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Opposition

Leader

Reveals How Liberal i. Victories Were Wori__

A ti f Lib- A $311155 Immune“ genera; m 1m September was mtlge m, ugislaturu yesterday v, p; w.J.P. MacMillan. Q53- .. u! the opvlalilvlt “m; On one Draft Andrew, , ymmillan said he hoped Pa; , Jgnfls and Is coilealllfl W0 well t at they had“ a u qlqse call, and thlt t Bit? _, only bl I-I per can o _ e of this Provin

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. . op ish mm [Bfllltlgglln would be de- .. to learn that they have, d pllggd ghhhat h-Bh category. , , an. “fitwgic election it was!" he ll, referring to the Govern- “ "mm w power last Bel!- m, "r would sooner sit here the opposition for the next ty five years than sit where . hon. friend sits. knowing that dlsfrsnohised 8.000 or . .. of this Province in Order ., H“ might gee elected." pr, MacMlIIan recalled that on oc asions durhig the l__a._st_gg-_

Commons Briefs

ormws. Feb re - (or) —Fin- - Minister llsiey paid today in -' Commons that the government .. mbring down "as soon as l- le" legislation to amend the

- act.

lie was replying to a. question by l crlc uorwn UnlL-UKLHIIGVOIX- ' ~= who solo ms can: you as Jilly 31 an: he wished to r- when amendments m the not - - be mtroduced.

RC. Black (RC-Cumberland). ‘ l riomuth (Run-Waterloo um) and onlrcnce Qillis (CUF- ' »- Breton South) each ask nether me government would talks to reuevc a shortage or pot- --- m Nova Bcotia. speaker J.A. Iilen ruled ui cscn case that the -- on should be put on the order

A transport department reply holed lOl‘ W.K. Aisling (Pu.- v Westl- said- -the ~g0vem- Iltlll has not considered an)’ Willie in its policy o! government Wlllrol of international and trans- atlantic alr lines ns a result 0f the Meat commonwealth air confer- “! In London ' The government has no intention W Purchasing large farms and "l8 more than one soldier set- "! 5W1 lllmls, it was reported ll l only for rap. Shaw mp- Hd Deer.)

Recent increases in the ration- n allowance for maple sugar "ll Mp1s syrlrp are intended to “was far as possible normal willie of these products and 0 ls no consideration being

to removin W" ml Innnce Minister gilt)! Silid in l. reply tabled rm- u. vmlilitfield iPIL-Vlcwrla. CHICO-

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sion the Opposition had pointed out that an election would be held before another year. that the El- ection Act made no provision for votes for soldiers on active service and that it was time this matter was dealt with. These suggestions were ignored by the Liberal gov- ernment in power. The result is that Prince Edward Island is the onlv place In the Empire which has disfranchised its fighting for- ces. In Ontario an attempt was made to dye soldiers overseas a chance to vote, and now they are making preparations In t United Sta- tes for soldiers to vote in the next presidential election.

Dlsgraceful Deal

"But not Prince Edward Island." said Dr. MacMillan. "I FY0985!“ against, this just/ as soon as the el- ection wlu called. and f still pro- test against it as a disgraceful deal uh the part of the Government of this Province.

Soldiers from other Provincas who were stationed here were al- lowed to vote. but our Island bvvi

ed training in other provinces could

not do so, he continued.

"With regard to the RAF. vote. the Sheriff of the County. Whfill intervlewedby two responsib1¢ del- egates on behalf of the Conserva- tive party. was told that no Brit- ish scrvlce man would be allowed to vole on election day. But what happened? Acorns‘ hi2‘ hi!!!” brought; them in in loads. B113 that is the reason the Liberal membc for Charlottetown is sit- ting opposite me today. Worse than that. one man wearing a military uniform claimed to know where they had bought 15B of them for a dollar a head.

