Today's Weather r r ' r Pi m tpcrt -r Cloudy, fresh P h nd: barometer. 30.40: sout ut tern) structton. S 52; sea choppy. i-1 Ui - -4 1 Vol. XX. 54. b i- a I Vancouver Stocks (GourtMr 8. n. Jonnti Co. Big Missouri. 28ft. 29. Cork Province. 1, nil. Duthle Mines, nil, 4 ft. Oeorge Copper, 50. nil. Georgia River, 2Vi, 3. O rand view. 414, 5V. Indian Mines, 1, 14. Morton Woolsey. nil, 2Vfc. Marmot Metals, nil, National Silver, nil 2V4. When the Winifred returns here from her present charter, she will be Joined by Mr. Larsen, her owner, who will make a trip to Alaska on board her. Skipper of the vessel is F. L. Wlngo and there Is a crew of four men. I aim comma north tomorrow on T u , the Prince Henry will be Mr. Hun-John Currte & Sons are showing Ur and am)iy 0f loS Angeles, who their faith in Prince Rupert by : mftke a &lmlar cruise to Alaska making plans U proceed at once Qn 80.foot Alarwee of Seattle, with the erection of four new . t Roy , which Is due here houses on McBrlde Street almost tnm SeatUe tomorrow. The Alarwee opposite ooruons new store which la In oourse hardware iniv with a 110 ha Atlas nf eon-1 .. . ' dlesel engine. Halibut Landings American Rann III. 6,000 pounds. Cold Stor age. 7.2c-and 4c. 4c. Tyee, 7.000, Royal nsn uo., uc aim Ethel, 4,500, Cold storage, c and 4c. Canadian Livingstone II. 12,000. Royal Fish Co.. 8c and 4c. Cape Swain, 7,500, Atlln Fisheries. 8c and 4c. . Public Meeting Will be held in Moose Hall, Saturday, 8:30 p.m. HON. T. D. PATTULL0 Will give an Address on Public Affairs Cordial invitation extended to all. Qradlng for the vrWs clae of Booth Memorial School for next year has been made as In the f ol lowing lists: Grade II. Lillian AmstuU. Frank Cla:-. Kathleen Coombs, John Davey. Jack Eastwood, George Flewin Ganiula. Beatrice Orosvenor. ZeldA Hale. Isobel Hebb, John Johnson Muriel King. Ethel Knutsen. Mar-garet Lamb, Helen McDonald. Ed ward Peever. Herbert Pleres. Edith Ritchie. Oliver SaMurbane. Arne Selvlg, Frank McKeown. Judltn Jeretatl. Hclbn Service. Eileen Shrubsall. Jean Smith. Fred Stamp- Vincent, James Taylor. John Walker. Be mice Whyte. Phyllis Batt. Oordon Calderwood, John Carson Edward Dawes, Helen Doctor. Nor- ah Dougherty,, William Hunter Margaret Hogan. Reldun Kuaai Edward Lambe, Delphlne Lear. Gwendoline Lear, Olga Lewis. David McKay. Effle Alexcee, Allen McMillan. Christina Petersen. Pa trick Ratchford. Beatrice Rudder ham Robert Sllversides, Margare- Smith. Alex S4orrle. George Weir Alvera WhyU. Mona Whyte. Geo Zbura. Edward Amstuti, Walter Colussl. Alan Munro, Joan 'Squire. Ray Hougan, Anna Johnsen, Elmer Perkins, Elsie Bagshaw, Ireni Forkrud, Eric Love. Hakon Selfar. Grade III. Bettv Bremner, George Bagshaw. Charles Bunn.. Richard Cameron. Hedviir Carlson. Robert Eby, Jes sle Gibson. Alf Jerstad, Oliver Kcays, John Iawrle. Alan Lelghton James MacKay -Kenneth McCrlm- mon, Henry Mlkkelson. Steve Min tenk6, Chris Peterson, Marlon Sheppard. Lillian Skogmo, Charlotte Harrison, Norma Walters John Wilson, Ralph Andersen. Reg-gle'Beale, Bobby Capstlck. IVnel Coombs, Spencer Davles, Victor Field, 8penccr Hudson, John John-sen, Dick Ktrkendall, Joyce Kell-back, Jantoft Leland. Delphlne Lemon, Jean MacKay, Jack McLean. Elsie Murvold, PaUy Nlch-Continued on Page 3.) MAY PASS HERE . ON LONG FLIGHT SYDNEY. Aust.. July 3: F. C. Chichester took off today for Japan, via New Guinea, the Phllllplne arid Formosa. He plans to proceed to England via Kamchatka. Atka, the Aleu- tlans. Cauaua and Greenland. The plane has floats. H0TELMAN WAS HERE Louis Barr Looks Into Situation Locally Time Enouth When llijhway Finished Louis D. Barr of Oakland, Cal, head of the Barr Method of Planning and Financing Hotels, was among the passengers going south on the Dorothy Alexander this morning after making the trip to Alaska. While here, Mr. Barr went cursorily Into the local hotel situation, He expressed Interest but felt that, until the hl:hway was completed Into the city, a tourist hotrl was not warranted. Before the highway was completed, however, he hoped to be here again and, possibly, institute a hotel project here. Mr. Barr is head of the company wh'ch had charge of the cstablMimcnt of the Olympic Hotel at Seattle and the Malas-plna Hotel at Nanatmo. AMERICAN CONSULATE IN Bt.IU.IN SIUN&u BERLIN. July 3: The Unl- ted States consulate here was stoned yesterday by Commun- ists supposedly in protest at the execution in , Aiaoama oi nine negroes. One policeman was killed. Vancouver Wheat VANCOUVER, July 3: Wheat was quoted on the local exchange today at 59'8c. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1931 BUILDING iS LOWER rermiti For June Aggregated $9,610 as Against $36,260 In Same Month Last Year Building permits Issued In Prince Rupert during the month of June aenreeated S9.610 in value as com pared, with $36,260 In the same month last year. The list for trie month ust passed included items of $4000 for the alteration of the Orme building at the corner of Third Avenue and Fulton Street and $3,- oao for a new house for Aid. W. J. McCutcheon on Third Avenue. Permits Issued In June were as follows: J. G. Verrlck, 7th Ave,. E general repairs, $500. P. Florin, 7th Ave., general repairs, $200. J. W. McCutcheon. 3ro Avenus. erect residence. $3,000. H. Hllland, Fraser St shingle roof. $30. J. Knutson, 6th Aye. E. repair roof. $150. J. A. Morris, 2nd. Avenue, erect garage, $50. J. Bradbury, 8th AveW.. rc nalr foundation. $150. , I ., . R. C. Hyde, 5th St.. remove build ing, $750. Mr. Jcycc. Seal Cove, addition to residence. $200. Y. Sou, Frederick t, erect shacx $200. E. O. Kalen. Park Ave,, ereet wood shed, $50. Geo. Munro, 9th Ave., W., shingle roof, $80. McCaffery. Gibbons St Collate, Borden St., shingle roof, $250. C. H. Orme, Fulton St., altera tions, $4,000. Softball Game Won Yesterday By Unemployed A snftball name was played yes- tcrdiy on Salvation Army Square between the Unemployed ana me Red Sox, the former winning by a score of 6 to 5. Dido Gurvlch hit homer for the winning run with the bases full In the eleventh inning. WEATHER JS FINE June Exceptionally Good Month in Prince ; RupertQfflcial Report Shows With a total of 1287 hours of sunshine and only 1.77 Inches of rain, weather In Prince Rupert for the month of June was exceptionally good. Following are details of the June weather report as announced today by R. O. Emmerson, Dlgby Island, Dominion mete6rologlst: Highest barometer reading, 30.32 on June 4. Lowest barometer reading, 29.59 on June 21. Maximum temperature, 74 on June 14. Minimum temperature, 40 on June 2. Mean temperature, 54.3. Total precipitation, 1.77. Sunshine. 1287 hours. So far this year there has been a total of 408.2 hours of sunshine as against 716.34 hours In the first six months of last year. Precipitation so far this year aggregates 5057 inches as against 34.16 Inches In the first half of last year. DANGER AT SALT LAKE Little Girl Nearly Lost Her Life In Wading Pool on Dominion Day The danger of the children's pool at the Salt Lake, during the absence therefrom of a boom which used to mark the start of deep water but which had disappeared this season, was illustrated on Do minion Day about noon when Doro thy Fraser. daughter of School In- sDector and Mrs. Fraser, had a nar row escape from drowning, being saved only by the presence of mind of Government Agent Norman A. Watt, who haouened to be nearby Mr. Watt was paaaiinu on me sandv bottom near the beach with his children and the little Fraser elrl was also there. Mr. Watt hap pened to see the girl bob up above the surface and men down again. Immediately, he plunged Into the water, clothes and all. and pulled her out to safety. It is stated by on lookers that the girl naa aireaay been down a couple of times before she was pulled out. Brian Kennedy was fined $10. with option of five days Imprisonment, by Magistrate McCIymont yesterday afternoon on a charge of stealing a ride on a Canadian Na tional train. Tomorrow's Tides Saturday, July 4, 1931 High 3:37 a.m. 10:0 It. 16:41 pjn. 18:2 ft. Low 10:17 a.m. 3:8 ft. 22:38 p.m. 8:0 ft. PRICE FIVE CENTS CMC FLIGHT IS S1ARWG SUNDAY NO CONFIRMATION GIVEN REPORT THAT POOL QUITTING Two Co-operative Heads Say Rumor False While Third Does Not Comment . McPhail and Wood Say Published Statement Is Untrue Burncll Is Silent Presidents Have Been Gathered In Winnipeg WINNIPEG, July 3: Leaders of Canada's prairie wheat pools yesterday refused to confirm a published report that the three pools had decided to wind up operations and