TOMORROW'S TIDES Boston Grill Wednesday. Fcbruar URGE CAUARKT Hleh .. 5.38 5.38 a.r aj , Vat&,i-l BpeclU Dinner Tburda;i and Bturdj 18.09 p j, Dftodoc Eftry Saturday Night, to U Dince Ball tor Hit Low 12.08 pjn. 4fc AooommodxUoru for PrlTU Pixtlca .7. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PHONE 487 PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, TUESDAY, FEB. 4, 1930 PRICE FIVE CENTS d r Radical Measures for Control of Trading in Attorney General Bill Government Will Be Given Power to Step Into Any Business if Proposed Measure Goes Through VICTORIA, Feb. 1. Hon. R. H. Pooley, attorney-general, placed new legislation for the control of stock brokers before the legislature on Monday afternoon. The bill will be left untouched, Mr. Pooley said, until after the conference of provincial attorney-generals or their representative at Toronto next Monday, when it might be found nec-c sary to make radical changes. Following the Toronto meeting, which will consider stock broking with all its ram- . . I ' F .iflcatlons, there might be more 'change of a serious kind, or It A a -.m I T T nMfl s... M V might be necessary to withdraw tJ 1 Ui Vill 1 ,the proposed bill altogether and i substitute a new and more drastic Y ft 11 ft P H A I one the attorney-general said. UVVll lDrLlj The main features of the bill ta- I elude provision of authority wherif Ancient Legal Restrictions of i Motherland Upon Dominions i to "lie Removed ! OTTAWA Feb. 4 Far-reaching i recommendations aimed at bring- j ng legal restrictions surviving from , ca: ;.cr periods Into harmony with j present constitutional status or t5ua.it y of the Dominions with the c Uieriand are contained In a retort published last night of the L ndon conference last fall on Dominion legislation and shipping Tliose recommendations will be r ,n,sldered at the 1930 Imperial conference. If arjoroved. the Vali um parliaments will be called upon to r .art legislation were necessary t ,-ivr them effect. JUDGMENT RESERVED Court of Appeal Will Announce De cision Later In Case of Drug Clerks j VICTORIA Ph lTh. rtritish Columbia Court of Appeal yesterday 1 reserved Judgment at the close "f a.'nument in the appeal taken on be half of the drug clerks of British Columbia against a ruling of Mr. Ju ( ice Denis Murphy that the Male M.nunum Wage Act does not apply to pharmacy, as it Is a profession. Tributes to Dead Paid bv Victoria House on Monday VICTOR? A rv.V A TVIKiita In the memory of the late Hon. P. C. Larkln. Canadian high commissioner at London, was paid by the legislature yesterday on motion of Premier Tolmie, seconded by T. D. Pat-tullo. Tribute was also paid to the memory of Surveyor-General J. E. Umbaeh, who died on Sunday. 4- i.4.4.4,4.4.4. 4. 4.4.rf EX-I'ltESIDENT TAFT 4 MAY NOT RECOVER 4. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. The condition of Former President wiiuam Howard Taft was de- .vvl wu; us DCing ex- tremely serious and some doubt was expressed as to whether the retired chief Justice of the United States would recover. He is 72 years of age. I. . by the government may step ' Into any business. The same power is given Investigating officers as Is vetted In a Judge at trial of eiVI, aeMons. Registration of brokers is establlebed - wlMt - aSGQ 'bead and a bond in any amount by a surety company if it is thought advisable. . iw i ludciuuuiia, .., Against Brewing 5 In the States As Lone as No Sales Are Made F.n-forcemcnt Department Will Not Interfere WASHINGTON. D.C.. Feb. 4. -A statement was made yesterday by James A. Doran. head of the prohibition enforcement department, that no prosecutions would be launched against those who made home brew lor their own use un-! less they attempted to sell the brew, This Is looked upon as giving offi-I eial sanction to those who wish to brew their own liquor. BROKER WILL BESENTENCED Col. Orlando Heron of Toronto IMeads Guilty to Thirteen Charges of Theft TORONTO. Feb. C Pleading guilty to thirteen