Tomorrow's
Tides
Sunday,
Septcml
'30
r-
y
'
Low
llv.
?.v,
Vol.
XXI..
No.
223.
VANCOUVER,
Sept.
27:
Vancouver
city
relief
officer
Gospel,
was
sentenced
to
two
years
imprisonment
in
Jew
Westminister
Penitentiary
by
Judge
H.
C.
Cayley
in
County
Court
today
after
he
had
pleaded
guilty
to
five
charges
of
corruption
in
connection
with
the
handling
of
city
meal
tickets.
Among
other
things,
Ireland
admitted
that
he
had
received
large
commissions
from
restaurant
operators
in
return
for
orders
for
relief
meals-Ireland
held
out
for
some
time
that
he
was
not
guilty
but
finally
confessed.
WINDING
UP
Two
Women
Went
POLE
DRIVE
Meet
Same
Man
I
Divorce
Alter
Hanson
Timber
&
Lumber
Co.
tlx-pects
to
Have
Timber
Down
Kivcr
By
October
15
The
IUnsorT
Timber
&
Lumber
Co.
expect
to
wind
up
its
pole
drive
on
the
Skeena
River
for
this
season
about
the
middle
of
October,
u
little
ahead
of
last
year.
During
the
coming
winter
it
is
expected
that
two
pole
camps
will
be
operated
by
the
company,
one
at
Dell
Lake
and
one
at
Nine
Mile.
In
both
cases
the
time
limit
for
letting
out
the
poles
expires
in
March
next
year
and
the
company
will
probably
get
the
timber
removed
to
skidways
on
the
river
or
on
wagon
roads
before
that
time.
Winter
Service
of
Trains
Starts
at
First
Next
Week
The
winter
train
schedule,
giving
three
trains
a
week
eastbound
and
westbound
from
here,
will
come
into
effect
at
the
first
of
next
week.
The
last
train
to
come
in
under
summer
schedule
at
12:30
noon
will
be
tomorrow's
Thereafter
trains
will
arrive
from
the
east
at
3;S0
Tuesday,
Thursday
and
Saturday
afternoons.
Today's
train
was
the
last
out
under
summer
schedule.
Hereafter
trains
will
leave
for
the
east
Mondays.
Wednesdays
and
Saturdays
at
11:30
a
m.
Presbyterian
Girls
In
Training
Meet
Address
By
Kev.
John
Kennedy.Last
Night
Mrs.
C.
G.
Ham
Is
New
Leader
The
Canadian
Girls
in
Training
of
first
Presbyterian
Chureh
hid
a
very
successful
meeting
last
evening
in
the
Church
Hall.
The
feature
of
the
evening.',
pwgrerri
wA
an
address
by
Rev.
John
Kennedy.
Miss
Beulah
McKlnley,
the
president,
was
In
the
chair
and
there
was
Scripture
reading
by
Miss
Cleo
Mus-sallem.
There
were
24
girls
present
and
the
meeting
closed
with
the
usual
"Taps."
Mrs.
C.
Q.
Ham
consented
to
take
the
post
of
leader
of
the
group
succeeding
Mrs.
Joseph
Greer
who
has
movedyo
Victoria.
'?
-
Gcorge
D.
Ireland,
former!
and
one
time
minister
of
the
VANCOUVfcRt
Sept.
27:
When
Miss
Edith
Alice
Lewis
was
travelling
to
Vancouver
she
met
another
Mrs.
Lewis
and
they
found
on
coin-paring
notes
that
they
were
both
going
to
meet
the
same
husband.
Mrs.
Lewis
was
granted
a
divorce
here
yesterday.
,
,
Fraser
Lake
Man
Is
Laid
to
Rest
John
Anderson
Interred
in
Fair-view
Cemeterv
With
Kev.
C.
E.
.Motle
Officiating
The
funeral
of
the
late
John
An-dersoon
of
fraser
Lake,
whose
death
occurred
yesterday
morning
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
took
place
at
2:30
this
afternoon
from
the
chapel
of
Haynor
Bros.,
undertakers,
to
Falrvlew
Cemetery.
Rev.
C.
E.
