Today's
Weather
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
light
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.63;
sea
smooth.
Vol.
XXIII.,
No.
70.
Importance
of
New
McConntll
Creek
DiSRinss
Becoming
Apparent
$300
In
One
Plane
Trip
NKW
INDUSTKi
l-
for
btg
operator,
to
.
T
!
go
in
and
bring
the
precious
mctaj
SEATTLE,
March,
24!
!"'.'
I.nnnxhlniT
nf
n
nPW
lnnusiIY
t
MWM.kl.tl.
V.
"
'
"
for
Alaska
Involving
utlllaatlon
of
white
birch
stands
on
a
65.-000
acre
tract
of
leased
government
land
across
Knlk
Arm
from
Anchorage,
was
announ
ccd
here
yesterday.
NO
PAPEK
TOMORROW
Tnmnrmw.
being
Oood
Friday
holiday,
there
will
be
and
a
public
no
regular
issue
of
the
Dally
Newt.
The
next
regular
edition
will
appear
Saturday
afternoon.
trict
which
was
so
effectual
that
its
population,
then
only
10.000,
later
exoeeded
63.000.
The
construction
of
this
railway
and
the
Great
North
ern
also
resulted
In
the
development
of
large
water
power
project
on
these
lines
with
resultani
flourishing
manufacturing
towns
iuch
as
Grand
Mere,
Shawnlnlgan,
(Continued
on
Page
Four)
According
to
word
from
Burn
,
Wene
Strickland
-
.
.
(..
.rrtvMl
thr(
I
O
IAU,
a
pne
mnwi
,
.
j
from
Uie
new
Mcuonnen
ws
vi
diggings
in
tne
uwme
U""J
bearing
$U00
In
coarse
gold.
The
Kokl
it
stated
to
have
come
iron
jMx
pockets
in
Mtuonnen
v,icts.
I
which
Is
near
Thutade
Lake.
i
a
party
of
30
Americans,
unaer
Framework
of
the
second
storey
leadership
of
"Mickey"
Drowt
l
of
Is
working
In
the
fllg-crectcd
building
being
Tulsa.
Okla..
of
the
apartment
;
on
the
southwest
corner
of
Igings.
Mr.
Brown
arrived
In
the
Second
Avenue
and
First
Street
by:
city
on
this
morn
mj
J?
from
r.
,r
t,.,.,,,
f,
nu
muntrv
In-
munu
Lake
and
will
sail
tonight
on
..
.
....
.i.i.
nwmini.
ih.
nHnrp
Oeorse
for
Vancouver
uresis
f
Ulrica
rising
:
The
building
will
be
finished
oy
i0n
business.
.
..
j
,
!
t
im
vmr.ted
cuny
summer.
.sj
wl
bc
consldmble
of
ALASKA
OUTS
that,
with
the
;a
stampeae
mw
rr
iters
are
already
reporvcu
w
Bailing
In
on
foot
from
Fort
St.
Jame.
I
....
ik.
ait-nlana
mikM
It
ft
use
t
""f
-
-
Laid
to
Rest
Today
Afternoon
From
llayncr
Bros.
Chapel
to
Falrvicw
Funeral
of
the
late
Eugene
Strickland.
70-year
old
miner.
whose
deaUi
occurred
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
the
day
before
yesterday,
took
place
this
afternoon
from
the
chapel
of
Hay-ner
Bros.,
undertakers,
to
Falrvlew
Cemetery
with
Rev.
Alfred
Wilson,
pastor
of
First
United
Church,
officiating.
Charlee
P.
Balagno
pre
sided
at
the
organ
to
accompany
the
hymns.
Friends
or
deceased
ac
ted
as
pallbearers.
At
a
sDoclal
meeting
of
the
board
of
school
trustees
held
last
night
at
the
home
of
the
chairman,
w.
j.
Orcer.
Eberts
Street,
Walter
Long-will
was
given
the
Job
of
Installing
a
heating
radiator
In
the
principal's"
room
at
Borden
Street
School,
ms
tender
being
$12
which
was
the
lowest.
Other
tenderers
were
Smith
;&
Mallett
and
Henri
Letounieau.
and
other
cases.
I
lit;
piujwwt
v
iw.,."v
.--
j
civil
service
jeariessiy.
wun
justice
to
all
and
vlndlctiveness
to
none.
The
opportunity
sought
for
a
body
of
responsible
men
to
Investigate
the
financial
position
of
the
province
should
be
given.
