Today's
Weather
4
If
Tomorrow's
Tides
Saturday,
February
6,
1932
High
1:34
a.m.
19:8
ft
Prince
Rupert
Part
cloudy,
13:13
pm.
21:7
ft.
l
alm
barometer.
29.90;
se
,Hh.
Low
7:24
am.
7:3
It.
19:54
pjri.
2:1
t.
v
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXXIII
No.
29.
pi.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
5,
1932
PRICE:
FIVE
CENT!
CHINESE
ARE
PUTTING
UP
RESISTANCE
HALIBUT
FLEET
TO
COMMENCE
FISHING
ON
FEBRUARY
15
Japanese
Are
Finding
Shanghai
Occupation
MAGNATE
"
announced
today.
Is
Difficult
Matter
Defenders
Actually
Improved
Their
Position
in
Holding;
I
f
l.nAi
A
,.,
f
nl'nitni.0
III.
....
....
f
I
.illtlili
n
aj
i
ium
iinuuvis
iuiiu;
Louise
ui
Last
Twenty-Four
Hours
I
uMAMfiTTAT.
Ffh.
r!
Snmmintr
nn
rAstilts
nf
iha
nncr
twwty-four
hours
of
fighting
between
Japanese
invaders
and
Chinese
defenders
in
Shanghai
and
vicinity,
foreign
military
observers
agreed
on
Saturday
that
the
Chinese,
i.oICung
inv
impci
native
aectiuu
ui
me
city,
iitiu
jjusii
Ijn
edt
in
Japanese
back
a
little
and
had
improved
their
own,
.rratest
city,
are
exhlb-
f
nip
f
irr
..nt
of
realsUnce
such
as
K
A
K
I
N
I
Hh
c
m
far
in
the
cam-
(
i
here
or
In
Manchuria
i
encountered.
AU
sign
tart
that
Shanghai
iii
without
a
determined
,.
p.irt
of
the
Japanese.
IS
DEAD
IBarncT
Drevfus.
President
of
the
riltsburt
Pirates
in
National
League,
Passes
Away
Was
Sixty-Seven
Death
Followed
Glandular
Opera-
V
lion-Helped
to
Tut
Baseball
on
llich
riane
In
States
K-.V
YORK.
Feb.
5:
The
pro-.,
baseball
world
mourned
f
unother
of
iU
magantes
-
t
he
death
of
Barney
Drcy-Tnrr
and
president
of
the
"
.
Pirates
club
In
the
Na-j
aaur
Mr.
Dreyfus
suc-i"
following
an
operation
for
i
trouble.
He
was
07
years
f
...nd
for
the
past
few
years
(
!!
joyed
good
health.
A:
:
the
men
whose
effort
America's
national
game
on
andard.
none
was
entitled
vrcdlt
than
Barney
Drey-
E.
oali
was
his
prime
Interest.
ed
himself
to
Improving
a
m
all
1U
aspects,
In
the
Mid
of
the
sport
as
well
as
playing
field.
'lass
was
known
as
the
i'
st
among
the
magnates
of
nir
leagues.
His
business
ab-nd
acumen
proved
valuable
'o
the
National
League
when
organizations
appeared
to
"no
Its
position
at
the
top
of
inniil
baseball.
Defended
Game
owner
of
the
Pirates
was
a
'-'
factor
in
the
defense
of
the
1
i.cd
game
through
two
base-v
dTs
The
first
was
that
waged
(Continued
on
Page
Four
TEAR
DOWN
BUILDING
t
Eby
to
Take
Down
Old
Commissary
Structure
at
Local
Dry
Dock
l
f
Eby.
local
bulldine
contrac
tu
tear
down
the
old
building
"'
'.ho
local
dry
dock
which
was
for-m'
''i.v
used
as
a
commissary
and
i
ding
house
during
the
ship
'
"li.'trilrtlnn
rinvm
lr
trhi
flirtll-A
A
1
lAWkS
JU4JL
U
DESCRIBED
Miss
E.
Lucas
is
Interesting
Speaker
Before
Teachers'
Association
At
the
regular
monthly
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Teachers'
As
sociation
held
at
Borden
Street
on
Tuesday
evening
Miss
Dr.
E.
Lu
cas
of
the
King
Eawara
ingn
School
staff
gave
a
most
Interest
ing
talk
on
"Life
In
the
Latin
Quar
ter."
basing
her
subject
on
exper
iences
during
the
three
years
she
spent
In
Parts.
Following
her
gra
duation
from
the
University
of
British
Columbia
In
arts
Miss
Lucas
spent
three
years
at
the
Sor-bonne
In
Parte
qualifying
for
her
doctor's
degree.
