Til
row's
Tides
son
noperui
tnat
agreement
may
be
Irwin,
the
viceroy,
for
a
frank
'.mew
in.
which
to'
discuss
the
.Mdhi
is
not
satisfied
with
the
islanding
reached
at
the
refund
table
conference
In
Lon-Uoidlng
that
India
is
far
from
i
independence
by
that
agree-
i
W
DELHI.
India.
Feb.
16:
The
'
WON,
CHINA,
Feb.
16
One
!
'""'irod
persons
were
drowned
ln
"
"i
River,
south
of
here,
today
v,!,,'i
a
steamer,
with
five
hundred
!
w
I
Mini:
am
UumJ
m
frvtlr
t
which
held
that
the
Produce
Mar-ktinir
Act
of
British
Columbia
is
d
between
India
and
Brttoin
i(fectve-
According
"
to
opinion
complete
lndepenaence
01
,htn
lhe
judgment
relating
to
the
;
:mer
country,
lie
nas
asea
riw
amies
r
to
in
volve
also
the
end
of
the
market
control
of
milk.
GRAIN
IS
IN
TODAY
Carloads
of
Wheat
Lord
Irwin,
said
today
that
Twenty-Seven
.
mm
a
nrru
i.uuuin
i
vui
vi'inmant
1st
raxinv
til
ffrH
n
L
-
I
amnesty
to
political
prison-
India
and
to
consider
the
:
I
lL.
laiua
Arrive
Twenty-seven
carloads
of
wheat
I
WW
Ul
MIC
UlCVCUfr
.
,
t
.
a
allal
.
All-India
Congress
party
,
lumnm
""V""T?
to
today,
way
freight
ks
if
Mahatma
Oandhl
wiU
i
or
uw
aioi
"
Rupert
elevator.
Although
the
elevator
is
almost
full,
there
ti
no
word
as
to
when
the
next
ship
may
be
expected
here
to
load
grain.
T'ic
Canadian
Halibut
Vessel
Owners
Association,
at
a
in.-.-i
inrr
yesterday,
decided
to
stand
by
the
former
agiee-"-"t
that
only
in
case
of
a
boat
becoming
lost
does
the
nT
pay
all
"hole"
bills.
They
were
not
willing
to
comply
V.
I!
I
f!
the
civil
disobedience
cam-
ind
give
evidence
of
a
change
u
t
toward
the
government.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
NfOUVER,
Feb.
10:
Wheat
M'l'
U
rt
at
60c
on
the
local
"ice
today.
It
is
Just
as
well
to
forget
your
troubles
because
there
are
a
lot
Imore
coming.
,
Local
Boat
Owners
Decide
to
Stand
By
Former
Arrangement
'
In
Regard
to
"Hole"
Trip;
i
a
demand
of
the
fishermen
that,
aner
a
oout
""'
Hod
or
delayed
for
threeyks,
the
.rjeeg;
HUNDRED
DROWNED
tliiiirsr.
who
Had
Been
Celebrat
ing
New
Year,
Lost
Lives
At
Canton
fishermen,
up
to
mis
mumm.,
still
standing
by
their
demand
to
this
effect.
a
far
as
the
boat's
share
of
pro
ceeds
is
concrned.
local
boat
own
ers
are
still
satisfied
wiw
are
not
demanding
1V
blng
done
in
Seattle.
There
is,
therefore,
,,.nt.
nver
that
matter
here.
In
the
matter
of
grading,
the
buyers
still
Insist
that
first
class
fish
shall
hereafter
be
that
weighing
from
10
to
80
pounds
Instead
of.
as
formerly,
from
10
to
00
pounds.
word
received
locally
this
morn
ing
was
that
14
halibut
boats,
mun-u..
kit
mm
ATI
h.rt
left
Seittle
at
-'ik.
Those
on
board
had
the
week-end
and
that
13
boaU
had
celebrating
Chinese
New
left
Ketchikan.
Up
to
this
morning.
