MAXIHS or A MERE MAN .--2: D...-4 make two lilies of aslurry. y? ,...-7 3; Carrier: oiiariomrooo. luslncniln was per aaaan. Ilaawaaso ,, pm, 39.00. onus Provinces aas u.s.a. use per aaaua. Til The Pe's Paper Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CI-IARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3. 1954 Change In Appointing Committees Legislative A change in the method cus- lNll3l'1lV employed in selecting .mp1-ng committees was institut- ul yesterday afternoon by Premier A, W, Matheeon during the open- mg of the Fifth Session of the flth General Assembly of the Province of Prince Edward Island. 1,, the past, pointed out Premier, it was customary for the wider of the Government two of his colleagues to name nani.nr, committees. This year, sccnriitng to a resolution passed i't51r:'dav, five members will Am: the various standing com- mitieis. Holt. Eugene Culleln. Minister of Industry and Natural Resources. an appointed chairman of this (HP man committee. The other mnniiv-ra include Hon. .1. W. A'sPila1ll', Minister without port- irlio, Messrs. .1. George Macxay itiherni, Fourth Prince). John A. ilavnonaid tPC. Third Kings) and Prazzk Myers (PC, First Queens). This committee will appoint nansxiig committees for the fol- loiv:nr: Agriculture, Public Ac- cnunis. Private bills. Legislative Library. Engrossing Bills. Con- iinzent Accounts, Standing rules and orders. Revising the Journal and Education. The committee has power to ex- smzne and inquire into such mat- ters as may be referred to the Home and may report on their obscrvatznns .'I'hey may study the RC'l0lls taken by the standing committees, pass their opinions and send for papers or sary to their work..-.., Three members '09- tee trill constitutd I Before introdll - Lon Mr. iv. sturlir-d the record for'the past 50 years and found that from 1901-10 or ii liPl'Cl)l'i members named each romniiitcc. That was changed in will in the Premier and usually inn rnilenguel making the selec- l.iinl. st. Laurent Enjoys Visit To Ceylon ix'AN'lll'. CEYLON. (CP)-Prime l-i iii-rrr St. Laurent. whose world ic'ir has gone almost four of its M Wrcks. enjoyed the peace and riwi or the breezy Ksndyan hills Ticsrliv Ttw Vinndian leader. staying at iiirics Pavilion, beautiful sum- rvrr rr-zidcnce of Governor-Gem "oi imiri Soulbury. paid a few lricf unis to places of interest the I andf hsawraleaenumw Hon. A. W. Mlstheaon Premier Dean Resigns i From Korean Peace Conference WASHINGTON. (AP) -- The State Department announced Tues- day tha resignation of Arthur H. Dean as a Korean peace nego- tlator. The 55-year-old Wall Street law- yer, a former law partner of State Secretary Dulles. tendered his rc- ggnation in a letter dated Foo. Dean said he was forced to putt! 1s'Duiles' deputy to,the Ko- sa'ld commitments to appear in court prevent him from going abroad this spring. when the K0- rean peace talks will be renewed at Geneva, Switzerland. There was no mention in Dean's letter of the criticism or aepcula- tion which sprang up after he walked out of the preliminary peace talks at Panmunjom last Dec. 12. charging that the Reds had insulted the United States. TALK! Wlfkl EDEN LONDON. (CP) -Foreign Sec- retary Anthony Eden Tuesday met Canadian High Commissioner Nor- rnan Robertson and other senior Commonwealth representatives in a private session. It is understood that Eden gave the Canadian, Aus- tralian, New Zealand. south African Indian. Pakistani and Oeylonose of- flclals a detailed report on the rec- ent Big rour fore.-in ininistera' "vi iii on relaxed. Pope Pius XII Quietly Observes Anniversary ll? FRANK BRUTDO VATICAN CITY, (AP) -- Pope r. is XII quietly observed the 'vil'iYc anniversary of his 70th or and the 16th of his reign I Messages from many mm of the world arrived with rash-.s for his recovery. The Pnntifl spent the shy in the ”il1"idc of his Vatican Palace Iparfanr-nt, where an abdominal '1 "M has confined him for the La. :-'4 air”, gN'i nfllmnl wnid of his program ass ixsut-d Tuosde.y, bin Vlticlin mime said the slow improve- iii-.ni of the last four days eon.- .nurd. mThe white and golden has of C11; tiny 108-acre stats of Vatican " of which the Pope is Iov. H198". were unfurled in hung at 9 double anniversary. mrhe Pope received only s few mmbcn of his odlsloi family. mixilniz them Prince Carlo Fooolli. Ci ciiior of the state It Vatican Llotenodfaltsui "tit moraine” use me listened ','.' "ms celebrated at a portable fmnel-rhisbedddo by one of ”" nus he lmifd liner. nonunion Tasdinl. 11 mo-secretory or state for Coming Events MV '-:' M” "M! concert. mliviow flail. with 9th. measured by Vernon tr Iriatitllto.-Ollrtlh I o'clock. m t -13 ,, btfimiildsf. set your entries ON Has-ea 18th. for the do- ai """."' If I. I. Q . meeting in Berlin. extraordinl-I1! adairo. The mo-secretary presented the Pope the cabled and telegraphed mssssseaiof greetings and wishes for his recovery from the merri- bers of the College of Cardinals, scattered throughout the world. He also told the Pontiff of countless prayers being offered for his recovery by millions of Catli- ol'.cs throughout the world. In Rome, three days of prayers in tho cltyts 500 churches to bo- seoch Divine help for the Pops Look For-Wider Plol In Monday's Shooiinglncideni 3! ROGER. D. Gl?.ll!lNIl WABHINCYION. (AP) - Extra guards were thrown: around the White House and the halls of Congress as police attempted Tuesday to discover whether Mon- day's wild gunfire assault by Puerto Rican nationalists in the House of Representativu was part of a wider plot. In New York, police reported they had found Communist litera- ture in the apartment of -Raffael Miranda, 25, one of the four gun- wlelders whose lrldlscrlmate fire from a spectator.-.' gallery wound- ed nve members of the House. The most seriously woundcd,Al- virr Bentley, multi-millionaire Ron publican repruentative from Mich- lgan, was reported slightly im- proved after an emergency opera- tion. All four Lolita Lebron, 34, fiery ringleader, are held on charges of assault with intent to kill. Bail has been set at 3100.000 each but has not been posted. Police said ncne of the four. all of whom came from New York, has shown any sign of remorse. FBI Called In New York authorities, announc- ing discovery of the red prop- aganda, said they had been asked by the Federal Bureaf of Inva- tigation to help to discover whe- ther the shootings were part of a bigger plot linked with the light by fanatic Puerto Rican national- ists for independence for their island homeland. The house uh-American activ- ities committee assigned an inves- tigator to Puerto Rial. CI" l p ' . W i also approved plans for assailants. including - . Educationallyjnd, lndustrially The appointment of an ELOHOITHC Development Council to promote agricultural, fishery and industrial development. re-examination of the present educational system and establishment of senior high schools in select rural areas with assistance in construction and equipment of classroms, payment of teachers and provision of scholarships or prizes for Grades Eleven and Twelve, are forecast. in the Speech from the Throne de- livered by Lieutenant Governor T. W. L. Prowse at the opening of the Legislature here yesterday. Other important measures in- clude a detailed play for rur.ii electrification and legislation to provide for exploration on coni- pietlon of the geological survey now being made in the Province- by the Federal Department ofi Mines and Technical Surveys. Following is the full text of the Throne Speech: ”Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island: "It: is with pleasure that I wel- come you today as you resume your duties in this the fifth ses- sion of the Forty-seventh General Assembly of our Province. "During the past. year my Gov- ernment has conducted the ad- ministration of the affairs of the Province with every possible econ- omy consistent with the efficiency of public services. Financing has been carried on at favourable in- terest rates and the sinking funds are maintained at a high and sat- isfactory level. In the preparation and passing of estimates for the present year, it will be necessary that every care. should be excr- rised towards maintaining economy and continuing that sound condi- tion of finance. , V "The Vburilis Industry continues to grow in importance and to pro- vide lncrensed employment and Hon. T. W. 1.. Prairie Lieutenant Governor Fog Continues Over Nfld. ST. JOHN'S. Nfid.. (CP)-The weatherman came out Tuesday night with his most pessimistic forecast since the fog lowered on this North Atlantic port city nine days ago: "Little change is ex- pected until Friday. at least". The fog. he said. is so thickly settled; around '-"they vtnoe's' sofas-ifi”vltWs,-igoiiwfaae on intense atom to move it out. Meanwhile, about 150 airline to work in New York. site of of- rice; of the Nationalist party of Puerto Rico. The terrorists who shot the congressmen are mem- bers of the party. (Continued on Page 5 col. 8) Abolition 0 The following press release was issued yesterday from the general offices of the Canadian National Railways at Montreal: "An agreement has been reached between the Canadian National Railways and the Province of Prince Edward Island which settles the long standing dispute over the question ,of a. two-zone freight rate now in effect on the Island. "The Prince Edward Island Po- tato Marketing Board and the Can- adian Freight Association have entered into an agreed charge con- tract under which all carload ship- ments of potatocspxported to On- tario and Quebec from the Island will be moved by railway. "An application has been sub- mitted to the Board of Transport Commissioners for approved of the contract. "The Association represents the Aigoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway. Canadian National Rail- ways. Canadian Pacific Railways. lhsex Terminal. and the Wabash Railway Company." J. 0. C. Campbell. Q.C., former Deputy Attorney General. repre- - (Continued on Page 5 col. 0) OFITAWA, (OP)-The Canadian Pacific Railway plans to appeal to the supreme Court of Canada against a Board of 'n-ansport Oom- lnlsslonors decision Niict-inl I railway bid for a new freight rats sot-up involving higher rates. niloi-manta said Tuesday the company will appeal on legal retards the board decision of rob. is.whielideniedtha." , an immediate rate increase of nine per oont and prospective future boosts. , The boar-dis 1udgment- ill "I0 Io-ealled- "rain base" drso -- was mainly a turndown of a CPR. proposal that this company should be allowed I lnsoified sanusi re- turn on its rail investment. wit it would raise through tolls. At pnsent. (night rates are al- lowed board on the hash of the sushi tins no se- uirsnasta tbs” CPI. which it mass: the ryarsstio-I." system for senied the Government of Prince C.P.R. To Appeal Rates Ruling To Supreme Court . this purpose. The company is not allotted any particular yield on its capital. it was understood the CPR'a ap- pesl to the high court would be largely on the claim that the board did not obey a statutory di- rection that it provide "Just and reasonablo" rates to the railways. The railway wil contend that the tonn "lust and reasonable" rates includes a fair return to the car- rfers. It will be contended also that insufficient reasons were given for dismissing the nine-per-cent froisl-it nu application. which the board rejected as a consequence of its dismissal of the rate-of-return ap- pliostho. ish In-proposing to go to the eu- prsus Court, the railway has chosen one of two have the power. of overthrowing cabinet 1 . Potato Ratesln revenue for those actively engaged in catering to tourists as well as Qurnlshlng A home market for the products of our farms and fish- eries. My Government. continues to encourage in every way this important industry. passulgcrs stranded hero-some since last Tuesday-are becoming worried about their i'lsar.ces. It seemed their tune had changed from cussing the weather to counting their money. f Tnwo-Zone P. E. l. Tourist Industry Bill "In conformity with my Gov- ernment's desire to promote the Tourist Industry a Bill will be in- ii-oduced to provide for consolida- tion of present loans and to pro- vide funds to Implement a pm- irram for additional sr'conimoda- Ed '1 .mil7s iiondln keeping with modern war an n8 3 iren s. negotiations and hearings with the "In the past your a film rial Canadian National and other in- :i'g":d Mmn;rd";,';t;:';nrLh"w.:”'i:::L terested railways. No one.-zone rates rmcedp This mm Wm M smrywn Pyswm ml pomwu was "con" throughout. Canada and the United Equalizahon Becomes Effective March 1. Next Year OTTAWA, (CF)-A new freight rate scale aimed at levelling off the costs of rail hauls in differ- ent parts of Canada was ordered Tuesday by the Board of Trans- port commissioners. The shakeup in basic longest slide to data tlnuiniz inquiry into "equalization" begun in 1948, to become effective March 1. 1953 It adjusts the ceiling rates un- tier which about one-fifth of Can- ada's 31.000.000.000-a-year freight traffic is carried and to which! many other rates are linked in-' directly. l i YICCS, -7 Generally, the main effect of the complex adjustments is that! freight rate levels in the West Plid in the East will be broughtp closer together: the objective is rarity. llistoricall), the westerni rules have been higher. i The board order - distribufedl Tuesday to the railways and oth-; er interested parties - is the first; solid step in implementing an ”cquali7.alion" order-in-council by the federal izovcrnnient. in 1948! and parliamcnipry legislation ofl lil5i. Allow Extra Time) It is ll firm follow-up to . somewhat similar but tentative-' rite scale issued by the trans-l port board in December, 1952. Thisl was to have gone into effect last Jan. 1, but after hearing repre- sentations across the country, the board laier retarded the date to Jan. 1. i955. l (Continued on 15:32 ii col. 3) i Has Confidence in Canada's Economicjuiure I, MQNT,Rl5AL., (C?) .-pGordnn..R.' Bali, presidenpof fhei Bsnlr of Montreal, said Tuesday lie has confidence in Canada's economic future di-spite signs of problems ahead. In is speech prepared for deliv- ery in the chemical engineering- pi-troleuin convention of tile Chem- ical institute of Canada, be pre- dicted a brighter future for the p-etroleum industry than for the "economy as a whole." and said the period ahead will he "a test- ing time." Mr. Bail said the immediate future will bring widespread econ- nmic adjustment with a levelling out or decline in industrial pro- i in a con-l p freighti 'Legislatiire yesterday by His Hon- MAXI MS OI A MERE MAN u-M1 Lovefaapleasingseaaoning. 12 PAGES The t.3III.".”.'!': -1333. 99'.” Special Pass Visitors To U. Mr. Speaker 7 Hon, Forrest W. Phillips Speaker of the Legislature TWINS SURVIVE ILLNESS PETERSBURG. Ind.. (APl-The two-headed twin: of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hartley have recovered from a cold that spread from one head to the other. Dr. J. W. Elbert re- ported Monday. Dr. Elbert said the three-nionths-old twins with it single torso now weigh 14 pounds and are progressing satisfactorily, though one head remains "defin- itely paler" than the other. There was s l':ii5lga' nuihber of vi.sii.cr.s in attendance at the for- mal opening of the Provincial our Lieutenant Governor '1'. W. L. P1-o7.'r.e. His Honour made his appear- ance promptly at three oclock. as- companied by his private secre- tary, Dr. L. 1'1. Prowse and his aides Capt. J. J. Connolly, V.R.D., Lt. Col. A. W. Rngers, E.l'J.. and Wing Commander A.G. MacMll- lan. D.F.C. Brigadier W.W. Reid. DS,O., represented General E. C. Plow, General Officer Command- ing Eastern Command. rliiction. employment, income, re- tnil sales, exports and government icxpenditures. "There will be greater compell- lion." he said, which will affect export niarks-ts and domestic and imported products. lie psuggested Canada face, rath- nr than fear. competition. and the mended by the Trimsport Com- missioners for this Province but their ruling was subsequently ap- pealed by the Railway. 60 Men Report-ed Laid Off At Amherst AMHERST. N. 8.. (OP) -- Sixty States. "The usual number of POHVPH-i (Continued on Page 5 col. 4i i months ahead will bring a period of consolidation which was en es- sential stage in economic growth. Committee Nears End men have been temporarily laid off at the Robb Engineering fi)f Housing Act . I-bill dealing with home improve- ich night aeardh in a blinding snow- '8&'i..'i':& W 3&1 "F. "iii ”"" OTTAWA, (OP)-Bi-cause of an "extraordinary" rise in land costs, Central Mortgage and Housing. Corporation is considering scaiingi down lending values of price-con- trolled houses. CMHC chief D. B. Mansur said Tuesday that a builder who agrees with the government housing agency to sell new houses at a pre- determined price normally can get a loan equivalent to the fixed sales price. However, the price of land has risen so sharply. CMHC now feels it may be contributing to the "in- flationary" tendency of land val- ues by allowing full loans on price- controlled houses. He told the Commons banking committee that he has. as yet. made no recommendation in that government. but he niilF”st4-d the reduetion mav be as much as 01,4130 on a Il.'l.0O0 house. Study Complete Mr. Mansur touched on land val- ues as the committee. after four weeks of work. completed istudv and approval of the a'overnment'a housing legislation. It now goes back to the Commons for final approval before going to the sen- ale. As members hurred through final stages of the controversial bill. there were these develop- gg . , rnents: mR0mo' (cm m'h”'"” 1. works Minister winrm N.- old Dorothy Anne Nanoohivell mea- day said a man and woman in "emf ll” ""'"”l ”' "”'l""'l "" ,, C" Mchd he, up ma 3,” M, operatiye unions for a sharp our all night in a house near her aub- '" l" T” "W l" l"'”"”" ""”' "hm 5cu.,,o,.,,u.h hm" H" 1., co-ops iivs housing. In said this , would give the co-operatives an hour disappearance caused an all adunhv "H in. mdmcndem Plnnt here, manager W. D. Hagen announced Tuesday. He said the reason for the layoff, probably for only a month, was because of delay in shipments of shell-mak- lng machinery. The plant nor- mally employa 225 persons. Sentenced For Book Swindle HULL. Quc. iCPi-Two Mont- trcalers who swindled Hull merch- ants out of more than 01.000 through promotion of a proposed book om the life of Cllrdll'1AluP8iIl Emile Leger were sentenced Tues- day to Jail terms. Christian Carie. 37, was sent- enced to is months and Albsn Giiertln. 45. to one year. Both pleaded guilty to charges of false pretenses noth men obtained letters of homage to the cardinal from gov- ernment lendcrs and used the let- ters to entice business men to buy space in the proposed volume for similar messages to the Montreal prelate. KIDNAPPID POI NIGHT builder and set up a 'prsfutsd eldsa of home owners. Want New mioar-a storm by soe volunteers and a policeman. Bro was found ment loans will not so into opera- tion immediately. The government wants to steer more mortgage money intxi new houses, bolnrc 4-ncniirsgiiig improvements on old ones. 3. Interest rates will be not more. than 2'. per cent in excess of the rate on long-term govern- ment bonds. Mr. Winters could not tell the committee what the rain will be, but he observed it could not be more than 5.70 Nf Cfni. cnmpnrnfl to 5'3. per cent under the current bill. CAIRO, iCPl -President Moham- med Nagiiib blamed Britain Tues- day night for causing rioting in the Sudan Monday in which 34 persons were killed. Naguih. just back from the sec-ne4of the fighting. levelled the charge; in a country-wide broad- cost. ''In whose. interest is thin Dril- tion in the Sudan?" the Egyptian lender asked. "It is only in the interest of to claim that they remain in the imperialist enemiu of the coun- try who may use it as a pretext Commiinisis wen active in On his arrival at the Provincial .Buliding. His Honour inspected s. lsusrd of honour. and also the Home Band under the command lot Major R. .1. Manor. The sixty- iman Guard was commanded by Captain Gerald Foster. other of- flcers of the Guard were Lieut. H. lB. Carr. Lleut. H.H. Simpson and lsgt. Major Warren 3.. Farrar. l Major Mike Campbell command- ed the gun crews of the 28tliLight Ack-Ack who fired the salute from flfiieein guns at Victoria Park at three o'clock. other officers in- cluded Capt. Whision Smith and Medical Officer R. D. MacNcill. Speech From Throne 1 Following the reading of the Speech from the Throne and His Honours departure from the ,-Hoiisp, the. Speech was read again by the speaker. Hon. Forrest W. Phillips Premier Matheson then gave notice iii.-ii. the Speech would he iths first order of the my when the House resumes this altemoon at three oirlock. , Mr. J. Brenton St. John of fsoiiris will be the mover of the Needed For 3. congress By ARTHUR EDSON WASHINGTON. (AP) - Nobody could get into the House of Rep- rescntativcs gallery Tuesday with- out a special pass. signed by his representative. This was to prevent is recurrence of Mnndziys shooting, in which four Puerto Ricanifanatics wounded five congressmen. Down through the years there have been a number of violent flareups in the halls of Congress, thflllzh none quite like Monday": Visitors who had f.ili'ncd into po- tential killers hate in most cases fallen into these zenrrai cater:ni'ie.s: l. Fanatics, like the Puertc Ricans. 2. Mental cases, like the mar. who waved a gun around in the House gallery in December. 1932 and said he wanted to make a speech on how to end the depres- sion, Representative Melvin Maas iRep. Minn.) talked him into dropping the gun. .1. The disgruntled. who feel they have some sort of personal puvei Into the ihird classification falls the July 12, 1947 attack on Senator John Brickcr (Rep. Ohio) is former capital policemen fired two shots that missed. And in March. 1921. Senator Charles B. Henderson (Dem. Nev.) was shot through the arm by a man who felt he had been wronged in a. Nevada land deal. Only One Killed Of the thousands of men elected senators and representatives. the record shows only one actually :..mmm...:...m.mm (Continued on Page 8 col. 3) House Formally Opened By Lieutenant Governor District of Queens: i - Mr. Thomas R. Cullen. Libel-s.l member from second Kings has been re-appointed Clerk of the House and Mr. Allison M. Giilis of Charlottetown. Law Clerk. on motion of Mr. Frank Mao- Nutt (Liberal. Third Prince). Mr. Cyrus .1. Arsenault was appointed door-keeper. The Legislature met with two (Continued on Page 8 col. 8) in-ply to the Thmne Speech and lthe secondcr will be Mr. Hamid Smith of Povmal from the Fourth Naguib Blames Britain For Riots In The Sudan coiintrya high- interests". in addition, official sources con- officers, half us-rc members of lawed fanatical hood. Others included Con-imunists Socialists and members iwafdist. party. The Moslcm brothers and Sundav disorders. The 118 ware arrested in con-lwednmlay. noction with rioting in Cairo on Sunday in which if! persons were wounded by police gunfirr. About the out- Moslem Brother- of the the the Sudan to maintain order". he said. Police had taken prompt. ririinn The fight was fought mainly be to maintain order in Cairo sfioi tween rival local factions support-l pnpulnr presaiiro. had put Nnguih lng union of the Budan with kypt back into the presidency but not and those supporting complete in- the premiership. That office was dependence. i retained by Lt.-Col. Gamal Abdel Jlesntime. Igypiro military rc- Nasser. the young army officer me said It has jailed lls persons who is also chairman of the n a ci-ackdnwn no what it. called walking along a pireat three blocks from homo , 1 he said a portion of are new a "conspiracy toward harming the llgyw revolutionary council which rulos, TORONTO. lCPi-Minimum ans maximum temperatures: Mln. Mas Dawson 9 23 Vnncoiivcr 28 45 Victoria 36 4'! Edmonton lib 'l Cnlrzarv llb l4 Regina Sb 1 Winnipeg lb 1 Toronto 25 15 Ottawa 32 35 iionireal 34 42 I Qunh-c as ill lSaint. John 33 40 i Mnnrton 33 4-0 i Halifax .. 38 19 Charlottetown 32 4'! Sydney 32 41 Yarmniiih 32 4'! John's 35 19 HALIFAX. (CF) - The Domin pinn public weather offfice hen says drier air has spread into the lsouthwest part of the district and 1.. firmed the arrest of eight armylwiil continue northeastward acres: the remainder of the Maritime: A fine. extremely mild day is forecast for most reg- ions. Reainrisl forecasts: New Brunswick and Prince Erl- ward Island: :Clear with I lei . cloudy Intervals: extremely mild; light winds. Low-lrlgh at Fred- ericton and Saint John 3! and MA Erlmunrlsion and (larnpbelltosr Ill and 42, Mnnekm 35 and 40. (Thar- louetown 35 and 45. Ray of Ftindyr Light westerly winds; clearing. with visibility 10 miles; coniiniiing mild. f High tide today at Charlottetown at 9.48 a. m, and 9.14 p. m. Burnmerside tide ehhtoen suin- uten later than Charlottetown. sun rises today at 0.10 a. m. and sets at 602 p. in. T TTANSPORT BOARD ORDERS NEW FREIGHT RATE sclijii i Additional C Police On Guard In Washington Speech Forecasts Improvement .o- c .-.....o.,-.,.......o...-,,......,.............. ........,. .