Johnscn, Betty JohnsonAkl Kuwa- hara, Bessie Lee. Nirman Martin-sen, Joan Moore, Elspeth Mackenzie, Alex Mcintosh. Masato Naka-moto, Kaye Nlckerson, Lois Nick-erson, James Olsen, Eugenia Pavl-likls, Eddie Sampson. Henry Shl-mlzu, David Stevens, Doreen Stew art, Margaret Sutherland. Melvln Thompson. Yvonne Valpe, Shiro Fujlmoto, Nellie Volkovich, Iris Hanson. To Grade 3 Eleanor Barber, Louis Campag- well as word that the railway would be again In operation by July 20 Mr. Pattullo wires the Chamber of Commerce as follows: , "Referring to your telegram ol July 23, have been In communication with Mr. Warren of the Cana dian National who advises that the Eileen Horton. Proficiency Nora Clarke. Deportment Peter Postuk. Regular attendance Teddy Gos-nell,. Eileen Horton, Billy Wong nolo, Audiey Caraven. Marvin iuan voncovicn, uonaia oiewan Caraven, Rupert Clapp (trial), j Yoshl Sakamoto, Peter Postuk. Lorraine Cornish, Charles Currie To Grade 6 (trial), Iris. Edland, Dorothy Evans, Sidney Alexander, Mllllcent An-Laura Fong, Masa Hamasakl, Don-Jderson, Ray Aves, Mary Bill, Peter aid Hartwig, Billy Inglis, Frank! Byrne (trial). Jack Christopher James, Elizabeth Ladlcos, Walter (trial), Bobbie Clark, Jim Clark, Lonewlll. Margaret Martenson, i Alistair Crerar, Norma Currle, Howard Melo, Irene Montgomery, Shirley Eburne, Thelma Edlund, Bruce Nesbit, Harry Nlshlkaze, Joyce Oawthorn, Mollle .Gosnell, Jackie Parks, Maureen Patmore, Audrey Green, Kazuo Hamazaki, Emmv Schlld. Oscar Steinberg, Ann Lillian Hill, Hilda Hodgkinson, Jean AMENDMENT IS HOISTED No Action to be Taken Meantime In Revising City Licence Bylaw, Commissioner Announces Gives Reasons Thinks Business Interests Should Contribute More to City Merchants in Attendance ilon until next year In connection with the proposal to amend thi ,'lty Licence Bylaw. It had beer. planned by Mr. Alder to classify lines of business and impose an ixtra half licence fee for each line carried by a merchant ovc and above that originally specif lec n the licence. In opening the meeting. Mr. Al- Jer said that he had been .giving the question of amending the LI :ence Bylaw a good deal of thought" Stevens, Brenol Sorenson, Mavis Kelday, Maggie Lee, Olive Leighton, , ess tnan 0ne-thlrd of that might Thain, James Thompson, Jack Vul-1 Harold Laverett, Patricia McCly-! fairly be charged to the business kovlch, Helen Wicks, Lawrence mont, Jlmmle Mclnnls, Colleen ' district. Then there was policing , Hanklnson. Pauline Wright, Leona Montelth, Aiko Nakamoto, Beverly whlch had cost $12,710.94 In 1935. j Batt, Leonora Raabe, Daniel Lee, Nelson, Betty Payne. Harrlette Qf this possibly seventy-five per- Bernice Horton. .Philllpson, George Rorvlk, Zllla cenl mignt be fairly charged Proficiency Maureen Patmore. ' Sherman, Glen Smith, Helen Sull- against the business district where Deportment Mavis Thaln. koskl, Taka Tsumura, Lome Wana- regular patrol was carried on for ' Regular attendance Bernlce maker, Alvera Whyte, Susie Woods, the protection of goods. The fire Horton, Donald Hartwig, Howard Proficiency Maggie Lee. ! department had cost $11,070.61 in Melo. - j Df por'tment Susie Woods. : 1935. without an efficient fire de- To Grade 4 ' Regular attendance Mary Bill, partment, the cost of insurance Millie Bill Marie Boulter, John Maggie Lee, Colleen Montelth, wouid mount and the merchant Chrlstensen ' Jean Clarke , Sybil Betty Payne, Harrlette Philllpson, would suffer. Then the public , Zilla Sherman. Helen Sulikoski, works streets,' Babb Elsie Kaupner. Malcolm Fin- department kept up layson Bllly Gardiner, Velma Gar- Alvera Whyte. sewers and water mains from all of dlnpr DorU nosnell