Tomorrow's
Tides
She
Today's
Weather
High.
2:08
a.m.
20.3
tt.
15:10
p.m.
18.1
ft.
Low
8:59
Prince
Rupert
Light
rain,
light
J
a.m.
2.0
It.
XX
20:58
westerly
wind;
barometer,
29.95;
p.m.
8.1
tt.
"
temperature,
55;
sea
smooth.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXIV..
No.
147
4
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JUNE
24,
1933
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
COflDELl
KLL
FEELiVG
SUSPICIOUS
OFFICER
WILL
DIRECT
RELIEF
WORK
IN
THIS
PROVINCE
Secretary
of
State
Senses
Activities
to
Break
Up
Conference
SiiBgestionH
That
American
Domestic
Program
is
lire
concilahlc
With
International
Co-operation
Seen
as
Attempt
to
This
End
Quiet
Today
at
London
Meeting
LONDON,
June
31:
(Canadian
Press)
Repeated
suggestions
that
the
United
States
domestic
program
for
economic
recovery
is
irreconcilable
with
international
cooperation
may
be
fomented
by
forces
interested
in
the
failure
of
the
world
economic
conference.
Such
was
the
pointed
statement
made
today
by
Cordell
Hull,
Secretary
of
State
and
head
of
the
United
State
deltas
tton
to
the
conference
m
i
Tp
"VAT
Tba
economic
gathering
had
al
I
A
I
K
X
I
ntitet
rfav
UUi
On
Unndav
It
wUl
rXLtkXU
VTA.
1
enter
upon
Ita
third
week
with
auny
complicated
and
major
problems
till
In
a
state
of
no
between
the
nations.
No
Success
in
Dragging
River
tilth
Wsler
Hampers
Search
for
Victim
f
Drafting
on
Sunday
Mlht
at
tapper
City
Staff
Sergeant
Alex
McNeill,
provincial
polk,
returned
to
the
city
on
Thursday
night's
train
trow
t
opper
City
where
he
has
been
In
connection
with
the
search
for
the
bodies
of
tbrre
vk-tltns
of
Sunday
night's
drowning
tragedy
In
the
Skcena
River
at
that
point.
Until
present
high
water
goes
down
thrre
appears
to
be
lUUe
hope
of
recovering
the
bodies.
It
Is
now
believed
Meantime,
however,
the
banks
of
the
river
are
being
patrolled
and
dragt
ing
operations
are
being
continued
in
shallows
and
offshoots
of
the
river
City
Not
to
Pay
For
Weigh
Scale
City
Commlasloner
W
J.
Alder
announced
this
morning
that
the
rlty
hereafter
would
no
longer
pay
for
running
the
city
weigh
scale
service
hart.
The
city
will
continue
to
keep
tba
scale
In
order
for
use
but
the
fees
are
to
be
re-arranged
to
rovr
the
entire
coat
of
the
service
Including
the
compensation
of
the
officer
In
rharge.
CANDIDATE
FOR
PEACE
Dr.
W.
8.
Watson
of
Pouce
Coupe
Cholre
of
Liberals
In
New
Northern
ConMltuency
VICTORIA.
June
34
(Canadian
.
i
ae
Cv
IIImIbah
ai
Drtlirf
rriwi
ur.
vv
o.
nmvmn
wi
t.ihorsl
nomination
for
the
new
riding
of
Peace
River
in
the
fortlwomlng
i
provincial
eleotlon.
Assaulted
woman
Edward
Dieter
of
Driftwood
Creek
has
been
fined
$10.
with
option
of
ten
days'
Imprisonment,
for
assaulting
Mra.
Ada
Dieter,
acrordtnu
to
advice
received
at
divisional
headquarters
of
the
provincial
police
here
from
Smith.
.Dieter
Is
Nerving
the
time.
MALAYAS
Dr.
nirtwhbtle
Intensely
Interest
l?r
fniUr
at
Merlinr-
of
"
-
Women's
Canadian
Club
Last
Evening
Fish
Described
TrodufW
and
Custom
of
Equatorial
Country
Alto
Included
In
Address
lie
fore
Local
Audience
Intensely
interesting
was
the
address
given
last
evening
under
auspices
of
the
Women's
Canadian
Club
In
the
City
Hall
by
Dr.
Blrt-wtstle
of
Singapore,
on
British
Malaya
in
which
he
told
of
the
products
and
customs
of
the
country.
There
waa
no
oratory
but
the
speaker
had
the
happy
knack
of
picking
out
the
Interesting
things
and
picturing
them
to
the
audience
In
a
very
pleasing
manner.
Malaya.
Dr.
