Tom s Ar's Tides Suture p. Wry 31, 1D31 -i ts 5-AlO a.m. 20.6 rt. J . . i,.1 . t "nOa.m. 10.3 ft. )5 p.m 3.5 ft. IS WORSE BENNETT IN Rrjarts From Various Tarts of Europe Are More Alarming 1 in. Jan. 30: From the talcs to the British Isles, i' uza epidemic is rapidly reports received here 'tis parts of Europe indl-ratc of mortality Is also by leaps and bounds. M'KEOWN RESIGNS Chief of Railway Commission quits, Effective March 1 ' 'T.WVA. Jan. 30:-Hon. H. A. t ' i chairman of the board ' V commissioners, has rc-H' ctive March 1. It had " ted for some time that ' ,T ' wn would resign soon. Alaska Rancher Succumbs After Lengthly Illness ' ''U.T.ANKS, Alaska. Jan. 30: n ishby, aged 67. nloneer Al- ' "hrr, died yesterday after "''' illness. The Weather - Island Light southerly 'I'ideratc sea, clear. ". Ttw Point Cloudy, fresh. 1 t wind, barometer, 29.80. 1 -'lure. 42, choppy" sea. ll Cloudy, light southerly ''moderate. In Island Moderate south 1 Houdy, barometer.29.70; ' 'ppy. 8b Official Figures Say 300,000 Are Workless At Present In Canada Senator Robertson, Minister of Labor, Points to Usual Seasonal Contraction and Predicts "Substantial Improvement" in Few Months OTTAWA, Jan. tfO: Official figures, gathered from - V unions and other labor organizations, place the bt-r of unemployed in Canada today at 300,000 or an ; o of approximately 100,000 since August. It is cus- for seasonal contraction in employment to take f rom November to January and Senator Gideon C.N.R.T0 TAKE PART iV.il Co operate With Corporation Brln Formed to Extend Agricultural Credits A Jan. 30: The Cara Robertson, minister of labor, pre dicts a "substantial improvement" within the next few months. CHAIN nOAT EXPECTED IIEKE IN NEAR FUTURE. That a ship may be coming here before Ions; to load grain from the Alberta Wheat Pool's local elevator is expected in participate in the estab-r . 4 n wnicn u being lormea I nans for the purchase of md other necessities for ming, Sir Henry Thorn-icnt. announced today. INFLUENZA grain was delivered here, the elevator being practically full. There is no definite word as yet as to when a ship may be expected. U.S.CAPITAL Canadian I'remier Is Given Splendid Reception in Washington WASHINGTON, Jan. 30: The welcome of the highest officials of the United States was extended today to Premier R. n. Bennett of Canada on his ar rival In Washington to interview President Herbert Hoover. Highly informal in character, the brief visit here of Premier Iiennett is considered by United States officials an opportunity for full and frank discussion of Canadian-United States problems. HERRING Two Roats in Overnight From Warke Canal With Catches Gammon & Watts selneboat ArrivnH in nort this morn- jCilttlU, H - . Wtirlra Pnnal with tt 1080 'of seine herring, going out again as soon as it naa uniwuw, w. nMr nrivnntASe Of USpt. Ole Skoi&frceD herring offering franutlie seiner rreaeua r WastTnlijg ks.eif peeled oi.ikarun of herring at Warke Canal Is reported. CARD OF THANKS The family of tl:e late Mrs. Elizabeth Klllas arc desirous ol who. by friends thanking many ...j. i.,r onrf otherwise, ex- pressed sympathy in their recent bereavement. Elevator at Vancouver are extracted a liquid comes off which is composed of glue, water and salts. The difficulty has been to I get rid of the salts without too & . . . . . . great cost, aikt many exciuiiciiw, j while the glue was retained. It is probabie that a glue factory may be established in Prince Rupert in connection with the .local fish reduction concern, a factory that will prove a valuable adjunct and be the means of saving a great deal of what, up to this time, had been looked upon as waste material. Mr. Smith. In his address, review .i Here is an interesting Pacifi coast photograph showing harbor commission elevator at Vancouver B.C. Glue Process Perfected and May Lead to Establishment of Factory to Handle Waste in Making Oil, Meal A process of manufacturing glue from fish offal with-fljjt intfprinjg i ajiy way with the production, of fish meafanu oil has been perfected at the Prince Rupert Fish- jeries Lxperimental btation, according tout, bmith, who 'has been in charge of the work and who