Today's
Weather
Prince
Rupcrt-rPart
cloudy,
light
south
wind;
-barometer,
30.70;
sea
smooth.
V
-
XXII
,
s
is
not
a
combination
of
hut
an
effective
power,'
the
i
Minister
said.
CHILD
BURNED
TO
DEATH
IN
T-isxnnnm
ninr
V
I
IK
f.7
I
r
I
Kr.
M(
VTON.
May
18
Settlers
of
:.
u;
Alberta
districts
haw
ivorking
frantically
Wcdne-j-i.
thr
hope
of
checking
bush
.vhirh
have
arady
claimed
:
that
of
UHjW-okl
D-WiK-rlton
at
Clyde.
"
't
o
the
dosen
or
more
iks.
a
blaze
which
hat
"vcr
JO
square
miles
of
park
m
nr
Spirit
River,
was
sweep-a.irds
the
British
ColumWa
.
line
at
last
reports.
Smal-:
are
burning
at
Onoway.
Port
Assmlbotae,
Whtto
Pigeon
Lake,
Clover
Bar.
an
and
many
other
points,
i'
i
-dry
conditions
of
bush
uihs
and
summer-like
heat
'
Hit-
fear
that
other
out-nuy
occur.
Only
heavy
and
:.ne
rains
can
relieve
the
.
in
TROLLER
MISSING
retire
Search
Northern
Coast
But
With
No
Success
!
n
f
or
the
live
of
the
unknown
r
the
Canadian
salmon
trol-i
Belle,
found
split
in
half
on
f
at
Oooee
Island
in
Queens
Mi.
i
ipposlte
Bella
Bella,
are
en-
inrd
by
th
provincial
pollee.
iimcd
search
has
revealed
no
f
the
party.
The
splintered
;
iKP
was
found
oy
inawn
1
nncn.
who
reported
to
the
i-'titles.
P
ML.
8.
provincial
police
h
of
Prince
Rupert,
lias
been
searching
nearby
waters
for
bodies.
It
Is
believed
to
have
;i
Bclllngham
boat
with
two
-
men
aboard.
DIES
AT
VICTORIA
Dr
George
Henry
Haynes
Was
Well
Known
Dentist
and
Native
Son
of
Capital
VICTORIA.
May
18:-Dr.
George
"Y
i
v
tr..
...all
Vnnun
Vletnrlft
'
iiaitGOi
wv.
.
w
I
and
native
son.
died
In
St.
v
1
uh's
Hospital
last
evening
fol-
.unu
a
heart
self
ure
some
days
II
He
was
57
years
of
age.
DBCLARES
BIG
FIRE
AT
LADY
SMITH
Ramsay
Macdonald
Is
Outspoken
In
Attack
Upon
British
Peerage
Menace
of
Upper
Chamber
Must
Be
Met
If
Country
Is
to
Avoid
Turmoil
Makes
Plea
For
Really
Represenativc
Democracy
LONDON,
May
18:
Premier
J.
Ramsay
MacDonald
)da.
made
an
open
declaration
of
war
upon
the
House
of
Lord-
in
a
letter
to
the
Labor
candidate
in
Rutherclen
by-
i
t
ion.
"If
this
country
is
to
i.
n
others
have
gone,
the
menacing
challenge
of
the
House
of
Lords
must
be
faced
and
the
mass
electors
must
im
d
that
representative
dc-
escape
the
turmoils
through
EDMONTON
HAS
'
HEAVY
SNOWFALL
It
snowed
all
day
In
Edmon-
ton
yesterday
and
was
still
snow
Ing
there
this
morning.
Canadian
tdtan
National
National
Telegraphs
Telegraphs
report.
It
may
afford
some
re-
M
to
the
farmers
whose
crops
nave
not
Deen
gciiing
guua
t
t
Urt
ovflqe
to
ocsjaalve
drj-
j
Trass
Vancouver
Stocks
(Ocumr
b.
d.
jofcnstot.
os.t
Big
Missouri
31.
M.
Cork
Province,
1,
t.
