Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 25, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition vol. 282 26 pages leg free press Winnipeg Clear becoming Cloudy tonight Clearing again by morning. Little change in temperature. Winds Light. Low tonight and High to Morrow 50 and 75. Price 5 cents with comics Loc Winnipeg wednesday August 25, 1948 Sun rises 6.33 . Moon kiss 10.34 . Sun sets s.2s . Moon sets 12.4s . Forecast Clear and cooler baby near death Mother arrested Mackenzie King plans to retire lifter London trip Ottawa aug. 25. Prime minister Mac Kenzie King announced wednesday he will head Canada s delegation to the october Imperial Confer ence in London and retire from office As soon after Avard As suits it. Hon. L. S. St. Laurent external affairs minister his successor. Or. King said in a statement he also will Lead the Canadian delegation at Early sessions of the Assembly of the United nations at Paris in september. It is my intention to seek retirement from office As soon alter my return from London As May serve to meet my successor s he said. This Means Canada s new Prim minister will not take office tint. At least Early november. Capital speculation capital speculation has set pos sible retirement dates As dec. 17 his 74th birthday or dec. 29, the 27th anniversary of his accession to the prime ministry. The prime minister said his retention of office up to now specifically at the request of or. St. Laurent who was chosen to succeed him As lib eral party Leader Early this month. Or. St. Laurent feels that i should have a Little More time t make the necessary preparation before assuming the duties of Thi head of a new administration or. King declared. He also feels it would by unfortunate were obliged Al most immediately after assuming new red War on faiths seen Washington aug. 25 bup officials saw Evi Dence wednesday that soviet Lead ers May be about ready to resume the communist War against Reli Gion in Russia. If so it would mark1 another phase in Russia s gradual return 1-o orthodox communist ideology from which she departed in some instances during the War. Officials noted several signs that this truce May be ended 1. Articles criticizing religious Faith have been appearing recently in soviet youth publications. 2. An outright attack on religious faiths was delivered Over Moscow radio for Home consumption during the week end. The speaker prof. F. N. Olesch Chuk declared that materialistic science was triumphing Over re Ligion that the deep social roots of religion already were destroyed in Russia and that the socialist order will Lead to the Complete overcoming of religious for a possible absence overseas of some weeks and this at a time when so Many matters require consideration at Home a great num Ber of which Are related to the see prime minister Page 8 the. Sign on the front door Oje the soviet consulate in new York City says open but developments today indicate it will soon be. Changed or removed. Moscow has announced it is closing the consulates in new York and in san Francisco because of the u. S. Expulsion of Consul general Jacob m. Lomakin. Central figure in the dispute Lomakin is shown Here sur rounded by reporters As he enters the consulate. Doctors Battle to save Winnipeg child s life a Young Winnipeg Mother was in a police cell you do Day while doctors sought to save her infant son from death. At noon the child was reported to to not yet out of danger the woman. 2-1-year-old mrs. Isabel m any Barbel was arrested at 10.15 . Tuesday. She is held for investigation in connect Ion with mysterious injuries to the baby. No charges have yet been Laid. Her la week old son Randall is in children s Hospital suffer ing from a fractured Skull fractured leg fracture of the left upper possible fractured ribs severe bruises to the a each Back and Chest and her husband Michael Darrel of of Index due for new boost Albert Faulkner body recovered the body of Albert Faulkner. 24, of s51 Somerset Avenue who was drowned Early sunday while canoeing at grand Beach was re covered at 6.15 . Report. Miss Emerald . Wednesday Dodds 27, 478 Jessie Avenue was drowned in the same Accident. Her body was re covered at 10.45 . Sunda Moscow aug. 25 russian government reacting sharply to the expulsion of the soviet Consul general from new York wednesday chopped off All consular ties with the United states. The action entails the closing of russian consulates in new York and Jan Francisco the closing of a United states consulate in Vladivostok and the voiding of an agreement granting the United states the right to open a consulate in Leningrad. It grew out of what has be come known As the Kas Enkina affair the Case of a russian school teacher now in a new York Hospital who Hus been the subject of an International tug of War on the Hig Hest diplomatic Levels. The United states state depart ment aug. 19 asked the russian government to recall Jakob m. Lomakin soviet Consul general in new York because of his activities in the Kas Enkina Case. Lomakin is scheduled to Start Home saturday. The United states note informed the russian govern ment that mrs. Oksana Kas Enkina red order accepted . Agrees to close consulate in Russia Washington aug. 25 a George c. Marshall state Secretary said wednesday that the United states will accept Ussia s. Order for closing the american consulate in Vladivostok. Marshall told a press conference iat the russian action announced tuesday night As a Climax to a Dis Ute Over runaway russian schoo eachers is regrettable but not i Erious matter. The american consulate in 3acific port was so circumscribed n his activities that he was Able o accomplish Little Marshall said Moscow also cancelled a 1947 to permit reopening o. Future Uncertain City wholesale beef prices hold steady wholesale beef prices remained steady in Winnipeg wednes Day following a one to three cent Price slash in the opening Days of the week a packing House spokesman announced. At the pres ent time he said the beef Trade is in the doldrums and it is very difficult to determine which Way prices will swing in the future. Representative prices of whole Sale beef in Winnipeg were Given As follows first Grade beef tree Grade 46 cents a Pound second Grade clue Grade 42 cents a Pound and third Grade Commer Cial 33% to 35 cents a Pound. The spokesman said retail prices on the basis of the above Price schedule would vary with different cuts of meat. As a Roux re Cru id however he said a retail Mark up of 20 per cent. Could be expected. This Murk tip would he increased in Choice cuts of beef he added and would he reduced in cheaper cuts of beef. Independent butchers in Winni Peg Are buying Little red or Blue Grade beef and Are concentrating instead on the cheaper commercial cuts in the face of growing buyer resistance local butchers told the free press wednesday. Business Down they said business had sufferer n marked falling off Over the last three or four weeks. Customers no longer buying red Grade meat which retailed As High As n Pound but were shopping instead for commercial Grade steaks which could be had for As Low As 63 cents a Pound the Survey indicated. Sirloin prices were quoted at 63 to so cents a Pound for commercial Grade steaks. Commercial front Quarter cuts averaged 50 cents a Pound while stewing beef trim mings and brisket ranged from 29 1o 39 cents a Pound. Boneless Stew ing beef was Selling at about 50 cents a Pound. Porterhouse and club steaks fell into the same Price Range As the sirloin. The lowest figure quoted for see beef Page 8 cheer gardeners no Frost tonight gardeners who glumly looked Forward to spending wednesday evening covering their Tomato plants can Call off their plans the Weatherman says there will be no Frost. Mini mum will be 50 tonight. However 63 years ago today the gardens Totsk a beating. Temperature readings went Down to 30.5 and a year later in 1888, zoomed to a High of 103 degrees. The former american consulate in Leningrad. Marshall told reporters that no Progress had been made to Ward opening the consulate there. Along with this action the rus sians ordered the closing Down of their consulates in new York and san Francisco. That move seeded up. A steady recall of soviet citizens from the United states. Marshall noted that the russians will have the amt org Organiza Tion with Headquarters in new York for conduct of business affairs in the United states. He also said con sular sections presumably will continue to be maintained in the rus Sian embassy in Washington. The Secretary left open the ques Tion of the next step by the uni Ted states in the dispute with rus Sia Over the school teachers who refused to return to their Home land. He said the soviet note is still being translated. Moscow enclosed in response to a state department request photo Static copies of letters written by one of the teachers. Mrs. Oksana Kas Enkina. Marshall said the script difficult to read and that he told Charles e. Bohlen state department Counselor and russian expert has not been Able thus far o decipher it. Asked whether the letters will be made Public he said the decision vill not be made until he had a Hance to read them. There was no question of break no Oft formal diplomatic relations. Consulates Are concerned with Corn would not be turned Over to russian authorities against her will and rejected contentions that she had been kidnapped. In the Hospital she has in fused to see soviet authorities. She scheduled it press Confer ence tuesday hut it was can celled when she became exhausted by the preparations. Text of note the soviet government con siders the the sharply worded russian note declared that during the most recent period in the United states Circum stances have been created under which Normal fulfilment by soviet consulates in the United states of their functions has become impossible. In the note of the state depart ment of aug. 19 it is apparent that the government of the United states not Only does not intend to Stop those actions of american administrative authorities by whom such circumstances to the degree that american police invaded the soviet consulate in new York As this took place aug. 12, Are being created but in fact justifies such Clear violations. In View of. These circumstances the soviet government has taken the decision a. To close immediately both soviet consulates in the United new York and san Francisco. A. In correspondence with the principle of reciprocity to consider As immediately to be closed the american consulate at Vladivostok. On the same