rrn
niumr
1U
mviuEi
HIS
WORK1,
II,
(.
(Sarrclt
Will
Relinquish
Itrokerage
Supcrintendency
But
Still
Registrar
VANCOUVER.
June
18:
(CP)
II.
0,
Garrett
will
relinquish
his
position
as
superintendent
ol
brokers
when
the
government
reorganizes
the
department
controlling
securities
and
mining
companies,
Premier
T
D.
Pattullo
said
yesterday.
He
will
remain
as
registrar
of
Joint
stock
companies
and
superintendent
of
insurance.
Vancouver
Board
Of
Trade
Party
Is
Much
Impressed
STEWART.
June
18:
The
Van
couver
Board
of
Trade
excursion
narty
here
last
Saturday
aboard
the
steamer
Prince
George,
was
much
Impressed
with
the
district
and
Its
possibilities.
Visits
were
paid
to
the
Premier
and
Big
Missouri
mines
and
In
the
evening
prominent
peoole
of
the
district
had
dinner
with
the
visitors
aboard
the
steamer
when
local
problems
were
discussed.
The
principal
speaker
was
E.
T.
Applewhalte.
STRIKE
IS
UNSETTLED
Move
of
Federal
Mediation
IJriiis'
Little
Relief
to
Disturbed
U.
S.
Steel
Industry
CLEVELAND.
June
18:
CP)
T;r
I
dri
ll
mediation
b'JUld
III
UlC
i
workers'
strike,
appointment
ot
which
was
announced
yesterday
by
s
'.retarv
of
Labor
Fiances
per
kli
will
conduct
a
fact-finding
invr
ligation
here.
Spokesmen
for
the
Republic
Steel
Corporation
and
the
Youngstown
She
and
Tube
Co..
two
of
the
principal
Independents
Involved
in
th:
Like,
did
not
know
yesterday
in
'heir
companies
would
agree
to
mec.atlon
of
the
labor
dispute.
Coupled
with
the
move
of
direct
federal
Intervention
came
an
an
nouncement
bv
John
Owens,
Com
miUee
for
Industrial
Organization
chief,
that
a
projected
back
to
work
movement
In
the
Mahoning
Valley
nlants
would
Inevitably
re
suit-
in
sit-down
strikes
if
the
plants
re-ooen
before
the
union
obtains
Sinned
rnntrarts.
To
all
Intents
and
purposes,
de-;"Dite
the
Intervention
move,
the
twenty-two
day
old
strike
Is
still
at
a
deadlock.
Rioting
had
Droicen
out
anew
at
Johnstown.
Pa.,
it
was
reported.
At
Washlneton
John
L.
Lewis
president
of
the
Committee
for
Indurtrlal
Orcantzatlon.
the
fight
ot
which
against
the
American
Federation
of
Labor
for
control
of
workers'
organizations
in
the
United
States
Is
held
responsible
for
most
of
the
labor
troubles
in
the
country
today,
was
preparing
to
i
ave
for
Chlcauo
to
address
a
in;':
3
meeting
of
strike
sympathiz
es.
New
York
Stock
Prices
in
Slump
M
Trading
Results
In
Falling
Off
All
Around
In
Security
Values
DOUMEKGUK
IS
DEAD
AIGUESVIVLS,
France
Gaston
Doumcrgue;
aged
73,
former
President
and
Premier
of
France,
died
today.
OLDEST
MAN
DEAD
NORTH
HAY,
Ont.
John
Rirch,
believed
to
be
Canada's
oldest
man,
died
today
at
his
home
near
here
hi
his
115th
year.
AMELIA
TO
SIAM
i
CALCUTTA
Amelia
Earhart
1
Putnam
took
off
today
for
Siam
j
in
continuation
of
her
flight
'
around
the
world.
She
had
flown
the
1350
miles
from
Karachi
here
'
non-stop.
CONDEMNED
TO
DEATH
ST.
JEAN
DE
LUZ,
Franco-Spanish
Border
Generalissimo
Francisco
Franco
is
reported
to
have
condemned
a
former
chieftain
to
death
for
conspiracy
against
the
head
of
the
insurgent
Spanish
rebels.
