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1
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Mher
Tomorrow's
Tides
She
mmm
prince
ttupcrt-I
j.
light
High
3:45
a.m.
19.1
ft.
.routhrast
wind;
ba.
3j
'21;
15:38
pjn.
20.7
ft.
Low
3:39
7.1
ft.
temperature.
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sm
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22:26
p.m.
4.0
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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
-
fa
Vol.
XXIV
No,
224.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER
26,
1934
PH1CK:
FIVE
CENTS
GIANT
NEW
CURNARDER
IS
REDUCED
AUTO
Queen
Mary
Officiates
As
Giant
Namesake
Ship
Slips
Into
Water
Today
Launching
of
"Queen
Mary"
Was
Perfect-
King
George
Made
Brief
Speech
Prince
of
Wales
and
Other
Notahles
Present
GLASGOW.
Sent.
26;
(CP)
ed
the
giant
new
Cunard-White
Star
liner
"534"
the
"Queen
Mary"
as
the
great
ship
started
down
the
ways
to
the
water
from
John
Brown's
yard
here.
The
new
ship,
which
it
Is
believed
will
be
the
new
Queen
of
the
Seas,
slid
down
successfully
in
a
perfect
launching.
The
clioice
of
-
.he
name
of
the
living
queen
for
the
Today's
Stocks
I
Court
t
O
John
Oo
l
be
Vancouver
M'xandrla,
-OlVfe-Bayvlew.
JB2t,
li,
t
Nickel.
.69.
Dig
Mt&Kniri.
.33.
IlradUn.
2
00.
nralornv.
1430-
D.
II
Cons,
.10.
1J
R
X..
.67.
C
ariboo
Quartz.
1.23.
Drntunta.
.47.
Dun
ell.
.18.
Urorgla
Illvcr.
.01.
O.'l'-onda.
20.
'
lit
milm.
.034.
I
lian
014.
i
Mmlo.
.194.
j
Meridian.
.12.
!
Morning
Star.
.13.
National
Silver,
.03.
Noble
Five,
MVi.
Tend
Oreille,
30.
Pnrter
Idaho,
.08.
Premier.
IJO.
Inward,
.OSVi.
Iff-no.
.83.
fiver
Crct.
.01
Vi.
Salmon
Oold.
.21.
Taylor
Urldge,
JO.
Wayside.
.09.
Whitewater.
.05.
United
Empire.
Jl.
j
Montreal
II
C
Power
A,
21.
C
P
R..
.13.
Ftrd
A.
20i.
Imperial
Oil,
.15.
Loblaw
A.
.104.
Con.
Smelters,
130.
Toronto
Ontral
Patricia.
1.00.
Chlbougamau,
.12ft.
Lee
Oold,
.11.
Oranada.
33.
Inter.
Nickel,
24.10.
Macassn,
2.67.
Noranda.
38.75.
Bherrltt
Oordon,
.422
8lsco,
2.50.
Thompson
Cadillac,
.48.
Ventures.
.07.
Lake
Marbn,
.05,i
Teck
Hughes,
4.10.
Sudbury
Dasln,
1.42.
Culumarlq.-
.24.
Smelter
Gold,
.28.
Can,
Maiartlc,
.69.
Little
Long
Lac,
6.55.
Astoria
Rouyh,
.063V.
'
Statlacona,
.0,
Maple
Lcdf,
.22.
Tickle
Crow,
1.71.
ng
Liic
Lagoon,
JO.
Manitoba
it
Eastern,
.30.
Oils
A
P.
Con.,
08i.
Amalgamated,
.07.
c
E..
.70.
Calmont,
.05.
&alhonac,
-.25.
yan,
.00!
i,
freehold,
.07,
Mcrland,
21.
,
M
Jon,
.10.
Unlcd,
.04,
The
Queen
today
christen
christening
was
most
unusual
and
tight
up
to
the
launching
was
undisclosed,
many,
believing
It
would
named
either
Britannia
or
Vic
toria.
The
launching
was
followed
by
a
I
short
speech
by
King
Oeorge.
The
,
Princes
of
Wales
and
a
mulUtude
of
other
notables
were
present.
THREE
SEPARATE
FIRES
AM)
CXrLOSION
AUOAUI)
STEAMER
MORRO
CASTLK
NEW
VORK.
Sept.
26:
-A
nlghtwatchman,
testifying
yes-
terday
at
the
federal
grand
Jury
InvesUgatlon
into
the
Morro
Castle
disaster,
testified
Uiat
three
separate
fires
had
broken
out
simultaneously
on
board
the
great
holiday
ship.
The
nlghtwatchman
also
beef
llcved
that
the
ship
had
been
bombed
as
there
was
an
cx-
plosion.