addressed, the ! Prince Rupert Rotary Club on the subject yesterday. I The process is an exceedingly 'simple one. When the oil and meal Bank Deposits In 1930 Higher it was found that commercial saus- age casing was admirably suited for WA?"INT0N, Jan" T :TDe:' the purpose in that the salts passed PIte deVJ, 1?,' . deposits in the United States for ,. through . T the . walls . of tha the casing),. , the than $1,000 An year were more 000,000 ahead of the year previous, government statistics show. Further evidence of the increased thrift of the American people last year was the care they took of their automobiles. ed the condition up to the work of j NO MORE TOTEMS TO .kMntaMon mil tnlri nhmit RE SHIPPED OUTSIDE what was beina done in eastern glue i factories. He dealt with the process VICTORIA. Jan. 30: Fur- of making fish meal and ftah oils; ther shipment of Indian totem reainh nnri nar. Doles out of Canada is unlikely. ticularly the commercial features , and the waste accompanying the , old process. He showed that the glue manufactured under their new process was of good quality and offered to further demonstrate the work to any who were interested and who would visit the experimental station. ARRIVES WARM IN SEATTLE Higher Temperature For This Time i Vm,. Tliati In Pnrtv IVnn rrattlk Jan. 30: The thermo- meter registered 67 above in Seattle yMtertay. 11 was iour qogreea warmer than an any Januyj ,29 i recorded since keeping of meteor-'ological figures here started 40 years ago. Continued fair and mild weather, with light southerly winds, is fore-, east. VANCOUVER WHEAT tfKfrr.TtVRn Jftn 3(1? Whreit wai quoted at 57Vc on tho local exchange today. v the federal government hav- ing assured Premier Tolmle that a recent shipment from Prince Rupert to the United States could not be stopped but that It would be the last of Its kind. Of Special Interest .xave you read the classified advertising page in this paper today? If not, now is the time. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER r :n No. i , 05 3' 5 ' . PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS - U NEMPLOYED NUMEROUS IN CANADA PROGRESS MADE WITH CANADIAN TELEGRAPH MERGER DISASTER IN MINE Twenty-Eight Men Lose Lives In English Pit WHITEHAVEN,1 Cumberland, England, Jan. 30: Twenty-eight coal miners are known to hav 1-fMi killed a a. result of an explosion in Hafg, pit here yesterday. Of is men who were brought out alive, 12 are in serious condition. Ten miners from the adjacent Wellington pit, which was affected, arc also in hospital. CASE BODY IS FOUND country. To be recovered, the body) and the plane will have to be drawn of his plane was sighted the day be fore yesterday by Al Davis, search flyer. WARM IN SKAGWAY Green Onions Pulled, Honeysuckles Leafing and Rhubarb Above Ground in Alaskan Town Writing to his friend. Comman- 1ant William Kerr of the Salvation Army, Joseph F. Ward, Judge of the United States court at kag way, says that the Alaskan town like the rest of the coast, is hav-ng a remarkably .mild winter. There has been no frost as yet to form Ice for skating, green onions were pulled outside this month ant sold on the Skagway market, hon-eysucklea are In leaf and rhubarb Is well above the ground. Judge Ward says. The people at Skagway are only hoping that there will not be frost now so as to spoil the growth. Differences on Indian Policy Between Baldwin and Churchill May Cause Conservative Split LONDON, Jan. 30: The birth of a new faction within the ranks of the British Conservative party is seen in some circles today as a probable denouement of disagreement on the problem of Indian policy between Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin and Rt Hon. Winston ' Churchill. ; From correspondence between the two leaders which has just been published it appeal's that Mr. Churchill, while his warm personal friendship for Mr. Baldwin is undiminished, thinks it best that he should refrain from meetings of the party's business ' committee. Mr. Baldwin, while equally warm m his personal remarks, accepts Mr. Churchill's view. English Promoter Is Hopeful For Service Hook-up Going Over Sir Basil Blackctt Leaves Montreal For New York Well Satisfied With Progress of Negotiations MONTREAL, Jan. 30: Progress has been made for the bringing about of a merger of Canada's overseas cable and wireless services, Sir Basil Blackett, chairman of the Imperial and International Communications, who has been intervening heads of Canadian telegraph companies, announced last night before leaving for New York. He ex pressed the nope tnat, in due- course, satlsfactory conclusions vould be reached. It is also posed to merge the Canadian land telegraph companies. E. W. Beatty, Portland Mail Flyer Lost His Life K.C., president of the Canadian Pain Crash of Plane jclflc Railway, has already gone on j record as being in favor of such a PORTLAND. Jan. 30: The body , merger. Sir Henry Thornton, presl-of Walter E. Case. Varney All Line lent of the Canadian National mall flyer of this city, was found I Railways, has not yet expressed entombed in his crashed plane In! himself definitely. Columbia National Forest by searchers yesterday afternoon. The wreck was found on a steep mountainside' ln exceptionally rugged COASTGUARD MUCH FASTER by ropes for a distance of 200 feet , up a sheer cliff. Could Have Easily Outrun Joseph- Case became missing last Thurs- ine K It Is Found day morning while' flying from here j to Pasco, Wash. He is believed to NEW YORK. Jan. 30: For the have crashed that day. The wreck 'purpose of determining if the coast- guard cutter 145 could have run the Canadian rum runner Josephine K. fdown without resorting to shell fire, the two vessels were raced yesterday by the authorities. The cutter ran away from the Canadian easily, doing 11.15 miles per hour while the Josephine K. did only 9.55 miles. CaptW. P. Cluett, youthful skipper of the Josephine K was killed when the pilot house of his ship was shelled off by the cutter. PIONEER IS DEAD James Joseph Mulhall Passes Away at Abbotsford at Age of Eighty-Two VANCDUVIR, Jan. 30:-James Joseph Mulhall. British Columbia old timer, is dead at Abbotsford at the age of 82. He built the first cold storage plant in the province ,at New Westminster. I COL. SP1TTAL PASSES AWAY Was Well Known in Canadian Athletic and Military Circles MONTREAL. Jan. 30r Lteut. Col. Charles Douglas Splttal. well known athlete and for more than a quarter of a century active Jn military circles, is dead here. He was 58 years of age. Volstead Act and Jones Bill Repeal Asked t BALTIMORE, Md.. Jan. 30: The legislature of the State of Maryland voted yesterday In favor of repeal of the Volstead Act and also the Jonas Bill, the Utter having to do with coast shipping, ! Opportunities In Peace Seen Particular Advantages Offered Ag riculturalists in Northern District VICTORIA, Jan. 30: Opportunities such as existed for no other pioneer setUement on the. .continent he open for the development of OlsfricT of British CommoTa, free from the infestation of weeds and the spread of disease In livestock which had to be met and combatted in older agricultural settlements, it was pointed out Dy Hon. wiinam Atkinson, minister of agriculture, shortly after his return from an in spection of the district. Dominion and provincial depart ments of agriculture have drafted fresh plans for the extension of weed-cleaning and veterinary services to the farmers, said Mr. GRADUALLY RECOVERING Post-Operative Condition of II. II. Stevens Good Despite Pain Hon. OTTAWA. Jan. 30: Hon. H. H. Stevens, minister of trade and commerce, is reported to be making Satisfactory prosress although suffering considerable pain. His post- operative condition Is said to be good. MUSSOLINI SATISFIED rieascd With Apology Made By U.S. Government Regarding Remarks of General ROME, Jan. 30: Premier Benito Mussolini announces that he la completely satisfied with the apology ,whih has been tendered him by the United States government for itatementa which were made concerning II Duce by Major General Smedley Butler of the Marine Corps. 4 BRITAIN TO ENTER . SCHNEIDER RACES LONDON, Jan. 30: The government, yielding, to wide popular demand, has changed Its mind about holding aloof from this year's Schneider Clip race and. Oreat Britain will participate, after all, in the great seaplane event. 1