NORTHERN AND CENTliAIj StlTiSircd RED TOP CAB COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER I TAXI TAXI ir acpf.r -U - IW- C. McINTYRE TO 537 mm land: Kuiert Tobacco Store across from Ormes) DAY and NIGHT SERVICE ... .mti TJinHT SERVICE Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port Bill and Ken Nesbitt Vol. XXXV.-No. 47. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS EDIATE ACTION GHT BY LOCAL AUTOMOBILE ASS'N a etcU nvnfPs?nfr nlnnts nr Pm-r Fflu'nwl finrl. 1111 li'-" 1" i impOSSlUlt iu naiiojui ,p in Prince Kupert and yecs numbering in tlie Hundreds, the l'rince t branch of the Automobile Association of h Columbia has been spurred to wiring to the PI STUDENTS to ERAL STRIKE nmnndr!ilnr . it n C :mmrmoraun; j .UA iirVii-t tt'orft Vilirrl :;ur.:3 of recent riotln.j E. V -hr at "shameful md th continued n .1- r I .. tuA f. students of Egypt are i a general strike today. I nrpmiitlnns are belnc y the authorities against I ie Vehicles rted Stolen r vehicles, two belonging ans and one to the Can-Army were reported over the week-end, ac-to the city police. Two L car: belonging to S. C. hi und James Rogerson, , , , . I .Mill Ll i 1 uj U V .1 Ull cep reported stolen early in morning, INSULT 'ROVINCE U tVhal "Ucss Johnson ks or irMrni (irint. n 1.1 TV . . n 1 III Ik!!! . -Byron John- .) member for Now :! '"f 'lIH in Vi Turriff- 'iday that the Dpm-.ar.a!, conference "is tain? that counts in i;...7e ar. inp nrpsrnt J '.u.. a first Coalition f cted to the Leg- " i ; rl the nriHrps in Hi aid it was "an In :her Mr. Ilsley or ir rs - 4 - t n duties." Nc W' siminster mem- -t'sued I strongly ob-"ntrol nf taxation bclne M Hands Ontario and 1 He claimed that Brl- ! tmh 1 ..Hn... 1 till... I ""v-'.u iiuvc uic ( ' Uie East" with re- tnai o industries that o' war naa creaica vvuu LC L ' V i - " "cisiil rates were W l Civ? a more caultablo this province." IERSH0T ill AIIIPT V uuitl ir Itcslorcd After Twcnty- urs of Wild Rioting '"ained Soldiers ! ERSHot England-Quiet "ull' ai the Aldershot B '"11 camn i I"1 ate yesterday after 24 K(jf rinn.... 1 the worst disturbance Bi ine camP whcrc sn Hi Prc he) i PC, oeizing control of Pmi, nrnrl Ann smashrc Riass sct fur. "c ana wrecked one mutinous prisoners were t l'Jt lor bricks. rpUAQEw HAWAII Ian V 'S HawaU sPealt most widely used. Local Tides ' pj. February 26,1940 .9;13 17.2 feet -2:55 15,4 fept 11.1 feet 18 " 7.1 feet ON HIGHWAY IS m vi niu- i, .won jJimiucia lu UU1U take out supplies for government at Vic- torla seeking Immediate action make the highway between Prince Rupert and Galloway Rapids bridge at least temporarily passable. The following telegram was rent by J. H. Black, president of the local branch, today to Hon. Herbert Anscomb, minister of public works, with supporting wires to Premier John Hart, Han. T. Kenney and W. II. Brctr, M.L.A.: "Due to the exceptionally bad condition of the Skcena Highway between Prince Rupert and Galloway Rapids Bridge fish processing plants at Port Edward are unable to transport fish to cold storages In the city and berlng at present 300 persons and later 1C00. The business Involved In. the transactions will be a direct loss to firms In thU city and citizens generally. Department officials here advise nothing can be done on the road for two or three weeks or until the road surface dries as It Is Impractical to use graders. We believe road surface will not be dry In Its present condition until May or June. "We arc mailing brief and photos showing clearly what we Prince Rupert have to con tend with, "Would appreciate your advis ing the Department here to find ways and means to make at least temporary repairs to this sectioii of the road and to prepare an estimate of cost on a hard sur face road that will be permanent between the points men- Sending of the telegrams followed a conference yesterday with J. C. Brady, district engineer for the department of public works, who said that nothing