The
Weather
fiF
Iff
Tomorrow's
Tides
Friday,
April
3,
1931
TODAY'J
m
x
High
1.24
a.m.
23.0
ft.
Tart
cloudy;
&
aromcter
1350
p.m
22.1
ft.
,
Low
7.45
a.m.
1.6
ft
30.24;
temperatu
JJ
smooth.
.
19.58
p.m.
2.9
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1
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXII.,
No.
78.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
APRIL
2,
1931
PRIQE
FIVE
CENTS
PRMIER
OFF
TO
OTTA
WA
MAYOR
Victoria
Government
Cannot
Hold
Members
Together
Much
Longer
Chief
Magistrate
of
Southern
City
Throws
Brickbats
at
Vancouver
Harbor
Commissioners
and
Milk
People
as
Well
VANCOUVER,
April
2:
Hurling
a
few
brickbats
at
tlu'
provincial
government,
the
Vancouver
Board
of
Harbor
Commissioners
and
the
milk
people,
Mayor
Louis
D.
Taylor
stated
yesterday
that
"the
government
has
done
just
about
all
the
damage
it
can
do
and
I
do
not
think
it
will
be
able
to
hold
its
members
together
much
longer.
In
fact,
it
knows
it
cannot."
Livestock
Shipping
Assn
Vanderhoof
Body
Has
Already
Sent
Four
Con-slxnmcnts
of
Meat
Stock
to
Vancouver
A
ro-oi
clrrhiHjf
and
It
promises
to
do
much
to
assist
raisers
of
stock
In
that
district
The
fourth
co-operative
livestock
shipment
within
the
last
few
months
was
sent
to
Vancouver
recently.
The
shipment
Included
steers,
heifers,
hogs
and
calves
and
was,
made
urj
by
Archie
Stewart,
J.
Eva,
J
W
Striker.
Taylor
Bros..
M
Schultz.
J.
D.
Mitchell.
Mr.
Rodgers
tind
W.
O.
Orlmshaw.
all
of
Vander-hoof.
RICHARD
GOS'SE
QUITS
PACKERS
Will
Take
Lengthy
Holiday
Abroad
Before
Re-Lntcrinj
Business
Richard
J.
Oosse.
managing
director
of
B.
C
Packers
Limited
has
resinned
front;
that
position
j
and
is
m
vering
executive
cnrei;)lon
with
the
company,
it
is
announ-rrd
He.
will
take
a
hA$tgy
holl
day.
probably
abroad,
boXorc
re-en-t(
ting
business.
No
definite
action
has
yet
been
taken
to
appoint
a
successor,
according
to
a
statement
from
the
board
of
directors.
The
name
of
Robert
O.
Gotse.
production
manager,
has
been
mentioned
prominently.
'
Prosperity
Hinges
on
Renewal
of
World's
Religious
Faith,
Great
American
Writer
Says
Last
October
and
November
I
suggested
that
some
day
tho
mitfnnc
wnitlrl
voonmi'wn
rhn
wnnnniic
Value
of
(lefill-
-
inivinu
ii
vmiu
wvf.saaMW
nnnitmttlnf
csitiifiti1
hit;
not
oiiiy
iireu
out
pnysicaiiy,
uut
.ucuis.uiu.ik"i.
xi.vlT
lack
that
faith
which
is
essential
to
personal
and
national
jtprogress.
Accompanying
this
lack
The
Weather
Langara
Raining;
light
wester
ly
wind,
sea
calm.
Triple
Island
Part
cloudy;
light
"
VHliVllJ
.-
w
14
V
ovu
OM1VV
VSl
Dead
Tree
Part
cloudy;
light
southeasterly
wind;
barometer,
48;
light
chop.
TAYLOR
Will
of
Stewart
Man
Probated
in
Vancouver
Court
An
estate
valued
at
$7973
was
left
by
Bemhard
ll.
Rodenberg
of
Stewart,
who
died
January
IS,
according;-to
the
will
fUed-for
probate
In
Supreme
Court.
Vancouver,
under
which
the
entire
estate
passes
to
a
niece,
Jennie
Millers.
Flensburg,
Oermany.
!
PARLIAMENT
ADJOURNS
'
Ottawa
House
Rises
For
faster
Recess
To
Reassemble
in
10
Days
OTTAWA.
April
2:-,
Parliament
adjourned
yesterday
for
the
Easter
recess
and
will
reassemble
in
ten
days.
Most
of
the
members,
except
a
few
in
British
Columbia,
will
go
to
their
homes
for
the
holiday
period.
EXTRA
TAXATION
TO
!
