Tod
l
gWeather
0'
Dlgby-
I"
jjoudy,
moderate
2,
barometer
29..
south
caste
68;
temper
choppy
sea.
m
m
6
B)
rn
U
h
Vol.
XXII.,
NO.
S
V
.
Canadian
National
To
Pool
Its
Coast
Steamers
With
Those
of
C.P.R.;
Service
Would
Be
Extended
Would
lie
Eliminated
and
Big
Boats
to
OTTAWA,
June
25:-Sir
Henry
Thornton,
president
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
announced
before
the
special
committee
of
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
that
the
Canadian
National
was
considering
pooling
its
passenger
boats
on
the
Pacific
Coast
with
those
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
and
extending
the
joint
service
to
San
fFrancUco.
This,
81r
Henry
added.
Fined
For
Filling
Milk
Bottles
In
j
n
!
would
eliminate
a
great
deal
of
du-
I
LiOIlUOn
utrCCtS!pllcatlon
and
would
in
mark-
;
ed
economies
for
both
companies.
I
One
of
the
principal
changes,
It
is
LONDON,
June
a4:
What
was
understood,
would
be
the
talcing
off
probably
the
first
case
of
the
kind
of
the
new
Canadian
NaUonal
(
in
this
country
was
the
fining
of
a
steamers
Prince
Henry.
David
and
dairyman
by
a
Soutbport
magls-
Robert
from
the
Alaska
and
Van-raiefently.for'initnffmllkbotUf8-coner''Vlctorla
-
Seattle
services
in
the
street.
For
the
prosecution
It
and
putting
them
on
the
California
was
stated
that
botUes
should
be
service
the
year
round.
It
Is
freely
filled
only
on
registered
premises,
said
here
that
these
three
large
It
would
have
been
lawful
for
the
steamers
are
not
proving
economl-defrndant
to
fill
a
customer's
ves-
cal
for
the
services
they
are
now
hd
in
the
street,
but
apparently,
he
carrying
out
and
that
they
would
could
not
fill
his
own
bottles
there,
be
more
adaptable
to
the
California
Thr
act
bearing
on
the
case
has
service
with
long
voyages
between
been
In
operation
since
1926
but
has
calls.
not
heretofore
been
tested.
The
fine
was
$5.
UNEMPLOYED
DEMONSTRATE
Seventeen
Men
and
Three
Women'
Arrested
in
Vancouver
Yesterday
VANCOUVER,
Juno
25:
Seven-;cd
trade
agreement
with
Australia
teen
men
and
three
women
wereWui
necessitate
a
number
of
chan-
arrested
yesterday
after
police
hadjgM
in
the
tariff
schedules
brought
quelled
unemployment
demonstra
tlons.
Halibut
Landings
AMERICAN
Hilgeland,
35,000,
Storage,
6.4c
and
3c.
Norland,
21.000,
Booth,
7:0c
an
1
3c.
CANADIAN
Ternen,
7,300,
Royal,
8:1c
an1
4c.
Dorgund.
3.000,
Storage,
7:4c
and
4c.
THE
WEATHER
Dead
Tree
PointStrong
south
east
wind;
barometer,
29.60;
temperature
52;
rough
sea.
Triple
Isfand
Part
cloudy,
fresh
south
east
wind,
moderate
sea.
Lansara
Overcast,
moderate'
easterly
wind,
choppy
sea.
ANOTHER
PLANE
SPANS
ATLANTIC
KREFELD,
Ocr..
June
25:-Otto
Hlllig
and
Hllger
Hoirlss,
the
Danish
aviators,
after
having
successfully
spanned
the
Atlantic
Ocean
.from
Harbor
Grace,
Nfld.,
made
a
t
forced
l.mdlne
J
ftre
at
5:30
this
after
noon
and
afterwards
took
off
again
for
their
objective,
Co-
penhagen.
Scheme
Being
Considered
to
California-Duplication
Economics
Effected
Run
South
was
only
one
of
two
or
three
lmpor
tant
Joint
arrangements
pending
with
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway.
