BRITISH NEWSPAPERS EXPRESS CONCERN AT CONDUCT OF MONARCH rc Stirred to Comment by Remarks of Bishop of Brad- lord Willi wnicn iney &eem 10 ue Largely in Accord LONDON, Dec. 2: (CP) The Yorkshire Post, in an editorial today, spoke of the "deep disappointment" that would follow the dispute between the King md his ministers such as must almost inevitably raise a constitutional fcsue of the gravest character. Making what was believed to be reference to the friendship between the King and Mrs. Wallis Simpson, the York-. i'dre Post said: "It Is proper to I down In relations between the treat with contempt mere gossip as King and the cabinet over the i i i ..JiU tl . i t in. l rmA fiwrneatlv Is associated with the Limes of European royal persons But certain statements which Li",e appeared In reputable United satii lournals and even, we be- jeve in some Dominion news-pipers cannot be treated with quite so much Indifference." The Yorkshire Post continued to say that Rt. Rev. A. W. F. Blunt D D. Bishop of Bradford, "must bve had good reason for so panted a remark." This was In "OTmcnUng upon certain remarks .uule by Bishop Blunt at a dlo- :c:an conference yesterday. The Yorkshire Observer, puo- ...ied at Bradford, also comment- r1 nn Bishop.. Runt's remarks. Tic BLhoo was rlcht in his as- - ,:on and ths issues now raised nd far beyond the deflnitlor : coronation formalities," the Cb: -ver said. A Lied Mercury editorial ex-i hepe that, if the Kin? 'i guidance in any problem csl csnr "itence as may appear pos f :m certain reports in cir- jn, he will seek it from out Jfc.'s af Jhe church and stat tj have a.t heirt the grcatnes? oi our country." BLhop's words "such a reproof ai l body whether cleric or layman, Las thought proper to address to a King of England for many a i-ng day." "Constitutional Crisis" The Associated Press referred to .dilation as a "constitutional -js. Ihe British newspapers ot Parliament, Is prepared to resign Men His Majesty gives up any P'an he may have to marry Mrs. Simpson. The stock market dropped slug-Skhly today, reflecting, brokers wld. a growing concern lest the Kind's frlptidcViir. with Mrs. simn- h might result In the resignation ot the cabnet. The brokers expec-' d the downward tendency to continue unless the meaning of the bishop's remarks were clarified A wholly unconfirmed rumor had 't that the "ic tii cabinet unit; i, had iiau decided uctiucu to a covernmpnt. -jus Uoyd .lAlffl.t friendship with Mrs. Simpson. The Manchester Guardian today ad vised King Edward to listen to whatever advice the Prime Minis ter had to offer in all matters af fecting the welfare of Great i and news services broke out Into eJitonal comment on the speech ir.terdav nf thp nixhnn of Brad- g- BRITISH GOVERNMENT PROTESTS AT GERMAN SOLDIERS IN SPAIN LONDON. Dec 2: (CP) Great Britain protested before the international non-Inter- ventlon committee today at participation of nationals from other countries in the Spanish civil war. Foreign Se- cretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons last night of the intention to protest. The announcement followed the receipt of advice earlier In the day that Germany had y landed five thousand soldiers in Spain to reinforce the in- surgent army of General Francisco Franco. Ten Children On First Trip Family Ransing in Age From Three To Twenty-One Going: To England WINNIPEG. Dec. 2: The ten children of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. lord that the king "needs the 8racc!slade of sim0n House, Man.. wUl oi God for his office," but did not Lecelv'e tne m0st unique Christmas mc.it.on Mrs. Simpson. The Asso- t of thelr lives this year catea Press said the Premier wasj, on thelr way to the bdlevid to have Informed the King Qld Countryi naving left Winnipeg that thp rnhlnot mlth fhp hackinz!. . i-..rilon Matlnnnl - last nisni uvei wi aumn lines. The children, who range In ages from 21 to the little girl of three years, have not oniy never seen a large ship but this Is the first time they have ever been as far away from home as Winnipeg. Needless to say the children are at the height of excitement aireaay and keep asking their parents at each stop: "Is this where the big hnnt. is?" Weather Forecast o. u hltrh off ihc Bri riKu.c iiu t ..... i-v, rn limb a coast '&" Li tried showers occurring over . I il . nsurance rates against a .the province. Dosxihio i . . .u-1 . , n t Onppn Char yustponement oi we prince ivucin coronation 4, j c .Ui1..,. T.u,-.cModeratc to Xresn Per 100 today. . west to north winds becoming followed by snow Showdown Expected steadily colder K,n?n!!ILBldwln cal,ed on thein"f'a, Vancouver Island- ui, uucmngham Palace to- n" j .ind