Todays
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
(8
AM.),
Kupcrt
KainliiK,
south-past
4
prince
High.
0:46
a.m.
21.0
ft.
four
miles
hour;
wind,
per
13:25
p.m.
19.2
ft.
29.05
trailing);
temperature.
barometer.
Low
7:21
a.m.
3.3
ft.
38;
sea
smooth.
19:25
pjn.
6.3
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
No.
96.
XXVI.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
APRIL
24,
1937
ritlCE:
5
CENTS
tit
i
in
Ml
I
A
1BI
n
w
V
1"J
i
I
If
If
.
1
MRU.
ANT
1
VVM
A
1
A
tario
Automobile
Town
Celebrates
Ending:
of
Strike
In
General
Motors
nam
Peace
Signed
rtase
in
Wages,
Shorter
Work
IVtck
and
Time
and
a
Half
Overtime
Ci
ranted
jSHAWA,
April
:
nn-mere
s
celebration
far
into
the
night
Oshawa
last
night
to
mark
the
ilement
of
the
sixteen-day
strike
i
the
return
to
work
on
Monday
mlng
of
3700
employees
of
the
j
-
.
1
1
(U.
J...
111
1
..V.
tVtjt
,
..
t
the
town
during
the
afternoon
r.nii
rt
a
in
i
nil
mi
po
rr
lira
t
fliittin.il
luuuutii
at
wbiavva
agreement
for
settlement
of
the
i
triU.
iL.
ii
ini
ii.iK.iibi
n
ukLO.
lug
iiiiiii-
m
i
which
is
iiiil
vel
al'l
Minr-
44-hour
working
week
and
j
-
i
i
if
The
agreement,
which
had
.
.
.
which
was
announced
yesterday
rni.
in
nit
ii.Minwn
inrai
un
nn
sienei
dv
oiiiciam
or
tnn
local
.u
a-
representing
ine
usnawa
UHJ-r
h
1
1
II
iinnii
131
n
u-
in
provided
that
It
"shall
run
con-
w
ana
the
General
Motors
Cor-
rprnfrnlHnn
nf
?C
I.
a
had
been-
the
stumbling
the
dispute
JIN
VkN
Ml
IN
HERE
SOON
DFMIu
11.11
II.
t.
.-!.!
11.
f
iiui
.nine
inrir
tiiuire,
rrobably
Pattullo,
on
May
7
7
has
heen
set
as
the
date
1L.
...
-
uwuui
nuumicLwiig
cuuvtru
in
fA.
...
.urn
it
...
.
r
iv
w
cxpcciea
x'remier
i
.
u.
aUilO.
tt'hn
hfic
mnrAcnnlnl
ihi
11
fnr
01
-
...nt
i
i
it
jviis.
win
again
De
tnc
.
v.
v
U.
OVUIlUUi
u
uwut
vi
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Ll-
Acociation
will
be
held
next
ay
ior
ine
Durnosc
or
elecl-
.9
rlAln.
.
"tgaics
to
me
convention.
ANrOTIVFR
JOINS
UP
-
-....vu
it,
appoint
ucprcs
taliv
w
to
Halibut
Marketing
uard
Pending
Vote
.
Jhe
Vancouver
halibut
fishing
Cel
has
now
rinrlrtnrt
In
rAn
nn
to
the
Prince
Ilnnrrt.
flppt.
tin-
ftp
it
I
-----
.ic
provincial
Marketing
Act
"
annolnfprf
Pnnf
.T
CIHInr
'hhA....
.
.
'wiuuns
h.
l
.
.
.
uuc-si.
representing
the
fish-
,inC11.
to
the
Halibut
M.irkrHnc
on7,
CrltWl
Columbia
which
"SKIS
Of
Oln
Rt
arum
vbitK
uuu
i-."'"'
"-il
as
rrnrncnntnii,,..
r
n.i.....
D
Macdonald
as
Airman
he
arranofinnn
i.
i.nr.r
pni
J
'
.w..
.
'""'8
U1C
11
Phlsrltn
Wn
nVnn
na
hut
rid
...
ii
u'
M,
D.loirnlt
.
i
.
