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stave
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PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
1
Weather
Forecast
Tomorrows
Tides
mm
Primo
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
18.1
ft.
6:24
High
am.
Islands
Wind
shifting
to
cart
19:31
15.1
ft.
and
Increasing
to
strong
with
rain
p.m.
tonight
and
cooler.
Low
13:10
pjn.
7.9
ft.
NORTIIERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vcl.
XXIX
.
No,
39.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B:C.7THURSDAYt
FEBRUARY
1571940.
PRICE:
CENTS
RESSURE
ON
FINNS
TPrmiPI"
llsnnerhelm
Une
Is
Dented
Hut
I
Still
Stands
Out
Reds
Taking
be
Forts
More
Classes
Being
Called
tilin,
Dissatisfied,
Slay
"Sacrifice"
His
Tremler
and
War
Cabinet,
HEL6INQFORS.
Feb.
15:
CP-
i
d
today
called
up
a
second
rve
class
within
twenty-four
.
an
furious
fighting
on
the
.
.
.
.
i
.
-i
.
.
.
.
m
i
i
n
.J
tiT
-
i
5i
me
uusaiaus
jjuu
ucuu.
i
its
Mannerhetm
Line
is
dented
b:'
r.')l
oroKen.
i
A
Tmmunlque
said
that
Russian
iu.3
had
been
repulsed
on
It
..-
mi
iMlin
In
th
flftpe
nlh
(
battle.
I
T:s.
Russians
claim
to
have
cap-
i
,
.xteen
more
outer
fortiflca-'
J
w
the
Mannerhetm
Line
ynsterday,
making
ot
now
'
:r.
hundred,
dose
fighting
w
on
with
the
Finns
resort-'
use
of
daggers.
L)
'm
north
the
Finns
still
re-,:,
-.1,"
control.
Pr
J-!it
Kalleo
has
sent
out
appeal
for
support
of
the
'
nations,
declaring
that
i
1
:t
fighting
against
cx-
r
Stalin
has.
It
Is
re-
'.
February
23
as
the
1.
which
a
decisive
victory
i
!
be
b
hleved.
DtoatUfled
with
;
jrrv.s
of
the
war.
Stalin
U1
be
cftli
plating.
!acrU.
Premier-Foreign
Minister-
i
and
Minuter
of
War
ASSES
IN
VANCOUVER
pwsr
Landry,
Government
Tele-i
trsphs
Executive,
Formerly
j
Located
Here,
Dies
In
South
I
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
15:
CP
ir
Landry.
aed
57.
British1
.T.ba
divisional
superintend-,
f
nt
Dominion
Oovemment
Tele-
rai
died
in
hospital
here
to-i
ny
aP.fr
a
brief
Illness.
He
hadi
Pf
i
district
suDcrintendent
at
h
.
'
RuDert
from
193(1
until
last
rw
A
widow
survives.
to
Club
Has
I
iusiness
Lunch
I
h
Oelilng
Started
With
Season's
Work
Reports
of
Committees
If
fnnrl
'
I
T.
d,
tj...
n,
ri,,H
i
in
ilar
monthly
business
session
t
l
weekly
luncheon
vesterday
k
t...j
.
r,
t...-
i
ih.
i
ft
i
vilUt
!!
J-
4
IlUUVli
isv
Rcports
of
committees
were
rc
t'id
including
one
from
the
play
3wids
committee.
W.
F.
Stone,
tnalrman.
which
recommended
leaning
out
work
around
the
Morse
IC'rcek
skating
and
swimming
resort
,11
readiness
for
the
coming
season.
Pt
R.
O.
Large
reported
progress
tm
the
community
centre
project.
The
club
accented
an
Invitation
art
as
a
patron
body
for
a
Sunday
night
concert
to
be
held
by
the
i
nnce
Rupert
Operatic
Society
In
laia
ot
the
Red
Cross.
William
Crulckahank.
J.
W.
Scott
and
H.
s.
Meadows
were
delegated
las
a
committee
to
draw
up
the
Iciub's
budget
for
the
year.
O.
G.
Borland
aarpprl
in
tjiV
over
the
chairmanship
of
the
club'j
war
laeuvuics
committee.