charges of theft, Col. Orlando Heron, rormer neaa 01 th i4vl stock brokerage firm bear ing his name, which made an as-tonmcnt last March, was remand ed for sentence by Mr. Justice Mc- Evoy In Assise Court here yester day. BURIED IN VANCOUVER The funeral of Miss Hester Agnes nwv formerly of this city, was i,m iat Pritlav afternoon in Cen ter & Hanna's chapel at Vancouver, Rev. Thomas Wilson oincwiing. in terment was made nopwvw Burial Park. ?ST 11'! MARINER DIES John Grute of Vancouver, Aged 4C, Was Well Known Along the Coast VANCOUVER. Feb. 4-John oith 48. master mariner, well known along the coast, is dead. BROKERS !JV TO VICTORIA CROWNED WITH IS NAMED JUSTICE : Charles Evans Hushes to Succeed Former President W. II. Taft In Hhjh Bench Post WASHING TOK, Feb. 4. Presi dent Hoover yesterday nominated Charles Evans Hughes as chief Jus tice of the United States, succeeding Former President W. H. Taft. who has resigned because of ill-health. The new chief Justice- designate was secretary of state in the cabinets of Presidents Harding and Coolldge and won distinction in the field of post-war international politics. In 1910 he was un successful presidential candidate against the late Wood row Wilson. Among other public service, he has been special government prosecutor, governor of New York, and Justice of the Supreme Court. Mr. Hughes was born April 11, 1862, at Olen Faik. New York, the son of a Welsh Baptist clergyman, IM( started his law career in New Yont, city alter graduating from :o?!3fe. Me t'H has a flourishing araetto wTvew York. Asking AidFor'' ' Men Out of Work , i. J ' SEATTLE, Feb. 4. Major A. D. 1 actson. divisional commander of he Salvation Army, has made an ippeal for help for the men thrown ut of work In the state of Washington thwugh the depression In 'he lumber trade. Owing to the lisarrangemeat of the money market, there has been a very marked essening in the amount of build-ng and this has reduced the demand for lumber. Liq uidator to Carry Business Of Company On WINNIPEO. Feb. 4. Permission o carry out all existing contracts if Btoble, Forlong & Matthews Ltd.. brokerage firm which assigned last week following the Toronto disclosures, has been granted to the liquidator, W. S. Newton. EXCHANGE SECRETARY WINNIPEG. Feb. 4. James M. Murray, assistant general manager of the United Grain Growers Ltd., has been appointed secretary of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. GETS THREE MONTHS winu.m Bngiemann, who pieadeo,. guilty on two counts of cashing worthless checks, was sentenced by Judge Young in County Court this morning to three months' imprisonment, dating from the time, of his arrest last week. Another Stock Company Broke Wirgiiw Ltd. of Ottawa Assigns For I Benefit 01 creditors OTTAWA. Feb. 4. Wiggins Ltd.. stock brokers, Ottawa, has assigned "for the benefit of its creditors." It j 1 1s another of he firms which was . . . l. I 11,,. ..nM4ltnn1 ' Tftmntn 111 IHC nilOMUuiiai 4V.U11W (UHUgllb disclosures last week. SHINGLES AND LUMBER ARE ON FREE LIST WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 Cedar shingles and lumber nave been xeturnel to the free list by the Senate. Washington , attii Oregon mill operators .had sought a duty to preserve their markets from ah Invasion j of the British Columbia ' product. j ; BUYS HOME IN OTTAWA Hhtorir Residence of Sir John A. Macdonald Acquired by British Government OTTAWA, Feb. L "farns-diffr," the historic residence of Sir John A. Macdonald, has been purchased by the British government as a permanent official Ottawa residence for its hih commissioner to the Dominion, the Ottawa Citizen an-naunces. The price is believed to be approsimatrljh.SM, Sir William Clark, the British hleh commissioner, will move in about October 1 after extensive interior alterations and redec-oration have been completed. LIONS LOSE TO ESKIMOS 1 Seattle Wa Able Last Nitht for First Time to Defeat" Vancou ver on Latter's Ice VANCOUVER. Feb. 4. Led by Jack Walker, the Seattle Eskimos eJuded a two-year Jinx here last A. Hudson will take place tomor-nlght and scored a victory over row at 2 p jn. from the parlors of Uie Vancouver Lions. It was the the B. C. Undertakers, Canon first time since the reorganization Rushbrook officiating.