V1CTO Today's Weather 9 f f Tomorrow's Tides (8 A.M.) mm High 5.40 a.m. 184 ft. Rupert -Raining, calm; Prime 19:16 p.m. 16.8 ft. tcr, 30. sua moderate. Low 12:30 p.m. 5.0 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER N' fit' Vol XXVI PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1937 PRICE: 5 CENT Bun i -After I kre. Kiii left fa 1 Itrt i . Km nl Ki Ml h ii,c: ""'"Ull. wrrai I Alyani I li. Ali evan Hlol. me "Use r prtion Sitnat In Prince Rupert; Path Is Expected to Be Renominated C p, to Be in Field But Has Problem of Selecting Candidate Who Will Suit Everybody More Than Two Candidates Looked For While there have been no official nominations for the ... - i i uanre.s borne ol these discussions nggest rather strange associates. The kcwtuI opinion of the mast U" political piognostlcators locally ems to bo tint h? opposit on tr ii P mler will be rather split up at tr . .' barrinv, some unexpected Nftent! being reached, there litll be more than two candidates the field v 1 r . ling ot Lflrvnt Off to London milk. Aftir Several Weeks Urich, leaves Switzerland Par I'.i'is . .- lUi rland, April IG ponding Huvetul week s Parol, of Kgypl ha nris enroule lo lxndoi will attend the Corona ig tieorge VI and iju i n oday I Weather IQoveruiMnl 1i'legrihi Truu I'oint i-'i-'lit north li n" i itturh, hiinuneler, 30. Wi ,i i In ai'Karu Isluud Showe'ri m wind, ii miles per hour, ' ' ire, in, moderate rougt ."'pi.. I land Cloudv, so l(l miles per hour; ""-wart C Ban Itoi smitii(... mild. ''Urn, Victoria H mil.. ! loiidy, Cloudy. soul h uith nil, i '' Arm Cloudy, south Wind B. - J , .1 I M . H.I. loudy, south wind ' loudv " Pari t'l( Int. If I 'llllllV , ar, calm. ea Im. ,; Bright, calm, lair, sun I hu-iwt ivlnd " i hour; barometer, 80. ," 'i.2K "Hill,. ( ind, hi. ..iH(.r. 'ucoiiver 80.20 Cloudy, norlhwesl miles per hour: Kara. eorge nines C per oudy, hour ; ten I h baro- I Pattullo Will Open Campaign I On Wednesday I VICTORIA, April 16: Pre- mler T. D Pattullo will open the provincial government's eral intervention and imposition of election campaign with a radio address over the provincial network from his office here on the evening of April 21. This was announced yesterday following the Premier's setting of the election date as June 1. CRITICAL OF C. C. F. lohn Melnnis Predicts In Vim-COUVer That it is About To ' ( u 1 1 up and Die" ( VANCOUVER, April 10: Dc-j claring that Ihe party was tolalty ! unfit t.. rwejve finaneial supporl or votes to help it get into pdl I a the next pro'vihcikl electio: , John Melnnis. speaking here las I night, predicted that, "after M" i 1. the C. C. V . will curl up and 1 die." Referring to growing d! lunity in the ranks of 'he C. G F. on the eve of the election. Mr 1 Melnnis referreo to the recent .statements of A. M. Stephen and Dr. I. vie Telford, lie agr 1 with Stephen that "it would be fatal" to have such men as eon stituted the party executive" ru: the affairs .f the province. Now Dr. Telford was complaining of "squabbling and quibbling" within the ranks of the party whic h was "dominated by office seek "The (' c. bus been a flop all over Canada except in British Columbia and look a il here," said Mr. Melnnis. obvious ly it was totally unfit to receive the support of the electors. It COUld "illy lead to BOOM sort "'' I Fascism or die'atorship. As for Mr. Stephen and D'' Telford. Mr. Melnnis thought that, now they had done their hit. they mlghl take Up the playing of croquet r retire to Southern Russia to enjoy themselve-. Mr Melnnis said he would be glad to contribute to a fund tO help Ihem to do so. New Wage Pact Is Now Signed Bverythim settled Between ( ana ,j;1 National RailWayi And Brotherhood stored .. .... A , 1 ' 10 - - " MONTKKAL. April bare- agreement implementing U . t iho hoard of conciliation; ! announced early In the week re-. ' 0,'T thousand em- AT sun. nn l .frln urairei of ten wme dKMm..,. i.,. nf the Canadian National I"H1ILUL ft UUWl IIU.TVV'I ., r P .i , . . r " MKMluri .. - .... 1. a ..ft .ki. 1 ., 111 r i- mi iiiw. of the Police Evict FOOD SHIP Sitdowners! CAPTURED One Hundred and Fifty Persons Thrown Out ..f V.U I Speculation as Co. in Detroit DETROIT, April 16 Police have forcibly evicted 150 sit-down strikers from the plant of thu Yah- Ick Co. here. Then ...w.viiw.ml ,A..,.i wm t .... f.... .... i..: i.. !was ''onsMierabic resistance on. Famished ' joi ui-."' "" t, l -- :. li i the .,art ()f lh slrikt.rs ,...f()1 M.rt rKlin.U 'a rant-emeu, u secma reasonaoie lo anticipate th.