KNOX
HOTEL
I'MJKK
NMV
MANAGEMENT
61
riMinn
ill
Willi
llol
and
Cold
Matrr,
Mhoorr
IUIIk
i:x(iii.i;t
niMNo
hoom
Vou
HI
like
llirKiuit.
Half.:
73e.
&
l,
American
or
Europe
n
PI
in
I'.UI.
AIIMm
il
Proprietor
Manitoba
'Eastern,
.10.
.'1'
I
1
DAY
WAS
men's
Union.
"Progress
can
be
re
ported
on
negotiations
towards
re
leasing
Alaska
commercial
ship
ping
and
all
other
shipping,"
Bennett
declared.
"Several
ship
lines
have
made
overtures."
Alaska
Short
of
Food
I
am;uukau&,
Aiasna,
june
o:
1
(CP
i
Shortage
of
food
and
general
j
supplies
has
begun
to
be
felt
more
generally
here
and
in
the
Interior
I
of
Alaska,
business
men
stated
yes
terday.
Supplier.
of
caaa-and
butter
are
nearly
depicted,
some
stores
are
out
of
bacon
and
green
stuff
and
some
bakeries
have
exhausted
their
supplies
of
flour.
One
merchant
planned
to
leave
by
airplane
for
Seattle
on
Tuesday
In
the
attempt
to
charter
a
private
ship
to
bring
supplies
here-Canadian
Ships
Benefit
KETCHIKAN.
June
5:
CP
The
,
tie-up
of
American
vessels
due
to
the
longshoremen's
strike
continues
to
prove
a
boon
to
Canadian
ship
ping.
Agent
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
here
yesterday
announced
that
the
steamer
Princess
Adelaide.
wmcn
last
weeic
Drougni
in
ciosc
10
three
hundred
passengers
from
Seattle
and
took
south
about
half
that
number,
would
make
another
special
oall
here
this
week,
leaving
Vancouver
Wednesday
night
and
Prince
Rupert
Friday
evening.
Ths
vcsel
will
go
as
far
north
as
Juneau.
The
Canadian
National
Steam
ships
will'
also
run
the
steamer
mml
SerVlCC
"
Wy
1
U
Unreasonable
to
Continue
Doing
So
LlkV
Flag
and
May
Queen
Crowning
Ceremonies
Turn-Out
Large
-
....
.
,..
a-l.tt.t
rroreeillncs
Ut
i'R"
Hon
Hall
Were
Piece
de
KeMstanre
of
lllg
Day
with
Ideal
weather
favoring
the.!
proceedings,
the
annual
Flag
Day
I
(Continued
on
rage
Four)
t
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
June
5:.
(CP)
Great
Britain
dispatched
a
note
to
the
United
States
Department
of
CTTr,r,l7CCIstate
'ate
yesterday
miormmg
me
united
aiaies
mai
u
.Nl
II
.1
.r..VHi!ii1
hppn
found
noeessnrv
to
defer
makino:
anv
navment
ilional
debt
structure
is
undertaken
I
The
contents
of
the
note
cwne
as
a
and
would
throw
a
bombshell
into
surprise
to
official
Washington
for.
n
tn
the
time
It
was
received,
It
had
expected
that
a
token
payment
of
some
$30,000,000
would
be
made
by
Great
Britain.
The
British
note
sets
forth
that
the
present
settlement
Imposes
upon
the
people
of
the
United
King
dom
a
burden
which,
is
unreason
ed
May
Queen
festivities
of
the'
able
and
Inequitable
tn
relation
to
local
Elks'
Lodge
yesterday
aucr-
mc
ircuimcm,
nctmucu
uu.
mon
and
last
evening
were
never!
tries;
that
Great
Britain
has
paid
more
successful
than
mis
year.!
wuec
wmca
ns
mutu
a
There
were
record
crowds
In
the
af-
ers
combined;
that
the
British
tcrnoon
'-.
at
the
flag
raising
cere-
people
have
paid
to
the
United
.
"V:
..nru
na
well
as
at'
States
all
that
they
have
received
larve
measure
the
European
arena
which
would
have
financial
repercussions
over
all
five
continents,
and
that
Oreat
Britain
had
suspended
all
demands
on
her
own
debtors
until
a
general
revision
of
i
Inter
-
governmental
debts
cun
be
effected
Nazis
Trying
To
Show
That
Jesus
hi.
Mav
Queen
crowning
and
the!
both
from
war
debts
and
from
war,
BERLIN,
June
5:
-Deeming
It
ln-nnhiir
own-.
dance
In
the
evening.
reparations
and,
In
addition,
have
.
