TOMORROW'S TIDES Wednesday, April 9, 1930 High 10.40 a.m. 19.3 ft. 23.31 p.m. 19.4 ft. Low 458 a.m. 7.9 ft 17.10 p.m. 4.0 It.1 IVol. XXI., NO. 83. Jackpine. board feet U26 Poles and pile production totalled 37.289 lineal feet consisting of 32.740 luval feet cedar and 4,540 lineal feet hemlock. A total of 52.433 hewn Jackpine ties were recorded and 85 cords of cordwood. The timber scale for March this year shows a big increase over the same month last year when it amounted to but 1.303.347 board feet. The scale for the first three months of the present year totals 8.255,614 board feet as against 6.-101.075 board feet in the same period last year. PORTENDS ELECTION Vancouver Returning Officer structed to Speed Up Tolling Machinery VANCOUVER. April 8: Instruc Hons to hasten the work of subdl vldlng Vancouver into' precincts of electoral officer at Ottawa. -TT Explosion Aboard British Destroyer Sepoy at Hong Kong Has FrfUl Results Li's,s!he ... British Government's Right to CONFERENCE O.N IMMIGRATION TO t J 3l 3n AIR PILOTS Enter Security Pact Challenged By Conservatives in Commons MATTER SETTLED LONDON, April 8: (Later) Foreign Minister Briand of France, after a conference with Premier Macdonald of Grct Britain, told French journalists late today that an agreement had been reached between Great Britain and France on the interpretation of Article 10 of the League of Nations covenant and, therefore, negotiations at the naval conference would 1k continued with a view to achieving a five-power treaty. LONDON, April 8: Yesterday the right of the British government to enter a security pact with France was challenged by the Conservatives in the House of Commons. It was argued by the opponents of the Labor gov ernment that the obligations of the country under the League of Nations would interfere with the obligations of the couritry under a security pact with any individual country. Premier Macdonald defended his actions in a speech in which he reviewed the League of. Nations' constitution and the manner in which the rightsjof Individual nations were settled and claimed that his'goVerriment was quite correct in the action it was preparing to take; TIMBERING IN MARCH Log Scale Totalled 4,474.031 Board Feet In Prince Rupert District The timber scale In Prince Ru pert district for the month of March totalled 4.474.031 board feet made up of tho following var ieties; Fir. board feet 5,300 Cedar, board feet 48,904 Spruce, board feet 3,022,499 Hemlock, board feet 1,224.815 Balaam, board feet 173.097 . ' OTTAWA, , AwT-A Do- minion and provincial confer- ence.wi.iaimlKtaUon is to be '' " " 4 a held next June, it was announ ced in the House of Commons yesterday by Hon. Charles Stewart, acUng minister of im- migration, during the contln- ued debate on the amendment f of A. A. Heaps, Labor member 4- for Winnipeg, which calls for government acUon to relieve 4- unemployment. Toronto Stocks ( Court 5jr 8. D. J oh niton Co.) Amulet, 1.42, 1.45. Dome, 9.00, 955. alcenbrldge, 4.50. 455. Hoillnger, 6.10. 655. Howie. 78. 79. Hudson Day, 12.10. 1220. Imperial Oil, 28.50, 28.75. International Nickel, 42.50, 42.85. Mining Corp., 2.59. 2.60.' Noranda. 39.50. 39.70. Sherrltt Oordon, 2.42, 2.49. Sudbury Basin, 3.05, 3.09. Teck Hughes, 6.45. 6.50. Treadwell Yukon, 6.00, Nil. Wright Hargraves, 1.73, 1.80. , In-1 Small Boy Loses Life By Drowning Vancouver Lake viMrniiVER Anril 8: When he 'yet. Four Are Killed 'Montreal Mayor By Depth Bomb; Re-ElectedBy Huge Majority MONTREAL, April 8: nipn Houde was iiujmu iwny, apu --- vesterday over Breaking Up of Ice In Harbor Point Barrow,-Has Relieved Situation PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1930 LEAGUE OF NATIONS NOT at POINT BARROW. April 8: A threatened fuel famine has been letter and he aaya averted as a result or the creasing 'This year our plant has used a up of the Ice which clogged the har- totai oI neary 5,000 tons not 18,000 bor here for weeks. as suggested by your correspondent. NEW FREIGHT SERVICE ON Border Queen Arrives From Vancouver With Large Cargo 250 voters each have been received waded ,nto Trout Lake here while by Robert M. Edgar. Dominion re- ,shlngi Robert Wellington, aged inaugurating the new freight turnlne officer for Vancouver ,a, Hrnwnrd late yesterday, servle of the Border