jME Feb eD, 1: man lail when he was In Rome. :n iv result the statement have would be to make Italy hrr defence efforts. More Troops In Libya . XJN Feb. 0: Italy Is said increasing her forces In remforced bringing the r men up to from 30,000 Ashman Who fas Arrested Had risited Germany X 'i Feb -One of three ! in connection with .rtlvtUes at Belfast nt and whu U su- c in close touch with at country. FAMILY IN iBAD SHAPE AFTER FIRE le lfmnllhei Home and ptrlr at Dodie Coie T .! t Tro- rr rn ing' fire today com-r 'ved home and boat-.ing trolling boat, of A j tied lumber. The fire d in the shed and spread sc which was nearby and rd i Mr Cnoekton and their ;nn escaped In their f - "uatchlng a few ar- .otiiing from thc bedroom' v '.a.- first to catch fire. Better were burned. Neighbors ur the stove . remains of the buildings VnU but a few smoldering Estimated value of pro-1 royed would be $2000 or There was no Insurance f ire is supposed to have 3 between five and six o'clock -itin unknown. I Umily. which" is on relief. Is t r.hout fuel nr hnnxo nnrt hav ' no clothing or furniture. 1 !'-r summer of 1937 Mr. Enock-d the misfortune to lose his boat Ruth, also carrying no ne in an explosion In which 'alned very severe burns have kept him until lately f" vard manual labor. Since this drnt the family has been most- relief p'l' EnorkKen huA a fn. mnnlhi' ' - . . . .... . . ! k lust KUmmpr M'hlrh rnAhlpH ' make a down payment on it which was burned in the Hockey Scores Pacific Coast Leatue rat ie 9; Vancouver. 3. FUand, 5; Spokane. 4. Biria Tarkvold left in last eve- W' ' train fnr n irlti tr Wlnnl. When Charles Goldstein, one of Juneau's most nrom. v . a government :i t .. r i V . u a i .u inent I)USineSmen and community lparlprs nf manv vpnrs' ncic uwiwun uic It- --- n .uncement of Prime Min- Btantlinir, who was here this mornincr aboard the steamer chamberlain in regard u Princess Norah returning north after a trip to Seattle .... um vmuuriiiH, arrives m me uasna tapiiai tomorrow. "TcZZTZ ! h five-storey Gold8tein building, one of the Mr Chamberlain said the largest pusinc.u diocu oi juneau. In complete ruins following IU destruction yesterday by fire In one of the most disastrous conflagrations ever to visit the territorial metropolis. The Ooldstcln building has Ion? been one of the the erection of a new government building there a few years ago. It i was a five-storey structure of con crete and frame located In centre of the buriness sestlon and was erected In 1914 by Mr. Goldstein. With eight above zerc temper- mature prevailing at the height of the most severe cold snap Juneau has experienced so far this winter. the fire broke out at 6 o'clock yes inc Duuaing ana spreaa wiin sucn ranldltv that fnr nvrat hnnrc It' Rule leader Rroup .- mii., ul ,nnlm Rv fl rntly made frequent 0.clock the w,u had nnipiei and at noon the flames were under control. Nearby frame buildings were menaced for soml time but the Juneau fire department as?Uted' by many volunteers, concentrated efforts upon saving them and they escaped with minor damage. Coatt-j g unrdwnen from the cutter Halda.) which was In port, with the use of pumps, assisted In the fire fighting The lass of the grocery store makes further acute the food shortage at Dodge Cove. Dlgby Is- Juneau caused by the tie-up of Al-boaUhed contained aika shipping due to the masters' things the boat, ma- and mates' strike out of Seattle. and several thousand TODAY'S) STOCKS iohncwu .! Vancouver Big Missouri, .25. Bralome. 1080. Cariboo Quartz. 2.20. Dcntonfa, .05. Falrvlew. .04H. Oold Belt, 38. Hedley Mascot, 1.49. Mlnto. .02 U. Noble Five. .034-Pcnd Oreille. 1.60. Pioneer, 235. Premier, 2.15. Privateer. 1.08, Reeves McDonald, .26i. Relief Arlington. .10. Salmon Gold, .10. Sheep Creek. 1.00. Cariboo Hudson, 30 ask. Hedley Amal, ' Oils A. P. Con.. .16. Calmont, 37. C. & E.. 2.12. Freehold. .03. Home, 230. Royal Canadian, ;.16Vi. Toronto Aldermac. .40. Beattle, 130. Central Pat., 2.60. Con. Smellers, 55.25. East Malartlc, 2.47. Fcrnland, .13. Francocur, .19. Gods Lake, .21. Hardrock, 1.64. Int. Nickel, 51.75. Kerr Addison, 1.98. Little Lon Lac. 335. McLcod Cockshutt, 2.85. Madsen .50. McKcnzIc Red Lake, 1.23. Moncta, 132. NoraiWa, 80.00. PROTECT COLONIES' RrltUh Parliamentarians Denies Charge That She FalleC To Enforce Deportation Laws Against Aliens In United Bulletins STEWART EDITOR DEAD Provincial police headquarters were advised today of the finding dead in his office at Stewart of William It. Smith, publisher of thc Northern Argonaut weekly newspaper. He had apparently expired from natural causes er in the season's worst cold wave 1 light chop. Langara Island 'Light snow, cattily wind. 18 mile per hour; I L. . . B il Jt - ...... -f . I sea caoppy. ;. I Dead Tree Point Snow flurries. Inorthea&t wind, five miles per hour; State.