Day
and
TAX1.
Night
Tomorrow's
Tides
The
only
re
"2.
vice
in
town
Saturday,
March
21,
1931
&
'.1
High
:
2.20
a.m.
20.7
ft.
for
Quick
i
1166
14.35
p.m.
19.7
ft
service
3
2
Low
8.14
a.m.
4.3
ft.
2-
cr
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
LUA'S
NEWSPAPER
20.43
p.m.
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Vol
XXII..
No.
C'i
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
MARCH
20,
1931
PIUCE
FIVE
CENTS
3
e
NEW
WORLD'S
WATER
RECORD
MADE
STANLEY
BALDWIN
VINDICATED
IN
BRITISH
BY-ELECTION
Gar
Wood
Sets
Mark
of
101.154
Miles
Per
Hour
With
His
Miss
America
Previous
Top
Speed
For
Marine
Craft
Was
Held
By
Late
Sir
Henry
Sepravc
Broken
Twice
Today
'
MIAMI
BEACH,
Fla.,
March
20:-Gar
Wood,
United
staf.r
s
speedboat
driver,
set
a
new
world's
record
of
101
151
miles
w?r
hour
for
water
craft
speed
today.
Earlier
i
k
the
day
he
broke
the
then
existing
record
of
the
late
Sir
HYnry
Segrave
by
driving
his
Miss
America
IX
at
100.6
Mill
k
per
hour.
Wood
has
tried
for
many
years
and
with
y
uoats
to
establish
a
new
Fertility
of
Peace
River
Lands
Shown
F
iRT
8T.
JOHN.
March
19:
A
:
which
hM
Just
been
sent
to
:
Department
pi
Agriculture
at
v..
t
ttr
f
n,wn
.
.
c
,,
k
.
.u.
ii
.
,
KUfllfiK
ow
Quetnel.
PHt
a
1222
ounces
ol
alfalfa
seed.
It
i
81
fertile
In
a
teet
for
gen-
.
,m
,
M
Abbott
grew
peas
which
won
,d
prize
at
the
World's
Faliat
.
..
m
I
u
He
will
exmmi
auaua
ana
i
ods
at
the
World's
Seed
Ex-
m
at
Reglna.
Pend
Oreille
Is
Interesting
W'fll
Known
Mine
Receives
Large
Order
For
Lead-Zinc
Concentrate
T
i
nt
resumption
of
milling
op-ions
at
Pend
Oreille
and
the
uncement
that
the
company
dosed
a
contract
with
the
Am-ui
Zinc
&
Lead
Co.
of
St.
Louis
upply
30.000
tons
of
lead-ilnc
cntrate
on
the
bails
of
200
tons
t
.
i
has
again
drawn
attention
to
i
nmptny'i
activity.
TWO
HALIBUT
MOATS
'u
halibut
boats
were
In
this
i
;n
with
catches
these
be-
Uic
local
vessels
Toodle
and
..un
with
catches
of
8,000
and
enoo
pounds
respectively.
Both
'
tirs
were
dlspofd
of
to
the
X
fed
pacific
Fisheries
on
the
aal
terms.
:
'
a
nia
run
i
in
imm
BOXING
TONIGHT
at
the
EMPRESS
SOCIAL
CLUB
AKENA
C
r
2nd
Av
&
6th
St
i
upstairs)
MAIN
EVENT
10
ROUNDS
Nina
Guryich
Benny
Wendle
Seml-Final
S
Rounds
.
IAN
MAGON
vs.
HAME
DUTTON
oooi)
Preliminaries
M
seats
reserved.
Admission
in-'
'uding
tax
$1.65.
Phone
502
for
""XTVatlons
up
to
6
p.m.
Lndlea
specially
Invited.
record.
Prince
George
Plane
Is
Down
Pilot
Tom
Corlrss
Forced
to
Land
Ills
Ship
on
Field
Near
Quesnel
QUESNEL,
March
17
Fred
down
by
a
blinding
snowstorm
which
struck
them
shortly
all
Cotle
and
Engineer
T7.
Jaquo'
route
from
Vancouver
to
Prince
George
In
a
Sttnson-Detrolter
ca-
bin
monoplane,
landed
on
Nam
Sing's
field,
six
mile
north
ol
I
Jii
(i
U.t
."vaL-
nr
uw
uy
mow
They
left
Vancouver
at
loAft
m.
land
a
half-hour
before
being
for-jced
down
they
had
landed
at
Alexandria
to
refuel
from
tank
carried
on
the
plane.
