Thermometer
Registered
On
Prairies
Yesterday
100
Degrees
in
Shade
WINNIPEG,
July
16,There
was
a.
little
relief
today
fnm
drought-stricken
grain
fields
of
western
Canada
fol-o.viiTg
the
intense
heat
off
yesterday
when
the
temperatures
in
Alberta
and
Saskatchewan
mounted
close
to
the
century
mark.
At
Medicine
Hat
100
degrees
was
recorded.
Kegina
showed
97
and
Calgary
90.
Northern
Saskatchewan
was
visited
by
a
heavy
wind
and
electrical
storm
last
night,
causing
a
further
crop
damage.
Little
rain
fell
during
the
storm.
SPEECH
LASTED
i
FORFOURDAYS
President
J'oincare
Received
Great
Ovation
When
Concluding
Ills
Address
WAR
DEBTS
RATIFIED
.
PAIilS.
July
1G.
When
Freai-dinf
Poincaro
completed
a
four-day
speech
in
the
Chamber
of
Dci'uiU'.H
today
favoring
ratifica
tion
of
the
war
debt
accord
be-
tuvpTi
Britain
and
the
United
S,-p-
ho
wax
pivpn
a
trenfendous
r
!;
!
uil
the
deputies
except
nimuni.sts.
,
r.j'
:f
x
ation
was
finally
adopted
by
a
Mite
of
304
to
239.
,
,i
uttAN
iKUUun
-
I
lSUlSlUVtKtU
WASHINGTON,
July
16.
DU-
n
of
a
vast
ocean
trough
near
i
'
nc
place
and
ranking
as
the
f
.x'Ti
greatest
submarine
depth
t;
wn
to
man.
is
welcomed
by
"ntists
as
shedding
Increased
S.gM
on
the
earthquake
history
of
this
region.
r.
'titres
of
earthquake
activity
U:
uUy
are
found
In
the
neighbor-'
d
if
ocean
deeps.
Fissures
Rnr;.:rally
Indicate
weaknesses
in
ths
earth's
crust
that
will
give
i
under
conditions
of
stress
and
:',t:n
Te
trough
was
found
by
scten-'
aboard
the
Carnegie,
non-
'
n'
K'tic
ship
of
the
Carnegie
ln-vinn
of
Washington,
as
they
f
'"e
cruising
due
north
from
G-arn
to
Yokohama,
Japan.
I"
measured
28.380
feet
In
depth
v
a
distance
of
nine
miles.
23
ACCIDENTS
IN
ONTARIO
TORONTO.
Ju
y
15
Twenty-
ihre
liven
were
lost
over
the
week
end
in
one
of
the
most
appalling
-'N
of
accidents
in
the
history
I
the
province
of
Ontario.
Ten
prions
were
drowned
and
of
the
remainder
eleven
died
In
automobile
accidents.
C.
W.
KIHK
DIES
.
V
ANCOUVER.
July
16.
Charles
W.
Kirk.
.69
years-flf
age.
well-known
coal
-mercha'nt
of
Vancouver
and
Victoria,
died
Saturday.
He
camo
to
Victoria
ia
San
Francisco
In
1814.
Canada
winner
of
the
koi.opore
cup
BISLEY.
July
16:
Can-
ada
won
the
Imperial
Kolo-
pore
Cup
today,
eight
Can-
dlans
shooting.
The
Mother
Country
camo
second
with
Indln
f.lliini....
T.n..
following
in
the
order
nam-
ed.
The
Canadian
team
aggre-
Kate
was
"1.083.
which
was
y
J'
higher
than
the
Mother
Countrv.
Th
competition
was
at
300,
500
and
600
yards.
SENSATIONAL
WHEATTRADE
Prices
Jumped
and
Then
Sud-'
denly
Slumped
Ten
Cents
Today
WINNIPEG,
July
16.
Sen-national
fluctuation
in
wheat
prices
today
featured
one
of
the
wildest
sessions
experienced
in
the
wheat
pit.
Price
opened
strong
on
continued
reports
of
drought
and
the
estimate
that
the
crop
would
be
only
half
of
Iat
year's.
Suddenly
the
market
was
swamped
with
selling
orders
nnd
the
prices
cracked
ten
rents
but
c?e
Hack
about
four
cents
before
the
close.
Kfc
..WMtht.onlv
month
to
net
gain
at
si.ro,
up
fiveii
Ighths.
INTERVENESTO
STOP
LOCKOUT
'
Brltlnh
Mlnisler
of
Ubor
Trying
to
Settle
Wage
Dispute
in
England
LONDON",
July
16.
