Alert Bay Part cloudy, fresh Jouthwest wind; barometer, 30.28; lempcrature. 40: sea rough. tstovan clear, northerly wind, 12 miles per hour; barometer, 30.28. Victoria- - Clear, northerly wind, " miles per hour: barometer. 30.24. Vancouver Clpnr. palm: barom- 1 -. ,tcr 30-24. prlnce Oeorcn nienr. southerly . -----. - iour miles pef hour; barom- Hazelton Cloudy, west wind, lempcrature 44. bmlthers Part cloudy, 55. jjwns Lake Cloudy, windy, 39. Terrace- part cloudy, calm, 44. ansh. -dear, calm, 48. A"Ce Arm- Pnrt rlmiHv Rnllth- s.i . " - - v. "v w nH AS I UV Anyov Part cloudy, south west lnd, 4i J'art - part cloudy, strong Sout wind, 42. Today's Weather Tomorrow's Tides Prince Rupert Part cloudy, mm mmm High 1:25 ajn. 213 -ft southeast wind, three miles per 14:20 pjn. 19.0 It. ribur barometer, 30.41 (.4teady); Low 8:10 ajn. 2.2 It. temperature, oh; sea smoom. 20:10 p.m. 7.0 It. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Vol. XXVII., No. 113. PRINCE RUPERT B. C, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1938. PRICE: 5 CENTS Japs GTAWn IIK J 1 rill-' vrx HEINLEIN '"" SldfU Leader In Czecho-SIovakla liot Anxious About Annexation By Germany ccomplish Their . J , BRUSSELS, May 14: The 14.-Conrad Hcln- May nlne vpar nW foreIn m.nist(.r in a a r-i. n . . J jci, ; r ine - nnrtTV in L,ZeCIlU-OIUVH.Klii. . WI1U hiuiuj w xi Si Visitor tO London, Was reported VtntiA mm inn inrmpr rnanpp nr uaiv w - j lo line tJicucuuci, jii. iiuii. Yviiiow" - 1.111 .... tUi U A tn a -nt tn favor of the annexation bv t'JCIl IlJaiiiiCi aa iiau ucii uunc it Intrndpd tn insist unon . had one Dcen aeniea. Delicate Brain I Operation Has ' Been Performed WASHINGTON, D. C, May 14' delicate operation for "little viin was nerfnrmpd nn a two- ..r r irnu iiiut ik mm cm i u .-..v. All 1IIIII1 A llli: 111 ICLUIllllllLUVU 1 III riVtlllL Will UC WdbLlilU Is a success, It might be pcr-led on others similarly atflict- it .t-m hn at irtvtL i x mnnmi AN win " - - T . I t ECLIPSE IS SEEN Astronomical Phenomenon Was Visible Through Clouds Here During Night .... . . , . , Although obscured for a part of the time by heavy drifting clouds. he eclipse of the mo0n early this morning was easily discernible ln Prince Runert and. pvldentlv. a ? " ' ood many people were interested trough to remain up to witness the Phenomenon. The moon was full nd the ccIIdsc was practically complete around 1:30 a.m. Today's Weather (Ooverninon. "lvirr.riwi Triple Island Part cloudy, aorthwest wind, 12 miles per hour; 1 Angara Island Part cloudy, "orthwest wind, 12 miles per hour; j Urometer, 30.45; temperature, 44; t swell, wad Tree Point Part cloudy ' New M n srrv j Be,ns med Kln IpminM Tails Ilnnn Vnuthfiil . Fore, , u To Dfaw Cabinet cauinct 01 rremier cmue ian- i t t ri wn pn rp.sipnpn vpsrprnnv nn hpn pallpri iinnn hv Klnir InnnW aS5Ume me uisk 01 lorimng a rifiw m n 11 rv BIG GIFTS FOR Y.M.C.A. Two Donations of $15,000 Are Made Towards Undertaking in Vancouver VANCOUVER, May 14: (CP) Two subscriptions of $15,000 each were Included in the total announced as the first report on the Young Men's Christian Association campaign for $450,000 to erect a new building here. The names of the subscribers were not announced. SEND DEER TO STATES Two Live Caribou Pass Through Winnipeg WINNIPEO, May 14: With twenty bags of Arctic moss theh only reminder of the northern environment from which they came, two live caribou passed through Wlnnincc last ntaht consicned to the Unltdd States conservation board at Baudette, Minnesota. Taken from the abundance of wild life In Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, and brought to Winnipeg over Canadian National lines, the two animals are bplnc exDressed south as an cx- perlment on the part of the Unt ted States government. Should h survlve ln their new sur. roundlngs eight more, four bulls and four C0WSi be dipped to BaUdctte. W 1 1 1 1 1" III lIllliUK Wtl V W V-l were subjected to the usua! exarnination of all livestock enter- jng tne united States.-The "medi- rai" PvnminnUnn wns conducted by Dr. Roy Gaskell, veterinary surgeon of Pembina, N. D, The Arctic moss which accompanied them is the chief form of sustenance of northland caribou - r ri 1 e hOOSlinfif T Or lu!