Ministers
of
Federal
and
Provincial
Governments
Reach
Agreement
Camps
to
Re
Established
Near
Prince
Rupert
Rate
$2
a
Day
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
22:
Unemployment
relief
work
on
specifications
of
the
province
will
start
within
the
next
frw
days
as
a.
result
of
a
conference
yesterday
between
Hon.
H.
H.
Stevens,
federal
minister
of
trade
and
commerce,
and
Hon.
R.
W.
Bruhn,
provincial
minister
of
public
works.
Rate
of
nay
will
be
$2
for
both
single
and
mar-
ri''
mn
won
an
additional
allow-
for
Uie
latter
to
be
agreed
up
Work
on
the
northern
highway
bf
:wvn
Prince
Rupert
and
Yellow-
m
will
relieve
unemployment
In
districts
through
which
It
pas-
(
amps
will
be
established
near
piai'
i
Rupert.
MINISTER
WAS
HERE
lion.
I).
M.
Sutherland
Visits
Prince
Ituptrt
in
Course
of
Aerial
Tour
of
North
lion
Donald
M.
Sutherland,
fe-!'
ui
minuter
of
national
defence,
i
.m
overnight
visitor
In
Prince
r
i"
it
He
arrived
In
the
city
yes-'Mday
afternoon
from
Edmonton
ii
,i
seaplane
piloted
by
Flight
(
nmunder
Johnson
of
Ottawa
and
v
'ii
Mechanic
Fleming
the
third;
hi
on
board.
The
minister
arrived;
thr
roast
after
an
aerial
tour
V
'.'h
Flight
Commander
Johnson
w
the
Northwest
Territories
wlthj
"Ps
at
AKJaviK,
ureal
uear
ie
t"i
other
points.
No
advance
word
had
been
reived
here
of
Col.
Sutherland's
.t
so
then
was
nothing
In
the
a
,v
of
formal
entertainment
for
in
Ho
inspected
the
local
armory
:
i
Dip
proposed
airport
of
the
N"ithprn
1J.
C.
Airway
and
was
i
taken
for
a
drive
to
Oalloway
Bil.ids.
oi
Sutherland
was
here
last
Oc-'
t
r.
being
the
only
member
of
the
T
mica
admtnstration
to
so
far
'
this
city.
i
ii-
plane
with
Col.
Sutherland
1
board
left
at
0
o'clock
this
morn-or
Port
Albernt
whence
It
will
l"i:ct'd
to
Esqulmalt.
Halibut
Landings
American
Norma
Jane,
3,000.
Storage,
6.3c
and
3c.
Canadian
Molvllle.
15,000.
5c
and
2c,
holding
over.
Joe
Baker.
4,500.
Atlln.
5.8c
and
3c.
J
R.,
6,500.
Storage,
5.9c
and
3c.
DO-X
AT
CUBA
ON
ITS
WAY
TO
MIAMI
HAVANA,
Aug.
22:
In
the
nurse
of
Its
flight
from
South
America
to
New
York
after
Its
Atlantic
crossing,
the
giant
Herman
flying
boat
DOX
lan
led
In
Cuba
yesterday.
It
was
Planned
to
take
off
today
for
Miami,
Fla.,
the
first
point
lt
will
touch
on
United
8tatc
4
territory.
CRISIS
IN
POLITICS
King
Returning
to
London
From
Balmoral
Conference
IJas
Concluded
LONDON.
Aur.
22:-
The
Lve-
1
ging
News
today
stated
that
King4torated'accordmgttithe
weekly
George
was
returning
to
London
immediately
from
Balmoral
Castle
where
he
went
Friday,
in
view
of
the
political
crisis.
Meantime,
conferences
between
the
government
and
Conservatives
and
Liberals
over
economies
concluded.
Premier
J.
Ramsay
MacDonald
announced
tonight
that
the
cabinet
was
putting
finishing
touches
to
a
scheme
which
it
was
believed
would
meet
the
financial
emergency
and
members
of
the
cabinet
would
assemble
Sunday
morning
to
hear
the
results.
LINDBERGHS
DOWN
AGAIN
Fog
Once
More
Interrupts
Flight
Halfway
Between
Muroton
and
Xemuro
NEMURO.
Japan,
Aug.
22:J-Col.
and
Mrs.
Charles
A.
Lindbergh
took
off
from
Murotan
Bay
for
Nemuro
today
but
were
compelled
to
land
at
Shana
on
Iturop
this
afternoon
because
of
fog.
