LONDON,
Dec.
7.
Another
terrific
storm
sweeping
in
from
the
Atlantic
raged
over
the
British
Isles
last
night
and
today,
spreading
destruction
in
its
wake.
The
Scilly
Isles
reported
a
wind
velocity
of
180
miles
an
hour,
while
80
to
90
miles
an
hour
in
other
.
parts
io
f
England
was
common.
.
Twenty-six
deaths
have
been
reported,
nineteen
of
them
being
victims
of
sea
mishaps,
with
at
least
a
score
of
ships
struggling
desperately
off
the
coast
of
Britain
and
the
continent.
Throughout
the
night
the
gale
swept
London
and
the
theatre
crowds
were
drenched
in
a
torrential
dswnpour,
accompanied
by
a
spectacular
electrical
Various
Interests
Meet
Premier
Tolmie
and
Hon.
S.
L.
Howe
Regard
Possible
Changes
Regulations
VICTORIA.
Dec.
7.
The
nrovincial
trovernment
is
anxious
to'conscrVe
fishcryvresourclis;4iiit-d6e?notedesire
tn
nlnrn
nnv
nhnsf
unrior.rnn
terday'sioufcrenxifi
Manners'
and
fishermen
was
told
by
PrmtepJfltaieymd
Hon.
S.
L.
Howe.
They
said
the
gov-icrmMwe(iM)t8isfits
fishery
regulation
on
basis
sat
isfactflrjrfo
flpernhn-Vimd
fishermen.
ACanners,.jn
Jtrieir
representations
through
the
canned
salmon
section
.of
r.the
.
Canadian
1
Manufacturers'
Association,
urged
the
passage
of
the
Fraser
H
sockeve
treaty.
opposed
undue
terference
with
their
business
and
advocated
protection
of
the
salmon
.
Jr
ri
novei
develoDment
rth'lMScv
PE
.
.
:
,
.
,
-
in
cannery
licenses,
demanding1
that
they
be
granted
to
all
British
subjects
desiring
mem.
i
ney
for
elimination
of
Orientals
ifronj
processing
plants
ana
urged
regu-
ilai
lations
to
Drevent
Dolutlon
nf
JL
lull-
fi.t,.
ing
waters
Dy
waste
irom
reaucuon
PFUhMlterles
made
a
plea
for
fair
consideration
for
Japanese.
Oeorge
Bushby
of
Prince
Rupert
said
he
had
been
forced
to
close
down
his
reducUon
plant
which
had
ued
dogfish
because
it
was
impos
slble
to
operate
under
existing
con
ditions.
CENTRAL
HOTEL
SOLD
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
Fry
have
ar-
rived
from
Vancouver
to
take
over
the
management
of
the
Central
Hotel
which
they
have
purchased
from
oiler
Besner
and
Alfred
Swanson.
Mr.
Fry
was
formerly
proprietor
of
the
Hotel
winters
in
Vancouver
.
-
Salvation
Army
,
Already
Promised
f
Aid
For
Hampers
The
Salvation
Army
reports
that
there
are
already
several
families
they
wish
to
help
at
the
Christmas
season
and
that
a
number
of
others
are
expected.
The
number
of
people
out
oi
wors
is
"
thl
vear
and
more
funds
will
oei
needed
If
they
are
to
be
provided
I
for.
Donations
of
meat
nave
aireaay
!
been
promised
by
Swift
Canadian
1
m
Aun
nlM
iles
by
hv
i
the
hp
Electric
RlectrlC
inakerv
and
the
ie
meat
will
be
roasted
and
carving
done
by
them.
Toe
H.
will
also
give
its
aid.
How-
evert
money
as
wen
as
Buppuco
will
be
needed
If
the
proper
Christmas
cheer
Is
to
be
provided.
Well
Known
Gen.
Died
In
England
tninnn
Dec.
7.
General
Sir
ou-..l.
Mnnrn
ffimOUS
for
the
SUC-
rftstrirtivp
rpmilntifinst?
VPS-
Northern
Planes
Meet
Troilbl
NOME.
Dec.
7.
