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8
s
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Sunday,
August
9,
1931
High
10:23
a.m.
14:7
ft.
Prlnc
;t-Overcast,
light
21:58
p.m.
18,2
It.
southwt
n
S
H
H
vlrid;
barometer,
Low
3:45
am
6:9
ft.
32;
s
H
w
h.
15:10
p.m.
10:8
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITIS1T
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol
XXII
.
"
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
AUGUST
8,
1931
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
ARRANGE
TO
HANDLE
CANADA
GRAIN
LINDBERGHS
LANDED
AT
Government
To
Assist
Pool
In
Recuperating;
Orderly
Selling
With
No
Panic
Price
Influence
Premier
Bennett
Makes
Important
Statement
Initial
Payment
of
35c
in
Addition
to
Bonus
to
Be
Paid
Those
Joining
Plan
OTTAWA,
Aug.
8:
An
initial
payment
of
thirty-five
cents
per
bushel
in
addition
to
the
five
cent
bonus
will
be
paid
to
those
wheat
growers
who
enter
voluntary
pool
operation
of
1G00
country
and
terminal
elevators
owned
by
the
three
prairie
wheat
pools
as
private
concerns
and
government
action
looking
toward
orderly
marketing
of
the
i'
i
,.ud
definite
assurance
that
r
;u.in.s
will
not
be
allowed
to
l
prices
featured
a
statement
j
r
v
vrstcrday
by
Premier
R.
B.
AVIATORS
IN
DUTCH
fanzborn
and
Hr.rrulon.
in
Trouble
With
Authorities
Over
Khabar-avosk-Tokyo
Flight
'
KYO,
Aug.
8:
The
American
i
s
Clyde
Pangborn
and
Hugh
i
n
are
in
Dutrh
with
the
n
o
authorities
who
are
dc-
i.nt;
that
they
be
severely
pun-
!
uid
their
plane
confiscated.
.ime
about
through
the
two
n
inadvertantly
violating
the
v.
w
laws
In
connection
wjth
tin-lit
this
week
from
Khabar-.
1
k-
Russia
to
Tokyo.
Japan.
m
is
very
live
possibility
that
t
iv.rs
may
be
Indicted
by
the'
politan
police,
which
has
ta-.
.
.
.
i
'
vi
r
me
case,
dui
it
is
expvcvcu
,
U
money
will
be
exercised'
i-'i
uioy
DC
convicieu.
nine
i
.i;v
up
to
three
year,'
ton-1
nni,
nt
on
the
offences
with'
1
.
I
.r.T
WAGE
CUT
REPORTED
Prrmlrr
Totmle.
However,
States
That
No
Action
Has
Hccn
Taken
by
Cabinet
VICTORIA.
August
8
ReporU
iv'
been
current
here
to
the
ef-
!h.,t
there
may
be
cuts
in
the
i'
nt
civil
servants
and
mem-"'
i
the
government
and
leg-
mii'i
S.
F.
Tolmle
stated,
how-'
Mi
a
no
action
had
been
tak-'iv
the
cabinet
providing
for
'I'm
of
civil
servant!'
salarr
SECRETARY
TRAVELLING
ralrlrk
J,
Hurley,
United
States
Cabinet
Member,
on
Way
to
Phllllplnes
BATTLE,
Aug.
8:
On
his
way
'hi'
rhllllplno
Islands
to
make
a
11
""UKh
study
of
all
phases
of
that
"""
v'.h
nvoblems
In
view
of
Its
In-'""
demands
for
Independence,
v,''i'k
J
Hurley.
United
States
"
"
Ury
of
War.
arrived
here
yes-'
'
'
mid
sailed
this
morning
for.
'''sttnatlon
across
the
Pacific
J.
Fyf
e
Smith
ggggggA
ggggggggttLi2l
New
director
of
C
anadian
National
Railway
and
recent
visitor
in
Prhice
Rupert.
DESTBOver
HAS
.,,..
...,
REACHED
EStJUIMALT
VICTORIA.
Aug.
8:
II.
M.
C.
S.
Skcena,
Canada's
new
dc-
stroyer
for
service
on
the
Paci-
flc
Coast,
arrived
yesterday
from
Halifax
and
will
replace
it
M.
c.
8.
Vancouver
which
will
returned
to
England.
The
Skecna
U
a
sister
ship
of
II
M.
C.
S.
