Page Four THE PHEOPLE’S ADVOCATE HEARST GANGSTERS ON THE RAMPAGE This sound truck being lifted from the Chicago river was used to advertise the American Newspaper Guild’s strike against the tyro Hearst papers in Chica go. Three gunmen stole the truck and dumped it into the river late at night. Guildsmen say the truck will be repaired immediately. _?Frisco’s Golden Gate Swings Open to the World By WILLIAM MORGAN —SAN FRANCISCO. T 8 AM Saturday, February 18, the Golden Gate Exposition will start its run in this city and “the giant forty-four bell carillon in t he Tower of the Sun will sound the hour, a chor- us of muted trumpets will be heard echoing thr ough the beautiful courts and gardens, and a hymn of joy sung by a chorus of five thousand voices will ring to heaven.” Yes, and probably scare heck out of the sea gulls, pelicans and seals who have already moved in on Treasure Island, a 400-acre, man-made island in the heart of San Francisco Bay. Sally Rand, of course, will be there when the trumpets sound, which is scoop number one on the Wew Work Fair. She will be a pay- ing guest, since she is working up- town in one of the swank hoteis— which is scoop number two on New Work. The Exposition is a Never-Never land, but beautiful beyond my pow-— ers of description. PWA and WPA funds were expended to create the huge island, and $50,000,000 will have been spent for building and state exhibits to dramatize what is going on here in the West. Other millions have been cx pended by 35 foreign nations Gn- Gludinge British Columbia), most of which border on the Pacific, to lure American travel dollars and Ameri- can trade and commerce. Authen- tic mative villages, temples, ba- gaars, flora and fauna have been imported and set up. Included in the foreigm concessions will be scores of Sally Rands of every color and variety, it is reported, so the Gayway promises to be sensational. OUSs the horsey odor of boots and saddles still lingers in the no Western air, the horse is by means the motif of the Exposition. | Instead the triumph of speedy transportation over the great West- erm spaces and ocean ways to the Far East is where the emphasis lies. ‘ Wearby the Exposition grounds are the two preat bridges that the people have built in the hope of breaking the Southern Pacific’s stranglehold on the progress of this region. Then, too, the giant Pan- American clippers will take off and land in a sheltered bay adjoin- ing Treasure Island. After the Exposition the build- ings will be cleared away and the island will serve as one of the finest Jand and water airports in the world. So intense is aviation interest here that one manufacturer has set up a small factory on the grounds. One can choose raw ma- ferials for a plane, watch workers assemble it, pay the cashier at the end of the line cafeteria style and fly away. There are other manifestations ~ onstrations galore on how cows, chickens, pigs and even life-sized mines in 2 realistic reproduction of a mountain can be made to “give” like blazes. Amd to bring cut the idea of speed more sharply, it is planned to have a Chinese junk on display. The junk started out from China some time last year. It will arrive some time this year—maybe. Since water is cheap and plenti- ful here, the artists and architects have used it freely to create inter- esting effects in landscaping and decoration. Se WE FINAL note: Perhaps the greatest and most significant development of the West will be indirectly represented at the Expo- sition. I refer to the rise of the great trade unions here and a real beginning of Labor Unity as sym- bolized in Tom Mooney’s release, the election of Jack Shelley to the State Senate and Olson to the goy- ermnor’s chair. Organized labor has been satisfied to say proudly: “The Exposition? We built it.” Every worker, every musician, every guide, every ticket taker and , entertainer, will be a union mem- ber. : “We saw to that too,” the CIO and AFIT will let you know. Cumberland Boosts Trucker’s Wages CUMBERLAND, BC, Feb. 16— increase was granted the city’s truck driver on recommendation of Ald. Bannerman at the last meeting of the city council, and becomes retroactive as from Feb- ruary i. Ald. S. kL. Robertson urged such a move at the first meeting fothe 1939 council stat- ing that as a general rule truck drivers were paid at the rate of $4.40 per day. Gouncil will hear representatives of the elementary school teachers for restoration of a 25 percent sal- ary reduction imposed on them four years ago. Ald. Robertson will give the del- egation his support as he did in the meeting of the school board, of which he is a trustee. of the speed motif. There are dem-< ROYAL CITY REORGANIZES NEW WESTMINSTER, Feb. i6 —Adoption of Mayor Fred J. Hume’s plan of civic reorganiza- tion was effected at a special meet ing of the council Tuesday after aldermen had failed to agree at the regular meeting the night previ- ous. Under the mayor’s scheme i12 civic employees were superannu-; ated to take effect on June 30. Heads of departments to be re- tired are: Board of Works super- jintendant Thomas Furness, City Electrician John Digby, City As- sessor D. Shiles and Fire Chief A, EF. Davidson. Reports that provincial police would be used io police the city in place of the civic force were denied by Mayor Hume. Among some of the proposals which were adopted were: com- plete re-assessment of civic proper; ties by an appointed assessor; police to report monthly to city comptroller on all persons peddling or soliciting; Columbia College to be razed and property subdivided as a residential area with building restrictions no less than $5000. Ask Nursins Service Fer Cloverdale CLOVERDALE, BC, Feb. 16— Councillor Thomas Binnie has re- quested the Surrey School Board to reconsider its decision not ta ‘employ a school nurse. A Surrey; VON delegation sought financial’ assistance. Provincial authorities were com- municated and if they agree, Sur- rey schools may have a nurse’s services. NELSON, BC, Feb. 16—Replace- ment of the municipally-owned street cars with busses was con- tained in a City Council report which also suggested borrowing $35,000. | wack, Fruit Combine Probe Resumes In Okanagan; May Report By April KELOWNA, BC, Feb. 16.