The
amalgamation
of
the
coast
steamers
of
the
two
companies
CHANGING
SCHEDULES
This
Will
B
Necessitated
In
Trade
Agreement
With
Australia,
Bennett
Says
OTTAWA,
June
25:
The
propos-
down
In
the
budget.
Premier
Ben
nett
told
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday.
JOHNSON
CRITICAL
California
Senator
Docs
Not
Like
Hoover
Moratorium
I'lan
SAN
FRANCISCO,
June
25:
Rpnator
lltram
Johnson
of
Califor
nia
yesterday
bitterly
assailed
the
proposal
of
President
Herbert
Hoover
for
a
one
year's
moratorium
for
the
nations
on
tntergovernment
war
debt
payments.
Senator
Johnson
saw
this
proposal
as
the
first
move
toward
complete
cancellation
of
debts
owing
the
United
States.
VICTIMS
OF
DEATH
PLOT
Emll
Toscanlnl
and
Wife
of
San
Pedro
Suicide
at
Blaine
BLAINE,
Wash.,
June
25:
Victims
of
a
double
suicide
pact,
Emll
Tocaninl
and
his
wife
of
San
Pedro
are
dead
here.
Toscanlnl
had
been
arrested
here
on
a
charge
of
having
absconded
with
funds
of
a
Ban
re
dro
bank
of
which
he
was
cashier.
1
arrival.
It
is
General
Atterbury's
ment,
in
city
police
court
this
morn-He
and
his
wife
were
allowed
to
Intention
to
cruise
along
the
Nor-lng
by
Magistrate
McClymont.
The
inend
the
night
alone
In
a
hotel
them
British
Columbia
coast
and
I
fine
was
paid.
-Seven
men,
charged
tnm
and
vesterdav
morning
both
also
call
In
at
several
points
on
the
with
betng
Inmates
of
a
common
nJOin
UllU
J""-'""'
.
.
.1
t
Tt
I.
-1
..UII...
kmio
mini
rrnAA
tnr
.AM
fntinri
dead
They
Were
SUP-
WCIW
.w
.
"
.
posed
to
be
fleeing
to
canaaa.
NOKTIIERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
?RINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
JUNE
25,
1931
STEAMSHIP
AMALGAMATION
IS
THORNTON-
URGES
GOVERNMENT
Mft
QTAMPQ
m
-
r
vxrxwii
u
REQUIRED
rrivate
Enterprise
In
South.
Africa
Delivers
Mail
in
Opposition
to
Tost
Office
PRETORIA.
S.A..
June
25:
Some
municipalities
and
.
business
firms
have
undertaken
to
deliver
their
own
correspondence,
thus
saving
the
cost
of
postage
stamps,
and
the
Oeneral
Post
Office
at
Pretoria
has
been
approached
regarding
this
matter.
The
oPst
Office,
however.
states
that
there
is
no
intention
of
reducing
the
rate
of
postage
for
local
postal
matter
to
half
that
obtaining
outside
the
local
area,
as
requested
by
many
merchants,
backed
up
by
outside
municipalities.
.
The
Post
Office
authorities
hold
the'Vlevirth'lt
ho
private
enterprise
can
cope
with
any
large
amount
of
mall
matter,
particularly
In
the
large
centres
like
Johannesburg
and
Pretoria.
Johannesburg,
for
example
has
a
postal
area
of
about
80
square
miles
and
a
street
mileage
of
from
800
to
000
miles.
Even
supposing
private
enterprise
undertook
the
task
of
delivering
letters
and
other
matter
to
any
extent,
it
is
considered
by
the
Post
Office
that
much
delay
would
result
and,
fur
ther,
that
the
expense
would
be
heavier
than
that
Incurred
by
post
ing.
The
authorities
do
not
think
that
such
a
state
of
affairs
could
last
for
any
length
of
time.
The
Pretoria
Town
Council
is
considering
delivering
all
local
correspondence
by
hand
and
appointing
a
special
staff
to
deal
with
It.
No
Development
In
Connection
With
Speedboat
There
were
no
new
developments
un
to
this
morning
In
connection
with
the
Ketchikan
speedboat
T
817.
which
was
seized
by
the
cus
toms
on
Tuesday
night
on
the
grounds
of
wrongful
clearance.