Arnold
Platen,
mnnnopr
nr
Iht
Irv.
cat
branch
of
thfi
Ttnvnl
Vtantf
tit
rna?uda'
WM
elcctpd
10
membership
I
ii
c
UD
resignation
of
W.
iTobey,
who
has
left
the
city
for
.
wUYfr,
was
rcceivCci
wuh
re
Next
week
nuti-inf
lot
Clair
,.,llt
.
.
N
luneheon,
m"
Bulletins
'ECULATION
ABOUT
PRESIDENT
.
.
Om
'
it
t
1
J
'
"ivelt
aroused
speculate
-
..e
said
that
It
might
to
assume
hit
impending
sea
trip
would
combine
business
with
a
vacation.
At
the
same
press
conference
he
declined
to
deny,
in
I
response
to
a
question,
the
suggestion
that
he
might
contact
French,
British
and
Italian
authorities
during
a
trip
on
the
cruiser
Tuscaloosa
aboard
which
he
embarked
today.
imiTISI!
VOLUNTEERS
LONDON
A
steady
stream
of
Tolunteers
called
at
the
Finnish
recruiting
station
here
as
a
re
sult
of
the
British
government's
.
,
i
...
.
unction
oi
general
enlistment
lor
the
Finnish
armed
forces.
Assoc!-
aiea
rresj
saia
mat
some
were
in
Canadian
and
British
uniforms.
was
said
that
there
was
no
I
hint
from
official
quarters
as
to
what
ruling
would
be
made
on
the
the
British
and
Canadian
soldier
volunteers.
i
MORE
SHU'S
SUNK
I
OSLO
Reuters
discloses
the
sinking
of
the
Danish
ship
Mar
tin
Goldschmldt,
2095
tons,
5
the
coast
of
Scotland,
and
th
Norwegian
Eika,
1503
tons,
en-route
to
Spain
from
Norway.
ON
WESTERN
FRONT
PARIS
French
machine
gunners
halted
two
German
raids
during
a
snowstorm
on
the
Western
Front,
French
sources
said.
JAPS
REACH
LIMIT
SHANGHAI
Foreign
mllitar-
lU
see
unmistakeable
shins
that
Japan
h
reached
the
limit
of
her
ability
to
win
and
hold
Chinese
territory.
The
Japanese
"have
stopped
winning
the
war
without
achieving
their
objectives"
and
now
are
incapable
of
striking
an
effective
blow,
It
Is
said.
Meantime
official
Japan
declares
that
sufficient
has
been
done
to
establish
the
"pew
order"
In
China.
GERMAN
CLAIMS
BERLIN
The
High
Command
claims
a
total
of
58,000
tons
of
shipping
sunk
yesterday
"In
a
particularly
successful
day
for
the
German
sea
war."
NEW
BULGARIAN
CABINET
SOFIA
The
cabinet
of
Premier
George
KUmeivanoff
has
resigned.
King
C..!
has
called
on
Trof.
Bogdan
Philoff,
minister
or
education,
to
form
a
new
it,iiariin
rnvrrnment.
It
is
said
a
that
the
King
desires
to
further
Intensify
Bulgaria's
close
relations
ith
Belgrade.
The
retir-j
Ing
rremler
and
his
minister
of
agriculture
disagreed
on
reU-
tlons
with
Russia.
.....MVITIIW'C
VXANCOUVEK
Howard
C.tt-n
s
renommaicu
u..,..-...--
dldale
for
Vancouver
soum.
ai
Prince
Georre
J.
G.
Turgeon
was
rcnommatta
as
Liberal
candl-
date
for
Cariboo.
ADD
WAR
NEWS
EXETER
HOME
I'l.VMOlITII-H.
M.
S.
Exeter,
which
figured
In
the
battle
with
the
Admiral
Graf
Spee,
Is
home
for
repairs
from
Port
Manicy
where
she
was
temporarily
patched
up
after
the
bat
tie.
FlrslLordof
the
Admiralty
Winston
Churchill
was
among
those
welcoming
the
vessel.
Unite
Against
High
Finance
1'
..
1
nhnr
Leader
Addresses
nil
man
.--
,,..l,l
Again
to
Nations
of
World
BERLIN,
Feb.
