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PRINCE
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B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JAN.
15,
1930
PRICE
FIVE
CENT
AID.
PRUDHOMME
CLOSES
HIS
CAMPAIGN
FOR
MA
YORALTY
Two
Chief
Magistracy
Aspirants
Attack
Sustained
Interest
in
Contest
Indicated
by
Fair
Attend-
i
r
i
:
l
i
at
i
:
.
m
Mordie
Brought
Under
Fire
Mutually
concentrating
their
major
attacks
upon
Ex-Ald.
C.
H.
Orme,
whose
ability
and
qualifications
to
hold
and
administer
the
office
of
chief
magistrate
they
both
questioned,
Aid.
A.
J.
Prudhomme
and
Ex-Mayor
Newton,
candidates
for
mayor,
were
the
principal
speakers
at
a
civic
election
campaign
meeting
in
the
Moose
Hall
last
night
The
meeting
was
held
in
the
interests
of
Aid.
Prud-homme's
candidature
and
H.
F.
Glassey
was
pressed
into
service
as
chairman
In
place
of
Ex-
A
d
John
Currie,
who
failed
at
the
last
minute
to
put
In
an
appearance
The
weather
being
very
cold
and
the
Orme
campaign
meeting
having
been
held
Just
the
night
before,
the
attendance
was
not
Quite
as
large
as
might
otherwise
Lave
been
expected.
Bectdes
Mr
Prudhomme
and
Mr.
Newton,
Ex-Ald
O
B.
Casey.
II.
F.
Pullen
and
J
O
Johns,
aldermanic
candidates,
were
heard.
All
were
given
a
quiet
and
attentive
hearing.
After
acknowledging
the
cour-
teous
treatment
that
had
been
ae-!
amounted
to
e.jf.
rcrded
him
by
Mr.
Newton
in
his
J
a"
per
year
contradk
W
ftTW
we-
tddrcss.
Aid.
Prudhomme
explained
!
Prudhomirietead
frta
'.'.at
he
was
a
candidate
for
the
Mrd,e-
AW-
mayoralty
Leause.
after
having
Mt
annual
reportsjx.
show
that
city
reipu
had
ttdunld
rl92J
crrved
two
years
as
alderman.
his
council'
a
toUl
of
$978
JO.
to
1927
to
:
lions
and
work
on
the
89
and
in
l
ad
been
so
pleasing
to
many
of
his'WlM
fuends
that
they
had
asked
him
to
!
f
that
he
Akr
become
a
candidate
for
the
chief
the
impression
j
Prudhomme)
dW
not
know
what
he
magistracy.
If
elected.
Mr.
Prud-i
about
and
that
dty
time
said,
he
would
try
to
fill
I
buMne
.was
less
so
tha
the
peo-UderaUon
the
office
with
more
courtesy,
con-
'
pie
mlht
be
less
to
alect
his
and
respect
than
had
airraid
been
shown
by
the
retiring
mayor.
He
would
not
exhibit
his
personal;
Mr.
Prudhomme
asuea
tne
peo-f
eellngs,
spleen
or
enmities
such
as
pie
to
Judge
whether
the
other
side
his
predecessor
had
done.
He
(
harged
Col.
McMordle
with
lack
of
rourage
in
failing
to
reorganize
tho
public
works
department
after
he
had
admitted
that
reorganization
was
necessary.
Instead
of
doing
that.
Mayor
McMordle,
after
at
first
describing
him
Ald.
Prudhomme)
as
one
of
the
best
men
on
the
coun
had
heaped
all
the
indignities
possible
on
his
head.
While
he
did
not
wish
to
be
unduly
pessimistic.
Aid.
Prudhomme
BRIBERY
CHARGED
Sensational
Disclosures
Made
By
Former
Customs
Officer
in
Retina
Trial
W
19M'
voxxld
have
betn
REGINA.
Jan.
15:-TestlfyinK
for
the
crown
in
connection
with
saved
at
least
from
$50,000
to
$75,-an
would
there
have
been
attempted
bribery.
.
charge
000.
Nor
any
sewer
fiasco
which
threatened
against
Harry
Bronfoman.
Mont-
with
the
BooUi
School
real
liquor
dealer.
H.
Knowles,
for-
to
compare
before
it
was
completed,
mer
preventative
officer
of
the
fPe
"I
have
been
hertjlmort
as
long
customs
and
excise
department.
have
been
Just
n
stated
here
yesterday
that
Bron-
"
Mr.
Orme.
pro-,
...
f
.
