Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Wednesday,
April
22,
1931
Dlgby
Island
Clear,
calm
A,
High
3:11
a-m.
20:5
ft.
mf
ter.
30.78;
temperature,
16:17
p.m.
16:8
ft.
;mooth.
i
4j
Low
,
10:12
a.m.
4.3
it.
21:55
pjn.
9:1
ft.
X
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
c'Vol.
XXII..
No.
93.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
APRIL
21,
1931
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
TRIKE
ON
TUG
BOA
TS
IN
VANCOUVER
HELP
FOR
FARMERS
URGED
IN
HOUSE
BYROBT.
GARDINER
Masters
and
Towing
Vessels
Angry
At
Reduction
In
Pay
Two
Hundred
Navigators
and
Four
Hundred
Engineers
and
Deck
Hands
AffectedLogging
Camps
May
Have
to
Close,
Making
More
Workless
VANCOUVER,
April
21:
Two
hundred
masters
and
mate
.
comprisng
the
tugboat
section
of
the
Canadian
Merchant
Service
Guild
went
on
strike
today.
Some
four
l
un
lrt'd
engineers
and
deckhands
are
also
affected
while
?
i
feared
that,
if
the
strike
continues,
numerous
logging
ndVAjx
will
le
forced
to
close
down,
throwing
thousands
of
ien
out
of
work.
"The
strike
does
not
r-i
nrrfTn
m
.alfect
passenger
or
freight
boats
MUMUKlYi
AT
BARROW
One
House
Overturned
and
Hoofs
Blown
Off
Others
Some
Are
Covered
With
Snow
i
roiNT
BARROW.
April
21:
A
se-
,
:
.
.rm
durlnc
the
rvaiit
two
riav
!
,
:
;wiuedjv
vU4fiU
window
4
i
a
frame
house,
tore
roofs
off
i
:s
completely
covered
several
bouses
with
drlfed
snow
and
raU-'
ice
on
the
Arctic
Ocean.
B
v
tored
on
the
beach
were
and
blown
away.
DRY
MEN
ARE
BUSY
Illicit
I
se
of
Liquor
in
Seattle
to
He
Stopped,
They
Say
HKATTLB.
April
21:
Following
a
'
"rder
that
the
notorious
Club
Vi-'-n
be
padlocked
for
one
year
t
.i
of
violations
therein
of
the
i:
'.;biuon
laws,
of
which
viola
-"
'
it
was
alleged
the
owners
were
'
i.mt.
federal
prohibition
of-f1"!
yesterday
started
an
intcn-ivi
drive
against
the
unlawful
use
"'
ii'i'i'r
In
public
places
In
this
111
Cabaret
and
hotel
proprietors
1
iv
bom
warned
that
no
quarter
i-i
b
given.
Helen
Keller
On
Air
Trip
Notrd
Hlind
and
Deaf
Authoress
Makes
Her
First
Flight
Today
M
W
YORK
April
21:
Helen
K'
i.i
r.
noted
blind
and
deaf
author-will
make
her
first
flight
In
an
j
!
piano
today
when
she
leaves
u.n-k
for
Washington.
D.C.
where
'"'
will
be
present
at
a
convention.
M
Kpller
will
be
met
at
Washing-!
n
by
President
and
Mrs.
Hoover.
'
KING
OF
S1AM
.
IS
STILL
SICK
4
FARQO.
North
Dakota.
April
'1
-As
the
special
train
carry-
'"k
His
Majesty
and
his
en-
t"uraget.bn
passed
through
Iktc
yesterday
It
was
reported
"'at
the
king
of
Slam
was
-I'
Tiering
from
further
com-
I'licattons
following
an
attack
"f
bronchitis
and
malaria
while
he
was
crossing
the
P.icllic
-Ocean.
The
King
is
"ii
his
way
to
New
York
where
lie
will
undergo
an
operation
one
of
his
eyes.
Mates
of
f
and
a
number
of
companies
using
tugs
on
.agreements.
