Todays Weather Tomorrow's Tides (t AM.) Prince Rupert Cloudy, southeast mmm High 5:41 a.m. 19.8 It. wind, 18 miles per hour? barometer. 18:15 p.m. 1G.S ft. 29.30; temperature, 40; sea moderate. Low 12.06 p.m. 7.0 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUAIBlA'S NEWSPAPER No. 17. FRIDAY, JANUARY 1938. I'KICE: 5 OEMS Vol. XXVII., PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., 21, DEATH OF RAIL MAN PJ. Leeer, Long In Service of C.N.IU Gets Passes at Winnipeg I WINNIPEG, Jan. 21: D. J. Leger, who has been forty-eight years In the service of the Intercolonial and ' the Canadian National Railways asj an accountant, died at his residence I after a brief Illness. Death wr s due ' to a heart attack. ' Mr Leger was 65 years of age and i had only retired from active work tn August 1937. He was born at Moncton, New Brunswick, and. af- a ipnathv nerlod In railway work In that city, was transferred to Winnipeg. At his retirement he held the position of regional stores accountant. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and attended sacrea Heart Church. Surviving Mr. Leger are his widow, formerly Nora Bourgque. to whom he was married In Moncton tn 1901 four sons and four daughters. The sons are Louis of Winnipeg, Alfred of Wells, B.C.. Arthur of Saskatoon, and Raymond at home. The daughters are Evangeline, Helen. Yvonne and Lucille all at home. Three brothers are Peter of Gibsons Landing, B. C, Joseph and Solomon of Moncton. The funeral was held yesterday from the residence to Sacred Heart Church, Interment In St. Mary's Cemetery LOOK INTO INCIDENTS Stliure of American Ship and Submarine Attack on British in Mediterranean Being Investigated BARCELONA. SDaln. Jon. 21: iCPt- The seizure of the American, tanker Nantucket Chief by two Spanish Insurgent warships In the' Mediterranean Sea off Barcelona1 Is being investigated by Rear Ad- mlral Henry Lackey, commanding American naval forces In European waters. Information In regard to the seizure has been transmitted to Admiral Lackey by the United States embassy at Barcelona. The Incident of an unseccessful submarine attempt to torpedo the British ship Conlara 12 miles off Sagunot, twelve miles north of Valencia, Is being Investigated by the British authorities Cantaln of the frelehter Conlara officially reported on arrival at Castellon, Spain, that she had been attacked by a submarine but the torpedo missed its mark. At Valetta, Malta, the British steamship Gamma reported she had seen a submarine attacking unidentified destroyers in the western Mediterranean. CELLARITES j WINGAMES i Montreal Maroons and Detroit Red Wings Both Victorious In 1 1 Hockey MONTREAL, Jan. 21: (CP) Cellar dwellers In both the International and American Divisions of the National Hockey League were victorious last night, the Montreal Mnrrwna winnlrnr A in 1 CMPT their townsmen, the Canadlens, in Montreal while Detroit Red Wings won by a similar margin over Chicago Black Hawks at Detroit. In a third scheduled game last night, New York Americans, play-tng at home, held the Toronto. Maple Leafs to a one all overtime draw. The Americans are now tied with the Canadlens for runner-UP position to the Maple Leafs In the International division. A'u, Plot To Bomb Jap Vessel GURViVli TO DO DIGGING Sub-Contract for Excavation of Federal Building Albert & McCaflcry to Supply Materials John Gurvlch was yesterday awarded the sub-contract by Bennett & White, the general contractors, for excavation of the new federal building on Third Avenue. Breaking of ground will get actually under way on .Monday and, meantime, preliminary organization for the work was started this morning. The excavation will Involve the removal of some four hundred feet of rock and 700 feet of muskeg and it Is estimated will take some five or six weeks' time Announcement is also made that Albert & McCaffery hav been given the order to supply lumber, cement, sand, gravel, etc. to be used in the building. J. G. Bennett, head of the contracting firm, left by the Prince George last night on his return to Vancouver, leaving A. J. Cook as superintendent in charge of the work. TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy S. D. Joluuston Co.) Vancouver B. C. Nickel, .21. BJ Missouri... Bralorne. 