II..
Hi?
.
.r
""""i
"s
occn
atw;uu-
.
s
U4
union
anu
Doat
-rS
roirncrn..ill
L
Br
during
the
past
fortnight.
A
weak
in
-i.
...
Sixth
a
111
1Iays
Cre
near
the
tenii
Cnue
brldK
yesterday
af-
..."'
Ht'tl.llVG
II
I
.I.J
"'t'lciua
tomorrow.
Late
Telegraph
HOCKEY
PLAYER
KILLED
HAMILTON
Steve
Conlck,
member
of
the
Sudbury
Timers,
Dominion
senior
champion
hockey
team,
was
killed
today
in
an
automobile
accident.
MRS.
NORTON
CONVICTED
LOS
ANGELES
Mrs.
Violet
Wells
Norton,
Winnipeg-
Englishwoman,
who
claimed
that
Clark
Gable
seduced
her
in
1923
'and
that
the
movie
actor
is
the
father
of
her
daughter,
was
convicted
today
on
a
charge
of
mail
fraud
and
fares
the
possibility
of
a
five-year
prison
term.
CELTIC
WINS
CUP
GLASGOW
Celtic
won
the
Scottish
Cup
for
the
fifteenth
time
today
by
defeating
Aberdeen
2
to
1
at
Hampden
Park.
The
score
was
tied
one
all
at
half
time.
The
Celts
came
through
with
the
winning
goal
in
forty-five
minutes
of
the
second
half.
Manchester
clinched
the
English
League
football
championship
for
the
first
time
today
by
defeating
the
tail-end
Sheffield
Wednesday
4
to
2.
I)
ED
I
CATES
MEMO
RI
A
L
LONDON
King
George
VI
yesterday
dedicated
a
monument
to
the
memory
of
his
father,
King
George
V.
It
was
the
new
King's
first
public
address
since
his
accession.
CANADIANS
LEAVE
QUEBEC
The
Canadian
delegation
to
the
Coronation
and
Imperial
Conference
Rt
.
Hon.
W.
I-
Mackenzie
-King,
Hon.
Ernest
Lapointe,
Hon.
d
A.
Dunning,
Hon.
Ian
Mackenzie
and
Hon
T.
A.
Crcrar
left
here
to-
dayfor'Eng1andrThe-party!so
numbered
fifteen
others
including
departmental
experts.
.Matters
to
be
taken
up
will
include
defence,
constitution
and
migration.
Provincial
premiers,
members
of
Parliament
and
R.
C.
M.
P.
representatives
sailed
from
Montreal
today
on
the
Duchess
of
York
and
Andania.
STRIKE
IS
DEFERRED
NEW
YORK
A
threatened
strike
of
25,000
members
of
the
J
llrothcrhood
of
Railway
and
I
Steamship
Clerks,
Freight
Handlers
and
Station
Employees,
called
for
noon
today,
was
deferred
for
two
days.
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American-.
-None.
Canadian
63.500
pounds,
0.3c
and
5c
to
7.5c
and
5c.
Canadian
Sea
Maid,
12,500,
Cold
Storage,
7.3c
and
5c.
Tramp,
6,000,
Booth,
7.5c
and
5c.
Atll,
7,500,
Booth,
6.4c
and
5c
Cape
Race,
5,500,
Cold
Storage,
6.3c
and
5c.
Cape
Spear
6,000,
Pacific,
6.6c
and
5c.
Domino
II,
7,000,
Atlin,
G.4c
and
5c.
Qulvik,
8,500,
Atlin,
6.6c
and
5c.
Viking
IL.
5,500,
Pacific,
6.7c
and
5c
DISPUTE
SETTLED
Montreal
Longshoremen
Take
Out
Cliarlcr
In
1.
1
A-Ncw
York
Boycott
is
Raised
NEW
YORK,
April
25:
(CP)-Scttlcment
of
the
labor
dispute
betwedn
the
International
Long-Association
and
the
Na-
i
..
.
.-j....irinnl.
Tlnlnn
of
Long-
UOnai
iliu'v....
