Must
Be
Rescued
From
Morass
of
Economic
Depression
Into
Which
It
Is
Sinking-
Imperial
Conference
May
Discuss
Proposal
OTTAWA,
May
15:
The
coming
Imperial
conference
nttuwa
would
be
an
excellent
place
to
start
restoration
oi
the
value
of
silver,
J.
F.
Darling,
director
of
the
Midland
Bank,
told
the
banking
and
commerce
committee
of
mp
House
of
Commons
today.
Something
had
to
be
done
'.o
i
pscue
the
world
from
the
economic
morass
in
which
it
jikuiK.
he
declared.
He
outlined
in'ne
contemplating
the
forma-
i.'.
ir,
oi
an
Empire
oanK
wmco
wouia
.
pusibie
a
bl-mttalllc
basis
of
"iit-v
silver
being
restored
to
Its
(
:.t.T
alongside
gold
with
a
value
i
o!
one
to
twenty
In
favor
of
CONFERENCE
PRESIDENT:
Rev
X,
I.
Mitchell
Named
Head
on
lulled
Church
For
This
1
Province
"
j
1
rcTORIA,
May
15
Rev.
Dr.
Alii
Mitchell,
pastor
of
Shaugh-.
Heights
United
Church,
Van-
-er.
was
yesterday
elected
pre-
Ht
of
the
Drtttsh
Columbia
nicrence
of
the
United
Church
'
'.inuda.
Krv
A
D.
Archibald
was
elected
I'
tary
of
the
conference
and
W
P.
Bunt,
treasurer.
WRECK
OF
AIRPLANE
lib
oTery
Made
in
Northern
Inlet
Ilrported
to
Have
Passed
Over
Langara
Island
"KtDEOATE.
May
16:
Tlie
k
of
an
airplane
found,.
recently
nr
head
of
one
of
the
northern
-
is
believed
to
be
that
of
a
i
which
fishermen
report
hav-M't'n
pass
over
Langara
Island
.lune.
v
urdlng
to
last
year's
report,
a
plane
came
in
from
the
Pacl-'
K'oan
and
passed
over
the-trol-'
fleet
which
was
at
anchor.
It
1
1
30
pjn
Tlie
plane
headed
Hie
mainland
and
considerable
.
icry
has
since
been
attached
to
;
Property
of
Oil
Promoter
Taken
r
rt
V.
I
TOr
LreailOrS
'KLAHOMA
CITY.
May
15-Per-
m.il
nrmwrlv
nf
C
P
Julian,
the
UNITED
PACIFIC
IS
BEING
SUED
FOIl
WARES
BY
CARPENTERS
.
On
behalf
of
T.
Ross
Mackay,
foreman,
and
nine
other
men,
who
carried
out
carpenter
work
In
the
preparation
of
a
fish
wareihouse
planned
to
be
used
in
the
co-operative
mar-
ketlng
of
halibut
here,
a
writ
was
Issued
out
of
County
Court
here
this
morning
by
AV.
6.
Pulton
against
the
United
Pa-
,
cific
Fisheries.
The
claim
is
lor
$996
in
wages.
Judge
Young
granted
an
Injunction
re-
straining
the
United
Pacific
from
transferring
any
of
its
assets.
4
PERFORMED
OPERATION
Kins
of
Slam
Has
Cataract
On
Left
Eye
Removed
NEW
YORK.
May
15
The
King
of
Siam
went
under
an
opera-Ron
here
Monday,
this
week,
for
the
removal
of
a
cataract
from
his
left
eye.
It
Is
the
principal
object
of
His
Majesty
to
this
country
to
have
the
treatment
for
his
eye
which
is
now
blind.
A
powerful
radio
has
been
Installed
for
the
King
during
his
period
of
convalescence
and
he
expects
to
be
able
to
hear
the
stations
in
Rankok,
his
capital,
as
well
as
from
other
parts
of
the
world.
JJgJ
StateS
IS
Ready
to
Join
in
Silver
Conference
WASHINGTON,
D.C..
way
in
response
to
overtures
made
by
iia
miiriMM
minister
to
Ulllietl
States,
the
8overnme"1.
f
"
ranee
mm
i-
--
-
-
WOULD
KEEP
AMENDMENT
PRINCETON.
N.J.
May
15:
i
,
.,.,.
nnvomor
A
Oowrnor
Speaking
here,
forme.
,A;
E.
Smith
P0
"j"
the
Eighteenth
in
a
world
silver
conier-$180,000
Uclpatc
rious
oU
promoter,
aggregat
-!
In
value
were
attached
!
ence.
'
rday
to
satisfy
Judgments
1
unst
iiim
In
California.
