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v
Day
Night
and
Tomorrow's
Tides
The
only
rcll
,?
y
ice
in
town
Sunday,
March
8,
1931
High
3.47
ajn.
21.9
ft.
For
Quick
(!!166
16.?4
p.m.
19.0
ft.
Service
Low
10.19
ajn.
3.3
ft.
722i
p.m.
5.8
It
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AND
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XXII
,
No.
56.
S'
PRINCE
RUPERT,-
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
MAR
CH
7,
1931
PRICE
FIVE'
CENTS
'
t
HALIBUT
FLEET
GOES
TO
WORK
NOW
PATTULLO
VOICES
SCATHING
DENUNCIATION
OF
GOVT.
Boats
Start
Leaving
For
Fishing
Banks
Today
After
Closing
of
Arrangements
For
Marketing
United
Pacific
Fisheries
to
Pay
7c
and
10c
on
Delivery
Here
With
Balance
When
Sold
on
Markets-.
W.
Nickcrson
Takes
Charge
For
Firm
Having
made
a
final
arrangement
last
night
with
F.
J.
Ku
apil
of
Seattle,
manager
of
the
United
Pacific
Fish-cries,
Seattle,
for
the
marketing
of
their
fish,
the
Prince
Rupert
halibut
fleet
was
this
morning
starting
to
work
ii.c.ain
after
considerable
delay.
Some
thirty
or
so
boats
jve
already
left
today
and
the
rest
will
be
off
early
next.
SEATTLE
TO
VOTE
SOON
Civic
Election
in
Three
Days
Sev-rral
Matters
of
Tolicy
Are
In
Balance
SEATTLE,
March
7
With
the
vu
elections
here
new
only
three
Km
in
a
mimoer
OI
matters
Of
:
iiicipal
policy
which
may
be
j"-ided
by
the
remit
f
the
poll
I
the
men
Seattle
elects
to
con-vi'c
lis
affairs
daring
the
coming
vi-.ir
"no
of
the
most
important
mat-of
discussion
has
been
the
i
'
lwsal
that
a
five-day
week
be
murated
for
cirk
employees
i.r,it
that
they
receive
the
same
v."
kly
pay
as
at
oresent.
Such
a
i"
i
i
y
is
being
strenuously
opposed
!
business
men
generally.
The
campaign
has
been
a
livelv
interesting
one.
Some
person
-.'
ics
have
been
Indulged
In
by
undldates.
Steamer
Prince
Rupert
Sank
at
Yarrows
Wharf
In
Victoria
Last
Night
Stem
is
Resting
in
Twenty-Six
Feet
of
Water
and
Ship
Has
Heavy
List
Open
Ixnver
Ports
Believed
to
Have
Been
Responsible
VICTORIA,
March
7
With
her
stern
on
the
bottom
in
t'-wnty-six
feet
of
water,
the
Canadian
National
Steam-"ips
coastal
liner
Prince
Rupert
had
a
list
of
more
than
'tv-five
degrees
today
after
a
mysterious
accident
which
pf
Milted
in
her
sinking
shortly
after
midnight
last
night
Yarrows
Ltd.
wharf
in
Esquimalt.
Although
there
is
.
!iome
danger
of
her
keeling
over
tULD
SNAP
REPORTED
Winter
lias
at
Last
Come
From
North
lo
South
of
Rovk
VI
Mountains'
SPOKANE,
March
7:
A
belated
'liter
has
come
to
the
Rocky
M'Mnmna,
icy
blissards
being
re-''"ted
down
through
British
Oo-""nbia
and
from
Montana
to
New
Mexico.
However,
days
are
length-'
"mg
and
the
sun
is
getting
strong-'
r
and
stronger
so
the
cold
snap
Is
ut
expected
to
last
long.
ine
arrangement
reacoec
h
that
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries,
a
subsidiary
of
the
Atlantic-Pacific
concern
of
the
United
States,
will
pay
7c
and
10c
down
for
the
halibut
here
with
the
balance
after
the
fish
I
has
been
sold.
