i ctinfl: orkers i fi LEY. England, inor snuads of iUllk, 1.1 v " ! MOdUCtA Itons. Third Ave.! M IIUH-M W $H CUML iviintia .ikir nomiD ate STAYING OFF JOBS 1 1 N ULL .. t i . . ko nt I'aniH- spokesmen lor onal union A dis- .. tho Ynrkshlre .u ..riv tndav that men from t.o ware dui vniwi ""wine uciic. -i. I miners are still ,., fka r.rimp. rr pi I n r in u 1 to be AcknoHledE- Kj j New.; tods? Ih:t Former vu tvidtnt.y re- ire nm in I a tvi n a a iiy crime: com- Troller Fnun r (.J!iil C i- f the we: cast de-Uhc provincial pol- fpinUt A tVi.li VIA mum M tv . (TP IB IH 1 w icvtriu PAY FOR EERS j uinriiaiion '.Recently 1,1 Hijher wages working hours art llfii V.i - -w ui n rnr u l VP If! . . " vuniuer of Labor Dintoh. we members jm... . : """on oi .- '"i ci Canada Tnc 3j "mmends that """ofchiof nV- . "autcii an aseo lDv 12 ."0Bth ter a VMr 7setVlceanH tin i... Tides "pwmber u i947 10:59 22:50 4:30 16:45 17.5 feet Vancouver Island Would Ban Douks 20.1 feet 4.1 feet 8.3 feet .have t011n from belag PARKS VILLE, Vancouver Parksvllle Board of Trade Is leading up-lsland Boards ot Trade In a movement to prevent 1 migration of Doukhobors to thU area from the Kootenay district, ! They would ruin the tourist tousi- I ness, It la declared. JUDGE SULLIVAN TO PROBE DOUKS Is Named Commissioner by Attorney General More Cases of Arson .L. rinrAnn WtmAf 1 a C t nlfrVlf on. nrimeinoruc. .. ... ........ Judge Harry Sullivan, County -I thrmiah Court, New Westminster, as In- . .v,n vestieator Into the Doukhobor All ----- . . . , ..... -imethorpe coal face promem. ic juu3c t . ncreais theli dally " v wwj w .smc order cf the Na-,ccmmioii. Board and the Na- Meantime, were rave . rrirara mree new cases 01 suuyuacu u- s 111 "1C UUUIU"' t-uuun, i? rw estimated i west m iiciauu, wie mtwuw uiw time being Sons of Freedom whose barns were burned; TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy S. o. Johntton Co.. Ltd.) Vancouver Bralorne 11.05 B.'R. Con .06 B. R. X 10 Cariboo Quartz 2.45 Dentonla .20 Hedley Mascot - 1.09 Grull Wlhksnc JWi Minto rv.-r- t PendOrellle '.V2:..r.......... 1.90 Pioneer 3.75 Premier Border .08', 4 Privateer -39 Reeves McDonald 100 Reno 10 Salmon Gold -29 Sheep Creek 1-07 Taylor Bridge 57 Taku River Congress -0Vi Vananda 25 Hedey Amalgamated 04 , Pacific Eastern 1 Sllbak Premier 70 Spud Valley 1 Oils A. P. Con 11 Calmont 35 C. & E 2.42 Foothills 2.60 Home 3.10 Toronto Athona -1 Aumaque . O Beittle -78 Bevcourt 7' Bobjo : lfl Buffalo Canadian 18 Consol. Smelters 84.00 Conwest 90 Donalda - I-11 Eldona 1." Elder '6 Giant Yellowknlfe 6.45 God's Lake... 1.21 Hardrock 37 Harricana .1 Heva Gold 33 Hosco -33 Jacknlfe .10 iollet Quebec 50 Lake Rowan 15 Lapaska 30 Little Long Lac 1.81 Lynx ,12'2 Madsen Red Lake 3.05 McKenzle Red Lake 56 McLeod Cockshutt 1.60 Moneta 43 Negus 2.07 Noranda 42.50 Louvicourt 1.60 Picke Crow 2.55 Regcourt ., .23 San Antonio 4.00 Senator Rouyn 53 Sherrltt Gordon 3.10 Steep Rock 2.05 Sturgeon River 20 John C. Berto, Vancouver lurmber broker, has ibeen visiting the plant of the Skeena Lumber Co. at Porpoise Herbor for the past few days and will be leaving tomorrow afternoon by LP.lapp on his return south, to other United Nations members to endorse its principles of nondiscrimination, fair-dealing in trade reductions among them selves and plain horsMrading in which no existing protection or advantage Is yielded without reasonable return. In theory, all participating countries want lower tariffs. In practice and the Geneva discussions prove it they look on tariffs as an essential weapon In every country's armory. Even countries which endorse every word in the I.T.O. draft charter and advocate free tarde say they cannot at once Individually surrender their protective arrangements and trust the I.T.O. to safeguard their Interests in the future. But these negotiations repre sent the cguntrles handling most of the world's trade. Their deie cates say that if among them selves they can agree to reduc tions in tariffs, they will nave given the world a good example. I They do not speak or me elim ination of tariffs as HKeiy in me near future. SOME NEGOTIATIONS ARE COMPLETED Some negotiations have been completed with satisfactory results for both sides. Canada has concluded discussions