address was as follows: i mas taught Quite early In life that the principal auU of an ln- ov.iauat 4i.ai rc tre ijiow4iij wrsonailty ana charic of the express. - rvrit nrm-' most discouraging , townslte .. . into , htd a drug atore In a tent John Houston, a regular bun-saw If ever ttete was one. ran a newspaper. On Rspert Road Mr McCutcheon had his drug store. Jack Kirkpatrlck hU r'n'hlng store. Frank Hart undertaking and furniture Trucking was doe mostly with wheel barrows. I stayed at the Inn for a week h:ie the old Ruoert City, with Capt KVKentle on the bridge, went to Vancouver and return. While here I carefully selected the lots I tanted to buy as the sale of lots was to be held In Vancouver. I iflerted the corner adjoining this rctaurant for business and a lot opposite the News office for a residential site, two lota next Judge Ycung's where Sid Thomson now live others I selected for soecu- latlon About the only redeeming ffure of the townrtte was Its har-l bar and the view that could be had trimi the hill at the back. At that time anything in the nature of a Widen was poo-nood and thought Impossible and we looked forward to nothlna but a commercial city ih muskeg removed or covered The twenty-nine years has made i mint rimrVuhi( change. The muskeg has largely dlsappcarcd ex cept in spots and even that Is cov red with beautiful evergreens. Gardens that are the envy of tour kts abound and with our parks are going to give a most wonderful appearance to the city of the future. Harry Putlen has taken a lead In ncourglng flower gardens and 'nce I have been here I have tried to encourage a city park system. With th Pf.nr.i.mtlnn of Mr. Ser- Vlre u imA nn avrsnrp beside lne Police Station Into a beautiful rden which wai still further de- Vflonrt hv finrnl Orprnwood. At recent council meeting those gar dens wern nfflrlnllv named Scr 'ce Memorial Gardens and the Path up to the little lookout. Gibson walk, 1 am sure that the luiurc ago called a slum area. The litUe park on Fraser Street with Its very fine collection of Totem r. Its petrogllph stone and Us fountains, fountains, has nas replaced repiacea what wnai a a what Is fast becoming a city beau tu crinHInt? nrffV wa& 1 Tioneer Park The city has always owned forty acres west of McClymont Park and Be Bride Street and. when the O.T.P. veIopment Company offered four hundred acres west of that and running along tne toot mountain to the cemetery. I accented U as a chance for won derful development for the future. There are waterfalls, nice streams and still some fine trees In this area that will some day make a wonderfut recreation area for the citizens rt the future. Meanwhile debentures Uwed. Up jo we ena, cated. Liquor Stores To Close Early iX gladly Christmas Eve a British tuna to aia European. j refugee- and Former prune Minister Earl Baldwin made an appeal tloni. This was a cause. Earl Baldwin said, which should appeal to the honor and charitable Instincts nf all BrltMh people. There were titty thousand Jewish children and thousind of Christians as well. uccjah-u declared Earl Baldwin, who would uiju credit I think that city noU,d visiting Judge less than three years have t- be takfn fpm Oermany A lM Ik. lnr .. . . and nnA kiuitl housed InlVlH frf 9tlH be iAed in the same category Tbr personality of Prince Rupert a the fr!y days was not of a pleas-fc-.j Ms jre I had heard much of ibt the i-Uy was going to be whin I wlied '.he Franco-BrlUsh Exhl-bl'on ta London In 1906 but I was hard!; prepared for what I found bete .i VUv tm I left my family la Vr, oyvrr while I came up to ipj cJ -Tit land and found the bstui'e tu a wilderness of stumps imf Rh;n but high rubber boots txmti answer for ploughing ihr the muskeg. The Orand Trunk Inn. since tamed Into office lO' Tobey ;.l nu tlatf! was a very com for l- iWf hotel and et a good table. u .hai Dore a row rrpuwiiun. These were the two principal build-lag in town. The Bank of Com-art had a comfortable building er.der the management of Mr. O.rlntie R L Mcintosh presided crrr the Post Office on Centre Ktrel Ilarrr Rochriter icr was l In in, TORONTO Dec 9: CP lifluo: store and beer parlors of Ontirlo will close at 8 o clock on Christmas Eve", two hours earlier than usual. It was announced yesterday. the garbage nuisance out on the WiWfitffft -Aulu - Goes- Into Hon for an excellent grave! road i s running almost a mile and one- onal 1 I IirCC nlPA ttJ AI