Natives
May
Aid
Hospital
Building
llev.
W.
II.
Pierce
Suggests
Their
Co-operation
l
Conference
With
Board
Rev.
W.
H.
Pierce,
veteran
district
United
Church
missionary,
appeared
before
the
hospital
board
last
night
to
suggest
the
possibility
of
natives
of
the
district
giving
financial
support
to
the
projected
new
hospital
building
undertaking
here
Mr.
Pierce
felt
that
the
Indians
would
be
glad
to
make
donations
and
to
use
their
Influence
in
every
way
possible
to
secure
fin
ancial
support.
Many
of
them
werewhlch
he
used
to
sayi
was
seidom
ipprcciative
or
treatment
ana
kindnesses
they
had
received
In
the
Institution.
Mr
Pierce
was
thanked
by
President
W.
M.
Brown
for
his
kindly
Interest.
Halibut
Arrivals
Summary
American
90,000
pounds,
Gc
and
5c
to
G.6c
and
5c.
Canadian
5,000
pounds,
5.1c
and
5c.
American
Sitka,
35.000.
Cc
and
5c.
Cold
storage.
Urania,
25,000,
C.5c
and
5c,
Cold
Storage.
Guard
Bands
Go
Classical
LONDON,
April
8;
(CP)
Light
Pera
music
Is
no
longer
played
by
jhe
band
during
the
dally
chang-
'ng
-
of
.
the
mmrri
rprpmrmv
.it
James
Casey,
86,
Fought
For
Federals
in
United
States
Conflict
And
Became
B.
C.
Prospector
KAMLOOPS,
B.C.,
April
8:
(CP)
A
colorful
career
was
ended
here
by
the
death
of
James
Casey,
86,
who
fought
In
the
United
States
Civil
War
and
had
been
miner,
prospector,
railroad
builder,
freighter,
packer,
and
rancher.
Casey
arrived
in
Victoria
in
1874
and
went
from
there
to
the
Carl-boo
district
where
he
traded
over
the
Yale
and
Cariboo
roads.
He
mined
In
many
parts
of
British
Columbia
and
the
Yukon,
going
as
far
north
as
the
mouth
of
the
Mackenzie
River.
Later
he
took
up
a
preemption
In
the
Okanagan
Valley
near
Vernon.
He
owned
the
Learmouth
Ranch
which
was
sold
to
the
late
Earl
Grey,
former
Oovernor-Ocn-eral.
Casey
was
born
in
Ireland,
ont
of
a
family
of
nine
boys
and
one
girl.
There
were
enough
boys
In
the
family
to
form
a
baseball
team,
the
"Casey
Boys
Team,"
beaten.
.
Hospitals
Stand
To
Benefit
From
Health
Insurance
A
letter
from
the
British
Colum
bia
Hospitals
Association
dealing
with
health
Insurance
legislation
and
relations
of
the
provincial
government
and
the
hospitals
was
read
at
last
night's
hospital
board
'meeting.
As
for
the
health
Insurance
legis
lation,
the
provincial
secretary,
G.
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
She
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
strong
High
2:10
a.m.
21.0
ft.
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.94;
14-50
p.m.
18.6
It.
temperature,
42;
sea
choppy.
Low
8-46
a.m.
3.6
ft.
20:45
p.m.
6.9
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXV.,
No.
84.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL
8,
1936
l-KICE:
5
CENTS
GERMANY
VERY
FEARFUL
OF
RUSSIA
MUSSOLINI
STILL
BLOODTHIRSTYd
Spectre
Seen
as
Real
Cause
II
Duce
Will
Not
Stop
At
Anything
Less
Than
Annihilation
of
Enemy
Imperative,
He
Says,
That
Ethiopian
Military
Formation
be
Totally
Wiped
Out
Continued
Use
of
Poison
Gas
is
Alleged
ROME,
April
8:
(CP)
Premier
Benito
Mussolini
told
a
council
of
ministers
today
that
security
for
Italy
in
its
East
African
colonies
would
be
realized
only
with
the
"total
annihilation
of
the
Ethiopian
military
formation."
