Nawc or 1 PTUI A IV TV O I LUIS PLANK DESTROYED IRIS- Snow and poor vlslbll- juefa ine tram iuuj ui t'ti-t a forred landing in The plane was destroy ed the crew was killed. The tttther also held fighting to :sm along the entire a a ii.... iurn troni, lesieruay nine lrClcry activity on both . tsr'iCBlarly In the region i et the Vosges Mountains. M CHIX Y IS KEPT ; lUHINtaON At a confer- in the White House with kAst Franklin I). Roosevelt Jatary of State Cordcll Tier Secretary of State rr Welles jesteruay pre- Wd i'.t report of his month's P-.-...g tour to Rome. Ber- tuii and London. While the jlertr.:: which lasted for an fef nd a quarter, was in pro- Slrphen lUriy. the Prel- t'i wrrtlary. Informed news-mmtn that the report would ; kept a secret. Further, the "papermen were warned noi rindiilge In speculation as to Its h tents. DEMNTi ALLII.I) TIIUUSTS lOMlOX Widening Allied lasts by military, navy and air the active pursuit of war as 1 1 as Increased diplomatic ac-f'ly are expected to follow the "lings of the British and itnch supreme war council here ttrdiy The sessions served to 'Id the two nations Into an even 're wild single entity for the 'ting of Intensive warfare and n to build for post-war peace pmmunity of action In all litre before, during and after be war, NAZI FLEET OUT I t'OI'LNIiAt.EN There were re- "rts here last night that German fl vessels had steamed out of reidrlchsharen base to engage pritish contraband control ves- ' in Scandinavian waters. ATTACK UNSUCCESSFUL LONDON A loni r.rrm.in war flane unsurrefiiltv nllanltrd Sritlsh merchant vessels In con- p yesterday, l ive bombs were popped but there were no hits. "e Aberdeen trawler Invernclll rPrlfd she had fought off a are I'Tman plane which dropped rrl bombs and an aerial tor- Fo without scoring a direct hit. " urM mat. ' ' - w MIJU11UI clAMlIi:itlMMN TO SPEAK I.ONl)ov,.r,nic Minister Ncv- t've anollicr riniirl I.. I'.i,. ' ' nsmciii .... ... wllr progress. about forty shares sold at the TREASURE ISLAM' REOPENS SAN FRANCISCO, tM. 1 nisi AM flfl f ( March 29. Uy Exposition will WP 25 for another four month run ST. JOHN'S. Nfld., March 29 CP After six years of com mission government the news . papm r tnU Newfoundland Position is Neutrality in War And , o Safeguarding r i- of r capital have weighed and found Nation, Head of U.S.S.R. Declares wanting the system Inaugurated in 1934 after the island's status as MOCOW, March 29: (CP) Premier-Foreign Minis- a dominion was voted out by its .:!.-.. . . i. , i . .i narliament. M Moloton, in a loreign policy report neiore tne rhe haj Ialied- wrltes jr. -v: Soviet today, charged France and Great Britain 0ne observer, -because govem- l r any instances of hostility but said hopes of Bn-mnt without opposition is im- , r rench rulers to use the Soviet Union in the war p"e ana Decause oi w ex-ijrrmany have been frustrated." He said: "The ?.f the prcM from a11 du pursued by the Soviet Union pollcy ,B Nowmber 19J3 the Ugls,a. is uu iimiy nw paiauiuic vu uic ttve Council and Lower House of Oreat Britain', stopping of Russian Unttw, Kln8dorn to implement re snips .( vi-a.rwwc ana pcc commfndatuns of a royaj corn-raids "on our trade representatives mUwton whkh had invjated in Paris are Inimical "action.- He the ni's financial and eoon-sald further: "Our position U neu- omJc pogitmn. Lord Amulree of trallty In the war and "safeguard- London was chairman and Sir ot our land." William Stavert of Montreal and I C A. McOrath of Victoria. B. C. Election Summaries ' Canada Liberals 176 National Gov't .... 39 C.C.I. .... ... 8 y New Democracy ... 7 Lib. Prog. ......... 3 Ind. Liberal ....... 3 United Reform .... 1 Independent 1 Unity 1 Deferred 1 Doubtful 4 British Columbia Liberals 10 National Gov't 4 OtO!4 1 Independent 1 ORGANIZED i IN RUPERT were members. The Amulree report favored the suspension of Parliamentary ov- Costly Civil Service fBOVlNClAL I I LIBRARY - ANKARA, 29: Turkish ters today comes to the Balkans or Near East. t uruwn ana rinicu uwc irer.w M....i, r...