Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Prince
Rupert
Overcast,
southeast,
l
my
m
in
mmj
High
0:56
a.m.
223
ft.
wind,
eleven
miles
per
hour;
13:36
pjn.
203
It.
barometer,
30.18
(steady);
temperature
Low
7:32
am
1.9
It.
41;
sea
smooth.
19:34
pjn.
5A
It.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vcl
XXVII..
No.
100
J?t
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
APRIL
29,
1938.
PRICE:
S
CENTS
.
v
Ship:
VXf.
is
azi
Strategy
To
Be
Countered
Japs
American
Nava!
Vessel
Is
Coming
Get
Twenty
Nipponese
s
And
Three
Chinese
Shot
Down
No
Less
Than
One
Thousand
Persons
Are
Reported
Killed
As
Result
of
Fierce
Engagement
at
Provisional
Capital
HANKOW,
April
29:
(CP)
Chinese
airplanes
and
anti-aircraft
batteries
today
shot
down
eight
Japanese
Drive
Azainst
Them
Starting
Vancouver
Following
Wave
of
Robberies
and
Hold-Ups
vised
of
Another
Fighting
Craft
Ies
0f
the
East
and
tne
to
Visit
This
Port
Aider!
City
Commissioner
W.
J.
States
just
recently.
ha.s
been
advised
that
the
United
TrV
UJ
III
11
State
Navy
ship
Eagle
No.
57
will
:
J
J
SJJ
lluU
pay
a
visit
to
thU
port
on
May
31
In
the
course
of
a
training
cruise
to
Alaska.
It
Is
the
third
American
Worst
Of
Air
SHOT
DEAD
AT
OCEANIC
Jack
White,
Port
Simpson
Indian,
Victim
of
Accident
at
Nearby
Cannery
Yesterday
Afternoon
The
provincial
police
boat
lef.
this
morning
for
Oceanic
to
Investigate
the
circumstances
of
the
fatal
shooting
yesterday
afternoon
of
Jack
White,
a
Port
Simpson
In-J
dlan.
According
to
telephonic
advice
received
at
divisional
head-l
quarters
of
the
provincial
police)
here.
White
was
accidentally
shot
In
the
bush
back
of
the
cannery
to
bombers
and
twelve
pursuit
planes
in
a
great
air
battle
;which
his
body
was
later
brought
..
f
t
-ti
!
mi
'..i
.
T
..
over
tnis
provisional
ninese
capital,
imriy-mne
jup-iin.
9npsf
nlanes
anneared
late
todav.
dronnintr
about
one.
appears
that
white,
who
was
hundred
bombs
in
the
vicinity
of
Hayang
arsenal
and
kan-r
ten
persons.
Forty
Chinese
pne
took
off
to
engage
the
rald-i
err,
to
dos
fights.
Three
Chinese
i
plane-
were
also
snot
down.
Rcu!.;n
reporter
that
one
thous
inil
persons
were
killed
in
the
raid.
)
NEW
PARTY
ANNOUNCED
Slain
Object
Of
National
fwrcssives-Will
Be
to
Provide
MADISON.
Wisconsin,
April
29:
iCPi
-Oovernor
Philip
Lafollette
cade
official
announcement
last
tzht
r?
the
formation
of
a
third
pclitici)
party
in
the
United
States
'
'
be
known
as
the
National
Progressive-
of
America.
TV
aim
of
the
party
Is
"to
pro-Tide
work
for
the
people
and
by
foir
work
tp
add
to
the
wealth
of
tr.t
country."
I
Oovernor
Lafollette
paid
tribute
to
thr
'brilliant
leadership"
of
,
President
Franklyn
D.
Roosevelt
tat
pointed
out
that
leadership,
ilone
would
not
provide
what
the
j
country
needed.
The
third
party
will
make
an
ac
live
bid
for
power
at
the
next
el
tctlon
BULLETINS
ONE
THOUSAND
GUINEAS
NEWMARKET
Sir
Hugo
Cun-liffc-Owen's
Kockfel
today
won
the
One
Thousand
Guineas
race.
I).
Grossman's
Laughing
Water
was
second
and
Sir
Alfred
Butt's
Solar
Flower
third.
POWELI,
KKLEASE1)
OTTAWA
.Minister
of
Justice
Lapointe
today
issued
an
order
paroling
G.
F.
Powell,
British
Social
Credit
advisor
to
the
Alberta
government,
who
has
been
serving
a
six
months'
sentence
for
defamatory
libel.
TO
PURSUE
CRIMINALS
I
only
nineteen
years
of
age.
had
I
gone
out
with
his
father-in-law.
Henry
Bailey,
to
look
for
beaver,
j
;
Both
were
carrying
shot
guns.
The
!
trigger
of
White's
gun,
which,
he
'was
carrying
over
his
left
shoulder,
j
caught
In
bushes
and
went
off.
