TDay
and
Tomorrow's
Tides
The
onlj
2,
service
in
town
Saturday,
March
11,
1931
High
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ft.
For
Quic
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ill
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pm.
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1931.
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TOLMIE
RULE
MERCILESSLY
FLAYED
VANCOUVER
TORIES
REITERATE
RESIGNATION
DEMANDS
Manson
Makes
Vitriolic
Attack
Upon
Government,
Accusing
It
Of
Partizanship,
Extravagance
Charges
Politics
Were
Played
Throughout
Unemployment
Relief
Predicts
New
Income
Tax
Will
Never
Go
Through
in
Present
Form
VICTORIA,
March
13
jj
n
i
i-uuiys
m
wic
uiuiau
vuiuinuia
ijjisiaiure
was
a
vi-frinlic
speech
lasting
three
hours
in
which
A.
M.
Manson,
Oruneca,
mercilessly
attacked
the
government
all
along
'
r
line.
Speaking
in
the
debateon
the
budget
speech,
Mr.
Manson
charged
the
government
EPIDEMIC
ALARMING
Fresh
Outbreak
of
Diphtheria
at
Point
narrows
Cases
Also
in
Another
Northern
POINT
BARROW.
Alaska.
March
!
0eorge
and
the
WlndI.
wnere
by
!?.
A
renewed
Mferfal
SLdj&'ltk)
Jd,
bfjevlwW
recently.
:
f
i
1
1
14
has
gripped
this
tiny
north-
and
m
simtlkameen.
the
seat
o!
in,n
.st
settlement,
overflowing
Uie
mnUter
0f
labor.
hospital
with
patients.
Anx-
Mr
Manson
made
the
prediction
iimong
health
auUioritiw
lnat
government
would
neve-
Deeause
vinuauy
an
avail-,
antitoxin
has
been
used.
I:
the
situation
at
Walnwrlght,
)Wi
st
of
here,
becomes
more
,
more
than
500.000
units
of
xln
will
be
needed
PIT
LAMPER
CONVICTED
rrovinrial
Police
Boat
Itrlurn
to
City
From
Patrol
Trip
Up
Coast
.Hue
Warden
Ed
Martin
return-i
lhe
city
last
night
aboard
if
provincial
J4'C
JtuP
.ML
'
f'm
a
nvevdsjf
tisl;(fn
north
!r
as
Stewart
visiting
a
num-
i
of
Doints
eiiroitc-
!
1.1
.
1
'
'i
Tlir
boat
brotfghl
Met
Raymond
I
nuirche.
who
lives
near
Maple
U'
who
was
foarid
guilty
by
the
cixtrate
at
Stewart
on
a
charge
l""i'T
the
Oame
Act
of
having
a
i:'
lump
in
hit;
possession.
La-
II
i
''he
was
sentenced
to
six
"
ks'
straight
In
Jail.
A
i
Port
Simpson
two
men,
Har-uM
Busst
and
Arel
Nygren,
wert
"
i
victed
on
charges
of
having
Illegally
In
their
possession
were
each
fined
$10
and
costs
1
Dr
R.
O.
Large.
Two
mink
in
'
i
ll
rase
were
confiscated.
Resuiiie
Tricirigle
Service
Shortly
Prince
Henry
to
be
Backon
Hun
On
March
21
VANCOUVER,'
Marth
13
Announcement
Is
made
bjr
Canadian
National
Steamship
officials
that
trt-clty
service
connectlnj
11,1
ports
of
Vancouver.
Victoria
iuui
Seattle
will
be
resumed
on
Saturday
March
21.
This
servlee
was
halted
several
dys
ago
owing
to
an
accident
when
at.
Prince
Henry
damaged
h(,r
propeller.
This
necessitated
Uie
Installation
of
a
new
nroDeller
and
i
'lose
Mtamlnntlrm
of
both
the
m"n
and
Intermediate
shafts,
The
feature
of
yesterday's
j
witn
cruel
pariHanarup,
grow
extravagance
and
failure
to
balance
the
budget
even
with
iniquitous
new
income
tax.
The
government
s
policy.
Mr.
Manson
further
charged,
was
injuring
the
University
ol
British
Columbia.
Asserting
that
the
government
had
played
politics
throughout
Itf
administration
of
unemployment
relief.
Mr.
Manson
declared
that
this
practice
had
been
particularly
ramoant
In
the
ridlnu
of
Pari
taw
,he
courage
to
go
through
.wJtn
lu
new
universal
lnromr
tax
jmr,.
without
increasing
th
eITOptlon
rrom
j12
pr
WPeic.
The
new
Fraser
River
road
Mr
Manson
dubbed
extravagance
and
the
Alaska
highway
project
as
utterly
ridiculous.
The
former
Liberal
attornrv-general
also
charged
the
government
with
political
activity
in
th"
matter
of
selling
government
land'
to
speculators.
