Today's
Weather
Dlgby
Island
Cloudy,
light
south
easterly
wind;
barometer,
29.63;
temperature,
46;
sea
smooth.
Vol.
XXIII..
No.
68.
MINE
"Absolute
Myth"
Says
Pat
Philip
Deroche
t
4
4
Exchange
today.
Allegation
Untrue
and
False
in
Every
Respect,
States
Deputy
Minister
in
Testifying
Reforc
Unemployment
Relief
Investigating
Committee
VICTORIA,
March
22:
"It
is
an
absolute
myth,
untrue
and
false
in
every
respect,
and
I
have
no
hesitation
in
condemning
that
statement
in
the
strongest
terms,"
said
Patrick
Philip,
chief
engineer
of
the
provincial
department
of
public
works,
yesterday
regarding
a
report
that
104
carpenters
were
carried
on
the
payroll
at
Deroche
w
relief
camp
whtfn
only
four
were
GYRO
CLUB
Appointments
Are
Made
By
President
William
Cruickshank
Ovro
Club
committees
for
1933
have
been
appointed
m
follows
by
Pn
iclent
William
Cruickshank.
Athletic
H.
A.
Breen,
OrOi
Ar
se
n:
,u,
T.
W.
Brown,
Dr.
J.
II.
Carson
Douglas
Nelson.
Bulletin
L.
W.
Waugh.
(
Ivies--Frank
Dlbb,
M.
A.
Bur-bunk
lldward
McEwen,
M.
M.
Mc-l
h
Ulan.
C.
E.
Starr.
i:irrespondent
G.
A.
Hunter.
C
ustodian
of
Property
S.
J.
Ja-bour.
Entertalnment-C.
A.
KlrkendaU,
Di
L
W.
Kergln.
Initiation-President
and
Past
President.
Membership-W.
H.
Tobey.
Musiclan-C.
P.
Balagno.
Raffles
W.
M.
Watts.
Rcceptlon-C.
C.
Mills.
C.
A.
KlrkendaU.
L.
W.
Waugh.
N.
L.
Freeman
Song
Leader-William
Mitchell
Former
Manager
Of
Burns
Lake
Bank
Was
Shot
John
Yool.
formerly
mummer
f
the
Uurna
Lake
branch
of
the
Royal
Bank
of
Canada,
and
now
manager
at
Mission
City,
was
accidentally
shot
in
the
forehead
with
a
revolver
last
Thursday
In
the
bank.
He
was
taken
U
hospital
and
it
Is
believed
he
will
recover.
NO
FISH
SALE
TODAY
There
was
no
sale
of
halibut
on
the
local
exchange
today.
The
onl.'
boats
In
were
the
American
Consti
tutlon.
with
26,000
pounds,
and
Ca
-
nadians.
White
Hope
and
Alice
May.
with
0
ooo
and
3.000
oounds
respec
tively,
which
arc
holding
over
until
tomorrow.
f
WltlNCII
IIKAKI)
IN
DEBATE
ON
I1UDOET;
NO
DAYLIGHT
SAVINO
I;
VICTORIA.
March'
22:-In
the
budget
debate
yesterday.
Dr.
II.
C.
Wrlnch.
member
for
...
.
.
hullL.
t
SKcena.
criticized
me
n-u-
Mnn
In
Knliunllv
find
lltrrlCUl-
-
,11
Ultlf
V'J
"
tural
grants.
The
Legislature
voted
down
n
motion
which
would
have
brought
daylight
saving
time
to
British
Colum-
bla.
KDINGS
PROVINCIAL
MGINEER
Regarding
Carpenters
actually
working
Mr.
Philip
made
this
statement
in
testifying
before
the
special
eommittee
of
the
Legislature
investigating
unemployment
relief
matters.
He
was
replying
to
allegations
along
this
line
which
h.d
been
made
at
the
Inquiry
las
week
by
M.
O.
McOeogh.
federal
In
spector
of
unemployment
relief
or
eratlons.
JL)ecorated
by
King,
Among
!n
'm
di'riH.ued
by
the
King
nvtir.U
Chief
Petty
OflK'or
WilJj-i
Ik
iO
.-r
th"
"i'b-marine
Piwedou.
whu-h
wtnt
down
off
the
coast
of
China
last
June.
I
p
RpaHlP
;UeOrge
DLdlUC
ftl
Ul
Queen
Charlotte
Receives
Legacy
i
George
DeWitt
Beattie
of
Queen
rharintte
City
receives
the
residue
of
the
$11,501
estate
of
his
sister
in
Vancouver
on
April
18
last,
after
a
niece
receives
$3,232
and
two
other
nelces
$2J2
each.
The
will
..1M
befn
filed
In
Supreme
court
I
In
.
Vancouver
for
probate.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER
March
22
Wheat
l.
ta
the
local
iwas
quotea
ai
wv
on
TORNADOES
TAKE
BIG
LIFE
TOLL
BIRMINGHAM,
Ala.,
March
22:
Freakish
March
tornadoes
killed
at
least
214
persons
in
the
southeastern
states
yesterday
and
early
today.
States
affected
are
Alabama,
Georgia,
Mississippi,
Louisiana
and
Tennessee.
FUNERAL
IS
HELD
Jack
Katchford,
Popular
Pioneer
of
City,
Laid
to
Best
In
Fair-riew
Cemetery
Many
frierds
of
deceased
and
his
lamlly
assembled
at
the
chapel
of
the
B.
C.
Undertakers
at
2:30
this
afternoon
to
pay
their
final
tributes
of
respfct
to
the
memory
of
John
Edward
Ratchford.
popular,
.pioneer
resident
.Qfabli,city,
whose,!,
death
ocArredfsuddenly
on
Sun
;
day.
The
servici
at
the
chapel
was
conducted
by
Rev.
James
B.
Gibson,
dean
of
St.
Andrew's
Anglican
Cathedral
whose
remarks
were
fitting
to
the
occasion.
Charles
P.
Balagno
'
presided
at
the
organ
to
accompany
.
the
hymns
which
were
"Lead
Kind-.
ly
Light"
and
"Nearer
My
Ood
to
j
Thee"
I
A
large
concourse
followed
the
cortege
to
the
final
resting
place
ati
Fuirview
Cemetery.
The
graveside
service
of
the
Elks
was
conducted
by
George
Rodger,
chaplain
of
the
lodge
The
Last
Post
was
sounded
over
the
grave
by
William
Ranee,
bugler
of
the
Canadian
Legion.
Pallbearers
were
Aid.
O.
W.
Rud-derham.
representing
the
Prince
Rupert
Baseball
AssoclaUon;
W.
M.
Brown,
the
plumbers'
union;
Harry
MmzJe.
the
Elks:
WUllam
Sullivan,
the
ex-service
men;
H.
A.
Breen.
the
Sons
of
Canada,
and
George
Clcconne.
a
friend.
There
were
many
floral
offerings.
Anyox
Hospital
Deficit
Last
Year
Totalled
$13,089
ANYOX,
March
22:
The
operating
,loss
of
the
Anyox
Hospital
for
;he
year
1931
was
$13,089.08,
It
was
revealed
at
the
annual
meeting
held
recently.
Income
for
the
year
totalled
$34,931.92
and
expenditure,
$38,021.10.
The
total
number
of
patients
treated
during
the
year
was
315
for
treatment
totalling
4040
days.
In
1930,
408
patients
re
ceived
5332
days
of
treatment.
Frozen
Salmon
From
Alaska
to
London,
England
The
Northland
Navigation
Co.'s
motorshlp
Hner
Northland,
which
imlled
here
last
week
en
route
to
Seattle,
unloaded
at
the
latter
port
j
two
hundred
tons
of
frozen
salmon,
from
Southeastern
Alaska
for.
shipment
to
London.
Eng.
The
con-
slgnment
was
loaded
from
tne
Northland
at
seauie
vo
me
uniun
.ship
Trojanstar.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMRIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
BC,
TUESDAY,
MARCH
22,
1932
Tomorrow's
Tides
Wednesday,
March
22,
1932
High
1:05
a.m.
21:7
It.
13:20
p.m.
22:2
tt.
Low
7.18
a.m.
3:0
ft.
19:36
p.m.
2:2
It.
INUNDATED
BY
SLIDE
DENIES
'-
McGEOGH'S
STATEMENT
Missed
Sir
Stanley
Jackson
'
'
"
'
J
When
a
Calcutta
uiihvislty
c-ed
fireu
at
Sir
Stanley
Ji:kson.
chancellor,
ml
sea
him
but
the
bullet
struck
the
shoulder
of.
Dr.
Flnesh
Chandra
Sen.
Poh-emen
aie
'hewn
ijadhig
the
wounded
man
from
te
college.
HIS
CAREER
WAS
VARIED
Late
Joseph
de
L.
Tache,
Chief
Librarian
of
Parliament,
Was
Formerly
King's
Printer
Joseph
de
Labroquerie
Tache,
general
librarian
of
Parliament,
who
died
In
Ottawa
yesterday,
was
formerly
King's
Printer
for
Canada.
He
was
a
director
of
Uie
Pro
vincial
Fire
Insurance
Co.
Born
at
St.
Hyaclnthe,
Que.,
the
late
Mr.
Tache
would
have
been
74
years
of
age
had
he
lived
until
tj-day.
He
was
educated
at
St.
Hyaclnthe
College
and
at
Laval
University.
When
a
young
man.
deceased
became
private
secretary
to
Hon.
Mr
Chapleau
and
accompanied
him
on
a
trin
to
Europe
after
which
he
practised
as
a
notary
at
St.
Hya
cinthe.
From
1887
to
1892.
Mr.
Ta
chc
was
private
secretary
to
Sir
Aususte
Real,
Lieutenant
Governor
of
Quebec.
From
1893
to
1903
he
was
engaged
In
the
dairying
business
He
purchased
the
job
prlntery
and
Le
Courrier
newspaper
of
St.
Hya
cinthe
of
which
he
assumed
the
editorship.
In
1914
Mr.
Tache
was
appointed
King's
Printer.
Deceased
U
survived
by
his
wi
dow,
four
sons
and
two
daughters.
He
was
Roman
Catholic,
a
member
of
the
Knlahts
of
Columbus
and
Conservative.
Questions
Asked
About
Services
Of
Physician
Dr.
W.
H.
Sutherland.
Libera!
member
of
the
Legislature
for
Revtlstoke,
has.
Inquired
In
the
Legislature
II,
any
doctor
or
radical
officer
has
been
appointed
o
attend
rellef-csmp
patients
In
the
Fort
Georgr
district
and.
If
so.
when
was
he
appointed
and
upon
what
terms.
Dr.
Sutherland
also
asks
why
the
uppolntment
has
been
made
and
for
how
long.
The
way
of
all
flesh
Is
to
a
beauty
parlor.
TORY
GAIN
APPARENT
Percy
Davies,
Aged
29,
Believed
Elected
in
Athabaskx
Will
be
Youngest
Member
EDMONTON,
March
22:
rercy
G.
Davies,
Conservative,
has
a
majority
of
245
over
Isaac
Dote,
Liberal,
with
45
polls
to
hear
from
In
yesterday's
fcdtral
by-election
In
Athabaska.
Davits
is
only
29
years
of
age
and,
If
elected,
as
seems
likely,
he
will
be
the
youngest
member
of
the
House
of
Commons.
The
by-election
was
held
to
elect
a
successor
to
J.
F.
Buckley.
Liberal,
deceased.
Questions
About
Jail
Answered
In
answer
to
question
asked
In
the
Legislature
by
Thomas
King.
Liberal
member
for
Columbia.
Hon.
R.
W.
Bruhn
stated
In,
the
Legislature
recently
that
a
jail
building
had
been
constructed
at
Prince
George
In
1931
at
a
total
cost
of
$5,977.02.
Contractors.
In
bidding,
had
not
been
required
to
specify
in
tenders
the
nature
of
construction
of
the
building
as
the
department's
plans
were
revised
to
allow
of
Ln-'
proved
construction
with
solid
con
crete
walla
In
lieu
of
concrete-block
hollow
walls.
This
Improvement
was
effected
without
Increased
cost.
An
inspector
was
employed
by
the
government
on
the
work
in
the
person
of
W.
J.
Peters
whose
total
remuneration
was
$163.
Questions
Regarding
Fort
Oeorgc
Hridjrc
Answered
in
House
Answering
questions
by
Dr.
J.
J
Olllls.
Liberal
member
for
Yale,
Hon.
R.
W,
Bruhn.
minister
of
public
works,
stated
in
the
legislature
at
Victoria
a
few
days
ago
that
the
Ptlnce
George-south
Fort
George
bridge
had
been
damaged
'wlce
during
1931
by
collision
In
each
case.
The
total
cost
of
re
I
pairs
was
$5.33.
Andrew
Johnson
Feared
Dead
in
Big
Avalanche
Far
Up
Salmon
River
Outland-Silvcr
Bar
Camp
Buried
Under
Twenty-Five
Feet
of
Snow
and
Debris,
Provincial
Police
Headquarters
Here
Advised
Andrew
Johnson
of
Hyder,
watchman
of
the
Outland-Silver
Bar
mine
in
the
Salmon
River
valley
25
miles
in
from
Stewart
and
on
the
other
side
of
the
Salmon
Glacier,
is
missing
and
is
believed
to
have
perished
in
an
avalanche
which
some
time
recently
buried
the
mine
buildings
under
'twenty-five
feet
of
snow
and
j
torn
rririHrtrrtTT"
1
N
I
A
I
MJh
ll
1
uini
umui
a
IS
ISSUED
Officials
of
School
Board
Reply
to
Proposals
of
George
Rorie,
City
Auditor
The
following
statement
in
repl
to
proposals
made
In
a
letter
yesterday
by
George
Rorle,
city.
Audi
tor,
in
connection
with
school
fin
ances,
was
issued
today
over
the
signatures
of
W.
J.
Oreer,
chairman,
and.
J.
p.
'Williamson,
secretary
of
the
board
of
school
trustees:
"Replying
to
G.
Rorle's
letter
of
yesterday
we
fall
to
see
where
and
how
the
figures
quoted
are
ob
tained.
Mr.
Rorle
is
the
city
audi
tor,
and
as
such
should
know,
or
at
any
rate
ascertain,
the
correct
fi
gures
of
the
school
board.,
but
to
publish
half
truths
as
Is
done
In
this
case
Is
not
at
all
fair.
He
states
that
the
Increase
In
school
expenses
Is
practically
all
caused
by
salaries,
and
that
the
population
during
the
past
years
has
not
Increased.
Since
the
last
census,
ten
years
ago,
the
population
ha)
changed
considerably,
and
Instead
of
numbers
of
single
men.
who
were
then
working
at
the
Dry
Dock,
their
place
has
been
taken
by
families.
The
result
is
that
the
school
enrollment
has
Increased
from
800
odd
to
1170
pupils
on
September.
1931.
thus
causing
the
board
to
raise
the
number
of
teachers
from
32
to
38.
which
naturally
would
Increase
the
salary
charges,
and
raise
the
school
expenses.
It
seems
to
us
a
short
sighted
policy
to
curtail
the
com
ing
generation's
education,
to
heta
bolster
up
a
council
who
have
ap
parently
overspent
in
the
past,
and
arc
now
endeavoring
to
shift
the
blame
to
others,
and
leave
the
children
with
a
smattering
of
education,
at
.a
time
when
education
la
of
vital
Importance
in
obtaining
al-
nost
any
position.
"It
does
not
seem
at
all
fair
to
nick
on
the
school
board
who
have
been
well
within
their
estimates.
ind
who
should
by
now
have
a
sur-
nlus
to
their
credit.
Instead
of
be
ing
told
to
cut
down
and
ruin
the
standard
of
education
that
has
been
set
up.
We
have
today
an
ex
cellent
teaching
staff
and
our
re-
suits
compare
more
than
favorably
with
any
other
city
In
the
province,
and
the
board
wish
to
hold
to
that
efficiency
If
at
all
possible.
"None
of
the
board
of
trustees
are
opposed
to
a
reduction
of
sal
aries,
and
have
done
all
they
can
to
obtain
a
fair
arrangement
with
our
teachers,
and
think
that
by
the
teachers
taking
a
10
cut
from
February
1
to
June
30,
and
waiving
the
regularly
agreed
Increments
due
all
teachers
In
September,
which
will
make
the
cut
13
for
the
school
year
1932-1933.
the
tea
Continued
on
Page
3.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
debris,
according
to
word
re-
celved
at
divisional
headquarters
of
'the
Provlnc,al
Pollce
nere
tnm
'Constable
L.
A.
N.
Pottcrton
of
Stewart.
The
Outland-Sllver
Bar
mine
Is
ltuated
at
an
altitude
of
4,000
feet
and
the
camp
buildings
stood
amid
nigh
and
towering
cliffs.
During
the
past
winter
there
have
been
ex
cessively
heavy
snowfalls
In
that
part
of
the
country.
In
fact,
this
Is
not
the
first
instance
of
destruction
by
snowslldes
to
be
reported
this
winter
from
the
Portland
Canal
district
although
it
is
the
first
case
Irt
wMchHhere
has
been
probable
loss
of
life.
f
Constable
Potterton
and
party
have
left
Stewart
to
dig
Into
thd
slide
with
aView
to
firfding
It
John4
son
perished
therein
and,
if
feoitto
extricate
his
body.
It
will
be
quite'
in
undertaking
to
do
this.
i
Commissioners
For
Election
Are
Appointed
The
following
have
been
appoin
ted
provincial
election
commissioners
in
Fort
George
district,
the
B.
C.
Gazette
announces:
C.
II.
Olds,
Arthur
Lelth,
P.
D.
Carr,
A.
J.
Rog-.
ers.
O.
S.
Wood,
Matilda
McKenzle.
Richard
Allen.
F.
W.
Bunton.
H.
M.
Bills,
Annie
Peters,
Bridget
Agnes
Thompson
and
A.
O.
Mann.
Prlnca
George;
C.
A.
Boyd,
Isle
Pierre;
F.
P.
Donovan,
Hansard;
D.
B.
Jennings,
Olscome;
Arthur
Sceley
and
H.
J.
Brown,
Willow
River;
L.
S.
Plett.
Red
Rock;
W.
R.
Shakcshaft,
Arthur
Shaw,
F.
A.
Lamport,
L.
F.
"Soerb
and
J.
A.
Day.
Sunset
Prairie.
The
following
have
been
appoin
ted
in
Mackenzie
district:
R.
O.
Reld.
Ocean
Falls;
John
Korpl,
Lund
Enrico
Culos,
Cranberry
Lake,
and
George
Paterson,
West-view.
WEATHERREPORT
Triple
Island
Rain,
light
easter
ly
wind,
sea
smooth.
Dead
Tree
Point
Rain,
frosh
south-easterly
wind,
barometer,
2958;
temperature.
44:
sea
rouch.
BOUNTY
FOR
B.
C.
FISHERMEN
ASKED
OTTAWA,
March
-22:
An
appeal
for
participation
by
British
Columbia
In
the
annual
bounty
paid,
to
fishermen
by
the
federal
government
was
made
by
A.
W.
Nclll,
Indepen-
dent
member
for
Comox-Al-
bernl.
In
the
House
of
Com-
mons
yesterday.
He
told
of
the
straightened
circumstances
of
Pacific
coast
fishermen
In
making
his
plea
for
relief.