Tomorrows Tides Todays Weather 4:09 am. 15.7 ft. mm Hljh 18:53 psa. 17.8 ft. Prince Rupert Cloudy, north 0:19 a.m. 7.9 It. wind. 1 mile per hour; barometer. to 12: 10 pm. 75 ft. 3022; temperature. 52; sea smooth. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITIS IJ COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER XXVIII . No. 158. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY. JULY 8, 1938. PRICE: 5 CENTS East Fifty -Three Deacon Canada And States As Thermometer Soaring Excessive Weather Conditions Nova Scotia and IScw TORONTO, July 8: (CP) States set the toll of heat victims at forty-three today wviio the mercury climbed steadily toward record figures lrfm Toronto to Nova Scotia and from New Mexico to iliinoi Canada counted twenty-one dead from various cau.c.-; aiiriuuuioie to iiic iwo fiu. seven In Montreal, were !rtc r. du to heat. There ere p a -ri.iiiM ana seven aeoarnu 1 ! 'i t inted Slatet the heat t'XXZZLZ '. ff Mght I CANBERRA. Australia. July 8 l)n I A 4 Ttf I 1 Y I cr Supplementary to the Navy 1 LitxU 1 ,tlonal Register whkh the Federal 'government will brine Into opera- fnnion of Tilled Wife of Austrian Start Debate ju allowed by Parliament, a com- - - jpulwry register of the productive Fr HII.Y.S THOMAS 'rapacity and reaource of Industrie (r ... n rre4 8Uff Writer cf defence significance mill ''DfN July 8: CP'-BriUih ably be Uken In Australia. H -.t an' ForHfti Office olllcUts i j . -., ..... ... ,f tadr EUubeth Paget' . i : 1 1 y Ver of the MamWh f An- .idv tatNbetfe. one of Queen h r tr'nVare at the Cor- in wr wr w reeenuv reenuy mar- mar- " (i IMtrtand von Hif- du 'v n Amtrisi tt ir uniiM rm twn s man i ""nnr f- a number of ...- (d'tifi' uw. a to ' ' mirrteaaiateleaub- titled to retain her British 7r.iiip and passport Under t;.,!- law. If she marries an' he loses loses her her nationality, nationality, but but t!: r.av r. be granted a British For-i t.i i Office ffire passport. pasAport. Expcr's on International law say Udv Fitabeth'a case reU entirely h 'he British authorities. Hof- E:m 'ahl has applied for Urltlsh ftieniihlp. If this Is granted both r : hand and wife will achieve Br ' h sUtus and the problem will Meanwhile Col. O. Sandcman Al- !n r.m i. un fnr nirkrn. htad West, proteoses to call a House airlttee to consider the whole saMnn t ss,.n., .mn uho ke' married aliens and stateless ' tep in view of the growing urgency ef the problem, arising partly from nst increase In the lnllux 0f European refugees. . Z Z OxfnrH I n I . taken OTIC polnMng a woman as Home Bursar, - J of Balllol. She Is Miss A. Bradbury, ho has for the past five years b,n r a nill and Caus Laius cZ: College, Z ZhrZ Cambridge. This TnU is U lh "ie first iirT.i time a woman has held uch an aortolntmcni at a men's college in the university. Mrss Bradbury succeeds Col. A. c H, Duke who has been Home' Bursar since 1920 and a Fellow nrc 1929 and will retire at the eni of this term. Miss Bradbury IU not be a Fellow of the College nd will not take part In college affairs outside her Immediate nrov- Ince. I A. D, Llndsav. Master of Balllol. ked why the college had taken ch a revolutionary step said: "we thought if. m,m,m Ka o u The undergraduates strongly sup- ported the Idea." ne office of Home Bursar ls cn-"rely distinct from that of estates JJursar, which Is concerned with Jhe administration of the general "nances, tnrnmn nnrl nrnnnriltnf of the college. Miss Bradbury has'upon and federal assistance Is be- r8e oi domestic affairs, Is Now Getting Heat Wave Prevail Prom Toronto to .Mexico to Illinois Canada and the United - uay neat period. .'jigm D .1 11 1 1 1 1 lHNlllirrts For War s Alarms Auttralla Taking Stock of Produc tive Capacity for Defrnre Piirpoet tlon Immediately Its Introduction 8: Power to compile such a register I I retained in a Trtll tW before Parliament to establish the new Supply Department The Mlnlter of Supply. Reginald Casey, explain an Industrial m well as national. register U needed bee use Austral-j un un lacionr managements ana in trial organizations have shown Utile disposition to eo-ooeratc vol- nntaUr with the government Questionnaires which had been nt Industrial concerns nome time ago had received a poor response, only about a third of them being returned, the Minister aald. A I ww-i If L in IW rJulVJLl lsj CHAMPION Miss Marble Beats Kay Stammers. rnglish Crack Player, At Tennis Today WIMBLEDON, July 8:-Playln the greatest game or ner me. Alice Marble of San Francisco beat . ay owunmcrs. n.c player. 