Tomorrow's
Tides
Wednesday,
August
27,
1930
High
v-
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a.m.
21.2
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pm.
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ENCOURAGE
V
!
XXL,
NO.
109.
WHEA
T
Scheme
Is
Drawn
Up
For
Submission
To
The
Imperial
Trade
Parley
Plan
of
Kt.
Hon.
J.
II.
Thomas-Would
Stabilize
Demand
and
Encourage
British
Investments
In
Dominions
LONDON,
Aug.
2G:
A
plan
whereby
Great
Britain
v,
.mid
purchase
in
bulk
primary
products
from
the
Domin-i
vi:s
and
providing
for
the
exclusion
of
competing
commodities
from
other
countries
is
being
prepared
by
Rt.
H
n.
J.
H.
Thomas,
Secretary
of
Dominion
Affairs,
for
mission
at
the
forthcoming
Imperial
Conference,
according
to
the
Financial
Times.
The
Times
says
that
the
p:.Mi
is
based
on
a
complete
monopoly
and
is
intended
to
u
ulize
the
demand
and
encourage
investmerit
of
British
i
i
i
in
the
development
of
the
Dominions.
STEVENS
ELECTED
Labor
Candidate
Against
Minister
of
Trade
and
Commerce
In
Kootrnay
East
Did
Not
Enter
':
iRONTO,
Aug.
Fourteen
trs
of
the
Bennett
govern
-including
the
Premier
and
H
II.
Steven,
minister
of
'
and
commerce,
were
defln-
lected
by
acclamation
at
the
.hiiuona
yesterday.
Nomlna-:
"f
a
Labor
candidate
against
M
:
si
vena
In
Kootenay
East
fall-materialise.
nt
John-Albert,
where
Dr.
.y
MacLaren.
minister
of
pen-,md
national
health,
wh
run-had
not
definitely
reported
up
t
evening.
i
uHON'lO.
Aug.
26:
Word
re-
"i
today
wat
that
Hon.
Dr.
Mw-M
.(
Laren
had
a
too
been
elected
lunation.
CHANCE
ON
FINE
LOT
Opportunity
For
Someone
to
Win
Tropcrty
Valued
at
Two
Thousand
Dollars
"
'V
people
are
taking
a
chance
m
1
mint
the
city
lot
offered
by
I
11
Board.
The
lot
has
an
estt-
1
value
of
$2,000
although
it
iiiy
will
not
sell
for
that
nut
today,
spot
e&sh.
If
kept
a
1
time,
it
will
doubtless
fetch
'
much.
'1
he
lot
vu
donated
by
the
city
'
fie
use
of
the
Fair
Board
and
u
are
being
Bold
giving
mem-mp
in
the
association
and
a
!
ep
to
win
th
lot
't
11s
property
is
the
next
but
one
w
the
BrooksbAnk
building
on
1
Avenue,
and
Is
looked
upon
"se
in
business
property.
Bromley
Delays
Pacific
Flight
Waiting
For
Betlrr
Weather
Before
Making
Transpacific
Trip
J''
KIQ,
Aug.
20:
Lieut.
Harold
1
1
1
ley,
Yjho
Is
waiting
here
for
'ic
r
conditions
to
Improve
oe-
nuiking
an
attempt
to
fly
the
i
said
last
night
that
unless
1
'tier
conditions
changed
he
"''W
not
be
taking
off
today.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
AUGUST
2G,
13
POOL
MAKES
INITIAL
INTERIM
KA
IN'
ENDS
F1RIF
HAZARD
IN
n.
C.
VICTORIA.
Aug.
36:-Rain
Uiroaghoet
British
Columbia,
over
the
week-end
brought
re-
bf
for
lire
flfhtars.
Records
of
the
provincial
forest
branch
now
show
that
the
peak
of
fire
outbreaks
In
the
province
has
now
been
safely
passed
for
the
season.
Compared
with
last
year,
the
cost
of
fire
control
this
season
has
been
materially
leas.
r"'7"v
-
FISH
SALES
Summary
American
71,500
pounds,
8.8c
and
4c
to
11.1c
and
5c.
