u- Fate Of TnKrnnxr Snntnmhpr 1: (CP) Great Britain and UUH W7 v ' , . 1 rance toimy rctuivcu au.iuuoijr oiruiu nv.... ..... i Ti-..ii nnt.mnn Cnrloton lonrW in f.zpphnslnvakia. 11V JUVU'I ,i i,. iifrthn rn con .njinr mr miiiii Mil U'AL l. itnit vv m i T T 1 7 1 .1 A lnttUtn -i r4 - itlcr s mountain retreat in uuvauu, vwuuc ivui i wmu made several momentous ae- i Marsnai nennan uuitjub u " nrmy generals today to the in retreat to confer with id Henlcln. ;i i mwi I Am IK I I r. MA i m n a i f m u a mA ATTITUDE rench Workers' Syndicates ue-cognies German Menace But Will Vn IVnrlr ArnlllSI 1L ii. . . ii . . . . - PARIS, Sept. 1: (CP) The Unl- . . ... , rm , t Ik. mi nr wnrprs- svnn rau-s ill liiu "Ti nr itint orno npr arpn 111 ii menacing the peace oi vae ivorld' but called upon Its mem-fcer . to refuse to accept the cabi-Inet decree to increase working Ihcuro In the Interest of naUonal defence Customs Revenue Is Falling Off Custom: and excise revenue atl the port of Prince Rupert for the' I month of August this year totalled I wo."86.47 as compared with $29.-2S8.34 In the same month last year, I bringing the total for this year to j date up to $123,877.05 as compared' with $138,016.67 In the first eight months of 1037. STEAMER ON CHATHAM FIRE, BEACHED ORGANIZING OF SCHOOL Eighteen Teachers and 550 Pupils At High Hours Arc Announced wiih a Rijiff of eiehteen teach- .H V',1.1.WJIJ' ....... - it im m " - - - - ' - I r nil rnmnn In thp hands oflnr anii an estimated enrolment cl i cut butwi'f ; , unwards .of , 550 pupils, Principal th organization of the Booth Memorial "'High. School here em-1 horfvlne the newlv instituted Jun ior High School plan. Curricula ate now being arranged. Under the new plan, hours will be from 9 a.m ajn. siR.ooo. vewel was enroute to Seattle at the time with" 100 tons of s uh uuuju. iruuiiuiji the Evelyn Berg, the Chatham !T 1.' U-nll 1... I 1 visitor to Prince Rupert with flsh cargo from Alaska.) 4 ! Jm a - - t . . T T ' HT ' V T JAPAN HAS Today's Baseball St. Foxx thlrty-nlnlh home run.) j Fred Ritchie Jr. Is sailing tonight on ih Prince George for Vancouver the school Pattullo Party Master-Talks until 12 noon and' from 1:15 p.m. until 4 p.m. i Home work will be reduced to a I minimum although this does not suggest that It will be entirely cl-. Imlnated. j BIG STORM TOKYO, Sept. 1: (CP) At Icait thirty-four are known dead and scores are missing as a result oi a typhoon which caused heavy , damage in Tokyo and Yokohama, j Meagre reports Indicate heavy property losses but casualties arc apparently light. Police estimate that fifteen thousand are homeless. Thirty-four passenger" and freight ships were driven aground, mostly in Yokohama. lVlCTORiA, H. I PHONE (joe Drown) 80 Taxi She Tomorrows Tides High 7:49 ajn. 15.1 ft. 19:35 p.m. 16.9 ft. DAY AND NlfillT SERVICE Low 1:00 a.m. 7.2 ft. Careful and Courteous Drivers 12:58 pirn. 10.2 ft: (New 1933 Plymouth) NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1938. PRICE: 5 CENTS Catastrophe Hits Quebec Europ Per Fuehrer Retires i To Mountain Retreat For Important Talks ww" m i i a .-.anM 14 linn. Icin, Sudeten Leader Meanwhile world is Watching Anxiously in the past Including the meeting with Chancellor r van Sc.huschnigg before the . A..eir4 1c Inlpmrvfpri IIS lllttnr and not the idetrn leaders themselves would avakian autonomy pro- I runrtcrs seem agreed that the n approaching a climax with In Hands Of HltlcrlAt Least Thirteen Die AUGUST WEATHER Prince Rupert had 137.7 hours of sunshine and 3.2 inches of rain during August. The maximum temperature was 78 on August 23, minimum 46 on August 19 and mean temperature, 56.9. The highest barometer reading was 30.21 on August 19 and the lowest 29.95 on August 26. SOCIAL SECURITY ACT WELLINGTON New Zealand's new social security bill has been finally approved. It provides pensions for all persons over sixty j ears of age. The cost for the first year will be $60,000,000. A wage tax and enrolment fees will provide the revenue. SENATOR McADOO BEATEN SAN FRANCISCO Senator William Gibbs McAdoo was defeated by his radical opponent for the Democratic senatorial nomination, Sheridan Downey. Last night the vote stood 371,000 for Sheridan to 272,000 for McAdoo. HUBBELL OUT FOR SEASON NEW YORK Carl Hubbell, New York Giants pitching ace, following an arm bone operation. During Last Twenty Years To Be Expelled By Decree ROME, September 1: (CP) All Jews who settled in Italy since January 1, 1919, are ordered to leave the country within six months by cabinet decree. The depree applies even to Jews who have become Italian citizens because their citizenship since that date is revoked. Settlement of Jews in Italy from now on is prohibited. The edict is made applicable to Italy proper, Libya and the Aegean Islands. No mention is made of Italian East Africa. BURNING OF ELEVATORS - - t Granaries in.. Saskatchewan.. Are Destroyed Police Are 1 Investigating ) I REGINA. Sept. 1: (CP) The provincial police of Saskatchewan are, investlEatlne circumstances attend- will be able to leave hospital ;mg irte ..Dunyng mw within ten days but will not be i elevators with an estimated total able to play again this year al- ; loss of $50,000 A farmer's gran- n,n,.,i, It Is exnectcd his old , ary, in which 1,200 bushels of wheat nitchinr arm will be restored. was stored, was also burned. a six-Hourse hitch. He guided the closed. the To Followers As Dutch Uncle And Dominates Kelowna Meet Pre At Least Thirty-Four Known Dead Aimost continuously With Heavy Damage From Typhoon Bv ELMORE PHILPOTT in Victoria Times omipr Pnttnlln nnened the nrovincial Liberal party convention by driving to the race track on the ancient, Cariboo coach. He closed it sun iigurauveiy iikiuiv-, I ni.'i. onnf wHVi nv'pn mnr re dexterity tlian it taies to nannie; seated by chairman he kept his eye " on convention until it surprising of the various political T 1 .1,.,. 1,1 the delegates, his moutn near - the microphone and his foot on Canada. Surprising, because the iu. ma TA-tni nH1v hp Intervened nrrvrrnm has been oacked with Ulv Aiu. ak.i,"j ------ on resolutions, sometimes before sports events, several of which ran the scheduled seconder was on n ConcUrrentlwit..th business ses feet. teii-A iiLVtie'Kotictt h, a M pfnb-a wa nr vpc i business sessions, nevertheless, have , because his followers want him to drive. They seem to like it im-iDeen pacsea io me uuui, auu iv mensely. Never before in an ex-1 most surprising to me personally, tensive experience In other parts of ' because here In action Is undoubt- Canada iave i nearu u cuuuuuuu'cui) unc ... wind ud Us exhausting work by j forceful of all Canadian political; nor(,-ici nut. rhnmses between elev-1 leaders. i ..intuni Thpsp nor-! I had heard that the Hon. T. D. enm-num iccuiuv.u.w. - - , ai nrofprrine to sine than Pattullo was an 0ut-of-the-ordin- fv " r fight and they went home even happier. Independence Manifest Yet I sensed an undercurrent of National League independence. Alan Chambers' de- Boston 2 Chicago 4. (Vine Di- clsive victory for an allincluslve na-magglo's thirteenth homer.) tlonal old age pension plan; was 'Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 4 (end significant. The Premier had op-of posed this resolution both by an of seventh sevcnin inning). nning ,in0fficlal visit to the resolutions York 0, PUUburg o. ibw u..ui.. '":""-nt New .the floor hU nar,v as nromulffatcd before I - J - 1 V.fTntir flnmm I1PP H I 111 1 1 J L 1 1 1 V Ull f J ' o below committee and .opei BEATTLE, Sept. 1: (CP) - York York drops drops to to fourth iouun place Cubs of "'"""""n the invention. tlon Yet Yet go the the vote vote was as, the last provincial election. But IT The Alaska freighter Chatham Cincinnati Reds and Chicago ; wau beached last night near now tied.) cnnort for the nrlnclDle! cedure to tell the now-assembled f Ketchikan alter fire had brok- . American wmbuc ,";"" ; ln;:ranrfi seemed over- delegates whAt they should, and : pn out in her boiler room. Detroit 6, New yob ''r'lir xiie " Batherlng simply1 should not have Jn .the resolutions Eighteen members of the crew . Henrlch's twenty-first homer ) 8J next t0 be adopted day. (Bob accepted Hon. G. M. weirs assur- """1,.... 4. Phlladelrjhla tSMM .i,.. r ic -inoinnd ii. B pstim,.j estimated nt .1 The u- ' i.u.-twrtPPtith victory with nine ance that everytning possiDte was) ary personality. Once or twice I had .watched him in action during the sessions of the Rowell Commls-1 slon. But nothing had prepared me for the kind of speech which the Premier delivered on Thursday afternoon. It was ostensibly an account of his government's stewardship. He was reviewing the official platform . being done to get the plan in oper-i for, mara no mwwiKe, uc vcua defeats.) tnn vnr I comoletelv mis- them." I remember hearing Presl- ChiCal Vnt a dl"lCUlt Simmon's nineicenvn - n f.h(r., frovprntripnt speech to a hostile body. He hit will ever be allowed to let the;ui nal"a mit ne nil wnn an ine. health Insurance Idea fade away anQ niceiy oi one who wgnis h crrariuallv die. wlth fencing foils, not broadswords Convention or clubs. A Surprising Altogether it has been the most (Continued on Page Two) -. - v ,4T' J . .... ...r i TODAY'S (Oourus? 8. D. STOCKS Juhnlou Co. I Vancouver B. C. Nickel, .09. Big Missouri. .30. Bralorne, 9.25. Aztec, .06 V. Cariboo Quartz, 2.47. Dentonla, .045. Golconda, .06 (ask). Minto .03V'4. Fairvlew, .07. Noble Five, .02. Pioneer, 2.93. Porter Idaho, .03. Premier 2.33.r ' - -Reeves McDonald, 2S (ask) Reno, .38. ' Relief Arlington, .15. Reward, .044. Salmon Gold, .10 ft. Taylor Bridge, .03. Premier Border, .01. Silbak Premier, 1.90. Home Gold, .01ft (ask). Grandview, .05. Indian, .01. . Quatsino Copper, Haida, .03 (ask). Oils A. P. Con., .16. C. & E., 2.10. Freehold, .04. McDougal Segur, .14ft. Mercury, .08Vi. Okalta, 1.15. Pacalta, .05. Home Oil, 1.08. . , Toronto Beattle, 1.18. Central Pat., 2.40. Gods Lake, .43. Little Long Lac, 3.10. McKenzie Red Lake, 1.16. Pickle Crow, 5.00. San Antonio, 1.20. Sherritt Gordon, 1.17. Smelters Gold. .02 ft. McLeod Cockshutt, 3.35. Oklend, .16. Mosher. .27. Madsen Red Lake, .44. Stadacona, .43. Francoeur, 21. Moneta, 1.50. Bouscadillac, .064. Thompson Cadillac, .23. Bankfield, .59 East Malartic, 2.03. Preston E. Dome, 1.50. Hutchison Leka, .03. Dawson White, .03. Aldermac, .44. Kerr Addison, 1.90. Uchi Gold, 2.00. Int. Nickel, 48.00. Noranda, 72.00. Con. Smelters, 56.25. Athona, .04V4-Hardrock, 2.05. Barber Larder, .22. I l 4- TODAY'SWEATHER Terrace Cloudy, cast wind, temperature 56. Aiyansh Cloudy, calm, 56. Alice Arm Clear, calm, 60. Anyox Part cloudy, calm, 58. Stewart Cloudy, calm, 52. Hazelton Part cloudy, calm, 52 As Torrentia btorms Bulletins All All Jews Jews Coming Coming To To Italy Italy D i r ri Fifteen Others Are Unaccounted For and Listed as MissingRivers at High Levels Rockslidc Buries Apartment House QUEBEC, September 1: (CP) Thirteen person at least are known to be dead as a result of torrential rains pounding eastern sections of the province of Quebec yesterday, raising a number of rivers to flood levels, causing, one railway wash-out and letting loose a rockslide on the top of a tenement house. About fifteen other persons are unaccounted for and listed as missing. mm The rain-loosed avalanche des 4-44-4'4'4'4' To Probe No Such Thing As Eye Strain 4- Contracts I OTTAWA, Sept. 1: (CP) iinn