ced that she- thought thehvlnd 2R milps npr h'rr MlrrVtt Kft rattiest In w mtU. u..... vw.u ... - : iiuuis. settlement of the Reo Motor kporatlon strike Is expected mo mentarily iCTIVITY 4 IN FLYING! 'I lilut Charles Llliott to Have Two I'lancs This Year Coining North in About a Month In about thiee or four weeks Charles Elliott of the Pacific i..'iys expecica oacK in imvilirht aivk imm Vancouver 10 resume is fommrrctat iaa-5erviee "with quarters between Prince Ru- hind Stewart. Pilot Elliott has h iway since last fall, spending it of the time at Vancouver and p at Winnipeg. Iln adaltion to the Junkers all lital seaplane which' he used last , he has now acquired a Stln-u freiijhtlng plane. Doth ships 3 be operated in the north this "on, if u expected. Wot Elliott still has plans to I pbllsh a hanearat Prince Ru- ft. It Is understood. Considerable business. ' nartlcu- In connection with the mines. being lined up for Pacific Air- fays but Ice will have to go off the Rs or the northern Interior be- f much can be done In handling Veteran Solon Heart Victim PPrrsrntatlve Ben Foe lit of Pcnii- )'lvania Dies Suddenly In Washington WASHINGTON, D.C.. March 29:, rijamln k. Focht. veteran re- pcnutive in Congress from1 pnsylvanla, dropped dead on CT' nihl om a heart at-1 hi , a Washlngton hospital1. LI, he had been receiving treat- i 1 ! j Weather Forecast 1 .""' irtl 11, ,,. .... o. ""'f logical Burrou . W4 Prince flnto niirw.n nupcrt. n,i. TliU f. Tore " w S m ii o&wrvaiiona t lur lrlud ' .H"a covert me 31 f.M.. vyj i ll I un 1 1 n..... . ""ai ynop.siH-1'reiu-e has " en the com and light rnin iiii. n.. Mm.. -....1 1 a. 1 I, "e aillM 1:111 tool 11 VlIIIIllr 6: rihrHneral j l parts of lumbia. I I'riiif.,. i... . tr Ptrict-Krosh ml fn... .... winus, 1 unsettled f, "11.11 "'mi ruin. Owen ri, ,.1.... , . . find. ." ' "ue iKiaiuis 1- 'rc"h mosMy Canadiens In Running Still; A maroons Go Up 1 MONTREAL, March 29: (CP) Montreal Canadiens re- malned In the running for the Stanley Cup Saturday by de- fcatlng Detroit Red Wings three to one in the third game of the play-off series. The count for the series to date is two to one In favor of Detroit, It is a best three out of five game series. In another of the play-offs, Montreal Maroons last night beat Boston 4 to 1 and entered the semi-final. Today's Weather I Government Trlographa) Triple Island Raining, east ' 10 miles per hour, slijfh' , ... Ial!in,.nvBrf.n . ' ----- " I mcteri 29 72. temperature, in- moderately rough sea Dead Tree Point Kaln, southeast Kales; barometer, 29.74; tern perature, 38; sea rouh. Victoria Cloudy, south wind miles per hour: barometer,. SO. 14. Estevan Rain, southeast wind 12 miles per hour; barometer Vancouver Cloudy, east wind, miles per hour; barometer, 30.- 14. Prince George Cloudy, calm barometer, 30.04, Hull Harbor Light rain, south oast wind, 10 miles iter hour: ;barometer, 29.88. temperature, & swell. WORK ON INCREASE More Employed in Canada This March 1 Than Last Though Decrease During Month OTTAWA. March 29: (CP) In dustrial employment In Canada on March 1 showed a substantial In crease oyer the corresponding date last year but was considerably below the figures of the previous month, according to a report issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Increased employment in leather, pulp and paper, textile and iron manufacturing, communications, railway construction, maintenance and wholesale trade was more than offset by declines In mining, transportation, building and highway construction, The largest decrease was 14,600 men released from logging. Monarchs Move Up In Hockey Defeated St. Boniface in Manitoba Series and Will Play Port Arthur 1- on. UNnnl. WINMPEjU, Maicii peg Monarchs won the Manitoba innlor hockey championship by defeating St. Boniface three