II
it
Todays
Weather
prince
Rupert-Cloudy,
nortneny
,lnrf
tWO
mues
jiuui,
Haivw
L3;
sea
smooth.
SING
UP
temperature,
vm$
I
SUGGESTED
n.i,i
Asks
Germany
To
Regard
To
Minority
n
i
1.
Notes
Ar6
Sent
,;i
u-nnht
Rive
Hitler
Free
Join
Tact
Vice
cnanceiior
Herman
uuer
.
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ii.
rtl
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i
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TT.
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Off
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ouf,wv-w.
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rorrarH
tji
thp
flerman
min-
...
i
ro
i.i.
mu.t
in
uzccno-oiuvaKiti.
xuai,
uic
demands
on
the
Czechs
be
was
urgea.
Erratea
:e
French
and
British
got
erq-
i
i
i.
i
j
i
i
t
-
v
n;iri
iiiali
liulcu
liluii
tiiii-
l
-
l
i
1
1
German
minority
in
Czecho-
How
Italy
Feels
sources,
nas
agreca
10
give
anv
a
iron
narm
in
i:prim-
Mussolini
Is
said
to
have
prom-to
bring
diplomatic
pressure
to
iiiianm
-
in
rnppi
lnir
i
f'riiiiii
is
said
the
Chancellor
Adolf
ft
nas
mi
imatort
me
uii
nncrnpss
oin
a
four-nower
nact
involving
man
w
rviiT
rn
inir
nniinr
in;ii.
considers
it
essential
that
an
Clashes
in
Prague
unuur,,
May
I,
IKifl
lucre
uecho-Slovaklan
capital,
be-
in
m
ilk
ri'
i
ii
TRIP
PLAN
-
w
j
Prince
John
mmcif
ma
L
1
L
.
..1
I
nrr
"
'
Juno
a
k..
un
tiritiro
The
Junior
nhambor
will
be
?Thc
detntte
Mjorn
Inft
fnr
fho
pn-
1"
was
also
suBoested
that
a
trip
a
t?1.
.
-
wacriiii
iiiirmtT
t
r
l
r
xuiiiuitrL.
Public
Notice
notice
is
hereby
given
that
A.
IULi:t'Ull
1.1
win
uc
'-xvi.il
inrqinr
nil
r4inirnva
fill
Pronertv
in
tim
c.nu
nav
Arp.t
tcr
May
15th,
1038.
Please
govern
Fsolf
accordingly.
DATED
at
Prince
Rupert,
B.
C,
"
h
day
0f
May,
1938.
W.
J.
ALDER.
City
Commlssionf.
(107)
BULLETINS
SEhe
KENTUCKY
DERBY
WINNER
LOUISVILLE
Lawrin
was
first
Dauber
second
and
Can't
Wait
third
in
the
Kentucky
Derby
WOMEN
FOR
WAR
LONDON
lit.
Hou.
Leslie
Hore-Relisha,
minister
of
war,
last
night
intimated
that
plans
were
under
way
for
the
training
of
British
women
for
non-combatant
service
in
the
event
of
war.
TRUST
TO
NATURE
CHICAGO
Chicago
parents
have
refused
to
submit
their
child
to
an
optical
operation,
preferring
to
"let
nature
take
its
course"
although
surgeons
have,
advised
them
that
an
operation
for
removal
of
the
eyes
will
be
the
only
means
of
saving
the
child's
life.
Unless
the
operation
is
performed,
the
child
cannot
live
over
two
months,
the
doctors
declare.
CAPTAIN
EDEtf
SPEAKS
LONDON
Speaking
to
his
Warwickshire
constituents
last
night,
Capt.
Anthony
Eden,
former
Foreign
Minister,
urged
greater
national
unity
to
meet
the
threat
of
a
totalitarian
state.
It
the
people
could
unite
in
the
emergency
of
war,
they
should
be
able
to,
unit?
for
peace.
anoMo
prcserve
liberty
which
was
the
British
heritage.
BIG
SHOW
OF
MIGHT
ROME
Having
seen
Premier
Mussolini's
show
of
naval
strength
on
Thursday
and
his
army
yesterday,
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
of
Germany
today
witnessed
Italy's
air
force
in
action.
It
was
an
impressive
display
of
aerial
military
might.