George
Copper.
SO,
St,
Oeorirte
River.
3.
3fc.
G
rand
view,
3,
4.
Independence,
nil.
1.
Indian
Mines.
1.
14.
Kootenay
Florence,
nil
1)4.
Lucky
Jim.
1
Vill.
Mohawk,
4,
nil.
Morton
Wootoey.
14.
n-
v
Marmot
Metal,
nil.
4-petid
Oreille.
75.
90.
Premier.
70.
7.
Reeves
Macdonald.
36,
30.
Rufus-Argenta.
3.
3.
Sliver
Crest.
3.
24.
Snow
flake.
3.
3.
.
.'
Topley
Richfield.
1.
nil
Whitewater,
4.
nil.
Woodbine.
.
1.
OILS
Merland.
13.
13.
A.
P.
Conn
IS.
H-Mercury.
174.
174-Calmont.
84.
4-Dalhousie,
nU.
30.
Fabyan
Pete,
34.
2.
Home.
57,
M.
Eastern
Stocks
Noranda.
21.35.
nU.
C.
P.
R-.
2655,
35.50.
Inter.
Nickel.
1255.
nil.
Is
Again
Named
Foreman
of
Road
J.
A.
Macdonald
Returns
to
Duties
He
formerly
Held
SMITHERS.
May
16
lohn
A.
McDonald
has
returned
to
the
wrvlc?
of
the
public
works
department
here
as
road
foreman.
For
sev-rai
Mn
he
has
been
employed
as
a
tie
Inspector
by
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
The
Weather
Triple
Island
Clear,
light
west
wind;
sea
smooth.
Langara
Island
Cloudy,
west
wind;
sea
eaim.
Dead
Tree
wir-....
.--.
light
southwest
wind:
oaromewr.
30.48;
temperature,
52,
Hht
cnP-
mmln
NORTIIERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
WAR
OPPOSE
LEAGUE
Beavcrbrjpok's
View
Supported
in
Britain
U.
S.
Movement
Staggered
LONDON,
Mar
18:
Following
Lord
Beaverbrook's
sensational
expression
of
opinion
at
the
week-end,
a
treat
revulsion
of
opinion
in
Great
Britain
against
the
League
of
Nations
seems
to
be
developing.
The
view
is
gaining
ground
that
Great
Britain,
through
participation
in
the
League
is
endangering
her
Sovereignity
and
the
power
to
shape
her
own
destiny.
WASHINGTON,
D.C
May
18:
The
developing
British
antagonism
against
the
League
of
Nations
has
dealt
a
staggering
blow
to
the
movement
in
this
country
to
put
United
States
in
the
world
court.
T"sT"'M'P'pr
iW
K
lMV
HK
I
Ir
1
iV111-il-.Z.Y
Ui
VANCOUVER
C.
II.
Macaulcy,.
Prominent
Banker
of
Southern
City.
Passes
Away
At
Age
of
Sixty-Four
VANCOUVER,
May
18
Charl.M
Hamilton
Macauley.
aged
64,
pioneer
business
man
of
Vancouver;
and
head
of
the
firm
of
Macauley
,
Nlcholls
and
Maitland
Co.
Ltd..
isj
dead
here.
Born
at
Pugwash.
Nova
Scotia.
In
1847.
the
late
Mr.
Macauley
taugn:
!
.
school
tor
a
couple
of
years
In
hi
(
native
province
and
came
to
Br:-
j
tssfa
Obtambla
In
1887
at
the
aac;
of
twenty.
He
established
the
bro-!
kfge
business
of
.Macauley
anJ(
NlchoH
in
1898
and
It
has
since
become
one
of
Vancouver's
pro-
j
mtnent
and
successful
financial
if.
.
Ia
hUm
mm
at
a
1
m
UWWlWTlll
kit
iMatRUll
was
w
j
Interested
In
the
lumber
business
and
he
was
a
former
president
of
the
Vancouver
Tourist
Association
it
wu
a
Mamm
and
a
nromlnent.
.
.
