Tomorrow's
Tides
BALAGNO'8
Six-Piece
Orchestra
Sunday,
I?
,
tmbcr
7,
1930
if.
lgh
........
2.25
ajri.
19.1
ft.
SATURDAY
EVENING
14.01
p.m.
22.7
ft.
Low
U3
a.m.
8.4
ft.
jOO
p.m.
1.8
ft.'
Sunken
Gardens
Vol.
XXI..
No.
285.
FATAL
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
DECEMBER
6,
1930
OVER
THREE
SCORE
KILLED
BY
MYSTERIOUS
BELGIAN
FOG
Girl
Instantly
Killed
And
Three
Men
Sustain
Serious
Hurt
in
Crash
Jack
Henderson
Is
Held
on
Charge
of
Manslaughter
as
Result
of
Tragedy
on
Hastings
Street
East
Early
This
Morning
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
6:
Miss
Staccy
Gaffney
of
Vancouver
was
instantly
killed
and
Stanley
Ramsden,
G.
Bard-v
ood
and
Bert
Bayless,
all
members
of
the
crew
of
the
Royal
Mail
steamer
Niagara,
which
is
in
port
from
Australia,
were
critically
injured
while
a
second
woman
escaped
uninjured
as
a
result
of
the
five
being
struck
down
by
an
automobile
as
they
were
stepping
from
the
curb
to
another
car
on
Hastings
Street
East
early
this
morning.
Jack
Henderson
of
Vancouver
is
being
held
on
a
charge
of
manslaughter.
MUCH
WORK
LIGHTING
OF
UNDERWAY
HECATE
STR.
Over
$28,000,000
of-Relief
Construction
Now
Going
On
In
Canada
OTTAWA,
Dec.
6:
-A
total
of
$5,-302.000
was
authorized
yesterday
by
nator
Gideon
Robertsori,
minister
of
labor,
for
expenditure
on
con-m
ruction.,
unejnplolmentj
.relief
s
hemes.
This
'bring
(he'
total
up
to
more
than
$58,000,000
including
more
than
$26,000,000
by
the
Canadian
Pacific
and
Canadian
National
Railways.
Expenditures
approved
yesterday
included
$20,000
by
the
city
of
Pnnce
George
and
$1400
by
the
village
of
Terrace.
The
foregoing
figures
represent
t!n
total
value
of
work
being
car-rii'd
out,
the
municipalities
concer-ii
cl
paying
fifty
per
cent
and
the
f
(ioral
and
provincial
governments
twt
nty-flve
per
cent
each.
New
Public
Works
I
Engineer
In
Peace
'
River
Now
On
Job
VICTORIA,
Dec.
6:
-Major
James
J'
hnstone
of
the
Department
of
Public
Works
has
been
appointed
ii
trict
engineer
for
the
Peace
River
district.
This
has
hitherto
been
a
sub-office
of
the
department,
but
owing
to
the
growing
importance
of
the
Peace
River
territory
the
status
has
been
raised
sp
that
in
future
the
engineer
will
be
in
direct
communication
with
headquarters
at
Victoria.
Major
Johnstone
is
already
in
the
district,
and
has
jiad
a
long
experience
in
the
administration
of
public
works.
Smithers
Hall
Company
Names
1931
Officers
SMITHERS,
Dec.
6:-L.
B,
Warner
has
been
elected
chairman
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Smithers
Hull
Co.
and
W.
II.
Doodson
has
been
named
secretary-treasurer.
Plans
are
being
discussed
for
Increasing
the
hall
revenue
In
the
hope
of
lifting
debenture
Indebtedness
and
reducing
rents.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
6:
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at
01
Vic.
Letter
From
Deputy
Minister
off
Marine
at
Ottawa
Deals
With
Subject
at
Length
Discussion
Follows
Misunderstanding
Exists
at
Ottawa
Where
Local
Views
Are
Not
Favored
Uy
Department
In
reply
to
a
letter
sent
by
the
local
chamber
of
commerce
Quoting
R.
D.
Purdy,
manager
of
the
Wheat
Pool
In
favor
of
aids
to
navigation
in
Hecate
Straits,
the
following
letter
was
received
from
the
deputy
minister
of
marine.
A.
Johnston.
