66
Taxi
She
Boston.
Grill
LAUUE
CAKARET
The
rrllabld
day
and
nlrLt
Bpecltl
Dinners
TOundtra
and
TUB
ON1.V
BOC.
VA
HE
AS
Baturdaya
IN
111
I'fcllT.
fall
M
for
aalck
.
'.,.
tandD
Eirry
Saturday
Nlrbt,
S
to
U
Try
It
nl
joa
trill
be
plrawd
'
Dine
RiU
for
Hire
AtcommodtUoiu
for
Private
Parties
HAVE
ZHXE.
Prep.
-
Tnc
naiwri
J
i
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PHONE
457
Vol.
XXI.,
I00J
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
APRIL
29,
1930
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
G.
M.
M.
FINANCES
MUCH
Net
Loss
on
Of
Fleet
.
If
T
t
f
1
Aosvncc
oi
iimjor
ivcciacniS
Fleet
Last
Year
Seven
Ships
Sold
OTTAWA,
April
29:
Reduction
of
net
loss
and
nriptiff
of
major
accidents
to
the
ships
of
the
fleet
were
features
of
a
report
covering
1929
operations
of
the
Canadian
Government
Merchant
Marine
which
was
tabled
in
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday.
The
fleet
now
consists
of
31
ves-i
i
1
i
i
i
seis.
seven
navintr
neen
so
a
ourinir
tho
war
nnmoiv
ra.
"
nadian
Fisher.
Canadian
Forester.
Canadian
Tmnnnr
Pn.
nadian
Rancher.
Canadian
Rover.
Canadian
flhsprvnr
tnA
Canadian
Coaster.
Operating
revenue
showed
a
decrease!
of
$761,069
from
1928
and
operating
expenses
were
de-'
creased
by
$1,071,245.
The
net
loss
was
$878,907
as
com-!
pared
with
a
net
loss
in
1928
of
$1,299,083.
The
total
book'
loss
was
$5,928,758
as
atramst
'
i
CJ
SPEED
URGED
ON
CONGRESS
President
Hoover
Asks
For
Quicker
Action
on
Law
Enforcement
Measures
WASHINGTON,
D.O;
April
It:-
cisurcs
now
before
the
two
legis-
'w'c
wum,
uiiuiiK
uicdc
wric
win
-.
a
t
a
i
s
a
a
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nrAh
h
tlnn
in
in
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nr
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im
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a.
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m-m
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a
m
m.M
&
at
.m
IS
ROBBED
Tour
Tlinntnnil
rtnllar
Takrn
Itr
Ilandlls
at
Windsor,
Ontario,
Yesterday
WINDSOR,
April
29:
Two
ban-
,
.
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a
a
a
a
a
a
a
ii
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in
nn
nnn
-rm
rirtri
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natEiiuuac
n
if
uaiuuutai
uitu
lien
nn
t
n
as
nnmyi
m
niaiu
ma
h
n
i
ii
i
in
na
i
mi.'an
rn
niva
nmii
sail
n"r-
.thhIIa.
j
11..
a.wi..a
JiiiiJiii-f
in
Lilt"
ri
UHit-i
v.
American
bandits
are
suspected.
PEN
MOTS
QUELLED
COLUMBUS.
Ohio.
April
29:
penitentiary
here
ended
yesterday
when
military
forces
were
called
In
and
riots
were
quelled.
CARD
OF
THANKS
Mr
and
Mrs.
Robert
McCulloch,
Terrace.
B.C.,
take
this
medium
of
thanking
their
many
friends
for
the
kindness
and
sympathy
In
their
recent
bereavement.
FISH
SALES
SUMMARY
American
112.000
Dounds.
10.8c.
and
5c
11.8c.
and
6c.
I
Canadian
37,500,
9.5c.
and
5c.
anj
9.8c.
and
5c.
'.
AMERICAN
I
Paclflc,
38,000,
Booth,
10.6c
and
5c
Atlantic.
27.000.
Cold
Storlage,
'
10,7c
and
5c.
,
1
Portlock.
33.000.
Pacific
10.6c
and
5c
Reliance,
0,000,
Atlln,
11.8c
and
5c
Remus,
Cold
Storage,
11.7c
and
6c
CANADIAN
Embfo,
14.000,
Atlln,
9.8c"
and
5c,
Clipper
II..
8.00Q.