An
agreement
to
this
effect
was
made
at
a
meeting
last
night
of
boat
owners
and
fishermen
with
Mr.
Kwapll.
.
The
United
Pacific
Fisheries
will
start
to
do
business
here
at
once.
O.
W.
Nickerson.
secretary
of
the
Canadian
Halibut
Vessel
Owners'
i
AMocliUon.
betas
in
ehante
of
the
nr
until
a
Mnrnnmt
rumM'
la
named.
Mr.
KwapU
arrived
In
Prince
Ru-'
pert
last
evening
on
the
Princess
Mary
from
Seattle.
Under
the
arrangement
with
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries,
the
grading
1
the
same
as
last
year,
first
class
fish
to
be
-that
weighing
between
10
and
80
pounds.
THE
WEATHER
Prince
Rupert
Part
cloudy,
calm,
barometer.
29.46:
sea
smooth.
Triple
Island
Overcast,
northeast
wind;
sea
smooth.
Langara
Overcast,
light
northerly
wind,
sea
calm.
.farther,
the
snip
nas
Deen
suppor-
nith
rooes
around
her
masts.
It
is
possible
she
will
be
out
of
commission
for
several
months
as
no
douf.
interior
damage
will
have
been
done
by
the
effects
of
water.
Meantime,
divers
are
being
sent
down
to
ascertain
the
cause
of
sinking.
The
ports
will
be
blocked
up
and
the
water
pumped
out
of
thV
vessel.
Forty
members
of
the
crew
escap-
ea
wnen
me
amy
uuuu;
..v
-
ust
before
midnight.
Many
01
them
left
their
clothes
benma.
m.
RnniM
of
Vancouver
injured
his
foot
In
falling
down
a
companion-
way
and
Is
in
St.
Joseph's
Hospital
.
Eight
members
of
the
steward
s
crew,
who
were
sleeping
in
their
quarters
near
the
stern,
had
a
nar-tContlnueo
on
Page
2j
PRESBYTERY
HAS
ENDED
Many
Interesting
Resolutions
Were
Passed
Yesterday
OFfICEKS
ELECTED
Prohibition,
Economics,
Unempioy-'
ment
and
Marriage
Were
j
Discussed
At
the
afternoon
session
of
the
United
Church
Presbytery
of
Prince
Rupert
yesterday,
the
following
resolutions
submitted
by
the
commit
tee
on
social
service
were
adopted:
Prohibition
We
rejoice
in
'
the
victory
of
the
dry
forces
in
Victoria
In
the
recent
beer
by
the
glass
ple-
burl
t
We
are
also
pleased
to
know
the
success
of
the
petition
to
close
the
beer
parlors
is
bavins
in
eta!
We
favor
a
plebiscite
on
beer
by
the
glass
in
British
Columbia
at
the
next
election.
Failing
this,
we
recommend
the
removal
of
private
Interests
from
the
manufacture
of
all
Intoxicant
liquors.
Economics
While
not
discussing
the
Immediate
effects
economically
of
the
retort
to
embargoes,
tariffs
etc.
"we
would
point
out
that
these
constitute
a
source
of
irritation
between
national
groups.
We
would
urge
that
the
attention
of
our
people
be
fixed
more
closely
on
the
larger
aspects
of
world
friendships
and
International
peace
as
being
more
consistent
with
the
Christian
view
of
life.
We
recommend
a
close
study
of
the
contrasts
and
similarities
between
Communism
and
Christianity
in
order
that
all
possible
impetus
may
be
given
to
the
bringing
of
a
more
Christian
social
order.
Unemployment
Towards
the
so
lution
of
the
problem
of
unemploy
ment,
we
would
urge
that
the
organic
nature
of
the
industrial
relation
be
emphasised.