8-2, 6-0 In twenty-five mln- utes today to win the all-England tennis chammoiunlp. Paired with Bobby Rlggs. who yesterday won the mens sinsics. Miss Marble defeated Frank Wilde j ln?tW?? Ta 8-1 In the mixed h doubles. ,hw I MrblC ftd Mf S"ah - iU" " " ' ' ? 6" ,n 1,16 women's J, doubles. . u "'RR wwooa ui.- m w.v Ro bel flnd Charlrs Harc 0.7 In men's . doubles, J. Flood Toll Is Placed At 55 reople of Northeastern Kentucky Being Inoculated to Prevent Spread of Disease IOREHEAD. Kentucky. July 8. The death list as a result of the Limtrihurst and sudden flood In northeastern Kentucky this week is now nlaced at fifty-five. People are now Dcing mwuiunu view to preventing disease among the homeless from water contamination and other causes. Relief measures are DCing cuik:hmu lng sought CONFLICT STILL ON : Japs Claim Further Victories on Land and Air Over .Manehouk-uoan-MonrotUn Frontier TOKYO, July I: (CD The commander of the Japanese army In .Manchuokuo tonight announced they had routed the Mongol-Soviet force, rapturing the strategic flalihocal Heights along Khotstcn River in a furious battle four, hi this morning at dawn. The Japanrse are said to hare raptured CS prisoners, forcing the enemy to retreat In confusion. A communique alto reported a new air battle between th rival forces in which ii Russian - planes had been brought down. STRIKE IN BIG MINE largest Property In Washington State Near Wrnatehfe Is Tied Up WENATCIIEE. Washington. July The Howland mine on Chelan Lake near here, the largest mine Im WtttmntrfAn la 1 4 at V .. . . ,.,L ';7h:M."l'' ?"d. I men. as a result, iiiuh. are ir auir. a tic mlnenr union, affiliated with the Congress on Industrial Organization, ha riemanrfert a 11 a rfiv Increajsc ln wagM compan nJJ offered 5oc Is Going Over Highway Route Slim Williams Now In Forty .Mile Country On Way From Fair-To banks Dawson FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 8: - Slim Williams, veteran Alaska musher. who Is pioneering a proposed route for the Alaska Highway between Fairbanks and Daw son, has now reached the Forty Miles . country. He started from Fairbanks In May. It Is estimated that a road from Fairbanks V) Dawson by this route would cost $1,500,000. It would open up rich mining country. This rout ha been proposed by Donald Mac-Donald, Fairbanks engineer and a member of the American section of the international highway com mission. Weather Forecast (rurthl uwwujh the courtety ot) the Dominion Meteorological Bureau t. Vlotnrta nd Prince Rupert. ThU tore CMt Is compiled from orvtlor t-; km it S i m. tuy and covn the 3i hour prclod ending S pa. tomorrow. I General Synopsis Pressure Is hlnh over British Columbia while iMTttiwt of the Queen Charlotte, r.i.nH. It lt u ls rnmnnratlvelv comparatively low.! low.i Scattered . showers ..,. hnv. have occurred ,.,,..,.,11 nn the coast and lt ls warmer In the Interior. i Prince Rupert and Queen Char lotte Islands Moderate to fresih cnitthoiut to tuist winds, cloudy and moderately warm with showers. ' West Coast of Vancouver Island 1 Moderato northeast to east winds, mostly fair and somewhat warmer, with probably a few scat-) tcred showers. Large Sum Is Paid Out In Nenana Pool FAIRBANKS, July 8: The sum of $80,000 has been paid out this .year lr the Nenana Ice pool, Cities To Get Money For Works VICTORIA, July 8: CP Hon. Oeorge S. Pearson, minister of labor, said yesterday that $1. 02,000 would be made available to municipalities to carry out municipal Improvement prospects during the next fiscal year, the provincial and federal governments sharing the costs on a flfty-flfty basis. The i money will be available only lor Improve- mentx which would otherwise be. deferred, not for those which should be normally un dertaken. TODAY'S STOCKS iJourur S. D. JotuwUNi Co.) Vancouver Big Missouri. .11. Bralorne. 1150. Cariboo Quartz. 2.10. Dentonla, J02. Falrvlew, .03. Oo.d Belt. J2. HeUley Mascot. .80 ,2 Noble Five. jOI. Pend Orielle. U5. Iloneer. 2.4S. PrlvateeraJ .29 Reeves McDonald, .zl Reno, .48. Relief Arlington. .12V4. Reward, .02 iask). Salmon Gold, .09. Sheep Creek, 1.17. Hedley Amalgamated. .01. Cariboo Hudson. .lOlfc. Oils A. P. Con.. .14. Calmont, 2. C. & E.. 1.86. Freehold. .03li (ask). Home Oil, 2.05. Pacalta, .03. Royal Canwadlan, .18Vs-OkalU, .95. Mercury. .06. Prairie Royalties, 21. , Toronto Aldermac, .33. Beattle, 154. Central Patricia, 2.47. Cons. Smelters, 40.50. East Malartlc, 2.49. Francocur, 20. Gods Lake, .36. Hard Rock. 1.02. Intert Nickel. 