Today's Weather Tomorrow's Tides She prince Rupert Light rain, south High 2:00 a.m. 23.0 It. ea5t wind, eight miles per hour; 14:56 pjn. 20.1 "ft. barometer, 30.02 Mling); temperature, Low 8:45 a.m. 0.2 ft. 42; "Vth. 20:50 p.m. 6.0 ft.- I . . 'f o A NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Vol XXVII., No. 125. V PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, MAY 30, 1938. PRICE: 5 CENTS Plant tin a ni w m i IN CANT0NiLeader Pursued prasimg Air uaias laingnai Campaign Costly to Japs SHANGHAI, May 30: The list of Bead as a result of two week-end Japanese air raids on Canton. ost acmuK the lino-Japanese T.nnnrn nri war, Vino has hnan been r-T placed 1 H 1 t 850 with more than one thousand injured. Saturday's raid was air Mowed by another yesterday al B'.OSV equally uuuiagiMB. xucic was direct hit on a large school Building, . . . II ii- rH i t r-- I I I Mcanwnue uencnu Vyiuaiig ivai; Khck has taken personal command - If Chinese forces defending the .unghal Railway line and any ad-anccs the Japanese are now mak-r,g there are costing them dearly. Only the speedy bringing up of tinforcements can possibly pre sent a large body of some 5000 Japanese troops being caught in a Brath trap, the Chinese closing In i all sides. STATION AT SASKATOON! Canadian National Railways To Erect New Structure at Prairie City MONTREAL, May 30: As part i the program of conservation. and ' .. ' .nitlrmmmt nfinnnrirpn hv thf. t imlnlon government, the Canadl- Natlonal Railways, by arrange- ent with the government, pro ses to proceed with the erection f new passenger stations at Sas-atoon. fiaxlc mid Ijt Tiinue. Oue 'Jbinounccmcnt to this effect was fnade at headquarters of the railway here today. The present station at Saska- n, a two storey brick structure, as erected In 1010 and Its re placement has been In contemplation for some time. The work of epiaccment was becun m I9za nd, after the provision of some Of the new nlatform facilities, was Interrupted by the depression. The . . . 1 ! i i - i I I . unajf is, uiereiurc, uuwiig uu-Cfantage of the government's pro-(itram to meet a pressing public peed for a more modern station at ts important centre on the Na- ional Systems main transcontln- ntal line. ! The new station at La Tuque Is equlred to meet the demands of is centre which has grown sub stantially since the present station as constructed in 1913. Increase to passenger business to and from a Tuque has necessitated improv- d facilities and the present frame tructure will be replaced by a wdern building well equipped to ako care of the needs of the ommunlty. Schuschnigg Is Uut O V enna Conflicting Reports as to What is to Become of Former Austrian Chancellor VIENNA. May 30: (CP) Former' Whn i. CiflPr elnnn irinMAv..t t-l akai Aitc. "ia recently, was spirited out of VI- nna yesterday by German secret. Mice, being driven northward un- Q guard. Soon after, his father ; rlsulf, over British Columbia ana , and fiancee loft thn dtv. It was'lL hav been general on the! framed reliably that he had beenjcoastt also in the Kootenays, ac - taken "quietly somewhere" but his!companied by cool weather. "act whereabouts remained a mys- toy, One report said that von Schu - would be taken to Le.pslc, IU Iflno UUl A ttntVtnr 1 M T, lr irea!,on' 'u 7""'er:;r , Island t til West ocf nf Vancouver ut in view of his shattered, r.S lgJr 40 Jt; 2!ca 5atiltarlum teriim for treatment. ' and mild with Is Missing iw m k'mi! Government Airplanes Continue Effort to Capture General Ccdillo ' upvTrn rrrv mm - tr.P)- 'Fourtcen Mexican army planes were contlnulng their pursuit over dS week-end of General Satur nlno Ccdillo, Mexican rebel leader They were destroying all Cedlllo's bases. TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy 8. D.'Johnaton Co.) Vancouver Big Missouri, .32. his Bralorne, 8.85. Aztec, .07. Cariboo Quartz, 2.1G. Mlnto, .02 V. Falrvlew, .02 Vi. Noble Five. .02. Pend Oreille, 1.40. Pioneer, 3.05. Porter Idaho, .02 y2. Premier, 1.90. Reeves McDonald, .25. Relief Arlington, .15. Reward, .04. Salmon Gold, .06. Taylor Bridge, .02 Vi-Premier Border, .01. Silbak Premier, 1.65. Congress, .00 V2-Home Gold, .01 V. Indian, .02. ' Quatslnai Copper, .03. Halda. .06 Vi. .. .. Oils-,.... A. P. Con., .18. Calmont, .30. C. & E.. 2.33. . Freehold, .05. Hargal, .20. McDougall Segur, .17. Mercury, .09. Okalta, 1.33. Pacalta, .07. Home Oil. 1.12. Toronto Bcattle, 1.02. Central Pat.. 2.40. Gods Lake, .41. Little Long Lac, 3.60. McKenzie Red Lake, 1.01. Red Lake Gold Shore, ,15. Pickle Crow, 4.60. San Antonia, 1.22. Sherritt Gordon, .95. Smelters Gold, .01. McLeod Cockshutt, 3.20. Oklend, .15. Moshcr, .29. Madsen Red Lake, .33. Stadacona, .40. Francoeur, .30. Moncta, 1.99. Bouscadlllac, .08. Thompson Cadillac, .20. Bankfleld, .67. East Malartlc, 1.53. Preston E. Dome, .73. Hutchison Lake, .04. Dawson White, .04. Aldermac, .43. Kerr Addison. 1.43. Uchl Gold, 1.41. Int. Nickel, 42.75. Noranda. 60.50. Smelters, 50.00. Tthona, .10. Hardrock, 2.12. Barber Larder, .33. Rand Malartlc, ,35. Mandy, .13. Weather Forecast f'Furnlsluvl tUPoujth the ,rty '. VJctorta mid Prince Rupert. Tlite j fore , tint Is corawim irom hour period ending 8 pm. tcmorro. obncral Synopses Pressure is j Prince Rupert and Queen cnar- wtc islands Moderate east, to! southwest winds, cloudy, with n0 change In temperature and show- , ESKIMOS ON LONG TRIP Party of Arctic Natives At Quebec For Eucharistic Congress MONTREAL, May 30: After travelling more than 1950 miles by traln and railway, three Eski- mos from tne. Oblate Mission at Chesterfield Inlet, reached Montreal today on the Continental Limited of the Canadian National Railways on their way to Quebec Delegates to the Eucharistic congress, they were accompanied by Rev. Father L. Ducharme O. M. I The oldest of the group is Al-phonse Koilltslerk, 35, who belles name "The Fat One." John Ayaruar "Strong Pusher" is 27. He supplies the missionaries with caribou, seals, white whales and fish when he Is at home in the Arctic and, on -the 4500 mile Journey on the Ice along the shore of Hudson Bay, he hunted seals to feed the nineteen dogs who carried the party on the first stage of its first trip to civilization. The third member is Simon, John's little seven year old son. Million And Half Dollar Damage In Sacramento Fire SACRAMENTO, Cal.. May-30: -Damage of $1,500,000 was done by a fire which destroyed a warehouse and surrounding property yesterday. Fire departments had a stubborn fight for hours against the flames. Today's Weather (Oorernment "logrtptu) Triple Island Showery, southeast wind, fourteen miles per hour; light chop. Langara Island Overcast, south erly wind, five miles per hour; bar- ometer, 3U.uu; temperature, moderate swell. Dead Tree Point Overcast, fresh southeast wind; barometer, 29.98; temperature, 47; light swell Bull Harbor Overcast, southerly wind, eight miles per hour; barometer, 30.08; temperature, 48; sea smooth. Alert Bay Overcast, calm; barometer, 30.12; temperature, 44; sea smooth. Estcvah Cloudv. northwest wind. 10 miles per hour; barometer, 30.16.1 Victoria Cloudy, southwest wind, four miles per hour; barometer, 30.16. Vancouver Cloudy, easterly. wind four miles per hour; barometer, 30.16. Prince George Raining, south east wind,- four miles per hour; barometer, 29.98. t Terrace Cloudy, south wind temperature 48. Alyansh Cloudy, south wind, 50. Alice Arm Part cloudy, calm, 51. Anyox Cloudy, sauthwest wind,' 47. Stewart Part cloudy, south wind 49. ' Haze'.ton Part cloudy, calm1, 49. Smlthers Part cloudy, calm, 55. Burns Lake Clear, calm, 47. fdJap Trolling (Jq jg JQJg Missing Fishermen Turn Up Safely On West Coast of ancouver l!,an . . VICTORIA, May Mo,. 30: (rm (CP) A ,"n n.1 n , - ....... f ' ed up safely at Bamfleld. They been held up . by , stormy wither and forced to take shelter. On BULLETINS , HOLLAND'S DEFENSES AMSTERDAM, May j30: (CP) Little Holland is laying out $11.-500,000 for defences this year. This will include provision for colonies in the East Indies. Seventy-two more flying .boats will be added to the Dutch air force which now consists of sixty-four machines. GKADS ARE DEFEATED EDMONTON After having he won two straight games, the Edmonton Commercial Grads had a surprise in Underwood International Trophy play Saturday night when they were defeated of 41 to 36 by their Cleveland opponents. This necessitates another game being played tonight. MILLS ARE CURTAILING VANCOUVER The pulp and paper -manufacturing industry on the British Columbia coast has been reduced to a half time basis. 