St eitner win Duiqa r nungary i aie ran Bait SENATE IS DEAD; Wolt of Idaho Paes Away d Un and Colorful Career In rublic Life ' jme r Bo death ended one of yje.' nd most colorful car-, ) A.T.Tiran politic. Had he Har-h 4 next he would 5T;..;i'red thirty-three years i : service In the Sen- ' i? fiusu and monopolies vk hi seat in the Senate W s- ator Borah was also the I r,h'-: -f omplete Independence he 1'i . ed 8tates In foreltn af-, ; f u "irvived by a widow. I mi devotion to cherished p.;- - j-iA implacable opposition thr:. of which he disapproved id-'.crued the career of WUUam' ar Bo-, ah of Idaho. i is ir.' re than 30 years in the ; its :' uded two of the most l pniods in American history.! Wc-;d War years and the econ-( c t :;hfaval of the early 1930"s. 1 -.re made him the oldest T.br ri Hip senate in point of He was the chamber' ack- fio ' authority on constltu-31 .iw and. nrobablv. its most- cd artvr rsary in debate. ll";:0;:ch durlnir thi New Dell viations Borah's minority "r affiliation reduced his effec-ir.r.unane he always command- c!MUled chamber when he the noor. He spoke rapidly, pi f ar' gestures. He nascd hL d over his long mane. His voice rasplnu. metallic edge when a aroused. The whole made the lion of Idaho. ".ltlrally he held an underlying f in the theory of government PW' But he believed also that dlv! ;ion should be along major ' and would have no truck with f ird party' movement. So while Swedes Put Up Cash For Finnish War STOCKHOLM, Jan. 20. - Swedish industrialists have made a gift of $3, COO W0 to as- sist .Finland In pursuing the ASKISGTON DC. Jan. 10: I war against Russia. This Is In j w att! Edgar uoran. cean;T aaanion 10 a recenv popular 4 V m States Senate. dled' subscription of $2,500,000. ' h age of serertty-j Dtt . followed a cerebral rfred Tuesday when Yir mi war iNews i n:.tct: norK dwindles WASIIINOTO.V rope rlus has advised President Roosevelt that Immediate chanres for peace are reduced to a "slight probability" by "stubborn obstacles" which "become daily more difficult to surmount," PimLlSII ILA.F. riCTURES LONDON reople of Great Britain will be able to see for them-elves what Germany actually looks like In the war. Authorisation of publication In newspapers of Royal Air Force reconnaissance flight pictures of troops movements, fortifications, etc has been authorized. LOSSES AT SEA LONDON A 6600ton Swedish ship has been lost off the Scottish coast and a J800-lon . Danish a ship off the northwest coan m Spain. Crews of thlrtj-flve and twenty-six men in each rase are believed rescued. COLD WAVE FAR SOUTH n Ideas often ran contrary iftom f'y he never renounced his nf Hon with It. Instead he tried j swing the organization to what considered more liberal vlewx 4cr;;hlp. P 1936, holdlnn to these views of lrt welfare, ho asked for the pacntlal nomination. When the S'vtntion chose Alt M. Landon he he had 'no Intention of bolt P the ticket" and added; 'am supporting the platform a 1 have been sunnortlnir it from Bf beginning t Foe nf Mnnnnnlv Fhis consul r Uv n lfTii- it- . 9 .iwnV(UU 1 VtJ4VViJr m tuUlana. Alabama and Mis slsslppi there Is snow and ice. Tonlgnt's train, cue Uast at 11 o'clock, was reported this afternoon to be on time. treaty with Canada on the ground u v,,,m nnen American marx- ui v .i . nrr-l cts to Canadian agncunu... v-- , 2 a fc nraioiipd the reciprocal trade policies of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration on the same ground. 100- lie entered the waJnJ ; (Continual on Vagc hour) HELPING Swedish Airmen Aid In Bombing f ' Russians lied Detachment Is Kans v-onrerence " : been retreating homeward. It was also announced that' Swedish volunteer airmen had! aided the Finns In last week's bombing of Russian camps and columns. Swedish volunteers are also In action with Finns in the lines. During an engagement Swedish volunteer fliers shot down sis Russian planes. Two Swedish planes collided In mid-air while attacking a Soviet column in northern Finland. One of the .reus escaped from the crah. Headquarters of Swedish volunteer forces In Finland gaTe out the report that the Swedes had already destroyed at least sixteen Russian planes. Finnish Reverses? The Soviet claimed in Leningrad military headquarters, distributed .member from the Schleswelg- bells, whistles and sirens snatch-by Taxi official news agency re-Holste!n area abstained from vot.