municipalities
In
some
measure
the
nfsT
IPriXT
IM
relief
cost
burden.
Unanimous
agreement
by
the
provinces
to
submit
further
relief
expenditures
to
review
by
a
proposed
national
commission
on
unemployment,
and
relief
made
It
possible
for
the
government
to
take
this
step.
Premier
Kin?
said.
The
commission
wtllbeyappointed'
early
In
January.
British
Columfiia
which,
up
to
the
pre
vnt
has
received
$150,000
monthly
will
get
$262,500
per
month.
FISHERY
RECOVERS,
Stock
Market
Is
Still
Weak
All
Issues
Slumped
Yesterday
With
Exception
of
Bonds
Which
Showed
Slight
Gain
If
thp
mine,
owners
irrant
the
increase.
It
might
have
the
effect
of
paralyzing
the
coun-
'Irv's
Industries.
GENERAL
STRIKE
OF
BRITISH
MINERS
IS
CALLED
NEXT
MONTH
LONDON,
Dec.
20:
(CP)
Great
Britain's
coal
miners
voted
yesterday
478,000
to
28,-
000
to
strike
on
January
29
as
a
final
effort
In
their
fight
to
force
a
general
pay
Increase
of
.
two
shillings.
a
day.
The
strike
'
will
not
be
gone
through
with
J
LOS
ANGELES
Expects
to
Institute
His
Trans-Atlantic
Air
Service
Next
May
LOS
ANGELES.
Dec.
20:
Capt
James
A.
Mollison,
noted
British
flier,
who
Is
a
visitor
here,
;tated
yesterday
that
he
expected
to
havr
his
trans-Atlantic
commercial
air
i
service
In
operation
by
next
May.
Using
machines
with,
a
speed
of
'from
130
to
190
miles
per
hour,
Mollison
Intends
to
specialize
In
carrying;
of
news
reels,
official
do
cuments
and
articles
requiring
ra-
,pid
transit.
Westbound
flights,
he
Halibut
on
Pacific
Coast
Showing
expects,
will
take
sixteen
hours
Satisfactory
Comeback,
Says
.and
eastbound
11
hours.
His
fa-I)r.
Found
lmous
avlatrlx
wife,
Amy
Johnson
I
Mollison,
will
share
piloting
duties
OTTAWA,
Dec.
20:
(CP)
Mark-
wlth
her
husband,
ed
recuperation
of
the
supply
of
I
halibut
on
the
Pacific
Coast
was'
reported
Thursday
by
Dr.
W.
A.
Found,
deputy
minister
of
fisheries,
on
his
return
from
his
annual
trip
to
the
Pacific
Coast.
"There
has
been
an
Increase
of
one
hundred
percent
In
the
availability
of
halibut
since
regulation
of
fishlnst
in
the
industry
was
started
In
1931."
Dr.
Found
said.
ARMY
FUND
l
DONATIONS
Incident
In
Connection
With
Woi
Of
Organization
Shows
What
Is
Being
Done
Follovvincr
up
a
hospital
cas
with
destitution
and
poverty
har"
nn
the
heels
of
sickness,
we
en
tered
a
basement
room
in
a
down-
i
town
dwelling
place,
to
find
a
grip,
partly
packed,
and
the
patient
ex-
'hausted
from
the
efforts
made
t
I
pack
his
few
belongings,
lylns
across
the
bed.
We
learned
that
relatives
had
m,
v
Zn
M.-The
New
sent
sufficient
money
-to
pay
steer-
------
fare
home
8
W
"Z
the
winter
Our
funds
were
low,
imucu
wcanm-aa
"
I
7.
'demand
had
been
heavy,
but
mak
classes
of
Issues
except
doiu
i
case
known
to
the
steam.
Ing
off
although
trading
was
light
company
arrangements
were
at
a
total
of
1,263,000
shares
or
immediately
made
for
the
the
younj
he
dav.
closlne
averages
were:
In
dustrials,
138.94,
off
1.16;
rails,
39.49,
off
.51;
utilities,
28.03,
off
.17;
bonds,
97.99
up
.05.
HALIBUT
ARRIVALS
Canadian
Johanan,
10,000,
C.5c
and
Cc,
Cold
Storage.
t
i.
nu
m.m
to
travel
in
comiurt
wun
every
care
and
attention.
