Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
prince
Ilupert
Clear,
sunny,
High
11:40
ajn.
17.3
ft.
westerly
wind;
barometer,
llghf
23:30
pjn.
185
ft.
temperature.
58;
sea
smooth.
30.28;
Low
5:25
ajn.
55
It.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
17:40
pjn.
9.0
ft.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER
4,
1934
PRICK:
FIVE
CENTS
;
TEXTILE
STRIKE
IS
NOW
FACING
CRISIS
LOS
ANGELES
POLICE
RESERVES
SEARCH
FOR
EXPLOSIVES
Powder
Enough
to
Blow
Up
Metropolitan
Area
Of
Big
City
Is
Taken
Believed
to
Ik;
Concealed
Either
in
Hollywood
or
Fashionable
Wishirt
District
Removed
Prom
Mnpawne
in
Truck
LOS
ANGELES,
Sept.
4:
(CP)
Police
reserves
were
railed
out
last
night
and
early
today
to
search
for
nine
nm
of
stolen
dynamite
and
blasting
powder
enough
to
f'-.ane
the
entire
metropolitan
district
of
the
city
and
believe
i
by
officers
to
be
'cached
in
Hollywood
or
the
fashionable
Wilshire
district.
The
explosives
were
stolen
from
.tin
Hercules
Powder
Company
magazine
near
Newhall
an
J
.nre
said
to
have
Ieen
removed
by
a
truck.
WAS
DEAN
;
OF
HOUSE:
Brt.
William
A.
Black.
Former
MlnMcr
of
Railways,
rw
Away
in
Halifax
HALIFAX
Sept.
4
CP-HonJ
w
.3;
Anderson
niack.
Mi,
for'
11-
-x
former
minister
of
rall-
(lit1,
here
Saturday
nlht
at
tlr
apr
of
eighty-seven
years.
He
fc-long
Conservative
and
V
dean
of
the.IIouae
of
Com-'
c
:
.
point
of
orc
SALVATION
ARMY
HEAD
tTtnjrllne
llooth
I'.lected
General
And
Commander
in
Chief
at
London
L
3NDON.
Bept.
4:
(CP)
Com
fcsrdrr
Evangeline
Booth,
aged
68,
head
uf
the
8alvaUon
Army
In
tho
Uc.'lel
BUte
and
former
head
In
Canada
was
elected
Ocncral
and
C
:mmander-ln-Chlcf
of
the
Army
"t
'erday
She
is
the
daughter
of
th5
ate
General
William
I
tooth,
I
under
of
the
Army.
She
succeeds
Oer.c
at
E
J
Htgglns,
retired.
Sculling
Race
Is
Set
For
Tomorrow
TORONTO.
Bept.
4:
(CP)
Offl
r
al
announce
that
the
world':
'mpionshlp
sculling
final
be-wh
Hobby
Pcarce
of
Australia
an;)
llll)
Miller
of
Philadelphia
will
be
hdd
tomorrow
evening.
Miller
as
able
to
resume
training
on
Saturday
after
a
severe
chill.
Card
of
Thanks
Thff
1'rlnCC
Illinnrt
Tl-ifinhnll
As.
f!"tlon
wishes
to
express
Uianka
10
the
buslneju
hmim
rnr
..,rvirt
no
,nc
general
public
for
response
vonnccuon
with
the
Smlthcrs
rcc
Itupcrt
Baseball
Scrlos.
on
?
hns
wUcd
Saturday
night
v"
,
Prlnco
George
for
a
trip
to
v'nouver
On
his
return
to
the
"II
V
tnurn.l.
ii..
....
8
l,,c
cna
01
the
month,
h,.
Jl-
Will
Ti7
lin
r,
.
.
.
.
.
.
Join
"vtompamea
oy
Mrs.
bccn
ni,J
n'
Davld'
wh0
,mvc
U"'B
nc
summer
in
To
ronto
OHIO
GIRL
IS
WINNER
May
Looney
Takes
KOO0
Uy
Win-ninc
.Marathon
Swim
at
Toronto
TOItO.VTO,
Sept.
4:
(CD
.May
Looney
of
Warren,
Ohio,
won
the
Canadian
National
Exhibition
women'
fire
mile
swim
and
$2000
in
two
hours,
twenty-eight
minutes
and
thirty
eronds
on
Saturday.
Janet
Sheather
of
Port
Credit,
OnL,
was
srrond
and
Charlotte
Acres
of
Vancouver
third.
