PACHS TWO , The Daily News PRINCE RUPERT - BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Every Afternoon, Except Sunday, by Prince Rupert Daily News, Limited, Third Avenue H. F. PULLEN Managing-Editor 'sBSRiPTlbN RATES Transient display advertising, per inch, per insertion 1.40 NEW ROAD PROPOSAL being demanded. They are asking for full dominion status and we are inclined to think they will get it very soon. If they do not they are likely to get independence instead. These are days when the world is moving rapidly. What seemed impossible yesterday becomes an actuality today. We are learning to sweep away old barriers and grapple with hard facts without reference to precedent AN EXCELLENT PICTURE Last night at the Capitol Theatre there was an unusual picture. It wai "Song 0' My Heart," featuring John Mac-Cormack. For those who are a little tired of the jazz pictures that are so popular with picture makers and who at Mtp man; unie enjoy wonaeriui music, we strongly recom-1 mend this. The singing sees MacCormack at his best, and ; the little Irish tale roven around the great singer is an ex-j ceedingly pretty one and well played. Very few more ( jricoBjug uuiues imvv ujijieareu m rrjnce uuperu PRINCE GEORGE The city of Prince George is negotiating with the provincial gowrameat with a view to securing U9,O03 traca the governments under the unatnploymeat relic f tehesae. parade in which returned men, Boy Seoats under the direction ol WUliam Monroe and Otrl Ouides under the leadership of Miss C. Irwin participated. The Last Post was sounded by W. L. Ilornsby. The Prince George Dramatic Society presented the three-aet farce ; -Anne's Little Affair" delightfully i on Wednesday evening in the Prin- The marriage was solemnised ceM Theatre under the capable dl-qaietly by Rev. Peter Genoa) here recUon of Oeorge Oliver. Members on Sunday of Miss Mabel Hilda : e "" weTe M Pearl Mclnnes, PflM, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mn- 10X111 B1&tr Mra- Julian P. William Pike of Smithers, and Mn, Mrs. Creewell and Miss Myr-Tfceesas Arthur Simpson, also of Uc CresweUer. J. H. McCllnton, E. Smlthm. The ceremony was per-1 Dart"- E J Newman, W. J. Peck-fumed at the hnm. nf Mr onri ' ham. J P Myers. W. D. O. Harper, Mrs Clifford Barrett. The couple E- Oreeweller. Mrs. R. S. Ed- left for Smithers reside vrbere tfcey will , 4 ' wards, E. J. Flower and Miss M. Oeiger. ttuk ir.r...tJ v a In the fiktm-mafMxmp'l , "VTi . t?' , i',. v."8 ttUons hed in the Pinevlew dls- Z..7 J I .. . u .rW . -,.,, ' ,by fire last week when he mistook trict, E. Pearson won first prise . i a can nf of gasoline for fnr kerosene. Mrs, for Garnet wheat and A lllaggtth first prise lor Banner oats. An Armistice Day service was conducted in the local Canadian Legion Hall on Tuesday by Rev. T. V. I'Estrange of St. Michael's Anglican Church and Rev. Peter Connal of Knox United Church The service was preceded by, a MeOsnsld and four children, one an Infant, escaped although two of the little daughters had to come to hospital here for treatment for their burns. A successful dance was held last night in the South Fort Oeorge Community Hall in aid of the children's Christmas tree fund. . NORTHERN B. C. NEWS ; CMITUI7DC I: , CTEWABT tlKII I ID .Ilil 1 ' "4" IT I'D .lHIl I I First prize winners inv,the (seed By mail to all other parts of British Columbia, the Biitish Em- J1"" neM M pire and United States, paid in advance, per year 6.00 t!ows: J E- Juhnf n ftv tnml t all Afhar ,ntrip rur roar 7.53 oreijr:!, yicvorjr obi, By mail to all parts of Nwthern and Central British Columbia, paid in advance for yearly period 3.00 Legal notices, each insertion, per agate Une 16 Transient advertising on front page, pr inch 2.80 Local readers, per insertion, per line .25 A. McMillan Evelyn: garnet wheal John Bos- trooi, Grassy pinsj. jiward wheat, James Ouertsj Jttjm marquis wheat, J. E. J JUUswtT Evelyn ; six- rawed barley, O. ?V Wright, Quick: tbew 122. field peas, D. Huber, Smithers; ti mothy seed. Mr. Charles Barrett, Classified Insertion, word .02 advertising, per per Barrett flax Miss Hu Or four months for L0Q DAILY EDITION bear, Smithers; seed potatoes, James - - Owens, Evelyn; ten bushels of seed . , oats, A. McMillan, Evelyn; seed T Nov. 18. 