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NORTHERN
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CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXII,
No.
2
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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
17,
1931
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
STABILIZING
OF
CANADIAN
DOLLAR
FIGHTING
IS
CONTINUING
Premier
Bennett
and
Banking
Heads
Confer
At
Ottawa
Yesterday
Establishment
of
Dominion
Money
Market
to
Relieve
Depreciation
in
New
York
is
One
of
Proposals
Discussed
at
Gathering
OTTAWA,
Dec.
17:
Sir
Charles
Gordon,
president
of
the
Bank
of
Montreal,
and
other
leading
bankers
of
the
Dominion
met
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett
yesterday
and
discussed
a
proposal
for
the
establishment
of
a
Canadian
money
market
which
would
relieve
the
depreciation
of
the
Canadian
dollar
in
New
York.
The
continued
low
price
of
the
dollar
in
the
American
financial
centre
has
been
causing
some
concern
to
bankers
and
others
interested
in
the
situation.
NORAH
IS
INSPECTED
C
r.
K.
Vessel
Given
Permit
to
Con-Unite
Voyage
to
Skagway
Jitter
,
Having
Touched
Bottom
After
he
had
been
impeded
by
a
diver,
Capt.
J.
R.
Elfert,
port
warden,
lust
night
gave
a
sailing
permit
to
C.
P.
R.
steamer
Prince
i.iii.
Capt.
William
Palmer,
which
luiri
touched
bottom
on
her
way
iii'
re
from
Vancouver,
to
continue
I;-t
voyage
north
to
Skagway
and
t
n
k
to
Vancouver.
The
Norah
ar-uved
in
port
at
8:30
last
night
and
Hod
for
the
north
at
S
o'clock
this
morning.
She
is
now
running
about'
v.'
iity
hours
late
and
is
not
ex-1
ctcd
to
be
here
southbound
until
possibly
early
next
Monday
morn-
nu
instead
of
on
Sunday
afternoon
i-
her
schedule
calls
for.
It
was
near
Bella
DeUa
In
a
Winding
storm
Tuesday
night
that
in
vessel
touched
bottom.
She
was
""i
actually
stranded
but
pasted
vcr
Soon
she
was
anchored
and
mutned
hove
to
for
five
hours
to
t)M-rvc
If
there
was
leakage
and
to
wat
Instructions
from
headquar-
-is
In
Victoria.
The
vessel
was
i
lund
to
be
not
leaking.
The
examination
made
here:
Unwed
that
plates
had
been
den-!
d.
the
bottom,
however,
not
belli:
holed.
There
were
43
passengers
aboard
mi
the
vessel's
departure
from
here
this
morning
for
Alaska.
Fire
Marshal
Makes
Report
List
of
Improvements
at
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
Submitted
to
Board
The
hospital
board
at
last
night's
meeting
referred,
to
the
1032
board
ii
list
of
recommendations
from
the
Fire
Marshal
for
British
Columbia
for
improvements
at
the
hospital
tn
the
Interests
of
fire
prevention.
Among
recommendations
of
the
Fire
Marshal
were
that
firo
hose
rucks
and
fire
bells
be
lowered
so
as
to
be
within
reach
of
all
nurses,
that
ll
fire
extinguishers
be
Inspected
regularly
and
a
record
kept
as
to
tliit.es
of
filling,
etc..
that
drip
pans
be
placed
under
lysol
barrels
and
"leohol
be
stored
In
as
cool
places
as
possible,
that
the
dumb
waiter
be
fully
protected
and
that
the
fire
ii'arm
system
be
remodelled
with
Indicating
lights
and
buzzers.
POLA
NEGRI
VERY
SICK
Condition
of
Noted
Screen
Actress
.
Reported
Grate
Yesterday
,
After
Operation
LOS
ANOELES.
Dec.
17:
Pola
Negri,
noted
screen
star,
who
was
stricken
suddenly
ill
while
on
location
Tuesday,
was
declared
by
her
physicians
yesterday
to
be
gravely
ill
with
an
intestinal
obstruction
aggravated
by
ptomaine.
An
operation
was
performed
on
the
actress
yesterday
and
her
condition
was
reported
to
be
critical.
HUNTING
IN.
CALIFORNIA
Successful
Bird
Hunting
Season
Came
to
Official
Close
Yesterday
SACRAMENTO.
Dec.
17:
One
of
the
most
successful
bird
hunting
seasons
in
the
history
of
the
state
of
California
came
to
a
close
Tuesday.
The
early
winter
and
snowstorms
are
believed
to
have
been
resDonslble
for
the
greatly
In
creased
number
of
birds
this
winter.
