Today's
Weather
Prince
iS
-K
Clear,
calm,
ba
rometer,
!
H
O
emperature,
63;
sea
smooth
Vol.
XXII.,
No.
6
TRAGEDY
AT
NANAIMO
AS
LITTLE
Three
Children
Slip
Into
River
Current;
Drown
in
Deep
Pool
Mrs.
Charles
Stevens
and
Five
Children
Had
Gone
to
Banks
of
Nanaimo
River
to
Escape
Heat
Wave
Which
Is
Sweeping;
Vancouver
Island
NANAIMO,
July
8:
While
picnicking
on
the
bank
of
the
Nanaimo
River
where
the
mother
and
family
of
five
were
driven
in
the
attempt
to
escape
the
intense
heat
wave
which
i.s
now
sweeping
Vancouver
Island,
three
children
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Charles
Stevens
yesterday
slipped
off
the
slimy
rocks
into
the
current
of
the
river
and
were
carried
into
a
deep
pool
where
they
were
drowned
Mrs.
Steven,
although
mnkin
frantic
effort,
was
unable
to
rrsrur
them.
The
dead
are:
Patricia,
ami
three;
Barbara,
six.
and
Thclrna,
seven.
COMPANY
GOES
UP
Ilomr
Savings
&
Loan
Co.
in
Difficulties
Following
Arrest
of
Official
Magistrates
Act
Irom
claim
for
1-am.o
si
ATTLE.
July
8:-Following
the
8al
elzure
jur
"K
of
th
,f
its
Ttoe-prertdent
on
rh.r-.--
.(
cmbewlenwit
up
to
"oatlng
salmon
cannery
Laurel
R-
Whalen.
Unless
an
appeal
is
$i
ooo
.).
it
to
expected
that
the
Home
saving
St
Loan
Co.
ol
this
n
fom
this
decision
the
cal
to
trial.
The
Cana-imo
city
win
take
steps
at
once
to
go
J.
Proceed
voluntary
liquidation.
The
at-
dlan
Credit
Mens
AssoclaUon,
trustee
In
bankrupt
for
the
Laurel
f
an
s
of
me
concern
are.
mean-1
time,
bring
turned
over
to
the
sav-1
Whalen's
owner,
originally
the
Somervllle
Cannery
Co.
Ltd..
claims
incs
and
loan
Inspection
depart-
incut.
Another
Party
From
Vancouver
Seeking
Gold
on
their
way
to
the
placer
dls-i
nvrry
on
Rainoow
Creek.
Nation
ftwr.
three
Vancouver
men.
T.
J
Winram.
R.
H.
Chambers
and
A.
Fm
Johnson,
left
Vancouver
re
"
I'tiy
prepared
to
spend
the
sum-r
in
exploration
and
develop-"ii
'in
of
their
claims.
Mi
Chris
Allen,
a
member
of
the
nuiiijl
party
which
located
the
1
1
alms,
will
Join
the
party
at
Fort
w
James,
ninety
mile
from
Raln-"W
Creek,
to
accompany
the
tiii
inbrrs
on
their
trip.
WEATHER
REPORT
Dead
Tree
Point
Part
cloudy,
"aim,
barometer,
30.10;
temperature.
!H
.
sra
smooth.
Triple
Uland
Part
cloudy,
light
wi'..trrly
wind,
sea
smooth.
Langara
Part
cloudy,
light
sou
therly
wind,
See.
calm.
BIKTII
NOTICE
A
son
was
born
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
W.
D.
Cook,
nee
Ina
Wood,
in
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
8aturday,
July
4.
Both
well-
CARD
OF
THANKS
Oorne
Mcllmoyle
wishes
to
thank
his
many
friends
for
their
kind
expressions
of
sympathy
in
his
recent
bereavement.
F.
Dalby,
Fifth
Avenue
East,
rc'
turned
to
the
city
on
this
after
noon's
train
from
a
holiday
trip
In
iu-
course
of
which
he
visited
Van-Kiiuver,
Victoria
and
Edmonton.
SEIZURE
CASE
UP
New
Development
In
Connection
With
Suit
on
Laurel
It.
Whaleh
The
British
Columbia
Court
ol
I
proved
a
Judgment
of
Mr.
Justice
D.
A.
McDonald
in
Supreme
Court
that
lour
Dominion
Fisheries
of
licers
were
not
protected
by
the
JU,U19.
111C
uciciiuanwi
me
ntc
Johnson,
Deputy
Minister
of
Marine
and
Fisheries.
W.
A.
Found.
Director
of
Fisheries.
Major
J.
A.
Motherwell,
Chief
Inspector
of
Fisheries,
and
Adam
MacKee,
Inspector
of
Fisheries
lor
district
No
2.
