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XXIIL, No. 281. oh, ; PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., ‘TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1932 PRICE: ¥ivé CENTS —— EES a = = —S —— = a REPEAL NLJEC Main Street of Portland Canal Mining Town Vi:zited by Blaze Today; Damage is Extensive CRESS IS ‘Stewart Hotel, Campbell & Duke General Store, Stewart. | Drug Store, Newspaper Office and Butcher Shop | CAPTURED Among Premises Destroyed This Morning ) great _ | The Stewart Hotel, of which James McAleenan, former- Young Bandit, Who Has Been Giv- ly of Prince Rupert, was proprietor ; Campbell & Duke’s ing Police a Merry Chase, Lo- js ; aes 6 : pee cated Asleep in Barn igeneral store; the Stewart Drug Co.'s drug store; the Stewart News newspaper office, H. W. M. Rolston, pub- lisher, and Lyons meat market were destroyed in a disas- Harvaid’s New Camera VICTORIA, Dec. 6:—Robert Cress, Representatives Turn Thambs Down on Bill Sponsored by Garner Kighteenth Amendment Survived By Narrow Margin of Six Votes in Vote of “Lame Duck” Session at sr Yesterday WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6:—By a narrow margin of six votes, Speaker John Garner failed yesterday to receive ithe necessary two-thirds vote in the House of Represen- 'tatives for his resolution to repeal the Eighteenth Amend- |ment. The vote was 272 for the resolution and 144 against. Se EEE tlaas custeds | of Fifth | Under the two-thirds rule, 278 votes was required to carry " = ~ ie wey itrous fire wl rich visited the far end of Fifth Street, main %he resolution. The vote was taken withir we 1 the Nel- : thorough fal Le wi vy yee | ron e Ne : business thoroughfare of the town | immediately after the formal open- ne . om a train ne taurn rt rig ft . ory o ac- : ‘ ” : eh ang - oe yf Stewart, early this morning, ac | CHAN( IN( ing of the “lame duck” session of Armi a oe Pe a “P" |cording to wireless advices received Congress. It took but 20 minutes to 1 ¢ 5 »*sLe Y near 1G ‘ . ‘ \ ? j { ! ; j early Y a } I S| in he city. The government liquor take the vote. ne , atiol ( naary . nd he j 1ing | ne ‘ ternational pou 7 store and other adjoining building OF BANKS, Keen disappointment was expres- was asleep. in a Darn WhEeN 10-\ are ren have been saved sed by the Vice-President-elect at 1 eo : With telegraphic communication | the failure of the resolution to pass. Cress escaped from the custody |to stewart out of commission sinc¢ —— , He had expected that it would re- wo officers on the train while|jate this morning, it was impo . > ; ~— Explanations Made of Recent Ae-| eive a comfortable margin over brought to Okalla to serve a a ye pei { the Well Known Banker Passes Away at tien of Councii—~Seme Pre- Scalia oP iDie Om Fon er mt “ Age of 85—Former President | tests Heard Tee pra required two-thirds, He blamed } erm nflag KCe} oe > of Bankers’ Association | vie |die-hard dries for its defeat and leaned by wireless. Some of the asserted that he would not allow | —s_2. * ? : ati wo . Jast bulidlt destroyed were quite im : i aes eee another répea! resolution to come » structure The drug stot OTTAWA, Dec. 6:—Sir George Inight’s meeting of the city council Prodi the tower howal but would in Saou "ampbell & Duke general store| Burn, former pre sident of the Ca- of the recent action of the council stead, wait for one to umé down tain full stocks of goods,|"adian Bankers’ Association and in transferring the city bank ac- from the-senate ne 8 Hotel was a two-and-/8eneral manager of the Bank of count from the Royal Bank of Can “The belief whe expressed hese, in : i tructure and was! Ottawa and until his retirement ada to the Bank of Montreal. The (tes of repeal hedeiadticn's i. , 4 wood deal of mo-| Several 'years ago a prominent fi- |matter was brought up by Ald. Mc feat, that a special session of C City Council Fails to Scftle Question WU SUN” , : Canadian banking and fin-| {Cutcheon