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127.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
'JUNE
1,
1933
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
CABINET
CHANGE
IS
NOT
IMPORTANT
UNITED
Tolmie
Takes
Farms
and
Hinchcliffe
Has
Become
New
Minister
of
Lands
Had
Expected
That
.Ministerial
Changes
at
Victoria
Would
Have
Been
Much
More
Extensive
Than
They
Have
Turned
Out
to
Be
VICTORIA,
June
1:
(Canadian
Press)
With
Hon.
W.
(
'.
Shelly,
President
of
the
Council,
Hon.
William
Atkinson,
minister
of
agriculture,
and
Hon.
Nelon
S.
Lougheed,
minister
of
land,
retiring
last
night,
Premier
S.
F.
Tolmie
this
rimming
took
over
the
department
of
agriculture
while
Hon.
Joshua
Hinchliffe,
besides
his
own
portfolio
of
edu-
Mnm.
UMitnet
responsibility
foiH
1
Mr
lands
department
Both
minis-
trrs
were
sworn
inUi
their
new
du-ii
h
at
Oorernmrnt
House
and
tfecse
(
lunges
wen
the
only
one
that
tr
made
in
the
pti
'jnnrl
of
the
.ibtnet
It
had
been
originally
-iM-cted
lint
the
rhanxes
would
be
iiiurh
more
extensive
than
they
tiive
tamed
out
to
be.
SUCCEEDED
INPAMS
Eirrtlrnt
Showing
by
Local
Nure
In
It.
S.
Tel
MUs
A.
Walker
Second
In
Province
Word
ni
received
this
moraine
h
Miss
Jem
Harrison
RN
lady
iicrinUndent
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Criieral
Hospital,
of
the
outstand-itiK
success
of
five
candidates
train
he
local
nurses'
training
school
who
:
i
ip1
recent
examinations
for
quail-(K
a
tion
as
Registered
Nurses
Three
of
the
local
candidates
pas-vi
tn
Class
One
with
marks
of
W
r
over,
these
being
Miss
Annie
M.
Walker,
who
passed
second
In
the
province,
and
the
Misses
Bernlce
and
Oral
Ross.
Miss
Bona
Carpenter
and
Miss
Louise
tindseth.
also
members
of
the
local
training
school,
passed
with
standing
of
over
ft.
Miss
Wlnnlfred
Dunn,
who
took
hrr
rirst
two
years
training
at
Port
Himpson
Oeneral
HosplUl
and
the
lnt
year
at
Vancouver
Oeneral
Hospital,
also
paaaed
with
standing
of
over
66V
All
six
young
ladles,
who
recently
urt
their
graduating
exercises
here,
will
receive
the
hearty
congratulations
of
many
friends
on
the
fine
success
they
have
achieved
In
the
texts.
BALANCE
IS
FAVORABLE
Canada's
Export
In
1933
Eirrrdrd
Imports
Ity
$72,000,000,
It
Is
Announcrd
OTTAWA.
June
1:
(Csnsdlan
Press)
Canada's
net
export
balance
for
1032
was
yesterday
announced
to
have
been
$W3.000.W)
exclusive
of
capita!
movements.
This
represents
nn
excess
over
Imports
of
$72,000,000.
POLICE
COURT
FINES
AWAY
DOWN
THIS
YEAR
Police
court
fine
for
this
chy
during
the
month
of
May
Urn
vrnr
amounted
lo
only
$o
as
compared
with
$175
In
the
same
month
last
year.
So
far
thlc
year
fine
'avc
totalled
$381
ns
against
$1.-"5
in
the
first
five
months
of
1032.
ST
A
TES'
ACTIVITY
"
ON
ISLANDS
Dr.
Mandy
Quite
Pleated
With
Work
Being
Done
There
snd
Possibilities
For
Future
Activity
Men
Going
Over
The
Queen
Chsrlotle
Islands
are
getting
quite
busy
according
to
Dr
J
T.
Mandy.
resident
mining
engineer,
who.
with
Mrs.
Mandy.
has
returned
hotne
from
an
official
visit
to
a
number
of
points
there.
He
states
that
a
crew
of
five
men
is
go
ing
over
on
the
Prince
John
this
week
to
work
for
the
Ilaida
QoM
Mines
Ltd.
J.
B.
Hawkins
it
Co.
if
Vancouver
on
the
Prince
Rupert
group
at
Kootenay
Harbor.
A.
J.
In-graham
will
nave
charge
of
the
work
there
for
the
company.
Some
island
men
are
also
to
be
employed
on
the
work.
Dr.
