louver
and
waypolnts.
banks.
GANGSTER
SUICIDES
Verne
Sankey
Takes
Own
Life
In
Sioux
Falls
Pen
by
Hanging
Himself
With
Neckties
SIOUX
FALLS,
S.D.,
Feb.
9s
(CP)
Verne
Sankey,
kidnapper
and
gangster,
called
'America's
Public
Enemy
No.
1,"
cheated
the
law
at
":10
last
evening
by
hanging
himself
In
his
cell
at
the
South
Dakota
State
Penitentiary
here
where
he
was
being
held
on
federal
charges
of
conspiracy
to
kidnap
for
$60,000
ransom
last
February
Charles
Iloettcher
II,
Denver
broker.
Sankey
took
his
own
life
by
fastening
two
neckties
to
an
iron
bar
in
his
cell,
then
stepping
off
his
cot
with
them
tied
around
his
neck,
lie
had
stuffed
a
handkerchief
into
his
mouth
to
muffle
the
sounds
of
his
strangulation.
Sankey
had
been
arreted
last
week
in
Chicago
and
brought
here.
Bishop
and
Deari
"
"
Give
Addresses
economic
Questions
of
The
Dav
DLscuvsed
At
Men's
IJanquet
Hy
Two
Speakers
i
"The
nightmare
to
many
work-!
insmen
is
what
is
going
to
happen
in
the
future
to
their
families
If
u.ey
should
be
out
of
woTk
but
i
believe
there
is
enough
Justice
In
the
English-speaking
nations
to
remedy
the
present
unsatisfactory
condition",
declared
Bishop
.Rlx.
rpeaklng
at
the
men's
banquet
in
Cathedral
Hall
last
evening.
The
Bishop
spoke
optimistically
of
the
future.
He
said
he
thought
there
had
been
much
worse
depressions
In
the
past
than
the
ore
from
which
the
world
was
Just
emerging.
A
ray
of
sunshine
was
coming
through
the
gloom
and.
with
'It
all.
was
seen
reflected
tha'
spirit
of
honor
In
all
the
Empire
(countries.
The
Old
Land
had
set
the
example
which
was
being
fol
lowed
by
the
other
natkvs.
Referring
to
the
present
unsatisfactory
economic
condition,
the
Bishop
said
it
was
pitiable
to
seel
old
people
without
enough
to
live'
on.
Also
wnen
a
man
was
sick
r.is
family
should
be
provided
for.
n
when
a
man
wnted
f
hut
was
unable
to
get
It.
H
.
...
Columbu
'
MtVat
providing
out
old,
dcpresMon
would
mean3'
'or
dealing
with
the
other
pro-i
?
..
!
,
from
&
rell(flous
of
vlcw
There
was
great
hope.
Ite
polntoc
to
the
fact
that
the
people
ot
England
had
paid
half
a
mllUot,
dollars
for
one
of
the
early
manuscripts
of
the
Bible.
Half
of
this
mu
iJiuviuiu
uj
kite
OKia
nnu
wi?
.other
half
by
public
suoscrlption
and
the
book
was
now
In
the
Bri
tish
Museum.
He
quoted
Dr.
Plas.
kett,
the
astronomer,
to
show
that
SJJentlst
were
recognizing
the
va-I
dlty
of
religious
claims.
Dean
Olhxon
Dean
Gibson
spoke
,of
the
pro
bability
of
a
revival
In
religion
tu
the
near
future.
He
urged
member
nt
tYn
f'linrMi
in
aHnnt
Hi
ivth
onomlc
system
and
urged
that
In
all
the
calculations
God
should
not
DC
1CU
UUl,
I
Today's
Wcath
Tomorrow's
Tides
'is
.
High
0:56
ajn.
205
ft.
Rupert
Raining.
,
-
Trince
23:24
p.m.
17.5
ft.
wind;
barometer,
Ik
southeast
;
Low
3:28
a.m.
105
It
temperature.
44;
Bca
choppy.
ij.
16:56
p.m.
4.2
It.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
RRITISH
COLUMMAS
NEWSPAPER
t
'
V
Vol
XXIV..
No.
34.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
9,
1934
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
CASE
OF
PROVINCE
IS
NOW
PRESENTED
DELEGATE
OF
SEATTLE
BOAT
OWNERS
MEETS
LOCAL
MEN
Royal
Commission
On
j
P.G.E.
and
Terms
For
B.C.
Is
Being
Asked
Briefs
Forwarded
to
Ottawa
For
Consideration
by
Special
Committee
of
Dominion
Cabinet,
Premier
Pattullo
Announces
virvrniMA.
