TAXI
Day
and
Tomorrow's
Tides
Night
Friday,
March
13.
1931
The
only
reliable
service
in
town
11
mmm
High
9.12
a.m.
175
ft.
22.50
p.m.
165
ft.
For
1
'all
66
Low
2.45
a.m.
11.6
ft.
16.07
pjn.
6.6
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXI
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
MARCH
12,
1931,
Iprice
nvfi
Cents
GETS
HIGH
PRICE
FOR
BONDS
Vul
1
FINANCES
ARE
STILL
BEING
DEBATED
IN
VICTORIA
HOUSE
.
a
s
Speech
From
Throne
is
Presented
at
Opening
Of
Parliament
Session
Creation
of
Tariff
Board
and
Amendments
to
Tariff
Proposed
To
Amend
Naturalization
Act
Old
Age
Pensions
and
Technical
Education
OTTAWA,
March
12
Legislation
for
the
creation
or
a
tariff
board,
amendments
to
the
tariff,
bills
for
more
ef-K
r!
ive
control
of
national
finances,
for
revision
of
exist-
in?
provisions,
for
government
purchases,
for
amending
if
Naturalization
Act
ana
altering
tne
Lopyrignt
Act,
v
ti)
bo
introduced
at
the
coming
session,
the
speech
from
SENTENCES
COMMUTED
SACRAMENTO,
March
12
Gov
"
x
'
uuons
which
were
mm
i)
carried
out
on
Friday
of
this
imminent
and.
In
the
third,
a
re
ici'
vo
of
thirty
days
was
gran
GIRL
SALE
Alexander
Pantages
Call
It
a(
"Frame-up,"
Further
Charges
j
Heine
Laid
I
SAN
DIBOO.
May
12
Alexan-
:
Pantages,
millionaire
theatre
innate,
vesterday
described
al-
".uions
that
have
been
against
msoll
ln
connection
with
opera
nt
of
the
alleged
Los
Angeies
"vc
Market"
as
a
pure
and
slm-liume-tip,
ii
i
the
same
additional
revel-nis
that
have
been
made
by
1
aKalnst
vhom
offences
are
wii
to
have
.been
committed
vi
led
to
further
charges
being
i
uimlnst
John
P.
Mills,
San
i
oil
man,
who
Is
alleged
tc
implicated.
luxurious
San
Diego
hotel
was
into
the
affair
yesteraay
lus
hotel
it
Is
said
wild
parties
f
held
where
girls
were
deliv-'i
to
their
"purchasers."
ANOTHER
INVOLVED
Investigation
Into
Affairs
of
Scat-He
Company
Brings
Further
Sen.su
I
Ion
oEATTLE,
March
12
Anothet
Walcatlon
-df
$100,000
was
-laid
n'
the
door
of
Adolph
Linden,
I'irmer
president
of
the
company,
ln
investigators
Into
the
affair
ot
l
defunct
Pugct
Sound
Savings
&
Loan
Co.
11
is
now
expected
that
chargei
also
be
filed
against
William
r'
Ciromer,
the
last
president
of
tiw
concern.
4tne
tnrone
read
at
tne
opening
or
Parliament
today
by
Administrator
Rt.
Hon.
Lyman
P.
Duff.'
acting
Chief
Justice
of
Canada,
mid.
It
was
the
first
time
in
history
that
a
Canadian
had
performed
the
duty
of
opening
Parliament.
,
Readiness
of
the
government
to
California
Governor
Intervenes
in
render
whatever
additional
assls-Connrctlon
With
Execution
junce
that
may
be
deemed
advU-Sct
for
Tomorrow
'able
In
the
national
Interest
re-
-
Jspectlng
the
wheat
crop
was
de-
dared.
The
present
situation
had
I,"'".",
emphasteed
the
necessity
of
V
of
r
'
Rolph,
an
opponent
cap-i
,
V
.
"V,
,
,,
lng,
a
reduction
In
the
cost
of
Dunishment.
UUIMOIUilcllb,
vesterdar
....v-
inter-1
,
,
.
.
.
,
i
.
,
.
.
i.ll
.
M
mc
,
.
.
.
oie
marxei,
me
apeecn
aeciarea.
Measure
respecting
old
age
I
,w.u
,
,
I
pensions,
aid
to
agriculture,
tech
I
in
two
cases,
the
CJovernor
com-
.
ii
utrd
the
sentences
to
life
im
nlcal
education
and
highway
construction
will
be
brought
down.
