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ictory
for
Uc.es
Is
Seen
IT'S
GYRO.
Apple
Day
Saturday,
Oct.
23
phone
mg
STAR
WCABS
)'k
(CP)
The
federal
cabinet
yesterday
e
whole
controversial
freight
rate
issue
&
Board
of
Transport
Commissioners.
A
j
order-in-council
instructed
the
Board
to
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest.
PRINCE
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
1p
oriuinai
-j-
fcxciaw
liciut
raw;
increase
L
granted
last
marcn.
ine
review,
nowever,
CANADIAN
PRESS
I
Job
of
Choosing
U.S.
infinite
jmunism
President
Is
is
w
De
carriea
out
in
conjunction
with
the
Board's
consideration
of
a
subsequent
application
by
the
railways.
for
an
interim
15
percent
increase
and
a
permanent
increase
of
twenty
percent
over
and
above.
Meantime
the
21
percent
increase
stays
in
effect.
The
order-in-councll
was
the
cabinet's
decision
on
an
appeal
against
the
21
percent
increase
by
seven
provinces,
all
exceot
i-i.
...
,"ni,um
una
ueoec,
wnich
was
Under
Electoral
College
Set-Up
,
Candidate
Could
Win
WitH
Solid
Support
of
Only
Twelve
States
By
CLYDE
BLACKBURN
'
Canadian
Press
Staff
Writer
-
WASHINGTON
(CP)
-
Twelve
states,
if
they
voted
solidly
for
one
of
the
candidates,
could
elect
the
next
President
of
the
United
States,
regardless
of
how
the
other
36
states
voted.
-
That
is
because
the
constitutional
responsibility
for
choosing
the
president
and
vice-president
rests
on
an
"Electoral
Colleee."
The
votes
in
that
state
heard
three
weeks
ago.
In
Vancouver
Attorney-Gen-Tradcs
0or(Jon
.
f
v,'.'.
'-:
-
.
.--iJ
-
;
,
,
-
-
a
,
,
SaW
that
the
acllon
nfit
..recognlze(J
of
the
position
taken
by
the
provv
Jnces
to
some
Xlent
In
Edmonton
Premier
E.
C
'
MannlnK
ot
Alberta
called
the
declslon
"wholly
unsatisfactory."
'"iTX..w
i.
I
.1
'1
in.T.iTiD
i.
,iT...
1
liLs
i.
iiiml
I
-11,
1
!
Ii
a
"
I
V
.
:
over-all
popular
vote
is
not
the
decisive
factor.
The
Electoral
College
was
set
up
in
1787
by
the
writers
of
the
Constitution.
Some
changes
were
L
Labor
Congress
Take
Decisive
Wliion
Seen
j-Tiirbulent,
ln-
I.
rVimmnnisrii
it
iidian
moor
move-
'ZTlZr
and
Labor
Canada
annual
con-l
At
the
same
time
Rebellion
ove5
new
rebellion
over
f
convention
ncaring
d
close
after
the
ule
it
has
touched
rissues
except
com-,
a
big
scrap
on
still
nect
of
that
inbreak
before
expected
that
the
come
on
the
pro
Congress
executive
j
ties
and
Labor
Con-
altitude
toward.
adian
unions.
votes
so
far
on
ha
failed
to
bring
ut
Congress
verdict
Last
rtteht
It
was
nt
high
officers
ami
:
lfave
the
Con
pre,-
firmer
stand
was
Communism.
upheld
the
suspen-
Hall
and
the
13.000
contro-;"
Bem
,ne
maiier
oacK
to
llule
8ame
DIace
where
the
in-
made
in
its
functions
by
the
California,
New
Jersey,
Massa-12th
amendment
to
the
Consti-1
chusettes,
Illinois,
Missouri,
Ken-tution
ratified
in
1804.
It
,
was
tucky,
Indiana,
Ohio,
Texas,
and
crease
had
previously
rati-
V
Officially
opened
on
Thanksgiving
Day,
the
new
headquarters
of
The
Canadian
Press
is
shown
here.
Located
at
55
University
Avenue,
Toronto,
the
structure
was
erected
at
a
cost
of
$250,000.
Construction
of
the
new
two-storey
building
g:ves
CP
a
home
of
its
own
for
the
lirst
time
since
the
news-gathering
co-operative
was
founded.
Modern
In
every
detail,
the
building
embodies
many
features
which
will
enable
CP
to
better
serve
its
member
papers.
(CP
PHOTO)
fled.
TRYING
TO
AVERT.
GENERAL
STRIKE
Italian
Government
Hard-Pressed
to
Keep
Industrial
Peace
ROME,
0.
The
Italian
Hov
ernment,
faced
with
the
threat
of
a
Communist
general
strike,
created
because
the
founders
of
the
country
were
doubtful
about
the
ability
of
the
people
to
make;
a
wise
choice
In
a
free
election.!
