Today's
Weather
U
XXVI..
No.
197.
Tomorrow's
Tides
(8
AM.)
Prince
Rupert
O;
.
VJ
I
barometer,
29.72
(falllnt,
ature,
53;
itgiu
sweii.
1
re
tn
splendid
shape,
Mr.
Hunger-
wd
reports.
"I
found
everything
on
i
j-.
,
lie
railway
satisfactory,"
he
said.
Weather
FOrCCaSt
The
roadbed
generally
Is
In
better
j
ondltlon
than
ever
before
and
our
'
immfeued
urnm
tu
courtly
o
acuities
and
equipment
have
been
onoioi
Bureau
;-
uidiuuunca.
mere
nas
dcch
tt.omt
u
complied
rrom
observation
i-Meable
lmnrnvement
both
In
ken
5
a.m.
today
and
coven
the
3
?'e'Sht
and
nassencer
business
and
our
western
officers
are
keeolne
uenerai
synopsis
rressure
is
iwv
fervice
and
eaulnment
abreast
of
and
the
weather
has
been
cool
and
m
requirements
of
the
increased
showery
throughout
the
whole
of
Wtk.
There
la
a
big
Increase
In
British
Columbia.
vacation
travel.
Jaswr
Park
Lodcc
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Char
ts
had
a
splendid
season
and
our
,
lolle
Islands-Fresh
to
strong
south
Alaska
steamers
have
hren
salllntr
to
souuiwest
winas
smiling
10
west,,
Ml
summer
with
full
lists."
cloudy,
cool
and
showery.
Mr.
Humzerford
Ru
iha.
whP
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
island
he
total
volume
of
the
crop
would
Fresh
south
winds
with
light
rains
u
small
in
comoarlson
with
nrc-iO"0-
v'ous
years
he
ne
believed
Deueved
the
the
wheat
wheal
woia
move
promptly
with
this
regard
fall.
Con-1
to
iyia
dlt
In
Of
Ul,
U1IU5H
Rlitfs!l
prevailing
ailing
"an
freight
rates
and
tonnage
r
T.
fill.
J
v
send
a
larzcr
I
T
reiPIUCr
IMIICU
proportion
of
the
prairie
wheat
to
In
the
Okanasan
Vallov
wan
"markably
cond
hnA
n,M
rci,tt.
fi
increased
busim.
tnr
fh
trar,a.
IPottation
companies.
Inspected
Landing
Fields
deen,
Washington,
In
Fall
ADERDEEN,
Wash.,
Aug.
?U
r
m..
dram
COP
nrifl
m
A
t
fif
NOT
FOR
ELECTION
Aberhart
Says
it
Would
Not
Change
Party
Standing
In
Alberta-Wants
Three
Years
More
CALGARY,
August
24:
Addressing
the
Prophetic
Bible
Institute
here,
Premier
William
Aberhart
said
he
did
not
favor
an
Immediate
election.
It
would
cost
a
lot
of
money
and
would
not
alter
the
present
standing
of
parties,
he
said.
Premier
Aberhart
stated
that,
Iflclfic.
he
was
not
able
to
put
into
effect
Social
Credit
within
three
years,
the
time
he
still
has
left
to
remain
In
office,
he
will
consider
retiring.
Vancouver
Cars
To
Be
Inspected
Will
be
Gone
Over
Every
Six
Months,
It
Has
Keen
Decided
Hy
City
Council
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
24:
t
official
inspection
every
n
six
months
ii.
of
all
automobiles
In
Vancouver
has
been
decided
upon
by
the
city
council.
MISSIONARY
IS
SAFE
rs5
,:'7
Ui;;
Vt;
!
IIONa
KONG,
August
24:Mrs.
.iil
.
,.
'
t.in.i
Mnrv
MrKav.
a
Saskatchewan
mis'
r,...,.
.
.
Iiprn
loau
UK
luniuvr,
wnu
iwuru
.
.
.
""ng
uia
journey
through
the'yegterday
in
n
fall
from
the
gang
(Continued
on
t'age
Four)
plank
of
the
ship
to
the
water.
slonary
In
Shanghai,
safe
here.
Is
reported
ASSASSINATION
ATTEMPT
LONDON
A
dispatch
from
Lis-bon
today
said
a
new
plot
to
assassinate
the
Portuguese
Premier,
Antonion
de
Oliviera
Salazer,
had
been
discovered.
Several
suspects
have
been
arrested.
VANCE
IS
APPOINTED
VICTORIA
Hon.
