1-n.Guardian, Thrss I ,, A . Mfi:{lAMS MERECMAN MERE MAN ha2d0dH°I°va|0 no-'7-1'1‘-§"3'.1i" virsssusussodownsutrsse ""'“" ‘°"""""“ r.°:.!:.":..".-.r. .1.’-.. '.-2::-:.*..:'-'-' Covers PrinceEdward Island like the Dew gm... mu; lloandsd issr. _ " CHARD0'l'TE'I‘0,V,VN- CANADA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1950 14 PAGES - M um «um mow .- v- -- "-00 Snbsariptions Delivered 00.00. PRO Clsegvrieir orrsws, March 19 The orders were issued conference between himself, Claude Lessard. Dc uty Min- rt and the three Liberal Prince Edwar Island, Watson MaoNaught, J. and T. J. Klckham. Earlier in the day. Douglas and Kickham received an urgent telegram from Prince Edward Island Minister of Industry sources Eugene Cullen to the effect that the number of isier of Trans “reek-.r" cars on the Island farmers‘ and shippers’ requirements. Seeking an immediate hearing from Mr. Chevrler, placed the situation before him and Mr. Lessard, and long-distance telephone lines between Ottawa and the Maritime. started to hum. House for Just prior to the rising of the Transport Minister told the three As of tonight, [00 refrigerator route to cape Tormentlne. In addition, 25 can Just; unlogaea 3; an ilnlifnx decks are being immediately routed to Prince Edward Island, and another I9 can now bound for dcspatchetl to Tormentine as soon It is elirectedthat these mean age of the can still th to after 5“, stock are 1.-hannelied to Prl:.lIcon.EilWll'd“;:lI2I::.°l.‘Itor‘°.’k.II i.°'e.i:3::§ in find additional refrige ato can. t in gun ' ihe island Province and liivegt than: th-:30.” t w. M00 mm. of The 1'50!" CI!‘ Ihorhle was first brought up in Parliament inst “'"‘k by Mr. W. Chester 8. Monure, Conservative member for Queen's. I Coming Events "Mail Yollr I-‘ilms to Gtrnhilm Photo Studio, Charlottetown. "Dance. st. _'rsi-cu‘: i-ma. autu- Wmday. auspices c. w. L. "Reserve Easter Monday night for Dancing. Mliivisvw Hell. "Whist ma Dance. Belfast mu. Friday. March 17th. "Cmne to seven Mile Bay. Fri- day. March 17th and see 3 act com- cdy drama. "Reserve Tuesday. March 20th flirnvariety concert in Cornwall a . "St. Patrick's variety concert Cfflpnud Hall, Wednesday, March Mud. Crapaud W. I, "New Glasgow tonight at 8.00. See the "Bowery Boys" in “Neath the Brooklyn nridgu." in Mt. ""Card Party and Bingo" MacDonald Bros. Theatre. Stewart, tonight. _ "Hockey tonight, Hope River vs. 5"'"l9i' at New Glasgow 8.30. Skate alter. "Hockey at Long Creek tonight. Beavers vs. Bulldoners. Fourth time of finals. "Cornwall Mission Band Pantry Snle. Rogers Hardware, Friday. March 11th. "Hunter River rink tonight. Rradnlbane Wildcats vs. Hunter R|\'0r Shur-Gains. Skate after E-‘mic, "Wading hogs ‘Fhursdny, March 16 at Fredericton until 11 a.m., st C“l\‘llle until 11.80. D. L, Mao- Doweii. k "I-ons liver iuss mint. Hoc- 0l' match between Murray River gill‘; Spring Valley. Game starts at "Hockey finals begin tonight in Graham's Road rink, French River vs. Graham's Road. Gains stsris 8.30. . "See “The Bells of Shannon" Fmemed by Grand ltiver Drains- iic Club in Grand River Hall, Fri- dfly. hhroh fitb. "Wlitshlre rink tonighilli North gglilco Lsgionslrss vs. oiman'I. ........ttatown. canteen service- u;ils°'s'."$ 'isnsoa""'°" Bfidesronur: at no r. is. smou- tlu In-ii can and soon. "Will It ho Itthl fo1lo muh ‘hit!’ rlrseaibsns on ‘"0 Ass.» , , Issnsli. imam Elam‘ Hififlflkflimmflflfli until‘ . s--ch I Action Follows Urgent Appeal From Mr. Cullen £9? Federal Liberal M. P. ’s (Special)—0n direct orders from Transport Minister Chevrier. refrigerator cars from north. south and west were diverted towards Prince Edward Island late this afternoon, to carry the Island's potato and turnip crop to mainland markets. .. °' CIAL Bum: Orders Roofers, Diveried To Province by the Minister following a mom ers from 1.. Douglas. Messrs. MacNaught. and Natural Rae- were not sufficient to meet the members the dinner session, the