Vol. XXVI, No. 155. V BOMBING ATTEM Steel Employee Makes Confession-Would Force Election JOHNSTOWN, Pa., July G:-State police late today disclosed an attempt to dynamite a Pennsylvania train as It moved past the strike harrassed Bethlehem Steel Cor-nration Dlant here. State of fers said they arrested Ernest Uyton, 21, of Johnstown, who allegedly admitted throwing three Btipie of dvnamlte under the mov- tne train early today. Although the fuses were burned, the dynamite did not explode. Layton's alleged confession Implicated two other men. Police said Layton told them he had been a Bethlehem employee until this spring. Governor Oeorge Earl, Pennsyl vania's New Deal governor, told a thronz of cheering steel strikers and coal miners here Sunday that the state attorney-general would go to Washington on Wednesday to see If he can force an election. The election referred to claims by the Committee for Industrial Or-eanlzatlon that the union would win If steel companies along the seven state steel strike front per mltted emoloyees to vote on unionism. STRIKE IS NOW OVER Pckeje I'Uhinz Normal Throuph cut District fckeena Average 15 to 20 partial strike of salmon fishermen in the Bella Coola and Rivers inlet area had ended and that fish ing was proceeding there now. A total, of 703 licences has so far been issued on the Skeena River. The quota is 850 fcftel reaching which the weekly cio?ed season u is is increased iimciiwu. ni D.. xr i messenger Doy JL1C5 Ul lllJUiy Arthur Cartwrlght, Whose Bicycle Struck Auto in, Vancouver, Succumbs ' VANCOUVER. July 6: Arthur Cartwrlght, a telegraph messenger, succumbed In hospital yesterday to Injuries sustained on Saturday when the blcvcle he was riding collided with an automobile at the corner of Fourteenth Avenue and Colllngwood Street. REUNIONS IN LONDON Former Daily News .Man Meets Up With Fred Head and Miss tar! (By Sid Webb) London ealllne Prince Rupert! Yes, slree, there have been great Hinr in the "little old town of London, England" during the past few weeks Including, of course, ine great Coronation of King George VI., and, thanks to the worthy Canadian delegates comprising me mint-irv detachments, etc., and not iMst nf all the civilian representa tives, the Maple Leaf was Kepi 10 h forefront In the great metro- polls. The writer had the good for tune to run into none owier uiau niH friend Fred Read in Fleet Street the' blhet "day. He, I believe, nas seen more coronation tercmonles than most people but don't go away with the Idea that Fred Is either on the "retired list" or an "also ran." Not Fred, me hearties! I guess he's f t nnHin pcnrri.lllV the I St LU iliuiv w ijviiwv.., v The Dominion Fisheries office west End, in the few short days he here was advised today that a J jias been In our midst than many natives who have lived here all hPir lives. Well folks, it was sure iiflfh him rind guuu auaiwv ncvw " v.. ...... normally nas nc. got SUntan! He's as brown ax i sunburnt orange ana as spry as a two-year-old with a manger full of oats. And does he know isniricm? Well, believe me, he took me around last night and, if I had not not had naa him rum for ior a a guide, buiuc, I a onuu should n Vfifio 1l!fn thprn uri . '. . . i.nfrl n.- vmi tin- linn v..-.- ... nave nan to asit a iuf 10 licences o far granted, Ihc . . i .s aulte uncanny the quota beinir 300. he dives and swerves around In tl.o Rivi.ru lull! aiTii 1200 licences have been issued. The gill net boat 'average foi the Skeena and Naas Rivera was reported today as being fifteen to twenty fish per day. Windsor's Vicar Hcv. A. II. Jardlnc Charges Archbishop With "Political Rather fl. .... l?..!.K..l' VI. ...c corners and up back alleys. The next time I eo out with Fred I'm taking no chances but shall sew mv coat-tails to his with baroea i wire. I believe he Intends to go to Asrnt nnd It's dollars to lost but' ! tons at the laundry that he gets all the winners: In fact I shouldn't be 'surnriscd to read that the authorl m y mT 1 ties have had to snoot me uuic lo In iMaur Y AllT he harks to stou them. AO 111 llTT VI best hosts a Fred ls one Qf the . I I j ...iu fnf TTft urrtlllH !t! - man cuuiu wish iw. - (Continued on rse Four) NEW YORK, July 0: Kcv. A. H,.ijrCiU LalgarjT Jardlne, former vicar of Darling-j ton, who conducted Church of Eng-, land rites