Shana
Is
about
halfway
off
from
Muroton
Bay
for
Nemuro
MRS.FRASER
IS
HONORED
Choir
of
First
Presbyterian
Church
Made
Presentation
Last
Night
Tt
Departing
Memnr
The
memoers
of
the
choir
of
First
Presbyterian
Church
lait
night
honored
Mrs.
II.
C.
Fraser,
who
is
leaving
the
city,
by
presenting
her
with
a
handsomo
set
of
pictures
of
Prince
Rupert
har-hnr
and
sunset.
The
presentation
was
made
by
John
E.
Davey.
choir
mnttor
The
ceremony
wi
in
the
lobby
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Hotel.
ur
Fraser
throughout
her
re-
nf
soveral
vears
In
Prince
Rupert
has
been
acUve
In
connec
tlon
with
the
work
oi
uie
wwu.
IS
FINED
$300
For
supplying
liquor
to
Indian,
Robert
Haffern
was
fined
$300,
with
option
of
three
months
imprisonment,
by
Magistrate
McClymont
in
city
police
court
this
morning.
HARVEST
IS
NOW
ON
Grain
Cutting
General
on
Prairies
With
Weather
Conditions
Favorable
WINNIPEO.
Aug.
22:
Weather
for
the
past
week
has
been
hot
and
dry
and
has
resulted
In
grain
being
brought
fast
along
to
maturity.
Fields
which
are
still
in
the
soft
dough
stage
have
suffered
from
the
continued
drought
and
effects
will
be
shofrn
In
smaller
kernels.
Threshing
Is
general
In
the
southern
parts
of
all
provinces
but
in
the
more
northerly
districts
cutting
Is
only
commencing.
Rust
Is
quite
ap
parent
but
so
far
most
fields
with
a
general
Infestation
are
too
far
advanced
to
have
the
Brade
deter
crop
report
61
Uie-
3ertmeht
off
agriculture,
Canadian
National
,
Railways.
I
In
Southern
Manitoba
threshing
Is
In
full
swing
and
cutting
Is
prac-
j
tlcally
completed.
More
farmers
are
sucking
their
grain
than
ever
before
In
the
hopes
that,
by
so
doing,
they
will
be
able
to
reduce
their
threshing
bill
as
stack
threshing
costs
less.
In
Saskatchewan
Valley
'cutting
of
whea:
Is
nearly
comple
ted
and
threshing
is
Just
beginning.
The
grain
sample
In
this
area
is
the
best
in
years
although
the
outrun
Is
not
heavy.
Coarse
grains
are
showing
the
effects
of
drought,
but
no
damage
from
rust,
hall,
or
grasshoppers
Is
repprtcd.
In
Southern
Saskatchewan
weather
has
been
warm
with
scattered
hail
storms
but
resulting
damage
has
been
very
local,
although
between
Radville
and
Moose
Jaw
hall
tones
damaged
buildings
and
ruined
gardens.
Very
little
grain
will
be
shipped
from
this
area.
In
the
west
central
section
of
Saskatchewan
centering
on
Rose-town,
cutting
Is
general
and
wea
ther
conditions
tor
harvest
have
been
ideal.
Saw-fly
damage
Is
quite
apparent
around
Laura
and
Nether-hlll,
while
around
Chamberlain
grasshoppers
are
exacting
a
toll.
The
Prince
Albert
district
still
remains
the
bright
spot
in
Saskatchewan
and
while
only
about
30
of
cutting
has
been
completed
there
is
no
damage
from
any
source
and
prospects
arc
for
a
good
average
crop.
In
Alberta
Along
the
Three
Hills,
Stettlcr,
Oyen,
Brazeau.
Drumheller,
Red
Deer
subdivision
In
Alberta
wea
ther
has
been
warm
and
dry
with
crops
maturing
quickly
and
cutting
will
be
general
the
beginning
of
next
week.
Some
points
report
slight
damage
from
saw-fly
and
light
(Continued
on
Page
Four)
CHINESE
FLOODS
4
GREAT
CALAMITY
4
THOUSANDS
DEAD
4
-
HANKOW,
China.
Aug.
22:
4
4
Unknown
thousands
have
suc-
cumbed
to
drowning
and
dls-
ease
as
destruction
and
dcsola-
4
tlon
ride
at
the
crest
of
the
flood
waters
of
the
Yangsle
River
In
what
is
probably
tho
greatest
calamity
of
modern
times.
4
Todajg
ealher
Tomorrow's
Tides
Sunday,
August
23,
1931
,Hlgh
10:38
a.m.
16:1
ft.
prince
Ru
lining,
light
22:06
pin.
