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Probe Death 0f Ivan Watters At Recent Fire

i1 WItssssos-Sivs Evidence; Jury Finds lleath Ilite Tiiiaiiseetlus.

A coroner's fur? last niliit. found liiat Ivan E. Wettsis car-note his death on the mornrul of Nov. 30- 1946, at. the Davis and Fraser plant. Charlottetown, as a result of tuf- iocation. The Inquest, held at the MacLesn Funeral Parlors: was presided over by Coroner Dr. I. ti. Yeo.

The first witness, Mr. Ci. ll. liartien, said he was the manager of the local Davis and Fraser plant. lie did not know much about the accident. Witness was celled about

l. 0.15 a.m., Nov. 29. The second floor was burning and the reflection of the blaze showed brightly. The City firemen were there. ivtiness looked in the office on the main iioor. Water was starting to come through the CCIIIRI’. Witness wont l0 other parts of the plan: ‘Some- one told him Walters did not go into the building. Wstters was the night, engineer. He went on duty III. ll pm. and came off at 7.15 tim- Part of Walters’ dutbl was lo watch the machines and the temperature of the refrigerators. lie had been with the firm since SPXJICITTIJOIH 1945 and had been lliflill. engineer for the past six months. The doors between the sections of the plant were dottble and fillcd a space about three and I iwii fest. wide by 12 feet high. Each of the three sections was 80 Icet squarc. Two were destroyed by the fire. Asked lf the doors be- tween the sections were closed on

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ABOARD was. MT. OLYMPUS EN ROUTE TO ANTARCTICA. DN- Z-w-iliplled by a cold breeze, mt‘ flagship Mt. Olympus and three companion ships sailed w. dliy from the Norfolk naval stat. ion, lauritzihing the United States Niivfa 4.000-man. four-months’ IXilcdition to South Pole regions for experiments in one of the eoritrs coldest areas. '

The ships will rendezvous with other vcsscls which sailed simul- lancousiy from the west coast and split into three task groups with separate‘ assignments.

ADDS TO FUEL CRISIS

BOSTON, Dec. 2 —(AP)—An oil strike aggravated ‘the fuel crisis in New l-Jiigland today as iihe _ “ii-lily blasts brought sub-freezing lttiipcraiurcs.

\\'1th the region's coal supplies nirtatiy at a dangerously low level as n result of the miners‘ strike, IIVYTI‘ than 150 employees of the Fiicbea and Cambridge plants cf iii» America-n oil company struck lo!‘ more money.

Nfiifil‘ 1500.000 gallons nus siiul off by the oIl

of fuel workers’

"iiiikviii to enforce their demands for n ZS-cents-an-hctir wage iilCi‘(“.l$I‘.

Coming Events

"liovics at Bradalbane to-night.

"DIIIICO, Altos-adieu woun- linz Doc. 4th.

"Dance, Lot iiflfali. Wednesday. Drcembtll‘ 4th. Lunches served.

"Dancing. island Country Club. Traveller's Rest, tonight.

"Dance. Pownel Garage. Wednes- fliii‘. December elh. Rollie Mac- Kcnaieb orcheatra.

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"Annual Meeting. Rice Point Farmers‘ Institute, Rice Point ffgisooi. Wednesday. December 4th.

"Tuesday, Deoesnber 11th, out wiitshii-e and York Pt. School Con- sul. North River Bali.

"B the Pb . - “y ultry every 0:; gay.

"is hiaiim last-m . fag». Mai-sat Iuiiding. Charlotte-

"Annual MEET Charlottetown Milk Producers‘, and‘ vendors liasoeiation. Prince ‘of Wales Col-

“Is- jhieeeav. bee. s. _s pm.

. "Farmer! attaluaai Will be ‘iodine Ross ta» nova e Fraser as

usual this (allows: lum- ‘ “with _ dual-easy

till a P. ll. lay Bradst- = w» Friday eitdltldsli Darnell.

