SURPRISES
IN
HOCKEY
Fittsbunh
Pirates
Win
First
Victory
in
Long
Time;
Ottawa,
Mont-
real,
Toronto
Win
Easily
TORONTO.
Feb.
2
The
leg-weary
f")
.
,
,.n
rrr
Tll'.tl
llnnrlpa
fall
trl
Un
to
the
concerted
rushes
of
the
frc
.ii
Toronto
team
Saturday
eve
;
...
.....m
Hit
UVHKUb-
I
With
Abbie
Cox
of
the
Windsor!.
'
,
.
.
.
,
tv,
.
given
in
his
honor
at
the
Ontario
,,
,
.,,
Ir.
rnational
League
team
starring.
"
.
.
..
.
.
.
in
u;.
net
behind
an
almost
perfect
prominent
C,Ito'
SSflZE
oW
pohU-
defence.
Montreal
Maroon,
took
a
onc-sidcd
victor
ltel0
vled
w,ln
Liberals
in
saying
nice
v.
rir
im,riMn,
t,
wT;
things
about
the
new
high
cotnmls-Tl.rilltng
..u.u
8000
fans
with
the
great-
.""
,V
,
.,,
y.ni,
sioner.
Mr.
Larkin
had
been
a
leaa-
e
.-t.vi.iMti..
.t
exhibition
ti,...
they
i,.,,.
hayc
shown
ttit.
this
and
he
Ottawa
Senators
defeated
season,
(
one
of
tne
of
thc
Qn.
uic
mnaaiens.
I
Pittsburgh
Pi
rates
scored
their
first
victory
In
a
long
time
by
beating
Detroit.
I
Saturday's
scores:
I
1
Canadlens
1,
Ottawa
4.
New
York
Americans
2,
Mont-
real
7
Chicago
0,
Toronto
6.
Detroit
2,
Pittsburgh
3.
I
)
Oil
Promoters
;
i
rri
j
pi
1
j
1
0
15e
Lhar
2ed
!
Two
Slock
Saleswoman
in
Edmon
ton
Unable
to
Fay
Hotel
Bills
EDMONTON.
Jan.
31
Charges
ai
ainst
certain
oil
stock
promoters,
at
present
not
named,
may
be
laid
in
this
city
as
a
result
of
police
investigations
Into
the
cases
of
two
Ctl
stock
saleswomen
who
were
unable
to
pay
heavy
hotel
bills.
The
girls
were
taken
before
crown
officials
Saturday
for
ques-tionlns
in
regard
to
their
oil
sales
activities
and
it
is
believed
that
charges
against
oil
stock
promoters
way
be
laid
as
a
result,
under
thc
Security
Frauds
Prevention
Act
of
Alberta.
Conference
at
London
Clears
Up
Preliminaries
LONDON,
Feb.
3-
The
third
week
of
the
deliberations
of
the
naval
disarmament
conference
opens
today
with
the
preliminary
wrk
of
the
gathering
cleared
away
and
with
every
possibility
of
momentous
action
being
taken
by
thc
live
great
naval
powers
and
associated
groups.
ENGLISH
CUP
REPLAY
vainuuuvkk,
Feb.
3.
In
an
English
Cup
fourth
round
reDlav
to
day.
Mlddlesboro,
scored
one
goal
ana
charlcton
Athletic
nil
after
extra
time.
Larkin
This
Morning
the
Salada
Tea
Co.
of
Canada
Ltd
He
was
a
staunch
Liberal
in
politics
and
a
life-long
friend
of
the
late
Sir
Wilfrid
Laurier.
Dorn
in
Montreal
on
May
18,
185t,
Hon.
Mr.
Larkin
was
in
his
66th
year
when
appointed
by
the
Mackenzie
King
government
at
Ottawa
to
the
j
position
of
Canadian
high
commis-
j
sloncr
in
London.
He
was
made
a
privy
councillor
shortly
after
re-
ceivlng
this
appointment.
A
re-
j
markable
demonstration
of
the.
Warily
of
Mr.
Larkin
s
.appoint-
ment
to
the
commlsslonershlp
was
given
on
Saturday
night,
March
4,
nnn
.
,
,
.
,
tario
Club,
a
Liberal
organization,
but
there
was
nothing
of
a
political
,
nature
about
this
farewell
dinner
It
was
simply
a
happy
gathering
of
friends
and
admirers
of
the
man
chosen
to
succeed
Sir
George
Perley
In
the
high
commlsslonershlp,
Sir
George's
resignation
having
follow-,ed
the
change
in
government
at
Ottawa.
