(8
A.M.)
Prince
Rupert
Over,
southerly
wind;
baromeU.
temperature,
65;
sea
smoc
..
i
vol.
XXV.,
No.
132.
Probability
of
Conflict
Of
General
Nature
in
Far
VICTORY
CLAIMED
BY
LABOR
Senate
Judicial
Committee
Would
Control
Working
Conditions
On
Government
Contracts
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
June
5:
Organized
labor
claimed
a
signal
victory
as
a
result
of
the
Senate
Judicial
committee
approving
the
control
by
Congress'
of
hours
of
work
and
scale
of
wages
by
con
tractors
on
government
contracts.
If
proposed
legislation
goes
through
contractors
will
be
compelled
to
pay
prevailing
wage
scales
on
all
work
they
carry
out
'for
the
government.
SUDDENLY
George
II.
Arnold,
Tioncer
Heal
Estate
and
Insurance
Broker,
Passes
Away
George
Heckox
Arnold,
promin
ent
local
real
estate
and
Insurance
broker
of
twenty-five
years'
standing,
passed
away
suddenly
last
night
at
his
residence
at
the
corner
of
Taylor
Street
and
Summit
Avenue.
Last
summer
Mr.
Arnold
underwent
an
operation
and
In
a
large
measure
seemed
to
recover
his
health
but
his
heart
was
known
not
to
be
strong.
He
became
ill
last
Friday
and
took
to
bed
where
he
had
remained
for
the
most
of
the
time.
His
death
at
8:30
last
night
was
quite
unexpected
and
came
as
a
shock
to
his
many
friends.
Born
in
Elkhorn,
Wis.,
sixty
five
years
ago,
Mr.
Arnold
for
years
was
a
member
of
the
United
States
Army
Medical
Corps,
drug
gist
department,
seeing
service
In
the
Phllllpines
and
Alaska.
He
re
tired
from
the
Army
in
1910
and
for
a
year
was
engaged
In
the
real
nectations
but
the
precipitation
in
May
changed
below
normal
averages
into
surpluses
in
the
majority
of
dis
cstate
business
at
Stewart.
ComlnBmonton
ancf
Red
Deer
districts
of
here
in
1911
he
became
identified'
...
Thc
rains
should
prove
in-
with.
II.
a.
Helgcrson
Ltd.,
later
becoming
manager
and
then
owner
of
the
business.
He
was
a
member
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce.
In
addition
to
the
widow,
who
will
have
general
sympathy,
Mr.
Arnold
Is
survived
by
one
brother,
Mark
II.
Arnold
of
Toronto,
Kansas.
Funeral
arrangements
are
in
the
hands
of
the
B.
C.
Undertakers.
BRITISH
SHIP
IS
ABLE
TO
PROCEED
Steamer
Kent.
Which
Sent
Out
Distress
Signals,
Did
Not
Need
Help
After
All
SAN
FRANCISCO,
June
5:
After
having
sent
out
"S.C'5,55
signals
I'sli
steamer
Kent
4
that
she
was
able
to
proceed.
The
Canadian-Australian
liner
Aorangi
as
one
of
the
vessels
whlc,h
had
Parted
to
go
to
the
assistance
of
toe
Kent.
-ht
,j;
tricts.
During
the
early
part
of
May
moderate
to
heavy
rains
occurred
In
Saskatchewan
from
Swift
Current
to
the
Manitoba
border
and
northward
to
Prince
Albert.
MoiS-fnm
wn
also
adeouate
in
the
Ed-
iliuvt
,.
valuable
for
the
early
growth
of
the
crops
In
these
territories.
Records
compiled
by
the
Dominion
Meteorological
Office
cov
ering
the
nine-months
period,
August
1-Aprll
1,
indicated
the
average
increase
over
the
normal
In
Alberta
was
only
one
percent.
Despite
good
showings
In
northern
and
southeastern
Saskatchewan
a
nartlcularly
dry
winter
In
the
southwest
pulled
the
province's
general
average
down
to
a
four
percent
deficiency.
Manitoba's
record
for
the
nine
months
was
about
normal.
The
outstanding
feature
of
the
winter's
precipitation
statistics
was
noted
in
Manitoba
In
March.
Rainfall
in
the
western
section
during
this
month
was
one
hundred
percent
above
normal
and
fifty
per-nt
ohnve
in
the
east.
The
fall
?"JS":
Normal
precipitation
occurred
in
the
nine-months
period
in
central
Alberta
but
in
thc
north
the
average
Jumped
to
twenty-five
percent
above
the
usual
amount.
Conditions
!
PROVIMniAl
i
"
n
l
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
B.C.