- - baromrtcr-2 wrHfiiRBwltufi. "fii: 1 shortly after going to work this 6 below. " morning. His wife U In Victoria. 1 Alyansh Clear, calm. 13 below. SHIP FOUNDERS CHATHAM, .MassApparently convinced that the British freighter Maria de Larrinaga had foundered, rescue vessels searched the North Atlantic today for lifeboats In the hope of finding thirty-seven members of the crew alive. Late messages advised that two rescue ships, Aur-anla and Veenda, were steaming through wreckage-strewn waters 1200 miles north of New York where the ship was reported sinking yesterday. WENSTOB WINS VANCOUVER Eddie Wenstob of Ylklug, Alberta, western Canadian light heavyweight, outpointed Lorenzo Pedro ot San Diego In a slow ten rounder last night. The Albertan, who was not extended, took eight rounds, two on fouls, drew one and lost one. Pickle Crow, 5.25. Preston E. Dome, 1.62 San Antonla, 1.40. Sherrltt Gordln, 1.18. Stadacona, .91. Uchl Oold. 1.40. Bouscadlllac, .07. Moshcr, .16. , ' Oklend, .21. Smelters Gold. .02. Dominion Bridge, 33.25. Alice Arm Clear, calm, 5 below Anyox Clear, northwest wind 5 below. Stewart Clear, light north wind 4 below. Hazelton Clear, calm, 28 below. Smlthers Clear, calm, 32 below. Burns Lake Clear, calm, 42 below. Atlln-Clcar. 37 below. Yukon temperatures range down to 65 below zero. Peace Parley Is Planned But Not For While Tomorrow's Tides 141 Capitol 5:38 a.m. 10.9 (t. 18:30 p.m. 16.4 ft. TAXI L' w 12:12 p.m. 03 ft. Macey's Coffee Housp NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER XXV1H No. 33. 1U PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1939. miCE: V CENTS reit?&r Negrin Is Now In France L L u rvii u w JLtl JLillVJLiU OF ITALY Urine Increased As Result Of Ire Chamberlain's Statement Goldstein Building, Massive Landmark Of Juneau Business Section, It Destroyed By Fire! irm n cm a d c EASING UP sPjcious Two Degrees Milder Here Last Night Than Night Before Lower Mainland and jllnd in Grip of Snow King Of Great Britain Sees mons. Ulterior Motives in Spanish Civil War Activities LONDON, Feb. 9: German It was slightly milder In Prince - Rupert over last nighi than it was "Pape e expressing suspl-the night before, the lowest official f,ons at thc a lvity ' reat?,ri- thermometer reading for the night Been twelve acove or two i navmg ft Jh ftSVV ftft V oww w W w w tain In connection with the settle- CLOSE CALL I The tempera tut e In Vancouver was Division Forced in Regard To Feb. 9: A Colonial !., ntv above .nf in vi-torli twen- emptor- nly One .League, formed from members of ty.five above. In the central In- Majority me oiuimi rarnamcni. lurm- terior Prln;e 0eorge recorded 51 ed yesterday for the purpose of low. --.t r-b 9-. The govem- offsettlnB the claims of Qermany. enov r.ii .tearfllv throuihout thc ment came very dose to being de- for ctrtonles. Sir Samuel Wlleon Is Alaska Beaver Season 0oen light swell. will Be From March 16 to WASiimuTUN. u. ,.. teo. , Bu Harbor Overcast, easterly 15, Game Commission Announces Before, a congressional committee, wind, five miles ner hour: barom- Victoria Snowing, northeast Tlnifprl Qfofne nit olatit mtt r hnnr- har. V UIUIVU ometer, 2936. Vancouver Cloudy, easterly 'wind, ten miles per hour; barom eter. 29.92. Prince Oeorgc Clear, southwest wind, four miles per hour; barom-etc.'. 