Destruction
of
the
Ethiopian
armies
cannot
be
"lacking
or
delayed,"
he
declared.
Poison
Bombs
Dropped
It?
'
ADDIS
ABABA,
April
8:
(CP)
y
Italian
today
rained
poison
gas
bombs
on
the
northeastern
city
of
Quoram,
according
tq
reports
reaching
here.
The
population
of
Addis
Ababa
has
been
warned
by
the
government
to
prepare
for
an
Imminent
aerial
bombardment.
Investigation
Arranged
GENEVA,
April
8:
(CP)
The
League
of
Nations
committee
of
thirteen
today
appointed
a
subcommittee
of
Jurists
to
investigate
charges
that
Italy
Is
using
poison
gas
In
Ethiopia.
eteran
of
Civil
War
and
Pioneer
Of
Victoria
Dies
HOSPITAL
HAS
FIRE
CAMERON
BAY.
Great
Bear
Lake,
April
8:
The
radio
broadcasting
plant
here,
an
important
pivotal
point
In
northern
communication,
suffered
extensive
loss
amounting
to
several
thousand
dollars
by
fire
yesterday.
Communication
with
the
outside
by
short
wave
Is
being
maintained.
"If
all
the
business
arising
from
the
fishing
industry
In
this
district
came
to
Prince
Rupert,
thlf
would
be
a
good
city,
pulp
mill
or
no
pulp
mill."
declared
George
W
Nlckerton
In
an
address
to
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
at
the
tegular
dinner
meeting
last
night
in
the
Knox
Hotel,
the
president,
Lee
Gordon,
in
the
chair,
"If
facilities
for
shipping
were
provided,
most
of
the
fish
caught
!ln
the
district
would
come
to
Prince
Rupert
for
distribution.
It
would
be
a
great
Impetus
to
the
commercial
life
of
the
bort."
Ir
other
hand,
stood
to
benefit.
young
men
10
try
10
centre
on
In
the
matter
of
hospital
grants,
establishing
the
fishing
Industry
the
provincial
government
was
do-
securely
in
Prince
Rupert,
ing
all
possible,
Dr.
Weir
had
ad-
showing
how
Important
was
vised
the
association,
and
recog-
this
industry
to
the
business
and
nlzed
the
necessity
of
adequate
commercial
life
of
Prince
Rupert,
.,.rt.
hPimr
accorded
the
hosbi-iMr.
Nickerson
said
there
were
3,189
OUpi'Ut
W
3
tals.
Funeral
Notice
The
funeral
of
the
late
O.
A.
Buckingham
Palnrr.
nuintr
In
Woodland
will
take
place
at
St.
court
mourning
programs
are
re-1
Andrews
Cathedral
Thursday
at
2
strlctcd
to
more
classical
airs,
p.m.
No
flowers
by
request.
women
employed
In
the
canneries
of
the
district.
In
trolling,
the
number
of
men
engaged
was
1,160,
seining
670,
glll-nettlng
4,446,
halibut
fishing
300,
a
total
of
9,765
persons.
The
Investment
In
boats
and
gear
amounted
to
over
six
million
dollars.
Last
year,
the
speaker
continued,
the
spring
salmon
taken
in
the
IS
LAID
i
AT
REST!
Power
Plant
Destroyed
by
Midnight
Funeral
of
Charles
Miller
Stuart
Is:
LI1C
JW
K.
TUi
Conflagration
LasC
Week
Held
From
First
Presbyterian
j
llllj
Il
Pu
1
ll
Church
Today
QUEEN
CHARLOTTE
CITY,
Ap-
T;
Tl!7DT
ADTP1
rll
8:
Last
Wednesday
morning
Many
friends
and
sympathizers
Dial
Li
UlVilL1
about
one
o'clock
a
fire
broke
out
attended
Firstj'
Presbyterian
Church
'
at
t
h
p
Onnpn
rho
rlf
o
nit,
uc-
tv.i
i
.
i
"J
"
,
.ui
u.c
iu
ser-
.Sud(cn
Demise
of
Geor?e
A.
