It
was
decided
at
at
a
special
meeting
of
the
city
council
last
niqjht
to
have
George
H.
Halse,
president
of
the
Northwest
Telephone
Company,
submit
a
tentative
agreement
to
the
council
under
which
his
company
would
install
a
central
radio
station
at
Prince
Rupert
without
any
cost
to
the
city.
The
station
would
connect
up
with
the
city
ystem
and
be
operated
co-opera-
edbythe
city.
This
would
make
111111111?
IJ
Prince
Rupert
the
radio
telephone
LI
V
U
V
AY
IO
!
centre
for
Northern
British
Colum-
..
,
bla
and,
possibly.
Alaska
and
would
AI
II
r
I
n!
Ik'PUtthe
city
in
touch
with
all
points
11VA
XUUUU
Fmt
Time
in
HUtory
That
tju
cation
list
Not
Entered
British
Election
Campaign
imooN.
Oct
irhiris
-
th.
tin'
!m
n
Ht
tion
tion
In
in
history
history
that
that
liquor
liquor
u
m
being
made
an
Issue
in
some
manner
In
view
of
other
pressing
ui:i"iia!
problems,
the
wets
and
!:;
-
invi
declared
a
truce.
Even
'
-
r
ii
i
idles
have
decided
not
to
qui
candidate!
on
Uie
subject.
INCREASE
IS
DENIED
Interstate
CommkMon
Will
Not
rermit
American
Railways
to
Boost
Itatrs
WASHINGTON,
DC.
Oct
21:
The
interstate
Commerce
Commission
estrday
refused
an
appll-ratiun
nf
United
States
railways
to
mrrctso
their
ratea
by
15
per
cen-.
"
rri.
r
to
meet
the
arduous
Until
'-i.il
ituatlon.
Some
other
mean
)'
ii.ivc
to
be
devised
to
rectify
ma'
--is.
the
Commission
ruled.
Richard
Dix
Is
Married
Nled
Moving
Picture
Actor
Elopes
to
Ynma,
Arizona,
With
Miss
Wlnnlfrcd
Cof
VtTMA.
Arizona.
Oct.
21:
Rlch-ar(l
nix.
noted
screen
actor,
ana
Ml-v-
Wlnnlfred
Gov
of
Los
Ar-
iHrs
rioped
to
this
city
and
were
ra-rrii
yesterday.
I
A
I
An
Emergent
Communication
of
Tsimpsoan
Lodge
No.
'8
A
P
and
A.
M..
will
be
held
'
'he
Masonic
Hall,
corner
of
'
ird
Ave.
and
Fifth
8treet.
on
pnday.
October
23rd,
1031.
at
3
30
o'clock
p.m.
for
the
pur-of
holding
a
Masonic
Funeral
Service
for
out
late
Brother
Alex
N.
Davie.
Au
members
and
sojourning
"''hren
are
requested
to
attend.
E.
II.
MORTIMER.
P.M..
Secretary
With
George
II.
liaise
Is
Suggested
served
by
the
system
Including
VancouTer
and
other
southern
cities.
The
city
would
charge
the
comoany
ten
per
cent
on
all
mes-1
sages
originating
in
Prince
Rupert
and
would
make
the
collections
along
with
their
regular
telephone
service
acoounia.
-
Wj
inmriivt
the
H&ucn
was
u.,
nlaht
to
hir
Mr.
Halse.
He
explained
that
since
he
had
left
the
presidency
of
the
B.
C.
Telephone
he
had
taken
a
great
Interest
id
the
radio
telephone.
His
com-nanv
had
out
In
the
first
station
at
Campbell
River
and
operated
with
Cape
La
so
radio
teiegrapn
station
with
excellent
success
Then
Powell
River
had
been
connected
and
later
Ocean
PalU.
The
last
mentioned
place
was
said
to
be
the
most
difficult
in
the
country
owing
to
the
fact
that
It
was
In
a
pocket
among
the
mountains.