Diplomatic
dis
patches
said
that
eighty
other
Fascist
party
chiefs
were
tried
by
court
martial
at
the
same
time.
CL11TER
All
RIVES
.MANILA,
P.I.
The
Pan-Am
erican'
Clipper
arrived
yesterday
from
Guam
with
four
passengers,
air
mail
and
express
of
the
Ha
waiian
Clipper
which
was
forced
back
to
Guam
while
enroute
to
Manila,
because
of
encinc
troubje
,
on
Tuesday.
BRAZIL
FAVORED
01TAWA-r.rar.il
has
been
ac
corded
most
favored
nation
tar
iff
treaty
by
Canada
under
an
order
-
in
-
council.
Previously
cowls
from
the
South
American
Kenulilic
came
In
under
Inter
mediate
tariff
rates.
VAN
ZEELAND
ARRIVES
BRUSSELS
A
move
to
Induce
the
United
States
to
begin
sending
American
dollars
to
Europe
again
and
to
open
up
the
American
rarket
to
cheaply
produced
European
Roods
will
be
staled
hy
Premier
Paul
Van
Zee-
land
of
Belgium
during
his
forth
coming
conference
with
President
Hoosevelt.
He
is
due
in
New
York
today.
RAIN
IS
lng
WELCOME
Precipitation
Brings
Joy
to
The
Hearts
of
Bulkley
Valley
Farmers
KMITHHRS.
June
18:
Con
tinued
rain
throughout
the
Hulk-ley
Valley
has
brought
joy
to
tht
hearts
of
the
farmers
just
ah
ihnv
BYiiect
it
to
bring
dollars
I'-
their
pocketM.
when
the
harvest
Iihm
been
compleled
thi
fall.
The
whole
district
naa
mvi.
pretty
well
dried
out
by
the
car'?
winds
and
tho
hot
sun
later
or,
but
conditions
have
changed,
dur
ing
the
past
week
and
grave
forebodings
have
now
given
placi
.....,f
nrnsnect
for
a
Jfootl
crop
The
roads
are
not
in
as
gu
niiflll,in
n
thev
were
before
the
VVt""""!.
W
,
.
rnin
but
they
will
soon
"try
c-ui
ngnin.
t
Mv
nolicc
court
yesterday
be
fore,
sclstratc,!"0'
McCly-
j
rnont.
Thomas
Sumner
was
convlc-.
ted
of
having
In
his
possession
aur-
.
-I..
UAiifiif
Mm
c
osed
season
ma
NEW
YORK.
June
1B:-Dull
and
,lx
mink
pelts.
He
was
given
trading
resulted
in
a'slump
in
Wall
lhree
months'
suspended
sentence
Bl'eet
with
stock
prices
falling
off
.
lls
wcre
confiscated.
The
,anQ
1
Wnerally.
The
Industrial
average
nri)SCCUtcd
and
J.
T.
i
VISITOR
OF
I
:
.
t
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
(
AM.)
lie
High
10:40
a.xn:
15.7
ft.
22:30
p.m.
18.9
It.
.
Prince
Ruperts-Raining,
calm;
Low
4:32
a.m.
6.4
It.
t
barometer,
29.50;
sea
smooth.
16:11
p.m.
9.2
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXVI.,
NO.
141.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
JUNE
18,
1937
PRICE:
5
CENTS
Iga
.
cow
3
Frisco
Flight
Is
Now
O
LATE
TELEGRAPHS
SHIPYARD
CLOSED
NEW
YORK
Labor
issues
in
the
New
York
area
today
closed
five
or
the
largest
shipyards
in
the
country
and
threatened
to
affect
more
than
a
dozen
ships
sailing-
out
of
Atlantic
and
Gulf
ports.
Closing
of
the
shipyards
was
due
to
a
strike
of
about
nine
thousand
workers,
tying
up
thirty
million
dollars
worth
of
construction
and
repair
work.
The
closed
shop
was
the
underlying
issue.
TO
APPROVE
STATUTE
CANBERRA,
Aust
A
bill
an
proving
the
Statute
of
Westmin-
I
ster,
(lie
bill
which
recognizes
the
stand
of
the
Dominions
as
defined
by
the
Imperial
Confer-
'
encs
of
1926
will
be
Introduced
in
the
Australian
Parliament
by
the
government,
the
Governor-Gen-
.
eral
said
in
the
throne
speech
yes-
!
tcrday.
