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League
Detroit
2-9,
Philadelphia
8-1.
St.
Louis
4-3,
Boston
3-3.
Chicago
3-0,
New
York
0-4.
,
Cleveland
2-4,
Washington
6-7
National
League
Brooklyn
14,
Pittsburgh
7.
Boston
2.
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Louis
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New
York
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Chicago
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ENGLISH
SECOND
LANGUAGE
English
Is
the
mother
tongue
of
about
200,000000
people,
second
only
to
Chinese
(Mandarin)
spoken
by
400,000,000.
TELLS
ABOUT
MESOPOTAMIA
Squadron
Leader
Harry
Jones
Tells
Gyro
Club
of
Land.
In
Which
He
Served
During
Last
War.
Mesopotamia,
steeped
in
an
tiquity
and
history,
was
the
subject
of
an
interesting
descriptive
talk
at
yesterday's
weekly
lun
cheon
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club
by
Squadron
Leader
Harry
Jones
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
who
served
in
that
coun
flies
and
dust
The
civic
centre
carnival
com-
equipment
on
a
large
scale.
last
night,
was
advised
In
a
tentative
financial
statement
the
local
civic
centre
project
as
a
result
of
the
recent
carnival.
Much
enthusiasm
was
expressed
In
regard
to
carrying
on
civic
cent,
pending
next
year's
Mesopotamia
was
a
valuable
land,
the
speaker
said.
It
had
JftTu01
aPProxlmfely
cleared
from
irrigation,
tremendous
agricul-
$28,000
had
been
tural
pwislbilitles.
Possibly
most
important
of
all,
however,
was
the
strategic
position
as
an
Im
portant
link
with
the
East.
President
F.
Stone
The
proceeds
of
this
year's
Pded
over
yesterdays
lunch-carnival
R
Burr
of
Vancouver
was
;
will
be
turned
over
to,on-
the-
Prince
Rupert
Civic
Centre
,a
luncheon
guest.
Association
with
the
recommen-1
dation
that
a
fair'
amount
be
kept
In
fluod
state
for
the
financing
of
next
year's
carnival.
Norton
Youngs
was
"In
the
chair
at
last
night's
meeting
and
there
was
a
full
attendance
of
the
committee.
Strike
Is
Postponed
Mr.
Justice
C.
I).
Richards
to
Investigate
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Dispute.
VANCOUVER,
Sept.
30
Nigel
Morgan,
executive
member
of
the
International
Woodworkers
of
America,
said
last-night
that
he
had
been
advised
that
Mr.
Justice
C.
D.
Richards
of
Winnipeg
had
been
appointed
a
commissioner
to
investigate
the
dispute
between
the
Queen
Charlotte
Island
loggers
and
operators
and
had
advised
the
loggers
to
postpone
projected
strike
action
for
a
week.
The
appointment
of
Mr.
Justice
Richards
was
announced
at
Ottawa
yesterday
and
he
will
arrive
here
on
Monday
to
start
an
investigation
by
meeting
representatives
of
the
camp
managements
and
employees
with
a
view
to
settling
the
dispute
without
necessity
of
a
strike
vole.
About
125,000
tons
of
phos-ohorus
are
exported
each
year
J
from
Tahiti.
local
Temperature
Tonight's
Dim-out
We
53
(Half
an
hour
after
sunset
to
47
half
an
hour
before
sunrise).
L0
1
1
L.
8:00
p.m.
to
7:05
am
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1941
PRICE
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erman
Held
Poland
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ermans
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vc
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lies
Believed
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t
I
MERGER
OF
TELEGRAPH
COMPANIES
MONTREAL,
Sept.
30
It
was
announced
from
Washington
that
the
Federal
Communications
Commission
had
approved
the
application
of
the
Western
Union
Telegraph
Company
and
the
Postal
Telegraph
Inc.
to
merge
their
respective
systems.
This
application
has
been
the
subject
try
in
the
First
Great
War.
"The
of
hear'ngs
before
the
commis-
Land
Between
Two
Rivers"
the
Tigris
and
Euphrates,
Mesopotamia
contained
the
Garden
ot
Eden
andhere
was
an
ancient
pomegranate
tree
which
was
said
to
have
been
the
original
tree
of
good
and
evil.
To
large
extent
the
Garden
of
Eden
today
was
featured
by
date
palms,
sion
for
the
past
several
months.
