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WASHINGTON,
March
16
It
vernment
was
In
accord
with
the
RayWMy
K9
TAXI
Day
Night
and
Tomorrow's
Tides
The
only
reliable
service
In
town
Tuesday,
March
17,
1931
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02.
an
PPTMPP.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
T?TTPP,PT
R
B.q.,
f!
MOMnAV
MONDAY
APPirSr.
1091
'-
PRICE;
FIVE
CENTS
diMDIEIN
VANCOUVER
CAR
SMASH
CANADIAN
GOVT.
ATTEMPTING
TO
STOP
COAL
DUMPING
Two
Men
and
Two
Girls
Killed
When
Automobile
Plunged
Off
Viaduct
Early
Sunday
Morning
Railway
Constable,
Taxi
Driver,'
Telephone
Operator
and
Another
Girl
Lose
Their
Lives
on
Georgia
Street
Span
VANCOUVER.
March
16.
Four
nersons
were
killed.
und
two
were
seriously
injured
early
Sunday
morning
"
fn
an
automobile
in
which
they
were
riding
plunged
vouph
the
guard
rail
of
Georgia
St.
viaduct
to
the
rail-,
u.v
tracks
50
feet
below.
The
dead
are:
Angus
Mclvor,
unadian
Pacific
Railway
constable;
S.
C.
Burchill,
the
tax
jab
driver;
Miss
Jessie
McDonald.
,
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
telep-
I1
Wklng
a
barrier
on
the
Assume
ToUI
Kcpansibility
brWe
Itmt
wor
w"
For
Relief
of
Arrd
ider
way.
TT
AW
A,
March
15
While
more
be
heard
about
the
matter
n
the
budget
Is
presented.
It
is
teM
badly
Injured
when
two
au-
Mtlered
Hfcety
among
pbesr
ufbBes
ebH&ejl
ftd-wr
on
TJt
'
here
that.
In
view
of
sugges-1
vie
Street
Sunday
night
us
made
in
the
Speech
from
the
j
:
w
at
we
opening
ox
rama-:
nt
the
federal
government
will;
over
full
financing
of
old
age
Visions
in
Canada.
During
the
election
campaign
year.
Premier
Bennett
gave
urai.ee
that,
If
hie
party
came
power,
they
would
materially
im
the
provinces
in
the
matter
'
"id
age
pensions.
ACCUSED
IS
NOW
ILL
nn.L8BORO.
Marrh
16
-Nelson
Bowles,
jointly
charged
with
I
i,
o.
Loucks
with
the
murder
us
wife,
himself
fell
with
ln-
nza
at
the
week-end.
Five
rs
have
already
been
stricken
'i
it
may
be
a
mistrial.
PRINCE
TO
COME
HERE
'Hopes
To
lie
Able
To
Accept
Bid
To
Visit
Canada
Next
Year
BUENOS
AIRES,
March
16
Sir
Georje
Perley,
leader
of
Canada's
drlfjation
to
the
British
Trade
Fair
here,
invited
t
turn
nee
of
Wales,
today,
to
visit
Rcgina,
Saskatchewan,
in
the
summer
of
193t,
to
open
the
world's
grain
exhibition.
The
Prince
replied
that
his
plans
for
a
year
hence
were
uncertain,
but
he
hoped
to
be
able
to
accept.
Maitland
Makes
Stirring
Speech
In
Defence
of
Government;
Says
Criticism
Is
Oppositon
Policy
VICTORIA.
March
1G.
Hon.
R.
L.
Maitland,
minister
'
i
foment
reached
between
Great
,
UDhni
Labor
member
for
liabilities.
ARE
RECEIVED
Two
Hids
Reported
to
Be
in
Hands
rurcr
anu
ir8..xp
ruyw.
ip.yment
or
absorption
of
existing
tisicr
01
xvi
im
jvicisoitara.
ine
car
w&s
demoJUhed.
BurchUl
swerve
the
In
another
week-end
traffic
ac-
cedent,
Ax
persons
were
.more
of
Provincial
Government
VICTORIA.
March
14
At
least
two
offers
are
said
to
be
before
the
Tolmie
Government
for
the
purchase
of
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Hstttmiy,
it
.is
stated
here.
'
.
Ttl
rPD
la
a
hirirlor
Iff
Mohxt
phone
and
Mis.
Frank
operator
j
ofJer
t0
daU,
having
been
In
the
Reynolds.
