The
Weather
V
prince
Rupert
Overtast,
calm;
barometer,
29.98;
temperature,
49;
iea
smooth.
Vol.
XXII
NO.
246.
9!S
Privy
Council
Gives
Decision
Contrary
to
Ill
.
iii
AVIATION
Canada
Supreme
Court
Court
in
This
Country
Had
Ruled
That
Provinces
Had
Jurisdiction
to
Control
Aviation
Matters
Within
Boundaries.
LONDON,
Oct
22.
The
judicial
committee
of
the
Privy
Council
today
held
up
the
contention
of
the
Dominion
to
supreme
jurisdiction
over
aviation
matters
in
Canada,
allowinjr
an
appeal
of
the
Dominion
against
a
dedsion
of
the
Supreme
Court
tot
-
.
.
'
N
!
VVSllJL1
1
IVllU
(that
the
provinces
had
Jurisdiction
WlDI)
I
I
II
II
1
to
control
aviation
matters
within
If
JUJAl-i
JJJIS
'their
boundaries.
Crip
Report
Is
Made
by
District
Agriculturalist
a(
Smithers
MUejr
Valley
weather
A
con
dl'.i
i.-
were
favorable
during
July,
August
and
September
for
crop
pro-dunon
says
an
official
report
of
8.8
P)"!!ps.
district
agriculturalist
il
Saii
hnrs
Haying
started
early
la
Juiv
a
great
deal
of
timothy
being
itV
f
ir
seed.
Oat
hay
yielded
ib.ji
iwo
and
one-half
tons
to
the
irr
r
is
estimated
that
there
be
hundred
tons
of
timothy
i
pioduced
in
the
dUtrtct
this
Jtr.
Cram
stooled
well
and
recov-tni
ciiderably
from
severe
cut-'irm
iinury
earlier
In
the
season.
Oram
ts
all
harvested
and
threshing
t-
u
progress.
Some
good
yields
im
r
ix.rted.
Wheat
Is
averaging
Irtmnrt
......
thlrto-tlua
Kn.Violi
In
the
i
IMl
V-lf
MUM.V
"
-
iw
.iu
about
fifty
bushels
to
the
l
r.
lUw
harlv
nhnut
thirtv-flve
Til;
built
of
timothy
is
still
In
the
'ark.
Some
timothy
has
been
thrr
hrd
averaging
two
hundred
ani
fir-y
pounds
to
the
acre.
Poia'ucs
are
yielding
well,
ranges"
from
five
to
eight
tons
to
the
icre
Farmers
are
endeavoring
to
itarvuniuw
grade
and
a
potato
trai
l-
has
been
established
at
Smi'Hn
I'V''
tock
is
In
better
condition
thai
i
m
previous
years.
Pasture
Is
I"
'i
Hue
to
adequate
moisture,
ftrmrrs
will,
in
some
case,
finish
bef
with
grain
In
order
to
put
prime
wt'
fin
the
market.
-
RAILS
SHOW
WEAKNESS
Stock
Reacts
to
I.C.C.
Decision-
Industrials
Are
Stronger
NEW
Yonjc
rw.
n
,hDpd
weakness
in
the
local
stock
markets
yesterday
in
view
of
the
ion
or
the
Interstntfi
com
mcr;e
Commission
refusing
pcr-ni'Non
to
the
railroads
to
Increase
wir
rates
by
fifteen
per
cent.
Industrials,
however,
showed
"nuth
corresponding
to
the
eaknoss
of
rails.
IS
IIUKIED
TODAY
Julius
niegcr,
victim
of
a
logging
ldent
a
few
days
ngo
at
Kltsa-Channel
In
the
Gardner
Canal
"'Hrict.
was
laid
to
rest
this
morn-ln
After
a
service
in
the
chapel
the
D.
0.
Undertakers,
at
which
'm-r
Charles
Webb
officiated,
ln-'"rmrnt
was
made
in
Falrvlcw
"ijictory.
of
Canada
on
a
reference
the
question
as
whether
the
Do-
minion
or
provincial
authorlUes
have
Jurisdiction.
The
Canadian
court
had
ruled
ACTIVITY
Mininr
Production
This
Year
Is
Largest
in
Years
J.
W.
