i'The
character
of
Its
Individuals
the
bedrock
of
a
nation,"
as-
rted
Chief
Justice
Aulay
Morn-b
ol
the
Supreme
Court.of
Brlt-h
Columbia
in
addressing
a
joint
bcheon
ol
the
Women's
Canadian
flub
and
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
ub
yesterday.
"I
am
afraid
that
o
many
of
us
are
getting
Into
the
iy
of
thinking
superficially.
Wej
ink
of
Canada
in
terms
of
square;
lies,
population,
economics,
retirees
and
Industries
and
forget
e
Importance
of
character
of
thers,
mothers,
teachers,
leglsla-rs.
The
welfare
of
a
nation
de-inds
to
a
great
degree
on
the
iaracter
of
its
people."
His
Lordship
developed
this
Idea
Dm
a
discussion
of
the
structure
the
law
inspired
by
excerpts
om
a
recent
dook
Dy
Lora
wiac-
illan,
great
British
law
lord,
who
served
the
Importance
that
law
ijed
in
every
activity
and
every
ndltion
of
every
day
life.
The
iv
tne
Judge
aescriDea
as
an
ea&-
understood
set
of
rules
for
the
Ime
of
life."
"And
who
makes,
the
lawsr
ask-
Mr
Justice
Morrison.
"weuie
a
1.
-
ll
t
lery
day
people,
mane
wie
laws
trough
our
elected
representatives
clty
councils,
In
legislative
as-
lblies
and
In
Parliaments.
These
make
the
laws
that
fpresentatlves
feet
our
property,
our
liberty
and
u
lives.
Therefore,
the
casting
of
aten
for
their
elected
representa-
Ivcfc
is
a
serious
thing
for
tne
jple.
Possibly
we
too
often
vote
Jindly
In
a
partlzan
way,
not
pay-
lg
sufficient
attention
to
the
aaracter
of
those
for
whom
we
rote"
Reading
from
Lord
Macmlllan,
us
Lordship
showed
now
almost
Itvery
activity
of
life
was
related
come
way
to
the
structure
of
the
iw
Few
neonle
Rave
a
moments
nought
to
how
they
were
safe
guarded
In
everyday
life
under
the
legb
of
the
law.
One
of
the
Important
functions
of
the
law
was
regulate
and
correlate
private
Bight-;
and
public
needs.
riuh
Lunch
The
Judge
Interpolated
his
ad-
c"rec3
with
numerous
dry
witticisms
nd
some
personal
Incidents.
Speaking
of
the
Canadian
Club,
he
ttold
how
he.
when
a
Member
oi
Parliament
at
Ottawa,
had
attend
ed
the-
first
Canadian
Club
lunch
eon
ever
held
In
Canada.
He
recalled
that
Lord
Mlnto,
the
newly
appointed
Governor
Ocneral,
had
iteeu
the
speaker
while
the
chair
man
was
a
young
man
named
wli-(Ham
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
who
to-
I
day
was
the
Prime
Minister
of
Can
ada,
D
O,
norland,
president
of
the
Gyro
Club,
was
In
the
chair
at
the
luncheon
which
was
attended
by
about
ninety
j-Tsons.
-
Mrs.
F.
M.
ood,
president
of
the
Womlen's
Canadian
Club,
proposed
a
vote
of
thanks
to
Mr.
Justice
Morrison.
The
blessing
was
offered
by
Rev.
J.
M.
McCormack
of
Fort
Fraser.
Guests
included
many
out-of-town
dele-
Bates
to
the
sessions
of
the
AnglU
can
synod
and
diocesan
Women's',
Auxiliary
now
meeting
here.
1
Old
House
Falls;
Nine
Are
Killed
ROTTERDAM.
Holland,
May
12:
(CP).
.Minn
nnrsnns
were
crushed
to
death
yesterday
when
an
nncl
house
on
a
busy
street
of
this
clty
collanscd.
Scholastic
Career
As
Winner
Of
Governor's
Gold
Medal
EDMONTON,
May
12:
(CP)
Roy
Thomas,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
N.
Thomas
of
Prince
Rupert,
won
the
Governor
General's
gold
medal
for
the
University
of
Alberta
with
the
highest
standing
among
honor
students,
Dean
W.
H.
Alexander
announced
last
night.
Thomas
will
receive
the
award
and
his
Bachelor
of
Science
degree
with
honors
in
physics
at
the
convocation
on
Friday.
Awarded
a
fellowship
by
the
University
of
California,
Thomas
will
continue
his
studies
at
Berkeley.
"The
receipt
of
the
gold
medal
by
Thomas
sets
the
seal
upon
a
very
distinguished
high
school
record
and
reflects
the
greatest
of
credit
upon
the
winner,"
the
Dean
said.
The
honors
course
is
open
only
to
the
most
capable
students.
JAPS
TAKE
OVER
AMOY
Have
Completed
Their
Capture
Of
Important
Port
on
South
Coast
Of
China
SIIANT.HAI,
May
12:
(CP)
The
Japanese
have
definitely
captured
Amoy,
important
seaport
on
the
south
China
coast,
occupying
the
entire
ilsand
including
the
city.
.
Nipponese
bluejackets
arc
patrolling
the
streets
while
fifty
thousand
refugees
flee
from
the
city.
A
British
warship
is
removing
British
.subjects.
United
States
sailors
patrolled
the
international
settlement
on
Kulang
Island,
off
the
South
China
coast,
today
as
thousands
of
refugees
and
soldiers
poured
OPPOSED
TO
CAMP
IDEA
Provincial
Government
Thinks
Single
Unemployed
Men
hhouia,
Instead,
Be
Taken
Care
Of
In
Public
Works
VICTORIA.
May
12:
(CP)
Hon.
George
Pearson,
minister
of
labor,
revealed
last
night
that
the
provincial
government
was
opposed
to
the
reopening
of
forestry
camps
for
single
unemployed
men
which!
sertcd
were
recently
closed
down.
Tne;
best
way
of
taking
care
of
these
j
men,
the
government
feels,
is
by
public
works
on
a
contract
basis
with
provision
for
the
use
of
a
certain
amount
of
relief
labor.
To
such
a
program,
It
lsfelt,
the
federal
government
should
contribute
During
the
months
of
February
and
March
there
were
6000
fewei
persons
on
relief
In
British
Colum-
in
after
the
capture
of
Amoy.
All
iDia
Dut
this,
it
Is
suggested,
Is
due
foreigners
are
said
to
be
safe.
There
is
no
change
in
the
situation
of
deadlock
In
south
Shantung
Province
where
the
Japanese
have
been
vainly
endeavouring
to
capture
control
of
the
strategic
Lunghal
Hallway
line
The
Japanese
arc
concentrating
forces
today
at
the
Island
of
Formosa
for
what
may
be
a
mass
attack
of
South
China.
LONDON
OOLD
TRICB
LONDON,
May
12:
(CP)
The
The
price
of
gold
was
down
lc
at
$35.01
per
fine
ounce
on.
the
London
market
yesterday.
Base
metals
were
also
lower;
Intervention
Is
Keynote
In
League
Debate
GENEVA,
May
12:
(CP)
Intervention
in
the
civil
war
In
Spain
was"
the
keynote
of
dls-
cussion
yesterday
in
the
coun-
ell
of
the
League
of
Nations.
Soviet
Russia
and
New
Zea-
.ft
.
-1
4UA
J.
land
backea
tne
ncmana
ui
mc
t
Spanish
loyalist
government
for
Intervention.
Efforts
are
4.
sUll
beine
made
to
reach
an
to
the
fact
that
unempioyaDies
were
cut
off
provincial
relief
rath
er
than
that
there
was
an
Increast
In
employment.
Convocation
Of
B.
C
University
Itev.
Willard
Rrcwing
Speaker
At
Proceedings.
Today
General
of
Canada.
li
Summer
Flying
Starts
Early
rilot
Angus
Campbell
Leaves
Prince
Albert
With
Pontoons
Instead
Of
Skis
PRINCE
ALBERT,
May
12:
(CP.
Pilot
Angus
Campbell
left
yesterday
for
the
north
on
the
first
nirrppmcnt
in
regard
to
recog-
,
flight
of
the
season
with
pontoons
nition
of
Italian
sovereignty
In
.
owing
to
the
early
break-up
of
Ethiopia
In
which
tnere
nas
ruce
on
nortnern
laices,
it
nas
oeen
been
a
deadlock.
mosslble
to
make
the
chance
from
.
