Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Prince
Rupert
Cloudy,
calm:
l.
High
4:04
a.m.
21.1
ft.
romctcr.
30.15;
temperature,
40,'
t
16:25
pjn.
18.6
ft.
;ca
smooth.
Low
10:30
a.m.
4.5
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
GENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMMA'S
NEWSPAPER
22:30
p.m.
6.2
ft.
Vol
XXIV.
No.
41
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C!,
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY
17,
1934
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
BRITISH
POLICE
RAID
ON
FASCISTS
DOUBLE
DROWNING
NEAR
NEW
METLAKATLA,
ALASKA
One
Hundred
"Black
Shirts'
Taken
Into
Custody
as
Pickets
Had
Been
Taking
Part
in
"Tithe
War"
Investigation
Conducted
by
Scotland
Yard
Icaris
to
Action
BeinK
Taken
Today
WORTH
AM,
Norfolk,
Eng.,
Feb.
17:
(CPi-The
police
made
their
first
raid
against
British
Fascists
this
afternoon,
taking
into
custody
one
hundred
"Black
Shirts"
of
.Sir
Oswald
Mosley's
organization
who
several
days
ago
encamped
on
two
farms
as
voluntary
pickets
in
the
"tithe
war"
in
which
farmers
have
refused
to
pay
their
tradi-
,:
nil
cnurnh
aweMment.
Several
days
ago
It
was
rciwrted
'
.
tlir
mark
ShlrU
were
arming
f
nselvrv
this
leading
to
Scotland
Yb-'
'..king
up
an
investigation
of
II-
IH'tlVltlCf.
DIED
AT
:
-
MEETING
I)r
Pamiltt
rctrnkv
Stricken
While
A'l!ffint
Vanrwuvrr
iJberal
Association
VANCOUVER.
February
17
Ca--
i.i.
Dr
Samuel
Peter-1
k
hu'
tl
W.
wtll
known
Vancou-
;!
lcUn
and
ureo.i.
col-
rrt
and
t-led
of
heart
lallure
f
:'(
'
iulMrr.vslng
a
meeting
of
the
T
Vancouver
LKjeral
Asaocla-l.nc
last
nlghv
Today's
Stocks
vrut
8
U.
JokuN
Oi
l
Vancouver
Alrxa'
drla,
.03.
Hay-view.
.03
U.
lit
Nickel,
.891.
Ill
3
Mlwourl.
.32.
Dralonie.
11.00.
Il.U
Con..
.33.
DUX
Oold,
.72.
Ruite
XiL.,
57
(
-Hlxxj
Oold.
2
42
Dunwell,
.33.
1,
Ororgla
River,
.0V;.
Oolconda,
.CO.
Hercules
Cons
.035
.
Indian,
.03.
Meridian.
.20ft.
Mtnlo.
.33
Vi.
Miming
Star,
.35M.
Native
Sons.
.084.
National
Silver,
.Oflli.
Noble
Five,
.13.
Vend
Oreille,
1.12.
Purler
Idaho,
.17.
Premier,
1.43.
Reeves,
.17
Howard.
.lUJ,.
Homo.
1.12
SlWercrwit,
.034.
J.
Salmon
Oold,
JO.
Taylor
Bridge,
.63.
United
Empire,
23W.
Wayside.
.41.
Whitewater.
.09
Vj.
Waverley
Tangier.
.03;
Toronto
t'lilboiigamau,
,00'i.
Onttal
Patricia,
.00.
Uraturia.
.03
l"t.
Nickel,
23.40.
Ke
Maron,
.00
'c
"old.
.14
Mai.assa,
2.10.
tcrrltt
Oorao'n,
l.io.
"Ueo,
1.83.
Sudbury
Uasln,
1.05.
tk
Hughes,
5.05.
Thompson
Cadillac,
.41.
ventures,
l.oo.
Colamarlo,
.74.
Sir
Henry
Drayton
west
for
"ronomy
m
public
expenditures
WOULD
CUT
GOVT
COST
Sir
Henry
Drayton
Opens
Western
C'atnp.ticn
with
Speech
In
Brandon,
Man.
Balanced
Budgets
And
Tax
Reductions
Prescribed
as
Cures
for
Economic
Ills
Cites
Interesting
Figures
BRANDON.
Man..
Feb.
17:
(CPt
Make
balancing
of
government
budget
and
reduction
of
taxation
your
business
and
you
will
get
result."