'which
was
read
at
the
monthly
meeting
ui
tut'
lucai
cimmuci
imv
night:
"I
beg
to
acknowledge
the
receipt
of
your
letter
of
the
12th
instant,
addressed
to
the
Honorable
the
Minister
of
Marine,
having
refer-
ence
to
harbor
improvements
which
you
have
petitioned
the
government
for
and
arising
out
of
the
question
of
wheat
movement
through
the
Pert
of
Prince
Rupert.
"By
harbor
Improvements,
it
Is
taken
that
you
have
reference
to
aids
to
navigation
in
Hecate
Straits,
which
has
been
the
subject
of
correspondence
for
a
long
time.
"In
April
last,
your
Honorary
President,
Mr,
J.
C.
Brady,
following
a
lengthy
correspondence,,
discussed
these
matters
with
officers
of
the
department,
when
the
conclusion
was
reached
that
the
best
means
of
promoting
navigation
to
Prince
Rupert
would
be
to
establish
pertain
radio
beacons,
vis.
at
Lan-
gara.
Cape
St.
James
and
Triple
inland,
with
an
additional
radio
beacon
at
Skidegate,
primarily
for
the
benefit
of
local
shipping.
"The
radio
beacons
at
Langara
and
Triple
Island
have
already
been
established,
and
the
radio
Deacon
ai
Skidegate
will
be
erected
shortly.
The
beacon
at
Cape
St.
James
is
under
consideration.
There
are
serious
construction
difficulties
in
tho
way.
,
untKor
nirii
tn
navigation
In
He
cate
Straits,.
lately
established
and
proposed,
are.
"A
gas
ana
wnisumg
uuuy
w
tabllshed
at
Oval
Bank
off
Warrior
Rocks;
An
unwatched
light
will
be
established,
probably
next
spring
when
weather
conditions
ore
favorable,
on
But-tcrworth
Rocks;
"An
unwatched
light
Is
authorized
for
Ettrick
Rock.
Edyc
Passage,
but
a
question
has
tContlnued
on
Page
2)
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISn
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
SMASH-UP
A
P
Fish
company
recently
tested
former
sub-chaser
converted
Into
hydraulic
fishing
boat.
Charlotte
sucks
water
and
fish
In
by
centrifugal
pump.
Photo
shows
Char'.o
te
with
water
gushing
from
pipe3.
CAR
BARGE
LAUNCHED
Lack
of
Ceremony
Featured
Taking
to
Water
at
Local
Dry
Dock
This
Afternoon
I
Without
ceremony
of
any
kind
whatever,
the
279-foot
long
car
barge
which
has
been
under
con
struction
at
the
local
dry
dock
since
)
last
July
for
the
Canadian
National
i
Railways
was
launched
sideways1
from
the
big
shlpshed
at
the
local
yard
at
1:15
this
afternoon.
The
launching
went
off
without
a
hitch,
i
The
barge,
which
is
42
feet
long
with
depth
of
12
feet,
is
to
be
ready
J
for
delivery
by
the
middle
of
this;
month.
The
craft
will
be
operated!
between
Port
Mann
and
Vancouver
Island.
Vancouver
Stocks
(CourtMy
S.
D.
Jonoi'na
Co.)
Big
Missouri.
40,
42.
Bayvlew
1,
nil.
Cork
Province
nil,
1.
George
Coper,
65,
nil.
.
,
Oeorgla
River,
1V4.
2.
Oolconda,
33,
nil.
Orandvlew,
nil,
3Vi.
Independence,
1,
2.
Indian
Mines,
1,
1ft.
'
Kootenay
Florence,
1,
1$,
Kootenay
King,
1,
nil.
L.
&
L..
nil,
l.
Lucky
Jim,
m.
nil.
Marmot
River
Gold,
nil,
1,
Marmot
Metals,
nil,
1.
National
Silver.
2,
2.
Noble
Five,
3,
nil.
"
Oregon
Copper,
6,
7.
,
Pend
Oreille,
80,
90.
Premier,
75,
77.
Porter-Idaho,
7,
74.
Reeves
Macdonald,
22,
nil.
Rufus-Argenta,
nil,
3.
.
Ruth-Hope,
nil,
5.
Silver
Crest,
1V4,
2.
Snowflake,
1,
2.
Woodblno,
1,
IVi.
OILS
A.
P.
Con.,
32,
33.
Calmont,
25,
27.
Dalhouslc,
45,
52.
Fabyan
Pete,
2,
2
VS.
Home,
1.96,
1.98.
