r
Rev.
A.
0.
Aasen
9
K
rcarg
"
:
8'
Paul's
t
an
s.gr
.itU-i!
lt-u-
LUTHERANS
ORGANIZING
M.
TauU
Church
Soon
to
be
Urslor-rl
to
Former
Strength
With
Resident
Tastor
Pastor's
'At
Home'
'tnrrs
Dischne
Larje
IVrrrnUse
Of
Ural
Population
to
lie
Scandinavian
n
inuauon
is
wen
unuer
wj
a
view
to
restoring
8t
Paul's
'an
Church
of
Prince
Rupert
t,
ck.
.K
a
l.
mo
m
nnnfl
ri
-Sonic
1
1
V
IiRPOOL,
Enjf..
Dec.
13:
(CP)-The
floor
of
a
con-
in.oiatinn
for
reaular
4
.all
where
noarly
five
hundred
parents
and
children'
i
gathered
at
St.
Clement's
School
here
collapsed
with
a
iuxt
night,
injuriuK
some
150
persons,
many
of
them
-
ly.
Thirty-!
were
taken
to
hospital
and
several
i
The
.crowd
wa
precipitated
into
a
mass
of
turn-
1
bllng
furniture
and
sudden
dark-
neat
from
the
second
to
the
first
floor.
.
The
dtnter
tailed
to
reach
ter-J
rtWe
proportions
owing
to
the
pre-
j
oi
mina
or
a
caretaker
named
jDoughty
who
rushed
to
the
base
ment
and
cut
off
the
gas
supply
as
the
crash
occurred,
thus
eliminating
the
danger
of
fire
and
explosion
LEGION
IS
IN
SESSION
iWlic
Sent
to
Ottawa
in
Connection
With
Working
Conditions
The
regular
monthly
meeting
of
ihe
Prince
Rupert
branch
of
the
..anadUn
Legion
of
the
British
Em
pire
Service
League
was
held
last
evening,
i'leatovnt
ww;
i
mw
ihe
chair.
The
matter
of
the
formation
of
a
.nmr
trtkn
of
the
Canadian
Le
gion
was
referred
to
a
commtitee
onsist.ng
of
the
president.
D.
C.
Si
hubrrt.
8.
A.
Bird
and
the
secre-ary
who
will
report
to
the
January
tnceting.
Arrangement
are
under
way
for
ihe
usual
provision
of
Christmas
Cheer
for
needy
returned
men
and
Jtelr
dependant
A
grant
was
also
made
to
the
British
Columbia
pro
vincial
division
of
the
Canadian
rMi
r.mut
society.
This
society
I
from
Robert
Lahlff.
John
Orc-i
nftCpfl
ArVinr
ship
ftn
Oil
M
U1UI
gory.
C.
B.
Flewtn
and
G.
E.
Brown
lmpOSeU
and
for
honory
ciud
memooui
n
D
rftrA
DeilOS,
1
I.
ucuigc
'i
Arthur
Bellos
of
Prince
George.
-Serylcemcn's
Association
Wd
Sentenced
a
few
days
ago
by
Judge
the!
present-
The4
dclegMUm
otuimea
H
A
Robcrtson
at
Prince
George
to
Imprisonment
on
a
..
.
rn.
sn.i
sufficient
in
lustlfv
the
op-
nua
w
woii.ii
-
tnarge
ot
resist
m...
V
'
'
.
thr.
nipols
nn
additional
sentence
or
mlJrlti
and
on
provision
for
clothing,
flyc
,n0Ilth5
for
ns5auUmg
a
female
r
urh
an
i
owlntme"
ilU
In
peelally
under
the
climatic
:
condl-lMCordlng
word
rccelvcd
at
dl-aprobabllUy
bS
Se
')rcvn,llnK
hCre
f
Jj!
I
vlsloal
headquarters
of
the
pro-in
DyK
Scd
over
last
some
.jUwUnent
It
was
he
T.
ylnclal
police
here.
.
which
co
nsta
ted
of
U
Chi
meetln,
which
was
opened
delegation
h
Prayer
by
Mr.
Aasen.
In
his
in-
Char
cs
C.upma.
ZZ
'
U
0
o
U.
narr
and
u,..tory
remarks.
Mr.
Dybhavr
Murphy
J
rrcd
to
the
'Importance
of
thr
the
IU
claims
tor
-Ml
con
in
nrch
and
Its
influence
for
gooc
Legion
community.
naUonal
and
Inter-
d's
,nd
fa
"'f.
i"t
'
.