8.90. . v " Aztec. .07 A. Dentonla. .10. Cariboo Quartz, 1.82. Golconda, .05. Mlnto, .033.4. Falrvlew. .05. Noble Five. .04. Pend Oreille. 2.25. Pioneer. 3.00. Porter Idaho. .03. Premier. 1.95. Reeves McDonald, .44. Reno. .45. Relief Arlington, .18Va- Reward. .06. Salmon Gold. .07. Taylor Bridge. .04. Hcdley Amalgamated, .05. Premier Border, .02 (ask). Sllbak Premier. 1.90. Congress. .02. Home Gold. .01 Vi. Grandvlcw, .09. Indian. .02. Quatslno Copper. W. Halda Gold, .05i. E Oils A. P. Con.. .31 Calmont, .53. C. & E.. 2.90. Freehold. .07i (ask). McDougall Recur. .26. . Mercury. .17 'i. Okalta. 2.20. Pacalta. 12. Home Oil. 1.30. Toronto Beattie. 1.40. Central Patricia. 2.25. Gods Lake. .60. Pickle Crow. 4.90. Little Long Lac. 5.50. McKcnzle Red Lake, .94. Red Lake Gold Shore, .302. San Antonio. 1.40. Shcrrltt Gordon, 1.00. Smelters Gold. .01 Vi. McLeod Cockshutt, 1.35. Oklcnd. .22. Mosher. .14. Madsen Red Lake, .40. Stadacona, .29. Frontier Red Lake, .05. Francoeur. .44. Moneta. 2.27. Bouscadlllac, .09. Bankfleld. .63. East Mala rile. 1.42. Preston E. Dome. 1.20. Hutchison lake. .10. Dawson White. .03 task). Aldermac, .55. Kerr Addison, 1.85. Uchl Gold. 1.23. Martin Bird, .50. Intern! Nickel, 51.50. Noranda. 60.00. ' , Con. Smelters, 63.00. , THIS COAST IS BLESSED BY HEAVEN Yet British Columbia Is Not Making Most of Opportunities For Becoming Great, Declares Professor Warren Must Use Wealth "If We Do Not, Someone Else Will." Asserts University Lecturer roints to Some Mistakes "Climate, geographical location flow of trade, raw materials -everything that Heaven can glvt to make us a great Industrial people we have In British Colum bla," declared Prof. Harry V. Warren In a University of British Col umbia extension lecture here last night. "But we must make full use of what we have been given or others will. Unless within twenty- five years we do something. I ven- ture to say that others will come In and do it for us. We are in th- position of a man with great selves and are not allowing any one else to use It." Prof. Warren listed Intense Individualism, the unwillingness to cooperate In building up a great pro ivlnce or Dominion, and shortsightedness among the mistakes of Brl-Ush Columbians which were ham- vlnce. One need was leaders, men 'of vision and character wh6 wers .broad enough to see the others' '.point of view. Here It was that K-vv;rly directed education could Li - oh 1., M .nrmw.- ; tlon. he appealed 1- for more ,r oiiv. actlv; and material support of the Unl verslty. Prof. Warren's subject was "Thi GcocraDhlc Aspects of British Col- At the outset, he wlshod to maKe It clear that he . l.l no n Tlrltlch friliim. b,a; t B tlsh Columbl'at las a Liberal, Conservative or La- Iborlte. d. ,torioiQ riimatP. blolosl- I lUVVt I1IUVVIIMMI ,-- 1 -J ical heritage and location were lm 1 . iv,nt nroni tn mnWf. up a great nation. All of these Brl 'tlsh Columbia possessed. Hei DeoDle however, were divided, jealous and not lnclinca 10 suo mit t0 leadership. .u- t,t naiiirtit rpsnnrrf British Columbia had. declared clever students being fitted to use Prof Warren, was Its water-power their talents. There was a deplor-There was about five million horse- able lack of scholarships. More ai-power which could be economical .tentlon should be paid to turning lly developed and