66
Taxi
66
Constable
Thomas
Smith
to
Get
Humane
Association
Medal
and
Two
Other
Men
Certificates
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
May
5
Wheat
Exchange
today,
WINNIPEG,
May
5
Practic'ally'ail
points
throughout
the
prairie
provinces
report
the
land
holding
sufficient
moisture
to
insure
rapid
germination
but
cool
weather
and
frosty
nights
have
been
prevalent,
with
the
result
that
nearly
all
points
feel
the
need
of
warm
weather
to
promote
growth,
according
to
the
first,
crop
report
of
the
agricultural
branch
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
Many
points
in
the
park
belt
areas'
of
Northern
Saskatchewan
and
Alberta
report
an
increase
df
acreage
over
last
year.
-
;
i
uailoweTcr,
It
appear
as
if
the
in-
crease
ol
acreage
seeded
to
wheat
N
H
W
Pill
,-r
If
Y
wlH
not
1x5
smtet
than
a
year
ago,
llLl
?
I
VLtiVs
1
as
the
new
land
is
mosUy
being
.
seeded
to
coarse
grains.
At
older
fir
r,
TFY
Rl
II
lK
N
established
grain
growing
centres.
1
Lilx.
1
JD
J
J
IxU
a
few
points
report
a
small
Increase
;
In
acreage
but,
when
seeding
has
ibeen
completed,
very
little
differ-Only
Canadian
or
British
olumes
fnce
aJ
compared
to
that
of
a
year
to
Be
Uied
Now-All
Foreign
ag0
w,n
be
found
Books
Weeded
Out
In
Manitoba
wheat
seeding
varies
from
60
in
some
districts
to
en-
VICTORIA.
May
5:
Results
of
Ure
completion
of
this
operation
in
the
policy
of
Hon.
Joshua
Hlnch-
others.
The
seeding
of
coarse
grains
cliffc
minister
of
education,
in
ui-
at
all
points
has
commenced
and
tag
British
text
books
in
the
'rom
jo
to
40
are
in
the
ground,
schools
of
British
Columbia
were
weather
has
been
fine
and
warm
announced
on
Saturday
with
the
an(j
soil
moisture
is
good.
Carman
Issuance
of
the
annual
list
of
books
the
only
district
reporting
an
infer
the
school
year.
'crease
in
land
being
prepared
for
Evpry
text
book
used
will
be
jjtx
and
in
this
province
there
ap-published
in
Canada
or
Great
Brl-
to
be
a
very
small
acreage
tain
All
foreign
texts
are
ellmln-
seeded
to
rye.
atcd,
The
minister
announced
that
i
jn
Saskatchewan,
the
sou
therly
hf!
had
succeeded.
in
securing
Ca-'districts
report
the
seeding
of
nadun
publlcaUon
of
18
books
for-
;wneat
rapidly
nearlng
completion
maly
printed
In
the
United
States,
and
nearly
all
points
have
been
Three
Ocean
Falls
Men
Rewarded
"iic
Association
10
wiu"
Thomas
Smith
of
Ocean
Falls
for
heroism
In
the
rescuing
of
two
men
Irom
drowning
at
the
paper
town
some
time
ago.
George
Maynard
and
Austin
Masony,
also
of
Ocean
Falls,
have
been
awarded
parchment
certificates.
vulted
with
scattered
snowers
i
which
have
been
welcomed
although
the
weather
is
exceptionally
cool
at
night
and
irosia
are
prevalent.
Fall
rye
is
stoollng
well
and
the
Carlyle-Olenavon
suD-aivisions
Ireport
a
slight
Increase
in
wneai
and
an
Increase
in
me
mv
Uhi
to
rve.
The
rye
increase
may
be
accounted
for
by
the
fact
that
bast
fall
the
province
was
favored
with
an
exceptionally
long
sprei,
m
A
bronze
rriedal
has
been
awar-l
weather
enabling
farmers
to
JJ
u
..
.
ii
tf..-Ov,w
I...
