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Subscriptions Delivered 80.00. Mall $5.00; other Provinces A: ILl. 81.00.

EXPECT MYSTERY WITNESS T0 CRACK U. S. SPY CASE

Railway Union Group Quits T. L. C. Convention "taflsllrvzeists TllliMllli

EFinancial Controls In Berlin Eased But Land Blockade Maintained

SS25,000 Increase in Market Value 0i Lobster Gatch

Tuesday. August 10th. the opening of the late l which rims through

5th. Mr. J. J. Lara~

"FF of Fisheries. re- the results of the _, cr season show an iri- ri-c both in dollar value oi the t. . and in the quantity of rr caught. WliS an increase oi

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l_\ 5.000 hunilredviclghts iflill spring catch over ‘It! mvc, war. Over 3500 nicre s oi iobstcr were canned this " anti the increase in dollar ~ of marketed lobsters equals 3M0.

iub ior fishermen. Mr. Larnliec rt) have stificred very little r'~~::i damage so far this year nv cost. oi fishing equipment and .. l m; is very high. All in ali- l\lr_\l‘l-. lobsters have provcii v‘: profitable during the past.

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Two inn. mo??? li. B. Under control

l‘l1i‘.i)i~1i'.l(i'l'l)N, Aug. a -(CP)- 'lu.. entail iiics spotted by air tcrriav were reported un- . i itiriay. One was in a ' arra near Bale Vcrte aiid * ll"lll‘ lmuglnsioyvn.

‘With the iorcst lire hazard in- r i “.11; ill smic parts of the l‘. .‘-.ll c, work un construction oi nu. i. Sit-loot towers was re‘ p uxci prngrcssiilg favorably.

Coming Events

"Pictures at Morcll evcry Tues- iltiy and Saturday Show 0 o'clock.

“more in Walter Corniiclds, Knikors. Friday night, Aug. 6th.

"Iiance. Bynes Road School. Minduy, Atigt t 9th. Lunch served.

"Ice (‘ream and, Dance, Ionli lizill. August 10th.

v“l)Illli‘C. Baldwin's Road School l August 6th. Webster's Or-

"it-o cream and dance, Brook- v.\.t~. liot {i0 school. Friday. Aug. 6. Mcxcilrs Orchestra.

"Rig Dance. Canteen Service. ifuzumoriieid liail. Friday. August bin. Music by Hickey Bros.

‘Tome to the big Dance in ("itchcarl Road new school, Mon- d-T" Illllllt. August 0th.

_'_‘_Ple Social and Dance in Chep. “:11 Ethos-l. Monday night. Aug- a=. nth. MeCoi-maek Orchestra.

"Ilmice. Kinkora Hall, Monday.

‘Aqllallsl. 9th. summerslde Orch-

ftfome to st John's Church Yéfxic- Cllllaud. Wednesday, Aug.

N"Danee at Coles‘ workshop. new London. Friday night. Aug.

"We by Bill's Orchestra. Can- tcrn service.

d “Unkmdlntl PM‘ bulk oats ‘flhurs- .“ m“ Friday. szoo hundred. on Hr price. Bring bags, Dillon .1; slllllctt.

"The Bonshaw Choir

Quartet“ and Malt

gm h u will present -The Good ‘no l: m! in story and song in the Aural-haw United Church. Sunday. _.ust 8th. at 7.00 P. M.

iiiise" "The Bohemian Girl" at t "'l‘""l\|(l Bros. Theatre starring nuiri and llsrdy tonight. Also Yo‘ t-wnimit nun. n r. M. Sli- urdiv. Shows at 7.30 and 0.30.

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B)’ GEORGE BRIA

BERLIN. Aug. 5-(AP) - The Russians slightly relaxed their iinuneial blockade of Berlin to- day as this ‘crisis-ridden city watched ior results of four-power diplomatic matioeuvring in Mos- cow.

The action indicated the RUS- sians may be willing to work out a compromise of the east-tweet currency dispute here. Soviet au- thorities have given the money conflict as a reason for their im- position oi the land blockade on the city.

