TniwnRRnw. ai M a m w .ev ' y- Boston Grill Saturday, August mm LARGE CABARET High 12:26 p.m. id i. . Special Dlnneri Thursday and Saturday Dandng Every Saturday Nlftit, 9 to It Low MO a.m. 15 St. Dance Hall for Hire 18:15 p.m. 6.8 ft. Accommodation for Private P&rtle J NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PHONE 497 v-i. XX, No. 178. PKINCE RUPERT, B.O, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1929 PRtCE FIVE PKVTM General A.D. A Challenep mm av av Declares Treaty Is at Present Would Debate Question on Public Platform in Victoria VICTORIA, Aug. 3. "There appears to be a preat t i tti i ii T"L' i "i ti 1 1 1 n ir ill 1 1 lj ii ir.on treaty," Genera! A. D. McRae said here yesterday. "As I see matters the treaties have nothing to do 'pth party politics. I am quite agree able to meet Hon. S. L. Hftwp nn a nlatform in this citv. nreferablv under the ...,.nno rt cnon q nnrir no rno r.af, ms viewpoint anu mat 01 uie icuerui un&ervauvt; lartv may be laid before the people." ' I nquestionably a treaty is wanted for. the coneerva-inn of the sockeye." continued General McRae. "I do fiot think the treaty as now drawn is aesiraoie." a. . m . 7 h Chief Supervisor of Reports Favorably on Salmon Ran Particularly on Naas River Major A. Motherwell, chief supervisor of fisheries for he Pacific . coast, reports on the sa-mon run up to the end V i "-TI t as irinriwK After completing a very thorough examination of the I .... i i. 1 1 L.n ma inh a intn iiyi 3 the escapement to the spawnng grounds, the following L. . n a m vnnnnnn - 1 TVm cnAovn rim tn tVip it.: -.l...!4i.nn-, Ji.m f fnnl fVinf flu. I OMMUNISTS WERE QUIET I the lnr tt.U'.. 11... Vau.A Without Any Unusual Disturbances six of Any Kind XjN. Auir. 2. Communist ;r day passed in compara-1 nor in any part of will 5 was there undue comma- "j'Mde of a few arrests of . TTv.tn,. nitVilni. ruvurraA -M ifti i a ij.iiiiii, vm..-. . i'AWA. Aug. 2. Canadian the . ... f.. J A.- . dw uniy quiet aemonvr- io la ades, speeches and or- ta 'honngs of Communists. " s pa ration was taken In -i us in Europe and United b . a II 1 - I ruara against aisoraere. ' YoRK. Aug. 2. Antl- nstrations sponsored by -i organizations through- world passed yesteraay the uf standing disturbances. tn a w w ar-a ww ww wi w il 1 nil. vis lii.i Hill IT 'Vll - 1 aw kjiu 1 aw a I KING IS SOLD ? ... . . : M . I " Takrn Worklnr Oirflon en . M'nlnS - B2? e nounced that Pat Daly. Mit north r imnhen mining-. hi taken ' ption tm the Babine Silver "ig property In ttw Bablo lne north from Bmlthen. Oon-even 0 company haa been vented Higgin,, A t. Harref and c and they have arranged tail IR ROBERT POWFI I t r "vulivi I U II LLL I BEC0ME5 A BARON S.l.n -nBf to that ar irun " the gaunt ot ljunlrd of AIakan fr,?-Dow ..- . ..'r.na and seines before reaching dr M the "5 title VI lIU of Daren on " Baden Baden rvtnii Powell . I CARD OP THANKS M' "K1I Mrs. G. C. Arseneau So,:lTy " -.V...O ui 4!IIIlVII I VL1 'n their sad bereavement. 1 McRae Issues ta Hnn. R. J. mi m ara Drawn Not Desirable and i i iiT i ii i rim: iii i 1 1 u mtfivmro on i nsmnur ni i nmmorva sn Fisheries i 9 M.l SlT. nil nn nrBBi n n wi i ri rutrm n i NnR River area to date has weainer conamons ruive ii-c-cn .most unfavorable to fishing, the pack is moat gratifying- and en-j couraging one. being 12,688 cases . . I 1L ! up to me xweiwy-sevenin ui-Htant. Due to the above men-j tioned weather conditions and to fact that this season the up- fishintr boundary on the! Vu Rivr wna hrnuoht down miles nearer salt water, the escapement to the spawning grounds hat been moat satisfactory and we mur look for a good edlnir of tbe Dawning areas. In the case of tbe pinks, it be remembered that this cycle was not to be expected to produce a large pack as it is the n 1 UA 4urn TlnWViir . pimim J w " T -j quantity of pinks proceeding' 1 - V. j tn oua niver imeu n utch fairly satisfactory, although the runs to the area so fished by purse seines are not yet found well supplied. In order to take. ...... . I care at this situation au uimvn: purM fining has been prohibit-; from the night of the twenty-j nnth instant in this area, and as. biggest catches were made y pUra 1wine3.it is the intention continue the nrohibition until this district h been properly seeded. Tk aituatlnn on the NaaS it very similar to that on the Fraser River where salmon wlmmlnir to tbe Canadian ;..,-, ti. a. tKrAllffh . . . tho I ITJi 1 1 IB 111 DV MWU 1 v . mQ4.