HAS
STALIN
BEEN
SHOT?
There
Is
no
Confirmation
.MOSCOW.
Feb.
2J:
There,
were
unconfirmed
reports
last
nlgrTt
that
Joseph
Stalin
was
suffering
from
a
gunshot
wound
in
the
head.
The
statement
that
an
eminent
Stockholm
brain
socialist
was
on
his
way
here
by
airplane
to
operate
on
a
high
government
official"
together
with
the
absence
of
Stalin
during
the
last
few
days
from
functions
which
he
usua'ly
attends
were
associated
to
make
the
deduction
that
it
was
the
dictator
who
had
been
shot.
Charlie
Chaplin
At
Honolulu
And
Meets
G.
B.
Shaw
HONOLULU,
Feb.
27:
Charlie
icrract
Clear,
calm,
5
above
Anyox
Clear,
calm,
7
above.
Stewart
Clear,
calm,
11
below.
ll!l7alfrM
HI...
-
1
.
rt
1
,
jibe
relieved
of
the
portfolios
of
labor
'
and
fisheries
and
devote
his
entire
attention
to
the
mines
department.
Mr.
Kenney
declared
that
the
unemployed
could
be
put
profitably
to
work
on
mineral
development.
."If
we
hope
to
place
our
surplus
Moscow
.Makes
Deduction
But
inhnr
Intn
nrofitahle
emnlovment.
iwe
must
pin
our
faith
to
miners
we
had
more
men
in
tne
nms
we
wolild
have
fewe'P'offurwnef'r'
rolls.
The
member
for
Skeena
irgcd
the
le-classlficatlon
of
all
available
lands
in
the
province
for
further
and
future
settlement.
He
said
the
list
of
available
lands
in
a
district
should
be
available
at
every
government
agent's
office
with
the
stated
price
at
which
the
lands
could
be
purchased
as
a
measure
to
encourage
settlers.
He
charged
that
the
present
system
of
appraising
land
values
was
impractical,
claiming
that
large
numbers
of
appraisers
did
not
tend
to
unification
of
price.
He
believed
this
duty
properly
belonged
to
a
district
agriculturalist.
Mr.
Kenney
urged
the
Increasing
of
the
bounty
on
wolves
and
coy
otes.
Further
expansion
of
the
youth
forestry
movement,
was
advocated
Chaplin
and
party
arrived
here
by
Mr.
Kenney.
yesterday
aboard
the
President
j
Reinstatement
of
the
Farmers
Coolidge
from
the
mainland.!
Institute
advisory
board
conven-Among
those
the
famous
screen
j
tlons
in
Victoria
during
the
session
comedian
met
here
was
George
of
the
Legislature
was
also
urged
Bernard
Shaw,
the
British
writer.
Today's
Weather
Dead
Tree
Point-Cloudy,
light
by
the
member
for
Skeena
Bona-fide
settlers
along
the
line
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
could
be
materially
assisted
during
the
winter
if
given
contracts
for
!n
.,ui,-,r
Mr
Kpnnpv
sain.
He
northwest
wind;
barometer,
29.94;
,
u
gestcd
'that
the
Department
of
temperature,
23;
sea
smooth.
!Agriculture
and
the
Board
of
In-Triple
Island
Part
cloudy.
aerate
northerly
wind;
barometer,
'
tednir
t(J
flnance
thcse
operations,
29.90;
sea
choppy.
1
thereby
saving
the
farmers
five
Langara
Island-Part
cloudy,
'
te
tlc
owlng
to
the
present
moderate
northerly
wind;
sea
1
necessity
PPP,Mtv
0f
undertaking
sub-
.
!
contracts.
Vancouver
Wheat
""-vivuii
vieur,
caim,
a
oeiow.
i
SmithersPart
cloudy,
calm,'
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
27:
(OP)--milder
Wheat
was
quoted
at
83c
on
the
Burns
T.niron
i
Vnnrmivrr
EXCh&ngC
today
I3
below,
'
compared
with
84c
yesterday.
BASKETBALL
Tonight
and
Tomorrow
Night
INTERNATIONAL
SERIES
New
Metlakatla
vs.
Prince
Rupert
Moose
Hall,
7
p.m.
1
flames
Admission
-
-
Ladles
and
Children.
25c;
Gents,
35c
DANCE
Following
Game
Friday,
Admission,
25c
.
permit
of
this
being
brought
port
and
sold
legally.
Tie-ups
Between
Trips
At
conferences
between
represen
tatives
o
the
different
halibut
Iflppts
of
the
coast.
