Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Thursday,
April
9,
1931
mm
High
3.52
a-m.
175
It.
Prince
Rupert
"
"
.Cloudy,
south
20:00
p.m.
15:3
ft.
west
light;
bl
30.13;
sea
Low
smooth.
12:49
p.m.
6.4
ft.
MM
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
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PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Vol
XXII.,
No.
82.
3
nUNCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL
8,
1931
r
U
IMRTANT
GATHERING
PROCEEDING
"BIG
MAJ
'
THOMPSON
SWEPT
OUT
OF
OFFICE
IN
CHICAGO
Status
Quo
To
Be
Maintained
.
Of
British
North
America
Act
It
Is
Decided
At
Ottawa
Parley
Urneal
of
Colonial
Laws
Validity
Act
Is
Decided
Upon
at
Dominion-Provincial
Westminster
OTTAWA,
April
8:
At
the
conclusion
of
the
Dominion-provincial
conference
today,
it
was
announced
that
it
had
been
agreed
that
status
quo
should
be
maintained
in
respect
to
repealing,
altering
or
amending
the
British
North
merica
Act.
Repeal
of
the
Colonial
Laws
Validity
Act,
,n,nfnr
n
rnnada
is
concerned,
was
aereed
upon
subject
SENSATIONS
LOOKED
FOR
I
i
I
Probe
of
Seattle
City
Affairs
to
lie
Be
Made
By
King
County
Orand
Jury
SEATTLE.
April
8
Startling
cx-!.,
urc
of
alleged
motion,
la
civic
affairs
of
Seafleare
expected
i
made
before
the
King
County
Gi
imi
Jury
which
will
Mart
a
probe
into
municipal
affairs
at
soon
as
It
lus
completed
its
investigation
of
Die
Pimet
Sound
Savings
it
Loan
Co
J
D
Ross,
ousted
city
light
superintendent,
and
officers
of'
the
Seattle
Citizens'
Protective
League.
hii
h
i
leading
In
the
light
for
the
r
ail
uf
Mayor
Frank
Edward.,
li
id
;i
conference
with
Judge
J.
T.
Ronald
yesterday.
Ope
rator
at
Hazelton
Dies
Lawrence
lUin
Passes
Away
as
Re
sult
of
Appendicitis
and
Pneumonia
Word
has
been
received
In
the
v
(lf
the
death
last
evening
at
1!
'eiton
of
Lawrence
Bain,
tele-iph
operator
on
the
Oovernment
1
'graphs
system
at
that
point.
Mrs.
Bain,
mother
of
Mr.
Bain,
ived
in
the
city
from
the
south
;
tut
jy
night
and
proceeded
to
Ha-u
and
was
with
her
son
at
the
of
his
death.
Mi
.Bain
had
been
at
Haielton
"i'i
since
last
sprlne,
his
home
be-
;:
in
Vancouver.
He
was
recently
Ken
ill
with
appendicitis
and
this
followed
by
an
attack
of
pneu
monia.
LANDSLIDE
IN
SEATTLE
Two
Houses
Destroyed
Hut
No
One
Hurt
in
Downtown
Avalanche
SEATTLE,
April
8:
A
landslide
(
far
from
the
centre
of
the
city
,
by
miracle
resulted
in
no
loss
of,
life
yesterday.
A
rocksllde
coming
down
at
the
corner
of
Eleventh
Av-1
nuc
and
McLellan
Street
destroyed.
Jlwo
small
residences
but
no
one
was
hurt.
ONLY
TWO
IIOATH
There
wero
only
two
more
halibut
boats
in
with
catches
since
yesterday
morning,
these
being
the
Relief
with
4,000
pounds
and
the
Johanna
with
10.000
pounds.
Both
disposed
of
their
catches
to
the
United
Pad-lir
Fisheries
on
the
usual
terms.
Parley
Statute
of
Is
Approved
the
nrovlsloiu
of
the
British
I
North
America
Act.
At
some
future
date
the
confer
ence
will
consider
conditions
under
which
the
British
North
America
Act
may
be
amended.
A
section
applicable
to
Canada
for
inclusion
of
the
new
statute
of
Westminster
was
approved.
Final
acceptance
we,
however,
leu
over
until
representatives
of
the
provin
cial
government
have
toe
oppor
tunity
to
consult
with
their
colleagues.
,
-
-.
Illl
I
I
'1
I
I
Vancouver
Stocks
(Ccurtrt?
8.
D
Jobnatou
Oo.
)
Bay
view,
nil,
1.
Big
Missouri,
46.
47.
Cork
Province,
1.
2.
Duthie
Mines,
7.
10.
George
Copper.
60.
66.
Georgia
River.
2".
3.
Golconda,
32,
35.
Grandview.