The
vessel
was
still
being
held,
it
was
announced
at
noon
today.
TO
CRUISE
ON
COAST
General
Atterbury,
Pennsylvania
Railroad
Head,
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
June
25:
General
W.
W.
Atterbury,
of
Philadelphia,
president
of
the
Pennsylvania
Railroad,
will
arrive
In
Vancouver
next
Tuesday
morning
over
Canadian
National
Railways
on
a
combined
i
business
and
pleasure
visit
to
the
Pacific
Coast.
He
is
accompanied
by
Mrs.
Atterbury
and
their
two
sons.
After
a
short
visit
to
Vancouver,
the
oarty
will
go
aboard
General
Atterbury's
private
yacht
Armlna,
which
has
been
tied
up
in
the
harbor
for
several
days
waiting
their
Alaskan
kimisi..
ik
is
mau
CAyvtwru
I
i
Ill
1
O
III-
wm
u,
ot.wc
jww
Sloop
Sea
Fox
Eight
coastguard
cutters
started
a
search
of
Long
Island
Sound
for
auxiliary
sloop.
Sea
Fox
ab
ve.
which
apparerdy
foundered,
drowning
four
men
and
three
vomen.
Only
body
recovered
is
that
of
Mrs.
Marcla
Snedden.
washed
ashore
near
Darien,
Conn.
Other
members
of
the
party
were
widely
known.
LIKES
jHER
Mary
Pickford
Sorry,
to
Hear
That
Birthplace
is
to
Be
Torn
Down
TORONTO,
June
25:
It
was
evi
dent
when
Mary
Plckford
and
Douglas
Fairbanks
arrived
in
To
ronto
recently
after
their
"second
honeymoon"
trip
to
England
that
Mary
has
a
real
Interest
In
this
city,
her
birthplace.
She
said
she
was
sorry
to
hear
that
her
old
home
on
University
Avenue
was
being
torn
down.
When
told
of
the
splendid
developments
of
that
thoroughfare,
Mary
said:
"I
am
glad
to
hear
that
the
city
is
making
such
advances,"
and
then
continued
with
a
childhood
remembrance
of
walking
down
the
street
to
Sunday
School
too
conscious
of
some
new
squeaking
shoes.
"Will
you
make
another
picture
soon?"
was
a
question
which
Mary
answered
with
a
friendly
smile.
"I
certainly
hope
we
will,
but,
do
.you
know,
stories
aro
hard
to
get,"
she
confided
with
an
easy
naturalness.
When
some
one
suggested
that
the
next
one
have
its
setting
In
Canada
she
answered:
"Yes,
that
would
be
wonderful,
but
It
Is
such
a
far
cry
from
Hollywood
to
Canada."
The
couple
were
travelling
In
the
private
coach
Lake
St.
Clair,
and
I
when
the
group
of
interviewers;
stepped
into
the
car
they
came
to
greet
them,
Mary
pulling
on
a
pair
of
white
doeskin
gloves.
She
was
dressed
In
a
black
suit
and
wore
a
smart
little
tricorne
hat
of
liner
straw,
which
showed
a
few
of
the
fair
curls.
Her
shoes
were
black
pumps
of
dull
kid
with
very
diminutive
bows.
She
wore
a
richly
Jewelled
clip
pin
on
the
lapel
of
her
Jacket
Donald
Fined
For
Being
Keeper
of
Gambling
House
For
keeping
a
common
gambling
house,
A.
Donald
was
fined
$50,
with
option
of
30
days'
lmprlson-
gauiuunc
tiuuov,
nsii,
humuuiu
iu.
eight
days.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Friday,
June
26,
1931
High
10:43
a.m.
17.0
ft.
22:34
pm.
20:8
ft
Low
4:22
a.m.
4:4
ft.
18:12
p.m.
8:0
ft.
STOP
SHIPPING
BUSINESS
Recently
Lost
CONTRACT
AWARDED
J.
Greer
to
Build
New
Bishop's
House
on
Fourth
Avenue
West
W.
J.
Greer
was
last
night
awarded
the
contract
for
the
erection
of
the
new
Anglican
Bishop's
house
on
Fourth
Avenue
West,
adjoining
the
grounds
of
St.