Btrtwlatle
described
as
being
a
country
somewhat
the
shape
of
Vancouver
Island
made
up
of
a
number
of
native
Mayal
states.
Penang.
the
Dlngdonga.
Malacca
and
Singapore
The
governor
la
the
commissioner
and
each
native
state
is
administered
by
a
resident
who
is
responsible
to
the
governor.
Being
near
Uie
equator,
the
climate
la
warm
and
humid,
the
temperature
varying
from
83
to
4
degrees
with
very
tittle
seasonal
variation,
marked
chiefly
by
a
change
In
the
direction
the
wind
blows.
Over
four
million
people
live
there
and
the
population
of
Singapore
alone
Is
over
half
a
million.
The
products
are
chiefly
rubber
and
tin
but
the
production
of
rice
and
pineapples
la
being
developed.
In
the
production
of
rice,
the
seed
Is
sown
very
thickly
nd
transplanted
by
hand.
The
paddles
aro
then
flooded
and
the
rice
grows
In
the
water
until
ready
to
harvest
when
the
water
Is
drained
off
and
each
stalk
of
rlee
to
cut
separately
bv
hand.
In
the
corner
of
each
pad
dy
j
to
a
sump
In
which
fish
are
kept.
-
iiui
as
soon
as
the
rice
la
flooded
t
(the
fish
come
out
and
use
the
whole
field
and
reproduce
very
rapidly.
sometimes
two
generations
being
raised
in
one
rice
season
and
up
to
as
high
M
a
ton
of
fish
being
fathered
when
the
fields
are
drained.
The
speaker
described
the
production
of
rubber
and
tin
but
devoted
most
of
his
time
to
the
fisheries
Fish
traps,
stake
nets
and
wine
net
are
used
Malays
and
Chinese
use
boats
without
power
Continued
on
Page
3
a
A
Tractor
Served
In
Place
Ruaslan
peasants
use
tractor
3
marching
behind
a
tractor
used
GRAIN
CROP
IS
DAMAGED
Los
Extensive
as
Kesult
of
Excessive
Heat
and
Lack
of
Rain
on
Prairies
During
Week
OTTAWA.
June
34:
'Canadian
Press
The
weekly
report
Issued
by
the
Department
of
Agriculture
says
extensive
damage
has
been
done
to
crops
in
the
prairie
provinces
by
the
recent
high
temperatures
and
limited
rainfall
of
the
past
week.
According
to
reports
from
Winnipeg
today
the
grasshopper
situation
shows
distinct
signs
of
Improvement
with
the
advent
of
decidedly
cooler
weather
following
generous
rainfall
in
Southern
Manitoba.
Intervention
By
Government
Is
Asked
For
by
100.000
KUw)
Employees
in
Csnsdian
Railway
Wate
Cut
Dispute
MONTREAL.
June
34:
(Canadian
Press)
Some
100.000
members
com
prising
the
combined
railway
unions
win
ask
the
Dominion
government
to
intervene
In
the
present
wage
dispute.
It
was
announced
here
yesterday.
This
request
has
been
made
following
toe
announcement
that
a
new
ten
percent
reduction
In
wages
affecting
upwards
of
5S.000
shopmen
as
well
as
other
railway
employees
would
be
put
into
effect
on
July
18.
MARINER
IS
DEAD
Capt,
fieorge
I
Oalsford
of
Union
Steamships
Passes
Away
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER.
June
24
(Canadian
Press)
Capt.
George
P.
QaUford,
aged
68,
veteran
master
mariner
of
the
British
Columbia
coast
and
for
1
41
years
in
the
service
of
Union
Steamships
Limited,
is
dead
heret
For
many
years
he
was
master
of
the
steamer
Chelohsln
on
the
logging
camp
run
out
of
here,
being
succeeded
in
command
of
that
Vcesel
about
a
month
ago
when
he
,
I
was
tAkcn
ill
by
Capt.
John
Mulr.
a
hearst-.
Photograph
shows
a
group
o!
Tad:JurkjU
r.
peasants
a&
a
hearse
during
tne
recent
funeral
of
a
collective
Urm
president
ASSElrlNE
CANDIDATE
FOR
ATLIN
A
N
Y
O
X,
June
21:
(CP)
William
J.
Assel-stine,
J
mill
superintendent
I
for
the
Premier
Gold
Mining
Co.,
defeated
H.
F.
Herein,
M.
L.
A.
for
Atlin
For
th
past
eight
years,
for
the
Liberal
nomination
in
the
next
provincial
election
as
a
result
of
a
two-day
convention
here.
Vancouver
Stocks
juppUed
by
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
LtC
Toronto
Int.
Nickel,
IIJG.
Noranda,
33.66.
SherrKt,
1.17.
