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October
6,
1931
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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
xxi:
232.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
MONDAY,
OCTOBER
5,
1931
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
mmPACIFIC
FLIGHT
IS
SUCCESSFUL
ST.
LOUIS
GOES
ONE
UP
IN
WORLD
SERIES
BASEBALL
Pangborn
and
Herndon
Landed
At
Wenatchee
Early
Today
at
End
of
Longest
Non-Stop
Hop
Left
Samushiro
Beach
at
2:12
Saturday
Afternoon
Were
in
Air
for
IVJ
Hours
Followed
Great
Circle
Route
Via
Kurilcs
and
Aleutians.
WENATCHEE,
Wash.,
Oct.
5.
Completing
the
first
non-stop
flight
that
has
ever
been
made
across
the
Pacific
Ocean
between
Japan
and
the
United
States
and
bettering
the
non-stop
flight
record
that
was
made
during
the
past
summer
by
Russell
Boardman
and
John
Polando
in
flying
from
New
York
to
Istanbul,
Clyde
Pangborn
and
Hugh
1
4iIerndon,
Jr.,
landed
safely
at
the
GOOD
FOR
,
THRESHING
,
Weather
Conditions
Continue
Fine
In
Peace
River
Block
Harvesting
Continues
POUCE
COUPE.
Oct'
5:
Wea
ther
.
conditions
are
ideal
foi
threshing
which
Is
going
ahead
very
rapidly
In
the
Peace
River
Block
with
reports
of
some
very
good-
yields
and
grades
coming
in.
Borne
of
the
farmers
are
stacking
their
grain
in
preference
to
threshing
lust
now.
DEATH
WAS
ACCIDENTAL
Full
Iteport
on
Tragrdy
Which
Befel
Howard
Birnle
Is
Received
at
rollce
Headquarters
Tho
coroner's
Jury
at
the
Inquest
last
week
In
Smlthers
into
the
death
of
J-.
Howard
Blrnie,
who
lost
his
life
a
week
ago
Sunday
near
Hubert
In
a
hunting
accident,
returned
a
verdict
to
the
effect
that
Blrnle's
dentil
had
been
due
to
the
accidental
discharge
of
a
rifle
in
the
hands
of
hi
companion,
H.
F.
Blanchard,
Smlthers
school
principal,
who
was
exonerated
from
all
blame.
The
inquest
was
'conducted
by
Dr.
R.
V.
Agnew,
coroner.
Announcement
of
the
verdict
together
with
a
full
report
of
the
tragedy
has
been
received
at
divisional
headquarters
of
the
provincial
police
here.
SPEAKER
GEOROK
BLACK
r
HERE
ON
HIS
WAY
SOUTH
Hon.
George.
Black,
Speaker
of
the
Canadian
House
of
Commons,
who
ha$
b?en
paying
a
visit
to
his
constituents
In
Yukon
riding,
and
Mrs.
Black
were
passengers
aboard
the
Princess
Louise
yesterday
af
ternoon
returning
to
their
home
In
Vancouver.
'.
.
t
LIBERALS
OPPOSED
TO
EARLY
ELECTION
..'
LONDON.
Oc.
5.
At
three
Liberal
conventions
In
various
pfrU
of
the
country
Saturday,
ho
plan
for
a
general
eiecwon
t
'this
month
was
condemned.
PrjnclplM
of
free
trade
were
Jcndorspd
by
tho
same
conven-
tlons.
'
airport
here
at
7:11
this
morning
from
Samushiro
Beach,
Japan,
whence
they
hopped
off
at
2:12
Sat
urday
afternoon.
They
had
been
in
the
air
for
41
hours
and
came
through
well.
They
had
hoped
to
land
at
Salt
Lake
City
but
their
fuel
supply
was
getting
low
so
they
came
down
here.
The
flyers
dropped
their
lindm
gear
after
leaving
Japan
In
order
to-lighten
-
their
load.
