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vv yTOX'i" -O- j. hi i is THE OTTAWA JOURNAL; MONDAY, AUGUST 22, -it Talks 1 ortageDiFort V1 Workman, Falls 61 Feet to Death Oil Bitter Note In Finland Strikers Start Will Open BackfoWork HELSINKI, Aug. 22. (UP) Government officials said today that back-to-work movement was growing among Finland's 150,000 strikers despite Communist efforts to keep the country paralyzed with a general strike Several groups among strikers nave voted to returh to work, including building trades workers who form the largest single group In the: country-wide strike, officials said. More than 23,000 of some -striking lumbermen In northern Finland have voted against the strike, a Socialist Union official said, but it was not known when they planned to return to their Jobs.

r- Police jin the northern lumber-'ing tows of Kemi, centre of the lumbermen's strike, arrested three snore voniin unlit leaders for agitating against the government. The new arrests raised to 22 the number of Communist leaders arrested there since Thursday, A Communist spokesman said that the Communist-led unions would defy an ultimatum by the non Communist Trades Union Federation. The ultimatum or-" dered the unions to return 1 to work by tomorrow or be expelled from the federation. Humane Society Inspector Named Ontario Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals has announced that D. Lynch; 80 Acres Kennel! Russell, Ont, has been appointed an inspector to cover that part of the province east of the Belleville-Pembroke line j- excluding those districts within the sphere of activities of any, local societies.

The inspector will patrol the district, inspecting markets, stables, transportation of livestock, etc, looking for ill-treatment, neglect or other distress of animals. In addition-to Investigating special reports snd com-v plaints. His services will be free, but the society nid be Is not a veterinary surgeon snd will not be able to give help or advice J- with regard to sickness in animals. Mr. Lynch will be sworn in as a special constable of the On--'' tario.

Provincial Police. Bahais fo Hear Yen-Mate 1 A prominent member of the United Nations Speakers' Re- search Committee, Hilda Yen-Male, will speak at the TMCA Tuesday evening under the auspices of the Banal-Assembly of Ottawa. Her subject wills- be "Pattern of Future Mrs. Yen-Male received ber Master's degree in Political Science ist the George Washing- ton Unjversity, in Washington, DC She served as technical consultant on the Chinese delegation to the Dumbarton Oaks confer- Mrs. Yen-Male's husband, John Male, is an officer of "the Human Rights Division of the Department of Social Affairs In the United Nations.

Mrs. Yen-Male became -actively associated with Bahal World faith 1944, Ben! Boosts i. CentiAned From Page One. (i) one-twelfth, of the Increase la taxes or water rates attributable to' the accommodation which is the, subject of the application, and (ii) an amount calculated by multiplying'; the result-Ing from the application- of clause (i) hereof by a number arrived at by adding, two to the number of months between the 'beginning of. the- taxation year and the month In which the tax bill exhibiting the Increased taxes was issued, both months inclusive, and by then dividing the wnole amount by Far Torente.

The Prices Board, in a special order, applying only to Toronto, authorized a four percent increase in rents on apartments, duplexes and. other multiple- family dwellings in Toronto, The increase was granted to -compensate Toronto landlords for increases in 1949 taxes caused by a boost in assess ments. Ottawa landlords want rent increases they have to follow board regulations and make application individually. In Tor- onto the'' assessments on about 801 percent, of apartments, mul tiple dwellings and -commercial buildings were boosted so the board issued a general order providing for a four percent Jump, an approximate average, Two New Polio Cases In United Counties Ml -I- CORNWALL. Ont, Aug.

22v C7) Two new cases of poliomyelitis were discovered la the Unlt- counties of Stonnont, Dundas and Glengarry during the weekend, health officials raid today. The district polio total for the year Is 30 compared with three last yeai1. Three deaths have resulted -this year, it 0 INTO THE WILD BLUE his class model plane, one of his entries that helped him win the Ottawa Model Aircraft Club championship at the club's annual International -contest at Carp airfield Sunday. (Capital Press Photo.) Threatening Continued From Page One. Residents of two villages turned out en masse to protect their homes during the week-end.

At Carlsbad Springs, 23 miles southeast of Ottawa, villagers fqught all day Saturday before controlling a fire that crept within a mile of the resort centre. New Fires. -N Two' large fires were reported under control at Balsam Lake and Mink Lake, in the Coulonge River valley. Three small fires, believed started by lightning from a storm August 10, flared up over the week-end in the Black River area near Waltham, but were under control today. Since noon Saturday nine new fires, none of serious proportions, were burning in the Llevre River valley.

