Tomorrow's Tides Weather Forecast High 0:46 ajn. 17.1 ft. Prince Rupert and Queen Charlotte 19:29 pjn. 19.1 ft Islands Moderate northwest Low 0:35 a.m. 6.7 ft. winds, partly clear with light scattered 12:45 pjn. 5.8 ft. showers. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER V wvtfftf AAIIII , 'A PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1939. PRICE: CENTS PoLce r . - r extensive oearcn ver Princess Royal Island For Constable Prescott! Has Not Been Reported Since To Cross Mountains to Butcdalc . . . , , . beared by air and land Mt.remelv roueh and mountainous country on Princess. D . 1 Tulnt-irl t.rkttinnt Vi n ftainrr AAmmum'tv nf Tllftnlaln JVu'jtll Aoiciiui vtiv Atoning wvriuiiiuiitfcj u. Lfuktuaivi, c.n the east and the mining camp of Surf Inlet on the west, i i . i z a. . l - rz. a Ul! lance 01 approximately c al Constable C. A. Prescott of ir. -aMonc ay The Canadian Fish- j( plant at Butedale has bee-n rd '! n v) that lU crew may I ?,t a. voiunieers in me searcn ' u being directed by Staff) runt Ernest damnum who left o Rupert yeMerday noon ( .rd the fisheries patrol crulfer idut Already the marchers have, rrci hr trail between Surf In-and Butedale from either end no trace wai found of the of-rr so the range of the quest has a been broadened oul to cover wild nunlry on either side. A adian Airways tesplanc piloted! Gordon Hillanlvne left Zebal-i ul 5 15 Urn motnina for Bute-! iu lufii ul vii'r vranni in wits t pe hat smoke iniU may Iwd1 ' Presott's whereabouts bctmg a -t talnetl, : Presrolt. who had been located at J Butedile Pr onlt to or thrc' "ek- art! is a ,'un!or constable, left' B Jednle on Runday aboard the .,rf Ini-t Co s boat for Surf Inlet ' make ertaln Inquiries at the r ne At 2 o'clock, Monday After-; xn he left Surf Intel Intending to rr'urn to Dutedale. a distance of f cn miles, over an old blazed ta.i which it In none too good con-t'.on. Since leaving Surf Inlet he La not been seen. On Prescott being reported mtM-. r the pollre boat PAtJ. 7 was or-Ce-ed to proceed from Ocean Falls t : Butedalc. arriving there yesterday and establishing radio contact v'U Prince Rupert. E.x land search parties, numbcr-Irj about thirty men. are now out. Prescott li about thirty-five years cf age and has a wife and family V Victoria The officer's equipment on leav- irj Surf Inlet Included one day's rs'.omi. compass and service re v ..cr Inspector C. O. Darber, having beta advised of Prescott being miss i'.Z cut short an official visit to E'.ewart aboard the P.MX. 8 and Is Cje back at headquarters in Prince Rupert at 3 30 this afternoon. ERNEST UNWIN IS APPOINTED Ernest Unwln was appointed by the hospital board last night to the post of acting managing secretary during the absence of H. W. Birch hr.. not having had a holiday In J'far"!. is taking a three months' leave with pay and will make a trip to England. Mr. Unwln, whose sal- y was set at $150 per month, will assume duty on July 1 and will have Mr Birch with him for a month or w to Initiate him into the work. Mr Unwln's duties will not Include x ray work for which other arrangements will be made. Mr Birch at the first of the year asked and received a leave of ab- siee from the board. Illness has made it advisable for him to leave wmewhat earlier than he had ex pected He was unable to be prcs-fnt at last nlehfs meetlne. O. V. Wilkinson acting as secretary in his aosence Officer I f Leaving Surf Inlet Monday J I . . IS now proceeding over me I rA. r i l t i z mteen mites, wnere i rovm- Butedale has been missing . . nriA AHIlT1 CHOOSING HI II INI hi I OF LEADER Mr - "roJ!"r Sleeve. Prominently Mentioned for C.C.F. in Legislature could not arrive on the Wednes- VANCOUVER, June 23: (Cn jday n5tead of the Friday. On re-The possibility that .Mr. Dorothy Jcept 0f a Ttor the opening dal Sleeves may become the first wo- be definitely set. man in the British Commonwealth of nations to lead a party in any UiiUsluxe is being dii rusted here while the Provincial , . -io a Gc. U prepared consider the advisability of naming a leader durlnc the course of the convention opening here to-nit ht, Mrs. Steeves Is prominently mentioned as a candidate for the position of leader of the C.C.F. party. Should Mrs. Steeves be chosen t she will be in line for the position of Premier should her party at any time secure a majority of members In the Legislature. Gyro International Head Is Visitor On Way To Convention! On his way to Jasper Park to at tend the convention of Oyro Inter national. John F. Meredith of Los;tra work had been done on th. Angeles. International