"Today's
Weather
Dlgby
Part
cloudy,
moderate
south
eajtgrly
wind,
barometer
29..
C8;
temperature,
52;
choppy
sea.
MONTREAL.
June
26:-Thomas
McCaffrey
of
Philadelphia,
condemned
to
death
under
the
name
of
Thomas
Mcllugh.
was
hanged
this
morning
for
the
murder
of
a
j
taxi
company
cashier
last
Jan-1
porjand
uary.
COMMISSIONER
IS
SELECTED
POST
AND
OATTY
IN
SIBERIA
NOW
IRKUTSK.
Siberia.
June
26:
-
-Wiley
Post
and
Harold
Catty
landed
at
Nova
Slblrsk,
Siberia,
this
afternoon
from
Moscow
In
thf
course
of
their
flight
KitfSnd
tno
world..
Bo
far.
they
ire
maklnir
excellent
progress
and
HI1U
bid
DIU
fair
lair
to
UJ
achieve
uni;o
their
mv..
tttttMM
MeNAUGHTON
Formerly
District
Passenger
Agent
for
the.
Ctntditn
National
Railways
at
Prinr
Ropert,
who
has
been
to
General
Agent.
Canadian
Rromoted
fational
Railway.
San
Franrineo.
Mr.
MeNaughton
is
well
known
in
transportation
circles
in
British
Columbia
and
on
the
Pacific
Coast.
He
succeeds
W.
J.
GUlcerson.
formerly
General
Agent
at
San
Francisco,
who
is
retiring
from
th
service.
BIG
PARTY
WAS
HERE
Chamber
of
Commerce
Group
Goes
to
Alaska
The
largest
Individual
tour
party
to
visit
Prince
nupcri
so
iar
whs
'season
was
that
of
the
Portland
kKnr
nf
rvmmeree.
numbering
illttltiiwv
v.
'
-
180
persons
in
ail,
wnicn
was
nere
..
.
..
.
......
.m.
..
.i
this
morning
on
the
steamer
Prln-
'
JS,!
,cess
Charlotte
this
mornlng.bound
n.
o.
Post
vice
commissioner
of
British
Colum
bla.
It
was
reported
here
today.
north
to
make
the
rouud
trip
to
Kkaeway
and
other
Alaska
points.
...
....
.
u.
n
i
np
sioamer
i-mitca
numn
...
VIUTUUIA,
June
iwttjm
b-
Portland
to
nick
er
aMonteith
of
Victoria
.has
been
JfS
returning
south.
Many
Important
business
men
of
the
Rose
City
are
Included
In
the
group.
The
party
consists
of
Miss
Eva
M.
Allen,
F.
B.
Andrews,
Portland,
Arthur
Baylls.'
manager,
A.
R.
Peut-hert.
Mrs.
Baylls,
Sam
Brown.
Miss
II.
Burger.
Oood
Samaritan
Hospital
Mrs.
Oladys
C.
Cates.
Mrs.
M.
Coc,
Claude
Cooper.
Miss
F.
Cork,
Oood
Samaritan
Hospital,
H.
J.
Cress,
president.
Cress
&
Co.,
Mrs.
L.
J.
Darcy.
-
w.
u.
Deacon,
ucnc.a.
-
:
rlt
Pacific,
Mn
Mrs.
npft-
Dea
Canad
a
n
A8cnt.
the
globe
objective
of
spanning
Miss
Mary
Deacon
A,
5.
Dig
in
ten
davs.
con.
man,
President,
uiosscii,
ui.,k,
(Continued
on
rage
u
mmln
ST.
JOHN,
N.B.,
June
26:
The
failure
to
date
of
the
Canadian
and
'
New
Zealand
governments
U
reach
a
satisfactory
reciprocal
trade
!
agreement
has
brought
conditions'
I
of
distress
to
a
number
pf
the
lead-1
ing
industrial
concerns
of
this
pro-1
vlnce.
The
action
of
the
New
Zea-l
land
government
on
June
1
Ini
transferring
Canadian
goods
from!
ihe
British
preferential
tariff
to
the
seneral
list
has
resulted
in
manv
good
business
connections
being
Jeopardized
-while.
tbf'jgetaaL-XU
gures
for
exports
of
New-Brunswick
products
to'
the
sister
Dominion
have
shown
a,
big
decline.
Executives
of
such
nationally
known
representative
New
Brunswick
firms
as
'Connors
Brothers,
fish
canners.
I
Oanongs
Brothers,
confectionery
j
manufacturers,
and
T.
S.
Elmms
Co..
Ltd.,
brush
manufacturers,
have
!
united
In
giving
publicity
to
the
!
facts
connected
with
this
serious
i
decline
in
export
trade
through!
1
statements
to
the
dally
press.
I
"Our
company
has
built
up
a
large
export
business
with
New
Zealand.
We
received
a
cable
from
our
representatives
there
advising
us
hat
the
sale
of
our
products
have
slowed
up
considerably
since
the
cancellation
of
the
preference,"
said
A.
N.
McLean,
president
of
Connors
Brothers.
Stronger
Competition
Oanong
Brothers,
one
of
the
larrj-
est
manufacturers
of
confectionery
and
allied
products
In
Canada,
have
already
shipped
one
consignment
since
the
cancellation
of
the
pre
ference
and
they
arc
confident
that
further
shipments
will
not
be
prohibited
by
the
recent
tariff
changes,
but
at
the
same
time
they
fully
realize
that
they
will
have
to
meet
stronger
competition
In
this
distant
market
in
the
future.
From
L.
W.
Slmms,
president
of
the
brush
company
that
bears
his
name
and
the
man
who
held
the
office
of
president
of
the
Canadian
Manufacturers'
Association
during
1030,
comes
the
following
statement
concerning
the
cancellation
of
the
British
preferential
tariff
to
Canadian
goods:
x
"Cancellation
of
the
preference
by
New
Zealand
has
practically
prohibited
our
company
from
transacting
business
with
firms-there.
A
few
days
ago,
shortly
after
the
an
nouncement,
we
received
a
cable
select!
lor
tne
posiuon
oi
wv
-
I
th.
Pr,nre.
Charlotte
trnm
v.
7,ianrt
ruuici
w
iv
i
a
was
Joined.
The
party
will
be
here
order
previously
received.
This
was
again
next
Wednesday
afternoon
iR
direct
result
of
the
tariff
change."
3c.
cancelling
an
In
conclusion,
he
stated,
"that
readjustment
of
the
situation
Is
our
only
hope,
so
far
as
further
trade
with
that
country
Is
concerned.
For
some
time
we
have
been
working
up
a
fine
connection
with
New
Zealand.
Our
efforts
have
been
in
vain
unless
the
governments
come
to
an
amicable
agreement."
Halibut
Landings
.AMERICAN
Thor,
32,000,
Cold
Storage,
6c
and
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Starting
after
explosion
on
small
barge
used
to
carry
oil
to
vessels
anchored
In
Rarltan
river,
fierce
fife
swept
over
pier
of
petroleum
company,
at
Perth
Amooy.
N.J.,
threatening
75
large
oil
tanks.
Above
Is
a
view
of
the
intemo
at
its
height.
TRAGEDY
BY
FIRE
Three
Person
Burned
to
Death
in
Edmonton
and
Two
Are
In
Serious
Condition
EDMONTON,
June
26:
Trapped
in
their
bedroom,
Alice
SchulU,
aged
7,
Vina
Schultz,
8,
and
their
grandmother,
Mrs.
Sch
jltx,
aged
73,
were
either
suffocated
or
burned
to
death
when
their
home
was
destroyed
by
fire
early
this
morning.
The
mother
of
the
girls,
Mrs.
Charles
Schultx,
and
another
of
the
girls,
Ruth,
aged
5,
are
In
hospital.
The
former
Is,
In
a
serious
condition.
Appointment
Is
Rescinded
S.
II.
Hoskins
No
Longer
Government
Agent
at
Smlthers
But
Is
Going
to
Anyox
VICTORIA.
June
26:-rRescisslon
of
the
appointment
of
Stephen
H.
Hoskins
as
government
agent
at
Smlthers
is
announced
In
the
B.
C.
Oazette,
Mr.
Hoskins
has
been
transferred
as
government
agent
to
Anyox.
TRADER
HORN
PASSES
AWAY
WHITEAlfLE,
Kent.
Eng..
June
26
Alfred
Aloyslus
Smith,
better
known
to
the
world
asTrader
Horn,
died
today
after
a
brief
illness.
He
was
82
years
of
age.
