The.Weather
Wednesday,
April
1,
1931
Prince
Rupert
Clear,
southwest
light;
barometer,
30.02;
sea
smooth.
Vol.
XXII.,
No.
77
BRITISH
0b
The
alimp.se
f
turbulent
Atiai:
hurricanes
and
gigantic
waves
FISH
HERE
WAS
LIGHT
Halibut
Landings
During
March
Little
Better
Than
Quarter
of
Last
Year
Halibut
landings
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
month
of
March
this
year
totalled
601,000
pounds
as
against
2.108.700
pounds
last
year
and
2.823.200
pounds,
the
year
previous.
The
fact
that
the
SeatUe
fleet
was
not
in
operation
and
that
marketing
conditions
here
wece
rather
unsettled
contrived
to4aue
tmaU
landings
in
the
month
just
past.
This
will
probably
be
rectified
during
the
coming
month.
WILL
PROBE
GRAIN
SALE
Eminent
Knglbh
Economist
Will
Be
Here
on
April
9
to
Head
Commission
OTTAWA.
April
1:
Sir
Joseph
Stamp,
eminent
English
economist,
will
arrive
in
Canada
on
April
9
to
head
a
Canadian
government
commission
clothed
with
powers
to
Investigate
the
sale
of
grain
futures,
Premier
Bennett
announced
in
the
House
of
Commons
today.
The
function
of
the
commission
will
be
to
inquire
into
one
question,
aaid
the
Premier:
"Does
the
sale
of
grain
futures
operate
to
the
detriment
of
the
producers."
t
MILLION
DOLLAR
j
FLOOD
IN
SOUTH
OF
WASHINGTON
.
WALLA
WALLA.
Wash..
Ap-
ril
1:
--Off
lets
Is
hastily
estl-
mated
today
flood
damage
In
Walla
Walla
and
surrounding
country
might
reach
upwards
of
$1
000,000.
If
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
OTTAWA
CITY
HALL
COLUMBIA
LEGISLATURE
Stone
Structure
In
Capital
City
Gutted
Last
Night
by
Fire
Damage'
Is
Estimated
at
$200,000
Seven
Firemen
Are
Injured,
One
Seriously,
In
Fighting
Flames
OTTAWA,
April
1:
The
interior
of
the
City
Hall
of
Ottawa
is
in
ruins
today
as
a
result
of
fire
in
the
stone
building
last
night
in
which
seven
firemen
were
injured
by
falling
masonry.
One
of
the
firemen
is
believed
to
have
been
quite
seriously
hurt.
Damage
as
a
result
of
the
conflagration
is
placed
at
$200,000.
CRISIS
IN
!
ASK
GOV'T
NEW
YORK!
FOR
LOAN
Mayor
Walker
to
Meet
i
Waterloo
Within
100
Days.
It
Is
Asserted
NEW
YORK,
April
l:-Mayor
James
J.
Vfttktt
of
New
York
04
(f.
facing
chum
of
corruption,
win
UK
Iitt
jmiLiWWtertwHiM
the
next
one
hundred
days.
It
la
asserted
by
Rev.
John
II.
Holmes,!
one
of
the
leaders
In
the
reform
i
movement
which
la
deafened
u
overthrow
the
present
adminlstra-
j
Uon.
.
j
Holmes
made
this
declaration
Jn
addressing
a
mass,
meettagpf
4XX),
i
m
Carnegie
nan
last
nignt.
i
JURY
IS
MADE
UP
8CATTLB.
April
1:
Convening
of
a
Orand
Jury
to
probe
the
affairs
of
the
defunct
Puget
Sound
Savings
Ac
Loan
Co.
has
been
comparted.
The
same
Orand
Jury,
it
is
said,
may
be
eatted
upon
to
Investigate
Mayor
Bd
wards'
administration
of
civic
affairs.
Capt.
Nedden
Goes
East
For
Robert
Capt.
A.
J.
Gilbert,
who
was
skipper
of
the
steamer
Prince
Henry
last
summer,
is
now
in
command
of
the
steamer
Prince
George,
which
arrived
In
port
this
morning
from
the
south.
He
is
relieving
Capt.
