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Restoration 0f Freight Rate Advantages Urged

lhree-Alarm Fire In Windsor. 0ni.

WINDSOR. Ont., Nov. 4 _<cr; >-— A three-alarm fire was raging icnight through a block-long sec- iion of Wlndsorb industrial sec- tion on the city's east side.

The blaze, of undetermined or- lgin. was reported under control izl a group of industrial buildings 0p- erated by the Annen Automnbbe SCrVICPs Limited and the Great lakes Sporting Goods Company. vuoe oi the property being razed was estimated at $30,000.

First reports listed no injuries.

Coming,‘ Events

"Mail your Films to Garnhum Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Chicken Raffle K. of C. l-lall, Bouris. Tuesday. November 8th.

V "Rummage sale, Market Bulld- lng, Saturday, Nov. 5 at 8 pm.

"Unloading Oil Oaks Meai Friday Ind Saturday. McGuigan é Boyle.

"Show, "Blaze of Noon" at Bon- lhaw tonight at 8.30.

"Masquerade Dance in Mt. Slflliift Legion Hall. Monday, Nov- ember 7th. .

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"Mt. Buchanan W, 1. chicken Supper. Ange Larkinla, Wednesday, November 91h.

"Hills-ore Junior Farmers‘ reg- iilar meeting at Earl Inga‘, Monday, November 7th.

"Masquerade Dance in St. Ter- Hall. November 8th. Good US C.

"Rollo Bay Hall, Bazaar, chick- "l supper, bingo, etc., Nov. T, 8, OI miss it.

"Come to the L.O.B.A. chicken illliilcr in Hunter River Orange Hall, Wednesday, Nov. 9.

"Rummage Sale, Market Bulld- ins. Wo-lle-La Club. Saturday, Nov- lmber 5th, 6,30 P, M,

“Reserve November 23rd, North Tfvon Presbyterian Chicken and "H" Sooner in 'l‘ryori Baptist flail.

"Now buying Timothy seed, Eflgned or Uncleaned. McGuigan ' 03x9.

"Si. David's Bazaar-Town Hall. gfY-{szico-ii, Thursday. November

§"Cimi0 lo the Dance in Si. Ann's whool, ilcnday night, Novcinber 7111- (izod music.

d Party and Dance in v llivtr Hall. Wednesday. Nov- till-l. ‘mi. llview Orchestra. Aus- D-ccs (I w, 1,,

lswlflscrve Wednesday. November 1h for Chicken Supper and Bingo, lgth a mnce afterwards in New fllh Hill. .

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B“ glob at Blue Haven Restaurant] M: HY. November 8th for duck, i "Pr. Ti miles from Charlottetown - “ "l" Moire-qua Road.

‘i390 "Romance on High Seas" “Amiga-Lari; Carson plus Short at Show Mme a gcshThsatre toriilh...

"Provincial Older Boy's Confer- s“ Hunter River November uup.

1h- Re i ma," £3?!’- Rosl Maf-heson,

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'59" Cher ‘and Ionian In Finch River um, Nov. 0th. Also

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(By John LeBlanc

OTTAWA, Nov, 4—(CP)—_Legia- lotion ahould be passed to re- store advantages in freight rates guaranteed the Maritlmes by statute in 1927 but since wiped out, the Royal Commission on Trans- portation wns fold today.

Rand H. Matheson of Moncton, N. B., manager of the Maritime Transportation Commission, aald that rate concessions given his urea by the 22-year-old Maritime Freight Rates Act hnd been nulli- fled by rate reductions put into effect by the railways in other Provinces.

While Mr. Matheaon did not specify the type of legislation ha considered necessary to readjust the Maritime position, he promised to provide the Commission with a memorandum of suggested amend- ments to the Federal Railway‘ Act.

Grain Rates Flurry

Western Canada's special low grain rates produced a flurry dur- in: Mr. Mathesonh: period on the stand as Canadian Pacific Railway lawyers launched an indirect at- tack on the controversial rates.