RENO
WAY
NOT
LIKED
LOS
ANOELES,
May
15:Wo-
ri"'u'-s
club"
and
parent-teachers'
oclatlons
of
this
city
have
Joined
"
uic
movement
against
tne
new,oc
rewmeu
-r,:i.
laws
of
Nevada.
They
are
in
the
sake
of
such
staUs
as
may
wi.n
i
vor
of
a
national
divorce
law.
jto
take
advantage
of
it.
CHANGE
IS
NECESSARY
Rcconttruction
of
Economic
System
is
Urged
by
Pope
Pius
in
Pronouncement
Today
HOME,
Slay
15
Reconstruction
of
the
entire
economic
sys
tem
by
bringing
it
back
to
tiie
requirements
of
social
justice
so
I
as
to
ensure
more
equitable
(lis-
I
trihution
of
the
united
proceeds
j
of
capital
and
labor
was
urgrd
in
an
encyclical
letter
issued
today
bv
Pope
Plus,
following
a
radio
address.
The
Pope
condemned
the
concentration
of
wealth.
TO
CONFER
ON
SILVER
Meeting
of
Nations
to
Re
Called,
i
The
government
Is
also
consider-Vashington
Hears
ling
a
proposal
to
introduce
a
half
!
holiday
on
Saturdays
in
road
work
WASHINGTON.
May
15:
A
con-
in
order
to
effect
economy,
ference
of
the
nations
will
soon
be
.
oallad
to
go
into
the
silver
situation
and.
If
possible,
rectify
the
present
degression
in
the
metal.
RENO.
May
15:
United
States
Senator
Key
Pitman
of
Nevada,
in
a
statement
here,
said
that
the
present
low
level
of
silver
was
due
to
the
action
of
the
British
government
In
having
melted
down
the
'ndlan
rupee,
reissuing
It
with
less
silver
content
Earnings
of
Nickel
Down
Aggregate
Little
More
Than
Quarter
Than
For
First
Three
Months
of
1930
MONTREAL.
May
15
The
International
NlcKel
Oo.
of
Canada
Ltd.
reports
net
profits
for
the
first
quarter
of
the
current
year
at
$1,-660,63?
as
compared
with
$4,616,-144
for
the
corresponding
period
last
year.
AGREEMENT
ON
SUGAR
LONDON.
May
15
Seven
of
the
world's
Greatest
suear
nroduclni
nations
have
signed
an
agreement
i
wnereby
thev
will
endeavor
to
..--!
nvomrndiinttnn
nf
xuirnr
h
limiting
the
export
of
the
commo
i
auy.
England
Not
So
Hot
About
New
f
,
rrt
,
LUSlOmS
I
reatV
LONDON.
May
15:
The
proposed
i
customs
treaty
between
Germany
and
and
"
Austria,
Austria,
wltn
wnn
wnicn
wnicn
Italy
luiiy
is
is
now
now
w
have
becomc
allRned
I
ijjtnsc
strenuously
opposed
.
by
rtnd
Ceecho-Slovakla
and
it
b
,
grected
wlth
mucn
cn
ngiand.
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
foe
Wml
Saturday,
May
16.
1931
High
0:13
ajn.
20:5
It
Rupert
Raining,
light
12:52
p.m.
18:3
ft.
rj
jid;
barometer,
29.77;
sea
Low
6:49
a.m.
3:9
ft.
18:40
p.m.
7:3
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
m
A
i
No.
114.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
MAY
15,
1931
TRICE
FIVE
CENTS
fl
t3
IVER
RESTORATION
IS
ADVOCATED
FORCE
OF
BRUISERS
ORGANIZED
BY
MOSLEY
LABOR
PARTY
c
a
British
Banking
Expert
Urges
Bi-Metallic
Basis
As
Means
of
Restoring
World
Prosperity
Defeat
In
Presidential
Contest
Yesterday
Seen
:
As
End
of
Briand
Career
PARISL
May
15:
Some
political
observers
see
in
the
defeat
of
Aristide
Briand
in
the
presidential
poll
at
Versailles
of
the
Senate
and
Chamber
of
Deputies
yesterday
the
end
of
the
picturesque
career
of
the
great
French
statesman.
Briand
withdrew
from
the
contest.qfter
the
first
ballot
returned
442
votes
for
Paul
Doumer,
Pacifist,
against
301
lor
himself.
The
result
of
the
poll
caused
a
sensation
-in
political
circles.
That
Briand
was
deeply
affected
by
the
result
was
evident'
'He
fainted
and
was
rushed
to
bed.