About 250 men were called out to battle the fires, which were said to cover a combined ares of 190 acres. Of the Uevre fires, two were reported from McGlll Township, one in Grsvelle: Township, one In Montlgny Township, all in La belle County, Another was reported in the Gatlneau River valley, two in Montcalm County and two In Joliet County. No major forest' fires were re ported on the Ontario shore of the Ottawa river today, but tim-berlands, without rain since August 17, were said to be In extremely dry condition. Weather forecasters at Rock- cliff held out little prospect of rain In the area for at least three days. Seven, fires which were burn ing between Pembroke snd Mat- taws last week were now out, the zone forester at Pembroke said today.

At Community Beach. Des- ehenes, a bulldozer was used to hem in a grass fire which burned serosa 10 acres at noon Sunday. Continued Front Pace One. "Traltoreus deal of the Tito elique with Greek A Chekich of the Yugoslav general staff was quoted ss saying The Tito clique Increases terror In Yugo i Support Tito. BERLIN, Aug.

Ger man Communists who hate Russia formed a new splinter party today and promptly sent Mar shal Tito of Yugoslavia a mes sage of support A spokesman for the group claimed 4,000 active members in the Russisn zone of Germany snd another 600 in the western sectors of Berlin. Fifty former members of the Communist party and Socialist Unity party announced they had broken away at a meeting in the French sector of Berlin and were forming a "free Communist '-It -'-Karl-Heinz Scholz. 41-year old engineer and veteran Ger man Communist underground campaigner, told a reporter in an interview: We have formed to fight Im periallst Bolshevism. The so- called internationalism of Soviet Russia is a fraud. We reject any plans for a dictatorship over the people.

1 It mtei ha flt-sfv MnAPt Af German Communist revolt against Soviet domination simi lar to the breakaway last year of Marshal Tito in Vuffotlavia. Dtw" 1 Scholz said the Free Com- munUts, will continue to sup port Marxlarf 'Communism, but resist any dictation from the Jjremlin 0 YONDER John Barrie. of 1117 Bronson avenue, launches Ottawa 'Grown Nudes Arouse No Complaints Toronto's Local Council of Wo-ien, which feared the showing of Thomas Hart Benton's "Susannah fand the Elders" would have unsettling effects on "wavering mlndi" would find smple material In Ottawa's National Gallery set the Queen City's most stable psyches s-wavering like mad. Fortunately, Ottswa art-loving circles seem to be less characterized with wavering minds i than Toronto's. H.

O. McCurry, director of the National Gallery, reported a notable lack of complaints about the Gallery's collection of half a dozen or so paintings of undraped or semi-draped "We've grown he I said. "There hasn't been any such outcry since about 1921. I believe Ottawa minds are very heslthy." He had seen no signs of wavering In any visitors to the Gallery, -1 visit to the Gallery reveals a number of painting thst might be detrimental to Toronto's mental health. In the Pegl 'Nlcol MacLeod collection Is a picture entitled "Descent of Lilies" Humane Society, Exhibition Chiefs Disagree on Ta il-sets Ottawa Humane Society's war against horsemen uring tail-sets is on again.

'But before, it had been under way very- long official, veterinarians at the Central Canada Exhibition were denying all the Humane Society claimed, This morning, in a letter to The Journal, Society President G. A. Youle, wrote: "The abolition of tall-setting can probably only be brought about by public opinion. Circumstances make it unlikely that any Individual case could be prosecuted to conviction in the courts, but it is known that a great deal of cruelty is perpetrated behind the scenes in pandering to the fashion, which is all it is, and abolition of the fashion is the. means of ersdicating this The letter added that exhibition authorities were again asked to ban the use of tall-sets as was mm was ild re- done last year.

Mr. Youle wrote he celved a reply in which exhibition officials said the Toronto Humane Society had raised no objection to the use of tail-seta at a recent show there and, in consequence, no ban would be imposed In Ottawa. The Ottawa branch president claimed the Toronto Society's attitude met with disapproval of the secretary snd other local' societies? To all this the official veterinarians st the Ottawa Exhibition had a reply. Horses Unharmed. Said Dr.

Donald R. Cherry: "Tail-sets'- do not injure the horses and they sre obviously happy with them on. The. horses here: at the exhibition sre aged and have been in sets for a number of years. "The operation for tall-sotting is performed under anaesthetic snd it certainly does not give the animal any dlccomfort.

