KNOX
HOTEL
i:mikk
M:v
Manaodmknt
61
room'
all
Mil
It
Hut
ami
Cold
Watrr
Hhourr
lUlli
kxmxi.knt
ihmmi
iioom
You
hMI
llkr
llii-Kn.n,
luic:
7.V.
Alt.
American
or
European
Plan
I-ti
l.
AHMOl
It
l'rirlrtar
Whitehall.
Thete
were
messages
of
ronrratulatlon
and
best
wishes
from
all
parts
of
the
Empire
and
many
foreign
nations.
Interior
Gets
Welcome
Rain
General
Precipitation
Ut
Thurs
day
IJenetlU
Dry
Field
"
Hardens
Navy
League
To
Aid
Cadets
Corps
The
annual
tag
day
of
the
local
branch
of
the
Navy
League
of
Can
ada
for
the
purpose
of
raising
funds
to
assist
In
Sea
Cadets
work
here
took
place
on
Saturday.
Weather
was
nusnlclous
and,
throughout
the
day.
the
lads
were
busy
on
the
streets
with
the
result
that
$00
was
collected.
Philip
M.
liny
was
in
charge
and
the
tagging
was
carried
out
by
Sea
Cadets
licrner.
Elklns,
Wllllscrott.
O'Neill,
Monklcy.
Allen,
Landry.
Hrown,
Baker.
Morrison,
Drake
and
Smith.
IIAK
SILVER
NEW
YORK.
June
4:
(CP)
Bar
silver
was
quoted
at
44ic
on
the
jocai
meui
marKet
loaay.
were
reported
today
from
many
southern
sections
of
Al-Imrta
and
Saskatchewan,
brimiing
relief
to
scorched
crons.
Manitoba
was
visited
by
more
scattered
showers,
Throughout
the
prairies
since
Saturday
there
has
been
rain,
varying
from
light
showers
to
quite
neavy
uown
pours.
Tliere
w
general
rejoicing
among
the
farmers
who
have
been
facing
virtual
total
destruction
of
crops
over
a
wide
area
owing
to
the
long
drought
KING
HAS
BIRTHDAY
Crf.rif
V.
Klty-Nlne
Years
oLMt
Sunday
Spent
Ilsy
Quietly
With
Family
LONDON.
June
4:
CP-Klng
Of
(rue
yesterday
celebrated
his
xv-nlnth
birthday
with
a
quiet
far
illy
gathering
at
Buckingham
Palace
and
today
attended
a
cere
mony
of
trooping
the
colors
In
ARREST
FOR
OLD
MURDER
Brooklyn
Man
Taken
Into
Custody
in
Connection"
With
Fairbanks
Triple
Slaying
19
Years
Ako
BROOKLYN,
N
Y,
June
I:
(CD
Thomas
I".
Jensen,
aced
16,
was
arrested
here
yeslerday
for
In
vrsUrallon
in
connection
with
the
slayint
of
three
persons
at
Fairbanks.
Alaska,
in
1915
during
a
$9,000
told
dust
robbery.
The
three.
persons
were
Marie
Schmidt,
Frank
Adams
and
John
llolcnbcrg.
Jensen
says
he
never
was
In
Alaska.
TRIAL
ON
SHORTLY
Four
Indians
Charged
with
Mur
dering
Olflcers
to
be
Arraigned
At
Kamloops
or
Vernon
welcome'
KAMLOOPS,
June
4:
-The
trial
A
fairly
hean
and
very
ram
ai
came
IauVy
to
.he
of
four
.
n..tJL
uiw
His.
scrvatlon,
charged
with
the
mur-
i-..
-c.kt
tmr.
Hie
inter-
win
"
on
naiurnay
iin
""
lor
The
precipitation
was
oi
ines
timable
value
to
the
field
and
garden
crops
which
were
beginning
to
suffer
from
the
effects
of
a
long
dry
spell.
The
rainfall
also
laid
the
dust
which
was
becoming
very
troublesome
throughout
the
country
Tag
Day
Held
By
Constable
Frank
Olsborne
near
Merrltt
re
cently,
will
open
at
Vernon
on
June
11,
It
Is
expected
lower
Fraser.
A
body
was
reported
at
the
week-end
to
have
been
seen
drifting
down
the
Fraser
River
near
Lytton.
