MILL
HERE
NOW
BEING
PLANNED
Today's
Weather
f
Tomorrow's
Tides
frfday,
March
18,
1933
High
...10:15
a.m.
18:4
ft.
Prince
Rupert
Part
cloudy,
light
23:18
17:7
It.
p.m.
northerly
wind;
barometer,
29.80;
Low
3:53
ajm.
10:4
It.
temperature,
49;
sea
smooth.
16:55
rxm.
5:0
It.
-",1
Vol
XXIII..
No.
64.
PROVINCE
HEW
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
MARCH
17,
1932
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
CUTTING
RELIEF
WORK
Preliminary
Arrangements
Have
Been
Completed
For
Plant
With
Capacity
Of
200
Tons
Col.
C.W.
Peck
V.C.
,
Rr;t-
,'
;
Puni
c
Rupert
jcVISIUIi-'
l
iiv
tod.iy
with
(If
P(
liM'-l
lommisMoners.
TRIBUNAL
ON
HERE
Hoard
of
Tensions
Commission
Is
In
Session
This
Afternoon
to
Hear
I-ocal
Appeals
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of
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v
Vancouver
Island,
and
t
it
E.
C.
McKenzie
of
Lethbridge,
K
.
-
i
.
are
conducting
a
tribunal
',
n
this
afternoon
of
the
board
of
tne
mm
u
operated
at
capacity,
C
NMons
commissioners
of
wh,cnwoiad
amount
to
something
like
f
y
are
Judges
Col
Peck
and
Capt.
1
jsj
oOO
a
month,
in
addition
to
the
M
Konile.
who
have
been
holding
j
8UbidJary
operations
which
would
wigri-iirr
wim
uwiu
vm
of
the
board
at
point
all
ac
Canada,
arrived
in
the
city
on
morning's
train
from
Prince
.
Cioorne
where
the
last
court
wWlthin
18
months
from
now.
"lirld
.
n
was
pointed
out
by
Mr.
Buck-AiTompanylng
Col.
Peck
md;
tnal
at
tne
present
time
there
dpt.
McKenzie
is
a
party
of
ot-
n0
wlphlt
ptant
Idle
on
the
In
1,
tits
consistiint
of
Major
A.
M.I
...
,
j
i,0iuvH
pvrrv
Daykin
of
Vancouver,
commission
counsel;
Dr.
Frank
Mahood
of
Cal-
My.
medlcal
adviser
-
E.
a.
Keeling
.'inrnnvor
nomlnnx
OOVOCBie.
t
Corrall
of
Vancouver,
registrar,
id
Mr.
Christian
of
Calgary
and
:r.
Macy
of
Vancouver,
reporters.
!
.
...
...
.
.1..
inc
pariy
win
sail
wnujiu
"
Pr.nceSeo?Be
for
Vancouver
where
they
will
sit
on
Saturday.
MAJOR
JOHNSON
HMDS
REGIMENT
OTTAWA,
March
17:
Major
S.
D.
Johnston
has
been
ap-
pointed
to
command
the
First
North
British
Columbia
Real-
ment,
102nd.
Battalion,
with
roglmental
headquarters
at
Trlnce
Rupert
vice
Lieut.
Col.
J
W.
Nlcholls
who
has
been
trnnifercrd
to
command
the
Second
Reserve
Battalion
of
that
Regiment.
Important
Scheme
For
Local
Frank
L.
Buckley
at
His
Honor
Last
Night
Site
at
Seal
Cove
Selected;
Organization
Starts
at
Once
Mill
Payroll
Would
Amount
to
.$36,000
Per
Month
700,000
Feet
of
Logs
Daily
Consumption
Construction
Within
Six
Months
Planned
Prince
Rupert
will
very
soon
have
a
pulp
plant
capable
of
turning
out
200
tons
a
day
of
high
grade
bleached
sulphite
pulp
to
compete
with
Swedish
pulp,
if
the
plans
of
the
promoters
of
the
scheme
.
succeed.
The
money
j
-
for
the
t
t
1
M
t
it.
1
1
preliminary
operations
nas
being
men
from
Minneapolis,
ti)
principals
of
a
large
southern
h'pptns
company.
The
scheme
was
outlined
at
a
dinner
given
by
the
ciMzrns
of
Prince
Rupert
last
night
to
Frank
L.
Buckley
of
Vancouver,
representing
the
different
Interests
of
the
enterprise,
who
told
something
of
the
work
he
had
done
on
it
during
the
past
two
years
and
of
the
bringing
to
fruition
of
the
preliminary
plans.
The
plant
is
to
be
established
at
Seal
Cove
In
the
city
of
Printe
Rupert.
A
site
has
already
been
selected
and
organisation
work
will
commence
at
once
and
will
take
several
months
before
actual
con
struction
can
commence.
The
proposed
plant
will
manufacture
hlah
xrade
sulphite
and
approximately
700,000
.
,
feet
will
w
111
use
uoc
K
J
!Qf
dally.
