Today's
Weather
If
Tomorrow's
Tides
Sunday,
August
16,
1931
111
High
2:40
a.Ti
22:1
IS
Prince
Rupert
1
n
y,
15:13
put.
21:5
i.
n,.
hi
southeast
wind;
Z
W
r.
Low
S;05
a.m.
1:3
It.
30
30:
sea
smooth.
F
g
21:25
pjn.
3:6
ft.
H
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Voi
XXII
No.
191
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
AUGUST
15,
1931
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
ALMON
IN
KETCHIKAN
IS
UNSOLD
LATEST
Chichester
Crashes
In
Japan;
Badly
Injured
i
and
Plane
Wrecked
:'angborn
and
Herndon
Arc
Fined
$1000
in
Tokyo
Lindberghs
Safe
in
Siberia
After
Flight
From
Nome
TOKYO,
Aug.
15:
C.
C.
Chichester,
New
Zealand
aviator,
w
ho
was
endeavoring
to
make
a
flight
from
Australia
to
England
via
Japan,
the
Aleutian
Islands
and
Canada,
era
hfd
at
Katsura
today
when
taking
off
from
Kasumi-f
ara
near
here.
Chichester
was
seriously
injured
and
his
piano
was
badly
wrecked.
It
is
expected
Chichester
will
-'r
!
P;inRborn
and
Hugh
Hern-r
American
fly
en,
were
lined
j
V'iCio
ui
the
district
court
here
to-:
cr.
f
..I
flying
over
Japanese
fortl-
j
f;
i
ariMs
and
taking
pictures
dur--i
n
recent
flight
from
Siberia.
'
p.
h.iii
and
Herndon.
on
pay-,
i:
:
l
the
fine,
will
be
free
to
pro-'
:
wth
their
project
of
a
non-F
'
i
tit
from
Tokyo
to
Seattle
j
1
:
.
,TTLE.
Aug.
15:
Col.
and
Mrs.
f!
.1.
A.
Lindbergh
landed
at
K
'
'
in
Island,
Siberia,
at
10:40
i
.
hi
from
Nome,
according
to
"
&
mewngrtratfSfc'Paul
Island-
iho
.station
which
kept
tn
con-i
touch
with
the
plane
during
I'-
i:.idit
r
i
Jap
anese
tonsui
Visitor
to
City
T
lUrhlya
Arrived
From
Vancou-tcr
This
Morning,
Accompanied
by
111
Wife
T
H
tchlya.
Japanese
Consul
in
Vu
.Hivrr,
arrived
In
the
city
fi
n
Mir
south
on
the
ss.
Prlnei
II
.
.
Mils
morning,
accompanied'
-h
Hachtya.
It
had
not
been
i
'.'!!
rarly
this
afternoon
whe-ii.'
:
Mr
Hachlya
would
make
the
'
:il
trip
to
Skagway
or
stop
line
to
visit
the
Sfceena
3-
i
tomorrow.
In
any
case,
lw
i
'
on
paying
a
visit
to
Jasper
Pnk
bifore
returning
south.
B.C.
WANTS
TO
KNOW
Vfi
TOMA,
Aug.
15:
During
the
vi
n
Ik
re
this
week-end
of
Hon.
H.
If
Ktrvens,
federal
minister
of
:
"i'
md
commerce,
to
discuss
the
mi'
miilovmont
situation,
the
DfO-
111
ii
uovernment
will
endeavor,
'
"i'
un
from
him
definite
lnfor-iii
mil
as
to
the
federal
govern-ii
.
!
s
railway
plans
for
Northern
E'
n-ii
Columbia.
I
Tin-
province
has
been
somewhat
in
tided
at
the
recent
announce-'"'Mi
Ottawa
that
the
matter
of
the
Ti
jit
River
outlet
had
been
rcfer-"
i
("
it
committee
of
three
engin-
f
1
I
-
fur
Invixtlirntlnn
Tt
is
frit
that
I
f"im
exhaustive
iustlve
surveys
surveys
and
and
lnves-
lnves-
i
II',
it
lime
made
by
the
provincial
"v
uiment
nt.
nnrt
and
thn
the
two
two
rallwav!
'
nii-inles
there
should
be
sufflc-
l.i,
a.
IL
iiia
on
nana
to
permit
oi
a
""Mm,
as
to
the
outlet
being
y
The
id
nDr.mmt
between
Drl-:
"
Columbia
and
the
Grand
Trunk
body
of
Frank
Pagflra.
a
'fj'""
'ifi'
Railway
providing
fof
the,
was
accidentally
killed
a
few
days
Co.
s
log-'""VT
""""
of
Q.
T.