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Map above allows the "Little

flowing within two weeks.

iloal Strike Spotlights “lnoh" lines

PIPELINE LENGTH, i475 MILES ~ DIAMETER, 20 INCIIES- -v

Inch" and "Big Inch" pipelines,

which the Departmental-the Inter r ls considering for emergency‘ government operation to carry nat rel gas from Texas to the,in- dustriel northeast to help alleviate fuel shortage caused by coal strike. Three commercial companies, trying to buy or lease the lines, arc confident that 50.000000 cubic feet of gas a day cotlld be started ‘Iihe "Inch" lines, built during the war at cl cost of about $106,000,000 to transport petroleum, have maximum capacity of 425,000,000 cubic feet of gas a day.

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l Winnipegfihureh

Causes liproar

WINNIPEG. D90. 2—-A calm de- cended tonight on the controv-

ersy over the proposed sale of the fi-ycflr-oid Grace United Church in downtown Winnipeg-- but it was a calm which may pre- cede a storm.

The dispute-between Rev. W. G. Martin, minister, of the down- town landmark, and his congre- gation on one side and the Win- nipeg Presbytery of the United Church o! Canada and possibly two trustees of Grace United on the other-had its birth last week in the Presbyterys decision to sell the property. '

Quickly on the heels of the an-

mouncement to sell the church. cam Dr. Martin's reaction. lt |took‘the form of a newqiaper |advertlsement saying the congre- gation was "utterly opposed." i Then, last night. Dr. Martin delivered a sermon entitled "Can ‘God afford a corner lot in the ihcurt of Winnipeg." and lashed out at the Presbytery. lie said ,it had authorized the sale be- cause thc real cstate market now was booming-Alec propery has been mentioned in real estate circles as the possible site of a new post office toward which 0900.000 had been, voted in the parliamentary estimates.‘

Frequently interrupted by ap- plause. Dr. Martin told his con- gregation he was "satisfied tfl those who voted for the sale... wouldn't have done so if their own churches had been at stake." Grace Church had paid all taxes except the $1.400 owing for i940 and the church stood "as e re- buke to sin in the city."

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To Move Natural Gas Through Pipe Lines

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 - (AP) vflght with Joint ls Bowie "ted by the United States government today as Interior Sec- retary Krug announced plans for emergency movement of natural gas within six days through the $145,000,000 war-built big inch and lllile inch pipe lines.

Mr. Krng disclosed the governf

mom's plans to the House of Rep- resentative Committee investigat- Ing sufpills property. He gave no hint that he expects an early end to the coal strike.

In fact, he said. the government has drawn plans for four months operation c.f the pipe lines for movement of natural gas 1.500 miles from the southwest to central and northcasle ll slates. 'l‘he Tennessee Gas and Transmission Company will lease the lines for operation during the emergency period.

"In the next five or six days, he v

said, "we can be moving 50,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas through t-he lines daily. In two or three weeks this can be stepped up to 100,000,000 cubic feet daily and in 45 days. to around 150,000,000 daily,"

However. he admonished that while "this gas can be a help. it is not the ark-Iver." He estimated that the gas would be equivalent to only about 6,000 tons of coal daily, while the normal coal production exceeds 2.000.000 tons daily.

Tenlperithres Drop‘- Ilver Easteiiijtates

NEW YORK, Dec. 2—Tempo|-. atures skidded downward an av-, orage of 20 degrees over the east- ern half of the United States to- day and New England braced for a further drop to sub-zero weath- er tonight.

The present cold was felt from Maine to Florida along tlte as- lantio coast, and extended gener- ally eastward from Minnesota and the Missouri and Missippl Rivers. To the west, the usually cold Great Plains and Rocky Moun- tain area reported comparatively mild weather. .

WABEINCVION. Dec. 5-bit’)- The United States Government swiftly completed its case against John L. Lewis late today after Judge T. Alan Goidiborough an- nounced that Iie will present evi- dence himself on which the aet- ual contempt charge may stand or fall, .

At this unusual development, John I. Sonneti, assistant attorney general and chief government counsel. rushed to the stand e halt- doasn witnesses to testify to the dire consequences of the soft coal strike and than rested his ease.