COMPANIES
CHARGED
WASHINGTON,
D.O
Phillip
Murray,
steel
workers'
leader,
charged
before
a
Senate
committee
today
that
four
steel
companies
where
strikes
are
now
In
progress
had
entered
an
"unholy
alliance
to
flout
all
laws"
in
their
effort
to
avoid
collective
bargaining;.
LIMIT
BIG
'GUNS''
WASHINGTON.
D.CV-Slale
Department
officials
disclosed
that
the
United
Sates
has
asked'
the
principal
worM
naval
powers
if
each
would
a?ree
to
limit
the
calibre
of
big
guns
on
battleships
to
fourteen
inches.
This
reprc-senlcil
a
new
move
on
the
part
of
the
government
to
persuade
Japan
to
enler
Into
an
agreement
of
this
character.
TO
ENLARGE
PANAMA
WASHINGTON,
D.O-Panama
Canal
officials
disclose
that
preliminary
plans
arc
being
drawn
up
to
enlarge
the
big
ditch
at
an
expected
cost
of
one
hundred
million
dollars.
A
bigger
canal,
they
said,
will
be
necessary
to
take
care
of
an
expected
increase
in
traffic
PROMINENCE
Sir
Francis
Floud,
British
High
Commissioner
to
Canada,
Here
In
Course
of
Tour.
filr
Francis
Floud.
High
Commis
sioner
to
Canada
for
the
United
Kingdom
of
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland.
In
the
course
of
a
tour
of
Western
Canada,
arrived
In
the
city
on
last
night's
train
and
will
be
here
until
Saturday
eve
ning
when
he
will
sail
aboard
the
steamer
Prince
George
for
Vancouver.
Sir
Francis
Is
accompanied
by
Lady
Floud.
Today
the
High
Commissioner
iddresEed
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club
at
luncheon
and
this
eve
ning
will
speak
at
a
dinner
of
the
Women's
Canadian
Club.
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American
None.
Canadian
38,000
pounds,
7.1c
and
5c
to
7.4c
and
5c.
Canadian
Oslo.
14,000.
7.1c
and
5c.
Booth.
North
Foreland,
4,500,
7.2c
and
S5c.
Atlln.
Flnenna.
11.000.
7.2c
and
5.5c,
nold
storage.
Domino
II,
8,500.:,
7.4c
and
5.5c,
cold
Storage,
-
DESTROYERS
alongside
PAY
VISIT
United
States.
Naval
Vessels
Arrive
Tills
Morning
For
Four-Day
:
Visit
Royal
Canadlap
Naval
Volunteer
Reserve.
Tne
iwo
vessels
are
on
rnnst
training
:crulse
and
will
be
here
until
Monday.
They
are
ex
citing
considerable
Interest
on
the;
waterfront.
'
Officers
and
crew
of
the
two
warships
will
receive
the
customary
hearty
welcome
at
Prince
Rupert
Lieut.
Commander
Surran
and
Lieut.
Cone
called
at
thCCity
Hall
.
,i
...
.
this
morning
irt
pav
meir
remcois
It
nitv
Commissioner
W.
J.
Aider
who
will
return'.the
call
this
aftcT-noon.
The.shlnr
will
be
nnn
for
ivNl".
Inrvtlnn
between
t
and
5
o'clock
Saturday
and
Sunday
afternoons.
MINIMUM
WAGE
SET
Seventy
Cents
Per
Hour
For
Skilled
Tradesmen
in
Construction
Industry
VICTORIA.
June
18:
CT)
The
Board
of
Industrial
Relations
yesterday
fixed
a
minimum
wage
of
70c
per
hour
for
skilled
trades-In
the
construction
industry
on
Vancouver
Island
and
the
Lower
Mainland.
Unemployed
Are
Warned
Against
Coming
to
North
The
Department
of
Labor
at
Vic
toria
has
Issued
a
warning
to
unemployed
men
advising
them
against
travelling
north.