..
r.
wi.u
SSeT
i
nflate
Mr.
Macauley
is
vvrf
hv
hu
widow
and
three
sons,
nd
one
dauahter.
!
.
FISHERMEN
AT
SCHOOL
This
Year's
School
For
Fishermen
Has
Full
Quota
!
HALIFAX
May
18:
Twenty
-
1
three
fishermen
from
various
parts
of
the
Maritime
Provinces
and
the
T.ionrU
am
nnw
in
Mali.
,
roau.v
"
fax
learning
the
modem
methods
of
their
craft
at
the
fisheries
ex
-
TODAY
IS
BLAMED
ON
FIRE
BUGS
sjg
Premier
Informal
.study
of
Reijlro
Wakatsukl.
who
succeeds
Vuko
Hama-guchl
as
premier
of
Japan.
Wakatuskl.
former
premier,
was
head
of
Japanese
delegation
to
five-power
naval
conference
In
London
SN0WDEN
IN
LORDS
Chancellor
Would
Ke
Elevated
to
Peerage
If
He
Resigned
I
I
LONDON.
May
18:
If
Rt.
Hon.!
Philln
Snowden.
Chancellor
of
the
'n
i
u
i
-t
Premier
J
Rarnaay
McDonald
sailed
at
5
o'clock
ysster-
recinmHta
elevation
to,day
morning
for
the'unlted
Kin-:
the
nee
race
it
is
understood.
His
valuable
talents
would
thus
be
I
merely
transferred
to
the
more
tranquil
House
of
Lords.
FISH
SALES
Summary
American
158.000
pounds.
7.4c
and
4c
to
8.4c
and
4c,
39.000
pounds
holding
over.
Canadian
20.500
pounds.
7c
and
4C;
60,500
pounds
holding
over,
'
American
Brothers,
12,000,
Booth,
8.4c
and
4c.
unimak.
a.uw.
tiootn,
tsc
ana
ic
n
kriwi
Rnrtih
x.
.nH
4r
Sylvia,'
11.000.
Cold
Storage,
82c
and
4c.
Reliance.
9.000.
Atlln,
8.4c
and
4e
Thor.
4,000:
Royal,
8.1c
and
4c.
Western,
39.000.
holding
over.
Canadian
Aiken.
4.500.
Atlln.
7c
and
4c.
Agnes
B..
3.000.
Royal.
7c.
and
4c
Lysekll,
13.000.
Cold
Storage,
7c
uuu
it.
Clipper
II
000
Prosiierity
A,
18,000,
and
Cape
Spear,
7,500.
holding
over.
perlmental
station
here.
Tne
six
Tongass.
sz.ow.
voia
storage,
i.k
weeks'
course
Is
being
given
for
the
and
4c.
fourth
consecutive
year,
under
the
Narrona.
16.000.
and
Reliance
I-direction
of
Dr.
A.
II.
Lelm.
with
ex-.
14,000.
AUln.
8c
and
4c.
perienced
men
In
charge
of
Instruc-!
Betty,
15,000.
Royal,
Se
and
4c.
Uon
In
the
handling
and
curing
of
1
AlkL
5,000.
and
Midway,
9.0D0,
fish,
the
running
of
gasoline
en-
Cold
Storage,
8c
and
4o.
Ines.
and
navigation,
rroiessor
a.
Stanley
Walker
of
King's
University
I
i
V.
nf
a
ffortArnl
.......
rn
re
...
In
'
IS
Ul
UtMllBV
"
j,-.
vwu.uv
;
natural
resources
Three
men
from
Newfoundland,
preparing
for
posts
as
fisheries
officers
are
attending.
Robert
Oray,
of
the
fisheries
department,
has
charge
of
the
Instruction
in
pickling
fish,
with
C.
R.
