"Ilfri
Today's
Weather
Prince
Itupert
Clear,
calm;
barometer,
She
tin
Tomorrow's
Wednesday,
April
27,
Tides
1932
29.00;
temperature,
58;
High
6:05
a.m.
17:2
ft.
smooth.
20:09
p.m.
16:3
ft.
sea
Low
0:05
ajn.
10:2
ft.
13:00
pjn.
6:0
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
V.
XXIII..
No.
08.
!
-
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
APRIL
26
1932
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
vmwuvtK
T
'
A.
m
Repairs
are
being
made
with
a
to
restoring
traffic
as
soon
it
possible
Invitation
to
Be
Considered
Council
Hear,
rrom
premier
Ben-U
In
Regard
to
Tour
of
Imperial
Conference
Delegates
Tl"
ity
council
last
night
re-letters
of
acknowledgmen!
'r'""
Premier
It.
n.
Dennett
and
O.
0
-Rk.
Hon
in
reply
to
the
Invitation
'"'iv
extended
by
the
council
toi
pK''i's
to
the
Imperial
economic
Mrm6ers
of
Council
Exists,
In
timated
Last
Night
-
Special
Meeting
Council's
Taxation
Nans
For
Year
to
He
Made
Known
Within
Week,
It
Is
Expected
That
there
is
"positive
disagree
ment"
among
members
of
the
city
council
on
the
1932
estimates
and
rate
bylaw
was
indicated
in
the
course
of
discussion
at
last
night's
council
meeting.
The
rate
bylaw
while
listed
on
the
agenda
of
the
meeting,
was
not
Introduced
but
estimates
were
discussed
by
the
council
at
commtttee-of-the-whole
sessions
which
preceded
and
fol
lowed
the
rettilar
Dubllc
session.
It
for
trains
to
'
u
expected
that
the
rate
bylaw
will
be
brought
down
at
a
special
meeting
to
be
held
within
the
next
week,
probably
Friday
night.
It
Is
understood
that
It
will
provide
for
an
Increase
in
the
general
mill
rate
as
well
as
a
levy
on
Improvements.
The
present
disagreement
In
the
council
Is
reported
to
be
over
police
and
fire
department
estimates.
Aid.
Casey
thought
that
the
council
should
present
the
bylaw
to
the
public
as
soon
as
possible.
He
was
not
In
favor
of
any
more
private
teastons
than
necessary
In
connection
with
a
matter
in
which
the
public
was
so
vitally
Interested
especially
when
"positive
disagreement"
among
members
of
the
council
seemed
unavoidable.
Aid.
Plllsbury
thought
that
fur
imm
nf
the
whole
ses-
nce
in
Ottawa
this
summer
.
,
.
hrA
ur
C
-
Ru
J
?nf,eT?U!rU,,r0II?!
U,e,r
detail,
which
might
require
hour.
tay
of
dUcusslon
yet.
?!
lhf
delegates'
has
yet'
wt
a
Itinerary
tag
iv
CM
IOO
ffJfciLack
of
Clothes
,"y
be
given
consideration.
It
a-
"ttslOCU.
WEATHER
REPORT
j-iiRiua
Island-Clear,
light
w-l'r'y
wind;
light
swell.
Tr'Plc
Island-Clear,
light
woS-
C!y
wlnd:
sea.
smooth.
"earl
Tree
Point-Clear,
calm;
urometer,
29.84;
temperature.
58;
wnooth
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
AprU
2Whcat
"
quoted
at
60c
on
the
local
Wrhnge
today.
Is
Complained
at
City
Council
Files
Letter
From
Unemployed
Association
Regard
ing
Conditions
at
Cloyah
A
letter
from
the
Prince
Rupert
and
District
Unemployed
Association
complaining
at
the
failure
of
the
government
to
provide
the
men
RED
QUARTERS
RAIDED
-
y1
J7
DE
VAtM
mm
VIOLATION
OF
FREE
ST
A
TE
TREATY
One
Man
Arrested
and
Warrants
Are
Out
for
Several
More
Persons
Police
Visited
Communist
Premises
Prior
to
May
Day
on
Which
It
Had
Been
Threatened
to
Hold
Militant
Demonstrations
in
Southern
City
VANCOUVER,
April
26:
One
man
has
been
arrested
and
warrants
have
been
issued
for
several
others
following
a
raid
bv
Roval
Canadian
Mountprl
Pnli
Pf
Jinrl
rItr
nn.
lice
on
Communist
headquarters
in
Vancouver
at
5:30
this
morning.
The
raid
was
in
preparation
for
May
Day
on
whit
b
the
Communists
have
threatened
to
hold
militant
dcmon.-i
rations.
