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IT 0 SIGN 0F SETTLEMENT AS U. S. RAIL STRIKE NEARS

Guerilla Warfare With Reds Reported From (Baltic States

Strange Reports Piling lip In Western Capitals

(By Sigrid Arne)

WASHINGTON. May 9-(AP)- Strange reports of bittor guerrilla warfare between Russians and underground armies in the Baltic States-Lithuania, Latvia and E:- toriia~are piling up in Washing- ton, londcn and Stockholm.

The reports are being published in regular news letters issued here by the Iithuanian Logation; in a "Newsletter from Behind the Iron curtain", which is compiled from Baltic underground sources in stockholm, and in several small pamphlets issued by the exiled

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Coming Events

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"Kingston Hlay postponed at Belfast Hall, ‘May 14th.

“Junior Farmers film show, Milton Hall. Tuesday, May ll.

"Dance in Doulnth School. Wednesday, May 12th. Good music.

"Dance. Monday night 10th. Tracadie min, ' Rhythm Boys.

May Eastern

"North River Women's Institute suction sale in hall, May 10, 8:30. Aid of hall.

"Dance in New Perth hall, Wed- nesday. May 12. Webster's Orches- tra. Sale oi candy.

“idol-mars, we can still accept your clover seed‘ orders at our low Juices. Rush your order. McGuigan and Boyle.

"Cheerio My Deario" play in "iv Glasgow Hall. Tuesday, my 11th at ans p.111. -

"Dance at. New Haven School Monday. May 10th. McNeilPs Orch- esira.

"Sec "Take My Advice" by cardigan Dramatic Club in Cardi- iiiiii Hail. May 12th, Curtain aao.

"Kingston Hall, May 13th, Com. “ll 3 i=1 clay "safety first“. nu- lily a good lauglh.

_"Graham's Road-Granville ‘11111111 Playoffs in Graham's Road Hall Wednesday, May 12. 53mg. altics and candy.

"Loalinlz Hogs at Fredericton for Canada Packers every Thursday till l1 A. M. and Colvllls until i2. D. L. MacDcwell. I

"Don't miss the two one act Pliiys "Elmer" and "Five to Five Tlllliy". Also specialties in York 11111. May 12in. at 8.15 P. M.

"Collecting and trucking Hog; for Cairo-zip Packers from Peakes ""1 iiviiiiiy. Tuesday. May 11th "111 every Tuesday. Meriiiri Devine.

' “Slipper French River Hall Wed- nesday, May 12th., starting 5 p.111. In aid of repairs to Geddie Mem- orial Church.

S"Car cedar shingles, unloading “illiiliiy and Monday, all grades. lliecial prices of! car. ma“, 3. "all. Hunter River.

"590 3 one-act plays in Winsloe gall Wednesday. May 12th, by "ill Winsloo W. I. Specialties. Sate of cakes, - ' "Tr .-.. “e bIree-act ‘comedy and special- Ruiucl Oliliilizlllntetown talent, South i) gad- Miiv 1i st ago. T“ y mm“

“Si. David's Players lament 2211:1121)’ "Don't Darken My Door." d" "1"- Beorretwm Wednes-

"14 Thursday, seen, and 18th.

""1 11°=1= 111M111! and Clover mijifirt an Page wire, Cedar mm Hum" luivignes. -W. I. Bow-

"°°"=¢11ii¢ and truck

liie iiori awdcfitn‘ Plflifire every Tuesday PM“, I-lglfi from Canoe Cove. liice grchl‘! Malmgilg. New Argyle.

Orr-Annual meetinl 0f Morel! mmfluidlo-owln "stir! Aaaooistioit, "Y- 1hr is. at fiiliitliilifii

“minnow attend.

Expects Railway Strike in Two Weeks

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OTTAWA, May 0 —(OP) - A. R. Mosher. president of the Can- adian Brotherhood of Railway em- ployees, today said he expected Canadian railways and major rail- way hotels to be strike-bound in 14 dlys.

