w
showing
signs
of
abating
today
after
twenty-one
days.
It
is
estl-!
mated
that
at
least
284
persons
lost
J
their
livc3
as
a
result
of
the
cold.
Weather
Still
Cold
in
North
Ten
Ahove
.Minimum
Temperature!
trailing
Here
Sub-Zero
In
Interior
Wi'h
a
minimum
temperature
reading
for
Prince
Rupert
during
the
night
of
10
above
zero
which
was
accentuated
somewhat
by
n
chilly
north
breeze,
skies
were
dear
and
cold
throughout
the
district
this
morning
with
no
Im
mediate
promise
of
a
break
In
the
:
raid
snap
although
the
barometer
has
been
falling.
As
usual,
this
city
is
the
mildest
point
In
the
district,
Sub-zero
weather
continues
to
the
interior.
Triple
Island
Clear,
strong
northerly
wind;
barometer,
29.75;
sea
moderately
rough.
Langara
Island
Clear,
very
cold,
moderate
to
fresh
northeast
wind;
sea
choppy.
Terrace
-Clear,
northeast
wind,
3
below
Stewart
-Clear,
light
north
wind,
1
above
Anyox
clear,
north
wind,
5
below.
Hazclton-cicar,
calm,
26
below.
Smlthers-
-Clear,
calm,
40
below.
Burns
Lake-Clear,
calm,
37
press
sued
tors,
f
'
COUNTIlltriJT
MONEtf
IS
;
made
in
penitentiary
SAN
QUENTIN,
Cal.,
Feb.
12:
Counterfeiting
operations
within
thi.
j
-w
'VI
j
YVUlftO
Ul
kJIWI
Wentln
Penitentiary
were
re-
.
-..vU
jri-5i,eraay
w
nave
been
jtion.
Com
Burglary
of
Seal
mons
Defends
Trade
Treaties
With
United
States
and
Japan-Social
Credit
Members
Decide
to
Throw
in
Their
Lot
With
Government
OTTAWA,
Feb.
12:
(CP)
The
whole
of
Europe
might
have
been
at
war
today
if
the
Canadian
government
had
not
repudiated
and
disowned
the
Riddell
oil
sanction
proposal
at
Geneva
in
November,
Premier
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
advised
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday.
Reviewing
the
suggestion
of
Dr.
W.
A.
Riddell,
Can-
COLD
WAVE
IS
ABATING
Sub-Zero
Temperatures
and
Bliz-urds
Still
in
Middle
West
Kadas
representative
at
the
League
of
Nations,
the
oil
sanctions
be
imposed
against
Italy,
Premier
King
said
this
was
Dr.
Rlddell's
personal
viewpoint.
He
said
It
was
significant
to
note
that
the
sanction
had
not
been
applied
and
that
a
European
'war
did
not
develop,
i
Premier
King
took
Issue
with
Rt.
Hon.
R.
D.
Bennett,
leader
of
the
Conservative
Opposition,
over
the
Feb.
12
CHICAGO,
:
-Although
m
tU
Cadlanr
ferfc
and
sub-zero
tempera-j
African,
tumeontlnue
In
many
sections,
the
,rad
uth"
e
bc
the
a&reernent
"will
be
wt
cold
snap
to
be
experienced
evf,d
pro-
,nfInltC
gd
l
a
many
years
In
the
Middle
West
ducUl
.
CUUI1U1C3.
Tlie
Prime
Minister
also
defended
the
trade
agreement
with
Japan
which
he
said
had
placed
thousands
of
men
back
In
employment
In
British
Columbia
and
other
provinces.
Social
Credit
Support
John
Blackmore.
leader
of
the
Social
Credit
group
from
Alberta,
indicated
that
his
followers
would
support
the
government,
largely
because
it
proposed
changes
in
the
Bank
of
Canada
set-up.
He
believed
this
was
necessary
In
order
to
gain
control
of
credit
and
currency
issue,
an
essential
step
towards
social
credit.
Cove
Store
Work
Of
Young
Boys
After
an
all-day
police
last
night
located
two
ten-year
old
boys
who
had
been
suspected
in
connection
wlth
the
breaking
and
entering
Monday
night
of
the
post
office
and
store
of
E.
Cavenaile
at
Seal
Cove.
Part
of
the
goods
which
had
been
stolen
was
recovered
In
possession
of
the
bovs
who
admitted
the
theft
and
who
will
be
charged
in
Juvenile.
court
with
breaking
and
entering,
Twentv-One
Arc
Dead
as
Result
Of
English
Storm
LONDON,
Feb.
12:-Fierce
gales
still
continue
over
the
British
Isles
with
heavy
damage
to
property
Twenty-one
were
already
and
shipping.
known
to
be
dead
up
to
last
result
of
the
nlsht
as
a
direct
storm.
J.
G.
