Slock Market Is Irregular nice Kansr leMcrciay iwi Irtltnul (tains and Loc rr: YORK Nov. 15 Stock if - ifc.'.d IrrrxQtarly within a jr , Yesterday with frar- t :r.' and lows Utilities f ak .uid profll-Uklng de-i r n pt.. hortly before the s T -. tranMctions total-(JO.t'M lures and closing av-industrial. W.42, up '.9 27 up 18: utilities. :? V and bonds. MM. off TRUCE IS Legislation On Social Matters i Employment and Health lnur- nce Measures I'lanned by Roosevelt ASIUNaTOM. D.C.. Nov. 15.-wvidcn Franklin D. Roosevelt is orkln out pinns for nn extensive P'SRram of social legislation. In-";fl'nj unemployment and health trance wlth'a view to Individual omlc security, to be presented ' w acxi session of Congress. The . ' ""xuUve opened conferences leaders. Tliey Served Till UmfmbrrlnB fallen comrades, 15 vaiinitlm, t ,. r, t i.u .?p,cndW support of the or- the i m nnd fcral public In rvailcc of Remembrance "ay ARMISTICE She men worked fourteen and sixteen hours dally for as little as $10 a month. The quality of the bread also suffered. In some cases being prac tically unfit for human OBSERVED Smlthrm Es-Srnlce Men and CM- tens Active on Deniembrance Day SMITHERS, Not. 15 - Following along lines adopted In previous years. Smlthers returned men and i riun observed the sixteenth an nlversary of the signing of the Ar- I m 1st Ice with a parade to the local 1 cemetery on Sunday morning to de KkllKIINH l'corate the graves of Oreat War 1 JLVv1 vlJJLjJLt veterans wn0 jje Uiere. The parade 1 u-ai In rharte of Lt. Col. R. L. Oalc ber nine, two having been added to t. -....Kr in l.ut Armistice? both of whom are In the local hospital fol lowing serious illnesses, Urge Public Service Remembrance Day service was held In the evening in the Smlthers Theatre to which the veterans marched In a body. The address was ... d.u n nonaldson and the nrnvrr bv RCV. L. J. 1UIICS Ol UIC ! Anglican Church. Combined choirs inf the- churches led me singing anu ictiori hv nn Seattle, lie win spen" in the south, part of Uie time In California. Mrs. Starr In Seattle. Is already TRAGEDY five. OF FIRE Three Children I.ose Lives When Alberta Farm Shack Burns Other in Hospital EDMONTON, Nov. 15: (CD- Three children of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Broulettc are dead and the parents and a fourth child are in hospital here as a result of a fire which destroyed their farm shack near Alslke In the Buck Creek dis trict yesterday. Two of the chil- t-J.."" jKadio Department btudymg ton. The dead are: Dorreen, aeed I four; Ocrald, two, and Donald, GRANDSON i . TORONTO, Nov. 15: (CP) Officials of the Babson statistical organization, at a "clients' conference" here, de clared Canada has made the greatest recovery from the depression of any country. Wheat Prices OF BURNS CnrUUtlon Committee of league' an(j was led by the Smlthers Brass Direct Dependent of Famous Scot- Of v.n..... c.wi. m-... in nA iti- hv ihf nlrwr and I lUh roet Celebrates 3in faraiuay and Bolivia I drummers, and members of the Lc- Birthday in Vancouver Dinn Halite Sons of Canada. Elks OENTM, Nor J5 Tlie concilia- and the Boy Scouts. VANCOUVER. Nov 15:-Robert i nn mMec of the League of a large number of citizens was Bums Hutchinson, great grandson x A.xn sent a message to Parn- auo at the cemetery to attend the of Robert Burns, the great Scottish f y: Bolivia proposing a truce 4ervlcc which was conducted by poet, celebrated his seventy-ninth Gun Chro hostilities wltli n.. n rnnairton of the United birthday at his home on Davie 'fm that the League no- church, the band furnishing music Street here. Mr. uuicninson is mc i,i . ! t . i tVitk MtA via ran Mtirns mil u:miorv nennmr uic uuw rnr th unoinff u v wv w a - w - - r - - cf a dksruMlon on November am., ih to.minute silence, the chlnson and Dr. Berkeley Jiutcnin P,f mi sounded bv Trum- Son.'. . nnMxm nnd the lament His mother was Uie daughter of wn$ played by Piper R. Richardson. Col. Jam'cs Olcncalm Bums, the A detail of returned men piacca son u iwucu ou...a, wreaths on the graves of their cie- narted comrades, which now num . V w.m .. Ti,nma Preecc. Dead Tree Point--Cloudy, u. o. m w Todays Weather frcsli Two veterans unable to take part southeast wind; barometer. 