Dealing
with
economic
matters,
the
speech
says
that
tariff
legislation
passed
at
the
emergency
session
of
Parliament
last
fall
ha
resulted
In
a
marked
improvement
of
established
industries
and.
In
addition,
many
others,
formerly
I
O
FiCXl
Il7ri
exnortr8
to
Canada,
have
now
be-ItJ
ULlINlEiL'
!me
Py1""1"5
ln
Canada
BIG
SHIP
STRANDED
VICTORIA,
March
12
While
proceeding
north
from
Chema-inus
to
Nanoose
Hay
with
cargo
of
2.500.000
fect
of
lumber
on
board,
the
Danish
motor
vessel
(Juldborg,
Capt.
J.
Mollerup.
ran
aground
on
Maude
Island,
at
the
entrance
of
Nanooxe
Ray.
and
early
this
morning
was
reported
to
be
in
a
serious
position
with
two
of
her
holds
flooded.
Salvage
vessels
have
left
here
and
Vancouver
to
render
aid.
Woodward
Urges
P.G.E.
Completion
to
Prince
George
nruinir
Hip
manner
In
which
the
question
of
the
Pacific
Qreat
Eastern
Railway
has
been
handled
In
the
past
tor
political
expediency.
Charles
Woodward,
former
M.L.A.
for
Vancouver,
ln
a
recem
interview
published
ln
the
Vancouver
n.
.!.,
ctrnnalv
nreed
the
com-
pletion
of
the
railway
Into
Prince
.
...
1....!
r
nltlrt
rod
George.
Mr.
woonw
u
IhL.
..aririiitiiral
and
mineral
mat
'""
.
...
resources
jusuiy
me
cuhiiwmw
Uic
road.
.
wkT-ni'ir
IIAI.IIUTT
'
.
rw..
It
r,.l!
V
halibut
boat
Sch-
iilL
juiii..---
om
sold
17.000
pounds
of
halibut
this
morning
to
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries.
The
price
is
reported
to
have
been
10c.
and
7c.
Submarines
Make
7,000
Mile
Trip
From
Honolulu
Flotilla
of
11
submarines,
including
R-6,
veteran
of
subsea
dlsast
ten
yea;s
ago
In
Ban
Pedro
harbor,
California,
arrived
for
d
commissioning
at
Philadelphia
nivy
yard
after
7,000-mile
trip
From
Honolulu.
The
voyage
took
more
than
two
months.
One
Hundred
Thousand
Dollar
Security
Flotation
Receives
Bid
Of
97,55;
City
Council
Accepts
Cost
to
City
5.25
Mayor
and
Council
Arc
Elated
At
CT
A
YfNH
AT
Financial
u
111
ill
U
ill
Success
of
Deal
Royal
'Corporation
Is
the
Purchaser
At
a
meeting
of
the
city
council
last
night,
it
was
decided
to
sell
$119,000
of
city
five
per
cent,
sinking
fund
bonds
to
the
.Royal
Financial
Corporation
of
Vancouver
at
97.55,
the
highest
price
that
the
city
has
ever
received
j
for
its
securities.
The
cost
to
the
city
will
be
$5.25.
'
The
only
other
firm
bidding
on
the
bonds
was
A.
E.
Amos
&
Co.
of
Toronto,
whose
bid
was
exactly
the
same
as
the
one
accepted.
The
reason
for
accepting
the
bid
of
the
Vancouver
firm
was
that
much
quicker
action
would
be
secured
ln
taking
up
the
securities.
The
amount
Is
secured-
under
four
bylaws,
as
follows
:
Main
Sewer
Number
1,
for
20
yean,
986,000.
Ambrose
Avenue.
10
years,
$15,-470.
11th
Avenus
Relief
bylaw,
20
yean,
$13,000.
Section
6
Sewer
Relief
bylaw
yean,
$6,000.
Mayor
Orme
and
the
aldermen
expressed
themselves
a
much
Bowles-Loucks
Trial
Delayed
Illness
of
Two
Jurymen
Necessitates
Adjournment
-of
Hearing
,;.
.
;;
.H
.
,
1-
.l
.
II1LLSBQRO.
.Oregon.
March.
12
The
trial
of
Nelson
C.
Bow)e,
wealthy
young
Portland
broker,
and
his
paramour,
Irma
Q.