45.50. Kerr Addison, 1.88. Little Long Lac. 2.71. MacLeod Cockshutt, 1.95. Madsen Red Lake. .36. McKcnzie Red Lake, 1.27. Moneta, 1.05. Noranda, 79.00. Pickle Crow. 4.65. , Preston E. Dome. 1.49. San Antonio, 1.69. Sherritt Gordon, 1.02. Stadacona, .45. Uchl Gold. 1.30". Bouscadlllac, .04. Moshcr, .13. Oklend. .07. Smelters Oold. .03 ti. Dominion Bridge, 27.00. Profits Lower But Bulk Large British Companies Still Making Tidy Balanre in Their Operations LONDON, July 8: (CP) Aggregated net nroflts of 501 selected nle. uhrKP annual rnnnri. h.m Wn miKiichoH a,nA n5i2fui (mm mo. 1701 nf nnmhor 407 noirre - gated 45,774,692 ($215,138,662) as against 49,977,942 ($234,896,327) for the same companies in the previous year. The balance of four corn- panles Issued their first reports in 1939 with aggregate net profits of .437,940 ($2,058,218). HITLER IS WEAKENING? Reported He Has Decided To Cease Daniig Activities Pool Of Air Forces LONDON, July 8: In its campaign against aggression and for the preservation of European peace, Great Britain yesterday made a new proposal whereby the British, French and Polish air forces would be pooled. Polish fliers would man British and French planes. a At the same time the British government is continuing its negotiations with Russia with a view to bringing the Soviet into the anti-aggression bloc. It was reported last night that Chancellor Adolf Hitler had as-ftured Poland that Nazi military preparations at Danzig would be ceased. It was also reported that Der Feuhrer might cancel a proposed personal visit to the Free City. TERMS OF of JAPANESE Will Negotiate Truce With China Providing Britons and Russians Are Driven Out TOKYO. July 8.-Japan offered yesterday. JJjraegoUate with. General Chiang Kal Shek for a settlement -f the Sino-Japanese war provid tug China undertakes to see that Soviet and British influences are driven out of the country. To Employ 10,000 On Air Engines Rolls-Royce to Have Largest Factory In World Near Glasgow GLASGOW, Scotland, July 8: (CP) The new $20,000,000 Rolls-Royce aero-englne factory at Hlll-ington, near here, will be the largest In the world. Within a year lt will be employing close to 3,000 but when production ls In full swing 10,000 will be on the payroll. A temporary factory is to be set up for training purposes and already 6,000 applications have been re ceived. TODAY'S WEATHER Triple Island Calm, rain, sea smooth. Langara Island Cloudy, east wind. 8 miles per hour: baro meter, 30.17; temperature, 51; light chop. Dead Tree Point Cloudy, southeast wind, 1 mile per hour; baro meter. 30.21: temperature. 55; sea smooth. Alert Bay Foggy. Calm; baro - 1 meter, 30.37; temperature, 50; sea smooth. Victoria Clear, calm; barometer, 30.20. Estevan Foggy, calm; barometer. 30.21. Vancouver Clear, northwest wind, 5 miles per hour; barometer. 30.20. Prince George Fair, southwest wind, 2 miles per hour; barometer. 30.22. Halibut Sales American Bonanza, 26,000, Cold Storage, :7.6c and 5.5c. Pierce, 14,000, Booth, 8c and 5.5c. Mrs. Gladys Halllday and Miss E. M. Earl returned to the city on Thursday evening's train after a three weeks motor trip through Central British Columbia and the United States. HALF YEAR MARK FINDS IMPROVED BUSINESS IN CANADA, SURVEY SHOWS Canada's Economic and Industrial Fields Reveal Encouraging Factors in Many Quarters According To Review By ALEX PRINGLE Canadian Press Financial Writer TORONTO, July 8: (CP) Canadian business wove pattern of hope and hard grubbing in the first six months of 1939 but it managed to keep its nose tilted a little higher than in the corresponding months of last vear. Barometers indicate an improvement of about three per cent, compiled chiefly on faster late spring turnover rrrrrt following a first quarter of hesitat- Alaska-Juneau Gold Value Has Been Declining JUNEAU. July 8: The average "gold values from the Alaska- Juneau gold mine here has been declining of late but the manase- ment expects they will be Increas d by striking Into new ore bodies. COMMISSION IS IN AREA tending to brighten the business Highway Board in Hazelton Today picture. After Spending Last Evening I As in past year. Canadian bust-In Smithers Iness was