inu-ie
King.
tr-J4n
linn
and
Otof
Hanson.
OUHCll
WOUM
'
w
O
Fulton.
-
President.
O.
W
I
Y.f
-President,
Oeorte
Arthur
Bnwksbank.
Dr
J
H.
Carson.
Robtrt
Gordon.
J
J
A.
Lindsay.
O
Bacon.
3.
L
:
nd
O.
Anderaon.
nased
a
resolution
ayment
of
a
higher
government
em-.1
work
and
Instruct-ve
committee
to
dls-
c
h
Premier
Pattullo
he
city
next
week.1
"
-utlve
will
ao
J.
M.
t
.uaht
the
matter
upj-pni,
I
"
'
;m
nubile
life
hut
he
was
1,
t',v
n1iauv4
In
u
IhA
tin
r
"
hown
In
the
choosing
of
S"5
for
the
Association.
He
llf
'
Rome
matters
of
policy
f
uld
likely
be
followed.
He
PS1"
ncd
the
change
that
had
II
it
c!ani
In
thi
United
Rtatts
iW-
J-J
lh
T1.III.U
IIP
Prime
Minister
Mckenzie
W1"
""edit
for
doing
a
great
deal
Harj
bring
it
about.
Rv
M.
nrown
was
glad
to
see
a
Xipr'.-nt
committee
chasen
for
i
election
year
So
Olof
Hanson
Jsm
DO
nut
hnok
fnr
nnnlhpr
Jthcr
SDeakerx
urer
Preslrtent
0
Fulton,
Robert
Frlzzell.
J
Dunn,
8.
E.
Parker
and
Jack
Ire
Ninary
Colds
P'nty-SIx
Persons
Have
Died
of
i'
rlppe
in
Montreal
Since
First
of
Year
IMontreal."
c
has
been
warned
by
the
Eb
'"lh
department
to
take
prccau-with
what
appear
to
be
com-
.uias.
S
nee
th
flr
rf
hi
PJf
twenty-six
persons
have
died
KPPe
in
Montreal.
Sell
Gasoline
TOO
OLD
Young
Woman
Dies
In
Fire
FOR
JOB
Is
What
Murdoch
About
Hungerford
As
C.
President
president
lonfldenee
Expresel
veslerdav
bv
Hon.
Clarence
D
counting
of
the
bal-
Ilowei
minister
of
transport
wrhi
were
made
by
Mr
Murdoch
had
charged
that
f
'Hibrrs
all
of
.wtwm
were
tnPre
U11S
0f
sound
business
'.il-'i.t
as
to
the
outcome
judRment
n
the
administration
x?
election
but
urged
of
tne
Canadian
National
w..
drurable
to
work
hard
v.
nresldencv
was
too
bis
be
a
big
majority
for
their
a
U4k
Mr
Murdoch
felt,
for
a
man
as
old
as
S.
J.
Hungerford
dhomroc
mentioned
thn
d
his
prfS.nt
state
of
health.
work
done
by
the
Lib-
He
antd
K
j-oungcr
man
with
Hon
&aia
ne
leu
sure
mis
mnrA
iniuaUve.
appreciated
by
the
el-
M.
ifunccrford.
whose
re-
le
he
feared
he
would
-,im.ni
ih
hoard
of
dlrec-
b?
nrrc
to
take
part
In
the
on
Rgrecd
UIK)n
atu?r
Mr.
Mur-t.
was
keenly
Interested
AocWa
resignation,
Is
sixty-six
-id
be
here
If
possible.
,.-.
nt
H
P
MeCaffi.rv
ulri
hi
hnrf
rp-
'
Perished
When
Her
Home
at
Issou-dun,
Quebec,
Was
Destroyed
During
Night
ISSOUDUN,
Quebec,
Feb.
22.
A
twenty-year
old
woman
died
of
asphyxiation
when
her
home
was
des
troyed
by
fire
during
the
nigni.
tier
husband,
aroused
by
the
crackling
of
the
flames,
escaped.
Evading
Payment
For
Out
Of
Town
School
Children
MOOSE
JAW,
Saskatchewan,
Feb.
school
terms.
