M
U
ft
&
I
V
i
(11.11
?ShV
IK
CONTINUES
.
.
1
!
It
.
dWCSl
incrcmomcicr
ucauinij
nere
So
Far
This
Winter
is
Twenty-
I
.Eight
Above
The
cold
snap
which
Prince
Ru-ert
and
district
has
been
exper-
cnclng
for
the
past
few
days
show-
J
llttla
elnn
rtf
Kraalrlncy
tVile
mnm.
ng
adrt
Irpm
a
falling
barometer
nrt
a
slleht
haze
In
the
west.
Oth-
J.
vise
ii
was
syui
ciear
ana
cairn,
The
lowest
official
thermometer
reading
tot
both)
last
night
and
the
night
before
wa
28
above
zero.
It
is
much
colder
that
that
elsewhere
In
the
district.
i
The
day's
weather
reports
are
as
follows.
Triple
Island
Clear,
north
north
east
wind,
15
miles
per
hour;
light
:hop.
Langara
Island
Clear,
easterly
iliid,
24
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
19.88;
temperature,
24;
sea
choppy.
Dead
Tree
Point
Clear,
calm;
barometer,
29.55;
temperature,
24;
ta
smooth.
Bull
Harbor
Clear,
southwest
rad,
25
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
j.o;
lempcjrauue,
,
well.
Alert
Bay
-
Clear,
visibility,
15
miles;
southwest
wind.
20
miles
per
hour;
barometer.
29.80;
tempera
ture.
31;
sea
choppy.
Estevan
Clear,
northeast
wind,
bur
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
M.68.
Victoria
Cloudy,
northerly,
wind,
miles
Per
hour;
.barometer,
1ft
.,
Vincouver
Clear,
calm;
barom-
tttt.
tt
86.
frince
Oeorge
Coudy,
north-cast
wind,
four
miles
per
hour;
bar-ooiiei
30.14.
Trmce-
-Clear,
northeast
wind,
temperature,
14.
A!anshClear.
calm,
2.
AL:e
Arm
Clear,
calm.
13.
hV-clten
Clear,
calm.
2
below,
the
Christmas
festivities.
The
Powell
River
tug
St
Capt.
Landhfilm.
was
111
morning
for
fuel.
While
coming
m
she
left
a
Davis
raft,
which
she
'.s
owing
to
Powell
River,
at
Captain's
Cove.
,
taxes
on
cro
mhuj.
i
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo
explained
I
that
when
Prince
Rupert
was
Incor
porated
the
government
had
re
served
one-quarter
of
the
lots.
With
;
rapid
settlement,
the
city
get
Into
trouble
and
the
Oliver
government
.
undertook
to
pay
local
Improvement
The
regular
monUly
meeting
of
taxes
on
crown
lots.
This
payment
the
Prince
Rupert
branch
of
the
had
lapsed
but
the
Premier
thought
Canadian
Legion.
British
Empire
that,
as
lonk
as
the
province
held
Service
League,
was
held
last
even-
the
property,
it
should
keep
to
the
Ing
In
the
club
rooms
wtth
Presi-
agreement,
dent
Jack
Preece
In
the
chair.
Applications
from
two
new
members,
the
transfer
of
two
members
to
the
branch
and
the
admission
of
seven
new
members
made
the
lnl-
tlatlon
ceremony
an
Impressive
one.
Reports
showed
that
the
bazaar
under
the
Women's
Auxiliary
had
been
very
successful,
The
total
profits
from
the
Poppy
sales
this
year
amounted
to
$167.86.
This
will
;
all
be
spent
locally
for
needy
ex-;
REBELS
ARE
HELD
BACK
Quiet
On
Fronts
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Char--,.u
untie
Islands
-
Strong
northeast
trt
thli
winds
mostly
fair
and
cold,
More
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island-Strong
north
wind
or
gales
by
sleet
tonight.
Mystery
Surrounding
Disappearance
of
Pretty
Jean
de
Kovcn
Solved
in
France
German
Confesses
..,nntn
t,v,o,
o
frnnnrilan
cene
Weldmann
service
men
and
their
dependents.
press)lns'urBent
lnfantry
attacks
Hce
said,
confessed
to
slaying
ths
Hie
usual
arrangfiuciiw
"v.-
the
recent
qulel
on
younB
wuinuu
uuu
iuui
iiivii
ur
made
.for
Christmas
celebration.
'
but
cause
hn
needed
money.
The
Christmas
tree
will
be
held
on
ment
sald
the
fas-December
21
and
the
club
will
hold
had
bcm
bfaten
back
their
aitnual
dinner
for
single
and
unemployed
ex-service
men
on
.If
l
ChrUtmas
Day.
This
feature
has
yyCtltnGr
rOl'CCclSl
been
much
appreciated
by
the
men
In
the
few
and
the
mem-
past
years
hM)
th
the
courtPy
0;
bers
of
the
Legion
feel
that
their
u;
DomlIllon
Mi-t,roiotcai
Bureau
t
fff...
.
.
i
i
(rliinitf
vi.tnrt.
and
Trine
nupprt.
Thin
"ta-
v.iuju,
iq
assist
Uieir
icoa
ll.r
V.
"
compiled
.i
tmn
fro.n
nhv
obversatloni,
comrades
are
worth
the
expense
j
ftt
s
5
ftm
am.
Kxlav
May
Mid
Mld
covef,
covers
thi
the
as
and
trouble
Involved.
Hampers
win
i,our
f'i
dl"B
0
Pm-also
be
supplied
to
needy
families.'
0enmi
synopsis
Pressure
Is
The
club
billiards
tournament
s
.
off
tne
coast
ancj
high
in
i
!
The
emigre,
po
r
Is
Italy
To
Quit
League?
4
4
ROME.
Dec.
9:
(CP)
The
Fascist
Grand
Council
Is
called
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
(I
AJVt.)
High!
6il5
a
m;
18.2
ft.
prince
Rupert
Clear,
calm;
barometer,
18:12
p.m.
16.7
ft.
29.64
(falling),
temperature,
Low
12:25
p.m.
8:8
ft.
28;
sea
smooth.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
ol.
XXV1
o.
AAA
too.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
9,
1937.
PRICE:
5
CENTS
;
.&
j
U;
Still
POLICE
QUELL
INTERRUPTER
AT
ARMISTICE
DAY
CEREMONY
Two
minutes
silence
during
the
Memorial
Day
service
at
the
London
cenotaph
was
rudely
Interrupted
when
an
allegedly
demented
man
broke
through
the
guard
of
sailors
and
shouted,
"This
is
all
hypocrisy!"'
King
Oeorge,
within
a
few
feet
of
the
man,
stood
at
attention,
heedless
of
the
commotion.
The
photograph
(above),
radioed
from
London,
shows
police
grappling
with
the
disturber
while
the
King
pays
no
attention
to
the
disturbance.
Major
CJement
Attlee,
Labor
Leader
In
the
House
of
Commons,
(left),
and
Prime
Minister
Neville.
Chamberlain,
are
standing
bareheaded
at
the
left
of
the
picture.
His
Majesty
Is
In
the
right
foreground.
KEEPING
TO
AGREEMENT
Legislature
Passes
Sum
of
$6,350
to
Pay
Local
Improvement
Taxes
1
In
Prince
Kupcrt
VICTORIA,
Dec.
9:
(CP)
XMAS
CHEER
FUND
MAKES
A
GOOD
GETAWAY
The
Salvation
Army
fund
is
now
i
nicely
started
and
it
is
hoped
1
i
When
wll!
keeu
glnB
steadily
until
thr
for
the
people
in
need
has
been
reached.
Following
are
the
con
olding
ADMIRAL
IS
BEST
Outstanding
Race
Horse
of
Year
Selected
by
Writer
Sea
Biscuit
Second
Choice
1
BALTIMORE,
December
9
(Ca-
amount
necessary
to
properly
car?
nadian
Press
)-War
Admiral
un
calm.'
estimates
came
Sml
hersClear
10
below,
supplementary
up
Burn.'
Lake
Fog.
calm.
20
below.
St
wart
Clear,
calm,
13
above.
Legion
Gets
New
Members
Arrangements
Well
Under
Way
for
Uuservance
of
Christmas
In
the
Legislature
yesterday
$6,350
.......
..fnr
trt
Prlnpp
RlltVrt
aS
!1
a,
-
trloutlons
to
date:
grant
In
lieu
of
local
improvement
H
$lQQQ
"In
His
Name".
$3.00.
Mrs.
O.
J.
Smith,
$2.00.
O.
W.
Nirkennn
&
Co.
Ltd.,
L.
Mumford,
$2.00.
