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Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Prince
U.
t
cloudy,
High
10:56
ajn.
183
ft.
calm;
barometer
(J;
tempera-
,
23:59
pjn.
173
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5:04
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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
,
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V
'
XXIV
.
No.
47
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY
24,
1934
PRICE;
FIVE
CENTS
MUSICIAN
LOST
FROM
COAST
VESSEL
PATTULLO
AND
Well
Known
Victoria
Violinist
Disappears
From
Seattle
Steamer
HelontfiiiKS
f
Mnw
Irene
Bick
Found
in
Her
Cabin
on
Princess
Alice
But
She
is
No
Where
io
tc
Found-Contents
of
Note
Not
Made
Public
VICTORIA,
Feb.
24:
(CP)
Miss
Irene
Bick,
aged
28,
well
known
violinist
of
Victoria,
disappeared
from
the
:
learner
Princess
-Alice
late
Thursday
evening
while
en-rntitc
from
Victoria
to
Seattle
to
play
in
a
Seattle
symphony
concert
scheduled
for
Friday
night.
Miss
Rick's
perianal
belongings
were
found
in
her
cabin
when
the
:
mrr
reached
Seattle.
A
note
U
r
xirt4d
to
have
been
found
In
q,
-mr
fA
:
r
bln
but
tlw
provincial
police
jlX"
I
Y
UiQ
I
,c
not
made
the
contents
public.
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4.
Wheat
Prices
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
24:
(CP-NVhcat
was
quoted
nt
04'
c
on
the
wnl
exchange
on
Wednesday
and
rose
to
04V
on
Thursday.
Todays
lucn
was
Otc.
SIIiVKU
AND
COPPKU
ON
NliW
YORK
MART
NI'AV
YoniC,
Feb.
24:
(CP
Bar
""ver
closed
ut
40V
on
the
local
'"L'tal
market
yesterday
as
corn
ered
with
40V
on
Wednesday,
"c
murkct
was
closed
on
Thurs
wiy,
y-
It
being
Washington's
thild
rasses
Helm
r.liabrlh.
Daughter
of
.Mr.
and
.Mrs.
Robert
Shrubtall,
Bird
ThW
.Morning
The
death
occurred
early
thi-
morn
In?
at
Uie
home
of
her
par
ent
of
Hli
Eltaabeth
ShrubMll.
4-ycr
old
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mil
Mlttrrt
Sttnitosatl.
SlOSum-
Lmlt
Avenue.
The
child
wai
bom
n'-
PHnce
Rupert.
Mr.
and
Mr
aiirubsall
will
have
the
sympathy
?f
numerous
frknds
In
their
sad
etcavemcnt.
The
funeral
will
take
place
on
Motxhjr
with
the
B.
C.
UnderUk-cra
In
eharfa
of
arrangements.
The
llttl
girl,
who
had
been
Ul
f.w
over
a
year.
Is
survived,
be.
rules
her
parents,
by
an
older
bro
ther
and
sWer
SIR
EDWARD
ELGAR
DIES
One
of
World's
Most
Distinguished
Composer
Passes
Away
at
Age
of
77
Years
WORCESTER,
Eng..
Feb.
24:
CP
Sir
Edward
Elgar.
one
of
the
most
distinguished
composers
In
history
and
acknowledRed
as
the
greatest
of
British
composers.
In
modern
times
at
least,
died
here
in
the
city
of
his
birth
yesterday
at
the
age
of
77
years.
He
had
the
rare
Hence
of
belne
acclaimed
a
genius
during
his
lifetime.
six
kii.m:d
and
many
iit'iir
in
Airro
smash
W1CKENBURO.
hxit..
Feb.
24:
(CP
Six
persons
were
killed,
ten
seriously
hurt
and
seventeen
others
less
seriously
Injured
when
a
passenger
bus
crrylng
thirty-five
Mormon
Church
members
overturned
on
a
slippery
road
near
here
this
morning.
a
"
Coniox
Member
IS
Deputy
Speaker
Victoria
House
VICTORIA,
Feb.
24:
(CI'K-Lau-
I
rence
A.
Haiina.
member
for
Comox,
has
been
named
deputy
speaker
of
of
the
Legislature.
NEW
YORK,
Feb.
24:
The
Ca
nadlan
dollar
closed
at
09
V
on
the
bhth-'
local
foreign
exchange
market
Frl-v
Today's
price
vms
46V.
day.
British
pound,
$5
0754.
BRUHN
HIS
DEATH
IS
SUDDEN
G.
A.
Edgcumbe,
Well
Known
In
Business,
Church
and
Athletic
Cirtles.
Victim
of
Heart
Trouble
Oeoige
Arthur
Edgcumbe,
aged'
sixty,
local
broker,
prominent
official
and
worker
of
First
United
Church
and
well
known
In
athletic
and
musical
circles
of
the
city
passed
away
suddenly
at
3:30
yes-(
terday
afternoon
at
his
home
lnj
'
the
Wallace
Block
following
a
brief
Illness
with
heart
trouble.
HL.
death
was
entirely
unexpected
and
news
of
his
passing
was
received
with
shock
by
numerous
friends,
who
will
Join
in
expressions
of
sympathy
for
the
bereaved.
1
Mr.
Edgcumb
had
been
under!
the
doctor's
attention
for
a
short
;
time
and,
feeling
Indisposed,
he
had
kept
to
his
bed
yesterday.
The
day
previous,
however,
he
had
been
up
and
around
as
usual.
Born
In
Epsom,
Surrey,
south
n'
England,
deceased
had
reached
h
age
of
sixty
years,
five
montns
and
tpn
davs.
He
resided
in
Prince
Ru
pert
for
five
years
and
in
British
Columbia
for
thirteen
years.
He
came
to
this
district
from
the
Kootenay
country
and,
before
lo-eattag
lrhls,cly,
wajfor
"
a.shprt
f
time
at
Anyox.
In
addition
to
his
widow,
the
Late
itr.
Edgcumbe
Is
survived
by
a
son,
Philip
Edgcumbe.
and
tw
daughters
Miss
Joyce
Edgcumbe.
a
member
of
the
teaching
staff
of
Sooth
Memorial
School
nere.
and
WUs
Betty
Edgcumbe.
who
teaches
-ehool
at
Longworth.
The
last-
mentioned
will
be
home
Tom
th
Interior
tn
tnlght's
train.
There';
are
otner
relatives
in
England.
Deceased
was
very
active
In
the
work
of
First
United
Churrh,
bein
treasurer
of
the
church,
a
member
of
the
se&slon
and
a
Sunday
School
teacher.
He
was
an
active
member
of
the
Prince
Rupert
PhUharmonl-Society
and
also
belonged
to
Tor
H
He
took
a
keen
Interest
In
foot
-ball
and
)n
many
occasrons
acted
as
referee
in
the
Senior
League.
He
served
with
the
Imperial
forces
lr.
Siberia
during
the
Orcat
War.
The
funeral
will
take
.place
on
Tuesday
afternoon
with
the
B.
C
Undertakers
in
charge
of
arrangements.
Queen
Elizabeth
Is
Confined
to
Palace'
(Jurrn
Mother
ol
Belgium
I'nablci
To
Attend
Enthronement
j
Ceremonies
For
Her
Son
BRUSSELS.
Feb.
24:
Confined
to
the
royal
palace
nt
the
order
of
her
doctors,
Queen
Mother
Elizabeth
of
Belgium,
who
has
been
In
a
state
of
virtual
collapse
since
the
tragic
death
of
King
Albert
I
last
Saturday,
did
not
attend
tlv;
cere
monies
yesterday
In
connection
with
the
enthronement
of
her
son
King
Leopold
III,
the
new
monaich.
VISITING
PARENTS
WASHINGTON.
D.C..
Feb
24:
James
Roosevelt,
one
of
the
sons
ot
President
and
Mrs,
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt,
Is
a
visitor
at
the
White
House.
George
Proctor,
who
has
been
here
for
the
past
few
weeks
In
connection
with
the
Installation
of
the
Northern
Fishermen's
Cold
Storage
Co.'s
ice
manufacturing
plant,
sailed
last
night
1
by
the
ss.
Princess
Adelaide
on
his
return
to
Vancouver.
AGREE
Hon.
Charles
P.