RUPTURE
IN
RELATIONS
IMMINENT
TOKYO.
Feb.
22:
iCP'-Janan-
we
relations
with
Great
Britain
WINNIPEO.
Feb.
22-
CP"-Th
and
possibly
other
powers
are
be-
city
council
of
Wlnnlpe
has
de-
"Vf(3
to
be
cUm
to
rupture
as
a
The
Japanese
cabinet
wa?
in
two
lions
In
recent
months.
ed
James
Houston
Spence
K.C.
Of
Toronto
Passes
At
Age
Of
Seventy-One
TORONTO.
Feb.
22:
(CP)
Weather
Forecast
irurnUhwt
tluwwh
th
courty
of
the
rnln.Wn
Weuorologlct
Bureau
t
VlcUl
ud
Prince
miprrt.
T1U
fcr-pct
is
compiled
from
observations
ta-
hour
rrod
dUg
P-m.
tomorrow
General
Synopsis
Pressure
remains
high
over
British
Columbia
and
relatively
low
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
Tne
wcaincr
continues
fair
with
moderate
tem-
nerature.
!
.
.
...
rmjhnni
trustees
of
Moose'
Prince
Rupert
nna
wuecn
vnar-
Jaw
aro
taking
steps
to
prevent
the
j
lotto
Islands
-
Moderate
fresh
evasion
of
payment
of
school
lecsjsouincasi
wmus.
".
by
out
of
town
students.
In
at
change
in
temperature,
probably
least
four
cases
It
has
been
found
jshowcry
at
night.
.hnt
fho
nnvment
of
these
fees
was!
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island
circumvented
by
residents
of
thej-
Moderate
southeast
Mtw
nri,Hnn.
rhiMrKti
for
the
1
winds,
partly
ciouaj
Misty
at
night.
to
south
and
mltd
Italian
casualties
at
eighty
and
French
at
four,
were
denied
at
the
French
Foreign
Office.
The"
reports!
were
received
In
Paris
diplomatic!
circles
and
also
in
private
channels.
They
were
also
denied
in
Rome.
Situation
In
Far
East
Tense
as
Re-
ClHHberlaild
Coal
suit
or
Latest
incidents
More
Terrorism
In
Shanghai
Miners
To
Meet
U.M.W.A.
Official
i
Cirunrni
vn
Vahmnvrr
T-
clded
to
ask
the
provincial
tovern-
nnt
of
latest
Incidents
at
Hont
Und
2,;
.ctrlklnjiCum-
ment
for
permUMon
to
enter
the
Kn
ana
Diwngnai.
gasoline
retail
buslnw.
The
pre-
ceslve.
i
berland
coal
miners.
600
in
num
ber,
will
have
a
mass
meeting
to-
T"Uln,f
nri
'
32c
to
37c
for
e,.n.
!rr
STw
1th
n
otnctal
ot
United
nu.n
mn-
line
In
U
considered
checking
of
twortom
in
Sharal
Winnipeg
ex-'
Mme
Worker,
of
Amerlca
l5Pm
Cal.
Today
two
policemen
were
reporv-
I'
,.t
I
killed
In
the
International
setUe-
V
ailCOUVer
w
1
T
OUl
ment
at
Shanghai
In
a
fresh
outbreak
of
terrorUm.
More
than
one
hundred
casual-;
tie.
Including
nine
deaths,
occurr-
Hatchery
Burns
j
of
Hong
"
T
Hundred
Thousand
Fin-(
Thinks
ed
In
a
native
quarter
N.
R.
Kong
as
a
result
of
the
bombing
or
:
cif
giving
closer
ai-
a
railway
station
there
yesterday.!
he
needs
of
smaller.
The
point
of
attack
was.
fifteen!
Mai
Introduced
by.
v
pinn
t-.w
irm
rv,r.
mil
f
mm
th
rntre
of
the
citv.
'
vigorous
protest
on
behalf
Of
his
government.
!
