Quiet
renditions
preTifflng
'ml
the
Umber
industry
are
inaicaieo.
oy
the
fact
that
only
SW.8W
board
feel
of
sawlogs
hate
been
scaled
in
Prtnee
Rupert
forestry
district
so
far
this
year.
In
March
uus
year
ttv
scale
has
amounted
to
only
ni
,
86.0)1
board
feet.
Per
species,
the
fOXl
LlClTientS
:
!(
was
as
louows
aunng
ww
month
ending
today:
Cedar.
46M
board
feet.
Spruce,
61.643.
Hemlock.
17.964.
Balsam.
1.758.
Production
of
poles
and
piling
In
March
totalled
Ml
lineal
feet
1
lackplnc).
Police
Court
Amounted
to
Year
as
Against
$815
Month
Last
Year
Fines
collected
through
the
me
dium
of
city
police
court
during
the
tailed
$780
as
against
$2.00750.
In
the
first
three
months
of
1931.
NATIONALS
INTO
FINAL
Defeat
Montreal
A.
A.
A.
and
Will
Meet
Fort
William
For
Allan
Cup
MONTREAL,
March
31:-Toronto
Nationals
won
the
eastern
seml-flnnl
of
the
Allan
Cup
series
last
night
by
tying
Montreal
Amateur
Athletic
Association
two
all
to
take
the
round
five
to
three.
They
will
meet
Fort
William
In
the
Dominion
final.
'
NO
IIAUIJUT
IN
There
were
no
boats
In
with
catches
this
morning
and,
consequently,
there
was
no
auetlon
today
on
the
local
fish
exchange.
NOME.
March
31:
Klgatelluk,
a
native
musher.
won
the
All-Alaika
dog
race
yettertiay,
finishing
the
distance
of
150
miles
In
15
hours
and
13
minutes
elapsed
time.
St
Easter
Service
Mark's
Anglican
Church
serYts
Season
on
Sunday
Evening
sDCclal
mu$ic
most
heJpful
and
tlons
of
the
service.
:mtcm.M
IKK
Ob
comprising
54,550
lineal
feet
of
ct-
port
CLEMENTS,
March
31:
rfar
and
7.602
lineal
feet
of
hem-
Qn
Easter
Sunday
at
7
pm.
the
si,
lurk
lMrki
Analican
Church
Eafcter
In
March
16
cords
of
cordwood
jerrice
were
conducted
by
Rev.
R
were
recorded
and
1250
hewn
ties
P.
Graham.
There
was
a
ceieora
f
th
unto
Communion.
Well
known
Easter
hymns
were
sung
Mr.
Graham
gave,
an
Inspiring
rmon
on
the
"Resurrection
m
I
tU.
1a
ntx
fines
LOWer
confrefatlon
with
an
appropriate
sow.
:
,
Ti.iJ
In
the
absence
of
the
regular
or-
$510
In
March
This
M
Q
Mayer
M.
p.
L.
l
In
Cmli
Same
.
...
Williams
officiated
at
me
urB.
devotional
hour
A
very
helpful
was
spent
by
a
goodly
number
of
h
conareBatlon
of
St.
Mark's
Church
on
Oood
Friday.
In
the
un
Good
Friday
in
Massett
Church
ershlp
of
A
I
1t.r
i
Crucifixion
Commemoraicu
v
Worshippers
of
Native
Village
tn
f
asrrtT.
March
31:
A
we,l
attended
service
wa,
.held
at
St
John's
Anglican
wiu..
Friday
morning.
Special
mus
te.
ap-p
iprLte
to
the
day.
was
well
ren-deredby
the
lead-
the
choir
under
Alfred
Aaams
Jones.
t
mU.inn.
A
short
address
oy
.
brought
home
he
In
charge
ary
'
a
cnlomnltv
of
the
meaning
Crucifixion.
service
of
song
a
In
the
evening
by
almost
)
the
whole
was
attended
Sage
population
The
congrega-...
and
the
.inoinir
of
hymns
by
tne
cnu"
"w-
Interesting
pu-
Ross
Oatman
to
Be
Government
Agent
at
Anyox
B.
Ross
Oatman.
clerk
of
the
pub-
lie
works
department
at
Anyox,
will
add
the
duties
of
government
agent
at
the
smelter
town
to
his
other
work
following
the
transfer
to
Dun
can,
Vancouver
Island,
of
Stephen
H.
