KNOX
HOTEL
i
Mii.u
m:w
,M.NA(a;.Mi.Nr
(I
r(win
all
Hlth
Hut
ami
(old
Wttn,
Hlnrr
ILillix
i:X
M
I.IAT
lIMN
IIOOM
Vuu
Mill
HI"
tl"Kin..
Hair:
5Jc..l.
Amtrlctn
or
European
Plan
ltl
I,
AltMOl
It
ITu.rlrlor
KENTVILLE
Ont
.
May
17
-Prof
Jean
Heard,
twin
brother
of
Tr
r
August
Picard.
his
wife
and
a;
instructor
were
forced
down
Halibut
Arrival
Canadian
Fanny
F..
5.000
pounds,
no
sale.
KETCHIKAN,
OTTAWA,
May
17!
-A
memo
ago.
randum
submitted
to
the
Senate
'ourlst
committee
showed
that
tourists
paid
the
Ontario
provin
cial
treasury
$010,110
during
1033,
Wheat
Prices
Winnipeg
May,
,71
li.
July,
.72tD.
October,
.73?4,
Chicago
May,
.00
li.
July,
,88Vi.
September,
.8814.
The
proposed
new
bill,
it
Is
stated
will
provide
for
the
re-establlsh-
ment-tot
silver
at
a
monetary
basis.
the
president
being
given
power
to
Dut
the
legUlaUon
into
effect
as
soon
as
he
sees
fit.
The
plan
calls
for
permUstve
nationalization
of
domestic
stocks
of
the
metal
and
a
mandatory
declaration
of
policy
that
silver
shall
be
purchased
until
It
constitutes
twenty-five
percent
of
the
metallic
monetary
basis.
One
senator
said
that
stiver
would
v
iire
yecterdav
In
a
racing
be
bought
at
the
market
price
but
fc'-ioon
Mrs.
Plcarti
has
been
re-
that
it
would
be
given
a
value
of
v;nii
Instruction
U
Qualify
her
$1.29
an
ounce
by
the
Treasury
and
price
of
silver
reach
$159
an
ounce
before
the,
reserve
Is
acquired,
the
MACE
SEIZED
IX
WAR
Treasury
would
be
authorized
to
OF
1812
TO
BE
GIVEN
stop
buying
and
to
sell
silver,
if
lt,
UP
BY
UNITED
STATES
saw
fit
until
the
price
fell
below
the
!
$1.29
figure.
Agreement
Reached
Between
Buyers
and
Salmon
Trollers,
!
week
the
first
big
trips
are
All
yesterday's
fish
was
for
m
Id
curing
by
one
buyer
at
;
:
Ketchikan
Fleet
Works
Again
;
burnfd
He,
8c
arid
7C
the
agreement
price.
ia"
Z
onl
?fm
--bers
oi
TthVAU
Sco"
aska
Trailers'
Association.
In
view
of
this,
there
has
been
a
rush
to
take
out
association
cards.
The
only
worry
now
Is
the
possi
bility
of
a
continuation
of
the
longshoremen's
strike
at
Seattle
affecting
the
salmon
industry
by
failure
of
tierces
to
arrive.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER,
-May
Wheat
was
quoted
at
17:
(CP)
)!,c
on
the
Of
Slxtyflve
(DUSTST0RM
'BOB'
SCOTT
IS
CHOSEN
Well
Known
Missionary-Skipper
Elected
President
of
United
Church
Presbytery
VANCOUVER.
May
17
Rev.
Robert
C.
Scott
of
the
United
Church
Marine
Mission
was
yesterday
electa
president
of
the
British
Columbia
Conference.
Formerly
mlsslonary-sklpper
of
the
mission
boat
Thomas
Crosoy
which
is
well
known
in
northern
waters,
Rev.
"Bob"
S:ott
is
well
acquainted
ln
Prince
Rupert
and
numerous
friends
here
and
throughout
the
district
will
be
pleased
to
Jeam
that
he
had
been
honored
by
arcompany
her
husband
as
an
a
$1
silver
certificate
would
De
is-1
being
chosen
president
oi
tne
rres-(b
rvrr
In
attempted
flights
to
sued
on
each
ounce.
The
Treasury
bytery.
the
stratosphere.
i
would
take
the
profit
resulting
from!
t
.
I
the
dlf
ferenfce.
Should
the
world
WASHINGTON.
D.C..