Toodic.
,7.000.
and
Helge
II.,
8,500,
'
Cold
6tora8e-
y.sc
and
5c.
Overation
i
Is
Decreased
.
.
.
.
Also
lie
ned
(Jovernmpnt
n
w
wwb
ilMttW
T
S
V-SLA
157.545.525
thp
vpar
nrpvinns
T
f
J
"
m
'
sV
v
waas
CANADIAN
MISSIONARY
ESCAPES
FROM
CHINA
PEIPINO.
ApriL
29:
C.
A.
1
Drldgeman,
Canadian
mission-
ary
of
Winona,
Ont.,
and
a
Chinese
native
pastor,
who
were
captured
by
bandits
on
April
15
last,
have
escaped
and
are
now
en
route
from
Chans-
sha,
apparently
little
the
worse
for
their
experiences.
.....
.
roxen
Sails
on
thursday
Good
Progress
Being
Made
With
Loading-
of
Prince
Rupert's
First
Grain
Ship
of
Season
Good
progress
Is
being
made
at
the
local
elevator
with
the
loading
of
the
Swedish
steamer
Roxen.
Prince
Rupert's
first
grain
ship
of
the
season,
and
the
vessel
will
probably
get
away
on
Thursday
with
a
full
cargo
for
the
United
Kingdom
or
Continent.
The
Roxen's
first
call
after
leaving
Prince
Rupert
will
be
at
Los
Angeles
where
she
will
take
on
a
party
of
passengers
for
Europe.
Oood
weather
yesterday
afternoon
enabled
a
good
day's
work
to
be
done
In
loading
the
vessel.
Olof
Olsen
Is
Laid
to
Rest
Funeral
This
Afternoon
of
Man
Who
Broke
His
Back
Last
Summer
on
Q.C.I.
The
funeral
of
Jons
Olof
Olsen,
who
succumbed
at
the
end
of
last
week
In
the
Prince
Rupert
Oeneral
Hospital
to
the
effects
of
an
injury
last
summer
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
when
his
back
was
broken,
took
place
this
afternoon
at
2:30.
After
a
service
In
St.
Paul's
Lutheran
Church,
with
Rev.
John
iinnaon
officiating,
interment
was
made
in
Falrvlew
Cemetery.
There
was
a
large
attendance
of
friends
at
the
church
service.
Peter
Lien
presided
at
the
organ
and
the
congregation
sang
the
hymn
"A-
sleep
In
Jesus.
Blessed
Sleep."
Mrs.
j.
ii,
Hanson
and
Mrs.
Dryndahl
san
as
a
vocal
duct
"Out
of
the
Ivory
Palaces.''
pallbearers
were
k.
"a".
J.
arson,
John
Bergman,
a.
wick,.
Fenneu
i
and
a
,
union
steamer
cataia,
capt.
a.
E.
Dickson,
returned
to
port
at
ii
o'clock
this
morning
ujoj
8teart..a??5""fn2S
XthuTfternoon
for
Van-
SL
2
VI
'Ii
DRAMATIC
MOMENT
VANCOUVER
COURT
Dunning
Budget
Is
Expected
To
Be
Brought
Down
inHouse
of
Commons
On
This
Thursday
OTTAWA,
April
29:
The
speed
with'
-which
the
bill
sanctioning
the
return
of
natural
Resources
to
Manitoba
passed
the
House
of
Commorfe
last
evening
makes
Thursday
almost
a
certainty
as
the
date
when
Hon.
Charles
A.
Dunning,
minister!
of
finance
will
bring
down
his
budget.
It
is
Uhdersfopd
that
the
minister
of
finance
has
his
budget
speech
practically
ready
and
is
anxious
to
deliver
it
on
Thursday
if
Unless
some
unexpected
obstacle
develops,
the
bills
returning
natural
resources
to
Alborta
and
Saskatchewan
will
have
received
their
third
readings
by
tonight's
closing
or
at
the
latest
on
Wednesday
which
will
leave
the
decks
clear
for
the
budget
on
Thursday.
AMENDMENT
ON
DIVORCE
Proposal
of
J.
S.
Woodsworth,
Labor
Member,
Accepted
in
House
Yesterday-.
OTTAWA,
April
29:
An
amendment
moved
by
J.
8.
Woodsworth.
