JOFFRE'S
FUNERAL
Is
Laid
In
Les
Invalidrs
Today
Alongside
Napoleon
Bonaparte
and
Marshal
Foch
PARI8,
Jan.
7:
The
body
Of
W.ushal
JoMce
rtated
today
in
Les
ilidi's
Hall
of
French
Immortals
vh
sc
massive
dome
shelters
the
dies
of
Napoleon
Bonaparte
-and
M
u
shal
Foch.
two
of
France's
other
.it
soldiers.
Two
miyion
ParUiejjs
braved
In
(zing
weaVher
to
stand
outside
Noire
Dame
and
along
the
route
to
I
s
invalides
for
hours
while
no
1
.moral
cortege
proceeded
from
the
ithcdral
to
a
temporary
resting
place.
TO
ELECT
n.
OFFICERS
J.
Mclltsh
to
Be
President
Chamber
of
Commerce
This
Year
of
Following
are
nominations
of
19M
officers
for
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
the
election
to
take
place
on
Friday
evening:
Hon.
President,
Olof
Hanson
M.P.
president,
B.
J.
Mellish.
Vice-President,
Aid.
J.
H.
PMs-buiy.
Secretary,
A.
Brooksbank.
Executive
Counell
15
required):
Paul
Armour.
Oeo.
Arnold.
Geo.
Hushby.
II.
Breen.
Aid.
T.
Collart.
J.
Dybhavn.
II.
E.
DeWolf,
Frank
Dlbb,
W.
O.
Fulton.
M.
Hellbroner.
Geo.
Hill,
T.
H.
Johnson.
Aid.
P.
H.
Lln-zey,
G.
H.
Munro,
F.
A.
MacCallum,
J.
W.
McKinley.
M.
P.
Mcuanery,
Alex
Mcltae.
J.
W.
Nlcholls.
O.
W.
Nickcrson,
Aid.
H.
F.
Pullen,
8.
E.
Parker,
P.
M.
Ray.
D.
Ritchie.
W.
H.
Tobey,
J.
H.
Thompson.
REWARD
OFFERED
A
reward,
of
One
Hundred
Dollars
($100.00)
la
offered.
Tor
the
recovery
of
the
body
of
the
late
Henry
Iludland
of
MctlakaUa.
..
MAKE
FIRST
HOP
ACROSS
OCEAN
HAMILTON.
Bermuda.
Jan.
7:
-The
mononane
"
lraac
Hart
and
Lieut.
William
Mac-Laren,
arrived
here
at
1:55
this
afternoon
from
Hampton
Roads.
Virginia.
They
will
proceed
from
here
to
the
Azores
and
thence
to
Paris.
New
Teachers
exchange
toaay.
mm
appeared.4The
plan
was
that
he
should
change
.
from
pontoons
to
wheels
at
Juneau
and
Droceed
over
land
to
AUin
to
Join
the
search
for
Capt.
E.
J.
A.
Burke
and
party,
who
were
then
missing.
Steps
have
already
been
taken
to
check
up
on
this
wheel
and
ascer
tain
whether
or
not
It
was
one
which
was
carried
by
Renahan.
It
is
believed
that
it
can
be
readily
identified.
Pending
this,
further
active
search
for
the
lost
flyers
la
Ifcelng
suspended
including
Pilot
Anscel
Eckmann's
expedition
out
o:
Prince
Rupert.
Should
the
wheel
be
found
to
have
been
one
of
Renahan's,
and
It
Is
mther
unlikely
that
It
could
have
been
that
of
anyone
else,
u
win
go
to
substantiate
the
theory
mat
Renahan
struck
the
water
on
the
dark
evening
ef
October
28,
smashed
nn
and
nrobablv
sank.
However,
nnnthAr
march
will
be
made
In
the
effort
to
find
further
wreckage
that
miirhf:
iWinltelv
determine
tne
smash-up
of
the
plane
In
this
manner.
.Right
from
the
insUtutton
of
tlamh
mirations,
the
most
com
monly
accepted
theory
was
that
Renahan
must
have
struck
the
water
in
the
dark
and
thus
met
with
disaster.
The
area
in
which
the
wheel
was
found
has
been
already
thoroughly
searched
both
by
airplane
and
boat.
For
District
Southern
People
Arrive
to
lane
Charge
of
South
Ilaiclton,
Ssanu-
spit
and
Port
Clements
Schools
x
7.nwin
nf
Victoria
arrived
in
the
city
on
the
Prince
George
this
morning
from
Victoria
ana
proceed
bv
train
to
South
Hatclton
where
he
will
teach
In
a
newly
opened
school.