Dr.
K.
C.
McDonald,
minister
of
agriculture,
officially
announced
today
the
appointment
of
W.
D.
Vance
of
Prince
Rupert
as
chairman
of
the
Halibut
Marketing
Board,
succeeding
the
late
S.
D.
Maedonald
who
died
while
holding
office.
Frank
Howard,
Powell
River,
Is
Dead
There
POWELL
RIVER,
Aug.
24:
Frank
Howard,
a
superannuate
of
the
Powell
River
Co.
here,
is
dead
at
the
age
of
seventy
years.
For
many
years
he
had
been
connected
with
the
local
mill
and
had
long
been
identified
with
Uk?
lumber
industry.
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American
36,000
pounds,
9.9c
and
7c
and
10c
and
7c.
Canadian
73,300
pounds,
8.3c
and
6c
to
9.2c
and
6c.
American
Tacoma,
25,000,
10c
and
7c,
Pa
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
AUGUST
24,
1937.
Britain
Criticised
jRegarding
Palestine
Mandates
Commission
Not
Satisfied
With
Handling
of
Situation
There
GENEVA,
August
24:
The
mandates
commission
of
the
League
of
.
Nations
criticizes
Great
Britain
for
Jits
vaccinating
policy
in
regard
to
'Palestine
and
Its
failure
to
pul
jdown
anti-Jewish
rioting
there.
FEARS
ARE
;
INCREASING1:
Now
Thought
That
Levaneffsky
and
-His.
Ompauions-May
Not
Survive
Extreme
Weather
BARROW,
August
24:
With
weather
and
visibility
conditions
still
hampering
the
planes
which
ai-e
here
to
search
tor
Siglsmund
Levaneffsky,
missing
Russian
trans-
l.olar
flier,
and
his
companions,
now
lost
for
eleven
days,
misgivings
are
growing
that
it
may
be
too
late
to
save
them.
It
Is
feared
they
will
be
unable
to
survive
storms
and
weather
of
30
to
40
below
zero
which
has
been
prevailing
the
last
few
days.
Yesterday
Sir
Hubert
Wllktns
and
Herbert
Holllck-Kenyon,
his
Can
adlan
pilot,
flew
their
great
plane
over
the
North
Pole
regions
but
It
was
fruitless
In
finding
any
trace
of
the
missing
fliers.
The
search
expedition
was
waiting
for
fog
to
lift
today
before
resuming
the
hunt.
REFUNDING
NEARDONE
Only
$15,000
Worth
Of
City
See-curilies
Still
Outstanding
Debenture
refunding
operations
commenced
by
the
City
of
Prince
Rupert
on
May
1,
1935,
whereby
the
interest
rale
has
been
reduced
from
an
average
of
six
percent
to
four
percent,
have
been
practically
completed.
Of
Arcade,
11,000,
9.9c
and
7c,
Cold
the
total
of
$1,735,000
of
deben
Storage
Canadian
I
Capella.
17.000,
9.2c
and
6c,
Booth.
Southern,
21,000,
9.1c
and
6c,
At-lln.
Arctic,
10,000,
8.3c
and
6c,
Cold
Storage.
Relief,
17,000,
9c
and
6c,
Royal.
J.
R.,
8300,
8.8c
and
6c,
Booth.
SIX
DEAD
IN
CRASH
Tragedy
When
United
States
Navy
Flying
Boat
Falls
Into
San
Diego
Bay
SAN
DIEOO,
August
24:
tures
to
start
with,
only
$15,000:
worth
still
remain
lo
be
exchanged.
Yesterday
the
city
commissioner,
sitting
as
a
city
council,
authorized
the
exchange
of
another
$5000
of
securities.
Vancouver
Maid
Is
93
Years
OH
Miss
Annie
Armstrong,
Resident
For
Forty-seven
Years,
Celebrates
Birthday
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
24:--Mis3
Annie
Armstrong
of
this
city
celebrated
her
ninety-third
blrth-
(Can-
dy
yesterday.
She
has
been
a
resU
adian
Press)
Six
of
eight
men
In
dent
of
Vancouver
for
forty-seven
High
2:56
a.m.
20.7
ft.
15:16
p.m.
21.3
ft.
Low
9:10
a.m.
3.6
It.
21:45
p.m.
3.6
It.
rillCE:
5
CENTS
hanghai
Still
Being
Bombarded
iusiness
Conditions
Are
Best
Since
1928,
Canadian
National
President
Found
On
His
Tour
MONTREAL
August
24
Despite
the
crop
failure
i.
iu..
u..:
1:1.1
.