The
strike
arose
out
of
one
company
reducing,
wages
last
November.
A
number
of
tugs
are
already
tied
up
but.
as
many
are
still
out.
it
wfU
some
Ume
before
the
veMete
are
jal1
ldlc
"
GRAIN
SHIP
HERE
TODAY
Welsh
City
Arrives
Early
This
After-noon
From
Shantlial
to
Load
For
U.
K.-Conilnent
At
1
pjn.
today
the
steamer
Welsh
City,
coming
here
to
load
a
full
car-eo
of
grain
for
United
Kingdom
or
ConUneht
from
the
Alberta
Wheat
root's
elevator,
reached
this'
port
from
Shanghai
early
this
afternoon.
The
vessel
was
met
at
Triple
Island
this
morning
and
piloted
in
by
Capt.
C.
W.
Wear-mouth.
The
Welsh
City
does
not
have
U
be
lined
but
she
will
have
to
be
fumigated
before
proceeding
to
load.
The
Welsh
City.
Immediately
on
irrlval.
tied
up
at
the
elevator.
SEATTLE
HOLD-UPS
Two
Daring
Attempts
Yesterday
Are
Unsuccessful
SEATTLE,
April
21:
-Two
major
hold-ups
and
several
minor
ones
in
Seattle
were
commanding
police
investigation
yesterday.
J.
H.
Miller,
operator
of
a
service
station
on
Woodland
Park
Avenue,
escaped
unscathed
In
a
descent
hand-to-hand
battle
with
a
burg
lar,
some
dosen
shots
being
fired
j
during
the
melee.
The
bandit
made
his
getaway
without
loot.
Two
thugs
held
up
L.
K.
Wilson
In
his
garage
and
kidnapped
him
In
his
own
car,
getting
away
wun
uu
machine
and
$399
In
cash
which
Wilson
had
lh
his
possession.
The
Weather
Langara-Clear.
light
easterly
Wind',
calm
sea.
Triple
Island
Cfoar,
fresh
nor-
hrriv
wind,
moderate
sea.
Dead
Tree
,rdintrrCa!mvclIvf
barometer.
3058;
temperature,
w
tea
smooth.
'
,
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
April
21
:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
G2Uc
on
the
local
exchange
today.
REVOLT
IN
HONDURAS
Rebels
Active
and
Americans
Are
r
Killed
Cities
Captured
TEGUCIGALPA,
Honduras,
Ap-ril
21:
Revolution
has
broken
out
in
this
Central
American
republic
and
a
number
of
Americans
are
reported
to
have'
been
killed
with
many
others
in
peril
of
their
lives.
The
rebels
have
captured
two
cities
and
several
smaller
towns
on
the
north
coast.
The
cruiser
Memphis
of
the
United
States
fleet
has
been
dii-patched
to
Honduras
and
will
probably
be
reinforced
by
other
warships.
There
are
1000
Americans
In
Honduras,
and
United
States
Investments
total
$10,000,000.
Vancouver
Stocks
(Ocurttn
-
D.
JotanstM
Co.)
Bayvlew,
Vs.
1.
Big
Missouri,
43.
44.
Cork
Province.
1,
2.
Dulhie
Mine.
5.
6.
George
Copper.
56.
nil.
.
Georgia
River,
2,
2.
Orthdrlew.
4
4.
5V4.
Independence,
nil,
1.
Indian
Mines,
l,
nil.
L,
it
L..
nil,
1.
Lucky
Jim.
2.
3.
Mohawk,
nil,
V
Morton
Wooleey.
2',.
3.
National
Silver.
2.
24.
Noble
Five.
44.
5i.
Oregon
Copper.
7,
84.
Pend
Oreille,
1.20,
1.23.
Premier,
82.
85.
Porter-Idaho,
6,
7.
Reeves
Macdonald,
37,
40.
Rufus-Argenta,
2.
3.
Silver
Crest.
2U,.
3.