Harry
Madden,
who
is
leaving
Vancouver
for
Halifax
to
bring
out
the
new
steamer
Prince
Robert
to
this
coast
to
enter
service
on
the
Van-oouver-Vlctoria-SeaUle
run.
Commissioner
of
Fbheries
to
Consult
With
Opposition
Leader
.
VICTORIA,
April
1:
A
promise
front
Hon.
S,
I-
Howe,
commis
sioner
of
fisheries,
that
he
would
cooperative
fishermen
of
I'rinee
Rupert
for
a
loan
until
he
had
consulted
T.
D.
Pattullo
was
secured
by
the
leader
of
the
opposition
in
Legislature
yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.
Howe
said
the
application
had
been
received
and
a
freed
to
confer
with
Mr.
Pattullo
regarding
it.
PETITION
0NRECALL
Document
Seeking
Removal
of
Mayor
Edwards
Being
Circulated
In
Seattle
SEATTLE,
April
1:
The
petition
for
the
recall
of
Mayor
Prank
8d-umnu
ta
hatnc
widely
circulated
throughout
the
city
and
thousands
j
are
reported
to
have
already
signea.
The
petition
is
being
circulated
under
the
auapices
of
the
Cttlaens'
Municipal
Protective
League.
It
will
be
necessary
to
have
a
total
of
24.-000
names
on
the
petition
before
it
can
be
considered.
Meantime,
the
mayor
is
unperturbed
at
'the
crisis
which
1
ha
arisen
in
civic
affairs
since
his
dismissal
of
John
D.
Ross
as
superintendent
of
the
city
Mht
department.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
April
1:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
Mc
on
the
local
exchange
today.
Canadian
Pacific
Engineers
To
Survey
Peace
River
Rail
Route
Coming
Out
at
Hazelton
Word
has
been
received
in
the
city
that
the
C.P.R.
''
is
Intending
to
send
in
a
survey
party
from
Hazelton
working
eastward
in
the
direction
of
the
Peace
River
Mock.
They
will
follow
the
water
route
most
of
the
way
and
will
provide
the
company
with
information
in
regard
to
the
Hazelton
outlet
route
from
inlay
Forks
which
is
supposed
to
be
by
way
of
the
Omineca,
Fair
Creek,
Takla
and
Babine
Lakes,
Kispiox
and
Skeena
Rivers,
connecting
with
the
C.N.R.
at
Skeena
Crossing.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
Gigantic
Waves
and
Hurricanes
vc,
caugiv.
fi
..
dt:i-k
8
3
;,
Y
are
providu:;-
uu
filers
..;,
.11
wrought
much
daniago.
HUNDREDS
ARE
DEAD
Earthquake
in
Nicaragua
on
Monday
Took
Big
Toll
of
Life
and
Property
MANAGUA,
Nicaragua,
April
1:
The
death
list
as
a
result
of
the
disastrous
earthquake,
which
ra-cd
this,
the
capital
city
of
Nicaragua,
on
Monday,
rose
into
the
hundreds
yesterday
with
thousands
Injured.
Many
Americans
are
included
among
the
dead.
Practically
every
building
in
I
the
city
was
destroyed.
The
Uni-I
ted
States
legation
was
raied
I
while
the
British
legation
is
In
ashes.
It
was
estimated
today
1,000
were
dead
anil
2,000
injured
while
the
entire
population
pf
60,000
Is
homeless.
Fire
still
rages
over
the
demolished
city
fololwlng
the
earthquake.
FINES
HERE
!
AREHIGHER
Police
Court
One
Institution
That
Is
Not
Suffering
From
!
Depression
There
Is
one
institution
at
least
In
Prince
Rupert
which
does
not
seem
to
be
suffering
from
the
hard
times
and
that
Is
Magistrate
McCly-mont's
;
'
city
police
court.
Fine
collections
of
the
police
court
for
March
this
year
totalled
$86
as
against
,
j
$686
In
the
same
monUi
last
year
land,
to
date
this
year.
$2,007.50
has
I
been
collected
as.
compared
with
I
$1083
in
the
first'
three
month
of
U030.
.CUSTOMS
REVENUE
SHOWS
decrease!
j
Customs
collecUons
at
the
port
,of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
month
of
March
this
yi
ar
amounted
to
only
$6,560.98.