18:4
ft.
outheast
wll
meter,
30:20
Low
.....
3:45
a.m.
5:0
ft.
15:50
pjn.
10:6
ft.
a
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
No.
V
.
&
Vui
XXII.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
AUGUST
22,
19
31
PRICE
FIVE
CENT!
ELIEF
WORK
IS
STARTING
SHORTLY
PEER
CONDEMNS
LEAGUE
AND
CONGRATULATES
Extensive
Work
on
Highway
In
North
Is
Specified
As
Part
Of
Government
Work
Program
Arrives
Earl
JelUi"
u
;io
wUJ
open
Tor
m
British
i.mp.u
Si-rvu-e
League
.
JELLIC0E
ARRIVES
Famous
British
'aval
Leader
to
Open
Exhibition
and
Preside
Over
Service
Convention
QUEBEC.
Aug.
22:
Earl
Jeilicoe
arrived
here
this
morning
from
England
to
open
the
Canadian
National
Exhibition
In
Toronto
next
week
and
preside
over
the
British
Empire
Service
League
convention
opening
at
Oshawa
on
September
3.
SKEENA
RIVER
LEADS
4
COAST
SALMON
PACK
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
:
Sal-
mon
packed
oil
the
coast
up
to
4
August
15
totalled
437,000
cases
Including
243.000
sockeye.
The
Skeena
Rive
r
division
leads
with
a
total
oi
157.000
cases.
On
4
the
Naas
River
14.000
cases
have
been
packed.
4
in
Canada
to
Exhibition
and
preside
over
unvttuuon
at
Oshawa,
Ontario
FIVE
DIE
INFIGHT
Spectacular
Street
Rattle
in
New
York
Between
Policemen
and
Gangsters
NEW
YORK,
Aug.
22:
Five
men
two
police
officers
and
three
gangsters
were
killed
yesterday
in
a
spectacular
running
gun
fight
through
untown
streets
between
patrolmen
and
gangsters.
The
fight
resulted
from
an
attempt
on
the
part
of
the
bandits
at
a
$4,000
-payroll
robbery.
Ten
onlookers,
including
a
four
year
old
child,
were
shot.
,
ADMIRAL
KOGEIIS
DUE
ON
SUNDAY
Making
a
special
call
here
with
a
party
of
students
of
the
University
of
Oregon
on
board,
Admiral
Line
steamer
Admiral
Rogers,
Capt.
C.
C.
Graham,
is
due
In
port
at
8
o'clock
tomorrow
morning
from
Alaska
and
will
sail
at
10
a.m.
for
SeatUe.
i
Beaverbrook
Challenges
U.
S.
To
Lead
World
Forth
Out
of
Present
Economic
Morass
NEW
YORK,
Aug.
22:
Landing
in
New
York
yestcrda.v
from
England,
Lord
Beaverbrook
issued
a
challenge
to
the
United
States
to
lead
the
world
out
of
the
present
economic
depressjon.
While
it
was
serious
enough,
BcaverbrooK
declared
that
the
present
depression
was
not
tho
greatest
in
history.
Beaverbrook
paid
his
compliments
to
the
League
of
Nations
by
dubbing
it
as
"worthless"
and
ox-pressed
admiration
for
the
United
States
in
standing
out
of
it
.
Entries
For
Fall
Fair
Better
So
Far
Than
For
Previous
Years,
Says
Secretary
Vance;
Tickets
Sell
Well
Entries
are
coming
in
even
better
than
last
year
for
the
fall
fair
which
opens
here
one
week
from
next
Tuesday.
;
bxtra
prizes
ottered
by
the
board
this
year
and
the
excite-jment
caused
over
the
beautequest
and
the
bringing
of
an
j
interior
baseball
team
to
the
city
has
caused
renewed
in-j
terest
in
the
annual
event.
j
Tickets
for
the
ball
are
going
well
land
there
Is
-great
competition
be-!
v
..rAI1
tt
s
n
'
'
tween
the
Elks
and
the
Rotary
Club
P
K
I
lJ
I
h
H
A
to
see
which
candidate
will
win
the
,
1
I
VJu
1
JLfTlJ
j
extra
$50
prize.
While
the
Oyros
were
late
in
starting
and
are
not
so
far
serious
competitors
for
this
prize,
there
Is
a
possibility
of
their
rorging
ahead
and
overtaking
the
I
!
others
later
In
the
contest.
There
is
I
a.
nossibilltv
tno.
that
Haipltin
mav
enter
a
lady.
