Tomorrow s Tides Thursday, October 23, 1930 High 2.17 a.m. 21.2 ft. 14.15 p.m. 235 It. Low 8-15 a.m. 5.2 It. 20.51 p.m. 1.1 It. Of Special Interest Have you read the classified advertising page In this paper today? II not, now is the time. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER No. XXI . No. 247 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1930 PRICE FIVE CENTJ CITY COUNCIL PLANNING RELIEF WORK T, i OLMIE'S ANSWER REGARDING PACIFIC Sum of $90,000 Will Be Spent Locally On Needed Public Works Grading of Eleventh Avenue From McClymont Park to Conrad Street and Building Road to Fishermen's Floats Chief Items The city council last night decided to expend about $90,-000 this winter in relief work half of which it is expected will be paid by the Dominion and provincial governments prauing of Eleventh Avenue from McClymont Park to I'onrad Street at an estimated cost of $75,000 and the a building ol the road Irom Sixth 1 Avcnue to new f tots alongside r PI f T TP LHvLJJ IV Hays Creek commencing at the DllJl JlVrl lU east end ol the bridge, at a cost ol a .mT ; $15,000. Most ol the expenditures on K A I K H I 1 1 ll h IU llcr O. A. Itlx Returns to City Alter Absence of Year Spent Most Time in England Aj'kt an absence Irom the city i .'bout a year, most of which time was .pent In England where. he at-t-iKi' d Lambeth Conference, also ' uiing the British Isles in the In-' n ,i.s of Caledonia diocese, Rt. P - Grorge A. Rix, Bishop of Cale-1 1 returned to the city on yes-t" . i afternoon's train. On the i liome, he visited various points : the interior of the diocese, ln-i : ; imt; the Peace River district. Tin' bishop is looking very lit al-Vr u lung trip which oltcn proved nMuous. He U receiving a hearty w ioome home from his host ol local friends. Mrs Rlx Is visiting in the east for a Ume belore returning to the city. Memorable Gathering Lambeth Conference was a me-ri; ub( gathering, Bishop Rlx ' - The conlercnce. which is l ; f very 10 years and Is consul-1 lather than legislative, tooK ' in Lambeth Palace, the! (Contlnuea on Page 4.) BUYS OUT PARTNERS J. H. I'illsbury Now Sole Owner of Pacific Stevedoring Company In City Aid, J. h. Plllsbury. manager of tbn pacific stevedoring and Con-11 " Ung Company, has purchased interests ol M. P. McCallcry fnd Mlsak AivazoffTn the company and is now solo owner of the concern. Mr Plllsbury is planning to de vote his entire energies to the tr.wdoring activities and is looking I forward tn n m,. vir , In; wwfr w NEW I'OWEK EXPECTED ABOUT NOVEMBER 10 Owing to .unfavorable weo,- ?.hr.r and other unforeseen cl- ' umstances, It will not be pbs ible to turn power from the now Falls River hydro-electric development Into the city lines before November 10, It was an- nounced today by J. J. Little, m5nlnf cnnnmi h. m,. thern British Co,umbi r w.;r Co. Thvexactdatcwlllbean- bounced later. these wdrka will be lor labor, very 'little lor material The amount that the city has to bear. $45,000, will be raised by a bylaw which the people ol the city will be asked to approve. Debentures covering the work will be sold and the cost to the city for the an nual charges will amount to one mill on the dollar. . . As a result ol the Introduction by the city engineer of a new method of street repairing the the cty wU1 e saved an amount equal to one mille on the dollar so that lor this proposed work there will not necessarily be any Increase in the taxes. Eleventh Avenue Is In bad condition and would have to be closed to traffic soon. FOr some years the owners have been asking lor a road and this is the opportunity to give It to ttlem. About two-thirds ol the lots on the street are the property ol the city and a number are owned by men who are unable to stand any great expenditures. These will be asked to pay a share or the cost 01 auriacing the street under a separate bylaw. aftr the grading Is completed. As It Is proposed to make this avenue the main arterial highway connecting the business section of the city with the provincial highway, the road is to be built 20 feet wide Instead of 164 feet stt li done with the other streets. By doing this It is hoped later to get the provincial government to adop this as a provincial highway and maintain it from provincial revenue. Members of the city council last night were all present Including the mayor, who has returned from the visit south when he attended the meeting of the Union of B.C. Municipalities. The council was unanimous In Its decision In regard to the relief work. i. Ii ..... - ..IImI A lUnfr PrBBC"" " "a there were about 250 men out p work although only about 100 are