The judge announced that he himself will Introduce tomorrow the pro-trial ‘statement of union counsel Wally I. Hopkins which testes to show- he said. that slr. Lewis and the calm line Work-

u. s. cow's‘ Case Against Lewis

‘Completes

ere "did not obey" his restraining order and that the country-wide mine walkout violates it. This, he added, would tend to leave Mr. Lewis and the union "in the techi- eel position of a contempt of court."

But he setli that if Mr. Inwis end the U-ILW. acted wilfully, tlse sentence might be "very different" than if they could show that they "acted in good faith."

ledi lleavy. treatises

At ‘these cues the government. apparently eeeking ‘the heaviest

possible penalties, rnarshalled new . effort to prove, , that-the restraisslal order was’.

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WAS. ilonvention Opens At Ottawa

OTTAWA. 2—(OP)—Four- teen prominent women from all parts .if Canada, opened a two-day convention here tooay to discuss their work with the Prices Board in the coming pfifiui. of dcwntrvl-

As chairmen of the women's ad- visory committees to tllo con- sumer branch of the Prices Board in the iatter's administrative reg- iOlls across Canada. all are veteran voluntary workers who have con- tinued faithfully in their liaison duties between the public and the board.

"These women are meeting to plan their program of work through the coming months of dccontrol when public understanding of the problems involved in that decon- trol period are more in demand than ever," said Byrne Hope Sand- ers. director of the consumer branch, who has announced her resignation from that position at the end of the year. "Every one of these women ha-i served for five years with great devotion and I know they will continue in their work as long as they are needed."

The chairmen. each of whnm was honored by the King in the last honors list. ITlCIUlr Mrs F R. Taylor, Sal-ht John N. 8.; Mrs K. L. Dawson. Halifax; Mrs. E. F. Coffin, Charlottetown,

Dec.

Teachers’ Strike lil- Minneapolis ilas Been Averted

MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 2 -—- GAP) --A threatened strike of teachers in Minneapolis‘ schools was averted tonight when A.F.L. federations of men and womerfteachers. Locals 238 and 59, unanimously accepted a settlement offer which will boost. basic salaries by $1,200 yearly in 194:3. ‘

Charles E. Boyer, Men's Federa- tion president, said the settlement also calls for a flat $600 payment to all regular classroom teachers in I947. In addition, those not, at the maximum scale would receive an additional $100. under a previously- granted automatic increase scale. Reclassification of all teachers will be made, Mr. Boyer said, ac- cording lo the settlement proposal which provides: '

Salaries from $2,200 to $4.200 for teachers with bachelors‘ degrees; $2,200 to $4.400 for masters‘ de- greos; $2.400 to $4,600 for doctors‘ degrees, and 02400-03000 for those _without degrees. Annual increase would be at the rate of $20“

Pioneer 8.0. Publisher Dies

nossnann, B, c. Dec. 2-40?“ .--Wl-lliam K. Ealing. Jill. . pioneer publisher and Conrtrvatlve mem- ber of Parliament for Kootenay West for 20 years. died here today after a lengthy illness-

He first entered politics In 1920 when he was elected to tho Bri- tish Columbia Legislature its I member for Rossiaiiti, and ‘llc cn- tered tho Federal field in 1920. representing the Kcoteiiay con- stituency until his retirement In 1045 at the end of the 19th Par- liament. He was never beaten at the polls.

Mr. Iisling came to the Kooten- eye during the mining loom of ins, coming from Olympia, Wash. and he purchased the Trail News which he published cont-nuously until 1015. Failing sight compelled hls retirement from the newspaper field. _

1n his long parliamentary career, he was known in Ottawa av e imi- loved member of the House of

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CANADA

FLOUR

UITAWA. Dec. A.—-(CP)— Ques- tion of whether Jonadah wheat acreage should be mcreased or de- creased in 1947 was debated today m off-the-record discussions by delegates to the fifth annual Do- minion - Provinci-il agricultural conference.

With the Piedera‘ Government's recommendations Bllft comments on them secret until the three-day meeting ends Wednesday. ‘it W85 reported that the conference like- iy would decide upon a silshi d6- crease in the 1946 ecreflse of 25,- ,i)00,000 acres and PINE BT88!" stress rm lncreasills the produc- tion of coarse grains.

