TOMORROW'S
TIDES
Saturday,
M-rch
2Zf
1930
High
.
m.
16.8
ft.
Vol.
XXI.,
No.
68.
17.5.
SENA
TE
Duty
to
be
Placed
on
Various
Softwoods
as
Well
as
Ties,
Poles
New
Impost
Decided
Upon
lly
Margin
of
One
Vole;
Rough
Lumber
From
Canada
May
Still
Go
Across
Line
WASHINGTON,
March
21:
By
a
margin
of
one
vote,
the
Senate
yesterday
placed
a
tariff
of
$1.50
per
thousand
board
feet
on
softwood
lumber
which
is
now
on
the
free
list.
The
duty
would
apply
to
the
lumber
of
fir,
spruce,
pine,
hemlock
and
larch
as
well
as
on
railroad
ties
and
telephone
poles
of
all
woods.
Exemption
is
provided
for
Canadian
planks
and
boards
when
in
the
rough
or
not
further
manufactured
than
planed
or
dressed
on
one
side.
This
was
a
reciprocal
step
as
Canada
permits
such
United
States
lumber
to
enter
Canada
free.
BRUINS
WIN
TIGHT
GAME
Were
Successful
Over
Montreal
Last
Night
in
First
of
Hockey
Finals
Senators
and
Hangers
Draw
MONTREAL.
March
21:
Three
gruelling
overtime
periods
were
required
here
last
night
ere
Bcstpn
prulns.
starting
their
defenee'df
the
world's
hockey
title,
were
able
to
eke
out
a
victory
over
Montreal
I
by
a
score
of
two
to
one.
Each
side
scored
In
the
second
regular
period.
At
Ottawa,
the
Senators
and
New
York
Rangeis
placed
an
hour
of
bruising
hockey
which
terminated
In
a
one
all
Ue.
The
overtime
lasted
for
45
minutes
in
the
Montreal-Boston
game.
Salaries
of
Radio
Entertainers
Droj
Arc
Now
But
Slightly
Above
Those
of
Stale
Performers
SAN
FRANCISCO.
March
21:
Salaries
for
radio
ehtertalners
dre
sliding
down
the
scale
on
the
Pacific
coast.
They
are
now
only
slightly
above
the
stage.
Crooning
blues
singers,
once
unusually
popular
on
the
air.
have
felt
the
slash
more
than
other
artists.
They
are
being
put
on
weekly
salaries
netting
much
less
than
when
on
an
appearance
on
a
program
basis.
Ouest
artists
have
felt
the
effect
of
retrenchment
with
a
downward
trend
In
payment
for
a
single
performance.
The
pay.
however,
Is
hlgher'than
the
stage.
Musicians
In
radio
studios
and
theatre
pits
receive
equal
pay.
Dominions
Oldest
Man
Is
Celebrating
108th
Anniversary
PETERBORO,
Ont.,
March
21:-Purported
to
be
the
oldest
living
man
In
Canada,
James
Hendley,
former
trapper
of
Burleigh
town.-shlp,
Is
today
celebrating
In
hospital
the
one-hundred-and-elghth
anniversary
of
his
birth.
'Vlmmle"
Hendley,
as
he
is
known
In
the
district,
who
Is
suffering
from
a
heart
ailment,
possesses
records
to
show
he
was
born
In
Qaspe,
Que.,
in
1822.
AGREEMENT
SIGNED
OTTAWA.
March
21:An
agreement
for
the;
return
of
Its
natural
resources
to
the
province
of
Sav-kalchewan
was
signed
here
yesterday
by
provincial
and
Dominion
representatives.
Toronto
Stocks
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnxon
Oo.
)
Amulet
$1.49.
$1.50.
Dome.
8.75,
9.05.
Falconbridge.
4.70.
4.80.
Holllnger.
5.80,
5.85.
Howie.
.84.
.86.
Hudson's
Bay,
11.50,
12.00.
Imperial
Oil.