"The
-plant
tettlcd
on
its
belly
as
inc
landing
was
made
here
and
tipped
over
on
its
nose,
settling
back
to
slide
along
slowly
in
a
cloud
of
dust.
1
tinaUy
came
to
rest
on
its
left
win?
with
propeller
broken.
Hemdoi-
suffered
a
cut
over
the
left
eye.
The
plane's
steel
skid
saved
them
from
being
wrecked,
the
flyers
said.
Pangborn,
first
out
of
the
plant.
said,
"Boy.
are
we
glad
to
ge;
here?
dive
me
a
cigarette."
A
representative
of
the
Japan
ese
newspaper
Asahl
met
the
ny-
ers
with
a
$25,000
check
for
making
he
first
flight
from
Japan
to
Am
erica.
We
were
on
the
right
course
all
(Continued
on
Page
Four)
ARE
HURT
BY
BLAST
Johnny
Geddes
and
Earl
Batt
Escape
Serious
Injury
In
Peculiar
Accident
Yesterday
Morning
Johnnie
Oeddes
sustained
a
se
vere
cut
on
the
side
of
the
face
which
necessitated
treatment
in
the
hospital
at
the
hands
of
Dr.
W.
T.
Kergln,
while
Earl
Batt
received
powder
burns
about
the
body
In
a
unlaue
shooting
accident
yesterday
morning
near
the
Oalloway
Rapids
bridge.
The
two
youtns
were
ror-tunate
in
escaping
serious
injury
or
possible
death.
It
was
11
o
clock
when
tne
acci
dent
occurred.
The'
two
boys
had
Just
finished
eating
their
lunch
In
the
blacksmith
shop
near
the
bridge
when
Oeddes
decided
to
try
a
shot
out
of
the
303-callbre
rifle
with
which
Batt
had
been
hunting.
Standing
on
the
blacksmith
shop
platform
he
fired
into
the
trunk
of
a
tree
about
thirty
feet
distant.
It
is
believed
that
the
bullet
landed
among
some
percussion
caps
which,
with
two
or
three
cases
of
60
per
cent
dynamite,
had
been
stored
near
the
tree
by
road
construction
crews.
Batt
and
Oeddes
were
thrown
for
a
distance
of
about
ten
or
fifteen
fAot
nff
ih
nlatform
of
the
black-
smith
shoD.
which
was
wrecicea.
The
tree
at
which
the
bullet
was
fired
was
rotten
and
blew
up
in
pulp.
Other
nearby
trees
fell
as
a
result
of
the
concussion.
It
was
fortunate
that
neither
of
the
lads
were
seriously
Injured.
Young
Oeddes
will
have
to
remain
In
hospital
for
two
or
three
days.
PASSING
OF
ARCHBISHOP
Most
Reverend
Timothy
Casey,
D.D.
Passed
Away
In
Vancouver
Today
Was
Metropolitan
Had
Been
in
III
Health
for
Years
Distinguished
Career
for
Church
VANCOUVER.
Oct.
5.
Most
Reverend
Timothy
Casey,
PD.,
Roman
Catholic
archbishop
of
Vancouver
nd
metropolitan
of
British
Columbia
since
1912.
died
today
fln
St.
Paul's
hospital
in
his
seventieth
year.
.He
had
ber,
In
Ul
health
for
i
'
number
of
'years
a
nidn
hospital
for
the
past
two
months.
The
late
Archbishop,
was
a
churchman
of
great
personal
sane
(Continued
on
page
four.)
COURT
IN
SESSION
Four
New
Civil
Actions
Coming
Up
This
Month
Two
Appeals
on
List
County
Court
was
in
regular
monthly
session
before
Judge
F.
McB.
Young
this
morning
for
setting
of
cases
and
hearing
of
naturalization
applications.
There
are
four
new
cases
on
the
October
calendar
in
Addition
to
several
coming
over
from
last
month.
