Today's Weather Tomorrow's Tides (g AM.) She Statin High ..10:06 ajn, 16.5 It. Prince Rupert Raining, southeast 22:03 p.m. 20.6 (t. wind, 16 miles per hour; baro-meter, Low 3:46 ajn. 4.7 ft 30.14; sea smooth. 15:33 p.m. 8.1ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER I J LU 1 l9 ! Vol. XXVI., No. 153. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1937 PRICE: 5 CENTS ABERHA'S ROADS h 3 J. Little Says Alberta Ilk Much Worse Than iiiw v7A British Columbia . nritish Columbia roads may Lnrk from a holiday trip to Van Icouver, the state oi wasmnguj.i, including Spokane, ana uanu, m- Ibcrta, 1 Mr. Little says directly one tresses the boundary Into the Uni ted States the roads are exceuenu fhe difference Is so marsea mat 13 a wonder any visitors cross ihe line Into Canada, over mere they realize me powjuiuwca w roads as a financial lnvest- Iment In order to get to Banff, Iwhere he attended a convention ihf had to drive some distance In lAlberta and was advised by tne A-- - .... iuto association as to me oest iroad to take. If that was a good road he wondered what their otner roads were like. Sneaking of the cost of living, . . . . . . .1.1 i IMr Little sam almost everywiuiB , Iwas more costly In states except cars and a few other articles. The general cost of living was decidedly higher than here. Cherries In the Wenatchee Valley were sold him at ten cents a pound and similar fruit In Vancouver shop windows were marked at five cents. Gasoline was dearer mere than here as a result of the heavy state taxes. Mr Little says there Is a decided move In the south toward getting the highway to Alaska constructed as one of the Important works oi the near future. The opinion would be that It would be very Important to all parts of Northern British Columbia. Of necessity It could not be financed by the province of British Columbia. JACK KEEFE PASSES ON iuvii Kiwiun Loral Barber Died In - Trlncc Rupert Hospital Late Last Evening Death occurred last evening at 110 o'clock at the Prince Rupert General Hospital of John J. Keefc, aged 49, a resident of Prince Rupert ... Ifor the nast 25 years, artcr a long Illness. Born In Iowa, Mr. Keefc was one lot a laree family, eight brotners and sisters residing in the United states. His son, .Howard, has been employed recently at Kelly's camp on Queen Charlotte Islands ana Uils arrival here Is awaited before making funeral arrangements. Mr Keefn was a skilled barber and also an ardent sportsman year ago. finding himself In poor health, he went to the Mayo Clinic In Rochester. For the past six months he has been In bed, part of the time at his home and later at the hospital, Labor Relations Are Not Involved l No Action to be Taken on Dismissal Of Postal Employee WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3:V- iThc Post Office Department an nounced that It would take no ac tion on a petition by the Portland Oregon Central Labor Council asking reinstatement of Arthur E. ; Stratton, Portland postal employee i Jesse M, Donaldson, deputy assls- tant postmaster general said Strat' ;ton had been dismissed for mis I conduct and no labor relations were involved. American Aviatrix Down In Pacific; Radio Signals Suggest Her Position not be very good but they arc not j Iopcg Arc Held That ghc an(J Navigator ftIay jjc KuUds 1? AibeaaTaccoTdin,, Safe Although Forced Down on Account of Fuel J, J, Little, president ui mc vri"; .... vui, Itfl prince Rupert Chamber of Com- who returnea nomc uua iiUNULUliU, July S: (Ul' KeportS that the V01CC Ot Amelia Earhart Putnam had been picked up, calling an "S.O.S." from a mystery spot where she is lost in mid- Pacific, buoyed up hopes for her ultimate rescue today as the United States Navy ordered the battleship Colorado into the search from Honolulu. Two Los Angeles radio operators said they had distinctly WILL BUILD MORE SHIPS Program Provides For Replacement Of Vessels Over Fifteen Years Old SAN FRANCISCO, July 3: Maritime Commission agreements with civilian Amnrlpin ctpamcVifn rnm . FAREWELLS AND GIFTS This morning Captain Z. Ila- lano of the Japanese training ship Kuiwo Maru, accompanied by the first officer, made an of ficial call at the City Hall to bic. ntliou to the Commissioner and to sloner W. J. Alder and a number i of prominent citizens went aioarn the vessel after she had cleared the customs and was about to sail. They presented the Captain on behalf of the city with an Il luminated conv of the f'tys coat made at the of arms on a plaque drydock for which they were for mally thanked, the Captain ex pressing the pleasure it nau given him and his ship's company to visit the port. Captain's C.I f Is tin. departure of the heard this morning the sound of her call letters "KHAQQ" after the aviatrix had thrice said "SOS." some twenty minutes earlier. Earlier Los Angeles operators had Intercepted radio signals placing the plane adrift near the equator between Gilbert and Howland Islands. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Putnam reported that she and her navigator, Fred Noonan, could not sight land and were nearly out of panles. seven of them on the west wnllf f,1Ii'inf, made. The program provides for replacement of vessels over fifteen years of age. Settlements have not been reached with several lines. from Lae, New Guinea, to Howland Island In their From following radio calls It was believed the aviatrix was down ilther In the ocean or on a small Island. The cutter Itasca, stationed near Howland Island, Is scouring the ocean within a 100-mlle radius. The hop from Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island was considered the most dangerous hop of Mrs. Putnam's round the world, flight. r To reach Howland Island she had urther Amenities Prior . .jvto-ross 2570 miles oi open sea. No parturc of Kniwo .Maru alrpiane has ever flown the' dan gerous route ana miss isarnan tried to find the tiny island in the middle of the Pacific. She was depending on her navigator, Fred Noonan, who has been accompanying her. The coastguard cutter Itasca was standing by at Howland expre. to him the thanks of the xslancl with a party of Navy me- visitors lor the spienni.i wenon.- chanics and weather experts. Be-and entertainment that had been h to cross tn mtcr. accorded him and his officers natlonai dale llne j her fliRht, and men. Miss Earhart would "gain" a day. A small group of local t lizens ghe tQOk off from Nw Gulnea on gathered at the Commissioner s and h d lQ ,and at How. office to join in wishing the vlM- land on the mornlng of the same tors adieu. '; jav Iatcr In the morning Commis-. . Today's Weather (Government Tf ligrii" ' Terrace Raining, calm, 53. Alice Arm Cloudy, calm, 55. Stewart Raining, calm, 51. Hazelton Raining, calm, 50. Smithers Cloudy, calm, warm. Burns Lake Rain, calm, 17. Victoria Clear, norlh wind, 4 miles per hour; barometer, SO.OG Estevan Rain, southeast wind. 15 miles ner hour: barometer, JO. 00. Digby Rain, south wind Kniwo Maru, Capt. Hadano maoe . barometer, 211.88. presentations to City Commission- Vancouver Calm, fair, baro-er Alder and Collector of Clis- meteI ;U)0G toms J. H. McLeod of hand.-nn.e j, George Cloudy, south-porcelain bowls in golden frames hour. baro. bearing paintings of the haiwo Maru In full sail. One of hoi Tripe lf,.imiOvercast, rain, paintings will be hung in the ii northeast wnd. KO miles per City the the iinii in rnmm 'm ) uu " inn i shin's visit and the other in Customs House. Lnrir.. i.hotograpns oi me n'j were also presented by Capt. Ha- i.. to T Lieut. ii'iit. Col. Col. S. S. D. l). donnsiou for ir 1 1 1(1 I'Ull " w , II v...,1 Vnlnn nor KuSerVO Sliu quarters, to J. WW ior m Prince Rujierl Chamber oi mcrce, to the l'rlncc Kupcrt museum and to Mr. Alder l'erson- ally. visit here and on the Queen Char-lotle Islands, sailed hy the Irin- ceg!, Adelaide last nlgnt return to Vancouver. Mrs. family on h'.r hour; sea smooth. Cannot Lecture in Wurtcmburg Unless They Submit to Hitler STUTTGART, Germany. July 3: ,. 1 !'T Lrlelal le for Vancouver may no longer permitted, Mrs. W. Gregg and daughter Princess in public schools of the sailed lloH ind Incl. ii,t M,n Mm Princess Prlnross'pnroute enrou to Baiilt wntre incy ' .,.,.'. 