APPEAL PATTULL0; n- . . . ivaiviuuj Aiiitiv fruo mutual, iiuinvu vwi. tu i rlntlne Curtailed Operations Rcccntlt PflAI UTinCT AlU Tinn 1H. fP An ovnlncinn nf! Britkh Columbia Premier Carries undetermined cause blasted through the mine -of the! irk d wages" Campaign . Letnijr j(ige Collieries Limited as the night shift was go-' I to Conference At '. , . vostprrlnv nftprnnnn. killinr sixteen miners J "b J J J ' Ottawa ' , , 1 ii The bodies were recovered by rescue crews who worked ... . l tj I 1 frantically for several hours from piles of debris left in j flOlKlCSS I rODiein the mine by a cave-In which fol-K ' 1 lowed the explosion. Three mem- j ft rA iT1 " ... kr. nf iVio Hav shift were ran eh t I I II rl 1 f I Acute on racmc . - - JUV VJ UUni Mfcfta the blast. Injured and taken to aMkcrlurt Still Concen tring on Budget Balancing In I hospital. Twelve other day workers ! reached the surface safely. I The mine had been working Square, location of large European hotels. One male student was killed. Twenty-one students were piacea in hospitals because of Injuries and Several police scores wcre arrested. were wounded by stones. Local authorities have Deeo instructed to stamp out antl-Brltlsh rioting by any means deemed ne cessary. MONEY IS RECOVERED Dead Man Believed to Have Shot Hull Bank Clerk Was Chicago . Gangster 'itimer William , r:p W brine the matter of Social cre-( 140NTHK.AL., S?before Louis Jargaille of the pro-"taffiJrS the confer- chief that Alberta'slvmclal detectlv. ePment 7Af iichnd.'.lttlv(. thousand dollars had been -was mc oaiancuB - - j erca by officers working on i xtion Hull Ilfenlar Quarlrrif i - - r. .' Itll -1 $1.25 Per Miarc dlvldena 01 quarterly Sl.25per recular share with a bonus ofW (a share,; IS COMING! until two weeks ago but emn. Dec. 10: (CP)-Whlle' steadily N bn Motorship i,anw0od Due uu ..... . vac nractlcallv worked out ana . . . . . iHr:tr par tnai u was nut , . . only skeleton crews had been em the . federal trea- Ef. Premier T. D. Pattuiio maae pjv - uippcui at the opening oi Itet r, . provincial conference te worday for the institution f mcram of work and wages. I to Pattuiio, whom newspaper- b:. drsciibcd as the best-dreseia ju the .conference, declared ( M oncraDloyment was a particu CAIRO HAS NEW RIOTS . thn Pacific I minimis Become Boisterous In uj Krious pruDivm i" ,- .. . r.,i a province owing to the mild Centre of .. Egyptian Clty-rjcate attracting workless menj Many Are Hurt the winter. i . tor especially In m- itpiA Ln living on capl- CAIRO, Egypt, Dec 10. CP)-A aiwsuice , Confederation, A , Awr.n Pre-lclrl Pre student ' was struct in uie neau tkt Pattuiio said. Millions nao toipent on railways, war and ex- tntagant Immigration policies. j The British Columbia Premier kilevrd that new expenditures tod be started and, If private ipacirs would not do it. the governments should. The time was ripe for a large program of needed wrU which would absorb all the ttie unemployed employable. British rvrtiimhl had not come to make a raid on the federal treasury When one spoke of cooperation, however, one should remember that the Dominion had ln-Ucd the provincial sphere of dl- t taxation by Imposing an m-sae tax and how got more re-out of British Columbia on ax than the provincial gov "trtnt could get on its Income in kiriiirt Heard ,auvi" Abcrhart ma uy oiiu snub j yesterday as renewed antl-Brltlsh . un nnrn snreatt near Tonight to Load Timber For Orient Coming here to complete cargo alrpadv nartlally loaded at south- cm norts. the Norwegian motorship Danwood Is due m port at ociock this evening from Vancouver. She will tie up at the lumber assembly wharf to load aspen- logs-froml Fraser Lake and Terrace for de livery to China where, the timber will be used in manufacture of matchwood. The Danwood was last here m 1932 for a cargo of wheat. Almost continuously since that time she has been In Pacific waters. Fifty-Six Miners . Make Good Escape Workers In Edmonton Colliery Able To Get Out Of Workings Although Elevators Out Of Commission F.nMONTON. Dec 10: (CP) Flfty-slx miners yesterday escaped through an air shaft from the Kent ma mine, four miles east oi a- monton. when surface fire destroy ed ihe hoist house and put two ei- evators oui or iuuuuiuh. Publisher Of Minneapolis Shot - Killed i nfTMMtr apoIiIS. Dec. 10: (CP) Walter Liggett, well known Mln-anr,rtiis nnblishcr, was shot and killed killed by by unknown unKnown assailants - last Prime William Lyon the case m Minister Mackenzie Kin? hinted that the bank clerk, who was held up and and OlM -f whQ was pubiisher fPH!fl1C KlnR.... u!l, , hnnnd miuk Khnt to death - last Wednesday. 6f the Midwest American American weekly wmj "aerai covpmmpnt naraiy .uuv" , Vlf. t brlnubou immediate and this $1 0 was xauna an of complete settlement of all the raided the apartoen Problem, of unemployment, relief tin and .th'0Ju slayer of Naaca as nddebt rpfnndlne but he ex- and supposed a rear Pressed the hope that much of (Continued on Page Four t 1 'ONLY PRESIDENT CAN NOW SAVE HAUPTMANN ' WASUINaTON, D.C., Dec. 10: -Following rejection by J the United States Supreme Court yesterday for a review of the death sentence for the kldhap-murdcr of the Llnd- brgh baby, the only hope for Bruno nirhnrii Hatmtmann now rests In a pardon direct from the President of the Unl- ted states. ... ..tnM tn flee through Six other men and Uo women have been arresiea. SMELTERS DIVIDEND editor of newspaper, was managing Aiassan iu Midyears the Skagway until 1910. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK PROVINCIAL LIBRARY If VICTORIA, B.C. Today's Weather tomorrow's tides mmln High - 2:05 ajn. 20.2 ft. 13:45 pjn. 22.6 ft. Rupert Raining, south prince Low 1:55 a.m. 7.8 ft. barometer, 29.08; tem- (lit 81"' 20:35 pjn. 1.4 ft. 44, sea rough. prtiture. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER o. V " I - PRICE: 5 CENTS No. 284. . ' PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1935 - MXTEEIf DIE IN LETHB ners. Lose Their Lives, When Explosion of Unknown Origin Occurs in Alberta Colliery n v ,j,ast Tok placc as Niht Shift Mcn Wcre Goin n Duty ! J U i Vnnwloir Winn. Wo Almt WVirlrn,! Hill Ami I IN RANGE O fjaranML t BOMBERS, SAYS rLILis t . ' WASHINGTON, D.C., ucc. t j. in. rivrfp Paneborn, noted long distance filer, told a con- grcsslonal committee yesier- day that both New York ana ' Chicago were within range of Japanese bombing planes. expressea me oum Pangborn X itllfeUtJi ii v p -t- New Federal Government rot Satisfied With C. N. It. Ad-ministration Minister Hints J TORONTO, Dec. 10: (CP) The system of remote control, a sort of absentee landlordism vested In the Minister of Railways by the act under which trusteeship of the Canadian National Railways was set up, does not accord with principles of governmental and ministerial responsibility," In the opinion of Hon. Clarence D. Howe, minister of railways and canals. In an address to the Toronto Hallway Club Saturday night, Mr. Howe said: "It will, be the duty of the present government In the public Interest to seek some more suitable and satisfactory system of direction and control of our great railway Investment." TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtosy 8. O. Jonnsion Co.) Vanjouyer , -k " B. c! Nickel, 21. Big Missouri, .72. Bralorne, 5.40. B. R. Cons., .03 B. R. X. Gold. .08. Cariboo Quartz, 1.25. Dentonla, .30. Georgia River, .01.. Golconda, .12. Indian, .03 (ask). Minto, .102. Meridian, .13. Morning Stai.03. National Silver, .02 Y2. Noble Five, .05. Pend Oreille, 1.02. ' Porter Idaho, .05. Premier, 1.84. ' Reno, 1.02. Silver Crest, .00V2. ' Salmon Gold, .07. Taylor Bridge, .15. , Wayside, .142. Whitewater, .07V2-Waverly Tangier, .00. Grange, .0134. Toronto Central Patricia, 2.68. Chibougamau. .15. Lee Gold, .02. Granada, .22. Inter. Nickel, 45.75. Macassa, 3.20. Noranda, 46.50. Sherrltt Gordon, 1.12. Siscoe, 2.73. Ventures, 1.75. Teck Hughes, 5.00. Sudbury Basin, 3.40. Smelter Gold. .04. Can. Malartlc, 1.00. Little Long Lac, 6.20. Astoria Rouyn, .02. Stadacona, .17. Maple Leaf, .05. . Pickle Crow, .3.50. McKenzie Red Lake, 1.24. God's Lake, 1.23. Sturgeon River. ,61. Red Lake Gold Shore. .40. San Antonio, 3,40. Shawkey, .62. East Malartlc, .25 (ask). WHEAT PRICES VANCOUVER, Dec. 10: (CP) Wheat was quoted at 84V2C on the! local exchange today. The Winnipeg wheat price yesterday was riown ?nc at 8380 and the Chicago T Ion that Japan's one ultimate 1 price down c at 94yBc. in KPizfi United ' . 1 . ., r,,ia nnri then Mr T. H. Lee of Premier was a ! aboard the Catala today the rest of the world. passenger 1 , j going through for a trip to Van- . . . . ' A. J. .mivpr J. VI ffVPW KII.I.Fn AS T T T T T w'v"i , i RIDGE AIR LINER CRASHES IN ENGLAND TODAY , TATSFIELD, Kent, Eng., Dec. 10: (CP) Seven passen- gers and the crew of four were killed when a Belgian air liner .operated by the Sabena Company crashed near here In a wind-swept English valley while enroute from Brussels to London. The dead Include Captain Sir John Valentine Garden (bart), aged 43, SHOWDOWN IS COMING Next Few Hours Expected to Decide Future of Italo-Ethiopian Con-flict in East Africa-Canada's New Delegate OTTAWA, Dec. 10: (CP) L. B. Pearson of the .Canadian 'High Commissioner's office In-tWUnl-; ted Kingdom will represent Canada on the committee of eighteen on League of Nations sanctions at Geneva on Thursday, replacing Dr. Walter Riddell who is en-route to Santiago, Chile, to attend a laborconference. LONDON. Dec. 10: Acceptance or rejection of the Franco-British nlan for a settlement of the Italo Ethiopian conflict, whereby Italy I would be 'given Important land con cessions In Abvsslnla which would In return, receive an outlet to the RpH sea throueh Eritrea, is now smiarptv nn to Premier Benito Mus solini of Italv and Emperor Hane Selassie of Ethiopia. A show-down Is; expected within the next thirty-slic hours, events of which time may decide the future of the i With the Imposition of an oil em-jbargo by the League of Nations ! sanctions committee, which is to meet Thursday, a virtual certainty if he turns down the plan, the gen eral expectation Is that Mussolini will give a favorable answer. From Addis Ababa, however, come reports that Emperor naue Selassie Is not agreeable to the plan and that he has no intention of eivine uo any Ethiopian terri tory. It is the opinion of observers that, If the Ethiopian ruler remains adamant, there will be nothing tor it but to offer Mussolini less There are hopes of an early peace hiit. niS r.ertaintv. It is hinted that there Is not The complete tumpiewe Unanimity uiiii..".vj in the - British Cambridge And Oxford Both Fail To Score in Rugby TWICKENHAM, Eng., Dec. 10: (CP) , Oxford and Cambridge battled to a scoreless draw In the annual university rugby classic be fore forty thousand' spectators to day. Fell Off Another Cent Today-Chinese Nationalization Efforts Believed Cause NEW YORK, Dec. 10: (CP) The price of foreign silver fell oft another cent today, being finally quoted at 63ic per ounce, a new low since last spring, in Wall Street after an impasse of several hours in New York and London markets during which no prices