Today's Weather Tomorrow's Tid es (ft A.M.) prince Rupert Raining, norther-wind, High 8:31 a.m. 16.3 ft. two miles per hour; bar- 21:48 pjn. 16.1 ft. meter 29.D4 uauing;, tcmieraiurc Low 2:00 a.m. 10.9 ft. 15:05 7.8 ft. 7' sea smooth. p.m. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1938 rniCE: s CENTS NoW War Chamberlai r ITER k WIDENS IN S.O.S. SENT REGULATING MEASES FOR INDIA i TO OTTAWA TRANSPORT DEFkJ FROM JAPAN nccrn Over Nipponese Advance in China Shown Legislative Assembly By Government Critics By It. E. POWELL Canadian Press Correspondent Position adjournment motion iinrt trie British government's fa for mechanization In India. i Opposition objected the money &'.dbe spent on mechanizing part Rrltlsh armv In India and I to the Indian army. toe are for Increasing the cf-IrncTof the Indian army," de- md a Madras Congressmarv'-'and tare lor mechanizing that portion Ithe Indian army that Is really Ilan." Indian troops as opposed, European troops). i Later the Congress representative the Indian Merchants' Chamber pnbay asked what steps were be taken to Increase the number pilots In India "with a view to Kparlng for defensive operations Minst the menace to Indian life id property arising from unsettled fid conditions." May Form Reserve 'he defense secretary replied fln-ial considerations precluded de-Dpmcnt of a larn-e Indian air but a scheme was uitder con- fratlon to form a reserve of In- Kn pilots for it. To provide de- me the Calcutta Corooration. Icn has a Congress majority, re-tly suggested military training Calcutta citizens for three nths a vear difficulty in Indian cities Is to co-operation of the huge num- of poorer Indians who have at Ffsent small Icnnwlpriire nf aerial ffare and what they are expected L"o in a raid. Temple and mosque norities have therefore been cd to advise worshippers to car Pi out me government's lnstruc Rs. and men will go about the Rfcts with drums collecting crowds It whom the scheme will be ex-Rined pTcst 'blackouts" are being ar-Ifed for the larger cities and em- pency flre-flghtlng and decon-Sn'natlon squads organized. That 4 avi w uaitubbd AO ILUb uuuv.. 5fcd Is shown by the reports of the EK-ss government. coherence called by the Ben-' "The view was expressed," says report, "that Calcutta Is very htfllnnroklA i i u ti i Jp'c that enemy aircraft carriers Spacltv of 9.nnn miips Lnnc-dts pe bombers may also attack Cal- irom farther east." "Cdu aitornov. war 'MO the Prlnotc! a passenger Louise this r""ng returning to her home ln l north after a visit ln Seattle lifa elsewhere ln the south. BULLETINS Pattullo Is Again in r AIIITTA. March 24: (CP) The Jananese trnnn's v i i 1' I Lr,o in rhina hns stimnmtprl Tnripnc, infovof in rln. iiaiivv ...,w. wuw v, Bse precautions far more than the Italian occupation of ll.Jvn Ai Tno Tnrlinn miTiHo'e offfiiirlrt fVion xrrc nnn tnv with Ahvssinia anrl snnnnrt. nf thp snnntinns ainst Italy, but the attention paid to India's own defense I not so great as toaay. fear after year the Central Leg- ttive Assembly has condemned Ixcesslve the amount spent on Inse and the number of Euro- ; ln the fighting forces. The &nn u now on and it is slgnlfl- U a member consistently opposed the government of India, Sardar it Singh, has tabled a resolution fing a committee to consider ihanlzation, to recommend fur- r expenditure on defense and to e suggestions aDout manuiac- of armaments In India. The imbly has already discussed arj KILLED BY TRAIN NEW WESTMINSTER An unidentified youth was instantly killed when struck and dragged two hundred feet by a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train near here. HOLDER OF HORSE VANCOUVER Frank Lynchs, race horse owner, is the holder of an Irish Hospital Sweepstakes ticket on a horse in the Grand National Steeplechase tomorrow. I He refuses to say what horse he j holds. 1 AUSTRALIA DEFENSE CANBERRA Prime Minister Joseph A. Lyons of Australia today announced a three-year defense prog-ram for his country involving expenditures of $124,000,-000 on new armaments. HAWKS BEAT LIONS SEATTLE Seattle Sea Hawks evened up the Pacific Coast Hockey League championship playoffs last nieht by defeating Van couver Lions three goals to two. Vancouver had won the first game Tuesday night four to nothing. The series is to the best three out of five games. Before Commission power. Ambrose Ryan, an fnd culltv in city Vancouver City Council Says it Must Have Immediate Aid in Taking Care of Relief VANCOUVER, March 24: (CP) Following a special meeting yester day, the Vancouver city council sent a telegram to Hon. Norman Rogers, federal minister of labor, asklnj for temporary Increased aid in connection with unemployment relief. The minister Is being advised that the city finds