The
labor
costs
In
the
nmwi
or
manuiaciure
run
vu
ahrtllt
.Jx
dollars
a
ton
which,
when
g$o
fmpiOy
&
great
mmixy
mm.
4
actual
construction
commences
,
within
Six
months,
as
is
planned,
j
f
h
ml
.hould
be
in
operation
one
in
Canada
.
was
working
working
at
at
ca
ca-
pacity.
,
Mavnr
nrme
n
resided
and
intro-
'
...
duced
the
speaker
bury.
Ptot
l
2"5
J
Commerce,
spoke
Ivdy
0
ih
nrpiimlnary
work
done
ana
01
v
1
:,.
c.
,ih
noomo
to
.1..
ii
if
ihp
nlans
matured.
Ai
derman
Macdonald,
president
of
the
Trades
and
Labor
Council,
wel
comed
the
advent
01
an
mauSjr
which
might
mean
so
mur
to
the
City.
.
...llmlngHI
In
telling
01
me
yic......
work
done.
Mr.
Bulkley
read
a
which
he
had
copy
of
a
litter
written
to
the
Minneapolis
interests
before
he
undertook
the
work
ronition.
He
told
of
his
pre
vious
Interest
In
the
district
In
,n.Mon
with
his
airplane
uons
on
Oraham
Is-
land
during
and
after
the
war.
He
stated
that
he
ueuevea
u
y
m
k
unrked
out
and
brought
to
a
successful
conclusion,
the
con-
(Conllnued
on
Page
Four)
Development
Outlined
By
Dinner
Meeting
in
Deen.
suosc
cribed,
the
backera,
bt.
raul
aM
New
York
and
1
Accuser
Senator
Andrew
Huydon
who
makes
wnj.atiouaJ
charge
against
former
Ontario
Premier.
Accused
Ex-l'rcmier
Ferguson
Whom
Senator
Haydon
declares
demanded
$200,000
from
Beau-harnols.
BRITISH
DISCOUNT
RATE
IS
CUT
AGAIN
LONDON,
March
17:
The
Bank
of
Enirland.
which
only
a
few
days
ago
cut
the
discount
rate
to
four
percent,
today
an-
nounced
a
further
reduction
to
three
and
a
half
percent.
Si
Per
Day
TAXATION
EXPLAINED
Details
of.
How
New
Income
Tax
Will
Operate
Kevealcd
by
Minister'
of
Finance
Jones
.
Surplus
Expected
Municipal
Grants
Remain
Un
touched
Although
Cities
Must
Increase
Participation
VICTORIA,'
March
17:
Hon.
J.
W.
Jones,
minister
of
finance,
in
presenting
presenting
his
nis,puaget
budget
to
to
the
Hie
lx
Legis-
Jature-yestereUy,
-announced
an
an-
ticipated
surplus
of
$155,000.
Under
the
new
Income
tax.
salar
ies
up
to
$1000
pay
one
percent
with
two
Dercent
on
the
second
thous-1
and,
three
percent
on
the
third
and
!
so
on
up
to
$19,000
when
the
taxj
would
approximate
ten
percent
and
where
the
gradual
Increase
would
1
cease.
For
Instance,
a
man
earning;
$2000
would
not
pay
two
percent
on
that
amount
but
one
percent
on
the
first
thousand
and
two
percent
on
the
second
thousand.
There
are
exemptions
of
$500
for
married
per
sons
and
$200
for
each
dependent
and
also
on
life
Insurance
premiums
up
to
$300
per
year.
Municipal
grants
remain
as
heretofore
but
municipalities
pay
fifty
percent
of
mother's
pensions,
$1.25
instead
of
70c
for
patients
at
Tran-
qullle
Sanitarium,
50c
per
day
for!
each
inmate
in
mental
hospitals
and
80c
per
day
for
each
inmate
in
boys'
and
girls'
industrial
schools.
;
LLOYD
GEORGE
ISSUES
CALL
Would
Have
Progressive
Party
Men
Join
Him
Against
Re.
actionary
National
Rule
LONDON,
March
17:
Rt.
Hon.
David
Lloyd
George,
having
recovered
from
a.
recent
Illness,
Issued
a
challenge
yesterday
to
progressive
men
of
all
parties
to
rally
around
him
in
order
to
save
Britain
from
four
years
of
reactionary
national
rule
under
-the
"sham"
national
government.
RAID
BY
CHINESE
Forty
Lighters
Taken
From
Shanghai
Waterfront
By
Daring
Manoeuvre
SHANGHAI,
China,
March
17:
Under
the
very
nose
of
the
heavy
artillery
of
the
Japanese,
Chinese
soldiers
made
n
daring
raid
from
I
their
positions
behind
the
city
onj
Tuesday
and
took
possession
of
40
1
Chinese
lighters
on
the
Shanghai!
waterfront.
Opposed
to
Rt.
Hon.
David
Lloyd
George
cha'lenges
progressive
politicians
to
Join
nun
against
Nationalist
government
rule.
Extravagance
In
B.C.
Was
Found
by
Senator
Gideon
D.
Robertson
Michael
II.
