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With Year, Number 87 OTTAWA, CANADA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1949 28 Paces, Prle 5 Cents rm eiD i raae Cm MM 0 Jrjr .1 SLriiLjiS Jfffi inmmunww W't WSfcmtnfKv. iWKaf WfB'l 4 Jntf kAlfWA Early Election Hinted Canada Opens Door Wider On Variety Of Goods Navy Man Dies Of Injuries Cdr. J. Dalison Accident Victim Rickshaw Out In Rangoon By The Associated Press RANGOON There'll be no more rickshaws here after January, 1951 they're killing too many men.

The city corporation said it hoped the ban would save the lives of many men who pull the rickshaws two-wheeled, man-powered taxlcabs of the east. Numbers of the pullers now die at an early age because of the hard grind. Most of them, are afflicted with tuberculosis. U.S. Concessions To Aid Dominion rrn X- 4.

ite Jit W. A' I r-y i is shown as he Trawick (86), In the foot of Als ball behind the the 14-yard line. Safely Out Of Danger Fleet-footed Howie Turner (82), of Ottawa Rough Riders, "made several important gains in two games over the weekend, but this effort, mid-way through the second quarter of yesterday's game in Montreal, was just about as important as any of them. Howie Pierre Youngest, Fastest Swimmer California Sea Lion Flippers Way Across Channel In Record Time By The Associated Prew DOVER, England Pierre, the California sea lion, flippered across the English Channel yesterday in the smashing time of five hours and four minutes. The newest channel swimmer made his bid for fame and radio, television and movie contracts as part of a stunt for the radio program, "Truth or Consequences." Condemned to assist in managing Special To The Citizen RENFREW A 48-year-old Royal Navy commander, with a brilliant 31-year record of service, died in Victoria Hospital here early Sunday 13 hours after the auto he was driving was involved in a head-on smash with another car on a county road just northeast of Eganville.

He was Cdr. J. S. Dalison, DSO, assistant naval adviser to the United Kingdom high commissioner in Ottawa. Three others seriously injured in the collision, which left both cars virtually demolished, were: Mrs.

Dalison, the commander's wife, who suffered a compound fracture of the right leg; Their 8 year old daughter, Susan Elizabeth, who sustained a possible fracture of the skull and lacerations to the face and body; Mrs. Ivy Kursley, Aylmer, sister-in-law of Mrs. Dalison, who suffered a fractured skull and lacerations to the body and head. All three were rushed to hospital with Cdr. Dalison.

They were treated by Dr. R. L. Reeves, Eganville. (See Page 4, Col.

6) Snow Hits West U.S. Freakish Weather During Week-End By The Associated Press CHICAGO Flood waters and foot-deep snows took two lives and marooned hundreds of city-dwellers and hunters in the Western United States during the week-end. Elsewhere the freakish weather shot temperatures to both record lows and highs for the dates. One man was, swept into a flooding river and drowned in Texas, and a woman was found dead in Idaho where she had been missing from her hunting camp during heavy snows and below-freezing temperatures. In the Houston, area, the threat of a major flood eased after rain-gorged bayous and creeks, which rampaged through the area, began receding.

(See Pare 12, Col. 3) Mercury Hits 81 Degrees When the thermometer at Rock-cliffe Weather Bureau zoomed to the 81 -degree mark. at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon a new record for Oct. 9 was established, The Citizen was told. Although the year was not readily available, records showed that the previously registered high for that date was 78 degrees.

October, traditionally a soggy, chilly month, really went haywire yesterday as a strong sun beat down on a city in holiday and sent the mercury soaring- The temperature was above the 75-mark more than once during the day, but the payoff was the big 81, scored at mid-afternoon. No such luck again, however, Rockcliffe's weatherman warns. The forecast temperature for today is a mere 72 degrees. minated from, OBA playdowns in Toronto when Toronto Rollarks took a 5-0 decision. Toronto Argonauts came through in the dying minutes for an 11-10 decision of the Wildcats in Hamilton in the other Big Four game.

The senior Intercollegiate race opened Saturday with Toronto Varsity and University of Western Ontario Mustangs barely pulling out victories. The Blues managed a 22-21 decision over the Golden By The Canadian Press Canada and 32 other countries last night announced a mutal exchange of tariff concessions in a continued post-war drive toward freer trade. Canada opened the door a little wider on a variety of goods, from textiles to coffee and from ail it to accordions. In return she benefits from new. import-duty cuts by the United States and other trading nations.