15-
The
German,
Labor
chief
urges
the
-
--
nations
to
unite
gainst
British
....!..
v.irii
f
nance.
Propa
una
noebbcls
says
h
!
minim
ru;-.
m...-.v.
struggle
---
be
.f
ijOc
.
ncr.
,,
Harry
Scott
Is
Believed
!
Victim
Of
Tragedy;
Broken
Body
Is
Being
Brought
In
Harry
Scott,
one
of
the
most
widely
known
hand
loggers
on
this
part
of
the
coast,
who
has
been
operating
in
Prince
Rupert
district
for
many
years,
is
believed
to
have
been
the
victim
of
a
gruesome
tragedy
near
Hartley
Bay
down
the
coast
from
this
city.
The
provincial
police
boat
.L.M.
is
now
on
its
way
in
I
such
1
U..M
INDEMNITY
the
wen
IS
SOUGHT
will
ing
Dutch
Government
Seek
Recompense
From
Germany
for
Liner
Sinking
dos
In
AMSTERDAM.
Feb.
15.
The
Dutch
government.
It
Is
announced.
will
demand
full
indemnification
from
Germany
for
the
torpedoelng
and
sinking
by
a
German
u-boat
at
end
of
last
week
of
the
Holland
ot
Amerlka
liner
Burgerdljk
off
the
coast
of
England
while
bound
from
New
York
to
Amsterdam.
The
Burgerdljk
wax
a
6853-ton
vessel.
iREADY
FOR
est
KETCHIKAN
Standard
Oilers
Said
To
Be
In
The
Pink
For
Approaching
Series
Simpson
Games
Talked
Oft
The
Standard
Oilers.
Prince
Rupert's
hope
to
successfully
de-
Jcnd
theNprthrrn
British
Column
bla'
basketball
Utile
this
year,
are
now
reported
in
fine
shape
for
the
games
and
will
be
at
full
strength
for
the
first
time
in
five
starts
against
Ketchikan
next
week.
Bobby
Houston
Is
at
present
in
the
cttlcytofroNgames..
the
city
taking
special
army
training
and
will
be
able
to
turn
out
for
the
team
on
both
nights
next
week
CAPTURE
OF
CARGO
SHIP
French
Announce
That
Vessel
Is
Taken
Into
Tort
After
Seizure
PARIS.
Feb.
15:
(
CP
The
French
government
announced
last
night
that
a
"German
cargo
boat-had
been
captured
and
taken
Into
French
port.
Luncheon
For
ler
I
.Delegates
To
Convention
Local
liberals
Hosts
Yesterday
Afternoon
Following
Nomination
Of
Hanson
The
out-of-town
convention
dele-cates
were
the
guests
yesterday
of
some
of
the
local
Liberals
at
a
'luncheon
In
the
Commodore
Cafe
aricr
the
ciose
ot
the
Liberal
con
Jvcntion
jn
the
morning.
Olof
Han
son
M.
P.
and
E.
T.
Kenney
M.
L.
A.
were
at
the
head
table
and
the
guests
were
extended
a
hearty
welcome
by
C.
C.
Mills
on
behalf
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Liberals
who
were
responsible
for
the
enter
tainment.
Speeches
were
made
by
the
local
members
and
the
affair
concluded
by
the
singing
of
"They
are
Jolly
Good
Fellows'
by
the
delegates.
Those
present
included
J.
C.
Carpenter,
A.
A.
McMartln
and
William
Hanson
of
Smlthers;
Mrs.
Lillian
Thompson
of
Cedar
vnip;
H.
R.
Heaven
of
Queen
Char
lotte
City:
E.
T.
Kenney
M.
L.
A.,.
Frank
Green,
F.
Mlchaud,
John
Desjardlncs
and
R.
W.
Riley
ot
Terrace;
George
Frlzzell
5f
Port
Esslngton;
A.
B.
Anderson
-and
;
rhns
L.
Wrlcht.
Ocean
Falls:
Charles
Lindstrom
of
Remo;
Oscar?
Kltsumkallum
Lake
-uianaei
Olander
ui
of
mwi
flnd
w.
Um
Usk.
with
the
scattered
remains,
Pending
arrival
of
the
officers,
only
meagre
particulars
as
have
l
.
l
..
Jl.
