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, JULY. 1.7- 194! - ,_THE___GCARDIAN. ‘CHARDOTTETOWN

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lVIcWade Inquest Reveals i Further Contradictions

In Witnesses’ Testimony

A coroner's Jury found last night mat the late Ired Mewede of

ontheevernngof May l'i lastrst .174 Kent street, Cisarlottetcvln, as ‘the result of a fractured skull ‘pinged by.a blow ,delivered by person! unknown. The. y of several wit- nesses at last night's hearing was u. glaring contradiction to evid- imo they had given previously, n54 the jury recommended that n,” be, prosecuted for perjury. ‘gm, Ooroneg was Dr. m. Yeo

l ",4 m," jury comprised Thomas ' While (foreman), Byron Brown,

was. flushes. Holly Hardy. 0-W- ugipod, Merritt Forsytbe, i-lswley Crockett.

Mrs. Inner laat night said .the jmjnod Mcwade came to her pimp at I74 Kent street about ‘I o'clock the evening of May l’! us; ’When confronted with her pgcfldlll evidence stating Mclwade i“ genre to ha: plane that eve- ping abort us, the witness de- nied hanririr made the statement but said later she was not sure. [Witness said that Benny Pldgeon and Alfred Clinton took McWade down stair-s. _

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ness Ind alriWd at Mrs. farm's hetwels 6-30 and '1 o'clock.

Coronan-"Mrs. Larter said Mc- wade time to her place about 1.45 and remained until 8.26."

iWitsiese-"Mcwade was there when 1 got there."

Juror - "Were You drinking?” ese - "1 had one or two

fect 1w: memory?"

Witness-What's what I took it for, in stlmulaifi my mlmflflfl"

Coroner - "Most of the evidence of the other witnesses seems to be in cppodtion to yours."

Witness - "I notice that."

Hector MaoQuarne said he could not recall who was in the house when he arrived at Mrs. Iarter's. Asked bythe corona to sive "e rough idea" of when witness ar- rived. bfacQuarrie said he would not swear to any time.

Coroner — Inst. time you gave evidence you said you arrived about 6 o'clock."

v Witness _..I thinkftrnssround 7 o'clock".

Coroner-"First, it was 6 o'clock:

now you say ‘l; do you know whit » time it was?”

Witnese-"No, I don't know."

Coroner—-"Does any oi the jury wish to ask any questions?"

’ Jumr-"There is not much sense in asking him anything."

Coroner—“Dld'you see Stanley that evening?" ‘ Witness - "I met him at the

Creek's cos-iii about 10 minutes to ‘landtslkedtohlmafewmin- utes. Asked hilp where he. was go- ing so early and Stanley said he was going to a sh ."

Earl Stanley said ha left Mrs. lartefs about 0.46 to go to a show and did not stop in talk in any- one. May have moken to son-ieone on the street but did not stop to

talk. Msclnniis said he saw anley at Mrs. Lester's about l0 minutes to 9. Only Mrs. barter and ltiargaret MacDonald were ‘there at the time. Btanley told witness: “You better get out of here; I be-- lieve ‘that man is dead. We went out together."

Coroner "Suppose ltanley denies that. What will you any to that?" '

Witness — “Nothing, but that is whet he laid."

Margaret MacDonald, questioned again, said Benny Pidgeon helped to take McWade dew-n stairs,

Mr. Holmes — "Of course, I can understand what is on your‘ mind. Everyone in. that house seems to

‘ nvsnt in make us believe that Besiqy Pidgcon took that man downstairs. But Benny won't take the blame." ~ ~ *

Coroner-"You say that Mdwnde was not very drunk, yet you want- ed him out of the house?"

Witness-"Mrs. Iarter told me to take him for a walk."

Coroner-"I have no doubt the men was taken for a walk. But why? He must have been fairly

issuer to dance? Why not.tske Pidgeon or MscQuarrie or some 0t‘ the rest of them? Why Mc- Wade?"

"1 don't knew, Qlaas te give him some ."