Stanley Hodg- To Grad 7 which the business man derived son Frank Hodgkinson, Helen! Teddy Arney, Walter Bird, Billy benefit. Relief, the total dlstrlbu- Lun'rintUst Jack Maccy. John Mc- Bond, George Christopher, Alberta tion of which last year had been Intosn Leo Mlcholuck (trial), Clark. Frank Clay. Jean Derry. $55,411i28. the city's share being j Chrlssv Montgomery (trial), Wal- Grant Davey, Frank Fong. Irene $22,160, went practically entirely to ter Morean Florence Morse, Pat- Foote, Joe Hayakawa. Doris Hodg- the business houses. City expcndl- rlcla Moore Bettv Pullen. Amelia klnson. Bert Johnson. David Jones, ture in 1035 had totalled $211,675. Kelday. Margaret Kelday, The had out good deal Pavlllkls Donalda Rlx. Janet Ro-1 Nellie city paid a ' Scott, Reggie Harry Lee, Bobby Long. Palma for the business man. Mr. Alder ; chestPr Patricia tucker, 1 dinciit oww, 00 . ,T..i, nnvnu Tno u ju ui- Ramntnn Vnshlrn RakamOta, UU- lXJVSiauw iuS " r VH He Thalri. Donnle WanamaKer, Nnrmn w.nft i.ponard Youngman Barrie West.' Fuluko Tackeuckl, Eric Orme, Winnie Tacheuckl, Grace Tarh-eukl. Proficiency Janet Rochester. Deportment Am;lia Pavlllkls, ter, John Ken Nakamoto, Yuldy Nlshlkaze, owner woul dhave to make it up. Messina Pavlllkls, Al-!The business men of the city, he bert Philllpson (trial), Clifford Ro- believed, had an important lnter-berton, Robert Roy (trial), Kath- est in the upkeep of the city. It leen Shrubsall, Bobby Vuckovich, j was to the advantage of all to keep Clifford Wanamaker, Bernice the city on its feet. ChrUtensen, Christine u"w"u 4a6' Further, Mr. Alder went on, he (Continued on Page Four) PROVIN LIBR VlCTor." ' Weather Tomorrow's Tides (8 AM.) High 7:29 a.m. 14.6 ft. Prince Rupert-Clear, light east 19:54 pjn. 17.5 ft. erly wind; barometer, v y tem Low 1:16 am. 8.1 ft. perature, 64; sea smr' 13:03 pjn. 8.1 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Vol. XXV, No. 150. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1936 PRICE: S CENTS FIVE HEATH SENTENCES ARE UPHELD Railway Will be in Operation By July 20 According to Word Given Premier T. D. Pattullo Matter of River Transportation Being; Arranged by Railway Company With Federal Government, Prince Rupert's Member Learns Quick action was taken by Premier T. D. Pattullo on receipt of a telegram from the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce in regard to the possibility of putting a boat on the Skeena River to carry supplies to Terrace, Usk and Pacific. The situation was put up to him clearly in a lengthy message and he at once took it up with the Cana- , dlan National Railway Company PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED List of Successful Students Made Public Today Borden Street School grade promotions are announced as follows: To Grade 2 Elevyn Alexander, Kiyoshi Akagi, Patricia Beesley, Nellie Bill, Mary Margaret Bulger, Bobble Currle, Mona Frandle, Shlro Fujlmoto, Iris Hanson, Fay Ingram, Junlchl Iwashtta, Gwendy Jenner, Carl and received a favorable answer as After giving reasons to a good-sized gathering of merchants In the City Hall yesterday afternoon vhy he believed the business Interests might fairly be called up-Dn to contribute In a somewhat jreater measure towards the payment for civic services from which they benefit such as street lighting, policing, fire protection an5 public works, City Commissioner W. J. Alder announced that he railway company Is In communlca- jjad decided to take no final ac tion witn tne Dominion government regarding boats. Presume this will meet requirements. "Mr. Warren also advises me that the line will be through by July 20." Montgomery, Yoshlro Sakamoto. To Grade 5 Jean Ayres, Aldo Compagnola (trial), QUda Compagnola, Alice Clapp, "David ' Clarke; "Nora" Clarke George Evans, Mollie Frew, Teddy Gasnell, Ian Grimsson, Boyo Gur-vlch, George Hanklnson, Audrej Haworth, Gwyn H61tby, Phyllis Jenner, Suye Klhara, Toshl Kuwa-hara, Thorpe Landry, Violet Lee. Billy Leverett, Bert Mentieth, Mar- Nellie' garet Ness, Marie Nlckerson, Petei Vnllrnvlfh "T.vrt.a Watt. Jnvpe WattS. 