1 Aj.ii , . ... . ,i I ...... ,wl inn Bummer ,iv ,'iuviaiae ior a visit 111 Victoria- pj"- , tion. I state of Wurtcmburg. AMELIA EARHART MISSING ON FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD 5j 1. " jJJ Cr y OCEfiN AUSg$ j) OCEAN SMt m 1 red Noonan i Battle Aboard American Ship HONOLULU, July 3: A battle between members of the crew and officers of the Dollar liner President Wilson In Honolulu caused an hour's delay In the sailing time for I Imgara Island overcast, Han trancisco. Accoraing to tne calm, barometer, 211.78; tempera- Associated Press, eleven engine I lure, 52; sea smooth. j room workers walked off the ship Dead Tree Point Cloudy, light: Just before sailing time on the ino Joh"slon; easterly wind, barometer, 2J.8; grounds that the engine room was the Armory, Lieut. Com-Hemperature 55; light swell. (undermanned. They demanded ander Walter Hume for Royal tUat additional firemen be hired. Mls Mnriraret Iteattic, after Preachers Must Pay Allegiance Weather Forecast General Synopsis Pressure Is comparatively low off ; Interior of I). C. Prince Rupert south winds, mostly cool with showers. District and The official German news agency n..,.,.,, Charlotte Islands Fresh i reports mat uainonc priests ana easterly to southerly winds, un-i M V Nlrkrson n tin iiuramm jia.ouno nnw ..uov u.neiuc(l ana COOI WIM nun. mira 1. lllVBCio HI, ., ..., 111,., AJMf tlUW 1IF-... I L -f J Tl'nl, teaches ..!!. 1 .ilirll nil Hie OWtaj uiiikiuiivv ivv t.iu.w i , t'SL IjimRl Ul IllltUUVi:! Hl-.ltaum puiliu ...o--v 1 . . bo 1J to 1 . , , , aim inooeraie 10 iresn TENSION EASES TOKYO Russo-Japanese tension eased today after Soviet Russia agreed to the withdrawal of naval patrols from the disputed Amur River islands between Siberia and Manchoukuo. The Forei?n Office announced the incident, growing out of a clash' between Russian and Ja-panee-Manchoukuoan forces on June 30, was settled. EXPELLED BY C. C. F. VANCOUVER A. M. Stephen, defeated candidate in .Albernl-Nanaimo, was expelled from the C. C. F. last night "for his action during the election in running as a C. C. F. candidate without necessary qualifications and for openly advocating unconstitutional activity among the membership. He had previously been under suspension. In a presidential address at a provincial convention of the party, Dr. Lylc Telford said there must be less friction within the party if it was to be successful. DOROTHY ROUND WINS WIMBLEDON Dorothy Bound of England won the women's All-England tennis singles title today by defeating Jadwiga Jcdrzejow-ska of Poland G-2. 2-G, 7-5. .Madame Simonc Mathieu of France and Adeline Yorke of England won the women's doubles and Don Budge and Gene Mako of United States the men's doubles. POLICE COURT FINES n.vllnn nAi,i.t rit.nv tit Prllirn T?ti the dueen . ...... , .i . .Map of route of flight Amelia Earhart Putnam, tired of flying the Atlantic--she's done :: twice planned to fly around the world. Fred Noonan, show i with Mrs. Putnam, inset above, accompanied the "Lady Lindy" as navigator. The attempt Is the first by a woman to circle the globe. The map shows where the pair are missing between New Guinea arid Howland Islands. ' EXCHANGE iTcT MORE GO GREETINGS 1 -- TO WORK Twcedsmuir, Roosevelt and Masscy Un Dominion Day Broadcast OTTAWA, July 3: The voices of His Excellency, Lord Tweedsmulr, Governor Oeneral of Canada, and Franklin Delano; Roosevelt, President of the United States, were heard Thursday by an International radio audience In an exchange of greetings arranged by the Canadian Broadcasting Cor-coratlon to celebrate Dominion Day. Canada's national holiday. Tills Dominion Day broadcast, which commemorated the 70th anniversary of Confederation, was heard In Canada over the national network and in the United States over networks of the Natlonai Broadcasting Company, the Columbia Broadcasting System and the Mutual Broadcasting System. His Excellency spoke from Ottawa and President Roosevetl from his home at Hyde Park. New York. Hon. Vincent Massey. Canadian High Commissioner to London, was heard in a rebroadcast address from London. WINS DIAMOND SCULLS 1IENI.KY -ON - THAMES J. Hasenohrl of Austria today won the historic Diamond Sculls, defeating John Coulson of Toronto. Hasenohrl covered the mile and 400 yards in nine minutes, 12 seconds, winning easily. Five Hundred The total number of visitor? f"rt Ihn month of June at the museum' wns fiB hundred. Exhibits dona. ted and loaned for the month were as follows: Pacific Mills Ltd.. wood and paper. hlstnn'rnl limit "Rpaver." J. It. Morrison, snuff bo:t 181i)). J. Judge, Flying Beetle. Pat Phillipson, Indian foods. Staff Sergeant Ceorge. tit , 1. , .. .1 . .. . .... f 1. .. LtCl L OU ini UliO lift. .....W WTOlKW.rt . ...H.,.ll.n ivnarioue lsiauus ami nun n- ;.n. - . t10.. . ,ijreenu(u, ivory ihhm. occurred on th0 coast. Moderately ". " warm weather continues over the , . t . WHS UlUll. U1I1U1111KU VU 111 ill comparison with $467 In the; same month last year. R. M. Channon, who Isl-: school at Oona River, east t 'sailed last night on