Tomorrows
Tides
Weather
Forecast
High
4:20
a.m.
19.8
ft.
17:2-'
.
19.3
ft.
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
Low
Islands
Fmh
to
strong
south
winds,
shifting
westerly,
cool
and
showery.
NOKTIIERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
V
J
XXVIII
.
No.
144.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE
21,
1939
PRICE:
ft
CENTS
Great
Britain
Patient
With
Japan
AMBITIOUS
PROGRAM
OF
FORESTRY,
GAME,
PARK
DEVELOPMENT
PLANNED
Numerous
Projects
in
Korth
Scheme
Winch
Will
(Jive
Summer
Work
to
2295
Men
VICTORIA.
Juno
20:
(CPlTho
nrnvinoinl
rrnvnrn.
-
f
-
f
v
v
vi
i
ment
announces
details
of
the
most
ambitious
summer
program
of
forestry,
game
and
park
development
ever
undertaken
in
British
Columbia.
It
calls
for
the
employment
of
22JI5
men
including
1525
single
unemployed
in
fore
ry
development,
115
on
a
national
forestry
.
program
-
M
a
i
m
TRADE
IN
FAR
EAST
HOLDS
UP
Wt.me
Of
Dasliitu
With
Canada
tn
.
men
bMi
IooltuU
at
Btln
Mlnta
nra
.Say.
Railway
kow.
Barrett.
New
Hatelton.
Thorn-",ntUI
hill
Mountain
and
Silver
Standard
I
look-out
and
Bablne
Lake
telephone
line
and
ten
In
Tweedsmulr
MO:;tREAL.
June
31.
-
Trad-
park
bt'T'V
r
anada
and
the
Far
Ecu'
U
be
j
maintained
In
fair
volume.
1
I
l
Lawlet.
general
agent
f
Canadian
National
Railways
it
Bapore.
Straits
Settlements.
t
M'ni'i'a
on
his
regular
r
H
While
here,
he
Is
reoer.-
dffirials
of
the
traffic
d;-
ra
-.
rplmlvp
J
matters
In
s
r
1n.Htn
Ntiwul
nailv
Kt
r-
'd
in
the
Far
East.
In-,
d
t
1
frejlon
There
is
a
steady
C
anada
,,f
such
commodl-j
'ib'.s
oils,
tin
and
canned
I
';:.-.
from
the
territories
cr
'
::-4
according
to
Mr.
Law-c
ler
of
thU
traffic
the
Ca-y
National
Railways
are
ac-i
n'Trsted
Jle
commented
fz
cably
on
the
work
being)
fVin
Par
Fjmt
hv
lh
nana-
fx
Trad
Commissioner.
B.
v
m
ciM
P"'
hetto
here.
It
Is
n
fwlsh
r
and
expressed
his
apprecl-j""
It'
:D
f
Mr
Butlers
acUvlUes
in
CtTC
?'.rg
traffic
between
Canada
Far
East.
Rt
af
!vc
to
the
passenger
sltua-'
Mr
Lawler
notes
an
In-?!tt..."!5
number
of
people
travcl-fram
the
Far
East
to
the
Uni-W
K.
:ndom
on
leave
now
choose
r.ate
across
Canada
and
In
''5
expropriate
seaiton.
An
ap-p:t
able
number
of
those
travel-
-
I
via
Canada
are
Interested
Inj
r
povrr
In
the
Canadian'
R.":k:r
;
and
take
the
opportunity
cf
pending
a
few
days
at
Jasper
N'-r.al
Park,
the
attractions
of
"
are
now
becoming
quite
t'l
kr.nw,n
In
the
Orient
and
Far
East
Mr
Lawler
was
born
in
Winnipeg
"'d
alter
a
number
of
years
ser-T-;e
in
Canada
was
transferred
to
tte
Oriental
organlzaUon
of
Ca-f-ti'.in
National
Railways
eleven
Itan
ago.