Prince
George
Will
Cut
Off
All
Relief
Very
Soon
PRINCE
OEORnE.
March
13
-
It
Is
announced
here
that
all
relief
will
be
cut
off
on
or
before
the
end
of
the
month
as
the
relief
fund
to
practically
exhausted
The
pruning
knife
is
being
used
already
to
nuke
the
money
last
as
long
as
possible.
The
city
has
expended
the
sum
of
$5,760
on
direct
relief
nd
$16.-
673
on
Indirect
relief.
HIGH
COST
OF
SCHOOL
LIGHTS
School
Board
Critlclres
Bill
of
$222.03
from
Northern
B.C.
Power
Co.
The
cost
of
light
and
power
was
eritieiied
by
members
of
the
school
board
at
Its
meeting
weanesaay
night
when
Uie
bill
amounting
to
$222.05
was
presented
for
the
month
ojt
February
from
the
Northern
B.C.
Power
Company
Most
of
this
was
f
or.
Booth,
S&hoai
for
which
th,e
bill
amounted,
to
$135.35.
.
Secretary
WUnanW
explained
In'
detail
how
the
power
and
light
was
used
for
various
motors,
cooking
apparatus,
fans
and
lights,
Th
accounts
was
passed
under
protest.
VANCOUVF.lt
WHEAT
VANCOUVER
VANOUUVBtt,
WIV"
Maroh
13-
Wheat
Wl
quoted
OH
Uie
local
exchange
lyesterday
at
Mlic
K
I
S
WIFP
I
,AVliiLiJ
H
11
Li
I
1J7ITII
JTinXTO
YYllfl
IVIUVd
Toronto
Street
Employee
Worked
lor
Eighty
Hours
and
Came
Home
to
Find
His
Spouse
Drunk
1
TORONTO.
March
13
Kicking
his
wife
to
death
In
a
sudden
rage.
William
Millie,
aged
44.
telephoned
the
polk
here
Wednesday
night
and
notified
the
officers
of
his
act.
He
was
arrested
on
a
charge
of
murder.
Milne,
who
was
a
foreman
In
the
city
road
department,
worked
unceasingly
for
eighty
hours
in
clear-
ng
snow
from
the
stree'-s
and,
when
he
returned
home,
claimed
hat
he
found
hi
wife
drunk.
To
Try
for
Record
j
Tnomas
C
McKee
is
promot
log
an
Ohio
round-the-world
good-will
flight,
in
which
it
is
hoped
to
reduce
by
several
day
the
present
record
of
23
days
fjr
globe
flight.
Craft
will
probably
follow
the
50th
parallel
Ladies'
Orange
Bridge-Whist
Dance
Success
The
Ladles
orange
Benevolen'
Association
held
a
very
enjoyable
vrhlat
and1
bridge
and
dance
in
the
.
Metropole
Hall
last
evening,
then
being
17
tables
of
cards.
The
prl93
winners
for
the
evening
were
bridge,
men's
first.
J.
Krikevsxy.
second
,
Mr.
Armstrong:
consolation,
Mr.
P.
Hackett.
us
a
gent
J
ladles'
first.
Mrs.
Green,
second.
Mrs.
Oullck;
oonsotatlon,
Mrs.
Clc-oone."
Morn's
whist,
first
prize
went
to
J,
MtOlashan;
second
to
E.
Ander-
im
jfnd
consolation
to
Miss
L.
ldlr
first,
Mrs.
Moore-r
second.
Mrs.
Steinberg'
consolation,
Mrs.
Jenkins.
DahitF
refreshments
were
served
:
after
the
cards,
In
charge
of
which
were:
Mrs.
J.
Howe,
Mrs.
8.
V.
Cox.'
Mrs.
O.
Fowler.
Mrs.
P.
Hackett.
Miss
B.
Lett
and
Miss
E.
Brcwerton
Oeorge
Boulter
ably
conducted
the
cards,
and
J.
A.
Teng
was
M.C.
Jor
the
dance
which
.hl.h
lasted
lattAH
fill
till
nhnnt
about
j
a.m.
Caught
in
Attempt
to
Kidnap
Girl
When
Elizabeth
Converse,
PhiiaJelphia
society,
broke
off
her
friendship
with
19-year-old
avu
or.
Arthur
Darling,
latter
tried
a
kidnapping
coup,
landing
i
n
police
toils
as
seen
above.
Recommendations
To
Government
Whereby
Money
May
Be
Saved
Cutting
of
Ministerial
Salaries
and
Abolition
of
folio
Offices
Among
Suggestions
VANCOUVER,
March
13
At
a
well
attended
meeting
of
Division
I.