Ul
some
seuwuna
ui
wic
juanics,
uusuiujs
uunuiuuiis
in
ine
iest
are
better
than
they
have
been
since
1928
and
some
industries
are
ahead
of
that
peak
year
in
volume
of
bus
iness,
S.
J.
Hungerford,
Chairman
and
President
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
and
President
of
Trans-
Canada
Air
Lines,
stated
here
on
US
rClUni
IIUIU
Bi
CAKIWIIC
UK,
pcctlon
trip
of
the
western
lines
of
he
national
system.
Mr.
Hunger
ed
was
accompanied
by
S.
L.
Daly,
I
member
of
the
board
of
directors.
ree
other
directors,
Col.
D.
H.
dCUOUgall,
11.
ojniiiiftwjii
iv.u.
nd
R
J.
Moffatt,
were
with
the
In
the
west.
(
Inspection
trip
covered
all
ctlons
of
western
Canada,
lnclud-
Bg
the
mining
districts
of
North-
iestern
Ontario,
northern
Manl-
ba,
Alberta
and
Saskatchewan,
0kanagan
Valley
and
the
Paclf.
!
coast
cities
as
far
north
as
Prince
Rupert
and
Stewart.
Mr.
Hunger-tord,
In
addition
to
making
a
care-
1
inspection
of
the
lines
and
pro-
ertles
of
the
system,
made
an
In
-
jenslve
survey
of
general
conditions
,
the
territory
covered
by
the
arty,
i'l
came
into
contact
with
men
Dgaged
In
all
lines
of
business
and
dustry,"
Mr.
Hungerford
said,
!
found
conditions
generally
to
most
encouraging.
This
general
Ration
jshuuld
ha
gratifying
.to
anadians
In
every
part
of
the
eminJon
as
It
Indicates
steady
fogre.
toward
prosperity.
Busin-
and
Industrial
leaders
all
re-W
an
Increasing
volume
of
Krade
and
excellent
prospects
for
he
future.
The
lumbering,
news-
it
and
mining
Industries
are
In
be;t
shape
I
have
ever
found
nem
Spirit
of
Optimism
Mr
Hungerford
said
he
found,
a
Keneral
spirit
of
optimism
through
put
the
west
except
In
southern
and
Central
Saskatchewan
where
only
Approximately
15
per
cent
of
a
ormal
crop
will
be
harvested.
The
ople
of
that
section,
however,
ire
facing
their
unfortunate
posi-
hn
with
cheerfulness
and
with
plendld
fortitude,"
he
added.
"They
!
a
courageous
people
and
I
found
but
little
sign
of
discouragement
Imong
them,
Strange
as
It
may
fern,
despite
the
unfortunate
crop
jituatlon,
the
volume
of
retail
trade
that
section
of
the
country
Is
reported
as
higher
in
some
Instanc
es
than
last
year."
The
lines
of
the
national
system
First
Ore
For
Plant
Now
Here
here
arrived
from
the
Interior
at
the
end
of
the
week
and
will
be
run
through
this
week.
The
ore
shipment
consists
of
15,000
pounds
from
the
silver-lead-
zinc
property
on
Kleanza
Mountain
known
as
the
Silver
Bow
and
owned
by
George
Lit-
tie
of
Terrace.
Several
more
shipments
are
expected
In
the
near
future.
PARALYSIS
First
ore
for
the
recently
completed
sampling
plant
of
the
provincial
government
on
the
lumber
assembly
wharf
SPREADING
Fifteen
Dead
in
Toronto
and
Known
Number
of
Cases
Reaches
251
TORONTO,
August
24:
(Canadian
Press)
The
week-end
boosted
the
infantile
paralysis
death
.roll
to
fifteen
and
the
number
of
known
cases
to
251
as
Ontario
health
officials
hoped
that
cooler
weather
would
abate
the
epidemic.
United
States
Congress
Quits
United
States
House
Rising
After
Approving
Half
Billion
Dollar
Housing
Hill
WASHINGTON,
D.
C,
August
24:
(Canadian
Press)
U
nited
States
Congress
adjourned
Saturday
night
after
nnnrovlni?
the
$500,000,000
low
r'
'
'
li.i.
.
-
i
men
were
inspected
oy
inc
party
cost
houslne
bill.
REDUCING
DEBTNOW
United
States
to
Pay
OH
$200,000,-000
for
First
Time
Since
1929
WASHINGTON
D.