Snowflake.
24.
3.
Topley
Rich
field,
1,
nil.
Whitewater.
4.
5.
Woodbine.
1.
IK.
OILS
freehold.
54.
7.
Hartal
5.
nil.
A.
P.
Con..
,
a.
Calmont,
13,
nil.
.
DaJhousle.
30,
37.
Pebjran
Pete,
4.
'
Home,
75,
85.
RoyaUte,
10.00,
ntl.
Mtrland.
14,
154.
Mmury.
144.
15.
United,
16.
17.
Eastern
Stocks
Noranda.
2250.
23.25.
Int.
Nickel.
10.15.
16.75.
C.
P.
R..
38.50.
38.00.
Earthquake
Felt
in
East
Tremor
Reported
Yesterday
After
noon
Rut
no
Damage
Done
ALBANY.
April
21:
New
England
and
other
of
the
northeastern
states
experienced
an
earthquake'
shock
yesterday
afternoon.
No
damage
was
done.
Julian
Fined
in
Texas
on
Charge
of
Carrying
Gun
LORADO.
Texas,
April
21:
C.
C.
Julian,
the
notorious
oil
promoter,
pleaded
guilty
here
yesterday
to
a
charge
of
Illegally
carrying
weap-ona
and
was
fined
$500
and
casts.
Julian
is
under
Indictment
on
additional
charges
of
kidnapping
and
attempting
to
rob
a
former
Most
Modern
)
AS
gggB?
HlSfiiv
"-
gvjgg
Valero
III,
c:ulser.
-aKi
!
be
Wo
:l
-
mot
m.jdei
11
creation
of
marine
efficiency.
Is
launch'
d
at
L
iib
B'
a-h
ilif.
tor
Capt.
Q.
Allan
Hancock,
prominent
capitali.l
of
Los
Angeles.
Her
cruising
ra-,w
,
dius
is
9,500
miles.
Trip
to
'Height
of
Interesting
in
Connection
With
Talk
of
Peace
River
Railway
Reports
that
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
Company
will
this
summer
survey
routes
tor
a
projected
line
Irom
the
Peace
River
country
to
come
out
on
the
Skeena
River
somewhere
near
Hazelton
give
added
interest
to
the
infor
mation
gained
by
Alex
Chisholm,
a
Smithers
prospector,
on
a
two
months
trip
made
last
fall
to
the
height
of
land
between
the
Fin
lay
and
Stlklne
JOHNSON
CRITICAL
California
Senator
Does
Not
Lik
-
Way
Nicaragua
lias
Been
Handled
SAN
FRANCISCOll
.April
21
:
Senator
Hiram
Johnson
of
Calif
01
nla
yesterday
criticised
the
Hoover
administration
for
Its
handling
of
the
Niearaguan
situation.
The
government
should
have
sent
enough
marines
to
meet
the
emergency
in
a
thorough
manner
or
else
have
left
it
alone
altogether.
Johnson
asserted.
PRIEST
HAD
T
T
i
rjT
ID)
n
AKD
1
Kir
Father
Hubbard
Besting
at
Fall
banks
After
Arduous
Grind
SEATTLE.
April
21
:-Rev.
Father
8m,tf,
5
-
on
Driftwood
River.
I
Hubbard
of
Santa
Clara.
CaL,
also
I'
wnlcn
were
developing
,
noted
as
a
northern
explorer
andjmni'1
0
"te
par
of,
adventurer.
UrecuperaUngmr-!theJournfyilhey
we"
f
l
banks,
according
to
word
(received
,
nor
""
016
Fa""lv1,Vi
te
which
has
suneyed
by,
here,
from
the
effects
of
an
ardu-
qeen
p
eudnfor
railway
con-1
ous
cross
country
trip
of
1600
miles
c;
Ion
purposeW
TOU
would
be,
by
dog
team.
He
was
engaged
,:uc
taking
motion
pictures
0
Tcentral
WMhlMW
n
5v
8
y'
Alaska.
