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WEDNESDAY,
MARCH
4,
1931
PRICE
FlVt
CENTS
ICE
HAS
BEEN
REACHED
IN
INDIA
BURKE
PLANE
IS
Federal
Government
is
to
Make
Formal
Inquiry
Into
Grain
Situation
Royal
Commission
to
Look
Into
Grain
Marketing
In
Canada
Value
of
Exchange
to
be
Probed
WINNIPEG,
March
4:
The
Winnipeg
Free
Press
yes-i
Unlay
said:
"The
appointment
of
a
Royal
Commission
to
inquire
into
grain
marketing
by
the
federal
government,
i
it
is
learned
on
excellent
authority,
has
been
decided
upon."
The
newspaper
says
that
three
paramount
problems
will
ho
investigated,
namely,
should
the
Grain
Exchange
be
re-
.ntd
or
abolished,
if
retained.
:
nl(i
tr.tding
In
futures
be
con-
.nu'd
would
the
establishment
of
:
o
.
main
pool
be
conducive
to
n.
orderly
marketing
and
be
;::
satisfactory
than
the
Grain
hv
lun&c
and
pool
method?
'
1
TAW
A.
March
4.
The
Domln-:
l
vi
rnment.
It
is
learned,
has
'
n
final
decision
on
the
sug-n
rr
a
Royal
Commission
to
,:
ng.itc
wheat
marketing.
EINSTEIN
.....
IS
MOBBED
Chiraco
Women,
Vant
to
TrII
Ulm
What
TheAre
Doing
For
World
reace
fine
AGO.
March
4:
Passing!
'!
:r
'null
here
yesterday
on
his
Avay
b
n
k
ti
Germany
after
having
spent
Sl'V
i
al
weeks
In
California,
Dr.
Al-Etnsteln,
!
i
the
famous
scientist,
virtually
mobbed
by
two
thou-
women
of
this
city
who
were
:
is
of
pointing
out
to
him
ef-
1
ii.it
were
being
made
by
them
ids
the
end
of
world
peace.
Portland
Murder
Trial
Proceeding
Jury
Bring
Chosen
For
Hearing
of
Nelson
notvles
and
Irma
('rfoucks
Hi:XSB0RQ,,0re..
March
4:
N
n
Bowie,,
wealthy
young
r..i
I'l
uid
broker,
arid
his
paramour,
In;
v.
Loucks,
are
now
on
trial
I;.
.
n
a
charge
of
murdering
the
1w
i
s
wife
last
fall.
Eleven
of
the
ii
vmen
had
been
decided
upon
iiinht.
George
Black
In
Hospital
Speaker
of
House.,
of
Commons
Takes
Rest
neforc
Session
of
Parliament
'TTAWA.
March
4:
Hon.
George
k
speaker
of
the
House
of
''"unions,
has
entered
the
civic
1
'
nihil
to
undergo
medical
cxam-
'.un.
His
condition
Is
not
rcgar-,u
;is
.serious
but
In
order
that
he
"''-'it
be
bf'ter
able
to
carry
out
1,1
''sxional
duties,
Mr.
Black
de-1
"!'
:o
submit
tda
medical
exam-iii
i'Hin
and
also
to
take
a
brief
rest.
IS
ADMINISTRATOR
"TTAWA.
March
4:
Chief
JU
-T
A.
Macdonald
of
British
Co-'"iiiou
Court
of
Appeals
has
been
"I'lx'inted
administrator
of
.
the
pro-1"
during
the
absence
of
the
ll(,utenant
governor.
PRICE
OF
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
March
4:
The
Puce
of
wheat
here
today
was
quo-at
57Hc
I'M
ALONE
CLAIM
IN
Canada
Officially
Files
Document
With
Department
of
State
at
Washington
OTTAWA,
March
4
Canada
has
filed
her
rJairavlrs
the
famous
I'm
:
Alone
case.
An
official
statement
Issued
from
the
Department
of
External
Affairs
announced
that
the
claim
of
the
Canadian
government
had
been
delivered
to
the
United
States
state
department
In
Washington
on
Monday.
The
offi
cial
statement
gives
no
In
Wing
of
Uie
exact
nature
o'
he
claim.