26.00,
26.60.
,
International
Nickel
41.25,
4150.
Manitoba
Basin,
.QStfc,
-07.
:
Mining
Corporation,
230,
2.85
Melniyre,
181)5.
10.
Noranda,
40.03,-4050,.
Sherltt
Gordon.,
2.65.
2J0.
Sudbury
Basin,
3.23,
3.25.
Tcck
Hughes,
6.10,
6.20.
Treadwell
Yukon,
6.00,
6.05.
Ventures.
1.77.
1.85.
Wright
Hargraves,
1.87,
1.83.
FISHSALES
Summary
American
75500
pounds,
11.7c
and
5c
to
16.8c
and
Cc.
Canadian
13500
pounds.
13.8c
and
5c
to
14.4c
and
6c.
'American
Zenith,
30,000,
Booth,
103c
and
03.
Eastern
Point,
3500.
Cold
Storage.
15.8c
an4
6c.
Llndy.
21,000,
Cold
Storage.
H.7c
And
5c.
.
Ilene,
21,000.
Pacific,
16.4c
and
5c.
Canadian
!
Prosperity
A..
10.000,
Cold
Stor-:
age,
14.4c
and
6c.
!
Ringleader,
1500.
Atlln,
13.9c
and
5c.
j.
R
2,000,
Royal,
13.8c
and
5c.
I
WELL
KNOWN
SHIPPER
DIES
Frank
Waterhouse
Passes
In
Seattle
At
Age
of
63
I
SEATLE,
March
21
:
Frank
Waterhouse.
aged
63,
well
known
In
shipping
circles
of
the
Pacific
Coast,
died
here
yesterday.
He
was
formerly
located
In
Vancouver
but
moved
here
several
years
ago.
The'
Frank
Waterhouse
line
of
freighters
in
British
Columbia
is
named
for
him.
Conference
On
1
Taxation
Soon
Representatives'
or
Dominion
and
Provinces
to
Get
Together
VICTORIA,
March
21:
A
con-hetween
the
various
pro
vinces
and
the
Dominion
for
the
purpose
of
discussing
taxation
in
'general,
will
be
called
at
an-early
date,
Attorney
Oeneral
R.
Il.
Pooley
(announced
yesterday.
NORTHERN
AND
Prill
PRINCE
LABOR
SENTENCED
TO
DEATH
Vancouver
Youth
Convicted
of
Murdering
Chinaman
Last
November
VANCOUVER,
March
21:
Albert
Wiser,
aged
20,
last
night
was
found
guilty
by
a
Jury
at
the
Supreme
Court
Assizes
of
having
murdered
Jow
Chew
Way,
a
Chinese
vegetable
truck
driver
In
North
Vancouver
last
November
and
was
sentenced
to
hang
on
June
13.
Th?
Jury,
which
was
out
for
five
hours
to
consider
its
verdict,
made
a
strong
recommendation
for
mercy
which
will
be
considered
by
the
Department
of
Justice
and
which
may
result
In
commutation
of
the
death
sentence.
Wiser
and
Charles
McCreight.
the
latter
18
years
of
age.
were
charged
with
holding
up
the
Chinaman
with
intent
to
rob
him.
',
During
the
scuffle,
the
victim
re
celvod
a
blow
which
caused
his
death.
McCralght
is
to
be
tried'
separately.
Students
Broke
So
Fire
in
Fraternity
House
Burns
On
ANN
ARBOR.
Mich..
March
21:-
When
fire
broke
out
in
the
Unlver
slty
of
Michigan
Pi
Kappa
Alpha
fraternity
house,
damage
of
$1.0W
resulted,
because
no
one
had
a
nickel
to
Insert
in
the
pay
telephonr
for
a
fire
department
call.
A
freshman
sent
to
a
f
rat.
house
across
the
street
to
use
a
telephone
borrowed
a
nickel
and
returned
to
the
house
to
call
the
firemen.
