Todays Weather Part cloudy, prince Itupert - toutheast wind; barometer, 29.90; temperature, 45; sea smooth. Vol. XXVII.. No. 99. - French Premiers Chamberlain Wry here, both with good health, and 4c. And Daladier Confer; Co-operation In War Two Nations Would Co-Ordinatc Their Air forces Raw .Material Supplies m t nwnnr Am-il 2fi! rCPi between French and British air taining of raw material supplies in tne event oi war were annroved by French ana tsntisn statesmen at wic mreu- inc session touay ui me niiu News Agency learned, uimpiete agreement was 'u ca all questions discussed ai uic ... sesions attended by Prime Minister Ntville Chamberlain of Great Britain and Premier Edourd Daladier oi France ! Peter Levine Thought Seen I EL PAi 80, April 28. Feder- al officers arc hovering along t uc Mexican border' hear' Here "f i lciowing receipt of report '. thai a boy bearing an exact ! resemblance to 12-year-old J Peter Levine. who has been if.h ' .n rvhrnarv 27 from ' 4 m home at New Rochelle. New York, and is believed to to have been kidnapped, was j 4 rn i-cterday heading west In Mexico near the border in company with two "tough ( tonkin men " The boy and his two companions arc said to j ' nave been seen in a restaur ant Water Mounts At Ocean Falls Dam From Heavy Rain As a result' of recent heavy rains, the lake at Ocean Falls behind the Pacific Mills dam rose two and a half inches in four days recently. Within five days there was a total of 7,15 Inches of rain. The leather Is becoming more springlike at Ocean Falls with '58 above the maximum temperature for the eek and 31 the minimum. On one fine day there was a touch of frost during the night. New York Mayor For Third Party U Guardia Expresses Himself As Being Sympathetic to Movement Led By Governor Lafollette NEW YORK. ADrll 28. Mayor Fl- orella LaOuardla yesterday ex-Pressed himself as being sympathetic with the third party movement which is being Initiated by Governor Phillip Lafollette of MAKKIEI) 50 YEARS SIMCOE. Ont.. ADrll 28: (CD Mr and Mrs. James Shearer, llfe-'ng residents of Ontario, celebrat- lu mclr colden weddine annlver Canadians And and bveni oi oniuci Plans for co-operation forces and for the main . - - i icnui TODAY'5 STOCKS (Courtesy 8. D. Johnston Co.) Vancouver B. C. Nickel, .15V4. Big Missouri, .40. Bralorne-, 8.75. Aztec, .07. Cariboo Quartz, 2.18. Dentonla, .08Vi-Oolconda, .04. Mlnto, .02. Fairview Amalg, .03 Noble Five .02. pena-Orfell-Ji,. . -Pionejerr3-03.-"S:"" Porter Idaho, .02. Premier, 2.00. Reeves McDonald, .25. Reno, .53. Relief Arlington, .16. Reward, .04. Salmon Gold, .OGV'v j Taylor Bridge, .04. I Premier Border, .01. Silbak Premier, 1.70. Home Gold, .OIV4. Grandview, .06. Indian, .02. Quatslno Copper, .03. Halda, .07y2. Oils A. P. Con.. .25. Calmont, .44. t C. ff F... 2 36 Freehold. 06. Hargal...22. Mercury, .11-Oakalta. 1.64. pacaltp .08y4. Home Oil, 1.27. Toronto Bcattle. 1.10. Central Patricia, 2.59.-Gods I.ake, .48. LiUlf Ipng Lac. 4,10. McKenzie Red lake, 1.08. Pickle Crow. 4.80. Red Lake Gold Shore. .20. Sherritt Oordon, 1.06. Smelters Gold, .01. McLeod Cockshutt, 3.05. Oklend, .20. Mosher, .36. Stadacona, .73. Francoeur, .35. Moneta. 2.17. Bankfield, .81. East Malartic, 1.58. Preston E. Dome, .84. Hutchison Lake, .05. White. .04'4. Kerr Addison. 1.78. I Uuchl Gold. 1.70. ' Int. Nickel, 46.50. Noranda, 58.00. Cons. Smelters, 57.00. Hardrock. 2.27. Athona, .10. ( Barber Larder, .42. Rand Malartic, .42. Aldermac, .45. Halibut Sales Canadian - Pacific, 65c and Gulvik, 11,000, 4c , Fanny F. 3,000, Cold Storage, 6c JAPANESE - , RauwaymeiUn CLOSE iNVancou!!.rMeet Brotherhood Leaders From Easi Within Ten Miles of Vital Lunghai Are Coming to, West Uailwav on Which Chinese De Pcnd For Transportation SHANGHAI, April 28: (CP) A Japanese Army spokesman said today that the Nipponere South Shantung army had fought to within ten miles of the vital Lunghai. Railway. The penetration was at points between the Grand Canal and Pihsien, south of Tancheng, he said. Earlier the Japanese claimed that a wide hole had been blasted in Chinese lines in that sector fifty miles east of Suchow, and artillery was within range of the east-west railway upon which the Chinese depend for transportation to their Yellow River defenses. Botanists Plead To Save Flowers Wild Blooms In Ontario Said To Be Facing Extinction OTTAWA, April 28: (CP)- The flowers that, bloom in the spring minus quantity in Ontario will be a in the near future if some methods of protection from unres tricted pickers are not anoraea, iu Is feared by botanists at the agri cultural department. The The large-flowered larBe-nowerea trmium, nor- al emblem of Ontario, described as t'nne oi tne most uv-auv- $ of native wild flowers." threat - ens to be one of trie nrst to disappear Flower vendors with lars , hunches hail the passing country motorists and on many days the'.r supply is greater than the demand The glorious blooms men are flung away to wilt and die. SPRING EARLIER SUDBURY. Ont., April 28: (CP)1 Spring break-up Is coming earlier j than usual in northern Ontario, Ice going out of nearby Ramsay Lake, earliest since 1920. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Killed lnACCOrd Mackenzie - Die in Air Crash body was on ill ! , i 1 WINNIPEG, April 28: To attend the convention of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America, commencing May 2 at Vancouver, fifteen local chairmen from Eastern Canada passed through Winnipeg this morning. Heading the party were S. Upton of the Canadian National Rallwayi ! at Montreal, vice-chairman, and D. Chadler, who holds a slmilai post with the Brotherhood at Moncton. Deiegates from various eastern points will be In the city tomorrow enroute to the coast. It Is expected 200 from Canadian i centres will attend the con vention. Local chairmen in the contingent , this tie mnrnlntr mornins InMllHpri Included T T. PfltprSOn Paterson !.. H. Mellin, J. Moyce, J. Trembla and J. Depetello. all of Montreal, H. Mallavial of Jol'.tte; H. Dough Ottawa; S. Moyer, London; G O'Neill of Moncton and H. Fleming of Halifax. Closing Of Port Of Taconia Looms - 0 This is Threatened on Saturday Unless Longshoremen Start Working Strike-tied Vessel TACOMA. Anril 28. Unless the strike affectlng the loading of one Sat,irdav. a . ... , 1 " general closing of the port of Ta , ,uro,DnpH Tf thp rt .r" : T, . ,nm ,,rt,r. , tiwcu, - - to when it might reopen. Today's Weather (Government, lgr.pri Terrace Cloudy, calm, temperature 44. Alyansh Cloudy, calm, 46. Alice Arm Cloudy, calm, 45. Anyox Cloudy, calm, 42. Stewart Cloudy, calm, 42, , Hazelton Cloudy, calm, 45. Smithers Cloudy, calm, 45, Burns Lake Showery calm, 40. . BULLETINS Tomorrow's Tides High - 0:19 am 21.6 ft. 12:54 pjn. 20.0 ft. Low 6:50 am. 2.9 ft. 18:53 pjn. 55 ft. -" ' PRICE: 5 CENTS PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1938. British Lord and Lady Plunkct Lord and Lady Plunket, above who were killed recently in an aeroplahe crash a mile and a half south of San Luis Obispo, Cal., airport, while enroute to San Simeon, the luxurious ranch of W. R. Hearst. VS. newspaper magnate. The pilot of the aeroplane, was also killed and James Lawrence, son of Sir Walter Lawrence, London contractor, was injured by the crash said to be caused by fog. Lord Plunket, who was an Irish peer, the sixth Baron Plunket, of Newton, and a member of the Irish Parliament, was a close friend of King George of England. His Elizabeth and the daughter of wife, a lady-in-waiting to Queen a South African millionaire, and Actress Fanny Ward, was the heiress of a $9,000,000 fortune. SIRS. SWAIN'S BODY FOUND WHAT is believed to be the of Sirs. II. A. Swain, who lost off the Terrace bridge November 12 last, has been found a bar in the Skeena River near Shames, district headquarters of Provincial police were advised today. .Constable II. L. SlcKenny has proceeded from Terrace to investigate and, if possible, establish definite identity. QUEEN'S .MOTHER ILL of LONDON The Countess of Strathmore, mother of Queen Elizabeth, Is reported seriously I at her London home and it is feared that death may not be far removed. The Countess has been in failing health for some months. I TAKE JEW WEALTH ' BERLIN Vice Chancellor Herman Goering announced a decree yesterday whereby all Jewish fortunes and property will be taken bile over by the government to finance In the Nazi self-sufficiency program. It is estimated inav some $4,000,000,000 gwill be thus obtained. NO INQUIRY TO BE HELD Dr. Dafoe and Judge Valln Will to Continue To Direct Affairs Of Dionne Quintuplets TORONTO April , 28 (CP)- ,nTM Nc vV ludicial investigation into the af- fairs of the Dionne quintuplets is 'Mt'fied and none will be neia r 'Premier Mitchell Hepburn an- nounced today. Premier Hepburn said that any change in the cuardianshlp of tht .children would be made only at '.the request of Dr. Allan Roy Da ,foe and Judse J. A. Valln, two of 'tha nrepnt euardl3ns. A judicial inquiry had been do-manriAri hv OUva Dionne. tht ouints father, into the handling of the girls' finances, said to be iannroximat.?lv 6OO.OO0. . ... t, -i , t member f tn board of gUardlans whlcr. i J i .. tr 11 was reporteu jcotciua m be reorganized. Extra Pay Day Higher Taxes 53rd Friday This Year Costs Uni ted Kingdom $100,000,000 LONDON, April 28: (CP) There is an extra Friday in the financial year 1938-39 and that means Bri tish taxpayers must dig deeper in their pockets. The extra Friday means 53 pay davs as aealnst the usual 52 foi nensioners and government vants who draw their pay wee ?kly. Tt means increased provision for u'alr-rald precautionary seiviu - a, ..ihealth. housing and unemployment i ,.. insurance, princntlon education and and other other services, according to a memoran dum issued by Lt.