The
Moose
have
decided
not
to
compete
but
the
merchants
are
busy
for
their
candidate.
The
entries
so
far
are:
Rotary
Club,
Miss
Annie
Boddle.
Elks,
Miss
Vivian
Hickey.
Gyro
Club,
Miss
Dora
Hellbroner.
Merchants,
MlssPaullne
Furness.
The
Big
Bay
Lumber
Company
nI
JJ
V:ll;,
will
not
ave
an
exhibit
this
year;
luCliary
Hilling
but
their
place
w11I.be
taken
by
thel"
.
"fn
'
n."
.
i
provincial
JoreUrjudtpartmeaUand
an
cAiuuit
u
VAprcieu
iusu
l
lulu
Ocean
FalM
paper
mill.
!
Judges
have
been
appointed
by1
the
department
-of
agriculture
as;
follows:
;
S.
S.
Phillips,
fruit,
vegetables
,
and
flowers.
j
H.
S.
French,
field
crops
and
poultry.
i
Arrangements
are
being
made
for
an
expert
to
Judge
the
sewing
and
cooking
and
other
departments.
The
splendid
year
for
flowers
so,
far
this
season
makes
It
probable
that
the
exhibit
will
be
far
ahead!
of
anything
previously
shown
at
a
fall
fair
or
anywhere
else
in
this
.
biijr.
oevcia
new
uuaca
nave
ucvu
provided
for
and
the
displays
bldj
fair
to
be
superior
to
last
year.
Of
course
the
big
attraction
will
be
the
Judging
for
the
beautequest!
which
takes
place
.each
evening,
with
different
judges
each
day
and
the
finals
at
the
ball
on
the
last
evening.
DRY
COST
ISHEAVY
Two-Thirds
of
United
States
Criminal
Budget
Accounted
For
By
It
WASHINGTON.
D.C..
Aug.
22:
Accordlng'to
a
statement
Issued
by
the
Wlckersham
commission
yesterday,
two-thirds
of
the
entire
cost
of
criminal'
Justice
In
the
United
States
is
accounted
for
by
prohibition
enforcement.
Wheat
and
Coffee
Exchange
Arranged
Agreement
Between
United
States
and
Brazil
Announced
at
Washington
WASHINGTON,
Aug.
22:-n
agreement
was
reached
yesterday
between
Brazil
and
United.
States
for
the
exchange
in
trade
of
20,000.000
bushels
of
surplus
American
wheat
for
1,050.000
bushels
of
Brazilian
coffee.
FUNERAL
NOTICE
The
funeral
will
take
place
tomorrow
afternoon
at
2:30
from
the
chapel
of
the
B.
C.
Undertakers
of
Johan
Christian
Martinson.
Interment
at
Falrvlew.
STATES
OPERATION
Duke
of
Gloucester
Goes
Under
Knife
For
Removal
of
Appendix
LONDON,
Aug.
22:
The
Duke
of
Gloucester,
Prince
Henry,
third
son
of
King
George
and
Queen
Mary,
was
operated
upon
for
appendicitis
this
morning.
His
condition
Is
reported
to
be
satisfactory.
0-VllVC
kjtateS
Repeal
Reference
PORTLAND,
Aug.
22:
Senator
Charles
L.
McNary
of
Oregon,
In
a
statement
yesterday,
declared
that
he
was
willing
that
the
matter
of
Eighteenth
Amendment
repeal
should
be
submitted
to
a
vote
of
the
states.
'
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
22:
-
Wheat
mintjw,
nn
,,-,
at
54c
PRINCE
RUPERT
MILK
TESTS
TO
STANDARD
Prince
Rupert
dairymen
are
dispensing
good
quality
of
milk
4
to
their
customers,
tests
made
yesterday
by
Dr.
J.
P.
Cade,
me-
dlcal
health
officer
reveaL
Whereas
the
statutory
require-
ment
Is
3.3
of
butter
fat,
tests
of
one
company's
milk
revealed
4
and
another's
4.3.
Drivers
of
the
dairy
wa-
4
gons
were
stopped
unwarned
4
4
by
police
officers
on
the
street
4
4
during
their
deliveries
and
4
4
bottles
of
milk
taken
from
4
4
them.
4
SWIMMING
GALA
Auspices
Prince
Rupert
Swimming
Club
SALT
LAKE
Sunday
Commencing
2:30
p.m.
Sharp
BOYS'
BAND
In
Attendants,
Commodious
seating
space
oa
boats.
Boys
12
and
under
and
men's
distance
swim
will
be
started
at
2:30
sharp.