Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Prince
Hupert
Cloudy,
calm;
barometer.
High
3:20
ajn,
21.9
It.
30,15;
temperature,
40;
15:41
pjn.
202
ft.
sea
smooth.
Low
9:45
ajn.
3.7
It.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
URITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
21:55
p.m.
4.4
It.
Vol,
XXIV
.
No,
40,
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
1G,
1934
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
SAFEGUARD
IMPERIAL
PREFERENCES
LOCAL
HALIBUT
OPERATORS
APPROVE
LIMITATION
CODE
Control
Board
Set
Up
To
Regulate
Fishing
During
1934
Season
Allotment
of
.'MOO
Pounds
of
Fish
Per
Man
Per
Trip
is
Accepted
by
Prince
Rupert
Boat
Owners
and
.Fishermen
Tie-up
Periods
to
Be
Governed
By
Circumstances
Halilnit
boat
owners
and
fishermen
of
Prince
Rupert,
a
a
Hireling
lnt
night,
decided
to
fall
in
line
with
a
production
curtailment
code
proposed
by
halibut
vessel
own-tr
of
Seattle
and
already
ratified
by
boat
owners
and
U
liiTinen
of
Alaska
whereby
halibut
catches
for
the
1!31
r.von
will
be
limited,
as
far
as
the
Prince
Rupert
fleet
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central
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Oordcm,
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1.85.
Thompson
Cadillac,
.40.
Ventures.
1.01.
lake
Mnran.
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T"k
Hughes.
5.85
Citdbury
U.uln,
l.M.
New
York
V
8,
Steel.
58.
Oenernl
Motors,
40.
Auburn
Auto,
53.
V
8,
Smelting,
132S4.
American
Can,
107?e.
American
Telephone,
123.
Toronto
Inl
Nickel,
23.45.
Home.
35.00.
BWvanltc.
220,
Eldorado.
372.
."itnadliin
Industrial
Alcohol,
00
1'
II..
17.
KbMllcr.s-HeaKram,
21.
Canadian
Cement,
0V4,
Wheat
Prices
Winnipeg
May,
July,
.09?,,
Chicago
May,
July.
.80
V.
September,
DO',,.
"'operating
In
Area.
No.
2
u
concer
ned,
to
3300
pounds
per
man
per
trip.
A
control
board
consisting
of
W.
E.
Drake
and
M.
F.
Nlckerson,
managers
of
local
lulling
supply
houses,
and
Oeorge
Anderson,
secretary
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union,
was
set
up
i
to
rMulatede(a1U
jof
the
operation
or
the
code
ourlnr
the
season
as
circumstance
warrant,
the
duty
the
control
board
to
include
the
trips.
The
allotment
accorded
the
Prince
nurt
fleet
Is
the
same
as
II
lit
I
accorded
Ketchikan.
Adoption
of
the
code
by
the
local
boat
owners
and
fishermen
followed
a
conference
held
here
last
week
by
Harold
E.
Lokken.
manager
of
tlie
SealUe
Halibut
Vessel
Owners'
Association.
The
general
object
of
the
curtailment
plan
Is
to
so
regulate
halibut
production
as
to
ensure
a
maximum
of
profit
for
the
operators
by
preventing,
if
possible,
an
oversupply
of
fish
with
consequent
collapse
of
prices.
The
element
of
eonsena-
tlon
of
the
fishery
also
enters
Into
the
scheme
There
wero
some
150
boat
owners
and
fishermen
in
attendance
at
Inst
night's
meeting.
PROBE
IS
STARTING
OTTAWA,
Feb.
16:
The
committee
of
Hon.
H.
H.
Stevens,
minister
of
trade
and
commerce,
formed
for
tho
purKe
of
investigating
price
spreads
and
mass
buying
met
yesterday
for
organisation
and
ex-
nects
to
launch
the
investigation
I
next
Tuesday.
...
.,
Ih.t
Mm
Mr.
OieVeilS
pVIIIHU
uuv
mai,
mi.
invostlmlloii
Is
purely
economic
and.
perhaps,
socialogical
and
there
U
no
Intention
of
approaching
it
from
a
partisan
or
political
standpoint.
Dumping
Duty
On
II
Pfefn1"lnB
out
lnto
Lake
Er,e
on
,ce
floes
f
flatS
II
OieSieQjfrom
which
seven
of
their
companions
had
been
saved
by
life
savers
Cnnlrndrd
That
Department
of
Kevenue
Has
N"
n'shl
to
Place
It
on
llrltMi
Import
OTTAWA.