It quite im possible to handle the extra burden of relief following the turning back to It of the responsibility for caring for unemployables. The telegram said that the "relief problem submitted to the city by the provincial government is beyond our financial power to car ry out." I So declared Robert Macnicoi, secretary of the British Columbia jcommand of the Canadian Legion: fin a luncheon address to the. Prince Rupert Gyro Club yesterday. The promises to the returned men which Mr. Macnicol anuoeu to were those which public men In the war years made to the soldiers as they went to and were in France. One such statement urns t.hat of the then Premier, Sh Robert Borden, who said that the. Answered a Number or mock uucs- ,overnment and country wouin Hons Catholics ask Separate Cnnsider it a first duty to appreci-Schools jate the unestimable efforts of those who had served: vip-tdria. March 24: (CP) An- Mr Macnlcol's subject was "Ac f fho nritkh Columbia - gov- - .f the Veterans' Assist SWGTo Liic i-i.v.. bit. - - . . . tnrtv-twn nilPS- r.nml.ilnn " H WAS a TTlPm nnmher but 346.531 had seen ser vice In France and 286,987 had come back. The smallness of MLAIi portion of those who had seerf ac Indian, was tive service in the theatre of wai nollce court indicated mat men naa Deen en 1 i-i ii.iHrl tirVtit cViriiilrl ti nf Vvova ViPPn Bill Providing; For New Commission Given Its Second Heading OTTAWA. March 24: (CP) The House of Commons last night gave second reading to the bill prOVid- lnfT fnr tVlo ocfflhl Rhmpnt. nf A.lg 11,1 l.l.w jvuw. " - transport commission which would ' supplant the Board of Railway Commissioners and also have under Its Jurisdiction transportation by steamships and aircraft. Thomas Reld, Liberal member for New Westminster feared the proposed new board might have an adverse effect on British Columbia shipping through Panama Canal. WINNIPEG WHEAT WINNIPEG, March 24: (CP) Wheat prices were unchanged to c lower on the Winnipeg market yesterday. May closed at $1.163i. Promises Made To Soldiers In Robert Blood More Important Than In tiyro Club veterans, more especially those wno had actually served In the theatre of war, was one of the Legion's Important functions. Mr. Macnicol felt that those whe had had purchased purchased Victory Victory Bonds Bonds dur dur rnmeni to a e- Ul jnnue wlhiih.u.., tlons asked by the Rowell Royal jber of tnat Commission. There was finance, Mr. Dunning, might Commission on intergovernmental a tendency to oe cnweai ui i-um-... ..... morfn t.n the Com- mUsinns. said the speaker, and "'mission yesterday by Premier ,T. D-1 indeed, he often felt that critic- Pittullo These questions """,ism was juMuiauit. been covered In the previous repre- War Veterans' Assistance Com-pntftUon of the government. I mission was concerned, however ifKeVlheYukonlsan-he was Inclined to feel that t Brltish Columbia, separ-, through Its recommendations, part aL enjoyed by the Ca- 'of which- had already been ac-ate school scnooi rights j federal government lerr,tnrv ..nfr.H bv the JiH but it had succeeded In assisting the should not not only only be Protected I . I .oMne t snmft pxtent. . ij i tun tunn h wiuiiiivi tciciuti" v SrSoIte minority declared in a brief presented to tne SlOn. TlV.rol The Vancouver xoung uw. -nr, urirpd the transfer Mr. that been i tries Was Country Saved Macnicoi referred to the fan Canada. In recruiting, had third of the Empire's coun tn the sending of men to ASisuei.itiwi. -o . t i i. nnmln nn flULll-,.. - . i nvA Vin onma from provincial w u"'""" -save me muuu; orlty of unemployment relief and times wondered. when he looked . r.fmi snr.lal legislation t ,w,0t. wm trolntr on in Germanr t"u' " tiu iinsurauee . 'ycome up to a point In the Bay , j dlng wages and hours, collec- , nnd eisewhere, if they had '.'saved Bcneal. ifirt miifo fmm Paliit.t.n.. I . . invtn tnv nnd trfide nnd tun muntwV However. Ca.ns.da W launch bombers with a cruising lcommercc 'commerce marketing legislation had enilsted 619,636 men of which move the tax. re Mr. Macnicol told how the War Veterans' Assistance Commission had found that there were 34,312 unemDloyed veterans in Canada 22,000 under the age of forty-nine and two-thirds bein; unskilled labor. Many of these men it would be Impossible to ever place In em-! ployment and4 something must be done for them, one Deneiiciai piece of legislation had been the War Veterans Allowance Act of 1930 whereby war veterans on reaching the ace of sixty received pensions of $20, If single, and $40 If married. The Commission had recommended and been passed that the payment of these pensions be extended to take In in unfit unlit or or partly partly unut unm war war vet- vet- i i lng, Mr. expressed for the lowering of the