P.
freight
to
Van-
ago
in
the
Allison
Logging
from
Prince
George
via
the
glng
camp
near
QunMV
"
An
"Uh-
Great
Eastern
Railway
may,
City.
An
Inquest
was
hed
In
Queen
""f
e
eilscusBcd.
Whether
this
ag-iCharlotte
and
the
verdict
was
one
"""I.
U
Bllll
111
lUlkC
luiuiui
mv..-v...
.1.1..
been
II
mill.r
nt
rflnmlll
The
Alaska
highway
project
will
"I"
be
taken
up
by
Premier
Tolmle
mi
Mr.
Stevens.
NEWS
CONNECTED
WITH
WORLD
FLYING
BOATS
NoahTimmins
:
!
I
rromtnent
Toronto
mining
man
here
today
cn
route
to
Taku
River
country.
CHILDREN
ARE
DEAD
Mother
In
Serious
Condition
and
Infant
Recovering
From
Gas
Effects
In
Vancouver
VANCOUVER
Aug.
13:
George
Purdrn,
ard
6,
and
Gwcn,
4,
arc
dead,
their
mother,
Mrs.
Margaret'
Punlcn,
31,
is
In
hospital
In
a
critical
condition
and
a
lt-month
old
baby
rirl
is
recovering
from
(as
asphyxiation
late
yesterday.
Mrs.
Purden,
separated
from
her
husband,
was
residing
at
the
home
of
her
fsthtr,
Geo.
Whytc.
The
latter,
returning
from
work,
found
all
four
in
the
kitchen
with
the
gas
Jet
turned
on
and
all
windows
and
doors
closed
tightly.
IS
KILLED
ON
ISLANDS
f
L
vlctlm
of
Accident
charlotte.
Is
"c
'
.
.
.
llrmlVIlt
Ifl
lllT
-
-
'
The
gasboat
Beatrice
H.
arrived
,,ioHtn
ln
um
mnrnlne
from
tjueen
Charlotte
City,
having
on
board
the
......
The
....
body
.
is
.
Dcinn
miiw.
SCHOONER
IS
LOST
Well
Known
Halibut
Boat
Burned
In
North
KETCHIKAN,
Aug.
15:
Advices
yesterday
from
Kodiak
Island
said
that
one
life
was
lost
near
there
on
Wednesday
when
the
halibut
schooner
Marmot
of
Ketchikan
with
20,000
pounds
of
fish
on
board
burned.
The
schooner
was
a
total
loss.
The
crew
took
to
the
dories
and
a
man
named
Vcnema
died
while
the
boat
was
making
for
an
island.
WORK
ON
PENSIONS
Local
Returned
Men
Have
Profited
Through
Visit
This
Week
of
Advocate
Keeling
Durine
his
stav
in
the
city
of
the
past
three
days.
E.
S.
Keeling,
Van
mover,
nenslons
advocate,
has
ln-
lervicwcd
and
given
d,?ltr'
to
no
loks
thin.iaasca.ftSoeakfrieiJ'.thU
morning
of
hi,wurlc.
Mf.'KeeTing
paid
that
there
had
been
a
notice-'
able
lack
of
Information
among
lo-1
r
al
veterans
even
as
to
how
to
ap-
uly
for
a
pension
and
also
for
the
veterans
allowance.
Mr.
Keeling
was
loud
In
his
prals-!
-s
for
the
co-operation
that
had
been
extended
by
the
local
Canadian
Legion.
He
had
been
provided
with
an
office
by
the
Legion
and
the
secretary.
A.
J.
Matheeon,
had
proved
an
Invaluable
aid.
"The
war
veterans
of
Prince
Rupert
have
a
real
live
wire
and
enthusiastic
worker
In
their
cause,"
rmtarked
Mr.
Keeling
In
reference
to
Mr.
Mathe-
son.
Speaking
of
the
Canadian
Legion
generally,
Mr.
Keeling,
while
not
a
member
himself,
acknowledged
that
the
organisation
had
been
almost
solely
responsible
for
much
legislation
that
had
been
enacted
on
behalf
of
the
returned
man.
The
pensions
tribunal
service
was
not
one
of
tha
least
of
Its
accomplishments.
Mr.
Keeling
explained
how
that.
If
a
claim
of
a
veteran
for
pension
was
turned
down
by
the
board
of
pensions
commissioners,
he
couia
now
nnnear
before
this
tribunal
with
the
assistance
of
the
pensions
advocate
and
It
could
be
decided
over
and
above
the
board
of
pen
sions
commissioners,
whether
or
not
his
disability
had
been
owing
to
the
causation
of
war,
Mr.
Keeling
further
stated
thai
all
Information
as
to
pensions,
etc.
could
now
be
obtained
from
Mr.
