Today's
Weather
rrjncc
Rupert
Cloudy,
light
norths'""7"
:h
barometer,
30.10;
temper.
sea
smooth.
V
I
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3
B
CMADIAN
OTTAWA,
June
6:
J.
C.
Hackett,
Conservative
member
for
Stanstcad,
Quebec,
during
the
budget
debate
yesterday,
charged
"lavishness"
and
"desire
to
spend"
on
the
part
of
the
management
of
the
Canadian
National
Rail-"
ays.
thus
imperilling
the
national
solvency.
A.
L.
Beau-bir-n,
Liberal
member
for
Provencher,
Man.,
declared
that
!i
w.i.s
convinced
that
Hackett
was
i
t
ramaphone
of
the
Canadian
Pa
i
-if
it-
Railway"
and
that
he
was
re-i
I'irtPd
of
a
lawyer
"boosting
his
s'i
organization
by
knocking
an-
c
H
Dickie,
Conservative
mem-h
r
for
Nanalmo,
predicted
prosper-.
i
.i
result
of
the
Bennett
budget.
LEASE
ON
.
ELEVATOR
Winnipeg
ShlPP"
N
Interested,
Commerce
Chamber
Hears
A
nimmunlcatlon
from
E.
A.
War-
"
mv
vice-president
in
cnatje
oi
tv-t-rn
lines.
Canadian
National
J
;i;iys.
Winnipeg,
read
at
last
ht
in
x
mectlnir
Hireling
ui
of
tne
me
i
prince
n"w
uu-i
i
i
Chamber
of
Commerce,
stated
t
he
had
had
the
opportunity
of
ilia
Mr.
Leach.
Winnipeg
eievaior
iterator,
in
regard
to
possibly
tak-mt:
over
the
local
elevator.
Mr.
1
1
n
h
had.
however,
stated
that
he
not
interested
In
the
matter
as
wan
not
contcmplat
ng
operating
i
viitors
on
the
Pacific
Coast
at
'in,
time.
The
letter
was
filed,
President
B.
MiUlsh
explaining
that
officials
f
thr
WhMi
Pnnl
hart
slven
ftSSUT-
iiii
(
that
the
local
house
would,
at
t.
not
bo
used
less
than
It
had:
t;rn
in
thejiast.
D:ita
In
connection
with
the
'
nsus
of
merchandising
and
scr-'T
establishments
was
presented
t
hp
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
1
nmercc
In
a
letter
from
the
Do-in
ion
Bureau
of
Statistics
read
i
nlRht.
Copies
of
the
clrcula'
-
being
struck
off
and
will
be
"it
to
members
of
the
Chamber.
Contract
Let
to
Nelson
and
Currie
For
Construction
Of
New
$22,000
Masonic
Temple
r
i
f
fn
tMiJlflincr
n
nnw
$22,000
Masonic
Temple
in
Prince
Rupert
was
awarded
last
nignt
to
Jonn
s.
Nelson
and
John
Currie,
local
contractors.
The
new
in
height
with
basement.
1
he
Templo
will
be
two
storeys
uperstructure
will
be
of
frame
construction
with
tali-lornia
stucco
finish
and
there
wnibejifjft
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER,
June
0:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
59c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
A
Hack
Door
For
King
Alfonso?
The
Spanish
Government
Is
planning
to
construct
a
tunnel
under
"e
Straits
of
Gibraltar.
London
Spectator.
EMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE
Chamber
of
Commerce
Flies
Letter
From
It.
C.
Committee
The
Chamber
of
Commerce
last
nlzht
filed
a
letter
from
the
British
Columbia
committee
on
unemploy
ment
and
relief
which,
reported
Having
submittcdV
plan
to
the
federal
government
for
contributory
unemployment
Insurance
on
a
basis
somewhat
similar
to
that
of
workmen's
compensation.
The
chamber
felt
that
Its
views
to
unemolorment
insurance
had
n
-
-
.
.
