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IR
BESNER
IN
AN
AIRPLANE
WRECK
Tomor,
c'v's
Tides
High
V
,
SXIV.
No.
191.
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am.
158
ft.
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pjn.
18.2
ft.
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6
ajn.
8.0
ft.
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pin.
10.4
ft
She
SHIP'S
BAND
AND
Resident
of
Prince
Rupert
Had
His
Skull
Broken
and
Ribs
Cracked
When
Machine
Plunged
Into
Anderson
Lake
EDITORIAL
WORK
ONJIIGIIWAY
Wi
thoroughly
agree
that
It
U
TiUl
to
rrlnte
Rupert
to
get
work
continued
en
tbt
highway.
We
am
nrgrd
this
for
many
years
and
htn
others
were
silent
polo-US'
oat
the
foolishness
of
abandon-(
It
rtmoslnr
the
equipment
What
c
should
like
to
see
now
!4
be
a
section
of
the
rood
ts
with
the
meif
paid
'decent
Ues
for
the
work
they
do.
This
wJd
net
only
tire
us
an
addl-fensl
piece
of
highway
but
would
bl
the
men
to
become
once
we
self
respecting
cltlien
They
tad
we
hare
had
enough
of
this
rt:irf
butlncvi.
U
It
Is
possible
In
the
United
Ststrs
to
find
work
for
thcne
who
r
onrmplojrd.
It
should
be
pos-tn
Canada.
We
have
been
IcM
that
Mr
Bennett
has
a
scheme
'or
employing
the
men
by
the
co-optation
of
the
federal
and
pro-m.
and
municipal
government
Such
a
plan
is
not
feas-Mf
frlnre
Itupert
for
Instance
I
not
In
a
position
to
do
any
work,
long
as
Interest
rates
are
continued
as
high
as
they
are
at
pre-"nt
Th
Dominion
has
power
to
lnr
Interest
rates
and
also
to
M
the
men
to
work
during
the
romlng
winter
at
a
remunerative
Another
thing
that
musi
be
guarded
against
In
dealing
with
Po'lti.ians
Is
that
many
of
them
promise
anything
In
order
to
fl
ltted.
it
Hill
be
remembered
that
promise
were
made
at
the
14
c
lr.
tlon
but
they
were
not
car-rfl
out
A
good
start
was
made
but
hat
was
n
plrdjlng
candl-ds,n
It
must
be
considered
what
rt
the
prospects
of
such
a
can-Male
being
ready
and
able
to
y
out
the
promUes
made.
ne
more
suggestion
Is
that
a
contract
should
be
let
for
a
defln-
Portion
of
highway
construe-'
and
that
the
contractor
be
In-lndent
of
political
Influence.
"
contract
Is
let.
we
shall
get
me
real
work
done.
While
we
do
nt
consider
the
letting
of
a
con-jwet
essential
to
the
conduct
of
work,
we
do
think
that
we
h'l
let
a
larger
amount
done
if
1
"
"lone
on
a
contract
basis
In-,,f
f
b,
day
labor.
Today's
Weather
l'sZ'
oalm.tem-Aansi,
.part
cloudy.,
calm.
81.
Moudy.
enlm.
54.
1,1
Oloar.
calm,
64.
"
'
Oar,
calm,
CO.
THREE
PEOPLE
KILLED
INCLUDING
YOUNG
BRIDE
OF
TWO
MONTHS
WITH
HER
HUSBAND;
TWO
BODIES
NOT
YET
FOUND;
OLIER
BESNER
IN
HOSPITAL.
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
16:-Olier
Besncr
of
Prince
Rupert
is
in
the
Vancouver
General
Hospital
with
a
broken
skull
and
several
ribs
fractured
as
the
result
of
an
airplane
accident
at
Anderson
Lake
near
Bridge
River
in
which
three
persons
were
killed
and
another
man
seriously
injured
and
a
sixth
person
slightly
injured.
The
accident
happened
lat&ldst
ni'ght
when
a
seaplane
owned
by
the
Wells
Transportation
Co.
crashed
into
the
deep
Waters
of
the
lake,
150
miles
north
of
Vancouver.
The
dead
are:
W.
Dean,
former
employee
of
the
Pioneer
Mine
and
recently
operating
a
brokerage
agency
near
the
mine,
and
his
wife,
a
bride
of
two
months.
W.
J.
Butt,
proprietor
of
McGillivray
Falls
Lodge,
located
near
Bridge
River.
The
injured
arc
Pilot
Gordon
Mackenzie
who
received
a
fractured
skull
and
whose
condition
is
said
to
be
fair,
Olicr
Besncr
of
Prince
Rupert,
and
A.
