LIBRARY
.. 18. No. 12
FRTNCE GEORGE, B. O.
THURSDAY. MARJpH 26. 1936
Five Cent*
.ocarno Treaty Considered Dead in Great Britain
action of Mussolini and Defiance of Hitler Kill off Hopes of the Peacemakers
ITALY'S NEW LINE-UP
nil Refuse Approval of Placing of Sanctions on Germany for Rhineland Incident
London, Mar. 24�The entente cordiale existing between Great Britain, France and Italy has been split wide open by happenings on the continent during the last two days. Premie*- Mussolini has brought off something in the way of a tripartite agreement between Italy, Austria and Hungary. It is not a strictly military agree-lent, but there is said to be an un-rstanding none of the three nations 11 agree to sanctions against Ger-
What Is To Be the Fate of the District Fair?
This May be Decided at Public Meeting Friday Afternoon in Prince George Hotel
INTEREST IS WANING
Suggestion That Fair Might be Popularized If It Were Moved to Pineview
PREMIER ABERHART SEVERS RELATIONS WITH MAJOR DOUGLAS
Edmonton, Mar. 24�The Aber-hart government has dealt with the snarl into which its relations with Majcr C. H. Douglas, social credit authority, got into within the last few weeks. The 'decision announced was that the government would be forced to .cable Major Douglas informing him that the ultimatum in his cable, as to terms upon which he would continue to advise the government on social credit, had precluded any possibility of his continuing in an advisory capacity with the government. In the opinion of many this is the beginning cf the end of social credit.
in British circles is taken "mean the death warrant for the ituted Locarno pact to ensure the of Europe. This taken with the _ from Berlin that Chancellor Hit-decided not to await the German ition result on Sunday, but to forth-ith reject the proposal that Germany �ide by the decision of The Hague urt as to whether the Franco-Rus-mi treaty was in violation of the Lo-i pact, brought down the house of
___which Foreign Secretary Anthony
ien had constructed with such infin-pains. It -was known the special
A meeting to which considerable importance attaches is to be held in the ballroom of the Prince George hotel tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. At this meeting it is expected a decision will be reached as to whether the Prince George fall fair is to be continued, and if so whether the fair shall be held in this city or in Pineview.
The Prince George fair has become an established institution as things go in this part of the country, in that it has been held continuously for twenty-one years. In the beginning there was a lot of pep put into the annual fall fair. The farmers in the surrounding districts took an active interest. Most of them considered it their bounden duty to enter exhibits, and the competition was keen. There, were some excellent fairs in the early days. Not
Permission for Tag Granted by City Council
Proceeds Will Be Used for the Defence of Men Involved in Dominion Day Riot
TAG MUST BE ORDERLY
Government's Plan for Medical Attention For Those on Re-
cnly were the exhibits of agricultural ,. r KT c � r produce numerous and fully represent- "e* Not ��atisractory
ative of this section of the province, but local industries put in, with the farmers to make a show, and the merchants not unmindful of sale possibilities made their displays of merchan-
jresentative of Chancellor Hitler was dise as well.
his way to London to put in Ger- j For several years the annual Prince s formal rejection of the joint George fair was of such proportions
of Britain, Belgium and France.
that the directors were hard-pressed
the League of Nations did not wait to secure, .premises ample to accom-
receive him and adjourned indefl-
Jtely. This leaves the matter of Ger-
my's re-occupation of the Rhineland
violation of the treaty of Versailles
modate it. especially while the exhibits included live stock. It was held one year in the curling rink, when that building was located beside the tennis
iere it was when the German troops courts. This fair probably was the most ;t crossed the Rhineland "border, and ambitious in the history of the asso-poses for tile time of any concerted ! elation. On another occasion the pre-ion against Germany as a treaty j sent high school was requisitioned, and
tor. j this also was a big fair.
Mowing the adjournment of the' But from this time interest in the
of Nations coiwcil word came Berlin of fresh defiance of the pgue on the part of Hitler, asserting league's action was based on domi-nce and that under no circumstances Hitler permit the petrolling of Rhineland by the troops of any ign nation.