-
.
.
.
,
was
nothing
to
do
but
file
the
com-
jmunlcation.
M
.
W
ocfmincfpi
!neW
II
CMIIlIllOlCl
Doctor
Is
Dead
NEW
WESTMINSTER.
June
0:
Df
omu
B
Qreen
agcd
58
who
Uscd
mediCne
here
for
25
years,
died
last
nignt
LEADERSHIP
OF
PREMIER
TOLMIE
IS
ENDORSED
VICTORIA.
June
6:
The
executive
of
the
Provincial
Conservative
Association
last
night
enthusiastically
endorsed
the
leadership
of
Premier
8.
F.
Tolmlc
and
his
ministry.
It
was
decided
that
It
was
unnecessary
to
hold
a
special
convention
of
the
party
at
this
time.
I
of
very
attractive
appearance,
is
w
hi.
rnmnleted
bv
the
end
of
Octo
ber.
The
new
Temple
will
replace
that
which
was
destroyed
by
we
10
months
ago.
The
site
will
be
at
Sixth
Avonn
and
Bowser
Street,
the
same
as
that
occupied
by
the
former
Temple.
Construction
Is
to
com-
mrnrc
at
once.
In
addition
to
the
general
contract,
the
contract
for
electric
wiring
was
awarded
to
Parkin
&
Stuart
and
the
painting
to
Bell
and
Keays.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JUNE
6,
1931
NATIONAL
MINISTER
OF
LABOR
TO
Prairie
Member
Calls
Quebec
Member
Record
On
C.P.R.
Gramophone
"Lavishness
and
Desire
to
Spend,"
Charged
by
Hackctt
of
Stanstcad
With
Beaubicn
of
Provencher
Replying
Dickie
Sees
Prosperity
OUTLET
KEY
TO
PRESENT
SITUATION
R.
J.
Cromic
Says
We
Are
Paying
For
Our
Period
of
Komanc-Ing
Sees
Way
Out
"It's
twenty
years
since
I
was
here.
Those
were
the
days
of
financial
romance
when
great
figures
were
made
and
tens
of
thousands
of
dollars
were
squandered,"
declared
R.
J.
Cromie,
publisher
of
the
Vancouver
Sun,
who
arrived
In
the
city
this
morn-int
and
will
speak
at
the
Moose
Hall
tonight.
"Unhappily,
we
have
to
pay
for
our
romancing
and
Just
now
we
are
doing
that,"
he
continued.
"The
great
hope
in
coping
with
the
situation
is
the
carrying
out
of
some
creative
undertaking
such
as
the
building
of
the
western
outlet
to
the
Peace
River
country.
I
have
been
In
practically
all
the
great
valleys
of
the
world
and
I
have
seen
nothing
like
the
Peace
with
Its
two
million
acres
of
rich
lands.
There
many
thousands
of
people
could
make
a
comfortable
.living
If,
only
transportation
were
provided
for
them.
The
western
outlet
Is
the
key
to
the
situation."
Vancouver
Stocks
(Ocurteu
S.
D.
Jo!nVu
Oo.)
Big
Missouri.
20.
nil.
Duthle
Mines.,
nil,
S.
,
George
Copper.
4,
nil.
Georgia
River.
2,
4.
Golconda,
nil,
18.
Orandvlew.
nil,
3.
Independence,
nil.
1.
Indian
Mines,
1.
Hi.
.
Kootenay
Florence,
nil,
1.,
National
Sliver,
nil.
2.
Noble
Five,
4.
5.
Oregon
Copper,
4,
5.
Pend
Oreille.
77.
85.
Premier,
68.
72.
Porter-Idaho.
4.
5.
Bllver
Crest.
IVi.
2.
Snowflake,
2.
2Vi.
Woodbine,
nil,
1.
OILS
A.
P.
Con..
13.
17.
Fabyan
Pete.
IV.
nil.
Home,
51,
nil.
Royalitc.
6.50,
7.25.
Merland.
10.
11.
Mercury.
18V4,
20.
I
United.
9fc,
nil.
Eastern
Stocks
C.
P.
R.,
nil.
26.50.
Urges
to
Attend
Cromie
Lecture
Chamber
of
Commerce
Council
Sleeting
Distinguished
Pub-
Usher
This
Afternoon
At
the
meeting
of
the
chamber
of
commerce
last
night,
President
B.
J.
Melllsh
drew
the
attention
of
the
members
to
the
lecture
which
was
MAKE
UNEMPLOYMENT
Premier
Mussolini
Driving
Car
Wearlng
swanny
beret
of
de
Baa
Premie
Mussolini
smiling
at
wheel
of
roadster
in
which
he
led
ad'
f
j.j0
wireless-equipped
curs
over
the
newly
opened
mot
mad
in
Rome.
Construction
of
Peace
River
-
Railway
Outlet
is
Urged
in
-;'
Telegram
to
Premier
Bennett
The
chamber
of
commerce,
at
its
meeting
last
night,
decided
to
send
a
telegram
to
the
secretary
of
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Peace
River,
congratulating
them
on
their
united
stand
in
regard
to
the
western
railway
outlet
from
that
district,
and
another
letter
to
Premier
Bennett
urging
construction
this
year
I
Envoys
to
Japan
Invited
to
City
James
A.
Langley,
trade
commissioner
for
Canada
In
Tokyo,
wrote
to
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
last
night
that
he
was
looking
forward,
while
en
route
back
to
Japan
after
his
present
visit
to
Canada,
to
visiting
Prince
Rupert
In
acceptance
of
an
invitation
which
has
been
extended
him
by
the
chamber.
The
chamber
has
also
invited
Hon.
Herbert
Marler,
minister
to
Japan,
to
visit
here
while
in
Canada
but
no
definite
reply
has
yet
been
received
irom
Mr.
Maner.
Report
of
Silver
Address
Given
In
Ottawa
Sent
Here
Olof
Hanson.
M.
P.
for
Skeena,
had
a
letter
before
the
Prince
Ru-
pert
Chamber
of
Commerce
last
night,
accompanying
a
report
he
'
sent
to
the
chamber
of
a
recent
ad-
'dress
before
the
commerce
and
banking
committee
of
the
House
of
Commons
on
the
silver
situation
which
was
delivered
recently
by
J.
F.
Dowllng
of
London,
England.
Halibut
Sales
.
,
S
Excel
II.
3.300
Storage.
6o
and
3c.
Canadian
Agnes
n
,
4,000,
Royal,
6c
and
3c
n-..
.
MV
.
HnH
Rlnrnn
fin
ana
lib-
.
Can
Rnear.
7.500.
Atlln.
Rc
and
3c.
Domino
II.
8,500.
Cold
Storage,
6c
and
3c.
to
be
given
tonight
In
the
city
by
The
report
was
referred
to
the
Robert
J.
Cromie.
The
visiting
pub-
i
mining
commltte,c
of
the
chamber
Usher
was
an
Important
man
In
and
a
letter
will
be
sent
to
Mr.
Han-iournallstlc
circles
and
doubtless
son
acknowledging
It
with
thanks.
would
prove
Interesting,
and
he
felt
sure
most
of
the
members
of
the
board
would
be
present.
He
also
!
stated
that
arrangements
were
bc-;lng
made
for
the
council
of
the
'board
to
meet
Mr.
Cromie
this
af-Iternoon.
Peter
Rorvlk.
formerly
of
this
city
and
now
Interested
In
tlshlnj,
on
the
West
Coast
ot
Vancouver
Island,
arrived
In
the
city
on
the
Prince
Oeorge
this
morning
from
Vancouver
and
will
be
a
vlsltoi
here
for
the
next
few
days.
IS
UNDER
as
a
means
of
helping
to
ope
wim
me
unemployment
situa-
tlon.
lj
S!:iCivic
Finance
Was
:xlstlng
unemployment
situation
in
"rlnce
Rupert
ahd
of
the
dark
out-ook
for
the
fall.
Unless
the
federal
;overnment
provided
employment
.here
would
be
distress.
He
strongly
irged
the
provision
of
some
kind
of
employment
rather
than
reverting
o
a
dole
system.
In
view
of
this
he
noved
that
the
following
telegram
ir
something
like
It
be
sent
to
Pre-llrr
Bennett.
'
Unemployment
situation
serious
ind
becoming
more
so
dally
on
ac
ount
of
fishermen,
many
of
whom
re
married
men
with
families,
be-ng
unable
to
get
price
high
enough
to
enable
them
to
operate.
"We
strongly
urge
that
work
be
commenced
this
year
on
some
national
undertaking
such
as
construction
of
the
western
outlet
to
Peace
River.
This
should
employ
several
thousand
men
and
Canada
would
benefit
from
money
expended."
The
other
telegram
to
the
Peace
River
Board
of
Trade
read:
"CongratulaUons
on
your
united
stand
on
Peace
River
western
outlet.
Prince
Rupert
Is
with
you,
heart
and
soul."
Both
resolutions
were
passed
un
animously.
I5UF-KS
RECORD
FOR
AUSTRALIA
FLIGHT
IN
ROTH
DIRECTIONS
LYMPNE.
Eng..
June
6:
Flight
Lieutenant
Charles
W.
A.
Scott,
holder
of
the
speed
1
A
record
rAAnrrt
for
fnr
lh
the
r
flight
onr.
Tmm
from
Eng-
07.
i
land
to
Australia"
of
nine
days
and
three
hours,
smashed
the
record
for
a
flight
in
the
oppo-
site
direction
yesterday
by
landing
from
Australia
In
11
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.
va
-w.
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commander
unancs
ivings-
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j.
f.cmiih'i
nrevlnn
rcrorrl
Tomorrow's
Tides
v
Sunday,
June
7,
193I4
High
5:50
a.m.
18:1
ft.
19:21
pjn.
17:0
It.
Low
....
0:05
am.
9:7
ft
12:24
p.m.
0:4
ft.
Senator
Robertson
To
Start
Tour
of
Canada
On
Prairies
Next
Week
!
Federal
Government's
Policy
j
tancc
to
Provinces
and
Municipalities
OTTAWA,
June
6:
A
survey
of
actual
employment
conditions
throughout
Canada
will
be
conducted
personally
by
Senator
Gideon
D.
Robertson,
minister
of
labor.
Because
conditions
in
Western
Canada
are
more
acute,
he
will
leave
for
that
part
of
Canada
next
Wednesday.
"The
federal
government's
policy
on
unemployment
will
continue
to
be
one
of
reasonable
assls-
PROPOSAL
ENDORSED
Conference
on
Unemployment
Suggested
By
Mayor
Taylor
Approved
VANCOUVER,
June
6:
Mayocs
rnn
reeves
01
me
lower-mainianarn.
j,
promleof
Vancouver
Here
and
-""
w...u
,cruj,p
rwni
Address
Local
Meeting
uiinmmuusij
cnuuncu
a
proposal
oi
iwayor
l,ouis
u.
layior
01
Van
couver
for
a
provincial
and
West
ern
Canada
conference
on
unemployment.
The
unemployment
problem
was
the
most
acute
question
facing
the
Dominion,
it
was
declared.
Premier
Tolmle
Is
requested
to
undertake
the
preparation
of
a
comprehensive
program
of
public
,
works.
i
I
In
rial
I
licrnccinn
U11UV.1
L1JV.U001UU
At
a
rather
Jengthly
meeting
of
the
city
council
last,
night,
the
whole
question
of
civic
finance
came
under
review.
A
conference
was
held
with
the
city's
banker,
and
frank
discussions
took
place.
