CLASSIFP
HABIT
BostonGrilll
ircrjront
ra.
'A
d.
LA
ROE
CABARET
If
you
loe,
kit.
8jxc1al
DLnneri
Thursday
and
It
jou
flna.
locate
v.
4?,.
Dancing
Saturday!
.
,
.
.
.
ertry
Saturday
nlfht
woiui
T.
vim
npwi.
in
Vrt.
-v
7
from
9
to
12.
Dance
Hall
for
Hire
PRINCE
RUPERT
Accommodation
for
Private
GET
THE
CLASSIFIED
UAb.
PartlM
"4
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Phone
4S7
Vol,
XX.,
No.
61.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
F
UIDAY,
MARCH
.15.
1929
PRICE
FIVE
CENT3
HANSON
Cannibalism
is
Admitted
by
Girl
Ate
Human
Flesh
OTTAWA
March
15.
A
the
Eskimos
in
winter
of
1926
Sergeant
M.
A.
Joyce
in
the
annual
report
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police.
He
said
that
two
natives
had
arrived
at
the
Hudson's
Bay
122,
1927,
bringing
with
them
tuiuaii,
oaiu,
nic
jJuowimoivi
ill
a
ickkcj,
10
till
uii
!iiii
fortunate
individual,
who,
during
the
time
of
starvation
-in
LABORURGES
had
PREFERENCE
TO
I
I
girl
.
.
i
,
SBB
'1
8
I1
A
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lllll
I
A
lAl
i
m
li
uuun
nr.
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j
OTTAWA,
March
15
A
sub-
W
amendment
to
the
budget
ursine
iihe
government
for
consideration
yi
an
iminruiitto
anu
nuuniauiMii
Increase
of
the
British
preference
i
as
a
tep
toward
freer
trade
rela-'
but
I
did
not
brehk
the
tibnes."
the
tlons
between
Canada
and
otherRlri'$tated.
"I
was
afraid
of
the
nations
was
moved
In
the
house
spirits
of
the
9JVfW9Pjp.
thy!
of
commons
last
night
by
E.
(.would
have
beeVttiyyJ'IP
I.
hi&q
Snenrcr
of
the
United
Farmers
!
A
.ociation
and
seconded
by
A.
A.
II
i.
,
Labor
member.
I
The
house
now
has
before
it
the
I
.
.
.
...
.
main
mouun
or
lion.
w.
a.
kouiv
mln;.ster
of
finance,
and
the
amendment
by
Hugh
Guthrie.'
which
rrgrets
that
there
are
no
I
!
provisions
in
the
budget
for
safe-;
guarding
those
engaged
in
agri
culture
and
industry,
and
the
present
sub-arriendment.
MAKE
CHANGES
IN
TAXATION
VICTORIA,
March
15:
A,
bill
to
amend
the
taxation
,
aot
-Via
introduced
by
Mr.
Shelly
in
the
legislature
for
the
purpose
of
making
the
personal
ir6perty
tax
retroactive
to
September
1,
1320.
This
is
being
done,
it
was
ex
plained,
because
of
the
trouble
that
has
been
experienced
in
col
lecting
arrears
in
taxes,
particu
larly
from
fishing
plants,
be
cause
it
was
claimed
by
those
re
fusing
to
pay
that
the
act
was
ultra
vires.
The
bill
will
over
come
this
difficulty
and
clear
the
way
for
the
collection
of
tax
ar
rears,
Mr.
Shelly
also
Introduced
the
bill
to
amend
the
Succession
Duties
Act.
the
chief
amendments
of
which
were;
to
give
tax
exemption
from
inheritance
tax
up
to
$20,000
and
a
total
exemption
on
l.fe
insurance.
PRINCESSERIK
OPERATED
UPON
PASADENA.
Cal..
March
15.
Princess
Erik
of
Denmark,
for
merly
Lois
Booth
of
Ottawa,
wh
came
here
with
her
parents,
Mr
nd
Mrs.
Fred
Booth,
to
recuper
ate
her
health,
was
stricken
sud
denlv
with
nnnptirllrltlu
nt
nlirh
and
operated
upon
at
a
hospital
in'
Los
Angeles.
She
was
reported
Retting
along
nicely
today.
