Today's
Weather
Prince
Rupert
Clear,
light
northerly
wind;
barometer,
30.34;
temperature,
28;
sea
smooth.
Vol.
XXV-
NO.
77.
HELENA,
Montana,
March
31:-
A
howling
blizzard,
with
tempera
tures
as
low
as
twenty
oeiow
zero,
as
sweeping-over
rweslenr
-"MoT-lana
last
night.
So
heavy
was
the
snow
that
ploughs
were
unab!:
to
keep
the
highways
and
roadj
clear,
transportation
nlcatlons
being
interfered
with.
Deluge
In
Los
Angeles
LOS
ANGELES,
March
31:
Tor
rcntlal
rain
was
falling
In
Los
Angeles
last
night.
Some
of
the
streets
were
like
miniature
rivers.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
March
31:
(CP)
Wheat
was
quoted
at
802c
on
thz
Vancouver
Exchange
yesterday,
dropping
to
793,8c
today.
BAR
SILVER
NEW
YORK.
March
31:
(CP)
AC
c
"e
defeated.
Roosevelt
Is
At
Nassau,
Bahamas
Chief
Executive
of
United
States
On
Cruise
Luncheon
Guest
Of
Governor
NASSAU,
Bahamas,
March
31:-In
the
course
of
a
vacation
cruise
aboard
the
Potomac,
President
Franklin
"Orjoosevelt
arrived
here
today
and
was
a
luncheon
guest
of
the
Governor.
Another
gueat
at
the
luncheon
was
James
W.
and
commu-
Oerard.
war
time
ambassador
o.
the
United
States
to
Germany:
who
Is
paying
a
visit
here.
Flood
Triplets
In
Pittsburg
Are
Doing
Very
Well
PITTSBURG,
March
31:
Triplet
sisters
born
here
during
the
height
of
the
recent
floods
are
reported
to
be
doing
well.
The
babies
were
born
Bar
silver
was
unchanged
at
44e
in
a
house
the
lower
floor
of
which
Per
ounce
on
the
New
York
metal
was
flooded.
Later
they
were
remarket
today.
moved
to
a
hospital.
CROWN
IS
RELIEVED
OF
GIVING
FINANCIAL
AID
TO
HEALTH
INSURANCE
This
Portion
of
Bill
Rejected
by
Legislature
in
Committee
Many
Amendments
Arc
Considered
VICTORIA,
March
31:
(CP)
The
Legislature,
in
committee
last
night,
defeated
by
a
vote
of
18
to
17
Section
Thirteen
of
the
Health
Insurance
Bill.
The
section
contained
provision
for
a
$50,000
appropriation
by
the
government
to
aid
in
setting
up
organization
for
operation
of
the
bill,
also
limiting
government
liability
under
the
Mie
hradlne
for
anv
exncndlture.
i
,
w,w
and
above
that
amount.
After
the
vote,
Premier
T.
D.
"ittullo
shouted
across
the
floor:
me
Crown
is
now
relieved
from
Ponslblllty
of
putting
up
any
11
Is
not
disclosed
what
effect
ie
dpfoa
.i
it.
..
,i
...
;
.,
-
atxuuu
win
nave
"the
future
of
the
bill
but
gov-nment
supporters
minimized
It,
"allng
that.
Ih.
tmnnn
i
Qy
ear-marked
in
the
estimates.
ne
action
came
after
the
bill
amJJ
,
a
barrage
of
proposed
2
which
ndments.
the
majority
of
voluntary
contributors
to
Join
the
scheme
although
earning
in
excess
of
$1800
annually
was
accepted
while
an
amendment
of
Hon.
Dr.
'
George
M.
Weir,
Provincial
Secretary,
the
sponsor
of
the
bill,
to
per
mit
employees
under
private
health
schemes
to
vote
their
way
in
was
stood
over.
Amendments
providing
ror
me
Inclusion
of
indigents
and
dependents
and
domestic
servants
under
the
benefits
of
the
bill
as
well
ns
part-time
and
casual
employees
amendment
to
permit
failed
to
carry.
