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Dy
and
Night
Tomorrow's
Tides
The
oi
it
'
""vice
in
town
Tuesday,
March
24,
1931
:
High
,
3.40
ajn.
20.0
ft.
rSerJL
gill
66
16.25
pjn.
16.7
ft.
Low
10.30
ajn.
5.6
It.
5
22.14
8.5
ft.
&
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AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
MARCH
23,
1931
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
3
?
is
TRYING
TO
AVERT
RAIL
STRIKE
EDSON
Virtual
Stampede
From
Railway
Town
to
Obed
Station
East
of
Here
Find
of
Precious
Metal
Is
Macks-Prospectors
and
Mining
Men
Rush
to
Scene
of
Discovery
There
is
great
excitement
at
the
town
of
Edson
in
Nor-t
hern
Alberta
between
here
and
Edmonton
over
a
strike
of
platinum
which
is
reported
to
have
been
made
near
Obed
station
on
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
according
to
word
received
in
Prince
Rupert
today
by
the
Cana-dian
National
Telegraphs,.
A
virtual
stampede
has
devel-
-foped
at
Edson
as
miner
and
pros-nrTDHTrnn
!pectors
rush
from
there
to
the
re-
KIISIfMrSS
1
91011
m
whlch
the
ore
strike
WM
U
w
VJlk
iLkUU
made.
So
far.
no
particulars
of
the
INCREASING
liirettor
of
Famous
Chocolate
Manufacturing
Concern
Says
Improvement
Each
Month
(and
OeraW
Doten
in
a'-creek
on
the
.
Jfarmof
the
former
abaut
five
HiUet
Our
business
to
IM0
In
vest.;
west
of
here.
Fifty
claims
have
at-
ni
Canada
was
larger
than
it
wislready
been
staked
and
many
cars
previous
year
and
this
year
'are
on
the
road
en
xot
to
the
our
business
hsr
been-
higher
eafhfseeae'oMhe
d4severyvAM
4
rv.nth
thin
for
the
correspond-
j
inK
months
in
1MO,"
stated
E.
J.
t
4,4
Giornway.
director
of
J.
S
Frv
it
,
.
"'
.
.Suns
i
Canada)
limited,
cocoa
and:
isolate
manufacturers
Mr.
Groenway
also
represents
Cad-!.
.
.
.
.
.
I,
a
u.j
j
-a-
a
t
.
i-ui.vs
uiimveo
which
w
pan,
oi
same
organisation
although
a)
parate
factory.
Both
are
located
1:1
Montreal.
Mr.
Green
way
arrived
from
I
Edmonton
yesterday
and
will
spend
.1
few
days
in
the
ctty.
making
the
1
1'und
trip
to
Anyox
and
Stewart
Wednesday
and
going
on
to
Van-"uvrr
Thursday.
It
is
his
first
iMt
to
Prince
Rupert
although
h
:
us
made
periodic
trips
to
Van-l
ouver
The
growing
Importance
of
lit
north
has
Induced
him
to
Inside
thtf
clVy
in
his
rounds
this
Vr.ir.
Arnold
Bennett
Seriously
Illj
Aflcr-Kffrcts
of
Influcnra
Threaten
;
Life
of
Noted
British
Author
j
LONDON.
March
23
Arnold
D'-iirtr-u,
noted
Drittsh
author,
lies.
ui.usly
HI
here
following
an
at
'"'k
of
influensa.
The
Weather
Prince
RuperU-Cloudy.
southeast
v,
ind
:
barometer.
3036;
sea
smooth.
Triple
slancf
Fresh
southeast
v,md;
moderate
sea.
Langara
Overcast,
moderate
i'M
wind,
light
swelL
Dead
Tree
PolnU-Cloudy,
strong
"iitheast
wind:
barometer.
30.18;
temperature,
43;
sea
rough.
MANIIQIIA
LOWERS
.,
,
,
,
,'CO.Mi:
TAX
LEY
WINJJIPEQ,
March
23
,
While
other
provinces
of
tjie
Dominion
are
considering
boosting
their
income
tax
lev-
ics,
the
Manitoba
government
a
is
moving
In
the
other
dlrec-
tion.
A
government
measure
to
be
Introduced
to
the
Legls-
lature
will
call
for
the
In-
4
Teasing
6f
the
exemption
for
married
men
to
$3,000.
EXCITED
strike
have
been
received.