Influenced In recent SMITHERS, July 8: (Special to Dally News The Canadian section if the British Columbia -Alaska Highway Commission arrived in'in snaexung canaaian recovery Smithers from Bums Lake yester- day afternoon and last night the Smithers Chamber of Commerce tendered the commission party. headed by Hon. Charles Stewart, a dinner In the large banquet hall of the Hudson Hotel. There was no formal sitting of the commission here, discussions regaraing we irobable route of the highway be-1 wcreiore. appears i0 e in nar-ng reserved for meetings at Hazel- mony with world tendencies, on this afternoon and evening; Price Changes vhere a brief on proposed routes Recent tarrlff adjustments with rill be presented. Accompanying Great Britain and the United ne Commission through this part States have worked to the advan-'f the interior are Oiof Hanson M. tage of Canadian farming and P. and E. T. Kenney MX.A. who lumbering but low prices still lmT -vent to Burns Lake on Thursday pose a considerable handicap. The to meet the party. The Commlss- Dominion Bureau's Index of prices ion was accompanied here by M. M. stands currently around 73 (1925-mnnpiiv m LA. for Omlneca. and . 100) compared with 80 a year J. O. Turgeon, MJ. for Cariboo. Speaking at the dinner last night, the visitors expressed themselves as I being astonished at the wonderful farming country and fine scenery all along the route to Smithers. They were loud In their praises of the Bulkley Valley as a farming district and of the splendid crops seen everywhere. Memoers oi me wm- mission were also very pleased with the reception received everywhere they had stopped and with tne splendid hospitality of the people of the north. After enjoying golf here this mormng morning, me the pars party ,.. left u later , oy , auto or Hazelton They will arrive In Prince Rupert on tomorrow night's train. SCOUTS RETURNING Cant. Barney Roald left this morning for Oval Bay. Porcher Is land, with his fishing boat Neptune II. to bring in the local Boy Bcout pariy wmcn na urcu m mc for the past ten days. The party ls due back late this afternoon. POLICE BOAT BACK Bringing in two prisoners who have been committed for trial for the robbing of a fish camp at Parry Passage, the provincial police boat P.M.L. 8 returned to port this afternoon. The prisoners were In charge of Constable Walter Mid-dleton of Massett. .in? tempo and indecisive trends. The royal visit, starting In May, I not only gave a spurt to spending 'generally and even a measure of prosperity to certain lines but lt turned thoughts away from unsettling fears of war and produced an (atmosphere helpful to Industrial planning. April brought a new quota of lains on top of the mild first quar- ter betterment and. by the end of lay, many key factors In Canad- an economy were definitely on the ;pgrade. Gains of 20 to 35 per cent rer May. 1938, are shown for exports of lumber and nickel and production of newsprint and 10 to 13 per cent In copper exports and car-loadings. ExpansioaLexporit trade -generally and' a promising opening of the tourist season were features months by United States trends. The persistence of low Industrial YJiamy in mat country worked witn tne succession of war scares irom tne intermediate slump that set In late In the fall of 1937 and Doiiomeo. arouna June oi iasi year. Great Britain recorded rapid in- ausinai picx-up Deiween uecemDcr ana way ana recenuy rrance ana ine unuea btaies nave cuspiayea aennue signs 0i Dusmess revival. wkuj OT.uim-Huu . y,.-ujj, ago. Tne decline m tne price or wheat has been severe. The re- (Continued on Page Three) Funeral Is Held Friday Afternoon rs Martha Len Laid at Rest Following Service In B. C. Undertakers Chapel With friends In attendance and a number of beautiful floral tri- h funeraJ ot Mr, Martha and tf re5ldent o the city for two years, having come from the prairies, was held this afternoon from the chapel of Ihe B. C. Undertakers to Falrvlew Cemetery with Rev. W. J. Frlesen, pastor lof the Pentecostal Assembly, offici - ating. Miss Ruth Scherk presided organ and hns were ''Safe . ,h nf 3e,. and MLet , Gather at the River." Pallbearers were Hans Knutsen, J. Knutsen, John Knutsen, Reuben Scherk, P. Peterson and Jack Harris. Mrs. Larson had died earlier in the week at her home on Seventh Avenue East. Mrs. R. O. VanderSluys ls salllAj tonight on the Prince Georg for a trip to Victoria.