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p.m.
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you
read
the
classified
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a.m.
7.9
ft.
advertising
page
in
this
paper
today?
23.00
p.m.
0.4
It.
If
not,
now
Is
the
time.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL,
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
20.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
JANUARY
23,
1931
PRICE
'
FIVE
CENTS
URKE
PLANE
IS
TO
BE
SAL
VA
GED
ARREST
Foreign
Road
Workman
Placed
Under
Custody
On
Complicity
Chargi
Five
Month
Search
Over
Four
Western
Provinces
Ended
In
Mike
Sowry
Being
Apprehended
Yesterday
At
Hythc
By
Inspector
Spillcr
VICTORIA,
Jan.
23:
Ending
a
search
that
continued
:
'!
j
i
o
months
and
spread
from
a
desolate
cabin
on
North
i'
r
River
in
the
northwestern
section
of
the
province,
to
a
double
murder
was
committed,
through
four
fern
provinces,
the
British
Columbia
police
have
made
arrest
in
connection
with
the
Babchuck
murder
mys-
,
try.
Mike
Sowry,
a
workman
on
a
MINISTER
I
IS
COMING
linn
K
W.
Ilruhn.
Head
at
Pro-vim
ul
Public
Works,
Due
in
(
ity
Tomorrow
Morning
Rolf
W.
Bruhn,
provincial
'
i
of
publif
jWorka.
will
ar-i
Prince
Rupert
tomorrow
aboard
the
ss.
Prince
i.r
a
brief
vWt
to
the
city
II.
Orme.
announced
thti
were
no
details
as
to
the
l
Mr.
Druhrt's
stay
here
ho
hope
that
he
would
be
accept,
a
wireless
message!
'
t
to
him
this
morning
In-him
to
address
a
luncheon
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
-re
highway
construction
will
of
the
important
matters
laken
up
with
Mr.
Bruhn
his
itay.
it
is
expected.
It
his
first
visit
here
in
the
'v
nf
minister
of
Public
to
which
Dost
he
was
an-
'
during
cabinet
reorganl-i
few
months
ago.
FOUR
YEAR
OLD'
BURNS
Onr
Life
Lost
and
Three
Persons
S-riouly
Injurrd
When
Fire
Visits
Tranirona
Mock
TPEO,
Jan.
23:
Four
year
it
n
Morresse
was
burned
to
ud
her
mother.
Mrs.
Vincent
.
and
two
sisters
were
ser-injured
w.hen
fire
yesterday
(i
the
Morresse
Block
In
the
section
of
Transcona
In
'
"
skirts
of
thU
city.
Morresse
and
her
daughters,
and
Lillian,
aged
15
and
ID
1
'
ivcly,
are
in
hospital
In
a
'
"
condition.
1
ther
occupants
of
the
block
"i
in
their
night
clothes.
AUSTRALIA
,
WAGE
CUT
Arbitration
Court
Orders
Tea
Per
tnt
Decrease
As
Measure
of
National
emergency
MKI
.BOURNE.
Aust
Jan.
23:-"i-
lull
arbitration
court
here
yes-,,(l
'.v
ordered
a
reduction
of
10
11
'nV.Vilo
wages
for
the
year
dat-Uom
February
2
as
a
measure
1
"'Munal
emergency
to
combat
pn
'si'nt
economic
conditions.
MADE
IN
road
gang
at
Hythe,
Alta.,
has
been
taken
into
custody
by
Inspector
William
Splller
and
Sergeant
Mac-Brain
and
will
face
a
formal
charge
of
complicity
in
the
slaying
of
Joseph
Babchuck
and
his
young
Pol
ish
bride
in
their
lonely
cabin
on
or
about
August
17
last.
He
will
be
returned
to
British
Columbia
to
face
preliminary
hearing
on
the
charge.
The
Babchucks
were
shot
to
death
In
their
cabin
and
the
crime
remained
undetected
for
several
days.
