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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1950

PLANE CRASHESIN WINNIPEG RESIDENTIAL

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

Railway: Strike Vote

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Blame Family Quartet. for Death

COfiN'WA!.lL. Ont.. April le- (OP)—Morrls Leger, 0'1, was stab- bed fatally in his home Saturday during what police said was a. fam- ily quarrel. In custody is Lcger's 14-year-old crippled son, Maurice. No charges yet have been laid against the boy.

Leger was found dead in an up- stairs bedroom shortly of er he staggered from the kitchen where, policc laid. he had been wounded with a butcher knife.

They said the son walked into police station late Saturday to report that he had stabbed his lather when the latter threatened to kill the boy. The son asked for police protection.

Loger'a wife, Rita, told police her husband had been drinking and started an argument with the son when the latter returned from a movie.

Heavy Ice North. East ofl’. E. I.

The steamer track in Cabot Slflit. still half filled with ice, has slightly improved in the past few days reported Chief Officer Angus Brown last night after_an 1100 mile survey of ice conditions for the Department of Tris , i.

Although the track is navigable with caution, Chief Officer Brown sighted five ships on their way through to Quebec-C_iiy yesterday. The first. a large passenger: ship, cut a track that was providing unobstructed sailing for “those following close behind as there was little ice movement due to the near calm.

The ice on the North and East aide oi the island is very heavy with the pack extending from North Cape on the western end of the Province to beyond the east- ern extremity of Cape Breton where it becomes lighter.

Charlottetown and Slammerslde harbors are still closed but have shown improvements. Souris and Georgetown harbours are closed around the inner docks. -

A ridge of ice still exists along the Nova Scotia and New Bruns- wick side of the Horihumberland strait as far west as Bale Verto near Cape Tormentine. The car ferry, however. has almost clear sailing, meeting little more ob- stacles than she does in summer.

Heavy ice extends around Cape Breton with Sydney Harbour still being closed. Louiaburg Harbour is open and Chief Officer Brown spotted four ships sailing towards that Pbrt yesterday. A little ice has moved out of the Strait of Canso easing the situation in that area slightly.

Perfect visibility gave Chief Officer Brown his best flight of the year yesterday. The plane piloted by, Captain H. S. Jones maintained an altitude of 3.000 feet throughout the major part of the seven hour. five minute flight.

Last night the observer was un- able to estimate when the pa- trols for the season would be fin- ished. l-la wound up on April 29 last year, May It in 1010 and May II I 11

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OTTAWA. April 15 —- (OP) _. After an Easter-time lull, act'on starts up iigain Monday on the parliamentary and political fronts.

M_ein activity in the Capital Will be centred in the reconvening oi the Commons — in recess since April 5 — and the annual three- “? meeting of the Progressive Conservative Association oi Can- ada. Both open Monday.

Members of the Commons, many cf them back from visits to their constituents. will start off with a "private members‘ clay." in which non-govemment legislation is dealt with. Expectations are the House will plunge into renewed debate on western oil pipe lines legisla- tion, which has been under it fill» buster aince early in the session.

Later in the week, the House will consider Government resour- tions to establish Commons coin- mittees dealing with the National Research Council and amendments to the Elections Act. There aisl will be discussion of Govemnleut estimates for some departments.

Outside the Commons chamber. the political focus will be on con- vention hall a couple of hundred yards away, where the Progressive Conservative Association will be having its annual meeting.

Mindful of the lacing the party took In the 1940 general election, delegates are expected to pitch in energetically with a view to rehab- ilitating the party's fortunes. some reorganization is expected.

One of the mayor jobs of the convention will be to select a full time national in ' . This pos- ition hes been vacant since R, A. Bell stepped out to return to law practice after the general election.

A new president also may be

selected. J. M. Macdonneil, mem- belf, of the Commons for I to Greenwood, is winding up his sec- ond term and it is not known who- ther he will i-un aéain. — —-In--the event he does not. poss- ible contenders would be George 0.. Nowlan of Wolfviile, N.s.. for- mer f‘ mons member for Digby- Annapcl‘ -Kings, and Donald Flem- Jill. member for Toronto Egllnton and a candidate for the Pally leadership at the 1948 convention that chose George Drew. John Bracken. retired leader, also is mentioned.

Looping ‘lilo Loop Record Claimed

RAYMONDVILT.-E. Tex.. April 16 — (AP) -— A world record for loop- ing the loop was claimed Saturday by Carl Crawford, one-time stunt. pilot from Tulsa. Okla. Crawford took his little Piper Cub up at 0:42 A. M. (CST) Saturday. and landed at 12:25 p.m — after l.el74 loops. His sponsors say this breaks the previous world's record oi 1.633 loops set in 1W8 at Cleveland by speedy Holman. Crawford stepped out smiling and admitted he was "a bit dizzy."

