Swiss
Nazi
leader,
was
as-
Fifty-Two
Men
Are
Iniured
In
Crash
of
Trains
SEATTLE.
Feb.
to
be
very
serious.
COLD
IN
CALGARY
CALGARY,
Feb.
5:
Temperature
of
21
degrees
below
dero
was
recorded
here
this
morning.
t
t
PLANS
TO
ATTEND
THIRD
CORONATION
Rcld
of
the
Capitol
Theatre
staff
here
plans
to
visit
England
next
year
on
the
occasion
of
thi
t
Ktnir
Edwarri
vm
t
will
vn
VICTORY
CLAIMED
Seventeen
Hundred
Italians
Slain
On
Southern
Front
Kome
Defies
League
ADDIS
ABABA,
Feb.
5:
A
decisive
victory
was
claimed
here
1al
nffflil
fnr
Pmimrni.
trail
Cn.
sassinated
yesterday
by
Da-.
Essie's
troops
in
a
heavy
battle
vid
Frankfurther,
Jewish
j
yesterday
on
the
southern
front,
medical
Student,
Who
SUr-'
was
claimed
that
1700
Italians
rendered
to
the
police
and1
had
been
slain
and
kft
dead
on
mi-
i.
.
i
it,
",e
f'eld.
Eighteen
tanks,
seven
said
his
act
was
against
the.
machlne
Bunsand
threc
mounted
regime
which
made
impos-i
suns
lt
was
had
been
siblfi
normal
existence
for
captured.
his
fellow
Jews
in
Germany.
The
slaying
has
aroused
fears
of
grave
international
complications.
.
SHIPS
IN
distress;
"S.
O.
S."
Signals
Sent
Out
Yes-i
terday
by
Japanese
and
American
Freighters
In
aclfic
YOKOHAMA,
Feb
g:
Two
shlDS
were
reported
In
distress
last
nigh
In
a
terrific
storm
In
the
Pacific
Ocean
off
Japan.
One
was
th
Japanese
freighter
Unan
Maru
and
the
other
the
American
freighter
Eglantine
which
left
San
Pedro
on
January
4
for
Yokohama.
Nearby
vessels
were
proceeding
to
the
assistance
of
both
ships
In
response
to
"8.
O.
S."
messages.
Thirteen
miles
south
of
Adi-grat
on
the
northern
front
the
Ethiopians
also
claimed
another
victory
with
many
of
the
invad-fngr'forces
taken
prisoner.
AND
FROM
HOME
ROME.
Feb.
5:
Ethiopian
claims
of
victory
yesterday
on
both
the
southern
and
northern
fronts
in
Ethiopia
were
denied
here
yesterday.
In
defiance
of
the
League
of
Nations,
it
was
stated,
after
a
meeting
of
the
Fascist
Grand
Council,
that
Italy
would
continue
to
fight
in
Ethiopia
"until
it
gets
what
It
wants."
The
Grand
Council
also
gave
j
the
government
direct
control
over
all
industries
and
trade
in
orde
to
more
effectively
combat
sanctions.
Cold
Weather
All
Over
North
Sixty-one
Below
Zero
is
Reported
4n
Yukon
Today
I
with
the
heaviest
snowfall
of
tho
I
winter
In
Prince
Rupert
on
the
5:
Fifty-two;
ground
this
morning,
reports
o
men
were
injured
last
night
when
I
cold
weather
throughout
the
nortn
two
logging
trains
collided
with;
are
contained
in
the
Government
lerrlflc
force
not
far
from
here.
Telegraphs
dally
weather
Bulletin.
Hospital
treatment
was
require!
-The
Yukon
reports
a
minimum
oi
for
eighteen
of
the
men.
including
sixty-one
below
zero
while
sub-
The
Government
Telegraphs
re
port
Is
as
follows:
Terrace
Cloudy,
norweasi
winn,
10.
Anyox
Cloudy,
north
wind,
15.
Stewart
Clear,
heavy
north
wind,
11.
Hazelton
Cloudy,
north
wind,
8
Smlthers
Cloudy,
east
wind,
milder.
Burns
Lake
Snowing,
windy,
10
below.
Yukon
Minimum
temperature,
61
below.
here.
JABOUR.DOES
WELL
o
i
Tohnnr.
local
rcurescntatlv!
in
.-
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
BiC.
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
High
0:55
a.m.
19.3
ft.
Prince
Rupert
Part
cloudy,
north
12:40
21.1
ft.
p.m.
wind;
barometer,
30.10;
temperature.
Low
6:49
a.m.
7.6
ft.
38;
sea
smooth.
19:20
pjn.
2.7
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXV
.
No.
30.
Vol.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
5,
1936
PRICE:
5
CENTS
HALIBUT
SEASON
TO
OPEN
MARCH
16
SWISS
NAZI
LEADER
IS
ASSASSIN
A
FED
Date
For
Starting
Of
Confessed
Act
ot
Jew
j
Feared
May
Result
In
International
Trouble
David
Frankfurther,
Medical
Student,
Says
He
Killed
Wilhclm
Gustloff
As
Protest
Against
Regime
Which
is
Persecuting
DAVOS,
Switzerland,
Feb.
5;
(CP)
Wilhclm
Gustloff,
New
King
Shatters
Tradition
By
Flying
J
KING
EDWARD
VIII
AND
PLANE
Typical
of
the
daring
nature
of
Britain's
new
King,
Edward
VIII,
he
flew
from
Sandrlngham'to
London,
within
a
few
hours
after
becoming
King.
The
flight
shattered
British
tradition.
King'
Edward
was
accompanied
by
his
favorite
pilot,
A.
H.
Fielden.
King
Edward,
an
expert
pilot
himself,
owns
six
planes,
but
seldo
.1
flies
them
himself.
AIR
BASE
STRING
ALL
ACROSS
DOMINION
IS
NEARLY
COMPLETE
Canada's
Airway,
Studded
With
Emergency
Landing
Fields
and
Fully
Equipped,
Soon
Ready
For
Traffic
OTTAWA.
Feb.
5:
(CP)
Canada's
transcontinental
airway
is
rapidly
nearing
the
stage
where
mails
may
be
Whisked
from
the
Atlantic
to
the
Pacific
in
less
than
24
hours.
The
trans-Canada
air
line
has
been
a
chensneci
dream
of
aviation
enthusiasts
for
years
and
quiet
but
persistent
work
on
the
part
of
the
civil
aviation
branch
of
the
National
Defence
Department
m
the
past
two
or
three
years
Is
now
In
evidence
all
across
Canada.
As
the
whole
route
is
now
surveyed
and
the
ground
work
of
providing
landing
fields
well
advanced
a
bit
of
Intensive
effort
could
place
the
alrwav
In
operation
in
tne
one
who
was
brought
here,
but!
zero
temperature
continues
In
the
of
&
few
months
Perhaps
the
the
condition
nf
,mno
t
hplWnri
!
rpntml
Interior.
I
....--
...i
the
Its
leaving
Vancouver
at
one
p.m.
and
arriving
in
Montreal
In
time
for
morning
mall
deliveries
the
following
day.
The
hop
from
Montreal
to
Halifax
of
580
miles
would,
require
about
four
hours
more.
The
distance
between
the
two
coasts
could
be
spanned
easily
In
less
than
24
event
which
will
give
project
i
hours
flying
time
final
push
will
be
the
opening
of
a
,
Work
Is
now
being
pushed
on
trans-Atlantic
air
service,
now
set
three
sections
of
the
airway,
the
down
for
1936
or
1937.
;
mountain
section,
the
Ontario
see-
When
the
alrwav
Is
completed
lt
,
tion
and
the
Quebec
and
maritime
will
be
a
string
of
emergency
land-
section.
The
prairie
section
was
ing
fields
at
intervals
of
25
or
30
completed
in
1929
and
1930
and
was
miles.
Larger
fields
witn
nangars
and
equipment
for
servicing
and
refueling
will
be
located
at
a
few
key
points.
The
whole
course"
will
be
eaulDPed
with
radio
and
meteor
ological
services
for
aircraft
and
all
except
the
mountain
section
will
be
lighted
at
night.
It
Is
expected
flying
through
the
mountains
will
be
done
in
daylight.
From
Vancouver
to
Halifax
the
of
the'
Sun
Life
Assurance
Co.,
has.
airline
distance
along
the
projected;
A
a
'
v
'
-
Ul
L1IU
WW"
.
-
,.
i
uie
third
KW
Mmninn
,,
'
Ji..ii.v,-h
himself
with
another
route
Is
3.108
miles,
un
a
wesiwarai
will
havp
oHoj
t,..i
j.'
f
tnr
the
eomnanv.