-v eventually evacuated C . t n l.,i i ..-.'II L i l i that l lcmiri j. i aiiuiiu win uiilc inuie ne teiKieieti the unanimous nomination of the Liberal party. What tormthe opposition to Mr. Pattullo will take, if any, has not yet been crystallized although lith the election date now announced, there is plenty of dlicus-Bon and an abundance of rumors. One certainty seems to be that a. 4 la A ' i. ... i ii. .IMi federation will have a candidate the field Names are now being (onsldered. The C. C. F. is evident-It fared with the rather difficult Usk of making a choice which will ke acceptable to all the various Aide of Its potential supporters, this problem does not seem to be eonlined to Prince Rupert alone but appears to be a general one throuehout the province. It a.s intimated some time ago that then would be a Conservative candidate but it has been .suggested lately that they might be an Independent Instead. Talk li heard of various al- Anti-Lynching Bill Adopted Boom of terms of imprisonment for criminal negligence upon prison officials who permit capture by mobs of prl- oner from jails of which they have charge. General One Day Strike All Workers Would Support Demand of Clyde Shipbuilders For Waee Increase GLASGOW. April 16: A general strike of one day here is threatened as Ciyde shipbuilding em and union recognition. Stock Market Turnover Up li: tr Increase During The r'lrsl Quarter of This Year Little Plgctnittlon In Prices Recently NHW YOLK, April 10 Btor turnover on the New Ymk market for the first quarter of r.):;7 hat recorded a great increase ovei recQ.rd.ed. a great Increase ovei the corresponding period la I venr. There was nine iiuciuhvhim in prices during the past coup! pf days, industrials being off .17 on the average, rail- up II an I uitilitiee up STRIKE IS NOW OVER l i le"ranhers and Seamen's Dis- pate Reaches Truce Veto NtW YORK. April 16: 'CP) Four ships with thirteen operators were Immediately affected by a general strike declared yesterday by the American Telegraphists' Association again.'.t vessels owned by the International mercantile marine. Other ships were to be tied up on entering port but today it was announced that the strike of the , seamen and operators had been settled. This followed a conference which provided In part for con- j Terences looking toward an election to determine proper bargaining, ! agencies among International mer- cantile marine employees. Seattle Hotel Strike is Off "f 8.in . Mi" ,no""n r",w"J' . f Radwav Increases in um,. wi... "'v," " o uanaa.au "".-.w.- te. Wages Garniej A I 1 are ftuvanceo a ,, '"" Ei. Martin and Enudoyees to inc. p - "Hybone of the pro- level by April 1. im. was sign , tl, here between 1. '.- - strike ' tte iu v w.i.1...,... f hrnthpi-hnix . e . . . i "m. , " .noon lail in in Seattle neaine is in oil. un, mnw. increases on thl, a ooun 01 revision by AP'" ' ,, , 'J- Bttri , ,,tuv"clal voters1 list at way employees in Canada will have Olhil .. ... ....... ..ntlielv 1'. Oij pni 19. next Mon- had then wane ' j ... in to Identity Vessel Taken hy Insurgents-May be Britisher Fall of Bilbao Halibut Sales Summery American- 2i,50) pounds, and Cc to 7.5c and c. Canadian 13,000 iounds Of North Coast Spanish Fort Cannot Hold Out .Much Longer I3AYONNE, France April 16: (CPi The Spanish insurgents last night wete reported lo have claimed the captuie of a foreign freighter said to have been ilvin" the .Noiwegian flag but I i I ' 1 I I I I I I L I III-. !-. V. i i i In RnHji i.r flu wl tion From South WASHINGTON, DC . April 16: 1 Over the opposition of a heavy bloc of representatives from the south, the House of Representatives yesterday passed a new anti-lynchlng law which would provide for fed- orted to and 5e to B.c and 5 I American Einnner, 8,00, Boolh, 7. le am Be. Friso, !.i(H). Cold Storagt 7.5e ind 6c. Edgecombe, !),."i". Cold store, 7c and 6c. Canadian North Foreland. B.500, Atlii r:.- an, re. Skeena M.. 1,800, pArifk, f" and Te- Unome, U0O, Ailm, 6.11c i"' 5c. Ryback, 2,000, Cold sioi .8c and St. LONOBHORPMRN on GREAT LAKRJ fkjtg g. Catastrophes Of Various Kinds In Japan Take Toll TOKYO. April 16: -Fires, storms, landslide.'-, floods and cyclones are known to have killed 103 persons and rendered at least 2000 homeless In Jacan and possession5, including Korea 81 venty-flve persons arc mlMlngj A city of 52,000 in Korea has been devastated by flames. Ninety fi lling boats were lost In a storm at sea. (i(M ON STKlKi: TORONTO. Ont . Aurll 16:-With the opening of the navigation season. 