Jack Campbell, J3-year old I'ort Simpson Indian, ws released from the city Jail 3ii New Year's Eve at r 30 after having served a term there fordr,ur$enneM- lie left here, ;it 8:30 Uiat evening with a party of Indians for Port Simpson on a gai-boat. On arrival at Port Simpson, Campbell was found to be dead from carbon monoxide poisoning or nimutir iiibl 1 iia dicuiiwvutivvw w. - - - - Campbell's death had been acciden tal Seven Persons Killed In One Week In Vancouver Traffic; Three Dead Over New Year VANCOUVER, Jan. 2 The toll of traffic fatalities in Vancouver during the past week mounted to seven on New Year's Day as a result of three accidents on New .ears Kve. Fivo year old Thomas Knipttrom was almost instant- Iv killed enrlv Wednesday nich attempted to cross a street. Itic Indian Gassed And Succumbs Released From City Jail, Jack Campbell Was Dead When He Reached Port Simpson t when he was struck as he hnrd A. Smai and Stanley, Waged two months, who were victims of accidents In widely aepaiwa parts of the city on Wednesday nieht died in hosuIUl on Thursday Small! was the victim of a hit-and- run driver who has not yet been apprehended. Clothes Found In Water Here riihlnj Itoal Skipper Takes drey Cap and' llrown Coat From Harbor rt.iH of tlie flthlnff boat. ThlsWe rrrted to tht provincial Idea, as yet, as to who the clothes may have belonged to. Of Special Interest SATURDAY EVENING Imun Balagno Orchestra have you read the cassiricd adve tlslng'page In this paper today? AT If not, now Is the time. Sunken Gardens NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S -NEWSPAPER Vn!. XXII, No. 2. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1931 PRICE FIVE CENTS MY JOHNSON MAKING LONG FLIGHT For all 130 revenue from this source totalled $301.23.46 as compared with $310,913.61 in 1929. WILL GO TO WORK Settlement of Welsh Coal Strike 1$ Expected LONDON, Jan. 2: Optimls-tl expectations prevailed here today that differences between the miners and mine operators In South Wales would he Ironrd out tomorrow with a meeting of the conciliation board. At least temporary arrangements which would permit of something less than 150,000 men returning to work were looked for. These men walkrd out In protest at the reduction In their working hours and the lessening of their wages. At the same time, neither the miners nor the mine operators have shown the slightest sign of weakening. Quiet continues everywhere. MIDNIGHT MATINEE large Crowd Gathered at Capitol Theatre On Wednesday Nlsht to See Old Year Out In spite of other attractions, the midnight matinee at the Capitol Theatre on New Year's Eve drew a large crowd. The show began at 11:30 p.tn. Hsrold Lloyd's groat comedy, "et First," one of tho funniest and at the same time am-hlUous pictures that has been seen for a kng time, proved a mirthful delight to U. An enjoyable program of vaudeville including dancing numbers bv Miss Nan Craig's pu pils, specialty dancing by Mark Lee and step dancing oy Bam joy. RENAHAN MAY YET BE SAFE IN NORTH, PILOT BELIEVES Daring Girl Aviator Leaves j London Suddenly For Trip To China Over Snowclad Eurasia Astonishment Is Aroused In Ilritain By Departure Is Considered Very Perilous Undertaking Conflicting Reports As to Phases of Hop LONDON, Jan. 2:General astonishment has been aroused in Britain by the departure of Miss Amy Johnson on a long flight across snow-covered Northern Eurasia to Pi iping, China. Leaving Hendon airdrome yesterday forenoon, Miss Johnson stopped at Lympne momentarily and proceeded to Liege, Belgium, for the night. She will proceed to Moscow where, after equip- .., pine her plane with skis, she wUl W! I I VllllrJ , fly acroM Siberia and MontolU to PASS AWAY Death of AgeI French Marshal Imminent As He Lapses Between Cen'ciousness and Coma PARIS, Jan. J: -The death of M-rch&U 4oUt noted French geo- of the Amy," Imminent. The 79-year alB fuiwal la sinking rapidly and may not tost another day. In- K-ctiurnAdth neeeeaiuted the ampul alum of a let 10 days ago Is gradually craeptng upward Joffre is losing hli mat battle, the one for life. When the uttehal tank into a four-hoar oMHt yesterday, hia se-cretary nnbad (torn the chamber and announced that he waa dead. The report waa later denied by physicians attending the general They admitted, however, that it would only be a matter of boon before he passed. The gnat soldier lapaea between conaclousneea and long periods of unoooaciouaneaa la which he seldom moves. With Joffre"! death expected momentarily. France ha already vir tually started to mourn the loss of a great ton. iPelptng. Id addition to general fears for her safety