- m? the covers back and tugging ported that a Finnish battalion lng. you wide-eyed and shivering from had been "annihilated" at Kltela1 The resolution warned all bel- your bed at 4 o'clock in the on the northern shores of Lake ligerent nations that Denmark morning. Ladoga. It also reported numerous would resist with all her resources So this is the "Alert." This Finnish casualties on the Karelian any attacks upon her independ- .deans perhaps airplanes over. Isthmus front. ence or neutrality. Paris. Your correspondent rushed i to the window. LEED'S, England, January 20: (CP)-Viscount Secretary of State for foreign affairs, assured an in- . i i. iL-i rt i. r !. gOOa use OI Wie Jasi lew uiwiuu vu Unusual Weather Conditions Cause increase production, assemble forc-Elghl Deaths In Texas , and develop collaboration WJin r rance a wopciuhuii iv AUSTIN Texas, Jan. 20. - Eight: WOuld be of great value after the rfMh In Texas are attributed to, war was over in ensuring peace and ?U",in,IvX" hirh has extcndeduecurlty. He referred to the unity JL the middle mhi uest west and and upper upper!0f command and the military ef- the ticMpi,.. nt h Pinnhlirnn .......i 4 hi. southeast and ! ficlency between Britain and France " ' " r." " . . AMailliC WM w J . . , c ..... nmmt,nlBA ? ... ".u' .. r..rnrflnrt( Valley, unon Germany's Indiscriminate warfare at sea against British, Al lied and "neutral alike by concen tratlnir on use of submarines and to strike even before the war start- terday ed. That had been the only time ,10600. Advantage Advantage they had had an ana that was soon overcome. Churchill's Warning This afternoon Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, also gave a radio address In rrf to the war, telling of the PROVINCIAL I LIBRARY i I VICTOR tAjjf leather Forecast Tomorrow's Tides Rupert and Queen Char Prince High -. 10:26 a.m. 19.9 It. lotte Islands ircsn normcas; 10 23:19 pjn. 173 ft. past winds, mostly cloudy and Low 3:50 am. 9.8 ft. folder with light sleet or rain. 17:12 pm. 5.1 It. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRIT1S H COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER XXIX., No. 17. PRINCE RUPERT," B.C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 20711)407 PRICE: S CENTS taly Js c,al libra, Not Going 0 To Belgrade I ii - : -j 4 jr ' I V 1 1 I . i na : ":.FIGHT IN FINNISH Sixty Per Cent utLaiNUFOKS. Jan. 20: :(CP) A communique last nleht re- krvcrs IJclicvcThat Scope uf Meetings Will Be Greatly ported the capture or a lew ene- iarrowed If These Three Nations Do Not Take Part Pon nonneasi oi Laxe uuk iu mc wiping out 01 a uversuDscribea OTTAWA, Jan. 20: CP 4 Books for Canada s first war DENMARK TO BE NEUTRAL At Least One Scandinavian Nation Does Not Mean To Get Mixed Up With Any Wars COPENHAGEN, Jan. 20: CP) The lower house of the .'Danish fleeted in increasing restrictions NEW YORK COPPER mines. He observed how German NEW YORK, Jan. 20: Copper warcraft had been at sea and ready I prices were ,25c to ,28c lower yes with March closing at ,1 British Military Believers Coming to Belief That Centre of Free 1 dom'i War Will Be There loan of $200,000,000 clpsed last night with a sixty percent ov- LONDON, Jan. 2U.- Military lead- ersubscrlptlon. The ch sub- ers are coming to the belief that scrlntlon totalled $321,276,850. the Finnish frontier will yet become The moment it opened a series, of ear-splitting whistles from the policemen below and shouts of( "fermez-fermez" (shut it) brought, the realization the .electric lights' were on. In a second they were off. In' the corridor outside could be heard the clatter of feet and voices as the Inhabitants of other apartments descended. Groping about for u gasmask, flashlight, heavy coat icrnaiionai audience touav mat ureal urnain s uromise an rn,,r.i. r mniriP u- noVM Ion the coast. showers. BAR GOLD tnHnnN (CP) The Montreal Expulsion Of Communists Is lng and how the Germans were K-,fJoW Conf imed Churchill warned Europe's neu-l trals that the storm of war would! PARIS. Jan. 20. The French FRANCE GUARDS WHILE FINLAND BRITAIN PUTS ON ARMOR FOR FUTURE WARFARE Veteran British Soldier Finds Maginot Line and British Troops in France Strong Bulwark for Britain By GENERAL SIR CHARLES GWYNN Those of $5000 and under will ,the real centre of the fight against LONDON, January 20: (CP) The Maginot line de- r . . .. ... 