Tomorrow's Tides Weather Fdfeclk 16 8 ft. High - e -m. Prince Rupert and Queen Charlotte . 20:30 p.m. 19.2 ft. Low ... 1:45 ajn. 6.8 ft. Islands Moderate northwest 13:19 p.m. C ft to vest winds, fair and warmer. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER V:: xxviii No. l PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1939. PB1CE: S CENTS tarcb KING IS "6 C- TRACKS MISSING OFFICERS FLOWED 3 MILES ARE LOST Search Is Now Bcinp Concentrated on West Side of Divide on .Mountainous Princess Koyal Island Foot tracks of the missing officer having been traced a distance of 6ome three miles out of Surf Inlet where neon they were lost, provincial police, came wardens and airplane, under direction of Staff Sergeant Ernest Gam-ir.cn. today continued the search for Constable Clifford Prcxott of the British Columbia police, stationed at Bi-r'aie iuu mne soum 01 trincc R-pf"4 'ho has been missing since Mrr.day afternoon when he left Surf Inlet to crass fifteen miles over'.;-:! across rugged Princess Royal l.i?A to Dutedale. falling to reach t:i destination. ' Ar xdlng to announcement at t irional Headquarters oi tne pro-vis; ;sl police here at noon today. Mir hfi a picked up Prescott's -arks out of Surf Inlet and follow ed them about three miles to a r ;rt one mile past ParadUe Lake there 'hey became lost The foot- j, ,",s suddenly stopped In the old blared trail about half a mile west -f he divide In high mountains of e Mind. Now the search Is being ".nentrated In that area. Yesterday a Canadian Airways it spun piloted by Gordon Ballan- -it started searching from Bute-fiile but was hampered by poor vls-lb. y Today flying conditions are (i rable and the plane is out Pfed Nash U.CLS of Terrace. ' last far was er the little-use trail which Prescot Intended ' follow, has volunteered to assUt the yar-h and wlU strive hrp ight frSrr ' "tVfrteV enrotile" lb fi Incest Royal Island. The P M L 8. HOPEFUL Hi MsJeMy Says Human Feeling It Still MoM Totent Of All World's Forces LONDON June 51; CP ' -King Ceorge told a distinguished audi Break Up Fleets Of German Ships Jewish Owner Wat Heavily Fined And Sent To Prison BERLIN, June 2i: (CP) of the fleet of ships of the Jewish Arnold Bernstein Line and the German Red Stir Line Is about take place, according to Hamburg reports. The Tcnland" and the "Wcst- fmland" of 16,000 tons each, arc w be sold to a Belgian shipping company, while the remaining even vessels, totalling 36,000 tons, ie expected to remain In Ger many and may be scramed. Arnold Bernstein, Jewish owner, a sentenced early last year to two years, sir month twnal servl tude and a fine of 1.000,000 marks, ' 10,000) 0n n charge of having violated currency resulatlons. HIS PARTY IS TRAGIC Former CiechoSlovak Official Takes Death riunce a Duke of Windsor Celebrates hit Itirthday PAKIS, June 21: (CP)- Detective today aaid that the death plunge of a former Czcchmlovak official during a birthday party tavt night for the Duke of Wind, tor muit have been deliberate. The man has been Identified at CoL Iledrich Bent who was no relation of the former President, Dr. Edouard Bene. A military ittache of the Cierh legation said the man had long 1 000 000 been despondent over the fate of 'ana 000 em hl country. The Duke became forty-five year of age yesterday. AIR FIGHTS CONTINUING ic al police boat win take him Im- redlately to the eccne of the JTnee Claim To Hare, nruaght Don flvty-on Mongolian Craft Since Thursday J TOKYO. June 24: (CP) A new , air battle between Japanese and Mongolians Is reported, the Japanese saying that they brought down twelve Mongolian aircraft, bringing to sixty-one the number shot down since Thursday. Mars Flier Is Indicted ence at the city of London's wel- timing home luncheon yesterday' that he honed the royal tour Charge of Stealing Plane Against right be of some Importance 'n: Chester Eiselman at BoUn 1't Influence on the Empire's fut- erf destiny'' I BOSTON. June 24: A grand Jury His Majesty said that the deep-jnfre jy indicted Chester Ss- Vl "P"""or. of the tour was who a that even in this age of ma- na f tff'lng was still the most potent tf all forces affecting world The King said that it was his de.ire to serve the Ideals of the Commonwealth which had led him h undertake the Journey. The sincerity of the welcome sMrred us profoundly." the King uid. i stealing the plane In which a couple of weeks ago he was picked up In the Atlantic Ocean after making a forced landing near a fishing vessel. Alaska Seniers Are Now Voting of Price of Fish This Year KETCHIKAN, June 24. Alaska i talmon seiners, In various ports, are now voting on the 1939 price ques tion. HAT MOLLIFIES COURT FELTHAM. Eng., June 