Today's Weather (I A.M.) Prince Rupert Clear, northeast wind, two miles per hour; barom. eter 29.67 (falling); temperature, We siana We have a direct concern In alntalnlng our own liberty and etr own Institutions, and as cltl- ss we have a responsibility In this igard he said. "We know that ef ts are being made to promote mmunlsm In this country, and I ar trom time to time of efforts ing made to advance the prlncl-ts of fascism," Stand by System Freedom of the press and frcc- i been hardly won and were eply cherished. Efforts to res- u mese couia be observed, uui ost dlsturblns of all was the too Sequent tendency to lose confl-frnoc m the niesent avstcm of vernment. "Living, as we have been, under ylng conditions, blame for these 5fnditions Is inevitably placed i DEAN OF CANNERY ttnfM- i ...... ..... Ik .. rv? tti tit rrnnwi i l'innrin n ri in unvorfi vn . j r i ii mii i-.i ,,. i t i T . . ft Movements, Vicncnu uoss icus wciL-saics ai run I irt.-f c VlAnnro dlUrS ITtendCe William Convention I FORT WILLIAM, Ont., January 31: (CP) The duty English speaking people should the Canadian Legion is to "preserve our freedom and fjjur existing rights," General Alex Ross, Dominion presi-j 'dent told the seventh biennial convention ot that orgam-j . ' . -v 1 1 f ll ration here today. . Delegates irom me nine . provinces J 1 u MEN DIES Kobert Ocorge Johnston, Opcrato' On Skeena Kivcr For Over Half A Century, Passes None More Highly Esteemed ucm wiu mus De prcparea . . ,.,,,, nf ,hp skoena River. for those other forms of govern 'f suggest therefore that It is HAU SILVER NKV YOUK: (CP) -Har wns unelianireil nt AWtc nr salmon cannery of the late Ro bert Cunningham, who was his uncle. Later he was Identified with other. Pkpena River canneries 1 t li S IIIUM-Ht; It was as' manager of Inverness cannery for some thirty years that i I. . - . MKnmln or. ! n c O Pflil - thft i""-' oiini'o .... 4i, xt..... v-i. -..-i Inlet i in..rt i-.i " luuuy. successful ooerator. It u" mw"u -. ften said of ..Bo0- jorumon IV ll. I lltfkM- ... ..A4n..A .n lrl.vt.A 1 ... ... . l A "v"v- i,uic tnat he niwavs got nis iisn in me ass'st those who chareed arc i - .,-- o-h w!s nhi tn lin the responsibility of govern-, mnV mnnPV when others would ''in in dlschanrlne the resnonsl- i i m Hnnht. his lonr nt. " " III" ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 uiunv. vv.- ----- . 1TW H..I.L , . .. ' - . . " ... ... I . u L. . 1 u k 1 ... n. f . . IT'l 11 I I : I , 1 1 , t iiiui L . - a., an uibwifv. ci UinOrltV Urlih Vio lm tn . ...i -1 1 kU. nnr, . , ,.i... - l i in rmrinor ivi bf -- . . ..- c rnr run etic.M Tlielr inability to meet ali o vp was hinhlv esteemed. In the n tii ... .1 . j .v ui uie region was aue canning Industry ne was mi un- w cauous tnaitrerencc, but to standing authority, wntie ne mauu wiac 01 resDonsioi liv wnicniVi innrinii..rters ai invt-iu.-- ouid be the governing motive of .jnCrv where he personally directed nuu uoia nign puoiic oiiicc.- oncratlons, ne aiso .uuaiuw:iv worklnir of Provincial ana Beaver canneries and, in so aoing, was a constant traveler during the the coast between season up and down Prince Ruoert and Rivers - Ivonra nn-n He established ana uum. Klemtu cannery nimseu sev.i-.i TtneirfP his widow. Mr. Johnston w D. Smith, mannirpr nt. Rtnnrt t i.rvlv.l hv two daughters :or the Northern British Columbia Mrs. E, C. Bayllss of Vancouver i,"w" Co- was a passenger aboard and Mrs. J. Durran of Prince Ru-L la thLs morning returning ncrt. He had three grandchildren, win ,u after a trip to Vancouver and There arc also four sisters-Mrs. , -""itc in the south. D. S. Talt or viciona, .omDat Challenge Democracy mAln to MELBOURNE, Victoria, Jan. 31: . , . , .. ... --:-:- . -..o -... movement aimea ai Dnng- mearu me iJicpm.in, ui upu - ing about cIoser