There
should
be
publication
of
a
quarterly
financial
statement
of
the
province.
A
commission
should
investigate
the
affairs
of
municipal
finance
I
.nmmtkitixiiMv
inri
nnt
.intftBOn-
Funeral
of
70-Year
Old
Miner
Tl.ls;"
-
"
.
nroDerly
signing
revenues.
!
The
education
question
should
be
I
similarly
studied.
Measures
should
be
formulated
to
meet
the
unemployment
proDiom
reference
being
made
to
the
plan
advanced
by
O.
S.
Pearson,
Nanai-
mo,
for
a
board
reoresentattve
of
Industry,
labor
and
the
government
for
correlated
effort
to
alleviate
a
considerable
measure
of
unemploy
ment.
Endeavors
should
be
made
to
get
more
people
on
the
land.
Oreater
production
in
livestock
and
products
of
"soil
should
be
aim
ed
at.
New
market
for
timber
should
be
studied.
Tourist
traffic
should
be
encour-igcd.
1
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
March
24:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
58c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
MARCH
24,
1932
A
Present
For
Senator
Speaker
Oarnrr.
candidate
for
!
United
Stares
presidency
has
a
habit
of
breaking
gavels
when
.allins;
it.-
order
His
Texas
supporters
rrcsntly
sent
ihis,
ove.-.siztd
mll?t
to
'Vashlngton,
suggesting
t.'iat
he
break
aown
tariff
walls
with
It.
Outspoken
Declaration
of
Grit
Policy
is
Given
in
Legislature
'
By
Pattullo
During
Budget
Talk'31
The
Czar's
Jewels
S'nul't
to
make
bovu
's
weep
to
think
thai
$5,000,000
worth
of
the
czar's
jewels
found
their
way
to
Chicago.
This
Jade
snuffbox
is
on
display.
WEATHER
REPORT
Langara
Island
Cloudy,
light
s.'itheast
wind;
moderate
swell,
j
iAionaavs
ieaerai
.
cv-eieciion
in
!
Athabaska
riding
The
final
vote
Is
nounped
as
follows:
Davies,
4914.
Doze,
4632.
j
Normandeau
iVTA.),
3134.
VICTORIA,
March
24:
An
outspoken
declaration
of
:
Axeison
(Farmers
unity
Party),
Liberal
policy
that
will
be
followed
if
he
is
elected
to
of-!233.
..it
:
i.
v,
rri
r
D.
oft,,iir.
Annn
Davies,
who
Is
only
29.
will
be
the
the
Legislature
by
T.
Pattullo,
Oppo-s
fice,
was
given
in
member
of
the
House
of
sition
leader,
and
member
for
Prince
Rupert,
during
the;Commons
course
of
his
speech
on
the
budget,
in
which
he
voiced
the
;
opinion
that
the
Tolmie
Government
would
go
to
the
coun
try
tnis
summer.
Stock
of
the
province's
financial
condition
would
be
taken
In
an
ef
fort
to
make
Income
and
outgo
balance.
There
were
outstanding
cases
of
superannuation
which
should
not
be
tolerated,
he
said,
referring
to
S3S0
a
month
paid
to
F.
A.
Pauline,
ASKS
ABOUT
RELIEF
CAMPS
Prince
George
Centre
of
Questions
Asked
in
Legislature
By
Dr.
J.
:
J.
Oillis,
Liberal
Member
For
Yale
j
Dr.
J.
J.
Olllls.
Liberal
member
for
Yale,
has
asked
In
the
Legis
lature
what
was
the
total
amount.
of
payroll
for
each
relief
camp
In
iFort
George
district
for
September
11931.
October
1931.
November
1931
land
December
1931,
what
was
the
net
amount
paid
to
men
at
each
cf
these
camps
for
these
periods
and
was
any
amount
deducted
as
hos-,
pltal
dues?
If
so,
how
much
was
deducted,
at
what
rate
per
employee
1
and
to
what
hospital
or
Institution
i
were
the
amounts
paid?
Dr.
Olllls
also
Inquires
If
a
relief
camD
was
established
near
New-
I
lands,
If
so.
who
was
the
owner
of
the
buildings
and
site,
were
said
'buildings
and
site
purchased,
ren-!
ted
or
leased
and.
If
so,
from
whom
land
at
what
cost?
How
many
men
were
provided
for
at
the
camp
In
December
1931
and
January
1932
and
what
was
the
total
cost
of
supplies
or
provisions
delivered
to
said
(camp
during
December
1931?
