r , 3 it j -jC Jb i ' u " "i," t lun;;hct.a toiny FRANCE IS GIVEN LAND Titrrr Uval Leaves Italy I'or Paris Mler Signing Important Treaty HOME. Jan. 9: Following the 1 1'iiiK of the Important treaty brtwocn France and Italy ensuring I't .u:r. between the two countries In to all point of difference In E'luipcan and African matters. F"rrinn Minister Pierre Laval of Funcc left last night on his return to Purls, being given a great send-f H by throng of enthusiastic Italians H was learned yesterday that, under the new treaty. Italy was ' 'Hng France some 50.000 square tt'les of territory In the vicinity of Frrnch SomalUand. adequate pro-Vision being made for the assurance of national rights of Italians rcs'dlng in the ceded area. France and Italy have also agreed upon a basic plan to permit rc-nrming of Ocrmany. British Planes On Long Flight '"'r llomlirrc Itracly to Leave Aden l'r 1,000 Mile Trip to (Iambic ADiiN. Jan. 9: Four huge British bombing planes arc poised here jyiuly to take off momentarily on u"' first stage of a hazardous 4,000-'""e flight across Northern Africa tu Bathurst in British Gambia. CONVENTION THIS WEEK The nominating convention of the Co-ot)era-tive Commonwealth Federation for Skeena riding will take place on January 1L it is announced. The eligible nominees are Don Cor-mack and J. S. Taylor of Vancouver, A. E. Win-die of Burns Lake and E. G. Panter of Smi-thers. their names hav- ing been approved by ! the provincial executive. New Governor Of California Has Been Sworn In SACRAMENTO. Cal. Jan. 9: Frank S. Merrlam took his oath of olflec as governor of California yesterday after which he gave his inaugural address before the state legislature. He urged a balanced budget, declaring that expenditures must be kept within revenue. The new state executive said he wanted no politics during his regime. He was oDDoeed to the dole, he said, and believed all unemployed should be placed at work In private Industry or on public works. Fog AH Over East Tuesday Eight Liners Tied up In New York Yesterday on Account of Thick Weather NEW YORK. Jan. 9:-Hcavy fog was hanging over all parts of the Eastern Stale, yesterday from north to south and rrom the Atlantic seaboard to beyond the Mississippi. Scores of steamers were tied up here yesterday unable to move on account of the fog. The atmosphere started to clear last night when rain fell and colder weather Is now expected. , On acocunt of the fog, all air line services were cancelled as far west as Omaha. nir-rnRU. B n of Spain and Queen Victoria. Dlf- VANCOUVER, Jan. 9: CP The fercnecs over financial matters werr body of Dr. George Telford, aged 60, j said to be at the bottom of the ru-promlncnt pioneer Vancouver den- morcd marital rift. list, was found today near the Wharf a Keats Island. He had been . - missing mce Sunday when he went Vjn0W la ma SUIiiIIiri nuuil uu ntiuo ia- iand. Search parties coverrd the 'island fully but found no trace so I the' provincial police then started dracclnir the water close to the dock In the belief that he might 01,1 ""',try have slipped Into the water late In Gt. Britain Isles Blanketed First Time This Winter For Sunday while enroute to the wharf to catch the boat for Vancouver. ; LONDON, Jan. 9: First snow of i Deceased was a brother of Dr. the wjnter came to the Drltlsh Isles Robert Telford and Dr. Lyle Tel- yesterday, blizzards In some sec-ford, both ,weh Known Vancouver tlons being accompanied by extreme ! physicians and surgeons, icold. Today's Weather Tomorrow's Tides wmln Iimce Rupert Overcast, Ilht High 5:05 zzn. 20.6 ft. uihft wind; barometer. 29.92; 17:15 p-m. 18.7 ft. , mperature. 37; sea smooth. Low 11:19 a.m. 6.1 It. 23:29 pjn. 5.3 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER V XXV No 9. 