Fire Damages Sussex Cold Storage Plant

SUSSEX, N. 3., Atpril 1'6 (CPI- A Saturday afternoon fire, be- lieved to have started in the elec- trically operated smoke house, damag the meat storage and cur- ing section at the rear of the Sus- sex cold storage plant.

Lesa damage occurred in the central section. occupied by 325 food lockers, but water damage at the front of the building was heavy, Ralph S. Mcrarlane, own- ar of'tha two-year-old plant. said today he had not estimated the fi-

ancial loss.

North_l_and De

IIONTREAL. ADI-ii 10 — (OP) — The Canadian Chem‘ of Com- lnu-ce today announced utIbi1lli- llsetit of I Canadian-United states conlhlttea on the development of

Eidiae of the area in relation to transportation. natural resources and defence. '

The first meetinr mitteo will be had

of the cool- It AIIIIVIIIG.

pending study of the which would call on them to lay out only an estimated tl9.000.0o0 a year as compared with their estim- ate of 084.000.1300 for the unions‘ full demands.

applicable to the trades employed by the major rail- ways -- those that do not actually run the trains. The brothel-hoods of the "running trades" now are engaged in separate negotiations for increases. but no board has been set up in their case.

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1', Findings—0f Conciliation Boards B_ej_ected

MONTREAL. ‘April is - (CP)—A spokesman for 35,000 members of two Canadian brotherhoods said tonight he has called an emergency meet- ilig here April 24 to study find.- ings of a. conciliation board in a wages-and-hours dispute be- tween the brotherhoods and Canada's two major railway systems.

By JOHN l.enl.aNc CYITAWA. April is — (or) -

Compromise proposals of two con. cilistion boards, aimed at settle- ment of the railway wage-hour deadlock. were laid before the dis- D rejected by top labor spokesmen.

utants Saturday and promptly A strike vote was predicted by

one union chief in lashing at the majority findings that completely turned down higher-pay demands and recommended only partial ac- ceptance of work week

plan for a shorter th the same pay. ‘ The railways withheld comment findings,

Findings ed the boards would be non-operating

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Gunmanilliiillied In N. Y. While Abducting Girl

Two New Blood Tests For Cancer Are Announced _

ATLANTIC CITY, April 16

(AP) -— Two new blood tests for cancer were announced today to the American Association for can- cer Research.

Both were said to be at least 90

per cent or more accurate in spot- ting people who have cancers.

One new test was developed by

Dr. i~l.S. Penn of the University of California at Berkeley.

It is based on mixing bio.-J substallce

In clinical tests, it gave a posi-

tive answer of cancer in 98.6 per cent of 830 persons known to have cancer, said Drs. George C). Hull. Penn., A.H. Dowdy and,A.W. Bei- lllmy of the Univeisity oi Califor- me.

The semnd test was reported i)_V l Dr. Emil Weiss of People's Hos- pltal,

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human blood with thtree different dyes, and observing color changes. Weiss said it gave positive result’; in 90 per cent of all kinds of can- cer.

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test is based on mixing

The new tests make a total of

more than half a. dozen developed in recent months. All are based on some apparent blood when people have cancer or some other disease. None of the tests tells just where a cancer lies in the body.

change in the

Committee To Study velopment

British Columbia-Yukon chamber of Mines.

Among the subjects which will

engage the attention of the com- mittees are: -

The economic insularity of Al-

asks. The vulnerability 0! Alaska front a defence viewpoint

Tile desirability bf’ establishing

rail connections between the sys- tems of the united States Alaska.

and liiffect of trade policies '0! both

countries in limiting economic Ill- tsroourae and more particularly

In_ Canada Is Forecast-

HALITFAX. April 16 —(Ol’) — Tile R. C. M. P. cutter Macnrlsn reached the side of the drifting freighter Federal Trader 40 miles northwest of Sable Island. "grave-

yard of the Atlantic." tilts after- noon.

Three commercial tugs, mean- while. were racing toward the

2.861-ton ship which early today sent out a. call for help as her steam power failed and she drifted toward the shifting sands of sable Island.

The cutter put a line aboard the freighter and started for Halifax.