Mr.
Anderson
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
B.C.
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
She
l'rlncc
Rupert
Part
cloudy,
wind
High
..
1:58
a.m.
20.5
ft.
variable;
barometer,
30.04:
m-
18:01
p.m.
16.6
ft.
Low
11:45
a.m.
4.9
ft.
perature,
34;
sea
smooth.
A
23:39
p.m.
8.5
ft.
-
-
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXV..
No.
49.
Vol.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY
27,
1936
rniCE:
5
cents
AM
M
TI0NAL1ZA
TION
IS
OPPOSED
SKEENA
MEMBER
HEARD
IN
LEGISLA
TVRE
'i
.'!
J
rt
n
n
r
n
.
i
Numerous
Constructive
Suggestions
Advanced
By
Kenney
at
Victoria
Full
Time
Mines
Portfolio,
Putting
of
Unemployed
To
Work
at
Mining,
Reclassification
and
Price
Standardization
of
Lands
Among
Proposals
VICTORIA,
Feb.
27:
(CP)
The
province
has
reached
a
point
in
the
development
of
its
mineral
wealth
where
it
requires
the
full
time
services
of
a
minister
for
that
department,
E.
T.
Kenney,
member
for
Skeena,
declared
yesterday
in
seconding
the
address
in
reply
to
the
Speech
from
the
Throne.
He
suggested
that
Hon.
G.
S.
Pearson
A
British
Patrol
on
the
Ethiopian
Frontier
this
picturesque
setting
sho"'
a
sma
1
cortf:
igi-pf
-
he
11
'
African
RUes,
whose
main,
forces
are
stationed
in
Nyasalnnd,
Kenya
Colony.
Uganda
and
th
Anylo-Eth.oplan
border
near
Tugevljaleh,
Brit.sh
Soniaiiiax
Fishing
is
Approved;
Halibut
Matters
at
Seattle
Meetings
George
Anderson,
secretary
of
the
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union
at
Prince
Rupert,
following
his
return
home
from
Seattle
where
he
attended
various
halibut
fisheries
conferences,
reported
that
the
International
Fisheries
Commission
had
approved
the
principle
of
setting
a'
final
date
for
the
year
upon
which
vessels
should
be
permitted
to
clear
Instead
of
fixing
an
arbl-H
.
,
trary
date
upon
which
all
fishing
must
cease.
For
three
years
the
halibut
fishing
Interests
have
been
advocating
this
on
the
grounds
that
it
would
be
fairer
to
the
boats
of
the
fleet
in
that
it
would
permit
them
to
complete
their
final
trips
of
the
year
Instead
of,
as
Is
often
the
case,
having
to
come
In
with
a
short
trip
and
losing
money
be
cause
they
were
caught
on
the
banks
when
the
time
for
the
ceas-lne
of
fishing
came.
The
Commis
!
rcnorts.
It
was
agreed
that
there'
Cove.
should
be
a
ten
day
tie-up
between
trips
for
all
halibut
boats
this
season.
-There
is
stlll.however,
a
difference
of
opinion
on
the.
matter
Bitter
Conflict
On
Southern
Front
Is
Reported
Going
On
ADDIS
ABABA,
Feb.
27:
Italian
and
Ethiopian
forces
were
agabi
reported
last
night
to
be
in
bitter
conflict
on
the
southern
front.
sion
has
agreed
to
recommend
the
change
to
this
effect
to
the
two
Parents
and
Others
tvi
Tntpmnt.lnnal
Fisheries
Com-
mission
Is
also
prepared
to
recom-',
mend,
subject
to
approval
of
the
fishing
Interests,
that,
when
boats,
go
out
In
the
fall
to
fish
black
cod
after
the
halibut
fishing
has
been
J
closed
in
one
area,
they
be
per
mitted
to
bring
In
with
the
black!
cod
a
small
percentage-of
halibut,
limit
tn
be
aareed!
Visit
Schools
And
...V
.VW.O-
.......
..J.K.I,0
upon
later,
so
long
as
any
halibut'
fishing
area
on
tnc
coasi
is
sun
Watch
Class
Work
Many
parents
and
a
good
smattering
of
the
public
generally
took
.
of
the
Education
Week
open
day"
yesterday
afternoon
to
open.
In
the
ordinary
course
or
visit
the
schools,
or
the
city
ana
black
cod
fishing
a
certain
amount(See
the
pupils
and
teachers
in
ac-of
halibut
Is
bound
to
be
taken
arid;tlon
Much
mterest
was
displayed
the
change
in
the
regulations
as
nd
conslderable
appl.eclatlon
eX-
propwra
uy
w
...uo.w.