Baseball
Scores
SATURDAY
SCORES
American
League
Chicago
1.
fit
Louis
0.
Detroit
6.
Cleveland
4.
Boston
7.
Philadelphia
8.
Washington
5.
New
York
1.
National
League
New
York
4.
Drooklyn
3.
St.
Louis
7.
Chicago
1.
SUNDAY
SCOKtS
National
League
!
Philadelphia
2-12.
Rotton
11-0.
New
York
3.
Drooklyn
7.
Pittsburg
1-11.
Cincinnati
2-4.
j
American
league
Chicago
2-4.
St.
Louis
4-5.
Washington
0.
New
York
3.
Detroit
0.
Cleveland
1.
Ronton
2.
Philadelphia
1.
.MONDAY
SCOUES
American
League
Philadelphia
7-10.
New
York
11-3.
Boston
6-4.
Washington
3-4
(se
cond
game
called
at
end
of
eighth
owing
to
darkness).
Cleveland
9-C.
St.
Louis
5-4.
National
League
Brooklyn
0-2,
Boston
1-4.
St.
Louis
2-5,
Pittsburg
12-6.
Chicago
0-4,
Cincinnati
3-6.
IlIUTII
NOTICE
ni
Mm
Prince
IUmcrt
Ocn-
irji
it
-
-
eral
Hospital
September
1.
1934,
to
Mr
and
MK.
F.
W.unanaicr,
Qlcn
Ollf
Chandler.
,f.....
t
Tnmnx
It.
OlbSOH.
dCUIl
of
St.
Andrew's
Anglican
CaUicdral,
left
on
Inst
evenings
uum
Montreal
where
he
will
attend
sessions
of
General
Synod.
Rt.
Hcv.
a.
A
Rlx
DD.,
Bishop
of
Caledonia,
is
on
his
way
to
tne
same
ci.u..
gathering
after
having
visited
the
Pence
River
section
of
the
diocese.
Seen
At
Her
Majesty
Queen
Mary
t
e.i;;
many
guests
who
attended
the
r
Labor
Day
Celebration
Here
Is
Great
Success;
Superb
Weather
Favored
Good
Program
of
Sport
Unsurpassed
weather
conditions
favored
the
annual
Labor
'Day
celebration
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Trades
and
Labor
Council
yesterday
and
there
was
a
great
crowd
in
attendance
at
the
Acropolis
Hill
Grounds
for
an
excellent
sports
program.
The
feature
of
the
day
was
the
Smithers-Princc
Ilupert
baseball
game
in
which
Prince
Rupert
won
7
to
4
alter
having
administered
br
rrrrrrrr-rr-rrrrrrrrrrrrr
2
to
1
defeat
upon
the
Smithereens
In
the-first
game
on
Sunday,
an
ll-inningr
affair.
Keen
Interest
was
also
taken
In
the
field
sports
yesterday.
George
Drown
of
Skldegate
retained
the
Hanson
Cup
for
the
greatest
number
of
points
In
the
field
events.
Dordcn
Street
School
won
the
Junior
football
game
In
the
mnrninir
4
to
nil.
.
Staff
Sergeant
Aicx
Mowem
wus
starter,
QI.
Orme
and
Corp.
G.
A.;
Wyman
judges,
George
W.
Rudder-'
ham.
timekeeper
and
T.
B.
Black,
clerk
ot
the
course.
E
W.
Tucker
acted
as
announcer.
The
sports
committee
consisted
of
Jack
Campbell,
chairman,
James
Black,
J.
J.
Gillies,
S.
A.
Bird.
Ben
Dalgarno.
J.
S.
Wilson,
J.
Pottlnger.
Alex
Murray
and
E.
F
Saunders.
The
grounds
committee
was
made
up
of
T.
B.
Black,
chairman,
A.
A.
Mc-Ewen,
P.
J.
McCormlck,
J.
Bond,
Jnmes
Foreman
and
Joseph
Davld-
!son,
In
charge
of
the
day's
program
were
Thomas
Elliott,
chairman,
F.
W.
Btnmp-Vlncent.
J.
S.
Black,
T.
B.
Black.
S.
B.
Marshall,
Reg.
Hob-1
son
and
F.
A.
Rogers
while
the
fln-
ii
1
1
1
T-
ance
commuwe
compnsrn
a.
u.
