vraunued
on
Pae
Two)
t-
-c:"V.
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
(8
AM.)
She
Rupert
Part
cloudy,
Prince
High
.
5:26
a.m.
18.1
ft.
south
wind,
2
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
30.32;
temperature,
46
18:45
pm.
17.8
It.
Low
4.0
ft.
sea
smooth.
-.12:03
p.m.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXVI.,
No.
113.
MAY
1937
PK1CE:
5
CENTS
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
15,
oyaSfts
Are
Slaughtered
in
Spain
Jonservatives
Open
In
Prince
Rupert;
Candidate
And
Vancouver
Man
Are
Heard
The
provincial
election
campaign
for
Charles
V.
Evitt,
fonservative
candidate,
was
opened
last
night
with
a
liblic
meeting
in
the
Moose
Hall.
Mr.
Evitt
gave
an
ad-fress
which
was
featured
by
a
sketch
of
his
own
personal
Ireer
and
a
review
of
the
Conservative
party's
mani-
sto.
The
principal
speaker
of
billips
of
Vancouver
wno
aeau
to
flarge
extent
with
the
financial
Rsltlon
of
the
province.
He
charg-
the
Pattullo
government
with
ana
incompetence
Elravagance
d
predicted
Its
defeat
on
June
1.
C,
H.
Hankinson
occupied
tne
Ealr,
Thcre
was
a
very
good
atten-ince
at
the
meeting,
possibly
ne
three
hundred,
and
it
was
friendly
gathering.
The
candl-
te
received
a
very
cordial
recep-in.
There
were
no
disturbances
fcatever
and
the
only
speaker
not
the
program
was
Charles
Chaplin,
United
Front
candidate
In
e
last
provincial
election,
who
ought
permission
to
ask
a
ques-
n
which
turned
out,
however,
to
i
t
ifntmpnf
In
rwiiH
fn
tt-nrlr-
ten's
compensation.
Mr.
i;napman
ileged
that
the
government
ln-
mded
to
reduce
allowances.
(The
meeting,
which
lasted
about
hour
and
a
half,
opened
with
singing
of
"O
Canada"
and
;ed
with
"God
Save
the
King,"
Maureen
Klrkpatrlck
presid-
at
the
piano.
-
-
Dr,
Hankinson
paid
tribute
to
r,
Evitt
as
a
citizen
and
friend,
fc
was
one
who
was
known
to
all
"H
one
whom
anyone
could
ap-iroach.
He
was
a
bona
fide
resl-fent
of
the
city
and
one
who
un-
ferstood
local
problems.
He
would
lalec
an
excellent
representative
Sir.
Evitt
I
Mr
Evitt,
at
the
outset,
wished
make
It
clear
that,
In
anything
K
might
say.
he
did
not
intend
to
klUclzc
Premier
Tattullo
pcrson-Py
but
tire
government
of
which
the
head.
"I
like
Mr.
Pat-llo
Ewas
personally,"
declared
Mr.
ltt,
"and
we
are
friends."
The
Conservative
candidate
be-
leved
that
experience
in
a
variety
If
things
should
be
possessed
by
jr.y
person
who
sought
public
of-
.
He.
therefore,
thought
It
fit-
pg
that
he
should
briefly
review
6
own
career.
At
the
age
of
six-
Fen
he
had
been
placed
by
his
lather
In.
a
ship
broker's
office
in
tondon,
After
three
years
there,
he
ame
to
Canada
In
1007
to
join
a
Brother
He
landed
at
Dolsscvaln.
n.,
where
he
worked
as
a
farm
and
for
$10
a
month
and
board,
n
November
of
that
year
he
ar-ived
In
Vancouver
and
had
walk-
Id
the
streets
for
two
weeks
and
almost
broke
when
he
went
to
i;'s
wk
at
30c
ah
hour
wheeling
coal,
hen
he
went
rough
carpentering
no
dolne
odd
Inhs
Including
a
pll
as
a
bartender,
pickund
sho-M2;
Inline
and
(hnvullnrr
nlnp.4
Then
I
secured
a
position
in
the
Nor
-
pm
Crown
Bank
and
in
April
di'.crkeeper
for
the
old
UWon
wnk.
