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Grill
Salurday,
August
10
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Dinners
Thursdays
and
Saturday!
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p.m.
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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PHONE
451
Vol.
XX,
No.
1,84,
PRINCE
KUPERT,
B.C.,
FJIIDAY,
AUGUST
9,
1929
fie
iV.
r.
Sfocft
Market
Fifteen
Minutes
Today
NEW
YORK,
Aug.
9.
The
most
sweeping
reaction
in
the
history
of
the
New
York
stock
.
.
exchange
which
wined
r.
l
Mi'...
i
11..
i
i
i
nut
more
man
a
Dinion
aonars
minutes
trading
today
took
place
as
a
result
of
the
panicky
liquidation
of
stocks
inspired
by
an
unexpected
increase
from
five
to
six
per
cent
in
the
New
York
federal
reserve
rediscount
rate,
the
last
official
blow
at
securities
PRODUCTION
B.
C.
MINES
IS
ON
INCREASE
Semi-Annual
Kcport
of
Minister
Shows
Notable
Advance
in
Production
VICTORIA,
Aug.
9.
Mineral
prodiii
tmn
in
British
Columbia
Ihu
year
will
lotal
$70,000,000
and
Irak
al)
previous
records
if
it
i
ntinui
s
during
the
second
half
rf
the
year
as
it
did
In
the
first
ta!!-,
:uc
semiannual
report
of
the
r
-Vr
of
mines
shows,
ine
mineral
output
for
the
first
six
r
tif
the
ear
was
$35,250,-Ct
....
an
advance
of
7.8
per
cent
c,:r
figures
for
last
year.
The
Tonnage
output
was
3,3,Q0,-C03
1
also
higher
than
1928.
D.
,
i,
nds
of
over
$12,000,000
from
eU
-established
firms
are-r
old,
silver,
lead
and
coal
iruilm'-
decreased
In
production.
NO
SETTLEMENT
COTTON
STRIKE
Negotiations
Are
On,
looking
to
IWible
Mediation
in
English
County
MANCHESTER,
Aug.
9:
Lit'le
progress
has
been
made
In
'he
settlement
of
the
cotton
!'
.k"
Sir
Horace
Wilson,
permanent,
se
retary
of
the
ministry
cf
iaT-.nr.
in
an
informal
confer-ci
o
wah
both
sides
yesterday
uu''ii.-itt(i
the
General
Council
of
the
Tudr-i
Union
Congress
here
from
London
to
discuss
the
pos-E.'b
;litira
of
mediation
with
the
"'-km
organliations.
Mean-hilfi
the
whole
Industry
Is
at
a
funds!
ill
and
millions
of
dollars
in
wugM
and
trade
are
being
lost
c:k)y.
CONSERVATIVE
IS
ELECTED
BY
CLOSE
MAJORITY
.
TWICKENHAM.
Midlescx.
Aug.
v
"
John
Ferguson,
Conscrva-
v.as
elected
at
the
Twicken
ham
in
action
yesterday
to
fill
'e
vacancy
caused
by
the
eleva
'"'
"i
me
peerage
of
S
r
William
"'-on
Hicks.
The
vote
sto
:
follows:
F"Kuson.
14,705.
Thomas
Mason,
Labor,
14,202
Liberal,
1920.
PILCHARDS
tfllNftWU
t
VANCOUVER
t
'ISLAND
Word
ha8
been
received
4
'n
the
dty
that
the
pilchards
nvc
commenced
a
big
run
f
'"
the
west
coast
of
Van-t
:.,uv"'-
Wand
and
that
all
4
,ne
Plants
arc
operating
to
'apailty.
in
quoieu
vaiues
in
inteen
i
WOULD
HAVE
FKAMED
AND
HUNG
IN
SCHOOLS
COPY
OF
PEACE
PACT
4
The
following
resolution
was
passed
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Presbytery
of
the
United
Church
at
it
meet-
ing
last
night
on
motion
of
Rev
.11.
T.
Allen
of
Terrace
seconded
by
Rev.
W.
