Today's
Weather
(8
A.M.)
Prince
Rupert
Clear,
southeast
wind,
4
miles
per
no-"
barometer,
29.78;
sea
smooui
Vol.
XXVI.,
No.
8.
sixty
years
ago.
An
eight-foot
iane
stopped
the
course
of
tne
conflagration
and
thus
saved
a
large
portion
of
the
downtown
section.
The
injured
firemen
were
James
Anthony.
Albert
Dunn
and
William
Oordon.
SLEIGHING
ACCIDENT
Mevcn-Ycar
Old
Do'ilgfafllafe
Sustains
Compound
Leg
Fracture
Eleven-year
old
Douglas
Halg,
233
Ninth
Avenue
East,
had
the
misfortune
to
sustain
-a
compound
fracture
of
the
left
leg
between
knee
and
ankle-
at
9:45
Saturday
night
when
a
bobsled
on
which
he
was
riding
down
the
steep
hill
on
Ninth
Avenue
East
with
five
other
youths
collided
with
a:
car
driven
by
Mike
Qurvlch,
coming
along
McBrlde
Street
towards
town.
The
accident
occurred
at
the
corner
of
Ninth
Avenue
and
McDride
Street
The
lad
Is
In
hospital
being
attended
by
Dr.
J.
P.
Cade.
Loyalty
to
New
King
Expressed
By
South
Africa
CAPETOWN,
South
Africa,
Jan
11
Parliament
of
the
Union
of
South
Africa
was
formally
opened
Tit
the
week-end.
The
speech
from
the
Throne
referred
to
the
abdl
cation
of
King
Edward
VIII
and
the
accession
of
King
George
VI
and
announced
that
legislation
would
be
Introduced!
to
ratify
allegiance
to
the
new
King
already
passed
by
the
government
Official
delegates
will
represent
the
Union
at
the
Coronation
which
will
be
celebrated
throughout
Africa.
General
Hertzog
moved
an
address
of
loyalty.
Died
at
Hospital
Saturday
Evening
AuRuslIno
Furano
Passes
Away
At
Arc
of
27
Was
Restaurant
Employee
Augusllno
Furano,
aged
27,
who
had
been
employed
at
the
Port
Clements
Cafe,
passed
away
Saturday
t
11:45
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
He
was
a
native
of
Italy
and
had
been
a
resident
of
the
city
for
some
time.
The
fu
neral
will
take
place
tomorrow
irom
the
Church
of
the
Annun
elation.
HALTING
OF
mm
VOLUNTEERS
Is
Reported
to
be
Sending
Forces
To
Spain
Embassies
At
Madrid
Hit
Japan
Aids
Rebels
New-Plan
vof
"Control
:Urred
on
Na-'
tions
by
Britain
Morocco
Sore
Spot
LONDON,
Jan.
11:
(CPi
The
British
goveornment
sent
a
new
note
yesterday
to
Rome,
Berlin,
Paris,
Moscow,
and
Lisbon
urging
an
immediate
halt
in
the
flow
oi
volunteers
to
Spain
and
propos
Ine
a
new
plan
of
control.
The
rvote
demanded
a
definite
pledge
from
the
powers
concerned
to
stop
niit.mrint.
of
their
nationals
in
v.
-
the
Spanish
civil
war.
Co-lncldent
with
the
sending
ooi
the
appeals
to
Germany,
liaiy,
Portugal
and
Russia
for
the
Immediate
banning
of
volunteer
en
listments
in
Spain.
Great
Britain
yesterday
Invoked
a
law
of
.107f
forbidding
British
-citizens
irom
enlisting
in
any
foreign
forces
under
penalty
of
imprisonment.
Re
ports
are
current
that
Japan
is
now
sending
forces
to
Spain
to
aid
the
rebels.
Four
ranking
admirals
of
tne
Royal
Navy
were
called
to
Gibral
tar,
It
was
reported
today.
Adding
significance
to
the
conference
was
the
reported
presence
of
Lieut.
