TOMORROW'S
TIDES
Saturday,
March
15,
1930
High
1.50
tun
222
ft.
14.08
p.r
2
ft.
Low
8.09
f
A,
4
20
24
n.
5?.
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Vol.
XXI.,
No.
62.
ft
DEFM
(Special
to
The
Dally
News)
VICTORIA,
March
14:
T.
D.
Pattullo
secured
from
the
minister
of
public
works
a
statement
in
the
legislature
vpsterdav.
that
the
road
from
Prince
Rupert
to
Skeena
fitv
wnnld
hn
enmnleted
in
two
or
three
vears
and
that
an
additional
sum
from
the
high-o
way
loan
vote
allocated
to
the
road
from
Port
Clements
to
Queen
Charlotte
City.
Vigorous
pleas
for
more
favorable
consideration
for
the
growing
needs
of
northern
constituencies
were
made
by
Messrs.
T.
D,
Pattullo.
H.
F.
Kergln
and
Dr.
H.
C.
Wrlnch,
when
public
works
and
agricultural
department
estimates
were
before
the
legislature
"If
the
minuter
of
public
works
wa'lo
insult
Atlin
riding
why
doc
h$-not
do
it-property
by
leaving
a
brartkjrer.
the
Atlin
appropriation?
fomented
Mr
Kergln
The
$32,000
road.
vote
presents
only
$1,000
Hot
every
2OT
square
miles
in
the
constituency.
W
are
not
bejsars
in
Atlin,.
we
QstfLHit
for
charity.
This
pittance
would
not
c
cn
make
a
good
tip
at
the
Empress
Hotel."
He
told
the
minister
to
take
the
mortejr
and
use
It
to
bolster
up
the
finance
minister's
vanishing
surplus.
Under
the
member's
insistent
pressure.
Hon.
N.
S.
Loughced,
Jtn-aliy
said
he
hoped
AUln
would
be
better
satisfied
with
the
portion
of
the
$8,000,000
highway
loan
bill
appropriated
to
that
district.
The
minister
also
stated
in
response
to
requests
from
Dr.
Wrlnch
that
the
$50,000
maintenance
vote
for
Skeena
would
be
supplemented
by
funds
from
the
loan
bill
for
the
permanent
t
highway
through
the
riding.
Mr
Pattullo
took
the
govern
ment
to
task
for
reducing
the
votes
for
locaj
fairs
while
Increasing
the
appropriations
for
the
big
fairs
in
Vancouver,
Victoria
and
New
west-minster.
He
urged
special
consld
cratlon
also
for
the
Prince
Rupert
fair,
held
In
the
metropolis
of
the
north
under
difficult
conditions.
This
fair
was
doing
great
work
for
struggling
agricultural
Industries
in
the
north,
he
said,
and
was
helping
to
draw
attention
to
the
vast
natural
resources
of
that
part
of
the
province.
Despite
his
pleas
the
government
refused
to
increase
the
grant.
(Canadian
Press)
VICTORIA,
March
14:
Road
ap
propriatlons
passed
by
the
ieglsla
turn
vpsterdav
include
the
follow
lng:
Omlneca,
$75,000;
Cariboo
and
Fort
George,
$31,000
each.
Japanese
Woman
Died
Here
Today
Late
Mrs.
Isa
Degulchi
Came
From
Port
Esslngton
About
a
Week
Ago
The
death
occurred
this
morn
lng
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
of
Mrs.
Isa
Degulchi,.
Japanese
woman
of
Port
Esslngton,
who
had
been
a
patient
In
the
Institution
for
about
a
weeks'
time.
Decease"!
was
33
years
of
age.
Funeral
arrangements
are
in
the
hands
of
the
B.
O.
Undertakers
ana
the
funeral
will
take
place
on
NOAH
TIMMINS
Who
is
developing
Porcher
isiana
Mines
POOR
CROP
ONLY
HOPE
Might
Tend
to
Remedy
Present
Wheat
Crisis,
Hon.
