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LAVAGETTO'S DOUBLE WINS Dodger Rally Beats Yanks I 1 FINAL EDI Tl 0 tl THE WEATHER FORSCAST: WARMER Maximum ttmpermtur Thurwiay. 64: minimum up until l.m. today, fto. HorQ tamparalur today ty Sun ria I aim aata IM p.m. Moo rlaca 1.3 ta muon ana 1021 p.m.

mm 58th Year Pri with colored mii, 10 mhu. WINNIPEG, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 3, 1947 28 PAGES No. 236 New York 7 mmm 4 b. av 0 Brooklyn ODD BBBBQBBBD "EBBETS FIELD Pinch hitter Cookie Lavagetto doubled with two men on two out in the ninth to give Brooklyn Dodgers a 3 2 win and spoil Floyd Bevens' hitter.

Bevens yielded 1.0 walks but had held the Brooks hitters to that point. FIRST INNING Yankee Stirnwelsi rapped the first pitch of game into left field for a tingle. tingled through the middle, advancing Stirwcis to second. Berra sent a ground ball to Robinson, who made the play at second, but Stanky dropped the throw, leaving all hands safe. DiMagglo drew a base on balls, allowing Stlrnweiss to score.

Starting pitcher Harry Taylor out of the game in favor of Hal Gregg. McQuinn lifted a high Infield fly for an automatic out. Johnson grounded into a double play. Reese to Stanky to Robinson, to end the rally. One run, two hits, one error.

Dodgers Stanky worked Bevens for a walk. Stlrnweiss made a brilliant stop of Rees's hard hit grounder, and threw him ut at first. Stanky advancing to second. Robinson grounded out, Johnson to McQuinn. Walker drew a base on balls.

Hermanskl ended the inning by popping one up in foul territory behind third to Johnson, No runs, no hits, no errors. EfcOND INNING Yankees Llndell bounced out, Reese to Robinson. Rizzuto slapped one past Jorgensen into left for a aingle. Rizzuto promptly stole second, to mark up the first Yankee teal of the series. Bevens lined to Furlllo In deep centre.

Stlrnweiss went down swinging. No runs, one hit, no errors. Dodgers Edwards went down Via the strikeout route. Furlllo bounded out, Rizzuto to McQuinn. Jorgensen walked.

Gregg went down swinging. No runs, no hits, no errors. THIRD INNING Yankees Henrlch went on three straight pitches. Berra grounded out to Robinson. DiMag kIo drew his second base on balls.

McQuinn dumped a dribbler In front of the plate, Edwards thre wide to first, and DiMagglo, trying to score, was picked off at home by Walker. No runs, one hit, one error. Dodgers Stanky walked. Reese flyed to Llndell In short left, Stanky went to second on a wild pitch, the sixth of the series. Llndell made a spectacular diving catch of Robinson's liner in foul territory.

Walker popped up to Johnson. No runs, no hits, no errors. FOURTH' INNING Yankees Johnson smashed a booming 400 ft triple off the deep centre field wall. Llndell doubled off the right field screen, scoring Johnson. Rizzuto grounded out to Robinson, Llndell advancing to third.

Bevens bounced out Reese to Robinson, Llndell holding third. Stlrnweiss struck out One run, two hits, no errors. Dodgers DiMagglo made a brilliant one handed catch in deep centre field of Hermanskl's line drive. On the play, DiMagglo twisted his ankle, but remained In the came. Edwards took a called third strike.

Furlllo fouled out to Berra. No runs, no hits, no errors, FIFTH INNING Yankees Henrlch was thrown out Reese to Robinson. Stanky made a diving gloved hand catch of Berra's hard hit grounder, flipping to Robinson for the out Di Masgio popped up to Stanky. No runs, no hits, no errors. Dodgers Jorgensen received a base on balls.

Gregg also gained a free pass to first Stanky laid down a bunt was thrown out at first advancing the runners to second and third. Reese grounded to Rizzuto, who threw out Gregg at third, Jorgensen scoring, Reese on at first Reese stole second, and went to third on Berra's wild throw to second. Robinson ended the rally, striking out One run, no hits, one error. SIXTH INNING Yankees McQuinn took a called third strike. Johnson filed out to Hermanskl In short left Llndell walked.