3030. Inverness Clear; calm, temperature 14. Terrace Clear, northeast wind, Bombers Used To Break Ice DULUTH. Minnesota. Feb. 9: United States Army bombers are INSURGENTS COLD WAVE ADVANCING NORTHWARD ous sow -iiaqna .May surrenderRebels Taking Over Minorca PERPIONAN. France Fh 0- ment of the Spanish civil war. With Premier N?rin h hiH . . . . , . . . . O- - " decrees higher than during Tuesday t. mumfie inai been dliesung the faltering gov night and early Wednesday morn- ing. A haziness of thesky indicate that there may be 'a break before :ong. Snow came today, to the lower ifTiiim ViVm.ii. ,andmart of a" -mainland and Vancouver Island a T,. Jfars , . . tv. The Italian strength there . . This Is v. r. of New Of Object Croup hotted the Irtllnrlal territorial offices ,, until. , n.ltlxh nn,umhl, continued to shlv- cmraeni aeiences irom witnin a few feet of the French frontier across which he was assured of safe personal refuge if necessary, finally entering France vextprtiav CAD C1 fJ1rV Spanish insurgents continue theii 1 WlY VlJ Y 1 -Pia advance in Catalonia in the the Chairman and a number of inVi Tpanmrvrtatinn an slvinz increased compensation if General FrancLsco Franan trvisv are on the executive committee. They plan to take action to' pre- terday morning In the basemen of,,, "' Frances Perkins Defends Herself morning In Vancouver, deoosltlnv l yertrdy on a outUton of Ing "peace, at any price." irs v w v a a niwivi v - v - - - Oerwtml Howa Mlwa has start I neeotlatlons for ne&ce with th The loss In tne destruction of the Secreury of Labor Frances Perkins ' eter. 29.77; temperature, 29; mod- KETCHIKAN Feb 9 Trappers J1 lovaiJsl nands. looay tney en-buildlng and IU contenU U various- yesterday denied charges that sh erate sweU. of Southeastern Alaska welcome Leruius. ly estimated at from $100,000 to had failed to enforce the deporta- Alert Bay - Overcast, easterly the announcement made yestcrdav KebeIs Take $200,000. It contained a grocery uon laws against aliens, partlcu-, wini( 15 milcs per hour; barometer by the Alaska Oame Commission 11 became known iast night store, fur store, apartment and. Urly labor aglUtors. Miss Perkins1 1 29.93; temperature. 26; sea choppy, that the beaver won wilt' Hi 11141 negotiations were under wa on the too floor, the studio of thc -mpeachment had been called for. 1 Estcvan Snowing, northeast opened from March 16 to April 15. Ior surlend of the Island of Juneau radio broadcasting station. lnd rour mlM hour. barom- Minorca trom xoyanst to insurgent eter. 29.82 dropping explosives on frozen Lake crulser Devonshire. superior to oreas up tne ice. iney An nt clQSe fly out over the Ice from here 1 : Pope Pius Is Getting Better Physician To His Holiness Reports That Influenia Attack is "Running Normal Course" was national president, said at a jiier here. , control with the co-operation ot British and trench authorities In bringing aoout an orderly truce on the undeistandlng that th- i i ! Loyalist Resistance Not Very Seri-j OVER WEST Temperatures as Low as Forty- lour Below in North Dakota-Disastrous Kansas Brush Fires CHICAGO. Feb. 9: Another cold wave is spreading and becomin Jmore acute in the north central states with the centre of severity in North Dakota where thermometer readings as low as 44 below zero are recorded. In Nebraska and Minnesota sub-zero temperature readings are general In Chicago It was five above zero last night with indications of becoming even colder Meantime in Kansas several ,Z Li I naller brush fires were still . -m, , ' rag the rebels were within eleven miles . "... of the French frontier. There Is 'still talk of Netrrtn proceeding to Valencia to continue resistance In that area but it Is known that some of his ministers are counsel- ing over 25.000 acres of pasture lands following one laree blazn near Stone City on Tuesday. Loss to farmers in destruction or ruined crops, buildings and property generally is estimated at $100,000. prominent member of Parlii-ient communications are unL-npa;reu. unemployed workmen. The dlvl- began withdrawal of large num- Clro f 1 1 l lue daily weather reports are as on was forced without n waiting bers of troops from Catalonia. Ap- UnugWClY VUlUCoL follows: 'h- w-r rf he Roval Commls- parenUy satisfied that the con- T . i n i Pnnce RupertSeattercd clouds, don which is Investigating. A quest Is virtually complete, he Is f Qint ih oOUth Caim: Daromeier, oU.UO I ruing ; micnuucm iiiuniuuinii au&uig ji cixtnit iut a uvajui uiicu- temcerature. 