4,
5Vi-Indian
Mines.
1H.3.
Kootenay
Florence
nil,
2.
L.
it
L,
nil.
1.
Lucky
Jim,
2.
3.
National
Sliver,
2.
3.
Noble
Five,
6,
8.
Oregon
Copper,
5ty,
7.
Pend
Oreille.
US,
1.40.
Premier.
71,
72.
Porter-Idaho,
6,
8.
Reeves
Maedonakl.
41,
45.
Rufus-Argenta.
2H.
3.
Silver
Crest.
2.
3.
Snowflake,
3,
3
"4.
Topley
RichfleM.
1,
1V4-Whitewater.
4.
nil.
Woodbine,
,1,
l".
'
OILS
Freehold,
3
Vj,
7.
V
,
At
Hargal,
nil,
0.
A.
P.
Con..
30.
38.
Calmont,
13,
nil.
Dalhousle,
35.
40.
Dcvenlsn.
nil,
8.
Fabyan
Pete,
3.
Home,
91,
1.00.
Royallte.
1050.
10.75.
Merland,
14,
nil.
Mercury,
nil,
15.
United,
15.
18.
Eastern
Stocks
Noranda,
2550.
nil.
Int.
Nickel.
1050.
16.75.
C.
P.
R.,
39.75.
4050.
Shows
Gratitude
In
Grand
Manner
itriii.t.
lVrr
Presents
Diamond
IJrooch
to
Woman
Who
Intro,
dured
Him
to
His
Bride
LONDON.
ADrlf
8:
Lord
Broug
ham
and
Vaux.
the
21
year
old
peer.
who
Is
marrying
Miss
varene
French
this
month.has
set
a
new
fashion
In
present-giving.
He
has
presented
Miss
Bunting
Stephenson
with
a
diamond
brooch
as
a
token
of
gratitude
to
her
for
having
Introduced
him
to
his
future
wife.
;
DUY
LAW
REPEAL
VOTE
ASKED
FOR
'
ALBANY,
April
8:
The
New
York
Senate
yesterday
passed
a
resolution
asking
the
United
i
States
Congress
to
request
each
state
of
the
Union
to
take
a
re
ferendum
on
the
question
of
!
the
repeal
of
the
Eighteenth
Amendment.
Local
Folk
Gave
Concert
Aboard
ss.
Prince
George
Prince
Rupert
musicians
took
MfiJUftJLOTUJjsyaM.
concert
which
'was
given
aboard
the
steam'-;
er
Prince
George
last
Friday
night
1
s
she
was
steaming
from
Prince
1
Rupert
to
Vancouver.
The
recital!
was
greatly
enjoyed
by
both
passen
gers
and
officers
of
the
ship.
There
were
two
piano,
violin
and
cello
trios
by
Misses
Molly
and
Nel
lie
Lawrence
and
William
Beaumont,
two
'cello
solos
by
Mr.
Beaumont
and
three
baritone
solos
by
James
Wlghtman
Smith.
Vimy
Memorial
In
France
Will
Be
Ready
Soon
MONTREAL.
April
8
Brlgadler-
deneral
H.
T.
Hughes.
C.M.O.,
DJU),
head
of
the
Canadian
Bat-
tfetltJcU
Memorials
Commission,
Is
going
to
France
and
Belgium
In
connection
with
the
work
now
pro-
sewing
on
the
Vlmy
memorial.
He
will
be
away
for
several
months.
The
Vlmy
memorial
will
be
com
pleted
tn
two
or
three
years,"
he
stated,
when
asked
'as
to
the
pro
gress
made.
"Seven
memorials,
at
St
Jutien,
Passchendaele
and
Sanc
tuary
Wood,
in
Belgium,
and
at
Oouitelette.
Dury.
Bourlbn
Wood
and
Laquesnel.
in
France,
have
already
been
handed
over
to
the
imperial
War
Graves
Commission.
Bach
stands
in
a
miniature
park,
and
220
acres
were
donated
by
the
French
government
for
the
Vlmy
Memorial."
Joe
Bent
Dies
In
Vancouver
Former
Local
Business
Man
Passes
Away
In
South
Joe
Bent,
formerly
of
Prince-
Ru
pert,
passed
away
nt'St.
Paul's
Hospital
In
Vancouver
recently,
and
was
burled
n
the
Jewish
Cemetery.
Burnaby
on
March
29.
He
is
surviv
ed
by
his
wife
and
son,
Leonard,
who
live
at
Suite
5,
Elco
Apartments,
845
Davie
Street,
Vancouver,
B.C.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
April
8
Wheat
was
quoted
at
5tf?ic
on
the
local
Exchange
today.