were quoted owing to the absence of buyers. Selling orders flooded London where all dealings were suspended as brokers locked themselves In the Exchange and refused to set a price. The market is understood to have been disrupted by heavy selling from the Far East coincident with efforts of the Chinese Nationalist government to nationalize the metal and hitch Chinese currency, formerly on sliver standard, to sterling. On the New York Stock Ex change non-ferrous selling flurry subsided. HONS ON TOP AGAIN Defeated Seattle Last Mght Hockey Game Edmonton Defeats Calgary Japanese Boy Fell Off Boom Just Returned MINE NAVAL PARLEY SETTLES DOWN RAILWAY SHAKE-UP ""BIG BREAK IN SILVER JAPAN MAY BLOCK WAY ! TO ACCORD Nations Appear Favorable To General Reduction Rut Tokyo Insists Upon Full Equality. , LONDON, Dec. 10: It was announced last night at the British Foreign Office that this country was agreeable to the United States proposal of a general twenty percent reduction in naval armaments as proposed at the opening of the naval conference yesterday.- Italy said it would consider the proposal while France said that it had already proposed even greater reductions. . Japan continues to threaten as a stumbling block to efforts to reach ' an agreement for a new pact to re-. nlace the Washington agreement 5 metal meiai shares snares - dropped $1 to 58 per share : but - legates state hey are not the market turned quiet after a P duc. In' VANCOUVER, Dec. 10: (CP) Playing on their home ice, Vancouver Lions defeated Seattle Sea Hawks by a score of 3 to 1 last eve-nine to aealn take first place In the Northwestern Hockey League ahead of 'the Portland Buckatoos who were Idle. At Edmonton, the Eskimos feated Calgary 2 to 1 to draw up Into a tie with Seattle for fourth place In the standing. And is Drowned boom on which he was playing. From Long Trip VICTORIA. Dec. 10: (CP) Peter riaverhill. chief forester for the Province of British Columbia, who riled suddenly at his. home In Vic toria on Sunday., had just returned Bnnth Africa where he at tended the EmDire Forestry con- fprence. Born at Southampton, vnrk County. New Brunswick, fifty- one vears aeo. Mr. Caverhlll came tn nritlsh Columbia In 1912. He Is survived bv his widow and one son, 1 Dr. Mervln CaverhUl of Vancouver.! General Hospital In Vancouver. tion, they insist ;upon abolition of the quota plan and equality in strength with Great Britain and the United States. There is only slight hope of a general agreement being reached. Premier Stanley Baldwin of Great Britain made an eloquent I appeal yesterday for abolition of submarines but United biaies would" not agree to this although favoring a substantial general re- ductlon of navies. The conference is settling down to real business today with the preliminaries over. Army Receives Urgent Appeals For Assistance Last year ,the Salvation Army received donations at Christmas amounting in all to $352.72 in ictual cash and all of it was expended for the purpose for which 't was given. rinrinB the Dast two weeks ur- t. anneals for assistance have , -rr- ... been received and tne worst cu-i I. J 3 nffantlnn nn T.IT VANCOUVER, Dec. iu: turi- nf vear.s Christmas Japanese boy. was drowned In False Y Creek Sunday after falling irom a body was recovered. . cabinet over the proposal to grant p Qovliill Mail concessions to Italy and that .some, vdVCl 11111 iiau of the smaller powers are .also op- j nosed to sucn concessions, mueeu, It was reported today that the tentative agreement had been rejec ted by the cabinet. Last year the expenditure on hampers alone was $l78.jy, uie number sent out being 54 Ear'y donations are particularly apprec iated as they lead the way tor ithers to follow.