.....
1
CoL.and
Mra-ft
Ifocklo
Honored
-at
Salt
''Spring
SALT
SPR1NO
ISLAND.
April
21:
Colonel
C.
W
Peck.
V.O.,
and
Mrs.
VnR,vm
down
the
valley
of
the
SC.
Z
Mo7e?
n"
"T'
r
mTSS;
which
the
Colonel
and
his
wife
are!nan.d
1Von.
5e..n,"!?.y
held
they
were
presented
with
silver
rose
bowl.
Marine
Creation
Land
Proves
Rivers.
Chisholm
was
guided
by
Leon
George,
a
Hazelton
Indian,
who
had
.
xompanied
Oun-a-noot
when
that
.amous
ndian
trapper
conducted
3tuart
Henderson,
Victoria
lawyer,
to
see
reputed
mineral
deposits
in
that
far
away
section.
Chisholm
and
Leon
George
lett
Smithers
qn
Sep-ember
8,
1930
with
three
horses,
and
equipped
with
a
small
tent
and
a
large
canvas
fly
to
cover
it.
Most
of
their
supplies
were
taken
from
Smithers
and
Haselton
stores
but
these
were
replenished
en
route
at
the
II
u.
'son
Bay
post
of
Bablne
and,
at
the
trading
posts
at
Takla
Land-'ng,
where
both
Hudson's
Bay
Co.
i
and
McCorkell
Bros,
have
stores.
I
Prom
Haselton
the
route
followed
was
that
o
the
Suskwa
River
trail
to
Baliine
Post
and
on
to
Takla
Lftr.ulng,
which
was
reached
on
September
21,
13
days
alter
leaving
Smithera.
Then
a
trail
was
followed
!
ht
jv
or
that
body
01
water,
which
was
reached
the
following
day.
On
the,1
"snty-fourth
they
reached
Uiej
camp
of
the
Consolidated
Mining
St
i
Vi
September
2YiVw
fell
but
faer
QUxYutiltSmduilear
Lake
;
on
the
lolloping
(Jay,
and
kept
along
the
trail
on
the
north-east
side
of
the
lake.
The
Indian
village
at
the
foot
of
the
lake
was
reached
on
Oc
tober
1.
From
this
village
the
troll
route
iruin
picwmi
w
i
raw
mm.
Continued
on
Page
3.)
U.F.A.
Leader
Demands
Action
With
View
to
Removing
Depression
Sub-Amendment
to
Throne
Speech
Moved
at
Ottawa-People
of
Plains
Will
be
Demoralized
Unless
Something
Turns
Up
Soon
OTTAWA,
April
21:
A
sub-amendment
to
the
address
in
reply
to
the
Throne
Speech
was
moved
in
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
by
Robert
Gardiner,
leader
of
the
United
Farmers
of
Alberta,
urging
that
a
committee
of
the
House
investigate
the
causes
and
extent
of
the
present
degression
with
a
view
to
suggesting
action
to
correct
the
'"Stuatiun.
Unless
something
turns
KILLED
ON
CROSSING
Ghastly
Tragedy
on
Hastings
Street
in
Vancouver
Witnessed
By
Hundreds
of
People
VANCOUVER,
April
21:
William
Sutton,
aged
66,
a
newspaper
ven-
attempted
to
cro
Ml
rtrim
a
Oa
nadtan
Pacific
Railway
train
at
the
crossing
on
Hastings
Street
yester-
day
afternoon.
Hundreds
of
people
witnessed
the
fatality
in
which
the
,
body
was
virtually
cut
to
pieces.
CITY
HALL
j
I
CONFUSED
j
'
Developments
Come
Thick
and
Fast
in
Seattle
Municipal
Affairs
SEATTLE.
AprU
21:
Further
developments
came
yesterday
to
further
complicate
the
involved
state
of
affairs
at
the
City
Hall
whre
the
municipal
war
still
rages
merrily
between
the
rival
factions.