Loucks,
who
arc,
charged
with
the
murder
of
the
former's
wife
In
1hj
lat-
ter'a
apartment,
was
halted
yesterday
when
two
ot
the
jurors
fell
Ul
with
Influena
and
were
unable
to
attend
the
court.
Two
Arrests
In
Connection
With
Murder
of
Girl
LOS
ANOELES.
March
13
Two
arrests
were
'made
yesterday
ln
TAKLA
LAKE
No
Further
Attempt
Will
be
Made
Ilcfore
Spring
to
Salvage
Plane
of
Late
Capt.
Burke
The
Junkers
plane
of
the
late
Capt.
E.
J.
A.
Burke,
which
had
to
be
abandoned
at
Takla
Lake,
north
of
Stuart
Lake,
last
week
when
a
cracked
cyliroer
developed
while
the
machine
was
being
flown
from
Atlln
to
Vancouver
will
be
left
on
the
shores
of
Takla
Lake
until
spring
when
it
will
be
flown
out
on
pontoons,
it
is
announced
by
W.
A.
Joeras,
representative
of
the
underwriters,
who
salvaged
the
machine
which
Burke
and
his
companions
abandoned
in
October
connection
with
the
kidnapping
j
last
on
the
upper
reaches
of
the
and
brutal
killlnc
of
Vlrsina
Llard
River
after
It
had
been
fro-
M
Group.
10-year
Los
Angeles
school
'
ten
In
following
a
forced
landing
girl,
whose
body
was
found
on
Tuesday.
The
rnw
has
han
nnrior
Invm
in
a
snowstorm.
After
the
break-up.
it
Is
expected
it
will
be
easy
to
take
in
a
pleased
with
the
tranaaction
as
itttgat,on
bv
wmtam
j
Burns.
m-!new
cylinder
and
pair
of
floats
for
maicateo
vxun
ouwiuc
u.m.
u.
ternatlonally
lam0U8
investigator.
'
the
machine
tereats
had
faith
ln
the
city
and
approved
the
manner
ln
which
the
finances
had
been
conserved.
The
council
found
It
difficult
to
decide
to
which
firm
to
sell
the
bonds
as
the
Toronto
firm
was
a
very
Influential
one
and
the
bid
from
them
was
j
flattering
one.
However,
considerable
money
would
be
saved
by
quick
action.
Lord
Rothermere
Has
Not
Got
Courage
of
Louse
Says
Tory
Candidate
in
Election
Fight
LONDON,
March
12
"LprdfiRotiiermere
has
not
the
guts
of
a
louse"
bitterly
remarked
Capt.
Duff
Cooper,
Conservative
candidate
in
a
St.
George's
by-election
speech-
Tuesday
night,
"I
must
apoligize
for
the
language,
but,
when
you
are
fighting
with
thb.
gutter
press,
you
.have.to
,use
language
of
tjie
gutter-he
continued.
"
Thexuieiton
of
lit.
Hqn.
Stanley
Baldwin's
leadership
is
the
main
issue
ui
'tMs
rBfflarkaWbjtelec-tion
in
which
two
Conservatves
are
the
only
cand-diates.
Lord
ttcaverbrook
and
Lord
Rothermere,
through
their
newspapers,
are
giving
energetic
support
to
tho
candidacy
of
the
unofficinly
Conservative
Sir
Ernest
Potter,
and
are
denouncing
Mr.
Baldwin.
Removal
of
Succession
Duties
is
Advocated
by
Victoria
Tory
Member
George
S.
Pearson,
Liberal,
Nanaimo,
Expresses
Opposi-
tion
to
New
Income
Tax
Discusses
Department
I
Expenditures
VICTORIA,
March
i2
Removal
of
succession
duties
i
in
British
Columbia
was
urged
in
the
Legislature
yesterday
by
James
H.
Reatty,
Conservative,
Victora,
in
an
ad-!
dress
in
which
he
said
that
this
action
would
do
more
to
encourage
settlement
in
the
province
than
any
othej
step
that
could
be
taken.
The
government
in
general,
he
said,
uaci
done
excellent
work
in
administrating
the
affairs
of
NAVY
RACE
NOW
ENDED
Terms
of
Franco-Italian
Accord
Are
Made
Public
LONDON,
March
12
The
highlight
of
the
recently
reached
naval
accord
between
Italy,
and
France
.is
the
agreement
of
these
two
countries
to
abstain
from
great
naval
arrrf-ament
bulldinr
until
1936
when
it
Ls
expected
that
the
two
nations
will
join
with
Great
Rritain,
United
States
and
Japan
in
a
more
complete
pact.