Meanwhile, the first.‘ open break in Berlin Communist ranks over the blockade was reported during the day. A stormy meeting oi the youth section of the Communist- controlled Socialist Unity Party (SE. D.) in the American sector condemned the blockade as a "crime against humanity."

The meeting adopted a resolu- tion which said German Commun- ists who condoned the blockade are “a criminal group who must be branded as s, foreign legion." Only two voices opposed the reso- lution after several persons left the meeting hall in protest. 00m- munists walked out when a simi- lar resolution was adopted by the Berlin city council last week.

These developments coincided with reports from Moscow that a second meeting oi British, Ameri- can and French diplomats with. Prime Minister Stalin may be in the offing.

In London speculation was rais- ed that the projected west Ger- man government has become the focal point oi the Moscow con- versations. This speculation was aroused by the impending visit to London oi Premier Paul-Henri Spank of Belgium. n. party oi the six-power agreement to establish such n government. It has been anticipated that the Russians would demand abandonment, of plans for the western government in return. for lifting the Berlin blockade.

There has been no relaxation oi the blockade. Instead the Russians placed new road blocks near Luenenberg on the border be- tween the soviet and British oc- cupation zones.

Ford Gar lhlces Advance ll The ll. S. I

DETROIT, Aug. 5 —(AP)—'I‘he Ford Motor Company today an- nounced price increases averaging five per cent on all new Ford cars except one model. They amount to $75 on-esch car. At the same time the company reduced the price oi its six-cylinder business coupe by

REPORT DELAYED

OTTAWA, Aug. 5 —(CP)— The Bureau of Statistics reported to. day its official cost-of-living index, normally issued early each month. will probably not be available un- til Monday. Pressure oi work due t0 holidaying staff members was 81V- en as the reason. It is expect/ed the latest figure-Jar July 1 last-will be issued early next week-

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Till. AVIV. Israel, Aug. 5 (OP) -- Israel's Government today imade its first direct bid for BERG negotiations with the Arab stew!

The invitation followed hints by King Abdullah oi TIlnI-JOPITIH. key {I'm-Q on the Afllll Ildiir tlili he l| ready to consider a comprom- ise to end the 11-week struggle.

The proposal was placed before oount Pc-lke Bernadette, United Nations mediator, by retail“ Minister Moshe Shertok at. the end of a three-hour talk.

"r gppfflflch you s! mediator of- iicially in nohiur oi the provision- al government c-l’ Israel in trans- mit in (he belligerent power! an invitation to meet the provisional government for peace negotia- tlnns," Shertok said.

The request will be t. ittcd ln the Arabs through the United Nations.

Shertct previously had made public statements urging Arabs to come tn peace talks, but. this was

hlsjhat official approach

Field Narrows To Tim llontendere

Canadian Press Staff Writer

OTTAWA. Aug. 5 —(CP)-Race ior the coveted Liberal party leadership gained momentum to- day as the threes-lay national Lib- ersl convention was opened and the field narrowed to a choice ‘of three front-rank candidates.

With the post-time still two days away-at 2 pmi. EDT (3 p.m. A171‘) Saturday-it appeared like. ly that these three men would be the only ones to allow their names to go before the 1,299 voting dele- gates:

Rt. Hon. Louis Si. Laurent, 6G. dapper lawyer from Quebec. who

appears to be picking up support rapidly. Rt. Hon. James Garfield Gar-

diner. 65, scrappy little westerner who commands many Prairie votes. Hon. C.G. (Chubby) Power, 60. wartime air minister. whose sup. port may be waning ea St. Laurent stock goes up but who says he'll be in there "to the last ballot." MT. St. Laurent came to the federal cabinet as Justice ‘Minister

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ilueen Replies To Canada's Greetings

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OTTAWA. Aug. 5 — (CF) - Government House today releas- ed the text of Queen Elizabeth's reply to birthday congratula- tions sent her yesterday on be- half of the people of Canada by Viscount Alexander. now holl- daying on Prince Edward Island.