--
-
-
shoremen
at
Montreal,
as
u
wS
boycott
:hid
been
de-
tlon
to
the
widower
there
Is
one
of
oi
wnicn
ii
uj
mnird-Whlte
I
son,
Leo,
who
Uvea
In
Vancouver,
Stnd
rurneiwu.
m
y
steamship
as
well
as
three
grandchildren.
De-Star
and
sterday
by
ceased
Is
also
survived
by
brothers
ita?cXSJ
"
oXlLr.
and
sisters.
J.
R.
OWCnS,
SCCreiuij-
Piinprnl
ftrranwrnpnl.
urn
In
thp
national
Longshoremen's
Assocla
A
charter
In
the
I.
L.
A.
has
been
granted
the
Montreal
independent
union
and
the
boycott
has
been
raised.
SHOTS
ARE
EXCHANGED
Trouble
as
Attempt
is
Made
To
Break
Cannery
Strike
In
California
STOCKTON,
Cal.,
April
24:
(CP)
Shots
blazed
as
strikers
and
de
puties
clashed
violently
when
a
strike-bound
cannery
opened
here
yesterday
with
the
use
of
strikebreakers.
One
man
fell
wounded
and
three
others
were
carried
away
in
automobiles.
The
extent
of
their
wounds
was
not
learned.
SIEGE
IS
RESUMED
Rebel
Artillery
at
Madrid
Not
Silenced
After
All
Arrival
Of
Food
Relieves
Bilbao,
MADRID,
April
24:
CP)-Rebel
artillery,
after
a
brief
silence
ow
ing
it
was
thought
to
loyalist
guns
having
found
Its
range
and
put
it
out
of
commission,
resumed
Its
bombardment
of
Madrid
yesterday
for
the
twelfth
successive
day.
Little,
If
any
progress,
In
the
tide
J
of
war
has
been
made,
however,
by
th
Insurgents
In
the
siege
although
It
Is
estimated
that
250
non-combatants
In
the
city
have
been
killed
with
many
others
injured.
Italian
artillerymen
were
repor
ted
to
have
marched
through
San
3sbastlan.
yesterday-.C4t.tht
way
to
the
Bilbao
sector
to
reinforce
Insurgent
forces
in
that
area.
It
was
.
reported
from
Hendaye
France,
today
that
a
.
column
of
General
Emlllp
!
Mola's
army
had
pressed
Into
El'Orrio
against
what
semi-official
Insurgent
reports
described
as
crumbling
Basque
defence
of
this
stepping
stone
to
Bilbao.
Most
of
the
Basque
defenders
are
reported
to
have
evaluated
El
Orrio,
moving
back
Into
the
rolling
hills
to
the
west.
Meanwhile,
the
situation
at
Bil-i
bao
itself
has
become
considerably
relieved
through
the
landing
there
of
six
thousand
tons
of
provisions
by
three
British
food
ships
which
docked
In
the
broad
estuary
of
the
Nervlon
River
after
having
sue
cessfully
run
the
Insurgent
blockade
under
the
partial
protection
of
British
men-of-war
in
co-operation
with
insurgent
llnd
artillery
and
fighting
craft.
PIONEER
OF
CITY
Mrs.
Alex
Mclntyre
of
Ambrose
Avenue
Passes
Away
in
Local
Hospital
Death
yesterday
afternoon
at
3:30
in
the
Prince
Rupert
Ocncral
Hospital
removed
a
well
known
pioneer
woman
of
Prince
Rupert
In
the
person
of
Mrs.
Mary
Mclntyre,
wife
of
Alex
Mclntyre,
935
Ambrose
Avenue.
Mrs.
Mclntyre
had
beeri
In
falling
health
for
the,
past
four
years
and
had
been
a
patient
In
the
hospital
for
seven
weeks.
Dcdth
came
as
a
happy
release
to
long
suffcrcng.
The
late
Mrs.
Mclntyre,
who
was
bom
65
years
ago
In
Prince
Edward
Island,
came
to
Prince
Rupert
from
New.
Brunswick
in
1910.
