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Phone 1 MArine 1161 Want Ad Headquarters twtv VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLLTMBIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1940 PAGE 1 rofests Rejection'. 6' ore gun Funds Plea for Park Board 'Bonanza Belles" Entertain Boys Initiated Into "Y-Gang" E. P. Davis, 'Famous B.C. Lawyer, Dead Pioneer Barrister Took Many Cases to Privy Council 'Poverty Is Real Issue In Election' Angus Maclnnis Addresses Hastings East Meeting Refuse Responsibility Of Maintaining System 'Can't Carry On Without Additional Sum of Rowe Holland Tells Council Public protests against prospective neglect of the Vancouver park system will be routed to City Hall, members of the Park Board promised the City Council when aldermen rejected Friday their application for money in the 1940 budget.

The minimum maintenance expense ought to be $180,000 Even as it was in the general Edward Pease Davis, K.C., prominent Western Canadian lawyer for more than 50 years, died elections of 1930 and 1936, poV' erty is again the real issue in this election, declared Angus Mac Innis, C.C.F. candidate in Van couver-East, as he opened his Friday night at his home, 6251 Marine Drive. From 1905 until 10 years ago, Mr. Davis appeared nearly every year in London before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council In leading Canadian ap plus relief labor, said R. Rowe Holland, board chairman, in campaign at a well attended meet ing at Hastings East C.C.F.

Club place of $168,000 which the budget allotted. "Park Board finds itself in the? Friday night. unenviable position of having to Mr. Maclnnis described as an refuse the responsibility of maiiv Debunks Goebbek "insult to the lovers of demoo racy" the sudden prorogation of pals. As a result of an accident in shipboard returning from London in 1930, he was forced to re-Sire from active practise the following year and had been an invalid ever since.

WANTED parliament. "Each party," he declared, It A. taining its millions of dollars of fast-depreciating assets for the sum of $168,000," Mr. Holland told the Council. NEED $15,000 MORE He pointed out that the board has this year 70 additional acres of improved parks to look after as compared with 1936, and that this is due to the valuable use of relief labor.

T1 Si trying to get over to you that war is the issue in this election war and national unity. War is For 36 years before his retirement there were few important cases in British Columbia in which Mr. Davis was not briefed, and it was well-known in the pro important but we do not live for war. No matter what govern QUO Tti'Jf If ment is in office after the 26th, wwrtna the war will still go on. INDUSTRY AND POVERTY Uncontrollable expend it since 1936 amount to $11,300, and since that year depreciation of if 1 fession that he was offered high judicial preferment, which he declined in favor of private practise and his home in Vancouver.

Mr. Davis was senior member of. the Vancouver law firm of Davis, Pugh, Davis, Hossie and Industry, he stated, during the past 25 years, and particularly since the last war, has increased buildings, mechanical equipment and other assets have eventually caught up with the board, which the wealth of the nation, but, he maintained, poverty has in finds itself in the position of not being able to carry on without an creased to an even greater de gree. additional sum of $15,000, he de clared. Mr.

Maclnnis urged that men enlisting for service in Canada's forces be given a guarantee of as "A comparison of the figures from other cities will indicate that our board is getting along Lett, which includes his son, Ghent Davis. A second son, Irwin, was killed in the First Great War. FINE COLLEGE EECOKD Mr. Davis leaves his, second wife and a daughter by his first wife, Mrs. Sampel Dickson, in the United States.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. in Christ Church Cathedral, Center Fun ran riot at Burnaby South High School Friday when students and teachers alike put aside studies, turned the school into a Yukon gold-mining "camp, and made merry at Karnival." The top photo shows five "Bonanza Belles," the most super-colossal chorus of all time. From the left are "Belles" Norm Tupper, Harold Atkinson, Fred Wilson, George Bucholz and Bob Edwards. Their dainty tripping and stomping brought the house down at every "performance." In the second picture, this tough-looking sheriff is responsible for the law and order in Burnaby South's "Klondyke." He is "Bonanza Bill," most feared man in the diggings. Otherwise student Ronald O'Connor, he carries a miniature arsenal on his duties.

