FLIGHTT0 S.AFRICA Monoplane Left , EnilancI This Morning and Reached Mediterranean This sAf lernoon TOMORROW'S TIDES Boston Grill LAROt. CABARET Weanesaay, uecember 18 Bpeeltl Dinner Tburfclay nut 8turdys tiVi . am .. in t Xl" 41,, pancing ETery Saturday Night, llill 14:34 am. MS ft k Dam HtU for HUt Low o:ja.m. 7.1 It. V-Sf'fo, "O; Accommodation (or PrlraU Partie 21:20 p.m. 0.4 It. . , NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PHONE 437 Vol. XX.. No. 293 PRIN.CE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, DEQ. JL,7K1929 PRICE HVE CENTS Severe Earth Shock is Recorded at Victoria Probably Aleutians VICTORIA, Dec. 17 For six hours this morning, commencing shortly after 3 o'clock, the seismograph at Gonzales observatory recorded an earth disturbance which F. Napier Denison, the superintendent, described as the worst he has known there in years. It is believed the Cenf re is 2600 miles from Victoria, either off the east coast of Kamchatka or the western tip of the Aleutian Islands. ruVia nnSntc rwar tVin nnnfinant vr.4l i vuvx uw.MB v.v u.v, WUUI..I.UIII, icwiiw Bccic j Hi- (iUuKc recuiuo, wie aim neeuie (wing smueu on the roll of film at Seattle. It is recalled that the steamer Starr last week report-, ed seven major volcanoes active along the Aleutian Peninsula. Volcanic activity there is usually accompanied by heavy earth shocks. PLANES FOR SEARCHING BEHRINGSEA i SEATTLE. Dec 17 .-With a sec- Mrmtrea l toda the nlkne ! he vestertav bv Oem 1 mfJmJST. r W Ira WUiqraui U IW- ra::t.eaiorsnipmeniwwasraior,,YT-f lT " .k ' . nJ l is on me ay irom MfiH., The Chelan will take them Rcoorts from Nome last m wr-s 'hat the pilots and plane on t'-.e Bchring Sea coast were still t' ;:n.bound7 APPEAL TO P00LEY0N GUN TOTING Oliver Has Not Yet Made Use of rermlt: Magistrate Has Complete Power VICTORIA. Dec. 17 Replying to PrnUcton cJty council's protest i : permits given Charles Oliver t: i Dr V E Latimer to carry guns A riiry-Oeneral Pooley replied he had no power to Interfere In : matter, that the police magls-:c had complete power and ex-pr -jed surprise that the Penticton t : . nties should ask him to take t )n in a matter within their own If tas indicated by the attorney-rnr:.ais department that the de-t'i! -afnt views the carrying of flre-t . by the principals In the "tai ur j feather" case with strong dte-K-: ival on general principles, n os from Penticton state thai 0. ,vr has not made use of his per- c r-i c:arry a gun. Wheat Up Again VanrnilVAr Fy LiA. Y aliCOUVcI VAUCOUVER, Dec 17-The price ! t .pat here today was ouoted at ' which is several points 1 :rr than yesterday s quotation. wife -N jnhn fsnrnTtrins. SKAGWAY IS TOTAL LOSS Captain Leaves Steam Schooner After Orders Given He Is to Be Removed By Force th schooner Ska- whlcb had purposely' abore near Cape FTattry h n. hmk,. nut in hnr hnA JsjJt tanhuh ... 5L.. jOHT3nglneer Cumerford. whoatrin eeetlons. says he has fully xooaure. reuorted me worse for the experience. i nantain UranHniilat aitnrlil 1 to go down with his ship reluc- emrf after orders had bam iaimd that he was to be removed bv force U necessary. SEATTLE, Dec. 17: The steam-1 r Skagway. that went ashore not Ikt Jrom Cape Flattery, was ab-i 'WtmiMl n a total tna whorl fiant I fjstifandqulst left her yesterday af- ternoon Members of the crew had previously been taken ashore. LABOR AT HIGH PEAK No Unemployment Situation to Justify Federal Intervention Is Stated OTTAWA. Dec. 17 The Federal iKnrernmeni aoes not consider any necessity exists for the calling of a , conference in respect u unempwy-jaent. according to Hon. Peter Heenan. minister of Ubpr,who lamed a statement to this effect fol-owing a conference yejiVfMay with he exeeuUve of the .employment lervlce council of Canada,. Asians the considerations which mpelled the Government not to intervene in such a conference Is the act that employment in Canada at he moment stands at the highest jeak reached at this period of the year since 1920 and that further to thl the (treat transportation com- Danles and the Government naa embarked or are embarking on pro grams of work aggregating man; millions of dollars. PEDESTRIANS ARE STUMPED How can you possibly cross the ' street when the cars keepcomlng- alongiikethis? Answers. I I don't think lust because youve PILOTS ARE J COMING TO P.RUPERT Five Men Due Here Today to Join Cutter Chelan For Bering Sea VANCOUVER, Dec. 17. In addition to five pilots headed by Captain II. A. Oakes who are arriving at . Prince Rupert this afternoon to await the coming of the Chelan, a second party consisting of W. L. Broatch, Pat Reld and two air engineers left Winnipeg Monday and will arrive at Vancouver Wednesday night and will proceed to Seattle. The Falrchild plane from Mon treal treal arrived arrived here here today today en route (nm Seattle. Indications are the Chelan will leave Seattle Thurs day morning bound for Bering Sea. PROPERTY FINANCED M. C. Btuler, Seattle Mining Engineer, in City Today, Takes ' Over Portland Canal Property MrL C But'.er. prominent Seattle mining engineer, who was a passenger aboard the Catala this morning going south after a visit at Stewart, has completed ilnanc- ilng arrangements for the devel- ley property on Banded Mountain in the Chlckamln River section of the Portland Canal district. Mr. Butler who devoted eonstd. hu. Am thi tiit ST. 0t the Trxas Creek anil Chick. calf and Flnley group and that he hU notrunsr tit WnTTV fthnilt' rf-l girding the wture of .that pro-1 !vb7j fuirsj. iiavo gjiuiveu til controlling interest to Mr Bauer and associate in consideration of e aeveiopmem oi tne property by the latter Interests. Experienced mining men have Said that the DrODertV is One Of unusual promise and carries an immense awe oi ore irom wnicn high gold values have been ob talned. The ore body Is said to range up to forty feet In width In places and apparently extends from the lower slopes of Banded Mountain, on the Chlckamlnl River side, entirely over the sum- mit of a peak more than 5.000 1 icei in ne gni. rive assays maae i from saniDles taken from the rjro-i perty in the course of development ' work early this year gave return I ranging from $2.80 to $90.87 while an average sample tasen over eight feet gave a return of slightly over w according to one of the owners. Edmonton May Get Director C. N. Railway EDMONTON, Dec. 17 Appoint- ' r-j .w CRANWELL. Lincolnshire. VeeJuL.zl.!,t. 17. - The Royal Air Force mono-1 ,T?7 " "f Leader fal?ley are to recelve more at plane piloted by.Squadron A. G. Jones Williams and Flight wntion. Lieutenant N. H. Jenkins left this Th old conundrum of the. sold morning In air attempt to establish j faring bea:h sands of Graham a long-distance non-stop flight rec- Iland has been attacked during ord to South Africa, where It Is ex-! the season with sorae real tntelll-pected tp arrive tomorrow evening, (fence and skill. The work under Weather conditions are distinctly the.v opsrators has "o far this favorable The plane c.-o-sed the season been experimental but It is French south coast at Marseilles, hoped the problem may be crac-af terncon reports said. ked open. Seven of the World's Greatest Miningj Companies Are Operating Tbdayiiri Prince Rupert District Progress Being Made In oects and Frasoectors new ui uuim iui Seven of the world's largest, most stable and successful operating mining! companies are hammering away for all they are worth at t&e.t.mineral resources of Northwestern Mineral Survey iDistricfc, an area of 125.00 eonare rniles embracing thc Skeena, Queen Charlotte, Naas River, Portland Canal, Stikine-Liard and Atfin Mining Divisions. Joseph T. Mandy, resident government engineer for this territory, drew a striking contrast between conditions, only t,n a nnrt tsvinv in rnnnpe.i tlon with mining development in recent address before the Canadian . institute of Mining and Metallurgy ! n vanwiimiF Tmn mm a on nniv tw0 malor companies were acUve In the district Dr. Mand iy declared mat ine per sistence and adventure of the seven i stable minine corporations now op eratlng in the north Is of unlimited : benefit to the mining Industry. ! The public should understand, however, that lust because these companies are big. every prospect1 touched by them will not necessarily ( make a mine, pointed out Dr.! Manay. l h business .of mining is never J. T. Mandy Urges That Possibilities of Queen Charlottes Are Important On the Queen Charlotte Islands Is a promising and hitherto neglected area that has attracted increased attention during 1929. stated Dr. J. T. Mandy In a review of. activity in his district. It is gradually dawning on the minds of Investigators that the Queen "harnt.s with their accessibility, favorable geology and known copper mineralization 3-tdespread e serve more intensive exp' oration than has been given the Islands. The area has as good and perhaps better poTSlb'litle than oihe of the more remote regions that have been in the public eye. The islands have only been skimmed around the shore line. In that small area many deposits were discovered in former years i x iL.I. - 11 I A Development of Pros' Have Been Discovering fcuiy wu iiiuiiu ' ' tI VI? D C A A D 17 i pi I PjoAiI rtlr. BADLYHURT Uruguayan and Companion Made Forced LaMInt On Coast of Braill Last Night LEFT SPAIN SUNDAY RIO JANEIRO. Brazil, Dec. 17, Major Tadeo Larre Borges. Urugua yan flyer, ana nis French com i-n Lieutenant Leon Challe. ea,tern coa.t of Brazil after a 3600- n nv,f from o..,iii cn.in Ulllt flight AliKAib kVlllC, kTUUUl. across ine eoum Auanuc. me ty,i- ,.n h. m.. .nTirrn v Ann OUT AGAIN Vancouver Lions Won Filth Straight Victory Last Night and Are Lead- ing Pacific Coast Hockey VANCOUVER. Dec. 17. Portland first period artd protected It In two I more penoas. emergini? w in ineir fifth straight win by blanking the Bucks. The victory gave the locals the right to perch on the top of the . league. if Af TUiTr. UV I ,1 B 1 J 1 1 "H BS liUUU T, 1 1 G0ESfEAST Minister of Public Works to Negotiate With Federal Government . Regarding Return of Lands VICTORIA, Dec. 17. Hon. Nelson S. Loughced. minister of public works. Is leaving .today for Ottawa, where negotiations for the return of the railway lands from the Dominion to the province will be continued. He will likely be Joined later Dy lion. r. r. mi men, minister oi lands. S0 "sHm-rthVwe" seriously injured in a forced wooed &nd ?omeUmes the, landln(j last night 0n the north- UIVllw ll Kll CA1U1U11W11 lliail LU 4UC . . InluUl.fll, " W M.v v directorate of the Canadian Na-, 8 on M inaividuais. i i chanlc. apparently was not hurt, tlonal Railways Is being considered 10,An ,?f,,"fef J?" rJ 7 mftg i The Pne le" Seville, Spain, Sun-serloualy by the government, ac-."""" and of the I caplUl eordlnr to communications re-: firatas, eni (rgy . ceived n.i"i,i here from fmm Premier Pn.mti.rw W. i. L Mackenzie King, Hon. Charles Dunning, minister of railways and canals, and Hon. Charles Stewart, M.P. for West Edmonton, and min uter of the interior RecenUy the industries commit- I tee, hearing that a new appointment to the C.N.R. directorate was being considered, wired to the pre-' -nlr IIn Mr nnnnlmr anH linn Mr Stewart, pointing out that Ed- monton was me mam divisional point betwen Winnipeg and Van couver on the C.N. system and. ih such circumstances wa.$. entitled to representation on the directorate of ine railways. No name has been suggested for the appointment, the industries commltlce icslrlng its activities to be non-polltlcal and non-partisan. IIABORBILL Increase In Unemployment Insurance Payments Provided For in Measure LONDON, Dec. 17. The Government bill to increase the unemployment Insurance allowance passed Its third reading in the House of Corn-man last night on a vote of 275 to 195. It had weathered the attacks of the opposition and of the Labor left wing malcontents, who threatened several times to defeat it. ' t PERFUMED NOTE AND $2 CHECK CAME FOR ARMY 4 A neat little note with a check for two dollars enclos- ed was received this morn- ing, all daintily perfumed, the money to go to the Sal- vation Army Christmas fund. The lady donor did not wish her name signed but sub- scribes herself "A Friend." Possibly some others may wish to do likewise. The money Is needed and will be wisely expended, the Army officials assure us. cnances are long ana sum,' ne saiu. inese seu-susumuiK . curuuruwuns . . , -. , , rCUili chances without Mhnt inflicting infH -loss and conuneni into uistricw wo. i, The seven large operating com-i panles he had reference to were: , American Smelting and Refining Co.. Granbv Consolidated Mining, I "T1"' u"Vau Mining St Smelting Co. of Canada, i Britannia Mining et smelting Co., V"i.fin.".""8." C. ,JUeau uum raiuuis u., ivmimS Corporation of Canada, Wn must also not foreet the ad- ' venturous efforts of many small Buckaroos. still the scoreless won-svndicates and companies conduct-, ders of the Coast Hockey League, ing commendable Initial exploration lp?t again last night to the Van-thitt In manv rnses has attracted 1 COUVer Lions, who got a goal In the tHe attention and resources of the large operating companies for final development," continued Dr. Mandy. "They are to be found wherever there Is a mineral show- Ing of any Importance, conducting nlnnpcr pnlnrntnrv work of con- structure benefit to the Industry. During the 1929 season over seventy hAhese smaller onerators. lnclud Ing fifteen placer gold operations, have been active . "And,'above all. there are pros-v pectors, the real pioneers of the Industry, of which there Is no better type than those sterling-hearted, grizzled-skinned mountain men of district No. 1. During 1929 they have ventured farther afield than ever before. Not only have they extended the known mineral areas, but by their discoveries have definitely proved the existence of at least four new promising areas: the Iskut and Clear Rivers, tributaries to the Stlklne River, and the exception-(Continued on pajrp three) MINING AT ISLANDS IS PROPHESIED Unemployed at Vancouver Storm Relief Office, Demanding Work at Union Wages or Else Food and Beds VANCOUVER, Dec. 17.-Several hundred unemployed crowded into the city relief office at Cambie and Pender Streets yesterday afternoon, refused to listen to suggestions of Relief Officer George Ireland, and did not disperse until a police officer took charge. The crowd demanded employment at union pay of $4.50 a day or free meals and beds until the winter months were over. "We want grub and we'll stay until we get it," one man shouted. The cry was taken up, "We're hungry." and for a time i . trouble loomed. II A HPT 7 TI I f Ireland, after futile attempts to,K A I I I I I f I address the crowd. reUred to an In- JLsdiJ ner office and two constables restored order, but It was not until the arrival of a squad of forty officers that the crowd dispersed. The unemployed then went to the city hall, wherp they were advised the city council would met today to consider unemployment. They threatened to parade again today and each succeeding day until relief is granted. HadJalkWith King Prior To Leaving For Home "TAWA. Dec. 17. Hon. R. B. Bennett, who Is due to arrive home this week, had an audience with the King at Buckingham Palace before leaving England. He also paid visits to B. C. House and the office of the Canadian High Commit sioner. ST91 QUOTATIONS (Cou(tiy s. D. Jehnston Co. Bayvlew. Nil. 2j Bi; Missouri. 55. 58. Coast Copper. 10.00, NlL k Cdrk Province -2Mir Cotton Belt. Nil, 32. j tithle Mines. 35, 41. Oeorge Copper. 25. 2S0. Oeorgla River. 12. 15. , L Golconda, 74. 77. Orandvlew. 11. 12. Independence. 3, Nil. Tnriian Mines, 3. J5. inter. Coal & Coke, 35. 29. Kootenay Florence. 7 8. Kootcnay King, 5. 5'4. L. is L.. 1. NIL Lakeview. Vi. 1. t-kv Jlni. 5. Nil. ', Mohawk, 2. 3. Morton Woolsey, 10,-14.' Marmot River Gold. 'Nil. 20. Marmot Metals, l'. 2Vi National Silver. 7. 9. Noble Five. 40, 41. -Oregon Cooper. 9. 9Vi. Tend Oreille. 235, 2.45. Premier 1 63. 1.65. Porter-Idaho, 40, 42. Reeves Macdonald. 1.08, 1.10. Rufus-Argcnta, 9, 9V'j. Silver Crest. 5. 5V'2. Silverado. 30, 35. Blown King. 3. Nil. Snowflake. 13. 13Vi. ' Sunloch 75. NU. Terminus. 2, Nil. Tonley. Richfield, 4. i. Torlc. Nil. 1.00. Whitewater, Nil. 30. Woodbine, 2ft, 3. Bluebird. 5. 5H. Oeorge Enterprise. 10, 14. Oils A. P. Con.. 1.65. 1.66. Calmont, 90, 95. Dalhousie, 1.50. 1.52. Fabyan Pete, 5Vi. 6. Home. 8.95, 9.05. Hargal, 75, 89. Freehold. 45. 49. Sterling Pacific, 1.10, 1.11.-Mcrland 1.01. 1.04. United. 61. 64. Mercury. 59. 60. LOGGERS" DROWNED, Four Members of Port Alice Crew, Missing Since Saturday, i Believed Lost j VICTORIA. Dec. 17 A report from the provincial police at Courtcnay courtcnay says says that that four four loggers, loggers, missing from Port Alice since Sat- urday. are feared to have been, d Downed. Hoarse ... cries for help far out In ; u w .(!.. MM n..l nu. ttic uay iwu iuiico iiuiii mil. nuix dnrlnor n heaw tnnv Kounll was, the last which was heard of the Possibility of His Entering the Federal Cabinet Is Talked Of OTTAWA, Dec. 17. Rumors regarding the possible entrance of T. D. Pattullo Into the cabinet are being heard here, but the possibility of the leader of the B. C. Liberals coming to Ottawa is regarded as doubtful. It has been suggested that he might contest the constituency of Skeena at the next federal election, but already there Is a I.Pvrnl nominated there and. the date of the election Is still very uncertain. Jail Terms For Slugging Robfcer EDMONTON. Dec. 17. Missing the lash by the scantest of margins. Henry Mallette, hold-up man and thug, was given ten years in Prince Albert penitentiary by Judge Taylor in district court . . r His accomplice In crime, James lOreen, was 'given seven years in penitentiary. Mallette and Green bad been JlQurid. guUfednrconnectlon with the .irluitflnB"LBl fobbln of CharlM Peterson fil Simon taa . an Octo- oer.y. ,,',,ouui bilXN.) raffing iUiDuug ifien mejl wl Willi previous Jihltcnt: l4rtf records. BOXERS OF U.S. AGREE Britain and United States Authorities Agree To Co-operate CINCINNATI, Dec. 17. The National Boxing Association today announced the completion of a working agreement with the British Boxing Board of Control for mu tual recognition of fines, suspen sions, contracts oetween managers, contestants and promoters, and the regulation of world championship titles. THE WEATHER Prince Rupert Part cloudy, calm, 30. Terrace Clear, north wind, 12. Rosswood Clear, calm, 4. Alyansh Clear, calm. 2 below. Alice Arm Clear. Calm. 15. Anyox Clear, calm, 14. Port Simpson Part cloudy, calm, 18. Haaelton Clear; ealm, 5 below. Smlthers Clear, ealm, 5 below. Burns Lake Cloudy, ealm, cold. Vanderhoof Clear, calm, 22 below. Quesnel Cloudy, calm. odd. Eighth Cabin Clear, calm, cold. Atlin Foggy, notth wind, 2 below. Whitehorse Clear, calm, 5 below. Carmacks Clear, calm, 39 bjk 6tevi-art River-Clear, calm. 34 helow Dawson--Part cloudy, calm, 27 below- ir. ! Virrniia TUAUIIU O Q CrfftWrh J1UWUI SlightIhDecade,H lj ' SdrV' '-i Municipal Voters' tlsl Shows The re" largest number in the history ot four men who left Port Alice on ! Are Few More People In Cap-Thursday night in a small outboard ; ital Now Than in 1920 motor boat. A gasboat, manned by loggers, j VICTORIA. Dr- 17. Victoria has went out in reply to the cries but not grown much in the last decade, found no trace of either men or i although there has been a slight ad-boat. , vance In population on the basts of The missing men are J. Walter ' the municipal voters' Hst In 1920 Campbell, aged 35. of Vancouver, a there were 9727 registered voters man named Smith, A. Saplro and and this year, 11,512. Nevertheless, an unnamed man. The four were ' there Is a decrease from 1922 when en route to make steamer connec- 12.813 voters were registered, the i tlons in order to spend the Christ- 4kla 4IVHUUja HilvVU lilt wiw -tj. MENTIONED AT OTTAWA