Prince Rupert Overcast, south-east wind, twenty miles per hour; barometer, 29.70 (railing); temperature, 52; sea rough. Vol, XXVII.. No. 142. KISPIOX PRODUCE offered; Hazelton Chamber of Commerce Seeking Marketing Arrangements in Prince Rupert With the object of endeavouring to find some basis by which produce from the fertile Klspiox Va'. ley might be marketed or distributed from Prince Rupert, Bruct C MacCallum, president of ths Hazclton District Chamber of Commerce, has written to the Prlnct Rupert Chamber of Commerce Root vegetables and poultry of a high quality could be offered for the present season with the pro-mki later nn of cues, berries and. even, beef being available. The letter from the Hazelton District Chamber reads In part as follows; "We are located less than two hundred miles from you and rep resent, among other things, tre very fertile and beautiful Klspiox Valley, containing approximately 500 square miles of exceptionally Droductlve land, but to date, too sparsely settled. This we hope to remedv shortly. "Meantime, some of the far mers u-nn arc nrnuucinu uii taivc . I . tl l.l I- t scale nave oui a umiieu iiiamcb lor their output. While part of this w iinft to the lact mat no one oi Tnrm r'l 11 111.1 i 1 1 1 . v i i i .1 nidu i 1L. IT 11iiin.IT - oiu , i n Wk ... n r Lnc creates, uuucuuv u .arte ot organization ana airecuon to bring them together to sell and ship on a co-operative basis. This Is one, of the more Import ant and Immediately urgent tasks which this Chamber has set Itself and we should greatly appreciate anything you could do with regard to discussion with fom lonal wholesale .houses (or polbly retail merchants) with the object of trying to find some basis on which Klspiox Valley produce might be marketed In or dlstriby ted from Prince Rupert. At the present time, that is, for your earliest convenience? "On a reciprocal basis, we offer you greater use of your shipping1 facilities In the near future by our. merchants and farmers, and co-i operation with you In any effort to J gain completion of the mucn-needed Skccna Highway. "If you are Interested, we shall see to It that you are supplied with samples (not exaggerated) of the high quality farm produce available from the Klspiox Valley to back up our claims and aid you in any efforts you may make on our behalf "Please let us know If there Is any wiv In which wo might ex pend our efforts on your behalf, and acccDt our assurance of our whole-hearted co-ODeration with Vou," GRAVELY CROWDED CRANFORD, Eng., June 18: (CP) When Lord Justice Slcsscr Preached rcacncct at at St. st. Dunstan's uunsians Church wm.w. .i'vrriPLANSFOR :rre FISH PLANT oervice uoing Out On Strike: PARIS, June 18: (CP) France's 750,-000 government employees were instructed today by the Union of Public Service Workers to make immediate preparations for a general strike. The move is to force the government to grant blanket wage increases. Fourth Trial Is Going On . Jury Disagrees in Case of Vincent Macchlone Charged With Murder VERNON. June 18: (CP) The fourth trial of Vincent Macchlone on a charge of murder opened before Mr. Justice Denis Murphy and an Assize Court Jury here yesterday. after a previous Jury had disagreed Thursday night on a verdict. Mac-chlone-is charged, with, the murder of Michael Hudock near Fernle early In 1936. He has already been convicted and sentenced to hang but was successful In obtaining a new trial. Today's Weather (OoTernment "lfgrpH Triple Island Showery, south. east wind, 24 miles per hour; sea moderately rough. Langara Island Overcast ,cast erly wind, five miles per hour; barometer, 29.64, temperature, 50; $ca moderate. Dead Tree Point-rOvercast, fresh southeast wind; barometer. 29.68; temperature, 50; sea choppy. Bull Harbor Light rain, soum the present season, we could only east wind, three miles per hour, offer root vegetables, and poultry but within the next two years, we can probably promise eggs, berries, and even beef. "However, as you know we all need nncouragement, and particularly is this true or the downtrodden farmer and this Is what we hope to give our local farmers In some measure not later than this year. "Naturally, we do not hope for immediate results, but we are firm ly convinced that we can, wltn your assistance, produce definite and permanent results In reasonable time. Will you felve this mat-kind consideration at hurnmptor. 