NO
FISH
IN
TODAY
There
was
no
halibut
In
for
sale
on
the
local
Fish
Exchange
this
tnomln'K.
MknJ1
of
the
boats
art
now
tied
up
awaiting
a
better
trice
situation.
TRAIN
ONE
HOUR
LATE
Triple
Island
Raining,
light
easterly
wind:
sen
smooth.
Delayed
in
arriving
on
this
dlvl
nnd
Tree
Point
Overcast,
llaht
slon.
today's
train
from
the
east
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.64;
was
one
hour
late,
not
arriving
tin-
temperature,
44
;
light
chop.
tll
11:40
this
morning
Tomorrow's
Tides
Friday,
March
25,
19'2
High
2:51
a.m.
22:9
It.
15:30
p.m.
20:1
It.
Low
9:25
a.m.
2:0
ft.
21:30
p.m.
5:2
it.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
j
i
CLOSURE
TO
BE
APPLIED
IN
OTTA
WA
TOLMIEHAS
NO
MENTION
OF
RETIRING
FROM
PUBLIC
LIFE
Notwithstanding
Rumor
Premier
Tells
House
He
Is
Getting
Back
Health
Statement
in
Legislature
During
Budget
Debate
Greeted
By
Acclaim
in
Which
Both
Conservative
and
Liberal
Members
Joined
VICTORIA,
March
24:
"Let
me
tell
you
I
am
not
to
retire
from
public
life
in
British
Columbia
until
the
people
of
the
province
say
they
wish
me
to
retire,"
Premier
S.
V.
Tolmie
stated
yesterday
in
the
Legislature
while
speaking
in
the
budget
debate.
"Despite
all
the
rumors
you
may
have
heard,
you
can
take
it
from
me
that
I
am
on
the
wav
back
to
health."
This
statement
brought
enthusiastic
acclaim
from
Con
servative
benches
in
an
ovation
which
was
generously
shared
in
by
the
Opposition.
CALIFORNIA
i
FOR
GARNER
Forty,-Four.
Delegates
From
Golden,
State
Will
Support
Speaker
as
Democratic
Candidate
WASltlNdTON.
D.C..
March
24:-'
Wuilam
Ol6bs
McAdoo.
who
was,
Secretary
of
the
Treasury
In
the
ad-,
m.ntstratlon
of
the
late
President
Woodrow
Wilson,
during
a
brief,
visit
here
yesterday,
declared
that
44
delegates
from
California
at
the
Democratic
national
contention
tn
Chicago
this
summer
would
support
the
candidature
of
speaiccr
jonn
Oamer.
PREMIER
CLEARED
Charges
Ajalnst
Squires
of
Newfoundland
Arc
Found
False
Hy
Sir
John
Middleton
ST.
JOHN'S,
Nfld.,
March
14:
Premier
Squires
was
absolved
by
His
Excellency.
Sir
John
Middleton.
of
charges
of
"falsification
and
Irregularity"
brought
recently
by
Peter
Cashln.
Good
Progress
BeincMadeon
New
Building
Premier
Tolmie
TkU.n
L'SU'
tU"''
hr
w
not
quit
Una
publli-
life
MUCH
GOLD
TAKEN
OUT
RAILWAY
i
BUILDER
I
IS
DEAD
Late
James
Guthrie
Scott
Did
Much
For
Development
of
Northern
Quebec
j
QUEBEC,
March
24:
James'
Outhrle
Scott,
aged
85,
known
throughout
the
Dominion
In
rall-
way
construction
circles,
died
here
yesterday.
Among
the
more
Impor
tant
executive
offices
which
the
late
Mr.
Scott
held
during
an
active
business
career
were
those
of
chairman
of
the
British
Columbia
Anthracite
Syndicate
of
Quebec
and
director
of
the
Pacific
Pass
Coal
Fields
Limited.
He
was
a
past
president
of
the
Quebec
Board
of
Trade.
Born
In
Quebec,
February
13,
1847
of
Scotch
and
Acadian
ancestry
,
the
late
Mr.
Scott
was
educated
in
the
Quebec
public
and
high
schools.
He
left
school
at
the
age
of
17
and
engaged
In
the
lumber
business
with
the
Montmorency
Mills,
becoming
the
head
of
one
of
the
most
Important
departments
Just
one
I
year
after
joining
the
service
of
the
I
company.
i
Air.
Scott.,
entered
v
the
railway
;
business
with
the'Quebec
and
Lake
j8t.
