Tomorrows
Tides
Low
3-23
a.m.
19.2
ft
1
p.m.
20.4
ft
a.m.
8.1
ft
p.m.
4.0
It
L-
1
Serious
Brush
Fires
Sweep
'
Southern
California;
Loss
Estimated
At
Two
Million
LOS
ANGELES,
November
24:
(CP)
Two
disastrous
mountain
fires
in
Santa
Monica
and
San
Bernardino
ranges
have
been
checked
today
by
an
army
of
fire
fighters
as
property
damage
exceeded
2,000,000
and
twelve
thousand
acres
of
watershed
were
blackened.
The
conflagration
destroyed
three
hundred
and
fifty
homes
nd
abina
a
It
swept
down
moun-J
Utn
creiU
K
the
o""
nore
11
m
tin
flet
fxt
nd
X0lAt
were
,am"
Btd.
A
million
dollar
hotel
and
icorej
of
pretentious
homea
were
Proved.
Santa
Monica
was
not
Krtctulv
threatened
aunougn
ziw
homes
m
8anta
Monica
canyon
tre
burned
Ban
Bernardino
wat
jn
a
er!nus
position
for
aome
time
ini
ptr
of
the
city
wa
evacuated
The
fire
fanned
Into
Inferno
pro-
taroni
by
a
high
wind,
rated
In
tb
mtlbu
Mountains
Hinuorn
owned
by
nifhard
Dls
tnd
the
'.W-home
?omraunltT
of
femiwl
were
missed
although
entitled
by
f
ire
Th
!.
nf
Mr.
Louis
8tlTers.
from
tn
uteHose
of
stepping
powder,,
is
bied
on
worry
over
ap-
(jroachir.i
rime
4
Every
Hospital
!
In
Empire
Will
Get
Iron
Lung
LONDON
Nor
24
CP
t
Ar.sfher
amailng
act
of
phll-
s.t'hrony
is
announced
by
Lord
!
500,000,
Kjlfleld.
British
automobile
;
manufacturer
He
stated
yes-
rdy
that
he
planned
to
give
t
tn
iron
lung
to
every
hospiiai
r
i
..-
the
British
Empire
They
a'M
he
manufactured
tn
hi
FREIGHTER
REFLOATS
Loth
Maridy
of
Glasgow
Was
Grounded
For
Five
Hours
Near
Entrance
of
Nanalmo
Harbor
Nsnalmo
Harbor.
Renew
Threat
Of
General
Strike
PARIS.
Nov.
24.
(CP
-The
Con
'rat!on
of
Labor
has
renewed'
to
threat
to
call
a
general
strike
in
France.
Involving
five
million-workers.
In
protest
at
fiscal
and
1W
policies
of
the
Daladier
gov-,
rnment
.
i
Peace
Meeting
In
Stockyard
Strike
no
h
Side
In
Chicago
Dispute
Ke
ported
Conciliatory
CHICAGO.
Nov.
24.
With
a
conciliatory
attitude
on
both
sides
evl-d?nt.
a
peace
meeting
between
cm-
plms
and
workers
on
the
Chi-
"80
stockyards
strike
Is
called
for
iurday
morning.
ismoo'h.
miles
meter.
30.48,
Utiliies
Bill
FINE
IS
IMPOSED
Constitutional
Objection
In
Case
of
HalibuMcr
lUyvlew
are
I)lmUinc
constitutional
ob-
'
lection
raited
by
the
defence
In
'
etard
to
the
resuUtorr
powers
of
the
International
Fisheries
CoprmMlon
under
the
Pacific
,
Halibut
Treatr
between
Canada
and
the
United
State.
Stipendiary
Magistrate
Andrew
Thompson,
In
provincial
police
court
thl
morning,
fined
the
Van-ou-ter
halibut
boat
ltavlew.
Capt,
Dan
Wedse.
$100
for
being
Illegally
In
pimevklon
of
halibut
while
fishing
for
other
varieties
in
a
restricted
area.
