PRINCE G
E CIT
Volume
. 20, No. 7
Thursday, February 25, 1937
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Prince George, B. C.
Jwelve Liberals Desert Party on Defence Policy
They Picked Up Eleven Votes From C.C.F. and Social Credit Parties to Make 23
move waITdefeated
Conservatives Voted With Government to Defeat the Vote With Total of 190
' *� wa Feb 22-�The full defection j . � , Liberal party from the defence miu'v of Premier King was recorded 1 Aot when twelve members voted
Canada's Sockeye Fishery Demands Closing of Traps
Individual Interests Should Not Be Permitted to Override Those of Dominion
Interest Cutting By Alberta
Is Held Illegal by Supreme Court
ABERHART IS SEEKING FEDERAL AID
INDUSTRY IS AT STAKE
\-X when twelve
Lt, the government and in favor afs resolution to i-sduce the national Srfence'.vote. They secured the sup-rf the CCF.. and two or three R,i credit members to bring their
raivote up to 23. The Conservatives l,'^bers \oted with the government ''"V the move was defeated on an ad-
, voti of 190. The vote vas the ;' . � ! of the governments defence inv" i�'�in'- In the course of the deba'c Premier'king was closely questioned �n h's defence estimates and gave the ur,,ce his assurance that the whole of ;�.;.' Vote would be expended for the defence of the dominion and spent �v Lhin the dominion. ' vvWle the first attack upon the gov-�'TVnient defence policy is now safely out,-of the way there Ls much concern
'"�� vemment circles as to the depth o rhc insurgency throughout the pro-'�'.." of Quebec. This was first noted in 1910 when Sir Wilfred Laurier launched his naval program and it came under the fire of Henri Bo\irassa for the reason naval armament suggested war.
The war came four years later, and when the volunteer effort had" spent � if there came conscription. This was fought in niany sections of Quebec, and for the past few weeks part of the ���/'�; of the province has been intent oa reviving the old antagonism to any participation by Canada in any for-e'en entanglement no matter what the provocation might be, other than in defending Canadian territory. There is also nether element in the Quebec situation. The new United Nationale iw.rty under the leadership of Maurice Diipless's put the Liberal party to rout in the last provincial election in Que-p.nd there is no certainty the lead-�vi string's which held Quebec in l'ne with the Liberal administration at Ottawa can be further depended upon. This may not matter very much during the i:fe of the present parliament. hut the uncertainty may loom disconcertingly in another dominion election.
Quesnel Coroner Investigates the Death of Larson
Woman Living With Him At West Quesne! Asserts Larson Killed Himself
Deceased Was Hard-Rock Miner Who Hnd Been Resident in District Fn:ir Years
Quesnel, Feb. 23�The coroner's in-
' " '� into the circumstances surround-
tfic death of Harry Larson in a
-*"��n :m cabin in WV.st Quesnel on
tenday, was today adjourned until
iturclny. The deceased was a hard-rock miner, a Norwegian of 48 years. !!-" news of Larson's death was " by Bert Lor*, a neighbor. Lee nfoimed nf the shooting by a wo-;'�' :' lyjmed Dorothy Stewart, with �'�torn Larson had been living since ' October, The woman came here from Prince George. She later told the "�1(" that Larson walked into the Pantry Monday morning, about 10 r'f'0:k. and shot himself with a .38 cailoro revolver.
When Constable Bradley reached the "win he found Larson dead, his body � -P'rticd out in the narrow pantry. Tlie
'2 vpr was in the adjoining room *nere the woman admitted having J^n it. nftcr tnp shooting occurred, hnrf bulletrwas afterward found in a rI�''"Ont1')tV "ynip can. it had passed ��an through Larson's head, from the Ie" temple to the right, tripf"^?" came to this Part of the dus-{�egl m ^"'thley Creek, about four id'o nn"�- He worked at the Coron-voa-� Uartz mine with Eric Hanson 4 i)lovLar0' and last fa]1 was again em- rpetpre hope for the rebuilding oi the Praser spawning beds and the I-r nuin:: hack of the greatest sockeye fishery in the world.
Now to compete Uie work of fishery restoration the � federal fishery department is seeking to close out the fish-traps in the British Columbia waters. but its efforts are be'.ng resisted by iicencees of the B. C. fish traps, if the BC fish-trap Iicencees"" make their ob-lections stick they may seriously threaten the rejuvenation cf the sock-ove fishery of the province, as while there may'have been a warrant for the closing of the United States fish-traps, to ensure the preservation of the .sock-eve fishery, there would not be the rame appsal for the keeping of them closed if the chief effect-of such action wore the taking of the sockeye in B. C. traps instead'of U, S. traps, and the past thirty years has demonstrated conclusively that given a sufficient number of traps the sockeye can be taken faster than they can be propagated.
