pattullo Docs Not Intend to Use Motilities in Settling Douk-liobor Problem Another Fire Castlejar Hall Saved Last Sunday, Was Destroyed Today VANCOUVER. April 10: (CP) Policing is not the solution for the oukhobor problem In British Columbia Pmmier T. D. Pattullo commented yesterday when shown a dispatch from Ottawa quoting Hon. Ernest Lapointe, minister of Jus tice as saying uiai uie Dominion wuld throw all its forces behind the provincial government If a request was received for aid In solving disorders In the Doukhobor district Premier Pattullo said It was not the province's present intention to isk for federal police aid. Another Burning NELSON, April 10: (CP) A re- ctntly built Russian community i wrck to eleven. STOCK MART RECOVERING Rallying Afler Denial of Disturb- ins Humor in Regard To (.'old Price HV YnllK. April 10: The "riYn -t..'k market is show-4 r.u ii overy following offi-ah ,iai (iv President Franklin 1 R;.: ..-.u-'i'lt nl Washington of iir.nrs that the Treasury De-rir. v,.s contemplating low- "It it- gold buying price. Steels ;i; is paiticularly have ral- i although other classes have ! ri leveil some of the losses Wedir (day, which was marked drop, of one to ten points ii. i wi(, break since July 19:54, : - ii averages having been: durt:-ials. 178.07; rails, 58.2G; l!'t't :o.5)H. Yesterday the in- wnal average closed up .7G; ail up 15 and utilities up .IB. Jiihanncsburir N'ervous iOllAXNESlJUUO, S. A., April w Panicky crowds thronged the ""'-'H cx hange here as gold 'fore-, umbled as much as- 45 Pant B. rcut of flars t,a! ?e tnit'.'d States would lower e K'( ,rjte Franc Is Weak ''If April 10: (C1M l)e- "ite denials in Washington and U.A.AND MONTREAL r Against Shipping Federation ' DeclaredRetaliatory Roycott MONTliPAT A...II . wonti heir bid for control of IMAl . 1iintA.r. 1 , . the nw";41,u,i'. neaas . oi t t ,ntcrnattonal Longshoremen's elation said yesterday that thro,, 'no blu"" about their firm. ,nM retallatry boycott of ,n In the 8hlDDlnir Federation -ft' Rival Groups of Workers Have Serious Trouble in I'uebla Province of Mexico WATERWAY WOULD BE Of New Ship Canals In St. Lawrence Basin Columbia faculty of applied science at the final address of a series given here In connection with the University Extension scheme. O. P. Lyons presided and there was a fairly large attendance In the city ! council chamber. Dean Finlayson explained how I the opening of the Panama' Canal had reduced the cost of transportation for those In the east and west but had not affected the wheat producers of the Central United States or of Canada. The proposed deep waterways scheme was favored by about forty percent of the people in the United States and a considerable part of Canada. If completed It was expected to re duce the cost bf wheat going to that there was no congestion of traffic and that the railways which would be adversely affected had already cost the Canadian people a billion dollars. The cost of the oroposed plan would be too great and would mean Increased taxes. In the production of power, which was part of the scheme. It was pointed out that the plants already 3xlstlng more than supplied the market. It was also argued that what was needed was Increased transportation rather than more facilities and also that canal systems were antiquated. . It was estimated, Dean Finlayson said, that the proposed system Including the proposed power developments would cost a billion dollars In all, of which part had already been built by Canada and this would be deducted. The cost to Canada would be at least $85 'an "I :,i.. ..1. ........ l.. i ...... Mrhlla Ontnrtn nnri -- mallei in iiiuiiciai ,v ue vciy iaic .. t:i,lcv 'he franc continued weak, parts of Quebec favored the con-'I1 the unofficial market today. structlon, the Montreal section of '"nior of i ,e contemplated rise Quebec was against It, fearing that "i the ' lilted States owing to ; it would injure the trade-of that "Wl Uuvaltiiitln,. in,,! 