Tomorrow
V
r
Friday,
September
'
High
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3.43
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'
15.50
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Low
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Vol.
XXI..
No.
212.
CANOE
Flirted
With
Death
In
Running
Strange
Canyons;
Fought
Timber
Wolves
And
Battled
With
Ocean
Four
Younjf
McnvFrbm
Northern
Saskatchewan
Hero
In
Course
of
Trip
From
Arctic
to
Tropics
and
Tell
Stirring
Story
of
Their
Experiences
After
travelling
for
approximately
7,500
miles
in
their
own
canoe,
and
over
a
thousand
miles
by
dog
team
on
side
trips,
flirting
with
death
often,
running
dozens
of
unknown
and
dangerous
rapids,
being
attacked
by
wolves
and
finally
having
a
tussle
with
the
rollers
of
the
Pacific
in
Dixon
Entrance,
four
young
men,
sons
of
Saskatchewan
farmers,
arried
here
yesterday
hale
and
hearty,
brown
as
Indians
but
full
of
pep
and
determined
to
continue
their
sr-lf-imposed
adventure
until
they
reach
the
Panama
Canal
.
'
o
iy
way
of
the
chain
of
rivers
and
.
lakes
including
the
Mississippi
and
RlVArninn
L.Uai,3
I
iKPQ
.
the
Oulf
of
Mexico.
Three
of
the
lVlVLI
mail
m(m
are
brotnwVlctor.
Alvln
and
T
Itn
CufSmmin
BvanF1sheP'-4wo
of
them
farm-Llie
OWimining'
7e1d
the
other
a
school
teacher.
rrt
1
CI
'and
fourth
Is
another
young
1
OWarClS
OnOre
aeher,
Charles
Bmder.
all
I
from
the
village
of
Tyvan
In
St-"
:
katchewan.
They
travelled
In
the
While
enaaged
witf)
me
o"i,ttnw
from
-Watery
Alta.,-tKmr4
"
w-
k
McGregor
River
to
a
Canadian
Pa-
elite
Railway
survey
party
whteh
working
on
the
Monkman
Pass
route
for
a
Peace
River
ouUet,
Har-
ry
Jackson
lost
his
life
by
drown
ng
in
that
river
last
week,
according
t
reports
received
from
Prince
George.
While
rounding
a
Dena
in
.
the
river,
a
boat
which
Jackson
was
!
,
lundllng
f
tiled
with
water
and
tamed
over.
Jackson
being
unsuc-(
iwsful
ln
efforts
to
swim
ashore.
A
companion
was
saved
by
clinging
to
the
upturned
boat.
Jackson
was
an
experienced
rlv-rman
and
had
been
running
the
McGregor
off
and
on
for
ten
years.
He
was
single
and
made
his
home
at
Alesa
Lake.
Relatives
reside
in
Ennland.
The
body
has
not
yet
been
recovered.
'
BIG
INCREASE
IN
BUSINESS
turnings
of
Canadian
National
Telegraphs
For
One
Week
Show
Gain
of
$178.50
Over
Same
Week
Last
Year
Increased
general
business
activity
in
Prince
Rupert
is
Indicated
In
the
fact
tliat
during
a
single
week
recently
business
handled
by
the
Canadian
National
Telegraphs
showed
an
increase
of
no
less
than
$278.50
over
the
corresponding
week
last
year.
This
was
not
merely
an
exceptional
Individual
week
but
Is
in
line
with
a
general
Increase
oi
business
throughout
the
present
year.
.
WHEAT
CROP
IS
ESTIMATED
Dominion
Bureau
of
Statistics
Fl-,f
gurcs
that
Yield
This
Year
OTTAWA.
Sent.
11:
-The
Domln
IsttA
TIiimmaii
Otitic
vil
t)UlCU
U
U4
gwnwvtvw
I
Canada's
wheat
crop
at
384,769,ouu
bnshtla
of
which
362,000,000
bushels
will
be
garnered
ln
the
prairie
pro-
vinces.
'
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
.
VANCOUVER,"
Sept.
11
Wheat
dropped
a
Utile
further
today,
being
quoted
at
78V2C
on
the
local
Exchange
this
morning.
V
V
,
i
.
&V
v,
.
V
CANADA
GRAPPLl
Of
Special
Interest
'
Wave
you
read
the
classified
advertising
page
in
this
paper
today?
If
not,
now
is
the
time.