2994: temDerature, 52, sea smooth. Alert Bay Overcast, calm; barometer, 30.000; temperature, 48; sea smooth, Estevan Foggy, northwest wind eight, miles per hour; barometer, 30.10. -Victoria Fair, westerly wind twelve miles per hour; barometer 30.08. Vancouver Clear, calm; barometer. 30.04. Prince George Cloudy, soutner-. ly wind, four miles per hour; ba rometer, 29.88. Terrace Cloudy, southeast wind, temperature 52. Alvansh Cloudy, calm, 53. Alice Arm Raining, calm, 53. Anyox Light rain, calm, 50. Stewart Raining, calm, 51. Hazelton Cloudy, calm, 57. Smlthers Cloudy, calm, 58. Burns Lake Cloudy, calm, 55. Weather forecast s,nr,ll,l Mirniiirh the courtesy of U,i Dominion Mctrorololcal Bureau at cast l compiled from dueervftuoiw w-kwi at 8 a.m. today and covers the 3u hour period pnaiHg o p-m. General Synopsis A storm cent-pred west of the Queen Charlotte B.C. Packers Tells Department of Public Works of Intentions P,y THOMAS WAYLING OTTAWA, June 18. The British Columbia Packers Ltd. has depos Islands Is causing gales with raln;up tQ ited with the Department of Public Works a description of a site and plan of wharf approach, fish ele vator, reduction plant and cannery buildings at Pacofl Bay, Selwyn In let, Queen Charlotte Islands, ATTACKS RESUMED of Gandia is Again Subjected To Air Raid VALENCIA, June 18: (CD Spanish insurgent airmen today killed at least eight persons and injured twenty-four as well as destroying sixteen buildings in the British operated port of Gandia. The rebels resumed their attacks generally today on coastal towns and cities. Australia And Lancashire In Cricket Match a cricket matcn Detween me vising Australian test match team and Lancashire. Scores were as follows:. Singleton, 10; Brown, 8; Brad-man, 12; Babcock, 96; Hassocks, 118 (not out); Chlpperfleld, 5; Bar-net, 2 not out); extras, 11. Five wickets for 262 runs for Australia. Today's Baseball . American league Philadelphia, 8; Cleveland, 4. Washington, 2; Detroit, 10. Boston, 4; Chicago, 3 (12 In-ninRs). National League Cincinnati, 4; Boston, 7. Pittsburg, 3; Philadelphia, 5. Chicago, 1; Brooklyn, 2. St. Louis, 2; NcW York, 5. Halibut Sales American Arrow, 30,000 pounds, 8c and 5c. American R. W., 8,000 pounds, 6.7c and 4c. BAR SILVER NEW YORK, June 4 market today. ROW, SAILORS ROW! PORTI-AND, Eng., June 18: (CP) Boatmen here are glad two flo LIBRARY I VICTORIA. B.C. Today's Weather She mmm tillas of the Home Fleet have ar- on the nortn coasi out mc wca",cl I fact. ' has been fair and moderately warm, - in other parts of British Columbia. ..,,.. . Prince Rupert and Queen unar-i Mrs. uiiau mcnaiusuii, uner iav-lotte Islands South to southwest lng made a good recovery following ealcs cool with rain. I a recent major operation in the s,l,',r.1t of Vancouver Island Prince Rupert General Hospital, Southwest winds, becoming strong will be sailing tonight by the Prince : , d followed by. Charles on' her reti here tnrmv nf ihi eoivirccation . tonight, moswy liuuu, xtj u;u. ... . , n-ut rain nr ITUSl. i jia-uut. rain or hi hnA ir. ,n i,i,(r.B nuts Hp: isome light , OI V Ull - I MINES OF USK AREA Placer Miners Operating on Creeki Women Turn Out and Repair Roads By II. F. PULLEN USK, June 18 Usk is a little val ley snuggled between high mountains. These mountains rear their snowcapped heads up to five thous and feet above sea' level. It has been found that there are veins of gold-bearing quartz at intervals in all of them. Some of it Is high grade and other veins are not so rich. However, very little effort has so Ion the lob j In addition to this there Is the Lucky Luke mine and the Cordil lera. bo thijof rwhlcb. jave-SoodLmiOT. eral showings but for some reason are at present not being worked. Up Gold Creek there is a small engine and dredge working the river sands and a number of placer miners will be operating in Gold MANCHESTER, Eng., June 18: Creek and Phillips Creek. They CP) Rain stopped play today In make wages most of the time and some splendid nuggets are shown. These were taken from the river bed. It is said that from a dollar to a dollar and a half a yard can be washed from the Skeena River bars In the neighborhood and just now four wheels have been made for operation there this summet as soon as the water is low