with
all
the
attendant
attractions
and
features.
It
was
pointed
out
that
there
were
certain
expenditure
made
last
year
which
will
not
have
to
be
repeated
this
season.
W
D.
Vance
was
reappointed
managing
secretary.
There
was
a
full
attendance
of
members
of
the
board
at
the
meet-uiK
President
F.
E.
Wermlg
was
In
the
thalr.
PROMOTED
TO
MAJOR
Adjutant
Kerr.
Formerly
of
This
City.
Keceives
Higher
IUnk
The
many
friends
of
Commandant
and
Mrs.
Kerr
In
Prince
Rune
it
and
dUtrlct
Will
be
glad
to
Irani
of
the
former's
promotion
to
the
rank
of
Major.
This
U
taken
as
an
indication
of
Salvation
Army
leaders'
confidence
in
the
loyalty,
devotion
and
whole-hearted
service
so
successfully
rendered
in
the
past.
Thr
Ma
lor
and
his
wife
have
:.pent
24
years
of
unbroken
service
as
officers
in
the
Salvation
Army.
mn.t.iv
in
Tirlilsh
Columbia,
Alaska
and
the
Yukon.
They
are
stationed
at
Vernon,
to
which
place
they
were
transferred
from
Prince
Ru
pert
last
July.
Halibut
Landings
Summary
pounds.
0.5c
American
-32.600
and
2c
and
0.7c
and
2c.
Canndlan-109.800
pounds.
4c
and
2c
to
4.6c
and
2c.
'
American
CorUytuftou.
27.000.
too
tat
for
sale.
Nonna.
11.000.
Cold
Storage.
0.7c
and
2c.
Vlklrfg.
12.600,
Booth.
0.1c
and
2c.
Discovery,
6,000,
and
Eagle.
3,000,
Cold
torage,
65c
and
2c.
Canadian
Takla.
33.000,
and
Sea
Maid,
11,-000.
Cold
Storage.
4c
and
2c.
Covenant.
20.000.
and
Unoma,
7.500,
Atlln.
4.6c
and
2c.
Royal
III.
3,800,
Cokl
Storage.
4.2c
and
2c.
Embla.
6,000,
and
Southend,
0.000,
Cold
Rlnrnup.
4JC
and
20.
Capclla,
11.000.
Dooth.
4.6c
and
2c.
I
Alcvo,
2,000,
Cold'
Storage,
4c
and
2c.
Alkcn,
7,500,
Dooth,
45c
and
2c.
FUNERAL
NOTICK
The
funeral
of
the
late
Jack
Ratchford
will
take
place
tomorrow
afternoon
at
2:30
from
the
chapel
of
the
D.
C.
Undertaker.
All
Elks
please
attend.
Heart
Attack
Yesterday
!
Prominent
in
athletic
and
fraternal
circles
of
this
city
of
which
,
he
had
been
a
resident
for
nearly
23
years.
John
Edward
(Jackt
Ratchford
died
suddenly
yesterday
morning
the
victim
of
an
apparent
heart
attack
at
his
home.
841
Fra-
j
ser
Street.
He
had
arisen
from
his
:
bed
about
9
a.m.
and
had
sat
for
a
I
moment
on
the
edge
when
he
fell
I
backwards
ana
succumoea.
otu-
cat
aid
was
caiiea
out
me
naa
gone,
i
.
0
Except
for
palnsm-Tils
shoulder,
I
H
I
T
H
I
S
durlne
the
oast
few
days,
the
late
KslllLil
U
Mr.
Ratchford
had
not
complained
of
any
Illness
although
he
was
known
to
have
been
a
sufferer
irom
high
blood
pressure.
1
Bom
at
Leavenwortn,
Kansas,
u
years
ago.
Jack
Ratcmora
came
west
in
1909
to
attend
the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition
in
SeatUe
and
the
same
year
came
on
vo
Prince
Rupert.
Engaged
In
his
occupation
as
a
plumber,
he
had
re-
tided
here
since
mat
ume.
rw
many
years
he
had
been
In
the
em
ploy
of
Smith
&
Malieti.
Since
coming
to
V
nnce
nupen.,
deceased
had
taken
a
keen
Interest
in
nthiotiPA
narticularly
baseball.