The message from Bucking- ham Palace read: “Please con- vey my warm thanks to the peo- ple of Canada for their kind good wishes which l greatly ap- preciate.

Elisabeth, R.”

Big Gionvention Opening Was 0ull

By John Leblanc

OTTAWA, Aug. 5 - (CP) -- It was dull. . Delegates to the national Lib- eral conventton here in the 0’.- tawa Coliseum went. through all the opening paraphernalia today-- glad-handing. greetings among backwoods representatives. speech- es by various people-but they were anxious to get down to draft- ing a platform and picking a leader. While the platform voices dron- ed on,~ delegates shuffled their feet, wandered about. the conven- tion floor aisles and discussed tne chances oi candidates.

In the caucus rooms themselves. some of the delegations - no..- ably Quebec. Ontario and British COllllllblfl~ll6ld their deliberations in space usually reserved ior cat- tle, horses or sheep.

The stalls had been knocked clown to provide seating room, but no amount oi airing could camou- flage the all-pervading barnyard atmosphere.

As a spectacle. the general pub- lic did not go for the proceedings.

Open spaces yawnad among tne spectators‘ benches in the re- furnished sports arena making up the main convention hall. At

times. there were no more thee 300 looking down on the session. However, that early apathy was expected to give way to livelier interest by Saturday when the convention gets around to picking a leader. ,

EXPORT ROSTER!

Canadian full-fashioned hosiery was exported to 40 different coda-

tries in 1947.

Jewish Gov’t In Bid For Peace Conference

Always the ab: have 1'01"!‘-

ed these feelers on the grounds peace negotiations would be a ree- ognltion of the Jewish slate.

At his capital o! Amman. 11W" ever, King Abduliah told a press conference Wednesday his "Arlb nation does not exclude any pols- ibie compromise that secures jus- tice and PPIVml-l I bloodshed."

He geld qny new proposals ier a

ttlernent should be fully eon- sldered by the, Arab states and not rejected outright as was lee- nadotteb June plan which pro- posed a modified partition, creat- ing a Jewish state end giving the Arm part in Trans-Jordan.

During their talk Bernadette and lhertok also discussed the problem or Arab refute“. the status oi Jerusalem and ether problems or the current Holy Lind truce.

Reliable sources said the Count opposes Israel's , sltion that the Jewish may ia at liberty in re-

tallate for Arab truce violations‘

by striking enywhan

Z P.E.I. Seats On Main Convention Platform

OTTAWA COLISEUM, Aug. 5- (Speclall-Priuce Edward Island delegates to the National Liberal convention which opened here io-' day ivere much in evidence when Prince Minister Mackenzie King opened the three-day gathering exactly half an hour late.

No less than four members of the Island contingent were invited to sit on the main platform at the opening session. They were Premier J. Walter Jones, Hon. Cyrus MacMillaii, Senator John E. Sinclair and lion. F. A. Large. Provincial Attorney-General.

One of the first resolutions pro- posed as the big meeting got un- der way was that by Gilbert A. Claudet. K.C., of Charlottetown. that tvtro members be named from every Province to act as a. cre- dentials committee to ensure that every registered delegate would cast his vote and to keep out un- authorized persons in the leader- ship balloting. This was seconded by Edwin Reid oi’ Rollo Bay and

unanimously carried by the c0n-.

vention. Boom For Gardiner

As the day wore on, a boom for External Affairs Minister St. Laurent for Liberal leader exper- ienced a reaction and by late aft- ernoon, Agriculture Minister Gar- diner was still running strong and apparently gaining support. For- mer Air Minister Power moved up and down the side-lines and if personal popularity is a factor in the leadership, he should tally many votes when the delegates get down to serious business on

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Thieves Get $3,000 At Bela, Ontario

BALA, Ont., Aug. 5 — (CP) — All roads out of this Mllalwlll d15- triut resort are being watched as police attempt to trap thieves who

broke into the Bald Bey Lodilt? early today and 68080941 ‘Willi $3.0M.

