Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
mmm
Thursday,
April
16,
1931
Prince
Rupert
Showery,
fresh
High
0.24
a.m.
19.9
It.
southeast
-
"
-.rometcr,
30;
temperature,
12.40
p.m.
19.2
ft
Low
6.43
ajn.
5.1
It.
3.
18.46
p.m.
5.7
It.
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AND
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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL
15,
1931
PRICE.
FIVE
CENTS
H'
i
mam
manson
gets
appointment
r
FISHERIES
OFFICERS
ARE
Premier
Bennett
Positively
Refuses
to
Put
Premium
On
Idleness
By
Granting
the
Dole
Canadian
Premier
Unequivocally-'
Refuses
Iniquitous
Re-;
A
I
170NQO
quest
of
Workers
United
League
For
Non-
irlLiI
UllOU
Contributory
Unemployment
Insurance
OTTAWA,
April
15:
"We
idleness
and
we
will
not
put
our
people;
on
the
dole,"
Premier
Bennett
stated
today
in
making
a
positive
refusal
for
the
enactment
of
a
bill
providing
for
non-contributory
htate
unemployment
insurance.
The
request
was
made
by
'
a
delegation
from
the
recently
organized
body
known
as
j
tiio
Workers
United
League
of
Canada,
the
Canadian!
section
of
the
Red
International
of
Labor
Unions.
IHNIHIF.I)
CLAIMS
STAKED
IN
SNOW
NEAIl
OOLO
FIND
JUNEAU.
April
16:
One
melted
claims
are
reported
i
I;
:
i
to
have
been
staked
In
the
."W
around
the
scene
of
a
rt
atnii)tjiorlcd.od
-strtieA0
ir.itri
n
,rthwet
of
Oarmacks
ii
tin
Yukon
Territory.
Con-
Mderablc
excitement
pre-
)
V.nhnR.
4
Mayor
Sends
Fourth
Name
To
Council
SEATTLE.
April
15
Mayor
Frank
Edward
Is
about
to
present
t"
the
city
council
his
fourth
no-MiiMtion
for
the
office
of
city
i'Kiit
superintendent
to
succeed
7
1
1
1
n
D.
Hoss,
whom
Edwards
dla-iv.icd
several
weeks
ago.
Thi
m
ivor's
latest
choice
Is
Stirling
B
Hi.:
well
known
nrnfesatonal
en-
''"Hvr
of
the
city,
Edwards'
three,
Inst
cholea
Wci-o:
Jn
turn,
relpc
'"
by
the
council
as
It
is
expec-his
fourth
w1U
b$.
Meantime,
the
president
ilk
ui
of
thi
-
I'
i-
t'llS'
Municipal
Protective
j
''iKur,
which
is
ednducUng
",u
"
a;lanf
.
..
,
n
"
"vement
for
the,
recall
of
Mayor
Awards,
announces
that
1.000
pe-11
ns
to
this
end
have
been
al-H'.idy
signed.
Wheat
Scores
Another
Gain
In
Vancouver
Vancouver,
April
15:
-
wheat
t'ounded
another
two
cents
upward
"ii
the
local
exchange
today
when
"
was
quoted
at
01c.
GltAIMifiAT
vmv
a
ntti.
ON
APRIL
18
4
1
m
jit
ThsUomet
WctshMy.
-I
wjllch
Isajto
load
a
full
carao
f
grain
from
"Hhc
AlbcrU
Wheat
pool's
Prince
Rupert
elevator
for
the
United
King-
dom
or
continent,
Is
now
re-e
ported
due
to
.arrive
here
on
April
18.
She
was
orglnally
due
yesterday.
Two
other
:
boats
4
are
to
follow
the
Welsh
City
4
In
loading
here.
'
4
'
-
will
not
put
a
premium
on
TREATY
IS
WANTED
American
Salmon
Fishermen
Aik
For
Same
Protection
as
Halibuttcn
Have
ABIK0F.EN,
Wash,
April
15:
Seeklnr
relief
from
selfure
in
Canadian
waters,
the
Trolling
Vessel
Owners'
Association
of
the
Pacific
Coast,
comprising
3,000
United
States
trollcrmen,
revealed
plans
yesterday
(o
petition
the
United
States
and'
Canadian
governments
for
a
treaty
similar
to
the
halibut
agreement
of
1918.
Missing
Fish
Boat
Located
penooner
.ionnc
tirrmrui
inoi
rrovwonai
rrenaeni
wuamora
Captain
and
Crew
Marooned
'was
In
prison
only
a
few
months
On
Fox
Island
j
ago
on
the
order
of
Alfonso
XIII.
a
.
