She
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4
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
AS
Prince
Rupert
Part
cloudy,
calm;
barometer.
29.02;
tcr
'ra-barometer,
High
10:35
ajn.
15.2
ft.
29.92;
temper?'
;
22:10
pjn.
13.0
ft.
ture,
55;
sea
smooth.
Yo
Low
4:05
ajn.
6.4
ft.
U
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
15:43
p.m.
10.9
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Vol.
XXIV
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No,
181
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.CVSATURDAY,
AUGUST
4,
1934
SHOOWG
OF
DOCTOR
IN
VANCOUVER
EXPORTS
OF
BRITISH
COTTON
YARN
TO
GERMANY
STOR
Condition
of
Man
and
South
Timothy
San-ood
Believed
to
Have
Been
Deranged
When
He
Visited
Canadian
Pacific
Station
Yesterday
and
Allegedly
Fired
Upon
Dr.
A.
P.
Procter
VANCOUVER,
Aujj.
I:
(CP)
The
condition
of
Dr.
A.
P.
Procter,
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
physician
and
chief
medical
examiner
of
Shaughnessy
Military
Hospital,
and
Timothy
A.
Sargood,
his
alleged
assailant
in
a
shooting
affair
yesterday
afternoon,
remained
critical
today.
Sar-jrood,
employed
as
a
locomotive
engineer
on
the
Revelstoke
ROAD
WORK
ON
ISLANDS
ftntiderable
Improvement
Bring
Mdr
on
Seenle
(uren
Charlotte
blind
Marine
Drive
NEW
nnilKSI'S
lKil
Material
Being
t:ed
l.trlu-ritrlrlted
Cedar
Slid
to
Oullatt
An)
thing
Ele
r-onsktoable
improvement
is
being
made
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Marine
Drive
between
Port
ClemenU
and
Queen
Charlotte
City
Tts
Hell,
certain
stretches
of
which,
particularly"
on
the
southern
end
In
the
vicinity
of
Skldegate.
can
be
truthfully
stated
to
compare
favor-bly
with
any
road
In
the
province.
Incidentally,
It
1
one
of
the
finest
(rente
drives
In
the
west
as
all
who
have
been
over
it
will
readily
testily.
Just
recently
six
new
bridges
have
been
put
in
between
Queen
Charlotte
City
and
Tlell
while
a
venth
has
been
practically
rebuilt,
other
surface
Improvements
have
also
been
carried
out
on
Uic
road,
in
the
construction
of
the
new
bridge
red
cedar
timber,
produced
entirely
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
was
used.
The
life
of
this
timber.
It
Is
predicted,
will
be
'
least
twenty-five
years.
The
Improvement
work
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Marine
Drive
wai
laid
out
by
J.
C.
Brady.
resident
engineer
for
the
provtn
lal
department
of
public
works
with
headquarters
at
Prince
Ru
pert,
and
Is
being
carried
out
under
the
direction
of
A.
H.
Mallory
of
I'ort
Clements,
road
supervisor
for
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
and
Alfred
Cook
of
Queen
Charlotte
City,
road
foreman.
Improvements
are
also
being
carried
but
on
the
road
from
Mas-ett
to
the
North
Beach
of
Orahnm
Wand
with
William
Brlddcn,
road
foreman
at
Massctt,
In
charge.
BIRTH
NOTICE
There
was
born
at
the
Prince
Rupert
Genera!
Hospital.
August
3.
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E.
Schumann
of
Terrace,
a
son,
Boy
William.
Mrs.
.1.
H.
Plllsbury
sails
tonight
n
the
Prlnco
Oeorge
for
Vnncou-
vcr
wiiero
she
will
take
up
future
residence,
Joining
Mr.
Plllsbury
who
was
recently
ntmolnted
a
member
of
the
Workmen's
rnmnrnsallon
Medical
Engineer
in
Both
Critical
division
of
the
Canadian
Pacific.
had
been
a
patient
of
Dr.
Procter
for
three
month
suffering
from
the
results
of
an
injury
received
while
on
duty.
He
entered
Dr
Proc-
ter's
office
in
the
station
here
at
i
noon
yesterday
and.
immediately!
the
doctor
arrived,
he
i
Sargood
isi
alleged
to
have
fired
three
shots,
.
.
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Ml.
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A
I
J
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I
one
lAKing
eueci
in
uic
uuciui
ttgtnaciu
Bargood,
Immediately
turned
the
gun
upon
himself,
suffering
throat
and
head
wounds.
Dr.
Procter
was
Immediately
given
a
blood
transfusion
prepara
tory
to
an
operation
being
pcrfor-
-ned
for
removal
of
the
bullet
Sargood
served
overseas
in
the
Seventh
Battalion,
being
promoted
'.o
the
rank
of
lieutenant.