Alberta counsel, J. J. Frawley, objected hotly to injection of the grain-rate issue by the C. P. R., which favors elimination of the special statute-fixed tolls on some grain movements in the west,

The short but sharp clash came when Ian Sinclair, C.P.R. counsel, tried to get from Mr. Maiheaon an opinion on whether the grain rates-set 50 years alto-accurately reflect conditions entering into modern rate-making.

Mr. Mathcson eventually told the commission he believed the grain rates‘ should be maintained. though the railways should be subsidized by the Government for them if they were found not to provide their fair share of railway revenues.

A brief submitted earlier by Mr. Mathesons commission had indi- cated its belief that the KY8!" tolls are "non-compensatory" by some 533.0000“) l yeflr- v

Other developments at fodeys session:

1. The Canadian Food Pro- cessors’ Association called for a complete revision of the rail- ways’ freight classification sys- tem, under which commodities are graded into 10 classes for rate-making purposes.

2. A Maritime industrialist told the commissioners frcisht- m. increases of the last tw_o

‘ years had worsencdvhla firms position in relation to Central

Canadian competitors.

p...- m, Marltimes generally. Mr- Mpfhenon’ declared conditions had ,0 QIQQIQ‘ since 1927 that the us- glgluncg lo the Maritime: t h provided by statute was no l N!

‘a _ ». adXwlLteFrench of Sackville, N. B. told the commission that succes- glvg freight-rote increases of the inst two years had caused his stove-making firm'a competitive position to deteriorate in rl-‘IIIUOII to competitors in Central Canada.

Mr. French is manager of the Enamel and Heating Products,

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ville and nearby Amherst, N. S- H, “is that before the rate in-

ll. S. Clamps New Siraiegic_ConlroIs

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -(AP)_ The Government today clamped new controls on strategic United States goods to keep them from Bllippins into Russia via Communist China-or by practically any other route.

To prevent reshlpmcnt to the Sov- iet bloc in Europe, already banned from getting direct shipments )i strategic goods from the United Bibles-the Government decreed:

A licence must be obtained from the Commerce Department to ship to anywhere in the world since-pt Canada any of a long list of goods classed as "highly important to the national security."

AUTHOR DIES

IDNDON. Nov. 4 —(AP) —1lrlc Muapratt, 49-year-old author of travel and adventure books, died

today. Miupratt. a veteran of both world wars, travelled through the United States. Mexico, and Australia as a. hobo, and wrote about it in his book, "Wild Oats."

"It was a real pleasure to work under the ‘ideal conditions we found in Prince Edward Island. I have never worked in a district where our Job ran ao smoothly, due to the splendid co-operation of nil concerned." stated Dr. Lls- ter Moore, Dominion Veterinarian from Cornwall, Ontario, in charge of the veterinary personnel who l" wmlllelinlt the current Island bovine tuberculin test under the restricted nrea plan.

This work has been conducted under the supervision of Dr. E. S. Netting, senior veterinarian in charge of the Health of Animals Division of the Dominion Depart-

ment of Agriculture in Prince Ed- ward Island.

Expressing his warm apprecia- tion of the excellent co-operation of the stock-owners through the efforts bf Dr. Netting and his staff, Dr. Moors said, "This was the deciding factor in permitting the work to be completed Within six months."

Some six to twelve veterinarians from Onfnrin and Quebec, assisted by Dr. Rod MacDonald, Charlotte- town rind J. R. Cunningham, Sum- merside, will have completed next week the tuberculin testing of the 90.000 to 100,000 cattle "of all types including first-class dairy stock."

Few reactors have been found.

Island Hospital"!

Dr. Moore sold he was speaking for the visiting veterinarians as, well as himself when he said that "no place in Canada compares to the Island in the hospitality of the farmers and getting 51°"! with the pgnplo," He mentioned the work 0f the Provincial Department

. riculture, through arrange- gonif between Dr. Netting and Mr, W. H. Show, Deputy Minister. in pu iclsing the test amonss the farmers and for its general assist- an _nnd advice during the sum-

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Slight IEEZEZQPM In Cost-of-Living Index

UITAWA. Nov. 4 --(OP) — De- ciinaa in ‘ dstuifs sent the Sep- tember cost-of-livlng indexdown one-tenth of ii point to 162.2. the Bureau of statistics reported today.