president, is 'strength of this money being an- n Prtnce Rupert today. He arrived from the south on the steamer Prince Oeorge this morning and proceede to the convention resort by the evening train. At noon he attended a luncheon of the local club which is suitably entertaining him while he Is In the city. Ac companying Mr. Meredith from here to Jasper for the convention will be District Governor W. H. Tobcy and District Secretary Treasurer D. O. Borland. In the course of a brief talk to the local club, Mr. Meredith re ferred to the great friendship ex- PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, lsUng between Canada and the Un-' June 23. Work of raising the Unlt-Ited States as exemplified by theed States Navy submarine Squalus recent visit of King Oeorge and' which sank off Portsmouth recent-Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain to'ly is progressing satisfactorily. Tun- Washlngton and New York. This he considered not only an example i but a challenge to the rest of the world, Indicating as It did that Canada, Great Britain and the United States were as one In their stand for perpetuation of the principles of democracy. Alex McRae of the Rotary Club! was a luncheon guest, HOSPITAL FINANCES There were 1648 hospital days at, Un OflnAA TJitriort fnprnl HOX bill? itii; pltal In May. The cost per hospital day was $2.78. Disbursements ior the month totalled $4,580.47. Capital expenditures were $8306.51. This was the report of the finance committee. F. A. MacCallum. chairman, at last night's meeting of the hospital board. IDR. WEIR TO OPEN HOSPITAL Will Be Either July 13 or 11 rremier May Not Be Able To Make Trip iclal opening of the new "ZZTZZ rZT f iilw 1 ssm 14 f1 rijtHrirv 7" " - .Hon. Dr. O. M. Weir, provincial' ' secretary, and, possibly. tremierj 'T. D. rauuno win aisu oe ncrc the occasion if It is possible for htm to make the (rip at that time. A letter from Premier Pat 'tuiio. read at last night s hospital board meeUng. stated that ar Irangements had been made fo Dr to be ,n Prtnce Rupert Julv 14 and suzeested that the opening, which the Premier hlru- ;lf had been invited to conduct j be on that day The board, hw-j ever, feels th Thursday wniMl a more ,u,ubte day than m day for the owning and is wiring (to Victoria to ascertain If Dr Weir I Frank Dibb, chairman of the building committee, reported at last night's meeting that the new! hospital was compjete as far a.s. ine contractors wire coneemeo. having been formally taken over on June 7. The letter of discharge to the contractors, Bennett & White Construction Co.. expressed (pleasure at the work which had jbeen done and courtesy and consideration which had been shown A statement was now being await -ed from the contractors as to ex-.tra costs and, until such time as it 'came to hand, a final financial statement In regard to the building could not be given. However It was tentatively estimated that some 15,000 over and above what was now on hand In cash would be required. This could be financed ither by realizing on cash sur render value of insurance policies or selling more bonds. It was mentioned that an $8,000 grant from the Department of Indian Affairs which had been figured upon har failed to materialize. Certain ex- ncipaiea. RAISING SQUALUS Tunnels Being Driven in Mud to Receive Raising Chains Naval Court of Inquiry Proceeds nels are being driven In the muddy ocean bottom below the Squalus. Through these will be placed huge chains which, attached to floats. will be used to haul the submarine to shallower water. At the naval court of inquiry here yesterday a naval architect recommended that In future automatic (closing valves replace the present 'tvno nt Induction va1vf Th foil. ure of one of these Induction valves - - r Hicitjr Also at yesterday's hearing of the court of Inquiry a machinist's mate, who was one of the Squalus survivors, said that, as the submarine started her final dive, he heard a voice from a forward battery room say: "Take her up." Lost PEPPING UP BUSINESS Rooseveltian Three Billion Dollar IMan Will Cost Taipayeri Nothing WASHINGTON. D.C. June 23: CP President Franklin D. Roose- velt proposed to Congress yester- Percy Ward of Vancouver, In-day a new $3560.000.000 program spector of hospitals for the prp- for stimulating business through vince. is a visitor In the city orr of-lf-UcuidaUuz C1I-UU1UUU nroitct UlWJtVW and u low vi flcial business. He arrived Wed- , deVeloDmenU over ? a two . a to . KTtn years period. The chief ex ecutive said that the program would not cost the fexpayer anything. Bulletins