lng
amounted
to
$1,843,518,
the
Interest
paid
on
loans
and
debentures
amounted
since
the
city
began
to
,
$2,340,000.
Today
the
city
was
pay-
lng
$106,000
a
year
In
Interest
and
land
was
bearing
almost
the
whole
burden.
Water
Service
;
one
complaint
made
by
tne
com
mlssloner
was
that
the
water
ser-
vice
was
not
paying
Its
way.
Thel
city
had
the
lowest
flat
rate
of
any
j
city
In
the
province
for
this
utility.
,
The
government
report
showed
that
In
1932
the
city
lost
over
$18,000
which
was
equal
to
4
mills
on
the
dollar.
He
suggested
that
the
water
t
IContlnued
on
Page
6)
Today's
feather
Tomorrow's
Tides
High
6:40
a.m.
18.0
ft.
-ril
rrly
wine;
barer
a
&k
20:40
p.m.
16.3
ft.
mnoi"ifiirii
a
Vw.
iW
,i.
0:23
a.m.
10.0
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
13:39
pjn.
5.7
ft.
..IV
.
81.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
iJ'RIDAY,
APRIL
6,
1934
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTH
BANDITS
ARE
ACTIVE
RAIL
PROSPECT
STARTS
BOOM
IN
Walled
City
Shanghai
Sieged;
Many
Killed
by
Marauders
Two
Thousand
Armed
Rohhcrs
Visited
Kingyu
and
I)e
parted
With
Heavy
Load
of
Loot,
Leaving
Fire
And
Death
in
Their
Wake
SHANGHAI,
April
6:
(CP)
Laying
feudal
siege
To
iV.fi
i
m
1
1nrl
rtif
II
tf
f
mm
i
Y
tA
lino
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i
if
Unfa
nrt
we
H-iiiw
wy
"
,8r,
"
trousanu
uinuuis
scaieu
me
populace
and
set
fire
to
the
town,
departing
heavily
loaded
j
wjtii
pillage.
Casualties
among
civilians
were
heavy.
Vancouver
Stocks
su,
p.icQ
by
0.
D.
Johnston
Cc.
Lt.
Vancouver
A
.
.riftria,
.07'
4.
B.
w
.02,
D
t
Nickel.
.64.
B.
M.Miourl.
.35.
E.
nc
.
14.50.
U
It
X
9lT
f
Bo
I
X.
L..
.26.
f
,
iboo
Oold
Quarts,
2.30.
D.
ell.
2i.
t
,:..nia.
US.
tv
iuu
River,
.02.
(
"Wia.
.42Vi.
It
r
i.
ui
02'j.
M
;uiun.
.lit.
M
i.iuK
Star,
.39.
N
Son.
.08
task.
'
.
iul
silver.
,04H.
N
'(j
Five.
.12.
r
-'.
Oreille.
1.12.
r
iter
Idaho.
.12V
1':
mcr.
1.37.
Knurd.
M.
r.
112.
fi.ivcr
Crest.
.03V4
(ask.
Cnion
Oold.
.27.
T:.ior
Bridge.
.74.
Wjwdc.
.40
ask).
Wmtcwatcr.
.07.
Wavcrly
Tangier,
.02.
t
lilted
Empire.
.16.
Toronto
C
:
ul
Patricia.
.71.
Ci
Ibougamau,
.15.
t"s
Oold.
.18.
O
t
ai
i
ad
a.
.85.
I'-Vr
Nickel.
27.55.
:
M:u'ussa,
2.85.
Ni
ianda.
42.60.
'
S!i
rritt
Oordon,
1.22.
I
SI
-co.
2.46.
Thompson
Cadillac,
.53.
V
ntures.
1.02.
Like
Maron.
.12.
T'
'"k
llughes,
7.45.
i
Sudbury
Dasln,
1.78.
Columarlo
New,
.04.
.
Smelters.
.37.
C
madlan
Malartlc.
.67.
Long
Lac.
4.70.
I
to.tu
Authler,
1.09.