Could
Not
Fly
So
Suicided
Hash
Act
of
Yakima
Boy
in
Los
Angeles
Shot
Himself
,
LOS
ANGELE8.
March
4:
Fred
L.
Hughes,
graduate
of
the
University
of
Washington
at
Seattle
and
aviator,
died
here
yesterday
from
the
effects
of
a
self-lnflcted
gun
shot
wound
on
Monday.
Hughes
took
his
own
life
because
he
was
re
fused
a
flying
permit.
He
was
the
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
Hugnes
of
Yakima.
Good
Price
Paid
at
Ketchikan
For
Halibut
Tuesday
The
Deep
Sea
Flahermen"s
Union
received
word
last
night
that
5600
pounds
of
halibut
had
been
sold
at
Ketchikan
yesieraay.
me
lng
15c
and
13c.
In
view
of
the
grading
dispute
here
between
the
boat
owners
and
fishermen
on
one
hand
,and
the
fUh
buyers
on
the
other,
there
has
been
no
halibut
sold
so
l
far
this
year
over
the
local
Fish
Ex
change.
4.4.4.
FREE
TRANSPORTATION
4-
-
-
FOR
FOR
prosi'ia;"
PROSPECTORS
BY
t
a
4IK
IK
IS
lHilN(
BEING
L'RUfc"
larch
4:
Free
airplane
transporUtlon
i
k.,rila
nrnanectorS
Wish-
T
jur
uuiii"-
f.
i
lng
to
work
this
year
in
north-
eastern
British
Columbia
and
the
Yukon
will
be
urged
upon
the
Dominion
government
by
the
uriiisn
toiumuw
v-v.
-
of
Mine.
SAID
TO
HAVE
The
C.
P.
R.
Tho
piu
.O'-raph
reproduced
a
ORDERED
TO
JAIL
Sensational
Order
Issued
Laid
Against
Wilfrid
Hanbury,
M.P.
For
Burrard
VANCOUVER,
March
4:
An
order
committing
Wilfrid
Hanbury,
M.P.
for
Burrard,
to
jail
for
ten
days
was
made
in
County
Court
yesterday
when
he
failed
to
appear
In
answer
to
a
summons.
Hanbury
Is
believed
to
be
en
route
to
Ottawa
to
attend
the
session
of
Parliament.
It
is
stated
that
some
time
ago
John
Greed
obtained
a
judgment
against
Hanbury
for
$217
in
connection
with
a
prom-Iwory
note.
A
summons
was
Issued
requiring
Hanbury
to
appear
in
court
for
examination
when
the
judgment
was
not
paid.
Hanbury,
however,
failed
to
heed
the
summons,
it
is
alleged.
VANCOUVER,
March
4:
With
parliamentary
immunity
extending
some
time
before
and
after
the
session
of
the
House
of
Commons,
the
10-day
committal
order
made
yesterday
by
Judge
Rufgles.
can
not
be
executed
against
Wilfrid
Hanbury,
M.
P.
for
Burrard.
It
was
announced
that
the
committal
order
will
be
placed
In
the
hands
of
the
sheriff
for
the
apprehension
of
Mr.
Hanbury
when
he
is
no
longer
protected
by
Parliamentary
Immunity.
Reclamation
Vote
Made
By
Congress
Sum
of
$5,000,000
Allotted
in
Washington
For
This
Work
in
Country
WASHINGTON,
D.O,
March
4:
Oqnftvu
yesterday
passed
a
vote
of
$6,000X100
for
land
reclamation
work
throughout
the
country.
Pacific
Liner
Empress
of
Asia
4
ove
shows
an
interesting
view
of
Vancouver,
British
Columbia
PEACE
ACHIEVED
IN
INDIA
TODAY
.
NEW
DELHI,
India,
March
4:
--Peace
was
achieved
in
India
4
today
after
a
lengthy
confer-
,
ence
between
the
viceroy,
Lord
4-4
Irwin,
and
Mahatma
G
and
hi,
All
India
Contress
leader,
which
lasted
until
1:30
this
morning.
It
was
the
cutmlna-
ting
conference
of
a
number
of
4
meetings
the
two
have
had
in
4-
recent
weeks.
TUDH0PE
HONORED
Air
Force
Flyer
Is
Awarded
McKee
Trophy
For
Meritorious
Aviation
OTTAWA.
March
4:
Squadron
Leader
J.
II.
Tudhope
M.C.,
Canadian
Air
Force,
Ottawa,
has
been
awarded
the
McKee
Trophy
for
1930
for
the
outstanding
services
he
rendered
In
connection
with
the
Inauguration
of
air
mall
services
throughout
Canada.
The
trophy
Is
awarded
yearly
for
the
most
meritorious
service
In
the
advancement
of
aviation
In
Canada.
Squadron
Leader
Tudhope
Is
well
known
In
Prince
Rupert
through
his
connection
with
aerial
fisheries
patrol
service
here
a
few
years
ago
while
he
was
in
command
of
Jericho
Beach
staUon
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
at
Vancouver.
Jurisdictiohsnul.
9
94
To
Be
Decided!
OTTAWA,
March
4:
Special
hearing
by
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
of
the
reference
to
decide
I
respective
jurisdictions
of
Dominion
and
provinces
on
radio
broad-'casting
has
been
set
for
April
9.
PASSED
the
f3i.
Emp?v
of
Asia
at
Flight
Party
Still
Missing
No
Word
of
Joerss
Van
Der
Byl
and
Hading
on
Telegraph
Creek-Hazelton
Hop
The
Government
Telegraphs
had
no
word
up
to
last
night
of
Pilots
R.
I.
Van
Der
Byl
and
W.
A.
Joerss
and
Air
Engineer
Em
11
Kadlng
who
have
!een
missing
since
last
Saturday
noon
when
they
took
off
from
Telegraph
Creek
for
Haselton
In
the
course
of
their
flight
from
AUln
to
Vancouver
with
the
Junkers
mono-
olane
of
the
late
Capt.
E.
J.
A.
Burke.
Jones
Budget
Coming
Soon
VICTORIA.
March
4:
The
first
budget
of
Hon.
J.
W.
Jones
as
minister
of
finance
will
be
presented
to
the
Legislature
towards
the
end
of
the
week,
it
is
stated.
Trades
Dispute-
Hill
Withdrawn
By
Lalwr
Party
From
House
LONDON.
March
4:
-The
Labor
government
has
finally
withdrawn
from
Parliament
the
Trades
Disputes
Bill
a
contentious
measure
which
the
Conservatives
have
been
strenuously
fighting
and
which
was
radically
amended
In
committee
by
aid
of
Liberal
votes.
4-
4-
4
NOTICE!
Hi
v
OwlM
to
several
Inauines,
i
wish
to
MateMhafrl
am
still
in
business
and
going
strong
at
the
same
old
stand.
Federal
Building.
Third
Avenue.
This
notice
will
contradict
rumors
circulating
that
I
am
being
closed
out.
Dawes,
Furniture
Co.
Per:
Geo.
Dawa.,
4-
4-
NEAR
HAZELTON
man
Says
That
Flying
Machine
Went
By
Nine
Mile
Mount
Saturday
Van
Der
Byl,
Joerss
and
Railing
Ilavc-Hcen
uMissing
Four
Days
on
Hop
South
From
Telegraph
Creek
May
Search
Soon
That
the
plane
of
the
lale
Capt.
E.
J.
A.
Burke,
being
flown
from
Atlin
to
Vancouver,
may
have
come
down
close
to
Hazelton
in
its
Telegraph
Creek-Atlin
hop
last
Saturday,
seems
possible
in
view
of
a
report
which
has
been
received
today
by
the
Government
Telegraphs
to
the
effect
that
a
man
named
Paul
Penn
saw
a
plane
flying
over
Nine
.tile
Mountain,
nine
miles
north
of
SHORT
DAY
WORKS
OUT
New
Policy
Meeting
With
Sueces
in
Ford
Plants
at
Detroit
MIAMI.
Fla..
March,
4:
Ed
so
Ford,
son
of
Henry
Ford
of
Detroit
Utated
here-yeeterdajr
tbatthcshwrn
week
plan
was
working
out
well
Ij
his
father's
automobile
factories
a
Detroit
and
that
other
manufactur
rs
were
adopting
the
idea.