fine and cum M7paeriy winus, uue as a succession of unco . Moderate j mil in temperature, Zi ""'a rumors pointed to a show- VANCOUVER, Dec. 2: (CP) The British Columbia Social Ciedlt Union, recently launched with Pre mier William Aberhart of Alberta as general chairman, announces vhat It will withdraw from the British Columbia political field. John L. Loveseth, executive se cretary, has resigned and the of fice will be closed. This action follows an announce ment last Friday that another So cial Credit body, the British Columbia Social Credit League, had selec- ed eleven candidates for the next provincial election. A statement from the Union Said: "Mr. Loveseth believes that. In view of the action taken by the other Social Credit bodies, It is In advisable and not In the best Inter F'!.' ' . ., . :AL LlbHARY victoriAb.c. Today's Weather Tomorrow's Tides . A KM.) Oh Prince Rup 1 t. Overcast, south-ve High 4:45 a.m. 19.6 ft. i wind, 10 1. per hour; bar-me-r 16:31 pjn. 19.4 It. 29.99 (. 9 g); tempera- Low 10:38 a.m. 8.1 ft. . 23:07 pm. 4.4 ft. ture. V . 1 j NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Vol I. XXV, No. 282. 'OA PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1936 fKICE: 5 CENT3 adrid Gets Its First CREDITERS ; 11! ill : RAILWAY TO UNITED I One of British Columbia's Social Credit Organizations Decides To Withdraw JOINING LEAGUE OF NATIONS KOI SEVELT BUENCS AIRES, Dec. 2? (CP) President Fra.iklln D. Rcosevelt, here to aUend the y Pan-American Peace Confer- ence. declared flatlv vesterdav at co-operation in this province with shells for the British government. Premier Aberharfs policies." The Social Credit League does not follow the leadership of anj particular person. t CONVENTION PROGRESSES tatives of Northern British Columbia Are Still in Session At Port Simpson PORT SIMPSON. Dec. 2: VII- ,ages all the way from Massett to Bella Bella are represented with lelegates at the annual convention of the Native Brotherhood of Northern British Columbia which has been In progi jss at Port Simp- Son for the last couple of days. Tne meetings are progressing success fully with excellent results. the first order 'of its kind awarded In Canada, ls.belng turned out bj John T. Hepburn Co. of Toronto. The company president links the machinery contract with one awar ded the National Steel Car Co. of HamUton by the British govern ment for production of shells. MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE ' TAKES FEDERAL TOSITION OTTAWA, Dec. 2; (CP) The ' !- appointment 'of Major D. M. MrKav. member of the Brl- 4 tlsh Columbia Leglslatuie for Cariboo, as resident commis- sloner of Indian affairs - for the province was announced today by Hon. T A. Crerar. This wUl cause the vacating 4 of the Cariboo seat in the Legislature. Proposal to Fill in Cow Bay Was Long Bone of Contention; Plan is Apparently Abandoned niconlnfinn Viv nrnvi'npinl nrrlpr-in-pouncil at Victoria. 1lCOUlUblUII -JJ v - ' as announced yesterday, of the eighteen-year old agree-phv the province was to exchange waterfront acreatre at Prince Rupert with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway presumably involves tne loss oy tne city oi a uu-foot piece of waterfront in Block G which, under the agreement, the city was to receive In consideration for its consent to vlnclal government and the Grand the filling In of Cow Bay by the railway company. Evidently, the rallwav comDanv has now aban TrunK pacuic ttauway wnereoy uie railway agreed to transfer to the nrovlnce a waterfront lot and a doned the Idea of filling in Cowl reservation for a forty-foot road in Bay. For many years, it will be re-'exchange for a piece of land ln- membered, this proposed lining in j eluding uow uay ano consent. io of Cow Bay was a sore bone of civic i filling In of Cow Bay. The railway nnnnHnn In rpcard to which i rnmmlssion would erant the aD- Mr. and. Mrs. Slade have nJlma worQS baltlcs were fought! plication' only on condition that been back to the Old Country xor .fore the Boaraof Trade, the city the city would give its approval .......... . . . nrp irv&Klni? forward I i.it o -yeaia council council and and even even at at special special puunu;ano puunujano consent, consent. v"iwjih as mucn exciwiiiiciiK " rrilgn Saturday .unless the King cnlldren t0 their arrival "back K'ves ud his frienrishln Those , . onr nid Kent, where I a - - . . . nilllllT 111 MVM. ' 4 1. . . .11 .1 '" ... nl. J. .. It sponsoring the report said the gov- was born as Mr. Slade puts It. "meni already had thorougniy. founded out the opposition ahd !lad gained a promise of co-opera,-. n In any crisis. Tle rumor's lm- j Plication was that If the cabinet llit. Other nrirtloa ,miM rofncp to meetings. That was in the days in 1923 an act was passed by the when there was possiDiy more en-1 Legislature providing, among otner thuslasm in regard to prospective jtnings, mat tne province snouia waterfront development than there i grant to the city a portion of the is today. !450 feet of the water lot In front of It was on July 3, 1917. tnat an Waterfront Block G which was to ncr.in.xniinrtl was nassed aD- be transferred bv the railway com- U4WV4-...