PAGE TWO THE, DAttt NEWS The Daily News. PKINCE RUPERT BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Every Afternoon, Except Sunday, by Prince Rupert Dally News, Limited, Third Avenue H. F. PULLEN - - - Managing-Editor : SUBSCRIPTION RATES By mail to all other parts of British Columbia, the British Empire and United States, paid In advance, per year G.0Q By mail to all other countries, per ; r 7-SO For lesser period, paid in advance, per month 50 By mail to all parts of Northern and Centrl British Columbia. paid in advance for yearly period . . . ... .. v ' 3.00 Or four mcHitsjfor .fi.aK Jtj Transient advertising' oh front page, per irrch 2.80-1 Local readers, per insertion, per line "5 Advertising and Circulation Telephone 98 . " Editor and Reporters' Telephone 86 Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation . DAILY EDITION Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1930 SUCCESSFUL MISSION The mission of Mayor Orme to Victoria seenis to have been a very successful one. He returns to tell us that the work on the road will be continued this summer, that the library can have the use of the building formerly occupied by the St. Andrew's Society, that the Government will next summer investigate the possibility of placing the Government block on the market, that the necessary land for a city, park will be donated to them, that park land at Oliver Lake will be set aside as a public-park under the Parks Board, and, finally, that outstanding financial matters have been settled. The only refusal was to the request to be allowed to export logs from Northern British Columbia. We are particularly pleased to note a decided chance in the attitude of the Government at Victoria towards Prince Rupert. This attitude will be appreciated. The policy of making a district suffer for voting against a government is one to be discouraged. The mission of Mayor Orme is probably the most successful in the history of the city. We compliment him on it and also compliment the Provincial Government on their timely change of attitude. PRINCE RUPERT THE PLACE Reports from outside places indicate that there are few cities in Canada where conditions equal those obtaining in Prince Rupert today. During the winter there hds been very little unemployment. In fact every man who has been willing to work has had a chance. Some have not accepted and others have wanted to pick and choose their jobs, but this is hardly a.time for picking and choosing. As a matter of fact, Princd- Rupert's condition is excellent. If-Gollections are a little slow they are not as slow as at some other places. While we did not show that pro- f ress we should have liked when other places were moving orward, we are not feeling the backwash now that there is a slight easing up in the national prosperity. Full Speed Ahead Soon Many people do not realize that the Northern Power Company, a subsidiary of the Power Corporation of Canada, is really constructing a large hydro-electric plant to serve the city of Prince Rupert and adjoining territory. The site for the plant is being prepared and the right-of-way for the high-power lines connecting Big Falls on the Ecstall River with the city is being cleared and that during September next it is expected to turn on the power from the first unit. What does this mean to Prince Rupert? It means that the largest power corporation of Canada has faith in the future of the city and district and already sees a market for its product. Under the impetus of the new movement, Prince Rupert will grow. Industries will be developed and all will feel the benefit. Prince Rupert people must prepare for the change. New buildings will be necessary. If there are no vacant houses in the city today, what will be the condition when people begin to come in? The Daily News is alive to the situation and is laying its plans. Others must do the same if they are to keep pace with the new Prince Rupert. I Smothering Spells Couldn't Walk Far Gasped For Breath Mrs. T. W. Roth, Kelowna, B.C., ir r 1 1 e s t " For over a year I was troubled with smothering spells, and it was Impossible for me to walk, even a short distance, on account of having to gasp foi breath. 'A friend told me to try which I did, and in a short time I felt much better. "I yean now recommend them to everyone. " f Price, 80c a box at all druggists and dealers, or mailed direct on receipt of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Out The Letter Box APPRECIATE DR. AIKDY Editor Dally News: If you can spare me the space I would like the public and business men of our city to at least know the good publicity that our tesldent raining engineer, Dr. Mandy, is giving B. C; especially! Northern B. C. and particularly! Prince Rupert. I have ust finished reading Dr.: Mandy's 32-page report of the Taku River mining area in which he discloses the facts about this district. He claims that the Taku area Is the largest and most promising discovered since Granty was located: and in this contention he is backed up by other prominent engineers who have surveyed the district. In his report, Dr. Mandy points out several times that Prince Ru-, pert Is, the closest and most logi- cal distributing centre- for the whole of the Taku area. Now, Mr.i Editor, as we are geographically so well situated, the merchant? I here should get together and make I sure that we are the source of supply. We also have the opportunity of realising our cherished dream of this whole country. Should we allow two