9 The Pacific Mills announces that, until further notice, its plant at Ocean Falls will run only fourteen days a month. Last week the To well River Co. announced it was .cutting to sixteen days a month. ' HAISY CHECKS sent TORONTO Estate executives said last night final settlement was made in the Millar Baby Derby at the week-endinith the mailing of checks for $75,000 each (6 four mothers who gave birth to the most babies in ten years. The checks, announced only as first payment, came from the 1 estate of the late Charles Vance Millar, Toronto lawyer, who pro- vided in his will that it should i be so distributed. The recipients are .Mrs. Kathleen Nagle, 3Irs. Isabel Machean, Mrs. Anne South : and Mrs. Alice Timleck each of I whom had nine babies in the ten ! years. Relatives of Millar had sought by litigation to have the i tcrms of the win upset, . , VERNON WOMAN SLAIN VERNON Sergeant II. King, 1 British Columbia police, an nounccd that Mrs. Mike Peters had been found dead of two gunshot wounds on the outskirts of Vernon yesterday near the house where lay, her husband fatally wounded. A gun lay near him. A few days before Mrs. Peters had filed suit for separation against li ft. tincKinrl n tnn,ircl' will tin 1 I held later. " BRUTALLY MURDERED NEW YORK The decomposed body of 12-year-old Peter Levine, New Itochclle boy, who has been missing from his home since February : 21 and had been supposedly kidnapped, was discovered on a Long Island Sound shore last night. The head, hands and feet were missing but the limbs were I trussed up to the trunk with copper wire. Identification was : made by the clothing. WINS SPEEDWAY RACE INDIANAPOLIS Floyd Roberts of California won the annual Indianapolis Speedway race today with a new record. Speedy Flight To California Frank Fuller Covers Distance From Vancouver to Oakland in Little Over Three Hours OAKIJVND, May 30: (CP) Frank Fuller, American speed flier, landed here from Vancouver, B. C. on. Saturday, having marie . the 835-mile flight In Just, a little J over three jhour, ;v ,; , BRITAIN AS West Coast PEACEMAKER : Czech Foreign Minister Expresses Appreciation for Disinterested and Effective Stand PRAHA, May 30: (CP) The foreign minister of Czecho-Slovakla, speaking Saturday, expressed appreciation of the disinterested stand taken by Great Britain which admitted had been largely instrumental In the preserving of peace In Europe during the recent crisis. "Things are definitely better," said the minister In speaking the situation. There is a feeling here now that Chancellor Adolf Hitler Is turning attention from Czecho-Slovakla to Hungary. More Elections Held There were further communal elections In certain German border region yesterday which went 80 to per cent In favor of Conrad Hen- lein's Sudetan party. Except for one border town, where four persons were injured for rioting and seventy-five arrests madewthe elections were marked with little trouble or disorder. ih ,,.,n thn .whole . nation will take place in two weeks. FLAG RACE . CONTINUES . VERY TIGHT Only Five Games Separates First and Fifth Place American League Teams St. Louis, May 30: (CP) Tne cellar dwelling St. Louis Browns took the American League leading Cleveland Indians into camp yes- j terday but the Indians maintained their supremacy with a margin of two and a half games over Boston Red Sox who lost again to Wash- ington Senators. The Senators as - 1 sumea third place aneaa oi me New York Yankees who were down-1 . . ' 1 I T-l 1 1 1 1 1- I .1- ea once more Dy rnuaaeipma mu-letics in a heavy hitting contest.! The Detroit Tigers, In fifth place,) won again over ine unicago wnue Kn ann are onlv fivp camps frnm the leaders in an extremely close pennant race. In the National League the lead-, ing New York Giants increased their margin of supremacy to three and a half games by winning again over the Phillies as the second place Chicago Cubs were dropping a close one to the Pittsburg Pirates. Week-end Big League scores: SATURDAY National League Philadelphia, 4-0; New York, 5-11. Chicago, 9; Pittsburg, 3. Brooklyn, 6; Boston, 5. Only three games scheduled. American League Boston, 2; Washington, 3. New York, 4; Philadelphia, 10. Detroit, 9; Chicago, 1. (Called In sixth on account of rain.) Cleveland-St. Loiils, rained out. SUNDAY National League St. Louis, 3; Cincinnati, 0. Brooklyn, 1; Boston, 0. (Thirteen innings.) Philadelphia, 6; New York 7. Chicago, 1; Pittsburg. 2. American League Cleveland, 6; St. Louis, 8. Boston, 3; Washington, 5. New York, 9; Philadelphia, 11. Detroit, 2; Chicago, 1. The league standings including yesterday's games: Today's Scores on Sport Page : Killed In Air Crash On Prairies YORKTON, Saskatchewan, May 30: (CP) Ed. Fletcher, chief Instructor of the local flying club, and David Dunn, a student flier, were killed yes- terday when a plane they were flying lost the tip of Its right wing and went Into a tallspin and crashed. Fletcher was a well known commercial flier of the prairies and was formerly located at Prince Albert. 