Pilot
Dorbandt's
plane
cracked
up
and
ft
plane
pilot-
y
"X.r'r
..,r.
.v-r.-j
UKcu
wiicii
me
UTmiuis
uwtcinuicu
to
take
off
from
Teller
for
North
Cape.
Siberia.
General
Manager
of
I
nmnonv
IIT
vUUIiulV
b
Suggests
Prince
Rupert
Outlet
TOMORROW'S
TIDES
Boston
Grill
...
.
it
LA
ROB
CAMARET
iunuayf
uccemocr
-pa
-Illgr
pectal
Dlnnen
Thuridij
and
8aturdvi
j,.
6:
ajn.
u..
W
Ptnolnj
T.vrtj
futurity
Sight,
9
to
It
Dnce
H!J
for
Hire
'.
':2
;
pjn.
16.1
n.,
iLecommcxlaUoht
(or
"PrlvsU
Parties
LOW
UJJI.
11.4
II,
')(
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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLIBIBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PHONE
457
Si)
Vol.
XX.,
NO.
'285.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
Q.,
SATURDAY
DEC,
7,
1929
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Terrific
Storm
Sweeps
Britain
With
Wind
at
the
Stilly
Islands
f
Reported
at
180
Miles
an
Hour
FIGHT
ON
VANC.
ICE
Lions
Walloped
Cubs
and
Then
Officer
Stopped
Trouble
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
7.
Local
Lions
walloped
Victoria
Cubs
here
list
night
in
a
game
which
was
fast
,
fur
two
periods
and
which
nearly
i
ended
In
a
free-for-all
fight
when
,
In
the
closing
minutes
Kenny
of
the
'
Cubs
landed
on
the
Lions'
skipper,
i
Phillips,
and
sent
him
to
the
ice.
I
An
officer
prevented
further)
trouble.
At
Seattle
the
Eskimos
maintained
their
string
of
victories
by
nosing
out
Portland
Buckaroos
after
a
hard
battle.
Wm.
Holowatz
Died
In
Local
Hospital
Today
William
Holowatz,
aged
35
and
a
resident
of
this
city
for
two
years
dlf-d
at
1
o'clock
this
morning
in
the
Prince
Rupert
Oeneral
Hospital
where
he
had
been
a
pat-,
lent
for
two
years.
Funeral
arrangements
are
in
the
hands
of.
Hayner
Bros.,
undertaken,
and
mtcrment
will
be
made
Monday!
afternoon,'.'
The
late
Mr.
Holowatz,
who
was
a
native
of
Poland,
was
single
and,'
before
his
Illness,
worked
as
a
laborer.
He
Is
survived
by
two
brothers
here
John
and
Nicholas
Holowatz.
U.S.
Is
Making
I
Every
Effort
To
j
I
Keep
Prosperous
i
WASHINGTON,
Dec.
7.
The
de-
n.LSLT1!
lng
its
forces
to
keep
the
country
prosperous
and.
the
people.
employ-
ed
during
the
winter
was
announced
from
the
White
House
yesterday.
W
17
MnJnon
I
II
t
ITiauiuail
I
TV
1
ii
T
i
UieQ
At
1
OrOntO
1
TORONTO
Dec.
7.
William
F.
Maclean,
former
proprietor
of
the
Toronto
World
and
dean
of
the
House
of
Commons,
died
today.
aged
75.
DEAL
WITH
CIVIL
LIST
.
I
Toorly
Paid
Employees
of
Govern
ment
to
uet
uevuton
I
!
VICTORIA,
Dec.
7.
-Immedlate
Immediate
adjustment
of
about
a
third
Sriush
8!
f!VU
service
workers
in
lurabla
will
follow
In
Interim
report
puomitted
by
Colonel
Ross
Napier.
The
lowest
paid
classes
have
been
dc.lt
with
first.
These
Include
generally
all
clerl-fal
positions
up
to
a
maximum
of
thre
A
grade
($135).
Female
employees
other
than
stenographers
and
sundry
employees
who,
although
graded
In
two
B
class,
have
wen
receiving
less
than
three
A
grade
maximum.
ONE
DROWNED
NEW
YORK,
Dec.