Following
thij
announcement
W.
M.
Armstrong,
general
manager,
Canadian
National
Telegraphs
and
W.
D.
Neil,
general
manger,
Canadian
Pacific
Communications,
today
made
the
following
Joint
statement:
"It
is
well
known
that
Western
Union
has
been
the
exclusive
Ruins
of
ancient
cities
In
the
!
connection
ot
Canadian
National
early
civilization
of
thousands
"legrapns
and
Postal
Teiegrapn
ine
exclusive
connection
of
Can
of
vears
aeo
were
still
to
be
i
.
,
'flriian
Prifi
rnmmiinirafirm
noriium
Iron
and
swi
Centrr
seen,
some
oi
inese
ruins
were
-
"
-
.
uuciium,
iron
ana
oicei
venire.
...
,
,v,
inti,rh?ni2
ii.nv
and
Other
Centres
Bombed
by
,
rled
deep
unoer
S
t.
the
city
.
-
R.
A.
F.
LONDON.
Sept.
30
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force-
IVmbers
returned
to
Germany
last
night
to
attack
Bochum,
big
steel
and
iron
centre,
and
other
objectives
in
the
Ruhr
Valley.
The
attack
was
of
ficlaly
described
as
heavy.
Eight
bombers,
three
of
them
Canadian,
failed
to
return
from
the
raid.
Intruder
patrols
also
were
carried
out
over
occupied
Europe
and
one
enemy
plane
was
destroyed
over
Holland!
1
LARGE
SUM
FOR
CENTRE
Gratifying
Netted
as
Carnival.
Amount
of
business
within
each
others
con
of
one
era
of
civilization
havlne
been
built
atop
of
another
with
irui-
m"Bing
oi
me
two
silt
American
telegraph
systems
has
layer
of
between,
indicating
that,
there
had
been
great
floods
made
K
necessary
to
modify
to
nst
snrh
thP
nihio
cntPrt
Sl""c
exveiu
exiting
conirac
These
ancient
civilizations
had
had
their
marvels
of
engineer-1
ing
such
as
a
perfectly
straight
canal
for
150
miles
with
reversing
locks
and
citres
of
perfectly
square
blocks
with
boundaries
running
due
north
and
south.
Even
today
there
were
reminders
of
the
Ark,
chickens,
goats
and
dogs
being
herded
Into
boats
wllhlrn"TeaveJ
lirid
pitch
1o
float
to
dry
land
when
the
seasonal
flood
waters
came.
Squadron
Leader
Jones
also
told
of
the
campaign
against
the
Turks
In
Mesopotamia
during
the
last
war.
relating
some
interesting
military
anecdotes
in
cluding
the
capture
of
a
Turkish
general
staff,
the
recapture
of
Important
British
prisoners
and
the
first
use
of
mechanized
Bulletins
MANFREDONIA
CAPTURED
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA
The
British
Eighth
Army
captured
Manfredonia,
32
miles
east
of
Foggia,
on
the
Italian
east
coast
today.
i.
EISbMIOWER-RAnOGLin
MEET
WASHINGTON
General
Eisenhower
and
Premier
Ba-doglio,
in
a
warship
conference,
have
discussed
how
Italy
can
co-operate
militarily
with
the
United
Nations
against
Germany.
WEWAK
IN
RUINS
Af
LIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
SOUTH
PACIFIC
Wewak.
the
greatest
Japanese
base
in
New
Guinea,
is
in
ruins
as
a
result
of
the
second
Allied
bombing
raid
upon
it.
It
was
the
greatest
raid
so
far
made
in
the
South
Pacific.
Telegraph
Company.
This
understanding
will
peimit
both
companies
to
sxchange
telegraph
tural
obligations
of
the
respect-
J
traffic
of
all
classes
with
the
lve
companies.
United
States.
The
two
Canadian
companies)
"Messages
destined
to
the
have
entered
Into
an
understand-.
United'
States
will,
therefore,
Ing
with
the
Consolidated
Com-
continue
to
be
accepted
at
of
pany
which
will
continue
to
be
fices
of
Canadian
Pacific
as
well
IrnnUrn
QC
fho
Wuctorn
TTIa
n.'PnMnJtiin
IT.4UH.1
IF.1.....U.
"
"
"
.
uitwit
ao
lyanaumii
nai
mini
icireiuuus.