4 WELL KNOWN CHIEF DIES James Woods of Gillakdamiks Pa- scs Away Funeral on Wednesday AIYANSH, May 30: (Special to Dally News)-The death took place !Mast nht atf ltlakd1 0nnnpth' Naas River of James Woods, one o; the chiefs of the village. He was widely known throughout the district, particularly among the tive-: population. The funeral, wtU. take place at Gitlakdamiks on Wednesday. iamal19ty. reacelul Again Strike Disorders Are Over In Kingston and Settlements Being Reached (CP) Peace has been restored in this city following List week's serl-l ous strike disorders Watprfront WOrkers have agreed to terms of a j settlement of their dispute and ne-1 gotiations are being proceeded with towards settlement of strikes among other workers, , '. Halibut Sales Summary American 105,500 pounds, 7.1c and 5c to 7.6c and 5c. Canadian 28,800 pounds, 6.1c and 4c to 6.6c and 4c. American Spray 25,000, Atlln, 7 5c and 5c. ,.. ouuock, oU,UUUf um ouiaBC, and 5c ua v., 1uuu, ivojiii, .dc anu ot.,lv , Rainier II., 5,500, Royal. 7.4c and 5c. Visitor, 6,000, Royal, 7.6c and 5c. Sherman, 21,000, Pacific, 7.3c and( 5c. Canadian Covenant, 11,000 Cold Storage, 6.6c and 4c. Toodle, 9,000, Booth, 6.5c and 4c. Margalice, 6,000,-Atlln, 6.6c and 4c. Mary S., 2,800, Atlin, 6,1c and 4c. Trend Of Market Still Downward Adrerse Conditions Still Affecting Trading in Securities NEW YORK, May 30: With continued bad news as far as gen eral business is concerned, unsettled conditions abroad and unfavorable national legislation, the stock market kept up Its downward trend on Saturday. The in- dustrlal average at closing' was j 108.90, off 4.35 for the week; rails, -2058, off 1.15, and utilities 13.12, o'l 1.92. WEST COAST PLANE LOST Widespread Search Being Mad; For. Ship Missing on Vancouver To Zeballos Flight VICTORIA, May 30: (CP) Seven planes of two nations as well as surface craft today took up the search for a big seaplane piloted by Len Waagen and with three passengers Airs. George Nicholson, wife of the deputy mining recorder, Charles R. Run-die and II. Boyd of Stcveston, looking for work on board, which has been missing since Friday morning when it took off from Vancouver for a flight to Zeballos, on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, which, under ordinary circumstances, should not have taken more than two' hours and a-half. The search planes flew low over the waters encircling Vancouver Island today seeking trace of the missing seaplane as it became overdue seventy-two hours. The sound of a motor was heard off fog-shrouded , land around Zeballos about noon Friday. Search also concentrated today over a spot ten miles northeast, of Zeballos where a miner at the Privateer mine said he saw smoke rising Sunday morning.. There are varying theories as to what might have,. happened to the plane;. Searchers are hoping ' that it might be found safely on some lake after making a forced landing. Some fear that it may hare crashed. A government wireless station reports having heard a plane Friday morning which seemed to be heading sea wards. Searchers include Pilot Ginger Coote, whose airways company owned the missing plane, a United States Coastguard amphibian and a Royal Canadian Air Force' seaplane. Provincial Constable John Cameron of Zeballos is using a speedboat. Ships in the vicinity of Vancouver Island are also keeping forced down at sea. a look-out .on the chance that Pilot Waagen might have been forced down at sea. Blast Shakes Panama Canal Gas Works Totally Destroyed By Explosion Yesterday PANAMA, May 30: (CP) The Pnnnma Pnnnl mnp wns shnVrpn terday when a nearb works blew up with a reverbera. tlon. The gasworks was complete- destroved but there were no casualties and the canal was not damaged. Former Local Officer Dies John Mcrritt on Police Force Here In Early Days Passes Away John Merritt, well known police officer In the early ways In Prince Rupert and prior to that located In the Yukon, died recently In Vancouver at the age of sixty-five. Of recent years he had been attached to the staff of Okalla Prison. iBoy Dies Near Mountain Peak PORTLAND, Oregon, May 30: Two hundred feet from the summit of Mount Hood, which he had been climbing, u sixteen year old boy, Milton Nelsoni collapsed and died on Saturday. i