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Railways Get 8 Per Cent increase In Freight Rates

Mixed Reaction lo Rates Decision

(By The Canadian Press)

The eight-per-cent general freight rriie increase is meeting with a mixed reaction across Canada.

A Canadian Press survey last night showed that comments range from a British Columbia stood. nierlt that the verdict was “very favorable" for that province to Alberta business men's claims that the rate boost "ruined" efforts in llold down living costs.

Satisfaction that the was not the full 20 per cent sought by the railways was expressed by Premier J. Walter Jones o! Prince Edward Island. He said he felt op- position by the seven Provinces, including Prince Edward Island, had been responsible for the do. cision to place the rate hoist pt eight per cent.

New Brunswick authorities said they were disappointed that the ‘Transport Commissioners had re- affirmed the principle oi percent. are increases applying equally to all parts of the country. Such in- creases were opposed by tho gov- ernments oi New Brunswick, Nova Bcotia and Prince Edward Island on the grounds that they are un- fair to outlying regions,

Charles W. Brazier, British col. umbia counsel in a tangled thug- year battle over freight rates. said living costs in his Province are not likely to rise appreciably as . m-

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Coming Events

"Lot 06 Hall tonight. show.

as“: oi Bernadette" at 8.30.

"Miracle of the Bella" at south Rustloo Evil tonight.

"Dance. Little Pond Bail, “m. My. September 26th.

"Dance. Iona. East School, Fri- llfly. September 23rd.

"Regular Dance at Skyline, New London. each l-‘riday night,

"Mail your Films to Gal-ohm Photo Studio. Charlottetown

"Come t0 the Legion pghog, North Rusiioo Hall, Friday, Sept- ember 8rd.

"Dance in Si. Peter's Legion “all Ovefy Tuesday night. Cliff Peters Orchestra,

_ "éhlulwn Supper and Dance in “rand River Hall. Wednesday. Sep- tember 28th.

"Now buying timlthy seed. Reg- liiefldi cleaned or uncleaned. Mc- ouigan dz Boyle.

"Dance. Ten Mile House School, Friday. September 23rd. Good music. Refreshments. ‘ _"Dance every Friday night at lfle Gordon Lodge. Good music. Dancing frorrl 9 till 1.

"There will be a meeting of the Clyde River Mame Committee in lhe church tonight at 8 P. M.

“Don't miss the big Dance at covehead Race Track tonight. Music by McKearneyk Orchestra.

"Show at North Wiltahirl to- lllshi. "hlrty Thieves" featuring mgllulm Boyd as "Hopalong Oas-

_"Jimmy Power's new variety Concert and Dance. Millview Hall. woo-v. septemlin- asui. Millview

"Dance, New Glasgow P11. Uommunity Hall. Friday, Sept. i3. Dancing 0-12.90. Melody Boy! 0r- lhestre. ‘Admission 50c.

"Hampton Hall -- Hear Ches Cooper and his country oousirn on Today. Beptmrrlber 27th. Sale of lllmhea by Women's Institute.

"Bnocial price on Bran. Unload- lfll ‘Thursday and Friday, one oar if Bran slightly heated. 02.00

‘m. new. a. Macho. Phone a Wirnloe.

“Come to Chicken and Ham lu r in Brookfleld lull. Iept. a - In aid oi Prineetowlr Road United Church. Serving at M0.

By Harold Mflflndl

OTIlAWA. Sent. in -—(CP) —An EIEhl-Per-cent general freight-rate increase—expected io net the rail- ways about $30.000.0oo in additional annual revenue-was granted today by the Board of ‘Prenspori Con- missioners.

A board order. bringing the 119w rate into effect, likely will be is-

ther consideration of the carriers‘ application for a general increase of 20 per cent. With it. the board allowed an eight-cent-a-ton in- crease in shipping rates on coal and e.

increase cok

e The eight-per-cerlt increase is the second rams boost in 18 months. A 21-per-eent hoist was allowed in March, I048. These increases shot the total freight-rate climb up 30.- 08 per cent since March last year.