29-54; . ...auk iiih i F nfn nnm i m i . m' liiuuui . in the parade mis year w " V' "' nnrtv Island Part cloudy, Elliott and Harold Willis, VANCOUVER, Nov. 15: ICP Kvheat was quoted at 78'2c on the I Zo chcr undeV the local exchange today baton of J. S. Oray. The Armistice dance was held on u..,j, niohf nnrf niiain was one of ljpa bl8Bcst cvcnt ot lhc y5 ar wlt ! avcaill L...,. in ntindnncc from all IIUIIll'O parts of the Bulklcy Valley. Describing Interesting incidents and impressions of a recent trip to Eastern Canada and the United States, haecr Storngc Co., was the speaker today nh.r7'SUrr. local manager at the regular weekl, 'luncheon of 72 -P "Pl-latlon Uthe Pacific nslierle, jjIU saU SSTSi . tonight on w - , , nmo wm in the chair and there was a good attendance of members l eome news to local radio listeners Triple light who have beco cxasDerated at northeast wind; sea smooth. consistently poor reception condl Langara Island Part cloudy, I tlons of jate light easterly wind; sea smooth Terrace Cloudy, calm, 38. Anyox Patt cloudy, calm, 34. Stwart Clear, calm, 30. Tlie co-operation of Premier T. D. Pattullo is being sought with a view to bringing about an Improvement In reception conditions here, parti cularly of Commission programs. It has been almost lmposlble to re celve the Commission programs in Prince Rupert recently since station CFCN of Calgary ceased carrying them. Only on rare occasions, for many local receivers, does station CRCV of Vancouver come in strongly enough to permit of the Commission programs being received. If CRCV power were stepped up suf- 1 T. i'.u II. Johnson, JnT' general tS Z ma ' fIclcntly U 15 bcllcvcd that Commls-of the Canadian Fish & fM Cold, . , mt,,f h() ,inn . . at nil times. PRICK OF SILVER NEW YORK. Nov. 151 (CP)-Bar . .ii A t 11 . with Dr. L. W. Kcrgln and S. J. Ja- stiver ciosen ai oh-4c per ounce on bour, guests. I the local metal market today. TodayVWeaM, Tomorrow's Tides b prir. :a Rupert Part cloud M High 9:19 am 195 ft. 21:47 pjn. 18.2 It. -cr" wind; barometer, i. w, Low 2:36 pjn. 6 ft. tsmpciaturc. ; sea smooth. 15:34p.ra. 6.6 It. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER yu XXIV No. 206. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., HURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1934 PRICE: FIVE CENT8 CHAIN STORES IN WINNIPEG BLAMED DEPLETION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA'S FORESTS IS DENIED "Bread War" Forces Wages Down Almost To Starvation Point Quality of Product Also Suffered Brief Submitted to Premier Bracken by Manitoba Retail Merchants' Association WINNIPEG, Nov. 15: (CP) In a brief submitted to F- jtr John Bracken, the Manitoba Retail Merchants' k .aUon blames chain stores for conditions in the Win- .xg baking industry which have led to the "bread war." i c aociation charges that the chain stores would not retail shops to sell bread at the same prices the '"ciuun More quoted ana consistently undercut price with the result that bakery wages dropped until the I Recovery I I Of Canada ! I Greatest! First Telegraphed Picture From Australia This picture showing ht Duke of Okou ieste? with Australian "honey beat's was telegraphed from Me.b-;iuhi. Australia, to tendon, to inaugurate the new phototelegraphy system between the two countries. Prince Henry after attending the Victoria Sta,te Centennial, wh'.'Ji he opened, siiileo from Melbourne yesterday and will visit Hobart. Tasmania, omorrow enroute to England. Interference Report; Hopes To Improve Reception Here Seeking Means to Reduce Interference From High Tension Power Line Station CRCV to be Improved Pattullo's Co-operation Sought Commander C. P. Edwards, director of radio service of the federal department of marine, has written to J. 0, Williamson, secretary of the Prince Rupert Radio Association, announcing that the report of the departmental inspectors who recently investigated radio interference in Prince Rupert has been received at Ottawa and that the report is now being studied in an endeavor K . to find means of reducing the inter-1 1 nI ference from the high tension trans-1 j HiniSn lUllSlC mission system nere. r rom iiecior Charlesworth, chairman of the Ca nadian Radio Broadcasting Com mission, comes word confirming re cent reports that plans are under consideration for the Improvement of broadcasting station CRCV of Vancouver as a result of which lt Is hoped the reception of Commission programs In Prince Rupert will be facilitated. All of this will be wel- Is Subject Of Club Wednesday The Ladles' Music Club had Its regular fortnightly meeting yester day afternoon at the home of Miss Margaret McCaffery. Fourth Ave Sibelius), Mrs. Smith. Vocal quartet. "Our Fatherland" (Sibelius). Mrs. S. D. Johnston, Mrs. Province Is Capable of -' Cutting Three Billion ; Feet oi Lumber Yearly Lord Denvent's Statement in House of Lords Corrected United Kingdom by no Means Dependent Upon Russia , VICTORIA, Nov. 15: (CP) British Columbia can cut more than three billion feet of lumber annually for an indefinite period if the United Kingdom will supply the market, provincial forestry officials state in commenting on a cable from London which quoted Lord Denvent