Tom
I
r's
Tides
"
Anuus
Davis,
well
known
as
"inlneer
throughout
Brl-mbia.
arrived
at
Sklde-.
Uf
present
trip
of
the
.Mui
from
Vancouver
to
f
or
the
development
of
!i
aster
mine
there
for
tw
Eagle
Oold
Mining
Co
D
vis
was
accompanied
by
;
ii
who
will
be
employed
d
vnlopment
of
the
mine.
IV
Morris,
managing
dlrec-
KiUault
Co.,
who
up
'fc
boon
in
personal
charge
vi'iopment
of
the
mine.
ming
north
from
Van-
"t
week.
1
'Win?
have
been
opened
1
Southeaster
in
course
'
drvelopment
fcnd
there
who
believe
it
may
de-:m
important
producer.
Allison
Logging
CamponSkidegate
Inlet
Reopening
Aiii,on,
well
known
Queen
Island
logging
operator
i
Queen
Charlotte
City
louver
on
the
ss.
Prince
ls
trip,
bringing
north
'
seven
men
who
will
be
in
his
logging
camp
on
u
'
sldr
of
Skldegate
Inlet
'
1
trip
oLtho
Prince
Joh.i
j
ii
arrived
with
Jack
Mai
v
i
will
be
foreman
In
!
'he
Allison
camp.
VVXCOUVF.lt
WHEAT
-ottver,
Feb.
3:
-
Wheat
'
on
the
local
exchange
.''
iDc.
r),Hlr.lllLE
LOS
ANGELES
WAVES
l
Olt
CANALjZONE
1
-VKWlUlttfT.
NJ
tVh
R-
v
uitpd
statos
dirigible
tother
,her
states.
states.
"'les
was
drawn
out
of
1
here
yesterday
af-11
and,
within
an
hour,
'
n
tor
a
flight
to
the
"'
Canal
Zone.
She
will
1
m
naval
manoeuvres
'
1
i)oi
h
the
Pacific
and
At-'"'
"
fleets.
IS
UP
TO
Kb
evolve
the
best
possible
for
IN
THARflF
Brtttoh
c,umbia
very
111
Vl
i
JTll
V
VJ
J-l
in
n
most
most
unoualii
unqualified
Ki.i'ir
Angus
Davis
Comes
North
to
f
jprnntrnd
Work
on
Southeaster
Property
at
CL
1.1.-..
I.
I
Ject
of
providing
the
best
possible
I
commodity
to
the
public
under
the
best
conditions
of
manufacture
and
I
sale.
In
such
a
policy
there
will
be
'interests
and
individuals
who
will
not
agree.
The
idea,
however,
is
to
"".--i.
honor
to
prelr.'
as
a
whole.
I
mutt
terms
express
my
personal
resentment
at
the
suggeUon
contained
in
the
Pro-vine
editorial
that
beer
or
any
other
Interests
control
me
or
the
government
over
which
1
have
the
NAVY
NOW
General
Butler
Leaves
It
to
De
partment
to
Make
Charges
Against
Him
Public
WASHINGTON.
D.C..
Feb.
5
Major
Oeneral
Smedley
Butler.
who
is
to
be
courtmarmuea
ai
hlladelphla
on
February
15
ior
tatements
he
is
alleged
to
navo
iiade
against
Premier
Benito
Mux
olinl
of
Italy,
announced
yester-1ay
that
he
would
leave
it
to
the
discretion
ot
the
Navy
Department
is
to
whether
or
not
it
should
i,
nMi
th
nature
of
the
charges
that
have
been
laid
against
him:
uen.
uuwers
cuuu-vi
reiterated
the
statement
that
the
matter
was
now
entirely
in
he
hands
of
the
Navy
Department,
i
PHOENIX.
Arlsona.
Feb.
5
Cornelius
Vanderbllt.
to
whom
General
Smedley
Butler
Is
looking
for
corroboration
of
certain
statements
made
against
Premier
Mussolini
by
the
general,
declined
here
.trHav
tn
make
any
comment
upon
the
matter.
Suggesting
that
newspapermen
wait
for
forty-eight
hours
before
seeking
a
statement
from
him,
Vanderbllt
stated
that
he
was
now
in
conference
with
his
attorneys
in
connection
wim
the
matter.