Rebounds i In Commons -

The Board's award had resound- ings in the Commons. M.J. Cold- well. C.C.l~‘. leader. asked if the Government would delay the in- crease until the Commons could discuss the issue and the Provinces could appeal to the board. ans- pori. Minister Chevrier said i was not the Government's practice to interfere with the board's rulings.

The ZI-per-cent increase allowed in March last, year-dire Board's answer to the carriers’ request for a. BO-per-cent boost-was comiclered too high in the ‘Transport Com- missioners’ majority report.

Chief Com issioner M. B. Arch- ibald and ccnmlssioner H. B. Chase said a lb-per-cent increase

would have been sufficient to meet the Road's operational require- merits.

Althoug allowed to stand. the 21-per-cen increase had e bearlnii in considering the new application. said the Chief Commissioner. '

A Transport Board official later explained that when the Iii-pol"- cent aPDlication is again considered --possibly next spring-the fact that the original Il-per-cent boost was considered too high will have a direct bearing on the board's final decision. -

Minority Judgment

However, a minority judgment by Hugh Warclropc. one oi the three commissioners considering the new and reviewing (he old case con- currently. seld e il-per-cent in- creue-was not 0o blah.

Mr. Wardrope had recommended a boost of 24 per cent in a minority "poi-e in March, 1948. on the original application for a 30-per- cent boost. He said he felt the award last year should not be alter- ed. . l-le recommended an increase of

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Railway Pensioners Ass'n Holds Meeting

MONCTON. N.B.. Sept. 32 — (CE-J. T. Collrnier of Moncion today was re-elecied Grand Divis- ion presideni oi (he Canadian Rall- way Pensioners Association as the one-day session oi the organisation concluded. -

Other Grand Division officers are: J .W. Howard of Campbellton. N.B.. first vicepresident; Henry, O’Meara of Charny, Que. second vice-president; and C. A. Dixon of Moncion. secretary-treasurer.

Grand Division directors named were: F.J. Druin, Halifax; W.J. McMahon, saint John. N.B.. and C..l. DeLisle, itlviere du Loui). Que. The Grand Division executive will name a director for Prince Ed- ward Island.

8'1‘. SYLVBSTRE. Que., Sept. 22 —(OP)—-Crowds who travelled in 200 automobiles from scattered parts oi the Province and the Eastern United States stood today outside the weather-beaten farm- house oi Amedee Bclanger unaware. that a statement by the Archbishop of Quebec taxman! their pilgrim- agea ‘eupers ua."

The communique issued by Mali’. Marines Roy. asking Roman Cath- olics to give up their visits to four young lelanger children repuiedto

e healers. wee Issued shortly be-

n. Dy then the daily stream oi

automobiles lrlollna the crippled

and .ill to the Belanger fellm was

in full swing.

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line te see the children-Andre, if.

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RATES BOOST WILL COST lllARlTlMES $3,200,000

Pleasure 1a very where it. is sought.

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Howe Discusses Canadian Problems 0f Devaluation

By HAROLD MORRISON

OTTAWA. Sept. h’) - (CP) _ Trade Minister Howe today told a troubled story oi the impact oi sterling and doll r devaluation on Canadian domes ic and foreign trade.

At a press conference, he said the Canadian woolen industry would be "badly hit." The price of United States gasoline in Canada likely would rise,

The outlook for Canadian ex- ports to the United Kingdom was uncertain, new that the pound has been devalued 20 per cent below the Canadian dollar.

There might be an advantage to the Canadian exporter shipping to the United States, since the Amer- ican dollar was 10 per cent more than the Canadian. However, he wasn't certain how long this trend would continue.

Quoting trade iigrures not yet

made available through his De- partment. Mr. Howe said Canada sold the U-S. $111,000,000 woi-tli of goods in August, an increase of 9.000.000 over last year. Imports, however. more than offset the climb. They amounted to 81605900000 in August, compared with $116,000,000 last year, leaving a deficit irl August oi $43,300,000, 60111917911 Wm) $3l.000.000 a year ago.