It
is
provided
that
each
state
shall
choose
a
body
of
"electors,"
one
foe
every
senator
and
congressman
the
state
sends
to
Washington.
The
electors
may
not
be
congressmen
or
other
persons
holding
public
office
for
gain.
There
are
96
senators
and
435
members
of
the
House
of
Representatives
a
total
of
531.
Thus,
531
electors
must
be
cre
ated
to
choose
a
president.
It
Is
the
tradition
and
custom
that
the
party
getting
the
ma-
jor,of
votes
m
each
stat
getsJ
the
support
of
the
entire
group
of
"electors"
in
the
state.
ON
POPULATION
BASIS
i
The
number
of
House
members,
state
sends
to
Washington
is
based
on
population.
In
addi-
tion,
each
state
has
two
sena-
tors.
New
York,
the
most
popu-
V.-rl
'.'
aI'1
I
I
attemDted
todav
to
forestall
mod
of
Railway
and
imminent
walk-outs
bv
trans-
C!erk
because
of
nort
wnrUnr
,
i-communist
man-1
tors
a..v,p-.Tr-,
-
.
-
L.
A
strike,
of
bus.
.short-hauf
voiced
"censure"
of
.....
...
,
VUL.
XXXVII.
No.
243.
NEW
HOME
OF
l
.fJ.
C
i
:
,
u
,
Sandspit
at
Work
Again
SANDCTIT
Following
a
week's
work
stoppage
at
the
Sandspit
logging
camp
of
Northern
Pulpwoods
Limited,
the
crew
of
.
loggers,
totalling
140,
has
resumed
work.
1
The
work
stoppage
commenced
a
week
ago
after
John
Mc-Cuish,
organizer
for
the
newly
formed
Woodworkers'
Union,
arrived
at
the
camp
and
called
a
meeting
at
which
It
was
unanimously
decided
by
those
present
to
have
the
entire
crew
abandon
the
former
I.WJV.
union
and
become
supporters
of
the
new
regime.
Following
the
'passing
of
this
motion
a
discussion
on
the
question
of
the
raise
in
board
at
the
logging
camp
was
brought
up
and
the
members
of
the
new
Woodworkers'
Union
in
camp
decided
to
"call
the.
entire
crew
into
camp,
there
to
remain
until
a
satlsiacton'
reply
"
was
forth-
ited
made
no
effort
to
have
the
men
return
to
work
and
made
no
statement
on
the
board
ques
tion.
A
further
meeting
was
held
on
Tuesday
with
the
result
iuua
inaue,
senas
a
loiai
or
47,tionallY
and
leeallv.
choose
as
day.
Meanwhile
a
million
government
employees
return
to
work
after
a
token1
strike
yesterday.
Not
Talking,
Says
Russia
I
Vishinsky
Smells
Trap
McNaughton
Appeals
for
Big
Four
Negotiation
to
Congress.
And
the
wTiole
47
Electoral
College
votes
goes'
to
the
candidate
who
gets
the
most
Involved
Because
of
the
Electoral
College
set-up,
it
is
possible
for
a
candidate
to
win
the
presidency
with
the
support
of
only
12
states:
New
York,
Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin,
-
Together
they
have
a
total
of
269
members
of
the
Electoral
College.
A
simple
majority
of
266
is
all
it
takes
to
win.
If
no
candidate
has
a
majority,
the
House
of
Representatives
decides
the
winner.
That
has
not
happened
since
1825.
There
have
been
many
efforts
to
abolish
the
college
or
alter
Its
method
of
operation
to
make
the
choice
of
presidents
more
reflective
of
popular,
choice.
The
Constitution
left
it
to
"the
state
legislatures
to
decide
how
the
electors
should
be
chosen.
Originally
they
were
to
be
ap
pointed
and
left
to
exerciss
their
twn
ludgmerrt,
wtth-orders
to
report
their
choice
to
Con
gress
on
the
first
Monday
after
the
second
Wednesday
in
De-
cember
of
the
election
year,
However,
for
100
vears
or
more
the
states
have
chosen
the
el-
ectors
in
party
contests.
The
group
may
still
constltu-
president
aud
vice-president
any
persons
legally
qualified,
to
(Continued
on
age
Two)
.
Tut'
WE"
ATT-HTD
ii
vv
Lr-y
i
i
ii-ix
Synopsis
Skies
have
been
clear
over
British
Columbia
during
the
night
with
temperatures
in
the
northern
section
of
the
province
dropping
well
below
freezing.
The
coldest
spot
reported
at
forecast
time
this
morning
was
at
Smithers
where
the
thermometer
dropped
to
18
above.