He said that unless the Govern- ment intervenes qulckly in the wages dispute between rail man- agement and mployees, he is "certain the Unions "will pull no ,unches" in carrying out a threat- ened strike.

“We already have sent out 30,000 strike ballots made in our Union printing plant." said Mosher. "Ite- turns on these ballots are expect- ed in about two weeks."

Ice Moves From Cape Breton Coast

SYDNEY. N. 5.. May 0 '-(CP) —The northeastern coast of Cape Breton was cleared of ice tonight for the first time in more than a month by a stead-y 24-mile-an hour wind that followed a driving rainstorm Saturday.

The huge clampers have clung to the northern crown of the Island lik an unwelcome ioepack and par tally blockaded ocean traffic to this port.

1t was reported that several ves- sels were quick to take advahtazb of the clear water to make for (he coal piers here. The ice was still visible on the horizon at dusk.

Couzenko llopes To A Ride Background From liis Children

OTTAWA, May ii —(OP) —Igor Gouzenko is living in a Canadian community under an assumed name and hopes to hide from his children their true background.

The 29-year-old former Russian Embassy cipher clerk, key man in Camdafls spy trials. makes that clear in his new book, “This Was My Choice" (M. M Dent and Sons (Canada) Ltd.)

Under constant R.C.M.P. protec- tion, Cvouzenko still bubbles over in his eulogies of Canadian abund- ance and freedom, sadly recalls the general Russian poverty that made him share one room with five oth- er people in Moscow. '

Occasional glimpses of his life with his wife. Anna and two —pos- slblymore - children seep through. Only a few Canadian officials know their whereabouts. For interviews in connection with editing of the book, Gouzenko was escorted to different meeting places in various cities.

The publishers say it is possible that he wears a disguise.

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Warning Issued To Hospitals

OTTAWLA. Msy 9 -- (CF) — The Hull-h Department's Food and Drugs Division Saturday passed on an urgent warning to Canadian hospitals that eon- ta-mination has been discovered in certain intravenom dextrose solutions produced by Outta! Laboratorieg of Berkeley, Calif" and urged that products of the laboratory be withdrawn from use at once.

The particular products in which contamination was found are sugar solutions used In connection with blood trans- fusion iwork. 1t la not known how large a. quantity of the materials concerned may be in

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Russians Report llew Healing Substance

MOSCOW. May 8 - (AP) — Pravda reported today that a Sov- iet scientlst, V.P- Filatoiv, has GX- tracted from plan-ts a substance with great powers for (healing human, animal and plant ‘tissue.

The Communist Party... news- paper referred to the substance as an "elixir of life," but did not rep- resent it as a cure-all.

Pravda said Filatov’: experim- ents were based on (he effect of cold on plant and animal tissue.

It said his extract was manu- factured from aloe leaves taken from grown plants iwhich are left in a dark room at a temperature of th-ree degrees above zero cent- lgrade just before tho plants are about to perish from lack of light. (The aloe has long been a. source o: drugs. some varieties are used to produce a bitter cathartic.)

United ennui Members Break Previous Records

‘TORONTO, May 9 — (OP) - Exceedihg all previous records, members of the United Church of Canada. last year contributed $2.175.035 to the ~missionary and maintenance fund oi the Church. Rev. Dr. V. '1‘. Mooney, Ohurch treasurer, told the executive and general council Saturday.

EDINBURGH -- (CP) — Edin- burgh-born film sts-r Anne Craw- ford, dissatisfied iwihh “dull Lon- d/on ideas," has started her own Scottish film company. Her first movie portrays Mary Queen of

Scots, with An-ne as star.

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"an. Archie Mafiinaon. Canoe Cove, will truck cream for Cra- paud Creamery Co. over route for- merly served by Mr. Colin Mac- Igsdyen, beginning Wednesday May 1 .

"Thcarlie Bus starting Tuesday, May 11th. Routes: Leaves Donald- stsn Road at lA.M.'llhil'0iil'ii Grand Trsossiie. stanbbifi. Cove girl Road, York ‘to Charlottetown Y.