Finally,
It
was
decided
to
carry
on
as
at
nrpspnt
and
to
float
a
loan
cov-
erlng
a
outstandlng
i0Cal
lmprove-
ment
work
later
In
the
year.
CERTIFICATION
OF
INVOICES
A
letter
from
the
Canadian
Chamber
of
Commerce,
read
last
night
at
the
meeting
of
the
local
chamber,
told
of
a
referendum
that
was
being
taken
on
a
system
of
certification
of
foreign
Invoices.
A
hallnt.
umt
pnMrwprt
for
thfi
lrval
jboard
to
dea,
wUh
a
,engtny
5tate.
ment
ot
the
case
for
and
against
accompanying
same.
The
matter
was
referred
to
the
trade
and
commerce
committee.
Navy
League
Tag
Day
Being
Held
The
local
branch
of
the
Navy
League
of
Canada
Is
holding
Its
an
nual
tag
day
today
to
raise
funds
to
alft
In
sta
ciiriet
tt'nrlf
With
W
O.
.
-
-----
-
-
-
jffiSe?
llS
iocaiiy.
ana
oiner
oincers
in
cnarge
,''"e
yf'.au
nfmoe
01
"
'
Sea
Cadets
unit,
who
are
tagging
are:
.
uremner,
onancs
uicitey,
Oeorge
U1DD,
W.
WUUSCrOIl,
A.
.
M
v
nu.LI.
,
,
,
4,'naray,
v.
rwner,
u.
tuiciue,
w.
Grosvenor.
E.
Wick,
a,
Dybhavn,
A.
Cmmp.
,T
Ritchie,
C.
Reich
and
C.
!
Stewart.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
FIRE
SURVEY
Will
Again
Be
One
of
Assis-
tance
to
the
provinces
and
municl-
.
palltles
to
cope
with
their
respective
'problems."
Senator
Robertson
declared.
PUBLISHER
IS
IN
CITY
Tonight
Robert
J.
Cromte,
publisher
of
the
Vancouver
Sun,
arrived
In
the
city
on
the
Prince
George
this
morning
from
the
south
and
tonight
will
deliver
an
address
in
the
Moose
Hall
on
the
subject
of
a
recent
trip
around
th?
world.
He
will
describe
countries
visited
and
draw
conclu-;
slons
as
to
possibilities
of
trade
with
the
ports
of
this
coast.
Mr.
Cromie
will
proceed
Monday
morning
by
train
to
the
Interior
and
will
speak
at
Smlthers
and
Prince
George.
He
is
accompanied
on
the
trln
trip
nn
north
by
his
son.
BATT
PLAN
ENDORSED
Chamber
of
Commerce
Approves
Idea
of
Local
Radio
Station
The
chamber
of
commerce,
at
Its
meeting
last
night,
endorsed
the
application
of
Felix
Batt
who
was
asking
to
establish
a
broadcasting
station
In
Prince
Rupert
The
matter
was
Introduced
on
the
reading
of
a
letter
from
Mr.
Batt
who
gave
reasons
why
he
should
be
allowed
to
operate.
The
chairman
told
how
the
board
had
withheld
action
until
the
radio
association
considered
the
matter.
This
had
been
done
and
the
project
had
been
endorsed.
Local
Chamber
Joins
Up
With
the
Wtyld
Grain
Conference
The
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
at
Its
regular
monthly
meeting
last
night,
decided
to
take
associate
membership
at
a
fee
of
$5
in
the
World
Grain
Conference
Exhibition
to
be
held
next
year
In
Regtna.
A
letter
from
the
secretary
of
the
Conference
suggested
that
delegates
from
here
to
the
exhibi
tion
would
also
be
welcomed.
THE
WEATHER
Dead
Tree
Point
Part
cloudy,
calm;
barometer,
30.08;
temperature,
58;
sea
smooth.
Triple
Island
Part
cloudy,
light
northwest
wind',
slight
sea.
Langara
Island
Foggy,
light
southeast
wind;
6ea
calm.
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