SENATOR
IS
DEAD
gerlings
Were
Saved
In
Stanley
Park
Yesterday
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
22:
(CP'
declared
htm-'mpon(lfnce
destrue-
Fire
destroyed
a
trout
hatchery
In,
who
,n
connection
with
A
train
narrowly
escaped
firstlast
and
all
lhe
mLgnatlon
of
Hon.
James
tion.
A
British
military
post
was
Stanley
Park
yestertay
with
dam-1
estimated
at
$2000.
Two
hun-
he
wanted
to
see
a
age
Murdoch
as
a
director
of
the
Ca-
demolished.
tun
of
the
federal
nadlan
NaUonal
Railways
was
Sir
Robert
Cralglc.
British
am-
area
tnousana
nngemng
iroui
oe
tabled
In
the
House
of
Commons
ba-ador
to
Japan,
nas
aenverea
a
h
Corporation
Tax
Is
Being
Amended
Teeth
Being
Inserted
in
Saskatchewan
Act
in
Order
to
Provide
For.
Collection
Communities
to
be
Given
Authority
To
Operate
Them
In
Saskatchewan
REGINA,
Feb.
22:
(CP)
Legls
latlon
to
provide
for
the
establish-1
ment
of
community
health
plans
ls!
being
Introduced
In
the
Saskatche-1
wan
Legislature.
Such
plans
would
Tomorrows
Tides
141
S
3:25
Jn.
20
ft.
'40
pjn.
19X
ft.
&3
5.7
ft.
a
m.
L
w
5.0
ft.
Alacey's
Coffee
House
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
s.
XV.
XXV1H
NO.
41.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
22,1939.
TRICE:
5
CENTS
IN
ANNUAL
I
UN
LAND
MEETING
"x
'
i
it
What
U
Thouglll
I.irciiiii
,
Year
o
Fulton
chosen
by
tie
-
Rujicrt
Liberal
AssocJatkrn
nual
meeting
last
night
-
vr
iU
deallnlcs
during.
"
year
poslbly
the
elec-'
.
r
There
was
ho
opposl-r
,
andidature
so
he
was
j
bv
acclamation.
Vlce-.
or-'ige
W
Johniton
wa
successor
to
T.
M.
"ut,
resigned
recently
to
po;iMon
of
returning
of-;
1-
"
j
resided
at
the
opening.
-.
-n-tmg
last
evening
but
fha
he
was
not
open
hr
presidency
so
he
was
.
more
a
first
vlce-following
is
the
President.
Right
Hoi
Area
Northwest
of
I'rince
George
Heine
Held
Presumably
,
I
for
Settlement
Scheme
1
ritl.NCE
(JtOKGI
Feb.
21:
(CI')
The
provincial
Depart
ment
of
Land
jesterday
notified
land
rerordlng
division
official
here
that
all
government
land
In
an
area
of
approtlmatelv
five
hundred
square
mile
north
and
rt
of
I'rince
George
were
being
reserved
from
pre-emption
and
tale
under
the
land
and
settle-ment
act.
This
It
one
of
the
fineit
agricultural
arras
In
the
central
interior
and
speculation
here
is
that
the
reserve
move
is
the
first
step
in
a
lind
settlement
scheme
similar
to
that
proposed
last
jear
by
Sir
Henry
Page
Croft
who
proposed
the
migration
to
Canada
of
financially
assisted
Itritish
families.
"
Winnipeg
City
n
.1
n
in
Doth
raris
and
Kome
Deny
Arms
Passage
In
North
Africa
Area
rrwvxvwv
INBERLIN
British
Trade
Emissary
And
For
eign
Secretary
In
Conference
Yesterday
BERLIN,
Feb.
22:
CP
Fran
i
Atkins
Watklns,
British
trade
emU-
.
,
.
sary.
was
In
conversation
yesterday
rrench
Troops
r.
Said
i
to
w
Be
w.
Held
1
1
in
Barracks
i
and
Heady
to
tne
German
foreign
secret-March
on
Moment's
Notice
Some
Confusion
ary.