.
kucii
til
lauiu
lUCKUlgcs
livm
boat
are
available.
An
Inquest
be
held
following
arrival.
According
to
what
Is
so
far
known,
a
party
of.
four
men,
pass-
Gil
Island
in
their
boat,
saw
Scott's
gas
boat,
the
Leila,
apparently
wrecked,
on
the
Island.
A
ashore
was
barking.
The
men
the
boat
went
to
Hartley
Bay.
LONDON,
Feb.
15:
(CP)
TW
There
will
be
107
polling
dlvl-'
LONDON,
Feb.
15:
(CP)
Dlplo-German
submarines,
which
are
be-Jslons
In
Skeena
riding
In
the
mats
are
conjecturing
on
the
pos-,
lieved
to
have
participated
In
the;
forthcoming
federal
election.
The
slbllity
of
Premier
Benito
Mus-'
sinking
of
British
ships
Sultan
Star,
enumerators
have
been
appointed
solinl
of
Italy
advancing
some
Triumph
and
Gretafield,
were
re-as
follows:
form
of
new
peace
plan
during
ported
by
the
Admiralty
last
night
t
Atlin,
Edmond
Dunlea.
'the
forthcoming
European
trip
of
to
have
been
destroyed
by
British
naval
action.
Four
Nazi
u-boats
are!
Tulsequah,
George
Robblns.
der
Secretary
of
State,
as
the
per-thus
reported
to
have
been
sunk
Telegraph
Creek,
Mrs.
Alice.
sonal
representative
of
President
within
five
days.
One
of
the
destroyed
German
submarines
was
that
which
sank
the
Sultan
Star,
one
of
thp.lagestj
tmusn
re.
ngerator
ships.
The
u-boa
was
accounted
for
within
half
an
hour
after
she
had
sunk
the
Sul-I
tan
Star.
There
was
still
some
un-'
certainty
last
night
as
to
th
fate
of
n
star-
BIG
STORM
DOWN
EAST
picked
up
the
missionary.
John
A.lsixty
officers
and
crew
of
the
Sul-
Flndlay.
and
went
back
to
lnvestl-
gate.
They
ascertained
that
thej
wai
naa
Deen
wrcc&ra.
un
ine
beach
about
one
hundred
yards
from
low
water
were
found
remains
a
human
body,
badly
dismembered,
legs
being
at
one
point,
skull
1
about
twelve
yards
away
and
other'
portions
scattered
'about.
,
What
may
have
happened
is,
parently,
only
a
matter
of
conjecture
so
far.
More
may
become
apparent
when
Staff!
Sergeant
Ern
Gammon
and
the
other
officers1
return.
Meantime
speculation
sug-
gests
wild
animals
or
a
boat
ex
plosion.
While
he
was
widely
known
and'
nigniy
esreemea
Dy
numerous
friends
Irl
town
and
along
the
coast,
Harry
Scott
was
a
lone
operator
as
tar
as
his
logging
operations
were
concerned,
his
dog
being
his
trusty
companion.
A
large'and
powerful
man.
he
wa
abouU
forty-five
or
hrty
years
of
ageTewT
of
what
appears
to
have
been
his
tragic
fate
will
be
received
with
regret
by
his
many
friends
and
acquaintances.
,
UN
SHIPS
"
i
THREATENED
Some
Washington
Leaders
Would
Hold
British
Responsible
for
German
Sinkings
WASHINGTON,
D.C
Feb.
15.-Some
congressional
leaders
express
themselves
as
being
In
favor
Jof
holding
Great
Britain
responsible
for
sinking
of
American
ships
which
may
be
attacked
by
Oerman
sftlps
after
being
orced
into
Allied
contraband
control
station
for
examination
of
cargo
or
calling
volintarily
In
AIIIa4
tvnrfe
Cnm
fl
the
lpnrierv
condemn
the
British
practice
of
stopping
American
vessels
and
oth-
foreign
vessels
for
contraband
control
examination.
...
,
Meantime.
Germany
took
a
strong
stand
against
the
United
States
neutrality
policy
and.
stating
that
It
was
legally
justified
In
doing
so,
reiterated
the
warning
that
United
States
vessels
stopping
at
Gibraltar
and
such
points
for
contraband
In-
JZ..
n.
cKif
dnv.
r
ing.
