Today's Weather (8 AM.) prince Rupert Cloudy, north 4 rnlles per hour; barometer, ,-lnd, 30.24; light chop. JOCVI, No. 126. Capilol Theatre Jammed With Seven Hundred With Overflow Listening in Street Return Pattullu Government With a stirring enunciation She SPANISH McGeer is In Great Speech By Huge Local Crowd the Pattullo government which he declared, among other things, had been instrumental in securing over eight million dollars from the federal government at Ottawa on account of better terms, the colorful and dynamic G. G. HcGeer . K.C., M.P. addressed a capacity meeting in the i mi i 1 1 i. i. 1 iV Capitol ineaire nere lasi mgnt to ciose me campaign ior Premier T. D. Pattullo for personal re-election. There were seven hundred persons crowded into the theatre and hundreds of others stood outside In the street to hear by loud speaker. it Mr. McGeer stressed the neces- ilty of there being no Interruption itthfc lme In the case for better terns from Ottawa or other lmpor-tint undertakings which were unto way He threw his whole-hear-M support behind the Pattullo joTtmment True, he admitted, he tod criticized it strongly three jau ago but that, he reminded itii listeners was "three years ago." t those who criticize me now for raetmn" I did tnree vears aco are . .. .,! i .1 I Ut.. J l, then they will never catch up." uue LUC Jjc(.icxxuins wi tur tared to go ahead uninterrupted to 1937 might prove a year In the Jiitory of Canada as eventful as 3W. Ar.klng his listeners to com-jare conditions today with those cdstlns in 1933, Mr. McGecr asser-W thai ',he Pattullo government ibsUn.:allv fulfilled Its pledge oti writ and wages through an in-1 ntase of $100,000,000 In payrolls Way from what they were when rtusumcd office. To vote for Dr. Patterson and 4e Conservatives would be to ream to .he conditions of 1033. To te for .iw C. C. P. would be to future lro uncertain fields Impractical of accomDllshment. 1 am supporting the Pattullo Internment because I believe It Wd be infinitely superior to any Ptrnmcnt that could be formed ! Dr PaUerson, Dr. Telford, the dependents or all put together. "cause 1 believe the good It has ne and its accomplishments far ""weigh the mistakes It may have bade Mr. McOrer was riven a uood re- J 1 J Mv,n? "Won Woo aU.no although not without some: "wruptlon which the smiling ex-yor of Vancouver ably handled "W ihe uid of his good natured to4 incisive rerjartee. Aubrey Peck of Vancouver, ac- "wpanylng Mr. McGeer on his nal trip north, also spoke briefly. Nlckerson was chairman. lack From California IB. ODCnltlW Vila nrlriwoc (fl- Mp. eXpre SCd Rimrrrlntlnn of the y audience. It was a climax to of thr a m f fcver ' h, r ym first time a " multimillionaire naa i had he dreamt of such "r5ll'7 tote ,h the neonie people for for a J c beauty Truly this coast washed to rvland of the Dominion. JJtS said I wnhUrVP 1 T Van1"trghten your belts, pay your obll-iuJ om m wh-lch he had j just re- T the interes imprest on on your o J to attend the opening of Cans, pa y and don t squawk a wui debts .Golden Gate Brldee. -This treat mm 8 hari had u.0 . - . truly been a crowning ,tstln labor r;.",:r V;: 5l)e "",7.'" uuu "1lua"' industry, wuc V"" considered that San Francisco - lo tr, . lisjiif. new badges had cost loa-two million dollars to, . an lhe entire debt of Brl- ft; lumbla the $5,000,000 Lions' 6 at Vanrnnvor KPpmrd lltUe Ismooo roai UriL. abut which so much crl- 5. TS heard' insignificant., Wlumbla aead could not move' o fast. u would t for Heard Persons Of Only Safe Course of the accomplishments of at a to stay too far behind the United States. This province, declared Mr. Mc Geer, should endeavor to develop Its tourist attractions so that Am erlcans coming here in the sum mer and leaving their good dollars woul doutnumber the Canadians who went to the United States in the winter. British Columbia must have good roads if It was to attract those Americans. There could be no standing sUll. Work must be done and, If money was not to be borrowed, how was It to be done, he asked. "Wr can stop borrowing and -go back to 1933 or -we-cAP- f ol low the Roosevelt and the British plan and go ahead," the speaker declared, "to another era of progress and prosperity." There had been no failure of the Pattullo government In fulfillment of the promise of "work and wages." in 1933, wnen me loimre government left office, distribution of work in the province, official figures of the Workmen's Compensation Board showed, had amounted to $102,000,000. trhcrc had been steady Increase each year until 1936 It was $145,000,000. Tak ing Into account lines not Included In the Compensation Board figures