Joachim
von
Ribbentrop,
As
To
Authenticity
Umlnary
to
more
important
con-
ferences
on
trade
between
Great
PARIS,
Febuary
22:
(CP)-Tunis
dispatches
said
to-SSTiS
day
tnatall
V
rench
troops
throughout
Tunisia
were
ord-
CUS5ed
included
the
economic
ei
ed
to
remain
in
barracks
as
reports
persisted
of
a
clash
status
of
the
Balkan
countries,
the
between
Franch
and
Italian
troops
last
Friday
on
the
Tun-.c0t
of
rearmament
and
the
Medi-isia-Libya
frontier.
French
officers
said
that
the
troops
terranean
situation.
'
were
trauy
iu
maitii
ti
a
iuiwikho
notice.
n
i
xm
fiflin
ReporU
of
the
clash,
which
put
A
.
N
HIK
TORPEDOED
Report
Received
From
Mid-Atlantic
Near
Azores
Considered
Somewhat
Fantastic
CHATHAM,
Mass
Feb.
22:
;
(CP)
Somewhat
fantastic
is
considered
the
report
of
the
tor-pedcin;
of
a
vessel
believed
to
be
of
Dutch
registry
about
twn
thousand
miles
east
of
New
York
near
the
Aiores
today.
The
message
was
received
by
the
Radio
Matine
Corporation
here
from
the
American
freighter
Tulsa.
It
said
that
h?
had
picked
CKea
up
up
an
an
ICRmCAL
WINNIPEG.
Feb.
22:
(CP
R.
S
Law,
president
and
general
manager
of
the
United
Grain
Growers,
speaking
here,
criticized
the
federal
government's
new
grain
policy
as
announced
last
week
by
Hon.
James
G.
Gardiner,
minister
of
r.
Law
declared
that
the
gov
i
oemg
ameuueu
ai
p.i.ii,
wneat
conference
which
naa
rec-sesslon
of
the
Saskatchewan
Legis-
ommpnriP1
the
continuation
of
the
Senator
James
Houston
Spence
K.,lature
with
a
view
to
putting
new
wneat
board
and
the
retention
of
C.
died
here
early
today.
He
was
teeth
Into
the
measure
tnrougn
the
f
wheat
prlce
pgy
a
Uberal
and
had
been
In
the
provision
ol
collection
macntnery.
.
Senate
since
1928.
He
was
ions
.
l
fMl.r.,nl
prOIUIIlCIll.
Ill
H.T,I
anu
iiuicinai
circles
and
was
a
former
president
of
the
Ontario
Bar
Association.
He
was
born
in
Bruce
County
seventy-one
years
ago
and
is
survived
by
his
widow
and
four
sons.
He
had
been
ailing
for
some
months.
The
-death
of
Senator
Spence
leaves
thirty-three
Liberals
and
fifty-four
Conservatives
In
the
Upper
House.
There
are
now
nine
vacancies
In
the
Senate.
TWO
MINERS
ARE
KILLED
Sudbury
Men
Lose
Their
Lives
In
Collapse
of
Ore
at
Freud
Mine
Farmers
Claim
Discrimination
Are
Aroused
by
Freight
Rates
Which
Are
Being
Charged
on
Their
Wheat
and
Corn
COPPER
CLIFF,
Ont..
Feb.
22:
(CP)
Two
miners
H.
Koskl
and!
E.
Lorllla,
both
of
Sudbury
were
j
TORONTO.
Feb.
22:
(CP)
The
killed
and
three
were
partially
Board
of
Transport
Commissioners,
buried
in
a
collapse
of
ore
In
a
j
conducting
a
hearing
here
yester-chute
In
the
Freud
mine
which
'day,
were
told
that
prairie
farm-they
were
cleaning
out
last
night.
ers
were
aroused
by
discriminatory
I
freight
rates
against
their
wheat
QnUiAl.n..rn
and
corn.
UddltcUlllCYYaii
Health
Plans
Winnipeg
Sitdown
Strike
Is
Ended
Demonstration
of
Young
Unemployed
.Men
at
Fort
Garry
Municipal
Hall
Did
Not
Last
Long
WINNIPEG,
Feb.
