fhtually, there would be a great here It had the local re- ircmente such as harbor and ncrr 3ary hlnt-wland. dlscusdng political matters. Patterson said he wished to kc it clear that there was ho sonal animus. He Questioned sincerity of no political leader his followers. There were not the ' fd knocks tndav In noltttcal cusslons that there were a few' P ago. Possibly that indlffer-h was partially why public af- had drifted Into the hand professional politicians who be ne irresponsible. 3c blamed no one, Dr. Patterso.1 for desiring greater content- nt and prosperity. PeoDle were i'tlcd to that. Thp world waf in a period of transition. fhls had not been, the first de- Mion. Nor was It. t.hn first sltlon. chanslmr f mm nn old -r to a new. There was always BAODAD, Oct. 7: Jean' Batten, i young British aviatrix, attempting ito set a speed record for a flight between England and New Zealand, put down half way between Damascus and Bagdad last night for refuelling. She was still making excellent progress. Charles Fyfe Is Moved to Bridge River Cold Town C, D. Fyfe, accountant in the lo cal branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce for the last five years, has been transferred to Qoldbrldge as acting manager and, with Mrs. Fyfe, will leave within the coming month. His successor here has not yet been named. Presentation To nner is Made Luncheon Yesterday in Johannesburg For Noted Airman Who Won Big Air Race wdency to blame the form of JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, ernmcnt and talk or new sys-0ct 7;The trophy and prize wen limes were such as : had been. What might be 1 in the medical profession 'k remedies" -were offered ?ever it had alw.iv hrwn fnnnl t. when hard times passed, the u party people invariably re- w one or the other of the parties. To sav t.hat. t.h svs. should be scram! hprnnso it shown some- 'defects during; wnen the whole world had feeling the effects of depres- "w use pronoslnz to tear 11 the whole F'ng some renalr Tn iim ir le ridiculous fPPing the old established in- -jm which had already L, the P60. There had been or the system before and justments and extensions 1 e needed. Better Pen were needed In public Me. vUunuea on page Four) money for the England to Johannesburg air race was formally presented to C. W. A. Scott at a luncheon tendered yesterday to Scott and his companion, Giles Guthrie. Halibut Arrivals Summary American 49,00 pounds, 11c and 7c and 11.6c and 7c. Canadian none. American Augusta, 14,000, 11.6c and 7c. Royal. J , Diana, 9,000, U.OC ana c, nyyai Atlas, 26,000, He and 7c, Cold Storage. IHRTirNOTICE Born to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Redman on October 5, at the Prince Rupert General Hospital, a son. lour otner'vessels having preceded. them. That enabled them to see the other ships off. In France he visited i the battlefields and found It dlff i-' .hinster Hall addressed by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. The jeords of the speaker epitomized the Attitude of most Canadians when he said: "I am confident of this. If the dead could come back to life today there would be no more war." find no other way of settling their disputes thah the way of war, even now when we are still finding and burying the bodies of those who fell 20 years ago, I repeat If they can find no other way, then the world deserves to perish." There were tears in many eyes including those of the speaker as the address closed. Mr. 6mlth was very much enthused over the reception of the veterans at Buckingham Palace by the King. Six thousand Canadians came away from the event if possible more loyal than ever they had Ibeen In the past. The King gave a brief address but before he was half way through, when he mentioned that he was glad to meet the Canadians with whom he had fought, there started up spontaneously the' song "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow." It seems that the band leader had Ideas of his own as to what was proper the band started, to play the National Anthem and the visitors gradually-changed their tune until all were singing "God Save the King," LIBRARY VICTORIA, B.C. ST: Today's (8 AJS1.) Weather Tomorrow's Tides prince Rupert Raining, southwest High .. 8:01 a.m. 16.8 ft. wind, 28 miles per hour; barometer, 20:00 p.m. 17.2 ft. 29.88. Low .. 1:06 a.m. 6.6 ft 13:30 p.m. 10.1 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER XXV, No. 236. i'ol. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY.OCTOBER 7, 1936 PRICE: 8 CENTS CONSERVATIVE P;. JY LEADER LAYS HIS CASE i. E PEOPLE OF PRINCE RUPEi ' .ADDRESS Ices no Hope of Third Party Prov Help Does Not Think Pattullo Government W aimed Offers Economical and Practical A ..lustration Predicting that the C. C. F., with its impractical and iisionarv creed, would disappear as all third party move ments did when general conditions improved and declaring that the Pattullo government would meet defeat as a result of unfulfilled promises, autocracy and extrava gance, Dr. Frank P. Patterson, of Vancouver, leader of ie British coiumma conserva- . e party, speaking here last night i the Moose Hall, held out the her of an economical, practical A honest conservative govern ment based, not on promises jfhich were impossible of iuutl- pent, but on an appreciation of needs and problems of the iople and a spirit of co-opera' on for all interests. By this cans, he expressed confidence ttat progress could be made In nging back prosperity ' to thli ovlnce. r Patterson, who has a pleas-platform personality, divided address into three general sec- ons- -a discussion of the Co-oper- live Commonwealth Federation its aspirations, a criticism of Pattullo regime and a brief view of the general alms of the pri vatlve party. He was not boast and certainly committed hlm- or his party ?o no rash prom- . He was glvsn an attentivt courteous hearing by an aud- oce which, while not large, was p-ncriMve of tfte various sec' gns or tonal political thougnt ll Conservatives vcrtheles, dominating. urge Hill, president of the Ieuper; Conservative ;A?soci- rn wav ln the chain arid' briefly iuccd D Pa.tteraonr , Ho Dr. Patterson Pr, Pattern, li opening, said was no strangnr to Prince Ru- hid first been here. tnty -ix y vi ago and had in I'ed in local real estate on ilch he had paid taxes for six year;, He had no doubt that SITUATION IS WORSE Dancer of Open Conflict in Orient Between China and Japan Again Appears Imminent TOKYO, Oct. 7: CP) Judglns from the attitude of both sides, the situation between Japan and I China, out of which renewed military conflict Is feared, still appeared critical last night i Japan Is continuing to Insist on the setting up of a buffer stat? of five northern Chinese province? bordering on Manchukuo and Soviet Russia, this state to be en- I T f rftNr r 11 f nrt nwnn c nn1 InrlAnnnrlnM f ganized British Columbia Cn- ",uc !., 'o' the.Nanklng government. Nanking officials 'reply that, if Japan insists on this demand, )' will be mat .by the Chinese with military resistance, JEAN BATTEN SPEEDING ON British Aviatrix Making Excellent Headway on Flijht to New Zealand ATNNERr Navy, Army And Junior Chamber of Commerce And Visitors Enjoy Account Of Visit to Europe by Stewart Visitor Other Addresses City Commissioner and President Of Senior Chamber Make In- f teresting Remarks pilgrimage to Vlmy. He spoke Chamberpot Commerce and gratulated them on their success, i In crossing to Eux)pe he had sail ed on the, Duchess of Bedford, the Air Force to be Improved; J Possible Base at Rupert 4 , . ARRESTED AS RESULT " OF There oro were a numoer of speakers . .,.,,. ..,. . RUSSIAN COUNTER PLOT af", t.... o.v. . merce annual banquet in the Knox Hotel last evening. Chief of these MOSCOW, Oct 7: CP)- Karl Radeck, ' commentator of was W. D. Smithy manager of the . o . . .. tne government newspaper Iz- Power Company at Stewart, City i, . , r , . ... v.cHo vestla, was arrested ..tj today j with ..t. n.",". I;"'-""." 'our other prominent per-1 Chamber, and W: H. Tobey. ' . . t , nection Bu- .u. . u.. with the counter-revo- ivii.uuut.ii gave iiic c.uiy ui ills recent visit to Europe, including TRIO ARE DROWNED jyhole celebration Mr. Smith said, joecm preparing to cros3 the harbo was the ereat eatrerlne at West--1n Flynn's small boat which wa: found overturned. The harbor war rough that night and it was .ver dark and raining hard. MacDonald and Flynn lived in diack at McNicholl Creek acms. the harbor. There Is reason tc believe 'that Duggan may have 3e mentioned the Canadian gener-:oinef. f"1 !f rcw,b3at- investigation is ,i. ..,, oci proceeding. to touch the hearts of all. His parting words were: "I would conclude by saying that if the Cause of Death Coroner Norman A. Watt, aftc an Inquiry, found that MacDonalt world-Europe and the world-can '1Ung - from sudden of a boat. As the body was found eating so soon after, it was ?vident that death was not oy drowning Evidence disposed clearly that there were