HOPES
in
North
case
of
cannibalism
among
and
1927
was
reported
by
Company
post
on
December
a
woman
named
Ikstak.
the
latter
part
of
last
winter.
managed
to
live
through
it
by
eating
flesh
of
other
natives
who
died
of
starvation."
Sergeant
Joyce
state
that
the
made
a
voluntary
statement,
according
to
which
the
party.
..
.
.
,
it
:
.1
i.
;
;
r
i
i
I
J
who
anu
two
cnuaren;
nd
herseir,
had
been
weakened
by
8tarvatlon
HoojuK
Btayed
hind
to
hunt
and
was
later
found
by
them
dead,
killed
by
a
shot'
from
his
own
rifle.
Hoofuir'si
wife
and
children
died
and
she'
w
i"c
ntm
irrmi
ine
ditowb.
"I
cut
the
flesh
from
the
bones,
'
broken;
to
cause
SteWKi
hH
death
.
I
The
ropwr
lUtej
-that;
'Ihu
lime
f
.
.
.1
-I
til
I
a
11
i
f
j
'
jki"
win
ueinm
mr-inccrjme
but
the
remoteness
of
the
region
offers
obstacles,
STOCK
QUOTATIONS
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.)
Bay
view,
4'2,
5.
Big
Missouri,
l.CG,
1.70.
Cotton
Belt,
75,
80.
Duthie
Mines,
49,
50.
George
Copper,
7.75r
8.00.
Georgia
River,
41,
4G,
Golconda,
1,04,
1.05.
:
,
,.
,
5
randview,,
58,
53.
.
independence,
y,
mi.
Indian
Mines,
6K
Gfo-
.
Intern,
Coal
&
Coke,
36,
89,
Kootenay
Florence
18,
18)4.
Kootenay
King,
4G,
47.
Lakeview,
Nil,
4Vj.
.
Mohawk,
C,
GVi.
Morton
Woolsey,
4,
4V.
Marmot
River
Gold,
G,
7.
Marmot
Metals,
Nil,
GVi.
Nat.
811.
G.
S.,
15,
Nil.
Noble
Five,
70,
71.
Oregon
Copper,
71,
72.
Pcnd
Oreille,
11.00,
Nil.
Tremier,
1.85,
1.00.
Porter-Idaho,
5G,
53.
Reeves
Macdonald,
3.50,
3.55.
Rufus-Argcnta,
M,
3G.
Ruth-Hope,
48,
50.
Silver
Crest,'
tflf,
'10.
...
.'
Silverado
ConV.,
1.00,
1.03.
."
,
Snowflake,
2G.
S8.
Sunloch,
2.80,
3.00.
Toplcy
Richfield,
38,
Nil.
Toric
Mines,
Nil
,150.
'
Wellington,
17Vi,
18.
Woodbine,
G,
7.
,
oil'..,
',
Adyanco
QilV4Nll,
3
,.;..
A,
P.
Consolidated,
3.45,
fl.50.
Calmont
Oils
Ltd.,
4.15,
4.25.
Dalhousle
Oil,
C.25,
6.50.
Devcnish
Pet.
Ltd.,
1.90,
2.00.
Fabyon
Pete,
13
V,
14.
Home
Oil,
25.75,
2G.00.
Mayland
Oil,
12.50,
15.00.
McLcd,
3.00,
NIK
Eastern
Slocks
Sherrltt-Gordon,
9.G0.
Nil.
Noranda,
61.00,
Nil.
TO
SECURE
CONTRACT
FOR
SNAG
SCOW
SEAPLANEAT
CAMPBELL
R.
Hoeing
Flying
I!oat,
Destined
for
Juneau,
Dropped
There
Last
NJgiit
The
six-passenger
Hoeing
flying
boat,
which
left
Seattle
with
Juneau
as
its
destination,
got
only
as
far
as
Campbell
River
yesterday,
a
distance
of
possibly
200
miles,
according
to
word
received
in
early
yesterday
afternoon
from
the
city
this
morning.
Up
to
noon
the
ship
had
not
left
there
in
continuation
of
its
flight
up
the
coast.
Message
received
this
n'orning
from
T.