as stating in the House of Lords that Canadian forests arebeing - ... ;:rapldly depleted. Drawing attention ' 00NA RIVER , MADE PORT Installation of Float by Department of Public Works Will Enable Steamers to Call There . - . - -"""" r".f : - ; t Oona River, Poreher Island, has now been equipped with a landing float which will make it possible for steamers to make landings there for the handling of business It is expected that it will now be made a port of call by the Union Steamship Co. The float was built on contract from the federal department of public works at the local dry dock by the Victoria Piledriving & Contracting: Co. and was put in place this week. It was towed to Oona River by the Armour Salvage Co.'s- power tug Salvage Princess which returned to port at 1 oVlock this morning after having assisted in the job of putting it in place. BORAH IS CRITICAL In Congress Something Is Wrong With Relief WASHINGTON. D.C.. Nov. 15:, Senator W. E. Borah ot Idaho an CLAKKK IS EDMONTON'S NEW MAYOR: KNOTT IS ' DECISIVELY DEFEATED r EDMONTON. Nov. 15: (CP) J. A. Clarke, nominee of the Independent Labor Partv. was J. H. McLcod. Mrs. C. E. Cullln anrt: eiectcd mavor of Edmonton in Mrs. Robert uiance. . yesterday's civic election, get- Vocal solo. "Folk Song of Finland," Mrs. J. II. McLcod. Piano solo. "Flnlandla" (Sibelius), Mrs. W. E. Drake. Accompanists for the afternoon were Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Stamford and Mrs. Moore. At the conclusion of the program, tea was served by the hostess. i ting a majority of about four I to what he described as adeplor- ible" drop in importations from jnplre -countries. Lord Derwcnt idded: "Every year we are becom-ng more dependent on Russia." Provincial officials point out that tdequate fire protection and sclcn,-.lfic measures such as reforestation. elective, logging, etc would keep he province's forests producing,ln--tff Inltelyr - ' During nine months this year the United Kingdom took 334.000.000 reet of British Columbia lumber and, with the present production capacity, a minimum of 600,000,000 feet could be supplied. DISCUSSING ARMAMENTS (Question of Whether or Not Japan Will Accept fcreat Britain's Compromise Plan LONDON, Nov. 15: There are conflicting reports as to whether Japan will accept the compromise plan of Oreat Britain In connection with naval disarmament upon which jSpan and United States have been unable' so far to agree. Reports from Toklo indicate that" the compromise plan will not txj i acceptable to the Japanese govern-. Idaho Senator Will Oppose N. It. A. ' ment because it gives Japan parity with Great Britain and United States in principle but not in prac-T tice. Nothing less than actual equal- . ity with Great Britain and United r. . . ... ... oiaies in navai sirengm win satisnrr nounces that he wlli oppose at the, Japan although some Japanese o next session of Congress the con--ficlals are said to feel it would be tlnuatlon of the operation of the more advisable to accept the com National Recovery Act although he., promise than face the possibility qX. will support the abolition of child J a British-American alliance agalnsl -labor. Japan. . ; In a statement Senator Borah z is indicated, however, in quarw iharged waste in relief expenditure, ters close to the Japanese delega nue West. There was a splendid at-charging that administration was tion that there is still hope of a tendance of members with Mrs. R.j taking up too great a portion of the compromise being reached. L. Mcintosh, the president, in the-cosi. uemancung an investigation. chair. I he asserted that "something must An mtPrrsUM and instructive be color when millions who are ,r nn vinih Homnosers" waslnet'dln& "ei are still forced to go wltnout lt" given by Miss McCaffery who was also responsible for the arrangement of the following appropriate program: Vocal solo. "Thou Art My Rest" H. Collan, Mrs, Ernest Anderson. Piano solo, "Vase Triste" (Jean AGREEMENT IS DENIED No Secret Defence Pact Between Great Britain, Belgium and France LONDON. Nov. 15: Official denial is made that general, mllltarr staffs of Cfrcat Britain, Belgium and France have reached a secret agreement to take concentrated steps to defend themselves In the event of aerial attack. The military staff hundred over Aid. J. Ogtlvle. 'would enter Into no such agree Civic Government Association candidate. D. K. Knott. Labor mayor for the past three years, was down nearly four thousand below the leader. ment without consulting with tin government, it Is stated here. It has been reported that Holland refused to enter Into any such agreement whereupon the other three nations proceeded with tho agreement.. a. tf: -4: 1 il r.I 4