7:-Steamer
Baltic,
which
rescued
five
of
the
ww
of
the
Newfoundland
schoon-
Northern
Light,
reports
one
of
1
InC
ho
CriW
....
Buy
n
Pnrmn
i
on
drowned.
'
Scottish
Humor
Imported
direct
from
the
Aberdeen
Joke
Factory
FINEST
CITY
IN
THE
WORLD
.
"I
am
proud
to
say
I
was'
born
the
finest
city
In
the
world,"
saw
a
Cockney
to
an
Aberdonlan.
Man"
iw.
i..
iit
.a
Twenty-six
Deaths
Already
Reported
and
Many
Ships
Having
Hard
Time
at
Sea;
Destruction
In
Wake
Runae
thocht
it.
Ye
must
hae
cessful
withdrawal
of
the
British
Jett
Aberdeen
when
ye
were
a
loon
and
Anzac
forces
from
aailippi
dur-rr
ye've
clean
lost
yer
accent."
lng
the
war,
died
today,
aged
CO.
Harold
Brown,
general
manager
of
the
Union
Steamship
Company,
took
up
the
cudgels
on
behalf
of
Prince
Rupert
and
objected
to
the
Provincial
Government
pro-
ceeding
with
extension
of
the
P.
G.
E.
when
speaking
in
Vancouver
at
the
annual
meeting
of
the
Vancouver
Pub-
licity
Bureau.
He
warned
his
audience
that
regard
should
be
had
for
the
funded
debt
of
the
province
wnen
urging
further
railway
extensions.
Projection
of
the
P.
G.
E.
to
the
Peace,
he
said,
bears
with
it
a
germ
of
trouble.
He
de
clared
tnere
must
be
neavy
tranic
to
justify
such
an
expenditure,
and
asked
If
the
road
was
physically
ca-
pable
of
handling
neavy
traffic.
If
the
two
standard
railway
systems
hesitate
to
take
hold
ot
the
pro
posal,
now
mucn
more
necessary,
i
u
mat
unusn
ujmmoia
snouip
g
s'owly,
he
added,
pointing
out
that
tnese
railways
nave
tne
iuuest
ra
cllltles
for
technical
and
economic
analysis
n,icU
ot
,ha
the
-nii
entire
situation.
tnnfinn
The
soeaker
dealt
with
the
possibility
of
the
Canadian
National
Railway
feeling
obligated
to
Prince
Rupert
in
the
event
of
extension
of
the
P.O.E.
to
the
Peace,
and
.Prince,
Rupert
outflanking
the
,
remainder,
of
the
province
In
ihut,t;$Dei.
",
,lt
"We
must
hold
Kjmihand.'V.he!
conUnued,
"and
at
all
costs,
prevent
exploitation
on
a
purely
party
political
basis
without
the
collateral
security
of
responsible
thought
and
proper
calculation."
Mr.
Brown
added
that
If
the
extension
Is
to
be
carried
on
as
a
political
measure,
he
would
feel
like
"getting
out
on
the
soapbox
and
opposing
it,"
adding:
"If
the
private
enterprise
proposes
to
extend
the
P.Q.E.
to
the
Peace,
well
and
good.
Development
must
be
co-ordinated
so
that
no
phase
of
It
Is
strangled."
TRYING
TO
SECURE
A
FLOUR
MILL
Letter
From
Industrial
Department
of
Power
Corporation
Received
Bv
the
Board
of
Trade
At
the
meeting
3f
the
Board
of
Trade
last
night,
(President
Oon-zales
In
the
chalr.ia
letter
was
received
from
th?
assistant
Industrial
manager
pf
JPower
Corporation
of
Canada
In
reply
to
a
letter
ssnt
them
bytthe
board.
The
letter
read:
,
Dear
Sir:
"a
Referring
further
to
Mr.
Schwartz's
le.tertn
vou
of
the
12th.
tnst.
In
rsijlv
to
yo'ir
re
quest
that
we
cooperate
with
you
m
trying
to
locate
a
flour
mill
in
Prince
Rupert.
fl
We
are
taking)
his
matter
up
with
different
Intprests
In
the
east,
but
in
the
meantime
I
would
like
to
have
some
additional
Information
from
yqu.