Okanagan
Fruit
Situation
Good
Everything
Fine
in
Southern
Interior
and
Fruit
Ranchers
arc
Optimistic
VANCOUVER,
May
7:
(CP)
-The
condition
of
the
Okanagan
fruit
growing
industry
was
never
better
than
it
is
today,
declared
Hon.
ui.
K.
C.
McDonald,
minister
of
Agriculture
and
member
of
the
Legis
lature
for
North
Okanagan,
yesterday.
The
fruit
growers,
the
minister
said,
are
feeling
very,
optimistic.
There
Is
every
Indication
that
there
will
be
a
complete
and
satisiaciory
disposal
of
the
apple
crop.
TODAY'S
HASEIIALL
'
American
League
Detroit
8,
New
York
12.
Chicago
3,
Washington
3
(going
Into
tenth
inning).
Philadelphia
2.
St.
Louis
2,
Boston.
7.
luruvi;
fourth
win
with
no
defeat.)
National
League
New
York
6,
Pittsburg
5
(Schumacher
suffered
cracked
rib).
Brooklyn
7,
Cincinnati
4.
.
Boston
4,
Chicago
5
(ten
innings).
Today's
Weather
Terrace-Cloudy,
calm,
temper
ature,
48.
cairn,
ia.
Alyansh-Cloudy,
calm,
45.
Alice
Arm-Cloudy,
calm,
45.
Anyox-Cloudy,
sou
h
wind,
48,
Stewart-Cloudy,
calm,
50.
Hazelton-Cloudy,
Smlthers-Part
cloudy,
calm,
53
calm,
47.
Burns
Lake-Clear,
NO
VOTES
Damaged
By
Fire
S.S.
PRINCESS
JOAN
cally
mentioning
them
by
name.
Twelve
Forest
Fires
Burning
Itcport
of
First
Week
of
Season
in
British
Columbia
Made
by
Forest
Branch
vtrrmnTA.
Mav
7:
(CP)
The
Forest
Branch
yesterday
announc
ed
that
there
were
twelve
rqrest
fires
reported
throughout
the
province
during,,
the,
first
week
of
the
fire
season-i-nine
in
the
Kamloops
and
Prince
George
districts,
two
in
Prince
Rupert
district
(and
one
in
Vancouver.
WINNIPEG
GRAIN
PRICES
WINNIPEO,
May
7:
(CP)
Winnipeg
grain
futures
were
Vic
higher
to
Vac
lower
yesterday,
May"
closing
at
$1,1534.
V.
,
f
VANCOUVER,
May
7".
(CPl
Considerable
damage
was
done
to
the
Interior
after
part
of
the
steamer
Princess
Joan
when
fire
broke
out
aboard
the
vessel
as
she
lay
moored
at
her
docK.
Smoke
Issuing
from
the
vessel's
vents
and
ports
drew
a
large
crowd
of
spectators.
It
took
an
hour
to
extinguish
the
flames.
REBELS
ARE
PUSHING
ON
'.nanlsh
Loyalists
Retire
Before
Driving
Offensive
of
Insurgents
"'
In
Spain1
'
HENDAYE,
Franco
-
Spanish
Frontier,
May
7:
(CP)
General
Francisco
Francos
veterans
rougni
their
way
steadily
through
driving
rnin
vesterdav
toward
the
main
Teruel-Sagunto-Valencia
highway
inflicting
heavy
casualties
upon
the
loyalists,
particularly
in
the
vicinity
of
Teruel.
mere
were
au
raids
on
Valencia
and
other
gov
ernment
seaports.
Government
dispatches
said
tnai
General
Miaja's
militiamen
were
withdrawing
slowly
from
fortified
mountain
peaks
before
the
insurg
ent
offensive.
F0RD0UKS
Amendment
Of
Dominion
Election
Act
Excludes
Them
from
Enjoying
Franchise
OTTAWA.
May
7:
(CP)-oufc-
hnhors
will
continue
to
be
exclud
ed
from
the
franchise
In
Canada
II
the
House
of
Commons
adopts
an
ampndment
written
In
the
new
Election
Act
by
the
committee
on
electoral
matters.
A
sub-section
unanimously
inserted
into
the
clause
treatina
with
disqualification
embraces
Doukhobors
although
not
specifi
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.)
Vancouver
B.