C,
August
24:
Acting
Secretary
of
the
Treasury
Taylor
announced
yesterday
that
the
government
Is
about
to
make
the
first
reduction
in
the
public
debt
since
1929.
It
will
amount
to
$200,000,000
representing
a
net
re
ductlon
as
a
result
of
paying
ma
turities
out
of
current
revenues.
Milk
Marketing
Control
Resumed
Existing
Board
lo
Govern
Distribution
in
Vancouver
Extended
By
Government
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
24:
Co
trol
of
milk
marketing
in
Vancouver
district
under
the
Natural
Products
Marketing
Act
will
be
resumed
with
the
extension
of
the
existing
board;
it
was
an-nounced
yesterday
by
Hon.
K.
C.
Macdonald,
minister
of
agricul
ture.
DISPUTE
SETTLED
Canadian
Collieries
at
Nanaimo
Agree
to
Recognize
C.I.O.
Union
NANAIMO,
August
24:
(Canadian
Press)
The
dispute
of
the
past
few
weeks
between
Canadian
Collieries
(Dunsmulr)
Limited
and
Its
em
ployees
has
been
provisionally
settled,
It
Is
announced
by
the
federal
conciliation
board
under
chairmanship
of
L.
W.
Brocklngton
K.C.
The
employers
have
agreed
to
recognize
the
United
Mine
Workers
of
America,
a
subsldary
of
the
Committee
on
Industrial
Organization,
as
the
miners'
bargaining
agency.
The
board
has
recommended
that
a
miner-operator
committee
discuss
the
entire
situation
for
a
final
agreement.
Tweedsmuir
At
I
Bella
Coola
BELLA
COOLA,
August
24;
Lord
and
Lady
Tweedsmuir
ar-
rived
here
yesterday
from
In
tata
Lake
by
airplane.
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo
.Will
be
here
on
Thursday
to
extend
a
reception
to
British
Columbia
to
the
vice-regal
party.
That
day
will
be
the
Governor
.
General's
birthday.
Late
Telegraphs
CHICAGO
KIDNAPPING
CHICAGO
Police
searched
today
for
thre-months-old
Diane
Carole
and
her
abductor
who
snatched
her
from
a
baby
carriage
outside
a
grocery
store
while
her
mother,
Mrs.
Dorothy
Lucas,
was
shopping
yesterday.
LOST
LIVES
IN
FLAMES
Thirteen
C.C.C.
Workers
are
Fatally
Burned
Near
Cody,
Wyoming
CODY
,
Wyoming,
August
24
(Candaian
Press)
Wind
driven
flames
of
a
forest
fire
Sunday
night
trapped
a
group
of
Civilian
Conservation
Corps
fire
fighters
in
Shoshone
National
Park
and
fatally
burned
thirteen.
Another
score
were
severely
Injured.
The
bodies
of
the
thirteen
were
found
lying
in
la
straight
line.
Battle
Front
In
Orient
Is
Now
One
Hundred
And
Fifty
Miles
Long
Attack
on
International
Settlement,
Where
One
Thousand
Have
so
Far
Been
Killed,
Is
Bitterly
Protested
SHANGHAI,
August
24:
(Canadian
Press)
Japanese
planes,
naval
guns
and
landing
parties
smashed
at
Shanghai
today
in
a
bog
offensive
against
Chinese
resistance.
Two
Japanese
airplane
carriers
at
the
mouth
of
the
Yangste
River
catapulted
plane
after
plane
to
bomb
Chinese
machine
gun
positions
near
the
Woosung
shore.
The
battle
raged
down
the
Whang-
4.4.4.4.4.4.
poo
and
along
the
Yangste.
Election
Date
In
Ontario
Is
Set
October
6
TORONTO,
August
24:
(Canadian
Press)
Premier
Hepburn
yesterday
an
Ships
Unable
To
Get
Into
Barrow
4
,
Ice
and
Heavy
Winds
Prevent
Them
from
Getting
Through
With
Winter
Supplies
WAINWRIGHT,
Alaska,
Aug.
21:
Ice
and
heavy
winds
have
prevented
the
coastguard
cutter
Northland
and
the
trading
schooner
Moore
from
getting
in
to
Barrow
with
winter
supplies.
Rain
General
Along
Coast
terfered
With
Hot
Saskatchewan
In
The
Japanese
landed
a
thousand
reinforcements
along
the
Whang-poo
River,
led
by
suicide
detach,
ments
of
"The
White
Band
of
Death."
The
Japanese
were
driving
In
from
the
north
to
assault
the
Chinese
left
flank.