PLANTING TROUT EGGS T).c Prince Rnoert Rod and Ciuri Club, with B. 3. Bacon in the "ha?r and Ned M-Lcsd acting a secretary, met last nltht to consider planting of a terent ship-men, of Kami oops troit rges. In about two weeks thejf will be et out in ponds off Prudhomme Lake rending permanent (deposition, rivr hundred will alj be placed in t'-e Fraer Street jPark pond for observation purposes. ZKCK UP EXECUTIVE The Prince Rupert Retail Merchants' Association, at a general luncheon meeting yesterday, endorsed the action of its executive in requesting the Attorney General to strictly enforce early and Sunday closing regulations here. The city manager plan was also endorsed and the chairman was authorized to appoint a committee to see that "gambling" devices are stopped if a circus comes to town. The Association also went on record as favoring closing stores on Thursday afternoons regardless of whether or not there is a holiday in the same week. President G. V. Wilkinson was in the chair and about thirty members were prefent. KETCHIKAN TEAM HERE The Ketchikan baseball team arrived in port this morning on the boat Neptune in readiness for the week-end international series commencing tonight. Jack Lindsay will be the opening pitcher for Prince Rupert Ketchikan had not announced its pitcher up to noon. The visiting team is registered at the Royal Hotel. HEAVY AIR BATTLE TOKYO A heavy air battle between Japanese and Mongolian forces is reported to have occurred Thursday in Lake Bor area on the Manchoukuo - Mongolian frontier. FRANCE-TURKEY SIGN PARIS France and Turkey signed a mutual assistance agreement to help each other In case of an act of aggression which might lead to war in the Mediterranean. REPLACING ALCATRAZ New' F'd"aJ, r,riso" VJl? ,n States But Site Not Disclosed WASHINGTON, D.C. June 23 Attorney General Frank Murphy yesterday admitted plans for a new- federal prison for desperate criminals to replace Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay Murphy, how- ever, would not indicate where J would be the site of the new prison. Down Coast HOSPITAL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED Local Board Hat Session With Inspector Functions and Methods Dealt With by Visiting Official nesday r H o tr mnrnlno morning from the south and. win ie3ve tomorrow evening on nis return to Vancouver. He has been making his headquarters while here at the Prince Rupert General Hospital and plan also to visit the Port Simpson General Hospital. Last night Mr. Ward was In attend ance at the regular monthly meet ing of the local hospital board maSrshnerairiftenwKlhI diiussednumber of problems in! formally with the board. Mr. ward complimented the board on the fine new hospital which had just been built here. He did not know of a place of similar size that had a better hospitaL It would prove a real benefit to Prince Rupert Mr. Ward proceeded to discuss hospitalization generally. The hos pital, he said, was an lnsUtutlon jrimarlly Intended to take care of the acutely ill person forwhom even though It be expensive, nothing was too good. Efforts should be made to keep hospitals clear of hose not In need of intensive hos-oltal care. Conditions in the Prince tupert General Hospital, Mr. Ward laid, compared favorably as for lursing arrangements with any ither hospital In the province. ( The question of economic admln-stratlon of hospitals was gone. Into! y Mr. Ward in some detail. Deal-! ng with the question of standard-1 Ted returns required by the gov-1 rnment. which returns have been) mder criticism here on the ground ( f entailing extra office work. he. stated that it was necessary there hould be some method of finding! lut how public moneys were being ised. In this connection he point ed out that British Columbia paid more than twice as much as any1 'ther provincial government for lospltalizatlon. Forms used by the! rovlnce for the purpose of returns; lad been compiled by the Canadian lospltal Council, In collaboration rith the American Hospital Associ-tlon, after four years of study and vere endorsed by all experienced hospital accountants. Everything josslble had been done to simplify he system which was primarily de-dgned to indicate economic pro jress and give Information In regard to hospital finances. The plan was such, Mr. Ward pointed out, hat. with certain adjustments, it uld readily be fitted In with or-ilnary local hospital routine. The returns were valuable In the way of suggesting where there might be possibilities of adjusting revenue 1th expenditure. The straight cash statement of