Today's
Weather
.
wmln
Tomorrow's
Tides
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
strong
southeast
wind;
baromeWr,
2952;
High
1:53
ajn.
20.6
ft.
temperature,
46;
sea
rough.
13:57
p.m.
205
ft
Low
8:01
ajn.
5.0
ft.
'
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
.NEWSPAPER
20:19
pjn.
3.4
ft.
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"PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C,
THURSDAY,
MARCH
1,194
PHicKruvci
1
HOUSE
FAVORS
JURY
ADVISES
DEATH
PENALTY
IN
LOS
ANCEI.FS
ROBBERY
Minister
of
Promise
Coast
COMBINE
ALLEGED
T.rnsto
Grower
of
Ontario
Ak,
OmmHtre
to
Investigate
n,
uw
wun
in
Montreal
OTTAWA,
March
1:
Oustavc
t:2T,
chairman
of
the
Minimum
:
:t
Doard
of
Quebec,
testifying
fct
s
the
8terens
committee
ot
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday.
ui'r.
431
girls
as
getting
less
thin
'.w
minimum
wage
of
12c
per
hour
Li
ie
biscuit
and
confectioner)
ln-t
I
Montreal.
Twnty
tomato
growers,
mostly
itm
Toronto
and
Northumberland
t
.-
refused
to
await
a
confer
tr
with
ranners
and
asked
Mr.
r
r
.
b
i,..,..
r.ina
cnoulrv.
i
to
i
InveiUeau
tnners'
combine.
get
Late
Flurry
Of
;ers
of
Selling
Killed
Stock
Advances
NEW
YOnK.
March
1:
A
last
r'-it'
selling
flurry
virtually
ean-v
,el
Improvements
which
had
brn;
rrrorried
In
a
quiet
early
ad-:
In
slock
prices
on
the
New
V'-rk
stock
Exchange
yesterday.
f
i
ing
averages
yesterday
were
Mlows:
InduitrUls.
103.48.
off
v
'His.
47.80.
ofr
.14:
utlll'.les
rff
19:
bonds.
84.51.
off
.14.
Dies
of
Heart
Attack
After
Assisting
Man
LONDON.
Ont..
March
1:-S.
'!.
and
Stevenson
died
from
a
MJrt
attack
here
soon
after
he
had
fcatrd
to
pull
Oeorge
Wilson,
a
writ
driver,
who
was
literally
Burning
alive,
from
the
wreckage
of
a
blazing
truck.
Wilson
Is
not
ex-Pwtwl
to
survive.
I'olice
Taking
In
More
in
Fines
So
Far
in
This
Year
Police
court
fines
here
for
the
nth
of
February
this
year
mounted
to
$222
as
compared
with
last
February.
So
far
this
year
1,
,aVe
totallcd
$3n
ln
compsrl.
1
allh
$lM
n
"e
first
two
months
of
1933.
Wheat
Prices
Winnipeg
May.
07c.
J"ly.
CDc.
Chicago
Mav
ft(ia'
fifPt.,
BOfcc,
Railways
Does
Not
Definitely
But
Hopes
Line
May
Be
Built
Soon
Parliament
Unanimously
Passes
Resolution
of
D.
Kennedy
Asking
For
Connection
With
Pacific
Ocean
as
Soon
as
Circumstances
Permit
OmUVA,
March
1:
(CP)
was
unanimous
vestertl
"the
Vpnro
Uivor
-A,in.
?r'et
Li
ttu'n
the
Pacific
Coast
V
nun,
uv
n.
j.
juamon,
minister
of
railways,
in
accenting
ntc
imuiuuuii
wmcn
was
prougnt
lorward
by
1),
M.
Ken-
fnedy.
United
Farmer
of
Alberta
PARLIAMENT
HAS
SCENE
Uborile
.Mftnbtr
Stride
Out
of
House
Alter
Hunger
Marchers
Are
Ittfuvd
Hearing
.
.
Mat.
,.
M
Govern,
left
wing
Laborlfc.
strode
from
the
House
of
Commons
yes
terday
after
failing
once
more
to
permission
for
a
representative
the
unemployed
hunger
march-
to
address
the
House.
The
National
Government
has
refused
to
give
the
hunger
marchers
a
hearing,
claiming
that
it
would
be
of
no
use
to
do
so.
Today's
Stocks
(OouMy
S.
O
3MtiMMn
00.)
Vancouver
Day
view.
.02.
l.
C.
Nickel.
79.
Bralome,
10.70.
D.
R.
X..
.70.
Cariboo
Quartt,
2.26.
Indian.
MVt.
I
Oolconda.
.57.
Oeorgta
River.
.03
V(.
Hercules
Con,
.05.
Mlnto.
.334.
Meridian,
.26.
Morning
Star,
.39.