at Monts, France, when the Duke of 'Windsor and Mrs. Wallls Warfield were married, ar rived here yesterday for a lecture; tour of the United States. He, said that, if he had to do It over, he would not hesitate at again conducting the marriage. He charged the Archbishop of Canterbury with taking a "political rather than a spiritual" view of the matter. KILLED BY HEAT BAN FRANCISCO,, July 6;Onc man dropped dead as Sail Francisco's merc'ury sdared to an all- "me high record. M. C. Accvcda, 45, Santa Clara rancher, collapsed Stampede Is On Annual Event In Southern Alberta Metropolis Colorful as Ever CALGARY, July 6:-Colorful as ever and drawing visitors to uit city from far afield, the annual Calgary Stampede opened jtoin-day. A picturesque parade, led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and including Indians in aboriginal costume, cowboys ana cowgirls, bands and other features, was the opening event. Funeral Notice tvii. funeral of the late John J. In BKecfe will take place Wednesday the doorway of a hotel at i-aciric Avenue. He was pronoun- from wu: ..u.i ced dead from, a heart attack. In- elation at 0 a.m. Prayers wlU I be duced by heat, on arrival at one of held at the B C. Undertate" the local hospitals. I Chapel at 8 p.m. tonight, Tuesday. Late Telegraphs ISLAND CHILDREN DROWN COURTENAY William, aged 8, and Dorothy, 11, children of Mr. and Mrs. William Yeo, were drowned in the Courtenay River last night while bathing. SIXTY-SIXTY SPLIT DUBLIN It looks now like a sixty-sixty scat split in the Irish Free State election between the De Valcra government and the combined Opposition with Labor holding the balance of power with eleven seats. The Cosgrave party has, apparently, elected 41 members and Independent, eight. FRANCO ASKS HELP LONDON General Francisco Franco, commander-in-chief of the Spanish Insurgents, is reported to have asked Hitler of Germany and Mussolini of Italy for 125,000 more men, 500 planes, 50 artillery batteries and tanks with which to pursue the civil war. MOKE REDS EXECUTED MOSCOW Twenty-two more employees of the Siberian Railway have been executed for alleged sabotage. EDMONTON TO WIIITEHORSE WHITEHORSE A large trl-motorcd airplane landed here last night, Inaugurating the new air mail service from Edmonton. GEN0VESE WINS OUTj Gordon Wallace Fails in Attempt I tir.li.- To Regain uanauian niiwr weight Title TnnnMTH Tniv fi; (CP) Gor don Wallace failed to regain the J Canadian welterweight crown here last night when he dropped a split ten-round decision to Frankle Genovese, Toronto Italian, who had dethroned him more than a month ago. Fans booed the decision which the Judges apparently gave Geno vese on stamina and cleaner nn-tlnir In the last couple of rounds. The referee found in favor of Wal lace. In the early rounds Wallace drove his opponent around the ring with smashing rights to the head, left hooks to the body and ripping uppercuts when Genovese tried to clinch. Gordon Wismer Is Sworn In New Attorney General of Hritlsh Columbia Took Over Office Yesterday VICTORIA, July 6: Hon. Gor-! don S. Wismer K.C. of Vancouver Centre, took the oath of office asj attorney-general yesterday from Lieutenant Governor E. W. Ham- ber. The swearlng-ln took place in ; the rirescnce of members of the cabinet and benchers. Mr. Wismer takes over the attorney-general- j ship from Premier T. D. Pattullo who had been In charge of the de-! partment since the resignation some months ago of Hon. Gordon Sloan to Join the Dritlsh Columbia Court of Appeals bench. FLIERS IN NEW YORK j ' NEW YORK, July 6: The Soviet filers, who recently flew non-stop from Moscow to Vancouver, Wash.,-have been spending a few days here following a visit to Washington. They had flown across the contin ent from Oakland via Chicago. PROV!r MAL LIBRARY Todays Weather VICTOHI X B.C. Tomorrow's Tides (ft A.M.) prince Rupert Drifting fog, southeast wind, 8 miles per hour; barometer, 30.10 (rising); temperature, 54; sea smooth. Bisley Meet I Is Under Way ; Great Uifle Competition Started Yesterday in England BISLEY, Eng., July 6; The Coronation Bisley meet got under way yesterday with the usual re-i presentation from Dominions and colonies. The King's Prize, major event of the meet, will be shot July 17. SAVED BY FARMERS Seven Passengers and Pilot Dragged From