Mr. I-Ioimes-“Accordlssg to the evidence, McWade was lying on the floor fbr one and a half hours." Witness-J’! called a taxi."

Mr. Hoimes-"Yes, you called a taxi. But the man_ was still lying

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._.________________ PIOWSI — At the P. I. Island Hospital on Wednesday, July 14th.’ W. Fred mom in his 06th year. hmessl from the McLean Funeral

Home tosses-row lunday.‘ service etertiw at i o'clock. Jntennent Time's Cemetery.

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there when Qtrnley ceene back. And that man iwla dQad. The doi:- toraalddeath osmetohimwithin a few minutes, but you let him lie there and nothing was d e."

Witness-"I did not know he was dead." .

Mr. Holmes-Where is me por- son, Mrs. MacDonald, who knows who struck Mcwade. would you wa t to make a guess!"

ltnass-“I did not do it.”

Mr. HoZmes-Jfflomebody in that dive must have struck him. Some- une in that dive muck the blow that killed Mcwade."

Coroner—"Do you knew who did it?"

"Witnees-“No. doctor." ,

Mr. Hnhries —- "1f that man had only taken sick, or ii he had fallen and Hlled himself, why try tn hide it? Why icii the police and the. clergyman that McWada had not been at your place that night?"

Witness-"I told them I could not member."

illsrgyman Released Froni-ilospltal‘ g

‘IOHDNTO. my lt-(CIW-Rev. William MacDonald. formerly u.’ Charlottetown, who was severely beaten and robbed of $400 near ins Legislature Buildings here Wednes- day night. was discharged from hospital tonight.

Ilulier today. police charged Rudolph Talbot. zfl-yearold lab- orer, with robbery with violence m connection with the case.

200 Removed From Grounded Ship

VANCOUVER, July 16 - (CP) --Nearly 20o passengers were safe- ly removed when the Dnion Steamshlpsuns. Cardens grcuiid- ed on a reef early today. at the entrance to False Bay, Iasquetti Island.

A wireless report ssid the pas- sengers had been landed at False Bay, 56 miles northwest oi hue, and that none suffered injury. Crew members uso escaped in- Jury. .-»~.»|_\|.;.

The veteran coastal passenger- freight steamer of l,569-tons was

in no immediate danger.

Che left here on a northern voy- age late Thursday night with False Bay, ‘a five-hour run from Vancouver, the first port oi call.

The 5.5. Cheiohsin is m route to pick-up passengers and a sal- vage tug and scows, along with cca-dlver-saivor George Uniwiri,‘ were dispatched from Vancouver.

New iiospltal Rates ,At' Saint John

SAINIK JOHN.‘ NB» July 16 — (Wk-New hospital rates, to be- come effective Saturday midnight and representing an average in- clears of to cents to S1 dolly. were approved today by the Board qf Cexnmissioners of the Saint John General Hospital.

The new schedule oi daily rates includes: Private rooms. $350 l° $.10; semi-private, I4 t0 $5; Wild» $8.60. Patients not s sldents of Saint John City or county mil-it pgy s1 more e. day 10f Illlvfllo “d swirl-private rooms. The same BP- plies to residents osyins only I W“ tax. Patients having outside resi- dence but FY1118 ti!“ °“ P"? arty within the municipality will be entitled to the lower resident

fee. ‘ . Too late ‘is tissifi _'

FOR SALE. HEINTZMAN PIANO. Phone I949. ' ' '

FOB SALE I0‘ FT. STEEL RAKE. Frost and Wood. Frank Vesaey, York. '

FOII. SALE CAR. IN GOOD RUN- nlng condition. Price $350.00. Stanley Bueli, 8t. Avards.

WANTEIF-TWO PAYING PASS- engers wish drive Saint John or lllonctosrflunday eveninglsper- fenced drivers. Phone IMO-Ii.

800M T0 LIT - VERY CENT- ral, businee girl or gentleman only, meals optional Apply Box 100 Guardian.

son QUICK BALE, TWO IIX- foot hay mowers. Excellent con- dition, one almost. new. Cali sec-a or write B. BuJonss, 3.8. t Olnrloitetown.