The
plane
Is
owned
by
Dick
Cortes,
of
Prince
George,
and
will
be
operated
for
private
use,
chiefly
for
prospecting
purposes.
Cunard
Leads
On
Atlantic
Carried
My
Far
More
Passengers
Than
Any
Other
Mne
In
1930
NEW
YORK.
March
19:
Exclusive
of
cruises
and
the
Havana
service,
the
Cunard
Line
carried
231.-
716
passengers
in
its
trans-Atlantic
service
during
ipso,
or
a
wuu
oi
65.332
more
than
Its
nearest
competitor,
it
t
announced.
It
Is
the
eighth
consecutive
year
in
which
Cunard
has
carried
more
passengers
across
the
Atlantic
than
any
other
line
or
group
of
lines.
WOMAN
IS
CONVllTtl)
Mrs.
.Mary
Farrcll
of
Kevelstokc
Performed
Illegal
Operation,
It
Is
Proven
vAMrmtVFn
March
20
Mrs.
Mary'Farrell
was
found
guilty
of
manslaughter
yesterday
m
connection
with
the
death,
through
in
Illegal
operation,
oi
joy
ins-,ir
wtvii-vear
old
ReveUtoke
IVVIi
t
girl.
Slje
was
remanaen
ior
sen
tence.
NeUktfBge
Tenders
Called
uirr-!JTA
March
20
Tenders
for
construction
of
a
high
bridge
over
the
Nechako
River
at.
Prince
Ocorge
are
being
invited
by
the
provincial
department
of
public
1
.
.
i.....nl.U
tin
In
works.
Dius
are
reiuuwu
i
noon
on
March
31,
it
U
stated.
Wireless
Installation
Used
For
Nicaraguan
Work
Centra
wireless
Installation
S(
field
forces
on
journeys
by
ca
CONFIRM
t
BALDWIN
Straiehi
"Conservative
Party
Is
Endorsed
in
St.
George's
-
My-Election
LONDON,
March
20:
Rt.
Hon.
Stanley
Baldwin
and
the
straight
Conservative
party
scored
a
great
victory
over
the
Mcaverbrook-Rothermere
Empire
Free
Trade
party
and
press
in
St.
George's
by-elcctlon
yesterday
when
Capt.
A.
Duff
Cooper
was
elected
over
Sir
Ernest
Petter
by
a
vote
of
17,212
to
11,532.
Leadership
of
the
British
Conservative
party
was
virtually
Involved
in
the
by-election,
.Meaverbrook
and
Mother-mere
having
challenged
the
policy
and
record
of
Baldwin.
It
was
a
straight
fight
between
the
official
and
unofficial
Conservative
andldatcs
with
the
former
staging
a
fine
victory
to
vindicate
his
chief.
There
were
neither
Labor
nor
Liberal
candidates.
MANS0N
IS
CRITICAL
Condemns
Government's
Administration
of
University
Endowment
Lands
ii
VICTORIA.
March
20:
Stating
that
a
contract
with
unreasonable
term
had
been
given
the
London
and
Western
Trusts
Ltd.
for
the
sale
nf
nronertv
In
the
University
en
dowment,
'lands.
A.
M.
Manson
K.C.,
Liberal.
Omlneca,
attacked,
tho
whole
policy
of
the
government
In
the
adm.inlatratlon
of
the
area
In
the
Legislature
yesterday.
Hon.
Nelson
S.
Lougheed,
minis
ter
of
lands,
defended
the
government's
policy
In
the
area.
POUCE
COUPE
SHIPS
FIRST
WHEAT
SOUTH
The
first
carload
of
wheat
to
be-shipped
from
Pouce
Coupe
to
the
Pacific
Coast
arrived
at
Vancouver
recently.
Sahiples
of
the
wheat
were
presented
to
a
number
of
notables.
t
used
to
maintain
communication
buweeti
headquarters
and
noe
or
oxcart
in
Nicaraguan
jungle
on
new
American
canal
construction
here
Vindicated
'tt.
lion.
Stanley
Baldwin,
endorsed
at
St.
George's
by-election
in
England
yesterday
Father
of
Prince
George
Lady
Dies
William
J.
Andrews,
father
of
Mrs.
L.
T.
Knny,
of
Prince
Oeorge
formerly
of
Terrace,
died
m
Seat
tic
a
few
days
age.
Besides
the
daughter
In
the
north,
deceased
is
survived
by
his
widow,
two
daughters
and
two
brothers.
