Wtc Veteran ft 'I i' Ml It! M h w lvn fire di'.stroyed a two-storey I r i t ' l t . A mi . c I im.' on YYi'sa roiirui nvenue. mu il . irjrht atUreTost all their effects. Hhf nc riPrt a? "wh- ' - I ful Ftil 1.1 U I rtf I'll. The nulil If An Ill UUl I K ii r n l mi The ap- ucliiendent ,il Kovern- rlmiKcs of id workan alitor cx-scr- Vcleriins' i yestrrduy nubia fum-m:i Lp;M011 i.lury of iiMand. said nuiny com-"i puor 1011- iu eiltielze M.i.. Gen. ' M.P. for .km", yostfcr- 1 1 r .11 vi 1. v Al rif?i-virr J'os.'able In-: ,a) crrtllt l arena was iiut party -'iii at 11k two-day "i. Low, the nn litiervlew 'iy will have 'tiMlttules" In - '.''.s fur 'the j1 lection. iDlPTiruir LIFTED 1,1 ''""""limr I rtc Again '"h nn.i 1.1 4iii uinery I'lCt'c'n ordcrs-tn- "iM'-Tts into cleaned off i(l "u me iisl 01 ,v ."':ci has been boll- . ;' " i r. It was cMs- 1-U-"V All llmU.,t. ...i,ii,UbiuUA f or V "no a wwe "'"".fs have The fire broke out at 5 a.m. Hector SiRouln, war veteran, smashed windows with his bare feet and climbed nude on a guus-sprlnklcd sash to save his bed -ridden wife, suffering from I 1. 1 l. nnrficrl I lUilg irouoii, vyiiuiu lit i down to safety from the second lloor. The fifteen occupants Included ten children, seven in one family. They facf a problem in obtaining new lodgings in this alteady crowded city. Damage is estimated at Ottawa's Decision lu Reparations Here Further Delajcit f'linKidcrHlion by the federal Treasury Board of Prince Ru-iert' year-old claim for compensation for wartime damage to the city's streets by military vehicles lias fcen halted by a lack or information but "further ruuaideration will be given at a reasonably early date." Mayor H. M. Daggett was so advised Thursday by O. R. Hunter, executive assisiaui. mi Defence Minister Hon. Douglas Abbott, whose department has referred Uie matter to me Treasury Board. The compensation claim arose mil. uf the findings of a ewn- tnittcc headed by Brigadier Walsli last November, which es timated the UM cost or rehabilitating the city's streets would be about $344,000 and sewers, $0,010. What percentage or this figure the city will receive in way of compensation Is subject to the Treasury Board's decision. During the last year, several rfiiunsts for action on the matter have been sent by the city, JEW REFUGEES ARE DEPORTED .jHiRUf'At'KM (f' nie 1,a,cs' tine government's nigh court today rejected an attempt to prevent the dp-pm-lalion of nearly 4,000 uncertified Jewish imml-ijrants to Cyrus, and it was announced officially that three British troonshlps" would leave immediately with tho refugees. Rnrruintlon atos that the nf: hni j mfo-hi cause . curiam 1 couti s Aiutu" ..0 ,,J X' i i they re- Underground Violence, dormant fo 10 dav.i to f!are asaln. Jai Prisoner of War Official Sentenced for Abusing Canadians at "The Frog" ; OTTAWA, W-Kojlc Tsuda. civilian employee of Sednal, prisoner of war camp at Honshu, j Japan, known to Canadian I prisoners cif war as "The Frog," .was sentenced to life imprisonment in Tokyo Tmirsday for beating and maltreating of Canadian and other Allied captives, advlccji to Ottawa said, MENNONITES ARE COMING Chilliwack Has Jlcporl of S.000 Migrating to J'rascr Valley But Ottawa Knows .Nothing CHILLIWACK, ' - Eight thousand Mennonlles wlio have left their homes in Russia plan ' to come to Canada and 2,000 will be settled an agricultural lands in the Chllllwack area, It. L. a. j Sukkau, Mennonllc colony! spokesman, said here Thursday. He said that $50,000 had been collected here to pay transportation of the immigrants who are now In Holland. At Ottawa immigration authorities said they had no Information about the reported immigration of Mennonlles and added that no landing letters have been issued by the Dominion govern ment to any foreign nations. At Kitchener, Ontario, an of ficial of the Mennonllc