FRANCE
WARNED
British
Press
I'rges
Her
to
Adopt
Hoover's
Debt
Moratorium
LONDON,
June
26:
The
British
press
continues
to
issue
warnings
to
France
of
the
danger
of
haggling
over
acceptance
of
the
Hoover
plan
for
a
year's
moratorium
on
Intergovernmental
war
debts.
EXCLUSIVE
CLUB
RAID
Dry
Agents
Seized
Fifteen
Cases
of
Liquor
In
Seattle
Resort
SEATTLE,
June
26:
Dry
agents
conducted
a
raid
on
the
exclusive
Arctic
Club
here
aud
seized
13
cases
of
bonded
liquor
stink.
Many
of
Seattle's
most
prominent
citizens
are
members
of
the
Arctic
Club.
MAYVlSlf
INSTATES
Gandhi
Speaks
Vaguely
of
Coming
to
This
Continent
BOMBAY.
India.
June
25:
Ma-hatma
Oandhl
spoke
vaguely
yea-
;
terday
of
the
possibility
of
his
returning
to
India
via
the
United
I
States
after
attending
the
round
;
table
conference
in
London
this
summer.
Oandhl's
projected
visit
to
the
United
States
Is
not
supported
by
(many
of
his
supporters.
ARE
BLOWN
TO
PIECES
Four
Employees
of
Canadian
Industries
Ltd.
Are
Killed
In
Ontario
Plant
MONTREAL,
June
26
Four
employees
of
the
Canadian
Industries
Ltd.,
explosive
branch,
were
blown
to
pieces
when
a
blast
destroyed
a
mixing
house
at
the
company's
plant
in
Nobel,
Ontario,
at
9
o'clock
this
morning.
The
last
names
of
the
unfortunate
men
were
Aloskasky,
Stay'ncr,
Snyder
and
Ilaldosky.
OFFICIAL
ARRIVES
Chief
Supervisor
of
Fisheries
to
go
Into
Local
Situation
Coming
here
for
the
express
purpose
of
lookttu
into
the
local
fishing
situation
and
giving
any
assistance
that
might
be
to
his
pow
er,
Maior
J.
A.
Motherwell,
chief
supervisor
of
fisheries,
arrived
this
morning
on
the
fishery
patrol
steamer
Malaspina
and
expects
to
leave
tomorrow
on
his
return
south.
Major
Motherwell
came
here
direct
from
Vancouver
and
the
trim
little
patrol
steamer
made
tl
trip
in
thirty-six
hours.
Major
Motherwell
was
gratified
to
learn
that
steps
had
been
taken
to
end
the
fisheries
tie-up
here.
H
stated
that
the
Skeena
River,
wltn
einltt
canneries
in
operation,
would
have
as
large
an
average
of
production
this
year
as
any
division
on
the
coast.
In
fact,
It
would
probably
be
larger.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Saturday,
June
27,
1931
High
...
11:42
ajn."
i7:5
ft.
23:24
pjn.
21:2
f!
.
Low
.i
5:24
a.m.
3:2
ft.
17:15
p.m.
8:2
ft.
"
Vol.
XXII.,
No.
149.
V
,
,
'
.
jgat
TiTJTXTr'C
niinnnm
n
ft
rintn
a
-r
nmn
ni
-in
.,...
OUTLOOK
BRIGHTER
FOR
D
PLAN
4
MEN
LOSE
LIVES
IN
ONTARIO
EXPLOSIVE
pTMbIMT
French
Government
in
Accord
With
High
Sentiments
Shown
By
United
States'
President
Willingness
to
Compromise
With
France
Is
Indicated
In
Statement
of
Secretary
Stimson
In
Formal
Statement
Today
WASHINGTON,
June
26:
The
outlook
appeared
much
brighter
today
for
the-full
adoption
of
President
Herbert
Hoover's
plan
for
a
one-year
moratorium
on
intergovernmental
war
debts.
Willingness
of
the
United
States
to
compromise
with
France
on
the
plan
was
indicated
by
Secretary
of
State
Stimson
in
a
formal
statement.
A
French
note
shows
gratifying
cordiality,
said
the
statement.
PARIH,
June
26:
-The
French
re-
ply
to
President
Hoover's
proposal
fur
a
year's
war
debt
and
reparations
payment
suspension,
states
the
French
government.
Is
In
cordis
accord
with
the
high
sentiments
Inspiring
the
president's
pro
posal.
PLANE
IS
NOW
READY
Col.
and
Mm.