with Syria, Lebanon, India, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Chile. Other agreements are considered .certain. You ask whether this long ji..cinn mpans we are not UI.Uiwi' " making progress," said one dee fnt.f "The fact that we have been here so long ins the. best maica- Mnn that we are making progress Do you think that we would have stayed here for live mo " -less confident that ultimate we were agreements can be reached among the negotiating nations? None of the negotiators has gone home or given up the effort. When the negotiations are ended all, or at least a majority of the. 17 countries are expected NORTHERN AND CENTRAL" BRTTIBH COLUMBIA'S NEWHPAPER 1 1 9 TAXI if) HfllRVICE Phone t 8ft TTCTSTAR I Bulletins riTTSBURGH-DISASTEK PITTSBURGH Twentj-K'ne members of crew are dead and seventeen are injured as a result of the fire and explosion of the excursion boat Island Queen at dock in the centre of this river port yesterday. RUSSIA SUSPICIOUS NEW YORK Arriving here for the sessions of the United Nations, Andrei Vichinsky, deputy Russian foreign commissar, commented on the new inter-American western hemi sphere defence pact, saying that "when one speke of defence, one was often preparing for attack." .SENATOR 'DIES NAI'ANEE, OnU Senator William J. Harmer of Edmonton, aged 74, Liberal senator since 1918, died in hospital here yesterday. He had been seriously III for the past month. GIVE UP IN INDO-CHINA PARIS France offered to-day to turn over the administration of Indo-China to the Viet iS'amese if they would remain within the French Union and permit the French to retain strategic military installations, Agence France-Presse reported. Emlle Rollaert, French High Commissioner to Indo-China, made the offer in a speech at Handong, the agency said' in "a dispatch from Saigon. ALL JEWS IN CAMP HAMBURG Following a two-hour pitch battle yesler- ..f iiwkh refusees had- Baseball Scores National Brooklyn 3, Chicago 4 Philadelphia 0, St. Louis 2 New Yorn 3, Pittsburg 1 Boston 0, Cincinnati 2 American Chicago 6, Washington 1 St. Louis 1, Philadelphia 0 Detroit 3, Boston 5 CAUSES RELAPSES .... It is believed that malaria infection may cause from two to 15 relapses of the disease. FILLERS to approve a general tariff agreement. To this can be attached the details of agreements among the various countries, with concessions made to one another. These details will pe published in home capitals later, possibly In October. Home governments will be required to pass on the tariffs revisions before they are presented to the Havana meeting. When they will become effective Is still uncertain. Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." ".or yyvvt Nq. 212. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS E0VINCIAL ' : 1 ' ' LIBRARY ZT J una 31-43 CADIZ POOR SUFFER IN ARSENAL EXPLOSION This aged woman is fhown outside her ruined cottage, where some members of her family perished, with belongings she was able to save after the arsenal and naval torpedo factory at Cadiz, Spain, blew up. More inan zuu peraui killed and thousands were injured. 2,500,000 pounds of exposlves blew up. Are Planning World Trade Canada Represented in Important Confereces at Geneva GENEVA, O Experts on everything from wheat to penknives sit in 100 offices here taking their way toward what the United Nations has designed as a happier world. They represent the 17 coun i tries including Canada which are members of the international trade organizations preparatory committee. Since last April, they have been engaged on two tasks; 1. EstablishlnKrule&ifor international trade to avert ruinous trade wars and', 2. Lowering tariff barriers that hamper the free flow of goods. The first of these tasks has been completed. They have approved the I.T.O. draft charter which they win offer to the World Trade Conference at Havana, Nov. 21, with an invitation were Ratifying of Peace Pacts Formalities to Take Place in Paris and Moscow Sept. 15 LONDON, Wi The Foreign Of- ted States all appeared agreeable to a British suggesaon ior simultaneous deposit of instruments of ratification. Instruments of ratification of the Italian treaty will be deposit ed with' the French-Foreign Of fice in Paris. Instruments for Finland, Bulgaria, Rumania