Rizzuto flied out to Furlllo In centre. No runs, no hits, error. Dodgers Walker drew Brooklyn's seventh base on balls. Hermanskl popped to Stlrnweiss. Edwards struek out for the third time.

Furlllo filed to Henrlch In the short right field corner. No runs, no hits, ao errors. SEVENTH INNING Yankees Bevens went down on strikes. Stlrnweiss strolled. Hen rich bounced into another Dodger double play, Gregg to Stanky to Robinson.

No runs, no hits, no errors. Dodgers Jorgensen flied to DiMagglo in deep centre. Arky Vaughn, hitting for Gregg, waited out a walk. Stanky flied to Llndell. Reese grounded to McQuinn, who beat Peewee to the sack.

No runs, no hits, no errors. EIGHTH INNING Yankees Hank Behrman pitching for Dodgers. Berra grounded out, Stanky to Robinson. Jorgensen Juggled DiMaggio't easy roller for his first boot of the series. Hermanskl hauled In McQuinn'.

pop to left centre. Johnson grounded out, Jorgensen to Robinson. No runs, no hits, one error. i Dodgers Robinson was out Johnson to McQuinn. Walker Henricn punded to Bevens.

cnught Hermanski's long No runs, no hits, no errors. drive, NINTH INNING i H. Yankees Llndell smashed known the ballot count on the noli single to centre Held. Rizzuto forced wlth lsM1, Llndell at second. Bevens bunted.

fa, Wtn but Edwards' throw to second was Ballots already in, according not In time to ni i Rizzuto, and nil to Mr. Bruce, show 96 Vi per cent hands were safe. SUrnweiss singled la favor of striking to enforce If t( i old aee Tensions to 560 a month. plus cost of living bonus. The CtJhgress will press for pay ment of pensions at 60 years of age to all males and married women, and at 55 years single women.

Other changes In old age pensions which the Congress will seek Included making the only resldentisl qualifications 15 years In Canada; no deductions on ac. count of other Income; extending the same pensions to blind persons at the age of 18 years; bringing all totally disabled under the scheme; abolition of the means test Dominion government action at the recent session of the House, raising old age pensions and easing regulations, were highly acceptable, but stiU too small, the Congress found. The coneress also: Reiterated its stand on work men's compensation with the rec ommendation that provincial feder. ations urge their governments to amend the act to cover additions desired. Found it Impossible for flnan' clal reasons to join the World Fed eration of Trade Unions at the pre ent time.

Turned down a resolution from the Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council asking the Congress to quit inviting government speaK THREATEN STRIKE the decision of the board of conciliation granting the railway workers two weeks with pay. Division 4 which Is all Canada has been In session at the Fort Garry Hotel all week. The new chairman, Harry Smith, Winnipeg, presided this morning at the busi ness session. Divisions 1. 2, and 3 are In the US.

The 18 standard railway trades, including locomotive en represented. resolution declared railway workers should jo with the Trades and Labor Congress In protesting the rsmoval of controls and asking immediate action to be taken by the government to reinstate control over the price of the necessities of life. The Ml way employees also want payment for statutory holidays "In line wiib other Industries." kll MdAT PLAN QL r. rtJ PariXt (s) 531.1 V. te: tv STUDENTS RULE DOWNTOWN: Thousands of University of Manitoba students crowded downtown streets today in the annual Freshman deck themselves over car while COOKIE LAVAGETTO to centre, and that was all for Behrman.

Hugh Casey took over for Dodgers. Henrlch rolled into a double play, Casey to Edwards to Robinson. No runs, two hits, no errors. Dodgers Edwards flied to Lin dell against the left field barrier. Furlllo received the Dodger's ninth walk.

Jorgensen lifted a high foul ball that McQuinn took easily. Gionfrlddo, running for Furlllo, stole second. Reiser was given an intentional pass. Miksis running for Reiser. Lavegatto, batting for Stanky, blasted a long double off the right field wall, scoring Gionfrlddo and Mikis to win the game.