Gray
Parker
of
Vancouver
who
was
slightly
injured.
The
machine
left
Vancouver
at
6:45
p.m.
for
Bridge
River
and
crashed
at
about
8:30
when
nearing
the
end
of
the
flight.
The
bodies
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Dean
were
trapped
in
the
wrecked
plane
and
have
not
been
rc
covered
Butt's
body
was
thrown
clear.
The
other
occupants
managed
to
reach
shore.
A.
G.
Parker
praised
the
work
of
Pilot
Mackenzie
who,
he
said,
made
a
beautiful
flight
over
the
mountains
in
to
Anderson
Lake.
It
Was
getting
dark,
he
said,
and
the
plane
had
just
come
down
to
drop.
Mr.
Butt
could
sec
the
fog
hovering
over
ten
feet
above
the
lake.
The
pilot
levelled
off
and
cased
on
to
the
water
when
suddenly
the
nose
of
the
plane
plunged
head
first
into
the
lake.
Mr.
Parker
said
he
believed
the
machine
struck
a
log
or
some
other
obstruction.
Mr.
Besncr
was
on
his
way
to
the
Bridge
River
district
with
Parker
to
examine
some
mineral
claims
for
Miller
Court
Company.
Gandhi
Begins
Fast
To
Death
Today!;
POONA.
India.
Aim.
1:-Maht-ma
Oandhl
began
at
noon
today
what
he
said
would
be
a
fast
until
August
1
death,
lie
whs
arrested
at
the
outset
of
a
now
disobedience
campaign.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER
Ami;
16
The
pike
Ol
wheat
h'n:
:
h!,i
wax
68'
uC
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WE
DNESDAY,
AUGUST
16,
1933
FOOTBALL
TEAM
COMING
FOR
CARNIVAL
CHICAGO
EXCHANGE
WILL
NOT
KEEP
TO
PEGGING
OF
WHEAT
CHICAGO,
Aug.
16:
It
was
decided
at
the
grain
exchange
today
that
In
spite
of
the
pegging
effort
of
the
Canadian
exchange
all
price
restrictions
would
be
removed
today
on
the
Chicago
wheat
market
but
no
drop
In
'prices
of
mora
than
four
cents
In
one
day
would
be
allowed.
Navy
is
Coming
For
Carnival
In
Prince
Rupert
on
Tuesday
And
Wednesday
of
Next
Week
The
British
Navy
as
represented
by
H.
M.
S.
Dragon
is
tQ
take
part
in
the
carnival
in
the
city
next
week
itjvas
announced
by
Commissioner
Alder
this
morning
The
commissioner
wired
Commander
Wake
Wilber
at
Courtenay
where
the
ship
had
put
in
for
gun
practice,
asking
if
the
shTps
company
and
band
would
take
part
in
the
big
procession
on
Navy
Day.
Today
he
received
a
reply
(hat
the
band
would
take
part
andthat
a
team
from
tnesnip
would
be
ready
to
meet
a
native
team
in
a
football
game
on
same
dav-
,
The
carnival
takes
place
Tuesday
and
Wednesday
of
next
week.
Numerous
Charges
Including
That
Of
Murder
Brought
Atrainst
Former
.
O
O
,
v
PxeshlenrMachado-u
HAVANA,
Aug.
16:
The
new
administration
of
Cuba
is
not
content
with
having
driven
President
Gerhardo
Machado
out
of
the
country
and
deposed
him
from
the
presidency.
He
has
been
able
to
get
away
by
airplane
but
an
effort
will
be
made
to
reach
him
in
Nassau
and
to
have
him
brought
back
to
face
his
accusers
and
meet
numerous
charges
laid
against
him.
w
Legal
action
was
taken
yesterday
when
charges
were
laid
against
Machado
In
the
Law
court
charging
the
ex-president
and
five
associates
with
misappropriation
of
public
funds,
frauds,
falsities,
swindle,
homicides,
murders
and
other
crimes
allegedly
carried
out
In
the
presidential
palace.
Bight
more
persons
met
violent
deaths
yesterday
In
the
disorders
consequent
on
the
change
In
government
as
toe
new
administration
labored
to
set
its
political
and
economic
house
in
order.
ancouver
Stocki
(Oourtmy
8.
D.
OO)
Vancouver
Reno,
M.
Pend
Oreille,
1.06.
Noble
Five.
.11.
Premier.
1.20.
National
Stiver.
.04.
Bridge
River,
.27.
Georgia
River,
M.
Reeves.