who inquired as to the} Ay oy pars , and. equipment | 8UTe 4B Canadian panaing ane ml |gress would: be called immediately of Reducing Aldermanic Board ; Stewart | ancial circies, died at his home If tlere’s anything in the big dipper this camera will find out. jreason of the council in changing] . for the inauguration of President- As Requested IN ; ffics here yesterday at the age of 85) It was built for the Harvard observatory station in Nanking, | banks lelect Franklin D. Roosevelt next oe } : f tae snont aie. | veal and will be used to shoot the stars of China’s skies In answer to Ald. McCutcheon, | spring in order to give effect to the negative vote of Mayo! G. ieee ee el has ever visited| Born in Thurso, Scotland, on Ap-| Mayor Orme stated that the coun | plank in the Democratic platform t » cil - | divided ° il $4 { sO Vv 7 € € the city council di minis * loss will run into| Tl 40, 1847, the n of Rev. David cil had believed that it was going pledging “beer for revenue” legis- » last evening on a proposal ° aetian | Burn, the late Sir George Burn ob- to be financed until the end of this Istion, ibmit a bylaw to the people al |tained his first banking experience Pp id t U g Bi g Sales Tax year by the Royal Bank and had | Ne tah. : ual civic electiol with the Royal Bank of Scotland resi en r es l th reducing the aidermanik STEAMER - | Coming to Canada, he joined the | staff of the Royal Canadian Bank | ym eight to four members And Cut in Employees’ Pay as then received the information at| the last minute that this would not C] y GETS }be done. The council had felt that, ra tion came up in connection jat Toronto in August 1866. Even-| ince it had been informed defin- with the consideration of a petl | tually becoming an inspector of the| Means owar alance u get itely that it would not be able to| from 200 ratepayers, requesting | Exchange Bank in Montreal, he was | set accommodation from the Royal | ldermanic board bi Lifeboat Bearing Name “Sand- ppointed general manager of the _-— ; Bank until the end of the year, it!Grand Trunk Pacific Development , Be g Ni . ‘ r ‘ ik o ttav re ne < | might do better by changing to the! Co. to Turn Over Parcels Held m eight to fou mi ¢ Washed Ashore With Bank of Ottawa in 1880, retiring ; ‘ roy ’ - me , san . Pa aa . ul ; ! : the aldermen be elected vr . l of D id Sailor from th office in 1917. He was WASHINGTON, Dec. 6:—A blanketing manufactur- Bank of Montreal Under 999-Year Lease ai baniwal . vo ey ‘ =< . . ° . . ‘ i ear terms instead ol bwo ” vice-president of the Canadian; els sales tax covering virtually everything but food and What. concession did the Bank ( ; th f the fi { a ot : . : ‘ : sat i Sieaialas ta . m recommendation o re Iin- ; as at present. This pe- ST. JOHN’S, Nfld, Dee, 6:— | Bankers’ Association for 17 years) an additional eleven percent cut for federal employees }of Montreal make you?” inquired | oomamnities tak. elty ‘etehell P ’ . revi . . 1 ‘ — : a ance faim 7c, e 5 7 { been originally pres€N-| wireless operators combed the | 4nd succeeacea the late Col Wilkie) was recomm nded to the United States ¢ ongress today ge ae si I i last night decided to accept an of- MIE Te 2] Netth Atinntic today Se: wera e fe ied Coecitoed ii oo, ane | by Preside nt Hoover. pane a ~ li _o9 ae _ fer of the Grand Trunk Pacific De- been laid on the tabie 50 ste r Sandbeach which left hed unanimous re-election anc ” “ is : e vr) - acieell . t=) eee we Tage elopme . . idermen might give the re oe j t Halifax Decem- ' was then elected an honorary pre- In his final message W hich reaffirmed his previous | Ald. McCutcheon declared that} Y°opmen' 5 Ltd. - oye over te iit LiBtil BAY = ‘ rook or « « : “1 *,? t ‘ » s > ne Te ates ree snorted | sident tand r debts and did not touch upon prohibition, | the Royal Bank of Canada had fin- | ¢ ¢!ty im fee simple all parcels of more consideration ber 2 and has not been reported sen stand on Wa CUUS « . I l »| o ' tent of | @n4 held by the city on a 999-year Is tatir t ‘ . Taking a keen interest in cha . ys ‘rted three separate efforts to be neces- |2nced the city to the extent of}, : Isbury, stating since. Fears for the safety of her | Mr. Hoover asserted three separate ¢ : S- | aw { ; a ible and public matters, t ate ' : 1" i lil Be i" $170,000 when neither the Bank of virtue in arguments ON pew of about 25 were expressed a vr pn : rr : 2 ~ | sarv foundations to any other action. They were balanc- | ontteal ni es % Ch di . Bank a Ald. Collart. chairman of the fin- ul oe » .