ONLY GESTURE BUT VALUABLE (Winnipeg Fre FrM) If. l7Ti')w prttty generally recogniwd c - m th wnrlrt that the Kel ler trt, vn irtt-aV?nfjtii7r . i. .imA l ah I n . 1 MARTIAL LAW AT JERUSALEM Roth Arabs nnd Jews Killed in Dispute Over the "Wail-Ing Wall" WARSHIPS ARE MOVINu Battalion Iking Despatched ta Palestine Prom Egypt to Slop Trouble LONDON Aug. 24: The Admiralty aaiipuuced yesterday that the British warships Durham and Sussex were sailing from Malta to Pa I i tin today at the request of the British HIh Commissioner, following further outbreaks between, Jew ajpA,Ai 4a, J,. rusaiem Last night nine J Sockeye Salmon Pack is Well Ahead of Last Year but Total Jews Cjr-ije for world pM. That it'haVand three Arabs were killed and hii a good dl to do with reducing 100 other persons injured. All tte danger of wr m n outcome j ahop a'rt lote'd. ' ' r rwK-Chlnee difficulty eem tOj i .1- b a matter of general agreement. TH ALEXANDRIA, Egypt Aug. c sa of the pact Mine rrom me . tu..,AMmtnhA k-r. thai n 12-cnca of sanction. 11 tne miiohk r- . atood lone. u the aole tmtru-ttfi;t of lit kind, thU criucum would 1 ir. re cogent than It U when the fi . ta borne In mind tht the CoTn-: . cf the League contain the pro-. 3 which re mlMlng from the t ' The Kellogg treetjr to. In fart. rc' a irance of the Oovenant. glTlng 'u-t a'iiranoe of a world-wide moral t ip? t to the League If It U driven t tx!r aanction to nation bent on treaicng the peaoe of the world; It U ti respect that the pet ha md a c- 'ributlon of talue to the ouv of u-orld peace. ORGANIST DIRS battalion of , troops are being despatched to Palestine in en-neetion with rioting about the "Wailing Wall" of Jerusalem. LONLON, Aug. 24: Martial law has been proclaimed at Jerusalem with strict censorship of news. Latest reports stated that 18 Arabs and 11 Jews wore killed yesterday and scores injured. The power yacht Sueja III, belonging to Capt. Griffiths of Seattle, went on the pontoons at the local dry dock this morning VANCOUVER, Aug.v 2I&-?Dr. Tor minor propelH reiwyr? nnd Frederic Rogers, prominent or-, will probably go off again to-g-nist and musical conductor night when she will resume her died last night. lie was born in cru'irm"- SeatjCe tin 'AftVox England 65 years ago. and Stewart Quantity of Salmon Put Up Less With the Naas River, Rivers Inlet and Smith's Inlet areas hnvinn- mnnlnrlpd p.mnintr operations for the season, a few canneries in the Skeena River and central division remaining open to pack fall fish, and canning just commencing on the Queen Charlotte Islands, the total salmon pack in District No, 2, of which Prince Rupert is the, centre, lip tcrthe middle of August this year is estimated at 42G.C1G cases, as against 588,569 cases at a similar date last year. The sockeye pack in all areas except bmith s Inlet is far ahead of last year and the fact that it has been an off year for pinks may be ' it, no trie nrlncinal factor in V IHIVLIl V v ' , WHITE AND " HELD WINNERS accounting for this years- ies- rtnstV All Drmna in KIN.fi GEO ROE LEFT FOR SANDRINGHAM LONDON; Aug. 34; King George has so far improved, that today he was able, ac- comnanied by Queen Mary, to leave for Sandringhnm, where he proposes to remain ' for the present. RECEPTION TO COLONEL BLAIR Welcome Winner of King's Prize VANCOUVER. Aug. 24. Colonel Blair arrived Jiome this afternoon and was greeted by his 8en,Ca WW y -" fam,v nf r!nnl,mnm lie mntnre.1 ihTnlltZr ffro" the t. Tvaruv where P "Aft US c S5 for, yaysc Ava, tendered gala reception 514 inch nonets at CamJ ;le S.treet .grounds and fhhngwth L ;;rmlMah1a in the "chaired" in true Bisley style. .-.. - Will Kail " l v Uln...,l. n mmialn. nn01. An JASPRlf. a OA Kddc r. ; .J Nnn River to..""1'"'""3 . "eld and Gnrdln.Whlt,. two New i "Zi'tn I. over in these' moved to Stanley Park, where 'nai v.. be D0 coniiliui-u continuea in - . Ullt-ni- ... too norvlpi 8ervlce. YeslerdayHeld defeated Freddy "OOd Of Vliniinn.,.1. .ml VVtltR p.nnai-i remaininsr open Villi"1'1 v" packing of fall fish are: Skeena inver viuiuii, f iminated Clarke Corkran of No- moral, Torcher islanu, mver- u,a. la. Both won by two and one ness. , - . counts. I (Coutinucd on page four.) Bishop C. A. Rix left on this morning's train for a trip to Burn Iinl on ecclesiastical NAVAL PARITY TOMORROW'S TIDES Boston Grill Sunday.August 25 LARGE CAUARET High 4:23 a.m. 18.5 ft. Special Dinner Thundayi and Saturday 16:39 p.m. 19.6 ft. Dancing Etctj Saturday Night, 9 to It Dane Hall for Hire Low 10:31 am. 5.5 ft. Accommodations' for Private Partle 23:04p.m. 5.4 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PHONE 457 Vol, XX., No. 197. PIUNCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1929 PRICE FIVE CKMT8 General Sutton horn Vancouver B.C. Would Develop Peace Lands Latest Scheme Is to Build Lpg Cabin Villages for 100 Families and Teach Immigrants Farming LONDON, Aug. 24. F. P. Sutton of Vancouver has given the Daily Chronicle some particulars of a scheme for development of the Peace River whereby he plans to establish a chain of log cabin villages with electric lights, water supply, club stores and picture shows. Under the proposed scheme each village is to comprise 100 houses, surrounded each by four acres of land, and the vi'lages themselves to be surrounded by a square block of lfi.OOO acres or 100 quarter sec (ions. The settlement wouia aiao be surrounded by another belt of 15.000 acres to be available for furtfic development. In Uic first year the Immigrants are to be taught to build their own cal.ns and work the adjoining four ai rc3 with a personal allowance of a dollar a day for food. In the second yea- they will be-g n farming their respective quarter sections outside the villages. Contenders in Great Swimming Race 1. Mitus Catherine Harro; of !;. t who was a favorite, but was not mentioned in th patches; 2. Mis Ruth To'vrrs. wh won s cond p!:"'p; 3. Miss OMvc Oatterdam of Se came in second last year and w forc-H to of the Bron:, New York, who won last ypur, THE HAGUE, Aucr. 24. In a letter to Premier Jaspar l of Re,.friiimniiWishfiflt.nflnv. Rt Hnn. Phillin Snnwdnn f e-! BOARD OF TRADE clared the British delegation had exhausted all the pa-; PRESIDENT IS larger share m the Young reparations and stated thatjt pre,Jdent Miiton Gomales there must be a final decision one way or the other imme- 0f the Board of Trade, ex- diately. pressed disappointment that Snowden Snowden cut CUt short Short conversations conversations with With the the allies allies who WhO j more more dele delegates were not go- were counting on concessions by Germany to make pos- in to sible an increase in the British share, after making clear I I???J the reace lvlvor to Trince Rupert. that Britain had no desire to have her demands satisfied miKht be Iocal peopie who by further sacrifices on the part of Germany. could find it po'bie to make the trip, part of their expenses being paid by the Board of Trade. 4 NOT ACCEPTABLE stwo children left Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill Dilates Upon British Navy at Banquet EDMONTON. Aug. 2J Speak- ,m,i. ihav nw.i hnmerf The Pri' ing at a civic banquet in his parcnt8 were absent at the time in' honor here yesterday, Rt. Hon. the fields. Winston Churchill, former chancellor of the exchequer In the British cabinet, declared Great Britain sought nothing but peace in the world. Referring to naval discussions with the United States, Mr. Crowds , m Turn v- Out , at i Vancouver t , to 1 . ... ... . a lir(, . . I'llUILIllll imivi IIV ..VM.V. U V. ...u countrymen to never put their hand to a treaty that would bind Great Britain to a rigid naval parity with any. power in the world. "If we cannot agree, then let us disagree, but not build more than wo require," Mr. Churchill said. He declared that the British navy Liberty during the great war. IN HOUSE BURNED RUSSIANS ARE ADVANCING ON HARBIN CITY Diplomatic Body Talking of Order Ing Foreign Nationals to Retire Watt Dismissal Again Aired by Secretary of Veterans at Meeting Robert Macnicol Addressed Members 'of Canadian Legion at Meeting in Their Rooms Last Night "Your provincial office has been somewhat concerned over the dismissal of N. Watt, government agent at Prince Rupert, especially when we have received protests from Conservatives as well as others in the community," said Robert Macnicol, executive secretary for the Canadian Legion in British Columbia, in addressing the local branch at a meeting last night. "Every civil servant is en tinea to 'untisn justice, ana l do not think the Leeion shouM rest satisfied until its officers have had the oppor tunity of perusing the evidence : which the government Btates that It has on file concerning this dismissal. In some other cases we have generally found that such evidence consists of written complaints from some "party heeler" who is looking for the job of the person he Is complaining about and. therefore, evidence of this Siltlo who pf!d t0 .haie n, f'Ie an,d lf 8h "d Victoria, and the third with quit tW. vcur in the sixth mile; 4. Miss Ethel Hartle charKCa tha, Mr. Watt a disabled nuJSta but this time was not a serious contender. veteran, played politics should be SXAfasU in Britain Issues Ultimatum to Other Allied, Powers atiRague b ThatiHknPatienceisBxh(iusted!i l ...111. J t J . 1 It.- l"' NEW STEAMERS WILL BE USED IN THE SOUTH kind is prejudiced and should not . be accepted. In oder that the VICTORIA, Aug. 24: Sir Hen-Canadian Legion should be able to ry Thornton announced here yes-express an opinion upon the Watt terday that two of three neW dismissal, the government should prince vcssej8 w, be opt.rated not hesitate to produce the docu- 'the exclusively on triangular rua meniary eviaence xney are sup- cormpCtnir Seattle. Vancouver wuiiuruwii. i uu iiui Bee now uic Canadian Legion can; let this complain rest where it Is!and;pf6p6se TUA UU I 1M to recommend that the govern- 1 U IVILL'til 111 ment be requested Jto produce the written evidence for InspeCtTort by our provincial president. Colonel Foster. "On matters affecting employ ment of veterans by the federal CAR ACCIDENT VANCOUVER. Aug. 24. Two nd provincial governments,' I feel persons were killed and one is that, irrespective of party politics, dying and another injured as a we veterans must put up a solid result of a light auto truck over-I front and insist upon fair treat- turning on Grandview highway at ment of veterans by our govern- 13th Avenue last night. The dead ing bodies. Party politics did not are Charles Vermeech, agld 46, of enter into our efforts overseas Vancouver; Mrs. Portier of Nanai- and there should only be two qual- mo, while the woman who is dying l)KPPrINTFn ifications for employment of vet- is Mrs. Polimer Deteye, 47 years erans ip the service of the provin- old, of Vancouver. The injured -1.1 TV ! M 1 nvi.norimArll a faa T0 1 a PmimA nf VaTIPAtI The necessary army or navy serv- ver. ice and ability to fill the position. The party was en route to New .... . . i a i r i .1 I a. aJ Provinclally, I have louna a ten- Westminster wnen u was reirieu (Continued on page eight.) the car skidded on the pavement Women's Ten-Mile Marathon Swim at Toronto Proved to be Great Race Conditions Ideal TORONTO, Aug. 24. The time of Miss Martha Norelius. winner of the bier women's Wrigley marathon morrin, Aita.. Aug. 24. Two yesterday, was 5 hours 23 minutes for the ten-mile course, children of Thomas Rowell, a That was better by twelve minutes than the time of Miss farmer near here, lost their lives Ethel Hertle last year. Miss Norelius gets the $10,000 last ntgm wnen ine iarm nouse in Miss Ruth Towers, who came in second in 5 hours 31 minutes, won the $3000 prize. She put up a wonderful struggle until near the iinisn when Miss Norelius .outdistanced . DITDMrn The third n-lze went to Mrs. HULL LfUllllLlS j Evelyn Armstrong of Detroit, who , i receives a check for $1000 for her; I efforts. She was forty minutes ' " 1 I Dnntm nnrllftnna worn IHpaI . LONDON. Aug. 24.-A Peipingj he men's fifteen-mile Wrigley despatch to the uaiiy Man siaies nraihnn . bilied to take place had been aggressive against none (hat th(J dipiomatic body there i and had proved a sure shield of ,conslderinc Qr6ermtt the evacua tion of all nationals from Harbin in view of continued reports of a A charge against Matt Videck Russian advance against the ifty. of assaulting a police officer A Shanghai report, quoting was withdrawn in city police Mukden advices, said that a rnnrt vnaterdav afternoon. A larirc shipment of next Wednesday. FAMOUS GERMAN DIES BERLIN, Aug. 24: Field Mar shal Liman von Sander, 74 years bombing of age, who directed the cam- rhnnre of keepinir Hauor for planes arrived from France? ves- palsrn against the British at sale was adjourned until August terdny destined for the Manchur-. GallipoH, died at Munich yonter 2S. Ian border defense forces. I day. NEARNANAIMO 'behind the winner. Miss Olive Gatterdam of Seat- NANAIMO, Aug. 24.-Fi:e last, finished second last r .tie, who yea , te, de(,troyed the forced to quit in the .was 8aKwmil, of Deban and Motti-mile, exhausted. Vshaw at Brechin, Point, near here, i Last year's winner, Miss Ethel:. ..... i,i0ii.i imK, Hertle. was never a real contenderJ5 Jw b?,ng nppr03,imate. ,fBlCiu,. , llv $6Q.D00.v ' ' sv: i ill l'j .'ii 'h AIRPLANES COLLIDE ON AIRPORT GROUND NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 24 One pilot was burned to death and another pilot and four passengers narrowly escaped death when two airplanes collided at the airport and were destroyed by fire. The collision occurred on the ground..