The
police
advance
the
theory
that
Sargood
was
mentally
derang
ed
as
he
left
a
note
addressed
to
C.
W.
Pullham
saying:
"Please
notify
u
soon
as
possible.
Pullham
will
Uke
care
of
my
body.
The
Brother
hood
of
Locomotive
Firemen
and
Engineers
will
bury
same."
Sargood
was
a
member
of
this
organization
tnd
the
committee
was
endeavoring
to
have
him
reinstated
in
employment
but
Dr.
Procter
had
not
yet
made
a
report
on
his
case.
Otherwise,
no
reason
for
the
shoot
ing
appears
to
be
Immediately
available.
Chamber
Does
Excellent
Work
For
Exporters
At
tr.-
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
meeting
last
evening
.he
secretory
reported
having
secured
permission
for
local
butchers
and
wholesalers
to
ship
meat
into
Alaska
to
suly
the
need
there
during
the
ttme
when
the
Ameri
can
steamships
were
tied
up
Dy
me
strike.
Under
the
law
a
certificate
must
he
obtained
allowing
that
food
ex
port
arc
of
good
quality
and
they
must
be
inspected.
As
the
nearest
tnsivetor
was
at
Edmonton,
get
lino
w
mhere
was
out
of
the
question.
After
a
number
of
telegrams
had
passed
Uic
collector
of
customs
wus
authorized
to
allow
h.
ihinmmu
at
any
time
dur-
lug
an
emergency.
nSV.
IIUNDIIKI)
MAKE
TK1P
Some
one
hundred
persons
left
on
last
evening's
train
for
the
ln--rifir.
tnklnn
advantage
of
special
excursion
rates
applying
from
here
to
points
hrtwrcn
Terrace
ana
Bmlthers.
I
'
TRAIN
FROM
EAST
LATE
i
Thr
full
nassengcr
train,
rcgu-
Hoard.
Mrs.
Plllsbury
Is
one
of
larly
due
from
the
east
at
2:15
this
I'rlnce
Rupert's
real
pioneer
women
afternoon,
wns
reported
this
morn-find
her
departure
from
the
city
Is
Ing
to
be
eleven
hours
late
which
a
matter
of
regret
nmong
her
nu-
would
bring
It
in
at
1:15
tomorrow
mcrous
friends.
.morning.
French
Diplomat
Welomed
To
Foreign
Minuter
Louis
Barthou
.Rpunvuiia.
tor
the
policy
Just
Twenty
Years
Was
Declared
by
Britain
Against
Germany
and
Canada
Was
Involved
Final
.Moves
Which
Plunged
European
Conflict
Reviewed
by
Historic
Writer
Written
for
The
Canadian
Press
(Copyright,
1931.
by
The
Canadian
Press)
The
fourth
of
August
the
most
momentous
date
in
modern
history.
On
this
day
declared
war
on
Germany.
than
four
years
later,
1,000,000
lives
and
upwards
of
3,000,000
had
been
wounded,
many
thousands
of
them
permanently
injured.
From
the
beginning
of.
Hie
montn
the
Insane
wave
upon
which
Europe
was
hurtled
to
Its
supreme
futility
gathered
momentum
In
a
succession
of
events,
the
magnetic
radia
tions
of
which
drew
the
remaining
powers
unerringly
to
them.
Aus-trlans
and
Serbians
were
locked
in
a
death
grapple
In
front
of
Belgrade;
Germans
and
Russians
were
fighting
In
Poland:
skirmishes
had
ensued
between
Oermans
and
French
on
the
north-eastern
frontier
of
France;
reports
were
verified
of
Ocrman
concentration
on
the
Belgian
frontier.
On
August
2
a
state
of
war
war
rccognlied
between
France
and
Germany.
It
was
simply
a
matter
of
hours
befpre
Great
Britain,
bound
to
France
by
the
"entente
cordlale"
and
to
Belgium
as
a
guarantor
of
that
country's
neutrality,
would
herself
be
sucked
into
the
vortex.
A
demand
from
Oermany
on
August
3
that
Belgium
permit
German
troops
to
pass
through
that
country
In
order
to
wage
war
against
France
brought
from
King
Albert
a
moving
appeal
to
Great
Britain
for
assistance.
As
a
result
the
British
government
dispatched
a
sharp
note
to
Berlin,
seeking
as
surance
that
Germany
would
not
Insist
upon
this,
and
asking
that
in
the
conflict
with
France.
Germany,"""
W4
undertake
to
respect
Belgium's
neutrality.