and Hungary will be deposited at the Kremlin. CITY AND SEAL COVE Mayor and City Clerk Authorized to Conclude Deal For Installations Mayor Arnold and City Clerk Thain were authorized by the city council Monday night to conclude arrangements with the Department of Transport for the acquisition of the hangar, fuel Installations, two powder storage magazines, fire hall, sub-station and electrical distribution system and runway at Seal Cove Air Base. n. iUa nu hf thpSP buildlnES I UI fci.V WOV. " . - i i refused to, go ashore from tne installations the city will pay British transport Runnymeue .ure tne Park all were in displaced per- buldin s for 25 percent on their sons camp at Luebeck loaay. . and e to keep The Jews used clubs, broken bottles, razor llades and barbed wire in their resistance. Thirty-three Jews were hospitalized and three British ed. other members ol tne Chamber, they were takeri at 'noon to the Commodore Cafe where they were luncheon guests of the; Chamber. Following the luncheon, they were taken by buses to Port Edward where they are spending the afternoon as guests of Nelson Bros. Fisheries Ltd. at their samon canning plant. Opportunity is also being taken to visit the site of the Celanese Corporation of Ameriac's pro- fif announced todav that the Jected cellulose nulp mill. Back Allied peace treaties with five! in the city late this afternoon, the local tour will Include a former Axis satellite states would I visit to the plant of the Canadian be ratified formally in Paris and . Fish & Cold Storage and an in- w c(m), 15. in Moscow September inal A liC i'UIVib" wwv I toe said Russia, France and the Uni Accompanying the lumbermen on their tour is W. A. MacAdam, j Agent General for British Columbia, London, while F. G. Stur- i gess of the Department of Trade and Industry, Victoria, is the personal guide for the tour of British Columbia. Seattle Loading Is Slow Process The Briggs Steamship Co. find loading at Seattle a very tedious business and how much longer business will be performed there appears rather uncertain, says the Ketchikan Chroncile. The Southeastern left Ketchikan recently for northern ports and, returning, will proceed to Prince Rupert to pick up a wait ing cago. If the ship does make another voyage to Seattle it would not be before September 15. The Southeastern was held In Seattle for four days the company state, although longshoremen were on the payroll from 8 In the morning until midnight for four days. HOMES OF NICOTIANA Australia and America are the only continents which have any the property properly maintain-1 wild species of-Nlcotlana, or na- tiye tobacco plant. U. S. FOOD ARRIVES IN GREECE- The first barge-load of U. S. flour, which was part of the $18,000,000 worth of food and military supplies rushed to Greece recently by the U.S., following the Greek government crisis, is shown arriving at the dock in Piraeus harbor covered with the U.S and Greek flags. k wY PREMIER OF INDIA SEES HIS COUNTRY AS IN STATE OF WAR; DELHIS IN GRIP OF TURMOIL B R I T I S H TIMBER MEN PAY CITY ! Th0,ad. w VISIT DURING CANADIAN TOUR F orty important timber men from Britain, members of the United Kingdom Timber Trades Federation, touring British Columbia as guests of the provincial government, are in Prince Rupert today. Arriving this morning on the steamer Prince Rupert from Vancouverthey will proceed by train this evening to Prince George. " Welcomed by George C. Mlt-j t:il on T Mill W W chell, chairman of the lumberi,r r j g , , . Be Discussed . ' A VANCOUVER, VI) Premier Chamber u of Commerce, and . . ... ' mK. , uuiill iiul y uiiu uivuiuvia vi w cabinet Will meet oiflcials of the provincial Federation of Labor (CIO) and Canadian Congress CI Labor's national secretary, Pat Conray, In two weeks for a discussion of Bill 39, Harold Prltch-ett, secretary treasure of the Federation, says. Cranbrook Has Poliomyelitis VICTORIA Two cases of polio in Cranbrook, the first to be reported in that area, have brought the total of cases of the malady In British Columbia to date to 207. There have been seven deaths. FOR CRISIS EIRE LOOKS Application For Wage Increases Embarass Situation DUBLIN t?) A strong. New Movement for wage increases threatens to create an Industrial crisis