The tug Foundation Vera, out of l-lalifax, was expected to win the salvage race and reach the drift- ing ship's side tonight. A second Halifax tug, the Guard, was trail- ing the Vera by two hours and the Foundation Josephine, out of St Joh-nfs, Nfld., will reach the Fed- eral Ti-ader‘s side early tomorrow.

The disabled freighter. owned by l"edera.l Commerce and Navigation Co. of Toronto is registered at Montreal. She left Halifax Friday in ballast for St. John's to load a cargo of newsprint for New York. she had been tied up here since November. Her agents said today she will be towed to Halifax for repairs.

shipping officials here said the Federal Trader was in no danger, that the ocean of! sable Island was "smooth as a millpond," end she was driftllsg away from the treacherous island. which up to now has claimed more than 200 ships.

The disabled ship is an oil burn- er. Skipper of the Federal Trader is Captain Donald Butterwick of Sydney. N. S.. and she carries a crew of 32. all Canadians.

NEW YORK. April lo-——(oP)— A gunman who tried to abduct a young couple early today was shot to death by the man whose hands he had tied——an off-duty police- man he failed to sea/rcil.

Police said Patrolman Anton stayduhar, dressed in plain clothes, was sitting in his car with his girl friend, Miss Ann Sandlss in‘ Queens Borough

stoyduhar said the gunman, (a negro) opended the car door and pointed a pistol at them. ' The gunman tied Stayduhsr's wrists with cord and ordered him into the back seat after taking his wal- let.

Then he got in the front seat beside Miss Bundles and drove off.

"He tossed the wallet to Ann," Stayduhar reported. "He told bar, “you can have this—1 want you. baby."

In less than four blocks, how- ever, Btayduhar had loosened his bonds and reached for -his sezvice revolver.

He fired four bullets into the gunmun's neck, killing him instant-

Stayduhar and Miss sandles brought the car under control.

Police later identified the man as Artur Davis. 35.

After investigation, the patrol- man was exonerated by Victor Levin, Assistant District Attorney.

Believe Bomb Damaged Plano “

LONDON. April 10 — (CF) - Experts said today they are in- clined to believe a smuggled bomb ‘ the blast which damaged a British airliner as it bore 82 per- sons over the English Channel Thursday.

it was presumed at first that the plane. a,Viking of the slate-owned British European Airways. had been struck by lightning. But a B. E. A. spokesman said Saturday ti: plant “certainly" was sabotag- e .

Explosives experts of Scotland Yard and the Ministry of Civil Aviation worked on that line to day. ' The blast. originating in the plane's. tenet compartment. blew a hole in the fuselage.

Issues Waning Re Radio Licences

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Cutter Reaches Freighter Disabled Off Sable Is.

C. C, F. PRESIDENT

Miller Stewart of London. 0lit., was elected president of the On- tario C.C.F. party at its lllth an-, nual convention which ended re- cently. He succeeds Brewiri of Toronto.

Find Body Of Missing Child

MON'I”R.ElAL, April 16 —(CP)-- Police said tonight. they have re- covered from the St. Lawrence River the body of an 18-months- old boy identified as one of two children whom their grandmother claimed she drowned three months ago. ;

The body. found earlier today, was identified as that of Pierre Laces. He and his three’-year-old brother. Jean, have been missing from their tiny shack-home here since Jan. 17 when their grand- mother took them for a walk.

That day, 51-year-old Mrs. Jos- eph Lecas Walked into a police station and said she had drowned the two children to prevent their unmarried mother from placing them in a foster home.

she had told police she pushed the children's carriage into the riv- er." but subsequent probes of the waters by divers revealed no trace of the boys.

Police said the body. in an ad- vanced atate of decomposition. was identified by the mother. Madeleine Laces.

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LONDON. Apr" 16 — (OP) For the second time in a month, burly, 52-year-old Stanley Evans is under fire from farmers and farm- ers‘ representatives.

His latest contention —— that British agriculture is the most "feather-hedded" in me world ptomises to. intensify the current

DONDON. April‘ 16 —(CP). - Stanley Evans, parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Food whose outspoken critic-

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isms of farmers stirred up I tempest. resigned tonight-

A brief announcement said Prime Minister Attlee has ac- cepted the resignation of the burly, B2-year-old Evans.

.--——————:—‘j"“‘j'j under-cover conflict between pm- ducer and consumer.

Evans is Parliamentary secretary to m:kT|wdFliixd:mr{.a press con

n I " fmce ll‘. Manchester. he slid!

"The time has arrived when “I9 must ask ourselves -whether the cost of providing farmers with guaranteed prices and assured markets has not reached a level which neither the taxpayer nor the consumer can attend."