1 OSXUK, Frances Webber. Freddy Wicks, Donald Willan. Nina Youngman, Sydney Youngman. Proficiency Lois Nlckerson. Yoshl Sakamoto, Regular attendance-Nellie Bill.i - - Fred Stephens, Ceclle Smith, Ethel Steinberg, Donald Stewart, Dan Volkovich. Zora Vuckovich, Billit jWong, Evelyn Moore. Donna Adams, June Batt, Vivian Brochu . ;Road Work Contracts . Coming UP : ALARM IS during the last couple of years and j jrjft to war lt had been taken up with the de partment at Victoria. Since he had been In the city he had imposed no extra cost on the business ele-.53nt. Possibly, having been a businessman himself, he looked lpon them with too much favor .n any case, necessary revenue had jeen raised in other ways. How-jver, ha was not satisfied that the ocal business Interests had been pulling their share of the weight. Ihe time had come, he felt, when the city should derive .more revenue from the business district. What Merchants Get During 1935, the commissioner tatcd, some three hundred licences had been Issued and the revenue had amounted to $6650. The mer chant was paying $1.66 a month orj 5V2c a day for the greatest prlvl-, lege the city had the power to give namely that of doing business. "Now," continued Mr. Alder, "I want to tell you what you are get ting for that fee." There was street lighting for all the hours of dark-, ness. In 1935 the city had pald $9034.35 for street lighting. Not I T1 UNNEEDED i and British naval 'thrown into an uproar for a shor4 strength Is one of the last potent factors of the woi.d peace, he said: TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy S. D. Johns Ion Co.) Vancouver B. C. Nickel, MV2. Big Missouri, .57. Bralorne, 7.90. B. R. Cons., .06 V2. B. R. .14 y2. ' Cariboo Quartz, 1.60. Dcntonla, .18. Dunwell, .03 Vi. Golconda, .11. Minto, .66. Meridian, .072. . Morning Star, .022. National Silver, .023a. Noble Five, .0254. Pend Oreille, .76. Porter Idaho, .04 Vi. Premier, 2.48. Reno, 1.25. Relief Arlington, .322. Salmon Gold, .093,i. Taylor Bridge, .10. Wayside, .10 Vj. Oils A. P. Con.. .14. Calmont, .14. Vulcan, .45. Toronto Beattle, 1.35. Central Patricia, 3.81. Chlbougamau, 1.60. God's Lake, 1.12. Inter. Nickel, 50.50. Lee Gold, .04. Little Long Lac, 6.30. McKenzle Red Lake, 1.85. Perron, 1.30. Pickle Crow, 6.05. Red Lake Gold Shore, 1.54. San Antonio, 2.48. Sherrltt Gordon, 1.09. Slscoe, 3.55. Smelter Gold, .O8V2. Sturgeon River, .48. Ventures, 1.99. MacLeod Cockshutt, 3.55. Hardrock, 2.40. Oklend, .40. Moshere, .48. Bousquet, .13. Bldgood Kirkland, 1.75. Gllbec, .064. Jowsey, .26. Lake Rose, .44. Madsen Red Lake. .51. May Spiers, .40. Wendlgo, .16. Wlnoga Patricia,-.34. Aldermac, .23. PLATFORM APPROVED Sound Currency, Balanced Budget And Constitutional Amendments Promised by Democrats (cte T Nomination Today $1,500,000 of road work in British Columbia, financed by the Dominion and provincial governments, will be called shortly, it was learned at the legislative buildings yesterday. Final details of the road agreements are being completed. President Roosevelt Appears to Be Gaining: New Strength In Unexpected Quarters PHILADELPHIA, June 26; After a compromise between the var- 10115 sections 01 me party, uie I Democratic national convention here yesterday unanimously adopt-jed a 1936 New Deal platform. 