South
Tlblemont,
.12.
Maple
Leaf,
.99.
Pickle
Crow.
.89.
Man
ti
Enstrrn
n
23
Vi.
Dome
39.00.
Mrlntyrc.
48.05.
San
Antonio,
3.75.
Howcy.
1,26
M
119.
Brazilian.
11.58.
Walkers.
45.
1
p
H..
171'b.
Canadian
Industrial
Alcohol.
15-"ontrcal
Power,
37Vi
U
8.
Steel,
51
"fneral
Motors,
385,.
Jjf
Jean
Can,
102,'
Chemicals.
151,
Chrysler,
54,
Montgomery
Ward,
31.
Close
To
,,
,
.
T
j
-'c
wans,
looieu
ami
ravaged
inei.
I
TO
ERECT
1
;
BUILDING
New
Business
Block
at
Corner
of
Third
Ave.
and
Fourth
St.
i
Planned
Hy
Max
lleilbroner
jar
'
Max
lleilbroner
authorized
tbefvln
IbeJln
anneunrenirnt
this
afternoon
i
that
It
is
his
Intention
to
erect
a
first
class
permanent
business
'
building
in
the
near
future
on
the
'
northwest
double
corner
of
Third
,
Avenue
and
fourth
Street
which
j
he
recently
purchased
from
the
Bank
of
Montreal.
He
stated,
however,
that
he
was
not
in
a
position
to
announce
as
yet
the
exact
details
of
the
type
of
building
or
when
construction
would
commence.
The
lots,
having
55
feet
frontage
on
Third
Avenue
and
100
foot
depth
on
Fourth
Street,
are
at
present
occupied
by
a
one
storey
frame
building
which
Is
owned
by
Misak
Aivatoft.
The
present
tenants
of
this
building
the
Canadian
Pacific
Hallway
Co..
Arctic
Studio
and
William
fioldbloom
have
been
given
notice
to
vacate
on
May
15
as
It
is
Intended
to
demolish
the
structure.
Ontario
Flood
J
i
WD
aiPlS
KeCede
I
Menace
of
drand
Itlver
Near
Prrs-I
ton
Lessened
as
Level
Drops
Fifteen
Inches
PRESTON.
Ont..
April
6:
Flood
waters
In
the
Orand
River
near
here
which
were
threatening
1
to
carry
away
bridges
and
do
other
damage
have
dropped
fifteen
Inches
during
the
past
twenty-four
hours.
HAH
SILVER
NEW
YORK,
April
6:
(CP
Bar
silver
closed
at
464c
per
ounce
on
the
local
metal
market
today,
down
!ic
from
yesterday.
I
JAMES
MITCHELL
NAMED
!
TEACIIEHS
PRESIDENT
.
VANCOUVER.
April
6:
(CP)
James
Rcld
Mitchell
of
West
Vancouver,
formerly
of
Prince
Rupert
and
Anyox,
was
today
elected
president
or
tne
un-
tlsh
Columbia
Teachers'
Fe-
deration.
He
was
f5rmcrty
vlce-nrcsldent
of
the
assocla-
I
A
linn
n
nr!
u.'QC
phnlrnian
of
the
1
annual
convention
wnicn
was
held
at
the
Hotel
Vancouver
this
week,
1
AFFAIRS
OF
CITY;
Discussed
by
Commissioner
Addressing
Notary
Club
Yesterday
Talks
Finances
Prince
Itupert
Has
Many
Advantages
Comparisons
With
Other
Cities
in
his
address
to
the
Rotary
Club
lu
veekiv
luncheon
vesterdav
w.
m.
niackstock
presiding,
city
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder
stated
that
he
was
just
as
optimistic
In
regard
to
the
prospects
of
Prince
Rupert
as
ever
he
had
been.
He
said
he
felt
sure
that
capital
would
eventually
recognize
the
opportunities
that
existed
here.
One
major
Industry
added
to
those
already
here
would
solve
the
problems
of
the
city
or
a
number
of
small
indus-
tries
would
have
a
similareffect
Real
estate
values
would
Improve
and
lots
held
by
the
city
would,
be
demand.