4 Ka MnflrnnH t flt TV,. Iot . 4. aZEfeSilOn. If thlftV thOUSand men (iAlJ Innf ntirl Cnocnv no nirnlii no ilinimti !tn ROMh. anuary M, (LI J A high authority said to- op. ,nn tn v.,v, cr aDDlications will be allotted and 200 planes as well ag arms and , t;t;;n. f,i pi;I!i, t (Uf T that Italy Will be absent from the Balkan Entente COn- The Finns were continuing to pur- percent The Bank of ammunition can be sent there be- 1 . . . , , HntlSh lor the iirst time m this ftave been fore May, It U believed that Finland troops, uar, in Hclm-atle Fchruarv 2. Canada also announced that nro in on not even sonrlinrr nn sue the Ruirtan. throuch the for- mi t. i , , .,i .... u. ii. .i so i t . 453 000 nflO mnvprslnrr nh. ener. ine uaiian decision, along with reports that " ' " u: "h: " .IZL, hgary and Bulgaria, will also refrain from sending ob- r,L7 1 ;ers, has substantially narrowed the possible SCOpe Of Arctic area where the Reds have allotted. meetings, observers believe. EAN OF i . can save herself from Russia. Brit- contact with the enemy and have received their baptism of ish militarists conclude. , f jre. They have relieved French troops in that portion of In line with the growing belief ,. ' the Maginot Line which guards the that Finland will be the pivot of...,, Franco-German frontier or. atanv the entire struggle against' Furo pean aggression. Great Britain and France have been making substantial contributions to Finland Including planes and military supplies, the amounts being kept secret. REVEILLE FOR PARIS : Wartime Morning In French Capital Brings Raid Alarms With Populace Rushing To Shelters parliament yesterday approved a declaration that Denmark 'intends By GLADYS M. ARNOLD to maintain and defend Its neut- Canad.an Pi ess Correspondent rainy. PARIS. Jan. 20: CP Alert! But The declaration was made by this Is no Jangling Canadian alarm yesterday that a Finnish battalion way of resolution introdtced by, clock dlsnutine with .Morpheus at Viscount Halifax Declares Britain's Promise To Help Finland Is No Idle Pledge Nazi Chiefs FOR FIGHT Amount As Precaution Against War Danger This Year ROME, Jan. 20: CP) The Italian government today approved the largest military budget since the last war to meet possible dangers growing from the current war during the coming year. The cabinet authorized the expenditure of 5312,000,000 for military pur-posts, an increase of $75,000,000 over the current military budget. The deficit in the budget totals 5300,000.000. Prospects Of 'Renewal Of td help Finland "will not remain an idle promise, a mere our head out of the window again Pnpf HnrtPiPSS academic formality." Halifax said he had no doubt that to look about before descending. aci iiulicicoo .i.-. ..... ,j i i i shelter, we nad dressed in id naoers agree that prospects of a nui i ii 'i i ii ii if r uiiii ii iii i r iir-crii i - a. ik. m dictator ot all Europe If Oreat Brl- I A SPINll tnln hart not continued rearmament I VJiUl mL 1 V after the Munich settlement. The Foreign Secretary said that Oermahy'4 only chance of winning the war was by doing It at once. "Yet she has hesitated," he reflected. "I have heard It said that, if the winter passes without aggression by Ocrmany, It would be equivalent to. victory for the Allies. As for the British war effort, .Halifax said this country had made FOR GAS Serious Situation Arising in Reich Through Lack ot Motor Fuel Roumanian 'Phone Humming LONDON, Jan. 20: (CP) Reuters News Agency, out of Amster-. dam, said today that telephones between Berlin and Bucharest had been humming for thlrty:slx hours with urgent messages between the German government and Dr. Karl Clodius, German to observe. Strict Observance A strange mysterious Paris. Pitch darkness. But a few mom-(Continued on Page Three) ! Weather Forecast I General Synopsis The pressure (continues high over British Colombia and appears low off the West coast of Vancouver Island. Scattered showers