Tomorrow's Tides THIS WEEK THE Pontiac Straight 8 High '. 2:20 ajn. 23.0 ft. 15:28 pjn. 19.1 ft. It on Display at Low ,. 9:11 ajn. a ft. 9 S " P.m. 7.4 ft. Kaien Motors Show Room J NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Ml Cordially Invited Phone 52 Vol XXIV.. No. no. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1933 PRICE: FIVE CENTS TUCK INLET PLANT GREAT INDUSTRIAL REVIVAL IS Uncle Sam Sings "Happy Days" As Workers Start " Jobs in Many Centres Manufacturers, Encouraged Wages and Bolster up Numbers of Employees Stock Market Sweeps Forward NEW YORK, May 11 : (Canadian Press) Thousands of w orkmen, with full dinner nails, lighter steps and a bright- ci outlook, marched back to fit "Happy Days are Here Again rang through the land. Manufacturer!!, encouraged by recent business upturns resulting from the Roosevelt inflation program have an- Hnounced wage increase ranging m a rrvrtn in I from five to twenty percent Many S I A I H others have doubled their staffs. AGREEABLE: j Assents to ItiitHh World Tsriff Truce I'ropuMl. it is Announred ' In Mndon I')NDON. May 11: (Canadian . . . r a t awaa. i n v,.--w now irom hk wmven Pt.itcs was received yesterday giving J ij'i tiified assent to the world tariff " urooosal ax revised by the Bi t.,h government It was gener-! i tviieve tLtt Oreat Britain re- Commiasloner P. Andrew, froaioaposed to set in the middle of Uw ' vr the right V Conclude trad a big Hampton shoe manufacture-menu already being nsgoUa- mg company has assured fourteen i thousand employees of full tins The British government will en- ivnr to secure at the world tco- user "inic conference a general reduc- i stocks gained up to five pointa n in tariff "id Prime Minister 'yesterday as the markets swept .m.Mjy MacDonuld to a questioner ward to catch up with the improve- . thp Mouse of Commons yesterday. UNEMPLOYED IN SESSION New Officers Are Peeled With Ken-itclli Montfc-omrry as Chairman Routine business was Uken up at a mi-cling of the unemployed coun- last night. The recent Anyox awful assembly trial at the Su- in. im- Court Assises was discussed l various sneakers Kenneth Mont- -.mery was in the chair, having re-u ntly become chairman In succes-to Charles Chapman who has t' Mimed to devote his efforts ex- iiisivcly to his campaign as candl-iiiii' for the Legislature. 1 he new executive committee of he council consist of Kenneth Montgomery, Nell Lang. J M. Dunn. W Pawchuk. R. Kydd. A. Dernerd-"ii Peter Laporte, H. Rowe and C. L"xn. W. A. Hogg continues as sc-tn'tary. The meeting odjourned to the i uion to farewell Anyox strikers who were being deported. coastal sthami;ks now si:itviN(i iti:i:n imitiNO V()VA(Si:S to skatii i: u VICTORIA, May 11: (Csna- dnn Pressi Effective jester- dny Canadian Pacific steam- ships operating on the Trt- unale Itun between Vancouver. Victoria and Seattle started serving 3.02 beer while tra- veiling in American waters. by Business Upturn, Increase work yesterday as the strains some have added night shifts and others have rounded eot the num- menta after months of denteiad ranks. supplementing reports of more ipt , sen in 25 stales. ni i iwi rMii Uw Mwg of TflJSfte wtsirsV - a AtMny. the state Capital, susrioseo: that Mew York stair factories ha 1 recalled more than one thousand mnlnMa durlns Anrll and that payrolls had lurched up in many .instance. work for Use better part of the sum-t ment in America's leading industries. Some closing prices were as follows: U 8. Steel. 49 ' Oeneral Motors. 22V American Can. 82 Allied Chemicals. MV WcMlnrhomc 37 MEETING OF MUSIC CLUB .Mrs. It. I MCIntoMt Ke-flcrteU President lor The Tenth , Censetutivr Year The twrnty-ftrst annual meeting nd election of officers of the La dies' Muatr Club was luU1 at the home of the president, Mrs. R. L. ibtnLruri. rmthvfte vesiardav ftr. ternoon. Mrs. Mcintosh presided over Ute meeting and gave an inspiring address, reviewing briefly the activi ties of the club for the past year. The secretary and treasurer gave their report for the year. Section of officers resulted as follows: President Mrs. R. L. Mcintosh. Vice-President Mrs. Q. A. Wood land. SecretaryMrs. S. Darton. Treasurer Mrs. W. I. Stamford. librarian Miss L Halllwell. Pianist Allss E. O. Lennox. Executive Mrs. James Furquhnr, Mrs. R. W. H. HarUett. Mrs. C. E. Ciillln, Mrs. E. Anderson, Mrs. Wm. Millar, Mrs. J. 11. McLeod and Mrs. I I J, Smith. I Very hearty votes of thanks were tendered the local press for the courtesy shown the club oh many occasions. At the close of Uie meeting tea was served by the hostess. 