U.S. concessions are expected to give such Canadian product as paper, plywood, and leather a better chance to compete with home production in the dollar-wealthy U.S. market. Reductions stem from a five-month conference completed at Annecy, France, last August, presided over by Dana L. Wilgress, Canada's high commissioner in the United Kingdom.

A new over-all agreement was reached covering proposed tariff changes involving 33 countries. Principally, however, the tariff cuts were negotiated to embrace 10 new member nations into the 23-member 1947 Geneva General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Extending the terms of the 1947 Geneva pact, Canada granted tariff concessions on 138 commodities to Denmark, Finland. Greece, Dominion Republic, Haiti. Italy.

Liberia, Nicaragua, Sweden and Uruguay. Cuts On 61 Items Of this number, tariffs on 61 commodities including such items as roasted coffee, textiles and wool yarns were pared below Geneva pact levels and extended to all 32 countries. The new rates are expected to come into operation in various stages from next Jan.l to May 30, 1950. (See "Tariff s' Page 4, Col. 2) Boy Hurt Fatally Six-year-old Andre Laurin, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Albini Laurin, 11 Caron Street, Hull, died in Sacred Heart Hospital late Sunday afternoon less than an hour after ht was struck by car on St. Joseph's Boulevard a few yards from the front door of St. Joseph's Church. The youngster was attempting to cross from east to west on the street when he was hit by the auto, driven north by Miss Marjorie Helen Fair, 46, of 314 Frontenae Street, Eastview.

Rushed to hospital by Edmond's ambulance at 3:45 p.m., the boy died 45 minutes later from multiple body injuries. Dr. J. L. Pi-chette administered emergency treatment In an effort to save the lad's life Coroner Dr.

Gerald Brlsson, who viewed the body at the hospital, said no Inquest would be necessary. Miss Fair told Hull police she was proceeding north in a heavy line of traffic bound for the G-tineau area when the child suddenly darted into the path of her machine. The boy was struck by the side of her car, police said. One rear wheel passed over his body. The accident was Investigated by Inspector J.

Maxima Lavlgne and Constables Marcel Dupere and Laurier Leclalr. See Page 12, Col. 2) The Weather DOMINION PUBLIC WEATHER OFFICE 11:30 PAI. REPORT: A mass of cool air now coven northern Quebec and Ontario and has advanced Into the Lake St. John region.

Its arrival is preceded by showers and scattered thunder storms. Present indications are that by Monday evening the cool air will cover Quebec and northern Ontario. The warm air will continue to lie over Southern Ontario. Regional forecasts is valid until midnight Monday. OTTAWA AND LAURENTTAN REGIONS: Generally cloudy but with brief sunny periods.

Low last night and high today at Ottawa 60 and 72. SUMMARY: Morning showers. Cloudy. Minimum and maximum tem peratures for the 24-hour period ending at 7:30 last night: Bevaii Iudicalcs Vote Coming Soon By Tb Canadian Press LONDON Health Minister Sevan told a political meeting yesterday that a general election will be held "in very short time on date I don't propose to mention." It was the first indication from ministerial level that voting may be imminent in Britain. "The country will be asked to rive its verdict on what has been done." Be van told the political meeting, hfld at Byker-on-Tyne, Northumberland.

Be van, fiery. 51-year-old Welsh-nan. meanwhile was picked by readers of the Sunday Pictorial as their choice for Prime Minister, should Labor be returned to power in the next election. The result of the newspaper poll was published here Sunday. The Pictorial, with a circulation of about 4.000.000, had asked readers to choose from four top men all from the Labor party the one they would prefer to lead a Labor government.

Prime Minister Attlee was chosen second, with 1.828 votes to Bevan's 5,386. Sir Stafford Cripps, chancellor of the exche-Caer, was third with 1,265 and Herbert Morrison, deputy prime minister, fourth with 507. The King returned to London last night after a two-monthholi-day in Scotland. He was accompanied by Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, and their son, Prince Charles. Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret remained In Scotland, but will follow in a few days.

News of the King's return had given an added boost even before 'Bevan's speech, to talk of an early election. The King must be in London to give his signature to the royal proclamation dissolving Parliament and calling an election. (See Tare 4. Col. 8) Negotiation Highlights By The Canadian Press Highlights of principal tariff concessions granted at Annecy negotiations: Canada Reduces 61 items ranging from foodstuffs to tomb-atones.

The concessions affect Imports valued at $20,000,000 in 2347. Denmark Reductions on lobster, crayfish, shrimps and fresh, salted or canned salmon and artificial stockings. Dominican Republic Reduction on lamps and lanterns and their parts, copper wire, aluminum bars, sheets, wire and powder, ratios, machines for harvesting augar cane, herring, mackerel and ether fish in brine, whisky, and Incandescent mantles for lamps. Finland Reductions on clover aeed. whisky, chemicals and medicaments, aluminum powder and electrical equipment.

