XXI.. No. 215. Tomorrow's Tides' Tuesday, September 16, 1930 High - 7.52 ajn. 14.8 It. 19.22 p.m. 18.1 ft. Low 1.20 a.m. 6.6 It. 13.11 pjn. 10,5 OMLEY TURNS American Defender Had Long Margin Win Today Over Upton Challenger British Sailer Seemed to Experience Trouble In Gentle bwcll, Plunging Nose Long Way NEWPORT,, Rhode Island, & i enuing the America s uup against Shamrock V, be-Inniinu: to Sir Thomas Lipton, won the second race today h a wide margin, finishing at 2:41 :31 p.m. After rounding V.v first third way mark of the triangular course, the En-ti-rprise made good time in a gentle swell while the Shamrock, almost a mile back, seemed to experience trouble, plunging her nose sluggishly into the swells. The second ir-c was a long reach and the Enterprise rounded the two- "K third way mark at 1:32 pm. Two ACCIDENTS IN ONTARIO Sixteen Persons I .rat Lives Over Week-End It) AytoJJrashes and Drownings TORONTO, S. 15:-Wxteen P" ns lost their Hves in OUiario i : Quebec oyer Use week -end dur lUiniqblle acektents and drown- 1 u'ak electrical storms swept : OnUrto leaving a trail of v. :kafec. DEATH OF PUBLISHER James W. Pritchett, Head of Wrangell Sentinel, Passes Away in Vancouver M.iny friends in the north will ni with sincere feelings of regret li. death which took place last l. in St. Paul Hospital. Van- v, r of Barnes W. Pritchett, for : publisher of the Wrangell I ' i. iiiel newspaper at Wrangell. i Tin late Mr. Pritchett had been atl-. i tor a year or more and passed w'HiKh here on Labor Day last L' uiri to Vancouver for treatment ' 'lie hands of specialists. A year i h had travelled to New York Mccive radium treatment from po'ullsU but this proved unavall-ind hi condition continued to b'v niie worse. I lie late Mr. Pritchett was about in", years of age. He Is survived by u w i.iow. Mrs. Sadie Pritchett. who l ' Irom Wrangell to Vancouver b . :une last Wednesday on receipt "i Mud of hur husband's sinking '"Minion. There were no children. HELD BY WEATHER Trans-Atlantic Plane Columbia Has (Jot No Further Than Char-lollelown So Par CHAnLOTTETOWN. Sept. 15:- mi. . ... . . a I. uans-Aiianuc monop.w. v.u- When the umbla with Capt. Errol Doyd anJJ" Lundbonf Lieut Harry Connor, was weather- he dw:Ured bound to Uke i . . here toay and plans that the aeneral must come f ursi t for Harbor Grace tomorrow morning en route to England. VANCOUVER WHEAT VANCOUVER, Sept. 15: Wheat dropped a little lower again today. boiuK quoted on the local exchange at 75' 4C. ft. Sluggishly Into Sea Behind Sept. 15:The Enterprise, I miles or more behind, the Sham rock rounded the mark nine minutes and ten seconds later. The Enterprise won by a margin of almost ten minutes. She covered the thirty mile course In four hours and thirty seconds while the Shamrock took four Hours, ten minutes and twenty seconds. This was estl-ntrtM it the fltdsn. The Enterprise was leading by about three miles. The Shamrock held her own on the last leg of ten miles, the Enterprise gaining but half a minute. It was the second straight win for the Enterprise and she needs but two more victories to retain the cup while Sir Thomas must take four out of the five remaining. The third race will be on Wednesday over a straightaway course and back. The race started at 10:40 a m with the Enterprise across the line first but the Shamrock held a slight advantage through being to the windward of the SO-ratle triangular course. The Enterprise, sailing closer to the wind, drew ahead and secured a windward berth 19 minutes aftei the start with the braese holding good. During the beat to the first 10-mile mark, both skippers used every strategy but the Enterprise continued to pull away rounding the buoy at 13:21 noon with the Sham rock following six minutes later. REPLIES TO CRITICISMS Pate of Italia Expeitlon Recalled 11) General's Hook ROME. Sept. 15: Another chapter has been added to the controversy which followed the Ul-fated Italia expedition to the North Pole Returning from the Icy no'rh In May, 1938. the airship Italia, commanded by Oeneral Noblle. crashed on an, ice flow north of Spitsbergen The commander and nine of his men fell from the dirigible and were marooned on the ice; the remainder .of the crew were carried