GEORGE GITIZE o. 51 PRINCE GEORGE* CITIZEN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1930 Five Cents Airmen Praise Action of Joerss at Thutadte Lake Severe Weather Brought Complications in North Which - Were Unexpected ICE WEIGHTED PLANE Van der Byl and Cressy Resent Any Criticism of the Plan Carried Out pilot R. I. Van der Byl and air en-- ^neer T. H. Cressy, who were' marooned' for a considerable time at Thutade Lake while' taking part in the search for the late Captain Burke, passed through Prince George this morning on their way to Jasper, where they will take the train for Vancouver. The people of the province have waited for their story as to how they came to be iefv at Thutade Lake, when former .pilot William Joerss came back to Bums Lake. There was a disposition to the' belief that Joerss had treated his companions unceremoniously in leaving them, but both Van del Byl and Cressy are" in agreement this is very wide of the mark. Both men went the limit this morning in the endeavor to create the impression Joerss is entitled to the highest credit for the way he handled things in getting the plane out of Thutade Lake. Hnrt he done otherwise the plane would have remained in the lake until spring, and the province would have had another mess on its hands with missing airmen. Pilot Van der Byl says they ran into unexpected conditions when they arrived at y Thutade lake. They were prepared for-an increase of 1500 feet in their elevation, but had been led to believe the district enjoyed very mild winters and that the lake never froze ovr until after Christmas. Instead of thi:� they found.there had been heavy snows, the surface of the lake had frozen, and they ran into zero weather. The intention had been to proceed to Dease Lake, but when they tried to get away they found it impossible. The chief difficulty was the forming ot ice on the plane which made it so heavy it would .not rise out of the lake. It was necessary to cut channels in the ice, so that the plane could gather momentum by taxi-ing in the open water. This resulted in a lot of splashing and as soon as the water hit the plane it froze, and added weight. There seemed no prospect of getting av.ay with all of the party and the men held a consultation. It was evident the plane would � have to be lightened to the greatest extent. Not only would it be necessary to leave two men behind, but the minimum of gas should be carried, which meant reducing the flying radius. As Joerss knew, the country best he was persuaded to take the plane out if he could, and make arrangements for Van de Byl and Cressy getting out later. Joerss consented to do this reluctantly. although he had no pilot's' ticket. In the opinion of Van der Byl and Cressy it was the only way out, and if Joerss encounters any trouble with the air authorities for bringing the plane out under the existing circumstances Van dor Byl will appear on tiis behalf. So far from being blameworthy both Van der Byl and Cressy agree( Joerss is en-�. titled to the greatest credit. He saved the plan, and the people of the province uneasiness as to the fate of its three occupants. TIE CONTRACTS WILL NOT FURNISH MUCH EMPLOYMENT The tie contracts which have been �et by the C. N. R." will not accomplish much in the way of employment, rhe quantity of ties involved in the contracts has been cut fully fifty per C�nt from those of the previous year, ana the price has been cut so much nat the business of making the ties nas been, rendered hazardous. The P"ce on No. 1 ties is cut from 70 to ,3' cents; No. 2 from 58 to 43 cents; a�n No. 3 from 35 to 25 cents. In addition the. company stipulates in the contracts for a 60% minimum of No. 1. fne local tie contractors made representations to the minister of lands at v'ctona, on Tuesday, requesting the same reduction in royalty and stump-rp! ot!.tie timber as the millmen are guesting on mill timber, if they get JSLA,-*111 help them." but in any contractor's margin will be I^all> and there is a Prospect it be wiped out altogether. KEITH MILLER HAD ANOTHER NARROW ESCAPE IN EXPLOSION IN PLANE th^? Dec. 15.�Mrs. Keith Miller, dav* � atrix who was lQst for seyeral 'Va,;I \n attempting a flight from Ha-esoln �. ^rtda, had another narrow Plan*- ay when an explosion took a rLln a plane she was testing for , on�mplated' flight. The machine caiW mollshed but Mrs. Miller es-"Pea uninjured. Alward is the \ Unanimous Choice of Conservatives A. McB. Young Would Not Consent To Have Name Go Before Convention PARTY IS CONFIDENT Mrs. Emily Crawford," of Fort St. John, Made Good Speech in' Seconding Nomination Dr. R. W. Alward was the unanimous choice of the Conservative nominating conVerition on Wednesday evening as the party candidate in the Port George by-election to be held next month. Prior to the date of the nominating convention there had been a test cf strength between the supporters of Dr. Alward and those of A. McB. Young, and it was expected the ?ssue would be fought cut on the floor of the convention. This did not prove to be the case as Mr. Young decided to withdraw and refused to permit his name to go before the convention. When the convention was called to order in the ballroom of the prince George hotel by President Graham virtually all the divisions of the riding were represented. D. G. Williams placed Dr. Alward in nomination in a very forceful speech which evoked considerable applause. Mrs. Emily Crawford, of Port St. John, who attended the convention as the representative of the Peace River seconded the nomination in one of the best speeches heard in the nominating conventions in this section of the province. MYs. Crawford is a fluent speaker and remarkably well versed in provincial and federal politics. She has had an eventful experience in the Peace River, and the distinction of being the first white woman to take up residence in that portion of the province north of the river. She commenced-farming in the district in 1914 and. has made a good success of it, her holding at the present amounting to 320 acres. When she went into the Port St. John district settlement was restricted to a few bachelors, but now she says there are 4000 settlers north of the river. Mrs. Crawford gave a glowing account of the productiveness of the district, stating the wheat lands gave 35 bushels to the acre, while oats went 75 bushels to the acre. She spoke strongly of the need of direct highway connection between the Peace River and Prince'George, which would permi1- the residents of the district to trade with B. C. firms instead of being forced to trade with Alberta. She predicted tilt electors of the Peace River would roll up a very large vote for the nominee of the Conservative party. On motion of A. B. Motfat the convention tendered Mrs. Crawford a vote of thanks for the information she had given them respecting the Peace River, the prospect for its future, and /the assurance its people were desirous of trading with B. C. houses rather than in Alberta. There, being no other name placed in nomination Pi-esident Graham- declared Dr. Alward the 'unanimous choice of the convention, and the same was received with chedrs. Dr. Alward in a short speech thanked the convention for'the honor conferred in making him the candidate of the party. To his mind there was no room for doubt as to the result of ihe contest. He proposed to put up a good fight to win, and having won to give the best effort possible to advance the welfare of the constituency and of the province. He commented upon the fact that on the eve of the official nomination there had appeared the prospect of a contests H^e had no fear as to the result, but cautioned the delegates against underrating the opposition unduly, as many a contest had been lost largely as the result of such action. On motion of D. G. Williams the convention went on record as in favor of the immediate construction of a highway to connect Prince George with the Peace River. Deykin Will Be Candidate in the By-EIection Announces He^Will Make Race lNevt IV'onth Ui\der The Farmer-Labor babel WELL KNOWN IN RlblNG Can Be Counted Upon to Pep Campaign Up, With Direct Action Policy Clement P. Deykin sprung a, surr prise on the electors of, the Fort George riding on Wednesday, when he -announced himself is in the race for the honor of representing them in the provincial legislature. When the Liberals decided on Friday evening not to contest the constituency Mr. Deykin yielded to the solicitation of a number of friends, and consented to having his name placed in nomination tomorrow. He will run as a Farmer-Labor candidate. Mr. Deykin is sufficiently known to the electors of Prince George, and those of the other portions of the riding, to require no introduction. His first political affiliation in the riding was with the Conservative party. Then, when General McRae was forming the Provincial party with a view to ' smashing the Bowser administration, Mr. Deykin cast his lot in with the Provincials. At the famous convention of the party- in Vernon he had a strenuous time in preventing the Provincials from declaring in favor of scrapping the P. G. E. His success was only temporary, however, as when General McRae visited Prince George at a later date he^ gave the P. G. E. i a cold douche from which it did not recover for a long time. This put Mr. Deykin in.the position where he had to choose between his new political associates and the P. G. E., and he elected the latter, declining the Pro gressive party's nomination and withdrawing his support. When the next provincial election came around Mr. Deykin took the stump for the' Liberals; spending the greater part of the lime in the Peace River division of the district. Mr. Deykin is entering the contest so late that he will not have the advantage of the-support of any organized effort, and will have to depend upon his platform ability to put his candidature over. His announcement to the electors appears in another column. Revolutionists Gain the Upper Hand in Spain Major Ramon Eranco Takes Charge of Air Force Until Forced Across Line HELD IN PORTUGAL i Government Scored First Victory ! , at Little Town of Jaca Near the French Frontier CANADIAN DISTILLERS NOT PERMITTED TO ADVERTISE THROUGH U. S. RADIOS Washington, Dec. 15.�The United States radio commission has issued a decision that Canadian distillers shall not be permitted to make use of radio broadcasting stations licenced by it for extolling the virtue of their products. The commission holds that' the sale of alcoholic liquor being illegal it is not in the public interest to permit the advertising through the radio broadcasting services of the United States. . _------------o-----1-------- NORTHERN CONSTRUCTION CO. AND J* W. STEWART SECURE VANCOUVER TUNNEL CONTRACT Vancouver. Dec. 15.