Saguenay.
which
is
sta-
tioned
on
the
Atlantic
Coast,
and
recently
arrived
at
Halifax
with
that
vessel
from
England.
STEVENS
ON
WAY
WEST
To
Treat
With
Provincial
Govern-
rncnt
Over
Unemployment
Relief
Measures
VICTORIA.
Aug.
8:-Armed
with
authority
to
deal
with
the
necessary
i
tot
amwrnment.
Hon.
II.
UlC
(Jivm."
,
H.
Stevens
left
Ottawa
today
for
Victoria
and
it
Is
expected
no
time
will
be
lost
in
getting
relief
measures
Into
operation.
Vancouver
Wheat
iiiupniroun
Aue.
8:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
51c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
A.
It.
Waddlngton
of
the
Forest
Branch
service
returned
to
the
city
train
from
one
of
on
this
afternoon's
his
periodical
trips
to
Tnwc
and
other
Interior
points
on
oHlctai
ADMITTANCE
IS
DENIED
Party
of
Doukhobors,
Who
Would
Have
Come
to
Canada
Now
j
In
Siberia
!
MOSCOW,
August
8
It
was
an-!
nounccd
here
yesterday
that
15,-000
Russian
Doukhobors
who
sought
to
emigrate
to
Canada
have
been
denied
admittance
to
that
country.
They
are
now
said
to
b
in
Siberia.
IS
DOWN
IN
OCEAN
rianc
of
Parker
Cramer
Has
Engine
Trouble
on
Atlantic
LONDON,
Aug.
8:
Radio
messages
received
last
night
by
Lloyds
from
the
Faroe
Wands
Indicated
that
trans-Atlantic
plane
piloted
by
Parker
D.
Cramer
with
Louis
Paquette
as
mechanic
had
been
forced
to
land
on
the
no
can
with
engine
trouble
between-Iceland
and
the
Faroes.
The
plane,
which
had
hopped
off
yesterday
afternoon
from
Iceland
for
the
nrltish
Isles,
asked
to
be
given
its
exact
bearings
and
also
solicited
assistance.
Cramer
and
Paquette
have
been
engaged
In
the
mapping
ot
an
air
mall
route
across
the
Atlantic
for
the
Trans-American
Air
Lines.
LOG
SCALE
STILL
LOW
Output
For
1931
Still
Considerably
nelow
That
For
Last
Year
at
Similar
Date
.
The
los
scale
In
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
in
July
Uils
year
totalled
10,120.065
board
feet
as
compared
with
13,180.078
board
feet
in
the
same
month
last
year.
So
far
this
year
the
log
scale
in
this
district
has
aaeecated
42.063.240
board
feet
as
against
59.032.015
board
feet
In
the
first
seven
months
of
1930.
FnllnwinB
was
the
Ion
scale
uer
variety
for
July
this
year
with
fi
gures
given
for
the
same
momn
last
year
for
comparison:
1931
1930
Fir
749,460
095.943
Cedar
989,161
2,191,829
Spruce
3,800.578
7,122,038
Hemlock
...
3,829.257
2.145,576
Balsam
729.070
739.034
Jack
Pine
..
16,533
7,985
Oottonw'd
17.073
Production
of
forest
products
con
tinues
to
show
a
decrease
this
year
on
last.
Cedar
poles,
pieis,
etc.
for
Jnlv
1931
amounted
to
57.710
lineal
I
feet
as
compared
with
118,894
lineal
foot
l
nthe
same
month
of
1930.
The
hemlock
pole
and
pile
production
I.
.
.....
.
-
IAf
II
.
1
lOf
July
tins
year
was
j.jj
impai
feet
as
compared
with
16,527
lineal
feet.
rinrdwood.
etc.
for
July
this
year
amounted
to
eleven
cords
as
against
703
cords.
Ties
for
July
this
year
,
lulled
19.420
pieces
as
against
49,-1
130
pieces
last
year.
POINT
Rehearsed
Marriage
Ceremony
Roll
M
':.;
.of
Ami'
Semple
MePherson,
evangel
ist,
w.i
..-j,.,
tu;
21
v
Lai
na
Lee
Smith
of
Alta
Okla.
Aiiiioe
I.
:
;
pi.:..
lined
thi
ceremony.