no marks whatever to suggest any suspicion of foul play. BAR SILVER NEW YORK, (CP-Bar silver was unchanged at 44ic per ounce m the New York metal market nriav DEFENGE MINISTER IAN MACKENZIE SAYS CANADA BECOMING DEFENCE CONSCIOUS-HER PLEDGE IS TO DEFEND HER OWN COAST IN TIME OF WAR. VICTORIA, Oct. 7: (CP)-In a statement declaring that Canada has become "defence conscious" in recent months, Defence Minister Ian Mackenzie said today that primary considerations are a development program for inethe lutionary plot .aint the so- ! Canadian defence and the extent to which the taxpayers of the 1 snot lit ? ast !hlchf rteen' were : are able 10 mcet the new burdens and new taxes. good work done by the Junior ;... August.. . I? Reviewing . . the principles ::i, laid , down ., at ... the T Imperial . 1 con- con A A a a m. m. a a rnnfflronnn Conference in in 109 1923, Mr. It Mnlnn-iln Mackenzie said i.n!.l that r'r... Canada's .1 .. ',. responsibilities were the maintenance of internal security, the preservation of strict neutrality, law and order within our territorial waters in time of peace and the protection of our coasts and sea borne trade in time of war. Coming down to concrete proposals the defence min- m ten'verf famrac "? ' ster forect "substantial developments important .. . . ... Irlple TraeedV III Harbor nnfnro in fhn nnvv nrtnv inrl fnwin " Wttiln mnnr pveryining was cnanged. A few of .. umj unu wu mini n nnv mauj ui he boys located people with whom 1 Prov'nia'. police expressed reas- tnc dcta'!s hart to be worked, out he visualized as a ten-hey had been billeted twenty years enable certaintv this momin? thZ tative scheme a series of air bases along the British Co- jgo and as a result they missed the , tftree local fisherfen-Jack Mac- lumbia coast. Ope would be at the south end of Vancou uny ceieoration. .Donald, aged ?nit 50. William While the reception given themynn. 45, and John Du-igan. 39 n France was wonderful, Mr. Smith all lest their lives'.: early Sundav vas evidently more impressed with morning in Prince Rupert harbo: the reception given them at Dover 1 while crossing to McNlchol Cree'j j'jn. their returnt JWwas most-dlff ij in a small -boatwlA thorough ;un. to m&Ks ones way. inrougDsearcn failed to reveal any trace ihe crowds thai had gathered toiof them, Uiow their welcome to Canada, I MacDonald's body, as already They were hardly able , to express 'reported, was found floating Jn ;helr appreciation. While the pil-!the hirbor about 8 o'clock Sunday frlms appreciated France, Blighty : morning. :tit good to them. It was different.' The trio were last seen at 12:sn Sven the air was fined. Imidnight at the Cow Bay float. The outstanding feature of thewh?n they are believed to havt yer Island, probably Esquimau, another at the north end of Vancouver Island, either on the west coast or at Alert Bay, and possibly one at Prince Rupert and an advance post in the Queen Charlotte Islands. RELIEF IS CONTINUED No Change to be Made in Grants To Provinces This Year Ottawa Announces OTTAWA, Oct. 7: (CP) Relief grants in aid to the provinces for the third quarter of the current fiscal year will- be continued until the end of December without change, it was announced last ni;ht by Acting Prime Minister Ernest Lapointe. The federal government has been paying oul these grants to the provinces at the rate of $2,-315,000 per month. Madcap Mayor Of Pittsburg Resigns William McNair Quits as Climax To Long Feud With Council PITTSBURG, oct. 7: William McNair, madcap mayor of Pittsburg, resigned last night. His re- Fascists Advance to Within Twenty Miles of Capital City i , ; (JKKAIAN MARK IS BE DEVALUATED BERLIN, Oct. 7: The Qer- the day Czecho-Slovakia an- nounced it would devaluate. The Austrian schilling will not be devaluated, it was officially announced at Vienna yester- day. Already Austria has an 4' adverse trade balance and de- valuation, it is feared, would adversely affect tourist trade. 