Today
V
Wther
Tomorrow's
Tides
Ira
Thursday,
June
11,
1931
High
10:18
am.
15:8
ft.
Prince
Rupcl
O
udy,
lignt
,22:24
p.m.
)8;8
ft.
south
wind;
ba(
!9:88;
tern-
Low
4:10
a.m.
7:1
ft.
pcrature,
54.
.
15:48
p-m.
8:8
ft.
a
Vol.
XXII..
No.
135.
6
Jf
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE
10,
1931
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
GO
VERNMENT
ACTION
ON
FISH
ASKED
"BACK
TO
LAND"
MOVE
IN
CANADA
PROVING
SUCCESS
Proposal
Is
Sent
To
Ottawa
Asking
That
Clearances
Be
Held
Requested
That
Ten
Days
be
Allowed
to
Elapse
Between
Tlmnnf
llnnl'ii
Arrivnl
U'KI,
VicU
.,.
I
1
.
United
States
Asked
to
Agree
The
city
council
of
Prince
Rupert
with
fish
buvers
and
fishermen's
and
boat
owners'
representatives,
at
a
confer-
ence
lasi
nigm
ueciucu
10
request
uc
customs
department,
through
Hon.
Edgar
W.
Rhodes,
minister
of
fisheries,
to
not
grant
clearance
to
halibut
fishing
vessels
for
ten
days
after
entering
Canadian
ports
on
the
Pacific
Coast
with
catches
of
fish.
It
Is
also
requested
fr
i
iT
TI1T1
j
that
the
Canadian
government
take
Mi!(l
HIIMl-
the
matter
up
with
Washington
i
Kum
j
hi.
...
FOR
MEN
;wlth
a
view
to
having
the
Ameri
can
customs
act
likewise
in
respect
to
halibut
fishing
vessels
on
the
coast.
The
proposal
Is
asked
to
be
I
made
contingent
upon
both
govcrn-
'mcnts
agreeing
upon
Its
becoming
Three
Ilrilish
Cruisers
Dispatched
effective
as
soon
as
possible.
to
Scene
of
Submarine
Sinking-
The
proposal
Is
being
advanced
with
a
view
to
preventing
abnormal
quantities
of
halibut
being
landed,
LONDON,
June,
.JO:
Three
Brl-lthus
demoralizing
the
market
and
tlsh'
wrhlps
h4ve
been
dispatched
'causirifrJce'
conditions
under
to
the
scene
on
the
Shantung
Pen-,
which
the
boat
owners
and
fisher
Insula
In
China
where
the
large
men
declare
that
they
cannot
af-
submartne
Poseidon
was
sunk
yes-1
ford
to
operate.
tcrday
in
collision
with
a
merchant
j
Following
was
the
text
of
the
vessel.
18
men
still
being
missing
telegram
which
Mayor
Orme
sent
to
ioiiowtng
tne
crasn.
t
the
minister
of
fisheries
at
the
con-
The
Poseidon,
one
of
the
largest
ciusIon
f
the
meeting
last
night:
submarine
In
the
British
Navy.
..Durtng
past
two
weeks
price
was
260
feet
long
and
was
built
less'
to
hallhut
flsh(irmen
ha.
he.n
than
two
years
ago.
Ten
Are
Dead
WEI
IIAI
WEI.
China.
June
10:
8
BATTLE,
June
10:-A
$500,-
ooo
fire
swept
through
the
ln-
duntrial
Section
around
the
old
Upbuilding
plants
on
thc.lo-
rul
waterfront'
yesterday.
on
the
average
below
cost
of
prdt
ductlon.
Poor
marketing
condition's
resulting
In
abnormal
quantities
Twenty
fathoms
under
the
surface!
being
frozen.
Canadian
fishermen
of
the
Yellow
Sea,
eight
men
In
the
sunken
British
submarine
Poseidon
waited
helplessly
today
while
on
the
surface
desperate
rescue
efforts
proceeded.
Ten
other
men
In
another
compartment
are
belelvcd
to
be
dead.
unanimously
support
tying
up
ten
days
between
each
trip
for
two
or
three
trips.
Believe
American
fishermen
agree
likewise
but
on
account
American
fleet
being
scattered
Impossible
to
secure
unanimous
opinion.