Hon.
Peter'C.
Larkin
was
educated
in
hie
native
city
of
Montreal
and
In
Toronto,
he
having
removed
to
the
latter
city
when
quite
young.
Ills
parents
were
Canadians,
nence
it
was
not
surprising
that
the
future
high
commissioner
developed
an
In
tense
Canadlantsm
as
well
as
being
a
warm
admirer
of
Imperial
institutions.
He
entered
business
as
a
tea
merchant
early
in
life
and
became
one
of
the
most
prominent
whole-
j
salers
in
the
tea
line
on
the
North
American
continent.
He
was
bead
of
the
firm
of
P.
C.
Larkin
it
Co,
(Continued
on
page
two.)
ELECTED
TRUSTEE
W.
It.
McAfee
Given
Acclamation
to
School
Board
Vacancy
There
being
no
other
nominations.
Weldon
Robert
McAfee,
accountant,
was
declared
elected
by
acclamation
today
to
fill
the
one-year
vacancy
on
the
board
of
school
trustees
caused
oy
me
resignation
of
William
Gilchrist.
Nominations
closed
at
2
o'clock
this
afternoon
with
but
the
one
candidate
enterN,
Mr.
McAfee
was
proposed
by
James
H.
Thompson
and
seconded
by
Dr.
L.
W.
Kergln.
United
States
To
Meet
Canada
In
Opening
of
American
Zone
Davis
Cup
Tennis
This
Year
PARIS.
Feb.
2.
The
United
States
will
meet
Canada
in
the
opening
American
zone
contest
of
the
Davis
Cup
tennis
competition
this
year.
The
official
draw
was
made
today.
s
MAKING
COMMISSIONER,
LONDON,
Died
Today
Hen
P
C
La
arkin.
Canadian
high
commissioner
ut
London
,
BRONFMAN
NOT
FREE
I
Millionaire
nitil!rr
Falls
In
His
Appeal
For
Discharge
From
Custody
OTTAWA.
Feb.
3.
Mr.
Justice
Duff,
in
the
Supreme
Court,
of
Can
ada
today,
dismissed
the
appUoa-1
tlon
for
discharge
from
custody
of
Harry
Bronfman,
millionaire
distil
ler
of
Montreal.
Bronfman
had
been
brought
back
from
Jail
in
Re-glna.
where
he
was
bein?
held
for
trial.
His
lordship
renewed
ball
at
$20,000.
RANGERS
AND
D
Keen
Oames
Ttayed
Last
M;ht
ir
National
Hockey
League
NEW
YORK,
Feb.
3.
-For
the
first
time
this
season,
Boston
Bruins
and
New
York
Rangers
battled
to
an
j
extra
time
draw
last
night.
It
was
tbe
first
time
in
ten
games
that
the
Rangers
made
a
point
against
the
Bruins.
At
Detroit
the
Chicago
Black
Hawks
rode
rough
shod
over
the
i
Cougars.
30
penalties
attesting
to
roughness,
The
Hawks
outclassed
the
Cats.
The
scores
were:
Boston
3,
New
York
lungers
3,
(overtime).
Chicago
4,
Detroit
1.
Much
Gasoline
Sold
California
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Feb.
3.
An
astounding
quantity
of
gasoline
was
sold
In
this
state
last
year.
No
less
than
550,000,000
gallons
was
used
by
autos
and
trucks
during
1929.
CHIIiF
JUSTICE
RESIGNED
TODAY
'
.
WASHINGTON,
Feb.
3.
Ex-
President
William
Howard
Toft
resigned
today
as
chief
luatlce
of
tne
unitea
stales.
mi
i
iniuiLiuii
ilia
ai.uiaBa
which
has
been
far
from
good
j.
i.hoi.PvMt.nhArnKnnn.
-mu
r'nr
hi.
nrtinn
in
m,itrn-
.
T
4
DIED
AFTER
OPERATION
Young
Edmonton
Winn
an
Succumbs
as
Result
of
Towel
Being
Left
In
Cody
EDMONTON,
Feb.
3.
That
Mrs.
Run
Oteen.
aged
27,
died
at
the
General
Hospital
on
January
29
as
a
result
of
a
t6wel
measuring
sixteen
by
twentysx
indies
being
left
in
her
body
following
an
operation
performed
on
January
26
in
the
hcpliai
here
was
the
finding
of
a
ct
-oner's
Jury
which
investigated
the
death.
The
attending
physician:;
Dr.
H.
Bf
Chatham
and
Di
A.
M.
Crawford,
were
completely
exonerated
f
roi
any
blame.
Evidence
was
po
the
effect
that
death
was
due
to
peritonitis,
resulting
from
thc
fowel
being
left
in
th
bod
v.
The
towel
was
one
which
Known
M
a
std
towel
and
meant
for
external
use
ionlv.
Miss
M.
Rivey,
nurse,
who
assisted
during
the
operation,
testified
that
she
was
responsible
for
the
check-up
before
the
surgical
wound
.,.
was
ciosea.
one
,saia
sne
aia
count
the
side
towels
as
they
w
never
used
internally
STOCKS
'Courtesy
of
S.
D.
JIMuton
Co.
Ud.l
Amulet
1.74
1.75
Dome
8.00
S.15
Falconbrldge
330
530
Holllnger
5.55
5:651
Howie
1.10
1.11
Hudson
Bay
11.75
12.30
j
Int.
Nickel
38.80
39.00
1
Mining
Corporation
..
285
j
Mclntyre
17.50
17.65
Noranda
41.05
41.45
1
Nipltslng
1.75
Shcrritt
Gordon
..
2.94
2.95
Sudbury
Basin
4.75
4.80
Teck
Hughes
6.00
6.05
i
Treadwell
Yukon
650
j
Ventures
2.65
2.69
!
Wright
Hargraves
1.90
1.95
"iPIONEER
IS
DEAD
Eawar,i
a.
Hudson
Had
Lived
In
North
Since
1891
-
L
Edward
Aaaron
Hudson,
a
pioneer
of
the
Skeena
River
district,
who
had
resided
In
the
north
since
1894,
died
suddenly
on
Saturday
morning
from
a
heart
attack
at
his
home
on
Third
Avenue
West.
He
had
been
in
falling
health
for
several
years.
Born
in
Pennsylvania,
the
late
Mr.
Hudson
was
64
years
of
age.
Before
he
became
ill,
he
followed
the
calling
of
a
fisherman
at
Port
Essington
and
also
engaged
in
other
work.
He
was
widely
known
and
esteemed
and
many
friends
will
regret
his
demise.
Deceased
ii
survived
by
his
widow
and
five
children
Leslie
Hudson
of
Stewart,
Mrs
W.
Herman
of
Port
Essington,
and
Percy.
Walter
and
Edith
Herman,
wno
live
here.
Tne;
latter
two
are
children.
Funeral
arrangements
are
In
thc
;
hands
of
thc
B.
C.
Undertakers.
CARD
OF
THANKS
Thc
Canadian
Longshoremen's
Afsociatlon
wish
to
express
their
many
thanks
for
the
sympathy
and
respect
shown
to
their
late
Brother
Thomas
Rousay
and
bereaved
famlty.
Mrs.
Thomas
Rousay
and
children.
-
Mr
Dteml
rATerracet
M
h
brought
to
the
city
on
yesterday
Wfternoon's
train
from
the
inter-
;tof
for
hospital
treatment.
She
!was
taken
from
the
train
to
the
1
hospital
In
a
stretcher.
Commander
A.
S.
M.
NichollsJ
Mur.u
6
ip
:
.
lutondent
of
Canadian
Uauona.
Sta.ii.h.ps.
Van-,
to.'.ver.
fWELL
KNOWN
BAMERB1ES
William
Forbes
Alloway
Fasted
Away
On
Sunday
WINNIPEG,
Feb.
3.
William
Forbes
'
Alloway,
aged
79,
pioneer
Western
Canada
banker,
who
be-
came
internationally
known
In
fl-
nancial
circles
and
for
his
charita-2.90
ble
endeavors,
died
on
Sunday
after
a
protracted
illness.
The
late
Mr.
Alloway
was
presl-1.79'
dent
of
Alloway
St
Champion
Ltd.
here.
He
was
born
in
Queen's
County,
Ireland,
Aug.
20,
1852,
and
came
to
Canada
as
a
child,
recelv-6.90
ing
his
education
In
the
schools
of
Montreal.
Coming
to
Winnipeg
in
1870,
he
was
for
a
few
years
in
the
transportation
business
before
taking
up
banking.
He
served
in
thc
Red
River
expedition.
The
late
Mr.