Sir
Henry
Drayton
told
the
Hoard
of
Trade
here
in
opening
a
wwtern
campaign
for
economy
In
public
expenditures.
While
admlt-tliiB
that
aomc
reductions
had
been
made,
the
costs
of
government
were
still
"out
of
all
reasonable
proportion."
he
declared.
He
pointed
to
the
fact
that
374,000
civil
servants
were
employed
out
of
a
total
population
of
ten
million.
Sir
Henry
thought
It
was
not
suf-hipH
that
the
same
Hill
ti
w
j
-
man
"the
Canadian
taxpayer"
villi
for
the
cost
of
municipal,
pro
vincial
and
federal
governments
alike.
The
spenker
Instanced
the
fact
lhat
total
government
expenditure
had
reached
$l.500.(X)0,uuu
in
umi,
yet
In
the
year
previous
the
total
production
of
agriculture,
forestry,
fishing,
trapping
and
mining,
Canada's
primary
Industries,
was
but
$1,400,000,000
and
the
total
income
of
people
assessed
by
the
income
tax
department
wus
only
$815,000,-
J000.
PRESERVING
OF
HALIBUT
Dr.
Bedford
Has
Audience
of
200
Fishermen
at
Opening
Of
Lecture
Series
Latest
Methods
Necessity
of
Keeping
Fish
in
Good
Shape
on
Boats
Stressed
Stressing
Uie
necessity
of
em-i
ploying
the
latest
and
most
effective
means
of
preserving
halibut
trom
the
time
It
is
caught
on
the
fishing
ground.'
through
the
various
steps
of
delivery
to
port
handling
for
shipment,
transportation
and
marketing
until
it
reaches
the
consumer.
Dr
Robert
H.
Bedford
of
the
scientific
staff
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Fisheries
Experimental
Station
last
night
at
the
nail
of
the
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union,
before
a
gathering
of
some
two
hundred
fishermen
with
O
W
Nlckerson.
secretary
of
the
Canadian
Halibut
Vessel
Owners'
Asso-elation,.
preildlng;opaitd
arctics;
of
two
lectures
oh
"The
Preservation
of
Fresh
Halibut
at
Sea
"
Dr
Bedford
urged
upon
his
listeners
the
desirability
of
the
process
of
preservation
commencing
as
soon
as
the
fish
are
caught
and
appeal-ed
for
a
feeling
of
co-operation
j
among
all
Interested
so
that
a
unl-j
ted
front
might
be
presented
in
attacking
this
phase
of
the
problems
of
the
fishing
industry.
After
many
suggestions
had
been
made
by
the
speaker
In
regard
to
Improved
methods
of
fish
preservation,
the
meeting
was
thrown
open
for
general
discussion
In
which
a
number
of
those
present
participated.
The
lecture
proved
of
great
Interest
and
value
to
all.
CANDIDATE
FOR
GRITS
Alan
Chambers
To
Contest
Nana-Imo
At
Federal
Election
DUNCAN.
February
17
Alan
Chambers
was
nominated
Liberal
candidate
for
Nanalmo
riding
In
the
next
federal
election
artcr
four
ballots.
The
seat
has
been
held
for
many
years
by
C.
H.
Dickie,
Conservative.
Capt.
J.
B.
Colthurst
of
sooke,
formerly
of
Terrace,
had
been
mentioned
as
a
possible
Liberal
candidate.
Payroll
is
Taken
By
Bandits
Friday
In
Hamilton
City
HAMILTON,
February
17
(Canadian
Press)
Two
bank
messengers
carrying
$1,700
tor
a
payroll
were
held
up
here
yesterday
and
relieved
of
the
money.
FRANCE
REFUSES
TO
REDUCE
ARMED
FORCE
PARIS.
Feb.
17:
(CP)
France
today
polllely
rejected
British
overtures
for
dlsarma-
meat
with
refusal
to
cut
the
armed
force
of
France
In
face
of
the
"Hitler
Menace."
Roosevelt
Signs
Gold
JjljlJ
Another
page
waj
w
-ii
:sn
,n,
3
'ustory
when
Frankiin
D,
Roosevelt
presiden'
of
:tir
U..
.
.id
SUtes.
slg-
ta
the
gold
bill
'also
knowii
as
Uie
dollar
dsvalua-
ion
bill
on
his
52nd
birthday.
