TOMORROW'S
TIDES
Wednesday,
March
12,
1930
High
11.48
a.m.
21.2
It.
Low
Vol.
XXI.,
No.
59.
..
5.48
a.m.
7.1
If
i-18.21
p.m.
2.1
1
f4
BRITISH
Policy
Is
To
Keep
Sea
Highway
Open
Trade
and
Commerce
World
0
Proposals
For
Cutting
Down
of
Navies
Based
on
This
Promise
in
Memorandum
of
MacDonald
Government
.
LONDON,
March
11:
The
government
has
made
public
the
following
memorandum
on
the
position
at
the
London
Naval
Conference
of
His
Majesty's
Government
in
the
Uiited
Kingdom,
in
the
form
of
a
White
Paper:
1.
The
policy
of
His
Majesty's
Government
in
the
United
Kingdom
is
to
keep
the
highway
of
the
seas
open
for
trade
and
communication,
and,
in
relation
to
the
political
state
of
the
world,
to
take
what
steps
are
necessary
to
secure
this.
2.
The
Government
is
directing
its
policy
to
secure
this
DELEGATES
TO
TERRACE
4
fi
-iTTrnnpn
A
K
T
1
1
!
I
r
.M
.N
ViVLJU
i
U
Are
Entertained
By
People
of
In-tcrior
First
Meeting
This
Afternoon
be
marked
by
a
steady
decline
in
.
.
.
,
,,.
J
StTi
E
importance
and
amount
ofar-
Siml
ending
in
boaVSnnfdere
netf1,
plated
Ume
should
able
to
reach
Terrace
until
noon
.
.
.
today
the
sessions
will
not
commence
until
this
afternoon.
Last
nlghtMra.
E.
T.
Kenney
en
tcrtained
some
of
the
delegates
at
a
delightful
bridge
party.
Mrs,
George
Little
entertained
another
i
party
at
bridge
followed
by
a
dance.
Pri7.cs
went,
to
Mrs.
Olot
Hanson
and
W
Donald
while
a
consolation
piiiR
in
the
form
of
a
formidable
I"!;m"
hip
pocket
firearm
was
awarded
to
A.
Brooksbank.
Most
cIi
liclous
refreshments
were
served
at
both
parties.
BRONFMAN
IS
NOT
GUILTY
Millionaire
Distiller
Dismissed
on
mutual
support),
ana
omer
corn-Charge
of
Attempting
to
Cor-
mitmenU
which
it
has
inherits
rupt
Custom,
Offl.r
and
which
it
has
to
fulfil
in
relation
(to
the
present
condition
of
the
world.
In
decldln
what
these
treri.tr.
t
ocrr
.,.!,
ii
J
Tt
ir,
n,
iinoi
Mnnt.
real
distiller,
was
found
not
guilty
,
stth
the
government
must
es-cn
"mate
the
chances
of
war
break-,
of
at-!
Saturday
on
a
charge
.
...
,
.
-.!
ing
out
because,
if
this
is
not
done.
cor
r
Cv
cyrll
n
Knowle
Knowles
to
to
make
mane
w
fate1
return
WORLD'S
FAIR
IN
VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER,
March
uarcu
ii
ll:-Or-
.
Banizatlon
of
a
World's
Fair
at'
-
hr,":r
Thls
eauTl
b-HusUngs
Park
in
1030,
to
celebrate.
nwVnrbu?
mSe
.ancouvers
goiaen
juuuee
w.
undertaken
by
the
-Vancouver
ux-
hlbltion
Association
subject
to
the'
approval
of
the
city
council,
it
is
announced
unBcf(he
by
the
f"T
general
manager
o
the
Exhibition
Association,
,
J.
r
K.
Matheson.
Toronto
Stocks
(Courteiy
6.
O.
Johniton
Co.)
Amulet,
UJ,
1.54.
Dome,
8.00,
8.20.
Falconbrldge,
4.50,
4.C0.
Holllnger,
5.65,
5.75.
Hudson
Bay,
12.25,
Nil.
Mining
Corporation,
2.80,
2.90.
Mclntyre,
18.00,
18.25.
Manitoba
Basin,
8V4.
Noranda,
4L05,
41.25.
Sherrltt
Oordon,
2.70,
2.74.
Sudbury
Basin,
3.27,
3.30.
Teck
Hughes,
0.25,
6.30.
Treadwell
Yukon,
0.00,
Nil.
J
van
.3i.
-oco-operating
with
the
League
of
Nations,
making
friendly
compacts
with
other
nation,
strengthening
the
International
Court,
accepting
;
arbitration
in
international
disputes,
honoring
the
Peace
Pact
of
'Paris,
and
otherwise
aiding
in
.tranquillislng
the
world.
Whilst
it
I
believes
that
the
result
of
that
pol-
l.
H11
h.
1,1tlmoSlo
.llmlnxt.
the
causes
of
war
and
establish
peace
on
an
unassailable
foundation,
it
recognizes
that
there
must
be
a
time
of
transition
which
will
curity
against
war
afforded
by
political
and
Judical
agreements
further
and
further
and
to
mark
pro-
reM
fcy
dUarmament
treatl
For
this
reason
the
government
considers
the
London
Naval
Conference
of
supreme
importance.
and
believes
that
it
ought
to
put
an
end
finally
to
competition
in
naval
armaments
and
reduce
existing
fleets
and
building
programs.
4.
In
estimating
what
fleet
Is
required
the
government
has
also
to
take
account
of
the
obligations
which
the
country
has
undertaken
in
consequence
of
the
terms
of
the
Covenant
of
the
League
of
Nations
(partly
offset,
though
they
are.
by
the
pooled
security
afforded
under
the
Covenant
by
its
provision
of
amount
to'
In
terms
or
naval
AeU
will
be
built
which
will
never
.
.
M
hnt
.hlrh
-jm
'
.......
Uireaieii
mvnci
uwn
jwvva.
at
best
will
be
a
waste
of
national
resources.
5.
The
government
takes
the
view
that
if
the
strengths
of
national
fleets
are
not
to
be
a
men
ace,
they
must
be
the
subject
of
international
agreements,
the
pur-
.
,,-,,
,,m
h
In
mnln-
---
to
,n
sh,,
nnd
-
"",,.).
mflV
W
inrii
be
a
nna
wMeJ
vfrorn
the
point
of
view
of
effeclveneas-r.
but
but
by
J
'
agreed
programs
which
will
hp
based
on
considerations
of
re.
qulrements
affecting
dispersion.
etc.,
and
in
wnicn
meuicu
w
unreduced
as
much
as
possible.
For
this,
there
can
be
no
general
formula
or
ratio.
It
must
be.
thesub-Jcct
of
agreements
made
from
time
to
time
at
conferences,
such,
as
this.
,
.:(
i
si
m
'
6
As
the
political
conditions
determining
world
security
are
not
fixed
agreements
should
be
made
for
periods
at
the
ends
of
which
they
should
be
reviewed
and
during
which
governments
should
be
engaged
in
sirengwieiB
inundations
of
peace.
.
Ills
Majesty's
Government
ln-the
(Continued
on
Page
.3)
NORTHERN
AND
PRINCE
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
STAT
ON
HOLD
Canadians
View
Historic
Pyramids
and
Sphinx
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
V.
I.
SMART,
General
Superintendent
of
Transportation
for
the
Canadian
National
Itailways,
Winnipeg,
who
has
resigned
to
accept
the
position
of
Deputy
Minister
of
Railways
and
Canals
in
the
Federal
Government
When
Empress
of
Australia
called
at
Cairo,
during-orld
cruls.iinVay
ipassengeri
made
the
rounds
of
historic
pyramids
and
sphinx.
