Tomorrow's
Tides
Tuesday,
September
23,
1930
High
-..
1.02
ajn.
'113.
13.30
p.m,
22.1
Low
7.22
a.m.
1.7
19.46
p.m.
2.1
Vol
XXI..
No.
221.
Of
.
Special
Interest
Have
you
read
the
classified
advertising
page
In
this
paper
today?
If
not,
now
Is
the
time.
ATT
INQUIRY
PROCEEDS
BEFORE
SUPREME
COURT
JUDGE
Local
Member
Offers
Concrete
Suggestion
Whereby
8,000
Men
May
Be
Employed
This
Winter
Proposes
That
Canadian
National
and
Canadian
Pacific
Railways
Might
Give
Orders
For
Ten
Million
Tics;
l'lan
Endorsed
By
Former
Minister
of
Trade
and
Commerce
OTTAWA,
Sept.
22:
Olof
Hanson,
Sliecna's
new
Member
of
Parliament,
made
his
first
speech
in
the
House
of
Commons
on
Saturday
afternoon
and
it
proved
a
very
constructive
and
practical
one.
Mr.
Hanson
nrule
a
concrete
suggestion
to
provide
employment
for
an
estimated
total
of
eight
thousand
men
for
one
hundred
duys,
the
suggestion
being
elaborated
upon
by
Hon.
James
Mai-colm.
Mr.
Hanson
proposed
that
suggestions
be
made
to
the
(Canadian
National
and
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railways
that
they
place
immediate
orders
for
ten
million
ties
to
he
made
as
far
as
possible
by
hand
labor
in
the
Imsh
tliis'ivinter.
Mr.
Malcolm,
the
former
minister
of
trade
and
commerce,
suggested
that
the
government
might
guarantee
the
interest
charges
to
the
raili
pads
for
the
period
of
time
before
the
ties
would
be
actually
needed.
GALES
IN
i
OLD
LAND
Shipping
In
Distress
and
Small!
Vessels
Sink
Floods
Cause.
Loss
of
Livestock
LONDON.
Sept
22.
-Six
members
of
the
crew
of
the
French
schooner
Tristean
were
rescued
on
Saturday
In
a
terrific
gale
which
.i
used
dittoes
to
numerous
small
vessels
and
lashed
the
southern
rou.st
of
Bngland
and
the
not
them
coast
of
France
The
rescue
was
performed
by
the
Portland
life
saving
crew
by
means
of
a
rocket
line.
The
Weymouth
lifeboat
rescued!
the
crew
of
the
French
ketch
Leone.
,
The
tug
Auroch
...
was
standing
ii
by
,
the
Italian
freighter
Tuscania
vi-
i
valdi
which
was
in
distress
on
Quessant.
Brttanny.
8everal
ships
were
heading
towards
the
British
ship
Temple
Mead
which
asked
for
aid.
Other
smaller
vessels
reponefl
minor
difficulties.
Harbors
were
crowded
with
.stormbound
shipping.
There
were
considerable
floods
in
Wales,
Ireland
and
Scotland
wttfa
losses
of
livestock.
Might
Exclude
Printed
Matter
New
Legislation
Forecast
In
House
of
Commons
By
Premier
It.
II.
Bennett
OTTAWA.
Sept.
22:
Curtailment
of
the
importation
into
Canada
of
certain
printed
matter
bearing
advertisements
which
would
work
injuriously
on
tiic
rWtonJtl
character
of
the
country
was
foreshadowed
in
the
House
of
Commons
by
Premier'
Bennett
during
the
discussion
of
certain
tariff
changes
affecting
printed
matter
and
forms
of
advertising
but
not
magazines.
CARD
OF
THANKS
Mrs.
Mrs.
P.
P.
Venn
Venn
and
and
family
family
wish
wisn
to
w
ur.
thank
their
many
friends
for
the
from
a
trip
to
Prince
Rupert
-
and
ami
points
along
the
Skecna
Rlver.-Uoral
kind
expressions
ol
sympathy
tributes
received
in
their
re-
Twenty
Years
Ago
column,
Van-
.........
nArlrtAa
cent
bereavement.
It
ft.
It.
It.