Tiehtenine
Up
On
Marriage
Laws
DENVER,
Feb.
5:-The
state
of
Colorado
is
about
to
make
amendments
to
Its
marriage
laws
similar
to
those
that
have
been
adopted
lately
by
California,
Texas
and
wLiiitnrp
yesterday
HIL-
omit
iv
-
put
through
a
new
statute
making
it
necessary
for
contracting
couples
to
declare
their
Intentions
five
days
before
the
granting
of
a
marriage
feence.
,
.
.
As
a
result
of
the
new
statute,
elopements
and
sudden
marriage
will
not
be
so
handy
as
they
used
to
be.
NEW
CENSOR
APPOINTED
James
A.
Smith
Succeeds
Joseph
Walters
as
Chairman
of
B.
C.
Board
VICTORIA.
Feb.
5:
James
A
Smith,
member
of
the
board
of
mo
tlon
picture
censors,
has
been
appointed
chief
censor
succeed
inc
Joseph
Walters,
who
remains
a
meniDer
01
me
board.
Mr.
Walters'
indifferent
health
made
it
impossible
for
him
to
con-tinue
as
chief
censor.
BEQUEST
TOO
LATE
Interior
Man,
Uyin;
of
Starvation,
Inherits
Fortune
of
$30,000
PRINCE
GEORGE,
Feb.
5:
A
fortune
of
$30,000
is
awaiting
plaf...
Ericcson,
Bednesti
homesteader,
20
miles
west
of
here,
but
Ericcson
is
now
in
Prince
George
Hospital,
apparently
doomed
to
die
from
the
effects
ot
slow
starvation
and
general
privation.
Ericcson
has
been
tn
ill
health
for
years.
Now
comes
news
that
a
relative
in
Sweden
has
died,
leaving
him
$30,000.
General
Motors
Declares
Usual
Dividend
of
75c
NEW
YORK.
Feb.
5:
General
Motors
Corporation
directors
yesterday
declared
the
regular
quarterly
dividend
of
756
per
share
on
common
stock.
The
Weathei
Prince
Rupert
Part
cloudy,
calm
barometer,
30.04;
temperature,
31;
sea
smooth.
Dead
Tree
Point
Clear,
light,
northerly
wind;
barometer,
29.90:
temperature,
41;
sea
choppy.
Langara
island
Clear,
light,
southwest
wind;
sea
moderate.
Triple
Island
Fresh
north
wind;
showery,
sea
moderate.
WOULD
EXTEND
CREDIT
TO
NEW
ZEALAND
FOR
MATERIALS
PURCHASE
I.
TORONTO,
Feb,
5:
In
.order
that
rfw
.Zea)and
might)
be
enabled
to
purchase
Canadian
lumber
and
building
materials
for
reconstruction
of
areas
de-
vastated
in
the
recent
earth-
quakes
extensions
ot
credits
will
be
urged
upon
the
Domln-
Ion
government
by
the
Cana-
dlan
Lumbermen's
Association.
4-
u
Of
Special
Interest
Frida
ry
6,
1931
HI-u
I
)
P-m.
21.0
It.
.fave
yoa
read
the
classified
V;;i
a.m.
4.8
ft
advertising
page
In
this
paper
today?
8
ilp
p.m.
3.0
ft
If
not,
now
Is
the
time.
tr.
-
.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
a
No.
31?;,
j
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY
5,
1931
'
PRICli
FIVE
CENTS
OLMIE
DENIES
BEER
ALLEGATION
OVER
THOUSAND
DEAD
IN
NEW
ZEALAND
AFTER
'QUAKE
Charge
That
Breweries
Are
In
Control
of
Government
Causes
Resentment
On
Part
of
Tolmie
Vancouver
Province
Editorial
Arouses
His
Chagrin
Declares
That
Whole
Policy
is
to
Give
Province
Best
Article
Under
Best
Conditions
Yl
TORIA,
Feb.
5:
Answer
has
been
given
by
Pre-
F.
Tolmie
to
suggestions
contained
in
an
editorial
Vancouver
Province
yesterday
to
the
effect
that
beer
interests
of
British
Columbia
were
in
control
of
rrnment.
