Tomorrows
Tides
.
it,-
p,.
R.mrf
el
tost
iAxm
td
NAVY
BILL
CotiMdor
Measure
This
Session
Owing
to
Opposition
-
'
A
HTN'cTON.
D.C..
Feb.
20:
'
1
KK)
naval
bill
win
not
I'd
by
Congress
at
the
'
mn.
It
now
appears
cer-V
'
.
the
House
might
pass
'
:
serious
opposition
has
,:
a
the
Senate.
In
any
Apendltures
are
not
vi-.ii
this
time.
WILL
WORK
i'H
'
HELD0VER
'"ited
States
Conrress
Will
Not
CANNERIES
tlrtl
Hants
In
Alaska
to
Be
Op-
"ra
This
Summer
By
Pacific
American
Fislieri's
r
'iIIAM.
Feb.
20:-Elevcn
'
toil
Ai
i'
l
icun
'
'son,
it
was
announced
'"
E.
B.
Dcmlng.
presl-
tmpany.
This
is
two
i!
Vm
(
u
active
last
year,
tiling
for
the
north
of
i
lcct
will
be
on
March
No
Rlebis
i'
cite
ICG
rtf
tin
If
H
I
TMUlurc
I)erMi
ryldfrs
A
A
V
lilnjttoii;
Taking
of
Vole
Atalnst
State
V
ipia,
Fob.
20:-Byavote
of
u
committee
of
the
;
'i
nure
decided
yesterday
"tmK?ing
a
plebiscite
to
'
Washington
State
as
1
01
lint
th
itnla
dry;
WILL
BE
if
northern
i
Program
Defended
the-,
ex-
f
Seattle,
the
business
of
I
J"""
'
to,
m.U
i
been
suspended
by
the
-
who
is
to
face
trial
in
fraud
charge,
'laving
severed
his
con-
Mi
I
lion
dollars
on
roads
in
their
a
three-hout
session
of
the
Legislature
yesterday.
Dr.
R.
W.
Alward,
the
new
Conservative
member
for
Fort
George,
contributed
a
thoughtful
speech
to
the
debate
on
the
reply
to
the
Speech
from
the
Throne
in
which
he
invited
the
government
to
complete
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Railway.
I
Speaker
C.
F.
Davie
rejected
tne
amendment
moved
by
L.
A.
Hanna
i
of
Albernl
on
Wednesday
which
would
have
censured
the
government
for
allegedly
granting
an
exclusive
bus
line
franchise
on
Van
couver
Island.
Dr.
Alward
advocated
the
restoration
of
pre-!empUon
privileges
on
reverted
lands,
the
construction
of
trails,
the
removal
of
the
mineral
and
oil
reserve
in
the
Peace
River
district
and
advocated
a
reducUon
in
tlmbeV
royalties
and
Jtumpage
charges
which,
he
said,
now
kept
mills
in
NorUiern
British
Columbia
closed
with
loss
of
all
revenue
to
the
government
from
that
source.
Dr.
H.
C
Wrinch.
Skeena.
In
advocating
caution
In
any
action
by
Canada
retarding
the
construction
of
the
proposed
Alaska-Yukon
highway,
cited
the
international
as-which,
he
said,
.b!
PlshrrlM
Pir.
bl
In
lile,
Al
would
require
careful
handling.
BIG
JOB
Piate
of
United
Stales
Soldiers'
Loan
Bill
Will
(live
Hundreds
of
.Clerks
Employment
Feb.
FCD.
WASHINqTON.
D.C..
au-
maintained.
handle
the
claims.
!
Crawford.
Liberal.
4450.
20
LASHES
METED
OUT
Vancouver
Highwayman
Will
Also
Serve
Five
Years
Concurrently
on
Each
of
Nine
Charges
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
20:
-Pleading
guilty
to
nine
charges
of
armed
robbery,
Keith
Bishop
was
sentenced
to
receive
20
lashes,
and
five
years
on
each
charge
yesterday.
The
sentences
will
run
during
a
terrific
storm.
Charles
Jacques,
Sunde's
partner,
was
saved
VICTORIA,
Feb.