- of the Pacific Coast Hockey League that Seattle was able to defeat the j VANCOUVER WHEAT Lions on Vancouver ice. The victory . put the Eskimos within striking dls- j VANCOUVER, Feb. 4. Wheat was tance of the league leaders. The score was 2 to l. Naval Disarmament Enters Upon Era Over Means LONDON, Feb. 4 The has entered upon an era of compromise. The French com-nromise between the two methods of limiting navies has been modified. The British have prepared another compromise sort of counter-proposal. Roughly speaking, the French and Italians still lean to a globalist view of allotting each nation a maximum tonnaire to be divided into classes 0f vesSels according to that Americans and Japanese lean to ward the categorical views which strictly define total tonnage in each class and size of ships and guns in that class". The conference met today In committee of the whole and heads of the respective five delegations held separate meetings elsewhere. The discussion: was afterwards described as frank, with reservations to a certain extent being made by all countries, w. Rebbin, pleading guilty to a charge of drunkenness, was fined $25, with option of thirty days Im- prisonment, by Magl&tralo McCly- mont. in city pomce court mis morning. LEGISLA 77 EVIDENCE IN OPIf IM f A I Part of Crown Testimony Ajalnst Kem Sun Wong Was Heard This Morning Part of the crown evidence was heard by Magistrate McClymont, In 'city police court this morning, in the case of Kem Sun Wong, pro- prletor of the West End Cafe, who is charged with having opium In his possession. Police officers told of the raid they made a week ago on the premises of accused, as a result of which they discovered tins of prepared opium in the hen coop to the rear of the restaurant. Edward Chungkee acted as interpreter in the case, which was adjourned until tomorrow morning. E. F. Jones is acting as prosecutor, while L. W. Patmore Is defence counsel. Accused Is at liberty on $4000 ball. EFFORT TO MONARCHY Alpbonso of Spain Assumes Role of Dictator During Troublesome Times ' LONDON, Feb. 4. Despatches from Spain state there has been a movement there to overthrow the monarchy and set up a republic. King Alphonso has assumed the role of dictator and temporarily at least the effort had been suppressed. FUNERAL NOTICE The tuneral 01 the late Eflwarc quoted on the local exchange today at si.zza. Conference of Compromise of Ship Limitation naval disarmament conference nation's desires. The British, TORONTO STOCKS Tuesday, Feb. 4 Amulet, 1.70. 1.71. Dome, 8.15, 8.25. Holllnger. 5.75, 5.8Q. Howie. 1.04, 1.05. Hudson Bay L75 JJtW.t Falconb'ridge, 5.30, 535. Int. Nickel, 38.75. 38.95. Imperial Oil, 23.50. 25.75. t-; Mining Corporation. 2.95, 2.98. Mclntyre. 17.80. 18.00. Noranda, 41.60, 42.00. Nlpisslng, 1.75, 1.85. Sherrltt Oordon, 3.01. 3.02. Sudbury Basin, 4.70. 4.75. Teck Hughes, 655, 6.30. Treadwell Yukon, 6.50, 6.75. Highway Construction Here This Year Promised by Government; Other Concessions Made To City Park Sites to Be Turned Over; Larger Premises for Public Library; Cabinet Firm' in Refusal to Allow Log Export Reporting on his trip last week to provincial government headquarters in Victoria to take up a number of matters on behalf of the city, Mayor C. H. Orme informed the council last night that he had been assured by Hon. N. S. Lougheed, minister of public works, and other members' of the cabinet that it had been settled upon to proceed with construction this year of the Skeena River highway eastward from Prince Rupert and that the amount of work to be done would be limited. only by the amount of money available. Further word, the mayor said, was expected Irom Mr. Lougheed within, the