could be done with the road until it dries out, possibly in two or three weeks, and to take the grader over it at this time would poil the surface entirely. DR. MACDONALD BACK IN CANADA Major R. J. Macdonald, who left the post of director of the Prrncc Rupert Public Health Unit in 1D42 to Join the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corp.j, Is back in Canada after serving In nntain and Germany. He 1,44 tmm th ouppn Kilza- u.u -i- ot m, vnrv nnri nn, nn h nv In Vancouver where Mrs. Macdonald and sons arc residing. It is not known whether Dr. Macdonald will be returning to Prince Rupert which for some time has been without a medical director for the health unit. Both Sides Arc Blamed .Meanwhile Situation In .Manchuria is Becoming; .More Troubled CHUNGiy NO Chinese Communists, supposedly Soviet Inspired, arc reported here to have started an all-out campaign against Nationalist government rnrrr-j nrnunri Mukden. TllCfS have been clashes In several areas. It was said last night that a Russian division had arrived ln Manchuria from Poland. Meanwhile the Moscow radio says remnants of Japanese forces have made widespread "bandit" attacks on Russian troops lh Manchuria. According to the Soviet broadcast the Japanese bandits have been found to be operating with the support of the Chinese central government. The broadcast marks the first Soviet reaction to rising resent ment in China at the failure of the Russians to give up Manchuria. Ac a mass meeting, in Pcipins;.. more than 1,000 Chinese students heard speakers denounce "Russian Imperialism." NEW AUSTRALIAN MINISTER ARRIVES IN ENGLAND The family of John Beasley, the new Australian Minister to London, have the first glimpse of England" as they arrive "at Tilbury on the "Australian Star." In the picture are John Beasley' and wife, James, aged 7, Jill, 10, June 16, and John, 17 all J's. Unprecedented Prisoner of War Trial Is Under Way Today at Medicine Hat; Legionairre Alleged German Victim ALASKA, SHACKLED POURING WEALTH DOWN 'RAT HOLES SAYS EVANGELIST'S STATEMENT "Alaska is spending a greater n-Annrtinn nf hr inrnmp , Iminr than nnv other nlace in : the world," according to E. Stan- I ley Jones evangelist" who ru-1 rrntlv cenuy vis visited iea the me territory icrniory and ana ! wasa so irprmcpe.ri. - as i a consequence Afaska has- pro- duced more wealth and has less to show for it than any other situation cn earth. By the amount of wealth produced you would expect flourishing, beautiful cities. Outside or the federal buildings and a few hotels and business places the rest are a deep disappointment. Shacks rent at enormous prices. The civilization or Alaska is shackled by the liquor interests. . . . "Alaska and Alaskans are better than I had expected and worse," writes Jones. "I found it the most exploited land I have ever seen. Everything is be- Native Group for Shanoss Inquest SKEENA CROSSING A three man delegation from the northern section of the Native Brotherhood of B.C. may attend the coroner's court enquiring Into the death of Eihel Shanoss, when it resumes hearings again on February 28 in Prince Rupert. The 18-year old Shanoss girl died ln a cabin in Prince Rupc,rt allegedly following a drinking party, on February 10. As a result cf the aifalr, Robert Gordon Robinsln and John Winn: wcr? each fined $300 on liquor charges involving Indians. The Indian delegation may seek the court's permission to express opinions on situations Involving liquor and Indian girls. Tile inquest, which began February 11, was adjourned pending the result of an analysis of the dead girl's stomach and blood. UNLIMITED MIGRATION Tills Is What .lews Seek in Itcinunslralion at Vienna VIENNA A demonstration Tor unlimited immigration into Palestine took place yesterday in Vienna. More than 200 Jews marched on Vienna where members of the British-American committee on Jewish problems are staying. The marchers broke up after four jeep-loads of International