Tomorrow's Tides Saturday, September 13, 1930 High 4.24 ain. 17.7 1654 p.m. 195 Low 10J7 ajn. 6.9 23.02 pjn. 5.4 Vol. XXI., No. 213. BIG CAM Wild Chilcotm Woods Are Being Scoured In Search For Killer C. Spencer, Believed to Have Been Temporarily Insane, Shot and Killed 150-Mile House Storekeeper and Seriously Wounded Foreman of Ranch ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILE HOUSE, Sept 12: Charged with murdering Edward Smith, storekeeper, and seriously wounding Walter .H. Stoddart, foreman (if Deer Creek Ranch, C. Spencer, one of the largest ranch owners in the Chilcotin country, is being pursued through wild bush country by provincial police and posses of 60 men. According to the police, Spencer, with a party of men, was loading a light delivery truck at the rancn on Wednesday when he seized a gun and shot Smith dead. He t hen turned the weapon on Stoddart who was badly wounded but managed to get into a truck and drive three miles from the ranch when the automobile turned over. Stoddart was found some hours later and taken to Williams Lake Hospital. The cause of the attack is not known. Spencer fled to the bush immediately after the shooting. He had been in very poor health for some time and is believed to have been temporarily insane. FAREWELL TO CADET Salvation Amy Honors Miss Audrey Joyre on live of Departure For Winnipeg Training School At a Salvation Army meeting last Mi'ht in the local Citad-1. Cade Audrey Joyce was farcwellod on th-i vp of her departure fur Winnipeg vlxre, with 80 other cadets from Canada West, she will filter the Ar.ny training home U take a train-iii'. course for officership. Adjutant i William Kerr presided over the meeting and, among those who Mke appropriately to the occa- n. were Mr. and Mrs John Joyie. Mi:s Joyce's parents; Capt. Len Joyce of Calgary, her brother; Mrs William Kerr, and Capt E. Warren. Mian Joyce will aaU on the Prin-ee:-s Maquinna this evening for Vancouver en route to Winnipeg. MADE GOOD IN SHOOTS William Brass of this city, In the I'd tit system rifle shoots of the Canadian National Railways in Montreal, made such a high score in compeUtion with all other marksmen of the system that he tiuallfled for what Is known as the international shoot in which rifle 'hots of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific systems compete. This inter-company shoot was held at Montreal on Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Brass is expected to return to the city from the east on Monday next by train. The local branch of the Canadian National Recreation Association, of which he is a mem-1 ber 1 vorv ratified With we showing he has made. "tonight Moose brldse. whist and dance. Chance on round trip to Vancouver with admission. Drawing fairM place at dance. , It. It. ft. .. It. To Senate hK8H" JgtggHw General A, D McHae who will ; fcu to Keci clumber und continue his Conservative organisation work. BILL IS APPROVED 1 Government's S80.tW.0M Unemployment Iteiief Projeet Endorsed by House OTTAWA, Sept. 18: An all day debate yesterday on unemployment in the Houe of Commons culminated Just before adjournment last nlht in the passing of the government's $M,0M,(HH relief resolution without division. Immediately a bill based on the resolution was Introduced and given Its first reading. The bill specifies that a statement on how the money! have been spent must be presented within 15 days of the epe nlng of the next session. The House this afternoon gave second reading to the bill which was then taken up in committee. Sunset Crater, volcanic territory within the Coconino National For- j est in Arizona, has been set asiae n a national monument, inc area set aside contains 3040 acres. NEW PACT IS SOUGHT New Zealand to Open Conversations With Canada Regarding Agreement VICTORIA, Sept 12: Upon arrival here of Premier Forbes of New Zealand and party en-route to attend 'the Imperial Conference at London, Premier rorbes said that Dr. Crai, comptroller of customs for New Zealand, had been authorized te initiate conversations with the Canadian government with the