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and
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at
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s
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Strategic
Pacific
Port
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbitt
VOL.
XXXV,
No.
40.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C.
SATURDAY.
FEBRUARY
16,
1940
PRICE
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the
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the
broad
pat'
ar
the
rest
of
the
Industry
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the
union
thin
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which
has
tied
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workers.
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pay
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States
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eyes
of
a
somewhat
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v.
v
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VllVli
wuinit
a
week
ago,
to
picket
the
fl
i
on
Mn
MnnA
i
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tl
HJ
r,y
say
they
want
"contracts,
they
threaten
to
keep
up
picketing
sessions,
with
-v
tiMiiug
oi
course
,
uniu
;ct
results.
Punctually
as
if
they
had
-
v,
VIWVM)
MV
V)1A
1L,
Miowca
up
on
front
of
'
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.
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.
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nvi'i
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uiiici'a
'clock
this
mornlnc
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Hollermakcrs'
Hall
In
the
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was
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to
take
sncctacu-
startled
when
t.hov
Kauj
hlg
actually
begin
and
the
downright
derocatorv
e.on-
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tiikiiusiasiiR
ram-
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ln
front
of
the
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mc
lniermitieni.
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wnunue
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i
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Keep
It
rumors
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definite
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P
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pickettcrs
on
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tl
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vneir
pia-
'''oeans
to
travellers.
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todav's
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t.
t.
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ciiv.
worker
and
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to
Increase
the
cellin.
on
steel
products
by
$5.
The
men
will
return
to
work
on
Monday
but
It
will
be
some
time
before
conditions
are
back
trls
will
be
continued
in
this
.
.
.
a
m
i
t
i
i
i
cwlns
to
shore
supplies.
H
1
1
Ml
.
I
III
Ml
mi
ill
I
I
ih
ill
i
ii
in
nivii
i
vn
nviiwn
t
tne
uin.k.
want
uon-
iaic
us
into
lour
L-on-
'
"
the
King
Edward
elementary
school.
I
Later
hi
the
morning,
Mrs.
Micklcburgh,
who
teaches
at
Booth
Memorial
High
.School,
entered
the
picket
line
as
re-
1
lief"
taking
over
while
the
others
went
for
coffee.
Mrs.
Blakey,
who
acted
as
spokesman
for
the
group,
carried
a
slogan
"Wartime
Housing
Won't
Take
Rumors
For
Rent."
She
said:
"You
get
rumors
from
the
dry
dock,
and
rumors
from
;
Selective
Service.
Selective
Ser-1
vice
told
one
man
to
stick
j
uround
because
there
might
be
nomcthlng
doing
at
the
dry
dock."
The
latter
was
vehemently
denied
by
Unemployment
Insurance
Officer
E.
V.
Whiting
when
he
was
buttonholed
by
a
Daily
News
rcp6rter
on
the
street.
Mr.
Whiting
exploded:
"That-Is
not
true.
I
have
repeatedly
urged
everybody
who
Is
seeking
a
Job
to
take
work
where
they
can
get
It,
and
not
stick
around
1
in
the
hope
of
the
dry
dock
getting
more
contracts.
I
certainly
never
have
offered
false
hope
to
any
Jobless
man."
citi
zens'
Itcarliuns
W.
M.
Watts,
secretary
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Industrial
Development
Committee,
walked
to
the
doorway
of
his
clothing
store
and
looked
up
the
street
where
the
pickettcrs
were
walk
ing
back
and
forth
In
front
of
the
railway
offices.
He
declined
to
comment.
A
businessman
who
operates
an
Institution
a
couple
of
doors
away
was
less
restrained.
It
was
he
vowed,
an
outrage
and
should
'
be
stopped.
Several
other
citizens
went
to
bat
for
the
pickettcrs,
feeling
that
the
publicity
would
be
of
preat
value
to
the
city.
None,
however,
volunteered
to
Join
the
1
picket
line.
:
Other
slogans
carried
by
the'
pickettcrs
were
"Contracts
Net
Rumors,"
and
one
showing
a
blank
square
with
the
legend
"In
This
Square
Is
the
Government's
Post-War
Plan."
