'
found
to
determine
it
tney
win
uecome
law,
hi.
fwilliam
Lyon
Mackenzie
King,
idian
Prime
Minister,
announ-
v
4
n
f
T"i"7
H
knight
Meantime
tile
acts,
r
flKI
p
I
ITS
k
nith
Aihprta
bank
tax-
U
ULB.
.
i
control
of
credit
and
regula
Eol
newspapers,
are
prevented
becoming
law
through
reser-J
of
assent
by
the
Lieutenant
I
'
i
i
ii
wr
pending
signmcawuu
te
Governor
General
who
to
fed
by
the
federal
gov-
Mtihich,
In
turn,
will
await
ctg
of
the
courts
as
to
val-
jly
court
hearing
is
expetwu
these
three
measures
as
well
i
the
quentlon
of
federal
right
feallow
provincial
legislation
i
the
Prime
Minister,
comply-
with
the
request
of
Premier
Bam
Abcrhart
of
Alberta,
an-
nced
recently
would
be
referred
he
Supreme
Court.
On
this
oc-
lon.
the
Supreme
Court
U
expected
to
depart
its
usual
custom
and
hear
fHlCH
WAY
FOR
RO
AD
ji'mr
Chamber
Debates
llazclton
Dr
Canneries
Kali
Service
To
Itc
Asked
uie
old
oiitstion
of
whether
agitation
should
continue
be
pressed
on
the
general
ob-
tive
of
connecting
up
Prince
bert
with
Hazelton
and
the
nscontincntal
hlehwav
systems
i
whether
nrpssnrp
should
DC
fDUEht
to
hnnr
nn
thn
mnre
lm
Pate
construction
of
a
road
to
pnect
the
cltv
wHh
the
Skccna.
er
canneries
came
up
at
last
Sits
mcctliiB
nf
thn
Junior
ber
of
Commerce.
P
Lvons
was
nil
for
rnnncct-
'
UD
With
tlio
iuin.,ln.
Vint
P
i
VailfiorSlnvii
foil
Mmt
Mm
tmi-
P
.
-..
j
u
,vw
b.tuw
...v.
o
tl
.,1.
f
I
1
UD
PPI
tin
If.
II.
nrli.i-
UUIVJ
.h
lunrn
lmnHin..i
""Bo
Kraupncr
offered
the
sug-
p-wn
nut
the
railway
company
a
"4uc5i,cu
to
operate
an
electric
r
between
the
city
and
the
can-
'ra
aurlng
U1C
fishing
season.
"S
1
ho
l"Khmond
Mortimer,
In
dcclln-p
w
accept
the
chairmanship
of
l(.Ommi(l
....
II..
II...
jessed
the
opinion
that
there
was
-vauy
nuequute
transportation
to
S
e
canneries.
I
Al
last
night's
rccular
monthly
P'-'Ctinc
nf
n,
t....i-
-.i..l,r
Li
,
",,vce,
u.
i'.
jAFons
rcicr
H
to
ll.n
i-
......7
I
.
.
aBC
ill
flnanelnl
conilpptlfiii
mIMi
:
tu'iccnon
wiin
iinanciai
Other
Rffnlra
nf
41,
fll.f
With
'
Possibility
that,'
before
long,
IHLTI'
tvtl.1-l
!
-
llllBlu
D(J
a
rclum
,ocal
j:
-
iimcnt
in
place
of
the
com
.'"Minn
or,
i.
,
.
.
..
mis,
no
ociieve
UWHV
ivw
,a
iS
of
timely
Import
at
present.
UNDERWAY
Nine-Power
Conference
Starts
.
With
Fourteen
Nations
Represented
''lUtVKSeLS
Nv'.-
?-?:
-?
witu
.
fourteen
nations
rcpresentccl,
the
nine-power
conference
on
the
Sino-Jananese
situation
opened
today.
Japan
and
Germany
are
absent,
but
are
represented
by
Italy.
Capt.
Anthony
Eden.
Foreign
Secretary,
heads
the
Brit-tlsh
delegation:
Norman
Davis,
the
American:
Foreign
Minister
Won
Delbos.
the.
French,
and
Foreign
Commissar
Maxim
Llt-vlnoff.
the
Russian.
Another
invitation
is
lo
be
sent
to
Japan
In
attend,
Latest
reports
from
Shanghai
are
to:
the
effect
that
Janan
is
continuing
to
force
the
fighting
In
that
area.
Japan
claims
that
10.000
of
Its
troops
have
crossed
Soochow
Creek.
China,
on
the
contrary,
claims
only
a
handful
have
got
across.
Janan
savs
the
native
nuartcr
of
Shanghai
will
be
dcmllitarlrd
in
order
to
pro-tccl
the
international
settlement
More
Committees
Of
Jr.
Chamber
Members
Assigned
to
go
Into
Number
of
Matters
of
Local
Importance
Additional
committees
appointed
ot.
last
nltrht's
meeting
of
the
Jun
or
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
Included
the
following:
Railway
Freight
Rates
to
the
interior
R.
O.
Van
dcr
Sluys,
T.
A.
McWatcrs
and
Ross
Ingram.
Peace
River
Outlet
t.
a.
mc-Walcrs,
A.
W.
Newman,
C.
0.
Ham,
Ned
McLeod
and
Don
Possmorc.
nndio
O.
L.
Roric.
Hugo
Kraup
ncr.
Louis
Croinp
and
Martin
van
Cootcn.
industrial
Projects
L.
M.
asc
mlssen,
Clarke
McLean,
J.
L.
Roaf,
inrif
nnlenr
and
MIKc
MCaucry.
Cannery
Transportation
iiugo
Kraupner,
Len
Cripps
ana
uoya
Jones.
Card
of
Thanks
Mr
m
naellsh
and
Frances
wish
7."
Il,l,.
4n
VL
l
I
II
Li
:
tragedy:
SEATTLE,
Nov.
3;
(CP)
j
Five
persons
were
killed
today
when
two
United
States
Navy
;
nlanes
collided
above
Boeintr!
Field.
Two
men
In
the
smaller
of
the
planes
baled
out
with
parachutes
but
those
In
the
big
machine,
a
Lieutenant,
two
cadets
and
two
mechanics,
crashed
with
the
machine.
City
Beautifying
To
Be
Taken
Up
4
Committee
to
be
Appointed
by
Jun
ior
Chamber
of
Commerce
conveyed
by
II.
F.
Pullcn
that
city
beautificatlon
might
be
made
one
of
the
objectives
of
the
year.
If
representations
were
made
by
such
a
bodv
as
the
Junior
chamber,
more
action
might
be
obtained
In
the
de-
veloDmcnt
of
civic,
railway
and
gov
ernment
gardens.
In
discussion
which
followed,
the
view
was
ex
pressed
by
some
that
maintenance
nd
repair
of
city
streets
was
an
tern
of
prime
importance
in
city
icautificatlon
to
which
more
at
tention
mleht
be
given.
The
Im
portance
of
civic
beautificatlon
in
connection
with
tourist
traffic
was
mphasized.
The
outcome
was
the
iw.lsion
to
have
the
chair
appoint
a
committee
on
civic
beautificatlon.
England
Short
On
Shiny
Days
vic
Weather
Notable
by
Absence
'Mils
Year
in
Old
I-and
I1ARPENDEN,
Eng..
Nov.
3:
(CPl
rmrifinnrv
nf
sunsliinc
was
stll'
the
most
prominent
feaHire
of
the
rHe
rtre.larpd
W.
U.
uocuran
tnn'c
of
conversatlon-the
weather
He
produced
statistics
to
snow
month
this
year
.and
10
months
of
last
year
had
experlene-
j
unim-nvprnirp
sunshine
penoo.s
'
U
Ul.
Iljn
ii''
-
Tlie
number
of
hours
of
sunshine
from
May
to
September,
he
saia
was
797
hoursor
slightly
mort
than
five
hours
a
day.
nus
was
me
hour
less
than
the
normal
average
for
the
period.
During
the
period,
however,
rain
fnii
wiiiio
not
markedly
below
normal,
was
concentrated
In
short
with
holiday
Pursuit,
pu;.-
-
PROVINCIAL
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
(I
AM.)
High
1:50
a.m.
19.6
It.
nrrthprlv
tv.
1
11(1.
8
13:32
p.m.
21.8
ft,
Kr
Sur;
barometer.
30.3;
Low
7.42
a.ra.
7.3
ft.
swell.
,
20:18
p.m.
3.1
It.
gUSture.
43;
light
NORJUERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
jrXVI.
No.
256.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER
3,
1937.
PRICE:
5
CENTS
Office
Tenders
Are
Called
.
,lber
Acts
&
7
(ttawa
Is
faking
No
lirect
Action;
Decides
i
Receive
Advice
ntimc
Bills
Regarding
Banks,
Credit
Control
and
tcss
Will
Not
Operate
in
View
oi
wiinnouung
oi
Lieutenant
uovcrnors
Asseni
f
OTTAWA,
Nov.
3:
(CP)
Three
bills
passed
by
the
erta
Legislature
at
its
receni
special
session
which
ptenant
Governor
Bowen
declined
to
sign
instead
re-Lg
them
to
the
Governor
.General
will
be
the
subject
tference
to
the
Supreme
Court
and
possibly
to
the
Referred
To
CourtsPids
For
New
Federal
TRADE
IS
DISCUSSED:
K.
M.
Winslow
Interesting
Speaker
Before
Dinner
Meeting
of
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
B.Cs
Position
Panama
Canal,
Ocean
Freight
Rates
and
British
Preference
All
Factors
of
Importance
An
interesting
'address
by
R
M.
Winslow
assistant
general
man
aeer
of
the
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co..
on
trade
matters
af
fecting
Canada
generally
and
the
province
of
British
Columbia
In
particular
was
the
feature
of
lat
night's
regular
monthly
dinner
meeting
of
the
Junior
Section
o'
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
oi
!
Commerce
in
the
Knox
Hotel.
In
a
letter
to
the
Junior
Chamber
j
At
the
outset,
Mr.
Winslow
rc
of
Commerce
read
at
last
night's
.
ferrcd
to
the
fact
mat
tne
prov-
mnnthlv
meetlne.
a
succestion
was.lnce
of
British
coiumma
annuan.
was
paying
stsoo.uou
in
taxes
$26,000,000
this
year
.to
the
prov
ince,
a
new
high
record
revenue.
$35,000,000
to
$33,000,00
to
the
Dominion
and
$16,000,000
to
the
municipalities.
One
might
wonder
how
the
province
could
stand
tht
of
the
government
expenm,.-,
.
.
.
th
.
ji..inn
I'mranilS
WO.
.'
.
'.UUIUII
uiov
was
'the
unusu
ny
iu
-
.
-
d
mfU
condl.
compiled
matches
In
the
county
cricket
championship
tnis
sum-,-
"-
markel.
mer.
ipIIs
and
id
interfered
invcriiitu
little
IJAU
SILVER
NEW
YORK:
(CD,
--
(
Bar
,
n-
to
10
eAlJ
express
.
tneir
suu-i-iv
i.i
Hhiitoa
-
r
iinphnnireil
at
44C
per
i.
nl
mafUPT
tnnflV.
recent
bereavemem,.
.
-
pace.
The
answer
lay
In
the
fact
that
British
Columbia
was
en
gaged
In
extraction
of
natural
re
sources
at
a
rapid
rate
and
dis
easing
of
them
in
the
world's
mar
kcts.
Wo
other
part
of
Canada
or
the
United
States,
with
the
pos
sible
exception
of
Alaska,
export
ed
such
huge
proportions
of
Its
products
as
did
British
Columbia.
Only
about
one-quarter
of
British
Columbia's
production
was
market
cd
in
Canada,
seventy-five
percent
going
abroad
Mr.
Winslow
dlscu&'d
factors
that
made
Is
possible
for
British
Columbia
to
export
so
extensively
One
of
these
factors
was
the
Pa
nama
Canal
"through
which
It
was
estimated
half
of
the
province's
products.
In
value
passed
on
their
way
to
market.
The
Panama
Can
sil
h"d,
indeed,
placed
British
Col
umbia
on
the
world's
ocean
lanes
Two
other
important
factors
had
operated
to
give
British
Columbia
arose
out
of
the
depression,
name
lv
lhn
low
ocean
freight
of
the
last
few
years
as
a
result
of
which
British
Columbia
had
been
able
to
increase
exports
of
lumber,
base
metals,
fish,
paper
and
other
pro
ducts.
These
lower
freight
rates
had
ctven
British
Columbia
entry
to
the
European
lumber
markets.
Another
Important
factor
In
British
Columbia
trade
had
been
th-J
Empire
preferences,
the
treaties
with
Australia,
New
Zealand,
South
Africa
and
Great
Britain.
British
Columbia
had
been
able.
";,.
.
.
,,
Today's
Weather
(Oovernmnt
-lwrrph
Terrace
Cloudy,
calm,
temperature,
42.
Alyansh
Cloudy,
calm,
38.
Alice
Arm
Cloudy,
calm,
42.
a
n
vnx
Cloudv.
calm.
40.
Stcwartr-Llght
rain.
calm.
40.
Hazelton-Cloudy,
calm,
30,
Smlthcrs
Foggy,
calm,
34.
Burns
Lake
Bright,
calm,
38.
til
111
JVV
l-Wi"
of
the
world
with
such
countries
as
the
Baltic
States
with
their
lower
wages
and
poorer
conditions
Vital
Importance
British
Columbia
was,
therefore
vitally
interested
in
such
matter!
As
world
markets,
transportation
of
goods
to
those
markets
and
th"
transfer
of
money
in
payment
for
those
troods.
In
passing.
Mr.
Wins
low
referred
to
the
importance
or
practical
defence
of
trade
routes.
Tills
was
a
question
about
which
there
was
no
argument.
In
regard
to
overseas
trade,
Mr.
Winslow
referred
to
the
changing
situation
KlMluMUli
in
111
W
ocean
fill
l
freight
AiCifcilU
rates
itiiio.
.......Structure
Here
lo
Be
Orillia
Wins
I
Rnvla
Tiilo
:
XJUAIVL
1IUV
TORONTO.
Nov.
3:
(CP)
Orlllla
Baby
Terriers
won
the
f-Canad
1
a
n
Junior
lacrosse
:
championship
last
night
by
:
defeating
Vancouver
Bluet
Birds
12
to
9
In
the
final
of
a
five-game
series.
The
Terriers
had
won
the
first
two
games
and
the
Blue
Birds
the
second
two
In
Orillia,
necessitating
the
fifth
game
on
a
neutral
floor
here.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
l
Courtesy
S.
D.
Johiuston
Co.)
Vancouver
Stocks
Big
Mbiouri,
.38.
Bralorne,
7.60.
Aztec,
.03
V,.
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.55.
Dentonla,
.11.
Golconda.
.062.
Minto,
.UJ',2.
Falrvlew
Amal.,
.04
Vz-Noble
Five
.04.
Pcnd
Oreille,
1.70.
Pioneer,
3.30.
Porter
Idaho,..
03,
Premier,
2.25;
'
Reeves
McDonald,
.30.
Reno,
.74.
Relief
Arlington,
.17.
Reward,
.06V2.
Salmon
Gold,
.07.
Taylor
Bridge,
.04.
Hedley
Amal.,
.06.
Premier
Border,
.01
Vi.
Sllbak
Premier,
2.00.
Congress,
,023,4.
Silver
Crest,
.04i2.
Home
Gold,
.01.
Grandview,
.08.
Indian,
.01
H.
Quatsino
Copper,
.03.
Quesnelle
Quartz,
.05.
Oils
A.
P.
Con..
.27.
Calmont.
.40.
.
C.
&
E.,
1.90.
Freehold,
.06.
McDougal
Segur,
.17.
Mercury,
.lCVi.
Okalta,
.95.
Pacalta;
.11.
Home
OU,
1.12.
Toronto
Stocks
Beattle,
1.20.
Central
Patricia,
2.28.
Gods
Lake,
.54.
Little
Long
Lac,
4.85.
McKenzie
Red
Lake.
1.08.
Pickle
Crow,
5.40.
Red
Lake
Gold
Shore,
.23.
San
Antonio.
1.36.
Bherrltt
Gordon,
1.40.
Smelters
Gold,
.OIV2.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
1.00.
Oklend,
.13.
Masher.
.12.
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.66.
Stadacona,
.38.
Frontier
Red
Lake,
.06.
Francoeur,
.41.
Moneta
Porcupine,
1.75.
Bouscadillac.
.13.
Thompson
Cadillac,
.36.
Bankfleld.
.67.
East
Malartlc,
.91.
Preston
East
Dome.
.84.
Hutchison
Lake,
.10.
Dawson
White,
.03.
Aldermac,
.54.
Kerr
Addison,
1.79.
Ucht
Oold,
.60.
Martin
Bird,
.36.
Int.
Nickel,
46.00.
Funeral
Notice
In
Before
November
23
Important
News
Arrives
Today
and
is
Welcomed
Plans
Are
on
Exhibit
at
Post
Office
Now
Sealed
tenders
have
been
called
by
the
Department
of
Public
Works
for
the
new
federal
building
at
Prince
Rupert
and
plans
and
specifications
for
the
building
have
been
received
at
the
Post
Office
here
as
well
as
by
Olof
Hanson
M.P.
The
tenders
are
returnable
at
noon
on
November
23.
Announcement
that
the
tenders
are
being
called
.
comes
as
welcome
news
to
the
BULLETINS
I.AGUARMA
ELECTED
NEW
YORK
Mayor
Fiorelia
LaGuardia
has
been
re-elected
by
a
decisive
majority
as
mayor
of
New
York
over
his
Democratic
opponent,
Joseph
Mahoney.
Latest
returns
this
morning
gave
IaGuardia
1,344,012
votes
and
Mahoney
889,591.
LaGuardia
carried
every
one
of
his
running
mates
with
him
in
his
victory,
even
the
district
attorneyship
in
which
his
associate
won
by
a
majority
which
stood
this
!
morntne
at
119,000.
The.
rout
ot
Tammany
'waY'comuletc
and
the
Labor,
party
showed
amazing
strength.
.Mayor
LaGuardia
received
the
personal
congratulations
of
President
Roosevelt.
Off-year
elections
in
fifteen
states
show
no
definite
political
trends.
C.
I.
O.-backed
candidates
lost
in
Detroit
and
elsewhere.
It.
(!.
BOYS
BEATEN
TORONTO
Oulboxed
by
K'Tdie
Carroll
of
Ottawa.
Gordon
Wallace,
former
Canadian
welterweight
champion,
lost
a
ten
round
decision
last
night.
Billy
Townsend
of
Nanaimo
was
knocked
out
in
the
ninth
round
by
Sammy
Luftspring.'
PA'T
W.'TII
REBELS
LONDON
England
has
about
completed
a
trade
agreement
ment
with
insurgent
Spain,
it
is
reported.
The
agreement
would
be
independent
of
diplomatic,
MEET
GOVERNMENT
VICTORIA
Representatives
of
British
Columbia
labor
arganiza-tlons
met
the
provincial
government
yesterday
and
presented
a
nrnnosed
trades
union
bill.
