:4r
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Sunday,
April
17,
1932
High
10:40
a.m.
19:0
ft.
Prince
Rupert
Overcast,
calm;
23:11
p.m.
19:9
ft.
barometer,
29.64;
temperature,
50;
Low
4:31
a.m.
7:1
It.
sea
smooth.
16:55
pm.
4:7
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
UIAS
NEWSPAPER
Vol,
XXIII.,
No.
89.
WCMSLEVATOR
UNDER
DISCUSSION
COMMISSION
TO
INVESTIGATE
FINANCES
OF
PROVINCE
Olof
Hanson
Asks
Minister
of
Trade
and
Commerce
Intentions
Regarding
Local
Grain
House
Hopc
of
More
Satisfactory
Grain
Movement
Seems
Justi
fjed
Wheat
Pool
Has
Not
Applied
For
New
Lease
OTTAWA,
April
16:-
Hope
of
a
more
satisfactory
grain
movement
through
Prince
Rupert
seems
justified,
according
to
Olof
Hanson,
who
asked
a
question
in
the
House
yesterday
of
the
minister
of
trade
and
commerce,
Hon.
H.
H.
Stevens,
about
the
elevator
there.
Mr.
Hanson
informed
the
House
that
the
elevator
was
leased
to
the
Aihci
ta
Wheat
Pool
and
that.
dur-
Uig
1926
and
1927,
7,000.000
bushels
df
main
went
through
that
elevator
in
1928
and
1929
about
the
siiiic
umount.
In
1930
and
1931
Ok
re
was
one
cargo
and
in
1932
w
la;
there
has
been
no
cargo.
He
said
he
understood
the
lease
of
the
pool
apired
In
a
short
time
and
he
wanted
to
know
If
the
government
intended
to
rc-lease
the
elevator
to
thr
Alberta
Pool,
which
used
It
ontr
us
Morenuute.
I
Mr
8tevenpolnte4
ut
-tMHTltf
thr
present
time,
trie
elevator
was
full
of
grain,
ownd
by
the
pool,
but
it
whs
not
moving
owing
to
difficult
c
onditions
In
the
world
market-.
The
elevator,
he
said,
was
a
very
modern
one,
the
rate
was
low,
he
freight
rates
low
and
everything
that
the
country
could
do
had
been
done
for
the
movement
of
grain
through
that
port.
The
lease
expires
next
year.'
ronduded
Mr.
Steven,
"and.
when
that
Ume
comes,
the
government
"
will
have
to
decide
whether
to
renew
the
lease.
If
so
desired,
or
to
make
a
new
lease
with
other
parlies.
No
application
so
far
has
been
received
from
the
Alberta
Pool
for'
renewal
of
their
lease."
ASKS
FIVE-DAY
WEEK
President
Herbert
Hoover
Discloses
Administration's
Economy
Plans
to
Congress
WASHINGTON.
D.C..
April
16:
Unless
a
five-day
week
policy
Is
"I'lpted
In
the
civil
service
of
the
United
States,
It
may
be
necessary
discharge
between
five
and
ten
thousand
employees
of
the
government,
President
Herbert
Hoover
''Id
Congress
yesterday
in
speaking
1
administration
economy
plans.
On
the
other
hand.
If
the
five-day
week
is
put
intoffect,
It
will
probably
be
possible
to
take
on
some
3.000
additional
employees,
nt
the
I
sme
time
effecting
a
saving
In
the
1
public
service
of
between
$75,000
!
WW
and
$80,000,000.
VANCOUVER
;
FISH
PRICE
Buyers
Pay
i2c
and
5c
For
Spring
Salmon
and
5c
and
3c
For
Halibut
VANCOUVER,
April
16:
The
Loyal
II
sold
6,000
pounds
of
spring
"almon
here
yosterday,
12c
and
10c
being
paid
for
reds
and
5c
for
white.
The
Rap
I
landed
9.300
pounds
of
halibut
and
was
oald
5.4c.
5.2c
and
3c.
The
Dorlo
received
5c
and
3c
for,
5,300
pounds.
on
Plant
STIMS0N
IN
PARIS
United
States
Secretary
of
State
and
Premier
Tardieu
Talk
Disarmament
PARIS.
April
16:
Secretary
of
gUtcs
Henry
L.
Stimson
of
thy
U)
tfntf$
states
and
Premier
Anure
Tardieu
of
France
were
in
conference
yesterday
and
are
repor-ted
to
have
made
definite
progress
at
a
cordial
session
towards
an
agreement
on
the
subject
of
disarmament.
A
proposal
of
Secretary
Slim-son
on
disarmament
by
zones
whereby
certain
regions
or
continents
would
be
permitted
forms
of
armaments
suitable
to
their
peculiar
requirements
was
discussed.
Secretary
Stimson,
who
landed
at
Le
Havre
in
the
morning,
arrived
here
later
in
the
day
and
was
given
a
great
reception.
r.itiTisii
rtunoET
COMING
TUESDAY
LONDON,
April
16.
nt.
Hon.
Neville
Chamberlain.
Chancel-
lor
of
the
Exchequer,
will
pre-
sent
his
budget
to
the
House
of
Commons
next
week,
pos-
sibly
on
Tuesday.
Optimism
still
pervades
the
British
.
peo
ILL
pie
and
it
is
considered
possiDie
that
some
reductions
in
taxa-
Hons
may
be
announced.
Bip;
Robbery
In
Dallas
Friday
llank
Messenger
Held
Up
By
High
wayman
and
Relieved
of
$38,000
In
Currency
DALLAS,
Texas,
April
18:-John
F.
McCormack,
a
bank
messenger.
was
held
up
In
the
rear
of
the
Fe-
deral
Reserve
Bank
here
yesterday
and
robbed
of
$38,000
In
currency.
Silver
Prices
LONDON.
April
16:
Bar
silver
was
selling
at
16
11-16
pence
here
yesterday.
NEW
YORK,
April
16
:
The
price
of
silver
In
the
local
market
yesterday
was
28
'4c.
Halibut
Landings
Margaret
I,
6,000,
refused
5c
and
2c,
holding
over
Cape
Spencer,
7,000,
holding
over.,
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C
SATURDAY,
APRIL
16,
1932
MANY
HURT
AUCKLAND
Jhurch
Burned
During
Disturbance
Yesterday
Number
of
Com-
j
munists
Arcrstcd
j
AUCKLAND.
N.Z.,
April
16-.
Three
hundred
injured
as
a
result
of
unemployed
riots
In
this
city
dur
ing
the
past
couple
of
days
were
reported
to
be
in
hospitals
last
night.
During
the
riots
a
church
took
fire
and
was
badly
damaged,
the
unemployed
being
blamed
for
start'
Ing
the
conflagration.
Windows
of
shops
In
Queen
Street,
the
rtty's
,
main
thoroughfare,
were
.smashed
but
there
was
no
looting.
Stones
used
by
the
rioters
are
be
lieved
by
the
polite
ttt
have
been
brought
4ntA4JA.ciiy
indicating
OiaTwie
dUturbane'eif
were
preme
ditated.
A
number
of
Communists
have
een
arrested.
Rupert
Should
Be
Place
on
Whole
Coast
if
the
Residents
Would
Grow
Flowers
Local
Expert
Urges
Hcautification
of
City
By
Means
of
J
Gardens
So
That
It
Would
Be
Talk
of
All
Visitors
''Prince
Rupert
could
be
made
the
prettiest
place
on
the
coast
from
early
sprin
by
all
visitors,
if
peop
declared
M.
A.
Burban
CITY
BARBER
put
SHOPS
TO
RE
REDUCE
PRICES
Citv
barbers,
oers,
at
a
meetlne
last
nlght.Jleclded.
on
account
nf
the
deoression.
to
reduce
the
chargi
for
ladies'
and
men's
hairuttlng
from
75c
to
50c
and
for
children
(except
of
High
School
age)
from
50c
35c.vThew$rtewtll
be-
come
effective
In
all
city
shops
today.
Prettiest
?
until
late
in
the
tail,
talked
about
e
would
only
grow
more
flowers,"
k,
divisional
engineer
of
thee
Cana
dian
National
Railways,
in
an
interview
given
the
Daily
News
just
before
he
left
for
the
interior
yesterday.
He
en-
Uused
over
the
possibilities
here"
and
over
the
advantage
accruing
p
o
the
city
from
united
action
on
hartilOUake
lYl
he
part
of
the
citizens
toward
(
jeeutifylng
the
city.
The
gardens;
ihould
Mr.
Burbank
thinks,
be
so1
seautiful
that
visitors
would
carry;
twmy
with
them
a
mental
picture
ol
their
beauties
Instead
of
remembering
some
of
the
ugly
buildings,
un-palnted
shacks
or
crude
sidewalks
r
streets.
i
(Continued
on
Page
Two
)
BUILDING
BLOWN
UP
Eight
Men
jiilled
'n
Disaster
at
Columbus,
Ohio
Probing
Circumstances
COLUMRCS.