Flaming Air Liner I THURSO. Scotland, July 6: Two Scottish farmers were credited with saving the lives of seven passengers and the pilot of a British air liner that crashed in flames at Clerendon Airport. John Green and his elderly father rushed to the wrecked ship which crashed within twenty yards of them and pulled the occupants to safety as the plane took fire. Today's Weather (Oovertimeut Iflenriu Terrace Cloudy, calm; temperature, 54. Alice Arm Light rain, calm, 53. Stewart Light rain, calm, 49. ' Hazelton--Cloudyalm; 57. r. - Smlthers Cloudy, calm, mild. Burns Lake Cloudy, showery 52. Halibut Sales Summary American 25,000 pounds, 8.9c and 6.5c. Canadian 69,500 pqunds, 7.2c and 5.5c to 8.3c and 5.5c. American Estep, 25,000, 8.9c and 6.5c, Cold Storage. . Canadian Viking, 7.500. Cc and 5.5c, Pacific. Skeena M., 11,000, 8.2c and 5.5c, Pacific. Atll, 14.500. 7.4c and 5.5c, Booth. Embla.. 10,000, 8.3c aud 5.5c, At-lin. Annabelle, 9,000, 7.9c and 5.5c, Pacific. Nornen, 9,500, 7.2c and 5.5c, Cold Storage. Tramp, 8,000. 8.1c and 5.5c, Cold Storage. MAY END STRIKE SAN FRANCISCO, July 6: New proposals of the San Francisco hotel managers with a view to ending the strike of hotel employees have been referred to the strike committee for consideration. All Time High Temperature In So. Saskatchewan MOOSE JAW, Sask., July 0: An all time record for heat in Moose Jaw was recorded yesterday when the thermometer ascended to' 100 above. The previous high temperature reading here had been 105. Extremely hot weather prevails throughout Southern Saskatchewan with Alberta and Manitoba becoming more moderate at 80. HOY LOSES LIFE VANCOUVER, July 0: Reuben Rhodes, 16-year old Langley Prairie boy, Li dead from injuries sustained when struck In the abdomen by a log in a logging camp. He passed away in the Vancouver General Hospital to which . lie had been brought after the accident. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1937 Successful Survey Flights in Anticipation of Trans-Atlantic Service BOTWOOD, Mid., July 6: (CP) Two trans-Atlantic air liners landed at opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean today after charting air routes between North America and Europe in anticipation of the new trans-Atlantic service. The Imperial Airways flying boat Caledonia completed a westward hop of 1900 miles when it landed here from Foynes, Ire, her crossing time being fifteen hours and nine minutes. Later the Caledonia will visit Western Canada cities. The Pan-American Clipper III, flying in the opposite direction, landed at Foynes after a twelve-hour and forty-minute survey hop from here. Neither plane carried passengers or cargo. The Caledonia Sunday completed the first leg of the trans-A'lantic survey flight by making the 351-mile hop from Southampton to Foynes airport. FRANCES IS CRITICIZED Gentleman From Georgia 'Docs'Not Think Much of Labor Secretary WASHINGTON, July 6: Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins has been accused of being ignorant of the dignity of constitutional authority and of raising the Red Flag of revolution over the Labor Department. The statement was made by Representative Cox, Democrat of Georgia, because of Miss Perkins' assertion that no evidence has been shown that the Committee for Industrial Organization is irresponsible and her suggestion that the steel operators and Union leaders be forced to settle their disputes through legal process. Hearst Denies j Chicago Rumor No Deal or Change in Connection With Herald and Examiner Newspaper CHICAGO, July 6: William Randolph Hearst announced in the Chicago Herald and Examiner today that the paper will not be consolidated with any other newspaper nor Is It for sale. Hearst's (statement was: "Please stop In their tracks hostile rumors being I 'circulated In Chicago. The Herald and Examiner will not be consolidated with any other- paper. It will not be changed in style, character or form. It will continue to be published as heretofore. It is not, of course, for sale." FIREWORKS KILL NONE Motor Accidents and Drownings Responsible For Most of 563 Fourth of July Deaths NEW YORK, July 6: (CP) Lives lost during the celebration of Independence Day In the United States reached 563 with auto accidents responsible for more than half. There were 292 motor fatalities and