Later
he
had
worked
In
real
plate
offices
here
and
for
the
city
i"r
a
time.
With
the
execution
of
leven
years-
-three
of
which
were
Pt
the
Georgetown
sawmill
and
ur
in
France
eight
months
"n
he
had
been
a
prisoner
of1
r
-he
had
llvprf
rnntlnuouslv
P'nce
then
In
Prince
Itupcrt.
I
Mr
Evitt
staler!
thnt.
lust,
heforo
OnCllllltr
nf
Ilia
n.ntln
tin
hfirl
RelVCd
a
nilMtlnnnlrro
frnm
Ihfi
Pradcs
and
I.nhnr
rnnndl
He
POUld
later
ovl
M
nnnnr
in
fame.
!
Th
Candidate
I
lion
nrnrnrriprl
to:
"lew
the
platform
of
Dr.
P.
P.'
'"Ulersoil.
lrfirW
nf
tUn
nuno.
lve
Mrtv
.
nf
ririii
vr
WtUiOU
VU1U11ILIU)
V
f
ch
he
subscribed.
'
.instead
of
surpluses
as
had
been
pimcd.
uie
Uberai
government
Campaign
the
evening
was
A.
B.
Mc-
JUBILEE
OF
KING
Topular
Christian
X
Has
Been
On
Throne
For
25
Years
COPENHAGEN,
May
15:
(CP)
Tall
King
Christian
X
of
Denmark
and
Iceland
celebrated
the
twenty-fifth
anniversary
of
his
accession
to
the
Throne
today
as
thousands
massed
in
Copenhagen's
flag-decked
streets
to
cheer
the
popular
monarch.
The
King,
resplendent
in
a
scarlet
uniform
of
the
Royal
Life
Guards,
rode
with
Queen
Alexandrine
in
an
open
state
carriage
drawn
by
four
black
horses
.to
the
Cathedral
of
Our
Lady
for
commemorative
services.
Today's
Weather
Terrace
Part
cloudy,
southeast
wind,
4G.
Aiyansh
Cloudy,
.calm,
48.
'
Alice
Arm
Cloudy,
calm,
47.
Anyox
Rain,
calm,
45.
.
Stewart
Cloudy,
strong
soutri
wind,
41.
Hazclton
Cloudy,
calm,
60.
Smithers
Part
cloudy,
calm,
cool.
Burns
Iake
Clear,
calm,
31.
Victoria
Fair,
west
wind,
4
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
30.30'
Kslcvan
Clear,
calm,
buro
meter,
30.30.
Digby
Island
Fair,
west
wind,
1
miles
per
hour;
barometer
:;o.nc
Prince
George
Fair,
wul"
wost
wind,
8
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
30.22.
Vancouver
Calm,
clear,
barometer.
30.32.
Alert
Hay-Clear,
light
west
wind,
temperature
40;
barometer
30.40;
sea
smooth.
Hull
Harbor
Clear,
light
wes'
wind,
temperature
-10;
barometer
30.40;
sea
smooth.
Hull
Harbor
Clear,
calm,
baro
meter,
30.28;
temperature
45,
sea
smooth.
Triple
Island
Part
cloudy
southeast
wind,
8
miles
per
hour
nca
smooth.
Langara
Island
Showery
south
wind,
4
miles
per
hour
barometer,
30.28;
temperature
eca
smooth.
Head
Tree
1
oint
Overcast
lm!
barometer,
MM
".'
Ii.niiiir:i
ture,
47;
sea
smoolh.
Engagement
Mr
n
ml
Mrs.
Charles
M.
Iou
announce
the
engagement
of
theii
laiiirhter.
Lillian
Marguerite,,
in
of.Ceorge
llduanl
Peters,
only
Hon
of
Mrs.
I.
1'eters,
Victoria,
Il.C.
and
the
late
Mr.
Peters,
me
wedding
will
take
place
on
June
10,
at
8
P.m.
in
First
United
Church.
,
Hon.
T.
D.