PLANTA
TO
VISIT
HERE
Champion
For
Prince
Rupert
as
Peace
River
Outlet
Due
Friday
Night
Clive
Planta,
Independenl-Non
Parllun
member
of
the
legislative
assembly
for
Peace
River
and
advocate
of
Prince
Rupert
as
the
logical
ouljet
for
the
Peace
Klver,
left
Vancouver
last
night
aboard
the
Union
steamer
Cardena
and
Is
due
to
arrive
In
the
city
Friday
evening.
He
Is
coming
here
at
the
InvWIon
of
the
Prince
Rupert
riiimhrr
of
Commerce
and
will
proceed
from
this
city,
It
Is
ex
nected.
to
the
Peace
River
by
rail.
Found
Guilty
Of
False
Pretences
Fred
darner
Obtained
Relief
From
City
Fraudulently
Being
Sentenced
Today
Found
guilty
yesterday
afternoon
In
County
Court
by
Judge
w.
Fisher
on
a
charge
of
obtaining
re
lief
serin
for
goods
on
false
pre
tenccs
from
the
city.
Fred
Garner
Is
appearing
again
before
Ills
Honor
this
afternoon
for
sentence,
L.
W.
Pnimnrn
nrosecutcd
the
cnSv
and
R.
L.
McLennan
acted
for
the
de
fence.
William
Goldbloom
returned
to
i
.it..
n
t)i
rata
n
vesterrtav
tut-
Hi
.
from
a
hrlflf
business
inn
lOOlCW-
art.
RATES
FROM
HERE
TO
INTERIOR
Constables
Attend
Dionne
Hospital
Opening
With
Hon
David
A.
Croll,
minis
??r
of
welfare
ai.
guest
of
honor
and
chief
speaker
the
Dofoe
hospital
for
the
Dionne
qulntrlplets
was
opened
officially
last
week
The
aistingixished
gathering
Is
here
presented
beginning
Inspection
of
the
building.
EVIDENCE
-
COMPLETE
'
Heady
lo
Proceed
Against
Hauptmann
'
Further
Itevelations
I
Yesterday
1
NEW
YORK.
Sept.
26:
The
I
authorities
last
night
announced
as
compieie
uic
swims
tu
u
--dence
against
Bruno
Richard
;
Hauptmann
In
connection
with
the
kldnaDDlne
and
murder
over
two
years
ago
of
Charles
Augustus
Lindbergh
Jr.
Hauptmann
has
al-1
ready
been
formally
Indicted
ror
extorUon
In
the
State
of
New
York.
The
State
of
New
Jersey
will
charge
him
with
kidnapping
and
murder.
It
Is
expected.
The
latest
revelations
In
tne
chain
of
evidence
yesterday
were
that
a
piece
of
note
paper
on
which
one
of
the
ransom
notes
was
written
was
similar
to
paper
found
In
Hauptmann's
home,
that
anotner
,
slip
of
paper
found
Concealed
in
Hauptmann's
residence
bore
the
private
telephone
number
of
Dr.
J.
F.
(Jatslcl
Condon,
who
acted
as
Col.
Lindbergh's
Intermediary
In
ransom
ncgotlaUons.
Uiat
foot
prints
found
under
the
window
of
the
Lindbergh
home
at
Hopeweu,
N.J.,
after
the
kidnapping
resembled
HauDtmann's
and
that
nails
similar
to,
those
used
in
me
ladder,
found
below
the
window
were
similar
toothers
round
in
,
Hauptmann's
premises.
It
wars
also
revealed
yesterday
that
Hauptmann
and
his
wife
were
camped
near
Savannah,
Oa..
in
the
spring
of
1932
following
tne
kio-
napping
and
while
the
international
search
for
the
Lindbergh
baby
or
his
captors
was
in
progress.
Noted
American
Sonjr
n
'
Comnoser
Dies
in
Southl
'
LOS
ANGELES.
Sept.
26:-IIcnry
Lemalrc,
noted
American
son?
com-
j
poser,
died
here
yesterday
at
the
age
of
69.
One
of
his
best
known
ajid
nibst
popular
compositions
was
"Moonlight
and
Roses,"
BAR
SILVER
NEW.
YORK,
Sept.
26:.
(CP)
Bar
silver
ciosca
iu
p
uumc
.,
,,,.
..lirrtn
UIC
litem
lllimi
"'""
jw.v.
dropping
to
49ic
today.
Sinclair
Epic,
.t$i
SILVERS
"anAdopted
Democrats
of
California
Almost
.
Unanimously
Behind
Program
Of
Former
Socialist
ana
SAN
1
FRANCISCO.
ivnnoiov-vj.
Sept.
oepv.
26:
A
1
luaniornia
staie
uemocrauc
con
I
vention
by
a
vote
of
113
to
4
adop-
hc
pan
of-Upton
slncla,r
!
former
Socialist,
who
Is
the
party's
:
candidate
for
the
office
of
Governor.
