Tomorrow's
Tides
Sunday,
December
28.
W
High
7.39
a.m.
5nm
nm
A.
Low
14.08
a.m
14.06
p.m.
9.4
Vol.
XXI..
No.
301.
LORD
OF
SIXTH
MYSTERIOUS
DEA
TH
OCCURS
IN
WESTERN
Great
Jewish
Business
And
Industrial
Leader
Passes
Away
Suddenly
Former
Sir
Alfred
Mond
Was
Long
Active
in
Political
and
Commercial
Life
of
Great
Britain
Former
.
Member
of
Cabinet
LONDON,
Dec.
27:
Lord
Melchett,
formerly
Rt.
Hon.
Sir
Alfred
Mond
P.
C,
great
Jewish
industrialist,
economist
and
statesman,
one
of
England's
leading
men,
died
here
this
afternoon
at
the
age
of
62.
While
Lord
Melchett
had
not
been
in
very
robust
health
lately,
his
condition
was
not
considered
particularly
serious
and
his
demise
came
,r.
a
great
snocK
to
tue
cuumry.
e
ti;id
played
a
prominent
part
In
the
industrial,
financial
and
political
Ufr
of
Britain
for
many
years.
Lord
Melchett
was
one
of
Eng-,
aid's
richest
men
and
had
given
Uixe
sums
In
connection
with
the
(
tabllshment
of
a
Jewish
homeland
in
Palestine.
He
was
chairman
of
he
Imperial
Chemical
Industries,
ic
largest
In
Oreat
Britain
with
tnital
of
$380,000,000.
He
was
also
known
as
the
"Nickel
King,
I
Lord
MfJcheU
was.
long
a
force
In
CniUh
politics
ana
was
minister
01
health
in
Lloyd
Oeorge's
war
cabin,
t.
He
later
Joined
the
Conserva-v
party.
The
late
Lord
Melchett
was
man-11
iiir
director
of
Brunner,
Mond
&
(1
and
was
prominently
assocla
i
with
rnany
other
Industrial
en-'
1
prises.
He
first
entered
Parlla-1
nt
in
1006
as
member
for
Chester.
H
iding
that
seat
until
1910,
he
was
i,.
n
elected
member
for
Swansea.
I)i
1924,
he
became
member
for
r
trmarthen.
Early
In
his
political
r
.rivr
he
was
an
active
LiDerai
From
1921
to
192
he
was
minister
f
health.
in
n
addition
aaauion
to
to
ouict
other
activities
uhmw
Lnr
dMekhettw.
a
vigorous
writer
j
mi
Industrial
and
economic
que
dons.
Better
Prices
For
Ties
Asked
Hoards
of
Trade
and
Other
Bodic
Arc
Taking
Matter
up
With
Canadian
National
Hallways
SMITHERS.
Dec.
27-Boardl
of
Trade
and
other
bodies
In
the
central
interior
are
urging
the
Canadian
National
Railways
to
set
bet-ti
r
nricA.
fnr
railway
ties
than
,
K
nfforoH
There
will
i
n
l
(Atil
wvv.
intlr
if
any
profit
for
any
one
In
the
business
If
the
prices
announced
are
to
go
Into
effect,
It
Is
Stated.
MARSHAL
JOFI
RirS
LEG
AMPUTATED
PARIS,
Dec.
27:
The
news-
,
I.
-
v
rrm
etntfui
tsmlCrlb
paper
uv
icjiipa
""
i
that
the
right
leg
of
Marshal
;
-Joffre.
aged
French
general
i
ft
1km
nr:tn
Marne.
will
be
79
on
January
12,
had
j.
i
i.i.j
in
n
Paris
t
t
uecii
mupubutcu
hospital
on
December
20.
Mar-
shal
Joffre,
also
known
as
"The
Papa
of
the
French
Army,"
was
operated
on
last
Saturday
for
Inflammation
of
arteries
of
the
legs
but
the
re-
suits
were
announced
to
be
un-
satisfactory.
Five
surgeons
Is-
sued
a
bulletin
today
stating
his
condition
was
grave.
sf
'h
ft.
"
RETURN
TO
OWN
WORK
OTTAWA.
Dec.
27
Practically
all
of
the
members
of
the
farmer
Mackenzie
King
administration
have
returned
to
their
former
pro-
fikeslanx
atirt
neetmatlmia.
Liberal
leader,
lias
remsttned
n
Ottawa
and
Klngsmere
since
tho
last
election.
He
has
devoted
considerable
thoousht
to
the
operation
of
his
far
mat
Klngsmere
and
this
.year
had
a
splendid
crop.
Hon.
Charles
Dunning,
ronner
Minister
of
Finance,
is
now
general
manager
of
Lueerne-ln
-Quebec
tiestdes
being
a
director
of
an
In
surance
company.
