Tnilav's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
s
mmm
Tuesday,
July
28,
1931
,;,
O
High
0:01
a.m.
20:5
ft.
Dli
I
.,
Clear,
light
nortn
.
13:14
p.m.
18:2
ft.
,
west
barometer
30:38,
Low
6:55
a.m.
2:4
It.
temr
3,
sea
smooth.
18:56
pm.
8:1
It.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol
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to
74.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
JULY
27,
1931
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
D
D
klTAlWS
GIRL
FLYER
IS
OFF
AGAIN
FRANCE
MISS
AMY
JOHNSON
OFF
TODAY
ON
HER
WAY
TO
TOKYOJN
MOTH
PLANE
Has
Companion
This
Time
and
Will
Travel
By
Way
of
Russia
and
Siberia
HEN
DON,
England,
July
27:
Miss
Amy
Johnson,
Great
Britain's
foremost
woman
fryer,
took
off
today
on
a
flicrht
to
Tokyo
by
way
of
Moscow
and
Siberia
in
a
plane
similar
to
that
in
which
she
flew
alone
to
Australia
last
yrar.
She
was
accompanied
by
J.
Humphreys.
INSPECTION
OF
HIGHWAY
Mayor
Accompanied
My
District
Engineer
Ilrive
Over
Newly
Constructed
Section
Yi
d
rday
Mayor
Orme.
accom-i
!
!
d
c
K.
Owyer,
the
district
en-t;
:
i
on
a
trip
of
inspection
on
the
'.:v
constructed
section
of
the
i.wav
and
was
much
pleased
i.
i
he
work
being
done
there.
He
i
.
they
Rot
about
half
a
mile
be
i
i
the
rock
crusher.
There
Is
now
i'h-"it
3,009
feet
of
gradlnfujto.
bel
t
.ir
oei
ore
trie-
raoyairsoorpn
ii
'"uiirted
with
this
end.
The
surfacing
is
proceeding
ra-1'i'Hv
and
excellent
work
is
being
(i
i
'
The
mayor
say
it
Is
wider
'
i
lie
Kalen
Island
section
and
b'
i
splendid
highway
when
Meted.
.
tci-day
there
were
hundred
of:
i"
out
at
various
points
beyond
i
butlue
picnicking.
North
Vancouver
Citizen
Passes
NORTH
VANCOUVER.
July
27:
E"iuld
Cameron.
79
years
of
age,
in
"inincnt
north
shore
resident
for
"I
-nn
and
a
well
known
civil
en-'
11
r.
died
yesterday.
.
Buying
Pink
Salmon
Without
Any
Limit
as
to
Number,
Declares
Bob
Johnson,
Manager
at
Inverness
It
will
ho
trood
news
to
a
crreat
many
fishermen
that
In
mess
and
Klomtu
canneries
nson
without
any
limit
as
to
the
quantity
offered.
Bob
Tohnson,
manager
of
these
canneries,
who
was
in
the
city
tl
morning,
said
his
company
was
canning
an
wo
pins
ould
get.
The
fish
began
to
arrived
in
numbers
this
-
WILL
TIE
UP
AT
DRYD0CK
The
Canadian
Merchant
Marine
'-'amer
Canadian
Spinner
arrived
l"
ixirt
early
this
morning
and
will
,r
up
at
the
dry
dock
here
until
:
'"
ii
time
as
business
conditions
improve.
The
crew
will
be
paid
off
hero.
Grain
Commission
Members
In
City
Dr
Olvens,
Mr.
Rayne
and
other
nn-mbers
of
the
Grain
Commission
:,
i
i
ived
in
the
city
this
morning
and
''ri'
met
by
Mayor
Orme
and
Vlee-'"
Hident
Plllsbury
of
the
Chamber
1
f
Commerce.
They
were
driven
"'"ind
and
shown
the
city
und
wti-r
took
the
train
east.
BEATS
Miss
Johnson,
who
Is
a
niece
of
T.
H.
Johnson
of
this
city,
Is
making
her
second
attempt
to
reach
the
Orient.
On
the
former
occasion
her
plane
crashed
near
Warsaw
and
she
went
on
to
Moscow
by
rtaln
and
consulted
with
Soviet
officials
and
they
persuaded
her
to
give
up
the
flight
at
that
time.
She
was
then
on
her
way
to
Peking.
Halibut
Landings
AMERICAN
Majestic,
29,000.
Pacific
6c
and
3c.
Haze)
H
17,500,
Storage.
7.9a
and
3c.
AreadG10,000rStorage,
8e
jf
3c
Ojoa,
7.000.
Booth,
7.9c
and
3r
Garland,
11.000,
Booth,
13c
and
3c.
Kennebeck.