In
opening
his
address,
the
Com-
mtssioner
expressed
the
view
that
all
should
be
Interested
In
civic
af-
fairs.
Business
success
depended
upon
health,
the
opportunities
for
business
enlargement
and
the
growth
and
prosperity
of
the
city.
;
The
desirability
of
the
city
as
aj
place
of
residence
was
Important,
j
The
educational
faclUUes
here
were
j
excellent.
The
work
of
the
schools
I
'compared
favorably
with
that
of!
any
other
place
In
the
province.'
Tne
start
was
an
excellent
one.
Tne
police
force,
under
the
provincial
government,
was
an
efficient
one.
The
fire
department
was
a
good
jone.
Money
spent
on
It
kept
the
rates
of
Insurance
down.
The
water
service
was
splendid.
Not
many
cities
had
'such
a
good
supply
of
soft
water
as
had
Prince
Rupert.
1
Doctors
told
him
that
In
the
past,
fifteen
years
there
had
been
no
case
j
of
typhoid
developed
locally.
Hospital
accommodation
was
excellent,
the
staff
doing
good
work.
In
regard
to
transnortatlon.
only
two
other
cities
on
the
Pacific
Coast
of
j
Canada
had
both
water
and
trans-
continental
rail
communication.
These
were
Vancouver
and
New
Westminster.
The
Commissioner
then
discus
sed
the
financial
condition
of
the
:
city.
There
were
in
sections
1
and
9
1
11.076
lots
of
which
6.658
were
sold
;
to
private
owners.
The
municipality
,
now
owned
2,058
In
addition
to'
three-fourths
of
the
lots
In
sec-
tlons
3,
4
and
9
In
which
the
provln-
i
clal
government
owns
1138
and
the
city
3373.
The
same
government
also
owns
502
lots
In
the
other
sec-
Dollfuss,
Mussolini
Sign
Treaty
Premier
Mussolini
made
an
appearance
at
the
railroad
station
in
Rome,
to
greet
the
diminutive
Chancellor
Dollfuss
of
Austria,
who
went
there
for
a
conference
with
the
Italian
premier
and
Premier
Ooemboes
of
Hungary.
These
conferences
ended
In
the
agreement
on
the
Donublan
pact,
a
"little
treaty
signed
by
the
three
nations.
The
above
shows
Mussolini
and
Dollfuss
greeting
each
other
at
the
station.
MANY
DEAD
IN
FLOODS
i
Property
Loss
in
States
Estimated
At
$1,000,000
Women
and
Children
Perish
CHICAGO.
April
6:
(CP)
'Twenty-five
persons
are
dead
and
a
numDer
missing
wun
property
approved
a
bill
to
restrict
tempor-
loss
of
$1,000,000
as
a
lesult
ofjary
habitual
commuting
of
aliens'
flnnris
In
thp
north
niirl
snnthivMt
1
1
mm
nnt4minn
io..iin.
n
'
tlons
as
well
as
valuable
waterfront
swept
areas
of
Texas
and
Okla-and
outside
lands.
This
made
the
noma.
provincial
government
a
partner!
with
Prince
Rupert
and
Interested
!
CANADIAN
OOI.li
In
Its
development.
I
MONTREAL,
April
6
(Canadian
The
Commissioner
showed
that,
j
Press
t
The
Canadian
gold
price
white
the
debentures
now
outsUhd-i
today
was
$34.78
per
ounce,
up
lc.
sections
of
the
country.
Oklahoma
Hard
Hit
.
ELK
CITY.
Okla..
April
6:
tCP
!
Bodies
of
seventeen
flood
victims,
farm
wives
and
children,
have
been
found
In
red
mud
flats
and
drift-!
'
wood
of
the
receding
Washita
River.
In
all
twenty
persons
are
known
to
be
dead
and
property
damage
Is
es-
tlmated
at
$1,000,000
In
the
flood
from
yesterday.
!