-W-...-- - . - " proving the plan of the Grand pany to the province In return for ' : . II 111 11.- . 1 . 4 4 1U. 1111 I - TrunK, PaciIlC nauway vu, uu vne cuy a asseiu io tne lining in vi i. 1 - J - m n . n a aah. i .11.. In Cow Bay ano put m yarus, jijow any. un juiy o, me city tracks, etc. there. The application gave Its written consent to the ap- tuo finincr In of Cow Bav was nllp.at.lon nn rondltinn that that the ....... I . . . W.iV 1U1 19 . . .. I -ft n.H...... . 4 .1 .ii.. made to tne uoaro oi ivauway province grant me city not exceeo- Commlssloners in 1920. The plan Jng 200 feet of waterfront. eiihlDf In a rondition that the! A late ns October last, voar the Gas CHANGES Many Transfers in Operating Department of Canadian National WlNNIPFn nptv 2: Additional a nrpss rnnferenre that .h.n.o. l ihs ninfaHni staff nf i liailgV4 ... Vltk, upvtuvuig tv. w. there was no possibility of the the western region of the Canadian united states entering me t Nat onal Ra lwavs are announced League of Nations 4 MACHINERY FOR SHELL PRODUCING roronto Company Gets Order In Preparation For Turning Out Of Arms For Britain by Vice-President A. E. .Warren,' ef- fective December 1 j J. H. McKinnon, superintendent at prince AiDert, is transierrea to be superintendent' at Calgary In place of J. P. Johnson, transferred to North Bay as general superln ..ndent. N. P. North, superintendent of transportation, Winnipeg, is trans ferred to be superintendent at Prince Albert. J. W. Crane, assistant superln .endent at Kamloops, Is transferred to Winnipeg as superintendent of transportation for Manitoba dis trict. In m addition aosmiun to w the tue above, aouvc, two tw. ests of the Social Credit movement tukontu, uec. z: lurj aia- to continue his endeavors to obtain' chinery for tfie manufacture of j further changes are also announ jed J, P. Klrkpatrlck, assistant su erlntendent at Sioux Lookout, Is ransferred to be assistant super- itendent at Kamloops G. A. Olay, Winnipeg, Is appoin ted assistant superintendent at Sioux Lookout. T H Mrtflnnntt pntprpfl . thp rail way' servlce-ln 1900- 'and occupied nany positions until 1911 when he vent to St. Paul as commercial igent. In 1917 he was appointed uperlntendent at Virginia, went later to Kamloops and returned to Virginia In 1931. In 1933 he was moved to Prince Albert as superintendent. N. P. North entered Canadian National Railway service In 1912 tnd after being located at various olnts In the United States anc astern Canada, went' to Horn-: yne as superintendent In 1927. He was later superintendent at Port Arthur and,. in 1931, was su perintendent of transportation. Wlnnipegt J. W. Crane entered ratlway ser-ice In 1903 and has held operating yjsitlons at many points In Wes tern Canada. He was siiperlnten- 1ent In Prince Albert and Brandon nd went to Kamloops Iri 1931 Today's Weather (Government Telegraph I Triple Island Overcast and rain, southwest wind, 10 miles per hour; light chop. Langara Island Overcast, calm: barometer, 29.96; temperature, 34: 6ea moderate. Dead Tree Point Cloudy, calm: barometer, 3042; temperature, 42- sea smooth. Estevan Clear, northivtrtt wind 10 miles, pjr hour; baromster, 30.12 Vancouver Clear, northeast wind; four miles per hour; barometer, 30.14. Victoria Clear, westerly wind 20 miles per hour; barometer 30.16. Terrace-j-Cloudy, calm, 38. Anyox Cloudy, calm, 34. Hazelton Cloudy, calm, 24, Smlthers Cloudy, cairn frosty. Burns Lake Clear, calm, 15. Stewart Cloudy, cairn. 39. Notable Deaths Sir Arthur Doughty, 76, Pomln- lon archivist from ' 1904 until hl retirement a year ago, at Ottawa. John Rlngllng, circus owner and I SILVER PRICE ADVANCES company assume all responsibility . railway company, was continuing! NEW YORK, Dec. 2: (CP) Bar for r damage damage arising arising out out of or the tne work, woric. negotiations negotiations with with a a view view to to filling filling 'silver isnvcr advanced aavanceu to io iw.ycr 46eper ounce uuhcc on uu Today Between Thirty and One Hundred Killed in Air Raid; Britons Near Hit housands. of Frightened Residents Take to Cellars-Attack Still Concentrated on Suburban University City MADRID Dp 9' (C.P Sivrppn Fncm'cf hnmfWs' smashing Madrid