Motte
officiated
and
Charles
P.
Balagno
presided
at
the
organ.
A
number
of
friends
were
In
attendance
and
there
were
sev-inattendance
and
there
were
i
number
of
floral
offerings.
Power
Opening
May
Be
Delayed
Bad
Weather
Just
Now
Is
Holding
Up
Completion
of
New
Development
The
unfavorable
weather
which
.
is
prevailing
Just
now
may
hold
up
j
the
completion
of
the
Power
Cor-
poraUon
of
Canada's
local
power
j
development
and
It
may
be
some-1
what
later
than
October
15,
the
or-
lglnally
scheduled
date,
that
me
new
Falls
River
power
is
turned
into
the
city
line.
TRAIN.
LATE
TODAY
a
IU
fwtnir
in
weather
conditions
in
-
i.ta
tnytau'i
train
which
(fie
UlKIWIi
vsmmj
-
-f
Wat
due"
aPl'3trnOt.
to'foUr
hours
and,
twenty
wintnes
w
ana
-wm
not,
therefore,
arrive
before
4:50
p.m.
AVIATORS
ARRIVE
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Sept.
27:
Dleudonne
Coste
an
dhls
companion.
Maurice
Belonte,
French
goodwill
aviators,
arrived
here
yesterday
anil
were
Riven
a
grent
reception.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER
27,1930
GIVEN
PREMIER
OF
QUEBEC
CRITICIZES
Former
Relief
Officer
In
Vancouver
Confessed
To
Corruption
Charges
Final
Scene
In
Sensational
Civic
Scandal
PlaycthToday
In
County
Court
Before
Judge
Cayley'
WERE
OFTEN
NEAR
DEATH
Harrowing:
Experiences
of
Mission-jarJTrie
Held
By
Chinese
Reds
'v
'Tcld
From
Platform
TORONTO,
Sept.
27:
A
story
paeited
with
thrills,
'adventure
with
dealt)!
lurking
frequently
along
dangerous
roads
and
the
fear
of
impending
murder
hanging
like
a
shadow
over
missionaries
held
cap
tive
by
Chinese
brigands
for
more
than
90
days
gripped
the
audience
attending
a
recent
session
of
the
China,
Inland
Mission
annual
meeting.
As
Rev.
A.
B.
Lewis
Assistant
Sunerintendent.
Kianwi
Province,
unfolded
this
amazing
narrative
regarding
the
capture
and
the
release
of
Rev.
and
Mrs.
R.
W.
Porteous
pulses
quickened.
Eyes
fastened
upon
Rev.
and
Mrs.
Porteous
seated
upon
the
platform
but
as
yet
denied
the
privilege
of
making
public
addresses
as
they
convalesce
frftavHsttr
harrowing
ex-gejftssMti
The
news
that
reached
fellow
mtssionoMtt
tlsret
24
stating
that
Mr.
and
Mm
'
Porteous
and
MUs
N.
E.
Qemmell
had
been
captured
by
the
Comnranlsttc
brigands,
was
heart
breaking,
said
Rev.
Mr.
Lewis.
One
year
before
five
Chinese
evangelists,
who
had
been
taken
captive
by
the
same
group
of
Com-munlsts
had,
.
flto-life
the
pay
mtnLof
t"960Qa5n
Tponey.
been
Orjly
a
few
weeks
"earl-r
SUrdered.
tJrjT
FlnfofWSmen
missionaries
Xlaritncimt
mission
had
been
taken
into
captivity
and
foully
done
to
death
by
the
same
group.
The
Red
Army
surrounding
the
city
early
In
the
morning
had
captured
the
missionaries
while
walking
In
the
garden.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Porteous
had
had
their
hands
bound
with
ropes,
but
upon
the
entreaty
of
a
non-Christian
Chinese,
who
recounted
the
story
of
Mr.
Porteous
risking
his
life
for
the
people
of
the
city
when
the
Northern
Army
had
made
an
attack,
their
hands
were
released.
There
followed
days
and
weeks
of
helplessness,
the
Christian
Chinese
sfjfefing
no
effort
to
raise
money
to
tn
fche
beloved
missionaries.