old age pension to sixty years for all per sons. Speaking of general economic conditions In the country, Mr. Macnicol touched on some of the causes of unemployment. "There yesterday morning by M B Thpn there had been the men wlhjmust be something wrong." he de McClymont on a cnarge 01 f Rh. arge families who had enlisted clared "In a country like this Ca intr a meal at the Boston . .hnniri not. have hPpn accent. (Continued on Page Two) UUlf f ,vinr for lt. He was im - "Great n reace First Premier Britain Must Try To Keep Asserts Prime Minister In Declaring Nations Foreign Policy IHELPED TO BUILD WEST Hon. Walter Scott Took Prominent Part in Creatfng- Two Provinces Established Liberalism in Sask atchewan and Headed Initial Government GUELPH, Ont., March 24: (CP) As the chief exponent In the federal house of the autonomy bill the piece of legislation which In .. . moo created tno provinces oi saa- Printers' Ink To Bondholders lZZ,SeTllTe .first premier of the province of ,t - it. i o , of, Pn,i;n Canadian Easkatchewani Hon. Walter Scott. Macnicol, Provincial Secretary d be Legion, Makes This Statement in Addressing jsald to have largely conceived and In a very liberal measure to have i carried out the basic scheme which "We veterans claim that there is a contractual ob-lf a Sierov! ligation on the part of the government ot uanaaa 10 xne lnces war veterans. We claim that promises writteruh thejife Bom in jLondon township, mm-'Wo'od of the men who served" the 'country TirFrahce are, diesex county, Ontario in mi . , .- j n.;nfOTO' ,he spent his early boyhood days more imporianL man ijiunu&e jiiauc ivum p""' ..... on a far farm. T-i i n ...u:u UnnnvnA ATilUnno nf rlnllnvs ran . OOnilS iiU 111 Wiwun nuie iiuiiui tu. be found to spend on war and defenses, all of which may be very good. But when it comes to other objectives, we are told that money cannot be found. If we can spend ed. Mistakes had been made bu. this was all part of experience Mr. Macnicol referred to the strength of the Canadian Legion v 1 .. 1 AAA kinnnhac! In fO money for war, then we should be uavms uCi iWU - I 4 J wnno.r tnr (ho Qttpr- i""-'" Jlilua, Ik ..v-.. ..j - auic wj ajjciiu iiiv.x-j math of war." His father died when he was a baby and, in conse quence, as a mere lad he was re-l quired to step Into the breach and do much of the hard work which the homestead required. His at tendance at the country school was necessarily of an intermittent icnaracter character but out, he ne was was aware aware ui of entatlve body. The governments radesman's cart. Five months lat er he took what proved to be a decisive step and entered the office of the "Manitoba Liberal," a weekly newspaper, as a printer's devil. In a few months he received a promotion to the case and In December, 1886, accompanied by C. J. Atkinson, then proprietor of the paper, he went to Reglna, the capital of the Northwest Territories, where they founded a new paper, the Journal. For six years he was a working printer and writer with the Standard and the Leader with a winter's (Continued on Pa.se Four) Weather horecast (Furnished through the cwirtpsy Cf tl. Dominion Meteoruloclcal Bureau M Victoria and Prince Ruprrt. This 'ore-t I comDlled frojn obveraatlonh ta- ileii., ujksn at 8 am, toly and covera th 56 I General General Synopsis synopsis The ine pressure pressure Refuses to Pledge Military Help to Czccho-SIovakia in Event of German Aggression Although Suggesting Possibility of Involvement Tells just Where Commitments Lie Blessed Event Aboard Steamer NOTICE TO SQUATTERS vncf onH H1H riflv nttpn Ton to lLS ' . 4. ' , a . r i.nc-Ae in uok m."- rj ana uiese ne largely rurrectcu ujr j.iury uays uiven 10 t; opinions and recommendations. Toiduous stud in his earIy, n gome Cases Can Be nmtpct the interests of the wai youth. Farming life, as he experi enced It In those Ontario days, d d not appeal to him and he detef mlror4 tn GOalr his vnnntnr In an. ' illUIVU .U ..... ... " other field. The spring of 1835 consequently saw saw the the your youn? Scott, Scott, then then a a gaunt eaumi LONDON, March 24: (CP) Great Britain must try to preserve peace "because we know that in war there are no winners." Such was one of the statements of significance made by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain today in his declaration of foreign policy on behalf of the British government. The Prime Minister '' - outlined the stand his government . . . . was taking on a number of Impor When the steamer Princess Louise sailed from Vancouver Tuesday night she had a pair of sheep on board. Arriving here this morning, the family consisted of four. Twins had arrived the first day out. This offers a nroblem In freight rates. ..When two animals were t billed