1930 Tuesday, judgmg competition, E. Norman Bree, Telkwa. CIIRIST3IAS IS CLOSE j Armistice night was celebrated here on Tuesday with a large and It's not very long now before Christmas will be here and sacjassfni dance, people from ail everybody will be looking around for presents for their p6 of difitrict bein to atten-relatives A nimert WM m genenU and close friends. This is the time to make a list of those who must have gifts and after it has. been properly revised and pruned a For almost three weeks now there Start should be made with the purchases. have been almost incessant rains in -While the most valuable presents are those made by the toe BBlktey Vaaey- 'Iiien no ..v fun ml ! ikfl mmmmJ m - tka .donors because they reflect a real desire to give pleasure, mo,ireMht4,netrmtod nsu-only a few can receive those very personal treasures. The eraW assarinc plenty of majority of the gifts must be purchased and the amount moisture for next spring's farmiag of care given to the purchases will to a large extent reflect operations. Meanwhile, on aceoont the interest taken by the donors in the persons receiving th!mlly them. Time is required and it is always a good plan to be gin shopping early. are in rattier bad shape for travel ling. A new four-room dwelling is being built near the comer of Qsn and Alfred Streets by T. Jeaktnson With very little knowledge of the new Alaska road pro- Frenk a rfkT' posaHt is almost impossible to comment on it. All that can ' a deficit a $im on the yearn op-be said at present is to draw attention to the fact that the erations was reported at the an-governments have for years been trying to dispose of the nuaJ nieeting last week of the P.G.E. and cannot find here nithers HmcaAnn board of a purchaser, yet are people ... 1 . .. J A , . v A . directors has been elected. 8. H running after the privilege of spending their money m this rendered resign - north country, which evidently they must consider valu- turn as secretary and a successor yile. will be appointed as soon as pos- Yesterday we quoted from the Victoria Conservative ibte-paper to show that practically no money had yet been spent! marieee'took mace here in-extensions to the original railroad west of the Rocky 1Uietiy on Toesday afternoon of Mountains while immense sums have been expended on Mies Eiien c. chrtstiaasoa of Hons, the prairies, yet it is claimed the road does not pay. How ' ton and John Albert stout. The ce-could it? Intelligent development of the north is what is performed by Rev. w-needed and ewdentJy some people think large returns SJl y4n " tuum ue aecun-u as a result oi me expenditures. INDIA'S POSITION a-Evidently India is intending to make herself felt in the councils of the Empire. The despatch published exclusively in this paper yesterday dealing with the India Conference in London indicates the eeneral trend of what is BURNS LAKE The settlement of Ootsa Lake has t seen more business and activity daring the past season than has jbeen known in the history of the i peace. The operations of the Con-I solidated Mining & Smelting Co. in I the district have bad a good deal to do with the activity. Norman 'ehreiber is taking a prominent part m the transportation facilities of the district. Heavy winds were experienced in ttito district last Monday and telegraph and telephone lines all went down. People from all parts of the district attended the masquerade ball held by the Canadian Legion here last Monday night. Prise-winners for eostames included Mrs. L. Seherk. Ted Oreenwood, Mrs. C. Otarxl II. Hef flick, A. M. Ruddy and H. J. JewelL 3. 3. McKeuna and Percy ICaler. VANDERH00F The Vanderhoof and District Teachers' Association, at its convention which was held here recently, elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: president, Fred O. Cook; secretary. Miss Evelyn Ssaedlejr; executive. Miss Margaret Mc Vicar, Miss Betty Lamb and Miss Joyce Ooodridge. According to a survey made by C. 0. KeJley. district agriculturalist, there are-20,398 acres of agricultural land owned in Vanderhoof district with a total of 4,848 acre under cultivation. g During a trip east, Mervill AveriU was successful in getting fine speci mens of moose ana cariboo in the. uuuaiora aistnci east oi ranee Oeorge. During his "stay atGtm