VICTOR! B. Todays Weather Tomorrow's Tides prince Rupert Overcast, calm: High .......... 11:01 a.m. 17.5 ft. S0 barometer. 30.10 ljfalllng); ter. 23:06 p.m. 20.8 It. pfrature, 50; sea smooth. .' Low 4:54 a.m. 5.1 ft. 16:47 p.m. 7.1 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER irH 1 0 1 oLXXVXl., m PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1938. price: 5 cents IIKlIrK v Situation Teitf etho-Slovaklan 1 tjrain a Peace Conversation- Are Suspended Troops Moving ..i nritain is riavine Important part in Averting urms CZECHS YIELD PRAHA, May 23: Czecho- Slo- . ... . i i ... , , i a nt .. llillprn nroic&i UEainav a ' 1 r - i. .. r.irmm irrritorv. the 11 J,V W . ItCII ..hm.mI n.Upln that. . lirnrrfnrth aunroach n ui-. - - ..... ilnn thrpp in II in the pint -- .j.. t'rinre ureex CzccflO- ruci. .j - .. ' U t. .1 ... t .......... Frn ... . .. - till I..'. r irviuv. -" . I rounds. nnK. Mav 25: (CP) The ... i riirnnnon cltiintlnn . nris- ... rxt iVyn nitpcHnn nf t Vl P QUI, ut blty ijuviw" j- . nlnnrtv In r77Pfhr-SlnV- . i i. n nAnr nnH enmpwhat Ipsa inuncement that 'conversations Praha between the Sudetan r Milan Hodza of Czecho-Slo- - . ij it.. t . I TTm1i.Im Inn liMnnenrl X VW--f), V---.. I" - ;j man uivit, inikuv -w . ni 1(111 111 IK llULlll LlUilS Lf T LI of the week. Meanwnuc, ine ,..tl. .nnllnlia. f Un I Vlft frfcfl1 . i : I Chancellor Hitler of Ger- ps lowaras ine uzecnu-oiuvct- bordcr, the frontier situation become more acute. . ... 1 1 1 L- t . ... .. . . .11.1 elements. Germany Protests uermanv hfl. marl a strnns nrn- LADY ASTOR'S PARTIES INFLUENCE WORLD POLITICS? ' y? m ' 0? jLady Aiilor ! it iiiT T :mmm The death on Sunday night at Chllllwak, where he had lived in German retirement for the past year, of . . . - . . ... ill pr rtv i Tor r w nirn tv nn n nw n nin i rr t i rr tt ttiu vpq iiivia ' M . . . ' ; ;: and 4c uiuniii news appnev cua.iK.ra nnn masipr mernan p. ui Lire tiiii" U T n inn im lone f Ha fVrtM flnr . J UTAtlAnnl Dn lnrnup it lh hflO ri n . i i i j 1 1 i ,i i nnnnn 1 . i . " new n n r r r i. i n rtirr.'i.rc mncr ninn v LONDON, May 25. Lord and Lady Astor entertained at a brilliant Empire Day ball In London Monday night. Their guests Included the King and Queen, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, United States Ambassador and Mrs. John P. Kennedy and Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh. Lady Astor American-born member of parliament, has Issued a denial to assertion by British Liberals and La-borites that world affairs are being "settled" at Cliveden, the huge Astor estate on the upper Thames, to the detriment of the democratic nations. Lady Astor belongs to the English group which favors conciliation with the German Nazis and supports the Franco cause In Spain. Lady Astor's husband, Lord Astor, Is chief owner of the London Times. WAS HELD IN ESTEEM Halibut Sales TUESDAY Summary Canadian 28,000 pounds, 5c and r- . 4c Jo fi.4c and Jc. .. .t,. Late Archie Watt Had Been Vo. American None. NO ACTION IS TAKEN Question of Responsibility Many Years Associated With ! Canadian Single Jobless in Vancouver Railroading in this District ! AIken- 12'500' Cold Storage, 6.3c still In Air and 4c. . D. S. T., 8,000, Atlin, 6.3c and 4c. Dorrecn N., 5,000, Cold Storage, VANCOUVER, May 25: (CP) 6.3c and 4c. The city council social service May ItLL - V L., 2,500, Cold Storage, 5c committee met Monday to discuss the sltdown demonstration by te TODAY 700 men in the Post Office lobby Summary and 200 in the Art Gallery but the. American 70,000 pounds. 