-H rn1iit.lnn . . " . i noting order." He Mid that vlrluaIIy mU" e government of the Turkey. March military quar- declared that full agreement had been reached with the British and French army, navy and air force chiefs on plans for trl-power co-operation lrt case war Reviewing the six -year experi-,more whole-heartedly they, are ment the Dally News says: "There; self-assumed than If they are lm-have- been lmnrovements on the ad-! posed. This Is a matter that calls mlnlstratlve side. The commission , has reorganized the civil service but Credit Union Is Formed By Fish- ,n tnlj respect the general convic-ermen Of This City tlmi i, that it has gone too far. It ' has Increased personnel and costs The first general meeUng of the t0 create a burden far beyond the nrini niinprt Fishermen's Credit 0.nii? nt ihi email country to car- i world stability and security. UrtIon wa, held In the Deep Sea ry . There is good reason to fear "arr, oi me two nauons fishermen's Hall on Thursaay eve- that tne critics wru) talk of pledged themselves to a ' . There wa8 a very good at-i.ratlc desDotlsm have a good case." tendance of members and pros- 0n the economic side. The News tiectlve members present. W. H.'contmues: "The commission must .... . . ... .. ... - .1 Brett occupied tne cnair. nuouw adjudged a failure." ,u naa for serious consideration." One Original John C. Puddester of St. feather Forecast Tomorrows Tides High 6:10 ajn. 18.0 It. j 1. i. m 19:48 pjn. 162 ft r ; v; :d: part cloudy and mild Low 12:50 pm. 6.1 ft. NORTIIERN AND CENTRAL BRITIS H COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER XXIX No. 75. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1940. PRICE: I CENTS Aolotoff States Russian Policy AS Si1? Does Not Wish RS BtAsed In War On ermany, Premier Says Critics Of Six-Year Experiment Say System lias Fallen Far Short Of expectations Turkey And Allies Have War Accord DISTRICT RETURNS Hanson Still Holds Plurality Following Tuesday's General 4 Election yesterday havebeen as follows: Effect of Criticism . ' "It may be heard In petitions but even that form of expression has not been encouraged. It may be expresed through the medium of Kltwm'kaH&i the press. In not a few cases this Endako har proved effective but its scope gheraton I l limited and It has-been only too Topjey evident that much of4he criticism. Houston no matter how constructive, how Skeena cng Tru mraiiL ana uiaiu;r hu titn.9n(,q 9 33 14 19 35 8 25 ernment In favor of government by necessary, has been regarded merely Cedarvae " " 19 commission aoownieu oy me w- a, carping, preiuoicea or unauiy woodcock jl Red Kingdom government until the, cenrarlous." Dorreen Island again became self-suooort- The Evening Telegram coes on: Rose i '" Ing. The mother country would as-l"whlle It mav be atrreed that cer- Evyn slst the solution of financial prob-Waln substantial benetlU have re- MorteetowrT'' tern cmbarrasalrMl Newfoundland.Uujt, are ve materlaUj? nearer the i'iftef1 Tne elieci oi tne cnange was to re- obleeUve the restoration or gov due the island from dominion to, ernment by the people? colonial status "The genera oolnlon would ap Even after Newfoundland's ac- oar to be that the experiment In gouthbank ceptance of the Amulree proposals, fadminlstratlon the finahclaf bene- 0ientanria the measure had a rough ride In 'fits, thanks to the goodwill of the London. Laborites and left-wingers, United Kingdom, notwithstanding in the British Commons had a series. has fallen far short of the exoecta-of amendments ranging from action of those by whom it was in-three-year limit on suspension of.stltuted and that, even after six dominion status to establishment! year' of trial, there is little to ln-In the ancient colony of a "socialist dicate that government by commis-co-operatlve commonwealth." Fin-jslon can either succeed in Its pur- ... 8 .... 11 ... 22 16 . .. 5 ... 15 I owe Inlet 3 Kltimat 8 Francois Lake 52 39 o o o 12 0 8 4 8 4 4 0 3 2 8 2 ''"1 1 2 10 1 5 v 6 21 5 35 33 3 14 6 15 15 31 13 0 4 36 19 20 I r A One hundred and two polls out' of a total of 116 in Skeena federal ' riding have now reported follow ing Tuesday's election and give I the following results: i Olof Hanson. Liberal. 4591. I Goree Cameron, National Government, 1352. ' Oeorge Weaver, C. C. F.. 2530. j Frank Morris, Independent Lib-' eral, 141. The voting strength of the fourteen polls remaining to be heard from amounts to only 650 so commission syitem arise from the 'here is no possibility now of the o . WORK FOR i MANY MEN ally, the bill for commission govern- rose or compensate the country for Estimated That 1400 .Men Will Be ment passed the "mother of Par-) the rights of which It consented. Employed In Queen Charlotte iUments" by a vote of 208 to 38. It for a time to be deprived." j island Logging Camps became operaUve on Newfoundland , in conclusion The Evening Tele-' February 15. 