Today's
Weather
(I
AJM.)
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
fioufet-cast
wind,
16
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
29.88,
sea
moderatel
rough.
omorrow
s
Tides
She
High
9:41
a.m.
18.3
ft.
23:02
p.m.
18.1
ft.
Low
3:09
a.m.
10.9
ft.
16:41
p.m.
7.0
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUflUJIA'S
NEWSPAPER
V01.
XXVII.,
No.
20.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B,C.,
TUESDAY,
JANUARY
25,
1938.
l'UICE:
S
CKMS
B
C
FL0UlA
I
ir
EASiW
f
lliSh
Waters
in
MldwesV-'Recedln;
As
Temperature
Gets
Colder
Heavy
Italns
Towards
j
Atlantic
Coast
I
CHICAGO.
Jan.
25:
Flooc
waters
were
receding
In
Illinois
!
.
AMflknmn
Tftvuif
onrl
rttViorl
10V
TV"
7V,V
midwest
.
states
today
as
.
f
the
ho
wu
levels
of
swollen
streams
went
down
,
,
,,
W1UI
1UWCWHB
timpciututia
.
,
.
i
.
.
i
.
it
tirrentlal
rains
turned
to
snow.
The
worst
danger
Is
now
believed
over
Two
deaths
are
reported,
one
a
six
year
oia
Doy
wno
was
drowned
wnue
trying
u
cross
a
swollen
stream.
The
worst
damage
was
around
Rockford,
Illinois,
a
considerable
portion
of
which
was
under
water.
,
UnnrfrpH
nf
families
wprit
crnt
,
.....
.
.
riAninrr
irr
en
ipiv
aw
t
rni
m
in
a
'
"U
their
banks,
inundating
thousands
of
acres
of
farmlands
and
damag-:
..."
...u4
mg
winter
wueai
ciuus.
:
Today
a
severe
cold
wave
ap--,
peared
to
be
commencing
as
a
oontorm
reaching
blizzard
pro-
portions
moved
over
the
midwest.
In
the
meantime,
streams
In
the
-til,
a,
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I
n
0
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n
rl
f
IaaH
..nM
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i
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r
ii
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nn
vt
iilWIlIUUt
It
1
WUIO)
Speakrr
of
Bahamas
Assembly
Yearns
For
Chance
to
Speak,
However
NASSAU,
Bahamas,
Jan.
25:
(CP)
An
attendance
score
that
may
be
a
record
for
Emnire
leelslatures
hasi
been
attained
by
W.
C.
B.
Johnson'
QBE.,
Speaker
of
the
Bahamas
House
of
Assembly.
In
49
years
In
the
House,
Mr,
Johnson
has
missed
only
one
meetln.
The
House
of
Assembly
and
elec
tions
have
been
his
hobbles.
At
73
he
still
is
an
active
campaigner
who
loves
the
rough-and-tumble
of
the
hustings
and
he
has
no
thought
of
"tiring,
"I've
gone
to
the
House
'n
a
storm
when
there
weren't
sufficient
members
present
to
form
a1
TOORAK.
Aust..
Jan.
25:
(CPi-quorum,"
he
related.
"On
one
oc-
The
marriage
has
taken
place
casion.
before
the
days
of
the
mo-.
(AM.
a
a
.
.
.
.
1
'.ur
1
ieu
011
my
Dicycie
ana
in-
mred
my
leg.
That
night
I
went
to
the
House
on
crutches."
His
one
lapse
came
when'
a
doc
tor,
who
feared
cancer,
ordered
him
to
Miami
to
consult
a
specialist
about
an
obstinate
sore
on
his
leg.
The
doctor's
fears
proved
ground
-iess
and
the
Assembly
meeting
he
missed
still
rankles.
"Truly,
that's
the
cancer
In
mv
score."
he
said.
with
a
smile.
Deputy
Speaker
and
Leader
of
the
Opposition
for
more
than
half
"is
term
in
the
House,
Mr.
Johnson
,
.I..I.J
,
.
.
-c.icea
speaker
iasi
uecemDcr.
1
st
un
there
ltchlne
to
cntcrli,evtu
lu
'
,
into
debate
or
make
a
motion
or
take
a
Jibe
at
someone,"
he
said.
t
is
all
I
can
do
to
contain
myself."
Naval
Vessel
Due
Wednesday
I
j
The
United
8tntM
...
.
Navv
'
air
w
craft
tender
Teal,
with
person-
nel
f
.
,:
V"
C"
JL
noon
tomorrow
for
a
brief
visit.
the
Teal
Is
coming
from
Ket-
'
chlkan
which
port
she
will
'cave
at
4
o'clock
In
the
morn-
t
lng,
t
t
University
Students'
4
Leningrad
AT
n
navy
Dase
LONDON,
Jan.
25:
The
British
press
said
today
that
Sov
iet
Russia
was
establishing
a
new
and
secret
naval
base
at
Leningrad.
So
that
it
may
be
proceeded
with
with
complete
q111
and
secrecy,
It
is
said
a"
foreign
consular
consular
renre-
repre-
ina;
Iorel?,n
sentatlves
will
be
asked
to
withdraw
niumiaw
,,thjrn.
111
from
Leningrad.
Today's
Weather
(Ooveroment
"legra.jU
I
Triple
Island
Cloudy,
southeast
wind,
25
miles
per
hour;
sea
mod-
cratelv
roueh.
"
wc7
wind.
dKt
to
Sr
tmPerature'
4l;
1
'
.
.
.
.
.
,
Dead
Tree
Point
Raining,
calm;
.
,1
'
'
K
'
'
hcavv
swell
'
.
.
Bull
Harbor-Overcast
southeast
"
-
A!trt
?ayrlrt
ClU?y'
nif'ed
with
mining
in
the
Smlthers
southeast
wind
30.32;
barometer,
;
l6isMct.
has
bonded
the
Highland
-
temperature,
39;
sea
rough.
Estevan
Cloudy,
southeast
wind,
12
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
30.50.
Victoria
Clear,
northerly
wind,
12
miles
per
hour;
barometer.
30.15.
Vancouver
Clear,
calm;
barometer.
30.56.
t
Prince
George
Cloudy,
southerly
wind,
22
miles
per
hour;
barometer
30.22.
Terrace
Cloudy,
calm,
temperature.
30.
Alyansh
Cloudy,
calm,
32.
Alice
Arm
Cloudy,
calm,
32.
Anyox
Raining,
calm.
29,
Ha7clton
Rain.
calm.
33.
Smlthers
Overcast,
calm,
35.
Burns
Lake
Dull,
calm,
33,
Airman's
Widow
"Vries
Again
Lady
Klnssfonl-Smith
Weds
Son
Of
an
Illinois
Family
here
of
Lady
Klngsford-Smith
widow
1
of
the
famous
Australian
airman,
and
Alan
Carr
Tully,
only
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Thomas
Tully,
Riverside,
111.,
and
formerly
of
Lcvcrshulmc.
England.
Rev.
Dr.
W.
Borland
performed
the
ceremony
at
the
home
of
Ladv
Klngsford
-
Smith's
parents,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Arthur
Powell,
Mow
Lodse,
Klngsford
Smith
and
Tom
PrihvbrldEC.
his
co-Iller.
-
disap
peared
In
November.
1935.
white
attempting
an
England-Australia
flight.
They
were
last
seen
ovi
the
tiie
n.iv
h.iv
01
of
Bengal
uciiKiu
and
are
be-
-
UM
.rnchpH
at
sea
or!"""..:
.:
.u
...
In
the
jungles
of
Slam.
Weather
Forecast
...
...
u,tiih
t.h
crMirtrsv
MHoorolwrlcal
Bureau
ti
!,
Dominion
Prlnre
llUPert.
Till
fetc-.
w
T
u
compiled
from
vllon,
to-kfii
56
Mid
covers
the
a.t
5
nm.
today
hour
period
ending
s
Pm'
ton'orrow)'
neneml
SvnoDsIs
The
pressure!
Is
low
over
the
North
Pacific
and
rain
has
heen
been
general
eenerai
in
i
wiu
prlnce
R".
lntte
iUlslftJ
Islands
AtvM
District.
Mostly
co.a
Wcather
K
prevails
over
the
interior
PHnce
-
Rupert
-
nictrirt
District
ar.d
'
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Fresh
to
1
strong
southeast
winds,
unsettled
and
mild
with
occasional
rain.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Islanrt
Fresh
southeast
winas,
h"j
fair,
not
much
change
In
tempera-i
ture,
showers
at
night.
tlBANK
IS
HELD
UP,
Bandits
Get
Away
With
Between
$3,000
and
$1,000
at
Langley
Prairie
LANGLEY
PRAIRIE.
Jan.
25:
!
Two
masked
and
armed
ban'
dits
held
up
the
Langley
Prairie
branch
of
the
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
yesterday
and
escaped
with
between
$3,000
and
$4,000
in
rash.
W
A
Butchard,
the
manaser,
entered
as
the
hold-up
was
in
progress
and
thou;ht
it
was
a
joke
until
he
was
told
to
throw
up
his
hands
or
have
his
brains
I
blown
out.
The
bandit
pair
escaped
in
a
stolen
car.
DUTHIE
AT
ALICE
ARM
Prominent
Seattle
Man
Negotiating
For
Three
Properties
One
Already
Bonded
J.
F.
Duthie.
Seattle
capitalist
er
minm
property
on
McGraw
Mountain
at
Alice
Arm
from'
Ralph
Ingraham
and
during
the
coming
season
will
carry
out
work
on
the
property
which
has
chlei
jan
Caplanes.
led
by
Bruno
the
loyalist
forces.
It
was
expected
values
In
silver,
lead
and
zinc.
(
Mussolini,
son
of
It
Duce,
to-
"""ou'd
concentrate
on
plateaus
.Mr.
Duthte
ls
also
jpQrtedto.te..v
day-aded-Outnto
the
At-
over,TOkmS'Tcruel-negotiating
for
Miles
Donald's
lantlc
for
Natah
At
tne
Standard
group
and
also
for
a
property
In
the
same
vicinity
own
ed
by
William
Cummings.
CONDITION
IS
GRAVE
Dr.
Huso
Krkcncr
Not
Doinf
So
Well
Following
Abdominal
Op
eration
Repressed
Spirits
BERLIN,
Jan,
25:
The
condl-'lon
of
Dr.
Hugo
Eckencr,
famous
German
dirigible
designer,
was
pronounced
by
his
physicians
to
be
grave
today
following
a
stomach
operation.
Ever
since
the
Hln-denburg
dirigible
disaster,
the
lxty-nlne
year
old
Eckener
has
been
In
denressed
spirits
and
hh
mental
attitude
is
not
helping
him
'n
the
present
emergency.
SAFE
IS
CRACKED
Sum
of
Nearly
$2,500,
Mostly
in
Cash,
Taken
From
Hudson
Bay
Co.
in
Nelson
NELSON,
Jan.
25:
(CP)
Safe
crackers
blew
the
safe
of
the
Hudson
Bay
Co.
store
here
over
the
.
.
1
tit-
An
r
1
urepir.ena
ana
escaDea
wiui
.3uu
imosuy
m
m
.r.,
Police
expressed
the
belief
that
It
was
the
work
of
professionals.
Carver
Of
Totem
Poles
At
Alert
Bay
Has
Passed
ny
Jan.
25:
(CPl
..
charllc
Jones
Indlan
totem
pole
kow
throughout
Canada
for
his
work,
died
here
,.p,,j
yesterday
at
the
age
0i
sixty-nve.
HOCKEY
SCORES
Pacific
Coast
League
Seattle
3,
Vancouver
3
(overtime
tie).
PLANE
HAD
:
BAD
WW!
1
:
Eastern
Pilot
Rattled
80-Mile
Gale
And
Severe
Storm
but
Filially
Made
Perfect
Landing
x
HARTFORD,
Connecticut,
Jan.
25:
After
having
almost
run
out
of
gas
while
on
a
flight
from
New-
ark,
New
Jersey,
which
ordlnarl'y
should
have
taken
only
one
hour
but
which"1
lasted
.for
six
and
a
half
hours
because
he
had
been
unable
to
get
down,
owing
to
extremely
bad
weather,
Pilot
Fred
Jones
delivered
hls'crew
and
pa
-sencers
here
this
morning
with
a
perfect
landing
of
Jils
commercial
airplane.
Battling
jan
clghty-mlie
an
hour
gale.
Jones
had
endeavored
during
the.hicht
to
land
at
Camden,
Bridgeport
and
New
Brl-!
tain
but
was
unable
td
come
down
at
any
one
of
these
points.
Con-rlTTiblp
anxiety
vas
felt
before
he
finally
made
his
landing.
II
DuceVSon
Over
Atlantic
DAKAR.
Senasal.
Jan.
25;
Having
successfully
completed
the
first
leg
from
'Rome
to
Da-
of
far
of
a
projected
flight
to
Rio
4.
h.
Tanpim
Rra7.1i
three
ital-
,
.
.
all
nrrf
Prsmipr
Mussolini,
news
of
the
flight
has
been
withheld
from
the
Italian
press
until
success
of
the
Atlantic
crossing
has
been
achieved.
Pasting
Dean
nets
.Memphis
Cleric
Takinc
Liquid
Food
Meantime
..But
Intends
To
do
Back
To
"Heavenly
Sustenance"
MEMPHIS,
Tennessee,
Jan.
25:
-
Dean
Israel
Harding
of
St
'aiy's
Eniscopal
Cathedral
here,
who
collapsed
at
the
end
of
the
veek
after
his
"heavenly
susten
ance"
fast,
was
reported
from
hot-
nital
today
to
be
gaining
strength
He
was
taking
liquid
foods
but
would
not
admit
giving
up
the
fast
which
he
said
he
would
re-nine
as
soon
as
he
regained
sufficient
strength.
WM.
LEASK
IS
CHIEF
Election
of
1938
Village
Council
at
Metlakatla
Took
Place
Yesterday
The
annual
election
of
the
native
council
for
1938
at
Metlakatla
was
held
yesterday
by
Indian
Agent
W.
E.
Colllson.
Those
elected
were
Wil
liam
A.
Lcask.
Charles
P.
Ryan.;
Henry
Prevost.
Reuben
Lclghton.
James
A.
Prevost
and
Francis
W.I
9
1-
,1.1111
f
lntnt
LiCUSK.
William
waci
mivi
elected
chief
councillor
for
the
year.
1
SNAKES
BY
AIR
I
tinifcon
0
Ton
or
tnv
.
UibUUOUiA)
VUll,
s
I,
1
'
Two
live
cobras
were
rushed
frorr.
Berlin
to
Brussels
by
air.
and
a.
young
man
stricken
by
a'
rare
dl-:
scasc
received
Injections
from
the
reptiles'
glands
In
time
to
save
-
or
at
any
rate
prolong
his
life,
V
"
:
?
"v"
"
1
'
T
Three
Drown
!
trrrrwtjT
a
Ton
mPi
A
An
Indian
mother
ana
two
children
were
drowned
when
a
gasboat
enroute
from
Fort
Rupert
to
Alert
Bay
was
wrecked
at
Dillon
Point.
Char-
lie
George,
husband
and
fa-
ther,
was
.
the
only
one
on
board
the
boat
to
survive.
Res-
cued
and
suffering
from
ex-
posure,
he
was
taken
to
Alert
Bay.
EVACUATING
OF
TERUEL
Spanish
Loyalists
Withdrawlu-From
City
Which
Has
Been
Object
of
Bitter
Fkhtlns
For
Two
Months
ID.
Jan,
25:
Explaining
hnt
it
was
no
longer
of
value
from
a
military
standpoint,
Span-'h
"overnment
forces
were
report
d
today
to
be
evacuating
Teruel,
nrovincial
seat
In
north
central
Snaln,
which
has
been
the
object,
bitter
fighting
during
the
past
couple
of
months.
With
the
lnsur
cents
closing
in
on
three
sides
.
U
I
JfAJI
I
II
IfUN
J1
1
1
A
Vl
1
V
0FLEAGUE
Chance
of'Covenant
is
Suggested
Eden
Leaves
For
Geneva
Armed
With
Special
Instructions
LONDON.
Jan.
25:
Armed
with
specfal
Instructions
following
an
emergency
session
of
the
British
cabinet
yesterday,
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
left
London
today
for
Geneva
where
the
council
of
the
League
of
Nations
Is
called
to
assemble
tomorrow.
Led
by
Scandinavian
nations,
a
move
Is
on
foot
to
change
the
Covenant
of
the
League
to
make
It
more
of
a
controlling
body
than
for
the
purpose
of
Imposing
sanctions.
In
other
words,
the
move
Is
towards
straight
pacifism.
DEMAND
OF
ESTH0NIA
"iinlshincnl
of
Slayers
of
Two
Border
Guards
and
Indemnity
Sought
by
Kussla
MOSCOW,
Jan,
25:
The
Soviet
'ovemment
has
delivered
a
not
to
Esthonla
demanding
punishment
of
the
perpetrators
of
the
"murder"
and
Indemnities
following
the
slaying
of
two
Russian
guards
on
the
Esthonlan
frontier.
Railway
Line
Kept
Clear
In
0
,.
ff
Q
jDlte
UI
OnOW
...
in
.
1
Desuite
heavy
snow
conaiuons
in.
the
lower
Skeen'a
Valley,
service
lsi
being
maintained
uninterrupted
by
Vi
PnnaHInn
NaMnnnl
Tl.illwftv
and
.
.
.
tnn
rrht.'x
train,
flue
irom
me
KasLi
-'""0
-
t
j
at
11
o'clock,
was
reported
this
morning
to
be
due
on
time.
The
snow
plow
with
two
engines,
went
out
late
yesterday
afternoon
and
is
'meeting
with
success
In
keeping
the
line
clear.
Lr
Foc
rnrnlmnf
wmm
l
Subject
Line
of
Action
to
be
Taken
at
Meeting
Tomorrow-Council
Ready
to
do
Whatever
Majority
Decide
Upon
VANCOUVER,
January
25:
(CP)
The
Students'
Council
at
the
University
of
British
Columbia
would
be
willing
to
organize
a
students'
strike
on
the
campus
if
the
majority
of
students
decided
on
that
form
of
protest
against
increased
fees
and
limitation
of
registration,
Lyall
Vinn,
men's
athletic
representative
on
the
council,
said
.
today.
Vine
was
commenting
on
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Jolinatqn
Co.)
Vancouver
I
B.
C.
Nickel.
.18.
Big
Missouri.
.47.
!
Bralorne,
8.90.
Aztec,
.(H3,.
I
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.85.
Dentonla,
.11
12.
Qolconda,
.05.
Mlnto.
.04.
Falrvlew,
.04V'2.
Noble
Five,
.04.
Pend
Oreille.
2.10.
Pioneer,
2.99.
I
Porter
Idaho.
.03.
Premier,
2.01.
Reno,
48.
Rewara-05V'4
,
Salmon
Gold,
.07.
Taylor
Bridge,
.04
U.
Hedley
Amal.,
.05.
Premier
Border.
.01
ii.
Silbak
Premier,
1.90.
Congress,
.01
ii.
Home
Gold.
.01
W.
Grandvlew.
.09
Indian,
.02
V2.
I
Quatsino
Copper
..OS;
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.31.
Calmont,
.51.
C.
k
E.,
2.81.
1
Freehold,
.O6V2.
Hargal.
.25.
McDougal
Scgur,
.25.
Mercury,
.17
Vfe.
Okalta.
2.11.
Pacalta,
.12.
Home
OH,
1.28.
Toronto
Beattle.