General
Sir
Charles
Bonham-Car-ter,
Governor
of
Malta.
Great
Britain's
Mediterranean
naval
base.
London
coupled
the
meeting
of
the
admirals
with
the
return
to
Lon-
don
of
Prime
Minister
ouuuw
Baldwin
to
meet
the
cabinet.
Great
Britain
has
again
taken
the
lead
in
the
desperate
attempt
to
keep
the
Spanish
civil
war
within
the
Spanish
peninsula
by
the
nlaclnc
of
the
absolute
ban
on
en
listment
of
her
citizens
on
either
side
and
the
dispatching
of
notes
tn
the
five
principal
powers
in
volved
asking
similar
action.
The
notes,
sent
through
the
ambassadors
at
Berlin,
Rome.
Moscow,
Paris
and
Lisbon,
seek
to
plug
the
stream
of
volunteers
without
awaiting
results
of
the
efforts
of
the
non-intervention
committee.
Reinforcements
in
Morroco
tat?tr
.inn.
11:
(CP)
France
Is
continuing
to
reinforce
its
armed
forces
on
the
Franco-Spanisn
Mor-occon
border
with
a
view
to
tak-i
HnfinitA
action
to
halt
the
moovemcnt
of
German
troops
Into
ts-nnyt
vtnrrac.o
which
15
trolled
by
the
Spanish
Insurgents
and
Is
the
seat
of
their
revolt.
A
regiment
of
native
French
Morrocan
troop?
reached
tne
fron-(Continued
on
Page
Two)
I
Pope
Showing
MILL
TO
RE-OPEN
Billmor
to
Resume
Operations
And
Busy
Seasin
is
Expected
II.
E.
Morgan,
manager
of
the
Billmor
Spruce
Mills
Ltd.
sawmill
at
Porpoise
Harbor,
announced
this
morning
that,
weather
permitting,
the
plant
would
be
reopened
next
month
for
the
cutting
of
lumber.
The
mill
will
continue
fin
operation
throughout
the
season
which
is
expected
to
be
a
very
active
one.
Ties,
common
orders
and
high
grade
will
be
turned
out
with
the
most
of
the
output
going
to
the
United
States.
The
tug
J.
R.
Morgan
is
due
at
Porpoise
Harbor
tomorrow
with
a
raft
of
two
and
a
half
million
iect
of
timber
logs
from
the
Sedgewick
Bay,
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
The
raft
is
at
present
at
Captain's
Cove
and
the
J.
R.
Morgan
is
coming
north
from
down
the
coast
to
pick
it
up
and
bring
it
In.
This
will
give
the
Billmor
mill
a
stock
of
five
million
feet
of
logs.
The
shingle
mill,
which
has
been
running
throughout
the
.yfnter,
U
no.welosed
on
account
of
cold
weather
and
will
probably
not
be
re-opened
until
spring
as
there
is
quite
an
output
now
on
hand.
Registration
For
New
Loan
Has
Not
Been
Filed
as
Yet
OTTAWA,
Jan,
11:
(CP)
Although
reports
in
New
York
say
'.he
registration
will
be
filed
this
week,
Kons
C.
A.
Dunning,
minister
of
finance,
states
that
he
is
inable
to
announce
just
when
the
government
will
file
registration
with
the
United
States
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
for
a
new
$90,000,000
refunding
loan.
BISHOP
OF
VICTORIA
rather
John
C.
Cody
of
Ottawa
Elevated
to
Roman
Catholic
Church
Tost
in
B.C.
OTTAWA,
Jan.
11:
(CP)
Rev.
John
C.
Cody,
parish
priest
of
Assumption
Church
In
Eastvlew,
an
Ottawa
suburb,
has
been
appointed
Bishop
of
.
Victoria.
Official
announcement
was
made
by
Monslg-
nor
Umberto
Mozzonl,
charge
d-
nffnlre
at
the
naDel
leeatlon
In
I
Ottawa,
after
word
had
been
received
from
the
Vatican.