4 J Its principal planks will Include i souna currency, a Daiancea Duagcr 4 ! at the earliest possible date and, U 4 1 necessary, constitutional amend-jments to embrace the party's pro-. gram of social legislation. While (the platform was unanimously ad-I opted by the convention, the plank 1 calling for federal authority to 'constitutional amendments should j be required, constitutes a poten- No Reason to Assume That War Is .I. tlally explosive Issue for the pre-Inevitable, Says Sir Samuel sidentlal campaign. Hoare The convention abolished the two-thirds rule, which has been in LONDON, June 26; Sir Samuel (use for 140 years, and the presl-Hoare. First Lord ipl the Admiralty, .dentlal and vice-presidential can- w-., t. AL fnl ,vmi nr didatcs will henceforth be chosen i.. . '" .ji-li. Inn IV0: Socle rf o Kora na'irilft. " to assume tnai war is inevnaoie. "" - Rritin 1 rp-nrminff tn st.nn the i The convention last night was 1 Vme when a fist fight broke out in a high balcony when several men arryins banners reading "Wu 'ant Al Smith" and at first b'e-'ieved to be members of the Smith 'action, started catcalls to which the rest of the delegates 'an--'Aored with loud and deafening boos. After the disturbers had Ven thrown out, It was found they 'Cre really members of a local Republican club who had stealth ily made their way Into the con-1 the city. vrntlon. (President making his acceptance I speech tomorrow night at Frank-1 lin Field. Norris For Roosevelt OMAHA Neb., June 26 Senator New Trials Are Denied Indians and BankHold-Up Men by High Court Appeal Bench Divided Equally in Case of George Brothers and Three to One Against Dunbar And Russell , VICTORIA, June 26: (CP) The three Indian brothers, Richardson, Alex and Alex George, lost their immediate chance for a new trial today when the British Columbia Court of Appeal, on an even division, dismissed their ap-oeal against conviction and sentence of death for the slay-inn of Dominion Constable F. H. Gisbourne at Canford on May 23, 1934. Earl Dunbar and Charles Russell, baqk bandits, convicted of the slay-tng of Teller William Hobbs In tta hold-up of a branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce In Vancouver on January 15 last and sen I day that he was supportlhg Presl dent Franklin D, Roosevelt In the elect')n this year against Governor Alfred M. Landon, the Republican, whom he described as a "thoroughly unknown and inex perienced man." Polish Jews Are Pillaged tenced to hang, also lost their meet "national problems" even if, -nance for a new trial when their appeal was dismissed three to one. DISORDERS IN CHINA of Tcaceful Settlement Nanking-Canton Conflict Fading Today the convention will off l I A C -I.!.. cltlly renominate President Frank lin. D.. Roosevelt and Vice-President John N. Garner with the in 11-acme in. Agitation In Of SHANGHAI, June 26: Fighting on the outskirts of Hengchow, the strategic city in Southern Hunan, was reported from usually reliable sources in Hankow. As hopes of a peaceful solution 0! the Ranking-Canton conflict faded and civil war in China looms, Hankow dispatches : said advancing Kwangsi troops had reached Hengchow and had engaged troops stationed around Bucharest Now fnr th flrinrt.lsnlatprf Tprrnf Hl COMMITTEE ON FINANCE New Plan of Minister of Finance To Bring About Federal-Provincial Co-operation OTTAWA. June 26: (CP) Hon. Charles A. Dunning, minister of finance, announced on Thursday night that it is proposed to set up . a national committee on financial and provincial representatives. The committee will be established on a "purely