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THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER 19, 1936
Rebels Threaten to Make Madrid a Charnel-Honse
Twenty
Six   Planes   Terrorized Citizens Sunday Morning   in Sustained Bombing Attack SECOND INTWO DAYS
REWARD OFFEJRED Pxurni>ed of iV' Most ol those threatxitei u,o.k their Trouble to the police wluc came- to Ue conclusion the notes Lad. a. ixomrnom origin, and were the work of a ciUzeit wLo  had gone off the   looker.
The last not called loi: the removal
Targets Were Picked Ou� by the j S^S^^'i^^ Men in Twelve Large Bomb- | citizens not so well knovrn.  Us. UiLs in-
A Direct Hits Made    ""    � ^tanC� Ule note was twfcliesK-d  to the crs and LJirecrrura ivi�t�c           person selected as the ex&cimi�ner of
| the   bunch,    who   was   advised   els   to where  and   when  the   designated  vie-
Justice Manson Cancels Bail of Fred Grange
Accused Held Up Proceedings of Assize Court' for More than an Hour on Friday
Grange Was in Charge of Local C.L.D.L. for Six Months During the Summer
Under,. Nov. 16-The rebels sub-. �.�, Madrid yesterday to the ."".. (St bembardment f.rcm the pJr h,.' capital has experienced siiwe SSeakcf the civil war Tte . t,(.k commenced at 9.10 o'clock t  ,    mc.ming when twelve bomb-
nimics appeared ever the city Hi* planes appe tourteen     pursult
The lebel planes-complete -
1T"-dominated �� ai^ .and .** bombers went about their work of Suction methodicaUy, search-iZ cut P'-ints where troops were concentrated and showering them with death-dealing missiles. Most damage was caused m the section of the city. The residents of the city were ,,ani<-lricken. with twenty-six 'pian<,s zooming about in the sky, selecting ther targets leisurely aud '��rearing many direct hits. Yester-dav\ bombardment was much more 'Were than that of Saturday in which 53 persons were reported killed and 150 severely injured. In � - the rebels dropped
 gated  vie
 Urns cculd be contacted- Wor toe wiping  out of all a reward of $300 -was pro- mised, the same to b-e. hiclcLer* in a wood pile near the King George school,
Prince George residents have been following with interest the trial of the men charged with rioting in Hamilton Hall Vancouver on October 13th which was proceeding before Mr. Justice Maixson in me assize coiut sitting at
EMILE DEGROSSE FINED #25 FOR BEING DRUNK IN A PUBLIC PLACE
Five Cent*
Emlle DeGrosse was fined S25 and costs, or a term of thirty days imprisonment, in the police court on Monday morning1 following his conviction en a. charge of being drunk in a public place. The  aire^t  of L"eGros?e .canv- as  the
�<*iiv-i/uvci. inc atA/uiuii^ o: uie re-PS -con a- it.-vvas knovm Hisdtsigoiat- |lief headquarters and the .smashing of ed individuals had b:en ~'n_iblz3cc3 out." h,,,,,;!,,^ ^t^   .-�<�   s~ ?-----<   ���---
 \o a �disturbance in the oiJlrootn of the Prince George hotel on Saturday evening in which U13 members of the local tennis club were holding a dance. DeGrosse and one or two companions invaded the dance and, much to the annoyance of the members of the tennis club and their guests. De-Grc:?3 and another man begun dancing around the floor.
Sergeant G-ammon, who had been making- an inspection- of the several beer parlors, entered the ballroom of the hotel, while on his way home, to hear patron c. of ttie dancs complaining of the intrusion  of DeGros?e and his
I Vancouver.    The storming: of the" re- t friends. The sergeant was in "civies"
but  he  stepped   up   to  DeGrosse,   in-
Longshoremen's Strike on Pacific is More Serious
Tihe   execution   note, rt-oweve disturbing   p>;t eript for in that he was warned  ttiafc
 had
 did  not   interest   them very  but   they  were  very  much  In-
 tiifS dl   ilerc"tGd In Frcd Grange  who appears
Of \hc nrrtlnvcstern  t
his n-me would appear on tt>' nextlisu ngUre   "Vf disturbance.'   and   whQ for Eummatv dsnatch           "               I lllrou�hcut the trial insisted upon con-
T.::sre was much rayp*<"���".....'�' ductinS Ws own defence.
it became known that and
wrasn!
K ess e
Davis  had
attention.   At first it vis ncte  affecting them  camie by   w&y  of reprisal on the part of  a   nt-ussc  lover, in that both are or have b^on i
Local   interest   in     Mr.   Granr>e   at-
taches by reason of the fact that for some- six months he occupied the posi-
of local orchestras, but araotlira report "prlince  Gfrge ^trict i Has it they were being i>ub o ai die spot   �J unemployment relief. . by   reason     of   the    aUeRatlom    that   3f fact dunnS hls stay
 allegation that through their nii.s-handling- or mail matter the writer of the n-ole luad suf-
fered   a  monetary  loss   approx iiraatirtg-
transferred    from     Vancouver   to  the Piince  George district for the receipt As a matter i this city he
never received relief through the Prijice George office, but he managed to stick things out for six months be-
, mass meeting of the citizens m the open, resulting in many cas- _ ualtics With their evident superiority in the air the rebels have rt in thVir power to convert the capital into one great charnel house.
London, Nov. 15-The government {orces appear to have effectual y I checked General Franco's attempt to '� take Madrid by direct assault, and It is*now likely the rebel command will b� content with maintaining a siege of tj-c capital. ' From the first Genera Franco held to the view that with incessant attacks from the air he would be'able to induce the government forces surrender but instead of mis tne defence of the capital has stiffened. nnd even in the air the government forces appeared to be approaching an equality with  the  r-btils.
General Franco -uvned* his artillery on Madrid last week only as a last r�-t new chapter in warfare, first occasion  it: modem
SI.000.000. As there are �iott ananyl Jore "tu�1^ to Vancouver. � citizens who have lost tills ainmu Jit cf One of the nine men charged with money in Prince George rccsenitljf this piotlng in Hamilton Hall, Grange was may give a clue to the writer oi the admitted to bail in the.sunvcjf $2000. notes.                                                        "When, the court resumed its sessions in
_________o_______�                "Vancouver on Friday morning Grange
j foiled to put in an appearance, holcKj I lag court    proceedings    up    from   10 (o'clock until  11.25.    When he did ap-
formed him he was a. police officer, and reque. ted him to le^ve the dance fjecr. He led DeGrosse to the exit, but when he reached it DeGrosse and hi--� frend?. a number of whom were outside the ballroom, started a fight Constable George Crate, who was attending the dance, and also in "civies"
Interests Assert Tie-up is Costing Them More Than #7,000,000 A Day
CLASH WITH COURT
Strikers Resent Court Action in Ordering Discharge ol the Perishable Freight
San Francsco, Nov. 16�Although the business interests of. the Pacific coast are hoping against hope that �somehow a settlement of -the longshoremen's strike will be effected, there have edine no recent developments which justify hope ror an eariy adjustment. . , nere are now about 50,000 men idle along trie
 when
 u   50,000 m
Pacific coast, 37,000 of when directly affected by the strike order, and the others thrown out of employment as the result of curtailment of shipping1 facilities. T'/ie j'taike it is estimated is costing the business interests
; ------------- -..........- �   "'"*�*   I of the United States $7,000,000 per day.
went  to the/- assijtancs or    sergeant..j-^ggg interests were not invited to sit ri""'"         ~                                                 on the deliberations while thp .strike
eatened   but they       li      fl
Gammon, and a free fight developed on the strest in I he coui^e of which both police officers were rou the charge of rioting a nd sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. One other man was sentenced  to a like  term and the  others
Mexico is Asked to Investigate Hartley's Death
BlinchNilming Enginer of Bridge River Murdered by Bandits While on Treasure Hunt
HAD MADE DISCOVERY
It 5vaa tne  nvsv uquhwuii   .-*  .�~^��   ^ .���.    She studied  music at   G*atz, | to l�sser terms.
rime�-:\vhen a city of skyscrapers, with   and made her debuc as a con trait* at j                                �--------------
considerably   more   than   two   million   Dresden   in   1876,     as  Azucena   in   II j WILL HONOR MR. AND
inhabitants!  had been  brought  under   Travatore.    In 1883 she werat to   ICarn-!
do-r range' artillery fire. The nearest   burg.- In  the  same  year   flic   rn.arrted,
approach to the Madrid situation was   Heink.  and in  1893 she nutrried-Paul;
that cf Bru-isels which    was brought   Schimiann.    She  made h�ervcietaiifc in
MRS. STANTON BAIRD
hinder lire of the German guns for a   the United States in 1898, since "which
'brief period  in  the  opening  stage of   time -v.e devoted herself to opera and
the World War.                                      concert   work.    She  was   a   greatt   fa-
Pranco's decision to shell Madrid was   vorite with her audiences. �M3 Ln her
taken only after a series of air-raids   later years -went on the swre&Ji -^here
had failed to cause a collapse of the   she  proved  herseit   an actr-e&s �ol   no
capital's defence.   General Franco had   mean attainments.
brought his army within twelve miles'                -------------o^-------------
of Madrid   two weeks ago.    He had   ^        MART TNC1 HO'N'ORSD
counted upon a revolt in the capital   ^- c. IYlAKLirs�J nUi> ktkw
pong tiie government troops, but it   BY MEMBERS OF LOCAkl-
didn't materialize.    The    struggle  for   tj^D-inr-T tt TT TDTPerty damage. The * cil has drafted a bylaw which t&mx at  e    Ve may ^ U         t                                   l   f    ll         ra oin
rebel
 Sf    pPrty
? cf u-,    e    Ve may els havl T       water
 of
the cut- j r-jo-icj health control of all
The' ployed in  city restaurants au-d of the , houses     The striking  feature of ' for several weeks, but, bylaw is that which requires �" -Madrid   Jrom cuttlns: it.              j ^.y medical examination of  nl 3
"ar>"   Mam,5,ComiUas Field last Jan- j <.on\; employed in connection, wltn lai?^ nniin. ,     ana    addressed   the! taurants.  lunch-counters     �'     �
 -oin-
 the
 and   o]iM?i Azana addressed the! taurants. lunch-counters and   and  streams, i *& delayed.    The United States Mari-
in the absence of roadways or trails. ; rime Commission, ci-eated by the act, wme to a disastrous ending. A num- j Ls charged with the t?>3k cf working out ber of the tractors were lost before ! a long-range replacement program much of the route had been neeotiat- i rliat"'   w^1   make   the   United   States   a
caslh surrender values. E>cvelo])ments have reached tlie stage in Alberta at which the government is said to have j serLously contemplated capital levy legislation, and if this comes it would incLude the cash surrender value of life   insurance  policies.
Tlie co-tirts of Manitoba recently gave a rilling- in this regard, although it was not in connection with insurance policies, but deaJt rather with documents under seal.
 but for several weeks it made the front page in the newspapers. After 'hft tractor exploit Commander Geake paid a visit to New Guinea, from which country he. had returned but short   time   before   setting1   out   on
leader in the carrying trade. Under the act direct government aid will be orovided to those applying to construct new vessels in this country, t'he subsidy to be ba^ed on the differentia1; between   Amercan   and   foreign
Following a test case in Saskatche- j nany
the  treasure hunt  to Mexico in com- .costs.
van. a year or so ago it is believed the bulls of insurance ivolicies in force in Ctutada today are documents under seal- Tlie Saskatchewan case uncovered a distinction between policies under seal and those not so marked, which dLscalminated agulnst the latter group. Oaie coinpanv. Great West Ufe, is saJd to have formerly issued all its policies under seal, but about 5 years
�he
Major   Hartley.   It   is  said men hod interested a number
of British Colujnbiairs in  the treasure
 whirh
 them  their lives.
 dLscontintied   the
they so desire.
Another company. Canada Life, is understood to hare formerly issued its oolicies without a company seal, but has since changed its procedure, as far as Canadian policies are concerned. In
The Marittms Ccnunission was officially constituted on Oct. 26, only two days before the strike order on the Pacific Coast went into effect. It ha-> th� power "to fix minimum manning1 scales and minimum wng and work, in the Prince of having the policy put under seal if r.r.y fenc if insurers so desii^e.               ' Gecj-ge liobel ballroom.