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PRINCE
RUPERT
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
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Afternoon,
Except
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TWENTIETH
BIRTHDAY
This
is
the
twentieth
birthday
of
Prince
Rupert.
Two
decades
ago
the
city
was
incorporated
but
even
at
that
it
was
a
city
in
the
rough.
The
people
were
buoyed
up
by
hope
and
faith
and
boom
propaganda.
Many
have
been
disappointed
but
those
who
have
stuck
it
out
and
stayed
with
the
place
are
becinninc:
to
see
the
delayed
realiza
tury
at
least.
ONE
IS
ABSENT
There
is
one
pioneer
absent
from
the
citv
on
this
occa
TAFT
WAS
HERE
ONCE
(Continued
from
page
one)
j
Roosevelt
Influence
against
him
and
Colonel
Roosevelt
himself
a
candidate
on
a
third
party
ticket
'in
1912,
Mr:
Tsift
received
but
a
paltry
eight
votes
but
of
'a
total
of
531.
j
A
grouping
of
all
Mr,
Taft's
political
activities
gives
a
graphic
pire,
and
(Jo'ted
States,
paid.r.
advance,
per
year
b.uo
idea
or
his
remarKaoie
ana
rapia
By
mail
to
all
other
countries,
per
year
7.50
!
rise
to
the
presidency.
He
was
as-
For
leww
period,
paid
in
advance,
per
month
,30
sistant
prosecuting
ettorney
of
By
mail
to
all
parte
of
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia.
i
Hamilton
County.
O.,
at
23
years
of
n.u
'
.jmn
v.9rii'
n4ul
3.00!ager
collector
of
internal
revenue
...
J.
1
..
,
Or
four
months
for
M
Contract
rates
on'
application.
!'
Advertising
and
Circulation
Telephone
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Editor
and
Reporters'
Telephone
66
Member
of
Audit
Bureau
of
Circulation
DAILY
EDITION
Monday,
March
10,
1930
at
;
judge
of
the
Superior
Court
Of
Ohio
at
29;
Solicitor
General
of
the
United
States
at
32;
Judge
of
the
Federal
Cireuit
Court
at
34:
Civil
Oovernor
of
the
Phllipaine
Islands
at
43;
Secretary
of
War
in
the
Roosevelt
Cabinet
at
46;
and
President
of
the
United
States
at
SI.
At
the
age
of
S3
he
was
again
a
private
citizen,
later
becoming
Chief
Justice
at
the
ae
of
63.
Mr.
Taft's
judicial
turn
of
mind
led
him
to
a
complete
undervaluation
of
publicity
in
the
conduct
of
ri
administration.
Not
once
cfuring
his
term
as
president
did
he
show
a
comprthension
of
the
benefit
that
might
accrue
from
using
the
newspapers
to
test
public
sentiment
an
important
issues.
He
read
few
newspapers
and
did
not
appreciate
tion
of
their
dreams.
If
they
still
hold
on
they
will
see
most
j1;
influence
upon
public
opinion
of
the
dreams
come
true.
Stone
by
stone,
the
foundations
"
X
L
tCT"
J
.
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.
,
.,
v
,
,
0.
,
,
cussing
matters
In
the
press.
This
of
a
real
city
are
being
laid.
Step
by
step
the
march
of
iIack
ot
mterest
,n
newspapers
and
progress
is
carrying
us
nearer
the
goal.
People
who
have
i
misunderstanding
of
the
benefit
of
returned
after
an
absence
of
years
have
been
most
agree-1
newspaper
publicity
caused
him
to
ably
curprisd
at
what
they
saw.
They
have
been
enthused
!
delay
tne
preparation
of
many
of
and
many
have
wished
they
had
remained
here
instead
ot"?
antl
.ftKTn
J,
,
.
,,
.
i,
i
.
,
,,
'
til
it
was
too
late
to
mall
them
in
listening
to
the
siren
call
of
the
south.
iluU
throughout
the
country
and
he
There
are
many
people
in
the
city
today
who
have
been
had
to
be
content
with
hurried
here
the
twenty
years
and
tonight
they
are
celebrating
j
telegraphic
sumnuvtM
of
?me
of
the
city's
birthday
in
a
reunion.
As
one,
of
them
mentioned
nls
most
important
utterances,
recently,
there
could
have
no
city
without
the
pioneer.