Greece Reductions on meat, concentrated milk, herrings, lobster, sardines, wheat flour, whisky, tin, cocoa, box plywood, asbestos, agricultural machinery, nickel, aluminum, calcium carbide, cod liver oil. paper pulp, wrapping paper, rubber belting, rubber tires and inner tubes. Haiti Reductions on aluminum articles, patent medicines, cod 'Hifhlights', Page 12, Col. 4) Woman Missing Since Saturday Ottawa City Police have been asked to try and locate Mrs. Genevieve O'Shea, who has been missing from her home, 269 Bay Street, since Saturday.

The missing woman is described as being 22 years of age, and five feet 3 inches in height. When she left home she was wearing a grey rait, navy-blue "shorty" coat, brown shoes and no hat. If anyone has any information ef her whereabouts they can contact the city police at 2-3711. Today Events Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen convention. Chateau.

9 a jn. Uncertakers' convention, Chateau. 10 a.m. Undertakers' luncheon, Chateau. 12:30 p.m.

Quota Club dinner. Chateau, 6:30 pjn. Ottawa Shrine Club dinner, Chateau, 6:30 p.m. National Aft Gallery, open from 26 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Amusement notices, page 21. Extends Scope Of Geneva Pact By The Associated Press GENEVA Major tariff reductions were announced today by the countries which took part in the world tariff conference at Annecy. France, last summer. The list of tariff reduction is an Inch-thick volume laying down the maximum rates of import duty on many thousands of different items of international trade. The reductions were agreed upon at the four-month-long Annecy conference of the 23 founding members of the Geneva 1947 Tariff Agreement and 10 new countries acceding to the agreement.

The conference opened April 11 and closed Aug. 27. It was the largest multilateral tariff conference ever held. It resulted in 147 bilateral tariff agreements between pairs of countries. Under the most-favored-nation principle of the Geneva agreement, any freezing or reduction of tariffs agreed in one of the bilateral agreements is automatically applied to the exports of all the otheq member states of the agreement.

(See Page 4, Col. 5) Frontal i Attack Step Forward States Wilgress Br The Canadian Press LONDON-rDana Wilgress, Canadian high commissioner in Lon don, said yesterday that tariff changes agreed among 33 coun tries at Annecy, France, are a definite construction step toward the return of multilateral trading in a large part of the world. He said plans now are under way for a third round of tariff negotia tions next year. The High Commissioner, chairman at the Annecy meetings, said in a statement that next year's multilateral tariff negotiations will be wider in scope than those held at Geneva in 1947 or at Annecy this year. New Frontal Attack They will represent "a new frontal attack on trade barriers which, if successful, should ma terially contribute to creation of those conditions and that political atmosphere necessary to restore world trade to that multilateral basis on which alone it can func tion smoothly." (See Page 12, Col.

2) Week Of Decisions By The Associated Press PITTSBURGH This is a week of decision in the strike-troubled steel and coal industries of the United States. There is at least a chance for peace in coal, however dim it may be. But there is nothing to indi cate such hopes for steel. More definite is the prospect of walkouts swelling the strike-idle to 2,000,000. Aluminum and steel fabricating plants may Join the strike parade.

Cost Mounts The cost to strikers and industry in the county's first double-header steel-coal walkout In history pas-s-- the 400,000,000 mark regardless. 'Here is the picture: John Jj. Lewis, United Mine Workers (IND.) chief, and the coal operators go back to the bargaining table Wednesday with orders from the federal government to hurry up and settle the 21-day-old strike now involving 380,000 bituminous diggers. The elght-day-old basic steel strike of 454.000 members of the (See Page 12, Col. 4) New Flying Record Set By Reuters News Agency SYDNEY, Australia -r- A trans-continental air record was set up by a.

Royal Australian Air Force mosquito which flew yesterday from Perth to Sydney, about 2,000 miles, in six hours and 13 minutes. Trie previous record of 8Va hours was established in September, 1947, by a Lincoln bomber. Anti-Reds Lead In Austria Commies Trailing In Fourth Place By The Associated Press VIENNA The two anti-Communist parties making up Austria's present coalition government won a big, majority on the basis of unofficial returns covering two-thirds of the registered vote in yesterday's national election. A new party, drawing its support from former Nazis, ranked third in a surprise development, with the Communists trailing in fourth place. This was Austria's first national election since 1945.

