Today's Weather ' (B AJV1.) prince Rupert Clear, northerly wind, 4 miles per hour; barometer, 30.42. Vol. XXV No. 226. - - FINE TALK ABOUT VIMYlt scribes Ceremony wniin ne Witnessed With Others f Touching Scenes Clouds as King uegan lo f Speak to Assemblage An intensely Interesting addres? hn vimv Pllzrimaare was elven esterday afternoon before the . n(A Tfrttn rv fTllt n hv iuit-t v!-v-- " orman Watt, who was present m iravn a n H VA.urlt nA nrfinffs In France and the trio n Vimv by buss Mr. Watt contln i ITU. "The guard of honor was drawn o at the rear of the memorial. It onsisted of 200 bluejackets from llzrims. 100 French soldiers in il uniform and approximately 00 Spahls or Moroccon trooper?. nese woopers were muuyuxi on ivided into two sections. Th r unit?, blue trousers, khaki cap- id niv.hpa.thed swords lent a color . .1 . J -1 - 1 1 . 1 JIfU...i lan pipers and a band of the iyal Canadian Horse Artillery. I of the Royal Canadian Moun- Police occupied prominent ,.u i a. I i. u-tl At the Immediate front stood number of standard beare un w:g:on ana rrencn vci ms. These representatives wcr resent to do honor to the Ci ton dead and; also the lan;e umber of their compatriots who ad died In the previous battles Vtmy Along the face of the f war service. To their immedl te lef were 24 blind Canadln ilgrims and a colored Canadian mmediately back of the Canod- uuuna were uk mruiuian Hi- rlms drawn up In company for- umbering consecutively from one o ten Back of the Canadian pll run: was a contingent of some 50 lind veterans of the French Army. . 'I'll niinl n - I 1 1 n rt ne lei, of these groups were the eiativcs of French soldiers and if" we ngnt, tne relatives of tne anadian soldiers. Around t'.t nolc was thrown a cordon of w. uuuunv aressea jn ukk' wau ana sieei ineimeis anu UVStde Of t.hl fnrH wno flip eneral public King's Arrival The KlnE aDDroanhpd the mem- ' i In Vancouver and at McGlll University. He served with dlstlnotloi jduring the war with the Royal Air force and, after the war, wa assigned to Hy over Germany and drop a wreath on the grave of t!,i great German ace, Baron yor. Rlchthofen. A few years ago hr Joined the British Broadcasting Commission and quickly won pro motion. TO OPERATE LARGE PLANE IN SEATTLE- ANCIIOR4GE SERVICE VANCOUVER, Sept. 25: (CP) Pilot Don Glass announced .yesterday that he..lntends to 'i startsoona reeulir airplane service between Anchorage and SeatUe with a twin-motored twelve-place amphibian plane. 4 MARKETING SALT FISH i Will be Controlled in Bv C. Despite Fate of Federal Act VICTORIA, Sept. 25: (CP) The new5 regulation under the Fisheries Act "providing that all holders of saltery licences must agree to cooperate with and abide by the rules of the Salt Fish Board was ap proved by the provincial government yesterday. The Act will enable the Salt Fish Board to continue control over the marketing of salt fish output In British Columbia in spite of the questioned legality of the Natural Products Marketing Act. BAR SILVER NEW YORK, tCP Bar silver was unchanged at 44c per ounce Brown as European manager of nn the New York mp.lal mnrkptVhe Canadian Pacific Railway Is , . -. j today. ii : fear of devaluation OF FRANC SWEEPS OVER LONDON EXCHANGE LONDON, Sept. 25: (CP) Fears of week-end devaluation of the French franc swept the foreign exchange market to- h day, rates in trading fluctuat- lng widely. Francs for delivery ! In a month's time were quote at a discount bf seven francs to the pound.5terllng. The Am- erican dollar was in demand, gaining nearly a cent in rela- I tion to the pound. I CONTROL M A w v w. mm m: l n yi I K p I I I United Church Commission Makes Important Recommendations To General Council OTTAWX, Sept 25: (CP) A special, commission of the United I Church of Canada today approved principles behind birth control and sterilization of mentally unfit. rppnmmrnHinr that th I general council, now in session I here, approve establishment