6.5c meeting ended without deciding on any action. R. W. Campbell, pub- - - - - v"vvv.vu ,'-w-- - - . . . . . , . i unnn'Tn -411 -iiu nniinn, qnn nriii, ronrnt'nnninrn t nr inn 1 mini IU'rt IH n, n n . n n IT'hn.,1 a .11 ,.11 ' . " " .. ki-uu.t v..w an tn ..)(? nnn 4n. I'rniect worKers union, sain inf- ? .. Kunuer miuuuhs of the Grand Trunk racinc uau- American 'mcctimr was a comolete -"sell-out n, -"v ."- "-- way inw rrmce nupcu ui u. Kanaga, 39,000, Cold Storage. He understood it would sponsor a municipal governing ooa'es Watt had arrlvcd ,n Princc RupCrt, 6 5c and 5c Fubnc meeting at which the prov- reaiiccted by the elections held bringlng wjth him two locomotives: condor, 14500, Cold Storage, 6.5c Incial government would be urged Czecho-Slovakla on Sunday and Rnd otner equlpmcnt which had and 5c. to take action. P" ,i , ; . "l been brought out to the coast to. Andrea, 17,000, Pacific, 6.6c and Mayor George Miller said that eci national effect from them. VancoUver oVer the Canadian Pa-'sc. he had been authorized by Hon Tall. Iho Hedged to Peace ciflc Railway. Mr. Watt was as- Canadian George S. Pearson, minister of la- of peace at the. week-end sociated with the laying of trackl Atll. 12.000. Koine to Butcdale bor, to say that the province had ope Both Czecho-Slovakla and of the standard guage trackage. and 4c. , lief to Jobless men from Eastern many had pledged themselves which he put down In the local, Signal, n',000, Pacific, 5.7c and Canada but would provide them peaceful discussion of the Gcr- yards still remains. Mr. Watt was 4c. witn tree transportation to their n mlnAeUtt .nUl.M l rinAji1in. -. . . ni r l r . fl i Vi--i 1 O (fr nnltm in Tint a hftmAO .Irt fVin T?Ocf nwmau ill; it -tin uouvi v. DCIOiC Utllib HlUVtU w nai ... --- u. ! Sudetan German minority. nnrop ns divisional master me- Thclma H., 5,000, Cold Storare, Commons at Ottawa, Hon. Norman --.....v. union liuuno nvn pnaniC. AIIHUUISU I1U liCAUluai.l.ii ! " r " again Tuesday following a wcre changed, he continued, how- uickic uoy, s,ouu, Atnn, &c ann asKea aoout me occupation or tne o-nour dUensslnn Mondn.v. The h - frrnurnt visitor tn this st wmce ana Art uaiiery m .. " .7 " .7 cyci, .u u- "-i- , ,... - . ' ... . , .... was that their talks would .u.. thi- mechanical equipment' oviuoara, o.ouu, wia oioragc, vumuuvur uy smKic Muempioyea nil I. ...... . .. . . . .. "vi " " ". e c ,1 A ft uaiutiim uic wiiu.c iiuii- nor tuo fnurn mvisiun ui-.vm-i.ii il situation. A primary demand Jasper and the coast coming under Henlcin's was for Immediate hl. 1)irlcHi,.tion. On retirement al- U1 Vyil'tll HUUFH num. mnsf n vrar "CO. Mr. Watt Was SUC- j'Tnn tnk t.. m..M j . jMik . . --H llllLIHV All till" W I UUUJW l J I miCTPr TT1 ! - - - -- fiiiinif i iik 1 1 1 v lonii.iii ii.uu v " unimuu III iibiiu nhr.nl,. hv .T W MeAUleV. at ,. . ,., . , "j - - -v.uauu tuuiu oc juYUiau.i;. starting as an engine wiper witn odza had indicated that steps ,,,. -r.,, paMc Railway u iaKcn 10 meet ine ronsu . .t ct rhnrios Quebec. n n it.. . . ... uilhdllilll IIlIHUriLlL'S KING LIKES GOLF to be O m UlUllllilLllb LU.1 NDON, May 25: (CP) A nine- 8oif course has been laid out Wounds at Bucklncham Pal- Thc King Is enthusiastic wuk; Id an UIL CUbllUdiaoWU tXv M. U 11 1 v Kv xy -v ' July 1890, Mr. Watt rose through the posts of locomotive nrcman b . in Ait 111? VII'.' . t.i..l.i nUn fnrnmnn . ertin,, erng ,. , .. i engineer, maciuiHaii, j"ij mnss'- nines). of another war crisis In ,.imnn inrnmotlvc tti of n :i ii ii. i iiiiciiiiLi.ii. Europe, ii