KNOI.ISII
OIKL
SPANS
CHANNEL
IN
GLIDE
I!
'
LONDON.
Eng.,
April
6:
Joan
Meakln.
an
English
girl,
piloting
a
glider
herself,
took
off
from
Ostend,
Belgium,
and
one
hour
and
twenty-nine
minutes
later
landed
at
Lympne
Aerodrome
In
Eng-
land,
being
the
first
person
to
accomplish
the
feat.
AGAIN
IN
CHINA
PORTLAND
CANAL
CAMP
COMMUTING
OF
ALIENS
i
Practice
of
Letting
Foreigners
Come
Into
States
to
Work
to
Bc
Banned
WASHINGTON.
D.C.
April
6:
The
House
of
Representatives
has
..
w
vu..utUk.uj
.kill
.Ut
J
,u
WUIh
In
the
United
States.
Halibut
Arrivals
Summary
American
23.000
poun''
7.3c
and
6c
to
7.7c
and
6c.
Canadian
99,100
pounds,
5.2c
and
4c
to
5
8c
and
4c.
American
Onah.
16,000,
Cold
Storage,
7,7c
and
6c.
Marie,
7.000.
Pacific.
7.3c
and
6c.
Canadian
-Takla;
28.000
Atlln.
5.5c
and
4c.
Drott..
4,500,
Royal,
5.4c
and
4c.
Minnie
V..
6.000.
Pacific.
5.2c
and
4c.
Cape
Spear.
8.000.
Booth.
5.4c
and
4C.
nui,
n.wu.
o.c
ana
11.
Johanna.
16.000.
Cold
Storage.
5.6c
and
4c.
Cdpe
Spencer,
12,000.
Booth,
5.6c
n"d
4c.
Borgund,
6,500,
Pacific,
5.7c
and
,c.
I
Bobble,
4.000.
Cold
Storage,,
5.8c
.and
4c.
1
;
I
Kognan.-
l.ioo,
cold
storage.
5.5c
Stewart
Board
of
Trade
Is
Appreciative
of
PattulVs
Action
on
Rail
Charter
Bill
Portland
Canal
Town
Has
Improved
Business
Already
as
i
Result
Newspaper
to
be
Re-issued
and
Other
!
Businesses
Planned
STEWART,
April
6:
At
the
regular
meeting
of
the
Stewart
Board
of
Trade
held
on
Tuesday
evening
the
main
subject
of
discussion
was
the
recent
passing
of
the
Canadian
North
Eastern
Railway
charter.
The
terms
of
the
bill,
copies
of
which
were
on
hand,
were
read
with
great,
interest
and
general
satisfaction
was
expressed
with
the
outcome.
A
motion
was
passed
n:
'
pressing
the
board's
appreciation
of
the
stand
taken
by
Premier
Pat-
tullo,
particularly
his
statement
that
one
part
of
the
province
would
not
be
allowed
to
stand
in
the
way
the
development
of
another
part.
This
action
was
generally
commen-1
ded
and
lt
was
pointed
out
was
In
une
wun
me
motion
passed
at
a
local
public
meeting
about
a
month
ago.
A
letter
of
appreciation
'
forihls
actions
in
connection
with
DETROIT,
Mich,
April
6:
An-
the.
Charter-
Bill.
wasal,oniejefLtiftr.t.trii:.f.tt.J.
dOrlr,
sent
to
CHve
Planta,
M-LJV.
for
u.
threatened
following
a
walk-out
Peace
River.
by
5
w0,kers
at
the
Motor
Pro-
Further
action
was
taken
by
the
ducts
Corporation
plant
here.
As
a
board
with
a
view
to
having
the
result,
the
factory
has
been
para-Vancouver
Province
provide
a
late
lyzed
and
forced
to
close
down,
news
broadcast
In
the
summer
Xash
strike
Unsettled
months-
i
RACINE.
