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Russian Police Yield To Western Orders In Berlin Rail Strike

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TORONTO, May ZG-(CH-Dr. Henry Anstey Cookson. 62, s 11's]. low of both the Royal Colleges of Surgeons and Physicians, died in hospital today. Ho wus the author of the more than 30 publications in various medical journals.

Coming Events

"Mall your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"SemKinkors. players st. seven Mile Bay Friday. May 21.

"Benefit Dance. St. Patrick's Road School, Thursday, May 26th.

"Dance, Long River Hail, Wed- nesday. May 25th.

"Dance, Mt. stewart every Thursday. Eastern Rhythm Boys.

"Ice Cream Social and Dance g ri-Isrnscliffe School. Friday, May t .

"Dance. Morail l-fall Wednesday, May 25th. Rollie MscI-(enafva Orch- estra.

"Show "Johnny Comes Home" at Hunter It 830.

Illvlos ‘s River tonlgnt

"seven Mlle Bay Friday. May

f7. "My Irish Rode". Spoollitlas lisnoe. "Dance Covehead community

llill Wednesday, May lib. In aid of ball team.

"Dance in St. Peter's Legion lllll every Tuesday night. Cliff Peters Orchestra,

"Marie Players present “Judy, the Little Clodropper" in Valley- iltld Hail. May zeta. sao.

"Klflkston Y-RU. present their three act comedy "Where's Grand- mll" in Fredericton Hall, May 30th. in aid of Glen Valley W. I.

"Klnitora l-fall- Bee Kelly's 9"”! Players present their pisy in Kinkora Hall Wednesday, May 25th. Curtain 0:80.

"C. C. 1"‘. Provincial Office. Cllllluud. Inquiries invited. Litera- lure on request. "What we desire for ourselves, we wish for all."

"Jimmy Power's variety concert, New London hall Wednesday, May 35. starting at 8.30. Auaplccs Wo- men's Institute.

"Notice — Cousins Store, Rose Valley. will close at e P. m. Mon- days and Fridays and at noon Wtdlltldlvs. beginning May 30th

"Dance to the music of tho Wm“! Rhythm Boys, Country glib. Traveller's Rest, every Thurs-

"Charlotietown Players in side snlllllna comedy. Tryon Baptist Hall. Thursday. May 26th. Curtain 8.30. Ebfcellent specialties.

"Reserve Slturdly,

May 28th, g: C. W. L. Pantry e gt Prowse or. in aid of Bullies Girl

ti. BIO at 2 P. I. "Corran Benn Hall Wednesday.

#53’ 25. Cherry Valley Junior d ""11"! present 3-act comedy "ma. "Aunt Tillie Goes to

T°WI1-" Specialties. Dance.

"hear Sprint Park is era "M" they present their thgeefaot a" "slllvhur and Molasses” in

lmloe Station l-lall, ‘Thursday. 144v asui. Cumin at 0.15 an. Sale of cakes and candy.

s. "i Q“ Drama Festival semi-finals for "alien" County in Graham's Road co » Manda. May sour, n an Rflmpetlng" teams, York in “Utter u "W101i l Cornwall in "The 8h:-

‘l Macintosh" and Graham's DOlQ With "A Family Affair".

"t miss this outstanding evantl

"will be loading a a th my Wlmm. Bradalma,‘ until mvuA id. Borden Bagnall, Hunter

novhuntil noon. lunlnarslda until 1 n: points aaeb nus-cu: 3° P- u. and Kauai until r P- ll- llaeltven “w...

"Pllvl aritltlad the 1m o; 11mm willie-presented "u: the "m" .11» amen.» w’ ‘Xrscadlearlab Dramatic C

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By Richard l. 0‘Malle)

BERLIN. May 24 - (AP) Soviet-directed railway police to- llltfht yielded control of all West. Berlin railway stations to West. Berlin Police by order of Britain the United States and France. '

Th’ fillet-Dower action came on u" "will day of s strike against the Soviet-controlled railway and “wit”! Bystems which has cost twig lives and hundreds injured.

ussla immediately pmtested the action. The Soviet-licensed. new; agency. ADN. said Geri. Alexander Kotikotr. Russian commandant hsd comblained against the "prov/dost.