Men
have
been
flocking
Into
Stewart
although
there
is
actually
a
surplus
of
labor
there.
Some
have
had
to
apply
for
relief.
Today's
Weather
(Oovernment
Telegraph
Terrace
Raining,
cnlm,.
5(5.
Alice
Arm
Raining,
calm.
51.
Stewart
Raining,
calm,
C5.
llazeltonl'alningi
calm.
52.
Smithers
Raining
calm,
cool
Burns
LaktRaining,
calm,
6U
Victoria
Cloudy,
east
wind,
t
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
20.02.
Estevan
Rain,
southeast
wind,
24
milts
per
hour;
barometer
20.56.,
.
Prince
George
Rain,
soulheasl
wind;
barometer.
20.48.
Vancouver
Rain;
east
wind,
8
miles
per
hour:
barometer,
20.4G
Alert
Bay
Overcast,
southearl
gales;
barometer,
20.01;
temperature,
52;
sea
rough.
Hull
Harbor
Overcust.
south
east
wind.
20
miles
per
hour;
bar
PLAN
TO
PROTECT
SALMON
ON
COAST
WASHINGTON;
4D.C,
June
18:
(CP)
Delegate
Anthony
Dimond
of
Alaska
yesterday
proposed
legislation
In
Con-
gress
to
make
Alaska-born
.
.
-..t.-
iu
4'
salmon
Government
DroDerty
.
nrsi
Warsaw
oi
uw
"
.
-
-
-
'
u.m
.u
i
!
No
Protection
Of
Merchant
Shins
Is
Basque
Claim
Defc"icrs
FII
Back
to
Rearguard
Positions
to
Keen
One
Road
For
Retreat
PARIS
June
18:
CPi
-A
Basque
ovrnm''ni
dflc!atlon
here
charg-
;
ed
that
Great
Britain
had
withdrawn
h?r
protect'on
from
mer-i
"hanf
shim
which
have
been
eva
c.u!.ini
the
civil
population
from
Bilbao.
The
Basques
said
that
all
mean?
of
escaoe
from
Bilbao
were
now
cut
off
with
70,000
non-com
batants
In
urgent
need
of
relief.
Dead
Chinese
Is
Identified
Soo
Jip
Hong
of
Vancouver
Name
Of
Oriental
Frora
Claxton
Who
Died
A
Chinaman
who
died
earl)
Wednesday
evening
in
the
Prince
itupert
General
Hospital
after
having
been
brought
in
earlier
In
the
day
from
Claxton
cannery
has
been
identified
as
Soo
Jlp
Hong
of
Vancouver.
He
had
been
an
employee
at
Claxton
for
several
years,
coming
north
each
summer
from
Vancouver.
:
Soviet
Aviators
Off
From
Russian
City
To
Golden
Gate
visit
Prince
Rupert,
the
two
sleek
'""""
s
'
tCa!L
SrTn
commandaodf
North
Pacific
fishery
waters.
Airmen
Leave
at
2
a.m.
Greenwich
Time
on
Long
Journey
ll'Th
c
2
The
proposal
would
extend
Planned
as
Preliminary
to
Eventual
Service
..
;
S
N
and
the
latter
In
command
of
T
uniwa
.owwa
juruuicuon
-r-
Across
1'Olar
UeglOns
mile5
seaward
and
would
Lieut
W
W.
Cone
U.
g.
N.,
steam-
pro-
cd
mto
the
harbor
9:30
this
hibitmon
fishing
except,
jjjjmonTON,
June
18:
(CP)
Soviet
aviators
took
off
iirrlnT
anrt
tire
now
moored
J
pernuw
t
i
,
.
.
,.
,
,
v
m:
0
.
i
.
.
..
a
fm
Mncnnwt
or
v
n'f
thib
mnrmnrr
i
iireenwicn
innei
headquarters
of
tne-iAAAAi
1U1"
"r".
"
nanJ
o
v
t
v
on
a
non-stop
mgni
to
oan
naucistu,
wajui
u.
.
un".i
officer
in
charge
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Signal
Station
here,
said
he
had
been
informed
by
the
Soviet
agent
at
Seattle.