He
hon
an
atrolane
could
leave
Mon
'W.
IIULU.
llUIltltk
.VIII
-
been
treal
eicht
nine
and
ar-
uurran,
wen
known
in
...u.
iT-.i.
t,i
a
j
.11
nf
tho
enmnanv
at
or
p.m.
Edwni-ri
ttt
..j
,
..i.i,
rniiimhln.
for
volume
rive
in
Vancouver
at
noon
the
fol-
Rupert,
Anyox
and
Terrace.
.
ullu
jiij
ueorge
t
in
'urami
.-.
-
,
V.
were
ernum
j.
K.,inP
In
1935.
according
to
lowine
day
on
the
basis
of
present,
building,
which
was
valued
a
a1..,
,h!rh
has
been
received
normal
flying
speeds.
.
.
?S,000,
was
a
.total
loss.
The
The
return
trip
could
be
made
by
(Continued
on
page
three)
FIRE
AT
TERRACE
Residence
of
J.
W.
Durran
Valued
At
$5,000
Destroyed
This
Afternoon
TERRACE,
Feb.
5:
Fire
today
destroyed
the
residence
of
J.
W.
broke
out
about
one
p.m.
Prince
The
it
fire
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Oourtevy
8.
O.
Johiistou
Co.)
Vancouver
B.
C.
Nickel,
.19.
Big
Missouri,
.66.
Bralorne,
6.65.
B.
R.
Cons.,
.03
Vi.
B.
R.
X.,
.10
2.
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.21.
Dentonla,
.25.
Dunwell,
.03'2.
Georgia
River,
.OlVi.
Golconda,
.14.
Indian,
.013,4.
Minto,
.07,i.
Meridian.
.12.
Morning
Star,
.02?4.
v..
National
Silver.
.02
Vi,
Noble
Five,
.04
Va.
Pend
Oreille,
1.07.
Porter
Idaho,
.04.
Premier,
1.87.
Reeves
McDonald,
.12.
Reward,
.Ol'i.
Reno,
1.14.
Silver
Crest,
.00
Vi.
Salmon
Gold,
.10.
Taylor
Bridge,
.12.
Wayside,
.16
14.
Whitewater,
.04
United
Empire,
.03.
Glacier,
Creek,
.01.
Grange,
.03.
Toronto
Chlbougamau,
.53.
f
Lee
Gold,
.05.
Granada,
.25.
Inter.
Nickel,.
48.50.
Macassa,
4.27.
Noranda,
48.00.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
1.07.
Slsco,
3.29.
Ventures,
2.11.
Lake
Maron,
.05V2.
Teck
Hughes,
5.05.
(
Sudbury
Basin,
4.24.
;
Smelter
Gold,
.05.
;:.
Canadian
Malartic,
1.34,
Little
Long
Lac,
7.10.
;
Stadacona,
.27.
Pickle
Crow,
4.79.
McKenzie
Red
Lake,
1.50
Ood's
Lake,
1.26.
Sturgeon
River,
.58.
7
Red
Lake
Gold
Shore,
.00.
Beattle
Gold,
1.73V
1
1
1
1936
Fishing
is
Set;
Hand
Gurdies
Banned
:new
bishop
FOR
RUPERT
Word
has
been
received
that
Rev.
J.
Cou-dert
is
coming
here
from
Fort
Chipewyan
to
the
appointment
of
Bishop
-
Coadjutor
for
the
diocese
of
Northern
British
Columbia
and
the
Y'ukon
with
right
of
succession
under
Rt.
Rev.
E.
M.
Bunoz
O.M.I.
CHAMBER
Junior
Section
in
Assist.
Station
and
Museum
In
Financing
Much
Business
Many
.Matters
Discussed
at
Meeting
'
Of
Young
Businessmen
The
latest
new
undertakings
of
the
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
will
be
the
sponsoring
of
a
big
variety
dance
to
be
held
early
In
March
This
Will
Apply
to
Dorics
And
Small
Boats
in
Area
No.
2
Closing
Will
Be
November
30
or
Earlier.
OTTAWA,
Feb.
5:
(CP)
The
halibut
fishing
season
in
Pacific
Coast
waters
covered
by
the
international
halibut
treaty
will
open
this
year
on
March
16
and
close
on
November
30
or
on
such
earlier
.date
as
the
catch
li-
mitation
has
been
reached,
'
!Di.