7.000.
Royal,
75c
and
3.
Peggc.
5400,
Atlln.
8c
and
3c.
Unlmak.
SMO,
AUln.
7.9c
and
3s.
Happy,
9.000.
Atlln.
8.1e
and
3e
Nordby.
13,000,
Royal,
8.1c
and
3c.
T.
704,
4,500.
Royal,
8.1e
and
4c
CANADIAN
Tramp,
17,000,
AUln,
6.2c
and
3c.
Oulvlk,
5,500.
Storage,
6.1c
an!
3c.
Helen
II.,
13,000,
Atlln.
6c
and
3c.
R.W..
10.000.
Booth.
6c
and
3c.
P.
Doreen,
13,000.
Storage,
6c
and
3c.
are
to
buy
pink
salmon
this
morninR
ana
were
bikcjivu
at
vuc
annery
and
are
already
in
the
cans.
A
special
packer
nas
Deen
cnar-cred
by
Uie
company
and
went
out
his
morning
to
the
river
to
commence
work.
It
Is
understood
that
some
of
the
tanneries
are
not
taking
pinks
but
with
ono
or
two
doing
so
Uic
situation
will
be
relieved
and
the
fishermen
will
be
able
to
sell
their
catches.
Mr.
Johnson
says
fishing
has
been
very
satisfactory
both
on
the
Skee-na
and
at
Rivers
Inlet.
At
Klemtu
the
fish
are
later
In
running.
Beauharnois
Report
Ready
Table
Tomorrowb,8fln-K"m!ooia
f
nUny,
Ottawa.
Julv
27:-The
House
of
I
Commons
members
are
looking
fm-
ward
to
the
tabllnir
of
the
report
of
u.
..u
.
mm.
tnmoi-iWlee
row.
BRITAIN
Teaching
Take
'em
and
treat
'em
gently
m
aocut
eight
inttips
of
wat:r.
and
youH
have
a
generation
of
skilful
swimmers.
Thafs
the
formula
being
carried
on
here
and
it
has
been
found
that
children
can
more
easily
master
the
necessary
swimnllng
strokes
In
-shallow
wading
pools.
OBJECTION
TO
RAISE
ON
APPLES
Proposal
to
Practically
Double
Charge
Tor
Carrying
B.O.
Fruit
Protested
EDMONTON,
July
27:
Proposal
of
the
Canadian
Freight
Association
to
practically
double
the
freight
rates
on
apples
from
British
Colum
bta
to
the
prairie
provinces
has
stir-
meeting
the
unemployment
situation.
This
is
the
sugges-red
up
a
hornets'
nest.
This
was
re-1
tion
telegraphed
to
Premier
Bennett
by
the
ireneral
coun
vealed
Wednesday
by
John
Blue,
secretary
of
the
Edmonton
Chamber
of
Commerce,
and
A.
Chard,
provincial
government
supervisor
of
freight
traffic
and
secretary
of
the
freight
traffic
council
of
Alberta.
Recently
the
Canadian
Freight
Association,
representing
all
Canadian
railways,
applied,
to
the
board
of
railway
commissioners
to
raise
bulH
apples
from
the
eighth
to
fifth
freight
class,
which
would
practically
double
the
freight
charges.
The
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
hart
taken
up
the
cudgels
with
a
vengeance.
Not
only
do
tney
protest
against
any
increase
In
the
freight
rates
on
bulk
apples
but
they
demand
an
Investigation
Into
the
entire
fruit
freight
scnedule
front
B.C.
to
the
prairies.
1
An
early
meeting
of
the
freight
traffle
council
of
Alberta
will
be
called
to
consider
the
matter
and
it
it
likely
It
will
join
the
B
O.
boards
;
of
trade
In
fighting
the
proposed
lnen
'
U
to
claimed
that
freight
rates
on
fruit
from
B.C.
are
already
excessive.
J
I
I
A
SlTi:it-.M.GNIKYI.'(i
MICUOSCOl'E
LENS
We
understand
that
there
has
been
perfected
a
mlcrosocpc
with
a
lens
to
very
powerful
that
it
make
the
brain
of
one
of
Uio
auto
drlv-
era
who
always
straddle
the
line
In
the
middle
of
even
the
widest
high
umv
lnnlr
almnat
as
Larn
at
A
bum.
riticu
of
wii:.vr
VANCOUVER,
July
27
Th
or
wneat
is
quoted
today
v-i
Me-
IN
DAVIS'
CUP
Them
When
They
Are
Young
Peace
River
Resolution
Goes
to
Ottawa
Urging
Work
on
Ry.
at
Once
PEACE
RIVER,
July
27:
Launching
of
large
public
works
such
as
the
coast
rail
outlet
with
an
announced
intention
of
curtailing
capital
expenditure
when
other
employment
becomes
normal,
would
be
the
best
means
of
REGISTER
I
UNEMPLOYED
OF
THE
CITY
Orders
to
This
if
feci
Received
To-day
Prom
Victoria
Through
Government
Agent
over-subscribed
by
holders
of
trust
:
and
savings
funds.