Hosklns.
Mr.
Hosklns
succeeds
at
Duncan
James
Maltland
McDougall
who
has
been
superannuated.
Mr.
Hosklns
for
years
was
government
ag-rnt
at
Smlthers.
Large
Sum
Is
Claimed
For
Fume
Sum
of
$111,533
Assessed
AgalnM
Granby
Company
For
De
struction
of
Timber
In
answer
to
questions
by
A.
Welle
Gray,
member
for
New
West-mlnjttr.
Hon.
N.
S.
Lougheed,
minister
of
lands,
stated
in
the
Legislature
recently
that
sums
of
$173,-7nn
42
for
stumpage
and
$621,223.72
month
of
Manh
ending
today
to-,
aoldabIe
absence
of
the
minister,
I
Ior
timber
royalty
were
owing
the
uiicd
1520
as
comnarea
wiwi
...
,.
nnductea
oy
inei,,.narfmMit-
Tne
iigurw
mwuueu
...
r
.
.
m
tne
same
montn
iasi
year.
...
members
themselves
this
year
fine
collections
have
to-
...
UCWtVMi'"'
$144,532.88
In
dispute,
being
claim
for
damages
to
timDer
Dy
ium
from
smelter
at
Anyox.
Burnaby
Man
Is
President
Of
Federation
VANCOUVER.
March
31:
C.
O.
Brown
of
Burnaby
was
yesterday
elected
president
of
tne
urmsn
lumbla
Teachers'
Federation.
TRAIN
LATE
TODAY
Owing
to
wet
weather
conditions
rauslne
minor
slides
along
the
line,
today's
train
from
tne
e5,
was
hour
and
twenty
minutes
late
In
arriving,
not
getting
in
unui
n
noon.
A.
O.
Rix
of
the
Imperial
Oil
Co.
returned
to
the
city
on
this
morning's
train
from
a
brief
trip
to
Terrace
on
company
business.
Plans
Comeback
1
4I
A
lone
rider
of
the
dawn
at
Hlaleah's
deserted
track
these
days
14
Earl
Sand
who
plans
a
comeback
as
,
America's
best
Jockey.
WEATHER
REPORT
Langara
Island
Foggy,
light
southeast
wind
light
swell.
Triple
Island
Raining,
strong
southeast
wind;
sea
moderate.
Dead
Tree
PolnWOvercast,
light
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.52;
temperature,
50;
light
swell.
niiiTii
A
son
was
born
at
the
Prince
Rupert
peneral
Hospital
yesterday
morning
to
Capt.
and
Mrs.
II.
A.
Ormlston.
Taking
Parcel
Of
lumberErom
Here
to
South
The
Canadian
National
Steamships
freighter
Canadian
Spinner,
which
is
to
sail
on
Saturday
of
this
week
for
Vancouver
where
she
will
be
recommlssloned
In
the
lnter-
coastal
service
between
Vancouver
and
Montreal
after
having
been
tied
up
at
the
local
dry
dock
for
the
past
year,
will
take
140,000
feet
of
clear
spruce
lumber
from
the
Big
Bay
Lumber
Co.'s
sawmill
here
to
Vancouver.
The
lumber
Is
being
transferred
from
the
mill
to
the
ship
In
scows.
The
vessel
moved
from
the
dry
dock
down
to
the
oc-1
tmie
ean
dock
yesterday
afternoon.
MINK
NOW
TAME
PET
Walks
on
Hind
Lees,
Speaks
and
Begs
Was
Captured
Last
Year
TERRACE.
March
31:
Bill
Tres-ton.
fur
farmer
of
KlUumkalum
Lake,
has
a
trained
mink
that
can
perform
tricks
Just
as
well
as
any
dog.
"White
Fang,"
a
large
male,
squeals
when
Bill
tells
him
to
"Speak"
and
he
will
walk
on
his
rear
legs
and
beg
for
dainties.
a
The
A
4
iv
mink
titiiicw
was
nao
vBuvui
captured
vu
last
iaov
jwt
year
Now
"White
Fang"
is
the
most
do
clle
of
pets.
March
Halibut
Landings
Here
Million
Pound:
During
the
month
of
March
end
lng
today
halibut
landings
at
thU
port
totalled
1,108.000
pounds
of
which
585,000
pounds
was
brought
In
by
Canadian
vessels
and
523,000
by
American.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
March
31:
Wheat
was
quoted
af.