We
recommend:
Some
form
of
Unemployment
insurance.
Reduction
in
the
hours
of
labor.
A
more
equitable
distribution
of
the
rewards
of
Industry.
The
stabilisation
of
industry
by
controlling
fluctuations
in
the
number
of
men
employed
by
industry
at
large.
Living
Wage
We
urge
the
necessity
of
an
income
to
each
employed
person
suriieieot
to
constitute
at
least
a
living
wage
and,
it
possible,
a
social
or
cultural
wage.
Democratiaation
of
Industry
We
believe
that
bur
industrial
order
must
change
more
rapidly
in
the
direction
f
social
control
so
that
we
may
avoid
the
evils
of
the
present
order
and
the
dangers
involved
In
extreme
revolution.
Married
Life
The
Family
We
maintain
that
the
stability
of
family
life
depends
largely
on
the
recognition
of
Chris
Uan
ideals
of
marriage,
such
as
Uie
single
standard
of
sex
morality,
the
secra
mental
nature
of
the
marriage
relationship.
Respect
for
the
sacredness
of
personality
should,
be
the
guiding
prin-
I
cipw
in
au
sex
relationship.
I
As
aids
to
happy
married
life
we
:
would
urge
the
following:
I
Medical
examination
of
all
who
contemplate
marriage.
I
(Continued
from
pm
two.)
Sinks
at
Victoria
Dry
Dock
;
i
.
L.
i
.
-I'
W'
.ft.
'
i
'
N.
R
coastal
Uner
Prince
Rup
rt
rocs
down
at
Yarrows
suddenly
during
night;
mysterious
reason.
New
Income
Tax
Will
be
Taken
Out
of
Wages
of
Workers;
More
About
Deplorable
B.C.
Finances
VICTORIA,
March
7
:
The
new
one
per
cent
income
.tax,
it
is
revealed,
will
be
collected
by
employers
of
labor
and
taken
fejM
cMiSfeMvemi-monthly
or
,
monthly.
In
cW'(h(mes
irWTnvwttn
ibe
collected
semi-annually.
Incidentally,
some
further
!
facts
concerning
the
finances
of
the
province
have
been
rreveaied
by
Hon.
J.
W.
Jones,
min
ister
of
finance.
TVTr'Tl
T
f"l
ilfrP
During
the
present
fiscal
year,
I
.
IN
Cl
W
1
vLr
1?
Mr
JOn
'Uted
m
L1513111
If
mf
A.
-
vMtiarHav
ihi
nrnvini4
will
nmh.
IS
BASIS
Agreement
Between
Gandhi
and
Lord
Irwin
Will
Be
Foundation
of
Future
Negotiations
NEW
DELHI,
India.
March
7:
The
text
of
the
peace
pact
between
Mahatma
Oandhl,'
Indian
Nationalist
leader,
and
Lord
Irwin,
viceroy
of
India,
has
been
published
here
and
laid
before
the
British
Parlia
ment
at
London
and
the
council
of
government
of
India
as
a
basis
for
future
negotiations
which
will
be
carried
out
at
a
second
round
table
conference,
this
time
in
India.
The
essence
of
the
agreement
is
the
practical
cancellation
of
the
civil
disobedience
movement
and
the
boycott
features
which
have
won
for
Oandhl
and
his
followers
a
large
measure
of
the
demands
they
ouUlned
a
year
ago.
BIG
SLUMP
ON
MARKET
Prices
of
New
York
Stocks
Dropped
Yesterday
Under
Heavy
Selling
Movement
NEW
YORK,
March
7:
The
stock
market
crumbled
yesterday
under
one
of
the
heaviest
selling
movements
of
the
year.
There
was
a
sharp
break
in
Auburn
Motors
which
finally
sold
off
17,
giving
the
bears
an
opening.
Losses
of
two
points
or
so
in
piv
otal
shares
were
general
with
many
extending
four
to
seven.