During
her
long
residence
here
she
made
many
friends
who
,
.
nasslmr.
Tn
nHrtl.
-
-
-
-
hands
of
Hayner
Bros.,
undertakers,,
and
interment
will
take
place
following
a
service
in
the
Church
of
the
Annunciation
on
Monday
morning.
Administration
of
Security
Frauds
to
be
Removed
From
Company
Registrar's
Office
VICTORIA,
April
24:
(CP)
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo,
announced
in
a
public
address
last
night
that
it
was
the
government's
intention,
with
as
little
de--lay
as
possible,
to
separate
the
administration
of
the
Security
Frauds
Act
from
the
office
of
the
registrar
of
companies?
The
two
departments
in
conjunction
were,
too
heavy
under
a
single
administration,
the
Premier
said.
;Just
what
form
the
new
organization
would
take
had
not
been
decided
upon
but
it
would
be
such
as
to
inspire
public
confidence
and
would
be
helpful
"to
ou-
great
mining
industry."
TODAY'S
STOCKS
Vancouver
D.
C.
Nickel,
.20.
;
15iK
Missouri,
.52i.
Uralorne,
7.
GO.
a.
II.
Cons.,
.WiVl
Azlec,
.08'a..
,5
Dentonia,
.IOV2.
Dunwell,
.0Vi.
Colconda,
.ODV'i..
Minto,
.20.
Meridian,
.O'S.
Fnirview
AmalK..
Voble
Five,
.08.
Pehd
Oreille,
3.15i
Pioneer,
4.05.
-
Porter
Idaho,
.05.
Premier,
3.00.
c
I
Reeves
McDonald,?!
".'20.
Reno,
1.00.
;.
-Relief
Arlington,
.20.
Reward,
.13.
;
Salmon
Gold;
.001
.
Taylor
Bridge,
.07w
j
Wayside,
.0s.
.
I
Hedley
Amalgamated,
.11.
!
-
rjemier
DwdrsiaH'i
Silbak
Premier,
2.95.
'
Congress,
.07.
Silver
Crest,
.00.
.
1
j
Home
Gold,
.02'...
Grandview,
.10.
Indian,
.02.
Quatsino
Copper,
.5
t
Quesnelle
Quartz,
.13.
Oils
A.
P.
Cons..
.36.
Calmont,
-.C5.
C.
&
E..
3.45.
Freehold,
.11.
I
Harjral,
.22.
McDouKal
Se;ur,
.23;
Mercury,
.32.
Okalta,
1.50.
Pacalta,
.17
Home
Oil,
1.05.
United,
.25.
.
Weymarn,
.19.
Toronto
'
Reattie,
1.35.
,f'
'
Central
Patricia.
3.35.'
.
Gods
Lake,
.58,
i
Lee
Gold,
.01.
Little
Lonr.I.ac.
.25.
McKenzle
Red
Lake.
l.
JG.
lMcklo
Crow,
G.50.
Red
Inkt
Gold
Shore,
,05.
San
Anlonlo,
1.70.
ShcrrUt
Gordon,
2.00.
SmelterH
Gold,
.01.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
2.20.;
Oklcnd,
.28.
Mosher,
,75.
Gilhec,
.0311..
Matlscn
Ited
Ifikc,
.08.
Stadacona,
1
.75.
Frontier
Red
!-ike,
.10.
Francocur.
1.12.
Manitoba
&
En
stern.'
.03'2,
Moneta
l'orcupine,
1,51.
Rubec
.O.W.
v
;
Thompson
Cifdillac,
1:02.
Railor,
.01.
Rankflold.
1.01.
(
Fust
Miilartic,
1.20.-.'
Preston
F.ast
Domei-,08;'-'
Hiltchlsnn
Lake,
.5.'
DawHoh
White.
.22;
1
McQuaiir
Red
Jwikc.
.21.
'
Rajah
Kcd
Ijik,
.21..
;..
.''
Aldermac,
1
,30.
,.j
Kerr
Ad-llson.
2.17
Uchi
Gold.
.00.
Martin
Illrd,
1.00.
.