"On election day the office of the Sheriff of this County was closed. l-Ie couldn't be found. and I and other gentlemen went to his house and dug him out of his kitchen. l-lc was compla cf a stomach ache. I asked him whcrg his dep- uty was. He. said his deputyh name was Beaten. He couldn't be found. But the story goes that he

‘Inquest Opens Into Death Ct Young Woman

All inquest which was ordered by Coroner Dr. I.J. Yeo. following of Miss Winnifred Jean MacLeod Tuesday night opened ester-day afternoon at 3 oclocl: n the Cutcliffe Furleral Home. The following jurors were em- Danelied: Malpr- MacKenzie, H. H. Horne. Goo. W. MacLeod, Wendell H. Beaten. Wm. Flynn. James Brown and Herbert W. Plocb. After viewin the remains the urnsd indefinite- ly. In the

In is being conducted lg Dr. J, D. Mc- Guigan and Dr. . H. Pierce.

The latest report from police headquarters is that the conditior of the others involved. who are. also in the hospital, is said to be improving.

Two Million For ‘II. S. Arllly Private

OAKVILLE. Ont. Fob. 1a .__ (c P) — A United States Army private now serving overseas will receive 83.900900 from the ezutc of Mrs. Mary Martin who died recently In Oskville after making a fortune in Northern Ontarip mines.

The private, 2B year old Ben It. Yiolatte, la a nephew of Mrs. Mar- a? and is military policeman In

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Mrs. Martn first went to Nor- thern Ontario in i907 as a stanc- grapher in the days of the Cobalt Silver Rush. There she laid ‘he foundation for her fortune. mak- ing $50£00 by making out legal forms for prospectors, adding to it‘ later in mining speculation and investment.

Born in Indiana, Mrs. Martin. came tel/Canada in I906. She was: the first woman ever elected to " e‘ executive of the Ontario prospect-l crs association in which she was: active for many years.

She arrived In Haileybury, near Cobalt, In 30 below zero weather|

omcdation In hotels there fcr won;-

en. However two prospectors allow-

ed her to Ilse their tent as a. home

‘lentil she found other living quar- rs

Saint John-ll/Ian Killed By Truck

SAINT JOHN. N.B., Feb. l6- (CH-John W. Quinlan. a trucker. was found dead on a city street to- day. hls body crushed between the boliv and frame of his dlInp-type truck. No one witnessed th¢ accid- ent but it believed that the vehicle body, raised while he was working on the truck, suddenly ipped.

Murder Charge Faces Montreal Resident

MONTREAL. Feb. 18 —- (OP)-- Judge Rene Theberge today order- ed Clifford Srnith Sinclair, 46, to

was working in the interests of a certain party at the Royal Bank corner on that day-

"Al; half past nine that morn-

0 Into that place. thmu h dust and dirt. In Qrldcr t0 refit-ll’ “An hour and a half after the polls opened I went over to anoth- er pol], The poll officials were standing thrro because there were no tables or chain for them M I130

The Hitler Way

. "In many of the D0135 l" Cm" lottetown there were no Bibles. and many of the poll officials were "not sworn In. In one P1!“ "he" they had no Bibles the deputy rc- tumhlg officer attempted to gall‘ .them n in bulk,—in the or

the retumlng officers were n disgrace! Th!!! 11W" km" their ‘dutv nnd hnd w be watched “Rigging-lienmanipulations of the polls-not following the old bound- sries-caused the utmflot m" g‘ gion. so much so that even tho Patriot hall to complain about l t disorder that was caused-

“Then there was the spectre-l’ of Liberal candidates solos to til polls and taking sworn official» out to do work for them in othv‘ districts on cloctlon day. h

"They took the voters out of t e Infirmary. One Conservative car went out, there In the lflmllll" b}; cause there are 116ml" "w" " can vote. when he went back he

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orders of the doctors tk

no more voters were “A”; without special permission. k dd‘ who do you‘ think wall tho Am‘! 9f tho gang that took the v0

out to vote Liberal? Tho prelim"