Mncaonaia,
cnairman,
jnmes
wine
and
rrnnk
ucrry.
!
The
Boys'
Band,
under
Band
master
Robert
Greenfield,
was
pre
sent
throughout
the
day
and
cnllv-
cned
the
proceedings
with
excellent
music.
j
I
The
Royal
Garden
''yMi
Pj'iB
.
the
:cu:re
of
the
photograph,
surrounded
by
some
of
the
.yai
Burden
party
hcii
on
tt.e
grounds
of
Buckingham
palace.
A
swell
lime
was
haa
by
all.
list
of
Winners
The
full
list
of
sports
winners:
Girls,
under
6
First,
Annie
Harris;
second.
Sheila
McRae.
Boys,
under
6
Eddie
Clccone,
K,
Ntshlkaze.
Qlrls,
under
8
K.
Patrica,
E.
Murray.
Boy,
under
8
B.
Thaln,
V.
Clccone.
Girls,
under
10
Norma
Currle
Leach.
Days,
under
10
Billy
Hunter,
Brie
Orme.
Ottls.
under
12
Jean
Cameron
Mary
"l'lexce.
J
Boys,
under
12
P.
Byrns,
K
Schubert.
Girls,
under
14
May
Erlckson,
Nona
Hodgson.
Boys,
under
14
Sam
Currle,
Peter
Byrne.
Girls,
under
16
June
Gomez,
Alice
Gomez.
Boys,
under
16
Jim
Irvine.
Bob
Houston.
100
Yards
open
Geo.
Brown,
Phil
Edgcumbe.
Bill
Ogg.
Girls,
100
yards
June
'Gomez,
I
Alice
Gomez,
Jean
Sunberg
Boys,
100
yards
Jim
Irvine,
Jack
unwm-
Saclc
race
boy8
and
girls
Bob
Bhrubsall,
June
Gomez.
Potato
race,
girls
and
boys
II.
Moukley,
J.
Sneddon.
'?
Girls'
Hlglj
Jump
Alice'
Gomez,
M.
Hunt.
June
Gomez.
Continued
on
Page
2
Party
I
Refunding
Accepted
I
City
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder
announced
this
morning
that
he
was
already
receiving
favorable
answers
from
holders
of
Prince
Rupert
city
bonds
accepting
the
proposal
that
the
interest
rate
be
reduced
to
four
percent
and
agree
ing
to
a
refunding
mea-"1
sure
by
the
issuance
of
new
twenty-year
bonds.
The
Cpmmissioner
is
much
gratified
by
the
response
to
the
refunding
proposal.
Prince
Rupert
Is
Having
More
Sun
Than
Last
Year
Prince
Rupert
during
the
first
eight
months
ot
1934
has
had
a
total
ot
823.5
hours
ot
sunshine
as
compared
with
540.4
hours
In
the
corresponding
period
last
year.
Pre
cipitation
this
year
to
date
has
to
I
tailed
60.09
Inches
In
comparison
with
47.45
Inches
In
the
correspond-
lng
period
last
year.
Sunshine
In
,
August
this
year
totalled
138
hours
as
against
119.8
hours
In
the
samei
month
last
year
while
precipitation
H.
F.
MacLeod
left
on
last
eve-thls
August
amounted
to
2.89
Inches
nlng's
train
for
Lethbrldge
where
as
compared
with
22
inches
last
I
year.
Violence
Occurs
As
Many
Workers
Carry
On
In
Spite
of
Call
Ninety-Five
Percent
of
Early
Shift
on
Jobs
Today
at
Salem,
Mass.
Trouble
Occurs
Early
at
South
Carolina
Mill
'
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Sept
4;
(CP)
The
general
strike
in
the
textile
industry
met
its
first
big
test
today
with
violence
in
the
south
and
threats
of
violence
in
New
England-where
thousands
of
workers
reported
for
duty
despite
the
strike
call
effective
Saturday
night.
In
George,
South
Carolina,
trouble
started
early
as
pickets
surrounded
the
workshops.
In
Salem,
Mass.,
approximately
ninety-five
percent
of
the
early
shift
went
to
work.
LANDINGS
ARE
DEAD
HEAVIER
Considerable
More
Halibut-Handled
Here
Tills
August
Than
Last
Halibut
landings
at
the
port
of
'Prince
Rupert
for
the
month
of
'
August
are
placed
at
a
total
of
2,-
,468.000
pounds
as
compared
with'
1,819.400
pounds
in
the
same
month
last
year.
