VICTORIA,
June
9:
(CP)
Hon.
Dr.
Simon
Fraser
Tolmie,
former
Premier
of
British
Columbia,
returns
to
the
scene
of
his
former
political
activities
at
Ottawa
after
winning
the
closest
political
battle
in
the
history
of
this
city.
He
was
the
high
man
in
yesterday's
federal
by-election
to
choose
a
successor
to
the
late
D'Arcy
Plunkett.
Although
a
total
of
nearly
18,000
"
votes
was
cast,
less
than
three
hundred
separated
the
winner
from
the
low
man
In
the
field
of
three.
The
vote
was:
Dr.
S.
F.
Tolmie,
Conservative,
5,966.
Prof.
King
Oordon,
C.
C.
F.,
5.869.
C.
F.
McDowell,
Liberal,
5,693.
Dr.
Tolmlejs
personal
popularity
IS
conceded
IcThVve
been
the
deciding
factor
In
his
victory
despite
the
present
eclipse
of
Conservatism,
the
vigorous
and
effective
campaign
put
up
by
the
C,
C.
F
and
the
prestige
of
Liberalism.
FLOODS
ON
TAKU
ALSO
Road
Building
Into
Whtewatcr
Mining
Property
Suffers
From
High
Water
The
Taku
and
Tulsequah
Rivers
have
not
escaped
the
recent
flood
conditions
In
the
north,
according
to
word
received
in
Prince
Rupert.
The
Whltewater-Taku
Mines
concern
of
the
Edward
C.
Condon
Interests
has
had
Its
road
being
built
into
the
Whitewater
prop
erty
washed
out
and
considerable
damage
has
been
done
in
addition
to
hampering
the
getting
in
of
supplies.
WHAT
TO
SEE
HERE
Text
of
New
Tourist
Directory
Boards
of
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
The
following
Is
the
text
of
the
inscription
on
the
tourist
directory
boards
to
be
erected
by
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
at
the
Government
and
C.
N.
R.
docks:
'
"What
to
see
at
Prince
Rupert,
Canada:
"Totem
Parks
and
Sunken
Gardens.
"Home
cardens
around
the
city.
"Fish
cold
storage
plant
at
Seal
Cove
(largest
In
the.
world).
1'cs,
etc.)
6c.
"Highway
.drive
to
Cloyah
Bay
with
view
of
Butzc
Rapids.
"Metlakatla,
the
Holy
City.
Site
I
'Man
Who
Fell
From
Heaven'
(launch
trip).
"Salt
Lake
Park
Swimming
Pool
(by
boat).
"View
ot
the
city
and
harbor
frorn
Acropolis
Hill.
"Mount
Oldfleld,
marvellous
blrdseye
view
of
surrounding
county.
(Hiking
trip
by
trail)."
Back
to
Ottawa
Hon.
Dr.
S.
F.
Tolmie
Halibut
Arrivals
Summary
American
20,400
pounds,
7c
and
Canadian
33,500
pounds,
and
5.2c
to
6.2c
and
5.5c.
American
A
Hates
6:2c
vincial
by-election
today.
The
election
takes
place
on
June
t
.
-
I
1
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
A
(8
A.M.)
High
4:10
a.m.
19.1
ft.
prince
Rupert
Pal
&
,
17:20
p.m.
18.1
It.
southerly
wind;
baromett
Low
10:50
am.
3.6
ft.
temperature,
65;
sea
smooth
"
23:20
p.m.
7.4
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXV.,
No.
135.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TyESDAY,
JUNE
9,
1936
PRICE:
5
CENTS
PUT
THIS
PORT
ON
SHIPPING
MAP
T0LMIE
WINS
VICTORIA
ELECTION
Former
B.C.
Premier
Is
Victor
in
Tight
Contest;
C.C.F.
is
Close
Second
Less
Than
Three
Hundred
Votes
Separated
First
Man
From
Last
in
Total
of
Nearly
15,000
Personal
Popuarity
Deciding
Factor
WATER
IS
RECEDING
Start
at
Various
Points
Being
Made
on
Repairing
Railway
Line
With
a
slight
drop
occurring
since
yesterday
In
high
water
conditions
on
the
Skeena
River,
railway
repair
crews
are
able
to
day
to
dig
Into
the
work
of
reha
bilitating
the
line
following
the
damaging
floods
of
last
week.
The
water
was
still
too
high
to
permit
of
good
working
conditions.