Photo
shows
the
Principals
rehearsing
Necessary
to
Sell
Lumber
Here
If
Local
Sawmill
Keeps
Going;
Holds
Spruce
Is
Equally
Good
"It
is
only
with
very
great
difficulty
that
it
is
possible
to
keep
sawmills
running
today,"
stated
H.
R.
McMillan,
owner
of
the
Big
Bay
Lumber
Co.,
in
an
interview
with
the
Daily
News
this
afternoon.
"As
far
as
our
plant
in
Prince
Rupert
is
concerned,
it
get
a
large
measure
of
local
we
are
offering
a
product
competitive
with
anything
pro-
PROBE
IN
NEW
YORK
Failure
of
Police
in
Connection
With
Gang
Atrocities
to
Be
Investigated
NEW
YORK
Aug.
8:
Judge
Samuel
Seabury
us
been
appointed
to
conduct
an
investigation
Into
the
failure
ol
the
New
York
police
authorities
to
s
ilv
murders,
outrages
and
miMii
meanors
generally
on
the
part
of
the
gangster
world
of
this
city.
Tht
passible
existence
of
collusion
between
the
police
and
gangland
will
br
the
subject
of
particular
query.
NEW
ORLEANS
MAYOR
4
INDICTED
II
Y
JURY
;
NEW
ORLKANB.
Aug.
8:
The
New
Orleans
parish
grand
Jury
yesterday
returned
two
Indictments
ngalnst
Mayor
Walmsley
of
New
Orleans,
one
alleging
that
the
mayor
had
invested
city
t
rust
funds
In
vlo
latlon
of
thi
1
av
and
the
other
charging
thu
hs
had
failed
to
have
the
book
dt
the
city
pro-
perly
kept
BARROW
THIS
MORNING
is
important
that
we
should
business,
particularly
when
jucea
ouuiae.
n
we
are
to
Keep
on
running,
we
must
get
local
business.
Otherwise,
we
may
have
to
close
up
and
throw
sixty
or
seventy
men
on
to
the
government
or
the
city.
As
It
Is
we
are
making
a
real
effort
to
keep
the
plant
running
but
It
wUl
depend,
partially
at
least,
on
whe
ther
or
not
local
people
will
use
our
local
product.
"Spruce
lumber,"
stated
Mr.
McMillan,
"Is
being
used
all
the
way
across
the
continent
and
Is
meeting
with
favor.
If
it
is
good
enough
elsewhere,
It
should
certainly
be
good
enough
here.
.
"It
Is
my
opinion
that
there
Is
a
duty
upon
Industrialists
during
the
present
times
to
keep
their
men
at
work
if
at
all
possible.
That
is
why
we
are
making
such
efforts
to
keep
the
mill
here
running."
Mr.
McMillan,
who
arrived
in
the
city
from
Vancouver
on
the
Prince
Henry
this
morning,
will
sail
this
evening
by
the
Prince
George
on
his
return
south.
Comic
Writer
Had
Operation
Condition
ot
Chick
Sale
Is
Serious
But
He
Is
Expected
to
Itecover
LOS
ANGELES.
Aug.
8:
Chick
Sale,
the
noted
comic
writer,
is
in
a
critical
condition
following
a
serious
operation
yesterday
but
good
hopes
are
held
for
his
recovery.
Lone
Eagle
And
His
Mate
Made
Midnight
Trip
From
Aklavik
Experienced
Low
Lyinjj
Fog
,
Covered
530
Miles
in
POINT
BARROW,
Aug.
8:
After
having
waited
impatiently
at
Aklavik
for
two
days
for
fog
to
clear
frorn
the
Arctic
rim,
Col.
and
Mrs.
Charles
A.
Lindbergh
were
able
to
get
off
from
there
at
7:30
last
evening
in
their
big
Lockheed-Sirius
plane
and
landed
at
this
northernmost
white
settlement
on
the
continent
at
2
o'clock
this
morn-
mg
after
a
530
mile
hop
In
cqn-
-v
i
Nation
of
their
flight
from
New
rr
v
JrYATTiTrri
r
AVVlllilllJil
K
(
)m
I
N
n
N
1
I
York
10
Tokyo
I
The
"Lone
Eagle-'
and
his
mate
"If
f
Ti"a"'
TlH?
i
,anded
on
Pen
water
after
ex-LnUlL,OlVlA.ll
perienclng
low-lyin8
banks.
Rev.
Dr.
Ephraim
Scott,
Former
Presbyterian
Moderator,
Dies
I
.lontreal
MONTREAL,
Aug.
8:-Rev.
Dr.
Ephraim
Scott,
aged
87,
former
mo-
deratorjotlhe.
xjne.FresDytenan
Presbyterian
General
General'
aeWr
6fute'Pre1Soms:,tt,e
...
Follr
Worried
About
'F
lorim
pnrH
rtiort
Viars
lo.t
wrf
.
Sons
of
Africa
Premier
Escape
FromBig
Lions
SOUTH
AFRICA,
August
8
Albert
and
Charles
Hertzog,
sons
of
Gen.
J.
B.
Hertzog.
Prime
Minister
of
the
Union
of
South
Africa,
ha
'I
a
narrow
escape
from
lions
In
the
Kruger
National
Park
recently.
They
were
obliged
to
take
refuge
!n
a
tree
until
rescued
by
a
party
sent
In
a
motor-car
by
their
father
Torrential
rain
had
turned
the
roads
into
mud
and
the
Prime
Minister's
car
stuck
in
a
part
of
'he
country
where
Hons
are
so
numerous
that
native
constables
leep
In
trees.
Albert
and
Charles
'lertaog
walked
ahead
to
seek
help
'ut
by
the
light
of
their
torch
'hey
saw
a
lion
In
the
middle
of
'he
road.
They
looked
round
for
t
place
to
which
to
retreat,
but
hey
found
another
lion
by
the'r
side.
Then
they
scrambled
into
o
'ree.
RELIEF
OF
W0RKLESS
Situation
Will
De
Met
No
Matter
How
Serious.
Declares
Hoover
WASHINGTON.
DC,
Aug.
8
The
unemployment
situation
In
the
United
States
this
winter,
no
matter
what
it
may
be.
will
be
fully
net.
It
was
declared
yesterday
by
President
Hoover.
Vfr
Mruwmr
cltwl
that
nhm
fni
relief
between
the
federal
and
local
and
state
governments
had
been
completed.
Clark
Trial
Proves
Quiet
LOS
ANGELES,
August
8
Tlij
fourth
day
of
the
trial
of
David
I
Clark,
cnarged
witn
me
murder
ol
!
Charles
Crawford,
tailed
yesterday
j
to
produce
anything
whatever
lit
I
the
way
of
sensation.
The
real
fireworks
are
expected
to
commence
when
the
defend
testimony
Is
taken
Banks
Along
Arctic
Rim
Six
and
Half
Hours
CITIZENS
WORRIED
i
Hhat
Grand
Jury
Report
May
Contain
SEATTLE,
Aug.
8:
A
number
of
Seattle
citizens,
who
have
been
prominent
in
the
public
affair's
of
the
city,
are
awaiting
with
some
considerable
anxiety
the
report
of
a
federal
grand
jury
which
has
Investigated
charges
of
graft
and
police
protection.
Charges
of
income
tax
dodging
wcVe
also
investigated
by
the
same
grand
Jury.
BIG
SHIP
IS
NAMED
Mrs.
Herbert
Hoover
Officiates
at
Christening
of
New
United
States
Dirigible
AKRON,
Ohio,
Aug.
8:
Christening
ceremonies
for
the
huge
new
United
States
dirigible
Akron
took
place
at
the
dirigible
dock
here
today.
Mrs.
Herbert
Hoover,
wife
of
the
president,
officially
named
the
ship.
The
ceremonies
were
attended
by
100,000
spectators.
The
big
airship
will
be
given
Its
trial
flight
by
the
Navy
later.
Big
Advance
In
Chicago
Wheat
Gain
of
Nearly
Three
Cents
Per
Bushel
Was
Recorded
on
Windy
City
Market
Yesterday
CHIOAOO,
Aug.
8:
Wheat
took
an
advance
of
nearly
three
cents
a
bushel
on
the
local
market
yesterday.
ROnitlNS
AND
JONES
)
DOWN
AT
EDMONTON
EDMONTON,
Aug.
8:
Heartily
disgusted
were
Reginald
Robblns
and
Harold
Jones
when
they
were
forced
to
land
here
yesterday
afternoon
on
a
projected
non-stop
flight
from
Fairbanks,
Alaska,
to
Fort
Worth,
Texas.
Robblns
and
Jones
recently
failed
in
two
attempts
to
fly
non-stop
from
Seattle
to
Tokyo.
4