PRINCE GEORGE C
VOL. 19. No-  40
PRINCE  GEORGE, B.  C.      THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1936
Spanish Rebels Follow Strategy of Wellington
Moving Over the Same Roads the British Followed b the Peninsular War
Seek to Force Surrender of the Capital and Avoid Certain Destruction in Assault
Louden, Sept. 27�Gen. Emilio iHoja, commander of rebels in the iMLti of Spain, announced frot.i ]n> headquaiters at Burgos tonight the capture of Toledo, and tne rating of the ieige cf Alcazar in whieh a rebel force maintained a desperate resistance, since., the ccniin��cLment of the rebellion, against the loyalist troops. The defence of the fortress is said to have taken the lives of half the men, women and children who tuiidt- their heroic stand ill it. London, Sept.  26�Continued    pres
rid frcm the sou'.h, as well as upon mest of the points held by the gov-e nment forces along the coast of the Bay of Biscay, featured the week's op-
Community Hall Assn. Rendered Valuable Service
Season's Work Shows Necessity For Opening of the Princess Ballroom
CHARTIES ARE AIDED
New Season will Officially Open with Dance Friday Oct 2nd. �Funds for Upkeep
Terminating  the first year of their lease on the    Princess Ballroom    the Community   Hall   Association   held   a meeting on  Thursday night when the result of  their    efforts  was    brought down in a statement of finance from Treasurer J.   Nicholson.    After lis'.en-j ing to this  report the executive were i much elated with the success attending ] their effor.s. as despite the heavy m-_ j augural expense there was left a good to carrv on
C. S. Fcot expressed   his    regret at J being   compelled     to   retire   lrom   the committee  and  as secretary,  and  his resignation   was   accepted.    The  offi-his exception
 Bilbao, and s
 committee,  and T Warder
3�S
killed.   The
of the goverli-
killed.
ment force followed the practice -set by
the funds from which go for upkeep �and general expenses, and should merit a good patronage.   On Sunday, October
other loyalist commanders of beseiged
his'^SSl�e^I1^.4lh the ftet *�*�>��<� sanies of the �$?� BUbao, K^ � n^eSct 1 -�� ^f^'"vtto at
3 raise funds to - which will be ,hat Ls apparently a hopeless defence, j � ^tFAd*y' <***>* 2nd; Christ-
The campaign In the south is being pressed by General Francisco Franco. He and General Emilio Mola are fol-
Valentine and April  1st. i tlie hall dur-of
HON. T. A. CRERAR IS CONSIDERING TRANSFER OF MT. ROBSON PARK
Hon. T. A. Crerar, minister of the interior, and J. G. Tnrgetm, ML P., are expected at McBride on Sunday morning, it Ls believed their visit has to do with the proposed transfer of the Mount Rob-son Park reserve to the federal ffovernroent This transfer has been th� subject of discussion since , the time when the federal grovem-Ament returned the Railway Belt Lands and the Peace River Block to the provincial government, bat wnen one of the parties appeared to be ready to go the other party held back, with the result nothing wa1: accomplished. British Columbia is vitally interested in the transfer now, since untij it has been made there is no prospect of extending the Northern Transprcvincial highway to the Alberta boundary. The Mount Robson Park Re&erve extends from a point about 20 miles fast of Tete Juane Cach* to the Alberta boundary, a distance of fifty miles. It is through this pxrk reerve the highway to the Alberta boundary will have to be located, but until a disposition of the reserve is made . highway construction is out of the quest ion. Once the Mount Rcbscn Park .reserve Is taken over by the Federal government the building of a highway through it would be an obligation of the federal government, and wrth the lnterprovmciai highway virtually at Tete Juane Cache the provincial government's ta?k would be restricted to building to the western boundary of the park re-'etve, a matter of a very short distance.
Five Cent*
they wm be aLounS in
cf Wellington, in the Peninsular war with Napolecn. General Franco and his troops for the past two weeks have been following along the same roads and valleys in which Wellington outmanoeuvred the French marshals Ju-nct, Ney and Massena. Much better f quipped than the defenders, they are now in possession of five of the seven reads which radiate from the capital,
The following is the financial statement for the past season: Disbursements
Light and water .................