out, what is to be done when four are delivered? The sheep are consigned to Mayo L'andlhj, Yukon Territory, so have a long trip ahead of them. Arranged Thirty-day notices to vacate have hpen sent out by the city, which Sites Dy arranging iui icaae ui wt ground. The city is already taking steps to have Cow Bay generally cleaned The seventy-one foot steam tug Fearless of Vancouver has been purchased by the Armour Salvags Co. and will be arriving in Princ Rupert next week to become a unit of the company's local fleet. Capt ; Reg Green Is at present ln Van- Icouver to pick the vessel up brlng lt nortn remains low British Columbia iciu"m u over noi Tne xne Fcarlesi t caness, anu con- eon oi wooaen erans regardless of age. In pass- and heavy rains have occurred on structlon, was built at New West Ihm Ufa tlnfinl Macnicol AVnCOCCA1 tn favot t.hp the Wpst. West Roast Coast of of Vancouver Vancouver Is- Is- minster 4., ln 1000 1898 hn but mi was aimos almosi land and lower mainland while completely rebuilt ten years ago showers are reported in tne ivoot from tho Vno1 nn She has a beam tant European Issues which are at present to the fore. The Prime Minister refused to give Czecho-Slovakla a flat pledge of military help against German aggression but promised the House of Commons that Great Britain would use her new armaments to fight the fulfillment of her treaty obligations. The Prime Minister continued: "Our existing commitments which might lead to use of our arms for purposes other than our own defense are, first, defense of France and Belgium against 'unprovoked aggression. Britain also has treaty obligations with Portugal, Iraq and Egypt." Mr. Chamberlain said that Central' Europe was not an area where vital British interests are at stake but he gave plain warning that, if . German aggression resulted in war, Britain might be forced into it. He offered British help peacefully in (settling the Czecho-Slovaklan German minority problem. The Premier turned down the .Russian call for consultation against aggressor nations. Minister Behind Him ,It is indicated that Premier Chamberlain has the general support of the ministry in his declaration of policy. The Prime Minister, It is under- recently acquired the property on: stood, wm have a conference in a tranefpr from the Drovincial gov-'London soon with Premier Leon forty-three squatters Blum of France on the subject of r!aA.r' lhr ' LFlCka"l t ! , ? i inside Cow Bay. Boatbullders, ma- foreign policy. neipeu muii.ai.j, lllc wlou.. - - . -Qhin, ptf.. are affect- TVioIr Intnrosf ui nf flvp uve nnfi aiiu rfncHnnHnn was Pnrtnfrp m 13 rinu;i Pralr'P repaid, ineir interest ae.sunawuii was ruuasc - . . . .. , a half percent had been paid aprf: where he found a job driving aled b 1 (no T0" lS tli ;t in number of the bonds were tax free. The ac tlon of the Dominion government in 1934 In imposing Income tax on war disability pensions did not coincide. That, however, was a small matter but It was gratifying to hear that the - present - - Minister of t : i : n.Mlflq1 under- . Tj0r nf th stood a cases at ,iwino. 'Premier least It will be possible to retain riru, ' .,, ,,, Great Britain should take a firmer line against F.uropean dictators. "The Prime Minister has yielded to force." Atlee declared. "He has up including removal of old hulks left us and the world ln tne 10U 01 Doais ana uuisr ueuna. Armour Salvage Buys Steam Tug Scvcntv-onc Foot Steamer Fear less to be Operated Out Of Trince Itupcrt situation. The Prime Minister does j not seem to realize the full gravity of the situation, the need for positive and not mere negative action." The .Labor leader said he wa shocked by the Prime Minister's "amazing credulity" ln accepting Italy's promises. May Take Appeal On VANCOUVER, March 24: (CP) It Is not definitely known as yet whether the dismissal of his appeal by the British Columbia Court of Appeal yesterday vJlll conclude the efforts of Charles H. Cahan Jr., Vancouver barrister and member of a prominent Eastern family, to upset a conviction and sentence of enays. 0f 15 feet six inches and depth seven years- imprisonment imposed Prince Rupert and Queen Char- 0f 7.7 feet. Her gross tonnage Is upon him in connection with the lotte Islands Fresh to southwest seventy-five. robbing of a suburban branch of winds, becoming strong at night.. Joseph Mayers of New West- the Canadian Bank of Commerce' Mostly fair and mild with showers, minster was the former owner of here on December 1 last. He had West Coast of Vancouver Island 'the Fearless although Armour Sal- made application for leave to ap- Fresh south to Southwest winds, !vage did not . purchase direct from peal from the sentence but this was mostly cloudy and mild with rain. , : him. . rejected. - 4