Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
She
Tuesday,
May
3,
193?
prince
Rupert
Clear,
calm;
barometer,
High
,
30.00;
temperature,
54;
12:14
p.m.
18:2
ft.
5ca
Kmooth.
Low
6:15
am.
4:8
It.
18:14
p.m.
6:8
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
JCOLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXIII
No.
103.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C,,
MONDAY,
MAY
2,
1932
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
SPRING
IS
HERE
NUDE
DOUKS
SING
PR6pOSFOR
r-
VVV
RELIEF
.
,
t
MADE
.
BY
LOCAL
CONSERVATIVES
Two
Hundred
trtckWjDOUBLE
Men
and
Women
Paraded
Near
Nelson
On
Sunday
Police
Officers,
With
Aid
of
Itching
Powder,
Subdue
Them
and
One
Hundred
and
Seventeen
Arc
Now
in
Jail
Was
Lively
Rattle
NE
LSON,
May
2:
A
nude
parade
of
"two
hundred
Di
ukiiobors,
members
of
the
Sons
of
Freedom
sect,
at
Trrum-
on
Sunday
culminated
in
a
pitched
battle
with
pr
iuruial
police
officers
as
a
result
of
which
117
of
the
gr
,ip.
including
33
women,
are
in
jail
here.
The
police
en-r
red
the
nudists
idly
milling
and
chanting.
The
Douk-
WORKLESS
MEETING
1
H.
Montgomery
and
Wlllum
Irtin
Are
Speakers
Stool
Mftons
Trotrsted
Against
P-mce
Rnpwt
and
District
'.':r,T:
.M
Association
held
a
tr'
last
night
In
the
Assoc
-
'
4
r
7
T?
;
Es
A;
lT
.r.
I-
T:
ipef
:
Brr
Ml.,
'''
;
hall
at
SU
second
av-w
-t
There
were
about
400
'
"nt
at
the
meeting
which
;deo
over
by
Charles
Chap-
;
W
II.
Montgomery
hp
meeting,
giving
a
his-
tic
labor
movement.
Wm.j
!
Clovah
Bav
was
also
a
ution
was
passed
for
pre
:
to
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett
-c
against
the
practice
of
jl
Canadian
Mounted
Po-.
:ng
stool
pigeons
to
suy
i
unemployed
workers."
IS
DEAD
IN
CALIFORNIA
lmn
D.
MacDoutall
Was
Formerly
Vanderhoot
Publisher
'
ANGELES.
May
2:-
r
.1
antes
D.
MacDougall.
58,
iVH-t
and
movie
actor,
has
m
publicly
known.
Glasgow,
Scotland.
Mac-ii.id
lived
in
Canada
and
States
since
he
was
a
boy.
'fiitor
and
publisher
of
"The
ud
Tartan,"
only
publl-fst
of
the
Rocky
Mountains
the
lnteresta
of
Scottish
'Hons.
I'-ver
Scotch
dialect
made
'
popular
figure
at
the
Holly-'
:
vie
studios.
One
of
his
best
with
Will
Rogers
In
"So
I'Oiidon."
"
lomlnc
hre.
he
was
oub-
the
Vanderhoof
Times
an('
tiidako
Star
of
British
Oolum-
ASSIZES
ON
THISWEEK
Criminal
Cases
Up
For
Hearing;
ne
Civil
Action
and
Two
Divorce
Petitions
un
exceptionally
light
list
J
'
on
the
docket,
the
spring
,
,"n
the
Supreme
Court
As-
frill
open
here
on
Wednesday
1"rii'"R
of
this
week.
There
are
no
Jirrunni
cases
coming
up
and
a
""Hie
of
divorce
cases
and
one
lv"
re
will
comprise
the
docket.
battle
for
nearly
an
hour
before
the
efforts
of
the
officers,
with
the
aid
of
itching
powder,
were
successful
in
subduing
them.
-
IIALIDUT
LANDINGS
THIS
YEAR
llinilEK
Halibut
landings
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
during
the
month
of
AprU
this
year
total-
led
1.617,000
pounds
as
com-
pared
with
1,58
1.700
pounds
in
the
same
month
last
year.
Tndinn
for
UlU
Anrtl
lnciu-
ded
1.0t8,000i
pounds'
ot
Amen-
1
can
halbat
and
SW.tXXl
pourtdsj
ad-
of
Canadian.
WEATHER
IMPROVED
More
Sunshine
This
Year
Than
Last
Also
Less
Ilain
An
exceptionally
fine
month
of
AprU
makes
weather
conditions
f
132
to
dale
show
a
great
Improvement
over
those
for
the
corresponding
period
of
1931.