1934, the British gov-1 gram's editorial sajx "The war ln( According to word received from ernment appointing three com- which the country Is Dartlclpatlng..the Queen Charlotte Islands It is mlssloners from the United King-1 it Is by no means unlikely, will call expected at least 1400 men will be dom and three from Newfoundland for decisions In which It may be employed In logging camps on to meet under the chairmanship of j more than ever Important that the j M0resby island and hi Skidegate Uie Governor. wisnes oi me puouc may una ex-,inict this coming summer. Pad- jpresslon. Sacrifices have to be flc Mlus Ltd., operating the Ocean made. They will be made all the Fans pulp and paper mill, has a . u i k...i.jiH I If r . u ... .... . . . . party or cruisers ai present at the mouth of the Dena River. Most Of People nls e,.0",me,mbf! lthe Of omithers Went fouhdland administration. Oover-iTT Ulftf Jn Pnllc nor Sir Murray Anderson, first 1 0 IjieCllOIl 1 0115 chairman, and former Premier F. C. . Alderdlce. first vice-chairman, arc SMITHERS, M arch 29.- With dead. W. R. Howley ls-now regis- jthe election campaign over, the trar of the Supreme Court of New-1 towni seems very quiet following foundland. Sir John Simpson, I the bustle nf election day. Al- twenty persons made application contrjbuted little or nothing to the Thomas Lodge and E. N. R. Tren- though the campaign had been , i-J;w,hin and there were MiaV,iuv,m(nt nf n stnble nomv.,tham'whowereaPPinted Irom tne devoid of contention and with United Kingdom, have been trans- every appearance of lacking lc f erred to other duties. .interest th Kmithers noil nrobabli rr-u. i!n.lr.c ltfi OI OIllvCli n h.lH rinrlltlnns hp ftprentpd 511 "v f ft"."..- elected: aVet vfrnor !r ws 'S5.. fs.,-i-llans Pet- ..f m.ni rhn u-hieh Humphrey Walwyn. chairman; Sir ,UuL O. J. Han-1, "SI ""-tt,;. e an othe John c: Puddester. commissioner r ;,r II. Brett. I Ior Pub,lc healUi and welfare; L. E. , . W. that the neoole of Newfoundland Cred? t Commlttee-Mlke Ander-had a rlght to expect has not ma- p'ub Zter . ... ... Amnif Petter- t, vo,,. cave "fnr "oas. puouc 11c u uiiiiiics, lUles- J j. A a. winter, son, UCOn oauuvai, .... - uiuu, w-j- home nffnlr unit prinrntlin- T TT ' nome anairs ana eaucauon, J. n. II. Sor- - .j.f.on T j mn ,rvr, hrpn nhfjiin. ....! with confidence and hope Is Mt,5 SSZJ " Supervisory Commlttee-jens w. ( yet visible." ; Larscn, J. Fredheim, j. wm- u0King to mc iuiure me cws -- j A congratulatory messane aeciarcs: "we must scck now to Dr. G. M. Shrum or me una a system wnicn win cmargc Department of the universny "our own system or responsibility, British Columbia was read to the )Create a keener interest among the meeting. ' i people In progressive government land establish a policy which all may support with the assurance that It will lead to the establishment of true happiness and contentment for the people of this Island." The St. John's Evening Telegram says the strongest objection to the oorvin. and THANKS TO SUPPORTERS I desire to express my thanks and appreciation to my friends and supporters In Skeena Riding for their personal assistance, the courtesies extended, and the support given to me In the recent campaign. GEORGE F. CAMERON. Bulletins NEW ROTARY HEAD Ihe probability is that Dr. Ntal Carter will be president of the Prince Rupert Rotary Club during the year commencing: next June. His name has been placed in nomination by ihe nominating committee and it is not likely any other names win appear. The election takes place a month from now. Other officers include: secretary W. L. Coates; treasurer, Alex McRae. directors Weldon McAfee, P. IL Limey and Hubert Ward. RELIEVED OF MAIL HAMILTON, Bermuda A large Pan-American Airways fact that the voice of the people, general result being In any way i Hying boat, forced to land here ascustomed to maktiig Itself heard changed. and felt for many generations. is runner oous reporting since yesterday for refuelling while on a flight from Lisbon to New York, had her mail searched by the British authorities and 1,140 pounds originating In Germany and neutral countries was confiscated, the British mail being undisturbed. There was no show of violence. Pan-American trans-Atlantic planes recently suspended regular calls at Bermuda to avoid searching but this one had encountered strong head winds and slowed her up, making it necessary to use more gas and landing her for refuelling. , CABINET MEETING OTTAWA With a bare quor nnuncement apart from the statement that there had been only general discussion. 