;skis
to
pontoons
much
sooner
than
usual
this
year.
I
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
prlnceRupert
Raining,
south
mm
High
0:15
ajn.
.
21.1
It.
east
wind,
22
miles
per
hour;
barometer.
"
'
13:03
p.m.
19.0
ft.
29
.36
(falling);
temperature,
Low
6:56
a.m.
2.6
ft.
43;
sea
choppy.
18:57
p.m,
6.5
ft.
.4
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXVII.,
No.
111.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
MAY
12,
1938.
PRICE:
$
CENTS
nv
in
Is
Doubling
Air
Defence
CHARACTER
0F
NATION
IMPORTANT
.Much
Superficiality
in
Think-
f
Today,
Chief
Justice
Believes
Addresses
Joint
Luncheon
Here
.a
"
rt
Prince
Rupert
Boy
Climaxes
IS
FIRMLY
I
ENTRENCHED,
Revolt
in
Brazil
Serves
Only
To
Further'
Strengthen
President
I
Vargas
As
Dictator
I
RIO
DE
JANEIRO,
May
12:
(CP)
Following
the
crushing
of
the
Fascist
Green
Shirt
uprising
yesterday,
President
Getullo
Vargas
appears
to
be
more'
firmly
entrenched
than
ever
In
his
position
'
as
dictator
of
Brazil.
'
The
revolt
has
been
completely
smashed
and
the
leaders,
having
been
speedily
rounded
up
by
mili
tary,
and
police,
will
immediately
be
brought
before
the1
courts.
OBJECTION
IS
JAKEN
Dominion
Has
Not
Right
To
Pry
Into
Provincial
Finances,
1
Quebec
Tells
Rowell
QUEBEC,
.May
12:,
(CP)
The
Quebec
government
does
not
re-
j
cognize
the
authority
of
the
fed
eral
covcrnment
to
grant
any
commission
power
to,
investigate
?
provincial
government
finance,
the
Rowell
commission
on
intergovernmental
relations
was
in-
formed
today
in
a
most
emphatic
manner
as
it
opened',
its
Quebec
sittings.
The
federal,
gpvejnjpcnt
was
no
more
entitled
to
examine
the
financial
position
of
Ihc
provinces
than
the
provinces
would
be
to
investigate
the
financial
position
of
the
federal
government,
Emery
Beaulieu,
counsel
to
the
provincial
government,
as
,
SELASSIE
LOSES
0UT
No
Hope
For
Blocking
Recognition
Of
Ethiopian
Conquest
GENEVA,
May
12f
(CP)
The
last
hopes
of
Emperor
Halle
Selassie
blocking
the
Anglo-French
move
to
recognize
the
Italian
con-
quest
of
his
Ethiopian
Empire
vanished
today
as
the
majority
of
delegates
to
the
League
of
Nations
council
declared
In
ravor
of
recognition
of
Italian,
Sovereignty.
Russia,
China
and
Bolivia
did
not
vote
for
recognition
but
were
not
ivery
active
in
tneir
opposition
.
even
suggesting
that
they
might
Principal
1
accept
some
compromise
on
the
subject.
VANCOUVER,
May
12:
(CP)
-HITII
I
pPT
Rev.
Wlllard
Brewing,
pastor
of
St.
YY
ILiiu
VlEl
1
Andrews-Wesley
Church,
was
the
I
principal
speaker
today
at
the
an.-1
TA
LIEI
II
TIM
nual
convocation
of
the
University..
J
iHjLIUIYl
of
British
Columbia
when
degrees!
were
awarded
to
some
three
hundr
'
Sccrctary
of
InterIor
Ickes
ReMer.
vT
,
,
i
atcs
His
Determination
Not
To
i
4
of
laws.
The
honorary
doctorate
Dirig,ble
InfIat-ffln
Gas
was
conferred
upon
Mrs.
Helen
MacGlll.
judge
of
the
Gregory
juy-j
WASHINGTON,
D.
C.