The entire week-end receipts of the holldayera‘ lodge were stolen

‘bout 1,30 AM" when the office.

was entered by a window and the contents of a cash box removed. The thieves threw some enveiopes in thy bushes behind lhe lodge, apparently unaware that they contained 03.000 belonslnl to guests.

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Government Anticipating

Federal Assistance In . D_igging 0f Mussel Mud

The Provincial Depdrxment of Agriculture is considering measur- es which will encourage a revival 0f the former practice of mussel- mud digging in the Province, Hon. W. F. A. Stewart. Minister of Agriculture, announced yester- day.

Mr. Stewart said he did not knew yet how large a’ grant the Federal Government would give the Province for the purpose of reviving the digging of mussel- mud. but felt the amount would be known soon. The grant would be in lieu of the amount the Fed- eral Government would liave giv- en the Province hid there been any worthwhile projects for the reclamation 0i’ marshiand here as there are in New Brunswick and Nova Scots. Those Provinces are to receive substantial grunts for dyke building and other msrsh-. reclaiming projects.

The spreading of mussel mud on many farms in this Province, Mr. Stewart said. had been of great value to the land. On fields where before nothing would grow but blueberries, heavy crops of the finest red clover and other grasses had been grc-wn. The heavy growth was not wholly explained by the fact that the mussel mud --reaily a misnomer. sinre nearly all of it cents ed 90 per cent or more ovstcr she is instead 0i mus- sci shell. -\\'as high in lime or calcium content.

Not A Fertilizer

Accurately speaking, Mr. Stew- art said. calcium is not a fertil- izer but. through chrirnical pro- eesses. changes the acidity of a blueberry barren, for instance, to an alkaline soil so favourable to the growth oi grasses, vegetables, and most fruits. However, the changing of an acid to an alkal- ine soil dces not altogether ex-

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P. E. Island Cadets Leaving Today For Gonnaught Ranges

HALIFAX. Aug. 5 —- Fifteen Royal Canadian Army Cadets, five from each of the three Maritime Provinces are leaving tomorrow morning for Connaught Ranges. near Ottawa. Grit.- to attend liie Dominion of Canada Rifle A.- soclstion Annual prize meet.

Selection of the cadets was made from the five highest scores hi each of the provinces during the annual provincial meets. This is the first time that Army cadets have been taken on such a trip and is in the nature of a rewind- for their excellent shooting at the various meets. . The trip is free for the cadets the local rifle associations B10 """ e" at CamiaughtJ Department o! is paying tne

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. at... tar Aational Defence transportation costs.

The cadets will be at Con- naught Ranges from Aug. 0 to Aug. 14 and will take part .:i the special cadet matches. They may also enter he full bore matches if they wish.

Cadets leaving for Ottawa from P. E. I. are:

Cadets Charles Peters. MacDonald. Henry Hughes and Edward Mullins all oi No. l-il} Queen Square School Cadet. Corps. and Cadet Glover cf No. 20 West Kent School Cadet Corps. L‘..-

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of this group.

Col. \V. J. MacDonald is in charge

iwith the steamship comipmjeg 1g

Spokesman Says They Will liot Support Reds

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA. Aug. 5—F‘rsnk Hall. head oi 18 international railway unions, tonight said his group had withdrawn from the Trades and Labor Congress meeting here be- cause "we will not support Com- munists."

The leader oi a recent success- ful battle to boost the wages oi some 170,000 railway workers said his group “bolted” when the Congress tried to get its whole organization behind the Canadian Seaman's Union in its fight with the steamship companies.

"We have disassociated our- selves from this policy of the Con- grass. The whole question wtili be thrashed output the congress con- vention in Victoria in Quebec. "When we got here." explained Mr. Hall, "I found the meeting attend-ed by about 9B Jper cent Communists and about two per cent fellow travellers. so we walk. ed out. As far as the dispute

concerned. we'll take care of that in due course, but we won't sup- port any Communists."