goals to win in the third and deciding game of the series and will now go on to the lnterprovlncial seres with Port Arthur of Ontario. oocvatnnn Wes ev's dereaiea Trail flwr five goals to nil In the Ss S out of of a best two Lree game s ries Friday night and Zl L second Saturday night 5 to 1 Card of Thanks Mr anil Mr. Nell MncDonaM of Smlther. I1.C. wl to expreM and appreciation .Wen. thank i..M"i!ui( iinai,i. 1 ... . . .... . t... i u.. mnv r ora ASKING FOR V0TET0DAY Alberta Provincial Treasurer's Alternative Proposal to Abandoned Budget EDMONTON, March 29: (CP) Following the decision of the Aber-hart government to hold up its budget in view of the opposition of insurgent Social Credit mem bers, Hon. Solon Lowe, provincial treasurer, was to present a resolu tion to the Legislature today ask ing approval of provisional estimates. Just what amount would be proposed as a provisional vote was not disclosed by Mr. Lowe although ' it was understood In other quar-d iere mai me government would ,. ask for about $3,000,000 nn with u ...1.1.1. which i ! to carry on. In his weekly address to the Prophetic Bible Institute yesterday, Premier Aberhart said he Intended to stick to his post as head of tht government. He had no intention of "running away" until he was "forced out." Synagogue Is Destroyed By j Act of Arson NEW YORK, March 29i The West End Synagogue was destroyed Saturday by fire believed to . have been of incendiary origin. The loss Is estimated at $200,000. Mrs. Putnam Is Getting Ready Avlatrix Bark at Burbank Plane Repairs to Take Three Weeks BURBANK, March -29: Mrs-Amelia Earhart Putnam was agalh In Burbank Saturday following her return from Hawaii where her projected world flht was temporarily halted owing to the crash of her plane which Is being brought back to the United States for repairs. The repair of the plane will take at least three weeks and Mrs. Putnam expects to be away by May 1 on her next attempt. The lamer islands are Graham Island, Moresby Island, Louise Island. Burnabv Island. Lyell Isl-! and and Kunghit Island. The ap-l 1,11 iSVrci 3.952 souae QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS The Virgin Vacationland (By L. In the very heart of Canada's rugged Pacific Coast line, separated from the mainland of British Columbia by Hecate Strait and from the southern extremity of Alaska by the wide waterway of Dixon Entrance, lies a land unique and apart from anything else in the western hemisphere the Queen Charlotte Islands. mlles I forests of fine timDer. The spruce I church, officiated and Miss M. A. Graham Island, the largest ofltrees grow to lmmense sizes, f re- way presided at the organ to ac-the group Is comparatively flat i Quently six to 12 feet In diameter, ; ; company the hymns which were and low on the eastern side. On,and trom 150 to 225 Ieet hl8h- "Lead Kindly Light" and "Nearer the western side the Queen VV1 Char- - 1 lotte Mountains near Inlet reach elevations about 3500 feet above sea level, diminishing to 2000f et farther north. Moresby Island, the other large island Is high and rugged, with deeply indented coastline. The present population of the Queen Charlottes is around 700. prindpaU, ' "f ? J,; Inlets. There Is reported to be, also, about 400 transient population engaged In logging and fishing. The climate of Queerr Charlotte Islands is influenced by the warm gentle breezes from the Japan Current which washes its shores. The winter is less severe, and the KEEP OUT 0FSPAIN Italy Gives Assurance It Has No Intention of Sending Further Volunteers to Spain Rebels Losing Party of Volunteers, Held .By French Are Americans Rather Than Canadians ROME. March 29: (CPl - In - formed Italian sources on Satur-! conference at the first of this week, day said that Count Dind Grandl.: The railwayman's committee it-Rome's ambassador to London, had selr whlcn has teen deliberating accurpH nrpnt nri'tain that itaiv on the strike, question since March . t d t d . .... ... . 