II I :HSi i 111 Today's Weather (t AJVl.) omorrow s Tides She Prince Rupert Showery, south- I cast wind, twelve miles per hour: High 0:45 a.m; 18.0 ft. barometer, 29.20 (falling); temper 12:15 p.m. 20.8 ft. ature, 34; sea smooth. Low 6:25 a.m. 9.3 ft. 19:10 p.m. 3.8 ft. NOUTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER fol, XXVI., No. 302. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1&37. PRICE: 5 CKN1S i RAIRI r.4 SPENDS v. IMPAIR. eargea Q. .JADELPHIA. Dec. 30: (CP) Gains of Other Provinces Helpea Ease Canada's Agricultural Setback Mining Gain Noteworthy Mast of Industries in Canada Show- fWK'ed Gain Durlnr F.ndinr Ynr per cent decline In wheat exports the eleven months ended November 30 and a Saskatchewan wheat crop of about 38.000,000 bushels compared with an average of 203,- 000,000 bushels In the 10 years 1921 to 1931, left the prairie spending power greatly Impaired. Saskat-, chewan revenue from agriculture n 1937 Is placed at $74,000,000 Despite the setback in the central jiiauK itiyTttv, Hvnbivi( value of Canadian field crops for the year ireached $556,000,000, a decline of only about 10 per cent from that of 936. Only Manitoba, Alberta and ritlsh Columbia reported Increased p revenue while the other pro-ces recorded recessions notwlth- andlng moderate gains In farm ices. Cattle sales for the 10 months to e end of October totalled 853,211, gain of 16 per cent over the same rlod of 1936; hog sales 835,262, a In of five per cent and inspected wine slaughterings show a gain of 1 per cent. Of other basic Industries, mining s In was noteworthy. Canadian Hants Increased metal output 15 r cent and gold and nickel fig- s hit record highs. Prospecting d exploration continued on a vast ale and many properties reached oductlon stage. The year-end ds about 140 mills extracting gold Canada compared with 30 six ars ago. Production ot yellow ctal now Is about $12,000,000 .onthly, Nickel output Increased ut 35 per cent and copper 25 pet nt. Mining now is Canada's third gest Industry, exceeded only by nufacturlng and agriculture. 1 The lumbering Industry has been pped by rising costs and declin-. markets. The war In the Orient restricted buying In British Col- bla by both belligerents and at I c other side of the Dominion. New; unswlck Is counting on a 50 per nt reduction in bush operations is winter, due mainly to the drop the export demand, higher ocean tcs and Increasing labor costs. For! e three months ended October 31 ank and board exports show a dc- e of about six per cent but over e 10-months period to October 31 dressed lumber exports show an crease of 13 per cent over the me months of 1936. 'Foreign trade continues on aj purlshlng scale with the Dominion " alntalnlng her position as thei fth largest trading nation of the j rid, Exports In the 11 months of 37 to November 31 reached $1,-6.006,513 compared with $928,- 5.280 In the same months of last : r, a gain of 11.9 per cent. Im-; rts recorded a much larger ex-, nslon, i industrial production In tne iu jjnths for which figures arc avall- ilc show a 10 per cent margin the comparable 1936 period., lPut of motor cars In 11 months ailed 186.348 units, a 31 per cent n; newsprint production reached! new peak with output of 3,345,- 7 tons, a gain of 18 per cent and ear manufactures totalled 613,- 0,000 pounds in nine months, a per cent Increase over the same rlod of 1936. Industries Gain Pig iron output Increased to the( ghest level In seven years and In 11 months ended November 30 1 oductlon reached 816,523 tons, an I icrcase of 34 per cent over the mparable period of last ycar.j cl Ingots and castings Increased per cent. Leather footwear was wn moderately In the late part Big Business Is Trying To Block XT n i nv i tant Attorney General Robert . Jackson accused "big business" (of going "on strike" against the government to liquidate the "New 'Deal," using recession as a cudgel .to force concessions. BIG STRIKE CONCLUDED Faced with Mobilization Threat By Premier Chautcmps, Paris-Public Service Workers Resume I PAH IS, Dec. 30: (CP) Strik Ins public service workers, faced with Premier Camille Chau-temps' threat to smash Ihrir general walk-out by calling them uj tne colors, accepted a compro- mlse settlement today and re- turned to work. The strikers, 150,000 strong, i were notified to return to work soon after day-break following night - long negotiations with government officials. Transportation and other civil sen-ices have returned to normal. waTcold- F0RXMAS Thirty Below Zero at Smithers For Festive Season Business Was1 About. Average SMITHERS. Dec. 30: Christmas in the Bulklcy Valley and district was spent quietly In sub-zero weather and there was not much activity over the holidays. With the temperature hovering around 30 degrees below zero there was very little In the way of social gatherings, everyone apparently thinking It better to sit around the home fire-places. ' Business was very brisk in town for several days prior to the holidays and the merchants report that the Christmas trade was about equal to that of a year ago. On Sunday the Smithers Band paid Its regular Christmas visit to Uie local hospital and played a concert there In the afternoon. Following the band concert the bandsmen gathered In the sun room on the second floor and, with a three-piece orchestra for accompaniment, they formed a male choir and sang a number of Christmas hymns for the enjoyment of those who were obliged to spend their Christmas in the hospital. At the conclusion of the band concert Reg Collison, president of the Band Association, made a presentation to Bandmaster J. Gray for his devoted service to the band throughout the year. of the year but In the 10 months ended October 31 manufactures totalled 21,100,634 pairs, a gain of 12.6 per cent. Other gains In production in 1937 over the previous year include gypsum 41 per cent, asbestos 50 per cent, crude petroleum 71 per cent, Portland cement 30 per cent and commercial salt 15 per cent. While the building Industry fell far short of Justifiable expectations, substantial Improvement was achieved in 1937. Construction contracts awarded to the end of Nov ember totalled $213,293,100 compared with $156,469,200 in the same months last year, showing a gain of 36 per cent. Unemployment relief cost federal, provincial and municipal governments about $40,000,000 less In 1937 than In the previous year but the saving was partly neautrallzcd by nn increase of about $15,000,000 In relief for drought sufferers In Saskatchewan, Employment In the year to the end of October averaged 10.5 per cent above the figures for the same months of 1036. Service Station Robbery Foiled Police Officer Comes in Sight as Two Bandits Were Attempting to Hold Up Young Attendant TORONTO, Dec. 30: Three men were thwarted In an attempt at 6 o'clock yesterday morning to rob William Burnett, 21 -year-old gasoline station attendant In North Toronto. When Police Constanta TVmaM Barton appeared at the corner. The robbers escaped in a big touring' car, hitting a peak of eighty-two j jw uv iviai oiiuu wcic fired after them In vain. New Minister Down To Work Hon. W. J. Asselstine Plans to Pay Attention to the Development of Northern B.C. VICTORIA, Dec. 30: Hon. W. J. sselstlne, the recently appointed minister of mines and also minister of trade and Industry, is already down to work getting a line on the activities of .the mines department and laying plans for the establishment of the new trade and Industry department with E. G. Rowebottom as deputy. It Is understood that the new head of the mines department will make a number of changes In the working out ol that department. He says one of the alms of his administration will be to so carry out his duties that new capital will be attracted to the province with a view to taking up the industrial slack. He looked upon mining, he says as one of the greatest sources of wealth "and -employment In the province. ''' Mr. Asselstine mentions that he plans to pay particular attention to Northern British Columbia, one constituency of which he represents in the Legislature. He has taken over the suite of offices adjoining those of the Premier formerly oc-;upled by Major S. F. Moodle. Two Automobile Collisions But Neither Serious Two automobile collisions on the .slippery streets Christmas Eve were reported to the city police, minor damage being done to the vehicles In each case. Cars of William Brand and Harry Ward came together on Second. Avenue Just beyond the Junction with First and Third. Joe Ratchford and Peter Gamula were the drivers of vehicles which collided at McBride Street and Eighth Avenue. MANY DIE INUAKE Belated Reports Tell of One Hundred Being Killed in Peru LIMA, Peru, Dec. 30: Delayer." dispatches to the newspaper E Commerclo reported that abou' one hundred persons were klllci or Injured In an earthquake' In Central Peru on Christmas Eve. Weather forecast (Furnished through the courtesy c tl,c Dominion Meteorological Bureau J' Victoria and Prl nee import. This nto :ut U compiled from obvomalloiu. t:n at S urn today uid covers the :i hour period ending S p.m, tomorrow! General Synopsis Pressure has fallen in the interior and remains low on the Queen Charlotte Islands while gales with rain have occurcd In the south. Prince Rupert District Fresh southeast winds, part cloudy with, a few scattered showers and not much change In temperature. West Coast of Vancouver Island- Strong but decreasing westerly winds with scattered showers, fair and mild. FISHING DISPUTE SETTLED Happy Agreement Regarding Alaska flights Between Japan And U. S. Reported WASHINGTON D. C, Dec. 30; (CP) An official declining to kr quoted said last night that the dispute between Japan and the United States over fishing rights in Alaskan waters would be settled within a few weeks with provisions highly pleasing U Alaska. Recently Japanese floating canneries were reported in be operating in the Bristol Bay area of Alaska, causing concern, t Canadian and American fishermen who feared that, the Invasion would deplete the -salmon. TODAY'S STOCKS Vancouver - ' t B. C. Nickel, .03 '' V Big Missouri,. .3& ' ; Bralorric, 8.35, L. . , ,. V; Aztec, .07. , Cariboo Quartz, 1.65. '. ' ; Dentonlo, .11: Golconda, .05. ' Mlnto, .03. , Faliview AmaL.f.O. Noble Five. .03. f : Pioneer, 2il5. ' Porter Idaho, .03, " Premier, 1.90, , Reeves McDonald, .35. .' t1 . Reno, .66. Relief Aillngtonl .WA. '.' Reward1, .06. ' ! Salmon Gold, .06.. ' ' Taylor Bridge.,.-.;. ',.wja2sU Hedlcy Amal., .05. Premier Border, .01', '4. Congress, .02 ji. I Silver Crest, .03. Home Gold, .01 . ': . Grandvlew, .03. .. ' Indian, ,013. ; Quatsino Copper, .02'. " ? Qucsnelle Quartz, .03.! Oils : - - A. P. Con., .33. ' V Calmont, .60 . ' ... , C. &E., 3.00. , '. Freehold. ,03. ' McDougal Segur, ;27. 1 Mercury, .17. Okalta, 2.23. Pacalta, ,124. . . Home Oil, 1.35. Toronti '. 7 " Bcattie, 1.25. Central Patricia, 2.35. : - : Gods Lake, .46. Little Long Lac, 5.10. McKenzle Red Lake, .96. Pickle Crow, 5.10. Red Lake Gold Shore, .20. San Antonio, 1.30. Shcrrltt Gordon, 1.30. Smelters Gold, .Ol3,;. McLcod Cockshutt, 1.23. Oklcnd, .13. Moshcr, ,13. , Madscn Red Lake, .34; Stadacona, .43. Frontier Red Lake, .05'4.. Francoeur, .45. Moncta Porcupine, 2.16. , Bouscadlllac, ,10. Thompson Cadillac, .33. Bankfield, .64. East Malartlc, .95. Preston East Dome, 1.05. Hutchison Lake, .03. Dawson White, .03. Aldcrmac, .47. ' Kerr Addison. 