of clinics under public control, supervised according to provincial health standards. New York Stock SlartNbrStrbh NEW YORK, Sept 25: After jolng up .47 on ithe day previous J ihe Industrial average on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday vas off .46. Rails were off .17 after jelng up .11. Utilities fell away 0 on weonei.aay aiier cropping .u on the day previous. Radium Lost At Calgary Clinic Search Being Made for Tiny Container of Precious Metal CALGARY, Sept. 25: Search if being made and a reward has been offered for a quantity of radium valued at $400 which was lost down the drain of a basin at a local clinic. The container was about the size of the top i of a fountain pen. Eskimos Faced J With Starvation Dr. Henry Geist of Point Barrow Tells How Northern Natives May Suffer from Famine FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 25: Unless relief supplies can tc taken to them from outside, hund- reds of Eskimos along the Arctic! starvation through stark famine this winter, it Is declared by Dr. J Henry Geist, "for years medical missionary of the Presbyterian Church at Point Barrow, who is here on his way to the United States. Dr. Geist, who came tnM prominence last yar when he took In charce and embalmed the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley (Post after they were killed in a 'plane crash near Barrow, has been i retired. ktirope Manager Of C P. K. Has iBecn Retired ( MONTREAL, Sept., 25: Rettre- ment of Sir George MacLarcn r announced. Tomorrow's Tides High Low KA1N IN FA VOR OF DEMOCRACY rlal by one of the main roaC3;,hP interior via Jasper Park after rom the rear. He was met on a'- ival by General Ross and.Hu. an McKenzle. Immediately he ar- '"-a ine band played "God Save "e King," followed by the "Maple .wi-vcr." line King tnen Ui- Peckd thp. ni ne order nnmprf, a- v. nnH hv MlC RrtiKi .. . ..UUUUd lilll V I.ilL.i CTcct lit the saddle with wura upraised. 'The Kin rr tU- i-j 'emor al hv i : i ft., :.T a" w,e rtar Ulm Jiu:"T.mcr portn n i HUnM ai. 'tended the stens on thB irft 'o lc with the pUgrlms. He was ret introduced to "Curly" Chris- a Jamaalcan who served with he Caiudian forces and. as a and t It , mi r.... . ' W DurlV 8 honor. Us .ft - "uce hi oj i-ii.. . 'aau A'm ii mn -nntinian r -vimco on page, three) ANESE IN CONTROL OF CHINESE SHANGHAI ! SHANGHAI, Sept. 25: (CP) Japanese marines, with fixed bayonets, seized police control of the Chinese Chapel district of Shanghai today. Foreigners were searched, many protest- lng and condemning the Jap- anese action, but the only re- ply was: "We must protect our nationals." IN SIGHT 0FT0LED0 Spanish Loyalist Defences Are Crumbling Under Fascist Advance Government Warship Runs Away TALAVERA, Spain, Sept. 25: (CP) Insurgent advance guards, beating down crumbling government defences, made a steady advance on the Maqueda-Toledo road today, bringing front ranks to within sight of Toledo, headquarters of the insurgent forces said today. LOYALIST SHIP RUNS GIBRALTAR, Sept. 25: (CP) A Spanish government destroyer, seeking shelter within the three-mile limit from insurgent gun- fire, obeyed a warning shot from an armed British trawler and steamed off towards Malaga under heavy Fascist firing. Vancouver Woman Head Of Trustees PENTICTON, Sept. 25: Mrs. Edward Mayon of Vancouver was el ected president of the British Columbia School Trustees Associa tion at the annual convention here. Colorado River Is Receding Now Flood Waters Start Going Down Just Before Danger Point For Capital City Reached AUSTIN. Texas, -Sept. 25: Af ter reaching a peak height of 25 Vj feot above normal level, waters of the Oolorada River startted to recede. The capital city of Texas here would have been extensively flooded had the water reached 23 feet. Other commumues are no ceut-yeu w ... wf tt u - - . , Parker Succumbs Mrs. H. H. S. S. Parker ParKer sailed sanea ium night on the Pflnce Rupert for vnnmiiver