T
A
YI
Dfty
and
1
r
VI
Night
y
reliable
service
In
town
LUorts
Being
Made
to
Circumvent
City
Council
F.mpasse
SEATTLE,
March
21
Interests
i'tiuide
the
city
council,
particularly
among
the
clergy
and
financial
and
business
Interests,
are
endeavoring
to
mediate
in
the
Impasse
which
has
developed
between
Mayor
Frank
Edwards
and
'he
city
council
over
the
dismissal
by
the
mayor
of
J.
D.
Ross,
superintendent
of
the
city
light
department.
The
mayor
stands
resolute
by
his
GAMBLING
IS
LEGAL
it'
'
;
j
Bill
Signed
by
Governor
Allow
(iamiiig
to
Run
Wide
Open
.
In
State
of
Nevada
JUVENILE
DELINQUENCY
GUILTY
OF
SEDITION
t
John
Cunningham,
Unemployment
Leader,
Convicted
at
Vancouver
I
Assizes
Yesterday
VANCOUVER.
March
21:
-John
Cunningham,
charged
with
inciting
a
riot
and
uttering
seditious
words.
was
found
guilty
on
the
latter
Jcbarge
by
a
Jujy.at
j.3.urem&k
Court
Assises
here
yesterday
and
remanded
to
the
end
of
the
assizes
for
sentence.
Cunningham
was
charged
as
a
result
of
an
unemployment
demon
stration
on
Cambie
Street
grounds
on
December
19
last.
David
Brown,
fisherman,
charg
ed
with
contributing
to
the
delln
Iqueney
of
Juveniles
In
connection
mtinn
in
riiuniuinfr
Rn
whi
e
wun
receni
aneeeo
wens
01
wa-
Mie
council
threatens
to
Impeach
,
terfront
gods.
appeared
in
city
h
mavnr
mayor
nntM
Ka
rinutM
i
police
court
this
morning
before
Ross.
The
pastor
of
First
Presbyterian
Church
yesterday
urged
that
Ma-
Magistrate
McClymont.
sentence
being
reserved
until
this
afternoon
after
the
evidence
had
been
heard.
vr
Edwards
reinstate
Ross
and
.Three
ooys
01
juvenile
age
are
in-Mi
us
bring
the
dispute
to
a
close,
jvolved.
Great
Enthusiasm
Marks
Annual
Liberal
Meeting;
T.
D.
Pattullo
Is
Hailed
as
Coming
B.C.
Premier
Groat
enthusiasm
marked
the
annual
meeting
last
night
ff
the
Prince
Rupert
Liberal
Association
in
the
Mctropolo
Hall.
Prospects
of
the
party,
particularly
in
the
provincial
f
ield,
were
considered
most
bright
by
several
speakers,
iliat
T.
D.
Pattullo,
the
locirl
member,
would
be
the
I
re-nier
of
British
Columbia
just
aspn.aLJ1:
tlon
was
a
commonly
expressed
op-
inlon.
Among
the
speakers
were
A.
j
prudhomme.
John
Dybhavn.
H.
.
.
a
mm
4
ltP
Tf
F.
Olassey,
w.
J.
ureer,
r
.
.
nam
and
others.
The
election
of
officers,
resulted
as
follows:
Honorary
presidents,
Rt.
Hon;
w.
L.
Mackensle
King
and
T.
D.
Pair
tullo
MLA.
Honorary
vice-presidents.
Owl
Hanson
M.P.
and
A.
M.
Manson
K.
C.
M.L.A.
RENO.
Nevada.
March
21
Wide,
pr-ident.
L.
w.
Patmore.
hifjime
Dermlsslble
vlee-Dresldent,
J.
J.
Judge.
I'
Hully
in
this
city
and
state
yes-
second
vice-president,
James
....
.
...
..
.
.
l.A
'
'raay
with
tne
signing
uy
utc,uan,
;vernor
of
the
Gambling
Bill
Jilch
had
been
passed
by
both
nouses
of
the
legislature.
This
does
Treasurer.
James
McNulty.
Secretary.
A;
A.
connon.
Executive
J.
A.
Lindsay.
Lieut.
,i
i
namhiinir
,.1
a
n
moMnrnie
uis.u.
ji.
r.
1
-..id
not
been
rife
here
before.
olassey.
John
Dybhavn.
dims
Roy-Leading
personally
one
of
theW
Arthur
Brooksbank.
O-M-iMnu
!,,..
1-
.11..
iiiuor
11
Qimnvin
and
Donaia
MCLeou.