30.
Whitewater,
,D7,"
Cariboo
OokL
3.00.
,
Reward.
.11
(asked).
Meridian.
.39
Dig
Missouri,
.20.
Lucky
Jim.
.04
(asked).
Silver
Crest.
.03.
.
Waverly.
.04i.
Indian.
.02
(asked).
B.
R.
X..
.42.
Native.
Son.
.09.
,
Bluebird,
.02.
Cork
Province
.01
Vi.
Morning
Star,
.21.
Toronto
Noranda.
33.40.
Shcrrltt.
130.
Inter.
Nickel,
19,30.
C
Oils
Sterling
Pacific,
35
(asked).
A.
P.
Con
.
03.
Fabyan.
.00.
Freehold.
.10.
Calmont.
.12.
.
Home.
1
70.
SILVER
ANn'COPPKU
ON
NEW
YORK
MAR1
'
NEW
YORK,
Aug.
16:
-Sliver
was
quoted
hrrc
today
at
35c
and
cop-j
per
at
9c
11
'
ASK
SAME
AS
BANKS
Municipalities
Request
Right
to
Temporary
Financing
From
Dominion
Government
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
18:
The
city
of
Vancouver
presented
a
resolution
to
the
Royal
Commission
on
hanking
yesterday
asking
that
"application
be
made
to
the
Dominion
government
for
legislation
to
provide
that
municipalities
shall
have
similar
facilities
for
advances
on
municipal
securities
from
the
Dominion
government
for
temporary
financing
as
are
now
given
to
banks
under
the
Finance
Act."
Professor
W.
A.
Carrothers
of
the
University
of
B.
C
presented
a
brief
recommending
the
same
sort,
of
central
organisation
corresponding
to
a
central
bank
for
Canada.
HALIBUT
IS
SOLD
TODAY
117,500
rounds
Taken
by
Local
enacted
whereby
municipal
coun-Dcalcrs
at
Fish
Eschange
chs
will
control
expenditures
of
the
This
Morning
school
boards.
As
It
is
at
present,
the
school
board
has
full
authority
At
the
fish
exchange
this
morn-
over
the
matter
of
ordinary
expen-lng
147,500
pounds
of
halibut
wa,s
dlture.
and
the
council
has
to
pro-sold
by
fishermen
to
the
local
deal-
vide
the
money
with
no
voice
whalers.
The
following
were
the
prices:
'ever
in
the
matter.
American
Attu.
34.000.
7.7c
and
4c,
Pacific
Fisheries.
Bstep.
21,000.
8.3c
and
5c
Royal
Ftsh
Oo.
Oceanic.
14.500.
8.4c
and
4.5c,
Booth
Fisheries.
StaretHbo,
11.500,
8.4o
and
So,
OoW
Storage.
Canadian
Aiken.
14.000,
V8e
and
4.15c,
Booth
Fisheries.
Olbson.
21.000.
6c
and
435c,
AUln
Fisheries
for
Butedalo
delivery.
Vera
Beatrice.
10.000.
5.7c
and
4.25c.
Cold
Storage.
Sen
Mutd,
20.000.
5.5c
and
4c,
Cold
Storage
Chamber
of
Commerce
Asks
That
Government
Replace
the
Bonds
of
City
by
New
Issue
.Makes
Number
of
Recommendations
to
Municipal
Com
mission
Particularly
in
Regard
to
Municipalities
in
Default
Asking
For
Lower
Interest'
Rates
The
members
of
th6
Municipal
Commission,
with
the
exception
of
Commissioner
Anscomb,
who
has
been
Tn
tfre
city
a
couple
of
days,
arrived
on
the
Prinze
George
this
morning
and
the
first
sitting
is
being
held
this
afternoon
at
the
Court
House.
The
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
submitted
the
following
recommendations:
Courts
of
Revision
1
1
It
Is
suggested
that
the
establish-.
oient
of
a
tax
commission.
Instead
f
a
court
of
revision
made
up
of
members
of
the
municipal
council,
j
w
review
and
decide
upoa
protests
against
assessment,
would
be
a1
change
for
the
better.
This
system
lis
In
effect
In
the
Province
of
On
tario.
Direct
Relief
to
Indigent
Families
IWjJlng
in
Municipalities
reet
relief
all
over
the
province,
re-
rardiess
of
any
differences
in
the
cost
of
living
In
different
localities,
is
regarded
as
inequitable.
It
Is
suggested
that
a
surrey
might
be
made
to
determine
the
cost
of
liv
ing
In
different
parts
of
the
province
and
that
the
relief
given
be
ased
on
such
costs.