Chairman
of
Trustees
of
the
PROTEST
ATVCODEi
MUX
Peculations
Covering
Salmon
Canning
Industry
Not
Acctp-
v
-UblefHo
imehikan?!:
-
T
KETCHIKAN,
Feb.
24:
CP'-Relners
and
cannery
workers
here
have
telegraphed
a
protest
ajalnst
the
salmon
code
under
the
Na-
tlonal
Recovery
Act
which
will
come
up
for
hearing
In
San
Francisco
next
week.
Resolutions
were
passed
ureing
as
wage
for
cannery
workers
624c
per
hour
without
board
and
lodging
and
fifty
cents
with
board
and
lodging.
COLUMBIA
SKAT
TO
BE
RE-CREATED
AT
PRESEtNT
SESSION
VICTORIA.
Feb.
24:
(CP
A
bill
will
be
Introduced
at
the
present
session
of
the
Leg
Is-
lature
to
re-create
the
provln-
clal
riding
of
Columbia.
Uius
Increasing
the
number
of
seats
In
the
Legislature
to
48.
Under
the
Tolmle
admlnlstra-
tlon's
Redistribution
Bill
Co-
lumbla
was
merged
with
Re-
velstoke.
1
.
AIRCRAFT
GROUNDEDiVice-President
Of
'
Weather
So
Bad
in
California
Ves-
terday
That
Commercial
Ply-
ins
Is
Impossible
victor
I.
Boss
Victim
ot
Pneumonia
In
Toronto
at
Age
of
57
Years
SAN
FRANCISCO.
Feb.
24.
Sleet
and
gales
making
flyln
impossible.
.TORONTO,
Feb.
24:
CP
Vlc-all
commercial
alrcrart
operating'
tor
I.
Ross,
aged
57.
senior
vlce-pre-out
of
San
Francisco
and
Sacra-
Sldent
of
the
Imperial
Oil
Co.
and
mcnto
were
"grounded"
yet,lerduy.
vice-president
ot
the
international
Mail
and
passengers,
for
the
east
were
transferred
to
fast
trains.
John
Rowan
Of
Vancouver
Dies
Pioneer
Camicryman
Passes
Away
At
Age
of
71
Years
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
24:
(CP
John
Rowan,
aged
71,.
pioneer
can-
ncrymnn,
Is
dead
at
his
home
here,
SYSTEM
Fullerton,
K.C.
Canadian
.National
Railways.
CRIME
RING
!
:
IS
SMASHED!:
,
Conviction
of
Roger
Tuohy
and
His
Associates
Hailed
as
Triumph
.
.
ForxChicagiLawi
.
CHICAOO.
Feb.
24:
(CPi
Illinois
State
officials
declare
that
the
ton
vlction
and
sentencing
to
89
years'
Imprisonment
each
or
Roger
Ttior.y,
Gus
Schaeffer
and
Albert
Kator
for
the
kidnapping
of
John
Factor
(Jake
the
Barber)
marked
the
smashing
of
one
of
the
most
for
midable
criminal
organizations
in
the
United
States
which
for
years
fought
Al
Capone's
gangster
syndicate.
The
penalties
imposed
upon.Tuo-;
hy
and
ihls
associates
were
the
second
strongest
under
the
law.
It
will
be
33
years
before
any
of
thi-m
re
eligible
for
parole.
Argument
lor
a
new
trial
is
being
heard
today.
PASSING0F
BARRISTER
Utc
Patrick
James
Slnnott
Was
One
of
Candidates
For
Victoria
In
Recent
Election
VICTORIA,
Feb.
22:
fCPi
Patrick
James
Slnnott.
well
known
lo
cal
barrister,
who
was
one
of
the
Independent
candidates
In
Victoria
at
the
recent
provincial
election,
j
is
dead
here
at
the
age
of
G8
years.
Imperial
Oil
Dies
rvtroleum
Co..
died
here
last
night
0f
pneumonia.
!
Reds
Unsuccessful
In
Attempting
To
Halt
Ceremonies
a
BRUSSELS.
Feb.