lnelnhfll Whit was being done. cars from the central region are on Halifax with export cargoes will he as their unloading is completed, -7- will prove Idoousts. If a short- Turbuleni Scenes As Commons Vole: in.ilelence.Deiiaie«~ O'l'I‘AWA, March 14 — (GP) -- limid anlry. turbulent scenes. George Drew. Progressive Conser- vative lender. carried 3 stinging st- tack against Defence Minister Claxton in the Commons tonight and thrust the chamber into A late hour-vote on his party's motion for ‘appointment of a house commit- tee on defence. The motion was relected 106 to 51 in 3 straight Government-veh sus-Opposition count which car- ried the chamber 15 minutes be- yond thc Ll o'clock closing hour. The C.C. F. andtsocial credit part- ies placed their strength behind the Progressive conservative forces. The vote capped .a. day-long de- bate which reached intensity in the late evening when Mr. Drew, stepping into the fray, suggested the Government had things “too dangerous to hide" in the defence field and charged Mr. claxton with "meaningless evasion" and a "blat- ant attempt" to "mislead" the House. That was his icply to earlier statements by Mr. Claxton ti-at there was no need for a. defence committee of the type sought and that the defence committee of the British Commons dealt mainly with financing and expenditures. 0]: IS EXPENSIVE An oil oomtps y recently paid a record of $1,519,101 for oil rights To Seek Extension 0f lieni Controls OTTAWA, March 14 — (GP) _ Justice Minister Garcon today gays notice that the Government will seek extension of rent controls for another 13 months and a Govern. ment official indicated it may be the last. The official said that if economic conditions warrant it., controls may be lifted at the end of the la- month Derlod. April so. 1951. By the same token, if the shortage then still is acute. the Government may ask for a further extension. It all depends on the building business between now and next April. Viscount Alsxcmdcr Loaves For England OTTAWA, March 14-—(CP)—The Governor-General, Viscount Alex. under, took off in an R. C. A. F. plane today for England to attend celebrations in connection with the 50th anniversary of his old regi- ment, the Irish Guards, of which he is colonel-in-chief. Flight plan across the Atlantic was via either Goose Bay, Labrador or Gander, Newfoundland and’ Iceland, The party is due" to arrive at. London airport tomorrow. "Production of our agricultural Droducts is more than three quar- ters of our troubles, not market- ing." stated Premier J. Walter Jones as be commented upon a brief submitted by the Federation of Agriculture to the Legis- l a t u r e yesterday afternoon which referred in part “to the other half of our farming problem that of marketing. which is yet to be solved." , "Fifty percent of our farmers operating today are lnef icient. They do not know how or w at to produce. One thing that is wrong with production is too many pets- toes when such fruits as straw- berries and raspberries can be eas- ily grown. "I can not see how so many farmers can get away to attend meetings." stated the Premier at the conclusion of his comments as he glanced around at an approxi- mate dozen Federation farmers present. "If you were good farm- ers you would not be here." After listening to the brief the Premier referred to it as being "almost as critical as the Opposi- tion." ‘He went on to relate Gov- Federal Aid Fe ral grants to education were ‘strong . indorsed in the Legisla- ture last night by Hon. Dr. W. J. P, Maciliillsn, leader of the 0p- position. in spsaising in the Bud- ‘gdgfidclilta. "Section 92 of the Biiitish North America Act designates education and health as provincial responsibl- lltics." Dr. MucMillcn said. "But how does lhe Act allow the Fed- eral Government to do so much for health and welfare if it cannot as- sist education ?” "It may be on account of Que- bec." interjected Premier Jones. "Quebec is not Canada yet." re- torted Dr. MacMillun. "There can be just as much done for educa- tion as for health and welfare. They are all on the same plane." I-ie conceded that the Govern- ment hsd made some progress edu- cationally. but the standard is still much lower than in other Provin- ces, and there was no reason why the Federal Government. should not give assistance, Huge Debt Increased Commenting on the additional huge increases in public debt re- vealed in the Budget speech of the Provincial Treasurer. Dr. Mac- liiillan said this was it matter of major concern. He would be glad to co-operate in every way in aid- ing the Government to obtain more "revenue, He would like to see introduced a . commendation mode by the Roweli-Slrois Commission some years ago. This dealt with a na- ilonal subsidy adjustment liien. whereby the smaller Provinces which. are not able to finance themselves could be assisted by grants, by common agreement on 160 acres near Bruderheim, Ai- . (Continued on Page 5 Col. 8) By WILLIAM STEWART QUIXBEO. March 14 —— (OP) - .7. Albert Gusy. thin-lipped little Jeweler. today was found guilty of killing his wife for the love of a young waitress and insurance mon- ey by dynsmitlng an airliner with as e aboard. - at-yssr-old Qucbscsr whose narrow shoulders ssuad when he heard the vsrdict “coupabls '(guilty)" spoken in rrsnch. was ssutsncsd to be ban ed Juns II on thssvoofthsfssl of ltuloln - tints. Guobsch patron saint. murmured. "non" fnblv when Q-ylar-old Judge Albert sovigaysslsdhioiithshsd an! °°*“;::.°:. ‘..’.“...”'.if'..‘.‘il '."°“.."*....' "' . . rm; mg. from the tain- msd criminal so . Judi! lsvilny. Insulin! with hesitation and scarcely able to con- trol his vote! when he imposed the death stntancs. told Quay he had committed a “diabolical. infamous srlnis-. ssssuso of "hatred" 10!’ 1110 putty a-your-old wife and sis! is. . s “lmnmmhi til gm-y rsuiiot. St- - by Pa . in forestry snginasr for a verdict." ~ ’ Albert Guay Found Guilty, To Hang June 23 his said they were the most at- tsntive and diligent group he had seenina iurybox inhiszlycsrs on the Bench. despite the volume of evidence presented during the is days the trial lasted and the importance of the case. The case against (‘may present- ed by veteran prououtor Noel Dorion through the testimony of 00 crown witnesses was that the ievwsiar shipped a homemade time- bomb aboard csnsdianvrscifie sir- liner O!‘-OUA Sept. 0. Tits plans plunged against a wooded mountainside at lauit su Ooohon. 40 miles from bars, car- ryliig to their deaths nits ouay an I others aboard the plans. 0 si-mm proved to the satis- faction of the jury that Quay. sf- tar a stormy, twoysar affair with the 10-year-old waitress plotted the tints-bomb wreck of the plans in his haunts in Quebec City‘: lower-town Qusrtisr du Palais. was seem: a y throw: a do.sir most immediately after sent- snes was . nu iswnn. cisrsni lsvssqus and no-trans Mhrootia, said they did not expect to know for a for Opposition Leader Urges To Education Three Ainnen Safe .As,.,ieis§9_l_licle._._g,,, ALBUQUERQUE. N. M., March is — (AP) —- Three Jet airmen psrachuted safely. today from planes‘ that collided two miles up in the sky above the Bandia se-- ret-weapons base. Two of the filers received minor injuries. The third was not hurt. Frank Chapman. high school teacher said the second ship in the formation swerved into the lead ship. Lieut. H. M. Chapman piloted the lead ship. at 5-33 jet trainer. one of the cadets was a passenger. The second ship in the formation. a F-so fighter. was piloted by sn- other cadet. He was ttempting to resume formation while ' " for a landing at nearby Kirtland Air Force base. Farmers Admonished To Stay Home And Work By Premier Jones Yesterday flnment P0110)’ in several matters Oumlled in the brief and after calling upon two members of the Government, the Lender of the Opposition and s Federation mem- ber. he conclude‘ the discussion. "The dairy industry is all. right now even if the price of butter should be out five cent per pound. he stated in reply to pessimistic remarks regarding the industry. The price of cattle is sky high and there is great opportunity to raise cattle for export." The Cheapest Feed The cheapest and easiest way to store feed is by the growing of grass silage, If more grass silage were grown the farmers would not have to buy so much feed. Take one tenth of your fertilizer. spread it on your grass and cut it three or four times a year and store it. he admonished them. He noted that the Federation mentioned the need of an abattoir. "I do not see why refrigerator boats can not be purchased, he stated, the proper people to ap- proach is the Maritime Board of Transportation in Ottawa. If you set an abattoir here you will meet stiff competition from the big fac- tories." . With regard to the potato prob- lem he said that the proposition of Mr. Klckham regarding levy on hflvy acreage was a question that mlizht be discussed. “I can not see why the ware- house problem concerns the Feder- ation. The revenue coming in from them is insufficient resulting either from some one not paying their share or not enough potatoes l!0‘lar(Ilz throngs them." .. -agar tou-the-cold-stora e fncllllllcn e stated that the Gogv- ernment had provided cold storage "I Emerxencies and are providing an addition to warehouses for but- ter and eggs. if there were any ease to be stored. You have two methods of marketing your eggs. he stated. but the Province should have some way of marketing it’s own eggs. "Farmers do not pay enough for their telephone service." be con- tinued. "You can not expect good lfirvlce for $2.50 a month. I pay $109 or $110 a year for my tele- phone service and how‘ can the rent of you expect service for $2.50 a month." The Provincial Government has never had a bull lonnln oi here. he ststdd in answger 91;? (See “Premier Jones Says") (Continued on Page 5 Col. 2) Marketing Needs Stressed In F arm Federation Briel Would Not Welcome Cheap ll. S. Poi_ai_oes OTTAWA, March ]4—- (CP)—A Government official today indicat- ed that Canada would not welcome ‘any United States move to ship potatoes into Canada at one cent a hundrsd pounds. :‘ He said any such move would be countered with Canadian anti- dumping laws which would pre- vent the goods ranching Canadian markets at that rats. Suggestion that the U. . ship surplus potatoes was made in Pres- que isle. Ma, by~ths Mains Potato Council. Herbert W. Moore, executive secretary of the Council. said Can- ads—now excluded-should be in- cluded .. ‘ ' " “‘ to not the potatoes at one cent a hundred pounds. ' The Canadian official said that in the first « lace hmdid not be- have the U. . Govt mans would do anything but throw out such a proposal. — In the second place. if: by any stretch of the linasiuatioa such a sug stion was approved. Canada mud first find out what a “fair prics" is for U. 3. potatoes and than snfoi-co snti-dumping laws to bring tbs U. I. export price to that level. fin other words. if potatoes are ssi ing for $2.50 a hundrsdwsight in ths U. 8. and the U. I.’ tried to sail the potatoes in Canada at one cent a hundrsdwsighi. the anti- dumplng duty would amount to about 82.49. ' . At that rats the II. 5. product would not sit vary for since Can- adlsn potatoes are selling 31: the “We believe that we are defin. itely losing out dn markets in Newfoundland, Labrador and Cape Breton in competition with other Dmvlnces." it was stated in the Federation of Agriculture brief read to the Provincial I.eglnl-auire by Mr Leo Mclsaac, secretary of the Federation. yesterday after- men. It continued. "we refer especial- ly to 0805. butter. chicken and meat products. Our farmers feel that these are our natural mar- keie and that every effort should be made to maintain them and de- velop them farther. if possible. "Too often Newfoundland has been used as a dumping ground for poor oguality llvutook and live- stock pr note from this province. We have asked your Government for some system of grading the livestock being shipped to new. foundland. May we suggest again the need for this service. “We believe that the ultimate solution to this problem is an or- . ‘ whereby. farmers through their private dealers and Go-operatives can have their live- stock slaughtered. cooled and shipped to these markets in re- trigarstsd boats. Bitch boats. should go direct. to the larger mar- kets and be adequately equippd to carry butter. choose. one and all farm products. _ "we feel the time has come to establish an abattoir on a Public utility or co-opsrstlvs basis to pro- vide this service. A eosumunity plant of this kind would she pro- vide batter facilities both from a ‘health and standpoint in servicing our local markets. we are looking into this matter now with other intarsstod parties and may hsvs further details to dis- miss with you in the near future." Marketing Plans The brief indicated that if the Federation received a fa/vorsbie domes ' and foreign In at dsysiftbsywilllppssi. prices below that seals. (Continued on Page 5 Col. «T New Process May Widen Fish Mariel OTTAWA. March 1t—(Specln.l)— James Sinclair, parliamentary ss- slstant to Fimnce Minister Ab- bott has returned to Ottsrwa from a rnision to Europe to collect debts owed Canada and to secure renew- al of some promissory notes for other debts. But Mr. Sinclair. who comes from the Pacific coast riding of Vancouver North. hopes that he has done more than collect Can- ada's bills. He believes that he has come upon an idea which may be very valuable in increasing the domestic and export market for codfish caught l.n the Maritimes. During his stay in Denmark. the young soot from van-waver was taken to I fish-processing plant where an entirely new codfisli pro- duct was being 1) sea. It was shredded, dehyd-.ra ccdiish put up in slaibs in which three pounds of solid fish were compressed into a slab. seven inches long, three inches wide and a quarter of an inch thick. Securing samples of the new fish prcduct, Mr. Sinclair pre- sented tahom today to Fisheries Minister M/ayhcw, and the latter passed them on to his departmental laboratory and ex- perimental kitchen. Small portions are now being t‘reated’a.nd cooked in different ways to determine if it is likely to appeal to the Canad- ian buying public. "I’m very familiar with fishpack- ing and processing." Mr. Sinclair said, “but coming from the Pacific Coast I dmft know mudh about cod. The idea seemed a sound one however, and Mr. Mayhem is giv- ing it a fair trial. Flesh of the cod is shredded off. care being taken that nothing but the pure white meat is included. This then goes through a. curing, dehydrating and pressing process and is ready for the market. "1'-he hydrated as this cod is in Don- mark" Mr. Sinclair said. “Lt that it keeps perfectly without refriger- atlon. has no offensive smell and large quantities can be shipped at moderate costs owing to the small space it occupies. It occurred to me that processing of this kind might prove profitable to cool fishermen of the Maritime Prov- inces and perhaps particularly Newfoundland." Denmark lying at the western end of the Baltic Sea, is in the same position as New- foundland. Prince Edward Island. Nova sootia and New Brunswick inasmuch as it has a surplus of fish. particularly cod, Mr. Sinclair said. when there is a. surplus of any product, best chance of sales is of the highest quality of that product. A country or an import- er who would hesitate to buy ordinary sun-dried cod might easily be interested in the new dehydrated product. ‘Mr. Sinclair suggests. GIANT FUR AUCTION OSLO -— (OP) — The biggest fur auction ever held here, lnstiiig two weeks, resulted in the sale of 70.000 furs. Prices of silver fox fur were up 25 per cent and blue fax 10 per cent, but mink prices went down 10 per cent. The big- gest buyers were Britain, France about Ii_s}i ,de-. him and Italy. ET FIGURES SOAR TO ALL-TIMml_§_l_lfll_iCOlii)d surpluses Offset I By I-Inge Increases In Provincial Debt: A further increase in liabilities asst of ti.1ss.8si. brin¢1M the Provlnse's net debt to a total , of $l‘5.N0,386 by March 31. 