1
.
T-
.
JUNEAU.
Alaska.
April
15-Th
mysterious
disappearance
in
Feb-)
ruary
of
ttie
fishing
power
boat
b,nd
f
J"PU
collector,
of
customs
received
w6rd
from
Katalla
that
the
craft
was
wrecked
Marth
31.
on
a
reef
on!
.
,i
.
1
Wln.hm
T-
P.
Brown
and
bis
crew
of
three
j
reached
shore
safely
and
are
now(
at,a
fox
ranch
on
the
Island.
The
Monroe
Is
a
total
loss,"
said
the
despatch.
I
The
coast
guard
cutter
Tallapoosa
may
go
to
Wingham
Island
to
pick
up
the
marooned
men.
The
Monroe
wal
a,
34-gross
ton
ship.
LUNA
PARK
DESTROYED
rfAtti.e
ADril
15
Two
fire
men
sustained
Injuries
yesterday
j
morning
when
they
leaped
Twenty
!
feet
to
the
ground
to
.avSld'
being.
struck
by
a
falling
chimney
during
(
the
destruction
of
Luna
Park
popular
westfnd
naWorlum
j
The'pavfc
faiHtlV
MwM
the
damage
being
estimaiea
ai
between
$60,000
and
$70,000.
CARD
OF
THANKS
i
it
mi,
nnrf
rami
v
desire
10
HAS
LEFT,
i
Former
Spanish
Monarch
Expected
to
Accept
British
Offer
MADUID,
April
15:
King
Al-
Alfonso
sailed
today
on
the
cruis-
cr.
Principe
Alfonso
for
France
or
England
while
the
Queen
and
other
members
of
the
Royal
Family
.left
by
train
for
France.
The
new
Republican
govern-
.
ment
inaugurated
its
first
day
of
power
today.
The
people
were
celebrating
but
generally
there
was
little
disorder.
'
MADRID.
Spain,
AprU
15frKlng
Alfonso,
following
his
abdication
left
the
capital
last
night,
accompanied
by
the
Royal
Family
lor
an
unknown
destination.
It
Is
umk4ood
that
Oreat
Britain
has
offered
residence
to
the
former
monarch
and
the
.Royal
Family,
and
that
they
will
avail
themselves
of
the
offer.
There
were
conflicting
reports
as
j
to
the,
exact
destination
of
the
Royal
Family.
One
report
said
that
(
wt?
wui
c
flying
w
bauuii,
atiuuitri
f
that
a
Briush
warsnip
was
waiting
on
the
coast
to
take
them
to
England,
and
still
another
that
they
would
end
up
in
Paris.
The
monarchy
of
Spain
Is
the
serwth
that
has
crashed
within
the:
rc
Tannic
countries
of
Europe,
there
now
be-
.
.
.
.
.
.
i
TORIES
UNRULY
Vancouver
Conservatives
Criticize
Beer
Purchases
of
Government
VANCOUVER,
April
15:
Regret
that
the
provincial
government
did
not
inquire
Into
"execs-she"
prices
paid
by
the
Liquor
Control
Board
to
the
brewers
for
beer
before
imposing
the
one
per
cent
tax
on
wage
earners
is
expressed
in
a
resolution
adopted
by
Division
Two
of
Vancouver
Conservative
Association.
Belgian
Prince
I
Visiting
States
Count
of
Flanders
Will
Spend
Sev-
eral
Months
Studying
American
Industrial
riants
NEW
YORK
AprU
15:-The
Count
of
in
of
Kin
Albert
of
Belttlum.
Arrived
In
-
-
-
"
--
-
-
-
a
.
.
.1
(
.
New
yorK
yesieraay
on
me
liner
Bergejiland.
He
will
spend
several
months
in
the.
United
States
studying
Industrial'
plants.
ONLY
TWO
BOATS
IN
Only
two
small
Canadian
hail-but
boats
were
In
with
catches
vouay,
vvc.
i-
O05
and
he
Sclma,
7.000
thank
their
many
friends
for
the
pounds
kind
expressions
of
sympathy
ro
-;
pound.
to
the
United
PalUc
Fish-t
celved
In
their
recent
bereave-
etches
jertes
for
an
advance
of
9c.
and
6c.
LIABLE
Thrilling
New
M
.
'
,
'
i
Dangling
at
end
of
a
200-foot
tow
rope.
Elmer
Peck,
aquaplane
artist
and
bolder
of
world's
end
j
ranee
record
of
21
hours,
successfully
Introduces
thrilling
ne
v
sport
of
"blimp-planing"
at
Los
Angeles,
using
dirigible
Voluntee
.
which
flew
at
50
miles
an
hour.