The(
I
right
side
of
his
face
was
blown
off
and
his
left
hand
injured.
Bailey
started
carrying
White
Into
Oceanic
and,
after
covering
about
half
of
the
distance
of
six
miles,
put
him
downyand
went
into
,
get
help.
By
the
time
he
got
back
jwlthrhelp.
White
was
dead.
I
Iff
port
1
la
urr
luuaj
-
in
ugtnfc)OjplTv',"
'
Perfecting
Plans
For
Air
Service
Pilot
Ginger
Coote
Will
Operate
From
Vancouver
to
Yukon
Via
Prince
George
VANCOUVER.
April
29
1
Ginger
Coote.
well
known
'airman.
Is
continuing
his
plans
In
fP
a
rnmmprr.ial
air
service
from
V
WW.....
.
-
-
Vancouver
to
the
Yukon
by
way
o
Prince
George
and
Fort
St.
John,
VANCOUVER,
April
29:
(CP
-t
Mayor
George
C.
Miller
announced
Rn
A
illOWdlltCi
niUfllirP's
yesterday
that
the
police
depart-llO
ment
would
Institute
an
intensive
,p
C:A
Mnn
drive
against
criminals
following
a;
fOr
DinglC
HICH
recent
wave
of
hold-ups
and
burgl-
j
..I..
Thn
arm
nuneemcnt
cam?
fol
lowing
special
meetings
of
the
police
commission
on
the
subject.
WhPTP
is
believed
to
have
been
an
-'
tommissioner
W.
J.
Alder
i
influx
of
criminals
from
large
w
Ja
Minister
of
Labor
Pearson
.Makes
Candid
Statement
In
Victoria
VICTORIA,
April
29:
(CP)
The
known
will
be
here
this
year.
Theli)oubling
of
Production
is
'.a
,ncK
prairies
for
men
who
want
to
go
Eagle
will
be
comlne
from
Seattle
ani
w!!
anchor
overnight
at
Lowe
Met
before
coming
here.
Weather
forecast
For
AIRCRAFT
Coming
it-"
and
get
u,
me
mmisicr
au.
Ministry
LONDON,
April
29:
(CP)-
The
British
air
ministry
plans
to
double
In
the
next
two
aircraft
production
JS
according
to
well
In
ormea
'
i
cunn
p
tip
Ldt
i
ip,,,.
.....
,
quaners,
hk""
-
-
,
.
it
IS
unati
o
,
V"1111110"
Mcu-orologlc!
Bureau
at;
mates,
-"1.1
tuiri
Prinv.
niuvrt
Tnis
ior-
..,to
fnr
r.nis
iiuku
jr
f
;
mpilad
from
observation
ta-
W,.
voaay
atwl
covers
pntod
tmdlng
S
pm.
tomorrow
general
Synopsis
Pressure
'"ttins
nigh
cast
and
Stock
Market
over
Vancouver
Island
rri
1
Il.rovrt
the
north
Pacific.
A
X&11
UpWarQ
'WlTQ
Is
mMsrolInn
om
OMrVl
.
!lf
causing
rain
and
high
winds
Th,s
Wcck
owevM,
-
w
yueen
Charlotte
isianas
.
-
jiarkcd
lnds.
Islands
Fresh
to
strong
south
.L
3'
""J
Prota6"
eral
S;SSteenuprd
tendency
tonight.
thls
weeN
"7Z
.1.31
wers
.
,P
on
Wed-
west
coast
of
Vancouver
Island
trial
averse
rails
off
-
.l
.
na
utUitlesf
up
J
northwest
wind,
fair
.and
'
needay.
deratcly
warm.
.02.
.
:
,
tratjve
council
government
rather
tiof
for
unemDloved
single
men
who
were
recently
released
frotf
Pearson,
minister
of
laoor,
siaiea
,
yesterday.
These
men
will
be
having
allowances
coming
to
them
to
i
cover
them
up
to
May
15
and,
furthermore,
indications
are
thai
there
is
agricultural
work
on
the
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American
None.
Canadian
0,000,
6c
and
4c
and
C.lc
and
4c.
American
Oony.
15,000,
offered
6.9c
ard
.5c,
going
to
Seattle.
Canadian
,
,
Lois
N.,
20,000,
Cold
Storage,
'and
4c.
I
Embla,
14,500,
Cold
Storage,
Are
and
4c.
J.
R.,
5,000,
Booth,
6c
and
4c.
6c
than
a
provincial
legislature.
Paee
Rideout.
former
nresldent.
government
camps,
Hon.
George
:
was
cnatrmani
and
following
intro-
ductlon
of
the
subject
called
upon
C.
W.
Frederick
to
present
the
brief
(Continued
on
Page
Two)
Coming
North
To
Gather
Specimens
Battle
Britain
And
France
.i
Londoners
See
Preparation
For
Cias
Attacl
Curious
Londoners
are
gaziiia
uowa
u
a
u..awnatration
suit?
who
are
adjusting
ea.:
otaer
.
i-.v
mask
for
use
in
th?
demonstration
that
followed
the
cfui-iai
cpem;-
oi
Uxc
first
air
raid
shelter
in
the
capital.
The
entrance
i.s
steel
plated,
gas
and
bomb
proof.
PEACE
RIVER
CHAMBER
OF
COMMERCE
ASKS
FOR
NEW
NORTH
AUTONOMOUS
AREA
PEACE
RIVER,
April
29.
Registering
definite
ob-
I
lppfinn
fn
flir
nrnnrwpfl
iminlrrnnvit
inn
nf
Viifcnn
with
Hvif-
ish
Columbia,
and
requesting
that
a
plebiscite
of
all
residents
of
the
north
be
taken
before
any
re-allocation
of
territory
is
made,
the
Peace
River
Chamber
of
Commerce
at
a
largely
attended
general
meeting
again
put
forward
the
claims
of
the
northern
parts
of
Alberta
and
British
Columbia
for
secession
from
their
respective
pro-
(.JjnnOt
luCntllV
vinces
and
the
erection
of
a
new
provincial
government
has
no
in-
aut0nomous
area
with
an
adminis-
DftrMlc
F7unr1
On
united
tentlon
n
of
r
r,,(Hin
providing
immediate
immediate
re
re
,
.,
u
Remains
rounfl
un
Skeena
River
Bar
Provincial
police
headquarters
that
had
been
prepared.
A
dozen
were
advised
this
afternoon
'jj
or
more
speakers
followed
bringing
Constable
H.
L.
McKenney
of
Ter-
out
many
points
of
Interest,
and
race
that
It
had
been
found
im-l
following
full
and
complete
discus-
possible
to
positively
Identify
the
sion
the
resolution
adopting
the
remains
of
a
woman
found
on
a
I
brief
w'as
carried
by.
a
practically
bar
in
the
Skeena
River
neat
unanimous
vote.
Copies
were
for-.
Shames.
The
body
was
too
badly
warded
to
the
chairman
of
the
'
decomposed.
Row'ell
Commission,
to
the
prime
;
News
was
brought
by
an
Indian
minister,
to
R.
B.
Bennett
and
to
to
Constable
II.
L.
McKenney
that
!
all
members
of
parliament
from
the
human
remains
had
been
observed
,in
the
river
near
Shames.
A
much
.decomposed
body
had
been
caught
(In
a
log
jam.
Investigations
are
proceeding
and
there
Is
to
be
an
Inquest
today.
Charlie
Nelson
was
Assistant
Biologist
of
Provincial
Swain,
missing
since
November
13!
6c
Museum
to
Visit
Peace
River
last.
And
Northern
B.
C.
!
'
WHEAT
PRICES
SLIGHTLY
UI
Trnmn.
15
000.
Atlin.
fi
le
and
4c.
.
VICTORIA.
April
29:
(CP)
An
v
.
,o
The
gen-
Mary
F.,
3,000,
Cold
Storage,
Assistant
biologist
of
the
provincial
N
.
o
of
'
the
the
s
stock
tow
m
market
6.1c
and
4c.
Torborjg
4c.
A..
5,000,
Atlln,
6c
and
Rl
Rita,
4.000,
Atlin,
6c
and
4c.
Gony,
13,500,
Pacific,
6c
and
4c.
WINNIPEG.
April
29:
(CP)
museum
is
about
to
leave
Victoria
Wheat
prices
were
slightly
strong
to
spend
three
months
in
the
er
on
the
Winnipeg
exchange
yes-
Peace
River
area
and
Northern
terday.
advances
of
w
and
sc
on
British
Columbia
collecting
ex
hlblts
for
the
museum.
To
Prevent
Starving
OF
Danubian
Nations
Nature
of
Details
of
Agreement
Reached
at
Conference
Between
Premier
Chamberlain
and
Daladier
Not
Immediately
Announced
LONDON.
Anril
29:
(CP)
French
and
British
statesmen
today
reached
an
agreement
on
steps
to
be
!
taken
to
bring
about
a
peaceful
and
suitable
solution
of
central
European
problems.
The
nature
of
the
agreement
was
not
announced
immediately
but
it
is
believed
to
have
mapped
out
an
economic
and
diplomatic
campaign
to
pre-
vent
Germany
from
starving
HITLER
TO
SEE
SHOW
Italy
Prepares
To
Accord
Greatest
Reception
Ever
corded
Foreign
Visitor
That
Country
Hitler
Ac-
In
ROME.
April
29:
(CP)
When
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
of
Ger
many
arrives
In
Romfe
next
Tues-1
.
day
for
his
return
visit
to
Premier
Benito
Mussolini,
he
will
receive
i
the
greatest
reception
ever
accord-
j
ed
a
foreign
visitor
in
Italy.
There
will
be
a
huge
torchlight
parade,
a
great
navai
"review
and
an'
en-1
ormous
display
of
military
,
streneth.
I
Calgary
Woman
Under
Arrest
CALGARY.
April
29:
(CP)
Calgary
was
quiet
last
night
a
clash
yesterday
morning
between
police
and
relief
work
One
woman
was
arrested.
FOOD
CONTROL
IS
ORGANIZED
Great
Britain
to
be
in
Readiness
Should
War
Break
Out
Emer
gency
Stocks
Still
Being
Laid
In
LONDON,
April
29:
(CP)
The
British
government
is
continuing
its
program
of
organizing
food
supplies
of
the
country
against
the
emergency
qf
war.
Immediately
upon
the
outbreak
of
war,
there
would
be
strict
food
control
regulations
enforced
in
regard
to
use
and
distribution.
Large
reserve
supplies
of
food
are
still
being
laid
in.
Diver
Looks
At
Submerged
Boat
Mystery
Surrounding
Disappearance
of
Saturna
Island
Fisherman
May
Be
Solved
VICTORIA.
April
29:
(CP)
A
the
Indian
who
made
the
discovery,
diver
Is
goin?
down
at
Saturna
Isl-The
remains
are
those
of
an
elderly
and
today
to
Investigate
the
dls-woman
believed
to
be
Mrs.
II.
A.lcovery
of
a
sunken
boat
there.
It
is
believed
It
may
be
the
fishing
boat
Dawn
which,
with
its
owner
Percy
Underwood,
has
been
missing
since
April
11.
LONDON
GOLD
PRICE
LONDON,
April
29:
(CP)
The
price
of
bar
gold
was.
unchanged
futures
being
recorded.
May
closed
at
$34.9!
Pr
fine
ounce
on
the
at
$1.20.
London
metal
market
yesterday,
Czecho-Slovakia
Into
submission
to
Nazism
and
considered
moves
to
relieve
economic
pressure
of
Germany
on
other
Danubian
neighbors.
Premier
Chamberlain
of
Great
Britain
and
Premier
Daladier
of
France
have
been
In
conference
here
for
two
days.
i
NEILL
IS
RETIRING
Member
of
Parliame'riCfor
"Comox-AlbernL-Intimates
.
He
Will
-Not
Seek
Ke-EJection
OTTAWA,
April
29:
(CP)
A.
W.
INeill,
Independent
member
for
Comox-Alberni,
intimated
yester-I
day
that
he
had
contested
his
last
(election.
He
doubted,
he
said,
if
j
the
condition
of
his
health
would
1
Permit
the
strain
of
fighting
an-C.ty
.
.
.
..
,-.
v-
r-
Clu.el
Last
Night
Following
cther
ca
whlch(
ta
ex.
Clash
Between
Workless
And
I,...,...,,,
,
u
I
OllCe
l.i
i
ji
n
i-
,nii
cuing,
a
giAJu
ucai
vi
ii.
ui
oiiiaiA
boats
along
the
west
coast
of
Vancouver
Island
under
rather
arduous
conditions.
Mr.
Nelll
said
that
he
saw
signs
of
a
general
election
within
a
year"
but
he
hoped
that
this
would
not
be
so
as
he
would
like
to
have
another
session.
I
Now
approaching
his
seventieth
birthday,
Mr.
Nelll
has
been
for
many
years
in
public
life,
having
been
three
times
member
of
the
provincial
legislature
and
five
times
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to
that,
he
has
been
alderman
and
mayor
of
Albernl
as
well
as
Indian
Agent
for
ten
years
and
police
magistrate
for
five
years.
;
An
able
debater,
he
has
been
one
of
the
most
esteemed
and
Interesting
figures
in
Parliament
for
many
years.
Interested
In
Monkman
Pass
Vancouver
To
Assist
By
Putting
Up
Cash
T
Purchase
Supplies
For
Volunteer
Workers
VANCOUVER,
April
29:
Van-,
couver
Is
Interesting
itself
in
the
Monkman
Pass
Highway
project
and
will
contribute
a
good
portion
if
not
all
of
the
$15,000
being
sought
to
purchase
supplies
In
connection
with
the
volunteer
labor
which
will
build
the
road
from
the
Peace
River
to
the
line
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
The
first
car
Is
expected
to
drive
through
from
Pouce
Coupe
to
Vancouver
by
October
1
this
year.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER,
April
29:
(CP)
-Wheat
was
quoted
at
$1.16
on
the
Vancouver
market
today.