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Congress Closes Session With Blast At Truman

Jones And‘ Sinclair

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Freight Rates Question

lslagd Delegates lleturn Satisfied

OTIIAMM. Aul. 0—(Bpecls.l) — Prince Ildward Island delegates to Convention bags, train left this s. conference which most of them described as run; as it was it had

the National Liberal lure today packed their checked their watches for and times and capital city after

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been successful and informative.

The majority of the PJLI. dele- had flied fi- Bternal Affairs Min- ister I. lament as the new Lib- cal Kiln. although therewere ssili seine unregenerate "Gardiner" vstess when die one and only bal- lot new Ir. It. Laurent to vic.

plea intimated that they

tory by a oeunt of more than two to one over hie combined rivals.

0K like record. heed.» of the Island

delylllon aelim-ate that of 35 P. Li’. votes, $1. had been marked for the lfiunal Affairs Minister.

.7. Watson MacNaught. Liberal member hr Prince and Parlia- aunlsry assistant to Fisheries ‘ ma: lhviiew. said he felt the entire delegation was well-satisfied with the events at Ottawa and not any pleased ‘out delighted with the dioioe of the new leader.

links‘ John E. Sinclair. a vet- eran ef- lie I919 .Natinnal Liberal gmmuqhqsent much of the three days in the resolutions com- mittee. He vegretted missing some of he Ipeeches on the convention floor but felt that the resolutions committee had done s. thoroulhll’ competent job. and accomplished it under difficulties.

Expect Talks With Molotov Today

IDIOOW. Aux. I --(CP)- A further meeting between Pbreign Minister Molotov and the three Western envoys in Moscow-the third in nine days-is expected to take plsee in the Kremlin to- morrow afternoon or evening.

Coming Events

"Dance in Walter ConnlcPs, linkers, Iridsy. Aug. 18th.

"Phturel at Mvrell ever! ‘mes- ler and Saturday Show e o'clock.

"Coma to the dance at the Bon- ehsw 11m, Tuesday, August 3rd.

"Demo. Kinlfore Hall Tuesday. ‘films! 10th. Bummer-side Orch- ra.

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"Come to the big Dance in (‘ovehead Road new school, Mon-, ill!’ 1118M, August 9th.

"Cone to St John's Church aisle. Crspaud. Wednesday, Aug.

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Duh h. Webster's "Dance every Tuesday. St. Pet-

"'l Lesion Hall. Ciiflordb Orch- est-re.

"Dance in Rowe's Hall. Brack- mh 39"!!- Wednesdsy, August "Movies - Vernon Monday. Hunter River ‘Tuesday. “Bunbon-

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"foe cream and cake. on Mrs. Lincoln Denver's lawn, New Perth. AW. 9th.

"Hflliltal Dance. wmhmlle. Souris, Wednesday. Auzust 4m m ern and ole Time. as leaves l-loi Name Hall at

McLean's

"Zone Heavy Duty Proof Coat- s It"! you s new roof at u the lt- The Representative of Zone Roof Coating. w. L. n. Esaery, will be st the Exhibition Grounds disr- inz Old Home Week.

“Bealnnlne at noon Wednes- “Y. Aug. 1i. our store will be closed for one week. to glvi our stafr a fill-earned holiday. Open 1°1- busloses on Thursday morn-

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OTTAWA. Aug. 8 -—(Speclai) -- Prlnce Edward Island Premier J. Waiter Jones and Senator John Sinclair, together with - their coi- leagues from the Island Province on the resolutions committee of the National Liberal Convention. were credited with a large share in forcing the convention to accept a resolution urging the appointment of a Royal Commission to examine the Canadian freight rates struc. ture.

This was revealed when, the resolutions committee conclud d its hectic sessions just before t e election of External Affairs Min- ister St. Laurent as the new lead- er of the Liberal party on Satur- day afternoon.

Together with other delegates

ment of a Royal Commission to thoroughly review and investigate the vuhole Canadian transportation rate problem other than the pres- criptions contained in the pro- vision of section 325 of the Railway Act and in the Maritime Freight Bates Act."

) new» To Government This resolution calling for the naming of a Royal Commission to investigate freight rate structures is regarded as a direct slap in the face for the administration which had declined to appoint such a Royal Commission at the request of the Premiers of seven Provinces. While it is regarded as a tactical gain by the Liberal party over the Liberal Government. it l5 not a major victory. While guided by the resolutions of the convention, the Government, Prime Minister King said some thine B80. 1e Mt bound by them.