Wisconsin,
April
6:
A
Although
the
new
Railway
Char-
deadlock
between
labor
officials
ter
Bill
is
less
than
a
week
old
prevented
the
settlement
of
the
there
are
already
visible
signs
of
lm-
Nash
Motor
Co.
and
tne
Seaman
proved
business
conidtlons
for
this
Body
Co
strlk
in
three
cities
and
uiaiuti
ana
a
penoa
01
ment
seems
assured.
H.
W.
M.
Rolston.
publisher
of
the
Stewart
News,
whose
plant
was
de
stroyed
by
fire
In
December
1932,
announces
that
plans
fire
practi
cally
complete
for
re-lssulng
the
paper
within
a
very
short
time.
Correspondence
received
by
lo
cal
people
indicates
that
a
dnj;
store
will
be
established
here
this
spring
and
enquiries
are
being
made
and
plans
discussed
with
a
view
to
staxttng
other,
businesses.
1
a.
A.
1
.......
i
i
iiirouguout
tne
town
and
district
a
sPIrlt
of
optimism
prevails
which.
ltself-
wlH
Prove
a
great
stlmu-
jlus
to
Improved
conditions.
Bulgarians
Are
CI
L
1
ulam
UV
VrfeeKS
J
Eleven
.Mohammedans
Killed
They
Tried
to
Cross
Balkan
Border
SOFIA.
Bulaarla.
Aorll
6:
Ele
'
ven
Bulgarian
Mohammedans
were
killed
bv
frontiPr
onarrt
n
th
at.
I
tempted
to
cross
Into
Oreece
near
Darldere
yesterday.
Card
of
Thanks
Mrs.
John
Byman
and
family
de
dre
to
thank
their
manv
friend'
'
.....
.
for
.u.
the
.....j
kind
expressions
of
svm-
oUhv
and
flortl
tributes
received
'
.V-i
.
,
.
jiiuuiix
uieir
recent
uereavemeni,
1
Tnaie
sending
flowers
were:
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Bye.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
;
Carlson
Mr
and
Mrs
a
EJohn.
!Rnn
and
family
Cnrl
Jnhntnn
Mn
,,anson
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Mrs.
Anna
Johnson
and
family.
Mr
and
Mrs
m
Lund
and
Iamuy,
jack
Preece.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
Ivar-
son.
Mr,
and
Mrs.
H.
Underdahl.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
S.
Johansen.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
H.
Nelson.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Lund.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Oustafson,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
C.
Lundqulst
and
family.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E.
Rosang
and
family,
A.
Haivcrson.
Bert
Johnson
and
Chris.
jd
4c.
Olson,
and
the
family.
FACTORY
TIED
UP
Walk-Out
of
5000
Workers
In
Motor
Products
Corporation
Plant
Causes
it
to
Close
the
return
of
4700
workers
to
their
Jobs.
TO
PROBE
BIG
'STEAL'
Special
Meeting
of
United
States
Bankruptcy
Investigating
Committee
Called
WASHINGTON
D.C,
April
'
6:
The
United
States
Senate
commlt-
tee
Investigating
bankruptcy
pro-
ccedings
has
called
a
special
meet
ing
to
consider
a
statement
made
that
bankers
were
conspiring
to
'steal1'
the
Minnesota
and
Ontario
Paper
Co.
valued
at
$75,000,000.
.
LOANS
TO
STUDENTS
Ke,,,Uf
IXmocratic
Sohin
Would
-Mik
$30,000,000
Available
For
This
Purpose
WASHINGTON.
D.C,
April
6:-Representatlve
Gregory,
Democrat.
Kentucky,
has
Introduced
a
bill
In
the
House
to
provide
an
appropriation
vt
$30,000,000
for
students'
loans
during
1034
and
1935.
It
Is
estimated
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PRINCE
OF
WALES
HEADED
INVESTORS
:
IN
INSUI.L
ISSUES
LONDON.
April
6:
A
list
of
eminent
Britons
who
invested
In
.Insull
securities
and
were
able
to
pull
out
before
the
crash
was
printed
In
the
Lon
don
Dally
Times
yesterday.
It
was
headed
by
the
Prince
of
Wales.