"If this practice wss painful to the animals fuss sbout ss they do when their tails are. tied too tightly." .) The veterinarian also said he did not understand why; exhibition officials were called "barbarians" and regregated from all others following the same practice. I Dr. E. F.

Johnston, of Carp, Up' and Gallery which depicts an extremely comely, half -clad girf being descended on by a cloud of for tunate lilies. A large water color, a product of one of the more 'modern schools, entitled "Tapestry really doesn't look much like anything, but manages to give the Impression of an ex treme degree of nudity. Maurice Prendergast's "Th Pltnic" shows a number of women disporting themselves at a Summer outing. A couple of them become divested of their i A slight amount of wavering, Toronto style, might be induced by a couple of pictures in the Old Masters section, such as Jan Van Scorel's "Judith with the Head of or Tin toretto's "Adam and Eve. Just to round out the oscillations, a display of British lithographs provide three or four nudes, though of no particular degree of comeliness.

"Portrait of a Negro Slave by Francois Maleport de Beaucourt, also might cause a minor mental quiver. R. B. president of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Annotation said. Ai a orofession we da not feel this practice inconveniences the animals.

"And we" certainly feel it is not an inhumane practice. "Furthermore, we'll back those who do he added. The operation for tall-setting entails the cutting of two muscles on the bottom of the tail. The sets, when applied after the oper atlon is completed, keep the tails arched. All horses hsvlng undergone the tail-setting operations are American imported anlmsls.

Exhibition officials uM ber of, these horses will be. teen at the horse show, judged to be one ot tne best ever seen In Ot Quake Continued From Page One. Not a single casualty was re ported snd damage was slight In Prince George, residents ran out Into the streets shouting, "Earthquake, Earthquake" as cafe signs swung snd poles swayed. In. Ketchikan, Alaska, Americans fled a Sunday theatre.

Publisher Bill Baker of the Ketchikan Herald, stepping, off sn upcoast steamer, said the gangplank al most snapped as the shocks per sisted. In the port of Prince Rupert, o. a. Hunter, editor of the Daily news, said many of the city's 10 000 residents dashed intn tha streets -in fear of their houses caving in. Chimneys Toppled.

In the Queen Charlottes, rhlm neys toppled to the ground, homes rocxea on their foundations. dishes crashed to the floor; and windows shattered. Vsncouver felt It slightly but no damage was reported. In Seattle, the 42-storey Smith Tower swayed dangerously. At Portland, a house boat rocked on the Willamette River.

Victoria and Vancouver Island centres reported no tremors whatsoever. RH A WVILLE. Auei 22. (Special) Jean Marr Beroer. 28.

of Riviere du lahorer for I Intrusion Repack Limited fell 61 feet to nis aeatn irom an electrical crane at Portage du Fort power plant at eight o'clock this morning He was working on a new bridge under construction abovs the dam. Z1 I Jump to Safety. -ThrM nthor 'workmen on the trolley with the dead man Jumped to safety. They lsnded on the trackway on which the trolley runs, and were able to hang on until help reached them. i Dr.

L.1 P. RenaudV coroner, of Campbell's Bay, decided no in-f quest will be neia. i The man was operaung xne crane from a trolley on the bridge. He slipped from his scat-witnesses said, when the trolley tipped sideways. 1 The trolley did not leave tne trarlr.

but heeled sideways when a heavy loSd of timber was being loaded Quebec Provincial Constable Roger Chartrand is inveitlgafng me xaiaiiiy. i District Continued From Pace One. With them was Miss Constance Beattie, a 24-year-old physiotherapist, from Brockyllle, Onti, and a Toronto men who went North this Spring to worjc for the Indian Affairs Department. The polio epidemic swept the Arctic wsstes last Spring, causing a large number of deaths among the Eski mos snd leading to a quarantine extending thousands of square miles. I Air Commodore Costello, air officer commanding No.

11 Group, RCAF, said. the search planes had been "stymied" by low clouds and rsln, which cut down visibility. 1 Carries Radio. The plane, as is! customary, carries a portable radio, trans mitter. But Air Commodore Costello said that the range of such sets is restricted, and would not be heard by air force signal stations either in Winnipeg or Churchill.

"We're hoping that the search planes might be able to pick up their he sa d. "But -if the plane is down oh a lake as we believe is possible, then the shoreline would cut down the strength of such, a signal." -j Pilot of the missing plane is Fit. Lt Frank I Rush, while the 1 i ncwBKiict man tuuaiu year-old Jack Aveson of who ms specialized in stories of the North and -who bad taken: this swing for the purpose of writing si series of yarns on Northern topics. I Force authorities declined to release an official list of those aboard the plane until all next- of-kin had been notified. Weather Bureau officials jin Winnipeg said they had no records of the names of the men who were aboard the plane since such personnel are moved on a "through" basis from the East.

1 r- iM.H; If the plane came down about the time of Its last radio signal, which amounted almost wholly to comments by the radio operator about atmospheric conditions, Its landing place would be half way between Churchill and Winnipeg This would place It In the God's Lake near the Ontario- Manitoba border. Too Much Continued From Page One. He recommended an "overrall purpose', and for the; fra ternity to enlarge its ultimate ob jectives beyond the merely social. A committee on ultimate pur poses would be set up and all suggestions welcomed. 1 More detailed explanation of the problem was given by Lau rence W.f DeMuth, secretary treasurer, of Boulder, Colo.j -I He served up a lot of figures.

including the information that the organization's i surplus In operating fund at the end ot June stood at $119,299. The endow ment fund thestu dents' loan fund, su.uuo. i Most of I its moneys were In vested in United States govern ment securities which provided low Interest rate. Even so, the Interest income last year was $4,000. In 1947, the organization had had the largest revenue in its his- htory, $37,000 and "with characteristic conservation" budgeted for the -next year on that basis with expectation of slight an nual decreases.

I But Instead, the 1948 revenue was nearly double. It was $71,170. i Expenses: had too, but not proportionately. Costs in 1947-48 were 1948-49, $49,918. He had a general suggestion, for an ultimate purpose.

"The whole world Is disturbed and restless he declared. "It needs the steadying Influence of an enlightened bar. Competition from other legal fraternities is Increasing. We can no longer be smug snd rest on our past achievements. "Phi DelU Phi cannot shirk its responsibilities to provide the necessary i j-.

The some 175 most from the United States but In cluding about zo from Canada, left this morning's opening! session earnestly and thoughtfully. They were coming to grips with tneir problem, 1 if 9 i i JUST I A BOY AGAIN Even cumbed to the general carnival morning. Decked out like a chef, for a hot flog and soft drink in Junior Bohrd of Trade, (Cspuai Sgt. McFarland i Awa ras i The Sliiter, Adamsonr and Slater; Ad Shearer trophies were ottered for competition at the1 first' weekly shoot of Headquarters Rifle Asso- ciaUoaafter the DCRA. Sgt R.

McFarland, of the RCMP, won the jl Slater Cup, awarded the senior class. He wss able to difficultconditions, and to his score of 47 at 500 yards was! ablej to add 50 at 600. Hv' i. The second-class resulted in a tie between Wilson and George Hanson, who both posted scores of 93. This Ue wW be decided by a shoot-off st the longest range 'next week, the' winner, -to be awarded the Adamson trophy.

The third-class' trophy, the Shearer was won by R. Wakerell with, a score ot 97, incidentally besting the score posted by his father, r- rOn -Sunday; August 28, the Active Service match will be fired. This match is fired under the same conditions as the King's i'-j'iii. t'; 1 A further feature of program is the Labor Day shoot Entries are expected from all members. Entry focms may be obtained from I the secretary, Major W.

Jstrachan. The results of this week's shoot are as ''( 1 First-class-i-J. McFarland, 97; W. Strachan, 96; R. W.

Hamp ton," 94; Gi Wright 93; W. V. Hall. 93; F.fWakereU. 93; C.

E. nan, vd, r.s nMcicu, bo. Jarvis, 93; J. A. Doane, 92; F.

V. the Thie National 'f- FEDERAL The i '-i: i i'i-i-1: i l-'l I i-P'-'i i i I. vv I i t- .1 t- i i i mm ta-mu mrum ii'i-r'l 'i 1. -I 4 I.Jl. --Mt Ui--n-, -1- :V.l CENTRAL 1 1 i I i he staffs the 1 1 A 1 4 -I MMd, Ottawa's chief magistrate i sue- atmosphere at the Exhibition this Mayor Bourque took time out by Jaycee Canteen, operated Press photo,) and R.

Wakerbll KAonoor Shepherd, 89; C.C. WilsohJ 89; L. H. Edsell. 87: H.