Charge Ex-Puokster After Death Probe

MRS. ANITA ROBERT

Charges have been laid by at- l°l'fl@y-€¢‘I1=rl1l's department against Tully Demers. 32. former National Hockey League player. in connect- ion with death of Mrs. Anita Robert. 31. of Coatlcook. Que. Judged criminally responsible ior the woman's death by a six-man coroner's jury, Deniers will appear in court at Sherbrooke. Que., for arraignment. Mrs. Robert died in hospital at Magog, Que, shortly after-she was brought there by Demers. Battered and bleeding. she appeared to have received a "sev-

ere beating."

Semi-Annual

Wants U. N. To Do Something About Reds ~In China

By J. M. ROBERTS. Jr. Associated Press News Analyst Dr, Tsiang of Nationalist China

has called‘ on the United Nations to do something about Commun- ist subjugation oi his country, but he doesn't say what.

His opening address sums up the situation and paves the way for a request for specific action. But whether it will be placed be- fore the Security Council or the General Assembly, and what form it will take, remains to be seen.

Ii he asks condemnation oi Russia and the Chinese Commun- ists it's just a propaganda fight_ The Communists hold a big pro- portion of China and bid fair to take over the rest._ The U. N. can't do any more about it than lt could about Czechoslovakia. It hasn't even real evidence that the Communist regime is not desired. or at least passively accepted, by a majority oi the Chinese people.

In such circumstances a Gen- eral Assembly condemnation would. aside from establishing a posi- tion of some moral but little prac- ticnl importance, widen the East- West split in the U.N. So would a Security Council airing oi charges oi Russian interventton— ii the veto didn't keel) the lid ou the wholejhing.

Appointment oi a commission such as the one which has been

longing to all honest It. nyiveati-e

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Pilgrimages To Child “Healers” Are Condemned

family believe they see at all times their little sisters. one who died at the age of three and the other even younger.

“They also claim to know illness- es that may afflict those who pre- sent themselves and promise toob- taln cures by thlrintercession oi the little ‘saints’.

"On this question we undertook an inquiry. involving examination of the children by specialists. No miraculous evem was verliied- on the contrary. the auperstl ious character oi this devotion is evi- dent."

The Archbishop asked all faith- iui to "abstain" irom pilgrimage: to St. Sylveetre.

Rev. Edmond Pelletier.‘ parish priest at 8t. Sylveatre was away ironl his village when the eon-l- lnunlque from the Archbishop was announced. mt Decunber. from his pulpit, he told his parishioners to be cautious about accepting aa miracles events that had not been thoroughly investigated.

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Of Red Cross Branch At Summerside Yesterday

A semi-annual meeting of the Prince Edward Island Division oi the Red Cross Society was held in the Olynlpla Restaurant at Summerside last evening and was addressed by Dr. JP. O'R.iorden, Halifax, medical director, Maritime Depot, Red Cross Blood Transfu- slon Service. This is the first time that a regular meeting of the Red Cross Division was held in Sum- merside. Mr, RH. Rogers, president of the Division presided and the speaker was introduced by Dr. W.J.P. MacMiilan. past president oi the Division. -

In the opening remarks Dr. 0'- Riordcn expressed his pleasure at coming to Prince Edward island to speak and to meet the people who 0IZflIIlZQ.IhG blood donors’ clinics and keep the service going.

A “Fine Tribute"

He said that when he recently took ovcr his present position he was told that there was no need to worry about P.E.I. He said. "that is a iine tribute and we are very happy about the su-pport we have received in the past from this Island Province and we hope it will continue."

He told the gathering that he has seen blood transfusion services operating on the battle field, in the jungles oi Burma and has seen it dropped from aircraft by parachute on tho flcld oi battle in Burma. During the war two and one half million bottles of blood were don- ated by the people o! Canada.