The
Premier
said:
"The
policy
of
the
Li--
(
introl
Board
in
respect
to
the
purchasing
of
beer
is
being
worked
out
with
the
one
ob-
PROMINENT
ENGINEER
IS
Premier
Benito
Mussolini
II
Ducc,
who
denies
statement
of
United
States
general
in
coif-nectlon
with
alleged
running
o
ver
of
a
child
In
an
automobile,
TOWN
HAS
BAD
FIRE
$100,000
Damage
Done
in
Gogoma,
Northern
Ontario
Ten
Buildings
Burn
GOOOMA.
Ont.,
Feb.
5:
In
a
great
sweep
from
building
to
building,
fire
early
today
destroyed
ten
6tores
and
residences
along
the
main
street
of
Gogoma,
Northern.
Ontario
town,
causing
loss
estlma
ted
at
$100,000.
i
-
!
WHEAT
SHORTAGE
IN
UNITED
STATES
IS
QUITE
POSSIBLE
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Feb.
5:
Chairman
Legge
of
the
Farm
Board
today
declared
that
a
shortage
of
wheat
in
the
Unl-
ted
States
was
"entirely,
pos-
slble"
In
the
drought
con-
tlnues.
NEW
AUTO
TIME
SET
Capt.
Malcolm
Campbell
Makes
Speed
of
213.733
Miles
Per
Hour
DAYTONA
BEACH,
Fla.
Feb.
5:
Capt.
Malcolm
Campbell,
British
driver,
established
"
a
new
world's
automobile
speed
record
today,
flashing
twice
over
a
measured
mile
at
an'
average
speed
ot
245.733
miles
per
hour,
bettering
by
14.37
miles
per
hour
the
former
record
of
331
miles
established
by
the
late
Sir
Henry
Segrave
here
last
year.
GETS
ONE
YEAR
Richard
D.
V.
Belt,
formerly
cook
i
on
the
forestry
boat
Eucletaw
at'
Ocean
Falls,
was
this
afternoon
sentenced
to
one
year's
imprison-'
ment
at
Okalla
by
Judge
F.
McB.;
Young
on
a
charge
of
gross
inde-
cency
to
which
he
pleaded
guilty.
!
Mahatma
Gandhi
Shows
That
He
May
After
All
Be
Amenable
to
New
Scheftie
of
Governing
India
LUCKNOW,
United
Provinces,
India,
Feb...
5
Mahatma
Gandhi
today
confirmed
thu
belief
that
he
was
open
to
conviction
by
Returning
delegates
to
the
;
London
round
tablb
ooitferehcfi.
Gandhi
said
that
he
was
prepared
to
advise
the
working
committee
of
the
All
India
National
Congress
to
"call
off"
the
civil
disobedience
campaign
if
the
returning
delegates
persuaded
him
that
Premier
Ramsay
Mac-Donald's
offer
was
more
substantial
than
he
(Gandhi)
had
himself
been
abloto
make
out
from
fragmentary
reports
reaching
here.
Death
Toll
Mounts
In
Napier
and
Hastings
,tvAs
Each
Hour
Passes
i
.
i
N
ii
ii
i
Complete.
Evacuation
of
City
Being
Speeded
Up
as
Fresh
j
i
Temblors
Occur
Two
Women
Found
j
Buried
Alive
in
Building
i
NAPIER,'
New
Zealand,
Feb.
5:
With
every
passing
hour,
the
death
toll
from
Tuesday's
earthquake
and
tidal
;
wave
disaster
is
mounting.
Tonight
Red
Cross
officials
placed
the
number
of
dead
in
Napier,
Hastings
and
surrounding
towns
and
villages
at
more
than
one
thousand.
Other
thousands
suffered
injuries
and
practically
every-
0ne
is
homeless.
'HOLE
TRIP'
AGREEMENT
(Arrangements
Made
Here
Are
Satisfactory
to
Boat
Owners
and
Fishermen
Halibut
boat
owners
and
fishermen
of
Prince
Rupert
nave
praciicauy
come
tu
an
agreement
on
the
matter
of
"hole"
bills
which,
it
is
reported,
is
proving
quite
a
vexed
question
in
Seattle
and
threatens
to
precipitate
a
strike
on
the'
part,
of
4
the
fishermen
there.