Native
Son,
.0GV
National
Silver,
.OiVi,
Noble
Five.
.16
ft.
Pend
Oreille,
1.00.
Premier.
1.41.
Reward.
.10.
Reno,
1.13.
United
Empire.
.24.
New
York
UJ5.
Steel,
54
Vs.
Oen.
Motors,
38
1.
American
Can..
102
K.
AlHed
Chemicals.
152.
US.
Smelting.
124
ti.
Atchison
Topeka
&
San
Francisco,
64.
Toronto
Dome.
35.00.
Sylvanlte,
2.50.
Teck
Hughes,
5.95.
Wright
Hnrgreaves,
7.75.
Walker
47.
Canadian
Industrial
Alcohol,
16,
"
Ford,
23.
(
Consolidated
Smelters,
1.54.
Chlbougamau,
.lOVi.
Central
Patricia.
.11
V.
Granada,
.69V4.
Nickel.
23.50.
Lake
Maron.
.08i.
Lee
Oold,
.16Vj.
'
Mncassa,
2.18.
j
Sherltt
Oordon,
1.11.
Slsco
Oold,
2.01.
Sudbury
Basin,
1.51.
Thompson
Cadillac.
J8.
Ventures,
.91.
Columarlo,
.78.
t
M.
-
The
House
of
Commons
u
U
l
Z
T
w.KU,,ntv-ltu
i'
Cl
when
circumstances
permit"
member
for
Peace
River.
afte"r
he
had
added
the
words
"when
circumstances
permit."
held
out
hope
that
this
might
not
be
at
a
very
far
distant
date.
The
railway
situation
was
becoming
brighter.
Dr
Manlon
said.
For
the
month
of
January
and
three
weeks
In
February
revenues
of
the
Canadian
Na-Uonal
had
Increased
something
like
three
million
dollars
as
com
Pred
pared
with
with
the
the
correspondli
corresuondlnK
-r.
.
..
.
The
government
could
hardlv
be
expected
to
promise
the
building
of
the
road,
said
the
minuter,
but.
with
a
brighter
railway
picture,
it
would
be
given
serious
and
svmna-
thetlc
thought
Heads
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
and,
Canadian.
National
Railways
had
both
taken
the
view,
the
min
ister
informed
the
House,
that
it
would
not
be
wise
at
the
present
time
to
build
the
outlet.
It
would
require
ten
times
the
volume
of
traffic
available
In
the
district
to
make
It
pay.
The
only
way
It
could
be
built.
Dr.
Manlon
said,
would
be
as
a
government
undertaking.
The
cost
of
the
outlet
was
estimated
at
all
the
way
from
thirteen
million
to
eighty
million
dollars
according
to
the
number
of
branch
lines
to
bt;
constructed.
Among
those
supporting
the
mo-l
Hon
was
Olof
Hanson.
Liberal
mem-j
ber
for
Skeena.
PROMINENT
CHURCHMAN
Itev.
Dr.
It.
O.
Maclteth
l'awicd
On
Suddenly
In
Vancouver
Yesterday
Afternoon
VANCOUVER.
March
1:-Rev.
Dr.
Roderick
George
MacBeth,
aged
74,
former
moderator
of
the
Presbyterian
Church
Synod
in
British
Columbia
and
one
of
Western
Canada's
most
widely
known
and
colorful
pioneer
churchmen,
passed
away
suddenly
at
his
home
here
yesterday.
He
had
complained
of
feeling
unwell
after
taking
a
walk
and
lying
down
on
a
couch
to
rest,
died
almost
Immediately.
Exchange
Kates
at
New
York-Montrojil
NEW
YORK,
March
1:
The
British,
pound
sterling
closed
at
$5.091
on
the
local
foreign
exchange
market
yesterday
and
the
Canadian
dollar
at
S918c.
ivHiKcrfui,
mm
tn
i.
J
lie
uiu-
va
oiaics
aonar
ciofea
at
si.uu
ii-32
on
the
local
foreign
exchange
market
yesterday.
Father
Joseph
Allard
O.
M.
I.
left
on
yesterday
afternoon's
train
for
aynp
to
Terrace
on
"ecclesiastical!
duties
'
1
PEACE
RIVER
OUTLET
Japs
Arrested
AfterSpy
Scare
in
U.S.
i
5
L-t:iASKfesiCw
v
.
xv-tit.
Five
Japan.
ae
tout
ol
tlttm
employed
by
Japaue
eovernment
railways
wen;
ixam.:i.-d
btKen.M
nj
n.iuv.
aftr
a
wt
-
-
.
m
-w
mm
va
m
I
reported
they
were
taking
pictures
of
nfW
highways
near
federal
shipyards
Top
pirtuie
snow
men
in
custody
below,
locality
where
car
with
men
anil
camera;
were
halted.