Kate
payers'
Association,
in
Letter
to
Council,
Tells
Why
Court
House
Hlock
Should
Be
Sold
Following
Is
a
copy
of
a
letter
which
has
been
sent
to
the
city
council
by
the
Ratepayers'
Associa
tion:
"We
are
advised
that
the
provincial
government
have
again
refused
to
sell
the
old
court
house
block
because
they
do
not
consider
the
time
opportune.
We
submit
that
the
time
Is
most
opportune.
The
government
needs
the
several
thousand
dollars
that
a
sale
would
realise
and
the
city
needs
the
additional
$4,250
of
annual
taxes
that
is
now
lost.
The
public,
and
especially
the
business
element,
want
the
property
so
that
mercantile
houses
may
be
central-used
In
a
compact
district.
As
this
block
stands
at
present
it
Is
an
eye-(Contlnued
on
Page
2.)
TWO
YEARS
FOR
BROKER
It.
L.
Boorman
of
Victoria
Is
Sentenced
on
False
Pretences
Charge
VICTORIA.
March
21
H.
E.
If
The
sacred
city
of
Lucknow,
India,
skowiug
rep'
lea
of
horse
on
which
med
once
rode
FAIR
PLAY
REQUESTED
II.
Rowatt
Named
Deputy
Minister
of
Interior
in
Federal
Government
Service
'
"...
Pr?7onfldence
In
Rt.
Hon.
OTTAWA.
March
21:-H.
H.
Ro-
-
yru
y
.uw'H"."
-
1
-
,
King
and
walk
has
been
appointed
deputy
Ue
fight
W
litem
Lyon
success
0
his
"e'ght-year
fderal
mlnUter
of
the
lnlerlor.
ha,
l'ow
people
of
Reno
to
do
wha
.Thomas
Duner
n
r
,
I,
lh
department
for
about
fort
they
do
not
and
province
1
want
providing
enthusiastically
P
'unte
years
years.
'"fringe
upon
the
rights
o'.
others."
were
CHALLENGE
TO
GOVT
Vancouver
Liberal
Women
Defy
Tolmie
to;
Take
Vote
on
New
Income
Tax
VANCOUVER.
March
21
The
Tolmir
government
Is
requested
to
resign
and
give
the
people
of
the
province
an
opportunity
to
approve
or
reject
the
proposed
imposition
of
one
percent,
income
tax
in
a
resolution
adopted
by
the
Vancouver
Women's
Liberal
Association.
The
resolution
adds
that,
"if
such
taxes
as
are
now
proposed
be
levied
upon
the
people
with
out'
their
consent,
payment
of
all
such
taxes
shall
be
refused."
Outlines
Scheme
For
City
Work
Spending
of
About
$80,000
Provided
For
in
Council
I'ian
At
a
meeting,
of
the
city
council
last
night,
with
the
Mayor
and
all
the
aldermen
present,
the.
city
engineer
outlined
a
proposal
for
local
Improvement
work
this
year
which
seemed
to
meet
with
favor
from
the
council
but
which
was
referred
to
the
Board
of
Works
for
report
at
the
next
meeting
llobrmatx.
former
president
r
of
'thej3
PUn
Provides
for
the
spend-
I
.
-U...a
C)A
rf
-I
Ll
A.1
defunct
British
Columbia
Bond
Ui
raui
,vuu
oufing
vnc
norhnntten
wA.
round
aulltV
hv
KSOn
I0r
WniCJl
DOIWS
WOUld
M
Judge
Lampman
yesterday
on
a!
charge
of
false
pretences
and
was
sentenced
to
two
years'
"imprison
ment.
Veteran
Gets
Appointment
floated.
As
bonds
are
oelng
retired
during
the
year
amounting
to
over
$100,000
the
financial
position
of
the
city
will
be
Improved
by
the
end
of
the
year.
iaitfrheWeather
Prince
Rupert
Part
Cloudy,
light
i
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.78:
sea
smooth.
Triple
Island
Part
cloudy,
strong
southwest
wind;
sea
rough.
Langara
Island
Overcast,
moderate
south
wind;
sea
choppy.
Dead
Tree
PolnU-Part
cloudy,
light
southeast
wind:
barometer.
Tomorrows
Tides
Sunday,
March
22,
1931
n
tt
High
2.45
ajn.
20.7
ft
M
HI
Call
66
15.09
p.m.
19.0
ft.
Low
914
ajn.
4.5
ft.
3
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
21.10
pjn.
6.2
ft.