600 Great Lakes longshoremen have gone on strike demanding higher wages. The strike Is centred In Toronto and Hamilton where trouble has flared among the stevedores. Picket lines have been established. NF.W YORK. A. nil Ki: MT .. ,!..!( nil !.,! i I Y I luwl i, .on , 11. u..,,... . ivbm and one and a hall time tor liar silver was selling at 4.r overtime have been granted. Hotel 1 per ounce yeaterday, droppiiiM h -gueBt ites hae bet u lucreaged 'day to 46f4c. All Quiet At End of General Motors Dartmoor Now! , , Nothing Serious Comes of "Minoi Disorders at British Penitentiary LONDON, April Ki: An official statement issued by the Bri tish government lasl night said there had been minor disorder? at Dartmoor Penitentiary but nothing serious had come of them Lewis Speaks Of Sitdowns which is be-1 ' nionn w ii rigni m m u eved here to have in reality been 1 umme . -hsc the British ( 1 ' nlef ship Mary Llewellyn! which had left here with a cargo! .,' of potatoes and other foodstuffs' WASHINGTON, D.C '.. Apia" with the intention of running the: 1G: Speaking here John ' Bilbao blockade. j Lewis, head nf the Committee far, Fall of Bilbao" Industrial Organization, prcdictc general diminutjoJI in sit-dow, General Francisco Franco, Span-,!! j following the va idntu.n! ?tri Lsh insurgent commander, is re-1 ''v ir ouprenw voor. oi .e un,. have declared that Bilbao is on the point of surrender by the 'oyaliits. French and British in- rests at Hrndaye were moving to1 assLt in the evacuation of women. children and non-combatants from, Bilbao. General Emi'io Mola. leader of the northern insurgent army, has moved to n new advanced general headquarters on the Basque front it was reported today from St. Jean de Luz, for the purpose of a supreme final push against famished Bilbao Official lng&rgent advice-said that Mola was nnly waiting for the ra'.n to -nl bcfo-e launching the full force of Ivs drive toward the Bay of Biscay coast. Six Americans were .sentenced t- ployees demand wage Increases month's Hi-ri-onmenl each In F-anT yesterdav fw, havlr'j at- t"nnt to enter S )a:n and join the civil war. 0.."( Males oi t'le vtagncr I.e.!). i I unionization Lewis said. Alberta Will Build Roads '. wo Million Joinl Program Ol Dominion and P'oOnce Announced . - . I EDMONTON. April D: - Tin . Alberta government yesterday an j Bounced that a $2,000,00) row , building program, to which tin I Dominion and province wouU , eont r liiit,- eifualiy. v,i- about l j hi? instituted. ,' Rona! Upland I Dies in Vancouver! - : ,1 1V"M Known Business and Vatehs-I man PlWMM Awav Vi'-itcd Here Daring Winter VANCOUVKR. April 16: Ronalc M. Maltland, prominent Vancouver business m.n and rarticularly j wel! known in yachting circle. 1 passed away yesterday after a ilenethv illness Durinu the winicr Mr llaiUand made a trip to Prince R'.ipert in company with his bro-ther. Roval L (Patl Maltland K.C . forme piovlncial cabinet minister DEFERRED sidenl Appoints Committee Southern Pa Ific Dispute In SAN FRANCISCO, April 10) Presidential intervention resulted in postponement lor sixty days of the strike of oT0l) locomotive firemen ami engine men employed of the Sou: hern Pacif 1 Uailw.i; which was to have started to night. A enmmitte of thr-'e ha been appointed by President Roosevelt to enedaver Id reach : settlement of the Brotherhood 00 manda. Search For Fire Bugs Continuing rovincial Police Still Endeavoring To Get BvMence in Iteeent Wave of Incendiarism intensive search for evidence which may lead to the identity of tin 1 ment in tnis disrriel btrike by Monday next Is General Expectation Negotiations Opened Today Expected to Result in Early Settlement of Dispute Which Has Tied Up Big Plant For Nine Days OSHAWA, April 16: (CP) Union officials, conferring here on the General Motors strike situation, will advise 3700 strikers to return to work on Monday pending arrival of an agreement with the company, it was learned on good authority today. Officials of the local union met with Homer Martin, president of the United Automobile " Workers ol America, and Hugh Both Sides Are Responsible For Packing Dispute Relations Act. Unions wou'l; VICTORIA, April 16: The report fight against sHdowns provid'rt of Judge W B. Mcintosh on the he companies