r n NCO-ITAUAN NAVAL RACE ENDED n 3 nee Demanded Day and r m t ' l n 1A1 Night mm 1 ... isK A(JAIN ON WAR PATH AND The only reliable service in town HAVE PEOPLE OF NORTH For Quick Call 66 FROM COAST TO PEACE Service NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUM BIA'S NEWSPAPER PKACE RIVER WOULD ORGANIZE The Peace River Record, which for years has been leading public opinion in the Peace River country; is dissatisfied with tiic present outlook and comes out once more in favor of a new province for the north which would include Prince Rupert. It says: Had the Alberta government expressly forbidden settlement in the Peace River country, it could no more effectively have stagnated development of the north than is bound to result under the lands act. With a colossal ignorance of the vast domain, the development and administration of which has been entrusted to their care, (he government of Alberta denies the north country any further opportunity for settlement and development. The people of the north have stood back while the department of municipal affairs had theorized on how it is supposed to utilize local improvement district taxes in the development of the various local improvement districts. Wc have read pages of newspaper propaganda from the telephone department telling of facilities for talking to New York or Mexico, while the north is denied telephone connection with our own capital city, the treasury department has collected sufficient in automobile and gas taxes from the north to pave their highways from Edmonton to talgary and on down to Hon. George Hoadley's farm. And yet this same government sits in Edmonton and tells us wc can have no more development by way of immigration and land settlement. To put the matter briefly and plainly, the government -of Alberta has declared itself incapable of coping with the task of administration of so vast and rich an area as the Peace River country whose wealth in minerals, coal, timber, fisheries and agriculture is greater than that of any other province in Canada, and greater even than that of Germany, one of the greatest industrial nations of the world. Given the territory from the 51th to the 60th parallels, and from the eastern end of Lesser Slave Lake westward to the Pacific as a separate entity, this vast country, which should be set apart as a province of itself, could, by its own management, dc'developed as the richest province of Canada. Its people arc not of the milk and water type who shy away from responsibility. They have the courage, the iniative and the ability to manage their own affairs. It is lime for them to demand the right to so manage those af. fairs rather than to suffer longer under the smothering wing of an unsympathetic government which neither visualizes the vast potentialities nor is capable of coping with the task of proper administration. The two provinces of British Columbia and Alberta have failed to comprehend their responsibilities to this vast and productive north. They have demonstrated for many years their utter incapability to cope with its problems. I nclcr the circumstances they should both have the srace to consent to a separation of the north to be set up under its own autonomy, to work out its own development, to create an asset to the nation and the empire from the vast resources which under present administrations must lie dormant for more decades than is pleasant to comprehend. To such a development in the division of responsibilities there will of course be found technical obstacles, but none of these are so serious but they can be overcome. The north must be developed. If governments to the south of us cannot undertake that responsibility, wc must demand the right of our separate autonomy to work out our own salvation. WITHDRAW IPRINCES IN CHARGE ARGENTINE Iwal Llocllon Cases Will Not lie I'roirs Ucd With, It Is miA.U.C. March 2 While tu rinite can bo learned office of the attorney- t expected that. any will actually go. to atrial the four persons have emitted for trial. Tomorrow's Tides Tuesday, March 3, 1931 0.41 a.m. 12.37 p m. 0.30 a.m. 1010 p.m. 20.1 ft 22.0 ft 63 ft 1.3 ft. Crossed Lake Llanquihue . Where Tracjcdy Occurred on Saturday Nlsht nAniLOCHE. Argentina, March 2-,The Prince of. tyfylw and Prince George entered, , ' Arjeptjne terrl- Hic impression is general .jory last evening ' rurges will be withdrawn uow and the holding of i May The Princes had earlier been, ta- 251 AnS ' ,aunthM U Court iiJSS--if1! 