In view of txtreme has-ards, her friends were represented as feeing considerable anxiety on account of her health which ia said to be in no atate for a teat of auch a sort. Phases of the flight were the basts ofscnfUet-sg report in some of the Oo Wednesday Miss Johnson was shafted In a London police court with having Mt an automobile unattended in the street but she obtained dismissal of the charge by revealing a mysterious employment In toe government service. While the Daily Mall sa.d that Amy's parent had been kept in Ig norance of her internum w mace the flight to China, the Dally Express quoted her mother as saying: we anorove of the flight because we must. After what she has gone through, this adventure will be a relief and soothing Influence for her. She has shown restlessness at heme for months.'' COLOOHE, Oermany, Jan. J -Amy Johnson arrived here this afternoon from Liege. She plans to fly to Berlin tomorrow and thence to Moscow. t CCKMANN rKEPARINO TO LEAVE SEATTLE ON KEXAHAX SEARCH SEATTLE, Jan. 2: It may be a few days before Pilot An- seel Eckraann Is able to leave tor the north to resume the search for his fellow pilot, t Robin Renahan of the Alaska- Washington Airways, who has t been missing since October 28 t and tor whose safety hope has been revived. Eckmann's Lock- heed-Vega monoplane is being given a thorough check-up be- t for he leaves. At the request of the British Columbia govern- t ment, Eckmann's plane Is to be fitted with radio. Customs Revenue " HefeSmaIler Total For 1930 Wat S201.223.49 As Against $310,913.61 Latt Year j Customs and excise collections at the port of Prince Rupert for the month of December this year totalled $14,568.54 as against $31,-637.90 last year In the same month. "World's mo3t peculiar telescope, or planetarium. Installed at observatory at Berlin, Germany, is designed for studying sun and was constructed by Zeiss, famous maker of lenses, and costing approximately $65,000. Sir Henry Thornton Is Full of Confidence Last Night In ficei-s and employees in all parts of Canada and to a vast m,l a audience of the general public in five zones by means of a JJbiifs transcontinental radio hook- full of confidence for the coming year. The world, he said, was passing through one of the inevitable periods of depression which it suffered from time to time but he declared that, difficult as the present situation was, it was vastly better than that of IMG. 1OT1 and 1932. "Are we downhearted?" he asked. "Certainly not, w? are not downhearted with respect to anything. The troubles of today become the Jokes of tomorrow. That is the Indomlt-ible Canadian National spirit and failure' is not found in our dictionary." The occasion of Sir Henry's ad dress was the program celebrating the seventh anniversary of Canadian NaUonal Railways broadcasting. It originated at CNRM, Mon treal, and was carried by means of 16 national and associated stations across the Dominion from Halifax to Vancouver. W. Robb. vice-president, under whose Jurisdiction radio comes, delivered a short address In Freijch. Tho musical part of the Drooaoast consisiea 01 smoa oy man Elwsa, popular English soprano, andllenrl PonUrland. tenor, and Instrumental numbers by an orchestra under the leadership of J. !J. Oagnler. The Canadian National Railway system. Sir Henry Thornton said. ,was In length of corporate life still an Infant, which would not attain Its completion for several decades. 'Those who turn its wheels and give ' (Continued on Fge 2) ALDERMEN OFFERING All Four With Mayor Orme Will Ask For Another Term On Council It was announced this morning by Mayor Orme that not only would he offer himself for re-election but the four retiring aldermen, S. 1). Macdonald, James Hrown, I. II. Linzey and Theo. Collart, would also offer for re-election and he thought it would be a nice thing if all four aldermen were' given an acclamation election. CLASSIFIEDS FOR TUESDAY NEXT 1 , QN FRONT PAGE . On Tueeday ot next week, January 6. the small classified advertisements will be pub- Missing Plane Might Be Stranded in Snow Of Interior Country Harry Blunt of Pacific International Airways Hcrc'On Way South' Machine Passed Over Dominion Telegraph Line On October 29 t That there is still a good chance of Pilot Robin Renahan and his two companions, Frank Hatcher and Sam Clerf, who became missing on October 28 last while flying to Af- lin to engage in the search for the party of the late Capfc. E. J. A. Burke, still being alive, is believed by Harry Ulunt, pilot of the Pacific International Airways, who passed through Prince Rupert yester- 1 day afternoon aboard the steamer