object of formulating a new trade agreement between the two countries. B00KPRICE IS TALKED Trades and Labor Council Will Have School Board Dispense Them At Cost; Y.M.C.A. Approved The vexed question of alleged high coat of school book tn this eUy was again taken up at feet vlgHtt teuia modtrny Bteetngf of the Trades and Labor Council -and the outcome of a general discussion on the subject was the decision to hare the secretary get tn touch with the minister of education to ascertain If it would not be possible to have the school board pujsphlase and handle these books arid" sell them to the pupils at cost price or ut least at a price much lower than those charged here at present. This high cost of books, it was stated by some, made it nigh Impossible for a worklngman to afford keeping his children at school. i A communication was received from Aid Angus Mclnnis, MP. for South Vancouver. expressinR his appreciation for a congratulatory message that had been sent hhn by the council on the occasion of his having been elected recently to the House of Commons. j The council discussed the local; Y.M.C.A. project in its various) phases and expressed Its hearty; support of the movement, voting a donation of $100 to the fund. A communication from the Independent Labor Party In Vancouver was read and referred to the com mittee which has in hand work preparatory to the formation of a Labor Party here. The question of people in this city holding dual positions was again discussed and the secretary was ln- stracted to proceed further with the matter. The recent session here of the Royal Commission on public health and maternity benefits was reported upon by the delegates who attended the hearing and. as an outcome of discussion which followed, It was decided to pass a resolution urging that upon any board being formed to administer these benefits. Labor have a representative thereon. This resolution will be sent to otfcar Trades and Labor Councils in the province with a view to securing their approval. The committee on the recent Labor Day celebration presented Its pwllirv Mpofthich showed thaLMfftl&H bterf hrfly suc-aetflftf&VcUtV)rf tofnMiants, business men add others who had lent assistance financially and otherwise was voiced. AM. S. D. Maedonald, president of Uie ooUncil, presided over the meeting. There was a good attendance of delegates. Game birds Imported Into the United States for stocking purposes c -v suDjecv w uuvy ui u nvw wim. lite NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISII COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1930 NT Fll ANCH OWNER BEING PURSUED FOR Sixth Eric Pedtey hits one alonr the Lateen Oct obeir PrmxrRupet ir " Will Start Getting Power From New Development At Falls River Labor Head Tom Moi'i'c. rt'-c'.ccii'd president of Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. TOM MOORE RE-ELECTED Ajaln President of Canada Trades and Labor Congress WMh P. SI. Draper Secretary-Treasurer R BO IN A. Sept 12: Tom Moore was re-elected president of the. Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, here yesterday. P. M. Draper ws re-elected secretary-treasurer,. Vancouver Wheat Is Quoted Today At Lower Price VANCOUVER, Sept. 12: -Wheat fell to a still lower level on the lo v... wjr ll wai uuwu i. International Polo ijoarus in tin ziAta international po.o at Piping Rok, L.I., recently. Hydro-Electric Plant and Transmission Line to Be Com-plctcd By That Time Three Hundred Men Still Employed on Construction About October 15 the Power Corporation of Canada expects to have completed the big hydro-electric development which will in future' bring electrical energy into Prince Rupert from Falls River. By the end of next month at the latest the energy from Falls River will have started 0.Jlllfi UiJ IU tilt .X.j IlilCO. 