OFFICIAL
HOST
HERE
Norman
Watt
Inquiry
Brings
In-
flux
of
Visitors
From
Van
couver
and
Victoria
Some
local
people
may
be
pardoned
for
their
amusement
at
the
forces,
like
an
Indian
summer
tourist
movement,
which
have
been
mustered
in
Prince
Rupert
for
the
Inquiry
which
opens
here
today
Into
the
dismissal
of
Lieut.
Norman
A.
Watt
as
government
agent
In
the
city.
Indeed,
to
some
It
appears
that
the
government
is
putting
a
great
deal
of
effort
Into
the
endeavor
to
Justify
its
action
in
having
summarily
dismissed
Mr.
Watt
from
office.
It
Is
to
be
noticed,
however,
that
both
Hon.
W.
C.
Shelly,
minister
of
finance,
and
his
deputy
minister,
E.
D.
Johnson,
are
conspicuous
by
their
absence.
It
was
they
who
came
to
Prince
Rupert
IB
months
ago
to
dismiss
Mr.
Watt.
The
inquiry,
however,
It
not
important
enough
to
bring
them
back.
The
officials
here
for
the
Inves
tigation
are:
Ills
Lordship,
Mr.
Justice
W.
A.
Macdonald
of
the
Supreme
Court
of
British
Columbia.
W.
3.
Allen,
from
the
office
of
the
district
registrar
of
the
Supreme
Court.
Vancouver.
W.
E.
O
Johnson,
official
stenographer,
Supreme
Court
of
British
Columbia.
Thomas
Cole,
assistant
to
the
deputy
minister
of
finance,
Victoria.
A.
B.
McNeill,
auditor
of
revenue,
department
of
the
comptroller-general,
Victoria.
Walter
-Gale,
sub-Inspector
of
British
Columbia
police,
Victoria.
W.
II.
Dixon,
Vancouver
barrister,
has
been
here
for
the
past
two
weeks
preparing
the
case
for
the
lvernmertt'.
Associated
With
him
In
presenting
the
government's
case
will
be
Charles
Locke
K.C.
From
the
above,
it
is
evident
enough
to
ail
that
efforts
are
ben
made
to
present
as
strong
a
case
as
possible
against
Lieut.
Watt.
rt
C
j,lwV,r,1n
rot
linilrf
couy
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i
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
f
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C;,
MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER
22,
1930
BOYS'
WORK
MAN
HERE
Frank
Fidler.
Secretary
For
B.C.,
Week-End
Visitor
in
CM)
Frank
FIdler.
Boys'
Work
secretary
of
the
Religious
Education
Council
of
B.C
,
embracing
Jl
Protestant
denominations,
spent
the
last
three
days
in
the
city
in
the
interests
of
this
Important
branch
of
the
church's
activities.
On
Friday
evening
the
Sunduv
School
teachers
and
officers
of
the
city
churches
met
in
First
Baptist
Church
to
hear
Mr.
Fidler
speak
on
the
recent
World
Sunday
School
convention
held
in
Toronto.
This
,
convention
marked
the
one
huii-
dred
and
fiftieth
anniversary.
Of
ine
j
founding
of
8unday
School
wort
by
J
Robert
Ralkes
in
England.
A
statue
of
the
founder
was
unveiled
In
that
city
to
commemorate
the
event.
Saturday
afternoon
and
evening
a
conclave
of
29
teen
age
boys
was
held
at
Digby
Island.
Boats
left
the
Yacht
Club
floats
at
2
and
5
pjn.
Softball
was
played
In
the
afternoon
between
two
picked
teams,
everyone
taking
part.
After
supper
all
gathered-
around
a
huge
camp-fire
for
songs
and
the
customary
hot
dogs
and
apples.
As
the
embers
sf
the
fire
dimmed
and
the
shadows
lengthened,
Mr.
Fidler
told
some
vary
Interesting
Indian
legends
and
linking
them
up
with
present
day
living,
through
team
play
and
unselfish
service,
to
gain
the
goal
of
Christian
character.
With
the
singing
of
"For
He's
a
Jolly
Good
Fellow"
and
"Auld
Lang
Syne."
the
occasion
was
brought
to
a
close.
In
spite
of
the
rain
and
a
little
engine
trouble,
the
boats
returned
about
10:30
pjn.
It
la
hoped
that,
out
of
Mr.