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lng they were tryim to sweep out] m9 "m" Premws °r R" E‘ Mum‘ lsuburban St. Lambert home. and Company to make a 0°"- 811d.- the voters of this city had to t; ‘returned their votes.‘

lburncd the rope and a suicide note‘

appear Feb. 24 for Preliminary hearing on a charge of murder af- ter a coroner's Jury yesterday held hlm criminally responsible for the

33 of his wife in their

The coroner's jury verdict was} after Sinclair told them he had found his wife hanging ll1_ the cellar of the house and that he‘

h h d left.

l gclige investigators testified thatl (he body would ‘have been covered‘ wlgh dust from the ceiling if it had‘ been hanging as Sinclair described.

an?“ Qélhtt It had not, been covered. w us .

Sinclair was identified H will" font superintendent of a dairy products firm (Kraft Cheese Ltd.) here.

Roll Advance Is Continued

DON. Fob. l6 — (A P) —- 801$): forces. diving down from the north, have reached the narrow neck of water between Lakes Pel- pus and Iskov, 45 inlles northwest or Pskov, and German reports said tonight the Russians had already sent slcdgesovsr the ice in an at- Qgmpfld crossing into south h-

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“Meanwhile. Moscow reported m" 2,500 more Germans were killed and 1m of their tanks wrecked in a

Ge ‘lenltiltrsasnccbtracting Soviet ring ar- ound the remnants of~<10 Nui div- isions trapped in the Ukraine.

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By lflrke L. Simpson. Associated Press War Analyst

Bitter Nari resistance at the Antlo beachhead and the Casslno fro!" In Italy may be In reality rear-guard actions to cover an impending gen- eral German retreat to a new and shortened defence linen.

That at least is suggested by thecheerful confidence of General Alex- ander. Allicd field commander in Italy. Having won the first and second rounds uf the battle of Rome. his forces are about ready to open round three he told press interviewers at Anzlo.

"It. will crane." he added. "when we have built up for a strong push and start our punch. We will pull it off."

The plain intimation of the Alexander forecast. ls that the third rounil punch will come as a. three-front attack.

Even lacking f‘ ‘ Alexaude s to knowledge of Allied bill- tle plans in Italy, the resources available to carry them out. and his pro- bable information as to impending Nari moves. there are many straws to show that In III wind is blqwing up for the foe.

Linked with Alexander's summary of the situation, reports of Natl behlnil-thc-Iine demolition activities on the mlatlvely quiet 8th army 80¢- tor suggest the next Allidrl major stroke Is expected there by the Nncls. The implication is that the Germans are preparing w fall back on that flank before 5th army elements on the Cassino-Anzlo fronts can break

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only to be told there was no acc- k

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attempt to break the re-|

ultimate evacuation Rome.

through to effect a Junction that might entrap the Nari left flank”

lt is a fair assumption that the Nazi commander In Italy, once the Anzio heachhead had been firmly consolidated turned his ‘tention to orderly extrication of hill armies farther south. The blasting nf Mount, Cass-Inc could have left him In no doubt what was coming. Short of all-I and ground reinforcements on a major scale, retreat to prepared new! R“ A short front positions rnusi be his answer to his problems even if it meant 5 remdms o; Bern“ Tuesday

That seems tn be what General Alexander fcercnsts. i

Strauss. .. Case

Missing Engineer

SAINT JOHN. N. 3-. Feb. 16- (CPr-This story was too good tn eep. so it leaked out today. rt happened recently on the heaviest grade between Saint John and McAdam, after a Cnnodlun Pn- cific Railway passenger train left here for Montreal.

When the fireman exhausted his supply of coal within im- mediate reach. the engineer left the throttle and climbed to the 10D 0! the tender to shovel down more coal, After finishing his job the fireman saw no sign of the engineeu I-le immediately pulled the emergency cord and stopped the train.

While the fireman and conduct- or consulted about the strange casc of thc missing engineer tilcy saw a section handcar pounding along the rnlls at full speed. It stopped. and there was the engin- eer. shovel and all ready to take over his train.