An
early
drop
of
seven
points
In
Mullins
was
also
unsettling.
DID
NOT
SELL
The
Amerloan
halibut
boat
Glo
ria
was
In
port
this
morning
from
'
the
north
with,
a
catch
of
3.500
.pounds
but
did
not
seU.
leaving
for
Ketchikan
to
dispose
of
the
'fish.
j
-
-----
M.
-
ably
run
up
a
deficit
of
$5,000,000.
Without
additional
sources
of
Income,
the
province
would
probably
have
a
deficit
eauallv
larce
In
the
next
fUcal
year
maklng
total
de-
ficlta
of
some
$10,000,000
in
two
years
which
could
be
paid
only
by
borrowing.
In
addition
to
all
this,
Mr.
Jones
stated
that'the
province
must
refund
$29,00000
in
maturing
obligations-
within
the
next
twelve
months
and
must
also
float
a
new
loan
for
public
works
deficit
amounting
to
$5,000,000.
Thus,
without
increased
revenues,
the
province
would
be
faced
with
the
necessity
of
borrowing
some
$40,-00QJD00
within
twelve
months.
There
is
no
chance
of
reducing
the
provincial
debt
charges
until
1941,
it
was
explained
by
Mr.
Jones
as
no
provincial
loans
which
can
be
absorbed
by
sinking
funds
will
mature
until
then.
Until
then,
the
government
wishes
to
hold
the
debt
down
as
far
as
possible.
Economies
effected
in
the
budget
include
reductions
in
government
grants
to
various
public
organizations
and
certain
charitable
grants.
Civil
service
salaries
will
remain
the
same.
A
few
officials,
whose
salaries
were
regarded
as
being
too
low.
have
been
given
slight
Increases
while
most
of
the
deputy
ministers
get
an
increase
of
a
few
hundred
dollars
j
early.
Princess
Comes
To
Jap
Emperor
Empress
Nagako
Gave
Birth
to
Daughter
This
Morning
In
Toklo
TOKIOi'M
h
7:
The.
Empress
Nagako,
wife
of
Emperor
Hlrohlto,
the
ruling
monarch
of
Japan,
gave
birth
to
a
daughter
this
morning.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER,
March
7:
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at.57c.
Liberal
Leader
Flays
Tolmie
Administration
iFordts
Extravagances
DescribesNevrIncorne
Tax
as
"Charge
Against
Poor
and
-
Working
Glasses"
Shelley
and
Pooley
Should
'
Have'
Resigned
After
Watt
Case
VICTORIA,
March
7:
Citing
$111,000,000
as
the
sum
spent
by
the
Conservative
government
in
two
and
a
half
years
a3
against
$184,000,000
expended
insight
years
under
the
former
Liberal
regime,
T.
D.
Pattullo,
Leader
of
the
Opposition,
told
the
Legislature
yesterday
that
he
would
predict
a
deficit
of
$5,000,000
for
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
next
and
a
furthen
deficit
of
$3,000,000
for
the
next
fiscal
year.
Mr.
Pattullo
roundly
scored
what
he
called
the
extravagance
of
the
.
;overnment
which,
by
profligate
expenditures
last
year,
had
exhausted
!
Its
revenues
and
necessitated
wholesale
increases
la
taxation.
The
new
additional
Income
tax,
the
Op-;
I
position
leader
said,
wsw
a
charge;
against
the
poor
and
the
working
classes
who
could
least
afford
it.
!
Mr.
Pattullo
scored
Attorney
General
Pooley
and
former
Minis
ter
of
Finance
Shelley
for
alleged
Hieeytag
t
a
eelenMeus
PuNUrrt
""House
cehtly.
decisive
It
servant
and
said
that
each
should
have
resigned
as
a
result
of
the
finding
of
the
commission
in
the
case
of
Norman
A.