.11
l.ll
nz.lli.llv
u.u
oy
me
itoyai
uanaaiau
"u
Dractlcaliy
compiew
nu
"
"'
(Continued
on
Page
Four)
Japanese
Baby
Dies
While
On
Way
Into
Town
morning
while
being
was
quoted
at
S1.03M,
on
the
localbrought
to
the
city
by
It
the
Pn"
two
i
treatment,
10
ior
iiitujv
-
.
MMld
of
Mr.
and
weens
'
,
Mrs.
Union
freighter
Chllllwack.
Capt.Toshlko
Eaakl
of
DJuCnS
John
Mulr,
arrived
In
port
early
died
aboard
a
hoa
ner
Sunnyslde
la
mornlnir
via
the
Naas
River
cannery.
vi..
.
.
.
4
...it.
tA
VtMn
An
h4""j
.
,
due
to
natural
vne
BOUtti
and
U
aiscnarBinB
acavn
returned
to
cargo
of
cement
for
the
rower
causes.
..
dertaker8
to
Corporation
of
Canada.
The
vessel
day
by
the
B.
u
amu
where
1
leave
tomorrow
on
her
return
Port
Esslngton
south,
terrcd.
Hon.
H.
H
Stephens,
who
is
expected
to
seek
re-election
in
Vancouver
Centre,
despite
announced
retirement.
HECATE
STRAIT
.
LIGHTS
.Minister
of
Marine
and
Fisheries
Promises
Aid
in
Matter
In
regard
to
Improvement
to
Hecate
Straits
aid
to
navigation,
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Central
British
Columbia
has
received
the
following
letter
!rom
Hon.
Dr.
J.
II.
Kin;,
minister
of
pensions
and
national
health:
"Olof
Hanson
of
Prince
Rupert,
who
is
at
present
in
Ottawa,
has
brought
to
my
attention
ropy
of
your
letter
of
March
19.
addressed
to
the
Rt.
Hon.
the
Prime
Minister
and
the
Minister
of
Marine
and
Fisheries,
in
retard
to
improvements
in
Hecate
Strait.
"At
the
request
of
Mr.
Hanson,
I
communicated
with
the
Minister
of
Marine
and
Fisheries,
some
time
ago
in
this
connection,
and
have
his
promise
that
he
will
do
everything
he
can
to
further
the
desires
of
Mr.
Hanson
and
other
residents
of
the
Prince
Rupert
District
to
have
additional
aids
to
navigation
installed
at
Hecate
Strait,"
Toronto
Stocks
(Courtny
8.
D
Johnnon
Co.)
Amulet,
.67.
.70.
Dome,
840,
8.25.
Falconbrldgei
3.65,
3.10.
Howie,
.80.
.83.
Holllnger,
6.45.
Mclntyre,
18.05.
18-25.
Mining
Corp.,
1.52,
155.
Manitoba
Basin.
.05,
.06.
Noranda.
26.00,
26.10.
Sherrltt
Oordon,
1.81,
1.84.
Sudbury
Basin,
1.92,
1.05.
Teck
HuRhes.
6.40,
650.
;
Treadwell
Yukon,
4.25,
4.75.
Ventures,
1.12,
1.20.
Hudson
Bay,
9.15,
9.20.
Int.
Nickel,
32.25,
32.40.
Imperial
Oil,
24.25,
24.50.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
Newlck
aim
ar-
rived
In
the
city
on
yesterday
afternoon's
train
from
Hazelton
and
sailed
last
night
on
the
Prince
Ru-ncrt
for
Vancouver
where
they
40.
Several
of
the
injured
have
little
chance
to
live.
BIG
FINDS
FAR
NORTH
Copper
Said
to
Be
Discovered,
on
Great
Slave
Lake;
Silver
Lead
In
Northern
B.C.
WINNIPEG,
May
5:
Rumors
reaching
here
on
Saturday
told
of
important
copper
finds
along
the
shores
of
Great
Slave
Lake
In
the
sub-Arctic
region,
1000
miles
north
of
Edmonton,
The
mysterious
Nahannl
country
of
Northern
British
Columbia,
from
which
have
come
fabulous
stories
of
great
riches,
is
the
source
of
a
new
rumor
which
reports
the
discovery
of
heavily
laden
silver-lead
deposits.
Neither
rumor
can
be
NAVIGATION!
ON?
-
-
TAKU
NOW
OPEN
'
Navigation
on
the
Taku
River
is
now
open,
according
to
word
received
by
J.
II.
McLeod,
collector
of
customs,
from
T.
M.
Haney.
new
customs
officer,
who
was
able
to
get
up
to
his
post
at
Tulsequah
last
Thurs-
day.
will
attend
the
united
cnurcn
v
4
conference.
U
Boston
Grill
LAKGE
CAUAKET
Tl
rrllablt
day
nd
nlrlit
in-rlot
and
(Special
Dinners
Thursday
and
Saturday!
Till:
ONXV
80c.
IAUE
ANf
IXACB
Dancing
Every
Saturday
Mfht,
9
to
it
IHTEKT.
Cull
CS
lor
IN
qgtrk
nwlcc.
Dance
Hall
for
Hire
Try
It
and
yon
will
b
plenum
Accommodations
for
Private
Parties
DAVE
7.ILI.K.
Prop.
.
Prlniy
rtoptft
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PHONE
457
4
Vol.
XXI..
No.
105
4
.
i,..,v,n..n.ijagfc.
u-.
MAHAfM
Leader
of
Nationalist
Movement
in
India
Has
Been
Taken
in
Custody
Rt.
Hon.
Wedgewood
Bcnn
Tells
House
of
Commons
That
Situation
Is
Now
Under
Complete
Control
of
Authorities
BOMBAY,
May
5:Mahatma
Gandhi,
Nationalist
leader,
whose
arrest
for
being
the
prime
mover
in
the
civil
disobedience
campaign
has
been
frequently
predicted
during
the
past
week,
was
taken
into
custody
yesterday
at
the
village
of
Jalapur.
LONDON,
May
5:
Rt.
Hon.
Wedgewood
Benn,
Secretary
of
State
for
India,
today
told
a
questioner
in
the
House
of
Commons
that,
following
the
arrest
of
Mahatma
Gandhi,
the
authorities
were
in
complete
control
of
the
situation
in
India.
Spring
Crop
Situation
All
Over
Prairies
Is
Favorable
Although
Warmer
'Weather
Needed
Now
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
MAY
5,
1930
Niece
of
Local
Man
Starts
Today
In
Moth
Plane
Making
England
to
Australia
Hop
CROYDON,
England,
May
5:
A
pretty
golden-haired
23
year
old
girl,
Amy
Johnson,
started
this
morning
in
a
tiny
Moth
plane
on
a
flight
of
22,000
miles
to
Australia
and
return.
She
hopes
to
better
the
record
of
Bert
Hinkler,
who
flew
to
Australia
in
15
days.
Miss
Johnson
is
a
niece
of
T.
H.
Johr.son,
manager
of
the
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.,
being
the
daughteHof
Will
Johnson,
who
is
well
known
in
Prince
Rupert
through
visits
here.
California
Plane
With
Pilot
and
Two
Passengers
Missing
;
On
Smithers-Whitehorse
Hop
plane
had
been
weatherbound
at
Hazelton
for
four
days
before
going
to
Smithers.
LIVERPOOL
EXPLOSION
Three
Killed
and
More
Will
Following
Blast
in
O't
Cake
Mill
Die
LIVERPOOL,
May
5:
A
terrific
explosion
in
Blbbys
oil
cake
mUl
on
Great
Howard
Street
today
killed
three
persons
and
Injured
at
least
MAY
SELL
0UTRGZ
rremier
Tolmle
and
President
Beatty
of
C.P.R.
to
Confer
Next
Month
VICTORIA,
May
5:
Discussions
concerning
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Railway
will
take
place
here
in
June
between
Hon.
Dr.
S.
F.
Tolmle,
Premier
of
British
Columbia,
and
E,
W.
Beatty
K.C,
president
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway.
Interest
in
the
possible
sale
of
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
is
aroused
by
announcement
of
the
impending
conference.
It
is
considered
possible
that
the
Peace
River
Block
may
figure
in
any
negotiations
which
may
take
place
for
the
sale
of
the
railway.
ANY0X
IS
PURCHASED
(Well
Known
Coast
Freighter
to
Be
j
Converted
Into
Well
Equipped
Salvage
Vessel
VICTORIA,
May
5:
The
Pacific
Salvage
Co.
has
purchased
the
freighter
Anyox
from
the
Coast
wise
Steamship
Si
Barge
Co.
of
Se
attle
for
$100,000.
The
latest
salvage
equipment
will
be
Installed
on
the
vessel
which
will
be
used
for
salvage
work
on
the
coast.
The
Auyox,
well
known
as
a
freighter
all
along
the
BrlUsh
Columbia
coast,
was
built
at
Wlnslow,
Wash.,
In
1917.
She
is
193
feet,
four
Inches
In
length
with
beam
of
39.7
feet
and
deDth
of
19.8
feet.
Her
l
gross
tonnage
is
1207
and
net,
749.
I
The
vessel
was
formerly
of
Am-erlcah
registry
but,
on
being
ac
quired
several
years
ago
by
the
Coastwise
Steamship
it
Barge
Co.,
was
converted
to
Canadian.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
GANDHI
IS
UNDER
ARREST
LOCAL
EXPERIMENTAL
FARM
IS
URGED
Will
Run
Again
Dr.
King
Promises
His
Assistance
in
Getting
This
Agricultural
Aid
Olof
Hanson
Makes
Representations
at
Ottawa
and
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
Hear
From
Minister
on
Matter
Olof
Hanson,
while
in
Ottawa
recently,
urged
upon
the
(federal
government
the
advisability
of
establishing
an
experimental
farm
in
the
central
interior.
He
has
received
j
assurance
from
Hon.
Dr.
J.
H.
King,
minister
of
pensions
!
and
national
health,
that
he
will
do
everything
in
his
power
to
lurther
the
project.
Dr.
King
writes
to
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Central
British
Columbia
as
follows
in
connection
with
the
matter:
"Olof
Hanson
of
Prince
Rupert,
who
is
at
present
in
Ot
tawa,
has
advised
me
of
your
rc-0
presentations
in
regard
to
the
es-iw
.
tablishment
of
an
Experimental!
Iff
j
ft
w
I
Farm
in
Central
BriUshChimbi4jlliIij
1
wnicn
i
note
nave
Deen
presented
;
by
your
association
to
the
Hon,
Mr.
1
(Bt
Government
Teleeranhs)
iMouierweu,
Minister
ui.
Agriculture,
-
.
i
,1
"I
might
say
that
since
1927,1
HA&L
J.UN,
Jiay
o:
A
caom
monoplane,
owned
DV
have
been
impressing
upon
the
De
the
AenrTransnort
of
Alameda.
California,
and
piloted
bviDartment
of
Aericuiture
the
advis
w.GiMc"FayUert;
with
two-
passengers
TpmMftchell
andbmty
of,
setting,
aside
some
pro
Utr
a
1
.
1
I
rr
0T4.u..-"
.
r
1I,
nertv
in
that
district
for
exneri.
i
v
r.iiiiinniiM
mmiiiimii
mi
I
f
1
1
1
I
iTi
1
1
i
f
i
?
iii.
ii
ii
I
ii
ii
n
'
Sunday
morning,
bound
for
'
Whltehorse.
The
machine
wmSHT
TlfeS
last
seen
by
the
lineman
at
Seventh
Cabin,
150
miles
north
on
the
Experimental
vW.thwugh'M
of
Hazelton,
at
7
o'clock,
headed
into
rough
weather.
The
out
the
whole
of
Canik
fApAf
'
attrtbutf?
to
.1
i
-
reluctant
.
u-T
Impaired
marginal
accounts,
blocks
parenUy
such-
a
ca
thg
rvirf.
of
narllamont
In.
InrTPAV.
lLlr4
been
able
to
undertake
such
a
pro
Ject.
"Mr.
Hanson
will
be
in
touch
with
the
Minister
of
Argiculture
while
in
Ottawa
and
you
may
rest
assured
that
I
will
do
everything
I
can
to
assist
him
in
presenting
to
the
Department
a
statement
of
the
need
for
experimental
services
In
the
vicinity
of
Prince
George
and
body'was
RECOVERED
Corpse
Floating
at
Harbor
Mouth
Believed
to
Be
That
of
One
of
Falls
River
Drowning
Victims
Believed
to
be
the
remains
of
one
of
four
men
who
several
weeks
ago
were
drowned
from
a
skiff
in
Falls
River
near
its
confluence
with
the
Ecstall,
a
body,
so
badly
decomposed
that
Identity
by
the
features
is
impossible,
was
discovered
floating
into
the
harbor
not
far
from
the
Digby
Island
marine
station
yesterday
afternoon.
The
discovery
was
made
from
the
beach
by
Mr.
Eastman,
an
employee
at
the
marine
station,
who
tied
the
corpse
to
the
beach
and
immediately
notified
the
police.
Officers
then
went
out
in
the
police
boat
and
brought
the
body
to
the
city.
It
is
now
In
charge
of
the
B.
C.
Undertakers.
The
rexalna
are
those
of
a
man
who
would
be
about
five
feet
eleven
I
Inches
In
height
and
of
about
180
pounds
weight.
It
was
clothed
In
rubber
overall
suit
ankle
length.
blue
pants,
black
Sweater
with
two
CRASHES
Stock
Prices
Ground
Down
Satur-dtr
Under
Avalanche
of
Selling
Or'rdrs
NEW
YORK,
May
5
Stock
prices
crashed
on
Saturday
under
an
av-
of
'.from
five
to
thirty
thousand
!,-
iv,.
At
"ifmare's
being
dumped.
After
selllnir
$15
off,
a
slight
rally
was
followed
by
another
break
before
the
close.
There
were
record
Saturday
sales
of
4,800.000
shares.
TALK
OF
ELECTION
Some
Think
Date
May
be
Set
Next
Week
Others
Are
Not
So
Sure
OTTAWA,
May
5:
With
a
caucus
of
Liberal
members
scheduled
for
this
week,
conjecture
here
runs
high
on
the
possibility
of
a
definite
pronouncement
being
madd
regarding
an
election
this
summer.
On
all
sides
is
heard
the
opinion
that
the
budget
delivered
last
Thursday
was
an
"election
budget."
While
it
is
conceded
that
the
government,
in
drafting
the
budget,
had
in
mind
the
possibility
of
an
election
campaign.
It
is
by
no
means
certain
that
the
government's
mind
has
been
made
up
on
the
quesUon
of
appealing
to.
the
country
this
year.
Edmonton
Mill
Rate
Has
Been
Fixed
at
47.5
EDMONTON.
May
5
The
mill
rate
of
this
city
has
been
fixed
at
475
which
is
a
considerable
Increase
over.
1929.
Expenditures
of
t
W.
n
lt.
n.tbA
mmlnff
VMir
will
white
button?,
kHakl
shirt,
green,"
w
f
,
T
buckle.
There
were
no
shoes
but
m,
rat
"?!Rts
addlt.lonal
the
remainder
of
socks
at
the,
.
ankles.
The
clothes
contained
no
I
garment
which
might
lead
to
lden-
TAlWfiPDnWQ
TIIlP
tlty.
In
the
front
of
the
upper
law
j
lUlUUiUvUn
J
llLILj
is
a
gold
tooth.
Men
will
bo
brought
from
the
Falls
River
construction
work
tomorrow
in
the
hope
of
having
the
remains
identified.
An
Inquest
will
then
be
held.
Tuesday,
May
6,
1D30.
High
7.49
a.m.
17.3
ft.
21.14.
pin.
17.4
ft.
Low
1.5S
am.
9.9
ft.
14.34
p.m.
5.4
ft.