seventy from drowning. Up to last night not a single fatality as a result of fireworks had been reported. High : 12:56 p.m. 19.6 It. Low 6:43 a.m. 0.8 ft. 18:50 p.m. 6.3 ft. PRICE: 5 CENTS Trace Of Amelia Earhart Yet TWO SHIPS Widespread Search By OVER POND ti ki-.. i nree nations v-cimcu Out For Lost Aviatrix United States, British and Japanese Craft Co-operate In Scouring Sea Confidence Beginning to Wane In Purported Radio Messages HONOLULU, July 6; (CP) Vessels of three nations joined in a widening search today for Amelia Earhart after a meteor was mistaken for flares from the missing plane. This morning the coastguard cutter Itasca reported no information from, t;he missing plane. An amateur radio onerator at Oakland said that he had picked up a message TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy S. D. Johneton Co.) Vancouver D. C. Nickel, .18. Big Missouri, .45, Bralorne, 6.80. 13. U. Con., .04. Artec, .08',-j. Cariboo Quartz, 1.40. Dentonia, .13V2. Uunwell, .02V-.'. (iolconda, .00. Minto, .152. Meridian, .01. Fairview, .08. Noble Five, .05V2. Pioneer, 3.85. Porter Idaho, OlV'j. ' . Premier, 2.45. .vl' "Reeves McDonald, .61. Iteno, .80. Relief ArlitiKton, .18. Reward, .OS1. Salmon Gold, .08V TayJor Bridge, .05. Wayside, .03. Hedley Amalgamated, .044. Premier Border, .021. Silbak Premier, 2.05. Congress, .03. Silver Crest, .07. Home Cold, .03V2. Orandview, .lGsi. Indian, .02. Quatsino Copper, .0334. Oils A. P. Con., .12. Calmont, .1)0. (ask), C. & E., 3.20. Freehold, .11. Hargal, .22. McDougal Segur, .32. Mercury, .35l2 Okalta, 2.20. Pacalta. .25. (ask). Home Oil. 2.20. United, .30. . Toronto Beattie, .15. Central Patricia, 2.65. Gods Lake, .55. Lee Gold, .03. Little Long. Lac, 5.10. McKenzie Kcd Lake, 1.21. Pickle Crow, 5.55. Red Lake Gold Shore, .38. San Antonio, 1.31. Sherritt Gordon, 2.65. Smelters Gold. .03. McLeod Cockshutt, 1.9D. " Oklend, .14. Mnsher, .23. Gilbec, .01' . Madsen Red Lake, .70. Sladncona, 1.28. Frontier Red Lake. .12. Francoeur, .CO. Manitoba & Eastern. .02l2. Moneta Porcupine, 1.45. Rubec, .02. Bailor, .02. Bankfield, .80. ' East Malartic. .90. Preston East Pome, .92, Hutchison Iike, ,18. Dawson White. .13. Rajah Red Lake, .18. Aldermac; 1.07. Kerr Addison, 2.48. Uchi Gold. .80. Martin Bird. .61. WINNIPEG WHEAT i.om WINNIPEG, July 6:Wuly wheat closed here yesterday at $1.488 per . bushel. saying that she was down 281 miles north of Howland Island In a sinking condition and unable to hold out much longer. Two Japanese vessels and a British freighter, the Moorby, have Joined the search which 1$ now expected to turn southward from Howland Island. More than 102 planes, ten ships and three thousand men are now engaged In the search. Fear ls growing that some of the many radio signals which are purported to have come from MLss Earhart may have been. In the nature of a hoax. 1 COURT BILL BROUGHT IN Compromise Measure Introduced . In United States Senate WASHINGTON, July 6: The new compromise Supreme Court Bill, authorizing the appointment of one new Justice each year for every Justice retained on the bench after the age of 75, was introduced in the Senate by Senator Robinson. It marked the official death of President Roosevelt's original Su-Dreme Court Bill authorizing the appointment of six new Justices. HAROLD WINCH HOUSE LEADER Will Head C. C. F. Legislative I Group For Time Being VANCOUVER, July 6: The Cooperative Commonwealth (Federation, at Its convention here yesterday, by a vote of 75' to 29, elected Harold F. Winch, youthful member for Vancouver East, head of the party's leglslatiye group. The anDointment of a permanent leader was deferred until after the first session of the New Legislature in view of the uncertainty as to whether the C. C. F. or the Conservatives will form the official opposition. ' . . Retired Anglican Rector Passes On Rev. Charles B. Clarke Died Yesterday in Vancouver VANCOUVER. July 6: Rev. i Charles B. Clarke, rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church here for many years prior to his retirement last October, passed away yester day at the age of 74. He was formerly at Central Park and Sardls. MEDFORD FIRESWEPT MED FORD, Ore., July 6: Fire of undetermined origin swept through a block of Medford's business district and did damage estimated at more than $75,000.