One
of
the
day's
developments
was
the
allegation
that
Oeorge
B.
Avery,
superintendent
of
public
utilities,
had
"offered
to
split
S1Q00
jvlth
the
former
superintendent
of
transportatioi
of
a
bus
transaction
Artother
walk
the
allegation
by
the
president
of
the
Citizens'
Municipal
Protective
League,
which
is
working
for
the
recall
of
Mayor'
Edwards,
that
his
telephone
had
been
tapped.
During
the
day
the
city
council
refused
to
approve
of
Stirling
B.
Hill,
the
mayor's
fourth
nominee
for
the
office
of
city
light
superlnten-1
dent
succeeding
John
D.
Ross,
who
was
dismissed
last
winter
by
the
'
mayor.
I
Significance
was
seen
In
a
visit
of
the
mayor's
secretary
to
the!
King
County
a
rand
Jury
that
lid-wards
might
lay
additional
charges
against
the
deposed
chief
of
the
light
department.
TARIFF
AND
PROHIBITION
Democratic
National
Chairman
Thinks
These
Are
Great
Pre-'
Sldrntial
Issues
NEW
YORK.'iAprtl
21:-The
tat-j
iff
AiiAillAn
nt.rl
nvithtKUInn
,.
nM
.
named
as
the
great
Issues
of
the
1M2'
presidential
election
by
John
J.
Raskob,
national
Democratic
chairman,,
in
ah
interview
here
yesterday.
"A
smashing
victory
will
ensue
It
the
Democratic
party
takes
a
definite
ytand
on
these
Issues,"
Haa-kob
predicted.
up
for
the
western
farmer
in
a
short
time,
the
morale
of
the
people
of
tht
plain;
will
be
"absolutely
gone,"
Mr.
Gardiner
declared.
MORE
FISH
IS
LANDED
Better,
Weather
on
itanks
Results
I
in
Heavier
Arrivals
Here
Todav
I
sap
roved
weather
during
the
past
",
iMliD
ru1nds
was
reflected
in
Increased
landings
of
fish
here
today.
A
total
of
57,000
....
.
.
.
.
Jvu..uw
n
wv
W
V
JW..M0
V
nadian
fish
being
disposed
of
to
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries
for
the
usual
down
payment
of
9c
and
6c
and
15.500
pounds
of
American
hail-but
going
to
the
same
concern
for
an
advance
of
9
He
and
6tyc.
The
boats
in
are:
Canadian
Viking.
7.000
pounds;
Helge
H..
7.000;
White
Hope.
7,500;
Joe
Baker.
5.000:
Livingstone.
6,000;
Temen.
6.000;
Domino
II.
4.000.
American
Oceanic.
14.500
lb3.
WAGE
CUTS
FEWER
NOW
Ten
Per
Cent
Improvement
In
Employment
in
Southern
States
is
Reported
WASHINGTON,
April
21:
Government
statistical
returns
show
that
the
wage
catting
tendency
in
the
smaller
Industries
of
the
country
is
rapidly
diminishing.
A
ten
per
cent
pick-up
in
employment
In
the
southeastern
state
is
also
reported.
Dip
Quarantine
At
Point
Barrow
Will
Be
Raised
POINT
BARROW.
April
21:
Lifting
of
the
diphtheria
quarantine
after
weeks
of
epidemic
and
more
than
thirty
cases
of
the
dia
ls
set
for
Thursday.
ALASKA
LLOISLATUISF.
FROWNS
UrOX
COMMON
LAW
MAIUtlAGE
BILL
JUNEAU.
AprU
21:
The
ter-
ritortal
legislature
yesterday
4
rejected
a
Senate
bill
which
4
would
have
legalised
common,
law
marriages
In
Alaska.
The
4
Senate
bill
would
have
reeog-
4
nlzed
marriages
without
a
mln-
lster
In
the
case
of
persons
Uv-
4
Ing
fifty
miles
or
more
away
from
one.
1
4