Feb.
16:--Thc
Cana
dlan
Importers'
Association,
on
be
half
of
MacBcth
.&
Co.
and
Peter
Ruttlman
Limited
of
Toroiuo,
nas,
lirotested
to
the
tariff
board
that
ithc
Denartment
of
National
Rcvc-
inue
has
no
rUht
to
Impose
a!
Mi.mninir
riutv"
on
felt
hats
from
Great
Britain
which,
it
Is
claimed,
was
cancelled
by
the
Customs
Act
of
1032i
Agent-General
For
bsssssssssssssshL
bssssssssssssv
bsssbssssssssssbS
isssssssssskw
r
bssssssssTm
M
SSSSSSSSSfl
The
Canadian
tambr
:
t)l
smme
:e
m
Great
Britain
tendered
a
cheon
to
F
P
Burden,
the
retiring
agent
genc
ai
for
Br
sh
CkJlumb.a
rc.:eniv
Pi'
-010
sft
w
Hon.
O.
Howard
Ferguson
F.
P
Burden
and
H
M,
S
Hayens,
pi
-irtt.u
af
the
oham
HERRING
RUNNING
rirtt
Srowload
of
Season
Arrircs
From
Pearl
Harbor
For
Reduction
Plant
Two
Seiners
Out
A
fair
run
of
herring
has
devel-rped
this
week
at
Pearl
Harbor
near
Port
Simpson
and
seining
Is
now
under
way
there.
Oammon
&
Watt
are
already
fishing
with
the
Zen-ardl
for
the
reduction
plant
of
K'tltnn
Tlrr
Plhrl(
I.lmltMi
a!
prlncc
Rupert
ole
skog
,eft
yesterday
and
will
seine
for
the
Canadian
Flesh
Si
Cold
Storage
Co.
which
will,
as
usual,
put
up
the
fish
for
frozen
halibut
bait
supply.
The-first
scowload
of
herring
to
be
brought
Into
the
harbor
this
season
arrived
yesterday
behind
the
power
tug
M.
T.
3.
Capt.
Harris
Kerr,
enroute
to
the
reduction
plant.
Jack
Hazolton
also
brought
In
a
boat
load
for
the
Bacon
Fish
eries
yesterday,
these
being
used
for
kippering.
The
fish
to
start
with
are
rather
small
but
It
Is
expected
the
slie
will
Improve
as
the
season
advances.
Large
numbers
of
sea
Hons
are
reported
to
be
interfering
with
seining
operations.
Four
Men
Drift
Into
Lake
Erie
Upon
Ice
Floes
PORT
COLBORNE,
Ont..
Feb.
10:
Four
men
were
yesterday
drlft-
from
the
fire
station
here.
ISxchamrc
Rates.
New
York
and
Montreal
MONTREAL,
February
16
The
jrlUsh
lwund
sterling
was
quoted
tt
$5.09''.
on
the
local
foreign
ex-
.hariitc
market
yesterday
niul
tho!
Unlled
states
dollar
at
$1.00'8.
NEW
YORK,
February
16-
Thl'
British
pound
sterling
closed
at;
$5.05
bn
the
local
foreign
exchange
yesterday
aitd
the
Canadian
dollar
iat
D9oC,
British
Columbia
:
I
Silver
Price
:
Is
Mounting
In
New
York
NEW
YORK,
Feb.
16.
(CP)
Bar
silver
sold
at
the
highest
price
in
four
years
today
at
46c
jer
ounce.
Rumors
during
the
past
three
days
had
sent
the
price
upward
but
nothing
has
been
announced
officially
as
yet
on
the
reported
government
plan
to
boost
the
price
of
the
metal
to
SI
per
ounce
by
Monday.
Today's
price
compared
with
io;c
on
Thursday
and
45Jc
on
Wednesday.
Beer
and
Wine
With
Manitoba
Meals
Sought
O
WINNIPEO,
Feb.
.
16:
Suppor-
ters
of
beer
and
wine
with
meals
In
licensed
hotels
and
restaurants
In
Manitoba
are
urging
the
provincial
government
to
adopt
this
means
of
helping
to
balance
the
budget.
J
TIIKONi:
SI'KKCII
PASSKI)
BY
1I0USK
OF
COMMONS
OTTAWA.
Feb.