McCarty,
who
is
in
charge
of
the
plane,
sought
information
with
regard
to
weather
conditions
and
local
fueling
facilities.
According
to
a
press
despatch
this
afternoon,
the
plane
flew
from
Seattle
to
Alert
Bay,
H.C.,
yesterday
and
was
going
nicely.
EMPLOYMENT'
,
ANDREW
BLYGH
IS
CRITICIZED
Alajorfty
Report
Says
He
Should
Not
Hare
Ien
Employed
Because
He
Was
Justice
of
Peace
MINORITY
REPORT
OFFERED
Ian
MocKenzie
Critical
of
Report
And
Moves
That
It
He
Sent
Hack
For
Reconsideration
VICTORIA,
March
15:
The
report
of
the.
select
Mmrnittef
which
lnvetlt
thsetehd
tuns
of
liquor
control
money,
especially
,he
paS-meptfl
to"'
Andrew
pfnh
of'VncmfvA:,,as
tibled
ri;toe
Legislature
last
night.
The
report
said
the
committee
regarded
the
appointment
,
of
llygh
as
a
salaried
official
of
the
Liquor
Board
and
his
continued
employment
-as
uch
.
injudicious.
It
slated
that
there
was
an
error
of
judgment
In
his
appointment
as
conflicting
with
his
duties
as
justice
of
the
peace.
The,
report
further
stated
that
it
would
have
been
advisable
to
dipene
with
his
services
upon
finding
that
his
reports
were
acquiring
a
political
tinge.
Expenditures
for
the
salary
of
L.
Menendei
were
regarded
as
justifiable
in
view
of
the
work
he
did.
The
amount,
received
by
Jllygh
was
stated
as
$14,942
in
tho
ctcity
of
inspector
under
the
liquor
act
while
Menendei
received
$1,520.
The
report
was
signed
by
II.
I).
Twigg
and
J.
W.
Berry.
Ujwn
presentation
of
thp
report,
Ian
Mackenile,
the
'
third
member
of
the
committee,
moved
nn
amendment
to
delete
the
words
of
the
report
after
the
first
and
refer
the
matter
back
to
the
committee
for
further
consideration
and
himself
offering
'an
amended
report.
This
was
defeated.
PRICE
OF
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
March
15:
The
price
of
wheat
here
today
A-as
quoted
at
$1.27.
Canadian
Naturalist
Honored
OP
THE
SANCTUARY
IDEA'OF
ARTIFICIALLY
FEEDING.
PROTECTING
AND
CONSERVING
THE
WILD
FOWL
OF
THE
CONTINENT
IS
A
RARE
AT4D
FAR-REACHING
ACHIEVEMENT.
Xi)lXt
fl,
Jack
Mncr,
bom
raad
in
panada,
hai
devoted
a
Sanctuary,
fvg
birth
to
the
protecting,
arid
tEfljCrCni,
he
hJdcpite
the
bird
popitnon
it
ancciiar'
ry
nunareui
au
iuviuj-'
enlisting
th
ujport
of
umlettndmg
fnendi
all
overth''
wona.t-.
over
tbe
woftd
W&m,
ot"hi
;
,
....
i
;
bralwith
thu
JiO
too
shght
evidaicc
of
tbcjr
iratipo,
cccmOj
and
Jove,
ani-grufe
Jack
Miner.
The
Wy1
cVthifAir
fTO
and
Iotcnutionat
Teacher
snjGuid'
to
aj
wnd4
.tffieM5'
Jack
Miner,
the
Canadian
naturalist,
as
is
well
known,
was
born
in
the
State
of
Ohio.
Recently
he
returned
to
Toledo
to
;
lart
a
lecture
tour
of
the
state
and
when
introduced
in
the
City
of
Toledo,
Judge
Cohn,
one
of
Ohio's
supreme
court
judges,
presented
him
with
the
parchment
shown
above.
Inset
is
a
picture
of
Mr.
Miner.
Effort
Being
Made
to
Secure
the
Building
of
Sriag
Scow
at
Drydock
Olof
Hanson
Takes
Matter
Up
VVith
Ottawa
and
Engineer
Favors
Local
Shipyard
for
Carrying
Out
of
Work
A
new
snag
cow
is
to
be
built
and
the
government
engineer,
J.
