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COLUMBIA'S
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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
JUNE
23,
1931
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Direct
relief
plan
is
now
altered
ADOPTION
OF
HOOVER
DEBT
PLAN
DEPENDS
ON
Dominion
Contributes
Half
Now
and
Province
Gives
Thirty
Percent
Municipalities
Will
Have
to
Temporary
Method
mg
works
VICTORIA,
June
23:-Premier
S.
F.
Tolmie
announced
ast
mqht
that
the
structure
of
direct
unemployment
relief
in
British
Columbia
had
been
altered
with
thP
hp.
tion
of
the
Dominion
government
and
that,
in
future,
the
icueiai
auuionucs
would
contribute
fifty
per
cent
of
the
cost
of
direct
relief.
To
this,
the
British
Columbia
trovern-l
SEALING
CLAIMS
Premier
Bennett
Dors
Not
Think
Suggestion
of
A.
W.
Neill
b
Necessary
OTTAWA.
June
23:
Suggestion
for
the
appointment
of
a
commls-
mou
to
Mjfc
hkj.Htf
tf3'
nmiermen
on
tne
Pacific
to
1894
was
made
in
the
Commons
yesterday
by
A.
W.
Neill,
Independent
member
for
Comox-Albrrnl.
Such
a
step
as
that
proposed
by
Mr.
Neill
was
not
considered
necessary
by
Premier
Dennett
who
reviewed
the
situation.
READY
FOR
OCEAN
HOP
Wlley
Post
and
Harold
flatty
Arrive
At
St.
St.
John's
Newfoundland
HARBOR
GRACE,
Newfoundland
June
33
WUey
Post
and
UarolJ
Catty
landed
here
from
New
York
at
1:17
o'clock
this
afternoon
on
the
first
lap
of
their
world
flight
KILLED
IN
BIGBLAST
Ten
Person
I.osc
Their
Lives
In
Ex-plosion
in
British
Cordite
Factory
LONDON.
June
33:
Ten
persons
wt
re
killed
and
nineteen
Injured
In
nil
explosion
at
the
Royal
Naval
cordite
factory
at
Walton
Heath,
near
Wareham,
Dorset.
RUTH
NICHOLS
CRASHES
HER
PLANE
AT
ST.
JOHN
ST.
JOHN.
N.D..
June
23:
Ruth
Nichols,
while
arriving
here
yeaterday
to
hop
off
on
her
trana-Atlantlc
flight,
over-
shot
the
landing
field
and
crashed
her
Lockheed-Vega
plane
into
a
clump
of
small
trees.
The
plane
was
consider-
ably
damaged
and
Miss
NIch-
ols
sustained
some
Injury
al-
though
they
are
not
believed
to
be
serious.
X-ray
pfclures
taken
today
revealed
that
two
vcrtabrae
of
Miss
Nichols'
spine
had
been
r
cracked.
cracked,
While
wnnc
the
injury
is
painful,
It
is
not
serious
She
,
.
had
flown
here
from
New
York.
j
Pay
Only
One-Fifth
Merely
Pending
Drafting
of
I'rogram
i
Fjieni
win
nnn
rnirrv
nr
ron
r
h
'
-----
"J
y
VVIiV
U41
V
tne
municipalities,
twenty
per
cent.
The
new
ratio,
the
Premier
said,
becoming
effective
immediately.
!
would
serve
as
an
interim
method,
taking
care
of
actual
distress
until
such
time
as
the
federal
and
provincial
governments
had
dratted
a
major
works
program
t
meet
the
situation.
SCIENTIST
SSMS
SPEAKER
Gyro
Club
Hears
Address
by
Chl
rago
Drug
Man
Presentation
to
R.
F.
McNaughton
C.
F.
Lanwcrmeyer
of
the
Abbott
drug
laboratories
In
Chicago,
who
is
making
certain
investigations
in
connection
with
the
fisheries
here,
was
an
interesting
speaker
at
the
regular
monthly
open
luncheon
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club
In
the
Commodore
Cafe
today.
The
lun-
cheon
was
presided
over
by
C.
C.
Mills,
the
president
of
the
club.
Farewell
was
said
by
the
Gyros
at
this
luncheon
to
R.
F.
McNaughton,
charter
member,
past
president
and
popular
and
esteemed
by
all
who
Is
leaving
tomorrow
for
San
Francisco'
to
which
city
he
has
been
promoted
In
the
service
of
the
passenger
department
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
The
club
expressed
its
esteem
for
Mr.
McNaughton
in
the
tangible
way
of
presenting
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
McNaughton
a
handsome
silver
vase
and
four
silver
candle
sconces.
The
presentation
was
made
by
President
Mills,
who
made
suitable
remarks.
Mr.