On the basis of the latest unofficial count. Chancellor Leopold Figls rightist People's party had 45 percent of the 4,500,000 registered vote; the strongly anti-Communist Socialists 36.5; the extreme-rightist League of Independents 13 percent; and the Communists 5.5 percent. To Continue Coalition Before the vbting, Figls and the Socialists agreed to continue their coalition if they won. The corresponding percentages of the popular vote received by the major parties four years ago was 49 for the People's party, 46 for the Socialists, and five for the Communists. The League of Independents was not permitted to vote in 1945.

(See Page 12, Col. 3) Theft Ring Is Cracked Hull and Ontario Provincial Police yesterday moved into their 12th day of an investigation which has brought the arrest of three Ottawa men and may have crack ed a smooth-operating ring responsible for a chain of thefts from Constance Bay to the Ottawa-Hull area. A fourth Ottawa man is being held for questioning in the case which was opened up by a wave of thefts from cottages in the Constance Bay resort district Sept. 28 and 29. Value of loot recovered by hardworking men of both police forces mounted above the $2,000 mark last night.

Ottawa City Police said the trio would be questioned here in con nection with a string of thefts from autos, mostly tourist-owned. during the past three months. The trio arrested are: Twenty six year old William Henderson of Uplands, charged with breaking into five autos in Hull. Appearing in Hull Magistrate's Court Saturday, he was remanded to Wednesday; Fernand Beland, 30, also of Uplands, charged with theft from autos. Picked up Saturday, he ap-(See Tage 12, Col.

1) Gaels of Queen's, and Western came through with a 14-12 conquest of McGill Redmen. In the ORFU, Hamilton Tigers subdued Windsor Rockets, 13-6, to take over second place behind Sar-nia Imperials, who downed Balmy Beach, 19-1. Out West, Calgary Stampeders won their eighth straight, defeating Saskatchewan, 10-3, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers edged Edmonton, 8-6. In Intermediate Intercollegiate play, McGill seconds downed Carleton College, of Ottawa, 21-0, Saturday and Queen's tied University of Ottawa, 1-1- Opening the QSHL hockey wars here Saturday night, Ottawa Senators defeated Valleyfield Braves. 7-2, at the Auditorium.

Valleyfield tied Montreal Royals, 2-2, yesterday, while Quebec Aces defeated Shawinigan Falls 6-2. For full details of these and other sports events, turn to pages 13, 14, 15. 16 and 17 of today's edition of The Citizen. got around Alouettes' Herb running back a quick kick from Bob' Cunningham. Taking the goal-line, Turner ran it out to Photo by David Bier.

Seminary Ceremony Cornerstone Laid By Archbishop His Excellency Most Rev. Alexandre Vachon, Archbishop of Ottawa, Sunday afternoon officiated at the solemn laying of the cornerstone of the new Ottawa Archdiocesan Seminary at Hurd-mans Bridge. The new seminary is being built on a large tract of land behind the Overbrook Catholic Church at a cost of approximately $3,000,080. Ideal weather prevailed for the impressive ceremony which was attended by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and Mrs.

St. Laurent, Mayor E. A. Bourque Mayor Al-phonse Moussette of Hull, Mayor Gordon Lavergne of Eastview, Reeve Alexander R6ger of "Gloucester Township and other civic officials. A large number of clergy, religious and laity of the archdiocese attended the ceremony.

Following the ceremony of laying the stone, the archbishop told (See Page 12, Col. 3) Died LEBRTTN. Olivier In a local hospital, on Sunday, October 9, 1949. Olivier Lebrun, husband of the late Marguerite Lavlgne, at the a Re of 88 years. Resting at the Gauthler Funeral Parlors.

259 St. Patrick Street. Funeral on Tuesday, October 11 at 7:45 a.m. for requiem high mass at the Basilica at 8 o'cloock. Interment Notre Dame cemetery.

87 teams scored 36 points in the last quarter. Saturday's loss was the first in eight league starts for the Rough Riders this year. Little World Series Montreal Royals, after battling their way from the fourth playoff spot in the International League, dropped a 12-2 decision to Indianapolis Indians in Indianapolis Saturday night, and Tribe took the Little World Series crown, four games to two. Ottawa's SRA Midgets were- eli the venture was Burt Kennedy, who missed a question in a quiz in the United States. Pierre, whose address is California, plunged gleefully into the cold surf at Gape Gris Nez at 9:36 a.m.