.
cresslve
a
cltisen
and
I
also
have
him
ihiflnu.
a
iwincortatlnn
In
which
he
said:
"Knowles,
you
are
asking
for
a
deposit
of
$3,025
on
seized
mntnr
part
WpH
I'll
,
nav
you
$3,790.
You
can
Just
made
out
A
rprplnt
fnr
a
thnnunri
np
twlix'
hundred
dollars
or
any
sum
you
can
get
away
with,
then
go
away,
As
long
as
vou
stay
away
and
sale
was
now
,
u,
mind
your
6Vn
business,
you
will
a
tew
pets
of
the
present
admin-get
In
the
expectation
that
the
same
sum
every
month."
jlstratlon
The
conversation.
Knowles
tes-
they
would
cast
support
ng
votes
at
iri.
i
.
11
...
'the
dvlc
election.
The
1029
council
evu,
twit
1'iBVC
n
w
a
iivjuvi
wnir-
house
of
the
Liquor
Export
Co.
at
Gainsborough,
Sask.
1
SIMM
Concentrate
on
C.H.Orme
assured
his
audience
that
two
more
years
of
such
reckless
expenditure
as
the
last
two
would
plunge
the
city
into
the
hands
of
-
a
receiver.
That
would
be
the'
refctft
should
there
not
be
careful
rtlMuMMfatten
by
the
mayor
and
KWIrftHMliig
the
next
two
ot
'XMev
ytmm
It
was
vitally
aeceaMT
WtU
'Wfruwll-lures
should
be
curtailed.
City
Business
In
defence
of
a
statement
he
had
made
that
the
crtyB
boatneas
hand-picked
candidate.'
was
pym
"
Newton
wa
in
the
field,
they
had
leftmed
afraid
to
nominate
any
one
dui
wnen
ne
iam.
rruanwnnw.
u
nau
me
courage
to
come
out,
wiw
a
good
chance
to
be
elected,
they
made
up
their
minds
that
something
must
be
done
to
prevent
Prudhomme
from
being
elected.
So
they
had
picked
AW.
Orme.
the
most
docile
person
and
the
man
who
had
done
the
least
work,
as
being
the
one
who
had
the
best
chance.
Mr.
Prudhomme
pointed
out
that
he
had
no
personal
fault
to
find
with
Mr.
Orme.
As
a
cltlaen.
he
was
second
to
none
and,
as
a
gentleman,
there
was
no
better.
He
had
been
brought
out,
however,
he
charged,
in
the
attempt
to
justify
the
laxity
of
the
late
council.
Mr.
Prudhomme
declared
that,
if
reorganisation
had
been
brought
about
in
February,
1928,
in
the
public
works
department
instead
of
in
been
fairly
successful"
declared
Prudhomme.
"woUiitm
.
has
Ald
.
.
,
.
.
1
ever
..
jjeen
naauou
mm
-
q
worked
.
and
bought,
fairly,,
and
OP6"1
for
everythmg
l
got.n
;
.,
,
Aid.
fruanominc
went
on
to
'charge
that
what
little
wrs
left
of
the
proceeds
of
the
hydro-electric
having
a
$93,817.58
legacy
t
of
(Continued
on
page
two.)
IS
Stricken
Chinese
in
Carve
Flesh
From
It
as
No
Other
SHANGHAI,
Jan.
15
Unrestricted
cannibalism,
congested
with
bodies
of
famine
victims,
tyo
million
being
dead
and
two
million
dying,
is
reported
in
stories
recounted
here
of
starvation
and
exposure
that
has
scourged
the
population
of
Shensi,
Kansu
and
the
Shanshi
provinces
of
China.
Missionary
George
Andrews
said
that
he
saw
sufferers
on
many
occasions
carve
flesh
front
the
dead
bodies
and
eat
it
Officials
have
abandoned
efforts
to
prevent
cannibalism.
ESKIMO
SENATOR
Tnterestini
Proposal
Made
Br
Northerners
to
Place
Mrs.
Klen-cenberit
Bol;
in
Red
Chamber
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
16:-Col.
J.j
K.
Cornwall
and
other
men
from!
the
north
have
advanced
tha
name
of
Mrs.
Etna
Klengenberg
Bolt
as
a
MttftftM
easdidate
for
the
first
appointment
of.
a
woman
to
the.
Senate.
She
is
the
daughter
of
Capi.
Charles
Klengenberg.
retired
ArcHo
trader,
and
his
Eskimo
wife?;
and
1
Ik
herself
married
to
an
Eskimo.
Mr.
Bolt's
sponsors
state
that
the
Northwest
Territories
are
being
taxed
by
the
Dominion
government
without
representation
in
Parliament
and
that
Mrs.