DANCER
IS
MURDERED
beaten
three-year-old,
owned
by
Samuel
Riddle
of
Philadelphlafwa
today
awarded,
the
United
States'
highest
turf
honor
when
it
was
irijudned
the
outstanding
racs
horse
of
the
year
by
more
than
$10
'two
hundred
sports
writers.
C.
S.
WILL
KEEP
I
ENGINEERS
Government
Field
Force
Not
To
Be
How
ard's
Sea
Biscuit
was
rated
rinsh
i
second.
PROTECTION
IJomb
and
Oas
Troof
Rooms
Art
Fitted
Vv
in
Windsor
And
i
Duckiusliam
T.nMnrN
IVrember
9
As
a
natt
VERSAILLES.
France
December
'
f
th
precautl0liary
mPasUrcs
(Canadian
Prcss)-The
of
body
-
)ng
takcn
aamst
ra;d3
on
london
picuy
ln
the
event
0f
war.
Windsor
Cas-
Matlrid
and
Arajon
aancer,
missing
since
iusi
juiy;
in
Spain
Broken
,
was
found
burled
under
the
porch
Toil3V
of
a
villa
to
which
the
police
were
!
directed
by
a
Oerman
emigre,
Eu-
tie,
one
of
the
residences
of
tht
Royal
Family.
Is
.being
equipped
with
as
ami
bomb
proof
rooms
Similar
precautions
ha,ve
already
been
taken
at
Buckingham
Palace
LONDON'S
OVERSEAS
LONDON
Dec.
9
(CP.)
The
High
Commissioner
and
Mrs.
Vin
cent
Massev
and
Mrs.
W.
A.
McAdam
(British
Columbia),
Lady
Donegal,
Lady
Peacock
and
Lady
Sharp,
werf.
among
those
attending
the
first
get-together
of
the
newly-orgnn-Ized
Canadian
group
of
the
Overseas
League,
to
meet
monthly.
to
meet
on
Saturday.
Interest
In
,
guilty
ln
city
police
court
this!
!
'
t
.4iby
,
3i
1
t.i
t
Eliminated
Moratorium
Extended
VICTORIA,
Dec.
9
(Canadian
Press)
The
bill
to
consolidate
the
Dej
artmcnt
of
Mines
Act
was
given
final
reading
In
the
Legislature
after
Hon.
Oeorge
Pearson
minister
of
mines,'
said
It
would
not
do
away
with
resident
mining
engineers
but
would
consolidate
acts
rc'.at'nj
to
mining
which
stood
over
for
twenty
years.
Third
reading
was
given
th.
bill
to
establish
the
new
Depart
Schools
Act
school
boards
to
aries
and
assure
fair
working
con
ditions.
The
Mortgagers
and
Purchasers
Relief
Act
of
1934
the
so-called
;
mc
-voum
act--is
extended
until'
'thirty
davs
after
the
close
of
the,
first
session
next
year.
j
f
Fire
Trap
Burns
And
Nine
Dead
KNOXVILLE,
Tennessee,
Dec.
"TgCpjFlrerhen
"todajr.
dug
the
bodies
of
nine
victims
seven
of
them
children
from
,
the
ruins
of
a
flame-razed
ten-
ement
house.
A
long
search
of
the
ruins
failed
to
reveal
other
i
victims
In
the
structure
des-
crlbed
by
firemen
as
a
"fire
trap."
Twenty-two
other
oc-
cupants
escaped.
ROYALTY
MISUSED
libn-
loader
Declares
II
Is
Used
For
Political
Purposes
IONDON.
Dec.
9
'CP.)
A
charge
that
British
royalty
in
the
fY
f
k
CT1!
'POi
"St
few
years
been
used
for
po-
Ur
LAo
I
LfcolijnS!
Oil
Olttliuiu
VitHH"'
.v.
winger.
"I
do
not
Impugn
the
impartia-:
Uty
of
the
Crown,
acting
as
l
i
must
on
the
instructions
ot
tne
?overnmcnt
of
'v"'
"
declared
,
Sir
Stafford,
addressing
the
Fa-1
bian
Society.
"But
I
do
assert
what
is.
I
believe,
obvious
to
anyone
j
with
an
objective
outlook,
that
po-
lltlcal
parties
and
governments,
as
a
means
of
oernetuatlng
nothing
more
Important
than
their
own
power
and
privileges,
can,
and
often
do.
make
a
very
daagcrous
and
wrong
use
of
traditional
and
semi-feudal
lovpltles
still
surrounding
the
idea
of
kingship
In
the
mind
m
i
I
I
ths
Agent-General
01.
e
common
pcopie.
Victor
Recce,
Indian,
pleader!
sllahtest
doubt
but
that
"unprecedented"
displavs
of
the
last
Xe-vears
In
connection
with
royalty
had
been
deliberately
staged
bv
the
rullnu
class
to
advance
their
own
political
Interests.
He
was
nauseated
to
hear
the
nhrase
"For
God,
King
and
coun-
try"
used
to
rally
workers
to
the
the
announcement
Is
whetted
1
morning
to
a
charge
of
drunken-i
assistance
of
a
class
absorbed
li
Nanking
Japanese
Assault
On
Ancient
Capital
Not
Very
Effective
Yet
Its
Fall
Within
Twenty-Four
Hours,
However,
Is
Pre
.
:i
dicted
By
Invaders
Ultimatum
Issued
Shanghai
Hears
Boom
of
Anti-Aircraft
Guns
Again
NANKING,
Dec.
9:
(CP)
Japanese,
aerial
attackers
pounded
the
Chinese
capital
all
clay
but
tonight
the
Chinese
were
still
holding:
their
positions
around
the
city.
Chin-
ment
of
Trade
and
industry
an1,
ese
defense
artillery
hammered
steadily
at
the
Japanese,
the
bin
amendins
the
'Puuiic
c
ns
nfr
n
from
the
south
and
southeast.
Thus
tar
the
fix
fEhorsai!
teachers'
Japanese
have
been
able
to
bring
only
the
lightest
artill-
.
cry
11HU
piaj
ilgttiliow
uic
lafiba.
o
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Uoui-icsy
d.
U.
Jyluidion
Co.j
Vancouver
B.
C.
Nickel,
M'l2.
Big
Missouri,
.3d.
Bralome.
8.00.
Aztec,
.07.
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.65,
..,
,
,
Dentonia,
.10.
Golconda,
.05.
Mlnto.
.033;.
Falrvlew
Ainalg.,
.0434.
Noble
Five.
.03
Vi.
Pend
Orielle.
2.05.
Pioneer,
3.00.
Porter
Idaho,
.03.
Premier.
1.90.
Relief
Arlington,
.16)
Reward;
OOflfs
t.t
Salmon
Gold,
.06;
'-'
'
Taylor
Bridge.
.04.
Hedley
Amalg.,
.05.-
Premier
Border,
.0H4.
Sllbak
Premier,
1.85;
Congress,
.02
'3.
Silver
Crest,
.03
Vi.
Home
Gold.
.01.
Orandvlew.
.08
Vi.
Indian.
.01
Vt.
Quatsino
Copper,
.03.
Quesnelle
Quartz,
.05
y2.
r
Oils
A.
P.
PCon..
.28.
Calmont.
.50.
C.
&
E..
2.66.
Hargal.
.28.
McDougall
Segur,
.21.
Mercurj',
.16.
Okalta.
1.42.
Pacalta.
.12,.
Home
Oil,
1.30.
'
Toronto
Beat
tie.
17.
Central
Patricia.'
2.46.
Gods
Lake,
.51.
Little
Long
Lac,
4.90.
Mckenzie
Red
Lake,
.95.
Pickle
Crow.
5.35.
Red
Lake
Gold
Shore,
.23.
San
Antonio.
1.37.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
1.36.
Smelters
Gold,
.OP,.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
1.30.
Oklend.
.14,
Mosher.
.16.
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.38.
Stadacona.
.48.
Frontier
Red
Lake,
.05.
Francoeur.
.51.
Moneta
Porcupine,
2.10.
Bouscadillac,
.11.
Thomnson
Cadillac,
.34.
Bankfleld.
.61.
East
Malartlc.
1.00.
Preston
East
Dome,
1.11.
Hutchison
Lake.
.09.
Dawson
White,
.02.'
Aldermac
.54.
Kerr
Addison,
1.62.
Uchl
Oold,
.90.
Martin
Bird,'
.40.
Int.
Nickel.
43.50.
Noranda.
50.25.
Smelters.
57.00.
Athona,
.10.
progressing
and
the
seml-flrmls
thern
Brltlsh
Columbia.
Weath-
by
persistence
of
unconfirmed
ness
and
was
fined
$10,
with
op-
the
maintenance
of
ta
own
pro-have
been
reached.
It
is
expected
Jr"n",ns
fatr
on
the
coast
and"
rumors
that
Italy
will
with-
tlon
of
seven
days'
-Imprisonment
perty.
wealth
and
prlvl
ege
This
Southbound
fro.
from
to
have
have
the
the
finals
finals
play
nlayed
before
e
rnlri
.
.
,
In
,he
the
interior
Interior.
I
draw
rrom
tne
Lea8ue
of
Na'
vldor
said
this
wa
the
first
tlmcK-'R's
publlclv
abused
the
bishops
.Vancouver.
C.P.R.
Skagway
steamer
Prln
Hons
before
the
end
of
this
he
had
ever
fallen
Into
the
clutch-'
if
they
dared
to
point
the
appllco.-
cess
Nnrnh.
Capt.
William
Palmer.
week.
Havas
News
Agency
re-
es
of
the
police1
n'nd
h
hoocd
it
tlon
of
Christian
truth?
arid
de-
Is
due
In
oort
at
3:30
this
ports
from
Geneva
that
It
has
would
be
the
last.
He
told
thcosed
the
King
If
he
endangered
noon
from
the
north
and
will
sail
learned
Italy
Intends
making
'
court
that
he
had
been
supplied
'heir
power.
They
also
would
risk
at
5
n.m.
The
vessel
Is
carrying
a
ihP
hrrak.
with
beer
by
a
man
named
"John";
'he
safety
of
their
own
country
If
catjncttv
list
of
passengers
frotr.
i
whose
last
name
he
did
not
knoviny
tnousnt
meir
own
interests
Aiawn.
the
Yukon
and
ibutuwhosetattlra,-,het
hosetattlrvhw
described.
"
might
be
preserved.
.
British
Columbia,
defenses.
Shanghai
reports
that
Japanese
tanks
had
entered
the
southeast
gate
of
Nanking
and
a
Japanese
Army
spokesman
at
Shanghai
predicted
the
capture
of
the
city
within
twenty-four
hours.
The
Japanese
command
Issued
an
ultimatium
tonight
demanding
surrender
of
the
abandoned
capital
by
noon
Friday
(8
p.m.
Thursday,
Pacific
Standard
Time),
threatening
that,
otherwise,
the
city
will
become
the
scene
of
horrors
of
war.
Shanghai
itself
again
heard
the
boom
of
anti-aircraft
guns
today
after
a
day's
quiet.
e
:
Japanese
and
foreign
reports
"
we're
to
the
effectHhatHwoucKlnese
planes
had
flown
over
the
Japanese
flagship
Idzumo.
Toll
Goes
Up
On
Highways
Fatalities
On
Old
Country
ltoad
Reach
Year's
Peak
In
October
LONDON,
Dec.
9
(CP.)
Great,
Britain's
October
death
toll
froia
road
accidents
618
was
the
hlgh-
es;
of
any
month
to
date
in
1037;
Accidents
In
October,
1936,
aisoc
resulted
In
618
deaths.
:
,
Injuries
on
the
roads
In
October,'
however,
showed
a
drop
of
351
comnared
with
the
same
month
last
year.
They
totalled
19,868.
In
the
London
metropolis
area
October
road
deaths
totalled
89.
Library
Board
Is
In
Session
?
Increase
in
Borrowers,
Total
Of
'
Which
is
Now
4131.
The
Prince
Rupert
Library
Board
held
Its
regular
monthly
meeting
last
night.
Those
present
were
Frank
Dlbb,
chairman;
T.
B.
Black,
secretary,;
Mrs.
G.
H.
Arnold,
R.
E..
Moore,
T.
J.
Williams'
and
Miss
Olive
van
Cooten,
librarian.
An
Increase
In
borrowers
was
noy
.
ed
this
month
bringing
the
total
number
of
borrowers
at
the
llbrar
to
4.134.
Circulation
was
as
follows:
Fiction
1718.J.
Non-ftctlon
307
Juvenile
435
'
Pay
433
i
Total
2893
!
The
library
was
open
twenty-two
da"s
and
average
dally
clr-jculation
was
131.5.
I
The
new
non-fiction
volumW
provided
by
the
government
have
proved
to
be
very
acceptable
and
have
a
wide
circulation.
.
-
Vancouvtr
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
9:
(CP)
-Wheat
was
trading
at
$1.26Ti
on
the
Northern
Vancouver
market
yestcrya,
ad-'vanced
to
$ll28V
today.