Today's
Weather
Ik
tin
Tomorrow's
0
'
Wednesday,
June
8,
Tides:
1932
prince
Rupert
Overcat,
calm;
Hiyh
3:09
a.m.
19.8
It.
barometer,
30.32;
temperature,
S3;
16:24
pm.
17.3
ft
sea
smooth.
Low
10.05
ajrt.
22
It
22:05
pin.
8.8
(t
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA!S;NEVVSPAPER
v,j
XXIII,
No.
133.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.Cf,
TUESDAY,
JUNE
7,
1932
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Affairs
of
Portland
Canal
Mining
Company
Eapected
to
Come
to
Head
This
Month
Afl.itrs
of
the
Woodbine
Oold
M.ning
Co.
Ltd
are
expected
to
be
?
'
t
on
a
share
agreement
between
shareholders
of
the.
two
COm-l-M
MPS.
Some
shareholders
of
Woodbine
imp
protested
to
the
secretary
of
'
''('
and
are
seeking
an
investiga-'
ii
of
Woodbine
affairs
for
several
irs
back.
The
secretary
of
state
v
ill
require
guarantees
of
costs
before
selecting
an
Inspector
to
conduct
an
Investigation.
WEATHER
REPORT
Dead
Tree
Point
Clear,
calm;
barometer,
30.24;
temperature,
M;
v,
a
smooth.
Triple
Island
Part
cloudy,
calm;
sea
smooth.
-
TOLMIE
IS
HONORED
BY
TACO.MA
COLLEGE
.
TACOMA.
June
7:
Hon.
Dr.
Simon
Fraser
Tolmie.
Premier
of
British
Columbia,
received
the
hnnnmrv
dearee
of
Doctor
ALL
HOPE
GIVEN
UP
KILLED
IN
of
Iavm
viwterday
from
the
1
Eleven
..-n
College
of
Puget
Sound.
The
nrnf..ini.
n
th
HorM
teatl-
Slanfclaus
llausner
is
Believed
to
Have
Perhhcd
on
Ocean
Flight
NW
YORK,
June
7
-Virtually
all
hope
has
been
abandoned
for
the
safety
of
Stanislaus
Ha
tinner,
young
PoUth-American
aviator,
now
overdue
two
days
on
a
projected
flight
from
New
York
to
Warsaw.
His
wife
alone
holds
hope
that
he
may
be
safe
in
some
Isolated
spot.
APARTMENT
Drad
and
Twelve
.Missing
Following
Disasirous
Fire
and
Explosion
fie
to
the
popularity
;
which
-
June
7:
Eleved
i
SWISSS
'p.r-n.
anown
be
dead
and
J
and
the
Pacific
Northwest
;
.
down,
town
npartmpnt
early
today
a,
4
i
APPOINTED
ASSESSOR
D.
J.
Matheson,
City
Treasurer,
to'
Afaln
Act
This
Year
I
i
'
After
a
discussion
of
some
length.
the
city
council
decided,
last
night
to
re-appoint
City
Treasurer
D.
J
i
Matheson
as
assessor
for
1933.
If
Mr
Matheson
desires
expert
assis-;
tuner
in
connection
with
the
mak-i
ing
of
assessments,
more
particu-1
larly
on
improvements.
It
is
prob-'
able
that
he
will
be
given
it.
;
Aid
Casey
urged
the
advisability;
f
going
outside
of
the
City
Hall;
taff
for
an
assessor
this
year
so
that
an
independent
assessment
1
might
be
made
on
the
basis
of
the
1
real
values
of
land
and
buildings
all
I
of
which
would
involve
a
great
deal
of
work.
Aid
Collart,
who
moved
the
ap
pointment
of
Mr.
Matheson,
felt
I
'
hat
Mr
Matheson.
with
the
assistant
of
the
city
engineer
In
th?
(valuation
of
buildings,
should
be
jablc
to
carry
out
the
work.
This
would
simplify
matters
and
would
I
obviate
the
spending
of
additional.
money
In
a
year
like
the
present
whrn
It
could
111
be
spared.
Aid
PllUbury
questioned
if
the
dty
engineer
would'
have-
much
time
to
give
to
the
work
of
assessments.
He
believed
that
some
outside
assistance
would
be
required.
Aid.
Macdonald
and
Aid.
Llnzey
thought
that
as
equitable
an
as
sessment
as
possible
should
be
made
bat
did
not
think
that
the
city
could
afford
the
heavy
fees
that
might
be
required
by
engaging
an
expert.
If
Uie
city
engineer
were
relieved
of
some
of
the
clerical
duties
of
his
department
possibly
he
I
would
be
able
to
assist
in
the
valu
ations.