,
.1111
1
i
WHEAT
PRICES
VANCOUVER.
April
24:
(CP)-
Wheat
was
trading
at
$1.27
'a
on
the
Vancouver
market'
yesterday.
The
price
of
May
wheat
In
Winnipeg
yesterday
was
$1.32
and
in
Chicago
$1.30'2.
There
was
no
change
in
the
Vancouver
price
to-
day.
Ur??nir,iTVT
IN
JAIL
Doukhobor
Gets
Three
Months
For
:
Vajrancy
and
Driving
to
Common
Danger
Federal
Investigator
Coming
CASTLEGAR.
April
24:
(CP)
Peter
Verigin,
spiritual
leader
of
Canadian
Doukhobors,
was
convicted
here
yesterday
In
police
court
on
charges
of
vagrancy
and
driving
to
the
common
danger
and
was
sentenced
to
three
months'
hard
labor
with
fines
totalling
$75.15.
The
case
was
dealt
With
bv
Stl-
pendlary
Magistrate
R.
A.
D.
West,
Both
charges
were
laid
ing
an
inciaeni
on
me
nignway
ray
be-
De-
Uween
Castlegar
and
Nelson
where
Verlgln,
according
to
th3
evidence,
passed
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Alfred
M.
Erlckson
In
his
car.
stonDlne
in
iljrpnt
of
Jhera
teach.Jlme,apd;!
for,d.
ing
them
to
halt.
Erlckson
testified
that
Verigin
shouted
and
swore,
There
were
no
less
than
five
in
cidants
of
this
kind',
Veriglri
com-!
Ing
to
a.isudden
stop
each
time
In
front
of"
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Erlckson's
car.
Verigin
said
he
saw
a
man
peek
ing
from
under
the
canvas
back
oil
Erlckson's
car
and
thought
It
might
be
some
one
fconnected
with
the!
recent
wave
of
Incendiarism
In
the
.district
which
destroyed
or
damag
-
,
rH
cd
pllivpn
eleven
hiillfilnire
buildings.
I
.
While
Verigin
reclined
in
a
provincial
Jail
cell
at
Nelson
today,
counsel
was
preparing
to
seek
his
I
release
on
ball
pending
appeal
of
the
Jail
sentence
and
fine.
The
Russian
sect
head
announced
he;
!
j
would
appeal
shortly
after
sentence
had
been
passed
by
Magistrate
i
West.
1
.
Federal
Probe
VICTORIA.
April
24:
(CP)-Premler
T.
D.
Pattullo
announced
yesterday
that
the
federal
government
would
send
an
Investigator
to
Victoria
to
discuss
the
Doukhobor
trouble
with
the
government.
Mr.
Pattullo
charged
that
Peter
Verigin,
Doukhobor
leader,
had
failed
Xo
co-operate
with
the
authorities
In
efforts
to
bring
to
Justice
the
perpetrators
of
recent
incendiarism
and
bombings
in
Doukhobor
communities
in
the
Nelson
district.
I
Weather
Forecast
KiiMilshrd
throuij.
the
courtesy
o
.1
Dominion
MeU-omlnelcHl
Hurenii
'
Victoria
aiirt
Prince
Rupert.
Thla
for
east
Ui
complied
from
obscrvntlorm
tf
ken
at
5
a.m.
today
and
covers
Die
31
hour
porlod
ending
5
run
tomorrow
I.
General
Synopsis--A
storm
ecu-.
teriiiK
on
the
Queen
Charlolte
Island
Is
causing
strong
fealert
there.
It
has
been
showery
and
cool
throughout
llritish
Columbia
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Chur.
lotto
Islands
Northeast
gate
with
rain
or
part
hiiow,
clearing
and
becomiii
cooler
on
Sunday,
j
GETS
NINE
MONTHS
j
Priscllla
Smith
was
sentenced
to
nine
months'
imprisonment
nti
Oknlla
by
Magistrate
McClymont
hi
city
police
court
yesterday
af
1
temoon
for
taking
$55
from
a
cash
drawer
In
Wallace's
store.