A
Japanese
spokesman
declared
that
reinforcements
have
advanced
already
at
different
points
from
one
to
two
miles.
Fresh
Japanese
troops
have
also
nounced
October
6
as
election
been
landed
around
Tientsin
and
date
in
Ontario
with
official
Pelnlne
in
North
China.
Chinese
nominations
on
September
"29.
forces
are
advancing
towards
those
The
Premier
said
that,
if
re-
two
cities
which
have
been
In
con-
turned
to
power,
he
would
ln-
trpduce
unemployment
lnsur-hince
legislation!-
:
BODIES
OF
INSURGENTS
No
Less
Than
Three
Thousand
Found
in
Lake
Near
Madrid
PARIS,
Aug.
24:
The
Paris
government
reports
that
three
thousand
bodies
of
insurgents
have
been
found
in
the
draining
of
a
lake
near
Madrid.
i
trol
of
the
Jaoanese
since
early
in
the
conflict.
FYoirr
Tientsin
ltwasreported
to
day
that
Chinese
advance
guards
have
swept
around
both
flanks
of
the
Japanese
army
southwest
of
Pelping
and
struck
simultaneously
In
an
effort
to
pinch
off
thirty
thousand
Japanese
troops
Immobilized
there
by
rains.
Fighting
is
developing
along
a
150-mU'e
flight
Bitter
protests
are
being
made
at
the
"unwarranted
killing"
of
foreign
non-combatants
In
the
International
settlement
here
during
the
Sino-Japanese
conflict.
It
Is
estimated
that
at
least
a
thousand
have
so
far
been
killed
In
the
In
ternational
settlement
and
as
many
more
injured.
Over
two
hundred
Americans
evacuated
aboard
the
liner
President
Pierce
for
Manila
today.
Today's
Weather
(Ooertunent
Tlegr,pn
I
Terrace
Rain,
calm,
56.
Aiyansh
Cloudy,
calm,
52.
Alice
Arm
Cloudy,
calm,
53.
Stewart
Raining,
calm,
52.
Hazelton
Raining,
calm,
52.
Smithera
Cloudy,
calm,
65.
Burns
Lake
Cloudy,
windy,
C6.
Triple
Island
Overcast,
south-
The
two
vessels
are
leaving
the
east
wind,
five
miles
per
hour;.
goods
here
for
land
to
Barrow.
transport
over-
light
swell.
Langara
Island
Part
cloudy,
southerly
wind,
four
miles
rer
hour;
barometer,
29.70;
temperature,
53;
light
swell.
Dead
Tree
Point
Light
rain,
calm;
barometer,
29.
74;'
tempera-lure,
50;
sea
smooth.
Bull
Harbor
Overcast;
south-
u-pst.
wind,
thrpp
milpi
rpr
Viniir?
Harvesting
In
Fraser
Valley
Ir-
ibarometer.
29.78:
temuerature.
fit
a
i
1
i
-
r
-
'
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
21:
Ran:
was
general
along
the
Pacif''
Coast
yesterday
from
Prince
Ru
pert
lo
Portland.
The
precipita
tion
.Is
holding
up
harvesting
operations
in
the
Fraser
Valley,
1,
...II
.
L
1,
II
.
I
-
meantime,
noi
weatner
prevails'
meter
1
tt
29.98.
r
on
the
prairies
with
iuu
aoove
Vancouver
reaaings
at
yuappeue,
rnnce-
Albert
and
Moose
Jaw
In
SaS'
katchewan.
MARKET
IN
DOLDRUMS
NEW
YORK,
August
24:
Owing
a
United
States
Navy
flvlne
boat
vears.-
eniovs
excellent
health
to
the
situation
In
the
Orient,
the
53;
light
swell.
Alert
Bay
Overcast,
light
easterly
wind;
barometer,
30.00;
temperature,
60;
sea
smooth.
Estevan
Raining,
north
wind,
six
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
29.94.
Victoria
Coludy,
easterly
wind,
four
miles
per
hour;
baro-
'
Fair,
southeast
wind,
four
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
29.98.
BAR
SILVER
NEW
YORK:
(CP)
Bar
sil
ver
was
unchanged
at
4isAc
per'
were
killed
last
night
when
It
and
Is
still
In
full
possession
of
New
York
and
other
stock
markets
fine
ounce
on
the
New
York
met
Crashed
Into
San
Diego
Bay.
(her
faculties.
J
are
still
In
the
doldrums.
al
market
today.