woli might he ponder the queu- tion when it ~io roolloed that firo tpokatoilofotleosiflollvooond oouood on ootirnotod property dom- shgo .16 about 800.000.1000 in Conodo

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This to tho direct lou. The in- ouoot costs-ouch oi inrmont for flro protection unit inounuieo ond lmo of work th h industrial fii-oo-riuraotaototo uptoou-otind

000,000. Tho ‘ovouooo oitlscr ooa blwvoat ootoea.

Asks People To Help Battle Fire Iianaee

tires by being carotid. 1n view of the foot that at least ‘l5 per cent of firoo occur in homoo. over! householder should mobs a close inspection of 1th homo to discover

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Death Due To Heart Failure And Double Pneumonia

“We, the coroner's Jury, duly chos- en, empannelled. sworn and charg- ed byDr.I1'a I.Yeo,one of Hts Ma- jesty's coroners for Prince Edward Island. to inquire for and on behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King when, where, how and by what: means Norman MacKenzio of Charlottetown in said County oame to his death. find from the evi- dence beforo uo that usid Norman MiacKenzic came to his death at the City Building tn Charlotte- town in raid County on Friday, January 10th. A- D-. i067 as a re- suit of heart failure complicated by double pneumonia, as described by Dr. Shaw," was the verdict brought in last night at the in- quest lnto the death of Norman MacKenzie of this city.

The jury also recommended "that in future all, cases of coma coming to the attention of the p0- lice be examined by a physician without delay in order to avoid recurrence of such a regrettable affair."

Members of the jury were Messrs. W. M. Forsythe, foreman, W. M. Hughes. J. A. McKenzie, H, L. Hardy, Geo. Bcrrlgan. Geo. W. Mc- Leod, R. Byron Brown.

The into Mr. McKenzie was found dead i-n a cell in tbs police station last Friday evening two hours after being picked up in an unconscious condition in the Vic- tory Restaurant on Gt. George Street.

Albert McLeod, Albert McKenzie. a brother of the deceased, and Harvey Dennis, the first three witnesses, told of seeing the de-

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Barbers roost" A Prices In Some Canadian Cities

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If there were blue notes in hur- bei" shop harmony today. i110)’ “Pie put in by customers affected b)’ price boosts which in many Cana- dian cities followed Prices Bolrd lifting of controls tin barber's fees.

Not all tlic shave-and-hair-cut gentry stepped up their rates but those who did collected an average of l0 cents more from _botii tow- topped youngsters and from old- sters whose flowing locks have dwindled to a wispy fringe above the ears. t

Manufacturers and dealers said no immediate increases were planned in prices of radios, pianos, furniture, household appll or machine tools- for the present, at least. Ex- cept in the case of some tiny neighborhood theatres. movie admission prices would oe un- changed.

A Canadian Press survey showed

harbors’ prices up in Toronto, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Vancouver, Regina. Woodstock, Ont., and

Kentvllle, N. S. Montreal expected increases.

Barbers called meetings to con- rider increases in Halifax, Edmon- ton. Brandon, Man. Stratford, Ont... and Cornwall. Ont.

Indications were that in most cities where prices wentpup, the increases also would Qxterid to beauty parlors.

Merchants in several citlfl ol- pressed the view that prices of furnishings and household appli- ances had become comparatively well stabilized and would probably remain close to present lovela~

"Prices could not go up much more than l0 per cent." said a fur- niture dealer in Brantford, Ont. “Even then, we expect them to be back to almost normal levels in a your."

A radio dealer predicted few price changes in that lino until new-type equipment roaches tho market.

"Drastic changes in radio inno- irilosiion and reception ara being developed and soon will bo avail- able to the public in vastly dif- ferent and modornisod ootl." ho laid. ' -

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Wallace K. Harrison, of Hunting- ton, N.Y., famed architect; who de- signed New York's Rockefeller Center. was picked by s United Nations committee to direct plan- ning for the UN's permanent head- quarters in New York. Structure will be a skyscraper based on a site of eight square blocks in mid- town Manhattan.

