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No.
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WILL
She
TAXI
32
Prompt
24
Hour
Service
VIEWS
HEARD
ON
PROPOSAL
TRADE
ALASKA
PANHANDLE
Ottawa
Is
Amused
at
Swapping
Plan
Urged
by
New
York
Chamber
Dominion
Has
No
Power
to
Dicker
With
Territory
of
Provinces
Suggestion
is
Called
Preposterous
By
Seattle
OfficialKetchikan
Facetious
OTTAWA,
Dec.
9:
The
proposal
of
the
Rome,
New
Yoi
k.
Chamber
of
Commerce
to
trade
the
Alaskan
Panhandle
to
Canada
for
land
south
of
the
St.
Lawrence
River
be
longing
to
Canada
caused
some
amusement
here.
It
was
pointed
out
that
the
Canadian
constitution
was
not
framed
in
a
manner
enabling
the
Dominion
to
trade
territory
of
province
lor
territory
which
tr
.
i
o
to
another.
In
order
to
such
a
trade
as
has
been
sug-'
i
land
would
have
to
be
taken
t
mm
Quebec
while
that
to
be
.M'd
would
go
to
British
Co-
BATTLE.
Dec.
9
To
trade
the
Kan
Panhandle
to
Canada
as
vised
In
Rome
New
York,
be
preposterous.
C
ha
ilea
J).
:i'll
Alaska
secretary
ol
the
wo
Chamber
of
Commerce,
said
i
'l.iy
From
potential
wealth
of
portion
of
Alaska,
the
United
f-
could
take
enough
to
pur-thr
coveted
land
along
the
'
:
.
v.i
rnce
River
without
missing
'
1
1
1
chase
price,
he
said.
Kclrhikan
Facetious
H:
TCUIKAN.
Dec.
9
The
Kct-
im
Alaska
Chronicle
newspaper
1
'lay
quoted
the
business
men
'
K
trhlkan
as
saying
tlut
the
:
i'.sil
of
the
Rome.
New
York,
'
ouoer
of
Commerce
to
trade
the
!.
'
k.ui
Panhandle
to
Canada
was
it
as.
due
to
the
low
price
of
negotiations
are
already
un-v
to
give
the
country
back
to
Indians."
VANCOUVER
IS
VOTING
Municipal
Election
on
In
Victoria
Tomorrow
l
ive
Candidates
For
Mayoralty
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
9:
Today
1
i)i
election
day
In
Vancou-1
md
tomorrow
In
Victoria.
In
"
mver
not
a
great
deal
of
in-1
1
has
been
taken
owing
to
the
1
"i
1
hat
there
Is
no
mayoralty
con-:
Mayor
L.
D.
Taylor
having
an-'i
year
to
serve.
Election
are
r"
"
held
In
stx
of
12
aldermanlc
'
ok
as
well
as
for
school
board
'
'I
Darks
board
wall
in
Victoria
there
are
five
eandl-;
's
m
the
field
for
the
mayor-in
succession
to
Mayor
Heibert
A'
'
omb,
who
has
retired.
Voting
An
also
take
place
in
the
capital
1
1
tty
council,
school
board
anil
P'
Iht
commission
seats.
f'andldates
for
mayor
of
Victoria
E
u.
Andros,
David
Leemlng.
ink
Leroy,
W.
II.
Sargent
and
E.
R
Woodward.
TO
HOLIDAY
IN
EAST
Rev.
W.
D.
Jennings
of
the
Ang
'"m
Mission
boat
Northern
Cross
nil
leave
on
Friday's
train
for
To
'iifo
where
ho
will
spend
the
f
'luMstmas
and
New
Year
season
at
home.
Mrs.
Jennings
Is
already
1,1
the
east.
They
expect
to
return
""re
in
February.
A
total
of
17.702,235
Italians
eml
1
'led
between
1870
and
1930.
The
""'si
number.
5.058.776.
went
to
"
United
States,
while
Argentina
h
"ibed
nearly
3,000.000.
W
BOOST
UNITED
Refused
Money
Bos
Gilbert
"above
quarterback
of
the
Southern
Methodist
University
Football
team,
declined
an
oiler
of
his
parents
of
$5.-000
it
he
would
not
play
In
the
three
remaining
games
U.
S.