PARTY
HERE
AFTER
ADVENTUROUS
ARCTIC
TRIP
the
Mackenzie
River
to
the
Aretle,
t
the
8Ummer
on
ArcUc,
the
fo,,owlQg
wlnler
ln
tne
remote
jju
known
Peei
and
Snake
Rl
Juntryi
out
agaln
m
Jun
Jfeng
the
dlvlde
from
the
nV
f$er
to
the
Bell,
Porcupine
and
by
train
Irom
whltehorse
akMWay
anj
by
canoe
to
Prince
Rupert
That
in
brief
was
the
trip.
The
most
trying
part
of
the
-adventure
was
that
terrible
winter
scent
trapping
on
the
Snake
and
Peel
Rivers
when,
ln
the
darkness
of
the
long
Arctic
night,
they
lived
for
98
davs
on
nothing
but
caribou
meat
and
salt,
fought
against
fa
mine
at
times,
made
perilous
foray
trios
with
the
savage
team
oi
wou
dogs,
fought
huge
timber
wolves
and
finally
made
for
themselves
a
mooseskln
canoe,
killed
their
don
and
ran
the
rapids
of
the
Peel
River
for
two
hundred
miles
to
wnere
thev
had
left
their
own
canoe,
the
waters
roaring
all
the
way
and
at
times
enveloping
them
ln
spray
so
thick
that
they
were
unable
to
see
each
other
In
the
eanoe.
All
they
brought
in
with
them
was
their
catch
of
valuable
furs
which
they
wire
able
to
sell
for
several
thou
sand
dollars
at
Aklavlk,
thus
help
ing
to
reimburse
them
for
tne
cow
of
the
trip.
Their
Own
Impressions
Asked
as
to
what
they
considered
the
high
lights
of
the
trip,
Charles
Bruder
said:
"The
greatest
thrill
I
got
was
running
the
Peel
River
canyon
ln
the
skin
boat.
We
looked
it
over
before
doing
It
and
thought
we
could
make
It.
but
It
was
worse
than
we
expected.
However,
.
oftoe
we
got
Into
It
there
was
no
turning
back.
The
boat
was
taking
water
and
we
could
not
see
anything
ffcr
the
spray.
We
knew
we
were
in
a
bad
place
and
had
to
go
through
with
It.
It
was
'Do
or
Hell
boys."
so
wc
did
and
here
we
are."
It
was
a
simple
narrative
but
expressive.
Alvln
Fisher
said:
"What
I
re
member
most
clearly
was
being
out
in
h.
Arctic
midwinter,
pulling
my
own.dodj!toBlh-ivrfe
of
sno
(bfr
orlsTol
lhl
trtbntattes
of
(he
1
twi
CCS.
There
ivv
where
"
we
had
not
seen
.lne
sun
f0r
weeks,
with
very
mue
gruo
and
Just
enough
twilight
at
midday
to
enable
us
to
travel
by
its
light,
It
dawned
upon
me
how
small
man
really
is
compared
with
the
vast
universe."
'
Evans
Fisher
said
the
hospitality
of
the
north
was
what
impressed
him
most.
Everywhere
they
(continued
on
page
5)
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
11,
1D30
GOOD
PRICES
FOR
SALMON
ARE
PAID
Very
satisfactory
prices.
considering
the
time
of
year,
were
paid
here
today
for
sal-
mon
offered
by
packers
coming
ln
from
the
trolling
grounds.
For
coho,
49c
per
fish
was
paid
and
for
springs,
14c
a
pound
for
red
and
0c
for
white.
KING
IS
ENDORSED
Liberals
Are
Highly
Satisfied
,
With
Leadership
of
For-
I
mer
Tremicr
OTTAWA,
Sept.
11:
Confidence
in
their
leader,
Rt.
lion.
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King,
was
expressed
yesterday
by
Liberal
members
of
the
House
of
Commons
and
Senate
at
a
joint
caucus.
Complete
endorsatlon
was
made
of
Mr.
King's
leadership
and
of
his
campaign
in
the
last
general
election.
j
Mrs.
Robinson
!
of
Kiiimaat
!
Passes
Away
j
The
death
occurred
last
Friday
in
the
Vancouver
General
Hospital,
Vancouver,
of
Mrs.
Catherine
Rob-.
tnaon
of
Kltimaat.