Improvement
VATICAN
CITY,
Jan.
11:
Pops
Plus
XI.
who
has
been
.critically
.critically
111.
continues
to
show
Funeral
Notice
The
funeral
of
Augustlno
Furano
will'
take
place
tomorrow
at
9:30
a.m.
from
the
Catholic
Church.
4-1
Tomorrow's
Tides
mm
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Result
of
Collision
sly
...t-r
.
,-
The
10,000-ton
British
freighter
Thursland
Castle
of
the
Barber
line
completing
a
voyage
from
the
Far
East,
was
ripped
open
from
her
deck
nearly
to
the
water
line
off
Seven
Foot
Knoll
when
she
collided
with
the
Ame
rican
ore
vessel
Lebora,
twice
her
tonnage.
Note
the
gaping
hole
In
the
bow
of
the
Thurland
Castle
as
she
lies
at
her
dock
at
Baltimore,
Md.
Late
Telegraphs
FARRIS
IS
SENATOR
OTTAWA
John
Wallace
de
Bcque
Farris
K.C.
of
Vancouver
has
been
appointed
to
the
Senate
to
'fill
the
vacancy
created
last
summer
by
the
death
of
Hon.
Charles
McDonald.
PROFIT
TAX
UPHELD
WASHINGTON
The
fifty
percent
tax
on
profits
made
by
silver
traders
before
enactment
of
the
1931
law
directing
the
Treasury
to
increase
purchases
of
that
metal
for
United
States
monetary
stock
was
held
constitutional
by
the
Supreme
Court
of
the
United
States
today.
Security
Values
Mount
to
Record
For
Four
Years
NEW
YORK,
Jan.
11:
Security
values
struck
a
new
high
figure
since
1933
on
the
New
York
market
Friday
in
respond
to
the
prom-
ties,
.14.
I
II
1
A
steady
Lindberghs
Are
measure
of
Improvement
which,
-
-
.
-i
considering
his
age
and
general
l
debilitation,
Is
considered
quite
re-'
markable.
The
chief
danger,
physicians
,to
His
Holiness
state,
now
lies
In
his
heart
which
at
times
is
weak
and
erratic.
Expecting
Again
Another
Child
is
Due
Soon,
Lo:i
don
Paper
Says
LONDON,
Jan.
11:
The
Sunday
Referee
said
yesterday,
that
other
child
is
expected
by
Col
Mrs.
Charles
A.
Lindbergh.
Mrs
President
Signs
Embargo
on
War
Supply
Export
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Jan.
ill-President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
at
the
week-end
signed
the
resolution
forbidding
the
export
of
war
materials.
TRADE
IN
GRAIN
UP
a.
i
World
Wheat
Situation
is
Brightest
Since
1929
OTTAWA,
January
11:
(CP)
The
world
wheat
situation
appear
;d
brighter
during
the
last
year
than
atany
time
since
1929
Wor'd
stocks
of
wheat
which
exceeded
1,000,000,000
bushels
as
o.'
August
1,
from
1931
to
1934,
were
idubed
to
730,000,000
August
1,
1936.
The
shortage
In
the
Noith
balanced
budget
in
1939.
Three
im"lcn'
Jterr
L.
"
million
shares
changed
hands
,
'J
!
i
,.Dr
i
undoubtedly
restore
the
world
r
.
,
n
V
nnrt
mfo,
,
n
carry-over
to
normal
proportions
i
In
?
Saturdays
q,Lri,S1SS
onef
trading
r
'tween
500,000.000
.
'
'
and
600,000,-11,
session
there
was
a
slight
fallUig.f00
bf
he'fi
requirements
Au'
VSL?
however,
.2
are
avenge
off,
the
industrial
drop-lmPrt
It
Is
significant
that
the
current
adjustment
between
supplies
and
;
requirements
has
been
brought
by
!
a
f:Tles
of
short
crops,
rather
High
l;23
a.m.
18.8
ft.
12:56
p.m.
21.5
ft.
19:45
p.ra.