Wages
For
Forest
Eire
Fighters
Is
Reduced
By
Government;
Will
Be
Jn
Line
With
Lumber
Industry
VICTORIA,
Mav
15:
Compensation
for
fire
fighters
was
reduced
by
the
provincial
government
yesterday
from
;
Canadian
39,200
pound.
8c
and
wrlland,
out..
May
lsJoseph
25c
an
hour
with
board
to
the
same
amount
without
board,
i5
t0
an
;i!IMJK!
.'
hanged
her
Whore
fire.ilfto.
are
bleiord
.thems.
the!
Jj2g?5
SSSS
SS
goveirimenMviii
aeuucti.per
uay
irom
nevvagea
low
feeding
them.
The
change
!
lng
wages
In
keeping
with
those
1
prevailing
in
the
lumber
industry
Oklahoma
City
Has
Explosion
Large
Gas
Storage
Tank
Exploded
and
Hurst
Into
Flames,
I
Rocking
City
!
j
OKLAHOMA
CITY,
May
15
This)
city
was
rocked
Wednesday
when!
a
large
oil
storage
tantc
near
the;
fashionable
Capitol
Hill
reslden-j
tlal
district
exploded
and
broke
i
Into
a
large
fire.
The
city
was
eov-
j
ered
with
a
heavy
pall
of
black1
oil
smoke
the
same
night
but
the
fire
was
under
control.
!
ABANDON"
COLONIES
Republican
Government
of
Spain
to
Make
Change
j
I
MADRID,
May
15:
Reports
'
have
leaked
out
from
the
new
re-I
publican
government
of
Spain
that
It
is
the
intention
to
aban-I
don
the
monarchlal
colonial
pol-!
Icy.
i
The
first
step,
It
is
said,
will
be
to
withdraw
from
Morocco.
D
111
D
rtei
AnmA
JLIII
aACI-UIIOiUCI
tU
In
California
8ACRAMENTO,
May
15
The
California
state
legislature
votel
yesterday
to
reconsider
the
bill
substituting
the
lethal
gas
chamber
for
hanging
In
executions
In
i
i
the
the
state
state
which
whicn
the
the
day
day
previous
previous
lit
had
sent
up
to
the
governor
for
I
I.U.li.
signature.
The
Weather
1
Triple
Island
-
Raining,
fresh
southeast
wind;
.sea
moderate
Langara
Island
Overcast,
nvj
-
derate
east
wind;
sea
choppy.
IsileaigneH
to
make
fire
fight-
REGINA
CYCLONE
Power
Lines
Went
Down
and
Entire
City
in
Darkness
For
Three
Hours
REG1NA,
May
15:.
A
cyclonic
blast
last
night
ended
a
heat
wave
of
the
past
few
days
ana1
levelled
main
power
lines
and
25
poles
in
Retina's
east
side.
Scores
of
workmen
struggled
today
to
restore
the
city's
power
service.
The
city
was
in
darkness
for
three
hours.
No
injuries
were
reported.
ancouver
Stocks
(QourlMY
8.
D.
J
On.)
Big
Missouri,
27,
nil.
Oeorgla
River.
3H,
3.
George
Enterprise,
nil.
3.
Orandvlew,
3,
4.
Independence,
nil.
1.
Indian
Mines.
1.
1.
Lakevlew,
nil,
1.
Lucky
Jim.
14.
2.
Mohawk,
4,
nil.
Marmot
Metals,
nil
4.
National
Silvtr,
2,
24-Noble
Five,
4,
5.
Pend
Oreille,
nil,
1.00.
Premier,
70,
73.
Reeves
Macdonald.
nil,
30.
Rufus-Argenta,
2,
3.
Silver
Crest,
J.
3.
Snowtlake,
2,
nil.
Topley
Richfield.
1.
nil.
Whitewater,
4.
nil.
Woodbine,
.
1.
OILS
A.
P.
Con..
16,
18.
Merland,
104,
114-Mercury,
18,
184.
Dalhousle.
nil,
30.
Fabyan
Pete,
2,
nil.
Home.
55,
nil.
United,
10,
nil.
Eastern
Stocks
Norenda,
22.00,
nil.
C.
P.
R..
28.00,
29.00.
Ford
A,
10.00,
nil.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER,
May
15:
Wheat
iwa
quoted
on
th
local
exchange
I
today
at
61'
c.