FpIi
fl?
fTPl
IV'
w
-
-
-
'
-
F
-
"
warded
briefs
to
Ottawa
for
consideration
by
a
committee
of
the
federal
cabinet
covering
the
province's
argument
that
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Railway
should
be
taken
over
by
.
the
federal
government
.
and
a
plea
for
better
terms
m.
m
m
11
1
it
under
the
Com
iteration
pact,
Premier
T.
D.
IMttullo.
HrltUh
("lumbia
ak
that
a
Royal
Com-iiiiviion
consider
theae
matter
II
hr
cabinet
foinmHU
U
satisfied
tv
reasonable
ease
ha
been
ni;tJ
out.
In
retard
to
the
Paclllc
Oreat
ti
trm
flAltwav.
It
it
anrued
that
'he
ncrrement
entered
Into
In
19121
Irjii
the
builders
and
the
(,u
j
mi
Trunk
i'-acllk
Railway
con-i
rniiitr
routing
of
tralflc
fiom
that
m
f"in
over
the
new
line
was
nul-f"d
by
subsequent
absorption
of
K
Urand
Trunk
Paclllc
Into
the
(a!
ni
lan
National.
H";i.wUnji
.lUr
terms,
for
Uri
i
t
oltitubW
It
U
amued
that
the
j!r
.
mr
receives
ohs
a
small
por-'
o
in
return
for
the
revenue
It
:
i
;i-
the
Dominion.
Today's
Stocks
-
8
I)
MuwUW
tl
I
Vancouver
Alexandria.
.07
V.
nig
Missouri.
M.
II.
f
Nickel.
JHtfc.
II.
It
X
Oold.
.73.
'
II
It.
Cons..
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Ilinlorne,
11.10.
Dun
well.
J
I.
v
Oeorgla
Itlvrr.
.024.
Indian.
.021.
Meridian.
.20.
I
Morning
Star.
.33,
NiitlTc
Bon.
.11.
'
National
Bllvcr.
.03V.
j'
Noble
Five.
.12
.
I'end
Oreille.
.03.
Torlcr
Idaho,
.lltfc.
Premier.
1.09.
Reeves,
.17.
Hcward.
.12.
"
Reno.
1.12.
i
Rllver
Greet.
,02.
"
'
Wayside.
.43.
'
Whitewater.
.07.
WaVerly
Tangier.
.036.
Oils
U1,
Fabyan.
.00
Home.
1.80.
C
h
K.,
1.03.
Freehold,
.13.
Sterling
Pacific,
.CO.
New
York
V
0.
Steel.
57.
General
Motors,
40.
American
Can,
103i.
American
Telephone.
1221.
Allied
Chemical.
153.
V
0.
Hmclllng.
123!B.
Toronto
International
Nickel.
22.60.
Tcck
Hushes,
5.00.
Dome.
36.25.
Mclnlyre.
42.25.
Ban
Antonio,
2.35.
Bylvanlte,
1.07.
Kldoradu,
3.53.
Macissa,
2.13.
1
Union
steamer1
Venture.
Cau.
KrilCst
Cienrtrntnn
at
1
oVWif
.
fmm
iho
nni.h
a
...id
nfler
arrival
on
her
return
to
Van
-
British
Columbia
has
for
it
was
announced
yesiertiay
Fears
War
,
kt.
iion.
stanm:y
Baldwin
LONDON.
Frb.
0
W
Hon.
Stanley
Baldwin.
Lord
President
of
the
Council
and
former
Prime
Minister,
yesterday
warned
Great
Britain
that,
if
present
disarmament
attempt
failed,
war
would
be
Just
around
the
corner.
Mr.
Baldwin
was
speaking
In
the
House
of
Commons.
KxrhatiKC
Kates.
New
York
and
Montreal
MONTREAL.
Feb.
9:-The
pound
.j,.!
..
niLL
hm
stern:
a.
w...H
..v..
a
w
in
yesterday
combed
$5.03
on
Wednesday.
The
United,
State
dollar
was
unchanged
at
1W
'
u
n-
The
r.
Cana-
npw
YORK.
Feb.
9:
dlan.
dollar
was
quoted
at
03,iclployment
lnsurancet
here
yesterday,
unchanged
irom
Wednesday
The
pound
sterling
was
quoted
at
$4.99'
2.
OTTAWA
TO
HAVE
BANK
On
Ira
I
Financial
Institution
For
Canada
t
be
Located
In
epar-ntc
Buildings
In
Capital
OTTAWA.