Wood-
.
wuoiuuhuii
uumagE.
vitc
ui
ujc
itic
isiiancs
Miner)
The
diesel
engine
plant
that
was
Stuart,
twenty-year
old
son
of
Mr.
I
used
for
lighting
purposes
in
some
md
Mrs.
D.
C.
Stuart,
whose
death
I
undiscovered
way
caught
fire
occurred
.lasti
week
at
Trannullle
about
two
hours
after
the
doctor
Sanitarium
ind
whose
remains:
nonre,
ana
the
minister,
who
lives
A
sympathetic
service
was
con-nearby,
gave
the
alarm.
Soon
Dr.
ducted
by
Rev.
W.
D.
Grant
Hol-Carter
and
a
number
of
men
were
llngworth
and
Interment
In
Falr-on
the
Job.
The
building
housing
.
view
Cemetery
followed.
the
plant
was
In
flames,
two
drums
Mrs.
E.
J.
Smith
oresided
at
the
oi
iuei
on
was
all
that
could
be
organ
to
accompany
the
hymns
saved.
Fortunately
there
was
no
which
were
"Safe
in
the
Arms
of
wind.
Otherwise
other
adiacent
Jcmr.1'
and
"Cf
Love
That
Wilt
Not
buildings
might
have
caught
fire.
Let
Me
Go."
John
E.
Davey
sang
Fire
Warden
Constable
Olsen
as
a
vocal
sola
"Crossing
the
Bar."
stayed
with
the
fire
until
It
was
WINSLOW
IN
SEATTLE
the
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.,
Is
here
on
his
way
back
to
Prince
Rupert
after
a
six
weeks'
trip
east
on
company
business.
He
forecasts
better
prices
for
halibut.
Shows
Value
of
Fishing
Industry
To
Prince
Rupert
and
Urges
More
Effort
to
Centre
Business
Here
W.
Nickerson
Gives
Very
Interesting
Address
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
at
Its
Dinner
Meeting
Last
Evening
reciprocity
trade
treaty
with
the
United
States.
The
fishermen
were
now
getting
within
a
cent
a
pound
i
OHI,
11.000.
6.6c
and
5c.
Atl!n.
Df
0eorge
M
Weir,
had
ad-'trylng
to
get
this,
he
noticed
that
Df
the
price
paid
Wabash,
6,500,
6.6c
and
5c,
Atlln.l
'
,.'
.
hnsnltnls
would
not
be
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
seemed!
irmen
whereas
f
Visitor,
6,000,
0.6c
and
5c.
Atlln.
RCVllla.
6.500.
6.5c
and
5c.
Cold
Storage.
Canadian
Margaret
I,
19,000,
offered
5.2c
and
5c,
going
to
Butedale.
Borgund,
5,000,
5.1c
and
5c,
Atlin.
I
adversely
affected
but,
on
the
l
nave
iosi
neari
so
u
iuBeu
me
To
llstrlct
amounted
to
2,037,100
ounds,
coho
salmon,
frozen,
unounted
to
3,623,120
pounds,
lumber
of
pounds
of
salmon,
can-ved,
48,209,210,
Halibut
landed
at
'he
port
from
Canadian
boats
mounted
to
eight
million
pounds,
naklng
a
total
of
nearly
62,000,000
ounds
of
fish.
While
the
price
of
halibut
was
ow
Just
now,
It
was
evident
that
he
Canadian
fishermen
were
al
to
American
fish-
formerly
there
was
,i
difference
of
two
cents.
On
lower
jrades
of
fish
the
difference
was
lot
as
great,
as
much
of
this
fish
was
sold
In
Canada.