co.operatlon be- Bty 10 Support CUIISHHllcu aumvi- y and the principles ior wnicn . . ose subversive movements" Shrived on opposition, said the gen- 1 They could best be counter ed by constant vigilance to pro-t all constituted rights. In this connection It would be 11 (f we gave attention to trends lich. although not originally defied to achieve an authoritarian pi ot xvernmentljmay,. If con-ibed, bring about that result In Beet We have all noted the tenancy In recent years to place more i more responsibility upon gov tween the British Empire nations and the United States has spread to ' Victoria State af'.er early organlza-1 Itlon va3 completed In other sec-j tlons of Australia. j Named the "British-American Co-operation Crusade," the ment was launched In Sydney, N.S.W., In 1936 by Sir Henry Brad-Idon, Australia's first Commlssion- j er General to the United States. La- ter a branch was formed In Ade-J j lalde. The organizers have said they 'hope to bring Victoria, Queensland,; .Western Australia and Tasmania 'into the organization, then extend Dean of the sa.mon canning op-, th m-vprnent throueh the rest of erators ol the bkeena mver, nav th Rrm,.i- F.mntre lng been identified with the Industry there In, an active way for well over half a century, Robert end was so near and news of his passing was received In Prince Rupert with feelings of deepest shock and reuret by his numerous friends. Possibly there was no Individual along the Northern British Columbia coast who was more "IdHy known or more highly esteemed than "Bob" Johnston. He was one of the gradually diminishing links with the very early days of this nart of the country. A native of Tyrone, Ireland, ana on these hrvllM h h9v tholslxty-slx years of age, "Bob" John- rsDonsibilltv nf rnmin- nHh.'.cton came out from Ireland as a - o. , , . ,. wives of those elected to office :e too frequently the subject of ijust statement and Interference, this tendency Is nermltted to Ittntinue." said General Ross. "The yopie as a whole must lose all bov of eleven to Port Esslngton where he started to work In ths The "Crusade" Is based on the belief Great Britain and the United Rtnr teher cnuld insure Deace acorgf Jobnstotu ,Jejieral .jnarM d prosperitr by. "combined pro-' ger of J. 11, Todd & Sons Ltd.. op-' Jve a(jMon to malntaln peace," crawrs or Inverness cannery or ' adoptlon of a policy of recipro-the Skeena River and Beaver can-) and co.operatlon to 1m- jncry on Rivers mict; naii-ownw. lnternatlonal trade and fin- mental Institutions of every of Provincial Cannery on tuvers and to substitute state res- Inlet, and owner of Klemtu can- Bonsbllitv fnr inrtivirinni rr.mon-incry m the central area, aiea ai fcillty Under chancing condl-lhl? winter home In the city of ti ns this m Victoria early Sunday morning. for cnnnlrfpratinn ni.st. hr.w far Shortly before Christmas, should be permitted to go " .Johnston had suffered a stroke iDUl inerc was nine men niau uir I . 1 ance and by onstltutlonal uniting to preserve liberty "to insure I 'hat government of the people by fhe Deople shall not pcrisn rrom Mr:! the earth." The organization micnus io pon-sor a petition to the King and, If oosslble, to President Roosevelt. Peace and Security A brochure issued by the "Crus-ndc" says In part: "A survey of the present world situation should leave no doubt a-o the heed for an urgent and determined effort by the English-leaking peoples to insure peace with security. International mistrust is manifest and all the principal nations of the world are rearming with feverish haste. The dictatorship countries anu a terrific challenge to democracy, while Spain, racked with civil war, threatens to embroil other nations by the spread of Its Insidious "In the Far East, Japan makes such sucn as as ciaxton ana worm rac-wc.j