Ohio,
April
1C:
Investigation,
is
continuing
into
the
circumstances
of
an
explosion
on
Thursday
which
virtually
destroyed
th
new
state
office
building
here
nbich
was
just
about
completed
at
a
cost
of
$8,-000,003,
eight
men
being
killed
and
40
workers
injured.
The
circumstances
pointed
to
the
fact
that
the
building
was
bombed
although
the
Investigators
have
not
yet
announced
their
findings.
4
Santiago,
Cuba
SANTIAGO,
Cuba.
April
16:
-No
extensive
damage
was
done
early
yesterday
morning
In
a
violent
earthquake
shock
which
drove
resi
dents
of
the
city
out
of
their
homes
into
the
streets.
Vancouver
Members
Deserting
Tolmie
Ship;
Walkem
Out
and
Dick
Expected
to
Quit
Soon
VANCOUVER,
April
lG:-George
A.
Walkem,
M.
L.
A.
for
Vancouver,
announced
today
that
he
will
not
sit
again
as
member
of
the
Legislature
although
he
will
not
send
in
his
resignation
until
late
enough
in
the
year
to
avoid,
the
necessity
of
holding
a
by-election.
,
"After
eight
consecutive
years
I
feel
that
I
would
like
a
rest
from
provincial
politics
and
hence
my
decision,"
Mr.
Walkem
said.
Co-incident
with
this
announcement,
it
was
stated
in
party
circles
that
William
Dick,
another
Vancouver
member,
is
Also
on
the
point
of
retiring.
Mr.
Dick
refused
to
confirm
or
denthe
statement
for
a
little
while
yet.
Non-Political
Committee
To
Look
Into
Fiscal
Affairs
Of
British
Columbia,
Announced
Aviation
Flag
The
new
British
civil
aviation
flag
is
hoisted
on
an
air
liner
at
Croydon
It
consists
of
the
cross
of
St.
George
with
the
Union
Jack
in
the
corner.
THIRTY-FIVE
MORE
CARS
OF
GRAIN
ARE
DELIVERED
TO
FORT
The
last
of
35
additional
cars
of
grain
which
have
been
delivered
during
the
past
week
to
the
Alberta
Wheat
Pool's
lo-
cal
elevator
arrived
on
this
morning's
mixed
train
from
the
east.
The
local
house
Is
now
full
to
capacity.
CONFESSION
LOOKED
FOR
Lieut.
Massie
Expected
to
Make
Clean
Breast
of
"Murder
Killing"
Clarence
Darrow
111
HONOLULU.
April
16:
Owing
to
Ithe
illness
with
gastritis
of
ciar-
mce
Darrow.
chief
defense
attorney,
who
was
confined
to
his
bed
with
physicians
attending
him.
there
was
no
session
of
the
"honor
murder"
trial
yesterday.
It
was
expected
that
Lieut.
Thomas
H.
Massie,
one
of
the
four
defendants,
would
have
coniessea
vesterdav
that
It
was
he
and
he
1'ilone
who
killed
the
young
Hawaiian
who
is
alleged
to
have
assaultec
;
Mrs.'
Massie.
The
trial
will
be
resumed
on
Mon
day
providing
parrow
Is
sufficiently
recovered.
It
was
announced
by
the
presiding
Judge.
Unemployed
men
have
been
making
from
$5
to
$50
per
day
holding
...
line
at
the
Court
nlaces
piacw
In
m
the
w.c
IHouse
for
persons
anxious
to
near
the
trial.
There
was
considerable:
j,
mnr,w
.rniiirt-hA
spectators
yesterday
when
the
trial
i
failed
to
convene.
Government
Consents
to
Plan
Following
Interview
With
Delegation
of
Businessmen
Yesterday
Probe
Is
to
Be
Complete
and
Thorough
VICTORIA,
April
16:
A
complete
survey
of
the
financial
structure
and
internal
economy
of
the
financial
administration
of
British
Columbia
will
be
made
by
a
non-partizan
voluntary
committee
6f
prominent
businessmen
of
the
province.
The
committee
will
be
set
up
without
cost
o
the
government
and
will
operate
along
lines
similar
to
ihe
May
commission
In
Great
Bri
Three
Officials
In
Stockholm
Are
Arrested
Friday
STOCKHOLM.
Sweden.
Arirtl
18:
-Three
officials
of
the
company
of
which
the
late
Otto
Krueger,
who
a,m
5C"lce
DPa'es.
Tn?
tommlttee.
wJU,
consist
of
committed.
suicide-
a.
month-.
or
so
x
core
Kldd-
Austin
Taylor
and
A-ted
ago
In
Pans,
was
head
wire
arres-
yesterday
on
charges
of
falsifl-
H-
Douglas
of
Vancouver,
W.
L.
cation
of
the
company's
books.
Pound
and
Dollar
NEW
YORK,
April
16:
The
Bri-
at!?11
Preralet
ffofcltej
Ba4e
j
it
tkh
txmnd
sterling
was
nuoted
$3.86
V
on
the
local
foreign
ex
change
yesterday.
The
:
dollar
was
selling
at
90c.
TAX
RICH'
SHE
URGES
Miss
Agnes
McPhall,
Lady
Member,
Speaks
on
Budget
Bennett
and
King
to
be
Heard
Next
Week
OTTAWA,
April
16:
"Collect
the:
taxes
where
the
money
is,"
urged
Miss
Agnes
McPhall,
only
woman
member
of
the
House
of
Commons,
j
in
speaking
yesterday
In
the
budget
debate.
She
urged
the
government
to
place
the
burden
of
taxation
on
the
rich
and
voiced
her
objection
to
inheritance
of
large
amounts
of
money.
The
budget
debate
has
been
going
along
quietly
this
week
but
12
expected
to
liven
up
early
next
wee
when
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett
and
Rt.
Hon.
W.
L.
Mackenile
King,
leader
of
the-Opposition,
are
both
billed
to
speak.
Portland
Mans
Body
is
Found
Corpse
Floating
in
Elliot
Bay
at
Seattle
Identified
as
That
of
James
L.
Ford
,
SEATTLE,
April
16:
A
body
vhich
was
found
yesterday
in
Elliot
Bay
was
Identified
through
papers
in
the
clothing
as
being
that
of
James
L.
Ford
of
Portland,
Ore.
WEATHER
REPORT
Dead
Tree
Point
Overcast,
light
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.58;
temncroture.
45:
light
swell.
Triple
Island-Overcast,
.,m.f
t,t,f
light
northerly
wind:
sea
smooth.
Langara
Island
Overcast,
light
j
easterly
wind;
light
swell.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
tain,
the
findings
of
which
led
to
the
formation
of
the
National
Gov-srnment
last
year.
Premier
S.
F.
Tolmle
announced
ast
night
that
the
government
had
'.ccepted
a
suggestion
for
such
a
survey
which
had
been
submitted
earlier
In
the
day
by
a
delegation
representing
Vancouver
and
Vlc-
torla
Industrialists,
business
men
mac&ui
oi
ununwacK
ana
u.
w.
Mayhew
of
Victoria.
Announcing
the
readiness
of
the
government
to
Jacllitatet
In
iSvery
way
a
nonlltlcal
.anactimplte
clear
that
the
eovernment
was
nnt
responsibilities
nor
was
it
binding
Itself
in
any
way
to
accept
In
full
or
In
part
any
recommendations
that
might
be
made.
The
Premier
had
explained
to
the
delegation
earlier
In
the
day
that.
In
the
final
analysis,
the
government,
as
representing
the
majority
of
the
people,
was
responsible
for
the
finances
of
the
province
and
could
not
delegate
Its
authority
or
Its
responsibility
to
anyone.
DUST
STORM
ON
PRAIRIE
Southern
Saskatchewan
Hard
Hit
Following
Drought
Roads
and
Railways
Piled
High
REGINA,
April
16:-Centerlng
iround
this
city,
a
violent
dust
itorm
visited
Southern
Saskatchewan
yesterday.
Big
drifts
swept
over
highways
and
railway
lines
to
a
depth
In
some
places
as
great
as
two
feet.
Trucks
were
stalled
In
the
roads
and
railway
traffic
was
Interfered
with
In
some
instances.
Coming
on
the
eve
of
seeding,
the
storm
hit
the
farmers
badly.
Prior
to
the
storm,
the
land
had
been
suffering
for
lack
of
moisture.
MORATORIUM
FOR
BALKAN'S
PLANNED
GENEVA.
April
16:
The
fl-
nance
committee
of
the
League
of
Nations
yesterday
discus-
sed
the
financial
posiUon
of
Oreece,
Hungary.
Bulgaria
and
Austria
all
of
which
countries
'
are
in
a
sorry
plight
so
far
as
public
finances
are
concerned.
The
principle
of
a
complete
moratorium
for
a
year
for
Oreece
and
Hungary
and
a
partial
moratorium
for
Bui-
garla
and
Austria
was
agreed
upon.