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NORTHERN
AND
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BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXV..
N'
117,
Vol.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
MAY
18,
1936
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TRANSPORTATION
GIANTS
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Q,PEET
t
Transportation,
by
air
and
water,
has
improved
beyond
man's
ability
to
comprehend.
And
with
improvements
competition
for
speed
and
records
follows.
So
much
so
that
today
there
Is
a
three-
cornered
ocean
race
between
a
supershlp
of
the
air
and
two
supershlps
of
the
sea.
Back
In
1819,
the
Savannah,
the
first
steamship
to
make
a
transAtlantlc
voyage,
puffed
away
from
Savannah,
Ga.,
and
27
day
later
landed
at
Liverpool,
England.
Soon
the
Queen
Mary,
the
British
superllner
will
point
her
bow
BROKER
IS
INPRISON
Spokane
Man
Gets
Fifteen
Vears
At
Walla
Walla
Where
he
Was
Once
Guard
WALLA
WALLA,
Washington,
May
18-
D.
M.
Thomas,
who
on:e
served
as
a
guard
at
the
Washlnc-ton
state
Penitentiary
here,
entered
the
penal
institution
as
a
convict
Saturday.
Following
his
conviction
at
Spokane
by
a
Jury
on
uirec
counts
of
grand
larceny
in
connection
with
the
misappropriation
of
clients
funds
in
bankbook
transactions,
the
elderly
broker,
who
for
years
has
carried
n
business
at
Spokane,
was
sen
tenced
to
fifteen
years'
imprison
ment
MILL
IS
a
OPENING
Mllmor
Spruce
Mills
Plant
at
Tor
poise
Harbor
Resumes
Cutting
Of
Lumber
Tomorrow
utvlng
seasonal
employment
to
a
crew
of
about
twenty-five
men,
Blllmor
Spruce
Mills
sawmill
Porpoise
Harbor,
a
few
miles
Juth
of
the
city
along
the
railway
track,
is
resuming
lumber
cutting
or
the
season
tomorrow.
Throughout
the
winter
the
shingle
mill,
employing
eight
men,
has
been
In
steady
operation.
The
first
order
to
be
filled
by
the
Blllmor
mill
this
season
is
for
Javy
timber
to
be
used
In
conncc-ln
with
the
building
of
a
log-ln8
railway
by
the
A.
P.
Allison
r''ng
Co.
at
Cumshewa
Inlet,
U(1cn
Charlotte
Islands.
Rough
d
dressed
lumber
will
also
be
sn
Pped
to
the
eastern
markets.
Charlotte
Islands
will
be
largely
WKU,
J;
f'?
HUGE
SHIPBUILDING
ORDER
BEING
I
LACED
BY
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
LONDON,
May
18:
The
Times
said
Sunday
that
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
Co.
will
shortly
announce
the
big-
gest
shipbuilding
order
ever
placed
in
Great
Britain
by
a
single
firm.
Campaign
Against
Reckless
Drivers
Many
Arc
Jailed
in
Chicago
And
Others
Are
Fined
CHICAGO,
May
18:
Forty-nine
automobile
drivers
were
In
Jail
here
Saturday
night
to
serve
terms
of
imprisonment
while
many
others
had
been
fined
during
the
day
as
result
of
a
new
drive
which
has
been
instituted
by
the
Chicago
authorities
against
drunken
and
reckless
motorists.
Phillipine
Lepers
Run
on
Rampage
km
four
Fishermen
and
Terrorize
Small
Island
Community
MANILA.
May
18:
Six
killer
lepers
terrorized
residents
of
Pala
wan,
a
small
neighboring
lsiana,
on
Sunday
and,
after
killing
four
fishermen,
escaped.
Three
Burned
To
Death
in
Resort
Tragedy
Occurs
on
Sunday
In
Detroit
Amusement
Park
DETROIT,
May
18:
Three
pleasure
seekers
were
burned
to
death
Sunday
when
flames
swept
through
an
amusement
park,
trapping
'them
ln
a
concession
stall.
TRANSATLANTIC
SPEED
RECORDS
QuetN
MARY
toward
New
York
and
arrive
there
in
four
days
and
a
few
hours,
The
French
liner.
Normandie,
recently
altered,
will
be
the
Queen
Mary's
competitor
on
the
water.
Meanwhile,
In
the
air,
the
L129,
known
as
the
Von
Hindenburg,
is
the
new
sky
queen,
now
being
on
her
second
flight
to
the
United
States.
Con'rast
the
new
giant
of
the
air
with
an
early
type
Zeppelin,
shown
above.
The
new
Zeppelin
is
much
speedier
than
the
new
ocean
liners.
BONUS
PAY
DAY
SOON
First
Checks
Will
Be
Issued
in
United
States
June
15
WASHINGTON
D.C
,
May
18
June
15
has
been
set
as
the
date
for
the
payment
of
first
$50
soldiers'
bonus
checks
throughout
the
United
States.
Those
who
have
filed
their
applications
for
bonus
payments
late,
may
experience
some
delay
In
getting
their
checks
as
the
policy
of
"first
come,
flrFt
served"
will
be
followed.
Alaskan
veterans
will
receive
their
bonuses
through
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
San
Francisco.
Halibut
Arrivals
Summary
American
52,500
pounds,
7.5r
and
5c
and
7.5
and
6c.
Canadian
59,400
pounds,
G.3C
and
5c
to
6.6c
and
5.3c.
American
Havana,
13,000,
7.5c
and
6c,
At
lin.
Sentinel,
25,000,
7.5c
and
5c,
Cold
Storage.
Lancing,
14,500,
7.5c
and
Booth.
.
Canadian
P.
Doreen,
12,000,
6.3c
and
5.3c,
Cold
Storage.
Cape
Spear,
13,000,
6.3c
and
5.2c.
Pacific.
D.S.T.,
8,400,
6.6c
and
5c,
Booth.
Margaret,
12,000,
6.5c
and
5c,
Pacific.
Hope
of
Sechart,
15,000,
6.5c
and
5c,
Attln.
DEATH
FOR
RIOTING
RAMNAD,
India,
May
18:
(CP)-Four
persons
were
sentenced
to
deathand
16
to
imprisonment
for
life
In
connection
with
rioting,
murder
and
arson
In
a
feud
be
tween
two
village
factions.
Early
Zeppelmj
t
t
t
i
;
1
,
tOtB
FEET
PRESIDENT
OF
BOLIVIA
OUT
i
Military
Junta
Takes
Control
Of
n.r4
i
c..i,
A,i-
can
Republic
LA
PAZ,
Bolivia,
May
18:
A
group
of
army
officers
went
to
the
home
of
President
Sorzano
Sunday
and
forced
his
resignation.
A
Junta
composed
of
army
officers
and
cl-
vlllans
then
took
over
the
government.
JUDGMENT
INVOLVED
Both
Sides
Win
in
Supreme
Court
Case
Over
Dairy
Property
At
Smithers
Damaees
for
the
nlalntlf
f
in
the
sum
of
$750
with
costs
were
awar-
ded
Friday
in
Supreme
Court
here
ln
the
case
of
Theodore
Olsen
and
Bruce
Olsen
vs.
George
Oulton.
The
defendant
was
also
given
Judgment
with
costs
on
a
counter
claim,
this
judgment
to
go
Into
effect
upon
the
$750
being
paid
to
the
plaintiff,
The
action
followed
the
purchase
by
plaintiff
of
a
dairy
property
at
smuners
irom
aeienaant.
Tne
Judge
found
"fraud
ln
law"
In
con-j
nectlon
with
the
transaction,
the
j
defendant's
representation
that!
the
herd
was
free
from
disease
being
"untrue."
His
Lordship,
however,
denied
rescission
of
the
agreement
of
sale
to
the
plaintiffs
as
they
had
been
"ln
full
knowledge
of
the
facts."
The
defendant
was
given
Judgment
with
costs
on
the
counter
claim
for
return
of
the
property
with
the
declaration
that
the
"contract
Is
absolutely
determined."
The
defendant,
therefore,
gets
the
place
back
when
he
pays
S.
LEG1SLA
TION
Five
Billion
Dollar
Relief
Is
Found
Unconstitutional;
Guffey
Coal
Act
Also
Out
duke
of
Gloucester
thrown
from
horse;
IS
slightly
injured
HAMPSHiRlTng..
May
is:
-The
Duke
of
Gloucester.
brother
of
Kin?
Edward
viii,
was
in
hospital
here
Saturday,
TZ
wlS
t
.
Including
a
severely
bruised
elbow,
as
a
result
of
having
been
thrown
from
his
horse
white
playing
polo
that
day.
:
It
was
at
first
thought
that
his
arm
had
been
fractured
but
x-ray
examination
showed
no
broken
bones.
JAPANESE
ARE
BUSY
Their
Military
Activities
in
North
China
Again
Attract
Attention
TIENTSIN,
China.
May
18:
(CP)
Fresh
contingents
of
Japanese
troops
streamed
over
the
week-end
Into
the
enlarged
Tientsin
garrison
as
Japan
continued
to
strengthen
Its
military
garrisons
in
North
China.
Nanking
Perturbed
NANKING,
China,
May
18:
(CP)
rders
to
lodSe
a
sharp
protest
with
the
Tokyo
government
over
'extensive
reinforcements
of
Japan-
rese
troops
in
norm
v;nina
were
sent
today
to
the
Chinese
ambassador
by
the
Nanking
covernment.
Washington
Watches
WASHINGTON.
D.C.
May
18:
(rjp)
Renewed
attention
was
call-
ed
Saturday
by
William
PhllllDS
under
Secretary
of
State
to
Dre-
vlous
indirect
United
States
warn-
her
second
fllSnt
across
the
Atlan-ings
against
Japanese
expansion-
tlc
cean
to
Lakehurst,
NJ.
High
1st
activities
In
China.
Mr.
Phillips
winds
had
held
th
Hindenburg
was
replying
to
press
conference
from
parting
for
several
hours,
inquiries
as
to
whether
Japanese
Ernest
Lenmann
Is
In
charge
of
the
strengthening
of
Its
military
gar-:
sh,P-
Dr-
HuS
Eckener,
the
veteran
rlsons
In,
North
China
was
being
sklPPer.
who
recently
incurred
the
studied
bv
the
United
States.
displeasure
of
Relchsfuchrer
Adolf
Speaking
on
behalf
of
Secretary
of
State
Cordell
Hull.
Mr.
.Phillips
confirmed
United
States'
contin-
ued
support
of
the
nine-power
treaty
of
1921
guaranteeing
the
ln-
tegrlty
of
Chinese
territory
against
,
foreign
aggression
and
under
which
the
signatory
nations
agreed
to
maintain
ln
China
only
suffl-
cient
troops
for
legation
guards'
United
States
has
maintained
,
about
500
troops
for
this
purpose
i
and
other
nations
a
like
number.
The
recent
movement
of
some
7000
i
troops
by
Japan
Into
North
China!
is
oiacjauy
regaraea
.
nere
as
a
"military
invasion"
rather
than
a
"measure
of
protection."
BIG
STRIKE
INMEXICO
Anticipated
That
Railway
Services
Of
Republic
Will
Be
Tied
Up
Today
MEXICO,
May
18:
Many
house-
holders
yesterday
laid
in
a
store
of
the
$750
to
the
plaintiff,
subject
to
.foodstuffs
ln
anticipation
of
the
adjustments.
scheduled
strike
today
Involving
H.
H.
Griffin
and
L.
S.
Freer'
48,000
employees
of
the
Mexican
acted
as
counsel
for
the
plaintiffs
National
Railway.
No
sign
of
gov-whlle
J.
T.
Harvey
appeared
for
the
jernment
intervention
has
come
defendant.
forward.
.
.
More
Body
Blows
Are
Dealt
To
Have
no
Power
m
Matter
of
Big
Monev
Measure
Stock
Market
Reacts
to
Decision
YASHINGTON,
D.C.,
May
18:
(CP)-The
1935
United
st.ate?
Relief
Act
was
held
unconstitutional
today
by
the
District
of
Columbia
Court
of
Appeals.
In
a
sweeping
op-
inion,
three
of
the
five
judges
said
the
$4,880,000,000
law
was
void
because
,,.
,
t
"attempts'
n
to
reach
,
.....
and
control
mat-
tcxa
UVCI
Willi:"
U1C
uiisuiuiiuii
nas
given
congress
no
j
nr
AGREEMENT
4
f
BY
LONDON
This
is
Necessary
Before
Any
Changes
Can
be
Made
in
j
.
.
.
B.
M
N.
A.
Act
OTTAWA,
May
18:
(CP)
Any
Parliament
1
regard
to
the
amendment
of
the
British
North
K
America
Act
must
not
only
be
ratified
by
the
Canadian
Senate
but
also
by
the
Parliament
of
the
United
Kingdom
before
lt
becomes
lawvThls
is
pointed
out
in.
connec
tion
with
the
resolution
passed
In
the
House
of
Commons
at
the
end
of
the
week
as
a
first
step
In
the
amending
of
the
B.
N.
A.
Act.
HINDENBURG
RETURNING
Great
German
Dirigible
Making
Second
Trip
to
United
States
FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN,
May
18.
Having
made
a
quick
turnaround
following
completion
of
the
first
trip
to
United
States,
the
glant
new
German
dirigible
Hln-
denDurE!
left
here
yesterday
for
HiUer
for
having
declined
to
take
an
actlve
Part
on
behalf
of
Nazism
ln
the
general
elections,
having
been
,eIt
behind.
The
Hindenburg
nas
47
passengers,
including
a
number
of
Americans,
on
board,
11
was
"ported
by
radio
last
n8ht
that
tne
Hindenburg
was
&0it
200
miles
off
the
Irish
coast,
ll
L
Y
1
1
A
III
If
IIj.AIV'TU
1
fT
C
frVrV
Kl
I
Y
I
I
I
I
I
JLVf
VV
A
1
Bull
Fighters'
Union
is
Retaliating
For
Banning
of
Their
Members
MEXICO,
May
18:
Appeal
was
made
Sunday
to
boycott
everything
Spanish
ln
return
for
the
banning
of
Mexican
bullfighters
ln
Spain.
The
Union
of
Mexican
Bullfighters
Is
of
considerable
size
and
they
have
urged
Mexicans
throughout
the
country
not
to
patronize
Spanish
actors,
Jal
Alal
players,
grocers
or
barkeepers
ln
addition
to
bullfighters.
Vancouver
Wheat
VAnuuuvEK,
May
18:
(CP)
PARIS,
May
18:
Agents
arrested
Wheat
was
quoted
at
75Vc
on
the!
a
printer
Sunday
night
for
the
Vancouver
Exchange
on
Saturday,
Today's
price
was
74?ic
at
New
Deal
CongressSaid
powers.
Also
today
the
United
States
Supreme
Court,
dividing
six
to
three,
.....
1.
J
Lt
n
.
.
...
;auutK
uuwu
me
uuney
uoai
Act
!on
the
same
grounds
that
It
In
validated
the
National
Recovery
Act,
namely
that
It
was
an
uncon-
stltutlonal
Invasion
of
state
powers.
.
.
ffect
on
Stock
Market
...
new
lyttn.,
May
10:
Tne
decision
in
the
Guffey
coal
case
gave
the
stock
market
a
brief
and
5tlmulfnt
but
J
"f
,
.
v."
.
uatu
iu
tiuac
uicguiany
lower
ai-
ter
advancing
one
dollar
to
around
tour
dollars
a
share.
SHIP
IS
-HELD
UP
Alaska
Cannery
Supply
Boat
Stop
ped
by
'Frisco
Strikers
From
Sailing
SAN
FRANCISCO,
May
18:
Loading
of
the
American
Star
for
Alaskan
ports
was
held
up
yesterday
by
the
newly
organized
Alaska
Cannery
Workers'
Union
when
members
of
the
union
surrounded
the
piers
and
caused
a
halt
ln
the
loading.
They
clahn
that
the
men
are
non-union
men
and
it
Is
not
thought
likely
that
the
ship
will
be
able
to
sail
today.
AUSTRIA
TROUBLOUS
Military
Movement
Against
Chancellor
Schuschnigg
Is
Seen
VIENNA,
May
18
Activity
ln
the
massing
of
Prince
Ernest
Rudlger
von
Stahremburg's
private
army,
the
Helmwehr,
was
seen
by
some
observers
on
Saturday
as
a
move
against
the
expansion
of
dictator
ship
by
Chancellor
Kurt
yon
Schuschnigg.
Schuschnigg
has
announced
a
plan
to
dissolve
such
military
or
ganizations
as
that
headed
by
the
former
co-dictator
who
was
de
posed
during
the
past
week.
Reports
of
possible
disturbances
ln
the
near
future
followed
Chan-"cllor
Kurt
Schuschnlgg's
announcement
that
all
private
armies
will
be
dissembled.
Prince
Stahremburg
Is
reported
planning
a
new
scheme
for
restoration
of
his
power,,
so
recently
taken
from
him
when
he
was
ousted
from
the
Cabinet
by
Schusch
nigg,
and
says
that
"only
over
hl
dead
body
will
his
private
army
be
dissolved."
Printer
Arrested
For
Conspiracy
To
Murder
Herriot
conspiracy
to
assassinate
President
Herriot
ln
1932.
5-
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