Vancouver
Big
Missouri,
XL
Bridge
River
Cons.,
M.
B.
R,
X,
.SI
Blue
Bird.
M.
Cariboo
Quarts.
3.76.
Coir:
Province,
.01
Vs.
oeorgia
Rim,
.05
v.
Orandview,
.96ft.
Lucky
Jim.
.04
Vfc.
National
Sliver,
.04.
Native
Bon.
.lift.
Noble
Five.
13.
Meridian,
.58.
Pend
Oreille,
1J.
Premier,
1.18.
Porter
Idaho,
.11.
Reeves
McDonald,
M.
Reno.
2.M.
Reward,
.13.
Ruth
Hope.
.OftVi.
Silver
Crest.
.08.
Wayside,
.40.
Whitewater.
.1.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.14.
Calmont,
.08.
C.
&
E.,
.74.
Pabyan.
.00l.
Freelvold,
.01
Sterling
racflc,
JO.
Mercury,
.10.
United.
.08.
Provlrclal
Constable
H.
Wearn:
.sailed
last
night
on
the
Prlncesj
Adelaide
for
Vancouver
where
he
will
receive
mtdloal
treatment.
of
Hearse
IDISCUSSING
CfJJff
1
A
Tlitlrin8
which
are
carried
on
un-
Members
of
Ratepayers'
Association
'
Air
Views
In
Regard
to
Action
Of
City
Commissioner
City
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder's
edict
of
this
week
In
regard
to
ages
for
acceptance
of
pupus
to
the
local
schools
came
tn
for
a
round
of
discussion,
critical
and
otherwise,
at
last
night's
meeting
of
trie
Prince
Rupert
Ratepayers'
Association,
tt
being
dedded
to
take
the
matter
up
further
at
the
neat
meeting
by
which
time
there
will
have
been
opportunity
to
consult
the
School
Act
and
obtain
further
details.
The
matter
was
brought
up
D"
'
Henry
Smith
who
Inquired
at
to
the
commissioners
authority
to
impose
a
charge
for
pupils
of
sixteen
and
over
In
the
schools.
President
F.
W.
Wesch
expressed
certainty
that
the
commissioner
was
acting
within
his
authority.
He
was
faced
with
the
necessity
of
mak
ing
ends
meet
In
city
finances
and
,
as
it
waa
Impossible
to
raise
adVj
tional
revenue
by
means
of
taxa
tton.
It
became
necessary
to
cut
expenditures.
Mr.
Weeeh
suggested
that
other
alternatives
might
be
found
to
cut
down
expenses.
As
he
understood
it
the
commissioner
was
within
his
power
In
raiting
the
age
for
school
beginners
from
six
to
seven
years
and
closing
the
high
school
altogether
If
he
deemed
It
1
advisable.
The
president
promised
that
he
would
consult
the
School
Aet
and
bring
in,
a
report
to
the
to
advice
received
at
provincial
pons
t
meeting.
;
lice
divisional
headquarters
here.
N.
Musaallern
suggested
that
re-
The
ehUd
was
playing
alongside
the
presents
Uvea
of
the
association
creek
about
forty
yards
from
his
might
Interview
the
minister
of
home
and
to
presumed
to
have
fal-ecUacation
who
was
expected
to
visit
;len
In
and
been
drowned,
the
city
soon.
j
As
soon
as
the
fatality
was
dls-
J.
J.
aillls
pointed
out
that,
with
covered.
Constable
R.
McKtnley
Continued
on
Page
2
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER,
June
34
(Canadian
Press)
Wheat
waa
quoted
at
63i,c
on
the
local
exchange
today,
showing
a
substantial
gain
over
yesterday's
price
of
67c.
SILVER
AND
COPI'KR
ON
NEW
YORK
MAR'I
NEW
YORK.
June
24:
(Canadian
Pressi
Bar
silver
dosed
at
344c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
Cop
-
per
was
still
steady
at
8c.
Ottawa
Assigns
Col.
Spry
to
Co-ordinate
Unemployed
Activity
Will
Take
Place
of
British
lias
icesigneti
To
Administer
Uuilding
of
Air
Landing
Fields,
Highways
and
Other
Undertakings
OTTAWA,
June
21:
(Canadian
Press)
Loaned
to
the
Dominion
Department
of
Labor
for
the
specific
nuiuose.
Lieut.
Col.
D.
W.
Spry
of
defence
headquarters
is
proceeding
to
British
Columbia
to
co-ordinate
changes
in
unem-(
ployment
relief
supervision.
He
will
assume
duties
in
re-Jlation
to
unemployed
single
men
which
were
performed
by
.the
British
Columbia
Relief
Com-
mission
which
has
tendered
Its
re-
slgnatlon
effective
June
30.