Halibut
aboard
the
boat
was
!
ordered
confiscated
to
the
crown.
Jimea
T.
llarteT.
count.fl
for
I
the
defence.
Immediately
,
an-LMiiiH
ih
he
w-lrt
appeal
by
4j
way
of
staled
cae
to
the
Supreme
louri.
E.
F.
Jones
was
counsel
for
the
department
in
the
case.
TODAY'S
WEATHER
Triple
LUand-Scattered
clouds,
northeast
wind,
eight
miles
per
hour:
ugni
cnop.
Langara
Island
Overcast,
south-
mmi
K-inri
16
miles
Der
hour;
oa-
"
-
lipht
nwell.
Dead
Trw
Point
Overcast,
fresh
southeast
wind:
barometer,
3052.
temperature.
43;
sea
choppy.
Bull
Harbor
Overcast,
calm;
barometer.
30
JO:
temperature.
38
light
swell.
Alert
Bay
Overcast,
calm:
barometer.
30.M;
temperature.
38;
sea
Cloudy,
easterly
wind
per
hour;
barometer
3
-
Victoria
Clear,
northerly
wind,
i
miivi
rer
hour:
barometer
NANA1MO.
Nov.
24:
(CTl-The
3042
freighter
Loch
Maddy
of
Glasgow
Vancouver
Clear,
easterly
wind
ban
been
refloated
under
her
own
four
muM
per
hour;
barometc.
Pofr
annnrrnllv
undamaged
afUr
in
19
btlr.i
arounded
for
five
hours
on.
prince
Oeorsc
Cloudy,
south
SaleUite
Reef
near
the
entrance
of
'
.lndi
four
miics
per
hour;
baro-
Terrace
Clear,
north
wind,
tcm-;
pcrature.
22.
Aiynnsh-Clear.
cairn,
u.
Alice
Arm
Clear,
calm,
28.
Anyox-Clcar.
calm,
24.
Stewarts-Cloudy,
calm.
27.
ititfelton
Part
cloudy,
calm
Canada
Destined
To
Be
Greatest
21.
Smlthcrs
Cloudy,
east
wind,
19.
Burns
Lake
Snowing,
calm,
19.
In
Mining-Hoover
TnnnNTO.
Nov.
24:
(CP)
-In
an
Interview
here,
Former
President
Herbert
Hoover
of
the
United,
Stat-'.ilibressdd
Ihrbeifct
thaEfcfluada
1
.
a
was
the
fastest
developing
mining
.n.mtrv
In
the
world.
The
Canad-
l
j
-
Ian
northland
would
proviac
mov
of
the
continent's
future
mineral
production,
he
predicted.
As
a
L.mir
enalnecr.
Mr.
Hoover
was
lo
catcd
In
Rossland
mining
camp
In
the
early
days.
Q.
een
Mother
Mary
and
Queen
Elizabeth
had
a
royal
Unit-lock-ng
over
drese
gDods
at
the
British
Fabrics
exhlblUon
in
London
They
are
ahown
above
as
they
left
the
Earl
of
Derby
house
which
was
placed
at
the
disposal
of
the
xhlbltors.
STRIKES
SPREAD
Policy
PARIS.
Nov.
24:
37
General
Msnaeer
Reports
Im
forty
Thousand
Workers
Have
provrtj
rinanrrol
Position
Over
Ceased
Duties
In
Protest
at
Previous
Year
Government
Labor
CALGARY,
Nov.
24:
CP)-
At
the
annual
meeting
of
the
.Alberta
CP
biryces
wheat
Pool
here
yesterday.
TL
D
occupied
their
pit
tn
protest
I
),ftnrip
(hnnfc
against
the
governments
labor
LMUIlllC
VUllllJ)
policy
of
increasing
hours.
f
l
'
J
A
-
Police
are
having
occupied
fac-
UUtSlQe
Agaill
lories
evacuated
by
force.