In
the
leagues
of
the
early
days,
he
um
a
tar
nlaver
and.
as
a
resuu
oi
hi.
hvv
hlttln
proclivities,
was
known
on
the
diamond
for
years
as
nimit
"
In
later
years
ne
aio.
.
nH
rial
of
refereeing
and
last
wwr
after
the
death
of
Harvey
'
'
.
..
.
lr.IL
Fra
ser,
also
a
victim
oi
ntmit
-ure.
Mr.
Ratchford
was
appointed
manager
of
the
Old
Empress
team
In
the
Senior
League.
That
the
lo-.-
iwuKill
diamond
will
not
set
m
the
same
without
"Jack"
is
a
simple
statement
of
the
popularity
which
The
late
Mr.
Raicniora
vu.ui.-teercd
tor
service
during
the
Great
War
In
the
Royal
Air
roi.
however,
wnue
in
Camp
Borden,
training,
an
engine
tell
on
hU
foot
and
inflicted
such
Injuries
that
he
medicaiiy
u'"
'
was
deemed
further
service
ana
nc
reiumvu
the
city.
The
funeral
win
wkc
v
from
the
chapel
of
morrow
the
B.
C.
Undertakers
-----
to
Fair-
,
view
Cemetery
under
mc
uS
m
l.
nllrt
T
rtrlffA
nf
which
deceas-
and
popular
a
m
a
nromlnent
member.
FIVE
DIE
Today's
Weatk
Tomorrow's
Tides
Tuesday,
March
22,
1932
High
7:30
am.
10:6
ft.
Prince
Rupert
Part
cloudy,
Ugi
"v.
19:32
p.m.
9:7
It.
southeast
wind;
barometer,
30.42;
&
Low
0:40
a.m.
4:2
It.
temperature,
46;
sea
smooth.
13:33
p.m.
5:5
It.
F
4
!
NORTIIERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
a
V
Vol.
XXIII..
No.
67.
V
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
MARCH
21,
1932
PLAN
1932
PRINCE
RUPERT
FALL
FAIR
WORKLESS
HAD
MEETING
AND
DISCUSS
VARIOUS
MATTERS
Exhibition
This
Year
Will
be
Along
Usual
Lines
in
Spite
of
Hard
Times;
Plans
For
Finances
Tho
Fair
Board,
at
a
meeting
yesterday
afternoon,
decided
to
hold
a
monster
sweepstake
this
year
to
assist
in
the
financing
of
the
1932
Exhibition.
The
prizes
will
be
in
cash
or
the
equivalent
of
cash.
The
sweepstake
will
be
conducted
in
connection
with
sale
of
membership
tickets
and
the
financial
effort
will
pet
under
way
as
soon
as
pos-
nlble.
There
will
be
no
drawing
lor
vssssz?
-,or
SUCCUMBED
The
special
commiiiee
appoiniea
to
consider
ways
and
means,
for
the
,
holding
of
this
year's
Pair
presented
SUDDENLY
its
report
whlcn
was
aaopua.
"
.Jatk
Katchford.
Popular
Resident
being
planned
to
carry
on
the
1932
of
City
For
23
Years,
Victim
.
of
f
Exhibition
along
the
usual
lines
The
Victorious
Cambridge
In
Training
Quarters
SUICIDE
Indian
Author
and
Newspaperman
Vancouver
Found
Dead
in
Home
of
Anita
Baldwin
at
Los
Angeles
he
enjoyed
among
players
ana
QTTAWA
March
2l:-Josph
D.
like-
.
.
'h.
1a
nroouerlc
Tacha.
general
11-
In
addlUon
to
having
many
Parliament
died
today
friends
in
athletic
after
an
,ness
of
some
months.
He
Itatchford
was
well
taowi
and
es
Qf
teemed
throughout
the
city.
News
j
...
...
...1,1
..
n
n
m
a
1011
P
Tfl
1
of
his
aeam
wm
-
-
nnthv
will
be
exien
Ided
to
the
bereaved
family
which
includes
his
widow,
one
aaugiiw.
.
.r.
Rim
of
Peoria,
111.)
Ratchford
of
and
one
son.
Ernest
UiU
city.
Other
surviving
reawvw
inAiude
deceased-s
father.
Patrick
Joseph
Ratchford
of
this
city,
a
brother.
Joseph
naicniora.
issuing
here,
and
another
brother,
Lindsay
Ratchford.
of
Seward.
Al
aska.
.
.
...
3RHj(l!H.BSBiBitBBBBHsH
Thi
Cambridge
bout
:r
w
are
snowo
fcrre
m
.
din.n-
'te
-1
preparing
for
the
recent
ram
ux:nl
Mc)..
n
one
or
tun
erev
ins
ANGELES.
Cal..
March
21:
Chief
Buffalo
Child
Long
Lane,
36-year
old
Indian
author
and
newspaperman,
was
round
snoi
vo
death
yesterday
In
the
home
of
Anita
Baldwin,
daughter
of
the
late
Lucky
Baldwin,
mining
mag
nate.
Authorities
said
that
the
Indian
ended
his
own
life.
Long
Lance
was
a
former
resident
of
Western
Canada.
DEATH
OF
LIBRARIAN
Joseph
15.
de
la
Ilroqucrie
Tache
Dies
in
Ottawa
Today
After
Lengthy
Illness
INCRASH
Two
Also
Slissing
From
Big
Passenger
Plane
Which
Fell
on
Saturday
Night
xREDLANDS",
Cal.,
March
21-The
charrtd
bodies
of
five
persons
burned
beyond
recognition
were
found
following
the
crash
near
here
Saturday
night
of
a
tri-motorrd
AmH(an
Airways
passenger
plane
bound
from
Dallas,
Texas,
to
Losj
Angeles.
Two
other
persons
are)
missing
and
are
oeneveo
w
nave
,
Mihrr
droDDed
from
the
plane
be
fore
It
crashed
or
been
burned
without
trace.
Vancouvcr
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
March
21:
Wheat!
was
quoted
at
60aBc
on
the
local;
exchange
today.
i
BroteDies
In
Vancouver
The
death
.
occurred
recently
to
I
Vancouver
of
Arthur
W.
Bruce
of
brother
of
Willard
Bruce
of
Premier.
The
funeral
took
place
in
T.
inwards
Co.
chapel,
Vancouver,
with
Rev.
O.
O.
Fallls
and
Rev.
T.
C.
Colwell
officiating
and
Interment.
In
Mountain
View
Cemetery.
Deceased
Is
survived
by
three
sisters
and
the
one
brother.
Spring
in
the
Air
Miss
Bea
Lloyd
of
Los
Angeles
says
there's
spring
ln
the
air.
She's
doing,
the
dance
of
the
seven
veils,
but
where
are
the
other
six?
Ooj
mg
on
Thames
England,
l
maKing
muvie.i
ol
members.
Successful
Tea
On
Saturday
By
Cambrai
Chapter
A
very
successful
tea
and
sale
of
home
cooking
was
held
by
Cambrai
Chapter,
I.
O.
D.
E.
at
the
home
of
Mrs.
R.
J.
D.
Smith
on
Saturday
af
ternoon.
A
delightful
program
was
rendered
during
the
afternoon,
consisting
of
vocal
solos
by
Mrs.
H.
N.
Brocklesby,
Mrs.
E.
Anderson
an-i
Mrs.
J.
P.
McMillan
with
Mrs.
W.
L.
Stamford
and
Mrs.
C.
E.
Cullln
as
accompanists
and
a
piano
solo
by
Miss
Margaret
McCatfery.
Those
In
charge
were
as
follows
Receiving
MUs
F.
A.
Smith.
Tea
Room
Mrs.
O.
W.
La
Idler,
assisted
by
Misses
M.
Blance.
P.
i'-
luw
miu
ivv4'w
Ivan
Home
Cooking
Mrs.
J.
W.
Mi-,
Auley.
Refreshments
Miss
V.
Smith,
ai-
sisted
by
Miss
W.
Dyer
and
Mrs.
H
L.
Alexander.
!
Raffle
Miss
M.
Morris.
;
Tea
Cuds
Miss
P.
Owyer.
Q.
Mackenzie
and
M.
McOulre.
'
Mrs.
C.
R.
Taylor
and
Mrs.
Wm.
Watts
poured.
(
I
A
raffle
of
$5
was
won
by
M
1
R.
Blance.