c. . . ,n,pnMons ab. KrZll-o P with the salmon can 1 1 J ..tivv v - ------ - sorb China and eventually the whole of eastern Asia and Is like ly to become, unless checked - In her ambitions, a world power sec COUItT OF REVISION City Commissioner W. J. Alder will sit on Tuesday of next week as a court of revision on the civic assessment roll for 1938. There are eleven appeals listed Including those of the Canadian Na. tional Railways on waterfront property. DUTCH PRINCESS ! AMSTERDAM A daughter and . heiress-presumptive to the throne J ot Holland was born today to Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands. Both mother and child are reported to be doing well. Names of the child will be , announced later. ' I QUINTS ARE ILL CALLANDER. Ontario The Di-pnnc quintuplets rh'ave been ill with common colds for the past three or four days, Dr. Dafoe said today. INSURGENT OFFENSIVE HENDAYE, France The Spanish insurgent army took the offensive in mountainous southwest Spain after air raiders subjected Barcelona, the present government capital, to the two worst bombing raids of the civil war. Bombing, squadrons littered the port and city with more than three hundred dead and seven hundred wounded, 4. ALBERTA KILLINGS EDMONTON Mike Martinluk was today charged with murder after Steve Ivanchuk, 31, was found dead In bed with his head battered. Rose Martinluk, sister of Mike, was found dead Tuesday in a boarding house room. On Friday, Paul Rudyk. 22, who is in a serious condition, was found in the same room. Weather horecast General Synopsis Pressure 'oiling on the coast and colde: -nthcr continues over Northcrii British Columbia, while light snow fall Is reported on Vancouver Is! and and lower mainland. Prlnce Runert District and BILL ON ond to none." In a recent speech, Prime MIn-Ister Joseph Lyons of Australia ap- Thls and rresidcnfs Defense I'ro. ncaled for a British Empire un- m wm Q UnHcd sutes derstandlng with the United, rnrr. ThU uv.k . . . I I 11. . A ..!, It .. I States, lie saia inu vusnunun tuv ernment would co-operate in seeking such an understanding. working in close co-operation with CHINA AID AGREED ON ! BY NATIONS Great Britain, France and Soviet Kussia Express Confidence That League of Nations Will Fight Aggression Big Battle Is Looming Struggle for Control of Railway in China With Halchow as Principal Objective GENEVA. Jan. 31: (CP) China agreed with (..cat Britain, France and Soviet Russia tonight on a League of Nations resolution which will express confidence that the League's member states will individually give China aid in the fight against Japanese aggression. SHANGHAI. Jan. 31: (CP) With heavy fighting along a wide front, the Japanese Invaders of China appear to.be concentrating today on the strategic railway terminus of Halchow. A major struggle for con-trol of the Tlentsln-Pukon railway. J appears now tQ be commencing. I The Chinese and Japanese fought a series of heavy engagements along the Tientsin-Pukow Railway today with the Chinese asserting that they had pushed back the Japanese Invaders at strategic points. j Coincident with the report of; Chinese guerilla gains came the Japanese announcement that; bombing planes had attacked Halchow. which Is the eastern terminus of the Lunghal Railway, inflicting considerable damage. I Small Business Men To Express Views This Week WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 31:- Queen Charlotte Islands Fresh to More than five hundred heads of strone northeast winds, mostly small businesses In the nation are Soviet Russia, armed to the teeth.f-ir nncj pom, expected to visit Washington this present a menacing snectacie ana West Coast of Vancouver Island week to express their views at a Strong northeast to easterly conference with Secretary of Corn-winds, probably