.
advisable
to
renounce
belief
In
God
big
pUDHC
rt
th
nhrlstlan
rrllolon
n
rra.des
from
downtown
mj
wic
ni-.
i'
a
muv..
-
-
-
-
tnnolis
Hill
were
held
both
after-.own
resources;
that
resumption
of
theological
campaign
will.
It
is
re-.
p
rm
cadets.
Bovs'.Davmcnts
would
be
a
re-crcatlon
of
-ported,
be
instituted
under
the
Ed
Miv
Queen
and
court.
Elks'
conditions
which
existed
prior
to
rul
government
auspices
lo
at-
nirl
Guides,
members
the
world
crisis
and
which
were
In
tempt
to
show
that
Jesus
was
not
a
Tomorrow's
Tides
4
High
8:55
a.m.
16.6
It.
21:20
p.m.
19.3
It.
Low
5:39
a.m.
6.6
It.
14:39
p.m.
7.1
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol,
XXIV
.
No.
130.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
JUNE
5,
1934
BRl
i
l
is:
STAND
ON
DEBTS
QUESTION
END
OF
PACIFIC
COAST
LONGSHOREMEN'S
STRIKE
IN
SIGHT
Cannery
Ships
With
Cargoes
for
Alaska
Are
Being
Released
Progress
Mndc
Between
Employers
and
Strikers
With
a
View
to
Terminating
Tie-up
Food
Getting
Scarcer
In
North
Canadian
Shipping
Benefits
SEATTLE,
June
5;
(CP)
Cannery
ships
for
Alaska
were
released
Monday
after
employers
had
reached
an
agreement
with
longshoremen
that
the
vessels
be
loaded
and
manned
by
memler8
of
the
American
Federation
of
Libor.
Prediction
that
settlement
of
the
strike
would
be
reached
within
two
days
was
made
by
Dewey
Bennett,
secretary
of
the
SeatUe
Longshore-
Another
Civil
War
is
Looming
In
Isle
of
Cubaj
HAVANA,
June
5
Another
revolutionary
movement
U
taking
definite
haie
In
Cuba
against
the
prscnt
Kovcrnment.
overthrow
of
wliieh
1
expected
momentarily.-Dt
orders
arc
breaking
out
to
considerable
extent
both
In
this
city
and
elsewhere
throughout
the
Island
republic.
Today's
Stocks
ICmirt..?
8
O
John.u
On.)
Vancouver
Alexandria.
.05
ask.
Bayvlcw.
.01H.
U.
C.
Nickel.
105.
Dig
Missouri,
2i.
Ilralornc.
13.50.
II,
n
Cons..
J1H.
D.
R
X..
1.05.
Hutte
1.
X.
U
.10.
Cariboo.
153.
Dunwell.
JO.
Dcntonta,
.65.
Georgia
River.
.0li.'
Qolconda.
JO.
'
Indian,
.02.
Mlnto,
.36.
Meridian.
.13.
Morning
Star,
.25.
Native
Son.
.01
(ask).
National
Silver.
.03ft.
Noble
Five.
.09
V4.
Porter
Idaho.
.08
VV
Trcmlcr.
1.25.
Reeves
Macdonuld,
.10.
Reward.
.08.
Reno.
.90.
Sliver
Crest,
.02Vi.
United
Empire,
.10.
Taylor
Bridge.
.73.
Wayside.
.29.
Salmon
Gold,
.18.
Wavcrly
.02.
Toronto
Central
Patricia,
.71.
ChlbougamaUj
.1414.
Lee
Gold,
,12'i.
Granada,
.01.
Inter.
Nickel,
25.85.
:
v
Macassa,
2.55.
Noranda,
43.50.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.07."
Slsco,
2.23.
Thompson
Cadillac,
.48.
Ventures,
.89.
I.ake
Maron,
.08.
Teck
Hushes,
0.75.
Rudbury
Dasln,
1.68.
Coluinnrlo,
.37.
Smelter
Gold,
.35.
Can.
Malartlc,
.50.
Little
Long
Lac,
5.85.
Hagamac,
.11
V2.
Stadacona,
.3314.
Maple
Leaf,
,42ft.
Pickle
Crow.
1.12.
Long
Lac
Lngoon,
.33,
Fighting
Grasshopper
Plague
in
Southern
States
Sacking
Tmrvtr
freiMhopper
for
poultry
feed.
Female
Loins
ties-
Down'
in
the
United
.State
they
find
the
locusts
are
damaging
pe&.
They
have
evolved
a
new
method
of
getting
rid
of
them
in
Arizona.