Minister
of
Pensions
c
il!3
s
(l
ana
111.
pa
'
;atmiin1
m
...i
ihi
tn
the
Provincial
Constable
Gordon
Daniels
will
sail
tonight
on
the
prince
George
for
Vancouver
hav
llnir
ln
his
custody
Dominic
Cataldo.
the
south.
LANSING.
Mich..
Dec.
13:
CP
A
check-up
yesterday
following
the
disastrous
fire
which
destroyed
th-Kerns
Hotel
here
early
Tuesdaj
morning
showed
tliat
the
death
to'
had
reached
twenty-three
with
th
possibility
that
the
bodies
of
i
Today's
Weather
lomorrows
lides
I
in'-c
Rupert-
Part
cloudy,
mo-,
Hlh
7:40
a.m.
197
ft.
i-
southeast
wind;
barometer,
20:12
p.m.
17.1
ft.
'v.j
temperature.
48;
light
chop.
Low
0:55
a.m.
6.4
ft.
13:55
pjn.
7.2
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
'
t7
XXIV
No.
289,
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
13,
1934
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
SERI06S
LIVERPOOL
SCHOOL
DISASTER
MGEER
ELECTED
VANCOUVER
MAYOR
BY
HUGE
MAJORITY
One
Hundred
and
Fifty
Parents
and
Children
Hurt
in
Concert
Hall
floor
Collapsed
Precipitating
Five
Hundred
Persons
Amid
TumblinK
Debris
Into
Darkness-Of
Victims
Expected
to
Die
Battle
For
Control
of
Air
Routes
OffjfiSo.
O
CCAff
(
r-V
'SnUrt$
POSS1DLE
J
'
J
X
ItOUTES
V
Century
-old
battles
for
control
of
trade
on
the
high
seas
are
about
to
spread
Into
the
air.
Three
naUons
now
arc
nearly
ready
to
carry
on
tne
oatue
iney
are
me
uiuiu
,
Great
Britain.
The
battle
will
bo
tivided
in.to
two
classes
-lighter-than-alr
and
aeropUnes.
three
naUons
have
already
entered
the
fight
to
spread
their
lines
into
the
foreign
field.
SURFACE
ROAD
IDEATH
TOLL
TO
CL0YAH
,
is
GROWING
Additional
Sum
Appropriated
To
Complete
Skeena
llichway
As
Far
as
the
Kay
Word
has
been
received
from
the
member
for
the
district,
l're-mler
T.
I),
I'attullo,
that
sufficient
money
has
been
appropriated
for
the
hlchway
to
allow
of
Its
bcin
surfaced
as
far
as
Clojah
Bay.
The
work
Is
projressinc
satls-
makes
a
point
of
attending
to
thci
factorlly
and
much
satisfaction
is
care
of
comrades
In
various
instltu-'
being
expressed
at
the
additional
Hon,
such
as
Essondaie
wnerc
Lhre
are
237
returned
men,
the
(r,.,i
wnmo
for
Incurables
and'
appropriation
being
recenru.
the
Tmnduiiie
aaniurium.
mcmbc
iFurther
oentence
.
snniirarinii
iiir
inumi
-
i
with
a
regular
patr
ond;irom
wamw
-
-
",rs
,t
wa8
announced
last
'were
approved
'Kh:
by
Rev.
A.
O.
Aasen
of
Van-,
At
the
request
c
the
branch
J
fn.,.
...
ihi.MMiatlon
from
the
unempiojca
'""i
tit
Liiiu
iiriii
1
1.
(
a
IV
i
v
nur
h,
who
was
"At
Home"
to
the:
ex
orniininnvinn
roionv
hi
ihh
.
iu...
f
;nir
tia
Airm.nv
eontrlbu-
the
handicaps
uo
...v
.ve
months'
,
......
j
...
.
.
.
.
i.
.
.A.,
.a..
allnuwitlrn
Miint,nntiin
pnll.il
nnii.ii
in
Ln
a
a
day
day
at
at
12'
a
a
meal
mem.
Twenty-Three
Known
to
Have
l'rrblicii
in
Lansing
Hoiel
Fire
arts
All
'XMAS
MUSIC
IS
SUBJECT
.ocre
more
victims
mlgnt
sliu
w
m
sumforrL
Fourth
Avenue
West.
Mrs.
he
ruins.
Shelford
Darton,
vice-president.