Andrew's
Anglican
Cathedral.
Construction
of
the
house,
Which
will
be
one
of
the
most
imposing
residence
buildings
in
the
city,
will
commence
at
once.
The
house
will
be
two
and
a
half
storeys
in
height
and
will
be
erected
on
a
full
concrete
foundation.
The
structure
will
be
of
frame
with
stucco
finish.
The
job
includes
hot
water
heating
and
modern
finishing
and
appointments
in
every
respect.
The
new
house
will
greatly
improve
the
church
grounds
generally.
Vancouver
Stocks
Ocurtey
S.
D.
Johnirtnu
Co.)
Big
Missouri,
26,
30.
Cork
Province,
nil,
1.
Duthle
Mines,
nil,
4ft.
George
Copper,
50,
nil.
Georgia
River,
2
ft,
4.
Golconda,
27,
nil.
Grand
view,
5,
7.
Indian
Mines,
1,
1ft.
Lucky
Jim,
lft.
3.
Mohawk,
V.
nil.
Morton
Wooldoy,
lft,
2ft.
Noble
Five,
5,
7.
Oregon
Copper,
5,
6.
Pend
Oreille,
90.
1.00.
Premier,
68,
72.
Porter-Idaho,
5,
8.
Reeves
Macdonald,
25,
30.
Ruth-Hope.
2
ft.
5.
Sliver
Crest,
lft,
2.
Snowflake,
lft.
2.
Topley
Richfield,
1,
lft.
Whitewater,
2,
nil.
Woodbine,
ft,
1.
OILS
Freehold,
4,
4ft.
A.
P.
Con.,
12.
14.
Merland.
nil,
10.
Mercury,
12,
12ft.
Fabyan
Pete,
1,
2.
Home,
61,
66.
United,
10,
12.
Eastern
Stocks
Noranda,
22.00,
nil.
C.
P.
R..
27.00,
nil.
I
Inter.
Nickel,
15.25,
nil.
Some
Decision
Should
Be
Reached
In
Matter
Of
Steamship
Service
"Either
Go
In
With
Effective
K.
Head
Advises
Parliamentary
Committee
On
Railways
and
Steamships
OTTAWA
.TlltlP
9.V
Atmninimont
nf
a
rrnirnimnnt
commission
to
investigate
the
general
transportation
system
in
Hnnnrln
vvns
siiirn-pstprl
toHnv
hv
5lir
Honw
TKnmL
oe
v
"J
'"
"v,j
Aiiuiu-
ton,
president
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
before
the
Parliamentary
committee
on
railways
and
shipping!
Some
decision
should
be
reached,
Sir
Henry
said,
as
to
whether
the
Canadian
Government
T
fl
rrT
Iirnr
Merchant
Marine
fleet
of
30
ships
I
IVril
nHKh
should
be
continued.
"We
should
J-il
T
JLii
1
IJLilVJLi
either
go
Into
the
business
with
ef-
nt
mixr
xrn
&
rn
If
I
A
Mi
I
r
Zl
r
VBlr
Henry
sald-
"Personally.
I
re
V
JL
A
JU1
JL4L
Death
Takes
Miss
L.
M.
Ellett,
One
of
Princd
Rupert's
Best
Esteemed
Pioneers
Her
legion
of
friends
In
Prince
Rupert
will
learn
wjth
dep
regret
3f,ifie..deE"tB'
which
occurred
On.
her
little
home
at
Sasseenos
in
the!
Sooke
district
near
Victoria
at
12:20
!
noon
yesterday
fit
Miss
Lily
M.
Ellett,
who
was
20
years
a
member
of
the
Post
Office
staff
here
and
was
widely
known
and
highly
esteemed
among
the
residents
of
Prince
Rupert.
Death
came
as
a
happy
release
to
suffering
of
over
a
year.
"East
year,
Miss
Ellett
underwent
a
serious
operation
in
the
south.
Some
time
later
she
returned
to
the
city
to
resume
her
duties
at
the
Post
Office
but
illness
overcame
her
again
and
she
had
failed
rapidly
since
April
of
this
year.