Pattullo
Will
address
a
Public
Meeting
MOOSE
HALL,
8
p.m.,
Saturday
Everybody
Welcome
DEAD
MAN'S
TESTIMONY
Evidence
of
Late
Peter
Salice,
Principal
Witness
in
Arson
Case,
Transmitted
to
Assizes
A
Trial
Continues
Accused
Arraigned
on
Two
Counts
And
Pleads
Not
Guilty
The
only
direct
evidence
at
the
trial
of
E.
G.
Belllclni,
charged
at
the
present
session
of
the
Supreme
Court
Assizes
here
with
arson
in
connection
with
the
burning
of
a
partially
completed
hotel
at
Hous
ton
In
the
Bulkley
Valley
on
August
22,
1929,
was
that
of
Peter
Salice,
who
died
while
in
custody
at
Smithers
two
weeks
ago
following
the
preliminary
hearing
at
which
he
was
the
principal
witness
for
the
crown.
Sallce's
evidence
was
transmitted
to
the
Jury
at
the
Assize
trial
today
before
Mr.
Justice
Denis
Mumhv
by
counsel.
The
stenographer
who
took
down
the
evidence
at
the
preliminary
trial
and
Constable
C.
F.
Oland
of
Smithers
also
were
witnesses
In
this
connection.
Sallce's
story
was
that
he
had
been
asked
by
Belllclni
to
burn
down
the
building
In
return
for
which
he
(Belllclni)
would'
release
a
mortgage
wmcn
ne
neuron
aa-
UceJarra..SaUwar4cordlng,io:his
evidence,
at
nrst
reiusiea
vue
piu-
Dosal
but
later
agreed.
Belllclni
himself
prepared
three
fire
sets
in
the
partially
completed
building
and
then
left
for
Smithers
to
at
tend
the
fair.
Early
on
the
morning
In
question
Salice
got
up
and,
following
Belliclnl's
Instructions,
sat
the
fires.
There
was
complete
destruction
of
the
building
and
!ater
Belllclni
congratulated
Salice
on
the
"excellent
Job"
he
had
done
In
order
that
there
should
be
nc
undue
suspicion,
the
mortgage
wai
not
to
be
released
until
six
month?
after
the
fire.
After
the
six
month?
was
up,
Salice
called
upon
Belllclni
to
release
the
mortgage
but
accused
refused
to
do
so,
saying
that
he
had
not
yet
received
the
insurance
money.
Things
went
on
unui
isj
when
Belllclni
went
to
Salice
to
offer
him
a
new
mortgage
agreement
which
was
eventually
signed.
Belllclni
Is
charged
on
two
count
first,
arson
with
intent
to
defraud
the
Insurance
companies;
second
counselling
Peter
Salice
to
".ommlt
an
Indictable
offense,
to
wit
arson.
On
being
arraigned
yesterday.
Belllclni
pleaded
not
guilty
and
the
empanelling
of
a
Jury
proceeded.
There
were
numerous
chal
lenges,
H.
II.
Griffin,
defence
coun-
seel,
using
his
full
twelve,
ana
many
stand
asides
by
T.
W.
Brown,
crown
counsel.
By
the
time
the
nanel
had
been
drawn
up,
con
slstlng
of
eleven
men
and
one.
wo
man,
all
but
one
of
thr
entire
list
summoned
for
service
had
been
called.
Witnesses
heard
yesterday
af
ternoon
were
Harvey
Davies,
for
mcrly
of
Houston',
and
his
daughter,
who
lived
nearby
the
Belllclni
building
at
the
time
of
the
fire
and
told
of
certain
tilings
they
had'
ob
served
about
the
time.
SUPPLIES
INDIANS
George
Bird,
for
supplying
liquor
to
Indians,
was
'fined
$200,
with
option
of
two
months'
imprisonment,
by
Magistrate
McClymont
in
city
police
court
Thursday
after
noon,
it
being
his
third
offence.
Erllng
Nlckleson,
also
for
supplying,
was
fined
$50,
or
one
month's
Imprisonment,
it
bclnt?
his
first
offence.
Bird
ts
doing
the
time.