Builder
Dies
as
Result
of
Fall
Edward
Marshall,
at
One
Time
In
Prince
Rupert,
Succumbed
to
Injuries
in
Vancouver
Edward
Marshall,
prominent
In
British
Columbia
construction
circles,
superintendent
for
Grant.
Smith
&
Co.
&
Macdonnell
Ltd.
and
well
known
In
Prince
Rupert
through
having
been
In
charge
of
construction
work
here,
died
In
St.
Paul's
Hospital.
Vancouver,
last
week
from
Injuries
sustained
when
More
Adequate
Relief
Allowance
For
Married
Unemployed
Men
Urged;
$7.50
Per
Month
Rejected
At
a
mass
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
District
Unemployed
Association
in
the
Moose
Hall
yesterday
afternoon
ja
resolution
was
passed
calling
upon
the
city
council,
in
connection
with
direct
relief
and
work
that
is
now
required
to
be
performed
therefor,
to
pay
the
married
relief
workers
in
cash
instead
of
relief
tickets
and
provide
them
with
enough
funds
to
pay
not
only
.
for
necessary
food
but
also
for
clothing
led
up
to
the
passing
of
clothing,
light
and
medical
treat
ment
In
the
event
of
accident
or
Illness
to
themselves
or
families.
iThe
central
committee
will
present
!
the
matter
to
the
council
In
person.
concerned,
being
heard
on
numer
ous
occasions
during
the
discus
sions,
The
meeting,
which
was
aitenaea
by
u,
probably
p.uuau.,
some
200
or
i
300
per
the
resolution
asking
the
city
to
make
more
adequate
relief
funds
.vallable.
By
the
city
paying
cash
tor
relief
work,
it
was
felt
the
men
would
be
able
to
get
better
value
!
Another
resolution
passed
by
the
for
their
monev
meeting
backed
up
the
stand
taken
opposition
to
the
payment
of
J
by
the
single
men
In
the
relief
camp
$70
per
montn
and
keep
to
road
at
Cloyah
Bay
in
opposition
to
the
Mtkon
was
basd
on
the
ground
proposal
to
have
them
work
on
road
nat
thU
would.
a
precedent
that
(construction
for
their
keep
and
.d
nave
a
tendency
to
lower
all
,$7.50
per
month.
'
other
emrjlovers.
besides
the
Both
these
resolutions
were
mov-
j
government,
would
undoubtedly
be
ed
fcy
W.
Mahoney
who
dominated
lempted
to
expi0jt
the
unemployed.
we
meeting
o
i
o"'
,The
need
or
obtaining
tne
co-op-
"-read
ligur
t0
snow
tnat
the
pro-sp-wa,,
calieA
p,rlmarUy
for.
HtjAlfcvrotA
department
purpose
purpose
or
of
electing
electing
officers
in
sue-
.
.
t
c.
J
'
iu
cession
to
George
Murray,
chairman,
and
Charles
Lord,
secretary,
jvho
had
resigned.
Charles
Chapman
was
elected
to
the
chair.
After
some
difficulty
had
been
experienced
in
obtaining
a
permanent
:halrman
who
would
stand
for
office
it
was
finally
decided
to
allow
the
new
central
committee
to
ap-
oolnt
Its
own
chairman.
The
new
central
committee
was
chosen
In
the
persons
of
W.
Mahoney,
Fredj
Thompson
and
T.
Murphy.
Mr.
Murphy
was
elected
secretary
of
the
association.
In
opening
the
meeting,
Mr.
Chapman
pointed
out
that
there
had
been
no
Improvement
In
the
eratlon
of
men
In
Jobs
was
stressed
In
this
connection.
In
answer
to
questions
from
tho
floor
of
the
meeting,
the
chairman
imu
uccii
paj'iiiK
f
irfiy
i
mwtM4
in
salaries
to
local
officials
when
nothing
else
was
going
ori
thah
the!
feeding
of
the
men
in
the
Cloyah
Bay
camp
at
40c
per
day.
Exception
Is
Taken
The
meeting
took
exception
to
an
article
in
one
of
the
city
papers
on
Saturday
in
which
a
"local
resident''
had
desired
to
point
out
the
tact
that,
while
downtown
to
buy
a
new
hat.
a
new
sweater,
a
house
dress
and
a
shoulder
of
lamb,
she
had
seen
a
party
with
a
relief
ticket
come
along
to
a
butcher
shop
and
ask
for
a
t-bone
steak.
Speakers
at
the
meeting
paid
their
respects,
which
were
not
very
com-
tot
of
the
unemployed
during
the
(
pllmentary
to
the
spirit
of
a
per-
past
six
months
and
the
luture
am
i
son
wno
wougut
mat,
urcuuac
a
not
appear
promising.
He
urged
that
a
strong
central
committee
be
named
as
there
weuld
be
much
lm-
ortant
work
to
do
on
behalf
of
the
memployed.
Tfie
reslgnaUons
of
Mr.
Murray
and
Mr.
Lord
were
duly
accepted
before
the
meeting
proceeded
to
electing
of
their
successors.
A
motion
was
passed
setting
seven
unemployed
as
the
quorum
neceasary
to
decide
upon
the
calling
of
a
mass
meeting.
Report
is
Presented
Under
the
heading
of
good
and
person
was
unemployed,
he
should
not
have
a
t-bone
steak.
The
central
committee
was
Instructed
to
write
a
suitable
reply
to
the
press.
Questions
were
asked
as
to
the
duties
of
the
police
officer
stationed
on
the
Cloyah
Bay
unemployed
camp.
A
motion
was
pasted
calling
upon
the
central
executive
to
report
back
to
another
mass
meeting
as
soon
as
possible
after
the
Interview
with
the
city
council
In
regard
to
relief
allowances
for
married
men.
Votes
of
thanks
were
passed
to
Oeorge
"
Murray,
reUrlng
chairman,.
&
i
welfare,
aeorge
Murray
preeeniea
;
and
charies
Lord,
retiring
sccre-a
report
on
behalf
of
the
reUrlng
j
tery
ln
acknowledgment
of
their
central
committee
on
what
had
valuable
work
while
in
office
on
be-been
done
since
the
last
mass
meet-1
nalf
of
tne
unempioyed
and
to
the
ing
in
January.
Resolutions
passed
Moo8e
Lodge
for
permitting
the
use
by
that
meeting
had
been
forwar-
of
tnC
hall
for
the
meeting.
ded
to
tne
provincial
ana
ieaerai
governments
and
city
council,
Mr.
Murray
reading
the
replies,
a
number
of
which
have
already
been
made
public.
There
was
nothing
definite
In
any
of
the
replies
from
provincial
authorities
with
respect
to
communications
on
unemployment.
Mr.
Murray
also
revealed
that,
although
the
men
ln
the
Cloyah
Bay
camp
were
badly
in
need,
no
satisfactory
answer
had
ho
miunsAd
and
fell
in
the
bath-lever
been
received
from
the
pro-
confined
to
proyioing
mem
ay
somr
hiwh.
ln
the
fall.
He
was
hlsjoi
home
with
Illness
when
the
accl-ir
ouier
wun
necessary
uouim.
dent
occurred.
j
The
fact
that
unemployed
mar-
Born
In
Wisconsin.
62
years
ngo,
;
rled
men
ln
the
city
had
had
their
the
late
Mr.
Marshall
had
been
a
lights
cut
off
because
they
had
been
builder
In
British
Columbia
Jor
up-
unable
to
pay
their
light
bills
was
wards
of
twenty
years.
He
was
un-Preferred
to
In
discussion.
This
and
.married.
I
the
fact
that
children
of
some
un-
i
The
funeral
will
take
place
at
employed
men
in
the
city
had
bare-Iwest
Salem,
Wisconsin.
Uy
enough
to
eat
and
Inadequate
WAS
SHOT
SEVERELY
Mystery
Surrounds
Wounding
of
California
Bulldlnt
Man
Was
Awaiting
Trial
William
F.
Pearson,
former
presi
dent
of
the
Western
Building
Association,
was
severely
Injured
at
tho
wcekend
when
he
was
mysteriously
sh6t.
He
denied
shooting
himself.
,
Pearson
is
awaiting
trial
on
tcri
counts
of
violating
the
state
building
laws
and
on
other
charges
Including
one
of
embezzlement.
T
i
i
i
room
of
his
home,
striking
his
head
ylnctol
government
ln
the
matter
;
LONO
BEACH,
Cal.,
March
21:-
j