C.
Nickel,
.15.
Big
Missouri,
.35.
Brlorne,
8.70.
Aztec,
.072.
bentoma,
.04
VS.
Minto,
.02VS.
Fairview,
.03.
Noble
Five,
.02
Vi.
Pend
Orielle,
1.60.
Pioneer,
3.00.
Porter
Idaho,
.02Vi.
Premier,
1.98.
Reeves
McDonald,
.28.
Reno.
.52.
Relief
Arlington,
.17
S
(ask).
Reward,
.04.
Salmon
Gold,
.06V2.
1
Taylor
Bridge,
.04.
Premier
Border,
.01,
Silbak
Premier,
1.75.
Congress,
.00
Vi.
Home
Gold,
.01.
Grandvlew,
.06
Vi.
Indian,
.02.
Quatsino
Copper,
.02V2.
,
Haida
Gold,
.07,
.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.25.
Calmont,
.40.
C.
&
E..
2.61
Freehold,
.06.
Hargal,
.20.
McDougall
Segur,
.21.,
Mercury,
.10.
Okalta,
1.63.
Pacalta,
.08.
Home
Oil,
1.34.
Toronto
Beattie,
1.08.
Central,
2.60.
Gods
Lake,
.46.
Little
Long
Lac,
4.20.
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
1.07.
Pickle
Crow,
4.75.
Red
Lake
Gold
Shore,
AlVz-San
Antonio,
1.25.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
1.12.
Smelters
Gold,
.01.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
3.35.
Oklend,
.21.
Mosher,
.43.
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.29.
Stadacona,
.70.
Moneta
Porcupine,,
2.08.
Bouscadlllac,
.09.
Thompson
Cadillac,
Bankfleld,
.77
y2.
East
Malartlc,
1.62.
Preston
East
Dome,
i
Hutchison
Lake,
.05.
Dawson
White,
.0434.'
Aldermac,
.48.
Kerr
Addison,
1.70.
Ucht
Oold.
1.72.
Inter!
Nickel,
47.25.
Noranda,
6155.
Smelters,
57.00.
Athona,
.10.
Hardrock.
2.22.
Barber
Ellis,
.39.
Mandy,
.15,
.30.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
MAY
7,
1938.
IROUTE
BY
HAZELTON
TOALASKA
i
Juneau
Chamber
of
Commerce
Takes
Action
and
is
Backed
up
By
Prince
Rupert
The
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
at
Its
monthly
dinner
meeting
last
night,
endorsed
a
resolution
coming
from
the
Juneau
Chamber
of
Commerce
asking
that
the
route
over
which
the
Alaska
highway
be
constructed
be
not
far
ther
east
than
by
way
of
Hazelton
and
Groundhog
Mountain.
The
Juneau
resolution
read
as
follows:
Resolution
"It
appearing
to
the
members
of
'the
Juneau
Chamber
of
Commerce
I
that
several
routes
have
been
pro-j
posed
through
British
Columbia
land
Alberta,
Canada,
for
the
con-
struction
of
the
proposed
Interna-.
tlorial
Highway
between,
the
Un-jited
States
and
Alaska;
"That
the
most
westerly
route
from
Hazelton,
British
Columbia,
via
the
Naas,
Bell
Irving
and
Is-kut
Rivers,
would
be
the
most
ad
vantageous
route
to
both
Ameri
cans
and
Canadians.
the
Klappan
Valley,
appears
from
the
official
reports
of
the
proposed
routes
to
be
the
least
expensive
to
construct
and
maintain,
and
that
it
would
be
of
more
value
to
the
Dominion
of
Canada,
the
United
States
and
the
Territory
of
Alaska
than
any
other
more
easterly
route.
"That
the
two
most
westerly
proposed
routes
above
mentioned
would
be
of
the
greatest
possible
value
from
both
an
economic
and
military
standpoint;
that
they
connect
by
navigable
rivers,
on
which
transportation
lines
have
been
regularly
established,
with
Prince
Ru
pert,
Wrangell
and
Juneau;
that
these
routes
are
connected
by
rail
talnly
be
available
If
either
of
these
'western
routes
are
selected.