The
list
of
cases
is
as
follows:
L.
Huboff
vs.
K.
E.
Veregln
et
al,
$95;
Williams,
Manson,
Brown
and
Harvey
for
plaintiff,
Patmore
St
Fulton
for
defendant;
stands.
John
J.
Hepson
vs.
Mayou
Gold
Copper
Mining
Co.,
$377.55;
Wil
liams,
Manson,
Brown
and
Harvey
for
plaintiff.
Whiteside,
Wilson
&
White
for
defendant;
stands.
Herman
Freckman
vs.
Andrew
McDonald,
$145.85;
Williams,
Man-son,
Brown
St
Harvey
for
plaintiff;
Patmore
St
Fulton
for
defendant;
to
be
fixed.
Fred
Oarner
Vs.
George
Bolen,
$192.20;
Williams,
Manson,
Brown
St
Harvey
for
plaintiff,
Patmore
St
Fulton
for
defendant;
stands.
Central
Hotel
Ltd.
vs.
Don
H.
Yelf,
$157.35;
Patmore
St
Fulton
for
plain
tiff,
defendant
in
person;
stands.
Booth
Fisheries
Co.
vs.
Charles
M.
Edwards
and
John
Postgate,
$130.50;
Williams,
Manson,
Brown
St
Harvey
for
plaintiff,
defendant
in
person;
stands.
Oertrude
H.
McGrath
vs.
Charles
M.
Edwards
and
John
Postgate,
$f09.18;
Williams,
Manson,
Brown
and
Harvey
for
plaintiff,
defendant
in
person;
stands.
K.,
Sakuda
and
S.
Sakuda
vs.
J.
A.
Brown,
damages
not
exceeding
$1000;
Williams,
Manson,
Brown
St
Harvey
for
plaintiff;
October
28.
Appeals
Rex
vs.
Elizabeth
Thomson,
W.
F.
Fisher
for
crown,
Williams,
Manson,
Brown
St
Harvey
for
appellant.
Rex
vs.
Magulre,
W.
E.
Fisher
for
Crown,
Patmore
St
Fulton
for
ap-
'pellant;
October
9.
Getting
First-Hand
Information
Bfc-'
:
-I
Black
Susan
the
bear
rxpiom-,
he
mission
svamer
Edward
White
of
the
United
Church's
fleet
i:
:i
an
.u
l
waters
MADE
GRIM
DISCOVERY
Boys
Searching
for
Bottles
Find
Pair
of
Skulls
Underneath
Downtown-
Building
There
was
considerable
stir
for
a
while
Saturday
afternoon
as
a
result
of
the
finding
of
two
skulls
under
an
old
building
on
the
south
side
of
Third
Avenue
Just
east
of
Eighth
Street
by
boys
who
were
hunting
for
bottles.
The
police
were
informed
and
took
the
skulls
in
charge.
Investigation
revealed
that
the
skulls
were
brought
over
from
Digby
sland
as
souvenirs
many
years
ago.
They
are
believed
to
have
originally
come
from
an
Indian
graveyard.
The
building
under
which
they
were
found
was
formerly
used
as
a
second-hand
store.
Streatham
Man
Passes
Away
BURNS
LAKE.
Oct.
5:
The
fu
neral
took
place
last
Monday
at
his
home
in
Streatham,
Rev.
C.
A
Hlnchllfre
of
Burns
Lake
officiating,
of
Villlam
Rlst.
who
passed
away
the
Friday
previous
in
the
Burns
Lake
Hospital
as
a
result
or
kidney
trouble.
TRAILS
TO
BE
PUT
IN
Twelve
Crews
of
From
Eight
to
Fifteen
Men
to
Be
Employed
in
Central
Interior
Under
the
provincial
government's
unemployment
relief
program,
a
number
of
much-needed
(trails
into
timber
areas
in
the
central
interior
are
to
be
constructed
during
the
coming
winter
It
Is
learned
at
Forest
Branch
headquarters
here.