We
j
Poor
Politician
commend
them
for
their
loyalty
and
enthusiasm
and
hope
one
of
Mr.
Taft's
closest
friends
they
will
all
be
here
for
the
celebration
of
the
quarter
cen-
once
characterized
him
in
these
terms:
"He
is
so
clean
in
his
wn
mind
that
he
cannot
see
anything
unclean
in
another.
His
refusal
to
employ
the
usual
petty
tricks
of
the
siorc
Reference
is
made
to
Mrs.
Cralcr.
a
ladv
so
well
and
professional
politician,
the
big
favorably
known
that
it
seems
futile
to
mention
it.
The
hearted
bwMgenct
th
whlch
he
grill
reaper
took
her
just
as
she
was
about
to
finish
her
r
work
in
Prince
Rupert
and
retire
from
the
serious
occu-
suer
himself
rather
than
use
the
pation
of
making
a
living.
She
.will
be
missed
by
every
power
of
his
great
office
against
an
one
but'
especially
by
those
whqQcflew
her
jn
pioneer
days
individual
to
rest
under
a
false
in
the
Yukon
or
in
the
earlv
daVs
of
Print-TfcTA&r.
whpn
rather
than
strike
back
in
the
men
rand
women
were
all
brothers
and
sisters.
We
ioin
in
'
a"?Ahus.
e
regrting
her
demise
and
in
extending
sympathy
"to
the
j5ZSStoto
bereayeu.
'
t
Unction
of
beinz
called
a
noor
do-
i
.
.
(lltieian.
Mr.
Taft
will
never
under-
WILLIAM
HOWARD
TAFT
i'tand
that
In
politics
it
often
is
The
enduring
fame
of
William
Howard
Taft,
twenty-
TlT'S
seventh
President
of
the
United
States
and
its.
tenth
Chief
S
Kunf
&
"25?
Justice,
may
be
ascribed
in
history
to
the
confidence
he
Mr.
Taffs
appointment
as
chief
radiated,
and
his
ability
to
inspire
in
others
an
apprecia-
Justice
was
attributed
by
some
of
tion
of
his
scrupulous
honesty
of
purpose
and
justness
of
hUs
rrlpnds
10
nl3
suPPrt
of
an
ar"
Caring
nothing
f
or
politics,
he
was
not
influenced
by
I
Had
not
Mr.
Taft
acuvely
parti-partisan
motives.
With
an
equitable
judicial
mind,
inex-
cipated
in
the
League
of
Nations
nausuoie
patience
ana
a
dependable
serenity,
he
had
the
debate
when
it
was
a
live
issue,
op
exceptionable
faculty
of
impressing
upon
others
the
Ken-'R08l.n8,hls
Puarty
V,.T
?
&nhrie??ly
rtr?r
kis
to
them
bear
their
burdens;
to
purfose
enlighten
them
whenever
pts-
minee
of
the
Republican
party
for
SlDle,
and
to
present
the
best
available
solution
for
their
president
in
1920
Instead
of
Senator
proDIema.
j
Harding.
The
factional
differences
His
life
was
unselfishly
dedicated
to
the-service
of
his
w,thln
that
party
havlng
been
S'dSSS?:
mlia
Prl0KC
f?UUtir'
116
T
P-nd
navfniTe'enTe-
all
demands
made
upon
him
by
his
commander-in-chief,
moved
by
the
equation
of
death,
me
jiiesiueiji.
1
.
Three
captivating
wee
Canadians,
ardent
devotees
of
The
Lady
of
the
Snowi,
are
seen
here
on
Dufferin
Terrace
In
Quebec
city.
the
convention,
going
to
Ohio
for
,
,
a
candidate
would
have
given
preference
to
Mr.
Taft,
they
asserted,
j
except
for
his
views
on
the
domin-fant
Issue
of
the
campaign,
Thus
it
happened
that
fate
was
kind
by
'not
compelling
him
as
president,
they
added,
again
to
nominate
another
to
the
office
he
preferred.
;
Mr.
Taft
married,
when
he
was
29
years
old,
Helen
Herron,
daughter
of
John
W.
Terron
of
Cincln-naU,
and
by
her
had
three
children,
Robert,
Helen
and
Charles.
He
was
devoted
to
his
wife
and
family.
On
bis
many
travels
not
a
day
went
by
that
ho
did
not
write
or
telegraph
to
Mrs.
Taft.
He
was
a
splendid
bridge
player,
but
during
the
time
he
was
in
the
White
Huse
he
never
played
for
even
the
smallest
stakes,
although
he
did
not
object
to
others
at
the
table
having
a
wager
on
the
game
and
very
often
would
keep
the
account
cf
the
play.
From
the
time
he.
ascended
the
bench
as
Chief
Justice
"
Mr.
Taft
strove
to
Improve
the
machinery
of
the
court
to
expedite
the
settlement
of
-the.
vast
amount;
of.
litigation
constantly
before
the
court.
With
this
end
in
view
he
made
a
trip
to
England
in
1922
to
determine
the
characteristics
of
the
English
courts
that
enabled
them
to
dispose
of
a
great
many
cases
.expeditiously.
While
making
his
study
of
the
various
English
courts
he
sat
upon
the
benches
with
the
Judges
and
in
each
Instance
was
accorded
honors
the
like
of
which
had
sera.been
bestowed
uponvU
visit-
TREiDAaT
NETF3
Monday,
March
,
1930
i'ng
Jurist
His
first
social
engagement
of
iheSfisit
was,
the
Pilgrim's
dinner,
aV
which
he
was
accorded
a
spontaneous
welcome
and
received
messages
from
King
Oeorge,
the
Prince
of
Wales,
the
Duke
of
Connaught
and
many
others.
""
Quest
of
Kin;.
Uponlthe
arrival
of
Mr
and
Mrs.
Taftmrtftond'on,
King
George
ex
pressed
a
desjre
to
meet
them
and
when
the
presentation
was
arranged
for
a
few
days
later
the
King
let
it
be
known
that
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Taft
were
to
be
accorded
the
same
honors
granted
to
former
chiefs
of
state
of
European
powers.
So
that
instead
of
passing
their
majesties
with
a
bow
and
curtsy,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Tafe
were
received
privately
by
the
i
king
and
queen
and
members
of
their
family
in
the
picture
gallery
of
Buckingham
Palace
halt
an
hour
before
the
formal
court
recepUon.
They
then
accompanied
the
rulers
to
the
throne
room
with
Chief
Justice
Taft
a
the
right
side
of
the
king
and
Mrs.
Taft
at
the
left
side
of
the
'queen.
Mr.
Taft
appeared
In
his
Judicial
robes,
while
Mrs.
Taftj
was
attired
in
full
court
dress.
Chief
Justice
Taft
was
bom
at
I
Cincinnati
September
15.
18S7.
His
father
was
Alphonse
Taft,
who
was
attorney
general
of
the
United
States
in
1876.1877,
and
his
mother
was
Louise
Maria
Torrey
Taft.
The
chief
Justice
received
his
early
education
in
Cincinnati
and
after
being
graduated
from
high
school
went
to
Yale
University,
where
he
was
graduated
in
1873,
He
stood
second
in
a
class
of
121
and
was
salutatorian
and
class
orator.
He
took
his
law
course
at
the
Cincinnati
Law
School,
where
he
was
graduated
in
1880.
There,
as
at
Yale,
he
maintained
his
high
standing
as
a
student
and
when
graduated
divided
first
prize
with
another
member
of
the
the
graduating
class.
The
chief
Justice
was
an
ardent
baseball
fan
and
frequently
attended
the
games
in
Washington
as
well
as
in
other
major
league
cities.
He
was
personally
acquainted
with
many
of
the
star
players
of
the
National
and
American
Leagues.
Legion
Leads
Two
Fixtures
Veterans
Threaten
to
Beat
Elks
-
and
Grotto
in
Final
League
Billiard
Events
In
the
third
game
of
the
Billiard
League
fixture
from
last
Tuesday
night
between
the
Canadian
Legion
and
Elks,
G.
P.
Tinker
won
for
the
Legion
by
a
score
of
250
to
181
from
A.
Donlld.
On
the
first
three
games,
the
legion
Is
leading
by
a
score
of
746
to
724.
Games
yet
to
be
accounted
for
are:
Marcus
Andrews,
Canadian
Legion,
vs.
A,
A.
Easson,
Elks.
A.
Murray
vs.
W.
E.
Willlscroft.
The
third
game
from
the
fixture
of
Thursday
night
between
Canadian
Legion
and
Grotto
was
also
j
played
at
the
week-end,
Col.
8.
