PRINCE GEORGE CITIZ
VOL. 16, Nb. 30
PRINCE GEORGE, B. C. TITURSDAY, JULY 26 1934
Five Cents
Prince George Welcomes Visiting U.S. Airmen
Bombing Squadron on Flight to
Alaska Put on Great Air
Show on Monday
ENTERTAINiETAT LUNCH
Hundreds Visit Landing Field to See Big Planes Come Down and Later Take Off
Residents of Prince George witness-
and were desirous of getting on with it. He intimated the visitors would understand that resepct for the flight of time would be the only excuse for shortening the welcoming felicitations. He then called upon William Munro to ask the blessing, it was a business man's grace, good but brief and with some phrases in it of familiar ring, and the company then fell to on an excellent dinner of fried chicken which had been raised Allen farm at Nukko Lake.
���, ,� , .-�..... The luncheon over � Mayor Patterson
ereatesa air show of their ex- ! delivered the formal address of wel-
on the
reatesa a
on Monday when the squad-^n United States bombing Sanes appeared in the sky shortly 10.30 o'clock in the morning.
perience ron of ten
come. He said he need hardly, say the people of Prince George welcomed them. The people of Canada always � ,� �,..,... ... .^ a welcome to extend to visitors
.,,,�.. from the drection of McBride. | from the United States; and while The telegraph wires had carried the j Prince George might not be so well e sage the planes had passed over equipped to entertain as some of the HMjer and McBride and Prince George | larger Canadian centers the welcome rodents were on the look-out for the \ of its citizens is not a whit less sin-
were
vritors The machines were so high no when first sighted, flying in formation, that hundreds had rime to rl,e to (he municpal landing field and see them coine down, and before the last of the bombers had landed �md taxied into line a great company of interested spectators had gathered on each side of the landing field.
The airmen had advance information as to the local field, and each machine circled around it from the southern end before attempting the landing, but had been made one
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Enquiry Into Johnson Fire By Deputy Marshal
end before attempting the landing, but
when the survey had been made one � Circumstances Attending barly
Morning Blaze Set Out in Sworn Testimony
machine landed after the other with j clocklike precision.* Nothing approaching their smoothness in landing had previously been setn on the local field. The machines came down in a series of drops and were on theiv wheels with the minimum of bouncing It did noi seem like it. but jhe airmen said they were really moving at tlie rate of 90 miles when their wheel--hit the ground. The landing of one machine appeared- to be an exact duplicate of tJie one whicih had preceded ir. all of them coming down in 'the middle of the' field, and being taxied smartly into a formation on the lrfi. The flight rrom Edmonton was made in two hours and forty-five minuttes. By rail the distance is approximately 490 milts, but on the route flown by the airmen this was reduced to 340 miles. �
Mayor Patterson and W. L. Hornsby. president of the board of trade, ex-�ended the official welcome to the \-isitors. the introductions being made by 1st Lieut. Ralph A. Snavely, publicity officer on the flight. In turn he presen*ed Lt. Col. H. H. Arnold, commanding officer; Major Hugh J. Knerr, execu'-ive officer; Major Ralph Royce, operations officer; Oapt. H. M. Me Olelland, communications and meteor -oogical officer; Capt. West side T. Larson, navigating officer; Capt. John D. Corkille, engineer officer; 1st. L:eut. H. MeClellan, finance and supply officer: 1st. Lieut, Lawrence J. Carr; Is", Lieut. Charles H. Howard, assistant communications officer; 1st. Lieut. John S. Griffiths, assistant op-orations officer; 2nd Lieut. Leonard F. Harman. assistant engineer officer; Major M. C. Crow. flUiht surgeon; and D
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Capt. Ray A. Dunn, adjutant. They are a fit-looking company of men. most of them getting on in years, and w!Mi one exception all veterans of the world war, the majority with ihe U.S. army, some with the r:.vy and one whose experience was gained with the Royal Air Force.
W. L. Hornrby advised the v'sltors of the arrangements made to luncheon them, and it was decided the officers >hould be the guests of the board in the Prince George hotel while the .'ixteen of the enlisted men should be served with lunch on the landing field. This arrangement fitted in nicey as Lieut.-Col. Arnold was desirous * of ge'.Ung on with the frght wihout loss of time, an-d the machines had to be refuelled and looked over before the hop-off for Whifehorsc. which it was intended to reach in the evening, an air distance of 625 miles.