Bolt
by,,ar
and
(jin,,,,
fire
that
has
her
work
in
the
stopping
killing
vlslted
Prmce
Rupert
in
the
last
of
female
infants
in
Victoria
Land
:
,
w)
Qr
three
ypari
and
Coronation
Gulf
has
rendered
oonnaerauon
ow11"1011
broke
roice
out
out
in
in
a
service
equal
to
that
of
any
wo-,
.
.
the
furnace
room
In
the
basement.
CK
man
in
Canada.
She
is
a
woman
j
first
U
wm:
reearded
arded
uu
as
of
refinement,
education
and
de-.t
.jg
mrmtrotAH
ahiiitv
ihv
stot
"g
very
serious
ana
memoers
Warehouses
at
!
Burns
Lake
Had
i
Narrow
hscape
mmua
r.Atrp
.Ton
is-
with
h
fKminmtr
gl
K
holnw
rn
the
.
volunteer
fire
fl,
Drtgade,
hoh
under,
Chief
Taylor
Jensen
arrived
lust
in
time
to
stop
a
fire,
which
ia'
Membcrs
;
v,"uai,yf
'r,n
atf.n
might
have
destroyed
the
provin-i
otKhefcra"
lnltfUe""
da
wer
able
to
save
the
re-tetetnTthe
cW
government
shed.
here,
con-
and
most
f
the
records
K.OW
bucking
nilp-
Tsimpsean
and
Tyee
Lodge
ment
which
Is
destined
to
keep
i
J
is,.
r,..
(
f.r.tiThey
worked
valiantly
to
assist
class
condition
throughout
the
winter
months.
Speedy
work
resulted
in
check-
irTthTffn
Tberrn
?
W
damage
was
done.
1
Naval
Architect
Is
Dead
In
South
,
James
Stewart
Clark,
Who
Passed
Axrav
Venterdav
In
Viclorla.
Saw
Service
in
Many
Countries
VICTORIA,
Jan.
15:
Jame
Stewjjsrt
Clark,
naval
architect
whoe
services
were
rendered
irv
England,
Spain,
JapanandCnJ
ada,
is
dead
here
at
the
age
of
eighty.
DIED
IN
SANITARIUM
WINNIPEO,
Jan.
15:
Dr.
Robert
Maglll,
secretary
of
the
Winnipeg
Grain
Exchanger
died
today
at
Battle
Creek
Sanitarium
from
a
heart
attack.
RAMPANT
IN
CK
Famine
Areas
Corpses
and
Eat
Food
Is
Available
TEMPLE
IS
Masonic
Building
Virtually
Demolished
in
'Midnight
Blaze
REGALIA
SAVED
Banquet
Was
in
:Prgress
When
Fire
Broke
Ont
Last
Night
,
'
While
a
Dansjoet
wjjrrpgr
following
a
regular
:
meeting
of
Tyee
lodge,
fire
broke
out
at
12:15
midnight
last
night
in
the
Masonic
Temple
at
the
corner
of
Sixth
Avenue
and
Bowser
Street
and
re
sulted
in
the
virtual
destruction
of
the
building.
All
that
was
left
of
the
structure
this
morning
were
the
charred
and
leaning
wails,
the
entire
upper
storey
having
been(
demolished
by
the
most
spectacu-
I
j
i
:
of
the
order
who
were
In
atten
-
!
dance
attempted
to
extinguish
the
blaze
by
use
of
water
buckets
meantime
notifying
the
fire
department.
On
arrival
of
the
brl-I
gade.
It
was
found
that
the
hy
drant
araru
rplndle
fwnaic
at
mi
the
mi
cunt
corner
of
Mc-
Br,deEt
was
tro-
nts,xtAv-
aen.
n
nv
By
th
the
time,
time,
the
the
he
hoses
could
be
strung
to
another
hydrant,
the'"
Ltd-
PtanlnS
mU1
Mon-
blaze
had
got
beyond
control.
When
it
was
finally
'
extinguished
,
,?,M,'
77-;
-
th,e
.
re
"l?
ftS?!
In;
were
destroyed.
The
loss
Is
'??
ttatedL!?,d
.
.
,
'
Jointly
by
Tyee
and
Tslmpsean
Lodees.
was
a
two-storey
struc
ture.
On
the
ground
floor
were
the
banquet
hall,
library,
waiting
'T.
.
,
'was
me
loage
room,
in
uuuiuuu
P
thP
primary
Mssonlc
lodges,
the
building
was
Used
by
Klncol-
(Continued
on
page
three)
NOTICE!
All
householders
arc
again
urgently
requested
to
reduce
waste
of
water.
Lowering
the
pressure
by
allowing
taps
to
run
at
night
can
create
a
very
serious
fire
hazard.
CITY
ENGINEER
CITY
FIRE
CHIEF
9I
BORDER
PATROL
Will
he
Placed
by
United
States
in
Hands
of
Coastguard
According
to
President's
Plan
WASHINCTON,
Jan.
IS:
A
new
military
force
will
be
guarding
the
Canadian
and
Mexican
boundaries
of
the
United
States
on
July
1
next
if
President
Hoover's
plan
for
unified
border
patrol
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
coastguard
Is
approved
bv
Conr-ss.
The
coastguard
is
a
military
arm
of
the
government,
similar
to
the
army
and
navy.
Agents
of
the
Treasury
Department
are
now
surrrving
the
borders
to
determine
how
msny
ports
of
the
entrv
will
be
required.
Assistant
Secretary
Lowman
has
cx!rewd
the
belief
that
the
plan
wilt
require
at
least
four
or
five
hundred
ports
in
addition
to
the
one
hundred
entry
olaces
now
maintained.
A
Urge
increase
over
the
present
ner-sonnel
ot
2600
now
maintained
by
the
coastguard,
customs
and
immigration
departments
will
be
needed.
Champion
Is
Dead
Miss
Ruth
Marriott,
Aged
17,
Pas
sed
Away
Suddenly
in
Vancouver
Yesterday
VANCOUVER.
Jan
15:
Miss
Ruth
Marriott
aged
17.
daughter
of
Col.
and
Mrs.
G.
W.
Marriott,
formerly
of
Edmonton,
holder
of
women's
200-yard
swimming
caampi0I15nip
ol
oriusa
coium-
lun-
'bla-
ls
dead
at
her
home
here
'ol
....
t
,
luu
uCHQru
uer
wunnuna
cef
tlUe
.last
Ff,dar
at
th
;
:
crBIy
DU5K.aiciiewa.u-oi
jumi
Columlba
meet.
FIRE
AT
MERRITT
MERRITT.
Jan.
15:
Loss
estimated
at
$50,000
was
caused
by
fire
which
destroyed
the
Nicola
Qa'
niai-
4.
TO
LINE
LEAOUE
UP
WITH
KELLOGG
PACT
GENEVA.
Jan.
15:-A
re-
port
recommending
that
a
committee
be
appointed
to
drmft
changes
In
the
Coven-
to
bring
It
Into
harmony
with
the
Kellogg
Pact
outlawing
war,
was
adopted
by
the
coun-
dl
of
the
league
yesterday.
British.
French,
German
and
Italian
representatives
on
the
council
announced
their
un-
disturbed
confidence
In"
the
league
and
said
that
the
re-
.
-
...
.......
commendation
indicated
no
loss
of
faith
in
(t.
United
States
Seeking
To
Flood
Canada
With
Liquor
of
American
Manufacture,
Moderationists
Say
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
15.
Calif
ornia
wine
manufacturers
are
seeking
to
flood
the
Canadian
market
with
wine
manufactured
in
the
United
States
since
the
Volstead
Act
went
into
effect
and
hundreds
of
gallons
of
wine
containing
more
than
20
per
cent
alcohol
and
aged
in
wood
for
three
or
four
years
are
being
offered
to
the
Canadian
liquor
trade,
according
to
a
statement
made
by
Gordon
W.
Ross,
secretary
of
the
British
Columbia
Moderation
.Lea?ue.
Mr.
Ross
pointed
out
that
SIG
BAIL
REQUIRED
L
W.
C.
Solloway
Out
on
$100,000
Bonds
and
Harvey
Mills
On
$50,000
ANOTHER
ARREST
CALGARY,
Jan.-
15.
Harvey
Mills,
vice-president
-
of
Solloway,
Mills
Co.lLtdfcwastreleased
on
$50,-000
balKwhen4beappeared
before
Magistrate
'Davldsom
in
provincial
police
court
here
yesterday
on
a
charge
ot
conspiracy,
the
case
be
ing
adjourned
until
todav.
The
"hext"
'development
In
tfiS"?
tnantif
aetuiers
fliquar
afi
afti-brokerage
tangle
arose
when
H.
cd
to
compete
In
the
wortd"3
W.
OllXoy.
head
of
the
firm
of
W.
;
markets.
Ollfoy
fc
Cq
was
Informed
that
aj
warrant
hacLbeen
JLssued
for
his
ar-;
.
.
.
.
rest.
He
reported
to
the
police
and;
llcau
Hpn
fl
U1
nf
1
I
nmntfl
VLVIUV
was
given
a,
preliminary
hearing
on
a
charge
of
false
pretences'
sworn
to
by
Stock
Exchange
off
1-
j
clals.
He
was
remanded
until
Friday
and
released
on
$10,000
bail.
Isaac
W.
C.
Solloway,
president
of
I
the
firm,
of
Solloway,
Mills.,
arrived
i
here
soon
after
midnight
last
night
to
face
a
charge
similar
to
1
that'
preferred
against
Mills
by
the
attorney-general
of
Alberta.
He
was
granted
bail
in
the
sum
of
$100,000.
Five
charges
were
laid
in
police
court
against
both
Solloway
and
Mills.
Prosecution
counsel
asked
'or
a
remand
of
eight
days
and'
this
was
agreed
to
by
defence,
counsel.
Charges
against
the
brokers
are:
1.
Common,
law
conspiracy
to
defraud.
2.
Conspiracy
to
affect
public
market
prices
of
stocks.
3.
Conspiracy
to
defraud
the
public,
under
Section
44
of
the
Criminal
Code.
.
4.
Conspiracy
to
commit
bucketing
under
Section
231
of
the
Criminal
Code.
5.
Gaming
In
stocks
under
Section
231
of
the
Criminal
Code.
O.
Hendrlckson,
L.
L.
Manson
and
"divers
other
persons"
were
mentioned
in
the
charges.
Both
men
pleaded
not
guilty
and
ball
as
previously
granted
was
renewed.
Is
Elevated
To
Supreme
Court
Judge
Cannon
of
Quebec
Court
of
Appeals
Is
Given
Hither
Post
OTTAWA.
Jan.
15
judge
L.
A.
Cannon
of
the
Quebec
Court'
of
Ap
peals
has
beet)
appointed
a
judge
of
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
J
ftUing
the
vacancy
caused
b
the
retirement
of
Mr.
Justice
Mlgnault.
TUG
ENGINEER
DIES
NANAIMO,
Jan,
15:
Ernest
Larson,
aged
55,
chief
engineer
on
the
tugboat
Protective,
died
sud
denly
on
his.
ship
at
Ladysmlth
ast
night.
He
had
been
a
resident
of
New
Westminster
for
23
years.
thlt
was
In
no
sense
a
bootlegging
operation
as
agents
of
California
wineries
represent
that
they
are
able
to
secure
United
States
treasury
permits
for
the
transaction.
The
same
permits
applied
to
shipment
of
United
States
Bourbon
whiskey,
Mr.
Ross
declared.
"There
seems
to
be
a
certain
inconsistency
in
the
proposal
of
the
United
States
to
put
a
large
number
of
armed
soldiers
on
the
Canadian
border
to
prevent
a
trickle
of
Canadian
liquor
when
the
United
States
Itself
permits
the
manufacture
of
a
large
quantity
of
wine
for
export
to
Canada,"
Mr.
Ross
said.
He
also
stressed
the
absurdity
of
the
United
States'
demand,
that
Canada
stop
liquor
clearances
across
the
line
when
United"
Qtatec
University
Gets
Commission
Post
OTTAWA,
Jan.
15.
Sir
Robert
Falconer,
president
of
the
slty
of
Toronto,
has
been
chosen
by
the
governments,
of
the
United
States
and
Paraguay
as
a
member
of
the
international
commission
to
setUe
all
disputes
between
the
two
countries.
Vancouver
Island
Mayors
Elected
Alex
Maxwell
Chief
Magistrate
at
Cumberland
and
II.
F.
Pre-vost
at
Duncan
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
15:
Among
the
mayors
of
British
Columbia
who
were
elected
by
acclamation
on
Monday
were
Alex
Maxwell
in
Cumberland
and
H.
F.
Prevost
at
Duncan.
ENGLISH
CUP
REPLAY
Third
Round
Brighten
and
Hove,
1;
Orlmaby
Town,
nil.
LOOAL
DRY
DOCK
VERY
BUSY
NOW
i
The
local
dry
dork
has
4
about
the
largest
payroll
to-
V
day
it
ever
had
except
dur-
lng
the
days
of
ocean
going
steamer
construction.
There
4
are
now
over
.250
men
on
the
payroll'
whkhj
-amounts
to
.
t'somethlnc
Wee
t00
dally,
f
The
chief
Jobs
at
present
be-
lng
carried
on
are
the
build-
4-
lng
of
a
tug
and
barge
for
Okanagan
Lake
service
and
the
Cardena
repair
contract.
There
is
also
a
good
deal
of
general
repair
work
and
two
4
'
or
three
fishing
vessels
are
under
construction.
4
4-
4-
4
4'4