20:
Establishing
a
new
trans-Pacific
record,
the
Canadian
Pacific
liner
Empress
of
Japan
arrived
here
this
morning
after
clipping
three
hours
and
15
minutes
off
her
former
record,
made
on
the
maiden
voyage
last
August,
from
Yokohama,
covering
4200
miles
in
eight
days,
three
hours
and
27
mlnues
at
an
average
speed
of
22
knots
per
hour
for
the
voyage.
Capt.
Samuel
Robinson,
commander
of
the
vessel,
reported,
the
weather
rough.
for
approximately
half
of.
Ui
vbyae
and
stated
Jhat
the
Japan
would
be
able
to
still
further
Improve
on
the
time.
TO
ALL
CLASSES
1
OF
FlallEKMEN
If
the
$700,000,000
soldiers
a
mass
meeting
of
all.
flshex-
hin
whirh
was
Dftssed
yesterday
by
i.
Wimi
will
beheld
In
j
the
CI
tv
the
Senate
and
House
actually
be-
jjalli
gaturday
first,
February
on
law.
It
will
mean
that
sev-lj.
21
ftt
7.30
D.m.
under
the
aus-
eral
hundreds
of
additional
clerks
plCM
0f
the
Prince
Rupert
will
have
to
be
taken
on
to
handle
pjghermen's
Co-operative
As-
the
hundreds
of
thousands
of
ap-
soclation.
Business:
To
ex-
plications
which
will
be
received
i
pialn
the
alms,
objects
and
from
ex-service
men
throughout
;
consUtuUon
of
the
association.
the
United
State.
It
U
estimated
nd
enroll
members.
(44)
Mt
if
unnld
take
tlx
months
to;
TRAGEDY
ON
WESTC0AST
VICTORIA,
Feb.
20:
Olav
Sunde.
,
VICTORIA,
Feb.
28:
Strong
de-
aged
40,
New
Westminster
fisher-
j
fence
of
the
government
road
con-
man,
waa
drowned
yesterday
wheni
XL
the
defunct
ro
company.
truction
and
unemployment
workLthe
fishing
boat
Magna,
en
route;
from
Seattle
a-.,!,
Uo
years
programi
Li
Htf.trf.
Bruhn,;
from
Vancouver
to
Barclay
Sound.
;
i
minister
oftpiiblK
vtU
featured
piled
up
on
the
beach
near
Clo-oose
He
reported
to
Bamfleld
life
saving
j
station
that
the
craft
was
unable)
to
make
headway
in
the
storm
and
i
was
gradually
rorced
w
snore.
Sunde
leaped
overboard
before
the
vessel
struck
and
disappeared
in
the
huge
seas,
Jacques
stayed
with
the
boat
and
walked
ashore.
A
Bamfleld
life
saving
crew,
with
the
Canadian
government
steamer
Armentierres.
is
at
the
scene
of
the
wreck
searching
for
Sunde's
body.
NEW
FAST
RUNMADE
Empress
of
Japan
Clips
More
Than
Three
Hours
Off
Former
Trans-Pacific
Record
OUTLET
IS
ASKED
FOR
Legislature
of
Alberta
Asks
Dominion
to
Lose
no
Time
in
Giving:
Peace
River
Line
EDMONTON,
Feb.
20:
The
need
of
all
possible
speed
in
getting
a
coast
outlet
from
the
Peace
Itiver
country
to
the
Pacific
seaboard
will
be
urged
upon
the
government
of
the
Dominion
by
the
provincial
government
of
Alberta.
A
resolution
to
this
effect
was
unanimously
passed
in
the
Legislature
yesterday.
TO
BOOST
CAR
TRADE
Action
Taken
byf
'.Federal
Government
Expected
to
Help
Industry
Greatly
in
Canada
Long
Wanted
Manufacturers
Guarantee
That
There
Will
be
no
Increase
in
PrUes
of
Autos
OTTAWA,
Feb.
20:
New
action
in
connection
with
the
tariff
on
American
automobiles
was
aken
for
the
protection
of
the
automobile
industry
in
the
Dominion
of
Canada
and
to
afford,
employment
for
Canadian
automobile
workers.
Dominion
manufacturers
have
contended
all
along
that
such
action
would
guarantee
millions
of
dollars
In
new
employment
for
workers
and
the
industry
in
Canada.
Certain
automobile
retailers
of
high
priced
cars
had
opposed
the
request.
