f C ( .. llllf Pll S "V WTTT 7 mt y.s ;r uiuvu, ui ixuuuri MsHpr At Brotherhood Meet nnnsibility of Parents and Church r . ...i.nAVf A x 1 H f . T nr .vinif fit ltimm ATTsiiVfl wna nmnninrr th the northern part pf the prov lnce was followed by the passing of a resolution at today's session of the Brotherhood urging that the new school be located in the Prince Rupert area as the most central and advantageous location. Major Mackay 'cmohasized the I imnnrtanre of i-rinoallon tn thn natives and stressed the rcspon- thplr rh Hwn nttpnrinH rorr,,lo- ..i r inn Momnn . ill i cred Paruamenti i ING LIKE ur (TniiT i I nir 1 1 i n r ML JMML i LNGTJN More than 14 '.iaUons aimed at ; raa'ned nation- ' SUt laoor depart w. i in n xT.n urnpnt Jn: :tatioS are to ' "i lc 1 Ij Kon-ln nt . iJ&Vf j NOT HNu been uresslng "lui.a but Soviet auth- rrrt: , Hi arinniiA, .uit He did not clabor- "- i... .j ii i.iiiii:, IK 'If U..ilccl Kl.nt.ps In. : tUc cauiie of Sino-S'Otiation. He evaded ll(iuiric with a laconla m v ii iii i .H riin iii r i - MWIA il VI. - - HUH . . - 1 r'hi. .u WUUI i. blunt warn. r a aunt Iliuudnn n- i ... ui-nries. tho Un t. - ui uie cont nurd - -u.ivs, troops m f-lcan .-fate depart- i,ast)cen sent nnH iR l( 'Wch Mosnnw contents '' ward "l o: fhe Iranlnn "6 IU iav about Olusslan "IS P.1m-,t,... ,r ! .L . .""jr ne saia as mj . uii.- 1 l VUOOiUll u Iran ni Qip i "vviait" Jl nil .D. . V-VUCIL LI IP rw'an Case beeanso f ""uie to withdraw Loc Tides u!4 217 feet 5 20.2 feet : 3.7 leet 4,7 feet . . v 0 ... ... ly. There was no use of the De- I . . ... ; narrmpni nrnv n ni pnnrt srhnnli: :d t -Dop;, did not in- dance of the children was per- Major Mackay said that the churches were not living up to the responsibility they had as sumed In providing teachers for the Indian schools and that was one cause of criticism of church control of native education. "The churches can strengthen their control it tney insist on employ- ne properly qualified teachers, Miitiri i. Lit NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ERITIS; fsHCO lumbia's. Newspaper ED TOP CAob TAXI TAXI .349- . ..titrtttmrt 537 KAsrw - . t.....r Tobacco Stoic ma: !"!" - (across from urmeaj DAY and NIQHT 8ERVICE .11 4wn " - NIQHT SERVICE Published at Canada's M ost Strategic Pacific Port Bill and Ken Nesbitt ' XXXV, No. 55. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS a r a m mm n; IUliiW- r-i -- - - HV.t,iU4' " - I enran iiitiu S Fur tnc tnira ;v f jar thousand Left tfKl!! OUt.Uae Hie Iran- ;mc.;t- nere . I n V. n.. ir.i unrii uva- ii '-rere knife wound j. Beinj Transferred In outlining the three main divisions of the responsibilities of the Indian Bureau, the commissioner said that the medical care of natives will soon be r"fcd to the Department v " u "1' uiliui-'llll- : reserve, t-welfarc..,and. iiliU U uair-ttVUlU ILUittili WtlU I the Indian Department. He dc fended the Indian Act against' unjustified criticism by "people who have never read It" and ' then said that "there Is not a 1 statute on the government books that provides for protection or inspection of the population."' The Indians would be wise if "they consider carefully the effects of extreme revision of the act." Resources and wealth of the 775.000 acres of lan; wnlch comprise the 1.540 Iudian reserves of the province are carefully safeguarded for the natives by the teriru of the Indian Act, he said. None of this wealth can be taken from them without their approval He said that, in lieu of treaty money, the government gives $100,000 a year to the Indians of B. C. and that it is administered by the bureau for their benefit. Transfer of medical care to the Department of Health and Welfare would leave another $30,000 per year for general Indian administration. Major McKay's speech came at the conclusion of a session which was composed othcrwlss of rrnorts by the district vice-presidents of the brotherhood. The session was followed by a banquet in the Young People's Hall, sponsored by the Ladies' Auxiliary. MellakHfla Wins Basketball Game A basketball game between Metlakatla, Alaska, and Port Simpson was won by Metlakatla, 40 to !$8. GERMAN IS CONDEMNED Death Sentence Imposed on Prisoner of War Who Killed Comrade MEDICINE HAT, Alberta A 30-year-old German prisoner of war, Sergeant Werner Schwalb, has been sentenced to hang at Lcthbrldge June 26 for the murder of a fellow prisoner; Schwalb was the first of three German prisoners to go on trial for the murder of a fellow prisoner, August Plaszek, who was beaten and hanged. Evidence at Schwalb's trial indicated the 40-year-old Plaszek had been suspected of trying to upset the Nazi domination of the Medicine Hat prisoner of war camp. v Vapan RUSS PLAN CONDEMNED United States Cracks Down On Idea of Seizing Jap War Industries WASHINGTON The United 1 States has cracked down on a Russian nlnn. in kpWp .TnnanMP industries In Manchuria as war booty. The American state sec- re tary. .James Byrnes, yesterday made Publlc a note to Moscow and Chungking declaring tha contrary to the so-called open door policy. Byrnes also disclosed the con-ten's of a Chinese communica tion saying Russia indicated it j. i mi - u i i n in ividiitjiiiiid. i i ir Vj 1 1 1 - n-se soyernment, in turn, said !t wa impossible to agree to 'his Rnviet. proposal. B'Tnrs tersely informed newsmen that he will get in touch with Moscow about tlie matter. SILENCE IN SPY INQUIRY Nothing: New Sinie An-f notmeement at First Of Week OTTAWA Silence has sllp-ed over the esplcnage probe In Ottawa. However, the royal commission continues to hear evidence In connection with the Soviet spy ring. Four persons are chnrecd with providing in formation to Russia but nothing further can be learned regard Ibe other ninP.hcld Inus-. " f Getting Rid Of Franco Britain, llnited Stptrs and France Call on Spain to Do So Peacefully , LONDON Britain, the United States and France have called on the people of Spain to abolish peacefully the government cf Generalissimo Franco The three powers also propose that a caretaker government be ;ct up in Spain until the Spanish people have an opportunity- to pick the kind of government they want. The three powers 'stress they have no intention in interfering in the internal affairs of Spain, and declare that "the Spanish people themselves must In the long run work out their own destiny." The declaration says that, until Franco's control of Spain Is broken, the Spanish people cannot participate "hi full and cordial association" with the nations that defeated Naelsm and Fascism." BIG TOURIST YEAR COMING All Hotels and Parks Will Be Filled WINNIPEG "Canaca Is In for a tremendous tourist year and I am .firmly convinced that our regular and summer hotels and all national parks .will be tested to their utmost to take care of the visitors," declared A. A. Gardiner, general traffic manager, Canadian National . Railways, Montreal, who arrived In Winnipeg this morning. Mr. Gardiner will make a trip through to the Pacific coast, visiting all important cities en route. "The announcement of the reopening of our summer hotels which were closed shortly after the outbreak of war has brought a flood of requests for reservations; most of these come from the United States. Jasper Park Lodge and Mlnaki Lodge already are well bo6ked. Ducos of France patented a device for showing motion pictures as early as -1C04. : : : To Renounce War Forever Renewal of Religious Faith Outstanding Need Truman COLUMBUS President Truman, speaking here-today, called for a genuine renewal of religious faith as the only solution of many of the world's problems. The .forces of selfishness, greed and intolerance were at work both in foreign and domestic fields. A moral and spiritual awakening was essential "There Is no problem tough enough to withstand the flame of a genuine religious revival," the President said. TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy S. D. Joiinston C'.i. Ltd Vancouver- Bralornc H.00 B. R. Con. 19 B. R. X. 173 Cariboo Quartz 3.50 Dentonla .48 Grail Wlhksns 21'2 Hcdley Mascot 2.62 Mlnto .03 Pend Oreille 4.00 Pioneer 6.45 Premier -Border .10'i Premier Gold 2.65 Privateer 75 Reeves McDonald 1.50 Reno 13 Salmon Gold 2i Sheep Creek 1.7f Taylor Bridge ' .93 Whitewater .03 V2 Vananda J2 Congress 12 5 Pacific Eastern 16 Hcdley Amalgamated .15 Spud Valley 29 Central Zcballos .21 A. P. Con 15 Oalmorit .35 C. & E. ...-....-.... 255 Foothills , -.. 1.75 Ltd Home. 350 Toronto! Aumaque 1.29 Bcattlc 1.45 Bobjo ,, 50 Buffalo Canadian .35 Cons. Smelters C6.00. Eldona .... 1.05 Elder . 1.00 Giant Yellowknifc 7.C0 Hardrock .n Jackknife 20 Joliet Quebec 1.36 Little Long Lac 2.99 Madsen Red Lake 4.50 Maclrod Cockshutt 3 25 Moncta -70 Pickle Crow 45fl San Antonio 5.25 Senator Rouyn 1.10 Sherritt Gordon 1.94 Steep Rock 3.95 Sturgeon River .35 Lynx 40 Lapaska .50 God's Lake .62 Negus 2.90 AI KXANDItJA RIOTS ALKXAMHtlA Itiols continue in Alexandria following a bad day Monday when 17 were killed and 300 injured. JOHN BRACKEN, REMINDED, SAYS HE KNOWS RUPERT'S IMPORTANCE Hon. John Bracken, national Progressive-Conservative leader, for some time has known the value of the port of Prince Rupert and is fully aware of its tremendous possibilities. Statement to this effect has been received here following the sending of an infor mative letter to Mr. Bracken by Theo Collart of this city who had been aroused toy the Conservative leader's failure to mention Prince Rupert when he warned, Vancouver people that San Francisco, Portland and Seattle were spending millions to grasp the vast potential Oriental market while nothing along that line appeared being done In Vancouver nor did, Ottawa seem to fully appreciate the strategic position of Vancouver. Mr. Collart, in his letter to Mr. Bracken, deplored the fact that he (Mr. Bracken) had not taken the time to come to Prince Rupert,' with Its real strategic position as regards the Oriental market, where the Americans had spent $16,000,000 to make a real port, Mr. Collarfs letter continued: "And why did the Americans spend so much money in a place like Prince Rupert? It is because, being 500 miles nearer tha Orient than Vancouver Is, ships RAIL STRIKE DELAY LIKELY Walk-out Called For Next Monday But Procedure May Defer It For Thirty Days NEW YORK. Q Walk-out of about . 300,000 locomotive cngln- eers and trainmen is reported , set to ttart next .unuay on most major railroads but there are indications that railway labor act procedure will delay the strike forat least thirty days. CIIUKCIIILL REACTIONS WASHINGTON Reactions hereto the Churchill speech are varied. One congressman rallrcj it an "affront to Russia." Another raid it would force a showdown. In London the loreign Office rniphasized , . . 41..., ! 1. l i l. -1 Sl'CCiH WrtS as j .f alprivate individual and lion. The Foreign Secretary had not been advised in advance. . SLUM-IS MIAIl LADNKK LAU.NER Six summer cottages at Lnglish Bluff near the international border south of here have been destroyed by slides. TRANSPACIFIC SFJtVICK WELLINGTON Vancouver will be the northern terminal of a transpacific air line with southern terminals at Sydney, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand. U.S. CHARGED NUERNBERG Admiral i Docnctr, at the war crimes trial Tuesday,, charged the United States Navy with also sinking German ships without warning. BODY IS FOUND UCLUELHT Indians have found the body of John Lips, who was lost two weeks ago in the breaking up of his fishing boat Barkiey Sound. ONTARIO IN CURLS LEAD SASKATOON The second day's play in the Macdonald's Brier bonspiel at Saskatoon ended with the rink representing Northern Ontario in sole possession of first place. The rink, skipped by Tommy Ramsay, has marked up four wins against no defeats and Is the only one still undefeated in the round-robin series. Second place Is held by three rinks Manitoba. Ontario and Alberta, each with three wins and one loss. sailing out of this port could get to Uie Orient two days quicker than from any other port on the Pacific Ocean. "With them it was for military reasons. For the business (Continued on Page ) CANADIAN FETTERING This Charge Again Brought Up At Nuernberg War Crimes Tribunal NUERNBERG ) - Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl, last chief of staff of the German Army, asked today for permission of the international military tribunal to introduce In his defence report' by Adolf Hitler's headquarters relative to fettering of German prisoners captured by Canadians Hi the Dieppe raid. Because of alleged fettering of Germans, the German Hieh Command ordered reprisals against Canadian prisoners of war under its control. Jodl' counsel told the court. Grand Admiral Racder s de fence will justify the invasion of Norway in that it was for de fenslve reasons only to counter a planned Britain invasion. The defence of Herman Gocr-Ing has been postponed uuti: Friday. MEETING HOWE VANCOUVER The Vancouver city council is conferring with Reconstruction Minister Howe today on the airport question. The Junior Board of Trade is to ask for a high level bridge off Granville Street to the airport. p.siiEWirars, row-, AtAfefr-. &. NANAIMO t'ANAIMO A nine weeks' The ficaflng dotk7or ark .1.7 course for veterans in commercial fishing will open here March 15. There will be instruction in fishing methods, care of boats and other subjects. SAFECRACKING VANCOUVER After two attempts, in the first of which I hey were apparently disturbed, burglars escaped with $250 from the safe ef the Victoria Brick & Tile Co. REJUVENATION SERUM MOSCOW Russian scientists claim to have developed a serum which will prolong human life to 100 or 150 through the treatment of tissues. MEYER TRANSFERRED LONDON General Kurt Meyer, sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes against Canadians, lias been transferred from Reading prison to the Canadian detention barracks at Etlley. He wears overalls with a ring on the back. ARGENTINE ELECTION BUENOS AIRES The latest flection results frcm Argentina give Colonel Juan I'eron, the pro-Fascist presidential candidate, 42 electoral votes more than Doctor Jose Tarn-borinl. the Democratic League candidate. VANCOUVER FLOODED VANCOUVER The low-lying suburb municipality of Richmond had twice as- much rain this February as usual. There was 9'j inches. Basements are flooded, and fields inundated. FISHERMEN'S MEETING VANCOUVEIt Limitation of beam trawlers and interna tional halibut and salmon agreements will be among subjects' coming up at the convention here March 18 of the United Fishermen's and Allied Workers' Union. There will be delegates from all co-is t points. BREACH BY RUSSIA WASHINGTON Stale Secretary J. F. Byrnes said Monday that United Stales felt Russia had violated agreement by falling to withdraw troop from Iran by March 2. At London the British government has asked for an explanation why the troops were not MacArthur Constitution Limits. Nippon's Power Prerogatives of Empire to Be Merely Nominal As "Symbol of Stated-Potentials of War Unrecognized TOKYO (CP) General Douglas MacArthur today announced a new and radically altered Japanese constitution in which war and its threat "are forever enounced as a means of settling disputes with other nations." The document vests sovereignty in the people and says the Emperor is "a symbol of state," Greatest Floating Dock Yet Would Have Been Used by Britain in Jap War Ring of Fort Around United Kingdom i LONDON O) Details of a hitherto secret weapon a concrete floating dock as big as the Queen Mary which was to be used by Great Britain had war against Japan . continued, and additional information of a ring of forts encircling Great Britain which enabled munition and food convoys to reach the island fortress from the United States and Canada were revealed today by G. A. Maun-sell, consulting, engineer for design and construction of the were specifically built to re- pair within .air-striking distance of the- Japanese roast any units of the British fleet, damaged in action. FRASER VALLEY BOYS KILLED VANCOUVER-Two five-year-old boys were killed by being his by trucks at different points in the Fraser Valley about the same ! time yesterday afternoon. At -Surrey Rodney Woodland was killed and at Pors Moody. Harvey Tamborino. AMERICAN WAR PROPERTY IS BEING TURNED OVER; HOW JOHN PUBLIC GETS CHANCE TO ACQUIRE SOME AH American surplus war assets buildings and facilities in this area including Prince Rupert and Port Edward will be. under the wing of the War Assets Corporation within the next ten days and, by fall, their final disposition should have been reasonably cleaned up, it is stated by F. P. Gutelius of Mon- real, representing the lands and buildings division of the corpor-1 The official expressed the ation, who is in the city in connection with the disposal of thp American war installations here. The taking over of theAmeri-can property is only the commencement of an extensive dis posal undertaking, Mr. Gutelius pointed cut. First comes a detailed inspection and inventorying. Thsn follows the setting UP of the machinery for disposal of the property which involves no less than 500 structures from the great warehouse in the central waterfront here down to the smallest of the "T" buildings in the city and at Port Edward. Following the priority procedure in the disposal of all crown assets, the federal, provincial and municipal authorities- will have their opportunities In turn to acquire property after which, failing exercise cf these priorities, the properties will be offered' to the publlc. Mr. Gutelius suggested that it was possible the federal government would acquire some of the property here it had manifested its interest but it had 'not reached the stage where it could be specified. r . deriving his position from the sovereign will of the people."He "never shall have powers related to the government." The new constitution also, limits the Emperor's state functions to such specified acts as proclaiming elections and corir voklng the Diet and says these functions may be delegated , as provided by law. It is specifically stated that maintenance of land, sea and air forces' "as well as other war potential Trill not be recognized." The new constitution. wML.be submitted to the next diet ..for approval. BUDGE CALLS TILDEN 'BUST' Difference of Opinion as to Leader of Professional Team i ORLANDO. Florlda-Bitl Til- ' den ;has! replied to the. assertion of, Don Dudjeilhat lie Is a bust . T i "If Budge Wanted my job, he can have it. Pudge was in the meeting thai elected mc .unanimously, and be voted for me." Tllden said he was surprised that Budge made a statement to the effect that Tllden was not qualified to Jad a hew organization of professional tennis players. Another official of the new group said that Tllden is In Perry's words-'maklng an honest effort to set upa solid professional tennis organization." Thp skin of the yak, beast of burden in Tibet, is so. tough that drjvertf use stones Instead of whips to spur the animal, on. opinion that demolition cither by purchasers or the crown itselfwould, undoubtedly, be the final outcome of a great many of the smaller properties. "Any assets located in Prince Rupert and offered for public sale will be advertised in. Prince Rupert first," Mr. Gutelius said. Throughout the course of 'an Interview with the Dally Newjs, Mr. Gutelius emphasized the differential between "buildings and facilities" and "stocks" or' merchandise. The' latter -was not disposed of In this way but went out through normal trade' or business channels. Mr. Outellus's visit here'" Is - primarily concerned with ' the disposal of the American properties now being turned over. Little of the Canadian war prop- ciky iias ikkii so lar utxiarcu surplus except for" some of the naval buildings which formed part of HJM.C.8, Chatham such as ordinary barracks but not as yet including th6 drill haH. administration building and officers' wardroom, No Anrny or Air Force property here has yet been declared surplus nor Is there any Idea when It will be. . '4 4 -1