Janitor's
Cartage
Stamps
Paint
Lumber
� go to the succor of
.....................$ 89.75
.......................    70.81
.................  10G.00
......................      1.03
...................      1.00
......................93 I
....................    27.41
...............       7.70
..................    ..    41.03
hand  ................................ 146.11
$491.77 Receipts
Cash Nov.  20    1935  ........................$116.47
Basketball  .. .'..................................   .96.00
Xmas dance ............................. 139.50
Legicn dance ...............................    15.00
Leap Year Dance    .................    86.50   been donated by Isadore W. Schle^in-
Pal Dance                .........................    12.30
.......................    20.00
..........................      6.00
CAPT. HALSEY LEADS AIR RACE TO SOUTH AFRICA FROM ENGLAND
London. Sept. 30�Captain Halsey is cut of the big air race. He crashed his machine some 600 miles from Johannesburg. Scott, one of the co-winners of the England-Australia race, is now in the lead. Clou?tcn who was half an hour behind Halsey in making Cairo, later had trouble with a piston and is believed to be out.
London, Sept. 29�Captain Halsey is leading in the air race from England to Johannesburg for which prize money ag-grega'ing $50,000- has been offered. The contestants were sent away at minute intervals. The distance to be covered is approximately 6500 miles. Captain Halsey was the first of the contestants to arrive at Cairo this afternoon. His average flying time was 180 miles per hour. Clouston followed Halsey into the Cairo landing field half an hour later. Seven other contestants were reported as between Belgrade and Cairo and two had not been reported at Belgrade. Clouston is reported to have some engine trouble, and may not be able to overtake Halsey. On the time made the winner rhould reach his destination in something like 37 hours.
The  prize  money  for  the race  has
General Hornby Given Support in Settlement Plan
Saskatchewan Willing to Accept 5000 British Families In Five-Year Period
DEADLOCK IS BROKEN
Other Provinces Now Expected to Follow Lead Given at the Saskatoon Convention
Light Deposit Other Sources
$491.77
This statement dees not take into account the monies raised to have the hall converted, namely $500 which was paid as rent of the hall for the firs', six months, and two-thirds of rent for
millionaire head of a number of companies and the largest sheep farmer in South Africa.
UNITED CHURCH FAVORS BIRTH CONTROL AND STERILIZATION
Ottawa, Sept.    25�Resolutions
there were 1700 men, women and children in the Alcazar, but in the progress of the siege the fortress was
iii AlrazaJ^riB-| the coming six  months. Besides their   proving the principles of birth control
*"""........""" ""   ' cwn activities the committee turned the I snd  sterilization  of  the  unfit  proved
hall  over  several   times   to  organiza-| high points today in the deliberations
tion-j for charitable purpose, the hall  rent  free to the gym classes.
gave and
sections of it have been blown up by
mine--.   The government troops have no ,
fir been unable to take the ruins, but                                 �
there is some doubt as to whether the! INSPECTOR  VAN  DYK
defenders can hold out until General i
Franco arrives.                                   | GOES TO RELIEF OF
The morale of  the   rebel   troops  is ! CMAVV. D/~, TNjr^   TjT TivrTETDC �U*  to  have  greatly   Improved,     the   SNOW-BOUND   HUNlhKS volunteer members having been whip-per into excellent sliaps as the result of two months actual warfare. For the most nart the rebel armies are  being led off the country through which they
|..l'S.       For    tho     nnrrl'oco        nf     cniinlipt;
of the seventh general council of the United Church of Canada.    The birth ccntrcl-sterilization   report,     presented bv a cuecial committee, recommended that the council approve the establteh-j merit of birth    control    clinics under J public  control   and  the  "legalizing   of I the minimum operation yielding ster-lization."
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 pOr the  purchase    of  supplies outside  of  Spain   they  use  bar   gold, confiserited  and  contributed  by sympathizers.   Of paper pesetas the rebels  a   plentiful  supply,   since   when j  war broke out    forty-two  of  the' y branches of the Bank of Spain  into their hands.  The rebels  dii i  trp1  nulPh K0M   as  fche bulk  0,-  u I
 carried in the Head office? of thei k in Madrid.   A somewhat imnsual c|1!!Cn  obtains  in  the  areas  occu-(i hy the rebels in that commodity broltf 1Tlnain the same as before war �    K'3 out.   General Franco smothered ''    ,com"�iplated prcfiteerlng. wi'h his 'o^ammaticn that  the head  of  any L .,    convicted of profiteering would adM    edl and the guilty person par-'he street01'   mUitary   guard   ^rougli
BRITISH PILOT~SETS NEW ALTITUDE RECORD
 Se!>t-2!JI^A  pilot attached  Cxpenrnent�Ll    branch   of   the  Ir Jorce todfty set a new alti'  ?     over Bristol when he as-v^k lrLo 49'9^ feet.    The best pre-
aviate, �r? was tllat �*- by the French auT Detr of 43,698 feet/
The Ncwberry hunting- party is snowed in somewhere on the headwater- cf the Muskvra river in the Fort Nelson district. News cf the plight of the hunters was received in Prince Gecrg-e on Saturday, having- been broujrht out to Hudson's Hope by Angus Sherwood. It took Sherwood frur days with horses to make his way out to Hudson's Hope and he reported from five to revenfeet cf snow on the ninunit between the Halfway and the Si-kanni rivers. As the members of the hunting party were without ! ntrwshoeg they were unable to travel, and Sherwood came out to jre�. assistance to them.
The news of th� hunting party's nliirht ivas transmitted to thr at-U rnty-ffcncrnl at Victoria and he instructed the police �"d game officials at Prin�e George to cr-opor-aio ?nd render such assistance-as mrglit be necessary. On Monday Inspector Van Dyck, �f the panic department, rtarted nrrth in a plan" to omtac* the hunting party In the Frrt Nelson area, with Dorothy Lake as his immediate objective. He took in a supply of � mh'- hoes arid w'H brin? Mr. Newberry cut by plane. iVIr. Ncw-he-ry is still an ardent sportsman, although adv^ncvi in yea.r?... He is a resident of HuntinffUm, West Virginia.
GIANTS TOOK FIRST GAME IN THE WORLD TRIES ON WEDNESDAY
New York, Sept. 29�Before a crowd cf 48.000 spectators, the Giants today took the upen?nt? pame in the World Series. With Hubble in the box the Giants were favored to wm the opener, al-thmpth the Yankees are heavy favorites to take the scries.. Red Kultmg" pitched a very effective same for the Yankees up to the eighth inning, when Terry and Ott cot en the bases the former hehi? hit while Ott beat out an infield hit. Ruffin^ deliberately passed IVIancuso, filling the bases. Unable in regain his crrttrol Ruff-ut on a pair of safeties together. Mancuso followed them to the plate. Slipping en his control Ruffing hit Mancuso. filling the bases. Unable to reeain his control Ruffing walked the next man, forcing a run across the plate. Another hit scrred Ott. and a hit by Hubble combined with two errors scored two additional runs before the in-nip had been brought to realize in his campaigning fcr the settlemenf of the dominions by British families that governments will not move until they have the certainty that the people are behind the settlement, The enthusiastic manner in which the., convention had supported the .settlement plan, in his opinion, would overcome the hesitancy on the pai*t cf both the imperial ajxi the Canadian government in advancing dominion settlement.
General Hornby intimated he did not intend to confine his efforts to settlement in Saskatchewan, but with the encouragement given him would redouble his effort in the ether provinces and in Great Britain to advance his programme for Hie settlement of all the provinces in the dominion by British families, through the agency of t^e Empire Industrial Association. What he desired chiefly was a concrete program to submit, to next year's Imperial Conference, at which British mi-eration will b? rjiven consideration. What he desired was an expression oC a willingness on the part of the government cf Canada to gef its feet under the same tab'e with the Government of Great Britain in an effort to arrive af. a workable agreement with respect  to imimigration.
U. S. SAILOR SENTENCED TO THREE YHARS BY  GERMAN COURT
France Approves Substantial Cut In Franc Value
Decision Reached After Stormy Debate in Chamber which Lasted for 25 Hours
21'/2   TO   THi   DOLLAR
?rance Joins Great Britain and the United States to Secure currency Stabilization
Parix,  Sept. 29�The cliamber of deputies today adopted the govern-    " ment bill to devalue the  franc at the end of a 25-hour session. The debate  throughout   the  night  wus marked  by many  clashes  between "V^ Leftist    majority    and     the Rightist opposition. London,   Sept. 29�Premier   Blum is confident the chamber of deputies will approve   of    the   devaluation    of   the franc  provided    the    government will consent to a sliding scale for civil service salaries and pensions to meet the increased ccst of living.    The premier today  virtually asked  the chamber to confer dictatorial powers upon him to control commodity prices, and make it easier to introduce devaluation,    it Ls expected that out of devaluation  will come a .stabilization of the currencies of Great Britain, the United States and of France, a condition which will make for world peace.   Neville Chamberlain, chancellor cf  the    British  excheqvjer. Henry   Morgenthau.   Jr.,   secretary   of  U. S. treasury   and Vincent Autiol, French  finance minister, are working in concert on  a  plan  to devalue  the franc about one-third.
The French government sought in the course of negotiations extended over many weeks, to induce the British and American treasuries to agree in principle to some form of a new and flexible gold standard in return for reducing the gold value of the franc. To this Montague Norman, of, the Bank, of England, was strongly opposed because of doubt as to what the Unifed States might do. The compromise, however, was reached at the last moment, on a basis that London and Washington governments would guarantee mutually to .stabilize within certain limits, the three international exchanges by means of their equalization funds to which Prance is to add a new equalization fund of her own consisting of ten thousand million- francs. This "und is to be creafed immediately on the credit of the French government. The effect of all this devaluation of currencies should be an early improvement in the world's financial and trade outlook. In London's opinion it marks in all probability, the passage of the last milestone on the long and weary read of the great slump.
Because French francs have for years been valued too high as compared with the currencies of o'her nation1?, she has lost world trade. Partial industrial paralysis has resulted and from this has conic unrest and i>oliti-cal chaos.
The reason has been thn* a high money value decreases foreign pur-chasiinr power. People from the rest of the world have gone to other nations where their money can buy more than it can in France.
While Britain. U. S. and mcsv other nations devalued their currency and recovered much of their lost trade, France has persistently refused to act. Paris. Sept. 29�The reduction in the value of the franc works out at approximately 29 per cent. Formerly the franc had a rating of 15 to the dollar. The devalued franc will have a rating of 211lj to the dollar. Devaluation is expee'ed to have a very stimulating influence upon French commerce. -----------��0-----------------
SECRETARY MORGETHAU CHARGES RUSSIA WITH ATTACK ON EXCHANGE
Berlin. Sep\ 28�Lawrence SJmnson. cf Kirkland. Wash., was sentenced today to three years imprisonment for rir-mmunitt activities in distributing literature. Simpson, a sailor on a U. S. vessel, was charged with treasonable activities against the Reich, and was arrested on the vessel..
GENERAL FRANCO WILL BE MILITARY DICTATOR AFTER REVOLUTION.
Lcndcn. Sept. 30�At the revolu':on- j ist   headquarters   at   Bunrcs   today   it j v;ps   freely   stated   General   Francisco Franco  will assume  the  ioIc of military die* a tor. and institute a purge of j Communists before a civil government j i<- sot  up.    General  Franco    held  the ; rank of colonel in the Spanish army \ when the rebellion broke.    Today he i expressed confidence    that
Washington, Sept. 2(5�Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau today charged the government of. Soviet Russia with nil attempt to up-:et the international exchange market. He stated the Soviet .state bank had thrown Cl.-000.000 (sterling:) on the. market at any price. The offer was taken by the United States through the use of stabilization funds. Coining on the. tcp of the decision of France to de--value the franc the offer was more disturbing than it otherwise might have been. Later in the tiny the Russian government disclaimed any responsibility for the atievn.pt to break international exchange.
TWO PLACER MINERS BELIEVED DROWNED IN PARSNIP RIVER
Vancouver.   Sept.   29�Two   residents of Dawson Creek are believed to have been drowned    in  the  Parsnip    river. One of the men was Charles Bergstrom, and the oMier was known generally as Germany "Dutch." They were placer mining: arrd will officially recognize the their  boat  and  equipment  was  found re-.TKUtionists after the fall of Madrid, in an eddy on the Parsnip.