Mandy
Is
well
pleased
with
the
prospects
at
that
property
which
was
recently
bonded
from
E
C
8tevens
of
Skldegaie.
The
deal
for
the
Oold
Harbor
property
was
not
quite
settled
when
Dr.
Mandy
was
there
W.
O.
Mc
Morris,
managing
director
of
the
Klt-sault
Basle
Oold
Mining
Co..
is
negotiating
the
deal,
the
property
be
ing
controlled
by
A.
J.
Gordon
of
Btiidegate.
The
resident
engineer
says
there
is
also
a
prospect
of
activity
at
Cumshewa
Inlet
this
summer,
a
bond
having
been
taken
on
the
Stevens
property
there.
In
regard
to
the
black
sand
on
Oraham
Island.
Dr.
Mandy
says
a
number
of
men
are
washing
gold
and
making
fair
wages.
Moat
of
them
seem
quite
satisfied.
He
says
that
those
who
work
seem
to
be
making
good.
The
operations
art
south
of
Tow
Hill
and
aeveial
men
are
also
washing
gold
on
a
creek
or.
Massett
Inlet
and
doing
fairly
well.
As
a
result
of
suggestions
mane
by
Dr
Msndy,
several
residents
arc
putUng
In
outfits
for
cutting
and
polishing
the
agates
found
on
the
east
coast
of
Graham
Island.
Some
of
the
stones
have
been
sent
away
for
polishing
and
the
results
are
excellent.
He
thinks
this
may
de-velop
into
a
HtUe
IndtMiry
whic'
would
be
advantageous
to
the
settlers
and
would
Interest
tourists.
A
number
of
prospectors
are
busy
on
the
islands
and
a
good
many
claims
have
been
staked
tut
no
work
done
on
them
so
far.
While
at
Bkldegate,
Dr.
Mandy
looked
over
the
Security,
Golden
Anchor
and
Bottle
Harbor
groups
of
free
milling
gold
claims
which
were
recently
staked
by
E,
C.
Stevsn
and
associates.
One
of
the
veins
on
the
Bottle
Hsrbor
group
Is
eighty
feet
wide
and
can
be
traced
for
1500
feet
on
the
mountain
side.
SENA
TE
As
Flames
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Here
u
a
spectacular
photo
of
the
disastrou:
lire
.out
rava?.
d
the
town
of
Auburn.
Me.,
da-ir.f
nearly
$3,000,000
wurth
of
damage
and
rt-ndeiing
nur.drccU-
homeless.
The
photo,
made
from
the
air.
gives
a
general
view
of
t
he
conflagration
at
Its
height,
as
t
he
flames
swept
a
two-in
Ho
area.
FIRE
LOSS
WAS
HEAVY
Destruction
in
City
During
May
Amounted
to
Some
$8,000,
Due
Largely
to
Hotel
Blaie
During
the
month
of
May
the
ettjr
the
department
responded
to
nine
alarms,
this
being
the
same
number
as
In
May
1932.
So
far
this
year.
there
have
been
a
total
of
46
calls
as
compared
with
35
in
the
first
five
months
of
1932.
Fire
damage
tn
the
city
this
May
was
ratlter
more
extensive
than
usual
due
to
the
destruction
of
the
Seal
Cove
Hotel
which
was
valued
at
about
$000.
There
was
also
some
$24
damage
to
the
roof
of
the
home
of
J.
F.
Feasby
on
Oreen
Street.
There
was
Insurance
coverage
in
both
cases.
Today's
Slocks
Supplied
by
S.
D.
Johnston
Go.
Ltd
,
Toronto
Int-tokel.
17.30.
NasftnAa.
31.60.
Slijtfrltt
Oordon.
1.49.
D.IUC.
Oold,
.57.
.
Vancouver
Ill(
Missouri.
M.
nrtdge
Illver
Cons.,
JX.
Georgia
River,
.09
ft.
Lucky
Jim,
M.
Noble
Five,
49.
National
Sliver,
.OS.
'
KJla.
.81.
Native
Son.
.13.
Meridian,
.GO.
Porter
Idaho,
.15.
Premier,
1.00.
Pcnd
Oreille.
1.70.
Reeve
McDonald,
.42.
Reward,
.18.
Reno,
2.00.
3
Silver
Crest,
.07.
Vraytlde.
M.
Whitewater,
14.
oih
A.
P.
Con..
Jl.
Colmont,
.10.
C.
St
E.
Corp-
78.
Mercury,
.13.
Fabyan.
.00.
Sterling
Pacific.
.33.
Freehold.
.0814.