Deceased,
who'
was
59
yean
of
age,
is
survived
by
five
sons
Samuel,
George,
Walter,
Prank
and
Cecil
and.
five
daughters
Mrs.
Louis
Skeldlng.
Mrs.
Er-
j
test
Pearce.
Mrs.
John
Maycock
and
Misses
Margaret
and
Isabella
Rob-,
lnson.
Hie
body
was
forwarded
from
Vancouver
to
Kltimaat
for
burial.
FISH
SALES
Summary
American
30,000
pounds,
105c
and
4c
and
13.7c
and
5c.
Canadian
11,000
pounds,
13.6c
and
8c
and
13.7c
and
6c.
American
Liberty,
31.000,
Pacific,
105c
and)
4C.
I
Mars.
8,000,
Cold,.
Storage.
13.7c
and
5c.
.
Canadian
Nuba,
5,500,
Cold
Storage,
13.6c
and
6c.
v
Vera
Beatrice,
5,500,
Booth,
13.7c
and
5c.
Elected
Head
of
Grain
Exchange
A.
P.
White
Elected
President
of
Winnipeg
Wheat
Selling
Organization
I
WINNIPEG,'
Sept.
11:-A:
P.
White,
head
of
Clark
&
Martin,
gruin
and
stock
brokers,
was
elected
president
of
the
Winnipeg
Grain
Exchange
yesterday.
Made
Record
Time
Eddie
Schneider,
eighteen,
of
Wastfield,
NJ..
who
recently
completed
a
coast
-
to
-
coast
flight
at
Los
Angeles.
Cal.,
in
the
new
Junior
record
time
of
29
hours.
41
nunues
flying
time.
kills
wife;
THEN
SELF
Double
Tragedy
Last
Night
at
Wardner
in
Crow's
Nest
Pass
Country
CRANBROOK,
Sept.
11:
Herbert
B.
Haddon,
log
sealer
.at
the
Wardner
Lumber
Mills,
Wardner,
last
night
shot
his
wife
to
death
in
the
kitchen
of
the
home
of
It.
II.
Moore.
Haddon
was
later
found
in
the
gar-
den
with
his
throat
cut,
dying
after
!
a
short
time.
A
note
found
on
Had-
j
don
asked
Moore
to
look
after
his'
two
young
children,
indicatine
that
the
act
was
premeditated.
Mrs.
I
Haddon
died
almost
immediately
j
from
two
bullets
ln
her
chest.
'
Haddon
was
one
of
the
losers
In
a
recent
fire
at
Wardner
and
it
Is
believed
that
this
had
prayed
upon
his
mind.
CONTROL
OF
FISHERIES
'MONTREAL,
Sept.
11:
British
Columbia
instead
of
the
federal
government
should
control
its
own
fisheries,
Hon.
S.
L.
Howe,
commls-
mmbla
lumoia.
declared
aeciarea
in
in
i
a
naoer
paper
read
read.
'
today
before
the
Canadian
Fish
Association
at
its
annual
convention.
"Unfortunately."
said
Mr.
Howe's
paper,
"we
think
the
province
has
no
jurisdiction
over
fishing.
It
cannot
say
how,
-when
or
where
the
fish
may
be
caught."
T.
II.
Johnson
of
Prince
Rupert,
president
of
the
association,
Is
presiding
over
the
convention.
FIRE
SETTERS
FIXED
PRINCE
GEORGE,
Sept.
11
Fines
of
$25
have
been
imposed
on
Emll
O.
Erdtman
and
Sterns
McNeil
of
Salmon
Valley
for
setting
fires
withousi-permits.
The
fires
were
observed
by
the
lookout
at
Pilot
Mountain.
E.
E.
Gregg;
assistant
district
forester,
who
has
been
spending
the
most
part
of
the
past
six
weeks
engaged
in
directing
foresf
fire
operations
in
the
Burns
Lake
district,
returned
to
the
city
on
today's
train,
accompanied
by
Mrs.
Gregit.
UNEMPLOYi
ORIENTAL
EXCLUSION
Complete
Prohibition
Except
Those
Covered
By
Special
Agreement
OTTAWA.
Sept.
11:
Complete
prohibition
of
all
Asiatic
Immigration
into
Canada
except
from
countries
with
which
the
Dominion
has
special
treaties,
agreements
or
conventions
is
decreed
in
an
order-in-coun-cil
tabled
yesterday
in
the
House
of
Commons.
The
order-in-council
amends
one
passed
in
1923
under
which
discretion
was
given
Immigration
officers
in
charge
to
admit
Asiatics
who
were
bona-fide
agriculturalists,
laborers,
female
domestic
servants,
wives
or
children
of
any
persons
legally
admitted
to
and
resident
In
Canada.
WAS
PIONEER
1
MISSIONARY
Rev.
J.
'E.
Rcndle
of
Bella
Coola
Passes
Away
at
River's
Inlet
1
The
death
occurred
recently
of
Rev.
J.
E.
Rendlc,
Bella
Coola,
for
25
years
a
missionary
to
the
native
people
of
the
province.
Deceased
had
suffered
from
a
heart
attack
and
spent
a
month
at
River's
Inlet
Hospital.
Born,
in
Devonshire,
Eng.,
the
late
Mr.
Rendle
Is
survived
by
his
widow
and
one
son
and
one
daugh-
ter,
CONFISCATE
FUR
ORDER
Long
Standing
Richmond
Case
Finally
Disposed
of
Yesterday
Afternoon
The
old
case
In
which
A.
J.
Richmond,
formerly
of
this
city
and
now
of
Vancouver,
was
charged
with
trading
ln
furs
without
-a
licence
was
finally
disposed
of
yesterday
afternoon
when
W.
B.
Collison
made
an
order
ln
nrovinclal
police
court
for
the
confiscation
of
some
$300
worth
of
furs
which
had
been
seized
ln
connection
with
the
case.
The
Richmond
case
was
a
long
drawn
out
affair,
having
started
on
December
5
last.
The
charge
was
first
dismissed
In
city
police
court
but
appeal
was
made
to
County
Court
where
Judge
Young
convlc-
"'nHna
and
imposed
a
fine
of
.
t
$50
In
.
.,
May.
Since
a.M
then
the
mat
,
ter
of
disposition
of
the
seized
furs
had
been
unsettled.
SCAVENGING
HEAD
TAKEN
John
Morton
Placed
Under
Arrest
In
Vancouver
on
Charge
of
Theft
ny
Conversion
VANCOUVER.
Sept.
11:
John
Morton,
age
63,
sa?pended
head
0:
the
city
scavenging
departrnent,
was
arrested
last'
night
on
a
charge
of
theft
by
conversion.
Morton's
j
arrest
followed
evidence
that
he
gave
to
the
select
committee
of
the
city
council
investigating
civic
affairs
ln
which
he
stated
that
he
was
unable
to
explain
certain
alleged
Irregular
entries
ln
his
books.
The
warrant
stated
that
"he
did
unlawfully
convert
to
his
own
use
the
sum
of
$67
of
moneys"
of
the
city.
Many
Proposals
Are
Offered
To
Commons
By
Premier
Bennett
Objcct
Is
to
Give
Work,
Not
Charity,
Prime
Minister
Declares
Would
Build
Roads
and
Bridges
and
Aid
Construction
of
Trans-Canada
Highway
Not
Touching
Peace
Outlet
OTTAWA,
Sept.
11:
"Work
not
charity."
This
is
the
basis
upon
which
the
government
is
proceeding
in
efforts
to
deal
with
the
unemployment
problem,
Premier
Bennett
declared
in
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
in
explain-in?
DroDOsals
for
snendintr
the
S20.000.000
which
he
is
asking
Parliament
to
vote.
public
works
such
as
wharves,
bridges,
etc.
which
are
national
undertakings
but
which
would
not
of
necessity
have
been
started
immediately
except
to
relieve
the
present
situation.
It
la
also
proposed
to
assls'.
s
the
provinces
in
connsctUis.up
un,-
nv
tx,ST
n
1
UT
rhShCOMonhekTranSH0W
GAIN
The
railway
companies
have
been
asked
to
Inform
thek
government
whit
works
they
can
Undertake
and
assistance
will
be
decided
upon
in
relation
to
the
cost
of
such
under-
Ltaldngs.-
.c
-
-
The
government
will
deal
directly
with
the
provinces
in
Its
assistance
to
public
works
of
provincial
or
municipal
nature
and
als
in
granting
one-third
of
the
amount
ex
pended
ln
cases
where
the'munlcW,
palities
have
provided
rejfejf
oftMi2"y
Tr
the
week
endln
Septem-
,
jIL.
iniIijtr'mntMr
ber
7
7'wm
were
iininn
$10000
hlBhr
higher
than
than
for
tnr
man
mai
01
jfjvmg
employment,
rr
respecting
dumping
are
expected
to
.
relieve
unemployment
considerably
1
by
giving
employment
within
a
few
'
weeks,
Premier
Bennett
hopes,
'"
some
25,000
men
who
are
now
of
work.