the PrJncePJ cloudy and Adelaide to spend the summer vacation at her home In Victoria. G. Wohlschlegel, PRESIDENT I INSTALLED Weldon McAfee Assumes Leadership of Rotarians Succeeding C. V. Evitt W. R. McAfee was yesterday formally installed as president of the Prince Rupert Rotary Club for the year following C. V. Evltt whose term of office has3 Just expired. Trie other officers Installed were: Secretary, W. L. Coates. Treasurer, Alex McRae. Directors, Peter Lakle, R. M. Wlnslow and John Dybhavn. . Ltsut. Col. S. D. Johnston was Installing officer. Present as guests of the club were Captain Hadano and the officers of the Japanese training ship Kaiwo Maru. In reviewing briefly the work ot the year, retiring President spoke of the sponsoring of the production of "H. M. S. Pinafore" put oh by the Prince Rupert Operatic Society. In this connection he spoke of the good work done by Nelson Allen, the producer, the Rotary committee that handled the business arrangements Including the sale of tickets and D. G. Borland, theatre manager, who had so ably co-operated. Mr. Evitt also mentioned the work being done In conjunction with the Gyro Club In improving the swimming pool at Morse Creek. He said It was a treat to see the large number who had taken advantage of the facilities provided there during the hot spell last month and at the end of May. The club had so far donated $375 towards the scheme and. doubtless. II, Indian sIokj adze. Constable. M. Condon, Bella Coola, Indian stone splitting wedge. Rt. Rev. G. A. Rix, Bishop of Caledonia, sails on the Prlnccrs Charlotte Monday morning for a trip Into the Telegraph Creek 1 district on ecclesiastical dulles, more would be done from time to time. He further thanked the mem-.bers of the Rotary Club for their splendid spirit of service throughout .the. year. The- usual, donations sierl Workers Still Conf dent had been maae to wormy causes. Johnstown Mayor Makes He particularly mentioned the Threat work of the secretary and treasur- er. the editor of thfe club bulletin, PITTSBURG, July 3: Phillip Lee Gordon, arid John Davey for Murray, chairman of' the steel carrying out the musical dutfes. workers organizing committee, says Mr. McAfee, on accepting office, that "we have every reason to be- said this was an outstanding day lieve that the strike in four of the in his life. He realized the honor nation's big Independent steel mills that had been bestowed upon him will be won." In a formal state- in' electing him to so Important a ment, Murray said reports from position. He said his work would every point affected by the strike prove successful If at the end of said approximately fourteen thou- the year they found themselves a sand of the one hundred thousand little more tolerant and a little (workers affected by the present more kindly. I strike were now at work In the Captain Hadano Introduced the ! mills. Law in Own Hands ! JOHNSTOWN, July 3:- Danlel J. Shields of Johnstown, Pa, j telegraphed President Roosevell that the "people of my city maj take the law in their own hands' unless the John L. Lewis steel union forces are withdrawn. other officers of his ship individually and spoke of the Influence -Mayor of the club Internationally. He thanksd the fcluh for the cordial reception given them. The president asked the captain to carry the good wishes of the club to the members of the Tokyo Rotary Club on his return from the trip. Guests at the luncheon, in addition to the officers of the ship, DaiAif Wacoi- npnrtfp IClf MllCPlltTI Laidler. Sadao Suga, M. Yakamoto, iau muacuui Tom ghlmlzu and H K Yamanakai Many Interetlnir KxMMN Dona-ted to Local Establishment Halibut Sales Summary American 32,000 pounds, and 6.5c. Canadian 57,000 pounds, and 5.5c to 7.9c and 5.5c. 8cc 7.2c A. I). (Jillies, I'orpoise tail, sea 1 American egg and Coral. . Atlas, 32.000, Booth, 8.5c and Canadian National Railway. jc5c fossil fern impression. j Canadian Mcltae Bros., Indian carving. j, I)orreeIlf 8i0oO, Pacific, 7.9c Mrs. F. W. Hart, egg cup made ,, . , - from teakwbod taken from tbei Morris it., 14,500, Cold Storage, 7.0c and 5.5c. Unome. 9,200, Booth, 7.2c and 5.5c. Kyreille, 11,000, Pacific, 7.2c and 5.5c. 1 Domino. 8,500, Cod Storage, 7.7c and o.&c. c TODAY'S BASEBALL American Leajue Plilladelphla 3, Boston 8. National League Boston 7, New York 4. Brooklyn 2, Philadelphia 7. St. Louis 2, Cincinnati 3. Pittsburg 3, Chicago 10. '4 ji