Vol
it
is
egended
that
Moham-
TQ
FR0CEED
WITH
WORK
Eleventh
Avenue
Grading
and
Surfacing
to
be
Completed
Under
Local
Improvement
Bylaws
The
city
council
at
a
special
meeting
last
night
decided
to
proceed
as
soon
as
poulble
with
the
completion
of
Eleventh
Avenue
under
the
bylaw
recently
passed
This
will
give
employment
to
the
regular
public
works
staff
of
over
twenty
men
who
hare
families
here
and
who
otherwise
would
b?
out
of
employment.
The
bylaw
provides
for
th-
gradlng
of
that
part
ct
the
street
between
McC.'ymont
Park
atvl
Canrad
Street
and
was
parti?
completed
under
the
unemployment
bylaw,
the
cost
cf
which
wa?
parUy
paid
by
the
Provincial
and
Federal
Governments.
This
work
now
to
be
done
Is
urtder
Uie
losal
Improvement
plan
and
the
total
cost
will
be
borne
by
the
property
owners
abutting
thereon.
NEAR
CALL
ON
BRIDGE
Only
Miracle
Saved
Taxi
Driver
From
Going
Over
Hays
Creek
Span
Last
Night
J.
Challenger,
driving
a
taxi
car,
had
a
narrow
escape
from
serious
Injury,
if
not
death,
about
9
o'clock
Pooleys
proposal
to
raise
any
fur-
ther
funds
by
special
warrant
was
illegal
Dr.
H.
C.
Wrlnch
asked
that
the
Legislature
be
entitled
to
pam
upon
the
appropriation.
In
view
of
the
government's
com-!
i
plete
failure
to
recognlie
there
was
f
jany
permanent
problem.
Mr.
Pat-I
lulk)
said,
the
$100
000
would
prove
I
insufficient,
thereby
adding
prob
ably
$1,000,000
or
more
to
the
already
great
deficit.
Mr.
Poolers
conduct
In
laughing
and
passing
jocular
remarks
as
Mr.
Pattulta
1
vmi
uuraivi,
D.j.,
OflimtDAI,
JUiUtUii
Zi.,
1V6L
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
MjjVS
ATLANTIC
STEAMER
HITS
REEF
PA
TTULLO
URGES
GOVERNMENT
TO
AID
THE
UNEMPLOYED
Passengers
Are
Safe
On
Shore
After
Liner
Montclare
Hits
Rock
Canadian
Pacific
Vessel
Struck
Cambrac
in
Firth
Clyde
Is
Believed
to
Be
Badly
Holed
of
GLASGOW,
Scotland,
March
21:
Two
hundred
pas-sengers
were
landed
safely
on
little
Cambrae
Island
in
the
Firth
of
Clyde
today
after
the
Canadian
Pacific
trans-Atlantic
liner
Montclare,
inward
bound
for
Greenock,
grounded
on
a
hidden
reef
on
the
northwestern
side
of
the
island
in
a
dense
fog
this
morning.
The
ship
developed
a
dangerous
lUt
as
the
tide
receded
und
the
passengers
were
disembarked
In
lifeboats
and
taken
a-imre
to
the
Island.
It
was
feared
that
the
ship
had
a
bud
hole.
SEATTLE
'
DISPUTE
Legend
Of
Ancient
Jndia
Earnest
Plea
Behalf
Of
Workless
Voiced
by
Grit
Leader
in
House
Holds
That
Vote
Made
to
Meet
Situation
Is
Inadequat
Attorney
General
Scoffs
VICTORIA,
March
21
:
An
earnest
plea
that
the
government
take
steps
towards
anDraisinp
and
sepki
lution
for
the
unemployment
problem
in
British
Columbia
was
made
by
T.
D.
Pattullo,
Liberal
leader,
in
the
Legislature
Friday
when
estimates
were
under
review.
He
argued
that
the
$100,000
in
the
estimates
was
utterly
inadequate
and
that
Attorney
General
Uian
estimated
on
this
and
many
ther
itms.
which
simply
meant
that
the
estimates
were
not
accurate
and
that
another
big
deficit
was
assured.
MALCOLM
ISSICK
strove
to
'Impress
the
goverrrmentfF,u'mer
Minister-
of
Trade
and
with
the
seriousness
of
the
situation
Commerce
Has
Congestion
of
was
described
as
Insulting
and
the
'
Lunf
m
Ottawa
chairman
called
the
attorney
gen-1
eral
to
order
for
the
remarks
he
OTTAWA.
March
21
Hon.
James
jaseed.
Mr.