Davles
of
Winnipeg,
general
.,.r,"orintpnrient
of
Canadian
Na-
were
received
which
showed
con-
discovered
and
an
Investlga-
'tlonal
Telegraphs
for
the
western
Slderable
progress
during
the
past
l'on
Is
proceeding
Convicts
nrp
!reirlon.
accompanied
by
George
Mc-lyear.
New
business
paid
for
during
fa'd
to
have
turned
out
sour-
!
Donald,
will
visit
Prince
Rupert
on
the
year
amounted
to
$219,000,000
10li
lous
..
.
.
.
..
.
.
e
....nnVlnir
tn
hntli
"loiiey
on
uve
printing
'Marcn
i
ana
o,
!""
of
the
prison
and
ls-
!the
Gyro
and
Rotary
Clubs
while
it
outside
through
vlsl-
here.
The
subject
of
his
addresses
will
be
connected
with
the
develop-fplptrrarhic
communlca-
LIBRA
Ky
,
L
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
prince
RupertClear,
"thcrly
High
4:29
a.m.
19.4
ft.
16.54
p.m.
165
ft.
barometer,
29.7?
0n-turc.
wind;
Low
11:00
a.m.
7.0
ft.
H;
sea
smooth.
22.55
p.m.
7.9
ft.
NOUTHEUN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXV
No.
36.
PRINCE
FEBRUARY
fKICE:
5
CENTS
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
12,
1936
ESTIMATES
ARE
BROUGHT
DOWN
AT
OTTAWA
MDELL
AFFAIR
DISCUSSED
BY
PREMIER
Canada's
Action
Saved
Europe
From
War,
King
Sugg
ests
to
Winter
Halts
Flow
of
Water
Over
Niag;
ra
Falls
Winter
has
cast
its
spell
over
Niagara
Falls,
am
the
voice
of
themlghty
cataract
Jn
thjlagara
'
River
between
Caria'da
and
the
United
States
is
stilled.
"Frozen
bbeks
Jam
the
river
hindering
-
flow
of
water,
and
in
the
picture
above
a
huge
sheathe
of
glitter
ng
ice.
formed
when
spray
from
the
great
waterfall
freezes,
can
be
seen.
Jack
Frost
paints
a
cold
but
beautiful
picture
at
this
famous
spot.
UPSET
IN
OLYMPICS
England
Beats
Canada
in
Hockey-Germany
Leading
in
Aggregate
OARMISCH
-
PARTENKIRCHEN,
Oermany,
Feb.
12:
(CP)
Scoring
the
greatest
upset
to
date
in
the
winter
Olympic
Games,
England
defeated
Canada
2
to
1
yesterday
in
the
second
round
of
the
hockey
series.
Eneland
is
the
only
team
which
has
hot
suffered
defeat.
In
the
fourth
game
of
the
day
Germany
defeated
Hungary
2
to
1.
Canada
downed
Hungary
15
to
nil
in
today's
first
game
to
remain
in
the
running
for
the
Dominion's
fourth
straight
title.
A
wildly
ex-
search,
the
city
'cited
crowd
packed
the
stands,
many
fainting,
to
witness
the
victory
of
the
Canadians,
still
burning
from
the
defeat
last
night
by
England,
Norwegian
Wins
Ivar
Ballangrud
of
Norway
won
his
second
Olympic
speed
title
today,
defeating
the
world's
best
In
the
five
.thousand
metres
ski
race
to
beat
the
existing
record.
Switzerland's
darlnj
pilots,
Pierre
Musy
and
Reto
Capadrutt,
finished
one-two
In
the
four-man
bobsled
championship
after
Capadrutt
clipped
nine-tenths
of
a
second
from
the
chute
record
INCREASING
AIR
FORCE
Great
Britain
(o
Double
Strength
Within
Year
More
Planes
And
Men
LONDON,
Feb.
12:
By
April
1
the
British
government
plans
to
have
a
force
of
5600
fighting
planes
as
compared
with
the
present
strength
of
2S00
planes.
The
personnel
will
be
increased
to
2500
officers
and
23,000
men.
Thirty
new
airdromes
are
to
be
established
in
various
parts
of
the
country
and
nine
new
flying
schools.
Even
with
the
increases,
the
British
air
strength
will
be
far
below
that
of
Germany
which
is
now
estimated
to
have
between
7,000
and
10,000
fighting
planes.
RAINFALL
WELCOME
Heavy
Precipitation
in
California
j
Soursc
of
Gratification
Three
Inches
in
'Frisco
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Feb.
12:
Torrential
rainfall
Is
general
throughout
California
and
is
not
come
it
as
they
believe
it
will
clear
the
air
and
allay
sickness
which'
has
been
prevalent.
The
heaviest
rain
yesterday
was
MONTREAL.
Feb.