5! qulhue in Chile where twelvemem- with federal election CONTOLI COMMITTED before Judge Young Court soon for election. were aftar Vol. XXII., No, 51. CHICAGO. March 2; The Chicago Black Hawks regained their form Sunday night and trounced the Ottawa Sena tots five-, t nil in ' the Nattbrurr Hockey League ma ten. The Senators made it a battle all the way but their wide open style of play gave the Hawka chance that they could not miss. At Detroit, tjie New York Americans defeated Detroit Falcons two to one, In a hard overtime match towards cleaning up the season's race for third place In the league. Mh-u-uiohter haden rammed Uy lenroui !enrouttfl Great Britain. w ...... Ine to Valdlvlna aner piaywa a dinner for the princes. at Governor Leaves For British Trip Hon. It. Randolph llruce Made His Departure From Victoria On Saturday VICTORIA. March 2 Lieutenant O aver nor It. Randolph Bruce left for Vancouver Saturday afternoon Lv, , ( I ,...-..td CHI 1 I KTWA'C , , HERE show decrease Customs and excise collections at the port of Prince Rupert for Feb- IN SEDUCTION CASK ruary this year totalled ju.nu.ou as , ; compared, with $14,913.82 in the tame month last year. Leo Contoll, on a charge of ee- , , ,. duction, was committed for trial by VANCOUVER WHEAT Uri'SiVSZ VANCOUVER. March 2Wheat court m nvi nllnt.rt at SlUe'on tho lrval n I mil II LV vrna j - - - exchange today. needs PRINCE RUPERT; B.C., MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1031 Twenty-one-year-old Renn Ora Lees of London. jEng . has u;st empluted it She purchased u motorcycle in Japan, shipped It to California and Urov all L.I in 2 days 1930 rather than on the basis of specifying a ratio parity or other proportion between the two navies. The agreement culminated a week of rapid-fire diplomatic development in which the principal roles were played by Rt. Hon. Arthur Henderson. British foreign Blasters Are Being Sought Seattle Police Making Search for l'urpetrator ol Ilakrry Wast SEATTLE. Mnrch 2 Chlel ol PO- lice Forbes has ordered a most thor-; ough investigation Into 'the honjb- i uund the world trip :hc way to Jamafca Agreement Removes One of Most Serious Threats To Peace Among Nations of Europe; Terms Secret HARD PLAY IN HOCKEY Wide Open Style of Haying Proved DlsaiUcm For Senators-Americans Beat Detroit. Understood That Policy of Actual Need Instead of Ratio Has Been Adopted Washington and Tokyo to Pass on Agreement PARIS, France, March 2: The Franco-Italian naval, race, one of the most serious threats to the peace of Europe, appeared today to have been. eliminated with a definite agreement between Great Britain, France and Italy on a naval relationship to be maintained during the next five years. Terms of the agreement were withheld wendinir "transmission to Washington and I nVtl...n l... I , ..... B irnn.., were constructed around the actual Afinlnn I innon .of of France France and and Italy Italy until ""'vu Is Given Bail Former Head of Pugct Sound Sav- ings 8i Loan Co. Gets Freedom ' Pending Trial secretary, and Rt. Hon. A. V. Alex-1 s BATTLE. March 2 Four hours ander. First Lord of the Admiralty, i after he had arrived here on Satur- day from New York to be placed in ithe County Jail. Adolph Linden, j former head of the defunct Puget Sound Savings St Loan Co., was freed on' ball of $15,000. Linden Is charged with embenllng fundi of ! the company which closed a few Thorough weeks ago at the instance of the government. lng on Thursday nignt lasi or a : Gbjden Rule Bakery here yjlth tfV: rNEWbELHL'lndla. March view to apprehending the perpetra- tors. ! The authorities believe that the explosive used may have been some of a quantity of T.N.T. whlc,h was stolen from Sand Point naVal headquarters a few days ago. ticular bakery It was the second attempt within a few days to blast .this particular bakery. i INDIAN TOWNS DOWN COMPROMISE FLAN 2 The working committee