4U.. i.nuiiiuil i mUn natlllmn nrnvlnrPS And . ..nit i, o'v. j city. iiiti .i... on of the largest trade de-; British Columbia were not affected 'it, (ii French history were i except in that It might raise their '"iit'd i, H()mu quarters for the' taxes. The Central United States "" j generally were 'keen for the plan but parts of New York were ly opposed. It was quite likely, the speaker said, that tnis migni De-come a live issue soon and it was something about which the people should be Informed. In concluding Dean nniaysou Today's Weather (OovermiKMit TrlogmpliM Tirrace Raining, calm, 38. i U t'olnlnif r.'llm. 4!. .rtiyaiisii ""' ... All Arm-Light rain, south wind, 45. Unada Snokesmen rtih thnf.l Anvnv Rnlninir. calm, 41 rnailonal Longshoremen,5 AsJ gtewaft l'art cloudy, calm. 40 All Mantle I ?" slevlures In all but u few 'llazelton-Cloudy, culm, JC. . . to vork coast ports would .refuse! deration ships, Smlthers-Kaining. cn.m, i... u. Ikirns Lake Uaining, tlni. Tony Svirhun, Aged 13, Relieved To Have Suffocated When Seized with Epileptic Fit MEXICO CITY, April 10: (CP) j ,n "oorning House Twenty or more workmen are re-i , ported killed with many wounded1 Believed lo have suffocated af-after rival labor groups barricaded ter. havng been seized with an themselves in a factory at San eP,lePuc fit, Tony Svirhun, aged Martin, Texmelucan, Puebla Pro-j who has been logging here-! vlnce, and battled for half an hour J a,1,outs for some time- was fouml I dead lvinir in hi l.o,l In a rnnm at the Westholme Rooms yester-l day afternoon. He was believed ; to have been dead since the previous afternoon. At that time he jhad last been seen by a countryman. He said that he was not feeling well and that he was iro- EYDEiMQIVE ln' to hia room to He down- ILAl Eillljl Y Ej! failure to appear yesterday led , to the discovery that he was dead.' Dean Finlayson of University Of He was lying fully clothed faci B.C. Tells of IMan For Scries ,uown on tne beU. A Pole by birth, deceased was unmarried. As far as can be j learned i the only immediate rela- A stnriv of the sreat waterwavs i l,es are a sister, .Mrs. Annie transportation system Illustrated jW'?ryk- ln Peat- Alberta- d an-! by pictures and diagrams was given iolner slster IIaira. a n"" ln l iall af Cistlcgar which was saved ! last evening by Dean J. N. Ftnlay- j last last Sunday Sunday morning morning when a wave son of the University of British of in- ndiarism swept through Doukhobor areas near here was razed by fire early today. Destruc tion of the hall brought the total )lbui!dln; i destroyed in less than convent near Rome FuneraJ arrangements are in I "hartrn Of Il.1Vnii- Urns, timler. takers. '' PROVINCES HAVE BEST! Experts See Recent Decisions In England Making For Movement To Abolish Appeals OTTAWA, April 10: (CP) The I constitutional Issue arising, out of .he recent decisions of the Judicial jommltteeof the privy council on Canada's soclai legislation Is re- .:lvlnir consideration In nianv the seaboard by at least four cents quarters In' the capital. a bushel. Hon. Ernest Lapointe;! minister The arguments against it were of Justice, &xid others have urged in the House of Commons : that ap peals to the privy council be discontinued and the Supreme Court of Canada be made the final court of appeal. Those who favor such a course contend that the privy council opinions on the Bennett reform legislation were so much In favor of the provinces In certain particulars that some action must be taken. BALDWIN RETIRING WORCESTER, Eng. Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin today predicted his own imminent retirement. "It is far better to go when people may still think of you as, perhaps, not incompetent FIGHTING AT) MADRID MADRID The second day of the government's major counter-offensive to break ;the Insurgent grip on Madrid Province brought combat to the very doors of the city again today. While three thousand of General Franco's men were reported isolated in University City, the northwestern suburb, the government opened artillery and aerial strafing. TACOMA BANK ROBBED TACOMA Four bandits armed with machine gun$ robbed Lincoln branch of the I'uget Sound National. Bank at 10 o'clock this morning, wounding) one man and escaping with between $3000 and $1000. The bandits locked 18 men in the bank vault before scooping up all available cash. BRITAIN-U. S. AROUSED LONDON Both British and United States authorities are seeking explanations from Italy of the expulsion of missionaries from Ethiopia on the grounds of spionage. TRQUBLR IN j RUSSIA PARIS