The
funeral
took
place
In
Vancouver.
YARROWS
GETS
PRINCE
RUPERT
REPAIR
JOB
.
!
VANCOUVER.
March'
20:-
The
steamer
Prince
Rupert,
which
sank
at
Yarrows
ship-
yard
two
weeks
ago,
will
be
re-
paired
at
the
Yarrows
plant
In
Esquimau,
It
was
announced
today.
The
work
Is
expected
to
.
last
sixty
days
and
will
cost
tuuio
man
ftv,vu,
I
IS
ACTING"
;
MANAGER
C.
AV.
Tourtcllotte
Is
Named
Temporary
Successor
to
B
C.
'
Keeley
VANCOUVER,
March
20:
C.
W.
Tourtellotte
has
been
appointed
acting
Pacific
Coast
manager
for
Canadian
National
Steamships,
'
succeeding
B.
C.
Keeley.
resigned,
whose
assistant
he
has
been
for
11
I
years.
HOSPITAL
MEETING
i
Institution
at
Queen
Charlotte
City
Reports
Surplus
During,
Past
Year
QUEEN
CHARLOTTE.
March
20
At
the
annual
meeting
of
the
Skidegate
Inlet
Hospital
Society
held
recently
the
medical
superintendent,
Dr.
George
A.
C.
Roberta,
submitted
comprehensive
report
of
the
work
accomplished
during
(he
year.
He
reported
the
addition
of
new
beds,
an
x-ray
machine,
a
new
lighting
plant,
and
the
completion
of
a
dam
at
the
water
supply,
with
new
connecting
main.
A
large
number
of
patients
had
been
treated
during
the
year
and
the
staff
had
been
kept
busy.
The
financial
report
showed
$4000
spent
in
operation
and
a
credit
balance
at
the
close
of
the
year
of
200.
The
directors
declared
that
the
success
of
the
hospital
had
been
due
to
the
untiring
efforts
of
Dr.
and
Mrs.
Roberts.
W.
H.
Fairbatrn
was
re-elected
chairman;
O.
A.
C.
Roberts,
secretary
treasurer;
H.
R.
Dearen,
Oeo.
D.
Heattle,
R.
O.
McKenile.
Oeorge
McRae,
Oeorge
Neubeur.
A.
J.
Oar-don.
Rev.
S.
V.
H.
Redman,
E.
S.
!
Richardson.
Capt.
Q,,A.
Qlllatt,
D.
E.
Maxwell.
,
.
HNED
$100
Dido
Qurvlch
was
fined
$100
With
96
costs,
by
Magistrate
Mc-
Clymont
In
city
police
court
this
morning
on
a
charge
of
supplying
liquor
to
Indians,
E.
r
Jones,
city
solicitor,
prosecuted
the
case
while
W.
O.
Fulton
acted
as
dt
fence
counsel.
BIG
LOAD
OF
FISH
Sitka
Here
With
100,000
Pounds
-
of
Halibut
But
It
May
Go
to
Seattle
'
"'Bringing
100,000
pounds
of
:
fish
gathered
up
from
various
'American
halibut
boats
operating
on
the
banks,
the
schooner
Sitka,
Capt.
William
Doucett,
arrived
in
port
from
the
north
this
morning.
Up
to
2
o'clock
this
.afternoon,
It
had
not
been
decided
whether
the
fish
would
be
unloaded
here
for
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries
or
taken
on
to
Seattle
for
the
same
concern.
Telegraphic
advices
were
being
awaited
before
making
a
decision.
'
The
Sitka
is
parking
halibut
for
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries.
VP
ancouvfer
Mocks
I
Bay
view,
nil,
1.
Big
Missouri,
44.
45.
Cork
Province.
i;
nil.
Duthle,
6,
10.
Oeorge
Copper,
nil,
80.
Georgia
River,
3,
3Vfe.
Golconda.
nil.
43.
.
G
rand
yfe
6
ft
fts-f
Independence,
nil.
1.
Indian
Mines.
1.
IVi.
Kootenay
Florence,
2,
nil.
L.
Sc
L.,
nil.
1.
Lucky
Jim,
2,
3.
.
Morton
Woolsey.
3,
Marmot
Metals,
nil,
1.
National
Sifter,'
24,
3
Vfe.
'
Noble
Five,
74.
8.
Oregon
Copper,
7,
8.
Pend
Oreille,
1.58.
1.60.