American companies to step in and take all the wealth which is in this district, right past our door down to the Tacbma smelter? Why not have a smelter of our own at Port Edward? We will have the power to run it, and if everyone in the country gets behind this we can start something. Bit it must be done immediately. The two main companies will be ready to ship in two or three years and we must be ready when they are. This is the start of a new year. We hnve new officers on the Board of Trade and a new City Council who are fortunate enough to have these wonderful opportunities knocking at their door. Now let us see if they cannot put some of these into effect. Yours for a better and bigger city. W. P. ARMOUR. WAAC Experiences Described by Mrs. Vic Houston to Club The Fireside Club of First Baptist Church heard an interesting talk last night by Mrs. Vic Houston, who told in a humorous way of some of her experiences during the Great War with the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. There was a large attendance of members at the meeting, which was presided over by Miss Cathie Watson. Devotional exercises at the opening were conducted by Jack Bayliss. At the close of the meeting refreshments were served. THE WEATHER Prince Rupert Overcast, fresh, southeast wind. Temperature, 44. Port Simpson, cloudy, wtnd, 43a. Haysport, raining, 40a. Terrace, rain, calm, 34a. Rosswood, snowing, calm, 32a. Aiyansh, snowing, calm, 30a. Haaelton, cloudy, 33. 8mlthcrs, cloudy, calm, 32. Burns Lake, cloudy, calm, mild. Vanderhoof, cloudy, calm, 34. 8th Cabin, snowing, calm, Telegraph Creek, clear, calm, 28. Snowing at 2nd, 4th and Oth cabins. I TRADING SIMPLE I System in Vancouver as Efficient as Anywhere Else in World VANCOUVER, Feb. 4. During the past period of intensive trading on the Vancouver Stock Exchange, improvements have been made to the system which makes trading here- comparable in efficiency with practices In leading exchanges of the, world, according to Charles Q. Pennock,' president of the Vancouver Stock Exchange. The Vancouver exchange operates on the "post'' system, which permits trading in different stocks simultaneously at the various stations on the "floor." The operation of buying and selling has been simplified. An investor gives his broker an order to buy stock. This order is conveyed to the broker's representative on the "floor" and offered for sale. Should another broker hold a buying for the same stock, he should "sold" and the transac- he shouts "sold" and the transac-; tion is complete. The price paid is the official price quotation for that stock. Records are kept in triplicate and automatically time-stamped to within a tenth-second. The Vancouver Stok Eicchange Is merely a machine giving a necessary service to investors. It is operated on a system passed and approved by the provincial ATLANTIC AIRDROME Portuguese Government Responsible For First International Aerial Base TERCEIRA ISLAND, Azores Archipelago, Feb. 4. Far out in the AUantlc Ocean, on tlie little island of Tercelra, which is one of the Azores group, the Portuguese Government is erecting the first international, transoceanic airdrome in the world. , Airmen seeking to span the Atlantic or circumnavigate the entire globe by air will find on this rocky oasis on the Atlantic, a highly modern air base, equipped, not only with the most approved form of slipways and hangars, but with spare parts and most skilled aviation mechanics ready to lend assistance in any direction. Tercelra Island is 3250 miles from New York and 2300 miles from Le Bourget, the great French aviation centre. This island on the Atlantic was chosen as a landing spot by Portuguese aviation experts because it is the most sheltered of all the numerous islands constituting the Azores Archipelago and is free from high winds and other atmospheric disturbances, which hinder an airman's path. Unlike most of the other islands in the Atlantic which are of volcanic origin and mountainous, Tercelra possesses the unusual virtue of being flat and is covered with a smooth and luxuriant growth of grass. It will require from eighteen months to two, years to complete the new air station; The government has already approved the necessary credits which-are not to exceed five million dollars. -In taking this step the Portuguese government lias acknowledged that modern aviation, even with highly skilled pilots, and the most highly developed machines, Is not altogether safe unless a series Of floating airdromes such as those urged by Louis Blerlot, the first aviator to fly the English Channel, are established along the route of flight across the ocean. It is believed by Portuguese avi-litlon authorities , that if such a landing point, as the Lisbon government is now establishing In the Azores, existed a few years ago, many of the airmen who lost their lives in attempting to bridge the Atlantic without a stop, might have been saved. Local Items This afternoon's train, due from the East at 3:30. was reported this morning to bo on time. Eight Immigrants from Norway reached him nn Hundav' afternoon from the East. As usual, most of them will engage in fishing out of this port. N. Mussallem will sail on the Prince Rupert Thursday night for Vancouver on a combined business and pleasure trip. Grotto Wins In Billiards Defeated Elks in Fixture Postponed From Week-End The Billiard League fixture of last Tuesday between the Orotto and Elks was finally cleaned off last night, the aggregate score being 1226 