1 .l!,.n,.liilnn flirt ltm.-t 1 il. alalia Uv.v..hw l. 1, L'tnnr nrwl hill i inrr !i nmu (inmiwot ni(rini7a. , .,, mtni'im mimmic ntfni o mii tVinfr hi.An rrU f Ul"" v 0..- i. nf f in v:ir nnr snvr inmnrtnnt nhnnrroo in nr tit" " - i ' rtnni m;i I u I . i 1,1 riiii n I if! 1 1 irt 1 if 11 1 m h iwi'h. rv 1 IU1III " - T I die l aKes hree Lives Trrt and roles Toppled jnd Buildings Oierturned Shipping Damaged In rueet Sound SEATTLE, Dec. 5 (CP) A lild rle raged northward to-day after leaving at least tluee dtid in the Pacific Northwest last nicht. It toppled trees and power poles and uprooted buildings in Oregon and Washington, menacing ships crowd ing, down Puget Sound. Tro men were killed by lallinf trees and a third was killfd when he touched fallen wires which had set fire It his home. 1 number of ships in Puget Sound were damaged slightly io collisions. IIIINI II Ml IN nu miiiiu in nwrmi tavic IIV rK ft IMAIY A resolution which would uiaie me jiuiuucr ui taAi ii'- labVia ill tilU Vity Mtlbtui bill- uuaiwwiio tit ...v.. aa stands and require that heir vehicles be both safe and aiurcd was defeated In city -ouncil Monday night when It us nrcsentrri bv Alderman Mc- 4. In defeating the resolution, ri that lie doubted that the 'to because he considered It to in restraint of trade. Alderman McKay's resolution wared that the "enormous in -ranted in suite of the decrease ! business through the decline tins condition which mav lead unlawful and unfair prac- :Ices." It urged that In future no 11- iKes be granted unless: HI Approval Is eranted by the f of police; '21 The applicant has an cs- abllshed stand in some other -watlon than on Third Avenue; That the ODerator has fll- -UDroni nf Vile flimnplal rpsnnn- WHy to cover his patrons in se of accident. That he is the owner of a !rof a model not earlier than In areulnw nimlnst. Ilia resolu - Aiaerman Hills said tnai, u "e terms could acnlv to taxi totOrs lm cnlrlt onnlH alSO w w otner types of business , the aldermen dldn t like " smell of hamburcers they cancel a hamburger stand Wprietor's license and be with- I their rlchts under that sct- Alderman Hills objected. 11 a hamhni iTPr jtt.ntiri ere1 J5 an unfavorable condition K UP mm Ihrnntnlll ill - w.iv, ,VilL,i& bLIIWU ?c taxi business, council has fight now to cancel Us U-se" Alderman McKay re CHAINS TO NEW YORK HONTKEAL-je Canadian f''Jys will send 21 special "ln to New York to carry 'he last lap of their Jcur-( to Canada the more than W Canadian service l'er- r"111 who will arrive Thurs- aboard the liner Queen Uizabtth. vdlnftQ T)-..i . i I Tv, v" aiyuen, Department oi "ISDort v,u. i. i. I,.,; n the city from Vaiv Pver th) morning, organization will be. more than five times bigger and relatively more efficiently-equipped for combat than the. pre-war force. The permanent forces are to have a strength of about 55,000 men, compared with a pre-war strength of 10,800 and indications are that the reserve set-up will be substantially stronger than that In August, 1939. Here Is the picture: Navy Not less than 10,000 men manning two cruisers, two aircraft carriers, a dozen des- troyers and ancillary craft. hind this will be a reserve of j 18,000. I ! Army Between 20,000 and I 25,000 men backed by a reserve iof six divisions whose numerical strength Is not given. The I Canadian Army Active Force will consist of a brigade group of at least three Infantry divisions, two armored regiments, an artillery formation and ancillary troops ready to fight as a complete, unit. R.C.A.F. Between 15,000 and 20,000 men for 10 squadrons. The squadrons will consist of four bomber, three fighter, two transport and one reconnais sance. There also will be a reserve of unspecified strength modelled along the lines of the reserve armv. Interim. wtwo;ycar volunteer forces hare been set up to ucie t .. .... over tne military macninery until the active forces arc es tablished. Men accepted in the Interim forces have been assured they will be taken on the per manent strength and have up to March 31 to make up their minds. Meantime repatriation, de mobilization and rehabilitation of the peak strength of 781,000 men and women Is going on, with nearly 183,000 men brought home from V-E Day, May 8, to Nov. 20 and the