P.
Ford'e,
states
that
ns
the
Prince
Rupert
-drydock
is
able
to
give
a
first-class
job
and
local
labor
could
be
employed
and
materials
furnished,
he
will
strongly
recommend
to
the
federal
government
that
it
be
constructed
there.
Mr
Ford
left
this
morning
for
Vanouver,
but
before
leaving
discussed
the
matter
with
Olof
Hanson
and
so
cxpresed
himself.
When
in
Ottawa
recently,
Mr.
Hanson
ascertained
that
Ihe
new
vessel
was
to
be
built
and
at
once
took
the
matter
up
with
the
responsible
minister
and
the
department
officials
with
a
view
to
'
securing
the
contract
for
Prince
Rupert.
The
scow
operates
on
the
Skeena
River,
pulling
out
the
tnags
which
interfere
with
the
fishing
operations.
Another
matter
which
Mr.
Forde
discussed
with
Mr.
Hanson
while
here
was
the
matter
of
the
flshtrmens
floats.
He
is
recommending
'the
site,
just
east
of
the
drydock
and
he
assured
Mr.
Hanson
that
just
as
soon
as
the
plans
are
completed
and
arrangements
made,
the
flonts
will
be
commenced
with
a
view
to
their
being
available
this
summer.
RUSH
OF
BUSINESS
CAUSES
EXCHANGE
"VANCOUVER:
TO
CLOSE
'
Word
has
been
received
from
Vancouver
that
so
great
has
been
the
rush
of
business
that
it
has
been
decided
to
close
the
stock
exchange
tomorrow
to'
allow
tho
brokers
a
chance
to
catch
up
with
the
work.
THE
hE
THE
ORIGlNATORsi:
at
Dover
Center,
OKhj,
and
Lfctune
to
the
ideal
ofBifd
idea
c,rwcl
feeding
anj
oodett
firuntfii!
romvlrKrcwd
'
'
time,
trenth
od
coergy!,M
j
.s
.;.,iri.f
vj
TORONTO
STOCKS
(Courtesy
S.
1).
Johnston
Go.)
Amulet,
2.15.
Arno,
51.
Howey,
1.25.
Hudson
Bay
Mining,
20.10.
Intl.
Nickel,
60.60.
Mandy,
1.51.
Mining
Corporation,
5.30."
Noranda,
69.00.
Sudbury
Basin,
11.70.
Sherrltt-Gordon,
9.G0.
Teck
Hughes,
9.50.
Ventures,
12.45.
ESKIMOS
Floods
in
Alabama
and
Ontario
Result
Present
Spring
Thaw
NEW
YORK,
March
15.
Many
towns
in
southern
Alabama
were
under
water
today
with
the
fate
of
the
residents
in
doubt
as
the
numerous
creeks
and
rivers
of
that
section
of
the
state
continued
to
rise.
No
check
of
the
numuer
of
dead
or
injured
is
possible.
At
Elba,
Ala.,
4000
persons
were
marooned.
An
observer
from
a
tree
a
mile
away
reported
that
only
the
tops
of
the
taller
buildings
couiu
be
seen.
He
could
hear
the
'
Breams
of
the
marooned
citizens.
nri"nTr
nrr
rrimn
TORONTO,
March
15.
Rivers
I
ftlpP
II
Sill
M
rnd
creeks
in
southern
Ontario
Vixliil
JUullVb
are
on
the
annual
rampage.
Clifford
Arthur,
aged
7,
was
IlfTnTTPn
HIINll'K
lirm
I
HA
swept
into
a
culvert
near
St.
11U11
lllll
ULLiU
Mary's
and
drowned.
Cities
and
towns
along
the
Grand
River
suf-1
fcred
most
damage.
Gait
reports
""'fd
in
January
and
111
For
that
the
damage
there
will
run
in-1
Ist
Two
Weeks
in
Hospital
to
many
thousands
of
dollars.
j
At
Victoria
The
uranttora
lire
department
was
called
out
three
times
yester
day
to
rescue
marooned
fan
lies
;
'n
Holmedate,
the
north
endtf
the
suburb,
but
the
city,
is
well
protected
by
its
dike
system.
HALIBUT
ARRIVALS
!