Garrett,
manager
of
Atlln
Inn.
tourist
hotel
at
AUin,
who
was
a
recent
visitor
in
Vancouver,
state
that
never
during
his
residence
of
twelve
years
In
Atlln
had
more
interest
been
taken
In
placer
mining
than
this
year,
nor
'had
returns
been
more
satisfactory.
Many
claims
are
being
operated
this
year,
Mr.
Oarratt
said,
and
much
gold
is
being
recovered.
Up
to
July
It
was
reported
that
more
gold
was
taken
out
than
during
the
entire
year
1930.
Many
old-timers
are
reaping
results
of
their
perseverance
and
development
work,
nip
returns
are
expected
from
McKee,
Spruce
and
other
creeks.
Fourth
of
July
mine
may
become
a
sensational
silver-lead
operation.
FAIR
IS
SUCCESS
nella
Coola
Exhibition
Had
.More
F.ntrles
This
Year
nfTTA
rnoiJV.
Oct.
22:
Trn
Institute
exhlbl
Uilisutat
kih
hr
recently
pruveu
-
-
llUit
.i.aarni
There
were
500
entries
which
Is
a
good
deal
more
than
In
previous
years.
NeedleworK
was
muuuu
the
first
time
and
proved
very
popular.
The
ladles,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
contributed
48
per
cent
of
the
f.ntrift
with
their
needle
work,
home
cooking
and
plants.
Field
plants
weer
uitiu.
weak,
more
attention
having
ap-
-11.,
hVan
niid
to
slie
than
quality.
Potato
exhibits
were,
how-
.
,.iin
with
not
the
sllgh.-
est
trace
of
disease,
uvcr
uwr
-t
.nniM
irerp
entered
varieties
o
-----The
lateness
of
the
date
eliminated
.11
WAIVA.
many
species
or
iruu
u
tables.
PREMIER
SELLS
AT
50c
ON
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
VANCOUVER,
Oct.
22.-Premler
Oold
Mining
CO..
Ltd.,
stock
sold
at
50c
per
share
on
the
Vancouver
Stock
Exchange
yesterday.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
RULED
DOMINION
MATTER
CANADIAN
NATIONAL-CANADIAN
Bull
fighting
Is
not
confined
to
Spain
and
Mexico.
In
Southern
France
even
children
are
taught
to
follow
in
a
toreador's
fleet
footsteps.
Youngsters
attempting
to
unfasten
ribbon
tied
around
neck
of
a
swift
calf.
ROAipOfe
POSSIBLE
Provincial
and
Dominion
Government
Tuts
Quietus
on
Alaska
Highway
VICTORIA.
Oci.
22,
The
Dominion
and
provincial
governments
consider
the
construction
of
the.
British
Columbia-Yukon-Alaska
road
Impossible
at
the
present
time.
Hon.
George
Black,
Speaker
of
the
House
of
Commons
and
chairman
of
the
committee
on
the
project,
stated
at
a
luncheon
of
the
transportation
bureau
of
the
Vancouver
Board
of
Trade
yesterday.
Presentation
at
Victoria
ML
Dorothy
Fraser
Receives
Governor
General's
Bronze
Medal
Which
She
Won
Here
The
following
from
a
recent
Victoria
Colonist
describes
a
ceremonv
at
Presentation
Day
ceremonies
at
the
Victoria
High
School
when
Miss
Dorothy
Fraser,
pupil
last
year
of
Borden
Street
School
here,
was
presented
with
the
Governor
Oeneral's
bronze
medal
for
having
come
second
In
the
province
In
en
trance
examinations:
"The
aovernor-Generals
bronae
medal,
presented
by
Dr.
Willis
to
Dorothy
Fraser,
recently
arrived
here
from
Prince
Rupert,
and
now
n
first
vear
student
at
the
high
school.
This
student
was
second
in
the
whole
Drovlnce
In
the
entrance
examinations,
and
headed
the
entrance
candidates
in
the
Prince
Rupert
district,
thereby
winning
the
above
meaai.
Dr.
Willis,
in
making
the
pre
sentation,
made
a
memorable
little
speech,
In
which
he
referred
to
nu
own
associations
with
the
VlctorU
High
School,
congratulated
the
students
on
their
showing,
and
In
dicated
to
them
something
of
th-
nnnortunltles
which
they
enjoyed
as
students
with
all
life
ahead
of
them
to
shape
and
mold.