22:
(CP)
After
be
financed
by
direct
taxation,
no
a
night
and
a
day,
sixteen
young
family
to
be
required
to
pay
more
unemployed
men
enaea
a
suaown
Bulletins
BOOSTING
AIK
FORCE
LONDON
The
Air
Ministry
has
issued
supplementary
estimates
showing
that
an
additional
18,000,000
is
necessary
to
meet
Royal
Air
Force
expenditures
for
the
lurrent
fiscal
year.
Recruiting-
has
increased
the
personnel
of
the
air
force
to
103,000,
six
thousand
over
original
plans.
TO
STAY
LV
SPAIN
ROME
Premier
Mussolini
today
confirmed
to
General
Francisco
Franco
that
Italian
troops
would
remain
at
the
Spanish
I'ader's
disposal
until
"final
CONCLAVE
MARCH
1
ROME
The
opening
of
the
conclave
which
elects
the
Pope
has
been
delayed
until
March
1
when
it
is
expected
that
all
the
cardinals
will
be
present
to
take
part.
ADEQUATELY
DEFENDED
LONDON
Answering
questions
in
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
the
minister
for
war
stated
that
Gibraltar
was
adequately
defended
at
the
time
of
the
Munich
crisis
except
in
antiaircraft
guns.
These
had
since
been
supplied.
Attempted
Murder
rp
.
1
rp
t
-i
-S.
O.
S-
from
a
ship
giving
I
J,
fjal
1
0
1
rOCeCU
ran
icucrs
i
.ct,
siaiius
uu
i
she
was
sinking
after
the
tor-
I
pedoing.
"
Naval
headquarters
at
Boston
j
said
they
were
unable
to
identify
the
vessel
from
the
call
let
ters..
A
hoax
is
suspected.
About
Next
Week
Nick
SulikoskL
charged
with
at-
raHJray
engineer,
in
Sf
gfa
and
Vnlfp
affrav
last
week,
was
further
1
remanded
for
eight
days
on
appear-'lng
before
Magistrate
MbClymont
in
nolice
court
today.
By
next
CARRY
ON
OLD
LAND
REARMING
No
Hope
For
Disarmament
Now,
Says
Chamberlain
British
and
French
Co-operate
LONDON.
Feb.
22:
CP
Prime
Minister
Neville
Chamberlain
told
Parliament
last
night
that1
he
did
not
see
any
chance
of
a
successful
world
disarmament
conference
under
present
conditions.
Immediately
there
did
appear
to
be
such
a
chance,
he
would
not
hesitate
In
taking
the
lead
In
calling
it.
Unless
halted
soon,
the
current
armament
race
would
lead
to
bankruptcy
of
every
nation
In
Europe
the
Premier
said.
Britain
had
no
alternative
under
existing
conditions
but
to
contlnue're-armlng.
British
and
French
general
staffs
are
drafting
a
comprehensive
plan
for
Joint
and
effective
(use
of
man
power,
munitions
and
.war
potential
In
the
event
of
be-'ing
forced
"to
fight,
Rt.
Hon.
W.
S.
Morrison,
Chancellor
of
the
Ouchy
of
Lancaster,
told
Parliament.
There
could
be
no
"limited
liabil-'y
for
Great
Britain
in
the
j
event
of
France
being
attacked,
said
Morrison,
Indicating
that
a
British
continental
army
would
at
once
take
the
field.
The
only
Issue
with
the
French
appears
to
be
how
laree
that
continental
army
would
be.
The
House,
by
a
vote
of
310
to
127.
rejected
a
Labor
amendment
to
reduce
the
appropriation
for
armaments.
Then
the
House
approved
of
a
doubling
of
the
government's
borrowing
powers
t")r
defence
to
$800jOOO.DOO.
CONCEDING
TO
FRANCO
,
ween
it
is
exoected
that
Rutter
will
lip
I
IV
I
be
.afflclently
recovered
from
his
JL
JJ
l
1
Injuries
to
go
Into
police
court
and
France
Is
Dropping
Conditions
In
jpive
evidence
at
the
preliminary
Connection
With
Recognition
I
hearing.