"'l‘he St. Andrews Dramatic Club present their play closely United in Vernon River Hail. Wed- nesday. May 12th. Auspices Vernon River C. W. L. Sale of pies and candy. Dance after.

"Unloading cedar shingles Mon- day and Tuesday, flaccid price! off out, also in stock the new seal- dipped siding and all grades of shingles, paper and nails. 0.8.. superitle shlnlles w» ictd by Brsntfoivi. P. Noy dc Co.

"Variety Contact in Victoria Cross School. Thursday. May 10th. 8:10 pan. Weather unfavorable, roiicviae many airht. Auaoiees Woolen’: institute "Kingston Drarootto Club will present unu- pier. “An Old llaid’! Courtship" in Covehesd Hall. Ia! aotn; Belfast my 14th: 11w"

flail, Iraekley. May 18th. _____1_~

Premier Kings Hints N o Election This Year

Iiy MAGDOIRE CAGNON

MONTREAL May 0 —-(OP) — Prime Minister Mflclfflllle K1118. paying a surprise visit to a. Lib- eral rally at the Reform Olub in Montreal Saturday night, said his successor in the Liberal Party leadership would need some time "to get. into harness" before fac- ing a.l1'ederei election.

This remark, in a 20-minute ad- drms at tihe 50th anniversary party of the Reform Club found- ed by Sir Wilfrid lain-fer, ‘was taloen by observers to mean that there would be no Federal general election this year.

speaklng to a gathering d 1.000 Liberals, at which head table guests were Ibrteirnnl Affairs Mtn- ister Bt. Laurent, often referred to as Mr. King's successor, and other Cabinet nohbles, he said his successor "should get a chance to gdi: inio~ harness. and get around to know and to be known to Canadians in all parts of the country before the next general elect-inn takes place." '

llr. Kind made clear tint ha was leaving the offiea d Prhne Minister before the Liberal Party convention newt August.

“This decision was not made hurriedly," he said. "I believe it to "be profoundn in trite interests of the country. the party and I

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Owner And Publisher 0f Toronto Star Dies After Eventful "Career

11001011110. May I —(CP) — Joseph E. Atkinson. owner and publisher of the Toronto Daily star, died at his home here late last night. He. was in his 83rd. year.

Until within a few days of his death he had been d-aily at his of- fice. actively engaged in the pro- duction oi his newspapers, The Star and Star Weekly.

Death was caused by a recur- rence of heart trouble, from which (he had suffered in recent years, and which a few days ago forced him to remain at home. '

His death closed a notable pub- llshing career which began in 1899 when he was invited by a group of Toronto Liberals to head The Star, iihcn a slrnall and struggling paper.

His wife, the former Eflmina Elliott, herself n, newspaper wom- an, -died in 1.961. They had one daughter, Ruth, wife of TLC. Hindmairsh, and one son, Joseph Storey. Both Mr. Hindmaxsh and Joseph S. Atkinson are vice-pres- idents of the Toronto Star Lim- ited, of which the elder Atkinson was president.

He built circulation by righting local grievances but never hesit- ated. to oppose majority opinion for causes in which he believed.

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To Act As Regent

'I‘l>l'E HAGUE. May, B - (Reut- ers) — Queen Wilhelmina olf The Netherlands will again temporar- ily lay down her oiffices from May 1d for health reasons, it was auth- oritatively learned Saturday, Prin- cess Juliana will again act as re-

Seven months ago the Queen temporarily laid aside her royal

powers.

Lag In Commons Time Schedule

OTTAWA‘. May 9 -— (Special) — Prospects for winding up the present session by the deadline of June G0 looked bleaker than ever tihls week-end with the budget not yet brought down and only tlhe faintest of starts made on parliamentary estimates.

Finance Minister Abbott who- brought down his 1947 budget on April 29, has given no clues as to when he will give the Commons his financial icture for the coming year. From midnight oil being burned in the offices of senior finance officials, it is believed that budget day will be reasonably soon and probably May 18.