reaching gale merce Daniel C. Roper on the sub-force; unsettled with little change ject of business policy methods. In temperature with sicet or rain. The representations will be trans- mltted through Secretary of Commerce Roper to President HOUSING New Justice lis On Bench the United States can be an lrres- -lcI"c U11U niuc'" rmnuui.ouuciiur u.uai -i n.v and D- Roosevelt's $800,000,000 addition- states, today took the oath of of .stable force of reason con-' filiation " he said al aelense appropriangii program nee ana assumen ii tcaii u n m- (will be the principal matter to re- soclate justice of the Supreme Turbitt. celve the a""..-." of Congress this Court of the United States, Mr. and Mrs. Barney who have been on a trip to Vancouver w"k" , , . 4. , ' Z passengers aboard the Catala this "port will be accepted it Is an-Ji Former Solicitor General Stanley Itced Takes Ooatli of Office Today WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 31;, WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 31: and elsewhere In the south, were w""e 11 i5 wpecicu 1 . Sfato SurfAtarV klUlVi VK V.IM1 J morning returning to Alice Arm. . cpatca tnat mere win oe consia-.f HI l; , erable debate with a possible at- I It YYaSnin?tOn . om -f f .K...b' Ite nafifinrrn 1 I " Saunders of Vancouver, Mrs. o. IM""1" 7"v , TT, : There will also probably be TK,nii. nf vnnrnvPr and Mrs T. con- I - I .1 t. I .1 I Ml - 41 slQeraoic aeoaic ui.uie ucicnse Dougall of Chemalnus-and one brother, William Johnston of Van-(Proeram. . couvcr. Mr. Johnston was a member of Mr- nnd Mrs. Alfred Adams sall-Tsimpscan Lodge, . F. & A. M., at d by the Prince John Friday night Prince Rupert and was also anion their return to ther home at Orangeman. I Massett. Mrs. Adams was here for The' funeral will take place In a couple of days to receive mcrlcal Victoria tomorrow. treatment. Dead In Seattle SEATTLE, Jan. 31: Ernest Hutchison, Secretary of State for Washington since 1932. died In a Seattle hospital yesterday. Before assuming public office he was a veterinarian. The funeral will take place at Olympla. Tomorrow's Tides High 2:01 a.m. 19.9 It. 13:50 p.m. 21.2 ft. Low 8:00 a.m. 6.7 It. 20:21 p.m. 3.1 It. 20; sea smootn. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 1 YX VII. -K PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1938. 1'KICE: 5 C-.iWS ' - - . . ' - i - - i niirtant Resolution At Geneva Ff.lON'S CHIEF URGES SUPPORT FOR AUTHORITY; WOULD GUARD RIGHTS t i i i r i n..i CRUSADE OF FRIENDSHIP,1 Closer Co-operation Between British Empire and United States Aim of New Movement BULLETINS Flyins Boat Of United States Navy Squadron Is Lost Enroute Here Lieut. Horton and Iour Companions Picked up From Rescue Boat by Steamer Catala and Brought Here Aboard U.S.S. Teal Five of the six flying boats of the United States Navy patrol squadron flying north from Seattle to Prince Rupert enroute to Sitka to take up base landed here safely about 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The sixth was lost after a forced landing just north of Goose Island in Queen's Sound off Hunter Island and outside of Bella TODAY'S STOCKS ( Courtesy S. O. Johnston Co.) Vancouver B. C. Nickel, .18. Big Missouri. .46. Bralorne. 9.00. A.tec, .07V. Cariboo Quartz, 1.90. D.ntonla. .10. Mlnto. .03 V. Fairvlew, .04A. Noble Five, .03 V-.. Pend Oreille, 2.00. Pioneer. 2.90. Porter Idaho.. .03. Premier. 1.95. Reno. .45. J Relief Arlington. .19',. Reward. .00. ."nlmon Gold, .07. Taylor Bridge, .041.. Hcdley Amalgamated, .05. Premier Border, .0U. Pilbak Premier. 1.90. Congress. .01 V. Home Gold. .01 V?. O'undview. .03'2. Indian. .02. Quatsino Copper, '.QZ3,. Halda Gold, .03. Oils A. P. Con., .25. Ca'mont, .44. C. & E., 2.55. Hargal. .1834. McDougall Segur, .20. Mercury. .18. Okalta. 