(Later
Dispatch)
OBED.
Alta
March
28:
Discov
ery
oi
dirt
which
Is
believed
to
go
very
Man
in
platinum
and
fine
gold
was
made
today
by
WUltam
Irwin
,
WELSH
COAL
.MINERS
'
'
'
rU'ANSHA
WALES.
March
23v
-
?ote
of
797
to
47
Welsh
ai:
miner,
deeded
on
7i
7
"
;i
the
pits
at
a
new
wage
scale
!
which
was
recently
awarded
j
by
a
board
of
arbitration
be-
-rj
tween
the
mine
owners
and
the
miners.
A
reduction
in
-
wages
Is
Involved
In
the
new
4
scale.
RELIEF
COSTLY
So
Far
This
Winter
$1,350,000
lias
Item
Spent
in
British
;
Columbia
j
j
VCTORIA,
March
33:
So
far
this
winter
$1,350,000
has
been
expended
on
Unemployment
relief
work
in
Rritish
Columbia,
It
was
announced
by
the
provincial
government
on
Saturday.
Another
$100,000
was
voted
by
the
province
at
the
week-end
for
relief.
A
similar
sum
will
be
put
up
by
the
Dominion.
Lloyd
George-
Is
Critical
Continues
Ills
Opposition
to
Truce
Which
Has
Been
Reached
With
ndia
LONDON.
March
M:
Rt.
Hon.
David
Lloyd
Oeorge
U
contlnulhg
his
criticism
of
the
.truce
'wnien
was
recenUy
reached
with
India.
He
holds
that
the
agreement
Is
having
far
reaching
effect,
adverse
as
far
as
Britain
is
concerned,,
throughout
the
Orient.
,
,
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
I
Vancouver.
March
33
Wheat
was
quoted
at
5SC
on
the
local
exchange
today.
AS
PLATINUM
FIND
MADE
NEAR
THERE
SAWMILL
REOPENS
Bij
Bay
Lumber
Co.
Plant
to
Resume
Cutting:
Lumber
Tomorrow
The
Bis
Bay
Lumber
Co.'s
sawmill
at
Seal
Cove,
which
has
been
closed
down
for
the
past
month,
will
to
back
into
full
operation
this
week,
probably
tomorrow,
it
was
announced
this
morning
by
M.
A.
Mariey,
manager
of
the
mill,
who
returned
yesterday
from
a
trip
to
VancouTcr
on
company-
busl-nes.
With
the
reopening
of
the
mill,
one
of
Prince
Rupert's
best
industries
gets
back
at
work.
The
plant
had
been
closed
for
annual
overhaul.
BIG
TRAIN
HAS
WRECK
seven
Killed
When
Royal
Scot,
London-Glasgow
Express,
1
Left
RaUs:'
tBTOH
BTJZZARbTEslandrAlar.
23-Seren
are
dead
and
nine
in-
Jured
aa
a
result
of
the
wreck
yes-
Umlav
of
the
Rnval
M
nw
one
of
the
finest
trains
in
the
world.
Olasgow
Prom
an
unknown
cause.
tne
"x
locomoave
,uw"llw'c
"
leu
trie
track,
the
coaches
following.
1
f
ft
fVV,
MAIW
VUIC1
Ull
UUkltC19,
WTO
engineer,
fireman
and
a
dining
car
u.prp
.
2
THREE
MEN
LOSE
LIVES
Trio
of
Foreigners
Killed
at
Powell
River
When
Scaffolding
Collapsed
VANCOUVER.
March
23:
Three
men
were
killed
Saturday
afternoon
at
Bgwell
River
when
a
scaffolding
gave
way
while
they
were
engaged
In
dismantling
the
97-foot
chimney
of
the
Powell
River
Co
's
steam
plant
which
is
being
abandoned
following
the
development
of
(he
new
power
at
Lois
River.
The
dead
are:
Prlmo
Oabo,
Ouls-eppl
Morello
and
Giovanni
Petaasl.
A
fourth
man
escaped
by
sealing
a
rope
to
the
top
of
the
chimney.
Victoria
Man
Passes
Away
Angus
Campbell,
Well
Known
Merchant
of
Capital,
Died
In
Portland
Saturday
VICTORIA.
March
83:
Angus
Oajnpbell,
well
known
pioneer
mer-
chant
of
Vlctorta
died
in
Portland.
Ore..
Saturday
following
an
oper
ation.