Grasshoppers
disappear
at
the
first
frost,
but
they
take
good
care
to
lay
their
eggs
Just
under
the
sufai:e
as
the
illustration
shows.
So
the
farmers
got
out
their
horses
ahd
plows
and
plowed
up
the
eggs
and
left
them
to
the
birds
ana
the
cold
to
kill.
Last
summer
they
perfected
the
"hopper
catcher."
a
trap
affixed
to
the
front
of
a
tractor
and
harvested
them
by
the
bushel.
Instead
of
killing
them
off.
they
fed
them
to
the
poultry-
The
eggs
are
laid
In
uncultivated
ground
and
a
comparatively
few
females
can
raise
a
whole
plague
of
grasshoppers
In
a
year.
The
grasshoppers
were
so
bad
down
In
several
states
last
year
that
they
literally
darkened
the
skies
for
hours.
They
stopped
railroad
trains
and
blocked
traffic.
In
a
single
night
an
army
of
the
hoppers
can
strip
a
field
of
wheat
or
barley
or
almost
any
other
vegetation
absolutely
clean.
They
have
even
gnawed
the
handles
off
shovels
and
hoes.
Poisoned
bran
Is
employed
each
summer
where
traps
cannot
be
used,
but
poisoning
has
its
drawbacks.
It
Is
dangerous
to
man,
and
to
animals
aside
from
the
undesirable
ones,
and
poisoned
hoppers
cannot
be
fed
to
poultry,
i
London
Informs
Washington
That
No
More
Payments
will
Be
Made
Until
Whole
Structure
Revised
Prince
George
on
a
special
voyage;
yjj
cct
no
Iortion
of
$261,791,011
Due
Oil
.June
15
Has
here
tomorrow
night
with
prospects
Air4Mulv
.l5(
1
r,ro.lt
)La
ioro
Ti,.m
Share
and
Feels
!
Halibut
Landings
For
May
This
Year
In
Excess
of
1933
Halibut
landings
for
the
port
of
on
the
total
of
$261,791,011
due
on
;var
debts
instalment
I
f5'n"
u?rt
?u'lng
eJm?"!h
r
Spkndld
Weather
Favored
Colorful
June
untij
discussion
0f
revisioif
of
the
whole
interna-
7""
front
fish
handling
houses,
1,135.000
pounds
being
from
American
ves
sels
and
901,500
pounds
from
Ca
nadlan
boats.
Landings
were
sub
stantlally
Increased
over
May
last
year
when
the
total
was
1.715.800
pounds
including
009.200
pounds
from
American
vessels
and
208.800
pounds
from
Canadian.
NO
HALIBUT
SALE
There
was
no
sale
of
halibut
at
FINANCIAL
RELIEF
FOR
FARMERS
PLANNED
UNDER
DOMINION
LEGISLATION
Two
Important
Bills
Introduced
in
Parliament
Yesterday
By
Prime
Minister
R.
B.
Bennett
to
Provide
Aid
to
.
Agricultural
Industry
,
OTTAWA,
June
5:
(CP)
On
motion
of
Prime
Minister
R.
B.
Bennett,
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
gave
first
readintr
to
two
bills,
one
setting
up
machinery
to
facilitate
the
refunding
of
farm
debts
and
the
other
amending
and
enlarging
the
scope
of
the
Canadian
Farm
Loan
Act.
The
amendment
to
the
Farm
Loan
Act
provides
a
method
whereby
the
man
whose
property
is
.
.
.
.
...
i
already
mortgaged
to
the
extent
T
1J
that
he
has
no
credit
may
secure
a
;
lYlaV
DUllQlIl?
lS
gage
from
the
mortgagee
who
will,
obtain
the-
money
from
the
Farm!
Loan
Board
and
assign
the
mort
gage
to
that
body
as
security.
On
a
much
wider
scale,
the
debt
adjustment
legislation
will
set
up
WASHINGTON,
D.C..
June
5:
In
view
of
the
crop
shortage
this
vA'jr
n
o
rpciiH.
nf
Hrnnoht
thu
fp.
I
Light
But
Total
For
Year
is
Up
Building
permits
Issued
during
machinery
whereby
a
farmer
may.
the
month
ctf
May
her
totalled
have,
his
ability
to
pay
appraised!
$,1,375
in
value
as
compared
with
'
on.
the
basis
or
the
vaue
01
nun
$2533
In
the
same
month'
last
year.
holdings
and
his
potential
ability
so
far
this
vear
permits
nave,
ag-to
produce
wealth
and
asettlenent
greeted
$49200
-as
-agatni;tt$7,23fr
made
to
refinance
his
d
tbts
in
the
Yin
the
first
five
months
of
last
U?ht
of
the
information
thus'
se-jyear.
