today's Weather Prince nupert-Overcast. light southeast wind, barometer. 29.70; temperature. 55 sea moderate. She Tomorrow's Tides Hlzh .11:59 ajn. 16.9 ft. 23:39 pjn. 205 It Low 5:45 ajn. 'AS ft. 17:30 pjn. 8.8 It. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER . . ... . ... - - - I t m J I PRINCE RUPERT, !B.C, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1935 PKICE: 5 CENTS ' - - vl TYW Mr. l WAtk DECLARED ONE HUNDRED DIE WHEN Ontario Premier to Take Other Steps in Selling Securities Provincial Bank Interest Rate Two and a Half Percent and Bonds Will lie Sold TORONTO, June 13: (CP) vofitment houses which refused to buy up a ;rovernment of Ontario bond issue. Premier Mitchell Hepburn an nounced today that interest would be increased from two to two and a half percent and thirty new branches would be opened at the earliest poatble date. On la no Dona wouia v be ottered for sale to Uw public direct, the Premier announced In addition Mr. Hepburn promised to tax to the limit some ot those wry bond houses " Today's Stocks (OourVMj B D. Jatatton Go.) f .. I ynctoef U 6. rlkei, M. Big Missouri, JM, Utd1rVi,fl. Bralorrie, 4.M. H It fcm. M task). n it x. am. jw. (mux Quart, 1.16. DenUnlk. M. iMinwejft. M. Georgia Rtrer. .OOfc. Ovleonda, 33 ft. OUdcr Greek. JMft. Orange, .OSVfr. Mtnto, HQ. V Meridian, MV. Morning' Star. .04 Natfttul SIItw. .04. Noble five, J08. Prml Orttilc, .M. Porter 'Idaho. j094. Premier, l.flt. Quesnel quart. .11 HeeveMtDoiaH. .12. He ward, ,03. Hrno, 3,48. Bllvef Crest, .00i. Salmon'Oold, .12. WayUde, Mk-Wawlji Tangier. .00V. United Empire. .04. Toronto CentrallPatrlela, 1.70. Chibougamau, .21Vk. Lee Gold. ,0H. Oranada, .29. Int. Nickel. 28.45. Macassa, 1.86. Noranda, 39.75. Sherrltt Oordon, .65. Slscoe, 2.72. Ventures, .82. Lake Maron, .04. Teck Hughes, 4.04. Sudbury Basin. 1 41. Columarlo, .03V4-Smelter Dold, .07. Can. Malartlc, .01. Little Long Lac. 5.15. Astoria Rouyn, .04. Stadacona, 20Vt-Maple Leaf, .05. Pickle Crow. 2.51 McKeniJc lied Lake. 1.24. Ood'a Lake, 1.64. Sturgeon River Gold, .81. Hed Lake Oold Shore, .32 SALMON AT KETCHIKAN wiranifttfAM t,, ft- Thi wiuiuitnii! aunt; - Beaver was the only salmon boat on Uic board here yesterday., re- celvlng 7.6c and 4c from San Juan lor 1000 pounds. There were a few email catches for the co-operative, to lc Raised From Two To New Branches Opened; Direct to Public Declaring war on the in rates of provincial banks USK. STORE IS ROBBEDi I'rrmUes ot Lee Itethurem Entered And $15 in CaMi is Taken Constable II. L. McKenney of Terrae-reports to dlvWooal. head quarters of the provincial poHce here that the store of J. L. 13eth-urem at Usk was broken into the nlgtit before last and $45 In cash stolen. Corp. Robert Oibeon of district headquarters of the provln-etay police left o.i last evening's train for Terrace to assist Constable McKenney In his investigation of the Usk robbery as well as the recent burglary of the government liquor store at Terrace when $100 worth ot liquor was taken. Activities Planned By Local Gyro Club Minstrel Show and Midnight Entertainment Under Contemplation liusinrss Luncheon Yesterday The Prince Rupert Gyro Club Is planning further activities in the near future in aid of Its playground and other community service work, some of these plans being dls- tuseed at the regular monthly busi ness luncheon yesterday. One ot the projects under contemplation it a minstrel show which Is so far in the embryonic stage. Another is a mWnlaht show at the Capitol Theatre In collaboration with the local branch of the Navy League of Canada, the program of whjch would include a lecture by the commander of II. M. C. S. Armen-tlerrca and a motion picture film, depicting the exploits of the German submarine U35 during the Groat War. The Gyro share would go to playgrounds and the Navy League share to financing the Sea Cadets' summer camp. Other matters under discussion at yesterday's meeting included objective finances, playground Improvement work. etc. A final report on the recent hoe-down dance showed net proceeds of some $140 for the playground fund. Two weeks hence there will be an Impromptu debate among members on the subject of whether or not economic readjustment can be brought about by legislation. HAR SILVER , NEW YORK. June 13: (CP)-Dar ti silver closed at 72lc per ounce on the local metal market yesterday, It dropped today to .7280, the same price as In Montreal. Canada May Aid Abyssinia As War Statement ot Premier MussoUul that Tariou-turvpsiaa..goYernmer. s are shipping arms snd mu--nitions to Abyinla seem.