Ship Aground |0ff Newfoundland

NEW YORK, Jon. 13 - (AP) —ilo.dlo Marine Corporation re- Wfied tonight the receipt of a message from the 52S. Amer can Merchant sayipg it luad-moeroept- ad a diotrbwlhamage from tho ’33="€l!ili idiirolnd off the coast: of Newfoundland in neul of immediate ‘ ‘ ncr.

The Ganiudoc gave its position as near Kiicredane Light, Radio Marine Corporation said, adding tho American Merchant did not say whether it was proceeding to the other ship's assistance.

Strikes Spread In London

LONDON. Jan. 13 —- (AP) — Protest strikes which threatened to mushroom into national propor- (ions swept through London whole- sale food markets today a few min- utes after the Government assigned troops to replace striking truck drivers.

Seven thousand market workers —porters, shopmen an-d laborers — wme among those who walked out in sympathy with 21,000 truck driv- ers who have been on strike for the last week.

Less Fish in: Cold Storage |I December

UITAWA. Jan. 13~-(CP)—Sup- plics of cold storage fish showed i1 decrease in December of 4,053,444 pounds and on Jan. 1 were record- ed at 411123.305 pounds, the Bur- eau of Statistics reported today.

Announcement of the December decline followed a statistical re- port which showed a fall of more than 3,000,000 pounds of mciit sup- plies durlng the same period,

lleavy Gales Slow Atlantic Shipping

NEW YORK. Jan. 1s -(A.P) — Fifty-foot waves and westerly galcl of more than so miles an hour slowed shipping today in the busy North Atlantic lanes. the United States Weather Bur- eau reported.

The fury of the storm. which bogon loot Tuesday, was said to be centred between Iceland and Greenland where "very deep low- pi-esouro areas" were charted by tho Bureau's Marine Depart- ment.

lloavy oooo and other weather conditions woro reported to be delaying llnoro and freightero a- like.

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Barn 0n Plane, Sets Lifetime Pass

MIAMI, F1a.. Jan. 13 —(AP) yAaxico Vega, who started life 7.500 feet, in the air Bat- urday morning. will be able to spend the rest of his life rid- ing in airplanes free of cllnfSe-

Young Aaxico, born 1n the air while en route to San Juan, Puerto Rico, from New York. and named by hi5 Daren" 5°‘ the airline —Aaxico - today

was issued with a lifetime

January Term Supreme Court Opens Today

The January term of the Sup- reme Court for Queerrs County will opctt this moriiinfl Wm‘ Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell pre- siding. _

Three indictments-ail lnvqlving charges of illegal sex relationships __will go before the Grand Jury whose duty it is to determine whether or not the evldence_ sub- miotled by the Crown justifies it lu bringing in "true bills.” _

Eight appeals from convictions under the Excise Act and four ap- peals from Prohibition convictions —the 12 convictions having been made in the'lowcr Cc-urts-v/ill be heard. The Provincial Government l: appealing the judgment rendered by County Court Judge C. Gavan Duffy on Sept. 25th last in which Judge Duffy disallowed tho Gov- ernment's dismissal of Burr Dwycr, Queens County jailer, signed by C. J. Stewart. Clerk of the Ex- QCililVE Council. on July 2551i last. G. R. Holmes, K.C., will appear for the appellant and l... P. O‘Donnell for the respondent. Another tip-pea] to come before the present sitting of the Supreme Court is from a conviction driving while intoxicated. There is one case involving dam- ages to be heard before a civil jury.

The Docket

Following is the docket:

The King versus Hc-ward Court, indecent assault. G. R. Holmes. K. C.. for the‘Crown; D. I... Mathieson for the accused.

The King versus Frank Terry Howse, carnal knowledge of a girl under fourteen. Ci. R. Holmes, K. C.. for the Crown.

‘ Th King versus William Robert

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OTTAWA, Jim. i3 —(CP) Savings on deposit in Canada‘s chartered banks at. Nov. 30 last amounted to $3,460,146,000 against $3,476,'.’31,000 at Oct. 31 and s2,- l1B,2l8,000 at Nov. 30, i046. the chartered bank statement for N0- vcmbcr sticwod today.

Csll loans in Canada amounted to $116,858,000 at Nov. 30 so a- golnst 897289.000 at Oct. Si. and

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VANCOUVER. Jim 13 - (CP)- Snowmen today dotted the lami- scapc of picturesque Stanley Park. Vancouver's evergreen playground, and bathing beauties posed for snow plCtUEEg cut-rounded by a white blanket qt fluffy flakes after the worst storm here in 12 years.

The storm, second in 24 hours, started shortly after midnight, and before it ended at 10 a.m. had left streets and roadway; clogged with nine iX10l‘i% o! snoir, the heaviest since the “big storm" of 1936 when 17 1-2 inches fell over-night.

The sionn was almost province- wide, and at New Westminster, 13.0., one rnan was dead, a victim of a heart attack while working in a. snow-filled driveway. Many oth- ers were in hospital, viotizm or falls on icy streets.

For the first time Ln years, milk companies brought out horse-drawn sleighs; 1,000 men wielded snow- shovels on downtown streets, and thousands of persons reported lute for work.

Business was at a standstill un- til noon, with few customers in any store, and in suburban Burnaby two schools were closed.

But it. 'v.'asn't the end. More snow was forecast for late tonight.

The storms death victim was iGeorge MacLEod, 60, provincial ‘rcais engineer at New Westmin- ster, who collapsed while putting chains on his snow-stalled auto- mobile.

yixpectlietail Pork Prices To Advance 2 Cents

OTTAWA, Jan. 13- (CP)-An- nouncement of an increase in the retail price of bacon anti other pork pro-ducts. possibly of two cents a pound, is expected to be made this week.

The increase was predicted by Agriculture Minister Gardiner two weeks ego when he announced at a press conference that Britain had agreed to advance the contract price she pays for Canadian bacon by $4 per 100 pounds from $25 to‘

for $29

The Minister said a correspond- ing increase would be made ‘rn retail prices in Canada. ;

One-hall‘ of this producers.’ in- creasc-Sl-aiready has been an- nounccd and this has prompted speculation that announcement of the retail advance will be announ- ced shortly.

The remainder of the $4 increase for producers is to become effec- tive Sept. 1 and ‘rt is expected a corresponding retail increase also will be announced st that time.

Three Saint John Men Suffer liurns

SAINT JOHN. N. B., Jan. 13- tCPl-Three mcn suffered burns tod-fty when an oil tank exploded In Popes Machine Shop licie but their condition was reporter] fav- orable in liosiuiial tonight Th" patients were Aubrey Pope. Lloyd Kent and Allan Boyle Alrncist all- the shop windows were blown outi but little other damage rooultol. I

LONDON -(C Pl-The dcs- trcyrer Si. James will escort thc| battleship Vanguard when she takes the royal family to South

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WASl-lINfIt/PON. Jan. l! - (AP) -Crieo that recent oh-ploina crashes in the United States are making the American people "lfrold to fly" and demands for investigation were voiced in Congress today on the eve of a Senate committee's scheduled broad examination of commercial aviation.

Although this inquiry the Slush Commerce Committee will ernhrwe the question of safety precautions, members of the House of Representatives urged s repar- ata investigation by that branch of Congress.

Representative r EM. Rivers (Deon. 5.0.) called attention to the crash of an Eastern Airlines plane near Oulox. Va. Sunday with the ions of is lives and to the emer- genay landing loot week of an air- linq- m |, Long Isond, NX. beach.

Congress Urged To Probe Plane Wrecks

Maine), a member od the Senate Commerce Committee, said "people ar,e getting afraid tofly.”

‘The situation is destroying pop- ular confidence.“ he told reporters- “There won't be anybody flyills if it keeps on."

Senator Patrick MoOerrati (Dem-- Nev), addressing the senate. raid that domestic and international operations of United States Air- lines have shown steady declines in passenger fatalities.

Airline men. taking the same view, acknowledged. however, that air travel has fallen off. though they said there iu customarily o seasonal lull at this time in oir travel.