McNaughton
made
a
feeling
reply.
Mrs.
William
Crulckshank
and
Dugald
Campbell,
the
latter
of
Vancouver,
favored
the
luncheon
with
vocal
duets,
Charles
P.
Balagnq
accompanying.
Halibut
Landings
Summary
American
133,000
pounds,
6.8c
and
3c
to
He
and
5c.
Canadian
37.000
pounds,
7c
and
4c
to
0c
and
Sc.
American
Arrow.
21,000,
Booth,
7c
and
3c.
North,
31,000,
Cold
Storage,
7.6c
and
3c
Democrat,
20,000.
Pacific,
6.8c
and
3c.
Tahoma,
29,000,
Royal.
7c
and
3c.
Friendly,
8,000,
Royal,
11c
and
5c.
Garland,
5,000,
Royal,
10.9c
and
.
5c.
Reliance
I,
9,000,
Booth,
10.7c
and
5c.
Canadian
Lysckll.
20,000,
Cold
Storage.
7c
and
4c
FISHING
IS
GOOD
Average
For
Skcena
11
Fish
Per
Boat
on
First
Day
After
the
first
night
of
the
sea-son,
salmon
glllnet
fishermen
on
the
Skcena
River
had
averaged
14
fish
per
boat
yesterday
while,
on
the
Naas
River,
the
average
was
10
fish
per
boat.
These
fi-Cures
indicate
that
there
will
be,
at
least,
a
fair
run
of
sockeye.
Owing
to
lack
of
communication,
there
are
no
reports
as
yet
from
other
divisions
of
this
dis-
trict.
up
t0
yesterday
morning,
there
were
801
boats
f,shine
on
the
WILL
NOT
SEND
MAN
City
Believes
It
Cannot
Afford
Ex
pense
of
Sending
Delegate
to
Worklcss
Conference
The
city
council
decided
last
night
that1t-old-not-sceita'way
clear
to
spend
the
money
that
would
be
involved
in
sending
a
dele
gate
to
Reglna
to
attend
an
unem
ployment
conference
which
will
be
held
In
the
near
future.
Mayor
Louis
D.
Taylor
of
Vancouver,
one
of
the
leaders
In
bringing
about
this
con
ference,
had
wired
an
invitation
to
Mayor
Orme
for
Prince
Rupert
to
be
represented
at
the
conference,
the
purpose
of
which
is
to
draw
up
a
plan
of
unemployment
relief
fot
submission
to
the
federal
authori
ties.
However,
Ihe
views
of
this
city
will
be
sent
to
the
conference.
One
of
these
views
is
that
the
federal
gov-rnment,
through
the
provinces.
should
provide
more
extensively
for
unemployment
relief
work.
It
Is
felt
that,
If
the
Central
British
Colum
bia
Highway
from
Prince
Rupert
to
Alberta
and
Peace
Rver
outlet
construction
were
proceeded
with
in
a
large
way,
It
would
do
much
to
relieve
the
situation
In
this
district.
In
the
matter
of
direct
relief,
this
city
feels
that
municipalities
should
be
permitted
to
require
those
who
receive
direct
relief
to
give
value
in
work
up
to
the
amount
they
thus
receive.
Full
information
as
to
the
unemployment
situation
here
will
be
sent
to
the
conference.
The
council,
practically
unani
mously,
took
the
view
that
the
city
could
not
afford
to
spend
the
money
that
would
be
involved
In
sending
a
delegate
but
that
It
would
be
much
better
advised
In
spending
the
money
in
actually
providing
work
for
the
workless.
FISHERMEN
HAVE
POLL
Secret
Ballott
Taken
to
Decide
Whether
Strike
Continues
Close
Vote
Last
Night
Troller
members
of
the
Northern
B.
C.
Salmon
Fishermen's
Association,
at
present
on
strike
In
view
of
the
low
prices
being
paid
for
fish,
were
to
have
another
meeting
this
afternoon
ror
ine
purpose
or
taking
a
second
strike
vote
following
a
close
pou
iast
nigra,
u
was
reported
this
morning.
The
strike
vote
yesterday,
a
secret
poll,
is
reported
to
have
resulted
in
A,bcrt
Aioen
r
Ki
8,0oo,
Cold
Storage,
,
8.6c
39
votes
for
continuing
the
strike
,
ano
nm,lwas
considcrcd
inconcluslve
so
It
'was
decided
to
have
another
poll.
Japan's
Premier
Play's
Ball
BasebaU
Is
firmly
established
In
-mlerr
BaronHeljlro
WakatsukL
baseball
series
among
freshmen
City
Is
Assured
of
Relief
Wort
Being
Continued
Here
By
One
Government
or
Other
That
Hon.
R.
W.