A spokesman for the National rarlnora Union, Britain's llrlfllt agricultural orga ‘ration. comment- ed that the N. F. U. haraocentcd an assurance from the Food Mill- tat that it wants to maintain

tel relations with the organis- 'ation.

--Now," the spokesman said. "we find that the Parlianlerltsry secre- tary persists in riding his hobby

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“This may he a spectacular form of exercise. but it does not [Cl In?‘ whoa‘, fly-_ IvIl1s' immature as- sessment of the economy of alm- ultllrs gives him a unioue Dc-Iii-i-m tn the Government in that be ap-

pgua to be going blithely ahead with a policy that is all his own." in. loans’ prus confer-

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One luliél. Two Injured By Vamp_ire"iei

WINNIPEG. April 16 -— (OP) -- A shiny Vampire jet fighter crash- ed today in a residential area nellr Stevenson Airport. one civilian was killed and another slightly hult. The R. C. A. 1'‘. pilot was seriously injured.

The plane apparently was coming in for an emergency landing when it hit a tree, smashed through a garage. flip-flopped across a var: nnt lot. passed one house and tumbled against another. '

Police in suburban St. James, where the accident occurred, sail Lorimer Falrhall, 4i-year-old car- penter who was working on his car in the garage, was killed.

The pilot was identified by the RC. A. F. as Vic Barber, 21, of Winnipeg and wellwood, Man.. it member of No. 402 Reserve squari- ron whose plane he was flying. Eyewltnesses said he suffered sev- ere leg injuries.

Bert I-lughes, against whose house the plane stopped, got a head out.

Cause of the accident was to be is atigeted tonight by an Air Force court of inquiry.

An Air Force statement said that the Vampire crashed while ap- proaching Stevenson Airport where No. 402 Squadron is based. But it -was reported the pilot had advised the iI1!'pDl‘l.IcOllI’-)‘OI tower that the landing-was being made under "emergency conditions."

The speedy fork-tailed jet had been whistling over Winnipeg area for almost an hour before the crash. The sky was almost cloud- lcss and weather conditions other- wise perfect.

Gracie Fields Sails For N. Y. ’

SOUTHAMPTON, England, April 16--(Reuters)——Gracle Fields, Len- cashlre music-hall star. sailed to- day for New York aboard the liner Queen Mary to make is concert tour of Canada.

Miss Fields will fly to Canada from New York to begin her tour at Victoria April 26. After the tour she will go to her summer home on Capri and return to England in October.

GREEK PREMIER SWORN IN

ATHENS, April 16 — (AP) -- Gen. Nicholas Plastlras was sworn in Saturday as the 19th Greek pre- mier slnce the liberation. I-le heads a.centre coalition cabinet replac- ing the government of sophoclm \/‘enizelcs. who resigned earlier this

Food Secretary Bouses Ire Of 0 K.Farmers

week.

was his most startling stetement.—- followlng his argument a couple of weeks ago that care is needed to prevent consumers becoming "the milch cow to be milked irre- vocably and continuously by our friends of the countryside."

That remark. said to have been made without the approval of the Food Minister Maurice Webb,’ stir- red angry comment among agricul- tural organlzations. i

It also raised the suggestion of a conflict within the Government — between the Food Ministry which places consumer interests first, and the Agrioulture..Minlstry. which considers that its policy of guar- dnteed prices and assured ma.rkel:.-l has given the British farmer a security he has never known be- fore.

Leopold's Message Fails To Ea_s__e Po|itica'l Crisis

gatiorl be organized? There is no provision to this effect in the con- stltution.

BR.U$DLS. April 16 -—(AP) —

Exiled King Leopold. in his broad- cast to the Belgian people Sahar- day. succeeded in getting his sup- porters and opponents to agree to- day for the first time in years. But they azfled only that the King's message was unclear and hardly helpful in a quick solution of Bel- gium's political crisis.

obliquely told the country he is willing. after being returned to the throne. to abandon temporarily his powers to his son. the 19-year-old heir-apparent, Prince Baudouin.

The king left several questions unanswered. Answers were necdui before there could be any hope of solving the month-low political crisis over whether Leopold should be restored to his throne. some of

questions to which both sides want answers:

1. H shallthellogdelagau hispowosdstohissont

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2. How legally can this dele-

Inclustrial Preparedness Associat- ion has called for of a lonll-range equipment chasing policy forces and contends that, under present circumstances. is being starved for the benefit" of the other services.

the current Monthly Bulletin puvb. lishecl by the Association, ganization em-bracing ant. group of businesses dustries that would be involved in any new war effort.