Saturday
After
Christmas
Named
Public
Holiday
SACRAMENTO.
Dec.
17:
Oover-nor
James
Rolph
has
declared
the
Saturday
following
Christmas
Day
a
public
holiday
for
the
state
of
California.
Announcement
Owing
to
the
number
of
needy
cases
at
the
present
time.
I
would
ask
the
cltlsens
of
Prince
Rupert
to
support
the
Gyro
Club
in
their
endeavor
to
raise
their
objective
of
$500
by
attending
the
Oyro
Charity
Ball
tonight,
Dec.
17.
C.
II.
ORME.
Mayor.
NOISES
ARE
DISCUSSED
Radio
Association
Taking
Steps
to
Clear
Up
Reception
Conditions
in
City
A
gene.
.1
meting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Radio
Association
was
held
In
the
City
Hall
last
evening
with
a
good
turnout
of
radio
owners
considering
the
wet
night.
President
r.
W.
Wesch
was
in
the
chair.
A
suggestion
made
to
the
North
ern
B.
C.
Power
Company,
by
a
committee
appointed
at
the
last
meeting
was
explained
to
the
audience,
and,
as
the
Power
Company's
reply
was
read
at
the
meeting,
this
committee
was
Instructed
to
follow
up
this
suggestion
and
endeavor
to
get
an
opinion
from
the
company.'
The
point
suggested
was
to
get
a
power
line
into
the
town
with
no
distribution
lines
on
the
same
pole
as
the
high
power
line
and
to
do
this
the
appointed
committee
had
outlined
a
scheme
to
the
company
whereby
with
not
a
very
large
out
lay,
a
new
line
could
be
brought
to
the
sub
station,
which
the
committee
thinks
would
do
away
with
a
lot
of
the
Interference
now
being
re
ceived.
Another
point
brought-out
-was
whether
It
was
legal
to
have
a
line
carrying
66,000
volts
traversing
the
centre
of
the
town
this
power
line
carrying
primary,
secondary,
tele
phone
and
other
wires
below
the
power
wires.
These
matters
are
to
be
thoroughly
looked
Into
and
all
Information
obtained
for
the
next
meeting
in
January.
The
president
reported
to
the
meeting
that
the
local
manager
of
the
Canadian
National
Telegraphs
had
telephoned
him
that
the
necessary
parts
had
now
been
ordered
for
the
generators
that
have
been
causing
trouble
and
that
these
parts
would
be
Installed
as
soon
as
received.
I
A
petition
is
to
be
circulated
during
the
next
few
days,
which
the
association
hopes
all
radio
owners
and
those
interested
will
sign,
placing
before
the
radio
departments
at
Ottawa
and
Victoria
the
troubles
that
are
occurring
here,
and
asking
the
department
to
send
a
com-oetent
man
here
for
about
a
month,
to
look
Into
the
situation
and
do
what
he
can
to
clear
up
the
Inter
ference.
It
Is
hoped
that
the
asso
ciation
will
have
the
strong
cooperation
of
the
city
council,
chamber
of
commerce,
trades
and
labor
council,
and
all
other
societies
and
orders
to
assist
them
in
their
en
deavor
to
obtain
good
radio
recep
tion
in
the
city,
so
that
radio
owners
may
be
able
to
sit
down
in
the
evening
and
enjoy
their
machines
instead
of
as
It
Is
now
listening
to
a
steady
roar.
After
one
or
two
other
matters
of
minor
Importance
were
discussed,
the
meeting
adjourned
to
meet
again
In
January,
when
the
annual
meeting
will
be
held
and
the
election
of
officers
for
1932
conducted.
New
York
Police
Ask
For
Second
Radio
Channel
NEW
YORK.
Dec.
llVThe
police
of
the
city
of
New
York
are
applying
to
the
Federal
Radio
Commission
for
permission
to
use
a
second
wave
length
so
as
to
make
it
possible
to
use
two
air
channels
simultaneously
in
connection
with
police
work.
Radio
figures
very
prominently
In
metropolitan
police
work
.now.
t
IN
THE
Scientist's
Latest
Statement
One
order
oTTiasi.
chimp,
back.
up
a
develop
quicker
u
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n.uKc
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,napo
Budav
Thu
$r::!nt.
e.:ent
ur-rmept
.
that
than
children
W'-U.
what
do
you
ARE
NAMED
TO
BOARD
P.
Albert
Labelle
of
Hull
and
George
A.
Stone
of
Moncton
New
Commissioners
OTTAWA,
Dec.
17:
F.