fall fair began to ebb. There came growing indifference on the part of the farmers to the success of the fair. The number of farm exhibits fell off, and the former customary keenness in competition was lacking. The local Women's Institute came to the rescue of the fair management and the ladies' department of the fair picked up con- fiiderably, but as an honest-to-good- i i
farmers. fair the
g continued
j ness farmers fair the ^q^ contnued LDE TO PARDON BOARD I to slump until the question presents
HAUPTMANN CASE V^^ m fi th th ffrt ifc
>ndemned Man's Counsel Did [Not Make an Appearance Before Court on Tuesday
{Trenton, Mar. 24�C. Lloyd Fisher, jf counsel for Bruno R. Hauptmann, iled today to proceed with his appli-ion to the court of pardons on be-of his client, although the court in session hearing another appli-
fair *wth the effort
At the meeting tomorrow afternoon, to which the public generally are invited, an effort will be made to determine whether the farmers are desirous of continuing the fair. The question will also be debated whether in such event it would be better to take the fair to the farmers at Pineview, rather than continue to try and bring the farmers to a fair in Prince George. Smaller agricultural districts than those surrounding Prince George ap-
tion. A week ago Counsel Fisher j pear to be able to hold the farmer in-Id he would proceed at once with an terest better than has been possible in
ication for a new trial before Jus-Thomas W. Trenchard who pre-
recent years with the Prince George fair, and this has suggested the thought
at the first trial of Hauptmann that more successful fairs might be Flemington last year, and if this! held in Pineview than in Prince George, ere refused would again appear be-1 The popular conception of an agricul-�e the board of pardons which re- j tural fair is that it is held in the in-ltly refused to grant a pardon or j terest of the farming community. If
Minimum Wage in
Timber Industry
to be Uniform
Decision Will Increase Cost of Manufacture in the Mills bt This Section
35 CENTS PER HOUR
Improvement in Conditions held to Justify Higher Minimum East of Cascades
lutation of sentence. Haupt-i's counsel was fighting chiefly on identification of his client by the
this does not hold true in this section, or if there appears to be warrant for the belief a fair would attract greater
ite witnesses, whom he asserts per- (interest in Pineview, than in Prince
themselves, ft
jOne of these witnesses was Amandus luth, an 88-year-old resident of swell, who testified he saw Haupt-
j George, the matters may be determined at Tuesday's meeting. On tne face of things it seemes a matter for regret to let the annual fall fair die. but the
near the Lindbergh home ia an decision must be reached by the people Jtomobile, with a ladder, on the day i most directly concerned.
the kidnapping. Counsel Fisher
ltends Hochmuth was so nearly
id that he could not positively Mitify anyone under the circum-
described by him. Mr. Fisher charges that Millard Whited com-itted perjury in his testimony chat saw Hauptmann twice in the vicin-of the Lindbergh estate a few days fore the kidnapping. The evidence the taxi-driver, Joseph A. Perrcne. ltifying Hauptmann as the man gave him one dollar to deliver a to Dr. John F. Condon, is also Uenged.
jFailure of Counsel Fisher to appear fore the court of pardons today is erally taken to mean that Haupt-V fight for life has ended. He has sentenced to die in the electric at 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening. -------------o-------------
fILLION PEOPLE CHEER PUNCHING OF THE IANT QUEEN MARY
Glasgow, Mar. 24�A million people ay witnessed the launching of the �ant Queen Mary. Seven powerful �p Bssisted in the launching:, and fcer some difficulty succeeded in get- the 80.000-ton vessel out into mid- The Queen Mary grounded �. being held on bottom for twenty �putes at one time, but it is reported m dam
ne time, but damage was suffered.
PIONEER VEIN CUT AT 3100 FEET AND FOUND TO HAVE HIGH VALUES
Vancouver, Mar. 20�The vein on the Pioneer mine has.been cut on the 20th level, approximately 3100 feet, and found to contain high values. The levels on the Pioneer have been run out at 120 feet. So far the bulk of the mining has been between the surface and the 14th level. Recently an enrichment of the vein was found on the 16th and 17th levels, and today the word came from the mine manager. Dr. James, that the vein- had been reached on the 20th level. It is regarded as the most significant development in the Bridge River camp.
BRITISH UNIVERSITY GRADUATES TO MAKE STUDY OF ESKIMOS
London. Mar. 24�Five university graduates, four from Cambridge and one from Oxford, are en route for the Canadian Arctic where they propose to spend the next three or four years in an effort to discover the origin of Eskimo people. The eldest of the graduates is 26 years old.
The city conucil on Monday decided to grant the request of the Workers' Protective Association for permission to hold a tag on Saturday to raise funds for the defence of the men involved in rioting in Regina, while the trek was on from Vancouver to Ottawa in connection with relief camp strike. Alexander Sinclair, of the C.C.F. organization, and Organizer Grange, of the WiJP.A. of Vancouver, addressed the council in support of the tag. There was a round-table discussion of the matter after the speakers supporting the tag had withdrawn What appeared to weigh with the council more than anything else was the fact that the Vancouver city council had given permission for a tag in that city
Alderman Munro moved that Mayor Patterson be authorised to grant a tag upon receiving assurances from Mr. Sinclair that the tag would be conducted in an orderly manner, with no display of signs or banners which might give offence. This was seconded by Alderman Taylor, and there being no dissent was adopted.
City Clerk Fraser read a communi- ! cation from Hon. G. S. Pearson, minister of labor, dealing with the proposal of the city council that medical and dental services and medicines be supplied to those on relief, added to their monthly allowances, with the province repaying 80 per cent of the cost j and the city the remaining 20 per cent. I The communication of the minister of labor appeared to take cognizance of medical attention only, with no coverage for medicines or dental services. The nearest approach the minister came to a solution of the problem was the suggestion that a fund be created for medical attention with an allowance of one dollar per month for each individual or family on relief, one-third of which should be assumed by the government and one-third by the city. With approximately 75 individuals or families on relief this would produce $50 per month, which it is assumed would be sufficient to reimburse the three medical men in the city for such medical attention as might be required of them, but if dental attention were included the pot would have to be split five ways instead of three.
The members of the council were not impressed with the minister's suggestion, as it failed* to cover medicines and dental attention, but it was decided Mayor Patterson should submit tiie proposal to Dr. C. Ewert, medical health officer, and have him secure the views of the professional men with respect to it.
The finance committee recommended the payment of accounts to the amount of $5,388.80. The total included payrolls of $1,538.36 and $2009.10.
Victoria, Mar. 24�Notice was served on the sawmill men of the province today that the advantage they have enjoyed for. some time of a minimum wage of 25 cents for 25% oi' their mill crews is to be abolished, and a uniform minimum wage cf 35 cents per hour will be established for sawmills through-cut the province. It is contended that when the minimum of 25 cents per hour was set for a percentage of the mill crew it was intended to cover the case of a worker who might not be able to do a full day's work, but in practice it devel-' oped the sawmills cut the wage scale to 25 cents per hour for one-quarter of their mill crews. While a uniform minimum wage of 35 cents an hour will mean a considerable increase in manufacturing costs for mills east of the Cascades it is realized a wage of 25 cents an hour for an eight "hour day left the worker a very small margin after board and lodging and work clothing had been taken care of. With the stiffening in the demand for the class of lumber produced by the interior milk and the advance in the selling price of the lumber, the sentiment of most members of the legislature is that if the interior sawmills cannot provide a minimum wage of 35 cents an hour, and thus yield some return to the province for the natural resource they are disposing of, they might as well suspend operations until they can.
Consolidation of School Districts is Provided For
Bill to Amend School Act Made Its Appearance on Friday in the Legislature
DECISION WITH VOTERS
DR. TOWNSEND SPLITS WITH ORGANIZER OF PENSION FORCES
Los Angeles, Mar. 24�Evidence that the Townsend pension forces are disintegrating is seen,in the open rupture between R. E. Clements, the man who organized the Townsend campaign, and Dr. Townsend its originator. Mr. Clements has tendered his resignation and severed his connection with the movement, chiefly it is presumed because he sees a determination to make a party issue of the pension plan with the creation of a third party in- the the approaching presidential elections. It was to Mr. Clement1? that Dr. Town-sendT brought his pension plan at Long Beach as a cure for depression condi-t'ons. Mr. Clements examined the plan, became a convert to it, and later chief organiser in the movement which grew to large proportions. It is preditd th ii
g dicted other
resignations
lll
from, the
Consolidation to Increase School Efficiency and Lessen Cost of Operation
Victoria, Mar. 21�The bill to amend the Public Schools Act was introduced in the house yesterday. It makes provision for the creation of educational administrative areas which may comprise several school districts. Special meetings of the qualified voters in the proposed area will be held at various places in the area and the educational advantages and economies of the larger unit of administration explained to them. No new educational administrative area will be created without the approval of the majority of the qualified voters in the area as shown by the vote taken at meetings called for that purpose.
Where such an area is formed an inspector of schools will be the official trustee and the director of education for the area. The qualified voters in the area will have been consulted before the area is formed, and after it is formed they will have the power to choose advisory school committees to represent them in all matters relating to the welfare of their local schools. There shall also be an educational administrative areas appointment board, appointed by the council of public instruction.
The appointments board shall consist of not less than five nor more than seven persons serving or employed in the public school system of the province, and shall make all appointments to the more important teaching positions. No member of the board shall receive any remuneration for his services.