Priscllla
admitted
having
extracted
$10
'
in
a
similar
manner
on
a
previous
oc-
caslon
and
drew
one
montliito
run
'
concurrently.
RELIEVE
DISTRESS
Bill
Adopted
by
British
House-Chamberlain
Further
Explains
His
Budget
Proposals
LONDON,
April
24:
(CP)
After
an
all
night
session
lasting
twenty
hours
and
fifty-three
minutes,
the.
British
House
of
Commons
yesterday
adopted
In
committee
the
text
of
a
bill
for
the
relief
of
"distressed
areas."
The
all-night
session
was
preceded
by
a
discussion
of
budget
proposals
In
hte
course
of
which
Rt.
Hon.
Neville
Chamberlain,
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer,
explained
the
growth
of
the
prpflts
tax
presented
by
him
in
draft
only.
This
was,
the
Chancellor
said,
subject
to
revision
during
Parliamentary
discussion.
Criticism
during
the
debate
fell
into
two
main
cate
gories
fear
that
the
tax
would
deal
an
unjust
blow
to
industries
at
Question
had
many
repercus-rprnvprinfr
frnm
ihp
rionrpsstnn
nnri
i
slons
in
Alberta
and
may,
In
time,
warning
that
some
firms
would
try
to
evade
the
law
by
exporting
capl-.
(tal.
STABBED
IN
HEART
Nick
Pripchka
was
Tound
dead
in
Pacific
Mills
Hotel
at
Ocean
Falls
vesterdav
al
12:45
n.m.
with
a
knife
wound
in
his
heart
tt
!!..
..4
11
,4C
,,e
was
iai
seen
uuvs
at
n.u
the
the
prev
previous
night.
.
While
it
looks
like
a
case
of
suicide,
the
police
are
making
a
thorough
investigation.
.
.
OUTPUT
OF
MINERALS
Flnai
Production
Figures
For
Last
Year
In
B.
C.
Announced
VICTORIA.
April
24:
The
De-
rn
rt
mon
f
rt
Mill
AC
annniinnpt
t.IlP
followlns
flnal
ngure5
of
mineral
d
u
f
th
1936
in
British
Columbia
as
compared
with'
the
year
1934
and
1935:
1931
Quantity
Value
Gold,
placer,
oz.
25,181
$
714,431
lode.
oz.
...
297,130
10,250,985
Silver,
oz
8.572,915
4,068,792
Copper,
lb.
.
48.084,658
3.567,401
Lead,
lb.
347,360,907
8.461,859
Zinc,
lb.
247,926,844
7,546,893
'
Coal,
tons
..
1,347,090
1,017,141
Structural
j
materials
1.017441
,
Miscellaneous
9?2,662
:
Totals
$42,305,297
"
1935
j
1
Gold,
placer,
oz.
30,929
$
895,058
lode,
oz
365,244
12,852,936
Silver,
oz
9.251.544
5,994,075
Copper,
lb.
.
38,791,127
3,023,768
Lead,
lb
344.268,444
10,785,930
Zinc,
lb
256.239,446
7,940,860
Coal,
tons'
.
1,347,090
5,725,133
Structural
materials
1.238,717
Miscellaneous
1,011,031
1
Totals
..$48,821,239
193G
Oold,
placer,
oz.
43.'3B9
$
1.249.940
lode,
oz.
404,472
14.108.654
Silver,
oz.
.
9.521.015
4.296.548
Copper,
lb.
20.8,06.072
1.071
848
Lead.
lb.
377.97
1.Q1
8
14.790.029
Zinc.
lb.
....
254,581.393
8,439.373
Coal,
tons'
.
1.346,471
5,722,502
Structural
materials
1.790,677
Miscellaneous
1.646,396
Totals
$54,081,967
'2.240
pounds.
Funeral
Notice
The
funeral
of.
Mrs.
Mary
Me-
intyre
will
take
place
Monday
morning
at
9:30
o'clock
from
the
Qatholic
Church.
No
flowers
by
request.