Added
to
the
few
dollars
we
nniH
snare
from
our
funds,
am
anonymous
donor
made
it
pos
sible
for
the
young
man
to
reach
his
destination
with
a
little
ready
cash
a
his
disposal.
j
Army
workers
in
Vancouver
notified
of
the
case,
are
still
following
It
up
and
their
last
report
Informs
us
of
the
gratitude
of
the
parents.
The
young
man
also
writes
jand
wishes
success
to
the
Army
of
.the
Helping
Hand.
I
Donations
to
the
Christmas
cheer
Fund
so
far
are:
Previously
acknowlegcd
....$115.25
City
2!MW
Anonymous,
5.00
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A.
J.
Lancaster
5C0
Intervalley
Lumber
&
Supply
Co-.
Terrace
25.00
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
20:
(CP)
JWheat
was
quoted
at
88
'fee
on
the
local
exchange
yesterday.
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow
Tides
mm
HigW&.
.
:'54
am
195
ft.
Prince
Rupert
Fresh
easterly
23:01
p.m.
16.1
ft.
wind;
barometer,
29.48;
temperature
Low
3:20
ajn.
10.0
ft.
16:46
6.9
ft.
45;
sea
smooth.
pjn.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXIV
.
No.
293.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER
20,
1935
PRICE:
S
CENTS
FEDERAL
RELIEF
GRANTS
BOOSTED
Ottawa
to
Pay
Much
More
to
Provinces,
Premier
King
Says
Assistance
Will
be
Increased
From
$1,751,250
Monthly
To
$y,06
1,687
Will
Help
Municipalities
OTTAWA,
Dec.
20:
(CP)
For
the
four
months
of
December,
January,
February
and
March
grants
from
the
federal
treasury
to
the
provinces
for
relief
purposes
which
have
been
paid
at
the
rate
of
$1,751,250
monthly
will
be
increased
to
$3,064,687,
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
announced
last
night.
This
will
en
abl
the
provinces
to
lilt
from
their
1
BRITAIN
FEARFUL
OF
ITALIAN
ATTACK
PHILADELPHIA.
Dec.
20:
Funeral
of
Egyptian
Student
The
flag-draped
coffin
of
Mahamed
Adb-ll-Hakaln
El
Garrah,
V
j
Was
snot
uuwng
the
recent
antl-Brltlsh
riots
In
Cairo,
Is
shown
being
borne
to
the
cemetery
onthe
shoulders
of
hlscom-
rades.
About
9,000
students
frartf'ffnlvTjtSftfes,
coftefes
arid'
Schools
formed'
Info
a
procession
From"'
Kasr-El-Alni
Hospital,
where
ne
died,
to
the
grave.
MORE
FARMS
FOR
ALASKA
;
.Matanuska
Organizer
Has
Plans
In
Hand
For
Another
Community
Along
Tanana
River
FAIRBANKS.
Alaska,
Dec.
20:
M,
D.
Snodgrass,
who
played
a
pro-
nlnent
Dart
in
connection
with
tnc
establishment
of
the
new
agrlcul-
ural
community
In
the
Matanuska
Valley,
and
Otto
Olsen,
superin-.endent
of
the
Alaska
Railway,
have
a
plan
for
a
new
colonization
-iroiect
In
the
fertile
Tanana
River
Valley.
They
would
place
fifty
far
mers
and
their
families
in
a
com
munity
there.
"Alaska
needs
three
thousand
more
farmers,"
declares
Snodgrass.
MAY
TAKE
ABDUCTORS
Philadelphia
Authorities
Bclicyc
They
Arc
on
Trail
of
Milne
Kidnappers
Authorities
last
night
expressed
the
belief,
that
before
long
they
would
have
In
custody
the
kidnappers
of
Caleb
J.
Milne'
IV
who
was
found
dazed
and
trussed
In
a
roadside
ditch
near
Doyleston,
Penn.,
late
Wednesday
night,
suffering
from
exDOSure
and
chafed
by
ropes
with
which
he
had
been
completely
hound
and
caeced.
Narcotics
had
also
been
administered
to
further
j
ensure
against
his
making
outcry.
After
being
sufficiently
recovered
from
the
ordeal,
Milne
was
able
yesterday
to
give
"G"
men
a
de
tailed
description
of
his
kidnappers
and
to
describe
the
experiences
Tie
had
undergone
since
his
Abduction
In
New
York
on
Sunday.
.
Althouch
Milne's
grandfather,
Caleb
J.
Milne
II,
wealthy
textile
operator,
had
made
all
preparations
to
pay
over
ransom
$50,000,
the
ransom
was
not
actually.,
paid,
It-
Is
announced.