American
landings
for
this
August
were
1,287,000
pounds
In
comparison
with
895.600
pounds's,.,,,,,,,!
who
lost
his
liIe
last
August
while
Canadian
land
tags
were
1.181,000
pound
against
959,800
pounds.
Two
Fire
Alarms
In
August;
Damage
Amounted
to
$100
During
the
month
of
August
this
year
the
city
fire
department
responded
to
two
alarms.
Damage
was
done
In
one
case
when
a
chesterfield
In
the
Waldron
Apartments
was
set
afire,
the
loss
being
about
$100
covered
by
insurance.
So
far
this
year
fire
loss
in
the
city
has
amounted
to
$776.45.
there
having
been
forty-one
calls
this
year
date
as
compared
with
sixty-two
in
the
first
eight
months
of
1933.
Crushed
Rock
Sales
Tax
Now
in
Effect
Seventy-Five
Cents
Per
Ton
Is
Impost
Now
Iteinjr
Made
By
Federal
Government
OTTAWA,
Sept.
4:
(CP-Sales
tax
of
75c
per
ton
on
stone
crushed
by
manufacturers
or
producers
for
their
own
use
became
effective
at
ithe
end
of
the
week,
the
Depart
ment
of
National
Revenue
announced.
NO
HALIBUT
SALE
Although
two
boats
were
in
with
catches,
there
was
no
sale
of
hali
but
at
the
local
Fish
Exchange
either
yesterday
or
today.
The
boats
In
are
the
American
vessels
Kanaga
and
Mlddleton
with
catches
of
40,000
and
15.000
pounds
respec
tlvely.
he
will
spend
a
month
visiting
with
I
his
brother.
INN0RTH
Xwtf
Residents
ofTea'eF
River
Meet'
Violent
Deaths,
One
by
Lightning-
and
One
by
Drowning:
Divisional
headquarters
of
the
provincial
police
here
have
been
advised
of
two
recent
fatalities
of
accidental
nature
in
the
Peace
River
Block.
.
Onp
nf
the
victims
was
Ottn
when
attempting
to
ford
the
White
asLRiver
on
his
way
to
Fort
St.
John
with
a
companion
named
South-wick.
The
two
men
were
unable
to
locate
the
regular
fording
place
and
took
to.
the
river
with
their
horses
at
another
point.
The
horses
crowded
each
other
while
swimming
across
the
swirling
waters
and
one
of
them
turned
over,
throwing
Scheurenbrand
into
the
river.
He
was
swept
away
In
the
.
,
'
I
l
I
1
I
M
l
curreui
uuu
ins
uuuy
luicr
iuuiiu
ui
a
log
am.
Deceased
was
born
at.
Fort
St.
John
of
German
parentage.
In
the
other
fatality
John
W.
McDonald,
Dawson
Creek
rancher,
lost
his
life
when
struck
by
a
bolt
of
lightning.
He
and
his
two
sons
were
riding
in
from,
haying
on
a
stoneboat
when
the
lightning
"
to'struck
dcceased
ont
f
andt
.3
jeeb
irura
ins
iiuusc
ne
leumxr.
bolted
and.
one
ot
the
sons
was
In-
z
Jured
when
he
struck
,hts
slde-agatnst
a
plow,
McDonald
was
48
'ears
of
age,
was
a
Canadian
and
tad
resided
In
the
Peace
River
dls-rlct
fourteen
years.
He
Is
survived
"
y
a
widow
and
two
sons
and
twos
iaughters.
T
Unuk
River
Trail
Party
Home
Again
Public
Works
Department
Engineer
And
Assistants
Back
After
Spending
Summer
On
Work
C.
W.
J.
Ellison,
provincial
public"
works
department
engineer,
and
oarty
consisting
of
Carl
Halvarson,
R.
Buck
and
Ed.
Ogara
returned
to
the
city
on
the
Prince
Rupert
yesterday
from
Ketchikan.
During
the
summer
they
huve
been
engaged
In
the
construction
of
a
mining
trail
Into
the
Unuk
River
district.
A.
W.
Large,
medical
student
from
University
of
Toronto
and
brother
of
Dr.
R.
G.
Large
of
this
city,
left
by
last
evening's
train
on
his
return
to
Toronto
to
resume
his
studies
after
having
spent
the
summer
on
the
Skeena
River,