; ae ‘An > independent newspaper of. Prince. Rupert and Northern’ ‘and’ Central British ‘Columbla.- ¥ <—ats CA member. of The Canadian Press'— Audit Bureau of. Ciretation | , Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association... | Published, by The Prince Rupert. Dally.) News. Limited.. a OHN. ¥F.. MAGOR ~ ‘President G: op, - WooDSIDE- “ONE _ General Manager ye verete le os 0 les fresh wat ce in : which to peor the’ reach of tived arm: iy : | 7 Though. the urge is’ gt reat never, aming mu st produce “stories ‘almost dive over. the side’ unless you'are cer-': “daily rownings” tain that the’ water i is s deep « enough and a. Be ce sire everyone swimming: fiom’ a Shee: -ean climb baek into it again... “‘Toavoid = of _ eapsizing, only ‘one person » toa time”. : should clamber aboard. If the boat. is. | . eating pefore -smnall, climb only over. the stern or bow. a pe gan ‘The Canadian Red: Cross is vitally swimmers. must wear: life “interested in the question ‘of water “around. the, | safety. It has published a number of: -” "s a _ excellent wallet-size ¢ cards on such sub- ES ay In ‘the’ year: 1900". “ pusinesd . conditions began to pick up on \- the Skeena river. ‘The. building © aos Of the Yukon Telegraph: Line po Was. getting under way, from ~.° Quesnel north. If was to follow ' . pretty much the route project-- - ed and built’ as far‘as the Ki. ‘white coats, working i everishly in “their Jabora- : in "tories: to. prove that cigarettes: are good: ‘for ton, by the Collins Overland '. Telegraph: Company, -and> “abandoned with the successful - % ‘Scientific: public”. “ yelations ‘men. “for. ‘the: *: completion of. the’: Atlantig “American. Atomic’ Energy Commission try -to 9 soothe” people. with statements: that atomic... cable in 1867.0 | e ‘fallout and nuclean wastes. won't harm anyone... =. Advance’ parties were in. thé if’ In fact. they know that these things do’ work ee field projecting the route to be = Some harm but “they. can’t calculate how © _ followed « north’. of Hazelton. Me e and ‘south:= “from. « Telegraph ; ate Creek,’ ewith>: parties © working - . from. both: ends on. the: Skeena . -jand*'Stickine . rivers. . Robert | “Cunningham, the mastermind of. Rv: Cunningham‘ ‘$:Son* had - big. trading: post: and: cannery: ‘operation. | at: Port: ‘Essington fey “Spokeshoot”" as,it: was gener sing men have. called. in “ psyetiolo- - Skeena.:: owledged ‘technique | of: commerce: He also operated ‘a. '-“piox river, just north of Hazel= ” ally. called, at. the: mouth ‘of the’ :. there was. to Pe a ‘downward’ adjusts the Bomare. program: (actually jones, * However, : “that: “doesn't mean 3 we: O accept ‘it. ‘without complaint: . : : ‘If the process, is carried far. enough, ‘language : Will:lose all meaning, and ‘people. will ni : be able to talk to one another, oe that: will arouse: revolt. Fed-up. with. lies’ and- “ plain, tyuthful words dn selt- ‘defence. Dee Canadian | Press Business Editor TORONTO: “py — ‘Most. “consumers . would | “reality ‘paid’ by themselves.” ON “blow their stack” ‘if they knew liow much. sof. “Mr, ? Evans’ ‘comments were contained ,in~ their income is really going -in ;taxes,°W,.H. - a, text ‘made: available to the press in, advance | vans, president of the Canadian Manufactur-. ot, delivery. . an ; ae ers’ Association, said Monday in anaddress:to- ve wa + oS fe . oye te We association's ‘annual meeting. 3.0008: SN y @ ti 18 “par too many Canddians,” Mr..’ Evans. My “Evans, ‘pre esident of Honeyw Ne ‘Con ro stated, “are under the delusion that: the. various. forms of corporation, taxes — not. only those: on profits, but snles taxes, excise :taxes,, taxes on materials, ‘and all the rest of it;— are a, legiimate imposition which should :be: borne, by any concern in business to make.a- profit., “We should spare no effect to, get: It/ ACTOSS © to thé: ‘general public’ that: these ; taxes — all. of them’ ——, merely become, a part. of the company’s | operating expenses and, as. such,” nre inevitably reflected in the. “price pad ay. consumers... "We ‘can ‘never, I think, ‘hope. for: ‘any significant, and. Insting moderation. in taxation. levels | ‘until’ Canadians: ‘generally better ‘under-. stand the yen) weight of the. tax ‘burden they | nre carrying, They-do not do so atthe moment beenuse of the formidable. role played, by. those .. indirect:== or, hidden’ — taxes, ostensibly pald | by some vagne and frceloss: corporation: butt In. BO much na make jobs for’ thames’ (INTERPRETING: THE NEWS © hy ment’ in. supporting. the buy. Canadian”. cam- palgn, and “Increased ‘population. through immigration... Of all.the major Industrial non-Communtat Evans. said; ‘and | this: made Canadian untt costs of production highey. people,” he added; “We ‘should be ‘pursuing “menting ‘our. present: population with. selected. “new: “Immigrants, Unfortunately, ° ‘eaves much’ to be desired, ~ “There Is.no excuse for this, We have, had “grants do not take jobs from. nitive Canadians > longer Se “The onl hope‘ is a popuar wave of disgust. - acity - saw some” ‘pusiness” Op-)., flannel- -mouth ° evasions, people may, turn to — “© the advance of the telegraph.. By ‘FORBES RHUDE «| ge _ on the. river. no he! madé overtures,to the cap- tains S.oMs: ‘Bonser;: of the “Cal- oe edonia": ‘pointing: out to him a: ‘ rosy picture, of the.ddvantages . +, of; aligning - himself with his: i me fhm: and Jeaving' the Hudson's: Toronto, ‘said .that. if employmént_ Is to”. be maintained, labor'sholld join with. manage-. government should «give ‘Canadian ‘gent him south to find and buy. , . @ river: steamer, Captain Bon-.. Sor found it quite. difficult to - Hes eople;. Mr. . . {ind what he wanted, ‘countries, Canada has the fewest .p Pp r ‘thing suitable for the Skeena _. viver, but did the best he could): -industry® adequate ” ‘protection ‘and - encourage : “There 1s, no solution to: this ‘problem but. _ Cristo.” She. only. made trip to Hazelton as I remem: | ber, “Old Diamond C waa al- - _sconstatent . and: deliberate policy of .supple- - cour policy. . | “ment contractor for the tele- “ample evidence that: the right ‘kind’ of immi-.. i. ent.’ Nobody..is immune: -to.it. Like: - .. branch | trading post at Hazel yy. . ton atthe fork. of the Skeena ”, “and: Bulkley_ rivers, -Robert. WAS. “generally” spoken : of as” ‘Diamond: Cc” derived ‘from the. ° “ prand on’: ‘his. canned. ‘salmon | o tins “Diamond® Cn “Old ‘Robert -with his” great , gag. portunities in’ the offing with: line construction and general. _ atmosphere in' the country, He “decided:to buy a river steamer. which would be. useful ‘in. his’ - trading operations and save a Jot.of freight charges which he “. now pald to the Hudson's Bay Company who owned the “‘Cal- edonia,” the only steamboat: He was @ wily customer and. . ‘Bay 'company,,,' “Diamond CG” some- ‘and arrived back with a small ’Monte™ one steamer named the ways credited with: having the - lnck: of the devil, The’ Govern-', graph line-arrived along about. this time and was having diff_l- o ‘culties with transportation: on: the Stickine river. He charter-- ed the Monte:Cristo to do-all “thelr work on the Stickine un-:' - spring “of .:1902: ; (ONE: OF CONTESTANTS in: Battle of Hardscrabble- Raplds « des. . cribed. below. in. Time. and .Place . by. Wiggs’ ‘O'Neill,. was. river | -/° steamer: Hazelton. Sternwheeler was. built. by.’ ‘Robert. Cunning- : --ham ° in 1901'to freight. shipments. up Skeena River. Vessel above : | s became. rival of: Hudson: Bay Company's Mount Royal. and: Meo : _ TIME AND PL ACE By WIGGS. O'NEILL : HARDSCRABBLE RAPIDS | - That: winter: ‘something. hap-) . : peried. that changed: the course ~-: of any future hostility, which” might have resulted in.a tragic -* ‘from. .the--: “TH E BATTLE. OF “season the. Hudson ’8 Bay. “offis cials » -were’ “scratching: ‘their - heads.as. ‘the “Caledonia’”” was.. hopelessly’. ‘outclassed °° ant. something. had ‘to be done. That winter the Bay built: a : brand:“new. “steamer. In «the. the “Mount, arrived” “on: the. ‘river . Royal’ “proved, . Be: Splendid : ‘She also’ boat: for the Skeena.- : These two new ‘boats, “adel. ton’ and “Mount Royal’ with -. which he termed the height. of ~~. folly... ‘and - poor ‘The. ‘résult. of the conference their skippers : both . first. class: swift. water” ‘men, “became. . ‘pit-. "ter. rivals: on. thes river. “To add ‘a little zest. ‘to’ the: ‘situation ‘ ‘these. two: ‘skippers: had no uses: -for each other, mainly: I gath- . ered because: of. the old ‘demon oe Jealousy. . ao » Rivalry. went on “fo oe i e; feach: boa : rying. to. ‘ol ival 01 ti. Consequently: it: came o.pass . ‘that. these. two: Skips ! pers.” were’. “running ®: iup’ 4 ‘and down: ‘the Skeena: with: loads’ of. freight’ ‘tod. light | to make it: pay - -in:-an. effort “tO: ‘satisfy . their ’ passengers with: their’ fast pas-_ “sages to Hazelton: This went... von: all summer © ‘until - there came a time on.one ‘trip when | both: ‘boats © were. pretty»: “close “together. The “Mount Royal” ‘caught up. - with’ the “Hazelton”. steaming the Hardscrabble — Rapids, near where the ‘town © of Usk was. to’ Spring: “up. Ane. . later years." - : Tt. would: apear. that the skip-_ per of the “Mount Royal” tried to ‘crowd the’“Hazelton’, and _ pass her on the crest. of the- papids to. prove his boat’s’ sup- erlority. He crowded his rival - go close that he forced him into shallow water and he had ‘to ring a stop bell and. drop back about half a,length. Then he ' . rang, funé ‘speed: ahead, caught the “Mount Royal” about mid- ships: and. pushed her across the: ‘river to the opposite crest of: ‘Hardscrahble Raids up on the bar. To add insult-to injury he went, onover the rapids and tooted his whistle at. his ene- my, .This: ‘battle between the rival: skippers was the subject of: conversation up and down ‘the: 8keenn. for Q long time, Tt was’ hashed: and rehashed, some favoring one skipper and ' some the other, ‘In: the late fall when. the son- “gon . was closed. for the year “and. the famous: battle was “more or less forgotten, an-itent . “appeared in the Victoria’ Col- ~anist—"“Investigntion is de- -manded on the Battle of Hard- serabble Rapids by the Mer- s chants Service Gulld,. 'Com- ' ,plaint, made to the Minister of: Marine,” It. -would. appear -. running.’ ‘their’ boats : “down ‘the. river: with part car-.. actions, but: neither’ fired. “ending. A courier . land office of the Hudson | Bay “company, ‘at. ‘Spokeshoot: and. ‘went. into. He. poirited. out the folly ‘of. goes and. both losing . money, management. “was that the .Hudson’s © Bay. ““ningham: $2,500. a year:to keep . the “Hazelton” on. the’: ways. : ‘and not‘operate. her. They. also. ~ wound up : ‘with ‘an option. tO: purchase , the: “Hazelton”. ata oy “set. price: ‘in“a: ‘given “p riod (of ¢ “! time: and‘ ‘during: ‘this :period vd ~ they 4 vould *haul™ ‘all “unning® “ham’s freight: ‘toe his ‘Hazelton “store! ‘free: ‘of charge. Later on. the “yudson’s ay ' exercised’ | their .option:.: and - purchased. the® “Hazelton’?. and: ‘Bay: + -poat.'to, the end ‘of her. days, and: flew “HBC” at. her.