-Col. D. J. Col- ville, financial secretary to the treasury. In Sp Battalion Is In Spanish Civil War Three Vancouver Men Are Killed in Conflict Which Continues to Go Decidedly Against Loyalist Forces TORONTO, April 28: (CP) Ten Canadians, members of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, are reported today to have been killed while fighting with the government forces in the Spanish civil war. Officials of the Friends of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion said the list casualties wes the longest received since the start oi the war. I i Three British Columbians are in rAnn PT7I7C! thP list of dead-Feofain Chare- VJ1U ROOSEVELT Elderly Automobile Slanufacturer And Chief Executive of United i States Sleet ' WASHINGTON. D. C April 28 1 Henry Ford, 75-year old automo manufacturing magnate, was conference yesterday at the White House with President Frank-lyn D. Roosevelt. What passed between the two was not officially announced although a Detroit correspondent advised his newspapet that Viat. Vnrrt Ford had had bluntlv bluntly told tola tht int chiei-executive that there, was friuch trovernment interference in private business. I Further, Ford, commenting upon 1 the four billion dollar "spending and lending program," is reported have susrsested that "the lower , the debt the better the business n. also renorted that, after the conference. Ford had said that nQ nlan tQ solye thl , 0w rrfm-m Zr in o- - . ... . . , tv,. nation's business. MOBILIZING FISH BOATS,: United States Navy Engaged in Organizing Boats on Both Coasts For Use in War WASHINGTON, D.C., April 28. The The United United States States Navy Navy De- De- ; nartment is organizing fishing fleets on both Pacific and Atlan- , tic roasts as a reserve force for mobilization as mjne sweepers or an anti-submarine patrol in the event of war. Vessels of 100 tons or more would be used in deep water work while the smaller boats would be used for coast defense. There are estimated to be more than one thousand of the larger vessels on the Pacific Coast. They would be equipped in event of war with three inch guns. Langlie Becomes ! Seattle Mayor Takes Over omce at unce in sut- cession to Late John F. Dore SEATTLE, April 28. Mayor-elect Arthur Langlie, who normally would not have assumed office un il June, was yesterday unanimous The additional pay day Is partly I lv ly rhospn chosen to tn fill fill the the unexplrei unexpired responsible for an Increase 20,312,636 in civil and revenue tlmates for 1938-39. Tonight's train, due from the East at 11 o'clock, was reported this morning to be running on time. of mayoralty term of Mayor John F. es - Dore who died recently. 1JAR SILVER NKW YORK: (CP) Bar Ml ver was unchanged at 4234C per fine ounce on the New York. metal market today. Papineau Badly Hit zuk. E. W. Patrick and George Washington, all of Vancouver. Reported missing are twelve Vancouver men W. S. Legge, Henry Jok-inen, John Regan, Peter Hilton, J. Ross, Saull Hyppa, Otto Suamela, Ben Butler, B. Beaulleau, Fred Mc-i Nell, Eskill Dahl and L. W. Wilson (captured). Ten other Canadians are missing nr rantured. According to today's dispatches from Madrid, the Insurgents are continuing to make important advances, 1 ' O MOrerJuWlSS' Folk Come Nine more Swiss families from the Old Country arrived in the central interior at the first of this week to settle. Five families are taking up ! land in the Prince George dis- trict while the balance came on to Smithers and Terrace. More Swiss settlers are expect- ed in the central interior this year. Since the movement started a year or so ago, twen- - ty families have arrived. New , settlers from the prairies and ' from the United States are al- so expected in the central in- terior this summer. Three Suspects In 1 T) LL A jlgWel KODDCry J ArC Put Under Arrest VANCOUVER, April 28: (CP) Three suspects were arrested yest- jerday for investigation in connec-! tion with the robbery of $17000 u-nrth nf lewels from Mrs. Cecilia Hall in a west end apartment last Saturday. The arrests were made in two raids on hotels. One of the three had recently arrived here from New York. Vancouctr Wheat VANCOUVER. April 28: (CP) whpnt droorjed again yesterday on the Vancouver market, being quot - ed at $1.1738, dropping to $1-17 today. .! KILLED UNDER TRUCK HALIBURTON, Ont., April 28: (CP) Three-year old Jerry Howe wa? killed under the wheels of a truck he tried to grasp as hl3 father was driving it down a lane. DOWN COMES P. O. OTTAWA, April 28: (CP) First step in demolishing for the site of the. National War Memorial, Ottawa's old general post office building Is being razed. "