May
IV.
enile
court
A
.similar
degree
will
p,
has
eVldentl
jost
be
conferred
during
the
summer
h
gup
on
Lord
Tweedsmulr,
Governor
..m
r,HJlBa
f
,
Its
dirigibles.
Secretary
of'
the
Inferior
Harold
Ickes
has
reiterated
this
refusal
to
permit
export
of
the
gas.
He
says
that
he
has,
received
no
guarantee
from
Germany
that
It
will
not
be
used
for.
military
purposes.
TODAY'S
BASEBALL
National
League
Chicago
8,
Brooklyn
5.
Cincinnati
4,
Boston
0.
Other
games
postponed.
American
League
Cleveland
3,
New
York
2.
(Feller
pitching
for
Cleveland,
Gomez
for
New
York,
a
pitcher's
duel.)
Detroit
6,
Washington
7,
Other
games
postponed,'
W
Passes
Away
MRS.
W.
D.
11ERR1DGE
Hon.
R.
B.
Bennett,
former
Prime
Minister,
died
in
hospital
here
(Mrs.
Herrldge,
as
Miss
Mildred
Bennett,
visited
Prince
Rupert
some
years
ago).
j
BULLETINS
GOLD
IN
HALIBUT
An
interesting
find
of
gold
has
been
made
in
Prince
Rupert.
Yesterday
while
the
machines
at
the
J.
II.
Carson
Co.
medicinal
oil
plant
here
were
being
cleaned
out,
sand
was
found
containing
a
few
fine
flakes
of
gold.
The
sand
came
from
the
intestines
of
halibut
which
are
now
treated
in
the
plant.
The
particular
halibut
in
question
.came
from
Yakutat
off
the
coast
of
Alaska
where
gold-bearing
black
sand
is
known
to
exist.
The
discovery
is
probably
more
of
scientific
interest
than
it
is
of
commercial
SURPRISE
AIR
RAIDS
BARCELONA
In
surprise
insurgent
air
raids
today,
47
were
killed
in
Barcelona
and
22
in
Valencia.
One
hundred
and
fifty
were
injured.
So
sudden
were
the
raids
that
the
people
were
unable
to
reach
their
bombproof
shelters.
More
Filipinos
Are
Going
Home
Another
Repatriation
Leave
San
Francisco
June
Party
To
Early
In
SAN
FRANCISCO,
May
12:
An
other
Filipino
repatriation
party
will
leave
San
Francisco
for
the
Philllolnes
on
June
3
aboard
the
liner
President
Hoover
under
the
Filipino
Repatriation
Act
under
which
fares
of
these
people
desir
ous
of
returning
to
"their
homeland
are
paid.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
"May
12;
JCP)
Wheat
was
trading
at
$1.06
the
Vancouver
market
today.
Canada
Is
Relied
On
As
Valuable
Source
Of
Supplies
In
War
Two
Ministers
Refer
to
Part
They
Expect
Dominion
Will
Play
if
Called
Upon
Aircraft
is
Specifically
Mentioned
LiUiNiJUiN,
iuay
iz;
yur)
ureat
xmuun
is
tu
uuuuie
Ther
first
line
of
strength
in
the
air
under
en
expansion"
scheme
announced
in
the
House
of
Commons
today
by
I
Earl
Winterton,
Chancellor
of
the
Duchy
of
Lancaster,
j
She
is
to
have
3500
first
line
machines
by
March
1940.
Lord
Winterton
disclosed
that
tne
government
considers
j
'
Important
"the
possibility
of
bulld-
tag
up
war
potential
in
Canada"
4,
but
did
not
explain
the
reference
t
Compulsory
I
j
OTTAWA,
I
Creation
of
1
.
I
Co-Operation
i
May
12:
(CP)
an
Independent
.
with
statutory
powers,
to
compel
co-operation
between
the
Canadian
Nation-
al
and
Canadian
Pacific
Rall-
ways
was
advocated
in
the
NEW
YORK,
May
12;
(CP)
Senate
railway
committee
by
Mrs.
W.
D.
Herrldge,
wife
of
the
1
S.
W.
Falrweather,
chief
of
the.
former
Canadian.-
mlnlstefUtha-s
economics
branclWQl
the
Can?
United
States
and
sister
of
Rt.
adlan
National
Railways.