Another amendment to the act relates to the grants paid from thp provincial treasury in respect of teachers' salaries. The grants now paid depend upon the assessed value of taxable* property per teacher in each school district. The larger number of toach-cis employed in the elementary schools of any district the smaller would be the- assessed value per teacher of tax-nb'e property in the district and therefore the grant toward the salary of each elementary teacher would be correspondingly higher.
Conservatives Seek to Rebuild Shattered Party
New Leader Will Be Selected at Convention to be Held in Vancouver in June
WORKING ON PLATFORM
Questionnaire Seeks Consensus of Opinion of Party on Controversial Issues
An effort is now being made to galvanize the provincial Conservative party back to life, and the men who have the job in hand have to begin at the grass roots, since what was once the dominant political party in British Columbia, controlling at one time every seat in the provincial legislature, has shrivelled up to a party which can claim but one representative in the house at Victoria�Robert Henry Pool-ey, K. C, who sits for EsquimaJt.
Gone are the days when the late Sir Richard McBride was the unquestioned head of the Conservative party, which yielded to him unquestioned obedience. Hie undoing was the virus of the railway-building bug. Railway buildings had remained the talisman of the provincial politician from the time when British Columbia, as part of the price for the building of the C.P.R., conveyed a large part of the province to the federal government. Politicians who followed those of pre-confederation days continued to play the railway-building game, and railways running north and south and east and west figured in almost every election; but for the most part" the politicians stuck to crown lands as the promised rewards for the railway promoters, and there being more lands than the politicians knew what to do wtih, the province suffered no real loss through its rail subventions, despite the fact that of all the railway ventures subsidized not one independent piece of railway remains, while most of them were abandoned a few years after construction, or were ab~ Contlnued on poge five
CURLERS PRESENT TROPHIES AT BANQUET
Th<* many friends of Tony Menard j be pleased to learn he was dis- j
charged from the city hospital on Alton-day very much Improved in health. Tonv is loud in hfs praise of the at- < tention he received in the hospital. He is returning to Red Rock to fully recuperate.
The sixteenth annual banquet of the Prince George Curling Club, held in the ballroom of the Prince George hotel on Tuesday evening, provided a very enjoyable time for the curlers and their friends. William Bexon, president of the club, was in the chair. The feature of the evening was the presentation of the prizes won by the several rinks in the season's tournament play. J. C. Kelly made the presentation of the Kelly trophy to the Assman rink, comix>sed of H. Assman, T. Tibbett, A. Johnson and J. Burns. The second prize went to the Peckham rink, the third to the White (Quesnel) rink, and the fourth to the Burden rink.
Mrs. Les GuUe made the presentation of the Alward cup to the ladies' rinJt, composed of Mrs. T. Austin, Mrs. Therres, Mrs. Currie and Mrs. STilyma, the second prize going to Mrs. Mirm-ker's rink.
V. M. Morgan made the presentation of the Chevrolet cup to the Carmich&el rink, composed of T. S. Carmichael, H. Pedlar, G. Mealing and J. Travis. P. E. Wilson did the honors in the presentation of the Robertson cup to the James rink, composed of Jimmy James. J. Scott, Ham Moffatt and r>. Munro. In this competition the second prize went to the Ashman rink, the third to the Amett rink, and the fourth to the Milburn rink.
Mrs. W. J. Peckham made the presentation of the cup of the ladies' club to the rink consisting of Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Therres, Mrs. Currie and Ida Corless. The second prize went to Mrs. Guile's rink.
Dr. C. Ewert made the presentation of the Bank of Commerce cup to the winning rink composed of J. C. Pid-n, C. Gow, H. Pettis and C. Johnson. The second, prize in this event went to the Dupre rink.
Mrs. C. Ewert presented the Johnson cup to the winning ladies' rink composed of Mrs. Austin. Mrs. Therres, Mrs. Currie and Mrs. Sulytna. The second prize went to the Rose Labelle �ink.
President Bexon made the presentation of the McCullagh shield to the Assman rink The second prize went to the Stevens rink, the third to the Carmichael rink, and the fourth to the Peckham rink.
Charlie Gow did the honors ire the presentation of the Hard Luck trophy to the Therres rink, composed of Paul Therres, Bill Miers, Jack Turnbull and Jack Duncan.
Mrs. T. Austen presented the ladies consolation to the Guile rink, composed of Mrs. Les. Guile, Mrs. Andrew, Mrs. Crocker and Miss Lawlor, the second prize going to the Mrs. Peckham rink. Jimmy James presented the men's consolation prize to the Wood rink composed of H. V^ood. F. Lockyer, J. C. McKenzie and Colin Milbum. The Gecond prize went to the Morgan rink. Miss Ruth Douglas won the drawing for the ham.
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