half along the foot of the moun- aai, tain. This area was named In 1) U nnJ council Pioneer Park In honor of lACdUll XJIUYVliCU the pioneers of this city who havt ( nonr iucn a iduu iuo 111 turning COTEAU LANDINO. December 9: (CPlThxee young men were drowned when an automobile We will now turn to the other: plunged into souiages canai yesicr-necessary asset-credit. I am sorry ' day. Three others managed to get ashore. All were from Apple HllL tor any man without credit and a ;lty must have good credit to sue- Ontario. :eed I have never In my business' " career failed to pay or renew a note todays WPATHFR on the day due. Prince Rypert! IUUAT j WCAincn c,oudy' ca,m- ?i.U00 and every one pd "t, calm. 20 nu uk, m -!"M Burns Lake-Bright, calm, 15. had risen to $15,900.443 00 Today. Slewartpart cloudy calm. 30. our assessment on land Is $2,090,- Terrace Part cloudy, calm, 30. 000 00. A mill rate of half what we Aiyansh-Clear. calm. 32 have today would have yielded cv-' Anyox Part cloudy, southwest ery dollar necessary for the grad-,wlnd, 27. lng and paving of this city but. In- ' "' " stead of that. Inexperienced lead- und'er fred Street and Ten h Avenue and ers took control F. W. Stork as first mayor and let a contract 84 ",c c"u u' before it had been in office for nlnel Cty without Credit months to S. P. McMordle for $600.-. k nn anA ... 000 for grading In Section One.' ,i ,h This was followed next year bb th nrAnr, .nntmpLt In th Ramel,tt'Sc " ". I low from the big blasts touched-wrnca mc w ... nt-A yyrxr i rt'i t 1 1 1 1 1 i.i i uriauiuiiK off In the cliff which snows in part where the Prince Rupert Club stands, the big cut back or tne Prince Rupert Hotel ana aown on Third Street leading to tne Can adian National Park ana Totems. One bond Issue after anomer 101-rnt Interest would not attract buyers so they were sold nt various discounts. made little difference are not loaning to defaulting mun icipalities. I wired the Canadian National and got a check for thirty dollars as advance taxes nnr nflld anv bank Interest but on the other hand has collected every . . IS- ..... r ponstacrame imeresi on iu i a nrirn. j v - w When everlbanlcbalances was Dorrowm v. .. ji n mitxt.nnrilnff deben- COL. DREW" .CHOSEN TORONTO Col. George Drew was this alterpiion elected On-; tario Conservative leader, j VANCOUVER riOCk FIRE ' VANCOUVER-The Vancouver Ice iic and u Cold r Storage building . i . nu..n t..tw 1 AM- -..W U,A- U :.V '.rrr?: near Gore Avert fish dock wa, i iiv vuiuiiii.ciuiii;i ii.u, nmti. oiuaniiit iu uiv nttn-i jimiouu nas Deen comriouica vj lv luncheon c of r the i. .. n: Prince n Rupert Rotary ti Club yesterday i i-.. . fi.n nrn itvtiro.-nd liSmenlf no nntimiet in nc in ihi fn. ture of Prince Rupert if expenditures were kept within income, Mr. Alder reviewed early municipal history when he said money was expended too freely and described some cf the subsequent difficulties. His ..: . . - 1 destroyed brlli this afternoon. The loss is not itimated. It was an old building to be lorn dowr a modern flreprUf structure JIM SCHO which was due and replaced by field dies TRAIL James II. Schofield, who sat as Cnervatlve member of the Lelilati(i for Rosstand-TraH for twetftis years, died last night atuSa' long Illness. JleGAVIN, JleGAVI.VKfc-I.i-"' RE-ELECTED Victoria yesterday over Aid. James, Adam and John Dean. Alderman Archie Wills, W. Lloyd i'or;an and J. A. Worthinjton were re-eleeled and Duncan Mc Tavlsh and T. V. Hawkins were elected aldermen. The voters favored construction of a civic auditorium and continuation of street car service for five years ' more. HALIBUT REGULATIONS VANCOUVER At. the annual Tomorrows Tides Today's Weather Che 3fcto0 High 3:20 a.m. 20.8 (t. Prince Rupert part cloudy, northerly 15:08 p.m. 22.0 ft. wind, two miles per hour: Low 0:15 a.m. 6.6 It. barometer. 30.00 flailing); temperature, 21:50 a m, 1.7 It. 36; sea smooth. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER yd XXVII.. No. 265. PRINCE RU PERT, B.C., FjjlQAY, DECEM BER 9, 1938. PRICE: 5 CENTS France . Would fight For Tu a, A v T ;3g. , Citv ComniiX. V Optimistic Over FutVVrrmce Rupert I But UrjfcVtareful Financing Reviews Early History of City When Money Was Expended Too . Freely Laying Foundation For Later - a a mm a a a. Dirrtcumex waterworks is cert Kencwinj? IBALDWIN IN NEW APPEAL Two and Mall Million Dollars Already Raised in Britain to Help Refugees 1 Bulletins 1 : I rPT WATT VsrY. . i n ;,Vn, vjrriciai rans n r i- - t i i ' i its 15 LLLUfcU Well Known C-VR. Skipper is New President of Merchant Service Guild , VANCOUVER. December ? Canadian Press) Capt. James Watt of the Canadian National Steam thlps coastal service was yesterday elected president of the Canadian Merchant Service Guild succeeding Capt. vapi. Arthur Aimur Slater. aiaicr. Capt. y,Vy. Joseph noting of the International r ,1 TJ kJL ... u ill bf mi inn mr iivusii"' opening of the next halibut sea-mii be extended to .May 13 and that all halibut fishing vevtels. regardless of tonnage, be compelled lo obtain licences, also that fishermen be .prohibited, from landinr halibut under five pounds in weight. OIL AND COAL VICTORIA At present a private body or company controlling gasoline price and consequently the heavy fuel oil price can virtually destroy the British Columbia coal Industry, according to the third section of the Macdonald report on coal and petroleum Industries of the province. "Regulation, therefore, by a public body is highly desirable," says the report, in the Interests of the coal industry and the Situation Well in Hand : un f imwSt This was't" money, pledged tc jit ana ne W are at preseht six cases of --- , . . iihi0 in rnp nrp wiirii l ni lit cu in i . . ... . i - ki onntrart for ft c tv with tcm""' " " . . . . .. scarjet lever in me ciiy. ur. j. p. a .w..w-w.- - .!. 1011 t rrnnn mirPKL nnni .... time, the population and A''- ' the first seeds for a crop of thlst es. . -"p. - popu.ar " ... . m T nV, Six Cases Of Scarfet Fever Four Are In Isolation Hospital- Cade, medical health officer, stated this morning. Four of these cases are being treated In the Isolation with the merchants. Foreign Iran- p " ; . ToS hosplUl. The malady U of a light slents were here In hundreds ana - " type ana tne situation is wea in he Ln boomed while the rocks faxes as so curlty Ev er, one (re-Jhand by means Qf precautlonary Swastika Threat the malls could bring! as quickly as f , It. Since that date this city has notljg etlt 1 0 MaVbr hrtrrnwed ft dollar from any bank - J Laquardla of New York is Told in Letter of Vhat. May Happen to Him NEW ' YORK, Dec 9: (CP) Mayor . nio about nhnnt tsnnnooo haa naa o petni IUIC - - of 1932 J2.000.oou e government, this was ac -.Fiorella U Guardla of New York and $3,000,000 hai wwt.ara borrowed threatenlnir letter paid back In Ppai jja '"JJJiy ls now nnd has been for' marked with a swastika suggesting and we still owe si. . . heavyi nearly four years on a cash basis. what may happen to him If he con-the council work "aJtu"er at the end of nitn Piwi all bills as they: ' fall due out ilnues his campaign of antipathy to nradlne Payc Five) .vmnathv with the gardens can be safely 'n; Aenue ."; East Vt , m . Section Six on AM , . tested to the police department. : (Continual on 'Alberta Boy Dies FOMONTQN. Dec. 9: (CPI a' 'hirto-n-ren'-old countrv boy diedj In hospital here last night from' DUrns ruiaiiifu ucn x nanaaiau. costume In which he was rehears-j lng for a Christmas concert caught: fire. Clear Case Of Death By Own .Hand Is Found , A clear case of suicide was es-vibl'rhed yjrterday afterrlion at he lnauest conducted by Coroner Vorman A. Watt Into the tragic clr- cumstances of the death Wednes-j ay evening of Harold Jacobsen.l well known local salmon .trailer. Ml evidence pointed conclusively to the fact that Jacobsen deliberately took his own life with the shotgun which hf? had purchased a few minutes before the rash act- iLABORITES IN SESSION Fire Hall Dispute a.d Water Main Loan Discussed at Regular .Monthly Meeting of Local Council The dispute between the city and the members of the fire depart ment was the principal matter of I business at the regular monthly 'meeting of the Prince Rupert i Trades and Labor Council Appll- ' cation for a board of conciliation has been made to the Department' of Labor at Victoria but so far no reply has been received. The proposed $40,000 water pipe renewal project was also discussed and the point was raised as to whether or not there was author- It v to borrow the money without a plebiscite of the ratepayers. It was decided to dispense Christmas cheer to the needy in the usual way. President J...J. Glllls was In the chair. I RrwardW'-i, --Z-i Sslmon Gold. .08 ti. Tarlor Bridge. J05. Hedley AmaL .03 i. Pre-nler Border. JWi. Sllbak Premier. 