NO
FISH
IN
No
boats
being
In,
there
was
no
sale
of
halibut
on
the
local
Fish
Exchange
this
morning.
B.
C,
THURSDAY,
OCTOBER
22,
1931
Young
Frenchmen
Learn
Bull
VANCOUVER
MAN
FALLS
A.
E.
Austin
Sustains
Injuries
Which
Are
Believed
to
Hare
Been
Fatal
VANCOUVER,
Oet.
22.
Falling
from
the
fifteenth
floor
of
the
Medical
and
Dental
Building
here
to
the
ground,
a
distance
of
approximately
300
feet,
A..
E.
Austin,
prominent
local
business
man.
suffered
injuries
which
are
thought
to
be
fatal
shortly
before
10
o'clock
this
morning.
Mr.
Austin
struck
a
fire
escape
at
the
tenth
floor
level,
bounced
off
and
landed
in
a
net
of
telephone
wires
before
dropping
to
the
pavement.
He
suffered
Internal
Injuries,
fractured
a
leg
and
one
arm,
and
one
finger
was
torn
off
from
hitting
the
fire
escape.
Mr.
Austin
was
conscious
when
he
was
picked
up.
He
told
police
officers
that
he
had
gone
to
see
a
dentist
who
was
not
in.
Feeling
dizzy
he
went
to
the
fire
escape
for
air
and
lost
his
balance.
The
hospital
holds
out
hope
for
recovery.
Keep
Office
Open
For
Registrations
Those
Unable
(o
Attend
In
Day
Given
Chance
to
Get
on
City
List
At
the
recent
special
meeting
of
the
city
council
this
week
It
was
decided
to
Instruct
the
city
clerk
to
llceep
the
office
open
each
evening
fnext
week,
commencing
on
Tuesday
from
7
to
9,
for
the
purpose
of
giv
ing
an
opportunity
to
those
wishing
to
register
as
voters
who
are
unable
to
attend
during
the
day.
City
Workman
Has
Injuries
George
Place
Cuts
His
Foot
With
Mattock
on
Vanarsdol
Street
George
Place,
when
working
for
the
city
on
relief
work
grading
Vanarsdol
street,
slipped
In
the
muskeg
and
cut
his;
foot
with
a
mattock.
The
Injury
is
not
serious.
PACIFIC
Fighting
j
I
-fe
ARRESTED!
Earl
F.
Robinson
Charged
With,
Theft
of
$14,000
From
City
of
i
Vancouver
!
VANCOUVER.
Oct.
22Earl
E.
Robinson,
suspended
police
court
clef
k,
who
surrendered
to
the
police
yesterday
when
a
warrant
was
Issued
for
his
arrest
charging
him
with
theft
of
over
$14,000
from
the
city
of
Vancouver,
appeared
in
city
police
court-
this
morning
before
Magistrate
McQueen
and
was
remanded
for
a
week.
The
thefts
are
alleged
to
have
occurred
between
1916
and
1931.
Dollar
and
Pound
Showed
Small
Gain
Roth
Canadian
and
English
Money
Were
Slightly
Stronger
in
New
1
York
Yesterday
j
NEW
YORK.
Oct.
22.
The
Cana-
j
dlan
dollar
closed
at
89
3-9c
on
the
local
foreign
exchange
yesterday.
The
pound
sterling
closed
at
$3.95.
Both
Were
slight
gains
over
the
day
previous.
MONTREAL,
Oct.
22.
The
pound
sterling
sold
at
$140
here
yesterday.
Fort
St.
John
Mill
Nearing
Its
Completion
FORT
ST.
JOHN,
Oct.
20.
Building
of
the
new
flour
mill
here,
which
Is
being
sponsored
by
the
provincial
government,
is
rapidly
taking
form
and
will
add
a
great
deal
to
the
appearance
of
this
Peace
River
Block
town.
The
framework
Is
now
ready
to
receive
siding
and
sashes.
Today's
Weather
Langara
Island
Overcast,
light
southeast
wind;
sea
calm.
Dead
Tree
Point
Part
cloudy,
light
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.34:
temperature,
48;
heavy
swell.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Friday,
October
23,
1931
High
11:36
a.m.
