Weather Forecast prince Rupert and Queen Char-..... viands Light to moderatjA southeast winds, overcast and '' O, occasional light to 1 - Ut. f CTIWEPAT HE DAVE PRATT ir Attendant al Last Rites on Thursday for Skeena Cross ing Postmaster. ion f Edmonton, both the brother stock. j na sister being over seventy years or age 4, a M R. g, Sarirennt. Mr nndU warn M9ii . i t.. " chappell, Mr. and Mrs. E. MannnLM!:, and James THOUSANDS Sum Of $13,000 Realized From In terior Shipment Of Cattle And Sheep SMITH ERS, Oct. 22: The prices realized for the cattle and sheep which were recently shipped from the central Interior to - Kamloops for sale were very-gratifying Indeed to those farmers who HAZELTON. Oct. 22: The fu- took advantage of the opportunity ml ot the late David W. Pratt t0 diSDOse or some of their stock. if Skeena Crossing, who died re- According to advices reaching i was held last Thursday her the cattle averaged $57 per i!td bv all Thp t,inrr rnntrrrcfl- TU (Hna nf mnkinir such a shlD- Pallbearers at the funeral were UT 1 Tf R S Sargeant, William Larmer, JMciPlCS ilclS IJamct riin, t r, w.... 1 naiun mv-Jvau, rawtJ Jones and Mathlas Wesley. ne basket was banked with many norai tributes, amonir those sending their offerings being Mr. HULL ON Sm?s foJ RFVISI0N U T enson- m- ad Mrs. S. Weft!, PS' Mr and Mrs- D- A- WASHINGTON, D.O., Oct. nn 22: m Mrs- John Newlck, Mr.'-Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Mrs Ririn-,, ' .,.!.; .,' j... 4ht he believed M A Mros and a"y the provision of the Neutrality Act a n d 11 m . Mrs smith m. .... .r.. ships from 'V-r htanvnr Oianvnr . . . . . . . .... .... u.l u.l T,rna nnnoo ShC shOUlQ DC via pr, a mis. ua- speciiiea comu.n, ..v ,l" and Mrs. D. W. Pratt, repealed or modified. Survivor Of Corvette On Leave Here Robert McKay, survivor of a corvette of the Canadian navy which was torpedoed and sunk by a German torpedo attack on a convoy recently, arrived home last night from the east coast to spend leave with his father, Robert McKay, Eleventh Avenue. He has many interesting experiences to tell. AIR MAIL TransCanada Air Lines Are Con tinuing Very Busy peas montn oi August. Bulletins LOS ANGELES QUAKE LOS ANGELES A strong ACT OF PIRACY WASHINGTON The American Of this amount $38,700 was paid government announced today it considers the sinking of one of the two ships, the Lehigh, a flagrant act of piracy. The sinking of six ships in as many weeks has given a new impetus to the faction in the government who are in favor of scrapping 1 iBning last February on account tween Smltncrs ana uunsier. it w the Neutrality Act aiiogemer. ici in health. hoped that many other sucn snip- David Pratt was born at St. ments may follow this first trial TIITA T P "C Marys. Ont . In 1866. Besides his shipment. 1 YY V V V O 1fe he leaves to mourn his loss Harry Bowman, C. N. R. colonlz- tw daughters. Mrs. Walter (Fran- atlon aeent. took an acUve part in . f XI T J TnTllT ELECTION SUMMARY ELECTED Liberals 18 C.C.F. 14 Conservatives' :: 10 Labor - 1 LEADING Liberals 1 2 c.c.r. i l ' Conservatives 2 Prince Rupert Forty out of forty-six pplls give Tal-tullo 1589, Weaver 1510. INCREASE GOV'T TAKES OVER PLANT ARE BUSY made at a soecial general meet- Moscow and in the noith was lr.g'of the Prlnc Rupert branch! definitely halted. He said that of the Canadian Legion last night' indications were that the peak it was agreed to .hold the Armls-j 0r tie German assault had pass- tlce Banquet In the Armory in- cd. stead of the Legion hall. Tne jjew German attempts to crack V.C., sn honorary vlca president ,ct the lecal branch and second in command of the Canadian Scot tish In the cltyi also present. To a.' 1 t I 1 1 have two homers 01 me vicuona Cross present would be a notable feature. Leading Aircraftsman Hugh Forrest arrived in the city a few days ago from his duties with the Royal Canadian ' A'r Force at Trenton, Ontario, to spend leave visiting with his father, Hugh Forrest. He will next be stationed at Edmonton. by Russian war dispatches to day but the Soviet information bureau indicated little change in the situation around the capital itself. GERMANY ATTACKED Bremen and Other Nazi Objectives Pounded by RAF During Night. LONDON, Oct. 22: The Royal Air Force blasted the big German port of Bremen last night and struck at a number or otner or jectives In northwest Germany. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1941. tullo a scant majority of fifty nine which was Improved by the returns from outside points. It was evident even as the count ing progressed at the local polls following the close of election doors that it was to be a close race. r- .The vote was much heavier In German Long-Raqse, iArtUery on prince. Jtupcityrthls. -election Western Desert Subjected to than it was 'in' 1937? 'The total Surprise Bombardment. number of ballots cast here yes- terday was 2531 as compared with WITH BRITISH WARSHIPS IN 2125 In 1937. THE MEDITERRANEAN, Oct. 22: in 1937 Mr. Pattullo received 0 British warships blasted Ger- 1120 votes in Prince Rupert as tenoon from the Hazelton An- head for steers, cows and calves, earthquake swayed Los Angeles man long-range artillery In the compared with 1295 yesterday. Church with Rev. Frank some 0r the stock bnn-iing over r .no .nnnnfn?irr t n t Enrv wp i ,4 jn lnne nan -i&ori & - ....... VJtlLL. U WW ,0..w H r I 1 erased and his family. They and the total sum for the one , u wW - tiCllll " . . w .. rM- - and surrounding district last night. Only slight damage was reported. western desert in a surprise nlgnt Mr. Weaver received 471 votes in bombardment last night, pumping 1937 as against his 1236 yester-hundreds of shells Into enemy bat- day. Of course, there was a Con-teries. The warships swept close servative in the field In 1937, Ma-along the shore east of Tobruk, jor c. V. Evitt polling 534 votes, loosing broadsides shortly after The combined opposition vote here midnight. last election was 1005 which might also be compared with Mr. Weav- 11 4 rIf P CTTAI er's t0al of 1236 in thls contest- IN A A Li ilTTi JXJA'i Y! Forty out 01 forty-five polls re- A'x"1-' porting up to mid-morning :today 1 A I TFTV save Pattullo 1589 and Weaver nai.i r.n iivv 1510. s Smith of Kamloops, and Mrs. making arrangements for the, J J JL d, JL 1 Jasper Helen) Stanycr of Harel- shipment. LONDON, Oct. 22: O) A high- ton one son. David Pratt of Haz- Shirley Preston, Provincial Agri- perk and MacGregor May Attend ranking neutral military obser-e"on and five Jtrandchlldren. culturlst at Smlthers. and Ray, Canadian Legion Banquet. ver sald today that reliable in- I There is also a brother at Canyon Oulton, well known Smlthers far- formation from Russia indicat- Clty and a sister. Mrs Katie Dlx- mer. went to Kamloops with the As a result of new arrangements Cl that the German attack on 1 Teak of German Assault Has Passed, Declares Neutral Source in London-Moscow Com municative. Polling points in the riding so far- reported are as follows: Prince Rupert, Pattullo Weaver Aliford 10 Barret 12 Burnaby Island .7. Butedale 13 Dundas 2 Frederick 5 Georgetown 2 Gillat Arm 12 Haysport 3 Inverness 1 Jap Inlet 3 Lawn HUU 2 Massett 46 Pacofl 9 Osland - 13 D. Ilnmnrra chance was made possible when' th Knl Armv lines in the Orel Port Clements 25 Lllg Lalllagt Colonei s D, Johnston advised the scctor, almost two hundred miles p0rt Edward (no vote). Ladles Ald. Kitzegukla), Mr. and -"J UWI. ' attend the b3nqUet Mrs Mathws Weslev. Mr. nnrt Mrs e(l N 0. P 1 e S 101 i I 1 v V e C Le lon members.r Edward l;i?t. nltrht. caus- Legion mat the Armory would pe( south 0f Moscow, were disclosed p0rt Simpson H Oct 22: (CP) a.vallable- Tne extra accommoda to naMr.s w A. Smith. (Kamlnonl. VT. ... L ..1. unmK. "on will enable ex-seivice men u U3 well a. MO Mrs james Turnbull, Mr. and Jng huge damage, the Peck. V.C., former citizen of Prince M" J f K. Sealv Mr and Mrs iVol.'n,-. Italian lnVli high pnmmand commanu Rupert, battalion commander ot fecph A11Pn I L, :11 cinMlan Qttsh ln Mrs a s Irvine officers and announced to lay. it thc last Great war and honorary membr. or st petcr.s Women., was the second raid 011 president of thj local branch, m Auxliiarv Mr. the city in less than a attendance. With him It Is hoped and ,U Mrs 1VUS ae0rBe( . Rpn. , .. ucu'l'c 1,11 'V to ,,, hue Major John Tnhn Mipflrpcnr. MacGregor, M aies or the Red Cross, week. mi ai.e, Mrs, cooper Wrlnch.. Mr.' (civilian) 1295 Armory 5 Naval 6 Queen Charlotte City Sandspit 10 Skidegate .15 Sunnyside 5 Surf Inlet 17 Tlell 9 Wark