1951. was budgeted for in the legislature last evening by Hon. W. E. Darby. Provincial Treasurer. whose state- ment also indicated an estimated surplus next year on ordinary ac- count of $45,434 out of a total es- timated ordinary revenue of $6,541.- 7%. In a budget of record-breakinx proportions Mr. Darby estimated total expenditures next year at 08.- 6'T4.’l88, and total receipts at 07,- 043,722. Capital expenditures will involve an outlay of $2,178,500, against capital receipts of $502,000. For the current year ending March 31, he forecast a surplus on ordinary account of $249,016. and increased liabilities of $1,276,533. The debt increases he attributed mainly to highway expenditures, and to public health buildings and increased cost of health and Wei- fare services. In a, maiden speech lasting about an hour and a half. Mr. Darby gave an extensive review of the finances and was warmly com- mended on his efforts by Hon. Dr. W.J.P. Maclvfillan, leader of the opposition, who followed him in an hour's address before moving the adjournment of the debate. Rapidly Mounting -'1 know you xhsy,.iis“.uisturbed. as I have been , _ ,.Y' Mr. Darby conceded, ,‘.‘ ""'-the rapidly mounting public it Jiowcvars W0 are still reasonably?-Isolvsnt; so much so. that during the year when we floated a 16-year 8 percent bond issue for ¢2.000.ili0 to eovsr the amount of our capital expendit- ures. the price obtained was just sllg-_ht_lg under security res ‘in ' . ..v.Invsmnr‘-snablte must be confident that our finan- cial position is still good and that is perhaps the best test that our total indebtedness is not dispro- portionate to our income and re- sources. “The per capita debt. is approx- imately sioo, still one of the low- est in Canada, and our bonds rank. next to Dominion. almost on a par with that of the great and -wealthy Province of Ontario.” l conceding that expenditures had reached unprecedented figum, he maintained that the choice lay with the people, "either to forego the benefits of a modern road sys- tem and social security measures, and by so doing reduce the debt. or to continue the present program and be prepared for future debt increases." I-Iowever," he added, "capital ex- penditures for public health build- ings are practically at an end. as with the facilities we now have we should be able to look after the needs. of our people for many years to come. - "When the Trans-Canada and allied permanent road program is completed, we should be able to return substantially lo a mainten- ance basis," Revenue items on ordinary account the estim- atcd revenues for next year are Crown Witnesses Heard In MacLean. Murder Trial F SYDNEY. N. S., March 14 —-(CP) - A parade of crown witnesses testified today of seeing Dan Jack M-.icLean and Joseph lViacKlnnon on a drinking spree the day Mac- Kinnon was killed. They testified during the sec- ond day of MacLean's trial on charges of murdering Macxinnon. his long-time friend. _ Machesn, 58, formerly was may- or of this Cape Breton steel city. Mac-Kinnon. 63, was its registrar of voters. Mrs. Mary Nagy told the Nova Scotla Supreme Court jury she served the two men a drink of rum-si her home Dec. 18, the day of thQI5]Iylnl- Raider Ericson tes- tified he saw MacLesn drunk and unable to move his car from against a post without assistance. Sgt. William Lawrence of the R. C. M. P. said he found rum and beer bottles in MacLean‘s summer home the following day. Earlier, testimony by MscKin- non's widow and daughter said he left the house that day shortly after receiving a telephone call from Machean. The crown alleges MscLean—- re-electcd for his fourth term as mayor Just 12 days before the killing in an election that drew protests from the defeated candl- date—deliberately ran Macltinnon down with a car. Mac-Lean plead- ed innocent. 