French1 newsuarcn 'eport serious conflicts in Russb beween the Soviet 'army and the dreaded secret police which num bers 200,000. One report jroes so . far as to say. that. Dictator Joseph Stalin has been arrested. However, this is not confirmed. , : CROWNING DAY PLANS Entries For Big Parade .Being Called Presentation of Mugs For AH Children i One of the principal features of i the Coronation Day celebration in Legal authorities say that, with, prince Rupert will be the big pa- the decisions as a precedent, itigeant parade, entries for the dif- tonnage for the existing means of j would be almost Impossible for 'ferent classifications of which are Canada to make even an unimpor-jnow being called. Details of the tant treaty without consulting all! classifications are given In a dls-the provinces. This would be neces-; play advertisement appearing else-sary because some of its provisions, where ln this paper today. Substan-almost certainly would affect pro-'tlal cash prizes are being offered perty and civil rights under the' the winners and it Is suggested brpad interpretation placed on, that business firms, merchants, them ln the opinions expressed byi patriotic and fraternal societies, the law lords. j natives, various nationals, schools It Is understood the government! and Individuals should soon give has been advised by its law officers; thought to making up their entries. 000,000. In any event the cost would i of the possibility of such an em- Street decoration plans for the barrasslng situation but the gov-, day Include the erection of two ernment Itself has given no indi-1 coronation arches one on Second cation that It takes so serious a I Avenue and the other on Third, view. I The Second Avenue arch will he at The British North America Act,! the Court House, marking the dls-Canada's only written constitution,! banding point of the parade as empowered the federal parliament well as the centre of possible dls-to make and carry out the provl-J tlnctlve Coronation ceremonials sions of treaties. It divided the law- yet to be arranged, making field between the federal One of the Important Corona-narllament and the provincial tion Day features for the young- legislatures. Laws relating to property and civil rights were left in provincial Jurisdiction. In three of the eight measures sponsored by the Bennett administration and referred to the su- aeain thanked the people of Prince preme court and on to the privy Rupert for the kind attention uiey i council, uie uominion reuea ior had given his lectures and for their kindnesses to him personally. e hoped to return again soon. Jurisdiction on Its treaty-making powers. The subjects in these mea sures had been Included ln the la sters will be the presentation of a mug souvenir, commemorative of the event to every child. The sports committee is making plans to stage football and baseball features in addition to chil dren s sports. Further varieties will include exhibition dancing with a possible display of fireworks In the evening. Another meeting of the general bor conventions arising out of tne coronation uay committee was Treaty of Versailles conventions held this week when 'plans were ratified by Canada. These were further advanced for the day's ac-hours of work, minimum wages and tlvltles. day of rest acts. A law providing , for social Insurance depended Mrs. F, It. Amnde and Mr partly on the Treaty of Versailles. J. K. McGrath of ScnMlc. neices The Supreme Court divided on of the late.Stenhen McNeill, pio-these acts and the privy council neer Terrace mining man, whose found them ultra vires the Domln- death' occurred this:k'viailed Ion parliament; 8om constitutional last night oh the Prinffiatftrdo. lawyers hold that the privy council 'aide on their return'outh alTei (Continued on Page Four) having spent the past week here. HOUSE TO ! PROROGUE ' Closing of Session at Ottawa Follows Compromise on C.N.R. Recapitalization Hill OTTAWA, April 10: (CP) ; f !) Canadian National Railways recapitalization bill. The compromise is contained in the form of a footnote offered by Hon. Clarence D. Howe,, minister of transport, in regard to the showing of indebtedness . on the balance sheet. TODAY'S STOCKS Vancouver B. C. Nickel, .25. uig Missouri, .51. ijialoine, i .yd. a. ti. con., ,04 Vi. nZiec Mines, .uJ3A. Caritoo Quartz, 1.65. ientonia, .lt)'2: Dunwell, .o3 Vi. Ufolconda, .11. Mlnto, .25 Vj. Meridian, .04. Morning Star, .02'. Noble Five, .033A. Pend Oreille, 4.50. . j.cei- xua.io, j.oO. .:.onser, SioVz. .'rcmier, 2.90. , ;.ecs M:Uonald, 1.54. ..i:o, 1.07. lisf Arljigton, .25. i nvard, .13. talmcn Oold, .10. Taylor Bridge, .08, -i.