to 1150 In favor of the Orotto. In the final postponed game. J. Hillman, Grotto, beat W. E. WUllscrof t, Elks, 250 to 249, the contest being a very tight one. The J. Hillman vs. G. P. Tinker game postponed from last Thursday night's fixture between the Grotto and Canadian Legion is still outstanding but will probably be played tonight, in addition to the regularly scheduled fixture between Elks and Canadian Legion. The standing to date in the second half of the season is as follows: G. Ttl. Av. Elks - 5 5947 1186 Canadian Lfkm 4 4473 110 Qrotto 5 5299 1060 Badminton Social i Held Last Night Members of Cathedral Club Entertained Prince Rupert Club in Formal Way Members of the Prince Rupert , r a I Badminton Cluo were guests of the j OUHSt L621V6 Cathedral Club at a social last night. Games were played informally and delicious refreshments were served. About thirty persons were present. Sport Chat Blks and Canadian Legion will meet tonight lathe Billiard League with lineups as follows: A. A. Sasson. Elks. vs. Col. a. JL McMordie, Canadian Legion. C. P. Balagno vs. Marcus An drews. F. H. Stephens vs. A. Murray. W. E. Williscroft vs. J. W. Scott W. Mitchell vs. O P. Tinker. STOCK QUOTATIONS. (Oourtmv or R. D. Jen&seon Orr. 'Ltd Tuesday, Feb. 4 , Oils A. P. Consolidated, 2.09, 2.10. Oalmont Oils Ltd. 1.76, 1.76. Dalhousie Oil. "2.00, 3.10. Fayban Pete, 6ft, 7." Home Oil, 9.80, &JQ. Hargal, 1.20, IM. Freehold, 60, 65. United, 93, 06. Sterling Pacific, SO, 56. Merland, SO, nil. Mercury, 98, 66. Byrd now, unless he wants to try, Priio-wlnners for prise- winner -thai Is the way it gro In the panel Is pic tured sturdy, wide ed-looklng, heavy shouldered stcrs which took first prize In the Intor national Live Stock Exposition at ''hi caro. Krom thnlr pen they went directly to the packer and are nowaboard, In different form, QUEBEC, Feb. 4. The city of Quebec made the sum of f7.MS40 from tourist trade during 1029. The total Income to the province through tourist traffic is in the neighborhood of $70,270,610. These linuxes are Issued by the Automo bile Club of Quebec, and the figures for this city, it is stated, show ap increase of 12 over the Icjjrjregpondlng amount for 1928. The immense benefit which the Hy reaps from the attractions which ,draw- tourists. Jaev from oil parts of this continent are itrik-lnjfly. emphasized in the statistics compiled by the Automobile Club Of, the total figure of $7,566,660. ItWertlmated that $4,568,560 has resulted from the visits of motorists. The number of automobiles wbteh entered the province during 1939 Is stated to be 541,046. Of these 128.366 were here for one day, 412,535 for two months, and 369 for three months. The Automobile Club has been conservative in its estimates of the amounts spent by automobile visitors, and Om secretary. J. Smile Renaud. states that In all probability they are from 10 to 25 T below the There's hardly anything left for ,otu1 amount apcnt sliding down Niagara in a plana Deity News vammwms mi result V CALMONT OILS, LIMITED Arrange Your Finances to ; 1 Take tip Your Calmont Oil Stock Now on Margin. ' Calnio'ntl!NoB entered limestone m February 2 at 4811 iect. This w. ji abeut 100 feel from, t lie Home produce, wells. Will be drilled to produiilo.'i wit., diamond drill. It te almost an impossibility ;0 . estimate the intrinsic value- of feCafypntQils aprtiafeO;in Turnnv Oalmont owns 1,440 acres in this well-known producing area ;.n ! soihe of its acreage is valued ;i $50,000 per acre, based on pi,,, duction values of wells immnli-ately adjoining its property. We Advise the Purchase Outright of Calmont Stock Now Quaker Finance Corporation Ltd. 400 LANCASTER I5LDG. CALGARY Conservative Test Millions in In By-election to Be Quebec Province j Held Nottingtai msTTlNUIIAM. bur ! c 1- The Gentral Division N ham. which elected Si' A I 8 nett. Conservative, in v.rv.xm In the last election. nu p-.-. - to first testing point anvn ( : m- tives on the Empire tr !niu -. of Lord Beaverbrook Sir A. J. Bennett i xi.-'eda retire from Parltameiv . . Conservative caucus n. .t r'idjl nominated Teretw.: ml Young, K.C., who renn r.t c. Ll tonjronulBM to 1936 nee.tti nimte-iT a supporter of ai Empire development .u.oosn by the Conservative leader R-. Hot Stanley Baldwin, last yen But another Conaervn'iv candi date is threatened in ('.. Ter rell, president of the Natn.iw' L'nat of Manufacturers, fornvr mwite of Parliament for Chipii'muir. ui an avowed advocate ! vr tn within the Empire Bir A. J. Bennett was plwt! i a minority vote, the ftctirrs t Bennett. Conservative M 571 Ma Barton, Labor, 11,573, A Brair.ou Liberal. 8T3C. CitT 9Mounta for the ' y Vfft! ending January 31. total i . 339.45. were passed for puy.iirn: H the council last evening Prize-Winning Steers Furnish Toothsome Delicacies For S. S. Berengaria Passengers the 8.8. Ilerensarla, flagship of th Cunard Lino where they will be used In tho vsrloun menus It is not an uncommon nffulr (or the Cunard Lino to purchase Its meat supply -on thu hoor and to make speclal arrangements with the packers for IU pr-DO"llln rvopio t k'h !'-nmnd h things t U'' ''H;0" daily in thoir tni'. The largo r photograph dhow " Nl.loS Of tMM'f rWt" to bs eut up lilek, Juloy ' or lueious ru--for the fortiiiiuW passengers abosru the . IlerenH"'"l These an- tho corn-fed steers of the other photo-trrnpb. the first prlio winners at the Interim!!""" exposition, which were purchased by the i'"" Line and druiisud especially Xor tha Uereusurls W the Armour Company.