COMMITTEE
CONTINUES
PROBE
Rampaged
Through
LANDINGS
INCREASE
Halibut
Dullness
of
Port
For
May
This
Year
Showed
Gain
Over
1932
Halibut
landings
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
month
of
May
this
year
aggregated
1.718,000
pounds
as
compared
with
1,678,000
pounds
in
the
same
month
last
year
American
landings
this
Msy.
totalling
909,000
pounds,
were
considerably
below
last
year's
1.180
WO
pounds
while
Canadian
landings
this
Msy
were
807,600
pounds
o.
nearly
double
4M400
pounds
In
the
rame
month
last
year.
.
LESS
SUN:
i
j
LESS
RAIN
'
Weather
Summary
I
or
Month
of
May
Announced
Temperature
Little
Different
Than
Last
Year
Prince
Rupert
had
a
total
of
100.5
hours
of
sunshine
during
the
month
of
May
this
year
as
compared
with
138.4
hours
In
Uie
same
month
last
year.
There
was
slightly
less
rain
at
Ms
Inches
that
May
than
in
May
1932
for
which
SSt
Inches
was
recorded.
From
a
temperature
standpoint,
this
May-was
little
different
than
last,
the
maximum
reading
for
the
month
this
year
having
been
62
above
as
compared
with
a
maximum
of
OS
last
year
while
this
May's
minimum
was
36
as
against
last
May's
30.
The
weather
summary
for
May
UiU
year,
as
announced
by
R.
O.
Bmmerson.
Dlghy
Island,
Dominion
meteorologist,
was
ns
follows:
High
barometer
reading
at
sen
level,
30.38
on
May
10.
Low
barometer
reading
at
sea
level.
20.54
on
May
1.
Maximum
temperature.
62
on
May
Minimum
temperature.
36
on
May
7.
Mean
temperature
43.2.
Total
precipitation,
5.33
inches.
Total
sunshine.
100.8
hours.
Maine
Town
PLANS
ARE
PROTESTED
Local
Meeting
Expresses
Indication
at
Latest
Relief
Plan
Indignation
against
the
proposed
new
government
relief
plans
was
the
keynote
of
a
mass
meeting
of
the
Unemployed
Councils
held
last
night
tn
the
Canadian
Labor
Defence
League
Hall.
The
subject
under
discussion
was
the
threat
of
the
authorities
to
further
reduce
and
cut
off
dlrecf
relief
In
the
near
future
and
to
take
men
into
camps
foi
the
performance
of
road
work
at
20c
per
day
In
addition
to
food
and
shelter.
The
sentiment
of
Uie
meeting
was
unanimous
that
nothing
but
a
flat
refusal
lo
the
camp
proposition
will
meet
the
ease
and
the
Prince
Ru-'pert
unemployed
will
ask
for
the
co-operation
of
other
organized
la
bor.
A
signed
resolution
in
protest
will
be
sent
to
Ottawa
and
the
various
labor
organlattonsB
will
be
approached
for
their
endorsatlon
and
support.
The
meeting
was
well
attended.
Kenneth
Montgomery
occupied
the
chair.
REVENUE
STILL
UP
Customs
and
L'xclse
Collections
Here
Maintaining
Marked
Lead
Over
Last
Y'car
Customs
and
excise
revenue
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
month
of
May
this
year,
while
not
heavy
at
a
total
of
$9,950.17,
nevertheless
exceeded
the
$8,093.37
collected
In
the
same
month
last
year.
So
far
this
calendar
year,
the
re
venue
has
amounted
to
$68,234.86
aa
against
$48,602.07
in
the
first
five
months
of
1932.
II.
F.
Pullen
left
on
last
night's
train
for
a
trip
to
Prince
Oeorge
and
other
Interior
points.
He
expects
to
be
away
about
two
weeks.
Morgans
Could
Have
Cleaned
Up
Quarter
of
Billion
In
1929
This
Would
Have
Been
Profit
Had
Securities
Received
For
Forming
United
Corporation,
Utilities
Holding
Concern,
Been
S61d
Out
-
i
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
June
1:
(Canadian
Press)-Po-.
iehtial
profit
of
$122,000,000
for
the
J.
P.
Morgan
Co.
m
'
;
1029
if
it
had
sold
securities
received
for
forming
the
Unl-I
ted
Corporation,
a
utilities
stock
holding
concern,
was
out-.
!ined
today
before
the
Senate
finance
committee
which
is
nvestigating
the
activities
of
major
banking
organizations
of
the
country.
George
Whitney,
partner
in
the
firm,
ad-1
mitted
that
this
was
correct.
LOADING
IS
PROCEEDING
Sacraments
Valley
Expected
lo
Sail
With
Wheat
Cargo
About
End
or
Week
Loading
of
the
British
steamer
Sacramento
Valley
at
the
local
ete-1
vator
with
a
full
cargo
of
grain
for
the
United
Kingdom
or
Continent
is
now
proceeding
and
the
vessel
is
expected
to
be
ready
to
sail
on
Saturday.
Officials
of
the
Alberta
Wheat
Pool
who
are
now
here
from
Van
couver
have
no
announcement
to
make
as
to
the
future
Intentions
of
the
Pool
In
regard
to
the
local
house,
the
lease
on
which
expires
this
summer.
Associated
Boards
To
Convene
August
Third
and
Fourth
Days
of
That
.Month
Tentatively
Approved
For
Meeting
at
Smith
rs
The
dates
of
August
3
and
4
have
been
tentaUvely
decided
upon
for
the
holding
of
the
annual
convention
of
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Central
British
Columbia
at
Sin
1
triers.
These
dates
are
ac
ceptable
to
both
Smith
rs
and
Prince
Rupert
and
are
also
expected
to
be
approved
by
other
centres
In
the
district
which
will
be
represented.
Today's
Weather
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
strong
southeast
wind:
barometer.
39.92;
temperature.
46:
sea
smooth.
Dead
Tree
Point
Cloudy,
fresh
southerly
wind:
barometer.
39.82;
temperature.
48:
heavy
swell.
Trlpls
Island
Raining,,
southerly
gale;
sea
rough.
Langara
Island
Raining,
light
southeast
wtnd;
sea
choppy.
Terrace
Cloudy,
southeast
wind,
temperature
46.
Alyahsh
Raining,
calm.
45.
Anyox
-Raining,
ealm,
50.
Stewart
Raining,
calm.
47.
Hazeltoa
Cloudy,
calm,
49.
Smlthers
Cloudy,
calm,
45.
Burns
Lake
Windy,
cloudy,
44.
Halibut
Arrivals
American
Eureka.
6.000
pounds,
no
sale.
iTOOKfflS
OWN
LIFE
BodroKmlLVrikstrom,
Well
Known
Fisherman,
Found
at
Port
Edward
With
Bullet
in
Heart
Provincial
polke
officers
returned
to
the
city
yesterday
afternoon
on
board
the
departmental
cruiser
P.
M.
L.
8,
bringing
In
the
body
of
Emil
Wlkstrom.
wed
known
salmon
fisherman
of
some
twenty-three
or
twenty-four
years'
standing
In
this
district,
whose
body
was
found
tn
a
cannery
cabin
at
Port
Bdward
where
he
had
shot
himself
about
two
weeks
ago.
A
passer-by
had
seen
the
body
lying
on
the
bed
lit
the
cabin
which
Wlkstrom
occupied
and
the
poHfte
proceeded
at
once
to
Investigate.
Wlkstrom
had
not
been
seen
for
about
two
weeks
and
it
is
believed
to
have
been
about
that
time
ago
that
he
took
his
own
life.
An
Inquiry
held
by
Coroner
Norman
A.
Watt
established
the
fact
that
death
was
due
to
suicide.
Do-ceased
had
shot
bbnself
wttji
a
30-30
rifle
which
was
found
lying
beside
htm.
A
bullet
bad
gone
througif
the
heart,
a
stick
being
used
to
release
the
trtgaer
after
the
weapon
had
been
put
in
place.
Death
Is
be
lleved
to
have
been
Instantaneous.
Wkkstrom
was
S3
years
of
age
and
a
Norwegian
by
birth,
having
taken
out
Canadian
naturalisation
in
1914.
He
was
a
single
man
and
was
very'
well
known
In
the
Skeena
River
district.
The
B.
C.
Undertaken
are
In
charge
of
funeral
arrangement.
H.
F.
MscUod
former
court
and
land
registrar
here,
who
was
recently
superannuated,
will
leave
on
tomorrow
night's
train
for
a
trip
to
the
Lethbridfe
district
tn
Alberta
where
be
will
visit
with
relatives.
He
expects
to
be
away
from
the
ci&
tbout
a
month.
4
COPPLIt
STROfc'O
ON
NEW
YORK
MARKET
4
-
NBW
YORK,
June
1:
(Cana-
dlan
Press)
Copper
advanced
to
7c
per
pound
on
the
local
metal
market
this
morning
with
sales
to
Burope
reported
t
4
at
8c
per
pound.
Silver
fell
back
4
slightly,
slating
at
34e.