Nlc-kolson
paid
the
flue.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
May
15:
(CP)
Wheat
was
quoted
at
$1.251b
on
the
Vancouver
market
today.
Late
Telegraphs
STRIKE
IS
SETTLED
PITTSBURG
Settlement
of
the
strike
of
27,000
Jones
&
Laughlin
Steel
Corporation
workers
is
announced
by
the
steel
workers'
organizing
committee.
temporary
agreement
lias
been
reached
under
which
work
will
be
resumed
almost
immediately.
There
are
no
details.
PEACE
IN
HOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD
Peace
in
the
film
studio
craftsmen's
strike
appeared
near
as
union
leaders
weighed
a
new
proposal
by
the
producers.
Union
conferees
admit
that
a
quick
end
of
the
two
weeks'
walkout
is
virtually
certain.'
FLIERS
BACK
NEW
YORK
Dick
Merrill
and
Jack
Lambie
landed
here
at
3:35
yesterday
afternoon,
completing
their
return
flight
across
the
Atlantic
Ocean
with
Coronation
moving
pictures.
BALDWIN'
CHAIRMAN
LONDON
The
Imperial
conference
continuesPremier
Stanley
Baldwin
is
chairman
on
motion
of
Premier
King
of
Canada
and
Premier
Lyons
of
Australia.
COURT
BALL
LONDON
Dignitaries
from
all
parts
of
the
world
attended
a
Grand
State
Ball
at
Buckingham
-Palace
.
last,
nightwltlr
King
ifieorgeSn'fS
Tfueeh
'Elizabeth
as
hosts.
'
MATIIESON
LET
OUT
VANCOUVER
J.
K.
Mathcson,
general
manager
for
years
of
the
Vancouver
Exhibition,
'
has
been
notified
by
the
board
of
directors
that
his
services
are
dispensed
with.
BUS
STRIKE
CONTINUES
LONDON
Striking
bus
workers
voted
overwhelmingly
yesterday
to
continue
the
bus
strike.
Election
Fight
Is
Livening
Up
Busy
Week-End
With
Two
Meet
ings
Activity
at
Campaign
Headquarters
The
provincial
election
campaign
i
beginning
to
liven
up
in
Prince
Kupcrt.
With
the
public
meeting
,or
u.
v.
isviu,
ionscrvauvc
can-Udatc
last
night,
and
one
fdr
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo,
the
Liberal,
might,
this
is
a
fairly
active
week-end.
On
Thursday
night
here
was
a
rally
of
Liberal
workers
In
the
committee
rooms
to
get
he
routine
campaign
activities
mder
way.
At
Conservative,
Co-lperatlvc
Commonwealth
Federa-Mon
and
Social
Credit
headquarters
there
is
also
activity.
SN0WDEN
IS
DEAD
Noted
Former
Chancellor
of
The
Exchequer
Succumbs
Today
To
Heart
Attack
Was
Laborite
Moses
of
British
Socialist
Movement
Had
Dynamic
Career
Despite
Being
Cripple.
LONDON,
May
15:
(CP)
Vis
count
PhillD
Snowden,
former
hancellor
of
the
Exchequer,
died
suddenly
of
a
heart
attack
today.
The
Labor
peer
was
72
years
of
ae.
Viscountess
Snowden
explained
the
day
before
the
Coronation
that
her
husband
was
not
well
enough
to
attend
but
the
Illness,
apparent-
j
ly.
did
not
seem
critical.
The
Vis-:
countess
was
in
London
whea
she
learned
of
her
husband's
death.
Snowden,
as
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer
during
the
financial
irlsis
cf
1921.
Introduced
the
bill
suspending
the
gold
standard.
A
Tew
weeks
earlier
he
had
brought
lown
the
famous
"axe
and
tax"j
)udget
which
sought
to
arrest
the
light
of
the
pound.
He
was
Chan-Mlor
in
both
the
Labor
govern-
jmcnts
and
followed
Premier
J.
Ramsay
MacDonald
Into
the
Na
tional
government
in
1931.
He
re-
latncd,ae.Treasnjjiauring.the
financial
crisis
but
did
not
seek
re-election
to
the
House
of
Com
mons
that
year.