This
is
the
nicest
birthday
present
I
ever
had,
'
remarked
the
president.
The
law
now
gives
the
United
SUtes
title
to
$4,029,100,000
In
gold.
A
day
later.
Roosevelt
announced
that
the
United
States'
dollar
had
been
devaluated
to
59.06
cents.
All
of
which
Is
very
nice,
so
far.
for
Canada.
Inasmuch
as
Canadian
gold
stocks
have
soared
to
high
levels,
holding
th:ir
gain
through
profit-taking.
The
Urited
States
made
a
-profit'
of
$2,770,000,000
on
the
-new
deal"
while
Canada
and
other
nations
wonder
what
to
do
next.
CUSTOMS
AND
EXCISE
REVENUE
FOR
CANADA
GREATLY
INCREASED
OTTAWA,
Feb.
17:
(CP
Customs
and
excise
revenue
of
Canada
Increased
last
month
by
more
than
$3,600,000
over
January
last
year
and
for
ten
months
of
the
present
fiscal
year
the
Increase
is
$8,400,000
it
Is
officially
reported.
Britain's
Stand
Is
Not
Changed
Sir
John
Simon
Says
"Hands
Off
Austria"
Policy
Continues
LONDON,
Feb.
17:
Sir
John
Simon,
Secretary
for
Foreign
Affairs,
reiterated
In
the
House
of
Commons
a
statement
made
earlier
In
the
week
that
Great
Britain
would
continue
to
pursue
Its
"Hands
off"
policy
In
connection
with
the
present
internal
troubles
In
Austria.
Identifies
Two
Of
Kid
naDDCrS
Jake
The
Barber
Says
Kanghart
and
Koxner
Participated
in
His
Abduction
UALTIMORE.
Feb.
17
John
Factor
(Jake
the
Barber)
of
Chicago
has
Identified
Basil
Banghart
and
Ivor
Koaier,
who
were
arrested
a
few
days
ago,
as
two
or
the
men
who
participated
In
his
kidnapping
several
months
ago.
i
TRADING
IS
STRONG
NOW
Short
Selling
and
New
Buying
Lifted
Issues
UPp
More
Than
Three
Points
Thursday
NEW
YORK.
Feb.
16
After
short
covering
and
new
buying
had
lifted
stocks
more
than
three
points
in
Thursday's
trading
on
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange,
all
groups
participating
with
automobile
and
motor
equipment)
lames'
maintaining
a
strong
tone
fa,
the
4pl6se,
the
market
was
quleter?esWrdayl
with
little
fluctuation.
Tlu?
v
upward
movement
Thursday
4as
the
continuation
of
a
rally
which
set
In
Just
before
the
close
of
trading
on
Wednesday
to
stimulate
the
trading
for
that
day
which
had
been
lethargic
and
narrow
following
uncertainty
which
ruled
earlier
In
the
week.
Averages
have
been
steadily
moving
up
since
Tuesday
when
they
closed
as
follows:
Industrials,
106.10:
rails.
50.35;
utilities,
28.43.
Yesterday's
closing
averages
were:
Industrials.
108.61.
up
.31;
rails.
53.00.
up
.17:
utilities,
29.03.
oft
.23,
and
bonds,
92.39
up
4.
Vancouver
Has
IUr
Day
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
17:
Over
$1.-
000,000
business
was
done
Thurs
day
on
the
Vancouver
Stock
Ex-1
change.
Va
ncouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
February
17
(Canadian
Press)
Wheat
was.
quoted
at
65,4c
on
the
local
Exchange
tcday
as
compared
with
65c.
Friday,
65ic.
Thursday
and
65i,c.
on
Wednesday.
Fox
Farmer
and
Native
Girl
Believed
To
Have
Lost
Lives
From
Boat
Small
Capsized
Craft
Found
reierson
and
Virginia
Perished,
it
KETCHIKAN,
Feb.
17:
(CP)-Both
Floyd
Petersen,
fox
farmer
on
Peterson
Island,
and
Virrrinin
.Inlinm
a
t
native
girl,
are
believed
to
have
been
drowned
Thurstlay
night
after
Peterson's
capsized
boat
was
found
ashore
'near
the
native
village
of
Metlakatla
on
Annette
Island.
t
Peterson
had
been
ordered
to
leave
Metlakatla
on
Thurs-
'day,
officers
said,
after
being
accused
of
giving
liquor
to
Indians.