Here
are-iihown
three
'
-adlans
on
camels.
Left
to
right
Mrs.
John
D.
Astle,
Quebec;
Mr-,
ri.
N.
lived.
Vancouver,
B.C.;
a
id
A.
u.
cqum,
Montreal,
Que.
-ROAMID
VOTELOST
House
of
Commons
Defeats
Kcsolution
of
United
Farmer
of
Alberta
Member
OTTAWA,
.March
11:
With
most
of
the
members
absent,
the
House
of
Commons
latclast
nijht
by
a
vote
of
79
to
39
defeated
a
private
member's
resolution
moved
by
D.
F.
Kell-ner,
United
Farmer
member
of
Athab&ska,
Alia
calling
upon
the
government
to
consider
grants
to
"the
provinces
for
hljhway
construction.
LOW
PRICE
OF
WHEAT
Vancouver
Quotations
Close
to
Dollar
Mark
This
Mornin;
WINNIPEG,
March
11:
Slumped
to
its
lowest
points
since
May
of
lat
year
wheat
today
closed
down
2?c
to
3Vic
A
last
minute
gain
brought
the
market
up
three-quarters
from
bottom
levels.
VANCOUVER,
March
11:
Wheat
dropped
here
today
to
THE
WEATHER
'.'
Prince
Rupert
Snow
squalls,
frfsh
northwest
wind;
temperature,
32.
BIRD
PARTY
NOW
i
'
'
SSFE
AT
DUNEDIN'
a
""
"
..-(
4
J,,
NDUNED1N,
NpW
ZEALANP.
i
Mch.
11
Rear.
Admiral
Rieh-t
ard
Byrd
and
his
Antarctic
l
expedition
arrived
here
on
Monday
aboard
the
barque
City
'of
New
York
after
hav-
lng
spent
several
months
en-
feagfj
In
exploration
work
in
the
Sotith
Polar
regions.
.
Prince
Rupert
Gets
Valuable
Publicity
In
Special
Article
;
On
Peace
In
McLeans
Magazine
Prince
Rupert
in
relation
to
the
Peace
River
district
comes
in
for
a
good
deal
of
valuable
publicity
in
a
feature
article
from
the
pen
of
Reece
H.
Hague
entitled
"Wanted
A
New
Road
to
the
Sea,"
which
appears
in
the
current
number
of
McLean's
Magazine.
The
Peace
River
railway
outlet
situation
is
illustrated
well
in
a
map
which
shows
the
routes
the
proposed
railway
might
take
were
it
built
either
to
Prince
Rupert,
Stewart,
Squamish
or
Vancouver.
"No
matter
which
of
the
alternative
routes
a
railway
from
Peace
River
to
the
coast
might
follow,
unless
it
went
direct
to
Stewart
it
would
cut
theO
existing
Canadian
National
Railway
at
some
point,"
says
the
article.
"Thus,
if
the
P.Q.E.
railway
were
completed
to
Prince
George,
pa
distance
of
GO
miles
from
its
present
terminus
at'
Quesnel.
and
a
new
line
were
built
northeast
from
the
former
town
to
the
Peace,
when
grain
reached
Prince
George
on
its
way
west
it
could'
be
shipped
either
over
the
Canadian
National
Railways
to
Prince
Rupert,
a
rail
distance
of
467
miles;
by
the
iP.GS.
to
Squamish,
.
a
aistance
of
430
miles;
or
by
the
P.Q.E.
to
Clinton,
212
miles
from
Prince
George.
MARCH
1.1,.
1930
NT
PROPOSAL
UP
HERE
INPEACE
Aira
Hitherto
Unknown
Would
Support
Thirty
to
Forty
Thousand
Settlers.
Burden
Says
VICTORIA,
March
11
The
Pacific
Great
Eastern
lands
survey.
Hon.
E.
I.