TENSE
IN
FAR
EAST
Japanese
Envoys
in
Outer
Mongolia
Where
is
China
Going
To
Stand?
TOKYO,
March
31:
With
Russia
supporting
Outer
Mongolia,
and
Japan,
Manchukuo,
the
situation
in
the
Far
East
has
become
further
intensified.
A
few
days
ago
three
Japanese
officers
were
sent
across
the
frontier
from
Manchukuo
for
a
con
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
RJARCH
31,
1936
ference
with
Outer
Mongolian
authorities
in
regard
to
recent
frontier
clashes.
They
have
failed
to
return
and
It
Is
believed
here
are
beinff
held
by
Kusso-Mon-golian
troops
with
a
view
to
extracting
from
them
information
in
regard
to
Japanese
military
strength
in
Manchukuo.
The
possibility
of
a
major
controversy;
developlnttaaresuU,,U
Jeredl
CHINA
IS
CHAFING
NANKING,
March
31:
(AP)-
China
would
gain
little
and
possibly
lose
more
than
she
has
during
the
last
five
years
should
the
never
smooth
course
of
events
In
northeastern
Asia
move
toward
the
large-scale
clash
which
many
foresee
as
the
inevitable
climax
of
four
decades
of
Russo-Japanese
enmity
and
conflicting
ambitions.
This
Is
the
mature
Chinese
official
opinion
which
decries
the
popular
Chinese
belief
that
In
a
war
between
Russia
and
Japan
lies
China's
hope
of
regaining
what
the
has
lost
in
territory
and
International
prestige.
Nanking
officialdom's
fear
that
China
would
be
the
loser,
no
matter
which
way
the
fortunes
of
war
turned,
Is
based
upon
Japan's
evident
Intention
of
setting
the
stage
of
war
as
far
as
possible
from
the
Japanese
Islands
and
as
near
as
possible
to
the
heart
of
the
great
expanse
which
extends
across
Europe
and
Asia.
By
taking
Manchuria,
and
Jehol,
and
extending
her
economic
and
military
control
westward
across
North
China
and
Inner
Mongolia,
Japan
Is
seen
by
Nanking
as
hav
ing
commenced
her
attempts
to
stage
manage
the
war
drama
which
Tokyo's
military
actors
have
been
preparing
since
the
close
of
the
curtain
-
raising
Russo
-
Japanese
conflict
of
1904-05.
Exposing
Coastline
TRENTON
N.J.,
March
31:
Bruno
Richard
Hauptmann
at
8:20
Eastern
Standard
Time
tonight
(5:20
Pacific
Time)
will
tread
the
thirty
or
so
steps
from
his
cell
in
the
death
house
to
the
execution
chamber,
there
to
expiate
in
the
electric
chair
the
crime
of
kidnapping
and
murdering
CHarles
Augustus
Lindbergh
jr.
over
four
years
ago.
'''
-
Hauptmann's
last
hope
for
commutation
or
delay
of
the
of
the
sentence
definitely
j
radea
last
night
when
the
New
Jer
sey
State
Board
of
Pardons
rejec-!
ted
his
final
plea-for
commutation
'
of
the
death
sentence
to
life
Imprisonment
after
'which
Governor
Harold
Hoffman
again
announced
I
that
he
would
not
grant
a
second
reprieve
to
the
condemned
man.
Advised
by
his
chief
counsel,
C.
Lloyd
Fisher
of
the
rejection
of
his
extreme
pleas.
Hauptmann
was
stricken
almost
speechless
but
later
remarked:
"I
caa't
believe
It.
It
eems
Impossible.
What
has
happened
to
the
man
who
confessed
the
crime?
WhereJls
he?"
Mrs.
Hauptmann
was
reported
in
collapse
In
her
hofel
here.
She
has
seen
her
husbandfpr
the;
last
time
alive.
Physicians
said
she
was
suffering
from
fatigue
and
nervous
strain.