.. ions of West-Berlin pgucm

Brim-Gen. Frank Howloy, United States commandant. issued cm on!" makln: Wait-serum police _.-.. sponalble in the United stem

law and order on

which has been adminlstgrerdnbgvextth‘; Russians under a four-power agree- ment of 1945. It also promises that the police will not interfere with normal operation of trains,

Leaders of the independent labor organization whose 12,000 anti-com- mlmm lllombem are striking for full payment of their wages in west marks. had asked the three powers to take over the 61 stgtiong in Western Berlin.

Their first request was turned down.

WWW? was asked at a. press con- ferenoe if West-Berlin police would keen strikers from halting trains.

"They certainly will prevent any. one from throwing rocks. for. ea. ample. or damaging property," he Willie!!- "They will not be in the railway station to support m- to destroy the strike."

lfowley wrote in a letter to Gen. Petrov. Russian officer responsible for the railway. that "It now is obvious that the armed police under reichsbahn (railway) direction, and your responsibility, are engaged in a type of strike-breaking which has resulted in unnecessary blood. shed and is conducive to even sreater violence unless curbed at once."

Gardens Damaged By Frost on Prairies

wmmrpo, May s4 -- (or) _ Market g- rs in the Prairie Provinces today surveyed frost dams-so to their crops after the llmwrature dropved overnight to an all-time low for the date in some districts. Na frost was rs- poried in Alberta, however. and most of the western half of the Prairies escaped damaging lows. 1t was below freezing throughout most of Saskatchewan and Man- itoba.

Gets $5 llawurciFor Flndlng,$53,000

MONROE. Wia, May-N - (AP) —- Seven-year-old Sharon Borge found that honesty is its own re- ward. 0r just about.

Sharon picked up what she thought was a pencil case on the sidewalk and took it home.

When she and several other youngsters opened it, they found 053,000 in cash and negotiable securities. dropped by a clerk on his way to make a bank dapedt.

The company's reward to Charon:

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MONTREAL, May 24- (Ah- The co-founder of Alcoholics An- onymous, apeaklng under the oa- aumed name William W., today told the American Psychiatric Aa- soclation the story of a vision that reformed him.

He aald that one month before this vision he sat with a friend, a man who like him was a hopeless alcoholic. William W. was drinking. l-ils friend was not.

ills friend said he hadn't even had to try. He had joined the 0x- fortl Group which had taught him to take an interest in other peo- ple and to believe in God.

William We amazed. breaded for a month, drinking, and unable to reconcile himself to accepting God as s manna of quitting. At the month's and be want to hospital to got the alcohol out of his aya-

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Gill Drowned When Automobile Goes 0_f_i_ Ferry

SAINT roam, u. 3., May u —(OP)—<Mlss Brands F. Skin- MY. 21. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George F. Einnar, Saint John. was drowned in the Kenncbecasis River today when h" 0M’ Dlllfvged from a. ferry at nearlby Gondola Point.

The other occupants. a broth. er and sLster. escaped. 13am. "d. 1B. was aible to jump clear as the car sank- He hauled Diana. 14. to safety when she time t0 the surface moments later.

The victim had returned home from Mount Allison University I 19W days I80. Bhe had driven to first place in the left lane of the ferry when the oar broke through a guard chain and tumbled into E fceti of water. Three hours palaad before the car could be raised and moved to shore.

An inquest will be held Thursday night at Hampton.

News In Brief

LONDON‘. May 24 -(Reutsrs) — Longshoramen in the west-country

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, wamvasoaz, MAY 2s, 1949

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cool weather and threats of rain over rrtoat parts of the De- mlnion hsd little effect on Can- ada's holiday mood yesterday as crowds flocked to sports events or opened their summer cottales in celebration of Victoria Day.