The
manv
differences
between
life
at
a
Canadian
university
and
life
at
the
Sorbonne
were
graphi
cally
described
and
the
many
un
usual
contrasts
made
her
hearers
realise
how
different
educational
systems
may
be.
The
lack
of
con
tact
between
professor
and
student
In
French
college
was
stressed.
With
classes
of
over
a
hundred
pu-niu
and
with
the
professor
prob
ably
devoting
only
partial
time
to
that
class.
It
Is
ImpossiDie
ior
nun
to
become
acquainted
with
his
stu
dents.
There
are
very
few
girw
ai
Lhe
sorbonne.
Most
of
the
girls
of
th
more
educated
classes
complete
their
education
at
finishing
schools
and
only
a
few
who
plan
on
making
some
orofewlon
their
life
woric
at
tend
the
university.
The
degree
of
doctor
Is
obtained
by
few
men
even
and
that
only
after
some
years'
study.
Miss
Lucas
gave
Illuminating
details
of
her
own
experiences.
After
the
thesis
had
been
prepared
and
sent
to
the
examining
board
a
Jury
was
selected
to
take
charge
of
the
oral
examlnaUon.
This
was
held
in
mihUi.
and.
as
due
notice
of
the
f
.
.
u
date
of
examination
nao
oeen
puu-Uthed.
there
was
an
audience.
The
Jury
sat
on
the
platform,
and
the
candidate
also
but
with
back
to
the
audience
and
facing
the
examiners.
The
candidate
was
questioned
o
the
treatise
submitted
ana
naa
mj
iustlfy
her
conclusions.
This
ordeal
lasted
from
nine
till
noon.
Later
the
verdict
was
given
ana
pcrmis-mat
oi
vn
to
the
successful
ap-
pllcant
to
publish
the
treatise
In
bookform.
...
.
Miss
Lucas
told
or
Hie
m
uie
u-tln
Quarter,
the
oldest
district
In
Paris.
There
are
21
districts
each
town
hall.
The
LaUn
with
Its
own
Quarter
Is
the
gayest,
with
the
two
main
classes,
the
students
and
the
artUU
in
their
respective
dresses
..i
of
thi.
class
to
which
they
belong;
the
artist
to
are
so
proud
inns
hair,
a
vrivei
j.".
'"'
the
work
has
been
accepted,
it
loose
flowing
tie
IV
.
..
.
......
A4
j
the
siuaen'
-
(Continued
on
Page
Four)
North
Takes
His
Family
Along
When
Exploring
If
ArUiui
Norm
g'
rs
expiurin.-
he
takes
his
family
along.
Ma
and
Pa
and
the
kids
Just
returned
after
a
winder
a',
the
northmust
point
of
Norwegian
Lapland.
There's
nothing
like
the
arctic
circle,
pa
was-
heard
to
remark
ICE
THRUST
IS
STUDIED
One
of
Important
Problems
to
Be
Taken
Up
at
Engineering
Convention
TORONTO.
Feb.
5:
Investigations
into
the
problem
of
"ice
thrust"
the
pressure
exerted
by
the
expansion
of
Ice
as
Its
temperature
rises
a
matter
of
great
Importance
In
connection
particularly
with
hydro-electric
power
plants,
were
described
by
E.
Brown,
dean
of
the
McOlll
University
faculty
of
engineering,
and
George
C.
Clark
of
Montreal.
In
a
paper
before
the
Engineering
Institute
of
Canada
The
experts
conducted
their
ln-:
vestlgaUons
at
the
power
plant
at
Island
Falls
on
the
Churchill
River
in
Northern
Manitoba.
Valuable
la-
J
boratory
work
was
accomplished
1
although
they
have
been
unable
as
yet
to
fix
a
definite
pressure
to
be
allowed
for
ice
expansion.
A
figure
of
10.0QO
pounds
per
lineal
foot
was
used
In
the
design
of
the
dam
at
Island
Falls.
Many
dams
have
been
erected
wtth
no
allowance
for
"Ice
thrust."
as
very
little
data
Is
at
present
available.
It
has
been
learned,
however,
that
the
overturning
"moment"
due
to
upward
pressure
of
of
water
Is
less
than
the
"moment"
due
to
the
pressure
of
water
on
the
up
stream
face.
The
ice-thrust
may
nroduce
an
overturning
"moment
equal
to
that
of
water,
yet
the
al
lowance
for
Ice
pressure
has
been
more
or
less
a
matter
of
guesswork
so
far.
Spring
Salmon
is
Sold
Here
Today
Sea
Lions
Said
to
be
Interfering
With
Activities
of
Trollers
Near
Pearl
Harbor
W.
Green
of
Port'
Simpson
brought
In
300
pounds
of
spring
salmon
this
morning
from
me
neighborhood
of
Pearl
Harbor,
it
was
sold
locally.
Mr.
Green
reports
that
sea
Hons
are
working
havoc
with
the
fish
and
making
it
difficult
tor
the
fishermen
In
that
neighborhood.
,
PREFERENCE
GIVEN
FISH
OF
BRITISH
COLUJIBIA
BSBBBBBBBn
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
5.
News
that
British
Columbia
canned
salmon
and
frozen
fish
would
be
favored
with
a
10
prefer-
ence
over
foreign
imports
into
Great
Britain
was
greeted
with
great
satisfaction
in
the
fish-
lng
Industry
yesterday.
WAGE
CUT
ACCEPTED
MONTREAL,
Feb.
5:
Running
trades
of
the
railways
of
Canada
have
accepted
a,
ten
per
cent
wage
cut
for
one
year
as
from
December
1
last.
Twenty-six
thousand
employees
are
affected.
The
Canadian
railwaymen
had
at
first
refused
to
take
the
cut,
but,
In
view
of
American
railway
employees
having
recently
accepted
one,
they,
too,
have
altered
their
original
stand.
APPEALS
NUMEROUS
1
CItIc
Court
of
Revision
Next
Monday
Will
Have
Long
List
of
j
Assessments
to
Deal
With
I
j
The
civic
court
of
revision,
which
j
will
commence
Its
sessions
next
'Monday
morning,
will
deal
with
one
of
the
longest
list
of
appea.s
which
has
been
presented
In
years
There
are
twenty-seven
appeals
on
the
lis;
and
possibly
a
couple
ot
i
hundred
lots
are
involved.
The
DrinclDal
irround
of
complaint
la
that
assessments
are
too
high.
O.
II.
Arnold
and
M.
M.
Stephens,
!
who
offered
to
take
appeals
to
the
I
court
lor
individual
property
own
Sers
under
the
auspices
of
tht
j
Prince
Rupert
Ratepayers'
Association,
have
both
filed
many
appeals
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
5:
-
Wheat
was
quoted
at
61c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
1
The
United
State
leads
the
world
In
medical
education.
Army
Plane
InlNose-Dive
The
pilot,
trapped
in
the
oockpii
did
not
iiape
when
this
Argentine
army
plane
dove
its
nose
down
into
the
ground
near
Dlamonte.
Entre
Rlos
province.
The
picture
shows
the
plane
a
moment
ot
Impact
Proposal
of
Buyers
to
Delay
Commencement
of
Season
Is
Rejected
lloats
Will
Start
Leaving
About
Twelfth
of
Month
so
as
to
be
on
Grounds
in
Plenty
of
Time
For
Legal
Commencement
of
Operations
Following
a
decision
by
the
boat
owners
of
Seattle
to
a
suggestion
of
the
fish
buyers
that
the
commence-
I
ment
of
1932
fishing
operations
be
delayed
until
March
1
halibut
boat
owners
of
Prince
Rupert,
at
a
meeting
last
night,
decided
unanimously
also
to
start
fishing
on
February
13,
the
legal
date
for
the
opening
of
the
season.
The
Canadian
fleet
had
been
willing
ton
remain
in
port
until
March
1
but;
VTrr,rv
4
.TTV
made
this
action
conditional
upon
I
A
I
I
I
I
1
A
iM
I
I
the
fleets
of
Seattle
and
other
coast
V
X
ttl
1
ports
doing
likewise.
In
view
of
the
t
.
-vr-i
decision
by
a
close
margin
of
the
;
K
A
1
1
nJ
A
fiAatita
floAfr
tn
dart
ftcVilrtCT
nn
Fehruarv
15.
thev.
therefore,
will'
follow
suit.
The
Prince
Rupert
namare
meeting
was
presided
over
by
Capt.
J.
D.
Thurber,
president
of
the
Canadian
Halibut
Vessel
Owners'
LA&socUUon
W.
E.
Drake
manager
The
first
regular
meeting
of
Uie
new
Cambral
Chapter
of
the
Imperial
Order
Daughters
of
the
Em
pire
was
held
last
night
at
tue
home
of
Miss
Grieve.
This
newly!
formed
chapter
consists
of
the
younger
members
ot
Hill
Chapter
60
and
was
organised
to
that
Municipal
Chapter
could
still
be
carried
on.
The
following
officers
were
elec
ted:
Honorary
Regent
Mrs.
John
Manson.
'
Regent
Miss
Florence
Smith
First
Vice
Regent
Mrs
C.
Taylor
Second
Vice
Regent
Mrs.
O.
W
Laldler.
Secretary
Miss
Vera
Smith.
Treasurer.
Miss
Muriel
Morris.
Echoes
Secretary
Miss
Jean
Orieve.
Educational
Secretary
Miss
Pat
Owver.
Stanaard
Bearer
Mist
Olivu
Munro.
The
Cambral
Chapter
for
t;.e
ensuing
year
will
be
concentrating
their
efforts
on
raising
money
for
relief
work
in
the
city.
Farmers,
Institute
Elects
Directors
For
Coming
Year
TERRACE.
Feb.
&:-H.
L.
Frank.
Frank
Loyd.
O.
Hipp.
C.
II.
Thomas,
and
V.
Ooodwtn
have
jbeen
elected
to
the
by
motorbus.
Has
Been
More
Than
Compensated
For
By
Better
Standard
ot
Living
TORONTO.
Ont.
Feb;
5
What-
of
Edwarfl
-LIpsett
Ltd.
at
'
PrfaVeer'sVeel
Rupert,
acting
as
secretary
In
the
j
use
of
motor
vehicles
has
caused
absence
of
O.
W.
Nickerson.
the
railways,
has
been
more
than
Many
vessels
of
the
Prince
Ru-compensated
for
by
the
growth
pert
fleet
are
preparing
to
leave
for
in
the
standard
of
living
the
grounds
about
February
12
so
'and
the
consequent
general
m-
as
to
be
out
in
plenty
of
time
for
the
start
of
the
season.
CHAPTER
IS
ORGANIZED
crease
In
Industrial
activity
of
tha
clared
S.
W.
Falrweather,
director
ot
the
bureau
ot
economics
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
In
a
paper
read
today
before
the
annual
meeting
ot
the
Engineering
Institute
of
Canada.
Mr.
Falrweather
estimated
tint
17
percent
ot
passenger
travel
Is
j
by
steam
railways,
14
percent
tjr
jeiecinc
railways,
ns
percent
or
New
Subsidiary
Branch
of
I.O.D.E.J
private
motorcar
and
one
percent
.
.
.
w
t
nil
I
Is
Formed
in
City
The
tremendous
increase
In
mo'r
tor
vehicle
travel
had
caused
4
reducUon
of
five
million
dollars
ptr
annum
in
railway
passenger
revenues
In
the
past
few
years,
Mr.
Falrweather
stated
But
that
was
too
great
a
disparity
in
cot
to
permit
ot
anything
like
a
complete
substitution
of
the
motr
vehicle
tor
railway
service
In
Canada,
where
the
average
haul
nf
freight
traffic
exceeded
350
miles
The
bulk
of
the
nation's
land
transport
must
of
necessity
remain
with
the
railways.
Mr
Fairweather
pointed
out
tJie
investment
In
highways
and
motor
vehicles
of
over
two
billion
dollar
In
the
comparatively
short
time
since
the
advent
of
the
motordft
approached
the
total
Investment
th
railway
facilities.
If
highway
vehicles
were
to
bear
the
total
cost
of
the
highways
which
had
brn
Improved
for
their
use.
motor
vehicle
taxes
would
have
to
be
increased
240
percent--to
an
average
joi
S64
per
vehicleand
the
tax
on
gasoline
increased
to
IS
cents
I
I
per
gallon,
he
asserted
j
Mr.
Fairweather
also
declared
j
the
so-called
level
crossing
men-
,ace
whs
responsible
for
only
tw
;
percent
of
the
violent
deaths
m
j
Canada
on
the
yearly
averng.
;
Twenty-five
percent
of
all
violent
I
deaths
in
Canada
were
due
to
mo
tor
ver.iues,
out
oniy
seven
percent
or
all
motor
fatalities
occur-red
at
level
crossings,
he
added.
WEATHER
REPORT
Dead
Tree
Point
Part
cloudi?
directorate
of;
calm:
barometer.
29.82:
tcmncra-
the
Kltsumkalum
Farmer's
Imt'-1
ture.
40;
sea
smooth,
tute
foi
the
ensuing
year.
The
In-
Triple
Island
Overcast,
llg
stilutc
in
all
its
branches,
did
a1
northerly
wind;
sea
smooth,
business
umounttng
to
$15,000
la.tt
Langara
Island
Overcast,
light
year.
I
northwest
wind;
sea
smooth.
Si
r
.
n.
1
s1
I
v
t'4
It,
k
1
X
i
r
;
t
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