'MscKlnnon was I-ion. Mr. Darby $6,541,722. From- the Dominibn Government the anticipated ro- ceipts will be $4,046,017, and mm‘ Provincial sources, $2,404,006. The estimated revenue from ot- tawa Mr. Darby made up as fol- lows: Subsidy $640,182; tax agree- ment $1,443,068; gross national product additional $094,750: old ags and blind pensio _ $976,000; hegm; grants s.229,4.1ti; other asslstanoa grants 357.500. a total of $4,040,011. The additional payment from tho Dominion under the Tax Agree- ment because of the gross national product provision reached a new M811 at 0694.750. ‘being $191,500 higher than for the current year nvhen 3.538.154 was received. Mr. Darby reported. Federal .coi-uirllbutions toward Old Age Pension payments will also be increased by $240,000 to a total of $930,000, he stated. The $2,404,805 estimated from Provincial Taxation is made in as follows: Taxes——Income Tax Arrears. al.- 000; gaso1'ine_tax. $975,000; unusa- ment tax. $100,000; succession duty arrears, $1,000; health tax (liquor. $100,000; tobacco. $ll0,000)—$l,- 367.000. .__._._......____.._. (Continued on Page 5 Col. 6) vim: “ Bic“ MAN vs DE‘lE.Ri’\iNED BY «A: sizi-‘. or-' - ‘ma MEN AROUND TORONTO, hlarcli 14 —~ (CP)~4 lilinimum nnrl mnximiim iemper-c niurrs: \'irinri.:i 36, 44; Edmonton 7, 19; Regina TB, 11; Winnipeg zero. 10: Toronto 14. 32; Ottawa. _ 1, 27; Monti-c-oi 16. 30; Quebec 13. 31: Snint John 16, 32; Moncion 14. 27: Halifax 16, 26; Charlottetown ill, 20; Sydney 8, 18; Ynrmoiith 20. 28: St. John's 6, 22. found. his head gushed and ribs crushed, lying in a muddy alley in the south end of Sydney. After excluding the jury from the cqurt room while he consider- ed the adumisssbility of the evi- dence. Chief Justice J. L. llslcy admitted testimony of R. C. M. I’. Constable William Ccombs. Coombs said said he interview- ed MacLenn shortly after the ar- rest and said MscLean told him “lt is hard to believe a man would kill the best friend he had in the world." Coombs said MscLean told him lie dropped Mscxinnon off at his home. But the Constable said MacLesn declined to answer further questions until he had con- sulted his lawyer. its sad Mncl..esn told him he was unable to explain Mackin- non's death. The jury was again excluded while Constable Joe Sauriol and R. .l‘. MacDonald. former Sydney Police. who were present at the interview. corroborated the evi- dence of Constable ‘combs. MacLesn‘ listened intently to the testimony throughout the day. The court room was packed. Many people arrived two hours before HALIFAX, March 14—(CP)—Of- ficial forecasts issued by the Due mlnion Public Weather Office 3. Halifax. A Synopsis: lt, wns clear and \'cry cold lil all parts of the district tonight. Temperatures were dropping rapid- ly, and in some places where thd winds were light, below zero read- ings were expected. Another disturbance near Lakd Superior is moving eusiward. and is expected to cause snow in most sections of the district by Wednes- day night. Regional forecasts valid until midnight Wednesday, Prince Edward Island: Cloud} Wednesday afternoon, Snow begins ning by evening. Continuing var! cold. Light winds increasing b evening to south 15. Low and hig Wednesday at Charlottetown 2 an 22. High tide today at 9.11 ‘A. at and sac P. M. - sun rises at cm A. M’. sndisetl at 6.18 P. M. Siulln nu?-= tide eighteen mim utee later than Charlottetown. IOIDLN — TOIIMENTINI FERRY SERVICE the morning session began and some spectators remained in their seats during the luncheon adjourn- ment to be sure of seals for the afternoon hearing. WEEK DAYS Lv. Borden Lv. Cape Toraieatiq 9.10 AM. us EM. SUNDAY SERVICE L . cape Torinen ; ' 10.05 mg.‘ Lv. Borden 0-10 Add.