Mr.
Pawson
'
i;elty
me
that
von
have
n
very
fne.e48vator
out
there.
but
that
unfortunately,
last
year.
at
any
rae.
jr.
aa
not
nandle
it-share
ot
the
grain.
I
would
appreciate,
having
front
you
full
Information
on
the
elevator,
also
Information
as
to
the
terms
under
which
Jt
is
held
bv
......
M4
--...1
j
reJl'-":.J"",
-.;..Tw"'.
.rir'.yi
"1C
u;aoc
"!
You
have
had
sufficient
experience
of
the
difficulties
involved
In
getlng
new
industries,
to
appreciate
the
fact
thatpnatter
rf
thU
kind
are
not
settled
over
nlvht.
We
are,
however,
verv
jiiad
to
have
you
communicate
wlht
us
and
want
to
do
everything
we
can
to
assist
you
in
building
up
Prince
Rupert.
,
j
Yours
very;
truly,
I
W.
I
BURNIE,
,
Asst.
Industrial
Manager.
-c
a
,x
.
"
i
AnnmnfmonTc
nppUlllllIieillD
O.
Sundahl
Is
Created
Justice
of
the
Peace
at
Terrace;
Engi
neers
Moved
VICTORIA,
Dec.
7.
The
department
of
public
works
announces
the
transfer
of
engineers
as
follows:
James
Brady
from.
Cranbrook
to
Prince
Oeorge
to
become,
district
engineer.
Arthur
Dixon
from
Prince
Oeorge
to
Cranbrook.
Olaf
Sundahl
of
Terrace
is
named
as
a
Justice
of
the
peace.
SIR
HENRY
HONORED
Sir
Henry
Thornton
has
been
admitted
as
a
life
member
of
St.
Olot's
order
of
America
for
the
service
he
has
rendered
the
Norse
in
Canada.
The
order
was
given
to
him
by
Ocneral:
Norwegian
Consul
Bryn
ot
Montreal.
Union
S.
S.
U1UH
vai
a
vs
MJ
Two
More
Big
-Steamers
Coming
To
Tie
Up
Here
At
the
Board
of
Trade
meeting
'ast
night,
it
wa3
reported
by
the
president
that
he
had
interviewed
B.
C.
Keeley
In
regard
to
overhauling
the
steamers
at
this
port
It
,
was
explained
by
Mr.
Keeley
mat
two.
big
steamers
had
already
"e"n
sent
nere
to
tie1
up
ana
tnese
Would
be
overhauledi
Two
more
similar
ships
were
coming
but
the
other
boats
were
to
a
large
extent
overhauled
by
members
o
the
crew,
whose
homes
are
In
Vancou
ver.
Because
of
that
he
could
make
no
promises.
Howcver
he
assured
Mr.
Oonzales
that
eve;
rv
thing
possible
would
be
done
ti
o
encourage
business
at
this
port.
All
Fur
Garments
at
one
third
HARDSHIPS
OF
KEEPERS
LIGHTHOUSE
Meani
of
Communicating
With
Shore
Asked
By
Board
of
Trade
For
Men
In
Charge
The
Board
of
Trade
at
Its
meet
lng
last
night
decided
to
ask
the
SfftSlh.
ot
cfehich
led
to
the
proclamation
of
martial
law
at
Port
au
municating
with
the
shore
so
that1
Prince
and
Cape
Haitien,
was
described
by
Secretary
Stim-Ki.eSK,?f.Ae?t!
son
yesterday
as
being
"regarded
as
exceedingly
serious"
due
suffering.
The
matter
was!
MdUoPfa
currect
to
Mrs
Moran
who.
whenj
helnlnz
her
husband.
eOt
her'
hand
cauirht
In
a
winch
hnrfiv
Injuring
It
and
breaking
her
le?.
."dSraiss
flnred
great
suffering
as
a
result,
tne
naa
at
tne
time
a
nine
months
old
haby
to
look
after.il
Another
case
cited
was
one?that
took
.
place
five
years
aeo
when
;
Tom
Watkins
at
Triple
Island
was
!
