! Mrn Killed and Half a Score of Persons Seriouslv Injured Population Terror-Stricken as Great Buildings Collapse and Four Hundred Resi dences Arc Demolished East Also Has Tremor ;LENA, Montana, Nov. 1: Shortly before noon yes- v this city was visited by another violent earthquake k which was even more severe than that of October id which rendered more complete the destruction and Sation caused by the previous disturbance. Two men, lent Kennedy and Ed. O'Brien, were killed when they IN POLICE ant nonfij of Smithers Pro- doted to Local Tost S perry i (line Returning North ieant R. W Bowen. who has vgeant in charge of the Khers district detachment of the pciai pouce tor the past year o ha been prbmbted totatce nand of the Prince Rupert dls- i detachment in succession to Sergeant Alex McNeill, re- n u was announced at dlvl- f.!idquarters here today. leati 8owen Is the senior ser-h Jl Lt force. The transfer ln- h prcmotlon for Sergeant ta to the rank of staff ser-' It. I seant Bowen's successor at tors will be Sergeant Sperry ho for many years was of- in charge at Hazelton and more recently has been In tt of the police training school ictorla. h transfers are effective f orth- iCRIFICE IS DENIED dllI Wheat Committee Does 10tInUni(l t- -.-I- n. u ruivc main vy ii Mart Rffirdlcss of Price TWA, Nov. 1: (CP) Denial mors were burled under an avalanche of brlclo from the collapse of a brew ery chimney which they were engaged In repairing. Half a score of persons were seriously injured and numerous others sustained less serious hurts. Many Important buildings damaged In the previous tremor were completely destroyed while four hundred residences were dimollshed. Total damage as a result of the iccent earthquakes has been brought up to an estimated $6,000,-000, everywhere are scenes of wreckage-and ufferlng..and. the situation is one of such desperation and hopelessness that there Is even serious talk of abandoning this, Montana's capital city, and moving the stricken population elsewhere. People started flight by busses, automobiles and trains yesterday to Gteat Falls, Butte and other state cities. Sub-zero temperature further accentuated the misery and hardship of the people who have been forced to desert their homes. Work of rebuilding the city following the previous severe quake has been at least temporarily halted. Relief rolls have been doubled and assistance is being rushed from outside. Some Details of Damage Yesterday's quake started at 11:41 a.m. and for about an hour the city was cut off from telegraphic communication with the outside world as buildings housing the telegraph offices were wrecked or badly damaged. The Western Union building was one of those to collapse. Store fronts fell Into " trrlfled PWm that the government ta-j" ?"hu fled to the clear 10 f ("irr0 Oo nllnn tuViAnt "if &ZrrnZ market even at sacrifice Remainine walls of the City Hall, 'badly damaged on October 18, went !r of the rwnpt ,w.!down. Heavy damage was done to the building, the court consisting of Hon. W. D. fedeural ; rammer of trade and com- ' "On, C A rilirmtnT mlnlcloi- "Mll.Ullg, lltlllliJVVi Rice. anH ttnn t i, ii f"r M agriculture. AU SILVER YORK. i was unchanged at 65c per locai tnetai market 4. OfEKATOB AT ASSESSED NO LICENCE CTORU, Nov. i: (CP)-A I fas finVri Ji0" Rlvers Intet "loniris' imprls- mmenr f t0T ; tin 1 Prating without 6c8an a rin "7- B:ernment St. John's Hospital and the Federal Reserve Bank. The iUstry on a J mii . State General HosDltal was abandoned, St. Jo seph's College was wrecked, render ing one hundred boys homeless. Intermountaln College Is In ruins and the entire student body of 200 may be, removed from here. A new High School building, Just erected at a cost of $500,000', was completely destroyed. The Bristol and Marks Hotels were wrecked. Gas mains and electric light lines were put out of commission. Seattle Feels It SEATTLE, Nov. 1: The earthquake shock, which again rocked Helena, Montana, yesterday was recorded on the University of Washington seismograph here. Disturbance in East NEW YORK, Nov. 1: Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, a sharp pnrthnnaicfi eartnquake s shock was recorded arket rnr,t7 u Da51s y here and elsewhere in me . u"ir01- 4.'ioctj .lasted for several co.rQi spmnds seconds and and was was sharply felt throughout this staie ' (Continued on page five.) 4 FERGUSON RESIGNS AND MASSEY IS NAMED NEW LONDON COMMISSIONER OTTAWA Nov 1-. (fTJi t The resignation of O. Howard 4 Ferguson as Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom at London was ac- 4 cepted by the government yes- terday and It was announced 4 that he would be succeeded by Hon. Vincent Massey, former 4 minister to Washington, effec- 4 tlve November 8. 