-vlro lfoH lUUlIIVIliau luau . Visitor From Prince George Would tit. i c-. Wnrk Commence of thfi Prinre Qeoree dairy pro- ducts j, boosting for the construc- tinn 'nr thP Monkman Pass high- way whiCh he considers would serve more people than any other public wots that could be carried out at nrpspnt. - minor giu thinks ...... the western IVll. 1V1111.1 nnt.ipt fr the Peace River Railway .um ihrnmrh the same pass ouwum 6 v... o - to connect with the Canadian na tlonal. Grits Attack Air Ministry LONDON, May 14.-Llberal members of the House of Commons vigorously attacked the air minis- try for lack of policy in kkik up British air defenses. southwest wind; barometer, Connecting With Hansard 35 -M; temperature, 42; sea smooth.) ( . Bull Harbor Clear, northwest Alfred Miller of Prince George, 20 miles per hour; barometer ( wno was.in the city Friday on bus-30-3l; temperature, 46; sea rough. jness m Connectlon with marketing BULLETINS PROTESTS TO BRAZIL RIO DE JANEIRO The Ger man government today protested to Brazil against the arrest of ' six German citizens as suspects J in the abortive Fascist uprising 1 on Wednesday against President of Vargas. The Brazilian government replies that the arrests ; were made as individuals and there are no charges against an outside nation although a Ric newspaper said the uprising was German inspired and President Vargas has the information. AIR FORCE CRASH BRISTOL, England A long range Royal Air Force bomber crashed in flames near Bristol today, killing M. II. P. Warren, civil technician aboard the craft. The plane is believed to ' have been a Vickerg Wellesley of a type I designed for a try at the world long distance record. ITALY-GERMANY TOGETHER GENOA Doubt that Italian and French grievances over Spain could be reconciled was coupled by Premier Mussolini today with a warning that if "so called great democracies are really preparing for a doctrinal war," Italy and Germany "will march together to the end." 11 Duce hailed the Ang-, lo-Ilalian pact as a , recognition of "the majesty of Fascist Italy." BREAK OFF RELATIONS MEXICO CITY Offended at the British "unfriendly attitude" j arising from expropriations by President Cardenas of the properties of British oil companies, the Mexican government today announced withdrawal of its minister in London, Primo Villa I Michel, and the closing of its legation there. It was expected I that the British minister to Mexico, Owen O'Malley, would be recalled promptly. VON CRAMM SENTENCED BERLIN Baron Gottfried von ! Cramm, German top raiiKiiig ,,!, i tennis star, was today sentenced , to a year in prison for violation I of the Nazi delinquency statutes. Von Cramm was found guilty of improper relations with a Jewish j youth Menassc Hcrbst. Two months were deducted from the sentence for time already spent in jail since arrest. DAUBER WINS PREAKNESS NEW YORK Dauber, second horse in the Kentucky Derby last week, won the Preakness today. Cravat was second. VALENCIA AIR RAID VALENCIA Twenty were killed and 30 injured in another insurgent air raid on Valencia today. A British ship, with no one on board, was sunk. Confidence In Homer Martin President of United Automobile Workers Union Receives Unanl- mous Endorsation DETROIT, May 141 Homer D. Martin, president of the Automobile Workers Union of America, was given an unanimous vote of confidence by the union yesterdaj following the squelching of a muvtt.. C.1.0. Wins Recognition Accepted by National Labor Rela tions Board as Alaska fanners' Bargaining Agency I SEATLE, May 14. Despite the protest of the American) Federation Labof, the Committed on Indus-I trial Organization was yesterday recognized by the National Labor Relations t'a Board as. . the k bargaining agency of Alaska salmon cannery workers. IS KILLED, INCRASH Mrs. Laura Jones, Bride of Two Months, Meets Frightful Death In Vancouver VANCOUVER. May 14: (CP) Mrs. Laura Jones, wife of Ernest Jones and a bride of wo months died ln hospital early today as a result of Injuries sustained last night when a car which she was driving was in head-on collision with a street car. She sufferer! terrible injuries in the crash which could be heard for blocks. LABORATORY FACILITIES made a trip around Vancouver ls-Scrviccs of Eminent Pathologist iand aboard the Princess Norah. Secured for Prince Rupert With Co-Operation of Medical Men With co-operation-of the Prince Rupert Medical