Firm
Opens
Canadian
Account
Hooks
to
Be
Sold
Henceforth
on
Canadian
Money
r
rtnani
at
1U
meeting
l
IIC
UViaw
last
night
Tecetved
a
letter
from
r,-i.-.
nn
Tvlor
of
New
York
stating
that
they
were
opening
an
account
in
a
wwan
-that
all
purchases
of
books
would
be
made
on
the
basis
of
Canadian
money,
in
order
thai
uanaa.
-....
1.1,1
nnt
h
handicapped
by
runes
n""
,
adverse
rate
of
exchange,
the
present
In
view
of
this
an
account
of
theirs
which
had
been
held
up
J
i
r
visa
,ws
passed
for
payment
.
ol
decided
to'
continue
purchases
1
American
books
through
that
firm.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Thursday,
December
10,
19JJ
'
High
th
1:58
am
20:1
13
32
p
m
JM-i
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Low
7
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m
7.9
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mam
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
9,
1931
STARTED
LONG
AGO
Secretary
of
Agriculture
Blame.
Wheat
Seeds
Planted
Years
Aso
for
Distress
Among
Wheat
Growers
Has
Been
Bad
Year
Seldom
Has
More
Extreme
Example
of
Overproduction
Exbted
WASHINOTON.
DC
9
The
an
nual
report
of
Secretary
of
Agriculture
Arthur
M.
Hyde
made
public
yesterday
contains
the
following
summary
of
the
wheat
situation:
This
has
leen
.1
disastrous
year
for
wh-sat
growers,
but
thi
firs
reeds
of
the
trouole
were
p.ntel
many
years
ago.
They
were
wheat
seeds
and
led
to
world-wide
overproduction.
When
the
war
deprived
Russia
of
Its
custom
iry
wheat
market
In
western
Europe
and
also
curtailed
all
European
wheat
production,
the
wheat
industry
wa3
enormously
stimulated
In
the
United
States.
Canada.
Argentina,
and
!
Australl..Our.
rwheafcareaiide-creased
after
"the
wa?
"butose
again
to
61.4M.OO0
acres
In
1929
and
was
only
about
6
per
eent.
below
that
figure
this
year.
In
Canada.
Argentina,
and
Australia,
after
a
spurt
during
the
war
period
and
a
temporary
decline
after
wards,
wheat
acerage
climbed
sim
ilarly.
The
aggregate
Increase
fur
these
three
counties
between
192
and
1929
was
no
less
than
10.000,-000
acres.
Russia
began
expandlns
Its
wheat
acreage
In
1923
and
reentered
the
world's
wheat
market
In
1930
with
a
wheat
production
equal
to
or
greater
than
Its
pre
war
production.
The
wheat
area
tr.
Russia
harvested
In
1931
was
officially
reported
to
be
92
400
000
acres,
an
Increase
of
8
6O0D00
acre
over
the
1930
wheat
acreage.
Including
the
estimated
production
of
Russia
but
not
that
of
Chlnr
the
world's
wheat
outout
ln'1?'
was
nearly
4.900,000.000
bushels
a
compared
with
a
pre-war
record
of
about
4.100.000.000
bushels
in
1913
"Seldom
has
a
more
extreme
ex
ample
of
overproduction
existed
ir
modern
agriculture.
It
Is
a
cumulative,
and
not
merely
a
seasonal
condition.
This
is
shown
by
the
mounting
world
carry-overs,
which
demostrate
that
more
wheat
Ir
produced
annually
than
Is
con
sumed
annually.
On
July
1.
1931
the
world
carry-over
of
wheat
wa
estimated
at
679.000.000
bushels
w
compared
with
'578.000.000
bushels
on
July
1.
1930.
These
figures
Include,
for
the
United
States,
an
Item
not
formerly
Included,
name
ly,
an
estimate
of
wheat
stored
by
mills
for
other
Interests.
Leavlne
out
this
Iter
and
estimating
the
carry-over
on
the
old
basis,
the
world's
carry-over
on
July
1,
1931
(Continued
on
pace
six.)
SMITHERS
LARGEST
Has
Population
of
999
It
Is
AnnouncedStewart
Next
With
Population
of
610
Of
the
village
municipalities
of
this
district.
Smlthers
has
the
larg-
st
DODuIatlon.
namely,
999,
It
Is
announced
by
the
Bureau
or
Sta
tistics
following
the
taking
of
the
decennial
census
last
summer.
Stewart
Is
second
with
610.
Terrace
third
with
352.