2.7
ft.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
JANUARY
11,
1937
"price:
5
cents
ANOTHER
DISASTROUS
FIRE
A
T
NANAmO.
Had
Been
Sixty
Thousand
Dollar
Conflagration
Sunday
In
Island
Coal
Town
Historic
William
Block
Principal
Structure
Demolished
In
Blazx
Three
Firemen
Injured
In
Fighting
Flames
NANAIMO,
Jan.
11:
(CP)
Seven
stores
were
destroyed
by
fire
on
Sunday
with
an
estimated
loss
of
$60,000
and
the
injury
of
three
firemen.
The
cause
of
the
fire
is
unknown
but
it
is
believed
to
have
started
in
a
jewelry
store,
then
spread
to
the
historic
Williams
Block,
built
"
terribly
Battered
By
Captor;
Start
Manhunt
Discovery
of
Corpse
Made
Near
Everett
Father
And
Federal
Officers
to
Complete
Identity
And
Launch
Search
1
EVERETT,
Wash.,
Jan.
11:
(CP)
Tentatively
identified
by
officers
as
being
that
of
Charles
Mattson,
kidnapped
ten-year
old
son
of
Dr.
W.
W.
Mattson
of
Tacoma,
who
was
snatched
from
his
home
two
weeks
ago
last
night,
the
body
of
a
boy
was
found
shortly
before
noon
SUCK
GOLD
OUT
OF
SEA
Doncer
Who
Left
Norway
In
Sail
Ing
Ship
to
Return
in
Plane
Fly
Over
Pole
Capt.
John
C.
Benson,
Color'
ful
Figure
to
Lead
New
Mining
Undertaking
Colorful
pioneer
figure
of
the
early
days"
of
Alaska
Capt.
John
C.
Benson,
veteran
mining
man
cf
the
north,
was
here
aboard
the
Princess
Norah
this
afternoon
bound
for
Juneau
where
he
will
charter
a
halibut
boat
which
he
will
use
for
an
expedition
to
stake
some
new
gold
mining
ground
about
sixty
miles
from
the
Alaska
Capital
on
which
it
is
expected
j
there
may
be
considerable
actlvltj
j
this
year.
Capt.
Benson's
Idea
Is
ti'
get
In
on
the
ground
floor
ano
,
he
was
discreet
about
not
reveal
ing
the
exact
location.
Capt.
Benson
is
also
the
leader
of
another
unique
mining
venture
which
will
be
Initiated
in
Alaska
'h's
yzir,
thl3
being
an
ambitions
undertaking
to
mine
gold
from
under
the
water
by
means
of
a
large
suction
dredge
outfit
which
is
being
got
in
readiness
now
at
San
Francisco
to
be
taken
north
in
April
to
Cordova
which
has
been
'chosen
as
the
ba3e
of
operations.
It
will
be
a
veritable
portable
mine
on
a
150-foot
dlesel
powered
ves
sel.
The
equipment
will
have
a
capacity
of
handling
4000
yards
daily.
In
connection
with
the
op
eratlon
it
will
be
necessary
to
use
divers
In
putting
down
the
Iron
piping
which
will
have
a
hose
lead
nf
nhoiit.
t.U'pnt.v
fpit
n
orHr
tn
rxtoday
lying
In
snow
In
a
heavy
cut
ver
land
near
the
Pacific
High-
vay.
The
body,
Including
the
head,
evealed
every
evidence
of
a
ter-lble
beating.
There
were
a
number
if
automobile
tracks
nearby.
The
father
and
federal
Investi
gators
have
been
summoned
from
Tacoma
to
make
identifications
complete
and
launch
a
manhunt
for
the
kldnap-klller.
Meantime
officers
are
standing
by
to
guard
he
vicinity
from
the
curious
in
the
hope
of
preserving
every
clue
that
nay
lead
to
the
arrest
o.f
the
boy's
captor
and
killer.
,
give
flexibility.
Capt.