The
younger
Ford
said
that
80.-T00
men
were
now
being
employed
five
days
a
week
In
the
Ford
plant
at
Detroit.
ACTION
IS
DEFERRED
Public
Opinion
Proves
Too
Strong
For
City
Council
of
Victoria
VICTORIA,
March
4:-Because
of
apparent
pressure
of
public
opinion
against
what
was
termed
a
drastic
advan.-e
In
the
tax
rate,
the
decision
of
the
city
council
a
week
Ho
to
set
the
year's
tax
rate
at
48
-illls
en
the
dorlar;
an
increase
or
?ven
and
a
half
mills
over
last
year,
has
been
rescinded.
The
council
has
now
voted
In
favor
of
postponing
action
for
at
least
two
weeks.
PRINCE
IS
INVITED
Wales
to
Be
Asked
to
Open
nig
Wheat
Show
Next
Year
In
Rezina
OTTAWA.
March
4:
The
possibility
of
the
Prince
of
Wales
visiting
Canada
next
year
is
seen
in
an
Invitation
which
Sir
George
Perley
will
extend
to
Hiss
Royal
Hlatineaa
it
Buenos
Aires
within
the
next
few
days.
He
will
ask
the
Prince
to
open
the
International
Wheat
Exhibition
and
World
Conference
at
Regina
in
1932.
MURDERER
IS
HANGED
George
Dwernychuk
Pays
Penalty
at
Fort
Saskatchewan
Jail
EDMONTON.
March
4:
Without
trace
of
fear,
George
Dwernychuk,
convicted
slayer
of
five
persons
at
Smoky
Lake
last
October,
was
hanged
yesterday
at
Fort
Saskatchewan
Jail.
Ifviton,
on
Saturday
evening.
It
Is
elieved
that
It
was
the
Burke
plane
n
view
of
the
fact
that
there
would
be
no
other
flying
machines
around
-he
country
at
that
time.
It
Is
very
'kely
that,
if
the
plane
does
not
low
up
within
the
next
tew
days,
a
arch
will
be
Instituted.
On
board
the
plane-
were
Pilots
R.
Van
Der
Byl
and
W
A.
Joerss
and
Mr
Engineer
Emll
Kadlng.
H;R.lacMillan,
BankfDirector,Is
Visitor
to
City
H.
R.
MacMlhan.
head
of
the
MacMtlian
Export
Qo.
of
Vancouver
and
part
owner
of
the
Big
Bay
Lumber
Co.
here,
arrived
tn
the
city
on
the
Prince
George
this
morning
from
Vancouver,
being
here
on
business
In
connection
with
his
local
Interests.
It
Is
Mr.
MacMlllan's
first
visit
here
since
he
was
appointed
a
few
months
ago
to
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Canadian
Bank
of
Commerce
and
he
Is
receiving
con
gratulations
of
many
local
friends
'on.Wn
80
"PPOlnted
TO
ATTEND
CONFERENCE
Tolmie
and
Jones
to
Represent
British
Columbia
at
Gathering
in
Ottawa
'
VICTORIA,
March
4.
British
Columbia
will
be
represented
at
the
joint
federal
conferences
of
provinces
to
be
held
tn
Ottawa
on
April
7
likely
by
Premier
S.
F.
Tolmie
and
Hon.
J.
W.
Jonea,
minister
of
finance.
Little
Vancouver
Boy
Car
Victim
Hudson
Ryrie,
Aged
Nine,
Was
Looking
Down
Manhole
For
Marble
When
Killed
VANCOUVER.
March
4:
Hudson
Ryrie,
aged
9.
was
Instantly
killed
when
struck
by
an
automobile
while
lying
on
the
street
peering
down
a
-ewer
manhole
for
a
lost
marble
on
Monday
Afternoon.
.
;(g
'The
Weather
Triple
Island
Light
westerly
breese,
sea
smooth,
clear.
Dead
Tree
Part
cloudy,
calm,
bar.
30.41;
temp.
43,
sea
smooth.
Lankan
Overcast;
light
wind;
sea
calm.
DH?by
-Part
cloudy;
bar.
30.42,
temp.
44,
sea
smooth.