Today's
Weather
i
a
Tomorrow's
Tides
prince
nupett
(S
A.M.)
ivamiusi,
She
mxin
High
3:40
a.m.
18.7
ft.
criy
wind,
four
miles
per
hour;
barometer.
15:40
p.m.
20.2
ft.
29.96
(falling);
temperature
Low
9:44
a.m.
6.2
ft.
53
sea
smooth.
22.20
p.m.
5.0
ft.
NORTlIEttN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
;
XXVI,
No.
209.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDENSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
8,
1937.
PKICE:
5
CENTS
L,
lap
BXbs
fvttack
Upon
Train
Kills
Three
Mr.
Civili
lans
Ionian
Forms
and
Blood-Smeared
Debris
Showered
In
to
Air
Great
Britain
Not
Satisfied
SHANGHAI,
Sept.
8:
(CP)
At
least
three
hundred
ttinese
civilians
were
killed
and
four
hundred
injured
jay
in
one
of
the
worst
disasters
caused
by
Japanese
bombs,
r
lve
hundred
railroad
cars
packed
with
Chin-
refugees
were
blown
up
by
Japanese
bombers
thirty
from
Shanghai.
Bombs
literally
showered
human
and
blood-smeared
uebrl
i
the
air.
The
Chinese
said
that
train
was
not
carrying
sold
London
it
ws
stated
last
t
that
Great
Britain
was
not
Mki
with
the
Japanese
rr-
'to
1he
protest
at
the
wound-
if
the
British
ambassador
to
pa
and
that
the
government
ttldvrers
for
full
satisfaction.
SES
NEED
'OR
ROADS
IN
NORTH
flhur
Dixon
Predicts
Necessity
for
titeiisive
Highway
Development
INANALMO,
Sept.
8:
(LP)
irputy
Minister
of
Public
Works
irthur
Dixon
told
the
(ood
oads
League
nf
British
L'olum-
convention
here
that
roads
lould
eventually
be
needed
to
the
pace
Kivcr
and
Prince
uuperi
and
connections
to
Jasper
from
tamloops
and
Prince
George.
Mr.
Dixon
added:'
"Who
can
foresee
developments
of
the
next
nenty.fiv
years
in
the
northern
iarts
of
the
province
necessitat
es
construction
of
many
hun-
of
miles
of
roads
In
that
!reds
rca?
Hympic
Games
Tokyo
May
lot
Be
Held
TOKYO,
Sept.
8:
Owing
to
h
Sino-Jananeso
conflict,
doubt
expressed
aa
tn
whether
tho
limpic
Games
will
be
held
in
mo
in
1040.
The
Tokyo
com-
jittee
ha3
resigned.
uebec
Women
lest
Golfers
in
Shield
for
Team
Tlay
Manitoba
Second
and
British
Columbia
Fourth
WINNIPEG,
Sept.
8:
(CP)-Paced
ra
Hankln
of
Montreal,
Que
WOlTlPn
Krnrsrl
"tit
Knniliv
retain
the
Roval
Canadian
Golf
relation
Bhield
for
team
olav.
"llODa
Placed
KPpnnrf
otiH
Tlrff..
P'l
Columbia
fourth,
Card
of
Thanks
and
Mr
Dsi-harri
RatViar
'&h
lo
ank
all
those
who
sent
e
of
their
recent
bereavement.
art
of
cooking.
Has
Again
Charged
Italy
Cause
Horrible
Slaughter
Hundred
In
Shanghai
RAINING
ON
FAIR
DAY
Smithers
(ot
Bad
Break
From
Weather
Man
But
Had
Good
Show
SMITHERS,
Sept,
8:
Selecting
Smithers
on
Fair
Day
as
the
one
place,
In
British
Columbia
upon
which
to
pour
an
accumulation
of
rain
the
weather
man
turned
his
attention
to
this
district
and
soaked
the
valley
with
a
heavy
downpour
of
rain
thereby
changing
what
gave
every
Indication
of
being
one
of
the
most
successful
fairs
In
the
history
of
the
Valley
into
a
virtual
wash-out.
One
wet
day
In
centre
of
a
great
many
fine
days
was
the
luck
of
the
Fall
Fair
Board
and
a
great
deal
of
effort
was
annuled
therby.
From
early
morning
until
after
noon
It
rained
real
hard.
It
stopped
raining
about
3
p.m.
but
the
sky
was
lowering
and
the
ground
was
sodden
and
the
scheduled
baseball
game
and
the
horse
racing
were
abandoned.
The
Indoor
exhibits
were
there
In
large
numbers',
however,
and
many
people
attended
to
look
at
these
despite
the
unfavorable
weather.
The
produce
displayed
was
of
a
very
high
order
as
was
also
the
Indian
work.