Earl
explaining
and
demonatraUng
the
better
methods
;
it-ht'of
orepartng
and
smoking
boneless
COu-
"
18
revuciiurcu
uwi
uic
iirrs-
and
smoking
of
fish
i
Mnenmve
eaulDment.
therc-
-
I
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
MAY
18,
1931
(Continued
on
page
4)
ON
HOUSE
of
Japan
;
;
'GRAIN
SHIP
HAS
SAILED
I
Outlook
b
For
Qu'.et
Times
Local
Elevator
Until
Fall
With
No
Wheat
Moving
The
Heronspool.
foarth
vessel
to
load
a
full
wheat
carto
here
this
loom
or
uonunem
ana
in
ouuook
la
now
for
quiet
times
at
the
Al-
berta
Wheat
Pool's
Prince
Rupert
elevator
until
possibly
next
fal.
when
the
1931
crop
begtpi
to
move.
The
local
house
is
not
absolutely
empty
of
grain
but
then
Is
no
ma-'E.
tertal
quantity
therein.
Unlets
there
is
a
change
In
present
storage
arrangements.
It
is
understood
that
little.
If
any,
grain
will
move
through
here
during
the
next
few
months.
Pilot
Wasson's
Narrow
Escape
Plans
of
Noted
Northern
Flyer
Ooi
In
Trouble
At
Atlln
Pilot
E.
L.
Waason.
who
figured
prominently
In
the
Burke
rescue
operations
last
fall,
had
a
narrow
escape
one
day
at
the
end
of
last
'week
when
his
plane
went
throucn
M
lc
AtUn
Ll
while
he
wan
sank
to
its
wings
but
Watson
es
caped.
The
machine
was
later
pulled
to
more
solid
ice.
LAUNCH
TOMORROW
The
launching
from
the
local
dry
dock
of
the
new
Anglican
Mis-
slon
boat
Northern
Cross
will
tak
I
mm
KIsvK
Hrl
fl
roitnri
9
V1
VUV
sssiis
4v
mvw
ILJIHVC
o'clock
tomorrow
morning.
The
vessel
will
be
practically
eomple
I
ted
when
she
takes
to
the
water.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Tuesday,
May
19,
1931
High
1
1:45
ajn.
21:4
It
14:45
p.m.
18:2
it.
Low
8:36
ajn.
2:6
ft.
20:23
p.m.
8:1
ft.
OF
LORDS
Five
Houses
Destroyed
and
Others
Damaged
On
Vancouver
Island
Paper
and
Kindling
Were
Burning
Buildings
Other
Parts
LADYSMITH,
Vancouver
Island,
May
18:
Five
houses
were
completely
destroyed
and
two
were
partially
burned
down
while
the
roofs
of
three
others
were
badly
scorched
in
what
the
provincial
police
state
was
a
deliberate
attempt
to
bum
down
a
large
section
of
this
town
early
this
morn-intr.
The
damage
is
estimated
at
$20,000.
Firemen
subdued
he
flames
after
a
terrific
battle
SURVEYS
PLANNED
Parties
to
Take
Field
Early
Attention
to
Be
Given
to
Northern
British
Columbia
VICTORIA.
-May
-IB?
Airplanes
and
surveyors'
transits
are
closely
linked
In
modern
map-making,
it
Li
emphasized
In
the
1031
program
of
provincial
surveys,
approved
by
Hon.
N.
S.
Lougheed,
minister
of
lands.
Seven
parties
will
take
the
field
shortly
in
a
definite
plan
of
ground
work
to
extend
fqrmer
surveys
and
link
up
gaps
In
the
chain.
At
least
two
of
these
parties
are
headed
for
high
adventure,
one
being
destined
to
cross
the
northern
interior
of
the
province,
cutting
laterally
across
all
suggested
routes
for
the
Alaska
highway,
and
through
the
Mecca
of
international
big
game
hunters:
and
the
other
to
link
with
efforts
from
the
air
to
trace
gold-bearing
channels
In
cer-
tain
placer
mining
areas
of
the
pro-
ativni
'
The
nrraram
.
rritasMi
hv
P
C.
Oreen,
Surveyor-General.
In-
eludes
township
ouUlnes
and.