It
Is
hoped
that
It
may
have
been
that
of
Carr
and
It
will
be
recovered.
Olsborne's
funeral
took
place
here
last
week
with
military
honors.
General
Strike
In
All
Recording
128.4
hours
of
sun
shine.
May
this
year
was
the
sun
niest
month
Prince
Rupert
has
en-
oyed
since
May
1932
when
there
were
138.4
hours
of
sunshine,
so
far
this
year
there
has
been
a
total
of
438
hours
of
sunshine
as
com
pared
with
310.8
hours
in
the
first
five
month
of
1933.
Precipitation
for
May
this
year
totalled
5.8
inches,
bringing
the
aggregate
for
the
year
up
to
47.39
Inches
as
compared
with
31.69
inches
In
the
corresponding
period
of
last
year.
Of
this
year's
total
rain
fall
to
date,
almost
half
fell
In
the
exceptionally
wet
month
of
Janu
ary.
The
weather
summary
for
May
was
as
follows:
Highest
barometer
reading
at
sea
level,
30.48
on
May
20.
Lowest
barometer
reading
at
sea
level.
28.69
on
May
3.
.
Maximum
temperature,
72
on:
May
23.
I
L-
Minimum--tempera
turtC37
on
May
17.
Mean
temperature.
49.4.
Total
precipitation,
5.8
Inches.
Sunshine.
128.4
hours.
Attempted
Murder
And
Arson
Charge
Hoss
Edward
Jeffrey
of
Fort
St.
John
Charged
With
Attempted
Murder
and
Setting
House
Afire
Ross
Edward
Jeffrey
of
Fort
St.
John
In
the
Peace
River
Block,
who
lis
alleged
to
have
attacked
his
fa
ther
recently
with
an
axe.
causing
two
of
his
ribs
to
be
broken
before
he
was
restrained,
Is
being
charged
with
attempted
murder
and
will
have
preliminary
trial
at
Fort
St.
John,
divisional
headquarters
of
the
provincial
police
here
have
been
advised.
Jeffrey
Is
also
to
be
charged
with
arson,
having
allegedly
set
fire
to
his
house.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
James
H.
Thompson
are
spending
a
few
days
at
Terrace
The
police
reveal
that
some
of
and
will
be
returning
to
the
city
on
nlsborne's
naners
have
been
found
tomorrow
nignis
train
In
a
pocket
of
one
of
the
accused
Indians.
Carr's
body
has
not
yet
been
found
although
widespread
search
Is
continuing
all
along
the
Nicola
and
South
Thompson
Rivers
while
a
look-out
Is
also
helng
kept
on
the
Toledo
is
Starling!
A,liffli!Ssl;
Union
Iabor
In
Ohio
City
Threatens
Walk-Out
Today
GENEVA,
June
4:
Owing
to
the
gravity
of
the
situation
arising
out
TOLEDO.
June
4:
A
general
of
the
impasse
between
France
In
walk-out
of
all
union
labor
in
this
its
demands
for
security
and
Ger-piiv
was
due
to
commence
here
to-
many,
Insisting
upon
rearmament
day
In
sympathy
with
employees
of
the
disarmament
conference
was
the
Electric
Autollte
Co.
who
have
adjourned
over
the,
week-end
so
kMn
.trlke
for
some
time.
All
that
-delegates
might
confer
with
!
First
Money
I
From
Ottawa
I
In
Victoria
I
VICTORIA,
June
4:
(CP)
First
fruits
of
the
negotiations
between
Premier
Pattullo
and
Premier
Bennett
for
a
federal
loan
have
arrived
here
in
the
form
of
a
$1,250,000
advance
to
meet
unemployment
relief
costs.
DEATH
OF
GOVERNOR
James
Itolph
jr.,
Chief
Executive
of
State
of
California,
Passes
Away
SAN
JOSE.
Cal..
Jiir.e?
4:
CP
Governor
James
Rolph
jr.
.of
Cali
fornia,
aged
84,
died
on
Saturday
afternoon.
He
had
been
111
for
some
time
with
cardiac
arid
pulmonary
complications
and
some
days
previous
to
his
passing
hope
vl
recov
ery
had
been
given
up.
His
widow
and
children
were
present
at
the
end,
having
been
called
to
his
bed
side
last
week
In
anticipation
of
his
passing.