I
Anglican
Mission
Boat
Western
Hope
Is
Total
Wreck;
All
Aboard
Safe
1
The
Anglican
mission
boat
Western
Hope
is
today
a
hopeless,
wreck
on
Rose
Spit
washed
by
the
waves
and
being
rapidly
covered
with
sand.
She
left
here
Tuesday
with
Rev.
A.
Abraham
and
his
.engineer
in
charge,
returning
home
to
Massett
after
attending
the
funeral
of
the
late
Miss
Agnes
Bridden
and
taking
with
them
the
bereaved
parents,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Jesse
Bridden.
So
far
as
can
be
gathered
they
crossed
Hecate
Straits
safely
but
were
caught
by
the
full
fury
of
the
storm
off
Rose
SpitimdUhe
boat
was
driven
on
the
sandy
shore
where
she
was
helpless.
The
party
rot
ashore
and
made
their
way
to
seek
shelter.
The
atest
word
from
Massett
is
that
they
arrived
safely
nit
it
is
feared
the
boat
isli
total
loss.
The
Western
Hope
was
built
in
1922
at
Prince
Rupert
and
was
registered
out
of
this
port.
She
wits
thirty-five
feet
long,
eleven
foot
beam
and
five
feet
eight
inches
depth.,
ll(litmrs(i
w
,
,
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
NO
VEMBEU
24,
1938.
TWO
QUEENS
VISIT
FABRIC
EXHIBITION
Prince
Rupert
will
be
the
scene
early
next
week
of
Important
Salvation
Arfny
meetings,
bringing
officers
and
delegates
from
Skeena,
Naay
and
coast
villages,
the
occasion
being
the
visit
here
of
Commissioner
Oeorjre
L.
Carpenter
of
i
Toronto,
head
of
the
Army
for
Canada.
Newfoundland,
Alaska
and
Bermuda.
Commissioner
Carpenter
L
coming
next
Monday
afternoon
:
aboard
the
steamer
Princess
Norah
!
from
Juneau
where
a
congress
of
!
Army
officers
and
workers
Is
being
I
held
He
will
be
here
until
Wednesday
evening
when
he
will
pro-ceeed
by
train
to
Edmonton.
I
The
Commissioner
will
be
accom-
lA
B-ifk
A
I
PI
If
11
'mander
for
Alaska
and
Northern
IN
SESSION':
British
Columbia.
The
program
in
connection
with
Commissioner
and
Mrs.
Carpenter's
vtxlt
hprr
will
Include
a
special
'meeting
at
the
Army
Citadel
Monday
night:
a
meeting
of
officers
on
Tuesday
afternoon,
a
broadcast
ov
er
CFPR
early
that
evening,
and
a
public
meeting
the
same
night
in
First
Presbyterian
Church
when
F.
A.
MacCallum.
president
of
the
Prince
.Rupert
Chamber
of
Com-
aealnst
the
Daladier
government
Purdv.
.nera,
manaEer.
announc-
merce..wm
Preslae
.
fj
spread
today
Into
the
coal
mines
3f
cd
net
earnlnss
of
$300,000
for
the1"
aa"n
in;
r
v
Northern
France,
bringing
me
10-
last
year
financial
condlUon'
r
.
t
.m.,
n,
tA
tal
number
of
strikers
to
more
than
of
me
Pool
,s
much
iraproved.
.
Coi
Ai.!'
?
w2"
forty
thousand.
fP
'
.r:
n
.
Nearly
fourteen
thousand
miners
nouay
wuu
-k
w.t
.....v.
Commissioner
Carpenter
will
be
the
speaker,
a
public
meeting
of
women
at
the
Citadel
in
the
afternoon
with
Mrs.
Robert
Cameron
presld-
,
Ing.
and
a
meeting
later
the
same
CALLANDER.
Ont.
Nov.
24.
The
1
afternoon
of
the
Women's
Canad
Inspector
C.
O
Barber,
provln-
Dlonne
quintuplets
were
outside
fori
ian
Club,
clal
police,
left
on
last
evening's
the
first
time
yesterday
sln
their
train
for
a
trip
to
Smlthcrs
on
recent
operations
for
tonsils
and
official
business.
adenoids.
THREE
MEN
CONDEMNED,
Death
Sentences
Passed
Uuon
Trio,
for
Murder
of
Ased
Woman
In
j
Manitoba
.
DAUPHIN,
Manitoba,
Nov.
24:
(CP)
Three
men
were
convicted!
of
murder
by
a
jury
after
four!
hours
deliberation
yesterday
and-all
were
sentenced
to
be
hanged.
A
recommendation
for
leniency
In
one
case
will
be
forwarded
to
Ot-
.
ml
l.tlnn.
fnlt.n-O')
tVia
beating
to
death
of
81-year-old
Mrs.
Anna
Coltlck
on
May
12
last.
Weather
forecast
,
General
Synopsis
Pressure
remains
high
over
British
Columbia
and
appears
low
west
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
The
weather
is
moderately
colder
over
the
Interior
and
rain
Is
reported
on
the
north
coast
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Char
lotte
Islands--Fresh
east
to
south
east
winds.
Part
cloudy
and
mild
with
showers,
Bulletins
IS
COMPLETE
ACCORD
Today's
Weather
Prince
Rupert
Scattered
clouds,
,
northerly
wind,
four
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
3039
(falling);
y
temperature,
35;
sea
smooth.
PARIS
Great
Britain
and
France,
in
a
joint
communique,
announred
today
complete
agreement
between
the
two
countries
in
their
policies
for
maintenance
and
consolidation
of
peace.
Included
in
the
discussions
between
Premiers
Chamberlain
and
Daladier
are
measures
to
bring
about
an
war.
endint
of
the
Spanish
civil
growing
friendship
between
Germany
and
France
on
the
one
hand
and
Ensland
and
Italy
on
the
other
mliht
Impede
Franco-British
relations
but
this
does
not
appear
to
have
been
the
case.
ENGLISH
CHANNEL
GALE
LONDON
A
gale,
said
to
have
reached
a
velocity
of
as
high
as
108
miles
per
hour,
swept
the
English
Channel
last
night,
did
extensive
damage
both
on
the
British
and
French
coasts
and
is
believed
to
have
been
resoonslble
for
at
least
fourteen
deaths.
The
worst
storm
In
more
than
a
decade,
it
disrupted
all
traffic
by
land,
sea
and
air.
The
giant
liner
Queen
Mary
could
not
land
passengers
at
Southampton.
II.
M.
S.
Royal
Oak
was
delayed
in
leaving
for
Norway
with
the
body
of
the
late
Queen
Maud.
There
was
heavy
rain
in
southern
England
and
two
inches
of
snow
in
Daughter
Born
To
Boris
Karloff
On
.
His
Own
Birthday
J
PRICE:
5
CENTS
Is
Now
Before
House
Important
Measure
Governing
Many
Services
Introduced
At
Victoria
By
Premier
Pattuljo
ARMY
HEAD
NFYT
WF.F.K
Board
of
Three
Men
to
be
Set
up
Under
Legislation-Would
Have
Far-Reachinp:
Powers
of
Regulation
and
Cotttrol
I
;
--
VICTORIA,
November
24:
(CP)
Premier
T.
D.
I
commissioner
George
'L.
carpenter
Pattulio
yesterday
introduced
the
public
utilities
bill
in
the
to
Pay
Two-nar
visit
Here
Legislature.
It
would
authorize
the
government
to
set
up
I
Various
OActivities
Planned
r
tnree-man
board
to
regulate
various
utilities
subject
to
legislative
authority
of
the
province.
The
board
would
n
empowered
to
control
persons
or
companies
operating
.
.
.
.
.
,
...
railways,
street
railways,
tramways,
War
Close
To
Hong
Kong
In
crossed
Into
British
territory.
ferries,
toll
bridges,
telephone
and
telegraph
services,
gas,
electric
and
power
plants,
the
furnishing
of
wai
ter
to
the
public,
buses,
trucks
and
public
conveyances.
It
would
not
affect
taxis
operated
by
individuals
or
companies.
Other
minor
excep-
N
inn
OI1
isiavv,
IjriVe
The
utilities
would
be
bound
to
iiifjpuii
set
reasonable
and
Indlscrimlnatory
rates.
The
board
would
have
pow-
HONG
KONG.
Nov.
24:
CP
ed
to
adjust
rates
and
schedules.
WaTfare
in
South
China
flar-
Application
would
have
to
be
ed
up
within
twenty
miles
of
made
to
the
board
for
permission
this
crown
colony
today
as
for
new
construction
or
to
stop
Japanese
opened
a
plncer
business.
n,m.H
hr
Mr.
renter
and
their
lConducUng
daughter
Miss
Stella
Carpenter.-
drive
10
out
chlncse
'
The
commission
would
have
to
Icomtnz
with
them
from
Juneau
southeast
of
Canton.
Throngs
.approve
any
issue
or
stocks,
bonds,
I
wMfbe
BrWdTer
Walter
J.
Carruth-
of
Chinese
refugees
and
a
scat-
debentures
or
other
securities.
.
tenuis
xwumc,
auiuitia
:
j.-.
rcniunc"iut-
wiupaiucs
icius"
lng
to
obey
commission
orders
wduld
be
from
$20
to
$1000
fine
,and
each
official
would
be
subject
'to
the
same
penalty.
Municipal
officials
would
also
be
liable
to
fine
Insofar
as
they
are
concerned
In
public
utilities.
Provision
is
made
for
a
maximum
fine
of
$5000
for
general
violation
of
the
Act.
Persons
accepting
directly
or
Indirectly
rebate
or
concession
In
Violation
of
the
Act
could
be
fined
a
maximum
of
$300.
Any
utility
could
be
seized
by,
the
Commission
to
enforce
its
or-?
ders.
Failure
to
comply
with
orders'
also
might
result
In
dissolving
the
.
utility
by
the
Commission
or
the
J
'
cancelling
of
franchises.
Utilities
will
be
able
to
appeal
to'
the
provincial
Court
of
Appeal
for
It
had
been
thought
that
i
relief
from
any
commission
order.
The
board
would
have
the
pow
er
of
a
court
to
demand
giving
of
information.
'
No
mention
Is
made
of
the
coal
.and
petroleum
Industries
In
the
;
bill.
MINIMUM
'
WAGE
SET
No
Less
Than
Forty
Cents
Must
Be
Paid
Those
Getting
Out
Christmas
Trees
VICTORIA,
Nov.
24:
(CP)
The
Board
of
Industrial
Relations
has
set
a
minimum
wage
of
40c
for
workers
engaged
in
getting
out
Christmas
trees
In
British
Aberhart
Off
To
Ottawa
To
Talk
i
Refunding
Plan
i
-
o
.
I
EDMONTON,
Nov.
24:
(CP)
Premier
William
Aberhart,
following
the
closing
of
the
session
of
'the
Alberta
Legislature,
left
today
for
Ottawa
to
discuss
refunding
HOLLYWOOD,
Nov.
24.
Mr.
and;
of
Alberta's
public
debt
with
fed-
wt
const
of
Vancouver
Island
Mrs.
Boris
Karloff
became
the
par-
eral
officials.
The
Premier
was
ac-
Modcrate.
fresh
easterly
winds,
ents
of
a
daughter
yesterday.
It
companled
by
the
provincial
mostly
fair
not
much
change
-In
was
the
fifty-first
birthday
of
the
treasurer.
H6n.
Solon,,
and
the
de-