Commander of the Prince Rupert sub-port of em- 1.L. ! 11 1 I U, S. Army Transportation Corps, is leaving 1 n LiUii v i in n i 1 1 r i ii r iii'i l i ii. a McNamara. who has been mn tlfl 1 nfT Aff ham r, t kWn tennnn t 'PtniuL aiiu fiiinniirs wnicii. jam, Mare 95 per cent ready i)1lf hitftARf I V. I Un Vnncitlnui . il.l tt W tiliO 11IA wl m Pk...1j 1 . ' . . December." Col. Mellom said. Buildings and other installa- Tib In D, n.. n. . i nnA ... -m AAiUli; IVUUCili ttiiU A U H T in Ihn nr.. A - t'ltmi uisposiiion 10 me JU n PnWnnHH ...111 1 I - U.i wuhjuut win DC lauut UJT u- S. Army Engineers which ... an uniljr relu cjiaif. lliu 8'ncers, Col. Mellom snld. A" Easinecr's officer, Major ulse u, symonds, Is due to ar- ..vie i-uuay io taKe over rwHviucs irom inc irans- - vuips. iTince ituperi -"una win dc lurnea over ln! Engineers Dleccmeal as ru ... Commenting on his service Tft K i . -': iook command at this - jcar aco tomorrow uo . oaia: "i am sincere in V n ii.. . . "h nut i nave enjoyed my ' b ana naa thD r nest re- -loiups Do;n w.,h m.r own .- -Hu wun me cannd an " ana m lltnrv. I don't ! 1 have had a tstntion in "ch relatlonvhirm virun hpn - vuraiai." ' Port Mi , ; . VU1- Mellom will toe asslst- '10 Major flpnornt Irnnlnimr commander, -v-cry otore , J? ate e'ass door window in overman,,,, ... , '"-.vvu lilUUtlV .SLI1II! IJI1 "TO Avp.,,,-.. .... . m. .-'"- was smasnea some iwcen 11:30 last night 0clock this mominir but UUIlAA " report said that there nattemnt. of v ouutling. y today on the Prince Ru "om a tri,, t if vaiv;uuvci I I I -I LOOKS LIKe Settlement WINDSOR, Ont., Nov. 7 0 There should be some definite indication today as to whether a quick settlement of the Ford strike Is possible. Federal Labor Minister Mitchell is apparently optimistic about the situation. He said yesterday that he has definite hopes of getting the company and union representatives ttifjethpr tnrinv. Presumably, he and Ontario's attorney general, Leslie Black- well, will attend that meeting, j Mr. Mitchell has also indicat- ; ed he expects a settlement short-1 ly by detaining in Windsor the i snerial nlann in uhlrh he made his hurry-up trip from Ottawa on Monday. Members of the United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) today began removal of a barricade of 1500 inotorvehicles assembled Monday outside the strikebound plant of the Ford Motor Co. of Canada to prevent any effort by police reserves to force entry through the picket lines for Ford security guards. Opposition to the removal was expressed by pickets patrolling the entrance to the plant although they allowed the vehicles to be removed. Decision of the officials to clean up the barricade lent new support to the feeling that there are definite prospects of an early settlement of the strike. SAN FRANCISCO ll- I -1 T TT 1T1 1 v 1 1 rr i ct i n: v in tJcrLiiiiic i-i.; t T7..- Omitted His Duty? Charge Laid Against McBride Doctor Following Fire Death of Woman VICTORIA, Nov. 7 a Dr' Donald W. Beach of McBride will appear In police court in Prince George on a charge of omlvtin? tc perform his legal duty as a doctor. The charge is laid, in connection with the death of Mrs. Rose Soucle who, .with her two-year old son, was fatally burned when a gasoline lamp exploded and destroyed their home at McBride October 4. The doctor told a coroner's Jury that he left them in hospital to look after some hunting equip ment and that he devoted most of his attention to the children "as they seemed to have a better chance of survival." Another son, Gary, is still In hospital recovering from critical burns. Provincial Holiday But Not Dominion VICTORIA, Nov. 7 if Next Monday has been proclaimed a public holiday under the prov incial Factories Act, anops insulation Act and Weekly Half Holiday Act. However, officials at Ottawa said Monday would not be a Dominion holiday for the observance of Remembrance Day, . !. V V 1 - - - V III M l n v m TENMNtU .:,.;n Vancouver Bov uiv jwrniTVER. Nov. 7 ' No - 4 as to the whereabouts of nld Bobbv Martin were '...hart hu thn nnllrp thpv aiwitw '- i- - enslficd their search follow- receipt u vvwi. the lad s fatner, private uun- Martln. The letter said: .! 1.1.1 ft .. 