The
G&fnese
do
not
worship
courage,
Mr
Lewis
pointed
out,
and
it
is
customary
when
faced
by
trouble
to
flee,
yet
these
young
Christian
Chinese
sacrificed
from
their
meagre
earnings
and
the
women
gave
their
bits
of
Jewellery
and
trinkets
to
help
pay
the
ransom.
Braving
death
these
loyal
Chinese
Journeyed
the
'almost
impassable
roads,
carrying
their
collected
moneys,
Jewellery
and
entreaties
to
the
headquarters
of
the
Communists
holding
captive
the
missionaries
pleading
for
their
release.
With
the
ransom
price
set
at
$60,000.
the
brigands
scorned
the
paltry
hundreds
secured
by
the
Christian
Chinese.
Then
upon
the
Impassioned
request
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Porteous
their
fellow
missionary
Miss
QemmelL
was
released
and
returned
to
the
mission
station.
Again
and
again
the
Chinese
Christians
a
scintillating
light
amon?
them
being
young
Cheng-faced
death
and
visited
the
camp
of
the
Reds,
fighting
valiantly
for
the
freedom
of
the
missionaries.
Medicines
Accepted
Finally,
despising
thi
'moneys
offered,
the
leaders
among
thclHlg'
ands
suggested
that
medicines,
so
necessary
to
the
wounded
soldiers
would
be
as
acceptable
as
ransom.
Although
the
workers
of
the
China
Inland
Mission
had
deemed
it
unwise,
If
they
had
possessed
the
$60,-000
ransom
price
to
have
paid
it,
thus
putting
a
price
on
the
head
of
every
missionary,
consideration
Continued
on
page
four.
United
States
C
,g
II
UULIMII
Squadron
of
jay
bonders
flying
In
formation
over
th;
grandstand
at
CurUis
iield.
Chicago.
aar::ig
naUoa.il
air
races.
LIE
GIYEN
TO
REPORT
Statement
That
Thornton
Is
to
Be
Old
Country
Hallway
Dictator"
Denied
LOXDOX,
Sept.
27:
The
London
and
Northeastern
Railway
today
issued
a
statement
denying
a
report
that
Sir
Henry
Thornton,
at
present
president
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
was
to
be
appointed
"dictator"
of
British
Hallways.
The
statement
also-
denied
Sir
Ilalph
Wedgewood's
alleged
visit
to
Canada
and
discussions
with
Thornlon.
"Sir
Ralph,
who
Is
the
chief
general
manajer
of
the
London
and
Northeastern,
has
not
been
In
Canada
and
has
not
seen
Thornton,"
it
was
declared.
LEAVING
HERE
TO
LIVE
IN
VANCOUVER
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Milton
Gonzales
and
daughters.
Gerry
and
Barbara,
will
'sail
on
the
Prince
Rupert
to
morrow
night
for
Vancouver
whet
?
they
will
take
up
future
residence
Mr.
Oonaales
who
has
been
in
charge
of
the
local
office
for
several
years,
will
be
In
charge
o!
court
work
In
Vancouver
for
the
law
firm
of
Williams.
Mnnson
A
Oonpales
of
which
he
is
a
mem
iber.
Mrs.
E.
Thompson
and
daughter
sailed
last
night
on
the
Princess
Maqulnna
for
a
trip
to
Vancouver.
4-
NEW
TRIAL-
IS
OIVEN
ALEXANDER
FANTAGES
LOS
ANGELES..
Sept.
&7:,m
The
Appellate
Court
yester-
day
granted
the
appeal
of
Alexander
Panwges,
million-
aire
Uieatrlcal.
magnate,
from
a
conviction"
and
prison
sen-
tence
for
assaulting
Eunice
Pringle.
17-year
old
dancer.
ordering
a
new
trial.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Army
Bombers
HAPSBURG
fJ
I
j
i
'jit
MAxRULE
I'iVi
English
Cardinal's
Utterance
Construed
As
Favoring
Accession
of
Otto
to
Crown
of
Hungary
LONDON,
Sept.