4. CONDITIONS WERE POOR Swedish Aviator Headed Into L'n favorable Weather on Leaving I New York for Stockholm NEW YORK, Oct. 7: (CP)-Kurt BJorkval, 31-year old Swedish flier, faced hazardous "weather in feud with the council long city tne Newfoundland coast when he the matter of over appointments. hls red and grcen Bell. JUNIORS ELECTED OFFICERS George Rorie Heads Junior Chamber of Commerce For Year With J. C. Gilker Vice-President At the annual dinner meeting of .he Junior Chamber of Commerce held in the Knox Hotel large dining room last evening Oeorge L. Rorie was chosen president for the com- :ng year after the gathering had received the report for the preceding year given by Lee Gordon, the retiring president. The full list of officers follows: Honorary president, W. M. Black-itock. President, George L. Rorie, Vice-president, J. C. Gilker. Secretary, T. J. Williams. Treasurer, T. A. McWatters. Executive Ross Ingram, Jack.' Roaf, Sam Joy, Leonard Crlpps, G. P. Lyons and C, G. Ham. In telling of the work of the past year Mr. Gordon told how they had supported the local radio station; thus helping to get uVestab lished. They had carried out with success an essay competition among the high schools of the Peace River district, and' also had been instrumental In, securing weather forecasts for this section man mark will be devaluatea . ... , . i . within a few days, it was an- lo1 l.he countI7' wJth "strumenis nounced yesterday. Earlier in !n the Langara i' naa suPPea museum handing over the sum of about $80 to the board, had entertained the minister and deputy minister of fisheries at a banquet, had sponsored the university extension courses of lectures, had de-;orated the lamp standards at -Christmas, carried out a snowball frolic, supported the recreational centie, took part In the Boys' Band drive, published and distributed a tourist pamphlet, carried out a clean-up campaign successfully under Foster Wlllan, with funds provided by the seniors, arranged . for morning broadcasts to the incoming tourist boats, distributed salmon to the tourists on the Prince David, and ended the season with a dance. Nine meetings were held with an average of 26 present. There were dozens of exe cutive meetings, He had enjoyed the work very much and hoped his successor would enjoy It as well. There were present at the banquet President Lee Gordon, W. M. Blackstock, president of the Senior Chamber, W. D. Smith of Stewart, anco monoplane, Pacemaker, east- chief speaker of the evening. H. A. ward yesterday in a projected non jBreen, S. E. Parker, J. E. Parker, stop flight to Stockholm. Further Thomas Trotler, Charles V. Evitt, out In the ocean, however, con- Theo Collart, Dr. Joseph T. Mandy, djtions were more favorable W. H. Tobey, D. G. Borland, Hugo BJorkval took off from Floyd ' Kraupner, George Mitchell, Jack Bennett Flc'.d at 4:35 am. Pacific Mussallem, Chris R. Allum, R. Lloyd Standard time, leaving behind the Jones, Ross S. Ingram, F. Wlllan, dejected Baroness Eva yon Bllxen- S. J. Jabour, W. J. Alder, G. L. Finc:ke, who had expected unW Rorie, J. J. Little, Ted LePage, T. Socialist Defenders Feverishly Endeavor to Entrench c last nuteto accompany him j. wniiams, Sam Joy, h. o. Ken- ''rru- i s T7. i ni j ti i She came to the field to find thi nedv. T. A. McWatters. James James i vrs r in'ii .11111 nun ru iiitv .a . ... ' - ' -,l"-". nj crtu cne hart evoected in opcunv ttorr,, i nrnn r m - i -v j -j-- , r, """Ji -"-" vnuuo, u. M. Asemls- removed by BJorkval to make sen. Max Hellbrontr. W. E. Drake. jroom for more gas. A. Brooksbank, W. M. Watts, G. P. BURGOS, Spain, Oct. 7: (CP) Insurgent troops mOVed Early todav BJorkval was unre- jLyons, R. E. Mortimer, F. J. Rush, Telling of his visit to Scotiandifo within twentv miles nf Marlrirl tnrlnv an mins hnmhnr-;por,d..but nnA tV,o nl V, or,r4 V,n r. I .. .. . 7 . . .. . ' WaS lelt aS uim bile jujic lie illw a,iu uiv t- the speaker mentioned also his return to London on the engine of the "Flying Scotsman," he having been invited to ride there for part of the Journey. It was an interesting experience,. Street scenes interested the speaker who told of passing when (Continued on Page Two) suruuiiLS niuveu on tne ciiv iron, inree uhuuliuiis us uuu eral Francisco Franco planned a movement to "mop up' the rest of the country. "Madrid Socialist defenders feverishly due trenches in the city as they sought defence from the insurgents' drive. n.u 1 1 i. i n i 1. le it. oin anti nungry iroops engaged rascisis wesu 01 tne city unaware of a flanking movement to squeeze them be tween two attacking forces. Today's Weather (Ooverrunnt Tflejnipha) Terrace Cloudy, calm, 48. Alice Arm Raining, calm, 52. Hazelton Raining, calm, 43. Smlthers Cloudy,, calm, 42. Burns Lake Raining, calm, 43. George Dibb, J. C. Gilker, H. F. Pullen and Gene Scott. ' ' ; ; Former Manager ' 4 Of Railway On -Island Is Dead , VICTORIA, Oct. 7: (CP) J. M. Cameron, ager 69, retired nianager of the Esqulmnlt and jNanalnio Railways, died here yesterday ' . v1t