His
eyes
are
still
in
ban-
of
Spanish
Insurgents
Head
of
United
Grain
Growers
Does
daaes
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Not
Like
Government's
New
Hosoltal
and
it
is
not
known
def-
Wheat
Policy
1
lnitely
yet
whether
or
not
his
vis-
PARIS.
Feb.
22:
(CP)
The
Hon.
will
be
permanently
lmpared
government
was
reported
as
a
result
of
the
slashing
he
re-
nlgnt
to
be
ready
to
make
celved.
concessions
t0
General
Francisco
Franco
in
connection
with
the
re
HOSPITAL
IS
BURNED
Institution
Terrace
Cloudy
ture
24.
Aiyansh
Cloudy,
calm,
3fc
Alice
Arm
Cloudy,
calm,
31.
Anyox
Light
snow,
calm,
29,
Stewart
Cloudy,
calm,
29.
Hazelton
Cloudy,
calm,
22.
Smlthers
Clear,
calm,
16.
Burns
Lake
Bright,
calm,
11.
iTransCanada
Air
-
Lines
Extending
cognition
of
insurgent
Spain.
It
is
understood
that
Foreign
Minister
Georges
Bonnet
is
prepared
to
drop
all
conditions
In
connection
with
such
recognition
lnr
I
IU
UVXUlIJU
rlnriinir
thp
prantini?
of
amnestv
to
loyalist
leaders
and
the
wlth-
nrovin
rVo
nrat
naxa
ion
a
Z"T
1
Some
Patients
Carried
Out
Whi.e,.
of
forelgn
troops,
.
lucllU4UUlu
U1
laol,
others
Walk
From
.Montreal
The
Burgos
conference
between
French
and
Insurgent
representa-
tlves.
which
was
to
have
been
held
MONTREAL.
Feb.
.22:
CP
-Fire
today(
ls
postponed
until
Thurs-destroyed
the
rambling
three-story
day
Sisters
of
Providence
Hospital
In
the
east
end
of
Montreal
yesterday
i
with
damage
estimated
at
$100,000.
p'
1
fi
M.-j
Nuns
and
police
carried
out
some
of
i
lUUC
Vl
llCttil
the
72
patients.
All
were
safe.
4
.
.
.
w
.
Some
being
able
to
get
out
them-
ACUVltieS
IS
selves.
Ropes
and
ladders
were
us-
ed
In
some
cases.
AQKPfi
Rv
Vpf'?
.
A
high
wind
rendered
deltlcuit
j
the
task
of
the
fire
fighters
as
the,
flames,
starting
on
the
top
floor,
j
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
22:
(CP)
worked
downward.
!The
BrltLsn
Columbia
command
of
.
.
,"
T77ZT-.1
,
'the
Canadian
Legion
ls
asking
th?
I
UUAY
b
WtA
I
MtK
I
federal
government
for
an
Invest!-
gatlon
of
Nazi
activities
In
British
calm,
tempera-
Columbia.
Robert
Macnlcol,
secre
tary
of
the
command,
announced
yesterday.
Conservatives
lAre
Confident
National
Organizer
of
Party
in
Calgary
In
Course
of
Western
Tour
WINNIPEG,
Feb.
22:
(CP)
Dr.
J.
OTTAWA,
Feb.
22:
(CP)
A
feed-
M.
Robb,
national
Conservative
or-er
service
from
Victoria
to
Vancou-j
ganlzer.
was
In
Winnipeg
yesterday
ver
for
TransCanada
Air
Lines
wllljln
the
course
of
a
tour
of
the
West,
be
Inaugurated
March
1,
It
was
an-.
He
left
for
Calgary
where
a
con-nounced
here
yesterday.
The
Van-
ventlon
ls
to
be
held
tonight.
Dr.
than
$50,
and
would
be
subject
to
'strike
at
the
Fort
Garry
municipal!
couver-
Victoria
service
will
be
car-
Robb
said
the
Conservative
party
anoroval
bv
the
ratena
vers
and
the
hall.
They
had
been
Insisting
on!
ried
611
meantime
by
Canadian
Air-'
faced
the
prospect
of
a
general
provincial
board
of
health.
being
allowed
to
work
together,
'ways.
election
this
fall
with
confidence.