While
a
non-stop
flight
is
projected,
tentative
provision
has
been
made
for
a
stop
at
Fairbanks,
Alaska,
The
flirrVit.
is
lartrelv
as
a
reconaissance
for
a
possible
Moscow-United
States
air
service
via
the
North
Pole.
SHORTAGE
OF
WATER
Mill
at
Surf
Point
Closed
Mining
Continues
Steadily
With
Forty
Men
Employed
Qn
atcountof
lack
of
water,
the
creek
which
usually
affords
the
Air
Force
Now
Doing
Surveys
On
Q.
C.
Islands
QUEEN
CHARLOTTE
CITY,
June
18:
Two
planes
and
fifteen,
men
arrived
at
Queen
Charlotte
Cltv
from
Prince
Rupert
last
week
to
undertake
topographical
-
-
survey
llBnnrte
frnm
tVio
Kftrrtor
salrt
OUJJP'JT
"""b
H'
J
.
...
.......
,ii
"f'""'
-
,
-,rM.hnvniill
at
the.
Surf
point
work-on
tne
Queen
rrarwvve
im-
Utr
d.i;itW.o
STSir
orc
lS
tol
and
under
Indirection
of
squad-rearguard
positions
west
of
Bilbao
Jj
week
but
ron
Leader
Mawdsley
of
lhe
Royal
wn
n
tq
keep
an
open
road
for
a
retreat
soon
as
ae
ranarilftn
uanaaian
Air
mr
Force.
rurce.
It
i,
i
is
believed
qcucycu
to
Santander.
will
resume
operations
as
the
dry
spell'
is
ended
and
rale
that
It
Is
In
connection
with
the
starts
the
creek
running
again,
It
establishing,
of
an
air
base
on
tho
is
stated
by
J.
D.
Galloway,
manag-
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
some-
ing
director
of
the
Reward
Mining
where
In
the
vicinity
of
Skldegatc
Co..
who
Is
in
the
city
following
a
Inlet.
visit
to
the
property.
With
water
being
pumped
out
of
tire
workings
of
the
Surf
Point
and
Eddy
Pass
properties,
compressor
and
dlesel
engines
are
being
kept
running
to
permit
of
mining
operations
be-
inn
continued
uninterrupted.
The!
NEWSPAPER
PARTY
DUE
closing
of
the
mill
has
resulted
ln;
,
half
a
dozen
men
being
laid
off
.,..,.'
California
Press
Association
(.roup
temporarily.
Upwards
of
forty
Will
be
in
Tomorrow
City
men
continue
at
work
In
conned-1
;ion
with
the
mining
operations.
Afternoon
Operations
are
continuing
satis-j
factorlly
at
the
Porcher
Island
pro-
...
...
i
pertle,
under
superintendence
of
Maldng
their
for
y-nlnth
annual.
..
PTpnrKinn
some
filtv
members
Of
A
ex
smun.
Mr.
uauoway
siaies.
-----
i
,.
1.1
for
,
the-
w
California
"o
Press
Association
-'7"
.
.
.
.
.
As
well
as
mining
gold
ore
con-
r.
Sixty
years
of
ase.
deceased
had
j
ui
will
arrive
here
by
train
tomorrow
been
in
falllmr
health
for
the.
last
-71
it."..-j
"
i
afternoon
and
will
sail
In
the
eve-
ore
Doaies
are
Deing
oiocKea
ui
m
-
-
.
few
years
and
for
a
couple
i
of
days
,
-f
polnt
Drooertv.
slnkln
of
ning
aboard
the
Prince
George
en-
prior
to
his
death
had
been
crltl
cally
111.
Death
was
due
to
na
tural
causes.
Soo
Jip
Hong
had
no
relatives
In
this
country.
The
remains
are
In
the
hands
ol
the
B.
C.
Undertakers.
Island
Logger
Loses
His
Life
i
a
new
shaft
Is
about
to
be
started.
The
Eddy
Pass
property
Is
still
In
the
development
stage.
Two
tunnels
are
being
driven
towards
the
ore
bodies
at
different
angles.
In
.
L
11.
11
I.
route
home.
Friend
W.
Richardson,
former.-Governor
of
California,
now
Statej
Superintendent
of
Banks,
heads
the
party
as
president
of
the
association.