Halibut
Arrivals
American
Brisk,
36,000,
Cold
Storage,
6.5c
and
Sc.
Yukon.
24.000,
Booth,
7.8c
and
5c
Summit,
16.000.
Atlln,
8c
and
5c
Blanco,
18,000,
Cold
Storage,
7.8c
and
5c.
Canadian
Edward
Lipsett,
8,500;
Southend
14.000,
and
Oslo,
12.000,
Cold
Stor
age.
5.5c
and
5c.
Fanny
F.,
9.500,
and
Domino
II.
9,000,
Atlln,
5.5c
and
5c.
Mrs.
George
P.
McColl,
after
visit
of
a
few
days
In
town,
sailed
by
the
Catala
last
night
on
her,re-
turn
to
Port
Simpson.
Two
Knighthoods
and
Ten
Other
Titles
Come
to
Canadians
In
King's
Birthday
List
This
Year
LONDON,
June
4:
(CP)
Two
knighthoods
and
ten
other
honors
went
to
Canada
with
the
publication
yester
day
of
the
King's
Birthday
honors
list
which
contains
four
new
peerages,
five
baronetcies
and
fifty-four
knight
hoods.
The
two
Canadian
knighthoods
went
to
Charles
Edward
Saunders,
former
Dominion
cerealist,
who
devel
oped
four
varieties
of
wheatmar-
quls,
ruby,
reward
and
garnet
and
to
Dr.
Frederick
Grant
Banting,
discoverer
of
the
insulin
treatment
for
diabetes.
The
following
four
Canadians
Tomorrow's
Tides
t
mmm
High
,
7:3
ajn.
165
ft.
20:27
pjn.
18J8
ft.
Low
1:27
a.m.
7.3
ft.
13:37
pxn.
62
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMHLVS
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXIV..
No.
129.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
JUNE
4,
1934
PK1CE:
FIVE
CENTS
FURTHER
RAIN
FALLS
ONDRYPRAIRIE
DRAWING
IN
IRISH
SWEEP
Two
Tickets
Drawn
in
Canada
on
Second
Favorite
For
Derby
But
None
on
Colombo
DUBLIN.
June
4:
(CP)
Once
again
the
drums
of
fortune
revolved
today
in
the
Irish
Free
State
Hospitals
Sweepstakes
and
25
Canadians
were
lucky
in
drawing
horses
althousk
no
tickets
on
Colombo,
the
hot
favorite,
came
to
Canada.
Two
tickets
on
Umid-war,
the
second
favorite,
were
drawn
by
Montreal
and
Bellcvue.
Alta
men.
B.
Dunnell
of
North
Vancouver
drew
Alishan,
a
starter.
Possibly
more
Canadians
will
draw
horses
before
the
drawing
closes.
A
total
of
$11,000,000.
was
subscribed
to
the
Derby
sweep,
$9.-000.000
:oins
for
prizes.
The
big
race
lakes
place
at
Epsom
Downs
on
Wednesday.
Forest
Fire
In
Prince
Rupert
Blaze
Gets
Out
of
Control
and
Spreads
Into
Timber
at
Base
Of
Mount
Oldfield
A
clearing
fire
on
the
far
side
of
McClymont
Park
got
out
of
control
lbout
noon
today
and
spread
Into
he
timber
near
the
foot
of
Mount
Dldfleld
through
which
it
was
still
aging
in
the
dry
underbrush
this
tfternoon.
Efforts
are
being
made
o
stay
the
course
of
the
flames
by
renchlng
methods.
There
Is
some
luestlon
as
to
whether
the
confla
gration
Is
on
city
or
government
oroperty.
The
city
fire
and
water
departments
are
assisting
In
flght-
ng
the
blaze.
FLAG
DAY
OBSERVED
King's
Birthday
Celebrated
By
Elks'
Lodge
With
Patriotic
Demonr
stration
For
Children
With
superb
weather
prevailing,
the
annual
Flag
Day
celebration
of
the
local
Elks'
Lodge
Is
in
full
swing
today,
the
proceedings
having
star
ted
at
1
o'clock
this
afternoon
with
a
long
and
colorful
procession
from
j
the
corner
of
Second
Avenue
and1
Sixth
Street
to
the
Acropolis
Hill
grounds
where
the
flag
raising
ceremony
was
performed
after
which
free
Ice
cream
and
peanuts
were
distributed
among
the
kiddles
prior
to
a
program
of
races
and
sports.