SINK
HOLE
ON
TRACK
DISCUSSING
MILL
RATE
Iriln
)ue
From
East
Today
Will
(Positive
Disagreement
Among
the
Not
Arrive
Until
Tomorrow
Afternoon
Owing
To
Trouble
Near
Shere.
n:ug
to
a
"stnk
note
near
&
ro
utkon
on
the
Ttte
Jaune
nib
divMon
about
34
miles
west
o(
Rfrt
1m
Junction,
traffic
on
the
i.uf
of
the
Canadian
NaUoruU
R.i
has
been
temporarily
u-r
p
"d
and
the
train,
which
wai
"
arrive
his
morning
at
10:40
f:
m
hn
East,
will
not
be
In
until
tomorrow
afternoon
at
the
earliest,
oavini;
not
left
Jasper
Park,
up
to
ihi
afternoon.
The
train,
which
iff
here
yesterday
afternoon
for
'!
tdst.
is
expected
to
gei
tor-nigh
without
delay.
The
trouble
at
Shere
has
been
raused
by
spring
freshets
softening
up
the
road
bed.
The
track
is
ru-ported
to
hare
sunk
three
feet.
masing
it
unsafe
Board
Bars
Fire-Fighting
Ferns
There
will
be
no
fire-fighting
f
-ms
at
St.
Louis'
Washington
alarms,
the
board
is
against
it
and
burning
"em
up
is
Debentures
Are
Turned
Over
to
bank
as
security
The
city
council
last
night
gave
Initial
readings
to
a
bylaw
under
which
$20,663.96
more
of
local
im
provement
debentures.
In
addition
to
those
already
turned
over,
will
be
hypothecated
to
the
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
as
further
security
for
an
advance
of
$215,000
made
by
the
bank
to
the
city.
Report
of
Fire
Chief
For
March
Damage
Amounting
to
$756.25
Dur
ing
Month
Four
Alarms
Fire
damage
in
this
city
during
the
month
of
March
totalled
$756.25.
It
was
reported
by
Fire
Chief
D.
H.
McDonald
in
his
monthly
report
presented
at
last
night's
council
meeting.
A
fire
on
the
roof
of
T.
Rots
Mackay's
house
caused
$31.25
damage
while
the
loss
In
a
fire
In
the
basement
of
the
Letoumeau
Apartments
was.$725.
There
was
Insurance
In
each
case.
During
the
month
there
were
four
fire
alarms.
Expenses
of
the
department
for
the
month
amoun
found
to
be
in
good
order.
No
Word
Yet
of
Which
Warship
To
Visit
Coast
ESQUIMALT,
April
2ft
No
word
has
yet
been
received
here
regard-Ins
the
unit
of
the
British
naval
squadron
which
will
this
year
be
detached
from
the
West
Indie
i
station
at
Bermuda
for
the
North
Pacific
annual
patrol.
It
Is
understood,
however,
that
one
ship
will
make
the
cruLse
as
usual
this
at
Cloyah
Bay
relief
camp
witn
badly
needed
clothing
and
shoes
WASHINGTON.
D.C..
April
26
-was
meeting
of
President
Hoover
has
offered
to
filed
at
last
night's
the
city
council.
The
letter
sugges-
cut
his
salary
to
a
dollar
a
year
In
local
connection
with
the
financial
re-ffiii
ted
that
some
local
official
or
h
i-Mnnnsible
for
oraanlzatlon
scheme
being
con-
uilivmio
sis
io
v
w
-.-"--
1
this
failure
HOOVER
SETS
EXAMPLE
stdered
her
was
seconded
by
Aid.
Collart.
ThI?
amendment
eventually
replaced
the
original
motion.
'
Aid.
Casey,
Aid.
McCutcheon
and
Aid.
Macdonald
all
expressed
the
belief
that
Mr.
Zarellt
had
been
dealt
with
harshly
by
cancelling
his
beer
licence
for
the
"trivial"
of-
wi.u
iic
iiau
oeen
convicted.
The
mayor
gave
assurance
that
he
would
take
up
the
matter
along
the
lines
desired
by
the
council.
NO
FISH
SALE
American
-
pounds.
untverii.y.
Feai.
more
in
th
.ir
lln.
4
UNITED
STATES
STEEL
OMITS
ITS
DIVIDEND
NEW
.YORK,
.April
M.wThe
united
States
Steel
Corpora-
4
jin
today
omitted
3
quarterly
'
dividend
on
its
common
stock
;
for
the
first
time
since
1915.
LENIENCY
ISASKED
On
motion
of
Aid.
Macdonald
and
Aid.
