Today's
Wither
Prince
Rupert
barometer,
30.2C
sea
smooth.
Vol.
XXII.,
No.
235.
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Tomorrow's
Tides
Friday,
October
9,
1931
High
11:40
a.m.
20.8
It.
23:56
p.m.
212
It.
Low
5:25
a.m
.
4.0
It
17:50
p.m.
4.
It.'
MACDONALD
INVITES
CO-OPERATION
WELL
KNOWN
LOCAL
HALIBUTTER
DESTROYED
BY
FIRE
Reparations
Question
and
Pound
Value
Figure
in
National
Gov't
Manifesto;
Labor
Platform
Out
PLAN
IS
FAVORED
Hoover
Calls
Experts
Into
Confer-ence
With
a
View
to
Making
Home
Building
Easier
WASHINGTON.
DC.
Oct.
8:
Following
announcement
ol
hb
plan
ol
alx
points
for
rehabilitation
of
United
States
Industry
and
business.
President
Hoover
yester
day
called
ten
prominent
business
men
Into
conference
with
a
view
to
devising
some
means
for
making
easier
the
building
of
homes
throughout
the
country.
Financial
circles
throughout
the
nation
welcome
the
president's
Dlan
plan
to
to
release
release
"frozen
irozen-
credits
cream
and
banker
PiHw
th-whofo
plan
as
being
a
very
constructive
one
Newspapers
are
also
in
gen-
era!
agreement:
LABORITE
MEETING
Public
Works.
Shorter
Week
and
Day..
Unemployment
Insurance
Urged
VANCOUVER
Oct.
8:
An
extensive
government
program
of
public
works,
including
the
Columbia
Basin
project,
in
order
to
alleviate
unemployment
was
urged
In
a
resolution
which
was
passed
by
the
American
Federation
of
Labor
In
annual
convention
here
yesterday.
Another
resolution
urged
upon
the
government
the
adoption
of
a
five-day
week
and
six-hour
day.
Still
another
asks
for
a
lederal
system,
of
unemployment
Insurance.
STATE
CASE
CONCLUDED
Trial
of
Adolph
Linden
and
Asso
elates
Now
Keaches
Defence
Stage
rkattiji.
Oct.
8:
The
prosecu
tlnn
rested
Its
case
yesterday
ntmhmt
Adoloh
linden,
former
president,
and
other
former
officials
of
tho
defunct
Puget
Sound
covinfTi
Xr
T.nan
Co..
.
who
are
charged
with
grand
,
larceny.
The
defense
Is
now
proceeding.
PATTULLO
ON
AIK
TOMOKKOW
TIG11T
T.
D.'
Pattullo,
provincial
Liberal
leader
and
member
of
t,
tnnicintnrft
for
Prince
Ru-
biiu
life.....--
pert
will
speak
over
radio
sta-
tlon'
CNRV
(1210
kilocycles)
from
Vancouver
Friday
eve-
nlng
from
8
to
8:30
p.m.
Many
of
his
Prince
Rupert
friends
will
no
doubt
be
anxious
to
tune
In
and
hear
Mr.
Pattullo
discuss
Issues
of
the
day.
Tariffs
Designed
to
Expand
ports
Among
Proposals
Offered
by
British
Premier
as
Election
Planks
New
Monetary
Policy
Designed
"Capitalism
Cannot
Be
Patched
Up
Further.
We
must
Go
Forward
Decisively
to
Socialist
Society,"
r
ti
-
days
iienaerson
T.flMnfiM
flnf
ft
Vnrnchnr-lnurinir
IVip
nnpninnr
nf
negotiations
by
the
national
government,
if
it
is
returned
to
power
in
the
general
election
late
this
month,
with
aj
view
iu
ueumieiy
i-icaiiu
uic
uucouuh
yi
""1
uvyw
ndreparation'payments,
Premief
J.
R3msSy
MacDonald'
issued
his
election
manifesto
to
the
people
of
Great
Britain
night
Efforts
to
permanently
'
re-establish
the
value
of
the
pound
sterling
constitute
another
plank.
Withal;
the
Premier
appealed
for
the
co-ODcration
of
the
people
in
the
national
government's
effort
i
..t.
n
Kmtn
tViA
affairs
nf
tflik
i
nation.