CHINA
6
IS
OPENING
WAR
A
ON
JAPAN
'
"
"
-
'
"
"
Today's
er
Tomorrow's
Tides
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
JUNE
5,
1936
Closer
as
nesuit
Declaration
Was
Made
Independently
and
Followed
Crisis
of
Past
Week
Between
Canton
'
And
Nanking
Administrations
Of
North
and
South
HONG
KONG,
June
5:
(CP)
The
probability
of
a
general
war
in
the
Orient
became
closer
today
with
the
declaration
of
war
by
the
Canton
South
Chinese
government
on
Japan.
The
war
declaration
of
South
China
was
made
independently
and
followed
a
crisis
this
week
between
that
government
and
the
Nanking
Nationalist
government
over
permitting
of
Japanese
troops
in
North
China
and
the
independence
movement
in
the
north.
War
troops
marched
north
from
Canton
today
and
occupied
four
towns.
The
southern
administration
ordered
the
mobilization
of
an
anti-Japanese
expedition.
Central
government
officials
at
Nanking
profess
to
know
nothing
of
the
moves
in
the
south.
Canton,
they
say,
had
no
authority
to
declare
war.
FARMERS
ARE
BY
MAY
RAINFALL
ALL
0VERJPRAIRIE
REGION
Meteorological
Office
Records
Indicate
Prospects
Arc
Brighter
For
Crops
on
Western
Prairies
Precipitation
Above
Normal
TORONTO,
June
5:
(CP)"
prairie
provinces
have
brought
renewed
hope
to
farmers
in
the
great
grain-producing
areas
of
Western
Canada.
Rainfall
during
March
and
April
did
not
come
up
to
ex-
CHEERED
Beneficial
May
rains
in
the
were
reversed
In
the
south
where
a
decline
of
twenty
percent
was
re
corded.
Northern
and
southeastern
Sas
katchewan
were
slightly
above
nor
mal
but
a
dry
southwestern
area
showed
a
25'
percent
deficiency.
Western
Manitoba
was
up
by
nine
percent.
The
eastern
portion
of
the
province
reported
a
loss
almost
as
large.
Northern
Alberta
Oains
A
review
of
the
monthly
records
of
the
various
districts
in
the
three
provinces
shows
that
In
northern;
Alberta
precipitation
was
above
normal
in
every
month
except
Sep
tember
and
March
with
large
ex-
cesses
occurring
In
the
period
from
October
to
February.
Central
Al
berta
had
small
deficiencies
In
all
months
except
November,
January
LONDON,
June
5:
All
foreign
and
March,
In
the
south
minus
diplomats
with
the
exception
of
signs
appeared
in
the
records
forjDlno
Orandl,
Italian
ambassador
August,
September
and
April
with
to
Great
Britain,
have
been
In-heavy
rainfall
In
October.
jvlted
to
an
official
reception
for
October
and
November
were
the!
Emperor
Halle
Selassie
of
Ethl-best
months
In
northern
Saskat-
opla
which
Is
to
be
held
here
on
chewan
with
excesses
of
seventy
;
Saturday.
and
sixty
percent
respectively
but1
there
were
drops
of
twenty
perceni
In
March
and
forty
percent
in
April.
The
southwest
was
below
normal
In
all
months
except
November
and
January,
both
of
which
were
above,
the
average,
while
(Continued
on
Page
Two)
East
or
Action
I
INVERNESS
I
has
blaze:
Two
Small
Buildings,
Including
School
House,
Destroyed
Last
Night
Two
small
buildings,
inciudin?
the
school
house,
were
destroycl
by
a
fire
which
broke
out
about
10
o'clock
last
night
at
Inverness
cannery
and
which,
for
a
time,
threatened
the
entire
plant
there.
However,
hard
fire
fighting
work
by
the
cannery
crew
prevented
the
spread
of
the
flames
which
were
at
times
quite
spectacular.
SCALING
CV
I
fir
Q
Vl
LtJ
VJU
Production
For
Year
to
Date
Not
As
High
as
Last.
Official
Figures
Show
Log
scaling
In
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
for
the
month
of
May
this
year
aggregated
8,403,902
board
feet
as
compared
with
13,455,491
board
feet
in
the
same
month
last
year,
bringing
the
total
for
1936
to
date
up
to
19,279,116
board
feet
In
comparison
with
25,271,458
board
feet
in
the
corresponding
period
of
last
year.
The
log
scale
-per
varieties
this
May
was
as
follows:
1936
1935
B.F.
B.F.
Douglas
Fir
2,211
Cedar
54,617
79,174
Spruce
4,855,454
,7,788,ll3
Hemlock
3,477,124
5,089,969
Balsam
2,316
293,893
Jackplne
6,900
202,131
Miscellaneous
..