May
17:
The
Senate
yesterday
ad-
opted
a
resolution
to
restore
to
Canada
the
mace
seized
during
the
War
of
1912
and
suggested
that
Canada
and
Great
Brl-
tain
should
likewise
restore
the
national
capltol
which
they
In
the
same
conflict.
May
17:
Following
the
reaching
of
an
nit
.
.
fjf
agreement
Toompnt.
botwoi
between
buyers
and
the
Alaska
'l
rollers
ASS0"
mogiouoic
ji
ciation,
the
Ketchikan
trolling
fleet
is
at
work
again.
Yes
terday
saw
a
steady
stream
of
boats,
mostly
mum
irouers,
in
iim-t
with
pntrlips
vnrvinir
from
one
fish
up
to
700
Winnipeg
Dies
pounds.
I
By
noon
iiuuii
seven
boats
had
arrived
with
2500
pounds
,"bert
Moore
.x.bie
v,
:
ity
i
Mitoba
At
Aee
up
tQ
Jait
CVfnln8
4
000,
Capital
A(
w,
.
bounds
pounds
liad
luid
arrived
arrived.
Early
next
i
ourists
ray
Into
Coffers
Of
Province
Away
WINNIPEQ.
May
17:
Magistrate
Robert
Moore
Noble,
aged
65,
for
seventeen
years
presiding
over
Manitoba
provincial
police
court
is
tiead.
He
was
born
ln
GIVES
JOBS
Itoad
Maintenance
Gangs
Itusy
With
Shovels
In
Manitoba
Clearing
Drifts
BRANDON,
May
17:
Highway
maintenance
gangs
have
been
increased
to
shovel
off
drifts
of
sand
and
dirt
from
the
roads
west
of
.
..-!
vorfnrfinv.
but
dron-there
as
a
result
of
last
week's
se
'ped
one
cent
to
G8Uc
today.
I
vcre
duststorms.
Tomorrow's
Tides
High
3:35
a-m.
18.7
ft.
16:56
pjn.
16.7
ft.
Low
10:33
am.
4.7
It.
22:38
pjn.
'9.8
ft.
"a
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
.
'a
Vol
XXIV
.
NO
115.
PRINCE
RUPERT,'
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
MAY
17,
1934
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
NEW
UMTS)
STAT
MONETARY
PLAN
BENNETT
AND
PATTULLO
RESUME
OTTAWA
NEGOTIATIONS
Definite
Agreement
Reached
Between
President
and
Silver
Bloc
For
Remonetizing
White
Metal
Slock
Trading,In
New
York
is
Dull
Permissive
Nationalization
of
Domestic
Stocks
and
Man-1
(
datory
Declaration
of
Policy
Planned
Hoped
to
Reach
Value
of
$1.29
irr
Drift
Early
Yesterday
Mas
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
May
17:
(CP)
A
definite
com
''""rd'li'T.?
T"
'
I)romise
was
reached
yesterday
between
President
Frank
;
lin
D.
Roosevelt
and
the
United
States
Senate
silver
bloc,
new
YonK.
May
17:-A
lower
after
a
two-hour
conference,
on
both
the
nationalization
inn
m
stock
priei
in
early
trading
an(i
remonetization
of
silver.
On
the
basis
of
the
agree-yr
.stt
ruay
was
followed
by
a
miw
ment
the
President
is
now
prepared
to
send
a
special
mes-rr.uvcry
around
the
beginning
of
FrU
w
to
CongreMi
possibly
on
me
nour
oui
waning
lor
wmt
legislation!
,
A&yi
recommending
rl.v
was
Uie
dullest
io
far
thU
year
!whch
wuW
mandatory
jn
,
i
.tr
nuycr.
were
scarce
and
the
i
ttlBOcy
but
permissive
In
practice
1
a
turnover
amounted
to
only
that
proyWlng
a
tw0
I)0mt
pr0gram
72(1000
share.
The
tndwtrtal
av-i
ln
ralnd
8lnce
a
tenUtlve
ri.L-r
ut
riualng
was
off
.11.
rails
umitrsUndtng
was
reached
with
up
!7
uUllttes
off
.07
and
bonds
up
jlhe
sllw
group
about
a
Iortnight
J
i
Racing
Balloon
With
Picard
On
Board
is
Down
Western
U.S.
Deluged
by
Dust
Storms
In-
I.
M;11-
Snowplows
have
been
placed
into
use
in
Iowa.
Dakotas,
Nebraska.
