mirt of guilty by it on of In uuiy or of munjlaufhUT Counsel for Mrs Rattenbury. .n.ly chaiged with Stoner. ln-, ted that there was no case i.aaniM her if they disregarded al- idX MatemcnU "matched from r disordered mtrid of a woman Hidin with drink and hysteria." Today's Stocks i UuurWoy B D Jobnitoo Co.) Vanrouvrr Alexandria. 014 U f Nickel. -J. Dig MtMOUfl. .63. Biadtan, 2.10 Ulaiome, 6 M. B R Coin.. .04 ak). n. n x aow. .. Cariboo Quartz. 18. Dintonla, -J7. Ofomla River. 00 Oolconda. .26- Olacler. Oreik. 4)1 ak. Orange, 10. Minto. IS ak. Meridian, J31. Momtn Star. .06. National Stiver. JM. Noble Five. .08. Tend Oreille. .01 Porter Idaho. M. Premier. 1.65. Quefnel Quart. .IS k. Reeve McDonald .12. Rrward. .024. Reno x dividend!, 1.46. Silver Crest, .01. Salmon Oold. .11. U Taylor Urldge. .11 "4-Wayside, .15. WlUtcwoter. .07. Wavcrly Tangier. .00. United Empire. .05. Toronto Central Patrlcln. 1.44. Chlbougamau, .18. Lee Oold. .05. : Oranada. .32. Inter. Nickel. 27.50. ; Macassa, 1.04. Noranda. 38.70. . t. Shcrrltt Gordon, .65. t 8lscoc. 2.73. Ventures', .87V4-Lake Maron. .04. Teck Hughes. 4.12. Sudbury Basin, 1.38. Columarlo. .09. ' ' Smelter Oold. .05tfe. Can. Malartlc. 55. Little Long Lac, 5.25. Astoria Rouyn, .03V4 Stndacona, .21. Maple Leaf. .00. Pickle Crow, 2.40. McKcnzle Red Lake, 1.15. God's Lake. 1.40. , , Sturgeon River Gold,74. Red Lake Oold Shore. .33. San Antonio, 3.40. Vancouver Wheat VANCOUVER, May 30: (CP) Wheat was quoted at.81ic on the local exchange today, POWER IS REQUESTED Bennett to Seek Authority Revalue Gold n Case it Should be Necessary hi- i-iinil Wil l. NEVER DUBLIN. May 30: (CP) to OTTAWA, Ma) 30: (CF Power to revalue the Dominion's goldjocrves will be south! Jn a Vcrm&Ke bill he Intendrto present to Parliament before prorogation. Premier It. B. Bennett announced )csterday. The Prime Minister said it might be unnecessary to use the power but he believed the government should hive It in case of emergency. President Bamonn de Valera awurtd the Dall today that u. ..rnmant ttmilfi lieVef PERMIT ATTACK TO BE ! JLUIE ON GT. BRITAIN - - ure permit Irtah Free State tcr- 1 rttory to be used as a basis , for attack upon Great Britain by another power. Relieving Chappell W. C OWENS. W C Owens, general superintendent, canauian National Railways. Saskatoon, who is relieving n T Chappell. away on sick leave for the next two months, superintendent of the as general British Columbia District. 9 1 ZERO HOUR PASSES 4 AM) TACOMA BOY IS NOT RETURNED HOME 4 TACOMA, May 30: -There was gloom last night In the home of J. P. Weyerhauser Jr.. Tacoma millionaire lumber- man. as the zero hour passed for the return of nine-year old George Weyerhauser without anv sign of the boy. It was an- nounced by the family last nlffht that the boy, who was kidnapped Jast Friday noon while on his way home from school, had not been returned nA thnt nn nrtual contact C..IV4 A"" " ----- had been made with the ab- ductors. r Tomorrow's Tides Today's Weather mm High "-Llght 12:53 p.m. 19.1 It. Prince , rain, llht Low 6:41 ajn. 151 It. south' - arometer. 30.10; 18:4 pjn. 12 ft. ten tire, ''ckx smooth. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PEICE: 5 CENTS V ! XXlV . No. 123 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1935 RATfEmURY CASE NEARM CLOSE AMERICAN PAPER SHIP RUNS ASHORE NEAR POWELL RIVER Insanity is Pleaded ' On Behalf of Stoner; Slaying is Admitted Counsel For Widow Insists That There is no Case Against Her if Alleged Statements from "Disordered Mind" Arc Disregarded i LONDON, May 30: (CP) Admission that his client struck the fatal blow but that it was an act of insane jealousy while under the influence of drugs and that murder was never intended was the closing plea of counsel for the nineteen-year old chauffeur, (jeorge Stoner, charged with murdering Francis M. Rattenbury on March 24. Counsel aked the jury to return air Germany Establishes Large Army and Air Force t;,.um :o r. wrtid a .arge he announces on me one nanonis ;aust u Hitier's id in back a; Germany out Ue y once again, Sreor and on Te ,a?r plans for the estat hnt or a huge army att air force He aiso demands return o .Oer-mTcZ Lri war. layout, above, shows-upper ryht. the German Schutztruppe lae datachnnt of former r. Podam. German East Africa is no a British mandate Lower left. Benin sorters rman East African troops, m noeuvnng mine thrower being used by the East African detachment. German during mock air attack. Right, a new Fifty Miners Die In Jap Colliery Ten Known to Have Terishcd At Fukushima and Forty Others Believed Gassed FUKUSHIMA. Japan. . May 30: (CP) Ten miners were killed and forty others trapped by gas follow