The
school
display
was
the
largest
ever
shown
at
the
local
fair
and
was
of
an
exceptionally
high
class,
Indicating
the
latent
talent
of
both
the
boys
and
girls.
Tliere
was
a
nice
assortment
of
ore
In
the
mineral
exhibit
and
Dr.
Kindle
of
the
Dominion
Geological
Survey
working
In
the
district
acted
as
Judge
In
this
class
and
was
Im
pressed
with
the
fine
samples
of
local
ore
being
displayed.
C,
II.
Sawle
of
New
Hazelton
was
a
very
Interesting
visitor
at.
the
fair
and
was
amazed
at
the
super
iority
of
the
local
produce
over
some
of
the
same
kinds
from
his
own
district.
He
was
great
admirer
of
the
flower
exhibit
and
won
ders
why
this
district
does
not
com-
pete
with
the
Hazelton
Flower
Show.
He
also
sampled
the
ex
hibits
of
the
culinary
art
which
were
on
display
and
Uilnks
that
the
local
ladles
are
all
champions
In
the
The
dance,
at
night
was
very
well
attended
and
was
the
success
that
It
always
is.
The
directors
of
the
Fall
Fair
Association
are
deserving
of
a
great
deal
of
credit
for
their
efforts
to
make
the
annual
fair
a
success
and
they
are
also
deserving
of
a
great
deal
of
sympathy
in
the
bad
break
they
got
on
the
weather.
It.in,
n
nrVit
111
O
hrn
fin
fl
LAB0RITES
IN
SESSION
Annual
Conference
of
British
Labor
Party
In
Norwich
NORWICH,
England,
Sept.
8;
The
fifty-ninth
annual
conference
of
the
British
Labor
Party
will
be
held
here
this
week.
Resolutions
will
be
presented
naming
Italy,
Oer.
many
and
Japan
as
aggressor
na
tions
threatening
world
peace
and
supporting
the
policy
of
Great
Brit
ain
taking
steps
to
provide
ade
quate
defense
for
this
country.
Remain
At
Own
Risk
In
China
Americans
Have
Been
Warned
to
Leave
"Awful
Mess"
Declares
Roosevelt
WASHINGTON.
D.
C,
Sept.
8:
Describing
the
Slno-Japanese
war
as
an
"awfull
mess,"
President
Franklin
D.
RooSevelt
says
that
7780
American
citizens
still
remain
ing
In
that
country
do
so
absolutely
at
their
own
risk
as
they
have
been
urged
repeatedly
to
leave
and
facilities
have
been
placed
at
their
disposal
to
do
so-
-
-
Flying
Boat
Cambria
Held
Will
Not
he
Able
lo
Get
Away
From
Toronto
for
Ten
Days
Owing
to
Accident
TORONTO,
Sept.
8:
The
Im-erial
Airways
flying
boat
Cambria,
which
sustained
damagi
while
making
a
landing
last
veek,
will
have
to
remain
in
Toronto
for
ten
days
for
repairs.
Metlakatla
Pass
Lights
Discussed
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
Hears
Suggestion
That
Spar
Buoy
Should
be
Replaced
Brought
up
by
Hugo
Kraupner,
the
Idea
of
having
at
least
one
of
the
spar
bouys
In
Metlakatla
Pas
sage
replaced
by
a
light
In
order
to
facilitate
navigation
of
that
tor
tuous
channel
by
night
was
discussed
by
the
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Com
merce
last
evening.
The
help
such
a
light
would
be
to
vessels
of
both
the
fishing
and
pleasure
fleets
was
emphasized.
The
matter
was
refer-
rd
to
the
executive
committee.
Olympic
Sprinter
Suffers
Defeat
Jack
Harrison
Heats
Howaul
MacPhee
at
Labor
Day
Sports
In
Vancouver
NANAIMO,
Sept.
8:
Jack
Harrison,
Vancouver
policeman,
beat
the
Olympic
sprinter,
How.
nrd
MacPhee.
at
the
Labor
Day
sporls
here.
F.
S.
Kennedy
of
Victoria
Is
In
Ih.
lt..
I.n
enrmito
tn
Tnvprness
v.i.VMVw
vw
.
-.
.
l,lljr
lUUCVJT
t
'
.
I..
.....
-
II,.
wnere
ne
win
-
tane
cuiukc
ut
mc
Carried
Queen's
Train
One
of
the
Queen's
four
train-bearers
at
the
coronation.
Lady
Elizabeth
Percy;
daughter
of
the
Duchess
of
Northumberland
and
elder
daughter
of
ths
present
duke,,
laf
shown
above
in
her
latesl
portrait.
BULLETINS
come
of
the
Spanish
battle
is
unknown.