target is to have all personnel In northwest Europe, with exception of occu-(Contlnucd un Page 6) Essington Police Post Transferred To Port Edward The British Columbia police detachment at Port Essington is being transferred to Port Ed ward this week. The Port Essington detachment was one of the earliest established ponce posts on the north coast. There has been no consume mere, however, for several montns since the transfer of Constaoie Edward Bell to the south. Constable Gordon Slmonds Is in charge at Port Edward. Trans fer of the equipment is oeing made by the P.M.L. 15. Vice-President of Railway Is Visitor T. H. Cooper, vice-president of Canadian National Railways In charge of finance, and Dr. V. E Dowd. chief medical officer. C.W.R., Montreal, accompanied by Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Dowd, were passengers on the Prince Rupert on her northbound trip today. After meeting local C.N.R. officials here today, the party is leaving on tonlgnvs train en-route to Eastern Canada. Woman Trade Board President Passes VANCOUVER, Dec. 5 0 Miss Marguerite Do Guesseme, 57, for of Harrison manager 19 years Hot Springs Hotel, died in hospital here on Monday, She was the only woman ever to hold the presidency of the Vancouver Board of Trade. Temoerature Maximum Minimum nalrifall . 38 33 .01 Inch 'SIAN REFUSAL -.AN Russia today re- :d its' previous flat re-al of November 26 to permit additional Iranian soldiers into northern Iran which the Russians have occupied since 1911. CHUNGKING TO NANKING CHUNGKING The Chinese government is moving from Chungking to Nanking. The cabinet will remain in Chungking until spring. "DETESTS" FRANCO LONDON Foreign Secietary Ernest Bevin, speaking in Parliament today, used the word "detest" in discussing the British government's attitude toward the Franco regime in Spain. GEN. MARSHALL TOMORROW WASHINGTON G c n e r a 1 George C. Marshall, United States Aimy Chief - of - Staff, will testify at the Pearl Harbor inquiry tomorrow. It was disclosed today that United States had made no undertaking to attack Japan as she advanced beyond a certain point. CANDIDATE NAMED VERNON Bernard Webber, M.L.A. for Similkameen at one time, was last night nominated C.C.F. candidate for the North Okanagan provincial by-clcc-tion. VANCOUVER STORM VANCOUVER Certain sections of Vancouver were again without light and power last night as a result of another gale which toppled telephone and electric light poles and blew down trees. A barge was blown ashore near the entrance of the harbor The gill?: nctter Black Five Is missing. RELIEVI NG UN EMl'LO VM ENT VANCOUVER At a meeting of organizations today three committees were appointed to go into means of relieving the unemployment situation. At the suggestion of General Hoffmeisler a resolution was passed asking the federal government to discharge service peisonnel at the point of enlistment. FINAL VAMASIUTA PU1A, MANILA United States military defence lawyers have opened their final picas in Manila on behalf of Japanese General Yamashita, on trial for war crimes commitlccd in the Philippines. Since he was not aware of atrocities, his acquittal is asked. Decision is expected tomorrow. .Meantime, the defence counsel is awaiting word from Washington where the United Stales Supreme Court is considering an appeal to halt the Manila proceedings and take the case to the American capital. NEW JAVA OUTBREAKS BATAVIA There have been new outbreaks of viclencc in Java. British headquarters says 40 persons haye been killed, injured or missing in clashes during the past week. SCRAP BRITISH NAVY LONDON Some of Britain's mcst famous warships arc on their way to the scrap pile. A spokesman for the, Admiralty says it has been decided to scrap battleships, cruisers, destroyers and submarine now obsolete. No official list has been issued, but II Is believed that sonic of the First Great War battleships of the Royal Sovereign class have reached the age lo be scrapped. MUST SHARE POWER NEW YORK The United States secretary of commerce, Henry A. Wallace, says me government must cbntrol all atomic energy experiments within the United States. However, he added, genius is world-wide and the world must 'share atomic power. VANCOUVER STORM VANCOUVER The storm Monday tcre down 18 newly replaced electric power line poles plunging the southwest section of the city Into darkness again for a few hours. NORTHERN AND CENTRACTRITISIUXJLUMUIA'S NEWSPAPER Weather Forecast I Local Tides Rupert Moderate to prince Thursday, December 6, 1945 fresh south to southwest winds, fresh to strong In the late afternoon High 2:24 18.9 feet and evening and decreasing 13:56 21.2 fee moderate to fresh during Low 8:06 8.2 feet the night. to Published at Canada's M ost Strategic Pacific Port 20:44 3.0 feet VOL.