This
wns
the
last
communication
between
Great
Britain
and
Gcr-
many.
At
mlcinigni
menm
umci
.no
answer
had
been
received
In
J
London.
Britain
and
Germany
wereflt
war.
The
extent
of
Canada's
partlcl-jpatlon
furnished
food
for
much
of
France
at
left
ti.
pin-siriped
mettyng,
QUhe
r;ds.ofhc14ttle
Ago
Since
War
This
Country
Into
Vortex
of
by
Captain
W.
V.
Murray
M.C.
20
years
ago
Great
Britain
Before
hostilities
ceased
more
Britons
had
laid
down
their
speculation.
Recalling
the
contin
gent
that
had
fought
In
South.
Africa
14
years
before,
many
observers
ventured
the
prediction
that
perhaps
a
whole
division
of
troops
might
be
sent
from
this
country
to
the
front.
They
would,
have
to
go
quickly,
however,
for,
said
these
wise
men.
the
war
would
be
over
In
six
weeks.
Not
even
the
most
extra
vagant
mind
could
then
conceive
that
before
the
conflict
was
to
end
Canada
would
enlist
more
than
300.000
men:
that
her
casualties
would
approximate
200,000,
and
Jia't
the
war
would
not
be
over
for
more
than
four
years.
Historic
Message
The
night
of
August
4
saw
the
transmission
of
the
historic
mes-tage
of
King
George
to
Admiral
Sir
John
Jellicoe,
CommanderMn-Chlef
of
the
British
fleets:
"At
this
grave
hour
In
our
national
history
I
send
to
you
and
through
you
to
the
officers
and
men
of
the
fleets
of
which
you
have
as
sumed
command
assurances
of
my
.,firto
thnt
.inrfr
hi,.-
lion
they
wll
lrevlve
and
renew
the
nlrf
olnrlVtt
nf
nur
ftnvnl
Wnw
nnrl
prove
once
again
the
sure
shield
of
n,Hi
j
v,.
c.
i
.
.ui.
uwumi
miu
ijci
cumin-
in
una
Halibut
Arrivals
Canadian
R,
W.,
13,000,
5c
and
4.5c,
Storage.
1
5hc
will
proceed
to
London,
England
Hindenburg,
son
of
the
late
Teeny
Mllly,
14,000,
5.5c
and
5c!
to
study.
She
will
sail
from
Quebec
.t
President
Paul
von
Hlnden-Booth.
f
Ausust
18
aboard
the
steamer
Em-
burg
of
Germany.
Viking,
13,000,
5.0c
and
5c.
Atlln.
Bucharest
suit'
as
he
arrived
in
Bucharest,
.Entente
governmwitv
MAY
VISIT
this
ory
.
.M.
P.
PUnta
.V.
L
A.
to
be
Suitably
Entertained
if
He
Comes
This
Month
At
the
meeting
of
the
Prince
Ru
pert
Chamber
of
Commerce
in
the
City
Hall
last
evening.
G.
P.
Tinker
presiding
in
the
absence
of
the
president
and
vice-president,
a
letter
was
read
from
C.
M.
F.
Planta,
M.
L,
A.
for
Peace
River,
stating
that
he
planned
to
visit
Prince
Rupert
on
his
return
to
the
Peace
River
about
the
middle
of
August
and
he
would
be
glad
to
meet
some
of
the
local
people.
A
telegram
has
been
sent
to
Mr.
Planta
offering
to
pay
his
expenses
if
he
will
stop
over
a
couple
of
days
and
It
was
left
with
the
executive
to
arrange
for
entertaining
him
if
he
:omes.
It
was
suggested
that
a
dinner
be
given
in
his
honor
In
view
of
the
manner
in
which
he
had
championed
Prince
Rupert
as
the
outlet
for
the
Peace
River
railway.
RETAIL
CODE
IS
PROPOSED
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Com-
merce
Turns
Matter
Over
to
.
.
Retail
Committee
At
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
meeting
last
night
a
communication
was
"received
from
the
Retail
Merchants'
Association
of
Canada
asking
for
endorsement
of
a
code
of
practice
which
they
iubmltted
and
which
It
was
pro-'
vowi
to
have
implemented
In
)egls
latlOH,
Max
Hellbroner
strongly
urged
I
Its,
ariontion
but
the
meeting
turned
It
:
...
over
to
the
retail
committee
con-1
slsttng
of
P.
H.
Llnzey.
Frank
Dlbb.J"
George
Bryant
and
C.
Q.
"Minns
I
with
power
to
act.
!
j
.