Manager
of
Amerl-
Rn
far
h.
Wn
i-mtum!
1
can
vessel
owners
three
weeks
ago
from
the
sunken
undersea
craft,
six
PProved
of
Idea
of
tying
up
for
of
them
popping
up
through
the
water
within
four
hours
after
the
disaster,
using
escape
apparatus.
Two
of
the
survivors
have
died.
Massett
Canners
Plant
Will
Run
;
icn
nays
ana
an
American
uuau
spoken
to
here
are
In
favor
of
same
Therefore
would
ask
that
Canadian
Customs
do
not
grant
clearance
to
halibut
fishing
vessesl
for
ten
days
after
entering
Pacific
Canadian
ports
and
request
that
the
Government
take
the
matter
up
with
Washington
that
American
Customs
do
likewise
to
all
halibut
fishing
n
11
117
vessels
entering
racmc
nmcwixw
Itl
i1TlAll
YYaVport
this
proposal
contingent
on
111
Ulliail
If
a
J
bQth
govemmcnts
agreeing
to
be-
-
I
come
effective
as
soon
as
possible.
John
Dybhavn
will
be
leaving
In
Tnis
proposal
has
unanimous
sup-a
few
days
for
Massett
where
pre-'
of
au
fishermen
and
fish
buy-paratlons
will
be
made
to
operate
ers
an(l
dozens
generally
In
Prince
the
cannery
of
the
Massett
Canners
Rupert."
'
this
season.
The
plant
will
operate
.
u'il.v
on
a
limited
scale
and
will,
It
'
is
understood
.only
put
up
cohocs.
CLOUDBURST
AFTER
HEAT
ASllCItOFT.
Juno
10:
Following
several
days
of
extreme
heat,
traffic
was
blocked
and
roads
and
crops
damaged
by
a
cloudburst
Monday
afternoon.
IIAI
.1?
Ml!
t
inM
lini.t.AR
BLAZE
IN
SEATLE
Delegates
For
W,
A.
Meeting
Are
In
City
Delegates
are
arriving
in
the
city
for
the
annual
meetings
today
and
tomorrow
of
the
Caledonia
Diocesan
Board
of
the
Woman's
Auxiliary
of
the
Anglican
Church.
Among
delegates
already
here
are:
Mrs.
Oliver
Thome,
of
Kincollth,
'
who
Is
the
guest
of
Dean
and
Mrs.
Olbson.
Mrs.
E.
A.
McCarthy
of
Terrace,
guest
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
F.
A.
MacCal-
Mrs.
Dungate
of
Hazelton.
guest
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
C.
W.
Homer.
Mrs.
J.
O.
Stephens.
Smlthers.
guest
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E.
A.
District
Passenger
Agent
Here
to
Be
General
Agent
in
San
Francisco
MONTREAL,
June
10:
Canadian
National
Railways
staff
changes
announced
today
include
the
following:
W.
J.
Gllkfcrson,
general
agent,
passenger
department,
San
Francisco,
will
commence
leave
of
absence
prior
to
rctircment-and
will
be
succeeded
by
R.
F.
McNaugh-ton,
district
passenger
agent
at
Prince
Rupert.
The
office
of
district
passenger
agent
at
Prince
Rupert
will
be
abolished.
PEACE
IN
ROME
DUE
ROME,
June
10:
Prospects
for
a
reconciliation
between
the
Vatican
and
Fascist
government
are
said
to
be
bright.
The
government
admitted
yesterday
that
three
notes
had
been
received
from
the
Pope
and
that
a
reply
had
been
sent
to
the
Vatican
which
it
was
believed
would
prove
satisfactory.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.June
10:
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at
57c.
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
TO
GET
AUSTRALIA
CUT
LUMBER
MARKET
VICTORIA.
June
10
,
part
of
Australia's
lumber
lm-
V
portations
from
America
nm-
ountlng
to
from
300,000,000
to
400,000,000
feet
In
normal
times
will
be
diverted
to
British
Co-
i
lumbla
by
the
new
Canadian-
Australian
treaty,
which
Is
about
to
be
announced
at
Ot-
I
tawa,
it
la
believed
at
the
legls-
latlve
buildings
here.
What
a
School!