Line Naviaa- Centre, from the office of the chief The nas not been recovered as tlon Co. Ltd. between here and Van couver, the steamr Boracr Queen 1 arrived In port at 7 o'clock last evening from the south with a large freight cargo for this port. The car- ! go includes coal and lumber for Al bert & McCaffery and smaller parcels for the Imperial OH Co. and Phllpott-Evitt. The vessel will te here until the end of tho week and This amount would have hardly i any effect on the stupendous quan-1 Uty of herring In these waters. They "were not taken, none of them, in Pearl Harbor. The fish that came to us were taken outside that harbor." Discussing the question of spawn. Mr. Bushby points out that the; waters from Port Simpson to Tug-well Island were literally cream colored from the large amount of milt (Continued on page six.) NEW ROUTE - AIRMAIL To Test Out Service Between Lcth-bridge and Vancouver CALGARY. April 8: The Post- will load out lumber from the Big master-General's department Is Mayor Bay Lumber Co.'s sawmill for de- contemplating a test air mall livery to Vancouver. ! vice between Lethbridge and Van- Her. master is Capt. A. E. Gosse, couvcr in June, July and August, were killed and three injured in ine muyui u "b majorlty cousin of Dr. J. R. Gosse and Mrs. according to authoratlve informa nvnlnclrm nt n rfonMi hnmh aboard Aid. J. A. Mawitwu mj . j . w .-r.w. - ..f- - u... ji nnn vntwt. II. 11. i-i. L. Alexander Alexander 01 of this win city. tin. , nu jicic. the British destroyer Sepoy today, or more w NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER TREATY Restocking the Thames River With Fish Thames Angling Preservation So irty a.- sponaorln- th r -stockirg the Thames river. England, with fish. Here is shown first consignment bting piaced in river VISCOUNTESS HAD THRILL Lady Willingdon Shoots Rapids of Cowlchan River With Native Mots VICTORIA, April 8: Starting shortly after 7 o'clock yesterday morning, Lady WUling-don and members of her party in tow West Coast dug-outs, piloted by two Indian river-men, shot Cowlchan River from Headquarters and arrived at Duncan at 3 o'clock in the &C-tcrnoon. The tilp was a thriller and Her Excellency was delighted. Fuel Famine In; FREE TRADE IS DOOMED So Says RL Hon. Stanley Baldwin to Manchester Audience MANCHESTER, April 8: Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, Conservative leader, preached his two-fold gospel of safeguarding and economic unity within the Empire here last night. Mr. Baldwin predicted the doom of free trade. "The age of free trade is passing whether you like it or not," he said.. THE WEATHER (Government Telegraphs) RAIL Use of Herring For Manufacture of Meal and Oil Is Discussed By George Bushby of Prince Rupert He Answers Criticism of Those Who Object to the Taking of These Fish For His Plant at Tuck's Inlet The question of the use of herring for the manufacture of fish meal, oil and other commodities is an important one and has been up for discussion on various occasions and lit i ? J i A. most people are now agreed mat 11 is jusi as important to manufacture the fish into these important ingredients employing a large staff of men at Prince Rupert as it is to permit them to be salted by aliens and shipped to the Orient to feed the people of China and Japan. The meal is used to feed poultry and cattle in this country in order to feed the Canadian neonle. O - - The matter comes up in connec tion with a letter received by the n.-illv News critleizine the taking of Wftvfrli Airovforl herring near Pearl Harbor for use IXUriil rlVCl ICU at the Prince Rupert reduction I plant. On receipt of the letter, which attacked a local industry, it was thought fair to give that industry an opportunity to defend itself. George Bushby, proprietor of the plant, was Interviewed in re gard to matters mentioned in the Prince Rupert Clear, light northeast wind; temperature, 35. Port Simpson Clear, light north wind, 33. Terrace Cloudy, calm, 34. Rosewood Part cloudy, calm, 31. Alyansh Cloudy, calm, 32. . Alice Ann Cloudy, calm, 40. Anyox Part cloudy, calm, 35. Stewart Part cloudy, calm, 40. Smlthers Clear, calm, 30. Burns Lake Clear, calm, frosty. Quesnel Cloudy, calm, frosty. Atim Clear, cairn, zo. I Whitehorse Clear, calm, 28., ! Carmacks Cloudy, south wind, 