Matheson
and
one
did
not
need
to
be
a
member
of
the
Canadian
Le
gion
to
obtain
such
udvice.
Continued
on
page
2
FISHERMEN
INDIGNANT
(.
G.
I.
Boundaries
so
Placed
as
to
Prevent
Legal
Seining,
It
Is
Declared
SKIDEGATE,
Aug.
13:
Considerable
feeling
has
been
aroused
over
Hi
action
of
the
fisheries
depart
ment
in
moving
the
fishing
boun
daries
out
to
a
point
such
as
to
make
it
impossible
for
the
fisher
men
to
get
near
the
seining
areas.
In
view
of
the
fact
that
it
has
already
been
a
hard
enough
yetr
up
on
them,
the
fishermen
are
indig-
nuneit
1
fur
mint
at
action
ukhik
uuhi
su
s
hi
evening
on
the
Prime
enl
tncm
from
mtk,nK
a
few
wui
Vancouver
where
interment
w,p
Fatalities
In
United
States
Charles
iSpeedi
H:)luian
stun'
and
raring
pllit.
flying
upside
down
200
miles
an
hour
at
Omaha.
Neb.,
air
races
crashed
tew
yards
away
from
stands
packed
with
70
000
spectators.
The
photo
shows
Holman
s
s!i;p
as
it
crashed.
What
happened
when
tornado
struck
Great
Northern
empire
builders
coast
train
near
Fargo
NJ).,
recently.
One
section
worker
was
killed
and
several
injured
Coaches
were
all
turned
on
their
sides
In
terrific
wind
Local
Unemployed
Association
Dissatisfied
With
Manner
In
Which
Situation
Is
Handled
After
waiting
patiently
for
the
governments
to
take
some
action
to
relieve
conditions
here,
the
Unemployed
Association
of
Prince
Rupert
yesterday
disnatched
a
communication
to
the
provincial
public
works
department
at
Victoria,
P.
Philip,
chief
engineer,
expressing
disappointment
at
the
way
in
which
the
situation
is
being
handled
and
making
a
final
appeal
for
some-H
thing
In
the
nature
of
a
definite
reply
to
a
resolution
passed
by
the
association
last
monm.
correspondence
or
relief,
all
com-
FoJlowtng
is
the
text
of
a
letter
munlcatlon
to
date
avoiding
the
ls-whlch
has
Just
been
dispatched
to;iUp
the
public
works
department:
Are
Not
Satisfied
"Your
letter
of
fourth
Instant
re-
eeiv-d
I
feel
that
they
are
not
receiving
Jus-
Uce
cltner
ln
the
matter
ot
thelr
"The
resolution
ln
question
called
i
r
a
payment
ot
$5.50
per
week,
as
the
lowest
at
which
a
man
could
"The
committee
of
this
assocla-
Poiy
8U0SU
"
'
11,13
tlon
wish
me
to
convey
to
you
their'
being
$2.00
per
week
for
rent,
and
disappointment
it
no
satisfactory
1
500
Per
ior
food-
We
Insist
that
steps
having
been
taken
ln
the
i
the
sum
ot
40c
per
day
now
re-matter
of
the
resolution
enclosed
i
lved
from
the
City
of
Prince
Ru-wlth
my
letter
of
July
22.
and
they
Continued
on
page
2
Forty
Thousand
Salmon
At
Ketchikan
Thrown
In
Bay;
Could
Not
Be
Sold
Anywhere
KETCHIKAN,
Aug.
15:
Forty
thousand
fish
that
could
not
bo
sold
to
the
canners
or
fresh
fish
buyers
were
thi'own
into
Ketchikan
Bay
yesterday.
Exceptionally
large
pink
salmon
has
flooded
the
canneries
which
are
working
day
and
night.
Even
the
reduction
plant
here
was
unable
to
takd
the
fish
because
of
contracts
to
keep
the
canneries
clear.
AROUND
VANDERH00F
REAL
FARMING
IS
DONE;
MINING
IS
ALSO
VERY
ACTIVE
BUSINESS
Centre
of
Fertile
Plain,
Resembling
Peace
River,
Is
Busy
and
Progressive
Town
Fort
St.
James
Is
Popular
Resort
(By
H.
F.
Pullen)
Vanderhoof
is
the
supply
town
for
a
wonderfully
fertile
plain
where
the
grain
fields
resemble
those
of
the
Peace
River
in
their
fertility
and
size.
As
one
drives
for
'miles
between
the
quarter
sections,
wholly
or
almost
wholly
in
crop,
with
their
splendid
farm
homes,
the
idea
comes
that
nere
is
real
larmlng.
the
kind
that-
n
normal
times
makes
money
for
the
farmer
and
provides
sustenance
to
the
city
dweller.