12:
At
the
an-1
In
San
Francisco
and
Sacramento,
nual
meeting
of
the
Sun
Life
As-
both
of
which
points
reported
pre-mii-nnno
rn
ho
vi-sterdav
renorts
'
clpltatlon
totalling,
three
Inches
ln
BAR,
SILVER
SAN
DIEGO
FAIR
RE-OPENS
t
NEW
YORK,
Feb.
12:
(CP)
Bar
SAN
DIEGO,
Feb.
12:
The
San
silver
was
unchanged
at
443ic
per
it
I
v,r
APPOINTED
No
Change
.Made
in
Manager
Of
Port
of
Vancouver
Under
New
Jurisdiction
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
12:
(CP)--.Kenneth
J.
Burns
was
officially
appointed
manager
of
the
Port
of
Vancouver
yesterday
under
the
Dominion
Harbor
Commission.
He
had
previously
functioned
in
a
similar
capacity
under
the
local
'Board
of
Harbor
Commissioners'
DEADLOCK
IN
HOCKEY
Detroit
Well
Out
in
Lead
Three
Teams
Tied
For
Uunner-Up
dlens
played
Montreal.
With
DETROIT.
Feb.
12:
(
CP
t
Detroit
Red
Wings
increased
their
margin
of
leadership
in
the
American
sec-
Germany
Is
leading
so
iar
in
me
unwelcome,
ruimcis
me
gwa
ui
",fieid
day
ln
defeating
the
Black
aggregate
on
all
winter
games
wlth
because
it
will
benefit
the
fruit
Hawk5
7
to
j
at
-Boston
last
night;
Norway
second,
Finland
mira
ana
,
crops,
m-aiiu
auuiunues
aiso
wu-
hu
tn
Rancers
alia
me
Cana-
United
States,
fourth.
ANNUAL
MEETING
Hon
of
the
National
Hockey
League
j
to
four
points
as
a
result
of
a
heavy
j
scoring
7
to
3
victory
over
the
Mon-
j
treal
Maroons
on
Detroit
Ice
hut
night.
A
three-way
tie
for
second
place
ln
the
section
standing
now
exists
between
the
Chicago
B'ack
Hawks,
New
York
Rangers
and
Boston
Bruins.
The
Bruins
had
a
one-all
draw
at.
QUEEN'S
DESIGNATION
The
constitutional
designation
ot
the
royal
widow
of
Buckingham
twenty-four
hours.
There
has
also
palace
will
be
Quen
Mary,
the
de
been
generous
moisture
ln
Los
An
geles
and
Southern
California.
Expenditures
For
Year
Are
Cut
By
Federal
Government;
Nothing
New
is
Planned
in
Public
Works
OTTAWA,
Feb.
12:
(CP)
Estimated
expenditures
for
the
fiscal
year
1936-37
tabled
in
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
totalled
$384,427,548
as
compared
with
$396,-509,542
a
year
ago.
The
decrease
of
more
than
twelve
million
dollars
is
principally
due
to
the
suspension
of
social
measures
pending
decision
of
the
validity
tests
now
before
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada.8.
There
are
a
few
reductions
In
es
sential
and
customary
services
and
grants
to
various
societies
and
bodtes
of
a
semi-public
nature
are
generally
maintained.
In
some
ca?es
being
increased.
Restoration
of
statutory
salary
increases
In
the
civil
service
accounted
for
$225,000.
Notable
increases
include
$1,400,000
additional
for
aviation
Interests.
Rational
defence
is
increased
by,
$284,317.
mines
by
$158,904
pensions
and
health
by
$95,691.
JTODASiSTOCKS.
(Ouurtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.)
Vancouver
B.
C.
Nickel,
.19.
Big
Missouri,
.70,
Bralorne,
6.65.
B.
R.
Con
.03.
B.
R.
X.,
.10.
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.2G.
Dentonla,
.23
ij.
Dunwell.
.03l2.
G-eorgla
River,
Golconda,
.18.
Indian,
.02.
Minto,
.073,i.
Meridian,
.10.
Morning
Star,
National
Silver,
.01
i.
.02
'2.
.02?i.
Noble
Five,
.04.
Pend
Oreille,
1.05.
Porter
Idaho,
.04V'4.
Premier,
1.88.
Reeves
McDonald,
.12.
Reward,
.02.
Reno,
1.11.
Silver
Crest,
.00
Vi.
Salmon
Gold,
.09.
Wayside,
.19.
Whitewater,
.042.
United
Empire.
.02.
Toronto
Central
Patricia,
3.08.
Chlbougamau,
.46.
Lee
Gold,
.04'4.
Granada,
.25.
Inter.
Nlckol.
49.65.
Macassa,
1.08.
Noranda,
47.25.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
1.08.
Slsco,
3.25.
Ventures,
2.07.
Lake
Maron,
..0814.