military ifolice arrived on the scene. They carried banners saying, "Open the gates of Palestine" and "Justice for the Jewish people." Norman klng.s of England were the first to establish game BY LIQUOR, IS U5 taken out of Alaska and very belnS Put ba ln except 1 bv, the, Fcvd"al fT1- drained t- 1 aska is by big corporations In mining and fish- vanv nf Alaska are JrZ' owners jet the large share o i the profits and feel no respon-) sibllity for the development of Alaska. Banks; for instance, pay j no city taxes in Anchorage house owners do. Little remains Inside the country. The same i with the fishing Industry which is ln the hands of large corporations and which Is more profitable than gold mining. What is left inside the country in the form of wages and small businesses is being either taken back to the States as soon as possible or It being poured down the rat holes of the liquor shops. "Speaking of native peoples, the brightest spot in Alaska is Metlakatla, where there Is a colony of natives, cultured, progressive, prosperous. Reason? No white men, except the missionaries, government officials and school teachers are allowed to stop over night on the island without permission. The only serpents in this paradise are the j liquor which the natives get when they go to Ketchikan and the venereal diseases they also get from outside contacts." NAMES HIS COMMITTEES .Members of Prince Rupert . Auto Association Arc Assigned President J. H. Black of the Prince Rupert branch of the Autonobllc Association of British Columbia has designated the following directors as committee chairmen: By-laws S. E. Parker. Highway Douglas Frizzcll. Tourist Accommodation Mrs. A. Rochester. Tourist Publicity W. J. Scott. Grievance N. E. Gerrard. Organizing A. D. Ritchie. Entertainment W. G. Murray. Transportation and Touring-George Dibb. Membership C. G. Ham. Traffic and Safety H. T. Locke. LONDON, ) "Rainbow Coiner," the American Red Cross Club, was closed recently" after being open continuously day and night since November 11, 1942. During that period it gave shelter, comfort and entertainment to some 10,000,000 servicemen. ) I- f FIRST CASE . IN HISTORY MEDICINE HAT, Alberta P Three-pne-tlme Afrika Korps infantrymen went on trial today before Chief Justice W. R. How- son of Alberta Supreme Court and. a six-man Jury on charges of myrderihg a fellow prisoner in Medicine Hat prlsoner-of- UW cfcmp in July. 1943. SstFWerner hw?lb' agcd 30; Lance Corporal Johannes Wit- tinge, 30. and Pte. Adolf Kratz, s f binin. a.k. ! 7 1. w'Vlr; and blood-covered body was found hanging from an impro- vised scaffold in a camp recre- atlon hut. it is the first time in Canadian history that prisoners of war have gone on trial for murder, SNUBBED BY CARDINALS ROME Nine of the eleven new cardinals trom the western hemisphere stayed away yesterday from a state dinner at Generalissimo Franco's embassy in Rome. Of the four new United States cardinals, only Francis Cardinal Spellman attended. Charles Cardinal McGuigan, archbishop of Toronto, did not attend. India Now All Quiet Serious Disturbances in Bombay, Calcutta and Karachi Brought Under Control BOMBAY - All Is now quiet in Bombay following last week's widespread and alarming riots. Three British warships a light cruiser and two destroyers-arrived and the situation is completely under control. British Infantry guards are mounted on ships following the surrender i f Indian naval seamen wno had taken possession of them for a timd. Traffic is back to normal on nit streets and roads. It is now estimated that 231 are dead as a result of the riots with more than 1000 injured. Calcutta Is also quiet although naval seamen arc still on strike. Karachi Is also reported under military control. Manufacturers Of Furniture Visiting Here E. C. Hammond, president of the Hammond Furniture Co., and W. F. Hammond, vlcc-presl dent, arrived ln the city on the Princess Adelaide this afternoon from