7,491
Totals
8,403,902
13,455,491
Forest
Products
1.
The
scale
of
forest
Droducts
In
the
interior
this
Mav
Included
noles
,
and
piling
to
a
quantity
of
71,398
lineal
feet-all
cedar-as
compared
with
75,262
lineal
feet
in
the
same
month
a
year
ago.
Ties
counted
this
May
totalled
27,2741
,ftn
hemlock
and
26,074
jackplne
In
comparison
with
39,096
In
May
1935.
No
cordwood
or
fence
posts
were
scaled
this
May,
SELASSIE'S
RECEPTION
All
Foreign
Abassadors
Except
Italian
Invited
to
London
Affair
Halle
Selassie
told
thousands
who
greeted
him
as
he
arrived
at
Waterloo
Station
Wednesday
that
he
had
come
to
"obtain
justice,"
A
personal
representative
of
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
was
among
.those
who
met
Low-Lying
Areas
of
River
Are
in
Ruin
Southern
Railways
Paralyzed!
A.
D.
Gillies,
local
agent
of
Canadian
National
Express
Co.,
ad-
vised
local
fish
shippers
this
morning
that
the
company
could
not
accept
shipments
of
fish
for
the
east
via
Vancouver
until
further
notice.
Receipt
of
advice
that
thousands
of
acres
of
Fraser
Valley
farm
lands
had
been
flooded
through
breaking
of
dvkes
anoeared
to
con-
firm
the
local
belief
that
railwav
lines
east
-
of
Vnnnnnvpr
wpw
in
kpJ
ious
trouble
on'
account
of
high
water
conditions.
Halibut
Arrivals
Summary
American
51,000
pounds,
7c
and
5.5c
to
7.1c
and
6c.
Canadian
77,500
pounds,
6.2c
and
5.2c
to
6.4c
and
5.4c.
American
Mltkof,
33,000,
7c
and
5.5c,
Coin
Storage.
Frisco,
11,000,
7c
and
6c,
Coid
Storage.
Visitor,
7,000,
7.1c
and
6c,
Booth
Canadian
Margaret
I,
15,000,
6.2c
and
5.2c,
Cold
Storage.
Bayvlew,
8,500,
6.3c
and
5.3c,
Cold
Storage.
Helen
II.,
15,000,
6.3c
and
5.3c,
Cold
Storage.
Alkln,
11,000,
6.3c
and
5.3c,
Cold
Storage
Thrasher,
8,000,
6.4c
and
5.4?,
Atlin.
North
Forland,
8,000,
6.3c
and
"c;
Atlin
MOiner
B-:)UU'
-'c
ana
SM
uoia
siorage.
Dickie
Bov.
3.500.
6.4c
and
5.3c.
Booth.
Low
Daily
News
Dispatch
Conveys
Some
Idea
Of
Widespread
Damage
Thrilling
Rescue
Of
Mother
and
Two-Day
Old
Child
,
Rapid
Recession
Continues
Stating
that
the
entire
low-lying
areas
of
the
Skeena
River
valley
are
virtually
devastated
as
a
result
of
the
worst
flood
catastrophe
the
district
has
ever
known,
a
special
dispatch
to
the
Daily
News
from
Terrace
via
Stewart
and
the
Government
Telegraphs
new
radiotelegraph
lines
gives
the
first
idea
of
the
tremendous
damage
fcthat
has
been
done
as
a
result
of
WOULD
GET
NEW
PLANE
Pioneer
Airways
Would
Have
Big
Ship
Running
to
Prince
Rupert
If
decision
is
finally
made
to
ex
tend
the
Pioneer
Airway's
opera
tions
northward
from
Ocean
Falls
to-Prlnce'
Rupert
and
Stewart,
the
proposal
Is
to
purchase
a
new
eight
or
ten
passenger
seaplane,
It
Is
explained
by
R.
E.
Roberts,
president
of
the
company,
who
Is
in
the
city.
A
hangar
would
be
established
by
the
company
In
Prince
Rupert.
Prince
Rupert
vould
be
brought
to
within
four
hours
of
Vancouver
by
air
travel.
A
reorganization
of
Pioneer
irways,
involving
an
Increase
ol
apltallzation
from
$25,000
to
$100-90,
is
contemplated.
William
Haines
Severely
Beaten
Former
Moving
Picture
Star
Is
Attacked
Allegedly
by
Members
of
"White
Legion"
LOS
ANGELES,
June
5:-Pollce
authorities
are
Investigating,
an
at-
tack
which
was
made
on
William
Haines,
former
screen
star,
who
was
severely
beaten
up
and
pelted
with
rotten
eggs
and
fruit
at
a
'Manhattan
Beach
resort.