1g was the second consecutive de- cline in living rests. The index dropped one-half point in August.

The September decline was regist- ered despite increases in the colt of coal. coke and gasoline brought on by a. leper-cent devaluation of

ovoid Time Step-Dancing, Fid- dling and sinsinr Cones! . ‘NW1 flail. Georgetown, Monday. Nbvlm- ber 1th. l P. M. Dance afinr. in aid of new Rink- fliefrsllunsnu. Admir- sion l0 cents. Inffill 0m bl ialren

at door.

"Como to the old time fiddler! contest with step-dancing, alriglnl and so forth in Fort lflllum" Hall on Friday, Nov. 11th. Please have entries in by Nov. 10M- M!" entries to Mr. Alfred Hughes. Johnston River. If not fine. NW 15th or first fins night followlnl.

“pupil Party in the Public Ilal Murray leyiver, Novplnber lth. at a Mg ggqtlon plcturl, DINO!‘ ‘n0. violin music. llnlilll Vi"! film'- lponeored b the international liar- "ur Q,‘ $.13". d

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the dollar Sept. 20.

The index is calculated on the basis that 1935-39 prices Kauai 100.

Lower prices were reported for beef, lamb. pork. 6806. oranlll In‘! canned and fresh vegetables.

Butter. lard, coffee and lemons went up in price. but not enough to prevent a 6ND 0f "'0 in" W 205.0 in the food sub-in x. This also was the second consecutive

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Zips- in fuel and gasoline coats due to devaluation shot the fuel and “Pym; sub-index to a now high o 134.1 polnu-a four 901m; over the previous month.

The clothing nib-index which had remained study dur My N10 gust climbed six-ten a of a point to 1M 1, due ncbally so increases m moors win Of WING!" All lub- bere. '

Radio prices fell silently in lev- ‘ r , oausin a two-point drop in the hcmefurniahings and service

d . The sub-index no! ref-nil“; 161.1. the lowest since last Fehueri-

The rental changM at 123.9. Surveys of rental ehpngel are made Mi! W I ilillfl‘

srly basis. The llt mil II Inadl in Amusi- lteflecting inereaela in gasoline

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Strong Quake In California

SAN DIEGO, Calif, Nov. 4 - (AP) - A strong earth- quake shook San Diego and rocked 10.000 square miles of Southern California. at 12.43 p.m. PST. (4:43 pm. AST) to- day.

sharpest quake here in eight years, it jarred buildings with o, powerful upthrust motion fol- lowed by a. north-south move- merit.

The tremor was felt lightly in Los Angeies, Long Beach, Riverside, Santa. Ana and there was a clear shock in E1 Cen- tro where heavy quakes have

occurred before.

Found Conditions Ideal For Bovine Tests In PEI

Canada-Wide Strike Urged

MONTREAL, Nov. 4 — (CP) - A one-day Canada-wide strike by the Canadian Congress of Labor was urged tonight by the Montreal Boot and Slice Workers Union (C. 1.0.) in protest against Govern- meni-announced rental increases.

Henri Larocque, business agent of local 500, said he has wired A. R. Mdshcr, C.C.L. president, asking that an “emergency con- ference of all fulltime officials" be called to consider the calling of a national labor strike.

Utter Nonsense

OTTAWA, Nov. a—(CP)—A. R. Mosher, president of the Canadian Congress of Labor, tonight de- scribed as "utter nonsense" a aug- gestion that the Congress call a one-day Canada-wide strike in pro- test against Government-announ- ced rental increases.

“I certainly do not intend to call an emergency conference as this union has asked and they know very well that their idea la not one we could carry out," said Mr. Masher.