Under
certain
circumstances
mm
A
mb-Ua
m
klr
a
r-rro
sVtlri
tv
fit.
braltar
might
be
sunk
without
warning,
particularly
If
In
Allied
convoy.
will
not
recognize
the
Pan-Am-
er,lcan
300-mlle
neutrality
zone.
It
;
was
declared
that
the
zone
was
lm
-
'
practicable
as
It
contained
waters
j
which
belonged
to
Canada,
a
bel-i
ligerent
countrj.
Germany,
It
was
stated,
would
endeavour
to
break
the
blockade
at
all
costs.
Hockey
Scores
Pacific
Coast
League
Vancouver,
5;
Seattle,
3.
BAR
GOLD
LONDON,
(CP)
The
Montreal
price
of
bar
gold
on
the
London
market
was
unchanged
today
at
$35.54
per
fine
ounce.
Tonight's
train.
Cue
from
the
East
at
ll
o'clock,
was
reported
this
afternoon
to
be
on
time.
TWO
MORE
SUBS
SUNK
-
British
Get
Quick
Vengeance
For
Attacks
on
Their
Vessels
I
Than
Score
Already
Known
Dead,
on
Atlantic
Coast
Tremendous
Snowfall
and
100-Mile
Gale
NEW
YORK,
Feb.
15:
(CP)
i
Skies
cleared
over
the
northeast-
ern
United
States
today
foliow-
lnS
a
bliizard
and
gate
which
brought
death,
desolation
and
destruction
from
New
England
to
the
Carolinas.
The
storm
swept
,
out
to
sea
today,
leaving-
thirty-
'
six
already
counted
dead
and.tht-possibility
that
the
toll
raiy
rrach
,
even
more.
Thre
are
IlJen
deajl.
.
In
the
New
York
district
alone.
With
snowdrifts
twenty
feet
deep
at
some
points,
the
metro-
,
J
'
politan
area
faced
a
serious
traf-
fic
tie-up.
1
The
wind
reached
a
maximum
'
velocity
of
one
hundred
miles
per
J
hour.
The
tanker
Aitec
Star,
her
I
steering
gear
carried
away,
sent
j
out
distress
calls
from
off
Sandy
,
Hook,
the
coastguard
rushing
to
j
her
aid.
I
More
than
one
hundred
are
in-
j
jured
as
a
result
of
the
slorm.
'
.
It
has
been
Impossible,
so
far,
to
estimate
the
amount
of
ekten-
;
sive
damage.
New
Blood
On
i
Hospital
Board
Pt!'e
?len"n
Mae
f'
anu
"'
"'
,
.
Appreciative
At
mention
was
made
v...
A
Vfaj-f-illiim
of
the
annual
bell.
jln
Hazelton,
W.
W.
Anderson.
New
Hazelton,
Albert
Arnold.
be
South
Hazelton,
George
Ironside.
Kitwanga,
Roy
Moore.
Woodcock,
W.
C.
Little.
Cedarvale,
Lillian
M.
Thompson,
Dorreen,
C.
H.
Leake.
Pacific,
Nels
Thompson.
Usk,
Percy
R.
Skinner.
Copper
City,
JL
G.
Skinner.
Little
Canyon,
Alfred
Mlchaud.
Terrace,
Fred
S.
Thomas;
Kltsumkallum
Lake,
Oscar
Olan
der.
Remo,
Charles
Lindstrom.
Kwlnltsa,
Molse
Dubeau.
Haysport,
Nelson
Brew.
Port
Esslngton,
H.
J.
Brown.
Inverness,
P.
H.
King.
OEland,
Arthur
Kristmanson.
Moricetown,
R.
W.
Atrlll.
Evelyn.
Edwin
Johnson.
Glentanna,
Mrs.
K.
Chapman.
Smlthers,.
Ralph
R.
Smith.
TtkwaTpTw!
A.
ManleUm.
.
Qraick.
oss
Douslasv66wanlocfe
Walcott.
Airs.
J.
O.
Clarkston.
Hduston.
Harold
Silverthorne.
Topley.
W.
E.
Holmes.
I
Rose
Lake.
Dave
Sturgeon,
Palling.