Nor
were
there
any
new
developments
In
the
situation.
A
new
bridge
700
or
800
feet
long
Is
being
put
in
at
Mile
62
(Just
west
of
Salvus)
where
the
first
big
wash-out
on
this
end
occurred.
The
necessity
of
turning
a
pile
driver
around
under
difficult
conditions
took
some
time
in
starting
on
this
particular
Job.
An
additional
forty
men
went
on
the
repair
work
today
when
two
crews
of
twenty
men
each
were
senout
from
Terrace
one
to
Usk
and
the
other
to
Shames
to
re
pair
the
tracks.
All
men
who
can
be
effectively
used
are
being
put
to
work.
Repair
work
is
also
proceeding
from
the
Kitwanga
end.
I
A
telegraph
repair
gang
of
ten
as
a
nation,"
declared
Mr.
Morden
"because
of
our
intimate
relations
with
the
rest
of
the
Empire.
Ma
terlal
proof
is
furnLshed
by
the
BIG
FIRE
AT
ANY0X
Deserted
Mining'
Camp
in
Path
!
Of
Advancing
Flames,
Steamer
j
Reports
!
The
town
of
fAnyox
was
being
menaced
by
a
forest
fire
raging
in
dead
timber
on
the
hillside
back
of
the
coke
plant
and
wharves,
according
to
word
brought
to
the
city
by
the
steamer
Catala
which
called
there
last
night.
According
to
officers
of
the
Catala,
which
arrived
this
morning,
the
flames
had
assumed
threatening
proportions
and
the
houses
and
buildings
of
the
town,
now
to
a
large
extent
deserted,
seemed
to
be
almost
in
the
path
of
the
conflagration.
The
Forest
Branch
was
advised
this
morning
that
the
fire
was
under
control
and
that
assistance
j
was
unnecessary.
Nevertheless,
Forest
Ranger
J.
B.
Scott
was
sent
north
with
the
departmental
cruiser
Lillian
D,,this
morning
to
1
-investigate.-
n
According
to
the
report
to
the
Forest
Branch,
the
fire
was
half
a
mile
out
of
Anyox.
NOTED
ACTRESS
DIES
LOS
ANGELES,
June
9:
Georg
ina
Howland,
noted
character
ac
men
is
arrivine
irom
Vancouver
tress,
aieo
yesieraay
oi
a
tomorrow
to
assist
in
restoring
'
attack
at
the
age
of
fifty-six
ommunlcations.
years.
EXPANSION
OF
TRADE
IS
CEMENTING
UPTREND;
PRODUCTION
IS
MORE
President
of
C.
M.
A.
Points
to
Factors
Indicating
Better
mcnt
in
World
Conditions
and
Steady
Recovery
in
Empire
star,
12,000,
7c
ana
uc.
uom
br-
0UEBEn
June.
9
.
(CP)
Continuance
of
improvement
aSe
.
.
.
.
i.
J
ui,
onfJinft?
in
fVio
rrvontnr
nnvf
nf
tVlP
Mirv
R
8400.
7c
and
6c,
com
in
iuu&l
ueuai
micnta
ui
ai.nvn.jr
m
wv,
hiv.c.
-
ctnMitn
I
Wlirill
W;iS
IIIILtUI
UV
VV.
U.
lUUlUCII,
wi
uwkv,,
""'"S"'
"
.
.
.
1
...
.
,
t
1
Joe
Booth.
Canadian
his
presidential
address
at
the
sixty-nun
annum
general
Fine
la.
H.ouu,
e.zc
ana
meeting
OI
tne
irauauuui
Storage.
Baker,
8,000,
Ingrid
H.,
11,500,
Atlln.
6.2c
and
5.3c,
Mollisons
Plan
Flying
Around
World
in
Fall
t.nNDON.
June
9:
Capt.
and
"Museum
(Indian
curios,
German
.,i,ti.'s
vu-
.,in.it
n.
'
THREE
CANDIDATLS
cr'
manne
mc'
""
I!
in
OM1NECA
FIELD
showed
that
world
trade
was
ex-
world.'
Mrs.
James
Molllson
plan
to
leave
unmpioycd
at
here,
in
September
on
wiuu
iu-the
world.
It
jixn-u
was
announced
yesterday.
Manufacturers
Association
Wr
"As
this
oradual
revival
is
now
of
three
or
four
n-
1
e
O.
o-
.
,
O""
""u
""""
years'
duration,
It
seems
reasonaDie
to
hope
that
the
world,
as
a
whole,
j
fact
that
last
year
52
of
all
pro-
is
gradually
recovering
from
tnei
ducts
that
went
out
of
uanaoa
to
great
depression,
which
culminated
j
all
markets
were
bought
by
other
the
progressive
economic
and
trade
;
Empire
countries.
The
sound,
well-disasters
that
followed
and
had
I
ordered
and
steady
progress
of
the
their
origin
in,
or
were
at
least
pre-
British
Empire,
which
Includes
one-cipltated
by,
the
dislocations
of
the
.
fourth
of
the
world's
population
war,"
the
president
said.
j
and
one-quarter
of
the
earth's
sur-
The
latest
available
International
face,
has
had
a
far-reaching
ana
statistics,
continued.
Mr.
Morden,
beneficial
effect
throughout
tne
pandlng
slightly,
that
industrial
Turning
production
had
increased
considerably
and
that
about
half
of
those
the
worst
period
were
now
working.
Great-
Britain
had
led
Interna
tlonal
recovery
and
contributed
much
of
it,
and
In
this
connection
it
was
significant
she
had
"thrown
overboard
her
old
policy
of
free
trade,
which
had
served
her
well
under
different
conditions
but
had
become
futile
in
an
increasingly
.
.
.
n
.
-m
nni
inn
i
n
r
-in
i
m'.iiiu
i
r-i
i
i
v
rv-inT
VT7AREK.
June
9:-
uiumwu
ion
wuiiu.
""""J
r-"li
.j
Mark
M.
Connelly,
LIDCrai;
-r
ery
was
repuueu
uuni
uw-i
omc
nodwln.
C.
C.
F..
and
of
the
Brftish
Empire,
particularly
nr
Alfred
Thompson,
Conser-
South
Africa.
vativc
Ji.,
wprr.
nominated
candl-
"The
progress
of
the
whole
Brl
VUW.v,
I.i.u
m
I
I
ll.,t.,
in
nnnilii
In
the
Omineca
pro-
iuu
.iuuire
ia
Biuvujrmg
as
a
una
of
tne
lanpire
ana
aiso
more
particularly
to
Olot
Hanson
Urges
in
Commons
That
Prince
Rupert
Be
Port
Ot
Call
For
Pacific
Steamships
ARE
LURED
BYRCTIC
Scientists
Probe
Mysteries
in
Var-
ious
Quarters
of
Far
North
WINNIPEG,
June
9:
(CP)
Lure
of
the
Arctls,
the
uninhabited
wastes
of
Baffin
land
and
the
Yukon,
today
beckoned
to
groups
of
scientists
eager
to
stuay
tne
geography
and
wild
life
of
Can
ada's
northern
hinterland.
At
leasi
three
expeditions
are
under
wa;
and
others
will
follow
judging
by
requests
for
government
permits.
Preceded
by
G.
W.
Rowley,
23-'
year
old
archaeologlsts-mcmber
of
a
Brltlsn-canaaian
Arctic
expedition,
members
of
the
"Royal
Geo
graphical
Society
plan
a
three-
year
exile
on
lonely
Baffin
Land
They
will
study
geo!ogi:al
forma
tions,
birds
and
the
culture
of
hree
Eskimo
.tribes
long
extinct
Collection
ot
Arctic.
-flora
and
rare
wild
life
specie
will
occupy
vo
smaller
expeditions
who
will
follow
a
labored
course
out
of
Vancouver,
1200
miles
up
Alaska's
rugged
coastline.
Edward
and
Joe
Lohbrunner
of
Victoria
will
comprise
the
first
plant
collecting
heart
Party.
J
Fletcher
of
Toronto
and
two
companions
will
hunt
glacial
bear.
Four
men
make
up
the
party
due
to
arrive
at
Baffin
Land
next
year.
Manning
and
P.
D.
Balrd,
geologist,
are
the
only
members
with
previous
experience
in
Canada's
untracked
Arctic
interior.
C.
W.
Rowley,
archaeologists,
and
R
J.
O.
Bray,
ornithologist,
all
Ox
ford
and
Cambridge
graduates
will
accompany
them.
From
Churchill,
on
Hudson
Bay
ihey
will
travel
to
Southamptor
Island,
500
miles
north,
in
a
30
foot
gasoline-powered
whaleboat.
Mapping
and
nesting
habits
oi
the
blue
goose
along
the
bleak
north
coast-line
will
engage
the
jxpedltlon
for
the
first
year.