The Montreal ares was sunny and wanm, but ehlily breezes and overcast skies threatened proceed- ings elsewhere. A little rain fell in Toronto during the morning but had no effect on a big holi- day sport program. -

Accidents were few during th daylight hours and police kept an eye onthe evening nreworks dis- play.

Baseball games headlined the holiday in the Maritimes, where the day was generally cloudy but cleared during the afternoon.

French Canada had double cause for celebration. A number of rai- lles commemorated the annivers- ary of the death of Dollard doe

Orlnosux, killed defending a French fort against the Iroquois in colonial days.

Winnipeg warmed up from an all-time holiday. low of 23.7 de- grees in the early morning. By afternoon, city parks were throng- od with plckniokers. Golf links. lennls courts, baaobdll, softball and soccer games and community- spoxlaoreo sports days were well attended.

Some 17.000 fans-the largest crowd ever to watch ssoccer game in Canada-watched Newcastle United drub the Ontario All-Stars 8-2 to open Toronto's new $8,500,- 000 exhibition sports, field.

Crowds of 13,000 watched Inter- national League baseball double- header-s in Toronto and Montreal and another 10.000 packed Mont- real's Forum for an indoor circus,

Heavy crowds officially opened ‘vancouvers beaches and various British Columbia. centres crowned

beauty queens.

ports of Bristol and A. “- to- day rejected efforts to get them back to work. Instead, they re-

mained idle in support of sinking members of the Canadian Seat-lion's Union (Tl. 0.).

OTTAWA. May 24 -(O P) —-A discussion on television will lead off the four-day annual meeting of the Canadian Association of Broad- casters at. Si. Andrews. N..B_, June 13-16, inclusive, it was an- nounced tonight.

WASHIIINGION. May M —(AP) __Covernment investigators probing atomic security in the United Stat- es found a loophole which enaibl ’ them io "steal" two bars of uranium and keep them undetected for two months, a top atomic official test- ified today.

LONDON, May 24 —(AP) -.An extradition hearing for fugitive- Communst Gerhart Eisler was post- poned today until Friday at. the request of the United States.

DETROIT, May 24 —(AP) -'!‘be Ford Motor Company today re- jected terms of a union proposal for arbitration of key issues in the Ford strike which started 20 days ago. But the company asked the union for further meetings to work out a satisfactory plan for arbitrat- ion.

Transil- Tie-up Feces Tliree Cites In B. C.

VANCOUVER. May 24-631’)- Memlbers of the street railway- men's union in Vancouver, Vic- toria and New Westminster voted today to reject. a conciliation board nivnrd and in favor of strike ac- ticn.

The vote rejecting the award was 2,147 to 293. In a govern- mcnt-supervised strike vote, 1.090 voted in favor of a. strike and 435 against.

CR-AYFORD, Kent. England — (C?) -- New employees of Cray- ford corporation must become trade unionist: before they reeelva

Co-founder Of A. A. Describes His Vision

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their second pay packet -- or be sacked, the town council decided.

ed William W. felt utterly depres- sed. l-le thought: l

"Now I'm ready to do anything- anlytltilln: d toE recaara what “not!

H! l . XPIC [l] ll III , made this fantastic app a1: ‘If there be a God, will he show him- aeifl‘ The result was instant, elec- tric, beyond description. The place lit up, blinding white. I knew only aostacy and seemed on a mountain. A great wind blew, enveloping and

mzatirig me. It was not of air ut o a irlt.

"Illllgl came the tremendous thought, "you are a free man.‘ Then eostaey subsided. A great . ommlgigfnous was

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founded sis months later, the other oo-found r an Akron, Ollie, nhv- aiclan. drinking friend, who had the Mm idea was not a eo-

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S. ll. ll. Alumni Plant To Build Auditorium. Gym- .

The Alumni of St. Dunstaxfs University ascertained that they will continue their drive for funds among the members to build s com- bined gyn-inaslum and auditorium at an enthusiastic annual dinner meeting held Monday evening in the College refcctory. It was also decided that the membership fee would be raised from the customary two dollars to at. least five dollars with no definite amount being set.

Mr. P. R. MacCor-mac, City, was elected president of the association and Mr. Melville MacQuaid. Sourls, and Judge Amedea Caron of Que- bec were elected as joint vice- presidents. Mr. Eugene German, S. D. U., was appointed secretary and Rev: Edmund Roche assistant sec- retary. Members appointed to the executive were Charles H. Trainer, Joseph MacMillan. Lorne Driscoll. John A. MacDonald, Dr. l... I. Duffy, Dr. F. A. MacMillarn and Der. Brown.

The retiring president was Dr. F. A. Maolviillan, Charlottetown.

Reviews Success 0f Festival Al Rotary (Club

The Music Festival Association has achieved remarkable success in the short time since its organizat- ion 1n i946. said Col. I... T- Lowther. President of the Associ- ation, in his address to Rotarians at their luncheon on Monday. sponsored st that time by nine Women's Institutes the first. festi- ai had only 26 entries, last year the Association first organised on a provincial basis. and 300 entries ware heard in the 1947 festival. "We have just concluded the festival for the present year with

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Iona Student To Receive Degree

ANTIGONISH, N. 8., May 2d- (cpl-Lar est graduating class in history, students. will receive degrees from St. Francis Xavier University hare at commencement exercises tomorrow.

Harold James ‘Cummings of lath, N. 3., is one of two students graduating with highest honors.‘

Those to rscalva degrees include‘

Bachelor of Selafica: Francis J. O'Shaa, Iona, P. I. I.

LONDON, May M-(lteutaral- The number of Britons who lied for settlement in Canada be ween April 1, 1N1, anll March 31. 1M9. was 8.5M. it was announced today.

Closing Exercises At St. Duilstalfs College

"You students are very fortunate to have such safe guides in the- teaching of science who can~fall back upon philosophy and, further still, upon revealed truth, theology, in a subject which plays such an important role in the world," stat- eddlt. Rev, G. J. McLelian, Vicar Generalfat the mmencement ex- ercises of St. Dunstarfs University Monday afternoon. "These teach- ers are safe guides because they have the right blending of theo- lpgy, philosophy and the natural sciences."

"This institution was founded on sacrifice," continued Monsignor McLellan, "and it's great work has been carried on through sacrifice." He went on to illustrate the great development of the College from one building fifty years ago when he, himself, had graduated in .1 class of six members, to it's pre-

sent stature. “Become leaders in the world." he admonished the graduate-I-

“Your education is only beginning. Do not hide your talents in the ground; be active and receive . This is the land of opportunity find it needs true leaders."

He stated that great things had been done in the past by the grad- uates of this College and he hop- ed that they would continue to work "to forward truth, and bring honor to themselves and their Alma Mater."

In his report as Rector of the University, Rt. Rev. R. V. Mac- Kenlle dealt with the mounting cost of education and emphasized the importance of Christian train- ing in the homes as "the cradle of inspiration which must be fostered throughout all school years."

An eloquent plea to the llrad- uates to "so out today prepared to take your part in making demo- cratic ideas and ideals ivork," was made by Dr. G. D. Steel, Principal of Prince of Wales College, ln rul- dressing the graduates.

Miss Evelyn Hessian delivered the Valadlctory, which evoked many favorable comments.

Monday afternoon's exercises, which were largely attended, mark- ed the 95th in the history of the. University. It was unique in that St. Dunstan’: graduated her larg- ast blaaa, thirty four students. She presented her largest number of candidates for the Bachelor of

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Famous Salvation Army Woman To Retire

NEW YORK, May 24 —(AP) --

Tlia Salvation Anny woman credit. ed with making the first doughnuts served to United States troops in hands in 1911 will retire this week. An officer in the salvation Army since 10M. Lt.-Col. Helen Pur- vlanee was sent abroad with 11 other Salvation Army officers in 1917. Assigned to a small village near the front. aha couldn't find a stove for baking, so she turned out l batch of doughnuts aa an experi- mant.

"They didn't even have time to e22 before they were aatefl." she I

IATALLY INJURED

BRIDGIJWATIZR. N. 8., May 24— (CPl-Fivo-yaar-eld William l-llrtie of nearby Dayaprlng died in hospi- tal hare today after being struck by a ear near his home. An inquest

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Moscow "Would Wipe Out West German Stale

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PARIS. May 24-_—<Al=l- Russia proposed tonlzht in the Foreign Ministers Council to wipe out the West-German state and return Ger- man affairs to four-power control machinery. All three Western Powers immediately rejected the PTOI-‘losals, made by Foreign Minis- ter Andrei Vlshinsky.

The breakdown of four-power machinery led to the Berlin block- ade.

The first Soviet proposals in this fourth effort of the foreign min- isters to reach a German settle- ment were outllned by Western press officers after a three-hour meeting,

In effect visiiuisky‘: plan would:

1. Nulllfy the West-German state at Bonn by putting German control in the hands of a German atsto council under the Allied Control Council.

2. Give implied Western recogni- tion to the hand-picked East-Ger- man Communist regime by giving it an equal voice in control of Ger- man affairs.

3. Strip from Western Germans the self-governing powers they

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Amateur Coniurer Gets Into Trouble

MA R, England may s4 ——(CP)—-Harry Langharn 26-year- old amateur oonjurer was only pre- tending io swallow razor blades.

At hospital an X-ray showed two broken pieces of ramr blade in Lsngharrrs stomach. But he was relieved to hear the doctor's ver- dict that no operation would be necessary and they returned him to the ward for alternative treat- ment. -

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No Truce of Men Wanted For Shooting

TRACADIE, N. B., May 24-—(CP) —Polioe said tonight they still have found no trace of George Duguay, 52, believed hiding lll woods since Saturday night. He has been sought for questioning after o double shooting at the home of Ernest McLaughlin here.

Two daughters of Mr. McLaugh- lin suffered wounds when a man, identified to police as Duguay, ent- ered the house and fired several shots. The condition of Elizabeth. 19, was reported "fairly good" to- nllht and that of Therese, 16 "very good."

A dog named Turk, belonging to the R.C.M.P. detachment at Truro, N.S., was being used in the rnan- hunt.

Prime P. E. I. Breeding Hogs For Saslulchewan

For the third successive year, a carload of Prince Edward Island prime breeding swine has been shipped to the same district in Saskatchewan.

A feature of the shipment this year was that four high-scoring sows qualified for advanced regiii- try were included. These were sup- plied by Herman Mayne, Emerall; Kenneth Coffin, Marshfleld; Leith Sanderson, St. Peter's Bay; and Vernon Ross and Son, Summer- ville.

Mr. Archie Anderson, frorn Prince Albert was in charge of this shipment to the Northern Live- stock Growers’ Association. He ex- pected to make the trip in nine days. I _

Other Island breeders contribut- ing to the 35-head shipment of practically all bred sows were: Carleton MacLeod, Wood Islands; J‘. J. Mclnnis, Earnscliffe; Frank Mclnnis, Earnscliffe; S. C. Stewart k Son, Dunstaffnage; John Thorn?" son, Frenchfort‘. W. J. Andrew.

Sure. said Harry, but "I'm steer- ing clear of backslappers-"

By A.I. GOLDBERG PRAGUE, May 24 - (AP)'— The head of Czechoslovakia! 9,- 000,000 Roman Catholics today theatened the excommunicatlon of all Catholics who help the Com- munist Government against the Church. A Roansn Catholic who is excommunicated is denied nc- ramenis of the church and assoc- iation with faithful members. Archbishop Joseph Bersn struck his sharpest blow yet in the sim- mering conflict. that has followed the Communist revolution of 1948. H; demanded forcefully that the state cease pu-biicstion o! what it calls the "official Catholic