It
would
relieve
Instructions
haw
been
received
distress
without
undermining
self-by
the
city
treasurer
through
the
respect,
and
would
create
valuable
government
agent
to
register
all
assets
and
lay
the
basis
for
expand-
men
applying
for
relief
and
make
them
take
an
affidavit
as
to
their.
need.
The
forms
hae
arrived
and
men
will
be
required
t
.
state
age.
place
of
.
birth
If
naturalicd,
number
of
years
In
Canada,
how
long
In
Prince
Ru-
pert,
when
poll
tax
last
paid,
whether
money
In
b.ink
or
other
funds
available,
occupation,
how
much
relttl
so
far
rn-
tved
this
year
and
whether
they
undertake
to
go
to
an
unemployment
relief
camp
It
cstab-
j
wished.
The
city
has
nearly
completed
Its
eonetruetlon
work
and
mm
are
al-.
,reody
being
Intel
off
with
more
to
follow.
This
will
make
the
highway
relief
work
doubly
necessary,
Eastern
Stocks
NoYanda,
18V
nil.
Inter.
Nickel.
tJ,
nil.
Imperial
oil.
i
nil.
Con.
M.
St
8..
'.'4.
nil.
O.
P.
R
26.
nil.
cil
of
the
Peace
River
Associated
I
Boards
of
Trade.
The
council
stated
In
Its
telegram:
"As
the
best
means
of
meeting
the
unemployment
situation,
the
Peace
River
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
respectfully
propose
the
launching
of
large
public
works
i
such
as
the
long
promised
coast!
outlet,
with
an
announced
Intention
of
curtailing
capital
.expenditure
when
other
employment
becomes
normal.
We
are
convinced
that
a
special
Issue
of
bonds
ear-
marked
to
uch
purposes
would
be
lng
prosperity."
,
Vancouver
Stocks
(CcurtMT
S.
V.
Jnnmtou
Co.)
Big
Missouri
26,
28.
,
Cork
Province,
nil.
1.
Duthlc
Mines,
4.
nil.
George
Copper,
40,
43.
Georgia
River,
2,
3.
GolConda.
nil.
23.
Grandvlew,
4,
5.
Independence,
nil
1.
Indian
Mines.
1,
nil.
Lucky
Jim.
14,
3.
Morton
Woolsey,
Its.
2.
National
S'Jver,
nil,
2.
Noble
Five.
4.
5.
Oregon
Copper,
nil,
4Vi.
Pend
Oreille.
73,
nil.
Porter-Idaho.
4,
3.
Reeves
Macdonald,
23,
27,
Rufus-Argenta,
2,
3.
Ruth-Hope,
nil,
5.
Snowflake.
1,
nil.
Topley
Richfield.
1.
nil.
Woodbine,
nil.
1.
Bluebird,
Hi.
nil.
TENNIS
XL
Russians
Take
Every
Fifth
Day
As
Holiday
But
Have
No
Sunday;
Many
Workers
Stay
in
Rest
Home?s
-
j.
This
Is
the
fourth
of
a
number
of
stories
on
present
day
conditions
"In
Vt
the
Soviet
Union.
(By
Stanley
P.
Richardson.
Copyright,
1931,
by
The
Associated
Press.)
MOSCOW,
July
27:
In
Soviet
Russia
the
name
of
the
day
of
the
week
is
without
significance.
Instead,
the
populace
figures
its
dates
according
to
its
day
off.
"The
fifth
day"
is
the
key
to
the
calendar
so
far
as
the
present
day
Russian
in
concerned.
Ask
any
passerby
in
the
street
what
day
of
the
week
it
is
and
he
will
shake
his
head
in
ignorance.
But
follow
him
to
his
home
and
you
will
find
there
a
calendar
'
..,,,,
h
.v,
u,
on
which
he
has
placed
a
red
mark
itu
uay
un
uuuer
uie
ouYiet
iive-day
week.
Starting
with
the
first
day
of
the
month,
if
he
happens
to
be
on
that
particular
schedule
of
day,
off
the
!
worker
will
mark
circles
around
thei
month'..
nrnnffraU
1
A
11
1fi
91
or
2.
7,
12,
17,
22,
27
and
so
on.
Fundamentally,
the
universal
calendar
still
exists
although
It
is
varied
somewhat
for
government
and
Industrial
purposes
by
the
adoption
of
the
30-day
month.