Members
of
an
organization
known
as
me
wuuc
s'""
ut"c,cu
w
inave
dccu
namca
HaMiuuw.
g)
declares
that
he
was
made
the
victim
of
"malicious
persecution."
Billy
Reid,
First
in
From
Terrace
After
Floods,
Swam
Part
of
Way
to
Make
Trip
Billy
Reid,
grandfather
though
he
be,
popular
local
C.
N.
R.
electrician,
made
up
his
mind
to
get
home
from
Terrace
where
he
was
caught
at
the
end
of
the
week
by
the
railway
tie-up,
and
he
is
going
to
do
it
and
achieve
the
distinction
of
being
the
first
through.
Bill
is
now
at
Kwinitsa,
the
worst
of
the
homeward
journey
through
the
flood
area
over.
Particulars
of
his
trip
are
not
available
except
that
it
is
known
he
swam
part
of
the
way.
He
will
probably
be
in
tonight
on
the
way
freight
which
left
this
morning
for
Kwinitsa.
As
far
as
is
known,
Peter
Lakie,
district
freight
and
passenger
agent,
who
was
caught
with
Mr.
Reid,
did
not
attempt
to
emulate
his
feat.
1:25
a.m.
21.1
ft.
14:29
p.m.
18.4
ft.
8:14
a.m.
2.2
ft.
20:11
p.m.
7.6
ft.
PRICE:
S
CENTS
Skeena
as
Result
the
unprecedented
high
water
conditions
of
the
past
few
days.
Farms,
buildings,
livestock,
crops
and
much
land
has
been
completely
destroyed,
Some
communities
are
entirely
cut
off
with
scant
supplies.
Many
people
have
been
rendered
homeless
and
are
camp
ing
out
or
have
taken
up
abode
In
such
temporary
quarters
as
may
be
available.
Rehabilitation,
it
U
already
indicated,
Is
going
to
tw
an
extensive
task.
The
immediate
concern
is,
however,
to
provide
temporary
relief.
,
""Yesterday
-at-'Terrace
the
water:,
level
of
the
Skeena
.River
was
receding
fast
and
land
erosion
had
nearly
ceased
but
distressed
families
were
camping
in
public
buildings.
Arrangements
were
being
made
to
send
emergency
supplies
by
the
first
available
means
to
the
adjacent
stricken
communi
ties
of
Remo
and
Usk
both
of
which
have
been
nigh
ruined
as
a
result
of
the
high
water
thj
like
of
which
had
never
been
pre
viously
known,
having
been
eight
feet
above
the
previous
high
level.
Kitwanga
was
another
community
that
was
hard
hit
but
there
appears
to
be
some
uncertainty
as
to
the
exact
extent
of
the
damage
there
although
the
native
population
is
known
to
have
suf?
fered
considerable
hardship
and
at
least
a
few
buildings
were
carried
away.
The
Terrace
dispatch
says
thai
buildings
flnwprt
nhnnt.
Ilkp
hnxps
and
man
carrled
away
bv
the
ra2ln2
torrent,
were
smashed
bv
the
swift
waters
.
,.
ft
erfomed
by
Ceorge
Wrlght
h
h
his
h
T
race
became
lnundated
placed
nis
wIfe
and
two
day
old
baby
on
the
roof
while
he
went
to
seck
a
Doat
to
remove
them
This
was
at
3
o'clock
Tuesday
morning
when
the
flood
waters
were
at
their
height.
Mrs.
Wright
and
the
baby
were
finally
rescued,
being
taken
across
the
raging
river
which
'was
full
of
trees
and
swirls
to
the
home
of
Miss
Pearson.
The
home
of
John
Loen
wa3
completely
lost.
It
floated
off
and
was
smashed
by
the
current.
His
farm
land
was
also
carried
away.
It
Is
next
to
the
Sherwood
place.
.
Under
E.
T.
Kenney
M.L.A.
aid
Provincial
Constable
H.
L.
Mc-Kenney
first
aid
and
relief
measures
are
being
organized.
A
shortage
of
supplies
appears
to
be
likely
In
the
whole
region
from
Kitwanga
to
Kwinitsa.
Yesterday
an
emergency
nurse
was
sent
to
Usk.
Headquarters
of
the
provincial
police
In
Prince
Rupert
were
advised
today
that
Constable
McKen-ney
got
through
to
Usk
yesterday
with
700
pounds
of
relief
provisions.
He
was
accompanied
by
a
special
constable
and
a
nurse
who
will
take
charge
of
a
temporary
relief
post
for
the
community
of
Usk.
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