away with the disabled airship and were never heard of again. When, after 30 days of privation and hardship Noblle's party was reached by a rescue aeroplane. Noblle allowed I V,(mir . tn h ar.VMl first. " " Now in'Wlth the Italia to the North Pole." Umberto Mobile re "But that's impossible," I replied, and pointed out Ceclonl. "Take him first. Thut is what I have decided." Lundborg uniwered firmly: No! I have orders to bring you first, be- j cause we need your Instructions to tart looking for the others." the party carried off In the airship . NORTHERN AND CENTRAL- BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., IVfONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1930 BACK TO JAPAN Closeups of The Racers For The I.i. Enterprise, Amenta's Cup defender WORK IS FINISHED Tunnels on Windsor Group Open Satisfactory Ore STEWART, Sept. 15: With the completion of a contract let early last June, work on the Windsor group on Bitter Creek, a few miles north of Stewart, has closed down for the season and the crew is now off the hill. Two tunnels, were driven, one 80 feet and the other 4 80 feet, and tn addition a considerable amount of surface prospect-, Ing was carried out. Results are reported to have been more than satisfactory to the management. RECORD IN 4- FISH PACK Salmon Production This Seasoin Continues to Itc One of Heaviest on Record This season's salmon peck, which totalled 1,679.030 cases on September 0, Is 861,942 cases higher tlian that of the corresponding period of 1M9. It Is the highest In years, even bettering the 1935 peak of 1.395.531 cases, according to latest figures in- sued by the department of marine 1 and fisheries. 1 ;t : H i as Upton's Ami :. C-ip . against Sir Thomas Tipton's Sumrouk V., with Harold S. Van- derbllt at the wheel. CANOE EXPEDITION DISCONTINUED IIEIIK UNTIL NEXT SPRING The Arctic to Tropics canoe expedition of Fisher brothers and Bruder. which reached here last week after covering nearly nine thousand miles In sixteen months, is being discontinued at Prince Rupert for the winter. In view of the fact that most of the Inland , waterways between here and the Mississippi would be In the grip of ice before they could hope to reach and traverse them, the four young men de- elded at the week-end to stop here and, accordingly, stored their canoe with the Pacific Salvage Co. today. They are now seeking to.6bta!n work In the city for the vlnler. Two of them are school teachers and two. farmers. They plan on re- sumlng their adventure early next spring. . . ' 'RETURN'S NORTH Sid Peters, assistant liquor vendor at Anyox. was a passenger aboard the Cauls, last evening returning to the smelter town after a two weeks' holiday trip to Vancouver. He was accompanied by Mrs. Peters and family who have been spending the summer In the south. Of Special Interest WITH American Cup icr. Capt. Ned Heard at wheel. Death of Jap By Drowning in River Presumed By Court The death by drowning in the Skeena River on July 28, 1926, of Taneo Shoguchi. was presumed In Supreme Court In Vancouver last week by Mr. Justice Fisher on application of thfc widow who resides at Port Hammond. The deceased, according to his partner, while steering their fish boat, was swept into the river by the malnssjil boom during a heavy gale. He disappeared beneath the surface and his body was never recovered. In addition to his widow, Shoguchi left a nine-months old child. HUNTING FATALITY Cumberland Miner Struck Uy Stray Bullet and Dies in Nanaimo Hospital NANAIMO, 8eptT5.--Jama Dlek, aged 26, a miner from Cumberland, died In the hospital here Irom a gunshot wound In the stomach received while deer hunting. He was struck by a stray bullet. Daniel Dowlong has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with the accident. LEAKY FEED PIPE Pacific Ocean Flyers Out For Twenty-Four Hours and 2400 Miles Aviators Had Uncomfortable Night Being Sprayed With Gasoline Are Both Safe on Japanese Beach and Will Make Another Attempt TOKYO. Sept. 15: Harold Bromley and Harold Gettv. trans-Pacific aviators, turned back from their projected non-stop ocean flight and landed at 6 o'clock this morning in Aomori Prefecture only a few miles from the point where the flight was