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Vol.
XXII.,
No.
35.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
FEB.
11,
1930
Pit
ICE
FIVE
CENTS
INQUIRY
PATTULLO
ASSAILS
MOTOR
VEHICLE
ACT
AMENDMENTS
Abolition
of
Submarines
Now
Under
Consideration
By
Natal
Disarmanent
Conference,
London
Great
Britain
and
United
States
Would
Abolish
Undersea
Craft
Altogether;
France
and
Japan
Favor
Them;
Italy
Wavers
LONDON,
Feb.
11.
The
naval
disarmament
conference
at
1
o'clock
this
afternoon
concluded
its
fourth
plenary
ee'ssion
during
which
delegates
from
Great
Britain
and
the
United
States
called
upon
world
sea
powers
to
abolish
submarines.
France
and
Japan
insisted
upon
their
continuation,
but
the
outlawry
of
their
use
in
an
"inhuman
man
ner.
Italy
announced
herself
JUDGMENT
RESERVED
to
Appeal
of
British
Columbia
to
Im
pose
Taxes
Under
Forestry
Act
Is
Heard
LONDON.
Feb.
11
The
Judicial
committee
of
the
Privy
Council
reserved
Judgment
yesterday
after
hearing
the
appeal
of
the
attomcy-grncral
of
British
Columbia
against
thr
Macdonald-Murphy
Logging
Co.
The
issue
was
whether
or
not
the
Forestry
Act
of
the
province,
lnso-L.:.
as
it
imposes
tax
on
timber,
was
uifra
vires
of
provincial
authority.
A
further
question
at
issue
was
uhether
in
British
Columbia
courts
u
subject
may
commence
action
cgaln.it
the
attorney-general
to
obtain
;i
declaration
that
a
provincial
art
is
invalid
or
whether
such
action
Li.
muIcJ
be
by
way
of
petition
of
American
World
I
Flyer
Is
Sued
By
First
Wife
LOS
ANQELES.
Feb.
11
-rapers
in
u
separate
malntenannce
suit
filed
last
October
1
by
Mrs.
Mildred
Avery
Arnold
against
Lieut.
Leslie
P
Arnold,
army
round-the-world
I
flyer
were
served
as
the
aviator
stepped
from
his
automobile
before
'he
home
of
his
present
wife.
Prts-cllla
!
Dean,
motion
picture
actress.
VETERAN
JUDGE
DEAD
IN
SOUTH
Ell
Harrison,
Aged
72,
Passed
Away
in
Victoria
Yesterday
VICTORIA,
Feb.
ll.-Judge
Ell
Harrison,
former
County
Court
Judge
of
Cariboo
and
Nanalmo,
Is
dead
here
at
the
age
of
72
years.
UNITED
STATES
BOOKS
BANNED
VICTORIA.
Fph.
11
Text-
l
books
presenting
United
States
k
SUblect
matter
nnd
nnlnts
of
view
will
be
excluded
from
the
schools
of
British
Columbia,
under
new
legislation
placed
before
the
legislature
y
ester-
day
by
Minister
of
Education
Hlnchclltfe.
when
he
moved
and
seconded
his
amendments
to
the
Public
Schools
Act.
t
ready
to
participate
in
dis-
.cusstons
i
or
aDonuon-
01
unaersea
craft,
although
believing
that.
In
the
present
state,
they
were
necessary
for
the
smaller
nations.
At
the
conclusion
of
the
sMtton,
two
resolution
one
by
the
United
States
proposing
abolition
and
one
by
France
proposing
a
committee
prepare
an
agreement
forbidding
submarines
to
act
against
merchant
ships
other
than
In
strict
conformity
with
the
rules
for
surface
craft
were
referred
by
the
chairman.
Prime
Minister
Ramsay
Mac-,
tfwW,
to
a
committee
of
the
con
ference
for
consideration
and
report.
RUMOR
IS
BASELESS
Report
of
Canadian
Wheat
Boycott
in
London
Denied;
No
Reason
for
Panic,
Dunning
TORONTO,
Feb.
11
Outright
denials
from
British
millers,
bakers
and
rectauranteurs
received
by
cable
today
branded
as
false
a
rumor
that
Canadian
wheat
was
being
boycotted
In
the
British
Isles.
Lyons
Ltd..
large
chain
restaurant
firm
in
London,
emphatically
denied
the
charge
.that
they
were
active
in
the
reported
boycott.
OTTAWA,
Feb.
11.
"I
see
no
reason
for
getting
panicky
about
the
wheat
situation."
said
Hon.
C.
A.