voluntary basis." Communications have been sent to the provinces asking their suggestions for setting up the Local Yacht Went Ashore M. M. Stephens Had Rather Unpleasant Time on Ryan Point With His Boat Vera S. Frye M. M. Stephens had a rather unpleasant experience with his yacht Vera S. Frye, which, however, (ended happily in that last evening BUCHAREST, June 26: Iron, he was able to bring his craft to George W. Norris, Progressive Re- j Guard students, leading anti-Seme-1 port under her own power and publican, announced yesterday tic agitation, attacked the Social-' little the worse for the adventure, that he would support President 1 1st headquarters. At least twenty It seems that Mr. Stephens was . Franklin D. Roosevelt In the forth? j persons were wounded after the on his way home from Port Slmp- I . l- . il ... . . . . . ... .... coming presidential election a" students engaged watenmen m son and was taKing wnat is Known against Governor Alfred M. Lan- vigorous fighting, firing many as the Inside channel on Wednes-don. the Republican nominee. shots. iday evening. He was a few yards Borah Enigmatic !out on his couse on rounding NEW YORK, June 26 Senator 1. m 1 m .Rvan Point which he struck lust William E. Borah, stormy .petrel from Idaho, Is still the enigma of the American political situation ! Borah yesterday warned the Re publican Dartv that he believed it Supplies Taken To Terrace by Plane ; would lose as much as would the racific Airways Machine Off To Democratic through the presence of a third party In the field. He did not know whether or not he would seek re-election in Idaho. SAN FRANCISCO, June 26: A Smitbers Today Going To Khtda This Evening at high tide. Every effort wa made to get the boat off, but lthout success. Weldon McAfee. with his Mlg, came along arid gave a pull but without effect. 1 All Wednesday night the Frye twas out there on the point in danger of breaking to pieces If Pilot William Holland, with the the lni shoul? haPPen to 8 UP; Pacific Junkers seaplane, made a In the, morning Vic Markland fnv,t w i t 4 Vaic a ,.,111, came along with the Cub and an- P. Genanl. prominent San Fran- " -- other effort .was ; made , to get the . Cisco enn financier, r nini, ar announced snnm nron yester vaclor. r ....ut 1 4 , 1 IIJ . ..I jacuk uu uut wie uuc was iiui trlct high enough. For the evening tide Captain James Morrison went out Thi mnmina at o-4s ihp ninnr with both Pilots Charles and Holland on board left . ,t1 . ji...n.. for tiAiue Vl1 w.wiuul any uuiivuiiy. ru. U.J .1...J.. L.... 1 i .... Smlthers, having as passengers "u "een and th ber Bishop E. M. Bunoz. Charles Gra- PrePar,ef evtent ham. Inspector of mines, and II. ?w"er- asslsted by CaPtain Mark S. Parker. From this trip th!i'an' . Mr Bl ,u there is ltt plane Is due back this af ternoon. : Stephens says A damage done to the boat a slight-5 bringing Mr Graham as well s ... . lv hpnt. hnp nplncr annnt. all tlmr. . a party of smlthers scnool , teachers on their way to Van-1 couver for the summer vacation. MYSLENICE, Poland, June 26: ' This evening the plane Is to A group of about one hundred and make a flight Into Khtda Lake fifty extreme Nationalists raided with Dr. L. W. Kergin and angling i Jewish stores, seized goods, cut party, including w P. Armour, F.j lis wrong with her. telephone and telegraph wires and A. MacCallum, P.. O. Vandersluys,' storage obtained rifles from the police, and Allen Kergin. The plane will I Canadian Police Intervention quelled the de-( bring the party back Sunday eve-1 Joe Baker, 10,000, 6.3c and 5Jr, munstrauon. jning. j. Booth. Halibut Arrivals American Wabash, 6,000, 7c and 6c, CoH Ji 1