Fidler
visit,
a
Boys'
Work
Board
will
be
formed
locally
to
give
direction
to
and
promote
the
Religious
Education
Council
program
among
the
boys
of
tbe
city.
Mr.
Fidler
expre-s
ted'
the
opinion
that
he.
would
like
to
see
a
member
from
Prince
Rupert
constituency
at
the
B.C.
Boys'
Parliament
held
In
Victoria
each
year
during
the
Christmas
holidays.
Mr.
Fidler
left
on
the
Catala
Sunday
evening
tor
Stewart
and
will
return
here
Tuesday,
leaving
the
following
day
for
the
Interior
points
as
far
as
Jasper.
Funeral
of
Peter
Venn
Was
Held
At
Metlakaila
The
funeral
of
the
late
Peter
Venn
took
place
Sunday
afternoon
at
Metlakatla
with
Canon
W.
F.
Ruehbrook
officiating.
There
was
a
large
attendance
and
manj
floral
tributes.
Those
sending
flowers
were:
The
family,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
C.
Morrison,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
C.
P.
Ryan.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Wm.
Leask,
Mr.
and
Mrs,
R.
D.
Lelghton.
Mrs.
8.
Ryan,
the
Q.
P.
B.
A
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Vv.
J.
Robinson,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A.
Wilson,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
St.
Clair
and
family,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Wm.
Lelghton,
The
Church
Army,
Mrs.
F.
Clifton.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Wm.
Louth,
Mrs.
P.
Rob-1
lnson,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Peter
Huldane
and
family
and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
R.
,
'Lelghton.
I
These
five
;
.rsun
la-re,!
m
pru.ti
R--.
rsicie
Drive
a
part
-meet.
New
Tort,
to
as
wr.i
i?
l-.i
tneir
trrvorrtc
un'.'ritaln-crs
m
the
program
.
jnsur-xi
by
the
American
Radio
News
Cor-poratloa
This
was
the
first
serious
attempt
to
put
high-class
visual
broadcasting
into
the
home.
RUSSIANS
TO
BLAME
Are
Charged
With
Forcing
Down
Wheat
Prices
on
Chicago
Exchange
NEWYOIIK,
Sept
22:
E.
Y.
Belitzky,
vice
president
and
treasurer
of
the
All
Russian
Textile
Syndicate,
said
Saturday
that
the
syndicate
had
sold
wheat
short
in
the
Chicago
market
on
orders
from
Ittiwia.
Secretary
of
Agriculture
Hyde,
after
a
conference
in
Washington
with
President
Hoover,
sent
a
telegram
to
John
A.
Bunnell
president
of
the
Chicago
Board
of
Trade,
charging
the
Russian
gevernment
with
partial
responsibility
far
the
latest
record
depression
in
wheat
prices.
TARIFF
IS
FORECAST
Conservative
Organizer
In
Britain
Tells
What
Party
May
Do
If
Returned
LONDON.
Sept.
3:
"If
a
Conservative
government
h'
returned
to
power
at
the
next
British
general
election,
one
of
its
first
actions
may.
be
the
introduction
of
an
emergeney
tariff,"
declared
lit.
Hen.
Neville
Chamber
lain,
Conservative
general
organiser
and
former
cabinet
minister.
The
new
government
of
Canada
brought
in
an
emergency
tariff
of
provUlon.il
cna
racier.
Why
shouUI
we
nut
take
a
leaf'
out
of
tbe
Canadian
hook?
it
k
an
in
the
family."
he
remarked.
Parliament
Prorogues
Today
Following
Passage
of
Tariff
Bill;
Bennett
Off
to
London
0TTAW
ASept
22:
Following
the
passage
of
the
government's
tariff
bill.
Parliament
prorogued
a
few
minutes
before
5
o'clock
this
afternoon.
The
passage
of
the
bill
came
following
an
agreement
of
all
parties
in
the
House
to
expedite
the
business
of
Parliament
in
order
that
Premier
Bennett
might
leave
tonight
for
London
to
attend
the
Imperial
Conference.
Hy
a
vote
w
196
to
58.
the
House
declined
to
make
an
order
"for
a
tlQhirn
showing
the
number
of
cases
in
which
dumping
duty
,bd
been
rcfundedK
111
.