Collart.
the
city
council
last
night
left
In
the
hands
of
the
mayor
the
matter
of
making
re
presentations
to
the
provincial
gov
ernment
at
Victoria
for
leniency
In
dealing
with
the
appeal
of
D.
Zar-elll
for
reinstatement
of
his
beer
licence
which
was
revoked
last
week
following
a
conviction
under
the
Government
Liquor
Act.
The
matter
was
brought
up
by
Aid.
Casey
who
moved
that
the
council
wire
the
attorney-general
requesting
lenicney
in
dealing
with
Mr.
Zarelli's
case.
Aid.
McCutcheon
teconded
this
motion.
Aid.
Macdonald
thought
that
results
might
he
more
likely
obtained
If
the
major
took
the
matter
up
personally
ted
to
$974.18.
The
usual
Inspections
with
the
government
and
moved
an
were
made
and
equipment,
etc.
was
!
amendment
to
this
effect
which
13
frequent
false
'.
anyhow.
PROVIDING
OF
RELIEF
Notice
-Giveo,
In
House
of
Commons
Today
of
Legislation
Sponsored
By
Gov't
OTTAWA,
April
26:
Notice
of
government
legislation
for
unemployment
relief
has
been
placed
on
the
order
paper
of
the
House
of
Commons
in
the
form
of
a
resolution
standing
in
the
name
of
Hon.
Wesley
A.
Gordon,
minister
of
mines
and
labor.
The
resolution
authorizes
the
government
to
enter
into
an
agreement
with
the
provinces
respecting
relief
measures
to
pay
such
sums
as
may
be
required
to
meet
obligations
created
by
agreements
and
to
provide
for
requirements
In
national
parks
and
drought-stricken
areas.
DEADLOCK
SHANGHAI
Chinese
Not
United
at
Conference
Thus
Strengthening
Hands
of
Japanese
WASHINGTON.
April
2:
Word
received
here
from
Shanghai
Indicates
that
a
deadlock
exists
In
the
oeace
negotiations
between
the
Chinese
and
Japanese.
The
usual
Oriental
bargaining
Is
going
on
and
a
settlement
seems
almost
as
far
away
as
ever.
There
are
two
Chinese
factions,
one
in
favor
of
making
peace
on
the
best
possible
terms
and
then
setting
to
work
to
strengthen
the
Chinese
military
forces
so
that
they
may
be
in
a
position
to
drive
the
foreigners
off
Chinese
soil.
The
other
favors
holding
out
and
continuing
military
TITIC
Mnnvivn
activities
now
rather
than
making
Canadian
cape
Beale,
21,000!
pounds:
Livingstone.
13.500:
n.
w..
I
1
wv
usirsstva
v
n
ssi
vui
nui
iv
mj
I
iL.t.
-Si
s..
-
.
AHhonirh
thi.r
.1-u
:"'cir
uanavBiimge
in
miure.
ue-
HnJOO
tWC"
these
rival
facU?n.
he
Jap-pounds,
wlth
catches
aggr
gaUng
I
were'
to
make
a
ttlement
no
bids
for
halibut
Pf
made
the
Ph!ch
J
l.
themseIvcs
on
local
fish
exchange
8
this
morning.
The
bolta
in
l,ind
aro
holdln8
out
that
pur-
No
man
looks
twice
nt
a
woman
who
Is
sensibly
dressed.
'
8.000:
Gibson.
10,000;
Vera
Beatrice.
A
swelled
head
usuall
oes
with
7000
I
n
Uric
ttl
-kill
Abolition
of
Oath
Not
In
Keeping
With
Pact
Establishing
Dominion
!
President
Is
Informed
of
British
Government's
Viewpoint
in
wear
ana
unmistakcaDle
Terms,
States
Kt.
Hon.
J.
II.
Thomas
;
LONDON,
April
26:
President
Eamonn
de
Valera's
bill
m
the
Irish
Dail
to
abolish
the
oath
of
allegiance
to
the
,
crown
is
considered
by
the
government
to
be
a
violation
!
of
the
treaty
under
which
the
Irish
Free
State
was
established,
Rt.
Hon;
J.
H.
Thomas,
Secretary
for
the
Dominions,
told
Parliament
today.
President
de
Valera
has
been
;
informed
of
this
viewpoint
in
clear
and
unmistakeable
j
terms,
Mr.
Thomas
said.
IS
KILLED
AT
JUNEAU
William
Britt,
Norwegian
Consul
For
Alaska,
Victim
of
Automobile
Accident
Sunday
t
WorLas
been
received
In
the
1
ty
of
the
accidental
death
at
Ju
neau
on.
Sanday
afternoon
of
.WlI-
Mam
Britt,
druggist,
Norwegian
consul
for
Alaska
and
long
prominent
in
the
affairs
of
the
northern
territory.
Mr.
Britt
was
killed
as
a
result
of
an
accident
with
his
own
car.
A
former
senator
and
representative
of
the
Alaska
Legislature,
the
late
Mr.
Britt
was
very
well
known
throughout
the
north.
Bom
In
Nor
way
some
sixty-five
years
ago,
he!
came
to
Alaska
at
the
time
of
the
Gold
Rush
and
In
1897
operated
a
ferry
on
Summit
Lake
on
the
Yu
kon
trail.
In
1898
he
opened
a
drug
business
In
Skmgway
and
In
1913
moved
to
Juneau
where
he
also
fol
lowed
the
drug
business.
It
was
af
ter
his
arrival
at
Juneau
that
he
was
named
Norwegian
consul
for
Alaska.
He
was
knighted
some
years
igo
by
the
King
of
Norway.
He
was.
of
course,
a
naturalized
American.
The
late
Mr.
Britt
Is
survived
by
a
widow,
residing
at
Juneau,
and
a
son,
Jacob
Britt.
who
is
a
lieutenant
In
the
United
States
Navy.
For
many
years.
F.
Feero,
now
United
States
customs
officer
sta
tioned
at
Prince
Rupert,
worked
un
der
the
late
Mr.
Britt.
Mr.
Feero
received
a
telegram
announcing
Mr.
Britt'a
death.
Anyox
Officials
Deny
Suggestion
Made
at
Session
VICTORIA.
April
26:-MagUtrate
W.
F.
Eve
and
Coroner
O.
S.
Macdonald
of
Anyox
have
written
to
Hon.
J.
W.
Jones,
minister
of
fin
ance,
taking
exception
to
a
suggestion
made
at
the
recent
session
of
the
Legislature
by
H.
F.
Kergln,
MJL..A.
ior
Atlin,
that
they
were
ob
ligated,
to
the
Granby
Co.
In
their
official
capacity.
Mr.
Eve
denies
that
ho
Is
In
any
way
obligated
to
the
company
while
Mr.
Macdonald
declares
that
the
company
has
never
Interfered
In
any
way
with
him
In
the
performance
of
his
duties.
Both
Mr.
Eve
and
Mr.
Macdonald
point
out
that
their
only
relation
with
the
Granby
Co.
is
that
of
landlord
and
tenant.
NO
BOATS
INSIGHT
Elevator
Offices
Have
Heard
Nothing
About
Ships
Coming
To
Load
Here
Soon
There"!
no
confirmation
at
of
fices
of
the
Alberta
Wheat
Petal's
elevator
here
of
rumors
that
shin
may
be
eonijng
here
In
the
near
future
to
load
grain
for
export.
Pending
some
official
Indication
of
the
approach
of
boats,
the
reports
are
not
being
taken
seriously
as
they
do
not
emanate
from
official
sources
No
Travelling
on
City
This
Season
Council
Files
Invitation
to
Fire
Chiefs'
Convention
Next
Month
'
The
city
council
last
night
filed
a
communication
from
J.
A.
Tho
mas,
fire
marshal
of
the
province.
urging
that
the
city
be
represented
by
the
fire
chief
at
a
fire
chiefs'
convention
to
be
held
In
New
West
minster
May
3,
4,
5
and
6.
It
was
Intimated
that
travelling
at
the
city
expense
this
year
would
be
at
a
minimum.
Aid.
McCutcheon
Inquired
If
cltv
employees
would
have
holidays
with
or
without
pay
this
year
and
was
informed
by
the
mayor
that
no
cnange
had
yet
been
made
in
the
policy
of
city
employees'
holidays.
Poor
Market
Cheap
Salmon
The
April
report
of
the
Roval
Bank
Just
Issued
says:
"Plans
for
this
year's
operations
In
the
canned
salmon
Industry
are
sun
incomplete
but,
In
view
of
the
large
stocks
of
the
cheaper
grades
still
unsold.
It
Is
understood
that
fishing
will
be
more
or
less
restricted
to
the
sockeye
areas.
The
pre
ference
accorded
to
British
Columbia
canned
salmon
under
the
new
British
tariff
means
much
to
the
industry.
Card
of
Thanks
We.
Mrs.
Pcdersen
and
family,
wish
to
extend
our
heartfelt
gratitude
and
sincere
thanks
for
the
various
ways
in
which
everyone
gave
assistance
and
conveyed
their
deepest
regrets
and
sympathies
In
our
recent
bereavement.