Hargal,
11,
12.
Freehold,
15,
15V&.
Merland,
14V4,
14.
Mercury,
25,
20.
United.
25,
20.
Sterling
Pacific,
9,
12.
Hydraulic
Fishing
Boat
Electrical
Wonder
,
i
Picture
of
Artificial
Larynx
by
which
a
person
who
has
lost
his
speech
through
a
throat
operation
is
enabled
to
speak.
HIGHWAY
WORK
FOR
RELIEF
HERE
THIS
WINTER
IS
PLANNED
Under
a
scheme
of
relief
work
on
roads
for
the
winter
months,
the
provincial
govern-
ment
plans
on
continuing
work
on
the
Prince
Rupert
highway,
an
nfflelaf
publication
by
the
Provincial
bureau
of
Informa-
tlon
states.
Under
its
relief
plans,
the
public
works
de-
bartment
intends
to
give
a
limit
of
two
weeks'
employment
at
one
time
with
one
week
more
or
less
off
between.
An
endeavor
Is
also
to
be
made
to
scatter
the
work
so
that
the
workers
can
bo
kept
as
near
their
homes
as
possible
and
concentration
avoided.
Galloway
Rapids
and
Skeena
City
are
mentioned
as
points
at
which
work
on
the
Prince
Rupert
highway
will
be
carried
out.
Arrested
Here
On
GhargeEmanating
In
Prince
George
Wanted
in
Prince
George
on
a
false
pretences
charge,
Frank
Naas
was
arrested
by
the
city
police
here
yesterday.
He
was
taken
to
Prince
I
George
on
today's
train
by
Corp.
J.
ill.
Smith
of
divisional
headquarters
lof
the
provincial
police.
POST
OFFICE
CONSIDERED
At
the
meeting
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
last
night
the
follow-in?
letter
wis
read
from
the
office
of
the
minister
of
public
works:
"Your
letter
of
the
21st
instant
to
hand
with
regard
to
the
erection
of
a
public
building
in
the
City
of
Prince
Rupert,
and
I
have
carefully
noted
the
representations
which
you
make
In
this
respect-.
"It
is
impossible
at
the
present
time
to
say
how
far
the
government
will
be
able
to
go
in
providing
for
the
erection
of
public
buildings
during
the
next
fiscal
year,
but
I
shall
be
glad
to
see
that
your
representations
are
given
careful
consideration.
"Yours
sincerely.
"H.
A.
STEWART."
Colors
For
All
Canadian
1931
License
Plates
The
provinces
of
Canada
have
the
following
color
schemes
for
their
1931
motor
vehicle
license
plates
Prince
Edward
Island
Maroon
background
with
white
letters
and
figures.
Nova
Scotia
Black
background
with
white
letters
and
figures.
New
Brunswick
Dark
blue
with
tomato
numbers
and
letters.
Quebec
Maroon
background
with
white
letters
and
figures.
Ontario
Yellow
background
with
black
letters
and
figures.
Manitoba
Green
background
with
white
letters
and
figures.
Saskatchewan
Purple
background
with
white
letters
and
figures.
Alberta
Light
blue
background
with
white
letters
and
figures.
British
Columbia
White
background
with
black
letters
and
figures.
The
Weather
Prlnco
Rupert
Raining,
strong
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.72;
temperature,
40;
sea
rough.
Langara
Island
Raining,
cast
wind;
sea
calm.
pead
Tree
Point
Raining,
southeast
gale;
barometer,
29.52;
temperature.
45;
sea
rough.
Triple
Island
Strong
southeast
wind;
sea
rough;
stormy.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
VANCOUVER
Pall
of
Poison
Passed
Off
This
Morning
With
Sun
Breaking
Up
Mist
Doctors
Too
B.isy
Attending
Victims
to
Determine
Nature
of
Poison
Gas
Days
Turned
Into
Night
For
Forty-Eight
Hours
BRUSSELS,
Belgium,
Dec.
6:
Slowly
as
it
had
come,
a
suffocating
pall
of
poisonous
fog,
which
had
choked
the
life
out
of
more
than
three
score
dwellers
of
the
Meuse
Valley,
began
to
disappear
this
morning
as
the
sun
broke
through
the
mist.
If
it
had
gone,
however,
it
had
taken
with
it
the
secret
of
its
mysterious
menace.