The
pickettcrs
were
Mrs.
J.
R.
Blakey,
Jack
Parker,
president
of
the
"Jobs-For-All"
Association,
Bill
Greenwood,
Alex
McCulsh,
Fred
Vlckery,
Norman
Rlcord.
i
Bruce
Micklcburgh
and
Mrs.
i
Bruce
Mickleburgh.
i
Steel
Bulletins
CHINKS:
CIVIL
WAR
CHUNGKING
Communists
cliarRc
nationalist!)
with
renewing
the
civil
war
in
.Manchuria
liy
starting
attacks
at
Mukden
and
elsewhere.
Chungking
witnessed
its
first
demonstration
acainsl
the
Russian!
today
as
the
turbulent
Man-churian
situation
reached
boiling:
point
and
China
was
given
United
States
support
to
move
more
troops
into
the
vast
area.
QUM-N
MAKY
SAILS
NKW
YORK
The
lUitisli
liner
((ucen
Mary,
carrying:
1779
passengers,
including
1310
military
personnrl,
sailed
for
Southampton,
Lnjland-today
after
a
four-day
delay
caused
liy
the
tugboat
strike.
LADY
NELSON
DUE
HALIFAX
After
being
delayed
by
storms
in
the
Atlantic,
the
hospital
ship
Lady
Nelson
is
due
in
port
tonight
with
500
returning
service
personnel
on
board.
DOKVAL
TURNED
OVER
MONTREAL
Famous
I)or-val
airport
near
here
was
formally
turned
over
yesterday
by
the
Royal
Aair
Force
lo
the
federal
Department
of
Transport.
Air
Vict-Marshal
"handed
over
to
Commander
C.
P.
Kdwatds,
deputy
minister
of
transport.
SINGAPORE
TROUBLE
SINGAIORE
One
Chinese
was
killed
and
17
injured
when
police
broke
up
a
Communist
meeting
here
jester-day
on
the
fourth
anniversary
of
the
fall
of
Singapore.
Vancouver
Yards
Get'
Union
Jobs
VANCOUVER
Union
Steamships
Ltd.
lias
awarded
the
contracts
for
conversion
of
two
Castle
class
corvettes
for
use
as
coastal
steamships.
The
Burrard
shipyard
gets
one
Job
and
West
Coast
Shipbuilders
the
other
Strike
Soviet
Blocks
Elevation
Of
Cardinal'lfisignaLe
Josef
Mindszenty,
'
Who
Opposed
!
New
Governmenti
Denied
Per-
I
mission
lo
LeaVe
For
Rome
C.P.R.
BUYS
TWO
SHIPS
Wi'l
Be
Used
in
Restorinc
Trans-Pacific
Service
From
Vancouver
to
Orient
MONTREAL
P
The
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
Co.
announced
today
that
Canadian
Pacific
Steamships
has
contracted
with
the
British
govern
menu
to
purchase
the
ships
Em-ire
Kitchener
andEmptrc
Captain
"in
order
to
rcsjore
at
ths
srllest
possible
date
direct
steamship
service
from
Vancouver
and
Victoria
to
ports
in
the
Far
East."
Delivery
is
epepected
in
April.
The
Trans-Pacific
service
from
Vancouver
was
suspended
early
in
he
war
and
the
com-
i
pany
lost
heavily
of
the
ships
I
which
it
formerly
had
ln
that
'.
run.
LUNATICS
AT
LARGE
Aflrr
Start
of
Jamaica
Mrntal
Hospital
Goes
on
Strike
KINGSTON.
Jamaica
Mors
than
100
inmates
of
Uic
King-ion
ston
mental
hosnitnl
psrsinr.d
I
yr.sterday
during
a
strike
of
the
institution's
attendants
and
nurses.
i,aie
last
nignt,
police
,
for
today
were
a
maximum
of
had
captured
all
but
15
of
tb.2
43
for
today
with
a
minimum
of
Inmates.
The
inmates
of
thcpS
degrees
tonight.