Lindbergh
to
Start
Long
Might
Soon
,
NKW
YORK,
June
26:
-The
big
Lockheed
-
Slrtus
monoplane,
in
which
Col.
and
Mrs.
Charles
A.
Lindbergh
will
embark
on
a
flight
to
the
Orient,
Is
practically
ready
to
start
the
trip
Installation
of
pontoons
and
other
accessories
is
al-
j
most
completed.
The
plane
is
equip-1
lied
with
a
770
h.p.
motor
which
is
i
three
tunes
more
powerful
than
I
that
which
Lindbergh
used
in
his
New
York
to
Paris
flight.
I
HANGS
IN
MONTREAL
Philadelphia
Man
rays
Extreme
Penalty
Today
For
Murder
Canadian
National
Official
Promoted
r.
r.
SALES
ARE
CUT
DOWN
Exports
of
maritime
Goods
to
New
Zealand
Seriously
Curtailed
By
New
Tariff
Dangerous
Fire
At
Petroleum
Pier
LETTER
OF
MINISTER
Hon.
Edgar
N.
Rhodes
Replies
to
Request
That
Clearance
Be
Withheld
Would
Not
Help.
Problem
of
Low
Prices
is
Faclnf
All
Branches
of
Industry
at
'
This
Time
The
following
letter,
which
haS
been
received
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
from
libit,
E.
N.
Rhodes,
minister
of
fisheries',
Is
self-explanatory:
1
"I
wish
to
revert
to
your
telegram
of
the
11th
instant,
endorsing
a
resolution
sent
by
His
Worship,
Mayor
Orme,
requesting
the
tying
up
of
halibut
vessels
for
ten
days
following
each
trip
during
a
40-day
period
and
that
an
arrangement
for
similar
action
be
at
the
same
time
made
with
the
United
States
Government
"Being
very
anxious
to
be
helpful
In
this
matter
If
at
all
possible,
I
have
gone
into
It
carefully
from
the
different
standpoints,
but
as
was
explained
in
a
letter
of
the
13th
ln-stant-from-
"rdy
department
to-
the-
Canadian
Halibut
Fishing
Vessel
i
Owners'
Association,
the
proposed
l
action
could
not
be
taken
so
far
as
Canada
is
concerned
as
there
is
no
legal
authority
for
withholding
is
clearance
to
a
vessel
that
complies
with
the
law.
Apart
from
this,
everi
if
there
were
any
likelihood
that
tlie
United
States
authorities
would
favorably
consider
such
a
proposal,
it
will
be
realized
that
in
the
nature
of
things
it
could
not
be
speedily
handled
and
any
action
of
this
kind
to
be
useful
would
need
to
be
immediate.
"The
problem
of
unprofitable
prices
for
their
catches
is
unfortunately
not
peculiar
to
the
halibut
fishermen.
It
is
one
that
faces
all.
branches
of
the
industry.
It
was
in
the
hope
of
finding
some
method
of
substantially
increasing
the
demand'
for
fish
that
an
investigation
into
the
whole
situation
by
a
company
of
experts
was
authorized
several
months
ago.
The
report
of
that
firm
should
be
available
in
August.
Meantime,
I
anticipate
having
an
opportunity
of
personally
going
ui?
to
the
conditions
in
the
halibut
and
other
fisheries
on
the
Pacific
Coast?'
Made
Patrol
of
Massett
Inlet
,
-
PJU.L.8
Return,
First
Police
Boat
To
Visit
Queen
Charlotte.
'!
Islands
The
first
polite
boat
ever
to.
make
a
patrol
around
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
the
P.M.L.
8,
aU
tached
to
local
headquarters
of
tho
provincial
police,
returned
to
port
this
week
after
a
complete
patrol
of
Massett
Inlet.
Staff
Sergeant
Alex
McNeill
was
officer
In
charge,
accompanied
by
Constable
M,
J.
Olsen,
skipper.
Constable
W.
Rou
ertson,
engineer,
and
Oame
Warden
Ed.
Martin.
DANISH
AVIATORS
REACH
COPENHAGEN
COPENHAGEN,
June
26:
Otto
HUUg
and
linger
Holrlss
completed
their
trans-Atlantic
flight
this
morning
when
they
arrived
from
Bremen.
They
had
originally
planned
on
flying
non-stop
from
Harbor
Grace
to
Copenhagen
but
they
were
forced
to
land
In
Oermany.
llf
1
-.11
I