This
is
a
large
decrease
from
$21,090.15
which
was
the
re
venue
from
this
source
for
March,
1930.
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
APRIL
1,
1931
IS
BURNED
IS
PROROGUED
On
Atlantic
ric
gives
;u.
idea
of
excitement
d
hih
ttUes
have
already
BUILDING
INCREASE
Slight
Gain
Shown
For
March
This
Year
Over
Same
Month
in
1930
Building
permits
issued
at
the
office
of
the
city
engineer
during
the
month
of
March,
just
ended,
represented
a
total
value
of
$9,518
as
compared
with
$9,100
in
the
same
nonth
last
year.
The
list
for
March
this
vear
includes
a
combined
store
and
dwelling
structure
at
the
corner
of
Fifth
Avenue
and
Oreen
Street
for
J.
H.
Sneddon
and
a
residence
on
Fifth
Avenue
Bast
at
Hays
Cove
Circle
for
Ben
Johnson.
The
list
for
March
Is
as
follows:
H
UnderdahL
Beach
Place,
alterations
to
residence,
$100.
Af
McArthur,
Third
Are,
W
repair
states.
$250.
M.
Montessano,
Borden
Street,
alterations
tojeaWence,
$3&
J.
Sheddon.
Tlfth
Are.
E,
erect'
store
and
residence.
$4008.
L.
Leroux,
8eal
Cove
Circle,
addition
to
residence,
$390.
Tokio
Cleaners,
Fifth
Street,
gen
eral
repairs.
$100.
;
F.
A.
Rogers,
Sixth
Are.
W.,
addition
to
residence.
$350.
D
Zarelll.
Third
Ave.
W,
altera-j
tlons.
$1000.
Helgerson
Block,
Third
Are.,
al-1
terations
to
store.
$300.
Dr.
Alexander,
Third
Are.
W..
Neon
Sign.
$318.
B.
Johnson,
Fifth
Ave.
B-
erect
residence,
$$000.
Wong
Jong,
Third
Ave.
W,
repair
foundation,
$400.
O.
Vaccher,
Third
Ave.
W,
gen-'eral
repairs,
$150.
Princes
Relax
In
Hinterland
Back
of
Brazil
RIO
DE
JANIERO.
April
1:-Far
from
the
busUln
city
of
Rio
de
Janino
where
they
spent
a
few
buy
days.
Hit
PriJi;
i
Wales
and
Prince
Oeorge
an?
now
relaxing
In
the
hinterland
of
the
Parana
River.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Thursday,
April
2,
1931
High
0.45
a.m.
22.1
ft.
13.06
pjn.
22.2
Xt.
Low
7.02
a.m.
2.6
ft.
19.19
pm.
22
ft
Milk
Bill
Amendments
And
Jones
Budget
Are
Given
Final
Approval
Three
Sessions
Yesterday
Helped
o"
Wind
Up
'Business
Which
Is
Virtually
Completed-Tolmie
and
Jones
Off
to
Ottawa'
VICTORIA,
April
1:
The
Legisfoture
prorogued
this
morning
with
its
business
practically
completed.
There
were
three
sittings
Tuesday
and
this
morning
final
approval
was
given
to
the
Milk
Bill
amendments.
Yesterday
the
House
approved
the
Supply
Act,
ratifying
the
Jones
budget
and
the
objectonable
taxation
which
it
contains.
Premier
Tolmie
and
Minister
of
Finance
J.
W.
Jones
will
be
leaving
Trnmm
T7"
i
IT
iilmost
immediately
for
Ottawa
to
K
U
If
HlKAINI
take
up
matters
with
the
federal
ivLi
1
VslillVra.il
authorities.
Mrs.
Seabury
Laid
to
Rest
Funeral
of
Aged
Mother
of
Mrs.
i
T.
M.
Spencer
Took
PJaee
Yes-
'
'
"
"ter3ay
Afternoon
I
.
i
Th
funrai
nf
th
lot
Mn
Edna
Seabury.
mother
of
Mrs.
T
by
Pilot
Dodson,
arrived
shortly
af-M.
Spencer,
took
place
yesterday
ter-
IS
o'clock,
leaving
for
the
north
afternoon,
a
simple
prayer
service
before
one.