He
accepted
a
peerage
and
remained
in
the
cabinet
as
Lord
Privy
Seal
until
the
'ummer
of
the
following
year
when
he
resigned
over
the
government's
tariff
policy
and
the
Ottawa
agreements.
He
was
raised
to
the
peerage
as
Viscount
Snowden
of
Ickornshaw
in
the
west
county
of
the
riding
of
York.
He
leaves
no
heir
and
the
title
becomes
extinct,
Weather
Forecast
General
Synopsis
Ilijrh
pre
sure
,is
now
over
Vancouver
Inland
and
showers
have
occurred
on
the
north
coast
and
also
in
tht
interior
of
British
Columbia.
l'rince
Rupert
district
'
lilid
Queen
Cliarlnttu
Islands
Moder
ate
variable
winds,
part
cloud
and
cool
at
night.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Is!
land
Moderate
to
fresh
north
!;in,j
oast
winds,
pan
cloudy
witl,
'
liltlc
chantfc
in
temperature
Today's
Baseball
National
League
,
Philadelphia
6,
New
York
2.
Brooklyn-Boston,
postponed,
wet
grounds.
St.
Louis
4,
Pittsburg
2.
American
League
New
York
6,
Philadelphia
5.
Three-Quarters
of
Fairbanks
Is
Under
Flood
Waters
Today;
Half
of
People
Flee
Homes
FAIRBANKS,
Alaska,
May
Id:
(CP)
The
Tan-ana
and
Chena
Rivers
rose
slowly
today
and
sent
combined
waters
through
three-fourths
of
the
city
of
Fairbanks.
At
least
half
of
the
town's
two
thousand
persons
have
fled
their
homes.
Persons
used
rowboats
and
canoes
to
save
their
most
valued
pos
sessions.
.
Apprehension
is
felt
lest
a
sudden
rise
in
temperature
melt
snow
on
the
hills
of
the
Upper
Tananii
Valley
and
increase
the
volume
of
the
flood.
Government
Column
Almost
Annihilated
Close
By
Toledo
Defence
of
Bilbao
Continues
Doggedly
Premier
Cam-ballcro
Resigns
But
Later
Agrees
to
Try
And
Form
New
Government
TOLEDO,
Spain,
May
15:.
(CP)
A
column
of
government
troops
south
of
Tajo
River
was
reported
virtually
destroyed
with
bombs
and
machine
gun
fire
in
an
insur-?ent
air
attack.
The
government's
desperate
attempts
to
vrest
Toledo
from
General
Francisco
Franco
in
a
week
of
fierce
combat
caused
its
forces
to
sustain
what
insur-
'.
,
gents
described
as
"Unprecedented
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C.
Nickel,
.24.
Bit;
Missouri,
.44.
Ilralorne,
G.55.
D.
It,
Con.,
.01.
Aztec,
.08.
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.C0.
Dentonia,
.14.
Punwell,
.03.V2.
Golconda,
.07.
Minto,
.14.
Meridian,
.03.
Fairview
Amalg.,
.09.
Noble
Five,
,0GV2.
Pend
Oreille,
2,
83,.
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Pioneer,
4.05.
J'rtcr
Jdahp.05
Premier,
2.fii
Reeve's
McDonald,
.80.
Reno,
.85,
Relief
Arlington,
.20.
Reward,
.08'2.
Salmon
Gold,
.07.
Taylor
Bridge,
.07.
Hedley
Amalgamated,
.06.
Premier
Border,
.02!'2.
Silbak
Premier,
2.50.
Congress,
.03.
Silver
Crest,
.07.
Home
Cold,
.02.
Cm
nd
view.
.1.1V2.
Indian,
.02l..
Oiintsino
Copper,
.01V2i
Quesnelle
Quartz,
.0!).
Oils
A.
P.
Con..
.!52.
Calmont.
.5:1.
C.
&.
E
2..T2.
Freehold,
.08'2.
Hargal,
.18.
McDougal
Segur,
.18.
Mercury.
.2fi.
Merlniul,
.l'2i.
Okalta,
1.31,
Pacalta.
.12Me.