Explaining the mystery. he said he had slipped from the tender a mile back. luckily landed in soft snow and escaped with minor bruises and a shaking up. The section car and several railway workers were nearbv.

‘The train reached McAdam on tin».

Bondgmng Pgagg iBritish By-Elcction I ill

Ilow. Movement

WASHINGTON. Feb. l6—<AP)-—- The ules conlrnlttec today attri- cuted acts "clearly seditious and which tend toward the cncollrnge- lnent of treason" to the "peace lluw movement." '

The group was organized last year to advocate a negotiated peace. represent- atives oonunitt/ee on fin-American activities condemned It in a for-

to the House us “an un-American group whose activities are calculated to interfere with the successful ,. . op of the war.

Maritime Trust Co. Holds Annual Meeting

sarrrr aor-ru. N}; . Feb. is (Cm-Howard t‘ Robinson, Ba John, was re-elected Dfllldfnt W‘ dlw at the annual meeting of the Maritime trust. company. l“ dill‘ Ident rate of 2'6 W1‘ 0"" W" m‘ creased to 3 per cent. payable March‘!

IONDON —(OP)- A pool of I00 British artists of stag; and screen wre standing by for the opening of '*l....~ were ‘.23’ “n”

- a have been made for thorn tmllow Allied trooll into Dumbo.

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[Draft Address Debate L_aunched

Opening Speeches By Messrs. T. R. Cullen And F. C. Ramsay.

.s‘.s. In addition to the reconnais-

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I m. I was an election issue.

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The Address in reply to the Speegli f om the Throne wasNmo - ‘Ed d Ofifiédwfri "thémlielllsl v lure yesterday by two Liberal members in maiden speeches which elicited warm congratula- tions from Hon. Dr, W. J. P. Mac- l Mlllan. leader of the Opposition.

Mr. T. R. Cullen, Second District of Kings. in moving the Address said the speech was of mgre than usual length and showed that the Liberal Government intended to (l0 Something of a. practical nature for the Province.

He referred with regret to the recent passing of Mr. Justice A. C. Saunders. Mr. D. N. McKay, former member for First Queens and Mrs. T. M_ Llnkletter. wifc nf the member for Third Prince.

It was fitting that a large part of the Speech should b», devoted to agriculture, Mr. Cullen said. It was a matter for thankfulness thai. falm prices have kept up with price ceilings, but until floor pri- ces arc established as well, farm- ers will not feel safe.

The increased prospcritv of the fishing industry was noted with approval. also the Government's efforts in establishing soil analy-

sance survey Mr. Cullen suggested that a movable laboratory be pro- vided. to bring soil testing facili- ties to the farmers of outlying dis- r c .

Reference was made t0 tile rav- ages in the poultry industry caus-

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Arouses Interest . I BAKEWELL. Derbyahirc, Engp; land. Feb. l6—-lCP CabIcl-Thc w“ " political scrnnil-ll‘ u.’ flu‘, ' the Wl-st Deruyshlre lay-etc:- tlon was cllmnxed tonight by the Churchill-backed candidate, the Marquess of Hartlngton. and Al- derman Charles White. one of his two opponents. speaking at the saifilc time in Bakcwelfs old town ll

Their speeches were the final shots In a. hotIy-corltcstled camp- no.1 WillCil. while not breaking t wartime party truce. showed

V governrncnt- supported candlda‘.. There was no . loll. however or-lltion of tho war ever

Although voting takes place t0- morrow. the result will not he known until Friday. West Derby- shire became vacant through re- iiremcnt of Hartingtonb uncle. Col. Henry Hpplgke __ _

Lists II. A. F. Losses For I 943

LONDON. Feb. l6 — (C P» -- A total of 3.366 bombers — 2.369 oi the R. A. F. and 997 American »~ was lost over Germany and north- ern Europe during i943 in operat- ions from British bases. Sir Archi- bald Sinclat, Air Secretary. told the House of Commons today,

January. 1944. losses Were 319 British and I78 American, he said.