—Investigation into charges that a combine exists in the Okanagan with the return of F. A. MacGregor, commissioner appointed by the federal government under the Combines Investigation Ac.t Charges that a combine existed were made by D. Godfrey Isaacs, prominent Oyama fruit dresses he declared that a combine similar to the Nash-Sym- ington syndicate, and now known as the Dominion Fruit com- pany, was operating throughout ful Western Grocers Limited which not long ago took over Malkin’s Limited. The WNash-Symington was supposedly driven out of busi- mess as an organization by the Federal government through heavy fines in 1924-25. Growers received on an average from 30 to 40 cents per box for apples which were sold on the pub- lic market for $1.65 and $1.95 a box and in some cases went as high as $3 a box as result of the combine’s activity. The growers were gypped to the same extent in all other fruits shipped through such agen- cies. One of the evils confronting the prower was a secret rebate on large shipments which amounted in some cases to $30 and $40 per earlot. This system was known as quantity rebates and grew to such an extent that growers in the Okanagan could not ship their pro- ducts unless they met with the job- bers conditions. The commissioner has been ab- sent from the Valley for over six weeks and while in Ottawa had evidently convinced government of ficials of the necessity of complet- ing the probe. The sittings are held in camera and is expected to be completed this month, but his findings will not be expected any earlier than April. DESTITUTION FACING FAMILY Special te the Advocate WEBSTER’S CORNERS, BC, | Feb. i6—Whether the school age son of Mrs. A. Montpellier will ever regain the sight of one eye re- mains in doubt following an acci- dent when he stumbled on a snag while tugging home some firewood for the family, after Miss B. Mar- tin, welfare investigator of Chilli- refused to let the family have wood or any other form of help. : The municipal council later sent wood out to the family. After a visit to the home where the family were destitute of cloth- ing and food, and all slept in one bed to keep warm, Miss Martin re- fused to entertain any considera- tion for the family. Six children, poorly clad, trudge to school, two and a half miles over a muddy e2ra- velled road. When Mrs. Montpellier stated she would seek more help from the municipality, the investigator told her there was no use since the government considered them “Intruders” from Alberta. Un- daunted by this rebuff Mrs. Mont- pellier said she would apply for the Mothers’ Allowance, but here again Miss Martin said there was no use as she would get no more. Asked by Mrs. Montpellier “why, how do you know?” the welfare in- vestigator replied, “because Tf will be the investigator.” While the family have been ex- isting on a relief allowance from the provincial government, arrears in taxes on their land may result / in the family losing their home. Sympheny Attracts Wider Support Appearance of Grigori Garbo- vitsky, brilliant Russian musician, as suest conductor of Vancouver Symphony Society's next concert jn the Orpheum Theatre Sunday, February 26 at 3 pm, is ereating great interest in musical circles. For his main item Garbovitsky has chosen Mozari’s great sym- phony in € major, the “Jupiter.” The origin of this title is unknown, but it is probably meant to convey an idea of the work’s tremendous breadth and power. : Rapid seat sales make immediate reservation advisable at the M. A. Kelly Co., 659 Granville Street. SEMI-DISPLAY CLASSIFIED BILLIARDS Mi. PLEASANT BILLIARD HALL and BARBER SHOP Everything in Smokers’ Supplies Gigars — Cigarettes — Pipes Lighters — Etc. 2341 MAIN STREET DENTISTS Dr. W. J. Curry DENTIST 608 BIRES BLDG. Phone Sey. 3001 LLEWELLYN - OUGLAS. 5577 * D® @ SEY-: —! RICHARDS E€ HASTINGS BARRISTER GARFIELD A. KING BARRISTER, ETC. 553 Granville St. Sey. 1324 Vancouver, B.C. PUBLICATIONS. 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In several public ad- the valley, a part of the power- KELOWNA GIVES AID 10 CHINA Special to the Advocaie KELOWNA, BC, Feb. 16—More than 250 people were turned away from the Empress Theater here Sunday afternoon during the show- ing of a motion picture depicting the scenes in war-torn China. A capacity audience of 720 saw the films and heard Mr Arnoid Rob- ertson of the League for Peace and Democracy in Calgary explain the struggle. Rev. MacPherson of the United Church and Mar Jok addressed the audience on the resistance China’s defenders are putting up against the Japanese aggressors. The proceeds of the lecture, and a meeting of the Chinese in the morning to whom the picture was shown, realized an aggregate sum of $409 which will be used by the medical units in China to purchase much needed supplies in caring for the wounded soldiers and civilian refugees bombed from their homes. Embargo petitions were circu- lated at the end of the meeting and a large number of people de- clared themselves in favor of a ban on war materials by affixing their sisnatures Mayor QO. L. Jones presided over the meeting. showing. Special to the Advocate VERNON, BG, Feb. 16—Rieg Reverend W. R. Adams, Bishoj_ of the Kootenay Diocese, urge an audience of more than 500 cit | izens in the Empress Auditoriun | to demand of the government a} embargo on all war materials tf Japan. WNearly 200 persons wer turned away disappointed a being unable to see the Ghines war films. | the bishop for the audience t* use as a guide in helping Ching ~ a collective demand for an em= bargo on all war materials Japan; individual boycott of al .Japanese goods; and the sending of whatever medical aid possible to China. 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