Albert
Labelle,
notary
of
Hull,
Quebec,
and
George
A.
Stone,
general
chairman
of
the
Brotherhood
of
Locomotive
Engineers
at
Moncton,
N.B,
have
been
appointed
to
the
Board
of
Railway
Commissioners.
Schools
Close
Tomorrow
For
Xmas
Holiday
Pupils
of
the
city
schools
will
be
released
from
their
studies
tomorrow
for
the
two
weeks'
Christmas
and
New
Year
vacation.
In
most
of
the
schools
class
entertainments
arc
being
held
but
nothing
of
a
public
nature
Is
being
staged
this
winter
In
the
public
schools.
The
schools
will
reopen
on
January
4.
WEATHER
REPORT
Langara
Island
Overcast,
light
southwest
wind;
sea
choppy.
Triple
Island
Overcast,
light
southerly
wind;
light
swell.
Dcud
Tree
Point
Part
cloudy,
light
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.43;
temperature,
36.
FIVE
DAY
WEEK
FOR
'
BUILDING
TRADES
IN
SAN
FRANCISCO
SOON
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Dec.
17:
Building
trades
of
San
Fran-
Cisco
and
Alameda
decided
to
revet
to
a
five-day
week
ef-
fectlve
January
1,
It
was
an-
nounced
yesterday.
ORIENT;
Bronx
zoo
monkeys
think?
PAYMENT
DEFERRED
War
Debts
Due
in
Washington
on
Tuesday
But
Remittances
Delayed
WASHINGTON
DC,
Dec.
17:
The
sum
of
$117,000,000
was
due
to
be
paid
Tuesday
by
European
countries
to
United
States
on
account
of
war
debts
but
the
nations
"defaulted
technically"
owing
to
failure
of
Congress
to
reach
an
agreement
as
yet
as
to
whether
or
not
It
will
endorse
the
Hoover
moratorium
plan.
There
was
bitter
criticism
of
the
Hoover
moratorium
by
both
political
parties
in
Congress
Wednesday.
Representative
McPadden
of
Pennsylvania
went
so
far
as
to
declare
that
President
Hoover
was
endeavoring
to
sell
out
to
Oermany.
Reduced
Time
On
Relief
Work
t
Men
Will
in
Future
Work
Only
Two
Weeks
in
Month
in
Order
to
Make
It
Last
Longer
The
city
council,
at
iti
special
meeting
last
night,
decided
to
reduce
the
length
of
the
relief
shift
to
twd
weeks
a
month
Instead
of
three
as
at
present.
Thta
was
done
in
v
ew
of
he
large
number
of
men!
getting
relief
work.
It
will
make
the
life
of
thy
relief
extend
well
on
into
March
instead
of
ending
In
February.
San
Francisco
Man
Is
Honored
By
Roman
Church
"
ROME.
Dec.
17:-Francls
J.
Ho
jgan
of
San
Francisco
was
yesterday
created
a
Knlgnt
of
the
Holy
Be-
1
pulcrc.
Mrs
Hoean
was
made
a
Dame
of
the
Holy
Sepulcre.
BANDITRY
RIFE
General
Chiang
Kai
Shek
To
Lead
Punitive
Force
Against
Manchu
Bandits;
Jap
Policy
NANKING,
Dec.
17:
General
Chiang
Kai
Shek,
fol-
:
lowing
nis
resignation
as
president
oi
me
iNaiionansc
gov-i
ernment
of
China,
will
take
the
field
at
once
in
command
!
of
a
force
which
will
endeavor
to
suppress
large
bandit
I
forces
in
Manchuria
which
are
held
largely
responsible
for
'
causing
the
Japanese
to
take
military
action.
TOKIO.
Dec.
17
Under
the
mill-
;tary
policy
of
the
new
Japanese
government.
It
was
reported
yesterday
that
the
war
ministry
would
soon
dispatch
additional
forces
to
Manchuria
with
a
view
to
cleaning
i
up
Chinese
banditry
around
Chin-chow
and
elsewhere.
There
was
considerable
fighting
in
Manchuria
yesterday.
MORE
WORK
IS
PLANNED
City
Council
Lays
Out
Supplementary
Program
of
Relief
Operations
The
city'
council,
at
a
special
meet
lrir'Mt
'latfoptrcr'
ra-re4wiffete
to
twurin
g.
more
ef
f
kHeni
commendation
from
the
board
of
works
that
the
following
works
be
Included
in
the
unemployment
relief
program:
Tenth
Avenue
East
from
Conrad
Street
to
Donald
Street
grading.