He
calculated'
the
Canadian
fishermen
would
gain
from
$65,000
to
$70,000
a
year
as
a
result
of
the
treaty.
The
price
on
halibut
livers
had
gone
up
this
year,
fishermen
getting
an
average
of
about
$150
a
man
from
this
source.
History
of
Industry
Mr.
Nickerson
went
on
to
review
the
history
of
the
industry
in
this
district
with
particular
reference
to
the
efforts
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
to
secure
chanees
which
(Continued
on
page
five)
Of
Remilitarization
of
Rhine;
Berlin
Might
be
Quickly
Razed
land
is
Great
Shock
To
Prince
Kupcrt
and
District
Business,
social
and
fraternal
had
turned
It
off
for
the
night,
'wsre
brought'
home
this
morning
I
drcles
of
Prince
Rupert
learned
me
school
teacher,
coming
aboard
the
steamer
Prince
Rupert.!
C,,5,S
OI
aecp
5n0CK
a"a
regret
of
the
death
yesterday
afternoon
In
the
Prlnc?
Rupert
General
Hospital
of
the
laie
Georse
A
Woodland,
for
twenty-three
years
local
agent
for
tli
Imperial
Oil
Co.
here,
having
beei-n
chsrge
of
the
company's
large
i-a'
Interests
eyer
sln:e
the
establishment
of
the
plant
at
thl?
nrt.
About
three
wseks
ago
Mr.
rAJ1HJ
.
l
i
,
.
.
t
r
4,,.
'I'uuuuiiu
emcreu
uuspiuu
ior
an
Honorary
pallbearers
were
Dr.
J.!nn,,tinn
,u,v.
,.
.,....
vV"j
-ni.ii,ukiiwU
OUUUk
O.OU
sau,
XI
1110(11411,
Jame5
M.
1
nxvfnrmarl
a.m.
He
had
recovered
took
a
really
grave
turn
and
the
nd
came
with
shocking
suddenness.
Fifty-nine
years
of
age,
the
late
Jr.
Woodland
was
born
In
Nova
S:otla.
As
a
young
man
he
served
SEATTLE,
April
8:R.
M.
Win-
during
the
Boer
War
In
South
slow,
assistant
general
manager
of
'
Africa
and
took
part
In
the
sli?e
srnoon
and
a
Masonic
service
to-
mororw
evening
after
which
the'
rnl
,
leiuaius
win
ue
luiwuiueu
iu
vu1
couver
aboard
the
steamer
Prince
Rupert
for
Interment.
Today's
Weather
Dead
Tree
Point
Raining,
calm;
marometer,
29.92;
temperature,
40;
sea
smooth.
Triple
Island
Raining,
fresh
southerly
wind;
barometer,
29.86;
sea
choppy.
Langara
Island
Raining,
fresh
to
strong
southerly
wind;
so.i
rough.
Terrace
Cloudy,
calm;
40.
Anyox
Raining,
calm,
36.
Stewart
Raining,
calm,
33.
Hazclton
Cloudy,
calm,
45.
Smlthers
Cloudy,
calm,
mild,
Burns
Lake
Bright,
calm,
32,
France
Publishes
Its
Plan
For
Maintaining
Of
Peace
in
Europe
by
Force
Austrian
Government
Makes
Move
to
Head
Off
Nazi
Putsch
LONDON,
April
8:
(CP)
The
British
government
today
published
a
white
paper
disclosing
the
fear
of
Reichs-feuhrer
Adolf
Hitler
that
"Berlin
might
easily
be
reduced
to
a
heap
of
ashes"
from
Russian
air
attack.
The
paper,
outlining
the
Anglo-German-French
diplomatic
discussions,
disclosed
German
fears
that
Berlin
might
be
de-
t
will
be
named
Tweedsmulr
Campbell
D.
McD.
Hunter.