started. Both flyers were safe. Bromley said that a broken gasoline feed pipe was the decisive factor in causing him to turn back although other adverse elements contributed to the decision. The break in the feed pipe was noticed late Sunday off Kamchatka Peninsula when the gasoline begann , 11 . mi.Im.. Ul U i 1.1. m I oyiajujB unit, iuuui iiis ibcc ana Inflaming his eyes. During the night I which followed Bromley and Catty miciiioicu at uic cumruu ami suffered great discomfort. The plane ploughed deeply Into the soft beach at Shitsakari but escaped serious Injury. Experts said it would take several days to T m to m mart m I to aamishlro Beach. The fliers estimated that they had covered 1200 miles before turning back, travelling altogether 2400 miles In the 34 hours. Bromley Intends to try again as soon as the plane Is ready. TO SELL STEAMER C. P. R. to Dispose of Princess Alice According to Marine Reports Received Here According to reports heard in steamship circles here, the Canadian Pacific Railway is about to sell the well known steamer Princess Alice which for years has been operated on the route through here to Skagway. It Is believed that American Interests are to purchase the vessel. It is also reported that the Princess Alice will be replaced on the Alaska run next summer by her sister ship, the Princess Adelaide, and that the 8kagway tourist service win be Improved by the addition of either the Princess Marguerite or Princess Kathleen to the run. AFRICAN FRUIT HERE Stiff Competition With California Fruit Growers PAARL, 8. AFRICA. Sept. 15 South Africa may cnd fruit u Canada- it is rumored here. Interviewed on the qnerttcn of sending South Afrlcin fruit to Canadian markets. N. J. van Nelkerk hiirmin of the Western Provinc Fruit Drovers' Association, said th: dcsidiKiuc ewhaiigc had been ex Coring the possibilities of mark etlng our fruit on Canadian mar kets for some time, .end were .still giving the matter cIom . attention "Owing to the carry-over of California fruit it has been useless to send over South African fruit until the latter half of the season, when between 400 to 600 trays are sent over weekly via London," he. stated. "In view of the fact that there Is no direct shipping service between South African ports and Canadian ports, it has been found Impossible to send fruit direct." Have you read the classified advertising page In. this paper today? If not, now Is the time. PRICE FIVE CENTd rviY VVYi Tt TTVT "IT ft I M If U V& jLg I JU I " 1 A JliiLlJliiJ mrriiin i IrJs iJU A I fc iv 1 LlfWslLj Considerable ActitUy in District Railway Building Around r -CBupe - - POUCE COUPE. Set. 15 The weather has cleared up again in the Peace River 'valley and grain cut ting is Just about completed with some' threshlnig ' already') started. Crops are good and yields very favorable wheat avenging around 30 bushels to the acre and oats, 55. It is expected that grain elevators will be built here this fall. Railroad possibilities look good and one camp Is established and graded three miles south of here. Another camp moved Into town last week to start work here. Large quantities of new machinery, Including tractors and threshers, were brought In this faU and readily sold. Hon. P. P. Burden, minister of lands, is at present touring the'dls-t let. FISH SALES Summary American 104 JO0 pounds, 11:5c and 5c to 13c and 6c. Canadian 50,000 pounds, 9.6c and 4c to 11.4c and 5c. Black Cod 14.000 pounds, 4.5c. American Clipper, 58,000, Atlln, 11. 6e and 5c. Tongaas, 20,000, Pacific, 11.6c and 5c. Atlas. 18.000, Cold Storage. 11.5c and 5c. Lansing, 7,500, Booth, 12c and 5c. SlUa. 35.000. offered 9c and 4c. went to Seattle. Eastern Point, 1,000, Cold Storage, 12c and 6c. Canadian Clipper IL 8,090, Booth. 11.4c and 5c. OStton, 7,500, Cold Storage, 9.6c ind 4c. Helen II. 9.000, Booth. 10c and 4c. W. T. 5,500, Pacific, 9.9c and 5c; jlack cod. 4f, ite, Pacific. UIRT1I NOTICE . A daughter was born to Capt. and Mrs. A. C. Christiansen at the Prince Rupert Oeneral Hospital this morning, September 15. CARD OF THANKS George Brochu and Mr and Mrs. W. II. 8taple wish to thank all those who extended sympathy or sent flowers on the occasion of the death of Mrs. Oeorge Brochu. 'I V4