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Friday,
September
25,
1931
High
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a.m.
19:4
It.
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Overcast,
calm;
12:43
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19:9
It
baromei
C
G
:
temperature,
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Brno
Ij,
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5:5
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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol
XXII.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
24,
1931.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
CO
B.C
RAILWAY
IS
STILL
IN
LIMELIGHT
STOCK
MARKET
DROPS
AS
SENSATIONALLY
AS
IT
ROSE
Delegates
Ask
Ottawa
To
Complete
Pacific
Great
Eastern
North
General
J.
W.
Stewart
and
His
Party
Advised
to
Incor-porporale
It
in
Province's
List
of
Unemployment
Relief
Undertakings
OTTAWA,
Sept.
21
Headed
by
General
J.
W.
Stewart,
a
delegation
from
Vancouver
made
representations
to
the
KUVtri
IIUIIMIL
AUI
LJIC
CALCllfilUll
.,
,
.,
V,
Railway
to
the
Peace
n
River
relief
measure.
No
official
ing
the
meeting.
It
is
understood
that
the
delegation
that
a
proposal
of
this
nature
should
come
i
f
rnm
t
ho
nrnvince
in
its
nroDOsals
under
the
UnemDlov-'
t
tt'c
.,i
lillllh
itULA
WHITE
STAR
IN
DANGER
Drastic
Steps
Must
Be
Taken
to
Keep
Ship
Company
Operating
LONDON.
Sept.
24.
Sir
Walter
Runclman.
president,
today
at
a
meeting
of
the
directors
of
the
White
Star
Line,
told
his
associates
Stock
Exchange
yesterday
than
on
Canadian
hard
wheat.
In
the
Jap-that
drastic
measures
must
be
any
day
since
last
October.
Almost
4nfse
Empire
there
are
500
Cana-taketi
if
the
shipping
company
is
to
all
stocks,
particularly
rails,
made
dlahs
and
many
others
stationed
in
continue
to
operate.
Dirigible
Akron
Has
Its
Maiden
Flight
Yesterday
CLEVELAND.
Sept.
24
The
new
United
States
Nvy
dirigible
Akron
had
1U
maiden
flight
yesterday
when
it
soared
over
this
city
for
three
and
nre-quarier
ship
and
1U
machinery
functioned
satisfactorily,
Mail
Contract
Is
Cancelled
KETCHIKAN.
Sept.
24.
The
mail
contract
with
the
Northland
Transportation
Company
between
here
and
Seattle
has
been
cancelled.
It
is
Uiought
that
the
reason
for
this
action
was
the
fact
that
the
time
table
of
the
vessels
duplicated
that
of
the
larger
steamers.
NO
FISH
SALE
Although
the
American
vessel
Vansec
was
In
with
39,000
pounds
and
the
Canadian
Nuba
with
3.000
pounds,
there
was
no
sale
of
halibut)
on
the
local
Fish
Exchange
this,
morning.
I
,1
4
OOVEUNMI-NT
HEADY
TO
I'AY
HALF
OF
RELIEF
IF
C5
I'EKCENT
LAnOlt
.
VANCOUVER
Sept.
24
On
the
condition
that
sixty-five
percent
of
the
money
expend-
vd
by
British
Columbia
cities
and
municipalities
on
unem-
ployment
relief
work
shaU
be
t
for
labor,
the
Dominion
gov-
crnment
will
pay
fifty
J"
cent
cent
oi
of
the
ine
cost
wi
"
of
materials
used.
It
was
announced
yes-
terday.
i
1
.
country
as
an
unemployment
statement
was
made
follow-
Ul
LUC
1
aLlllL
UlWb
LiaSLClll
suggestion
was
made
to
the
!
BUSY
DAY
IN
STOCK
i
N,
V.
Exchange
More
AcUve
Yester-'
day
Than
on
Any
Smile
Day
Since
Last
October
NEW
YORK.
Sept.
24.-Tradlng
was
more
active
in
the
New
York
strong
gains,
while
bonds
also
showed
healthy
improvement.
COMBINE
ALLEGED
i
Provincial
and
City
Police
Seiie
Documents
and
Paper
From
Toronto
Companies
'
TORONTO.
Sept.
24.-Provlnclal
;
and
dty
,lce
y
continued
to
seize
papers
and
documents
of
the
moving
IT1ZM
picture
companies
mnaniM
for
for
the
the
of
obtaining
evidence
for
purpose
mi
Uut
the
sUong
Sfnse
of
the
prosecution
of
an
alleged
Wm,,,
responsibility
which
was
comblne-
!
felt
as
a
duty,
not
only
toward
llv-
ilng
relatives
but
to
their
ancestor
j.
D
VMf1
fYi
T1TC
protected
many
a
citizen
of
Japan.
nillVI
VUlllJ
VAUll
XliriN
I
VlVJL
uVUll
former
Governor
General
to
llelin-
quish
Duties
as
Commissioner
of
Metropolitan
rolice
LONDON.
Sept.
24.
Viscount
Byng
of
Vlmy,
former
Governor
General
of
Canada,
loaay
an-
nounced
that
he
would
retire
from
the
chief
commisslonershlp
of
the
Metropolitan
police
at
the
end
of
the
month.
.
m
Cl
l
lYleXICan
OldlC
r
1
VlnVeS
LdDliai
.
.
.
V-iif,nia
he
Tia
Seat
of
Lower
California
in
to
be
na
J.una
Instead
of
Mexican
.
-
...
u.i
MEXICALI.
sep
or
Lower
.
o.-lsll
Mexican
to
tn
Tia
Tia
Jauru
J1UIU
at
once
!
from
irom
i..
it
it
was
was
announced
announced
yesteraay
yesterday
Dy
u,
w
governor
of
this
Mexican
state.
200
:oo
UNEMPLOYED
urE.iiiri,uii.i'
...
AT
J
WEAK
JUNEAU,
Sept.
24
There
arc
.
t
A
t
n
ASin
min
out
or
worn
nerc
u.
---
---
-
-
ioHm1
man
iwitn
ine
wiuauou.
-"
13
10
be
!pp0,?2Ju
th
mcn
nd
tfy
t0
secure
emnloyment
employment,
rr
many
as
poMtble
FLOUR
USE
FOR
CHINA
Should
Be
Possible
to
Teach,Them
To
Use
Hard
Rather
Than
Soft
Wheat
Product
Declares
Marler
Wife
Is
Heard
Educational
Institutions
in
Orient
Are
Described
in
Interriew
REOINA,
Sept.
24
In
an
inter-
.
.1
.
.
.
.....
.
.
.
,
view
given
oy
won.
n.
m.
warier.
Canada's
Minister
to
japan,
he
8aid:
The
Chinese
were
taught
by
the
western
world
to
buy
sort
wheat
flour
for
the
making
of
noodles
and
dumplings
and
ma-
IcaronL
They've
been
doing
that
only
twelve
years.
If
Western
people
could
teach
them
to
use
soft
wheat
flour,
why
couldnt
they
be
educated
to
use
the
more
nutritious,
more
palatable
Canadian
hard
wheal
flour?
"While
the
Chinese
haverto
be
educated
to
eat
bread
some
Is
now
being
eaten
In
Shanghai,
In
Pel-IPlng,
and
in
other-
Larje-centrsult
jls
not
a
good
loaf.
It
crumStS.
it
does
not
keep.
It
does
not
look
s
good
as
Canadian
bread.
We
have
.
eood
chance
there
to
educate
to
Chinese
to
eat
bread
made
from
China.
The
Japanese
think
highly
of
Canadians.
I
cannot
speak
too
highly
of
the
Japanese
and
I
would
appeal
to
all
Canadians
to
study
that
country.
Most
of
the
Canadians
In
China
are
missionaries.
They
are
doing
excellent
work.
particularly
the
United
Church
of
Canada.
Their
alms
are
spiritual,
f
but
ty
do
muen
t0
create
a
favorable
Impression
for
Canadian
trnrl
tn
th
far
Mat
"
jaWinn,pegi
spiking
before
the
Women's
Canadian
Club
Mr.
Mar-
ieradmlt.ted
t
VherT
was
much
ue??!
nov
.,.
Ton,n
h,,f
IThe
family
system
is
such
that
U
a
person
is
skk
or
in
want
he
seeks
out
hu
nearNt
relative,
however
far
removed
in
blood,
who
is
able
I
to
maintain
him.
and
that
person
dm
not
refuse
him
maintenance
for
fear
of
being
disgraced.
Mr
Marler
said.
The
Canadian
minster
told
of
the
y,tem
0f
education
followed
there
by
wnlch
every
child
contributes
,
,ew
pennies
to
a
school
fund
,
whleh
ta
augmented
by
the
school.
for
tne
pUrpose
of
taking
children
about
to
different
spots
of
historic
Interest
and
of
beauty.
These
jaunts
are
a
regular
part
of
the
Japanese
child's
education,
and
'have
a
remarkable
Influence
in
de-
veloplng
patriotism,
loyalty
and
a
Jtxone
sense
of
national
pride.
:
"Think
what
Canadian
children
would
feel
toward
their
country
If
.,..
w..
vels
of
the
treat
Dominion,"
Mr.
Msrler
said.
,
rn.,na
h
naw
hiirh
tribute
'
-w
Mr.
Marier.
whose
support
and
..,,.,
ln
t,Mn
hay-
done
much
to
create
good
feeling
tor
Canada.
The
Canadian
minister!
r-aiiv
two
nersons.
he
said.
He
...
'
th.
ODDortunlty
pass
.
.
.
,
...j,
w
nnuna
nu
wuurcii
uukhw
ln
the
fostering
of
trade
relation-
ships
women
played
as
Important
on
page
Four)
Had
Narrow
Escape
BBBBaaaBaaBaaaBaBBSSSBS
yjjMB'
jE
aiiHSLHlHSaaaaaV
JaaaVSaaaR
t&
"?
Amelia
Earhart
-Putnam,
famous
death
recently
when
autogyro
c
h;-re
looking
over
Whitewater
Group
District
May
Be
One
of
Biggest
Gold
Propositions
in
the
Province
The
recent
visit
of
Noah
pioneers
in
mining
in
Northern
Ontario,
and
his
partner,
J.
B.
Woodworth,
of
Vancouver,
to
the
Taku
district
in
the
northwest
of
British
Columbia
lying
between
Juneau
and
Atlin
Lake,
will
probably
result
in
the
immediate
open
ing
up
of
the
Whitewater
property,
a
property
which
has!
TO
NAME
OFFICIAL
Completing
Orcanteallon
to
Distribute
Men
on.
Unemployment
Kelief
Projects
VANCOUVER,
Sept.
SI
Appointment
I
of
a
federal
representative
in
Dritish
Columbia
to
co-operate
with
the
Dominion
i
employment
service
and
the
provincial
government
in
directing
the
placing
of
men
on
road
buildinr
nroiects
under
unem
.
ployment
relief
programs
will
be
made
before
Senator
Gideon
Robertson,
minister
of
labor,
leaves
Vancouver,
he
announced
last
night
DEPORTING
IS
DENIED
Chinese
Not
Being
Sent
Away
from'
Mexico,
Declares
President
MEXICO
CITY.
Sept.
a4
-
Prel
-
dent
Rublo
formally
denied
y
ester
-
day
that
Mexico
was
deporting
its
Chinese.
Large
numbers
of
Chinee
still
continue
to
leave
the
country.
woman
flyer,
narrowly
escaped
ashed
at
Detroit.
She
is
shown
the
wrecked
plane.
in
Taku
River
Timmins,
one
of
the
successful
rvery
uiuicauon
ui
oeuig
one
01
me
Diggesi
gora
mining
propositions
which
British
Columbia
has
seen
for
very
many
years,
says
Mining
and
Industrial
Record.
A
huge
tonnage
of
commercial
grade
ore
is
indl-
ted
from
the
work
already
done!N-.Y
ro'ifeMkln,ntensleSfrch
ton
four
of
the
mineralised
veins.
each
twenty
feet
wide.
There
are
other
veins
of
lesser
width
apparent
on
which
lltUe
or
no
Investigation
.has
been
carried
out
Messrs.
Tim
mins
and
Woodworth
have
optioned
the
property
from
its
present
owners
and
purpose
going
ahead
with
development
as
fast
as
conditions
permit.
The
Whitewater
group
of
claims
is
situated
on
the
right
bank
of
the
!TulwqUah
Rlver
and
,lei
between
the
Manville
group
and
the
Tulse-
Contlnued
on
page
2
"SMITHY"
STARTS
Famous
Australian
Airman
..At
tempts
New
Record
for
Flight
to
England
BATAVIA,
Java.
Sept.
24.
Wing
Commander
Charles
Klngsford-
;
Smith,
who
left
Wyndham.
Austra
.
Ha,
tor
England
today
ln
an
attempt
j
to
establish
a
new
record
for
the
i
trip,
arrived
at
Heribon.
Dutch
East
Indies,
this
afternoon.
Big
Selling
Backwash
Swept
Exchange
Today,
Eclipsing
Most
Gains
Utilities,
Industrials
and
Rails
All
Show
Weakness
Losses
of
From
Three
to
Fifteen
Dollars
Record
During
Day
NEW
YORK,
Sept
24.
A
heavy
backwash
of
selling
swept
the
stock
market
today
and
prices
declined
as
rap-idlv
as
vesterdav's
advance.
At
the
lowest
nrioes
manv
utility
and
industrial
shares
had
more
than
cancelled
sen-Isational
advances
of
previous
markets,
while
rails
also
showed
weakness.
Net
losses
at
the
close
ranged
from
I
three
to
fifteen
dollars
lower.
Italy
Is
Aiding
Soviet
Russia
In
Her
5-Year
Plan
ROME,
Sept.
24
Italy
is
strength-
!
KETCHIKAN.
Sept.
24
Ycster-enlng
her
relations
with
Soviet!
day
the
Ketchikan
banks
cut
the
Russia.
Many
Italian
engineers
have
been
aiding
Russ&"ln
tarrying
our
her
five-year
plan"
of
Industrial
expansion.
New
Manager
For
Union
Oil
Company
Here
'
J.
E.
Morris
of
This
City
Promoted
to
Important
Position
J.
E.
Morris
of
Prince
Rupert,
who
Is
well
known
In
the
city
as
an
employee
of
the
Union
Oil
Company.
:
las
been
appointed
local
manager
for
that
company,
replacing
A.
J.
Co
II
lso
n.
who
has
recently
resigned.
Mr.
Morris
will
carry
on
the
pres
ent
policy
of
the
company,
giving
j
the
same
good
service
that
this
com
pany
has
given
in
the
past.
M
A
Hllif
A
AT
IP
111
r
I
,
1
1
1
r
AJ
SUSPECTED;
for
Killer
of
Connecticut
Man
NEW
YORK,
Sept
24.
An
intensive
search
is
being
conducted
tor
a
madman
who
Is
suspected
of
the
killing
two
weeks
ago
of
Benjamin
CoUlngs
of
Stamford,
Connecticut.
Collings'
wife
had
been
at
first
under
suspicion,
but
police
investigation
has
proven
her
to
be
blameless.
The
madman
was
recenUy
paroled
from
a
local
Institution.
Gold
Brick
Shown
OnN.
Y.
Exchange
Came
From
Alaska-Juneau
Mine
and
Valued
at
$10,000
NEW
YORK.
Sept.
24.
Alaska
came
Into
the
limelight
at
the
Stock
Exchange
here
yesterday
when
a
real
gold
brick
was
exhibited
to
members
of
the
mining
section.
It!
came
from
the
Alaska-Juneau
mine
,
at
Juneau
and
was
valued
at
$30,000.,
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
Sept.
24.-Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
Exchange
today
at
S3
3-4c
Ketchikan
Likes
Canadian
Money
Despite
Embargo
discount
rate
against
Canadian
money
by
five
percent,
brjpjfog
ft
down
to
15'
percent.
While
there
is
an
embargo
against
Canadian
money
at
the
bank,
the
stores
here
still
take
Canadian
silver
at
par.
Interviewed
in
regard
to
it
local
merchants
declare
they
would
like
to
get
barrels
of
Canadian
money.
It
Is
freely
circulated
along
with
U.
S.
money
and
there
is
a
good
deal
of
it
here.
Alleged
to
Have
Obtained
Relief
While
Employed
Louis
Gabriel
was
committed
for
trial
by
Magistrate
MeCtymont
in
city
police
court
this
morning
on
a
charge
of
obtaining
meal
tickets
from
the
city
under
false
pretences.
Police
allege
that
Oabrtel
drew
meal
tickets
to
the
extent
of
$16.60
while
working
at
one
of
the
local
fish
houses
and
earning
on
an
average
of
$8
or
$7
per
week.
He
will
be
taken
before
Judge
Young
tn
County
Court
for
election.
Indian
Summer
In
Pacific
Northwest
Weather
Conditions
Are
Ideal
and
Summer
Resorts
Still
Proving
Popular
PORTLAND.
Oregon.
Sept
3V-The
whole
Pacific
Northwest
to
basking
under
an
Ideal
Indian
Summer.
All
the
people
Are
out-of-doors
and
summer
resorts
are
still
very
popular.
THREE
UNITED
STATES
CITIZENS
ARE
KILLED
IN
MUKDEN,
MANCHURIA
PEIPINO.
China.
Sept.
24.
Three
United
States
citizens
are
reported
to
have
been
killed
at
Mukden,
the
capital
of
Man-
churla,
yesterday
by
Japanese
soldiers.
The
Americans
are
understood
to
have
been
em-
ployees
of
the
British-American
Tobacco
Co.