111 "Vi- o was not the same hand- . . tjietn " nret in wpru nnni1 ... L..fliiAH m V n 1 ao n nf h tn i started a search of the South ;ifouver area, ay Call Off ehiscite on r . council decided at a meeting J li Ml I 1- t a olebLsclte on the DroDosed rchase of the British Columbia CLHC IUUWUV ilL. LUC UtrCL'IIl- civic eiecuons u it involves Issuance of bonds by the dwciai mccuns ci mumciDai i ann 1 1 nil iir-in 11 rry rrrrinrn i s ic tit no II iiitm nmv . MELLOM, PORT COMMANDER, ANSFERRED TO S.KAJ. ij HISSED Court of Appeal Not Interfering With Heath Sentence of Alex Prince, Indian VANCOUVE7R, Nov. 7 fc The British Columbia Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed the appeal of Alex Prince, 22-ycar old Indian, sentenced to nans November 29 for the murder of Eug ene Messmer, northland trapper, eany in Messmer and Hans Pfeuffer eA 43 hls trapping partner were shot to dsatn near one of th!lr cabms on te nnlW Rlvcr' crown dld not Prceed with a murder charge against Prince in connection with Pfeuf-fer's deith. New York's New Mavor City Voting in United States Seen as Endorsement of Roosevelt Policies WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 Chairman Robert Hannegan of the Democratic national committee says the voting in yesterday's municipal elections in the United States proves the popular will for a government pledged to carrying on the policies of the late President Roosevelt. Hannegan made this statement after the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City. William O'Dwyer, won the election far ahead of his two opponents- Republicans-o- far have not commented on the results. Another significant mayoralty race took place in Detroit, where Mayor Edward Jeffries was reelected for a fourth term with a commanding majority over his C.I.O. rival, Vice-President Frankcnsteen of the United Auto Workers. Frankenstcen's campaign had received strong support from the C.I.O.'s Political Action Committee. MORE JAP ATROCITIES . Four Thousand Internees at Santo Toinas Camp in Manila Deliberately Starved MANILA, Nov. 7 0' An American resident of the Philippines has added another chapter to the mass of testimony against the former Japanese war lord, Lieutenant General Tomoyukl Yamashtta. The witness, A. V. Hartendorp, stated that 4,000 Internees of the Santo Tomas civilian prison camp were deliberately starved. As a result, the weight of the victims dropped an average of 30 pounds and the editor of the pre-war Philippines Magazine said he himself lost 64 pounds. When the victims tried to get to the Nipponese commandant of the camp, they were brushed off with the statement that Japan dons not recognize the Geneva convention. PRISONERS ARE FREED TOKYO, Nov. 7 The Japanese government has released more than 500 political prisoners and has discharged some 5,800 Japanese gendarmes under a directive from General MacArthur. The chief of civil intelligence. Brigadier General Elliott Thorpe, Fays the Tokyo government also j p Hawklnson returned to j has lilted a number of restrtc the' city on the Prince Rupert I tions on political, civil and re-from a brief trip to Vancouver, llgious liberties. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Weather Forecast Local Tides la.. prince Rupert Fair and cold, Thursday, November 6, 1945 High 3:10 18.6 feet cloudy this afternoon and tonight 14:46 20.8 feet light to muceratc winds. Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port Low 8:57 8.4 feet 21:36 4.1 feet VOL. XXXIV, No. 258. PRINCE RUPERT. B.C.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 7. 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS hurchill At n lf Ml i 111 W V 111. .11: ...,;;! 'MnHHMi omic Dom I !ii! !iit i!ib W i f!T;?Pl 'a Former Prime Would Not Does Not Believe Russia Would -To o .rtain Revealing It Were Positions R M" $rsed LONDON, Nov 7 (CP) Former Prime'Minister Winston Churchill told the .House of Commons today that he believes Russia would not share the atomic bomb secret if she alone held it and urged that Prime Minister Clement Attlee in his forthcoming talks at Washington bring "no pressure" on the United States TROUBLE AT FRENCH PORT LE HAVRE, Nov. 7 P A small gang of rowdies was held responsible by leading citizens of Le Havre for recent outbreaks of violence Involving Frenchmen and American troops. The United States Army barred all American troops from public places during daylight hours and declared ithe city itself out of bounds between hours of 6 p.m, and 6 a.m. Restrictions were ordered by Col. Thomas J. Weed, American commandant at the port, following nine successive days of shooting. An editorial appeal by the local French dally, Le Havre Libre, asked American authorities to do something about "the insecurity of our streets." Army officers for tlie most part blamed the situation on heme,- SulletihA ASSURE VETS OF JOBS OTTAH'A Veterans Minister .Mackenzie has informed the House of Commons that an order-in-council has been passed assuring members of the interim fortes of reinstatement in their civilian jobs after dischage. The order was made on recommendation of Labor Minister Mitchell and is expected to be tabled in the house today. STALIN NOT THERE MOSCOW For the first time, Premier Joseph Stalin today failed to attend great demonstrations marking the anniversary of the founding of the Soviet Republic. TROUBLE IN TRIPOLI CAIRO The British Ministry of Information announced today that 74 Jews and one Arab had been killed in anti-Jewish outbreaks in Tripolitania. DENIED NEW TRIAL LONDON William Joyce, "Lord Haw Haw," has been dc nicd by the highest court in his appeal against sentence of death for high treason. His only recourse now is to the House cf Lords. STREET CAR CRASH TORONTO Twenty persons were injured today when an old type street car ran through an open switch on the way, to the Exhibition grounds today. It jumped the track, ran into a pole and overturned. Most of the injured were service men. TRAINING VETERANS OTTAWA The federal labor department announces that the government has launched a program to educate veterans in the possibilities of employment in meat packing houses, woods operations, sawmills, coal and gold mining, foundries and other industries. The d c p a r t m ent re-cmphaslzcs that there arc, in its own words, plenty of jobs going begging in these lines of work. Minister Share Se-et tftojdivulge production details. Churchill said: "I am sure. were the circumstances reversed and we or the Americans asked for similar access to Russian arsenals, it would not be granted." The former prime minister, hqwever, warned that any idea of J Britain deliberately pursuing anti-Russian policy is "thoroughly opposed to British thought and conscience." sickness on part of soldiers cffupled with adverse living c6n-ditlon3 in war-blasted Le Havre, conditions which have strained the patience of its citizens French police said violence was not all caused by Americans. They said there were numerous Instances of attacks by French soldiers against Americans resulting in fist fights for which it wis difficult to fix responsibility. ,Col. Weed, the United States Army commandant at Le Havre, was formerly commandant at Prince Rupert. SNOW IN VANCOUVER VANCOUVER Snow started falling here early today and continued throughout the morning, entirely covering'the ground. Two inches fell in Victoria. TO ADDRESS CONGRESS LONDON During his visit to Washington, Prime .Minister Attlee will address a joint ses sion of United States Congress. The speech will be broadcast throughout the United States and Canada and probably to the United Kingdom. FINANCE TREATY LONDON The British government is hoping that a rough financial treaty between Britain and the United States will have been reached by the' time Prime Minister Attlee arrives in Washington. The Labor party leader is expected to arrive in the United States capital Saturday for discussions with President Truman and Prime Minister Mackenzie King on atomic energy. EIRE AND BRITAIN DUBLIN Prime .Minister Eamon dc Valera has explained Eire's attitude toward Biit-ain. lie says his country has no intention of severing her link with the British Empire and that the aim of his patty is to maintain good neighborly relations. R.C.A.F. CRASH LONDON The crash of an R.C.A.F. Flying Fortress in Germany is reported to have taken the lives of four Canadian crew members. Details of the crash arc not yet available although an official statement is expected to be issued in Ottawa soon. R.C.A.F. headquarters say the plane was carrying penicillin from Canada to Warsaw and went down near Muensler. The drug was urgently requested by the Polish government. The names of the Canadians have not been revealed. f Jill"! A idiL" ' iiWiw - t IIB PRISONERS OF JAPAN DISPLAY THEIR HOMEMADE FLAGS When more than 250 American, Dutch, British and Canadian prisoners of war arrived at a Yokohama railroad station, Japan. After their release, many of them had their countries' flags which they had made while Interned. Holding these flags (left to right) are: Spr. Ray Burridge, London, with a British fVg; Cpl. Kenneth Gaudin, Quebec, with a Canadian flag; Chief Radio Mate Tom W. Gordy. Richmond, Ga., with an American flag; Pte. Ernest Irving, Washington, D.C., with an American flag, and Cpl. Leo Ferentz, of Holland, with a Dutch flag. Clear Out Big Slide Public Works Department Throwing Ent;rc Force on to Road Repair Work The provincial Public Works Department at Prince Rupert has thrown all its men with extra equipment into the Job o moving the big 200-foot rock-slide at Ansccnvb View, 16 miles east of the city, and it was expected this nrorlngjhat he job I would b3irl?tTdSywrri5ht. f mirr. nf i.ht rnnri wlIF hp nnphrin. however, was forthcoming as the department road men will not be able to estimate the damage to' the hi3hvay further east on that sector until the first slide Is cleared away. It was understood from the Public Works office this morning that an estimate of the situation on the western end of'the road should be available with the return of the road crews to the city tonight. The situation along the highway further east was not clear at the Public Works office. Public Works Engineer J. C. Brady-Is still In the district b:tween Hazelton and Pacific where some of the worst slides have come down. However, it was understood, work on the highway will be pressed with the object of clearing It as soon as possible. HIS CLAIM DISMISSED VANCOUVER. Nov. 7 Suit of Ca'pt. Charlos II. Clarke against the federal government for $3,580 was dismissed in the Exchequer Court by Mr. Justice Sidnev Smith. Clarke contended he was en- i titled to repayment of $1272 for reconditioning of his boat, Western Girl, after 14 months' use by the Army and $2,237 fishing prof-Its he lost by delay in getting the vessel into service. Mr. Justice Smith said that Clarke accepted return of the boat from the ,'jovernment as be-ln2 in .the same condition in which the Army had received It and could find no misrepresentation by the Army. Weather Forecast North Coast, Mainland and Charlottes Fair to partly cloudy today becoming cloudy tonight and Thursday, with llht rain or rain and snow mixed Thursday afternoon. Cold today, slightly warmer Thursday. Winds light to moderate Road Situation- at I fact ir rimrr ah nirnuiAW BETWEEN PRINCE Highway communication between Prince Rupert and Terrace is obstructed by a barrier of at least fifteen rock-and-earth slides while stretches of highway surface hundreds of yards in length have been eroded away by water which poured over the road at the week-end. A description of the havoc done to the ' f'road by what is believed to be IS NOT TO BE HANGED Appeal Court Alters Murder Verdict and Sentences Daniel Harrison to Life Imprisonment VANCOUVER, Nov. 7 0) A murder conviction against Daniel Harrison, former soldier, was changed by the British Columbia Court of Appeal yesterday to one of manslaughter and the sentence changed to life imprisonment. He had been scheduled to be hanged November 23 for the slaying on May 17, 1944, of Clifford Lennox, aged 21, formerly of Winnipeg. Loan Still Moving Up Cumulative Total to Date is 119 Per Cent Over Primary Quota Taking Into account yester day's subscriptions of $25,000, the cumulative total for the Ninth! Victory Loan to date stands at $330,1 00 or 119 per cent of primary objective of $700,000. This is a great increase over $667,050 at a corresponding date in the Eighth Loan campaign. Temperature Maximum 32 Minimum 21 .' 4 RUPERT -TERRACE Ithe heaviest short-period rain-, fall on record in the area west of Terrace was given to the Daily News by Tom Olsen of Terrace who walked over 30 miles of the damaged road between Terrace and East Kwlnitsa on Saturday and Sunday. Area of greatest damage, Mr. Olsen says, is between Remo and Kwinltsa and here, in addition to the slides, which block the road, rampaging streams and creeks have torn away the approaches to half a dozen bridges, leaving them standing in. awkward uselessness in the alt Owner of a light military truck, Mr.' Olsen started out' for his place of employment the Little sawmill at East Kwinltsa on Friday night but was turned back by a rocksllde west bf Remo. Saturday he rode to the Zemacord River near Remp then, In company with Percy Kennedy of East Kwlltca, Walked along the highway and railroad. He took the train to Prince Rupert Sunday night from'Salvus, arriving here Monday morning. First major obstruction 6H the highway west of Terrace, he said, was a washout at the Zemacord bridge, where there wasr p gap 20 feet wide and 10. feetdccp. 1 "it was still caving In when we walked by," he said. . , . Walking along the railroad between Remo and Amsbury, he saw a railroad bridge with ap proaches at both ends washed out by a flood which carved out wide, shallow trenches. A railway crew was at work there. On the highway above Amsbury Mr. Olsen encountered what probably is the . greatest t slide on the eastern section or (Continued on PagcJ, , Vancouver Wins nvonth VlP.lorV ' . VANCOUVER, Nov. 7 vTn-! couvcr CanUcks defeated Port-! land Eagles 8 to 3 last- night for . their seventh win in elgl)t stat.ts! this season In the northern envision or the Pacific Coast Hockey League.