V
ai
lno
local
halibut
boaU
had
left.
EDITORIAL
SPRING
AND
MOTORING
Spring;
will
be
here
very
soon
and
with
it
will
come
the
urge
to
be
out
of
doors.
Many
Prince
Ru-pcrt
people
will
be
considering
the
purchase
of
new
cars
because
the
highway
will
be
open
as
far
as
Cloyah
Bay,
the
first
time
there
has
been
an
opportunity
for
a
rral
drive
outside
the
city.
Residents
of
Prince
Rupert
who
have
been
without
cars
because
they
felt
it
was
not
worth
while
to
own
one,
will
have
had
their
objections
removed.
The
new
highway
will
be
one
of
the
most
picturesque
in
the
country.
After
it
reaches
Galloway
Rapids
it
skirts
the
water
most
of
the
way.
Beyond
the
end
of
the
highway,
there
will
be
fair
walking
to
Cloyah
River
Falls
and
the
lake
beyond.
This
is
a
time
to
consider
well
the
make
of
car
to
be
purchased
and
also
whether
it
is
to
be
a
mnt
avav
hv
the
tndement
of
the!
new
auto
or
one
of
the
various
l&mreme
Gewt
f-
Canada
49Bmakotsed'tarirPossiblythef'e
will
be
difficulty
in
supplying
-the
mediate
demands
once
the
sun
begins
to
shine
and
when
the
'hew
bridge
is
open
to
traffic.
LAVERGNE
IS
DEAD
Hon.
Louis
Lavergne
Passed
Away
in
Quebec
Had
Distinguished
Political
Kecord
QUEBEC.
Feb.
16-
Hon.
Louis
Lavergne,
aged
35.
former
senator
and
Liberal
member
of
the
House
of
Commons
for
Drununond-Arth-
'abaska
from
1S97
to
1910.
died
on
Sunday
He
had
resigned
the
sen-fttorahlp
last
year.
The
late
Mr:
Lavergne
Vas
bom
on
December
1,
1841,
at
St
Pierre,
VIontmagny,
ttit
son
ot
the
late
David
Lavergne.
whose
ancestors
came
from
Limoges,
France,
in
I860,
and
Marie
Genevieve
Dela-grave,
whose
ancestors
came
from
Berrl.
France,
in
18T0.
Educated
at
St.
Anne's
College,
Kamouraska,
he
was
married
for
the
first
time
Jn
1878.
Ills'
first
wife
died
in
1887
and
he
married
again,
his
second
wife
passing
away
in
1917.
The
late
Mr.
Lavergne
was
a
no
tary
public
and
chairman
of
the
Board
of
Notaries
of
the
Province
of
Quebec
from
1903
to
IMG.
Deceased
first
entered
poHties
In
1807
when
he
was
elected
to
the
House
of
Commons
In
a
by-elee
tlon
necessitated
by
the
elevation
of
his
brother
to
the
bench.
He
was
reelected
in
l&QO,
1904
and
1906
He
was
elected
Liberal
whip
for
the
Province
of
Quebec
during
the
1901
session
and
in
1909
was
summoned
to
the
Senate.
The
home
of
the
late
Mr.
Lavergne
was
in
Arthabaska.
CAKI)
OF
THANKS
Mrs
Duggan
and
family
wish
to
UiaHk
their
mny
friehdsfor
thefilllferous
kind
expressions
of
sympathy
'ahd
floral
tributes
received
during
their
recent
bereavement
and
previous
Illness.
ItlKTII
NOTICK
A
daughter
was
born
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Harry
Creelman,
Terrace,
on
Sunday
morning,
Feb.
15,
at
the
Terrace
Hospital.
Why
Advertise?
February
17,
1931
Some
people
do
not
want
more
1.40
ajn.
19.4
ft.
business.
That
Is
why
they
neglect
cum
.
n
..
..
13.24
pm.
20.9
It.
the
generally
accepted
method
of
7.35
7-2
a.m.
ft.
placing
.their
wares
before
the
people
1959
pm.