registered nk the employment office. Before the winter Is over this number It was estimated would Increase to 400 or more. r Application Is being made at once to the provincial government for approval of this work and until their sanction Is secured no further action can be taken. r FUNERAL NOTICK The funeral of the late Arno ' Jacobsen Wick will take place on Thursday afternoon (tomorrow) at 3 p Service ,chapel. Interment in rvlew, Cemetery. Rev. John H. Hanson of st. Paul's Lutheran Church will of- Jficlate. PLANE IS FROZE IN Capt. E. J. A. Burke and -Two Companions Unreported At Atlin ATL1N, Oct. 22: Capt. E. J. A. Burke, unreported Air Land Manufacturing Co. commercial pilot, is believed to be "frozen In- on a small lake in the Liard River district, lie was accompanied by his engineer, Emile Kading, and Bob Martin, an old time prospector. The plane took oil from Atlin on October 10 and the flyers were due back in Atlin last week. Capt. Burke had intended to . equip his plane with skis and carry on a commercial air service out of here throughout the coming winter. His wife and family have just arrived here from Vancouver to spend - the winter. Large Vessel Is Launched After Completely Fitted BATH, Me.. Oct. 22-r-For the- I flrst time In the history Of ship txiftUn?, it b believed, a large ves sel wm launched here a few days ago completely fitted out for service She is the 190-foot diesel yacht Qielow and when she slid down the ways she had aboard all her furniture, hangings, draperies, silverware, dishes and even food supplies. The yacht was built for Joseph A. MaeDonald, president of Henry J. Gletow, Inc., naval architects, and ranks among the 20 largest private yachts in the world. Her length on the water line Is 154 feet and she has a beam of 26 feet, six inches. Powered by two dlesel engines of 425 horsepower each, the boat will develop a cruising speed of 15 knots an1 a high speed of 17 knots. Her cruising radius is placed at 6500 miles. Indian Summer On Prairies Is Now Recorded WINNIPEQ, Oct. 22: Indian summer crept over the prairies today. Temperatures moved upwards an average of more than a dosen degrees and forecasts indicated higher readings yet. NOT GUILTY OF CHARGE Insanity Found in Case of William Floyd Who fs Alleged to Have Killed Dennis Greenwood FBRNIE, Oct. 22: William Ed ward Floyd, charged with the murder of Dennis Greenwood, game warden at Canal Flats, on July 5 last, was yesterday found not guilty j on account of Insanity at the time ' of the act. This was the finding of an Assize Court jury yesterday. Floyd will be kept In custody. CARD OF THANKS O. Oliver and family of Metlafc! katla wish to thank their friends for their kind expressions of sympathy and floral tributes recclvcl In their recent beeavemerit. O, W. Dawson. Haa.Jton hotel i proprietor, who has been on a trip to Vancouver and elsewhere In the ' south, arrived In the city on the' Prince George this afternoon on. his way back to the Interior. Shamrock I. Now i I W 1 1 Shamrock L. first yar.l.t w;j wtuca 6jr 'ii; aias Lipton challenged United States for Amei. ao I up u n.w c arrying salt between Northern European count tics She j -hown above in port at Copenhagen. Denmark. MASSACRES IN CHINA BY COMMUNISTS SHANGHAI, Oct. 22: Chinese press despatches from Nanking today said that 8,000 men and women had been slaughtered since the capture of Kjan, Central Klangsi Province, by Communist hordes on October C. Burning and looting in the city accompanied the massacres. CHANGE IN GRIT SEAT CHARLOTTETOWN. Oct. 22: A Liberal stronghold of 50 years' standing went Conservative yesterday when Q. 8heiton Sharpe was elected to represent the seoortd district of Prince in the provincial legislature by a majority of 315 over Hon. Thane Campbell, attorney-general, In a by-eleetton. MAPPING OUT AIR ROUTE OVER IJ.O. WENATCHEE, Wash.. Otft. 22 Pilot Frank Dorbrandt and Alonzo Cope, his mechanic. hopped oil from here yester- day afternoon for Prince George on the first leg of a flight to Alaska to map out a 1 new--) passenger;1 express i and mall route. From Prince' acorne they plafr to fly1 to Fralbanks and Anchorage. Plans are to establish the line next year, they said. , PRINCE GEORGE, Oct 22 ; Dorbrandt and Cope arrlv- ed here late yesterday, aver- aging 130 miles an hour on the ! , Cargo Carrier 'SMITHY' ARRIVES Redoubtable Aviator Reaches Sydney and Is Greeted By Multitude and Fiancee SYDNEY. N.S.W., Oct 22: After eight months' absence during which he flew nearly around the world and back again, Wing Commander Charles Kingsford-Smlth landed here today and was met by cheering throngs and his