Deans
of
Ocean
Falls:
"Realising
that
our
coun-
try,
along
with
45
other
nations
of
the.
world,
has
signified
her
adherence
to,
and
support
of
the
Kellogg
Peace
Pact,
otherwise
known
as
the
Pact
of
Paris,
and
1
Realizing
that
its
strength
1
will
be
found
in
the
public
opinion
of
the
nations
con-
cerned,
and
that
its
prin-
ciples
must
be
implanted
in
the
minds
of
oar
youth
Therefore,,
be
it
resolved:
That
this
Presbytery
urge
uj&JtPBinfoiiiGovern-
mcntrrewT&froni
arM"
desir-
ability
of
placing
framed
copies
of
the
above
named
pact
in
every
school
room
in
Canada,
and
that
they
be
presented
and
hung
with
suitable
and
appropriate
ccremonlea."
TORONTO
DRUGGISTS
VISITING
THE
COAST
WINNIPEG.
Aug.
9:
Fifteen
members
of
the
Pharmaceutical
Society
of
Toronto
passed
through
Winnipeg
last
night
over
the
lines
of
the
Canadian
rational
Railways
en
route
to
Van
couver
where
the
society
is
hold
ing
its
annual
convention.
The
nartv
journeyed
to
Port
Arthur
'
bv
Great'
Ikea
steamer,
and
there
boarded
a
special
car
ittached
to
the
Canadian
ra
tional
Vancouver
train.
En
route.
the
nartv
will
visit
Jasper
Park,
where
a
day
will
be
spent.
Thty
will
leave
Jasper
tomorrow
night
arriving
at
Vancouver
Sunday
afternoon.
The
party
will
spend
considerable
time
in
visiting
the
nrincinal
cities
of
the
Pacific
Coast,
before
returning
to
the
east.
SALMONPACK
B.C.
IS
SMALL
vAwrniiVRR.
Auir.
9:
The
partial
ick
of
all
varieties
of
1
r
anlmnn
In
riUtrlcts
one.
two
and
three
shows
a
decrease
this
venr
of
123.38G
48-pounu
cases
i
with
ihe
figures
for
i:,Hlimi7"
the
corresponding
periods
of
last
year,
according
10
u
uuhcmh
from
the
chier
supervisor
.,w
fisheries,
Major
Motherwell,
the
partial
pack
figures
-fol
low:
15)29
pack
300,023
cases.
1928
pa
519,369
cases.
1927
pack
336.802
cases.
in9fi
nrk
016.224
eases.
1025
pack
592,420
cases.
The
sockeye
lck
hat
been
farly
regular
for
the
ptut
few
years,
but
other
wrieltes
vary.
NEWSPAPERS
FILLED
WITH
WAR
RUMORS
TOKYO,
Aug.
9
The
newspapers
are
filled
wfth
alarmist
reports
from
Vladivostok
and
Manchuria
over
the
danger
of
warfare
as
the
result
of
the
breakdown
in
the
Russian-Chinese
negotiations
over
the
Chinese
Eastern
Hallway.
The
Japanese
foreign
office,
however,
believes
a
retort
to
arms
unlikely.
The
rumor
of
war
threats
have
been
so
frequent
that
little
anxiety
is
felt.
THORNTON
IS
ON
VISIT
TO
MALIGNE
LAKE
Will
Ijjy
Corner-Stone
of
Jasper
Hospital
Before
Proceeding
to
Coast
JASPER.
Aug.
9.
Taking
a
short
vacation
in'the
cou
se
of
his
annual
western
inspection
tour,
Sir
Henry
Thornton
of
the
Canadian
National
left
Jasper
Park
Lodge
yesterday
on
his
first
trip
to
Maligne
Lake.
He
was
aceom-
panied
by
Lady
Thornton,
Dr.
M
Combe,
chief
mtdteaf
officer
of.
iUm
V
d
1
1
ftM
o
1
amkni.
T?
If
1
Knight,
suMrfiitendent
of
thesty
on
the
occasian
of
the
cele-p:k;
Captain
Frere,
head
of
the
.bration
of
the
nAnty-first
an-mounted
police
here;
Mrs.
Frerel
nivpmary
of
the
Boy
Scout
auu
nim.
u
iihh
i
They
m"'(lffff!
kn
1r-
nUlfjkttBlfM
lcme
iaKe
ana
were
mei
ai
me
chalet
by
Major
Fred
Brewster,
who
conducted
I
hem
ove
the
mile
trail
to
Maligne
Lake.
This
part
of
the
journey
was
done
on
horseback.
On
his
arrival
at
Jasper,
Sir
Henry
made,
an
I
Bisection
of
the-lodge,
paying
TirBctilar
attention
to
the
additions
and
improvements
made
during
the
past
winter,
and
expressed
himself
as
highly
satisfied
with
conditions.
"Eve:y-thing
is
admirable,"
he
said.
'The
grounds
and
gardens
are
in
perfect
shape,
and
the
same
can
certainly
be
said
for
the
golf
course.
If
the
players
in
the
Canadian
amateur
championships
have
any
complaint
tcmake,
it
will
have
to
be
with
regard
to
their
game."
Sir
Henry,
wht
enjoys
riding
as
well
as
golf,
has
long
looked
forward
to
a
visit
to
Mttllgne,
which
la
becoming
known
as
one
of
I
he
wonders
of
the
world.
Before
proceeding
to
the
Pacific
coast
the
railway
president
will
lay
the
corner-stone
of
the
new
Jasper
hospital,
now
under
construction.
FRENCH.AYIATOR
IS
TO
TRY
RECORD
FLIGHT
PARIS.
Aug.
9.
Captain
Dieudonne
Coste,
the
French
transatlantic
aviator,
will
take
off
tomorrow
seeking
lo
make
a
rec
ord
non-stop
night,
u
is
presumed'
he
plan
flying
the
At
lantic.
Secrecy
is
being
maintained.
BISHOP
WOULD.
SCRAP
"SUBS"
f.rwi.DN.
Auir.
9:
The
Bishop
of
Winchester
(Dr.
Theodore
Woods)
presiding
at
the
Anglo-American
Religious
Conference
in
London
said:
"Thfre
Is
one
contribution
to
wards
ending
war
that
wo
can
endeavor
to
makean
agitation
we
can
help
to
foment
on
both
sides
of
the
Atlanticthat
is,
for
the
abolition
of
that
abominable
method
of
warfare,
the
sub-mar
Ins."
Made
a
Baron
Biuien
Powell,
organizer
and
leader
of
the
Boy
Scout
movement
throughout
the
wrld,
who
has
.
,
.
1
1
I...
IT!
i,.i
movemeni.
i
4.
Short
Wave
Wireless
Installed
by
Police
at
v
Rupert
Court
House
The
provincial
police
headquarters
at
Prince
Rupert
is
now
able
to
communicate
by
wireless
with
any
part
of
the
province
where
there
is
a
short
wave
W.
C.
set.
This
morning
they
talked
with
Victoria,
Kam-loops,
Nelson.
Constable
Lcdoux,
from
Victoria
headquarters,
technician
for
the
provincial
police,
has
iust
comp'eted
the
installation
at
the
court
house
in
Prince
Rupert,
this
being
the
last
to
go
in.
All
the
headquarters
stations
are
now
equipped
and
only
the
new
police
boat
romains.
This
will
be
attended
to
by
Constable
Ledoux
when
he
arrives
back
'in
Victoria
and
the
boat
is
expected
to
arrive
here
September
12
fully
equipped
for
service.
The
new
service
will
be
much
appreciated
by
the
police,
as
it
enables
them
to
keep
in
touch
with
everything
that
is
going
on
in
their
department
throughout
the
province.
BLAMES
PRICE
MEAT
ON
TREATY
WITH
AUSTRALIA
Hon.
It.
II.
Bennett
nt
Ocean
Falls
Last
Night;
Left
For
Anyox
OCEAN
FALLS,
Aug.
9.
Hon.
II.
B.
Bennett
at
a
public
meeting
here
last
Bight
charged
thai
the
price
of
meat
had
been
increased
largely
as
a
result
of
the
extension
of
the
provisions
of
the
Australian
trade
treaty
to
New
Zealand.
The
number
of
Canada's
cows
have
been
rcdueed,
he
claimed,
more
than
lOO.OOOv:
Mr.
Bennett
left
Inter
for
Anyox,
where
he
is
billed
to
speak
tonight.
TANKER
EXPLODED
ROCHESTER,
Km?.
Aug.
9:
Three
people
were
killed
in
an
explosion
aboard
tho
British
tanker
Benread.
Several
were
MOTHER
GAVE
HER
LIFE
FOR
HER
DAUGHTER
Child
Fell
Into
Water
and
Mrs.
W.
H.
Barker
Tried
to
Save
Her
and
Drowned
CAlfnBF.LL
RIVER,
Aug.
9.
Mrs.
Warren
Harvey
Barker
of
Vancouver
and
her
8-year-old
daughter,
Thelma,
were
drowned
yesterday
near
Forbes'
Landing.
The
mothe-
and
two
children
were!
on
a
visit
to
the
father,
a
timber!
camp
employee,
and
they
went
onj
a
picnic.
Thelma
fell
into
the!
water
and
in
an
attempt
to
rescue
her
the
mother
also
was
drowned,
j
Lorraln,
a
4-year-old
tot,
carry-j
ing
her
mother's,
shoes
and
stockings
and
an
unopened
picnic
hamper,
walked
alone
to
Forbes
Landing
with
the
story
of
the
tragedy.
;
TELEPHONECO.
j
INCORPORATED
!
STEWARTTOWN
VICTORIA,
Aug.
9
The
week's
incorporations
include
the
Portland
Canal
Telephone
uud
Te
egraj'h
Co.
of
Stewart,
the
capitalization
being
$100,000.
BANK
MERGER
PLANNED
SEATTLE,
Aug."
9:-There
ia
a
bank
merger
on1
foot
for
this
''istr'ct
involvlnz
a
sjim
of
something
like
tlOT.Olmnejiof
'the
prominent
OTTOU'rJlnBu-
ded
in
the
proposed
amalgama
tion
is
the
Bank
of
Commerce.
FOREST
FIRES
ARE
RAGING
IN
VARIOUS
PARTS
WINNIPEG,
Aug.
9:
-Rennle,
1
iaU
IS
Hit
CUICUVU
wa
a.'
fire
and
railway
crews
arc
fight
Ing
it
along
a
mile
front.
A
second
outbreak
has
taken
place
north
of
the
town.
A
change
of
wind
may
save
the
situation.
Rennle
is
52
miles
east
of
Winnipeg
on
the
Canadian
Pac
ific
Railway.
PRINCETON.
Aug.
9:
Ncnrly
200
men
are
fighting
a.firo
out
side
of
Allenby,
where
the
big
mill
interests
fear
the
flames,
which
are
raging
through
the
forest
may
wipe
out
the
entire
community
as
well
as
industrial
properties.
A
grave
situation
exists
in
this
vicinity
through
j
drought
and
hot
weather.
Light
,ning
storms
have
been
playjng
havoc,.
starting
fires
in
the
past
several
weeks.
Hon.
R.
B.
Bennett
Here
for
Few
Minutes
Bound
for
Anyox
Conservative
Leader
Is
Accompanied
North
on
Launch
Naas
River
by
C.
H.
Orme
and
J.
C.
Brady,
M.P.
"I
have
had
a
great
reception
everywhere,"
declared
Hon.
R.
B.
Bennett,
leader
of
the
Conservative
party
of
Canada,
who
came
in
this
morning
on
the
steamer
Prince
Rupert
from
Ocean
Falls,
where
he
addressed
a
meeting
last
night.
The
leader
is
looking
in
splendid
condition
in
spite
of
the
heavy
work
of
traveling
and
addressing
meetings
every
day.
He
had
a
fine
meeting
last
night
at
Ocean
Falls
and
he
found
the
people
there
much
interested
in
the
public
questions
discussed.
He
1
was
met
here
by
a
number
of'
local
Conservatives
The
yacht
-which
was
lo
have'
taken
Mr.
Bennett
'north
devel-j
oped
engine
trouble
and
the
local
committee
engaged
the
launch
Naas
River,
which
left
almost
immediately
for
Anyox.
Accompanying
Mr.
Bennett
was
J.
C.
Brady,
M.P.,
C.
II.
Orme
and
Mr.
Bennett's
secretary
and
press
correspondent,
Tom
Green.
A
meeting
will
be
addressed
by
Mr.
Bennett
tonight
at
Anyox
and
tomorrow
he
will
speak
at
Stew
art,
returning
to
Prince
Rupert
in
time
to
take
up
his
engagements
here
Monday.
From
he"e
he
goes
to
Smithers,
Prince
George
and
Quesnel.
UPFORTRIAL
.
AT
ASSIZES
Clarence
Scott
Hall
Committed
in
Provincial
Police
Court
This
Morning
Stipendiary
Magistrate
II.
F.
McLeod
this
morning
committed
stranger
to
this
part
of
the
country,
who
is
tharged
with
false
rctences
in
connection
with
the
assing
of
a
worthless
check
at;
'laysport.
j
LONDON,
Aug.
A
remark-It
is
understood
other
charges
able
military
airpjane
to
be
shown
will
be
brought
against
the
same
at
the
aero
show
at
Olympia
is
a
-nan
in
connection
with
other
British
single-seater
fighter
in-'milar
offences.
j
tended
for
defense
at
great
alti-
,
tudes.
MACDONALDIS
'
PRESIDENT
OF
i
TRADECOUNCIL
The
largest
meeting
of
the
Trades
and
Labor
Council
in
some
time
took
part
last
evening
in
the
election
of
officers
for
the
coming
year.
The
following
were
chosen
:
President
S.
D.
Macdonald.
Vice-president
James
Black,
i
Secretary
treasurer
Frank
Derry
.
StatisticianGeorge
Shenton
.
Sergeant-at-arms
Jack
Ratch-ford.
I
Legislative
committee
J.
S.
Bla'ck,
J.
Campbell,
A.
McRac,
R.
II.
Young
and
F.
Dabb.
Credentials
were
presented
by
the
steam
and
operating
engineers
fni-
P
.T
MrHnrmnrV
Cpnrffo
C.A
Ha
and
J
RUpV
with
t.
MrT.pan
1
and
D.
McPhce.
i
Fair
Wage
Officer
Harrison,
It,
was
arranged,
will
bo
interviewed
on
his
arrival
in
regard
to
several!
.
matters
of
local
interest.
!
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
9:-The
A
communication
received
from
Pr,cc
of
wheftt
Quoted
on
the
ex-the
Winnipeg
Trades
and
Labor
change
today
was
$1.58.
Council
was
laid
on
the
table
for
i
-
-
-
'
one
month.
ADDITIONS
MADE
TO
MINIMUM
WAGE
BOARD
iinmn
at
ith
AUMKALlAIw
BACK
BRITAIN
ATTHEHAGUE
Sir
Philip
Snowdcn
Will
Leave
Conference
at
End
of
Week
Ie
Intimates
CANBERRA.
Aug.
9:
Prime
Minister
Bruce
of
Australia
says
b"
British
Government
consulted
Australia
in
regard
to
the
re-mratlon
stand
being
taken
by
them
-arflie
Hague
and
the
Fcd-ersl
Government
agreed
with
Hon.
Philip
Snowden's
stand
taken
at
the.jgathering
of
nations,
tht
the
Empire
should
not
make
any
further
sacrifices.
"T-HEv-HAOiUE,
Aug.
9t
Sir
Philip
Snowden
intimated
that
'the
British
delegation
would
'faw
the
reparations
conference
nt
the
end
of
this
week
since
agreement
On.-.the
Young
plans
seems
impoilble.
-
ENGIJSH
AIRPLANE
CLIMBS
FOUR
MILES
IN
THIRTEEN
MINUTES
Designed
to
intercept
bombers,
it
is
all
steel.
The
engine
is
su-per-cha'ged
to
secure
the
maximum
power
in
rarefied
air
at
great
heights,
and
the
plane
has
a
ayatnm
of
gearing
to
obtain
the
best
results
under
varying
conditions
for
the
propeller-.
Carrying
a
pilot
and
machine
guns,
the
airplane
can
climb
5000
feet
in
three
minutes.
In
just
more
than
thirteen
minutes
it
can
reach
20.0o)
feet
(nearly
four
miles),
flying
at
185
miles
an
hour.
The
height
limit
is
mote
than
32,000
feet.
Pilots
of
such
planes
may
be
enclosed
in
electrically
heated
cabins
to
which
oxygen
will
be
fed
automatically.
TANKER
EXPLODED
NEW
YORK
DOCKS
NEW
YORK.
Aug.
9:
One
person
was
killed
and
eight
in-
lured
on
the
tanker
William
Rockefeller
when
an
explosion
occurred.
The
burning
ship
was
pushed
from
the
dock
by
tugs.
Scottish
Humor
Imported
direct
from
the
Aberdeen
Joke
Factory
VICTORIA.
Aug.
9.
-George'
YOUR
BETTER
HALF
H.
Cowan,
K.C.,
of
Vancouver,
Sandy
(reading
papers):
"I
and
Adam
Bell
of
Revelstoke
have
,
nay,
Donald,
what
does
'you?
been
appointed
to
act
with
J.
D.
'better
half
mean?"
McNIven
as
a
board
to
administer
Donald:
"I
dinna
ken,
Sandy,
the
new
male
minimum
wage
act.
Hhe
fair
beats
me!"