.
.'
j
.
.
.
.
after
being
ooDected
during
the
tere(l
int0
prlor
to
September
16.
past
12
mmttwiartsjrpw-tlculurs
in
Tht.
period
in
whten
lmpnrta
unor
each
case."
Thf
motion
wa
made!thte
cilI8t,
niay
enter
will
expire
by
E.
J.
Young.
Liberal
member
lor
;
DeccmbiT
1.
Premier
Bennett
an-Weyburn.
nounced.
Hon.
E.
H.
Ryckman.'
minister
of
national
revenue,
said
that
no
such
(
statistics
were
fcpt
by
the
depart-
A
letter
in
yesterday's
Vancouver
ment
and
the
gathering
of
the
in-
i
Sunday
Province
from
Rev.
Os-formatton
would
tie
a
long
and
dtf-
'wald
Hodgson
of
Telegraph
Creek
flcult
task.
Is
accompanied
by
the
photo
of
a
A
clause
will
be
Inserted
in
the
memorial
erected
at
McDames
new
tariff
bill
which
will
provide
Creek
over
the
grave
ol
the
late
for
non-applicaltun
of
the
new
,
Webster
Scott
Simpson,
for
years
rates
upon
bona
fide
contracts
en-
,
Indian
Agent
at
Telegraph
Creek.
Charges
of
Political
Activity
in
Office
of
,
Agent
Are
Withdrawn
Matter
of
Coroner's
Fees
Only
Matter
Now
Under
InvestigationInformant
Against
Former
Government
Agent
Failed
Administration
On
the
opening
of
the
Norman
Watt
inquiry
this
morn-ing
before
lr.
Justice
W.
A.
Macdonald,
all
charges
against
'Norman
Watt
that
he
had
been
engaged
in
polTti-eai
uctisiiies
were
formally
withdrawn,
C.
H.
Locke,
on
r
-half
of
th
provincial
government,
stating
that
the
wit-n-s-
on
whom
they
had
relied
had
declared
that
he
had
made
no
such
statement
as
had
been
attributed
to
him-This
was
the
outstanding
feature
of
the
morning
session
of
the
inquiry.
Mr.
Locke
is
appearing
for
the
govern-
!!.!:
v.-ith
A
M.
Manson
K.C,
for-n
"
'
'.
'
.
n:er
attorney
general
and
L.
W.
I
Palmore
for
Norman
Watt.
Sessions
are
being
hsld
in
public
although
!
Mr.
Locke
suggested
that
it
might
be
held
in
private.
He
said
he
understood
Mr.
Watt
wished
it
to
be
!
public
and
he
did
not,
object.
Mr.
Justice
Macdonald
said
that,
wlwa
'
ethti
tte
tnstrartedi
would
hold
the
inquiry
in
public.
Mr.
Locke
further
said
Mr.
Watt
would
be
called
in
order
that
he
might
be
able
to
give
evldenae
In
.
his
own
behalf.
!
Outlining
the
ease
for
the
govern
-ment,
Mr.
Locke
said
it
would
be
j
shown
that
Mr.
Watt,
while
In
the
I
government
employ
as
a
civil
ser
vant,
took
fees
to
which
he
was
not
rightfully
entitled,
totalling
some
two
hundred
dollars.
The
charge
was
that
he
was
under
obligation
to
account
for
these
fees
to
the
provincial
government,
which
he
did
not
do.
He
understood
that
Mr.
Watt
admitted
having
received
the
amonnts
but
claimed
that
he
was
entitled
to
I
retain
them
under
the
provisions
of
the
Civil
Service
Act
or
at
any
rate
.hat
he
understood
he
could
retain
them.
Mr.
Manson
thanked
the
counsel
for
the
government
for
his
frankness
In
entirely
exculpating
his
client
from
the
charge
of
political
action
while
in
the
government
employ.
He
admitted
having
received
the
coroner's
fees
and
retaining
them.
The
question
was
now
one
of
right
to
do
so.
Could
Have
Sued
Mr.
Manson
claimed
that
provision
was
made
under
the
Revenue
Act
for
recovering
such
monies
through
the
courts
If
they
were
wrongfully
retained.
This
a
matter
affecting
many
others
he-
;
mentioned."
sides
Mr.