Government
Is
Endorsed
LONDON,
Dec.
20:
(CP)
The
government
won
a.
sweeping
victory
in
the
House
of
Commons
Thursday
night
on
its
handling
of
the
African
peace
plan
when
a
Labor
motion
of
censure
was
defeated
397
to
165
on
straight
party
lines.
Earlier
in
the
day
the
House
of
Lords
had
also
endorsed
the
government.
It
was
explained
that
the
much-discussed
Hoare-Laval
peace
plan
had
been
signed
without
consulting
the
government.
Rome
was
reported
to
have
been
"shocked"
at
the
announcement
that
the
Hoare-Laval
plan
is
"dead."
Famous
Soldier
Of
Fortune
Is
i
ELECTION
:
DATE
SET
'
:!
hv
his
Chinese
wife,
and
child
for
Tahiti
where
he
Intends
to
make
his
home.
SANCTIONS
HURT
TRADE
PLYMOUTH,
Eng.,
Dec.
20:
(CP)
More
than
lfWVfWO
nllchards
January
6
Chosen
For
Contests,
Any,
in
Prince
Edward
Island
Arid
Saskatchewan
If
OTTAWA,
Dec.
20
:
(CP)
The
by-election
in
Queen's
seat,
Prince
Edward
Island,
wtwre
J.
J.
Larabee
has
resigned
in
favor
of
Hon.
C.
A.
Dunning,
minister
of
finance,
will
!be
held
on
January
6,
the
same
.
date
as
in
Asslniboia
where
Hon.
J.
i
1
j
i
G.
Gardiner,
minister
of
agriculture,
Is
running.
Conservatives
will
not
oppose
Mr.
Dunning.
Nor
Is
It
expected
they
will
oppose
Mr.
1
IS
HONORED
AT
DINNER
Local
Branch
of
Canadian
Fisheries
Association
Fetes
T.
II.
Johnson
T.
H.
Johnson,
who
Is
about
to
retire
as
general
manager
ot
the
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.,
was
honored
with
a
farewell
testi
monial
dinner
by
the
Prince
Rupert
branch
of
the
Canadian
Fisheries
Association
in
the
Commodore
'
Johnson
of
a
handsome
tame
lamp
FRANCISCO,
FRANCISCO,
Dec
Dec.
20:
as
a
token
of
high
esteem
and
sin
SAN
Capt.
Kinney,
famous
adventurer,
'cere
well
wishing
for
the
future,
former
educator
and
novelist,
sailed
Mr,
Johnson
spoke
suitably
In
re-
f
rom
here
this
week,
accompanied
niy,
Others
who
spoke
in
the
course
of
the
gathering
were
City
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder,
S.
E.
Parker,
L.
W.
Patmore
and
Col.
J.
W.
Nlcholls.
'All
expressed
sentiments
suitable
to
the
occasion.
Mr.
Johnson,
accompanied
by
(small
sea
fish
allied
to
herring)
!
his
wife,
will
be
leavlm
were
dumped
overboard
v
from
fish
ing
trawlers
In
one
week,
the
lor-eign
market
being
closed
by
sanc
tlons
against"
Italy?-
v
Prince.
Ru-
pert
soon
after
the
New
Year.
They
expect
to
travel
extensively
before
settling
down
permanently
for
the
future.
Efforts
Being
Made
to
Rally
Support
in
Case
Ot
War
Breaking
Out
Drive
Being
Made
to
Mobilize
Other
Nations
in
Case
Of
Necessity
Russia
Ready
to
Help
"Policy
Of
Peace"
LONDON,
Dec.
20:
(CP)
A
high
British
source
dis-cosed
today
that
the
government,
recognizing
the
imminent
danger
of
war
following
failure
of
the
Franco-British
peace
plan,
has
launched
a
bold
drive
to
mobilize
other
members
of
the
League
of
Nations
to
meet
a
possible
Italia
nattack.
The
nations
specifically
mentioned
as
prob-
.
.
ablv
Involved
in
the
talks
area
-
Spain,
Greece,
Turkey.
France
and
Jugo-Slavla.
The
British
government
Is
reported
to
be
greatly
Impressed
with
France's
position
of
unreadiness
to
render
swift
aid
In
case
of
attack:
Sir
Austen
Chamberlain,
former
Conservative
Foreign
Secretary,
emphasized
the
governmenfs
view-nolnt
that
League
members
must
policy
for
protection
of
peace"
was
held
out
to
Great
Britain
today
m
an
article
by
Karl
Radek
In
the
jovernment
newspaper
Izvestia.