- Toffinir ex- !rHment; h". shown "that sal- mon tagged as tar as w miieo of the British Columbia Manliry have been headipg for N j sfceoa and waters farl jfu" her south. .,,hlt It will will lie be an- ap predated that unless our neigh- to the north of the Alaskan undary gre prepared tO cur- their fishing operationa. conservation in the Naas parti- ...., i ..,, f the fact that the Naas River. ... . (2) On the Skeena mver ;nis year; vvhkh from the years 1924 10. there wa every re- . and HIIU . .IVflSWa ww.- - ' tn Axnaet a good run of socK- !eyc Th pack up 10 uie irn cases, and there aro (eeutiowed on past ) T.H. JOHNSON PRESIDENT OF FISHERIES ASNJ: . Unanimous Choice of Convention at Rusinctss Session Yes ttrday Afternoon T. II. Johnson, manager of the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Company of Prince Rupert, was the unanimous choice of the Canadian Fisheries Association yesterday afternoon at their business session. He was elected in the afternoon and formally installed J in office at tbe banquet in the' evening. Last year Mr. Johnson 1 was vice-nresident. Other of-' ficers chosen by the convention i were: Resident permanent vlce-rresl- dent, Capt. Frederick Win. Wal-: lace. Past Presidents D. J. Byrne, Montreal, 8. Y. Wilson. Halifa. A. II. Brittaln, Montreal A, J. Hager, Vancouver. J. A. Paulhus, Montreal. J. T. O'Connor, Montreal. DIRECTORS lirilish Columbia & Yukon J . Eekman, Vancouver, B.C. John Dybhavn, Prince Rupert, B.C. II. J. Goaae, Vancouver, B.C. K. Bell-Irving, Vanrouver, B.C. (Continued on page six.) DIRIGIBLE GRAF MAKING HEADWAY ACROSS ATLANTIC as 't!WA LANCA,rorbccb. Aug. 2. The German dirigible Graf, Zeppelin reported to the wireless station here nVstKibrat she was 600 miles west of Uibral-f tar, heading over the Atlantic, and all were well aboard. LADY VISITORS ENTERTAINED Enjoyable Time Spent in Charge of Local Committee Headed By Mrs. Johnson The ladies committee was, busy all day yesterday entertaining the lady visitors who are here with the Canadian Fisheries Association. In the morning they took the ladies to visit the Fisheries Experimental station and at noon they were entertained at an informal luncheon in the Boston Cafe when D. B. Finn, head of the Experimental station, gave a ' very interesting talk on the work done there. Mrs. Johnson presided and associated with her was Mrs. McMordie. In the afternoon the party was the guest of the American Can Company in their launch in a trip around the harbor and later the members of the party atten ded a tea at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Biishby. BENNETT SAYS p COMPETITION HERE UNFAIR NANAIMO. Aug. 2 Addressing a 'mi'ting here lfrtt night, be Hon. R. B. Bennett said: "You nrotest a'trainst Oriental labor because of tlie fact that this la nnfnir comnelilion because of the lower standhfds of living- 6? these people. Let us .apply that to our national life," he said, In pleading against unfair compel I- tlon to which farmers and other producers were suffering. rilK'E OF WHEAT VANCXJUVER. Aug, 2; The price t vte quoted on the etttoange today m It. W 8-8. : HOME OIL HTIUK11X 4 ANOTIIKK F,LL AMI COMITE UKILLINU ; VANCOUVER, Aur- 8: With a flow of aevra mLUkm feet of vet gaa, Home Oil ' Coa number 43 feet. It waa Uted that drll ling will be carrkxt to greater deptu. HITCH WITH RUSSIANOT YET SERIOUS ! mvnnv t a wrious hitch but not a break- , down has occurred tin And RuHsian onversatloos, as aTre suit of a desire of the British Government to disc&-sa debts and propaganda ns preliminary to appointing ambaxRa-dors, while the Russians wish to exchange ambassadors before taking up controversial matters. ' t ; FIRE LINES IN THREE STATES AND IN CANADA CALGARY, Aug. 2. In Washington, Idaho and Montana, more than a thousand i men arc. still fighting the blazes The 'fire lines stretch all throlgh the Ca nadian middle west 2nd there is yet no sign qt rtjjfc Xromjhe aroueht. MMtyi'Ftth&is. Asked by Fishertei Association for Purpose of Popularizing Fish Kcqucst Also 3Iadc That Fish Alaskan Border, That Season Dates The Fisheries Association session of their convention here cided to ask the Dominion Government to set aside the sum of $100,000 for the nuruose of carrvintr out a well considered and intelliirent publicity campaign throughout Canada with a view to increasing the consumption of fish among the Canadan people. Other resolutions asked: That a minister' of fisheries be appointed who shall give his whole time to the work of Ihe department. That the F aser River salmon fisheries treaty be adop'j d and put into force. That the recommendation of Commissioner Bills in regard to the establishment of fish traps along the United States border be put into force immediately, so that it may be effective for the season 1980. That the recommendation of the halibut commission changing the date for the close season to a period two weeks later than at esent and enforcing the date when vessels may clear for the halibut banks be adopted pro viding United States take similar action. A resolution was also passed commending the work now being done in the matter of scientific research and urging that the work extended. PRINCE VISITS BOY SCOUTS AT THEJAMBOREE Check for $50,000 Presented to Prince to Be Used to Forward World Peace m ARP' PARK. England, Aug. 2. The Prince of Wales flew here to the world jamboree of boy scouts, which 50,000 scout are at tending, and was presented with a $50,000 clieck from Mortimer Schiff, vice-president and inter-, national commander of boy scouts ;in the United States, to be used at the discretion of Sir, Robert Boden Powell for the promotion of international friendship, ,An hu8iatit welcome was given the pilnce by scouts of 42 nationalities . ALBERTA FIRE IS DANGEROUS Number of Men Fighting It at Coalspur, Where Forest Being Destroyed COALSPUR, Alta.. Aug. 2. In ".pr of the effor'.s of 200 men with complete fire fighting equipment, fire continues to rage through stands of virgin timber, reducing the Braieau forest to black waste. Without rain the seriousness of the situation will continue to increase. The rate era wee caHed out to take their alaem an the fire line . Every available man it now tag. mjWWrlltijH1 in waamparatively threatened. ' Dr- Clough was well ac- Traps Be Allowed on the the Halibut Close Be Changed at the concluding business yesterday afternoon de FUNERAL YESTERDAY OF INFANT SON OF I inn inn tine incritrII MR. ANDMRS. ARSENEAU . Th funeral took pu .y morning from the chapel of the b. c. ; Undertaken, of Neu Anthony, inianc aoo of Mr. and Mra. O. C. Areenaau Rev. Father Hammond officiated at the chapel and graveateVe. Tbote acedtaf Oowtre were: B. P. O. E., No. , Mr. and Mra. R. Moore. Mr. and Mra. M. J. Dougherty, Wm. Lamble. Tbe family. Mr. and Mra. A. Levequ. Mr. and Mra. A. Aatorla. Mr. and Mra. D. Olenale. KnlKhta of OoiumtMia, Mr. ad Mra. Htarh M. Smith. Mr. and Mrs J. Dor and' family, Mra. ObrttaMlM B. Curtln, O. O. R. No. 8. Milton OotuaJca. who hat txen holidaying at Lake Kathlyn la Mtfeo-1 ted to arrive borne thla week-tod. j Mra. Ooaaalea and chUdren returned laat Friday. Women's Canadian Club andi Hoard of Trade luncheon in honor of Hon. Herbert Marlcr and delegates to Canadian Fisheries Association, Saturday at 1 o'clock afternoon, in Commodore Cafe. Tickets, $1.00 each. A. HUOOKSBANK, 'Secretary. London Newspaper Soys Britain and U.S. Agreed On Reduction of Navy LONDON, Aug. 2. The London Standard says Premier Macdonald and Ambassador Dawes have arrived at an agreement respecting formulae for naval reduction between Great Britain and United States. The agreement calls for a reduction in the size of battleships, prolonging of the life of war vessels, and a declaration of willingness to cease building submarines. Washington authorities will not credit the announce ment as being authentic. Other London sources are inclined to discount the report, but sav the discussions have proceeded satisfactorily. TRIBUTE FROM U. S. SCIENTIST TO WORK OF THOSE IN CANADA One of the interesting things arising at the Fisheries Convention at yesterday morning's ses sion was the tribute paid to the .oca 1 Experimental Stamen and to Dr. Clemens and other of anada'a scientists by Dr. Ray 'V. Clough, of the Associated 'iicific Fisheries. Dr. Clough, in seconding the notion of thanks to Dr. Clemens, t the Nanalmo Station for his I interesting address, stated that he had been visiting the local Experimental Station and was 1 greeably surprised at the extent of the station and more agreeably surprised at the extent of the work attempted. While the Prince quslnted with i "2f .