colonl- thinking." only Mcn- nonltc migration from Europe at present under arrangement was the sending of 2000 to Ar gcntlna. MADE IT IN PYJAMAS WAKEFIELD, inigland Oi William Cooke, Independent candidate, arrived In pyjamas and dressing gown to hand In his municipal nominations re cently. He had worked all night at his car-hlrc service and the alarm clock failed while he took an afternoon nap. IS PONDERING CITY'S CLAIM , but no definite reply was re- 1 reived. The letter received by Mayor Daggett yesterday stated that an interim report has already been made by the Department of National Defence to the Treasury Board, which, however, has asked for additional information. "Tills information Is now being prepared and It is anticipated that further consideration will be given at a reasonably early dale. As soon as a decision is reached, we will communicate with you," Mr. Hunter's letter concluded. PENSION FOR EVERYBODY VICTORIA, -Under his plan for a provinclally-ipcrated contributory old age pension scheme involving a turnover tax ,on all retail sales exclusive, of food,' Hon. Gordon Wisincr, attorney general, would abolish the means test and make the pension available to all. In an interview on Wednesday. favoring Mich un old oge pension, Mr. Wlsmrr said he saw no nnti.mal contributory old age pension plan during the current generation occaufcaunit provinces did not favor It. The only nractlcul way ot meeting the problem was for Brltlsli Columbia to Inaugurate its own plan. LIVERPOOL, Eng. W A doctor who spilled Iodine on a patient's new suit while trying to dab it on the back of his neck was ordered to pay Iu"($40) and costs by a county court judge. KINO'S BROADCAST LONDON The King will make Jiis traditional Christmas broadcast to the Empire from Sandringham at 1 ta.m. (P.S.T.) Christmas Day. CITY GETS HANGAR VANCOUVER A special committee of the city council today completed negotiation for lease of a hangar at the Vancouver airport at a "nominal figure." TI1AMLS.IN FLOOD LONDON "Thames River flood continues. There is water to a deptli of three feet in sonic Windsor houses. Lewis Says Not Guilty Judge Comments Adversely Lopping Time Off Clearing WASHINGTON, D. C. 0;--John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, en tered a formal plea cl "not guilty" when his contempt of court trial resumed this after noon. He also waived the right to trial by jury, leaving the judge as sole arbiter of the case. Judge T. Alan Goldaborough earlier today had ordered Lewis to stand trial for contempt of ccn.rtujnjheJloUcii right to enjoin tnc waisout in the soft coal mines, despite fed-' eral anti-lnjunctlon laws. Goldsboroiigh said that his court had the right to enjoin "a labor union that was about to do something against the public good and against the union itself." The ruling cut short a day and a'hair of arguments 'by counsel for Lewis that the court lacked authority to restrain the United Mine Workers from terminating Its contract with the government. nils notice by Lewis was followed by the walkout of 400,000 miners. Before handing down his decision, Judge Goldsborough had remarked that, toy refusing to obey the court's order to keep the coal contract In force, Lewis had "in effect" pleaded guilty. This was challenged by one of Lewis's lawyers who said: "He has not entered any plea of guilty, your honor." John V. Sonnelt, chief government counsel, announced thai the government was ready to present lis flr&t witness. The court then adjourned until this afternoon. THE WEATHER Forecast Prince Rupert, Queen Charlottes and North Coast Overcast, becoming cloudy this afternoon, Widely scattered raln-showcrs. Overcast tonight with Intermittent rain on Saturday morning, becoming cloudy on Saturday afternoon." Variable winds Increasing to southeasterly (20 m.p.h.). tonight and Saturday. Little change In temperature, i . CARDIGAN', Wales Q Protests arc being made against a War Office proposal to take over 16,000 acres In the beautiful Prescelly Hill for permanent use as a heavy artillery range. NORTHERN AND' CENTRAL faRiTtgicotuwrniA's Newspaper TAXI , TAXI TAXI 9?'"l 1 Minim 537 yANDtICllTBKUVIC;E DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Stand: i 'I'liinl Ave. ftna'da's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Bill and Ken Nesbitt "a .. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1940 PRICE FIVE CENTS I "MS y n i J II tj AMOI MFNT BEFORE DIG TOUR' :nbC' oi I' -.Uan -ovemment who arc '; 'imt'Ti before itt Bin Four council t!ii W.ticlori A.itona, Now York, where : holding M'.siiions. Left to risht. Alberto ' : .sador to Washington who delivered the T'-ic;tc; Ambassador to London Carahdini, v Quaroni and Meli Lupl Dl Soragna. am-ip sentutives of the Yugoslav government , r nment on Trieste to the Bin Four con-uwer photo They are Ales Bcblcr, deputy i N, Kosanovlc. Yugoslav ambassador to .r .ir, forei'ui minister and L Lcontlc, am- Families Have Narrow MA 1 1 IffliMAA Ml, Dl I 'I ) Four families, including fifteen ivn.ltMvd lionii'lc-s early today and eacemaking Is Near Completion LIFE FOR TORTURER BREAD STRIKE ENDS BELFAST, Ireland Belfast bakers, say that they mo longer wanted to enforce hardship on women and children, voted today to end their five-day strike for 10c per hour higher wages. There will be negotiations. ROOSEVELT'S REPLY NEW YORK Elriott Roosevelt, son of the late President Roosevelt, has said he was misquoted In a statement that Russia fhould have control of the Dardanelles. Anyway he had been in' conversation at a'privale party in Moscow and no self-respecting paper would have quoted what was heard there. SEAL COVE AIR BASE City Still in (Juandry Being Turned Over to War Assets Tomorrow With the military seaplane base at Seal Cove reportedly be ing; placed In the hands of War Assets Corporation tomorrow, Prince Ruperfc attitude toward taking over part of the wartime installation for commercial use has not yet been clarified, de-rplle an of rer made by the De partment of Reconstruction last May. For the last live mouths. City Cqjyiciyia5tbe$neJktng,jnore specific information than was contained in the original offer which would allow Prince Rupert to take over all, or part of the j base for $1, plus payment of Insurance premiums on 25 per cent of the construction cost of the buildings used. Information sought by coun- tll has been: 1. Construction costs of the buildings. 2. Insurance costs which would have to be borne by the city, should the installation, or part of it, be taken over for a municipal air base. The original offer by the government, which has not since been, enlarged upon, came from Hon, C. D. Howe's Department of Reconstruction which also is .the controlling body for War Assets Corporation. Council feels that the priority offered the city last May will be recognized by War Assets, should the city decide to take the seaplane base over. However, factors which also must be considered by the City Council are the withdrawal of regular seaplane flights between Prince Rupert and Vancouver by Queen Charlotte Airlines, which used .he base, and the possibility of a landing strip being built on Tugwell Island by Canadian Pacific Airlines. DAVID FLEMING IS OUT OF JAIL BELFAST W David Fleming, hunger striking former leader of the outlawed Irish Republican Army, was released from prison on .medical grounds today and ordered to leave Northern Ireland. The emaclatd, 28-year-old prisoner had served four years of a 12-year term for treason. SUMERIAN MULES The modern word "mules" for house slippers derives from the Sumcrlans who called their slip pers "mulus." FREE PORT REPORT READY FOR PRESENTATION TO CABINET OTTAWA P A 20,000-word report on the possibilities of establishing free ports In Canada will be placed before the federal cabinet In about a fortnight, ft was learned yesterday. Definite conclusions as to the feasibility of setting up free zones Is included in the report but there Is no information as to whether the findings of the survey are for or aglnst the system. . ... Possibility or free ports In Canada was at first suggested by Quebec which, with Halifax and Vancouver as well as other ports are reported on. GUNSHOT WAS DEATH CAUSE Coroner's Jury (Makes Finding In Case of Ilazelton Woman A verdict of "death by gunshot wound" was returned by a coroner's Jury at Ilazelton on Thursday afternoon following an Inquest into the death of Mrs. Eileen West of South Ilazelton, who was killed while on a hunting trip cast of Ilazelton Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. West was a member of a hunting party which included her husband, Leslie H. West. South Hazelton sawmill operator, and Fred Spltzl, about 19 miles east of Hazelton. She was shot by Spitzl, apparently In mistake for a game animal, at 4:25 Wednesday afternoon. The jury, empanelled by the coroner. Dr. Donald Murohy of Hazelton, brought in the following verdict: "Mrs. Eileen Weft came to her death from' a gunshot wound at about 4:25 pjn. Wednesday, November 27, in the woods some I three-quarters of a mile train the residence of F. Ladelie, about 19 miles from Hazelton. "Further, we find that this shot was fired from a rifle in the hands of one Fred Spitz''-' Constable W. A. West of the Hazelton detachment of the provincial police investigated the fatality. Mrs. West was already dead when her body was brought to Wrinch Memorial Hospital at Hazelton. Report on Earthquake June Disturbance Was One Of Canada's .Most Severe-Seismograph Station at Powell Jtiver? OTTAWA A report by the Dominion seismograph division on the earthquake last June on the .west oast says it was "one of the most severe in the history of Canada." The centre was 10 miles south-southwest of Campbell River. There were waterspouts 30 feet in the air as the sea bottom collapsed as much as 100 feet at some points. Entire beaches disappeared. The report recommends that more up-to-date' seismograph equipment be installed 'en the Pacific coast and that a station be established at Powell River, FUR PRICES GOING DOWN Peak Has Been Reached, President of Auction Company Announces WINNIPEG, Fur prices, "like most other commodities," have reached their peak and will probably decline so to 25 per cent, George Soudak, .president of the Major Fur Auction Co., said yesterday. ARMS PROPOSALS ARE CHALLENGED LAKE SUCCESS, New York 0 Australia today challenged Russia's army reduction proposals with a demand for assurance that any system of United Nations controls and Inspections would not be subject to veto by I the Soviet Union and other great powers. Local Tides Saturday, November 30, 194G High 6:00 17.0 feet 17:25 17.5 feet Low 11:40 11.0 feet Union steamer Camosun, Capt. Ernest Sheppard, from Vancouver and Ocean Falls, arrived in port on time at' 3 o'clock this afternoon and will sail at midnight for Ketchikan whence she will return here tomorrow night southbound. Big Four Expect To Conclude Their Job With Coming Week NEW YORK (CP) Cheered by the possibility 6 completing their peacemaking here in another week, the Big Four foreign rninisters reached a showdown today on Russia's demand that Yugoslavia be given z greater share than Greece of the war reparations to be paid by Italy and Bulgaria. Briggs Gets Rupert Ship Five Hundred Ton Vessel For Prince Rupert Alaska Run JUNEAU Charles Smith, president of the Juneau Merchants Association, has been advised that the Briggs Steamship Company will begin its Prince Rupert - Southeastern Alaska freight run In March. The company notified him it already has one ship with minimum 220-ton refrigerator capacity, 500-ton total TODAY'S. STOCKS Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd Vancouver Bralorne il.60 B. R. Con .10 B.R.iX,-. . 12 Cariboo Quartz f Dentonla 32 Grull Wihksne . .10 Hedlcy Mascot 1.33 Mlnto ...I- 06 Jend Oreille 3.10 Pioneer 3.65 Premier Border .06 Premier Gold 1.47 Privateer . 56 Reeves McDonald 1.30 Reno 11 Salmon Gold 19 Taylor Bridge .70 Whitewater 02 Vananda -30 Congress - 09 Pacific Eastern 43 Hedley Amal Spud Valley Central Zeballos . Oils A. P. Con Calmont -i C. & E -.. Foothills Home i Aumaque Beattle ... Bobjo Toronto .10 55 .07 Vz s22 1.60 1.80 2.49 .72 1.05 .15 Buffalo Cdn 18 Con. Smelters 85.25 Eldona 59 V2 Elder . 1.08 Giant YeUowknlfe 5.90 Hardrock 52 Jacknlfe - 10 Joliet Quebec - -77 Little Long Lac 1-85 Madsen 3.05 MacLeod 1-65 Moneta ... -56 Omega 15 Pickle Crow 2.81 San Antonio 3.80 Senator Rouyn . 49 Vi Sherrit Gordon 2.05 Steep Rock . 2.25 Sturgeon River 22 Lynx .25 Lapaska .34 God's Lake S3 Negus 1.95 Aubelle .35 Heva Gold .72 Harrlcan 20 McKenzie Red Lake 81 Donalda 1-52 Steamer Ashore In Vancouver Harbor VANCOUVER The freighter Fort Cataraqui was refloated from Brockton Point this morning 12 hours after she had gone aground while being moved from Burrard Inlet to New Westminster to take on additional cargo. The vessel is now at dry dock on the North Shore for Inspection. She is not believed to be seriously damaged. Italy is supposed to pay a total of $325,OCO,000 in reparations, $25,000 to Ethiopia and $100,000,-000 each to. Russia, Yugoslavia and Greece Molotov repeatedly attacked the Idea that Greece, backed by British Foreign Secretary Bevln, should receive payment equal to Yugoslavia. TROUBLE IN IRAN AGAIN Azerbaijan Moving Once More To Assert its Independence TEHRAN, IB The Azerbaijan provincial government, appar ently on the verge of re-asserting its Independence, was reported yesterday to be erecting fortifications in the path of Iranian government troops dispatched from Tehran to supervise the el ections of the northern state. The troops were being sent, the government said, to maintain ordet during the elections. jBritainU, Defence;- Bill Is Approved LONDON Jffi The House of Commons today passed the gov ernment's Ministry of Defence bill which sets up a defence ministry to co-ordinate the work of the three armed services. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, will became the defence minister. CHIANG NOW BOWING OUT Says Uls Political Career Over Wit h National Assembly Taking Over NANKING, 8D Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek presented to the National Assembly a constitution for- rereseiitatlve selt-government yesterday andr4n an emotion-packed speech, told hVs countrymen that he considered his political career at an end. The full Import of Chiang's words were not clear but he said: "Now that the National Assem bly has taken over, I have no more political ambitions." Royal Family toz '' Visit South Africa LONDON, (CB The Royal Family will sail for South Africa in February aboard the battleship Vanguard. They will entrain at Waterloo Station and embark from Portsmouth. MORE CANNED SALMON NOW Considerably Larger Quantity Available for Domestic Market in Spite of Smaller Pack OTTAWA, 0j The Department or Fisheries announced last night that more canned salmon would go on the domestic market Irom this year's pack than In any recent year with the allocation of 500,000 cases against 300,-000 last year and much less than that In several earlier years. The enlargement of domestic supply has been brought about in rpite of a 400,000 case decrease inhe British Columbia pack for this year. The Department estimates the British Columbia pack will not be more than 1,300,000 cases as against 1,700,000 cases last year.