'umeers 10 me opanisn civu war. The authoritative statement was qualified in government quarters' tnree partiesthe men, the Cana-to embrace this statement: "Un- dlan National and the Canadian less other nations start to send! Pacltlc- Meantime there is nothing volunteers again." ' i to fnow butt hat negotiations are Government circles asserted that j (5ti11 deadlocked although hopes are an Italian "dlvUion, like a battle- neld of a 'settlement, ship, is always in readiness for any , eventuality but there is no nten-' ton of sending them to Spain." Insurgents on Run MADRID, March . 29: Insur- gents, Including Italians, were re ported Saturday night to be still on the run before the loyalist forces on the northeastern front, their front lines having been razed by bombs and machine guns of the government troops. Are America'ns PORT VENDRES, Francee, March 29: A party of twenty-five volunteers, held by French port officials after allegedly attempting to ruri the non-intervention blockade and enter Spain, were disclosed to be Americans rather than Canadians as was at nrst beuevja. All naa United States passports although five, it is said, iaay hc,vebeeji kc- timlK' tually Hnnnrtlans Canadians. l ; Varsity Wins Rowing Meet Defeated University of Washington At Meet in Seattle Saturday SEATTLE. March 29: Unlver- slty of British Columbia defeated University of Washington In a rowing meet on Lake Washngton Saturday. Burke) ; ; 'moreover, have been richly en- ,,,,, k .. ., . , , ' mate' are covered dense Single D"''c trees uct5 containing "s over over juty - thousand board feet have been cut. ine wooq is, as a ruie, une-grainea, 1 interment was made in the Loyal tough, strong and elastic. This' orange Lodge plot in Falrvlcw Ce-spruce is of especially fine quality j metery. Pallbearers were W. Pll-and particularly valuable for aero-! fold, Henry Smith. William Bailey, plane construction. About twenty-, George Holmes, A. M. Davles and five million feet was shipped to ! m. Lemon. Europe for that purpose In 1918.1 - Since then, milllne and loEnine operations have been more or less, snnsmnrilp nn nrnham Tlan ,.,V,Ho; there has been a steady growth In log production on Moresby Island for pulp mills. Fishing and Hunting On all of the Islands is to be found an abundance of wild game. Black bear are common, deer plentiful, and the sportsman with good ducks and steel- Four .. ,et Coast v.'"11" "V Ia.in lto n ir'enu-V 'Y "l"Z In, of! climate Is milder than in the In- a gun can always rely on a '"m-as,,,,, , "UUT ""a" i tributes ami kh "wp" lets of tne main coast. During the bag of grouse, geese. nU:rJ.r. ' mI:?theXfT : Jth 'ir i pheasants. -The salmon, the m,;lw,i,1.,inguie -o.. r . , These, picturesque islands whichi . (Continued 6n Page EXPECTING STATEMENT Negotiations In Regard to Canadian Railway Wage Dispute Proceeding MONTREAL. March 27: (CD-After Saturday's conferences between representatives of Canadian railways and their employees, the vice-president of eighteen running trades was to report on the put-come of wage dispute negotiations 10 a lu" savnenng w weir general is, did not meet Saturday. Tt u tnrtieatprf that, a tntjmpnt ----- may "e expeciea any ume irom me Suspect Held In Mattson Case In Mexican Capital MEXICO CITY. March 29: A suspect Is being held here for questioning in connection with the kldnap-kllllng of ten year old Charles Mattson )f. n Tacoma, Wash., last December. ,ITY COMMISSIONER SITTING ON TUESDAY Uty Commissioner W. J. Alder vlll sit in his capacity . as a city 'incil Tuesday morning to ap prove payment of accounts, author e exchange cr old issue bonds lor ?w