ford, he was the guestrtif luu. UilU Mrs.LWpod? The provincial government is having a standard equipment shed buUt on its property south of the railway tracks. The . shed will be used to house all government ma chinery. V. Schelderup has completed a re-survay of TownshiD 12 near hero. The settlers on that area are very pleased that the work has carried out. j A travelling, library has bee ser joyed from the. provincial government by the locnl Canadian Legion. W. S. Orr will be in charge of it The i& at jUuemployed in this! .distrtel,, which ,1s being kept by the (local Board of Trade, already num- j The Christian Science Society nf prince Rupert, is endeavoring to ' sell fifty share in the Stewart Land ! tin hr I j The firm of Gardiner-Johnson & Co., which has the contract for widening the Salmon River road ; between Seven Mile and Eleven Mile, has closed down work for the season. It is hoped to resume the work early in the spring, possibly, by the middle of April. The work: started two months ago and good J progress was made since then. j i Armistice Day was brought to a IconeliMien last Tuesday evening) . with a largely. attended danee. In' I the morning there were appropriate services at the-iocal cenotaph with' I Rev. FattierE. M. Leray CMX,' j chaplain of ttie Canadian Legion, in charge. Bill Targoeee won a $5 gold piece j and the pee wee golf championship of Stewart last Thursday night' when he deeated Sam McNeil In the final. Tujgoo&e turned In a card of 42 for the 18 holes while McNeill took six strokes more. The Portland Canal Power Co, which controls a valuable hvdro- lectricpowar site on Davis Rlyer, 12 miles south of Hyder, commenced surveying this week far a power transmission liae from Hyder tor Stewart and up the Bear River alley. Surveys. will also be made for a possible branch line ud the Marmot River. The Woman? Auxiliary to St. Mark's Church-held a very sueeess- ftd bazaar last Friday afternoon. The proceedings came to a dose with a large whist drive and dance m the evening. The last whist drive and dance held by the Canadian Legion here was an unqualified success. There were 16 tables -and prize winners were Mrs. Klrkpatrick. Mrs. Lee. Ted Richardson and Bill Tooth. The Stewart Liberal Conservative Association, at its recent annual meeting, elected officers as follows for the coming year: president. H. W. M. Rolston; vice-president, H. A. Stewart; secretary, Mrs. J. V. Cleee: executive, H. D. Rochfort. W. a. Orr, J. Scott, J. Murdoch, W. D. Smith, Oeorge Matheson, J, Rennle, Mrs. D. Bennett and J. 0. Lyon. O. A. Woodland, agent fer the Im perial Oil Co. at prince Rupert paid i a brief vtety here last week on company business. Mrs. M. Miehelizza left laat week for Vancouver where she will spend the winter. . H. L. Batten MH- after havlmr spent a week at the B. C. Silver! mine, left last week on his return to Vancouver. NEWHAZELT0N Advices have been received that Skeena riding is to- receive $10,000 for unemployment relief work during the coming winter, this sum being exclusive of any sums that, have been allotted to Incorporated municipalities such as Terrace and Smithers. "Miss M. McLean, school teacher at Hazelton, spent the Thanksglvinn holiday at her home In Prince Ru- pert.' R. J, Morrison and Albert Arnold were visitors in Prince Rupert at the' end of last week. bj ;. ! .. . kou i,lHour'1aSt(jr7y';reekl last w'eekTlf "was a ISrge animal measuring nine feet frpm tip to tip. It is said that there are a lot of cougars in that district and that they are playing havoc with the game. The same Indian plans on capturing more of them. The annual value of Fish It Fish Products of British Columbia Is about $23,000,000. of this amount beeniatout $11,000,000 Is produced In Prince Rupert District. 272 Tuesday, n( sty) KEEPS THE BATHROOM "Oncc-a-tec h " Ysk ' Spotless Dissolve'a f ablcfpoonful of QilJetCii Lye in a gallon of cold wati; 2r you hsve a solution that w,J Pave you hours of cleaning time m tf. bathroom, for it is cciiiallv eih. i.-nt for washing floors, tiling. Kink . t!. hatlitub or cloet lowl . . . .,D(i when cleaned with (iilletT, T.v.