LOST
RUDDER
BUT
LOCAL
YACHT-GETS
IN
SAFE
WITH
JURY
GEAR
Yacht
Full
Moon
and
Party
Reach
Port
in
Safety.
Steering
with
a
makeshift
rud-
spond'
for
the
second
to
the
der
which
he
had
hewn
out
of
right'
Meanwhile
the
vessel
was
timber
which
he
had
gone
ashore
and
cut
down,
Dr.
William
S.
Kergin
brought
his
power
yacht
Full
Moon
safely
Into
port
about
7
o'clock
Wednesday
evening,
the
party
on
board
being
safe
and
well.
The
contraption
which
Dr.
Kergin
had
used
to
bring
the
Full
Moon
into
port
after
the
vessel's
own
shoe
and
rudder
had
fallen
off
was
the
cause
of
considerable
Interest
of
waterfront
In
the
absence
of
President
W.
passersby
after
the
Full
Moon's
arrival.
The
Full
Moon
had
been
at
Snug
Cove,
Porcher
Island,
and
left
there
on
Thursday
afternoon.
She
put
into
Stephens
Island
on
the
way
and
It
was
when
making
a
sharp
turn
while
coming
out
of
harbor
there
that
the
vessel's
rudder
was
lost.
Dr.
Kergin
made
two
attempts
to
rig
up
an
emergency
rudder
and
It
was
the
third
that
proved
success
ful
and
brought
the
under
slow
speed.
Late
Wednesday,
afternoon
searching
aircraft
reported
having
sighted
the
Full
Moon
coming
in.
There
was
general
relief
when
the
travelers
returned
as
general
concern
had
been
expressed.
Dr.
Kergin
expressed
regret
today
over
the
anxiety
that
had
been
occasioned
by
the
episode
and
voiced
his
great
appreciation
of
the
search
efforts
of
navy,
air
force,
provincial
police
and
others
searchers.
Giving
an
account
of
his
ex
periences.
Dr.
Kergin
said
that
the
Full
Moon
had
left
Snug
Cove
on
Thursday
afternoon
and
put
Into
the
Stephens
Island
anchorage
where
Thursday
and
Friday
were
spent.
Saturday
morning
the
Full
Moon
moved
put
of
the
Stephens
Island
anchorage,
adverse
conditions
prevailing-
Dr.
Kergin
was
navigating
from
the
open
helm
on
the
bridge
and
had
two
ninety
degree
turns
to
make
to
negotiate
the
passage
of
reefs
at
the
entrance.
The
first
turn
to
the
left
was
made
nicely
but
the
helm
refused
entirely
to
re-
headed
for
a
middle
reef
with
no
steerage
way.
The
only
course'
was
to
keen
clear
of
the
ahead
and
backing
which
made
and
arduous
five-hour
task
un-,
til
finally
the
vessel
was
safely
baok
In
anchorage
a
distanee
of
some
three
miles.
At
some
points
steerage
had
to
be
maintained
within
thirty-foot
spaces.
At
length
anchorage
was
made
in
ten
fathoms
and
the
vessel
further
secured
by
two
shore
lines,
tied
to
trees.
It
was
by
this
time
late
Saturday
afternoon.
On
Sunday
morning
Dr.
Kergin
proceeded
to
rig
up
a
Jury
rudder
with
timber
hewn
from
the
bush
a
shaft
and
blade
nailed
together.
The
first
shaft
pdoved
to
be
too
light
and
broke
on
being
tried
out
Monday
afternoon.
Monday
evening
anoth-
vessel
In
;er
much
heavier
shaft
was
fash
ioned
and
the
apparatus
was
ready
again
by
Tuesday
afternoon
by
which
time
6onditions
were
more
favorable.
There
was
steerage
although
not
manoeuvr-Ibllity.
Wednesday
afternoon
at
2
o'clock
on
high
slack
water
a
start
was
made
for
home.
The
reefs
were
successfully
negotiated
and
the
trip
back
by
way
of
Canoe
Pass
was
accomplished.
Abreast
of
Rachel
Islands
in
Chatham
Sound
aircraft
came
over
and
established
identity
of
the
Full
Mbon.
"The
Jury
rudder
within
its
limitations
worked
perfectly,"
said
Dr.
Kergin
who
acknowledged
the
seamanship
not
only
of
his
wife
but
ol
Mary
Margaret
Bulger
who
between
them
steered
most
of
the
way
in
as
the
vessel
travelled
about
half
speed.
