I She h Today's We$tS Tomorrow's Tides I High 3:30 a.m. 193 tt. Ilupcrt Cloud. V prince 15:07 pjn. 20.0 It. wind; barometer, v soutlicast v Low 9:24 a.m. 8.3 ft. 42: light chop. trropcraturc, 21:50' p.m. 3.9 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER r Vol XXV No. 2 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1034 PRICK: FIVE CENTO UNITED STATES ALASKANS TOLD President Roosevelt Makes No Legislative Recommendation Today Chief Executive of United States, in Message, Deals With Recovery Program and Progress .Made During Last Six Months WASHINGTON. D.C., Jan. 3: (CP) President I). KotwevcK, in a message at the opening of the session r.f I nited States CongruKs today, refrained from specific r,,ounendations of legislation but dealt with the economic m overy urogram and progress during the last six nvinths. The President, apparently, plans to deal later Arrives Today i Ing a V. pi.teu lakh: r fr Laklc who has been ap- l District Freight and Pas-- nv-rr Agent. Prince Rupert, !or Canadian National Railways. H ix a native of Winnipeg and n.i. red the service of thc Canadian Northern Railway at Winnipeg in 1904. occupying various po-MUms In the General Freight Of-fi" there until September 1915. win n he went overseas with hl i'-micnt. the 90th 1 Winnipeg Ilifi'H- and served overseas with ! 78th Battalion. Hc was demo-biiird In 1919 and re-entered thc tii ni ral Freight Department of "ir Canadian National Railway ul Winnipeg. Hc was transferred to Vancouver In 1920 to the posl-!im of Chief Clerk in the General Fn-iKht Department, which position ho hns occupied until the present time. At Prince Rupert h- succeeds H. McEwen. who Is bring transferred to Brandon. Man. Mr Lnkle arrived this mornjng on the Prince Rupert from Vancouver to nssumo his nrw duties. Ills wife will be here later. IS KILLED" BY MANIAC Setenleeti Year Old Waid In Hull-fax liuliliillnn Is Tragically I Slain t HALIFAX, January 3 (Canadian rreftsiA Hcvenlecn year old ward (,f a city lioinc was beaten In "path yesterday by a violently Insane patient who broke loose front a tell and attacked thc boy with an iron bar wrenched loose from a grating, fkiui the exact lejclalalkm lie pro- puMa to recommend. Reviewing hU stewardahlp. the chief execuUve referred to the sold recovery monetary program, hav- the twofold purpose of "slreng-jUicnlng the whole financial struc-Iturc and of arriving eventually at medium of exchange which will .have leu variable purchasing and debt paying power for our people." ROOSEVELT ON LEAGUE S. lom Not Contemplate Membership. Prrsldcnl Tells Wash-I Ington Gathering WASHINGTON. DC. Jan! 3: iC'P1 "We are not members and 1 1. not contemplate member-4: ip President Itoonevelt mid con-rrnnv; tlic United States and thc League of Nation in an address hue at thc end of the week. 1 Today's Stocks I ixniru-n S t. utuxrton U I Vancouver B. R. X. Gold. 20. Big Mlaeourt. M. B. C. Nickel. .54. U. R. Con., .20. Oariboo Gold. 220. Bralorne. 10.25. Georgia River. .02W Indian, .OH. t i Mlnto. .13. Meridian, 26ft. : ? Morning qtar. 2 Native Son. .05. V National Silver, ,CC Noble Five. .1314.1 :v ' ppnd Oreille, .82.' Premier. 107. Porter Ida.ho. .13. Reeves. M. ' Reward. 10. Reno, .90 ,t Silver Crest. .03. Whitewater, .OS. Wnyslde. .41. Waverly. .02 v4. Oils Fnbyan, .00. , Home, 155. C. fi E.. .93. . , ' . Freehold, .13. A. P. Con.. .10. -Calmont, .10. t Sterling Pacific, .00. Toronto Alexandria. .03. Columailo. .55VSt. Central Pallida, .53. Klrkland Ukc 30.00, Nornuda. 33.00.' Sherrltt Gordon. 1,00. Inter. Nickel. 21.05. ( Granada, .70. MncAsm 2.05. Slsco, 1.41. THEY ARE STILL IS OFF FOR TRIPWEST i rrrmler Bennett LeaTes Ottawa For Caliary and Vancoiive r OTTAWA. Jan. 3: (CP) It was learned today that Prime Minis- i ler K. n. Htnnett plans to leave tonight on a trip to Calgary and Vancouver, Intending to be back in Ottawa within two weeks In time (or the Interprovlncial con- I frrence. OTTAWA. January 3 (Canadian Prcw- The projected trip of Pre mier it. b, Bennett to caigary ana doubUu ,f hc would makB thc trtp m ylcv r the approaching oo- minlon - provlnclal conference - - I O O IT (" fW P ANSINlj XlY rUUm.li J BARRISTER; Clarence Wilton Itradshaw, Well Known Victoria lawyer. Dead At Age. of Seventy-Six VICTORIA. Jan. 3: CP -Clarence Wilton Bradshaw B.A.. well known barrister, is dead here at live use of seventy-six years. Bom at Bdequce. P.E.I.. August 27. 