John
Railway
In
1879
and
was
'eventually
made
general
manager,
j
retiring
from
the
service
of
the
company
In
1908
after
having
carried
out
the
building
of
the
road
and
the
Oreat
Northern
500
miles!
jin
all.
Both
lines
are
now
part
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
system.
Mr.
Scott
was
chief
promoter
of
the
Transcanada
Railway,
;
the
surveys
and
agitation
for
which
resulted
in
the
selection
of
the
northern
route
for
the
Transcontinental
Railway
from
Quebec
to
Winnipeg.
On
completion
of
the
Quebec
and
Lake
St.
John
Railway.
Mr.
Scott
organized.
In
connection
with
the
railway,
a
system
of
assisted
colonisation
for
the
Lake
St.
John
dis
Debate
On
Relief
Must
End
on
Tuesday;
Taking
i
Of
Vote
Will
Proceed
Premier
Bennett
Charges
Liberals
With
"Malicious
Wasting
of
Time"
Conference
of
Provincial
Premiers
On
Unemployment
to
Be
Held
Soon
OTTAWA,
March
24:
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett
gave
notice
in
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
of
his
intention
to
apply
the
closure
on
the
government's
unemployment
relief
measure
when
the
House
reassembles
on
Tuesday
after
the
Easter
recess
so
that
it
must
come
to
a
vote
by
2
o'clock
Tuesday
morning.
The
debate
has
been
lengthened
out
considerably
owing
to
Liberal
criticism
of
the
"blank
check"
fea-Y
Xr-T
I
1
1
TIT"!
I
IV
I
-
nffiUT
MAN
'ture
of
the
government's
bill.
IS
ELECTED;
;
EDMQNTON,
March
24:
Percy!
iJ!
vies,
Coniertratoe,
has
been!
elected
by
a
majority
of
283
over'
j
Isaac
Doze,,
Liberal,
as
a
result
of
j
i
Premier
Bennett
accused
Liberals
of
"maliciously
wasting
time."
The
Premier
announced
that
a
'conference
of
Drovlnclal
Dremlers
'
.
Ion
the
subject
of
unemployment
1
would
be
held
In
Ottawa
after
the
rercy
u.
uavies
ucciarra
inner
m
v.rlou.
legislatures
Athabaska
Federal
By-election
Over
Liberal
Opponent
adjourn
their
sessions.
The
House
adjourned
for
the
Easter
recess.
Infancy
Claim
Is
Made
May
In
Court
Cae
In
the
County
Court
case
of
Bryant
Co.
Ltd.
vs.
Thomas
Tasker,
which
Is
set
for
hearing
this
af
ternoon
In
County
Court
before
Judge
F.
McB.
Young
and
In
which
plaintiff
Is
suing
for
$60.10
for
goods
sold
and
delivered,
a
plea
of
Infancy
is
being
entered.
Defendant
claims
that
he
was
only
twenty
years
of
age
at
the
time
of
alleged
sale
of
goods.
This
throws
the
onus
on
plaintiff
of
proving
that
the
goods
in
question
wer
necessary,
since
"Infants"
can
only
be
held
legally
responsible
for
pay
ment
of
necessities.
T.
W.
Brown
Is
acting
as
counsel
tor
plaintiff
while
W.
E.
Fisher
t3
representing
defendant
PROTECT
PUBLIC
Bill
Introduced
in
Legislature
Connection
With
Possible
Development
of
Oil
Field
In
VICTORIA.
March
24:
Protection
for
the
public
Interest
In
the
event
of
any
commercial
oil
field
being
developed
In
British
Columbia
Is
contained
In
a
bill
Introduced
In
the
Legislature
yesterday
by
Hon.
N.
S.
Loughecd,
minister
of
land.
local
niiiL
r.irrs
COMMERCIAL
AIR
LICENCE
LAUDED
Miss
Robergc,
daughter
of
Mrs.
Oiler
Besner
of
this
city.
recently
completed
flying
tests
t
fdr
her
commercial
licence
at
t
Lasalle
Airport,
Montreal.
"I
think
she
will
be
the
first
French-Canadian
lady
to
qua-
llfy
as
a
commercial
pilot,"
states
her
Instructor,
T.
II.
Finney,
In
an
Interview
In
the
Montreal
Star.
We
admire
her
4
pluck
and
tenacity
In
making
4-
her
tests
In
the
rigors
of
whv
ter.H
I
t
1
1
J