Inauguration
Of
Forest
Planting
Commemorated
CLOVERDALE,
March
21:
Commemorating
the
inauguration
of
the
first
forest
plantation
in
British
Columbia
on
commercial
lines,
an
interesting
ceremony
was
held
In
the
Oreen
Timbers
area,
where
the
Provincial
Government
is
establishing
a
tree
nursery
that
will
eventually
include
40
acres.
The
government
was
represented
by
Michael
Manson,
M1..A.
for
Mackenzie;
George
A.
Walkem,
M.
LA.
for
Vancouver,
and
J.
W.
Berry,
ML.A.
for
Delta.
LECTURER
DUE
MONDAY
Dr.
Mandy,
district
mining
engineer,
has
received
word
from
George
E.
Winkler,
mining
engineer,
stating
that
he
will
arrive
in
Prince
Rupert
Monday
afternoon
and
will
give
the
first
of
the
series
I
of
lectures
on
mineralogy
In
the
!
city
council
chamber
that
same
afternoon
i
and
another
in
the
evening.
i
SPRINGS
RUN
AGAIN
AFTER
EARTHQUAKE
ON
Q.
C.
ISLANDS
,
.
.,'
SKIDEGATE.
March
21:
'
Hot
springs
on
Hot
Springs
Island,
near
here,
which
dried
up
after
the
severe
earth-
quake
shocks
In
May
last
year,
are
now
running
again.
At
j
midnight
on
Thursday
of
last
:
week,
several
heavy
temblors
were
felt
on
the
Islands.
'
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
MARCH
21,
1930
GOVERNMENT
WINS
HOUSE
VOTE
$2,000,000,000
ProL
James.
A.Hoatman,
lEmory
University,
Atlanta,
Ga..
declares
an.
untold
quantity
of
radium
lies
locked
in
granite
of
Stone
Mountain,
Georgia,
worth
roundly
speaking,
some
$2,000,000,000
ROAD
VOTE
IS
COMING
Continuation
of
Local
Highway
to
Be
Provided
For
Under
Big
Loan
Bill
VICTORIA,
March
21:
Outlining
the
purposes
of
his
$8,
000,000
special
road
loan,
lion.
N.
S.
Lougheed,
minister
of
public
works,
in
the
legislature
yesterday
revealed
his
progranv
by
districts.
In
Prince
Rupert
district,
er-temion
of
the
Skeena
'
River
Highway
from
Galloway
Rapids
towards
the
Skeena
River
is
planned.
On
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
it
is
proposed
to
improve
the
main
roads
as
well
as
settles'
roads.
Mcintosh
Red
Is
Most
Popular
of
Canadian
Apples
"Apples
is
apples,"
but
not
when
you
know
them.
In
a
recent
survey
the
Fruit
Branch
of
the
Dominion
Department
of
Agriculture
secured
some
Interesting
Information
on
this
subject.
The
Dominion
favorite
Is
Mcintosh,
the
survey
shows.
,Then
In
order
come
the
Northern
Spy,
G
ravens
tein,
the
Delicious
and
:
the
Baldwin.
By
provlnoes.
Ontario
prefers
Its
"Spy;"
Nova
Scotia
and
New
Brunswick
their
"Graven
stein;"
while
Quebec,
Manitoba,
Saskatchewan,
Alberta
and
British
Columbia
all
vote
"Mcintosh"
first.
Other
popular
varieties
are,
Greening,
Snow,
Fameuse,
Duchess,
Bow
Sweet,
Wlnesap,
Wagener,
.Jona-tan
and
Wealthy,
VANCOUVER.
March
21
Wheat
Was
quoted
on
the
local
Exehangs
today
at
$1,101-8.
ft
jtti
LUMBER
TARIFF
Worth
of
Radium
MURD0CK
SENATOR
Former
Minister
of
Labor
is
Elevated
to
Red
Chamber
OTTAWA,
March
21:
Hon.
James
Murdock,
former
minister
of
labor,
has
been
appointed
to
the
Senate
to
fill
another
of
Ontario's
vacancies.
Mr.
Murdock
was
first
elected
to
Parliament
for
one
of
the
Toronto
seats
In
the
general
election
of
1922
and
was
called
to
the
cabinet
of
Premier
King
as
minister
of
labor.
In
the
next
general
election,
however,
he
lost
his
seat
and,
not
seeking
another,
dropped
out
of
the
cabinet.
He
has
always
been
a
prominent
figure
In
the
ranks
of
organized
labor
through
his
connection
with
the
International
Brotherhood
of
Railroad
Trainmen,
having
originally
been
a
conductor
cn
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway.
He
Is
53
years
of
age,
was
born
in
Rnirlanri
came
to
Canada
at
an
!
early
age
and
has
lived
for
the
most
part
of
his
life
in
Ontario.
His
home
Is
In
South
Toronto
'
WHITE
MEN
GIVEN
J03S
OF
CHINESE
..
VICTORIA,
March
21:
Chinese
miners
at
the
Cum-
berland
collieries
are
being
re-
placed
by
Idle
White
miners
from
Nanaimo.
Hon.
W.
A.
Mckenzie,
minister
of
mines,
disclosed
In
the
legislature
yesterday.
The
minister
read
a
letter
from
Col.
Charles
VII-
licrs,
general
manager
of
the
Canadian
Collieries
(Duns-
mulr)
Ltd.,
stating
that
41
Chinese
had
been
already
dls-
placed
In
this
manner.
Coal
Bill
is
Passed
Despite
Opposition
of
Solid
Tory
Group
Liberals
Refrain
From
Voting
on
Grounds
That
Hostile
Action
at
This
Time
Might
Affect
Naval
Conference
LONDON,
March
21
:--An
amendment
to
the
Coal
Mine
Bill
which
proposed
to
omit
from
the
bill
the
sub-section
providing
for
tixing
of
maximum
prices
for
all
classes
of
coal
in
all
districts
was
defeated
in
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday,
the
government
winning
on
the
division
by
a
majority
of
45,
The
Liberals
did
not
vote.
Rt.
Hon.
David
Lloyd-George,
their
leader,
announcing
that
they
had
decided
to
take
no
further
part
in
moving
or
supporting
amendments
in
the
committee
stage
of
the
Coal
Bill.
The
reason
he
gave
was
that
action
of
a
hostile
character
by
the
Liberals
at
this
time
would
affect
critically
the
state
of
the
naval
conference.
FUEL
OIL
TAX
DOWN
A"
Users.
No
Matter
How
Small
the
Quantity,
Will
Have
to
Make
Returns
to
Government
VICTORIA.
March
21:
Every
person
consuming
fuel
oil
in
British
Columbia,
no
matter
how
small
the
quantity,
must
make
a
return
to
the
government
showing
the
amount
he
has
consumed.
The
government
will
then
tax
the
consumer,
direct
at
a
rate
of
half
a
cent
per
gallon
in
a
manner
similar
to
the
collection
of
the
income
tax.
Such
was
the
announcement
in
the
legislature
yesterday
of
Hon.
W.
C.
Shelly,
minister
of
finance,
in
introducing
the
new
fuel
oil
tax.
Liberals
have
Intimated
that
they
will
vigorously
oppose
the
passare
of
the
measure.
EDUCATIONAL
DANGER
Speaking
before
the
teachers
of
Halifax.
NJ3..
recently
Mrs.
Beatrice
Ensor.
chairman
of
the
New
Educational
Fellowship
Society,
of
Halifax,
contended
that
the
entire
educational
system
of
the
world
was
too
mechanical
and
the
danger
of
standarllzlng
our
education
presented
;rave
difficulties.
Dr.
H.
F.
Munro.
superintendent
of
Education
In
Nova
Scot!
I
agreed
with
Mrs.