McGcogh,
Federal
Director
of
Unemployment
Itclief,
Makes
Disclosures
Before
Special
Committee
of
Legislature
VICTORIA,
March
17:
Michael
M.
McGeogh,
director
for
British
Columbia
of
Dominion
unemployment
relief,
appearing
yesterday
before
the
special
committee
of
the
Legislature
investigating
unemployment
relief,
testified
that
it
was
on
recommendation
of
the
provincial
government
that
the
$5,321,000
municipal
aid
program
of
last
OFFICE
IS
ABOLISHED
R.
B.
Teaklc,
Vice-President
of
C.
N.
Steamships,
Now
Takes
Position
of
Capt.
Nicholson
MONTREAL,
March
17:
The
position
of
vice-president
In
charge
of
steamships
in
connection
with
the
Canadian
National
Railways
has
been
abolished
effective
April
1,
It
Is
announced.
R.
B,
Teakle.
now
vlce-preslent
in
charge
of
steamships,
has
been
appointed
manager
of
steamships
and
car
ferries
at
Toronto,
succeeding
Capt.
C.
II.
Nicholson,
former
manager
of
Pacific
Coast
Steamships,
who
Is
being
retired
after
many
years
of
service.
NO
HALIBUT
SALE
There
was
no
sale
of
halibut
on
the
local
Fish
Exchange
today.
The
only
boat
in
was
the
American
Polaris
with
18,000
pounds
which
b
holding
over
until
tomorrow.
Reaction
ftoctober
was
cut
down
to
53,250,000.
McGeogh
read
a
telegram
quoting
Senator
Old
eon
D.
Robertson,
then
federal
minister
of
labor,
as
stating
that
"the
federal
government
is
now
confident
that
there
have
been
extravagant
expenditures
in
British
Columbia."
McGeogh
also
testified
that
he
found
104
carpenters
on
the
payroll
at
Deroche
camp
last
fall
when
only
four
or
five
of
them
were
working.
AC0UITTED
OF
THEFT
Jury
Dismisses
Charge
Against
Official
of
Education
Department
at
Victoria
VICTORIA,
March
17:-John
A.
Anderson
was
found
not
guilty
of
theft
by
a
Jury
here
yesterday
on
charges
of
having
embezzled
funds
from
the
Textbook
Branch
of
the
Department
of
Education.
ALASKA
WEATHER
Juneau
High.
42;
low.
32.
Ketchikan
High,
42;
low,
31
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
MAY
RUN
CANNERY
B.
C.
Packers
Considering
Operating
Shannon
Bay
Plant
in
Mas-sett
Inlet
This
Season
Officials
of
the
B.
C.
Packers
arrived
in
the
city
on
the
Prince
John
this
morning
from
the
Queen
Charlotte
Isiands
where
they
made
an
Inspection
of
the
Shannon
Bay
cannery
in
Massett
Inlet
which
it
is
planned
to
operate
this
year.
Watun
River
cannery
was
also
visited.
This
Is
the
cycle
year
for
a
large
run
of
fall
brands
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
and.
is
a
result,
more
canneries
are
expected
to
be
operated.
The
cannery
officials
will
sail
on
the
Prince
George
tonight
for
Vancouver.
OPEN
SPAN
ON
JULY
1
Vancouver
Preparing
Now
For
In-
New
Burrard
Street
Bridge
VANCOUVER.
March
FT:
The
city
rouncil'ffas
launchecTprclimln-ary
plans
for
the
formalopenlng
of
the
new
Burrard
Street
Bridge;
over
False
Creek,
on
July
1
'as
part',
of
Vancouver's"
Dominion
Day
celebration.
A
special
committee
of
the
council
has
been
appointed
to
make
arrangements
for
the
event.
A
few
days
ago
the
two
ends
of
the
bridge
were
linked
up
by
the
steel.
OPPOSITION
WEAKENING
Democrats
Called
Into
Conference
to
Consider
Alternative
to
Sales
Tax
Bill
WASHINGTON.
March
17:
Democratic
members
of
Congress
were
called
into
conference
last
night
to
consider
an
alternative
plan
to
the
administration's
$800,000,000
general
manufacturers
sales
tax
bill.
This
move
Is
taken
as
a
further
weakening
of
the
Democratic
opposition
to
the
measure.
Forty-three
members
of
Congress
from
New
York
are
overwhelmingly
In
favor
of
the
manufacturers
tax
bill,
was
revealed
yesterday.
A
night
session
Is
called
for
to
night
t6
wind
up
the
general
debate
with
a
view
to
beginning
the
vote
on
the
bill
tomorrow.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER?
March
17:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
63c
on
the
local
ex
change
today.
PEACE
TERMS
AGREED
UPON
GENEVA,
March
17:
Japan
and
China
have
definitely
agreed
upon
terms
for
an
armistice
at
Shanghai,
it
was
re-
ported
to
the
League
of
Nations
assemblv
ves.
fnrilnv
nn
lmVinlf
r.f
ft.
commission
of
t
h
league
which
is
negot-
iating
peace
terms.
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