The
minister
of
labor
has
intervened
in
an
offer,
to
settle
the
dispute
in
the
cotton
industry
where
a
reduction
of
wages
threatens
to
throw
half
a
million
workers
out
or
employ
ment.
The
',2
per
cent
wage
re
duction
schedule
will
be
effective
July
29.
MILLIONS
SAVED
TO
UNITED
STATES
BY
PROHIBITION
LAWS
That
Is
Opinion
of
Administrator
Who
Quote
Figures
to
Prove
Case
.
NEW
YORK,
July
16.
In
the
opinion
of
Prohibition
Adminis-
lni.or
Maurice
Lampoon,
promo
tion
hs
saved
the
American
people
billions
of
dollars
formerly
spent
for
liquor.
Addressing
the
National
Sales
Managers'
Club,
he
said
that
based
ort
the
average
yearly
expenditure
of
pre-war
days,
with
no
nllow-i-nre
for
increased
consumption
or
Increased
prices,
$85,9
19,000,000
would
have
been
spent
tor
alcoholic,
drink
In
the
last
ten
years
but
for
prohibition.
In
the
years
or
iu,
rjio
anu
1915,
he
said,
the
American
poople
out
of
their
annua,
average
w
Inr
of
wi.WKi.uw.iriu
."''l'S.
D.
Stevens.
18
years
of
age.
$s.&ui.uuu,uuu,
or.
.wuv
v
cent,
for
alcoholic
drinks.
UVm
it
not
for
proniDition,
ne
said,
the
peP'e
iW
would
be
spending
10
per
cent
of
their
earn
Ings
for
liquor,
which
In
1928
would
have
meant
nn
expenditure
of
100
OfXVOnn
n
annual
earnings
of
$1.
000.000,000.:
He
declared
th
resnlllng
snv-lng
hnve
gone
Into
bank
accounts,
building
nnd
losn
socMies.
stock
Investment,
automobiles,
homes
and
life
Insurance.
.FIRST
CLASS
HONORS
Chlla
Nishikme.
pupil
of
Miss
Marorie
Lanraiter.
has
received
First
Class
Honors
in
run
in-
troductory
Grade
In
the
recent
Toronto
Conservatory
piano
ex-
imimtions
SEIZURECASE
AT
VICTORIA
Evidence
Against
Mary
C.
Fischer
Heard
lesterday
by
Admiralty
Court
VICTORIA,
July
16.
Hearing
of
the
charge
of
being
illegally
in
Canadian
waters
opened
Monday
afternoon
against
the
American
fishing
boat
Mary
C.
Fischer,
which
was
captured
May
29
in
Mclntyre
Bay
by
the
government
cruiser
Rividis,
commanded
by
Captain
L.
Sheppard,
Mr.
Justice
Martin
in
admiralty
court
trying
the
case.
Captain
Sheppard
testified
that
he
went
aboard
the
Fischer
when
she
was
anchored
in
the
bay.
The
captain
and
engineer
of
the
boat
were
in
their
berths
and
the
captain
gave
no
reasonable
excuse
why
the
vessel
was
anchored.
The
engine
was
working
satisfactorily
and
the
weather
was
clear.
There
were
400
pounds
of
fish
aboard
when
the
seizure
was
made.
Sheppard
declared
the
captain
of
the
Fischer
at
the
time
bf
the
seizure
to'd
him
he
believe!
he
was
outside
the
three-mile
limit.
Captain
Fillion
of
the
Fischer
is
on
the
stand
today.
LUMBER
TRADE
ISMPROVING
Log
Scale
Shows
Increase
Forty
PcV
Cent
in
Cut
This
Year
The
log
scle
In
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
for
the
first
six
months
of
1929
stood
at
36,588,-558
board
feet,
or
an
Increase
of
i&rte
lfWly
"W
cent
-
over
-trw
sm
period
last
year
when
the
total
was
26,571.721
feet
The
scale
In
June
1929
Vas
12.988,-529
feet
as
against.8,3
15,566
feet
in
the
same,:
'rnotfhlast
year.
Greatly
increased
production
is
to
be
noted
in
red
cedar,
spruee,
hemlock
and
balsam
which
arc
the
principal
varieties
of
timber
'in
the
district.
There
Is
a
slight
increase
in
the
scaling
of
poles
in
the
central
interior
district
but
the
pro
duction
of
cedar
poles
is
down
a
somewhat.