One
day
In
each
of
the
seven
31-day
months
la
considered
an
"extra
day
"
From
these
seven
"extra
days"
"are
sub
tracted
two
to
make
up
the
difference
of
February.
The
net
total
of
five
"extra
days"
Is
required
of
each
worker
for
government
service
In
some
form
or
another.
In
turn,
the
government
"pays
back"
these
five
days
by
granting
five
days
of
national
holiday,
two
for
May
Day.
two
to
commemorate
the
October
revolution
and
one
for
the
anniversary
of
Lenin's
death.
Sundays
as
days
of
rest
and
wor
ship
'long
since
have
passed.
Unlike
the
postman
who
went
walking
on
his
day
off,
workmen
In
'
Soviet
Russia
more
and
more
are
coming
to
spend
their
day
of
free-
i
dom
from
factory
and
office
In
re,st
,
homes
provided
by
the
government.
I
All
over
the
Soviet
Union
numer
-
1
ous
health
resorts,
sanatoria
and
)
rest
homes
are
maintained
for
the
1
treatment
and
rest
of
workers
and
peasants
In
ailing
health,
but
recently
a
new
type
of
retreat
has
appeared,
particularly
In
Moscow,
Leningrad
and
other
Industrial
centres.
Here,
workers
in
good
health
go
to
spend
their
days
off
and
special
holidays
granted
them
for
outstanding
performances
In
line
of
duty.
They
average
from
12
to
36
t&urs
each
week
In
these
homes
and
since
every
day
Is
rest
day
for
France
Won
Davis
Cup
In
Finals
Played
at
Auteuil
Yesterday
By
v
Taking
One
of
Two
Singles
Games
France
Was
One
Game
In
Lead
When
Play
Opened
Yesterday
and
She
Kept
Her
Lead
at
Close
AUTEUIL,
France,
July
27:
France
yesterday
won
the
Davis
Cup
by
taking
the
final
tennis
game
of
the
series-from
Great
Britain
when
Henri
Cochet
beat
Fred
Perry,
6-1,
1-6,
9-7,
6-3.
.
It
will
be
seen
from
the
score
that
while
the
game
was
won
by
France
it
was
very
closely
contested.
The
first
game
oi
tne
aay
wasT
that
in
which
Britain's
youthfull
star,
11.
W.
(Bunny)
Austin
defeated
Jean
Borotra
In
an
equally
close
game
the
scores
being
7-5,
6-3,
3-6.
7-5.
Britain
made
a
splendid
showing
In
these
finals
and
while
she
lost,
It
was
by
so
close
a
margin
as
to
be
almost
Inappreciable.
France
was
one
game
ahead
when
play
opened
yesterday
and
she
kept
that
lead.
FINALS
7?tntu..-
vPr
Like
the
others,
they
supply
board
and
recreation
for
nominal
charges
In
some
cases
for
no
charge
at
all.
ItVt
...
mtm
annnnn
their
holidays
In
this
way
during
1931.
The
government
has
assigned
21,000,000
roubles
(approximately
$10,500,000)
for
the
construction
of
additional
rest
homes
and
sanatoria
this
year.
INJURED
MAN
WAS
RESCUED
BY
AIRPLANE
Miner
Fetched
From
Manson
Creek
to
Fort
St.
James
By
Ken
Dewar
VANDERHOOF,
July
27:
Word
received
by
moccasin
telegraph'
brought
the
information
that
Billy
!
Steele,
for
over
thirty
years
a
placer
miner
of
the
Manson
Creek
district,
;
where
he
operated
on
Lost,
Slats
and
Oermansen
Creeks
with
vary-
J
lng
success,
had
received
serious
in-
juries
to
his
spine.
,
The
big
Consolidated
plane,
pllo-
ted
by
Ken
Dewar,
with
Bob
Nevlni.
as
mechanician
left
immediately
and
picked
up
the
Injured
man
at"
the
southeast
end
of
Oermansen
Lake,
landing
him
at
Fort
St
James,
where
he
could
be
taken
care
of,
In
less
than
an
hour
front
the
time
he
was
picked
up.
st
Steele,
who
Is
well
known
In
mln
lng
circles
In
Vancouver,
has
beerp
mining
recorder
In
the
Manson
are?
for
many
years.
His
Injuries,
although
serious,
leave
hope
for
speedy
recovery.
-
The
Weather
Dead
Tree
Point
Clear,
calmT
barometer
30:32,
temperature
5V
sea
smooth.
Triple
Isalnd
Clear,
fresh
westerly
wind,
moderate
sea.
'
Langara
Clear,
moderate
West?
erly
wind,
sea
choppy.