14: sea smooth. the commission to hurry ud with ive against the Madrid-Valencia Inule Island Part? ooudy. nor- t rerwrt was carried by only one zone. therlr wind, ten miles oer hour. nalortty in the House of Com- At Madrid rt is reported that Eastern Alaska SKAOWAY. Feb. 9: Skasway surVender of the original capital was coldest point In Southeast-eltv whleh would lmolv comDletc era Alaska yesterday with 4ive-de- oontrpl of Spain by General Fran- Greea below zero. Juneau and Sit-ctteo Franco. ka reported elglt above and " Mtann. the insurgents were Wrangell, Petersburg andvKetcW. ijelaUgnrrited vraterL-to Ttfe- around 'I(rBvef ThrrC-were nr.i veui moveuient of reinforcements indications of a moderation of the ' 1 ... i. . , t cold man torfav vi auun io lunwu iui mc r iast portion of Spain remaining PIONEER IS DEAD Thomas II. McCubbin of Pacific Passes Away Wednesday Evening in Local Hospital Island, after the surrender, should be pcop.ed only with Spaniards. Death removed one of this dls-Ehortage of food, culminating In trlct's best known and most hlgh-a rebellion against the. Spanish, ly esteemed pioneer citizens at the government authority, brought Prince Rupert General Hospital about the demand for surrender. 'lth the passing of Thomas H. Mc-The negotiations account for the Cubbln. for many years conducting presence at Minorca-of the British a general store at Pacific and prior (having left its own country." Weather rorecast to that located In Prince Rupert, to the Mr. McCubbin had come to the cjty I French Foreign Office at Paris a few days ago to undergo an op- today said that the French gm eratkm from which it appeared at .ernment considers the Spanish re- first that he was recovering nicely, I publican government Is 'no longer only to start losing ground a couple ln existence" since Premier Negrin of days ago. He expired last night. I has entered France, his regime MrMcCubbln was sixty-one years 01 age ana was a native 01 scot-land. He came first to Prince Rupert nearly thirty years ago and, after a few years In the city, moved to Pacific. He Is survived by his .General SvnoDsis A storm an- widow, two daughters. Miss Eliza - 'preaching from the west is caus- beth McCubbin R.N. of the Prince I VATICAN CITY, Feb. 9: The Ing snow on the coast. The weath- Rupert General Hospital nursing eighty-one year old Pope Pius is er continues very cold In the In- staff, and Miss Norma McCubbin, somewhat stronger and an lm- terlor. , who teaches school at Dorrcen. and iprovement In his condition Is re- Prince Ruoert and Queen Char- one son, Jack, in the service of i ported. His Illness with Influenza lotte Islands Strong northeast Kelly-Douglas Co. here. General was announced last night by a winds, with snow, not much change sympathy will be extended by many special consultant to be "running In temperature. friends. th'enormal course.' Today, how-i West Coast of Vancouver Island , The remains will be taken by to-ever. aceordlne to Vatican News East to southeast winds. Increaslne' morrow evening's train to Terrace Service reports, he was uncon- to strong. Cloudy with snow turn- Preliminary Work Must Be Done scious for more than an hou; Before General Conference Of with another attack of cardiac Nations Held (asthma but physicians restored ..., . , , . . consciousness and later reported LONDON, Feb. 9:Asked In the tQ be lm d ard House of Commons yesterday If It restm , irantul"y- tranquilly. was the intention of the govern- ; ment to call a general peace con-! ference with a view to Improving1 WOMEN'S OBJECTIVE the relations of the various Euro-. ' pcan powers, Prime Minister Ncv- ST. CATHARINES, Ont, Feb. 9: Me Chamberlain replied that the CP Objective of the National government Was In favor of such Council of Women Is to attain a a conference but felt that a great united Canada through better un-deal of preliminary work must bc!derstandlng of various provincial Ing to sleet. China Has New Supreme Council Will Have Charge of War Opera tions With Kai Shek' As President din- eratlons witn tas president. : where Interment will be made, Mr. McCubbin having been a member J or the Kltselas Masonic Lodge. ! Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Finnic, who 1 were close personal friends of Mr. , McCubbin. will be returning to the iclty on tonight's train after spend- ' Ing ome time in Scotland. J FATAL HONEYMOON COLBORNE, Ont, Feb,n?;. tCP) Pneumonia contracted while on SHANGHAI, Feb. 9 r A new Chi- her honeymoon caused the death nese supreme council nas Deen oi wrs. aiarguente uoss za noun done before It could become cf fee-1 problems, Mrs. George Spencer, formed to have charge of war op- after her wedding;. Her husbands tlve. This preliminary work proceeding. Shek car stuck in a snowdrift, she fell ill and died the next day