Information
received
from
thej
various
provinces
indicated
that
117,000
people
were
out
of
work
at
.
tr,L
,
rv.i
...UK
,t,.
that
the
number
may
be
Erospect
lcreased
to
177.000
during
the
winter
months.
The
Premier
said
that
the
question
of
the
Peace
River
outlet
would
be
left
over
until
the
next
session
of
Parliament
which
would
be
called
soon
after
the
New
Year.
Body
Will
Go
To
Prairies
Remains
of
Late
Mrs.
Geo.
Brochit.
Jr
Going
to
Home
At
Sceptre
Saskatchewan,
For
Burial
The
remains
of
the
late
Mrs.
Ruby
Irene
Brochu,
34-year
old
wife
of
George
Brochu,
Jr.,
who
died
yesterday
afternoon
ln
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
will
be
sent
on
tomorrow's
train
to
the
family
home
at
Sceptre,
Sas
-
Wntphpufan
iifhuiw
Intormjint.
VfiV.
be
made.
The
young
widower
wlll!
accompany
the
body
to
the
pratr-I
les.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
W.
H.
Staple
of.
Sceptre
are
the
parents
of
deseas
,
ed.
The
mother
was
was
coming
coming
here
but.
on
being
advised
of
her
daughter'.
death,
changed
her
plans
in
view
of
the
decision
10
take
the
body
home.
j
RETROSPECT
'
BY
WOMEN
1
1
MONTREAL,
Sept.
11
Miss
Idola
Saint
Jean,
defeated
Independent
Liberal
candidate,
says
of
the
election
j
contest
and
her
part
In
It:
"I
offered
a
humanitarian
program
to
the
electors
of
St.
Denis,
but
the
majority
preferred
the
ex-membcr.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
These
include
the
building
of
IN
EARNINGS
Increase
Announced
By
Canadian
Pacific
Rail
wa
j.For.
First
Time
Since
Last
Year
MONTREAL,
Sept.
11:
Marking
the
first
Increase
since
the
second
week
in
September
last
year,
earn
ings
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Rail-
at
thC
"icw
01
the
com
J0""
Orient
Skipper
Did
Not
Drown
L..
..
....
.
.
,
.
.
Cap-
nudd
uld.
Instead,
of
Heart
FaHure
Three
Members
of
Crew
Identified
Three
more
bodies
from
the
wreck
of
the
8eatUe
halibut
schooner
Orient
have
been
Identified
at
&&ttho
as
battf
those
of
Chris
of
Sewtli
and
Andrew
and
M.
Ben
Husaby
of
Vas-
nd.
An
autopsy
performed
at
Nanat-mo
on
the
body
of
Capt.
Rudd.
skipper
'of
the
Orient,
showed
that
he
had
died
of
heart
disease,
probably
due
to
shock
and
cold
when
he
struck
the
water.
No
water
was
found
ln
his
lungs.
The
forward
part
of
the
Orient
Is
believed
by
salvage
crews
to
have
been
smashed
to
matchwood
in
the
collision
with
the
Admiral
Nulton.
The
vessel
slept
six
men
forward
and
six
aft.
The
after
part
of
the
boat
has
been
recovered
and
three
bodies
were
taken
from
it.
Fire
members
of
the
crew
are
still
missing
and
they
are
believed
to
have
n
s'Pln
'orwrd-
BynU
Ume
may
havf
scat"
ft
W
currenU
d
ma
nver
M
reuna
-V
liTl..AJ
Nuitnv
Jumaxvu
UUIIVU9
Who
Shot
Self,
From
Peace
W.
F.
Carlaw.
aged
21,
who
shot
himself
near
the
University
of
Brl-
tish
Columbia
on
Sunday
morning
of
this
week
after
a
mud
drive
through
Kttsalino
and
Dunbar
Heights
districts
of
Vancouver,
with
a
girl
sweetheart
who
had
rejected
his
affections,
before
roUib
to
Vancouver,
lived
In
tlv
Peace
River
country
with
his
father
and
brothers
and
M.steis.