W.
C
Saunders.
Burns
Lake.
John
Berg.
'
Sheraton,
Theodore
Zielkl.
Endako.
L.
H.
Christian.
'
Francois
Lake.
John
H.
Keel?
Noralees,
A.
A.
Antilla.
Grassy
Plains.
John
Bostrom.
Southbank,
William
H.
Campbell.
Ootsa,
H.
Bennett.
Wistaria.
William
Robert
Nelson.
Takla
Landing,
Wllhelmlna
Alt-1
ken.
Wadhams,
James
C.
Carstalrs.
1
Dawsons
Landing,
J.
D.
McMur-
ray.
Namu,
W.
R.
Pacey.
Bella
Bella,
Oscar
Bainbridge.
Bella
Coola,
Milo
Fougner.
Hagensborg,
Chris
Allertson.
Ocean
Falls,
Oscar
Latham.
Klemtu,
A.
Owen
Jones.
Butedale,
Albert
Nels
Nelson.
Surf
Inlet..
Sydney
Haines.
Kltlmaat,
Richard
McConnell.
Oona
River.
C.
Ivarson.
Billmor,
A.
E.
Evans.
Rapids,
Charles
Mc-
I
Digby,
Mrs.
Hokon
Lund.
Big
Bay,
Mrs.
Ida
Harper.
j
Port
Simpson,
J.
T.
Brentzen.
I
Work
Channel,
J.
T.
Brentzen.
Naden
Harbor,
Wes
Singer.
Massett,
Mrs.
A.
Anderson.
Port
Clements,
Mrs.
E.
Crawford.
Tlell,
James
Denholme.
r
Queen
Charlotte
City,
Mrs.
H.
Sandsplt,
George
Klrby.
Cumshewa,
Wm.
F.
Ironsides.
Pacofi,
Basil
Richardson.
Atll
Inlet.
James
White.
Port
Edward,
Ross
Nicholson.
In
addition
there
will
be
polls
Pease
Lake.
Colleymount,
Tatal-:
rose,
Allison
Harbor,
Margaret
Bay,
Rivers
Inlet,
Belarko,
Anahim,
LoWe
inlet.
Jap
Inlet
and
Skeena
Crossing
where
the
names
of
the
enumerators
have
not
yet
been
I
confirmed.
j
Nor
does
the
above
list
Include
Prince
Rupert
where
the
enumer-
ators
have
completed
their
work,
their
names
having
been
announc
ed
last
week.
CHINAMAN
BURIED
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hos
!
pltal,
was
burled
this
afternoon
ln
Falrvlew
Cemetery,
the
remains
having
been
in
the
hands
of
B.C.
Undertakers.
oaliowav
meeting
o
I
the
Prmce
upe
u
n-
en'
"fy"'
jT.r
7
night
of
the
addition
of
new
k
blood
to
the
board
in
the
persons
of
Arn-.
q
iaien
ana
had
proven
their
ability
and
energy
in
other
lines
of
service
and
would
m
wtn
1
AMiificlflrtn
fr
tni
Vui!tr1
a
"
"
.
,7
.
Mr.
Macuauum
iei.
sure.
u.
Un
and
Mr
Bor
land
.IIU
ya-
.titL'"""
V.
Wilkinson
who
are
on
active
"u"Vtt'l
tir
r
ff
aS
1
lOnccr
Of
District
Funeral
of
John
C.
Stromstad,
Nor-
wegian,
Who
Had
Been
Here
Many
Years
Rev.
J.
H.
Myrwang,
pastor
of
St,
Paul's
Lutheran
Church,
officiated
yesterday
afternoon
at
the
funeral
of
the
late
John
C.
Stromstad,
a
na-
tlve
of
Norway
and
resident
of
this
city
and
district
since
railway
con-
structlon
days,
who
died
on
Monday(
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hos-
pltal
where
he
had
been
a
pat'ienH
Wong
Shlng,
a
Chinese
resident
of
for
almost
a
year.
Following
the.
Third
Avenue,
who
died
on
Tuesday
service,
Interment
was
made
.in
Falrvlew
Cemetery.
Mr.
Stromstad
was
seventy-seven
years
of
age
and
had
been
a
resident
of
the
Bulkley
j
Valley
around
Telkwa
at
one
time.
