SHELLY TELLS' OF DISMISSAL NORMAN WATT Said It Was a Painful Duty to Perform and He Made Special - Trip lo Investigate SUCf ESSOH LIBERAL Slinkier of Finance Will Prosecute All Delinquent on Published Tax Lint VANCOUVER, May 20. N tit an A. Watt, provincial gov-r T'-rt agent at Prince Rupert, r il barged from office for ; ".g politics," declared Hon. Wi shelly here Saturday. "The A of Watt was the most f a j duty I have had to perform entering the cabinet. I r a trip north especially to in-ito his case. Some of our t at opponent who are critl- rs me for dimislng Mr. wVt. would have done him far bet- "-vice if they had not made ' hfm In a political way when r j (n office. I want to point - 'Itf his successor In office, C. 1 M;nro, former government 7rv 0 Atlln. is also a returned f ' and an appointee of the t.;t. tiji fiLs when in office. It canto said that Watts was dl- r 1 to make room for a Con-scnitive favorite." H . riintr to the list of urovin- 'ax delinquents published In ft C (Jaxette, Mr. Shelly made 1 ' ir that prosecution of the de '"nucnts -vvf 11 days IN CANADA ON MISSION OF BUSINESS 0TT,WA, ay 20. On a special Lu ne-s mission to stimulate .in- tcr Emi)ire trade. Charles II. Luke r London, England, is here to con-fer with Industrial lenders and ?tn of high political life in the "wninion. "Ilrit.lln Kna mnnnv nml CnMlAfL Jnr sources, but businessmen In l old nountry must adapt them-to conditions In Canada, -wr than try to carry out their CU'ti tA.. . ii . . ... "iv.is, fUKe statea. lie win iv, n. r1'n studyinir transportation ? iro develonment. mining and DU:'n conditions., A , . TV Van Dyk to Still Re In Charge of Thin District; 3 Under the reorganization of the (lame5. Department which on) unp 1 will become separated entirely" from the police department with A. Bryan Williams as commissioner for the province. Sergeant T. Van Lk, who has been In charge in Northern British Columbia for the past few years of (iame Act affairs, has been advised of his appointment as district game warden. He will drop the title and rank of serAeant as far ns the police department is concerned. ' Under District (2nme Warden Van Dyk, the following game wardens have mi far been appointed: J. Soles Prince George; C. I). Muir-head, Fort St. James, and J. S. Clark, Fort Nelson. Each was formerly a constable in the police department, specializing in game affairs. GAME BRANCH RE-ORGANIZED SISTER FRANCES IS . RECIPIENT OF AWARD VANCOUVER. May 20. Sister ranees (Mrs. Fanny u. ueu- follow within CO mond). veteran superintendent ot st t.nUp'M Home, wno came nere in 1887 and founded the first hos-l pital In Vancouver, nas neen L'U the aood eitleenhlp medal by the Native Sons of Brit ish Columbia. F.ARI, ROSEBERRY IS GRAVELY ILL i.Morv ''Rnirlund.. May 20. mi r.f Iloscbvrry, Liberal premier' in 1801 and 189.",. Is r.vl ill nt hia country home In n,.,i..n tmlav. He is B2 years of age. PARLIAMENT EXPECTED PROROGUE ON JUNE 7 OTTAWA, May 20.--Tha pro-roguatlon will be of parliament on Friday. June 7. is the forecast observers here tmiay. (by political last Ian of their England to Australia flight. TROOPS MOVE NORTH INDIA Stringent Precautions .Token for Safety of Viceroy Lord Irwin LONDON, My 20. A CUUacapatch to thc .Daily Mall'today said that general anxiety prevailed throughout northern India as a conse- Summer Time-Table Comes Into Force Todayj-Next Mall From Iast on Wednesday i Daily train service is now in effect for the Summer on the local line of the Canadian Na- ; wi nn. ..., :-. ...u i day for Port Darwin on the 1 -- "" 1V1 Kills cask Gfti; illuming CA-CCpt Sundy at 11 SO and will arrive from the eait every afternoon except Tuesday at 3:30. This afternoon's' train was reported this morning to be on time. There will be no train arriving tomorrow. The next mall from the cast will arrive on Wednesday afternoon and, after that, wl!J "Arrive Morc'ay, Wednesday and ! afternoons. Malls will b Nominations Took Place in i des patched east on ijohday1, Vns-day and Saturday mornings as at present. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONrilALlFAXr DIES AT AGE OF 81 Three Wardens' ;" -1 'fluence of reported tnwlerinkff Aft! V. mecl secret trwip movements Jiiillji' HALIFAX, May 20 Dr. Alex- (he .stringent, precautions ander Howard McKay, for 45years whlen haie bi-vn;iakn for the safety of Viceroy-Loririrwin and other public officials. supcrinteiidenLof education in the province of Nova Scotia, died on Sunday on his 81st birthday. Bleacher Fans Stampeded N. Y. Yankee Stadium 2 Killed Many Injured NEW YORK, May 20. Eighteen persons were in hospitals today recovering from injuries suffered in a stampede of bleacher fans at the Yankee stadium in which Miss Eleanor Price, 17-year-old student at Hunter College, and Joseph Carter 60-year-old teamster, were killed. More than 60. were, injured. The stampede occurred on Sunday when 9000 fans rushed from the south bleachers through the southern post exit leading down 14 steps to a passageway to escape heavy rains. The first on the staSrs toppled down and those behind fell on them. In a few seconds the stairway was a mass of screaming, fighting and panic-stricken humanity. The crush was not stopped until the police drove back hundreds, shoring them from the top of the stairs. British Elections Today When Notable Acclamations, Reported LONDON. MaV 20. Nominations innlc nlnrn nil . nvnrl England, Scotland and northern Ireland today and most1 it. a:.. ; l i .:l i- a i 1? i oi inu eonsiauuncius iuiu at least two caniutiaies ana a good many had three. Acclomations included the speaker of the house of commons, Rt. Hon. A. E. Fitzroy,. Conservative member J1-.. HTl.U...i U! L .1 Al l! ... .1! i ...1 1 luriNortuuuiiiiuiisiurv, uhu tne nauonaust veteran,. Known generally as the father oL the, Jioiise T Pi (Tay Pay) Ion of Liveniool. Tvrome division. Devlin nnd Conservatives obtained two ac- Thomas J. Harrison, both Na-clamatlona in northern Ireland, tionnlIt.. wptp retnmnH fr ht. where Major Ronald Ross was un opposed in Londonderry and Col. T. Sinclair was unopposed for Ilelfas (Queen's) University. BELFAST, Ireland, May 20. After seven years' absence from the British parliament, Joseph Devlin, Irish Nationalist leader, will represent Fermanagh and division without opposition, the surprise event of nomination day. The elections tako place next week. ator Robert Watson, died on Sunday. The Wise Man Boston Grill The wise man reads the clas-glfied LA ROE CABARET advertisements and i Special Dtnfieri Thursdays and Saturdays them whenever he needs to , -or Dtnclnr Errry Saturday Night, 9 to 12 buy, or rent, to find lof " Dance Hall for Hire ' Accommodations tor Private Farttes goods or to get a 'job. PHONE 457 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLyftlbt A'S NEWSPAPER Vol. XX., No. 11G. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, MONDAY, MAY 20. 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS ACTIV1T OFTHE POWER C STRUGGLING MASS OF HUMANITY IN STAMPEDE Planning to Erect T Permanent Building for Power Concern : ENGLISH AVIATORS LOST IN WILDS WAY TO AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, May 20: Wat- ers of the Timor Sea or the wild uninhabited shores of North-Western Australia to- day cloaked the whereabouts of two English avfators, I Flight Lieutenant J. Moir Incidental to the announcement this morning that the j and Flying Officer M. Owen. Power Corporation of Canada was to commence at once 'J fu 4nm' Sumtawa. . . , . Dutch East Indies i ii i i i r i i on Sun- u" tings and appliances, it was learned that the company was planning to demonstrate its practical confidence in the future of Prince Rupert by erecting in the near future a permanent reinforced concrete store and office building here. Meantime, the corporation is to rent a store for its retail business. Up to this morning neither the place for renting or the site for building had been decided upon. The new building will be designed especially to house corporation's offices, stores and warehouse. "daily train service ON New Brunswick Normal School Destroyed by Fire The abwe picture shows all that was left of the fine Provincial H"nal School at Fred-f Hr'inswkk. after t had been destroyed by a disastrous fire. The-damaire is es timated to be about JIOO.OOO. The cause of the fir has not yet been .rltecnverjd.,, ,, .- MANY DROWN ill til W. J. McCut fenh Macdona DaVid Glennle IN'ONTARIO 1 rLTBRBORO. ?Iay 20.-Flve; persons were drowned in accidents here and at Campbellford Sunday. Annie Lucas, Alex Scbobuf .and i Dick. Bell, all of PeterbJro, we drowned when they jtimtd from The funeral of the late Richard Connelly, for years C.N. R. watchman at Ilole-ln-the-Wall, whose death occurred last Friday morning, was conducted at 10 o'clock this morning from the Church of the Annunciation, where solemn requiem mass was celebrated by Father J. Hammond, O.M.I. After the service interment was made in Fairview cemetery. Pallbearers were Chris Graham, ,J. Parry, Jp- ohn Dore and MATTRESS ON FIRE IN ROOMING HOUSEj To benwaketied from his slumber With a bucket of chilly water dashed nviit' his fare and to find his bed in flames about him was ! the experience of one of the roomers at the Richmond Rooms about C o'clock this morning. The mattress had caught fire apparently from a cigarette butt and the cor ridors wvre filled with smoke, con- Will Make Choice : r of Power Location During the Week a disabled motor boat as It was J- S. H. Wurtele of of the about to go over the lock dam on Montreal, plant manager otonabee River, and Gayie Scott Power Corporation of Canada, arrived in the city on and Dennis Wragg, aged 12 and 8, yesterday afternoon's train from the east to make final were drowned in Trent Creek. at mspectjons whjch wjjl lea(l to the final selectipn of a site orrovelthln? the corporation's power development in this district bered 11. ' ' mu liiun uccisiuu is e.ijeciei4 tu ue inaiic wjliiiu uik uuau' ifew days by Mr. Wurtele. He left this morning for Falls rRiver on the Ecstall River and Khtada Lake. ,It is under-KlUltmU Dim A on mIMCI I V tuiillLLLl str od that the choice has sifted down to these two points, IS LAID TO REST although Thulme River and Union Bay in the Warke Canal area are still under consideration. Catholic Kites Performed This Mr. Wurtele will go over the whole electric light sys-Morr.ins for' Weii-Known ,tem here and will also visit Stewart. C. N. R. Employee ! , ; J' CANADA INCREASES SALES OF WHEAT IN NORTHERN EUROPE TOURIST TRAFFIC I NOW COMMENCING About Twelve People Making Triangle Tour From Vancouver to Jasper Here Yesterday The vanguard of the season's j tourists were in town yesterday i afternoon when a dozen or so per-1 sons making the triangle tour' a i r i? x - I ponnwara irom Vancouver 10 Jasper and thence to Prince Rup- siderable excitement bIng caused ; crt arrived by train and sailed last around the premise. The fire de-J night on the steamer Prince Rup-nartment was called and soon hadiert for the south. From this time URANDON. May 20t After i the blare extinguished, the burned 1 0n the tourist traffio will be Illness of many months Sen- mattress and bed being about all ' ually Increasing until It reaches aged 76, the damasre that was done, though its peak during the months of I the roomer hnd n narrow escape. June, July and August. BEWARE OF X-RAY FILMS OTTAWA, May 20. Canada is I increasing sales of wheat and Potential Death Stored In Them in flour in northern Europe despite j Hospitals Everywhere tariff barriers in many caes, Iti atated in to the de-l i. a report 20 CLEVELAND, Ohio. May of trade and lunem patment , PotentlaI death :0inUoBS im. prisoned in X-ray. film stored in hospital archives everywhere was In the mind of offlflals today in their investigation of the fire and explosion at the Cleveland Clinic, wnjch toolc 124 Uvea from poison gas. The burning film generated sufficient poison to kill four million people, the federal Investigators said. I NOTICE I am Instructed to advise all citisens thft the Annual Clean Up Week Is set for May 15'to May 22. II. A. MoLEAN, Oitjr Engineer. a