Between
Terrace
and
Fraser
Lake
some
12
crews
will
be
thus
employed,
the
crews
ranging
in
size
from
eight
to
fifteen
men.
How
long
the
work
will
last
will
depend
largely
on
weather
conditions.
The
work
is
an
entirely
new
departure.
Condition
Shows
No
Improvement
Thomas
A
.Edison,
Great
Ifiventoi.
Still
Seriously
III
at
West
Orange
Home
I
WEST
ORANGE,
NJ,
Oct.
5:-No
improvement
was
reported
Saturday
night
in
the
condition
ol
I
Thomas
Alva
Edison,
aged
Ameri-jcan
Inventor,
who
hat
been
lying
seriously
ill
at
his
home
here
for
the
past
few
weeks.
British
Preference
Virtually
Wiped
Out
Declares
Mackenzie
King
in
Criticizing
Changes
OTTAWA,
Oct.
5.
Declaring
that,
as
a
result
of
the
startling
Increase
in
the
tariff
rate
against
goods
from
Great
Britain
and
the
practical
wiping
out
of
the
British
preference
on
products
of
class
or
kind
made
in
Canada,
Rt.
Hon.
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King,
Liberal
leader,
has
issued
a
statement
criticizing
two
recent
decrees
of
the
government
in
fixing
the
rate
of
exchange
in
computing
values
for
duty
purposes
Imported
from
Britain
at
par
value
of
the
pound
and
the
special
dumping
duty
on
British
im-.
ports
of
a
kind
made
In
Canada
at
lea
than
$4.86
per
pound.
These
changes
by
order-ln-councll,
Mr.
King
asserts,
represent
a
greater
variation
in
Canadian
fiscal
policy
than
has
ever
been
adopted
by
any
Canadian
government
without
the
consent
of
Parliament.
He
predicts
that
they
will
aggravate
difficulties
of
the
present
situation
both
In
Britain
and
Canada.
Burleigh
Grimes
Big
Hero
of
Third
Game
In
Baseball
Classic
Veteran
Spitballer
Held
Athletics
to
Two
Hits,
Including
Simmons'
Home
Run,
and
Batted
in
Two
Huns
for
Red
Birds
Himself.
SHIBE
PARK,
Oct.
5.
Aided
by
an
airtight
fielding
staff,
Burleigh
Grimes,
veteran
master
of
the
spitball,
pitched
the
St.
Louis
Cardinals
to
a
fine
victory
here
today
in
the
third
game
of
the
world
series,
the
Cards,
by
yirtue
of
their
win,
going
one
up
in
the
classic
of
the
diamond.
Urimes
pitched
a
remarkable
game
and
it
was
not
until
hi
eighth
inning
that
he
yielded
a
hit
to
the
Mackmen.
,In
the
ninth
Al
Simmons
came
along
and
made
his
second
home
run
of
the
series,
scoring
a
runner
ahead
of
him.
It
was
the
second
and
last
hit
for
the
Athletics
but
It
spoUed
the
Card
inals'
chances
for
their
second
shut-1
out
of
the
series.
The
Cardinals
knocked
Lefty
Grove
all
over
the
lot,-
finding
him
for
twelve
safeties
the
same
num
ber
as
they
registered
againsUthe,
Philadelphia
southpaw
In
thcopen-ing
game
of
the
series.
The
canny
old
Connie
Mack
put
Grove
on
the
mound
in
spite
of
advance
reports
lhat
he
was
suffering
from
a
bits-1
tered
hand
as
a
result
of
his
hard
'
work
in
the
opener
last
Thursday.
Not
only
did
Grimes
pitch
a
brilliant
game
but
the
old
right
hander
also
drove
in
two
runs
for
the
Cardinals.
"Pepper"
Martin's
sensational
batting
again
aldeS
St.