Alloway
was
for
six
years
a
member
of
the
Winnipeg
city
council
and
was
also
governor
of
the
Winnipeg
General
Hospital.
In
politics
he
was
a
Liberal.
A
widow
survives.
PROPOSAL
APPROVED
Prince
Rupert
Halibut
Boat
Owners
Decide
Not
to
Start
Fish-In;
Until
.March
1
The
Canadian
Halibut
Vessel
Owners'
Association,
meeting
here
yesterday
afternoon,
decided
to
fall
in
line
with
Seattle,
Vancouver,
Ketehl'kan,
Petersburg.
Juneau,
and
other
ports
and
not
commence
halibut
fishing
operations
this
year
until
March
i
Tms
decision
whs
made
unanimously.
It
was
decided,
however,
that
the
boats
should
be
held
in
readiness
to
proceed
to
the
banks
should
the
fishermen
from
any
of
the
other
ports
violate
this
"gentlemen's
agreement."
which
is
designed
to
govern
all
halibut
fishermen
on
the
entire
coast.
There
wcte
about
forty
boat
owners
present
at
yesterday's
meet
ing.
Capt.
Dan
Larsen,
president1
...
.
,
I
I
-
L
-
1
I
01
me
association,
wus
in
me
cuuir.
CARD
OF
THANKS
ir..
m
Vf
Dmiuu
nnrf
family
I
desire
to
thank
their
many
friends'
for
thc
kind
expressions
of
sym-''
pathy
and
floral
tributes
received
In
their
bereavement.
PROGRE
.
1
TOMORROW'S
TIDES
SB
If
Boston
Grill
Tuesday,
February
?
v
LARGE
CABARET
Tiit-h
4.57
a
.
ll
SpeclU
Dinner
Thursdays
uid
Saturdays
17.13
7
0ndu
Every
BnvrUj
M(bt,
to
12
Low
11.15
.
"
Dine
L
a
for
Bin
Aooomn-odatkmi
(or
Prlrstc
Pirtlca
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
F-IIO.SE
457
v
-
Vol.
XXI..
No.
28.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
MONDAY,
FEB.
3,
1930
miCE
FIVE
CENTS
NAVAL
CANADIAN
HIGH
Hon.
Peter
Charles
Passed
Away
After
Fortnight's
Illness
LONDON,
Feb,
3(
Hon.
Peter
Charles
Larkin,
aed
73,
Canadian
high
commissioner
at
London
since
1922,
died
here
early
today
following
a
sudden
heart
attack.
He
had
been
confined
to
his
bed
for
a
fortnight
following
his
return
from
The
Hague
reparations
conference.
Mr.
Larkin
was
often
referred
to
as
"The
Tea
King
of
America,"
having
been
one
of
the
most
prominent
wholesale
tea
merchants
on
that
continent.
He
was
head
of
the
firm
of
P.
.
C.
Larkin
it
Co.,
of
Toronto
and
or
l
DIES
SUDDENLY
British
Delegates
Submit
Compromise
Plan
in
Matter
Of
Sea
Power
Categories
LONDON,
Feb.
3.
The
British
delegation
today
formulated
and
circulated
to
other
five-power
naval
conference
delegations
a
counter
proposal
to
the
French
tonnage
plan
which
viV.
be
submitted
in
full
to
the
conference
tomorrow.
The
counter
proposal
was
described
as
another
move
forward
toward
a
compromise
and
agreement
for
the
limitation
of
navies.
The
British
plan
recognizes
the
ultimate
necessity
of
the
five
great
sea
powers
fixing
a
total
tonnage
for
each
navy..
This
la
In
rnmnlete
mrrepmi-nt
with
the
French
plan.
The
feature
of
h
British
nlan
is
that
It
divides
sea
craft
into
flye
categories
instead
of
six
as
in
the
French
plan.
OFFICIAL
IS
DEAD
J-
E.
Umbach,
B.
(!.
Surveyor-Gcn-
!
eral,
Victim
of
Heart
Attack
VICTORIA.
February
2-Joshua
E.
Umbach,
surveyor-general
for
British
Columbia,
died
suddenly
i
from
.
a
heart
attack
aboard
-
the
enrout
10
Victoria
irom
vancou-
ver.
He
was
fifty
years
of
age
and
ame
from
Ottawa
in
1911
as
chief
draftsman
In
the
lands
d?part-
ment.
He
was
appointed
surveyor-
;eneral
a
few
days.
cd
the
north
frequently
on
offl
-
:ial
business
and
was
known
here.
LAUNCHING
OF
PRINCE
DAVID
Second
of
New
C.
N.
Shins
to
Slide
Into
Water
on
Feb.
12
MONTREAL.
Feb.
3.
The
Prince
David,
second
of
the
new
Canadian
National
steamships
to
be
launched
f
or
the
Pacific
coast
service,
will
go
into
the
water
on
February
12,
according
to
D.
E.
Galloway,
vice-
resident
of
Canadian
National
Steamships,
who
has
lust
received
cable
from
England.
Mrs.
Lionel
Hichons,
wife
of
the
chairman
of
Cammel-Lalrd
it
Co,
builders
of
the
new
ships,
will
chrls
-
ten
the
vessel
as
it
slides
down
the
slips.
On
January
17,
Miss
Ishbel
Mac-donald,
daughter
of
the
prime
minister
of
England,
christened
the
Prince
Henry.
The
third
steamship,
the
Prince
Robert,
will
be
launched
in
March
and
all
three
will
go
into
service
this
summer.
The
Prince
Henrv
will
eo
Into
the
Vancouver.
Prince
Rupert
and
mobilisation
of
aln
raft
at
this
city
Alaskan
service,
while
''
e
Prince
having
been
ordered
by
the
depart-Davld
and
the
Prince
Robert
will
go
!
ment
at
Washington.
on
the
Vancouver,
Victoria
and
Seattle
service.
ENGINEER
KILLED
REVELSTOKE,
Feb.
3.
W.
J.
Barclay,
well
known
locomotive
engineer,
was
killed
late
Saturday
by
a
freight
train.
WHEAT
STILL
ON
TOBOGGAN
WINNIPEG,
February
3
.
Discouraged
traders
"ditched"
a,
their
wheat
holdings
at
the
opening
today
and,
prices
falling
to
produce
any
purchasing
strength
the
close
was
down
from
3c
to
4c.
May
future
closed
at
$1.25
3-8.
(t
4
t
t
H
Restrict
Use
Of
Highways
In
Washington
Roads
Badly
In.-j-cl
Following
Frost
and
Snow
of
Past
Few
Weeks
OLYMPIA.
Jan.
31.
An
order
has
gone
out
restricting
motor
traffic
on
the
highwayi-
of
the
state
of
Washington,
owing
to
the
very
bad
condition
of
the
roads
fallowing
the
frost
and
snow.
Motor
vehicles
j
Without
niuwui
pneumatic
yucut.ww.
tires
niwm
are
A1C
not
uw
t
&!
certain
sections,
j
in
partg
0f
the
state
the
!
highways
are
breaking
up
badly.
concrete
Is
buckling
and
the
cost
0f
making
the
roads
good
again
will
be
very
heavy.
!
iljsb&"
J
DlVOrCCS
Liquor
Parly
Bride
He
Met
Only
Once
I
SEATTLE,
Wash.,
Feb.
3.
eomewnere
a
cwrus
gin
may
oe
m-
I
teres
ted
in
knowing
that
she
is
no
longer
the
wife
of
a
rancher
whom
she
saw
Just
one
night
in
Chicao
1
a-
!
William
A.
Ayres
related
m
supe-
!
rtor
rt
here
that
he
woke
up
on
lne
morning
aiier
a
uucago
y
w
oe
imurmou
oj
a
gm
mm
he
was
his
bride.
Then
she
left
.d
returned
no
more,
!
Four
BO.
on
another
trip
to
',
Chteaso.
he
said,
be
iavestltated
I
"out
of
curiosity"
and
found
her
!
tory
true.
He
was
granted
a
divorce,
;
Mobilization
of
American
Planes
SACRAMENTO.
Feb.
3.
There
is
to
be
a
great
gathering
of
fighting
airplanes
here
next
April,
a
general
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
3.
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at
$1.20.
Scottish
Humor
imported
dirwrt
from
the
Aberdeen
Joke
Factory
A
visitor
to
a
c'"
in
"and
was
surprised
to
find
the
streets
deserted
anti
inquired
as
to
the
reason.
"Tag
day,"
was
the
reply.
Two
weeks
later
the
visitor
returned
and
this
time
the
streets
were
Jammed
with
people.
"The
tag
da
as
a
failure,"
it
was
explained,
"so
today
they're
conducting
a
house-to-house
canvass."
,