She
had
been
a
patient
In
St.
Joseph's
Hospital.
Victoria,
for
a
week
or
so
and
last
Friday
left
the
hospital
for
her
home
where
she
passed
away
yesterday.
The
funeral
will
take
place
tomorrow
from
Holy
Trinity
Church
at
Sooke.
Born
Just
outside
of
London,
Eng.,
In
a
country
district,
the
late
Miss
Ellett
came
here
direct
from
the
Old
Country.
It
was
something
of
a
re-
cord
that,
during
20
years'
service
in
the
Post
Office,
she
never
missed
a
day
through
illness.
Miss
Ellett
was
a
particularly
talented
musician,
being
a
Licentiate
of
the
Royal
Academy
of
Music,
London.
For
years
she
was
organist
at
St.
Andrew's
Anglican
Cathedral
here.
and
she
was
also
a
member
of
the
choir.
She
was
secretary
of
the
Girl
Guides,
an
active
member
fpr
years
of
the
Woman's
Auxiliary,
and
was
also
a
member
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Tennis
and
Prince
Rupert
Badminton
Clubs.
Miss
Ellett's
mother
died
about
two
years
ago
In
the
Old
Country.
She
Is
survived
by
a
sister
living
near
London.
Her
sister-in-law,
Mrs.
Ellett
of
South
Africa,
was
with
her
when
she
died.
Miss
Ellett's
life
was
known
as
one
of
unselfishness
and
assistance
i
to
others.
Her
death
Is
greatly
re
gretted.
Gets
Nine
Months
For
Burglarizing
William
Dalit
Sentenced
by
Judi;-Young
in
County
Court
Yesterday
William
Dahl,
for
burglarizing
Joe
Brown's
confectionary
store
several
months
ago,
was
sentenced
to
nine
months'
imprisonment
by
Judge
Young
In
County
Court
yes
;
terday.
TRICE
FIVE
CENTS
PLAN
Weapons
or
Get
Out,"
C.
N
1
:cUve
wpo
or
get
out
of
it,"
commend
we
get
out.'
REPORT
OF
COMMISSION
Charges
Against
Manitoba
Pool
Are
Substantiated
But
Directors
Are
Absolved
WINNIPEG,
June
25.
All
but
one
of
four
charges
of
mismanagement
launched
against
the
Manitoba
Pool
Elevators
Ltd.
are
substantiated
In
the
Royal
Commissfon
report
of
E.
K.
Williams
K.C.
The
directors
are,
however,
absolved
from
any
wilful
attempt
to
mislead
members.
TRIAL
IS
STILL
ON
Court
..Hears
How
Linden
Took
Money
From
One
Company
For
Another
SEATTLE,
June
24
The
trial
of
Adolph
Linden,
former
president
of
the
Puget
Sound
Savings
anil
Loan
Co.,
charged
with
grand
lar
ceny'
k
continuing
here
before
Judge
Calvin
S.
Hale.
There
was
more
testimony
yesterday
relative
to
Linden
taklnj
large
sums
of
money
from
the
Pu'
get
Sound
Savings
and
Loan
Co.
In
the
endeavor
to
help
the
Amj
encan
Radio
Broadcasting
Co.
alone.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
June
25:
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchanea
today
at
59c.
POST
AND
CATTY
SPENT
t
LAST
NIGHT
IN
BERLIN
BERLIN,
June
25:
Wiley
Post
and
Harold
Oatty
arrived
here
last
evening
In
their
big
,
Lockheed
-
Vega
monoplane,
having
taken
22
hours
and
19
4
minutes
for
the
flight
from
Harbor
Grace,
Nfld.,
making
stops
at
Chester,
Eng.,
and
4
Hanover.
Oer.,
en
route
for
fuel.
The
two
flyers
hopped
off
at
5
o'clock
this
morning
for
Moscow
in
continuation
of
a
projected
10-day
flight
around
,
the
world.
MOSCOW.
June
25:
Wiley
Post
and
Harold
Gatty
landed
4
here
at
5:30
this
afternoon
from
Berlin
In
the
course
of
their
flight
around
the
world.
4