Bruhn,
provincial
minister
of
public
works,
had
given
him
assurances
that
work
as
at
present
being
carried
out
for
the
relief
of
unemnloved
would
be
continued
until
such
time
as
..11..
J-iJ-J
hiiv
ueciuuu
upon
some
more
ueiimie
une
oi
action
to
provide
relief
was
the
statemerit
made
by
Mayor
C.
H.
Orme
Ifankee
Mayors
Are
Home
Again
Back
in
New
York
Yesterday
After
Their
Tour
of
France
NEW
YORK,
June
23:
The
party
it
United
States
mayors,
which
has
been
touring
France
as
the
guests
f
the
government
of
that
country,
let
foot
again
on
United
States
ter
ritory
yesterday.
They
have
been
iway
for
several
weeks.
Prince
of
Wales
Is
Thirty-Seven
Years
Old
Today
LONDON.
June
23
The
Prince
of
Wales
observed
his
thirty-sev
enth
birthday
quietly
today.
NAUTILUS
IS
SAFE
ACROSS
ATLANTIC
QUEENSTOWN,
Ire,
June
23.
-Sir
Hubert
Wllklns'
submar-
lne
Nautilus,
In
which
It
Is
planned
to
make
a
trip
to
the
North
Pole
under
the
Ice,
arrlv-
ed
on
the
coast
of
Ireland
yes-
terday
after
a
17-day
strenu-
ous
crossing
of
the
Atlantic
Ocean.
Those
on
board
were
resolved
that
they
would
have
a
real
rest
before
proceeding
farther.
Japan.
Here's
Japans
new
pre
heaving
out
first
ball
atstert1
r&inMalSalrt$i'
Jtshlrmerf
r
Assd
teams
of
five
universities
In
Tokyo.
'
fcltlbh,
"soiiiht
the
support
of
the
the
federal
government
fin-
;i
.
is.
.
t-3.1
lasi
nignrs
meeting
or
tne
city
council.
It
was
expected
that
some
action
would
be
taken
by
the
Dominion
by
the
end
of
the
month.
Senator
Robertson
would
by
then
have
had
time
to
get
back
to
Ottawa
from
his
tour
of
the
Dominion
and
consult
with
his
colleagues
In
the
cabinet
as
to
some
definite
line
of
action.
This
statement
by
the
mayor
came
out
while
a
number
of
letters
and
telegrams
in
regard
to
the
unemployment
situation
were
being
read.
In
ita
telegram
to
the
government,
the
city
stated
that
there
were
at
present
500
unemployed
men
here,
200
of
these
being
married
men
with
families,
and
that.
In
view
of
the
failure
of
fishing,
there
might
be
expected
to
be
three
hundred
more
unemployed
here.
In
view
of
the
city's
financial
position,
It
was
felt
that
the
governments,
should
take
over
a
larger
part
of
the
responsibility
for
unemployment
relief.
As
far
as
the
local
situation
was
concerned,
it
was
urged
that
more
camps
be
opened
upon
the
Prince
Rupert-Terrace
highway
construction.
A
telegram
received
by
the
city
from
Patrick
Philip,
deputy
minister
of
public
works,
stated
that
the
whole
unemployment
situation
In
this
province
had
been
thoroughly
canvassed
at
the
recent
conference
In
Victoria
between
the
federal
minister
of
labor
and
provincial
and
municipal
authorities.
The
minister
of
labor,
of
course,
had
no
statement
to
make'
pending
a
consultation
with
his
colleagues
In
Ottawa.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER,
June
23:
-
Wheat
was
quoted
at
59
Kc
on
the
local
exchange
today.
All
Nations
Will
Have
To
Sacrif.ce
to
Obtain
Benefit
of
Proposal
Scheme
Enjoys
Non-Partisan
Support
and
American
Enthusiasm
Bulgaria,
Austria,
Britain
and
'Germany
AH
in
Favor
!
WASHINGTON,
June
23
:
France.holds
the
key
to
the
economic
recovery
of
the
world
as
provided
for
in
President
Herbert
Hoover's
suspension
for
a
year
of
intergovernmental
war
debts,
it
was
declared
here
yesterday.
The
United
States
is
prepared
to
make
sacrifices
but
:
France
must
do
the
same
with
respect
to
Germany's
obli-
!
"
Rations
to
her.
If
France
is
not
pre-
T""T"TTirfc
v
t
LM111K
UN
FISH
BONUS
City
Council
Transmitted
Minister's
Views
to
Local
Fishermen
A
letter
fr,om
Charles
Lord
sec
retary
of
the
Northern
British
Co-
City
council
last
night
for
a
move
to
ask
the
federal
government
to
grant
a
subsidy
of
2c.
per
pound
on
Canadian
halibut
and
salmon
In
order"
that
it
might
compete
with
American
fish
on
the
United
States'
market.
At
the
suggestion
of
Mayor
Orms
and
on
motion
of
Aid.
Plllsburv
and
Aid.
McCutcheon,
it
was
decided
to
write
back
to
the
Association
advising
it
that
such
a
move
would
be
ineffectual
In
helping
to
market
Canadian
Fish
In
the
United
States
since.
If
such
a
subsidy
were
granted,
the
United
States,
under
its
customs
law's,
might
at
sorb
the
subsidy
by
adding
to
the
duty
rates.
This
was
the
opinion
that
had
been
expressed
by
the
minister
of
fisheries
In
a
telegram
to
the
mayor.
LITTLE
GIRL
HURT
BY
CAR
Doris
Hodfklnson,
Afrd
Six,
Sustains
Injuries
Was
Entirely
Accidental
Doris,
six-year
old.
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Alfred
Hodgklnson,
Is
In.
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
suffering
from
broken
ribs
and
bruises
as
a
result
of
having
been
struck
about
8
o'clock
last
evening
by
a
delivery
car
driven
by
Thor
Selvlg.
The
youngster
was
reported
this
morning
to
be
doing
well.
The
circumstances
of
the
child's
injury
were,
apparently,
entirely
aci
cidental.
Both
the
driver
of
the
car
!
and
the
mother
of
the
child
agree
"u"'"u'7
,
,
on
this.
The
youngster
darted
out
!
,
n
.d
evening
w
burglars
vU-
in
front
of
the
car
and
the
driver;"?1
f
Congregational
Church
and
took
$1300.
:
hrfd
no
chance
to
stop.
One
of
the
wheels
pawed
over
the
child
after
I
she
had
been
knocked
down.
The
accident
occurred
on
Borden
Street
near
the
Intersection
with
Fifth
Avenue.
TELEPHONE
SUKI'LUS
FOR
MONTH
OF
MAY
Surplus
of
the
city
telephone
dc-
ipartment
for
the
month
of
May
amounted
to
$1013.84,
according
to
a
statement
presented
to
the
city
I
council
last
night
by
Samuel
Mas-
sey,
superintendent
of
the
department.
Estimated
revenue
was
$3,-842.73
and
expenditure,
$2,828,81.
FRANCE
pned
to
go
ahead
and
do
this,
the
plan
of
President
Hoover
will
lose
much
of
the
non-partlzan
support
U
now
enjoys
and
the
enthusiasm
if
the
United
States
will
to
a
considerable
extent
be
dampened.
However,
it
appeared
more
likely
last
night
that
France
would
fall
In
line
and
give
its
support
to
the
proposal.
Bulgaria,
Austria,
Great
Britain
and
Germany
are
among
the
nations
that
have
already
expressed
I
themselves
as
being
wholeheartedly
m
favor
or
the
plan.
Britain
Accepts
LONDON.
June
23:
The
British
government
has
cabled
Its
acceptance
in
principle
of
the
proposal
of
President
Herbert
Hoover
of
the
United
States
for
a
year's
suspension
of
intergovernmental
war
debts.
The
Hoover
proposal
continued
to
operate
favorably
upon
the
stock
exchange
today
with
slight
advances
in
a
number
of
stocks.
France
Opposed
PARIS,
June
23:
Information
obtained
in
diplomatic
circles
today
indicates
that
France
Is
now
work
ing
on
a
definite
counter-project
to
the
Hoover
war
debt
proposal.
CRIME
IN
SEATTLE
Wave
Visits
City
Just
Previous
to
Opening
of
Police
Chiefs'
Convention
SEATTLE,
June'
23:
As
If
to
augur
the
convention
of
American
police
chiefs
opening
here
this
week,
SeatUe
had
a
serious
wave
of
crime
over
the
week-end.
The
disorders
started
Saturday
night
with
the
shooting
of
Patrolman
Pat
Whalen
by
a
yegg
whom
he
caught
In
the
act
of
perpetrating
a
burglary.
It
was
not
long
after
that
three
desperadoes
sawed
their
way
out
of
the
new
and
supposedly
escape
proof
county
JalL
Later
in
the
night,
a
maji
escaping
from
a
street
brawl
was
run
over
and
killed
by
an
.......
.
u
n
THOUSAND
ALASKA
TROLLF.RS
STRIKE
KETCHIKAN.
June
23-Wlth
f
the
Noyes
Island
and
Prince
of
Wales
Island
trollers'
de-
clslon
to
tie
up
rather
than
accept
prevailing
prices
for
fish,
approximately
1000
fish-
lng
vessels
of
southeastern
Alaska
have
now
Joined
the
strike.
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