-id.lcy Amalgamated. .13. Premier Border, .03V2. Sllbak Premier. 2.90. " " cStigreM"'-'' Silv'cr Crest,'. 07. ' Home Gold, .03 Vi. Grandrlew; Indian,' .O'i'.' ' Quatslno Copper, .05 i. Quesnel Quartz, .11. Oils A. P. Con., .33. Calmont, .64. C. Si E., 3.00. McDougal Ssgur, .22. Okalta, 1.44. Pacalta, .18. Home Oil, 1.90. United, .24. Weymarn, .17. Toronto , Beattie, 1.50. Central Patricia, 3.95. God's Lake, .67. Lee Gold, ,04?i. Little Long Lac, 6.55. McKenzie Red Lake, 1.55. Pickle Crow, 6.90. Red Lake Gold Shore, .58 Vi. San Antonio, 1.76. Sherrltt Gordon, 3.05. Smelter Gold, .04 "i. McLeod Cockshutt, 2.65. Oklend, .31. Mosher, .45. Gilbec, .04. , Madsen Red Lake, 1.10. Stadacona, 2.49. Frontier Red Lake, .18. Francoeur, 1.22. Manitoba & Eastern, .04. Moneta Porcupine, 1.70. Bouscadlllac, .65. Rubec, .10 Vi. Thompson Cadillac, 1,43. Bailor, .05. Bankfield, 1.25. East Malartic, 1.70. Preston North End, 1.20. Hutchison Lake. .20. Dawson White, .24. McQualg Red Lake. .18. Rajah Red Lake, .23. Aldermac, 1.45. Kerr Addison, 2.75. Uchl Oold, 1.05. Martin Bird. 1.25. Chesterville, 2.55. Huuh Pam, .32. Augite Porcupine, .40. Rlchmac, .55. Mrs. Arthur Anderson of La- Shoe Store Is Broken Into Premises on Third Avenue Entered By Kicking Out Panel Of Rear Door Some time during last night the Family " Shoe Store was broken Into rOSSimiltV OI wrurogauuil w iai- cooccf,,l offrt in than to stay until perhaps, they Iiament today seemed likely last , entry was made by know before you do l a you are ight fo,Iowing acceptance by the & Qut the ne, of ft rear becoming incompetent," Mr. Senate of a compromise on the . Baldwin said. CANDIDATE F0RATLIN Ernest Love Conservative Choice For Provincial Election Nominating Beginning Ernest Love, manager of the Portland Canal Telephone and Telegraph Co. at Stewart and former superintendent of utilities In Prince Rupert, has been nominated as Conservative candidate for At-lln ln the forthcoming provincial election. He was unanimously chosen at a convention held last week ln Stewart; The Liberal candidate has not yet been nominated but It Is expected W. J. Asselstlne, the sitting member, will again be the choice of the party. So far the Conservatives seem to ii. . ii i 1 their candidates nominated. s SEMIS IN FOOTBALL Preston Northend and Sunderland Go to English Cup Final LONDON, April 10: (CP) Ahead all the way, Preston Northend smashed through to ALL QUIET AT OSHAYA Early Settlement of G. M. Strike Is Sought as Premier Hepburn Meets Company And Union Heads No Violence Will be no Additional Police Sent To Oshawa Unless Needed Strikers Keep Order SOME RESUME WORK OSHAWA, April 10: fCP) Sixty workers, including a dozen girl employees, walked through a picket line of 160 strikers to resume work in parts of the plant of the General Motors of Canada Ltd. today. The situation officials of the union, company and municipality consider as "ticklish" because of fear of an outbreak. Today, however, passed quietly. The workers entered the plant without hindrance although many were . greeted by jeers. TORONTO, April 10: (CP) Possibility of an early settlement of the strike dispute which has closed the plant of the Genera Motors Corporation plant at Oshawa appeared last night. Yesterday1 Pre mier Mitchell Hepburn conferred with union heads here and, after oe tne most acuve m putting can-, conference( expressed himself dldates in the election provincial ag h ful of & settlement field. Telegraphic dispatches yes- The prmler saM that he expected terday announced the nomination tQ meet executlves of the General of H. H. Boyle as Conservative MotQrs Corratlon ater candidate for Slrnilkameen and T. whlch he would agaln coner with G. Norrls In South Okanagan. lnltla. unlQn kaders NegotlaUons With Premier T. D. Pattullo In- td b th., Premier howeVer, broke "rl1"!1 .Bei?ral Clei ? down today on the question of ad-will be held early In