30. DawsonSnowing, calm, 21. Two J inches new snow. w. Boston Grill LARUE CAMARET epctflt Dion en ThUTtdij and 8&turdj DftndDf Eftf7 fiaturdaj Nlgbt, 9 to It Dace Ball for Hire MommodtUon tor Private Partle TllOSt, 457 PRICE FIVE CENTS UNION Growth of Commercial Aviation is Recognized By Train Brotherhood Interesting Announcement Made at Opening of Big Convention in Vancouver VANCOUVER, April 8: Recognizing the growth of commercial aviation as establishing a new competitor for railways, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is considering the inclusion ofrpilots in the union. This was announced by W. R, King of Oakland, California, secretary-treasurer of the western union of the Brotherhood, which opened a three-day convention here yesterday. CUSTOMS OFFICER FOR TAKU NAMED VANCOUVER, April 8: T. Harvey, at present in Vancou- ver. has been appointed to open the new customs office at or near the border entrance to the new Taku River mining area. The office will be. under the Jurisdiction of Prince Ru- pert. i 4 - 4 4. AGREEMENT IS" REACHED" Accord" Between" fcriuiti United States and Japan on Naval Disarmament ? LONDON, April drforaplete accord was reached today by United States Secretary of State Stimson with Premier Macdonald and Relplro Waka sutsi on all points regarding a three-power naval disarmament pact, except an Important Japanese point relating to the transfer of 20,Q00-tons from destroyer to submarine Stock Quotations Cour7 s. D. Jotahitoa Co.) Bayview, 1V4, 1. Big Missouri, 59, 60. Cork Province, Nil. 4. Cotton Belt, 17, 25. Duthle, Nil. 23j l . George Copper, 2.30, 2.40. Independence, NU, 4. Indian Mines, Nil, 4. Intern. Coal St Coke, 28, 27. Kootcnay King, Nil. 3. L. St L.. 1, 2. Lakcvlew, Nil, 1. Lucky Jim, 4, Nil. Mohawk, 1, 2. Morton Woolsey, Nil. 5 Vi. Marmot Metals, 1, 1&. National Silver, 4, 5. Noble Five. 13. 14. Oregon Copper, 15, 16. Pend Oreille. 20, 2.55. Premier, 1.00, 1.01. Porter-Idaho. 10, 12. Rufus-Argcnta, 5, 6Vi. Uuth'-Hope, 13, Nil. 81lvrrartb. 11. Nil. Snowflakc. 11, 12f Suntoch, 89. 1.00. Topley Richfield. 2. 3ft. Tcrle, Nil, 50. Whitewater, Nil, 9Vi. Woodbine. 2Vi. 2Vi. Bluebird, 2&, Nil. George Enterprise, 2Yz NU. A. P. Consolidated, 1.72, 1.73. Calmont, 1.26, 1.27. Dalhousle, 1.40, 1.43. Fabyan Pete, 8?4. 9V&. Home, 8.75, 8.80. Hargal, 1.13, 1.14. Freehold, 70, 72. Sterling Pacific, 20, 22. United, 02, 65. Merland, 19, Nil. Mercury, 28, 30. Committed For Trial on Charge of Wounding Phil Stenikaeff to Come Before Judge Young For Election as Result of Stabbing Case Phil Stenikaeff, Russian, alleged to have stabbed Essie Baldwin, colored, in a Second Avenue rooming house last week, was committed for trial by Magistrate McClymont in city police court yesterday afternoon on a wounding charge. Besides Baldwin, Tttr;esse3,$t,the jffejfcji tnary trial included J. Lindsay, also colored, and Dominic Rossi, also witnesses of the alleged attack. City Solicitor E. F. Jones prosecuted at the preliminary trial and Thomas Brown appeared in defence of Stenikaeff. Sekinaeff will appear before Judge Young in County Court this afternoon for election. FISH SALES Summary American 208,000 pounds, 12c and 5c to 14.6c and 6c. Canadian 58,500 pounds, 10.2c and 5c to 11.9c and 5c. American Rainier, 48,000. pounds, left for Seattle, refusing 112c and 6c. Portlock, 34,000, AUln, 12.1c and 5c. Doric, 40,000, Pacific, 12.4c and 5c. Eldorado, 30,000, Cold Storage, 12.3c and 5c. . Leviathan, 26,000, Cold Storage, 12.6c and 5c. Western, -J.000, Booth, 12.6c and 5c. North, 29,000, Booth, 12c and 5c. Condor, 3,000. AUln, 13.8c and 6c. Alki, 4,000, Pacific, 13.8c and 6c. Arcade, 9,000, Booth, 142c and 6c. Lansing, 9,000, AUln, 14.6c and 6c Canadian Cape Beale,' 42,000. Cold Storage, 102c and 5c. Livingstone, 9,500, Cold Storage, 11.9c and 5c. Helge H, 7,000, Booth, 11.9c and 5c. VANCOUVER WHEAT VANCOUVER, April 8: Wheat was quoted on ! the loeal exchange today at $U2t&. HOME OIL 4 t) Pays 25c Per DIVIDEND hare For First Three Months of Year Shelly Is Re-Elected President VANCOUVER, April 8: Directors of the Home Oil Co. yesterday declared a dividend of 25c per share on paid up capital stock covering operations for the first threo months of the present year. Hon. W. C. Shelly was re-elected president of the company. i