'ARRAIGNED
FOR
TRIAL
v.
France
Contirues
To
Export
Yel-Nanalmo
v
t
-m
and
j
.
j
3Ian
Co-Defendants
,-
,
...
,
DenrRobD7t
Ffiff
Trap
KETCHIKAN,
February
17
(Canadian
Press)
James
E.
Nlmmo
of
Nanalmo
yesterday
pleaded
not'
(Til
11
f
V
tn
Q
.
1
rtrrt
nf
trr-i
n
r
l
ceny
In
connection
with
the
allsged
pirating
of
fish
from
a
Libby,
Mc
Neil
it
Libby
salmon
trap
on
tr.e
west
coast
last
summer.
August
Starkloff,
William
F.
Cummlngs
and
Eddie
Kahap
also
pleaued
ot
guilty
to
similar
charges.
The
trial'
is
expected
to
start
in
ten
days.
Conservatives
Retain
British
J
Commons
Seat
j
LOWESTOFT.
England,
February
17
(Canadian
Press)
National
Conservatives
retained
Lowestoft
i?at
in
East
Suffolk
in
a
by-elec-tlon
when
P.
C.
Lofthus
defeated
the
Labor
ca
-dldate
by
a
majority
of
two
thousand.
The
Conservative
majority
In
the
general
election
was
12.000.
Arrangements
For
Air
Mail
Service
'
Work
to
be
Taken
Over
by
United
1
States
Army
on
Monday
To
i
l.rt
Pnntrartv
Amln
j
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Feb.
17
-The
United
States
Postal
Department
has
completed
arrangements
for
the
taking
over
next
Monday
of
I
air
mall
service
throughout
the
country
by
United
States
Army,
i
planes
following
the
cancellation
of
the
contrarts
held
by
commercial
airways
and
Is
now
working
on
plans
for
the
calling
of
tenders
with
a
view
to
letting
of
new
con
tracts.
New
legislation
will
have
to
I
be
passed
before
the
service
is
again
i
given
.over
to
private
companies.'
Veteran
of
Civil
War
Passes
Away
ONTARIO,
Cal.,
February
17
-Francis
M.
Anderson,
Civil
War
.veteran.
Is
dead
here
at
the
age
lot
ninety-four
years.
on
Annette
Island
Floyd
Johnson
Have
Hoth
is
Feared
'GOLD
RUSH'
CONTINUES
"7
1
CHERBOURG,
FYance.
Frbruarz
17
'Canadian
Press)
The
"Ooll
Rush"
to
New
York
continued
ves-
teroay
when
the
liner
Hamburr
sailed
with
$6,500,000
'bf
the
yellow
metal.
FISHERMEN
IN
SESSION
'Annual
Meeting
of
Prince
Rupert
Co-operative
Held
To
Operate
Camp
The
Prince
Rupert
Fishermen's
Co-operative
Association
held
its
(annual
general
meeting
on
Thurs-day
of
this
week
on
their
fish
camp
at
tne
nsnermen
s
floats.
The
meeting
was
well
attended
by
shareholders.
The
future
looked
so
promising
that
It
was
decided
to
again
place
the
camp
at
Goose
Bay,
Dundas
Island.
In
the
election
of
new
directors
A.
O.
Morse,
S.
Schjesvold,
J.
Knut-
sen,
O.
Olsen
and
L.
Satidvar
were
chosen
and
J.
Salden
was
re-elected
president.
The
meeting
decided
to
maintain
the
high
quality
of
fish
that
it
had
established
last
year
and,
if
pos
sible.
Improve
on
that
high
quality
Other
co-operative
business
was
(brought
before
the
meeting
and
discussed.
Private
Service
For
Former
City
Engineer
is
Held
Prior
to
the
forwarding
of
the
remains
by
train
to
Melbourne,
Ont..
where
the
funeral
will
take
place,
there
was
a
private
service
In
the
chapel
of
the
B.
C.
Undertakers
yesterday
afternoon
for
the
late
H.
A.
McLean,
former
city
engineer
here,
whose
death
occurred
Thursday
morning.
Very
Rev.
James
B.
Gibson,
dean
of
St.
Andrew
Cathedral,
officiated
awl
only
members
or
the
family
and
Immediate
friends
were
present.
The
remains
are
being
accompanied
east
by
deceased'!
son,
Edward
McLean
of
the
City
Hall
staff,