FEBRUARY
WAS
FINE
More
Sunshine
Recorded
Than
in
Same
Month
For
Six
Years
i
Prince
Rupert
enjoyed
more
sun
TORONTO,
March
l:-Crelghton
shine
in
February
this
year
than
In
Kirk,
charged
with
manslaughter
that
month
in
any
year
since
1928
resuming
testimony
on
his
own
be-the
total
being
eighty
hours
ln
com-
half,
charged
that
not
all
the
re-
parlson
with
82.7
hours
in
Febru-
marks
he.gave
when
he
made
a
eon-ary
six
years
ago.
Precipitation
this
fesslon
about
the
death
of
William
February
was
5.03
Inches..
Other
Sims
were
in
the
police
statement
weather
figures
for
the
month
Just
as
exhibited
to
the
court.
Kirk
is
ended:
'
charged
with
slaying
Sims,
who
Highest
barometer
reading
at
sea
was
the
father
of
his
fiancee,
level,
30.25
mr
February
18.
.
Lowest
barometer
reading
at
sea
level,
2955
on
February
7.
Maximum
temperature,
60
on
February
14.
Minimum
temperature,
28
on
February
22
and
25.
,
Mean
temperature,
41.6.
Sessions
of
Prince
Rupert
Presbytery
of
the
United
Church
of
Canada
are
proceeding
today,
having
opened
yesterday
afternoon.
It
Is
expected
the
meetings
will
conclude
by
tomorrow.
I
KCSII
II
l.il5UT
IS
OX
SAI.K
LOCA1.1
AS
-SEASON
OPENS
Following
the
opening
of
the
season
for
legal
flshlne
at
mid-
4
night,
fresh
halibut
was
of-
fered
for
sale
In
at
least
one
local
butcher
shop
bright
and
1
early
this
morning.
A
couple
of
local
fishermen
were
out
In
the
vicinity
of
Metlakatla
with
n
small
boat
at
midnight
ready
to
throw
out
their
gear.
The
result
was
two
fish
nn
weighing
65
pounds
and
the
other
15
pounds
which
were
disposed
of
to
a
local
retail
store
as
soon
as
the
doors
were
opened
for
the
dayt
Kstsiivi-'v
vi
mv
EVIDENCE
OF
CURLY
KIRK
Toronto
Youth,
Charged
Wilh
Slaying
Father
of
Fiancee,
Says
I'olice
Holding
Back
Regina
Inventor
Is
Under
Arrest
Rob
Stepp,
Aged
25,
Charged
With
Extortion
From
Sam
Cohen,
Store
Proprietor
REGINA,
Sask..
March
t:
Rob
Stepp,
aged
25.
Inventor
of
a
submersible
sea
zeppeiin.
has
been
arrested
here
on
a
charge
of
extortion
of
$5,000
from
Sam
Cohen,
a
de
partment
store
proprietor.
Alberta
Man
Is
J
Ur
II
eenera
contracting
business
under
VlHSSed
in
YelIithe
nr,n
Mame
r
Anderson
fi
Mc-
Klnnon.
Many
old
friends
of
the
Efforts
of
Son
to
Save
Life
of
Father
at
Drumhrller
Failed
DRUMHELLER.
Alta..
March
It-
Oscar
Arvldson
failed
in
an
effort
to
rescue
his
father.
Peter
Akc
Arvldson.
who
had
become
overcome
while
making
repairs
In
a
fume-filled
well
and
later
died.
NEW
BABY
NAMED
HOLLYWOOD.
March
1:
The
baby
girl,
to
which
Joan
Bennett,
film
actress
and
wife
of
Gene
Mar-
key,
film
writer,
gave
birth
Tyes
i
-
day
is
to
be
named
Mellnda.t
ReCOmmn
For
Two
Bandits
A
fter
Conviction
of
Violence
Capital
Punishment
Now
Made
Possible
Under
New
State
Law
in
California
Will
be
First
Time
in
History
If
it
is
Carried
Out
LOS
ANGELES,
March
1:
A
Superior
Court
jury
here
yesterday
convicted
Harry
Brooks
and
William
Tan-ner
on
charges
of
robbery
with
violence
and
recommended
that
the
death
penalty
be
imposed
upon
the
two
men
as
provided
for
under
new
state
legislation
which
provides
that
the
death
penalty
may
be
imposed
for
this
crime.
If
the
recommendation
Is
followed
Building
Light
,
But
Shows
Lead
Over
Last
Year
Bui
dlng
perm.U
in
Prince
Ru
l""Yw"
mmn
01
eoruaryjai
to
his
sanity.
A
third
man,
James
cumbeted
but
two,
representing
atnin
TnOi
tM
....
...
va,ue
oi
S
83
compared
.