and to write offf the books Sens .totalling ,$85373.99 -repre- tntlng assets acquired or constructed by means of capital expenditure out of revenue in past years which have depreciated to such an extent as to be. in the opinion of the city eneineer, of no further value to the municipality. iBallantyne Pier Accounts Short Investigation Promised at Ottawa After Howard Green Brings Matter Up OTTAWA, Mirch 29: Howard Green, Conservative member for South Vancouver, in the House of Commons, called attention to an alleged shortage in the accounts of Ballantyne Pier at Vancouver. It was stated on behalf of the government that an investigation would be Immediately ordered. MANY ATTEND RITES I The chapel of Hayner Bros., un dcrtakers. was filled to capacity yesterday afternoon for the funeral lof the late Frank Aldrldge. Rev. J. . E. Blrchall. of St. Peter's Anglican My Ood to Tnee." Tnere. were many " - floral, offerings. After the service f4nif nn mirfl 1IU1 IU1I Ulllllll Title Winner Veteran Golfer Takes North And South Tournament At Pinehurst PINEHURST, N.C.. March 29: The veteran Horton Smith won the Northland South golf tournament here. Paul Runyan was second unci hymn Nelson thlrdV I His Trust In Christianity NANKING, China, March 29: In an Easter Sunday mes- sage to the people, General Chiang Kal Shek, head of the Chinese Nationalist govern- ment, declared that he placed his trust in Christianity. He said that he read the Bible every day. Halibut Sales American Explorer, 30,000, Cold Storage, 7c and 5c, Sirius, 10,000, Atlln, 7.5c and 5c. Remus, 9,000, Royal, 7.5c and 5c. Rap III, 11,000, Cold Storage. 7.4c and 5c. Canadian Ingrid H., 9,000, and Nornen, 5,-, 5Q0, Booth, 6.2c and 5c. Johan W. I, 21,000, Cold Storage, 6.1c and 5c. Johanna, 14,000, Pacific, 6.3c and! 5c. Teeny Mllly, 10,500, Pacific, 6.2c, :id, 5c. Atli, 12,000; Cape Spear, 9,500, and Edward Lipsett, 9,500, Atlln, i.3c and 5c. Helen II, 14,000, Royal, 6.2c and 5c. Thresher, 6,500, Booth, 5.8c and 5c. Gulvlk, 9,000, Booth, 6.2c and 5c. WHEAT PRICES STRONG VANCOUVER, March 29: (CP) 'heat was quoted, at $1.468 in. "ancouver on Saturday. In Win nipeg the wheat price on Saturday COAL TOWN FIRESWEPT 4.1'Drumheller, Alberta, Visited .;nt up..3ic jper . bu?hveJJto..rded. Hsou years lasonal highs. May closed attfage ana was an ex-serviceman. IIAVb. The Vancouver price wadhaving enlisted in 1916 and served mchanged today. NOT TAKING GUN LIMIT Japanese Government Advises Britain and United States Of Naval Policy TOKYO, March 29: (CP) The Japanese government has officially declined to accept the trl-power limitation on naval gun calibres without simultaneous reduction in naval tonnages by the other great sea powers Great Britain and the United States. Japan thus holds herself free to construct guns of any size. A note sent by Japan refuses to accept Great Britain's request that naval armaments, free from restraints ot the now dead Washington and London navsH treaties, be limited to fourteen-lnch guns. Easter Sunday . Was Very Fine Weather Pleasant But Cool Turning to Rain Large Attendance At Special Services Although somewhat hazy yesterday was a very fine Easter Sunday from the weather standpoint. It was a clear and cool night Saturday with full moon and northern lights and there was quite a sharp irost. Yesterday afternoon was somewhat dull with rain starting By Half Million Dollar Blaze At Week-End DRUMHELLER, Alta., March 29; (CP) The White House Hotel, Drumheller's leading hostelry, the Red Bus Lines terminal, Valley Motors' garage, pool hall and other buildings were destroyed in a $500,000 fire which raged late Saturday night and early Sunday morning 'to this Alberta town. It was the third serious fire which Drumheller has had In little more than two years. Discovered at 10 