June It Is to mlul jiugh Thompson, organizer be expected that there will be early Ior tne Commlttee on industrial- acuviiy oy an tne parties in getting 0rgaruZation, Thompson ls actlng i as. advisor to the' strikers who are I members of the United Automobile ' Workers of America. ! Premier Hepburn announced that : he had no intention of sending police to Oshawa unless trouble developed. He explained that, at first fearing there would be violence, he had requested Hon. Ernest Lapointe, federal minister of justice, to send additional Royal Canadian- Mounted Police officers to Toronto to supplement the pro vincial force which was standing j victory in one of the semi-finals by ready to proceed to Oshawa. of the English Football Cup com petition today with a four to one victory over West Bromwich Albion. The ' Lancashire players rapped home three goals in the opening half while each counted once after the cross-over. The other final berth was won by Sunderland which triumphed two to one over Millwall. The crack northerners scored a goal in each half after Millwall had administered a shock by tallying soon after the battle opened. SITDOWNS DENOUNCED United States Senate Also Condemns Company Unions And ICspioninje of Worker' . ... it i Now, however, Premier Hepburn said, he was confident there would be no violence at Oshawa. He suggested, however, that the police were being held in readiness as much for the protection of ths workers as for anybody else. Mr. Hepburn said that he had admiration for the way ln which the strikers had so far conducted J themselves. Announcement was made by the I Premier that strikers had agreed I to permit of the removal 'today or j Sunday of parts from the strlke-I bound plant. Earlier in the day Mr. ; Hepburn had predicted that there , would be a showdown at Oshawa when the company attempted to ship these parts. The striking employees, however, decided against j interfering if the firm endeavored J to ship parts out of the plant at i Oshawa to dealers throughout iVlllMIICS i Pnntirln Thp nfirtK nro fnr wtifl1r to private cars and trucks Pre- !. WASHINGTON.. April 10: (CP) I Slt-.lmvn strikes .hvp l.ppn de-. vi0U5iy 5lrlKe spoKesmcn nao. saw inn.in,...d liv ih.. llnitixl Stat" '. attempts " Si.nji'tu In .. statement of linliev lelj' 'which has been sent on to the ' strlkes ,,n Unlted states Plants r 1 House where it Is believed by Guener,al Motors-Close plcketIng ' jHome 'political observers it w'll the Plant continues. I be shelved indefinitely, havin: 1 . T1 '.been tabled without recorded I 1AW KlftllPnr 1 ft 'vote. The statement declares thi sit-down strike to be illegal and, .contrary to .sound public policy. Jt proposes further investigation' of sitdowns, which suggestion the House yesterday failed to take; .action upon. I public policy. Dr. Richardson and Dr. at such be followed action would by renewed Island Property Prince John Brings Men North From Vancouver to Work On Louise Island Mine Company unions and espionage; , . ' , , lof ,'! steamer Prince John, on her workers' activities arc also lnmin,.o,I In n SonMtnrl.nl -tnhw V0'a8e n0rth fr0m" VailCOUVCr Via the Queen Charlotte Islands this ment as being contrary to sound Atli Inlet for the Louise mining Rice, property on Louise Island. Japan- r oo n 11 ay sailed by the Prince. Vancouver dentists, arrived in the cse people have become lnteres-John fast night on her return to 'city from the south oh the Car- ted ln the property which ls owned the Queen Charlotte Islandswaftsr jdena this morning and proceeded by Alex Rogers of Lockeport. It ls spending the day in town to re aboard the 'Prince John to' the planned to ship Uie Iron ore to celve medical attention 1 ' 1 -Queen Charlotte Islands'. IJapaiv ll Today's Weather VICTORlA3.C. Tomorrow's Tides 3. (8 A M.) . 4 prlncr- Rupert Part cloudy, High 0:57 a.m. 22.6 ft. north wind, 5 miles per hour; baro-melr 13:28 p.m. 21.4 ft. V. 11 2964 (falling); temperature, Low 7:25 a.m. 1.5 A. 41 :ea shiuuwi. 19:33 p.m. 4.0 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUAIBIA'S NEWSPAPER - - XXVI . No. 84 PRINCE RUPERT, B.Q., SATURDAY, APRIL i0, 1937 fKICE: .VCKN'I POLICE NO Twenty Killed LOGGER WAS SOLUTION- In Labor Fisht; FOUND DEAD Late Tekgraphs '5) ! 1 'J 1 t'l I k V. 1 r