-each is thoroughly disinfected m uh the one operation. GILLETTS Pure Kate U?. has dozens of other daily Jiounl)(),i uses. Send frpur nnoFrtv LuoUt ciplaining how it will help yon all your cleaning. GlLLETT-S Lyi "Eat Dirt11 STANDARD ItRANDS LIMITED gillctt raniHiCTs Toronto Montreal Winnijx-j; Vanroux-r and ttjfirri In all tlie nrinri'tul citiei of Canada. Department of Trade and Commerce Ottawa, Canada i November 15th, 1930. To Government Departments, Municipal Councils, Public Utility Commissions, School Boards, etc, Everywhere in Canada. , Keep Tax Collections Gradating at Home! A certain Canadian municipality that shall be nameless is now t pending large sums of money on improvements of one kind or another, for the express purpose of providing work for its unemployed. Only a year ao that same municipality refused to sanction the use of Canadian stone for an important building it was putting up on the ground that imported stone was cheaper. The incident is- typical of that peculiar situation that all public bodies are occasionally confronted with, where duty calls in two different directions at the same time. In this case there was the urge to specify a Canadian material because of the additional work it would provide for Canadian artisans; on the other hand there was the urge to remain faithful to a trust, and to buy for the tax-payers in the cheapest market. And the die was cast in favour of the tax-payers! But was it a worth-while victory for the tax-payers? It that same municipality were to be confronted with the same problem to-day, would it decide it in the same way? I venture to think, notl For every dollar it saved itself last year by refusing to give Canadian labour tint call, it is spending hundreds of dollars this year to create jobs tor Canada's unemployed! One cannot help wondering whether most of the emergency construction programme, now in full swing across Canada, could not have been obviated it those responsible for the letting of public contracts in the past few years had shown less concern about saving the tax-payers a few dollars on the purchase of materials, and more concern about keeping the collections from those tax-payers circulating in Canada. In the calendar year 1929 alone, the construction expenditures in Canada tor hospitals, schools, public buddings, bridges, dams, wharves, aewer. water mains, road building and street paving aggregated $145,000,000-How much of that was spent outside of Canada, for imported materials, it is hard to say. But even if it were only 10 percent, it would have meant aaum equal to almost three-quarters of the appropriation which the Dominion Government voted two months ago for emergency undertakings to relieve unemployment! With the lessons pf the past tresh in our minds, and with to-day's grim reminder of whit our neglect of an important responsibility is costing us, surely the time is opportune to suggest that you pass a resolution calling for the insertion, m all future contracts, of a clause stipulating that nothing but Canadian materials shall be used, provided that per-mjssjon to use imported materials may be granted where sufficient cause is shown. Many municipalities have long made a practice of stipulating that for such labour as may have to be employed directly on the job, local labour shall be given first call. Tha t is only as it should be. But if it is desirable to employ local labour directly on the job itself, isn't it equally desirablo to give as much indirect employment to local labour as possible by usmg materials that have been produced locally? And if the necessary materials are not procurable in the locality, isn't it then desirable, from the standpoint of developing the home market, to procure them trov the nearest point in Canada where they are to be had in the quality jn the quantity, and within the time desired? lam not suggesting that you should deprive yourselves of the advantage of foreign competition m the purchase of materials. Foreign compete tionmuttbe allowed to play its part, it only to protect you in theenjov-ment of fair prices. But I do suggest that other things being equal, r preference ' Canad'M materials always receive tho And it you are in any doubt as to whether your ratepayers would approve such action, just spend an hour some day 1"" ilntfnV uPiihos9 whoo opinions youwould value! Very sincerely yours, r:vw msm uwnr'ii t Minister of Trade and Commerce