basis the earlier arrived at agreement Between the governments of the United states and the soviet Union on the establishment of a consulate at Leningrad is to be considered As having lost the soviet note As published by Tass categorically rejected the United states Contention that1 Lomakin and other soviet officials had exceeded their Legal rights in the cases of mrs. Kas Enkina and Mikhail i. Samarino another rus Sian teacher who refused to return to his Homeland. The note declared the actions and statements of the soviet government and its official representatives in the United states in the affair of Kas Enkina and Samarino fully Cor respond to the lawful interests of the soviet Union in defence of its citizens from criminal infringe ments on. Their Freedom and civil 641 Dufferin Avenue told Detec Tives he found his son bruised and apparently asleep when he returned Home from wort at 6.15 . Tuesday. He rushed the child to a nearby doctor s office then to t he Hospital. In his statement Darrel said when i saw there was a Bruise on the baby s face. 1 asked my wife about it. She said he Hari scratched himself. Then i saw there were other bruises. My wife said the baby had fallen out of police were called to the Hospi Tal at 7.45 . Tuesday. After interviewing the father they arrested mrs. Darrel at her Home. Darrel said Randall was born june 10 in St. Joseph s Hospital. The baby was vaccinated last Fri Day and had been fretful i since because of the soreness his . He said. Base in England London aug. A the British air ministry said tuesday night the United states air Force Las opened a Large Central repair and maintenance base in England. The base at Burtonwood in Lancashire will service the b-29 sup Erfort resses and c-5-1 sky masters the United states now has in Bri Tain the announcement said. Berlin currency conference reported Stalin proposal London aug. 25 informed diplomatic source said wednesday prime minister Stalin has proposed a Berlin conference of big four financial experts to work out agreement on who s Vercial affairs while political re actions of Sovereign countries Are carried on with embassies and Lega ions. The new russian note made no mention the russian embassy Here or the United states embassy n Moscow. Diplomatic officials took the Posi Ion that the russian action was not unexpected and does not materially Ter the troubled relations Between Moscow and Washington. Double trouble Montreal aug. 25 up three gunmen wednesday held up he Boyce and Monte Sabre streets Branch of la Banque Ca Nadienne rationale the same Bank that was Leld up last Friday and Esca Edith about lying spy Hunters wondering Washington aug. 25 bup accused and accuser faced each other in a jammed and tense hear ing room wednesday and calmly contradicted each other before House red Hunters seeking to find out which was lying. Before they testified chairman j. Parnell Thomas of the in Ameri can activities committee publicly told Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers that one of then certainly will be tried for their contradiction was on the question of when they last saw each other. Hiss said 1935. Chambers said 1938. Chambers sex communist has accused Hiss former High ranking state department official of being a cell Leader in a pre War communist underground Here. Hiss has sworn Chambers lied. Publicly confronting each other for the first time they were not asked in the first hours about the the control of the City s currency. Britain the United states an France the source said were considering the suggestion in talk this we Etc and their envoys in mos cow have recommended acceptance such i proposal could mean Russia has agreed in principle to Western demands for a share in administering the German capital s Economy. It also could mean Russia recognizes the Western Powers High to continue occupying Berlin a right Moscow has challenged sine the decision to set up a West Ger Man government was taken. Stalin made the proposal at Mon Day night s Long Kremlin Confer ence the source said. Expert agreement on be Lii currency control would eliminate the main stumbling Block in the Way of an East West settlement do. Their Berlin quarrels. For the West Ern Powers the main objective stil is the ending of the russian Block Ade Over Berlin. Not obstacle Moscow aug. 25 Russia s Severance of consular relations with the United states will not prejudice the present Kremlin talks on the Berlin crisis and the future of Germany reliable sources Here indicated wednesday. Some sources were inclined to View the russian action As a fur ther step toward a return to the soviet government s policy of Al most Complete isolation a policy which was altered during the War israeli government accused of violating Palestine truce Lake Success n.y., aug. 25 Folke Bernadotte s top aide formally accused the Isra Eli government today of violating the United nations Palestine truce. The charge was contained in a note which United nations mediator s chief of staff. Gen. Page Lundstrom sent to Moshe Sher Tok. Israeli foreign minister concerning the red Cross zone in Gen. Lundstrom conducted an investigation after israeli and Arab troops entered the red Cross zone the night of aug. 16-17. Since then controversy has been carried on Between the arabs and jews about evacuating the zone. The United nations was told Lundstrom had informed Shertok that israeli troops by entering the zone had committed a Flag rant violation of the Lundstrom said he was sending a copy of his charges to Berna Dotte now in Sto cd Horh attending a meeting of the International red Cross. Arab ultimatum n Cairo. Aug. 25 a the commander of Arab legion forces a Jerusalem has. Notified the uni Ted nations that his army will not Brook further alleged violations of the truce by the jews. The commander . Abdul Lah Tel sent a memorandum to in observers tuesday saying that if the jews continue their present course the Arab legion will repel them. Meanwhile informants said the creation of a unified command for All the Arab armies in Palestine now is being discussed by the egyptian and iraqi premiers and Abdel Rahman Azzam Pash Secretary general of the Arab league. Communist charges. The committee was trying to pin Down just to w Well they knew each just past years. Both the 43-year-old Hiss slim and Boyish looking and the Pudgy 47-year-old Chambers appeared outwardly Calm. Meanwhile congressional spy probes expect to subpoena a Long sought prize witness next monday Peters pictured by a witness As chief of a pre War red under ground in the United states. Informed that Peters is due Mon Day at deportation proceedings in new York acting chairman Karl Mundt of the House in american activities committee said we Are going to have our Man defending Gamp wins in round 2 Riverside Golf club Saint Tito regime overthrow predicted Bucharest aug. 25 Gen. Pero Polivoda who fled Yugoslavia 10 Days ago asserted wednesday that marshal Tito s re Gime will be overthrown if it continues to oppose direction from John . Aug. 25 Grace Lenczyk of Moscow. Safe in Romania Polivoda at tacked Tito and other top yugoslav leaders for their nationalistic View Point and asserted they had. Turned the secret police against honest communists in Yugoslavia. If the present leaders of the party continue their nationalist line which can Lead Only to the death of our Polivoda said forces in our people and party will arise which will bring a new management to Newington conn., defending Champion wednesday Defeated mrs. T. M. Lock Wood of Montreal 4 and 3 in the second is Hole round of the Cana Dian ladies open Golf championship the survivors of tuesday s is Hole match play include i twelve canadians and four americans. All Winni Eggers have been eliminated. Condemn Tito Rome aug. 25 apr italian newspapers said the Trieste communist party Congress approved tuesday a Resolution condemning marshal Tito and his yugoslav communist followers for opposing the co inform. The final Resolution of the con Gress also branded Tito and is followers As traitors. Beauty Queen is Man Modena Italy aug. 25 up unanimously by the judges of a Beauty contest held near Here the Winner doffed a dazzling red wig wiped off the enhancing lipstick and Rouge and revealed a. 19-year-old male student. Jackpot Long Beach aug. 25 Frederick .11 Isley and his brother Eugene 4, won t have to eat of site so much breakfast food anymore to get the comic ring in each package. They hit the Jackpot Box contained 120 rings and about a cupful of Cereal. Kidnappings May end two More shootings o at German frontiers Berlin aug. More shooting affray at zonal frontiers have punctuated the East West tug of War in. Germany police reported wednesday. Both victims were Ger mans. German police Headquarters for Western Berlin said persons in rus Sian uniform shot and wounded a German woman tuesday night at a Boundary dividing the Western zones of Berlin from the surround ing soviet occupation zone. The cause was not known. Bavarian Border authorities said German police from the russian Ione monday shot and killed a Ger Man agent of the United states army. They said the incident occurred at Fuerth Amsberg a bavarian town in the american zone. Meantime in Berlin the soviet news Agency said maj. Gen. Alexander Kotikov com mandant fired at new blast it the. City Council charging it no butter Pinch before february Regina aug. 25 up people should not be concerned about butter supplies be tween now and february be cause there cannot possibly be a shortage before that time it. Hon. J. A. Gardiner Federal agriculture minister said Here wednesday. Or. Gard Rizir was in the City visiting Prairie farm rehabilitation administration and Prai Rie farm assistance act offices. With making decisions which disrupted the Normal activities of the policy Force and contributed to the operations of Black Market the curb Side Black Market on the russian Side of the potsdamer plate has disappeared for the after a series of raids see Berlin Page 8 Ottawa. Aug. 25 special while the prices commission continued its patient probe Inlo industries supplying Hie Public with consumer goods and the Canadian Congress or labor announced officers were seeding n. Personal interview with prime minister Kingto discuss the effect of soar ing prices on workers and their families signs were apparent hint the Cost of living Index is due for another boost when the position is it the beginning of August is tabulated. Higher food prices wore contributing to Ilie expected higher Cost of living Index figure ;