BE
ONLY
TEMPORARY
GOVERNMENT
HOPES
VCTORIA,
,
April
2:
-Hope
:
i
that
extra
taxation
levied
dur-
lng
the.
present
session
of
the
I
Legislature
would
be
of
"tran-
sltory
nature
only"
was
ex-
I
pressed
by
the
administration
:
at
prorogation
of
the
Leglsla-
ture
yesterday.
j
v
i.ncoiM'oi!
wtirpa
T?nrrflr
W.
of
faith
Is
a
disrespect
lor
law.
or
der
and
experience.
As
a
result
or
this
condition,
they
are
easily
discouraged
when
ill
health,
unemployment
or
some
other
misfortune
comes.
Faith
cannot
be
bought
or
aulckly
obtained
when
in
trouble
i
in,.
Uasiini
PYiith
must
be
ac-
ilKL
llllU.V.,V.
-----
I
is
I
onHarl
quirea
siowiy
dcjujc
like
education.
Faith
comes
through
(Continued
on
page
4
i
PAYS
HIS
RESPECTS
TO
TOLMIE
GOVT.
rElBSlllllllHp'jlrTLuBBllllllBllllll
Houses
of
Parliament
By
Solium
.it
Ottawa
have
REBUILD
LONDON
LONDON.
April
2
:
A
bold
scheme
to
rebuild
the
Metropolis
so
that
50
years
hence
there
will
be
tall,
airy
buildings
In
London,
and
no
traffic
problems
to
solve
as
at
present,
is
suggested
by
Major
H.
E.
Crawfurd,
Ex-MP-
a
member
of
the
Royal
Commission
on
Transport.
Major
Crawfurd
thinks
the
only
way
to
solve
the
traffic
question
is
by
prac
tically
rebuilding
the
metropolis,
and
he
has
a
scheme
mapped
out
a
far
reaching
and
ambitious
one,
which
Would
take
pel-haps
50
years
to
complete
whereby
there
would
be
no
more
traffic
chaos
here.
Major
Crawfurd's
plan
Includes
msklng
ail
Improvements
In
roads
and
btuJdlngs
serve
the
cause
of
traffic
reform,
widening
streets
whatever
possible,
and
banning
vehicular
traffic
from
the
one-third
square
mile
of
the
fcesut
of
the
city.
"Imagine
the
delays
that
are
caused
In
transport
of
goods
from
the
rapidly
developing
industrial
centres
of
Middlesex
to
the
other
side
of
London,"
Major
Crawfurd
said
In
a
recent
Interview.
"Imagine
the
mile
long
queues
of
lorries
waiting
to
enter
the
docks,
the
IniQos-Ulbility
of
executing
on
urgent
er-
rand
In
a
car
in
many
parts
of
Lon-I
don,
and
lhe
unhappy
lot
of
work-!
lng
girls
who
have
to
travel
to
their
'business
standing
15
In
a
carriage.
Then
you
can
possibly
visualize
the
immensity
of
the
traffic
problem."
HE
A
TO
fV
UhlCk
111
V2
GRAIN
MAN
CALOARY,
April
2:
Charles
Howard
a
ray,
divisional
superintendent
of
the
United
Grain
Growers,
Western
Division,
died
today
at
the
age
of
50.
NO
PAPER
TOMORROW
adjourned
for
Ei-u-i
recess
which
nio.
-
4
ENGAGEMENT
OF
MISS
BENNETT
TO
WILLIAM
HERRIDGE
ANNOUNCED
OTTAWA,
April
2
Rt.
Hon.
j
R.
B.
Bennett,
Prime
Minister
of
Canada,
announces
the
en-
i
gagement
of
his
sister.
Miss
i
Mildred
Marian
Bennett,
to
j
William
Duncan
llerrldge
K.C..
the
new
Canadian
minister
to
Washington.
The
marriage
will
take
place
at
an
early
date
and
the
couple
will
reside
In
Wash-
tngton.
OUTLET
TO
BE
TALKED
Premier
Tolmie
Will
Take
I'P
Peace
Transportation
While
In
Ottawa
VICTORA,
April
2:
Premier
S.
F.
Tolmie
left
yesterday
for
Ottawa
where
he
will
not
only
take
parf
In
the
interprovlncial
conference
on
constitutional
matters
but
will
confer
with
Premier
It.
It.
Bennett
in
regard
to
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Railway
and
Peace
River
transportation.
Premier
Tolmie
will
also
interview
E.
W.
Bcatty
K.C
president
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway,
and
Sir
Henry
Thornton,
president
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
Possibility
of
Fair
Weather
l
For
Holiday
Dlgby
Island
meteorological
station
reports
high
barometer
with
Tomorrow,
being
Good
Friday
and
i
the
possibility
of
fine
weather
over
a
public
holiday,
there
will
be
no
the
holiday.