Walter
!th.frnm
k
J
u--
.v..
th.!
l
C
a
e-,
Actlve
pall-,satistactorlly
as
ml2nt
have
been'
nor
General
of
Canada.
It
was
total
loss,
will
m
be
about
$1500
as
It
bearers,
all
,1
younK
friends
of
de-1
j
u...
J
....
.
..
...
Is
very-
doubtful
-whetherthe
en-
ceared.-.
were.
1CK?
Gibson,-
Donald
:
able
to
get
away
"from
the
InstltiP
glne
can
be
replaced.
Radio
Plant
At
Bear
Lake
Has
Bad
Fire
Loss
Arney,
Pat
Palmer.
Douglas
Chris-
tlon,
was
forced
to
return.
It
was
iifion.
Miice
Huaema
and
Trevor,
onlv
vesterdav
that
his
rnnrfitimi
Hill.
There
were
numerous
and
beautiful
floral
tributes,
i
.
uL
"rtr
I
t
WF.
louThe.
French
plan,
pub-.
-'A'
a
w
w?1Is
n
0rav.
ra
v
minister
m
in
Of
lands.
X
JL
J.
Logging
Railway
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
RESERVE
IS
NAMED
TWEEDSMUIR
PARK
VICTORIA,
April
8:
(CP)
The
5000
square
mile
provln-
cial
reserve
south
of
Ootsa
Lake
and
north
of
Bella
Coola
(CP)
Sask-
are
counting
the
cost
of
the
severest
winter
that
has
ever
visited
the,
province
"siroyea
oeiore
tne
League
of
Na
tions
could
begin
to
discuss
the
question
of
how
to
deal
with
a
possible
attack.
It
was
Germany's
fear
of
a
Franco-Russian
alliance
that
had
led
to
the
remilitarization
of
the
Rhlneland.
French
Peace
Plan
PARIS,
April
8:
(CP)
Peace,
with
permanent
armed
forces
to
maintain
it.
Is
provided
for
In
a
French
plan
to
organize
Europe
with
or
without
Germany
as
an
aftermath
of
the
Reich's
breach
of
.
MLshed
,
ch
today,
t,,,
turned
down
Ger-
imany's
proposals
to
deal
with
the
'
Rhlneland
crisis.
Almost
dictator-
iiai
powers
10
compel
disarmament
and
enforce
respect
of
treaties
would
be
vested
in
a
"European
'commission"
under
the
French
NOW
Bein0"
Built'
The
French
government
was
re-&
ported
last
night
to
order
175,000
men,
about
half
of
the
strength
of
A'
p
AIIison
s
CamP
at
Cutnshewa
the
French
standing1
to
stationed
for
a
tlm
in
Vnnrn,..
army,
re-
ver,
he
arrived
here
to
take!
In,
Very
Active
Just
Now
main
under
arms
In
the
frontier
charge
of
the
Imperial
Oil
Co
'si
adjoining
the
Rhlneland
until.
Interests.
During
his
lifetime
of-air!
A-
p-
Allison,
Queen
Charlotte
tsome
settlement
has
been
made
of
:
'
Island
logging
operator,
arrived
in
the
crisis
-there.
!
rost
a
quarter
of
a
century
he
j
took
an
active
Interest
In
many'tne
cUv
on
the
Prince
John
this
j
Foreign
Minister
Pierre
Flandln
f
spheres
of
community
life.
He
wasmornlng
from
his
camp
at
Cum-;haS'
moved
for
the
removal
of
j
particularly
prominent
In
th.
she
wa
Inlet
and
will
sail
tomorrow
i
sanctions
against
Italy
and,
at
the
Masonic
craft,
having
been
a
pait
night
on
the
Prince
Rupert
for
master
of
Tyee
Lodge,
a
past
dls-
Vancouver.