24: (CP The court was angry when Virgin la Cooke appeared In court hatless on a speeding charge. The bench ICUIDMCXTTC onir memo OF LUMBER TO BRITAINl- Great i To Defence Needs Market In maments program ItaoUi Timber Old Country By Stuart Underhlll Canadian Press Staff Writer VANCOUVER, June 24: CPl Bulldlng to house Britain's expanding army and shelter her civilian population In the event of war appears to be keeping open the United Kingdom market U heavy supplies of British Colum bia timber. International uneasiness restrict! the trade, but lumber shipments are sharply above last year's and I exporters here believe that with to shock and could be dismantled and put to other uses once the protective need passed. It Is also cheaper to erect A further need for lumber Is seen In a reported defence precaution requiring stocks of timber to be placed near all bridges in order to effect rapid repairs If they are damaged. Considerable stocks of lumber also are expected to be required by the British government's plan to establish camps to serve as peacetime holiday resorts or country schools and as wartime evacuation setUements. The Initial program calls for 50 camps, capable of holding from 300 to 500 persons and designed for Immediate expansion to accomodate as many as 5,000 each Considerable reserves of lumber would be needed for the possible! expansion. Even the "Grow More Food" campaign designed to make Britain as self-sufficient as possible is expected to benefit the British Columbia timber trade. One of the greatest difficulties In a pro gram of agricultural expansion kv England is adequate nousing lor farm workers. In addition to the erection of new barracks lor tne regular ana conscript armies, a more normal . . . i . . i i . i j idui sun crisis-own ocrauiu mr timber appears in the north of rtrinr Polled In Retard to Question .England wnere ine now oi govern was mollified when she tied a am scarf about her head. "You look very nlce.V the magistrate com mented. But she was fined u ($4.70). Having been delayed by heavy ment armament orders has had the effect of maintaining industrial activity at a high pitch. Instead of curtailing their orders when Chancellor Hitler precipitated a still unsettled crisis by ab sorbing Czecho-Slovakla, British importers continued to buy timber on a gradually strengthening mar kct. The demand was aggravated by their reverse action in September when suspension of Import orders allowed existing stocks In Britain to dwindle rapidly. Weather Forecast General Synopsis Pressure re 'mains high off the British Colum- frpiffht. for cannery points. Union ,bla coast and low over tne Kocxy p.rH.n. r.ant. John Bo- Mountain range. Showers have oc- den, arrived in port at 9 o'clock this curred over the southern Interior, morning from the south and sailed i couple of hours later on ner re turn south. West Coast of Vancouver Island- Fresh northwest winds, mostly fair and somewhat warmer. TAKING NO DICTATING Britain Makes Position Cleat Japan in Regard to Running of Foreign Polky TIENTSIN, China, June 21: (CP) Terms of liquidation of the Tientsin blockade have been presented to the French and British consuls-general by the puppet provisional government of Peking. The termt are under- advised Tokyo that "no British gov TODAY'S STOCKS (Oourteay B. D. JotmMon Co.) Vancouver Big Missouri. .14. . Bralorne, 12.00. Cariboo Quartz, 2.05. Dentonla. .02. Falrvlew. .03 Vj. Gold Belt, 22. Hedley Mascot, .77. Mlnto. .0t4. Noble Five. .01i. Pend Orielle, U0. Pioneer, 2.52. Premier. 1.80. Privateer, 158. Reeves McDonald, .24 (ask). Reno, .52. Relief Arlington, .13. Reward, .013,4. Salmon Gold, .09. Sheep Creek, 122. Cariboo Hudson, .08. Hedley Amalg.. .01 V. Oils A. P. Con.. .14. Calmont, .32. C. & E.. 2.05. Freehold, .03 i. Home, 2.20. Pacalta, .05. Royal Canadian, .20' (ask). Okalta, 1.10. Mercury. .06i (ask). Prairie Royalties, .21. ' Toronto Aldermac. .30. Beattle, 1.27. Central Pat.. 2.45. Cons. Smelters. 40.75. East Malartlc, 2.57. Fcrnland, .04. Francoeur, .20. Gods Lake, .35. Hard Rock, 1.05. Int. Nickel, 4o50. Kerr Addison, 1.90. Little Long Lac, 2.95. McLeod Cockshutt, 2.04. Madsen Red Lake, .38.' McKenzie Red Lake, 1.31. Moneta, 1.18. Noranda, 78.50. Pickle Crow. 4.75. ' Preston E. Dome, 1.53,; San Antonio, 1.72. herritt Gordon, .95 ' Stadacona, .50. " Uchi Gold. U8. Bouscadlllac, .04. Mosher, .14. Oklend, .07 i. Smelters Gold, .04 M. Dominion Bridge, 28.50. NAVY OF BRITAIN IS FORCE Despite Land and Air Strength, It Provides Balance of Power As In 1914 NEW YORK June 24 : CP Much is heard of huge conscript armies and mighty air forces but despite this, the British Nary maintains Its traditional role as one of stood to follow clotcly those pre- jthe paramount forces in European vioutly stated and to represent demand for a complete shift in British Far Eastern policy. CARDIFF. Wales. June 24: CP Speaking here. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said be had affairs, said Ralph Barnes. New Yord Herald Tribune correspondent, in a London dispatch to his paper. Every primary move In a Euro-1 pean chancellery today Is Inflwenc- ed by the existence of the British housing more or less Inactive, 50jernment could subrilt to dictation fleet, be added percent of the British Imports are from another power ai to Its for- Though Germany and Italy may for government works. Under this heading come defence projects such as air raid shelters, and trenches, evacuation camps and new barracks, and bulldlnj required by increased employment In Industries affected by the ar elgn policy." The Prime Minister' hold an advantage over the west- characterized Japanese actions In Tientsin as "high handed and Insulting." ! Damage In Dock April shipments of British Col -J p 1 if! umbla lumber to the United. King-; LraSu IS iieaYY . nr a irr s a i.tau dom were 77.250.000 feet, better ed only once In the past two years rn European democratic In air Tower Great Britain and France hive ceared their lndurtrtei o give thm e"iality In the air with thej axis alliance in the near future, Barnes said. dUoatch continued- "If. in iThe the case it mere to come to a fight. Soviet Russia were to prove a sure JaPv of Britain and Prance, the combined air power of this triangle vhrn ft? AflflOOO feet went In Julv Some I?t.60t Liwui To-New Enrland ,.,a nn. rnrmi9Ki n-mtn . . . . - - wyw.fc v. ,u i. u iv. .u . w u ' . )-- 19J8. Shipments far the first foui Fi.h Co. Prnperty M Result rnj fOT Germany and Italy. More- . . . .1 M J MSA nm - M-S-1 I. monw oi vnu year wiauea o,- ui u inn rt .over. Russia a areat manpower feet compared with 245.-1 'would be aml'.able where most re-1 compared with 245.000,000 feet tt,. ... . hulred. the border states of eastern in the same period last year. i ruroae ' uroc-I though damage nowfcestlmated at AdvanUge of Wood ,S20X)00 was done ai a result of j "Ex-eriencc -n the Great War I Lumber experts here are quick the crash on Tuesday when the' 'rov the ner r attemotlng to Ito of wood rfdlct developmenU In a general cite the advanUges steamer Oduna became unmanage-1 over concrete or steel In the con-, able In wind and tide; and plougli-'structton of bomb-proof shelters ed into the New En;j.md Fish Co A wooden .shelter In av -cellar- or !ock. earrylnt awBf- about txz otherwise underground could be, hundred feet of frontage, the com-repalred easily, is more resilient, pany Is carrying on use of the dock with temporary arrangement pending permament repairs. European conflict. In Case of Deadlock 'Yet It is conceivable that in the next war It would come to a deadlock on land and in the air. In such a case what would be left? the British fleet. This conclusion Is based on the supposition that roughly the navies of France and Italy would neutralize each other, and thatxcept for submarines, the small German naval force would be occupied primarily in the Baltic. "The threat to the British fleet' lrom submarines and airplanes? Experts at the British Admiralty hold that the fleet will be able tc cope with the menace and that the een in the past. "Be this as it may. every primary aove In a European chancellery to-Jay is influenced directly or lndlr-:ctly by the existence of the Brl-ish fleet. Without the fleet, the alance would swing so violently n favor of the axis alliance that hancellor Adolph Hitler and .'remier Benito Mussolini could prepare Immediately for a field day of new exploits beyond the present German and Italian frontiers. As Nelson Said "Admiral Nelson, the man who prevented Napoleon from bringing Britain to her knees, said that Bri tish battleships were the best ne-jotlators." Today, most students of the Oreat ATar hold to the view that the strangling effect of the blockade, which British sea power made pos slblc, had a great deal to do with describe what happened CANADA HER OWN BEST CUSTOMER FOR GOODS OF FARM, MEETING IS TOLD Manufacturers in Annual Meeting Discuss Trade and Export Problems, Defence and Other Questions BIGWIN ISLAND, Ontario, June 24: (CP) Canada's vulnerability in the event of war was discussed by W. D. Black of Hamilton in his presidential address at the opening luncheon of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association's three-day annual convention opening at this Lake-of-Bays summer resort. The association was concerned ,' with national defence not only as BLACK IS CRITICAL Refers to C.C.F. as "Biggest Exploiter of Labor in Province" Little Return for Workers VANCOUVER, June 24: (CP) J. S. Black, Prince Rupert delegate, at the CC.F. provincial convention today, referred to the C.C.F. as the "biggest exploiter of labor in the province.'' lie made the remark on the ground that its workers were receiving such smaU recompense for their work on behalf of the movement. Mr. Black opposed a resolution giving the secretary treasurer of the provincial section more pay iban tbe elected officer who takes the party business votes. Halibut Sales - - -, Summary American None. , Canadian 35,000 pounds. 