Doctors
in
a
dozen
villages
were
too
busy
ans-K
wering
frantic
calls
to
confer
with
1
y-i
ni
i?"!S.!,1k1"
indorses
Plan
only
that,
as
the
fog
rolled
in,
victims
coughed,
choked
and
died
much
In
the
same
manner
as
did
soldiers
In
the
Great
War
who
were
caught
in
gas
attacks
without
masks.
One
theory
that
sounds
reason-
aDie
is
mat
tne
deadly
gas
-
may
J
hve
from
mar
mat.rhl
plied
in
the
gtound
ln
the
Meuse
Valley.
A
great
deal
of
fighting
took.
place
thereabouts
in
the
early
days
of
the
Great
War
before
the
occupation
of
Belgium
by
the
German
army.
LONDON,
Dec.
6:
England
and
the
continental
seaboard
began
to
emerge
this
morning
from
an
impenetrable
fog
which
had'
turned
the
past
two
days
into
night.
Sever
al
hundred
ships
which
had
been
tied
up
in
British,
French
and
Belgian
ports,
turned
their
noses
cautiously
about
and
got
ready
to
move
to
sea.
Audrey
Cook,
tho
distinguished
youns
Canadian
violinist,
photographed
with
the
famous
teacher,
Sevcltt.
who
regarded
her
as
one
of
his
most
promising
pupils.
Tha
photograph
was
taken
at
Fistic,
Csecho-Slovakla.
Mist
Cook
has
last
returned
to
Canada
after
years
of
study
In
Europe
and
will
make
h
debut
Sunday,
De.
7th.
when
she
will
play
with
the
Toronto
Symphony
Orchestra
broadcast
across
Canada
by
the
Canadian
National
Railways'
chain.
Father
of
Premier
Anderson
Is
Dead
Parent
of
Saskatchewan
Government
Head
Died
at
Home
at
Saltcoats
Today
,
SALTCOATS.
Sask..
Dec.
6.
James
Anderson,
father
of
Premier
j
J.
T.
M.
Anderson
of
Saskatchewan,
died
at
his
home
here
early
this
morning.
He
was
78
years
of
age.
Frank
MacCallum,
manager
of
the
Bank
of
Montreal,
was
last
night
elected
a
member
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce.
Inter-Empire
.
:Board
of
Trade
At
the
meeting
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
last
night
a
recom-
.
.
-
J..I
M
XL-
mwmauon
irum
uie
traoe
ana
com
nierce
commlte
toat
the
chamber
rla
7l
au
ter-Emplre
Board
of
Traed
was
ad
opted
and
a
request
will
be
made
that,
if
Hie
organization
is
formed,
Erince
Rupert
have
representation
thereon.
Local
Chamber
Adopts
Terrace
Resolutions
Goes
on
Record
as
Favoring.
Closer
Communications
With
Interior
Centre
The
Chamber
of
Commerce
at
its
regular
meeting
last
night,
President
Tinker
in
the
chair,
adopted
a
!
solution
sent
them
by
the
Terrace
Board
of
Trade.
The
letter
containing
the
proposals
follows:
This
Board
of.
Trade
at
its
monthly
mt&ttng
last
night
passed
resolutions
in
favor
of
approaching
Kile
C.
H;
Railway,
with
the
follow
ing
requests:
"1
A
cheaper
rte
for
the
trans-fe-
of
automobiles
between
Prince
Ri.ert
and
Terrace
(In
both
directions).
"2.
Cheap
week-end
tickets
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Terrace
tin
both
directions).
"3.
Gasoline
car
service
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Terrace
at
weekends
in
summer.
"This
board
would
appreciate
the
favor
of
your
support.
"Yours
faithfully,
"I1Y
IIALUWELL.
Secretary"
FISHERMEN
ASKING
AID
Chamber
of
Commerce
Refers
Request
For
Endorsatlon
to
Different
Committees
At
the
meeting
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
last
night
a
long
letter
from
Charles
Lord,
secretary
of
the
Northern
B.
C.
Salmon
Fishermen's
Association
was
read
in
regard
to
recommendations-
lor
which
the
fishermen
asked
support.
The
letter
was
referred
to
the
fisheries
and
port
committees
for
report.
It
being
pointed
out
by
President
Tinker
that
some
of
the
recommendations
would
undoubtedly
receive
support
whereas'
there
were
others
which
they
would
hesitate
to
endorse.
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