Watt,
who
was
dismissed
as
government
agent
at
Prince
Rupert.
ine
government,
Mr.
patuiuo
de
clared,
had
added
$37,000,000
to
the
pubhc
debt
of
the
province,
had
padded
both
this
year's
and-
hut
year's
estimates,
under-emphasized
expenditures
and
generally
concealed
the
real
position
of
affairs.
Ruth
Nicholls
Sets
Record
Establishes
New
AlUtude
Mark
For
Women
Over
New
York
NEW
YORK.
March
7:
-Soaring
to
a
height
of
30,400
feet
above
Mnlfatitf
yesdiyrfW
Nteh-:
His
Mibli&ed
hew
airplane
aHi-
tude
ecor
tor
woy"
TiMBER
1
jSSOLD
One
Billion
Feet
in
Harrison
Lake
Area
Disposed
of
For
$3,000,000
VANCOUVER,
March
7:t-Sale
of
rfne
billion
feet
of
standing
timber
in
the
Harrison
Lake
area
for
approximately
$3,000,000
is
announced.
The
purchasing
firm
Is
the
Oreen
Point
Logging
Co.
of
Vancouver
which
plans
the
employment
of
150
men
on
the
project
shortly.
The
vendors
are
the
Har
rison
Lake
Timber
Co.
Ltd.
,
P.
S.
Anderson
is
president
of
the;
purchasing
firm.
i
Earthquake
Shock
Is
Felt
in
Italy
o
,
Damage
Was
Done
Dy
Sharp
Temblor
In
Ancona
District
Thursday
ROME,
Italy.
March
7:
A
sharp
earthquake
shock
was
experienced
on
Thursday
in
the
Ancona
district
of
Southern
Italy
and.
while
a
large
area
was
shaken,
damage
was
slight
and
no
lives
were
lost.
Bribing
of
Legislature
Is
Charged
DENVER.
March
7:
There
was
furious
excitement
In
the
Colorado
legislature
yesterday
when
allegations
were
made
that
there
had
been
bribery
in
connection
with
tht
getting
of
a
part-mutuel
permlt-
By
a
vote.
was
decided
to
institute
an
investigation.
WILL
SHIP
GRAIN
OUT
Wheat
Pool
Manager
Hopes
Conditions
of
Export
Through
Port
Will
Improve
The
Alberta
Wheat
Pool
expects
to
ship
out
the
grain
that
Is
now
In
the
elevator
within
the
pext
few
months
and
the
manager,
R.
D.
Purdy.
In
a
letter
te
the
Prince
Ru-iert
Chamber
of
Oemmerce
read
at
the
meeting
last
night,
expressed
the
hope
that
export
conditions
this
year
might
serve
to
improve
the
shipments
of
gram
through
tht
Jjwrt.
Mr.
Purdy
intimated
that
.
the
Pool,
ixwld
hold
on
to
the
lease
to
the
end
oU
the
term,
and
scouted
the
idea
that
any
other
Interests
would
handle
it
better
from
a
prmee
Hupert
pouit
oi
view.
The
letter
was
referred
to
the
grain
committee
for
recommendation
as
to
what
action
to
take.
BIG
STORM
NEAR
OVER
Tempest
vn
Nova
Scotia
CoasUlne
Abates
After
Doing
Extensive
Damage
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turbulent
Ihtdualtjr
dJlnj,'
a
gray
sea
swirls
around
the
headlands
and
coves
of
NoVf;
Bfcotia
coastal
out-porfs,tl)a
(
vlolejifWall
but
spent
In
a
40-hour
assault
that
wrought
damage
running
Into
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars,
Ip
property
of
the
pwvjtace'f
flshnpen
No
ejkMaits
have
been
reported
although
wharves
were
carried
away,
buildings
undermined,
fishing
gear
destroyed
and
small
craft
sent
to
the
bottom.
UIKTII
A
daughter
was
born
last
even
ing
st
the
general
hospital
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Lawler,
Desner
Apart
menta.
,