Feb.
9:
-This
city
Is
iirnmnsMi
as
headquarters
of
the
'central
Bank
now
being
planned,
.
.-
i...t
Mini
rii
In
htlllrtlnin
'
i,uiMinii
will
be
necessary
ns
the.so
prospered.
He
discussed
the
cc
u
to
be
independent
of
both
'
the
government
and
the
chartered
Russia
and
Japan
Shake
Hands
Alexander
Troyanorsky
Toshihiko
TaketomI
There
is
no
e
ider.
..e
t-
rtcJ
stal
e.
relations
between
their
respei
.?e
oun
rle
sl-
T
shlhlke
Taketumi.
charge
d'affaires
of
the
Japanese
tmbfisy
at
Wasliingion,
extends
a
cordial
welcome
to
Alexander
Troyanovsky.
Soviet
anbassap6f..tothe'
United
States,
on
the
o?:asiori
of
the
lattex's
social
call
a'flie,
Japanese
embassy.
BALMY
ON
PRAIRIES
Seventy-Two
Degrees
Above
at
Medicine
Hat
and
Calgary
People
Play
Golf
WINNIPEO.
Feb.
9:
Contrary
to
conditions
in
the
east.
Western
Canada
yesterday
enjoyed
spring-
like
weather.
The
thennometer
is
reported
to
have
registered
72
above
rero
at
Medicine
Hat
while
Calgary
people
were
playing
golf.
Jimmy
Jack,
Atlin
Indian,
has
been
sentenced
to
30
days'
imprisonment
with
hard
labor
for
theft
of
firewood.
STATEMENT
RESENTED
lap
Foreign
Office
Attacks
British
Peer
for
Talking
About
Secret
German-Jap
Agreement
TOKYO.
Japan.
Feb.
9:
The
Japanese
Foreign
Office
has
bitterly
j
attacked
Lord
Marley.
British
peer,
!
for
his
assertion
in
New
York
that
a
secret
alliance
agreement
exists
etween
Japan
and
Germany.
NATIONAL
HOCKEY
SCORES
Detroit
1,
Chicago
1.
Toronto
3,
New
York
Americans
Canadlens
2,
Montreal
3.
"Vive
Doumergue,,
is
Shout
Of
Suddenly
Tranquil
Paris;
Form
"Government
of
Sages"
PARIS,
Feb.
9:
(CP)
Former
President
Gaston
Doumergue,
71-year
old
public
servant
of
France,
after
accepting
the
premiership
in
conference
with
President
Albert
Lebrun
at
Elysee
Palace,
told
a
suddenly
tranquil
nation
yesterday
that
he
would
give
it
the
government
of
sages
an
"elder
statesmen's"
cabinet.
Streets
of
the
capital,
after
two
days
of
rioting,
heard
only
the
shout
"Vive
Doumergue."
He
is
being
hailed
as
the"
"savior
of
the
republic."
Some
members
of
the
Chamber
of
Deputies
have
been
blocking
Doumergue's
plans
to
form
a
strong
national
union
government,
fearing
they
would
lose
power,
and
it
is
unlikely
that
a
ministry
will
be
announced
until
late
today.
Jean,
Duke
of
Guise,
pretender,
made
a
bid
for
the
throne
of
France
as
Gaston
Doumergue
conferred
with
the
president
on
the
formation
of
the
"salvation"
government.
Bands
of
street
laborers
commenced
clearing
away
debris
after
rioting
late
into
Wednesday
night.
North
Pacific
Halibut
Fishermen
to
Operate
Under
Code
This
Year
Harold
Lokken
Reveals
Further
Details
of
Curtailment
Reached
Between
Fleets
of
Pugct
Sound
and
Principal
Alaska
Ports
Halibut
fishermen
in
North
Pacific
waters
will
operate
under
code
after
the
opening
of
the
1934
season
on
Marcrt
1,
it
was
stated
by
Harold
E.
Lokken
of
Seattle,
manager
of
the
Fishing
Vessel
Owners'
Association,
who
was
here
yesterday
afternoon
aboard
the
steamer
Princess
Norah
returning
south
after
a
trip
to
Ketchikan,
Petersburg
and
Juneau
as
a
result
of
which
he
ob-
n
tained
agreement
from
the
fleets
of
those
ports
for
the
restriction
and
1
regulation
of
production
during
the
coming
season.
Seattle
operators'
had
already
agreed
to
the
curtailment
plan
and,
while
In
Prince
Ru-;
pert,
Mr.