Each of the machines carries four men wlii^e on service but for the Alaskan flight most of them were carrying but three. The enlisted men included Master Sergt. Wai icr B. Berg fuid Tech. Sergt Artie L. Rivert. radio '� '"p on men on machines 148 and 142; Tech. Sergt. Will-am B. Moore-head; Tech. Sergt.. Gregory A. Mitchell; Staff Sergt. Anton F. Giu; Staff Sergt. 'H. V. Puzenski; Sergt. R. C. Hayes; Staff Sergt. O to Zachory Tech. Sergt. Adolph Catrarrius; Staff St ih
P. R. Miller; Sergt. E. W. Cush-�ing; Staff Sergt. Roy WQiite; Sergt; L. H. McQuiston; Staff Sergt. G. Bonneburg; Corp. A. R. Loftus and Corp. Vance E. Murr.
There was little formality over the luncheon when upwards of 100 members of the board of trade and their guests eat down witih the visitors. Any stiffness there might nave been was nibbed out in the recept'pn which Preceded it, and innumerable "happy MUidings" were wished over the crush-"�� ice and other things. But there was �*>mething of the military precision
ay pr
it. all, as President Honisby told .7 company that while the members ZL jhe board of- trade and citizens
ZL ,, ard nS1 y Were
with the op-
nS y Were Pleasea with the op-W T y to entertain the visitors. J^jor their part had a job to do
Report Goes to Attorney-General When Transcript has been Made of Evidence
W. A. Walker, deputy fire marshal for the province, opened an enquiry in the provincial polfce office on Tuesday into the circumstances attending tihe fire wh/ch destroyed the residence of J. H. Johnson, in the Hudson's Bay Addition, early on the morning' of Thursday, July 19th. There were a. number of circumstances associated vf'ih the fire which sugges*ed it might have been of incendiary origin, all of which were enquired into during the investigation which extended over two days, the evidence having been taken under oath.
The fire occurred whiUe Mrs. Johr.-son and her daughter Virginia, who had returned to Prince George on a visit, were spending*a short time at Summit Lake. Being outside the ci�'y limits no attempt was made to fight the fire, which was first noticed some tme af er five o'clock in tne morning, and within two hours everything had been comple'ely destroyed with the exception of the basement walls and the stack of the fireplace. There was approximately $4000 in insurance carried upon the building and contents. In the course of the investigation it was established thai some of the contents had been removed from the buiiding shortly before the fire and to Vancouver by way of
Quesnel. but nothing was brought out as to the manner in which the fire started.
A. McB. Young was in attendance at the enquiry on behalf of Mrs. Johnson, and W. J. Ward attended in the interest of the fire insurance companies. Some of Che evidence taken was of a rather startling nature, although it might be said to lack corro-boration. When a transcript has been made of the evidence it will be transmitted to the attorney-general's department together with irt of Deputy Fire Marshal Walker.
SERGEANT BERNE SHOT DOWN IN FIGHT WITH WINNIPEG GUNMEN
Winnipeg, July 24�Sergeant Ben.o wes .c_hot down last night in a running f:ght with gunmen when ho gave chase after a hold-up- Sergeant Berne wns shot three times and is in a critical condition. O.iher police officers continued the chase and ran down the car and arrested a man giving the name George Casey, and claiming to belong to Vancouver.
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SHIPPING BERTHS-AT ST. IOHN TO SHARE IN PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS
Ottawa, July' 25�It is announced plans nrc under way whteh" provide for commencing work In restoring the ^hipping berths in St. John harbor: It is said the government's provision of $40,000,000 for pubic works in connection with the unemployment situation will be largely used-for the purpose.