6.6c and 5c to 7.1c and 5c. Canadian SAN FRANCISCO. June 24 freight steamer Point Lopez Is now in dry dock here after striking the rocks near the enrtance of the TODAY'S WEATHER Prince Rupert Cloudy, northerly ; wind, one mile per hour; baro-i meter. 30.13 (rising; temperature. I 50; visibility, two miles; rea manufacturers but also as citizens "It is obvious that. If a country" cannot defend Itself from attack; the lives and liberties of Its citizens are in jeopardy," Mr. Black declared. "All material possessions, such as money, bonds, bank deposits, houses, factories, farms and all other forms of property, are at the merer of an Invader.'' While the question of defence wax dealt with at length, the president a address referred to domes-tie problems and urged revision of economic and fiscal policies. The fforts of other countries to be-comi- self-sustaining had led to a decline in Canadian exports of primary products. National Markets Mr. Black pointed out that the manufacturers of Canada bought Canadian farm products for ue n making goods in Canada to the amount of about double the value of all Canadian farm products exported in their natural state. In other words, Canadian factories provided twice as good a market. I (Continued on Page Four) JAPANESE FISH DEAL Morris H.. 10.000, Cold Storage, Nipponese Interests Said to Have 6.7c and 5c. 5c North Foreland, 4,000, Cold 6.7c and 5c. Oulvik, 14,000. Atlin, 7Jc and Bayview, 7,000. Pacific, 6.6c and 5c. .undamental strategy of sea power' T? La T T remains substantially what it has freiff liter IS lU. Dry Dock After Bein? On Rocks Decided They Cannot Sell $8,000,000 of Canned Salmon in United Kingdom LONDON. June 24: (CP) The trade magazine "Food Industries Weekly" says that Japanese canning Interests have decided there Is "practically no possibility" of selling $8,000,000 worth of canned salmon in the United Kingdom market. It denounced the negotiations of last week for purchase by British Interests of Japanese salmon but said there was no need now for government action. AMERICANS ARE GAY Golden Gate. After the stranding, HARTFORD. Conn., .June 24: the vessel was beached In a leaking (CP "Americans are so much condition and later refloated and gayer than we are and always seem taken to dry dock. to be having such a thoroughly good Ulme." says Mrs. Charles Levinson of London, former prima donna of the English stage. Mrs. Levinson was the former Violet Essex. EUROPEAN CANAL smooth. FRANKFURT, Germany. Jun; Triple Island Cloudy, southwest 2i: CP The Rhlne-Malnz- the final decision. Capitulation to d' jreemlle Per ho"r-' vlsl-.?0T 1945, cansUJ? be finished In blockade Is a phrase often used to " a ooui. to the ioiaim icar, westerly iuiu, mree mires per nour; baro- Werner Dalntz, Foreign Min istry official, reported to the canal company. The Rhine-Nurembers 3?:14: 25 mUes; Unk wiU be finished In 1943. "Sea power should not. of course.!' h pmnhaslipd to the pxrhixinn of! Swell. 1 . , f,wc ut in , studvine ct.,H..t the . Dead Tree iuU1i-v, Point-Clear, calm; cira, ui in siuajing me . . ,, . , European scene of today It Is lm- .k 1.7 "s portant to note that It Is the Bri-! 5fa sm9 , Ush fleet which seems to provide j J1" "' ""7 temperature oudy' cflm: bea 50; the balance as it did in 1914." ?011 , j visibility, 15 miles per hour; light Roosevelt To Take Hand In Hiring Dispute SEATTLE, June 24: President Franklin D. Roosevelt has Intimated his intention of taking a hand In the hiring hall dispute which has resulted in the tying up of two steamers at this port.' ' swell. Alert Bay Cloudy, westerly B wind, ten miles per hour; baro () meter, 3054; temperature. 43; Estevan Cloudy, southwest wind, eighteen miles per hour; barometer, 30.10. Victoria Cloudy, southwest wind, fourteen miles per hour; barometer. 30.08. Vancouver Raining, easterly wind, four miles per hour; barometer, 30.06. Prince George Foggy, westerly iwind. four miles per hour; barometer, 30.10. 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