Budget delays, it is explained here, are due in part to uncertain- ty as to how Canada. will fare in lher United Stat/es dollar problem under the Marshall Plan. A partial answer to this question has been brought back to Ottawa by trade and commerce minister Howe who had a series of conferences in Washington recently with tihe head of ERP and with his opposite nrmber the United States secretary of commerce.

Pressure on Mr. Abbott to make further heavy taxation cuts has come from many sources. Not. the least of these is the Romain Catholic hierarchy of Quebec which in a letter written srme time ago and signed by the 14 bishop; cf that Province, appealed to the Minister to raise the level of exemptions. This appeal migiht be met by rais- in‘ fin cxggiqlptiotis f0!‘ married persons from $1.500 to 00.000 a year and for siinglc persons from the present. $750 to $1.000 or $1.000 a year. ~

May Take Action ‘

in view of the steadily rising cost of living amd also of scales of waged it is believed likely Mr. Abbott will take action along these lines. Numbers of Canadians rnekinl ieutinntlnwavee-rl-iivrryiiiiiiwh

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.Musica_l Festival Concluded On Saturday Night With Concert

The third annual Prince Edward island Musical Festival was brought to a highly successful con- clusion on Saturday night, iwhen Winners of the various com- petitions put on a splendid concert at. the Prince of Wales College auditorium before a capacity crowd.

The program was presided over by Mrs. Wallace Rodd and in- eluded many fine choruses. P111110 solos and iduets. vocal solos and duets, women's itrios and ducts, a violin solo and a. rhythm band selection, which were all presented in a highly pleasing manner and were responded to by much warm applause from a large I115 appreciative audience.

During the evening scholarships were prwentle-ci by Mrs. Fred Gatefi to various contestants for their outstanding performances through-

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Report Nws Calm Prevails In Moscow

MOSCOW, May 9-(0?) - A news cairn has prevailed in Mos- cow for several weeks. Veteran ob- servers do not recall any period since the war’: end when there has been "so little doing". The press and radio still carry criticism of the United States and Britain but it is on s. smaller scale than before the calm.

lieath Sunday Cf Sask. Senator

mama, Miiy c - (or) -een- atur John Frederick Johnston, '11. died here today shortly after his admission to hospital. A hear’. ailment was believed the cause of death.

Senator Johnston served five terms as ‘Liberal member of Par- liament. for the Saskatchewan constituency of Lake Centre be- fore his elevetlon to the Sonata

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Railway Freight Traffic Increase

Railway figures. lust released from the office of the Superinten- dent. Island Division, Canadian National Railways. indicate there was a decided upswing last month to the volume both of outward and inward freight as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

Imports were 1,580 cars as com- pared to 1,336 for April of 1947, or an increase of 253. Export figures reveal that 1,740 cars of various products left the Province last April as compared to 1,245 can during April, 1947. This is an in- crease of 501 cars.

Increased imports were coal with 119 cars as compared to 99 for

compared to K16: fertilizer, 1'14 to 137; glas and oil, 97 to 72; lime, 135 to e4; sugar, 15 to eight; cement, 38 to zero; and. canned goods, 4 to 0.

There were some decreases. Only 10 cars of fruit came over last month as compared t0 l6 in April of 194T; hardware showed a drop from 113 to 82; and there were only 16 cars of machinery brought to the Province last month com- pared to 28 in April of 1947.

The detailed export figures show

April of 1947; flour and feed, 245'

South Koreans Must Brave Bullets And Beatings To Vote

American Commander Blames Communists For Violence; Electors Co To The Polls Today. ~

(By Boy Roberts)

SEOUL, Korea. May 9—(AP- The radio in Russian-occupied North Korea told LL-Gen. John R. Hodge today, "you had better get out. of Korea with your clothes packed."

The broadcast advised the Am- ericnn commander in South Korea to "give up your attempt to carry out a separate election" Monday.

The‘ election is intended to choose 200 members of a national assembly to create a Korean Gov- ernment. The Russians refused to permit an election in their zone, and Communists in the south are trying to disrupt the voting in the south by violence.