Pattullo
Instanced
as
an
Malcolm,
member
for
North
Ha-"xample
of
the
manner
In
which
ron
and
former
minister
of
trade
the.
estimates
had
been
Improperly
and
commerce
In
the
Mackenzie
Irawn
up
that
only
$6,000
Instead
King
government.
Is
in
hospital
of
$20,000
as
last
year
had
been
here
suffering
from
congestion
of
voted
for
care
of
grounds
of
public
one
lung.
He
was
reported
today
buildings
that
would
not
provide
for
to
be
resting
comfortably.
-uttlng
grass.
He
hoped
the
govern-1
Tient
building
In
Prince
Rupert
In
.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
which
the
citizens
took
great
pride.
1
would
not
be
allowed
to
suffer
In
VANCOUVER,
March
21:
Wheat
appearance.
He
predicted
the
gov-
was
quoted
at
57c
on
the
local
ernment
would
have
to
spend
more
exchange
today.
Solid
Government
Vote
Passes
Bill
Alleged
to
Bring
Mother
Pensions
Under
Party
Control
.
.
VICTORIA,
March
21
-Led
by
T.
D.
Pattullo,
the
Liberal
opposition
in
the
Legislature
yesterday
moved
a
six
months
hoist
to
Hon.
Joshua
Hinchcliffe's
mothers'
pension
bill,
transferring
control
of
that
act
from
the
present
board
to
an
official
under
political
control
of
the
provincial
secretary.
.
Mr.
Pattullo
said
the
government
had
put
-
I
-
I
1
A
in
a
cHux
mj
iiiHjw
pensioners
iu
hold
$2000
of
property
instead
of
$1500
so
they
could
say
the
opposl-
ZMtoT
nuSi
ot
mlf'1
out
or
parl3r
patrona8e
.
'Ciutcnes.
Creek
u.u
j
4
bridge
and
tore
away
about!
38
to
SO
feet
of
the
railing,
the
vehicle
miraculously
staying
on
the
roadway
instead
of
plunging
over
the
sldev
Chantager
was
driving
into
town
bridge,
the
height
of
which
U
thirty
or
forty
feet
above
the
rocky
creek
bed.
The
car
sustained
some
For
permitting
the
of
a
bawdy
house.
King
fined
$20
by
Magistrate
tlnM
Krl
Mitel
nMtnrf
Vla
In.
tiu
finm
aum,
bins
ur
Iiiuii
crease,
but
that
was
naltrv
com
Dar
ed
with
compelling
widows
to
truckle
to
politicians
to
obtain
the
pensions.
O.
S.
Pearson
said
that
In
Na-nalmo.
already
a
leading
Conservative
woman
claimed
to
be
In
charge
of
mothers'
pensions.
A.
M.
Manson,
charged
the
government
could
not
even
keep
hu-
Objection
was
also
taken
to
the
clause
that
requires
an
applicant
to
live
.in
British
Columbia
for
three
years
Instead
of
18
months
to
be
eligible.
The
solid
government
majority
voted
for.
the
bill.
(Canadian
Press)
"
"
VICTORIA.
March
21.
Criticizing
the
move
as
one
which
would
'cut
down
the
usefulness
of
the
Mo
thers'
Pensions
Act
and
put
it
un-
'der
political
control.
A.
M.
Manson.
operation.!
,
Liberal.
Omlneca,
headed
a
hot
TBI
Was
drive
asalnct
a
onvernmnt
hill
tn
Introduced
by
the
government,"
said
Mr.
Manson
of
the
amending,
bill
which
was
up
for
second
reading.
T.
D.
Pattullo.
'
Liberal
leader,
moved
a
six
months1
hoist
to
the
3111
but
the
government
was
sustained
on
the
division
31
to
eight.
MORE
FISH
ARRIVING
Nine
Boats
In
Since
Yesterday
With
Fares
Totalling
59.000
Pounds
All
Canadian
Since
yesterday,
rflne
Canadian
Halibut
boats-
have
arrived
In
port
with
catches
aggregating
99,000
pounds.
All
catches
hav
been
disposed
of
to
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries
on
the
usual
terms.
The
boats
In
were;
J.
R..
S.000
ponnds:
Cajje
Spencer,
3.000;
Capella.
10.000;
Borgund.
3.-
mi.v-ij-
Hmena
me
aci
in
ine
Leaislature
non
Mnrri.
ir
train
nuritu
a
mont
In
elty
police
court
this
vesteidav
"ThU
i
th
mn.f
vMnu
tonnn.r.
j
29.84;
temperature.
45;
sea
choppy.
(
morning.
piece
of
legislation
that
has
yet
been
LlpseU,
4,000;
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7W0