There
was
but
3.2
Inches
of
precipitation
In
Prince
Rupert
this
April
.
Mmnmd
with
10.7
inches
in
The
I
April
1931.
So
far
this
year
precipi
t
.
twin
here
has
reached
a
total
of
34.07
inches
as
compared
with
40.38
Inches
In
the
first
four
montns
oi
1W1.
.
.
During
the
month
Just
ended
ina
i
twuiri
of
sunshine
was
recor
ded
here
as
against
96
hours
In
Ap
ril
lat
vear.
So
far
this
year
sun
shine
has
totalled
3188
hours
as
against
190.4
hours
in
the
first
four
months
of
last
year.
Following
is
the
westher
win-min
fnr
Anrtl
as
announced
this
morning
by
R.
0.
Emmerson,
Dlgbv
I
(land.
Dominion
meteorologist.
Total
precipitation,
356
Inches.
Sunshine.
109
4
hours.
Highest
barometer
reading
at
sea
level.
3050
on
April
8.
Lowest
barometer
reading
at
sea
level,
29.42
on
AprU
19.
Maximum
temperature,
70
on
April
30.
Minimum
temperature,
32
on
April
5.
Mean
temperature,
455.
BIO
FIRE
TODAY
IN
QUEBEC
TOWN
ST.
FELICEIN.
Quebec,
May
2riri
dMtroved
seventeen
homes
and
stores
here
early
today,
The
damage
I.
eatlma-
led
at
$300,000.
KILLING
Man
Shoots
Woman
in
Rurnaby
on
Sunday
and
Then
Turns
Weapon
Upon
Himself
VANCOUVER,
May
2
Charlec
Forsythe,
aged
65,
and
Mrs.
Lily
Thomraon.
46.
are
dead
followinc
a
shooting
affair
on
Pandora
Street
in
Burnaby
on
Sunday
afternoon
when
Forsythe
shot
Mrs.
Thomp
son
dead
ard
then
took
his
own
ilfe
by
firing
two
bullets
into
hi
head.
Funeral
of
Baby
Girl
on
Saturday
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Hugh
MaeKenzie
Be
reaved
By
Death
of
12-Day
Old
Daughter
The
funeral
took
olace
on
Satur
day,
Rev.
W.
D.
Grant
HoHtngworth
of
First
Presbyterian
Church
oili-ctating.
of
Annie
Young
Orant
Mae-Kensk,
12-day
old
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Huah
MacKenile
of
Dicbv
Island,
who
died
on
Friday
in
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital.
Interment
Vas
made
In
Falrvlew
Cemetery,
the
B.
C.
Undertakers
being
In
charge.
REVENUE
INCREASE
Customs
Department
Collects
More
Excise
so
Far
This
Year
Than
Last
Customs
and
excise
collections
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
month
of
AprU
this
year
totalled
$8663.90
which
Is
a
slight
Increase
over
the
fleure
of
$8277.47
for
the
same
month
last
year.
So
far
this
year
the
revenue
here
has
totalled
$0,860.60
as
compared
with
$32,-903.80
In
the
first
four
months
of
1931.
ADSHEAD
IS
DEAD
Former
Labor
Member
of
House
of
Commons
For
Calgary
East
Passes
Away
Today
CALOARY.
May
2:
H.
B.
Ads-head,
former
Labor
member
of
the
House
of
Commons
for
Calgary
East,
died
this
morning
at
the
age
of
70.
He
lost
his
seat
tn
the
1930
general
election
to
Dr.
O.
D.
Stanley,
Conservative.
IS
DEAD
IN
EAST
Former
Prince
Edward
Island
Con
servative
Member
Passed
Away
Today
ntiAmrVrTETOWN.
n.E.1..
Mav
l
Donald
Nicholson,
aged
82.
for-
County,
died
on
Sunday.
WEATHERREPORT
Dead
Tree
Point
Clear,
calm;
barometer,
29.94;
temperature,
58;
lea
smooth.
Triple
Island
Foggy,
light
westerly
wind;
sea
moderates
Laniara
Island
-
Part
ciouoy.
ltht
wrsfcM'lv
wind:
sea
choppy
Assisting
Old
King
Cotton
Because
Old
King
Cotton
is
a
down-at-heels
monarch
these
days,
the
girls
of
St.
Louis
are
wearing
sport
outfits
of
seersucker,
a
sort
of
"ottony
material.
