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no's of cars and delivery trucks c;iv are asked to co-operate 111 ."""the "management of the local ^ration on Labor Day. September a It is the desire of the sponsors have as large a show.'ng of decor-Jd cars as possible, and for thase alC< decorated a number of prizes btVl geing offered. Tlie parade will �t from the city hall on Monday, timber 2nd, at 9.30 a.m. and will ^iLcd down George Street to Third -enue UP Tliird Avenue to Edmon-a\C street, and on to Duchess Park, �here th*-' day's ^P01"*5 are ^� ke held.
Prince George Ready to Honor Fliers' Memory
Residents Waited Several Hours on Local Landing Field With Floral Tributes
PILOT ALTERED PLAN
Made Non-Stop Flight White-horse to Vancouver With the Bodies of Victims
Prince George residents gathered In i � * numbers on the municipal air-large Sun<}ay to l>ay their respects lo'the memories of Wiley Pqst and v\\\ Rogers the victims of tlie fatal dmiane crash in Alaska on Thurs-^? evening on what was intended B-a pleasure trip through Alaska by T f'unous aviator who had twice
Making of Roads Fixes Speed of Italian Advance
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1935
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HEALTH INSURANCE COMMITTEE TO HOLD SITTINGS IN INTERIOR
Mayor Patterson has received notice from Allon Peebles, chairman of the health insurance committee, that the committee will sit in Prince George at 10 o'clock on the morning
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Post and Rogers Killed in Crash Near Pt. Barrow
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Circled the globe in the Winnie u � and h:.s equally famous com-*',".. companion Will Rogers. "Sri ol the tragedy reachrd Prince r ."� shortly after nine o'clock on Pridav morning over a short-wave " '� Later details .suited Past and :^'.\'... were making a flight to Point '";ir:.~,Vv and at eight o'clock on S�Hfidav evening had encountered ',,- 'o'' which forced them to land ";;�'. fifteen miles south of their destination to enquire as to the di--ection-.-or their objective. It was n-hen they attempted to take oil alur .receiving this desired information �'-�� their machine got out of control'and crashed in the bed of a small river both occupants of the plane belli? killed" instantly.
On Saturday afternoon lociil representatives of the imperial Oil Company received word that tlie bodies or Post and Rogers were, conv.ng out by plane, which would reach tills city about one o'clock on Sunday afternoon to refuel on the flight to Vancouver The local customs officer was advised and messages addressed | to the pilot of the funeral plane were al<� received at the local C. N. R. teleeraph office. The word that the plane carrying the bodies would reach | Piince George about one o'clock soon ; became generally! known, and Mayor j Patterson took the lead' in a move- : merit of the le'tlz'ens to i>ay their tri-bute to the memory of the distinguished victims of the accident. Mrs. ! A. M Patterson and Mrs. C C Reid busied themselves in gathering a p Preat, floral wreatih, and S. E. Mar- \ lias preddenit of the local horticul- ' v|ural society, got together a second ' 0~*v. Into the wreaths went the choice^ blossoms which could be fathered In the city, and to them *prp affixed cards inscribed: "A tribute from the citizens of Prince George to two great Americans."
The citizens began to gather on the municipal landing field shortly before one o'clock, and within an hour it was completely surround^ *ith motors, each carrying a full ^f-a. of passengers. The great company wa:ted expectantly. Even when the appointed time was readied, with fc� sight of the sorrow-laden plane ^ watch"" for it was maintained. H ^ suggested there might have been some delay in its taking off at vv n t^Jion5e, or some, unexpected de-^y in transit. Most of the company continued to wait until five o'clock ^n(vrt word was received the pilct "aose within a year. Time becomes an object in Musolini's pi-ogram in that there are dangers in Europe to b<: reckoned with .should he be obliged to keep a substantial part of his army..in Ethiopia for a protracted war.
Speculating on the cliances of the Rthiopian campaign it is pointed out that even with an army of 300.000 men Mussolini will bo outnumbered by the Ethiopians about three to one. but. will have the advantage of being more efficiently armed. To overcome the handicap of advancing over a very difficult terrain Mussolini is counting upon employing the most powerful modern means of destruction. The campaign must be won before the commencement of the next rainy ?ea-son. or t;o into a stalemate until September, 1936.