Permit
for
this
May
were,a
pured.
By
voluntary
methods
ar-tfolkws:
i
ranged
through
the
offices
of
spe-
Mr3.
H.
Nelson,
alterations
jfor
cial
receivers,
the
debt
may
be
ad-irestaurani
oh
Tfilrd'
Avenue,'
$100.
'usted
and,
that
falling
provincial
j
Maj&
Helb'roner,
alterations
ana
boards
in
each
co-operating
pro-,
repair!
to
bullying
at
corner
01
vlnce.
headed
by
Judges
with
bank-
:'
Third
Avenue
and
Fourth
Street,
ruptcy
jurisdiction,
will
be
appoin-
$750.
ted
to
design
settlement
proposals;
Norman
Dagllsh,
alterations
to
which.
If
accepted
by
the
courts.
I
residence.
Sixth
Avenue
East.
$150.
will
be
binding
upon
all
parties.
A.
Anderson,
repairs
to
residence
Provision
Is
also
made
to
prevent
;n
parK
Avenue.
5a.
the
collection
of
interest
at
a
rate
greater
than
seven
percenc
on
farm
i
mortgages.
Minimum
Price
5
For
U.
S.
Cattle
Government
.Moves
to
Compensate
Farmers
in
View
of
Crop
Failure
I
Early
Adjourning
Of
Congress
Urged
Administration
Applying
Pressure
At
Washington
to
End
Session
Soon
WASHINGTON.
June
5:
The
administration
yesterday
commenced
the
application
of
further
pressure
with
a
view
to
bringing
about
early
adjournment
of
the
session
of
Congress.
All
efforts
are
being
o
bring
an
end
to
,
obstrucj
deral
government
Is
taking
steps
with
a
view
to
having
a
million
s
catUc
slaughtered
In
the
Middle:
West.
There
Is
to
be
a,
guaranteed
t
Blaie
in
Timber
Back
of
McClyniont
Park
Almost
Out
Last
Night
The
small
forest
fire
between
iimmt
rvMflntH
atiA
MiPlvmnnt
the
local
Fish
Exchange
this
mom-!ment
having
also
aided
In
bringing
lng.
the
only
boat
In
being
the
Am-
It
under
control.
The
fire
burned
Woo
Mf
MnUMir
erican
Tahoma
which
Is
holding
over
about
two
acres
through
un
HttO
IIIUICW
over
until
tomorrow
with
pounds.
KirrCHIKAN
HALIBUT
KETCHIKAN.
June
5:
The
schooner
Atlantic
sold
27,000
pounds
of
halibut
here
yesterday
at
,lon
gruvcdlfgers.
who
have
been
on
fic
nnd
4'jr
to
the
New
England
strike
since
May
4.
have
returned
Fisii
l
.to
work
TODAVS
WEATHER
price
of
$20
per
head
which
will
prince
Rupert
Clear,
light
sou-
help
somewhat
to
recoup
the
far
therly
wind;
barometer.
29.00;
tem.-
mers
for
the
loss
they
are
facing
In
view
of
crop
failure.
Forest
Fire
Is
Under
Control
perature,
68:
sea
smooth.
Dead
Tree
Point
Clear,
calm;
barometer,
29.84;
temperature,
60;
sea
smooth.
Terrace
Clear,
calm,
56.
Anyox
Clear,
calm,
53.
Alyansh
Clear,
calm,
60.
Stewart
Clear,
calm,
55.
Hazelton
Clear1,
calm,
72.
Smlthers
Clear,
calm,
warm.
Burns
Lake
Clear,
calm.
warm.
,lA,N
GENEHAL
MONDAY
land
clearing
Park
resulting
from
r.tu!,ii
nut.
iot
ovpniniT
fnl-i
'N
MIDDLE
WEST
STAT1
,TES
lowing
the
thunder
shower,
trench
ing
by
the
city
waterworks
depart
CHICAGO,
Jlme
5:
Heavy
rains
were
reported
yesterday
In
almost
every
section
of
the
Middle
West
bringing
wide-
0.000
derbrush
and
climbing
Into
trees.
sPrcaa
reuei
"wr
wo
monms
f
Gravediiriiers
in
Chicago
At
Work
After
Strike
CHICAGO.
June
5:
Chicago
im
oi
arougni
conauions
wnicn
proved
more
serious
and
de-
structlve
than
the
country
had
known
In
many
years.
Farmers
are
rejoicing
although
In
many
areas
the
grain
crops
have
al-
r""-it;y
been
completely
ruined.
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