"That
from
a
dominion
and
territorial
defense
viewpoint,
the
pro
posed
easteai
routes
would
be
of
no
value,
and
that
the
timber'
and
mineral
resources,
for
potential
de
velopment
in
the
more
western
area
Is
much
greater
than
In
east
ern
British
Columbia
or
Alberta,
"Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
by!
the
Juneau
Chamber
of
Commerce,
at
a
regular
meeting
duly
assembled
this
day,
that
this
Chamber
of
Commerce
go
on
record
as
opposed
I
to
the
construction
of
the
International
Highway
over
any
route
imore
easterly
than
the
two
routes
above
mentioned,
and
that
copies
Tomorrow's
Tides
High
8:38
a.m.
17.0
ft.
21:19
p.m.
18.7
ft.
Low
'L
2:19
ajn.
7.3'
ft.
14:40
p.m.
5.9
ft.
PRICE:
5
CENTS
ulties
Are
Facing
Highway
Further
Negotiations
Required
Before
Road
To
Alaska
Goes
On
Premier
Pattullo,
HoweVer,
Has
Hopes
That
Something:
May
Materialize
Would
Involve
Expenditure
Of
$25,000,000
VANCOUVER.
Mav
7.
(CP)
Premier
Ti
D.
Pattul
lo
said
today
on
his
return
to
British
Columbia
from
the
nsr.
tw
"there
are
difficulties
in
the
way"
of
commence
ment
of
work
on
the
proposed
Washington-Alaska
highway
through
British
Columbia.
He
said
in
a
prepared
statement
that
he
hoped
the
difficulties
could
be
overcome
-
-but
it
will
require
further
nego-
'
Japan-China
War
Outlook
in.
Japanese
DROWNED
INRIVER
Member
of
Parliament
Lost
His
Life
While
Fishing
in
Quebec
OTTAWA,
May
7:
(CP)
The
body
of
Fred
C.
Betts,
Conservative
Member
of
Parliament
for
London
Ontario,
who
had
not
been
seen
since
Tuesday,
was
drowned
while
fishing
In
Quebec.
His
empty
roadster
was
found
near
the
river
and
an
in
tensive
search
conducted
by
the
of
this
resolution
be
forwarded
to
Pce
resulted
in
the
finding
of
interested
civic
bodies
In
Alaska,
British
Columbia
and
the
State
of
.Washington,
and
be
likewise
forwarded
to
the
official
representa-
',
tlves
of
the
United
States
most
vitally
concerned."
Interest
Is
Shown
the
body
today.
Mr.
Belts
was
42
years
of
age.
LONDON
METAL
MARKET
LONDON,
May
7:
(CP)
Losses
were
general
In
the
London
metal
s.
F..
Parker
SDoke
of
the
Interest
market
yesterday.
Bar
gold
was
being
taken
in
this
subject
at
the
off
3c,
closing
at
$35.01
per
fine
present
time.
Mr.
Pattullo
had
ounce.
made
two
trips
to
Washington
in
regard
to
it.
The
views
of
local
Alaska.
He
moved
that
the
Juneau
people
were
in
line
with
those
of
resolution
be
endorsed.
The
reso-
the
people
of
the
Alaskan
Fan-(
lution
was-seconded
by
J.
J.
mtie.
handle.
The
Turgeon
highway
was'
The
Chamber
also
endorsed
a
being
built-as
a
mining
road
and
'move
to
have
the
.highway
east
to
serve
the
Peace
River
and
had
from
Terrace
completed
as
a
mill?
nothing
to
do
with
the
route
to
jtary
highway.,
tlatlons."
The
Premier
said
that,
if
work'
was
started
on
the
highway
project,
it
would
cost
$5,000,000
annually
for
five
years.
iu
ed
I
ERASED
SHANGHAI,
May
7:
(CP)
With
the
legend
of
Japanese
..
shin.s
EnEine
ra
.
....
..
.,..
invincibilitv
smashed
as
the.
c-
And
1.
Is
mat
me
next
most
wesujuyi
:
.
.
t
from
u.nm
Hazelton,
nrith
British
Col
mi.
invading
armies
stand
dead-..
j
route
umbla,
directly
northward
to
Groundhog
Mountain,
via
the
up
per
portion
of
the
Bablne
River,
atrjeeasXprk
pI-theN.aas
,Rivier
and
locked
if
not
falling
back
In
Fine
For
Taking
Snaps
Given
Freedom
south
Shantung
Province
and
TOKYO,
Japan,
May
7:
"(CP)
the
Chinese
imbued
with
the
JoseDh
Gllbertson,
Vancouver
rwhft'tiad3jfien.JielcLJ
-the
Sino-Japanese
conmci
en-
t
.