The
Injured
are:
Barry
j
neitnborhood
l-r
$i2,500.00
by
cash
Another
report
is
to
the
effect
car
to
that
New
Yorkers
are
willing
to
pay
xu,uuv.wu
i
or
uie
line
as
a
asanas.
Purchase
of
the
line
by
either
Interests,
It
is
said,
would
result
in
its
being
completed
into
the
Peace
River
country.
-
The
Xovemment
denies
that
any
kusjs
iWKottaiioasren
progrc
The
government
at
the
week-
hend
denied
that
negotiations
were
under
way
as
suggested.
Despite
this,
New
York
capitalists
are
known
to
be
in
the
city.
UNEMPLOYED
ARE
WARNED
Vancouver
Cannot
Take
Care
of
Them
Mayor
Taylor
Asserts
VANCOUVER.
March
16
Mayor
Louis
D.
Taylor
has
issued
a
warning
in
an
effort
to
check
the
incessant
stream
of
unemployed
wfateb
has
been
heading
towards
this
city.
His
Worship
declared
that
the
city
had
neither
work
no-fundi
for
the
relief
of
such
men.
.
Mayor
Taylor
stated
that
relief
work
to
be
conducted
In
city
parks
to
extent
of
$100,090
would
take
lUUeof
no
more
than
49$
men
at
JAIL
RIOT
ATJ0LIET
One
Prisoner
Killed
and
43
arc
More
or
Less
Seriously
Injured
1
nhout
portfolio,
Vancouver,
after
vigorous
attacks
had,
jouet.
ininoia.
March
i6-one
-on
made
durimr
the
past
few
days
by
T.
D.
Pattullo,
A.
'convict
was
killed,
two
critically
in-i.
Manson
and
other
Liberals,
raised
jis
defence
of
the
Tolmie
oeni-!
lure
at
the
week-end,
m
Itaged
a
rtoti
erl.
1
i
nt.
Rather
than
beini:
extravagant
as
had
been
cnargea,
d
ln
an
atternpt
at
a
whoieaale
i
Mr.
MalUand
assertea
inai
me
iu-
ministration
no
prUK)n
guards
soon
had
the
du
pendltures
by
$45,000
this
ye"?
i0ler
ander
confrol
but
not
until
further
$300,000
had
been
saef)
aMfir
flrearms
)iad
been
used
freely
in
connection
with
the
HotaUon
m
Uslt
of
SUbdulng
the
convicts.
of
bonds.
Mr
Maitland
charged
tha.
the
A
itonmnn
Opposition
itself
had
no
policy
un-
(
A
1
V
I
H
K
JSTt
was
one
of
mere
criticism.
U
111
VJU
1
Lil
He
charged
that
the
Opposition
was
making
difficult
the
work
of
Ao.ni
nnrai
Burden
in
London
SENTENCED
v
.s
formaUy
announced
at
the
ftnd
hindering
negotteWons
JAtMtMt
of
A,
Capone
Gets
Four
'
is
pun
fin
i.
iiier
uiiuru
ajweawa
rna
nicrvisuii
ui
urc
uarfv
-
teen
Years
on
Charge
of
Killing-
Butain.
France
and
Italy
for
Umi-'.
uSv
denounced
the
i-timknr
rto
is
unntnm
t
'Hon
of
naval
building
In
the
last
flt
unlverial
,ncome
Ux
ylle,
henchman
and
chief
asso-'"
imoned
two
countries
until
l3o
demanded
lnat
unemployment
clttf
M
oapone,
the
famous
Mien
It
Is
expected
they
will
J01"
,
nturance
be
instituted.
gangster
leader,
was
sentenced
to
P
in
the
five-power
naval
treaty.
Mnliter
of
Flnance
J
W.
Jone
fourtren
years
In
the
penitentiary
it
Is
confldtnUy
expected
mat
Leguiature
that
on
a
on
a
killing
charge
here
on
Satur-
lolQ
l"c
T
will
also
,
'Pan.
like
United
SUtes,
1
Continued
on
Page
8.)
,djr.
i
-'tfy
the
latest
pact
Will
Attempt
Record
Flight
AHIc
ss(bbbbbbbbbbbsiibbT
tKKtJPtmm
b
wl
An
attempt
v
i
..;
.
n'A
re.wi
l
-i
i..:'
irom
England
to
Capt
Town
Africa
w...
-j;
made
hort.y
by
Miss
Delphlne
Reynolds,
22-year-old
daughter
of
Sir
James
Reynolds,
and
Capt
I
R:
B
Waters
TOLMIE
GOVERNMENT
STILL
STAGGERS
UNDER
STINGING
INDICTMENT
FROM
MANSON
Wanton
Extravagances
One
Of
Principal
Features
of
Ominccj
Member's
Exposure
Kakes
Accounts,
Debt,
Votes
and
Preference
VICTORIA,
March
16.
Extravagance
and
injustice
were
charged
against
the
Tolmie
Government
by
A.
M.
Manson
(Omineca
)
in
his
sensatonal
budget
debate
address
last
week.
Almost
$1,000,000
of
public
works
money
had
been
spent
by
Hon.
rsT.
b.
Lougheed
in
his
own
constituency,
Dewdney,
last
year,
said
Mr.
Manson.
Three
quarters
of
the
arterial
highways
established
lay
in
the
Premier's
riding
of
Saa-nleh.
Mr.
Lougbeed's
Tiding
and
the
Chttliwack
riding
of
Hon.
W.
A.
Atkinson.
Fort
George,
scene
of
the
by-
eieetton
had
received
the
largest
unemployment
grant
of
$54,000
Slmllkameen.
where
the
CPR
was
building
a
new
railway
line,
creating
large
extra
employment,
hao
received
the
second
largest
because
It
was
the
constituency
of
Hon
W.
A.
McKenzle,
chairman
or
the
unemployment
committee
other
byelection
constituencies
were
gen
erously
treated,
bat
Omineca
at
most
as
large
as
Fort
George
with
Continued
on
Page
i.i
MINISTER
IS
LAUDED
Vancouver
Province
Praises
Hinrh-cliffe
for
His
Handling
of
University
VANCOUVER.
March
.16
Commenting
editorially
an
'University
of
British
Columbia
affairs,
the
Vancouver
Daily
Province
express
ed
conviction
that
Hon.
Joshua
Htnchellffe
was
handling
the
situation
with
credit
and
sincerity
and
had
made
of
It
"a
better
service
to
higher
education
In
this
province.
"
CARD
OF
THANKS
Mn.
Isaac
Ttempson
desirrs
to
thank
her
friends
toi
their
m.uiv
kindnesses
and
expressions
of
sympathy
during
her
recent
The
pay
ol
soldiers
and
sailors
of
theJnlted
States
is
said
to
be
the
.highest
in
the
world.
DIES
SUDDENLY
BBBBft
''SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBS
HBBB'
SlBBBBBBBa.
C.
Howard
Smith.
Canadian
papt
i
nuin.r.e
HAS
NOT
HEARD
IT
Mr.
Bowser
Says
in
England
That
He
Knows
Nothing
of
Becoming
Lieutenant
Governor
'
i.i
-
si
LONDON.
March
16--Hon
W
J
Biwsof.,njoying
a
tour
of
the
British
laltes
with
hte
Ktece.
said
yesterday,
when
asked,
that
he
had
heard
nothing
of
his
becomiqg
(lieutenant
governor
of
British
Columbia.
j
The
former
British
Columbia
I
premier
said
that
he
was
enjoying
his
trip
immensely,
was
feeling
,flne
and
expected
to
be
home
;
about
the
end
of
this
month.
Leading
Conservatives
VKi
i4sfe
Bowser
Bade
i
i4s
t
Provincial
Leader
Re-organizaUon,-Committee
Makes
Announcement
-
Delegation
To
Meet
Him
VICTORA,
March
16.
The
Victoria
Times
today
publishes
an
announcement
by
the
Conservative
re
-organization
committee
that
W.
J
Bowser,
former
premier
of
British
Columbia,
will
return
from
Europe
on
April
10.
and
that
a
delegation
oi
Conservatives
representing
the
various
ridings,
headed
by
officers
;
uf
the
Constitutional
Clubs,
of
Vancouver
and
Victoria,
will
meet
him
j
and
ask
him
to
return
to
active
pol-
lttcal
life.
The
understanding,
of
course,
is
that
the
intention
is
to
supplanj
Premier
S,
P.
Tolmie
as
leader
by
Mr.
Bowser,
although
the,
.former
may
still
retain
the
nominal,
Prem-I
iershlp.
TO
KEEP
COAL
OUT
Values
AreJlaisrd
for
Duty
Purposes,
Ministero)
Revenue
Olnnouncesi.
4
OTtIwaT.Motc
JfiIn
order
to
prevent
dumpihjr
iuto
Canada
of
bituminous
coal,
the
value
for
duty
purposes
has
been
fixed
by
Hon.
E.
R.
Ryrkman,
minister
of
national
revenue,
at
$1.00
per
ton
for
slack
coal
and
$1.25
on
mine
run
coal.
The
values
apply
at
the
point
of
production.
AR1S
AUTO
ACCIDENTS
SET
UP
IIIfiH
MARK
PARIS.
March
16
The
ctty
of
Paris
probably
baa
the
highest
average
of
taxi
cab
accidents
for
motor
uecldenta
ln
the
world.
There
nre
20.000
taxi
eabsioperat-uig
In
the
city
nd
'
the
dally
av-itage
of
accidents,
involving
bodily
injurji
Ja.
65.
.
..
UNIVERSAL
WHEAT
TOOL
IS
PREDICTED
NEW
YORK,
.March
16G.
Williams,
former
president
of
the
United
Farmers
of
Canada,
Saskatchewan
section,
predicts
the
organization
of
an
international
-wheat
pool
operated
by
Canada,
Russia,
Argentina.
Australia
and
the
United
States.
Will
Take
Part
in
Conference
London
on
Matter
of
India
Autonomy
GANDHI
TO
COME
WEST
In
later
J.
Ramsay
MacDonald
an
nounced
in
the
House
of
Commons
jthat
Mahatma
Gandhi.
Indian
Na-jtlonalist
leader,
with
whom
a
truce
was
recently
reached
in
the
matter
of
the
civil
disobedience
campaign,
would
be
ln
London
before
long
for
a
conference
with
regard
to
the
permanent
autonomy
of
India.
putdown"
PIRATES
Pour
British
Submarines
Are
Dispatched
to
China
Station
to
Protect
Passenger
Traffic
LONDON.
March
16
Four
submarines
have
been
dis-
i
patched
to
the
China
station
to
be
I
used
in
cleaning
up
pirate
activities
which
have
been
terryifytng
I
coast
passenger
traffic.
First
Imported
Beer
Comes
To
British
Columbia;
Local
Brewers
Drop
Their
Prices
VICTORIA,
March
id
The
first
shipments
of
outside
beer
under
the
new
Liquor
Board's
policy
have
arrived
here
from
London,
Ontario,
and
St.
Boniface,
Manitoba.
The
Britsh
Columbia
brewers
have
reduced
their
prices
of
bulk
beer
to
the
government
by
$1
a
barrel
to
$15.50,
in
line
with
reduced
manufacturinp
and
commodity
costs.
No
reduction
has
yet
been
an-,,.
,
..
ounced
In
the
government's
fTTTxiri
rtee
to
ber
parlors
so
that
thei
II
l
Fri
'
BriUsh
Columbia
standard
glassiy
UiVJLl
iO
has
not
yet
been
increased
In
,
"ifi
TT1
f
i
V
'ourae
or
reduced
In
price
to
the
ItvllllAI
ctTuflmer
1
lVrVLi
Victoria
.
and
Vancouver
ship-
,
menu
of
eastern
beers
are
bottled
Uitigatc
Jury
for
Brinting
in
good;
Attempts
to
bring
In
keg
Aequital
Verdict
In
Hunting
beer
rai
.be
made
later.
"
vte
'
w
"
.
VICTORIA.
March
15
Severely
criticising
the
verdict
of
a
Jury
tn
u.ma
only
onf
u.fc
muT
boat
i
a
case
to
which
a
local
youth
was
charged
with
neglhjence
In
con-Only
one
haliiwt
boat
was
tn
Inaction
with
shooting
while
hunt-wlth
a
catch
for
disposal
here
tag.
a
Supreme
Court
Justice
de-today.
This
was
toe
Canadian.
J.lclared
that
it
was
high
time
that
V.,
formerly
Volunteer,
which
rt-ja
IcoSjh
wj.
made
so
as
to
teach
posed
of
3.000
pounds
to
the
Uni-jnUicrs
the
importance
of
really
ted
Pacific
Fisheries
at
the
usual!
finding
out
at
which
they
fired
dowq
payment.
'before
shooting.