COMMITTEES
ARE
NAMED
Aid.
Ruddcrham
Becomes
Chairman
of
Hoard
of
Works
.
Standing
committees
appointed
by
the
mayor
for
the
year
1931
were
announced
as
follows
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
city
council:
Finance
Aid.
Collart
(chairman)
Black
and
Pullen.
Board
of
Works
Aid.
Rudder-ham
(chairman),
Plllsbury
and
Mc-Cutcheon.
Utilities
Aid.
Macdonaia
tcnair-
man.
unsey
aw
Kiwunum.
Building
Commission
Aid.
Kua-
derham
(chairman).
Plllsbury
ana
Llnzev.
Soldier's
Housing
Tne
Mayor
(chairman).
Aid.
Collart.
Black,
Pullen
City
Solicitor
and
City
Trea
surer.
Town
Planning
and
ram
oom-
mlsslon-Messrs.
Geo.
u.
uusnoy
r.h.irmini
Robt.
Gordon,
Fred
Rlffou.
Aid.
Rudderham.
City
Sol
Mtnr
and
citv
Engineer.
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n..hio
l.lbrarv
Aia.
ruiwu,
MM.rs.
Frank
Dlbb,
Thos.
B,
ni..ir
anH
virtnr
Basso-Bert.
HosplUl
Aid.
Macaonaia
mm
Rudderham.
Exhlbltlon-Ald.
Linsey.
wcv,u,-cheon
and
Pullen.
Flsherles-Ald.
Plllsbury
(chairman
I.
Linsey
and
Black.
Reading
Room
-
Aid.
Black
(Chairman).
Messrs.
Frank
Derry,
W
E.
Denning.
John
S.
Laurenson,
Patrick
J.
Gibbons.
Etnar
Larsen
and
Capt.
J.
M.
Morrison.
Collart
(chairman.
Peace
Rlver-Ald.
Pullen
and
Macdonald.
The
mayor
to
be
ex-offlclo
member
of
all
committees.
The
Weather
Cloudy,
south-.
Prince
Rupertr-
.
miiaa
harometer,
wina,
uui
cast
.
'
.
.....
aa-
ti
smooth
29.54;
temperumic
.'
titit
nuthwest
Triple
waiiu
ub"
wind;
clear:
sea
smooth.
Dead
Tree
Point-Part
cloudy,
southwest
wind:
barometer.
light
2850:
temperature,
38;
llghtswel
I
.
inland
Cloudy!
ngm
southeast
wind;
sea
moderate.
CONNECTION
WITH
PEACE
RIVER
Attracts
Pope
Piu
whose
rcrnt
pron
and
divorce
has
caused
wldcspr
BORDEN
CO.
SS
FORMED
New
Incorporation
For
Canada
In
Connection
With
Condensed
i
Milk
Concern
MONTREAL,
Jan.
23:
Organisation
of
Bordens
Limited
as
owners
of
all
Canadian,
operating
companies
heretofore
owned
bthe
Borden
Co.
took
plaeje
at
a
meeting
here
yesterday.
J.:
y."
,McJbnnell-
of
Montreal
Is
chairman
bt
the
board.
Well
Known
Salmon
Troller
Has
Passed
Word
Received
of
Death
in
South
of
Waller
Field
Was
Sufferer
From
Heart
Trouble
Word
has
been
received
in
the
city
by
wire
from
his
mother
In
Los
Angeles
of
the
death
of
Walter
Field,
well
known
district
salmon
fisherman,
who,
having
been
seized
with
heart
trouble
about
six
weeks
ago,
was
sent'
to
Kamloops
in
the
hope
that
the
change
would
bring
about
his
recovery.
The
late
Mr.
Field
was
about
sixty
years
of
age
and
had
been
fishing
around
Prince
nupert
for
about
twelve
years,
most
of
the
time
trolling
In
the
Warke
Canal
area.
He
was
well
known
and
popular
and
many
friends
will
regret
to
hear
of
his
demise.