Among
the
notable
of
these
tunnels
will
have
reached
neJbers
oI
the
Pf
rt
"e
CJJ'
its
objective
wane,
jnauasci.
ouunmu
v..-On
Associated
Newspaper.,
and
the
results
of
the
explora-
"la,
Louis
publisher
of
the
Oak-future
Meyer,
tlon
program
will
be
decided
the
Bulletin
and
plan
of
mining
and
treat-
dSfcLeader'
Post-Dispatch.
?tca
ment.
probably
on
a
joint
basis.
plttsburS
Mofiiiv
hn
Rnrf
PninK
mill
California
newspapers
represen-
'
handles
25
tons
of
ore
dally,
the
td
on
the
tour
are:
Denning
Johnson
Victim
of
Accident
concentrate
output
being
about
cor
d."
Palm
Springs
Bnn
Stockton
"Colleg
an
Santa
Clara
tons
monthly.
The
concen-
At-Kclley's
Camp
at
Windy
-forty
Ba
Bay,
I
Police
oike
Advised
Advised
Irate,
in
which
gold
Is
the
only
"Journal,"
Ventura
County
News,
imnortance.
are
shipped
Jackson
"Ledger"
San
Bernardino
to
Tacoma
smeller.
"Sun,"
Orange
"Post."
McFarland
Provincial
nolice
htad'Juaitera
Mr
naiinaav
nrrlvwi
frm
Pnr.
"News,"
Delano
"Record,"
Santa'
were
advised
today
of
the
acclden-
,,i,er
island
by
gasboat
Thursday
L'ruz
"Sentinel."
Oakdale
"Leader."
tal
death
at
the
T.
A.
Kelley
Lou-
.mrt
u,m
coil
timnrmv
nifrht
hB
Redding
"Searchlight,
Petaiuma
glng
Co.'s
camp
at
Windy
Bay.
princess
Adelaide
for
Vancouver.
Queen
Charlotte
islands,
oi
a
log-
igcr
named
Carl
Johnson.
An
In-
1
l.
AM
i
1
.1
t
..
..
Mt
ometer,
20.S7;
temperature.
55;
.
charlotte
City.
There
were
no
par-
Bfii
sea
rniiffh.
rouih
Mlnnlopc
Triple
Island
Overcast,
easl
nnrtheuRt
wind,
3
miles
per
hour,
mooth
sea.
Langaru
Island
l'ailcloiuly
east
wind,
11
jniles
per
hour;
Iflmpernture,
52;
barometer,
20.40,
Hfht
chop.
Head
Tree
Point
Rain,
cloudy.
")it
soiithenst
wind;
barometer
20.12;
temperature
50;
choppy.
Card
of
Thanks
Legislature
Of
Alberta
Adjourns
EDMONTON,
June
18:
(CP)
!
The
Alberta
Legislature
was
pro-
Macttuijald
iIHCUOIJ1lli
an
Itll'J
J
rogued
itucu
last
(twv
night
ii.1'1'
after
an
tt.vjui.j
Inquiry
"Argus-Courler,"
Fuente
"Journal,"
Barstow
"Printer,"
San-
Pedro
"News-Pilot."
Walnut
Creek
"Couri-'
ier-Journal."
Portevllle
'
"Rccor'
der,"
San
Rafael
"Independent".
,
Engagement
...
Mr.
.
and
Mrs.
......
A.
...
D.
McAllister
AirB.
i3.
U
.
,i..0u..
n
uviinwa
iliwlr
had
been
ordered
hito
the
costs
of
announce
the
engagement
of
their1
heartfelt
thanks
for
the
beautiful
the
Edmonton-Wetasklwln
and
only
daughter,
Patricia
Helen,
to
tributes
of
respect
nn
expro
,
Jasper
highways,
when
the
opposl-
Harold
Ebbs-Canavan
of
Victoria-.
sen
s'ons
of
sympathy
received,
frl-1
tlon
charged
that
maladmlnlstra-
Tne
wedding
wm
iaue
piace
in
vic-
lowlng
their
recent
bereuvement.
tion
had
added
to
the
cost.
jtorla
on
June
19,
if-
.
!iOH
"Hi
Si
iiP