At the end oi the war the people realized the benefits oi blood, got together and decided to give the sameservice to the people oi Can- ads. Many areas oi Canada were

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Mencien Thieves Corry Away Open Safe

,MONC'I\Z)N. N. 3.. Sept. 20o- (OPb-Ttlieves who stole a 400- pound safe from a Moncion lunch- room last night canted it 100 yards from the building before discover- ing it was not locked. The safe contained more than 0400 in cash.

Today police were seeking the thieves, who escaned with 0300 worth oi merchand s in addition to the $400 irom the safe.

Widow Aequlfled On Murder Charge

saama. one. Sept. as - (on --Mra_, Mary Jean Ange, 87, was acquitted by a Supreme Court jury today oi a charge oi murder in the shooting of her 80-year-old husband at nearby Port Lambtoll, May 8. The attractive. red-haired widow testified she shot her hus- band ln self-defence after he had threatened to kill her. She said ebe bad left him on several oe- casions because oi cruelty.

Will Debate Slash in Value , 0f English Pound

LONDON. Sept. 22 '— (CP) Prime Minister Attlee tonight summoned Parliament to an em- ergency session next Tuesday for aldebate on Britain's economic crisis.

The order went out long cabinet discussion,

An announcement issued from l0 Downing Street said both Houses will debate last Sunday's slash in the sterling exchange ratc from $4.03 to $2_80 U.S., and the Washington dollar conference of the United States, Britain and Canada that preceded the slash.

Meantime, the political foot- hold of Attlee's Labor Gov- ernment appeared to be slip- ping. A source close to the Prime Minister expressed a private opinion the Govern- ment stands a 50-50 chance of being forced to call an election this autumn.

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Herbert Morrison, Deputy Prime Minister. and the Labor Party's top political planner, will meet the party's political general staff tomorrow to survey the country's reaction to devaluation.

On Britain's industrial front. meanwhile, only about 1,600 of London's 50,000 railroad workers were following the "go slow" or- ders of their Union District Coun- cil Thursday night. and did not succeed in disrupting traffic or causing major hold-ups.

S_ D. l-Ioskins, general secretary of the London District Council of the union, said he believes there will be no more trouble, at least until the special meeting of the NILE. called for next Thursday and Friday.

At this meeting, a decision will be taken about action over the rejection of the workers’ IO-shill- ing ($1.55 weekly) wage increase claim.

Sir Stafford Cripps. Chancellor of the Exchequer, will meet lead- crs of the Trades Union Congress Monday with the object of rally- ing the full force of the industrial movement behind him,

While Britain wrestled with the internal problems posed by the de- valuation move, repercussions were still ran elsewhere in the world.

The Hashemite kingdom of Jor- dan became the 25th country to cheapen its currency.‘ Jordan's

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British Parliament Called To Special Session

U. S. Senate Approves Huge Arms Aid Program

Highlights 0f Freight Decision

OTTAWA, Sept. 22 — (C?) ._ Highlights of the Board of Trans- port commissioners freight-rates decision today:

Railways awarded temporary elghi-per-cent increase on rates in effect July 27, 1948, by a ma- jority decision of two of the three commissioners.

Any rates fixed by this judg- ment are temporary, final rates to be set after the Royal Com- mission on Transport reports, probably next year.

Railways “entitled to some re- lief" as a result of "substantial increase in operation costs since March 30, 1948f’

The award of a ZI-per-cerlt in- crease to the railways in March. 1048, was too high. award should have been 15 per cent.

The fact that the award was too high was not taken into consideration in to-

day's award of eight per cent. It

previous

will be considered when the board fixes iinal rates. Effective increase in rates is

30.68 per cent above rates pre- vailing in March, 1948.

Mr. Justice M. B. Archibald, chief commissioner. and Commis- sioner H. B_ Chase concur in de- cision. Hugh Wardrope, assistant chief commissioner, wrote minor- ity decision.