IVOTING
'NEW
PEACE
l
POINTS'
.
MOVES
.
ON
One
Hundred
And
Seven
Foiling
Divisions
In
Skeena
I
Spruce
Creek,
George
Nelson.
iThorman.
Big
Missouri,
Kenneth
H.
Gray.
Premier
Mine,
J.
W.
Storie.
Stewart,
Jacob
P.
Hawkinson.
Anyox,
John
Smith.
Alice
Arm,
Peter
LaFrance.
Mill
Bay,
Dr.
J.
A.
Macdonald.
Aiyansh,
Mrs.
C.
Harmon.
Kisplox,
Mrs
Helen
D.
Camp-'Jin
Will
Mussolini
Take
Action?
Pope
Soundinr
Out
Possibilities
Sumner
Welles,
United
States
Un-
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt.
Mussolini
Is
known
to
be
very
desirous
of
having
peace
restored.
According
to
reports
from
Rome,
Pope
Pius
Is
renewing
Intensive
Jefforts
to
bring
about
peace
in
Europe
and
has
instructed
his
nuncios
in
London,
Paris
and
Ber-
to
sound
out
the
governments
regard
to
the
possibilities,
of
ending
the
conflict.
Should
there
any
favorable
response,
the
Pontiff,
It
is
believed,
would
Invite
representatives
of
belligerent
and
neutral
nations
to
a
peace
conference.
Some
observers
here
say
that
the
chances
are
a
thousand
to
one
against
any
basis
of
agreement
for
a
cessation
of
hostilities
being
reached
at
this
time.
LEGION
IS
IN
SESSION
Various
Matters
Considered
at
Well
Attended
Meeting
There
was
an
exceptionally
large
attendance
at
the
monthly
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
branch
of
the
Canadian
Legion
last
evening
in
view
of
the
Interest
in
the
financial
.campaign
to
raise
funds
for
the
Canadian
Legion
War
Services
Incorporated.
Returns
from
various
.sections
Indicated
a
most
gratifying
'response.
In
the
ordinary
business
session
letters
of
thanks
were
received
from
local
militia
units
thanking
the
branch
for
contribution
of
Christmas
supplies
and
extra
coffee.
Letters
from
the
Essondale
Mental
Hospital
reported
on
the
condition
of
veterans
In
that
institu
tion.
The
Legion
enthusiastically
decided
to
support
the
Prince
Rupert
Operatic
Society
In
the
public
concert
to
be
held
in
the
Capitol
Theatre
in
support
of
the
Red
Cross
funds.
It
was
agreed
to
support
the
Unemployed
Protective
Association
In
their
protest
against
the
reduction
of
relief
rates.
Following
the
business
session
there
was
a
showing
of
pictures
by
School
Inspector
Alex
Turnbull.
This
proved
to
be
Intensely
Interesting
and
a
vote
of
thanks
was
enthusiastically
endorsed
by
the
large
attendance.
A
smoking
concert
provided
further
entertainment
and
community
songs
and
solos
were
all
thoroughly
enjoyed.
The
branch
also
supported
the
re-
quest
that
steamship
fares
for
troops
In
Prince
Rupert
who
are
to
f
on
foon
should
be
reduced
?
soiaiers
10
visit
their
uunit-5.
now
mucn
was
means
to
the
soldier
Is
readily
recognized
by
the
veteran
who
recalls
his
own
position
under
similar
circumstances.
President
Jack
Preece
was
In
the
chair
and
there
was
a
large
attend-,
ance
with
members
of
various
mill-
attary
and
naval
unUs
ln
attendance.
Is
Found
Dead
In
His
Cabin
Remains
Of
John
Prescott,
68-Year
Old
Prospector,
In
Cabin.
On
East
Coast
of
Graham
Island
Advice
has
been
received
at
divi
sional
headquarters
of
the
prov
incial
police
here
of
the
finding
of
the
body
of
John
Prescott,
68-year
old
prospector,
In
hli
Cabin
on
the
east
coast
of
Graham
Island.
Prov
incial
Constable
Walter
MIddleton
of
Massett
has
gone
out
to
inves
tigate.
Meantime,
no
further
particulars
are
available.