for Eire and trade unicn leaders are urging imposition of an over-all price ceiling to stop the Post War Increase in the cost-of-living. There should be a stand still now on prices as there form-, erly was on wages," said James Larkin, vice-president of the Irish Trades Union Congress and a member of the Dail. Union wage claims average a 25-percent Increase. What Labor leaders want Instead is a prices Tribunal similar to the Labor Court, with power to authorize price Increases in the same way as the Labor Court approve higher wages. "The prices situation seems' out of hand," said one T. ,U. C. oflcial. Housewives Agree No one agrees more thoroughly than the Irish housewife. A "Parliament f Women" will convene In Dublin (Sept. 19 to discuss proposals looking toward price reductions and to protest against the Government's failure to. stem Increases In living costs. Swedish, Dutch and British Women's "Parliaments" are be ing askad to send delegates. Be hind the scheme is an organization known as the Dublin Lower Prices Council to which is affiliated the Joint committee for women's organizations. Second session of "Parliament" will be on the eve or reassembly of the Call and there will be general lobbying of Dail mmbers next day. There wiU be a Women's "Cabinet" to remain In constant seslon until "effective price control Is secured." new Tiireat Proposals 'for a new Anglo-Irish trade agreement are expected toy trade union leaders to increase prices in Eire still further. It Is thought Britain will offer increased prices, as well as an Improved supply of feeding-stuffs and XertHIzars which Eire needs badly. Export rates largely dictate prices In this coutry. Most Irishmen feel that their countrys best hope of prospertlty lies In Increased trade with Britain, however. From Bloody Slay NEW DELHI, (CP) Prime Minister Pandit Nehru declared in a broadcast Tuesday night that the government of the Dominion of India was confronted with a situation "anal-agous to war" and would meet "the serious crisis on a war basis." Thousands of Moslems, fearing death at the hands of inHamed Sikhs and Hindus, have fled from the twin clt2s of old and new Delhi where it is estimated that thousands have lost their lives in brutai massacres during the last four days. Gunfire Is still heard by night and day. INTERNATIONAL POLICE FORCE Russia Quite Modest in Idea of Requirements MOSCOW Russia thinks that world peace could toe maintained by an international police force consisting of 12 divisions of. troops, 1200 airplanes and five or six cruisers. Each nation would contribute equally to; the maintenance of the torce. Mr. Justice Richards As Conciliator Asked OTTAWA The Meat Packers Union of America has requested the Department of Latoor to name Mr. Justice, S. E. Richards as conciliator m me aispuie which has. resulted in strike against the three principal packing companies Swift-Canadian Co., Burns & Co., and Canada Packers. The companies have been asked to agree to the appointment of Mr. Justice NO EXPORT OF POULTRY FEED Prince Rupert is Unable to Relieve Situation at Ketchikan Prince Rupert is unable to ship poultry feed to Ketchikan, iwhers there Is an urgent need for It, because the necessary export permit has been refused by the Department of Trade and ,Cn- imerce. After an appeal ifor a supply had been received irom James O. Pinkerton of Ketchikan, Ei T. Applewhalte, secretary of the Prince Rupert Chamber cf.. Commerce, located five tons of the commodity here and wired Ottawa seeking the necessary ex port permit. The answer from Hon. James A, McKinnon, minister of trade and commerce, was that a critical situation in regard to. poultry feed exists in Canada with win ter supplies unpromising and 'no export was toeing permitted except lor limited quantities to Newfoundland and the British West Indies. Two Licence Plates Are Being Restored VICTORIA-Srltlsh Columbia motorists will have two licence plates for their cars again next year under an order-In-councll passed yesterday. During the war when metal was scarce licence plates In this province were reduced to one per car. WANTED j AUTOMOBILE FOR CASH 1937 or later. Must be in ex- 2 cellent condition. Mr. J. T. j m 1 ! ..HA.t If n . dl a j-iayiur, rruii'c iviiki imici.