Conservatives
of
the
west
end
of
Vancouver
last
night,
the
action
of
the
central
executive
recently
in
calling
for
the
resignations
of
six
Vancouver
members
as
a
protest
aganst
the
policies
of
the
Tblmie
government
was
endorsed.
The
meeting
was
very
outspoken
in
its
criticism
ftot
the
proposed
one
percent
ln-
TORY
WINS
RECORDED
Conservatives
Get
Greatly
Increased
Majority
in
Salisbury
By-Election
SAMSBVHY.
Wiltshire.
Enf-land,
March
13
The
Conserva
tive
party
retains
Salisbury
seat
in
Parliament
with
a
greatly
in-
'
I
creased
majority
as
a
result
of
t
Wednesday's
by.
election.
The
vote
wasi
i
Major
de
Spencer
Kobinson,
1
Conservative,
15,000.
Mrs.
C.
F.
G.
Masterman.
Llbi
i
beral,
95RC.
P.
It.
Hancock.
Laborjte.
3939.
The
Tory
vote
was
slightly
higher
than
in
the
general
election
but
there
was
a
large
falling
off
in
the
Liberal
vote.
RUPERT'
n
WINNER
Despite
the
fact
that
they
had
notplayed
a
matii
game
during
the
entire
winter
Prince
.
Rupert
all'Star
basketballers
v.were
able
last
"
night
to
stores
a-
39
to,
33
victory
over
the
practised
Oreenville
natives,
who
have
been
cleanuu
up
elsewhere
In
the
north.
In
an
Intermediate
game.
Blgj
Four
was
defeated
by
Greenville
10
to.
9.
The
final
of
the
series
of
gumes
1
will
be
played
this
evening
In
the!
Exhibition
Hall.
There
was
a
good
avienaance
cveuui.
j
come
levy
and
passed
recommen-
idatkms
that
ministerial
salaries..
Including
that
of
the.
Premier
be
cut
ten
per
cent
that
ministers
without
portfolio
be
eliminated,
that
the
lands
department
be
mergerf
with
another
portfolio
andj
mat,
a
seari-uuig
uivcsugairou
ut
made
into
other
possible
cabinet
amalgamations.
The
meeting
had
many
other
economic
suggestions
to
make
the
aggregate
of
which,
It
was
claimed,
amounted
to
$2,-000,000
annually.
'Four
other
city
divisions
have
'now
endorsed
the
central
executive's
action
in
calling
for
the
resignations
of
the
Vancouver
rhem-ibers.
Successful
Flyer
Having
successfully
flown
from
London
to
India,
Mrs.
Adelaide
Spencer
Cleaver,
noted
British
avlatrlx.
is
en
route
from
San
Francisco
to
orient
to
prepare
to
fly
he"r
tiny
aeroplane
from
India
to
London
United
Pacific
Fisheries
Is
!
Purely
Co-operative
Concern,
j
President
Says
in
Statement
!
First
and
foremost,
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries
Inc.
of
Seattle,
which
has
just
been
established
in
Prince
Rupert,
is
a
stock
company
owned
entirely
by
fishermen
and
vessel
owners
and
having
as
its
express;
and
principal
purpose
the
stabilizing
of
the
fis"hingsindustry
and
the
giving
of
service
to
fishermen
It
is
n6t
a
"buying"
but
rather
a
"marketing"
concern.
This
was
explaned
by
F.
J.
Kwa-
pil
of
Seattle,
president
and
general
manager
of
the
COn-tern
in
an
Interview
yesterday
af-1
1
tn
noon
with
the
Dally
News.
Mr
.....
KwapU
told
a
number
of
facts
in
I
T
W
I
FVj
I
I
rrrrn
(IV
I
onnectlon
with
his
company
J-
ill
vl
VVlJ
1
which
will
be
of
Interest
to
the
rr-.nn
vAiirti
public
at
large
PftMFS
DOWN
VVXIllJU
UJ
If
11
The
company
has
already
opened
j
branches
at
Seattle
and
Prince
Rupert.
Mr.
KwapU
explained,
and
ead
f
wholesale
Grocery
Firm
will
soon
be
doing
business
lnj
says
Induction
is
Twenty
per
:
southeastern
Alaska
with
.head-
Cfnt.
on
Staples
quarters
at
Ketchikan.
I
,
'
(
I
J.
E.
Berg,
president
of
the
Firs.
National
RinV
inri
nf
the
lrlvn
Thf.t
tlW
price
Of
groceries
is
FUh
Co..
both
of
Ketchikan,
has!10
twenty
psreerit
tower
received
the
appointment
of
district
manager
for
Alaska
and
Prince
Rupert.
It
is
the
Intention
of
the
company,
however,
to
ee-4
tabllsh
Prince
Rupert
as
a
separate
station
with
its
own
manager
who
win
ciftrie
under
Mr.
Bergs
rupervfslon.