MAY
DAY
IS
QUIET
Several
Tersons
Arrested
in
East
For
Demonstrating
Vancouver
and
West
Peaceful
TORONTO.
May
2:
May
Day
in
Canada
was
marked
yesterday
by
the
arrest
of
16
persons
in
Hamilton
following
a
parade
of
several
hundred
persons
being
broken
up
by
police
and
firemen.
Five
persons
were
arrested
In
Rouyn,
Que.,
and
18
in
Sudbury.
The
day
passed
quietly
in
Western
Canada.
VANCOUVER,
May
2:
May
Day
observance
in
British
Columbia
passed
without
disturbances.
Thousands
attended
a
meeting
on
Powell
Street
grounds.
After
listening
to
sperches
the
crowd
dispersed
quietly.
FRANCE
HAS
LEFT
SWING
First
Hound
of
Voting
In
General
Election
Yesterday
Looks
Had
For
Tardieu
Administration
PARIS.
May
2:
Two
hundred
and
forty-eiRht
candidates
were
elected
in
yesterday's
general
elections
In
France.
If
a
similar
swing
toward
the
Leftist
party
Is
shown
in
the
second
ballot
next
Sunday
for
the
remainder
of
615
constituencies,
the
Tardieu
administration
of
the
Right
Centre
may
be
overthrown
MR.EXLEY
HONORED
Presentation
Made
on
Saturday
to
Retiring
Janitor
of
City
Hall-Writing
Set
and
Walking
Stick
John
Walker
Exley.
who
retired
on
Saturday
as
Janitor
of
the
City
Hall
after
14
years
of
service
In
that
capacity,
was
honored
by
two
presentations
at
noon
of
that
day.
On
behalf
of
the
City
HaTl
staff
as
a
whole,
Frank
Vlckers,
city
cashier,
presented
Mr.
Exley
with
a
handsome
fountain
pen
deck
set
as
a
token
of
appreclaUon
of
his
services
and
best
wishes
for
the
future.
For
the
telephone
staff,
Fred
McLeod
presented
Mr.
Exley
with
a
fine
walking
stick.
Suitable
remarks
were
made
in
connection
with
the
presentations.
J.
R
Mdrtmmon
and
H.
L.
Pierce
have
been
appointed
to
succeed
Mr.
Exley
in
charge
of
the
Janitorial
work
at
the
City
Hall.
They
took
over
the
duties
yesterday,
Tea
and
Shower
Being
Held
at
Citadel
Today
A
tea
and
shower
in
aid
of
the
Clothes,
Shelter,
Board
And
Cash
Allowance
Is
Provided
By
New
Plan
Men
Would
Work
This
Out
on
Basis
of
$
I
Per
Eight-Hour
Day
Scheme
Has
Been
Sent
to
Victoria
For
Consideration
of
Government
In
view
of
the
general
refusal
of
single
unemployed
men
to
accept
the
government's
present
offer
of
$7.50
per
month
and
board
on
relief
work,
the
Prince
Rupert
Conservative
Association
has
drawn
up
an
alternative
proposal
which
it
has
forwarded
to
Victoria
for
consideration
of
the
government.
The
association's
proposal
is
that
each
Kman
be
provided
with
suitable
meals
at
cost,
suitable
habitation,
ji,
Tp,
WPntV-SlX
rift
al1
the
necessary
clothing
and
Alarms
Turned
in
So
Far
This
Year
WEDDED
HERE
ON
SATURDAY
Miss
Hilda
Pretty
of
Victoria
Becomes
Bride
of
Constable
Victor
Bond
of
Provincial
Police
The
marriage
took
place'
quietly
at
5
o'clock
Saturday
afternoon
in
St.
Andrew's
Anglican
Cathedral,
Very
Rev.
James
B.
Gibson,
the
dean,
officiating,
of
Miss
Hilda
Al-
lan
Pretty,
daughter
of
Mr.
and
iMrs.
George
J.
Pretty
of
Victoria,
and
Victor
John
Bond,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J
.W.
Bond,
also
of
Vie-
.orta.
Witnesses
of
the
ceremony
were
Staff
Sergeant
and
Mrs.
Alex
McNeUl
and.
apart
from
the
bridal
party,
none
others
were
present
at
the
ceremony.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Bond
are
taking
up
residence
at
1742
AUtn
Ave.,
the
groom
being
a
constable
of
the
provincial
police
attached
to
the
district
headquarters.
The
brids
arrived
from
Victoria
shortly
before
the
ceremony
aboard
the
steamtr
Princess
Norah.
Halibut
Landings
Summary
American
96,000
pounds,
4c
and
2c
to
6.1c
and
2.
OruiadKxnr
30.000
pound,
3.5c
and
2c
and
3.6c
and
2c.
American
Arthur
!(.,
24,000,
Cold
Storage,
4c
and
2c.
Atlas,
39,000,.
Pacific.
4e
and
2c
,
Superior.
30,000,
Cold
Storage
f4.9c
and
2c.
-
Federal,
11,000,
Booth,
5.1c
and
2c.
Canadian
Southend.
14,000;
P.
Dorreen,
12,-
forthcomlng
Ridley
Home
bazaar!
000;
Relief,
15,500;
AtlL
12,000,
and
Is
being
held
this
afternoon
at
the
i
Teeny
Mtlly.
9.000,
Cold
Storage,
3.5c
Salvation
Army
Citadel.
Capt.
and
2c.
Steele
and
Lieut
Coxson
are
being
Johanna.
8.000,
Pacific,
3.5c
and
assisted
tn
connection
with
the
af-'
2c.
fair
by
Mrs.
Henry
Smith
and
Mlssj
Viking.
12.000.
and
Bayvlew,
7,000,
Dolly
8mtth.
1
Booth,
3.6c
and
2c
$730
per
month
In
cash,
the
men
to
work
this
out
on
the
basis
of
a
wage
scale
of
$4
per
elght-hoor
day.
The
unemployed
are
believed
to
;
be
in
favor
of
accepting
such
a
plan
as
it
would
ensure
the
standard
of
The
city
fire
department
respon-
ma
not
how
reHnrpH
vmiM
ded
to
seven
alarms
during
theigjve
the
men
the
benefits
of
work-
month
of
AprU
this
year
as
com-
mfn'
compensation
nd
would
'pared
with
eight
in
the
same
month
,mcn
from
to
&8
hours-work
per
j
last
year.
So
far
this
year
there
:
month
instead
of
120
as
under
the
I
have
been
26
calls
in
aU
as
com-!
present
offer
of
tne
government.
pared
with
26
in
the
first
four
(months
in
1931.
iwi.
Only
uniy
In
in
one
one
ca
ca
i
was
slight
rrrjirrp
f
ri
damage
done
this
April,
I
I
1
1
I
K
I
HAN
I
vVVlll
1
iilU
1
this
being
whn
when
gasoline
rasnline
pxnlodMl
exploded
i
in
the
home
of
Hans
Olske
on
Fra-I
ser
Street.
LIGHT
LIST
Only
Five
Cases
On
County
Court
Calendar
For
May
Therr
are
only
five
cases
await
ing
hearing
on
the
County
Court
calendar
here
for
the
month
of
May.
The
actions
are
as
follows:
Booth.
Fisheries
Co.
vs.
Charles
M.
Edwards
and
John
Postgate,
$130.50;
Williams,
Manson,
Brown
and
Harvey
for
plaintiff.
Defendants
in
person.
Oertrude
McOrath
vs.
Charlrs
M.
Edwards
and
John
Postgate.
$109.-18:
William,
Manson.
Brown
and
Harvey
for
plaintiff.
Defendants
in
person
Artistic
Ad.
Co.
vs.
Edwin
Clanp
et
al,
$79.67;
Patmore
&
Fulton
for
plaintiff.
Defendants
in
person.
A.
McOulre
vs.
Jacob
Cauer.
$189;
Patmore
&
Fulton
for
plaintiff;
Williams,
Manson,
Brown
and
Harvey
for
defendant
B.
Brynildsen
Si
Son
vs.
Jorgen
Cas
person;
Patmore
St
Fulton
for
plaintiff.
Defendant
In
person.
John
Olaf
Storeeth's
application
for
naturalisation
was
approved
when
court
was
in
regular
monthly
session
this
morning
before
Judg"
F.
McB.
Young.
Large
Load
of
Spring
Salmon
Capt.
Johnny
Clausen
in
From
Dun-das
Island
With
12.000
Pounds
This
Morning
Capt
Johnny
Clausen
with
the
fish
packer
Elmer
C.
was
In
port
this
.morning
from
the
Dundas
Island
trolling
grounds
with
12.000
pounds
of
spring
salmon,
one
of
the
largest
single
loads
so
far
brought
in
this
season.
Of
the
total
amount,
10.000
pounds
was
red
springs
and
the
balance
white.
A
big
run
of
spring
salmon
is
continuing
on
district
trolling
grounds.
,
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
May
2
Wheat
was
quoted
at
59'gC
on
the
local
Exchange
today
4
if.
.4
t
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