Burden,
minister
of
lands,
told
the
legislature
last
night
would
show
hitherto
unknown
areas
providing
facilities
for
from
thirty
to
forty
thousand
settlers.
The
area
referred
to
was
located
south
of
the
Peace
River
Block,
extending
to
about
Summit
Lake
and
west
and
north
to
the
vicinity
of
Finlay
Forks.
This
afternoon's
train,
due
from
the
east
at
3:30,
was
reported
this
morning
to
be
on
Ume.
By
building
50
miles
of
railway
from
Clinton,
conectlon
could
be
made
at
Ashcroft
with
both
the
Canadian
National
and
.Canadian
Paclflp
Railways,
necessitating
a
further
Journey
of
approximately
200
miles
to
Vancouver
by
either
system,
or
about
492
miles
from
Prince
George
in
all.
"If,
Instead
of
going
from
Prince
George,
a
new
line
were
built
either
from
Hazelton
or
Fort
Fra-ser
on
the
C.N.R.
to
the
Peacej
the
actual
haulage
distance
to
Prince
Rupert
would
be
shorter
than
to
(Continued
on
page
three)
,
WAS
ONLY
FAKE
Ticket
Clerk
Confesses
Theft
and
Leads
Police
Officers
to
His
Cache;
Money
Is
Recovered
Wilfrid
Jackson,
Canadian
National
Railways
ticket
clerk,
marie
a
pnnfpssinn
fo
nnliVo
nffiVora
voarrlov
nf
j
v
jwmvv
v...
i
o
j
uaj
ci
ternoon
that
the
station
ticket
office
r-aid-up
last
Saturday
night
was
a
fake
staged
by
himself.
He
admitted
stripping
his
till
of
its
proceeds
and
ltd
the
officers
to
a
cache
under
the
planks
of
the
pedestrian
approach
to
the
station
where
he
had
secreted
the
money,
all
of
which
was
found
intact
in
a
bag.
Jackson
was
thereupon
placed
un-dej
arrest
and
formally
charged
with
theft
and
was
to
come
before
Magistrate
McClymont
Q
-
-
-
in
city
police
court
this
afternoon
for
trial.
It
was
expected
he
would
elect
for
speedy
trial
in
the
police
court
and
plead
guilty
to
the
charge,
in
view
of
his
confession.
Jackson
was
suspected
by
the
police
of
having
staged
the
"hold-up"
himself
and
his
confession
was
made
at
5
o'clock
yesterday
after-noon
in
the
city
ticket
office
to
staff
Sergeant
Alex
McNeill
and
Sergeant
O.
J.
Duncan
after
he
had
been
subjected
to
questioning
and
a
close
examination.
He
is
re
ported
to
have
said
that
"leading
last
me
in
Prince
RuDert"
had
been
the
cause
of
his
downfall.
He
ma
not
seek
his
freedom
on
ball
after
being
arrested
but
remained
Intthe
lock-up.
-
-
"
The
amount
of
money
taken
was
some
$340,
the
proceeds
of
ticket
sales
for
steamers
Saturday
eve
ning.
Jackson
further
admitted
to
the
police
that
his
mock
slucreinc
had
been
self-Inflicted
by
hittlnc
himself
on
the
head
wiUi
a
golf
club.
For
ten
years,
Jackson
has
been
!ln
the
service
of
the
Canadian
Na
tional
Railways
ticket
department.
He
was
considered
an
efficient
em
ployee
all
through
these
years
and
was
popular,
being
talented
and
of
likeable
disposition.
It
is
understood
that
this
is
the
first
time
he
has
been
in
any
sort
of
trouble.
He
is
thirty
years
of
ace.
claims
to
have
won
his
lieutenancy
in
the
Great
War
and
came
here
last
May
from
Saskatoon.
M'DONALD
DEFEATED
British
Government
Suffers
Reverse
But
Will
Hold
to
Office
LONDON,
March
11:
The
MacDonald
government
was
defeated
282
to
271
late
today
when
the
House
divided
on
a
second
amendment
to
the
Coal
Bill
having
to
do
with
a
central
levy.
Premier
MacDonald
declared
that
the
government
Intended
to
proceed
with
its
program
until
a
vote
of
censure
was
passed
on
a
major
issue.
Ills
state-went
was
In
reply
to
a
question
by
HI.
;ii.
Stanley
Ba.U-v.in,
Conservative
leader,
as
to
whether
he
Intended
to
go
on
v.ith
the
Coal
Bill.
The
government
was
victorious
on
the
first
division
on
amendments
to
the
Coal
Mine
Bill.
The
vote
was
272
to
212.
t
HERMAN
REVINSKY
IS
HANGED
TODAY
REOINA,
March
11
Her-
man
Revlnsky(
aged
27,
con-
vlcted
slayer
of
David
Katz
in
a
prairie
murder
two
years
ago
which
led
to
a
Dominion
wide
man
hunt,
was
executed
t
here
this
morning.
t
Boston
Grill
LIROE
CAHAKKT
BpeoUI
Dinner
Thursday!
xA
Baturd4ft
Dancing
Zitrj
Raturdj
Nljht,
I
It
II
Due
IliU
for
Bin
AMommodtUon
or
PmU
Pm-Um
PRIONS
4S7
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
TTfpnirri-
OFBANK
Pat
Burns
of
Calcary
and
Chris
Spencer
of
Vancouver
Named
to
Bank
of
Montreal
Board
MONTREAL.
March
11:
At
a
rieetlng
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Bank
of
Montreal
today.
Patrick
Burns
of
Calgary
and
Chris
Spencer
of
Vancouver
were
elected
directors.
FISHERMEN
JOINASS'N
urchase
of
Millerd
Interests
by
Co-operative
Has
Boosted
Organization's
Membership
VANCOUVER.
March
11
Since
the
British
Fishermen's
Co-opera-Mve
Association
completed
Its
plan
to
purchase
part
of
the
cannery
Interests
of
Francis
Millerd.
more
than
one
hundred
members
have
.oined
the
organization.
FISH
SALES
SUMMARY
American
71,500
pounds,
12.2c
and
5c
to
12.5c
and
5c.
Canadian
62.400;
pounds,
9.6c
and
5c
to
10.5c
and
3q.
AMERICAN
Tatoosh,
22,000,
AUln,
125
and
5c.
Arctic.
10,000,
and
Tahoma,
12,-000.
Booth,
12.5c
and
5c.
Baltic.
11,000,
Cold
Storage,
12
2c
and
5c.
Oony,
8,500,
Royal,
12.2c
.and
5c.
Arne.
6.000,
Royal.
12,3c
and
5c.
Viola,
2,000,
and
Blue
Bird,
2,000
Pacific,
122c
and
5c.
CANADIAN
Cape
Spencer,
3,500,
and
Bor-gund,
2
500
tlln.
105c
and
5c.
Capella
I
10,000,
Pacific.
10.5c
and
5c.
Helge
H.,
0,000.
10.2c
and
5c
!
Ternen.
10,500,
Cold
Storage,
10.-'
5c
and
5c.
,
Aiken,
7,000,
Pacific,
10.2c
and
5c.
j
Volunteer.
4,000,
and
Domino
II.
2,700,
Cold
Storage.
10.1c
and
5c.
Pair
of
Jacks,
4.000,
Royal,
10c
and
5c.
Nuba,
7,000,
Cold
Storage,
10c
nnd
5c.
Kamchatka,
2,200.
Cold
Storage,
9.6c
and
5c.
HOCKEY
SCORES
National
League
Sunday
Games
Chicago
2;
N.Y.
Americans
5.
Toronto
2;
Detroit
1.
Coast
League
Portland
2;
Vancouver
4.
."V