TL
rcuruarT
'as
year,
and
Tanner
were
convicted,
faces
a
w
bringing
the
total
for
the
first
two
!
ten-year
sentence,
having
confes-
l1934
t0
53075
as
aeainst
.'sed
tne
"lme
"d
tmed
state's
,
$1730
in
the
same
period
last
year.
'
evidence
1
..SSf
Pem,U
thl?
.pebruay
t01
1
The
trio
abducted
a
man
and
hist
$1200
covering
the
erection
of
a,
wife
and
tortured
them
Into
re-
i
small
residence
on
Water
Street
by;
vealln-
where
they
had
cash
and
the
Anglican
Synod
with
V
jjmUi.i,
,..
..
.
.
Greer
as
contractor.
The
other
was
s
for
$75
providing
for
the
shingling
the
well
of
a
building
ln
Section
1
for
Helsersons
Limited
MitrhMi
&
Currie
doing
the
work.
,
PIONEER
OF
!
CITY
DIES!
i
Daniel
McKinnon,
Who
Helped
Clear
Local
Towmite.
Passes
In
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
March
li-Danlel
"!"
1
hugh
lta,Jr
and
Czecho-Slo-A.
should
send
trooP
lnto
Al:
McKinnon.
who.
as
a
contractor.
helped
clear
the
townslte
of
Prince
ii
t0,
Wwnl
that
nation
frorn'
Rupert
and
.pioneered
it
ln
many
becomlnS
JNazistate.
frontier
communities
of
British
"
Columbia,
died
here
yesterday.
He
was
62
years
of
age
and
had
been
til
for
some
time
with
cancer.
The
late
Mr.
McKinnon
also
was
ln
the
Atltn
gold
rush.
The
late
Mr.
McKinnon
resided'
...
n"F"
-rom
me
spring
or
'oi
reDruary
this
year
which
is
the
1907
-until
the
spring
of
1913
when
(
same
number
as
ln
February
1933
he
left
for
Vancouver
where
he
has
I
So
far
this
year
there
have
been
been
located
since.
He
came
here
to)
14
calls
as
against
17
In
the
first
Join
P.
W.
Anderson
In
a
contract
two
months
of
last
year.
Fire
da-for
the
clearing
of
that
portion
of
'mage
In
February
this
year
amoun-the
townslte
lying
across
Hays
ted
to
$35.
fully
covered
by
lnsur-Creek
and
now
known
as
Sections
ance.
There
was
$25
damage
In
a
7
and
8.
Later
they
went
Into
the
fire
caused
by
hot
ashes
at
a
b-jild-
!
reai
eany
pioneer.days
here
will
re-
igrei
10
learn
or
Mr
McKinnon
s
passing.
Toronto
Truck
Driver
Fractures
His
Skull
BRANTFORD.
Out..
March
1:-'
Oordon
McNeill,
a
driver
for
the
Toronto
Transport
Co,
has
been:
ieu
w
nuspiHu
wun
a
iracturcci
skull,
caused
when
a
truck
he
wai
driving
went
Into
a
ditch.
Inspector
J.
A.
Fraser,
provincial
police,
sailed
yesterday
afternoon
1
on
ine'Pjince
Rupert
for
a
trip
to
lAnypx
on
official
duties.
Execution
out.
It
will
be
the
first
time
ln
the
history
of
criminal
Jurisprudence
tn
jthis
country
that
capital
puhlsh-;
ment
has
been
imposed
for
the
of-
ience
of
robbery.
Brooks
will
come
up
tor
sentence
on
Monday
and
It
Is
expected
the
presiding
Judge
will
automatically
Xf-ntnpO
him
tn
s4attVt
TV.
n
n
I
-
jt
brought
up
today
for
a.
hearing
,
tlon
and
robberv
of
which
Brook
-J
"-
v
uvtt
Wt,
oossession
of.
FRANCE
TO
BE
NEUTRAL
Reiterates
Intention
of
Staying
Out
Of
Austria
no
Matter
What
Others
May
Do
PARIS.
France.
March
1:
It
ha
been
learned
from
a
reliable
source
i
that
France
will
remain
Five
Fire
Alarms
In
February
With
Loss
Totalling
$35
The
city
fire
department
resnon-
ded
to
five
"
alarms
during
the
Wit
month
ing
owned
by
J.
A.
Curtis
on
Second
Avenue
and
$10
in
a
roof
fire
at
J.
S.
Nelson's
residence
on
Eighth
Avenue
East.
SASKATCHEWAN
TO
RETAIN
GOVERNOR
REGINA,
March
1-
-
The
Saskatchewan
Legislature
by
a
vote
of
41
to
10,
has
thrown
out
a
motion
aiming
at
sus-
nenslon
or
th
nrrif.
n
r
i...
tenant-Governor
of
Saskat-
chewan.
The
motion
was
spon-
sored
by
8.
N.
Horner,
Pro-
gresslve
member
for
Francis.
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