Former
Mayor
of
This
City
Named
Welfare
Officer
in
Province
important
New
Appointment
solidating
Mothers
Pensions,
Social
Legislation
and
Charitable
Undertakings
VICTORIA,
April
15:
Effecting
consolidation
of
the
administration
of
mothers'
pensions,
social
legislation
and
charitable
undertakings,
the
government
has
appointed
William
Manson,
former
member
of
the
cabinets
of
the
late
Sir
Richard
McBride
and
W.
J.
Bowser,
as
superintendent
of
welfare
under
the
provincial
secretary's
department.
A.
N.
Baker,
civil
service
com-x
mlssloner.
was
appointed
superin-
he
wUl
carry
on
hU
neV
duties
with
tendent
of
superannuation
in
ad-
e,(,clenCy
and
the
necessary
sym-dltlon
to
hU
present
duties.
pathy.
News
of
Mr.
Manson's
appoint-
ment
to
the
Important
post
of
su-
perlntendent
perlntendent
of
welfare
wUl
be
re
-
celved
with
Interest
In
Prince
Rupert
for
he
was
Member
of
the
Legislative
Assembly
for
this
riding
some
twenty
years
ago
and
was
In
1911
Prince
Rupert's
second
mayor.
His
many
old
friends
here
will
be
desirous
of
tendering
their
congra
tulaUons.
Mr
Manson
enjoys
a
large
measure
of
popularity
not
on-
Iy
here
but
elsewhere
In
the
pro-
vincc
and
there
Is
no
doubt
but
that
FOR
UNLA
WFUL
Aquatic
Sport
Made
by
Government
Con-
U
YpluciVA
r
IHTIP
;a
-
A.uiUtJiu
l
imi
For
Governor
of
California
Plan
SACRAMENTO,
April
1&-A
move
Is
on
foot
to
provide
an
airplane
and
hangar
for
Uie
exclusive
usf
of
Governor
Rolph.
The
total
cost
would
be
$31,000.
Ton
of
Radium,
Worth
$8,600
Found
on
Great
Bear
Lake;
Deposit
May
Be
Widespread
EDMONTON,.
April
15:
Canada's
Far
.North
holds
abounding
wealth
for
the
Dominion
and
possibly
the
greatest
radium
deposit
in
the
world.
One
ton
of
this
rare
mineral
which
has
been
discovered
at
Echo
Bay
on
Great
Bear
Lake
is
worth
$8G00.
Geologists
reveal
that
radium
bearing
pitchblende
is
not
peculiar
to
the
Great
Bear
district
but
migty
also
be
found
in
pre-Cambrian
shield
that
extends
over
two
million
square
miles
of
Canada.
Judgment
Is
Given
In
Supreme
Court
Against
Department
Officials
i
Mr.
Justice
I).
A.,
McDonald
Cannery
Co.--Surn
of
I
Now
to
Be
i
VANCOUVER,
April
15:
.Judgment
has
been
handed
down
by
Mr.
Justice
D.
A.
McDonald
in
Supreme
Court
in
;
favor
of
the
Canadian
Credit
Men's
Trust
Association,
trustees
for
the
Somerville
Cannery
Co.
Ltd.,
against
of-',
f
icers
of
the
federal
department
of
marine
and
fisheries
in
which
the
plaintiffs
claimed
some
$70,000
for
the
loss
of
proms
tnrougn
restrictions
placed
on
operations
of
the
floating
can-
nery.
Laurel
Whalen
I
.Counsel
for
the
plaintiffs
stated
i
that
the
next
move
will
be
to
assess
damage
against
.
the
defendants.!
jThe
defendants
cited
are:
Alex!
!
Johnson,
former
deputy
minister
of
!
marine
and
fisheries;
William
A.
Found,
former
director
of
fisheries;
Major
J.
A.
Motherwell
chief
Inspector
of
fisheries,
and
Adam
Mac-kle,
the
latter
formerly
fisheries
Inspector
at
Prince
Rupert.
Whether
an
action
for
damages
'against
four
Dominion
fisheries
of-1
fibers
for
illegal
seizure,
five
years
ago,
of
the
floating
salmon
cannery,
j
Laurel
Whalen.
was
the
question
of
law
referred
to
Mr.
Justice
McDon
ald
for
adjudication.
Seizure
of
the
Laurel
Whalen
for
Operating
as
a
floating
cannery
at
Massett
Cove
without
a
licence.
proved
to
be
Illegal
after
the
judi
cial
committee
of
the
Privy
Council
on
October
15,
1929,
decided
that
sections
in
the
Federal
Fisheries
Act
were
ultra
vires
Insofar
as
they
purported
to
give
the
Dominion
jurisdiction
over
fish
canneries.