next few days. Meantime, there need be no fear that nothing would be done in 1930, as far as local highway construction was concerned. The 'rnaybr met with gratifying ficcess in practically all matters e'tobk up In Victoria and the an nouncement he was able to make regarding the road was only one item. In his report lie told the council that the government would; oe pleased, as soon as uie property was transferred to It by the Cana dian National Railways, to turn over to the citv some fortv acres of tynd along Hays, Creek Just west of McClymont Park which was de-ired for further park development. and surrounding Lake Oliver on the Kalen Island road, which the Parks Board sought, was also to be given by the government to the City. The mayor further announced that the government was agreeable io allowing the use of the building on the old court house grounds for the housing of the public library. Placing of Uils downtown block on the market was to be considered by the government this summer. A further announcement made by his worship was to the effect that the government had already passed an account to remunerate the city for the building of cement sidewalks around the old court hou.se block. The money would be paid over as soon as the necessary order-ln-councll could be put through. In only one matter did the mayor faU to gain his point.. That-was with regard to the question of log exports from this district. The minister of lands had told him that the present government, as the former had been, was opposed to export of logs. While in Victoria, Mayor Orme was asked by the management of , the Port Simpson Hospital to request assistance toward tru rebuilding of the power house there which wa recently destroyed by j fire. The government had agreed! to make a grant of $500. Aid. Brown thought that the ma yor was deserving of congratulation j ln view of the success of his ma - 1 slon. Aid. Collart agreed with this 1 Jtnd the appreciation of the council was expressed in a formal vote of 1 hu AM Pillion QtlH . seconded by Aid. Linzey. Lindbergh Has a j Narrow Escape, SUCCESS FRASER MILL MEN WORKING Moderation of Weather Conditions Permits Resumption of Activity NEW WESTMINSTER, Fib. 4. About a thousand men went back to work yesterday when most of t6etorflt?alcmgv the Fraser River resumed operations following a tie-up caused by winter weather con ditions. According to T. H. Wilkinson, secretary-treasurer of the British Columbia Lumber & Shingle Manufacturers' Association, general conditions in the lumber industry remain somewhat depressed. The de cision of the United States senate to retain shingles and lumber on the free list, however, lends some encouragement to the situation. RADIO CHIEF PASSES AWAY 11. F. Corrivieu of Fachena Wireless Station Dead In Vancouver VANCOUVER, Feb. 4. H. F. Oor--ivleu, aged 34. for a long time a member of the staff of the direction finding wireless station at Paehena Point. Is dead. At Uie trme of his death he was chief operator of Pachena station. The late Mr. Corrivteu was wU (known to II. D. Tee, chief operator of the Dlgby Island' station here. They worked together several years ago at Bull Harbor station. U. S. Delegation Favors British LONDON. Feb. 4. The American delegation to the five-power conference on naval affairs now sitting in London favor the British stand for dividing the tonnaite Into five categories Instead of six as pro- posed by France. n . . jeCrClary IO V Liquor Board : , Died Monday VANCOUVER, Feb. 4. Richard Hose, aged 48, Victoria, secretary to ! the Liquor Control Board, died ye- TEBEC. Cal.. Feb. 4. When CoL.terday Charles Lindbergh manoeuvred a I crippled plane in the air yesterday VESSEL IN TROUBLE and brought it safely down here,. ' he landed smiling and not at all , VICTORIA, Feb. 4. Last evening iipnet by the fact tho,t he had been the John C. Klrkpatrlck was report-flirting with death for the past few ed damaged and limping toward moments. 'Puget Sound.