Earlier today Mr. Masher strong- ly condemned the Government's action in boosting rents. He said the increase would mean a fur- ther "boost in the cost of ‘living and a good many people are al- ready paying rents above what they can afford."

Monoton View

MONCTON, N.B., Nov. 4-<CP> —-Landiords in Moncton tonight anticipated a "slight" upward re- vision in rents as a result of new Federal rentals controls but did not anticipate anything as “drasiic“ as the increase allowed.

Meanwhile the Moncton Bulld- lng Trades Council, comprised of locals of five international labor unions, met tonight and decided to send a strongly worded protest to Flnance- Minister Abbott and Prime Minister St. Laurent ovfl the raising of the ceiling on do- mestic rents.

‘I110 coumil also passed a resolu- tion to the effect that it would seek a "substantial" increase in pay if increased rents go into effect.

Were luatifiable

IMONTRIIA Nov. 4 -(OP)— Flnarlcs Minister Aihfoott said today he felt the rent increases announ- cad by the Govemmont last night Wen "justifiable" but that not all landlords would take advantage of

"Had I not thought the increases were justifiable in light of present conditions I definitely would not have recommended them." he said. ‘lame landlords may take advant- age of the II and 5 per cant in- greaeaubut I cannot lee them all

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laid labor for higher wages. Mr. Abbott said: “I see no Justification for any such wave of demands for higher wages and I am certain the increase will not affect the colt of living of the individual.”

Asked if he thought that making DQ. IS. fha effective increase date ~10 days before (Irristmae-IIIIIM mate him an unpopular Santa Clog. Ir. Abbott replied vnuionta m :

“Did you Ivl Isa a llinlatn of finance who was a popular men-

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GeneraliApproval Voiced Of Rigid Inspection Of Fish 6o’ Fishery Products

CYITAWA, 011C. NOV. 4 - (Spec- ial) - General approval of rigid inspection of fish and fishing equipment by Federal officers to maintain high quality standards in the industry was voiced by M.P.‘s from all parts of can“; here today.

Occasion was discussion by the marine and fisheries committee of the House of Commons of Fisher- ies Minister Mayhews new bill govamlng inspection of fish and marine plants.

J. Watson MacNaught, parlia- mentary assistant to the minister and Liberal member for Prince, P.E.I. piloted the measure through committee 509.505. Mr. MpcNaughh met objections of certain ‘commit. tee mergers and representatives of the ustry with a government offer to amend the section whlca they found unacceptable.

Clive Plants, manager of the Canadian Council of Fisheries, said the industry felt the Government was going foo far when it wanted to control the specifications of flshermen’s boats and vehicles used in a fishing establishment.

"The department has no thought of telling the fishermen how he must build his boat," explained Mr. MacNaught. "That section is there simply to ensure that prop- er sanitary rules are followed".

The word “construction" was de- leted from the section applying to bouts and replaced by "require- ments for the equipment and sari- itary operation of establishments, boats and vehicles used in con- nection withi fishing. or export of

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Trapped In Vehicle Under g 20 Feel 0f_Waier

SAINT JOHN, N.B.. Nov. 4 — (CE-Four persons met death by drowning tonight when trapped inside a car after it plunged into the Nerepia River l8 miles from Saint John.

The victims were Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Aibbo-tt. of Little Rlvcr, near Saint John; their two-year-old son, and Claude Grant, Saint John.

The bodies, all inside the mr when t was raised, were taken to‘ a hospital morgue here.

Both Abbott and Grant were said to be natives of Prince Edward Island, but their birth- places were not immediately known. Both were war veter- ans, and both had married British girls. Abbott's former home was said to be in the

Malpeque district.

The car skidded on the wet road, crashed through a guard fence near the Woodman! Point and Westfield Bridge, and sank in 20 feet of river water.

Both men in the car were em- ployees of city transit at Saint John. They were returning from Fredericton. where Grant went to- day to enlist in the army.

Mrs. Abbott. who's had been a war bride, recently returned from a visit to her home in England.

The tragedy wiped out. the Ab- bott family. .

A group of men raised the car partly from the water and later it was towed to the road by a truck,

All the bodies were behind the front seat.

An all-day rein was continuing and made visibility poor when the

accident occurred.

(By The Canadian Press)

‘Trade unions and veterans org. anizations raised a clamor of pro. test Friday against boosting of rent ceilings by the Federal Gov- smment.

A few spokesmen for property- owners organizations countered that landlords have had the in- creases coming to them for s long time.

The increases. 111181118 from 20 to E per cent on almost all types of self-contained. dwellings, were announced in the Commons Thurs- day night by Finance Minister Abbott.

Mr. Abbott, in Montreal for the week-end. defended the increases as "justifiable" and said not g1] landlords would take advantage of them.

He was supported by A.D. Quen- tin. a Montreal city councillor and president of the Property Owners League of Montreal, who said ihe increase was "unavoidable and a slight compensation-to the land- lord whose operational costs have soared since 1930."

Two Provincial Premiers indic- ated their Governments have no intention of taking Mr. Abbott up on his offer to turn ‘rent controls over to the Provincial Govern- manta.

Premier Manning of Alberta said rent controls were a Federal re- sponsibility and added "there is

no justification for continuance oi these controls under normal peace- time conditions."

Premier Campbell of Manitoba said he believed the Federal Gov- ernment "should continue in the rental field if possible." But Wel- fare Minister Sturdy of Saskat- chewan said the Province! 0.0.7. Government will move into the field if the Federal Government moves out.

In Ottawa, leaders of the two big Labor Congreses condemned tho move.

A.R. Mosher. president of the Canadian Congress of labor, said the increase would rnsan "a fur- ther boost in the cost of living and a good many people are already

lol- the Tndea and Labor Con- gress, president Percy Beflloueh said: "This lust means another in- crease in the coat of livinl. A let of people with limited incomes are having enough trouble meeting the landlord and the grocer now."

They were joined by M). cold- vrall, national leader of the 0.01". fla laid the Government's move "shows an entire disregard for the fattest and the welfare of the

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Trade Unions, Veterans Protest Boost of Rent Ceilings By Federal Gov’t

Sees Possibility 0f War by 1952

FORT WORTH. Tex. Nov. 4 _ fAlPl-Larry Allen, Associated Press correspondent. said today "if there is to be a war with Russia, I think it will come by the end of 1950."

Allen, Pulitzer prize winner who has been stationed at Warsaw. add- ed in an address before the 16th annual meeting of the Associated ‘fitness Managing Editors Associat-

"I have three reasons for think- ing this. By that time, Russia will have a supply of atomic bomlbs. sewndly. the Russians feel that Americans are disunited during any Presidential-election year.

"'I‘hirdly. the Russians believe that Marshal-Plan aid will run dry about that time. They think we can't keep on pumping money into Europe. When our financial aid to mropean countries is at an end, it will be much easier for them to 519D in and take over."

To llisit Province‘

lvLaJor-General Dan C. Spry. C.-

B.E., D.S.O., (above), chief exec-

utive Commissioner of the Can- adian Boy Scout Association, Ot- tawa, will arrive in Charlottetown tomorrow on o. three day visit to the Province.

The Chief Executive Commis- sioner is on a, coast-to-coast tour of the Dominion having left 0t- tawa Oct. 10th. He expects to oom- plete his tour by Nov. 19th.

While in the Province Major- General Spry will address the Monday meeting of Rotary in Charlottetown, and on Tuesday speak before the Summerside Ro- tarians. At Borden, ‘mesday, he will be present at the opening of the new Scout hail.

He hopes to meet as many lead- ers as possible of the Scout and Cub movement while here and also attend rallies of scouts and cubs.

General any on his retire- ment from the Canadian Army as vice-chief of the General Staff to become Dominion Oormriissione for the Boy Scouts 0f Canada was the youngest general in the Can- adian Army. -

A ~Boy Scout in his school daJs in Halifax, he was a permanent force captain with the Royal Carl- adian Regiment when war broke out in September, 1969.