Vc! XXIV No. 85. n .proving a great convenience. PROPOSAL Mure Mm Itroucht to UUnds My Morgan Big Trucks for Kel-Pry Wireless for Allison j Logging Charlotte expand their expected to be a very busy season Is already In full swing. On the present voyage of the steamer Prince John. Elmer Palmer. PROTESTED Spokane Bodies Hark Up Idaho Ite-nolutlon Opposing Tariff Bar-gaining by President SPOKANE. April ll:-The Spo- kane Chamber of Commerce and' the Northwest Mining Association have backed up resolutions of protest from Idaho at the move of Congress to confer upon President Franklin D. Roosevelt special tariff bargaining powers. j BASIS FOR AGREEMENT Sub-Committee of World Wheal Conference Make Progress Towards Minimum Prire ROME. April 11: CP The sub-; committee of the world grain con-' ference consisting of Canadian. United States, Australian and Argentine representatives last night reported progress towards reaching a basis of agreement on a minimum world price for export wheat It was also reported that agreement had been reached that governments of nations should not engage In bartering methods In connection with wheat. t. logging superintendent for the J. Kxtraditlon rroceedinss Against Ft. Morgan Logging Co.. returned to Alberta .Man to Commence Crescent Inlet from a brief business Within Few Days trip to Vancouver, bringing twenty, loggers north with him. EDMONTON. April 11: (CP) The Prince John also brought Extradition proceedings against from Vancouver three large trucki James Fahey of Jasper, who is to be used In transnortlne logs tc wanted In Omaha. Nebraska, on a the boach on a new road which haf been built from the T. A. Kelley charge, are expected to commence! Losing Co.'s camp at Atll Inlet, within a few days. It Is alleged that The A. P. Allison Logging Co.'s Fahey. who for many years has led j camp, recently moved from Queen an exemplary life as a citizen of; Charlotte City to Cumshew Inlet. Alberta, escaped In 1909 from peal- j Is In full operation now at the lat- tentlary where he was serving a j ter point. A radio station has been i term of life Imprisonment for matl: established at the camp and Is robbery of which he maintains he VANCOUVER. April 11: CP Wheat was quoted at C638c on the local exchange today. . Today's Weather Tomorrow's Tides prince Rupert-Overcast, fre .fylv -outheast wind; barometer, 30i. temperature. 44; sea choppy. 1 A TAX UPON FUEL OIL . was not guilty. Two-Cent Impost Being Urged on I According to word from Seattle Government as Protection to one of the men who was alleged to ' coal Mining ! have taken part In the mall rob-. bery declares that Fahey nver VICTORIA, April 11: The Brl- admitted that he was Implicated, tlsh Columbia government Is being ; Two other witnesses, however, are urired to dace a 2c Der trallon tax ! declared to have asserted that Fahey did take part. ancouver Wheat on fuel oil as a measure of protec-, tlon for the coal mining Industry of the province. Hon. O. S. Pearson, minister of mines and member for j the coal mining constituency of ! Albernl-Nanaimo. Is understood to be at least one member of the government who Is strongly in favor of such taxation. Special Final Clubbing Offer FOR ONE WEEK ONLY Commencing Monday, April 1(5 Pictorial Review, National Home Monthly and the Daily News By special arrangement with the Pictorial Review ani National Home Monthly we are able to offer these two high class magazines and the Dally News for one year to Prince Rupert people only on the following terms: Cash Down, 50c Balance 10c a Week, For One Year The clubbing offer closes at the end of next week. Anyone wishing to take advantage of this special offer should call at the Dally News office and sign a contract to take the paper for a year or telephone for the route boy to call. DAILY NEWS - Phone 98 6c. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1934 The little knot of people shown here are gazing into V:.. wr - ku . on: n Uie federal transient relief bureau at Lynchburg. V ma-i :..n- n..: injn extinct ji-ihed within structure which took a toll of 14 lives and Injured at least 75 more. Tjr flames started from gravy oolling over on a hot stove, and spread through the former furniture store That hac. been converted Into a, haven for the homeless and derelict. There were 190 l&gers in ihe structure when It caught fire and an even hundred of t iem'eiaped without injury. camps imps on on the tne Queen queen t Islands are KSfSss continuing to FAHEY CASE 1ST0RM IN COMING UP PORTUGAL Kighty-I'our Person .Lose Their Lives in Tempest on Coast LISBON. Portugal April 11: iCP" Eighty-four persons lost their lives in severe storms which lashed the Portuguese coast, according to reports reaching here. At least twenty-four year old Jail breaking SCVen boats were lost. "Halibut ftfrivals Summary American 90.000 pounds, nd 6c to 10c and 6c. Canadian 60.500 pounds, : ind 4c to 7.9c and 4c. 9.6c 7.7c American Yukon, 24.000. Atlln, 9.9c and 6c. Sentinel. 24.000. Booth. 9.8c and Lumen, 12,000, Pacific. 9.8c and 6c. Hazel H.. 17.000, Pacific. 10c and 6c. Fremont, 13,000, Royal, 9.9c and 6c. . Toodle. Per Caplt;! That il Canadian High Low 12:18 p.m. 20.8 (t. 6:15 a.m. 3.3 It. 18:30 p.m. 4.2 ft. PRICE: FIVE CENTS MAROONED RUSSIANS BEING RESCUED GOVERNMENT HAS DONE ITS SHARE IN SETTLING DISPUTE Victoria Cannot Take Further Part Now in Island Logging Strike Good Faith Has Been Shown by Setting Minimum Wage, Minister of Lalxr Feels Both Sides Must Ask For Mediation VICTORIA, April 11: (CP) The British Columbia government will not re-enter the logging strike in the role of mediator unless asked to do so by both sides, Hon. George S. Pearson, minister of labor, stated yesterday. The government had demonstrated its good faith by setting a minimum wage scale and settlement now rested be- 't'c :; the two parties concerned. . . ; - minister stated. T: men hare declared they will i "'uin to work urfleu the op-r j. s i'trogntec camp committees r ;i;e operators Indicate that d; not Intend to re-open until if. 'he lire sea.vn Is over. Tr.s Comox Logging and Railway C ' r.he only operator that has r pc-.fd its camps. V. ancouver. Stocks 8'j; d by 8, D, Johnston Co. Lt' Vancouver A. xnlrla. .07. U. .i.fiw. .02t'4. B. t Nickel. .82. E., MUsourt. M. Ei A.omc 1455. B. It C ons.. .40. B, If X.. I JOS. Bu! I X. L.. .25. t -.ribijo Quartz, 2.00. Lowell .40. Drti'onia, 1.91. O ,;a River, .02. 0( . jnda, .49. Hcrrulcs Cons., .OSTi. ln:.an, .02 Vi. Mln!o ,41 'i. Median, .174. Mwr.ing Star. .44. Nauve Son. .05 Vi, N; .lonal Silver. .05. Noble Five, .13?. Pr.id Oreille. 1.15. Pwtcr Idaho. .12. Premier. 1.40. Reward, .07 Vj. Reeves 12. Reno. 1.02. B..cr Crest, .03i, Salmon Gold, .204. T-o lor Bridge. .65. United Empire, .2014. Wayside. J9. Whitewater. .074. Wavcrly Tangier, .02 V. Toronto Central Patricia, .70. Chlbougamau, .14. L Oold. .17. Oranada. ,92. 'nt Nickel; 28.20. Macassa, 2.70. Noranda, 44.00. Sherrltt Gordon. 1.32. 6lsco, 2.35. Thompson Cadillac, .54, ventures, 1.04. ke Maron, .11. Trek Hughes. 7.35. Sudbury Basin, 1.76. Columarlo, .49. Smelters Gold. .35. Cn. Malartlc. .63. "Hie Long Lac. 4.80. toad Authler. 1.00 &"th Tiblcmont, MV.. Maple Leaf, .62. f'ckle Crow. .86. r?n Lc Lagoon. .20. Manitoba & Eastern, .221. LOG CAMPS i WORK FULL1 Where 14 Perished In Relief Hostel Thirty-Three Persons Saved From Ice Floes Yesterday; Mor e Today Daring Soviet Airmen Succeed in Efforts to Pick Up People Who Have Been Stranded Since February 23 Are Being Landed in Siberia MOSCOW, April 11: (CP) Thirty-three members of a party of eighty-three Tssians who have been marooned on an ice floe in the Bering Sea since February 23 when their ship was caught in the ice were rescued by daring Russian airmen last night, according to messages received here, and early today it