Many
Buildings
j
City
Engineer
Good
stated
that
there
were
approximately
1600
j
buildings
which
would
have
to
be
Inspected.
To
make
the
proper
valu-!
atlons.
It
would
be
necessary
to
have
full
time
services.
If
trie
city
could
not
afford
to
do
the
job
right
Aid.
Rudderham
felt
that
it
would
be
as
well
to
leave
matters
as
they
stood.
He
proposed
that
if
possible,
Mr.
Matheson
be
provided
with
an
assistant.
Aid.
Collart
's
motion
that
Mr.
Matheson
be
re-appointed
was
seconded
by
Aid.
McCutchen
who
did
not
think
it
should
be
necessary
to
o
beyond
the
city
hall
staff
to
have
toe
assessment
work
done.
After
some
further
discussion,
the
motion
re-appointing
Mr.
Matheson
was
passed,
the
understanding
be
ing
that
the
question
of
assistance
would,
be
taken
up
later.
D0UKS
ARE
SENT
DOWN
Sfventv-Three
More
Draw
Three
In
Conference
'ROAD
WORK
President
De
V
icra
of
Irish
Free
State
who
invited
British
ministers
to
conference
on
oath
of
alteram
?
dispute.
WILL
MEET
DE
VALERA
REQUESTED
City
Council
Invites
Minister
Public
Works
to
Come
Here
ol
um
RITISH
MINISTERS
MEET
DE
VALERA
BR.
lft&?JBL4
TO
SEND
LUMBER
DELEGATES
TO
ORIENT
Amelia
Earhart
Putnam
1
'u
i.s
ihc
fir1-;
1'iiKlerry.
Ireland
u
-quitting
by
th
fir
i
TO
PROBE
WOODBINE
.
I
I:.',.;-
PV:i;m
T,ii:m
L"ii-
i
totifl
,i
u.-icJ
wired
toNrv,
Yirk.
Amelia
if'
in
th
norm
of
Mr-
Fiancis
McClure.
.she
spent
Hip
night.
Demonstrations
In
Italy
Follow
Murder
Attempt
rrople
of
Rome
Give
Thinks
That
Life
of
II
Duce
is
Afaln
Spared
ROME,
June
7:
Street
demon-istraUons
took
place
In
different
tK
clv
imlnltv
follow-
K'URht
to
a
hrad
Has
month
on
t.
.,
,.
n,
th
attmnt
'!
return
to
the
coast
of
Hugh
ufe
of
PnmieT
Muii0ltni:
M
(iutre.
the
managing
director.
.
u
ch(?ered
and
and
a.
has
been
In
Toronto
m
connec-1
manded
The
with
the
deal
with
Missouri
tnanj8
that
tne
llfe
0f
II
Duce
had
uc
Oold
Mines
Ltd
which
P"-!agaln
mttA
"n
to
take
over
Woodbine
pro-1
Jt
b
expected
the
would-be
lea
in
the
PorUand
Canal
dls-,
.
1U
and
executed.
The
culprit,
when
questioned,
stated
that
he
wanted
to
get
rid
of
Muuoltni
in
order
to
pave
the
way
for
an
Italian
republic.
Years'
Imprisonment
From
Nelson
Magistrate
NELSON.
June
7:
Seven
adult
Doukhobors,
who
were
arrested
on
Sunday
In
the
nude
at
Thrums,
are
now
in
jail
here
along
with,
eight
'
'
'
children'.
On
Saturday
Magistrate
John
Cartmel
sentenced
73
Doukhobors,
who
had
pleaded
guilty'
to
a
nude
display
a
week
ago,
to
three
years'
Imprisonment
each.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
June
7:
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at
5334C.
Irish
Free'
tate
President
Asks
'
For-Cohfetenee
on
Subject
of
Oath
of
Allegiance
LONDON.
June
7:
The
British
and
Irish
Free
Stale
governments
are
to
confer
over
the
vexed
question
of
the
Free
State's
bill
to
ab-olUh
the
oath
of
allegiance
to
the
King
and
its
relation
to
negotiations
at
the
Imperial
economic
conference
at
Ottawa.
Rt.
Hon.
J.
II.
Thomas.
Secretary
for
the
Dominions,
and
Lord
Hailsham,
Secretary
for
War,
left
last
night
for
Dublin
where
today
Ihey
will
confer
with
President
Eamonn
de
Valera
at
the
latter's
invitation.
Subsequently
de
Valera
will
come
to
London
and
conversations
will
be
resumed
here
Friday.
MEMBER
OF
HOUSE
DIES
Thomas
McMillan,
Liberal
Repre
sentative
of
South
Huron,
is
Killed
By
Horse
STRATFORD.
Ont.
June
7:
Thomas
C.
McMillan.
Liberal
mem
ber
of
the
House
of
Commons
for
Huron
South
since
1925,
died
in
ho
pltal
here
today
from
Injuries
suf
fered
late
yesterday
when
he
was
crushed
by
a
horse
In
a
stable
at
his
home.
He
was
68
years
of
age.
Entering
the
House
of
Commons
for
the
first
time
in
1926,
after
having
been
an
unsuccessful
candidate
tn
1921.
the
la,te
Mr.
McMillan
was
re-elected
with
Increasing
majorities
In
1926
and
1930.
He
was
a
retiring
but
popular
member
of
the
House
of
Commons.
Four
Fly
me
Boats
Leave
'Peg
For
Pas
Four
Detroit
flying
boats,
.which
were
originally
reported
to
be
on
their
way
to
the
Wolf
Lake
gold
rilelds
In
the
Southern
Yukon,
In
stead
of
flying
west,
turned
north
from
Winnipeg
a
few
days
ago
and
flew
to
The
Pas.
It
Is
understood
that
the
machines
may
be
coming
west
later
to
be
used
in
connection
with
the
investigation
of
reported
gold
finds
on
Scurvy
Creek.
The
city
council
decided
latt
nigh
i
to
again
request
the
provincial
government
to
resume
relief
work
on
the
Skeena
River
highway
here,
coupling
with
the
request
an
invitation
to
Hon.
R.
W.
Bruhn,
minister
of
public
works,
to
come
here
at
an
early
date
and
meet
the
council
to
(iLscuss
the
situation,
i
The
matter
came
up
with
the
reading
of
a
letter
from
the
minister
ol
public
works
in
reply
to
a
request
made
by
the
council
that
I
men
at
present
being
kept
in
the
i
relief
camp
be
permitted
to
work
out
their
board,
lodging,
clothes
I
and
cash
allowance
at
the
rate
of
j
50c
per
hour.
The
minister
stated
that
the
request
involved
a
matter
'
of
policy
and
had
been
referred
to
I
the
unemployment
relief
commit-Itee
of
the
government,
j
Aid.
Macdonald
offered
the
sug
gestion
that
the
government
be
asked
to
resume
the
work
here
and
that
the
minister
be
Invited
to
visit
the
city.
Mayor
Orme
stated
that
he
had
already
personally
invited
Mr
Bruhn
to
come
here
and
that
he
had
said
he
would
but
had
not
stated
definitely
when.
Sentence
Upon
Woman
Suspended
Mrs.
Marchfllon,
Who
Threatens!
;
Policemen
With
Knife,
Given
Warning
By
Judge
Young
Sentence
on
Mrs.
Grace
Marchel-ton,
who
pleaded
guilty
to
a
charge
of
attempted
assault
with
intent
to
cause
grievous
bodily
harm,
was
suspended
for
one
year
by
Judge
F.
McB.
Young
In
County
Court
yesterday
afternoon.
The
charge
arose
out
of
an
incident
on
Saturday
night
when
Mrs.
Marchelton
visi
ted
the
city
police
station
and
threatened
the
officers
there
with
a
butcher
knife.
The
Judge
warned
the
woman
and
explained
that
the
oflfcers
had
been
acting
within
their
duties
by
summoning
her
Into
oolice
court
if
she
failed
to
send
her
child
to
school.
W.
E.
Fisher
acted
as
crown
counsel
and
W.
O.
Fulton
appeared
for
Mrs.
Marchelton.
Former
Atlin
Man
Dies
at
Bridge
R.
lohn
Dunham,
Aged
59,
Well
Known
Mining
Man,
Passes
Away
In
Cariboo
Camp
John
Dunham,
aged
59,
well
known
mining
man.
who
formerly
resided
at
AUln.
died
on
Monday
of
last
week
at
the
new
mining
camp
nl
Bridge
River
In
the
Cariboo
'
4
SASKATCHEWAN
IltS
TIMELY
RAINFALL
'
.a1.
REQINA,
June
.7:
Soujjrr
Saskatchewan
wheat
lands
in-
t
eluding
the
"drought
area"
have
been
soaked
by
heaviest
rains
in
years
which
started
over
the
week-end
and
have
continued
since.
Farmers
are
rejoicing
at
the
timely
preclpl-
tatlon.
Timbermen
of
Province
Making
Efforts
to
Win
Japan-China
Trade
Would
Restore
Large
Market
Across
Pacific
Which
Was
Formerly
Efljoyed
Object
is
to
Enlarge
-:
-
Sale
of
Lower
Grades
'
'
VICTORIA,
June
7:
The
possibility
of
British
Colum-ia
sending
a
lumber
trade
delegation
to'
the
Orient
with
the
object
of
enlarging
the
sale
of
lower
grades
of
lumber
from
the
Pacific
Coast
to
China
and
Japan
is
under
consideration
by
the
timbermen
of
the
province,
according
to
an
announcement
made
by
Hon.
Nelson
S.
Lougheed,
min-
Awarded
Degree
EHsiiilsflesV
Premier
Tolmie
upon
whom
Ta-coma
University
has
conferred
honorary
Doctor
of
Laws.
TERMS
OF
ALDERMEN
City
Council
Passes
Resolution
Requesting
Option
For
Municipalities
The
city
council,
by
majority
vote
last
niaht.
adopted
a
proposal
of
Aid.
Casey
that
a
resolution
be
sub-
.j
mltted
to
the
Union
of
British
Co
lumbia
Municipalities
at
tts
annual
convention
in
Nelson
late
this)
month
requesting
the
provincial
j
government
to
give
the
option
to
j
municipalities
to
decide
whether
their
aldermen
shall
sit
for
one
or
i
two-year
terms.
At
present
the
two-
j
year
term
is
set
by
provincial
statute
and
the
municipalities
have
no
option
in
the
matter.
In
advancing
his
resolution
asking
for
opUon
for
the
municipalities.
Aid.
Casey
expressed
preference
for
the
one-year
term
which
he
believed
was
favored
by
the
majority
of
the
community.
He
felt
that
better
service
was
given
under
the
one-year
term
system.
Aldermen
were
liable
"to
go
to
seed"
if
permitted
to
sit
for
two
terms
without
appealing
to
the
people.
Aid.
Pillsbury
and
Aid.
Rudder-ham
favored
Aid.
Casey's
resolution,
believing
that
the
people
should
have
the
right
to
decide
the
duration
of
Jhe
term.
ld
Collart
and
Aid.
Macdonald
i
spoke
in
ravor
or
tne
two-year
j
term.
In
Uie
first
year
new
aldermen
gained
experience
which
made
'
them
possibly
more
valuable
In
the
j
second
year.
The
plan
also
insured
'
that
at
least
half
of
the
members
of
the
council
would
be
trained
to
their
civic
duties.
Aid.
Collart
thought
that
the
council
would
be
(Continued
on
Page
Four)
?mer
oi
lanas.
British
Columbia
ome
years
ago
enjoyed
a
large
market
for
lumber
in
the
Orient
but
of
'rent
vears
it
has
been
falling
off
seriously.
Big
Americati
Liner
Is
Due
Here
Friday
Making
her
first
call
of
thesca-on
at
this
port
the
Admiral
line
teamer
Dorothy
Alexander,
which
is
being
operated
on
a
special
tour-i
lit
excursion
service
to
Alaska
during
the
summer,
is
due
to
arrive
i
here
Friday
morning
from
Alaska
and.
after
a
couple
of
hours'
stay.
wui
sau
tor
victoria
and
Seattle.
The
vessel
is
due
at
9
ajn.
but.
later
in
the
summer,
will
arrive
here
at
7
ajn.
The
Dorothy
Alexander
is
schej
duled
to
make
calls
here
on
thj
mornings
of
June
10
and
20,
July
1
and
22,
August
1,
12
and
22
and
September
2.
She
will
be
the
onli
vessel
of
her
line
to
make
scheduled
calls
here
this
summer
and
will
I
come
here
southbound
from
Alaska
on
each
voyage.
Packsack
Lost
Here
Leads
to
Train
Arrests
Report
made
to
the
city
police
yesterday
by
an
itinerant
Flnlander
that
his
packsack
had
been
taken
from
the
local
raft
way
yards
lbto
the
arrest
of
wo
countrymen
on-the
eastbound
train'
last
night
ind
their
removal
from
the
train-
at
Hazelton
where
hey
are
now
being
held.
The
goods
described
were
lo
cated
on
the
train
by
interior
pro
vincial
police
officers
and
the
detaining
of
the
two
Finlanders
McConnell
Creek
a
s
s:
Ground
is
Frozen;
Cannot
Wash
Yet
PRINCE
GEORGE,
June
7:
-ILK.
Henry,
deputy
mining
recorder,
who
arrived
here
a
few
days
ago
from
McConnell
Creek,
says
that
theXe
Is
no
water
yet
for
washing
gold
there
and
the
ground
remains
frozen.
The
discovery
of
the
past
winter
Is-situated
at
an
elevation
of
480Q
feet
and
it
is
too
early
yet
to
pass
Judfi-.
ment
upon
the
possibilities
of
the
area.
About
fifteen
men
are
ut
pre
sent
on
the
rreek