-, to be borne out by this picture saowin ; Ethiopian warrior- carrying boze3 of ammunition a: Addis. Ababa Here the troops of Emporor Halie Selassie are concentrating for expected war wila Itajy s expeditionary force. It is now r portec that Canada is to Join in supplying Ethopla with war materials. TAKEN TO KETCHIKAN Principals in llyder Shooting Af-J fray at First City One in Hospital, Other in Jail KETCHIKAN. June 13: Bring ing Charles Lundle, suffering from bullet wounds in the abdomen Ahlch are said to be serious but not critical and unlikely to prove : fatal, and Thomas Cromble. his al- j leged assailant In a shooting affray at llyder on Sunday last, the coast-I guard cutter Cyane returned here, yesterday. Lundle has been placed in hospital here and Cromble re-( mains under arrest, having surrendered to the United States de-, ... . i i . i puvy marsnai in iiyuer auer u.iv- r . ' . Inn Kaam n nnrahnnHArl u j j n f c GrAnn ft Lundic and Cromble are alleged tr 1ua mtn a11ai-4 n flap n r4fMlr t IU 1UTG lUailt.lt.U UllVl VI4U1A-"' Ing bout. After they had slugged at. each other with anything in reach,! OTTAWA, June 13:-The pro-Crorable. declaring that Lundle iposal of G. 0. ;Fooie. United Far-had been constantly bullying hlm,;mer of Alberta member for Mac-took a 22-callbre rifle and shot Leod for an issue of scrip money Lunate, u is saia. Trial will proceed after Lundle has recovered sufficiently. NAVIGATION IS OPENED i , I First Ships of Season Arrive at Nome and Occasion is Fittingly Celebrated NOME, Alaska. June 13: First tWte nf I tin caq enn f rrl voi-1 ti dni 1 91111.9 ui i sv oviwun uitifvu iiviv from Seattle Tuesday following the ppenlng of the navigation season1 and the event was duly celebrated. The coastguard cutter Northland and the Alaska Steamship Co.'s steamer Victoria both arrived. The town band went out aboard a scow to-meet them. VANCOUVER WHEAT VANCOUVER, June 13: (CP) Wheat was quoted at 78l'8c on the locals exchange today. UPON BOND HOUSES EXPLOSIVE FACTORY BLOWS UP : KING GEORGE IS MAKING SATISFACTORY RECOVERY SANDRINOHAM. June 13: (CPi King George was re- ported today to be recovering satisfactorily from his attack of bronchial catarrh. He arose at the usual hour and spent another restful day on his estate. OPPOSED TO SCRIP , , , ,, i Proposal of United Farmer of A1-' berta Member Finds no Favor With Premier Rennett in Canada was bitterly opposed In the House of Commons by Premier R. B. Bennett. The effect of such an issue would be "monetary chaos." the Prime Minister declared. It was pointed out that, under the Canada Bank Act, a fine of; $400 was provided for Issuing scrip ; money. ! Mrs. N. Mussallem returned to the city on the Prince Oeorge this morning from Vancouver where she has been spending the past few weeks. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Sarah Mussallem of Port Haney. who will spend some time here. The elder Mrs. Mussallem is a former resident of Prince Rupert, having been in the south for the past thirteen years. Mrs. Mussallem went south to attend the graduaUon from the Royal Columbian Hospital at New Westminster of her daughter. Miss Cleo Mussallem R.N., who has now Joined the staff of Klngsway Hospital In Vancouver. Looms Again HIS BACK IS BROKEN Hilton Tilley Meets With Serious Accident Out of Prince George And May Not Recover At midnight on Tuesday Hilton Tilley ofPrince George was struck on a road outside ot Prince George by an automobile driven by J. O. Wilson, Prince George barrister, sustaining a fracture of the back which has resulted in paralysis of the lower part of the body, his recovery being doubtful, according to word received at divisional headquarters of the provincial police. It appears that Tilley and his father-in-law, Mr. Nash, had parked a truck on the left hand side of the road while repairs were being made following a breakdown. Tilley saw the lights of Wilson's car approaching and went out to flag it. In so doing, he was struck by the bumper of the oncoming vehicle. CHURCH BILL THROWN OUT Canadian Newspapers Not to be Compelled