Benson
isl
n-iwe-convinced
that
there
is
pfenty
of
wirwion
in
Canada's
overseas
trade
be
obtained
dl,r!n
ne
ear
wrably
gold
to
from
the
sea
in
this
way.
If
one
location
does11
the
operations
of
the
principal
harbors,
the
ports
forming
an
im-filmple
not
prove
profitable,
it
will
be
a
llnk
In
Anglo-tonadlan
matter
to
move
the
outfltl1-13"1
,
The
of
Mont-
wllltrac!c
port
to
another.
Spring
operations
be
around
Cordova
but
in
midsum-lroal
was
Particularly-
active
dur-
mer
the
outfit
will
be
taken
to;1"
",B
Nome
where
Capt.
Benson
formerly
lived
for
years
and
was
engaged
In
mining.
When
the
approach
of
winter
renders
operations
Impossible
at
Nome,
return
will
hp
miirfc
tn
flnrrlnva
f.han
an
increase
In
world
wheat
aJl
down
ln
dlvlng
sults
ls
trade.
lDlanniri
to
flv
across
the
North
BAH
SILVER
NEW
YORK,
Jan,
11:
(CP)
811-ver
was
unchanged
at
45'c
per
ounce
on
the
New
York
metal
market
Saturday,
advancing
to
4bc
an-!
today
and
Pole
next
summer
from
Point
J3ar-iow
to
his
native
home
ln
Ham-merfest,
Norway,
which
he
left
fifty
years
ago
In
a
sailing
ship.
A
moving
picture
concern
ls
sponsoring
thefllght.
Capt.
Benson,
who
ls
seventy-three
years
of
age.
has
recently
VANCOUVER.
Jan.
11:
(CP)
i
been
ln
Spokane
and
Mrs,
Lindbergh
is
residing
,
in
seclusion
Wheat
was
trading
at
$1.29
oil'
the
Ms
M
present
there.
She
at
her
home
ln
Kent
Benson
will
be
Vancouver
market
Saturday.
looming
to
Alaska
ln
the
spring.
USK
MINING
MANPASSES
John
Willman,
Long
Prominent
In
Interior
Town,
Dies
Suddenly
Announcement
was
received
in
the
city
today
of
the
sudden
death
at
Usk
of
Capt.
John
Willman,
sawmill
and
mining
man
of
some
twenty
years'
standing
at
Usk.
He
came
originally
to
Usk
from
Minnesota
as
manager
of
the
Kleanza
Co.
and
during
recent
years
was
prominently
Identified
with
the
operation
of
the
Columarlo
mine.
He
was
a
native
of
Norway,
about
sixty-five
years
old
and
is
survived
by
two
sons.
He-
died
in
his
sleep
last
night.
Frank
Morris,,
manager
of
the
B.
C.
Undertakers,
leaves
on
tonight's
train
for.
Usk
to
take
charge
of
funeral
arrangements.
Interment
will
le
made
at
Terrace.
Af
expansion
Ui
Trade
Helps
Canada
Ports
go
cleared
irom
Vancouver
rose
from
2,517,000
tons
to
3,135,000
in
the
first
10
months
of
1930.
The
moderate
gain
in
the
ra'.lway
freight
movement
n-as
also
partly
due
to
the
acceptation
In
ex-
Capt.
Benson,
who
was
In
the
port
trade-
limelight
last
June
at
Seattle
when
!
he
was
married
undersea
on
the
HllJJC
Number
Out
bottom
of
Puget
Sound,
bride,
Of
Work
in
Allto
groom,
preacher,
movie
men
and
'Workers'
Strike
DETROIT,
Jan.
11:
Saturday
night
saw
a
total
of
88,000
automobile
workers
out
of
Jobs
as
a
re
sult
of
the
spreading
of
the
strike
affecting
the
operations
of
the
General
Motors
Corporation.
On
account
of
the
wide
spread
between
the
terms
laid
down
by
either
side,
It
was
said
Saturday
night
that
little
progress
had
been
made
ln
geotlations
looking
to
n
settlement.
,