of All India Congress party Saturday voted to reject Lord Irwin's proposals for a compromise settlement of the party's demands, partlc- ularly in regard to the re- quest for an Inquiry into al- leged police abuses. A d problems. BURKE n.ANF, DOWN BETWEEN TELEGRAPH CREEK AND HAZELTON The plane of the late Capt. E. J. A. Burke, being flown from Atlln to Vancouver, was down again on Saturday, this 4. lima Viottfoor, Talinnnh Orsalr J. but, up to this morning, had not been reported. On board the ship are Pilots R. I. Van Der Byl and W. A. Joerss and Air Engineer EmU Kadlng. It is presumed that the machine -K came down somewhere with engine trouble as It did last week on Dease Lake while making the hop from Atlln to Telegraph Creek. ACCORD REACHED Italy and France Expected To Sign London Naval Treaty Soon ROME, February 28 Oreat Britain and Italy on Saturday reached an accord in principle for settlement of all naval problems left pending by the London conference last year. The British-Italian accord will be submitted to the French foreign minister, M. Itrland, tomorrow and If accepted, a five power treaty, carrying limitation of all categories of naval tonnage, will emerge.' Besides Italy and France, the other signatories to the treaty are Oreat Britain the United States and Japan. New Seattle Hospital is Thrown Open PKICE FIVE CENTS INDIAN SITUATION MUCH MORE HOPEFUL Completes Round-the-World Trip Gandhi Comes Out of . Conference With Big Hope of Settlement ;4Iad Long Conversation With Lord Irwin Last Night and Is reeling More Cheerful Than Ever Before NEW DELHI, India, March 2 Mahatma Gandhi, ex-austed and hoarse from a long conversation last night ith the viceroy, Lord Irwin, was more cheerful today hah at any time since the two men began their convcr- ations regarding Indian policies. "The tide has turned," tandhi said in expressing the hope that developments, at ist, were leading toward a def ln- 1 settlement of India's compllca- SAVING IN FINANCING Canada to Redeem Loan So As to Save Ilalf-ot-One Percent In Interest ' OTTAWA, March 2 Canada will redeem a $25000.000 loan, falling ahd: WieltohV AfteTtaivlifg'idAp: Premier R..Br Ben been held up for a few days at Telegraph Creek on account of unfavorable weather, the plane hopped off at 1 o'clock Satur- day afternoon for Hazelton j.net announced today. Known as the public service loan It has been bearing Interest at the rate of five percent but the redemption will be effected -a saving to Dominion exechequer made from the funds obtained last fall by the government through a loan at 4tiC CAREFUL LOANING Department of Treasury Warns Against United States Purchasing Doubtful Foreign Securities WASHINGTON, DC, March 2--The Treasury Department has resolved to keep a tight rein on all loans made in the United States to foreign nations. The Department stated yesterday that this country could not afford to be collecting large quantities of foreign securities of doubtful value. Loans Intended to build up large armaments (or the encouragement ' of war are particularly frowned upon. R0SINA B. WRECKED Well Known Local Power Cruiser Piled Up On Kinahan Island After Dragging Anchor In Gale . The well known local power cruiser Rosina B. was brought Into pofrt. Saturday night in a sinking condition by the Pacific Salvage Ca'a salvage tug BUlmore. She Li now lashed to a scow at the dry dock where she will probablv receive repairs. Last Thursday the Roslna D. dragged her anchor In a gale while 'Prmthe bay .at the Kinahan Island SEATTLE, March2-Seattle"sflne ,ur lBrm Bna- owor cuu,u new $2,750,000 hospital and nurses .preveniea. sne naa gone on mo home was formally opened at tha'" n RT Point. She was week-end with civic, medical and badly holed snd the tide flowed In. ministerial officials taking part inland out of her hull. -The vessel the cercmonte. The Institution, one ! was hauled off by the Bllmor on of the finest in the west, has been Saturday morning and brought ln- ' approved with first-class standing to port that night, lashed to a by the American Medical Assocla-Iscow so she would not sink. 4, liuil U.I1U Uie American Jiuspiuua c nuaum a. wo in biiuiitc vt Association. Capt. Hans Berqulst.