1.95. PacaltA, .12. Home Oil. 1.15. Toronto Brattle. 1 33. Central Patricia, 2.25. Oods lake, .52. Little Long Lac. 5.05. MeKenzle Red Take, .90. Pickle Crow. 4.75. Red I "ke Gold Shore, .31. San Antonio. 1.42. Sherrltt Gordon. 1.45. Smelters Gold, .013,4. McLcod Cockshutt, 1.52.' O'-lend. .18. k Mosher. ,14. Modsen Red I.nke, .42. Stadacona. .20',.. Francoeur. .38. Frontier Red Lake. .07. Moneta Porcunlne, 2.35. Bouscadlllac. .08. Thomnson Cadillac, .24. Bankfleld. .GO. Fast Malartio. !. Preston F. Dome. 1.11. Hutchison Tike. .122. Dawson White, .02. Aldermac. .51. Kerr Addison. 1.89. Uchl Gold, 1.55. Martin Bird. .47. Intcr'l Nickel. 48.50. Noranda. 57.00. Con. Smelters, 60.00. RIGHT TO SECKECY Beua eany aaiuraay auernoon. ne mishap Interrupted the entire flight which otherwise would have got away under ideal weather conditions for Sitka yesterday. The departure was delayed until 2 o'clock this afternoon. The flight to Sitka is expected to take about three hours. Lieut. J. A. Horton, in charge of the lost plane, and his crew consisting of Aviation Cadet L. E. Mat-traw. second Dllot. Aviation Ma chinist Ray Robinson, Radioman J. I 1 .. I ! .If 1 - iit'lguaru ana iviecuaiiii; vioi. -i- rived here this morning Irom down the coast aboard the aircraft tend er Teal which left Saturday afternoon for Goose Island with a view to-asslstlng the disabled rplarce-which was at first relieved to be not in a serious plight. The personnel of the plane which has been lost were transferred-one' each to the other five planes here for continuation of the night to Sitka. The six planes had left Seattle at 9:40 Saturday morning. It was clear on leaving Seattle but soon overcast skies were encountered, vcather being clear again after passing Queen Charlotte Sound. After Lieut. Horton was obliged to iake his forced landing on account of carburetor trouble, Lieut. Commander C. C. Champion Jr., squadron captain, and Lieut. H. B. Miller also came down. Lieut. Commander Champion, in radiotelephone communication flth Lieut. Horton, satisfied himself that the disabled ship, In sheltered waters and not far from shore, was in no Immediate danger. Before taking to the air, however, in continuation of the flight here, he hailed a large fishing vessel with which he made arrangements to proceed to the scene and give such assistance as Lieut. Horton might require. Naturally, Lieut. Commander was astonished when word came yesterday morning that his ship had come to grief. . The first three planes of the squadron, which had made the flight uninterrupted from Seattle, arrived here at 3:50 Saturday af ternoon and Immediately proceeded to Seal Cove, their mooring place. The remaining two planes came In at 4:30. Following arrival of the five planes, U.S.S. Teal, naval airplane (tender, which had been standing I by here to refuel and service the squadron, left for Goose Island to assist the disabled plane which, meantime, had further trouble, leading to the sending out of "SO S." calls which the steamer Catala picked up. proceeding at once to the scene. The Catala took the five filers from a fish boat' which had picked them out of their I rubber life boat. The Catala later transferred them to the Teal which i brought them on here. ; Catala Gets S.O.S. The steamer Catala picked the up THE HAGUE, Jan, 31: (CP)-M.! , . S.O.S. from the disabled plane at Hansen, reported on the newspaper g.,5 a m gunday The Catataf ln Vaderland, has been released on a command of Capt. James Flndlay. court order after spending three at the time was at the south end weeks Ln Jail for refusing to divulge of Jane Island ln Flnlayson Chan-the name of his Informant on some nel about 48 miles north of the secret proceedings of The Hague plane. The vessel immediately, municipal council. ' (Continued on Page Threel """"