Learning
the
Art
of
Angling
The
art
of
angling,
ways
and
means
of
catching
elusive
trout,
ts
one
of
lat
st
studies
to
be
adoeJ
to
Azusa
high
school
curriculum
In
Azusa,
Calif.
Class
meets
at
Rainbow
Angling
club,
where
a
:
al
catching
of
trout
is
taught
by
an
expert
angler,
and
a
rod
and
reel
Is
textbook.
Here's
a
g
aupf
students
ready
nayt
lmpatlsnt
to
take
up
the
new
course
What
a
school.
M'NAUGHTON
PROMOTED
A
large
Many
Single
Unemployed
Men
As
Well
As
Families
Are
Taking
to
Farm
Life
Scheme
Initiated
By
Minister
of
Colonization,
With
Co
operation
of
Kanways,
is
Hearing
Good
Results
OTTAWA,
June
10:
The
"Back
to
the
Land"
movement,
initiated
by
Hon.
W:
A.
Gordon,
minister
of
immigration
and
colonization,
has
succeeded
in
placing
7600
unemployed
single
men
on
farms
in
Canada
up
to
the
end
of
last
month
and,
in
addition,
1800
families
have
been
placed
on
selected
farms.
The
work
is
being
carried
on
nrough
officers
of
the
department
working
In
conjunction
with
the
two
railway
systems.
THREE
ARE
Lethbrldgc
Provincial
Jail
Has
IU
First
Triple
Hanging
This
Morning
LET11BRIDGE,
Alberta.
Juno
10
Back
to
back
on
the
same
trap.
Mike
Radko
and
Bertram
Joner,
slayers
ot
Ernest
Midwinter,
Cai-gary
taxi
driver,
were
hanged
here
this
morning.
Immediately
after
the
execution
ot
Radko
and
Jones.
Fred
Baldwin,
who
shot
Maud
Law
of
Calgary
on
Christmas
Day
last,
was
hanged,
making
the
first
triple
hanging
In
local
history.
CONDITION
OF
WHEAT
Was
Lowest
This
Spring
in
Records
of
Dominion
Bureau
ot
Statistics
OTTAWA.
June
10:
The.
condition
of
spring
wheat
In
Canada
at
May
31
was
the
lowest
on
the
records
of
the
Dominion
Bureau
ot
Statistics.
MASTERS
AND
MATES
VOTE
FOR
STRIKING
.
VANCOUVER.
June
10:
LaLLU
1
Ell)
Merchant
Se
the
Canadian
Service
Guild
have
voted
by
a
large
majority
tor
a
strike
In
support
of
towboat
masters
and
mates,
who
are
seeking
to
have
a
permanent
wage
scale
agreement
signed
up.
It
l
hoped,
however,
that
an
amicable
settlement
of
points
In
dispute
will
be
reach-
ed
before
coast
shipping
U
generally
affected.
e-
PROTECT
HUSBAND
Smithcrs
Woman
Issues
Writ
In
Connection
With
Sweepstake
Winning
A
writ
has
been
Issued
out
ot
Supreme
Court
In
Vancouver
on
behalf
of
Mrs.
Isabella
Whltelaw
of
Smlthers
to
protect
the
interest
ot
her
husband,
Robert
Whltelaw,
who
won
the
sum
of
$650
In
the
Bulkley
Valley
District
Hospital
Association
Trust
Fund
sweepstake
on
the
Der-
!
by
last
week,
the
sweepstake
being
l
conducted
under
the
patronage
of
the
Elks
Club
ot
Smlthers.
AIRPLANE
IS
GIANT
Great
Britain
Reported
to
Have
Huge
Craft
Under
Construction
LONDON,
June
10:
Great
Britain
is
reported
to
have
under
construction
what
will
be,
by
far,
the
largest
airplane
In
the
world.
The
new
machine,
it
is
reported,
will
be
equipped
with
engines
developing
51,000
horsepower
and
will
have
cabin
accommodation
for
forty
passengers.
Halibut
Sales
Summary
Sitka,
22,000,
Royal
Fish
Co,
9.1c
and
3c.
Western,
36,000,
Cold
Storage,
9.3c
and
3c.
Brisk,
33,000,
Booth
Fisheries,
9.7c
and
3c.
Attu,
36,000,
Pacific
Fisheries,
9.4c
and
3c.
Wabash,
2,500,
Cold
Storage,
9c
and
4c.
Teddy
J.,
12,000,
Booth,
9.8c
and
1
4c.
Marie,
10.000.
Pacific,
9.2c
and
4c.
Charlotte,
4,000,
Storage,
9c
and
4c.
Canadian
Rose
Spit,
7,000,
Atlln,
7.1c
and
3c.
Viking
I,
6,500,
Storage,
12c
and
Cape
Spencer,
9.000,
storage,
7c
and
3c.
Mayflower,
6,000,
Storage,
7.4c
and
3c.
Minnie
V..
4.500,
Atlln,
7.8c
and
3c.
Albert
K,
700,
Storage,
7c
and
3c.
I
D.
S.
T.,
4,500,
Storage,
7c
and
3c.
COUNTY
COURT
CASK
IS
NOW
PROCEEDING
The
hearing
of
the
County
Court
case
of
Ous
Rekos
vs.
Klllas
and
Christopher
opened
yesterday
before
Judge
F.
McB.
Young
and
is
proceeding
today.
Plaintiff
Is
claiming
In
the
neighborhood
of
$700
for
wages,
overtime,
Interest
on
loan
'and
damages
for
dismissal.
W.
O.
Fulton
Is
counsel
for
the
plaintiff
and
T.
W.
Brown
for
the
defendant.
UNABLE
TO
COME
HERE
Minister
of
Labor
Sends
Wire
to
Mayor
Following
Invitation
By
Council
In
answer
to
a
wired
request
from
j
the
city
council
that
he
visit
here
In
j
the
course
of
his
forthcoming
tour
of
Western
Canada
to
observe
un
employment
conditions,
Senator
Oldcon
D.
Robertson,
minister
of
labor,
has
sent
a
telegram
to
Mayor
Orme
that
time
will
not
pernjlt
him
to
visit
Prince
Rupert
but
that
he
would
welcome
a
synopsis
of
the
situation
here
if
It
could
be
sent
to
him.
The
minister
of
Jabor
stated
that
he
expected
to
be
In
Victoria
on
June
15
and
in
Vancouver
on
June
16.
The
minister
announced
In
the
telegram
that
the
purpose
of
his
trip
was
to
"ascertain
the
existing
unemployment
situation
with
prospective
conditions
necessary
to
anticipate
during
the
coming
whiter."
DISBAND
MARINES
General
Smedley
D.
Butler
Makes
Sensational
Statement
BEVERLY.
June
10:
SDeakin
before
the
Beverly
Chamber
of
Commerce
at
a
farewell
dinner
yesterday,
General
Smedley
D.
Butler
declared
that
the
famous
United
States
Marines
were
to
be
disbanded
by
President
Hoover
as
a
measure
of
economy.
TIMEKEEPER
ABSCONDS
Warrrnt
Out
For
Arrest
of
John
M.
Farlane
on
Big
Bend
Construction
Job
Took
$8,000
VICTORIA.
June
10
According
to
reports
received
by
the
government
from
Revelstoke.
John
M.
McFarlane.
missing
tlmc-clerk
on
part
of
the
construction
ot
the
Big
Bend
highway,
"absconded
with
practically
the
enUre
payroll
for
the
month
of
May,"
amounting
to
approximately
$8,000.
A
warrant
for
MeFarlanc's
ar
rest
on
a
cnarge
oi
torgery
nas
been
Issued.
Rain
Postpones
Camera
Bout
Giant
Italian's
Engagement
With
Redmond
Will
Take
Place
Next
Monday
Instead
NEW
YORK.
June
10:-The
Car-
nera-Redmorit
bout
scheduled
for
i
today,
has
been
postponed
until
Monday
because
of
rain.
4-.-.-
-
GERMANY
TO
GET
!
REPARATION
RELIEF
LONDON.
June
10:
It
is
stated
here
that,
as
a
result
ot
last
week's
conference
between
representatives
of
the
two
na-
tlons,
Germany
is
to
be
re-
lieved
by
Oerat
Britain
of
some
of
her
burden
of
war
repara-
Hon
payments.
France
and
Italy
would
be
affected
by
such
a
move.
'toil
1
: