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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
No.
87.
XXVI
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL
14,
1937
PK1CE:
5
CENT
n
Vol.
search
Showdown
Looming
in
MINISTER
IS
SOUGHT
Mayor
of
Oshawa
Appeals
to
Hon.
Norman
Rogers
to
Mediate
In
General
Motors
Strike
Warns
Martin
l'rcmier
Hepburn
Demands
Resig
nations
of
Two
of
Disagreeing
Ministers
TOKONTO,
April
14:
(CD
i
Premier
Mitchell
Hepburn
today
j
dictated
a
letter
calling
for
the
resignations
of
Hon.
David
Croll,
1
minister
of
labor,
and
Hon.
Arthur
Koebuck,
Attorney
General.
Hr
asks
the
ministers
to
step
out
i
because
of
their
apparent
dis-
i
agreement
with
him
in
his
stand
against
the
Committee
for
Indus-
i
trial
Organization
activity
in
the
!
Oshawa
General
Motors
strike,
t
The
Premier
told
his
secretary
to
i
have
the
letter
dictated
immediately
He
said
he
would
not
confer
with
Croll
and
Koebuck
i
before
the
resignation
demand
j
was
presented.
i
OSHAWA.
April
14:
iCPl
Mayor'
lex
Him
ot
Oshawa
was
last
night
king
Dnminjpji
.intervention
.in;
it
strike
dispute
which
has
tied
!
ijihe
plant
of
General
Motors
of
'sad
here
He
has
asked
Hon.!
miin
Rogers,
minister
of
labor,
,
;a
tome
to
Oshawa
as
mediator
;
ihettir
General
Motors
agrees
or
Mayor
Hail
today
telegraphed
to
Homer
Martin,
president
of
the,
Wed
Automobile
Workers
Union'
;of
America,
saying
he
would
advise
all
Canadian
workmen
on
Monday
:to
abandon
the
union
idea
unless
a&
acrenmcnt
is
signed
by
the
end
'
the
week
between
Canadian
orkc:
of
General
Motors
of
Canada
or
unless
United
States
mcm-to":
of
'.he
union
go
on
strike
In
support
at
Canadian
owrkers.
In
Torouo
It
was
reported
that
remier
Hepburn
had
arranged
for
lo
hundred
special
constables
to
emroKs
a
large
force
of
provincial
and
Ro-
al
Canadian
MoiiYited
Po-
officer,,
which
,1s
standing
by
'caay
u
be
dispatched
:d
from
from
To
To-
ronto
to
Oshawa
on
short
notice
iouid
'.heir
servlrrs
hp
rpnnired.
Premier
Hcnbnrn
ripp.larnd
nt
(Toronto
last
night
that.
If
the
Committee
on
Industrial
Organl-
-on
dropped
out
of
the
Oshawa
picture,
he
was
confident
a
Ulemcnr
could
be
reached
almost
'""mediately
Minister
Is
Silent
OTTAWA,
Aurll
i4:Hon.
Nor
man
Rogers,
minister
of
labor,
had
"o
comment
to
make
last
night
on
'ne
QUCi'.lOn
Of
forlorn
1
lnn
!
'i
in
the
strike
at
the
General
Motor.
of
Canada
plant
In
Oshawa.
Extensive
Road
Building
Progn
am
in
Expend
is
on
Australia's
Coronation
Contingent
Spot
BacLin
j:nglana.-for
-ih$
first;
time
since
the
-war.
ihe
slouch-hatted
troops
of
AustralfiftftrrnUi-tary
forces
renew
their
acquaintanceship
with
some
of
the
old
spots
they
frequented
In
war
years.
This
group
Is
part
of
the
Australian
military
contingent
sent
to
participate
In
the
corona-tlin
celebrations
and
they
are
happily
engaged
hunting
up
familiar
landmarks.
Britain
gave
the
,
contingent
a
right
royal
welcome.
FORD
WILL
BE
FORCED
Automobile
Union
Head
Says
Detroit
Magnate
Will
Have
To
'
Deal
With
Unions
i
DETROIT,
April
14:
Homer
T.
,
Martin,
president
of
the
United'
Automobile
Workers
of
America,!
predicted
yesterday
that,
following
the
validation
of
the
Wagner
j
Labor
Relations
Act,
the
Ford
mo-
j
tor
organization
would
be
forced
by
the
federal
government
to
deal
with
the
unions.
j
!n
,
PI
;KaiiWay
Lmployees
Committee
Adopted;
Conciliation
Report;
MONTREAL,
April
14:-The
sys-;
tern
committee
of
the
Canadian!
Brotherhood
of
Railway
Employees
today
adopted
the
report
of
the
Smiley
conciliation
board
made
public
yesterday
at
Ottawa.
Thej
Brotherhood's
10,000
members
arej
employed
by
the
Canadian
Na-
tional
Railways.
Province;
To
Several
Millions
.
VICTORIA,
April
14:
(CP)-Preniier
T.
D.
Pat-Jwlo
announced
yesterday
that
negotiations
have
;en
completed
between
the
British
Columbia
and
iwlcral
governments
for
a
joint
public
works
pro-&mn
with
total
expenditures
running
to
$1,700,000.
One
million
dollars
will
be
used
in
construction
of-nam
roads
and
another
will
be
allocated
for
mining
trails.
In
addition,
the
province
will
shortly
allocate
its
HOOO.OOO
loan,
mainly
on
roads.
Another
$1,800,000
will
be
spent
on
maintenance.
For
Late
Telegraphs
RAILWAYMAN
TO
STRIKE
SAN
FRANCISCO
C
V.
McLaughlin,
vice-president
of
the
Brotherhood
of
Locomotive
Firemen
and
Engincmcn,
announced
today
that
8,500
Southern
Pacific
I
employees'
would
go
on
strike
1
at
C
p.m.
Friday
unless
a
satisfactory
sc'ttlement
of
their
demands
,
is
reached
before
then.
,
CANNERY
TENDER
SINKS
VANCOUVER
The
American
cannery
tender
Chacon,
enroute
to
Alaska,
was
totally
wrecked
when
it
ran
aground
on
Cape
Mudge
near
Campbell
River
and
was
blown
off
an
even
keel
by
a
high
wind.
The
crew
escaped
to
Campbell
River.
Alleged
Payroll
Bandits
Arrested
Two
of
Four
Alleged
to
Have
Taken
$1400
Are
Taken
Into
Custody
.
i
REOINA,
April
14:
Two
men
who
are
alleged
to
have
taken
part
In
a
$1400
payroll
robbery
at
Win-
nlDee
at
the
end
of
the
week
were
1
it
arrested
here
yesterday.
Two
other
men
are
still
at
large.
DEFEAT
OF
GOVERNMENT
in
This
is
Expectation
in
Japanese
Election
to
be
Held
April
30
j
be
TOKYO,
April
14:
(CP)
The
majority
of
political
forecasters
in
(
the
Japanese
press
predict
a
de-1
clslve
defeat
for
the
government
of
Premier
Snjuro
Hayashl
In
the:
general
election
of
April
30.
CANADIAN
GOLD
PRICE
MONTREAL.
April
14:
The
Cuj
nadlan
gold
price
yestmluy
was
'
$34.M
per
fine
uiincti.
cine
Ontario
Strike
Familiar
Places
NEW
MARK
IN
TRAVEL
Will
be
Biggest
Tourist
Year
in
History
of
Canada,
Declares
Transport
Minister
OTTAWA,
April
14:
(CP)
Hon.
Clarence
D.
Howe,
minister
of
transport,
stated
yesterday
that
It
was
expected
Canadian
tourist
traffic
this
year
would
set
a
new
all-time
record.
Bookings
up
to
the
present,
the
minister
said,
indicated
a
ninety-three
percent
in-!
crease
over
last
year.
Peace
R.
Group
Holds
Meeting
To
Receive
Reports
There
was
a
meeting
yesterday
afternoon
of
the
Peace
River
commitlee
at
which
a
number
ol
letters
were
read
indicating
thai
progress
was
being
mads.
Olol
Hanson
wrote
tnnr
ne
was
pro
pared
to
give'
every
possible
aid
and
a
letter
from
Page
Hideout
showed
that
his
committee
in
tht
Peace
district
had
been
very
ac-
llve
A
copy
of
the
Peace
River
Re
cord
was
filed
showing
that
a
'number
of
articles
appearing
in
the
Prince
Rupert
Dally
News
special
number
had
been
copied
it,
including
a
brief
article-
l
City
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder,
and
an
editorial
artuel.
!
It
was
decided
not
.to
moH
again
until
a
conference
could
arranged
with
the
member
for
Ihe
district
on
his
return
from
Ot-tawn.
GETS
TWO
YEARS
Arthur
II.
Brown
pleaded
guilty
today
to
two
charges
of
breaking
and
entering
at
Stewart
and
was
sentenced
to
two
years''
Imprison
mcnt
at
New
Westminster
Penlten
Mary
by
Judge
H.
A.
RoberUon
iu
County
Court,
Do
TO
LINE
UP
COMMISSION
Prominent
British
Economist
May
Head
Body
to
Study
Dominion-Provincial
Relations
Ottawa,
April
14:
(CP)-!
Prtme
Mmisttr
winiam
Lyra
Mac-
kenzle
King
may
Indicate
soon
what
form
will
be
taken
by
the
.commission
which
will
study
economic
relations
between
the
Dominion
and
the
provinces.
The
appointment
of
the
commission,
however,
Is
not
expected
to
be
made
until
after
the
Imperial
Conference
at
London
a.nd,
while
he
Is
In
London
for
the
Coronation,
It
Is
not
thought
to
be
unlikely
thatt
Premier
King
may
select
some
prominent
British
economist
toi
act
as
chairman
of
the
commls-i
slon.
The
cabinet
is
meeting
today
to:
discuss,
amonst
other
things,
the;
Imperial
Conference.
SETTLEMENT
IS
EXPECTED
DisputeInvolving
Cro!sJN'est
Pass
j
Collieries
Will
be
Amicably
.
,
I
f.
I
mi
i.
cuuru,
n
is
iiiuugut
FERNIE,
April
14:
CP
Usually
reliable
sources
say
that
it
is
likely
the
threatened
strike
of
one
'thousand
'Fernie
coal
miners,
which
has
been
postponed,
will
be
averted
by
voluntary
arbitration
to
permit
of
which
miner
members
of
the
Fernie
and
Michel
locals
of
the
United
Mine
Workers
of
America
agreed
Monday
night
to
postpone
the
strike.
It
is
believed
that
the
.company
will
agree
to
recognize
the
union
and
that
the
men
will
not
Insist
upon
five
to
eight
percent
wage
Increases.
Another
Move
Against
Jews
All
Gatherings,
Except
For
Worship
In
Synagogues,
to
be
Banned
In
Germany
DERLIN,
April
14:
(CP)
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
made
another
move
In
suppression
of
the
Jews
in
'
Germany
yesterday
when
h3
Issued
i
a
decree
banning
all
Hebrew
gath-
j
erings
except
for
worship
In
syna-j
gogues.
Even
athletic
gatherings'
for
Jews
are
now
prohibited
In
j
Germany.
Mass
Flight
Is
Completed
Twelve
United
States
Navy
Planes
Land
Safely
at
Pearl,
Harbor
From
San
Diego
HONOLULU,
April
14:
Twelve
'United
States
Navy
planes,
with
eighty
officers
and
men
on
board,
landed
at
Pearl
Harbor
at
12:50
noon
yesterday
after
a
2552-mlle
mass
flight
from
San
Diego.
.
Today's
Weather
j
(Oovcriunwit
Trlegruplia)
Terrace
Cloudy,
east
wind,
"8
Alyansh
Cloudy,
calm,
40.
I
Alice
Arm
Part
cloudy,
calm
22.
Anyox
Cloudy,
calm,
12.
Ilazelton
Cloudy,
calm,
118'.
Smithers
Cloudy,
calm,
cool.
Burns
Lakt
Dull,
calni,.JQ.-
;
Slewait
I'nrt
cloudy,
culin,
41
wn
C
Mysterious
Aircraft
Disappears
Ot
River
Logger
is
Responsible
For
Used
For
Smuggling
PYSCHT,
Wash.,
April
14:
guard
fliers,
after
Monday
sume
a
search
for
a
mysterious
airplane
that
Al
Messer-schmidt,
a
Pyscht
logger,
said
he
saw
disappear
near
Pyscht
River
Canyon
during
the
storm.
Coastguardsinen
and
customs
agents
disclosed
the
possibility
that
the
ship
might
have
been
a
smuggling
craft
used
to
carry
Chinese
or
narcotics
from
some
point
in
Northern
Washington
or
from
Vancouver
Island.
ELECTION
ON
JUNE
FIRST
Premier
Pattullo
Expected
to
Set
This
Date
Tomorrow
VICTORIA,
April
14:
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo
says
he
will
announce
the
provincial
election
date
tomorrow.
It
is
said,
in
very
reliable
quarters
that
it
may
be
June
1
with
nomination
day
May
11.
Co-incident
with
naming
the
election
date
tomorrow,
Premier
Pattullo
is
expected
to
issue
a
manifesto
on
Liberal
policy
and
announce
a
new
health
insurance
plan.
Dissolution
of
the
Legislature
is
looked
for
within
a
week.