~ pcorge i memovdt v0 it . . . . . - a , : ) wn anaa } } i did not .. a ~ when a message was re gh t : enti) etiamntites “of thie Canadian] tak the budevet, complete reorganization of the banking eae od had wanted the business.|22c@ committee, explained that ild consistently reluse yvernment which Vuaeeet " nes : Ce . rt i : ete Ese ; nine ; ce g Seniennt a 1 hee Gay by the , . |Patriotic Fund during the Great; system and wholehearted co-operation W ith other na- |He (Ald. McCutcheon) did not se¢ Moe of the parcels of iand reperxes plebiscite which had be stated that a lifeboat bearing the ae: at) id. prep ewtine ss , r ae were on the Acropolis Hill, Prince ke by 200 ratepayers and steamer’s name and containing i ir. As a Royal Commissioner, he tions in th 1e eC ‘onomic fie ( tos advisability o i lange o Rupert Boulevard, the Dillsides . t the nect sad eal i been | investigated certain methods exist banks now. He felt that the action we ; moved tha he ne the body of a dead sailor had been back of Third Avenue east and > ing the Canadian Civil Service in of the council had been “ill-advised iw be prepared for submi washed up on shore 12 miles west th tl Mart . 4 nd not business-like.” west of Fulton Street and a square ti i conded b s, West St. George, connection with the Martineau Fi h Fl t F t | G ae et : in Sectio ; . » 999-y ca mo on was sé of Highland ‘ a he 1S ery 0a S rac 10na alns | teh een her eid te n Section 4. Under the 999-year was prominently identi- had secon igreement, the land could be used A t) ed with various philanthropic in- \¢ ied the motion of Ald. Linzey to 7 vc from eight to. four 8 = INTERIOR s wing the Perey’ — TQ Be Opened U own OCKS!:nange the bank account, ald.|2P'¥ for certain specified purposes i | stitution including the -erley P p es lange re bank accoun C . [ro n ul Aat ut ; ras » mes does “ey wis our T! |Home for Inurables, the St. John ; Macdonald recalled how the mana- |?“ a hat 7 W oon * ea I Cc ne é ) deep ‘ over oO 1e ‘ity, d »stric wa eae that p, f art Ambulance Society,, the Victorian’ \ger of the Royal Bank last spring a . when, all restrictions ~UATe ec ‘ viit , 4 y 7 ,, : ' : > i " would not increase their | |Order of Nurses, the Canadian As-| Removal of Dry Doek Fence Will| Most of Issues Were Up On New/had stipulated that, if his bank was ty to that now | sociation for the Prevention of Traffic Temporary York Exchange Yesterday He could see no harmful ef- | First Sub-Zero Temperature Read- | paperculosis aaeans of Miiene : C oe Are Reported. | < ° a on Ce se as ‘- , | numbers. Years ago he had ings of Seasor Deceased was honored by the a received by Give 6 oe to carry the city, there would have to be an improvement tax. The council had agreed to this on the THE WEATHER Prince Rupert—Clear, strong nor- IEW Y f< Dec | nerly wind; be ter, 30. ° Ip x duce Today |King, who created him a Knight of NEW YORK, De }understanding that the city would * y , i. baroenpter 30.70; tem ' ed a movement to reauct G! Ord ¢ St. John. Jerusalem A recomme ion from the fin-/ gains were recorded by most issues pica tania Ge eine iat erature, 29; sea rough. th race ‘der of St. Jc , Jerusale | SOUE SE — oo +. ’ rmanic board to six mem anther. ad ie 7 a Aditinn . tn Wk ae lation | #nce committee that the fence on|on the New York Stock muchenge} Dead Tree Point—Part cloudy, be n ; iy