A&sociatlon, a pathological laboratory is to be established at the Prince Rupert General hospital with Dr. R. E. Coleman, former pathological director of the Vancouver General Hospital and an outstanding man In this line of wnrk. ln rharce. Under the terms oi the arrangement between the Medical Association and the hospital, the cost will be negligible as far as the hospital is concerned. At the same time, a very valuable service to the hospital, the medical profession, the patients and the . cuiumuiuiy aiiu luauni. win Lit uu- tained. Under the terms of the arrangement between, the hospital board land the medical association, the hospital will make available for Dr. (Coleman the present laboratory (quarters and existing equipment, provide him with his meals and col-' lect fees for services rendered hos-Ipltal patients. The medical assoc iation will assume responsibility for a monthly guarantee of $100 to Dr. Coleman and will provide additional equipment needed as well as be responsible for lodging. Dr. J. H. Carson, delegate of the medical association to the hospital board, spoke of the advantage it would be for the hospital and the community to have such a laboratory service Immediately available. It would tend toward making Prince Rupert a medical centre for the district. Time would be saved for both doctors and patients and imore effective service given. Dr.l mtomnn w9 nn nntstnnrtin., mon ln his line of work. Only the fact that his health had become under- mined by the weight of his duties. at Vancouver, making It necessary for him to seek a less arduous post, had made it possible to abtaln him Vara T f xtta c nn nnivirttitilt V f should not be missed, particularly ; since the financial obligation of the board was so slight Miss Jean Harrison R.N., lady superintendent, strongly approved of the idea. C.PJI. steamer Princess Louise, Capt. S. K. Gray, Is due tn port at. 9 o'clock tomorrow vVv.w" morning from tutViajr iTOLD OF ATTACK Princeton Man Gives Evidence Against His Son at Preliminary Trial VANCOUVER, May 14: (CP) Following his committal for trial at Princeton Thursday on a charge of ,,. . . , , . ' WlUIam Peat, aged 22, arrived at Okalla Prison today to await trial at Supreme Court Assizes. William Peat sr., International Bible Students' Association evan- geusi, irom a nospiiai coi ai Princeton gave evidence describing ' the alleged axe and hammer attack , in which he suffered a fractured! skull. Archie Williams, a younger brother of accused, was thrown Into the Simllkameen River but was not seriously hurt, Tacoma Chamber Of Commerce To Pay Visit Here A party of between 45 and 50 members of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, in the course of a coastal excursion,' will be her next Friday afternoon and eye-1 nlng aboard the steamer Princess Adelaide on her regular weekly "Voyage Last year a similar party SURPRISE BYG0VT Aerial Attacks by Both Sides in Spanish Civil War Barcelona i Still Being Bombed H END A YE, France, May 14: (CP( Government planes launched a surprise attack on the eastern: Spanish front as the Insurgent! drive against Valencia gained headway. The insurgents called immediately for plane reinforcements. The rebels said they had shot down seven government planes without losing any themselves. Midnight, last night brought two more deadly air raids upon Barcelona by Spanish insurgent bombing planes. Cargoes of missies were dropped upon the outskirts of the city. Loyalists anti-aircraft guns were used with effect. The captain and mate of the Bri tish freighter Euphorbia were wounded by bursting bombs during the raid last night, it was learned today. Yukon Ice Moves; Woman Wins Pool Annual Spring Break-Up at Dawson Commenced With Loosening Of Old River Ice Yesterday DAWSOl., May 14: (CP)- Ire moved in the Yukon River hero yesterday morning. The $3000 pool n lne mov,n5 ot le tc la wu:l bv a woman Makes Hop To Hi H A pn Inlpr M, via rn.mm.m- ri,t Herb Muntcr on Airplane Trip From Ketchikan With Cannery Officials KETCHIKAN, May 14. Pilot Herb Munter made a trip Thurs- with his airplane, having v on Jday niui tua aumiivi Iv Vancouver and will sail, at 10 a.m.i board offlchls for the cannery for Alaska. rr? - 'Hidden Inlet In Portland Inlet. Objective Important Railway, Five Months Goal, Is Cut By Invaders