Minnesota
and
surrounding
states
as
a
result
of
terrilic
dbst
storms
which
have
swept
fine
particles
of
dirt
into
huge
drifts
on
the
highways
and
farms.
The
dust
also
has
been
disastrous
to
stock.
scores
of
cattle
having
died
as
a
result
of
eating
dust-covereo
food.
The
photos
show
farmers
plowing
away
the
dust
near
Spencer.
Ia..
where
the
drifts
were
heavy.
Rains
of
the
last
few
days
have
somewhat
relieved
the
drought.
PASSES
IN
OFFER
FOR
VANCOUVER
ARGENTINA
James
Howard,
Head
of
Ironworks
United
States,
Australia
and
Can-
company.
Shot
Two
Years
Ago,
Died
Last
Nisht
VANCOUVER,
May
17
(Canadian
Press
i
James
Howard,
aged
61.
president
of
the
Ross
&
Howard
ada
Endeavor
to
Break
Wheat
Conference
Deadlock
LONDON,
May
16:
United
States.
Australia
and
Canada,
It
has
J
been
learned,
have
offered
Argen-
T.H
ll?AtV
Mn
HtaH
Vtftf-a
let
of
t
nmn
Mroof
mint
n
In
an
AT
f
ft
ft.
Loan
For
Province
is
'
Again
Being
Discussed
Premier
of
British
Columbia
Back
in
Federal
Capital
Following
His
Financial
Trip
to
New
York
Returning
West
Soon
OTTAWA,
May
17:
(CP)
Negotiations
were
resumed
today
between
Prime
Minister
R.
B.
Bennett
and
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo
of
British
Columbia
with
respect
to
the
$8;-
000,000
loan
which
is
being
sought
by
the
British
Columbia
government
in
order
to
assist
it
with
its
committments
and
to
undertake
relief
measures.
Premier
Pattullo
returned-
to
Ottawa
last
night
after
a
trip
to
LOADING
Victoria
at
Seattle
So
That
Alaska
May
Get
Supplies
Ketchikan
Protest
San
Pedro
Quiet
Yesterday-Stevedores'
President
Leaves
New
York.
SEATTLE,
May
17:
CP
Striking
longshoremen
yesterday
agreed
to
a
request
by
Governor
Martin
to
load
the
steamer
Victoria
of
the
ot
strikln
longshoremen.
night
following
an
Illness
of
a
few.
break
the
existing
deadlock
In
thejthreats
days
with
bronchial
trouo:e.
'International
wheat
conference.
Mr.
Howard
had
been
shoti
Soviet
Competitor
through
the
lung
two
years
ago
by
MOSCOW,
May
17:
The
Soviet
hold-up
men
who
are
now
serving
cabinet
has
issued
a
decree
for
(
penitentiary
sentences.
For
a
long:
greater
wheat
production,
indlcat-tlme
his
recovery
was
despaired
of.
ing
the
possibility
that
Russia
may
Death
Threat
For
Many
Miners
Are
Killed
By
Blast;:
Fifty-Seven
Men
Lose
Their
Lives
When
Explosions
Occur
In
Itrlxlan
Colliery
nniTRSTTTjt
Mnv
17ir!nnrHlnn
j
enter
the
world
grain
market
as
a
competitor
or
canaaa
States
and
Argentina.
Kentucky
Governor,
jyQ
JPS
Cordon
of
Steel-llelmeteil
National
Guardsmen
Posted
at
Executive
Mansion
.
FRANKFORT.
Ky.,
May
17:
Governor
Laffoon
has
received
a
second
death
threat
and
a
cordon
:
of
National
Guardsmen
ln
steel
i
t
helmets
was
yesterday
posted
at
the
executive
mansions.
SHOT
DOWN
been
killed
as
a
result
of
their
airplane
being
shot
down
in
ONTARIO
ELECTION
SET
I
OU
JUNE
19
'
TORONTO,
May
17:
(CP)
The
Ontnrlo
general
provin-
cial
election
will
be
held
on
Press)-Forty-Uiree
miners
were
June
10
with
nominations
on
were
killed
by
an
explosion
and
June
12,
Premier
Henry
an-
flre
ln
a
coal
mine
at
Lambrechles
nounced
last
night
The
Pre-
on
Tuesday.
Fourteen
rescue
work-
mler
also
announced
the
dls-
crs
trying
to
clear"
up
following
the
solution
of
the
Legislature.,.,
first
blast
lost
their
lives
t6day
In.