,pressedi
Thcre
werc
upwards
of
UIWI
.
,
,
I
...
M.
iwu
Jiuuuii'u
visuurs
ai
jjuuui
reduced
to
2800
pounds
or
the
i
British
Columbia,
will
come
hero
Seattle
quota
raised
from
2500
tojto
conduct
the
spring
assize
ses
1
Continued
on
Page
2.
Jslon
In
May.
..
.
JAPAN--
IS,-"--:-
IN
ORDER
Atmosphere
Still
Tense
Following
Major
Uprising:
Hut
Emperor
Hirohito
Has
Situation
In
Hand
Dictatorship
Seen
.Militarists
Believed
to
Have
Definitely
Headed
Off
Movement
Towards
Liberalism
TOKYO.
Feb.
27:
Japan
was
.till
struggling
last
night
to
re-
J
lore
order
following
the
major!
allltarlst
uprising
yesterday
when
.Jmler
Okada
and
prominent
nembers
of
his
administration
Including
Minister
of
Finance
Taka-hashl
and
Viscount
Salto
were
as-asslnated.
Emperor
Hirohito
appeared
last
night
to
be
in
complete
control
of
the
situation.
The
thief
it
police
of
Tokyo
was
reported
to
have
been
killed
during
the
day.
With
reinforced
military
detachments
standing
guard
over
Tokyo
to
prevent
further
uprisings,
naval
vessels
had
their
guns
trained
on
the
ports
of
Osaka
aud
Yokohama
ready
to
cope
with
any
emergency.
High
army
and
called
together
by
the
Emperor,
were
meeting
to
consider,
the
situation.
Rigid
censorship,
which
had
been
clamped
down
after
the
outbreak,
was
somewhat
relaxed
last
night.
Observers
assert
that
the
uprising
was
a
reprisal
against
opposition
to
complete
army
domination
of
the
nation
and
that
the
out
come
will
probably
be
a
military
fascist
dictatorship
which
Memorial
school
while
about
permit
of
the
continuation
with
twenty
called
at
King
Edward
High
0.ut
restraint
of
Imperialistic
poll-
School.
There
was
also
a
goodly
)Cles
as
against
the
liberal
move-number
of
visitors
at
Borden
Street
Imcnt
which
has
been
much
In
evl-
School
as
well
as
a
few
at
Seal
Idence
of
late
in
hiah
official
circles.
MR.
JUSTICE
MANSON
COMING
Situation
Easier
Today
After
two
days
of
grave
crisis.
Ot
C.Cf.
Rejected
By
Parliament
at
Ottawa
Minister
of
Fin.nce
Dunning
Outspoken
Against
Any
Such
Move
With
Regard
to
Chartered
Financial
Institutions
Not
in
Interests
of
Country
OTTAWA,
Feb.
27:
(CP)
Hon.
Charles
A.
Dunning,
minister
of
finance,
was
outspoken
yesterday
in
the
House
of
Commons
in
opposition
to
nationalization
of
the
chartered
banks
although
he
said
the
government
had
been
considering
ownership
and
control
of
the
Bank
of
Canada.
He
did
not
believe
it
would
be
in
the
best
inter-
OUT
AFTER
ORIENTALS
Tom
Rcid
Does
Not
Think
They
Should
be
Employed
On
Government
Subsidized
Vessels
OTTAWA.
Feb.
21:
(CP)
Employment
ot
Oriental
seamen
on
ships
aided
by
the
Dominion
government
was
assailed
In.
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
by
Thomas
Held,
Liberal
member
for
New
Westminster.
Mr.
Iteid
presented
a
resolution
reading-
"in
the
opinion
of
this
House
the
government
should
take
such
steps
as
will
provide
for
the
employment
of
greater
numbers
of
white
Canadian
citizens
on
all
ships
of
British
or
Canadian
ownership
and
registry,
the
owners
of
which
receive
sums
of
money
from
the
public
treasury
of
Canada."
Debate
on
the
resolution
will
be
continued
at
a
later
date.
Restoration
Of
Grants
to
High
Schools
Urged
VICTORIA,
Feb.
27:
(CPI
Amendments
to
the
School
'Act
whereby
grants
will
be
restored
to
Junior
High
SchooU
throughout
British
Columbia
will
be
brought
down
at
the
present
session
of
the
Legislature.