The
Privy
Council
nearly
two
years
ago
held
that
the
sections
of
the
Dominion
Fisheries
Act.
au
thorizes
the
seizure
of
the
Laurel
Whalen.
were
ultra
vires.
The
hulk
was
seized
at
Massett
Cove
ror
op
erating
as
a
cannery
without
a
t
cence.
Vernor
Smith
Welcomed
Plane
To
Edmonton
Hon.
Vernor
W.
Smith,
minister
of
railways
and
telephones
in
the
Alberta
provincial
government,
and
former
contractor
and
alderman
oi
this
city,
welcomed
Wiley
Post
and
Harold
Oatty.
round-the-world
flyers,
on
behalf
of
the
Alberta
gov
ernment,
when
they
arrived
In
Ed
monton
last
Tuesday
aucrnoon
from
Fairbanks.
Alaska.
Mr.
Smith
was
at
the
time
acting
premier
of
Alberta.
Halibut
Landings
American
Defence.
17.000.
Pacific
Fisheries,
8.7c
and
3c.
Arcade,
10,000.
Storage,
8.0c
and
3c.
Canadian
Johanna.18,000,
Booth
Fisheries.
6.7c
and
3c.
Capclla
I,
20,000,
Storage.
6.7c
and
3c.
Capo
Race,
5.300,
Bootn
risnencs.
7c
and
3c.
...
J.
R.,
5.0W.
racmc
r
and
3c.
Young
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
ANOTHER
AIR
ADVENTURE
Arab
costumes
lending
color
to
spectacular
feats
ol
horsemanship
young
cavalrymen
of
Los
Angeles
rehearse
lor
review.
Photo
shows
Roger
Williams.
16-year-old
trooper,
sending
his
mount
over
the
mess
table
while
Robbins
and
From
Seattle
on
Pacific
Hop;
Passed
Over
Vanderhoof
Safe
Intrepid
Texas
Airmen
Plan
to
Fly
From
Seattle
to
Tokyo
Will
Kcfuel"
Plane
on
Way
SEATTLE,
July
8:
Reginald
L.
Robbins'
and
H.
S.
Jones,
Fort
Worth,
Texas,
aviators,
took
off
in
their
monoplane
Fort
Worth
at
3:57
this
morning
on
a
non-stop
midair
refuelling
flight
to
Tokyo.
They
expected
to
cover
the
GlOO-mile
flight
via
Alaska
and
Siberia
in
about
fifty-five
hours.
Two
other
Texans.
Jimmy
Mat-
tern
ahd
Nick
Greener,
arrived
at
Fairbanks
yesterday
and
will
refuel
the
trans-Pacific
plane
there
and
probably
again
at
Solomon,
near
Nome,
and
on
the
Siberia
side.
Jones
will
navigate
the
plane
and
Robbins
will
be
the
pilot
although
Jones
will
take
the
controls
occa-1
slonally
to
permit
his
companion
to
rest
The
Fort
Worth
passed
Vandir-hoof
In
Central
British
Columbia
a,t
9:32
a.m.,
according
to
word
received
here.
LOST
HALF
MILLION
Sir
Henry
Thornton
Tells
Ottawa
Committee
of
Deficit
On
Steamers
Tho
Canadian
National
operated
seven
vessels
on
the
Pacific
between
Victoria.
Vancouver.
Prince
Rupert
and
Alaskan
ports
lait
year,
Sir
Henry
Thornton
told
tho
House
of
Commons
committee
on
railways
and
shipping
at
Ottawa
recently.
Three
new
boats
were
placed
In
the
service
-in
1930
and
tho
loss
on
the
year's-operation
taking
account
of
Interest
and
fixed
charges,
was
$547,000.
Vancouver
Wheat
T..
.
,ut
VANUVUVr."..
-"'J
-
minted
on
the
local
exchange
"
Cavalrymen
of
Los
his
fellow
"Arabians"
look
nonchalantly
on.
Jones
Take
PLANE
AT
FAIRBANKS
Retuelllng
Ship
For
Trans-raclfic
Flight
Arrives
at
Destination
FAIRBANKS,
Alaska,
July
8:
Pilots
Mattern
and
Greener
landed
here
yesterday
afternoon
after
a
GOO-mlle
flight
from
White-
I
horse
with
their
trl-motored
j
Ford
monoplane,
which
Is
to
be
used
for
the
refuelling
of
the
J
plane
of
Reginald
I-
Robbins
and
!
;
II.
S.
Jones
on
tlielr
proposed
non-ston
fllsht
from
Seattle
to
Tokyo
via
Alaska
and
Siberia,
i
Robbins
and
Jones
were
poised
today
to
take
oft
on
their
transpacific
flight
from
Seattle.
FINE
CROP
EXPECTED!:
Peace
River
Country
Should
Reap
Abundant
Harvest
This
Year
FORT
ST.
JOHN.
July
8
Wea-
ther
conditions
have
been
Ideal
so
quota
system
by
which
all
a
hearty
vote
of
thanks
was
ten-far.
There
should
be
wonderful
theatres
In
the
province
will
dered
Mrs.
Cox
for
the
manner
In
croDS
In
the
district
.and
berries
of
have
to
show
a
certain
percen-
which
she
had
prepared
the
re-
inii
vinri.
nromise
to
be
nlentlful.!
r
-
-
-
-
,
Cutworms
are
mirinir
mp
r
Hit-
,
------
r
'nearance
In
certain
parts,
JULY
8,
1931
FAMILY
Angeles
!
j
i
Off
GOV'T
WINS
DIVISION
Tariff
Board
Members
to
Be
Appointed
For
Ten
Years
OTTAWA.
July
8:
The
House
of
Commons
yesterday
in
committee
defeated
a
Liberal
amendment
to
the
Tariff
Board
Bill
that
would
have
eliminated
the
provision
that
members
of
the
board
be
appointed
tor
ten
years
and
would
have
substituted
that
they
be
appointed
"during
pleasure."
The
vote
was
68
to
41.
BOY
BURNS
TO
DEATH
Five-Year
Old
Clarence
Johnson
Dead
as
Result
of
Playing
With
Matches
SEATTLE,
July
8:
Five-year
old
Clarence
Johnson
was
burned
to
'death
here
yesterday
as
a
result
of
playing
with
matches
while
In
his
nlizht
clothes.
His
frantic
mother
was
seriously
burned
in
the
attempt
to
save
the
life
of
her
son.
USE
OF
BRITISH
PICTURES
TO
BE
MADE
COMPULSORY
VICTORIA,
July
8:
It
was
officially
Indicated
here
yes-
terday
that
the
British
Cblum-
bla
government
Is
considering
and
will
probably
introduce
a
t
tflee
of
British
pictures.
-
A
v
-
m.
m
m
m
Tomorrow's
Tides
Thursday,
July
9,
1931
High
8:28
a.m.
14:3
ft.
20:14
pjii.
17:5
It.
Low
2:14
ajn.
8:0
It.
13.45
p.m.
8:5
It.
IS
NOW
ON
GOES
ON
PICNIC
VOTE
ON
MONDAY
Electors
of
Seattle
to
Decide
on;
Ilecall
Movement
SEATTLE,
July
8:
Citizens
of
Seattle
will
vote
Monday
on
the
i
question
as
to
whether
or
not
Mayor
Frank
Edwards
is
to
be
recalled.
II
the
poll
goes
against
the
mayor,
he
will
be
compelled
to
relinquish
of
fice
almost
immediately
and
elec
tion
will
be
called
to
choose
his
successor.
II
the
recall
movement
should
fall
at
the
polls,
however,
the
mayor
would
continue
to
the
end
ol
his
statutory
term
in
June,
1932.
Vancouver
Stocks
(Ccurtetv
S.
D.
Joinrtni.
Co.
'
Big
Missouri,
26,
28.
Duthle
Mines,
nil,
4.
George
Copper,
45,
nil.
Georgia
River,
2V4.
3.
Golconda,
28,
30.
Grandview,
4,
5.
Indian
Mines,
I,
IVi.
National
Silver,
1,
2.
NobleFiW.5.6.
Oregon
CtoppJkip4.
Reeves
Macdonald.
23,
30.
Rufus-Argenta,
I,
3.
Silver
Crest,
iy4,
2.
Topley
Richfield,
1'4,
Pioneer
Oold,
2.17.
220.
OILS
Merland,
7,
8.
X.
P.
Con.,
10.
14.
Mercury,
llty,
12.
Calmont,
8,
nil.
Dalhousie,
23,
25
Fabyan
Pete,
IV.
lVt-Home.
57,
59.
Royallte.
750.
8.00.
HargaL
6ft.
nil.
United,
11.
13.
Eastern
Stocks
Noranda.
1825.,
nil.
C.
P.
R..
26.00,
26.50.
Inter.
Nickel.
14.00,
nil.
Imperial
OH.
1225,
nil.
OFFICERS
INSTALLED
Oddfellows
Had
Tleasant
Ceremony
Last
Night
Followed
By
Social
and
Presentation
Last
night
at
the
Metropole
Hall,
installation
of
officers
of
the
local
Oddfellows'
Lodge
was
conducted
by
J.
E.
Boddle,
district
deputy
grand
master.
The
following
were
the
of'
fleers
installed:
Noble
Grand.