ing an explosion in Irlye Colliery. It Is feared that all are dead. Bluenose Reaches Plymouth After Ocean Crossing PLYMOUTH England, May 30: -After a twenty-day voyage from Halifax which Capt Angus Walters reported was quite uneventful, the famous Nova Scotia racing schooner Bluenose arrived here yesterday. Steamer Point Lohos, Laden With Paper, is Off Thormanby Rock First Attempt of Salvage King to Pull Her Off Fail So Fifty Longshoremen Lighter Vessel of Her s Cargo in Order to Free Her ,.iTr.nttitrn if... on. tnX TV. Hulf PaMfin AToil ! quitted Work Insurance is Passed Senate Puts Measure Through Final Reading Reject Liberal Amendment OTTAWA. May 30: (CP I After voting down two Liberal amendments, the Senate passed the unemployment iniurance bill through Its third reading. HALIBUT ARRIVALS Canadian Viking. 11.000, Cold Storage, 5.6c and 5c. , v Bobby, 4,000, Atllh, 5.5c and 5c Cases Disposed Of At Prince George Divisional headquarters of the orovincial police are advised of the - II I Jlmn.nl nf MIH at ttl0 Supreme Court Assizes at Prince j George: Rex vs. George F. Taylor, Prince oenree. convicted of nenury in -onnection with a civil action for wages ten months at Okalla. Rex vs. Otto Herman Brunning, Tete Jaune. perjury in connection with the obtaining of relief, ac- VViNt.UU van, inay ou. , xuv v,u.x , Rx vs NQOnan mu Unp strainer Point Lobos Grounded on inormanoy isiana ,iams Toke. assauit occasioning at the southern end of Malaspina Strait, 25 miles south of grievous bodily injury, convicted. Powell River, yesterday after" loading paper at Powell "?w . Quesnei. mis- ' stpampr Siilvatrft Kintr n 1 VI V CI 1 iiv i av.uiv uunuv wv.w -vw...-.w- - - - o o wpiu made an unsuccessful attempt to pull her off last night suspended sentence. and then fifty longshoremen loaded cargo into lighters prior to a further attempt being made this lfternoon to refloat the vessel. This proving successful, the ship proceeded, after a brief survey, to Seattle. The ship Is reported to be not seriously damaged. Great Indianapolis Auto Race is Fatal as Usual; California Driver Wins INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 30: (CP) Thirty-three of the world's keenest automobile racing drivers started in the annual Memorial Day five hundred mile race here today and, within a few minutes, Clay Weatherly of Cincinnati was instantly killed and his mechanic sustained a broken back when their car smashed into a retaining wall. At the half-way mark, Kelly Petillo of Los Angeles held the lead, averaging more than 109 miles per hour, a new record, to finally win. The Italian's time for the first 450 miles, after which he was slowed up by rain, was four hours, 7? minutes and, for the 500 miles, four hours, 361 minutes. Spectators totalled 155,000. ITALIANS INARMS Mussolini Calls Out 1912 Class and Wil ISoon Have Nearly Million Soldiers Mustered ROME, May 30: (CP) Premier Benito Mussolini is now calling out the 1912 military class and, when it is completed, Italy will have 900,000 men under arms. DEVALUING OF FRANC Is Expected by Financial Experts By End of Week at Anything From 15 to 25 Percent LONDON, May 30: (CP) Financial expetrs here expect the devaluation of the French franc by the week-end. The devaluation, due to the financial crUls and flight of I gold from France. Is expected to be anything from 15 to 25 percent. RELIEF CAMP STRIKE BELIEVED NIGH OVER VANCOUVER, May 30: A secret ballot of "relief camp strikers on the quesUon of re- turning to the camps was taken yesterday and the re- suit will be announced today. It is anticipated, however, that it will favor returning to the camps. This Is Indicated by a rush of strikers since yes- terday to the unemployment service offices to make appli- cation for re-admission to the camps. Meantime, it is repor- ted from Ottawa that the re- port of the Macdonald com- mission on conditions in relief camps will be presented within a few days to the federal ' government Should the ballot be against returning to the camps, a massed march on Ottawa of all relief camp workers- is proposed, starting next Monday. A meeting this afternoon is considering the proposal. GRADS WIN , HOOP GAME Defeat Tulsa Girls by Score of 37 To 30 in Third Match EDMONTON. May 30: (CP) Tha, Edmonton Commercial Grads de feated Tulsa 37 to 30 last night In the third game for the North American women's basketball championship. Relief Strike In ! Edmonton Ends Termination of Walk-Out Which ! Has Lasted For Five Weeks ' Announced by Mayor i EDMONTON, May 30: Mayor . 'E. Clarke announced yesterday that the strike of relief workerir whlch has been In progress here for the past five weeks, had tcr? mlnated.