TheJ
next
two
will
be
spent
surveying
and
mapping
northwest
Baffin
Land
Search
for
the
remains
of
an
cient
Eskimo
tribes
will
be
the
particular
task
of
Rowley,
pink-
cheeked
Cambridge
graduate.
The
three
groups
to
be
studied
are
the
Sedlermlutes,
the
Thules
and
the
Dorsets.
If
successful,
description
of
what
he
finds
will
throw
light
on
a
debatable
origin
of
the
races.
The
Sedlermiutes
were
wiped
out
by
an
unknown
disease
30
years
ago.
The
Thules
and
Cap4
Dorset
tribes
became
extinct
mon
than
400
years
ago,
Remains
ol
the
later
will
be
sought
In
little
stone
houses
known
to
exist
at
Canadian
conditions,
Mr.
Morden
strategic
points
right
across
the
quoted
Index
figures
of
the
Domtn-
Arctic.
Little
Is
known
of
the
Dor-
Ion
Bureau
of
Statistics
to
show
ses
this
country's
progress
from
the
low
rjp
This
Coast
point
of
the
depression
in
1933.
The
Headln-
the
second
expedition
Index
of
physical
volume
of
busl-
th
Lohbrunner
brothers
will
leavs
ness,
based
on
the
monthly
average
victoria
in
mid-June
for
Skagway.
for
the
year
1926
as
100,
had
risen
1000
north
of
Vancouver.
From
from
67.0
in
February
1033,
to
103.3
there
they
wm
ravei
by
canoe
and
in
March
1936;
the
index
of
Indus-
j
afooti
describing
a
circle
that
will
trial
production
irom
tu.u
to
iu.i,
take
them
to
unglaclated
areas
and
the
index
of
manufacturing
'
wnere
uiani
Hfe
from
58.7
to
98.7.
External
trade
rubbed
out
bv
rivers
of
Ice
and
had
expanded
from
$887,097,541
in
where
they
hope
to
find
rare
1933
to
$1,341,876,197
in
the
year
specimens
for
the
Royal
Hortt-
ended
March
1936.
i
Some
Conditions
Unfavorable
After
reviewing
conditions
in
mining,
lumbering
and
agriculture,
Mr,
Morden
turned
to
some
of
the
unfavorable
factors
that
were
retarding
recovery.
About
one-eighth
(Continued
on
?age
Four)
Advocates
This
in
Event
of
Subsidies
Being
Increased-Would
Benefit
Railway
Improved
Service
To
Australia
Forecast
OTTAWA,
June
9:
(CP)
After
Hon.
W.
D.
Euler,
minister
of
trade
and
commerce,
had
indicated
that
negotiations
were
afoot
to
bring
about
a
better
Canada-Australia
trans-Pacific
steamship
service,
Olof
Hanson,
M.P.
for
Skeena,
urced
before
the
House
of
Commons
that,
if
'subsidies
were
to
be
increased,
provision
be
made
for
calls
"BILL"
PATMOHE
GIVEN
PRINCETON
APPOINTMENT
4
William
H.
Patmore,
son
of
L.
W.
Patmore
of
this
city,
has
received
an
appointment
as
an
assistant
in
geology
on
the
staff
of
Princeton
University.
"Bill"
Patmore,
who
is
at
pre-
sent
in
charge
of
a
prospecting
undertaking
In
the
Hedley
district,
Is
expected
to
proceed
to
Princeton
In
the
falL.
.
.
"
-
,
NOT
WHAT
EXPECTED
Australian
Rancher
Expected
To
Find
All
Canadian
Farmers
Millionaires
EDMONTON,
June
9:
(CP)-'Keenly
disappointed"
over
-conditions
In
Canada
where
he
expected
to
find
"Canadian
and
especially
Alberta
farmers
were
practically
millionaires,"
C.
K.
Hill,
wealthy
Australian
rancher,
paused
here
on
i
world
tour
long
enough
to
contrast
trade
conditions
In
the
Commonwealth
with
those
In
Canada
is
he
observed
them.
"All
we
hear
at
home
Is
'Canada,
Panada.
Canada.'"
Mr.
Hill
said.
I
3ff
than
we
are.
We
have
ample
work
for
all
our
labor
and
only
a
few
who
never
would
work
find
it
necessary
to
depend
on
renei
ior
subsistence.
"We
have
fine
highways
and
much
work
has
been
done
on
them.
We
have
spent
$500,000,000
on
roads
In
the
past
10
years.
This
has
sup
tilled
work
for
our
laborers
and
has
provided
us
with
a
wonderful
set
of
roads.
"Money
is
cheap.
Farmers
are
not
loaded
with
debts
bearing
heavy
interest.
The
majority
own
heir
land
by
freehold
and
the
title
(s
clear
of
all
encumbrances.
"The
great
Increase
in
the
wool
len
markets
due
to
the
entrance
of
japan
in
the
weaving
trade
has
done
much
to
better
conditions
of
sheep
raisers.
The
prices
of
has
practically
doubled
within
the!
last
few
years."
Mr.
Hill
said
he
was
particularly
Impressed
by
the
fact
he
had
seen
practically
no
sheep
and
very
few
cattle
on
his
tour
of
Canada.
In
Australia,
he
said,
a
farmer
raises,
besides
his
crop,
at
least
one
sheep
1
at
Prince
Rupert
as
well
as
at
van-
couver.
Mr.
Hanson
said
that
encouragement
given
Prince
Rupert
would
pay
a
dividend
in
increased
Canadian
National
business
through
the
development
of
Northern
British
Columbia.
iKITKATLA
HAS
FIRE
Blaze
in
Brush
Looked
Bad
While
"But
Was
Brought
Under
Control
For
A
bush
fire
which
broke
out
in
a
small
bay
opposite
the
native
village
of
Kitkatla
on
Sunday
afternoon
destroyed
two
small
unoccupied
buildings
and,
for
a
time,
threatened
the
village
as
well
a3
craft
lying
on
the
beach
but,
as
a
result
of
the
efforts
of
.fire
j
fighters,
was
extinguished
before
it
had
done
very
serious
damage.
On
the
sounding
of
the
village
fire
alarm,
men
and
women
took
o
boats
armed
with
fire
fighting
equipment.
The
flames
in
the
two
buildings
were
being
fanned
by
a
'
stiff
breeze
and
were
spreading
rapidly
in
the
direction
of
the
main
community
and
the
beached
boats.
Finally
success
attended
their
efforts
to
bring
the
blaze
under
control.
The
fire
demonstrated
the
necessity
of
a
tank
for
water
storage
In
Just
such
an
emer-
...
,
.
-
tOfcVlltC
Hi
J
mow
guvit
vv
But
you
people
are
much
worse
gency.
This
tank
has
been
prom-
lsed
by
the
Department
of
Indian
Affairs.
Frank
Buckley
Due
Wednesday
Promoter
of
Pulp
Mill
Enterprise
Coming
on
Tomorrow's
Boat
From
South
F.
L.
Buckley,
promoter
of
the
local
pulp
mill
enterprise,
will
arrive
In
the
city
on
'the
Prince
George
tomorrow
morning
from
Vancouver
for
a
brief
visit
here
In
connection
with
the
project.
Mr.
Buckley
has
Just
returned
to
the
coast
from
a
trip
to
the
Eastern
wool
States
and
San
Francisco.
HOPPERS
DECREASE
ESTEVAN,
Sask.,
June
9:
(CP)
A
survey
of
the
Estevan
area
by
the
Dominion
entomological
bureau
Indicates
the
grasshopper
menace
this
year
has
greatly
de
mlnlshed.
Damage
from
the
pests
prnwlnir
whpat
stands
will
be
has
not
been
J
for
every
acre
of
land.
The
net
re-1
conslderably
les3
than
,ast
year
cultural
Society.
This
Is
not
their
first
botanical
expedition.
They
have
discovered
numerous
plants
on
Mount
Arrovr
smith,
have
searched
for
alpines
sun
oi
inis
naspiaceu
wool
m
wt
C
Brown,
head
of
the
bureau
category
of
leading
export
product.
I
stated.
Last
year
exports
were
valued
at
l
$250,000,000.
Today's
Weather
Triple
Island
in
the
Casslar
and
Alice
Arm
dls-j
barometer,
29.92;
sea
smooth,
trlcts
and
have
found
the
British
Langara
Island
Cloudy,
calm;
(Continued
on
Page
Two)
I
sea
smooth.
Card
of
Thanks
Mrs.
O.
H.
Arnold
wishes
to
con-
Part
cloudy,
calm;
vey
sincere
thanks
t
all
friends
for
j
their
kindness
during
her
recent
sad
bereavement
and
also
to
those
1
who
sent
flowers.