Canadian
1S5.3O0
pounds,
7.1c
and
3c
to
9.&C
and
5c.
American
Pioneer.
Sf.000.
refused
7.6c
and
4c
left
for
Seattle.
Nordic
ltjme.
Cold
Storage,
81c
and
4c.
Rename,
800.
Booth,
10.1t
and
5c.
'
'
Olacier,
10,61,
Royal,
lie
and
5c.
Verms.
Royal,
107c
and
5c.
Lenore,
SJO0.
Cold
Storage,
10.7c
and
Sc.
Hetty,
Wjm.
Cold
Storase,
li.lc
and
5c.
Onah.
9.060,
Pacific,
10
and
5c.
Canadian
Takla,
32.000,
AUln.
7.1c
and
e.
Prosperity
A,
lfcWO.
Booth.
9Ac
and
4c.
MelvHte,
1MW,
Cow
wnraar.
ftnac
..
...
..
Ternen,
lim,
Pemc.
.ic
ana
ilelcn
II.
1300.
Cold
Storage.
84c
and
4c.
Cape
SpeM.
O0"
aj.
'
9.1c
and
5c.
.'
.
Morris
II..
7.
Atlin.
8.7c
and
5c.
.
1
Toodle,
7,000,
Royai.,Mc
ana
Edward
Lipsett.
8,000.
Pacific.
9Jc
and
5c.
AIR
SAFETY
IS
ADVANCED
STEP
Parachute
I'scd
to
Help
Disabled
Plane
to
Come
Down
rsrnnrr
Mich..
Aug.
26:
An
.
1
avii
a
w
-
experiment
with
a
parachute
affixed
to
a
plane
as
a
means
or
I
i'
rfiwn
aafelv
in
rnse
the
lUlwimi
"
,,,,,,,
tested
yesterday.
The
plane
alluht-ing
gently
dropped
Into
a
tree
and
was
slightly
damaged
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
OFFICIAL
AT
ANYOX
BROWNED
Bert
Shelton,
Townsitc
Superintendent,
Loses
Life
at
Silver
City
ANYOX,
Aug.
26:
-Bert
Shelton.
townslte
superintendent
for
the
Oranby
Company
at
Any
ox,
was
found
dead
on
the
bench
at
Silver
City
near
Alice
Arm
early
on
Sunday
morning.
Mr.
Sficlton
was
last
seen
alive
about
11:30
p.m.,
Saturday
night
when
he
went
down
t
the
floats
with
some
friends
wh'
were
returning
to
Anyox
in
a
smal.
gas
boat.
After
casting
off
the
lines
he
was
seen
returning
to
the
shore
with
a
flashlight.
The
water
was
somewhat
rough,
and
it
is
supposed
that,
in
stepping
from
one
fioat
to
another,
he
missed
his
footing,
struck
his
head,
fell
into
the
water
and
Was
drowned.
A
slight
abrasion
on
the
forehead
would
seem
t
Lea.
'out
this
theo.y.
Coroner
Campbell
advised
on
Tuesday
morning
that
his
inquiry
Is
not
yet
completed
but
intimated
that
no
inquest
would
be
held.
Mr.
Shelton,
41
years
of
aft.
was
widely
kaown.bi.l
Borttwre
tooo
try
as
one
of
the-
uwat
pepWar
Officials
of
ths
Oranby
Company.
He
was
prominent
in
Masonic
circles.
He
leaves
to
mourn
his
loss
his
widow
and
four
small
children
at
Anyox,
his
mother
and
father
and
two
brothers
residing
in
Notting
hamshire,
England,
hi
birthplace
The
deceased
had
been
associated
with
the
Oranby
Company
for
the
past
15
years.
Interment
will
take
place
in
the
Masonic
Cemetery
in
Burnaby.
under
the
auspices
of
that
order.
The
date
and
time
have
yet
to
be
arranged.
ENORMOUS
SALMON
RUN
Parse
Seiners
on
Pujet
Sound
Made
Big
Money
Yesterday
From
Catches
BSLLXftailAM,
Aug.
2:
An
enormous
sockeve
run
is
on
hen
Just
now.
Yesterday
a
number
oi
1
purse
seiners
made
the
largest
I
catches
that
have
been
made
ir
I
yean.
The
Ugh
boat
got
15,000
fish
which
sola
at
ix
eacn.
The
prevailing
price
of
sockeyi
early
yesterday
was
$1
each
but
they
rapidly
dropped
to
75c
when
It
was
seen
that
the
catches
were
st
large.
FIRE
SHIP
MADE
PORT
Japanese
Freighter
Orecon
Maru
In
Victoria
After
Catching
Afire
In
Pacific
VICTOItlA.
Aug.
M:
With
her
decks
red
hot,
her
steel
bulkheads
badly
buckled
and
bent
and
the
paint
on
her
funnel
blistered
and
peeled
from
the
terrific
heat,
the
Japanese
freighter
Oregon
Maru
arrived
at
Hayal
Roads
this
morning
Vtad.
tafUttW
tlff.
tight
by
the
crew
of
the
Salvage
King
to
ex
Unguis!)
the
fire
on
board,
the
ship
was
taken
so
Ogden
Point
piers
for
dltabarge
of
cargo,
survey
and
repairs.
VANCOUVEK
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
Aug.
26:
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at
86'
c.
Missing
in
North
Pilot
E.
J.
A.
Burke
for
whom
search
is
being
instituted.
He
is
well
known
in
Prince
Rupert.
League
of
Nations
Commission
Blani6s
British
Government
For
Failure
of
Palestine
Mandate
GENEVA,
Aug.
26:
A
sharp
clash
of
opinion
on
the
evening
The
tug
was
a
toui
responsibility
for
the
bloody
disorders
in
Palestine
lastiioss.
1
'"
;
August
was
disclosed
yesterday
when
the
League
of
Na-
!
'"'
r
'
'
tions
published
its
mandate
commission's
report
cogether
with
the
British
government's
comment
upon
the
report
which
will
be
placed
before
the
League
of
Nations
this
fall.
The
mandate
commission
accussed
the
British
govern
ment
of
having
failed
in
its
administration
of
the
Palestine
mandate.
Foreign
Secretary
Henderson,
in
replying,
pointed
out
the
difficulties
of
satisfying
the
political
ambitions
of
the
Arabs
and,
at
the
same
time,
advancing
the
cause
of
a
Jewish
national
home
while
League
of
Nations
to
maintain
the
rights
of
all
inhabitants
regardless
of
race
or
religion.
ATLANTIC
AIR
ROUTE
German
Flijrht
Proves
Feasibility
of
North
Atlantic
Way
Authorities
Believe
OTTAWA.
Aug.
86:
To
Canadian
aviation
aullHtrities,
the
transatlantic
flight
of
Cunt.
Von
Gronau
via
Iceland,
Greenland
and
Newfeumllithl
seems
to
prove
conclusively
the
feasibility
of
the
North
Atlantic
air
route
ah
the
one
that
will
eventually
be
adopted
for
aerial
transportation
between
this
country
and
Europe.
At
present
a
group
of
youitg
English
cxplsrers
Is
In
the
Canadian
Arctic
gathering
data
with
thr
inlentiu
of
pUitHlng
an
air
route
into
Central
Canada
with
Winnipeg
proposed
as
the
terminus.
Anyox
Man
Loses
LifeJn
Smelter
The
breaking
Qf
a
drive
belt
at
the
Anyox
smelter
recently
resulted
In
the
Instantaneous
death
of
Richard
C.
Brafc
a
coroner's
Jury
returning
a
verdict
of
accidental
death.
Deceased
is
survived
by
a
widow
and
baby
daughter
who
accompanied
the
remains
to
Vancouver
where
interment
was
made.
R-EMPIRE
TRADE
Woman
Killed
By
Airplane
AtLongBejich
LONG
BEACH,
CaL
Aug.
28:
;
Mrs.
Marian
Williams
was
instantly
;
killed
here
wh
n
struck
by
a
seaplane
when
bathing
in
the
surf.
The
plane
attempted
to
take
off
but
for
some
unexplained
reason
did
not
rise.
It
made
straight
for
i
the
woman
Vrho
tried
to
eseipe
by
struggling
through
the
surf
but
she
was
struck
and
one
arm
was
cut
oil.
She
died
instantly.
IPLANE
IN
i
NEW
YORK
NEW
YORK.
Aug.
28:
-
The
German
seaplane
carrying
('apt.
Von
Oronau
and
his
three
companions,
who
successfully
flew
across
the
Atlantic
Ocean
by
way
of
Iceland
and
Greenland,
arrived
here
this
afternoon
from
Halifax.
carrying
out
tho
orders
of
the
CONTESTS
IN
FIELD
CROPS
Competitions
Being
Conducted
ISy
Provincial
Department
of
Ag
ricullure
in
Peace
River
POUCB
COUPE,
Aug.
JW:
The
department
of
agriculture
is
eon-
ducting
two
field
crops
competitions
'
In
the
B.
C.
Peace
River
district,
one
with
standing
crop
of
eats,
the
other
combined
field
crops
and
clean
seed
with
wheat.
A
fine
silver
cup.
which
Is
being
donated
by!
Lleut.-Governor
Bruce
of
B.C..
has
;
arrived
here.
The
cup
will
be
placed
,
j
on
view
at
the
banks
In
the
follow-:
I
ina
rotation:
Pouce
Coupe,
Dawson
Creek.
Rolla
and
Fort
St
John.
This
cup
will
be
held
by
the
champion
1
wheat
grower
of
B.C..
Peace
River1
district,
who
gets
the
most
pointl
in
the
seed
fairs
at
Dawson
Creek
and
Vancouver
this
year
and
next
year,
and
will
be
won
ooiright
by
the
farmer
from
this
district
who
scores
the
highest
nt
the
World's
Seed
Fair
at
Rcgina
In
I&32.
A1U
BERRY
WINNER
CHICAGO
Aim.
26:
Qladys
O'-
i
Donnell
won
the
annual
air
derby
yesterday.
M.
M.
McLachlan,
local
manager
of
the
Brackman-Ker
Milling
Co..
called
last
evening
on
the
Trine"
Charles
to
make
the
round
trip
to
Stewart.
Anyox
and
Massett
Inlet
on
business.
CROP
PA
YMENT
Price
of
Sixty
Cents
Per
Bushel
is
Set
For
Grain
of
Current
Year
Farmers
Receive
Theii?
First
Hcmissions
Today
Quotation
Shows
Drop
of
Ten
Per
Cent
From
That
of
July
15
WINNIPEG,
Aug.
26:
The
initial
payment
by
the
Canadian
Wheat
Pools
on
wheat
of
the
1930-31-crop
was
delivered
today
and
hereafter,
until
further
notice,
will
be
sixty
cents
per
bushelThe
initial
payment
stipulated
in
the
official
statement
of
the
Wheat
Pool
shows
a
ten
per
cent
drop
per
bushel
from
the
interim
initial
payment
set
on
July
15,
the
cut-off
date
from
the
1929-30
crop.
TUGBOAT
a'
Six
Mtn
Sated
When
Daring
Lost
Near
Ucluclct
on
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island
VLCTOetA.
AfjL
16:-Stz
men
of
the
crew
of
the
Vktoria
tug
Daring
reached
shore
safely
in
the
vessel's
lifeboat
after
the
craft
had
caught
fire
six
miles
south
of
Ucluelet,
West
Coast
"of
Vancouver
Island,
PLANE
OFF
-FOR
ATLIN
Rescue
Machine
Calls
Here
Today
En
Route
North
to
Take
Up
Search
For
Capt.
Burke
Speeding
north
to
Institute
a
search
for
Capt.
E.
J.
A.
Burke,
who
has
been
missing
for
a
week
from
AUin
on
a
fUght
to
the
Liard
River
country
with
an
Airland
Manufacturing
Co.'s
all
metal
Junius,
.seaplane,
a
similar
plane,
named
"City
of
Prince
George"
and
piloted
by
Y.
A.
Joerss.
stooped
here
at
noon
to
day
for
half
an
hour
or
just
long
enough
to
refuel.
The
rescue
plane
left
Vancouver
yesterday
afternoon
and
spent
last
night
at
Swanaan
Bay.
oncoming
darkness
preventing
the
shfp
from
making
the
flight
through
to
Prince
Rupert
as
had
been
planned.
The
machine
landed
here
at
11:90
ajn
refuelled
at
the
Union
Oil
Co.'s
dock
and
left,
at
12
noon
for
Juneau
whence
It
is
planned
to
fly
overland
to
Atlin.
On
board
the
plane,
besides
Pilot
Joerss,
were
his
mechanic
and
a
Vancouver
Sun
reporter.
SPORTSMAN
DIED
TODAY
Perey
Ffcher,
Vive-President
English
A.
A.
A
Yirlini
or
Sleeping
Sickness
Pel
En
lish
Amateur
Athletic
Associate
.
died
today
in
hospital
here
front
sleeping
sickness.
He
took
ill
while
crushing
the
AUantic
to
attend
the
Empire
Oamcs
at
Hamilton.
DIABOLADAM
SEATTLE,
Aug.
36:-The
Dlabola
1
Dam
on
the
Skagit
River,
construe-
j
ted
at
a
cost
of
four
million
dollars,
1
went
into
service
yesterday.
BOSTON
GRILL
LARGE
CAI1
Vltr.T
Special
Dlnneri
Tnuredaya
nd
Saturday
bandit;
Every
Saturday
Night,
9
to
12
Dance
Hall
tor
Hire
Accommodations
(or
Private
Parties
rilONE
457
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
RAIL
PLANS
F0RPEACE
B.
C.
Government
Is
Asked
to
Approve
of
Northern
Alberta
Extension
VICTORIA,
Aug.
24:
Approval
by
life
British
Columbia
government
is
sought
of
plans
for
the
Hythe
extension
of
the
Northern
A'berta
Railway
designed
to
give
part
of
the
Peace
River
area
its
first
railway
communication
with
the
outside
world.
The
province
Is
asked
to
approve
the
plans
so
far
as
its
lands
are
concerned.
About
36
miles
of
line
would
be
laid.
Detailed
drawings
of
the
proposed
line
received
at
the
Legislative
Buildings
show
that
the
line
would
cross
into
British
Columbia
from
Alberta
at
the
southeastern
area
of
'
the
Peace
River
block
south
of
Swan
Lake.
The
line
would
follow
the
lake
shore
for
a
short
distance
and
continue
northwest
to
Pouce
Coupe,
passing
near
Tupper
Creek.
From
Pouce
Coupe
the
maps
show
the
line
would
continue
to
Dawson
Creek
In
a
northwesterly
oUrecliaiyv
ThMiitf
proposed
would
traverse
seven
highways
under
the
iurisdleiion
of
the
B.
C.
Govern-
j
meat.
L0N
CHANEY
HAS
PASSED
Famous
Character
Aclor
of
Screen
Surcumbed
to
Lobar
Pneumonia
Barly
Today
LOS
ANGELB8,
Aug.
36:
Lon
Chaney,
famous
motion
picture
character
actor,
died
early
this
morning
from
lobar
pneumonia
with-
anaemic
complications.
Chaney
was
of
the
thin,
ghoulish
type
and
excelled
on
the
screen
In
mystery
roles.
He
was
always
east
in
bloodcurdling
or
weird
parts.
Wording
to
their
tastes,
he
was
cither
greatly
admired
or
greatly
detested
by
mp
ivie
goers
lie
was
feafenWjttfikli
yWH
ft
IQtnt
films
ed
few
talkies.
ollowed
a
brief
fines.
He
sull
frosn
anaemia
and
soon
became
the
victim
of
the
dread
lobar
pneumonia.
SET
FIRE;
IS
F1NEII
I
PRINCE
OEOROE,
Aig.
J6:--
Emll
O.
Erdtmun
was
fined
$35
by
MaKistrate
P.
J
Morun
for
having
set
a
fire
for
clearing
land
Without
a
permit.