,
mental
hospital
roamed
the
j
;
Kingston
streets
and
robbed
j
Local
Tides
stores
and
private
hemes
before
j
Sunday.
February
17.
1940
their
capture.
The
strike
was
ln'demand.
for
the
removal
of
the
medical
fa
Ende
.mm
-.
W)ND()N
(CP)
Rout-
Maid
today
that
the
tican
has
announced
t
Cardinal-Designate
sef
Mindszenty,
Arch-
op
of
bti
oma
and
or
naie
of
Hungary,
had
been
d
Russian
permission
to
?e
Hungary
to
attend
con
ies
ln
Rome.
All
but
three
4t
32
cardlnals-desienatc
al
ly
have
arrived
in
Rome
for
monies
tins
week-end
In
taUmectbn
with
their
elevation.
other
two
were
unable
to
attend
because
of
sickness.
.
Rc-me
sources
said
Friday
juifbt
that
Archbishop
Mind-,
zdnty.
who
had
signified
his!
intention
of
attending
the
con-8fef.iries.
had
taken
a
stand
agitost.
the
Hungarian
coall-jtljsii
government
during
recent
,$TyWiChs.
After
he
had
preached
fn
nc
of
Budapest's
churches
kitt
Sunday,
crowds
leaving
th?
.'c4urtob
cheered
him
rind
then
Cheefed
two
Hungarians
who
d.
recently
been
sentenced
to
lt
as
war
criminals.
f)lln
olnrmirirt
rnnr.rl
tn
TT
rtm
n
SIii
t'i'"ij,
"
had
been
sentenced
toL"dcath.
Weather
r
orecast
Prince
Rupert
Overcast
with
intermittent
light
rain
today.
cloudy
with
scattered
showers
Sunday.
Fresh
southeast
winds,
occasionally
strong
this
afternoon
and
evening.
Modcr-,
ale
southwest
winds
on
Sunday.
1
Extreme
temperatures
forecast
High
2:26
21.2
feet
14:24
22.2
feet
Low
8:20
5.3
feet
20:42
2.1
feet
Government
nvoivea
c
ommission
to
Probe
OTTAWA
CCP)
The
Associated
Press
reported?
"
today
that
twenty-two
men
were
retained
bv
theifUADGC
DDITICU
Koyal
Canadian
Moynted
Polic
in
their
dramatic!
tnAKwL
DKI
I
UH'
round-up
of
suspects
in
connection
with
a
newly-launched
government
investigation
of
espionage
activities
in
the
capital.
The
information
is
said
auth-
DETAILS
OF
INJURIES
OF
LOCAL
FLIERS
Further
report
received
today
by
local
relatives
reveals
that
Capt.
Albert
Mah
sustained
a
fracture
of
the
right
femur
and
K&m
Lee
a
fracture
of
the
left
kr.ee
cap
and
bad
lacerations
ol
the
left
ankle
in
a
plane
crash
near
Montreal
In
which
they!
were
Involved
on
Thursday.
Both
are
doing
well
in
Montreal
Victoria
Hospital
and
It
was
suggested
they
might
be
out
In
a
couple
of
weeks'
time.
The
two
well
known
local
fliers
were
forced
to
land
In
fog
while
on
the
way
from
North
Bay
to
Three
Rivers
with
a
twin-motor
ed
plane.
A
tone
of
their
mcs-
sage
suggested
that
they
might
have
been
fortnnatp
that
t.hp
....
,
acc.iflpnt
was
nnt.
pvpn
,mnri.
'
"
Pioneer
Rupert
Fisherman
Dies
John
Daniel
O'Neill,
a
resident
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
last
SSears,
died
ln
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
this
morning
after
a
lengthy
illness.
He
was
68
years
old.
Mr.
O'Neill
I
was
well
knpwn
as
a
fisherman
here
since
coming
to
the
district
in
1913.
Deceased
was
born
in
Pictou,
Nova
Scotia,
and
waS
unmarried.
There
are
no
known
relatives.
Due
to
late
connection
at
Jas-
per.
tonight's
train,
due
from
the
East
at
10:45,
is
reported
three
hours
and
twenty
minutes
late.