The
manager
of
the
nlant
at
Ocean
Falls
had
ex
pressed
himself
as
well
pleased
with
the
results
and
It
had
been
in
commission
steadily
for
three
or
four
months.
It
had
seemed
to
the
manage
ment
of
hU
company,
Mr.
Halse
said.
that
Prince
Rupert
would
be
tne
best
location
for
a
central
station.
The
city
would
have
to
have
telephone
communication
with
the
outside
world.
His
company
was
not
asking
anything
for
establishing
the
the
system.
They
were
prepared
to
put
It
in
and
all
they
asked
was
the
close
co-operation
of
the
local
system.
The
only
difficulty
In
connection
with
the
service
was
that
it
required
standard
equipment
on
the
local
system.
At
present
trine
nnnort
had
sixty
per
cent
standard
equipment
and
this
would
give
serv
ice
for
those
Ukeiy
to
neea
.
n
business
would
be
confined
mostly
-
m,
jarner
concerns.
The
per-
centage
they
proposed
to
pay
would
more
than
cover
me
cost
oi
uyci-
,
Asked
If
it
would
be
use-
any
night.
Mr.
Halse
said
the
wave
length
had
to
be
changed
at
night
and
It
did
not
work
quite
as
well
then.
It
was
usually
used
in
business
hours.
The
transmitter
would
k
r,iart
n
little
way
from
the
town
and
working
on
the
short
wave
there
would
be
no
Interference
wiu.
radio
operation.
Every
day
the
system
was
being
Improved
-and
the
best
brains
of
the
country
were
working
for
that
purpose.
I
Alderman
Macdonald.
chairman
I
of
the
utilities
committee,
said
that
!
sixty
per
cent
of
their
equipment
i.nHnni
The
B.
C.
Telephone
Company
had
Just
put
In
the
automatic
system
In
Victoria
and
was
'prepared
to
sell
the
standard
equipment
which
they
had
taken
out
at
half
price.
This
would
be
a
good
opportunity
for
Prince
Rupert
to
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No.
245.
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RUPERT,
B.
C,
WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER21,
1931
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
RADIO
WJEPHONE
CENTRE
PLANNED
MACKENZIE
KING
THREATENS
TO
Agreement
to
Be
Drawn
Up
Covering
Installing
Communication
Depot
City
Council
Has
Conference
Co-operative
Plan
Threatens
to
Resign
Leadership
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K;
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wtv
niartu
sea
Landi'U.
Ontario.
Jasv
nih'
WINTER
TO
BE
LONGER
Indians
Predict
That
It
Will
Be
Cold
and
LengthyTel!
From
Observations
VICTORIA,
Oct.
21:
A
long,
cold
winter
Is
predicted
by
the
Indians
as
a
result
of
their
observations
this
fall
of
the
bees,
bears
and
beavers.
The
bees,
the
Indians
say,
have
hung
their
nests
high
this
fall
and
this
is
taken
as
a
sign
that
there
will
be
deep
snows.
The
bears
are
unusually
fat
and
well
prepared
for
a
longer,
winter
sleep
than
usual.
The
beavers
have
put
up
an.
exceptionally
large
food
supply
to
tide
them
over
the
frozen
months.
ASK
CHARTER
FOR
ALASKA
Northwest
Telephone
Co.
Would
Extend
Operattens
to
Chief
Cities
of
Territory
Oeorfe
II.
Halse.
manager
of
the
Northwest
Telephone
Co..
who
is
planning
to
connect
Prince
Rupert
with
their
system,
told
the
city
counl
last
nignt
mat
tne
company
V..IJM
fAM
A
I
had
appuea
w
ui
i
charter
to
operate
in
Alaska,
ir
this
ertarwr
were
securea
wiey
cx-
pected
to
operate
f
rom
all
the
lm-
porttmt
centrea.
tying
up
with
Ket
-
;
Chilean,
Sitka.