At
the
Queen
Cliar-tssue
of
the
Dally
News.
The
next
lotte
Islands
a
westerly
wind
regular
edition
will
be
Saturday
af-
blowing
which
also
Is
a
fine
wea-ternoon.
',ther
Indication.
Night
t
.r
tii-n.
will
.spend
at
name.
PRIZES
AT
FALL
FAIR
Individual
Exhibits
May
Take
the
Place
of
District
Exhibits;
Flower
Prizes
Larger
At
the
meeting
of
the
Exhibition
Board
last
night.
It
was
decided
to
increase
the
prises
on
several
flower
classes
to
conform
with
the
wishes
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Flower
Society
and
recommended
by
the
prize
committee,
the
total
increase
amounting
to
$26.
The
question
of
eliminating
district
exhibits
this
year
and
giving
handsome
prises
for
Individual
exhibits
in
place
of
them
was
diseased
at
some
length
and
referred
to
he
prize
committee
for
a
definite
recommendation.
The
sum
of
$200
for
first
prize
was
suggested
a-i
a
jossihle
suitable
amount
This
would
be
an
Inducement
fof
exhibitors
to
send
In
their
produce.
The
suggestion
seemed
to
meet
with
favor
and
probably
will
be
adopted
but
the
exact
amount
of
the
prizes
to
be
offered
will
be
decided
at
the
next
meeting.
HOUSE
IS
DESTROYED
Cottaie
on
Seventh
Avenue
Across
Hays
Creek
Practically
Consumed
Last
Night
.
A
cottage
at
1061
Seventh
Avenue
Bast,
which
belonged
to
the
late
Neil
McLeod,
who
died
a
few
years
ago.
was
practically
destroyed
by
litre
of
mysterious
origin
shortly
af-!
ter
midnight
this
morning.
The
house
had
been
occupied
up
to
a
few
days
ago
by
a
party
of
bachelors
but
hut
night
was
supposed
to
have
been
unoccupied
although
It
still
contained
some
furniture.
It
was
1:30
urn
that
the
alarm
was
turned
In
by
taxi
driver
who
saw
the
flames
The
fire
had
taken
a
stronu
hold
before
the
fire
department
was
able
to
reach
the
scene.
LOSES
CASE
FOR
LIBEL
Judge
Says
Apology
of
Newspaper
Should
Have
Been
Sufficient
OSHAWA.
April
2
"We,
find
;rom
the
evidence
of
Charles
Love,
plaintiff,
that
he
has
suffered
no
monetary
loS3
or
defamation
of
huracter
from
the
error
made
by
The
Whitby
Gazette
and
Chronicle
in
printing
the
name
of
Charles
Love
wrongly
In
the
sub-head-
ng
of
an
article
regarding
an
alleged
theft
of
cattle,
and
that
the
pology.
as
printed
and
publish
upon
the
said
paper's
front
pag
.su
d
on
January
15,
1931.
to
be
nffietent
and
recommend
that,
his
Lordship
dismiss
the
case."
In
the
above
words
the
Jury,
In
h'
anion
for
libel
brought
by
Charles
Love
against
the
Times
Publishing
Coming
of
Oshawa
Limited,
publishers
of
The
Whitby
Ga
ette
and
Chronicle,
brought
t
heir
verdict
In
the
Supreme
Court
j
it
Whitby
and
presided
over
by
Mr
Justice
Kelly.
Asked
by
his
Lordship
whether
at
least
ten
of
the
Jurymen
were
in
favor
of.
a
verdict
for
the
de
fendant,
the
foreman
replied
that
j
the
verdlet
was
unanimous.
When
the
judge
announced
that
costs
would
be
against
his
client
I
Charles
Love,
objection
was
raised
by
counsel
for
plaintiff.
In
reply
his
Lordship
said,
in
part:
"I
am
not
impressed
at
ailwith
,your
client
because
thel
evidence'
showed
he
did
not
co-operate
ir.
,
mitigating
damages.
I
am
quite
convinced
he
was
out
for
law.
T
don't
encourage
any
such
con
duct."
Vancouver
Stocks
(Ccurtety
8.
D.
Jobiwlou
Oo.
)
Bay
view,
nil.
1.
Big
Missouri.
46.
47.
Cork
Province,
1,
2.
Duthle
Mines,
6.
10.
George
Copper,
nil,
70.
Georgia
River,
2Vfc,
3.
Oolconda.
nil.
38.
Grand
view,
5,
5V4.