Suspended
Sentence
'
1
.
Electing
for
speedy
trial
and
pleading
guilty
to
A
charge
of
negligence
In
the
use
of
firearms
occasioning
bodjly
harm,
Reg
ICelsey
was
given
one
year's
suspended
sen
tenne
by
Judge
II.
E.
A.
Robertson
In
County
Court
this
morning.
The
cm
arose
out
of
a
hunting
accl-!
(tent
up
Tucks
Inlet
last
fall.
Attention
unc
:ment
regarding
marriage
ad
'-iciuncnt
GO
NORTH
TO
PLANE
Van
Der
Byl
and
Joerss
Due
Here
Tomorrow
En
Route
North
On
Salvage
Job
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
23:
Pilot
R.
I.
Van
Der
Byl
and
Pilot
W.
A.
Joerss
left
for
the
north
on
the
Princess
Norah
last
nlht
to
salvage
the
plane
of
the
late
Capt
E.
J.
A.
Burke
which
was
forced
down
on
the
upper
Liard
River
in
the
Yukon
Territory.
They
will
be
met
at
Skatway
by
a
plane
chartered,
from
the
Commercial
Airways
Ltd.
of
Edmonton
in
which
they
will
fly
to
the
scene
of
the
stranded
plane.
The
plan
Is
to
overhaul
the
Junkers
plane,
equip
it
with
skis
and
fly
it
out
Van
Der
Byl
and
Joerss
will
be
here
tomorrow
morning
on
the
Princess
Norah.
The
former
Is
well
knotvn
in
Prince
Rupert,
having
been
engaged
in
the
automobile
business
here
before
the
war
in
which
he
took
up
flying.
ESTIMATE
OF
WHEAT
CROP
Canadian
Yield
In
1930
Almost
Four
Hundred
Million
Bushels
OTTAWA.
Jan.
Ml
The
Dominion
Bureau
of
Statistics
yesterday
estimated
the
1930
wheat
crop
of
Canada
at
397,872,000
bushels
of
wheat
of
which
374,500.000
bushels
was
produced
on
the
prairies.
BIRTH
A
son
w;i
born
at
the
Burns
Lake
Hospital
to
Mr.
aud
Mrs.
T.
McOet-tlgan
of
Savory,
B.C.
TRAIN
IS
!
1
HELD
UP
Florida
Bound
Passengers
Robbed
of
$6,000
One
Man
Is
Seriously
Shot
BELLEFONTAINE,
Ohio.
Jan.
23:
Six
armed
and
masked,
b
indite
yesterday
robbed
Florida
bound
passengers,
including
two
Canadians,'
of
$6,000
in
money
and
Jewelry
aboard
a
Big
Four
train
as
tt
sped
through
the
darkness
towards
this
town.
The
robbers
shot
and
critically
wounded
one
passenger
who
shouted
his
alarm
as
he
was
herded
with
others
into
the
drawing
room
of
the
Florida
car.
The
Canadian
victims
were
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Alex
McPherson
of
Cedar
Springs.
Ont.
The
wounded
man
is
Edwin
K.
Nelson
of
Tampa,
Fla.
One
robber
stood
on
guard
while
the
rest
went
through
the
car
snatching
money
and
variables.
As
the
train
slowed
down
for
Bellefon-uine
they
leaped
from
the
rear
car
and
disappeared
In
the
darkness.
BIG
DEBTS
MATURING
Canada
Has
to
Meet
Billion
Dollars
By
1934
Dennett
Forecasts
Deficit
OTTAWA.
Jan.
23:
Canada
has
maturities
of
more
than
$1,000,000,000
to
meet
by
1931;
Premier
It
B.
Bennett
said
in
addressing
a
delegation
from
the
national
council
of
the
Canadian
Chamber
of
Commerce
yesterday
and
It
must
not
be
forgotten,
he
said,
that
there
was
the
probability
of
a
deficit
of
$100,000,000
this
year.