There
was
no
.hardship
and
no
ill-effects,
Dr.
Kergin
said.
Crabs
were
caught
and
clams
were
dug
to
round
out
the
ration
MIXED
GEOGRAPHY
The
Pacific
entrance
to
the
Russians
Are
Shelling
Main
Portion
of
Kiev
From
Dnieper
Heights
Is
Fined
For
Theft
Charged
with
stealing
a
quantity
of
composition
wall-board
and
a
number
of
bathroom
fixtures
from
the
United
States
Post
utilities
depot
here,
where
he
was
employed
as
a
checker,
Harry
Sheremeta
appeared
before
Magistrate
Vance
in.
city
police
court,
this
morning
and
entered
a
plea
of
guilty.
Sheremeta
was
'represented
by
Bruce
Blown,
who,
following
the
plea,
explained
to
the
court
the
circumstances
of
the
theft,
saying
that
Sheremeta,
his
native
generosity
Inspired
hy
liquor,
had
taken
the
articles
from
the
depot
In
a
company
truck
and
given
them
to
a
friend
who
was
building
a
house.
There
was
no
premeditation
in
the
act,
nor
had
Sheremeta
done
it
for
gain,
counsel
contended.
The
theft
was
committed
on
couver
Island,
and
has
since
capture
vice,
his
counsel
said.
An
officer
of
the
American
Post,
.Engineers
who,,
had.'
beea
Sherementa's
superior,
said
that
he
had
been
a
good
worker,
and
that
ills
department
had
no
interest
in
seeing
him
severely
punished.
However,
he
felt
that
some
punishment
should
be
given.
Magistrate
Vance,
emphasized
the
fact
that
he
was
showing
leniency
In
allowing
Sheremeta
the
option
of
a
fine
when
he
sentenced
Jiim
to
pay
$100
or
reefs
by
a
process
of
going
sPend
months
In
Jail
New
Deal
For
Italy
Possibility
of
Reprieve
From
Status
of
Defeated
Aggressor
Nation
Seen.
LONDON,
Sept.
30
B
Chance
for
at
least
a
limited
reprieve
for
Italy
from
the
status
of
defeated
aggressor
nation
was
seen
here
following
disclosures
that
Italian
ships
and
troops
are
already
working
in
the
British-American
service.
Thus
far
it
is
understood
here
that
Italy
has
been
definitely
classed
as
a
defeated
enemy
but
there
is
a
concrete
.basis
for
the
belief
that
she
will
be
given
the
opportunity
to
alter
her
status
provided
she
collaborates
fully
with
the
Allies.
Commission
On
Coal
Dispute
Mr.
Justice
O'Connor
of
Ednion
ton
and
F.
E.
Hariison
of
Vancouver
Named.
CALGARY,
Sept.
30
Mr.
Justice
O'Connor
of
Edmonton
and
F.
E.
Harrison
of
Vancouver
have
been
appointed
as
a
com
mission
by
the
Dominion
gov
their
first
session
here
today.
The
FIRST
PRESS
first
printing
press
was
Panama
Canal
lies
farther
east;
shipped
to
England
in
1475
by
than
the
Atlantic
entrance.
William
Caxton.
Berlin
Admits
Big
Scale
Crossing
Thrusts
of
Soviet
Forces
Across
Major
River
Rudnya
is
Latest
Capture.
MOSCOW,
Sept.
30
(CP)
Russian
guns
Shelled
the
Germans
on
the
high
cliffs
of
Kiev
today
from
the
suburbs
on
the
eastern
bank
of
the
Dnieper.
The
Russians
held
the
entire
eastern
suburbs.
Berlin
radio
said
the
Russians
were
continuing
big
scale
crossing
thrusts
along
the
central
Dnieper
without
revealing
succes
oi
ine
assaults.
;
The
Russians
plunged
ahead
toward
the
northern
borders
of
White
Russia,
less
than
ten
miles
away,
after
capturing
Rudnya,
Important
communications
centre
midway
between
Smolensk
and
Vitebsk.
The
Swift
Soviet
advance
constituted
a
potential
threat
to
German-held
Poland,
one
hundred
miles
further
west.
