All
(lold
in
Country
IScing
Called
in
Except
That
Used
For
Certain
Specific
Purposes
Order
Issued
Last
Night
by
Department
of
Treasury
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Dec.
2U:
(CP)
An
intensive
campaign
for
the
remonetization
of
silver
in
the
United
States
was
awural
today
when
twenty-seven
senators
went
on
record
in
favor
of
free
and
unlimited
coinage
by
the
government
of
loth
gold
and
silver.
This
is
a
further
development
of
the
program
being
advocated
by
Senator
.
v
Wheeler
whereby
silver
would
b
Today's
Stocks
,
Vancouver
Has
Missouri.
M.
.
B.
C.
Nlekcl.
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B.
R
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M.
Hralome.
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H.
U.
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Georgia
Megr,
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t
Meridian.
J4.
t
'
Morning
Star.
Jg,
Ma
tree
Bon.
M.
National
SMver,
Jo.
HoMe
Five.
It.
Fend
OrelUe.
.71.
Porter
Idaho.
.lltt.
Premier.
IJfl.
Reward.
.10.
Heiw,
JaV
Silver
Creek
iH.
Wayane.
.41ft-
Whltewater.
Ml
Waverly.
M.
Oili
Home,
IJft.
C.
MIL.
M.
rYaenoM.
104-A.
r.
Con..
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Cahaont.
It.
Sterling
I'aclfle.
M.
Tnriinto
International
Nickel.
UM.
Wright
llargram
6.4
a.
Noranda.
3SJft.
v
Trrk
Hughes,
5.75.
Eldorado,
Sat.
Holllnger.
UJN.
Howey.
Alexandria.
M.
1
Columarlo.
534.
Central
Patricia.
Jl.
Klrklana
Lake
OoU.
JTtft,
Noranda,
3S
15.
Sherritt.
1.0S.
!
Int.
Nickel.
21.70.
Oranada,
Jl.
Maeaasa
New.
1.71.
.
Slsco.
1.44.
New
York
UA.
Steel.
47.
Oeneral
Motors,
31.
American
Can.
Allied
Chemical.
1474.
American
Tel..
113.
Wheat
Prices
Winnipeg
December.
.03
4.
May.
.S'r
Jul.
.MH.
(Iilcaco
December
.83
May.
MPk.
July,
.l'.
Alex
Scott,
surveyor
for
Uoyds
underwriters,
sailed
by
the
Trlnce
Vancouver
after
havhut
been
here
on
official
business
In
connection
j
i
"wpa
"
which
U
now
tern
Canada
and
Clarence
Culp
of
.m"
JJ
dry'
Dunvllle.
Ont..
were
killed
and
sev
-
undergoing
rejiairs
ai.
uw
Kn.i
ijr
,
I
.
,
dock.
Jam
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
4
mm
Prince
Rupert--Overcast,
l-ht
High
,
0:44
fun.
17.5
ft.
12:11
pm.
20.7
It.
'
northerly
wind;
barometer.
&
Low
,
6:18
ajn.
10.2
ft.
temperature.
3C;
sea
smootr
OO
10:09
p.m.
3.8
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMMA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol,
XXIV.
No.
301
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER
29,
Ym
PRICE:
FIVE
CKNTH
MONETARY
DEVELOPMENTS
ALL
NIGHT
FIRE
IN
BUSINESS
SECTION
OF
HALIFAX
CITY
i
Campaign
For
Remonetization
Of
Silver
Seems
Now
Assured
;
Free
Unlimited
Coinage
Urged
COLD
SNAP
CONTINUES
Amelioration
In
iJiilteh
ColumbM
Although
Ret
f
Country
StHI
Frlid
Far
Below
Zero
Tfn
litelir
of
Sn
hi
ew
Vork
MMim
On
Atlantic
and
Ureal
lake
-p
lt
HHTt.