1G:
CP
The
address
In
reply
to
the
Speech
from
the
Throne
pas-f
sed
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
by
a
vote
of
89
to
54
after
the
amendment
of
J.
S.
Woodsworth.
Labor
member
for
Winnipeg,
declaring
that
the
government
ha,d
failed
to
dM'
anefiuately
with
unem-
oioymeni
ana
omer
problems
"ad
been
ejected
by
a
slml-
lar
division.
,T
l-
t
in
England
Retires
DREDGING
!
1
y-i-v
I
1
1
1
J
XV
JJLjxJ
I
I-arjr
Boulders
Are
Proving
Hand
;
itap
To
Submarine
Operation
On
Islands
But
F.xpenses
Are
Ueins
Paid
Speaking
of
a
new
mining
undertaking
In
which
he
Is
Interested
hy
which
coarse
placer
gold
Is
being
dredged
from
under
salt
water
it
a
shallow
drpth
from
Sedge-vick
Bay
on
the
east
coist
of
1
Moresby
Island.
Indian
Agent
Jas.
!
Olllett
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Is-lands,
who
Is
paying
a
brief
vlsi
to
the
city,
reports
that
the
dredge
:rm
w
been
in
opera;on
tor
flf-
.
teen
'days
and.
during
thai
time.
j
twenty
yards
of
material
has
been
handled
yielding
eight
ounces
of
(gold.
Large
boulders
have
been
causing
trouble
for
the
suction
dredge
by
cutting
down
the
yardage
of
gravel
which
is
being
handled.
It
Is
hopefi.
however,
to
soon
overcome
this
so
that
a
closer
approach
may
be
made
to
the
dredre's
dally
capacity
of
160
yards.
Meantime,
in
spite
of
the
boulder
prctlcm
and
the
fact
that
bed
rock
has
not
yet
been
reached,
the
operation
Is
paying
expenses.
Mr.
Olllett
who
has
not
been
ae
tu'a
on
the
property
of
late.
arrive
arrived
from
the
Islanas
on
te
,
Prince
John
Wed
3day
and
will
be
returning
to
Massett
on
the
same
steamer
tonight.
,
jut
1
OteWart
lVlan
IS
Interred
Today
I
Funeral
of
Late
William
Hanson
1
Fiom
B.
C.
I'nilertakers'
Cha-pel
To
Falrvlew
Cemetery
The
funetal
of
the
late
William
Kanson.
wen
K
-own
aiewan
pro-
rector,
who
pa.sed
away
earlier
li
the
week
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
took
place
this
afternoon
at
2
o'clock
from
the
-hapel
nf
the
B.
C.
Undertakers
to
Falrvlew
Cemetery.
Rev.
P."
M.
Fosse
iPisU)t
0f
st
.
Paurs
Lutheran
i
church;
officiated
and
Peter
Lien
,
presided
at
the
organ
for
the;
;
hymns.
The
widow
and
young
son
oI
rfeceased
arrived
in
the
city
last
evenlm?
from
Stewart
to
attend
the
funeral.
New
Trade
Agreement
Between
Britain
and
Russia
Signed
Today
Pact
Contains
Specific
Provision
to
Meet
Possible
Price
Cutting
Tactics
Such
as
Canada
Had
Complained
Of
in
Respect
to
Timber
LONDON,
F"eb.
16:
(CP)
Safeguard
against
any
interference
with
benefits
of
British
Empire
preferences
was
contained
in
a
new
trade
agreement
between
Great
Britain
and
Soviet
Russia
which
was
signed
today.
The
ract
contains
a
specific
provision
to
meet
possible
price
cutting
tactics
which,
in
the
case
of
Soviet
timber
especially,
had
aroused
sharp
Canadian
objection.
'continuing
took
his
I
TrniTcnr
rnxm
AViiw
i
ir?n
Halibut
Boat
Owners
and
Fisher
-
rnfnTo
Carry
On
ProHt
I)e-"
"iocuons
For
Co-Opfritlfe'
Purposes
A
a
meeunK
Iasl
nigni,
nauDut
0031
owners
and
fishermen
of
Prince
Rupert
decided
to
renew
for
another
three
years
as
from
March
5
this
year
a
trust
agree-
jment
providing
for
the
regular
de-
duction
of
24
percent
from
gross
according
to
a
report
received
at
proceeds
of
trips
to
be
placed
In
divisional
headquarters
of
the
pro-thelr
co-operative
func.
jvlnclal
police
here.