P.
.McMordie,
Canadian
Legion,
defeating
Don
Brown,
Grotto,
In
this
fixture,
the
Legion
has
a
785-619
lead.
Games
remaining
to
be
played
are:
A.
Murray,
Canadian
Legion,
vs.
W.
J.
Nelm,
Grotto,
,
.
J.
W.
Scott
ts.
James
Andrews.
C.N.
TENNIS
CLUB
ELECTS
F.
A.
Kojtrs
Is
President
and
Jack
Mair,
Secretary
The
annual
meeting
of
the
Canadian
National
Tennis
Club
was
held
in
the
station
waiting
room,
at
tho
week-end.
A
largo
attendance
was
present.
The
election
of
an
executive
committee
resulted
as
follows:
Chairman,
F.
A.
Rogers;
J.
IL
Malr,
secretary;
James
Horton,;
Mrs.
F.
S,
Walton
and
Mrs.
James
Horton.
In
answer
to
questions
asked
In
the
House
of
Commons
at
Ottawa,.
Hon,
J-
C
EUtott
stated
that
97
miles
of
telegraph
liqe
had
been
built
in
1929
between
Peace
River
dnd
Fort
Vermilion.
One
new
telegraph
office
had
been
established
at
Notlkcwln,
the
operator
being
Frederick
Edward
Blewden.
PNEUMONIA
Cll
a
pbytlcUn.
"iMMncy"
u
Than
fctrtit
tmtrocnt
with
VICKS
Is
Promoted
t.
w.
Mcpherson
In
order
to
more
effectively
control
and
give
better
service
to
1U
rapidly
growing
army
of
customers
in
Northern
B.C.,
Home
Oil
Distributors,
Ltd.
has
recently
appointed
Tommy
McPherson
as
manager
of
Its
Interests
in
this
secUon,
his
territory
including
the
entire
northern
district
'
from
Prince
Rupert
to
Prince
Oeorge.
The
new
manager
is
well
equipped
for
his
work,
having
a
thorough
knowledge
of
the
distribution
and
service
ends
of
the
business
as
well
as
intimate
acquaintance
with
his
territory
through
his
experience
as
manager
al
the
company's
Interests
In
Prince
Rupert
The
appointment
is
evidence
of
the
rapid
growth
of
the
company's
business
in
the
northern
territory
which
is
in
line
with
its
development
In
other
sections
of
the
province.
Generally
money
lies
nearest
them
that
are
nearest
their
graves.
Wm.
Penn.
.'.iAaVi-
tmitijfffitT'
VAST
PEACE
RIVER
FARM
DI.
TRICT
SUBJECT
OF
INTEREST.
ING
LETTER.
(Continued
from
pajre
one)
in
winter
it
waga
wonderful
coun
cry.
Leaving
Edmonton
on
the
Nor-
How
much
is
a
dollar
?
mer
with
bright
sunxhm.
Chinook
wind.
I
mis,
theralniL1
There
are
very
few
am
dat
"The
farms
are
simply
wonderful
although,
of
eourse.
they
are
,
under
snow
Just
now
The
vastn
of
the
land
under
cultivation
tu
acen
10
oe
appreciated
Th
dura
Alberta
Railway.
Mr.
Ryan
fawpll,-nlw
bulldi,
freight
and
passengers.
Every
day
WUTW
"ot
be
beat
ip
the
largj
long
train
of
largo
steel
grilBE.10
the
da'J
of
th
cars
were
travelling
toward
the
big
M;
,ttrma
are
about
Krain
shipping
points
such
as
Ed-p0"'
WW
many
of
the
farm,
moqtnn.
Calgary
and
Vancouver.
All
along
the
Una
of
the
railway
were-
wonderful
little
towns,
all
with
first
class
hotel
accomodation.
These
towns
also
possessed
banks,
good
stores,
garages,
.etc.
The
country
grain
elevators
were
too
numerous
to
mention.
In
seven
mile
alone,
between
Claremont
and
Sexmlth,
Mr.
Ryan
counted
ho
If
35
than
12
of
theso
small
'eleva
a
still
uslnj
horses
and
nearly
of
these
are
heavy
draught
ho
sver.
the
majority
of
the
tama
j
mm
an
uuig
iractors
One
in.
tor
agent
told
me
that
hia
saiM
machines
hut
year
came
ta
$ieo,ooi
and
thia
year
he
expects
to
gu
oTer
zw,wu.
Ana,
or
course
farm
has
an
auto."
jv.
ajuii
rrcumnwnqs
to
hu
friends
In
Princo
Runnrt
htM.
rand
for
tho
385
miles
of
dls-'F
wireuaw
we
reace
wcr
r
tanees
between
Edmonton
and"
Orand
Prairie,
they
were
nearly
as
.numerous.
Grand
Prairie
impressed
Mr.
Ryan
as
one
of
the
beat
towns
In
the
Peace
River
district.
Buildings
were
going
up
all
over
the
tqwnslte
Heee
and
same
of
them
were
quite
;
large.
At
one
point
concrete
foundations
were
being
put
down
for
A
building
which
was
to
take
up
about
a
full
block.
Sexmith,
14
miles
from
Grande
Prairie,
was
another
town
that
was
going
right
ahead.
:
In
addition
to
the
railway,
Mr.
Ryan
writes,
there
is
a
fine
automobile
road.
i
The
railway
branched
at
a
place
called
McLellan,
one
line
going
to
Peace
River
Crossing.
Mr.
Ryan
went
on
this
to
the
town
of
Peace
River,
fro
there
to
Palrmont.
the
end
of
steel,
and
thence
by
team
to
Dunvegan.
The
show
being
too
deep
for
autos,
he
took
a
team
from
Dunvegan
to
Grande
Prairie
whence
he
moved
back
on
the
;
other
branch
fine
toward
Edmonton.
"The
weather
here
Just
now,"
writes
Mr.
Ryan,
"although
the
snow
is
a
bit
deep,
Is
Just
like
sum-
ley,
preferably
by
automobile
WHIST
TJS7HAT
your
dollar
is
worth
depends,
on,
jrpu.
Today,
a
dollar
will
buy
a
full
one
hundrgfl
cents'
,
'
worth
of
merchandise
or
sorvice.
The
advertisements
in
this
newspaper
will
tell
you
whore
you
can
make
your
dollar
do
its
full
duty.
Thoy
will
tell
you
what
a
dollar
will
buy,
They
will
.
tell
you,
by
name,
those
articles
on
which
you
can,
.
depend
to
give
a
dollar's
worth
of
valiie?
for!;
every
1
.
,ln
1
i.
.1
The
advertisements
in
this
newspaper
'will
give
you
a
new
conception
of
values.
They
yfi
'denipn-strate
to
you
the
qualities
of
any
article
in'
which
you
may
be
interested
and
tell
you
where
$cni
can
buy
it
at
a
price
you
can
afford
to
pay.
r
,
By
reading
the
advertisements
you
will
soon
ber
come
familiar
with
the
most
desirabe
articles
,
of
,
t
merchandise
in
all
lines.
You
will
learn
to
Have
the
confidence
in
thorn
that
they
deserve,
and,
when
you
buy,
you
can
do
so
with
full
assurance
that
you
are
getting
one
hundred
centa
worth
of
value;
for
your
dollar.
'
Head
advertisements
daily
to
cnalile
your
dollar
to
do
its
full
duty;
n
ever;
In
tho
course
of
his
dntlex
Ut
Ryan
has
traveled
already
ever
a
good
part
of
Alberta,
la;-
ctt
he
was
at
Drumheller.
Ha,
?
c
.
con
and
Ed
son
in
the
j
.
S.
where
business
was
quit
He
also
in
the
Turner
Valley
:.j
t;
,
This
oil
business,"
he
say
.
like
It
may
be
a
big:
thlnr
i
a
there
several
days
and
thcr
cre
surely
going
after
it."
March
13
Elevator
vs.
Canadia
Legion;
I.O.O.F.
vs.
Grotto;
St
At-
drews
vs.
Lelf
Erlkson;
Drydock
n
K.fnnw'
Rlv
Mnlrtjprt
v?
Cove.
March
20
I.O.O.F.
vs.
Carudla
Legion;
Six
Musketeers
vs.
Ore!'.
Lelf
Erlkson
vs.
Drydock
Seal
C.ie
vs.
St.
Andrews;
Moose
vs.
Elcra'.,:
CN.R.
TRAINS
From
East
Sundays,
Tuciii
and
Thursdays.
330
p.m,
For
EastMondays,
Wcdr.c:d37
and
Saturdays,
1130.
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