The
murderer's
mother,
advised
In
Germany
of
the
final
efforts
to
save
the
life
of
her
son,
was
re-'
ported
grief-stricken.
"Meln
Gottl
What
will
happen
now?"
she
Is
reported
to
have
exclaimed.
'
Solely
Responsible
Finding
that
Hauptmann
was
:olely
responsible
for
the
kidnap-
murder,
the
Board
of
Pardons
refused
to
take
Into
cnslderatlon
an
alleged
confession
of
Paul
Wendon
who
was
stated
to
have
twice
confessed
under
duress,
later
repudiating
the
confession.
Wendon
Is
said
to
have
suffered
once
from
a
mental
ailment.
He
may
be
taken
before
the
courts
but
It
is
considered
very
unlikely
that
he
will
be
indicted.
today
was
the
making
of
an
,
appeal
to
Justice
Trenchard,
trial
Judge
at
Flemlngton,,
to
stay
the
execution
of
Hauptmann
but
this
too
was
rejected.
This
was
the(
last
legal
recourse
of
saving
the
con-
ocouwng
persistent
reports
mail
,.,,,
hnhv
0nvpr
frnm
ihp
rhlp
Nanking
has
reached
a
mutual
as-Lnd.
llttle
exnecte(1-
from
tt
slstance
agreement
with
Moscow
in
Governor
Hoffman
repeated
today
case
of
war
with
Japan,
civil
and
ho
.M
Mt
...,..
military
officials
at
the
Chliitse
pW
capital
explain
that,
by
Joining
hands
with
Russia,
China
would
lay
her
long
coastline
and
navigable
rivers
open
to
Japanesevat-tack
and
occupation
before
a
single
shot
would
be
fired
along
the
Siberian
border.
Some
Chinese
politico-military
strategists
are
known
to
advocate
open
and
active
support
of
Japan
against
Russia.
But
Chinese
states
men!
cannot
but
picture
China's
sad
lot.
as
an
ally
of
a
defeated
Japan,
Soviet
Russia
has
repeatedly
disavowed
any
territorial
ambitions
in
east
Asia,
but
China's
ex
perience
as
the
prleve.
As
the
execution
hour
ap
proached,
Hauptmann
broke
down
and
wept,
declaring
that
he
was
HIGH
ESTATE
DUTY
LONDON.
March
31:
(CP)
The
treasury
has
received
$2,547,990
In
estate
duty
from
the
fortune
left
by
Charles
Edward
Charrlngton
of
vanquished
party
West
Byfleet,
Surrey,
a
member
of
(Continued
on
Page
Four)
.
a
family
of
brewers.-
Dies
Tonight
Bruno
Richard
Hauptmann
LOG
SCALE
DECREASED
Production
So
Far
This
Year
Is
Not
As
High
as
Last
ine
Board
or
pardons
also
threw
Log
scaling
In
Prince
Rupert
out
an
alleged
confession
of
Oas-
forestry
district
so
far
this
year
is
tun
a.
means,
jiutunuus
exiui
nun-
nagging
in
comparison
with
a
year
ist
already
serymg
time,
that
he
a20i
the
Droductlon
as
recorded
bv
i
aid
me
Kidnapping.
the
Forest
Branch
for
the
first
Evidence
of
Robert
Hickey,
an,
three
months
of
1935
being
4,312,-
mvesugaior
ior
governor
Horrman,;
694
board
feet
as
compared
with
which
would
hare
tended
to
clear
15,069,834
board
feet
In
the
corres-Hauptmann.
was
also
rejected.'
j
ponding
period
last
yean
For
As
Execution
Approaches
March
this
year
the
log
scale
Is
The
last
move
of
the
defence
359,473
board
feet
as
against
1,-
116,613
board
feet
in
the
same
month
last
year.
Per
species
the
scale
this
March
Is
as
follows
In
board
feeU
Cedar,
51,526.
.
Spruce,
224,108.
i
Hhemlock,
47,931.
J.
Balsam,
4.Q92.