Vancouver. Their company Is engaged In an expansionary program of their manufacturing activity and have recently put up a large new plant in Van couver. Giant Labor Lobby Staged at Victoria; Deal Sought By Delegates Bulletins ' I CHINAMAN MURDERED?? NELSON Inspector Ernest Gammon and Ssls. E. Nelson and J. A. Young of the provincial police are investigating i the death of a Chinese meichant at Brilliant who was 1 found shot through the head I with a butcher knife in his j hand. ! KIDNAP ROBBERY VANCOUVER A seaman of the Strathcona Park was picked up on the street here by an automobile, the driver of which said he was an R.CJI.P. officer. The sailer was taken to Foity-First and Cambie and robbed of $800. UNEASY BOMBAY CALM BOMBAY An uneasy calm has settled over Bombay after four days of rioting in which 310 persons were killed and more than 1,000 injured. Police now arc making a systematic roundup of persons listed as troublemakers. These persons are being detained for questioning and possible internment. REPORT DEFERRED OTTAWA Canadians were told this week-end that they will have to wait for two r possibly three weeks before the royal commission conducting the spy- Inquiry itnaUtji it lirl report. A report from the rrunsel for the commissioners says evidence ha been pilin up. TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy S. D, Johnn Co. Ltd. Vancouver Bralorne l"i.25 B. R. Con 19 B..R. X 18 Cariboo Quartz 3.50 Dentonla 46 . Grull Wihskne 22 ...v ' Hedl'ey Mascot 2.66 Mlnto ! 0834 Pend Oreille 3.75 Pioneer 6.30 Premier Border lli Premier Gold 1 3.00 Privateer 77 Reeves McDonald 1.40 .Reno 14 Salmon Gold 25 Sheep Creek 1.90 Taylor Bridge 1.03 Whitewater 03 Vananda - 52 ' Congress 14 PacHlc Eastern 17 Hrdlcy Amalgamated .. .15 Spud Valley 29 Central ZebaUos 20 Oils A. P. Con.. 15 Calmont .36 O. & E 2.40 Foothills 1.95 Home .... 3.56 Aumaque , 1.38 Beattie 1.50 Bobjo 27 Buffalo Canadian 36 Consol. Smelters 85.75 Eldona 1.10 Elder; 1.15 Giant Ycllowknlfc 7.95 Hardrock i 1.07 Jacknlfe .34 . Jollet Quebec 1.93 Little Long Lac 3.00 , Madscn Red Lake 4.60 MacLeod "Cockshutt .... 3.40 iMoncta 75 Omega .33 Pickle Crow 4.15 San Antonio 5.40 Senator Rouyn 1.25 Sherritt Gordon 1.80 " Steep Rockv 3.75 Sturgeon River 38 Lynx .-.. 42 Lapaska 53 God's Lake " Negus 2.40 EXPOSITION FEATURE Tho Eiffel Tower in Pails was erected by the engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel as a feature or the Paris Exposition in 18S9. Holidays, 60c per Hour ! Minimum Sought VICTORIA 0.i More than 300 delegates, representing 109 or- ganlzatlons, met here Sunday and endorsed a labor brief to the government with which they swarmed into the legislative buildings today, buttonholing ail and sundry in a monster lobby, The brief demands that the Leg-I islature enact the 40-hour week, two weeks annual holiday witn pay, a minimum wage of 60c a;; hour and an amended labor code. Thirty captains were appoint-I cd to muster crews to buttonhole members of the Legislature as they attended the House today. OFFICER IS CONVICTED Capt. Stanley Landell Found Guilty of Theft of Supplies After Wa r AMSTERDAM Qi Capt. Stan ley Landell of Toronto was convicted today by a Canadian Army court-martial of four of seven charges stemming from his activities as amenities control oHlcer with the Canadian Army In the Netherlands. He was acquitted on the remaining three charges. The conviction is; subject to confirmation by higher military authority and the sentence will be promulgated later. Charges on which Landell V have as they put It "nothing ng 3W1-3M t hatTtte stoJeAxwof fctaexchange ,. two automobiles from a Carta- Further, the LqlidOn paper as-dlan Army, dump of enemy sup-)sert5 that America is not send-plies, that he stole 25 paintings jng Britain any more uranium and he traHcked illegally in to aid British scientists and liquor in Holland last autumn. I Canada is in no position to send The other three charges were Britain either or the atomic alternative, concerning disposition or automobiles and the use or Canadian military transport to move liquor Defence counsel asked for leniency, declaring that the offences were "out and out stupidity" and arose from a state of life existing after hostilities ln occupied country. Rendezvous At Kwinitsa Highway Committees May Get Together at Slide on Prince Rupert Highway A committee of the Prince Rupert branch of the Automobile Association of British Columbia will Journey with Douglas Frizzcll by boat to the point on the Prince Rupert Highway near Kwinitsa where the road has been seriously blocked by a large slide. The purpose is to examine the situation there and take pic- across tne Auanuc. tures with a view to forming I. The squadron officially wllj ideas of what might be suggest-' break up on February 28. ; 1 During the last few years the ed to eradicate a constant source or trouble . I 'hree transport squadrons, in The committee will consist. ' addition to normal duties, car-besides Mr. Frizzcll. or Jack ried out anti-submarine recon- Wrnthnll. lUmn Krannnor. J. E. Boddlc and J. II. Black. An ef fort is being made to make rendezvous with the highway committee of the Terrace Board of Trade at the scene of the slide. Weather Forecast Prince Rupert Overcast and mild with rain. Winds tresh to strong southerly. Maximum temperatures today 46, minimum tonight 40. Tuesday: overcast and mild with occasional rain. Winds moderate. Maximum temperature, 46. . . DELICATE GLASS FIBRE CALCUTTA Wi The development ot machinery "which, work ing automatically, will draw glass ribre so rine' It is almost Invisible has made possible the manufacture of glass cloth. The foundation-stone of the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute was laid recently at Being New MAKING OVER HEAVEN'S SON TOKYO Hlrohito seems to be conducting a well-planneti campaign for "re-election" as ' emperor these days. He has behaved more like a democrat before his people during the last few months than any of -his political leaders who' arc campaigning on "democratic' platforms. In view of actions by Hlrohito In the last several months it appears that more Intelligent advisers around the throne seem to be trying to convert the Son of Heaven Into the Japanese equivalent of a British monarch. CO-OPERATION BREAKS DOWN United Stales, Britain and . Canada Not Collaborating on Atomic Development LONDON A London daily newspaper The Express Is say ing that American co-operatloii with British scientists in advancing techniques in produc ing and controlling atomic energy has broken down. According to The Express, the United. States Is not sending the United Kingdom any more In formation because the British, metals she uses thorium or uranium. SQUADRON OUT OF OPERATION; Played Leading Part in War But Was Little Publicized OTTAWA -i- One of Canada's three veteran R.C.A.F. transport squadrons based in the Dominionthe 168th is preparing lo go out of business. The ,lC8trl, along with the 164tl anat 165th, were Canada-based transport units whose duties played a key part in Canada's warder-fort with the least amoUUtJTf publicity. One-sixty-eighth's last trip- carriage or powdered milk and mail to Canadian serviconpe-sonnel overseas Is now Jifgr ' way. A Liberator carrying three tns ot cargo Is winging itsjiay naissancc, pui uvaicu lng paratroopers ln Manitoba and flew loads of medical supplies to areas threatened -"with epidemics. ' Some remaining units of these groups are being taken over. by Trans-Canada Air Lines. ' ARGENTINE ELECTION IS QUIET BUENOS AIRES Yesterday was election day in Argentina. Reports Indicate the election went otr without incident. Vot ers chose between Colonel Juan Peron and Dr. Jose Tamborinl for president. "' It was Argentina's first general election since 1937. OfHclal results may not be known' tor a month but there should be an Indication or the trend ln several days. TIC