is revcaieu in . , nnrt1 nnn 1 1 m i m f II i 1 ill LlilUkli b.v.mv.w. I has given aisurancc that he ma? !e Mrs. William McCague of Vic-l..n nrrlvpH in the city on last night's train and is visiting with D ... . . TODAY'S SCORES National League St. Louis 1, New York 3. Chicago 7, Brooklyn 2. Pittsburg 1, Philadelphia Cincinnati 1. Boston 2 .p.pvrn In. American League i npu tmi k ,i i jhi run. i no Intention of marchine . in iyuo w .'u m," r C "n " a Philadelphia 4, Chicago 7, TUESDAY'S SCORES IThlrd National League Cincinnati 0, Boston 10. Chicago 10, Brooklyn 4. St. Louis 4, New York 9. . Pittsburg-Philadelphia, rain. American League New York 5, Cleveland 9. Philadelphia 6, St. Louis, 1. ' . .1 e t-.l 11 j "jit anri inct m, Mrinrir sinrr Kpmeani an" i . .. come' was Sprd ftarth Avenue East. Washington 3, Chicago 10, men, said that threats of mass demonstration in British Columbia BASEBALL SCORES l clsowhere would not Influence wiu Kuvciiiiiit.nl, in auucaiing oi money for unemployment relief works. The sum of $500 given to. sltdown demonstrators on Saturday to quit action by the 200 men who ended their occupation of the hotel after a day and a night sltdown there was not Indicated. Despite sweltering heat, the men remained throughout yesterday in the Post Office lobby and the Art "nan ai Gallery. Meals Were were provided Provmccl for for troops Into Czecho-Slo- wV Boston 4, Cleveland 6. "u , , Ha. 'Trunk Pacific Railway n and ,h u it was, gt Lqu1s 3 (End!thcm by funds solicited by some ik.i 1. tn l'rinPfi , . ii n nnmn "Paris it is reported that Unl- irom l"e ' r"lZZ ' of sMh) i ru,. i. iniinprt. Resourcefulness was m one one. K.-a i oeinc asKea vu suu-i"-' j, mi rr r. . .... ' r un n. c fi .liiuhik nut..-, i incn ana urmsn enorts to ut , "tnt a conflict in central Eur- Large in stature a. u ' i sonaiuy. news oi ms u""" ceived with a sense of deep person-. al regret by the many pcopio wno knew him. of their number in beer parlors. Said a spokesman for the men; "We are slttln-j tlgth." The government Is not changing Its policy. Ve will not change ours." CRISP AT WORCESTER BULLETINS I AWARDED CONTRACT According to information re- ceived in the city, G. W. Nicker-son and associates of this city have been awarded the contract for clearing battery sites on either side of the entrance of the I harbor for the Department of National Defense. Mr. Nicker-so n stated this afternoon that he had not, as yet, been officially ( advised. BEATTY'S PROPOSAL OTTAWA Proposal for uniff- cation of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways aimed at solving the Canadian railway problem, relieving debt burden, was presented to a special Senate rail committee yesterday by "Sir Edward Beatty. It would effect a saving of $75,000,-000 per annum. Communication systems would be included in the unification. FOREIGN POLICY OTTAWA In a long awaited statement on foreign policy, Pemier King yesterday told the House of Commons that Canada cannot be drawn into war through application of League of Nations sanctions because, by general practice and consent, they are no longer effective. As an independent nation, there is little likelihood of Canada at- tacking any other nation or being attacked. If a situation arose where warlike action was proposed, it would be a matter for Canadian Parliament to decide. ' ANOTHER CRASH CLEVELAND A United Air For Lines transport plane crashed a few miles south of Cleveland last night while enroute from New York. All ten persons on board were killed. PATTULLO SEES ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON Premier T. D. Pattullo of Britich Columbia interviewed President Roosevelt yesterday, presumably on the Alaska Highway project although the topic of discussion was not rfficially disclosed. Sir. Pattullo will visit Ottawa before returning to the coast. LORD WAS OBJECT LONDON Lord Nuffield, automobile manufacturer, was the supposed object of a kidnap attempt yesterday. Men entered his office after closing hours in his Oxford plant and demanded that he enter their waiting car; Nuffield's outcry was heard and help arrived. The would-be abductors were arrested. TERRORIZED KINGSTON KINGSTON, Jamaica Thousands of marching strikers have terrorized Kingston since Monday by parading the streets and stopping every branch of business and industry. Three persons, including a mother and her son, were killed yesterday as police fired on mnbs. First outbreaks had occurred Sunday night in the lobby oi the Hotel Georgia be-i Kincston's waterfront strike as came exhausted Monday. Further! striking stevedores attacked a car carrying food to workers who stayed aboard a United Fruit Co, Vessel. Two British cruisers have arrived from Bermuda to help the government to restore order. BOTH CLAI.M WINS SHANGHAI In the Sino-Ja-panese war, General Chiang Kal Slick yesterday declared that another effective Chinese counter-offensive in the Lunghai Railway section had resulted in the recapture of three cities and a dozen villages from the Japanese invaders. However, the Japanese WORCESTER, England. Mav 25:' claimed that thev had cantirrcd (CP)---R. J. Crisp, South African I an important city and were with-lnternatlonal fast bowler, has qual- in striking distance of Hankow. A Ifled for Worcestershire Cricket Janancse navv sauadron steamed I Club and will play for the county up the Yangstc River from Wuhu during the coming season. I and took a number of villages. Pilot Charles Elliott Is Seriously Hurt And Passenger Loses Life Fatal Air Crash Near Tchcntlo Lake at Headwaters of Nation River in Omincca District Word Brought Out By Injured Mechanic ' f Dan Miner of Fort St. James was killed, Pilot Charles B. Elliott was seriously injured, Mrs. Allan East pf Vancouver suffered a broken arm and Mechanic Bill Martin sustained a scalp wound when Pilot Elliott's Pacific Airways Waco seaplane was wrecked in a crash in the vicinity of Tchentlo Lake at the headwaters of Nation River about one hundred miles north of i: Would Fire Upon t Jap Fish Boats SEATTLE, May 25. Japanese fishing vessels are reported to be thicker than ever now in the Bering Sea waters. Soviet Russian fishing vessels are also active there. Georgs Shields, secretary of the Pa- ciflc Coast Codfish Co., said last night that he was prepar- lng to dispatch a dozen high powered rifles and ammunl- tion requested by his brother, bat the reported Invasion of Bering Sea codfish banks by Japanese fishermen. ATTACK ON BRITISHERS Spanish Insurgents Strafe Ships and Sink One Franco Appealing for More Aid VALENCIA, May 25: (CP) The British freighter Thorpchall was hit by insurgent bombs and sunk just outside the pert of F.I Grao near here. An officer and a member of the crew were rescued before the ship sank. The incident followed a series of insurgent aericl attacks on British ships. The British government is protesting. Franco Asks Aid HENDAYE, France, May 25: Insurgent authorities in Spain have officially denied reports of loyalist gains with a new offensive in the Tcruel area and claim that they are continuing