1935 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDN ESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1935 pbic: riVK cents irffPfC INDUSTRY IS LOOMING LARGE FINDING AGAINST UNITED STATES IN "I'M ALONE" CASE Mineral A ctivity Is Leading Province To Period of Prosperity Over 11,000 Men Are Employed in This Line at Present With Annual Payroll of $18,000,000 Dr. Burnett New President of Chamber VANCOUVER. Jan. 9: (CP) The mining industry is i 'j j'iually leading British Columbia out of the depression, !-!u!h1 Frank Woodside, manager, in his annual address f ) f hf British Columbia Chamber of Mines last night. No fi-vr than 11,800 men were gaining a livelihood from the ii.t Mr. Woodside said, with wages amounting to $18,- EOOODOO annually. Purchases of S. J. Jabour BBBBBBYB 4SBBBBBBBBBBHU equipment and supplies by mining companies were estimated at $3.-000.000 yearly. Dr W B. Burnett, president of the Carlboo-Ootd Quartz Co.. was elected president of the chamber Royal Canadian Mounted Gets His Man How the R.C.M.P. gets Its man. Within two days after a $4,500 holdup in Winnipeg, the famdus reccoated force had tracked Its men to the ground. Right Is shown Ephralm Kort, one of the men Implicated, while Left Is shown Constable Smith with pistol poLse ready for action at the hiding place of the bandits. The picture was taken Just after a shot was fired in an upstairs room. The constable whipped out his revolver, ready for action. The shot, however, proved to be that of one of the two bandits who shot himself through the heart. His body was found lying across a bed, his pants pockets bulging with money. CONGRESS NOT FAST : President's Relief BUI Not Approved As Speedily as F.xprcled Little Progress .Made WASHINGTON. DC. Jan. 9:-Congrcss had failed up to yesterday to give the quick action that President Roosevelt had hoped for In passing his $4,480,000,000 relief bill although ultimate acceptance of the chief executive's plan Is anticipated. The Senate yesterday recessed until Thursday, committee to be ac-Uve In the meantime. The House was In turmoil yesterday over organization, political debate taking up almost the entire time. DR. TELFORD LOSES LIFE Prominent Pioneer Vancouver Icn tist Is Drowned at Keats Island NO UMAX DAVIS HOPES FOR NEW AGREEMENT ON NAVAL QUESTION WASHINGTON. D.C Jan. 9: Norman H. Davis. United States ambassador at large and chairman of the Amerl- can delegaUon at recent pre- llmlnary disarmament discus- slons In London, yesterday ex- pressed the hope that a new naval agreement between Unl- ted States, Great Britain and Japan would be reached this year. Separation From Former King Of Spain is Denied LONDON, Jan. 9: Official denials were made here yesterday o) I persistent reports of an Impending separation of Former King Alfonso VOTING IN PLEBISCITE Result of Saar Polling Will Not Be Madr Officially Known Until luesday of Next Week SAARBRUCKEN, Jan. 9: Pre liminary voting in the Saar plebiscite is now In progress. The main vote will be taken on Saturday but it Is announced that the result will not be made officially known unUl next Tuesday when announcement will be made simultaneously here ind In a report to the League of Nations. The plebiscite Is being taken to )ermlt people of the Saar Valley to letexmlne whether they shall be '.overned by France or Germany or -emaln under League of Nations authority as at present. The general expectation is that they will decide in favor of going back to Germany. Three hundred and eighty Ger-nan-Amerlcans arrived yesterday from the United States to vote In the plebiscite. DELEGATION OF BELGIUM i'vu'k.iiumi nimii i.i-ii itruscis ; For United States BRUSSELS. Jan. 9 A Belgian! mission yesterday left Brussels for, the United States to open negotiations looking to lower tariffs be-. Commission Says Uncle Sam Should Apologize and Pay Compensation Long-Standing Controversy Drought to Close With Decision of International Hoard Which Arbitrated Dispute Over Responsibility For Incident WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 9: (CP) The United States-Canadian