Teck
Hughes,
4.97.
Sudbury
Basin,
4.30.
Smelter
Gold,
.05t2.
Canada
Malartlc,
1.25
Little
Long
Lac,
7.20.
Stadacona,
.32.
Pickle
Crow.
4.68.
McKenzie
Red
Lake,
1.48.
God's
Lake,
1.26.
Red
Lake
Gold
Shore.
.87
San
Antonio,
3.23.
Perron,
1.50.
Beattie
Gold,
1.70.
STILL
COLD
IN
CALGARY
CALOARY.
Feb.
12:
The
official
slgnatlon
of
Queen
Mother
having
thermometer
-stood
at
22
below
zero
been
replaced
by
the
new
title,
ac-
here
this
morning
with
no
lmme-'
cording
to
official
advices.
'
dlate
prospect
of
an
amelioration.
1
SCARLET
FEVER
EPIDEMIC
1
A.
J.
Webber,
manager
of
the
Owing
to
an
epidemic
of
scarlet
Family
Shoe
Store,
returned
to
the
fever,
schools
at
Prince
George
have
city
on
the
Prince
George
this
Diego
exposition
rc-opened
for
the
ounce
on'
the
local
jmetal
market
been
closed
down,
according
to
morning
from
second
year
today.
'today.
J
'
'
word
received
here.
"
to
Vancouver.
a
three
weeks
trip
.
IS
STILL
MYSTERY
Crew
of
U.
S.
Transport
Unable
To
Shed
Any
Light
on
Disappearance
of
Captain
r
.
r
tin
i
urnTPnr
Dnl.
1.
.
r
nni,,.inLiij.
udi..
ecu.
it.
and
in,.
rnnf
VArtn
C
Hi!
1
lan.
65-vear
old
commander
of
the
Public
works
appropriations
for
'transport
Unlted
states
Army
ship
British
Columbia
include
$37,500
RepubllC(
whlch
arrived
here
Mon.
for
the
and
maintenance
operation
day
Irom
Hono:ulu,
ls
stin
as
mUch
of
snasboats
on
the
Fraser.
Skeena
te
as
ever
Appearing
at
an
and
Naas
Rivers,
$5,000
for
lm-;oIflclal
lnqulry
yesterday,
officers
provements
on
the
Stewart
and;and
members
of
the
crew
of
the
Yukon
Rivers
In
the
Yukon
and
;Republlc
were
unable
to
throw
any
$100,000
for
maintenance
services
Ught
on
the
clrcumstanCeS
of
the
on
harbors
and
rivers
generally.
No
appearance
of
Capt.
McLellau
:new
works.
are
to
be
undertaken.
mun
ATnnnPI
nut
of
sioht
iv
hni,rC
1
before
the
vessel
arrived
here
alter
'.having
vjappeared
early,..
.ln
the
I
morning
on
the
bridge,
clad
hvpaf-i
Jamas
and
bathrobe,
to
check
the
'shin's
nnslHnn
i'
i
Except
for
rheumatism
with
which
he
had
suffered
somewhat
for
some
time.
Capt
McLellan
appeared
to
be
in
good
health
and
i
wat
not
despondent
although
it
had
been
known
that
he
did
not
relish
the
prospect
of
impending
automatic
retirement.
OFFICER
SUICIDE
Constable
Ivan
Cullen
of
Toronto,
Suspended
From
City
Forcr,
Hangs
Himself
TORONTO.
Feb.
12:
(CP)
Constable
Ivan
Cullen,
suspended
during
investigation
by
a
royal
commission
of
Toronto's
police
affairs
and
alleged
member
of
the
Hundred
Percent
Gang,
was
found
dead
ln
his
garage
this
morning.
Hl.i
(body
was
hanging
from
a
rafter.
Premier
Pattullo
Is
Coming
After
Session
Premier
T.
D,
Pattullo
plans
to
pay
a
visit
to
Prince
Rupert
Im
mediately
after
the
forthcomlr
$
session
of
the
Legislature,
according
to
word
received
In
the
city.
He
will
be
going
to
Ottawa
on
Inter-governmental
business
and
will
travel
east
this
way.
Mrs.
W.
T.
Kergln,
who
has
been
spending
some
time
ln
the
soutrt,
returned
to
the
city
from
Vancouver
on
the
Prince
George
this
morning.
!t
MALCOLM
MACDONALD
WINS
SEAT
IN
HOUSE
DINGWELL,
Scotland,
Feb.
12.
(CP)
Malcolm
MacDonald,
Secretary
of
State
for
the
Do-
minions,
was
elected
to
the
House
of
Commons
ln
the
Ross
and
Cromarty
by-election,
defeating
Hector
McNeil,
La-
bor,
Randolph
Church,
Conservative,
and
Dr.
Russell
Thomas,
Liberal,
by
a
large
majority.