The
responsibility
of
establishing
such
a
tribunal
should
not,
however,
lie
with
the
railways.
Mr.
Falrweather
estimated
that
savings
of
$10,000,000
-a
I'
year
could
be
effected
by
in-
stitution
of
joint
economies.
A
budget
and
planning
com-
i'
mission
to
deal
with
matters
of
expansion
was
proposed
by
Mr.
Falrweather.
.
.
DEAD
MAN
ISLANDED
American
Trolling
Boat
Comes
in
With
One
of
Her
Crew
Victim
Of
Heart
Attack
The
four-man
American
trolling
boat
Peace
put
in
to
Prince
Rupert
t
last
night
at
11:30
with
the
body,
of
Verne
Moore,
52-year-old
se-j
attle
fisherman,
one
of
the
mem
bers
of
the
crew,
who
collapsed
and
died
about
5
o'clock
last
evening'
aboard
the
vessel
which
was
en
route
from
Everett,
Washington,
to
Ketchikan.
The
Peace
had
been;
anchored
at
Kumeleon
Inlet
in!
Grenville
Channel,
just
south
of
and
NEGOTIATIONS
ARE
RESUMED
French
Charge
D'Affaircs
And
Italian
Foreign
Minister
Get
Together
ROME,
May
12:
The
French
charge
'affaires
visited
Italian
Foreign
Minister
Clano
yesterday
to
resume
negotiation
of
the
Franco-
Italian
friendship
which
had
been
Interrupted
for
a
week
during
the
beyond
mentioning
that
the
a,lr
mission
now
In
North
America
was
Inquiring
into
the
aircraft
situation
there.
Viscount
Swinton,
Air
Secretary,
declared
in
the
House
of
Lords
today
that
"in
time
of.
war
Canada
might
and
would
become
a
very
valuable
source
of
supply
for
this
country."
FUTURE
OF
ELEVATOR
So
Official
Information
Available
as
to
Wheat
Pool's
Intention
Only
Party
of
Cargo
Now
Left
With
a
part
cargo
of
3850
tons
of
grain
for
delivery
to
United
Kingdom
or
Continent,
the
Norwegian
motorship
freighter
Taranger
sailed
at
6:30
last
evening
from
the
A1-,
berta
Wheat
Pool's
local
elevator
for
Vancouver
where
and
at
Seattle
she
will
complete
with
general
cargo.
With
,
the
loading
of
the
Taranger,
about
400
tons
of
wheat
is
now
left
in
the
local
house
and
another
boat
Is
expected
next
month
to
clean
this
up.
It
will
be
of
the
same
line
as
the
Taranger,
No
official
information
Is
available
locally
as
to
the
plans
of
the
Alberta
Wheat
Pool
in
regard
to
future
use
or
otherwise
of
the
Prince
Rupert
elevator.
Serious
Fire
On
Ketchikan
'Front
;
Averted
Yesterday
KETCHIKAN,
May
12:
What
might
have
been
a
serious
fire
on
the
local
waterfront
was
averted
Prince
Rupert,
and
Moore
was
en-
yestcrday
by
the
use
of
fire
ex-gaged
in
hauling
up
the
anchor
tingui5hers
and
chemicals
when
when
he
collapsed.
flames
broke
out
on
Capt.
William
Deputy
Coroner
A.
J.
Lancaster
Mulier.s
west
coast
mail
boat
satisfied
himseUT
from,
the
testi-
Venus.
Due
to
prompt
action,
net
mony
of
a
doctor
at
an
inquiry
that
much
'damage
was
actually
done,
death
was
due
to
heart
failure.
The
tody-
is
In
the
hands
of
the
B.C.
j
Undertakers.
Moore
was
a
married
man
his
home
is
In
Seattle.
TO
BUILD
WARSHIPS
President
Roosevelt
Contemplates
Early
Start
on
Big
Naval
Expansion
Program
WASHINGTON,
D.
C,
May
12:
(CP)
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
is
planning
to
have
an
early
start
made
on
the
new
$600.
000,000
naval
expansion
program
providing
.
for
the
construction
of
seventy-two
new
ships.
The
President
is
particularly
interested
in
on
visit
of
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
tojfast
motor
torpedo
boats
for"
har
Italy.
bor
defences.