Following
arc
scaling
for
the
month
of
June
this
year:
Douglas
Fir
268,263
Red
Cedar
1.717,728
Spruce,
Coast
5,357.662
Spruce,
Interior
222.808
Hemlock
3
.701.138
Balsam
1,622,730
Jack
Pine
1.773
Cottonwood
3,437
Total
12,983,529
For'st
Products
Polea.
lin.
ft
542,064
Piles,
Hemlock
5,479
Pile,
Cedar
71,346
Corduteod,
cords
50
Shingle
Holts
9
Ties,
Hemlock,
No
4.965
Ties.
Pine.
No
57,310
Fence
Posts,
cords
....
37
KILLED
WHEN
STRUCK
BY
CAR,
CUMBERAND,
.
ON
COURTENAY
ROAD
CUMBERLAND,
July
16.
William
Hutton,
28
years
of
age,
ina
1!IIaI
liat
nfrrVif
nn
tVin
CouH
Joad
whcn
he
wag
stru;k
by
nn
nutomobile
driven
by
who
he(l
by
thc
pnlicc
SHIP
NANOOK
ISICEBOUND
Went
to
Reach
Trading
Craft
ElMf
and
Got
Caught
In
Pack
NOME,
July
16.
Motorship
Dorothy
arrived
hero
last
night
bringing
word
that
the
trading
shin
Nnnook
was
locked
fft
In
rC
ifrof
Kolulchln
T
Bay.
east
of
Cnnfl
Siberia.
The
Nanook
was
trying
to
reach
the
trader
Elislf,
which
had
becni
Icebound
in
the
Arctic
since
last
'
"
'ear.
Canadian
Cathedral
TOMORROW'S
W
.
Boston
Grill
Wednesday,
July
17
LARGE
CAHARET
Titan
......
11:06
a.m.
If.
.
flpeclil
Dinner
Thursdays
and
Saturday
22:34
p.m.
18.(5
Z..
Dancing
Evrry
Saturday
Night,
9
to
It
Dance
Hall
for
Hlra
Low
4:52
a.m.
C.4
ft.
"',,.
).
Accommodation
for
Private
Parties
u.a.u
J.lii.
iV.O
II,,
-fy.
PHONE
457
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
'
-
--)
-
--'
-
Vol.
XX.,
No.
163.
P1UNCE
RUPERT,
B.O,
TUESDAY,
JULY
16,
199
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
The
beautiful
riew
Anglican
cathedral
at
Victoria,
B.C..
is
now
receiving
the
finishing
touches
before
being
opened
this
coming
September
by
the
Bishop
of
Winchester
who,
it
is
reported,
is
coming
to
Canada
espjcially
to
take
part
In,
the
impressive
ceremony.
Above
is
a
p
cturc
of
the
new
futhtdral,
whirh
took
two
years
to
build,
while
inset
is
Bishop
Scholfield
of
Columbia,
who
has
been
largely
responsible
for
the
erection
of
the
building.
.
.
.
.
..
'
ladies
of
KovakPurDle-Ooen
w
j
-
Convention
This
Fifty-Five
Fifty-five
ladies
from
all
parts
of
Canada
registered
last
night
in
the
Elks'
Home
for
the
Dominion
convention
in
this
city
of
the
Ladies
of
the
Royal
Purple.
The
number
of
delegates
is
not
quite
as
large
as
was
expected,
but
quite
few
woman
from
rather
far
distant
points
found
it
impossible
to
get
here.
After
the
registration
of
delegates
a
reception
was
held
by
the
entertainment
committee
of
the
E;ks'
lodge
under
chairmanship
of
George
Mitchell
in
honor
of
the
visiting
ladies.
There
were
about
225
persons
at
this
affair
which
was
most
successful
and
enjoyable.
.There
was
a
delightful
musical
GRAF
ZEPPELIN
MAY
VISIT
B.
C.
Long
Flights
Propoed
for
German
Airship,
inrtuoing
isu
to
Tokio
VICTORIA.
July
15.
Ger-
manyjs
huge
dirigM,
Graf
Zeppelin,
Is
may
pss
over
portions
of
the
British
Columbia
COMrt
next
month,
according
to
Kwl
von
Wei-
onnil.
inurnalist.
ana
Laay
urace
Drummond-Hay.
who
reached
it
here
today
en
routi'
to
New
xor
to
join
the
Zeppelin.
According
to
the
latt
arrange
ments,
it
is
planned
for
the
p
-
!v;.
pelin
to
0
leave
leave,
Germany
Germany
-u.y,
July
(
'
miu.
fhu
I
in
will
take
the
I
wiw.
or
i
r.Vv
from
Tokio
to
Los
Angeles
anu
it
If.
possible
the
craft
will
tskfi
the
northerly
route
alnng
the
British
Co'umb'a
coast.