In the photo he has two revolvers and a shotgun, "all I can manage at one time," as Bonanza puts it. surance that they be assured of a standard of living when they with some 50 per cent of the per return from overseas. MEANS TO UNITY capita assessment for park work voted by coastal cities and To ronto," he said. "If our governments nd our parties want the wholehearted co- 70 ACRES 3IORE operation of the people of Can it f. 1 i-Tiirr i.

i "In this year, when a special Hanna, in charge. TV1V FVatric; of Tinnr ada, I believe that the surest and effort is being made to capital quickest way to get that would Feb. 22, 1860. He went to ize on the potential tourist traf VERNON McKENZIE A student of world affairs who has spent much time in Europe during the last three years, Mr. McKenzie has been secured as guest speaker at the Vancouver Board of Trade Transportation and Customs Bureau next Friday, Hotel Vancouver cafe, 12:30 p.m.

His subject will be "Here Lies Goebbels!" It will be a discussion of Ger-' man propaganda. be to provide for the unfit and fie, it seems too bad that an ef Jpper Canada College on a for the people who have been left fort cannot be made to find the Welsh Honor St. David additional sum. Badly kept and behind by those who have already enlisted. This is the way to get scholarship and was head boy there before going to Toronto University, where he enrolled in three honor courses, graduating semi-dilapidated park assets in unity in Canada." Y.M.C.A.

"Y-Gang" held initiation ceremonies Friday night at the home of Dr. J. E. Kania, 4585 Bellevue Avenue. Twenty; boys were initiated into the "gang," the officers by Dr.

Kania, and the lads by their newly-initiated officers. Top photo shows Dr. Kania, head of Y.M.C.A. boys' work committee, after he had presented Mayor Hugh McAfee with his regalia of office. Lower, Secretary Jack Beynon is receiving pledges from Richard Frank, right, and Jim Lynch.

this year of heavy tourist traffic is in the nature of an emerg A vitriolic attack on the pres At Banquet and Concert in 18S2 with honors in classics, ent administration and a fine appeal for support to Mr. Maclnnis was delivered by Harold Winch, Mr. Holland declared that the 300. Sing Traditional Airs in Paying Homage to appropriation for 1939 was practically the same as 1936, despite the fact that there were M.L.A. Allan Jakes spoke on behalf of the C.C.Y.M., a young people's organization of the C.C.F.

Patron Saint of 'Gallant Little Wales' modern languages and metaphysics: In a book on student life by Dr. W. J. Louden, published in 1928, the author says that, since the University of Toronto graduated its first1 student in 1845, he doubts that anyone ever had mental force in a more concentrated form than E. P.

Davis. Canadian-Built Anti- McGeer to Speak in Interior Next Week G. G. McGeer, K.C., Liberal candidate in Burrard, leaves Sunday for a short tour of the Interior, in support of Liberal W. N.

Cameron, president of additional areas amounting to soma 70 acres of lawn area. The spirit of Ddraig Goch, the fiery dragon of Wales, the Hastings East C.C.F. Club, presided. The board maintained 27 parks and 3 beaches before the end of 1928, whereas now there are 46 under which banner the people of "gallant little Wales" fought for so many centuries, pervaded David Spencer's banauet room, Friday night, when nearly three hundred Ships Excellent for Job Labor Unions Study Pioneer Mine Dispute additional park areas and 8 additional beaches, he stated. The 1928 appropriation was $179,600.

Admiral Kelly Welsh men and women gathered to pay honor to bt. David, patron saint of Wales, at a banquet and concert sponsored candidates there. He speaks Monday, March 4, in Kamloops; March 5, Revelstoke; March 6, Trail, and March 7, Nelson. Mr. McGeer is not planning to start Uncontrollable expenditure this by the Cambrian Society of Vancouver.