For this reason Mussolini must .strike hard and quickly at the outlet of the campaign, rrutkhnr tho greatest vu.e of his superiority in complete control of the a:r and in artillery. ! tanks, armored cars and ix>ison gases, j Much attention ha.s been attracted by | the mobilization of Italian troops in the African colonies. So much so that the (ess spectacular preparations have been overlooked. It i> hardly realized that for the past .six months a fleet of forty steamers have been plyfhg between Italy and Enst Africa, laden to their decks with every conceivable equipment for an army on active service.
This, however, has been but part of'the tn.sk of the Italian command. .sir.ee the use of modern equipment gives rise to a number of serious problems in a country such as Ethiopia The use of heavy artillery requires roads, and in Ethiopia the roads will all have to be built This explains the feverish haste with wlvc.h rond construction in the direction of the Ethiopian frontiers is being pushed. The roads up the frontiers may be proceeded with, but as soon a.s the Italian troops cross the frontier they will be faced with a series of mountain ranees over wlrch it would be irnpossible to drag artili-lery and other heavy equipment. This means the advance into Ethiopia cannot proceed fa-ter than the roads ran be built, and may mean n nfuch longer eampagn than ;.s anticipated. influenced to .i great extent by the nature of the .opposition the forces of Emperor\~Haile Selassie can pre-sen t.
criticisms they may have to offer to the pressed British Columbia health insurance bill. Chairman Peebles said he would appreciate Major Patterson's co-operation in bringing the matter of the committee's session in Prince George to the attention of the local board of trade, farmers' in-sttutes, women's organizations, the j local hospital, or other oi-ganizat'oiw which migfht desire to appear before it. Mayor Patterson is of the opinion the most effective manner of bringing the matter to all who may be interested i�s to give publication through the columns of The Citizen.
In another column it will be noticed the committee will hold a session at Smithers at ten o'clock in the forenoon of Saturday, Aug. 24th, and at Williams Lake at ten o'clock in the forenoon of Tuesday, August 27. -------------o-------------
Arthur Bunyan Drowned in Loop Lake Thursday
John Thacker Effected Rescue of William Stuart Who Was in Boat With Bunyan
DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL
Engine Failed in Taking-Off in Full View of a Number of Alaskan Natives
DEATH INSTANTANEOUS
Joe Crosson, Noted Alaska Pilot Carried Bodies of Victims to Vancouver Sunday
STAN HEAVY SIDES WILL DON THE GLOVES IN BIG LABOR DAY BOUT
William Munro announces arrangements have been completed for two events on the fight card for Labor Day. In the main event Stan Heavy-sides, of Smithers. has agreed to meet Leo Lexington, of Vancouver; and in the semi-final Bill Bovil. of SmifeheiB will fight Archie Baker, of South Port George. ArranKenient-s are proceeding for rounding out a full card for the boxing as well as a number of well-matched wrestling events.
Body of the Victim Recovered by C. L. Armstrong Who Is in Charge of Station
HAILE SELASSIE SEEKS CREDIT FOR CONDUCT OF THREATENED WAR
London. Aug. 20�Emperor Haile Selassie, of Ethiopia Ls seeking international credit for the conduct of the w;ir which threatens his country, and is said to be meeting with little success. One diff'eulty which confronts Ethiopia is the circumstance that heretofore the country has been indifferent to international credit. The external obligations of the country were very restricted and the country v,->s always in a position to pay in o-old extracted it Ls claimed from mines said to have been operated in the time of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. HaiJe Selassie, it is presumed, has been informed this soiiroe of wealth, unon which his
The presence of mini of John Thacker. one of the young men attached to the provincial forestry station ut nk-za Lake. i:rc e.itod a double tragedy on Thnrsdav evening at Locp Lake, a small body of water about one and one-half miles distant j .from the station, when Arthur Bun-] yan. a young mair i'roni Vancouver lost his life by drowning.