1.75. Congress. .002. Home Gold. .01. Grand view, .06. Indian, .01. Quatsino, .03. Oils A. P. Con, .18. Calmont, .38. C. Si E., 2.15. Freehold, .04 McDougal Segur, .13. Mercury. .06. Okalta. 10. Pacalta. .06. Home Oil. 1.64. Toronto Beattle. 1.35. Centrat Pat., 2.50. Gods Lake, 9. Little Long Lac. 2.65. McKenzie Red Lake, 1.20. Pickle Crow. 5.05. San Antonio, 1.22. Sherrltt Gordon. 1.27. Smelters Gold, .02H-MrLeod Cockshutt, 2.79. Oklend, .17. Mosher, .18. Madsen Red Lake, .54. Stadacona, 2. Francoeur, 3. IJoneta, 1.30. Bbuscadlllac, .10. Thompson Cadillac, .26. Bankfield, .25. East Malartlc, 26. Preston E. Dome, 1.41. Aldermac, .48. Kerr Addison. 1.85. Uchl Gold. 1.39. Int Nickel, 53.50. Noranda, 78.25. Con. Smelters, 59.00. Athona, .07i. Hardrock, 1.55. Barber Larder, .13. Fernland, .14. GtFT SUBSCRIPTION friends at a thev wish to best do so by sending them the Dally News at our special gift Does Not Bel ieve Gesture Of Italy Is Serious m Belief is That Way is Being Merely Paved For More Temperate Demands Concerning Rights of People Living In North African Protectorate fAKis, uecemoery: tur) &ourcc3 close to premier eteS eWRuoerttCd vlce'presldent, Edouard Daladier said today that France would fight, if f or e upe - I 8C!in to rlpfpnrl Tiinidin hut r-lnimprl thnf Ttnlv's mill. Digging Tpns Of I Rock To Recover . YippHUAlajor Andrew Mc- ! jLjgQ JOQieS www,vw sumwiu 're-elected of i Oafln was major 1 I TUfi fcnpn MTKFfi Oiiehwv Dec Wak' . - 'opRM-. w orkes. under the' direction of mining1 experts, are . .digging away tons of rock from the j - f th 1500-foot main tunnel of the Bell asbestos mine, h-- vh- seven miners perched, J ',lea'n 34vchildren fatherless. Four. I of the seven bodies are still burled. a v w v - j a M w a w a v llu j v w a a . wj m tar chances of attacking or seizing a colony from Libya o the sea were "zero." They viewed the Italian campaign for the protectorate of Tunisia as simply propaganda for i . other more temperate demands TODAY'S STOCKS ' . ,my a D. JnhnMOB Oo.) Pacific Nickel, 2S ask. Big Missouri, 25. Bralorne. 10J0. Aztec. .04 Cariboo Quartz, 210. Dentonla, .07. Onlconda. .053.4-Mlnto. .023i. Fairvlew. M. Nob'e Five. .03$. Pend Oreille. 1.70; Plner. 2.70. Porter Idaho, .03. S T I n . a I Premier. 2.27 inawaaian vosiume Reev McDonald,. Relief Arlington, .HV2- -I concerning the rights of Italians living In Tunisia. The International situation Is much easier today. iDEATH LIST IS TWENTY Three More Victims of Nova Scotia Colliery Disaster Succumb to Injuries at Sydney SYDNEY. Nova Scotia, Dec. 9: tCP) The toll of dead as a result cf the disaster In the Prtn:ess Col-ileVyhere'Tueidly:lierri4 IralrTof " ore cars crashed to the bottom of a shaft mounted to twenty yesterday with the death In hospital from their lniuries of three more victims. Several other men are still receiv ing hospital treatment for 'serious 1 Injuries which will leave some of them maimed for life. rate or Two Dollars. Tnis is v good only for a few days. Tourist Bureau Holds Meeting t Assurance Given That Expert Would Visit Prince Rupert Soon From Department at Victoria At a meeting yesterday of the Prince Rupert Tourist Bureau City. Commissioner W. J. Alder Dreslding. a letter was read from E. G. Row- bottom, deputy minister of trade and industry. In answer to an inquiry from the Bureau stating that at present all the energies of the department were being devoted to the tourist campaign for next year but that, as soon as this was cotrg pitted, it would send a man to Prince Rupert to discuss local tour ist possibilities with the bureau. A number of matters dealing with possible increase In tourist business for the coming year were discussed and the secretary was asked to write letters with this object In view. Fiftv Visitors '.From Interior Half a Hundred People Come Into Prince Rupert on Railway's Cent-a-Mile Excursion The cent-a-mlle excursion of the Canadian National Railways from points as far east as Prince George brought fifty-two visitors Into Prince Rupert on last night's train. Doing Christmas shopping and .vis- Prince Rupert people having Jtjng friends, the excursionist's may I 1 4 - Jl.l. U . -ft. 1 1LI. I . 1 1 U U distance whom remember can return home this evening or elthef on Monday or Wednesday trains." The most of the visitors are from Terrace with others from such ooints as Dorreen, Kltwanga, Haz-elton. New Hazelton, Smlthers. Telkwa, Burns Lake, Endako and Prince George. 5