PIONEER, B. March 2. Representatives of several British Columbia labor unions met here Friday to study the five-month labor dispute at the gold mine year amounts to $2000 more than last year, stated the board "SEA OF SONG" his own campaign until March 14. which culminated in an uder- The board cannot continue to Mr. Davis came of a family which emigrated from the northeastern states a little more than 100 years ago and developed and still carries on a large leather business in Ontario.

His brother was Hon. E. J. Davis and a nephew is Aubrey Davis, member of the War Supply Board in charge of leather purchases. RAILWAY COUNSEL After his graduation, Mr.

Davis went to Winnipeg, where he practised until 1885, then moved to Final arrangements will be Battle of Megan in the seventh century, between the Britons and the Saxons, the Welsh began to fight their own men so they took to wearing a leek as a Many Small Vessels Required; Audience Thrilled By Talk on Navy War Effort A seaman whose long naval record is a list of outstanding achievement Admiral Sir Howard Kelly Friday night gave Vancouver its first clear picture of the tremendous job the Royal Navy is doing to hamper Germany's war effort and at the same time preserve Britain's mastery of the seas. maintain centre boulevards on the same basis as the past two made next week for the meeting for Hon. J. G. Gardiner, Min ister of Agriculture, in the Auditorium, March 9.

He will appear with Hon. Ian Mackenzie, Minister of Pensions and Health. Wales was truly a "sea of song," "Mor gan yw Cymry I gyd," as the gathering began the singing of "Diadem," "Crugy-bar," and "Cwm Rhondda," all traditional airs of Wales. Programs were adorned with mottos of Wales and those present wore the traditional leek, or "ceninen." "Our country has always earned and maintained the title, "gallant little said years, and the estimate of $2000 for this work is based on a unit per square yard of one-third that charged in Victoria to the frontages, he declared. He spoke on behalf of the Na- candidate in Centre.

form of identification. The Rev. Emrys Williams, secretary of the Cambrian Society, read messages of good wishes sent to the Vancouver branch from Cambrian societies throughout the world. 'PACIFIC CARDIFF "Vancouver is proud of its ground sit-down strike Tuesday. The men emerged Thursday after a conference with British Columbia Police, who had been ordered to evict the men.

The meeting endorsed the stand of the miners, and voted continued support until a settlement is reached. A report of the meeting will be made at a mass meeting in Vancouver Monday. It was reported that coal miners at Cumberland, B. have put on a voluntary monthly assessment to raise funds for the strikers here. tional Council of Education, and his straight from the shoulder Births Marriages Deaths Cards of Thanks In Msmoriam Notices Calgary to become the first city solicitor of that city of the It was there he made his first outstanding reputation at the bar, practising with John R.

Costigan and Hugh St. Quentin Cayley, who was a County Court judge of Vancouver for many indignation over the treatment of British prisoners of war almost overcame his platform calm. "DIRTY DOG'' "A dirty dog," he called the Altmark's captain. Then he talked of submarines. "Anti-submarine w-ork requires great numbers of small vessels," he said.

The whaler type being built in Canadian shipyards some in Vancouver and Victoria are ex story of courage and determination thrilled a capacity audience in the big Hotel Vancouver banquet room. He talked about sinking of the Nazi pocket battleship Graf Spec. PRAISES SEAMEN He praised the merchant seamen and fishermen who daily risk their lives to open the MARRIAGES citizens of Welsh origin," said Alderman Charles Jones in proposing the toast, "City of Vancouver." Mr. Jones also stressed the part played by the Welsh people in the growth and develop DEATHS Continued) L. C.

Thomas in proposing the toast "St. David and Wales." "We are a nation often severely dented and crushed but never defeated." LEEK LEGENDS Tracing the history of Wales, Mr. Thomas recalled several legends concerning the leek. While it is of no definite origin, one legend tells that at the years before his death. Until his death Mr.

Davis had a peculiar affection for Calgary, which he visited often as long as l.e was able, delighting to call BEATTIE ON FRIDAY, Marcll 1. 1940. fn Canadian fito- ment of the city "the Cardiff of mortal Church, by Kev. A. W.

Mc- Tom O'Connor will speak on behalf of W. W. Lefeaux, C.C.F. candidate in Vancouver Centre, at a meeting in the Stanley Park C.C.F. club rooms, 1343 Robson Street, at 8 p.m., Sunday.

the Pacific Coast." iiBfiu Kumeo, only son ot Mr. and Mis. O. Romeo, lo Mariorie ticrniece. dauphtrr nf Mr John Ellis, past president of vital trade routes of Empire.

3. H. Beattie, 1'722 Yew Street, Vancouver, B. C. the Cambrian Society, was chair man, and Mrs.

A. Jones, vice rMMERON PASSED AWAY FEB. 2S, 1940, Sarah Rounds Cameron, in her 89th year, late of 1400 Doron Road, Lynn Valley. Survived bv two sons, William Roy, Wanham, Alberta; Ranceford, North Vancouver; one daughter, Mrs. C.

Ireson, Wynvard, two sisters, Ada and Kitty, Mitchell, and 19 grandchildren. Funeral service Monday, March 4th, at 3 p.m., from the chapel of Harron Bros. North Vancouver, B. Rev. C.

H. Ballard officiating. Committal family plot, Mountain View Cemetery. president, was convener. "Dividing Up Neutrality Street" Entertainers were: Evan Walt cellent for this wrok, he said.

He compared this war's sea losses with those to the same period of the last war, and said that 48,000 naval officers and men had died at this stage of the 1914-18 struggle. In addition, 17,400 merchant seamen and officers were killed ers, Ifor Roberts, Phyllis Ward, Margaret Roberts, Mary Lewys, W. R. Jones, L. Jones, Madame BULLOCK -WEBSTER On Saturday, March 2, 1940, In St.

Mary's Church, Oak Bay, Victoria, B.C., Ven. Archdeacon A. E. Nunns, Thomas Alexander Wa ker, only son of Mrs. Walker of Bella Loola and the Jate Alexander Walker, of Gravesend, Kent, England to Marion Isobel.

youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Howard Bullock-Webster, 1073 Davie Street. Victoria, B. C.

Sabine and the Cymric Singers. upon his old associates and friends. In 1892 Mr. Davis came to Vancouver. Two years later he was appointed Queen's Counsel by the Earl of Aberdeen.

He was chief B. counsel for the Canadian Pacific Railway and later the Canadian Northern Railway. He practised here with David Gordon Marshall, C. B. Macneill, L.

G. Abbott and J. S. W. Pugh.

RARE CASE Mr. Macneill is the only survivor now of the original firm of Davis, Marshall, Macneill and Abbott. Though generally inactive in Evan Walters conducted the He explained the difficulties of maintaining world-wide sea patrols. And he concluded with a declaration that the Royal Navy is spbndidly doing the part it was destined to do to help the Allies obtain the ultimate victory' over Germany. Sir Howard was positive.

"The Allies will win the war," he said and his audience agreed in a storm of applause. This time the navies of the Allies are one it is an Allied Navy, composed of British, French, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand ships and men, community singing. I A VIS ON MAR. 1940, AT HIS residence, 6251 Marine Drive, Edward Pease Davis, K.C., 80 years. Survived by his wife, one son, Mr.

Ghent Davis; one daughter, Mrs. A. Maron. Funeral service in Christ Church Cathedral, Mon. afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.

Rev. Dean Ramsav Arm-itage and Rev. C. C. Owen officiating.

Committal family plot. Mt. View Cemetery, Center Hanna directors. DEATHS 'No Basis for Liberal Boasts' LEXANDER ON rrn OQ im unc. pital, John Alexander, aged 53 jcaio.

otiveu in ine ureal war In the 47th Battalion. Deceased resided at the foot of Roeers Ave. and or missing. Admiral Kelly concluded with this word: "The vigilance and endurance of the Allied navy will win this war for us." PICTURES SHOWN Among highly interesting pictures shown in connection with the lecture were the scuttling of the Graf Spee, sinking of the airplane carrier Courageous, minesweepers in action, convoys en route to England, and many others. Capt.

E. Aikman, R.N.R., was one brother, David. Funeral service Responsibility of the people for in center ec Manna's cnapel, Mon. morning at 11 o'clock, t.t. Cni fJREER MARCH 1, 1940, AT IIEtt residence, 2925 Oak Rebecca, beloved wife ot Dr.

R. F. Greer. Mrs. Greer also leaves one daughter.

Mrs. J. A. McKee of Seattle, to mourn her passing. Funeral service in Center Hanna's chapel.

Mon. afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. C. C.

Owen officiating. Cremation. action of the government was stressed by W. W. Derpak, Con Owen officiating.

Committal Returned Soldiers' Plot, Mountain View servative candidate for Vancouver East, in the opening meeting of his campaign at the I.O.O.F. Hall, Hastings Street East, Friday night IJLACHFORD MARCH 1ST. 1940, Lily Blachford of Lvtton. B.C, In 1ct "I I ISCOCK PASSED AWAY QUIET" il ly March 2. 1940, at her residence, 4o North Garden Drive.

Harriett, widow of the late George Hiscock. Survived bv 3 daughters Mrs the Admiral said. "Britain and France started this war in complete accord. This time France nad just the naval vessels we needed. This time Germany did not have sea raiders scattered throughout the world to do the tremendous damage those raiders did in the early stages of the last World War.

"We owe a great debt to politics, Mr. Davis was once president of the B. C. Liberal Association and supported She Union government during the Great War. During the last nine years Mr.

Davis' case was one rare in the experience of medical men. Although physically paralyzed, he retained his faculties unimpaired and delighted in the most abstruse legal arguments with friends of the bench and bar who visited him. Many of them con in i unci at fi vice MnnH.ir -i V. Ath I li A I SCARE YouaX i mm JW V-m Warning his audience that Mary, Mrs. T.

A. Clark. Mrs Owen Anglican Church. Rev. S.

Higgs officiating. Mount Pleasant Undertaking chairman. One hundred Vancouver Sea Williams: 4 sons. Fred. Ernest.

Bert there might be no more elections and George: 1 sister. Mrs J. Dowerr Cadets were on parade when Ad 3 brothers, Charles, Ernest and Fred if Canada and the Empire failed to win the war, Mr. Derpak urged electors not to return to X)NDY PASSED AWAY MARCH miral Kelly came into the note! lined up for inspection, un vircnarn; aiso grandchildren. Funeral Monday.

March 4, at 1:30. from the T. Edwards Co. Memorial Chan-jl, Granville at loth. Rev a wvi 1, 1940, at her home.

Peck Road, East Delta, Katurah Condy. aged 73 der Chief P. O. Brain. office men who were masquerad Prime Minister Chamberlain.

He obtained for us that all-important year of intensive prepara ing before them under the Lib officiating. Interment Masonic Scc-tion. Mountain View Cemetery. eral banner, as having accomplished matters with which they had nothing to do. nuiviveu ny iwo sons, jonn, Vancouver; Walter, East Delta; one daughter, Mrs J.

Duncan. New Westminster; fou? grandchildren; also three brothers, Samuel Brown, Vancouver; Thomas, of Bradner: Scott, Alberta: three sisters, Mrs. Orr, WThite Rock; Mrs. M. Montgomery, Guelph; Mrs.