Jackplne,
30,899.
Miscellaneous,
917.
Forest
Products
Production
of
poles
and
piling
In
the
Interior
this
March
totalled
46.805
lineal
feet
27,990
cedar
and
Innocent
and
"I
have
absolutely
118.815
hemlock
as
compared
with
no
change
to
make
In
my
story."
1
81.568
lineal
feet
In
the
.
same
He
had
oeen
sitting
up
all
nigh',
month
last
year.
writing
a
letter
to
his
mother
In
Germany
who,
while
admitting
that
he
was
the
"black
sheep"
Of
(Continued
on
Page
Four
Ties
counted
this
March
totalled
15,651
all
Jackplne
as
compared
with
30,280
In
March
1935.
Today's
Weather
Terrace
Clear
calm,
.22.
Anyox
Clear,
calm,
29.
.
Stewart
Clear,
north
wind,
20
Hazelton
Clear,
north
wind,
12.
Smlthers
Clear,
calm,
cold.
Burns
,
Lake
Clear,
calm,
7
above.
.
.
;
'
Tomorrow's
Tides
High
'
9:44
a.m.
17.4
ft.
22:35
p.m.
17.7
It.
Low
3:35
a.m.
9.7
ft.
,
16:09
p.m.
6
2
It.
rRICE:
5
CENTS
IffANT
CAPTURE
IS
MADE
BY
ITALIANS
fiondar,
Strategic
City
at
Head
Of
Lake
Tana,
Falls
Into
Hands
Of
Invaders
on
Important
Drive
Is
Significant
Move
Owing
to
Proximity
to
Source.
British
Water
Supply
in
Egyptian
Sudan
Of
GONDAR,
Ethiopia,
March
31:
(CP)
This
strategic
city
at
the
head
of
Lake
Tana
fell
into
the
hands
of
the
Italian
invaders
today
in
the
course
of
a
drive
which
is
proving
by
far
the
most
important
move
to
date
in
the
present
war
because
of
the
significance
to
the
British
of
the
Lake
Tana
region.
Gondar
is
only
a
few
miles
from
the
head
of
Lake
Tana,
source
of
the
Blue
Nile
which
gives
the
Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan
its
water
supply.
WHILE
HERE
IT
IS
FINE
Howling
Blizzard
with
20
Beion
Weather
in
Montana
Deluge
Of
Rain
in
Los
Angeles
GERMAN
PULP
MILL
MEN
COMING
Bruno
Richard
Hauptmann
To
Be
Executed
Tonight;
Board
Of
Pardons
Declines
to
Act
Export
ot
Hemlock
To
Be
Investigated
With
Local
Industrial
Plan
Drs.
G.
Schenk
and
H.
Muller-CIcmm
Due
Tomorrow
Morning
From
Vancouver
With
E.
A.
Thompson
And
F.
L.
Buckley
(Special
ta
the
Dally
News)
VANCOUVER,
March
31:
Drs.
G.
Schenk
and
H.
Miller-Clemm,
German
paper
manufacturers,
left
last
light
aboard
the
steamer
Prince
Rupert
for
Prince
Ru-pert
to
investigate
pulp
possibilities
vith
a
view
to
the
lossible
establishment
of
a
pulp
plant
on
the
coast
and
he
shipment
of
squared
hemlock
pulp
logs
from
British
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Coiirtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.)
Vancouver
B.
C.
Nickel,
.50..
Big
Missouri,
.62.
Bralorne,
7.25
(ex.
dividend).
B.
R.
Con.,
.082.
B.
R.
X..
.162.
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.32.
Dentonta.
19.
Dunwell,
.08.
'
Gfticonda.
.loT'r
MInto,
.77.
Meridian,
.12.
Morning
Star,
.03
Vz.
National
Silver,
.03.
Noble
Five.
.04.
Pend
Oreille,
.93.
Porter
Idaho,
.04!i.
Premier,
2.30.
Reeves
McDonald,
.09.
Reno,
1.11.