He
was
70
years
of
age.
Gandhi
Definitely
Agrees
to
Come
to
London
For
Parley
LONDON.
March
23:
Mahatma
jOandhl,
Indian
Nationalist
leader,
has
definitely
agreed
to
take
part
in
a
second
Indian
round
table
con
ference
In
London,
it
was
announ
cvd
In
official
circles
on
Saturday
Destroyer
Eagle
Destroyer
Eaw.c
was
chrJstt:u?d
.
Being
Launched
Preventative
Rather
Than
)
Curative
Measures
Urged
In
Handling
Unemployment
VICTORIA,
March
23:
A
delegation
of
forty-five
persons
representing
social,
business
and
church
interests
interviewed
Hon.
R.
W.
Bruhn,
minister
of
public
works,
on
Saturday,
urging
the
minister
to
tackle
the
unemployment
problem
from
the
standpoint
of
preventative
rather
than
curative
measures.
Employment
of
more
constructive
measures
was
urged.
In
reply.
Mr.
Bruhn
declared
that
he
was
fully
alive
to
the
seriousness
of
the
situation
and
pointed
out
that
an
additional
vote
of
$106,000
for
further
relief
had
Just
been
made.
The
problem
generally,
the
minister
held,
was
one
for
Dominion
'
rather
than
provincial
.atten-
tton.
He
gave
assurance,
however,
that
the
co-operation
of
the
pro-
j
vlnctal
government
would
always!
be
forthcoming
in
preventative
measures.
i
Chicago
Policeman
L'Miku
ifrarx:e.
wuvrice
she
-tin's
Uuniuru.
niurui.
minister
MILK
BILL
IN
DANGER
Mayor
L.
D.
Taylor
Has
Just
About
Completed
Line-Up
of
Legislature
Against
Measure
VANCOUVER,
March
23:
Mayor
Louts
D.
Taylor,
who
has
beeti
car
rying
on
a
big
fight
agatast
the
killed;
Uangstcrs
milk
markeUna
act
declared
on
Not
Cause
of
Death
8turday
that
he
had
lined
up
24
.
.members
of
the
Legislature
to
de-
feat
toe
bU1-
"
CHICAOO,
March
23-
Patrol-
man
John
Mix.
young
Chicago
city
The
mayor
needs
the
assurance
policeman
was
kUled
yesterday
In
of
but
one
more
member
to
guar-a
collision
between
a
street
car
and
antee
the
defeat
of
the
bill
He
is
an
automobile.
confident
of
success
in
his
fight.
Wheat
Price
Crashes-to
New
Low
Level
For
Thirty
Years
on
Chicago
Exchange
Today
CHICAGO,
March
2?
Vheh
fetrucR
a"
new
Idw
for
the
past
36
years
todax
whm
iLuTrjeulf
Uvprj,
dropped
11c
per
bushel
and
May
about
oc.
The
slump
came
after
an
announcement
that
the
Farm
Board
would
not
attempt
to
maintain
prices
beyond
the
month
of
May
when
the
1980
crop
passes
from
dealings.
WINNIPEG,
March
23:
Wheat
prices
dropped
one
and
threat-quarter
cents
per
bushel
today
on
all
future
deliveries
in
the
face
of
heavy
liquidation.
pass.
Railway
Executives
to
Meet
Brotherhood
With
Uiew
to
Making
Te
rms
Dispute
GentresArourid
Claim
of
Firemen
That
Engineer
Are
Getting
Employment
in'
Hard
Times
1
WhileTheyGbldle
'
.
OTTAWA,
March
23:
A
conference
between
executive
officers
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
and
representatives
of
the
Brotherhood
of
Railway
Trainmen
will
be
held
tomorrow
at
the
behest
of
Senator
Gideon
Robertson;
minister
of
labor,
with
a
view
to
adjusting
a
number
of
difficulties.
A
similar
meeting
with
executives
of
the
CaT
MAY
BE
DEPOSED
Lloyd
George
to
Quit
Liberals
and
Join
Labor
Cabinet?
LONDON.
March
23:
While
RL
Hon.-Stanley
Baldwin
has
been
more
or
less
confirmed
in
the
leadership
of
the
British
ConservatlreTparty-
as
a-resnlt;
of
the
SL
George's
by-election
last
week
when
Lord
Beaver-brook
and
Lord
Rothermere
were
overthrown.
Rt.
Hon.