December
2
Canadian
Pre-
Canada
was
atiH
In
uttn
lat
nVht
of
the
intense
Mp
with
UUk
relief
In
gsjtat
tmi.
Uv
faet
that
It
was
ratnmg
..
dik
PrtfV
Coast
and
sagch,
tinkler
In
.yahjPoUunbta
Wlgfct
.
.-.ti'lHe'reb
omen
of
an
aoflWor-'
mini
Meantime
suavscro
weather,
j.rrvaiied
in
all
other
sections
of.
'hr
iviwilnton
wtlh
Minding
mm-
I'M
IIM
and
Mtpprry
roads.
Wlnnl-;
pr
reported
below
arro
yestrr-i.iv
while
al
Prince
Albert
It
,S
Ih-IhW
The
unusually
ewW
weather
waa
31...
roi
iiitiulng
In
the
United
itrs
uul
night
In
Hew
York
!mmi
uini
wore
employed
In
ahovel-im?
rn
Inches
of
aiiow
from
the
irvi
Ships
were
lammed
In
the
II
ml
on
River
Ire
aoove
ww
righteen
persons
were
dead
from
tiie
mid
in
Chtomo.
From
the
Maine
Coast
ewir
reports
of
twenty
nine
fishermen
being
mleatng
in
a
torm.
Three
men
mtaelng
from
boata
In
Lake
Michigan
water
HOUSTON
"ON
SPOT":
Young
Mill
Who
Wa
With
Johnny
J
Lupp
When
lie
Wa
Murdered
Objective
of
llultrt
i
TORONTO.
Dee.
-An
automobile
drew
up
auddenly
yesterday
near
the
Rgeedalc
home
of
&mund
Houston,
who
waa
with
Johnny
Copp.
Unlveralty
of
Toronto
student
ntxl
football
player,
when
he
waa
faially
shot
by
an
Intruder
In
hla
L'opp'ai
home,
and
the
occupant
of
the
ear
fired
a
shot
at
a
pedea-trtan
In
the
apparent
belief
that
he
wan
Houston
The
car
then
aped
rtway.
Houston
had
been
threatened
re
cently
by
a
telephone
meaaage
nenhut
telling
the
authorities
wlwt
he
knew
of
the
affair.
He
was
able
to
furnish
the
police
with
a
deecrlp
turn
of
the
Intruder.
e
MOSCOW
TAXI
DIllVFIt
si;.vh:nci:d
TO.niUTii
for
srKF.niNn
auto
.
4
MOSCOW.
Dec.
20:
CP-
Valentine
Evanov.
Moscow
t.
laxl
driver,
has
been
sentenced
an
automobile
at
an
exceealrc
rate
of
speed
on
the
outskirts
n
of
the
the
city
city
Into
into
a
a
group
group
o
of
sol-
sol
Tl
rilcrs.
cowing
four
deaths.
-
teeeveeT
rehabUltatcd
on
a
ratio
of
appmxi
mately
sixteen
to
one
with
gold
Another
Important
developnx
i
t
In
connection
with
nte
metal
&itu.t
Uon
In
the
eonnlry
took
place
with
the
Issuance
last
night
by
tin
Treasury
Department
of
an
ordri
for
payment
Into
the
United
States
Treasury
of
all
gold
coins,
bullion
and
certificates,
virtually
the
only
aweentton
to
the
order
betnc
sold
lhetd
b
the
federal
reserve
banks
tton
UajHiher
with
some
minor
ex
captions
Including
gold
being
used
fur
manufacturing
purposes,
pro-feaalonally.
etc.
The
United
States
Treasury
price
!
tf
aged
remained
unchanged
today
j
at
!I46
rr
ounce
aa
compared
with
332.03
In
liondon
and
$3210
in
Montreal.
Young
Italian
Couple
Married!
Slrk
.Mottle
snd
Rose
lUctialu
Wedded
Veslcfday
al
Rcautlful
Service
in
Toronto
iWlONTO.