"We
know
conditions
will
Improve,"
the
Premier
said.
"In
fact
there
are
indications
of
an
Improvement
at
present
He
said
that
"psychological
i
conditions'
were
becoming
better.
DAWSON
CREEK
ELEVATOR
CO.
INCORPORATES
VICTORIA.
Jan.
23:
-The
week's
incorporations
Include
that
of
the
Northern
Elevator
Co.
Ltd.
with
head
offices
at
Winnipeg
and
Dawson
Creek
In
the
Peace
River
country.
clearTjT
BEER
AIR
Calgary
Concern
Withdraws
Offer
to
Start
Brewery
May
Import
Beverage
VICTORIA.
Jan.
23:
-The
British
Columbia
beer
policy,
awaiting
decision
for
several
weeks,
was
virtually
settled
yesterday
by
the
voluntary
withdrawal
of
the
Associated
Breweries
of
Calgary
offer
to
establish
a
brewery
in
Vancouver.
This
action
is
expected
to
lead
to
a
decision
by
the
government
to.
Import
beer'from
outside
the
province
as
'.hU
Is
the
only
course
left
open
t
break
the
brewers'
monopoly
alleged
to
exist
In
this
province.
VANCOUVK1UVIIEAT
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
23:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
54
V4c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
:
WAY
ALL
CLEAR
NOW
FOR
KETCHHfAN
PULP
AND
PAPER
PROJECT
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Jan.
23:
-
All
legal
obstacles
In
the
way
of
development
of
the
Zeller-
bach
paper
mill
project
near
fr
Ketchikan
were
removed
yes-
terday
when
the
District
of
(
Columbia
Supreme
Court
dis-
missed
the
Jones
suit
to
re-
strain
San
Francisco
interests
from
going
ahead
with
the'
work,
J.
D.
Zellerbach
said
4
here.
1
MANY
IN
DISTRESS
One
!"'lon
People
in
States
Will
Need
Help
in
February,
Hid
Uross
Finds
WASHINOTON,
Jan.
23:
Relief-
calls
to
the
American
Red
Cross
As-
.
soclation
for
food
and
clothing
dur-
Ing
the
past
few
days
have
been
so
great
that
Chairman
John
Barter
i
Payne
today
said
that
close
to
I,1
000,000
people
would
need
help
by
February.
WAS
KNOWN
WELL
HERE
II.
II.
Hansard
,
Former
General
Counsel
For
G..T.
P.
It,
Drops
Dead
in
Montreal
Word
has
been
received
by
City
Solicitor
E.
F.
Jones
of
the
sudden
death
recently
In
Montreal
of
Hugh
Haxcn
Hansard,
former
general;
counsel
for
the
Grand
Trunk
Pad-
flc
Railway,
who
was
well
known
In
Prince
Rupert
through
frequent
visits
he
used
to
make
at
one
time
to
the
city.
Mr.
Hansard
dropped
,dead
in
his
law
office
in
Montreal
'6,
1869,
the
late
Mr.
Hansard
was
j
the
son
6f
an
officer
in
the
British
1
Army.
He
was
educated
in
England,
i
taking
honors
at
Oxford,
and
was
called
to
the
New
Brunswick
bar
In
1
1894.
The
late
Mr.
Hansard
pra
MS
!tisd
law
for
several
years
in
S
John
and
In
1901
joined
the
legal
f
1
staff
of
the
Department
of
Railways
and
Canals
in
Ottawa.
He
became
assistant
solicitor
for
the
Grand
Trunk
Pacific
Railway
In
1
1911
and
the
next
year
was
made
general
counsel.
He
remained
with
i
the
railway
until
after
amalgama
tion
and
then
took
up
private
practice
In
Montreal.
The
late
Mr.
Hansard
is
survived
by
a
widow
and
one
son.
He
was
an
;
enthusiastic
golfer
and
cricketer
j
and
an
Anglican
in
religious
belief.