Louis,
lie
found
Grove
Just
as
readily
today
as
he
did
on
Thursday,
and
as
he'
did
George
Earnshaw
Friday.
President
Herbert
Hoover
saw
Al
Simmons
score
the
home
run
to
right
field
In
the
ninth
Inning
with
McNalr,
running
for
Cochrane,
ihead
of
him.
It
was
the
same
combination
as
that
of
last
Thursday
when
Simmons
made
his
first
circuit
clout
of
the
series.
The
ninth
was
the
oaly
inning
in
which
the
Athletics
had
a
look-in.
Miller's
,
Ingle
tr
the
eighth
was
the
6nly
ther
safety
the
Mackmen
were
able
o
make.
St.
Louis
scored
two
In
the
second,
wo
in
the
fourth
and
one
in
the
i
Continued
on
Page
Four)
LORD'S
DAY
OBSERVANCE
One
of
Subjects
of
Discussion
at
Ministerial
Meeting
Press
Is
Commended
The
Lord's
Day
Alliance
Act
In
regard
to
Prince
Rupert
was
one
of
the
topics
of
discussion
at
this
morning's
regular
monthly
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Ministerial
Association.
The
attitude
of
the
press
of
the
-lty
in
publishing
sermons
each
Saturday
by
members
of
the
Association
was
commended.
Arrangements
were
made
for
further
sermons
to
be
published
as
well
as
for
weekly
hospital
services.
Capt.
Steele,
Salvation
Army,
made
her
first
appearance
at
a
I
Ministerial
Association
meeting.
,
Rev.
W.
D.
Grant
Holllngworth,
'president,
was
In
the
chair.
Today's
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
Oct.
5:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
5iyc
on
the
local
exchange
today.
BIG
FIRMS
LIQUIDATE
Royal
Financial
Corp.
of
Vancouver
Closes
Doors
Green-shields
of
Montreal
Falls
,
VANCOUVER,
Oct.
5,
The
itoyal
Financial
Corporation
Ltd.
with
head
offices
In
Vancouver
closed
its
doors
today
and
announced
voluntary
liquidation.
The
corporation
also
has
branches
In
Toronto,
Calgary,
Edmonton
and
Victoria.
MONTREAL,
Oct.
5
Announcement
of
the
failure
of
Green-shields
&
Co,
brokers,
was
made
this
afternoon.
It
followed
closely
on
the
announcement
that
Mc-Dougall
St
Cowns
had
gone
into
liquidation.
TO
STAY
ON
GOLD
Standard
in
Italy
Will
Not
ba
Changed,
Premier
Mussolini
Announces
ROME,
Oct.
5:
Premier
Benito
Mussolini
announced
definitely
on
Saturday
that
Italy
would
remain
on
the
gold
standard,
no
matter
what
other
European
countries
may
do.
Italy
has
ample
gold
in
reserve
to
maintain
its
credit,
II
Duce
stated.
Halibut
Landings
American
Helgeland,
33.000,
Royal;
6.4c
and
3c.
Seatle.
35,000,
Atlln;
7.4c
and
3c.
Rainier,
30.000,
Booth;
7.1c
and
3c.
Resolute,
33,000,
Storage;
6c
and
3c.
Sentinel,
18,000,
Storage,
8.5c
and
4c.
Canadian
t.
Beale,
30.000,
Atlln;
5c
and
3c.
Slg'iU
12,000,
Booth;
6c
and
3c.
Embfa,
14,000,
6c
and
3c;
going
to
Vancouver.
Rose
Spit,
9.500,
6c
and
3c;
going
to
Vancouver.
Cape
Spenser,
5.Q00,
Storage;
6c
and
3c.
The
Weather
Langara
Island:
Moderate
northwest
wind;
cloudy;
sea
choppy.
Dead
.Tree
Point:
Clear,
calm;
barometer,
30.30;
temperature,
43;
sea
smooth.