Home
Oil,
1.00.
Weymarn,
'.
13.
Toronto
lleattic.
1.22.
'
Centrnl
Patricia,
2.00.
Cods
Lake,
.48.
!?
Gold,
.03
Ms.
Little
Lonir
Iac,
5.00.
McKonzir
Red
Lake,
1.21.
''i':kl.
Crow.
COO.
Red
I,ak.
Gold
Shore,
.10.
S;in
Antonio,
1
.50.
Shcrritt
Gordon.
2.25.
Snii'lterH
Gold,
.05.
M'Leod
Cockshutt,
1.70.
OVIrnd,
.18.
Moshcr,
.37.
ni1.ee,
.01.
Mndnnn
Red
l.ike.
.75.
Shiltrona.
1-1.
I'Vannn'iir.
,H2.
MitniJol.M
&
Kastcrn,
.03.
Mnwt.n
Porcupine,
1
.32.
Rit1.ee,
.01.
Thompson
Cadillac,
.77.
Bailor.
.02'.
Bank
field.
.85.
Kast
Malartic.
1.02.
'
,
Preston
Kast
Home,
t.00.
Hutchison
Lake,
.10.
Dawson
White,
.15.
JMsh
Red
Lake,
.22.
Aldermac.
1.00.
Kerr
Addison.
2.00.
Uchi
Cold.
.75.
Martin
Bird,
.78.
NEW
YORK
(CP)T-Bar
silver
was
unchanged
at
45V4c
per
ounce
on
the
New
York
metal
market
slaughter."
Meanwhile
It
was
reported
from
Bayonne
that
the
Insurgent
cruiser
Almirante
Cervera
had
shelled
the
slopes
of
Mount
Sollube
as
Basque
defence
troops
desperately
attemp?
ted
to
block
the
way
to
Mungaia,
seven
miles
northeast
of
Bilbao,
A
spokesman
for
the
Basque
govern-jment
reiterated'
the
government's
I
determination
to
defend
Bilbao
tc
the
death
and
declared
flatly:
,
"There
Is
no
possibility
of
medla-j
tlon."
Francisco
Largo
Camballero
resigned
this
morning
as
Premier
of
Spain.
Later
he
was
asked
by
President
Manual
Azana
to
form,
a
new
cabinet.
The
Premier
anr
nounced
he
would
try
to
form
a
overnmeht'
With"
'tHf
same'
poll
tl&l'
orientation
as
previously
but
.
would
base
it
more
on
political
parties
than
trades
union
organizations.
WALLIE'S
RANKING
Will
be
Eighth
Lady
of
Land
Royal
Family
Demands
Fair
Treatment
For
Edward
LONDON,
May
15;
(CP)
The
future
ranking
of
Mrs.
Wallis
War-field
Simpson
as
the
Duchess
of
Windsor
has,
apparently,
been
definitely
fixed,
Informed
persons
disclosed
yesterday
by
changing
the
Duke's
Order
of
the
Garter
banner
to
a
position
behind
that
of
his
three
younger
brothers.
That,
it
was
stated
.with
seeming
authority,
would
make
the
future
Duchess
of
Windsor
eighth
lady
of
the
realm.
There
arc
believed
to
have
been
differences
of
opinion
between
the
Royal
Family
and
the
government,
both
King
George
and
Queen
Mary
demanding
"fair
treatment"
for
Edward.
The
former
King
Is
still
in
seclusion
at
Chateau
dc
Cande
in
Mouts,
France.
Halibut
Sales
American
Wizard,
31,000,
8.10c
and
CeK
Booth.
j
Sherman,
17,500,
8.c
and
Cc,
j
Pacific.
Canadian
IJiurn
J.,
1,000,
7.3c
and
5c,
'Atlin.
25
Off
Regular
Prices.
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and
Pressing
Ladies'
Apparel
Latest
equipment
for
finishing
Installed.
Silks,
satins,
velvets
and
suedes
cleaned
and
finished
to
perfection,
Furs
that
have
'
become
lifeless,
restored
to
their
natural
lustre
and
softness.
Provo
our
statement
by
phoning
8
pr
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