�The contract for the construction of the C.P.Rv tunnel, under a section of Vancouver to connect up the railway companv's facilities, has been awarded to the Ncvthern Construction Company and ' he -T. W. Stewart Construction Company. London. Dec. 15.�A Paris dispatch from Spain asserts that, after the government forces appeared to have smothered the revolution, it flamed up In several centers and that the revolutionists have trained the upper hand. As the country is under martial law. and a strict censorship of all dispatches "is being enforced, it is diTfi-cult to secure corroboratiori of such reports as find their way out. So far the revolutionists have followed closely the example set by the revolutionists in Brazil. ;md have been making free use of airplanes from which they shower the cities with inflammatory literature. The airmen are led by Major Ramon Franco,. who following his sensational flieht to South America was .clapped into prison, on his return to Spam, on a charge of treason. When the revolution was coming to a head threa weeks ago Franco made his escape � from the military prison and took personal charge of the revolutionary air forces. Unfortunately for the airmen they had no safe bases upon which to fall back, and eventually, they were forced over the Spanish border into Portugal, where they surrendered. 'The loss of the planes may prove a serious one for the revolutionists. The first serious! clash came at Jaca the capital of the mountain district cT Sobarbe, a town of 5000 inhabitants, near the French frontier. The government had a force of 3000 men at its disposal, and the resistance was of short duration. ----------�o------------- Ottawa, Dec. 15.�The estate of the late J. F. Booth. Canadian lumber king, has been valued for probate at $7,000,000. The succession duty will reduce the value by approximately one million dollars. \ Prince George Residents Say Farewell to Burdens Complimentary Banquet on Friday Evening Gave New Agent Hearty Send-off SEVERING OLD TIES rs.. Burden Made Recipient of Gift from. Ladies of the onservative Party Mr. and\Mrs. F. P. Burden and family are mhvon their way east, en route for London.^, where Mr. Burden is "to assume the office of agent-general for the province/^They are carrying with them the mostN^incere good wishes of all the residents\ Prince George and vicinity, among whom they Liberals Decide Not to Contest the By-Election Report of Special Committee Adopted After Spirited Debate by Meeting TIME IS NOT OPPORTUNE List Revised Before Date For 4 r-i � w/ c election Was oet have lived for many years, years in advance of the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacifc railway, which earned ftzr Prince George a. right to its place on the map, in the pioneer period when the best of cooperation existed among the settlers, when the misfortune of one became the sorrbw of all, ojr an individual success the cause of igenerai rejoicing, days which few people are permitted to enjoy more than once in the course of their life-time, Mr. and Mrs. Burden bid good-bye to their old life in Prince George on Friday evening when a complimentary banquet was tendered them in the Prince George hoiel by a large com; pany of the friends they made during their residence in the district., it was an evening they will not soon forget. Friends wishing them the best of luck 4n their new sphere of life with brave wb^ds, but with sorrow in their hearts in contemplation of their deparure. A. McB. Young made a very happy chairman Kjr the evening, and in proceeding to taite up the toast list reminded the company they were met to do honor to Mr.'ah-a Mrs. Burden, who were about to leavKfor London. He confessed to having a 'soft spot m his heart lor the old lown, and he hoped that some day, when the present depression is over, he would be able to pay another visit to it. There was much to learn about London, and he was sorry that the opportunty had not presented itself to permit him to take Mr. Burden aside and tell him some j of the things he had learned about Havp RpPn! London while he was over there. Per- nave Deenlsonally he-desired to wish Mr. and Mrs. Burden and the members of their family God-speed, health, happiness and success in their new life. He then called upon Dr. R. W. Alward to pro- PosP^h tot t th hlth f j p d t po The Liberals of the Fort George! PosP^he toast to the health of Mr. riding decided, at a well attended jBuraen- _ �_ meeting held in Andersen's hall on Vr- K- *v. Alwarfl Friday evening, that it was. not ad- In proposing the toast to the health visable .to-nominate a Liberal' candi- | 2* ?� ??eiV Ornn5rf J?[ng D� rAl" date to contest the approaching by- j SJteM KS^owTS? B^r-election to fill the vacancy created in | den for a grater length of time than the Fort George�riding caused by the' any other person pressnt, as they had-resignation of F. P. Burden to accept j attended school togetner back in New the position of agent-general for the i Brunswick, and it was in those days province in London. At a meeting of'he had learned to appreciate those 1 he-members of the party, held the | Pf"'��l .