24:
(CP)
Two
Communist
members
of
Parliament
tried
to
Interrupt
the
proceeding
in
connection
with
enthronemtnt
of
King
Leopold
III
yesterday
but.
otherwise,
there
were
no
organized
counter-manifestations,
MUST
Socialized
Capitalism
Is
Approaching,
Prime
Minister
Warns
House
Will
Add
to
Expense
of
Social
Services
Either
Reconstruction
or
Socialism,
Former
Conservative
Minister
Declares
'
.
VICTORIA,
Feb.
24
1
(CP)
Public
opinion
will
not
tolj
erate
the
cutting
down
of
social
services,
Premier
T.
Ir
Pattullo
said
in
the
Legislature
yesterday.
"It
must
bq
realized
that
we
are
approaching
a
position
of
socialized
capitalism
wherein
the
government
will
exercise
mord
control
over
our
economic
life.
That
extended
control
will
dd
to
the
expense
.
of
government?
.
I
Clive
Planta
Urges
Peace
CHANGE
River
Outlet
IjIS
ernment
be
found
and
was
the
only
hoje
las5111"1
the
inroads
of
the
Co-VIVjIUUIA,
vir-Tnm
f
u
04.
reo.
,
operative
Commonwealth
Fedcra-
I
Clive
Planta,
Inde
member
for
Peace
Ri-
ver,
referring
to
the
4
Peace
River
outlet
in
the
course
of
the
debate
in
reply
to
the
Speech
from
the
Throne,
envisioned
a
loop
from
the
present
line
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Prince
George
via
Pine
Pass,
Dawson
VjJCtrw
and
Spirit
River
to
Ed-
monton
as
one
that
would
prove
a
stimulus
to
Northern
British
Co-
lumbia.
Funeral
Notice
The
funeral
of
Helen
Elizabeth
Shrubsall
will
take
place
Monday
at
2:30
from
the
parlors
of
the
U.
C.
Undertakers.
Funeral
Notice
The
funeral
of
the
late
O.
A.
Edgcumbe
will
take
place
Tuesday
jaiternoon
at
2
o'clock
from
Firs."-
United
Church.
3"
$
Government
Must
Maintain
R.
W.
Bruhn.
Independent
mem
ber
for
Salmon
Ann
and
formsf
minister
of
public
works
In
the
Tol
mle
government,
following
Mr.
Pat4
tullo
in
the
debate
on
the
address
In
reply
to
the
Speech
from
the
I
Throne,
said
that
the
present
gov
was
elected
because
the
party
was
united
under
:
probably
as
able
leadership
as
could
'forgef
party
warfare.
"We
must
reconstruct
ine
present
economic
1
system
or
plunge
into
socialism."
.
declared
Mr.
Bruhn.
Bandit
Is
Taken
To
North
Dakota
:
!
To
Par
Train
Ribbery
Charges
at
Fargo
LOS
ANGELES,
Feb.
24:--Hiving
'
lost
his
fight
against
extradition,
:
Dutch
Otto,
member
pf
a
notorious
!
bandit
rin;.
was
on
his
way
lasr
ni?.ht
to
Fargo.
North
Dakota,
where
he
Is
wanted
to
face
trial
oru
train
robbery
charges.
Continuation'
Of
Salary
Cut
Not
r
!
Decided
on
Yet
OTTAWA,
Feb.
24:
CP
--Th
government
has
not
decided
whe
ther
to
continue
another
year
tlwv
ten
percent
sabry
cut
for
Domiivj
ion
employees,
Premier
R.
B.
B"n
nctt
told
the
House
of
Common
Government
to
Get
Full
Power
To
Deal
With
Debt;
Reduction
In
Annual
Charges
is
Planned
VICTORIA,
Feb.
21:
(CD-Legislation
giving
the
government
full
power
to
deal
with
Hritish
Columbia's
debt
problem
was
reported
ready
in
the
Department
of
Finance
yesterday.
The
general
idea
is
that
the
scheme
would
be
a
preparatory
one,
enabling
the
government
to
take
opportunities
when
they
present
themselves
with
the
object
of
making
a
substantial
reduction
in
the
twelve
million
dollars
annual
charge
for
debt.
Consolidation
of
various
issues
on
a
lower
interest
basis
as
cheaper
money
opportunities
offer
and
consolidation
of
sinking
funds
are
reported
as
the
essence
of
the
plan.