1857. thc late Mr. Brarihax was educated at Acadia University and was called to the Manitoba bar in 1886. practising In Winnipeg from then until 1907 when hc moved to Victoria, being called to Uie British, Columbia bar In 1908 since which time hc pracUsed in Victoria Mr. Bradshaw was married to Miss RuUi McLaren In 1897 and they two daughters. Deceased's rc- creation was motorboatlng. Action Against Big Company For Fraud Dismissed BUFFALO. N Y . Jan. 3: A $148,- ,579,818 suit against the Niagara 'Sharo Corporation and Its management has been dismissed by thc Supreme Court which ruled that there was no evidence of fraud as (charged In the stockholders' suit. Fatally Injured When Hit by Car Joseph Cecilberg Loves Mis Life ttirly New Year's Morning In Vancouver VANCOUVER, Jan. 3: CP-Jo- reph Cccllbcrg. aged 63, of Vancou ver was fatally Injured cany ncw Year's morning when struck by an automobile at thc corner of Nelson and Burrard Streets ACTION OF BENNETT IS I AFFRONT TO PARLIAMENT, SAYS MACKENZIE KING OTTAWA, Jan. 3: (CP) Thc action of Prime Minister It. B. Bennett In recommend- Ing Canadians for titles Is termed an "affront to Par- llamcnt" by Rt. Hon. William CONGRESS Noted Society Scions Betrothed E9 " i::iJXN S. S. GILLESPIE JOHN JACOB ASTOlt Engagement of John Jacob AsUir ano Miss Eileen S. S. Gillespie, members of two of the oldest families of thc Unltco States, has bwn announced. Astor Is son of late Col. John Jacob Astor, who lost his life in Titanic disaster, and Mrs. Madeleine Astor Dick Flcrmontc. Mls Oillespic is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis Gillespie of New York and a descendent of Roger Williams, colonial patriot. Remonetization Of Silver Urged Tom Ueid M.P. Urjes That Canada Chould Follow Lead of United States NEW WESTMINSTER. Jan. 3: Tom Rcld, M.P. for New Wcstmln- Ucr. urges a silver remonetization scheme for Canada similar to that which Is being advocated In thc trnitjHt states. It would Eieatly as- ilst mining and industry generally. hc believes. BIG FIRES IN SCHOOLS One Catholic Institution In cuebce Destroyed and Another Nearly So THREE RIVERS. Que.. Jan. 3: (CP i Fire in St. Fhlilipiws con- vent here on Saturday threatened to destroy thc institution complete- ly and. as It was. did $80,000 da mage. Several hundred girl inmates were away at their home for Christmas at the time. Fifty below zero! VTathcr prevailed at thc time of thc flro. mothers' College Burns OT. RAYMOND. Portneuf County. Que. Jan. 2: (CPl St. Raymond College, administered by thc Christian Brothers, wns destroyed by frc at the end of thc week. Thc 10S.S Is placed at $100,000. HALIFAX FIRE LOSS HALIFAX. Jan. 3: Dnmnge ns a Lyon Mackenzie King, Leader ( result of thc disastrous fire which of the Liberal Opposition, t swept a block In the business .tlqn of this city late last week is nowVpiaced at $150,000. UNDER Stock Market Tone Buoyant Rising Tendencies Prevail as Year the Pembroke Woollen Mills Ltd-Closes Despite Profit-Taking j Masscy Lumber Co. Ltd.. Canadian Activity Electrical Association, Pembroke ! Southern Railway, Continental Bag NEW YORK, Jan. 3: (CP) Thc & Paper Co. Ltd- and Canadian New York stock market closed the year witn a aeciaeaiy Duoyani wnc. Rising tendencies which had been evident for a few days previous con- tlnucd and prices near the close were not far from the previous day's best despite moderate proflt-tak- ing. I . I I Ontario People j Killed as Auto ; , 0 if rp utrUCK DV 1 rain i " ' ST. THOMAS, Ont.. Jan. 3: iCP) Four residents of Rodney. Ont.. j were killed at thc week-end when an automobile sped in front of a fast freight train near here. ! British Pound and Canadian Dollar on New York KxthaiiKC NEW YORK. Jan. 3: -The British pound sterling was quoted at $5.15i on the local foreign exchange market and thc Canadian dollar nt $1.00 3-10. Card of Thanks