enough quite a significant quantity of gold will be secured from the placers land hard rock during the present summer. Among the Prince Rupert people; at present living at Usk Is Bert Dodd, formerly of Seal Cove, whose son recently led the group of boys on H. M. S. Fraser In gunnery and torpedo work and has secured his A. B. papers. He is only eighteen .years oi uge. I While I was at Usk Dr. Hugh Morrison, Inspector of schools visited the village and gave a lecture to a sood sized audience in the Bethurem Hall. Evidently, the i people there are Intensely Inter ested in education for they asked a lot of questions. Women Public Spirited The women of the village take a ereat Interest In public affairs. A itrroun llvlne on the north side wast NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1938. Jewish Shops With Anti-Semitic Slogans-Police Take No Action BERLIN, June 18: (CP) Nazi painting squads smeared more than' two hundred Jewish stores with anti-Semitic slogans today and the-police took no action. Lobster Season Worst In Years YARMOUTH, N. S., June 18 (CP) A decrease of $28,000 In the Mostly young men of the village, No.' fa s ot Distrlct 4 lobster) built the wheels and will have op-. lshermen for the last slx monlhs erate them, it is prooaoie wuu. was reported r pnnrt in . th. the . seasonal state-, ment issued here by Inspector J ' D Entremont of the Department of I Fisheries. Few fishermen were believed able to pay their expenses for the sea-1 son. The total value of the catch' up to May 1 was estimated at $446,000. Poor weather conditions and a large Increase in the number of fishermen were factors said to have contributed to the decrease. Sea Cadets Given "Annual Inspection Capt. R. L. Mitchell of Military District No. 11 rays Visit To Local Corps Annual Inspection of the local inot satisfied with the condition .Sea Cadet Corps was conducted (CP) Bar j ot thelr roadi -They claimed dis- last night at headquarters of the silver was unchanged at 43c per criminatlon in the appointment of .Royal fine ounce on the New York metal Usk has a store and post office owned and operated by Lee Bethurem. It has a licensed hotel operated by A. D. McGlllivray and a boarding house kept by Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Skinner, who are well known and' have been there for many years. The very obliging ferryman Is Carl G. Brechin. Canadian Naval Volunteer h. mart Qanu sn thev made a de- Reserve by Capt. R. L. Mitchell of monstratlon by all turning out In Military District No. 11. Despite the' afternoon with rakes and lm ' the fact that a number of boys mediately put the road in front have left for summer employment, of their homes In good condition, there was a fair turn-out. Capt If some of the men had taken a Mitchell put the Cadets through similar course early In the spring their paces "and found their pro- there would have been no cause nciency to oe very sausiaciory. ue . "2 ...,"1 lu" .' ...Lt .for comnlalnt but men are not as addressed remarks to the boys ".6a""" r" "1 miblle-snlrlted as women and" ths Unsuitable to the occasion ior-niro agents uest cuswumeio y .. . . 90 percent of business la days of self-help seem to have passed. Capt. Mitchell will sail by the Prince Rupert tonight on his return to Victoria. Mrs. J. C, S. Dunn, who has been paying a visit at Stewart with her daughter, Mrs. H. McCorrlston, arrived In the city from the north on the Prince Rupert this evening and will continue to her home at Mas-sett on the Prince Charles tonight. TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy 8. D. Johnton Co.) Vancouver B C. Nickel, .09. fe. Big Missouri. .33. Bralorne, 10.00. Aztec, .11. , . v- MUSv Cariboo Quartz, ,2.25. , ; .,. Golconda. .05. Mlnto, .032. Fairiew. .06. Noble Five, .02. Pend Orielle. 1.50. Pioneer, 3.05. Porter Idaho, .02 Premier, 2.03. Reeves McDonald, .25 (ask). Reno. .54. 4 Relief Arlington, .15. Reward, .03 V2. Salmon Gold, .10 ty. Taylor Bridge, .02i. Hcdley Amalgamated, .05. Premier Border, .01. Silbak Premier, 2.00 (ask). Congress, .01. Home Gold, .01. ' Indian, .01 V2. Quatslno Copper, .02. Halda Gold, .04Vi. Oils A. P. Con., .16. Calmont, .28. C. & E., 2.12. Freehold, .05 V. McDougall Segur, .13. Merucry, .08. Okalta. 