- XXXlV, No. 281. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS ANADA PLANS LARGEST AP'jfe Af Mh IN A Hr-U HIV Dominion Dissolves Most Powerh, . Army of H i s t o r y Builds New V Organization for fost-War Years By JACK BRAYLEY i Canadian Press Staff Writer i OTTAWA, Dec. 5 (CP) The New Year will find u lie tin A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LONDON The British government has again promised eventual self-rule for India. However, the government has pointed out that self-rule will rest upon the wriling of a new and acceptable autonomous constitution. TO FEED GERMANS BERLIN The deputy American military governor for Germany, Lieut. -Gen. Lucius Clay, has addressed a meeting of the German council of slate minister presidents, assuring them that the people of (lie conquered country will not go hungry this winter. The general declared that (he United States will ship in food to raise the German food ration. "Hunger and starvation have never been the objective f the United States," he said. RIOTS IN TURKEY ISTANBUL Approximately 20,000 rioters, said lo be mostly university and high school students, yesterday wrecked two Istanbul newspaper plants and at least two book stores. Police said it was a sudden violent anti-Cnmmunisi BRITISH PROTECTION WITH THE BRITISH ARMY OF THE RHINE British j headquarters has issued new orders to ward off possible attacks by Germans. British troops have been told to use personal weapons if they are attacked and cannot otherwise deal with the attackers. They have been given similar Instructions for dealing with persons caught attempting sabotage. VETERANS WARNED TORONTO Another, warn-in? has been issued war veterans telling them they are marked men for unscrupulous business brokers and racketeers. The Toronto Business Bureau says it has listed R00 rackets aimed at unwary veterans. BIG FIVE TO MEET LONDON The British Press Association says another conference of Big Five foreign ministers will be held shortly. The news agency says there is a .nossibility that President Truman will substitute for the American secretary of state, James Byrnes. RAIL SHIPS TO ALASKA Alaska Railway May Go Into Business WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 5 Delegate E. L. Bartlett told congress in a speech from the floor reluctance" that he was Introducing a bill to allow the Alaska railroad basic authority to operate steamships In the Alaska trade. Faced by an appeal from pres ent operators In the Alaska trade for Increased rates, Bartlett said: "By and large I am not in favor of extending government operations to a field previously and traditionally served by pri vate capital. In this case, how ever, It seems not only desirable but highly essential "Alaska is now threatened by an Increase In the already high and almost lntoleratc rates which are charged for both freight and passenger traffic. If these Increases are allowed, or If any Increases at all are al lowed, the result will be eco nomlc death for Alaska." Ocean-going Vessels The bill Another Vote at Windsor Likely WINDSOR Dec. 5 There may bc; another vote among worker of the Ford Motor Co. here on the proposal to end the dispute which has held the plant her In a strike for almost three months now j IS' HE WAR CRIMINAL' This unprecedented question was asked In a Japanese Parliamentary committee about Emperor nii-ohito. Hifomto. It it -would "would have Jiave been Deen sacrilege sacrilege to to Bay say such sucn a a thing uung a a Hirohito here was taken recently when the Emperor visited the shrine of his forefathers to communicate to them the sad news that Japan had lost the war. USE OF LODGEPOLE PINE AND HEMLOCK MAY SPUR INDUSTRY Decision of United States timber importers to try out lodgeDole pine, hemlock and fir poles and piling whereas in the past they have taken only cedar may open up a new era of industry in the woods of the central interior contincuous to the northern line of the Canadian National -Railways from Prince, Rupert DIESEL ENGINE I TARIFF OPPOSED Harry Archibald, M.P. for Skeena, has informed the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerre that he Is personally carrying out on behalf of his .group in Parliament opposition to the Imposition under the new budget of duty on diesel engines and repair parts Imported from the that It was with "some degree of United States to Canada. The chamber had communicated with Mr. Archibald by wire pro testing at the Imposition of such a duty. The duty was put on by order-in-council in August and was later Included .in the budget tariff proposals. Electrocuted In Gale At Seattle SEATTLE, Dec. 5 An elderly man was electrocuted here by live wires which blew down against his home In a gale. to the Alberta border compar OR HIROHITO ON THE SPOT Unprecedented Question -As 1 To His War Guilt Is Asked In Jap Parliament TOKYO, Dec. 5 The long undercurrent question "Did Emperor Hirohito help push Japan into war" the question which by its very nature once could not have been asked publicly in Japan was put in the open today. The unprecedented question was asked yesterday at a plenary session of the House of Representa- tives budget committee. I In reply Premier Shldehara Alberta Wheat To Be Shipped From Vancouver VANCOUVER, Dec. 5 R --Alberta grain for export will be shipped through Vancouver, D. A. Kane, western superln-. tendent of the Canadian .Wheat Board, announced yesterday. Total grain shipment through B.C. ports were 20,-56,000 bushels, he announced. He said that at present there are 130 carloads of wheat arriving In Vancouver dally. ARCHBISHOP LANG DIES Noted British Cleric Collapses At Railway Station and Soon Succumbs LONDON, Dec. 5 O) Most Rev Cosmo O. (Lord) Lang, aged 81, former Archbishop of Canter and was pronounced dead when he was taken to Royal Columbian Hospital at Richmond. Lang served as Archbishop of Canterbury for thirteen years and as Archbishop of York for twenty years. He resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury in told the House that he personally believed Hirohito had no war responsibility and ajided that occupation authorities had not raised the question with the government. . ' CHRYSLER IN STRIKE NOW Automobile Working Agree- , men Dispute In Detroit ; Is Expanded DETROIT, Dec. 5 0-e-'Whlle deadlock persisted today In the. strike of General Motors cm? ployees, negotiations between the United Automobile woriccrs of America and the Chrysler Corporation on wage demands were broken off and thrj.ft'6rk lng contract was terminated. The Chrysler labor relation.-!, director said th workers had rejected the company's offer to extend the contract for a year and the company turned led . -11' . - ii V Uh nriJomreouest that dn time ago. Ho er. tte S&ffi Sffi? lapsed at the railway station acting through the Alaska railroad, would deem proper and necessary. "' The house committee on territories, headed by Representative Hugh Peterson of Georgia, 11 of whose members visited Al aska last summer, has been given Bartlett introduced , the bm f01. studv. Already Rep- would ' provide that the Alaska resentatlve Marlon T. Bennett of railroad, a branch of the de- nflSsouri Republican member of partmcnt of Interior, engage In the business of operating oceangoing vessels between Alaska and the states as well as within Alaska, Including the right to purchase or otherwise acquire vessels and to repair and maintain them. The railroad would operate the ships directly or through contract with any Individual, firm, company or corporation under this committee, has protested the rate Increase proposal and Peterson warned that such rates would retard development of Alaska, Further Hearing Admiral Land, chairman of the maritime commission, told Bartlett he would allow further hearings on the rate Increase proposal after the Initial "pre a schedule of rates, terms and i llmlnary" hearing in Seattle be- conditions as the government, ginning tomorrow. able-with tic cutting in Its days of greatest production. Such Is the possibility suggested by Olof Hanson, head of the Hanson Timber & Lumber Co., in speak ing of arrangements which have Just been made for experimental shipments production for which Is expected to get under way by the first of the year. Formerly It' was possible to cut cedar poles and piling close to the railway line. But the convenient stands of cedar have now become pretty well exhausted and It has been neces sary to go farther afield and resort to floating of the timber down the Skeena River to booming grounds for transfer to railway shipment. Use of lodgepole pine and hemlock would make it again possible to produce timber close to the railway l!o and would probably result In the opening up of1 old .camps and make possible small scale pro duction again nearer to the homes of the resident sub-contractors. At the same time, there would still be the market' for the cedar poles and piling. The new orders still call for peeled poles, thirty to forty feet long. The poles are used by American telephone and telcpgraph concerns and are processed by creosotlng on the other side. "It may quite possibly develop Into hundreds of millions pf feet 1042. 01 UMiuei jJiuuuutiwu, mi, -z. son said, "bringing a lot or new money and employment toi the district." The matter of provincial royalties and stumpage has hot yet been arranged but the cooperation of Hon. E. T. Kcnncy. minister ol lands and M.L.A. for Skeena, In this connection is counted upon. Mr. Hanson announced that tie contracts for the coming year had lust been let by the Canadian National Railways and Twenty Lost In Aircraft Most of Them May Have Perished, It Is Feared By Searching Authorities PORTLAND, Dec. 5 (CD-Authorities directing search of the stoTin-baltered Pacific northwest and Alaska for twenty missing flieis a civilian pilot and nineteen American servicemen expressed doubt today that many would be found alive. Twenty have been reported missing in six plane losses in the last ten days. Twelve were aboard a Navy Privateer missing on a flight from Kodiak to Seattle and search for which is now centering around Queen Charlotte Island. ARRANGING FOR LOAN Important Anglo-American Negotiations May Be Concluded Tomorrow LONDON, Dec. 5 f) Authori tative quarters here predicted today that current Anglo-American loan negotiations In Washington may be successfully concluded tomorrow with the sign- nlng of an agreement. It Is expected Prime Minister Clement oductlon," Mr, Han- j Aulee may make an announce ment .of tne discussions in tne House of Commons tomorrow. Reliable sources made It clear that the agreement has not yet been signed but that two undisclosed difficulties which arose Tuesday have been removed and only some points of detail re main to be settled. work will soon be getting under way on these. Volume of con down 1 it be ex- General Motors and the union resumed limited negotiations in connection with the strike which has affected more than 200,009 workers. Council Meets Health Director Preliminary discussion of the affairs of the Prince Rupert Health Unit was begun Monday night between Dr. J. D. Ilershey and members of the city council. Dr. Hershcy . who ' is assistant provincial public health director, met informally following Monday night's eouncll meeting to discuss the appointment of a full time director of the local health unit and other natters. The meeting will be followed by conferences with counclTs health committee and- Dosslbly a meeting with council later'thls week. Dr. Hershey returns to Vnncouver on the PrinccJlup Thursday night. CENSURE VOTE IS PROPOSED Opposition Resolution Is Presented In British House By Oliver Lyttleton LONDON, Dec. 5 P) RU Hon. dllver Lyttleton today presented an Opposition motion of censure against the Labor governrrient with a declaration that Industry was being kept In "a sort ot Whitehall twilight" Instead of being helped toward peacetime production. tracts, prices and conditions arc v the same as ast year. BES PARDON SIR., BUT MY ;WtFE TOLD ME TO ASK YOU IP I COULD HAVE MY SALARY IM AWANCE-5HE ONLY HAS Ml fflPI curcoitv 1 li j l Ill j v 5 KAIEN HARDWARE PHONE 11 I 1iiX,.1.itX.iJ.. l4 if m