1.38.
Central
Patricia,
2.21.
Gods
Lake,
.56V2.
Little
Long
Lac,
5.45.
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
.93.
Pickle
Crow,
4.75.
Red
Lake
Gold
Shore,
.34.
San
Antonio,
1.42.
j
Shcrrlt
Gordon,
1,48.
Smelters
Gold.
.01
12.
I
McLeod
Cockshutt,
1.33.
Oklend.
.20.
Mosher,
.14.
Madscn
Red
Lake,
.42.
Stadacona,
.27.
Frontier
Red
Lake,
.07.
Francoeur,
.41.
Moneta,
2.30.
Bouscadlllac,
.09.
Bankflcld,
.63
.
East
Malartlc.
1.44.
Preston
East
Dome,
1.20.
Hutchison
Lake.
.12.
Dawson
White.
.03.
Aldermac.
.53.
Kerr
Addiron.
1.89.
Uchl
Oold.
1.33.
Martin
Bird.
.48.
Int.
Nlckle,
49.50.
Noranda,
53.50.
Con.
Smelters,
62.00.
Vancoui.tr
Wheat
!
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
25:
(CP)
Wheat
was
trading
at
JMlTi'on'
4
V
v
Tn
ninniiAo
wt
n
rtfot
frwlov
I
j
v
1
1
:
I
PIWIUIE
WEATHER
MAN
CALGARY,
Jan.
25:
Weathi
-
.
on
the
prairies
continues
line
ana.T
uninese
possession.
mild.
It
was
34
above
zero
heio
this
morning.
N
Strike
And
C
iirfai
ina
Of
Protest
possible
actloiarlsing
from
tomorrow's
student
meeting
to
consider
.the
form
of
protest.
Fees
were
boosted
$25
and
enrolment
curtailed.
The
Board
of
Gov-jernors
decided
that
the
present
government
grant
Is
insufficient
to
take
care
of
Increased
registration.
FIVE
ARE
SENTENCED
Vancouver
Chinese
Get
Seyen-Year.-Prison'
Terms
For
Distributing
"Narcotics
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
251
ppf
Five
Chinese
members
of
Wat
Sang
Co.
were
sentenced
today
to
maxi-j
mum
terms
of
seven
years'
imprisonment
following
conviction
on
charges
of
conspiracy
to
distribute
narcotics.
Attorney
General
Gordon
Wis-mer,
who
personally
conducted
the
prosecution,
charged
during
the
trial
that
Chinese
smuggled
narcotics
into
Canada
and
arms
from
Canada
Into
China.
"Uy
Considers
Coal
Mine
Plaii
Port
Albcrni
Hps
Unique
Idea
Of
Financing'
Itself
PORT
ALBERNI.
Jan.
25:
(CP)
This
Vancouver
Island
city
may
go
into
business
for
Itself
to
lighten
the
tax
load
for
Its
citizens,
"We
have
some
300
acres
ol
'potentially
excellent
coal
lands
within
our
limits,
owned
by
the
'city,
and
within
a
comparative!:'
short
time
we
will
have
a
$1C0,-000
expenditure
In
repairing
tin
city's
water
system"
Mayir
C.
W.
Hamilton
told
a
meeting
of
business
men.
"I
am
told
that
we
could
put
an
Initial
plant
and
mine
In
operation
for
about
$12,000.
Such
a
develop
mcnt
would
not
only
solve
the
fuel
problem
In
the
Albernl
district
b'
t
allow
for
the
export
of
a
reasonably
large
tonnage."
Business
men
of
the
city
havo
decided
to
make
diamond
drill
tests
of
the
coal
deposits.
(.
:
Bombing
Close
t
To
Hong
Kongt
HONG
KONG.
Jan.
25:
Ja-
uanese
alralanes
and
warshlns
1
1
1
i
vr
1
...1
it.
L
T
lumvu
uuiuud
u
iiuinuu.
wiwr
t
nn
one
mile
of
British
territory
of
Hong
Kong
today,
dealing
j
death
and
destruction
on
the