Miss
Jean
Cameron
arnvea
from
Agassis
and
will
sail
tonight
on
the
Prince
William
for
Sandsptt
to
take
charge
of
the
school
there.
Also
arriving
today
from
the
south
nv.rM.
Pillar
of
Victoria
who
will
be
teacher
In
the
Port
Clements
school,
succeeding
Mrs.
who
has
transferred
to
Lewis
Island.
School
Inspector
IT,
C.
Frascr
has
been
appointed
official
irusi.ro
the
last-mentioned
school.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
Wheat
was
quoted
at
55c
on
the
local
mini:
RENAHAN'S
Identification
of
Equipment
Found
Near
Ketchikan
Is
Made
By
Officials
SEATTLE,
Jan.
7:
Officials
of
the
Alaska-Washington
Airways
today
identified
the
wheel
found
on
the
beach
at
Annette
Island,
near
Ketchikan,
a's
part
of
the
equipment
of
the
missing
plane
piloted
by
Robin
Ken-alun.
They
expressed
the
opinion,
however,
that
Renahan
had
thrown
the
wheel
overboard
in
the
probable
effort
to
'lighten
his
Ship
in
order
to
fly
Inland.
With
ice
forming
on
the
wings
of
his
plane
on
the
evening
of
October.
28,
officials
said,
probably
every
effort
would
be
made
to.
lighten
the
ship.
Pilot
Anscel
Eckmann,
at
present
at
Prince
Rupert,
will
be
Instructed
to
continue
the
search
Inland.'
Second
Wheel
Found
KETCHIKAN,
Jan.
7:
The
second
wheel
belonging
to
the
plane
piloted
by
Robin
Renahan
was
found
today
near
Point
Davidson,
fifteen
miles
south
of
here,
by
an
airplane
dispatched
by
the
Ketchikan
Chronicle.
The
flnt
wheel
was
found
a
week
ago
by
a
party
of
hunters.
Pilot
Eckmann
left
this
afternoon
for
Ketchikan,
having
decided
to
go
there
to
positively
Identify
whether
or
not
the
wheel
was
from
Renahan's
plane.
He
will
be
back
here
tonight
and
expects
to
resume
his
search
tomorrow,
carrying
out
the
plan
of
first
taking
another
look
around
local
waters
before
proceeding
tOjStewart
to
start
the
expedition
into
the
MEREYFIELD
IN
CONTROL
Is
Again
Iloss
of
Party
Machine
In
Vancouver
Had
Uphill
Fight
During
rast.Year
J.
E.
Merryfleld.
well
known
old
timer
of
Prince
Rupert,
has
again
obtained
control
of
the
Conserva
tive
party
organization
In
Vancouver
through
having
been
elected
secretary
of
the
main
association
there.
Mr.
Merryfleld
took
a
hand,
executive
will
present
full
details
of
DroDOsed
constitution,
etc.
There
were
fully
sixty
property
owners
present
at
last
night's
meeting
ana
great
interest
was
taken
In
the
At
the
opening
of
the
meeting,
F.
W.
Hart,
who
had
taken
a
leading
part
in
bringing
the
gathering
to
gether,
was
voted
to
the
chair.
Alter
some
desultory
discussion
regarding
aims
and
objects
of
the
proposed
organisation
etc.,
it
was
decided
to
organize
and
the
election
of
tem
porary
officers
was
proceeded
with.
Oeorge
B.
Casey
proposed
that
a
committee
be
named
to
proceed
with
oreaniiatlon
and
report
at
a
later
meeting.
Some
objection
was
taken,
however,
to
this
course
ana
It
was
agreed,
instead,
to
have
a
temporary
executive.
M.
M.
Stephens
was
elected
temporary
chairman
In
a
contest
with
F.
W.
Wesch,
Wilfrid
Oratton
and
T.
Rosa
Mackay.
Oeorge
B.
Casey
received
a
Unanimous
nomination
for
temporary
spcretarv.
.
P
W.
Wesch.
R.
F.
Perry,
Frea
Wesch,
tvcaiii,
Alex
Mackenzie
.-
and
Wilfrid
-
the
city
council
with
good
ad-!w
nnrt
it
would
be
heeded
by
Mrs.
Sarah
Rudland
and
family
those
In
office.