From
Ios
Angeles
thc
mnrhii
e
goes
to
Lake-burnt,
New
Jersey,
and
thence
across
the
AtlmiH.
to
Germany.
KING'S
CONDITION)
'
IS
SATISFACTORY
1
LONDON,
HJ11
UUl.t
July
16:
W
Thc
sivwi
eon-
dition
of
King
Georgo
following
vesterdav's
oticration
is
nultc
sat-
isfactory,
according
to
the
offi-
cial
bulletin
Issued
this
morning
after
a
v,slt
of
four
,octors-
'
1
I
wrs.
j.
a.
vesi
anu
ner
sister,
Miss
Fowler,
returned
to
the
city
on
the"
Catnla
this
monnlng,
ifrom
1
brief
trip
to
Stewnrtt
Almost
Finished
but-it
w
i
I
1
Morning
When
Show
Credentials
program
ana
ine
evenings
proceedings
came
to
a
close
with
a
dance,
for
which
music
was
played
by
the
Elks
orchestra
under
the
leadership
of
Al
Small.
The
convention
proceedings
settled
down
to
the
firsUbusiness
session
at
9:80
this
morning
after
a
welcome
had
been
extended
to
the
delegates
by
Acting
Mayor
Theo
Collart
and
G.
E.
Gulick,
exalted
ruler
of
the
local
Elks'
lodge.
Mrv
Paxton
of
South
Vancouver,
supreme
honored
roysl
lady,
who
presiding
at
tfce
convention,
responded
briefly,
expressing
thc
pleasure
it
was
for
herself
and
the
rpt
nf
the
delegates
to
be
here.
All
supreme
officers
are
present
thc
convention
After
the
morning
business
session
there
was
a
ladies'
luncheon
ii,
tim
i
nmmounre
aiu.
wun
41110
K
WiUncroft,
local
honored
.
.
.
Dre8,dln-
This
afternoon
the
delegates
are
Tteht
th.ro
will
be
another
ousinw"
vwU...
RECORD
FLIGHT
VANCOUVER
TO
THE
PRAIRIES
CAI-GAKY,
July
-
16.
Tho
tri
.
motored
Fokker
plane
Rio
Grande
established
a
new
record
tor
travel
between
Vancouver
and
Calgary
Monday,
when
it
covered
the
air-.
di8tnnce
of
500
miles
,n
thrce
hours
:5
minutes,
flying
over
tne
mountains
at
an
elevation
or
J2.000
feet.
The
machine
was
en
.route
ifrpm,.Los
Vngeles
to
New
York
via
Winnipeg.
England
Won
Cricket
Test
Match
Against
South
Africa
Today
LEEJDS,
England,
July
16.
England
won
the
third
cricket
test
match
today
from
South
Africa
by
five
wickets.
South
Africa,
aided
by
Owen
Smith's
129
this
after
noon
surprised
the
English
players,
who
seemingly
had
a
sale
margin.
At
the
unch
interval
hngianu
had
lost
two
of
her
best
batsmen
and
was
still
165
behind
the
tour-mi
opponents,
but
the
middle
section
of
the
team
played
fine
cricket.
The
scores
for
the
game
were:
South
Africa,
236
and
Jib;
aggregate
511.
England,
'328
an'd
186
for
five
.vickets;
aggregate,
514.
When
piay
ceased
last
night
the
visitors
were
only
24
runs
ahead
with
three
wickets
to
fall
and
England
had
yet
to
play
the
second
innings.
FISH
BOATS
ARE
RELEASED
Jeannette
and
Wc
Had
Reasonable
Excuse
for
Being
in
Port
VICTORIA,
July
16.
The
American
fishMg
boats
We
ani
Jeannette
were
ordered
released
today
by
Mr.
Justice
Martin
in
admiralty
court.
was
ordered
that
both
pay
the
costs
of
their
Lii?'
me
cc
court
held
"thaT
IhVve
sets
had
reasonable
excuse
for
their
presence
at
Goose
Har-har
where
they
were
seized
l&t
May
by
the
fisheries
protection
steamer
Malaspina.
NEGLECT
OF
CANADA
SEEN
INHISTORIES
tc
WINNIPEG.
July
16.
Public
whool
history
text-books
which
ave
been
adoDted
in
several
provinces
of
Canada
contain
only
19
words
devoted
to
tne
part
piay-
i
ed
bv
Canada
during
the
great
war.
stated
Dr.
J.
L.