which some daj out graduates fitted for Industry u u Thprp was a cood to absorb. Students were sent to 'hnt not Inexhaustible supply of coal. There was iron ore, not large In comparison with that of some other nations, but caoable of de vclopment into a good small In dustry. Aluminium and magne urn producte Prof. Warren saw as lrli,etrlil nnnnr OllCrillU' U'c "'' -F" tiftilty for British Columbia lr .view' of the province's potential resources 01 eicvuwiigr. nmt nv iontv v v..v . reforests with which, linked with hy mental station. Co-operation of dro-elcctrlc power, great things! government, Industries and unl could be done and many varied ,versltles was required. Great corn-products turned out. "And I do not panics In other nations were see why you In Prince Rupert spending larsre sums on research 'should not have a great plant for the manufacture of products from m,r mhcr." rmnmeniea mc .nMbP in nnlni 0JVMV f" CP Natural Trade Centre "British Columbia is also a natural trade centre." continued Pro' 'wnrrpn The time would DrODablV I ...i. iu. j f im l ( 1 1 1 1 L wiiuii tuu tiau vci.v.c v i-.n. 1 u . ..u fnm vnrth Af. wunu wuiuu iiiuku uuui ..v...... ,.v - .. , - I. . antic to Nortn facmc. ine spean.- !cr stressed the Importance of hav- ln ships which took away ex- .ports from British Columbia. In- Istcad f coming here empty, bring - .lng in materials which could be !sed for manufacturing. i TVfli Dealing ntr with wnn iiruisn HrtUfth Columbian uuiumuiiiaiui i oi me wc council cuumucr lur failure to develon Industrially. I lectures, this being proposed by .Prof. Warren commented upon TWO BODIES ARE FOUND - Charles Boss Kidnap-Killer Lead G-Mcn to Corpses of Victims In Wisconsin Cave ST. PAUL. Minn.. Jan. 21 ! (CP): Bodies of Charles S. Boss, kid nap-murder victim., anil James Alwoort Gray, accomplice in the abduction, were found In a cave In Wisconsin north woods last nl-rht. it Is announced by the Federal' Bureau of Investigation Peter Anders, arrested last week and whom G-Mn hart sal'' lrn-ed confession aritnittinr the kid-napping and Vlllinr of and his own arcomniice. Grav, led federal officers to the spot. Other apents-are searrhlnr the. northern Minnesota area foi vrt of the M n'X) ransom money: $14,000 of which has already been recovered, . attention which the Japanese haa been paying to British Columbia's natural resources. Reports were heard of the Japanese acquiring timber on the Queen Charlotte Islands and Interesting themselves In copper mines. The Japanese workine into the fisheries. It was Important that British col umblans should, utilize their own resources. Possibly, only a great crisis would cause a realization of the country's great resources, bring about their development and turn Canada Into a great Domini on. Referring to theBrlllsh Colum 01a, mining iiiuuujr, ed of paying $14,000,000 dividends in a year, Prof. Warren asserted that today the Industry was living on the work and discoveries of vears aco. Too little was belnfe dnne to rerjlace that which was be ing taken out of the ground. He proposed a systematic location of new mines, the assistance of the prospector by modern geological thr-taf sciences and trade" In the work of finding new fire. Efforts should be made to in terest big money In the AaXcESK and development of ' new mines , ST- tne mining companies companies None 01 mining . . ' . . I were spending toaay as mey should in prospecting but were workine on discoveries of the past 'As for education, more particularly University matters. Prof. Warren stressed the Importance of practl- ti mcwiuua. umi.muau., o.wU.v. be developed and everything pos- slblc should be done to ensure university but too often they werej , . . . . 