Ton Mnrkpn7.ie. minister 1 . ,,UU. AU. . I a. nf notional rtpfpnsp announced 1 ( at a press conference today i 4- 4- Specialist Explodes Common Theor-ies of Ocular Ills VANCOUVER, Sept. 1: (C P) Most commonly accepted theories cf eye troubles are figments of imagination. Dr. A. M, Skeffington, internationally known eye special ist, told British Columbia optom- irists at their annual meeting here muscle any more than a blind man can sprain hjs hand . reading braille." "Astigmatism, far - sightedness, weak eyes and strong eyes are all figments of the Imagination," the sneaker said. hours. .v.nfr nmhnrtir hit lOU Call Ii OiiV Ulttfc aill uuuj i.tw, defective eyesight as long as he canj see. Squint eyes or 'cross eyes are not malformities. They are defin itely a will act on the part of the brain. No cross-eyed person feels ocular discomfort. If the handicap doesn't worry him, leave him alone." One cross-eyed boy had Improved his ailment himself within a lew troyed a crowded four-storey apartment house in nearby St. Gregoire, wilpd four riersons outrizht and, enU rhof rn o Knv was lpft In1 thft OUIU Vt V"W mw wreckage. As the heavy rains swept the Quebec area, six persons of a single family were drowned wnen ineir home at Portneuf, forty mile3 west of the city, was carried away by the Hooded Portneuf River. Two died In the wash-out derall- that inquiry wiu ue i a judicial . . tno MnnttM, .u,, held into awarding of the & eg- Bren machine gun contract to . John inElis Co. of Toronto. 1 . t . . . - . . , j . t Tne aDarimenv nouse ucou sue . " J AU A11rtnrrr nil thp. Thrife re- TlaTdSg ' letllng:"5f cdntrtcWlri n maaazlne article written by j col. George Drew ot Guelph. 1 The inquiry will be held in Ot- i tawa. Rosa LaChance, Mrs'Tatrlck Lelr. islrMrsCrUUiitoAudetasd. an unidentified boy. Railwavmen killed were Engineer O. Cormier and Fireman D. Jobidon. get Marcot, Ferand Marcot, a two month old baby and another child whose name is not available. TRADE PACT IS RENEWED AgrccMint Between Canada and New Zealand Extended For Another Year OTTAWA, Sept. 1: ' (CP) An- "There is no such thing as 'eye.ai for another year of the Canad- j strain,'" Dr. Skeffington said. Youjlan.New zealapd trade agreement I can't strain a sensory nerve or whlch has been in operation since 1932 and has proven beneficial to Canada. The exchange clumping duty on New Zealand butter Is cancelled although there is an agreement upon how much and at what times butter should be sent to Post Office Clocks Here Will Be Installed About Time Building is Completcd One Outside and Five Within 3 1 Clocks which will be Installed In "Specialists banaageq up nis gooa- , ... ..dln here eye and took him to a theatre.. afrWed and wm b(J lnstalled realized he was miss-1 When the boy afcout buildln b fln. not seeing the ex- ing something by completcd. The clocks are with the : other, he citing picture electrlcal opcrated from one master effort and soon me made a great There fae clocks with success. When tested next . Mta and day his sight was tremendously im-L a f . nf .u v.,HIw ,pr2.V . lat the front facing Third Avenue. advised a a n i Skeffington optome-J Dr. outslde wm fae thrce fwt trlsU to measuring like stop eyes sn,iarp with modern dial having Ar- so much inert matter and start re- 3nhn , educating the nerves and muscles. , ... 1U "..,. It was their Job, he said, to re-adapt p ' the eyes of the generation to meet the changes In artificial environ- Harry Gordon-Cooper and Nell ment. I Ross, who have been instructors at the Gyro supervised playgroijnds Tonight's train, due from the. here during the past slimmer, are Smlthers Partly cloudy, calm, 53. East at 11 o'clock, was reported sailing tonight by the Prlnc9 Burns Lake-J-Cloudy, calm, 52. tnls morning to be on time. I George for Vancouver