Two-Fisted
Young
Men
Give
Physical
Support
To
Political
Group
They
Will
Come
Into
Action
When
Opponents
Threaten-Right
of
Free
Speech
Is
to
Be
Actively
Defended
LONDON,
May
15:
Sir
Oswald
Mosley,
leader
of
the
insurgent
Labor
group
which
numbers
in
its
strength
nine
members
of
the
House
of
Commons,
today
announced
the
organization
of
a
force
of
two-fisted
young
men
who
will
give
physical
support
to
his
program
when
opponents
threaten
violence
afmeotings
and
elsewhere.
"We
are
fro-
mg
10
ueiena
tne
ngnt
oi
iree
speech.
Sir
Oswald
de-i
clared.
!
FISH
SALES
HANGING
Summary
American
42.000
pounds.
and
4c.
osnnwTa,uwrnujm,
oxc-nmrK.
t
1
1
JVnTB,DmtU4t00j
Selma,
6.000.
Cold
Storage.
Sc
and
.
.
,
,
d
a
tnn
n
j
Borgund.
4.500;
Ounda,
200;
Joo,
Baker.
1,500;
Return.
2.000,
and
II.
1
and
R..
400.
8c
and
5c.
Hejge
H.,
6.500.
Cold
Storage.
SPAIN
ALL
OUIET
NOW
'President
Zamora
Blames
Monar-
chlsts
for
Recent
Trouble
in
New
Republic
MADRID.
May
1
President
Zamora
stated
last
nlRht
that
all
Bpain
was
quiet
again
following
disorders
of
the
past
few
days.
The
president
laid
responsibility
for
the
recent
anti-clerical
disturbances
at
the
door
of
the
monarchists
and
communists
and
said
that
former
King
Alfonso
probablv
had
a
hand
In
It
too.
Total
damage
as
a
result
of
the
riots
Is
placed
at
$50,000,000.
Martial
law.
however,
continues
In
many
Spanish
cities.
Armed
guards
-hava
been
ordered
to
truwk
to
kill
If
tt
to
necessary
to
do
so
In
order
to
protect
property.
A
run
on
the
Bank
of
Spain
wtu
prevented
by
armed
force.
It
was
reported
yesterday
thn'
an
application
of
Leon
Trotsky
oxiled
Soviet
leader,
to
enter
Spain
had
been
denied
by
the
Spanis
ambassador
at
Constatlnople.
Th
wnublirm
government
anno
mce-that
it
has
seized
prooertv
of
turm-or
King
Alfonso
pending
an
tnvas
titration
of
his
activities
sine;
1023
WHITE
FLAG
SHOWING
UP
Austro-German
Customs
Treaty
May
Re
Abandoned,
Geneva
Hears
GENEVA,
May
16:-Such
a
bar-
rage
of
protest
has
developed
1
!
against
the
proposed
Gorman-Aus-
trlan
customs
treaty
that
the
two
nations
arr
already
beginning
to
'how
the
"white
flag."
FOR
TWO
jfaridU.
.
Vtoeent
'
KCd
this
morning
Ior
murder
tegt
fa
of
Edmond
Trodeau,
a
farmer.
TI?
rVTirTi
V
U
V
1
GOVERNOR
General
Smcdley
Rutler
Has
Not
Reen
Asked
to
Organize
Wash-
,
ington
State
Police
OLYMPIA.
May
15
Oovernor
Roland
H.
Hartley
has
Issued
a
statement
to
the
effect
that,
contrary
to
reports,
General
Smedley
D.
Butler
of
the
United
States
Marines
had
not
been
Invited
to
organize
a
state
police
force
in
Washington.
PORTLAND,
May
15
General
Smedley
D.
Butler,
who
Is
organ-bung
a
state
pottee
force
in
Oregon,
arrived
here
yesterday
from
Salem
ind
will
be
the
guest
of
Oovernor
Julius
Meier.
He
wUI
spend
some
time
here
In
connection
with
his
organization
work.
NEGLIGENCE
IS
CHARGED
Officials
of
Kenton
Coal
Mine
Held
Responsible
For
Death
of
Miner
SEATTLE,
May
IB:
Officials
of
inc
of
the
coal
mines
at
Renton
are
'(
be
charged
with
criminal
negll-rence
following
the
verdict
of
a
coroner's
Jury
which
yesterday
Investigated
the
death
of
Oeorge
Sl-non.
a
miner,
who
was
killed
as
a
esult
of
coming
Into
contact
with
lectrtc
wires
In
an
800-foot
shaft.
CONVERSION
LOAN
IS
OVERSUBSCRIBED
OTTAWA,
May
If
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett
announced
in
the
House
of
Commons
last
night
that
the
new
$260,000,-
000
conversion
loan
had
proved
an
unbounded
success
He
said
I
hut
applications
hud
been
siinied
for
more
than
$300,000,-
000
MM?
.
t
4
r
srv;
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