CLASSIFIED
HABIT
Everyone
read
it
Cluslflcd
Ads.
It
you
Iom,
tdrertlM
for
It.
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you
find,
locite
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owner,
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mdln
Boston
Grill
PASSAGE
OF
VALIDATION
BILL
IS
DELAYED
AT
VICTORIA
Cities
Being
Recaptured
and
Government
Forces
Break
Down
Revolution
in
Southern
Mexico
NEW
YORK,
March
7.
The
complete
breakdown
of
the
revolutionary
movement
in
Vera
Cruz
and
other
parts
of
southern
Mexico
is
reported
today,
while
the
rebels
hi
the
north
continue
to
drive
toward
Jaurez,
where
a
handful
of
federal
troops
await
them.
General
Jesus
Aguirre,
the
rebel
commander
in
Vera
Cruz,
is
believed
to
have
fled
by
the
sea
after
the
fighting
yesterday,
which
ended
when
the
consular
corps
secured
an
armistice
to
avoid
further
bloodshed.
The
cities
which
the
government
forces
have
recovered
.
are
Monterey,
Cordoba,
Saltillo,
Orizaba
and
Jalpapa,
while
Vera
Cruz
is
virtually
re-captured.
flwi
nmiol
fnfnna
nvn
eoirl
f
n
Viufft
tint
l
tin
A
f
Vin
frnvorn.
I
ment
of
President
Portes
Gil
RUMRUNNERS
ARE
TAKEN
AT
j
SAN
FRANCISCO
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Mar.
7:
Ran
Francisco
rum
runners
were
seized
and
a
truck
load
of
5,000
cases
of
choice
wines
and
liquors
was
raptureu
at
the
same
time
at
Santa
Rosa.
The
police
are
of
cpinion
that
they
have
secured
the
leaders
of
one
of
the
largest
rum
running
groups
in
the
States,
The
men
on
the
truck
had
..,
.
-
nui
hine
KUna
ana
iouowmg
tnem
n
a
sedan
were
three
men
also
with
machine
guns.
The
latter
could
not
use
thlr
guns
for
fear,
of
hitting
their
comrades
ahead.
Two
other
trucks
escaped.
FARM
LOANS
FORPROVINCE
t
VICTORIA,
March
7.
Farm
loans
should
be
available
to
B.
C.
agriculturists
by
May
1,
according
to
an
announcement
made
by
Dr.
J
D.
McLean,
chairman
of
the
f
'deral
farm
loan
board.
.Mr.
MacLcan
stated
that
nominations
for
r,lPo.
ah
h
nrnvincial
board
had
been
made
by
the
provincial
government
and
will
be
considered
by
him
and
his
colleagues
immediately.
Names
of
the
nominees
were
unannounced.
LONEBANDIT
:
ROBSABANK
j
DENVER,
March
7.
A
lone
bandit
entered
a
bank
yesterday
at
Inglewood,
near
here,
backed
the
cashier
and
other
members
of
the
staff
into
the
vault
and
locked
them
in,
getting
away
with
$3500.
In
the
vault
were.
large
sums
of
currency
which
the
bandit
might
have
had
If
he
had
known.
TORONTO
STOCKS
Kherritt-Gordon
$
9.20
reck
Hughes
9.30
Mandy
.'
1.58
Sudbury'Basin','
1
"'!!!!!
!
11.60
international
Nickel
.
.
.
G2.2f
of
their
loyalty.
MEXICO
CITY.
Mar.
7:
An
official
bulletin
announces
that
Monterey
has
been
recaptured
by
j
the
Federal
troops.
WEALTH
OF
CANADA
-
AGGREGATE
BIG
SUM
British
Columbia
I
.cads
in
Pro
W
portion
tijf
Population
U
L
OTTAWA-..
,ilar..
Off;
i
gregate
national
yeltlv
for
JfH4
ada
for
the'
year
192C
wie
$2,-
691.182,000
says,
the
report
of
Dominion.
Bureau.
statistics.
This
9
exclusive"
of
undeveloped
nat-
ural
resources.
The
largest
single
item
for
192G
was
agriculture
!
with
a
total
of
$7,917,718,000.
......
,.t
untario
ranKea
nrst
in
weaun
;
with
$9,130,189,000.
British
Columbia
leads
in
per
capita
wealth
with
$3,844.
Brit
ish
Columbia's
total
wealth
was
$2,185,210,000.
GOVERNMENT
MOVES
TO
BORROW
TWELVE
AND
HALF
MILLION
VICTORIA,
Mar.
7:
The
gov-
ernment
is
moving
in
the
legis
lature
tq
borrow
$12,500,000
this
year.
.Nine
and,
a
half,
million
will
be
for
roads
ariU
$S.pQ,000
to
make
up
deficits.
nm
TA
DftRRAW
Othh
1U
DUIIUn
IS
INTRODUCED
BY
TOLMIE
GOVERNMENT
VICTORIA,
March
7.
A
bill
Introduced
by
the
legislature
last
niiiht
will
give
the
government
power
to
borrow
$9oo,ooo
for
the
j
purpose
of
carrying
out
Publlc
I
works
during
the
coming
year.
GASOLINE
PRICES
Fishlmr
boats
arriving
from
Ketchikan
report
that
gasoline
Is
being
sold
there
for
9c
a
gallon.
Local
companies
are
charging
'
'
'
21V4c.
LKHJOR
PROBE
VICTORIA,
Mar.
7:
The
commencement
of
the
enquiry
into
the
appointment
of
Liquor
Board
officials
under
the
former
Lib-prnl
pove
rnment
has
been
post-
noned
from
today
until
rnaay.
.The
Investigation
will
be
open
to
the
public.
Northern
and
H
T
M
t
H
M
OFFICE
HUNTERS
AT
WASHINGTON
PESTER
PRESIDENT
.j,
WASHINGTON,
Mar.
7:
4
'
The
life
of
the
new
praaidunt
.
it
being
made
uncomfortable
here
by
the
large
number
of
office
seekers
who
beset
the
place.
Moat
of
them
are
m"-.
EiBRAKCMfllS
or
women
who
su
Hoover
in
the
ele
ynign
la:
t
year
and
who
have
tome
looking
for
their
re-
ward.
Not
an
office
in
the
gift
of
the
government
but
has
its
swarm
of
applicants
and
some
df
them
are
very
insistent.
WATER'SHORT
A
KUSS
:AN
I
if
5
i
'
ROSSLAND,
March
7.
Tiro
-
;tor,
conducted
a
coiirt
of
Inquiry
into
the
Rowland
fire
of
lasV'Sat-
urday.
The
session
was
short
and
the
fire
marshal
came
to
no
de-
nlflfnn
Witnesses
stated
that
Rossland
had
trouble
with
its
water
system
for
some
time
during
the
winter
Atvl
n
tr
rt
4
Via
ohnrf
ira
rt
f
x
o
o
!
The
Intake
to
the
mains
at
the
I
reservoir
was
frozen
and
of
little;
use.
Further
Information
About
Debentures
-is
Asked
by
Legislature
Power
Deal
Here
Held
Up
in
.Meantime
by
Public
Accounts
Committee;
Municipal
Inspector
to
Enquire
VICTORIA,
March
7.
still
outstanding
will
have
to
inspector
of
municipalities,
before
further
progress
can
be
made
with
the
legislative
princo
RUpert
hydro-electric
system
and
franchise
to
Nesbitt-Thomnson
Co.,
of
Montreal,
it
was
decided
in
the
private
bills
committee
of
The
amount
of
the
outstanding
debentures
is
placed
at
S218.000.
It
was
felt
that
a'
sufficient
sum
should
be
placed
in
the
sinking
fund
of
the
city
to-
SV!?jf,iSir,tandJ,'r,n"
nii
v
uvuvn.uivo.
ture
H
.
It.
Robertson,
representing
the
City
of
Prlnco
Rupert,
and
Mr..
0n
being
advised
of
these
devel-Balrd
will
draft
a
wire
to
Prince
opments,
City
Solicitor
E.
F.
Rupert
asking
what
tho
city
in-j0ne8
wa
endeavoring
this
after-tends
to
do
with
the
proceeds
of;noon.,tb
et
the
counc
tojether
the
sale.
The
city's
sinking
funds
were
in
excellent
shape,
thc'commlttee
was
informed.
Meantime,
the
final
closing
of
the
deal
between
the
city
of
Prince
Rupert
and
Nesbltt
Thompson
nwalts
the
passing
of
PRINCE
RUPERT
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
THURSDAY,
MARCH
7,
1929
mm
LARGESUMFOR
STEWART
LINE
1-
Sum
of
$300,000
to
B
Spent
Re-ccnit.on
ng
and
Surveying
...
VICTORIA,
March
7.
In
moving
the
second
reading
of
the
bill
to
amend
the
Canadian
North-eautcri
Railway
Alt
in
the
legis
lature,
G.
A.
Walfcem
waled
that
an
uncwncnta
hadjbeen
completed
for
the
expenditure
of
$"00
000
on
-he
re-con
J
tlonlnffof
ihe
existing
Hfle
of
ihe
railway
from
Stewart
jftcd
for
sjrveys
of
Lhc
proposed
extensions
this
year.
The
bill
failed
to
utsa
for
a
,.:ond
read-
'nr.
Patt-il'atHovrnul
f'.e
dcbj'e
AREAPfROID
OTTAWA.
March
7.
The
Canadian
National
branch
line
pro-
gram
to
build
approximately
700
miles
of
branch
lines
at
an
estl-
mated
cost
of
$28,0j)0.-000
was
an--;
proved
in
full
by
the
railway
com-
imittee
yesterday.
Tfce
branch
line
(program
of
tht
Cn&dtan
.Paelfic
for
approximatelyllOO'
miles
was
approved
except.
for
the
proposed
from
Melfort
to
Sutherland,
K
s..
In
tne
area
under
dispute
the
Canadian
National..
This
nine
wilt
be
considered
further
to-.
'morrow.
RESOLUTION
REGARD
'
PRAIRIEWERPOWERS
I
OTTAWA,
March
7.
The
house
yesterday
passed
an
amend-
ment
of
Hon.
II.
II.
Stevens
to
a
resolution
of
J.
S.
Woodsworth
respecting
the
disposition
of
un-
flllAnnfafl
ii'atarnAU'ora
in
4
Vta
prairie
provinces,
giving
the
same
status
as
those
within
the
railway
belt
in
British
Columbia.
.01'
Information
on
debentures
be
secured
by
Robert
Baird,
bill
.to
ratify
the
sale
of
the
the
legislature
this
morning.
the
validating
bill
by
the
legisla-
to
take
the
necessary
action
in
c6nnection
with
the
matter.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
Mar.
7:
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at
$1.2G.
-!
Condition
of
Marshal
Foch
Regarded
as
Hopeless
bir.ee
his
remarkable
recovery
from
a
severe
heart
attack
a
few
weeks
ago,
Marshal
Foch
was
considered
to
be
on
the
road
to
rapid
recovery.
His
condition
now
is
reported
to
be
very
serious,
however,
and
two
of
his
five
physicians
in
attendance
on
the
great
bo
dicr
regard
the
case
as
virtually
hopeless.
He
is
slowly
sinking
from
an
illneas
with
lung,
heart
and
kidney
complications.
The
above
photographs
of
the
former
generalissimo
of
the
allied
armies
show
him,
left,
leaving
the
British
War
Office,
and,
right,
sitting
in
the
grounds
of
h.iautijul
chateau
MC)aire
Fontaine"
In
Britanny.with
grandchildren,.
WITH
PATTULLO
Favored
Amendment
Am
ins
t
New
Telfh"?
Omp
Getting
Itifiht
Increase
Capital
YIC1UUJA,
iiar.
7:
uy
a
vote
of
27
to
16
the
amendment!
to
the
bill
to
incorporate
the
j
Northwest
Telephone
Company,
i
Providing
that
the
share
capital
01
l"e
c"iy
uc
creasea
wunoui
me
consent
oi
the
Lieutenant-Governor
in
Coun-
cil,
was
defeated.
The
amend-!
ment
was
moved
by
T.
D.
Pat-
liuuo
andtipnis
aoaresa
.won
tthe
supporto:f
Several
pftthei.Ojoif-5
memDers
wno
voiea
lor
jernmeni
;the
amendment
which
wm
supported
Wldly
"Wltb
papgition.
Conservatives
wnv
SuppSrwaKthe
amendment
were
Messrs.
Rut-ledge,
Peck
Haj-ward,
Dick
and
McNaughton.
.
v
ONE
MILL
LEVY
FOR
ALL
RURAL
SCHOOLS
VICTORIA,
March
7.
The
provincial
government
decided
to
modify
its
plan
to
levy
three
mill
scnooi
tax
in
the
rural
scnooi
dis
trJf,tf
tricts
m,u"
uy
reducing
me
it'vy
10
onu
f
APT
QAIIMFiiTEfQ
IrtiT
1
.
unUllLUiJ
.
PILOTAGE
HEAD
Will
Act
Temporarily
ns
Superin-i
tendent
for
Vancouver
OTTAWA,
March
7.
The
marine
department
will
implement
practically
all
recommendations
of
Mr.
Justice
Morrison
in
the
B.
C.
pilotage
Inquiry,
it
was'
announced
yesterday.
Captain,
F.
T.
Saunders
of
Prince
Rupert
will
temporarily
act
as
pilotage
superintendent
nt
Vancouver.
WILL
LOG
ON
WEST
COAST
Q.
C.
ISLANDS
A.
P.
Allison
of
the
Allison
Logging
Company,
who
has
just
returned
from
a
trip
to
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
told
the
Daily
News
that
he
was
arranging
for
the
first
logging
that
had
ever
been
done
on
the
west
coast
of
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
A
number
of
small
loggers
-will
get
out'
some,
of
the
timber
in
the
inlets
on
that
part
of
vhe,
mt
Jn
nd
they
will
be
picked"
up
b
y
one
of
the
big
barges
and.
taken
to
the
market.
Next
week
Mr.
Allison
Is
bringing
a
load
of
logs
to
Prince
Rupert
for
the
Big
Bay
Lumber
Co,
from
Mas-sett
Inlet.
He
also
buys
logs
at
various
points.
MINERALS
OF
THE
STIKINE
l)r.
F.
A.
Kerr
Tells
Mining
Con-
venlion
of
Winnipeg
About
Richer
of
B.
C.
WINNIPEG,
Mar.
7
i-Thc,
Stik-,
ine
River
in
British
Columbia
provides
acceos
to
more
than
200,000
square
miles
of
unexplored
mineral
area,
it
was
stated
by
Dr.
F,
A.
Ke,rr
of
Vancouver
during
yesterday's
session
of
the
Canadian
Mining
Institute
in
convention
h9QJi
i
i
I
Dr.
Kerr
spoke
on
the
development
of
the
mineral
resources
of
Northern
B.
C.
The
territory
made
available
for
prospecting
by
the
river
com
prises
a
portion
of
one
or
two
of
the
main
mineralized
zones
In
B.
C.
The
mineral
in
the
area
j
had
already
been
proved.
LARGE
CABARET
Bpeclil
Dlnnen
Thursday!
tad
Saturday!
Dancing
every
Saturday
night
from
0
to
12.
Dance
Hall
for
Hire
Accommodation!
tor
llivaU
Parties
Phone
437
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
WATER
BOARD
AS
UTILITY
CONTROLLER
Proposal
Objected
to
By
Power
Companies
and
May
Be
Changed
VICTORIA,
Mar.
7'.
The
Provincial
Water
Board
Is
to
be
given
the
job
of
controlling
the
public
utility
company
operations
in
British
Columbia
for
the
present
year
under
the
plapf
Wdbefbr$
the
power
competf
Hy
t&e;eqn
f
ernment
in
conference.
Horn
F.Vi.
finrdth.;SaW,
:hw-ever,
that
tKe
leglslatfori
a
now
drafted
was
subject
to
amendment.
Following
are
the
protests
against
some
part
of
it
by
the
power
companies:
In
effect
the
legislation
as
drafted
would
force
any
power
company
to
supply
electricity
to
any
consumer
who
desired
it,
provided
the
consumer
guaranteed
to
pay
the
cost
of
connection,
other
incidental
costs
and
tolls.
In
case
of
dispute
it
would
be
subject
to
adjudication
by
the
water
board.
Power
interests
asserted
that
it
was
"flagrantly
un
just"
to
demand
,they
supply
power
anywhere,
aj
any
cost,
without
being
guaranteed
full
retufti&fQT
Ifcefr
nMtf.
1
Scottish
Humor
Imported
direct
from
the
Aberdeen
Joke
Factory
A
dead
language
Aberdeen
La'ry
(to
Schoolmaster)
:
"I've
come
to
see
If
you
wad
teach
my
boy
Latin."
Schoolmaster:
"I
shall
be
delighted,
but
why
Latin,
that
is
one
of
the
dead
languages?"
Aberdeeji
Lady:
"I
ken
that.
You
see,
he's
to
be
an
undertaker
like
his
father."