'
I
I
MAJ.
WATTS
I
j
IS
SPEAKER
!
in
order
to
obtain
the
amount
of
Gyro
Club
Hears
Address
and
Music!
slw
Presidfnt
K00Sevelt
Is
re-By
One
Who
Lost
His
Sight
ircd
,
Durchase
under
the
Sil-
During
Great
War
Appealing
to
his
listeners
to
play
j
tnelr
part
either
by
monetary
do-
,
hv
hPlr
moral
simnort
i
in
tnc
work
of
-bringing
the
lumln-
oslty
oj
human
kindness
into
the
darkness
of
twenty-four
hours."
Major
W.
H.
Watts
of
Vancouver,
field
secretary
for
the
Canadian
In-sUtute
of
the
Blind,
who
himself
lost
his
sight
on
service
In
the
Great
War,
was
an
Impressive
speaker
be
fore
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club
Rt
regular
weekly
luncheon
yes
(terday
.In
addition
to
giving
an
ad
dress,
Major
Watts
'entertained
Uae
Gyros
with
piano
selections,
his
playing
being
of
nn
excellence
Whlch
It
was
difficult
to
realize
,
'might
be
present
In
one
suffering
j
the
disability
of
total
blindness.
The
luncheon
was
presided
over
by
William
Crulckshank,
past
president
of
the
club,
and
there
was
a
good
attendance
ot
members.
In
opening,
Major
Watts
approv
rH
nf
fho
nnllrv
nf
iVitt
irnvornment
Kd.i;
Halibut
Arrivals
American
Kodlak.
35,000,
Cold
Storage,-
8c
and
5c.
Norland,
22,000,
Royal,
8.8c
and
5c.
Oceanic.
11.000.
Atlln,
8.1c
and
5c.
Lumen,
7,000.
Atlln,
8.3c
and
5c.
Canadian
Capella
I,
20,000,
Cold
Storage.
7c
nnd
5.5c.
PREDICTED
Price
Will
Have
to
Exceed
This
If-United
States
Demand
to
Be
Met,
Says
Pitman
SAN
FRANCISCO.
Sept.
26:
(CP)
Senator
Key
Pittman
of
Nevada
asserted
in
a
speech
here
before
the
Western
Division
of
the
American
Mining
Congress
that
he
believed
the
price
of
sil-
ver
would
be
raised
to
$1.29
per
j
ounce
by
gradual
process
and
that
gold
would
go
to
$11.3!
per
ounce.
His
prediction.
Senator
Pittman
said,
was
based
on
the
belief
that
the
price
would
have
to
be
bid
up
ver
Act
of
1931.
WllAV
rflQI"
In
"
wwv
Fairbanks
Now
Famous
American
Aviator
Will
Proceed
From
There
to
Western
Alaska
JUNEAU.
Sept.
26:
Wiley
Post,
famous
American
world
flyer,
who
arrived
here
a
few
days
ago
from
Seattle,
left
on
Monday
by
airplane
with
Joe
Crosson
for
Fairbanks.
The
pair
will
spend
a
while
there
and
will
then
proceed
to
Western
Alaska
in
quest
of
brown
bear,
Convicts
Quarrel
In
Checker
Came;
Stabbing
is
Fatal
NEW
YORK.
Sept.
26:
.
(CP-
t
rm.ur.
IC""eM!y'..m
1
In
Hart's
Island
federal
penitcn-
tlary
near
here,
and
Abraham
Ito-i
senberg.
another
convict,
quarrelled
1
while
playing
cnccKers
ana
ttosen
berg
Is
alleged
to
have
stabbed
Keen
to
death
with
a
huge
butcher
knife
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
Sent.
26:
(CP
wheat
was
ouoted
at
83Jkc
on
tho
local
exchange
yesterday,
dropping
to
79c
today.
LAUNCHED
Chamber
of
Commerce
Wins
Out
In
Its
Long
Fight
For
Concession
Recommendation
Made
by
Legal
Department
of
Canadian
National
Railways
to
Commission
$25
to
Hazclton
and
$15
to
Terrace
In
response
to
persistent
agitation
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
which
has
been
going
on
for
a
number
of
years
culminating
inan
appeal
to
the
Board
of
Railway
Commissioners
recently,
the
legal
department
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
is
recommending
that
next
summer
from
June
1
to
September
30
inclusive
rc-
jccu
experimental
rates,
be
estab-S
,
lished
for
carrying
cars
and
accom-J
.
JkTXT
y
jt-itn
pmytng
passengers
between
Prince
Jyl
ANY
I
)l
T
I
I
The
autos
will
be
handled
on
flat
cars
and
would
have
to
be
loaded
j
and
unloaded
by
the
owner
and
carried
at
his
risk.
They
would
bel
carried
on
the
mixed
trains
only!
and
would
have
to
be
accompanied
i
Latest
Casualty
List
For
Japanese
storm
Shows
2500
Lives
Lost
class'
r
"by
one
person
buying
a
first
-mh
....
.
....
.
,J.
-The
ralesTO'and
from
Prince
Rn-I
pert
and
Hazelldn
are
to
be
J25
for
small
cars.
$30
on
medium
sized
cars
nn
i9.
r
Rates
to
and
from
Terrace
andl
Hazelton
or
Terrace
and
Prince
Ru-
pert
are
$15
for
small
or
medium
sized
cars
and
$17J0
for
large
cars.
Details
of
the
rates
proportionate
to
those
given
by
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
between
Revelstoke
and
Golden
are
as
follows:
Prince
Rupert
and
Hazelton,
177
miles.
$25.
$30.
$35.
Prince
Rupert
and
New
Hazelton,
181
miles.
$25,
$30.
$35.
Prince
Rupert
and
Terrace,
95
imlies.
$15.
$15.
$1730.
Terrace
and
New
Hazelton,
86
miles,
$15,
$15.
$1730.
Terrace
and
Hazelton,
83
miles,
$15,
$15,
$1730.
RAIL
FARES
LOWEST
YET
Coach
Rates
From
Pacific
Coast
to
Chicago
Cut
to
$3130
VANCOUVER.
Sept.
26:
A
further
reduction
In
coach
fares
from
Pacific
Northwest
points
to
Chicago
effective
October
1
was
announced
yesterday
by
representaUves
of
the
western
railways.
The
new
fare
of
$34.50
from
Vancouver,
Victoria
and
other
northwest
coast
points
to
rhiian
hrinirs
the
cost
of
rail
tra-
huntlnR;veltotheccntralslates
to
the
low-
est
price
ever
offered.
Present
coach
service
on
these
transcontinental
'
routes
have
added
greaUy
to
the
comfort
and
convenience
of
this
mode
ot
travel.
Officials
ot
these
railways
expect
that
this
new
reduction
In
fares
will
serve
to
stimulate
further
travel
between
the
Pacific
Northwest
and
eastern
points.
EXCURSION
CANCELLED
Owing
to
lnsufllclent
....
bookings,
t
tne
excursion
wnicn
11
was
pianneu
to
run
this
week-end
from
here
to
Ketchikan
with
the
steamer
Prince
Rupert
has
been
cancelled.
The
!
Prince
Rupert
will
arrive
on
Friday
morning
from
the
south
on
regular
!
schedule,
make
the
trip
that
night
to
Stewart
and,
on
her
return
from
the
north
Sunday
evening,
will
bo
withdrawn
from
service
and
tied
up
at
the
local
dry
dock
lor
me
winter
POINTS
IN
TYPHOON
,T
V
"
,,
1
?
'
-.-
7
J
l
to
'oMowtag
last
Frl-
"
ur""cZs
7
Idead.
8400
Injured
and
600
missing.
e
pearl
cultute
station
a
tToba
Hf'red
"rious
damage.
100000
.
T
"1V"V
$300,000,
being
lost.
TeXtile
Workers
Refused
Jobs
On
Return
to
Work
NEW
YORK,
Sept.
26:
Frank
Gorman,
leader
In
the
recent
textile
workers'
strike,
charged
yes
terday
that
thousands
of
strikers
had
been
refused
re-employment
on
'
going
back
to
the
mills
at
the
first
of
this
week
following
the
calling
off
of
the
strike
on
President
Roosevelt's
mediation
agreement.
Discrimination
against
the
strikers
it
13
claimed.
Is
most
evident
In
the
south
and
Is
said
to
be
such
that
some
of
the
workers
are
advocating
new
walk-out.
General
O'Duffy
Quits
Leadership
Chief
of
Irish
Blue
Shirts
Reported
To
Have
Resigned
Owing
to
7
Disagreement
DUBLIN,
Ire.,
Sept.
26:
It
was
reported
here
yesterday
that
Gen
eral
O'Duffy
had
resigned
as
head
of
the
Irish
Blue
Shirts
owing
to
disagreement
with
other
chiefs
of
the
party.
GENERAL
JOHNSON
RESIGNS
POST
AS
4-
N.
It.
A.
CHIEFTAIN
HYDE
PARK.
New
York,
Sept.
26:
(CP)
The
long-ex-
4
pected
resignation
6f
General
Hugh
S.
Johnson
as
admlnl-
-.strator
of
the
National
Recov-
"ery
Act
came
yesterday
and
was
accepted
Immediately
by
President
Franklin
D.
Roose-
velt.
It
Is
expected
that
Gen-
eral
Johnson's
duties
will
be
taken
over
by
an
adminlstra-
V
tlon
board.
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-4
.
ti
'ili
li-
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