Watt,
as
all
his
predecos-
j
Mr.
Locke
claimed
that
this
ser-sors
had
retained
such
fees.
The
:
vice
was
Included
in
the
salary
as
attorney
general
need
not
accept
!
government
agent
although
not
the
finding
of
this
inquiry
as
he
specifically
so
stated,
could
still
sup
for
the
recovery
of;
City
Treasurer
D.
J.
Mathcson
the
$210
involved.
j
told
of
coroner's
fees
that
had
been
The
Judge
then
asked
the
origin
paid
by
the
city
between
the
years
of
the
commission.
He
said
it
was
1913
and
1922
totalling
$495.
Of
this
the
first
time
he
knew
of
a
busy
$210
had
been
paid
to
Watt
while
(udv.e
bpinc
taken
away
from
hla
others
who
had
received
such
fees
.duties
t
)
deal
with
such
a
mattr.
i
Mr.
Man.n
exulain.-d
that
Mr.
Watt
had
been
dismissed
May
15
for
political
tivltles
and
later
th?
attorney
g.
tvr.il
had
written
.'.ut
inquired
in
i
egard
to
the
coroner's
fees.
Then
further
charges
of
thoft
j.
had
been
made
to,rtrpnlswaj!f.i
PRICE
FIVE
CENTJ
office.
This
he-
thought
should
bo
investigated
here.
Mr.
Locaatneapfec4td
to
put
in
as
evidence
a
number
of
documents
in
connection
with
the
appointment
of
Mr.
Watt
including
orders
in
council,
and
copies
of
the
whsejhMr.
Wattiad
e
letter
in
which
the
sal
ary
paid
Mr.
Watt
was
compared
I
with
salaries
of.
other
government
agents
was)
.designated
by
the
Judge
as
propaganda
and
was
held
Ajh
orderfhj
carnal
put
in
as
evi-dencfcxplJciilated
that
no
employee
of
the
government
should
receive
an
emolument
other
thun
his
salary
unless
otherwise
speci
fied.
This
was
passed
in
the,
time
jor
JoNph
mrUa
but
no
evidence
was
given
that
this
had
ever
been
brought
to
the
attention
of
Mr.
Watt.
Mr.
Manson
declared
that
the
order
had
become
obsolete
and
was
never
observed.
He
was
prepared
to
go
into
the
witness
box
himself
and
jwear
to
It.
"Window
Dressing"
The
commissioner
commenting
-
i
the
ancient
order
in
council
said
he
took
It
as
"window
dressing"
Mr.
Locke:
There
is
no
evidence
to
show
that
anyone
was
notifl""
Mr.
Manson:
"The
order
is
ultra
vires.
I
never
even
heard
of
it
until
recently."
,
.,'
Mr.
Locke
then
put
in
the
declaration
of
the
Civil
Service
commission
which
stated
that
no
official
should
receive
any
fees
or
emolument
other
than
his
salary
except
by
special
instruction
of
Ute
commission.
Mr.
Manson:
"Watt
received
no
iee
as
coroner,
rnis
was
specuicauy
Continued
on
page
four.
Bangor
Jail
Does
Ruling
Business
Ultimately
on
...gussstien
.of,-
,
.,
Colonel
Peck
a
resolution
had
oeen
Holds
97
Prisoners
Though
Capacity
passed
calling
for
a
commission.
He
:
Is
For
Only
75
contended
that
It
was
now
a
point
,
of
law
and
proper
action
would
be
j
BANGOR.
Me.,
Sept.
22:
The
through
the
courts.
steady
Increase
of
aliens
running
Mr.
Locke
said
there
was
some-
j
over
the
Canadian
border
has
thing
more
than
that.
While
he
,
crowded
the
Bangor
Jail
to
capacity
knew
nothing
about
what
led
up
to
during
the
week
Just
past
and
has
the
inquiry
there
was
the
question
necessitated
the
removal
of
several
of
coroner's
fees
to
be
Inquired
Into,
prisoners
to
Machtas
fur
adequate
The
commission
must
decide
if
lie
housing.
The
mil
now
holds
97
pristine!
taken
them
knowing
that
hta.onerv..
alihniuth
its
accomodations
action
was
contrary
to
his
oaUt
of
,
call
for
but
76.