27:
Will
the
Hapsburg
dynasty
again
sit
on
the
throne
of
Hungary
in
the
person
of
the
young
Prince
Otto,
son
of
the
last
Emperor
Karl,
of
the
combined
realm
of
Austria-Hungary?
This
is
a
question
agitating
the
press
and
public
in
England
as
well
as
upon
the
Continent.
The
Archduke
Al-brecht.
having
renounced
his
right
to
the
succession,
the
way
now
has
been
paved
for
a
union
of
sglttmlst
forces.
A.
correspondent
of
The
London
Observer,
notes
the
peaceful
pafuring
of
St.
Stephen's
Day
and
speaks
of
the
situation
in
the
following
terms:
"St.
Stephen's
Day.
the
critical
date
when
public
opinion
was
prepared
to
see
an
attempt
made
to
bring
Prince
Otto
to
the
throne,
or
at
least
to
disturb
the
existing
order
of
thlrlgs,
has
passed
quietly.
It
is
rumored
that
the
Legitimist
party
perceive
the
moment
to
be
an
unfavorable
one
for
an
attempt
to
lnstal
a
king
on
the
throne,
and
that
even
Prince
Otto's
birthday
(November
20
will
pass
without
event.
The
party
are
said
now
to
be
looking
forward
to
next
April
or
!
May.
It
is
pointed
out
that
the
aut
umn
will
see
the
annulment
by
parliament
of
the
law
barring
the
Hapsburgs
from
the
throne.
!
"The
Legitimists
deeply
resented
j
the
speech
of
the
War
Minister
at
!
Mezokeresztur,
when
he
declared
that
a
nation
m
a
state
of
ferment
j
needs
a
strong
hand
and
not
a
jchls,
.hand
to
rule
it.
Since
the
jaDeech,
Qeneral
Oombos
has
pour'
w'pll
on
the
troubled
waters
by
an
nounclhg
In
the
press
that
the
l
phrase
was
no
personal
allusion,
but
referred
entirely
to
the
polt-,
tlcal
question.
"A
remarkable
feature
of
the
St.
Stephen's
procession
was
the
enthusiastic
applause.
with
which
the
populace
greeted
Uie
governor.
After
10
years
both
peasants
and
cl-(Contlnued
on
Page
4.)
Of
Special
Interest
Have
you
read
the
classified
advertising
page
In
this
paper
today?
If
not,
now
Is
the
time.
IN
Dominion
Government
Hoists
Burden
On
To
Provinces
And
Cities
Taschercau.
Reminds
Senator
Robertson
of
Promises
Made
In
Campaign
Calls
Proposed
Scheme
Impractical
QUEBEC,
Sept.
27:
"You
will
find
that
the
municipalities
in
the
most
cases
will
be
unable
to
take
advantage
..c
t.
t
rn
i
e
r..
i
yesterday
wired
Senator
Gideon
Robertson,
minister
of
laoor,
in
response
to
a
telegram
irom
the
minister
outlining
the
government's
plans
for
unemployment
relief.
Premier
Taschereau
said
that
he
thought
"your
plan
is
hardly
nractical
and
I
rePTfit
tn
find
that
after
havino-
nvnmii!frl
I
L
O
1
.
!
to
stop
unemployment,
in
the
first
case,
you
have
put
two-
thirds
and,
in
the
second
case,
three-fourths
of
the
bur-
den
on
the
provincial
governments
and
municipalities."
Pioneers'
Card
Party
Enjoyable
Nearly
One
Hundred
Persons
at
Affair
Last
Night
Manson
and
-New
ton-Are
Speakers
-
The
Prinoe
Rupert
Pioneers'
As
sociation
held
a
very
enjoyable
whist
and
bridge
party
last
night
In
the
I.
O.
D.
E.
Hall,
old
timers
of
the
city
to
the
number
of
nearly!
one
hundred
gathering
In
an
affair
,
that
was
both
happy
and
homelike.
One
of
the
features
of
the
evenings
proceedings
were
speeches
by
A.
M.
'
;
Manson
K.C.
and
S.
M.
Newton
both
of
whom
recalled
incidents
of
the!
early
days
and
both
of
whom
re-Iterated
their
confidence
of
twenty
years'
standing
In
the
future
of
the
city.