Lokken
had
a
meeting
;
with
halibut
boat
owners
and
fish-1
ermen
of
this
port
to
discuss
the
plan
and,
If
possible,
secure
their
:
co-operation
also!
.
-
I
Boats
will
be
permitted
to
catch
three
thousand
pounds
per
man
per
j
trip,
Mr.
Lokken
explained,
unless
selling
in
Alaska
when
the
limit
i
will
be
3300
pounds.
Western
Alaska
l
boats
marketing
in
Seattle
mayj
take
four
thousand
pounds
per
man.
The
curtailment
plan
will
also
call
for
lay-ups
of
probably
six
or
seven
days
between
trips,
Mr.
Lokken
said.
A
fleet
fishing
area
was
also
decided
upon
by
the
Alaska
operators.
Mr.
Lokken's
prooosa!
was
that
the
allowance
for
the
Prince
Rupert
fleet
operating
m
Area
No.
2
should
be
3300
pounds
per
man
per
trip.
No
definite
answer
was
given
at
the
local
meeting
as
there
are
other
J
matters
such
as
the
tie-up
time-
be
tween
trips
still
to
be
gone
Into.
COURT
OF
REVISION
i
Former
Alderman
Charges
That
He
And
Others
Were
Not
Dealt
J
Fairly
With
Last
Year
City
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder
'
Intimated
at
this
morning's
session
i
ot
the
civic
court
ot
revision
that
It
would
probably
be
some
days
before
he
rendered
decisions
in
any
of
the
eighty
or
more
appeals
that
were
presented
at
the
court
against
civic
assessments.
The
court
was
In
session
all
yesterday
afternoon
and
again
this
morning.
Theo
Collart
was
before
the
court
all
yesterday
afternoon
making
re-
i
presentations
for
reduced
assess
ments
on
behalf
ot
owners
of
over
250
lots.
Mr.
Collart
took
exception
to
the
methods
adopted
by
last!
year's
court
of
revision
and
charged
that
he
and
many
others
had
not
received
proper
consideration.
'
The
commissioner
remarked
that!
certainly
no
special
consideration
would
be
given
any
appclants
this
year.
R.
R.
Nichols,
assastant
taxation
commissioner
for
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
was
again
before
the
court
yesterday
afternoon
in
connection
with
his
company's
appeals.
1
Coast
freighter
Salvor,
Capt.
Albert
Oeorgeson.
arrived
In
port
at
2
o'clock
yesterday
afternoon
witu
general
cargo
for
hxal
delivery.
ENGINE
IS
OFF
TRACK
Locomotive
Badly
Damaged
Buj
No
One
Hurt
When
Westbound
Train
Hits
Slide
i
r
Running
intd
a
slide
of;
rhnd
ind
rocks
in
a
cut
just
east
of
Kwinitsa.
the
engine
of
the
In
omint
train
from
the
east
las
veninf
piled
up
on
to
the
rock
without
.turning
over
and
Wi
badly
damaged
but.
fortAnalel
.
neither
Engineer
Chris
Graham
nor
his
fireman
were
hurt,
nor
was
any
other
equipment
derailed.
The
track
was,
however,
temporarily
blocked
and
a
stub
train
had
to
be
sent
out
to
bring
In
passengers,
mail
and
express,
arriving
here
at
1:40
this
morning.
Work
of
clearing
the
line
b
be-in?
rushed
but
the
train
scheduled
to
leave
for
the
east
at
5:39
this
afternoon
will
not
be
sent
out
until
9
o'clock
tomorrow
morning.
Canadian
Steel
Landed
in
Wales
LONDON
Feb.
9:
Thirty-six
hundred
tons
ot
Canadian
steel
billets
will
be
landed
at
Newport,
being
the
first
time
that
Canadian
steel
has
entered
the
south
of
Wales.
Wheat
Prices
Winnipeg
May.
,67tb.
July.
.69.
Chicago
May,
.91
N.
July,
.90.
September;
.90T8.
PLANS
COMrLLTE
FOR
STEAMER
MERGER
AND
t
COMPLETION
OF
LIMR
4
LONDON.
Feb.
0:
(CP)
4
Leslie
Horebcllsha
announced
4
In
the
House
of
Commons
yes-
4
terday
that
negotiations
have
been
completed
for
a
merger
,
of
the
North
AUantlc
fleets
of
the
White
Star
and
Cunard
4
steamship
companies
as
well
as
for
the
completion
of
the
giant
new
Cunard
shin
which
,1s
oh
the
stocks
on
the
CI)
tie
4
River.