1 HAI1FAX MARINE DISASTER HALIFAX Naval vessels and lifeboat crews searched outer Halifax Harbor today for bodies cf nine members of the crew of the pilot boat Hebridean, rammed and sunk last night by an incoming freighter. Five survived the accident, two being in hospital suffering from shock. The dead are all natives of Halifax and district. made a record for Itself In. the percentage of voters that went to Final Count Changes Nova Scotia the polls. It Is estimated that 95 Riding From Liberal To National percent of all available voters at' Government the Smlthers poll cast their bal-l ' lots on election day. ', OTTAWA, March 29: (CP) The The Liberal committee rooms ' Liberal majority suffered another were crowaea until mianigni as reduction wnen tne nnai civilian and NAZI DISCLOSURE BERLIN Sixteen documents which German authorities said had been found in archives of the Polish government were released to the press by the Ber-r lin foreign office tonight with the apparent intention of convincing the world that President Franklin I). Roosevelt and his l ambassadors 'to London and Paris were agreed that United States would ultimately enter I a possible world conflict on the j side of Great Britain and I France. The documents are pur-( ported to be chiefly confidential I reports by Polish ambassadors to Washington, London and Paris and the Polish minister to Stockholm. SEAT GOES TO TORIES TURN OVER RUSS SHIPS TO FRANCE Great Britain Determined To Pre vent Soviet Co-operation With Germany Through Siberia LONDON, March 29: (CP) The ministry of economic warfare announced today that two Soviet ships, which had been seized In Far Eastern waters on suspicion of carrying contraband to Germany, were being turned ever to French authorities "for administration reason." The ships are the Sel- enga, 2,492 tons, and the Vladimir Mayakovsky, 2,261 tons, which were being held at Hong Kong by the British contraband control. They had sailed from California loaded with metals. . In turning the ships over to France, the British brushed aside Soviet protests and confirmed their determination to prevent goods from reaching Germany by way of Vladivostok and Siberia. GAMELIN AT ALDERSH0T Canadian Expeditionary Force Is Inspected By French urn present, the Mackensle KinC i nTOoHrYr" March 29: Gen- rin nun. nr rw vt : via an ' v im- ndef-lri-chief7 ytaEngland for the Allied High Command war council, inspected the Canadian Active Service Force today,' ac companied by General Sir Edmund Ironside, chief of Imperial general staff. LOG SCALE MOUNTING Timber Production In District This Year Almost Three Times Ahead Of 1939 Log production in Prince Rup- ert forestry district continued dur ing the month of March this year has maintained the substantial increase over 1939 which marked the first two months of 1940. The scale for this March was 710,939 .board feet as compared with 238,-118 board feet In the same month I last year. For the .first three months of 1940 the scale totals 3,853,591 board feet as compared with 1,433,285 board feet In the first quarter of 1939. Scaling figures per species for this March are as follows, figures for the same month last vear also being shown for comparison. Douglas Fir Spruce generally were being received over 'eral election gave Percy C. Black, ' Quarter of 1939. the wires The final satisfactory this town which Itself gave a good Liberal majority. Hockey Scores Stanley Cup Play-offs Toronto. 3; Detroit, 1. Rangers, l; Boston, 0. National Government candidate, a results proved quite one vote majority over K, J. Coch-to the majority In rane, Liberal, whose election with a majority of only four had previously been Indicated. This would give Nova Scotia its only Conservative member. Miss Jean Cameron Is sailing tonight on the Princes Louise for a month's holiday in Vnacuote, Victoria and Naiitum.i March 1940 B. Ft. ... 138 ...263,351 Cedar 336,914 Jackpine Hemlock ,.110.536 March 1940 B. Ft. 7,000 92,212 105,443 31,458 Forest Products Production of poles and piling In the interior shows an equally large expansion this year, the scaled output for this March being 253,540 lineal feet as compared with 97.605 lineal feet In March 1939 while the total for the present year to date Is 660,- the results across Canada vote count In Cumberland, Nova ,668 lineal feet In comparison with t he results across, Canada" Scotia, seat from the federal gen-' iv Unpai fppt in the first The timber products scale for this March was rhado up entirely of cedar. There was no tie production recorded this March.. Sixty-three cords of wood we'r'6 counted. BAR GOLD LONDON, (CP) The Montreal price of bar gold on the London market was unchanged today tt $37.54 ir fine ounce. it! -l