W.
A.
Found,
deputy
minister
of
fisheries,
an
nounced
yesterday.
Another
change
which
will
become
effective
at
the
beginning
of
the
forthcom-ling
season
givesef
feet
to
a
reSu'atlon
prohibiting
the
10
niTCV
nVjoX
use-Qtad.urdy.gear
in
a
!
;
'
dory
or
small
boat
operating
Radio
m
Area
No.
Z
BORAH
IS
IN
FIELD
Idaho
Senator
Formally
Consents
To
Be
Presidential
Candidate
For
Republicans
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Feb.
5:-
Senator
William
E.
Borah
of
Idaho
with
the
object
of.
raising
at
leastlis.tne
flrst
candidate
definitely
In
$100
with
which
to
assist
the
locallthe
flght
for
the
Republican
presl-
radlo
station
in
purcnasing
newdentlai
nomination
this
year.
Yes-equipment
In
order
to
make
its
terday
he
gave
formal
permission
transmitter
more
efficient
by
attaining
a
greater
range
with
more
clarity
and
the
conducting
of
a
to
a
delegation
of
Ohio
supporters
to
place
his
name
before
the
state
primary
on
May
12,
entries
for
campaign
of
selling
membership,
hlch
must
be
ln
by
Marcn
13
it
tickets
ln
the
Prince
Rupert
Mu-
u
underst00d
that
at
least
half
a
seum
Society
to
raise
some
$300
orjdozen
other
states
are
aireaty
fa
$400
to
assist
the
museum
in
its
j
vormg
Borah.
woiK,
more
especially
m
ninng
a
Senat0r
Borah
announced
that
custodian
now
that
lt
Is
planned
to
jhe
would
run
a
..Llberai
Repub.-prepare
the
collection
of
exhibits
l
Ucan
H(j
deciared
that
he
tavored
so
that
the
museum
may
be
opened
,
normai
expansion
of
currency
the
public.
j
backed
by
gold
reserve,
a
system
of
These
were
the
most
Important
,
unemployment
Insurance,
old
age
decisions
made
by
the
Junior
ipenslons
of
$60
a
month,
the
Chamber
at
its
regular
monthly
1
handllng
of
unemployment
as
a
dinner
meeting
last
night
In
the
Knox
Hotel.
Numerous
other
matters
of
more
or
less
Importance
were
taken
up
at
the
meeting
at
which
there
was
a
large
attendance
sponsor
me
aance
m
am
01
me
radio
station
was
put
forward
by
the
president
and,
after
some
discussion,
was
adopted.
The
desirability
of
making
the
money
available
at
as
early
a
date
as
possible
was
stressed.
Until
the
new
equip
ment
Is,
obtained
lt
was
pointed
out
!
that
full
efficiency
could
not
be
obtained
in
the
station's
transmission
or
quality.
Assisting
Museum
The
appeal
for
assistance
for
the
museum
was
made
by
Dr.
Neal
Car
federal
problem
and
farm
relief.
The
entry
of
Borah
Into
Uie
contest
for
the
Republican
presidential
candidature
will
plunge
the
Lib
eral
and
Conservative
wings
of
ths
with
President
Lee
Gordon
ln
the
party
toward
a
showdown
flght.
It
Chair
Inlcn
fnrPKVifirinw.c
a
hnttlp
atrntntih
The
proposal
that
the
Chamber,
,h
RenubHcan
Dosslbllitles
and
party
leaders
whom
he
has
battled.
In
the
past.
Shipyard
Workers1
In
France
Strike
Five
Thousand
Men
in
Various
Ports
Walk
Out
Including
500
On
Liner
Normandic
ter.
He
told
how
a
grant
of
$1500
LE
HAVRE,
France,
Feb.
5:
Five
from
the
Canadian
Carnegie
fund
thousand
shipyard
workers
ln
var-
now
seemed
assured
but
this
could
lous
ports
of
France
went
out
on
only
be
used
ln
connection
with
the
strike
yesterday
Including
500
men
actual
preparation
of
the
museum
who
were
engaged
ln
repair
work
and'
its
exhibits.
The
city
had
given
on
the
great
new
liner
Normandlo
(Continued
on
page
Fouri
.here.