Ill
for
nine
days
and
then
died
and
It
was
ten
davs
after
he
died
rArnr
nm
arrival
Capt.
Armour
strongly
urged
that
radiophones
be
Installed
at
-
h,,n
cnier
Engineer
Stamford
has
raa
riv
Iran
Vi
a
mna
.m
Muu
i
r
No
Pooling
of
Power
Interests
On
Puget
Sound
I
.
Bat
IT.
S.
Navy
Will
Crisij
Unless.
This
uone
SEATTLE,
Dec.
7.
Because
the
power
wer
interests
interests
of
of
Puge
Puget
Sound
ci
ties
win
not
pool
their
pi
ower
supply.
luiey.Snavfwlllnot
iMid
tho
aia
of
the
airplane
carrier
Lexington
to
VSSS'f
a
auxiliary.
Technical
difficulties
have
arisen
wnicn
make
tne
pooling
plan
ob-1
Jectlonable
to
Seattle.
STOCK
QUOTATIONS
(Courttty
S.
D.
Johnston
Co,
I
Bayvlcw,
2,
3.
Big
Missouri,
68.
70.
Cort
Province.
5.
5Vi.
Cotton
Blt.
15.
30.
Dunwell
5.
Nil.
Duthie
Mines.
40.
43
Oeorge
Copper.
2.80.
2.00
Oeorgla
River.
15.
16.
Oolconda.
80.
83.
Orandvlew.
16Vi.
17.
Inter.
Coal
&
Coke,
25
NIK
K'-nav
Fi'v-i;ce
8
14,
Nil,
Mohawk.
2,
Nil.
Morton
Woolsey,
Nil.
12.
'
Marmot
River
Oold.
20.
25.
Marmot
Metals.
JA.
2Vj.
ationa'
Silver.
7,
7&.
Noble
Five.
43Vt.
44.
Oregon
Cooper.
14.
15.
...
Pend
Oreille.
2.75.
3.00.
:
iff
Premier.
1.68.
1.72.
Porter-Idaho.
27.
30.
.
rr
Macdonald.
l51.il.2S)
Rufus-Argenta,
Id.
'
Ruth-Hope.
23,
24.
Silver
Crest.
6,
6Vfc.
Silverado,
35.
40.
S'ocan
Rambler.
6,
7.
Snowflake
15.
17.
fiunloch.
Nil,
1.10.
Terminus,
2,
Nil.
Topley
Richfield.
5,
5.
Torlc
Mines,
NU,
1.00.
Woodbine.
2,
3.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
2.12,
2.15.
Calmont,
1.10.
1.11.
Dalhousle,
1.75..
1.78.
Devenlsh.
15,
Nil.
Fabyan
Pete.
6,
6.
Home,
11.05.
1125.
Maviand.
1.97.
2.00.
McLeod.
2.35,
2.45.
Freehold,
65,
Nil.
Hargal,
1.00.
1.03.
United,
75,
79.
Two
Mines
of
This
District
Pay
Dividends
During
the
present
month
and
the
first
week
In
January
next.
Jfh!
Granby
Consolidated
Mining.
J
Smelting
ti
Power'
Co.
will
pay
a
53,
oiviaena.
aisiriDuung
a
gros3
amount
of
$900,000
to
shareholders.
The
Premier
Oold
Mining
Co.
will
pay
a
dividend
of
six
per
cent
or
a
gross
amount
ot
$300,000.
H.
C.
Hiwhes,
Consolidated
Mln-
ln5
&
Smelting
Co.
field
engineer.
wno
was
mauica
ay
a
grizziy
Dear
on
Slbola
Mountain
during
the
past
summer
and
had
to
be
rushed
by
airplane
to
Vancouver
tor
hospital
treatment,
Is
now
fully
rprnvprprf
frnm
hi
Inttirlp.t
unrt
oil.
Wm.
Goldblooin,
The
Fur
ftl.lsome
weeks
ago
resumed
his
duties:
(tf)
In
tho
Interior.
,
Martial
Law
Follows
Serious
Situation
in
Haiti;
U.S.
Patrolling
WASHINGTON.
Dec.
7.
The
situation
nt
Haiti.
because
of
popular
excitement
'Jit;
sirme
in
me
customs
omce
at
rorv
au
rrince
TVim-ci-lntr
fViof
tVtfartanaA
eavimta
mrli.nf
nvc
.o.,.tt.nrl
'VJi
""
-
pi
FR
f,
YM
A
N
VJLiljl
VJ
1
lYl-Tll
l
r
IN
COURT
P.
Ber.
Samuel
c.i
I-nndle
iji
n.m,A.A
Remanded
on
v.
i...,.iu.mu.v.
lowing
Hunting
Tragedy
d,W,SfoiioSX
ivembsr
rp
18,
while
-?nvttZr.
hunting
'
.i
at
VClUt
rno
Rev.
Samuel
Lundle.
pastor
of
of
the
the
Presbyterian
Presbyterian
Church
Church
at
Foowe.
has
been
remanded
In
the
rovlncla
oollce
court
on
ball
of
2000.
Preliminary
hearing
will
aVr"
p'ace
Wednesday,
The
case
Is
the
first
known
In
Victoria
where
prosecution
ot
-
hunter
ha
followed
the
verdict
'accidental
death"
by
coroner's
pury
AttomeyuiOeheraUoPooley
itoW.'i
S
.
'
v.
Y
u?
'Early
thls'lallt
decided
that
all'
proscutlonf-foTmanslaughter.
lr-,
JHll"!)?rtTSSiera
o'trd
that
people
can
be
so
careiess
wun
nrearms
wnen
num
-
'
lng
In
the
bush."
INC0METAX
.
UNDER
i
1
1
Effort
Betne
Made
In
United
States
U
Have
it
Consider-
,i
ably
Reduced
i
WASHINGTON.
Dec.
7:
House
has
endorsed
the
proposal.
to
reduce
tne
taxes
on
earned
in
comes
by
$160,000,000.
While
it
is,
Many
Officials
Arrived
From
In-understood
a
majority
of
thei
trrior
in
aha
vrHav1.
Senate
favor
the
measure,
there
block
it
by
talking
It
ou
NEW
YORK.
Dec.
7:
Scores
ot
men
and
women
from
au
walks
o
nip
leu
in
a
special
uam
iorjnJd
In
tV
citv
yesterday
with
tj".-sinjton
.
to
urge
upon
the
W'
TT.
ToVv
Ht,tsi0nal
Rupcrln-Senate
the
desirability
ot
reauclng
tendent
presiding.
Outsld
of-
iaxe
on
cjiuca
mcunicw
Ani5!rials
arrivina
in
the
city
on
measure,
if
It
goes
through,
wlU
Thursday
atrnoon's
train
from
affect
many
wage
earners
as
wen
-he
Interior
for
meeting
included:
ft
others
in
all
parts
ot
the
coun
try.
Three
Killed
In
Traffic
Accidents
At
Vancouvei
vanpoitvkr.
aec.
7
Three
persons
were
killed
In
traffic
accidents
at
Greater
Vancouver
last
night.
William
Warner,
aged
man.
and
Lloyd
Morrison,
aged
17.
were
killed
when
a
motorcycle
ridden
by
the
latter
collided
with
Warner.
Doris
O'Connor,
aged
14,
riding
on
the
machine
with
Morrison,
was
seriously
Injured.
Mrs.
John
King
of
Barnet
was
killed
when
the
car
In
which
she
and
her
husband
were
driving
home
was
overturned
In
a
ditch
after
swerving
In
passing
another
car.
The
husband
received
minor
injuries.
TORONTO
STOCKS
rio-
For
the
Day
Amulet,
1.75,
1.76.
Dome,
7.25.
7.50.
Falconbrldge.
6.35.
6.50.
Hudson
Bay.
10.10,
10.15.
International
Nickel.
33.25,
33.40.
Imoerlal
Oil.
29.25.
29.40.
Mandy,
30,
50.
ij
Mining
Corporation.
3.10.
3,15.'
Mclntyre,
14.65,
15.00.
Noradna.
36.25,
36.40.
Niplssing,
1.90.
1.94.
Stadacona.
4.
