With
the
lower
Skeena
River
now
down
to
its
normal
print?
high
water
mark
and
the
roadbed
uncovered
to
below
the
track
level
following
last
week's
disastrous
flood
conditions,
Superintendent
W.
H.
Tobey
and
other
local
officials
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
today
had
ascertained
the
.
situation
on
the
line
was
the
worst
a
-
that
has
ever
been
expenencea.
r
.
1
S
Walton,
roadmaster,
came
ln4.
4
yesterday
afternoon
following
a
trip
over
the
entire
subdivision
and
reported
to
Mr.
Tobey
that
condi
tions
were
very
bad.
There
are
numerous
washouts
of
various
kinds
and
extent
between
Kitwanga
and
Kwinitsa,
a
distance
of
over
one
hundred
miles,
and
the
damage
to
the
line
Is
very
extensive.
Pending
a
more
complete
analysis
of
the
various
items
of
damage.
Mr.
Tobey
defines
to
hazard
any
estimate
whatever
as
to
when
a
restoration
of
traffic
on
the
line
may
be
expected.
Meantime
the
water
was
re
ported
today
to
be
not
rising
nor
a?
n
laiung1-ig..any
appreciao;?
extent
Very
warm
weather
con
!'3uc
Everything
Is
organized
to
ummence
repair
work
on
the
line
the
earliest
possible
opportuni-
i
hut
nnin
nt
w9Mr
rprpnps
ft
lill.
1
LilL.
n
Ul
n
Ah
VU
M
i-v.
major
washout
Is
one
over
CHINA
IS
t
.
..AV
4ilU
T
V
kVilVftl
.
e:t
of
Salvus
or
about
iiuy-sis
3i:cs
east
of
Prince
KUDeri.
Railway
reports
are
that
Usk
nt
DnM.
n
A
IV.
mrtcf
corlnlllW
ncsen
communities,
ai
ua
uvuu
waters
pnriv
inst.
wppk
were
iiow-
"irr
in
......
A...
nr
I
na
w
mnnws
)f
the
rallwav
station,
highest
si
tuated
bulldinz
in
town.
Water
was
up
to
the
second
floor
oi
L-ee
Bethurem's
general
store
contaln-
the
Post
Office.
Several
house:
were
entirely
washed
away
ano
athers
floated
through
the
flat?.
Many
if
not
all
the
people
of
usk
lost
all
thplr
nossesslons
and
there
is
eonslrfprahlp
sufferinz.
Houses
of
rallwaymen
along
the
railway
track
to
the
west
of
Paci
tic
station
wpre
pntered
bv
flood
water
but
no
extensive
damage
Was
rlnno
H
etntpri
at
rallWiV
offices.
Flood
water
was
also
up
to
the
IpvpI
nf
thp
floor
of
the
new
station
under
construction
at
Pacific
but
no
damage
of
consequence
was
done.
The
most
of
the
community
of
Pacific
is
on
a
hill
side
above
the
railway
track
and
suffered
no
damage,
Another
way
freight
train
left
this
morning
for
Kwlnltsa.
W.
H,
Tobey.
divisional
superin
tendent,
F.
S.
Walton,
roadmaster,
and
Doug
Frizzell
came
In
by
speeder
yesterday
afternoon
from
the
flood
area.
UNCERTAIN
South
China
Still
Goading
North
On
to
Resisting
Incursions
Of
Japanese
SHANGHAI,
China,
June
8:
(CP)
Uncertainty
still
shrouded
events
South
China
Saturday
as
Can-
FLOOD
SITUATION
IN
NORTH
VERY
SERIOUS
DAWSON,
Jiine
8:
The
Yu-
;
icon
'Territory
and
Northern
'
British
Columbia
are
seriously
j
swept
by
floods.
Mayo,
Y.T.,
1
Is
practically
entirely
under
1
four
feet
of
water
and
the
only
means
of
communication
j
Is
by
airplane
to
Dawson.
,
Many
citizens
of
Mayo
have
j
taken
refuge
on
the
steamer
j
Alasala
moored
four
blocks
In-
,
land.
The
south
end
of
Daw-
.
i
i
i
fi.,
klub.
T
sun
IS
iiuuucu
iui
nc
uiuviw,
4--Theflood
-are'the
mbstser-
lous
in
the
history
of
the
terrl-
tory.
SHIPPING
OF
FISH
Express
Being
Handled
as
Usual
From
Vancouver
Tie-up
Not
As
Bad
as
Suggested
It
now
appears
that
the
tie-up
of
the
movement
of
Pacific
coasi
halibut
Is
not
so
serious
as
was
at
first
Inferred
from
the
announce
ment
that
the
express
company
was
not
prepared
to
handle
express
shinments
of
fish
from
Prince
ku
pert
during
the
Interruption
on
the
local
line
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
owing
to
the
floods
of
the
past
week.