This
was
the
situation
today
following
the
major
victory
announced
In
a
Russian
communique
yesterday
of
the
capture
of
Kremenchug
on
the
east
bank
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various
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.
of
the
American
service
here,
onageneaas
earning
a
good
record
oi-ser
the
river
and
Isolates
a
sizeable
Nazi
force
pocketed
between
the
river
and
Poltava.
BUSY
WINTER
ON
RAILWAYS
Chief
of
Motive
Power
for
C.N.R.
Back
From
Western
Tour.
MONTREAL,
Sept.
30
Foreseeing
a
further
increase
in
all
traffic,
railwaymen
in
the
west
feel
they
are
going
to
have
a
very
busy
winter,
stated
E.
R.
Battley,
chief
of
motive
power
and
car
equipment,
Canadian
National
Railways,
on
returning
to
his
office
after
completing
a
7,500
mile
tour
of
the
railway's
mechanical
and
maintenance
facilities
in
Western
Canada.
The
tremendous
mileage
travelled
daily
by
Canadian
National
rolling
stock
carrying
freight
and
passenger
traffic
of
record
proportions
is
due
to
the
effl
Bruce
Mickleburgh
left
here
this
week
for
Vancouver
to
attend
sessions
of
the
executive
of
the
British
Columbia
ernment
to
Investigate
the
Al-
School
Teachers'
Federation
in
berta
and
British
Columbia
coal
his.
capacity
as
representative
mine
disputes,
They
are
holding
for
Northern
British
Columbia.
SKELETON
NEWS
British
newspapers
have
cut
their
paper
consumption
to
approximately
one-sixth
of
their
pre-war
rates.
.
BRACKEN
CRITICAL
Charges
Prime
Minister
King
With
Putting
Cloak
on
His
Political
Sword
Fears
Snap
Election.
OTTAWA,
Sept
0
O
John
Bracken,
National
Progressive
Conservative
leader,
In
a
pre
pared
statement,
said
last
night
that
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King,
In
an
address
to
the
national
advisory
committee
of
the
National
Fed
eration
Monday,
had
put
him
self
"In
a
position
for
political
action
upon
the
slightest
pre
tence."
.
He
said
that
Mr.
King
seeks
to-iconvey-f
the
impression
that
;wrwTTTTenTrimTOiiTuiita
1945
while
imposing
a
set
of
conditions
which
make
It
possible
for
him
to
call
one
as
soon
after
the
opening
of
the
House
as
any
man
raises
a
voice
in
what
Mr.
King
might
interpret
as
substantial
criticism.
"He
approaches
his
political
opponents
with
a
cloak
over
his
political
sword,"
Mr.
Bracken
said
of
Mr.
King.
Valid
Dates
For
Rations
Next
Month
leal
inspectors
are
performing
Butter
their
duties,
added
Mr.
Battley.
Following
are
the
valid
ration
coupon
dates
for
October
,
October
7
Meat
Coupons,
pair,
20
October
14
Sugar
Coupons
17
and
18
cient
manner
in
which
mechan-,
Tea
or
Coffee
Coupons
18
and
19
Shop
and
maintenance
forces
realize
the
importance
of
keep
ing
locomotives
and
cars
In
the
best
of
condition
as
this
equipment
is
constantly
being
called
upon
to
transport
urgent
war
traffic
with
the
utmost
safety
and
dispatch.
Mr.
Battley
had
a
word
of
praise
for
the
work
being
performed
by
women
at
western
shops
and
roundhouses.
Some
I
were
doing
work
entrusted
to
women
for.
the
first
time
In
the
j
history
of
Canadian
railroading
and
accomplishing
it
satlsfac-,
torlly.
1
I
During
the
'tour
Mr.
Battley!
visited
Vancouver,
Prince
Rupert,
Prince
George,
Blue
River,
McBride,
Smithers,
Jasper,
Ed-son,
Edmonton,
Saskatoon,
Melville,
Reglna
and
Winnipeg
where
shops,
roundhouses,
repair
tracks
and
stores
were
thoroughly
Meat
Meat
Butter
Meat
The
following
Coupons
32
and
33
Coupons,
pair,
21
October
21
Coupons,
pair,
22
October
28
Coupons
34
and
35
Coupons,
pair,
23
expire
October
31
Meat
coupons,
pairs,
17,
18,
19,
20
and
21.
Butter
coupons
Nos.
28,
29,
30,
31
32,
and
33.
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DRY
DOCK
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YARD
REQUIRES
MEN
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