Lotbinlere
Street
from
Fifth
Av-jenue
to
Ninth
Avenue,
grading.
Various
sidewalk
gradlr.gs.
Bowser
Eireet
from
Sixth
to
Seventh
Avenue,
grading.
Purchase
of
waterworks
supplies
up
to
$4,000.
It
is
planned
to
carry
out
the
above
work
with
the
surplus
of
funds
left
over
between
the
$100,-000
sum
for
relief
work
here
and
the
actual
cost
of
relief
work
which
was
orlirinallv
nlanned
Authnrlzn-
tion
of
th
nrnvlnr!,!
anvrnmAnt1
for
th
MnniPmpntarv
nrorrnm
be
sought
at
once
by
the
city.
WASHINGTON
JAIL
IS
FULL
!
Every
Cell
in
Penitentiary
at
Walla
Walla
Filled
With
Total
of
1317
Convicts
WALLA
WALLA.
Wash..
Dec.
17:
Every
cell
In
the
Washington
State
Penitentiary
was
filled
to
ca
pacity
yesterday
wtth
a
record
number
of
1317
inmate.
Issuance
of
Christmas
paroles,
which
should
begin
in
the
course
of
the
next
week.
Is
expected
to
relieve
the
situation
to
some
extent.
CAItll
OF
THANKS
Mrs.
Holden
and
family
desire
to
thank
'heii
many
friends
to.
and
nmX
trlbut
,n
thel'f
en't
bereavement
and
especially
to
Jas
L.
Lee.
Mrs.
Robert
Murray
ana
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Gomez.
Also
to
Harty
Mertzles.
Jack
Cook.
Mr.
Hopen
and
others
for
the
use
of
their
cars.
Those
sending
flowers
were:
Mr.I
I
and
Mrs.
Oomez,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
V.
Johnson
and
family,
Mr.
and
Mrs
A.
Mcintosh
and
family.
Lance
Styles.
Rupert
East
Ladles'
Aid,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Jas.
L.
Lee
and
Mrs.
Holden
and
family.
i
F.
R.
Wilson
of
Inverness
cannery
sailed
this
morning
on
the
Princess
Norah
for
Skagway
en
route
to
WhiteW
uhr
h
will
nav
a
l
holiday
visit.
'
RELIEF
IS
DISCUSSED
Mayor
Orme
Offers
City
Clearing
House
tor
Distribution
or.
Goods
to
Needy
Representatives
of
various
local
organizations
which
are
interesting
themselves
In
relief
work
in
the
city
this
winter
had
a
meeting
in
the
diy
hall
yesterday
afternoon
and
expressed
themselves
as
being
In
favor
of
accepting
an
offer
from
Mayor
Cyril
H.
Orme.
who
presldcdt
that
the
city
act
as
a
clearing
house
for
distribution
of
relief
goods;
with
results
and
avoiding
overlapping
and
confusion.
The
mayor
also
voiced
an
Invitation
to
other
organizations
in
addition
to
those
represented
at
the
meeting
to
avail
themselves
of
the
city's
offer.
Representatives
of
14
organizations
were
present
at
the
meeting.
Medical
Men
to
Co-operate
With
Hospital
Board
A
letter
from
the
Prince
Rupert
Medical
Association
Dr.
Cecil
II.
iiuiiiwusuu,
stiicuii;.
which
was
read
at
last
night's
meeting
of
tho
hospital
board,
announced
that
tho
matter
of
Workmen's
Compensation
Board
hospital
cases
had
been
thoroughly
discussed
at
a
recent
meeting
of
the
association
and
that
a
resolution
had
been
pasted
pledg
ing
the
medical
men
to
co-operation
in
every
way
possible
with
a
view
to
avoiding
recurrence
of
cases
where
the
Compensation
Board
de
clines
to
pay
hospitalization
charges
In
full.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Fiiday
December
18,
1931
High
8:36
a.m.
18:2
ft.
21:05
pjn.
15:3
ft
Low
1:37
a.m.
8:5
ft
14:54
pin.
8:7
ft.
KEEP
THEM
IN
MIND
AT
CHRISTMAS
TIME
Do
not
forget
to
keep
the
people
In
mind
who
have
noth-
Ing
and
nowhere
to
go
at
Christmas.
There
are
men
In
the
city
without
kith
or
kin
or
friends.
The
Salvation
Army
will
look
after
them
for
us
at
Christmas
If
we
provide
tho
money.
Previously
ackn'g'd
$123.22
M.
M.
Stephens
2.00
Lief
Erlkson
Ladles
Club
5.00
A
Friend
5.00
Jean
and
John
1.00