1.18. Pacalta, .07 (ask). Home Oil, 1.05. Toronto Beattle, 1.27. Central Patricia, 2.60. Gods Lake, .49 V2. Little Long Lac, 3.85. McKenzle Red Lake, 1.09. Red Lake Gold Shore, .16. Pickle Crow, 4.80. San Antonio, 1.28. Sherrltt Gordon, .96. Smelters Gold, .02 (ask). McLeod Cockshutt,. 3.35. Oklend. .17. Mosher, .31. Madscn Red Lake, .38. Stadacona, .44. Francoeur, .32. Moneta Porcupine, 1.98. Bouscadlllac, .08. Thompson Cadillac, .23. Bankfield, .70. East Malartic, 1.62. Preston E. Dome, .88. Hutchison Lake, .05. Dawson White, .04. Aldermac, .52 Vi. Kerr Addison, 1.77. Ucht Gold, 1.75. Inter'l Nickel, 43.25. Noranda, 64.25. Con. Smelters, 30.50. Athona, .09. Hardrock, 2.42. Barber Larder, .48. Mandy. .11. Rand Malartic, J33." Tomorrow's Tides High 4:50 ajn. 17.1 ft. 17:52-pjn. 17.7 ft. Low 11:21 ajn.' 5.7 ft. PRICE: 5 CENTS Reds In Border Clash Chinese Are Reduced To Eating Bark Of Trees As Flood Water Spreads; 200,000 Are Doomed Adjusting Of' Insurance Is Now Awaited The mill building of the Reward Mining Co. at Surf Point, PorcherJ Island, which was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning, contaln- far been made to prove these veins i eti ore bins, grizzly, crusher, car nr..,(oln ascertain nrVlotHnr whether t they Vl PV hrtlf! hold ' t L.tl 111 l4l-. ..nils .-nlll Eight Persons Killed as British Port and riers, ball mill, flotation cells, settl- sufficient gold-bearing ore to make lng tanks, machine shop, engine their working prolltaoie. room, three Tne oniy mining property uub Dressor. etCl worked at present is the Grotto group of claims, about four miles east of Usk, owned by tne Beii- Bethurem syndicate. Recently a shipment of ore was made to the sampling plant at .Prince Rupert and another shipment of bettei dlesel engines, com- Most of the members) developments. Nothing will be done until the managing director,! J. D. Galloway, and insurance adjusters arrive from Vancouver. grade ore will be made this month, possibly five or laftons. The re- ur f turns from this will keep the threelaZl UWaCe men at present employed working Area Covered is Increased By Six Hundred Square Miles And There is No Sign of Any Abatement As Yet TOKIO, June 18: (CP) A Domci Jannese News Agency dispatch today said that border patrols of Man-chouko and Soviet Russia had clashed at Nanbetsuri, killing one Manchuokuan and wounding one. The dispatch said that the Soviet patrol had retreated. SHANGHAI, June 18: (CP) Japanese claimed today thdt the overflowing Yellow River had trapped two hundred thousand Chinese beyond all hope of rescue. 'Thousands are reported to be eating tree bark in a des- bf the crew of the mine have nowiperate effort to survive. The flood waters are declared 4 i t 1 .1 reached the city and are awaiting i to have extended over an additional ouu square nines uur- lng the last twenty-four hours. Ja- , panese reports said that there was no Indication of the flood abating. Isolated .Japanese army units are experiencing food shortage, it is reported. Operate Fewer SEishirig Boats Japanese Swordfish Competition Is Felt on Atlantic Coast BOSTON. June 18: (CP) Not more than 25 schooners are expected to engage In-swordflshlng lout of Boston and Gloucester thl3 season. In recent years a fleet of j between 50 and 60 vessels have ot-erated. Fishermen contend much of the profit has been taken out of this branch of the fishing industry by the rapidly increasing imports of frozen swordfish from Japan. A fleet of about 15 schooners left Boston and Gloucester In quest of swordfish, joining several that had left earlier In the season. VANCOUVER WHEAT VANCOUVER, June 18: (CP) Wreat was trading at $1.05 on the Vancouver market yesterday and at $l,04l2 today. DRINK FROM OLD MINE RAMSEY, Isle of Man, June 18: (CP) A public water supply invulnerable to damage from air has been put into service here, entire system being underground and car ried from a deep spring in an old mine. . J Ruth With Brooklyn Ball Team NEW YORK, June 18: (CP) Babe Ruth will return to Big League baseball as coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Gen- eral Manager Larry MacPhall 4 announced today. Ruth will be In uniform for tomorrow's - double-header with the Chi- cago Cubs at Ebbets Field. Ruth himself was not available for comment today. An un- verified report says his salary will be $15,000. Burleigh Grimes will remain as manager of the club, it is said. 1 c