-mast-.. ~ head and. chad a long and'hon- , “This “arrange- |] -ment. did one. ‘of the. skippers “4 “out of a ‘job. He left'the Skeena’ ‘ she. -became:. au “Hudson orable“careéer. : -and went. to the: upper’ Fraser River to make: steamboat his- . - tory. This was. probably: a good » . thing as it kept the. two -hot- _ heads * ‘apart and. avoided any ‘came » embroiled in Battle of: Hardser abble Rapids, where; Mount: . Royal. ‘caught: up: to Hazelton near rapids where ‘Villagd of” Usk was built.intlater. years. Both captains: were: given warnings ro “ton” did: return to the Skeena . - €er on her boat: and the: last® skipper to “ply the: waters of the Skeena... “ine: ‘Victoria: arrived - conference with. ‘Cunningham. | “up and: by ‘asfew. old. ‘timers | impetuous. swift | water. - have long ‘since gone. over ‘the - : ‘Great, Divide. Knowing | them | ‘both. so well.-I. would: ‘not. be S surprised if in. the Great, Be-. ~ yond they. are. ‘looking: around - “Company. ‘agreed to: pay .Cun-. - fo ' oS of the old-fashioned open-face |" store is the. way. : pushy. people. can thrust: ‘ahead ~ of more. décent customers ahd , ‘get walted on’ no ‘matter, ch ‘battles -between them.’ ‘ne ‘skipper: ‘of the: “Hazel- in°1911 as: master of- the. “In- lander” and wound up. his’ ear~. in 1912. The last’: The Battle - of: -“Hardscrabble Rapids fought. under the’ shad- “ows, of the city of Usk, before the days of Ma Cameron:and -— is still remembered up. and Both of. these »,men her hotel, down, the river: to see if they ican” find: ‘aonew : ine a, busy uptowng a grocery store: one » OF. those ‘charm- _ing,, voiced, smartly - their 408 :, ,came euatee ere ee on by" - er, “but you'll catch. -the 5 aie " yright. ‘Canada .Widée : One virtue of the supermyur- “kets is in the fact that no‘m ‘ ter. how crafty, smart, foxy’ upper-class you are, you’ “ave . to get in Hne'at’ the cashier’ 5 counter and. take your. turn. One of the infuriating featiires ‘in whith Ow ‘ahead: ‘of thém. Towards ‘5 p. throaty -& “dressed. ladies ‘ing clerks: and.11 of°w - patiently - -waiting the Frankly, two or three. of : were ‘nefariously, scheming; *fo get waited on ahead of others td “} “then” ‘srogeeded to” order’: _ whole list’ of groceries. ° . “By golly”. muttered “the “man next. to.me, “when. ‘the : communists. take over, duch- ‘esses: like her won't: get away ~ with. things like that. 0 nF “Don’t worry, ‘chum: "T ‘mit- ‘tered back, “when the com- munists’ take: over, her kind will be’ the commisars’ wives. “Under any: social. system, the ‘pushy ones always elbow tnigir way to the front.” Its the. truth. co a aed “The lighter side «yt ean catch the 6:15 train, ” explained the’ hiker,. TE yoitll let me cut across your. f ield.;.. “Go. ahead,” said the farm. y' Sfeas os ~ “fish: goes~home. ‘andi fibs- about’ ° -the size of: the bait’ it stole.- ir 5245 _ Mcbride Be 4th ne let. us. reupholster your ‘furniture in one of the’ bright on “new fabrics, -NORTHWAY UPHOLSTERY - FREE ESTIMATES >» oe "wil a — Her Phone. 610% | LIVE DRAMA, eh a ‘8 NIGHT dee wu sr au” Directed by: Madame Kirkwood: Hackett. Prosentod by. Prinéo Ripert | Little Theatre: | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, _ June 7, & and 9. | oe “i Tickets 1 00. | sicie 00 ) mat Tree ee UF pet the: akippor of. the Mount |. yal was. trying to. ‘have’his |], aval ’s’ master's licence | tnken away for. bad conduct. The. lawyers for. both : the "awit water skippers got Into the fray and went. to gather- ing up evidence, They callect-_ ad evidence that the .com- -plaining skipper during the ‘battle had) abandoned. his ateoring wheol, left his. plot ‘house and wns. eulling