where she will Join Mr tnrWr wlin has cone south from receiving word of the death of his father In Victoria. They will attend the funeral In Victoria Weather Forecast through the courtesy rviimLshed . . .. . i 1 1 of t hp Dominion xvie-ieoroiug u Lax v w Iniinjvrt). Trftnrp. Is aonormauy iuS " ! .. " J ThrP hnvp been . ino nn lii w-v. - - scattered showers in Prince Ruper. district. . Prince Rupert and Queen i Char lotte Wancte cloudy, cool at west winds, part ' Moacrai wrntPto w fresh north and .1 .....ii,,. v urinns. -: w a i t - ini drifting fog. ,ooi, w"1""" - . NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1936 Named Judge and the HON. N. VV. ROWELL TORONTO,. Sept. 25: Newton Wesley Rowell K.C., for many years Drominent in Dubllc life and one' of the province's most OI distinguished barristers,' has been appointed to the bench of: the Supreme Court ol Ontario. r TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy 8. D, Johnston. Oo.) Vancouver B. C. Nickel, 6. Big Missouri, .50. '. t Bralorne; 8.30. . ' B. R. Con, .05. J ,. B. R."X,. -.12. "llis Cariboo Quartz, 1.05. a Dun well, .03 Vi Golconda, .10. Mlnto, .26Vi. v Meridian, .06. Morning Star, .02 Vi. National Silver, ,03. . , Noble Five. ..024. Pend OreUle, 82. Porter Idaho, .04. Premier, 3.23. . ' Reeves McDonald, .05 . . ..'' Reno, 1.38. Relief Arlington, 38 Vi- ;' ' iSalmon Gold, .09. Taylor Bsjdge, .10. Wayside, 40. -United Empire, .023,4. ' Toronto BeotUe, 1.35. ' Central Patricia, 3.99. ' CJiibougamau, 1.37. r Gods aLke, .90. inten Nicsei, aa.73. l Lee Gold, .06, " f Uttle Long Lac, 6.00. McKenzle Red Lake, 1.73i Pickle CroW, 0-50. . Red Lake Gold Shore, 2.03 San Antonio, 1.75. Sh'errltt TJordon, 1.63. Sisco, 4.50. Smelters Gold, .08 Vi. Sturgeon River, .38. Verrtures, 2.25. McLeod Cockshutt, 4.50 v .-HardTCck, 2.47. Oklena, .33. Mosher, .64, Bousquet. .12. Bldgood Klrkland, 1.50. ; GUbec .04. ;i Lake Rose, .56. Madsen, .90. May Spiers, .47. Wlnoga.J'atrlcia, .41. Bllllvan, 2.01." Stadacona, .66. Green Staybcll, .56. Frontier, .23. Francoeur, 1.05. Manitoba & Eastern, .14 y2-Perron, 1,60. ' South Keora, .15. , Moneta Porcupine, .58. Staden Malartlc, 1.12. New Augarlta, .45. EPIDEMIC UNDER CONTROL WINNIPEG, Sept 25: Although a total of 1D1 case.? have been re- ported,, the infantile paralysis si- timtW, buahiua IU Mnnltnha Is declared to .. : - -" jlVlHlLlbC jbe under' control. i r ,i ACCEPTS POSITION i Rlalor" W. 'E. Gladstone Murray Gets $14,000 per 'ear as General Manager of Radio OTTAWA, Sept 25: Appointment of Major William Ewart Gladstone Murray ,of the British Broadcasting Commission as gen-! 'ral manager pf .the Canadian' Radio Broadcasting Commission ' Major Murray'f acceptance of appointment are officially announced. Major Murray had, been recommended by the newly created Radio Commission. Dr. Aug-ustin Frigon, French - Canadian chairman of the jQuebec Utility Commission, has accepted appointment as assistant 'general manager. Major Murray's, salary will tc $14,000 per year and Mr. Frlgon's $12,000. Is Ambitious LONDON, Sept. 2b: In connec tion with announcement of his appointment as general manager tne wuiacuan waaio Broaacast- lng Commission, Major Gladstone Murray said thatif he hDped make the Canadian raldo broad casting 6ystem one of th best the world. Giving Major Murray a full -toire of '.he credit for .the high standard of service as a public utility achieved by the Brltlsr. Broadcasting Commission, London .newspapers expressed themselve as being glad that he had receive 1 such an importanL aonolntment departure would" however, Th loss to Great Britain. Major Murray was born ncan-Maple Ridge in ithe" Fraser Vallej of British Columbia where hL father, now living at Pitt Meadow was a school teacher. He was edu .catsd at King Edward High Schoo No Extreme SuoDressfflff Liberty Acceptable To His Countty Says Eden Foreign Secretary Tells League of Nations Assembly What His Government