,
,
.
The
agreement
here
is
that,
when
three
weeks
or
more
has
been
lost
by
Shipwreck
or
for
other
cause,
the
boat
will
stand'
the
whole
loss.
If
there
should
be
a
delay
of
under
three
weeks,
then
the
fishermen
would
take
their
part
ot
the
loss
in
proceeds.
This
arrangement
will,
it
is
expected,
be
approved
at
a
meeting
here
on
Sunday.
ARE
FINED
$200
EACH
Juvenile
Delinquency
C..es
Come
to
Conclusion
in
City
Police
Court
After
Leo
Contoll
had
been
convicted
In
city
police
court
afternoon
by
Stipendiary
Mag
istrate
C.
L.
Monroe
on
a
charge
of
contributing
to
the
delinquency
of
a
Juvenile
and
fined
$200,
with
option
of
six
month'
imprisonment.
Splro
Gurvtch.
William
Murray
and
Roy
Fisher,
similarly
charged,
each
pleaded
guilty.
On
Gurvich
and
Murray
fines
of
$200.
with
six
months'
opUon,
were
imposed
while
Fisher
was
sentenced
to
six
weeks'
Imprisonment
which
is
Ut
time
l)e
has
already
served
lfci
'
......
f
i
ilia
niicah.
E.
F.
Jonei
city
-solicitor
prosecuted
in
the
eases
and
A.
M.
Man-son.
K.C..
aeted
as
defence
Further
adjournment
has
baen
taken
in
two
charge
one
ot
se
ductlon
and
the
other
of
tntlmldn
tlon
still
standing,
against
Qou-
toll.
,
,
FUNERAL
NOTICE
The
funeral
of
the
mfant
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Harry
Hansen
will
take
place
tomorrow
afternoon
at
2
o'clock
from
the
B.
C.
Under
takers.
Rev.
John
H.
Hanson
of
ft
elating.
Rescue
workers
tonight
found
two
women
alive
in
a
ruined
house
where
they
had
been
imprisoned
since
Tuesday
morning.
Frightened
by
new
tremors
which
toppled
buildings
about
the
heads
I
of
rescue
squads,
the
authorities
:
today
speeded
up
complete
evacua-
tion
of
Napier.
Inhabitants
are
be-i
ing
rushed
to
camps
in
the
sur
rounding
country
where
they
can
be
cared
for
until
sanitary
conditions
are
restored
here
and
the
dangerous
buildings
levelled.
HASTINGS,
-
Feb
Another
sharp
earthquake
rocked
the
ruins
of
this
town
at
10
o'clock
tonight,
throwing
an
already
frightened
populace
into
further
panic.
Martial
law
has
been
declared
and
no
one
is
allowed
to
enter
the
business
district
without
a
permit
CALIFORNIA
NOT
SO
FINE
Floods
and
Slides
General
Around
Los
Angeles
With
Damage
to
Property
Near
Beaches
LOS
ANGELES,
Feb.
5
Exceptionally
high
tides,
heavy
-rams
and
high
winds
have
caused
considerable
damage
along
beaches
on
the
coast
near
this
city.
Several
cabins
on
or
near
the
shores
have,
been
washed
away
and
a
large
number
of
summer
cottages
are
In
danger.
Highways
and
roads
near
the
coast
are
blocked
with
mud
and
slides,
making
traffic
detours
PREMIER
NOT
ILL
Reports
Regarding
Condition
of
Ramsay
MacDonald
DiscreditedIs
at
His
Desk
LONDON,
Feb.
5:
Disturbing
reports
that
Premier
J.
Ramsay
Mac-Donald
had
suffered
a
breakdown
in
health
and
would
take
an
Immediate
vacation
were
discredited
at
Downing
Street
this
morning.
The
Premier
was
at
his
desk
today.
!neV
'telephone
DIRECTORY
A'
'hewtelcphbrie
directory
Is
about
to
be
Issued.
Applications
for
moves,
changes
or
new
listings
for
this
Issue
must
be
made
In
writing
to
the
Telephone
Department,
City
Hall,
not
later
Jhan
February
14.
(29,
30,
32)