(8
AM.)
Prince
Rupert
ralnine.
lleht
r
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.70;
O
temperature,
54;
sea
smooth.
A
7
Vol.
XXV,
No.
116.
DAM
AMY'S
FEAT
WAS
GREAT:
British
Aviatrlx
Hailed
Following:
Epochal
Flight
to
Capetown
And
Back
LONDON,
May
16:
The
feat
of
Ma
Amy
Johnson
Molllson
In
lowering
three
records
on
her
round
trip
flight
from
England
to
Capetown,
which
she
completed
yesterday
and
landing
here
Xrom
Vienna,
Is
hailed
as
the
greatest
aerial
accomplishment
so
far
this
year
by
any
man
or
woman.
Matanuska
Valley
Folk
Celebrating
Governor
Troy
Present
to
Help
Them
Mark
First
Anniversary
Of
Arrival
PALMER,
Alaska.
May
16:
The
colonists
of
the
Matanuska
Valley
,re
taking
today
off
to
celebrate
foe
first
anniversary
of
their
ar-rtval
with
a
county
fair,
the
program
Including
horse
racing
and
various
other
other
forms
of
carnival
entertainment.
Governor
John
w
Troy
is
among
the
dlgnltorles
present
Smithers
Rector
New
Rural
Dean
RtT-
L.
J.
Hales
Appointed
to
Sue-wed
Late
William
Sweetnam
ev
Leonard
J.
Hales
of
Sml-
c'8
nas
been
appointed
to
suc-ceed
the
late
Rev.
William
Sweet-"ar"
of
Endako
as
rural
dean
of
ne
Uazelton
deanerv
nf
the
Ancli-
!?n
Dicese
of
Caledonia.
He
takes
cnge
of
the
mission
field
which
"aa
been
looked
after
by
the
late
the
Van,
iam.
His
assistant
for
summer
at
Endako
will
be
Jack
cp.
theological
w"fi
student,
smueui.,
who
win.
ar
rive
in
the
Interior
last
week,
BREAKS
popularity
and
the
support
he:
would
receive
from
the
common
.
,
people
at
the
polls
this
fall.
;
TODAY'S
STOCKS
Courtesy
8.
D.
Johnston
Oo.)
Vancouver
B.C.
Nickel.
29.
Big
Missouri.
.64.
Bralorne.
7.25.
BJl.
Cons,
.05.
B.R.X..
.15.
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.40.
Dentonla,
.18.
Dun
well,
.04
Vi.
Golconda,
.13.
Minto,
.65.
Meridian,
08.
Morning
Star.
.02'4.
National
Silver,
.03.
Noble
Five,
.023,4.
Pend
Oreille,
.82.
Porter
Idaho,
.04
Kz.
Premier,
2.42.
Reeves
McDonald,
.05.
Reno.
1
22.
Relief
Arlington,
.30.
Salmon
Gold.
.09
V.
Taylor
Bridge,
.lOVi-Wayside,
.13.
Toronto
Seattle.
1.35.
Central
Patricia,
3.35.
Chlbougamau,
1.30.
Gods
Lake,
.90.
Int.
Nickel.
46.85.
Lake
Maron,
.06A.
Lee
Gold,
.04
Vi.
Little
Long
Lac,
6.75.
Macassa,
3.90.
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
1.55.
Noranda,
54.75.
Perron.
1.50.
Pickle
Crow,
6.20.
Red
Lake
Gold
Shore,
1.20.
San
Antonio,
2.35.
Sherritt
Gordon,
1,17.
Siscoe,
3.45.
Stadacona,
.35.
Sturgeon
River.
.50.
Sudbury
Basin,
3.75.
Teck
Hughes,
4.75.
Ventures,
1.92.
Granada,
.20.
McLeod
cocKsnuu-,
-utim
SOVIET
IN
NAVY
RACE
Intends
to
Have
Strength
Adequate
To
Contend
With
Japan
In
Pacific
Ocean
LONDON,
May
16:
The
Soviet
government
of
Russia,
while
indicating
that
It
Is
prepared
to
open
negotiations
with
Great
Britain
next
week
for
a
naval
treaty,
announced
its
Intention
yesterday
of
building
a
navy
of
strength
adequate
to
contend
with
the
Japanese
fleet
on
the
Pacific.
The
Soviet
gave
notice
that
it
could
not
enter
into
a
naval
treaty
which
would
limit
Russia
without
limiting
Japan.
,
,
The
Brltjsh
government
notified
France
and
Italy
today
that
it
intends
to
Increase
tonnage
hi
de-
stroyers
'as
allotted
Great
Britain
!
under
the
1930
London
naval
treaty.
Bartholomew
Suit
Comes
up
Tuesday
Negotiations
For
Settlement
Of
Action
Regarding
Custody
Of
Boy
Actor
Fall
LOS
ANGELES,
May
16:
Negotiations
for
a
settlement
of
the
suit
between
Mrs.
Llewellyn
Bartholomew,
mother
of
Freddie
Bartholo
mew,
the
sensational
boy
screen
actor,
and
Miss
Milllcent
Bartho
lomew,
his
aunt,
for
custody
of
the
chlldhave
collapsed.
The
case
will
proceeH
next
Tuesday,
it
was
announced.,
yesterday.
The
aunt
at
present
has
legal
custody
of
the
boy,
..OV!
LIBF
VICTORIA,
B.C.
Today's
Weather
Wmln
i
AMENDMENTS
TO
B.
N.
A.
ACT
BEING
STARTED
OTTAWA
May
16:
(CP)
Over
protests
of
opposition
parties,
the
House
of
Com-
mons
last
night
passed
a
re-
solution
as
a
first
step
to
wards
amending
the
British
North
America
Act.
One
change
would
widen
the
taxa-
tion
field
of
the
provinces
by
permitting
them
to
impose
a
sales
tax
on
all
retail
trans-
actions
with
the
exception
of
liquors
and
tobaccos.
Another
would
empower
the
Dominion
to
guarantee
provincial
bor-
rowings
and
permit
provinces
to
hypothecate
their
federal
subsidies
as
securities.
Gambling
Resort
At
Reno
Burned
Loss
is
Estimated
at
$200,000
Destruction
of
Country
Club
Yesterday
here,
was
destroyed
by
fire
yesterday.
The
loss
Is
estimated
at
Halibut
Arrivals
Canadian
Aiken,
11.000,
6.7c
and
5c.
Pacific.
Bayvlew,
6.500,
6.8c,
and
5c.
Cold
Storage.
Mrs.
James
H.
Thompson
returned
to
the
city
on
the
Princess
Adelaide
last
night
from
Vancouver
where
she
attended
the
graduation
of
her
son,
Archie
Thompson,
as
a
Bachelor
of
Arts
from
the
University
of
British
Columbia.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
MAY
16,
1936
Though
"British
parliamentary
circles
remain
unconvinced,
rumors
persist
that
Prime
Minister
Stanley
Baldwin
will
shortly
resign.
It
Is
stated
that
the
premier's
deafness
is
seriously
hamper
ing
his
work.
Parliamentary
circles
declare
he
will
remain
at
the
helm
until
after
the
coronation
of
King
Edward
in
May,
1937.
Should
he
resign
soon,
however,
observers
believe
there
will
be
a
general
cabinet
shuffle
with
Neville
Chamberlain,
now
chancellor
of
the
exchequer,
becoming
prime
minister;
Baldwin
would
become
lord
president
of
the
council;
Anthony
Eden,
foreign
secretary,
would
take
the
post
of
secretary
for
India,
with
Sir
Robert
Home
or
Lord
Halifax
becoming
foreign
minister.
No
mention
is
made
of
who
would
be
chancellor
of
the
exchequer.
The
above
layout
shows
top.
Neville
Chamberlain
(left)
and
Stanley
Baldwin.
Below
(left
to
right)
Lord
Halifax,
Anthony
Eden
and
Sir
Robert
Home.
IS
SHOT
IN
BACK
Fraser
Valley
Police
Investigating
Slaying
of
Langley
Prairie
School
Boy
!
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
May
16:
(CP)
Police
today
are
Investigating
the
shooting
of
Jack
Pepard;,
15-year
old
Langley
Prairie
school
boy,
who
was
shot
In
the
back
while
on
his
way
to
school
yester-lay,
dying
today.
Believed
to
be
suffering
from
a
:tomach
ailment
when
he
collapsed
before
reaching
the
school
house,
the
boy
was
rushed
to
hospital
where
an
examination
revealed
a
bullet
hole
in
his
back.
The
police
believe
the
boy
may
have
been
hit
by
a
stray-
bullet.
Convicts
Are
Recaptured
Six
Fugitives
Still
at
Large
From
Oklahoma
Penitentiary-Guards
Are
Returned
RENO.
May
16:
The
Country
McALESTER,
Okla..
May
16:
Club,
luxurious
gambling
casino.
Two
more
convicts
who
escaped
from
the
penitentiary
here
earlier
in
the
week
were
recaptured
yesterday,
leaving
six
still
at
large.
Two
guards
who
were
taken
as
hostages
by
the
escaping
convicts
have
also
been
returned
after
being
released
on
a
farm
near
Athens.
One
has
a
bullet
wound
in
the
neck.
Public
feeling
is
said
to
be
run-;
(
ning
high
against
the
convicts
who
i
caused
the
death
of
a
prison
official
in
making
their
getaway.
Mrs.
Howard
Steen
and
Mrs.
O.
W.
Abbott
left
on
last
evening's
train
for
Montreal
where
they
will
embark
for
Glasgow,
Scotland,
to
visit
for
the
summer.
young
people
and
advised
them
that
they
should
adapt
themselves
to
the
condition
in
this
country.
But
this
seems
to
have
been
disregarded."
Trading
is
Light
And
Stock
Prices
Little
Changed
NEW
YORK.
May
16:
Trading
was
light
at
a
total
of
990,000
on
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
yesterday
and
fluctuations
upwards
and
downwards
were
not
extensive.
The
industrial
average
closed
ud
.10;
rails,
up
.22;
utilities,
up
.02,
and
bonds,
up
.07.
Fishermen
Had
Narrow
Escape
Changed
Seats
In
Skiff
Near
Ta-coma
Rescued
By
Widow's
Yacht
TACOMA,
May
16:
Two
fisher
men
had
a
narrow
escape
from
drowning
off
Point
Defiance
yesterday
when
they
were
dumped
into
Puget
Sound
when
their
skiff
overturned
as
they
were
changing
seats.
After
clinging
to
the
over
turned
craft
for
some
time,
they
were
spotted
by
Mrs.
Arthur
Rust's
yacht
Electra
and
taken
aboard.
Mrs.
Rust,
at
the
time,
was
taking
a
short
cruise
following
the
funeral
earlier
in
the
day
of
her
husband.
DOVERS
GALORE
LONDON,
May
16:
(CP)
When
the
Queen
Mary
makes
her
maiden
Voyage
to
New
York
she
will
carry
Illuminated
addresses
from
the
Cinque
Ports
to
36
"Dovers"
and
"Hastings"
namesakes
In
America.
Mrs.
M.
C.
Sutton
of
Juneau,
af
ter
spending
a
couple
of
days
here
as
the
guest
of
Mrs.
W.
L.
Coates,
continued
last
night
on
the
Prin-
Icess
Adelaide
for
a
holiday
trip
to
Seattle.
.
Tomorrow's
Tides
High
10:26
a.m.
18.2
ft.
22:44
p.m.
21.1
ft.
Low
4:14
a.m.
4.8
Xt.
16:19
p.m.
6.1
Xt.
raiCE:
s
cents
IN
OKANAGAN
FRIDAY
HALTING
ON
TO
OTTAWA
TREK
JUSTIFIED
'Six
Foot
Water
Wall
Commission
Presents
Its
Report
in
Regard
To
Last
Year's
March
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
Cleared
Acted
on
Instructions
From
Ottawa
Charges
Of
Brutality
Found
to
be
False
REGINA,
May
16:
(CP)
Action
of
the
federal
govern-ment
in
halting
the
"On
to
Ottawa"
trek
of
striking
relief
camp
workers
was
justified
because
it
menaced
"peace,
order
and
good
government,"
it
is
stated
in
a
report
of
the
Saskatchewan
commission
investigating
the
trek
and
riots
here
on
Dominion
Day
of
last
year.
Declaring
that
the
relief
camp
work-
era'
union
and
the
trek
were
Xos-
tered
by
communism,
the
commls-
H
I
rirPIWT
HI
!
E
I
I
!M
sion
emphasized
that
a
riot
far
orse
than
the
one
in
which
one
police
officer
was
killed
and
Injury
,
was
caused
to
almost
one
hundred
persons
in
Regina
would
have
oc-
urred
had
the
trekkers
reached
Ottawa,
Dealing
with
the
Royal
Canadian
Mnunterf
PnHne
flip
renort.
fnnnri
M.-4
JUJU
V
al
AVI
1
ASSURED
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
Sure
of
Being
Returned
as
President,
Declares
Attorney
General
lhat
they
carried
out
instructions.
NEW
HAVEN,
Conn,
May
16:!
tram
the
federal
government.
Attorney
General
Cummlngs,
There
was
"absolutely
no
Justlf
lea-f
speaking
before
a
Democratic
Hon"
for
charges
of
brutality
gathering
here
yesterday,
declared'
against
the
police.
I
that,
to
all
Intents
and
purposes,'
the
re-election
of
President
Frank-;
lln
D.
Roosevelt
was
all
but
an
ac-
'
compfished
fact.
i
I
The
opposition
of
the
interests'
to
Roosevelt,
said
Cummings,
was
'
the
more
Xirmly
cementing
his
DEAFNESS
FORCING
PREMIER
BALDWIN
OUT
IS
RUMOR
Sweeps
Down
on
Town;
Residents
Not
Hurt
Two
Houses
in
Okanagan
Falls
Demolished
And
One
Almost
Swept
Into
Lake
People
Fled
to
Higher
Ground
OKANAGAN
FALLS,
May
16:
(CP)
This
Southern
British
Columbia
farming
community
surveys
debris
and
silt-covered
roads
today
after
an
irrigation
dam
above
the
community
gave
way
and
sent
a
six-foot
wall
of
water
cascading
down
on
two
hundred
unsuspecting
residents.
None
were
injured
but
three
families
narrowly
escaped
.
.
when
the
sudden
wave
flattened
BUDDHIST
TEMPLE
HERE
IS
PLANNED
4
VANCOUVER,
May
16:
Miss
Eleanor
Lenox,
Anglican
missionary
at
work
at
Port
Esslngton
and
Prince
Rupert,
lecently
stated
that
"the
Buddhist
situation
shows
a
new
development"
Rev.
W.
H.
Gale,
Anglican
Japanese
mis-
slonary
superintendent,
told
me
annual
ovnoa
01
ure
uio-
n
cese
of
Westminster
here
'
ground
"They
are
preparing
to
build
a
temple,"
Miss
Lenox
had
said.
When
ihe
Japanese
con-
sul
visited
that
area
In
Oeto-
out
two
houses
and
swept
another
to
within
a
few
yards
of
the
lake.
The
dam
on
Shuttleworth
Creek,
seven
miles
above
the
town,
broke
yesterday
and
the
water
road
down
the
narrow
creek
bed
to
spread
over
low-lying
farm
lands
where
the
stream
empties
into
the
lake.
Residences
of
W.
A.
Hamilton
and
P.
A.
Mallory
were
demolished
and
the
home
of
Ed.
Walker
was
carried
several
hundred
yards
before
the
wave
subsided.
Residents,
warned
by
the
roar
of
tthe
swollen
creek,
dashed
to
higher
The
damage
amount
to
only
dollars.
Is
believed
to
a
few
thousand
ber,
he
spoke
In
disapproval
of
JO
CfD
T
IfJT
such
propaganda
among
the
O
01xVUvIY
BY
TRAIN
S.
Campbell,
Haysport
Fisherman,
Suffered
Broken
Leg,
Cut
Face
and
Shock
S.
Campbell,
fisherman,
is
In
the
Prince
Rupert
Oeneral
Hospital
suffering
from
a
broken
left
leg,
face
lacerations
and
knocked
out
teeth
as
well
as
shock
as
a
result
of
having
been
struck
by
the
east-'
bound
passenger
train
about
8:30
last
night
a
short
distance
west
of
Haysport.
The
accident
occurred
on
a
blind
curve,
Campbell
appearing
suddenly
on
the
track
and
giving
the
engineer
no
chance
to
stop
the
train
In
time.
Campbell
was
knocked
off
the
track
and
was
immediately
picked
up
and
taken
to
Haysport.
Stewart
Donaldson
brought
him
on
here
aboard
the
gasboat
Two
Rivers,
reaching
the
city
shortly
after
midnight.
Camp
bell
regained
consciousness
about
the
time
he
arrived
in
town
and
was
reported
this
morning
to
be
doing
as
well
as
could
be
expected.
EXPORTS
GREATER
Big
Increase
in
Canada's
Trade
For
Month
of
.April
Is
Announced
OTTAWA,
May
16:
(CP)
The
Department
of
National
Revenue
announced
yesterday
that
Canada's
exports
for
April
showed
an
Increase
of
more
than
ten
million
dollars
over
the
same
month
last
year.
Canadian
exports
for
Aprjl
were
valued
at
more
than'
WOMAN
"BEYOND
HOPE"
LONDON,
May
16:
(CP)
Because
she
had
arrived
at
''such
a
state
of
efficiency
in
perpetration
of
fraud
that
she
was
"beyond
hope,"
Lily
Chamberlain,
50,
charged
with
theft,
was
sentenced
to
three
years
penal'
servitude
and
five
years
"preventive
detention."
1