Canadian
automobile
manufac
turers
have
given
assurance
that,
in
no
event,
will
the
price
of
cars
to
purchasers
be
Increased.
BIRTH
NOTICE
A
son
was
born
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
Furnlotis,
James
Apartments,
Thursday
morning,
February
19.
ped
with
skis.
!
;
!
i:
I
I
1
!
Why
Advertise?
Saturday,
1
1931
HI,
mm
w
20.05
It.
Some
people
do
not
want
more
5
a
i.
19.0
it.
business.
That
Is
why
they
neglect
Lew
y
S
5.9
ft.
.'
the
generally
accepted
metnod
of
3
2
.
5.4
ft
k
placing
their
wares
before
the
people
o
rl
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
in
the
form
of
advertisements.
V,.
xxii
no.
43.
.
SB"
;j
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
20,
1931
NEMPLOYMENT
FUND
IS
EXHAUSTED
NINETY
MILLION
BUSHELS
OF
GRAIN
SENT
FIIOM
RUSSIA
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Feb.
20.
According
to
statistics
com-
piled
here,
Russia
has
exported
30,000,000
bushels
of
grain
since
October
1
last.
It
is
not
believed
that
the
Soviet
Re-
public
has
much
more
wheat
available
for
the
world's
mar-
kets.
WORLD
DAY
OF
PRAYER
Opened
This
Alternoon
in
St.
Paul's
Lutheran
Church
With
Mrs.
Hanson
as
Leader
The
annual
World's
Day
of
Prayer,
in
which
church
women
of
all
Protestant
denominations
participate,
opened
at
3
o'clock
this
afternoon
in
St.
Paul's
Lutheran
Church.
Mrs.
John
H.
Hanson,
wife
'
of
the
pastor
of
St.
Paul's
Church,
'is
leader
here
on
this
occasion.
A
long
devotional
program
has
been
'
arranged.
LUCKY
TO
GOVERNMENTS
NEW
DUTY
SYSTEM
ON
AMERICAN
CARS
little
Money
is
Left
In
Coffers
For
Relief
Work
States
Minister
Intcrcsliiiu
Information
Elicited
By
Inquiry
of
Dr.
II.
C.
Wrinch
Issues
Warning
to
Government
VICTORIA,
Feb.
20:
Hon.
R.
W.
Bruhn,
minister
of
i
.Hi.lie
works,
informed
H.
C.
Wrinch,
member
for
Skeena,
i-
ttu
Legislature
Thursday
that
there
was
little
money
t
in
the
unemployment
relief
fund
but
said
he
would
be
:.A
discuss
Skeena's
need
for
further
relief
with
the
her.
Dr.
Wrinch
thanked
the
government
for
the
re-
Wlef
extended
during
the
past
year,
HELPING
HUSBAND
Mrs.
Linden
Turns
Orrr
Her
Estate
to
Aid
Defence
of
Former
Seattle
Financier
',V
YORK
Feb.
20:
-Mn.
Lln-i.i'iK
over
her
entire
prl-av
of
$750,000
to
aid
In
the
but
warned
that
the
crisis
was
not
yet
passed
and
detailed
some
of
the
difficulties
experienced
by
the
people
In
his
constituency,
he
warned
against
too
precipitate
a
condition
with
regard
to
the
spectacular
Alaska
highways
while
no
district
j
would
benefit
more
than
his
by
j
this
great
undertaking.
He
warned
Uiat
the
interests
of
B.C.
must
be
safeguaided
first
in
considering
a
project
demanded
primarily
by
the
United
Status.
What
would
the
government's
at-
LARORITES
HOLD
ISLINGTON
SEAT
LONDON,
Feb.
20:
Labor
retained
East
Islington
in
Thursday's
by-election.
Mrs.
Leah
Manning,
Labor
candi-
date,
secured
10,591
votes;
Bri-
gadier
General
A.
C.
Crltchley.
United
Empire
Crusader,
na-
tive
of
Calgary.
Alta..
8314;
Miss
Thelma
Cazalet,
Conser-
vative,
7182,
and
Major
H.
E.
BE
ALIVE
Los
Anteles
Aviator
Had
Hunch
to
Go
Back
and
Get
His
Parachute
LOS
ANGELES.
Feb.
20
L.
II
Jack
Atkinson,
local
aviator.
