Premier
Ferguson
Makes
Announcement
of
Tolicy
Prior
to
Contest
TORONTO.
Sept.
17:
Premier
Howard
Ferguson
announced
that
the
Ontario
provincial
elections
would
take
place
October
30.
Nominations
will
be
on
October
19.
No
changes
In
the
cabinet
will
be
made
before
the
elections.
The
Uquor
question
promises
to
be
one
of
the
most
interesting
features
In
the
election.
In
a
manifesto
Premier
Ferguson
promises
a
substantial
reduction
in
hydro-electric
power
to
rural
consumers.
Oovcrnment
loans
will
enable
the
farmers
to
Install
electrical
equipment
Mr.
Ferguson
also
promise
lownr
license
automobiles.
fees
for
passenger
Hat,
OILS
WERE
AWAY
DOWN
Dumping
of
Issues
Late
Yesterday
Causes
Sud'Jrn
Drop.
In
Trices
GEORGE
COPPER
UP
VANCOUVER.
Sept.
17:
Oil
Is-1
sues
were
dumped
indiscriminately
on
the
stock
market
in
late
trading
yesterday,
the
losses
running
Irom
five
cents
to
two
dollars,-
be-1
LIGHT
AIR
TORONTO
STOCKS
lng
scattered
right
through
the
a
j
n
n
p:nnt,er
Butcdalc
Closed
nn
on
-
list
Home
lost
two
dollars
heavy
sales,
A.P.C.,
42
cents.
Cal
rnnxt
n
a
1
1
ra
fsfrrni
and
Lowe
Inlet
,
About
to
Finish
in
ho
rfi,,icinn
nf
ntstrlr.t!
The
funeral
i0f
the
late
TOMORROW'S
TIDES
Boston
Grill
Wednesday,
September
18
8fr
LAKUfc
CAUAKET
Special
Dinner
Thursday
and
Baturdij
High
1:00
a.m.
19.8
ft.
Dancing
Every
Saturday
Night,
9
to
It
13:28
p.m.
19.5
ft.
Dance
Hall
for
Hire
Low
7:29
am.
4.1
ft.
Accommodation!
(or
Private
Parties
19:42
p.m.
5.6
ft.
rilONE
437
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XX.,
No.
216.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
SEPT.
17,
1929
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
FREIGHT
REDUCTION
ON
EXPORT
FRUIT
IS
ANNOUNCED
BY
PREMIER
Premier
Tolmie
Also
Took
Up
With
Rt.
Hon.
J.
H.
Thomas
Investment
of
British
Capital
to
Provide
Employment
for
British
VANCOUVER,
Sept.
17.
A
reduction
of
twelve
conts
a
hundred
pounds
in
the
export
freight
rates
or.
apples
from
the
Okanagan
valley
to
Vancouver,
it
wag
announced
here
today
by
Premier
Tolmie
on
his
return
from
eastern
Canada,
where
he
conferred
with
Presidents
Thornton
and
Beatty
of
the
C.N.R.
and
C.P.R.,
re-spective'y,
in
regard
to
freight
rates.
The
new
rate
will
bring
the
tariff
on
British
Columbia
fruits
for
United
Kingdom
ports
to
a
parity
with
the
rates
on
United
States
railroads
from
Yakima
and
Wen-atchee
points
to
Puget
Sound
ports
for
export.
Premier
Tolmie
also
announced
that
he
had
discussed
with
Rt.
Hon.
J.
H.
Thbmas
plans
for
the
development
of
the
natural
resources
of
British
Columbia
by
British
capital
as
a
means
of
providing
employment
for
British
workmen
.
Mr.
Thomas
requested
the
provincial
government
to
prepare
a
list
of
opportunities
within
the
province
where
the
investment
of
British
capita1
would
produce
directly
or
indirectly
the
employment
of
British
ELECTION
IN
ONTARIO
MAILROUTEbi
Beacons
and
Towers
to
Be
Instal'
led
In
Connection
With
New
Service
OTTAWA.
Sept.
17:
Contract
have
been
awarded
for
lighting
the
Western
Ontario
airways
and
trans-pralrie
air
mall
route.
The
department
of
national
defer
today
announced
that
on
the
nralrles
the
Canadian
General
Electric
Co.
had
received
the
eon
tract
for
14
electric
airway
bo
cons
mounted
on
50
foot
tower
and
the
Highway
Lighthouse
Co..
the
contract
for
47
acetylene
gax
airway
beacons.
The
beacons
are
to
be
installed
between
Winnipeg
and
Calgary
vli
Reglna,
Moose
Jaw
and
Medicine
(McC(frr.
OlWioni
Ac
OolUrt,
Lid.)
Amulet.
3.10.
3.12.
Mandy.
45.
Nil.
Falconbrldge.
9.75,
9.95.
Holllnger,
5.75,
6.00.
Hudn
Bay,
17.60,
18.00.
International
Nickel.
M.85.
57.00.
Lakeshore,
22.00,
23.00.
Mining
Corporation,
4.10.
450.
Nlpiwlng,
2.35,
2.50.
Noranda,
58.36,
58.50.
Abana.
1.70,
1.73,
Sherrltt
Gorflon,
6.95,
7.00.
Sudbury
Basin.
7.78,
7.85.
Treadwell
Yukon,
selling
at
850,
Home
Oil,
16.50,
Nil."
Teck
Hughes.
5.70,
5.75.
Dies
at
Vancouver
cen.
a
nu
.
VANCOUVER.
Sent.
17:-Bdwln
on,
85
cents
on
big
lurnoveia.
-
-
,,.m
...
.
.
,
k
lie
nmn.
lUlluwtllK
tv.tH
..vw
as
me
strongest
issue,
mis
ewe.
advancing
50
cents.
PRICE
OF
WIIIiT
VANCOUVER.
Sept.
17:
The
ViiohMt
htiotatlon
on
Number
1
Northern
wheat
on
the
local
ex
change
was
$1.45V4.
FUNERAL
NOTICE
Mrs,
No.
2
have
now
closed
down
for
the
Alice
McKay.
Fraser
8tret.
will
season
and,
at
the
end
of
this
week,
take
place
from
the
chapel
of
the
iinHrrtakers
at
2
p.m.
on
T
ri.
1
-
i
...11
.1
mUl.
IaauaI
Tl
n
only
Namu
and
Walker
Lake
can-
Wednesday.
Rev.
J.
B.
Gibson
01
neries
still
operating
on
fall
varl-:
f
lciatlng.
cUcs
in
the
central
division.
Raimnr.
fi.v,in.
4,
secnon
uriinn
o!
ui
Louis
Martin,
manager
the
mainland
will
dlscontlnuedi.by
the
end
of
eek
with
operations
nly
on
lands.
tins
practically
j
Central
Hotel,
H
expected
-be
to
re.
1
.u.'
.
o
ihP
Ritv
on
tomorrow
at-
the
Queen
Charlotte
L
y
TOLICE
CRUISER
A
f
;
PEW
LOAN
FOR
PRINCE
RUPERT
LAUNCHED
MONDAY
VICTORIA.
Sept.
17.
Christened
"P.M.L.
8"
as
she
slid
down
the
ways,
the
52-foot
heavy
duty
cruiser
for
the
provincial
police
at
Prince
Rupert
was
launched
at
Yarrows,
Monday
afternoon.
The
cruiser
is
built
of
Australian
gumwood
and
oak.
Counting
the
Cost
The
provincial
authorities
have
nrirfwril
in
the
artest
of
128
of
of
Freedom
who
have
been
on
trial
during
the
past
three
days,
and
if
further
arrests
have
FOR
B-
C
Large
Syndicate
Buys
Five
Per
Cent
Securities
of
Province
At
93.8,
VICTORIA.
Sept.
I
1
,
1
jjiuviuciaj
live
per
17:
A
new
cent
30-ycar
bond
issue
of
three
billion
dollars
required
for.
refunding
maturing
obligations,
was
awarded
by
Hon.
W.
C.
Shelly
yes&rday
afternoon
!to
a'
syndicate
composed
of
Dillon
Read
St
Co.
of
New
York.
Doraln-
m
Connection
With
ni
.r
Arrcf
nf
ilftiikciand
A
E
Amfs
AU
butone
tiled
I
Ul
IUUiVd
arc
Canadian
firms.The
price
paid
,was
08.8
payable
lti
Victoria
funds.
The
loan
is
thus
costing
the
pro-
incison
news
vmce
5,075
pgr
cent
u
is
10
oe
nopea
mat
ine
city
authorities
will
be
able
to
avoid
arresting
many
of
the
Sons
of
Freedom.
To
put
them
In
Jail
would
cost
the
city
$1
a
day
pr
head.
With
any
substantial
number
ot
Doukhobors
this
cost
would
amount
'1
Vancouver
Lad:
Died
as
Result
to
be
made
the
expense
of
pro-
ceedlngs
and
of
keeping
them
In
Committee
of
BnstneMmen
Appoln-
jall
after
sentence
should
not
fall;
ted
to
Cooperate
With
Trade
on
the
kelson
taxpayers.
President
Beatty
AUSTRALIA
Commissioner...
I
j
VANCOUVER,
Sept.
17:
At
a
1
meeting
of
the
British
Columbia
exporters
and
Importers
here
yes-
(tcrday,
trday,
attended
attended
by
by
representative:
representative!
T
'1'
T
.
'
VlSIiinff
VlCtOna
1
New
Westminster.
Victoria
i
1
1
and
a
tirl
Tvl
Prince
n
rm
Rupert,
f?itrW
In
in
addition
n
rlrlH
lrn
4
r
H
to
I
the
local
men,
a
committee
of
re-
VANCOUVER.
Sept.
17:
Prosld-1
preventative
businessmen
was
for-ent
E.
W.
Beatty
of
the
Canadian
Imcd
with
a
view
to
cooperatlnit
Pacific
Railway
and
party
of
busl-jwlth
R.
C.
Haynes,
Australian
nessraen,
arrived
today
and
pro-
trade
commissioner
In
Canada
In
ceeded
to
Victoria.
I
stimulating
intcr-Domlnlon
trade.
Local
Party
Shot
Two
Grizzly
Bears
Near
Bella
Coola
When
on
Trip
Which
Ended
This
Morning
Dr.
R.
G.
Lnrjje
of
Port
Simpson:
L.
W.
Wautrh,
of
this
city;
Stan
Wilson
of
Toronto,
Dr.
Larjjc's
brother-
in-law:
and
J
.
u.
Hunt
of
1'ort
Simpson
returned
to
tne
city
this
morning
aboard
Dr.
Large's
power
cruiser
Sun-
1
t
t
r
i.Uwn
...i.,.
.
n
u...
DCaiTt
111.
Uitur
ii
succuasiiu
uueu
wuctva
uiy
yuuiv
nuuu
and
nleasure
cruise
to
the
Bella
Coola
district,
the
out
standing
exploit
of
their
expedition
having
been
the
shoot
ing
of
two
grizzly
bears,
whoso
pelts
tney
orougnt
nome
with
them.
Excel'cnt
weather
favored
the
expedition
throughout.
Arriving
at
Bella
Coola.
they
mo-.
tored
some
Uilrty-flve
miles
up
the
valley
and
then
continued
their
trio
by
saddle
horse
and
pack
train.
It
took
them
eight
hours
to
climb
mountain
some
6000
feet
In
height
and
there
they
encamped
1
for
two
or
three
days.
Following
the
.Mackcnile
trail,
they
proceed
ed
some
eighty
miles
up
the
Bella
Coola
Valley
and
It
was
on
the
flats
angling
in
the
remote
rivers
and
creeks
which
they
visited.
NanaimoMan
Died
Last
Night
NANAIMO,
Sept.
17:
The
death
occurred
last
night
of
J.
II.
Good.
of
the
an
old
tlml
resident
and
leading
furniture
man
of
this
city.
He,
was
born
at
Hope.
B.C.
more
than
60
mniiniiin.
tcmoon's
train
from
uaKewe
"
....
where
he
has
been
spending
a
twoiOood,
one
of
mecarllest
Anglican
weeks'
holiday.
clergymen
to
come
to
the
province.
Unique
Gift
to
H.M.S.
Victory
by
Sir
L
Harmsworth
i.on
1
iBt
By
T
Th
Ctndln
Prrw)
DON.
Sept.
17:
Sir
Lelccs-
near
the
river
in
me
eastern
uw-jtcr
Harmsworth,
who
a
few
years
trlct
of
the
province
where
they
back
made
a
gift
to
Canada
of
shot
their
grizzlies.
The
skins
will
,
valuable
manuscripts,
in
memory
be
forwarded
to
Vancouver
to
be
0f
his
brother,
Lord
Northcllffe.
cured
and
mounted.
has
now
presented
to
H.M.S.
Vic-
The
Darty
also
enjoyed
flncl
tory
a
collection
of
documents
as
sociated
with
the
history
of
the
ship.
The
collection
includes
the
manuscript
Journal
of.
It,
F.
Robert,
who
served,
as
a-
midshipman
in
the
Victory
1
at
Trafalgar,
'and
the
naval
signal
book
formerly
In
possession
of
John
Scott
Purser.
secretary
to
Lord
Nelson,
who
was
killed
In
the
battle.
The
gift
has
been
made
by
Sir
Leicester
and
Lady
Harmsworth
as
an
expression
ot
gratitude
for
the
recovery
of
the
King,
and
has
been
gratefully
received
by
the
Board
of
Admiralty
on
behalf
of
1I.M.S.
Victory.
less
civic
work.
One
hundred
Douk-!neck
sustained
in
an
auto
accident,
LIGHTHOUSE
BOARD
Noted
Australian
Explorer
Looks
Happy
Why
Not?
and
newspaper
correspondent.
Is
here
seen
with
Sir
Hubert
Wiikins.
famous
Australian
explorer
hi,
trifP
the
former
Suzanne
Benrtett.
during
the
National
Air
Races
wevcisuiu.
mc
.u.i,
of
Broken
Neck
photograph
to
be
taken
of
the
newlyweds
since
their
recent
marriage.
CALGARY,
Sept.
17.
Mrs.
O.
W.
to
a
large
sum
and
would
mean
Allan
of
Vancouver
died
Monday
at
either
an
Increase
in
taxation
or!
Blalrmore,
as
the
result
of
a
broken
.
hobors
in
pail
for
90
days
would
j
Sunday.
Her
husband
escaped
with
j
WILL
CONSIDER
THE
cost
$000.
'
minor
Injuries,
They
were
return-
J
HECATE
STR.
LIUHTS
It
is
for
the
province
to
make
ing
home
from
a
tour
of
the
j
the
arrests
as
the
problem
arises
j
prairies.
from
outside
and
not
Inside
the
city.
TRADE
WITH
1
A.
Brookebank,
secretary
of
!
the
.Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Central
British
Co-
lumbla,
has
received
word
from
Hon.
P.
J.
A.
Cardln,'
minister
of
marine
and
fish-1
cries,
acknowledging
a
re-
solution
of
the
Boards,
and
stating
that
the
matter
Is
listed
for
further
consldcra-
tlon
of
the
Ughthuse
Board
of
canaaa.
Burns
Lake
Fire
;V
Loss
Was
$5500
Damage
In
MacNcil
Residence
ana
Telegraph
OfHcc
rartially
Covered
!v
Insurance;
to
Rebuild
Total
value
of
the
residence
of
H.
D.
MacNeil
and
the
Government
Telegraph
office
at
Burn
Lake
which
were
destroyed
by
fire
earlj
last
Saturday
morning
Is
estimated
at
$5,500.
the
los
being
partially
covered
by
Insurance,
according
to
further
word
received
In
the
city
Some
of
the
contents
of
the
bund
ing
were
saved
by
neighbors
who
rendered
great
assistance.
The
origin
of
the
fire
U
un
known.
It
occurred
while
Mr.
and
!Mrs.
MacNeil
and
memberi
of
their
family
were
attending
a
fall
fair
dance
for
children.
Mr.
MacNeil
plaru
to
abulia
immediately
on
the
same
1th.
-
tlon.
Long
distance
communication
was
available
Immediately
nftcr
the
the
fire
fire
and
and
the
the
telegraph
telegraph
office
office
is
Body
of
Little
Girl
Is
Brought
Here
for
Burial
The
body
ot
little
Agnes
Amstubt.
twenty-month-old
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Joe
Amstuls,
who
was
accidentally,
drowned
at
Swanson
Bay
last
Saturday,
was
brought
here
by
the
father
this
morning
and
placed
Ire
charge
of
the
B-
C.
Undertakers.
The
child
was
boni
lh
Prince'
Rupert,
her
parents
being
of
Swiss
descent.
The
mother
will
arrive
here
Friday
morning
on
the
Cardena
from
Swanson,
Bay
and
burial
will
take
place
that
afternoon.
The
body
was
brought
to
tha
city
from
Swanson
Bay
aboard
the
fishery
patrol
cruiser
Senepa.
An
enaulrv
establishing
accl-
'Representative
of
Japanese
Flour
Muling
Company
reels
Full
Cargoes
Possible
Here
Studying
trade
possibilities
here
and
securing
and
port
informaton
which
he
will
convey
to
his
prin-
shih
Four
Mills
Co
.
,
Ltd
.
,
of
Tokyo,
Japan,
is
spending
a
few
days
in
the
city.
From
what
he
has
seen
nerc,
mr.
Iwasaki
believes
there
should
be
little
dff
iculty
in
the
way
of
making
up
full
mixed
cargo
shipments
here
lor
japan
.
While
his
company
is-interested
more
particularly
in
grain,
there
are
others
which
would
buy
such
lumber
as
saruce.
nemiocK
ana
ceuar
"u
"
wffl
not
be
long.
Mr.
iwasam
oe-Illve,
before
Prince
Rupert
is
send-
;
ine
these
careoes
to
Japan.
Flshj
can
also
be
exported
from
here
to
Japan.
Mr.
Iwasaki's
company
is
a
very
large
and
important
one
and
operates
no
less
than
twelve
great
flour
til
imFlnn.
nnrts
In
Janfln.
mills
ay
aiyJ
I
'
,
their
total
capacity
being
Z3,uuu,
SUICIDE
WAS
DEATH
CAUSE
Coroner's
Jury
So
Finds
in
Case
of
Mrs.
Alice
McKay
Witnesses
Heard
The
Jury
before
Coroner
C.
L.
barrels
per
day.
One
of
;the
largest
jM'onroa
investigating
the
death
of
01
mese
muis
wvuavcu
Mrs.
aii,
McKay
returned
a
vex-
ma
produces
7000
barrels
per
day
nd
has
elevator
capacity
01
Z.U7B,-
diet
yesterday
afternoon
to
the
effect
that
the
woman
had
come
J0
busnew.
uist
year
mc
com-
hep
d(!fllh
.
rMult
o
-
re.
-ny
took
fifteen
million
bushels
volyer
shot
seif.mcted.
The
wit
f
Canadian
wheat,
most
of
which
vas
exported
from
Vancouver,
al-aough
130,000
bushels
went
across
.'rom
Prince
Rupert.
Mr.
Iwasaki
ha
just
completed
.
tour
of
the
Peace
River
valley
n
i
is
of
the
opinion
th'f.
much
of
nesses
were
Emll
WWg,
who
discovered
the
t
raged.;
Peter
La-porte.
who
accompanied
the
ambulance
driver
when
he
was
cai-let1
and
who
knew
deceased
for
many
yeani;
Corn.
'iC.
O.
Barber
and
Staff
Sergeant
v
Alex
Mctltl.
he
grain
from
that
district
will!
police
officers
and
Dr.
J.
H.
Ct-:7entually
find
its
coast
outlet
over
j
son
who
performed
an
autopsy,
he
easy
grades
to
Prince
Rupert.
Deceased's
husband,
from
Wh'iin"
4t.
Iwasaki
states
that
his
com-!
she
had
been
separated
for
svcr&l
any
is
fufiy
aware
of
the
fact
that
years,
is
at
present
in
Burns
Lake,
this
port
Is
much
closer
to
the
The
funeral
will
take
place
to-Orient
than
Vancouver
and
also;
morrow
afternoon.
chat
It
Is
more
convenient
to
the
Peace
jace
Hlver,
uiver.
j.
O
Whlk
here
Mr.
Iwasaki,
is
going
Canadian
VOlliaffe
m!'
wmewnc
wm.
r
r
.
1
reestablished
in
first
class
quarters!
en.
H
;tO
Be
DUneU
In
.
.
..
.
1
!
Edmonton
Pjlmnntnn
nn
on
Sunday
siinnav
and
ana
Will
will
go
COI
and
convenient
location
iockit.
"
7
1
n
south
sr.,lhnetarmerPrtoceBupcrti
Thursday
,
on
the
night.
steamer
Prince
Rupert
.
j
j
Geneva
Foundation
.
Mr.
Iwasaki
had
a
conference!
yesterday
afternoon
with
the
council
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Boara
of
(Bv
The
Csndian
Frwisi
OTTAWA,
Sept.
17:
A
specimen
Trade
on
the
matter
of
ship-!f
Canadian
coinage
will
likely
be
I
ping
conditions
at
this
port.
buried
with
the
foundation
stone,
of
the
new
League
of
Nations'
building,
wh.'h
is
to
be
laid
dur-Minimum
Wage
for
??lun
of
th
Assembly
in
p.
.
t
a
L
J
Geneva
this
month.
A
copy
of
a
Drug
LlcrttS
Ashed
circuiar
communication,
asking
From
Supreme
Court
.that
all
state
members
of
the
League
bring
with
them
to
thu
...,
.
.
assembly
specimens
of
their
na-
VANCOUVER.
Sept
17
-tome-
f
tnU
dlate
action
will
be
instituted
by;
been
received
by.
the
Domln.
me
wrug
onm:
niMjuianuii
ui,
British
Columbia
to
seek
a
manda-'
ion
government.
mils
order
from
the
Supreme
Court
compelling
tha
minimum
wagei
Wife
of
J.
H.
McVctV
board
to
establish
a
minimum
scale
for
drug
clerks.
NEW
ZEALAND
TRADE
WELLINOTON.
N.Z.,
Sept.
17:-
Dies
In
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
Sept.
17:
Resident
of
Vancouver
for
41
years,
Mrs.
LU!e
McVety.
aged
50,
wife
ot
James
Jackott
McVety,
superlnten-
New
Zealand
will
appoint
a
trade
dent
for
British
Columbia
ot
the
dental
death
was
held
Uils
morning
1
representative
in
Canada.
It
was
Dominion
Employfnent
scrvlso,
by
Coroner
C.
L.
Monroe.
'announced
today.
dled
Sunday.