Fairbar,k,
Dawson,
Peae
River
and
In
fact
every
lm-
porwnswiu-
ui
uS
'"VMmanant,
presiciPd.
area.
KewniKan
Duajemeii
very
keen
to
hare
the
system
in-
.."..Ji
"
WIIWtTuMPS
ABOVE
SIXTY
CENTS
TODAY
,
VANCOUVER.
Oct.
21.
Wheat
jumped
to
G(J
l-4c
on
the
local
ex
-
tortnv
It
la
the
first
time
In
months
it
has
been
over
GOc.
HALIBUT
LANDINGS
American
Nordic.
20,000,
Royal,
15.4c
and
6c.
t!
..,i
speech
at
i
MHMHBiMM
I
WEATHER
CONDITIONS
f-
INDICATE
BIO
STORM
There
was
every
sign
early
this
afteraodn
that
Prince
Ru-
pert
1
due
for
a
heavy
equl-
noxlal
storm
before
the
day
is
out
The
barometer
at
noon
had
dropped
96
points,
almost
an
entire
degree,,
since
yes-
terday
and
was
still
falling
fast
A
gusty
southeast
wind
presaged
a
heavy
tempest
In
the
effing.
LONG
HOP
IS
SPEEDY
Major
James
Doollltle
Flies
From
Washington
to
Mexico
City
in
Little
Over
12
Hours
MEXICO
CITY.
Oct.
21:
Major
James
Doolittle.
noted
American
icmg
distance
flyer,
made
a
flight
from
Washington
to
Mexico
City
yesteraay
In
the
remarkable
time
of
12
hours
and
15
minutes.
LARGE
ATTENDANCE
AT
ARMY
MEETING
Th
&,,..-
Armv
cltadel
was
crowded
last
night
when
Staff
Cap
toJn
j0Sfph
AcU)Iit
divisional
com
mander
oi
the
salvation
Army
for
Northern
Brittsh
Columbia
and
AlMk
&
ma?tc
lantern
lecture
'
subjMt
of
tne
Pllgrlm.8
Pr0-res8
c-pt
sleeiei
locai
com.
4
CHINESE
OOVEKNMfiNT
4
.4
IN
CONFERENCE
TODAY
4
4
4
CANTON,
Oct
21:
Repre-
4
'
scntatlve
oi
the
Nanking
and
4
4
Canton
governments
are
4
4
meetln.
hi
conference
today.
4
4
Th
naaiibUitv
of
war
with
4
4
Janan
Is
the
wrlnelnal
Item
on
4
4
the
conference
agenda.
4
4
4
444444444
4444444
QUIT
GRIT
LEADERSHIP
present
Condition
of
Liberal
Organization
Deplored
by
Former
zmier
in
Address
at
London
T
A
VAT
ON
'
LYidL
VJli
i
WAY
OVER
I
LONDON,
Ont.,
October
21.
Branding
the
parliamen-Frcnch
Premier
Practises
uP
on
i
tary
investigation
of
Beauharnois
company
affairs
as
in-EnRiish-concessions
j
complete
and
abortive,
Rt.
Hon.
W.
L.
Mackenzie
King,
Discusd
!
Liberal
leader,
in
an
addrss
here
last
night
reiterated
his
1
demand
for
a
judicial
inquiry
into
all
campaign
funds
for
on
board
ss.
ile
de
the
last
three
general
elections.
Mr.
King
deplored
the
FRANCE.
Oct.
21:
Prtmler
present
condition
of
party
organi-n
-
Pierre
Laval,
aboard
this
ship
en
I
zatlon
threw
out
the
hint
that
un-
,
-
-
rout-
to
Washington,
D.C
for
iless
steps
were
taken
to
mit
the!
PA
iCltVlf
llU
conversations
with
President
Hoover
on
international
matters.
is
taking
eveiiv
opportunity
to.
-ollh
up
hi$
Englhh
speech
for
he
visit
to
the
United
States.
Each
day
the
French
Premier
holds
conferences
on
hoard
the
ship
with
members
of
his
party.
,
.
...
J
U
Ik..
I-
V
UIH
UM
.
IIUVV
11
tllTJ
VU
(V
agreed
upon.
Premier
Laval
is
definitely
op--osed
to
any
extension
of
the
war
debt
moratorium
but
Is
rather
in
favor
of
a
definite
per-,
rentage
of
reduction
being
agreed
upon.
It
is
understood
that
Laval
would
agree
to
a
50
per
cent
reduction
should
Hoover
propose
It
Rancher's
Wife
Ends
Own
Life
Mother
of
Ten
on
Lonely
Farm
-
-.-
Found
Dead
QUESNEL,
Oct.
21.
Grim
tragedy
.talked
In
the
home
of
Peter
Ras-jiussen,
rancher
on
the
Yukon
Tclc-jraph
TraU,
92
miles
north
of
here,
.lasmussen
returned
from
Vander-noof
to
find
his
wife,
the
mother
of
their
ten
children,
dead
on
the
floor
with
a
bullet
wound
through
the
leart
There
were
no
witnesses
or
the
shooting.
The
younger
children
at
home
had
previously
been
sent
sut
Into
the
fields
by'
the
mother.
Returning
a
few
minutes
later,
they
,
found
the
body.
The
girl
on
the
switchooard
at
n
aooara
me
power
vessei
BUUmor
from
Island
Kltsaway
m
Vanderhoof
and
the
Yukon
operator
at
Quesnel
responded
to
frantic
calls
Vemy
T
oy
one
of
the
children
about
10
ar
th
the
,
"
"s
?,e"
ofclock
Sunday
morning,
but
were
a
wfho
w-as
ther?
what
lait
Saturday
afternoon
In
the
log-were
unable
to
understand
they
calls
ln
camD
ot
ErnMt
Clarence
trying
to
say.
Repeated
afterward
failed
to
get
any
answer
,
from
the
Rasmussen
home.
n.
c-.
nrnr
f
vnnrtrhnnf
conducted
an
investigation
and
pro-
nounced
It
a
case
of
suicide.
Mrs.
.
Rasmussen
uj
had
tij
lived
on
,u
the
ranch
for
eighteen
or
nineteen
years
and
loneliness
and
despondency
are
the
only
causes
ascribed
for
the
woman-Uklnir
her
own
life.
The
youngest
child
is
two.
the
oldest
sixteen.
Mrs.
Rasmussen
was
about
forty-two
years
of
age.
Ruth
Nichols
liPttinff
KeaOV
vj
111115
ivuuj
LOS
ANOELES.
Oct
21:
Ruth
Nichols,
who
sustained
injuries
'earlier
In
the
year
when
attempt
-
ing
a
trans-Atlantic
flight.
Is
pre-
paring
at
a
local
airport
for
a
mystery
flight.
Uciteratcs
Demand
for
Judicial
Inquiry
Into
All
Campaign
Funds
Harry
Sifton
Criticizes
Stand
of
Grit
Chief
Regarding
Bcauharnois.
Liberal
party
In
an
effective
flnan-1
clal
position,
he
might
be
compelled
,
lo
consider
resigning
the
leadership.
Mr.
Mackenzie
King
vigorously
defended
his
government's
relations
with
the
Beauharnois
corporation.
Following
the
address
of
the
for-
public
statement
In
which
the
young
!
Liberal
demanded
the
drastic
purg
ing
of
party
connection
with
the
Bcauharnois
situation.
He
said:
"I
listened
with
deep
disappointment
to
Uie
remarks
of
our
leader,
Mr.
King,
which
can
only
be
interpreted
as
an
effort
to
justify
on
the
narrowest
of
technical
and
legal
grounds
what
Is
In
fact
a
political
blunder
fcf
most
destructive
and
far-reaching
character."
Mr.
Sifton
called
for
the
cancellation
of
hydro
power
commission
contracts
with
the
Beauharnois
corporation
and
a
full
probe
into
the
parliamentary
Beauharnois
Investigation.
KILLED
BY
TREE
FALL
Body
of
Julius
Rieger
Brought
to
City
By
Police
Officers
Last
Night
Provincial
Constables
Gibson
and
!lsen
returned
to
the
city
during
The
accident
occurred
at
3
o'
clock'
Saturday
afternoon
when
Rlter
he
"bound
01
a
iauinK
ee-
w"
ln;
rtantancous
for
deceased's
splnil
..
,,
j
is.
JhtJ
b"'
tne
,atter
plercln,?
"
i
Tnm
,he
Investigation
OI
th
lilf
""""'f
"
was
Mtabjuhed
",c
-
(
,taUljr
were
enUrely
ccldenUL
1
uieger
was
a
uerman
Dy
oir:n
but
a
naturalized
Canadian.
lie.
jwas
53
years
of
age
and
had
been
O
fi
vitari
In
Pdnarla
a
ernrA
H
tin
1
n
t
the
tlme
on
the
north
coast
Hft
.member
of
the
Alberta
pro-
4
VM
well
known
In
Vancouver
and
4
vlnclal
government,
who
sat
4
!was
formerly
employed
by
the
T.14
on
Prince
Rupert's
first
city
4
A.
Kelley
Logging
Co.
on
the
Queen.
Charlotte
islands.
There
are
no
.
relatives
In
this
country,
The
funeral
will
take
place
to-
morrow
morning
with
Roman
Ca-
tholic
rites.
"ilJlJlll
vJ
Vl
POOL
HEAD
J.
.McPhaU
Dies
After
Having
Nearly
Recovered
From
Oper-
REOINA,
Oct
21:
Operated
on.
two
weeks
ago
for
appendicitis
and,
apparently,
well
on
the
road
to
re
covery,
A.
J.
McPhall,
president
of
the
Saskatchewan
Wheat
Pool
since
Its
inception
In
1924,
died
suddenly
early
this
morning
when
a
clot
formed
In
the
bloodstream,
affecting
the
heart.
Mr.
McPhail
was
born
In
Ontario
4?
years
ago
GARAGE
IS
DESTROYED
Loss
of
$50,000
When
Plant
of
C
C.
Brown
Motors
in
New
Westminster
Burns
NEW
WESTMINSTER.
Oct.
21:-:
Damage
amounting
to
$50,000
was
done
by
fire
which
early
today
destroyed
the
premises
of
the
C.
C
Brown
Motors
on
Columbia
Street
and
almost
destroyed
the
premises
and
contents
ot
the
DeLuxe
Motors
adjoining.
The
Weather
Prince
Rupert
Overcast,
fresh
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.10;
temperature.
46;
sea
moderate.
Langara
Island
Cloudy,
strong
southeast
wind,
sea
rough.
Dead
Tree
Point
Ralnlne.
calm:
D3rometer
29-6;
temeprature.
46;
heavy
swell.
.
.
4
EDMONTON
PURCHASES
4
4
PRINCE
RUPERT
BONDS
4
'4
n.irlntr
Ihn
natl
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riav
A
4
$187,000
of
Prince
Rupert
4
bonds
have
arrived
at
the
City
4
1Iali
,or
rfgistratlon.
having
4
been
purchased
by
the
City
of
4
4
Edmonton
for
sinking
fund
4
,4
purposes.
It
Is
believed
that
4
,
,
r
i
.
L.
.
'
council,
may
have
recommen-
4
4
ded
the
purchase
of
Prince
4
4
Rupert
bonds
to
the
city
of
4
4
Edmonton.
4