Relief
Arlington,
.35.
Salmon
Gold,
.11.
Taylor
Bridge,
.13.
Wayside,
.17.
Oils
C.
&
E.,
1.20.
Freehold,
.08.
Mercury,
.15.
Toronto
Bldgood
Klrkland,
1.06.
Beattle,
1.42.
Central
Pat.,
3.28.
Gods
Lake,
.83.
Granada.
.19.
Inter'l
.Nickel.
49.00.
Lake
Maron,
.04
'2.
Lee
Gold.
.03.
Little
Long
Lac,
6.80.
Maccasa,
3.75.
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
1.51.
Noranda,
52.00.
Perron,
1.26.
Pickle
Crow,
6.10.
Red
Lake
Gold
Shore,
.95.
San
Antonio,
2.45.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
1.13.
Slsco,
3.10.
Smelters
Gold.
.052.
Stadacona,
.34.
Sturgeon
River,
.44.
Sudbury
Basin,
4.05.
Teck
Hughes.
4.50.
Ventures,
2.16.
VESUVIUS
IN
ERUPTION
NAPLES,
March
31:
Mount
Ve
suvius
Is
In
active
eruption
again.
This
Is
customary
at
this
time
ot
year.
A
Seattle
radio
broadcasting
station
last
night
referred
to
an
editorial
printed
last
week
In
the
Prince
Rupert
Dally
News
In
regard
to
the
difficulty
of
moving
the
giant
new
British
liner
Queen
Mary
out
of
the
Clyde
River
for
her
maiden
voyage.
The
editorial
sug
gested
facetiously
that
the
Clyde
shipyards
be
moved
to
Prince.
Rupert
where
there
would
be
no
danger
of
big
ships
going
ashore
after
'
being
built.
jolumbla
to
Germany.
Drs.
Schenk
and
Muller-Clemm
are
accompan-
led
by
E.
A.
Thompson
of
San
Francisco
and
F.
L.
Buckley
of
Vancouver
who
are
interested
in.-
the
establishment
of
a
pulp
plant
at
Prince
Rupert.
The
party
will
'eave
Prince
Rupert
Thursday
night
on
Its
return
south.
NEW
PLAN
OF
HITLER
Proposes
Armistice
in
Rhineland
With
No
More
Troops
Austria
Is
Worried
VIENNA,
March
31
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Uneasiness
is
felt
here
at
the
report
that
Rcichsfuehrer
Adolf
Hitler
of
Germany
will
make
an
early
move
to
assemble
troops
on
the
Austrian
frontier
with
a
view
to
bringing'
about
compulsory
fusion
of
Austria
with
Germany.
.
This,
it
is
believed,
will
be
one
of
Hitler's
next
steps
following
his
endorsation
at
the
sham
election
on
Sunday.
ARMISTICE
SUGGESTED
BERLIN,
March
31:
(CP)
A
four-month
armistice
with
a
three-man
international
commission
to
control
both
German
anil
French-Belgian
sides
of
the
Rhine
frontier
is
reliably
said
tonight
to
be
Hitler's
counterproposal
to
the
Locarno
powers
In
the
Rhineland
crisis.
During
the
armistice
neither
France
nor
Germany
would
Increase
Rhine-land
troops.
It
was
announced
last
night
that
a
recount
had
increased
Dcr
Fuehrer's
mandate
in
Sunday's
election
to
99.lt
percent.
WOULD
HAVE
CONFERENCE
LONDON,
March
31;
It
was
reported
here
last
night
that
Great
Britain
had
proposed
a
conference
with
France
and
Belgium
to
discuss
defensive
measures
in
the
event
of
attack
upon
any
one
of
the
three
by
a
fourth
nation.
Long
Hours
Of
Work
Will
Be
Investigated
VICTORIA,
March
31:
(CP)
!
The.
Legislature
has
asked
the
Board
of
Industrial
Relations
to
Investigate
charges
tha"t
hospital
employees
are
working
excesslva
hours
in
this
province
at
low
pay..
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