The
Boys
Band
was
prominent
In
the
parade
with
Its
enlivening
music
and
the
May
PROMINENT
INTERIOR
BARRISTER
AND
MINING
MAN
DIES
Welcome
Precipitation
Continues
on
Drought-Stricken
Grain
Fields
Hclicf
Brought
to
Many
Southern
Sections
of
Alberta
and
Saskatchewan
Has
Been
Wet
Since
End
of
Week
WINNIPEG.
June
4:
(CP)
Further
beneficial
rains
MAY
GETS
MUCH
SUN
Was
Finest
Month
in
Two
Years
Here
IUin
More
Abundant
This
Year
Than
Last
Smithers
Mourns
Loss
of
LS.McGill,
One
of
Most
Valued
Citizens
Succumbed
to
Heart
Attack
Yesterday
Following
Breakdown
Caused
by
Overwork
Was
Leader
in
Many
Phases
of
Public
Work
SMITHERS,
June
4:
(CP)
L.
S.
McGill,
prominent
Smithers
barrister
and
mining
man
who
was
actively
identified
with
the
development
of
the
central
interior
district,
passed
away
on
Sunday
afternoon
as
a
result
of
a
heart
attack.
He
had
recently
returned
to
his
home
here
from
an
eleven
weeks
trip
to
Vancouver
on
mining
business.
He
had
suffered
strain
from
over-.
work
while
in
the
south
and
was
on
-
.
the
verge
of
a
breakdown
on
his
re-'
4
V
JV!
A
Y
rrT
I
I
Ic
turn
here.
He
was
immediately
or-
jJU-s
Afii.
i
VU
dered
to
his
bed
on
arrival
and
had
j
O
Y
T
Tltff
O
been
since
forbidden
all
business'
l
II
I
IlIVlKS
engagements.
While
his
condition
UWVVWiUUU
was
not
regarded
as
good,
the
final
;
attack
came
quite
unexpectedly
and
I
john
uander
Beckwith
of
Victoria
his
passing
will
be
a
shock
through-
passes
Away
at
Age
of
78
out
the
entire
north
country
where
j
he
was
well
and
favorably
known
VICTORIA,
June
4:
.(CPlWohn
anfflor
VhlcH
h'ehSo
oeen
always.
LeandTrBeckwith,
aged
'78,
former
an
energetic
and
enthusiastic
j
mayor
of
Victoria,
who
had
resided
worker.
in
the
province
since
1881
and
ert-Former
president
of
the
Smithers
gaged
in
the
salmon
canning
busl-and
District
Board
of
Trade
and
of
iness
for
31
years,
died
"yesterday,
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
He
was
also
engaged
in
thefminu-Central
British
Columbia,
the
late
facturers'
agency,
i
fife
?
insurance
Mr.
McGill
had
been
for
years
and
real
estate
business
in
addition
manager
of
the
Omlneca
Branch
of
,to
being
managing
director
of
the
the
British
Columbia
Chamber
of
ciayoquot
Sound
Canning
Co.
Ltd.
Mines
here.
In
every
phase
of
com-
Before
becoming
mayor
In
1912,
he
munlty
life
and
public
welfare
and
had
served
as
chairman
of
the
po-development,
he
was
at
all
times
a
iice
and
licence
boards
as
well
as
leader
whose
advice
and
help
was
an
alderman,
ever
sought.
A
Conservative
in
poll-
tical
leaning,
he
was
by
no
means
hide-bound,
however,
and
had
Pfippc
rf
WVipnf
Co
Ui
llliCal
been
known
to
suriDort
other
nar-
ties
if
he
was
convinced
that
It
was
in
the
public
Interest
to
do
so.
He!
was
managing
director
of
the
Jes-,
sle
Gold
Mines
Ltd.
and
was
also'
Interested
In
the
development
of
I
the
Topley-Rlchfield
as
well
asj
other
properties.
He
was
much
in
BIG
STRIKE
I
IS
LOOMING!