have occurred rate, in the outpost zone which covers it. ' I do not suppose that the French fortress troops who man the main CU: A r .work he French weapons are mounted and French munition re- i ... i Nazi For thev are sPeclal to00 LONDON Jan 20 - leaders are still salting away and lnuwar haVe Speclal 1)0318 to them. Jewelry, the Evening Standard assigned says. Vice-Chancellor Herman Bul rencn ana unusn troops are Goering has Just purchased a mingled under a French command- $200,000 necklace from a dealer er ina position of vital Importance. I' In Rome, it is learned. BUDGETING No more striking evidence. of the unity of the two armies and of their 4 'mutual confidence in each other could be given. British security depends on the j security of France. It is, therefore, I a military necessity to ensure that France is sullicienuy strong to meet attack. But, apart from that the British troops, "in France 0and. In. tEe JiftflSBranTWinoOT- A eommunknil from Leningrad out dissenting voice although one These long fingers of sound of ,,a''an Government Provides Huge acknowledgement of the debt Bri- tain owes to France for the lm- imense effort she herself has made to guarantee her safety andj-there-fore Britain's. Part of France Ponder the vital contribution of France to the national existence of her sister democracy north oi the Channel. As in 1914 she has been guarding the gate while Britain has been putting on her armor. She has spent a fortune on the construction of the Maginot Line. She has maintained some 600,000 men under arms during years of peace. To produce such numbers. 'France has imposed two years' land later 27 months' conscript ser-jvlce on her manhood. In war she jhas from 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 trained men with which to maintain the struggle and she has to provide arms and 'equipment for them. I France maintains a navy of a seconds and so had plenty of time . . - new treaty - with United States to strength that stands to the Brl ronlar. the nni exnirins Januarv tlsh in a ratio of three to five. 26 are hopeless. '.ne maintains an air force which : until recently was considerably WOULD BE ! BIG RISK Invasion ot Lowlands Might be Dis- astrous to Germany Just Now Nevertheless is Considered i Inevitable LONDON. Jan. 20. An attack by West Coast of Vancouver Island Germany on the low countries of Fresh to strong southeast winds, Holland and the Netherlands at this trade emissary to Roumania, In cloudy and cooler with scattered tjme WOuld be a long gamble as a i .11 .11 ' . I . . ..... connection with a serious oil sit uation in the Reich. Germany's need has been te sudden thaw might bring disaster. It Is felt in military quarters of England. However, it is still felt on the use of private automobiles, (price of bar gold on the London many wm invade Holland and Bel- market was unchanged today ai gulm eventually in the attempt to $35.54 per fine ounce. greater than the British. All these are assets in a common security; Nor does Britain lorget, in examining the extent ot the French effort, the immense amount of labor which has been diverted from productive Industry. Now the British turn has come to share in ensuring the safety of France. Britain thus acknowledges the debt owed to France. She counts it a privilege to share the sacrifices the future will .bring them both In defending what Is, after all, a common frontier. a speedy end to the struggle was of Deputies earlier In the week to Rfccautlon tfalnst the possibility ofjtodf reverse the Japanese have progress that the Allies were mak- through united action. v . expel Communist. members. Jwar. flank -the Maginot Line and obtain a closer base for attack upon Great 'Britain. (Air Shelters 'In Stockholm STOCKHOLM, Jan. 20. Air raid spread to both north and south of senate, by a vote of 294 to 9, con-shelter5 and trenches are now being vi t-hnmhr built In the heart of the city as a BAD LOSS FOR JAPS Lose Three Thousand Men In Battle in Hopei Province SHANGHAI, Jan. 20, According to Chinese reports, three thousand Japanese have been killed in battle In Hopel Province. Many tanks as well as arms and ammunition were taken, It being one of the most scr- suffered since the war began.