By
getting
together,
of
Metlakatla.
wish
to
thank
those
problems
cbuld
be
discussed
and
who
so
kindly
volunteered
to
search
there
would
be
better
understanding
for
the
late
Henry
Rudland,
who,
'by
all.
In
the
past.
Mr.
Stephens
with
his
companion,
was
lost
on
felt,
too
little
attention
had
been
December
2.
The
provincial
police
paid
to
civic
affairs.
Had
there
been
are
especially
thanked
for
their
an
association
to
study
municipal
klnd
efforts.
'
finances,
proposed
bylaws,
etc.,
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
AL
BRITI
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
No.
XXII.,
No.
6
.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
,B.C.,E
DNESDAYj
JANUARY
7,
1931
PJUCE
FIVE
CENTS
CLUE
TO
RENAHAm
FATE
IS
FOUND
CUSTOMS
OFFICIALS,
MONTREAL
ARE
UNDER
SUSPENSION
Airplane
Wheel
Found
on
Beach
Near
Ketchikan
Is
Believed
To
Have
Been
Off
Missing
Machine
Such
Gear
Was
Being
Carried
In
Order
to
Change
From
Pontoons
Believed
Party
Crashed
Into
Water
and
Sank
With
Ship
RTfintf
AN.
.Lin
1-
Thp
sullon
waters
nf
this
rn.ast
have
at
last
given
up
a
clue
which
may
lead
to
the
disco'y-j
cry
or
the
definite
assumption
of
the
fate
of
Pilot
Rohin
lU'nahan
and
two
companions,
Frank
Hatcher,
his
mechanic,
and
Sam
Clerf,
wealthy
Seattle
mining
man,
who
n
as
acting
as
guide.
An
airplane
wheel,
which
is
believed
ol
the
Renahan
plane,
a
Lockheed-
Vega
monoplane
with
Hornet
engine,
belonging
to
the
Alaska-Washington
Airways,
was
brought
here
yesterday
from
Point
Davidson,
Annette
Island,
fifteen
miles
south
of
here.
Rev.
Edward
Marsden,
pastor
at
Metlakatla
naUve
village
near
here,
found
the
wheel
on
the
beach
about
a
week
aeo
while
out
hunting.
Renahan
carried
wheels
In
his
pontoon-equipped
plane
when
he
dls-
Serious
Floods
in
Belgium
:st;i
!tiWHm
ISkCSJf
'.'I"'-:.
i
....
..
7mtS?
Farmhouse
conipeltely
isolated
at
Wander,
near
Liege.
Belgium,
which
was
cut
off
as
were
other
houses
In
general
floodlnc
of
country
owing
to
heavy
rains
and
gaie
which
sweot
north
Europe
New
Ratepayers'
Association
Being
Formed
In
City;
Large
Initial
Gathering
Last
Night
At-a
largely
ifttendedaneeting.of
taxpayinjyatailast
evening
in
the
City
Hall,
it
was
decided
to
proceed
with
the
organization
of
a'
body
to
be
known
as
the
Prince
Rupert
Ratepayers'.
Association.
After
considerable
preliminary
discussion,
a
temporary
chairman,
secretary
and
executive
of
five
was
elected
after
which
the
meeting
was
ad
journed
until
a
later
aaie.
possiDiy
In
about
a
week's
time,
when
the
some
mistakes
might
have
been
av
erted.
The
Idea
of
the
association
was
to
assist
the
city
council
in
its
work.
The
association
could
do
much
good
work
and
would
help
to
keeD
the
city
out
of
the
hands
of
the
receiver.
Others
who
took
part
In
the
discussion
at
the
meeting
Included
Fred
Rlfrou.
Fted
Wesch,
Capt.
W.
P.
Armour,
N.
Mussallem.
F.
J.
Fuller.
J.
A.
Curtis,
A.
O.,
Morse,
T.
Ross
Mackay
and
John
Carroll.
At
the
close
of
the
meeting,
the
most
of
those
present
went;
forward
in
the
secretary's
deck
to
nay
their
fees
for
membership
In
the
asso
ciation.
OLD
AGE
Mrs
PENSIONS
!
Dominion
Government
Prepared
to
Assume
Lion
s
snare
01
ray-ment,
Dennett
Says
f
vviitiiirbUi
wn.
i.
-
Gratton
were
named
members
of
Bracken
of
Manitoba
stated
today
..
.