Somerville
Cannery
Co.
Ltd.,
owner
of
the
Laurel
Whalen.
had
on
April
19,
1927.
Issued
a
writ
against
Alex.
Johnson.
deDutv
minister
of
marine
and
fisheries;
William
A.
;
Found,
director
of
fisheries;
J.
A.
i
Motherwell,
chief
inspector
of
flsh-pi-Im
for
British
Columbia,
and
'
.....
.
.
.
.
.
Adam
MacKie,
inspector
oi
iisneries,v"
"
"
wu-
I
for
District
No".
2.
Damages
were,
nation
with
the
death
of
ftfteen-i
claimed
for
trespass,
arising
out
of
,year
Roberta
Kibble,
whose
body
the
seizure
of
the
vessel
from
Aug-i'a
tound
hanging.
In
ail
arbor
ust
6.
1926,
to
August
H,
1926.
Claim.
$70,915
Plaintiff's
statement
'
of
claim
made
a
claim
against
the
four
defendants
for
$70,915
damages.
The
Somerville
Cannery
Co.
Ltd.
assigned
under
the
Bankruptcy
Act
on
July
19.
1928.
and
the
action
was
prosecuted
by
its
trustees.
Canadian
Credit
Men's
Trust
Association
Ltd.
Before
the
merits
of
the
claim
were
considered,
W.
E.
Burns,
K.C.,
on
behalf
of
defendants,
applied
for
Chief
Executive
of
United
States
a
ruling
on
a
point
of
law.
This
was
,
I'lans
Extended
Vacation
In
whether
section
9
of
Uie
provincial
California
Magistrates
Act
protected
the,
four
defendants
against
liability
for
WASHINGTON,
April
15
Pre-whatever
action
was
taken
in
re-
sident
Herbert
Hoover
will
seek
spect
to
the
Laurel
Whalen.
hide-out
onsthe
Pacific
Coast
this
IU.was
contended
that
the
defen-
summer.
If
present
plans
carry.
dandL
as
"officers."
came
within
The
chief
executive
is
hoping
to
the
statute,
which
states
that
no
leave
for
his
old
home
at
Palo
Alto
action
lies
against
an
officer
for
California,
at
the
end
of
June
'and
anything
done
under
a
supposed
may
not
be
seen
again
In
Wash-authority
of
an
act
which
turns
out
Ington
until
September
1.
He
Is
to
be
ultra
vires.
'
planning
a
holiday.
W.
E.
Williams,
K.C.
was
counsel
,
.'
'
for
plaintiff
wtyft
M.
Gonsales.
.
i,
f
est
Fires
Come
Early
SEIZURE
Finds
in
Favor
of
Somcrville
$.70,000
Was
Claimed
Assessed
-
BIG
STEEL
ORDER
FOR
DAM
WORK
Hundreds
of
Tons
to
Be
Used
in
Great
Boulder
Dam
Project
SAN
FRANCISCO.
AprU
15:
The
steel
industry
4s-getting
a
big
boost
on
account
of
the
construction
of
the
enornou
Boulder
Dam
project
Yesterday
the
greatest
single
or
der
for
drill
steel
ever
placed
In
the
United
States
was
given
to
the
Cm-
i
clble
Bt1
America.
While
the
exact
amount
was
not
announced,
it
is
known
to
rim
into
many
hundreds
of
tons.
Tacoma
Coroner
Refuses
Inquest
Fifteen
Year
Old
Boy
Conceded
To
Have
Committed
Suicide
TACOMA,
April
15
Coroner
Perry
of
this
city
refused
yester-
'law
fn
KaIJ
,
,
mm
(
n
m
iM
Mnn
behind
his
home.
Despite
the
Insistence
of
the
boy's
mother
that
there
had
been
foul
play,
Perry
maintained
that
it
was
a
plain
ease
of
suicide.
HOOVER
TO
HIDEAWAY
DEATH
OF
.
'
MINE
MAN
Heart
Failure
Causes
Demise
of
I
Superintendent
of
Chicago
MILWAUKEE,
April
15
Rains
'
Property
yesterday
allayed
forest
fires
which
were
covering
thousands
eft
JUNEAU.
April
15
Charles
W.
aires
of
land
in
northern
Wtaron-
'Perelle.
aged
58.
superintendent
of
sin
and
Minnesota
The
fires
had
the
Chlcagoff
Mines,
died
Tues-become
a
serious
menace.
day
of
heart
trouble.