Communist terrorism, arson and sabotage, aimed at wrecking Mon- day's election, hit South Korea this week-end as expected. Timed with the outbreakers was a Rus- sian ann- uncem ‘ of plans to ab- andcn the occupation of North Korea immediately.

The Soviet commander frankly said his move was an attempt "to make American troops withdraw from (South) Korea simultaneous- u...

American military authorities said, however, there were no in- dications that the Russians were actually packing. One called it

"just another propaganda shot" by the Russians. The Americans have rejected

previous Soviet proposals for sim- ultaneous withdrawal on the

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JERUSALEM. May 9 - (AP) - Jewish sources said tonight 500 Hagsnn commandos began an at- tack at sunset on Aa-alb strong- holds in another attempt to open the vital Jerusalem-Tel Aviv high- way.

The highway is the only route of supplies from the coast for Jerusalem's 100,000 Jews. ‘Opening of the road is a main point in the Jewish terms for making per- menr, the truce which has been in effect in the Holy City slnice noon Saturday.

, Jerusalem was quiet under the cease-fire order agreed to by Arabs and Jews.

The British mandate in Pales- tine ends Friday midnight and a main immediate concern was whe- (her a permanent truce could be effected in Jerusalem.

Sir Alan Cunningham, Tish High Commissioner for Palestine, invited three Jewish agency lead-

JeWs Begin New Effort To Open Vital Highway

ers to Government House for a conference, presumably about a permanent truce.

At Amman, King Abdullah of ‘Evans-Jordan disclosed receipt of a telegram from King Ibn Saud promising Saudi Arabian troops. 1t said Tbn Sand ‘had placed "all my armies at your disposal for the fight in Palestine."-

I.n' Bagihdad, the Premiers of Syria and Lebanon announced King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia had pledged his support — includ- ing military aid - in the fight against the Jews in Palestine.

The Jews went ahead with their plans for proclaiming- separate Hebrew state May l0 - the day

‘after Britain ends the‘ mandate.

They opened an intemal postal service today.

Mail will be (handled by Jewish aircraft to all points in the Jew- ish-contrc-lled areas o! Palestine. i" '2 Jews said.

sir. JOHN'S. mid. Miiv i1 40F» -1udge Manley O. Hui-hon, of the permanent Court of International Justice, said in a memorandum Saturday that "I am unable to hold out much hope of finding a permanent solution to Newfound- land‘s present problems in any special relations "with the United States."

The st. John's Evening Telegram Saturday published the memoran- dum prepared by Judge Hudson, an authority on international law. on the question of the possibility of Newfoundland negotiating econ- omic union with the U. s.

Economic union has become the platform of Chesley ‘A. Croahle, former member of the National Convention who has announced that if responsible government is approved in the June 3 referendum he will lead a part-v supporting economic union with the U. S.

The Telegram said that in view of doubts expressed by itself and many iettore to the paper J. B. Molvoy. former chairman ofi the Convention. has visited the U. S. in a private capacity to ascertain from a recognized authority if such negotiation was possible between Newfoundland and the U. S.

With Arthur Monroe, head of a largo fish finn here, Mclllvoy. a

Canadian-trained barrister. lad

Considers Nfld. Union

Not Likely

D interviewed Judge Hudson at Bos- ton. Hudson had made a special visit to Washington to consult. au- thorities there.

Returning to Boston Judge Hud- son had glvcn McEvoy a memor- andum containing his views and those of persons he had consulted

In it he said: "I find it diffi- cult to envisage a prosperous econ- omy for Newfoundland apart from consideration of its relations with neighboring countries. I can sec no prospect in the immediate future of establishinz. insofar as its re- lations with the United States are concerned, any enduring liens which would be oi’ advantage to Newfoundland.

"The possibility of any political or economic union with the Unit- ed stairs is remote and its achieve- ment may be fraught with many liavrds."

The memorandum concluded: "I am unable to hold out much hope of fincung a permanent solution for Ncxnoundlancfi present prcb- lems in any special relations with the U. B.” '