He
stated
he
welcomed
T
f
J
from
Canadians
In
8lnga-Prf
A
Canadian
Club
had
re-ctnf'y
been
formed
and
Canadian
fcltora
could
be
assured
of
a
welcome
SHIP
RUNS
INTO
DOCK
Sttsmer
Oduna
Hoes
Considerable
umaie
To
New
Kngland
Wharf
;
At
Kctrhikan
KETCHIKAN.
June
21:
Ths
amer
Oduna,
swinging
In
a
"rng
tide
and
wind,
crashed
Into
New
England
dock
here
yc's-JMay
aftcrndon.
Tho
vessel
P'"ni?rd
through
buildings
and
-ainea
awav
ni
kill
lilln
Itlltllri'fl
'
"
WU
U1IC
IIUtlUliM
Icct
of
the
dock.
Arc
Contemplated
Under
ana
jiu
youin
inresiry
training
At
Prlne
Rupert
a
dozen
men
will
be
taken
on.
There
will
be
work
on
forest
fire
protection
trails
between
Nadlna
Lake
and
Houston,
construction
of
a
look-out
on
Parrott
Mountain,
small
crews
on
Chapman
Lake
trail.
Priestley-Francois
Lake
trail.
Hlekshlll
look-out
and
development
at
Lakelsc
Lake
and
Antler
Creek.
TVi.
Vmilh
l..lnl..
)-..
...ill
NEW
ANTI-
JEW
LAWS
Measures
Similar
To
Those
Of
Germany
Co
Into
Forte
In
Bohemia
and
Moravia
PQUE,
June
21:
New
anti-
similar
to
those
In
Oer-,
many
go
Into
effect
today
In
Bo-J
hernia
and
Moravia.
Eventua)ly
It:
Is
expected
they
will
mean,
as
they
did
In
Oermany,
the
stripping
of
I
Jews
of
all
their
possession
and
practically
all
their
privileges.
I
Twenty-six
Jews
were
Injured,;
two
of
them
seriously,
when
a
"f"'-
u"c
"w
"
dWrlcl
.
n
f""1
w??'
l"
ad
'
Hon,
oiiiciais
rcporvcu
six
newish
synagogues
In
the
Bohemia-'
Moravia
Protectorate
have
been
burned
durlag
the
last
fortnight
Bulletins
BRITAIN
AND
RUSSIA
MOSCOW
The
official
news
.
asency
of
Soviet
Russia
Tuesday
j
nliht
reported
mutual
assistance
i
part
negotiations
with
Britain
I
and
France
and
stated
that
the
reports
of
obstacles
in
the
Far
Fast
were
absolutely
jroundless,
according
to
Soviet
officials.
British
and
French
negotiators
have
arranged
a
new
conference
with
Foreign
Minister
Molotoff
after
receiving
what
were
said
to
be
new
Instructions
from
their
governments
for
compromise.
r.EHRIO
HAS
PARALYSIS
NEW
YORK
Ed
Barrow,
presl-dent
of
New
York
Yankees,
announces
that
Lou
Gehrig
Is
suffering
from
chronic
Infantile
paralysis
and
probably
will
never
play
baseball
again.
The
famous
player,
It
Is
disclosed,
has,
apparently,
been
suffering
from
the
disease
for
two
years.
Weather
Forecast
General
Synopsis
The
depres
sion
centred
north
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Is
dispersing.
Pressure
Is
high
over
Washington.
Rain
has
occurred
on
the.
coast
with
light
showers
lit
the
Interior.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island
Fresh
to
strong
south
winds,
cool
and
showery.
Confesses
To
Slaying
Son
Life
of
Child,
Which
Ilmd
Been
Remains
Of
Genghis
Khan.
Famous
Believed
Kidnapped,
Was
Taken
Conqueror,
Moved
From
Chung-By
Mother
king
To
Safer
Place
FREMONT.