19.4
ft.
23:54
p.m.
18.5
It.
Low
5:25
a.m.
6.8
ft.
17:56
p.m.
6.1
ft.
CO-OPERATION
Two
Railway
Companies
Have
Signed
Agreement
For
Feeding
Steamships
Government
System
Will
Assist
in
Advertising
and
Soliciting
Business
for
Other
Company's
Ships
Advantage
in
Hauling
Arranged
ST.
JOHN,
N.B.,
Oct.
22.
Canadian
National
Railways
Steamships
will
co-operate
in
advertising
and
solicitation
of
freight,
passenger
and
express
traffic
for
Canadian
'Pacific
ships
to
and
from
Canadian
Atlantic
ports
has
been
signed
by
E.
W.
Beatty.
K.C.,
president
of
the
Cana-
oon
racuic
ttauway,
ana
sir
Henrys
Thornton,
president
of
the
Cana-
dlan
National
Railways.
The
agreement
also
calls
for
a
compensating
advantage
to
the
Canadian
National
In
the
haul
of
freight,
passenger
and
express
business
to
and
from
ships
of
the
Canadian
Pacific.
Prince
of
Siam
B
;
I
I
,
j
I
Lieut.
Svastl
Pradlsch,
Prince
of
Slam
and
brother
of
the
queeu,
at
Camp
Humphreys,
Virginia,
studying
military
methods.
He
prefers
army
life
to
a
round
of
social
activities.
BIG
CREW
ON
RELIEF
Up
to
This
Morning
190
Men
Are
Being
Employed
The
city
engineer
announced
this
morning
that
190
men
were
now
employed
on
city
relief
work.
The
work
Is
In
progress
In
various
parts
of
the
city.
SPOKE
ON
AUTOS
V.
S.
Moore
gave
a
vocational
talk
at
today's
Rotary
Club
luncheon,
his
topic
being
"The
Automobile
Industry."
President
OH.
Munro
was
,ln
the
chair.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
An
agreement
whereby
the
and
the
Canadian
Pacific
-
PEACE
PASS
BEST
ROUTE
So
Says
Jack
Adams,
Veteran
Central
Interior
Guide
VANCOUVER,
Oct.
22.
When
the
Peace
River
railway
outlet
comes
to
be
built,
and
in
his
opinion
it
should
be
built
without
further
delay,
the
Flnlay
Forks-Peace
Pass
route
should
be
used
because
It
is
the
one
practical
route,
says
"Jack"
Adams,
veteran
transportation
man
and
guide
of
Fort
Oeorge,
here
for
the
first
time
in
four
years.
The
Peace
Pass
route
would
90
through
a
country
rich
in
mineral,
timber
and
agricultural
resources,
which
cannot
be
said
of
any
other
route
suggested,
Mr.
Adams
.
de-;
dared.
With
transportation
headquarters
at
Summit
Lake
and
stations
at,
many
other
points
In
the
north.!
Mr
Adams
Is
familiar
with
all
parts
of
the
north
country
where
he
has
worked
and
travelled
since
1913.
No
German
Ships
For
Russia
Now
HAMBURG.
Germany,
Oct.
22-A
decision
to
cease
dispatching
ships
to
Russia
was
adopted
by
German
shipowners
Tuesday
on
the
grounds
that
recent
strikes
aboard
German
vessels
in
Soviet
ports
had
been
abetted
by
Russian
authorities.
FINANCING
MUNICIPALITY
At
a
recent
meeting
of
the
city
council
letters
were
received
from
Hon.
J.
W.
Jones;
minister
of
finance,
and
from
P.
Philip,
chief
engineer
of
the
department
of
pub-11c
works,
In
regard
to
financing
unemployment
relief
and
ordinary
municipal
expenditures.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
Oct.
22:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
59
c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
!
I
,
HI-JACKERS
TAKE
1
I
GOVERNMENT
BOOZE
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
Oct
22.
HI-j
ackers,
who
trussed
up
4
Reginald
Adams
In
the
cab
of
his
freight
delivery
truck
last
night,
stole
twenty-two
cases
of
liquor,
valued
at
$1,000,
des-
tined
to
the
Cloverdale
liquor
vendor,
and
escaped.