WINONA MAN KILLED IN FEW MINUTES WHEN ATTACKED BY HORNETS
LOCAL BASEBALL TEAM GATHERED TWO MORE VICTORIES SUNDAY
The local baseball team added two more victories to their string on Sunday when they defeated a vLsii'ng team from Quesnel in afternoon and evening games. The boys'continue to receive support from the fans, their dance on Friday and Saturday evenings having been well patronized. They leave for Smithers on Saturday. A meeting of he executive committee is to be held this evening to arrange the details in connection with the Labor Day celebration, the feature of which will be a baseball tournament wi'.h teams from Smithers, Quesnel and Barkerville competing � with the locals.
Great Strike of Longshoremen to Be Settled Soon
Vote of Strikers Being Taken on
Monday on the Submission
to Arbitration
OUTLOOK IS HOPEFUL
Assassination of Dollfuss May Mean Another War
AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR SHOT DOWN IN HIS OFFICE BY NAZIS REBELS IN DISGUISE
MUSSOLINI MAY INVADE AUSTRIA TO PRESERVE INDEPENDENCE OF NATION FROM HITLER
Most Difficult Feature of the
Situation is/Growing Lack
of Employment
San Francisco, July 23�So many 'ihings have happened since the longshoremen's strike was called seventy-six days ago that the causes of the first conflict have been 'ost sight of. Several of the trades' unions which participated in the sympathetic strike have received orders to return to work. This order affected directly and indirectly 150,000 workers, but the street car men, the teamsMers and the seamen are still out. The end of the great strike is believed to be in s:ght, however, as arrangements were made today for the tsaking of a vote by the striking longshoremen to determine whether or not they will submit their differences to arbitration, and the general opinion is the decision1 will be in favor of the submission.
The primary drmand of the longshoremen was recognition of their
tx>ndon, July 26�Europe may be on the verge of another war as the result oi the happenings in Vienna yesierdav afternoon when, in the course of a Nazi uprising, Chancellor Dollfuss was assassinated in his office and the various members of his government were held prisoner for several hours in their offices. There were more than 140 Nazis involved in the assassination of the chancellor and they gained entrance to the chancellory by disguising themselves in the uniform of one of the Austrian regiments which has been outstanding in its loyalty to the government.
The chancellor was shot down without mercy and his body remained in his office for several hours while the rebels proceeded to imprison the members of his government. It is understood the assassination of Chancellor Dollfuss, and the attempt to overthrow his government, was made with a view to forcing the union of Austria with Germany.
Winona. Ont
July 24�Adam G.
Mileflch d�i in a few minutes today after he had been a, tacked by a swarm of home's.
union and of their control of the hiring halls. The matter of hours of labor and wages ^^as completely lost sight of in what the men considered i/he more important matter. The longshoremen's employment is irregular. On word tlhat a ship :s coming in. he goes to the harbor front, only to wait in many cases for hours and even a day or more until the ship ties up.
The longshoremen went to pool halls and other places :k> while away the time. They would post their names. When a ship came in the hall owners would send notice over to a crew of longshoremen. The crew usually was made up largely of men who spen: the most at the pool tables and the bars. These unofficial employment, asenries developed into what became known as "hiring halls." When the employers began to form "company unions' tho hiring hall system was retained to some extent. A few years back the city had about 2500 longshoremen. When the depression came, many unemployed in o her lines sought work at the docks until there were some 4000 in the longshoremen group.
It was complained that, through the favoritism of the gang bosses some 500 or 700 men had almost continuous work, while the others got only a few hours a week. It was also asserted that a large part of those receiving steady work included many of the newcomers.
The union in its strike demands, called for control of the Wring '-alls It said it wished to dstribute the worfi more evenly. It called for a thirty- j hour week at $1 an hour and $1.50 for | overtime, and projxised that the men \ be put to work in relation, with the j union the recognized employment agency. The employers demurred against rotation, .saying certain groups have been trained in the handling of certain cargoes, and that to rotate would lessen efficiency.
The marine unions Joined the strike Teamsters refused to haul cargoes from j the docks. On June 16, Joseph P. Ryan, national president of the longshoremen, signed an agreement that the men would re um to work j>eiKi-ing arbitration of the issues. Harry Bridges, leader of the marine strike committee, inssted on putting it bo-fore the .men at a mee'dng. He prp--| vailed upon the meeting to repudiate the Ryan agreement, because it did not take care of the marine union demands.