G.M.T., and flipped onto the pebbly beach east of St. Margaret's Bay at 2:40 p.m. Only 18 months old, Pierre thus is the youngest channel swimmer, and the fastest. The swiftest crossing by man is a little over 11 hours. In the nude, except for a tight-fitting black corset, to which was attached a long leash, Pierre started his swim after a breakfast of herring.

The 30-foot line, held by his trainer, Ross McBride, who rode in a rowboat towed by a motor-boat, was to keep Pierre from wandering after more herring. It was a loping, diving, leaping crossing. Sometimes Pierre raced ahead, apparently not noticing any tides or current, if there were any. At others he was headed for France, and appeared to be towed backward. Then there were times when the line pointed straight down into the.

dark green depths. McBride said that was when he was looking for fish, and perhaps finding some. He seemed to think it was fun and there was still a lot of swimming in him when he reached shore. He still had energy to spare, frisked among some British spectators and took a nip at several. But McBride let him remain on English soil only 14 minutes.

He quickly packed him in his straw-filled travelling case and put him aboard a motorboat for France. Chalmers Minister Rev. A. L. Griffith Is Appointed Rev.

A. Leonard Griffith. Grimsby, will succeed Very Rev, Dr. John W. Woodside as minister of Chalmers United Church.

Ottawa. After 31 years' service in that capacity, Dr. Woodside retires at his own request on Nov. 1. Moved by Dr.

J. J. Alcock, chairman of the selection com mittee, and seconded by Alan Hay, the recommendation of the committee was accepted by unanimous vote at a largely attended and representative meeting of the congregation held at the close of morning worship Sunday. In narrating the steps leading up to the committee's choice, Dr. Alcock stated that Mr.

Griffith, a young man in his early thirties. after graduating from Montreal Theological College served for a period on a home mission field near Belleville and during the past three years has been minister of the United Church at Grimsby. (See Page 12, Col. 1) Victims Go Into Mines By The Associated Presa PRAGUE Czechoslovakia is sending to Its uranium and coal mines and forced-labor camps the thousands snatched up in a week-long police roundup, reliable reports said Saturday night. Flying squads of security police still roamed the streets of this fearful capital Sunday and their activity is expected to continue.

Business men and property holders seem to have been the main targets. But almost anyone suspected of harboring sympathies with the West or Premier Tito of Yugoslavia appears in danger. There are warnings, too, that too-overt sympathizers with the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy may, be arrested. Virtually everyone talks of the purge in whispers. There has been no direct official announcement of it, but the security police radio emphasized: "Everybody who approves of the exploitation of the working classes In the West, who approves of the colonial wars and sympathizes with Tito's treason is committing a crime and the hard hand of the working class must fall upon him.

"Not only support and propagation of Fascism must be punished, but everything that smells of bur-: geoiste, nationalism and Chauvinism must be destroyed by the roots." President Klement Gottwald last night proclaimed that Czechoslovakia will "march with the- Soviet Union and no one else." 4 Die In By The Associated' Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. A Slick Airways cargo, plane crashed last night in an attempted landing at the Cheyenne Airport. Searchers said there were four bodies in the burned wreckage. Week-end's Baseball, Rugby, Hockey The Thanksgiving Day week-end is providing a holiday for everyone but athletes and the sports writers. They are having a field day.

No less than 11 football games were played in the Dominion on Saturday of import to Ottawa fans, to say nothing of the odd hockey game and the final games of baseball's World Series. Taking the series first, New York Yankees copped their 12th title in 16 series by downing Brooklyn's battling Dodgers 6-4 on Saturday and 10-6 yesterday to nab their third and fourth wins, respectively, of the best-of seven set. And they grabbed the last three wins right in the home of the Flat-bush faithful, Ebbets Field-Turning to football, Ottawa's Rough Riders, after dropping a 20-19 squeaker at Lansdowne Park on Saturday, raced right back to Montreal and hammered the Alouettes, 42-33, Sunday for an even split, on the week-end series. The game yesterday was one of the wildest in Big Four history as the Thaiiksgiviiig Day Citizen Marking the Thanksgiving Day holiday, The Ottawa Citizen in this issue presents, in addition to thorough news coverage, an exceptionally attractive number of special and regular daily "features. On inside pages will be found many general news and sports pictures.

These include such week-end events as weddings, Gyro Apple Day and the home and home games of the Rough Riders-Alouettes as well as World Series pictures. Of course readers will also find such regular features as the London Times Summary, the radio, home and comic pages and many special features. Ottawa 48 80 Vancouver 45 58 Winnipeg 22 53 Toronto 56 78 Halifax 53 60 Sun rises sets 6:27 (EJ3.T.U I i.