Discussions were understood to have centred around the need for greater quantities ,o-£ feed grains to reserve the declining trends ill the production of hogs and the output of dairy products such as milk, butter and cheese.

The preliminary discussions were open _and the deiefiiiei heard a welcoming address in which Agriculture Minister Gardiner emphasized "the ne- cessity of increasing the pro- duction of feed lzrain and oihPl‘ feeds if we are to Obtain higher production of livestock. Including dairy uodug " _ The conference shoul ‘cons-der

whether it was in the interests of consumers and farmers to increase meat production at the ex sense of dairy products or wce verso and what the division should be among the meat and dairy producic.

Turning to prices Mr. Gardiner said it was generalh thought that the turn towards .ower prices for Canadian agricultural products would come in 194%.

Predicts Good Market

He predicted thcro would be s (Continued on Page 5 Coi- B)

To Question Elliott Roosevelt 0n lIis Moscow Statements

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 2 —- (AP) -—- qqn Herald and Express today qucted Ernie Adamsoii, chief coun- sel for the House of Representa- tives committee on lm-Amerlfllil activities, as saying the committee will subpoena Elliott Roosevelt. son of the late President, as 500B B5 he returns from Moscow and Q1165- tion him concerning his reported statements there.

Mr.. Adamson was quoted as say- ing he had discussed the matter with representative John SuWood (Dem-Ga), committee chairman. and that Mr, Wood agreed young Roosevelt should be questioned.

Mr, ‘Roosevelt has denied reports

published in the United States that he publicly criticized American foreign policy during his Russian visit. "Judge Wood and I read his sev- eral denials and wc think he Should be asked just uvhat h'c did say." Mr. Adamson was quoted.

Elliott Roosevelt said in Mos- cow Sundaly that ha had no corn- merit on earlier reports that he might be summoned before tihe committee on tin-American activ- ities._ Mr. Roosevelt left Moscow Sunday night loi- a 10-day trip in southern Russia and Was not im- mediately furtlnr comment.

Spent iilght Pinned Beneath Wrecked liar

WOODSTOCK. NB, Dec. 2 -—- tcp) _.- Leo Clark, Woodstock war veteran. remained in serious c00- dit-lon tonight as a result of In- juries and HKPOW" 9"" m‘ c” left a slippery, mow-covered road. overturned and Plllflfd him 5°“ all night. The accident occurred about 1o o'clock rriday nisht and h, n; m; [cu n until eight o'clock Betta-day rrio ng. Passllil 100101‘- ista were unable to hear his rt- peated calls during the niflhi- While he tried to extricate a leg caught under the oar.

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Young Progressive

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MR. THOMAS DEBLOTS

Mr. Thomas DeBlcls was elected president last nigh‘. of the newly- formeti Young Progressive-Con- servative Association.

The Hon. Dr. W. J P. MacMilian. who was elected honorary presi- dent o-f thc Association, con- gratulated the young people on their initiative arm enthusiasm, evinced. he said, by the trouble they had taken in forming such an organization for the purpose of becoming more thoroughly ac- quainted with national affairs.

Other officers elected were, 1st

vice - president. Miss Marion Brown; 2nd vice-president. Mr. Malcolm Reeves, Southpofl; sec-

iotary, Mr. Walthen Gaudet.

A constitution was adopted at last night's meeting and the age limit for members set IJEIWPE“ 1S and 35.

Mr. Gaudct was appointed Is- land representative of the Domin- ion Advisory Boarrl of the Young Progrcsshc-Coliscri.olives uI Can- ado.

Potato Market llull In N. B.

Atom Power By 1955?

(l! The Aleoolltel Psi

P0315- Dec- 2—Dr. Arthur 3- CQmPtOn, noted atom scion. tlst, declared today that atomic‘ WW" might become n scrluug. competitor to the coal Indus-l try in the United States by about 1955, provided “politicfil difliculue! do not interfere.’ _ His prediction was contained "l 11 Speech on the fourth a..- "WPPSIIPY of the loosing of nu- clear fission in Chicago, made 1° l 8B!hel’1i18,0f world scien- tists at Sorbonne University.