1.72. Uchl Oold, .91. ' Martin Bird. .33. ' ; ' ' Int. Nickel, 44.65. Noranda, 53.50. Smelters, .55. Athona, .03. Col, Hunter New Toronto Sheriff Veteran Mariner Of Great Lakes Passes In East PORT DALHOUSIE, Ont., Dec. 30 Capt. Jeremiah Cavanaugh, who sailed the Great Lakes for fifty-eight I years, Is dead after a lengthy Illness. He retired In 1930. MARGIN IS INCREASED l Boston Bruins Defeat New York I Rangers Maple Leafs Win Over 'Americans ' NEW YORK, Dec. 30: (CP) Boston Bruins Improved their margin of leadership In the American division of the National Hockey League Tuesday night by winning a close" 3 to 2 decision over the runnlng-up New York Rangers. In the International division, the leading Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the New York Americans 3 to nothing while the Montreal Canad-e ns assumed exclusive possession of second place by blanking their townsmen, the Maroons, 2 to noth- Tuesday night's scores were as ' follows: ' Torontl 3. Americans 0. Canadians 2, Maroons 0. Boston 3, Rangers 2. Particulars Of Burning Death Only Few Small Bones of Oscir -I.undstroin .Found at .Sorth . Bulkley Word reached Smithers last Saturday morning of the death of Oscar Lundstrom of Pcrow by be-Iny burned to death when his ho'ise was totally destroyed by fire on Friday night. Mr. Lundstrom was one of the oldest settlers, first at Ootsa Lake and later at Perow where' he had, a road house during rnilway construction days. He was about 75 years of age and lived alone. )Ie was well known and well liked by all who knew him. Tlu "PConer, H. B. Campbell of Smithers. with the local police, immediately visited the scene of the (rawly to hold an Inquiry. All that was left of hc remains were four' small shoulder and hip socket bones, part of the backbon and pieces of the skull. FAIR WAGES GIVEN MANY Total of 670.000 to Benefit by Ncv Measure in Province of Quebec QUEBEC, Dec. 30: Regulations ! covering the new Fair Wage Act in ; Quebec will range from errand i boys to school teachers and will .Include increased wages for 670,600 ; citizens of the province amounting Uo $26,000,000 per year. Octogenarian Gives Party KiUliic Long Has Forty Guests on His Eightieth Birthday Celebrating his eightieth birthday Ritchie Long gave a party at his home, 1222 Beach Place, last night. About forty guests attended, The evening was spent In dancing and games and Mr. Long was an ad- mlrable host, taking part in the Member of Legislature Is Expected dancing and playing the mouth or-To Get Important rosltion igan like a youngster. I Refreshments were served shortly TORONTO, Dec. 30: It Is rellab- before midnight, the health of the ly reported that Col. Fraser Hunter, host being proposed by B. J. Bacon Liberal member for Toronto-St. and honored enthusiastically. The Patrick's riding, may be the next' party broke up about one o'clock sheriff for Toronto and York. this morning. 1 BULLETINS i STILL BUYING SILVER WASHINGTON, D.C. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgen- thau announced today that the United States had agreed to con-j tinue buying silver from Canada, China and Mexico at least through January. KING FIRES CABINET CAIRO Young King Farouk of Egypt today dissolved the cabinet of Premier Nahas Pasha and commissioned Mohamed Mahmoud to I form a new governments The! King had disagreed with Nahas 1 over the appointment of a commission to study differences between himself and the Premier. Smithers Man Hurt In Crash Unfortunate Accident on Ifoad T Tclkwa Christmas Day SMITHERS. Dec. 30: An unfortunate motor car accident took Msc.e about half way- between Smithers and Tclkwa on Christmas Dny when a car driven by Bert, Morrow, manager of the Columbia Po or Corporation at Smither3. collided head on with a light dc-ll"orv car driven by C. D. Muir-hcad of Smithers. Mr. Morrow suf-fTrl two broken knee caps and other minor Injuries and his car was badly smashed while Mr. Muirhend and his cor both es-cannr practically without damaec Mr. Morrow was on his way to Tclkwa to have Christmas dlnnf-r with friends there and had Jut nawd Sproule's Corner. With thJ brl-rht sun directly In his eyes, lit fnltad to see the other car ap nroachlne until It was right in front of him. He was brought back to Smithers Hospital on a stretcher ;mrdintplv. He will probably he confined there for some time. I Fire Department Has Two Alarms Christmas Day 1 The fire department had a couple ' of calls on Christmas night. In!. neither case were the fires serious. The first was at 6:45 to the Royal Lunch restaurant on Third Avenue where there was a small fire on the rear roof which did slight damage. The second was to the Rupert Motors garage at the Junction of First, Second and Third Avenues where there was a smoke scare due to the backfire of a carbonized oil burned. Young Kitkatla ;Man Has Passed David Ridley Dies in Vlltagc Down Coast at Age of Twenty-Six KITKATLA, Dec. 30: David Ridley, well known young man of Kitkatla, died on Sunday at the age oi twenty-six years. He passed awa at the home of his stepfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Collison. He was a graduate of Coqur-lectza Institute at Sardls and wn. highly esteemed in his own village as well as elsewhere along the coast. Deceased, besides his parents, is survived by a little son. Elmer Rid Icy: two brothers. Herbert and Edward Ridley, and three sisters, Mrs John Hill of Kitkatla and M-s Louis Clifton and Mrs. Ed Cllftort of Hartley Bay. HOCKEY SCORES Pacific Coast League Vancouver 2, Seattle 2, overtime tie. . Tonight's train, due from the East at 11 o'clock, was reported this morning to be running on time. . MISTAKE CLAIMED IN NOTE Japan Explains That it Had No Intention of Attacking British Vessels Canton Bombed Assassination of Chinese Leader in Shanghai May Mark Terrorist Campaign' LONDON, Dec. 30: (CP) A Japanese note claiming that the bombing of British gunboats on the Yangste River was entirely due to mistake was made public today British officials without comment. The note was m reply to emphatic British protests. There was no room for doubt, the note says, that the Japanese did not Intentionally attack British vessels knowing them to be British. Dispatches from Hong Kong today state that thirty planes bombed Canton In the heaviest air raid of recent weeks. About twenty buildings were destroyed. Shanghai Assassination At Shanghai J. Lo Pa Hong, China's most prominent Catholic layman and president of Shanghai's new civic association, was killed In the French concession today by an assassin disguised as an orange peddler. The police fear the slaying Is the start of a terrorist campaign designed to prevent the Chinese from co-operating' In the establishment of the new Japanese regime. Public Aroused By Road Deaths Stringent Legislative Action May be Forced in Province of Ontario LONDON, Ont., Dtc. 30: Newspaper reports indicate that; outraged public opinion may bring about stringent legislative action to curb highway deaths In Ontario', Crown Attorney Norman Newton declares. Today's Weather I Government "Vieyrfctituil Terrace Cloudy, calm, temper ature, 20. Aiyansh Cloudy, calm, 18. Alice Arm Cloudy, calm, 25. Anyox Cloudy; calm, 25. Stewart Cloudy, calm, 20. Hazelton Snowing, calm, 20. Smithers Partly overcast, calm, 20. Burns Lake Bright, windy, 28. Prince Oeorge Fair, southeast wind, twelve miles per hour; barometer, 29.26. Vancouver Clear, westerly wind, eight miles per hour; barometer, 29.74. Victoria Clear, southwest wind, 43 miles per hour; barometer, 29.- 91. Estevan Clear, westerly. wind, 28 miles per hour; barometer,' 29.-63. Bull Harbor Overcast with hall, light northwest wind; barometer, 29.60; temperature, 38; light swell Alert Bay Showery, calm; barometer, 29.58; temperature, 32; sea smooth. Langara Island Part cloudy, south wind, 15 miles per hour, barometer, 29.21; temperature, 35, sea choppy. Dead Tree Point Part cloudy cf'im barometer, 29.34; light swell Triple Island Cloudy, southerly wind, fifteen miles per hour; moderate chop. Card of Thanks The Salvation Army wishes to 'hank all those who donated to the Christmas Cheer Fund which enabled It to make many homes happy this year. The Army wishes to particularly thank the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Radio Station, the Capitol. Theatre, tho Boston Cafe and the Toe II, for special services. y !