Stands For in Connection With International Affairs GENEVA, Sept. 25: (CP) 10:04 ajn. 16.0 It. 21:56 p.m. 18.1 ft. 3:19 am 6.7 ft, 15:40 pja 9.1 ft. htand for democracy, Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden pqld the League of Nations Assembly today that no -other system of whatever extreme would ever be acceptable to hie country "if it brought in its train suppression of our liberties and destruction of our traditions." Great Bri- '.aln, Captain Eden said, stood forM , 'j , ! amcnameiu i ine uovenani oi tne i (League of Nation enabling the I League to Interfere In the early "tages of disputes: negotiation of reclonal pacts; measures to restore international trade: Inquiry under ausnices of the, League into the question of access to raw materials, Tells Policy J CAl'T. ANTHONY EDEN and reduction and limitation of armaments. In reference to the limitation of armaments, Great Britain would not agree, the Foreign Secretary said, to stabilizing armaments, giving permanent 1 advantage to a country which has concentrated on the most extensive rearmament. Great Britain also favored publicity for armament expenditures, Captain Eden added. I j Townscnd Plan Oricinator Is Sued For Libel LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25: Dr Francis E. Townsend, father of thr Townsend Pension Plan, Is being jsued for $250,000 by John Keefer a discharged offl'dal of the organ ization, who charges libel. Today's Weather 1 Triple Island Cloudy, calm. "' Langara Island Part cloudy light westerly wind; barometer, 30.33; temperature, 51; light swell.) Victoria Clear, southerly wind, 4 miles per hour; barometer, 39.25. Eatevan OJpar. calm; baro- Vancouver Clear, northeast wind, 4 miles per hour; barometer 30.24 Prince George Clear, calm barometer, 30.26. Terrace Cloudy, calm, 45. Alice Arm Cloudy, calm, 43. Stewart Cloudy, calm, 42. Hazelton Cloudy, culm, 40. Smlthers Part cloudy, mild Burns Lake Fbg, 30. Halibut Arrivals Canadian rRICE: S CENTS Affirming; Great Britain's LOCAL BOY DOES WELL William Fatmore Gets Ills Master of Arts Degree with First Class Honors Word has been received from Vancouver that Wllliarn Patmote, son of L. W. Patmore of Prince Rupert, has been granted his Mas ter of Arts Degree with first class honors. The UL A. degree was necessary as a prelude to nis attenains Princeton University for which he obtained a cholarsr4p,la5t.- sun-,-. nier. He will leave for Princeton Immediately to commence his post graduate course. Bridge Finished At Oona River T. Axelson Tells of Conditions At Porcher Island Community T Axelson, who was In yesterday from Oona River, says that the government has just completed a good bridge across the fiver which wiU be a great thins for the settlers as soon as the road is improved. There are twenty-five to thirty boats tied up jat the Oona float and there Is not , room for them all. A little dredg ing there would make it a good mooring place. On the whole, Mr. Axelson says, they have had a good fishing season but there are always a few who do not make much money. Party For Assize Court Case Here Accused and Witnesses in Attempted Murder Trial Brought To City This Afternoon Charged with shooting with intent to murder Julius Gibson, in a , nuarrel over mining matters at Thlbert Creek, Porter's Landing on Dease Lake,' Gcarge' Adsit was brought to the pity on the Princess Louise this afternoon from the north in custody of Inspector John A. Fraser. He will face trial at the Supreme Court Assizes here next week. Witnesses in the case also ar-i rived this afternoon. L. W. Patmore will prosecute." ; Portland Man Is 'Chosen President tronce. 0f Police Chi?fs Storage. j ; i PORTLAND, Or?., Sept. 25: Vancouver Wheat jLeon D. Jenkins, commissioner and 1 Inspector of police of this city, has VANCOUVER, Sept. 25: (CP) been elected president of,-the, In-Wheat was down,? lightly today at tef national Association ofChlefs of jl.U8-a. i a ii V4