International
Force
GENEVA,
Dec.
20:
(CP)
Sug-ypstlon
was
advanced
in
interna
tional
circles
today
that
the
coun-
i
:il
of
the
League
of
Nations
should
;
eonslder
asking
League
members
to
j
pnn
trlhnte
fiehtlne
units
to
a!
misht
be
used
for
protection
of
the
League
covenant.
The
opinion
pre
vailed
In
certain
quarters,
however,
that
the
suggestion
would
not
followed
up.
They
Would
Help
PARIS,
Dec.
20:
(CP)
sources
asserted
today
that
NELSON
IS
PRESIDENT
Prince
Rupert
Shrine
Club
Elects
Its
Officers
For
Year
ensuing
year
as
follows:
President,
J.
S.
Nelson.
Vice-President.
G.
A.
Woodland.
Secretary-Treasurer,
John
Dyb
havn.
Executive
Dr.
C.
H.
Hanklnson,
J.
R.
Morrison
and
Peter
Lorenzen.
Today's
Weather
Terrace
Cloudy,
calm,
36.
Anyox
Jloudy,
calm,
34.
Stewart
Part
cloudy,
calm,
32.
Hazelton
Cloudy,
calm,
32.
Smlthers
Cloudy,
calm,
frosty.
Burns
Lake
Bright,
calm,
22.
ETHIOPIA
IS
QUIET
Only
Fighting
of
Desultory
Naturi
Yesterday
Following
Battle
i
Earlier
In
Week,
-
be
"piepared
not
only
lor
coiiecuve
rqmeT
Dec.
20:
Only
desultory
judgment
but
for
collective
execu-
ghting
was
reported
yesterday
tlon
of
It.
j
from-
the
northern,
front
In
Ethio-Support
of
Soviet
pia
following
the
three-day
en-nmRrnw
Tier..
20:
(CP)
Pro-
tv,
,.t
n
urhWi
the
...WWW",
grtgtiiiClHf
V.I.O
...
I.
.......
v.mw
mise
of
Soviet
support
In
"a
firm
Italians
claimed
.a
decisive
victory.
Upwards
of
1000
Ethiopians,
according
to
Italian
reports,
were
killed
while
the
Italians
lost
272
men.
JURY
FOR
EXECUTION
League
military
force,
including
Leo
Hall
Convicted
of
Murder
In
land,
sea
and
air
forces,
which
Washington
Trial
Woman
Co-Defendant
Acquitted-
PORT
ORCHARD,
Wash.,
Dec.
be20:
(CP)
Erlands
Point
"Mass
Murder"
trial
jury
of
eight
men
and
four
women,
after
deliberating
seventeen
hours,
yesterday
convicted
Leo
Hall,
aged
33,
of
first
de-
Turkey.
Greece
and
Jugo-Slavla
i
gree
murder
In
connection
with
have
indicated
their
willingness
to
the
deaths
of
six
persons
and
retake
military
and
naval
nrecau-,
commended
the
death
penalty.
tinns
nfrninsr.
anv
auacK
ciuuEUt
rtESV
rciciauu
rauigj,
w-unu,-
on
by
applicaUon
against
Italy.
of
sanctions
dant,
was
acquitted.
Hall
will
be
formally
sentenced
In
fa
few
days
to
die
on
the
gallows,
at
Walla
Walla
state
penitentiary.
There
i
will
be
an
appeal
to
the
State
Su
I
preme
Court,
It
is
announced.
Cafe
early
this
week.
at
lts
annuai
general
meeting
last
Philippe
John
Dybhavn,
president
of
the
nl
ht
jn
the
Mas0nlc
Temple
witht
(branch,
was
in
ine
cnair
ana
me
g
a
Thomson
In
the
chair
In
the
S
Pttlina
DnVn
feature
of
the
ProceedinSs
was
the
absence
of
the
president,
Arthur-MJVll
"
.
nresentatlnn
bv
James
L.
Lee
to
Mr.
ffWre
fnr
the
.ARC
DE
TUIOMPIIE
FETE
'
PARIS,
Dec.
20:
(CP)
Napoleon's
Arc
de
Triomphe,
largest
and
most
commemorative
arch
In
the
world,
will
celebrate
Its
100th
an
niversary
July
29.
1936.
It
was
com-
The
Prince
Rupert
Shrine
Club.jpleted
during
the
reign;
of
Louls-