houses to splinters, killed ' between thirty 1 I 1 1 - 1 .LMJ .. !1 anu one nunurea men, women ana ennaren in a-swiii air raid today. Thousands of frightened residents ran for shelter to their cellars. Hospitals are now treating what authorities call the first gas cases of the siege. . Close to fifty heavy bombs were dropped by the sixteen planes, mostly on the suburban University City and workers' sections. Two visitinjr British Members of Parliament narrowly escaped flying shrapnel. NO ACTIVE CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS FOUND IN SCHOOLS OF CITY There has so far not been a single active case of tuber- culosls found among school f'pVprtfo"i,'-'th6'"rtty; 'It was sUted last night by Dr. A. S. Lamb of Vancouver, provincial health specialist, who is, con- ducting a campaign of tuber- culln testing with x-ray exa- minations following for those reacting positively to the tests. The tests have now been largely completed and the x- ray examinations of the re- actors are proceeding. The percentage of school children taking the tests has been very high and Dr. Lamb is being kept very busy. ORDER FOR AIR BOATS r- Uo minion Government Contracts For Five Machines at Cost, Of $750,000 OTTAWA, Dec. 2: (CP) Five flying boats for the Royal Cana-Jlan Air Force have been contrac ted for by the Department of Na tional Defence, It was announced yesterday. These will be built In Canada at a collective price of over $750,000. They will be super- marine Azstranrer flying boats and will be used for coast patrol purposest They will be manufac tured in Canada by arrangement with Canadian Vlckers Limited. DIED AT SMITIIERS W. Beesley of Prince Rupert has Ueen notified of ihz death at Sml hpp nf Mrs P P.. Pace. The end HOSPITAL BUILDING Nothing to be Done Until 1938 To for the funeral. W. Beesley also gineer. Seek Greater rubllc Interest The new nosplta building pro ject here, upon which It now seems agreed nothing can be undertaken until 1938 by which time It Is hoped sufficient funds will have accumulated to Justify a start being made, was again under discussion at last night's meeting of the hospital board. The grant of. $25,000 voted for the new hospital at the recent ses- lon of the Legislature comes un-ler the fiscal year April 1, 1937, to .larch 31, 1938, It was pointed out md may be pyramided, It is ; hought, with such appropriations : is may be subsequently made. It was 'generally agreed that more i :han $25,000 would have to be; available before any start on: ' julldlng could be made. City Commissioner W. J. Alder stated that Henry Whlttaker, pro vincial architect, had been' working" on plans for a 70-bed hospital esti mated to cost from $175,000 .to. ttOO.OOO. In the course of a discussion of possible ways and means of raising funds locally for the hospital pro-, ject, City Commissioner Alder prp posed that the Junior Chamberrof Commerce and Rotary and Gyro Cubs as well as other organizations might be Induced to become Interested. The desirability of having a larger membership In the hospital association and a consequent greater degree of public Interest was stressed by Dr. A. S. Lamb, provincial hospital Inspector, With this end In view It Is proposed to reduce the annual membership lee from $2 to $1. ' " , if nnthlne was to be done about a new hospital for a year or so, Dr. Lamb suggested the advisability of spending some money on lmprov- came yesterday morning fromilng the fire escapes of the present leart failure. Mrs. Page leaves a building. The house committee or husband -in Smlthers and a daugh- the hospital board now has this ter, Mrs. J. Beesley of Williams matter In hand and It is proposed Lake, who Is coming to Smlthers to obtain the advice 6t the city en- leaves this evening on the train to A report from Fire Chief J.-R. be present at the funeral. Morrison advised the board that tne usual mommy inspections nau HOSPITAL FINANCES 1 been maa and- rom a stand $3952.43. It was reported at last night's board meeting by the fin ance committee Receipts for the, month muuui were c not nut ui.uiu. divulged. There! point, everytning at tne nospiiai the'Pnllantn0pl5t at New Yorlc' ! Hospital disbursements for the i and nurses' home appeared to be In i month nf October amounted to . eood order. Vancouver Wheat VANCOUVER, imwU.k, Dec. 2: w (CP) j An .... agreement was entered into in Cow Bay but, since then, has. the New York metal market yes-; were 1500 hospital days at $2.64 1 wheat advanced to $1.12t'0 on the . . the it.. i i j .v. ... tprdnv npr per dav. day. I Vancouver Vancouver market market yesterday. yesterday. on July 16, 1918, between pro- apparently, abandoned the dea. not change