Moore
is
a
member
of
a
in
the
chapel
of
the
B.
C.
Under-
wealthy
Boston
family
and
arrived
takers
being
followed
by
interment
hre
Sunday
by
train,
m
Firvlw
tmtr
iTh
inirc
:
Pi
Dodeon
reports
that
both
took
place
at
4
o'clock
with
many
friends
of
the
family
In
attendance
,
I
to
pay
final
tributes
of
respect.
Rev.
W.
D.
Grant
HoUtngwortn.
pastor
of
First
Presbyterian
Church,
officiated
and
Mrs.
C.
J
Norrlngton
presided
at
the
organ.
Mrs.
J.
H.
McLeod
sang
"One
Sweetly
Solemn
Thought."
Pallbearers
were
J.
A.
Lindsay.
James
H.
Thompson.
W
J.
E.
Bar-rle.
C
II.
Elkins.
William
Reld
and
S.
E.
Parker.
NO
HALIBUT
IN
There,
were
no
ftaltact
boats
tn
this
morning
with
catches.
With
the
American
flee:
now
at
work,
it
Is
expected
that
landings
may
be
leavy
toward
the
end
of
the
wet,
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
OUT
TODAY
SHIP
HERE
Pioneer
Airways
Monoplane
Called
at
Noon
to
Pick
Up
Passenger
A
Pioneer
Airways
monoplane
of
Ketchikan
was
here
at
the
noon
4f&
W
TfT1
Moore
of
1
Boitoft
arid
take
him
to
Juneau
where
he
will
join
a
mountain
climbinz
uartv.
The
Diane,
piloted
'
P1
of
comPW
at
Ketchikan
are
ktP
busv
wlth
com-
mercial
work.
Hoover
Opposed
To
Tax
Boosting
Attended
First
Cabinet
Meeting
Yesterday
Since
Hit
Return
From
West
Indies
WASHINGTON.
D.C,
AprU
1:
Home
from
his
cruise
to
the
West
Indies.
President
Herbert
Hoover
attended
the
first
cabinet
meeting
since
his
return.
Any
move
to
In-
crease
taxation
at
the
next
session
of
flongress
will
bg
opposed
by
him,
ithe
Prudent
declared-
United
.Pacific
Not
Shipping
Halibut
East
But
Freezing;
Two
Boats
Sell
to
Storage
Having
received
orders
to
ship
no
more
fish
to
the
eastern
markets,
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries
is
now
freezing
what
halibut
it
is
taking
nere.
The
concern
is,
however,
undertaking
to
make
the
same
down
payment
of
10c
and
7c
as
previously.
The
Takla,
which
had
the
largest
catch
offering
yester-
day.
did
not
dispose
of
its
fish
af-
ter
all
to
the
United
PactUo
Fish-
n
e
eries
but
sold
It
to
the
Canadian
(jOVCmOr
01
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.
for
8VjC
.
and
54c.
The
Bobby
was
another:
ncLra
fr
n
AA7nf1
boat
which
disposed
of
its
catch
to,
UaDtValLUCWCll
the
COM
Storage
yesterday.
It
had&t
-v
ISO
pounds.
.
.
,,
1:-Dr.
H.
E.
The
American
Wave
and
Cana-
;.OTTAVV.A-
A,prU
dian
Covenants
this
morning
wlth.1
M
bc5n
aP;
Governor
of
wtche
Of
7.000
and
JW00,Munds
vuWnt
respectively,
are
holding
over.
It
is
j
9aKatchewan.
understood
that
the
Covenant
may
"
proceed
to
Vancouver
with
its
catch.
CARD
OF
THANKS
While
the
fishermen
still
seem
to
'
be
confident
that
the
new
plan
of
i
Mr
and
Mis
T
M
Spencer
and
marketing
here
will
eventually
work
family
are
desirous
of
expressing
out
to
their
satisfaction,
many
ru-
appreciation
u
their
many
friends
mors
are
heard
u.s
to
the
situation
for
sympathy
extended
'and
flow
and
11
is
understood
that
there
Ujers
sent
(luting
their
recent
be
likely
to
be
a
showdown
within
the
:
reavement
in
the
death
of
Mrs,
next
day
or
so.
'Spencers
mother.