go out of business temporarily. While A. J. Mc-Phnil, president of the Saskatchewan Wheat .Pool, and Henry Wise Wood, president of the Alberta Wheat Pool, denied the truth of the rumor, no comment was forthcoming from Colin H. Burnell, president of the Manitoba Wheat Pool. FUNERAL OF YACHTING i NURSE TODAY! IN NORTH! Mb Thorhilda Olafson Laid lint Jo Fairflew Cemetery This Afternoon to With members-of the Ocneral Hospital nursing staff i.r orhtrh iteMurd was - formerly J a The handsome power yacht Winl-1 frcd II .of Ketchikan, of which L. P. i Larsen of Spokane U the owner, ar -rjyed tp port at 6:30 last evening from Seattle 5T!t'tornoTTOw -will be Joined here by Mr. Mitchell and family of Los Angeles, - wno are aue Ul niuwi a&msMws,- . . i ,n ,,niim c wii i tsi arrive in the city from the souin as many other friends in atten- on ths Prince Henry and who will dance, the funeral of the late Ml make a cruise on the yacht to ThorhiWa Otafeon R.N.. who died . Southeastern Alaska waters. Tney recently at Tranqullle. took place will spend 24 davs north of here, this afternoon from the chapel of The Winifred is a trim 100-foot the B. 6. Undertakers to Fatrview . vessel and Is equipped with a pair Cemetery. The service was conduc-!0f 175 h.p. Hall-Scott gas engines, ted by Rev. Canon W. F. Rushbrook which give her a spei of 14 knots of St. Peter's Analiean Church and , per hour On her trip up the coast, Miss M. A. Way presided at the or-J, he left Seattle Monday night and gan for the hymn. made straight run to Klemtu Pallbearers were H. W. Birch. S. J. where she lay over Wednesday Bedford, L. Young. F. Smith and O. C. About to Erect Four New Houses night Black Watch Drummers Performing Essex A"rt..urtura! S:u'ty held ihelr show, recently, at The Hyde. Ingatestone Essex Here is a suikin picturr of me Black Watch drummer from Colchester barracks giving a performance. PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED Large Numlr of iupiU at nootb Memorial School Complete . Studies Successfully. Rohbins and Jones to Use Interior Route in Flying Across Ocean Two Fort Worth Aviators to Fly From Seattle to Tokyo Via Frascr River, Prince George, Hazelton and Whitehorse SEATTLE, July 3: Reg. L. Robbins and H. S. Jones, Fort Worth, Texas, aviators, plan to take off Sunday morning for Tokyo, providing their refuelling plane makes its flight from Edmonton to Fairbanks. They plan to fly via the Fraser River, Prince George, Hazelton, White-horse and Dawson. Refuelling in the air .at Fairbanks, Solomon and on the Siberian side, they expect the flight will take 55 hours. Both Robbins and Jones are expert pilots. Customs Revenue Continues Drop From Last Year Customs and excise collections of the port of Prince Rupert for the month of Prince Rupert for the month of June this year totalled $7,787.12 as against $13,204.92 in the same month last year. So far this year, customs revenue has aggregated $61 .204.92 as against $112,911.69 in the first six months of 1930. Shamrock Rooms Raided By Police Mrs. Thompson to Come Up Tomorrow Morning on Charge of Selling Liquor Constables Barclay. Wyman and Grant of the city detachment of the provincial police made a raid in the early hours of this morning on the premises of Mrs. Elisabeth Thomp son at the Shamrock Rooms a.s a result of which a charge of selling liauor is to be laid against Mrs. Thompson. The case will probably come up before Magistrate Mcuy-mont In city police court tomorrow morning. No Fire Loss Here In June Damage So Far This Year Amounts to $1,588 as Again t $10453 in Same Period of 1930 Durlne the month of June, there were three fire alarms in the city, no ! image resulting. In the same month of last year, there were five alarms with no damage. So far this year there have been a total of 34 alarms as compared with 42 In the first six months of 1930. Damage from fire in the city so far this year has amounted to $1,588 as against $10,355 In the corresponding period last year. Placer Activity On Q. C. Islands Reported Here SKIDEGATE, July 3:- Considerable activity Is reported on the east and north coasts of Oraham Island In gold placer mining. It Is reported that a new process of extracting gold from the black sancta Huh be 'n discovered. . 1 4' 1 - 4 32