ZINOVIEV'S^ISTER IS CAUGHT IN NET OF SOVIET GOVERNMENT
London. Feb. 19�The news from Mr-cow that, Madam Zaks, a sister of
I the late Gregory Zinoviev. had been placed under arrest, was confirmed to-dav Gregory Z:noviev was one of the number sentenced to death in August lost for Plotting against Josef Stalin at iho instigation of Leon Trotsky: Madam Zaks was a departmental head in a
'scientific research institute in Lenin-mad The charge against her is con-nected with the failure of the Su.-ban "oa. mine In the Far East, to meet its nupta prcduction for three sucass'w veara i F Kodatsky. president of the
"I^hlnnrad Soviet, second in Importance to tlie Moscow Soviet, hss been remov-
--H from orfico and his arrest may
follow.
''upreme Court Disallow-, Act Which Arbitrarily Cut Rate
of Debenture Interest
j Edmonton. Feb. 23�Mr. Justice Ivcs of the supreme court, today handed down the judgment in the action of I. OJF. society wh'ch assayed the right | of the province of Alberta to arbitrarily cut the interest rate on outstanding provincial debentures and on debentures guaranteed by the province. Tne society entered suit as the holder of securities affected by the government's ; "rtsicvt-cuttinig. The suit, which at-i traded dominion-wide interest, has I been before the court for several weeks. i In the decision handed down today the ! court holds the legislation under which |the interest-cutting- was authorized to j be unconsf'tutional in that invades the ; field of federal jurisdiction. It consti-, tutes the second check given by the courts to Premier Aberhart's short-cuts , to rehabilitate Alberta's finances, and will be received w'th satisfaction by
Applies to Bank of Canada for a Complete Survey of the Provincial Finances
tho holdsiG of.Alberta bonds and guaranteed securities who had the values
| of their investments cut in half by the reduction in the interest mte.
There is reason to believe the financial situation in the province will be clarified through the action now taken by Premier Aberhart in applying again to the Bank of Canada for financial pssr.stance. This it is predicted will lead to a survey of provincial finances, ?nd :f the Situation is found as difficult a.s Premier Aberha.rt asserts it to be in the.advancing of a lean to the province by the federal government along the line adopted in the ca-3e of
it he provinces of Manitoba and Sas-
jkak'hewan, but conditioned in the case cf Alberta upon an undertaking by the Government to meet its legal obligations and abstain from interest-cutting f\nd default to the detriment of the
I dominion as a whole.
Mussolini Signs Death ^Warrants For Ethiopians
Hundreds Will Go Before Firing Squads Without Trial For an Assault on Viceroy
150 ALREADY" EXECUTED
Under Mussolini's Decree Every Native Found With Firearm* to Forfeit His Life
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK BY INSTITUTE
Tho members of the Prince George Jun'or Women's Institute have-planned a novel entertainment to be presented in the Princess ballroom on the even-'ng of Friday. March 5th. It is to c\->cn with an amateur hour, in the form cf a Major Bowes rndio program, with A. M"cB. Young in the role of the doughty major. Just who the performers during the amateur hour w:ll be is to continue a secret until the night of their appearance, but the girls say they have uncovered an amajfng let of local talent. Among those who are to appear are the Mills brother-; quartette: Kate Smith, songbird of the south; Bobb:e Breen and Deanne Dur-b;n. singing members of Edd:e Cantor'.-company; Tizzie Dish, the celebrated rndio recipe-builder; Eddie Duehin, the famous pianist; Fred Astaire, the equally famous dancer; Emerson Court of the Home GaIrish supper. R.
H. Moore will be the maestro for the
even"'.ng, the slogans for which are
'Erin so Bragh" and "Caed Me-La
Falthaigh." free translations for which
have been supplied as "There's noth-
1 ing too good for the Irish." and "A
J thousand welcomes to you all." The
event is being heralded with artistic
� <2.rem posters, and a supply of tickets
I ha:-; been printed for sale to those
who find it impossible, to attend. These
who are able to get about will be given
|a chance to pay at the door. In this
| way nobody will be missed who has
I the price, and the show is bound to
go over big.
Find at Wingdam Most Sensational of the Cariboo
Calgary. Feb. 2+�Senator Pat Burns died here this morning at the age of 81 yean?. He had been an invalid for the past two ycrs. but h-. death was not expected. It was due to a cold contracted about ten years ago. Pat Burns had a spectacular career. He arrived in Canada an immigrant lad and succeeded in building up a fortune which entitled him to break into the milJionp're class. He c?me west in 1883. when Mackenzie and Mann were building railways for the C.P.R. His lir.-t big "business was in supplying thr railway camps with fresh beef, and from t.hir- he branched out into the butcher nnd packing ' hou^o business. He soon had picking hou-ses in s;.x of 'he Uirgest western centers and r?tail shops in upwards of one hundred westr err) cities. Soi7if> years ago he rr>ld part of his Immense business for $15.000.f>00. no ;V:is appointed tn the senate, but 'llncss prevented hi? attendance for two years. This operated as forfeiture, but he was held in .^ich esteem by m-r.miHp.'1" of t-b � senate that the seat was not declare:! vacant.
Lightning Creek Channel Tapped on February 8th is Yielding High Values
Development May Revive Work on Many Creeks Which Figured in Earyl Gold Ruhs
Quesnel, Feb. 23- -W \n is regarded as" tli? greatest gold discovery in the !->r.r: history cf alluvial mining in Cari-!:co is bs:ng unfolded by :.lu; Cposol"-ci't'd Geld Ailiiv.il-. of Winuci.u.n. in Ihe process of \\-- search for the dee]) (hpnnel of L'ghtnini Cresk. The channel l:as now been penetratd tc a depth of 20- feet. No bedrock pay has yet Irsen reached, bill from the jrr.ivel ; hen! IB inches above bedrock, the gold yield \c conceded to have greatly ex-'reeled that indicated by drilling t'e?ts. There have been reports thrit from two ubic feet of g:~avel the gold recovery wa"= in oxcrss of two cu'ncK. but those lack offic'iO colifirmation. VVlien the henetrat'on lvs been srunk nivthor ten feet in thp gutter of tho old channel it is predicted phenomenal values will bs recovered, making the discovery the most remarkable in the entire history of nlluvlal mining in Cariboo.
This ancient channel. which has been "ought in vain for the past -ov-cnty-five years, wa.s entered on Feb. 8th. � The miners found the gravel dry More than 800.000.ono gallons nf water '"ivn been drained from the area, and the pressure reduced from 57 pcxinds rer sauare inch to 2.07. The work brine '�ion" is known as the "Australian deep iQad<=" system, wh'ch briefly, is the pinking of a doep shaft in the- rim-rock at the side of the channel, and winning rock drives up and do"-n stream nt a depth of 65 feet below the bed of the d^cp channel in the ooun-trv rork. At regular intervals diamond rirHl dvalnage holes are bored vertically from theso dr:vos and tap the channel fibove: the water being drained back to the rhfift pnd rumoed to th" surface
In the channel itself the trold bearing "�ravels lip directly on ths bedrock with Mir Mum bod some distance above. By tapning the chnnnel from hrlow tha wa.ter fs drained from tlie sjtim bed? ^��rcntgh tbe gi*avel. which nrts ns a Htcr. After the slum 4s dehydrated it repsf'i to bs a nienoce.
Tr wt=>3 the orrsence of this slum which prevented the d?^p channel from i--ip-r tnpprd for mere thnn'three-quar-'iM- of a century. Tli- work fit Wiiv.-^p.m l:-a.s been in ch.T"'re of D. Campbell Mackenzie M. Ixtst. ATM., former chief 'nsper-tor of m'ngs in Australia. Tlie ^oirnwnv rrontrol? ?3 m'les of Die valley of Lightiiing Creek.
Feb. 23�Advices from Rome and Addis Ababa today assert that Dictator Bcnito Mn r:olmi has ordered whclc- .ile r�\?cuticjis of Ethiopians ui reprisal for their attack on Saturday upen Viceroy M?.khal O.rjrane when he and his official party were made the t;u-f?et for a number of bembs. Mu'-^olini is said to have ordered that every- Ethiopian fruml in possession cf firearms be sent before li:iiv"-^quads in Addis Ababa. Tmmerti.ite-J.v after the bombing' upward, (,f 2000 Ethiopians were placet! i�nder arrest, �i a sr>-stematic srarch" mss made by the military of all pretn-'� �":�� occupied by Kthirjjinn;. Of ihe 20�>0 arrested in the first instance it s-i reporeiil �ome 200 were Utsr ffivc, the,;- liberty, but (he total numlicr stiii brinsr helj i, s u{ in exceed thv 2000 mark. \s .nr,st Ethiopians caxry arms the crdir nf j ^"ssolini, if carried out to the � 1HUZ' ,can niean nrthins- less than I � ^vholftsale .sI-Mi-ther. One report I has been received to the effect that 150 of the unfortunate natives have already paid with their lives before firinff squads, nnd it h feir'-ed another black chapter in the conquest of Ethiopia js to be w.rit-! ten within the next two or three days. The vindictiveness of Mussolini in his reprisals is taken hero j as confu*maUcn of the reprrt that j Italy still has considerable fi'-oc.eed'nss in London in lyfay. It is j hoped tho new trade, atrrcements b?-i tween-^jfrea(|-Brit'airi and Canada will j ' ;> r> beori c^ipitted so that they may (be included in the budget statement.