CASE
TRANSFERRED
VANCOUVER
Milton
Gonzales,
defending
Desmond
Metcalfe,
Port
Coquitlam
boy,
charged
with
manslaughter
in
connection
with
the
shooting
of
his
father,
has
been
successful
in
having
the
case
transferred
from
New
Westminster
to
Vancouver
Assizes.
DROWNED
AT
NELSON
NELSON
rolice
are
searching
for
the
body
of
Tommy
Bird,
son
of
a
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
conductor,
who
is
believed
to
have
been
drowned
here.
BENNETT
IN
VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER
Rt.
Hon.
R.
B.
Bennett
arrived
unexpectedly
in
Vancouver
yesterday
and
proceeded
to
Victoria.
"Absolutely
no
politics,"
he
said
when
inter
viewed.
MUNICIPAL
SESSION
NANAIMO
Solomon
Mussall-
em
of
Maple
Ridge
Is
chairman
of
the
resolutions
committee
at
the
convention
here
of
the
Union
of
British
Columbia
Municipalities.
One
of
the
resolutions
to
be
presented
approves
the
abolition
of
tolls
on
the
new
Pattullo
Bridge
at
New
Westminster.
PARALYSIS
SPREADS
TORONTO
Infantile
paralysis
has
now
spread
to
inld-wcst-ern
Canada
to
leave
a
toll
of
54
deaths.
Ontario
has
1200
cases
with
nearly
100
In
the
west
and
about
75
In
Quebec
and
the
Wail:
iiuiiic,
wvv..
.
h
.
trip
south,
returned
to
the
city
from'
school
this
year.
He
arrived
...
from;
and
Royal
Vancouver
on
the
prmce
ucorge
uie
5raiuuiiHKMiuHuw.Sv...
this
morning.
morning.
Halibut
Sales
American
Mltkof,
39,000,
11.6c
and
7c,
Booth
Explorer,
35,000,
11.4c
and
7c,
Cold
Storage,
ARGUMENT
IS
CLOSED
Premier
King
Not
Discussing
Disallowance
Further
Defends
Commission
OTTAWA,
Sept.
8:
(CP)
In
two
letters
pdsted
to
Premier
William
tAbsrhart
of
Alberta
by
Prime
Mln-!
1
Ister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
and
made
public
by
the
latter,
Mr.
King
suggests
that
there
are
no
grounds
for
further
argument
of
the
disallowance
of
Alberta's
bank
legislation
and
defends
the
personnel
of
the
Royal
Commission
on
,tederal-p8ovlncial
teconomic
rela
tions
which
had
been
critcized
by
the
Alberta
Premier.
a
Important
League
iSession
Is
Coming
Spanish
Situation
and
Japanese
J
Invasion
of
China
to
be
Dealt
With
GENEVA,
Sept.
8:
The
League
of
Nations
will
open
one
of
Its
most
Important
sessions
this
week.
Such
matters
as
the
Spanish
situation
WARSHIPS
TO
MEDITERRANEAN
1
nn
j
,hp
jananefc-
invasion
of
China
LONDON.
,
Thjee
British
des-
are
due
to
come
up.
trojers
and
three-French
war-
f
ships
sped
today'
lo
the
scene
or
a
naval
clash
in
the
Mediterranean
between
Spanish
insurgent
and
j
Spanish
government
ships
off
j
Tenes,
west
of
Algiers.
They
were
ordered
to
patrol
the
area
to
be
j
near
possible
trouble.
The
out
iTen
Russians
iPut
To
Death
Restaurant
Cooks
Who
Served
Spoiled
Pork
Are
Among
Those
Lined
Up
MOSCOW,
Sept.
8:
Ten
more
Russians
have
been
put
to
death
before
the
firing
squad
at
Petro-grad
Including
three
restaurant
cooks
who
were
charged
with
serv
ing
spoiled
pork.
Discuss
Night
Police
Patrol
Junior
Chamber
Of
Commerce
Wonders
if
This
is
Being
Carried
Out
Adequately
The
subject
of
adequate
policing
of
the
city
at
night
came
up
for
discussion
last
night
at
the
regular
monthly
dinner
meeting
of
the
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce.
The
opinion
was
that
an
edequate
night
patrol
was
even
more
Important
than
day
patrol.
The
recent
entering
of
the
Bank
of
Montreal
was
referred
to
as
a
suggstiori
of
what
might
hap-pen
if
there
was
not
an
adequate
night
patrol.
R.
G.
Vandersluys
was
appointed
to
discuss
the
matter
with
Staff
Sergeant
G,
II.
Greenwood
preparatory
to
taking
it
up
with
the
Sen
ior
Chamber
of
Commerce.