He
has
an
office
In
Ottawa
and
maintains
his
home
here.
Hon.
Krnest
Lapolnte,
former
Minister
of
Justice,
is
In
Joans
hospital,
following
an
operation
The
winter
will
likely
witness
his
---
-
,
return
to
Quebec
city,
where
K.
he
Will
DUW1
w
unv.
Hon.
W.
D.
Euler.
former
Minister
of
National
Revenue,
is
In
Florida!
and
has
dismissed
politics
from
his
mind.
He
resides
in
Kitchener
where
he
owns
a
thriving
newspaper
and
business
college,
besides
Derng
interested
In
several
other
concerns.
In
-Kincardine
Hon.
James
Malcolm,
former
Minister
of
Trade
and
Commerce,
has
returned
to
Kincardine.
Ontario,
to
manage
his
furniture
factory.
Hon.
J.
C.
BUlott
is
practising
tew
in
London
while
Hon.
Peter
Heenan,
former
Minister
of
Labor.
Is
still
In
Ottawa
turning
over
In
his
mind
the
various
offers
he
has
received
from
large
Industrial
companies
for
his
services.
Hon.
T.
Crerar
former
Minister
of
Railways
and
Canals.
Is
In
Winnipeg
and
Is
planning
to
go
Into
private
business.
Hon.
Charles
Stewart,
former
Minister
of
the
Interior.
Is
staying
In
Ottawa
although
he
operates
a
large
farm
In
Alberta.
Hon.
W.
R.
Motherwell,
former
MinUter-of
Agriculture,
is
on
his
farm
In
Abernelhy.
Saskatchewan.
Hon.
J.
L.
Ralston,
tormer
win-
Af
National
Deience.
raw
new
01
trans(erred
his
law
practice
irom
Timv
,Ialltax
in
Montreal
Montreal
where
where
h
ne
now
Hon.
Fernand
Rlnfret.
ex-Secretary
of
State,
is
In
Montreal,
edlt-i
n
rrpnch-Canadlan
newspaper.
ii
rundurand
I?
WiUlC
HU".
vw-.
occupied
with
financial
affairs
In
Iha
inmp
citV.
ttnn
Pater
J.
Venlot,
former
Postmaster-Oeneral,
is
now
living
quietly
In
New
Brunswick.
It
to
most
unlikely
that
the
coming
session
or
Parliament
will
witness
the
return
of
either
Mr.
Dunning
of
Mr.
Gannon.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
DECEMBER
27,
1930
A
New
Device
For
Detecting
Photjgraphins
device
will
revea'
si
of
on
'a
p-'fS
w
ih-itotr1.
can
detect
many
diseases.
Photo
shows
Mary
Louellan
having
he
WHEAT
AT
LOW
MARK
New
Minimum
Price
of
50c
Per
Bushel
Set
at
Winnipeg
This
Morninc
WINNIPEG,
Dec.
27:
Wheat
slumped
to
the
50-cent
a
bushel
mark,
a
new
ail-time
low-level,
at
the
opening-
of
the
Ex-'
change
here
today
but,
with
mcaere
offerings
and
the
entry
of
investment
buyers,
soon
snapped
back
to
higher
levels.
December
wheat
hit
the
bottom
price
but
rallied
to
52c
at
the
close.
May
closed
at
SSVic
and
July
at
56
Vic.
Bennett
to
Aid
Renahan
Search
Premier's
Influence
Secured
on
Be
half
of'Mlsslnfc
Flyer
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett
has
prom
ised
to
use
his
Influence
In
having
th
search
for
Cant.
Robin
"Pat"
Renahan
and
His
two
companions,
aviators,
who
have
been
missing
since
October
28
when
they
set
out
to
took
for
Captain
Burke
and
party
in
the
north.
in
reply
to
a
telegram
from
Pre
mier
S.
F.
Tolmie
urging
continu
ance
of
the
search
Inland,
Premier
Bennett
stated
that
he
was
taking
the
matter
up
with
Hon.
Donald
Sutherland,
minister
of
national
defence.
Sfi
atrons
Is
Mi's.
Renahan's
faith
In
her
husband's
safety
that
she
Is
prepared
to
charter
a
private
plane
to
continue
the
search
should
the
Federal
Oovernment
fall
to
send
out
planes
to
search
the
mountain
lakaa.
For
this
purpose
irienas
oi
the
family
who
are
Interested
In
aviation
in
British
Columbia
are
selling
tickets
for
Pafs
car
which
will
be
raffled.
New
Equipment
1
For
Sawmill
at
Francois
Lake
F.
R.
Keefe
Is
putting
In
new
equipment
In
his
sawmill
at
tho
Southbank
ferry
landing
on
Fran-cols
Lake.
The
Installations
Include
Shoulder'Hurt
Prince
George
who
received
severe
.shaking
up
on
being
thrown
from
his
horse
while
hunting.