p.m. Saturday in the garage near a boiler In the basement. It was 3 o'clock Sunday morning before the conflagration was brought under control by the volunteer brigade. Raging In tires, exploding oil drums and other Inflammable ma-';rial of the garage, the spectacular blaze spread quickly tq the hotel and for a time, threatened the entire business section of the town. The White House Hotel was a large 98-room structure. TOOK HIS . OWN LIFE Body of Edward Ellington Found In Tree Along Railway Track The body of a mail named Ed ward Ellington was found, Saturday afternoon hanging in a tree about two miles outside the city along the railway track where he Jn France. He Is believed to hive .ome here about a year or so ago ;rom Pentlcton. Saturday morning he had been In town and complained of being unwell. It was found that he had been suffering 'rom defective teeth. He had some jf these removed by a' dentist. He :iad been hanging for' about an . lour or so when found, It is believed. The body was suspended - by a, rope from a tree about 200 feet from the railway track. He had evidently fastened the: rope; to a bough and Jumped from a ladder which was resting against the tree. The body was about eight feet from the ground. An attempt had apparently been made by deceased to srash his throat and wrists with a razor blade before he hanged himself. The discovery was made by a oarty of girl hikers. They notified the police who. went out and took the body down, bringing it to the city. An inquiry, but not an inquest, will be held by Coroner Norman A. Watt. Deceased is believed to have been an American by birth. Alleged Kidiiap-Killer Suicides Peasant Takes His Own Life In Prison in Argentina BUENOS AIRES. March 29: A peasant who had been charged with the kidnap-murder a few weeks ago of the two year old son of Simon Iracla, wealthy Argentine sportsman and horse dealer, com mitted suicide in prison. Man is Manager Of Co-operative Carl Oiustavson jr., haa -resinned hla position as manager of the! Prince Rupert Fishermen's Co-operative 'ANgociation andiwill be succeeded by A; Sinclair from Prince Ueorge who wllUtnke'ovir the duties immediate,! I ;V early In the evening. I , There were the usual special I Pririrp (lPfirCTf4 1 UUUI Easter Sunday services In all the!1 5s churches yesterday morning and evening and congregations in practically all cases were unusually large. The churches were attractively decorated, special Easter music was rendered and the sermons of the pastors were appropriate to the occasion. Sam Currle returned to the city on the Catala last evening from a brief trip tv Vancouver. IF- Today's Weather VICTORIA. r Tomorrow's Tides Rupert (8 A.M.) Light rain, She ml prince southeast wind, 8 miles per hour; High 2:46 a.m. 20.9 ft. barometer 29.88 (falling); temperature- 15:25 p.m. 18.3 ft. 40 sea moderate. Low 9:25 a.m. 4.2 ft. 21:25 p.m. 7.2 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER ml -A PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1937 TRICE: 5 CRNT! ITRIKE IS I 1, V V, . r-.ii.r..pnt nf. Thrvsler Ills. I pute in utM "i'v,vv tanSINO, March 29: (CP) Gov- Lor Frank Murphy' conference tcklng a settlement of the 20-day Chrysler AutomoDue corpora won Srike was in session uirougnoui he week end. It was announced after the con- trence between Walter Chrysler,! cad of the Chrysler Motor Cor- oratlon and John L. Lewis, of the fcommittee on Industrial Organiza- on, at Lansing, adjourned ,last light, that no agreement had yet ten reached but it was intimated tat progress had been made to- lards a settlement of the dispute IMch has thrown 60,000 men out l work, The conference was to be sumed today despite the fact that Lwls was to make a trip to New. Meanwhile at Washington Seere-i , try of Labor Frances Perkins an-l g m f 1 'S . '