41XCUMMlllCt TlCIt uuir fired men are still finding employment on the power house const ruction worK at rails Kiver and on the long trans - mi--ion line between there and the city. , At Falls River, thenower house is all up and installation of machinery, wiring of switchboards, etc. is proceeding, The steel penstock and cradle is nearing completion. The clearing for the transmission line will be completed about the same time as work is finished on the powerhouse, etc. at Falls River. ANGERED SO ! ! KILLS WIFE Rash Act Committed Ry Royal Canadian Mounted Police Of-fleer In Toronto ! TORONTO. Sept. 13: Angered when his bride of two months or- ' dered him out of her parents' home. I Simon Mcintosh, aged SO, a Royal I Canadian Moutned Police constable, shot his wife. Helen, aged IS. fatally today and then shot himself to death. FOUND TODAY Remaining Si of Forty-five Victims of Coalmont Explosion Are Taken Out PRINCETON, Sept U: The last six bodies were located in the Biak burn mine today of forty-five men who perished 1n an explosion on August 13. I Test -' in imiisfosWi ! j I test, with Junmy Mills at left . j j I ! BOAT SINKS j I ON ISLANDS l Fish Packer :;w Fraser In Trouble , Near Jedway xne racinc salvage uo. aespaven- i ed the -a - A-p tug Red Boy yeater-' day aftp-ntwin to Bumaby Island near Jedwiy on the Queerf Char- 'lotte Isl tnds where the fish packer New Fraser has struck a rock and ,sunk. No details were received of the nature of the accident. The New Fraser is a 6ft-footer, of Japanese ownership and bad been engaged in, packing fish for one of Uie Japanese salmon salteries at. Jedway. BIG RUN OF FISH NOW ON CORDOVA. Alaska. Sept 12. The bijcv.est salmon run In years is now ui iii Priiiiv William Sound. Twent; pound fish are not unusual catches. V Of Special Interest Have you read the classified advertising page in this paper today? If not, now is the time. PRICE FIVE CENTd MURDER TENDER IS WRECKED Cannery Beat Caught By Monster Breakers at Mouth of Behring River, Goes on 'Sand Spit CORDOVA. Alaska, Sept. 12: Sixty-foot breakers off the mouth of Bshrlng River caught the tender Bol and piled it on a sand spit a complete wreck. Capt. Ole Pete and his crew were 3aved. The Eol was owned by the Shepard Point Packing Co. MOLYBDENUM IS PLEASING English Capitalist Highly Gratified With Aliee Arm Property; Mill and Railway Soon George A. Close. Lauriston, Rochdale. England, capitalist was a passenger aboard the Prince George last evening bound for Vancouver after a visit of inspection to the Tidewater Molybdenum mine near Alice Arm tn which be has become financially interested. Speaking of the prospects for the property, Mr. dwuin is net even" a gamble any more. It looks to me like a sure thing." Recent development work on the property, Mr. Close said, had been attended with such successful results In the discovery of new and important ore bodies that the In stallation of a mill and the build ing of a railway the short distance from the mine to the beach would probably be Immediate developments. He was so pleased with the prospeets for the property that he himself was ready to give it further financial backing, Mr. Close said. Mr. Close was accompanied on hit trip to Alice Arm by D. R. Brown t me "f the directors of the Dalhousie Mining Co. which has deployment of the Tidewater Molybdenum In hand. - i jtOfclffC 3x160 W&S bCOrCllCQ i j . pia,ing children set sirueture Afire at Rear of BaUinrer's House, Ninth Aveaue II Shortly, after 6 o'clock last eve-j Ring the fire department had a call to Ninth Avenue Bast near McBride Street where a shed to the rear at Thomas Ballinger's house, used for storage purposes and containing a good deal of excelsior and straw had been set afire by children at play. The structure was scorched a good deal Inside before the fire waa extinguished by the department. Damage was not extensive. FISH SALES Summary American 00,000 pounds, 11.4c and 4c to 12 Jc and 4c Canadian 17,500 pounds, 10.3c and 4e to ll.Sc and 4c American Word by, ,000, Pacific. 11.4c and 4c. Rainier. 22.000, Royal, II. 9c and tc. Oceanic. 18,000, Booth, 12.8c and Ic. Canadian Ternen, 8,000, AUln, 11 &e and 4c. Southend, 4,500, Cold Storage, 10.8c and 4c. Emblem I, 7.000. Cold Storage, 11.1c and 4c Yesterday's Seattle Trices Western FMi: "Grant. 24.000. lie ;md 12c Local Fish: 30,000, 18c and 14c.