Efforts
Fail
to
Trevent
Walk-Out
Of
Textile
and
Steel
Workers
In
United
States
May
Queen
crowning
ceremonies
hnU,
a
work"s
PP?a"
10
Break
as
Result
Of
Prairie
Rain
WINNIPEG,
June
4:
(CP)
demand
as
a
speaker
on
mining.
wheat
nrices
broke
about
3
tic
on
subjects
and
had
often
been
heard
heavy
profit-taking
In
the
local
In
Vancouver
and
other
cities.
A
1
grain
market
on
Saturday
after
re-few
years
ago
he
made
a
mining
ports
had
been
received
of
some
re-r
j
lecture
tour
to
Eastern
Canada.
uef
being
brought
to
scorched
praJ-
'
i
Mr.
McGill
is
survived
by
a
widow
rie
wheatlands
as
a
result
of
heat
and
several
small
children
to
whom1
rains
In
Alberta
and
Saskatchewan
general
sympathy
will
be
extended.
and
scattered
showers
In
Manitoba,"
His
passing
Is
mourned
by
the
en-
j
tire
community
here.
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Washington
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Important
Events
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WASHINGTON.
D.C.,
June
4:
:
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
re
turned
to
the
Capitol
at
the
end
of
followed
by
a
big
public
dance.
"'V'""4"'
"
"'"iT
....
sand
textlle
workcrs
are
scheduled
!
ITALY
KILL
TIGHT
NEXT
There
will
be
also
an
evenlnc
ua-
tlL
Vk.
to
go
cn
strike
this
week
and
250.-
i
WAR
FOR
HERSELF
ALONE
KrtMC
limit
wi
una
4vtu
vi
itiu
Exhibition
grounds.
were
made
comuanlons
of
the
Or-
Frprf
Annlevard
who
is
Identified
as
beln8
entirely
dissatisfied
with
der
of
St.
Michael
and
St.
Georce:
with
the
service
of
the
Govern-
amended
codes
governing
the
two
Alexander
Johnstone,
former
de-ment
Telegraphs
at
Echo
Lake,
ar-
Industries
under
the
National
Re-i
nuty
minister
of
marine:
Ernest!
rived
from
the
north
on
the
ss.
cvery
Act.
These
codes
were
signed
Joseph
Lamaire.
clerk
of
tho
privy
Princess
Adelaide
on
Saturday
and
last
week
by
President
Franklin
D.
council:
William
James
Roche,
entered
the
Prince
Rupert
Oeneral
Roosevelt.
chairman
of
the
civil
service
com-
Hospital
for
an
operation
for
ap-i
The
textile
workers
oppose
the
mission,
and
Dr.
Duncan
Onmnhell
nprdloltls.
He
hid
been
flown
bv
CUV'ni
of
nmductlon
while
the
.mio
ihc
Ktrlkp
had
fall-
their
Governments
and
will
rcas-
Scott,
poet
and
former
deDutv
su-
rlap
from
Echo
Lake
to
Tele
ed
up
to
the
week-end.
.
semble
TueWay.
jperlntendent
of
Indian
Affairs.
graph
Creek.
i
i
the
week
after
an
absence
of
a
few
WASHINGTON,
D.C..
June
4:
j
days
during
which
he
visited
efforts
to
halt
the
Impending
I
tysburg
to
give
a
Memorial
Day
ad-
strlkes
ln
tnc
cotton
textlle
and
tended
a
naval
review
of
f
New
York
Queen
and
her
attendants,
clowns,
chll-',
steel
Industries
of
this
country
have
i
tend
a
naval
review
off
New
York
etc.
with
a
thousand
or
more
dren
also
participated.
;
50
Mr
Proven
unavailing
ana
a
j
aooara
me
Dauiesnip
incnanapoiis.
This
pvenlni?.
there
will
h
the
waiKout
aiieciing
no
less
man.
000
steel
vorkers
.
on
June
15.
Union
leaders
have,
expressed
themselves
sjeel
workers
insist
upon
principles
of
collet;
Uve
bargaining.
MUSSOLINI
TELLS
VETS
4
ROME,
June
4:
(CP)
Pre-
mler
Benito
Mussolini
told
ten
"V
thousand
war
veterans
on
8a-
turday
that
Italy
will
fight
her
next
war
for
herself
alone
and
not
on
behalf
of
any
other
na-
tlons
pretending
to
be
her
al-
lies.
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