Premier
MacDonald
Instanced
an
further
proposals
a
tariff
designed
lo
bring
about
expansion
of
exports
and
contraction
of
imports,
commercial
treaties
and
mutual
economic
arrangements
with
th
Dominions.
The
manifesto
called
for
the
in
auguration
of
the
new
monetary
policy
so
that
the
pound
sterling
might
be
re-established
In
confi
dence
and
authority.
War
debts
and
reparations
Mr.
MacDonald
described
as
some
of
the
most
fruitful
causes
of
econ-
omlc
misfortunes
and
many
of
I
these
ought
to
be
removed
by
In-
j
ternatlonal
agreement
such
as
tha
national
government
Would
endeavor
to
bring
about.
"I
ask
the
electors
to
give
the
national
government
a
free
hand
to
consider
every
proposal
likely
to
help
the
present
situation,"
the
premier
said.
Labor
Platform
Chief
Dlanks
In
the
Labor
Tarty
program
Include
public
ownership
of
institutions
and
services,
restoration
of
the
dole
and
Its
extension
to
farm
workers
and
independence
for
India.
Mr.
Henderson
replied
to
Premier
MacDonald's
manifesto
with
the
challenge:
"The
decaying
fabric
of
capitalism
cannot
be
patched
up
any
further.
We
must
go
forward
decisively
to
a
socialistic
society."
Plane
Brings
Passengers
in
From
Ketchikan
nrineinir
in.
three
Dassengers.
the
mnnonlane
North
Bird
of
the
Ketch-
,lkan
Airways,
with
Ray
Howard
as
pilot,
arrived
here
during
the
noon
hour
todajr
from
the
north.
About
an
hour
later
the
machine
returned
north
and
Is
coming
back
again
this
afternoon
with
another
passenger
party.
The
plane
Is
tying
up
at
the
floats
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Yacht
&
Row-
lng
Club.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
Exports
and
Contract
Im
lo
Restore
British
sterling
STOCKS
BOOM
AFTER
HOOVER
ANNOUNCEMENT
NEW
YORK.
Oct.
8:
Un-
doubtedly
in
response
to
the
announcement
of
President
Hoover's
"recovery
plan,"
va-
lues
jumped
$6,000$oo
on
the
New
York
Stock
.Exchange
yesterday
and
all
issues
main-
tain
their
strength
today.
.
LINDBERGHS
RETURNING
Flying
Colonel
and
Wife
Called
Home
on
Account
of
Death
Of
Latter's
Father
PEIPINO.
China.
Oct
8:
Called
home
by
the
death
of
her
father,
Senator
Dwlght
W.
Morrow,
Col.
and
Mrs.
Charles
A.
Llndbergn
started
yesterday
on
a
hasty
re
turn
to
their
home
In
the
United
States.
ENGLEWOOD.
NJ..
Oct.
8:
The
funeral
of
the
late
Senator
Dwlght
W.
Morrow
took
place
quietly
with
simple
rites
from
his
home
hen
yesterday.
Presentation
Made
at
Rotary
Lunch
B.
J.
Mellish
Leaving
for
Vancouver
Was
Honored
at
Service
Club
Gathering
Today
The
Prince
Rupert
Rotary
Club,
at
Its
luncheon
today,
gave
a
farewell
gift
to
Its
departing
treasurer.
Barclay
J.
Mellish,
in
the
form
of
a
handsome
nlpe.
The
presentation
was
made
on
behalf
of
the
members
of
the
club
by
Col.
J.
W.
Nlcholls,
who
voiced
the
regret
that
was
felt
by
all
at
Mr.
Mellish's
departure.
The
latter
responded
suitably
to
the
honor.
The
speaker
for
the
day
was
8.
C.
Thomson,
who
gave
a
vocational
HUH.
vi
I
Mic
iiuii,
uuamcsa.
The
club
elected
Alex
McRae
treasurer
In
succession
to
Mr.
C,
THURSDAY,
OCTOBER
8,
1931.
His
Plan
Well
Received
President
Hi
rbert
Huover.
who
c
!preaslpri
in.
PRACTICAL
DICTATOR
Germany
lo
be
Governed
by
Iron
Hand
With
New
Cabinet
In
Saddle
BERLIN,
Oct.
8:
His
former
cabinet
having
just
resigned,
Chancellor
Heinrich
Bruening
Is
proceeding
to
form
a
new
government
which
will
amount
to
a
virtual
dictatorship
for
Germany.
The
government
is
given
far-reaching
powers
to
deal
with
the
financial
and
economic
burden
of
the
country
in
decrees
signed
yesterday
by
President
von
Hin-denberg.
TO
EMPLOY
ASAKEYES
Former
District
Attorney
of
Los
Angeles
to
Be
Released
From
Prison
LOS
ANGELES.
Oct.
7.
When
Asa
Keyes.
former
Los
Angeles
dls
trlct
attorney,
returns
here
next
Monday
from
San
Quentln
prison
where
he
has
been
serving
time,
he
will
enter
the
service
of
an
auto
mobile
company
which
has
been
holding
a
position
open
for
him.
Keyes
has
not
yet
completed
the
sentence
which
was
Imposed
upon
him
for
corruption
In
connection
with
his
former
office
as
district
attorney,
but
ls,Jbelng
released
on
parole.
Today's
Wheat
VANCOUVER,
Oct.
8.
Wheat
was
quoted
at
52
on
the
local
Exchange
today.
NO
FISH
SALE
TODAY.
There
was
no
sale
of
halibut
at
(the
local
Fish
Exchange
today.
The
l
only
boat
In
was
the
Canadian
Lysekll
with
19.000
pounds.
No
offer
jwas
made
on
theeateh.
which
Is
'being
held
over
until
tomorrow.
ha
made
pnposais
to
relieve
United.
States.
.
MILL
NOW
GOING
IN
Stamp
riant
Being
Installed
By
Kitsault-Eagle
on
Southeaster
Mine
at
Skidegate
SKIDEGATE,
Oct.
8,
W.
G.
McMorris,
managing
director
of
the
Kitsault-Eagle
Mines,
Ltd.,
is
having
a
stamp
mill
installed
at
the
company's
Southeaster
gold
mine
here.
Recently
some
very
high
grade
samples
of
fine
gold
have
been
taken
from
this
well
known
property.
Thomas
A:
Kelley,
well
known
Queen
Charlotte
Island
logging
operator,
is
reported
to
have
acquired
an
important
interest
in
the
company.
FREIGHTER
OFF
TODAY
City
of
Vancouver
Leaves
For
Van
couver
After
Taking
on
'Fuel
Oil
Here
The
Vancouver
freighter
City
ol
Vancouver,
which
arrived
here
yesterday
,
afternoon
from
the
Orteut
for
fuel,
having
run
short
of
oil
while
on
her
way
across
the
Paci
fic
from
Japan
to
Vancouver,
sailed
this
morning
at
7
o'clock
In
continuation
of
her
voyage
to
Van
couver.
The
City
of
Vancouver
had
a
slow
but
uneventful
voyage
across
the
Pacific
ocean.
She
left
Osaka
on
September
13
and
came
over
In
bal
last.
The
master
Is
Capt.
Malcolm
Bu
chanan
and
there
la
a
crew
of
forty-lour
men.
The
Weather.
Langafa
Island:
Overcast,
light
southeast
wind;
sea'
moderate.
Dead
Tree
Point:
Overcast,
calm:
barometer.
3014;
temperature
52;
sea
smooth.
Cape
Swain
Sank
Total
Loss
in
Prince
Rupert
Harbor
on
Wednesday
Capt.
Hugh
Miller
and
His
Men
Sawing
Wood
When
Blaze
and
Explosion
Occurred
Was
33
ft.,
Built
in
Seattle
The
well
known
Pripce
Rupert
halibut
boat
Cape
Swain
was
totally
destroyed
by
fire
yesterday
afternoon
in
Tucks
Inlet
at
the
head
of
Prince
Rupert
harbor.
Captain
Hugh
Miller,
the
skipper
and
owner,
and
two
men
who
were
accompanying
him
had
gone
ashore
to
cut
wood
and
it
was
during
their
absence
that
the
vessel
caught
fire
and
burned
to
the
water's
edge.
The
explosion
of
a
gas
tank
helped
to
complete
the
i
-
,
-
4
destruction
of
the
vessel,
which
I
Ik
I
Y
H
K
X
AkH
finally
sank
In
deep
water.
The
men
rowed
into
Prince
Rupert.
The
Cape
Swain,
which
Captain
Miller
took
over
last
spring
Irom
Capt.
Sinclair
iRed)
Pierce,
now
on
Hie
Eric
Boy,
was
built
in
1917
at
Seattle
and
originally
operated
under
United
States
registry.
Later
she
was
transferred
to
Canadian
registry
aWPttJRttpcWeT
'
home-1rT
for
many
years.
The
vessel
was
33
feet
In
length
with
beam
of
10
feet
and
depth
of
4
feet
0
Inches.
She
was
equipped
with
a
30-h.p.
Enterprise
gasoline
engine.
.The
loss
in
the
destruction
of
the
Cape
Swain
Is
fully
covered
by
in
surance.
FRAUD
IS
ALLEGED
Vancouver
Cafe
Robbery
Is
Said
to
Have
Been
Fake
VANCOUVER,
Oct.
8:
Thre
men
were
placed
under
arrest
yes
terday
In
connection
with
an
alleged
attempt
to
defraud
an
Insurance
company.
The
allegation
Is
that
three
sup-josed
bandits
"held
up"
the
Tro-adero
Cafe
last
month
and
took
$447
from
the
cashier,
later
returning
the
money
to
the
proprletoi
who
claimed
from
the
insurance
ompany
for
the
"lost"
money.
CLERK
IS
SUSPENDED
Investigation
to
Be
Made
Into
Police
Court
Accounts
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
Oct.
8
r
Earl
E.
Robinson,
police
court
clerk,
to
suspended
yesteruay
oy
Acting
Mayor
John
Bennett
pending
an
Investigation
Into
police
court
ac
counts.
Conviction
Here
Is
Affirmed
By
Court
of
Appeals
VANCOUVER.
Oct.
8:
On
ap
peal
of
Andrew
Donald,
the
British
Columbia
Court
of
Appeals
yester
day
affirmed
his
conviction
on
charge
ox
keeping
a
common
gam
lng
house
tn
his
ctgar
stand
at
I
Prince
Rupert
The
fine
of
$i0
stands.
stands.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENT3
1
Ul
JUXVU
iJLVJU
IN
SEATTLE
Pangborn
and
Herndon
Get
Great
Reception
in
Puget
Sound
City
SEATTLE,
Oct.
8:Clyde
Pafte-born
and
Hugh
Herndon
jr.,
who
completed
the
first
non-stop
flight
across
the
Pacific
Ocean
from
the
Orient
to
United
States
"on..
Monday,
landed
at
Boeing
Field
Irom
Wenatchee
this
afternoon
and
Seattle
proceeded
immediately
to
extend
them
a
great
welcome.
As
soon
as
the
flyers
arrived
they
were
paraded
triumphant?,
through,
down
town
streets.
School!
closed
early
so
that
the
children
might
see
the
heroes
of
the
air.
Tonight
there
will
be
a
public
dinner-
In
their
honor
at
the
Olympic
Hotel
and
during
the
evening
.both
Pangborn
and
Herndon
will
be
heard
over
the
air
from
station
KOMO,
It
Is
planned.
Edison
Grows
Still
Weaker
Death
of
Aged
American
Inventor
Believed
Only
Matter
of
Hours
Removed
WEST
ORANOE,
NJ.,
Oct.
8:
Thomas
A.
Edison.
84-year
old
inventor,
continues'
to
sink
and
death
Is
believed
to
be
only
a
matter
of
hours
removed.
Dollar
Showed
Gain
Yesterday
Rose
to
89
"ic
in
New
York
Banks
On
Wednesday
NEW
YORK,
Oe,t.
8:
The.
value
of
the
Canadian
dollar
rose
ii
89M,c
on
the.
New
York
banking
markets
yesterday.
ST.
LAWRENCE
SEAWAY
TREATY
BEING
PLANNED'
OTTAWA,
Oct.
8.
Negotla-
tlons
will
be
Instituted
at
once
between
the
governments
of
Canada
and
the
United
States
looking
to
the
framing
of
at
treaty
for
the
development
of
the
St.
Lawrence
seaway,
Pre-
mler
R.
B.
Bennett
of
Canada
and
President
Herbert
Hoover
ot
the
United
States
announced
simultaneously
last
night.
xi
J8
!