J. House. Sask. Funeral service Monday, March 4, at 2 o'clock, from the Funeral Home of S. Bowell Son to the I.O.O.F.

Cemetery; Rev. J. L. Sloat officiating. One of the greatest problems HARRISON ON MARCH 2ND, AT the Van.

General Hospital. Ann Helen, beloved wife of Jack Harrison, of 191d W. Broadway, in her 6Sth years. Besides her husband the deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. F.

Plowman. Red Deer, Alberta; two brothers. William Gee. Rosetown, Robert Gee, Calgarv, Alberta. Funeral announcement later by T.

Edwards Co. sulted him regularly and he took the keenest interest in the cases they brought to him for friendly advice. Mr. Davis was a life bencher of the B. Law Society, member of the Royal AutomoDile Club, London; Ranchmen's Club, Calgary; Union Club, Victoria, and Jericho Country Club, Missing Persons Police have received inquiries for the following persons: Angus Alistair Fraser McNaughton, Miss Ruth McKenzie, John Saul, Oscar Erickson, John Chelok, Frank Prosser, G.

V. Boorman, Arthur Bray, Patrick Hogan, Hoe Gilroy, Alick McNeill, G. R. Finland and C. H.

Ferguson. before the country, he declared, is that of the returned soldier, and the need how is for men in tion. We were able to make up for many years of ill-advised economy." FRENCH NAVY Sir Howard made much of the part the French Navy is playing in this war. He said that the second Canadian overseas Con-ingent was convoyed by French warships. "Defeat of the Graf Spee was a tremendous achievement for three light vessels like th Exeter, the Ajax and Achilles," be declared.

Admiral Kelly sputtered office who are familiar with the situation at the end of the last war. Dr. Manion is the only leader who will qualify in this mm XT ARRIS PASSED AWAY FEB. 29 XL 1940, Joseph Richard Harris, aged 66 years. late of 875 E.

51st Ave. He leaves to mourn his passing Ms loving wife, three sons: Rev. Joseph Calgary; Reginald of Banff: Charles of Vancouver: two daughters. Mrs. F.

A. Hewish. of Cal 2 I TOPLTNG AT HER SON'S RESI-" denee. 3555 W. 19th.

March 1940. Mary Jopling. in her S4th vear. Survived bv two sons and two grandchildren, Joseph, Walter, in England; Francis Jopling. city.

Funeral service Monday. March 4. 10:30 a.m.. at Christ Church Cathedral, The very Rev. Dean Ramsav- Armitaee respect, he added.

J. G. James presided, support MOST DRAMATIC STORY One of the most dramatic stories ever told, Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," ing speakers being Capt Clem. Carmichael, Mrs. Kate Morrison and A.

Vickstrom. Alex. Paton, officiating. Committal famiiv plot. Masonic cemetery.

Burnaby. Center i Hanna funeral directors. comes to the screen with Charles BOY CYCLISTS HURT Minor back injuries were sustained by Argadie Becker, 16. and Richard Akerstream, 14, Steveston, when the bicycle on which they were riding collided Friday with an auto on the Steveston Highway. vary: Mrs t.

harrar. or Vancouver: two brothers and three sisters: also tfn grandchildren. Funeral. Mondav, March 4. at o'clock, from trie South Hill Baptist Church corwr of BOth Ave.

and Frederick SL. Rev E. S. Hunt and Rev. A.

C. Bingham officiating. Interment. Lawn Section. Mountain View remetprv.

G. W. Hamilton Undertaking Co. in charge. Calgary and Edmonton papers please copy.

1 Laughton in the title role of M.L.A, recently returned from a Quasimodo. Sir Cedric Hardwick peaking tour of the province. little when he talked about the For a moment he became the seaman again as his was introduced from the plat Hutttjn in The Phuaaeipnia inquirer An American comment on the position of the neutrals. heads the featured cast in this RKO Radio spectacle. Continued on Pagg Twenty Classijied Scclw form..