'Dunning,
minister
of
finance,
yea-:
terday.
"There
is
no
more
wheat
in
storage
now
than
at
this
time
last
year."
WINNIPBO.
Feb.
11.
The
suggestion
that
Great
Britain
has
a
itwo
and
a
nan
moruns
suppiy
oi
wheat
on
hand
is
absurd,
according
to
Oeorge
Mclvor,
general
sales
manager
of
the
Canadian
Wheat
Pool.
He
labejled
as
"Just
more
propaganda"
the
report
from
London
to
that
effect.
TO
REGULATE
GRAIN
PRICE
United
States
Farm
Board
to
Contribute
$10,000,000
to
New
Corporation
WASHINGTON,
February
1J
The
federal
form
board
,wlll
nror
,j
,iil
raHt
nf
$10,060,000
to
.
.tabmB6ttori
corporation
for
the
purpose
of
enabling
It
to
buy
on
the
open
mantel,
wneai
bought
and
held
will
be
sold
back
Into
the
market
in
such,
quantities
v.
t
ha
A
n
e
tonm
nrivta.
ln
regard
to
topric
price.
It
lc
easier
to
make
a
saint
out
of
a
libertine
than
out
of
a
WATTS'
DEBATE
IS
DEFERRED
VICTORIA,
Feb.
11,
Continuation
of
the
debate
on
'
the
dismissal
of
Norman
A.
Watt
as
government
agent
at
Prime
Rupert
was
deferred
by
"the
government
yesterday
until
later
In
the
week.
,
VANCOUVER
THUGS.BUSY
Lawyer
Robbed
of
'
ST50O4y
Jewelry;
Woman
Attacked.
Inf-
;
Her
Home;
Telephone
Girl
Held
Up
:
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
11,
One
man
was
slugged
by
a-
bandit
and
robbed
of
jewelry
valued
at
$7500,
a
woman
was
attacked
in
her
house
by
a
thug
arid'"
a
telephone
girl
was
heldiupjonii'
the
street
and
robbed
of,,more,.f
than
818.
These
were
the
major
bandit
activities
here
last
nilht.
W.
F.
Brougham,
prominent
city
barrister,
soon
after
6
o'clock,
while
alone
in
his
office
on
Homer
Street,
was
attacked
by
a
bandit
and
slugged
over
lh
head
with
the
butt
of
a
revolver.
The
Intruder
then
broke
open
the
safe
and
got
away
with
the
Jewelry.
Former
Residents
Of
This
City
Lose
4-Year-QldGirl
Many
friends
of
the
family
in
this
city
will
regret
to
learn
of
the
death
n
January
29
of
Catherine
MoPherson,
four
and
half
year
old
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
James
McPheraon,
who
moved
from
here
a
few
months
ago
to
The
Pas.
Man..
Mr.
MoPherson
having
been
trans-1
f
erred
there
ln
the
service
of
the
express
department
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
The
little
girl
was
taken
111
on
Christmas
Eve
with
appendicitis
and
was
removed
to
a
Winnipeg
hospital,
where
she
expired.
The
deep
sympathy
of
many
local
friends,
and
acquaintances
will
be
extended
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
McPhcr-son
in
their
sad
bereavement.
Another
daughter
survives,
Dorothy
who
is
nearly
two
years
old.
CORRELATE
FRAUD
ACTS
Provinces
Will
Co-operate
In
Attempt
to
!Uint
Security
in
Stock
Dealing
TORONTO,
Feb.
11.
Correlation
of
all
provincial
security
frauds
pre-'
vcntlon
acts
making
them
uniform
insofar
as
they
deal
with
government
control
of
stock
traders
and
exchanges
will
be
recommended
to
the
various
provincial
government
by
representatives
of
Canadian
attorney-generals
now
ln
conferenco
here.
Where
Four
Men
Dynamite
Blast
Wreckage
of
Olen
Aiden
Coal
Co
it
was
blown
up
by
dyntnrt
m-
roll
was
saved
by
Gar
Licence
ReceiptsWiMo
Longer
Be
Expended
Upon
Roads
Provincial
1
VICTORIA.
Feb.
11.
motor-vehicle
legislation,
itsiobliffationiio
use
two-thirds
of
its
receipts
from
motor
licences
f
ot
highway
purposes
is
being
deliberately
wiped
out
m
orqer
to
assist
the
administration
to
restore
order
in
its
tangled
general
finances,
T.
D.
Pattullo,
M.L.A.
for
Prince
Rupert
and
leader
of
the
Liberal
Opposition,
declared
in
the
lepislnture
yesterday
It.
W.
BALL,
i
formerly
General
Superintendent
in
charge
of
western
lines
of
the
Canadian
National
Telegraphs,
has
been
appointed
General
Commercial
Superintendent,
having
jurisdiction
over
all
commercial
activities
of
the
company,
with
headquarters
at
Toronto,
SS
BURNED
-TO
DEATH
Sixty-Year-Old
Accountant
Lost
His
Life
in
Fire
at
King's
-Mills
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
.11,-ACharlos
McAllster
Troop,
aged
60
was
burn
ed
to
death
early
yesterday
morn
-
1
lng
ln
a
fire
that
destroyed
a
house
used
as
sleeping
quarters
by
the
of-
Iflce
staff
of
the
Klng-Farrls
lum-
'
i
in
Mill
Of
Miia
ucr
nun
416
wins,
ov
luiiuo
east
of
hero.
Troop
was
accountant
at
the
mill
and
was
alone
In
the
building
when
i
the
lire
broke
out.
He
Had
lived
ln
I
British
Columbia
25
years.
I
ATT
CONDUC
Were
Killed
When
Swept
Pay
Car
pay
car
at
Ncntlcoke.
Pa.,
when
?v
thugs.
Most
of
the
pay
wounded
min
r.
Government
Decides
UndQjj.ihe.ffovernment's
new
u.i
lernuun.
rreaicung
uini
multilists
would
not
like
this
change
of
policy.
Mr.
Pattullo
said
that,
if
the
bill
passed,
motor
fees
would
go
into
consolidated
revenue
fund
and
the
only
money
spent
on
roads
would
be
such
sums
as
were
voted
by
the
legislature
for
that
specific
purpose.
Hitherto,
he
explained,
expenditure
of
two-thirds
or
tne
total
of
motor
licence
receipts
of
highways
was
required
by
statute,
while
the
remaining
third
was
divided
up
among
the
municipalities.
C.
P.
R.
WILL
SPEND
MUCH
Fifty
Million
Provided
For
New
Construction
and
Improvements
During
1930
'
MONTREAL,
Feb.
11.
More
than
$50,000,000
will
be
expended
on
new
equipment,
new
branch
line
construction
and
Improvements
to
existing
equipment
and
roadbed
by
the
Canadian
Pacific
RaUway
during
1030,
according
to
an
announcement
made
by
B.
W.
Bealty,
K.C.,
president
of
the
company.
i
'
I1
VANCOUVER
Y'ViiEAT
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
11.
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at
$1
J4.
CANADA
WOULD
in
llANVSUKMAIUNE
LONDON.
Feb.
11
Hon.
J,
L.
Ralston,
minister
of
national
defence.
reDresentlng
Canada
at
the
naval
disarmament
con-
ence
here,
addressed
today's
plenary
session
and
supported
the
British
and
United
States
stand
for
the
abolition
of
the
submarine.
t
V
department
Probe
of
Case
of
Former
Agent
Here
is
Now
Proposed
Col.
Nelson
Spencer
of
Vancouver
Moves
For
Investigation
Following
Conservative
Caucus
VICTORIA,
Feb.
11.
Following
a
Conservative
caucus
Monday,
Col.
Nelson
Spencer,
Vancouver,
gave
notice
of
motion
for
investigation
under
the
Departmental
Enquiries
Act
of
the
conduct
of
Norman
A.
Watt
as
government
agent
at
Prince
Rupert.
Under
this
act
the
minister
has
power
to
appoint
an
investigator
into
conduct
of
his
own
departmental
officials.
Norman
Watt
was
in
Hon.
,W.
C.
Shelly's
department.
Mr.
LANE
BOAT
NOW
FOUND
Belief
Grows
That
Pioneer
Porcher
Island
Fesherman
and
Settler
Was
Drowned
Yesterdav
morning
the
row-boat
of
William
Lane,
pioneer
fisherman
and
settler
of
Lewis
Tkland;
"who,has
beerrllSmg
since
about
Christmas,
was
found
on
the
beach
of
porcher
Island
in
Elizabeth
Pass.
In
the
boat
was
Lane's
shotgun,
aho
one
oar.
The
discovery
of
the
boat
lends
further
to
the
belief
that
Lane
lost
his
life.
It
is
now
believed
that
the
boat
must
have
swamped
and
that
Lane
would
have
been
washed
overboard
or
else
drowned
while
trying
to
make
for
shore,
the
small
craft
later
drifting
to
the
beach.
ATTENTION
GIVEN
WEST
Eastern
Business
Interests
Alive
to
Situation
on
This
Coast
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
11.