4 4 COLD WAVE CONTINUES No Amelioration In Eiirly Winter Pacific Northwest Suffers SEATTLE, Nov. 1: Snow ahd bitter cold continued throughout the Northwest and Middle West yesterday with an Icy gale lashing the Washington and Oregon coast and extending as far south as Cali fornia. In the mountains ice and snow sheathed the roads and In some parts of Oregon there was ;now to a depth of eighteen Inches. Heavy damage has been done to apple crops in the Okanagan. From the prairie states come re ports' of -zero -weather and snow blizzards In the earliest cold snap that has been known for years. Today's Stocks (Oourtwy B. JoniUitou Co.) Vancouver B. C. Nickel, .22. Big Missouri, .53. Bralorne, 5.50. B. R. Cons., .03 B. R. X., .09'2. Cariboo Quartz, 1.07. Dentonla, ,20. Dunwell, .03V2. Georgia River, .00. Golconda, .10. Grange, .02. Indian, .01. Mlnto, .05. Meridian New, .21. Morning Star, .0334. National Silver, .02 2. Noble Five, .05. Pend Oreille, .65. Porter Idaho, .0514. Premier, 1.63. Reeves McDonald, .07. Reward, ,03 (ask). Reno, .76. Taylor Bridge, .17. Wayside, .142. Whitewater,. 042. Toronto Central Patricia, 1.97. Chibougamau, ,17'2. Lee Gold, 034. Granada, .22. Inter. Nickel, 32.00. Macassa, ,2.80. Noranda, 40.50. Sherritt Gordon, .79. Slscoe, 2.60. Ventures, 11.05. Teck Hughes, 4.10. Sudbury Basin, 1.98. Can. Malartic, .62. Little Long' Lac, 5.25. Astoria Rouyn, .02. Stadacona, ,19V2. Maple Leaf, .06. Pickle Crow, 2.97. McKenzle Red Lake, i.06. God's Lake, 1.47. Red Lake Gold Shore, .39. San Antonio, 2.70. Funeral Notice The funeral of the late Mrs. W. D. Moxley will take place at 2:30 next Wednesday afternoon from First Presbyterian Church, Rev. W. D. Grant Holllngworth officiating. A. Today's Weather Tomorrow's Tides Wmln Prince Rupert Part cloudy, light High 5:11 a.m. If. 2 ft wind; barometer. 30.25; 4 orthwest 16:45 p.m. 28.9 ft. Uperature, 38; sea smoom. Low 10:56 a.m. 9.6 ft 23:45 p.m. 5.4 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER hciV No. 252. PPTMPP DTtDPDm T r T?rTT A -r TnTrnifnnn .. . PRICE: S CENTS mtnw v. istruction 0 Capital ty of Montana Nearly Completed on Thursday BADLY SHAKEN ONCE MORE British Naval Concentration Based on Italian Moves Ner r Egypt ntW Po Britith cruitcri Rctolution nd Bahrain, at anchor in Port Said harbor i i . i ' I kwun-iunw,. i r; f-Lf- rtm r y-j i H' t ric V lrr-TS til British refusal to remove Its concentration of ships from the Mediterranean u ?ain tn- v. vacoM r, tA. - i . i . Tide of Battle Now Swinging Against Italy; Pope Declares Himself as Favoring Mandate BIG PUSH FALTERS Offensive of Invaders in Ethiopia Reported to Be -Collapsing Unable to Withstand Guerrilla Warfare. Lose Many Men j Intensely Hot Weather Favors Ethiopians Rome Claims Advance in North With Makale Captured. ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 1: Italy's big push into Ethiopia with a view to closing on the capital city was definitely faltering yesterday. Indications were that the offensive of the invaders was collapsing. Reports here were to the effect that the Ethiopians had made definite advances, particularly on the southern front, inflicting heavy casualties on the confused Italians as they abandoned their stands to retreat in the direction of Italian Somaltland. The Abyssln-lans were ambushing the Italians with marked success, the surprised invaders being unable to effectively meet their style of guerrilla war- Italy is Ready to Sue For Peace; Suggests Exchange Of Port For Interior Land GENEVA, Nov. 1: (CP) Italy returned to the League of Nations battlefroht today willing, according to a spokesman, to quit the battlefronts of Ethiopia on conditions acceptable to the Fascist nation. "That means military security in Ethiopian provinces bordering on our colonies and actual territory so desperately needed for the expansion of our people," said the spokesman. "Ethiopia would cede part of Ogaden Province to Italy and would receive in return a port on the Red Sea." Nome Steamer In With Much Gold SEATTLE, Nov. 1: The Alaska Steamship Co.'s steamer Victoria docked here yesterday from her final voyage of the season to Nome. She brought In $525,000 of gold. fare. Intensely hot weather, as high' as 116 above being recorded, was proving hard on the Italians. On the northern front, however, the Italians claimed to have made advances but, If so, they were of minor Importance. An unofficial announcement said,, the Italians had captured Makale, one of the major objectives .on the northern front at dawn today. II I VANCOUVER, Nov. 1: (CP) Wheat was quoted at 83c on the local exchange today. NEW PREMIER OF REGINA, Nov. 1: (CP) Hon. W. J. Patterson, minister of natural resources and telephones, was unanimously chosen yesterday bv a Liberal party caucus here to succeed Hon. James G. Gardiner,, who has become feripr.il minister 4 SASKATCHEWAN IS NAMED BY CAUCUS of agriculture, as Premier of Saskatchewan. He takes office at once. . PIUS BACKS MUSSOLINI Control by Rome, He Claims, Only Means of Avoiding More Scrjous Conflagration. Geneva Amazed Arrangements For Imposition of Penalties Being Completed Britain Unchanged. ROME, Nov. 1: Pope Pius came out. flatly last night as being in favor of an Italian mandate over Ethiopia as the only means of avoiding a "more serious conflagration." Imposition of sanctions by League nations against Italy would make no difference to the Roman Catholic Church, the Pontiff added, and would have no effect on the relations of. the Vatican with other Catholic countries. It was Intimated In government quarters that Italy was still open to negotiate a settlement of the East African conflict but that It would not yield with less than a mandate. In a typical fighting address last night before a Fascist assemblage, , Premier Mussolini declared that Continued on Page 2 f