Complete
and
separate
records
will
be
kept
at
each
place,
Company's
System
Explaining
the
system
of
'
the
company
In
taking
fish
from
'
the
flfliermen.
Mr.
Kwapil
pointed
out
that
it
was
not
a
"buying.,
but!
rather
a
"marketing"
company"
operating
on
behalf
of
the
fishermen
The
principle
was
to
make
down,
payments
oil
dellry
of
fish,
paying
the
balance
after
the
fish
baa
been
sold
on
the
markets
and
returns
made.
For
the.
present.
Mr.
Kwapil
said,
a
down
payment
dl
10c.
and
7c.
had
been
established
here
for
all
halibut
American
and
Canadian
alike.
This
down
payment
was
the
same
as
that
at
Ketchikan.
Mr.
KwapU
again
emphasized
that
the
primary
object
of
the
company
ws
service
to
the
fishermen.'
The
object
was
not.
to
make
profits
for
the
company
but
fQr
ftehermen
Mr.
KwapU
emphasized
that
United
Pacific
Fisheries
was
an
independent
concern
of
itself
and
was
subsidiary
to
no
other
although
doing,
business
in
the
marketing
of
fish
with
many
Mr.
Kwapil
expressed
gratlflca-tiflcatlon
at
having
been'
able
to
secure
a
man
of
the
experience
and
Judgment
of
Mr.
Berg
to
handle
Its
affairs
in
the
north.
Speaking
of
the
undertaking
locally,
Mr.
Kwapil
stated
that
machinery
and
equipment
for
the
handling
of
halibut
had
necessarily
to
come
from
outside
It
would
take
some
time
before
the
com
pany
cculd
hae
Its
own
quarters
j
ready.
Meantime
It
would
continue'
to
use
the
premises
of
the
Royal
Kt.-h
Co
temporarily
with
O.
W.;
Nickerson
as
temporary
local
man-
Mr.
Kwipii
further
Stated
that
no
local
fishermen
had
been
ac-'
itally
signed
up
as
yet.
Boat
owners
and
fishermen,
however,
had
agreed
by
resolutions
at
meetings
(
do
business
with
the
company
Ask
Co-operation
Mr.
Kwapil
expt'dited
'tfte
hope
that
the
company
would
have
the
support
of
local
merchants
and
business
people.
"We
have
no
fight
with
the
buyers
of
fish,
either."
he
said.
"We
hope
to
have
their
cooperation
and
we
are
willing
to
cooperate
with
them
and
sell
them
fish
for
their
needs.
1
When
the
whole
halibut
neet,
Continued
on
Page
2.)
than
wo
Years
aeo
was
the
statement
made
by
O.
W.
Taylor,
manager
of
Malkins
Ltd.
when
addressing
tht
Rotary
Club
yesterday
afternoon
Thjs
had
been
carefully
worked
out
py.
members
of
the-
firm
based
wn-ataple
products.
'
Because
of
the
reduction
In
the
cost
of
living
the
people
who
are
earning
the
same
wages
as
in
1929
are
twenty
per
cent
better
off
today
than
they
were
at
that
time
because
of
the
greater
purchasing
power
of
the
dollar.
Mr.
Taylor
said
that
Prince
Ru
pert
was
still
the
best
town
in
the
west.
Until
recently
Trail
was
a
ittle
better
but
not
today.
Trail
had
fallen
off
a
Uttle.
The
speaker
told
about
some
of
he
operations
of
his
firm,
which
proved
most
Interesting.
This
he
'uggested
was
the
time
to
expand
When
prices
were
low
was
always
lhe
elme
for
expansion
In
any
bus-Iseas.
His
firm
employed
223
em-employees
and
free
life
Insur-stltute
profit
snaring
among
the
inemployees
and
free
life
insurance.
MAYOR'S
SON
BROKE
ARM
AT
ISLAND
SCHOOL
Mayor
Orme
has
received
word
that
his
son
Bob.
who
has
been
at
school
at
Shawntgan
Lake,
has
broken
his
arm
and
is
in
hospital
at
Duncan.
Two
doctors
ars
attending
the
lad
and
they
Intimate
that
a
further
operation
may
be
necessary
owing
to
the
nature
of
fracture
which
took
place
at
the
elbow.
Three
Halibut
.
Boats
In
Today
United
Pacific
Fisheries
Took
Cat-ches
Aggregating
33,000
Pounds
-
Three,
halibut
veateU.
two
Am-ertcap
and
one'
Cana'daln.
were
In
WlUvi
catcjies11
aggregating
33,000
pounds.
All
there
boats
disposed
of
their
catches
to
the
United
Pact-ric
Fisheries
on
the
10c.
and
7c.
down
payment
bails.
The
boats
were:
American
Tahama.
1SD0O
nounds:
Defene
10.000
pounds.
Canadian
'
8,000
pounds.
'
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