Premier Jones joined with New Brunswick Premier McNalr in supporting on the platform of the convention, a resolution urging that. national attention be directed to the economic and transportation problems of the Maritimes. On this subject, the Prince Edward Island Premier said; "I think it ls recognized across Canada that the Maritime Provinces have play- ed a Cinderella part in this great Canadian nation. This resolution when implemented will do much to improve the position of that Cin- I __;_____

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llew Federal Labor llode To Become Law

OTTAWA, Aug. B (CF) The new Federal Labor Code, re- vising machinery for handling disputes in industry under Do- minion jurisdiction, will bccflme 15w sept, 1, it was learned Sat- urday.

The Code, adopted at the last session of Parliament after much controversy, will control labor relations in such industries as railways, communications, g ship- ping and -other inter-provincial activities.

from the Maritimes, members of f” u" Cnml" Army "h" l‘ the pflnce Edward Island com In the Marltlmes visiting army “use” held out ‘m. "the appoint, fllablishmbnts in Eastern Army

Visiting -Maritimes

Col. C. E. Belanger. 0.8.5.. of Ottawa, Director of Pay Services

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Col. Bclanger la due at Halifax tomorrow. On Thursday, Aug. ll. he will fly via R.C.A.F.. to Prince Edward Island for s luncheon with commanding officers and paymasiers of Reserve Force un- its and will return to Halifax the s-eme day.

Late BlightFound n. Many l‘. E. I. Fields

Potato late blight has been found in many fields over Prince Edward Island and numerous in- festations arc reported from the counties of Carleton, York, Vic- toria, and Queens in New Bruns- wick, according too. bulletin is- sued by Messrs. P. M. Cannon. Dominion entomoioglcai laborat- ory, and L. C. Callback, Dominion laboratory of plant pathology. Rapid spread of the disease has been curl-oiled by dry hot weath- er, but t-he rain that occurred in most Maritime districts on Friday has stimulated the disease fungus.

On Saturday the production of spores was abundant in the sev- eral infected fields visited. and if da-rnfp weather persists, n. consid- erable spread may be expected.

Aphlcl populations are building up gra/t-"aliy and since certain species are responsible for trans- mltting virus diseases such as ie-afroii and mosaic. an attempt should be made to control them. D171‘ is the most eflective insecti- cide for potato aphids at the pre- sent time. hlthough it does not

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Girl Sleepwalker Falls Three juries

GRAND FALLS, N. 8.. Aug. 8- (CPi-Marle LeBlanc, 14. wczit walking in her sleep. stepped through a low. third-floor win- dow. ti‘ to the steel roof of ar adjoining building and slid feet first to the ground. The 23-foot

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drop caused an ankle fracture and a few bruises.

(By The Canadian Press)

OVITAWA, Aug. 8——P‘oll0wing is the text of the Maritimes resolu- tion pieced before the Liberal convention on Saturday:

"Whereas the Maritime Provin- ces sre an important part of Can- ada and essential to its well- being in peace end in war. and

"Whereas the people of these Provinces have not enjoyed the increase in population. in indus- try. in commerce and in wealth at the same rate as other PIN-I of Canada, so that imtead ed sts.n the hlshm in w‘ no- ita weal h as at the time of eon- federetfon, these Provinces have relatively declined, and

"Whereas it should be the ob- jective of the Liberal Party that Canadians should enjoy equal op- portunities to build their homes, rear their families and engage in productive eflort and employment. as well in one Province ss in sn- other. and "Whereas successive roysl com- missions beve recognised that in- equalities have existed and as rs- vesied by recent rsoom of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics

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gqph inequaiitgs still stills. and

Maritime Resolutions

"whereas the Maritimes' natural access to world markets by see routes has been hampered by ns- tional policy and inter-provincial trade handicapped by high freight rates and inadequate highway fa- ciiitles.

"Therefore be it resolved that measures calculated to remedy the forosoing conditions be instituted and particularly:

"(A) That the principles un- deriving the Maritime Freight Rates Act be lndorsed and applied so as to give effect to the orig- inal purpose recommended by the Duncan Commission on Maritime claims.

"(Bl That decentralisation of industry should be encouraged and for this end cheap electric power should be made available to in- dustryin the Maritime Provinces.

"(Cl That trade treaties should be negotiated giving consideration to the marketing of the natural products of the Merltinze Provin- ces, their fish and lumber and products of fan-n and mine.

"(D) That Maritime trsuspwt- ation problems receive attention with s view to improving serial facilities and making fullest pos-

Convention

Death Yesterday‘ 0f Mr. E. F. Acorn

The death occurred yesterday afternoon at the P. E. Island Ilospital of Mr. E. P‘. Acorn. one of Charlottetown! prominent business men. He was 64 years o"

age. While he had been in ill health for several weeks. his condition had recently improved so that hospital authorities had allowed him to go home last Wednesiay for a brief visit with his famny His condition, however, suddenly became worse upon his return. The late Edgar Franklin Acorn 1rd an active life not only as a business man but as one who was greatly interested in all com- munity affairs. A keen sportsman, he was usually to be seen either as a spectator or as an official at local athletic events. But it was as a starter at horse-racing events» that he lic- came such a well-known 1151148 to so many people in the Mari- times. He began as a starter in the 1920's at the Provincial Ex- hibition races in Charlottetown and his reputation as a fair and efficient official so grew that he was soon officiating at all im portant races throughout the Maritimes. I-Ie retired from this activity in 1963 but never lost his

interest in horses and was a familiar figure at most racing events in Charlottetown and

other Maritime centres until his failing health compelled him to absent himself.

Though a man whose self re- liance and strength of chararwe: were the compelling forces ivhzch refused to allow his acceptln) anything which he did not earn» he was a- "soft touch" for any needy appeal and no one but bin.- seif ever knew how many times his generosity was the means of

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flew Yorker ls Mystery Witness

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 --(AP) —A New Yorker identified only as Alexander Kora] apparently is the "irnystery witness" who is supposed to lead to cracking "wide open" the case or an ai- leged Communist spy ring in the United States, Representative Kari Mundt (Rep. S.D.). acting chairman of the full committee, told reporters Saturday.

(tale Pounds British Boasts

LONDON, Aug. I — (AP) —A fierce gale that Pounded the coasts of Britain today left e toll of dead and missing and wide- spread destruction.

Ashore, the main damsel W8! to flimsy cottages and seaside holiday camps. Farther inland torrential rains battered Britain's bumper crops, which had ripen- ed fast ln late July's hot spell- No comprehensive estimate of

the damage was available to- night. / Dill! AGED 100

turinmwnc, n. s. Aus- 8- Mrs. Emma Gelderhwho mitiived seven of hsr ll chlidslin and was the widow of’ Capt. John Geldert. died at her home here yesterday.

Platform Resolutions

Adopts 10

OITAWIA, Aug. 8- (CPl-Gf the I10 Platform resolutions adopted at Saturday's final es..- sion of the National Liberal Coi- vention. three definitely diverged from administration policy.

Foremost was one calling f0; a Royal Commission on the freight- rate issue-which the Federal Government has been denying to seven Provinces since last April.

Another would have the‘ Got- ernment subsidize low-cost hens izzg, if necessary. This again; la contrary to present Government intentions. though ithe qualifica- t‘on “if necessary“ apparently ai- iows plenty of latitude. The convention strayed from the Government line, too. in the labor field. Into an otherwise non-committal plank on labor, i: wrote in a demand for Govern ment aid in obtaining "union se- curlty" and for Government er.- fcrcement of labor laws. Earlier this year, the Govern- ment had refused to include these points in its new labor code adopted at the last session of Par- Ilament.

Federal-Provincial Relations

The all-important question of Dominion-Provincial relations. on ivhich the Dominion administra- tion has been fighting a running battle with some of the Provin- ces for the last three years. was disposed of with a three-line rc- solution. It says that‘ the party is stand- ing by the financial terms the Government offered the Provinces at the 194.5 Dominion-Provincial

conference and hopes for Luca implementation. These proposals include offers.

in exchange for certain taxing rights, to pay sao-a-month on. age pensions to all persons over 70, share the cost of pensions for needy persons over 65. A plank that stirred a row at Friday's sesslon~on national u"- ity-went through Saturday with no fuss after it had hoen amend- ed by the platform crmimittce.

In final form. it demanded an "exclusively Canadian Flag". Or- iginally it had sought a ‘distinc-

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Feed lirain Clause Resolution Killed

-, __._ OTTAIWA. Ans. a - (or) —A Maritime request for permanent continuance of freight subven- “m; on feed grains was knocked out of a resolution on Party P01- icy before adoption hy the Na- tionni Liberal convention Sat- urday.

The resolution, passed by the Maritime caucus Friday. 115d the grain clause knocked out by the

Politics-Ridden Session Closed Late Saturday

WASHINGTON, Aug, 5 _(Cp)_ Cmlgress closed its 13-day special session in an outburst of partisan recraninations punctuated with a demand for the impeachment of President Truman and with small legislative action.

The politics-ridden "turnip-day" session to which the President called the legislators from a six. month recess with a challenge ef- fectively to "put up or shut up" respecting Republican promises to the electors, adjourned late Satur- day.

In thc last flurry of Senate de- bate Senator I-fomer Ferguson (Rep-Mich) bitterly denounced the President for refusing to co- operate in the current, sensational spy investigations.

He declared it would be neces. sary to proceed through s. “blind spot" or to "compel the President to answer for his conduct in an impeachment proceeding." Ferguson's impeachment demand was made just before the ad- journment motion was adopted with a number of Democrats on their feet anxious to speak out for the President.

Apart from an almost constant cross-fire of debate which antici- pates the forthcoming presidential and congressional election cam- paign. the Congress passed three pieces of legislation out-of about 22 major requests made by the President.

It approved the 565000.000 New York headquarters building loan for the United Nations and passed two watered-down measures to curb inflation and stimulate the con. struction of lovr-cost housing and cheap large-scale rcntai develop- menls.

The President apparently plans to concentrate his political appeal on the charge that the 80th Con» gress, which he has called the worst in history. failed tn make good on its platform of i944 and the same promises made in the platform adopted by the national convention in June last.

REMOVE STREET CAR RAILS SAINT JOHN, N. B.. Aug. 8- fCiPl-Removal of street ca: rails in Saint John will be started to-

buses here expired Saturday mid- night. An exclusive franchise for a transportation system in Saint. John was awarded last June to City Transit, Ld., a subsidiary of the SMT bus company, and the Saint John area nowhas an ail- bus service.

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OTTAWA, Aug. h-(CPI-Isr the second time in a generation. s French-speaking Canadian —Rt. Hon. Louis Stephen St. Laurent- holds the leadership of the Lib- eral party and soon is to become Prime Minister of Canada.

The suave, 66-year-old Exter- nal Affairs Minister captured the coveted leadership Saturday with a majority of 469 votes in the third day 0f the national Uberai convention.

He decisively defeated two op- ponents — Agriculture Minister Gardiner. 04. and Hon. C. U. Power, 00-and won the heartfelt acclaim of 6,000 delegates and party suppbrters who shook the convention hail with a great roar of applause.

And so decisive was his victory

anorrow. Statutory rights of the ' New Brunswick Power Company 351st’ Sggg waging?’ g?‘ Lirielfgeeut’ to operate either street cars or ' ' ' n 1&- =§

848; Mr. Gardiner 323; Mr. Power 56

There were 1.299 delegates em- powered to vote and the final result indicated 04 of them did not use their ballots.

Six younger men were nomin-

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TORONTO. Aug- U --(C P) Minimum and maximum temper- atures: Victoria. 52 —; Edmonton 49 66; Regina 50 74; Winnipeg 5Q 82; Toronto 55 72; Ottawa 50 77g Montreal 55-72; Quebec —— 67; Saint John - 70; Moncton 47 71: 3911f" 51 72; Charlottetown 54 73: Sydney 54 73; ‘Yarfnouth »- 66. HALIFAX, Aug. 8—-(CP)—Offi;~ ial inland forecasts issued by the Dominion Public Weather Oflica here tonight and valid until lid- night Monday.

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convention platform committee before going to the floor of the meeting. . tin-eight on feed grains from the head of the Lakes to Mari- time points now ls borne by the Federal Government as an as- sistance to farmers. The Mari- tfmers wanted this year-to-year policy made permanent.

The Maritlne resolution also was amended in a clause dealing with the Maritime Freight Rates Act of 192'], which provides lew- ered freight rates through fed- eral subsidy on certain Maritime rail hauls.

The easterners wanted the benefits of the act extendedfiThe convention changlri "extended" to "applied." which would leave operation of ‘the act as at present. Other provisions of the resolu- tion, callfng for consideration of general measures to improye the Maritime economy, were passed as; originally proposed by the Mari-

BADDECK, N. S-. Aug. S-Fred- erlcir Walker (Casey) Baldwin. first British citizen to fly a heav- ier-than-air machine. died Satur- day at his home at nearby Belnn Breagh. I-le was 66.

Death of the sportsman-engin- eer-inventor, a co-worker of Dr. Alexander Graham Boll, was at- trlbuted lo a heart attack.

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