EXPECT
WAR
FIVE
YEARS
Vancouver
Chinese
Anticipate
Conflict
in
Orient
to
be
Lengthy
VANCOUVER,
Sept.
8:
Vancou
ver
Chinese
say
they
expect
Slno-Japanese
hostilities
In
the
Orient
will
continue
for
at
least
five
years,
They
will
continue
making
collec
tlons
In
British
Columbia
to
aid
the
cause
of
the
Chinese.
Soviet
Insists
That
Fascists
Are
Guilty
Of
Submarine
Piracy
Another
Demand
Made
For
Reparations
as
Result
of
Sinking
of
Two
Ships
Conference
on
Mediterranean
Situation
to
be
Held
Friday
MOSCOW,
Sept.
8:
(CP)-r-Thc
Red
Army's
official
newspaper
served
notice
today
that
the
Soviet
government
will
use
force
"to
call
Italian
sea
pirates
to
their
responsibility"
if
peaceful
moves
fail.
It
said
the
gove-ernment
was
determined
to
obtain
redress
from
Italy
for
the
sinking
of
two
Soviet
ships.
ROME,
Sept.
8:
(CP)
The
Soviet
government
told
Italy
today
that
the
Fascist
answer
to
charges
that
Italian
submarines
had
sunk
two
Russian
ships
in
the
Mediterranean
was
unsatisfactory
and
repeated
the
grave
accusation
made
in
the
original
note.
The
second
note
is
more
terse
than
the
first
which
demanded
that
the
"intol-
'
erable
situation"
in
the
Medlter-
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.45.
-
,
.
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7.10.
;
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:02V4S
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.09.
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.0516.
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.06.
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.08.
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.08V2.
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.04Vi.
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.06',.
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.03.
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.17.
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.03.
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.03.
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1.10.
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4.90,
Red
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Gold
Shore,
.32.
San
Antonio,.
1.30.
Sherritt
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2.15.
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.OlM;.
McLeod
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1.52.
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.15.
Mosher,
.18.
Gilbec,
.01
Mr.
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Red
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.60.
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1.03.
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.08.
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.51.
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.03.
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.02
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.55.
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1.00.
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East
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.95.
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.14.
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.10.
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,05.
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.92.
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Addison.
2.00.
Uchl
Gold,
.81.
ranean
be
ended
and
that
the
Soviet
be
paid
reparation
for
the
two
lost'
vessels.
Italy
has
accepted
an
Invitation
to
an
International
conference
on
,
"submarine
piracy"
which
has
been
called
for
Friday
in
Switzerland.
Russia
has
protested
at
an
Invitation
to
Germany
being
sent
and
suggests
that
loyalist
Spain
should
also
be,
represented.
The
conference
has
been
calle4Jby
JOreat
Britain
and
France.
TALE
OF
CRUELTY
Montreal
Man
Arraigned
on
Charges
of
Harribly
Abusing
Boy
.Who
Was
in
Ills
Care
MONTREAL,
Sept.
8:
(CP)
Fatherless
Freddie
Brown
of
Toronto,
his
body
splotched
with
burns
and
bruises,
was
recovering
under
medical
care
today
as
police
prepared
to
arraign
a
Russian
named
Alexis
Winslow
on
charges
of
torturing
the
nine-year-old
boy.
The
youngster's
feet
had
been
seared
with
a
heated
fork,
police
said,
and
his
tongue
and
mouth
burned
with
acid
while
he
lived
with
Alexis,
a
supposed
friend
of
the
family,
who
brought
him
here
from
Toronto
to
"better
his
education."
Queen
Charlottes
Mourn
Passing
Of
Mrs.
G.
A.
Charter
I
QUEEN
CHARLOTTE
CITY.
Sept.
8:
The
residents
of
Queen
Char-
'
lotte
City
and
the
natives
of
Sklde-gate
Mission
owe
an
unpayable
debt
to
Mrs.
G.
A.
Charter,
who
passed
away
recenUy
In
Vancouver.
During
her
stay
at
Queen
Charlotte
which
ended
In
June
of
this
year,
Mrs.
Charter;
gave
herself
without
recerve
to
both
white
and
Indian
patients.
All,
who
entered
the
hospital
there
were
treated
with
un-
.
selfish
devotion.
She
cared
for
her
'
patients
as
a
mother
does
for
her
children.
I
Mrs.
Charter
was
also
a
great
social
worker
and
a
loyal
church
worshipper.
FINED
$100
For
'supplying
liquor
to
Indians,
Leo
Simon
was
fined
$100,
with
option
of
one
month's
imprisonment.
In
city
police
court
yesterday.
Mrs.
James
L.
Lee
and
son.
!
Forbes,
who
have
been
visiting-
In
:
New
Westminister,
returned
to
the
I
city
on
the
Prince
George
this
morning.
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