1 r M 1 1 n h, An 0 -1 1 not Blioraeu sausmtiui.Y mcnua m . university life. Among other things NEW yoRK, Jan. 21: (CP) -there was too little mixing of those Tommy Farr weighed In at 207 with different views. I pounds today for his ten round Value of rescach and co-opera , i,... trmitrht with Jimmy Brad tlon of science and Industry was,dock( former world's heavyweight "nlsn strpsspd DV Prof. Warren - - Right In Prince Runert the lm- portance 01 mis rma dcch oumon- with great advantage. Canada was doing woefully nttie along tnis miu. I Votes of Thanks T. J. Williams acted as chairman for the evenlnc. The cltv council Ichambcr was practically illlcd with an Interested and attentive audi pi-ipp .. A vnte nf thankt was ... tender- prt trt Prnf. Warren and the Junior ---- nv..K rvimmnrna n hli.li Viofl uomuci u, w....v.v. - - been lntrumental In bringing him Prince "KQutS"st . rhir. here, on motion of Dr. J. T. Manriy jlotte. Islands-Stro g and City Commissioner W. J. Al-(winds or gales """ 1 dcr. There was also a vote of mild weather, gradually clearing ! appreciation t0 the City Comml- on Saturday. . sloner for making possible the use. West Coast o Vancouver u lanJ ,wib theEvttt. Liner Hiye Maru Supposedly Marked As Victim Of Deadly Machine In Seattle Harbor Two Senators Appointed - OTTAWA. Jan. 21: CP - Prime Minister William Ly0n Mackenzie Kins last nlaht an- nounced the appointment of Norman Lambert, president of the National Liberal Federa- tlon, and Duncan Marshall, former Alberta and Ontario minister of agriculture, to the Senate. Thus two of six va- cancies In the Upper House are filled. DIDN0T MEAN IT Japanese Explain That Incident at i Tientsin Was Just a "MlSunder-i. standing"... lo oiow up snips carrying scrap in ine uwcvui wnu mm vu SHANGHAI Jan. 21: CP) Brit- metal from Pacific ports to Japan, part of the coast, ish circles received word yesterday William said that George told him The day's weather report Is a fol- that Japanese forces at Tientsin that Forsythe had outlined the plot lows: had explained as a "misunder- and claimed to have been promised Triple Island Overcast, south-standing" the threat to Invade the a sum of money by an Oriental con- east wind, 32 miles per hour; sea British concession there which sul In San Francisco If he succeed- rough would have meant a clash with ed In blowing up Japanese vessels Langara Island Part cloudy, British troops carrying Iron. showery: southeast wind, 35 miles rt nahiinn nf Lancashire George Partridge Is still being per hour; barometer, 29.25 (rising A. IV V .w j Fusiliers had stood ready to repel th. threatened Intrusion author!. tatlve sources said, after the Jap- ancse had given warning that they " rpllprf I British troops waited for Japan- ese action with orders to resist. , Later came the Japanese explanation that it was a misunderstanding. BIG FIGHT ON TONIGHT Farr Eight Pounds Heavier Than Braddock and Is Given Three To One Odds to Win , i .,l,,-.lrn nrnriHnolt welsh viiamr'"" " pd ln at 1991., Farr rules a thre.; tQ 6ne favorlte to win. Weather horecast inirnlshid through the ciurtcy of tl. Dominion Mctei.roloKtoal Bureau t VlctPTl and Prince Rupert. Tills y--sat U compiled tmw ohvorsatlori!, U- r.Lmp,KZ75"Vowr, r.pnpml Svnousls Pressure 's, irlslnc on the coast and unsettled ...nhpr in creneral Drevalls over l b O this province. Heavy rams nave rred on the West Coast of Vancouver Island and lower main land. The weather In the Interior .. . rnntmUCS line. ybt..0 ' "v. . . C.lmostly fair and , mild ,,t, with 1W, occ - sUmal rain, gradually clearing. One Youth Drowned and Another Under Arrest Said To Have Been Offered Money By San Francisco Consul If They Succeeded SEATTLE, January 21: (CP) United States cus- tntns nrrpnts tnrlnv fisViprl n hnmh nut', nf flip wntprs nf F.l- 1 4 4- T - ustrtM ikUama 1-s -i Vv- 1 1 1 1 i . y i h;ii v i i h i m i lie i ii w J , v" was moored yesterday after a ui6ii:c piUL iu uiuh uj uie cocci. iuc uutuu cic iuuhu near the point where the nude body of a youth identified as Ralphe Forsythe of Vancouver , . was found floating in a lifebelt vvrv-i 4 "FT TTTb yesterday. W H A I H T K George Partridge, formerly of M IJllllUlli Weyburn, Saskatchewan, held as an p itifYY tx associate of Forsythe, told the po-( IN I VI II M lice that the Vancouver man swam . . . i a I r r 1 ...lit. !...