Union
Head
On
Coast
NEW
YORK,
May
17:James
Ryan,
president
of
the
International
Longshoremen's
Union,
left
here
yesterday
by
airplane
for
San
Francisco
to
take
personal
charge
of
the
strike
situation
on
the
Pa
United
Iclflc
Coast.
Tie-up
Protested
KETCHIKAN,
May
17:
Follow
Ing
a
conference
here
between
re-prcsentaUves
of
the
Ketchikan
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
Commercial
Club
and
transportation
companies,
a
wire
was
sent
to
Seattle
protesting
at
the
tie-up
of
Tokyo
Hears
That
Two
of
Its
northbound
shipping
to
Alaska
ar
Aviators
Have
Lost
Llvrs
Fly-
ja
result
of
the
longshoremen's
ing
Over
Manchoukuo
I
strike.
The
wire
pointed
out
how
I
dependent
Aiasica
ports
were
upon
TOKYO.
May
17:
Two
Japan-
uninterrupted
sieamsmo
service
!ese
officers
are
reported
to
have
Fear
is
expressed
that.
If
the
tie-up
continues.
It
mav
seriously
affect
the
movement
oLIresh
fish.
'Ketchikan
beer
oarlors
are
stated
to
be
facing
a
shortage
of
the
po
pular
bevcraec
as
a
result
of
the
strike
which
Is
affecting
the
shipments
of
beer
from
Seattle
to
the
territory.
CANADIAN
GOLD
PRICE
MONTREAL.
May
17:
(CP)
The
Canadian
gold
nrlre
was
up
onf
cent
today
at
$34.74.
UAU
SILVER
NEW
YORK,
May
17
lver
closed
at
44T8c
P
ounce
or
the
local
metal
market
today.
,'.
New
York
on
business
in
connection
with
provincial
finances.
lie
expects
to
leave
within
a
few
days
STEAMER
"hU-
Striking
Longshoremen
Work
Liner
return
to
Victoria.
BLOT
ON
SOCIETY
Alaska
Steamship
Line
in
order
to
i
gathering
here
alleviate
any
possibility
of
a
shor-1
tage
of
necessities
of
commerce
at
;
Alaska
ports.
Last
night
longshore-
imen
voluntarily
began
loading
the
I
vessel
and
company
officials
said
;
!
it
would
sail
for
Southeastern
Al-
j
aska
points
on
Thursday
at
midnight.
San
Pedro
Quiet
SAN
PEDRO.
Cal..
May
17:
All
was
quiet
along
the
waterfronl
here
yesterday,
the
day
passing
oil
without
Incident
despite
the
facl
i
that
four
hundred
strikebreakers,
-were
on
the
job
in
defiance
of
fCanoiwIWiym'oodceck
Pays
Ills
I
Respects
to
Dr.
W.
E.
Blalx's
Statement
-
f-
TORpNTO;.
May:
17r-
Canon
II.
f
Woodcock
declared:'
that
Br;
W.
E.
Blatz
constituted
hlmrclt
a
"blot
modern
society"
by
terming
marriage
"a
c&emony
long
out
of
:date"
before
a
large
educational
FEAR
OF
COMPANY
Quebec
Ketailers
Afraid
to
Display
,
Anything
But
Imperial
Tobacco
Conytany
Products
OTTAWA,
May
17
H.
C.
Fortler.
Montreal
tobacco
wholesaler.
Cc
clared
before
the
price
spread
commute
yesterday
that
Quebec
re
tallers
were
In
consant
fear
of
being
cut
off
the
Imperial
Tobaca.
Co.'s
buying
list
If
they
displayed
any
but
Imperial
products.
j
HERRI0T
EXPELLED
French
Leftist
League
Expressta;
Disapproval
of
Policies
of
Dou-mergue
Government
LYONS.
France,
May
17:
Formef
Premier
Edouard
Herrlot
has
been
expelled
from
the
local
branch
of
the
Leftist
League
of
the
Rights
of
man
as
a
mark
of
disapproval
of
the
policies
of
the
Douniergue
government
of
which
Herrlot
Is
a
member.
f
WOMEN
STILL
DENIED
ADMISSION
TO
SYNOD
OF
ANGLICAN
CHURCH
TORONTO,
May
17:
A
re-
commendation
of
the
Oeneral
Synod
of
the
Anglican
Church
"
of
Canada
urging
that
women
be
given
entry
Into
the
8ynod
was
voted
down
yesterday
de-
spite
several
eloquent
pleas
made
by
clergymen
on
their
(CP)
Bai
i
behalf.