Assizes
Here
In
May
Next
,
Date
Is
Set
for
May
4
Prince
',
George
Session
One
Week
Later
VICTORIA.
Jrov
2:
Dates
for
1
Spring
Assises
Include:
Prince
Rupert,
'MayA
criminal
and
ictyjl;
JBRffJP
QyWjfYi11'
criminal
and
civil.
ELECTS
SPEEDY
TRIAL
Richard
Belt,
committed
for
trial
at
Ocean
Falls
on
a
charge
of
gross
Indecency,
elected
speedy
Ural
on
appearing
before
Judge
II.
E.
A.
Robertson
In
County
Court
this
morning
The
heading
was
MURDER
THORNTON
ON
HOTEL
Financial
Conditions
Prevent
Its
Being
Built
It
Is
Explained
Replying
to
a
letter
which
had
been
sent
him
with
respect
to
the
local
railway
hotel
project,
Sir
Henry
Thornton,
president
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
advised
the
city
council
last
night
that.
under
present
financial
conditions,
any
i;h
projects
which
could
be
piretpuHtu
wuuiu
nave
u
ue
ueiay-
ed.
He
had
hoped
that
circumstan
ces
would
permit
of
the
hotel
here
being
proceeded
with
but,
under
the
circumstances,
it
could
not
be
included
in
tills
year's
budget.
As
toon,
however,
as
circumstances
would
permit,
Sir
Henry
hoped
that
a
fund
would
be
made
available
for
its
construction.
In
connection
with
other
hotels
which
were
being
proceeded
with,
the
railway
president
stated
that
either
the
appropria-
itions
had
been
made
the
year
be-
fore
or
had
been
actually
started,
The
letter
of
Sir
Henry
was
filed
by
the
council
without
comment
WHEAT
PIT
IN
GOTHAM
May
Be
Established
For
Trading
In
Bonded
Canadian
Futures
NEW
YORK,
Jan.
23:
Plans
for
the
establishment
in
New
York
of
a
wheat
Dit
far
tradlne
In
future
deliveries
of
bonded
Canadian
whea.t
held
in
Buffalo
will
be
voted
on
In
a
few
davs
bv
members
of
the
New
york
Pr0duce
Exchange,
it
Is
officially
announced
by
Herbert
L.
Bodman.
president
of
the
exchange.
TRIAL
ON
TODAY
John
Prodonuk
and
Nike
Ivonlck,
oViorooH
urlth
Vif
nt
A1l
Kt
an
endorsed
chccv
whl(ji
M
not
be,ong
them
e,ected
fof
ly
trial
on
appearing
before
Judge
II.
E.
A.
Robertson
In
County
Court
this
afternoon.
The
hearing
is
procetdig.
DEPORTED
FROM
STATES
Sanford
Wesley
Clark,
Star
Witness
In
Northcott
Murder
Case
Arrives
In
Victoria
VICTORIA.
January
23
Deported
from
California
by
United
States
officials,
Sanford
Wesley
Clark,
aged
17.
one
of
the
chief
witnesses
for
the
state
in
the
murder
trial
of
als
uncle.
Oordon
Stewart
Northcott,
who
was
found
guilty
and
hanged
In
connection
with
the
death
of
several
boys
at
his
Wlnevllle,
California,
chicken
ranch
two
years
ago.
arrived
here
late
last
night
aboard
the
steamer
'Ruth
Alexander.
He
was
taken
In
charge
by
Canadian
immigration
officials.
PAVL0WA
'
IS
DEAD
Intlurnta
and
Tleurisy
Take
Life
of
Famous
Russian
Dancer
THE
HAGUE,
January
23
Madame
Anna
Pavlowa,
famous
Russian
dancer,
who
had
been
ill
with
influenzu
and
pleurisy
for
several
days,
died
last
night.
She
was
forty
stx
years
of
age.
i'S1
r
i
sr.
.