the Increase would probably be close to SIOO.00000. "I say emy. lair-mmaea wbu should be happy to recognize an accomplishment like that," declared Mr. McGeer. "We are not yet completely out of the woods, it is true, but we are on the way In a substantial and certain manner." Liberals and Prosperity The The history history of of Canada canaaa had nau been ww. that hard times and depression had accompanied Conservative regimes whUe progress and prosperity nau prevailed when Liberal governments were In power. After an unprecedented era of prosperity during the Laurler regime, the people of Canada, deluded by the suggestion that to put a tariff wall around the Dominion would bring event better times, had elected a Conservative government. In 1921 hnv had turned back to the Lib- omis erala and ana a a new new era of - develop- ment. Then they had decided on on a a EmDloymeiH naa ocucn - - .W"1 had fallen nwav. away. Tne Tne C. C. u. r F. . had a- mm. Into being. Communism wu roarPH its ucly heaa Other ideas had come up. &ven w "... m. Drought and foot f had come : until and. mouth disease had saia wicy the people Mac mtolrrnz e King IS -ough. "Now ln cnarge ' . T sun- ,. - --. t. a eranotner-, wont be aw Pose the people (cnunued on Page Four) NORTIIEUN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, JUNE Tom orrow s Tides 6:47 a.m. 16.4 It. 19:50 pjn. 18.0 ft. 052 a.m. 8.0 ft. 13:06 p.m. ' 6.2 ft. SITUATION CRITICAL PIONEER JUDGE IS N0M0RE Death Claims Frederick McISain Young Who For Quarter Of Century Lived Here VANCOUVER, June 1: (CP) Frederick McBaln Young, pioneer British Columbia barrister and re-tled judge of the County Court at Prince Rupert, died here last night the age of seventy-four. He had I been in failing health for some! time and recently his Illness took serious turn. Judge Young,. a well known figure in the province since coming from Ontario forty-nine years ago, had lived in Vancouver since his retirement four years ago. Born in English River, Que., the 3on of Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Young, he graduated from Queen's University at Kingston and studied law at Osgoode Hall, Toronto. He iirsi pracusea law au urimsDy, un- tarlo. and transferred the practice to Nanalmo with E. M. Yarwood forty-nine years ago. He moved north during the gold rush and later became County Court judge at Atlln. When Prince Rupert be came the county seat in 1908, he transferred there and held court at first in a tent. Judge Young was prominent in the Masonic craft, having been a former provincial Grand Master uis death will be widely regretted throughout thcnrovlnce. Besides his widow, Judge Ybung is survived by a son, Alex McB Young of Prince George, and a laughter. Mrs. A. H. Carmichael of Vancouver. Dr. Henry Esson Young, head of the Provincial Board of ialth, is a brother. PROPOSALS OF MINERS United Mine Workers or America Prepare Demands at Nanaimo And Cumberland NANAIMO, June 1: (CPI Mem- rf enUy formed oca, of lh. tmifo mw Workprs ...... of Am- WiW WIIVU w t w. - - erica, affiliate of the Committee for Industrial Oruanlzation, met here and at Cumberland over the week-end and agreed on proposals to be submitted to the employers regarding recognition of the United Mine Workers of America as their collective bargaining agency, Increased wages and better working conditions. Details of the proposals are not announced. Chamberlain Is New Tory Leader LONDON, June 1: Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain, Great Britain's new Premier, was yesterday elected leader of, the British Conservative party . in succession to Rt. Hon. Baldwin, naldwl retired Prime Baseball Scores TODAY'S SCOKKS American Lcacuc St Louis 0, Chicago 8. National League Brooklyn 2, New York 5. MONDAY'S GAMES National League Boston 3-6, Philadelphia 0-9. Brooklyn 10-4, New York 3-5. Pittsburg 3-7. Cincinnati 8-5. Chicago 4-6, St. Louis 2-3. American League New York 4-2, Boston 3-8. Philadelphia 3-1, Washington 6-6. Detroit 1-5, Cleveland 7-6. St. Louis 2-8, Chicago 5-9, Late Telegraphs LAW I ART OFF AGAIN MIAMI, Fla Amelia Earharl took off for San Juan, Peurto Rico, today on a second attempt to fly around the world "just for fun." The slim aviatrix has with her in her biff twin-motored plane Captain Fred Noonati as navigator for her 28,000 cast to west flight. a WON AUTO RACE INDIANAPOLIS Wilbur Shaw of Indianapolis won the 500-milc race Monday in four hours, 24 minutes, 7.81 seconds, averaging 113.580 miles per hour and eclipsing the previous record of 109.069 miles per hour established by Lou Meyer last year. Ralph Hepburn was second, two seconds behind, and Ted Horn of