^}\esr , "> M� Burden previous week, it was decided to-refer j S^i^aS^wlS cTt te? SSi ddt p j S^i^aSwlS cTt te? S the question, of putting a candidate. pocsib]e for him to attain the high in the field to a special committee, | position he had reached in the public composed of H. B. Guest, president of, life of the province. It was well the Fort George Liberal Association, known that no man could expect ' to G B. Williams, president of the 'Prince : remain in public life for even two George Liberal Association, Frank vejIrs �th�ut bein& subject to criti- riarlc secrptarv of the two associa- clsm' but xt was worthy of ��te that Clark, secretary oi rne two associa even the mQst �evere critlcs of Mr ciations, and Harry G. Perry. Burden had never attempted to im- When Friday evening's meeting was pugn tne .good faitn or honesty of called to order by H. B. " Guest the purpose of Mr. Burden in his efforts report of this committee, signed by all to advance the welfare of his constitu- members, was submitted in the fol- ents, or that of the province as a lowing form* ; wnol6- Now that the time had come ,-We your" committee appointed to I S^^"!5 ^sffi^vSy go into the matter and leport as .to sa%sfylng to him to have the assurance the advisability of contesting the ne wouid carry with him the best forthcoming by-election, beg to report, wishes of every person in the com- '�ThSt after giving the matter serious munity in which he had lived for so and exhaustive consideration, we are, many years. compelled to advise against contesting' The people of Prince George con-the election for reasons which are gratulated Mr. Burden upon his new hereinafter set forth. . .: appointment, and they felt the people have made provision for a court of revision of the Voters'* List, as p.er, Section 15. Sub-section 3, of the Pro-vincial Elections Act, before calling this bye-election. There are not only two hundred fewer names on the list than there were on the 1929 list, but also seventeen ^hundred fewer than on the list used in the recent dominion election. ! In the Peace River area of this rid- j ing there are only 1223 names on the list as compared with some 2500 on the. federal list, thus a large portion of the electorate are disfranchised. <2>�The holding of an election immediately following the Christmas and New Year's holiday season in a district so far flung as Fort George, with its difficulties of transport, precludes the possibility of even reasonably covering the district, and in our opinion the date of election was designedly fixed by the government with this in view. (3V�Unemployment exists in aggravated form, and wa suggest that whereas the government would have to expend many thousands of dollars for an. election, that it would do more., good if such were added to the unemployment relief of this district, rather than being spent in controversy and strife at this particular time. (4)�The general'election is not far distant, and with the Voters' Lists compiled up to date, opportunity will bo afforded for an adequate expression of public opinion which we believe will be overwhelmingly condemnatory of the government. While many of those present had anticipated the decision of the committee as expressed in the report it was not acceptable to a considerable part of the meetfhg, and the recommendation of the committee became the subject of a very spirited debate. On the question being, .finally put by the chair the report was adopted and the Liberal organizations went on record as opposed to contesting the election for the reasons set out in the report. agent-general of the province in London stood in the same relation to the business activites cf the province a.s would the representative of any large business interest to his principals, save that in the case of the agent-general he would be represntative of all the varied interests of the province. U became, therefore, a very ininortaut positon. In spite of the .very high cost of government under which the old country is laboring at the present rime, in spite of the depressing unemployment conditions, ihere are many millions of dollars in the old land seeking investment which may be diverted to Canada, and esp?ciplly. to the province of British Cplumbia with its attractive natural resources. The diversion of as much- of this unemployed capital as possible to British' Columbia would be one of the chief concerns of the agents-general in London. This being the case the speaker asked who in Britsh Columbia was better fitted to curry on the work than was Mr. Burden. There was also the social side to the office of the agent-general. He was aware that the people In the newer countries were inclined to discount rather heavily the importance of the maintenance of social relations, but in the old world' considerable importance (Continued on Page, Three) -------------o------------ CHRISTMAS AT KNOX*CHURCH The Christmas season will be" specially attractive at Knox United church this year. On Friday night December 19th. at 7.30 the children will present "A Christmas Tableau." On Sunday, December 21st, Christmas services will be i held morning and evening. The new organ, made possible by the gifts of friends of the church will be heard to advantage.-The voluntaries will be from the music ol Mendelssohn. The junior 'and senior choirs have been: working to render the choral-music worthily, and in the evening the earlier pan of the service will be given to the \singing of .Christmas carols, The. senior choir will sing in the general hospital on Christmas morning, as in former years.