Frank
Oliver
Tc!ls
Toronto
Club
TORONTO,
March
II:
The
only
relief
for
the
present
crisis
in
the
wheat
market
will
be
a
bad
harvest
this
year,
Hon.
Frank
Oliver
of
Edmonton
said
In
addressing
the
Empire
Club
here.
He
said
that
decreased
production
had
been
advorated
as
a
means
of
increasing
prices.
Tills
would
mean
that
Canada
would
hand
over
the
wheat
business
to
her
competitors.
Mr.
Oliver
hoped
that
the
crisis
would
bring1
the'
people
back
to
a
realization
that
the
law
of
supply
and
demand
still
exists.
Toronto
Stocks
(Courtesy
8.
D.
Johnaion
Co.)
Amulet,
1.45.
1.47.
'
Dome,
8.10,8.25.
Falconbridge.
.f-Wsr!
Holllnger,
12.00,
12.25;
Howie.
.83,
.86.
Hudson
Bay,
lM,
.V&-Tmnerlal
Oil.
24J)0,
26.10.
day,
being
quoieu
Minister
of
Public
Works
Says
Skeena
City
Will
he
Reached
in
Two
or
Three
Years
From
Now
Galloway
Rapids
Bridge
Included
in
Plans
For
This
Year;
Other
Northern
Ridings
Seek
Better
Consideration
he
Hoped
to
build
the
bridge
and
a
portion
of
the
road
this
J
ffi.'S
Z
rtiM
unvraaiin
ninn
n
r
r
rt
n
n
i
up
uu
11
iiti
iiii
i
h
year.
iuf.
rouuuu
ttiau
uiauc
a
jjiva
iui
v!ural
uiiui'uwv
Islands,
for
which
he
contended
the
$27,000
allocated
to
Prince
Rupert
riding
would
be
inadequate.
He
finally
ob-
Uranus.
frnm
tVio
minietnr
n
efatemnnt
trint
thprn
VVOIlld
bp.
International
Nickel,
33.60.,
38.85.
Manitoba
Basin.
.07.
.08v
Mining
Corporation,
jnl!,,
Mclntyre,
UJ00,
ilV&1Wsau'.ia
Sherrltt-Oordon.
2.67,
2.70.
SUdbury
Basin.
3,39,
-M&o
Teck
Hughes.
6.15,
6.20.
Treadwell
Yukon,
0.00,
6.50.
Ventures,
1.71,
1.73.
Wright
Hargravea,
1.85,
1.83.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
March
14:
Wheat
showed
a
very
alliht
advance
from
yesterday
on
the
local
exchange
to
NEW
PLANET
HAS
BEEN
DISCOVERED
CAMBRIDGE,
Mass.,
March
14:
Prof,
Harjow
Shapley,
director
of
Harvard
Observatory,
announced
yesterday
the
receipt
of
word
from
Lowell
Observatory
at
Flagstaff,
Arizona,
of
the
discovery
of
a
new
planet
is
probably
larger
than
the
earth
but
smaller
than
P.G.E.T0BE
PEACE
ROAD
Prince
George
DelesattonUidiiNot
Obtain
Much
onVisitltd
Victoria
m
Mayor
ratteraort
,&nd
Alderman
F
D.
Taylor,
president
of
the
Prince
Oeotge'ABricrultnrarSnd
Industrial
Association,
two
members
of
the
.
delegation
to
Victoria,
returned
home
on
Friday
,
..evening.
says
me
rrincc
uwf?acVI?,-H4:
Mayor
Patterson,
did
noPPfiarjq
be
greaUy
imbued
with
the
enthu;-ti
slasm
indicated
in
the
commpnt-ot
Hon.
F.
P.
Burden..on
the-xesult
of
the
delegation's
mission.
As
a
mat
ter
of
fact,
on
the
big
matters
ta-
j
ken
up
with
the
government,
it
Is
Intimated
the
delegation
will
re-
turn
home
virtually
empty
handed.
;
In
approaching
the
government
on
j
any
matter
Involving
the
spend-;
lng
of
money
the
delegates
sensed
j
that
Hon.