Skies
will
clear
over
the
British
Columbia
coast
and
the
interior
of
the
province
today
and
tomorrow
while
the
northern
coastal
regions
will
become
cloudy
during
the
day
today
the
approach
of
a
disturbance
irom
the
west.
Sharp
frosts
are
expected
In
most
interior
regions
overnight.
.
Forecast
,,
.
i
,
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Cloudy
today,
overcast
Saturday
with
widely
scattered
showers
Saturday
afternoon.
Winds
light
today
and
"
south
easterly
(20
m.p.h)
Saturday.
Little
change
in
temperature
with
lows
tonight
'
and
highs
Saturday:
Port
Hardy
44
and
53,
Massett
40
and
50,
Prince
Ru-
pert
38
and
47,
LOCAL
TIDES
Saturday,
October
16,
1948
High
0:13
18.8
feet
12:30
20.1
feet
Low
6:20
5.6
feet
18:45
5.2
feet
J;
PARIS.
0
Russia
told
the
!
aullethiA
I
United
Nations
Security
Coun-i
cil
today
tnat
it
wouid
not
ans-
CCL
Continues
Its
Battle
Against
Communists
In
Ranks
TORONTO
(CP)
A.
R.
Mosher,
president
of
the
Canadian
Congress
of
Labor,
bluntly
warned
the
United
Electrical
Workers
Union
today
thafthey
would
be
banned
from
the
Congress
unless
they
changed
their
present
tactics.
Yesterday
one
ol
the
Electrical
Workers
leaders
had
declared
that
the
vice-!wer
anv
Questions
in
regard
to
Editors
and
publishers
from
all
parts
of
Canada
attended
the
official
opening.
Shown
here
are,
left
to
right,
the
committee
whlc
h,
handle!
construction
of
'the
'building:
?
F.
I.
Ker
of
Hamilton,
immediate
.
past
i
president
of
CP;
Victor
Blfton
of
'
Winnipeg,
president
of
CP;
Roy
H.
Thomson
of
Toronto
and
Gil-lis
Purcell,
CP's
general
manager.
(CP
Photo)
Security
Council
today
that
the
six
''neutral"
countries
have
no
Intention
of
drafting
a
resolution
in
attempting
mediation
of
the
Berlin
crisis.
He
said
that
what"
the
neutrals
wanted
was
the
fullest
Information.
"We
are
carrying
on
this
debate
under
the
shadow
of
violence,"
asserted
McNaughton,
who
again
appealed
to
the
Big
Four
to
settle
the
crisis
by
direct
negotiation.
Bevcourt
.30'4
Bobjo
10
Buffalo
Canadian
09
Consol.
Smelters
120.00
Con
west
109
Donalda
61
Eldona
1.10
,
East
Sullivan
2.85
Giant
Yellowknife
....
,4.95
God's
Lake
41
Hardrock
29
Harricana
06
Vi
Berlin.
Andrei
Vishlnsky
declared
that
the-Berlin
investigation
was
just
a
trick
to-get
informa
tion
from
Russia.
It
was
useless
to
think
that
the
Soviet
would
"bite."
General
AG.
L.
McNaughton
of
Canada
told
members
of
the
-.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
::
Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd.
...jr.
t
admission
Hall
and
i
nr
delegates
stayed
Wednesday's
session
taking
their
seats
h
the
explanation
aad
been
planning
-Communist
actlvi-
'
known
yesterday
'
D'Aoust,
Quebec
:
and
strong
anti-lot
run
for
office
:
against
the
Con-i
of
the
Commu-
i
fweutive
was
1
have
withdrawn
AIpx
Gnni,m
of
we
of
tho
ho
represents
the
"fraen
and
Allied
:
British
Columbia
"d
as
"reddish
"
?VS
BENooi
(ill
to
the
anti-Red
by
Prank
Hall
of
,ff
responsible
for
'!
at
hlch
Can'-
Ts
Of
SOmn
nt
National
unim,s
breaking
away
B'ess
unless
it
s
aWtude
toward
the
unions.
;
Congress
presi-
BfnE0UKh.
Thursday,
caU-
"ulu'ows
hoax."
'Hants
agreed
dm
no
break,
m..,
.
lotces
would
nn
h
'"ling
things
up
-
"J'nmunism
at
on8ress
convention
ICE
OF
LAND
r
Po
t
frnm
Wash.
ASed
States
air
i
?
"on.
hat
elfee
,,
war
ad
h
"eans.
Jet
-it
0btained
for
,
MACKENZIE
KING
MISSED
LONDON
The
King,
speaking
to
the
Dominion
Prime
Ministers
at
a
private
dinner,
said
that
all
regretted
the
absence
of
Prime
Minister
W.
L.
Mackenzie
King
of
Canada
"whose
unrivalled
experience
has
always
been
of
such
great
value
at
the
council
table."