hospital, finances could not be depended upon to give a true picture of the economic condition of the Institution. "I suggest," said Mr. Ward "that you In troduce our forms as part of your hospital accounting system. They should not make extra work but should aid you." In passing, Mr. Ward 'mentioned that, last year for instance, the local hospital had done $22,000 free work. Against this the government had paid $13,000 and the city the balance. "Your hospital comes as close to any I have seen of running on an economic basis," said Mx. Ward. Balance of Administration ' Mr. Ward stressed the advlsabil- ,t of R bal dMlnlt,cn (Continued on Page Three) , JAPAN TRYING TO AVOID SHOWDOWN AND SAVE FACE IN CHINESE ISSUE Nothing Happens After Great Britain and United States i Defy Swatow Ultimatum Washington Behind Admiral in Order INSULTS PROTESTED LONDON, June 23: (CP) Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced today that Foreign Secretary Halifax will interview the Japanese ambassador to Great Britain concerning "intolerable insults" suffered by Britons in Tientsin. Asked if Great Britain would impose economic sanctions against Japan, Chamberlain said: "We haven't reached that stage yet." SHANGHAI, June 23. Japan appears to be endeav- -)uring to avoid a real showdown in the foreign settlement SSUe China and at the same time save ace- Vhi,e ' , the blockade of Tientsin appears to be tightening, no ac- -on nag been taken by the Japanese following the refusal of British and United States destroyers to leave Swatow TODAY'S STOCKS (Oourtcsy d. D. Jotmstoa Co.) Vancouver Big Missouri, .14. Bralorne. 1153. Cariboe. Quartz, 2.10. Dentonia, .021i. Falniew". .03Vi. Gold Belt,. 21. Hedley Mascot, .60 ask. Mlnto. .01V. Noble Five, .01 Pacific Nickel, .15,-Pend Orielle, 1.30. Pioneer, 252. Premier. 1.83. Privateer. 130. Reeves McDonald, .18. Reno. .52. Relief Arlington, .13. Reward, .01. Salmon Gold, .09. Sheep Creek, 1.17. Cariboo Hudson,. .08. - Hedley Amalg. ,0Hi. Oils ' A. P. Con., .14. Calmont. 22. C. & E., 2.05. I Freehold. .03 (ask). Home. 2.25. Pacalta, .05. Royal Canadian. .19!i. Okalta, 1.06. Mercury, .06. Prairie Royalties, 21, Toronto Aldermac, .32. Beattie. 1.26. Central Pat., 2.49. 1 Cons. Smelters, 4150. : East Malartlc, 252. Fernland. .04. Francoeur. 20. Gods Lake, .36. Hard Rock, 1.03. Int Nickel, 48.00. Kerr Addison. 1.90. Little Loos Lac. 2.95. McLeod Cockshutt, 2.04. Madsen Red Lake, 21 Vs. I McKenzie Red Lake. 152. Moneta. 1.15. Noranda, 7850. j Pickle Crow. 4.65. 1 Preston E. Dome, 152. San Antonio. 1.80. Sherrltt Gordon, .95. Stadacona, .49. Uchl Gold. U4. Bouscadlllac, .03. Mosher, .14. Oklend, .07t2. Smelters Gold, .044. Dominion Bridge, 2850. Halibut Sales American Tordenskjold, 39500, Cold Stor-; ' age, 8c and 55c. I Lorelle, 14500, Royal, 8c and 5.5c. Canadian Thrasher, 3,000, Cold Storage, and Borgund, 5,000, Booth, 7.2c and 5c .n co:r.m.an:e wltrt a Japanese demand or suggestion. The deadline having expired at noon yesterday, the warshlns of the two countries are remaining, ostensibly for the purpose of evacuating eighty British women and children and fifty American. The Japanese further have promised to protect foreign property at Swatow. pointing out tna their occupation there was. "directed solely against the Chinese and not foreigners. i Back Up Admiral WASHINGTON, D.C, June 23. The United States Department of, 'State intimated yesterday that It stood solidly behind Admiral Yar-jnell, commander-in-chief of the United States Asiatic fleet, In re-: malnlng at Swatow to protect Am-(eriean Interests. Admiral Yarnell it was who ordered two destroyers to remain at Swatow in spite of the Japanese demand that they leave. (The Japanese have been further warned. Secretary of State Cordell Hull announced yesterday, that they will be held responsible for the safety of American vessels and cltl-I zens in the danger area. Regatta Program Announced Today Program for the forthcoming Prince Rupert Port Day regatta, as announced today by the Junior unamber or Commerce, sponsoring the event, will include grand parade of decorated boats, cruiser race, sailing boat race. Inboard speed boat race, towboat races for boys, irow boat tug of war, canoe race, ladies' rowboat race, trailers' race, 'outboard motorboat race, surf board riding, ladies' canoe race, open' rowboat ra:e, salvage race for cruisers, dory race and castaways race. The city eommlssloner is belnj asked to declare a civic half holiday. BASEBALL International Series KETCHIKAN vs. PRINCE RUPERT Tonight 6:15 Sharp Saturday Evening and Sunday Afternoon