-. 10 ine niye iviaiu wtiii uic imtii tlon of planting a time bomb on Tw Fet uf Dr- Snow at Stewart It. He said that Forsythe had Raining Elsewhere on Coast-swum out with the bomb contained Barely Freezing in Interior in a suitcase which was attached j to a wooden railway tie. Exceptionally mild weather for Thp hIvp Mam was mnvpri thrpe this time of vear is renorted hundred feet from the pier when throughout the province. At Stew-the bomb nlnt was disclosed but re- art there was two-feet of dry snow turned to the dock today. in Vancouver William Partridge told the Dollce'that he and his bro- ther George had spoken of a plot - j ? held today. j ! 11 ti q, 1 1 YYuedl. OlUUVfc 111 , . fannrk tanada FlpvnfnrQ LlCVatOrS ! I Prince Kupcrt House Shown as ; Containing 292,179 Bushels Weat stocks in the elevators In Canada were 52.136.351 bushels compared with 83,592,361 last year. These were as follows nn the lat est date: Western country elevators, 15,320,000 bushels; Interior termtn- als, 5.800,537; Vancouver-New West minster. 2.693.674; Prince Rupert, 292,279; Churchill, 11,820; Fort Wll- Ilam ana fori Artnur, iu,jo,ui, eastern elevators lake and seaboard ports, 10,199,163 ana ,uzj,ia ousn- els, respectively. 1 I Air Mail In I Nn( D.V,. I Is Extended ; .... . .. k Post Of flee Departnient lasnlght announced that the Prince George- Fort Orahame air mall route ln be extended to Fort Ware (formerly Whitewater), Inaugural flights to start March 12. Vanvouctt Wheat VANCOUVER. Jan. 21: (CP) - .Wheat was trading at $1.39 on the Vancouver mantei touay. Constable and Mrs. P. B. Smith arrived at Burns Lake last week from Fort St. John in the Pcaco River Block, where they have resided for the past seven years, to take up residence. Constable Smith ' , wa. s at at . one one time time Mmejocated located located nt at at SI 81 Stew- art n .,u. TnnnMnrin T imam XT urn A T r i ! h i m i ir-.f i jii r i i nvr nirii u a Canadian -r youth u had i told iT of this morning, according to,the Cov ernment Telegraphs dally weather reDort. At Anyox and Alice Arm It was raining, It was barely freezing . .i -- i'..j;y;.'iig-r.-tj-tiii:'iy rapidly j; temperature, n, sea rough. Stewart Calm, two feet of dry snow, temperature, 28. Anyox Raining, easterly wind; temperature, 33. Alice Arm Raining, southeast wind; temperature, 40. Alyansh Raining, windy; temperature, 36. Terrace Cloudy, calm; temperature. 34. Hazelton Cloudy, calm; temperature, 27. Smlthers Part cloudy, calm; temperature, 32 Burns Lake Bright, strong southeast wind: temwirature. 29. Prlnrp Cpnrac Pair. Southeast wlnd ourteen miles per hour; bar- ometer 29.34. Vancouver Cloudy, easterly wind four mues per hour; barometer, 29.84. Victoria Fair, westerly wind, twenty miles per hour; barometer, 29.88. Estevan Fair, westerly wind, eight miles per hour; barometer, 29.86. Alert Bay Part cloudy, calm; : barometer, 29.70; temperature, 33; sea smooth. . .. .. . ...i. uuu narDor naming, soum- meter- 2"; temperature, 40, neavy swe"' TUl-f'w, llaafl flf Aiuny ! Pneumonia After .Having Measles EDMONTON, Jan. 21: Thirty persons are dead as a result of a measles and pneumonia epidemic ln an Indian village north of here. The epidemic Is now reported to be subsiding. HOCKEY SCORES Pacific Coast League Spokane 2, Portland 2 (overtime tie).