3.1
ft.
In
the
form
of
advertisements.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
v
-;:ttl
No.
34.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY
16,
1931
PKICE
FIVE
CENTS
RODUCE
MARKETING
ACT
IS
UPSET
VICTIM
OF
KITWANCOOL
SHOOTING
IS
DEAD
IN
HAZELTON
British
Columbia
Law
Is
Defective
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
Says
A.
C.
Lawson
of
Grand
Forks
Wins
His
Appeal
Against
Committee
of
Drection
Not
Liable
to
Impositons,
Judges
Rule
OTTAWA,
Feb.
1G
Holding
that
the
Produce
Market-iuj
Act
of
British
Columbia
is
defective,
the
Supreme
.
li
t
of
Canada
today
allowed
the
appeal
in
the
case
of
V
(
.
Lawson
of
Grand
Forks
vs.
the
interior
tree
fruit
and
v.
Lr
table
committee
of
direction.
The
judgment
read
as
f
.iii
iv.
s
:
"The
appeal
is
allowed
with
costs
throughout.
The
-
appellant
is
entitled
to
declaration
AGREEMENT
HOPED
FOR
Mjial'na
Gandhi
Ask
For
Inter-iew
With
Viceroy
of
India
on
Question
I
'
jN")ON
i
.vihi,
l
iiiiic.able
Feb.
15
Mahatma
that
he
is
not
liable
to
imposition
of
any
levy
by
the
respondents
on
or
In
respect
of
any
produce
marketed
by
him
and
that
respondents
have
no
authority
in
any
manner
to
re
gulate
or
control
the
marketing
(in
the
sense
defined
by
the
Actt
of
his
!
produce
for
consumption
beyond
the
boundaries
of
British
Columbia.
VICTORIA.
Feb.
18:
Practically
all
of
British
Columbia's
marketing
legislation
appears
to
have
been
American
Spaniel
Club
Champion
Champion
Idahurst
Belle
II.
wit
h
her
trainer.
Bob
McOaughey,
and
owned
by
O.
B.
Oilman,
Boston,
Mass..
who
has
been
judged
best
of
her
class
and
champion
of
specialty
show
of
American
Spaniel
Club.
New
York.
Through
Instrumentality
of
W.
G.
McMorris,
Island
Mine
Is
Now
Under
Development
Active
operations
are
being
started
on
the
Skidegate-Sunrise
group
near
Skidegate,
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
This
is
a
gold
quartz
property
with
attractive
possibilities.
On
February
3,
Major
A.
W.
Davis,
mining
engineer
of
Vancouver,
arrived
at
Queen
Charlotte
City
with
a
few
men
and
vigorous
development
work
is
now
being
started.
The
mine
Is
equipped
with
an
oil-
driven
compressor,
hoisting
plant,
1
75,;;
lron
concentrates
could
be
de-
assay
office,
and
suitable
buildings
j
llvered
at
udewater
at
trifling
cost,
tor
a
crew
;
u
te
not
t00
mucn
to
expect
that.
The
history
of
the
property
is
an
m
the
not
dlgUnt
future,
some
interesting
one.
It
includes
the
ort-1
oI
tht
properties
will
be
accorded
final
dlscdvery,
shortly
before
theimOTe
auon
than
they
have
re-war,
of
high
xrade
gold
ore.
by
thecelved
ln
tne
pa8t.
Indians,
the
.staking
of
adjoining
i
,
iretind
by
some
white
men;
a
campaign
of
development
on
the
latter
ground
by
ail
eastern
company
whfch
was
not
very
successful,
owing
probably
to
the
underground
work
being
mainly
directed
ln
an
area
away
(mm
the
main
mineralized
zone,
and
finally,
the
amalga
mation
of
tin-
two
groups
by
W.
O.
McMorris
and
the
campaign
now
under
way.
many
years
been
lndefatlguable
ln
his
efforts
to
bring
these
islands,
with
their
iremendous
raw
undeveloped
resources,
to
the
front.