Presumably Sir Archibalds statement of R. A. F‘. losses ln- cluded these of the R. O A. F. adn other Dorrxlnions air forces fiv- lAhfl rwith bomber groups of the R.

Berlin Hard Hit Again

LONDON, Feb. l6—(AP)—-Tha. F. and R. C. A. F‘. seared tlic night. with well over 2.500 tons of explo- sive and fire bombs—the heaviest aerial bombardment of a single target ever delivered.

This unprecedented bomb load was dumped cn the capital by pro- bably close to 1.000 bombers in 3n minutes from 9.15 to 9.45 p.m.. sending through it a hurricane of flame and shattering explosions from which smoke quickly rose four miles high.

In the raid on Berlin. a. faint at- tack on Frunkfurt-On-Oder. 5n miles to the east. Mosquito raids on western Germany and Holland and mine-laying operations, the R. A. F. used more than 1.200 bombers. including 1.000 “Ileav- lcs." and lust 43. including four Canadian

"Elfilllii Brutal! . Again By Soviets

STOCKHOLM, Fcb. I6—(AP)— Tlvo waives of Russian planes bombed Helsinki tonight and caused fires and daulagc to the Finnish calpltal from winch rumors of man- oeuvres for a separate lfiW-‘B have been emanating since it was last

cked on Feb. 6.

innish foreign Minister Sir Henrik Ramsay reported on the "foreign political situation’ to the foreign affairs cnnmlittec of parlia- lrll-cnt today. ll. Swedish news alleli- cy dispatch from Helsinki said.

No details vVEiB given on Ram- say's meeting with the committee-

rllc rinnisn press meanwhile de- manded more news of the peace situation to forestall rumors corn- lng from lorelgn callitals.

Brenner slnlvln‘ Lnnkomlcs. who has been lii at ills country nonlc slncc onn. ct. returned to his cap- ital omce tcdllv.

A Moscow dispatch said there was no crucial comment cu peace rumors. out lnat rm.- rcusslnn peo- plc, ramelrrocrlng the shelling of Leningrad lulu otl ' Fllmlsn par- ticipation In zhc war, WOIUCI insist

British Aftcr Nazi Warship?

LONDON. F61). llS-ICP Reuters) —Eritish planes were claimed bv the Berlin radio today to hlllvc bombed Hammerfesi, most. north-l ern town lll Norway and 30 mllcsi northeast of Allen Elm-d where‘ llle Nazi battleship Tirpitz is lurk- lllir. Hammeriest is on one of the, stretches of water connecting the‘ fjord with the Arctic Ocean,

From landlocked Alton German capitol ships for a 1011i’. tllrle_sallied forth against Allielli 5311951118 Lu the North-Atlantic and‘ on the way to Russia. It was from here that the Scharnhorst sailed and met her end last Dec. 26 In a battle off the North Cape with British Home Fleet units.

The nearest British terrltorv u. Alten flord is the Slletlnnds. ll good 1.000 miles to the southwest.

To Ileall National Fitness Council

I OTTAWA. Feb.‘ lc-lcrl- Maj. Ian Llsenhamt oi Ottalura and Van- couver has been appointed chair-

|mal1 of a new fictional council of

‘physical fitness to zldminlstel- the ivatlonal PilySlCILl Fitness Act of I943. lt was‘ announced today by Pensions Mirlistex- Mackenzie The

Minister also announced appoint-

$19K“. of eight members to the coun-

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Five Provinces - Prince Edward Island. Novu Scntia. S s lltchcvlan, Alberta and New Brunswick-s... far ‘have entered into llgrecnlcnLs '..lt.h ‘the Dominion "o participate in the .natlollal fitness aprogram. [Min Mackenzie s d Quebec has the DTOKTa-m under consideration and that It is believed all provinces eventually will associate themselves [with the program I