Mrs.
Paul
Smith,
Liberal
member
for
Vancouver-Bur-rard,
announced
yesterday
in
moving
the
address
In
reply
to
the
navy
of
ficlals,
i
Speech
from
the
Throne.
Jfests
of
Canada
to
take
over
the
chartered
institutions.
Mr.
Dunning
spoke
during
the
debate
on
a
motion
proposed
by
M.
J.
Coldwell,
Co-operative
Commonwealth
Federation
member
for
Rosetown-Blggar,
Sask.,
to
nationalize
the
Bank
ot
Canada
and
all
chartered
banks.
The
motion,
was
defeated
without
recorded
OPPOSING
REPRIEVE
Attorney
General
Wilentz
to
Fight
Any
Move
to
Further
Delay
Execution
of
Hauptmann
TRENTON,
N
J..
Feb.
27:
A
itorney
General
David
T.
Wlleni'.
announced
yesterday
that
hewou'
l
oppose
any
further
reprieve
fo.-
Bruno
Richard
Hauptmann,
who
h
condemned
to
die
In
the
electric
chair
during
the
week
of
March
30
for
the
kidnap-murder
Charles
Augustus
Lindbergh
Jr.
If
Governor
Harold
Hoffman
gran'
,
any
further
reprieve
it
will
be
on
;
his
own
responsibility,
Wllenl'.
.
says.
The
attorney
general
also
added
that
he
saw
no
necesslt-'
I
for
any
move
to
bring
back
Dr.
J.
F.
(Jafsie)
Condon,
who
Is
holl-
;
daying
In
Panama.
Governor
Hoffman
yesterday
renewed
his
attack
upon
the
credibility
of
Millard
Whlted,
Tcey
witness
of
the
prosecution,
who
testified
at
Hauptmann's
trial
that
he
'
had
seen
the
Bronx
carpentc-around
the
Lindbergh
estate
at.
Hopewell
shortly
before
the
crimson
'
March
1,
1932.
Dll.
DAFOE
IN
GOTHAM
NEW
YORK,
Feb.
27:
Dr.
Allan
Roy
Dafoe,
physician
to
the
famou.
Dlonne.
quintuplets,
arrived
hen;
yesterday
for
a
visit.
Railways
to
Provide
Work
For.
Ten
Thousand
Men
Who
Are
Now
In
Camps,
Minister
Announce
OTTAWA,
Feb.
27:
(CP)
Arrangements,
have
been
would
,
made
with
both
the
Canadian
National
and
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railways
to
employ
ten
thousand
men
on
deferred
maintenance
work
during
the
summer,
Hon.
Norman
Rogers,
minister
of
labor,
announced
yesterday
in
tht
House
of
Commons.
The
men
will
be'
from
the
relief
camps
and
the
basis
will
be
"work
and
wages.''
The
railway
work
will
Tokyo
slept
easier
Friday
as
rebel
be
undertaken
by
the
government
soiaiers
wno
assassinated
tne
pre-
'd
-
the
ran,ways
on
a
Co-oDeratlve
"
It
Is
reported
around
the
Court
;mler
and
the
three
other
govern-
,
.
.
of
boat
quotas.
The
northern
fleets)
House,
although
not
officially
con-
ment
officials
capitulated
to
the":Dasis
ana
an
emer8cy
suppiemen-favor
a
quota
of
3000
pounds
per;
firmed,
that
Mr.
Justice
A.
M.lgovemment
request
that
they
eva-
tafy
estimate
to
cover
the
govern-
man
per
trip
whereas
the
Seattle
;Manson,
recently,
appointed
to
thcicuate
police
headquarters
where
menfs
share
of
the
work
will
be
fleet
feels
either
this
should
be.
i
bench
of
the
.Supreme
Court
of
l
they
had
barricaded
themselves
in
.
Introduced
in
the
House
shortly.
ddflanec
of
loyal
troops.
I
Closing
of
relief
-camps
through
Threat
of
bloodshed
in
the
out
Canada
by
Dominion
Day
was
(Continued
on
Page
Four
l
jthe
object
of
the
government,
Mr.
Rogers
'said.
In
connection
with
the
announcement
that
no
new
men
would
be
admitted
to
th-j
camps
and
that
the
allowance
of
those
already
in
them
would
be
in
creased
from
20c
dally
to
$15
per
month
as
from
March
1,
the
minister
said
that
all
other
allowances
such
a
food,
clothing,
tobacco,
etc.
would
remain
the
same
as
at