fiancee, Miss Mary Powell. He made the flight from England in 13 days, beating all previous time records for the distance. ASSIGNMENT OF COMPANY Clark, .Martin Ltd. of Winnipeg Expects to Pay One Hundred Cents on Dollar t WINNIPEG, Oct 22: Voluntary assignment by Clark, Martin St Co. Ltd.. stock and grain brokers with branch offices throughout Western Canada, was announced last night William Martin Jr.. president and geenral manager, said that he expected the creditors would be paid 100 cents on the dollar. Premier Bennett Feeling Better But Is Still Confined to His Bedroom In London Hotel .LONDON. Oct 22: Premier R. B. Bennett of Canada, suffering from a throat infection, was Improved today but Is still confined to his hotel room. Vancouver Wheat VANCOUVER, Oct. 22: Wheat was quoted at 74c on the local exchange today. GREAT EASTERN Government Not Ready To Extend Line As It Might Jeopardize Sale Problem of Railway Was Never Nearer Solution 1 Than It Is Today, Vancouver VICTORIA, Oct. 22: Replying to advices from North (Vancouver Liberals that they in the coming by-election in that constituency if the provincial government would promise to extend the Pacific Great Eastern Railway to North Vancouver and Prince George immediately, Premier S. F. Tolmie said yesterday . . , ifjut his government could not con STEAMSHIP OFFICIALS ; Vice-President of C. N. R. to to Pay Visit to City Tomorrow Afternoon D. E. Oaltaway, vtoe-prostdent in charge vof National Railways, in the course of an official tour to this coast will arrive in the city on tomorrow afternoon's train from the east and sail the same evening on the steamer Prince George for Vancouver. Mr. Galloway is being accompanied on the trip by Mr. Wall, British naval architect, who designed the steamers Prince Henry. Prince David and Prince Robert and B. C. Keeley. Pacific Coast manager. Canadian National Steamships, who has been on a trip to Montreal on official business. During their stay here, the offi cials will make an inspection of the local dry dock. OVER TWO HUNDRED DEAD IN EXPLOSION BERLIN. Oct 22. The Wolff Bureau News Agency today 4 estimated the total dead in yesterday's mine explosion in the Anna II shaft at Alsdorf as 232. FISH SALES American Excel II.. 39,000, refused 9.3c and Sc. went to Seatte. Mars, 4,500, Cold Storage, 10.2c and 5c. Venus, 9.060, AUm. 11c and 5c Franklin, 45.000. Booth, 9.2c and 4c. Alten. 30.000. Pacific. 9.7c and 4c Vansee. 31000. Cold Storage. 9.- 3c and 4c. Federal, 7.006, Cold Storage. 10.4c and 6c. Bonaruta, 5,000, Cold Storage, 10.-6c and 5c. GJoa. 5.000, refused 9c and 5c. went to Petersbuijg. 4 Canadian 1 Oulvlk, 4,000, Cold Storage, 9c and 5e. Covenant 13,500, refused 9.50 and 5c. holding over. Emblem I., 5,000, Teeny Mllly. 7,000; Gibson, 5.000, and Cape holding over. I Johanna, 10.000. refused 9.6c and i 5c, all holding over. Premier Tells North Liberals would not run a candidate sider an immediate extension. It might, he said, jeopardize negotla-. tions for the sale of the railway. The Pacific OreVt Eastern problem, the Premier said, was nearer solution today than at any time in ! its history but should it prove impossible to sell the railway, then" the , government would extend It in ac cordance with its original .ppllcy, Dr. Tolmie said. . NORTH VANCOUVER, Oct. 22: It is understood here that Premier tension of the Pacific Great East ern is unsatisfactory to local Liberals and that the party win nominate a candidate for the forthcoming provincial by-election i()pn fTiaay nigni. QUOTA PLAN IS PROPOSED Scheme Is Being Examined By Committee of Imperial Conference LONDON, Oct 22: Purchase by Great Britain by quota of butter, canned fruits and canned fish is under consideration by the Graham economic committee of the Imperial Conference. In the case of wheat the suggestion is to establish a pre ferential quota in favor of Empire products without Imposing tariffs. L-f BROKERS GUILTY Jury Returns Verdict in Toronto in Cases of Two Young Financiers TORONTO. Oct 22: William J. Smart and Maurice Young, stock brokers, were found guilty yesterday by a Jury before Mr. Justice Jeffrey on charges of conspiracy to defraud the ' public and gaming In stocks. Sentence was deferred by Ills Lordship. MEI.C1IETT PROTESTS GOVERNMENT STAND LONDON. Oct. 22 Assert- ihg that the British govern- ' merit,; by 'fits attitude" oh Pal- 'estihe,' hatflsrtken 'faith' with the Jews who gave up their 4 lives and money during the Great War, Lord Melchett. no- ted British industrialist and leader of British Jewery, re- signed his, chairmanship of two committees of the .Jew- lsh agency on Tuesday. .4- 44