Ohio,
June
21:
Prosecutor
A.
L,
Hyzer
announces
that
Mrs.
Velma
Baker
Fink
has
confessed
orally
she
killed
her
ten
year
old
son
whose
body
was
found
in
a
creek
near
their
home
several
days
ago.
It
had
been
believed
the
child
was
kidnapped.
Small
Fortune
Is
Found
By
Pair
Of
Boys
Digging
In
Land
Off
Hays
Creek
Following
the
finding
of
?2P
in
a
can
in
an
nuthouse
on
the
place
of
the
late
Elias
Venzyl
in
the
Hays
Creek
area
off
Wantage
Road,
boys
have
been
digging
for
further
hidden
treasure.
Yesterday
Bill
Scherk
and
George
Zbura
made
an
important
find
of
$500
secreted
in
a
tin
which
was
buried
in
a
hole
near
a
well.
Unhesitatii:gly
the
boys
turned
the
money
over
to
the
police.
Chief
of
Police
C.
C.
Jacklin,
in
a
statement
today,
commended
the
two
boys
for
their
honesty
and
announced
that
he
had
recommended
to
the
official
administrator
that
they
be
suitably
rewarded.
Before
this
can
be
done,
however,
certain
technicalities
have
to
be
complied
with.
Permission
will'have
to
be
obtained
from
the
consul
of
the
country
of
which
Venzyl
was
a
subject.
The
find
of
the
boys
was
made
up
of
two
$20
bills,
eighteen
$10
bills
and
fifty-six
$5
bills.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
((Xjurtcur
6.
O.
Johnston
Co.)
Vancouver
Big
Missouri,
.15.
Bralorne,
11.75.
Cariboo
Quartz,
2.21.
Dentonla.
.02.
1
Falrvlew,
.03.
'
Oold
Belt.
.35.
Hedley
Mascot,
.80.
''
Mlnto,
.013;.
Noble
Five,
.01V.
'
Pacific
Nickel.
.15.
Pend
Orlelle,
U2.
Pioneer,
2.48.
Premier,
1.85.
Privateer,
1.30.
Reeves
McDonald,
.18.
Reno,
.52.
Relief
Arlington,
.14.
Reward,
.onf.
4
Salmon
Oold,
.10.
Sheep
Creek,
1.18.
Cariboo
Hudson,
.09.
Hedley
Amalg.,
.01
U.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.14.
Calmont,
.32.
C.
&
E..
2.00.
Freehold,
.03.
Home,
2.18.
Pacalta,
.03",;.
Royal
Canadian,
.20.
Okalta,
1.05.
Mercury,
.06.
Prairie
Royalties,
.21.
Toronto
Aldermac,
.32.
Seattle,
1.28.
Central
Pat.,
2.52.
,
Cons.
Smelters,
41.50.
East
Malartlc,
2.51.
Fernland,
.04.
Francoeur,
.20.
;
Oods
Lake,
.37.
Hard
Rock,
l.Ofl.
Int.
Nickel,
48.25.
Kerr
Addison,
1.96.
Little
Long
Lac,
2.95.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
2.06.
Madscn
Red
Lake,
.39,
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
1.32.
Mneta.
1.16.
Noranda,
78.75.
Pickle
Crow,
4.65.
Preston
E.
Dome,
1.54.
San
Antonio,
1.85.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.96.
Body
Of
Great
Soldier
Hidden
CHUNOKINO,
June
21:
Chlness
Nationalist
forces
have
removed
the
remains
of
Oenshls
Khan,
one
of
the
greatest
conquerors
of
his
tory.
to
a
secret
burial
place,
to
keep
them
from
falling
into
the
hands
of
the
invading
Japanese
Chinese
dispatches
reveal.
I
REGARDING
I
ELECTION
Olof
Hanson
Expects
Announcement
From
Premier
Soon
Speaks
Generally
"I
expect
the
Prime
Minister
will
make
an
announcement
regarding
the
general
election
and
his
own
future
on
August
8,
on
the
occasion
of
his
twentieth
anniversary
as
leader
of
the
party."
said
Olof
Hanson,
M.P.
for
Skeena,
today
follow
ing
his
return
from
Ottawa.
Mr.
Hanson
said
he
had
not
seen
Prem
ier
King
since
he
left
Ottawa
May
15
to
meet
the
King
and
Queen.
Speaking
generally,
Mr.
Hanson
said
he
had
nothing
to
add
to
an
announcement
during
a
recent
visit
to
the
coast
of
the
Minister
of
National
Defence
who
had
stated
that
Prince
Rupert
was
to
be
made
a
strategic
centre
of
coast
defence.
The
local
member
felt
that
the
mortgage
bank
legislation
was
one
of
the
most
Important
and
benefic
ial
measures
that
had
been
passed
at
.
.
the
...i.
recent
session.
ciiMiviii
There
,
till
c
were
ncic
I
400
OrtO
mnrtnan.tA,
I.e.
V.M
?rtAA
vVVwu
iiiuiruvi
avoo
uinil
,IVUV
In
Canada,
many
of
which
were
at.
.
.
.
.
.
.
I
l.
i
1
t.
t
high
Interest
rates
which
would
now
be
revaluated.
I
Business
In
the
East
both
Can-
'ada
and
the
United
States
appears
to
be
on
the
uptrend.
The
visit
of
I
the
King
and
Queen,
demonstrating
j
the
close
friendship
of
the
two
crpat
nntlnne
hart
MmAlhlnnr
r
rln
T...I.U
i
i-i
.l.
.
.
w
inspiring
more
enmusiasm
ana,
confidence,
Mr.
Hanson
felt.
j
Mr.
Hanson
said
that
he
hoDcd
i
to
have
Increased
orders
for
his
In-
j
lienor
timber
Business
before
long
Stadacona,
.49.
Uchl,
1.38.
Bouscatfllac,
.04
Vi.
.Mosher,
.15.
Ofclend,
..08.
Smelters
Gold,
.04
V,.
Dominion
Bridge,"
28.50?
Abandons
Idea
Of
Sanctions
In
Fear
That
Showdown
May
Lead
To
Fight
With
Nippon
GERMANY
PREPARES
TO
FIGHT
Troops
Moving
Feverishly
As
Dan-sig
"Snatch"
Appears
Imminent
BERLIN.
June
21:
Germany
has
started
large
scale
troop
manoeuvres
throughout
the
country
and
Is
reported
to
be
feverishly
rushinz
Its
eastern
fortifications
along
the
Polish
frontier.
News
of
he
manoeuvres
came
at
the
samz
time
as
a
prediction
in
Nazi
quar-;
ters
that
return
of
the
Free
City
of
Danzlz
to
Oermany
was
more
than
one
hundred
percent
sure
of
being
fulfilled.
T0DEBATE
;
NEUTRALITY'
Important,
Measure
to
be
-
Dealt.
With
by
United
States
Congress
!
Next
Week
,
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
June
21.
Debate
on
the
proposed
amendment
;
to
the
neutrality
law
designed
to(
give
me
resident
important
powers,
In
regard
to
embargoes
and
other
:
(matters
at
present
In
the
hands
of
the
Senate
is
scheduled
to
commence
on
Monday
with
the
possibility
of
a
vote
being
recorded
later
in
uie
wees,
i
ne
aeDaie
is
exoectea
to
be
rather
long
drawn
out
andj
acrimonious.
President
Roosevelt
said
Tuesday
.
he
would
not
want
Congress
to
ad-
'iourn
before
actln?
on
neutrality
(legislation.
If
a
war
should
start
after
adjournment,
he
would
not
have
it
said
that
the
United
States
was
favoring
one
side
or
the
other.
Meantime
the
President
has
call-
ed
off
until
after
Congress
adjounrs'
his
proposed
trip
to
the
West
Coast
and
Alaska
which
was
to
have
commenced
on
July
2.
CINCINNATI
IS
WINNER
Reds
Defeated
Brooklyn
Dodgers
and
Improve
Margin
of
Leadership
in
National
League
CINCINNATI,
June
21:
(CP
Cincinnati
Reds
defeated
Brooklyn
Dodgers
here
yesterday
and
In-
creased
their
margin
of
leadershlD
!
...
.
...
.
.
In
the
National
-
League
to
five
and
a
half
full
camps
nvpr
tho
Irtlo.
.
Rf
"
-
-
u
v.
uv.
Louis
Cardinals.
Rrnntlvn
rtrnnnM
J
-.
"
"
to
flfth
P,ace
below
the
Chicago
PliKe
Cubs
who
ntnn
T-.
won
over
Boston
Bees.
New
York
Yankees
swamped
the
Chicago
White
Sox
in
a
series
op
ener
at
Yankee
Stadium
and
held
an
eleven
camp
tpnrt
nvr
ivittnn
Rer
Sox
who
disposed
easily
of
the'
St.
Louis
Browns.
,5
T
1
1
lAJnrmnal
I
nKni
llcUlUilctl
LidUUl
r
1
r
l
i.elatlOnS
D
Oar
Q
Made
Big
Saving
WASHINGTON.
June
21?
A
minimum
of
$33,500,000
was
saved
the
public
throuch
ODeratlons
nf
thP
National
T.hr
.
p.i.m,.
nMi
..w....o
uraiu
in
U38.
a
study
by
that
agency
c,alms-
I
At
Least
Nothing
Will
Be
Done
As
Long
As
Tientsin
Blockade
Remains
Local
Amoy
Seized
in
Quick
And
Sudden
Move
Today
LONDON,
June
21:
(CP)
The
British
government
has
abandoned
plans
to
impose
economic
sanctions
against
Japan
while
the
Tientsin
blockade
remains
local,
it
was
reported
today.
The
government
evidently
takes
the
view
that
this
is
no
moment
to
force
a
show
down
with
Japan
which
might
lead
to
war,
particularly
FIRING
ON
PR.
RUPERT
Ancient
Cannon
Ball
Unearthed
On
Third
Avenue
How
It
Got
There
Nobody
Knows
Bilging
recently
to
the
rear
of
hi
home
on
Third
Avenue.
Arthur
BrooWsbank
unearthed
an
ancient
four
inch
cannon
balL
How
it
got
there
gives
room
for
some
speculation.
The
ball,
which
has
been
turned
over
to
the
Prince
Rupert
Museum,
is
evidently
of
quite
ancient
make
and
shows
signs
of
long
exposure.
Possibly
it
landed
where
it
was
found
from
range
practice
of
some
exploring
warship
long
before
Prince
Rupert
was
and
this
townsite
was
forest
primeval.
Other
exhibits
of
interest
which
have
recently
come
into
poses-siori
of
the
museum
include
an
Indian
rattle
and
a
unique
piece
of
dovetailed
wood
fashioned
by
Sam
Rickard
and
said
to
represent
a
replica
of
the
front
of
the
Tort
Simpson
Hospital
German
Press
Correspondents
1
1
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1
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LeaVC
JERUSALEM,
June
21:
Adam
Vollsardt.
correspondent
for
the
official
German
news
agency,
left
J
for
Berlin
today
at
the
request
of(
the
Palestine
government.
His
chief,
Franz
Relchert,
Intends
to
leave
tmorrow,
also
by
request.
It
Is
reported
he
will
go
to
Tokyo.
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American
74,000
pounds.
7.4c
and
5-5c
to
7
8c
and
5-5c
r?a
n
4
ri
t
m
Ann
i
-
a-
".and
and
5c
to
7c
and
5c.
American
Zarembo.