ceased resigtlrg dispute between P. Burns Co. Ltd. and Its employees was made public yesterday by Hon. George S. Pearson, minister of labor. It holds both rides equally responsible for the dispute. RED WINGS KEEP CUP ?fcated New York Banners Three to Nil in Fifth And Deciding Game DFTUOIT. April (T le-'roit Bed hfinaje completed a laecessfdl defeii s ( Hm Bteaiej "n', er'llc:"ali- of world's pro- 'teional Iw.kcv championship. Itiit nisbt bv defeatta' New York aueers bv a score of three to nil in the fifth and deciding n:rr. The Reel Wines scored one geeJ in each pcrio-l. A ( owd of 14,102 fans saw the same. Former Victoria Railway Official D. Chetham. For Mail Years District Passenger Acnt. Passed a VICTORIA. "). Chcthim. Ap'il 16: who was district passenucr agrnt for the "anaclia-i Pacific Railway here, died y":terdav. Since his retirement in 1134 he had resided at Gordon Head. Strike Dispute Finally Settled A'reemtnl IMueen Chrysler Motor Corporation of A W I'. A. is Signed DETROIT, April 16: The recent strike dispute between t1" Chrysler Motor Corporation and the Union of Automobile Workers I'm America was finally settled yesterday with the signing of at agreem mt bete n represents' lives pany ft the union and Ihe com lumbla police are continuing an: blind woman, was robbed ol her purse containing some $50. The1 police have been ordered to spare I visit to Japan Thompscn, local organizer of the Committee on Industrial Organization. Proposals understood to have been made by Martin will be placed before the strikers immediately and. It they approve, they will be back on their jobs Monday. Harry Carmichael, vice-president and general manager of General Motors of Canada, announced this afternoon that the company would agree to meet the Oshawa strikers committee if the men returned to work. Hepburn (Jets Parley TORONTO, April 16: (CPi-At the invitation of Premier Mitchell Hepburn a conference opined today in Toronto of General Motors of Canada executives and union representatives in connection with the strike dispute. ! bulking u.neial Motors workers jat Oshawa on the ninth day of '.heir strike made no pretence in j the expectation that settlement of , the tie-up would come before next i week Homer D. Martin, prcidrnt rf the United Automobi.'e Workers of America, arrived at Oshawa after xoressina confidence that the -frlke would be settled before Monday. Premier Hepburn refused to comment on rumors that were current during the day that a reneral provincial election would be held on Issues arising out of the strike. Hon. Ernest Lapolnte announced yesterday that a soecjal detneh-ment of 200 Royal Cinadian Mounted Police, which Premier H?oburn had asked be "Wnt to Toronto, was being withdrawn at Premier Henburn's request. Is Local Question DETROIT. April 19: Following a conference here vesterdav of the United Automobile Workers Union' and the General Motors Corpora-Leonard tion, it wa- stated that there would for years bP n0 further discussion here of the O hawa strike situation wlvch it had been agreed should be ettled between the General Motors of Canada and the local unions concerned. It was also agreed that no oart8 would be shipped from United States to Canada on account of shortage caused by the strike then'. Weather Forecast I 'Furnlshr-d throng, the coiirtc.iv 01 r.f Dominion Meteorological Btirem: victoria snd Prince Rupert Thl f e snst l compiled from obn"rvnton t. Sen t S a m today and covtr tlw 31 lour period eniln I p.m loanrrowi. General Synopsis Pressure ie-mains high on the Pacific Coaet and weather has become coo'er In Ihitisfi Columbia. Wesl ''oast of Vancouver I '-laud- Fresh Westerly to south winds, mostly fair and mild. Prince Rupert District and Helen Keller, On Queen Charlotte Islands Moder- o. . ate to fresh winds, shifting to Kisr to Japan, south, mostlj fair with noi much Robbed of Purse ' hang,, in temperature. Saturday I Strong south to southeast winds and sh,,w,,, '- TOKYO. April 16: - Emperor i Hlrohtto has expressed official re- ( grct at an incident by which Helen j NELSON. April 16: British Co-j Keller, the world's most famous I Vancouver Wheat VANCOUVER, April 10: (CP) Wheat was trading at tl81 , perpetrators of the recent wave of no effort In bringing the thieves on the Vancouver market yester- inceiidiarisni 111 Douktiobor aetue-ito Justice. It Is Miss Kellers first day, dropping sharply to $L-'s today. I 3 k 1 ta s i : 1