'
Independence,
nil,
1V.:"
Indian
Mines,,
H,.
2.
Kootenay
Florence,
nil,
2.
L.
&
L
nil,
1.
Lucky
Jim.
2,
3.
Morton
Woolsey,
nil,
3.
National
Sliver.
2.
nU.
Noble
Five,
6.
8.
Oregon
Copper,
nil.
8.
Pend
Oreille.
155,
1.45.
Premier,
68,
70.
Porter-Idaho,
7,
8.
Reeves
Maedonald,
40,
50.
I
Rufus-Argenta,
3,
3.
j
Silver
Crest,
nil,
3.
1
Snowflake,
3,
4.
Whitewater.
4,
5.
!
Woodbine,
nil,
1V4-
I
OILS
Freehold,
,6,
7.
Hargal,
7,
lOC
A.
P.
Con.,
30,
33.
Calm
out,
13,
14.
Dallfousle,
36,
39.
Dcvenlsh,
6,
7.
Fabyan
Pete,
4,
4
ft.
Home.
1.01,
1.02.
Royallte.
10.75.
11.00.
Merland,
14;
(111.
Mercury.
im,
15.
t
,
United,
15.
18.
-
Eastern
Stocks
Noranda,
35.75,
nil.
Int.
Nickel
17.00.
nil.
C.P.R..
39.50,
nil.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
April
2:
Wheat
I
was
quoted
at
55Vc
on
the
local
exchange
today.
TO
REDUCE
FAIR
GRANT
Committee
of
Council
Meets
Fair
Board
and
Discusses
Situation
With
Them
At,
the
meeting
of
the
exhibition
ipattl
last
night
the
finance
com-nlttee
of
the
city
council,
led
by
he
mayor,
attended
as
a
delegation
0
discuss
the
question
of
a
reduc-Icn
in
the
donation
to
the
assocla-ion
In
an
effort
to
reduce
the
city
lill
rate
from
52V2
to
52.
The
mayor
xplained
the
situation
and
several
thers
spoke,
both
members
of
the
TCmmittee
and
of
the
board,
and
It
as
agreed
to
leave
the
matter
with
ne
city
council
to
do
what
they
bought
fair
In
regard
to
it.
All
were
.treed
that
a
reduction
from
the
'1200
grant
of
last
year
might
be
iade
and
the
suggestion
of
$300
as
made
as
a
suitable
amount
for
.he
grant
this
year.
Chairman
H.
F.
Glassey
thanked
h
delegation
and
several
members
the
joard
expressed
appreciation
1
th?
courteous
manner
In
which
he
couiW!
hil
treated
the
board.
Sick
Medicine
Maii
Seeks
Aid
Of
Missionary
TORONTO.
April
2:
Out
In
Kls-
plox,
B.C..
lives
an
Indian
medicine
man
who
Is
not
at
all
sure
about
his
own
medicine,
according
to
a
letter
received
at
United
Church
Home
Missions
offices
here
from
Miss
Menzles,
field
matron,
who
does
district
nursing
on
the
Klsplox
reserve.
,
In
her
letter.
Miss
Menzles
says
the
medicine
man
called
upon
her
for
attention..
Previously
he
had
always
refused
her
offers
of
aid.
She
asked
the
patient
why
he
did
not
beat
the
drum
for
himself
and
take
his
own
medicine.
He
replied:
"Some
time
drum
all
right.
Some
time
medicine
all
right.
But
me
sick."
The
patient
is
recovering.
SITUATION
UNCHANGED
No
New
Developments
in
Halibut
Marketing
at
This
Port
There
is
no
change
In
the
halibut
marketing
situation
here
today
Some
boats
are
taking
advances
from
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries
and
freezing
their
fish
while
others
are,
holding
over.
The
American
boat
Wave,
with
8.000
pounds,
la
unloading
for
freezing.
The
Covenant,
with
12,000
oounds
and
the
Cape
Swain,
with
5.000
rjounds.
re
still
holding
over
Wt
are
lhe
Alice
May,
2,000
pounds;
PCape
Race.
2,000,
and
J.
b..
4,uou
pounds,
which
arrived
since
yesterday.
Wing
Fook
Chong
Is
Buried
Today
Chlnese-Masonle-Rlies
For
Oriental
Who
Was
Found
Dead
This
Week
Under
Chinese
Masonic
auspices,
the
funeral
took
place
this
afternoon
from
the
chapel
of
the
B.C.
Undertakers
to
Falrvtcw
Cemetery
of
Wina
Fook
Chong.
74jear
old
Oriental,
who
was
found
dead
In
a
shack
in
Chinatown
earlier
In
tho
week.