Friends of the late Nick Nellson. whose funeral took place Saturday, wish to thank all those who sent flowers or extended assistance ana sympathy. IS OPENED VOLSTEAD ACT Beer Exceeding 3.2 j Percent and Spirits Illegal in Territory Any Shipments of Such Beverages Arc Subject to Seizure And Confiscation, District Attorney Kchoc Announces ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 3: (CP) United States District Attorney Joseph W. Kehoe yesterday warned Pacific Coast shippers and Alaskan dealers that the Vol-j-tcad Act is still effective in Alaska and that any shipments of beer exceeding 3.2 percent strength or spirits into the" territory are subject to seizure and confiscation- DEATH OF MINISTER Hon.-E.- A. Dnniop, Provincial Se- l f " rtlaryiof Ontario, Tastes Away TORONTO, Jan. 3: (CP) Edward Arunah Dunlop, provincial treasurer for Ontario and president of Dunlon & Co. Ltd., wholesale i hardware dealers, passed away here ion Monday following a serious Ill ness from which It had been realized for a few days previous he had little chance of recovery. The late Mr. Dunlop was one of Ontario's most prominent businessmen and ; IndastrlaUsU and. In addition to ' Dunlop Co. Ltd., he was president j of the Pembroke Lumber Co.. the j Steel Equipment Co.. and the Pem-I broke Electric Light Co. He was vice-president of the Thomas Pink Co. Ltd.. and the Jocko River Improvement Co. Ltd. and director of Lumbermen's Association. Born at Pembroke. OnU October 26, 1876, he was educated In that city and began his business career as a clerk for bua' & Chapman in 1892. In 1897 he took charge of the business, changing the name to Dunlop St Co. Hc declined nbmlna- tlon to Uic Ontario Legislature for North Renfrew In 1899 but was el-iccted at a by-election In 1903. He was re-elected In 1905, declined no- mi nation In 1908, was re-elected ini 1911 and 1914 and had been a pro-1 mincnt figure In provincial politics , cvcr sljlcc tnat llmc eventually be- Ing called upon for cabinet service. Hc also served as councillor for thc city of Pembroke for five years. Mr. Dunlop was connected as un officer with thc 42nd. Regiment of thc Canadian Mllltla since 1897. Hc married Miss Mabel Ferguson at Beamsvllle. (tut., in 1903 and j they had three daughters. He whs ! a Conservative and member of the Presbyterian Church. Stewart is Again Mayor of Toronto!! 4 1 Premier'! t.'Mff F.iecullve of Ontario Metropolis Retains Confidence of Electors TORONTO, Jan. 3: (CP) William T. Stewart was re-elected mayor of Toronto In the annual chic election here New Year's Day. REVENUE , INCREASE Customs Collections For 1933 Were $157,710.33 as Against $13038618 in 193Z Customs and excise collections at the port of Prince Rupert for the month of December totalled $6,-303.69 as compared with $3,232.9? for December 1932. This brought the total revenue for the calendar year of 1933 up to $157,740.33 as against $130,886.18 for the year 1932. Bitterly Cold In Northland. Twenty-Six Below at Skagway on Sunday With Fifty-Mile Gale ; Down Lynn Canal Onc of the coldest trips to Alaska! on record was reported by officers! of the steamer Princess Norah which was In port yesterday alter-non southbound from Skagway to Vancouver. At Skagway while the" vessel was there It was 26 below-zero with a bitter fifty-mile gale wiring down White Pass Into Lynn :anal. In White Pass at SummltHt vas 43 below zero and, owing to ttig old. no trains had been able to ran Incc before Christmas. Picturesque Figure In Gold Rush Die? William B. Robertson Passes Away In San Francisco at Age Of Sixty-Nine SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3: CP- I William B. Robertson, aged 69, pic- i turcsqttc figure of the Alaska Oold Rush, died here Monday night. 1 PREMIER FATTULLO NOT tt LEAVING UNTIL FRIDAY: IS STILL IN HOSMTAL Premier T I). Tattullo will not leave for Ottawa until Frl- V was announced this Dr. W. T. Kergln, the s physician, slated that the patient was doing fairly well but that It would be unwise, for him to travel to- ' day. He Is still a patient at the Prince Rupert Oencral Hospital suffering from a nasal Infec- . Hon t r t