MKS.
CONNELL
DIES
i
-.,.
'
''OF-
ACCIDENT
INJURIES
(
'
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
27:
Mrs.
Herbert
Connell,
wife
of
the
,
'
wireless
operator
on
the
steam-
er
Cardena
and
second
victim
I
of
the
hit-and-run
driver
!
whose
automobile
killed
Miss
1
Allison
Candlish
late
Wednes-
4-
day
night
on
Broadway,
died
last
night
from
terrible
in-
Juries
which
she
sustained.
Both
the
victims
were
sisters.
The
police
are
unable
to
find
any
trace
of
the
driver
of
the
car
who
la
alleged
to
have
struck
the
two
women.
Mrs.
Connell's
husband
will
arrive
.
from
Prince
Rupert
on
his
steamer
tomorrow
night
'
,
!
PRINCE
IS
INJURED
Prince
George
Sustained
Severely
Bruised
Shoulder
in
Fall
From
Horse
LONDON.
Dec.
27:
Prince
George,
youngest
son
of
King
George,
was
thrown
from
his
horse
while
hunting
with
the
Belvolr
hounds
this
afternoon.
He
fell
heavily
and
was
taken
to
Melton
War
Hnsnltal
where
an
x-rav
exam-
a
new
planer
win
wnien
pianea
i
maiion
snowta
mat
ne
jiaa
susiain-lumber
will
be
turned
out
for
le-ed
a
severely
bruised
shoulder.
He
cal
trade.
was
later
released
from
hospital.
ENGLAND
Disease
phing
back
of
eyes.
This
device
health
foreto'd
af,
Chicago.
T0OKCASH
FROM
SAFE
LaCasse
Bakcrjr
Burglarized
of
$399
Over
Holiday
Loss
Reported
Today
Some
time
over
the
holiday
period
between
Wednesday
night
and
the
opening;
hour
of
the
store
this
morning,
the
safe
in
the
LaCasse'
Bakery
on
Third
Avenue
was
looted
of
about
$300,
most
of
which
was
In
cash
with
a
few
small
checks.
The
combination
was
opened
without
damage
and
the
money
simply
removed
from
the
cash
drawer.
The
police
were
notified
this
morning
by
IV.
D.
Christison,
manager
of
the
bakery.
Investigation
is
proceeding.
BOY
SCOUT
IS
LAUDED
Prompt
Action
o(
Bobby
Houston
On
Hallowe'en
Uesponslble
For
Averting
Accident
Following
receipt
of
.
letter
from
George
F.
Davey,
local
optician.
Scoutmaster
P.
C
.Miller
has
made
application
to
Boy
Scouts
headquarters
suggesting
tliat
suitable
recognition
be
made
of
prompt
action
taken
last
HaJlowe'en
by
Bobby
Houston,
local
Scout,
In
averting
what
might
Have
been
a
serious,
It
not
fatal,
accident.
Mr.
Davey's
letter
was
as
follows:
"Having
witnessed
what
might
have
been
a
serious
If
not
fatal
accident
on
Hallowe'en
night,
which
I
only
recently
learned
was
prevented
by
the
prompt
action
of
a
Boy
Scout,
a
member
of
your
troop.
I
thought
the
matter.should
be
called
to
your
attention.
"Standing
on
the
corner
of
Fulton
Street
and
Sixth
Avenue,
I
noticed
the
clothing
of
a
boy
playing
in
front
of
the.
Japafiau
half-a-Dlocfe
iwa.
-'hursl
:lntb
flame..
I,
dmmedhteh
started
for
the
scene,
bnt
Mfo're
reoclilhg
the
middle
of
the
road,
heard
Bobby
Houston
order
the
boy
to
lie
down
and
roll
over.
With
his
slicker
he
beat
the
flames
out
before
I
could
even
reach
tho
spot.
"The
boy
had
been
dressed
In
a
cotton
rabbit
suit
which
had
caught
fire
from
a
candle
and
starting
to
run
was
a
mass
of
(continued
on
page
6)
GOLF!
GOLF!
GOLF!
Balagno
Orchestra
SATURDAY
EVENING
Sunken
Gardens
Prospector
Found
Dead
Head
Was
Riddled
With
Bullets
From
Murderer
Believed
to
Have
Been
Shot
In
Revenge
For
Having;
Discovered
That
His
Friend
Had
Beon
Victim
Immediately
Previous
(
CORDOVA,
Alaska,
Dec.
27:
Another
mystery
death
in
tho
McCarthy
district
was
reported
when
Dan
Person,
prospector,
was
found
dead
in
his
cabin
with
his
head
rid-
'
died
with
bullets.
He
is
the
sixth
man
to
have
been
found
'
dead
under
mysterious
circumstances
in
lonely
cabins
in
the
region
in
recent
months.
.
.
The
victim
immediately
pre-
n,f
1
n
tt
vcuuij
rciauu
waa
nuvaru
r
osier,"
another
prospector,
wnose
ooJvl
Person
discovered
three
month
ago.
Although
a
corner's
Jury
returned
a
verdict
of
suicide
In
the
case
j
of
Foster,
Person
insisted
that
his
friend
had
been
murdered.
The
authorities
now
believe
that
Person
may
have
been
murdered
in
revenge
by
Foster's
slayer.
(Mission
Journeys
Total
44,000
Miles
Miss
Eva
Hasell
Describes
Conditions
Faced
By
Workers
MONTREAL.
Dec.
27
:
Conditions
1
among
the
settlers
In
the
recently
1
opened
areas
of
the
Peace
River
!
and
Wandering
River
prairie
country
in
Northern
Alberta
and
British
(Columbia
were
described
here
re-i
cently
by
Miss
Eva
Hasell,
founder
I
of
the
Sunday
School
by
Post
mis
sionary
enterprise
of
the
Anglican
Church,
centred
in
the
more
remote
sections
of
the
western
provinces.
J
Travelling
mainly
by
means
of
a
'
motor
van.
over
roads
which
the
)
speaker
said
averaged
six
very
deep
;
mud-holes
to
the
mile
for
at
least
i
thirty
miles
In
one
region,
and
In
'
one
case
walking
76
miles
in
order
to
get
to
a
particularly
Isolated
croup
of
settlers.
Miss
Hasell
and
her
assistant.
Miss
Iris
Sayle.
spent
PKICE
FIVE
CENTS
DEAD
ALASKA
WKUlii
UN
HER
LEG
Australia
Cricketer
Remanded
For
Signing
Novel
Kind
of
Autograph
SYDNEY,
Dec.
27
Because
he
wrote
his
autograph
on
the
shape-iVvCalj
ot
a,,
pretty
girl
passenger's
leg
on
a
liner
while
homebourid
from
London,
a
member
of
the
victorious
Australian
cricket
team
which
recently
toured
England,
has
been
reprimanded
by
the
International
Cricket
Board.
Members
of
the
team
had
pledged
themselves
not
to
sign
autographs
under
any
circumstances
as
autograph
hunters
became
a
positive
nightmare
to
previous
teams.
,
There
is
no
secret
concerning
the
Identity
of
the
offending
player
because
the
young
lady
proudly
dls-
played
her
souvenir.
JUMPED
IN
HOT
STEEL
DORTMUND,
dermany,
Dec.
27:
After
years
of
labor
at
a
blast
furnace
of
the
steel
works
here,
Ro-
hrt
Oortviiriri
Aam.
in
f
oat
n
nren
f
I
steel.
j
No
motive
beyond
the
fatal
at-
traction
of
the
furnace
could
eb
ascribed
for
the
act.
The
Weather
Prince
Rupert
Misty,
calm;
ba-
rometer,
30.38;
temperature,
sea
smooth.
Langara
Island
Clear,
south
wind,
light
swell;
sea
moderate.
Dead
Tree
Point
Part
cloudy,
calm;
barometer,
30.28;
tempera
ture.
32;
sea
calm.
Triple
Island
Southeast
breeze;
clear,
light
clouds;
sea
calm.
,7,
r
airectlbn
lor
the
furnace.
Today
he
SrS?'
oVlrS
told
hte
companions
that
It
seemed
,2S,
l?!3v
hS,n
n
faT1
to
be
calling
him.
Later
they
saw
t:TTl
E
inlmjump
Into
the
white
hotmolten
I
tember
and
into
October.
Miss
Hasell
pointed
out
that,
unless
religious
and
ethical
teaching
was
brought
into
these
isolated
areas,
a
serious
national
menace
was
presented
by
the
fact
that
already
propaganda
of
antl-soclal
character
was
being
distributed
widely.
In
addition,
she
claimed,
there
was
organized
pro-
Ipaganda
directed
against
the
i
Christian
churches.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
27:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
52
c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
Costly
Ottawa
Church
Consumed
By
Flames
When
Boy
Worshipper
Dropped
Candle
Tray
Into
Crib
OTTAWA,
Dec.
27:
St.
Joseph's
Roman
Catholic
Church,
a
$400,000
structure,
was
consumed
here
today
by
flames
started
by
a
small
boy
worshipper
overturning
a
tray
of
lighted
candles
into
the
Christmas
Crib.
The
boy
was
lighting
the
candles
in
memory
of
a
loved
one
when
tho
accident
occurred.
The
fire
started
at
10
o'clock
and,
within
an
hour
and
a
half,
nothing
remained
but
crumbling
walls.
The
church
was
built
of
stone
and
was
dedicated
in
1892.
.
ji
-
a
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