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THE LEADER-POST. KEGINA. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1943 PAGE SIXTEEN am 9-year-old dies in Heward fire tffl Stmt Gianni Da Nine others led to safety HEWARD, Feb.

19 (Special). One child was burned to death and nine others led to safety by an 18-year-old girl when lire destroyed the farm home of George Graham, three miles north of Heward, in 30-below-zero weather Saturday. Heward is about 30 miles east of Weyburn, on the Areola line. The children were alone in the home, their father being in Regina visiting his wife who had undergone an operation the TORONTO, Feb. 19 (CP).

A member of the Supreme Court of Ontario for 39 years, Mr. Justice William Renick Riddell died at his home here early Sunday. He was 92 years old, and was predeceased by his wife last Monday. Bom in Hamilton township, Northumberland county, April 6, 1852, Mr. Justice Riddell was educated at Cobourg Collegiate Institute and Victoria University He was gold medallist at Osgoode Hall, from where he graduated in 1883.

Mr. Justice Riddell was holder of 11 honorary doctorates and was senior honorary member of the No repudiation says Valleau CALGARY, Feb. 19 (CP). We have not repudiated a cent. We have no intention of repudiating a cent, Hon.

O. W. Val-leau, Saskatchewan minister of social welfare said in a speech to the Sunday forum here, which he discussed the current seed grain dispute with the federal government. We do wish to negotiate with the federal government or at a Dominion-provincial conference, he continued, as to what proportion of the cost of a national calamity should be paid by the people of Saskatchewan alone. So far, Mr.

Ilsley has refused to even discuss this simple proposition. Finance Minister Ilsleys motive, said Mr. Valleau, is to wreck the C.C.F. government in Sas-kstchvvsn Not only is he demanding his pound of flesh, he said, but in the true Shylock manner he wants to cut in from where it will do the most damage, nearest the heart. He is demanding enough in the next five years to cripple the government.

and amphibious invasion of Corregidor, hailed the gallant delaying fight put up by a broken band of Americans and Filipinos in 1942 as one of the decisive battles of the world. Veteran skytroops of the 503rd parachute regiment effected the first landing on the rocky fortress at the mouth of Manila Bay. The parachutists captured the islands defences and huge guns from the rear. The skytroops were joined shortly after their pin-point landing on Corregidors plateau by infantrymen of the 24th division who stormed the islands beaches from assault boats that brought them from Bataan, across the narrow strait. The recapture of Bataan and Corregidor clears the entrance to Manila Bay and opens this great harbor to our fleets, Gen.

MacArthur announced. MANILA, Feb. 19 (AP). American paratroopers and infantrymen swarmed over Corregidor fortress today, after landing Friday, and a communique announced they had captured an important artillery position and were clearing the Japanese from their tunnel entrenchments. The landings on Corregidor opened the entrance of Manila Bay to United States warships.

(The American broadcasting station in Europe, quoting a late despatch from Luzon, said United States 7th fleet units already had steamed into Manila Bay without incident.) The communique said Malinta hill, an excellent artillery sit, was seized, and a landslide, caused by bombardment, blocked the east entrance of an extensive tunnel on The Rock. Seventh fleet units were shelling the Cavite shore line south of Corregidor to clear the Manila Bay entrance of enemy guns. Americans in bloody Manila captured the Philippine general hospital and freed 7,000 patients, internees and civilians. The hospital was a prime enemy strong point, with big guns mounted in its upper floors. Among the patients liberated were 100 Americans.

The communique said the systematic destruction of the trapped Japanese garrison, holed up primarily in the old thick-walled Intrauros section near the waterfront, was proceeding. East of Manila a convoy of 21 trucks filled with Japanese troops was wiped out. Gen. MacArthur, Allied southwest Pacific commander, who returned to Bataan to see part of Fridays paratroop day before and whose condition Sunday was reported as serious. Two of the children suffered burns which necessitated their removal to hospital at Weyburn where it was reported Sunday their condition was favorable.

Trapped in the home, which was in a bedroom of a frame, east side destroyed, was nine-year-old Jack Graham. The fire started in the kitchen block on the main thoroughfare at Chicoutimi, destroying five stores and two apartment houses and depriving about 75 persons of shelter. No casualties were reported. Four small negro children died Windsor, house when flames raging thiough the building kept All from CHERNIAKHOVSKY General killed Prairies to form bloc? Mannings statement backs up view rescuers at a distance. Windsor, they were: Robert Jones, four, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Clayton Jones; Wendell Banks, three, and Basil Banks, 16 months, daughters of Mrs. Elwyn Banks, ana Elizabeth Ann Banks, three, daughter of Evelyn Banks. Nine-year-old Jack Graham died Saturday in a fire at Heward, Sask. William Dobrick was burned to death and Mrs.