Vanderhoof
fourth
with
315
and
Burns
Lnko
fifth
with
202.
The
DangerouS
Co-eds
Cork
Robin
!.ud
better
watch
ou
when
these
co-eds
star;
handling
the
bow-
and
arrows.
So
enthusiastic
are
these
University
of
Washington
misses
that
they
practice
during
tall
and
winter.
FURS
ARE
SALVAGED
Passenger
on
Steamer
Baychimo
and
Three
Eskimo
Trappers
Succeed
in
Daring
Feat
POINT
BAKItOW,
Alaska,
Dec
9:
Using
dog
sleds
for
bridges
over
cracks
in
the
Ice
and
ropes
to
pull
themselves
over
huge
icebergs,
O.
D.
Morros,
one
of
the
marooned
passengers
.
on
the
steamer
Rajchimo,
and
three
Eskimo
trappers
succeeded
In
salvaging
ten
bales
of
valuable
furs
from
the
ship.
The
Baychimo
Is
locked
in
the
Arctic
Ice
not
far
from
here
and
It
is
feared
she
may
be
destroyed
before
the
winter
is
over.
WEATHER
REPORT
Langara
IslandCloudy,
moderate
westerly
wind;
sea
choppy.
Dead
Tree
Point
Part
cloudy,
tight
southwest
wind;
barometer,
29.72;
temperature,
31;
light
chop.
Triple
IslandOvercast,
heavy
westerly
wind;
light
swell.
O.N
INSPECTION
TOUK
Inspector
Cooper
R.
C.
M
P..
Van
couver,
arrived
In
Me
city
on
the
Prince
Rupert
this
morning
from
the
south
and
wilt
proceed
by
train
this
afternoon
to
Uazelton
and
VAnderhoof
in
the
course
of
an
Inspection
tour
of
this
district.
Lucknow
Is
the
only
place
In
the
whole
British
Empire
where
the
I
British
Flat;
is
never
hauled
down
throughout
the
24
hours
lest
1U
observers
should
forget
the
Indian
mutiny.
STATES
TAXES
TO
RELIEVE
DISTRESSED
Gyro
Club
Decides
to
liaise
Fund
of
$500
to
Be
Used
After
New
Year
Officers
Nominated
The
Prince
Rupert
Oyro
Club,
at
Its
monthly
business
luncheon
yesterday,
decided
to
raise
the
sum
of
$500
to
be
used
In
relief
work
In
the'
city
after
the
Christmas
and
New
Year
season
at
which
time
it
Is
expected
the
need
will
be
great.
As
one
means
of
raising
the
funds,
the
club
decided
to
hold
a
Charity
Ball
ort
December
17.
It
is
also
planned
to
hold
a
turkey
shoot.
Should
the
objective
of
$500
not
be
raised
within
the
specified
time.
It
Is
proposed
to
take
the
balance
required
from
the
elub's
trust
fund
for
public
service
work.
The
club
proposes
to
form
a
special
committee
to
administer
the
relief
fund.
This
matter
and
nomination
of
1932
officers
of
the
club
were
the
principal
Items
of
business
at
yesterday's
luncheon.
It
was
decided
to
cancel
the
regular
monthly
open
meeting
which
would
fall
on
the
Wednesday
of
Christmas
week.
The
nomfnatkms.for
1932
officers
were
made
as
follows:
For
President.
William
Crulck-
shank
and
William
Mitchell.
For
Secretary,
.A.
S.
Nlckerson
and
C.
E.
Starr.
For
Treasurer,
S.
J.
Jabour
and
W.
M.
Watts.
For
directors
(two
to
be
elected)
H.
A.
Breen,
T.
W.
Brown.
Frank
Dlbb.
Dr
L.
W.
Kergln,
William
Mitchell.
M.
M.
McLachlan
and
W.
II.
To
bey.
The
election
of
officers
will
take
place
on
January
12
and
Installation
on
January
26.
All
People
Will
Have
To
Pay
Bigger
Levies
In
Southern
Country
j
President
Hoover
Tells
Congress
of
Seriousness
of
Situa
tion
Thirty-Month
Lmit
on
Revised
Scales
is
Proposed
I
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Dec
9:
The
administration
rc-
1
commended
today
that
Congress
raise
taxes
next
month
for
nearly
the
entire
people.