S0CRED
AT
CROSSROADS
Canadian
Prairie
Province
After
19-Months
'Experiment
Appoints
Commission
Waiting
Now
History
of
Movement
Which
Has
Attracted
so
Much
Attention
EDMONTON,
April
24:
(CP)-On
a
hot,
stuffy
afternoon
In
July,
1934,
high
school
teachers'
from,
many
parts
of
Alberta
wee
marking
examination
papers
In
the
provincial
parliament
buildings
here.
During
a
lull,
one
teacher
leaned
over
to
another
and
asked
If
he
had
read
"Economic
Nationalism"
by
Maurice
Colboutne.
It
was
a
small
speck
on
the
whirligig
of
Canadian
history
but
have
world-wide
results.
It
has
already
changed
provincial
history.
The
question
was
addressed
to
William
Aberhart,
a
Calgary
high
school
principal,
a
250-pound
giant
of
a
man
with
broad
shoulders,
abnormally
large
head
fringed
with,
grey
hair.
He
wears
pince-nez
glasses
behind
which
sharp
blue
eyes
stare
fixedly.
His
large,
oval
face
is
featured
by
thick,
protruding
Hps.
.
Aberhart
read
Colbourne's
book,
1
and
rp-rpnrf
it.
Thpn
hp
tnmprf
tn
H,
,in.
r
it
t
1
las,
.
the
Scottish
engineer
who
laid
flown
tne
basic
theories
of
Social
Credit,
Credit,
the
the
financial
financial
svstem
system
Col-
Col-
bourne
was
elucidating,
v
Alberta,
a
ranching
and
wheat-growing
district,
had
been
In
the
grip
of
depression
for
two
or
three
yearswhen
Aberhart
took-
upthe
trail
of
Social
Credit.
He
was
shocked
at
the
.clothlns
children
wore
to
school
and
the
evident
malnutrition
surrounding
him.
And
he
was
shocked
at
the
hopeless
plight
of
boys
and
girls
seeking
employment
after
graduation.
For
many
years
Aberhart
had
been
a
devout
Bible
student;
he
had
been
prepared
to
enter
the
Presbyterian
ministry
In
his
youth
bu
could
not
afford
the
money
for
a
theological
training.
Years
before
,
.
.
....
.
l.A
t
..i.
he
took
up
Social
Credit
he
had
founded
the
Calgary
Prophetic
Bible
Institute
and
started,
to
broadcast
his
sermons.
He
had
a
tremendous
audience
In
Alberta,
Saskatchewan
and
In
the
adjoining
American
states,
the
Dakotas
and
Montana.
As
soon
as
he
had
a
rudimentary
grasp
of
the
principles
of
Social
Credit
he
began
broadqasting
them.
the
midst
of
plenty,
the
money
d
of
extra
vast
natural
resources
of
Alberta.
Early
Found
Support
Aberhart
soon
found
he
had
struck
a
responsive
chord.
He
received
hundreds
of
letters
from
all
parts
of
the
province,
demanding
more
information.
Riding
this
wave
of
public
response,
ho
formed
study
groups
for
Social
Credit,
the
Bible
Institute
being
the
distribution
centre
for
literature.
This
had
an
immediate
political
result.
Aberhart
at
chls
time
had
no
desire
for
political
power.
He
Instructed
his
economic
converts
to
press
the
United
Farmers
government,
In
power
since
1921,
to
investigate
the
i
possibilities
of
Social
Credit.
It
was
a
small
voice
at
first
but
when
It
developed
Into
a
roar
the
government
hastily
set
out
to
counteract
it.
Douglas
was
commissioned
to
lve
evidence
before
a
House
committee
and
It
looked
like
a
victory
for
the
orthodox
financial
views
of
t
the
government
when
he
said
So
clal
Credit
could
not
be
established
in
a
Canadian
province
because
of
Its
lack
of
constitutional
control
over
money
and
credit.
Lawyers
corroborated
the
view
control
of
money
was
a
federal
prerogative.
But
the
Calgary
economist-evangelist
disputed
the
claim
with
the
result
Social
Credit
landed
plump
In
the
centre
of
the
political
stage.
Balked
at
an
educational
campaign
to
sell
the
new
economic
order
to
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