Terms
of
the
Italian-French
accord
were
announced,
SEATTLE
POLITICS
Much
Feeling
Aroused
at
Action
of
Mayor
in
Dismissing
Superintendent
or
Light
SEATTLE.
March
12
Following
he
civic
elections
on
Tuesday,
Interest
now
centres
on
the
affairs
if
the
city
light
department
for
which
the
voters
emphatically
went
on
record
as
favoring'
an
engineering
department
separate
to
that
of
the
city
engineering
department.
A
move
is
under
way
to
persuade
Mayor
Frank
Edwards
to
re-con-slder
his
action
on
the
eve
of
the
dent
Roth
of
the
light
department
urhn
hni
halri
that
nrtct
.fnr
manr
years.
Should
the
mayor
faO
to
reconsider
ln
favor
of
Roth,
it
Is
likely
that
the
council
would
not
ap
prove
his
selection
of
Arnold
T
Marlon
as
Roth's
successor.
In
some
quarters,
the
possibility
of
recall
of
the
mayor
Is
being
Walla
Walla
Jail
Break
.
Was
Foiled
WALLA
WALLA.
March
lrd
McCook,
Seattle
policeman-
killer
and
Jack
Steele,
another
.desperate
criminal,
attempted
to
make
their
getaway
from
the
state
penlten
,
ttary
yesterday.
A
they
mounteo
I
the
prison
walls,
however,
they
were
subjected
to
gunfire
by
tho
'guards
so
decided
to
stay
for
a
while
longer
anyway.
tne
province
ln
unusual
times
and
jwas
deserving
of
every
support.
George
S.
Pearson,
Liberal,
Na-
nalmo.
crltized
the
new
Income
tax
on
on;
hand
and
reduction
of
de-Ipartn.
jnttl
expenditures
on
tin
io'.'a:r.
Rt.irnlng
$500,000
of.
new
j
Income
tax
to
the
municipalities
I
was
like
throwing
a
spat
to
catch
i
a
whale,
said
Mr.
Pearson,
i
A.
M.
.
Manson,
K.C.,
Liberal,
Omlnca.
adjourn
d
the
land
r-Ul
be
heard
unlay.
debate
RUPERT
IN
BAD
SHAPE
Pictures
in
Victoria
Newspapers
Indicate
Seriousness
of
Vessel's
Immersion
at
Dock
Yard
Picture
In
Victoria
papers
show
graphically
the
position
the
steam-'
Uer
Prince
Rupert
ls
now
ln
follow
ing
her
sinking
last
Friday
night
at'
Yarrows
shipyard
wharf
where
she
had
just
completed
annual
overhaul.
A
particularly
good
picture
ln
the
Times
shows
how
the
vessel
U
submerged
aft
to
the
level
of
the
boat
deck
with
a
list
of
probably
forty-five
degrees
o
port.
This
In
dicates
that
the
furnishings
and
nterlor
of
the
vessel's
dining
sa
loon,
ladles'
saloon,
smoking
room,
passengers'
staterooms
as
well
as
crew's
quarters
will
have
been
ru
ined,
necessitating
extensive
recon
ditioning
once
th
vessel
is
raised.
A
picture
in
the
Colonist
ls
ta
ken
from
forward
of
the
vessel's
bow
and
shows
the
mass
of
cable
and
rope
that
was
being
used
to
prevent
the
vessel
from
heeling
completely
over.
0MINECA
SEAT
WILL
REMAIN
No
Danger
of
it
Being
Wiped
Out
Tls
Indicated
by
Statement
:
j'V
VHtorU
r
n
VICTORIA.
March
12
A
further
cfueary
about'
the
substitution
ol
the
"Omineca
mining
division"
for
the
"Omineca
electoral
district"
lh
a
Bills
of
Sale
Act
amendment
came
from
the
.opposition
ln
the
Legislature.
Did
It
mean
that
A.
M.
Manson's
seat
was
In
danver
of
being
rc-
ttnoved?
'
It
was1
pointed
out
by
lion.
Joshua
Htncllffe
that
the
amendment
was
merely
for
the
convenience
of
supervising
the
legislation
proposed.
"This
district
goes
right'
up
Into
the
Peace
River
country.
I
would
advise
my
friends
opposite
to
look
at
a
map,"
said
Mr.
Manson
The
section
was
allowed
'to
stand.