Los Angeles was third. POPE'S UIRTHDAY ROME Pope Pius was eighty years of age yesterday. Having suffered a relapse, owing it is believed . to worry over the Spanish '. situation, he was unable to give a world - wide radio broadcast which had been planned. RANKER IS DEAD HONOLULU George D. IJakrr, failing to recover from an emergency operation for appendicitis ; performed at sea while he was yachting, died yesterday. He was president of the National City Rank of New York. 1 BUILDING IS HIGHER Pcrscnt Year to Date, While Not Large, Maintains Lead Over A Year Ago Building permits Issued from the city engineer's office in Prince Rupert during the month of May this year represented a total value of $2845 as compared with $4125 in the same month last year. So far this year building value here has reached a total of $8220 in comparison with $7513 In the first five months of 193G. Permits Issued this May were as follows: George Geddcs, general repairs, Sixth Avenue West, $100. W. J. McCutcheon, garage, Third Avenue, $195. Pioneer Laundry, general repairs. Third Avenue, $300. i Theo Collart, general repairs. Fifth Avenue and Taylor Street, $300. Martin Skog, addition to laundry, Fifth Avenue and McBridc Street, $100. A. J. Squires, concrete basement, Ninth Avenue. $200. Frank Derry. shingling roof, Borden Street, $100. J. Basso, cabin, Ninth Avenue West, $300. Walter Bushman, new dwelling, Einhth Avenue East. $1000. Hip Fonir Wong, repairs to sfore, Third Avenue, $250. Olof Hanson Jr. Graduates From McGill University Word has been received In the eltv of the success of Olof Hanson Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Olof Hanson, ln graduating from McGill University as a Bachelor of Commerce. He will be coming west j shortly to spend the summer and may later take up the study of law. 1, 1937 IS RAINY ELECTION ! DAY HERE Despite Showers, However, 210 Had Visited Polls up to 10 o'Clock This Morning Provincial election morning was rather wet one In Prince Rupert with a drenching rainstorm marking the first couple of hours. In cast up to 10 a.m. arid the electors started moving In more Intensively as the rain lightened up later in the day. The polls will close at 8 p.m. and, about an hour later, it is expected the city result will be known. By that time some of the outside returns should start coming in, The deputy returning officers are C. G. R. Anderson. Neil Lang, Walter Johnson. Henry Lindseth, Jack Allan, A .S. Lewis, William Lamb. E. J. Cobb, M. E. Rowe, W. W. Webster. E. J. Smith and A. D. Gillies (absentee rjoll). Poll clerks are Beatrice M. Yatcc John A. M:Leod. Roy Thomas, Frances L. Yager. Cathie Eastman, Marry C. Harmon. Fred Rlffou, Harry Smith, Amaranth Bury, G. ;M. Hunt, A. G. Bartlett and An-! chew McDonald. Scrutineers on behalf of C. V. Evitt, Conservative candidate, are Walter Cross, Percy Cameron, George Grosvenor, Charles Barker, ID. C. Stuart, William Hatwlll, George H. Murray. G. J. Dawes ;and J. 6. Wflliamsori: For George Weaver, the C. C. F. -candidate, scrutineers are R. Mac-Ncil. John Dohl, Oscar Larscn. laud King, Edward A. Evans, G. W. Rudderham, D, A. MacPhee, Margaret McDonald, Dan Archie Peter Kelvlk, O. L. Bendikscn, A. O. Morse and W. A. Hogg. GERMANY'S STATEMENT Says Vatican n Failure to Disa vow Cardinals KeniarkH Is Endangering Relations ItKKLIN, June 1: 'CI') Gur many today formally accused thi Vatican of endangering normuJ relationH with the Keith by falling lo disavow the critical peecv of Cardinal George Mundeleiri of Chicago who called Chancelloi Adolf Hitler an "Auslraian paper hanger and a poor one at that ' Borden Suffers Attack of Heart A?eil Former Prime Minister Rallies Today and Condition Is Reported Improved OTTAWA, June 1: (CP Sir Robert Borden, wartime Premier of Canada, rallied this morning after a heart attack and the condition of the aged statesman was de- scribed today as being considerably Improved. PIKE DEPARTMENT HAD QUIET MONTH May was a quiet month for the city fire department with only two alarms. (Jne was a smoke scare and the other a false alarm. So far this year there have been 22 fire calls ln the city as compared with 31 in the first flve.months of last year. Funeral Notice The funeral of Joseph Kowal will take place Wednesday at 2 p.m, from the chapel of the tt. C. Undertakers. -'High ; Low Two Hundred May Be Dead as Resu It Of German Bombardment Air of Apprehension Continues as Efforts Are Made To Lessen Menace of Latest Crisis in Europe ALMERIA, Spain, June 1: (CP) Estimates of the cost of some ninety minutes of German vengeance wreaked on his Mediterranean port of Spain ranged today as high as two hundred dead and injured. The most conservative figure was twenty dead and one hundred injured but terrir Tied townsfolk said they thought more than two hundred shells pumped into the city by the naval attack had claimed an average of at least one victim each. One estimate last night placed the dead at seventy, the missing at Halibut Sales American Nordby, 30,000, 8.2c and Cc, Cold Storage. Excel, 22,000, 8.5c and 6c, Pacific. Betty. 14,000, 8.5c and Cc, Atlln. Baltic, 13,500, 8.5c and 6c, Royal. Emma, 11,500, 8.5c and 6c, Royal. Canadian Dovre B., 19,000, 7.8c and 5.1c, Booth. Johanna, 12,500, 7.4c and 5c. Pa cific. J. R., 8,000, 7.5c and 5cr Atlln. Mother II, 5,000, 7.5c and 5c, Cold Storage. Gerry McGeer Leaves Today Plane Hops Off This Afternoon Following Delay Owing To Had Weather Havlne been held back on ac count of heavy, rain and poor visi bility this morning. Pilot E. C. W. Dobbin hopped off at 1:45 this af ternoon on his return flight to Vancouver with the party of G. G McGeer K.C., MP. who came north ; to speak at Premier Pattullo s final ampalgn meeting last night. A dl- -ect flight back to Vancouver was planned. Others ln the plane were Aubrey Peck of Vancouver and D. Todd of Oklahoma City. Pilot Dobbin landed here at 5:15. yesterday afternoon with the party, j Departure had been made yester-' day morning from Vancouver and during the day there was a stop at Port Alice, pulp and paper town, on t the West Coast of Vancouver Isl-1 and, where Mr. McGeer addressed a meeting on behalf of L. A. Hanna, Liberal candidate for re-election In Comox riding. United States Had Easy Time Crippled Australians Entirely Un- able to Hold up End in Davis Cup Play FOREST HILLS. June 1: CP I United States completed the rout . of Australia's ailing Davis Cup ten - nls forces Sunday by romping off with- the doubles match, thereby, making it three straight and set-1 tllng the outcome of the North American zone finals without the! loss of a single set. The California I combination of Don Budge and Gene Mako whipped Jack Craw-1 ford and McGrath 7-5, 6-1, 8-G hi a match that was even more one-sided than the scores indicate. Following Saturday's singles conquests by Budge over Crawford and Grant over Australia's Jack Bromwich, Sunday's victory gave the United States a three game to nil edge over the Ausslcs PRICE: 5 CENTS 100 with 100 injured. Almerla's civil governor says that not a single house In the city was left undamaged by the bombardment. The Spanish government has Issued a statement in Valencia to the effect that Germany and Italy are waging a war of invasion against the republic. The general air of apprehension in regard to the European situation continues, particularly In London and Washington. In London Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden laid before the Im perial conference details of the Spanish problem. Plans are said to have been evolved for a scheme to have the entire international fleet patrol the Spanish coasts as a guarantee , against, -further. bid-dents. The non-intervention committee is in session but the plan referred to Is said to have been drawn up by Anthony Eden and German ambassador Joachim von Rlbbentrop. In Washington Secretary of State Cordell Hull hastened back to the Capitol from a projected holiday In order to keep in touch with the situation as President Roosc,vclt was doing from Hyde Park. New York. In Paris it was said that France and Great Britain would unite in demanding that Germany abandon further reprisals In Spain From Tarroganna wounded sail ors were reported to have said today that their sailboat had been torn to pieces by twenty shots from a large submarine off ,Cam-brlls. REVENUE IS WELL AHEAD Customs and Excise Collections Continue to Maintain Lead Over Last Year Customs and excise revenue at the port of Prince Rupert for the present calendar year to date continues to show a substantial in- ' crease over last year. So far ln 1937 , the revenue, amounts to a total of ($84,989.51 In comparison with $60.- 1 498.30 in the first five months of 1936. The revenue for this May am0Unted to $25,721.92 nx asalnst $17,921.73 in May 1930. Today's Weather lOovertmiMit Tlgwihi 1 Terrace -Cloudy, calm. CO. Aiyansh Kain, calm, Ci. Anyox Kain, calm, St. Stewart Heavy rain, calm, 52. Hnzellon Cloudy, calm, 56. Smithers Part cloudy, warm. Hums Lake Clear, calm, 53. MAY WEATHER During May sunshine in Prince Rupert totalled 110.3 hours and 1 rainfall 5.2 Inches. Maximum tcm- and the right to play the European ; perature was 66 on May 6 and ml-zone winner for the right to chal- J nlmum 33 on May 18 with a mean lenge the cup-holding British of 48.4. .. .