The general strike which paralysed the business of San Francisco and the entire Pacific, coast followed and in turn the National Guard of the state was called out. In point of duration and financial loss entailed the strike has been the most outstanding one in the history of the United States and it will require months to get business back up an even keel after the strike has been settled. While the strike lias been in progress upwards of 400 Communists' have been placed under arrest, for inciting to violence, and it is the announced intention of the authorities to deport as many ol the Communists as possible.
Late in the afternoon the colleagues of the slain chancellor formed a new government, and were said to have regained com-lete control of the situation, but in many quarters there are doubts as to whether this control can be maintained. If the Austrian government falls the independence of Austria is at ence threatened, and Premier Mussolini is expected to take instant action. An agreement is said to exist between Italy Great Britain and France for the maintenance of the independence of Austria, and there u> much uncertainty as to how far Great Britain and France will be prepared to man tain it. The three powers are said to have held a telephonic
conference last night shortly after the news cf the assassination became known, and a further conference i:s to be held in Vienna today.
There were many wild rumors' in circulation yesterday afternoon, etie was to the effect the 140 men involved in the assassination had been .summarily executed. This was later denied. All of the men were placed under arrest, and some of them may have oeen killed in the process, but the new government issued a statement there are to be no summary executions, and that those involved in the assassination will all go before a court mar-ial.
Chancellor Dollfuss had completed arrangements for a vacation in the
I company of his wife and their two _ ; children. The members of his family I had preceded him, and he was to have LONGSHOREMEN STRIKE I followed. His wife was prostrated
j over the news of her husband's a�-( sassination and the children have not i yet been told of the tragedy. i Premier Mussoird nas taken inde-
WILL BE REFERRED TO ARBITRATION TODAY
San Francisco, July 25�The striking longshoremen took a vote today
pendent action, although he may oe guided by the decision reached at tihe [tripartite conference. Mussolini at
on the question whether their dif- once issued orders for the mobilize-
q
ferences shculd be submitted to arbitrators. The vcte was overwhelmingly in favor of submission 6388 votes being recorded for arbitration and but 1471 against. There are scattering votes to be accounted for but they arc not sufficiently nu-
tion of the Italian army, navy and air force. A force of 75,000 men along the Austrian border has received orders to hold themselves in readiness to move at once into Austria, an . an important section of the navy is now steaming to the head of the Adriatic, l
mercus to affect the decision. The . All officers of the three forces of the
various shipping companies are making arrangements to resume business at once.
The members of the Junior Women's Institute held a very successful garden party ai the home of Mr. and
nation have.received orders to remain : at their pos s. and be prepared for I an immediate advance into Austria, as
soon as it becomes certain the Austrian
government will fall. The consensus of opinion outside of
Austria is that, the government will
Mrs. C. H. Wisender. en Wednesday j not be able to wea.her the storm. It afternoon, which was followed by a j has been an autocratic government dance in the evening for which the ; from the time of Its inception, held music was supplied by the Waldcf- | in office by the army and Italian in-Astorian orchestra. The proceeds are fluence. and in no sense, representar
to be applied to the fund being raised
tive of Austrian sentiment. I; has
for the nursery in connection witlh waged a more or less constant warfare the city hospital. The officers of the j with both the Socialist and Nazi sen-Junior Women's Institute desire to timent throughouii the country, either express their thanks to all who con- , of which possesses a greater following tributed in any manner to the siiccess j than the government itself. For some
of the affairs.
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time it appeared to be the fixed policy of Chancellor Dollfus to play ilhe Socialists against the Nazis, neither oi which are acceptable to Premier Mussolini.
Should' Mussolini decide to invade Austria he would doubtless dominate the situation for a time, but Italian intervention will be repugnant to Socialists and Nazis, alike. Much it is realized will depend upon the policy Chancellor Hitler, of Germany, decides to take. He can throw a very considerable force in'.d Austria, but there is some question as to its armament. The union of Germany and Austria, has been the keynote oi his policy for some time, but he may question the
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had been placed under arrest for plotting to overthrow his government, and
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Joseph Gerl. one of the condemned men, is a Czecho-Slovak, a circumstance which will hardly improve relations between Czecho-Slovakia and the Austrian government which suc- ceeded that of Chancellor Dollf usa.