1 FIRE PLAN IS ALLEGED John DeVoin, Brother-in-Law, is Chltf Witness Against C. L. Dairson Trial Near End Crown Concludes Evidence at Session Yesterday Afternoon TctUfytng Wednesday afternoon at U Supreme Court Aaatze tril here In whkh Ernest Claude Daw mm U charged with arson In con rpcUeti with the burning on Sep Umber 3$, 1930, of a buslnet block at Smlthers which contained hi men's furnishings business. John DeVein of Nelson, brother-in-law of Recused and resident of Smlthers at Use Ume of the fire, declared thai Dawson, whHe the two were on ' hunUnu trip at Covered Lake about a week before the tire, had told of feeing in financial difficulties, that he had taken out JS&OO additional insurance and that he Intended to burn down the building. Accused had sought witness assistance in . riklit z when no one was around but witness had refused to have anything to do with It. DeVoin told of another incident during a drinking party in the store on the night preceding the fTTe when a large fitUng mirror ha'' been broken, accused remarking t George Williamson, who had broker the mirror: "Don't worry. If I can't ke the business pay, 111 burn it uwn." Witness further testified that, the day after the fire.' accused had warned him. If the police questioned him, to say that he had a very hasy recollection of what had happened the night previous and that the fire might have started from a store. Seme time later, after both had left Smtthers, accused had written from Victoria to witness, who was then in Kelson, that the Insurance people were endeavoring to get In touch with him i DeVoin ) and that Im (Dawson i had tc4d them that De- Voin was now married and setUed down in Eastern Canada. Accused. fin Utjs letter, urged DeVoin to "lay low. Mrs. Dorothy Lewis, a sister-in-law, at accused, told the court that maybe about a couple of weeks be fore the fire, accused had said h wBukl "have a damn good fire on of these days." Flowing Ue setUe uuent of Insurance on Ute fire ac cut cd had paid Mrs. Lewis $1000 oi Imoney he owed her. lie ci own cvminvmi iu criutriicc In Uie case Wednesday evening and the trial adjourned until thfcs morning when argument of counsel and charge of the Judge was to be given. Afternoon Scvslon Percy Davidson was still on the witness stand when the trial re sumcd alter the noon adjournment yesterday. He told how fire was burning in various parts of the Inilldlng, he and L. 11 Warner, w!k were engaged in fighting the fire upstairs, eventually bring forced out of the building which was abandoned and efforts turned to saving Ue Town Hall. After coming downstairs, wlUires saw accused who was wearing old white mbber boots, pants and shirt, being dreased differently than nt 2:30 a.m. when he saw him taking a box from the store at which time he had a tweed suit on. The next day witness had la conversation with Accused who said that all he had,saved from the Continued on Page 2. United States' Men Go To Work Th tr brciilh: : . : i.: : . vcit ill, ' i DR. REID IS HEARD Presbyterian" Church in Canada Improves financial Position In ltoZ Rev. Dr. Allan a Reid of Toronto, budget secretary of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, was the ipeaker at a meeting held in First Presbyterian Church here yesterday evening. Dr. Held emphasised the unity of the Presbyterian Church from coast to coa;.t He then outlined the missionary work ax being supported n foreign fields, in British Guiana, ui India among the Bhils and In the Province of Gwmjior. in the island of ?tonnoaa In two centres, in Japan ind In North Manchuria. He also xniched briefly upon the mission ork at home showing that around 175 congicvt lions and mission Fields arc receiving aid from the nlsslon funds of the church. He ringed his address with a brief financial m dement showing that Jie church h.id Improved its flnan-ial position in 1932 by over $18,-000 and appealed for the continued support of the work at home and ibroad. Dr. Rcld wiia the speaker at the regular weekly luncheon of Uie Prince Rupert llotary Club today, President O A. Woodland In the chair, lie sails tonight on the Prince George for Vancouver after having spent two days bare in the course of a western tour. Toronto Stocks (Yesterday's dosing prices) Nickel 1615. Noranda, 2440. Dome. 24.25. Teek Hughes, 4 80. Granada, 1.92. FJdorano. 1 54. Molntyrc. 29.40. IS RE- OPENING FELT IN u.:c iw ..ar of tl.e Pi -.ui-iit Rxsc-.!. -r..li .: lad pUnis a Ha'- SIXTEEN DEPORTED ,jf u-ho Toov Part i nT0, Strike Are Sent Away from This Country to Europe In charge of a detachment of Ave Royal Canadian Mounted Policemen from Vancouver under ' Sergeant W. C. Grenran. sixteen 'men who took part in the recent I Anyox strike left Prince Rupert by steamer and train yesterday and i will be taken to the Atlantic Coast where they will be placed aboard steamers for deportation to Fin-I lano, Jugo-Slavia and other Euro pean countries. All except one who volunteered to be deported to Finland, the sixteen had been ordered deported as public charges by recent courts of Inquiry here, appeals being later denied them all. The men were Paul Paullc. Pete Hunds, Johan Lunden. Alex Ny-inan. Km est lia gland. Dave Pin iuv. Pete MUeUch. Heine Varate. Igar Rack, Joe Kosertch, George Radakovlch Uros Rsspich, AUre Opsehl. Dan Duseovttoli. Andro Do-lac and John Bieltch. 