"One
of
he
most
noticeable
facts
ln
connection
with
a
visit
to
Eastern
Canada
is
that
the
eyes
of
Eastern
business
Interests
are
turned
to
ward
the
West.
They
are
particu
larly
keen
on
the
tremendous
development
of
the
ports
of
the
Pacific
coast
and
they
are
closely
watching
every
move
we
make,"
de-
ctarea
e.
v.
ri.eeiey,
racuic
coasc
,
manager,
Canadian
National
s
jtti,
sri
t
npAn
T
Steamships,
who
'
arrived
from
MODt
SA
1
UK
Ut
Montreal
yesterday.
Mr.
Keeley,
found
the
Eastern
businessmen
ap-'
f
JJ
j
TS?
P
1-1
D
A
peared
to
be
ln
close
connection
VliUlVUlI
1
rkUUlLJ
with
the
developments
In
British
1
Columbia.
;Rev.
David
Tcrrie
Died
Today
at
"Never
ln
history
lias
there
been
Wingham,
Ont
After
such
a
tremendous
program
of
development,"
said
Mr.
Keeley.
Pacific
trade
routes
have
been
opened
,
uj
and
there
has
been
a
remarkable'
large
Increase
lnlnt
ex-coastal
trade
between
'
the
St.
Lawrence
River
ports
and
those
of
the
Pacific
coast.
We
are
looking
forward
to
a
very
busy
summer
along
this
line
and
already
have
seven
boats
ready
to
take
care
of
j
the
business.
Not
only
are
the
Rontprn
mpn
Intpi-MtMf
In
Vnnrnu.
i
ver,
but
also
are
keeping
close
track
of
the
developments
and
expansion
I
in
Victoria,
Prince"
Rupert'
arid
otner
poru
aiong
me
racuic
coasi.
i
There
Is
a
close
link
between
our'
development
and
theirs,
as
they
re
allze
full
well
that
our
expansion
will
be
shared
by
them."
While
ln
the
East
Mr.
Keeley
completed
many
details
ln
connec-
tlon
with
the
new
pier
ln
Vancou-
IVAr
nlsrt
thp
rhnricpfi
In
Vlrtnrift
and
Seattle.
,
Shelly
will
thus
have
control
of
the
enquiry
department.
!
A
Liberal
member's
motion
for
en-
qulry
by
a
committee
of
the
house
was
printed
on
the
order
paper
by
speaker's
order.
There
will
be
a
hot
fight
in
the
legislature
before
Shelly
Is
allowed
to
be
both
Judge
and
prosecutor,
Liberals
declare.
The
committee
prpposUtnsl3ts
of
C.
F.
Davie,
M1..A.
for
Oowichan-
NewcasUe;
William
Dick,
or
Vancouver;
Col.
C.
W
A.
Mackenzie,
MJA
lurj
Vancouver.
Suggestions
For
Stewart
Mines
Red
Top
and
Enterprise
Groups
Re-I
fcrred
To
by
Dr.
George
Han-I
son
of
Geological
Survey
The
vein
Is
of
good
length
and
width
and
should
be
explored
further
by
open
cuts,
ln
order
to
give
more
Information
about
Its
quality
and
to
trace
It
beyond
Its
present
n
length,
says
Dr.
Oeorge
Han-jon
of
the
federal
Oeologlcal
Surrey
In
writing
of
the
Red
Top
zrouD
in
tlie
Beaver
River
area
at
itewart.
ctaorge
Clothier,
former
resident
mining
uiiginecr,
eat!
ma
ted
the
average
leagl
content
of
the
property
at
twenty
peceent.
There
are
also
silver
values.
Of
the
nearby
Enterprise
group,
Jr.
Hjinson
says
that
further
prospecting
should
be
done
In
the
hope
of
uncovering
better
nalrveraliaa-tlon.
No
commercial
ore
has
yet
been
uncovered,
although'
high-
grade,
silver-bearing
float
is
rather
j
plentiful.
Long
Illness
WINDHAM.
Ont.
Feb.
11.
Rev.
David
Perrie.
moderator
of
the
O
antral
Assembly
of
the
Prebartertan
Church
in
Canada,
died
hre
today
after
a
lengthy
illness.
WALLACE'S
SALE
STARTED
TODAY
,
Wallace's
February
Clean
up
Sale
Is
6ir
today
and
t
continues
tomorrow.
Exceptional
bargains
are
offered
and
the
goods
can
be
relied
upon.
Prince
Rupert
people
are
invited
to
read
the
advertisement
on
another
page
and
then
call
and
inspect
the
goods.
It
will
be
to
their
advantage.