I0]. BALE 1M4 rIALF-TQN- Chevrolet truck. Perfect cond- tion. B. D. Machdyen, Hunter River, Phone 11.

I0! BALI i081 LAFAYETTE Sedan. Good running condition. Apply Duncan Melanie, Queen's Arms. ‘

10B BALI - d-IIOOM DUNCA- low. Possession l0 dsye or lea Apply 4s Belmont Ava.

IOI IALI - 1N1 IUPE DI Lure Ford sedan. R. sdio and heater. Phone ass. *

WANTED T0 HINT. TWO OI trues-unfurnished roomrin vi- einity of Bslvsdere corner.

, _ Isivedere Tea Boom.

son alts use bonus nsrs

ton tank Perfect condition. ‘N:

‘. $050.00 or neares ~

' aft-this’ ass-t. 200 Grafton It. Qasiceieien.

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i0 SIIEFOIITS

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comment. tendon isms-meats re- ported there is alnady one group of 80 Buparforts in Oerrnanyrtbe reinfoscesncnts mean at least trip- ling 3-29 mength in Europe. ‘The Air‘ mrce announcement was nuide with a poker face. The emphasis was on the “tralnlrig" riaturgof the flight. ‘Ilhe Dnbassy statement in ‘London described the operation as “part of» a. nor- rnal 10118138130 flight training program instituted more than a year ago by the Strategic Air Command."

But the situation in Europe was btt-"Olni-rlsi too tense and the con- nection between the B-29's and new Russian threats at Berlin was too obvious for officials to deny privately that the Berlin situation mos the cause oi the action.

WIIIEILESS _

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scientific tour l-lv feels that if any country is going to exploit hgfbhflh waters, it should be Can- a a.

A shrimp cannery, such as the Danes have established in Green- land. is one of his aims. Increased

' halibut catches is another. And he

hopes in track down those cod- wsrms and eventually eliminate them. -

At the end of September. Dr. Dunbar and one oi his crew will come back, leaving the captain and another hand continue gathering Information.

When the big freeze comes. cspt. nimble will beach the Calanus and come on home. It will lay there ready in push off again early next summer

‘llhe Scottish-born professor ex- pects William E. Wilson. 2B. a deisel operator on "eicrcise muskox" and the ship's diginser and Kingsley Morrison, 25, a medl- cal student, to arrive just before the sailing from here.

Potato Shippers’

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side: Claude McNeill, (rum-y; Georso Brookins. Kensington; A. Wi Mtaglisiyé Albany. '

n e ence of the president, Mr- Hughes. through illness, u... verges-president, Mr_ Clarke presid-

A general discussion took place regarding formation of a policy to

be followed in assisting the rail- WBY on produce transportation problcms. ' '

It was llcreed that in the past the shlpers had failed to give the railway advance notice oi the time and quantity of car requirements and to fill this want s committee was appointed consisting of Mr. Hughes. Kt-Col. Thompson and Leslie Simmons to approach the railway within the next weeks and present them _with a preliminary estimate 0f the box and refriger- ator requirements for the ..perlod October ‘1 to December 31. This would be followed later by detailed statement of requirements as the organisation begins to function properly.

In the main the shippers agreed that l-IIG-pflllfllphl problem was that the supply of cars has been inadequate in the past to meet the demand particularly in the October-December period.

The shippers agreed that some protection be given warehouse owners in proportion to the size of the w ehouscs in the alloca- tion of ca s; and also the volume of business handled during the past few years should also be con- sid .

‘The shippers agreed to vest the authority for advising the railway on our distribution in the hands of an advisory commime composed oi three government officials who would have knowledgeof all orders and would if necessary grant prior- ities for export shipments, but would not allow such priorities

to permit discrimination» against any class of shipper- This board would also from its avail-

able knowledge be able to ensure that cars are distributed to stat- ions in proportion to production,

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per box is 13c which includes out toms. -

Mr. Burnham emphasised the fact that to sell well, the fruit must be packaged attractively and that the lessons learned during this year's shipping experience would be of great value in future years. I-Ia concluded by saying that the Premier variety of berries are larger and look better than the Dunlop.