Is
alive
today
because
he
had
an
afterthought
yesterday.
Atkinson,
a
test
pilot,
was
about
to
take
off
in
a
new
plane
when
he
thought
he
had
better
take
along
a
parachute.
Ten
minutes
later
Atkinson
and
plane
were
back
on
the
ground
the
former
j
alive
and
uninjured
and
the
latter
j
a
twisted
mass
of
burning
wreck-j
age.
Soon
after
being
taken
up,
the
1
machine
went
into
a
tailspln
and
!
Atkinson,
being
unable
to
stralgh-,
ten
It
out.
Jumped
overboard
with
the
'chute.
Mrs.
Burke
Flown
Out
With
Her
Children
Yesterday
to
Carcross
In
Ill-Fated
Plane
of
Husband
Another
chapter
in
the
epic
story
in
connection
with
the
death
by
starvation,
after
he
had
made
a
forced
landing
with
his
plane
on
the
Liard
River,
of
the
late
Capt.
E.
J.
A.
Burke
was
completed
yesterday
mornnjj:
when
the
widow,
Mrs.
Burke,
and
her
two
children
were
flown
by
Pilot
R.
I.
Van
Der
Byl
in
the
ill-fated
plane
from
Atlin
to
Carcross.
From
Carcross
Mrs.
Burke
and
het
children
will
proceed
by
train
tol-T-
y-.
Skagway
whence
they
will
emqark
aboard
the
next
steamer
for
Vancouver.
They
are
expected
to
be
here
next
Wednesday
afternoon
aboard
the
Princess
Norah
bound
south.
It
is
understood,
that
Mrs.
Burke
will
later
proceed
from
Vancouver
with
her
children
to
Ireland,
her
native
home,
to
reside
in
future.
After
taking
Mrs.
Burke
to
Car-cross,
Pilot
Van
Der
Byl
went
back
with
his
plane
to
Atlin.
He
was
to
pick
up
W.
A.
Joerss,
co-pilot,
and
Emll
Kadlng,
mechanic,
the
Government
Telegraphs
report,
and
proceed
with
them
to
Llard
today,
heading
then
for
Burns
Lake
en
route
to
Vancouver
where
the
plane
will
be
given
a
thorough
overhaul
before
resuming
service.
The
plane
is
being
taken
out
via
the
Interior
snow
belt
as
it
is
equip
VUUMjUIN
POOL
PLAN
Retina
Provides
For
Prtbisclte
on
Question
of
Compulsory
Pool
REOINA.
Feb.
20:
Saskatchewan
will
vote
on
a
one
hundred
per
cent
pool
plan.A
motion
providing
for
a
referendum
on
a.
compulsory
pool
plan
was'
passed
by
a
vote
of
43.
to
five.
Wheat
Prices
Take
Another
Jump
Today
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
20:
-r
The
price
of
whant
took
another
upward
iumn
on
the
local
exchanee
today.
j
being
quoted
at
64ftc.
City
Had
to
Do
Good
Work
in
Financing
Last
Year
to
Have
Such
Small
Deficit,
'Tis
Said
VThe
expenditure
on
general
account
in
1930
has
exceeded
the
year's
revenue
by
,$6,518.85,
which
on
comparison
with,
your
budget
figure
for
that
year,
Shows
careful
and
close:
iinancingJnasmuch
as
the
over-expenditure
can
be
attributed
to
the
unforeseen
circumstances
arising
from
the.
unemployment
situation
and
from
unexpected
ecreases
in
me
grants
anucipaiea
from
the
provincial
government,"
S3y3
the
report
of
George
Rorle,
city
auditor,
for
1930
which
is
now
in
the
hands
of
the
members
of
the
city
council
for
their
consideration
before
being
finally
approved.
The
taxes
levied
for
general
purposes.
Mr.
Rorie's
reporlT
shows,
amounted
to
$207,449.47
as
compared
with
$213,292.76
in
1929
The
taxes
levied
for
local
improvement
bylaws
in
1930
amounted
to
$106.-799.80
making,
together
with
general
rates,
a
"total
of
$314,249.27
as
compared
with
$318,134
in
1929.
The
total
assessment
of
the
city
was
decreased
from
$5,037,623
to
$4,610,-649
while
the
tax
rate
was
increased
from
45
to
48
mills'.
The
current
taxes
collected
In
1930
amounted
to
$259,108.30
while
arrears
collected
amounted
to
$37.-861.36,
making
an
aggregate
collec
tion
for
the
year
of
$296,969.66.
The
percentage
of
collection
of
current
general
taxes,
for
1930
was
89.5.
Mr.
Rories
report
then
goes
on
to
give
all
the
figures
of
city
finan
clng
including
revenue
and
expen
dituK.
assets
and
liabilities,
etc.
BIG
NAVAL
PROGRAM
France
Plans
Large
Expenditure
on
Provision
of
More
Capital
Ships
PARIS,
Feb.
20:
In
addition
to
extensively
bolstering
up
Its
air
defenses,
France
is
also
proposing
the
launching
of
another
large
program
of
capital
ships.
The
naval
department
is
making
a
recommendation
to
this
effect
to
Parliament.
Increase
of
France's
naval
armaments
in
this
way
would
still
further
widen
the
breach
between
this
country
and
Italy
with
a
view
to
limitation.
.
BONUS
BILL
.
ISASSED
Certain
Veto
of
President
Will
Be
Ineffectual
Atalnst
Measure
For
$700,000,000
WASHINGTON,
Feb.
20:
-Assuring
passage
of
the
measure
by
a
substantial
margin
despite
the
certain
veto
of
President
Hoover,
the
Senate
yesterday
passed
the
$700.-000.000
soldiers'
bonus
bill
b.v
a
ytte
of
72
to
12.
This'
mlrghi
wtll
ntake
the
President's,
veto
Ineffectual.
The
bill
was
approved
by
the
House
363
to
39.
DISCOUNT
OF
TWENTY
TElt
CENT
FOR
CUSTOMS
ON
AMERICAN
CARS
'
.1
OTTAWA.
Feb.
20:
A
fixed
discount
of
twenty
per
cent
from
,11st
prices
for
duty
pur-
poses
on
all
United
States
au-
tomoblles
entering
Canada
for
sale
is
announced
by
Hon.
E.
B.
Ryckman.
minister
of
national
revenue.
PROGRAM
'
FOR
AIR
French
Ministry
Plans
Expenditures
of
$200,000,000
to
Keep
Up
Armaments
PARIS.
Feb.
20:
An
air
budget
.tailing
$200,000,000
is
to
be
presented
to
Parliament
by
,the
Air
Ministry
of
France
to
cover
a
huge
program
of
aerial
armaments
which
are
planned
in
order,
that
France
may
maintain
its
place
among
other
nations
in
the
air.
FIENDISH
KILLING
San
Francisco
Youth
Set
Aged
Woman
on
Fire
to
Steal
Small
Sum
of
Money
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Feb.
20:
Charles
Simpson,
19-year
old
youth,
confessed
to
the
police
yesterday
to
one
of
the
most
fiendish
murders
that
has
been
recorded
in
the
history
of
this
city.
Simpson
admitted
having
poured
kerosene
over
an
aged
woman
who
conducted
a
suburban
store
and
burning
her
to
death
in
order
to
rob
her
of
a
small
sum
of
money.
ALTA.
TOWN
HASBLAZE
EDMONTON.
Feb.
20:
Fire
destroyed
the
business
section
of
Chlpman,
45
miles
northwest
of
here
last
night,
causing
damage
estimated
at
$60,000.
Eight
buildings
were
Involved
in
the,
blaze.
Three
hundred
residents
and
nearby
farmers
formed
a
bucket
brigade
to
fight
the
flames
and
did
valorous
work.
Samuel
Hill
Has
Major
Operation
and
Feels
Better
PORTLAND.
Oreceon,
Feb.
20
iSa'muel
Hill,
veteran
western
roaa
builder,
underwent
a
major
operation
yesterday
in
St.
Vincent's
llos
ttoh
yesterday
In
St.
Vincent's
Hospital.
Ills
condition
last
night
was
reported
as
being
fairly
good.
He
has
been
seriously
ill
for
some
time.
1
MOW
IN
VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
20:-James
McCall,
aged
66,
employee
of
the
city
street
cleaning
department.
j
was
drowned
last
night
when
ha
fell
off
Second
Narrows
bridge
Into
Burrard
Inlet.
The
body
was