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BORDER CONTINUES CLOSED

CARIBOU, Me, Sept. 22 —(AP) —Entry of Canadian labor into Aroostook County for the potato harvest was deferred for the second time today.

Continuing_rains have prevent- ed farmers from starting full-scale digging and there is an over- supply‘ of United States labor.

The date on which Canadians may cross the border for work now has been set at Oci_ 3. it was deferred earlier to Sept. M.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 22- (CP)—Two survivors of the Nor- onlc disaster presented sharply dif- ferent views today on the coalition of the ship's captain during Sat- urday's holocaust in Toronto.

C. R. Willaon charged at an in- quiry here before Coroner Samuel R. Gerber that the Captain was so drunk that he should not have been aboard. The injured Captain immediately denied the allegation.

Min Ann Marie Malone testified that she saw the Captain in the “social lobby" oi ihe Noronic about 15 minutes before the fire and that "he bowed a greeting to us and walked up (he steps very proudly."

(At Toronto‘ Captain \Villilm Taylor denied that he was drunk when his ahlp was swept by fire. lie said: "Ask Captain Albert Galloway. Ask Frank Wilkinson. They saw me. Others saw me."

(Captain Galloway, shore cap- tain of Canada Steamship Linea. elao denied the drunkenness charge agaiillt the Noronic skipper. say- ing: "I was with him from the time his ahlp docked Friday even- ing about 10 p.m., and he hadn't had a drink then. I saw him again immediately after he came ofi the Noronic early Saturday morn- ing, Ho was in a nervous state. soaking wet, burned, but he cor- tllrlly was not drunk.

(Frank Wilkinson, K.C.. counsel for the line and the ship's oficers, said he has issued instructions to start lult for $250,000 for libel or slander against the person making the charge.)

Other auhvlvora who appeared before Coroner Gerber said that no fire alarm sounded on the Noronic and that fire-fighting equipment and activity was inadequate.

Wiliaon. in his testimony. aald he

law Captain Taylor supported by two policemen on the ietty at Tor- onto while the fire raged. "I'd swear he was so confound- ed drliik he should not have been on the ahlp.” Willeon said. Ho acknowledged. that he "dld not smell his breath.“

Mile Malone testified that ahe

saw Captain Taylor in the "social

Divergent Evidence Re Noronic Disaster Given.

lobby" of the ship at "about 1:10 or 1:15 n.m.,” just before the fire was discovered. She saw him again, on what she recalled as "B" deck, when the fire was under way, she said.

“Captain Taylor screamed fran- tically to the dock: ‘Call the fire department.” she continued. She said she then saw him run down (he deck and turn into a door into the ship's interior.

Thu hearing here was a one-day nffrlir. Another will be held in De- irnii Mondny. also before Gerber.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22 _rAP) --The United States Senate tonight approved a 01.314.010.000 program of arms aid for countries in the shadow of Russia's great military machine.

The vote WES 55 to 24.

Final passage came after ad- ministration forces defeated two moves to out down the size oi the aid program, The most potent of these, an amendment by Senator Waller George (Dcm, Ga.) i0 trim 8200000000 ofi the funds for At- lantic Pact countries. lost, 46 to 32.

This action set the United States firmly on a policy of warming friendly powers in ihe world-wide effort to bar the doors against Communist aggression.

In its final form the Senate bill authorized arms aid totalling:

$100,000,000 for the Atlantic Pact countries in Europe.

$211,310,000 for Greece and Tur-

key. . $27,640,000 for Iran. Korea and Philippines.

157500000010 be usedin the China area at the discretion of the Presl- dent.

The cash must yet be provided by appropriation.

The bill also permits sending 0450000000 in surplus arms.

The final amount which Congress will authorize for military assist- ance overseas remains to be de- cided by a. conference oi the Sen- ate and House oi Representatives.

The House approved an armsbill totalling $869.505.000--or $444,505,- 000 less ‘than the Senate bill. Their differences will be worked out in conference.