Labor
member
for
Winnipeg
North
Centre,
postponing
consideration
of
certain
private
divorce
bills
until
May
12
was
carried
In
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
by
a
majority
of
21
votes.
Yeas
numbered
51
and
nays.
33.
Prince
William
Sailing
Delayed
Canadian
National
Steamship
of
ficers
announced
late
this
after
noon
that
the
steamer
Prince
Wil
liam
will
not
sail
on
her
maiden
trip
to
the
Islands
until
late
Thursday
afternoon.
This
Is
so
that
she
may
make
connections
with
the
Prince
Charles
which
is
coming
north
tomorrow
night
and
may
give
local
merchants
time
tq
make
shipments
on
her
after
the
orders
arrive.
The
Weather
Dominion
Telegip;i
Service
Prince
Rupert
Cloudy,
calm,
temperature,
36.
Port
Simpson
Part
cloudy,
calm
44.
Haysport
Part
cloudy,
calm,
44.
Terrace
Cloudy,
calm,
46.
Rosswood
Cloudy,
calm,
44.
Alyansh
Cloudy,
calm,
38.
Alice
Arm
Cloudy,
calm,
44.
Stewart
Cloudy,
calm,
44.
Hazelton
Cloudy,
windy,
46.
Vanderhoof
clear,
calm,
40.
Quesnel
Clear,
calm.
Imperial
Legislation:
Sought
In
Order
to
Validate
Return
of
Western
Natural
Resources
OTTAWA.
AnHl
20:
Tho.
xious
,
.
to
brjng
tjefbre
the
British
Parliament
at
as
earjy
rtc!M
fVin
mmafSnn
f
fV,o
vofuxn
nf
ofWol
resources
to
the
western
nrnvinces.
It
is
maintninpd
that
this
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
the
government
decided
to
legislation
sanctioning
agreements
with
Manitoba,
Saskatchewan,
Alberta
and
British
Columbia
throutrh
the
House
of
Commons
before
deciding
to
bring
down
the
budget.
The
British
covernment
will
be
asked
to
amend
certain
Imperial
statutes
in
of
the
resources.
(PRISONERS
GOT
AWAY
En,land-
8011
r
Samuel
and
Charles
;
Keating-were
Jail
Break
Tod
From
fit
Lockon
com-.
u7
T
v
B
tnr.k.
a
member
of
the
London
I
77
.
i
mittpd
for
trial
on
rharirM
rf
at
in
Vancouver
One
of
Two
RecantAred-
VANCOUVER,
April
29:
Two
prisoners
Jack
Sieman.
awaiting
extradition
to
the
United
States
for
alleged
violation'
of
the
Narcotic
Act,
and
Charles
Brown,
charged
with
breaking
and
-
entering
and
auto
theft
escaped
from
the
city
jail
this
morning
about
6:30
by
sawing
the
bars
in
the
rest
corri
dor
and
sliding
is
feet
on
a-
rope
made
oi
blankets.
-
Sieman
wias
recaptured
near
the
jail
soon
afterwards
but
Brown
made
a
complete
getaway.
Phone
Surplus
in
Month
March
During
the
month.
of
March
the.
'
municipal
telephone
department
showed
a
surplus
of
$1133.78,
It
was
'
reported
to
the
city
council
last
night
by
the
superlncnden,
Samuel
!
Massey.
Expenditures
amounted
to
$2,658.42
while
earnings
totalled
$3,79250.
Mining
Mentto
:
Leave
Here
For
New
Taku
Field
A
number
of
prospectors
and
mining
men
will
be
sailing
from
here
tomorrow
morning
on
the
Princess
Alice
for
the
new
Taku
River
mineral
field.
Navigation
on
the
Taku
Is
expected
to
open
within
the
next
week
or
so.
.
fpd(?rnl
iTnvcrnTnfntvia,
nn.
order
to
validate
the
return
B0ST0CK
IdUUAU;
Speaker
of
Canadian
Senate
Ex
pires
at
His
Home
at
Monte
Creek
Last
Night
BRIEF
ILLNESS
Came
to
British
Columbia
n
1893
and
Had
Brilliant
Political
Career
KAMLOOPS.
April
29:
r-
Hon.Shere
vesterdav.
After
William
Siprrmnnrl
Vmrf
haan
m
i?h7n!d
che
f
h0!,dine
up
d
robbi"e
'home
at
Monte
Creek
nar
here
last
!
branch
of
the
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
here
of
$2300
on
De-niTht.
nraemi
bini
the
cauw
of
cember
24,
Humphries,
who
was
a
spectator
in
the
court-death.
He
had
been
unconscious
for
room,
walked
over
to
the
barristers
table
and
placed
his
some
hours,
having
grown
gradu-
arm
around
the
accused's
shoulder.
I.
R.
A.
C.
Jones,
star
ally
worse
since
his
arrival
home
on
witness
for
the
crown,
turned
as
he
u
L.j
Saturday
irom
Ottawa
wnen
ne
naa
was
about
to
leave
the
room
and
to
be
assisted
from
the
train.
Mrs.
glanced
at
Humphries.
"Why,
that's
Bostock.
his
two
sons
and
three
,
the
other
hold-up
man!"
Jones
ex-daughters
were
with
him
at
the
claimed.
Detective's
immediately
end-
mlaced
Humphries
under
arrest
on
The
late
Hon.
Hewitt
Bostoclc
wa
born
on
Mir
31.
1881
nt
The
.Hermitase.
Walton
Heath.
Surrey.
Stock
Exchange.
andhU
wife.
Ma.itempted
robbery
with
violence
in
tlon
Bostock.
only
daughter
of
W.
connection
with
an"
unsuccessful
t.
uur,
mjj.
ite
entered
Trinity
hold-up
of
a
-ranch
of
the
Cana-College.
Cambridge.
In
1882.
gradu-
dlan
Bank
of
commerce
on
Anrll
11.
ating
with
distinction
In
the
Mathematical
Tripos
In
1885.
He
was
called
to
the
Bar
at
Lincoln's
Inn
in
1888,
but
never
practised.
The
late
Senator
was
elected
to
the
House
of
Commons
and
sum
moned
to
the
Senate
In
1904.
He
became
Liberal
leader
of
the
Senate
in
1914
and,
upon
formation
of
the
;KIng
cabinet
in
1921,
became
xnln-.lstcr
of
public
works
for
a
few
months.
Later
he
was
appointed
The
funeral
will
probably
place
on
Thursday
from'the
family
hnm
at
Mont
Crppk
Plirhl
miles
east
of
here.
Summit
Avenue
People
to
Pay
For
Own
Sewer
Permission
was
given
by
ihe
city
council,
on
recommendation
of
the
board
of
works,
last
night
to
property
owners
near
the
corner
of
Sixth
Avenue
and
Taylor
Street
to
make
temporary
sewer
connection
with
th
existing
temporary
sewer,
subject
to
connecting
with
permanent
system
when
constructed,
ti
their
own
cost.
Speaking
briefly
to
the
recommendation,
Aid.
Pillsbury
explained
that
the
board
of
works
had
seen
no
reason
to
object
If
the
property
owners
wished
to
put
In
the
sewer
at
their
own
expense.
Residents
of
this
particular
part
of
town
have
been
seeking
sewer
connection
for
years.
WINNIPEG
ALDERMAN
EJECTED
LAST
NIGHT
AT
COUNCIL
MEETING
WINNIPEG.
April
29:Al-derman
Vf.
fi.
Konlsnyk,
leader
of
the
Communist
party
in
Canada,
was
last
night
ejected
from
the
city
council
chamber
by
a
special
constable
after
being
charged
with
uttering'
certain
alleged
misleading
statements
branded
as
"lies"
concerning
Aid.
Slmpkln,
chairman
of
the
unemploy
ment
committee.
'
IMPROV
Alleged
Hold-up
Man
A
iJ
.mi
eait:u
in
Ksiiuuiut;
As
Greeting
Comrade
Star
Witness
For
Crown
in
Royal
Bank
Robbery
Identifies
Companion
of
William
Siegmund
VANCOUVER,
April
29:
A
friend's
farewell
to
a
man
who
had
just
been
committed
for
trial
cost
Ralph
Hum-uhries
his
freedom
in
a
dramatic
mnmpnt
in
nnli
fp
rmirf.
a
charge
of
robbery
with
violence,
Three
other
allege(1
hold-up
men
a.
Erlekson.
Jamis
UcKwa
POLICING
FINANCES
Provincial
Government
Would
Have
Flat
Rate
Rather
Than
For-
tlon
of
Fines
Mayor
C.
H.
Orme
made
a
prellm-
Inary
verbal
report
to
the
city
coun-
,cU
last
night
on
a
conference
he
nad
been
requested
to
have
With
Col.
J.
H.
McMullln,
commissioner
of
provincial
police,
regarding
policing
costs
in
this
city.
Actual
figures
would
be
forwarded
later
by
the
commissioner,
the
mayor
stated.
The
books
of
the
department,
the
mayor
explained,
showed
that
It
cost
about
$12,000
per
year
to
police
this
city.
The
city
paid
the
government
$10,000
per
year
for
police
work
and.
In
addition,
the
govern
ment
received
one-third
of
the
fines.
For
the
llscal
year
ending
March
31.
1928,
the
government
had
side
of
Second
Avenue
between
the
actually
lost
about
$81
on
the
pollc-
Bank
of
Commerce
and
McCutch-ing
of
this
city
while
it
was
ahead
eon's
Drug
Store,
and
of
the
paving
about
a
similar
amount
last
year.
I
of
Ambrose
Avenue.
The
costs
are
The
commissioner
had
informed
him,
the
mayor
stated,
that
the
department
had
no
desire
of
making
a
profit
on
the
policing
of
the
city
and
was
not
desirous
of
collecting
fines
merely
for
the
revenue
to
be
derived
from
them.
The
department,
Indeed,
would
prefer
a
flat
rate
all
around,
the
city
taking
all
the
fines
that
were
collected.
The
matter
will
be
further
taken
!
up
by
the
council
when
the
actual
,
figures
are
received
from
the
corn-
mlssioner.
CRUSADE
FOR
CHEAP
BREAD
Vancouver
City
Council
Decides
to
Take
Action
Aralnst
Alleged
Flour
Combine
.
..
j
VANCOUVER,
April
29:
A
crusade
for
lower
bread
prices
and
for
an
investigation
Into
charges
of
alleged
combines
to
maintain
high
flour
prices
was
launched
by
the
city
council
today
when
a
civic
committee
was
named
to
hear
evidence
and
appoint
expert
assistance
to
obtain
sufficient
evidence
to
justify
application
for
a
com-'
mission
of
inquiry.
L.
PL
L...
GOOD
VIE?
OFECLIPSE
Conditions
Favorable
on'
Pacific
Coast
Yesterday
For
Observing
Phenomenon
SAN
FRANCISCO,
April
29:
Throughout
California
a
good
view
of
the
eclipse
of
the
sua
was
btiHi
tained
yesterday
about..1Mi-A'nloefc..,fi
in
the
mornlngj
In
somecpartraf
s
the
state
thercwere
clouds
hiiAhfloiii
morning
and
In
other
parts
reUsi
,,
but
all
these
cleared
away
In
time
for
the
eclipse
to
be
seen.
Astronomers
who
had
gathered
to
witness
the
phenomena
were
much
pleased
with
the
conditions.
Other
states
up
the
coast
also
reported
conditions
favorable.
Debentures
to
Be
Floated
to
Pay
For
Public
Works
The
city
council
last
night
passed
bylaws
providing
for
the
floating
of
debentures
to
pay
the
cost
under
local
improvement
of
concrete
sidewalks
on
the
south
side
of
Third
Avenue
between
Sixth
and
Seventh
Streets
and
on
the
south
$3027.50,
$6,554
and
$15,470
respectively.
Death
Presumed
Capt.
Hinchcliffe
Lost
2
Years
Ago
LONDON,
April-29:
Mrs.
Hinchcliffe,
wife
of
Captain
Hinchcliffe,
whose
plane,
left
on
a
flight
across
the
AtlanUc
two
yefers
ago
and
who
never
arrived
on
this
side,
was
yesterday
given
leave
by
the
courts
to
presume
the
death
of
her
husband,
thus
legalizing
her
widowhood.
She
will
now
have
a
right
to
marry
again
and
also
to
administer
the
estate
of
her
late
husband.
;
Uil
,
T.
J.
Thorpe,
Alice
Arm
prospector,
arrived
In
tha
city
on
the
Cataia
this
""Tning
from
the
north.
TOMORROW'S
TIDES
p
Wednesday
April
30,
1930
High
2.00
am.
22.1
ft.
14.55
pjn.
19.0
ft.
Low
.
8.43
ajn.
2.0
ft.
20.45
p!m.
6.5
ft.