I'KOTESTA'NT
CHAPLAIN
AWARDED
VICTOKIA
CROSS
In
the
upper
left
picture
HMajor
John
Wle,r
Foote,
of
Madoc
and
Port
Hope.
Ont.
41-year-old
Protestant
padre
to
the
Royal
Hamilton
Light
Infantry.
Is
shown
shaking
hands
with
Defence
Minister
Abbott
as
the
Minister
informed
him
of
the
award.
This
photograph
was
taken
at
the
precise
moment
he
learned
for
the
the
first
time
that
he
was
to
receive
the
exalted
decoration,
The
award
recognizes
his
outstanding
devotion
and
aid
to
the
wounded
Canadians
littering
the
Dieppe
bcachc
during
the
August.
1942
raid.
In
the
upper
right
IIMaJor
Foote
is
shown
with
his
proud
wife
as
they
relax
at
the
Rockcliffc.
Ottawa,
home
of
their
host,
Dr.
C.
W.
Sheridan.
The
lower
photo
shows
a
German
version
of
the
raid
on
Dieppe
where
HMajor
Foote
worked
without
cover
from
the
rain
of
German
fire
to
bring
aid
to
the
brave
wounded
Canadians
whose
torn
bodies
covered
the
beaches.
(Canadian
Army
PhoW
Officials
Ch
in
Charges;
7oritaUvcly
to
have
been
con
nected,
with
production
of
ato-menergy
and
Is
said
to
have
gone
to
the
Russian
embassy.
N'ri.
comment
is
forthcoming
Trofn
the
Russian
mission.
The
government
is
reported
to
be
ready
to
lay
serious
charges
against
at
least
twelve
of
the
men
taken
for
questioning.
Some
of
the
men,
according
to
the
Associated
Press,
are
known
to
have
been
employed
by
the
National
Research
Council
which
participated
In
the
Anglo-American-Canadian
production
of
the
first
atomic
bombs.
First
official
intimation
of
Uu-whole
affair
came
last
night
in
an
announcement
from
Prime
Minister
W.
L.
Mackenzie
King
who
announced
that
two
Judges
of
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
Mr.
Justice
Robert
Taschcreau
and
Mr.
Justice
R.
L,
Kollock
had
been
named
by
the,
Canadian
government
to
investigate
the
alleged
disclosure
..'pf
secret
.and
confidential
information
to
Tmembers
of
the
staff
of
an
un
-
ummed
foreign
mission.
A
num-
ber
of
government
employees
were
bcin?
held
for
questioning.
Seme
were
more
deeply
and
con-
sciously
involved
than
others,
The
activities
had
been
more
serious
possibly
than
some
of
those
who
became
involved
mieht
have
imagined.
Prwcii.
tions
would
probably
follow
the
'nvestlgation.
Hon.
C.
D.
Howe,
minister
of
Reconstruction,
said
later
that
the
charges
did
not
relate
to
atomic
cnercy.
Detention
Not
Completed
Yet
An
authoritative
source
said
today
that
detention
of
suspects
In
Canada's
first
major
spy
probe
has
not
finished
and
It
is
not
centralized
in
Ottawa
bui
spread
through
other
parts
of
the
country.
This
source
said
that
the
report
of
22
persons
having
been
detained
was
"mere
speculation."
He
declined
to
give
the
exact
number
because
It
would
"not
be
fair."
Some
would
quite
possibly
be
released
after
questioning
while
others
would
be
further
detained.
.
i
So
far
none
of
those
taken
1
into
custody
starting
Friday
:
have
been
released.
All
those
1
taken
arc
being
brought
to
Ot-!
tawa
where
the
two-man
royal
commission
is
already
sitting
in
the
Investigation
announced
yesterday
by
Prime
Minister
King.
This
source
said
it
was
possible
an
Interim
report
would
be
made
soon
by
the
commission
ers
to
clear
the
air
of
a
welter
of
rumors
that
sprang
up
in
the
wake
of
Mr.
King's
announcement.