McDougall,
of
Regina.
vice-president
of
the
Nat
ve
Sons
of
Canada
at
tne
an
-
pual
convention
here
yesterday.
Such
a
condition
of
affairs
In
the
j
iducation
or
our
cnuaren
is
a
col
ossal
shame
and
at
national
dis
-
l
-ruco.
he
fleeinrea.
ue
siaieu
hat
the
text-hooks
were
published
n
the
United
States
and
edited
by
pioncans.
JUDGMENT
ON
FISHERIES
ACT
IS
RESERVED
LONDON.
July
15.
The
Judi
cial
committee
of
the
privy
coun-
ell
toaay
reserveu
juusiukuv
the
apical
of
thc
Dominion
of
Canadn
from
th6
ruling
of
the
Ca-'
nadian
supreme
count
which
held
.
that
sections
t
and
b
01
mc
uanu-,
lian
Fisheries
Act
or
1J14
were
ultra
vires
of
the
Dominion
Par-
Mument.
,
,
The
mnortant
point
at
issue
is
whether
under
the
British
North
merica
Act,
which
gives
it
power
'o
legislate
"on
seacoast
and
In-
'snd
fisheries."
the
Dominion
Par-
'iiiment
can
set
up
a
system
of
'iceniing
fish
canneries,
as
it:
ounht
to
do
under
the
sections
,
the
Fisheries
Act.
Thn
esse
originated
when
a
n.
C.
Comnany.
operating
without
n
lloerci.
Trosecued
but!
icnultted
bv
Mr.
Justice
Macdon-nld
on
he
ground
that
the
sections
were
ultra
vires.
WHEAT
AT
CHICAGO
i
RAILWAY
BELT
NEGOTIATIONS
ARE
COMPLETE
Ottawa
Officials
I-eave
For
Home
and
legislation
Likely
to
Follow
VICTORIA,,
July
16.
Negotiations
betwteit
W.
WCory,
federal
deputy
minister
"of"
ne
Interior,,
and
the
provincial
authorities
for
return
of.
the
laadijn
ue
railway
ancT
the
'PWWTWWHilaSfW'V
British
Columbia
control
has
been
'
compIetciLand
the
Ottawa
officials
left
for
ifiiistto
lay
before
the
federal
government
the
draft
of
the
proposed
transfer.
'
A
similar
draft
will
go
.before
the
provincial
government
for
consideration
with
a
view
to
legislation
here
and
at
Ottawa
approving
it.
The
province
has
laid
down
the
definite
principle
that
the
negotiations
be
confined
specifically
to
railway
lands
and
be
not
allowed
Involve
extraneous
subjects.
FARM
LOANS
BEING
MADE
v-.i-v
,"""
-
f
,
.""7'
stions
Hfty
""'"J
".A"
of
1
ro,nce
'
VICTORIA,
July
16.
Xhe
first
,nanm
......j
,n
nrHih
r.nlnmhia
j
,k
p.
fft
4
arm
Inn
n
gcheme
and
,t
j,
fieved
the
first
issued
in
Canada
were
made
yesterday
through
tbe
provincial
loan
board.
Checks
covering
the
loans
liny
lanuera
in
uii
nvuvus
01
ithe
province
were
mailed.
The
m'nlmum
loan
is
$3000
and
the
aggregate
totals
$150,000.
Extension
of
these
credits
fol
lowed
the
action
of
the
Canadian
Farm
Loan
Board
under
J.
D.
MacLean
in
approving
the
recommendation
of
the
orovlnclal
board.
Only
a
few
applications
were
re
fused
and
those
on
technical
Krounds.
WINSTON
CHURCHILL
PLANS
TOUR
CANADA
CALGARY.
Ju'y
16
Rt.
Hon.
Winston
Churhlll.
former
British
i,-nAiiAr
f
the
exeheouer.
visits
pary
about
August
24.
later
Kolng
to
Vancouver
and
other
P0,t
cjtJes.
H
will
investigate
the
xun(r
Valletf
"V
,e,l
and
,M
"
Ponj
rea.
.
,
Scottish
Humor
Imported
direct
from
the
Aberdeen
Joke
Factory
j
CHICAGO.
July
16:Contin-
"ine
car
couuewr
K.nwr.ru
.k
s
if
I
hadn
t
peyd
yesterday
me
nH
hot
drv
weather
on
the
Can-
adisn
prslrics.
and
In
the
middle
ny
fare-western
states,
forced
wheat
up
"What
did
ye
dae?"
nearlv
eight
cents
a
bushel,
yes-
"I
Just
glowered
back
at
him
terdny.
nH
na(-"