Premier
and
Modem
Cv
Pi-child.
his
young.
at
PROBING
"MURDERS
.Mysterious
Circumstances
of
Vancouver
"Murder
Syndicate"
Being
Investigated
VANCOUVER,
April
8
Mysterious
circumstances
surrounding
the
deaths
of
two
children
whose
mother
was
employed
In
the
"private
hospital"
operated
by
Shlnklchl
Sakurada
are
being
probed
by
the
police
as
latest
developments
of
the
Investigation
Into
the
alleged
"murder
syndicate"
were
revealed
following
the
murder
of
Naskich
Sakurada
ana
two
others
area.
charged
with
the
murder
of
Watan-abe
upon
whose
life'
there
was
an
insurance
policy
In
favor
of
Watan-
abe.
Time
Record
For
Seattle
Spokane
Hop
SPOKANE.
April
8:
The
airplane
speed
record
for
the
flight
between
Seattle
and
Spokane
was
broken
yesterday
by
Major
C.
V.
Haines
who
riiri
the
fiiaht
in
one
hour
and
44
minutes.
Speaker
Longworth
Is
Dangerously
111
Noted
Fljure
in
American
Politics
Stricken
With
Pneumonia
Jn
1
South
Carolina
AIKEN.
South
Carolina.
April
8:
Speaker
Nicholas
Longworth
Is
dangerously
111
here.
He
was
stricken
a
few
days
ago
with
pneumonia.
FUNERAL
NOTICE
The
funeral
of
the
late
Miss
LJube
Porobich
will
take
place
tomorrow,
Thursday
at
2:30
p,m.
from
the
parlors
of
Haynor
Brds..
Rev.
W.
F.
Rushbrook
officiating.
His
Son
wrJi
Romano
tarung
for
a
canter
TRUE
BILL
RETURNED
Solloway
and
Mills
Indicted
By
Grand
Jury
at
Toronto
Assizes
TORONTO.
April
8:
A
true
bill.
Involving
fifteen
counts,
charging
theft
of
certificates
and
representing
more
than
300,000
shares
of
mining
stock
from
eight
former
clients,
was
returned
against
Isaac
W.
C.
Solleway
and
Harvey
Mills
by
the
Orand
Jury
at
the
Assizes
here
today.
Port
Arthur
Rink
Gutted
By
Fire
Structure
Was
Built
Four
Years
Ago
'
at
Cost
of
$75,000
PORT
ARTHUR.
April
8:
Port
Arthur's
hockey
arena,
constructed
four
years
ago
at
a
cost
of
$75,000
has
been
completely
gutted
by
fire.
The
rink
was
built
after
puhlle
subscription,
and
was
th
home
grounds
of
the
Allan
Cup
rram-pions
of
1929.
The
cause
of
the
fire
was
unknown.
Two
years
ago
a
portion
of
the
rink
was
burned
as
the
hockey
sea-
son
ended,
arid
the
Port
Atthur
-team
was
forced
tc
obtain
entire
,t
Xu
envr
the
Canadian
mmpfoi-.fhl
laydown,
lit
which
they
were
vlctou
j
IMPROVEMENT
IN
KINO'S
CONDITION
WINDSOR?
'England,
April
8:
An
official
stateihent
Issued
today
said
that
there
was
a
slight
Improvement
in
the
con-
ditlon
or
King
George
who
Is
HI
with
a
chest
cold.
Considerable
anxiety
has
been
felt
for
His
Majesty
since
his
lungs
are
stilt
weakened
from
the
effect
of
pneumonia
and
empyema
two
years
ago.
Democratic
Landslide
Featured
Election
In
Windy
City
Yesterday
Anton
Joseph
Cermak
Is
New
Mayor
With
Party
Men
Also
Successful
in
Treasurer
and
Clerk
Contests
CHICAGO,
April
8:
William
Hale
(Big
Bill)
Thomp-
;on
was
swept
out
of
office
as
Chicago's
mayqr
in
the
civic
lections
yesterday.
His
successor
is
Anton
Joseph
Cermak
'hairman
of
the
board
of
county
commissioners,
who
had
i
majority
of
nearly
200,000
votes.
The
election
was
mark-
d
by
a
Democratic
landslide
over
Republican
candidates
from
mayor
down.
Edward
J.
Ken-
CITY
SETS
P.
MILL
RATE
Cut
Made
in
Exhibition
Board
Grant
to
Allow
of
5!
Mill
Rate
Being
Set
1
Ai
a
special
meeting
of
the
city
council
test
night,
1
was
finally
gelded
(o
set
the
mill
rate
for
the
,-ear
at
52
mills.
This
was
achieved
iy
cutUng
the
grant
to
the
exhibition
board
to
$600
instead
of
$1200
is
it
was
last
year,
and
by
other
departmental
reductions.
,
There
was
a
move
to
reduce
the
jrant
to
the
public
library
but
it
.vas
pointed
out
that
the
work
there
j
was
steadily
increasing
and
that
the
issistant
to
the
librarian
must
get
an
advance
in
pay
mis
year,
ine
library
had
no
means
of
making
up
any
cut
tnat
mignt
be
maae.
11
naa
been
particularly
useful
during
the
past
winter
when
so
many
of'
the
unemployed
had
taken
out
books
ind
kept
themselves
from
brooding
iver
the
situation.
The
reduction
of
the
grant
to
the
xhibltion
board
was
contested,
iractically
half
of
the
council
being
n
favor
of
reducing
by
$400
Instead
f
$600.
It
was
decided
to
make
up
he
cut
by
donating
to
the
board
uch
vacant
lots
as
they
may
wish
nd
by
aiding
in
the
collections
lat-
in
the
season.
The
matter
of
what
its
shdirkf
go
to
the
board
was
left
1
the
hands
of
the
finance
com-
tittee.
J
Mother
of
Stewart
mm
ft
W
an
raSSCS
AWaV
In
Victoria
City
The
death
occurred
on
Tuesday
of
last
week
in
Victoria
of
Mrs.
Caroline
Hetnekey,
widow
of
the
late
George
Marshall
Heinekey
and
i
mother
of
O.
P.
Heinekey
of
Stewart.
The
late
Mrs.
elllnekey.
who
was
76
years
of
age,
was
laid
to
rest
on
Saturday
In
Roes
Bay
Cemetery.
!
The
late
Mrs.
Heinekey.
besides
the
son
at
Stewart,
is
survived
by
me
other
son
and
two
daughters.
Gentle
Policewomen
Need
of
Old
Country
LONDON.
April
8:
Speaking
at
a
meeting
neia
ai
ine
iiouse
'in
Commons
to
urge
the
establishment
of
an
efficient
body
of
women
ponce
;
throughout
the
country.
Sir
Robert
Hutchison
said
he
thought
the
lack
,
of
sympathy
towards
women
police
'
was
due
to
their
trying
to
ope
the
policeman.
If
they
would
abandon
the
Imitation
of
the
male
In
their
J
uniform
and
get
something
softer
'
and
more
refined,
they
would,
he
said,
get
a
good
deal
more
sym-:
pathy.
dall
was
elected
city
treasurer
and
J.
Brady,
city
clerk.
Both
received
majorities
as
decisive
as
that
given
the
mayor-elect.
The
new
mayor
started
his
career
as
a
donkey
dump
cart
driver
in
a
coal
mine.
His
life
has
been
quite
as
picturesque
though
perhaps
not
so
spectacular
or
boisterous
as
that
of
the
defeated
mayor.
The
result
of
the
election
puts
the
Democrats
in
control
of
civic
as
well
as
county
affairs.
,
LOG
SCALE
STILL
UP
Totals
12.330,558
to
Date
This
Year
As
Compared
With
8.233,611
Board
Feet
Timber
scaling
in
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
for
the'
month
of
March
this
year
totalled
2,246,342
board
feet
as
against
4,474.031
beard
feet
'in
the
same
month
last
year.
Scallngs
for
this
-year
to
date
have
totalled
12,350,558
board
feet
as
compared
with
8,255,814
board
feet
in
the
first
three
months
of
last
year.
Timber
sealing
for
March
this
year
by
species
was
as
follows:
Board
Feet
Fir
16,600
Spruce
...1.191,490
Cedar
i
...
53217
Hemlock
405,865
Balsam
99,870
Cedar
pole
and
pile
production
this
March
totalled
84,633
lineal
feet
as
against
32,740
lineal
feet
In
March.
1930.
Cordwood
cut
for
iMarcn,
March.
1931
1931
totalled
totaiiea
186
100
cords
corns
as
as
oetnt
85
cords
in
the
same
month
last
year.
year.
Production
of
ties
was:
down
for
mohth
Just
ended
to
13,110
pieces
as
against
52.433.
Albert
Fall
Is
Appealing
L'ormcr
slcretary
of
Interior
Does
Not
Like
Sentence
of
Corruption
Charge
WASHINGTON.
D.C
April
8:
Albert
B.
Fall,
former
United
States
Secretary
of
the
Interior,
is
to
appeal
a
sentence
Imposed
upon
him
in
connection
with
oil
scandals
of
the
Harding
administration.
.
,
-
.
i
t
AMELIA
EAHHAHT
SOARS
HIGH
IN
AUTOGYRO
WILLOW
GROVE.
Pa..
April
8:
Amelia
Earhart,
making
an
altitude
flight
In
an
autogyro
today,
made
an
unofficial
mark
of
18.600
feet;