-ccomplished at Departure Bay by Dr. Clement and other Canadian scientists and .In his work in the United States uttfiies their conclusions regularly, although he direct object of his work does not lean so much to the biological ide, as to improving, the marketability of the fisheries products after they have been i produced. BANQUET GIVEN FOR VISITORS TO CONVENTION: About 150 People Sat Down to Sumptuous Repast at Commodore IJist Night The official banquet of the con vention of the Canadian Fisheries Association, held last night in the Craodore Care, at which about iSO people sat down, proved in every way a great success. At be ojrng the retiring preeident, J. T. O Connor, presided, and early in the proceedings installed formally the new president, T. II. Johnson. Present also were the chief commissioner of fisheries for the province, Hon. S. L. Howe, and Professor J. P. Baboek, dep- uty commissioner, and a large number of prominent citizens of Prince Rupert and district, including ladiet. Following wat the program: Orchestra selections; "0 Canada; solo, Mr. Jarvit H. Me-Leod; chairman's remarks; install ation of new president; 'cello solo, W. Beaumont; "Canadian Fisheries Association," proposed by R. J. Gosse, responded to by J. T. O'Connor; solo, "Irish Songs," J. S. Wilson; "City of Prince Rupert,' proposed by J. J. Har-pell, responded to by Col. S. P. McMordie, mayor; reading, Miss Adelia Thurber; chorus, Roy Gurd and company; address, lion. S. L. Howe, commissioner of fisheries for British Columbia; piano aocor-! dion solo, S. Brunier; "Vote of, Thanks," proposed by A. II . Brit- toln rainnniliirl in ,v Jnhn Ilvh. havn; "God Save the King." (Continued on page three.) LUNCHEONAT COLD STORAGE FOR DELEGATES The delegates to the Fisheries Convention accompanied by representative citizens of Prince Rupert, to the number of nearly one hundred were entertained to luncheon yesterday afternoon by the Caadian Fish & Cold Storage Company Ltd. at their plant at Seal Cove. After the morning session, the company gathered on the uourt House tups to be photographed in a grasp, thereafter driving to Seal Cove, On being placed, each guest found at his plate, a charming vwvenlr of the oeeasien In the form tf&ittifHiNSn&'Wr' There were six couraes of fish fooHs with all the adjuncts, wonderfully cooked and faultlessly served, as well as the usual succeeding courses. President Johnson and the Cold Storage Company were complimented by all the delegates on their delightful hospitality. hospitality. All the flth courses were products of the company. There were short speeches by T. H. Johnson, F. E. Burke, director of the B. C. r&dcer, Ltd.; J. T. O'Conr.r-, president of the Fisheries Association, G. W. Shantx, of Winnipeg and CoL J. W. Nicbolls. The importance of such a een- ention and oonvertioas In gen eral in relation to suoeeetful business was stressed by Mr. Burke that inasmuch at ram who ''new ech other and bad met previously could, although situated far apart as called for by conditions in Canada, discuss nroblems and conduct negotiations with much greater frank nets than with men they had never seen and only knew from correspondence. CANADIANS IN SCULL FINALS CONNECTICUT SPRINGFIELD. Aug. 8: Three Ca-adlA culler. Jaek Owe of Toeoarto, Btweod Bole of Winnipeg and Johnny Dtaraaa of Toronto qualified for the UtiWed State National alngle eeuHa ehamptonahlp on the ConnectMit Bir. Ken Mycra of Detroit wm the only American to win hi way to the finals. Ouest and Bole roved In Ute tint heat being placed Mat and second respectively wrth five Aaartcian trail- It,, inn- 5t"' Myer nosed out Dursan ,ta ttfu xreond ht. b ttme bel, jeW eWl ondi alower than that of Ouest. The final are being rowed here tola afternoon. PRICE OF EXPORT SHINGLES REDUCED Vancouver .Aug. Of tbe POOT Market Immediate cut ranging from 36c t 11.36 In eiport rrloav. of British Columbia ahlnalM to the United etatea wa announced. ;! is