The
Allison
camp
Is
trlct
deputy
grand
master,
a
mer-j
running
full
again
and
construc-ber
of
Kalen
Chapter,
Royal
Arch
'tlon
of
a
logging
railway
to
opn
Masons;
Klncollth
Pre:eptory
up
further
limits
at
Cumshewa
In-
Knlghts
Templar;
Glzeh
TemDle
let
Is
now
under
way
The
railway,
of
the
Shrine,
and
of
the
local
for
the
start,
will
be
three
or
four
Shrine
Club.
He
was
also
a
past
miles
lone
but.
eventually,
will
president
of
the
Prince
Rupert
probably
run
In
considerably
fur-
Rotary
Club.
In
musical
circles
he.
ther.
was
also
active,
more
particularly
In
the
early
days.
He
wai
also
a
iir
,
r
1
i
1
leading
member
of
St.
Andrews
YY
inter
DeDleted
Anglican
Cathredal.
He
was
widely
known
and
highly
respected
not
only
In
the
city
but
throughout
the
district
and
his
passing
removes
a
much
esteemed
cltlzp.
The
widow
will
receive
widespread
sympathy
In
her
defep
Funeral
arrangements
are
In
the!
QfSf"lA'
.Aprl1
8
There
will
be
a
service
at
St.
eady
reaping
the
benefit
from
the
Andrew's
Cathedral
tomorrow
aft
Western
Catth
Was
Most
Severe
Season
In
History
of
Saskatchewan
same
time,
has
expressed
himself
1
as
being
opposed
'to
the
Imposition
',
of
sanctions
against
Germany
for
'
violations
of
the
Locarno
Pact.
Nazi
Putsch
in
Austria
VIENNA,
April
8:
To
halt
mover.
ment
of
German
arms
Into
Austria
In
connection-
with
a
susnected
Nazi
putsch,
the
Austrian
government,
It
was
learned
yesterday,
had
rushed
troops
to
the
German
and
Czecho-Slovaklan
frontiers.!
similar
move
by
Germany
In
Hurr
gary
Is
also
reported.
The
Austriaa
government
felt
last
night
that
the
situation
In
this
regard
was
well
In
hand.
Harold
Dollar
Has
Succumbed
Estimates
place
the
number
of,
SAN
FRANCISCO,
April
8:-J.
cattle
lost
on
the
prairies
at
sev-!Harold
Dollar,
son
of
the
late
fa-:
thnnsnnH
thousand.
Rltlpr
Bitter
sub-zero
cnh.ml
.
i
..
.
.
mous
Capt.
Robert
Dollar
and
vice-"
weanwr.
awasKing
animais
ai-;
president
of
the
Dollar
Line,
sue-"
I
ready
weakened
by
Insufficient.
n,K
v,
....j...
.
.
food,
took
a
heavy
toll.
attapk
aftpr
.
tArn
...
M
John
Minor,
farmer
of
Abbty,
Unrino.
hi.
M.r
h
un
T
;JT
S,
!fL?iS'hU
company.
Interests.
A
brother.
JC7n
to
Z:jr":
Dollar,
head
of
the
Dollar
death
many
animals,
and
others
had
to
be
shot.
Other
farmers
also
report
heavy
losses.
In
some
Instances
hides
were
salvaged
and
brought
a
small
return.
SEATTLE
LANDINGS
SEATTLE,
April
8:
A
total
of
170,000
pounds
of
halibut
was
sold
here
yesterday
by
nine
boats.
Western
fish
received
6
lie
to
6?t,c
and
local
fish
6
Vac
to
7c.
Line,
survives.
A
Tyee
Lodce
No.
66,
A.
F.
&
A.
SI.
Members
of
Tvce
Lodce
nleash
attend
an
emergent
meeting
In
the
ivui&unic
lempie
tomorrow,
Thurs
aay,
April
a,
at
7:30
p.m.
for
the
funeral
service
of
the
late
R.
Wor.
Brother
George
A.
Woodland,
Members
of
Tslmpsean
Lodgw.
and
all
sojourning
brethren
aro
requested
to
attend.
1.
r
i