Princess Norah en route to Vancouver and thence to 'Frisc3. Blunt believe- it to be quite possible that Renahan may have strayed up in the north that the Government Telegraphs lineman at Sixth Cabin, are reported to have seen a plane flying north In the same country.: There could have been no other 'plane there than Renahan's. I Immediately on arrival in the south. Blunt will go into conference with Aneeel Bqkmann, chief pilot of the Alaska -Washington Airways, j who ts to start a new search from i the air for Renahan. Was Injured Blunt, It will be remembered, was the pilot of the Pacific International Airways who, about a month ago, ASSESSMENT LOWER IN CITY THIS YEAI r oruana uanai m tne ciusk on tne In an adres efore the Ro- evening of October 22 and. landing club Wednesday. Mayor that evening, continued the next j. n S A A. VStlSU 0lCS)VU VA-StA V vw day with the idea of Hying over- tal ye ot tne assessable land land to Atlin. It Is pointed out that 4. m Prlnce Rupert last year was Renahan, having loaded up at $3,027,383 and for this year It Butedale. would have had five or would be $2,742.580, a reduction six hours gas supply with which he h assessment of $284,803. mghvP ttrapfWreh- 'AVffigfc rougMy aten per cent uij, puesioiy ufuiK lureeu uuwji somewhere on the way. Had he come down around the headwaters of the Naas River, or further north, the party would probably have been unable to mush out owing to the deep and soft snow of an unusually mild winter. The missing plane was well provisioned and armed and, barring injury or sickness. Its occu I pants might well be still safe. I Blunt bases his belief that the 'party may still be safe on reports that a plane was seen on October '29. the day after Renahan became reduction made by i assessor this year. the new 4 Mrs. Renahan Asks London To Help Her Her request for co-operation ll the resumption of the search for WV 1 D J A J 1 missing, flying northward over the her missing flyer husband having D OllliniOn-Wlue KclulO UUreSS Yukon telegraph line. Blunt learned been denied by the federal gov- ernment, Mrs. Robin Renahan of Vancouver has now cabled the air MONTREAL, Jan. 2: Sneaking to thousands of of- ISO miles north of Haaelton and I20 department of the British govern Kiuin 01 leiegrapn ree, ment for awtstance. plane circle twice over his j WUh tne province government is if assaying a landing and . ., UP, last night, Sir rleiiry W. then continued north. This was on "a"' "! Thornton, chairman and president of the Canadian -Na- the afternoon of October 29. About frTJZ , -L.. Jr w tional Railways, brought a New Year's greeting that was the same time two Indian trappers quest soon be acUvely under way. DOES NOT WANT WAR ROME, Jan. 2: "Italy will never take the initiative in starting a war," declared Premier Benito Mussolini in a New Year message to the United States which was broadcast crashed Into a tree at Telegraph over the alr throughout the North Creek when his engine went dead j American continent yesterday. Ncl-on a trial flight. Blunt sustained ajther he or his people wanted war, broken shoulder, a broken arm. n Duce declared. Referring to his crushed logs as well aa other in- own experiences in the trenches In Juries In the crash. He spent two the areat VVar , Mussollnl asked who weeks In hospital at Telegraph for a.repltltlon of such Creek and then waa flown to hnrror- flg those between 1914 and Whltehorse where he received fur- 191" ther treatment before coming, Muwllni referred to the conUn north. Although he still has to use (niUihea to eet around, he states :that he expects to fly north again In about a month with a ?-w Bel- lanca plane which he. Is going to San Francisco to pick up. ile will lthen continue with the party of Edward Lowe Jr., president of the ... . . i . , ' -."'... Pacific International Airways, on nn lnterruDted flight to Western Alaska.. The narty. after many vicls- Ushed on the front page and etudes, u still detained at Whlte- no extra charge will be made horse with only one plane. for them. This will provide rft- B,unt reportedi ln conversation luable publicity for towc who a Dal,y New8 representative. use this form of advertising tbat tiw body of the late Capt. K j. and the east to bqt nominal. A Burke was taken last Saturday (Continued on Page 3) ued loyalty of Italians to the Fascist oaai .. The Weather ture 30. smooth. t .,TrJpJ'e Isfari'd-i-Frcsh north-west wind, heavy northwesterly swell, cloudy. Langara Clea, light westerly wind, sea moderate. Dead Tree Point Part Cloudy, calm, barometer, 29.S2, tempera Prince Rupert -Misty, southwest rriy wind garometer 29.40, sea smooth.