But
Vanderhoof
Is
much
more
than
a
farm
town.
It
is
the
out-'rtting
centre
for
the
Manson
Creek,
Fort
St.
James
and
Takh
Lake
mines,
rich
with
gold
and
attracting
much
attention
In
thes?
days
when
gold
Is
king.
Rainbow
Creek
is
the
latest
of
these
gold
rinds
to
be
prospected
and
it
1
"oo
ear'y
yet
to
say
what
the
out-
ome
wp4,
be.
All
that
Is
known
that
gold
ii
'there-
and
that
th:
rncrtngagedtrt;heTlreget
ting
some
of
it
Prominent
amon?
hose
working
north
of
Vanderhoof
s
R
C
McCorkell,
of
Vanderhoof.
with
about
thirty
men
at
Ger-mansen
Creek.
The
Consolidated
also
has
a
party
there.
Vanderhoof
Is
regularly
laid
out,
being
In
this
respect
very
dlffer-(Contlnued
On
Page
3)
HalibutLandings
Summary
,
American
6,500
pounds,
5c
and
25c.
Canadian
9,000
pounds,
5c
and
25c
American
Chum,
6500,
Cold
Storage,
5c
and
2.5c.
Canadian
Oony,
9,000,
Atlln,
5c
and
3c.
Livingstone,
18,000,
refused
5c
and
2.5c,
holding
over.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
Aug.
15:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
53
c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
EN
ROUTE
TO
TAKU
Noah
A.
TImmins,
of
Toronto,
Leader
of
Northbound
Tarty
Noah
A.
Tlmmlns.
prominent
Toronto
capitalist
and
mining
man
is
the
head
ot
a
party
goolng
nrth;ln
an
tatenlew
ln
Vancouver
this
on
the
steamer
Prince
Henry
thisweek
foIlowng
hl3
return
from
a
morning
to
visit
mineral
properties
tour
of
Peace
Rlver
country.
tn
the
Taku
River
country.
They
will
.'eave
the
steamer
at
Juneau
and
proceed
to
the
Taku
by
smaller
boat
The
party
will
spend
about
a
week
in
that
district.
In
addition
to
Mr.
Tlmmlns,
the
party
inculdes
Mrs.
Tlmmlns;
Rudolph
Tlmmlns,
their
son;'
Mr.
ami
Mrs.
Adolph
A.
Pare
and
J.
11.
Woodworth
of
Vancouver,
British
Columbia
representative
of
the
Tlmmlns
interests.
FUNERAL
NOTICE
The
funeral
ot
the
late
George
Taylor
will
take
place
tomorrow,
Sunday
at
2:30
p.
m.
from
tho
Chapel
of
the
O.
O.
Undertakers.
LONDON
IS
ALL
QUIET
ludget
Deficit
Was
Discussed
New
Finance
Bill
Is
Expected
LONDON,
Aug.
15:
After
a
week
:f
conferences
concerning
budget
deficit
and
public
uneasiness,
all
was
quiet
today.
Next
week
will
brine
concrete
de-
fvelopments
and
It
is
generally
ex
pected
that
a
new
finance
bill
supplementary
to
the
budget
will
be
irawn
up
and
Parliament
summon-3d
early
in
September.
BUSH
FIRE
ON
ISLANDS
SKIDEGATE,
Aug.
14:
Last
week
a
large
fire
broke
out
alongside
the
highway
between
Sklde-gate
and
Tlell
and
a
number
of
cars
were
held
up
owing
to
tho
flames
sweeping
across
the
road.
Thanks
to
the
quick
action
of
Forest
Ranger
Benson
of
Queen
Charlotte
City
and
the
capable
way
in
which
he
handled
the
tire,
not
much
damage
was
done.
Some
of
the
cars
had
quite
an
exciting
time
running
the
gauntlet
through
the
thick
smoke.
PATTULL0
ON
OUTLET
Government
Should
Make
Decision
and
Put
It
Up
to
Hallways,
Says
Liberal
Leader
"In
the
absence
ot
action
by
the
railway
companies,
it
Is
my
opinion
that
the
government
should
take
Immediate
decision
as
to
the
Peaco
River
outlet
and
put
It
up
to
the
Tn'
.
..
fnr
Rri;hr.mhl,
Mr.
Pattullo
declared
that
the
crops
were
looking
excellent
ln
the
Peace
River
and
hundreds
of
set
tlers
were
continuing
to
pour
In.
SCHOONER
DEMOCRAT
IS
WRECKED;
CREW
SAVED
CORDOVA,
Aug.
15:
A
radio
message
from
the
steamship
Laklna
yesterday
said
that
five
shipwrecked
men
from
the
halibut
schooner
Democrat
had
been
rescued
at
sea
near
Cook
Inlet