The
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.
announces
that
it
is
handling
fish
as
usual.
The
exDress
company
Is
in
a
posi
tion
to
handle
all
the
fish
that
of
fers
in
Vancouver
for
express
snip-
irrent.
Business
is
being
handled
as
usual
by
both
railway
lines
out
of
Vancouver,
it
Is
officially
an-j
nounced,
the
situation
being
normal
there.
There
had
been
some
uncertainty
as
to
whether
the
railway
lines
out
of
Vancouver
might
have
been
tied
up
by
the
floods
along
the
lower
Fraser
River.
There
is
nothing
to
prevent
fish
being
shipped
from
Prince
Rupert
to
Vancouver
by
ireigni.
Work
Conditions
,
To
Be
Improved
Reverses
in
Courts
Will
Not
Deter
j
Administration
Says
Secretary
WASHINGTON
D.C..
June
8:
stated
Saturday
Miss
Frances
Perkins
night
that
the
administration
would
continue
its
efforts
to
Improve
working
conditions,
ln
eluding
the
establishment
of
mini-
wage
wage
laws
laws,
ior
women
w.
m
m
government
leaders
reiterated
mum
reverse,
n
States
,
Despite
at
south
China
wants
armed
re-iUnlted
Estance
against
Japanese
incur-"Ions,
adding
that
actual
launches
of
an
antl-Japancse
campaign
toust
be
Inaugurated
by
Nanking.
be
to
maintain
legislation
which
,
-OVINCIAL
I
.
.
r-
a
r-
V
V1CTQRA,
B.CJ
Hail!
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
She
(8
AM.)
High
3:20
am.
20.1
ft.
rrince
Rupert
-lear,
light
northerly
10:29
p.m.
18.1
ft.
wind;
meter,
29.80;
Low
.'..10:06
a.m.
2.9
ft.
temperature,
.
ajQ.
nooth.
22:24
pjn.
7.4
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISI1
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
V.
vol
xxv..
no.
134.
PRINCE
PRINCE
RUPERT.
RUPERT,
B.C..
B.C.,
MONDAY,
MONDAY,
JUNE
JUNE
8.
8,
1936
1936
rBICE!
5
cents
IDEJlW
RAILWAY
DAMAGE
SECURED
Situation
Is
Worst
Ever
Known
on
Line;
Work
Being
Held
Up
Water
Has
Not
Receded
Enough
at
Yet
to
Permit
Of
Repairs
Being
Started
Entire
Community
of
Usk
j
Was
Deep
Under
Flood
1
GENERAL
DUFF
STUART
LOSES
HIS
LIFE
Some
Pictures
of
Queen
Mary,
Super-Liner
Two
striking
interiors
of
the
luxurious
Queen
Mary.
British
super
liner,
are
shown
above.
The
larger
picture
is
the
long
gallery,
the
ship's
"Peacock
Alley."
which
serves
as
promenade
and
lounge
for
the
cabin
passengers.
In
the
Inset
Is
a
section
of
the
to
urlst
class
cocktail
bar.
The
ship
Itself,
under
full
steam,
is
shown
below.
KILLED
IN
MICHIGAN
Five
PALESTINE
Arabs
and
Several
British
Soldiers
Lose
Lives
CAIRO,
June
8:
Five
Arabs
and
several
British
soldiers
were
reported
killed
in
an
hour's
fighting
Sunday
on
the
Jerusalem-Tel
Aviv
road
between
fiftv
Arabs
and
a
detachment
of
troops.
Does
Not
Think
Much
of
Leaders
Of
Old
Parties
CHICAGO,
June
8:-IJr.
E.
Townsend.
father
of
the
Townsend
old
age
pension
.
plan,
said
here
Saturday
night
that
he
does
not
think
much
of
either
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
Governor
Alfred
Landon
or
Col.
Frank
Knpx.
"They
all
represent
the
same
thing"
declared
Town
send
scornfully.
FLOOD
IS
RECEDING
Falling
Water
in
Fraser
Valley
Reveals
Damage
Estimated
At
rossibly
$300,000
VANCOUVER,
June
8:
(CP-Flood
levels
in
the
Fraser
Valley
began
to
drop
today.