8tx of the men were sent away on the steamer Princess Norah yesterday afternoon and ten on last night's train. Today's Weather Terrace Clear, calm. 48. Alyansh Clear, calm. 53. Anyox Clear, calm. 50. Btewart Clear, calm. 4T. Haselton Clear, calm. 60. 8m there Clear, cabu, 55. Hums Lake Clear, calm, 48. Isaac Taylor, member uf r.e well known Whttetiorse mercantile firm of Drury St Taylor, was a puuen-gr aboard the Princess Norah y.'sterday afternoon going through to Vancouver on a combined business and pleasure trip. UNITED Reduction Factory 'd Is To Be Operated by Vancouver Company Nelson Bros. Fisheries Ltd. Takes LeaseWill Assume" Possession Next Week To Be Run at Full Capacity During Salmon Season With Thomas Anderson in Charge ... With the announcement this morning by Philip M. Ray, trustee for the estate of the Rupert Marine Products Ltd;, that arrangements have now been completed to lease the company's fish reduction plant at Tuck's Inlet to Nelson Bros. Fisheries Ltd. whose head office is in Vancouver, another payroll will be added to the city and a certain . . . , k n t f m School Board Keeping Well In Estimates i Sow)at' John Williamson re-pOrlNr.the board of school tros- tees, at lis meeting on Tuesday mu and fertilizer will be under-night, that the board, so far this taken as previously, year, had spent $26.51 1.08. If this The operation will be in charge of rate of expenditure were maintain- Thoma Anderson, formerly produced for the balance of the year, the uon manager of the Nelson Brol total school expense for the year Fisheries operations at Ceepeecce. would be $63,923.14 which ould be -w on the West Coast of Vancouver well Inside the estimate of $65. 867.45 made for the year, the secretary informed the board. If at some future date, school boards should again function In the city. Trustee D. C. Schubert thought that they should be given credit for their yearly surpluses. This baa never been done in the past al- inougn boards had consistently held down their expenditures below the estimates. Prospector Dies Of Heart Attack, Taddy Devlin Succumbs and is Burled at Chhana in Central Alaska ANCHORAGE, Alaska. May 11: Canadian Press) Paddy Devlin, well known pioneer prospector of Central Alaska, died of heart failure recently and was buried at t.hlsana, according to word recti v-td here. Canadian Legion In Monthly Meet New Aflrtllior to Soldiers' riot in Shape -Annual Picnic Set The regular tnonUily meeUng of the Canadian Legion took place last evening In the cluhrooms. President Jack Prreee In Um chair with a large attendance of members. The new addition to the Soldiers' Plot at the cemetery has been put In shape and seeded down. Appreciation of the splendid work of the Women"! Auxiliary was expressed and congratulations extended to the ladles on the success of their tea and sale of home cooking. The annual picnic Is to take place to Dlgby Island on June 18. NO FISH SALES' There were no halibut arrivaU this morning and, eonsequenUy, no sale took place at the f Uh exchange. STATES "auiuuiii ui cuiyiuyineni proviaea xor , local labor. I The lessees will take possesstonh i Tuesday. May 16 and the plant will ; be prepared . Immediately .... so that it i tea i i win dc aoie w operate at iuu capacity as soon as the salmon season opens. Fish, offal will be handled from the surrounding canneries as wjU as from the local ftsh houses arid the mandfaetiife of flsfv nir ffWi Island, and it Is expected that he will arrive with the nucleus of a ' crew over the coming week-end: TRIAL IS NEAR ENDi Addresses of Counsel in Arson Case, 1 ' Followed by Judge's Charge This Afternoon 1 Lengthy Hearing Verdict in Fire Hearing From SmI-thers Not Expected IUfore Late Today The session of the Supreme Courjl Assises here this morning was dam voted to the heartni of lensthv ac? dresses by crown and defence eonrfS sel in the trial of Rex va. Brnitt Claude Dawsen In which the aeeuST. sd Is charged wtth arson at SmU' thers on September 25 in contieewgf with the burning of the buUdtmr occupied by tits store and Iivn quarters. Mr. Justice Denis Murphy the trial Judge, is delivering 1ti charge to Ute Jury this afternoon and Ute expectation is that a verdlet may be reached by late afternoojv The hearing resumed this morning wtth a very complete summarv and analysis of the evidence by li B. MeOUl. crown ccmnsel. In whlelitha urged that, to view of It, only one verdict eoukl be reached. There were two kinds of evldefjcs submitted by the erown. One wW" purely circumstantial pointing to the accused as tjie one who com inlUed the crime and the other erfi. dnee that of statements made In-" dieaung that prisoner had sUted Uiat he deliberately planned to set nre to tne bunding. Mr. McOlli seuffed at the Idea' that John DeVoln's evidence was, given for a purpose. In all Import ant features his previous stata'' menu were backed up by the evl dence he had now given. The only person who had any ln'", (Ootlnued on page 2 j..