.
in-
Q
j
Acrll
17
for
tered
its
eleventh
month
to-
truding
upon
and
taking
photo-
day.
Interest
now
centres
on
graphS
0f
Japanese
warships
and
Peiping
which
It
Is
said
the
fortified
zones,
having
paid
a
fine
Chinese
may
endeavor
to
re-
ot
thirty
yen,
was
released
from
i
capture.
The
rumble
of
dls-
hotel
cust0dy
last
night,
it
was
tant
artillery
and
reports
of
a
reported
in
unofficial
but
authori-
powerful
and
wen
equipped
t
Native
quarters.
Gilbertson
was
force
of
Chinese
Irregulars
fourth
engineer
of
the
steamer
closing
in
on
the
North
China
Heathcote.
capital
caused
a
near
panic
at
.
Peiping
today.
All
gates
of
-the
the
city
were
closed
and
per-
(LI
A
jlrt
DC
O
sons
entering
or
leaving
are
Vllrlf
lOLliV
being
questioned
and
searched
by
the
Japanese
militarists..
WAS
K
I
IaY
Unconfirmed
reports
say
that
l,iO
kJJO
1
Chinese
Communist
guerrillas
are
are
in
in
the
the
n
hills
ils
eight
eight
miles
miles
w,
well
Attended
Catherine
At
Din-
.wlth
Prince
Rupert
and
Skagway.1
!
Alaska,
and
could
easily
be
made
to
fst
and
twelve
mjea
rf
.
the
preparing
to
close
city
-.
with
,(,
Atlin,
4m
T.iMMnh
Telegraph
connect
Creek
and
Stewart,
B.C.,
by
road,
'and
that
tourist
travel
would
be
much
larger
If
It
is
possible
for
tourists
to
use
motor
vehicles,
river
boats
and
coastwise
steamers
in
making
any
one
or
several
alternate
route
trips,
which
would
cer-
Unless
the
ner
Last
Evening
Dealt
With
Many
Subjects
are
immediately
and
effec-
,
There-
a
fairly
iarge
attend-
tlvely
reinforced,
the
outlook
is
anCe
at
lhe
monthly,
dinner
meet-
that
It
will
be
a
long
ana
lnc
of
the
Prwe
RUnert
Cham-
bloody
conflict,
ber
of
Commerce
last
evening
In
the
Commodore
Cafe,
President
F.
A.
MacCallum
conducting
the
pro
ceedings.
A
good
deal
of
business
was
attended
to
and
three
new
members,
were
added
to
the
roll.
These
were
Cecil
Fitzgerald,
the
new
manager
of
the
Home.
Oil
Company,
Axel
K.
Nelson,
barber,
and
Thomas
Wallace,
cannery
manager.
Present
at
the
meeting
in
addition
to
the
president
were
Peter
Lakie,
City
Commissioner
V,V
J.
Alder,
T.
J.
Williams,
Richmond
Mortimer,
W.
J.
Raymond,.
A.
K
Nelson,
Theo.
Collart,
John
Bulger
evic
evidently
iSr-
J-
E-
Boddie-
C-
S-
Minns
M'
neaT
''S-
E
.
Nicker-
Bnche
RWer
Buckingham
fery.
J.
A.
Lindsay,
C.
V.
Evltt,
John
Dybhavn,
W.
O.
Fulton,
H.
F.
Pullen,
J.
J.
Little
and
Arthur
Brooksbank.
The
president
referred
to
the
loss
the
Chamber
would
sustain
by
tVe
departure
of
L.
H.
Haworth
from
the
city.
He
welcomed
home
M.
P.
McCaffery,
O.
W.
Nlckerson
and
George
Bryant
who
had
.been
holidaying
In
the
south.'
C.
V.
Evltt
reported
in
regard
to
(Continued
on
Page
Two)
4c.
4c.
Halibut
Sales
Canadian
R.
W.,
9,000,
Cold
Storage,
6c
and
Ringleader,
1,700,
Atlin,
6.2c
and