Halibut
Sales
American
Augusta,
1G.000,
8.2c
and
Cc
Pacific.
Hazel
II.,
15,000,
8.2c
and
Gc
Atlin.
'
Condor,
10,000,-
8.1c
and
Ceroid
Storage.
Glacier,
9,000,
8c
and
0e,
Booth
Judilh,
9,000,
8.1c
and
0c
Booth.
Addington,
9,000,
8.1c
and
Cc,
Cold
Storage.
Eleanor,
7,500,
8.1c
and
Cc,
Atlin.
Bremerton,
7,500,
8.c
and.
(i,
Pacific.
Eureka,
51.000,
'8c
and
Cc.
Booth
Belief
direct
to
Cold
Storage
IS
GETTING
NEW
PLANE
Pilot
Charles
Elliott
Due
Next
Month
From
Fort
Erie,
Ont.,
With
Waco
Machine
I
Pilot
Charles
Elliott
of
the
Pacific
Airways
is
expected
to
arrive
In
Prince
Rupert
about
May
10
to
resume
his
commercial
air
service
In
this
district.
He
Is
taking
delivery
of
a
new
5-passenger
Waco
seaplane
from
the
factory
at
Fort
Erie.
Ont.,
and
will
come
here
via
Vancouver
with
the
machine.
Pilot
Elliott
expects
to
establish
a
hangar
in
Prince
Rupert
and
henceforth
make
this
his
permanent
base
for
an
all-year
commercial
service.
He
will
also
spend
a
good
deal
of
time
flying
out
of
Stewart.
The
old
Junkers
seaplane
which
Pilot
Elliott
has
operated
for
the
past
year
or
so
is
still
tied
up
awaiting
delivery
of
new
parts
from
Germany
and
is
expected
to
be
put
back
In
service
later
in
the
season.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER,
April
14:
(CP)
The
price
of
wheat
was
quoted
here
today
at
SLaO.
oast
in
Canyon
During
Gale
Story
May
Have
Been
Ship
Orientals
or
Narcotics
(CP)
United
States
coast-
night's
gale,
intended
to
're
MADRID
IS
BOMBARDED
Death
and
Destruction
Poured
Into
Heart
ot
Spanish
Capital
Non-Combatants
Suffer
MADRID,
April
14:
(CP)
Spanish
insurgent
guns
poured
death
and
destruction
into
the
heart
of
Madrid
last
night.
Scores
of
non-combatants
were
killed
and
wounded
"as
shells"
foulncTlfielr
mrkTIn
the
business
section
and
workers'
district.
The
bombardment
took
place
during
a
driving
rainstorm.
I
There
was
also
heavy
fighting
again
between
government
and
rebel
forces
on
the
outskirts
of
the
city.
To
Mine
Coast
LONDON,
April
14:
General
Francisco
Franco,
commander-ln-shlef
of
the
Spanish
Insurgents,
warned
Great
Britain
last
night
that
the
north
coast
of
Spain
was
to
be
mined
to
prevent
delivery
of
supplies
to
government-controlled
oorts
and
that
waters
there
would
be
dangerous
to
all
shipping.
Olof
Hanson
May
Visit
Peace
River
Ere
Coming
Home
According
to
a
newspaper
article
published
In
Peace
River.
Olof
Hanson
will
visit
that
city
before
returning
home
from
Ottawa.
He
will
be
taken
in
hand
there
by
the
Peace
River
railway
committee
and
will
be
shown
the
country
and
ulans
will
be
made
for
carrying
on
the
campaign
for
Unking
up
the
Peace
with
Prince
Rupert
by
mall.
Weather
Forecast
'Furnished
thruug.
the
courtwy
ot
;le
Dominion
Meteorological
Burottu
l
Victoria
and
Prince
Rupert.
ThU
fu-o
just
1
compiled
from
observation
-
ten
at
5
a.m.
today
and
cover
tin
34
hour
period
ending
5
p.m.
tomorrow
i.
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Fresh
to
strong
winds,
mostly
northeast,
colder
with
scattered
showers
or
snow.
OWNERSHIP
OF
LAND
IN
GERMANY
BEING
BANNED
4
BERLIN.
April
14:
(CP)
Under
a
new
Nazi
civil
code,
promulgation
of
which
is
ex-
pected
at
an
early
date,
no
one
will
be
permitted
to
own
land.
Even
farmers
will
be
liable
to
have
their
land,
taken
away
from
them
for
lncffj-
clency
and
turned
over
to
others
who
will
till
the
soil
more
ably.
,
I-
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