TOMORROWS
TIDES
at
Meetings
Herei
ai.r.
tor
skeena,
as
well
an
others.
In
honor
more
particularly
of
the
ladies
in
the
party,
a
tea
will
be
held
in
the
I.O.D.E.
hall
here
this
afternoon
at
which
Mr.
Bennett
will
speak
briefly.
The
tea
is
to
be
held
under
the
auspices
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Conservative
Association
with
Mrs.
Brady
as
convener
and
Mrs.
D.
C.
Stuart
and
Mrs.
C.
II.
Orme
pouring.
A
large
attendance
of
ladies
If
ex-
peeled.
This
evening
in
the
Capitol
The
atre
a
mass
meeting
will
be
hejd
with
Mr.
lien
net
t
as
the
chief
speaker.
C.
II.
Orme
will
pre
side
and
other
speakers
will
be
Sir
George
Perley,
General
McRae
and
J.
C.
Ilrady.
Arrangements
are
being
made
to
take
care
of
a
ca
pacity
house.
Hund-.eda
of
po
his
first
appearaiiee
before
a
locaJlnari
fanidreftee.
-
-
5?Ite1
We.
At
one
time
he
Tomorrow
morning
the
party
was
superintendent
of
B.
C.
po
1131
:rcw
"f
the
r
:
i
cast
MFYMANWN
HFRF
MXA
HMlUUll
I''
J
UlR
KKlhr
V
Ml
wa
"
-
-
-
Former
Attorney-General
to
Spend
toupie
oi
nays
in
uyiui
'
Northern
Trip
J
A
M
Manson,
K.C.,
M-,U.A.
(ar
Omincca
and
former
afto'rncy-
jraral
of
British
Columbia,
who
r
arriSg
in
the
clfy
from
i;;Vnor
on
this
afternoon's
'
sin
and
will
be
here
until
Wed-
ncday
morning,
when
he
will
re-,
turnt
i
'.he
interior.
Among
other
t;.-iK
he
will
nay
wh
He
here.
Mr.
Mar
n
will
attend
and
address
a
h:u:h
r
n
of
the
Gyro
Club
at
noon
t
r
w
URGING
BOARDS
OF
TRADE
SEND
DELEGATES
TO
THE
PEACE
RIVER
Sci'Tc'a
y
Brooksbank
of
the
Hoard
of
Trade
has
written
to
the
c
-'it
it
of
all
the
boards
in
the
tr.'.on
r
suggesting
that
they
send
Cclt'
-:
to
the
convention
of
the
Curadu,,
Chamber
of
Commerce
nd
'ho
Peace
River,
In
order
to
chow
Vir
Interest
in
the
pro-P
al
vi
h
ive
a
western
outlet
for
"ie
Prairc
River.
It
Is
hoped
to
tnako
uii
a
upeclal
car
which
would
mean
a
guarantee
of
25.
It
Is
tlfl'-!S
hat
from
twelve
to
fifteen
may
go
fr0m
Prince
Rupert.
STRUCK
BY
CAR,
KILLEDSUNDAY
,
VANflorVEuTAuB.
12-M.
J.
"Mnamwas
killed
yesterday
''"Hi
a
ar
In
wMeti
h
wn
n
n.i.i-
tnitcr
was
struck
by
another
and
vrtufii.:d
on
KIngsway.
The
t!i
T.dca,,n
failed
lo
stop
a
thn
police
are
searching
for
AF
ZEPPELIN
WILL
LEAYEWEDNESDAY
fWEHnrclISIIAFEN,'
Aug.
12
rather
conditions
being
fav-ff
f
LhB
Graf
Zeppelin
will
take
rii
?'
Tokio
on
round
the
world
irl;1
3
o'ildck.
Wednesday
will
.....
proceed
to
the
interior
.
by
r
.1
l
tratnnoiaing
a
onei
meeting
Smtthars
tomorrow
night
and
an-
ir
meeting
at
Prince
George
dnesday
evening,
proceeding
i
rom
Jhere
via
Quesnel
and
Ash-
croft
to
southern
British
Columbia.
...,,
CHURCHILL
TO
MAKE
ONLY
FOUR
SPEECHES
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
12.
Rt.
j.on
Winston
Churchill
is
expect-
.a
n
mnV
onlv
four
speeches
in
Canada
during
his
visit.
These
will
probably
be
at
Montreal,
Winnipeg,
Toronto
and
Vancouver.
NEWTONLIKELY
CANDIDATE
FOR
MAYOR
OF
CITY
Talk
of
a
probable
mayoralty
contest
is
commencing
early
this
year.
While
no
definite
an-nnnni-anionu
have
been
made,
It
is
generally
understood
that
S.
M.
Newton
will
agdnbe
in
the
field
and
alderman
i'ruunomme
is
expected
to
throw
his
hat
in
the
ring.
Mayor
McMordie
has
r'ven
no
indication
whether
ho
will
again
run
but
it
is
quite
possible
he
may
as
he
has
carried
on
the
work
with
dignity
and
when
a
big
Issue
arose,
as
in
the
case
of
the
sale
of
tho
power
plant,
ho
was
not
easily
stampeded
nnd
secured
a
considerable
sum
'for
the
city
more
than
would
tho
case
If
some
less
capable
man
had
been
In
the
chnir.
Alderman
Collart
has
been
.nnun
nf
hut
ho
recently
an
nounced
that
he
would
undertake
no
moro
civic
worn,
ym-
i
'vrj""
a
man
is
allowed
to
chango
his
mind
If
he
so
wishes.
M.
M.
Rlot.hons
t
Is
said,
may
iry
ngaln,
and
may
possibly
be
el-
ected
this
time.
PRICE
OF
WHEAT
VANCQUVER,
Aug.
18
The
price
of
wheat
hero
today
Is
quoted
nt
$1.51.
SABOTAGE
ALONG
Boston
Grill
Tuesday,
August
13
LARGE
OAHABET
Hi
Ui
Iigh
8:13
a.m.
14.4
Hi
t
Special
Dinner
Thursday
and
Saturday)
20:03
p.m.
17.3
ff
f
,
Dandnf
Every
Saturday
Night,
9
to
12
Low
,ow
1:55
m.
7.7
ft.
Danoe
Hall
for
Hlxt
13:19
p.m.
lOUt.'
.
Accommodation
for
Prlrate
Partlea
"'a
a.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PHONE
437
Vol.
XX..
Np.
M
v.
J0
PRINCE
RUPERT
B.C,
MONDAY,
AUGUST
12,
1929
PUtrfe
FIVE
PKKTS
Bennett
Party
Arrives
and
Leader
Speaking
After
a
successful
trip
to
Anyox
and
Stewart,
at
each
of
which
points
he
addressed
large
and
enthusiastic
audiences
and
was
given
a
fine
reception,
Hon
.
R.
B
.
Bennett,
K
C
.Conservative
leader
for
Canada,
and
party,
arrived
in
the
city
this
afternoon
from
the
north
aboard
Major-General
A.
D.
McRae's
power
yacht
Creosus.
Mr.
Bennett
expresses
himself
as
highly
pleased
with
his
trip
so
far
through
this
district.
Accompanying
the
leader
were
his
sister,
Miss
Mildred
Bennett;
Sir
George
Perley,
M.P.,
and
Lady
Perley;
Maj.-Generai
I
A.
D.
McRae,
M.P.
for
Vancouver
North,
and
"-.Mrs.
McRae;
and
J.
C.
Brady
SCHOONER
IN
ARCTIC
LOST
ElMf
of
Seattle
Was
Crushed
by
Ice;
Hut
Crew
All
Safe
SEATTLE.
Aug.
12.
Schooner
Eli-if,
icebound
off
North
(Jape
In
t?.-v,
...
a
Srn
tnr
morn
than
a
vear.
was
I
rushed
to
bits
by
Ice
floes
-
Saturday
The
crew
is
safe
on
the
ice
and
a
Russian
vessel,
Stava-t
!!,
I
-
proceeding
to
the
wreck
to
I
:It
up
thn
survivors.
Twenty
Se-at'!o
men
were
aboard
the
vessel,
vlu-S
was
commanded
by
Capt.
E
Lar3cn
and
R.
S.
Pollister.
SKATTLE,
Aug.
12.
Later
ad
VC"
t
morning
reported
ihe
pja-are
expected
to
avail
thm-Eliaif
safe
ashore
3pT
of
tne
opportunity
to
hear
of
of
the
the
Kolmya
Kolmya
River
River.
tr
Bennett
on
Ab
occasion
of
CHINESE
RAILWAY
4!
BECOMES
SERIOUS
!
;
LONDON,
Aug.
12:
A
(
Daily
Mail
despatch
from
Harbin
states
that
sabotage
has
become
so
serious
on
the
seized
Chinese
Eastern
'
Railway
and
near
it
that
the
)
police
fire
fighters
are
unable
to
cope
with
the
situation.
Property
damage
amounting
to
half
a
million
:
dollars
was
caused
Saturday.
t
EXCHANGE
COAL
FOR
WHEAT
IS
THEPROPOSAL
LONDON,
Aug.
12
Direct
exchange
of
British
coal
for
Ca
nadian,
wheat
as
a
quid
pro
under
government
direction
was
men
tioned
by
tne
Observer
s
a
possible
remedy
fr
Britain's
economic
problems,
Including
unem
ployment,
when
commenting
on
the
report
thai
Minister
of
Unemployment
Thomas
might
do
something
for
the
British
coal
industry
during
his
visit
to
Canada.
W.
G.
MTV1INN
DIED
AT
PARKSYILLE
YESTERDAY
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
12.
Less
than
twelve
weeks
after
resigning
his
position
as
warden
of
Okalla
prison,
W.
G.
McMlnn,
68
years
of
age,
died
at
his
summ&r
heme.
jce.
PAY
FREIGHT
PURE
BREEDS
0F1IVEST0CK
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
12.
Pre
mier
Tolmie,
attending
a
commit
tee
on
marketing
at
the
exhibition
today,
announced
that
the
government,
co-operating
with
the
Empire
marketing
board,
will
pay
the
freight
f
om
the
old
country
to
British
Columbia
on
the
importa
tion
of
pure
bred
livestock
of
ap
proved
breeds
on
condition
that
the
animals
be
not
sold
outside
the
province
within
a
period
of
thre
years.
Legislation
to
provide
fo:
this
will
be
introduced
at
the
next
session
of
the
legislature.
HAGUECRISIS
IS
POSTPONED
Political
Committee
Discusses
Date
For
Evacuation
of
the
Rhine
THE
HAGUE.
Aug.
12:
The
financial
committee
of
the
con'
ference
on
reparations
adjust
ments
again
temporarily
averted
the
crisis
which
faced
it
with
action
on
the
British
proposals
for
revision
of
the
X0U"K
-PA1
Tho
committee
adjourned
shortly
after
the
meeting
opened
and
will
not
meet
again
until
Wednesday.
The
political
committee
of
tho
conference
today
began
discussing
the
possible
date
for
the
beginning
of
the
evacuation
of
the
Rhine.
HAMILTON
GETS:
.
EMPIRE
GAME?
MONTREAL.
Aug.
12.
The
executive
committee
of
the
Bri
th
Empire
games
committee
announced
today
that
tho
Empire
irnmei
will
be
held
at
Hamilton,
Out.,
during
the
week
of
August
lG
to
23
next
year.
Leader
of
Conservative
Party
Hon
It
B.
U
:
adrt)T-
a
public
mi
'
i't.'
h.
.
wh
i
i.-
ting
time
toMht
STOCKSfMP
AT
NEW
YORK
NEW
YORK,
Aujr.
12.
Stock
prices
shot
upward
today
on
exchanjei.
United
Stale
Steel
common
scoring
I
$7
gain
to
a
record
price
of
$225.
More
thaa
u
.score
of
utilities,
investment,
rails
and
other
high-priced
issues
advanced
from
$1
to
$12.
MOTOR
LICENSE
CHECK
ARRIVES
The
city
t
easurer
today
re-
ctived
a
check
from
the
Provincial
Government
for
the
amount
of
rrinee
Rupert's
share
in
the
motor
licensee.
It
it
considerably
ligher
than
last
year.
Following
re
the
amounts
received
so
far:
1929
$0,060.57
1888
7,721.79
19X7
7.2C0.48
PRINCE
JOHN
LATE
Some
12
hours
late,
C.N.R.
Htcumer
Prince
John,
Capt.
H.
Mahbs,
is
due
beUveen
C
and
7
Vlock
tomorrow
morning
from
Vancouver
direct
'nnd
will
safl
soon
after
arriving
for
Vancouver
via
the
Qupen
Charlotte
T
Rands.
oo.R.B.Bennelt,
LKADEU
OF
THE
CONSERVATIVE
PAItTY
OF
CANADA,
will
Address
a
Public
Meeting
m(t
kCapito!
'.hi:-
(
ity
and
wil
RANKIN
OFF
'
FOR
MEXICO
Carries
Messages
From
Vancou
ver
to
Officials
of
Catena
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
12.
Tex
Rankin,
the
veteran
Portland,
Oregon,
pilot,
hopped
off
this
morning
at
4:30
for
Catena,
Mexico,
where
he
expects
to
land
after
a
thirteen-hour
nonstop
flight
from
the
city's
airport
.
Rankin
expects
to
be
approximately
twelve
hours
in
the
air.
He
rarries
messages
from
the
government
and
Mayor
Malkin
to
officials
in
Mexico
and
a
delegation
from
San
Diego
which
will
meet
him.
nin
timmir
TiinnaiTAtt
DIa
MEN
ft
I
lnUfUuUil
SPEAKS
AT
EDMONTON
.EDMONTON.
Aug.
12.
Sir
Henry
Thornton,
who
is
now
at
Jasper
Park,
is
billed
to
address
the
chamber
of
commerce
here
on
August
10.
After
that
It
Is
understood
he
will
visit
the
Pacific
coast,
gofng
to
Vancouver
and
Prince
Rupert.-
BIRTH
NOTICE
A
daughter
was
born
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Alex
McRae,
300
Sixth
Avenue
West,
on
August
II
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital.
HBXS3BEK
M.P.!
Theatre
OT
Jii
on
Monday
Night,
at
8.15
Silt
GEORGE
PERLEY,
M.l,
(JEN.
A.
I).
Melt
A
E,
M.l,
AND
J.
C.
RltADY,
M.P.
will
speak
briefly.
Chairman:
(iH.
Orme
Orchcstrn
In
Attendance
Admission
Free
Doors
Open
at
7:5)0
Power
Yacht
Oliver
Exploded
in
Toba
Inlet
Yesterday
and
Crew
Jumped
Into
the
Water
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
12.
When
the
Seattle
power
yacht
Oliver
burst
into
flames
yesterday
while
cruising
in
Toba
Inlet
an
explosion
of
600
'gallons
of
gasoline
followed,
forcing
eight
men
to
jump
overboard
and
then
c
ing
to
the
burning
hulk.
They
Were
rescued
by
P
.
W
.
Bishop,
Powell
River
logging
operator.
'
'
The
boat
Was
practically
destroyed
and
Captain
William
Thornton
and
another
member
of
the
'crew
were
severely
burned
and
are
now
in
Powell
River
hospital.
Six
survivors
reached
here
this
morning.
RAIN
TOO
LATE
TANKER
MINA
TO
SAVE
CROP
BREA
BURNS
Only
Few
Prairie
Points
.
Will
Well
Known
Ship
at
This
Port
Have
Average
Yield
This
Evacuated
by
Officers
and
Year
Crew
Off
Nova
Scotia
.
j
Coast
WINNIPEG,
Aug.
10.
Very
little
change
has
ocurred
in
the
The
Imperial
Oil
Co.'s
tanker
crop
situation
during
the
week,
ac-
Mina
Brea,
well
known
at
Prince
wording
to
the
fifteenth
weekly
Rupert
through
many
calls
at
crop
eport
of
the
Canadian
Na-
this
port,
was
abandoned
by
her
ional
Railways.
Rains
on
Aug-
crew
last
week
off
Cranberry
ust
4
and
5
are
reported
from
a
Head
light
near
Canso.
N.S.,
af-numbcr
of
points
in
Manitoba
and
ter
having
causrht
fire.
Fire
had
on
the
Rossburn,
Rapidcity,
Cro-
jiten
its
way
through
the
coal
mer
and
other
subdivisions
im-
bunkers
and
was
threatening
a
proved
filling
Is)
observed
as
a
re-;
csrgo
of
gasoline
and
refined,
suit.
Two
or
three
extremely
hot
.The
ship,
it
was
feared,
would
be
days,,
however,
haVe
tended
tot
atotal
loss
so
the
crew
counteract
the
benefits
of
lighter
ated
tpi
save
their
lives,
precipitation
at
other
points,
and
f
-Un
1
till
four
months
ago,
the
with
cutting
more
general
relief
iMina'prea
was
ngaced
In
carry-
from
tins
source
has
arrived
too
tate
Neepawa
repo-ts
crops
more'
promising
as
they
approach
ma
turity.
.
Slight.
rust
-infection
appears
at
a
number
of
points,
but
no
material
damage
is
expected.
Barley
cutting
is
well
under
way
and
in
some
cases
threshing.
Wheat
cutting
should
be
general
from
August
12
to
15.
.
r
j
Rains
have
also
occur-ed
at
many
Saskatchewan
points.
Though
arriving
too
late
lo
be
of
general
material
benefit,
they
have
been
accompanied
by
cooler
weather.
Hail
damage
at
Calder
!
estimated
at
100
per
cent
on
'000
acres,
while
50
per
cent
and
mino
losses
are
reported
from
Avonlea
and
Ceepee
respectively.
Cutting
of
rye
and
barley
is
well
advanced
and
wheat
cutting
should
start
next
week,
becoming
general
about
August
15.
The
short
straw
Is
making
harvesting
difficult
in
many
central
and
southern
areas..
Heavy
rains
in
Alberta
have
not
greatly
affccled
the
outlook
for
the
p
ovlnce.
On
the
Vegreville
subdivision
improved
filling
of
'ate
crop
is
anticipated
and
Corning
subdivision
now
foresees
an
average
crop,
but
in
other
sections
of
the
central
portion
of
the
prov-"nce
little
change
in
tho
estimate
is
made.
.
.
SIR
ED.
KEMP
DIED
TODAY
TORONTO,
Aug.
12.
Sir
Edward
Kemp,
a
member
of
the
Canadian,
senate
and
minister
of
militia'and
defense
during
the
war,
died
at
tils
summer
home
today,
aged
71.
After
holding
the
defense
portfolio,
he
was
appointed
minister
of
overseas
forces
for
Canada
with
headquarters
in
Lon-
1on
in
1917.
NO
CLAXTON
FIRE
Rumors
which
were
circulated
fj-ecly
yesterday
of
a
fire
at
Wlaxton
Cannery
were
said
this"
morning
at
local
on
ices
oi
mo
U.
C.
Packers
to
be
absolutely
incorrect.
'
KILLED
BY
TRAIN
DALLAS,
Texas,
Aug.
12.
Thirteen
persons,
eleven
members
of
two
families,
were
killed
wBen
a
truck
conveying
them
home
from
a
picnic
was
struck
by
a
train
at
a
grade
crossing
here.
Jng
oil
between
California
and
the
British
Columbia
coast
and
was
a
frequent
visitor
here.
She
was-
bu
I
It
f
n-ScotU
nd
In
,1
909
rrd
was
a
vessel'
of
Gfl
'tons'Clpir'
Galway
was
In
command
when
the
fife
broke
out.
WEDDING
WAS
PRETTY
EVENT
Sun
Shone
Brightly
as
Miss
Lan
caster
Became
Bride
of
Eddie
Smith
On
Saturday
St.
Andrew's
pro-Cathedral
was
beautifully
decorated
when
the
marriage
of
Mar-jorie
Isabel
Arch,
only
daughter
of
Mr.
and
M-s.
A,
J.
Lancaster,
to
Edward
James,
eldest
son
of
D.
E.
Smith,
Richmond,
Quebec,
was
iolemnized
by
Rt.
Rev.
G.
A.
Rix,
Bishop
of
Caledonia,
assisted
by
Rev.
J.
B.
Gibson,
the
.cctor.
,
I
.
The
service
'was
fully
choral.
Ewart
Lyne
presiding
at
the
organ.
.The
high
esteem
and
popu
larity
of
the
contracting
parties
was
reflected
in
the
large
number
present
at
x
the
ceremony.
Both
have
been
long
resident
in
the
city
and
have
achieved
in
unique
measure
the
good
will
of
all
who
knew
them.
Seldom
has
a
wed-
ing
In
Prince
Rupert
created
the
interest
and
enthusiasm
that
was
so
freely
exhibited
on
this
occasion.
After
a
dull
and
doudy
morn-(Continued
on
pa
four.)
On
Vacation
Trip
Edgar
G.
Montgomery,
mining
"nginecr
of
Kimbcrley,
B.Ot,
and
Mrs.
Montgomery
and
daughters
were
passengers
aboard
the
Princess
Charlotte
this
morning
going
through
to
the
Atlin
district
on
a
vacation
trip.
Scottish
Humor
Imported
"direct
from
the
Aherdejn.
Joke
Factory
THE
CAPITAL
OF
SCOTLAND
Johnnie
(nt
hame
.lessons):
"Whit
wey
is
Aberdeen
no'
ha
capital
o'
Scotland.
Faither?"
Faither:
"Juist
because
there's
no'
enough
capital
in
it,
laddie."