4Vi.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
3.43,
3.45.
suaoury
Basin,
4.01,
4.03.
Teck
Hughes.
5.10.
5.15.
Treadwell
Yukon.
7.00,
8.00.
Ventures.
3.35,
3.40.
Wright
Hargraves.
1.28,
UP.
PRICE
OF
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
7-The
price
or
wneat
today
nere
was
$1.42
a
bushel.
and
the
danger
of
outbreaks
.
OCwuuo
w
mpwuu
is,
'"uiicu
.In
a
proclamation
of
martial
law.
inlted
States
marine
corps
guards
were
patrolling
the
city
and
all
was
quiet.
U.
S.
S.
Wright
received
secret
orders
yesterday
to
sail
today
from
Norfolk,
Virginia,
with
marines
for
"duty
overseas,"
and
It
was
presumed
the
destination
was
Haiti.
Power
Situation
Vancouver
Still
Serious
Problem
Britannia
Putting
Men
on
Half
Time;
Private
Power
Aiding
B.C.
Electric
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
7:
Fine
cool
weather
hai
returned
to
Vanoou-ver;
The
lluht
rains
and
mists
of
3taatu
Th
Tbc,
116
Com-
thrmtcrh
mnMiiaHnn
f
Tower
lusy
hope
to
be
able
to
plants
hortly
durlne
nlchts
n,ln
tn
mrt.n.K
nower.
Tne
ar'tannia
riming
and
smelt-n-
rn
hSt
laid
off
250
men
for
two
weeks.
At
the
end
of
that
time
they
will
be
taken
back
and
another
250
laid
off.
By
mean
of
JttX
rotation
of
layoffs
the-'jiiffect
j.oa.the
emolorwent
situation
will
not
bescrio'js,
th
men
merely
taking
the
time
off
as
a
holiday?
I.
i
C;
N.
R
Conference
'Beint?
Held
Here
i
M..in.
Th
seni'
.
nual
conference
of
Canadian
Nu
tonal
Ral'wnvr
oner-atlng
officials
of
this
division
wps
P.
O.
Rue"
assistant
sunerln-
n1ent
Smlthers:
Archie
Watt,
divisional
master
mechanic
Prince
Oeorge:
R.
A.
Harlow
and
Elmer
Ocnderson,
roadmasten,
Prince
Oorge;
R.
C.
Davidson
and
D.
Dlneen.
roadmasters.
Smlthers.
and
Oeorge
Keep.
Investigation
denart-mcnt
Prince
Oeorge.
Moat
of
these
men
returned
to
he
inter'or
on
today's,
train.
Mr.
Harlow
and
Mr.
Dlneen
are
accompanied
to
the
city
by
their
wives.
Also
here
to
attend
the
meeting
were
J.
H.
Nichols,
superintendent
of
perishable
traffic
Winnipeg,
and
Frank
Moore,
fuel
inspector,
Vancouver,
who
was
formerly
located
here.
PROWLER
ARRESTED
Man
U
Believed
to
Have
Intended
Entering
Store
Last
Night
City
no'lre
01
boldln"
tor
in-vestlafaUon
a
orowW
who
.
i
ii-'eged
have
bwn
attempting
't
n'hf
o
hrak
Into
th
ntor
nt
Wllfr'H
Oratton
on
second
Avrnue.
The
arrek
was
mad
at
ll'SO
om.
after
officera
had
hen
al'cd
to
the
scene
over
the
tel"-
hone
bv
a
woman
who
stated
that
a
man
was
attcmnMnx
trj
break
ihtr
hjtieini'ri
nrC,
had
not
aetifai.y
made
entry
when
the
oollce
arrived
but
was
found
In
the
enclosed
back
porch.
Police
officers
declined
this
morning
to
announce
the
name
ot
the
man
pending
further
investigations
of
his
movements.
Later
the
mar
w
taken
before
Magistrate
McClvmont
and
charged
with
attempting
to
break
and
enter,
the
case
being
adjourned
for
eight
davs.
The
police
still
declined
this
afternoon
to
divulge
the
man's
name
despite
the
fact
that
he
had
been
formally
charged.
!J