'
STAND
FIRM,
SAYS
CLAY
BERLIN
General
Lucius
D.
Clay
feels
that
"Soviet
expansion
will
not
only
be
halted
but
will
recede"
if
western
powers
continue
a
firm
stand
in
-Berlin.
"By
continuing
the
air
lift
indefinitely
and
by
maintaining
our
position
in
Berlin,
we
will
have
assured
people
who
do
want
freedom
that
they
will
not
be
abandoned,"
he
said.
'MISCHIEVOUS
BEHAVIOUR'
BERLIN
The
official
Soviet
agency
SNB
says
that
the
Russian
air
safety
centre
had
charged
American
and
British
planes
with
"mischievous
behaviour"
.
during
the
first
two
weeks
of
October.
One
plane,
it
said,
had
dropped
three
empty
barrels
on
Turingia.
Union
would
not
be
'driven
out
'
of
the
Congress.
1
,
,
,
,
i
inc
vungress
naa
ia&en
an-
other
roundhouse
swing
yesterday
at
a,
stubborn
Communist
minority
within
its
ranks
and
connected.
It
wrote
into
Con
gress
policy
an
enthusiastic
statement
of
support
for
the
strike-torn
International
Woodworkers
of
America
and
a
bitter
slap
at
the
new
Woodworkers'
Industrial
Union.
The
recently-born
Union
was
called
In
the
resolution
a
"path-
etic
imitation
of
a
real
trade
union."
It
branded
its
organizers
as
"traitors
to
the
cause
of
labor."
President
Mosher
lashed
out
at
the
Communists.
"Up
to
now
we've
given
you
a
good
deal
of
leeway
but
don't
expect
it
to
continue,"
he
said.
The
Communists
were
a
"darn
small"
minority
and
he
would
be
glad
to
see
them
get
out.
Harvey
Ladd,
Vancouver
I.W.A.
International
representative,
said
the
battle
in
British
Columbia
was
to
"guide
the
destiny
of
I.W.A.
membership"
without
veto
of
outside,
alien
forces.
William
Mahaney
brought
up
the
question
of
large
sums
of
money
being
unaccounted
for.
Daniel
O'Brien
said
he
took
off
his
hat
to
Harold
Prltchett
and
Emit
Dalskog.
Heva
-.10V4'
coming
'from
the
company
with
Hosco
....,
-30
(regard
to
the
increase
which
Jacknlfe
.03
Vi
had
became
effective
on
Octo-
Joliet
Quebec
.40
ber
1.
Northern
Pulpwood
Llm-
Vancouver
Bralorne
7.10
B.
R.
Con
02'2
B.
R.
X
.07
Cariboo
Quartz
1.25
Dentonia
0iy4
Grull
Wlhksne
.04
Hedlcy
Mascot
30
Pcnd
Oreille
4.85
Pioneer
2.32
Premier
Border
.02'4
Privateer
12
Vi
Reeves
McDonald
2.15
Reno
.06
Salmon
Gold
lO'a
Sheep
Creek
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Bridge
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River
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Eastern
09
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Valley
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,
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3.45
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9.15
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06
Aumaque
16
.
Beattle
,
58!i
unai
ine
camp
conning
uiu-,
ed
the
men
back
to
work.
TheJJ.G.E.
EXTENSION
Lake
Rowan
06'
4
Lapaska
.:
05,
Little
Long
Lac
.72
lynx
-08
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.40
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Red
Lake
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Crow
2.05
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San
Antonio
3.85
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Rouyn
-51
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Gordon
2.25
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Rock
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River
-15
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Sliver
Miller
.
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:
TJ
CAPITAL
FOR
PRINCE
GEORGE,
(CD-Plans
to
extend
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Railway
to
Alaska
are
reported
here
today.
Disclosure
of
letters
of
United
States
Senator
Warren
G.
Magnuson
say
that
private
capital
is
available
from
the
United
States
lo
build
mosct
of
th
erailroad
to
Alaska.
Youth
Recaptured,
Another
At
Large
VANCOUVER,
(!
Roy
Fen-ner,
19-year
old
Vancouver
youth,
one
of
two
prisoners
who
escaped
from
Okalla
Farm
In
Tuesday
morning
fog.
was
nabbed
by
the
Vancouver
police.
His
companion,
Edward
J.
Rose,
21,
Ontario,
is
still
at
large.
HAD
USEFUL
BILL
The
duck-billed
dinosaur
used
his
curious
bill
to
gather
aquatic
vegetation.
I.W.A.
union
noias
an
agiee-ment
with
the
logging
company
on
workirfg
conditions.
HOCKEY
SCORES
National
League
Rangers
1,
Canadiens
1.
Tacific
Coast
Leasue,
San
Diego
6,
Los
Angeles
3.
Seattle
4,
Portland
2.