Channel 24 5 7 3 14 1 2 0 14 7 8 14 Mrs. E. T. Applewhalte arrived the Catala yester TomorrowsTid.es High 3:00 ajn. 21.5 ft. 14:56 p.m. 22.9 ft. Low 9:00 a.m. 5.4 ft. 21:34 pjn. 1.8 ft. PRICE: FIVE CENTS Pattullo Government Hard Pressed THIS FRONT SUBSTANTIAL rnion or 'us !; ... t i East Is Frce IO "e "ecKonea wnn CANBERRA. Australia, October . o- .Prime Minister John Cur ia ot Australia says that the de- lree oi co-opera lion uvuwcch participants in the new United paclflf Front tomposcd of Great Iritain United States, unina, me jethenantis East Indies, Australia jid New Zealand will be substan-ial and reiterates the warning hal pebble extension of war In he Far East constitutes a serious r.enace I- t VI t w w - ' w Is Being Made Constable R C. Moore of the SAVE TO WINWAR Prince Rupert Joins Actively Today in National Drive for Weapons. Prince Rupert joins the rest of Canada today in the War Weapons Drive to promote the purchase of more War Savings Certificates so that the war may be successfully prosecuted. The local objective is to secure enough pledges in Ptince Rupert to buy two universal gun carriers per month. To graphically demonstrate the objective, two gun carriers were moving up and down the streets today carrying mottoes appropriate to the drive. W. R. McAfee is chairman of the drive locally. Liberals Have Largest Group In New Legislature But Will Be In Position Of Minority PATTULLO RE-ELECTED Lead Over Weaver Is "9 With Six Small Pulls as Well as Military and Absentee Vote Awaited. The closeness of the election contest in Prince Rupert yesterday was a surprise to many. This .nomine it anrjeared evident that WINNIPEG. October 22: For Premier T. D. Pattullo was re- the seventh succesive month this Oufferin Establishment In Toronto eiected. His majority over George year air mail carried by Trans- To Build Ships On Large Scale w weaver, the Co-operative Com- uanaaa Air unes over domestic - monwealth Federation candidate, and international routes shows an OTTAWA, October 22: tt In or- stood at seventy-nine with six increase. der to convert the; undertaking In- 5mall.polls out of the total of 46 Figures released by O. T. Larson, to one of the larger shipbuilding sM1I tn hp hfarrt frnm . as vice-president, today show 130.548 units in Canada, the government; he mllitary vote abroad and such rrvrfc nTAnT P0"" 01 alr mau were.carriea in " pu.uu ui, "'P- absentee vote as there may be. FllR Villi K SePtember- an lncrease 01 1.121 building company t Toronto. Hon Pnnce Rupert city gave Mr. Pat vai J a vvi pounas over August ana more u. unu.wi ui than 50 percent ahead of Septem- munitions, announced yesterday. ber 1940. Passengers during the month 117 A OCT HOC totalled 9165 but 199 less than the YY rllj0.ll J Latest Count Shows Eighteen Government Supporters, fourteen C.C.F., Ten Conservative and One Labor Candidate Elected. VANCOUVER, Oct. 22: (CP)-A surprisingly heavy Co-operative Commonwealth Federation vote throughout the province yesterday assured that party, on the basis of the civilian vote, at least fourteen mem bers in the legislature. With final results still to come from six ridings, the Liberals had elected only eighteen members while the Conservatives Increased their representation f rrvTV nffrVit f - fori f m a T nVis member was elected while Incom-plete results showed Liberals lead- . ing in two ridings, Conservatives Solid North in two and C.C.F. in one. Not a The north went solid Liber- single poll In Peace River riding al again in yesterday's elec- had been heard from up to this tlon. Kenney in Skeena, morning, but later it announced Connelly In Omineca, and re-election of G. E. Braden. Lib- Perrv in Fort Georee had eral. It was obvious that, even large majorities. Asselstine should they succeed in electing in Atlin, Pattullo In Prince four more members which is un- Rupert and Braden In Peace likely, the government could be River were re-elected wlth defeated by a Conservative and smaller margins. C.C.F. coalition In the legislature. Two of Mt. Pattullo's cabinet mm- lsters, Provincial Secretary G. l.L i... u Weir and Attorney General G. S. IV U L IVI I U TV! 14 IVl Wlsmer, suffered personal defeats .1, JLYLil 1 xlliYlLjll in -VancouverePoinWGrey and-Van. - couver Centre