In
former
years
the
pulpwood
possibilities
and
the
coal
areas
existing
there,
largely
engaged
his
attention
and,
ln
more
recent
years,
the
meji-
mwes.
ReaaonMble,
t
Jot,
the
expenditure
of
several
hundred
thousand
dollars
on
the
Islands
during
the
past
30
years,
it
ts
to
be
hoped
that
his
more
rrcf.it
activities
will
Rive
him
a
substantial
reward.
Interested
not
only
in
this
gold
property
now
being
worked,
but
In
some
large
low-grade
copper-Iron
propositions
as
well,
where,
betide
a
copper
concentrate,
ln
the
same
operation,
a
large
tonnage
of
HOLY
LAND
DISORDERS
Precautions
Rring
Taken
to
Guarrl
Against
Fresh
Disorders
In
I'atestlne
JERUSALEM.
Feb.
18
Strife
is
looming
again
ln
Palestine
and
One
of
the
pioneers
of
the
Queen
precautions
are
now
being
taken
Charlottes.
Mr.
McMorris
has
for
against
any
new
disorders
after
a
period
of
comparative
quiet.
A
bitter
Arab
uprising
in
protest
against
the
stand
that
has
been
'aken
by
Premier
J.
Ramsay
Mac-Donald
is
threatened.
.
4
IJKSKlUmOUOH
SAILS
MARCH
ti
TO
TAKE
UP
GOVERNORSHIP
4
LONDON.
Feb.
16:
The
Earl
of
Deatborough
will
sat
on
the
Duchess
of
Bedford
on
March
37
for
Ottawa
to
assume
his
A
duties
as
Oovemor-Oeneral
of
Canada.
Samuel
Douse
Charged
With
Murder
of
Silas
Brown,
Another
Native
Affair
Happened
on
January
11
and
Two
Men
Were
Shot
By
Same
Bullet
Dead
Alan
Had
to
Have
His
Arm
Amputated
Allegedly
as
a
result
of
injuries
sustained
on
January
11
when
he
was
shot
in
the
arm
at
Kitwancool,
the
member
having
later
to
be
amputated,
Silas
Brown
died
Saturday
night
in
the
Hazelton
Hospital
and
Samuel
Douse,
who
is
alleged
to
have
done
the
shooting,
having
been
held
on
a
charge
of
wounding,
has
now
been
formally
charged
with
.lurder,
it
was
announced
today
at
w-vfc
Y4"lTrfeY
j
divisional
headquarters
of
the
pro-
qlSVlllKlK
I
vlnclal
police
here.
The
Inquest
and
Lf
liiJlLLiLu
I
preliminary
hearing
are
both
sche-
at
Hazeiton
urr
rc
KTVTi'ihS
iXluluLi
vjlL
1
lAJ
i
According
to
the
police.
Douse1
Vkron
to
be
New
American
Pride
of
Air
While
Los
Angeles
Iteverts
to
Routine
Duty
WASHINGTON.
D.C..
Feb
n
herrefeirrr
fromrthe
'anal
Zone
where
she
:aged
ln
manoeuvres
with
the
Pa
cific
and
Atlantic
fleets,
the
Unl-ed
States
Navy
dirigible
Los
Angeles
will
be
relegated
to
routine
duties
and
the
new
dirigible
Akron,
now
nearlng
completion
at
Akron,
Ohio,'
will
become
nation's
pride.
The
Akron
is.
100
feejt
longer
than
Los
Angeles
and
Is.
larger
and
more
up-todats,
than
the
other
ship
in
every
respect-
;
Vane
ouver
Stocks
(CourtMjr
8.
D.
Jhnrton
Co.)
Bay
view,
nil,
1.
Big
Missouri,
45Vi,
46.
Cork
Province,
1,
nlL
George
Copper,
75,
1.00.
Georgia
River,
3,
George
Enterprise,
3,
5.
Golconda,
36,
42.