Many
of
the
guests
in
the
hotel
was
in
the
chair
In
the
absence
of
at
the
time
of
the
tragic
conlla-
the
president.
Mrs.
R.
L.
Mcintosh.
gratlon
were
senators
and
repre-1
-
.as
as
fonows:
eentatlves
to
the
State
Assembly
which
opened
a
special
session
on
'Monday.
Dairying
Has
Visitor
From
Prince
George
Says
Output
of
Cream
Increased
By
100
Percent
Among
the
visitors
to
Prince
Rupert
this
week
is
Alfred
Miller,
proprietor
and
manager
of
the
Interior
Creamery
at
Prince
George.
He
says
the
dairying
Industry
is
show
ing
marked
progress,
the
output
of
cream
for
the
district
this
year
being
100
percent
greater
than
foi
j
j
last
year.
i
Mr.
Miller
says
Uiey
have
been
Uinrnrirf
tn
four
months'
lmnrlson-i
marketing
their
product
at
nearby
I
-
w
-
-
-
r
-
v
t..ii
i.
i
1
ii
it
.i
nuiiLuiii
iiiviiv
w
-
-
i
PParent
at
the
present
time
when
tlonai
"
,
ts
Tnc
entering,
and
an
Insane
patient
for,
thcrs
but
the
increase,
makes
it
de-
ar
clouds
wcro
to
be
seen
hovering
consideration
oi
we
j
constable
Daniels
wiuUlrable
that
they
invade
the
Prince
j
?
many
parts
of
the
world.
It
.local
mcmorr
bdng
takc
hU'
annual
vaci
nie
duty
of
the
people
to
sup,"""
""
-
,.,
itn.
iContlnued
on
Page
Four)
i
communicated
Delightful
Seasonal
Program
at
Women's
Music
Club
Sleeting
Yesterday
Afternoon
"Christmas
Music."
on
which
an
interesting
paper
was
read
by
Mrs.
P.
C.
Miller,
who
was
in
charge
of
Christmas
Carol,
by
the
club,
Tlano
solo.
Mrs.
W.
L.
Stamford
Vocal
quartet.
"Silent
Night
Mrs.
J.
H.
McLeod.
Mrs.
J.
H.
Carson,
,
Mrs.
S.
D.
Johnston
and
Mrs.
C.
E.;jJ
'
Cullln.
'
V'r.n1
nln
"A
nm"
Mrt
rmpvt
5
made
increase
.jj
-f
..past0rai
symphony.
'
',Mrs,E.J.
Smith.
vacation
while
tn
Rupert
market.
This
he
plans
to
do
exchange
nt
an
early
date.
jtcrday.
Vocal
solo,
"Star
of
Bethlehem,"
j)
Mrs.
J.
H.
McLeod.
Vocal
duet.
"The
Star."
Mrs.
Er
nest
Anderson
and
Mrs.
C
lln.
Vocal
solo,
"Old
Miss
Lillian
Halllwell.
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
13:
CP)
Wheat
closed
at
79Jsc
on
the
local
today
up
?c
from
yes-
Fiery
Liberal
M.L.A.
Overwhelms
Taylor
in
Four
To
One
Contest
Magnitude
of
Victory
Was
Surprise
Even
to
Winner's
Most
Enthusiastic
Supporters
Another
Milepost
In
Colorful
Career
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
13:
(CP)
G.
G.
McGeer.
M.L.A.
for
Vancouver-Burrard,
yesterday
added
the
mayoralty
of
Vancouver
to
his
list
of
achievements
in
a
stormy
and
colorful
political
career..The
fearless
young
Liberal,
whose
name
is
prominently
mentioned
in
connection
with
federal
election
honors
next
year,
was
elected
chief
magistrate
of
ihe
city
with
an
overwhelming
ma-3
,
Jority
over
the
veteran
Mayor
Louis
Taylor.
Even
Mr.
McOeer's
most
op-i.mlstie
supporters
were
amazed
at
the
tremendous
victory
he
won.
late
last
night,
with
forty
out
of
forty-seven
polls
accounted
for.
Mc-
Geer
had
28.095
votes
and
Taylor
but
7243.
Today
the
rmal
vole
was
announ
ced
as
follows:
McGeer,
34,496;
Tay
lor,
9.021.
The
majority
of
25,475
was
the
largest,
majority
ever
given
Radio
Reception
Here
and
Digby
D.
C
McRae
States
That
It
Is
Quite
As
Good
at
Seal
Cove
as
Across
Harbor
-?
With
reference,
j
to
a
statement
made
this
week
by
E.
J.
HauRhton;
a
Vancouver
mayoralty
candidate
Pacific
Coast
superintendent
of
the
IfJOjUfo
total
P011
the.latgest
department
.of
radJoStThat
Disby
fWthe
city's
history.
ufahA
Kpph
n3TSa?Tf'-OToK(.n
Among
the
five
aldermen
elected
as
the
site
for
the
local
.government
was
Former
Mayor
Charles
E.
Us-
radiotelegraph
station
because
tests
dall.
Lite
commissioner
of
North
had
indicated
that
reception
was
Vancouver,
who
defeated
Aid.
J.
H.
superior
there
to
this
side
of
the
Shinnick
and
Ex-Aid.
E.
W.
Dean
harbor.
D.
C.
McRae
stated
that,
in
Ward
One.
according
to
his
information.
Seal
After
the
result
became
known
Cove
was
found
tp
vbc;
as
good
as
McGeer
said:
"We
must
break
this
Digby
Island
for
reception
when
ruthless
control
of
the
money
these
original
tests
were
made
and.
powers
or
it
will
wreck
our
clvlll-
indeed,
the
ofifclals
who
made
the
sation."
tests
recommended,
the
government
The
election
culminated
one
of
statlon
be
established
at
Seal
Cove,
the
most
hectic
mayoralty
cam-'
However.
accotdlng,to
Mr.
McRae
the
recommendation
to
this
effect
ln
saisns
recent
years.
Mayor
Tay-
both!was
turned
down
by
Ottawa
and
Jor
and
Mr
McGeer
having
kept
up
their
speech-making
sche-ithe
statlon
established
at
Digby
dule
until
shortly
after
midnight
JIsland-
Tuesday.
Early
in
the
day
the
voters
'
began
besieging
the
polls
and
thejp
"j
nm
rr
vote
was
one
of
the
heaviest
in
the
j
f
QOU
lYmllilCe
1
0
history
of
the
city.
J.
S.
Wilson.
Booth
Memorial
guests.
r
m
E.
Cul-
S
English
Carol,'-
Z
-
Accompanists
for
the
afternoon
were
Mrs.
W.
L.
Stamford
and
Mrs.
'2
E.
J.
Smith.
Ijf
M
Vancouver
Wheat
'J
t
vice-principal
of
School,
was
the
the
program,
was
the
subject
of
the
1
speaker
today
at
the
regular
weekly
Ladles'
Music
Club
at
its
regular
!
luncheon
0f
the
Prince
Rupert
Ro-fortnightly
meeting
yesterday
af.-jtary
Club
in
the
Commodore
Cafe,'
ternoon
t
the
home
of
Mrs.
W.
L.
his
subject
being
"Some
Educa
tional
Problems.
President
J.
J.
Little
was
ln
the
chair
and
there
was
a
good
attendance
of
members
with
J.
H.
Blake
of
Victoria
and
Frank
Dlbb
and
D.
G.
Borland
as
Be
Held
Shortly
The
annual
Christmas
food
matinee
at
the
Capitol
Theatre
here
will
take
place
on
Friday
afternoon
of
next
week.
Manager
D.
O.
Borland
announced
today.
Articles
of
foodstuffs
will
be
taken
as
admission,
all
donations
thus
made
to
be
urned
over
by
the
theatre
manager
o
the
Salvation
Army
for
use
in
its
hrlstmas
relief
and
cheer
an
as
mimn
ai
bib?
b.ib
;b.i
bzbib
i
ai
ajsiaiai
a,;a:i
ai
a.ia-
Will
Santa
Claus
Fail
To
Come
To
Numbers
Of
Prince
Rupert
Children?
So
far
in
the
past
the
people
of
this
city,
through
a
the
Salvation
Army
and
other
organizations,
have
S
seen
to
it
that
all
poor
families
and
especially
the
5
children
have
had
the
means
of
enjoying
the
Christ-
2
mas
season.
If
this
is
to
be
done
this
year
consider-
5
able
money
will
be
needed
and
so
far
not,
much
has
S
been
subscribed.
How
could
anyone
enjoy
Christmas
knowing
that
many
children
were
not
enjoying
it
"
too?
S
Money
may
be
sent
to
the
Salvation
Army
or
the
fi
Daily
News.
Goods
or
clothing
should
go
direct
to
2
the
Citadel.
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