'
The
Investigation
has
been
under
way
for
some
time
and
iFrlday's
arrests
t
ere
"Just
the
start"
of
a
climax.
The
original
source
said
that
the
suspects
were
not
arrested
but
"detained
for
questioning."
There
was
no
resistance
from
any
of
those
taken
Into
custody.
At
least
the
majority
were
Canadian
and
"not
all
of
them"
were
employees
of
the
Canadian
government.
It
was.
reported
that
at
least
one
hlsh
official
was
involved
with
"big
and
little"
civil
servants.
At
Toronto
it
was
learned
the
investigation
has
been
extended
to
that
city.
At
Washington
State
Depart
ment
officials
said
they
were
aware
in
advance
of
mass
ar
rests
put
would
not
say
any
thing
further.
Si
LED
POLES
ARE
PEACE
DANGER
LONDON
Russia
told
the
United
Nations
today
that
120,-000
Polish
troops
under
British
command
remain
in
Italy
and
they
constitute
"a
possible
threat
to
the
peace,
calm
and
order
of
the
Yugoslav-Italian
f
rentier."
The
mcmorandijnr
did
not.
request
action
by
the
ssourtty
council
but
It
came
a
dtfyaftp?
Britain
:
had
recelvsd
f
rCm
Po
land
a
demand
tnat
Poiistj
,,,
troops
in
Italy
and
Britain
Se
returned
to
their
homeland!
The
British
foreign
office
hid
estimated
at
107.000
the
number
'
of
Poles
in
Italy.
Meanwhile,
the
United
Stales
asked
the
council
to
settle
the
dispute
over
the
Levant
with
u
declaration!'
cxpreysini
confi
dence
.that'
it
would
be
negotiated
promptly
and
that
British
and
Frpnth
troops
would
be
withdrawn
as
soon
as
practicable.
Syria
and
Lebanon
have
w
I
oWTlTrliterid.
therefore,
dr
j
arc
subject
to
council
acticn.
i
nc
iviJ
unyp
Vt
TCi
I
U
j
CURB
INFLATION
,
I
T0KY0
C..
JaPa:,cse
Spvcrnment
took
its
first
major
mdW
to
contro1
snaky
economy
of
the
beaten
country
ravaged
by
inflation
anU
black
markets.
Three
Imperial
ordinances
virtually
froze
bank
accounts
and
required
conversion
cf
currency
into
new
bank
notes
by
March
7.
It
also
restricted
distribution
of
foodstuffs,
to'
authorized
channels.
Individual
Japanese
will
have
limited,
salaries
and
restricted
bank
withdrawals
as
their
only
currency.
CLOSED
SHOP
IS
STUMBLING
BLOCK
Explanation
in
Connection
With
Interpretation
of
Trades
and
Ijibor
Report
A
report
of
Thursday
night's
Trades
and
Labor
Council
meeting
in
the
Daily
News
last
nijtht
was
interpreted
to
inriiratr
that
the
unions
in
the
current
dispute
with
the
local
co'd
stora.-re
plants
were
out
for
conciliation
of
the
whole
.existing
agreement.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
it
is
explained,
all
that
the
union
is
asking
is
conciliation
of
the
"closed
shop"
phase
of
the
dispute
which
was
the
stumbling
block
of
negotiations,
tto.
com
panies,
rather
than
the
union.
Insisting
on
conciliation
in
connection
with
the
whole
agreement.
'
VETERAN
NEWS
MAN
DIES
IN
VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER
0;
Cecil
Oscar
Scott,
56,
veteran
newspaper
man
and
business
editor
of
the
Vancouver
Province,
died
in
hospital
here
Friday
after
a
ten-day
Illness.
He
was
a
brother
of
Sydney
Scott,
executive
editor
of
thj
province.
He
started
his
newspaper
career
here
in
1911
with
the
old
News-Advertiser
and
labcr
went
to
the
Montreal
Star
and
Vancouver
Sun.
He
served
overseas
In
the
First
World
War,
enlisting
at
the
outbreak
and
winning
h;s
commission
on
the
Held
in
France
The
funeral
wflj
'be
held
V
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