During the Question and answer period which followed. Mr. Bolder- son paid tribute to the good ex- ample set by the Mount Btewart Strawberry Exchange. and coin- mented that the “whole Island should be organized if we want to stay in the berry business."

Over 88.000 Boxes hipped

Mr. W. P. Mseieod.’ inspector. Dominion Department of Agricul- ture, stated, that approximately thirty-three thousand boxes have been shipped out by air to oats at the rate cf two plane-loads per day. Mr. MacLeod also stressed the need for shlillllll only Credo "A" berries in order to command a

premium price. > Also present at the meeting was m, w. I. Agnew. ‘II-ads Comma- sioner for Newfoundland. who has greatly assisted the strawberry growers in their marketing proo- lems. Mr.‘ A. M. Clark represented Maritime Central Airways.

for this trial

' Warehouse loses Ami, shipment is being donated by Mr-

l‘. d. Reeves of aouthiitrt. 0N0! A GREAT POWIB

Poland was e lllli- limbo!!! power from the lion to the 17th salaries ,‘_ » ' -,

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0n New Wing 0f ility Hospital

Good progress is being made in the erection of the new wing of the Charlottetown Hospital which commenced here in May 1947.

The steel const ction of thi’ new four-storey b ldlng has a" been completed. and the concrete slab for the second floor and psrt oi the third floor concrete slab has been poured. The brick and stone work ls also going up quickly under the direction of Mr. William J. Hennessey. the general contractor.

The new boilers, which were ob- tained from the Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corporation of New York. have just been moved min the new boiler room which is io-

~ caied at the south-east corner of

the new wing. Work on the in- stallation will proceed as fast as materials are available.

The walls of the new building are of four-inch face brick backed with eight-inch speed tile. The ll‘.- terior- partitions are to be oi gyp- sum tile, plastered over.

The new concrete ambulance en- trancp. which is located on the east. side of the msin building. will be used for transferring pa- tlents from ambulance to hospital without subjecting them to the elements. ls nearing completion.

The local architects are Messrs. J. E, Harris and E. B. Blanchard. with Mr. James Sovas. Toronto, as consulting architect. James Keith. Cansdisn Domestic Engineering Company oi Montreal, is the heat- ing ~and plumbing engineer.

The electrical wiring oi the new wing is being carried out by hie Brown Electric Company. while W. I... McKenns and Cornpimy are do- ing the heating installations and Leo B. Doyle the plumbing. Alfred I-Iignett. City. is in charge of the bricklsyers.

The new annex, which is expect- ed to be completed sometime dur- lrig the early summer cf i949. will have a capacity of approximately 100 beds. and will house a new of- fice for the entire hospital. ‘ihs entrance of the new wing will face on Haviland street.

Fllll GOIIFEBEIIISE

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it was finally decided that it would be international in‘ sowe- with funds provided W o" “"3" tries participating. 5o for on)’ Canada, the United States and Norway have intimated their wil- lingness but it is expected that Sweden and Denmark will It'd-W ‘"3155; men from each country will form the committee that will have power to allot the suvemsinc and carry out the details oi the cam- naign. New York. P3115 "id Mn‘ don in that order am the Wee cities that will receive the most- Ettention and the two first named. being recognized style-makers for the world. will get ti"! 111°“ at‘ tentlon. No countfy? Dfodlld? Wm be featured. For instance it will not be Norway silver fox or Cah- ndlaifl silver fox, but silver fox and its mutations.

The idea behind the osmpolxn is to have the style-makers, of whom there are only l0 leader! i“ the world of fur fashion, inter- ested and secure their co-opera- lion, which, if obtained, will reed- ily communicate itself down the line to the consumer,

Would Reduce Production

ffhgrg was n general opinion that the world production cd fox pelts could be slew? Yfliui-‘ed with benefit to the industry and a resolution was introduced draw- ing ttention to this deslrflblfl end- Greatm- attention must be coin- centmtcd on producing the best quality silver and mutation foxes mid, if necessary in achieve this and some control of Pf°duciil°n may be evolved.