ib-7 y . addition oO S associatic ‘ oad ; ; > Re was still willing to support) i from interior }..i¢n a Bank of Ottawa, Sir the dry dock premises near the ap-| yesterday when 735,219 shares| ight northwest wind; barometer, pian of C4 arme ot four.;season 1S rep ee wit e : awi oY. . hermen’s ste ehange i -'| WE t ditio :, , at 4 ba. : The (six aldermen but n wm noints today. Canadian National | George was a director of the To-/Proach to the fishermen’s floats be| changed hands, The industrial av-| [ISU xiradivion 30.54; temperature, 28; sea choppy. neil was not bound to ac-) pS vos 10 below Wea=| xonto General Trusts Corporation |Temoved in ord to give access tO/erage at closing was 56.53; rails, ————_—_—_———_ ent te} Telegraphs rep ‘ ‘ont , . “ep petition but could use 1s Telegri 1 a na 10 below at} ees ¥e vice-president of the Ca- | the floats and it the work be done | 24.69, and utilities, 25.69. Pa ers at Athens + ¢ + *? 440444 6 @ yy ‘ the | t a AAD as a : “Wn judgment, mer ay" i. Government Tele-|»s¢ian er . on relief on the condition that no $$ p “\¢ + - Ini € reoree rover [7 aay . . Views of Aldermen Prince ¢ = y at Burns Lake. | ph . . ‘ : eas outlay is involved was adop-; sina + CZECHO-SLOVAKIA AGAIN # Ald baa ; . 1} @1 iphs rept rt3 below a “ Sir George was married in June ae ; j Sd iT idy Sur plus Show n By . . : . . nec mn, > Macdonald was in accord] ' re weather reports, £0r! jan9 46 Kate Fraser Drummond of| ted by the city council last night } Documents Calling For Arrest of |* ASKS FOR POSTPONEMENT # th } ‘llov ia are ‘. LUE . . ‘ ale ~ easenas with Ald Casey's views. He would Followli a wes ae Their fiom wan tes On Mayor Orme explained that, if | Telephone Department Former Utilities Magnate + = > ny ‘ nt yw points pronto , as - ih . ‘Pport a plan for six aldermen but) Interne! Dp a r, north wind; tem-|, wen Dect ie dawenlie eonedaken' tt fence was removed as recom -—-—— Reach Capital of Greece i* WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec, 6: # ot | ( ce ( 1Orua . | tawe eceased's favorite recres hot four After all, the indemnity} rerra wa ceasec During the month of November mended, it would be possible for| jthe city utilities department show- | ATHENS, Greece, Dec, 6 amen |* —Czecho-Slovakia deposited # Papers|# with the State for the extradition of Samuel Insull, former Chicago Department # yesterday a second request for # utilities magnate,|# postponement of war debts # who has been indicted by the Cook|# aggregating $1,500,000 which # the;County grand jury on charges of|* are due for payment to the # ar-|* United States on December 15. # here yesterday. oO 8 8 99 ee Was : verature, 24 was golf \ ia small consideration a ton—-C vindy, 10 7 icars to drive almost to the ap- Ald. MceCute mas in favor of} azeltol ¥ ve , } proac » floats ; Ww rive|ed a surplus of $668.67 on operation, four ciao ucheon was in favor Ov} ers—Part clear, east wind,| woRKLESS MARCH IN SEATTLE! Proach to the floats. This would give jed a surplus of $908.97 on oper _ idermen but he thought tne; © | ’ i temporary access until such time} according to a statement presented “ple should be given a chance to|® Lake—-Clear, calm, 3 below SEATTLE. Dec 6:—Seven hun-!as finances permitted the construc | the council last night by Samuel six whether they wanted four oF . a Cleat calm, tempera-/| dred eae marched to the tien of ame level crossing and con-|Massey, superintendent of x | vi. ; ’ » ' City Hall yesterday to demand ad along the east | telephone department, Revenue for;embeazzlement and conspiracy, ‘Ald Black was in favor of the | ture at Qs ; Clear, calm; tem- | ditional tan in the way of re- -| bank of awa Creek as originally}the month amounted to $3303. 50'rived at the United States legation |# > Dian ¢ *rince George 1% ; '" Tor six aldermen. I er sage Al ‘Nef for the unemployed, | planned and expenditures totalled $2634. 83.| Continued on Page 5) perar ls i re eyes en ® 5