Licence
Fees,
Liquor
Vendor
Store
and
Hotel
Bars
Whereas
the
provincial
govern
ment
has
decided
to
eancel
tht
shares
of
the
munkrpallUes
in
tht
liquor
profits,
be
it
resolved
that
the
municipalities
be
allowed
tr
charge
a
licence
to
the
liquor
stores
operating
in
municipalities
and
re
cetve
part
of
the
government
licen
ces
on
beer
parlors.
Hospitals
We
recommend
that
the
hospitals
be
a
charge
on
both
Dominion
and
provincial
governments,
relieving
the
municipalities
of
any
charges.
Mothers'
Pensions
We
recommend
that
mothers
pensions
be
a
charge
on
both
Dominion
and
provincial
governments
relieving
the
municipalities
of
any
charges.
As)lum
and
Mentally
Deficient
Cases
We
recommend
that
asylum
cases
and
mentally
deficient
cases
should
nave
been
resident
of
a
municipality
for
three
years
before
their
cost
of
keep
could
be
charged
to
a
municipality,
and
that
the
existing
cases
be
investigated
to
ascertain
exacUy
what
municipality
should
be
charged
with
their
keep.
School
Boards
j
Recommended
that
legislation
be
Financing
of
Municipalities
In
Receivership
Formerly
the
provincial
government
shared
with
the
munlelpaH-Uep
revenue
from
automobile
ll-f
eenees
and
liquor
sales
profits.
It
has
now
ceased
to
do
this,
and
also
further
burdened
municipalities
with
Increased
proportions
of
social
services
costs,
which
are
wholly
the
!
result
of
provincial
legislation
en
acted
without
the
consent
of
munl-
1
clpaUtles.
These
reduced
revenues
land
heavier
charges
against
Prince
Rupert,
which
has
been
forced
Into
receivership
on
account
of
Inability
to
satlxfv
bondholders,
caused
by
i
(Continued
on
page
three
Today's
Weather
Prince
Rupert
Part
cloudy:
light
south
east
wind;
barometer
30.13;
temperature
68;
maximum
.
temperature
for
yesterday
81.
PRICE:
FIVE
C'KNTH
B.C.
BONDS
OF
RAILWAY
ARE
SOLD:
Province
Pays
5.$7
For
Threei
..Million
Dollars
Worth
of
"
-'
"YearSecMrfles"
VICTORIA,
Aug-.
16:
Finance
Minister
Jones
announced
last
night
that
three
million
dollars'
worth
of
25-year
5
bonds
sold
to
an
eastern
syndicate
at
a
cost
to
the
province
of
$.67.
A
million
dollars,
the
minister
stated,
would
be
used
for
unemployment
relief.
DEVELOPING
PROPERTY
Work
Resumed
on
Silver
Laka
Claims
Near
Smithers
by
Wilson
Interests
SMITHERS.
Aug.
18:
Develop
ment
work
has
been
resumed
on
the
811
ver
Lake
group
of
mining
claims
on
Hudson
Bay
Mountain
which
has
been
under
option
since
1929
to
R.
W.
Wilson
and
W.
R.
Wilson
tt
Sons
of
Vancouver.
Toe
property
Is
a
promising
silver-lead
one
upon
whkh
development
work
has
been
carried
out
during
each
of
the
past
three
summers
with
good
results.
In
the
fall
of
1931
Charles
M.
Campbell,
Vancouver
mining
engineer,
who
personally
superintended
the
work
on
the
property
thaT
summer,
recommended
the
driving,
of
a
2.000
foot
tunnel.
parUy
cross?
cut
and
partly
drift
on
four
dlf
ferent
veins.
Work
preliminary
6lj
the
carrying
out
of
this
program.
which
It
is
estimated
will
ulti
mately
cost
$50,000,
has
now
corn;
menced.
The
crew
of
men
now
at
work
Is
engaged
in
preparing
the
approaches.
The
property
Is
located
some
12
miles
from
Smithers,
six
and
a
half
miles
by
motor
road
and
six
miles:
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PUBLIC
NOMINATIONS
HELD
YESTERDAY
IN
NOVA
SCOTIA
ELECTION
fc
HALIFAX.
Aug.
16:
The
time
honored
custom
of
public
4
'
nomination
meetings
was
ob-
served
with
the
usual
vigor
In
many
Nova
Scotia
counties
t,.
yesterday
as
68
candidates
en-
tered
the
fight
for
30
seats
In
t-
the
House
of
Assembly.
With
election
day
a
week
away
poll-
tleal
feeling
ran
high.
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