Relief
works
in
British
Columbia
win.
under
the
supervision
of
Col.!
Spry,
be
administered
in
the
same
way
as
those
of
Ontario
and
Quebec.
Construction
of
air
landing
fields,
highways
and
other
under-
lJKJUKWJUlilK.
U
G
1UU1UI1T
11X31.1
kCi,
!in
which
these
works
are
located,
'has
not
hitherto
been
under
this1!
single
control.
Col.
Spry's
duty
will
be
to
bring
this
about.
AIR
FLEET
OFF
TODAY
ORBETELLO.
Italy.
June
24:-Oeneral
Italo
Balbo.
Italian
air
minister,
who
will
lead
a
flight
of
twenty-four
Italian
seaplanes
to
the
Century
of
Progress
Exposition
'
ui
viuchku,
awticu
mv
imkui
umi
(departure
of
the
air
flotilla
across
the
the
Atlantic
Atlantic
Oean
Ocean
thi
was
r,rartlvlv
practically
I
certain
for
today.
The
aerial
fleet,
which
to
by
far
the
largest
ever
to
essay
the
crossing
of
the
ocean,
has
been
head
up
In
leaving
for
several
days
on
account
of
unfavorable
weather
and
other
causes.
Infant
is
Drowned
In
Interior
Creek
Burton
Ilensbee,
Acrd
Two,
Loses
His
Life
at
Snowshoe
,
.,
:
i
Burton
Hensbee
t
U-o-yearold
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs
A.
Burton
Henebee
of
Snowshoe.
was
accidentally
drowned
In
Catfish
Creek
near
Snowshoe
last
Saturday,
according
I
and
Dr.
Lucas,
coroner,
proceeded
I
to
Snowshoe
and.
after
tnveettga-!
lUon.
decided
that
an
Inquest
was'
I
unnecessary.
j
The
mother
is
at
Snowshoe
but
,
the
father
to
at
present
engaged
in
,
mining
near
Kamtoops.
Today's
Weather
Dead
Tree
oPlnt
Overcast,
calm,
barometer.
39.88;
temperature,
60;
sea
smooth.
Triple
Island-Cloudy,
calm;
sea
smooth.
j
Langara
Island
-Overcast,
light
'westerly
wind;
light
chop.
Columbia
Commission
Which
Mackay
is
Named
Chairman
of
Butze
Rapids
Trail
Work
The
Prince
Rupert
Ratepayers'
Association,
at
its
regular
monthly
meeting
last
night,
named
T.
Ross
Mackay
as
permanent
chairman
of
the
commit'ee
having
In
hand
the
cutting
of
a
right-of-way
and
the
building
of
a
trail
from
the
Kalen
Island
Highway
to
scenic
Butze
Rapids.
Mr.
Mackay
was
authorised
to
select
other
members
of
the
committee.
Appointment
of
Mr.
Mackay
as
chairman
of
the
committee
was
made
by
President
P.
W.
Wesch
after
he
(Mr.
Mackay)
had
made
a
full",
report
to
the
meeting
on
progress
"
which
had
already
been
made
on
the
opening
up
of
this
trail
with
wnlnntMr
hv
tir
ent
Cat,,.-
.
day
afternoons
past,
workers
have
....
,
,
.
.
been
out
under
leadership
w,
of
Mr.
Mackay
and
another
"bee"
U
being
held
this
afternoon.
TOURIST
ASS'N
HERE
PLANNEB
New
Organisation
Is
Sponsored
by
Prince
Rupert
Ratepayers'
Association
f
At
the
suggestion
of
T.
Ross
Msg,
kay.
the
Prince
Rttpert
Ratepayers4
Association
last
night
took
prellm
lnary
stepa
towtrd,
Organltlojf
of
a
tourist
association
here,
the
main
function
of
which
organlaaj
tton
would
be
to
boost
and
advertise
as
far
as
possible
local
tourist
att
tractions.
President
P.
W.
Wesch
and
Secretary
P.
E.
Wermlg"
were
delegated
to
bring
in
a
report
on
the
matter
to
the
next
general
meeting
of
the
association.
Is
Arrested
at
Woodpecker
For
'
Edmonton
Police-
John
Dunft,
suspected
of
having;
broken
Into
a
store
In
Edmonton
and
stealing
Jewelry
to
the
value
of
about
$600.
has
been
arrested
by
.
i
provincial
police
from
Prince
Qeorte
at
Woodoeeker
where
he
i
was
engaged
in
nrosoectlne.
a
word;.'
jing
'
to
word
received
at
divUIenal
headquarters
here.
Dunfl
has
beeri
returned
to
Edmonton
for
trial
r
i
I