Ensor's
state-'
ment
and
said
he
would
be
pleased
to
abolish
the
whole
system
of
examination
In
prefernce
of
a
better
system.
GOOD
OLD
ADAGE
Mrs.
Tabotha
Newell,
of
Clarko's
J.Tioor
N.S.
reaentlv
eslebratH
her
H5'h
blrthdav.
Mrs.
Newell
fates
ih-
artPT"
wrly
to
bed
and
"irly
to
ri'f
has
l-it
her
In
good
.'alth
thro
ighout
her
life.
She
still
rises
every
morning
at
8
tfnj
help's
with
the
work
around
the
houss.
iiAnrPr
U
HI
VtllL
J!
Kr.Y
1
M
nnnnm
llKlVS
COA.ST
LEAGUE
Victoria
nil;
Portland
8.
Boston
Grill
LAttdE
CAHAKET
BpecUl
Dinner
Tbursdijt
tiid
Saturdji
Dancing
Every
Saturday
Nljht,
9
to
It
Dance
Hall
for
Hlr
AeoommodiUon
for
Private
Partlc
FIIONB
4ST
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
WILL
SPONSOR
i
PRINCE
ROBERT
'MrsLRaIston
.onsejil5:
io
Of
-
,
riciate
at
Launching
of
Third
.
,
New
(XN.R.
Boat
LONDON,
March
21:
Mrs.
J.
L.
Ralston,
wife
of
the
minister
of
national
defence
for
Canada,
has
agreed
to
act
as
sponsor
for
the
"Prince
Robert,"
of
the
Canadian
National
Steamships,
which
will
be
launched
at
Birkenhead
on
the
afternoon
of
April
3.
Mrs.
Ralston
came
to
London
with
Col.
Ralston
K.O,
O.M.O.,
D
S.O,
who
Is
representing
Canada
at
the
Naval
Conference
and
It
Is
quite1
fitting
that,
while
on
a
mission
to
reduce
naval
armaments.
there
should
be
a
launching
of
a
Canadian
vessel
to
operate
In
peaceful
International
trade.
The
"Prince
Robert"
Is
the
third
6f
the
three
vessels
designed
for
service
on
me
uruun
coiumDia
coast
and
Is
the
eighth
vessel
built
for
the
Cu,dlan
National
Steam
ships
at
tin
yards
of
Cammell
Laird
it
Co.
Two
vessels
previously
aunched,
Prince
Henry
and
Prince
Javld,
are
now
being
fitted
and
'ill
bo
In
commission
for
the
coning
tourist
season.
Island
Kingdom
Has
Evolved
New
Coinage
System
LUNDY
ISLAND,
Bristol
Channel,
March
21:
A
new
system
of
coinage
and
postage
stamps
has
been
astabllshed
on
this
tiny
"Island
kingdom"
where
40
people,
make
a
living
"by
farming,
.Jlsnjng"
.
and
horse
breeding.
The
island,
which
Is
three
miles
long,
half
a
mile
wide,
and
comprises
1,130
acres,
is
owned
by
a
London
business
man,
Martin
Coles
Harman,
who
has
just
made
the
Innovation
of
pennies
and
stamps.
The
coins
arc
legal
tender
on
tho
isiana.
un
one
siae
appears
a
oust
of
the
owner
of
the
Island.
On
the
other
Is
the
head
of
a
puffin,
a
sea-bird
which
Is
native
to
the
Island.
Evidence
In
the.
case
of
Oscar
W.
H.
M.
Johnston
of
Hanson,
charged
with
kseplng
ll.jvcr,
Industrial
agent
of
the
Can-quor
for
salePiwas
heard
by
Magls-
adlan
National
Railways,
sailed
by
trate
McClymont
In
city
police
the
Prince
George
last
night
on
court
this
morning
and
the
case,
ad-
his
return
south
after
having
Journe
untjl
tomorrow
morning
made
the
round
trip
north
on
tho
for
argument,
vessel.
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