Early Thursday evening Tliacker. Arthur Bunyan anc! William Stuart. all attached to the forestry station. had repaired to the small lake Thacker started swimming off a small land'ng while Bunyan and Stuart were paddling1 around the lake in a small boat. Due to open seams the boat coinmented to fill w>h water and Bunyan and Stuart found j themselves in the lake. Thacker see- j insr their plight immediately wen" to the rescue of Stuart, who happened j to be the farthest from shore. With much difficulty he managed to set Stuart to land, but the struggle so exhausted Iv'm that he was unable to attempt the rescue of Bun van. who had disappeared.
Word of the drowning of Bunyan was telephoned in to the provincial police office and Constable Cook was dispatched to the scene of the fatality, accompanied by S. E. Marline, assistant distr'ct forester. The body of Bunyan was recovered by C. L. Armstrong, who is in charqe of the Aleza Lake station. Coroner M W. Skinner held ar. enquiry into tine drowning and decided an inquest, unnecessary, the death being accidental. The boat 'n \vhi< h the young men were disporting themselves appeared to be seaworthy, and just why it to be seaworthy, and the swamping of it might have been avoided had the youmr men noticed the quantity of water it was taking in Bun- � a eomparativeyl recent arrival at. the station, having beei> sent up from ! Vancouver.
PILOT JOE CROSSON CARRIED REMAINS OF VICTIMS TO SEATTLE
Vancouver, Aug. 1&�Pilot Joe Crosson who brought the remains of Wiley Post 'and Will Rogers do-wn from the north last evening, completed his journey to Seattle this morning taking off at 11.22 o'clock.
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Mi-s Patricia Gwyer. of Yale, has been appointed principal of the Quesnel superior school. Thomas Somerton. former, principal, has been appointed assistant-principal.
There was a report current yesterday that the federal government had consented to tlie transfer of the site of tlie federal dry-dock at Prince Rupert to the promoters of the Prince co'ild be-Tor- Rupert pulp and paper mill: Whether this will result in the closing of the dry-dock at Pr?noe Ruert and the transfer of repair work to Esquimalt and Vanncouver is not known.
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Maude Renwiek has decided to open classes for women in reducing and health conditioning1, starting in September with the|- re-opening1' of her dsancinff classes.- A' rowing -machine and bicycle set-up have been added to . the -sfcuJclia" equipment. Phone 121R3.
Seattle. Aug. 16�The /iru -Jtory of the crash of the Post plane, which took the lives of Wiley Post and the well known comedian Will Rogers wUhin fifteen miles of Point Barrow on Thursday evening, was remai'k-ably complete as to details. The plane had taken off from Fairbanks on Thunsday on what was intended as a hop to Point Barrow and return. Post was flying his new low-winged Lockheed, in whfch lie intended to make a flight through Siberia and probably on to Moscow.
Shortly after eight � o'clock in the evening Post ran into a fog and lost his bearing. He dropped down, on a small river where a number of na-t:ves were camping. They report Post made enquiries as to the direction of Point Barrow. The direction was given him and he was informed he was within fifteen miles of his destination. The natives report the engine of the plane misfired in taking off. while the machine wa.s but fifty feet above the water, gett'ng completely out cf control. When the plane crashed the right wing was completely torn off and the engine was driven buck through the body ol i the plane. Both occupants of the! plane were instantly killed. The na- ] tives hurried to Point Barrow with the news of the fatal'ty and the coastguard cutter Northland was was born at Oolosrah Indian Territory in 1879. had Indian blood in his veins and wa.s proud of it. In turn he became a cowboy, humorist, lecturer, film actor, flier and world traveller. It used to be his boa.st that although his ancestors did not come over on t.he Mayflower they met the boat when it landed. It is said his mother desired to make a Miethodist preacher out of him, but he escaped this by learning" to r;de a horse and throw a lariat. With this equipment he joined up with the medicine shows which at the time were popular throughout the United States, and eventually reached the. top of the actor's profession. At the j time of his deatli he was under con- ' tract to star in a number of screen ' shows his retainer in each of which j represented a medest fortune. He retained lei^al residence in Oklahoma with Claremore as his home . town, but spent most of his t'me while in ! the United States at his great ranch between Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. California. His estate is estimated at several million dollars, and on top of this he ca-i-red SI.000.- | 000 in life insurance.! His salary in i later years for screen work "was! $25,000 i>er week, $2500 a week for! stage appearances, and is understood /to have received $15,000 for eight radio appearances.