respectively. Nine Ann 1 AllM 4"w-T seats were at stake in Vancouver jT&lYEl OJLlilll and the C.C.F. swept them all ex- cept Vancouver-Point Grey which Fifty Hostages Pay Penalty for filled its three-member slate with Shooting of Two High-Rank-Conservatives. Premier Pattullo's ing Nazi Officers. re-election with a majority of pos- sibly 100 seemed assured this VICHY, Oct. 22: Oi Chief of morning. State Marshal Petaln tod French- Premier T. D. Pattullo and R. men today that fifty of their L. Maitland, K.C., Conservative countrymen had been shot by Ger- leader, refused to make statements man occupation authorities this until complete results are known, morning In retaliation for the as-From neither was there an ink- sassination of German officers. ling of whether the Liberals would Petaln's broadcast followed news seek to carry on with a small ma- that a second German officer had Jority or whether a Liberal-Con- been assassinated In forty -eight servative coalition was possible, hours, meeting death yesterday C.C.F. headquarters had no com- in Bordeaux. ment to make except that the re- - suit was no surprise to them and port George-H. G. Perry. they had felt a change coming- Kamloops R. H. Carson. for some time In response to pop ular demand for new policies., Kaslo-Slocan Hon. C. S. Leary. fnnlmr. TV. Te!o-iHe TTnn rt Prominent among those elected s pearson. were R. L. Maitland in Vancouver-1 "New 'Westminster Hon. A. Wells Point Grey; Grant McNeill, for- Gray. mer C.C.F. member of parliament, ( North okanagan Hon. Dr. K. In Vancouver-Burrard, arid Mrs. c MacDonald. Grace Maclnnls, wife of Angus omineca M. M. Connelly. Maclnnls, M.P., and daughter ot J. S. Woodsworth, M.P. for Win-J nlpeg. Mrs. Maclnnls Is one oft five women elected. j Thp onlv candidate not a mem- Peace River G. E. Braden. Re velstoke Harry Johnston. Saanlch Hon. N. W. Whlttaker. Skeena E. T. Kenney. Victoria City Hon. John Hart, 0 ber of three major parties to make Mrs N Hodges, W. T. Straith. 45 n eVtnn'intt nm q Tnm TTnhlll neren-1 Vnln rr t T t tmis M v. oa .w 11 ... " f 1 x - vaiC- xaii.'-v.i Ult U. w. U. VJlliW. , ' the coal mining East Kootenayl Conservatlves elected are: district. , chllllwack L. II. Eyres. 1 Of five ridings Incomplete the , Cranbrook Dr. P. W. Green. 2 Liberals and Conservatives each. Dewdney R. C McDonald. Jled in two and the C.C.F. In one. EsquimaitE. V. Finland. 123i All of the C.C.F. members of1 Qak BayHerbert Anscomb., the last legislature were re-elect-, Salmon Arm R. W. Bruhn. U Infliirflnir TTarnlrl Winch, the n...n. r.m w & n Hon. Air Base (Seal Cove) (no vote). Darty.s house leader, who first' tt .1 itt rt Oft 26 "fi . . r-i. In day afternoon from Stewart to cessful. meet and return home witn ner husband who came in on last nishfs train from Prince George won a seat in Vancouver East in( VancouVer-Point Grey -- R. L. " 1933 at the age of twenty-six. nis Maltland( j. a. Paton, Mrs. F. J. " father, -E. E. Winch, was return- :Rolston. : 3 pH nn the C.C.F. ticket In Burnaby 22 The C.C.F. won six seats from 3 the Liberals, including the latter's 23.twln stronnhold of Vancouver- Polls yet to be heard from, are nnrrard. and a seventh from Dr. ,0 Cumshewa, Digby, Limestone Is-jL le. Xelford, former C.C.F. leader. Alt L Ai sheppard. land, Oona River, Sewell Inlet and Wark Channel. C.C.F. . Burnaby E. E. Winch. Comox Colin Cameron. Cowlchan-Newcastle Sam Guth- who ran in Vancouver East as ani Mckenzie Herbert Gargrave. Independent-Labor .candidate. N0rth Vancouver Mrs. D. G. . The Conservatives won four steeves. seats from the Liberals although Rossland-Trall H. W. Henidge. two former members were unsuc- Liberals Liberals are assured elected In the following eighteen seats: George Franklin, manager of whence he flew, into the northern AtllnHon, w, j. Asselstine National ot Atlin riding In eonnec : ion ' the Canadian Express part nnT.n,, t,phmirdals . Co.. arrived home this morning with his duties as returning oiucer , , , " ' on the Prince George. in the provincial election. Columbia-Thomas King. Slmllkameen B. G. Webber. Vancouver-Burrard Mrs. Grace Maclnnls, C. Grant McNeill. Vancouver Centre Mrs. Laura 'jamleson, W. W. Lefeaux. I Vancouver ast Harold Winch, Arthur J. Turner. , tabor Fernle Tom Uphill. ". -"J' 11