W.
C.
Shelly,
minister
of
;
finance,
had
thrown
a
scare
into1
his
colleagues
with
his
latest
bud-1
get
and
virtually
put
them
on
a
financial
ration
for
the
ensuing
year.
Hon.
F.
P.
Burden
did
all
that
a
minister
could
do
in
arranging
I
for
speedy
Interviews
with
the
pre-'mler
and
other
members
of
his
'cabinet.
They
were
uniformly
sympathetic
but
this
did
not
carry
them
very
far
along
if
there
were
contemplated
expenditures
in
thej
offing.
However,
as
an
under-,
standing
was
reached
with
the
'ministers
on
a
number
of
matters
of
great
Importance
to
the
city
and
on
these
the
ministers
have
been
committed
and
actton
can
be
called
for
at
some
later
date
when
the
necessity
for
retrenchment
In
expenditures
is
not
so
urgent
as
is
represented
at
the
present
time1.
The
members
of
the
delegation
had
a
lengthy
interview
with
Premier
Tolmle
on
P.G.E.
railway
mat
ters.
The
premier
did
not
give
the-j
delegation
anything
negotiable
but
he
created
a
very
favorable
impression.
He
listened
patiently
to
all
the
delegates
had
to
say
and
gave
them
one
very
Important
assurance
that
so
far
as
the
present
govern
ment
Is
concerned
it
has
never
con
templated
any
other
route
into
the
Peace
River
district
than
through
Prince
George
and
the
utilization
of
a
portion
at
least
of
the
located
line
of,
the
P.GJ3.
from
this
point
Into
the
Peacp
Rlver.
However,
the
delegation
was
in
formed,
definitely,
nothing
will
be.
done
this
year
either
in
the
matter
5c
.
(Continued
on
page
four)
,6c.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
MARCH
14,
1930
Sergeant
Frank
York,
United
St
es
cavalryman,
executes
a
daring
jump
at
Fort
Myer,
Virginia,
which
:
'Semonitrates
not
only
the
confidence
the
rider
has
In
his
bttfse,;Wit'c6h'fldence
of
the
man
underneath.'
'
"
Plans
Being
Made
To
Build
Light
Railway
To
Carry
Ore
To
Beach
From
Porcher
Mine
Such
encouraging
results
are
being
obtained
at
the
Surf
Point
Mine
on
Porcher
Island,
about
twenty
miles
from
Prince
Rupert,
that
preparations
are
being
made
to
put
in
a
light
railway
something
over
a
mile
in
length
to
convey
the
ore
to
the
beach
where
it
is
expected
shipments
will
be
made
before
very
long.
There
are
now
twenty
men
employed
at
the
mine
regularly
on
development
work
and
when
the
railway
is
being
built
a
good
many
more
will
be
needed.
There
is
a
grade
of
something'
like
six
per
cent
from
the
mine
to
salt
water.
This
mine
is
being
developed
by
Noah
Timmina
of
Montreal.
FISH
SALES
American
and
6c.
Summary
-17,500
pounds,
Cape
Race,
5,000,
Booth,
8c
9.2c
Canadian-
-57.000
pounds,
8c
and
5c
to
0.3c
and
6c.
American
k
Happy,
10,600,
and
Betty,
7,000,
Booth,
9.2c
and
6c.
.
v
Canadian
i
Johanna,
6.000,
Cold
Storage,
85c
and
5c.
.
Kalen.
7,000.
Atlln..8.0s
and
Cc.
Olbson,
7,500.
Atllri,
93c
and
6c.
Balsac
I,
5,000,
Cold
Storage,
8c
and
1
5c.
Qa.pe
Spear,
5,000,
Pacific,
and,
6c.
nf
nnmnlPMrur
the
P.O.E.
to
Prince
Morr
s
II..
4.000,
Royal.
8.6c
and
I
George
or
extending
into
ine
reace
oc.
River.
Premier
Tolmle
gave
his
rea-
Atll,
4,uou,
uoia
storage,
uc
ana
son
for
this.
He
said
the
govern-
6c.
.
I
ment
had
entered
into
an
agree-1
Eric
Roy,
4,500,
Cold
Storage,
ment
with
the
C.P.R.
and
C.N.R.
8.3c
and
6c.
i
managements
for
a
comprehensive
1
Impereuse,
4,000,
Royal,
8.4c
and
survey
of
the
natural
resources
of
5c
th(
nuntrv
to
be
served
by
the
'
Mayflower,
5,000,
Pacific,
8c
and
Prominent
Doctor
Dies
of
Injuries
HAMILTON.
March
14:
Lieutenant-Colonel
R.
H.
Ker
MD.
pf
Montreal
and
Vancouver
died
suddenly
in
London,
England,
yesterday
as
a
result
of
war
disabilities.
He
was
52
years
of
ago.
INFANT
DltCS
The
death
occurred
this
morning
at
the
homo
of
the
parents,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Rudolph
Paul
Schiller,
Fraser
Street,
of
'Frederick
Paul
9,1c
Schiller,
aged
one
year.'
Funeral
ar
'vruni
rangements
are
in
the
hands'
of
andante
B.
C.
Undertakers
arid''
inter
ment
will
take
place
6n
Monday.
BAI1V
DIED
The
death
occurred
this
morning
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hos
pltal
of
the
Infant
child,
agedvon?
year
and
six
months,
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Harrison,
Ninth
Avenue.
The
body
is
in
charge
of
the
B.
QH
Un?
dertakers.
Boston
Grill
LAKGE
CAKAKET
Bpel41
Dlnnera
Thursdays
md
8itunlj
bnclDf,
litTf
Samrdny
Night,
9
to
U
Dnce
Hall
for
Hire
Aocommodttiom
(or
Private
ParUa
FBONK
487
F
HIGHWA
Y
K
PBICE
FIVE
CENT9
NEW
FUEL
OIL
TAX
PROTESTED
-IT-
Cavalryman
Executes
Daring
Jump,
Impost
Would
be
Extra
Load
to
Already
Heavy
Burden,
Cabinet
Hears
(Representatives
of
Big;
Pulp
and
Paper
Concerns
Railway
and
Steamship
Companies
Appear
Before
Government
Johnrton
Co.,
B.C.
8Uver,-i70-nn.-
Big
Missouri,
.33,
.57.
Oeorge
Copper,
2.20,
nil.
'
Georgle
River,
.08,'
.09ti.
Oolconda,
.65,
.70..
Grandvlew,
.09,
.09V4.
Inter.
Coal
tt
Coke,
.25,
.29.
Nat.
Silver
G.
S
.05
Vi,
.06.
Noble
Five,
.12,
nil.
Oregon
Copper,
.12,
.14;
Pend.
Oreille
(Cm),
2
80,
2.85.
Premier,
1.24,
1.25.
'
Porter-tdaho,
.13,"
ii'
Reeves
Macdonald,
.7b,
.74.
Rufus-Argenta,
n)l,
.04
Vi'.
Ruth-Hope,
.10,
.12.
Silver
Crest,
nil,
',04,,
Silverado
Cons'
45,'!
.20.
Snowflake,
.llVi,
hi)'
Sunloch,
.70,
.95.
Topey
Richfield,
ofij,
nil.
Woodbine,
.02Vi.
.02.
Whitwater,
nil,
.11.'
ir
Premier
Border,
.02
VS,
.03
1.
OILS
A.
P.
Consolidated,
1.85,
1.90.
Calmont
Oils
Ltd-
Ul.
U3.'
Dalhouslc
Oil,
IJS0,
nil.
Davcnish
Pet
Ltd
.17,
nil.
Fabyan
Pete.
.06Vi
.07ft.
Home
Oil.
8.50,
8.70.
Illinois-Alberta,
.28,
nil.
Mayland
Oil,
U5.
1.40.
MeLeod.
2.10,
2.22.
Royallte,
nil,
33.00.
Associated,
nil,
1.25.
C.
Si
E.,
1.75,
1.77.
Commonwealth,
.45,
0.
East
Crest,
.60,
nil.
Freehold.
.63,
nil.
Hargal,
1.17,
1.20.
Mrrcury,
.45,
.47.
Merland.
.23,
-.25.
Mill
City.
.82,
.87.
Sterling
Pacific,
.28,
.30.
Okalta.
M.
.73.
Vanalta.
.80.
.90.
Lowrey
Pels,
2.00,
2.05
.
"the
weather'
Prince
Rupert
Clear,
calm;
temperature,
29.
HaysporU-Llght
wind,
clear,
28.
Port
Simpson
Partly
overcast,
calm,
21.
Terrace
Ccar,
calm,
,21.
Rosswood
Clear,
calm,
12.
Alyansh
Clear,
calm,
16.
Alice
Arm
Part
cloudy,
calm,
20
Anyox
Clear,
calm,
20.
Stewart
Part
cloudy,
calm,
18.
Hazelton
Clear,
calm,
11.
Burns
Lake
Clear,
calm,
frosty
Vanderhoof
Clear,
calm.
6.
Quesnel-Clear,
:calm,
frosty.
Eighth
Cabin
Clear,
calm.
CAN'T
SHI
and
I
VICTORIA,
March
14:
Representatives
of
the
Powell
River
Pulp
&
Paper
Co.,
the
Pacific
Mills,
the
British
Columbia
Pulp
Paper
Co.,
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway,
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
the
Union
Steamship
Co.
and
owners
of
office
and
apartment
buildings
protested
to
the
cabinet
yesterday
against
the
proposed
in-1
crease
in
fuel
oil
tax.
For
the
Canadian
Pacific,
it
was
pointed
out
that
railways
in
British
Columbia
outside
municipalities
paid
more
in
taxes
directly
to
the
province
than
in
any
other-province
of
the
Dominion.
The
new
tax
wpuld
mean
a
42
per
cent
increase
in
company
taxation.
The
Canadian
National
argued
that
it
would
increase
its
taxation
by
46
per
cent
STOCK
QUOTAtlONS
(Couritiy
a.
D.
Attitude
of
"Coal
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L
REGINA,
March
14:
The
atti
tude
taken
by
the
"c6al
people"
in
Canada
has
forced
the
abandonment
of
a
British
government
proposal
which
might
have
aided
wheat-shipments
from
Canada
to
fireat
Britain,
A.
J.
McPhall,
president
of
the
Canadian
Wheat
Pool,
said
today
in
an
address.
?he'
proposal
was
made
by
Rt.
Honk
J.
H.
.Thomas,
Lord
Privy
Seal,
buti.Mr.
McPhail
did
not
reveal
what
It
was.
NO
MORE
LICENCES
Canners
Will
Be
Held
Down
Until
Fishing-
Improves,
Howe
Tells
Letislature
VICTORIA,
March
14:
Moving:
the
second
reading
of
his
bill
es
tabllshing
control
over
fish
canneries,
Hon.
S.
L.
Howe,
provincial
commissioner
of
fisheries,
told
the
legislature
yesterday
that
no
additional
licences
would
be
Issued
until
an
Improvement
in
the
fishing
Industry
Justified
It.
Seventy-five
per
cent
of
the
plants
now
operating
could
be
clo-cd
down
and
the
annual
catch
could
still
be
packed
without
difficulty
by
the
remainder,
he
said.
Joins
Service
Power
Company
At
Falls
River
'
PORT
ESSINOTON.
March
14:
Brnest
Hargrave
Pierce,
son
of
Rev.
and
Mr?
William
Henry
Pierce,
left
on
Monday
on
J.
Donaldson's
ferry
boat
for
Falls
River,
"vhere
he
will
assume
responsible
lutles
In
the
employ
of
the
Power
Corporation
of
Canada.
Mr.
Pierce
was
formerly
employed
by
the
Pa-?lflc
Mills
at
Ocean
Falls
on
construction
work
there.
He
has
been
visiting'
with
his
parents
during
the
winter
months
here.
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