The
pioneers
enjoyed
these
speeches
of
Mr.
Manson
and
Mr.
Newton
who
were
well
qualified,
through
long
residence,
to
address
them.
There
were
18
tables
of
cards
and
price
winners
were:
Bridge
Ladles'
first.
Mrs.
Fred
Cameron;
consolation.
Mrs.
W.
W.
C.
O'NetU;
men's
first,
A.
Ivarson;
consolation.
John
Bulger.
Whist
Ladles'
first.
Mrs.
Frank
Clapp;
consolation,
Mrs.
Herbert
Hampton;
men's
first,
J.
O.
Vier-eck;
consolation,
Herbert
Hampton.
After
cards,
delicious
refreshments
were
served
and
a
brief
program
followed.
Mrs.
3.
H.
McLeod
and
Mrs.
William
Millar
sang
vocal
solos,
accompanied
by
Miss
Malsie
Macdonald;
Misses
Molly
and
Nellie
Lawrence
and
Bert
Cameron
played
violin
and
piano
trios,
and
the
speeches
of
Mr.
Manson
and
Mr.
Newton
followed.
MA.
O.
A.
Johnson
was
convener
of
the
committee,
other
members
of
which
were
Mrs.
O.
VV.
Johnstone,
Mrs.
Fred
Cameron,
Mrs.
R.
A.
McLeod
and
Mrs.
A.
Ivarson.
A.
R.
Phillips
was
master
of
ceremonies
for
whist
and
O.
W.
Johnstone
for
bridge.
O.
A.
Frank.
preeidedMp'
UUVl
.
ROBBERY
OF
BANK
I
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i
'.
l!.:
l.o
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i
Four
Clerlis
Tjcd,,
Lin.,
and
M100l4
Taken
By
Bandits
at
Queens-town,
Alberta
LSniBRIDQE,
Alta.,
Sept.
37:
Two
armed
masked
men
held
up
the
branch
of
the
Bank
of
Nova
Scotia
at
Queens
town
yesterday
afternoon
and
escaped
with
SHOO
after
having
tied
up
four
clerks
Atth
rope.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTd
RELIEF
CLAIMS
SOLD
I
BY
SHERIFF
Holdings
of
Marmot
Consolidated
Mines
Ltd.
Brought
Only
$11)0
-
At
.Sale.
Yesterday
For
the
sum
of
$200
J.
K.
Oreen
of
Stewart
yesterday
afternoon
acquired
at
sheriff's
sale
an
the
estate
right,
title
and
interest
of
the
Marmot
Consolidated
Mines
Ltd.
In
several
mining
claims
located
on
Marmot
River
In
the
Portland
Canal
mining
division.
The
sale
was
conducted
by
Sheriff
S.
A.
Nickerson
to
satisfy
a
County
Court
Judgment
obtained-
by
'
John
Ryan
et
al
against
the
defendant
company.
Only
one
other
offer
besides
Green's
was
made.
FISH
SALES
Summary
American
4SJM
pounds,
Sc
and'
4c
and
12c
and
To.
Caaadlan
SSOO
pounds,
Sc
and
'
lc
and
U.0c
and
7c.
American
Northern.
40,090,
CoM
Storage
8c
and
4c.
Venus,
MOO,
lc
and
7e.
Canadian
Takla.
19,000,
AtUn(
Sc
and
4t
White
Hope,
TjtJW,
Oold
Storage,
10.4c
and
6c.
Livingstone.
7,000,
Pacific,
11.5c
and
7c.
Nuba,
2,500,
Atlln,
11.ee
and
7c
Vancouver
Wheat
Price
Still
Lower
VANCOUVER,
Sept
27:
Wheat
price
dropped
to
a
still
lower
figure
on
the
local
exchange
today
when
,he
quotation
was
I7c.
Thanksgiving
and
Armistice
Day
On
November
10
Set
OTTAWA.
Bent.
97:
Thenkaaiv-
tng
and
Armistice
Day
were
wo
at
a
meeting
of
the
cabinet
yat
i
tetaaj.
j