commission to arbitrate the long-standing controversy resulting from the sinking of the nun runner "I'm Alone" off the coast of Louisiana in 1929 held today that the United States should apologize for sinking the vessel and pay Canada $25,000 compensation. It had " . . sbeen claimed that the vessel had LCI T Ta99 Trri Deen firec at and sunk ,Jtside the i f i I I Art Y ! lhnlt of territorial waters. The ! JUl.Ta.iV luf.nL X U HAUPTMANN Alleged Lindbergh Baby Killer Denies Paying Taxi Driver To i Deliver Note to Condon , j Court in Hub-bub Jury May Visit Hopewell Home Dr. Condon Identifies Accused I commission found case. this to be the Drought-Stricken Cattle in States WillbeJProcessed WASHINGTON D. C January V. The Federal Emergency RclUtf Administration yesterday announced that arrangements had been made for the processing of 350.000 cattle and 200,000 calves in the dmuffht-strlekpn arpas of thp tLwuiMuiun, jan. united States where feed Is scarce. You're a liar." exclaimed Bruno processing will be carried out Richard Hauptmann after Joe For-j by tamt of tee largest packlng onl, a taxi driver, identified hlmnouses in the country Including as the man who had paid him $1 to 'Armour's and Swift's. deliver a note to Dr. J. F. Jafsie Condon during the time ransom , n . , r A negotiations were in progress for dtaie DanQUet Fil the return to the parents. Col. and , T:Tl'LtT,' ot7 White House f r or with whose kidnap-murder Haupt-nann is charged. Hauptmann made his exclamation as Foronl placed his hand on his shoulder. Hub-bub broke out in the courtroom. Yesterday saw the conclusion of the prosecution case as far as the events upon the day of the kidnapping were concerned, taking of evidence in regard to the ransom negotiations phase then commencing. Mandus Hockmuth, aged 87, in me witness stand, identified Haupt-1 Ing a dirty green car at Hopewell1 HaIcI Tin Rv I ftllP near the LIndbereh home on the.liC1U UF UJ day of the kidnapping. He further testified that Hauptmann had a ladder with him. "That's the man," declared the aged Hockmuth pointing to Hauptmann. Dr. J. F. Condon, Intermediary for Col. Lindbergh in the negotiations, called as a today, identified Hauptmann as the "John" to whom he paid $50,000 fu tile ransom for return of the slain baby. The Jury, it Is possible, may visit the Hopewell home where the kidnapping occurred. Indications are that the- trial may last for three or four weeks. Lower Tariff, neinr Sou-ht By'NeW JeV Bank Raided Yesterday By Armed Bandits I GARFIELD. N.J.. Jan. tween the two countries. Belgium i bandits, armed with machine guns, would lower the tarlfffbn American raided the Garfield National Bank Garner and Wife WASHINGTON D. C. January 9: -Although both President and Mrs. Roosevelt were suffering from colds, this did not prevent the chief executive and his wlfe both attending the annual state banquet at the White House In honor of Vice-President and Mrs. John N. Garner. The banquet was followed by a muslcale and reception. Bandit Yesterday- LOS ANGELES. Jan. 9: A branch of the Bank of America on Santa Monica Boulevard was held up a ransom pone bandit yesterday and $700 in witness ! rash was taken. HUNGARY TO ADMIT HARBORING TERRORISTS BUDAPEST. Jan. 9: It wis renonea m aumoruauve nuar- ters here yesterday that, fol- lowing an Investigation, the Hungarian government would send a report to the League of Nations on Friday admitting that Hungarian citizens had harbored terrorists such as those who had been respon- slble for the assassinations In Marseilles-of King Alexander 9: Five of Jugo-Slavla and Foreign Minister Louis Barthou of France. What punitive mea- autos and auto parts in return for here yesterday while five employees suns may be taken Is not In- a lower tariff In the United States of the bank were at work and es- dlcated. , , on clothing and cement from this caped with $4,000. making their get- country. away In a high-powered ear. ''