...it....
nil,.,
nn-
.....
.
.
a
,
.....i
ine
temporary
wreumo,
uiu
tnat.
aunne
me
conierence
ui
wv-
mlnees
having
been
F.
J.
Fuller,
ern
Drmier8
yesterday,
Premier
Fred
Wermlg
and
Fred
Rogers.
;
Bennett
had
given
assurance
that
In
accepting
the
chlr
on
election,
the
provinces
would
be
called
upon
x
c.r.Vian
ihnnkpd
the
meet-
tn
nnv
nnlv
f
ive
ner
cent
of
the
old
1.1.
1,1.
uvjmv
vw
j
'
Ing
for
the
honor.
He
asked,
how-
age
pensions
charge
Instead
of
fifty
,
.
.
a
i
i
i
ulU..tl
Tho
hM
uhA
r
ramp
T.n
riiiHKinu
nir
rnr
nnw
ciiiii
i
iuulitu.
iitu
iw
It
will
be
remembered,
In
the
recent
a
permanent
list
of
officers,
he
be
minion
government
would
pay
five
federal
campaign
here
in
support
i
excused
.Referring
to
the
objects
of
percent.
.
...
..1
nn
t
t
n
C.
...
.
.
.
,
of
the
unsuccessful
candidate,
J.
Brady.
A
year
ago.
Mr.
Merryfleld
was
virtually
cast
out
of
the
party
after,
a
hot
fluht
which
ended.ln
his
de
thfi
organization.
Mr.
Stephens
ex
pressed
the
opinion
that
the
most
of
those
present
were
on
hand
because
of
personal
interest.
The
rate
payers
were
Degmning
,w
feat
as
an
officer
of
the
Vancouver
ioacflCt
taxation.
It
would
b$
to
the
j
association.
Since
then,
howeverv'heubestfntercsts
of
all
concerned,
,urg-
.
.
....
a
I
Y.
I
-
I
was
successiui
in
a
jong
uhu
"P""'
"edMr.
Stephens,
11
inere
m.
a
nomnaicn
tn
cpt
back
on
too
aealn.
I
ui!AiVtMn
it.
rotnn
vontt.
ossorlatlon.
i
fThe'rorganlzatton
would
be,
able
lo
OAIMI
n?
TIT
A
NKs
"
assist
c,i.t
tv,
Vjilllft
1
llllitniu
NOTED
AS
NOVELIST
L.
Adams
Beck.
Formerly
of
Victoria,
Dies
In
Kyoto,
Japan
VICTORfA,
Jan.
7:
Mrs.
L.
Adams
Beck,
former
Victoria
resident,
who
achieved
world
wide
fame
Serious
Discrepencies
Are
Revealed
by
Means
Sweeping
Check-up
Nature
of
Irregularities
Was
Such
That
Off
iccrsxWcre
Ordered
to
Rclinguish
Their
Duties
Pending
Complete
Inquiry
OTTAWA,
Jan.
7:
Officials
of
the
National
Revenue
Fiona
rtrrnnt
tnrlnv
fnnfirmpfl
Montreal
retjorts
to
the
ef
fect
that
four
officers
of
the
customs
service
had
been
suspended.
Serious
irregularities
had
been
discovered
as
a
result
of
a
sweeping
investigation
and,
while
full
reports
had
not
yet
been
received,
the
nature
of
the
irregularities
-was
such
that
four
officials
con-
cerned
had
been
suspended
pending
I
TOD
AD
Y
a
complete
Inquiry.
LilL)lVrii.
1
It
was
stated
by
departmental
of-
Ificials
that
serious
discrepencies
IMf'Ol?
"A
CU1
had
been
revealed
in
connection
111
with
the
entry
and
delivery
of
lm-
!
ported
goods.
Circulation
Showed
Gain
of
11,858
In
1930
Over
1929
Librarians
Report
'Final
Sleeting
ir'ttcifrnig
Board
Held
Last
Night
.
During
the
year
Just
past
the
Prince
Rupert
Public
Library
Increased
its
circulation
of
books
by
11.858
over
the
previous
year
and
the
building
Is
now
packed
to
capa
city
with
well
filled
shelves
and
one
of
the
problems
of
the
near
future
will
be
to
provide
larger
accomodation
and
more
assistance
for
the
librarian.
This
was
the
main
theme
of
the
reports
and
discussions
at
the
meeting
of
the
library
board
last
night,
O.
V.