Norman
Moore-
house.
Vice
Grand,
S.
L.
Peachy.
Recording
Secretary,
S.
V.
Cox.
Financial
Secretary.
Albert
E.
Wood.
Treasurer.
S.
N.
Boyle.
(
Subordinate
officers
were
also
insulted.
After
the
Installation
ceremonies,
the
members
retired
to
the
adjoln-
ing
room
where
refreshments
were
served.
These
were
donated
by
Mrs.
8.
V.
Cox.
After
full
jusUce
had
been
done
to
the
refreshments,
the
District
Deputy
Grand
Master
presen
ted
S.
V.
Cox
with
a
25-year
jewel.
marking
25
years
of
continuous
and
active
mmebershlp.
Mr.
Cox
replied
suitably
In
a
well-chosen
speech
and
was
loudly
applauded.
Mr.
Bod-
die.
J.
W.
McKlnley
and
A.
R.
Phll-
Hps
also
spoke.
ocrore
ine
ciose
oi
me
garnering,
freshments.
The
proceedings
closed
.,,
iV,B
.,n-in
nt
..nnH
Snv
the
,w
v
a
-o
cne
"
FRICE
FIVE
CENTS
PEACE
LINE
MUST
WAIT
Bennett
May
Be
Willing
But
Beatty
Is
Said
to
Be
Opposed
OTTAWA.
July
8:
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett's
declaration
of
Intention
to
settle
both
unemployment
and
crop
shortage
crises
by
drastic
means,
including,
possibly,
invocation
of
the
"national
emergency"
clause
of
the
B.
N.
A.
Act.
led
British
Columbia
members
to
infer
that
the
Peace
River
railway
project
might
be
launched
this
year.
But
the
unanimous
expression
of
opinion
in
the
corridors
among
those
closest
to
the
government
and
the
railway
heads,
Is.
that
the
pro
ject
has
no
chance,
notwithstanding
its
obvious
advantages
In
meeting
the
present
situation.
President
E.
W.
Beatty
of
the
C.
P.
R.
and
Sir
Henry
Thornton,
pre
sident
of
the
C.
N.
R.,
are
unquestionably
against
action
this
year.
Mr.
Beatty
has
great
influence
over
the
Prime
Minister,
and,
although
the
latter
would
probably
like
to
carry
out
his
election
promise,
as
was
shown
by
his
national
emergency
pronouncement,
the
pressure
gjeeacfi
Rlyj
rjs
too
strong
ror
nun.
Further
Peace
River
conferences
are
to
be
held,
but
Hon.
R.
J.
Man-Ion,
minister
of
railways,
holds
out
no
hope
of
a
solution
this
year.
It
may
be
some
time
yet
before
even
the
details
of
the
government's
em
ergency
measure
lor
handling
the
unemployment
and
crop
shortage
situations
are
made
public.
Nephew
of
Local
Man
Killed
While
.
Playing
Baseball
While
playing
with
the
Courtenay
baseball
team
against
a
team
from
Union
Bay
In
the
Dominion
Day
celebration
at
Courtenay
last
week,
Frederick
Stephens,
son
of
M.
F.
Stephens,
well
known
Courtenay
business
man.
and
nephew
of
M.
M.
Stephens
of
this
city,
was
struck
over
the
heart
by
a'
fly
ball
and
died
ilmost
Immediately.
Death
was
be-teved
to
have
been
due
to
paralysis
if
the
heart
Stephens
was
struck
by
the
ball
after
he
had
misjudged
a
long
fly
while
playing
in
left
field.
He
fielded
the
ball,
staggered
a
tew
paves,
col-lapeed
and
was
dead
a
few
minutes
'ater.
A
brother
of
the
unfortunate
youth,
Harry,
was
in
Prnce
Rupert
luring
the
construction
of
the
elevator
here.
Mack
Sennett
Coming
Here
Bathing
Beach
King
on
Cruise
ot
British
Columbia
Coast
The
palatial
Los
Angles
yacht
Melodle.
with
Its
owner.
Mack
Sennett.
noted
moving
picture
pro
ducer
on
board,
may
be
here
soon
n
the
course
ot
a
cruise
to
Northern
British
Columbia
waters,
whera
U
owner
will
engage
In
sport
flsh-ng.
The
Melodle
left
Vancouver
toward
the
end
ot
last
week
tot
north
coast
waters.
,
On
the
Melodle
Is
being
carried
a
$10,000
moving
picture
outfit
with
which
the
silver-haired
bathing
beauty
king,
Incidentally
a
Canadian
by
birth,
hopes
to
get
a
sufficient
number
ot
shots
during
his
five-weeks
cruise
to
maks
a
picture
for
continent-wide