The
damage,
It
Is
estimated,
will
run
over
$150,-
has
already
been
enacted,
the
Sen-
000
and
possibly
as
high
as
$300,-
retary
of
Labor
aia-
"uu
TO
LAND0N
Title
Still
Aloving
in
Favor
OI
Kansas
Governor
as
Candidate
LIBERALISM
SEEN
Hoover
Would
Amend
Constitution
to
Give
Control
Over
Hours
of
Work
CLEVELAND,
Ohio,
June
8:
In
the
event
of
a
stampede
at
the
Republlian
national
convention
in
Cleveland
this
week,
the
Michigan
delegation
will
throw
its
TWO
MEN
DROWNED
Xcws
of
Tragedy
in
Nation
River
Reaches
Police
Headquarters
Here
Divisional
headquarters
of
the
orovinclal
police
here
have
been
advised
of
a
double
drowning
on
May
29
In
the
third
canyon
of
the
lower
Nation
River
in
the
Omlneca
mining
country.
The
victims
are
Jack
Merkos
and
Gust
Evans,
two
Lithuanian
members
of
a
prospecting
party.
Felix
Maslulis,
another
member
nf
the
nartv.
arrived
at
Prince
thirty-eight
votes
to
the
support)
...
th
f
.
M
r-m
.
Att
i
r
M
-
Kansas
as
Republican
presidential
u.
the
Nation
n.
River
.
in
.
twn
two
hmL,
boats.
one
One,
.
e"
candidate,
It
was
announced
last
night.
Senator
Brandenburg
of
Michigan
will,
however,
not
accept
nomination
as
Landon's
vice-presidential
running
mate,
It
Is
announced.
A
strong
swing
toward
liberal
ism
In
the
development
of
the
Republican
party
platform
fol
lowed
the
proposal'
of
Former
President
Hoover
for'
a
constitu
tional
ampnHmrnt.
in
crivp
t.hplliS
Hon
employees
walked
out.
STOCK
MARKET
STEADIER
boat
got
safely
through
the
bad!storage.
Med
Military
Man
Of
Vancouver
Killed
In
Automobile
Crash
,ost
His
Life
Yesterday
When
His
Car
Overturned
On
Highway
in
Fraser
Valley
Seventy
Years
of
Age
And
Pioneer
Resident
of
Province
ABBOTSFORD,
June
8:
(CP)
Brigadier
General
J.
Juff
Stuart,
president
of
Clarke
&
Stuart
Co.
Ltd.,
stationery
and
printing
concern
and
long
prominent
in
milj-ry
circles
of
Vancouver,
was
killed
on
Sunday
when
his
itomobile
overturned
on
the
highway
east
of
here
not
u-
from
Agassiz.
General
Stuart,
who
was
born
at
Duff-
.'
.own,
Banff,
Scotland,
was
seventy
GOV'T
IS
ENDORSED
l-'iench
Chamber
Backs
Blum-Strike
Ending
Disorders
On
Saturday
Gold
Embargo
PARIS,
June
8:
A
strong
vote
of
confidence
was
accorded
the
hcwYopuIafife
Front
government
of
Premier
Leon
Blum
in
the
Chamber
of
Deputies
Saturday
night
on
its
program
for
the
improvement
of
working
conditions
in
France
including
the
forty-hour
week,
vacation
with
pay
and
right
to
collective
bargaining.
A
break
in
the
general
strike
which
has
virtually
tied
up
French
industry
occurred
Saturday
night
and
it
is
expected
that
organized
labor
will
to
a
large
ex
Oi
uovernor
uireu
wnuun
oi
.
.
nrncnoMnr.
,prp
tmvplllnir
nn'
'
tent
return
to
work
by
today.
There
were
serious
disorders
in
Paris
streets
Saturday.
In
order
to
stem
the
alarming
movement
of
gold
out
of
the
country,
a
gold
embargo
is
expected
to
be
declared
by
the
Halibut
Arrivals
Summary
American
122,500
pounds,
7c
ind
5c
to
7.2c
and
6c.
Canadian
6,500
pounds,
6.3c
and
5.2c.
American
Rainier,
33,000,
at
7c
and
5c,
Cold
Storage.
Tahoma,
25,000,
at
7c
and
Cold
Storage.
Tatoosh,
25,000,
7c
and
6c,
Cold
Storage.
Viking,
11,000,
at
7c
and
6c,
Royal
Fish
Co.
Slrius,
18.000,
at
7c
and
6c.
Cold
water
of
tn-e
tnira
canyon
ana
was,
Wabash,
9,000,
at
7.1c
and
6c.
assisting
in
lining
up
the
other
Cold
storage.
when
the
tow
rope
broke.
Tnere
was
,
Bremerton,
9,500,
at
7.1c
and
6c.
no
engine
in
this
boat
which
was
Cojd
storage.
later
picked
up
capsized
about
two
Canadian
miles
down
the
river
with
no
sign
unome,
6,500,
at
6.3c
and
5.2c,
of
Merkos
and
Evans.
Atlln
Fisheries.
Provincial
Constable
Cook
and
Game
Warden
Forrest,
with
Maslu-
have
left
Prince
George
to
in
vestigate
the
tragedy
which
oc-and
states
control
over
working
hours"
,
other
matters,
since
the
burred
about
twelve
miles
upstream
strike
in
which
close
to
one
mil-
irm
the
Parsnip
River.
The
na
ture
of
the
Nation
River
at
this
point
Is
such
that
it
is
possible
bodies
may
be
recovered.
NEW
YORK,
June
8:
The
New(
j.
o.
Blanchard,
general
passen-York
stock
market
showed
a
ten-
Ker
agent
of
the
Yukon
and
White
dency
to
steady
up
Saturday
fol-
pass
Route,
was
a
passenger
aboard
lowing
weakness
of
the
past
week.;
the
Princess
Louise
this
morning
Industrials
at
closing
wfere
up
an'
going
north
from
Seattle
to
spend
average
of
.67;
rails,
.08,
and
utlli-
the
summer
In
Skagway.
116
was
ties,
.23.
accompanied
by
Mrs.
Blanchard.
I
.-ears
of
age
on
May
20
last.
General
Stuart,
after
receiving
lis
education
in
the
Old
Country,
jeing
a
graduate
of
Aberdeen
Unl-erslty,
came
to
Canada
In
1888
and
as
in
the
employ
of
the
Canadian
'aclfic
Railway
at
North
Bay
for
i
couple
of
years.
He
came
to
Van-:ouver
In
1889
and,
after
being
employed
by
the
Thomson
Stationery
lo.
for
five
years,
started
the
firm
)f
Clarke
&
Stuart.
"
He.
became
interested
in,
military
iffalrs
as
a
gunner
with
the
artil-ery
in
1894,
transferring
later
to
Ouke
of
Connaught's
Own
Rifles,
le
was
officer
commanding
the
ln-!antry
brigade
from
1913
to
1919.
Taking
a
particularly
active
part
n
military
affairs
during
the
Great
War
he
was
camp
commandant
at
Vernon
in
1915
and
was
general
officer
commanding
Military
District
No.
11
in
1916-17.
He
retired
in
1919
with
the
honorary
rank
of
Brigadier
General.
He
Is
survived
by
a
widow
and
three
sons
and
three
daughters.
One
son
was
killed
overseas
during
the
war.
He
was
a
Mason
and
a
Shrlner.
He
belonged
to
the
United
Church
and
was
a
Liberal
in
Dr.
Tolmie
Is
Held
Favorite
But
Surprise
is
Possible
Today
In
Victoria
By-election
VICTORIA,
June
8:
Electors
of
Victoria
are
at
the
polls
today
'.n
the
federal
by-election.
They
will
choose
between
C.
F.
McDowell.
Liberal;
Prof.
King
Gordon,
C.C.F.,
and
Hon.
Dr.
S.
F.
Todmle,
Conser
vative.
Dr.
Tolmie
appears
to
b
the
favorite
to
hold
the
almos.
traditionally
Conservative
seat
for
chum"f
9500(
at
72c
and
6e
Coidlthe
party.
Confidence
Is,
however.
maintained
by
the
supporters
of
both
the
other
candidates
and
it
Is
quite
possible
there
may
be
a
surprise.
BYRD
TO
DEVOTE
LIFE
TO
PEACE
Wife
of
Former
pr,
wUTh
He
Will
Give
Up
Wanderings
n
!
rt'
PollCC
Officer
For
Time
Being
at
Least
Here
Succumbs,
NEW
YORK,
June
8:
Speaking
Word
has
been
received
In
the
at
a
banquet
Friday
night,
Rear
city
of
the
death
at
Nelson
of
Mrs.
Admiral
Richard
E.
Byrd
announ-
Margaret
Blaney,
wife
of
Constable
ced
that
he
had
decided
to
give
G.
S.
Blaney,
former
member
of
the
Up
further
exploration
activities
city
police
force
here,
later
at
An-
for
the
time
being
at
least.
He
yox
and
now
stationed
at
Nelson,
felt
that
he
could
serve
a
better
Mrs.
Blaney,
whose
local
friends
purpose
now
in
endeavoring
to
will
regret
to
hear
ot
her
passing,
Improve
international
relations
was
a
native
of
Scotland
and
44
and
had,
accordingly,
decided
to
years
of
age.
The
funeral
took
place
consecrate
his
life
in
the
Interests
at
Nanatmo.
of
world
peace.