DF- CNYIIJIOH, chancellor of Washington University in 5L Will-S. M11. also upheld the WP °f the atom bomb against Japan, declaring "not to have used this new-found power to stop short the most disastrous W55 °f hlswry would have been unpardonable."

He said that heat by-prod- ucts of atomic energy iii-e be- inguscd in experiments heat- 1"! water pouring into the Columbia River. He painted 5 Diclure of modern cities using heat from‘ central stations without a pall of smoke cov- ering the area. and of atomic power as a source of electric- ity in areas where coal and water power are scarce or costly.

Weather Hampers . II. S. Lohstermen

HALIFAX. Dec. Ll-Heralded by snow and 10w tsmllerstures, win- ter came to Nova Scotia today to hamper lobster fishermen. begin- ning a new season; skid automo- biles. provide the earliest natural ice In 20 years In Kentville and stir fears of a drought in Cumb- erland County.

A report from Yarmouth said that while most of the inshore fishermen were able to set their traps at the opening of the ncw season today, only a few of the more hardy visited the outside grounds where a sharp wintry blast stirred angry seas. Pubnlco reported an average catch of 200 pounds, considerably less than the last few years.

Despite the unusually comfort-

PERTH, N. 8., DEC. 2 —(CP)— Unlike the situation in Maine's] Arooslook County, where recent i

frost caused heavy damage to pots-i iocs in temporary storage. a survey‘ ton‘ght revealed little damage to Ne Brunswick potatoes as prac- tically all were in sale storage

Some farmers have taken a loss by selling stock ivhtch otherwise might have frozen Others, with their crop in frost proof shelter, are-holding out for higher prices. Shippers here paid $1.40 per barrel yesterday. The market generally continued dull with little inquiry from outside the province. Aviar- kcls in Ontario and Quebec were reported well supplied WPIII local ztock,

A larger quantity of potatoes is reported in storage in the Mari- tlmes than g year ziqti. The Federal Agricultural Prices Supper. Board has taken under Lonslderalion a request of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island growers and shippers that the board's ‘ioor price of $1 per 75-pound IHEZ, load- ed on cars not later than next May 1, be raised to $1.15 pct- Flag with the effective date not later

aibie and prolonged fall. thermo- meters in Halifax were at a mill l0 degrees above zero tonight- earliest date in several years for this low reading.

However, the weatherman pro- vided some comfort by predicting dying winds and rising temper- atures by Wednesday and for at least a temporary period

IIew Tanker Jolils Imperial illl_Fl__eet

NEW YORK, Dec. 2—The Im- pcrial Quebec will join the Im- perial Oil fleet in Halifax this week as the first o1 four surplus tankers to be purchased by fhc company from the United States Maritime Commission for service between Canada and oil ports in the United States and south America.

She will be the fastest tanker ever owned in Canada, making 14.5 knots and carrying a cargo of 145,000 barrels. Thi- other ships will be the Imperial Ed- monton, Imperial Toronto. and the Imperial Winnip . They will replace four tankers lost by flic

than April l.

comlpany in the war.

By JOIIN LeBLANC

OTTAWA. Doc. 2-Tliough wor- rlcd over any further extension of the 12-day United States soft coal strike, Canada is not yet be- ginning to feel the pindi of a coal shortage, E. J. Brunning. coal Controller. said today.

"We have sufficient supplies for current needs," Mr. Brunning told the Canadian Press. "As for the future, we have to welt to see how the United States situ- ation turns out." ..

One of the possibilities de- pendent on U. S. developments was that of further conservation moves, but Mr. Brunning said It was E60‘ early to discuss possible tightening of existing rationing measures until the picture across the border had become more clear.

At present, two restrictions are

In force 2- .

i. Consumers arc limited to

Says Canada Not Yet Feeling Coal Shortage

80 per cent of their normal anthracite consumption and may obtain the remainder in bituminous coal.