to turn back the government forces. However, General Francisco Franco is reported to have sent an urgent appeal to 'Italy and Germany for more men, guns and fighting planes with which to continue his campaign. Water Rising In Skeena Normally No Danger of Floods This Year-Warm Weather Brings j Level Up , Vanderhoof about 11 o'clock Monday morning. News of the disaster reached Fort St. James yesterday afternoon on the arrival there of Mechanic Martin who had travelled out for twenty-six hours by foot and boat. Martin had hiked through the bush to Middle River where he secured a boat to make the rest of the trip to Fort St. James. The plane was enroute from Fort St. James to Takla Landing when It was caught In a down draft and crashed on an unnamed lake near Tchentlo Lake. Miner, an Omineca prospector, was Instantly killed. Martin, climbed from the plahe after the crash and, although badly bruised In addition to his head ln- purles, assisted the pilot and Mrs. Captain John Shields, to com- East ashore startlng on the twenty-five mile hike to Middle River where he overhauled an old outboard motor, attached It to an Indian dug-out and started out for the fifty-mile trip to Fort St. James. ed by Russell Baker took off immediately to bring out Miner's body and take the injured to hospital at Prince George. On the arrival of the rescue plane, Elliott was found to be still alive but seriously ln-Hured, the exact nature of his J wounds not being ascertained until 1 he later reached hospital at Prince George. ! Pilot Elliott and Mechanic Mar-I tin are well known in Prince Ru- . j pert, having operated out of here -for a couple of seasons recently. The plane Is a new one which Pilot Elliott brought out from Fort Erie, Ontario, only last year. He had been doing contract flying from Fort St. James Into the Omineca-mining country recently. Today's Weather (Government ilfgripMi Triple Island Cloudy, southwest wind, four miles per hour; sea smooth. Langara Island Part cloudy, southerly wind, four miles per hour; barometer, 30.11; temperature, 45; sea smooth. Dead Tree Point Part cloudy light southeast wind; barometer 30.08; temperature, 52; light swelL Bull Harbor Foggy, calm; barometer, 30.08; temperature, 50; sea smooth. Alert Bay Overcast, calm; barometer, 30.10; temperature, 44; sea smooth. Estevgn Raining-, southeast wind, four miles per hour; barometer, 30.08. Victoria Clear, southwest wlrd, fourteen' miles per hour; baro- 30 04, As a result or the warm weather (mtcr' Vancouver-Fair, calm; baro- nf fho ,ppi, k0 rising steadily in the Skeena River. There is no exceptional amount of snow In the mountains this year and there appears to be no particular danger of floods this summer. So far, the rise of the water in Skeena and Bulkley rivers has been of quite normal proportions. Government Telegraphs reported i that the water in the Skeena at Hazelton dropped about six inches last night. GLIDES 141 MILES FOWEY, England, May 25: (CP) J. S. Fox, member of the London Gliding Club, set a new British gilding distance record by flying 141 meter, 30.04. Prince George Fair, southerly wind, four miles per hour; barometer, 29.94. Terrace Clear, calm, 62. Aiyansh Light clouds, calm, 62, Alice Arm Cloudy, calm, 55. Anyox Cloudy, calm, 53. Stewart Part cloudy, calm, 54 Hazelton Cloudy, calm, 64. Smlthers Mostly clear, calm, 67. Burns Lake Clear, calm, 55. Weather Forecast Prince Rupert and Queen Char- ilotte Islands Moderate southeast miles from near Pewscy, Wiltshire, ;wlnd; part cloudy, probably a few 3.