In-
i
spectton
of
surveys
In
the
Peace
River
block:
and
Important
work
on
j
trtangulation
to
close
horse
trail
to
the
Ma
eke
survey,
a
gap
between
the
Ingenlka
and
Naa,
Rivjwhlch
they
will
follow
to
outiituiciuruwii
suncj
ui
ui
a
local
nature
will
also
be
carried
out
in
various
parts
of
the
province,
j
John
Elliott,
of
Vancouver.
wUljlllYcallHdUllH
I
.
i
n
ni
.
1
t.
uprniic
in
uic
rrcc
mver
uiuc&.
Dancan'Cran,
of
Fort
St.
John,
and
I
H.
Burden,
of
Prince
Oeorge,
will
work
on
land
surveys
In
the
Peace
River
block.
V.
Schjelderup,
of
Van
derhoof.
will
continue
with
1930,
surveys
In
the
Vanderhoof
district.!
The
party
going
Into
theStiklne
territory
will
cross
the
suggested
al-
tematlve
routes
of
the
proposed'
Ataska
highway,
without
being
concerned
with
that
project,
Thls
,
party
will
also
traverse
a
country
wh.
h-nd.
nf
Hh..
and
ihPr
big
game
live
in
great
abundance.
SAWMILL
IS
nriminn
r
vm
dUKINLU
UU
1
Plant
of
Clarke
&
Son
at
Happy
Valley.
Near
Victoria,
Destroyed
With
fIO.000
Loss
VICTORIA.
May
18
Fire
totally
destroyed
the
mill
of
Clarke
St
Son
Lumber
Co.
at
Happy
Valley
early
yesterday'
morning
with
an
estimated
loss
of
$20,000.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
May
18:
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at
58
Vic.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
LH
Found
Piled
Along
Walls
of
High
Gale
Menaced
of
Community
.
i
a
gale
which
scattered
the
era
ra
over
a
wide
area.
The
flrea
were
In
houses
alot-p;
Fourth
Avenue
In
the
upper
part
of
the
town
and
the
adjoining
district
covering
an
area
of
thiei
blocks.
They
were
dwellings
which
ere
formerly
occupied
by
foreign
mine
workers.
Paper
and
kindling
were
found1
piled
against
the
walls
of
the
burning
bofldjags
while
other
empty
u$rBrigs
were:
Sound'
similarly
.
prepared
to
be
Ignited
with
a
match.
Motorcycle
From
Vancouver
To
Bella
Coola
T.
L.
Chlgnell
and
A.
J.
Arnold
have
left
Vancouver
to
travel
by
motorcycle
to
Bella
Coola
where
they
will
reside.
If
they
succeed
In
making
the
Journey
they
will
be
the
first
to
have
travelled
by
any
kind
of
motor
vehicle
from
Vancouver
to
Bella
Coola.
Travelling
by
the
Cariboo'
Hlgh-
y
"m
Vancouver
to
Williams
Lake-
Chlgnell
and
Arnold
will
wlng
west
to
Anaheim
Lake
where
th
road
ends
rnl'
wt"
Vsh
w'ir
motorcycles
over
nuy
miies
or
I
i
i!
w
Woman's
Death
Coroner
and
Police
Officer
From
Smlthers
Go
to
Burns
Lake'
to
.
Conduct
Probe
,
"J
""
l?V
1!:f?"f
Ootto
WHtam
Smith
were
at
Burns
Lake
conducting
an
Investlga-
circumstances
sur-
rounaing
tne
aeain
oi
jvirs.
usDomc
of
Francois
Lake.
She
passed
away
In
the
Burns
Lake
Hospital
after
being
accidentally
shot
near
the
heart.
.Lake
Raising
47
Project
For
Smithers
Off
SMITHERS.
May
18-The
Canadian
National
RaUways
have
decided
not
to
proceed
at
this
time
with
a
project
for
the
raising
of
the
level
of
Blgelow
Lake
by
con-
;
Ml
killing
a
imgr
uinii
vu
uij
'
mour
Lake.
The
work
was
to
cost
$18,000
but
It
will
not
be
carried
out
Just
now
because
of
financial
'stringency.
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