16,000,
Royal,
7.6c
and
5.5c.
Middleton,
25,000.
Cold
Storage.
7.4c
and
5.5c.
Midway,
15,000,
Booth,
7.7c
and
5.5c
O,orla
u
7.000,
Royal,
7.4c
and
5c
-
-
Eleanor,
11,000,
Pacific-
7.8c
and
5.5c.
Canadian
Nornan,
7,000,
Cold
Storage,
6.6c
and
5c.
viKing
i.,
12,000.
Atiln,
7c
and
5c.
R.
W.,
6,000,
Cold
Storage,
6.2c
and
5c.
WARM
IN
NEW
YORK
,..
.
.
I
NEW
winir
YORK.
'
Junn
91
nr.
tv.
k..
k.
"uJ
V
.wen
me
umiea
mates
nas
shown
a
Inclination
to
Join
Great
Brl-aln
and
France
in
retaliatory
acton.
The
foreign
affairs
committee
of
he
cabinet
outlined
preparations
or
reprisals
against
Japan
be.
:ause
of
the
Japanese
blockade
f
Ti-ntsln.
It
was
understood
th
reprisals
would
be
applied
only
In
ase
Britain's
gestures
of
ueaee
an
rejected.
Britain
Is
anxious
to
set.
tie
Ihe
Tientsin
dispute
locally
t
revent
having
a
much
larger
Is
sue
with
Japan
If
she
Intend
t
try
to
seize
control
of
all
forelsn
areas
In
China.
Japanese
officials
said
all
negotiations
to
settle
the
dlsDUte
were
suspended
and
they
had
received
no
Instructions
which
-would,
permit
them
to
resume
talks
with
th
British
authorities.
Early
today
Emperor
Hlrohlto
of
Japan,
to
whom
the
ouestlon
had
been
referred,
refused
BritLsh
nroposals
for
settlement
and
threw
the
whole
force
of
the
Janan-
ese
government
behind
the
Tientsin
blockade.
The
question
was
nlaced
before
Hlrohlto
after
th
Japanese
cabinet
had
announced
Itself
powerleas
to
do
anvthln
in
the
issue
since
the
Japanese
military
hierarchy
answers
only
to
the
Emperor
Meantime
from
Hong
Kong
comes
word
that
the
Janani
have
occupied
Swatow
In
a
quick
landing
after
months
c!
comparative
quiet
in
the
South
China
war
area..-
The
British
destroyer
Thanet
and
the
American
destrov-er
Pillsbury
are
safeguarding
foreign
Interests
there
PASSING
OF
TOM
WAITS
Well
Known
Prince
Rupert
Man
Dies
In
Vancouver
At
Age
Of
Slxty-Eight
Vancouver,
June
21:
(CP)
Captain
Thomas
H.
Watts,
aged
68,
former
Prince
Rupert
resident
where
he
was
Interested
In
fishing
vessels
and
other
ventures,
died
hrrp
vnttrHiv
it
i
c
aw
well
favorably
known
all
nlnn
the
coast
and
his
passing
will
be
generally
regretted.
He
had
lived
for
many
years
In
Prince
Rupert
before
coming
south
and
was
at
one
time
associated
with
Capt.
R.
Oammon
in
the
seining
business."
Huge
Sales
Of
Wheat-Flour
Nearly
Nine
Billion
Bushels
Are,
Exported
From
United
States
During
Year
WASHINGTON,
June
21:-
Th9!
General
Surplus
Commodities
Corporation
announces
that
75
000,000
'
bushels
"
-
of
,
i
wheat
wiicab
and
ana
IlOU
flour
i
j
.c,c
Z'"
J0
iore,sn
consumers
un
..uo
wvirji
uuuc
warm
inNPW
YnrlriCIPr
thP
Femoral
f.
t.
e
past
few
days,
trie
thermol
during
W'
meter
ranging
fr0m
63
to
88
above.'31.
1939.
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