Europe is Facing Gravest Crisis in Seventeen Years
War Between Italy and Ethiopia Now Regarded as Certainty by London and Paris
CONFERENCE A FAILURE
Collapse of League of Nations Feared With Austria as First Battleground in Europe
GROUP OF BKITISH BOYS AND GIRLS FOR B. C. SETTLEENT
Calgary, Aug. 19�A group of fifty-one boys and girls from G-rea-t Britain passed through here today on their way to Vancouver Island, where they will receive six-years training to fit tlhem for Vie on British Columbia farms, Training schools, of this kind have proven a greai'success in Australia and it is expected they -will prove equally successful in British Columbia,
Pails, Aug. 19�Official ophvort here is that Europe is facing the gravest crisis in its history since the close of the world war as the result of the complete faMure of the negotiations on the part of France. Great Britain and Italy to reconcile the difficulties existing'between Italy and Ethiopia. The utter failure of the conference has forced statesmen to envisage not only the probability of war between Italy and Ethiopia, but with tiiis the death of the League of Nations, with war in Europe as well as outbreaks on the part of the col-order races in India and Africa.
The situation with respect to Ethiopia is so involved that it appears the attitude of Great Britain ami France will be to sacrifice Ethiopia to prevent an even greater outbreak throughout the rest of the world, and i while there is no desire to Impugn the good faith of Great Brtain and France in theiivefforts to bring about peace as between Italy and Ethiopia, it cannot be forgotten that the tripartite treaty be ween Great Britain."1 France and Italy of 1.006 was nothing short of an agreement, on the part Of the three powers for the part iron (if Ethiopia, without the consent of the natives of Ethiopia; and that at the conference in Paris the provisions of this treaty, which virtually agreed Italy should become possessed of the greater part of Ethiopia, was by no means lost sight of.
(Treat Britain could end the prospect of war between Italy and Ethiopia by the '.simple process of closiivc the Suez canal to the passage of Italian warships. Great Britain i-. under treaty commitments to keep the Suez open in peace and in war. but it is a matter of record commitments of this nature go .by the board in time of war. and in the impending conflict world sentiment is strongly against Italy. The closing of the Suez to Italian war vessels would, however, definitely align Great Britain against Italy, and the British government is not prepared to take this step.
Austria Ls generally regarded a,s the danger spot In Europe should hostilities break out in Ethiopia. Mussolini hrts made every effort to assure Great Britain and France that he will be able to take care of any threatened developments looking to the merging of Austria with Germany, and at the same time carry on his campaign in Ethiopia. He is raising the Italian army to one million men, and the di.spatclrnr; of 300.000 troops to Ethiopia would still leave him 700.000 to cope with any possible -developments in Austria. There is reason to believe that Hitler will be ready to seize u]>on any opportunity which holds the possibility of uniting Austria and Germany, and especially so if the campaign in Ethiop'a carries the possibility of disrupting the existing understanding between Great Britain and Italy,
The present c^tuat'on appears to be that the hands of both Great Britain and France have been tied to n. considerable extent by the tripartite treaty^ of 1906. aiid that- it may be considered pood statesmanship to accept the lesser of two evils 'by permitting Italy to overrun Ethiopia than to take the hazard of another European war which would bring with it a new alignment, of forces.
The en? circumstance which stands out clearlv R-3 the result of the recent confeavnee here is that Mussolini feels lie cannot withdraw from the Ethiopian campaign even did he de � sire to do so. at least not until he has brought Emperor Haile Selassie to his knees and lias wiped out the stain of tlie Italian defeat at Adowa. There is the hope that the war mi^hfc he halted at this stage, when Mussolini mierht be brought back to realities sufficiently to welcome intervention, but it is a slight hope at the best.