Mlss
Jeanne
Ritchie
will
sail
aboard
the
Princess
Louise
this
af
-
,
ternoon
for
Vancouver
from
where
press
of
Britain
for
Southampton.
fifty
Thousand
Mill
Workers
May
Be
Out
Of
Work
by
Action
Deliveries
Arc
Being
Stopped
and
Spinning
Ceased
Owing
To
Inability
of
Purchaser
to
Pay
For
Supplies
Received
MANCHESTER,
Aug.
4:
(CP)-Exporters
of
cotton
yarn
to
Germany
have
decided
temporarily
to
suspend
deliveries
and
cease
spinning
in
consequence
of
the
inability
of
German
firms
to
pay
for
yarns
already
shipped
The
stoppage
of
shipments
may
throw
fifty
thousand
Lancashire
textile
workers
out
of
employment.
IMPROVE
SERVICE
Hans
Being
Laid,
to
Importune
Post
Office
DepartmenJMnSpring
The
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
(Commerce
last
evening
decided
to
(approach
the
Post
Office
authori
ties
next
spring
in
good
time
to
try
to
secure
better
mail
privileges
during
the
summer
months
and
also
the
railway
and
steamship
companies
in
regard
to
their
schedules
in
order
to
try
to
secure
proper
stop-overs
at
this
port
going
and
coming
for
trains
and
boats.
Pro
test
was
made
at
the
brief
time
al
lowed
in
Prince
Rupert
for
passengers
arriving
by
train
and
leaving
immediately
on
the
boat.
In
reply
to
a
previous
protest,
G.
A.
McNlcholl,
C.
N.
R.
general
pas
senger
agent,
Vancouver,
explained
that,
while
boats
going
north
had
only
three
hours
in
this
port,
they
had
seven
hours
on
their
return
which
was
better
than
given
them
at
Alaskan
ports.
He
did
not
think
there
should
be
any
complaint
in
regard
to
it
The
Post
Office
Department
turned
down
a
request
for
better
mall
facilities
this
season.
Head
of
Church
Is
Near
Death
Most
Rev.
Archbishop
C.
L.
Worrell.
However,
Keeps
Up
Brave
Fight
For
Life
HALIFAX.
Aug.
4:
Most
Rev.
C
L.
Worrell,
Primate
of
the
Church
of
England
In
Canada,
remained
.near
death
yesterday
but
his
fight
for
life
resulted
In
a
slight
improve
ment.
However,
little
hope
is
held
for
his
recovery.
Ernest
S.
Alllstone
of
the
City
Hall
staff
sailed
this
morning
on
the
Cardena
for
a
holiday
trip
to
Vancouver.
Mrs.
Alllstone
left
for
the
south
recently.
TOKO
NTO
CN
A
U
I
AN
LEGION
CO.NDOLLJs
WITH
HINDENUimn
TORONTO.
Aug.
4:
-Mem-
hers
of
the
Ontario
command
of
the
Canadian
Legion,
Brl-
tlsh
Empire
Service
League,
sent
a
cable
of
condolence
yes
terday
to
Lieut.
Col.
Oskar
von
Fishing
Boat
Confiscated
Order
Made
by
Justice
of
Teace
Following
Conviction
of
Two
Charges"
S.
D.
Macdonald.
Justice
of
the
Peace,
in
provincial
police
court
this
morning,
granted
an
applica
tion
of
the
fisheries
department
for
confiscation
of
a
Columbia
River
fishing
boat
with,
gear
and
fish
following
conviction
the
day
before
yesterday
of
Oeorge
Cunningham
and
Gene
Burns
on
charges
of
having
salmon
in
their
possession
above
the
fishing
boundary
on
the
Skeena
River.
ASKING
FOR
L0WRATES
Special
Excursions
to
Prinee
Rupert
While
Warship
in
Port
Are
Requested
This
morning
a
committee
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
consisting
of
H.
F.
Pul-
;en.
Max
Hellbroner
and
W.
M
Blackstock
met
the
local
transpor-j
tatlon
heads.
Peter
Lakle
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
W.
li.
Coates
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
and;
R.
M.
Smith
of
the
Union
Steamt-
Mp
Company
and
urged
upon
them
the
desirability
of
putting
on
tow
excursion
rates
from
the
var-ous
points
on
the
railway
and
the"
-oast
to
Prince
Rupert
during
tije
eek
in
which
the
warships
and
eaplane
squadron
visit
Prince
Rupert.
Incidentally
also
this
Is
tl
week
of
the
carnival
and
flower
show.
:
Each
of
the
agents
promised
to
uke
the
"matter
up
with
his
respective
company,
The
meeting
was'the
outcome
of
ictlon
taken
at
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
meeting
last
evening
when
the
chairman,
O.
P.
Tinker,
.ppolnted
the
committee.
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is
last
Week
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