to Publish Names of j Their Shareholders OTTAWA. June 13: (CP) The 'Senate banking and commerce committee yesterday unanimously threw out a bill of T. L. Church, ; Conservative member for Toronto, which would have compelled newspapers In Canada to publish the names of their shareholders. Mortgage Interest Rate For Year Set OTTAWA, June 13: Interest rate of six percent on mortgages for the year 1935 is set under a bill Introduced in the House of Com mons by the government. i Horrible Disaster in Munitions Plant; Huge Crater Only Remains Broken and Maimed Bodies of Victims Strewn in Wreckage Following Holocaust at Hheindorf, Germany WITTENBERG, Germany, June 13: (CP) At least one hundred persons are reported killed as a result of an explosion today in an explosives factory at Rheindorf. beveral hundred were working at the time of the blast. The plant was blown to bits, leaving only a huge crater filled with the broken and maimed bodies of victims among the charred ruins. IS STILL ATLARGE Reports ol William Maban's Arrest ' In Wererhauser Kidnapping I Officially Denied BUTTE, Mon.. June 13: Chief of Police Murphy. Assistant Chief Dugan and federal "O" men gavel official denial to reports that WU - liam Mahan, wanted in connection Place Trekke in with the Weyernauser kidnapping, had been arrested in Montana. ! regina, June 13: Following a Murphy stated that he and Dugan day.s stay at Medicine Hat. wei-have been engaged In tracking ern unemployment relief camp down reports of Mahan's where-, strikers arrive here tonight In the aboute which had come to naught, course of their "March on Ottawa." The remainder of the $200,000 when the men, numbering ap-ansom money will, it Is expected, proximately 1800 arrive here from e accounted for ifter Mahan is Moose Jaw, it is understood Royal aken. I Canadian Mounted Police and rail- Harman Waley. who was arres- ted two days ago at Salt Lake City 'ith his wife, declared that he and Mahan had spilt the $200,000 but that Mahan had short-changed him of $5000. It is now believed that only Mr. and Mrs. Waley and Mahan were iivolved in the kidnapping. Young George Weyernauser Is reported to have been taken to Salt Lake City to identify Mr. and Mrs. Waley as his abductors. OTTAWA, June 13: The Mac-TACOMA, June 13: (CP) Har- donald Commission report on unf mon M. Waley and his wife, fol- employment relief camps in British lowine their arrest at Salt Lake Columbia recommends that ten- last dency to trafficking in certain City, arrived here by airplane night and were immediately ar-isuPPlies to remotely situated raigned on charges of kidnapping ' mVs be discontinued. Provision andiof better recreational and educa-with young Oeorge Weverhauser extortion, facilities in the camps Is re- of $200,000 for ran-:tlonal som. The couple pleaded not guilty and waived hearing, being taken to Olympla Jail pending further developments. ORDERS FOR NEW PLANES LONDON. June 13 Order has been given by the British government for one hundred new bombing planes, equipped with Rolls-Royce engines, for the Royal Air Force. It is the first in a series ot orders which will be given to bring the Air Force up to the increased strength as recently agreed upon by Parliament. ' R. O. McKerchar of the group department of Sun Life Assurance Co. head ofice at Montreal and Mrs. McKerchar are here today aboard the steamer Prince Oeorge. They came from Vancouver and will make the round trip to Anyox and Stewart, disembarking here tomorrow afternoon and proceeding east by train. STRIKERS IN REGINA NOW Trek of Relief Camp Men to' Ottawa Continues Across the frames To Be Stopped ;,,.Dortfd Th,t Pnlic lnlr, Tn way poHce will remove them from the train and place them in camp here. More Educational And Recreational Facilities Urged pflmmtntiM also. Chinese Members Of Ship's Crew Under Arrest VANCOUVER, June 13: (CP) Seven Chinese members of the crew of the transpacific steamer Empress of Japan were arrested yesterday and charged with assaulting Alex McOinlay, white steward, aboard the ship recently. VANCOUVER LONGSHORE STRIKE IS QUIET TODAY; CARGO BEING HANDLED VANCOUVER, June 13: (CP) -The longshoremen's strike is proceeding quietly with the Shipping Federation unload- ing nine of eighteen ships in port. Victoria longshoreman haver decided to take no action at present. ' "