Grandvlew,
614,
7.
Independence,
nil
lty.
Indian
Mines,
1.
2.
Kootenay
Florence,
14,
2.
L.
&
L.,
nil.
1.
Lusky
Jim,
2,
nil.
Morton
Woolsey,
3.
4.
Marmot
Metals,
nil
1.
National
Silver.
2Vt,
3.
Noble
Five.
9ft.
Oregon
Copper,
54,
6.
Pend
Oreille.
1.10.
1.20.
Premier,
70,
72.
Porter-Idaho,
74,
8.
Reeves
Macdonald.
30.
42.
Rufus-Argenta,
24,
3.
Ruth-Hope.
5,
nil.
Silver
Crest,
24.
3.
Snowflake,
3,
34.
Sunloah,
35.
nU.
Toplev
Richfield.
14.
2.
Whitewater.
5,
nil.
Woodbine,
14.
1-Bluebird,
2,
3.
OILS
..Freehold.
134.
nil.
A.
P.
Con.,
26,
28.
Hargal
10.
nil.
,
,
Calmont,
20,
23.
Dalhousie,
50,
nil.
Devenlsh,
7.
nU.
i4.
Fabyan
Pete,
3tfi
34.
'
Home,
1.52,
1.53.
Merland,
16,
16t
Mercury,
254,
264.
Royallte,
16.00,
16.75.
United.
26.
28.
Eastern
Stocks
Noranda,
16.60,
nil.
C.
P.
R.,
43.25.
44.50.
Inter.
Niekel,
lftjOO,
17.00.
Ford
A.,
nil,
27.00.
took
out
his
gun
and
shot
Brown,
ifhp
hullt
crnlnir
thrraiirh
Via
lattr'M
'
arm
and
passing
into
the
leg
of.'
George
Sampere.
A
rifle
was
used.
No
motive
has.
as
yet,
been
ascribed
for
the
desperate
act.
e
Panama
nfant
Boy
Died
is
now
en-
Here
on
Saturday
Johnny
Mikeli
Was
Born
Four
Alonths
Ago
About
Time
His
Father
Passed
Away
Johnny
Mikeli,
who
was
born
here
four
months
ago
about
the
same
time
as
his
father,
Sam
Mikeli
of
Anyox.
passed
away,
died
Saturday
evening.
The
baby
had
resided
at
the
Dyer
Apartments
with
its
mother.
The
arrival
of
an
uncle.
Frank
Mikeli.
from
Anyox
tomorrow
morning
on
the
Cardena
is
awaited
before
funeral
arrangements
are
completed
by
the
B.
C.
Undertaken.
COAST
LIGHTHOUSE
KEEPER
COMMITTED
Charles
Sweetser,
55.
llght-keper
at
Dryden
Point,
has
been
committed
for
trial
by
-Magistrate
C.
l.
Fillmore
on
a
charge
of
attacking
a
44-year-old
Indian
girl
at
Rivers
Inlet.
The
accused
was
arrested
by
Corp.
A.
W.
Stone
of
the
British
Columbia
police.
SENATOR
IS
IMPROVED
Haydon
Feeling
Sluch
lletter
Today
Following
Satisfactory
Week-end's
Progress
OTTAWA.
Feb.
16
Senator
Andrew
Haydon.
who
suffered
a
heart
attack
on
Saturday
was
reported
today
to
be
resting
comfortably
following
a
marked
Improvement
over
the
week-end.
FIRST
IIAI.IUUT
OF
'2
,r
'
.
'
f
REASON
IS
LANDED
The
first
halibut
of
the
1931
V
tfeasSni'wtts
landed
at
Prince
Rupert
today,
the
day
after
fishing
became
legal,
by
W.
Wilson
of
Port
Simpson
from
his
boat
Lucky
Star.
Wilson
4
brought
ln
a
load
of
500
pounds
which
he
sold
to
the
Bacoh
Fisheries.
The
fish
were
caught
)ust
outside
Prince
Rupert
Harbor.