The mink men. too. ore Milne siiumed by the rapid increase in mink production and it is propos- ed to ask them not to increase production but to momtroto on better qusllllty furs and cut out the . gra es. - roxrerlesolution of thanks, which was very complete, was passed un- animously in recognition of the courissles extended by thB-PYW‘ lncial Government. Cit)’ Council and all others who assisted in making the delegates‘ stay so pleasant and the conference such a success. Another resolution giv- ing thanks to the presi. mention- ing the Charlottetown Guardian and ins‘ Fharlottetown Patriot m their coverage of the conference was passed in the last few clos- ing minutes.

Then followed remarks by chair- man I10. Stewart oi Srmmerslde, thanking all for their assistance during ‘the conference and the harmonious way it was conducted.

Next J.E. Frances of Morton. Umii, moved a vote of thanks which was passed unanimously in uvir. Ste-wart god- the very fine var in which he had handled the meet-

ings. s

The last soul-byte owl wood llllcks were quickly spoil" ll n" gcurrying fcx and' mink man rushed is the dining room pre- paratory to leaving for home.

Looked on as an almost wild idea s year ego when Wobosed b! Omar Bragcr-Israen, of Norway. the International Mir Conference became a reality and will Io down- In history not so musa cerium for its achievements - which ra- rnah to be executed - but for the fact men o: different nationalities, in a competitive way in the rais- ing of foxes and mink, could coma mm auch far-sway countries to meet with others and mnd many hours in deliberation and yet work and in the end evolve a plan for advertlsing and to acme extent to control produc- tion so as to eventually bring beck silver fol firming te its I I ._ .

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iiEiiTiiAL GUARDIAN

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DB. DONEY, National Director will be on the Red Cross Swim- ming and Water Safety Radio pro- gram tonight CJI".C.Y, 6 p. m.

ENGAGEMENT -- Mr. and. Mrs. Milton Carver, Cross Roads, sn- nounce the ngagejnent of their only daughter Lucy to Clayton Leona-rd, son oi Mr. and Mrs. Leon- ard Cudrnore, of Winsloe North. Marriage to take place in the near future.

CITY POLICE COURT —At the

Stipendiary Magistrate's Court yesterday. a party charged with possession of liquor under the

Prohibition Act was discharged. Two applications for permission to padlock premises in the City were adjourned until today. Thesewere the only cases to come before Mag- istrate K9 M. Martin yesterday.

0N VISIT HERE — Dr. Harvey Doney, Toronto, Notional Director of First Aid Swimming and Water Safety arrived in the city Thun- day, evening. Dr. Doney will re- main one week in which time he will visit centres throughout the Province in connection with the Red Cross Evwlmmlng and Water Safety program.

TAKES POSITION IN WEST - Mr. Wallie Harrison of Milton leaves Sunday morning for Van- couver where he is to act as technical adviser for e large lum- ber firm there who are building a rayon plant. Mr. Harrison came here first in 1944 with the RAF. and spent acme five months at the. Charlottetown airport. He returned aftex-"the war and arrived here in March 1947 He has been active in community work and was espec- ially interested in movements for the improvement of the young people. He was chosen as President of the Junior Furriers organizat- ion when it was formed in Milton earlier this year. -

Personals

Miss Daisy Agnew recently ar~ rived home from Calgary, Alberto to spend her vacation with her parents and friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Haggai". who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W, P. MacLeod for the past two weeks left by plane yesterda morning to return to their borne Vancouver.

SuccessfulShort Course At Elmira

The fourth of a new series of Short Courses for the summer months consisting oi an afternoon session for chPdren and sn eve- ning session for the general Pill"- lic was held at Elmira, June 29th end 30th and July 1st and 2nd. They were sponsored by St. Dun- stairs Ectenslon Department.