'
'
Premier,
70.
73.
Porter-Idaho.
8,
9.
Reeves
Macdonald,
49.
50.
Rufus-Argenta,
Vi.
3.
Ruth-Hope.
5,
nil.
Snowflake,
3,
4.
Sunloch,
30,
50
Topley
Richfield.
1,
nil.
Whitewater,
4,
nil.
Woodbine.
1K.
IV.
Bluebird.
2.
2
ft.
OILS
Hargal.
8,
10.
Freehold,,
6.
'
A.
P.
Con..
18
ft,
20.
CalmOnt.
12,
13
ft.'
'
Dalhousle,
32,
35.
Devenlsh,
'5,
7.
Fabyan
Pete,
3,
3fe.
'
Home.
1.07.
1.09.
Royallte.
11.00,
1150.
Merland.
13ft,
nil.
Mercury,
18.
16
ft.
United.
18.
19.
Eastern
Stocks
Sherrltt-Oordon.
nil,
U5,
Noranda.
27.10,
nil.
C.
P.
R.,
42m
nil..
The
Weather
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
fresh
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.40;
temperature,
42;
sea
choppy.
Triple
Island
Overcast,
strong
with
wind;
sea
moderate.
,
Dead
Tree
Point
Raining,
aouU--ast
gale;
barometer.
29.38';
temperature.
42:
sea
rough.
Langara
Island
Overcast,
east
erly
wind;
sea
moderate.
1.
.1
,T.l.
MINISTER
!
PRESIDENT
:Rev.
S.
V.
H.
Redman
Named
to
I
lif:lfl
Dtln
PHartnl
Itn.l
of
Trade
for
Another
Year
QUEEN
CHARLOTTE.
March
19
-
The
annual
meeting
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
City
Board
of
Trade
was
held
last
weez
with
a
'arge
attendance.
The
election
for
officers
resulted
as
follows:
President-Rev.
S.
H.
V.
Rcd-
l
aan.
j
Vlce-PreatdtnU-Chas.
Valley!
Secretary
John
P.
Dover.
The
president
gave
a
brief
resume
of
the
Board's
activities
dur-t!ic
p?.
yeir
whl:h
Included
a
request
for
a
better
boat
service
for
the
Islands;
Duoys
and
ights
lor
Hecate
Straits;
tho
Peace
Rivet
outlet
for
Prince
Rupert:
1"'
alterations
-raiuii5
oi
of
plans
pians
for
lor
the
me
i9uecn
,cnriott
wnarr-the
iV"""1
irvui-WTJieiit,
improve-
imenis
io
cemetery;
and
many
i
ji
her
lequests.
As
a
whole
It
was
a
most
successful
year
for
the
Board.
Mr.
Ironside,
principal
of
the
i
Superior
School,
who
has
retired
as
secretary
was
given
a
very
hearty
vote
of
thanks
tor
his
past
ycrfleau-r
-
MILL
IS
NOT
REOPENING
Rumors
With
Regard
to
Giscoms
Sawmill
Are
Set
at
Rest
PRINCE
OEOROE,
March
20:
D.
Rosenberry
of
The
Pas,
who
is
lri
charge
of
the
plant,
has
set
at
rest
rumors
that
the
sawmill
at
Olscome
la
to
resume
operations
soon.
Hi
stated
that
It
had
been
decided
not
to
reopen
the
mill
in
view
of
the
state
of
the
lumber
market.
The
planer
will
continue
in
operation
but
there
Is
no
prospect,
for
the
present
at
least,
of
the
mill
reopening.
Solloway-Mills
Are
Committed
TORONTO,
March
20
Issac
W.
C.
Solloway
and
Harvey
Mills
were
committed
for
trial
here
yester-on
two
charge
of
theft.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
March
20:
Wheat
wm
quoted
at
57?ic
on
the
-local
exchange
today.
ANOTHER
SEALING
i:
VESSEL
SINKS
!:
ST.
JOHN'S.
Nfld..
March
20:
u&UUry
scaling
:if
Sf
William
sank
15
miles
north
of
Horse
Island
to-
day.
Her
crew
of
28
reached
the
steamer
Eagle
safely.
4
i
.
Ptt.V
AnnuairtLideral
meeting
Annual
meeting
Prince
Rupert
Liberal
Association
will
be
held
in
the
Metropole
Hall,
Tonight,
March
20,
at
8
p.m.
Business1
Election
of
officers.
Ladies
especially
invited
to
attend.
(67)