David
Llo,y'dbeoge,,
threatens
to
be
deposed
as
deader'
of
the
Llbi
eral
party.
In
some
well
informed
quarters.
It
is
predicted
that
Mr.
Lloyd
George
will
Soon
resign
from
the
Liberal
party
to
enter
the
Labor
cabinet.
DEATH
OF
FISHERMAN
Daniel
Morrison,
Brother
of
Jack
and
Jim
Morrison,
Passes
Away
In
Hospital
ituliilng
The
death
occurred
this
a
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hos-Ital
orri4iIelfHi&h
Morrison,
well
nown
loim
mntnit
fisherman
and
rather
of
John
M.
Morrison,
local
'.gent
o!
the
Deep
Sen
Fishermen's
rjion.
and
Capt
James.
.Morrison.
ell
known
skipper
of
the
Rupert
Marine
Products
fleet.
The
late
Mr
Morrison,
who
made
his
home
at
the
Knox
Hotel,
was
54
years
of
age
and
was
a
native
of
Nova
Scotia,
his
ancestry
being
Scotch.
He
had
lived
for
fifteen
years
In
Prince
Rupert
and
thirty
years
In
British
Columbia.
He
was
unmarried.
Deceased
was
a
member
of
the
Moose
Lodge
and
of
the
Deep
Sea
fishermen's
Union.
Funeral
arrangements
are
In
the
hands
of
the
9.
C.
Undertakers.
PRINCE
IS
BEATEN
UP
Son
of
Former
German
Empcrbr
Caught
in
Fascist
Demon-stratlon
Saturday
BERLIN,
.March
23:-Prince.ui-uat
Wllhelm.
fourth
son
of
the
former
Emperor
of
Germany,
was
beaten
up
by
the
police
on
Saturday
as
the
officers
were
putting
down
a
demonstration
by
500
Fascists
at
a
railway
station.
After
the
Incident.
Prince
August
indignantly
denied
being
a
participant
in
the
demonstration,
explaining
that
he
was
merely
at.
the
station
awaiting
a
train.
naajan,racmc
Railway
will
be
held
on
Wednesday.
The
dispute
centres
about
the
fact
that
the
firemen
claim
engineers
should
share
In
the
present
curtailment
of
employment.
They
soite
that
they
are
receiving
the
b-un
of
trip
reduction.
The'engln-
eers
claim
that
their
seniority
gives
them
the
right
to
have
available
employment.
Application
has
been
made
for
an
arbitration
board.
About
8500
men
are
affected.
Senator
Robertson
said
that
every
-effort
would
be
made
to
avoid
&
PTTnTriTrrvran
dUKYIVUKd
IN
DANGER
LFresh
Perils
Threaten
108
Men
Who
Were
Rescued
from
Sealer
Viking
ST,
JOHN'S.
Newfoundland.
March
21
New
perils
face
survivors
of
thci
explosion
disaster
last
week
on
the
sealtng
ship
Viking.
At
the
-end
of
the
week
103
survivors
of
the
disaster
wen
threatened
with'
starvation
aboard
the
steamer
Sagona.
which
became
'roaen
In
the
Ice
while
endeavoring'
to
take
the
party
to
shore
from
Horse
Island
where
provisions
were
running
low.
The
bfily
victims
to
be
left
at
the
Horse
Island
by
the
Sagona
were
twelje
.men
who
were
too
near
death
tb
be
moved.
FLYERS
ARE
FOUND
SAFE
Pilot
Frrd
Moller
and
Frank
Hodges
O.
K.
After
Crack-Up
In
Central
Alaska
FAIRBANKS.
Alaska.
March
23:
Pilot
Fred
Moller
and
Frank
Hodges,
missing
since
March
9
on
a
flight
to
upper
Yukon
River
points,
are
safe
after
cracklne
un
near
the
Mabesna
River.
Pilot
Harold
0
111am
advised
friends
of
the
two
missing
men
today.
HALIBUT
MARKETING
SITUATION
SUBJECT
"
"uY
'SUNDAY
MEETING
'
lUtlbOt
bdati'1oMmer
arid
fishermen
met
yesterday
In
the
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Hall
to
discuss
the
local
market-
tng
situation.
Wo
announce-
further
was
made
following
the
meeting
other
than
that
further
information
was
be-
lng
awaited
and.
pending
this,
no
decisions
had
been
rea-
ched
4i
li