Dec.
3f:
Nick
Mor-jrsse
and
liow
IU-nato.
young
IU-Man
eouple.
were
manled
early
yes-Ufdar
momlnit
In
St.
Agnews
Church
here
with
all
the
beauty
and
ceremonial
of
an
Italian
wed-
j
dhsjt
service
Their
romance
had
at-
traeted
considerable
Interest
owing
;
to
iwrcnul
objection!
after
they
.had
eloped
The
parent
finally
con-,
sented
to
the
iftarrmie
TERRACE
HOME
j
BURNED
DOWN
;
ItCfttdcuce
of
C.
Ilamcr
Destroyed
Hy
Fire
on
Wednesday
TERRACE.
Dec.
29:
Mr.
Hamer
had
the
misfortune
to
lose
his
lwrne
by
fire
on
Wednesday.
It
was
specially
unfortunate
as
his
wife
Is
an
Invalid
in
a
distant
hospital
and
there
arc
numerous
children.
The
children
are
being
cared
for
by
neighbors
until
a
new
home
can
be
found.
PATIENTS
ARE
DEAD
OltlLLIA,
Ont..
Dec.
20:-A
truck
carrying
seventeen
patients
of
the
by
S-Oanadlan
Natlonnt
Railways
passenger
truln
yesterday.
Two
of
Hrnl
llllUrMl.
Bachelor
Cooper
Affected
by
tin-
Uait.-
"l
Dm
Cupid,
anollier
of
the
nation's
outstanding
exponenu
of
bachelorhood
embarks
on
the
sea
of
matrimony
with
the
marriage
of
Oary
Cooper,
movie
sUt.
and
Veronica
Balfr.
better
known
as
Sandra
Shaw,
actress.
In
New
York.
Oary
anc.
Siindnt
will
honeynuion
in
Uie
Arlaoiut.
SOUTH
HAD
BAD
STORM
I'rlnce
Kupcrl
tu
le
Cnralulalco
On
lisapinc
Wild
Hementv
City
Commlisloner
hack
"rrlnee
Rupert
Is
to
be
congratulated
on
having
escaped
the
re-
Mnt
severe
rain
and
windstorm
which
swept
over
the
southern
clllw
juj
Vancouver.
Victoria
and
Seattle."
ubserved
City
Commissioner
W.
J.
Aider,
who
returned
to
the
city
on
the
1'rlncess
No
rah
this
morning
after
having
spent
the
past
three
I
weeks
In
the
south.
"This
district
was
the
one
bright
spot
on
Mw
weather
map."
Mr.
Alder
told
of
houses
and
'b'llldlngs,
almost
Inundated
by
floods,
having
actually
slipped
on
slJe-hllls
In
Seattle.
In
Victoria
basements,
which
had
never
been
known
to
be
damp
before,
were
fhled
with
water
to
a
depth
of
as
much
as
four
feet.
"I
never
experienced
In
my
life
such
a
rain
and
windstorm
as
one
there
was
In
Victoria
while
I
wasi
there."
remarked
the
commission-
j
er.
"In
fact,
throughout
my
stay
tn
j
the
the
weather
was
most
un-
pleasant."
Mrs.
Alder
will
be
returning
to
the
city
on
the
Prince
Rupert
next
Wednesday
morning.
t
-
-
-
-
Ontario
Cabinet
Minister
Is
In
Serious
Condition
TORONTO.
Dec.
29.
ills
physl
clan
reports
that
the
condition
of
treasurer
of
Ontario,
who
Is
a
pat-
lfcnt
In
the
Toronto
Oanaral
Hos-
.
,M.i
.
l,
t
t
rutnnii
"V.ti
BssWlsMligMilllllimi
lllllllllllllll
llllll
III
illaaalglll'l
li
Wlgl
ggmgjgs
jjil
n
WH
W)
"1WI
"bH
1
II
I'HIi
1
I
1
'mfcuima
Weds
Actress
HAVE
SET
NEW
MARK
.Mrs.
I'ranris
Marali
and
Miss
llrlrn
Itichey
Achieve
ISecord
For
Lnduranre
Flight
MIAMI,
11a,
Dee.
2S:
.Mrs.
Frances
Marsalis
and
Mlsi
Helen
Kirhey
were
still
aloft
last
nlcht
over
llih
city
after
having
achieved
their
ambition
of
breaking
the
world's
endurance
refuelling
flight
rrcord
for
women.
They
are
going
to
try
to
stay
up
until
New-Year's
Day.
Mrs.
Marsalis,
In
a
message
dropped
yesterday
afternoon,
said
that
the
motor
was
beginning
to
develop
strange
noises.
"We
are
very
tired.
Don't
be
surprised
if
we
land
any
time.
I
would
like
to
go
to
bed
and
stay
t
litre,"
the
note
added.
Postman
Burned
Letters
to
Make
His
Hands
Warm
CHICAGO.
December
29
(Canadian
Press
Robert
B.
Smith,
a
substitute
postman.
Is
under
arrest
here,
charged
with
dr.troctlon
of
malls.
He
U
alleged
to
have
nunvc
a,
bonfire
of
200
letters
to
warm
l
hla
hands
during
the
coW.
'Sixty
Tons
Of
Sled
In
Ship
Kepair
Job
Some
120.000
pounds
o(
steel
will
be
required
In
making
repaint
at
the
local
dry
dock
to
the
steamer
Prlnee
keel
and
bottom
clan
mH
week
l
ttniKHng
near
Anyaic.
It
ww
numi
iv.u
...
..aw.
..,
INSTATES
Damage
of
More
Than
Hundred
Thousand
Is
Caused
by
Big
Blaze
Hlock
of
Business
Houses
and
Living
Quarters
Ravaged
Hy
Flames
Which
Spread
to
Itoyal
Hotel
This
Morning
.
HALIFAX,
Dec.
29:
(CP)
An
all
night
fire
raged
hrough
a
blockof
business
houses
and
living
quarters
in
downtown
Halifax,
damage
being
estimated
at
more
than
100,000.
The
flames
spread
to
the
Royal
Hotel
this
morning
and
guests
were
forced
from
their
rooms
by
the
thick
-moke.
Cold,
stormy
weather
made
the
tank
of
the
fire
department
in
fighting
the
conflagration
the
more
arduous.
CONFERENCE
HAZING
TO
POSTPONED
BE
BANNED
rarley
of
Canadian
rrrmicra
le
Take
Hate
January
17
Instead
MO.YTKKAU
Ilec.
30:
rrcmier
It.
R.
Bennett
ha
informed
Ire-
micr
Tachereau
of
qiiehec
that,
!
if
other
premiers
are
willing,
the
intrrprnvincisl
conference,
scheduled.
to
open
on
January
H
at
;
Ottawa,
would
be
postponed
to
a
1
later
date.
IWni'LLO
WILLINCt
VICTORIA,
Dec.
29:
(CD
Tremlcr
T.
U.
!
attullo
has
accepted
the
sucgestion
of
Prime
Minister
llennett
that
the
Dominion-provincial
cpnfercnce
be
pt-poncd
from
January
11
to
January
1"
m
that
Premier
Taschereau
of
(iicbee
may
attend.
Other
premier
:
have
alv
screed.
I
Canadian
Dollar
i
Drops
Below
Par
Dominion
l
iiiirfs
Fall
helow
$1.00
bride
being
given
la
marriage
b
In
New
Voik
For
First
Time
William
llnlayaon.
In
Over
Month
The
t.
lea
pretty
ddtog
dti
'
waa
of
pale
blue
Ftench
faUn
trhn
NKWYOKK.
December
29
(Cam-
med
with
embroidered
ptailc
aatlni.
dlan
Pressi-For
the
first
time
In
She
wore
a
hat
to
match
of
pale
over
a
month
the
Canadian
dollar
blue
with
orchkto
and
atee
had
pan
dropped
to
below
par
on
the
New
blue
footwear.
Her
bone,
wet
waa
o
1
York
foreign
exchange
marke.
white
and
pink
earns
Uons.
yesterday
when
It
feU
to
99
15-lfc.
The
bridesmaid
wore
dainty
pink
The
Brit
fen
pound
sterling
waa'
georgette
over
lace
and
had
a
boa-selling
at
SSMtj
Rates
in
Mont-jquet
of
narcissus
and
carnations,
real
were:
pound
sterling.
S6.ft8',;
she
also
wore
a
string
of
pearls,
the
United
States
dollar.
$1.00'4.
French
Peaceful
Infpnr
rnnfirmpri
lilLCUl
VsUlltll
HltU
Confirmation
of
Country's
Willingness
To
Cut
Bombing
Fleet
In
Half
-
-
-
-
PARIS.
December
29
-
There
wan
ion
firm
tion
in
official
Quarter
"aterday
that
France
had
offered
as
proof
of
her
Intent
to
disarm
,lo
scrap
half
of
her
aerkil
bomh-
log
fleet
providing
other
nations
.gree
to
ao
inrewwe.
u
nao
oean
unofficially
Indicated
the
day
pre
-
vkxw
that
France
was
willing
t
take
such
action.
HIKTII
NOTICh
A
son
was
born
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
B.
a
VaVde
ihh
morning
at
the
phmw
nunrt
(IcimmI
HMoitat.
.
"
-
-
-
r
Unitfrvity
Students
(ederalion
On
Record
A?alnU
Danrcrous
Initiation
Q2ctlce,j
LONDON.
Dee.
:
The
Nattsml
Feiferatlon
of
Unlratty
Stadenta
resolved
In
convention
here
yeeter-
day
that
basing
and
all
forma
of
initiation
that
might
cause
bodily
harm
or
mental
suffering
ahoaM
be
discontinued.
Local
Couple
Wed
In
Quiet
Ceremony
MM
Mary
MacMlllan
Sride
of
Aleiander
Murray
al
rres-bytrrian
Manse
The
marriage
took
place
quietly
at
the
Manse
of
Ptrat
Presbyterian
Church
at
4
o'clock
yesterday
afternoon
of
Miss
Mary
MacMlllan
and
Alexander
Murray,
a
watt
known
local
coo
pie.
Rev.
W.
D.
O
rant
I
Iol
line,
worth
officiating.
Miss
Mary
Bremner
and
Norman-Mr
Kay
were
the
attendants,
thg
gift
of
the
bride.
Following
the
ceremony,
a
ding
breakfast
waa
served
and
reception
held
at
the
home
of
Mjv
and
Mrs.
John
Breeaner,
Fifth
Ave-.
nu
where
numtm
of
reia-
Uvrs
and
frtendg
aM(nbled
to
ten-
dor
congratulations
and
beat
wishes
to
the
contracting
couple.
The
bride's
table
was
adorned
with
narcissus.
paloaetUas
aad-
chrysanthemums
nitd
there
was
g
,
beauUf
ul
wedding
cake,
which
the
;
orWe
cut
xhe
Uaual
toasto
wata
,
honored
and
the
evening
was
liap
j
pUy
nent
hi
rtanehiy.
Mr
Rnd
Mrr
Ktufrajr
will
reside
t
u,c
sun
nteels
n
Uie
eliy.
belitg
hi
the
setvtoe
of
AllMfta
WlriRl
Foot
elevatof
trefa.
Otof
Hanson.
MP.
for
Skeena.
and
Mrs.
Hanaon
salted
bat
night
on
Uie
Prince
Rupert
for
a
trip
to
Vancouver
and
Victoria.
They
expcV
to
be
away
for
about
a
week
or
ten
days.
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