President
Herbert
Hoover
i
submitted
a
budget
bordering
on
$4,000,000,000
and
stressed
the
fact
that,
unless
action
is
taken,
the
government
1
would
pile
up
a
deficit
of
almost
$4,500,000,000
by
the
end
of
next
fiscal
year.
I
The
proposed
new
levies
would
take
effect
next
month
to
apply
on
this
year's
incomes.
The
president
urged
a
thirtymonth
limit
on
the
revised
scales.
JUSTICE
IS
DEAD
I
Hon.
Edmund
L.
New
com
be
Dies
in
Ottawa
Today
at
Age
of
73
OTTAWA.
Dec.
9:-Hon.
Edmund
Leslie
Newcorabe
C.
M.
O..
Justice
of
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
since
1924,
died
here
today
at
the
age
of
73.
He
was
a
former
Deputy
Minister
of
JusUce
for
Canada.
Bom
at
CornwallU.
N.S,
February
17,
1859.
the
late
Mr.
Justice
Newcombe
was
educated
at
Dal-housle
College,
Halifax,
graduating
as
a
Bachelor
of
Arts
in
1878
and
taking
his
Master
of
Arts
degree
in
1881.
The
same
year
he
was
awarded
his
LL.
B.
by
University
of
Halifax.
From
1892
to
1393
he
was
lecturer
on
Insurance
law
at
Dal-housie
University
where
he
was
made
an
LL.
D.
In
1911
The
late
judge
actually
started
his
legal
career
in
1883
when
he
was
called
to
the
bar
of
Nova
Scotia.
In
1893
he
was
called
to
the
Ontario
bar
and
the
same
year
was
made
a
King's
Counsel.
On
March
13.
1893.
deceased
was
appointed
Deputy
Minister
of
Justice
and
he
held
that
post
for
well
over
twenty
years.
In
1906
he
was
a
delegate
to
Great
Britain
on
the
copyright
question
and
was
chairman
from
1903
to
1900
of
the
select
committee
for
revision
of
the
statutes
of
Canada.
He
was
associate
(Continued
on
page
tour.)
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Earl
of
Durham
Closes
His
Home
tlleSTy
Tiia
tlon"
and""SuccessIori
of
Death
Dues
."Makes
It
Necessary
LONDON,
Dec.
9:
The
Earl
of
Durham,
owing
to
heavy
taxation
and
a
succession
of
death
duties
following
the
deaths
of
the
two
late
earls
within
a
short
period,
has
decided
to
close
Lambton
Castle,
his
ancestral
home,
six
miles
from
Durham,
and
sell
most
of
the
contents.
A
stately
pile
of
the
River
Wear,
the
castle
was
built
in
1797
from
the
plans
of
an
Italian
architect
The
ruins
of
an
old
castle
stand
on
the
opposite
bank
of
the
river.
The
third
and
fourth
earls
of
'Durham
died
withfn
four
months
of
each
other
in
19JB,
and
in
that
period
the
estate,
estimated
at
$10,-000.000
paid
$500jDOO
in
death
duties.
BIRTH
NOTICE
There
was
born
a
9-pound
son
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Francis
W.
Leask
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
Tuesday,
December
8.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
Dee.
0
Wheat
was
quoted
at
59c.
on
the
local
Exchange
today.
Mother
of
Six
Children
Is
In
Dire
Need
of
Clothing;
All
Under
Six
Years
of
Age
Money
Is
still
coming
slowly
for
the
Salvation
Army
fund,
yet
the
number
of
people
who
should
be
helped
is
greater
than
ever
before.
Captain
Steele
hss
many
requests
for
help
both
from
people
in
the
city
and
outside.
Here
Is
an
example.
A
mother
of
six
children,
one
of
which
Is
three
months
old,
writes:
"I
wish
you
could
help
me
out
a
little
as
I
am
In
debt
over
my
head
on
account
of
hard
times
and
doctor's,
bills.
We
all
need
stockings,
underwear
and
shoes."
She
then
goes
on
to
give
the
sizes
ranging
from
three
months
to
six
years.
'
This
is
only
one
example
and
Is
one
that
must
be
answered.
Who
can
help?
Money
should
be
sent
either
to
the
Salvation
Army
or
to
the
Dally
News
and
Mill
be
all
accounfeTfontJlothc's'or
shoes
should
go
to
Army
headquarters.
,
The
following
are
acknowledged.
Bob
Ive.
$5.00.
George
Woodland,
$3.00.
Mrs.
Denny
Allen,
sack
of
potatoes.
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