BELGRADE. Oct 3 (AP) Ro man Catholic war reiiet with a $2,000,000 program for Yugoslavia, was discontinued Wednesday because the head of the mission in Yugoslavia, Rev. Albert J. Murphy, was not given an extension of his visa, an authoritative source said. No explanation was given by Yugo slav officials.

MAINTENANCE MEN hi others march behind. BONUS PLUS PENSION $60 Month at 60 Urged by T. L. C. By BEN LEPKIN HAMILTON, Oct.

3 The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada today wound up its 62nd annual convention by going on record as favoring federal legislation increasing Railway Workers Demand Pay Rise Representing 150,000 railway maintenance workers throughout the Dominion, Division 4 convention delegates, Railway Employees Department, A.F. of today passed a rwlutlnn dli. ctine Its seneral con ference committee of general chairmen to serve an Immediate 30 days' noUce for a 34 cents an hour wage Increase. ('If the general chairmen fall to take action, we w'll serve the notice on the 1 1 ways ouselves and prepare to take strike action," John Bruce, Toronto, eon. vention secretsry, told newspapermen at noon today.

No definite action on the wage issue will be taken until after meeting in Montreal Oct. 14. he said. v. The "MonXVal meeting has been called for the purpose of making akLVUZ, Parade.

Arts students above FAVORED (TrlbuM Staff WrIUir) ers to its sessions so as to speed up business. Decided to investigate the pos sibility of operating summer camps. Endorsed a plan for hostels for home service workers. Refused to request the federal government to declare bingo games of chance. Asked that Indians be granted equal citizenship and voting rights without Qualifications.

Deferred action on a Din oi rlichts until a draft on the biu is considered by Canada. Asked the American Federa tion of Labor to curb activities of the Seafarers Union and recognize the Canadian Seamen's Union as (Continued on Page No. 1) TORIES SEE EARLY ELECTION IF U.K. CABINET SPLITS BRIGHTON, Oct. 3 AP) Leaders of Britain Conservative Party declared today that any split in the crisis beset Labor cabinet would force a national election by next March.

An election may come even sooner, they predict, II there Is a recurrence of anything like last winter's fuel crisis. A Conservative M.P., high ranking government officer and still a close adviser of Winston Churchill, privately explained the view of party leaders this way: "Eight months ago we weren't even thinking seriously of an elec tion until the end of the full term (1950.) Now we are actively plan ning for a change possibly In two or three months and certainly not more than six." Lord 1 1 Conservative Party chairman, launched an appeal today for 1,000,000 pounds (34.000,000) to fight the next gen eral election. Mercury Here Rising Slowly A strong flow of warm air from the south is causing temperatures to rise slowly In Manitoba. At Winnipeg and Carman, high reading, Saturday, Is placed at 60 degrees. Low here tonight will be 45 degrees.

Cloudy weather l.i expected here later today but skies are due to clear overnight and will continue mostly clear, Saturday. South winds at 15 m.p.h., will shift, to west winds at approximately the same rate tonight and Saturday. TEMI'EKATI KKS A KOHH CANADA Slat. Mln. Vittona r4 Vancouver K7 Wi Canary 44 M'xihp Jaw 73 Kevins 73 SO Hramlon 61 BO WIXMrKO 64 6 Kenora ftl AH Toronto ha 3i Montreal 53 VI Mercy Fliers Stop Overnight At Coral Harbor The crew of an R.C.A.F.

Dakota plane bound for a small Arctic post to bring medical attention to an An glican church missionary landed at Coral Harbor today at 1 p.m. Winnipeg time, last stop before their goal Moffet Inlet. The crew notified the air force's Northwest Command at Edmonton there was not enough daylight to complete today their flight to Moffet Inlet where Canon John H. Turner lies seriously ill after being accidentally shot last month. It is expected that if wea ther permits four paratroop ers will be dropped at Moffet Inlet Saturday.

The mercy plane left Churchill at 9.45 a.m., today for the Coral Harbor. Although all six paratroopers aboard will make the 'jump' If the situation demands it, original plans call for four Jumping with 2,700 pounds of medical and food supplies. The other two paratroopers would return with the aircraft to South ampton Island. They would be ready to return to Moffet Inlet and Jump If summoned. First to parachute when the aircraft reaches Moffet Inlet will be Capt.

Ross Wllloughby, an army doctor. He will be followed by veteran paratrooper Capt Guy D'Artois and Sargeant H. C. Cook and W. W.

Judd. Major George Flint, in charge of the Army's part of the joint operations, and Sgt. Jim Ross, are the other qualified paratroopers on the Dakota. Judd and Cook, the army signal lers, were briefed on wireless communications networks they will be using at Moffet Inlet during the ChurchiU stopover. The networks are mainly those of the Depart ment of Transport.

These two men, once they have parachuted to the Moffet Inlet outpost will establish wireless contact with air bases hundreds of miles away. After the plane drops the paratroopers and supplies at Moffet Inlet, It Is expected to return to the outpost from Southampton Island with more supplies. Major Flint and Sgt. Ross could parachute at this time If the necessity arises. After careful briefing on weather, navigation and topography, the rescue squad flew from Rivers, to Churchill Thursday.

They were grounded at the Churchill Army Air Force base overnight by ad verse weather. During the refueling stop at Southampton Island, the crew bid farewell to their four year old kimo passenger, Chinook. She spent the last six weeks In a Win nipeg hospital recovering from ker osene burns received when a kero sene lamp overturned In her South ampton Island home. The flight from the wind swept Coral Bay air field there to Moffet Inlet takes in 560 air miles over wild, desolate terrain. The mission is located on a tiny spot of land Jutting Into the mouth of Bartlett Bay.

Immediately oe hind stands a ragged cliff of rocks 200 500 feet In height. Due to the rough nature of the country the decision was made to drop the paratroopers rather than attempt a plane landing at this time. Later, when the lakes nearby have froien solid, plans call for an aircraft to land and remove the ailing minister to hospital, (Continued on Page 3, No. 2) MaD shows territory in which army paratroopers expect to drop Saturday in attempt to rescue Canon J. H.

Turner, wounded missionary Dotted line shows route of mercy 'chutists from Winnipeg. MOFFAT IMUCT ONTARIO I I 211 We Apologize It has been brought to the notice of The Tribune that Mr. Donald Tedlie, C.N.R. operator at Dugald, has taken exception' to a headline and lead paragraph in The Tribune's report on the Dugald wreck inquiry, published Sept. 24, 1917.

The Tribune's headline said: SPECIAL HAD GREEN LIGHT, OPERATOR TELLS HEARING The Tribune's lead paragraph said: The Minakl campers special had a green light, or "proceed' ilgnM In Its favor at the time of the Dugald train wreck, according to testimony given today at the Board of Transport Commissioners inquiry in the law courts building. Mr. Tedlie complains that such a headline and lead paragraph convey the Impression that he had given a wrong signal to the Minaki special, thereby contributing to the accident The Tribune wishes to point out that the evidence before the Board, and aUo as reported In The Tribune, established that signals operated by Mr. Tedlie were correctly operated to govern the movements of the Minakl special under the orders under which It was proceeding. Further, a statement by the C.N.R.

exonerating Mr. Tedlie from any responsibility for the accident together with Mr. Tedlle's photograph, was published in The Tribune on Sept. 25, 1947. If the headline and lead complained of by Mr.

Tedlie can bear the meaning attributed thereto, then The Tribune unqualifiedly withdraws same and wishes to state that any such suggestion that Mr. Tedlie hBd Improperly operated the signals on such occasion, was incorrect and not Intended. We sincerely regret and apologize for any Inconvenience and embarrassment which may have been thus caused Mr. Tedlie. STRIKE CLOSES HOLY 1,500,000 Arabs Fight Partition JERUSALEM, Oct.

3 (AP) An estimated l.SOO.OOO Arabs closed their shops and left work today in a general strike throughout Palestine protesting proposed partition of the Holy Land. No Incident or violence was reported. The ship Northlands was warp, ed Into dock at Haifa with about 2,000 Jews who lacked Immigration certificates, One held loft the body of a baby which the Jews asserted died as a result of tear gas used by a British boarding party. "If you are prepared to believe that, print It," a senior Bnusn army officer at the pier said. Falastln, Chrlstlan Arab news paper in Jarra, carried headlines reading: "Palestine Day today is funeral of all enemies of Arab world." Emile Ghoury, member of the Arab Higher Executive Committee, addressed gloslems and read a message from the exiled grand mufti, MaJ.

Amin el Ilusselul. Several other speakers also exhorted Arabs to unity against Jewish political aspirations. Palestine police had tommy gunners replacing the usual riflemen on foot patrol. Meanwhile, the Royal Navy escorted the refugee ship Paducah into Haifa Thursday night and the 1,500 visa less European Jews aboard were transferred to British vessels be taken to Cyprus detention camps. The Paducah, renamed the Geula (Hebrew for and the refugee ship Northlands, re named the Medina Yehudlt or Me dlna Ivrit (Jewish state or Hebrew state), both had been boarded oy the navy In Palestine waters, Mountbatten Joins Church of England Prior to Marriage LONDON, Oct.

3 (AP) Lieut Philip Mountbatten has embraced the faith of the Kings and Queens of England In preparation for his marriage Nov. 20 to Princess Elizabeth. Buckingham Palace disclosed today the former Greek prince was received Into the Church of England by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the chapel of Lam beth Palace. Mountbatten previously was member of the Greek Orthodox Church. LAND SHOPS 1 lhtiAtnupr in SUSPENSION OF RATE HIKE OTTAWA.

Oct 3 (CP) The provinces Thursday served notice before the Board of Transport Commissioners that they will move today fur th suspension of Increases being put into effect by Canadian railroads in certain of their competitive freight and ex press rates. Served by C. K. Guild. K.

C. British Colmbla counsel, th noti fication came during continued hearing by the board of the main application by tho railways for an over all 30 per cent Increase in freight rates. Mcintosh Says Wheat Freight Hike "Dictated" REGINA. Oct. 3 (CP) The 30 per cent Increase In certain freight and express rates and the two cent per bushel Increase on grain freight rates gctween the lower lakes and the lower St Lawrence was a result of price ceiling re movals dictated to the federal gov ernment by "profit hungry corporations," Co operative Minister L.

F. Mcintosh of Saskatchewan said today. The Canadian Pacific Railway last week reported net earnings for August had Increased by more than over those of August last year, he wild, "and yet, as a result of the federal government's acceptance of the dictates of profit hungry corporations, price ceilings have been removed, transportation rates freed from price control, and the people of Canada subjected to a vicious Inflationary spiral at a time when we should be devoting all our energies to producing more and more foods and goods to help feed and clothe a hungry world." Nazi Hangman Hanged LANDSBF.RG, Germany, Oct. 3 (AP) Erhard Wolf. Nazi executioner who received five cigarettes for each of the 200 prisoners ht killed was honged today with seven other men of the Flossenberg concentration camp's staff.

BURWASH PRISONERS REVOLT; HOLD OFFICE SUDBURY, Oct. 3 (CP) Burwash Industrial Farm, 20 miles southeast of here, was reported today in a virtual state of siege, with prisoners refusing to work after taking over the squad room of the prison guards. in the squad room, the prisoners appointed a committee to meet mands regarding food and medical' hrienn rwff i la nri nrBisnl ta. services, 11 was reporiea. 1 Ten guards have resigned as a result of the riots at the prison.

I Ten Kuards who resigned aftei demonstration described the jrtiturbance as a "riot" and charg. thut the trouble was an outgrowth of "lack of discipline" at the farm. C. C. Neelands, deputy ministei ot reform Institutions, here from Tot onto to conduct the investigation, said everything was quiet, although not all the rioters are back i woiaw WORKERS HERE VOTE TO STRIKE Employees of four independent city packing plants who voted "overwhelmingly" Thursday night in favor of strike action, are expected to continue their duties until Monday.

The vote count was not available today, George Stapleton, United racking house Workers of America representative, told The Tribune. I Mr. Stapleton said he expected "sometime this weekend" to receive authority from Toronto headquarters to call the workers out "early next week. At the same time, an official of the Public Abattoir disclosed that his company had been told by the union that workers would carry out their regular shifts Monday. Plants effected by Thursday night's strike vote are: Western Packing Alexander St.

Boniface Abattoir, Farmers' Abat toir and Public Abattoir, all of St. Boniface. Tonight, workers of Brandon Packers Brandon will take a strike vote. The result will not affect the action of the city plants, union olllclnls said. Purchases of livestock for Brandon Packers were temporarily suspended Monday.

Meanwhile, Winnipeg moat stores were uncertain today of how long their presant Supplies will last Week tnd deliveries will tell the tale, they said. If deliver, ies are carried out Saturday morning, most stores expect supplies to last at Itast until the middle of next wk. Meanwhile, Mr. Stapleton Intimated fhat an agreement would be reached to supply city hospitals with meat. He pointed out that the three parties Involved union, plants and hospitals would have to get together to work out a plan to keep the hospitals supplied.

It Is prohnhle that the plants will he operated by skeleton staffs If hospitals start to run short At the moment most hospitals estimate the meat stocks they have on hand will keep them going for "a week to 10 days." Sunday at 8 p.m. a mass meeting of union members will take place in the Playhouse Theatre. Fred Dowllng, U.P.W.A. naUonal director, will speak. Union demands upon Independent packing houses are the same as those levelled at Swift Canadian, Canada Packers and Burns and Company, Idle since Sept.

15. These demands call for wage Increases (Continued on Page t. No. V) Yugoslav Priest Gets 6 Year Term BELGRADE, Oct. 3 (AP) Rev.

Stephano Cek, a Roman Catholic parish priest, was sentenced Thursday to six years at forced labor for "Instigating bloodshed" In Lanlscho Aug. 24, when one priest was slain and another wounded. Msgr. Jakok Ukmar, a Vatican prelatethe priest who was wounded, was sentenced to one month at forced labor, but under the law he was deemed to have served this sentence while in prison awaiting trial. (Rev.

Mllo Buleslch was slain and Msgr. Ukmar was wounded by a mob at Lanlsche, near Plslno, In Yugoslav occupied Venezia Giu Ua. Yugoslav officials said the mob attacks on the priests resulted from a ruling by certain priests that persons clashed as "enemies of the church" would be barred from acting as Godfathers at confirmation ceremonies.) Anglo Danish Trade Talks Deadlocked (butter, egg and bacon, was an nounceu inuisnny nigni. ine io delegations which started the 1 talks lust Fridny, will report to respective governments and after that It will be deckel where tlu will uufi The guards stopping in Sudburj In the esrupe attempt, which oc were quoted as saying that there rred earlier, one of f.ve prisoners hod been an uproar at the farm In ho bolted from a sick parade was which prisoners broke windows and wounded In the riht arm as eacort doors, ripping up plumbing, becarm jlng guards fired warning shoti Two Intoxicated on vanilla extract and 1 others surrendered almost inv "caroused" until early morning. I mediutely nnd the remuinlng pair This situation was said to have pre 1 were nabbed Thursduy after an all vailed Wednesday night and early (night search of the ruuned country Thursday.

side around the institution. PILOTLESS ROCKET EXPECTED TO FLY FASTER THAN SOUND, LONDON, Oct. 3 (Reuters) LONDON. Oct. 3 (Reuters) Ideadlock In Anglo DanUh financial Britain's first attempt to pierce and trade talks, arising from dif the suiersonic barrier will be made (el ence! over I)rices for weaneiuay wim a pnuuew nutsci plane flying at 830 miles an hour frMir ihnn ainnrl the suoolv ministry anounced.

The Rocket will he launched from a Mosquito plane flying six miles above the Atlantic Ocean, off the southwest tin of England..