George Neault, 24, of Brent, was taken to hospital in serious condition following a blaze which destroyed Mackay House hotel block at North Bay Saturday night. Besides the hotel, six business establishments were destroyed. At St. Catharines, Ernest Davis, about 60, died en route to hospital of bums suffered in a fire at his home when an oil lamp overturned. At Longueuil, Que firemen from Longueuil, Montreal and Montreal South were called to quell a blaze that destroyed the administration centre of the military training camp.

A $1,000,000 fire Sunday night gutted an entire block on Racine street, main commercial thoroughfare of the Lake St. John city of Chicoutimi, Quebec. Five stores and two apartment houses were destroyed by the blaze which at one time threatened to turn into a conflagration. Two drown when dugout overturns SQUAMISH, B.C., Feb. 19.

Two persons were drowned, three are missing and six others were rescued Sunday after the 27-foot Indian dugout which they were travelling from Squamish to Woodfibre, 42 miles north, overturned in Howe Sound. Names of the occupants of the boat wore not learned immediately but provincial constable A. E. Fox said those rescued were all women. In the boat were three men and eight women.

The dugout, powered with an outboard motor, left Squamish late Saturday. Constable Fox said the water was very rough at the time of the tragedy and probably the only thing that saved any of the party was the fact they kept close to the coastline. It overturned about 50 feet off shore. LONDON, Feb. 19 (CP).

The Moscow radio announced this1 morning that Gen. Ivan D. Cher-niakhovsky, commander of the Third White Russian Army, had died Sunday of a wound. His death occurred from a heavy wound received on the battlefield of East Prussia, said the official announcement. Chermakhovsky was the youngest Soviet army group commander and one of the nations outstanding strategists.

Three days ago he was the subject of an order of the day by Premier Marshal Stalin for his troops gallantry in the battle of East Prussia. The conqueror of much of East Prussia and all Lithuania, Cher-niakhovsky will be given a heros funeral in Wilno, capital of the Lithuanian Soviet republic, where a monument will be erected in his honor. Chermakhovskys forces had a small toehold inside East Prussia when the present great Soviet offensive began After artillery preparation of unprecedented fury, his forces smashed through the Insterburg gap, overcame line after line of defence works and closed in on the East Prussian capital of reportedly when Jack Graham used coal oil to start a fire and it was believed that in the smoke and flames Jack became confused, entered a pantry which he mistook for the kitchen door and was trapped. The children who escaped were Carroll, two; May, three; George, five; Hughie, eight; Margaret, 14; Jennie, 16; Bob, 12; Donald, 10, and Isabel, 18. All the children were herded to safety through a living room window by Isabel Graham, who, with Donald, was later taken to Weyburn hospital.

Isabel and Donald suffered burns about the arms and the other children frost-bite. After getting the youngsters out of the house Isabel, with the assistance of the older children, released cattle and horses in a nearby bam which seemed to be threatened by the flames. The children, most of them in their night attire, then hitched a team and drove two miles to the home of Mrs. Art Mowles, a sister. In the meantime the flames had been noticed by neighbors.

Many rushed to the farm but could do nothing to save any valuables. Saturday a subscription fund was started at Heward to assist the family and within a matter of hours $100 had been collected, while there were contributions of clothing and furniture. Hughie, Jack and George Graham, who slept together, arose about 8 am. before the other children and decided to light the fire, it was reported. Reports were that Jack Graham had used coal oil to get the fire going.

Corp. Percy Mann, in charge of the R.C.M.P. Fillmore detachment, investigated and it was decided an inquest would not be necessary. The funeral service was to be held at 2 m. Monday at Heward Presbyterian church.

The Grahams have resided in the Heward district for nearly 35 eais FLAMES TAKE SEVEN LIVES (By The Canadian Press) Pi res in Canada during the eckend claimed seven lives and f.a.sed damage estimated at more than $1,000,000 Two persons were lined and more than 100 others left homeless. A $1,000,000 fire gutted an entire JUSTICE RIDDELL American Bar association. He also was honorary member of 13 state bar associations, a Fellow of the Royal Historical society and of the Botanical society of Edinburgh. Though his position as Justice of Appeal in the Ontario Supreme Court took much of his time, he wras working on an abridgement of Canadian law 47 volumes of which have already been published. He made notable contributions to the literature of Canada, devoted chiefly to constitutional and historical subjects, with occasional treatment of international questions.

His literary background was the envy of many modern wnters, since he had a working familiarity of Greek, Latin, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Scandinavian tongues. Last November he was elected to his 25th consecutive term as president of the Health league of Canada. Funeral services will be held Tuesday from his home here, with burial in Mount Pleasant cemetery. KILLED IN CRASH CARP, Feb. 19.

LAC. Noah Anthony Timmins, 20-year-old son of Noah A. Timmins, Montreal mining financier, was killed Saturday when his Harvard training plane crashed at Carp airport Saturday. Carp is 20 miles west of Ottawa. and positive policy in Dominion-provincial relations But he gave no hmt that a prairie bloc was contemplated.