TODAY
97,100
LBS.
;
Prices
Slightly
Lower
Than
Yes
terday,
Though
Still
at
Satisfactory
Level
,
Halibut
sales
at
the
local
fish
exchange
today
aggregated
97.100
pounds.
Prices
were
slightly
low
er
than
yesterday,
the
high
bid
of
the
day
for
American
fish
being
15.6c
and
6c,
while
the
top
Canadian
price
was
13.4c
and
6c.
Sales
were
as
follows:
American-Paragon,
2G.000
pounds,
Booth
Fisheries,
14.7c
and
6c.
Addington,
14,000
pounds,
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.,
14.3c
and
Gc.
Celtic,
17,500
pounds,
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.,
14.8c
and
Gc.
Lenore,
8000
pounds,
Atlin
Fisheries,
15.5c
and
Gc.
Eureka,
4000
pounds,
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.,
15.6c
and
6c.
Alkl,
3000
pounds,
Atlin
Fisheries,
15.6c
and
6c.'
Canadian-Tramp,
3000
pound's,
Royal.
Fish
Co.,
13.4c
and
Gc.
M.
M.
Christopher
5000
pounds,
Atlin
Fisheries,
13.1c
and
6c.
Morris
II.,
4000
pounds,
Atlin
Fiisheries,
13.1c
and
6c.
Dundas,
2000
pounds,
Royal
Fish
Co.,
13.3c
and
Gc.
Ruth,
2600
pounds.
Atlin
Fisheries,
13.2c
and
Gc.
Sold
Yesterday
The
Corona,
one
of
the
American
boats
which
held
over
from
yesterday
morning
finally
sold
he;
catch
of
6000
pounds
to
the
Pacific
Fishcies
at
lfi.8euid
Gc
yester
day
afternoon.
Word
has
been
received
here
that
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Bob
Arthur,
who
left
here
recently,
are
located
at
Rolla
where
they
are
managing
a
hotel.
The
place
is
booming,
new
settlers
coming
in,
and
the
reports
Indicate
that
tho
people
who
went
from
here
are
doing
well.
VICTORIA,,
Mareh
15:
Chief
JustiteGordpiv
Hunter
oi
the
Su-preme
Court
Of-Brftisfr
Columbia,
died
at
ten
o'clock
this'
morning
at
St.
Joseph's
Hospitaj
where
he
bad
beer
seriously
ill
for
two
weeks.,
.w
-,
.
,
,
The.
Chief
Justice
had
been
in
poor
health
for
some
years
past
and'
suffered
a
relapse
a
few
weeks
ago.
He
was
married
for
a
second
time
in
January
last
He
was
66
years
of
age,
born
at
Beamsville,
Ont.,
and
graduated
from
Toronto
University.
He
was
!
appointed
chief
justice
in
1902
and
had
held
that
position
ever
since.
He
was
married
in
189G
to
Mrs.
Ida
Nelson
of
Portland
Ore.,
who
died
last
year,
ajjd
married
Miss
Eleanor
Morden
who
survives
him.
The
Chief
Justice
had
a
summer
home
at
Shawnlgan
Lake
where
e
spent
nuieh
of
his
re-creatlonir
.time.
.
,
PLAN
CHANGES
VICTORIA.
March
15:
Important
changes
in
the
operation
of
the
Male
Minimum
Wage
Act
will
be
made
if
the
bill
intrr
duced
in
the
legislature
on
Thursday
passes.
A
right
is
to
be
given
all
employees
In
any
occupation
in
contradistinction
to
any
industry
to
apply
to
the
board
provided
for
under
the
act
for
an
adjustment
of
wages.
The
previous
practice
under
the
act
was
first
the
;
board
to
Investigate
the
aituiin
with
respect
to
any
industry
and
then
make
a
blanket
minimum
wage
for
the
industry.
Under
the
proposed
amendment
the
line
of
occupation
is
to
be
the
basis
of
the
minimum
wage
fixed.
a
Imported
direct
from
the
Aberdeen
Joke
Factory
LOCAL
NEWS
During
a
recent
spell
of
cold
weather
Aberdonlans
were
to
bo
seen
going
about
with
their
mouths
open,
There
was
a
nip
i
in
the
air.