Force of Half a Million Soldiers Takes Field in Fresh Offensive Against Chinese Cities and towns Subject To Air Raids SHANGHAI, May 14. . , . , ' , que today said tnai ine Vliai the Japanese central Unina nf Tan o-sVmn Mnhile tronns on reaching the line. Traffic over the railway through the heart of a rich agricultural area had been blocked a , short time previously by aerial TODAY'5 STOCKS (Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co.) Vancouver B. C. Nickel, .15Vi.' j Big Missouri; .36. Braolrne, 8.75. j I Aztec, .09. Cariboo Quartz, 2.17. ! Dentonla, .04. , Golconda, .04. Mlnto, .02i. , Falrview, .02. Noble Five, .02 Vs. Pend Orlelle, 1.60. Pioneer, 3.00. Porter Idaho, .02Vi. Premier, 1.99. L Reeves McDonald,- 25.' Reno, .52 (ask). Relief Arlington, .15. Reward, .04. Salmon Gold, .07. Taylor Bridge, .04. Hedley Amalgamated, .03'. Premier Border, .01. Silbak Premier. 1.80. Congress, .OO'i. Home Gold, .01. Grandview, .063(i. Indian, .02. Quatsino Copper, .023i. Halda Gold, .07. Oils " A. P. Con., .21. j Calmont, .37. C. & E., 2.50. Freehold, 06. Hargal, .20. t McDougall Segur, .18. Mercury, .10. . I1 Okalta, 1.52. Pacalta, .OSVi. Home Oil, 1.25. Toronto Beattie, 1.08." Central Patricia,, 2.40. Gods Lake, .43. Little Long Lac, 4.15. McKenzie Red Lake, 1.03. Red Lake Gold Shore, .20. I Pickle Crow, 4.50. San Antonio, 1.24. Sherritt Gordon, 1.08. Smelters Gold, .01. McLeod Cockshutt, 3.70. Oklend, .21. Mosher, .45. j Madsen Red Lake, .38. Stadacona, .60. Francoeur, 30. Moneta Porcupine, 2.09. Bouscadillac, .07 Vi. Thompson Cadillac, .25. Bankfield, .75. East Malartic, 1.64. Preston E. Dome, .87. Hutchison Lake, .0434. Dawson White, .04V2. Aldcrmac. .40. Kerr Addison, 1.90. Uchl Gold, 1.63. Inter'i Nickel, 47.25. Noranda, 61.00. Con. Smelters, 56.00. Athona, .10. Hardrock, 2.25. Barber Larder, .38. Mandy, .15. Rand Malartic, .38. WINNIPEG WHEAT PRICE WINNIPEG, May 14: (CP) Win nipeg wheat wiic futures were up again at yesterday with May closing . at, $1.22. A Japanese army " communi- T L-. u j4-:,r nf Lungiuu iaiiwd;, uuwv ui campaign, nau ueen cuu eaau blew UD a bridee immediately bombardment. The breaking or the railway line accomplished what has been the goal of the Japanese for the past five months. More than half a million Japanese troops have commenced a new offensive against a million defend- ers of the Lunghal Railway line ln south Shantung province. A Japanese spokesman said today that four hundred thousand Chinese troops had been trapped In the Suchow area with no choice except to surrender or face annihil-1 ation. There have also been new air raids .on a number of cities and towns in the area, killing many Chinese but no foreigners; - Fifty Years Ago Yesterday Was Heavy Blizzard George Cunningham Tells of Weather Conditions on Skeenx In Spring of 1888 Fifty years ago yesterday, May 13, 1888, there was a tremendous blizzard on the Skeena River with snow piled in drifts five and six feet high at Port Esslngton, according to George Cunningham, pioneer canneryman, who was in the Friday, returning home by last even ing's train. Mr. Cunningham says it began to blow and snow in the early morning and, during the height of the blizzard, the sound of the whistle of the cannery steamer Cariboo Fly was heard above the howling of the wind and In came the vessel and tied up at the dock, Captain Myers knew the river so well that he could feel his way through. In the afternoon of that day the wind dropped suddenly anjd the sun shone and it was so warm people had to go around with their UOabO Ull Ui.U bub Btwn m.w. - appeared. In February 1888 It was much like February of this year with sunshine and mild weather. Weather Forecast (Furnished through the courtJ CI the Dominion Meteorological Bureau t Victoria and Prince Rupert. This forecast la compiled from denervations taken n,t 5 a m. today and covers th 30 hour period ending 3 pjn. tomorrow. General Synopsis The pressure continues abnormally high on the coast. Showers have occurred over the Queen Charlotte Islands and the weather remains fine over the interior. Prince Rupert and Queen Charlotte Islands Fresh west to northwest winds, part cloudy and mild with scattered showers. , West Coast of Vancouver Islanrt Fresh to strong northwest winds, fine and somewhat warmer today and Sunday.