C. Frlck 88: J. H. Turner 88; Reynolds, 88; Ci Botham, 84; T. E.

Velth, 84; W. C. 83, Second-class H. Wilson, B3; G. Hanson, 93; W.

J. J. Tyson, 90; A. C. VlJuL 89; D.

W. Mills, 87; G. S. Darllig. 87; P.

Drummond, B6; A. Hark-ness, 85; Mi A. Chapman, 84 W. Johnson, 84; M. M.

Burr, El: earner, 80; A. Davison, 74. lr Third-class R. Wakerelll 97; F. E.

Russeii, S3; D. J. Mcqombe, 91; fney, 86 fj. H. Botham, 73.

Hull Area Highway 4- Jlederal Planning Service and be in attendance. li 1: Following the Exhibit will Sends -Drivers by Dozen Down Trail' Police The Quebec Provincial drive against traffic law violators is going strong in Hull.thlslweek. Excessive speeding in HqlJ snd on. the highways brought a I tine of $10 and Icosts to the i Eugene cnarrette, St, I Rose George Cleary, Quyon; 1 Rob ert Gagnon, Maniwaki; J. Balllot Sons, 20 Youvllle; Mlltoii Hen derson.i Bristol Mines.

Col Pon tlac; Pierre Laberge, Montlbello: Marcel; Courvllle. 8 Carillon; Roland Perrier, Notre Dame de la Paix; Antoine T. DuvaU Grace-field; J. M. Lacombe.

30 Dumas; Rene I Chenler. 104 Dumas; Joseph Charbonneau. 60 perry; iiugcpu cuaruvmiBu, du Amlel Zacharlas, Otter Lake; i Capital Plann ng Exhibition DISTRICT COMMISSION Announces Premiiere; Showing Of The Public Exhibit mm, Demonstration Building I ..3 CANADA EXHIBITION I '( Lansdowne Park ditawa 22-27 August 194 a.m. to 10 p.m. Daily -1 i -V I- ADMISSION FREE jDistri istrict Comrriission the National Capital 'lanning National Capital Committee will i i 1 I' i ts'premiere showing in tne National Capital tour the principal cities of ur tne principal mm- Space Courtes Central Exhibition A tibciotidti WASHINGTON.

Aue. 22- fir) rruunuiu oi ur Ajnerican talks on BriUin'f economic crisis will open here this week in an atmosphere of bitterness and gloom, i i United States officials said! It Would require some notable feats of statesmanship to prevent the conference from hurting instead of Improving British-American relation. The conference, I in Which several top Canadian Cab lnet Ministers will take part, wiU reach a climax early next month, Arnong-other things the British, say they take a dim view of the. appointment of John W. Snyder, Secretary of the to head up the American delegation for the main, second stage of the negotiations which will, open Sept 6 or 7.

They say they would ha va preferred State Secretary DeanAcheson. 1 Canada's role will be as an in terested third party at the talks. BoyScoufson Hand Af 'Ex' fo Shepherd Lost Children Boy Scouts, neatly turned out Land ready to serve st the in xormauon nootn ana run erranas for' officials, were on the Exhibition grounds before the gates opened today. Fifty-two strong, they were led by Scoutmaster L. Royds of the 83rd Canadian Martyrs troop.

Esch morning during the week they will commerce activities with a flag-break snd then prepare to attack, the important Job of returning lost children to their I Law and order wss preserved this morning by a total of 69 special constables. Ottawa police officers and members Of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires. A special police "headquarters ta situated on the grounds with Sgt W. B. Robertson In charge, Traffic Purge I Ellis Jones.

Klanlwaki: Robert Gagnqn, Maniwaki; Fred I R. Hutchison, Quyon; Albert Gra-velle. Otter Lake; AureJien Morin, Ste. Theresa de Gatlneau; Russel Llmmerllng. R.R.

No. 1:. Emlle Gagnon, I14S Hotel de VUle; J. Leon Pare. 16 Wellington, HuU; Paul Lalonde.

St Slxte; Rene Duffy, Gracef ield; Rolland Deschamps, Gatlneau; Ernest Tippohs, Shawvllle; Omer Chsrron, Plalsanca. i I Leon Berard, of Calumet Island was fined $10 snd costs for driving a motor vehicle with faulty brakes. K. Pinkos, of Poltimore, was fined $10 and costs for driving aninreglstered vehicle. 1 uommitteo mi 4 the Dominion.

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