Unl-
Improvements
To
Fishermen
Floats
Road
Are
Sought
The
nnsslbllilv
of
having
lm
nrovements
made
to
the
roadiead-
lnsr
to
the
fisherman's
floats
cast
of
the
drv
dock
Is
to
be
taken
ud
bv
President
J.
C.
Gllker
of
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
with
City
rrlA
fiiniiral
nf
1.11
P
late
John
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder.
The
v-
...-
"
r,.
H,n
immvpmpnt
in
nrnriri
,
Worobec
will
take
place
tomorrow,
,
matter
came
up
,
In
a
report
.
from
-
.
K
.
l
o.on
m
frnm
the
thA
pvppntlvp
nf
thA
.Tnnlnr
Phnm
trade,
the
transfer
of
Japanese
Tnursaay,
m.
.
'
:
Undertakers
Chapei.
oer
anasi
nignts
meeting.
Continued
on
Pace
Two
B.
C.
.
people
of
Prince
Rupert
who
have
been
awaiting
such
announcement
for
some
time.
The
site
as
previously
announced,
is
on
Third
Avenue
In
the
old
Court
House
square.
The
appropriation
for
the
building
Is
$150,000.
With
full
basement
It
will
be
a
two-storey
building
of
permanent
construction
and
is
designed
to
accomodate
le-cal
federal
departments
in
addition
to
the
post
office.
The
plans
disclose
a
structure
ot
very
attractive
appearance
In
the
latest
archlctural
design.
A
clock
tower
surmounts
the
building.
A
broad
stairway
will
lead
to
the
main
entrance
ot
the
Post
Office
on
the
ground
floor
on
which
will
also
be
located
the
telegraph
and"
Indian,
offices.
.
,
.;.,
-
On
the"
top
TIdor
wfll
be'
located
the
other
federal
offices.
;
There
is
a
time
limit
of
eleven
months
for
completion
of
the
building
after
the
contract
has
been
awarded.
TEACHERS'
Mouat
is
SESSION
Elected
President
Association
ICIVIL
WAR
ot
At
a
meetlne
of
Prince
Rupert
Teachers'
Association
held
in
Booth
School
the
following
officers
were
elected:
President,
A.
N.
Mouat.
Vice-President,
Miss
E.
A.
Mer
cer.
Secretary,
Garfield
McKlnley.
Treasurer,
Miss
Laing.
Members
on
Executive,.
Arthur
Sutton,
Miss
Marjorie
Shell.
Press
Correspondent,
Miss
h
Mitchell.
Staff
Representatives,
Miss
Lillian
Halllwell.
Eleanor
Moxley
and
I
T
ft
rn,rlA
ons
would
be
recognized
ana
tne
graphlcal
Representative,
Mr.
lug
given
under
legislation.
the
proposed
LOAN
OVERSUBSCRIBED
OTTAWA
The
new
$100,000,-000
loan
of
the
Dominion
gov-w
crnment
was
oversubscribed
and
books
closed
two
hours
after
opening
today.
The
loan
will
be
used
to
retire
the
Victory
Bonds
redeemable
December
1.
Sutton.
Routine
matters
and
correspondence
was
dealt
with
and.
sugges
tions
discussed
for
this
year's
NEAR
OVER
General
Francisco
Franco
tDe-calres
That
Insurgents
Have
Already
Won
.
MADRID.
Nov.
3:
(CP)
Gen
eral
Francisco
Franco;
Insurgent
commander-in-chief,
predicts
an
early
end
of
the
civil
war.
The
war
has
already
been
won
.
by
the
Insurgents,
he
says,
with
the
collapse
of
the
government
forces.
Meantime
the
insurgents
are
preparing
to
blockade
the
entire
eastern
coast
of
pain
"
The
Spanish
non-intervention
committee
Is
In
session
f'ln!
with
a
plan
to
provide
for
evacuation
by
foreign
volunteers
from
both
sides.