To Approach Cabinet

OTTAWA. Aug. 5—(OP)—'I'he executive committee of the ‘Trades 8nd LBbOY O0l18fess will approach the Cabinet directly in an at-

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Housing Surplus Despite ilonventlon

(By The Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Aug. li-Cariadia. may still have a housing shortage on its hands. but despite a Liberal convention Ottawa has 500 vacant; P001115.

The accommodation committee has several irate lsndladties on its neck because numerous delegates and visitors have failed to show up and occupy promised rooms. “Maybe they're staying with friends." said one official. "But whatever it is 500 rooms are go- lng begging."

Montrealifi To 00st 5 Gents ilopy MONTREAIJTK. 5 —(CP) __

The Montreal Star announced to- day that effective Aug. 9 and due

"to vastly increased costs in all phases of newspaper production" the price of the paper would be

increased from three to five cents

wnvnson. out. Aug. s —-(CP) - E. P. Foley, of Sumrnerside, P. E. I.. last night was elected presi- dent of the Canadian Pharmaceu- tical Association replaclng B. E. Brown of New Brunswick.

Machinists Gut Meat Grinder From Girl's Hand

(By The Canadian Press)

TORONTO, Aug. il-For 08 ml today, machinists cut a meat grinder from the right hand of Ann Fowler, 19. of Toronto.

Dr. Smirie Lawaoir laid some of the girl's fingers and her thumb will be amputated. lie said the efficiency oi the machinists avoided amputation of three inches of the victim's arm.

Miss Fowler was grinding meat at the head office of a chain store when her fingers were caught in the machine's five-inch Jaws.

She turned the machine ofl and walked to the company nurse carrying the grinder. Taken to hospital. she was driven four miles across the city when hospital authorities were unsuccessful in removing the meat grinder.

Machinists ulcd an electric metal cutter and a grinding machine to free the girl. She was under an anaesthetic while the grinder was cut a- way.

Sheets were erected to pre- vent sparks irom the machin- ists’ equipment exploding the anaesthetic. Dr. Lawson said the jaws oi the machine were almost at her elbow before it

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BOLTON. Mass, Aug. 5-811!- fragan Bishop Raymond A. Heron. 7i, escaped uninjured today when fired at by s. gunman who earlier had fatally axed a 17-year-old youth in the Episcopalian prelate's home.

Three hours after the shooting an armed youth identified by police as Frederick S. Pike, lino! Boston, was arrested in Provid- ence, n.1, while driving the Bish- op's automobile.

Pike. paroled from Concord Re- formatory last fall after servin little more than a year of a e- year sentence for brealcinl and entering and larceny. was captur- ed after a ‘lll-mile-an-hour chase during which two shots were fired by police.

Bishop Heron told police he surprised the gunman in the kit- chen when he returned home from a trip to Boston.

The Bishop reported the man

Ottawa I

By Dave McIntosh

8T. JOHN'S. Nlld4l Aug. 5 - tCPJ-Names oi the six remaining members oi the seven-man dele. gstion that will seal Newfound- land‘e union with Canada at Ot- tawa were announced today by Governor Sir Gordon Mcdonald.

Though departure date oi the delegation was not. mentioned in the announcement, it. was presum- ed that it would be earlyf‘ ,‘

Bishop Uninjured In.

Hold-up, Murder Case

held him at gunpoint, took his wallet containing "a good sum of money," i-hen told how he had killed Paul Zdyl-a. a youth who lived with the Bishop, and put the body in the basement.

After asserting that “one or two more dead ones do not mat- ter," the gunman fired one shot which missed the Bishop, ran from the house and escaped in the automobile. the preiate said.

Bishop Heron said he followed blood stains down the cellar stairs and found the axed body oi Zay- ka. There were severe wounds in thembdomen. chest and head.

Then, the Bishop reported, he returned upstairs, discovered that the telephone lines had been cut and raced n quarter mile to a neighbor's home to call police.