Wilkinson
v
The
financial
report
showed
that
the
expenditures
had
been
kept
down
to
$183.03
below
the
appro
priation.
The
report
of
the
librarian
Is
giv
en
here
in
part:
"The
necessity
for
a
larger
huua-
lng
has
been
so
much
discussed
that-
It
Is
superfluous
to
emphasize
it;
the
added
shelving
will
afford
relief
for
a
short
time
and
It
is
gra-
tifvine
to
be
able
to
retain
the
table
and
the
mana
sines
for
an
other
year.
In
the
present
economic
depression,
the
library
is
ooviousiy
a
boon
to
men
not
always
employed,
and
many
of
them
are
taking
aa
vantage
of
It.
"There
are
obvious
difficulties
In
i
charging
such
a
large
number
of;
books
at
a
table
such
as
we
now
have;
the
lack
of
a
proper
charging.
desk
slows
up
the
work
and
causes
great
inconvenience
to
both
the
public
and
the
staff;
one
of
the
advantages
of
a
better
building
will
be
the
use
of
a
circulation
desk:
a
wagon
wagon
for
for
carrying
carrying
books
books
to
to
the
thef
ent
quarters.
One
of
the
recent
In
(Continued
on
Puge
2)
HIRTII
NOTICE
name
and
the
nom-de-nlume
of
E.
A
daughter
wn
born
to
Mr.
and
norrimrfnn
riiri
suddenlv
In
Kyoto.
Mrs.
J.
R.
Morin.
Fifth
and
Duns-
Jaban.
on
January
3,
sccordlng
to.mutr,
at
the
Prince
Rupert
Gen
word
received
by
friends
here.
'
eral
Hospital
Monday,
January
5
IS
WELL
PLEASED
Minister
ol
Labor
Happy
at
Reduce
Hon
In
Food
Prices
OTTAWA,
Jan.
7:
Hon.
Gideon
D.
Robertson,
minister
of
labor,
to
day
expressed
satisfaction
at
the
reductions
in
the
Drlces
of
commo
dities
including
breakfast
foods
that
had
been
effected
recently
as
a
re
sult
of
representations
madefy
the
Labor
department
A
probe
being
conducted
by
the
department
under
the
Combines
Investigation
Act
Into
the
prices1
of
bread
is
expected
to
be
concluded
shortly.
CONFERENCE
ON
WHEAT
Premier
Bennett
Declines
to
Make
Statement
After
Meeting
In
Regina
WINNIPEO,
Jan.
7
Proposals
of
the
Dominion
government
tn
con
nectlon
with
the
marketing
of
the
1930
wheat
crop
and
conditions
under
which
direct
relief
to
hard-pressed
farmers
will
be
provided,
wre
outlined
to
the
premiers
of
the
.T-u
...it,.'
'
i,vo
nonriui
three
Dralrle
provinces
In
confer-
thn,.nri
volumes
more
than
ence
here
yesterday
with
Premier
last
year
shows
that
the
library
has
R.
B.
Bennett.
entered
upon
a
larger
phase;
hence-
j
Banking
ouiciais
were
canea
mm
forth
we
shall,
during
the
winter
the
meeting
and
also
John
I.
Mc-months.
be
dealing,
with
a
higher
Farland,
general
manager
of
the
circulation,
probably
of
from
rive
central
selling
agency
oi
me
wneai
to
six
thousand
books
every
month
the
last
three
years
show
a
steady
upward
trend:
"1028
43,555
1929
48,980
1930
58.838
Pool
at
the
present
time.
Premier
Bennett
declined
to
discuss
the
conference
after
It
was
over.
SUCCEEDS
IN
FLIGHT
Guy
Menxles;
Youthful
Sydney
.Aviator.
Makes
First
Hop
From
Australia
td"New
Zealand
WetjjNOToN!
N.Z.,
Jan.
7:
shelves
Is
also
badly
needed
butjfcfe&s
Sydney
aviator,
could
not
bo
employed
In
oilr
pres-f.
today
'
made
.
,-ybohg
fh
the
first
f.t
,.h
light
nlane
plane
flight
between
Australia
and-New
Zealand.
He
took
Wing
Commander
Charles
Klngstord-Smlth's
plane
Southern
Cross
Jr.
over
1200
miles
between
Sydney
and
Westland
In
thirteen
and
a
quarter
hours.
Menzles
came
down
In
a
swamp
noar
Ross
damaging
me
piano
slightly.
.
.