In
poor
health
The
fund
up
to
last
fall
reache"
for
some
time,
he
had
already
un-a
total
of
something
In
excess
of
dergone
a
series
of
abdominal
op-tll.000
which
it
was
decided
to
Indentions
and,
on
a
recent
visit
to
vest
with
the
Northern
Fisher-
Vancouver,
had
been
advised
that'
men's
Cold
Storage
Ltd.
which
lshe
could
not
expect
to
live
much
establishing
a
new
ice
manufac-
turlng
aiid
cold
storage
plant
on
the
Prince
Rupert
waterrroni.
it
is
estimated
that
the
further
deduc-
tic-
as
decided
UDon
will
make
anCher
$9,000
available
for
the
(project
this
year,
bringing
the
to-
tal
up
to
$20,000.
Elnar
Larsen.
one
of
the
trus-
tces
of
the
fund,
presided
over
the
meeting
of
which
Capt.
David
Rlt-
chle
was
secretary.
.
,
beuevpd
to
jje
in
Vancouver,
a
son.
Ploimc
fnlr
Mowf
Frederlck
Wesley
Beach,
at
Fran-lldllllO
OIULH.
ITldlL
cols
Lake,
and
another
son,
Al
Has
to
be
Curbed
Witness
in
Washington
Claims
It
Cannot
Uight
Itself
and
Cites
Case
WASHINGTON.
DC
Feb.
16:-
Ferdinand
erdlnand
Pecora,
to
show
that
the
stock
exchange
could
not
regulate
Itself
and
must
be
curbed
by
the
government,
yesterday
cited
.sky-
rocketing
of
alcohol
stocks
last
Coroner's
Jury
Investigates
Shoot-July
with
huge
profits
to
"insiders.''
ing
of
Andrew
Teresslo
of
!
Two
Hills
Former
Ku
Klux
Klan
Head
Faces
Charge
of
Theft
EDMONTON,
Feb.
16:John
J
Maioney
former
Imperial
Wizard
nf
,u
vtllY
Ku
i
rmintr
n
charge
of
theft
here
by
conversion
nf
two
$1000
bonds,
Funeral
Notice
The
funeral.of
the
late
Mrs.
B.
O.
Beale
will
be
held
from
St.
An-
drew's
Cathedral
at
2:30
Saturday
afternoon.
Rev.
Canon
W.
F.Rush-
brook
officiating.
Despondency
Orer
Ill-Health
Re-y
,1'evtd
to
Have
Caused
Interior
"FarmerV
Uash
Art
'
Ellas
Albert
Pratt
Beach,
aged
w,
wno
nas
Deen
rarmmg
xor
tue
past
fourteen
years
at
Francois
Lake,
committed
suicide
there
on
Friday
of
last
week
by
blowing
off
the
back
of
his
head
with
a
bullet
from
a
30-30
-Winchester
carbine.
longer
without
an
even
more
ex-
tensive
operation.
This
he
had
de-
clined
to
have
performed
and
It
Is
said
that
he
had
been
despondent
for
some
time
over
his
health,
He
shot
himself
in
the
Uvlne
room
of
his
home
while
his
housekeeper
was
outside.
Immediately
nrevlom
he
had
made
remarks
of
a
desnnn-
dern
nature
Deceased,
who
was
59
vears
of
;
,.
1.
,irvv(,rt
k
...m,
,v,
i
bert.
After
the
coroner
had
decided
that
death
was
due
to
suicide
and
that
an
inquest
was
unnecessary,
interment
was
made
at
Francol3
Lake
on
Tuesday
of
this
week.
DpofU
ftf
Akarfo
ucai"
U1
HCI
Id
Man
Accidental
VEOREVILLE.
Alta.
Feb.
16:
A
coroner's
Jury
investigating
th-death
of
Andrew
Teresslo
of
Two
Hills
from
a
gunshot
wound
has
found
that
that
dMth
death
was
was
accldcntal
accidental.
DEATH
HAYS
MAY
WIPE
OUT
NATIONS
CHICAGO.
Feb,
16:
Dr.
Lu-1
ther
8.
Gable,
former
head
of
the
Detroit
Institute
of
Tech-
nolosv
deoartment
of
radium
nd
hellology,
predicted
yes-
terday
that
wars
of
the
future
might
employ
"alpha
death
rays"
to
wipe
out
entire
na-
tlons.