was expected the remaining fifty . . -'. ... J'would be rescued without further SILVER AND COPPER delay ancd1Kla"ded at Cape Van , rem m Siberia. ON NEW 1URK MART rescue operations were car- rled out by flyers operating both trom Nome and sibrla. NEW YORK. April 11: (CPi-Bar Tne bl2 Russian ice breaker silver .d. closed icj at 46c per ounce on dlspatcned reccnUy yla the local metal market today, be- Panama Canal Berlng Sca Ing unchanged from yesterday, to assist in the rescue operations. Copper was also unchanged at Is expected to be ordered to return i from 8;e to 8ic per pound. .to her base in Petrograd, ,- Special Powers Act is Again Discussed in Ottawa House; Bennett Demands Protection OTTAWA, April 11: (CP) The Dominion govern-ment must be placed in a position to "protect the functions of this federal parliament from usurpation," Premier R. R. Bennett informed the House of Commons today during debate on the unemployment relief .bill. The Premier was dealing with the situation in British Columbia where special powers have been granted the provincial government. t OTTAWA, April 11 : (CP) British Columbia's, Special AtrriUa lltCrUI D,t,1 T T nnA T" -A - r 1 . it TT a "'"''a,T' " rowers aci came in ior discussion in me riouse 01 uom- mnns Jirain vpstprrlnv whpn Wilfrid HnnTinrv T JK.i-il 0.000. and Lysekil. 19,000. j ; J Cold Storage, TAc and 4c. .""lutj nnv-uutu-uuuaiu, ci&tvvu in uuat ijui ucuuu covenanj. 7,000. Atlln. 7.9c and 4c. a provincial executive, clothed with such power as the capeiia i. 14.000, Atlln. 7.9c and British Columbia government had, could do anything a 1 4c. legislature could pot do. r i ; . , A legislature passed a statute. T l! TL ! Prime Minister R. B. Bennett re- 1 aXatlOn in 1 HIS Pecl. and the Dominion govcrn- ! . ,., . ment might disallow It. However, rrflVinPP rlldhPSt In the case of an executive with all FORM Kit ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF NAVY IN STATES IS DEAD I the of leslslature. It would i l Dowers a , rr r, . ... not pass a statute but accomplish i . , . . Rate Almost Double 'CP'-Theodore Douglas Roberts. the result 8ame by promulgat,ng Alberta-Rates in ,an ordinance. A Drovhiclal execu- .who was assistant secretary of the Dominion Shown Automobile Speeds Discussed Tuesday By Commons House OTTAWA. April ll:-The House of Commons was engaged last night In consideration of a bill under which automobile and truck driving speeds would be limited In the Interests of safety 'of life. Six Persons Shot to Death In Minneapolis Home MINNEAPOLIS, April 11: Six persons, three adults and three children, were found shot to death In a home here yesterday. Uvt- might promulgate an ordln- navy during the regime of the late rni ance that was ultra vires but there ' President Calvin Coolldgc. died 11: Th Mi Brt- April -The would no teAenl authority to here yesterday, a victim of pneu-tlsh Columbia Taxation Association dlsaUow lt slnce ,t was not a sU. monU e was a hew Qf h w has issued figures showing that per tute. President Theodore Roosevelt. capita taxation in British Colum- bU Is almost double that of the - - - - - ...... . next highest province In Canada. British Columbia's per capita taxation is $23: Alberta's. $12.34; Saskatchewan's. $8.07. and Quebec's only $1.20 It Is shown. Minister of Labor Promises Federal Loans For Building Schemes to Give Employment OTTAWA, April 11: (CP) Hon. Wesley A. Gordon, minister of labor, promised, yesterday that the government would give consideration to a scheme of lending money to provinces and municipalities to be expended in building programs for the purpose of providing employment. The government would not deal direct with the municipalities, Mr. Gordon said, but it was hoped to devise some means of giving them help in this way. Earlier in the day Premier Bennett said he could not see when the federal building program might commence. I- a 1 4' ft .1 V