for a. égun,, thus . ondangoring tho “lives of his paasangors with no “one In command, Also. he “would be at fault as he arowd« od. Ala. rival while negotiating a dangerous rapids, The mare the. law boys got digging Into “til the line was completed: The Stickine was a mil) pond comet" R “pared to the Skeona so this ar ts “yangement .worked out very wal] and was. vary profitnnte | to. the Ounningham firms | 0 . Cunningham». Immediately. ~~ xont nis akipper ‘to Victoria to. » build a new river bont for. him. recording to his own fdens ‘of. alvo, power etc,, suitable to the... Q +, Yequiremonts of the Bkeonn wa e oo he now steamer !Wagelton! | ~ pullt- by. the Alex Watson ahin- | rds arrived on the Skaonn in. ho‘apring. of 1001. She proved | heraolf to he just. whnt wna ra-"! ‘quired ” for: the. Sieann: That ~ . tho-affalr the mare: the ~ Short. sermons "game convinced that, both of . It. dooan't dao much good to.i (the: Not tempered ». captnina. : hope for succes, you! vo Got to, ware nf. fault whieh could: re-. hop for Me “ ‘pult: In both of thom. losing Khrushchev may, be getting orders from army po By WILLTAM: 1. RYAN | : wey -_ Annociated Presa Néwa “Analyat: ' Cp ou, BERLIN w | NIRA Khrighchov'a latest: ind, not for ‘ suppronaing peoples wha are ‘tight diutribe against: ‘Western leaders leaves . the’ - ing. for tholr independence and ‘social progress alrpng Improasion ‘that the ‘huge and: mighty, “and not for intervention In: the Internat affnirs Soviet Union, itp under, Ae control Of milltary. | of: atntes,” we 7 Yondera, i Me oe ie. 1 rnla ia Communtat jnngdn. The o- called | - Khrushe i has’ ‘boon, performing. Intoly: “a ruggla for “Independence and socia progreas”, ° nimost itkaig | “figurehend’ lender —eiand..one {aan Aosoplan way of referring to the AgUTER-, whoad atniamorits, Jn thelr’ yond) outlines, have ~ Alva expansion of eae : bean dletatod to hime we Fe ae epi trom th rei toc ist: The crude’ embollishmonts apparently.’ aro antitaneo from the Waal to ommunls ’ : ee . “attempts, to envelop and Amprigon ’ ncountry - : Khrushehov's awn contribution |= the name-. in...thla Janguage, “Intervention in . becomes ening and: ihreata,’ “The.man who: outwardly’ - i ' ja tho sole boas, ‘the! othe internal affalra": of the state In question... remfor’ of. tho’ Soviet: . : Union and the first decrotary of Ita: Communist, 3,020 {color alandlig ‘nalwovie oF Poti ee partys ‘ola ike ono over-anxious to prove tO bases surrounding tho Soviet, Union, khruahe superiors how willing. ho ja; to. enery ont thelr choy demands Nquidation: of “foreign bases.” Inatrnetions,.. 5: : vga - She Soviet, Union has no piaes that it. considers “ The Intest Boviet: propoanla, ta ‘owtiinod: by, “forolgn”. slnca .{ completely” dominntea ‘the: Khrushchev, willbe viewed jy: Weatern lendora Communist. states under’ {ta control, . nat tranaparent’cloak for tho ambitions of Tha’ hig difference botweon the Khrushchev LOCAL AUTO. SHOW. BIGGEST EVER’ et - vo» 1 fholr minatar'’s tloketa, 4 . Jommpniat, Imperialism, Soviet: communiam — of. today and the Khrushchev. who firat made” “Tg.uaed to be that a fool and | i The, mn gol “me ‘ooont CLM, Molorama alagod ab une. . pornoaalon of 'tholr mart now G.M produata will take ‘a. dlaarmamont: agreament. ‘only on | the” iaumamont proposal ‘before the United hia money were soon pnrted, ncaa monat Clyia. Contra by MoRao Bros; and Mone vgnt at the: show. Platurod “nhove: ta Mry - Motors. turned: out to have tho: Jorgeat “ attendance of any show of ita. kind. aver hold in Prince -Rupart. Customer Intere Ee Ita own’ torma: and’ thése. forma, Are. ‘olenr. ine Nations. 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