He did say there was no thought of forming a bloc against Ontario, and he denied plans had been discussed to force the federal government to call a Dominion-provincial conference. Mr. Garson said there should be a united policy to meet post-war problems, unitedly supported by all nine provinces. During the eastern visit Mr. Manning talked with Col.

Drew in Toronto. Mr. Garson said he would have met the Ontario premier, but it was necessary to return to Winnipeg immediately. TALKS BENEFICIAL DECLARES DOUGLAS Premier T. C.

Douglas of Saskatchewan said in an interview Sunday night that the three prairie provinces, with similar economies, might well discuss their position before attending a Dominion-provincial conference. Mr. Douglas said that in any event the submissions presented by Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba probably would be similar, and a pre-conference meeting would be beneficial. He said no steps have yet been taken to hold such a meeting, but! if it were held it might be found, that other provinces would be interested in exploratory discussions prior to a Dominion-provincial conference. ENTIRELY UNFOUNDED SAYS MANNING EDMONTON, Feb.

19 (CP). Speculation that there is a possibility premiers of the prairie provinces may form a prairie bloc to present a united front at the forthcoming Dominion-provincial conference is entirely unfounded, Premier E. C. Manning said here. I dont believe in the idea of an east and west bloc, he By JAMES McCOOK (Canadian Press Staff Writer) Development of a prairie bloc which would present a uriited front at a Dominion-provincial conference is being disctissed in western political circles.

There is no official confirmation of such a possibility, but recent developments in all three prairie provinces have brought speculation that parties which fought each other in provincial election campaigns would stand together in dealing with the senior government. The speculation was given impetus by a statement from Premier E. C. Manning of Alberta supporting the Saskatchewan C.C.F. government in its present dispute with the Dominion government over the withholding of a sum due the province under the wartime tax agreement.

The Alberta Social Credit leader said that the Dominion action represented a breach of contract, which is exactly hat Premier T. C. Douglas of Saskatchewan has claimed. Federal Finance Minister Ilsley withheld the payment of some $580,000 after failing to reach an agreement with the F. gov ernment on settlement of a $16,468,852 seed grain debt.

Mr. Mannmg dealt only with the tax agreement and did not concern himself with the rights or wrongs of the seed grain debt. Observers said the prairie provinces shared other common sentiments about the federal authority that they would like to air at a Dominion-provincial conference. Mr. Douglas already has made clear that if his disagreement with the Dominion government reaches the where the wrartime taxation agreement is scrapped as can be done by either party giving due notice he does not expect to stand alone He has not identified the provinces he expects to support Saskatchewan.

Speaking on Feb. 6, he said Saskatchewan was prepared to go it alone in a dispute with the Dominion but added: "We dont think we will have to, as there are other provinces just as jealous of their provincial rights as we are and as ready to see they do not give away that which belongs to the people Alberta, after many brushes with the Dominion government over money reform legislation proposed and disallowed, would like changes in the British North America act giving it more authority over finance. Saskatche-w an, setting out to develop a C.C.-F. program with the first government of this type, anticipates it may sometime run into similar disputes with the senior government. Observers said that Mr.

Manning and Mr. Douglas might present their arguments for a united prairie voice to Premier Stuart Garson of Manitoba, who heads a coalition government which in the past has inch ded both C.C.F. and Social Credit members. Many Manitoba problems are similar to those of Alberta and 1 Saskatchewan. Perhaps for different specific reasons, but on the same broad grounds of provincial rights, the prairie premiers might have the support of Premier Maurice Du-plessis of Quebec and possibly Premier George Drew of Ontario.

Late in January, the Alberta ar.d Manitoba premiers met Premier Duplessis in Quebec City after visits to Ottawa. Premier Garson said the Quebec discussions were exploratory with a view to creating a better understanding of common problems and of various viewpoints of these problems. Our short-term and long range (future in the post-war per-liod depends on having a sound Election announcement looked for this week ments decision on the implications of the Grey North by-election on the usefulness of a further session of the present parliament, the feeling grew that he would allow one to take place despite the fact that his key war minister, Gen. A. G.

L. McNaughton, cannot sit in the house of commons. There was also a growing feeling that the opening date may be later than Feb. 28 and the session shorter than had been anticipated Most observers are agreed that the election should not be delayed longer than the end of June but a late June voting would enable the government to get the Victory Loan campaign and the San Francisco conference over before the intensive electioneering period starts. OTTAWA, Feb.

19 (CP). Political observers, waiting for nearly two wyeeks for a government announcement relating to a session of parliament and a general election, are practically certain they will get it this week. With parliament formally prorogued until Feb 28 they believe a statement must be made this week in order to let distant mem-1 bers know whether to get to Ottawa for that date, sit back for a week or so longer or forget they) are members of parliament andj either get into an election cam-1 paign or make way for other can-J didates. As last week came to a close! and Prime Minister Mackenzie! King gave no hint of the govern-1 Japanese rocket causes U.S. panic LONDON, Feb.

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