59Vc
on
the
local
exchange
today.
!
APARTMENT
HOUSE
FIRE
Watchfulness
of
Police
Officer
(Saves
Family
and
nuilding
From
Destruction
Mr.
and
Mrs.
C.
L.
Youngman
and
family
had
a
narrow
escape
In
an
early
morning
fire
which
visited
the
Letourneau
Apartments
at
the
corner
of
Fulton
Street
and
Sixth
Avenue
today.
Fortunately,
as
a
re
sult
of
the
watchfulness
of
Constable
Alex
Livingstone
of
the
city
detachment
of
the
provincial
po
lice,
the
family
was
aroused
from
Its
slumbers
and
the
building
was
saved
by5
the"
fire
department
from
possible
destruction.
The
fire
Is
believed
to
have
started
from
the
furnace
In
the
basement
of
the
building
which
had
hoon
tenrloH
Afirlv
In
the
Pveninir
hv
9
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Thursday,
March
31,
1932
High
9:25
ajn.
17:6
ft.
prince
Rupert
Raining,
light
22:43
pm.
17:5
It.
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.60;
Low
"...
3:18
a.m.
10:6
It.
16:07
p.m.
6:0
lr.
light
chop.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXIII..
No.
75.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
MARCH
31,
1932
PRICE:
FIVE
CENT8
RELIEF
BILL
ADVANCED
AT
OTTAWA
BRITISH
INTERESTS
TO
BUILD
NORTHERN
B.
C.
HIGHWA
Y
Provincial
Government
Dealing
With
London
Syndicate,
Tolmie
Says
Englishmen
Would
Construct
Provincial
Link
of
Road
to
Alaska
and
Yukon
in
Return
For
Concessions
Coming
in
June
VICTORIA,
March
31:
Active
negotiations
are
in
pro-press
between
the
provincial
government
and
a
syndicate
in
London,
England,
looking
to
the
construction
of
the
British
Columbia
link
of
the
Yukon-Alaska
highway
in
Mum
for
concessions
along
the
route
and
British
capital
ists
will
arrive
in
June
to
look
over
the
project,
Premier
S.
F.
Tolmie
informed
the
Legislature
yesterday.
INDUSTRY
IS
QUIET
So
Far
Thl
Year
Only
819.895
Hoard
Fret
of
Saw
Loo
Have
Been
Scaled
WINNER
OF
DOG
RACE
Eskimo
Mnsher
Takes
First
Honors
In
Annual
All-Alaska
Derby
at
Nome
Where
Tornado
Killed
and
Wounded
Many
More
than
160
were
kiiied
and
h
inflicds
injured
when
wnado
awe
'
through
Georgia
and
Alabama.
Thus
s
all
that
is
left
of
a
home
near
om-rsville.
Oa
It
was
flattened
like
a
pancake
II
.
X
-
RAILWAY
OUTLET
IS
DIRECTOR
ADVOCATED
Villiam
J.
Christie
Named
to
Board
of
Canadian
National
Succeeding
S.
F.
IUchards
OTTAWA.
March
31:
William
J
Christie
of
Winnipeg
has
been
appointed
a
director
of
the
Canadlar
'National
Railways
succeeding
S.
F
Richards
who
was
recently
eleva
I
.ed
to
the
bench.
icace
Kivcr
Outlet
is
Vital
to
Pros.
pcrity
of
Province,
Declares
Fort
George
Member
the
owner.
Henri
Letourneau.
whoifaat
might
be
regarded
in
normal
IIvp.
nMt
rionr.
Constable
Livlnir-
ffunes
as
over-generous,
stone,
who
happened
to
be
passing
In
the
police
car
about
1:30,
noticed
clouds
of
smoke
pouring
from
the
hutiHinir
and
the
basement
in
The
fire
department
was
prompt-!
ly
on
the
scene
and
soon
had
the
fire
under
control.
The
flames
were
confined
pretty
well
to
the
basement
although
they
broke
through
the
floor
of
the
tlnshop
on
the
first
ftoor
In
a
couple
of
places.
The
da-
'mage
will
probably
amount
to
a
Ifew
hundred
dollars.
Repairs
Made
to
Anglican
Church
At
Port
Clements
Ings
restalned
and
varnished.
The
renovations
made
a
fitting
setting
for
the
Easter
services.
"BLANK
CHECK"
IS
GOING
THROUGH
OTTAWA.
March
31:
The
government's
unemployment
the
desired
outlet,
even
on
terms
Dr.
Alward
foresaw
large
devel-
pment
in
the
northern
part
of
the
rovince
as
a
result
of
the
govern-
nent's
plan
to
open
coal
and
oil
fim
a.
Ha
nrnmntlv
turned
in
theTands
to
exploitation
fire
alarm
and
went
back
Imme
diately
to
ascertain
if
there
was
anybody
in
the
building.
He
aroused
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Youngman
and
fam
ily
who
had
been
sleeping
up
to
th
VICTORIA,
March
31:
Since
the.
transcontinental
railways
will
noj
undertake
the
construction
of
a
peace
River
railway
outlet
to
the
Pacific
Coast,
British
Columbia.
.uust
tackle
the
problem
itself,
probably
with
the
aid
of
private
iapital.
Dr.
R.
W.
Alward,
Conscr-,
atlve
member
for
Fort
George,
declared
before
the
Legislature.
Dr.
Alward
declared
that
the
pro-.,
ince
would
be
Justified
under
pre-i
nt
conditions
In
going
further,
than
under
ordinary
-circumstances
in
persuading
private
capital
to,
build
a
Peace
River
raflway.
Only
by
developing
its
own
natural
resources.
Dr.
Alward
continued,
could
British
Columbia
hope
to
extricate
Itself
from
its"
present
financial
difficulties.
The
Peace
River
railway,
by
opening
a-
great
treasure
chest
In
the
north,
would
be
the
best
method
of
producing
development
at
this
time.
t
Possibly
the
two
transcontinental
railways,
not
being
In
a
position
to
build
the
line
themselves,
did
not
wunt--anyone
else
-to
undertake-
it,
suggested
Dr.
Alward.
The
issue,
he
declared,
was
so
vital
to
British
Columbia
that
the
government
should
Jeave
no
stone
unturned
to
secure
NEW
KIND
i
OF
PRISON
Women's
Jail
In
New
Y'ork,
Opened
By
Mayor
Walker,
Eliminates
Many
Drab
Features
NEW
YORK.
March
31:
Mayor
James
Walker
officiated
Tuesday
at
the
opening
of
a
new
women's
Jail
in
this
city
which
marks
a
distinctly
new
departure
In
the
way
of
penal
Institutions.
Cells
of
the
new
Jail
measure
11
by
6
feet,
each
cell
has
an
outside
window,
which
Is
not
barred,
hot
and
cold
running
water,
table,
cot,
mirror
and
clothes
hangers.
A
measure
of
privacy
is
given
through
the
front
of
each
cell
being
solidly
PORT
CLEMENTS.
March
31:
j
boated
about
half
way
up
from
the
During
the
past
two
weeks
volun-1
u.,,,,-.
xhore
u
a
roof
mnien
and
!teer
members
of
St.
Mark's
Angll-the
Drtson
na8
full
sports
and
ath-
.
ktti
fter
it
had
bitten
Treston's
thumbl03"
l-nu"n
m'"
Petlc
equipment
to
be
choked
into
Insensibility
"
TZ
fore
the
thumb
could
be
released.
1
Instead
of
the
customary
drab
apparel.
Inmates
of
this
Jail
will
wear
brightly
colored
uniforms
of
lawn
and
cambric.
1
FISHERMEN
WITHDRAW
Opposition
to
Cold
Storage
Applications
Ends
on
Part
of
Salmon
Trollt
rs
relief
bill
received
Its
second
'
reading
without
recorded
vote
The
Northern
B.
C.
Salmon
Flsh-ln
the
House
of
Commons
yes-
lermen's
Association
announces
that
terday
after
a
Liberal
amend-
'lt
has
withdrawn
opposition
to
tho
ment.
nronosed
by
Capt.
Ian
applications
01
me
winauian
risn
Mackenzie
of
Vancouver
Cen-
,&
Cold
Storage
Co.
for
foreshore
tre,
was
defeated
by
a
vote
of
100
to
64
on
straight
party
line.
The
bill
Is
now
In
com-
mlttee
staite.
rights
at
Squadaree
and
Goose
Bay
on
Dundas
Island
and
at
Canoa
Pass,
where
the
company
plans
Improving
Its
buying
facilities.
Previously
the
fishermen
had
opposed
the
applications.
1
-M
.'If
1
4: