r 58. 33. r Con.. .14, u2 X I II (Mkl. SI . irlfc 156. A , Fiver. f7'. 81. .45 3 ak. v. K vr 18. sV-.-sSon JBl4- X.L r- r r n-r r r Silver. .0. F vr w. i'-.iho. .12. 30 ! !, rtonald, ,12. 'i4l; A. OJ. " 0"W is. B.'iflgp ,48. T.tiBlfr. life. Empire, 50. Toronto . Patricia. 5. Ktmiiu. .10. .';. 62 Ki' kM. 3450. 2 58 '- 43.00. Oordon, .70. ,'-11 CadlllftB, 52. TV ,g7 Mil run. .09. k HiiL-hcs. 6.70. BaMn. 154. :-an(. jo. r'"' ''f Gold. 26i. ' -" MiiUrtlc, .61 Long Lac. 6.95. ' ' Rouyn. .10. 'tfa' 'ma. .33 . n Lraf. 51. f k.e Crow. 1.43. "3 !.ar Lagoon. 55. Mur !' iba k Eaatern, 55. M'-Wjort 5014. fc"Vlr;fl 1.33. McLcm Cockshutt, .65. Oils Vancouver A, P fv,n . i 1 E, 70, tmont. .07. Fbvun . .ooi'4, nold. .07.' Home oil, 1.05. Werland, 52. M" Jon. .00, UnlW OU, .05 .08. ' L'NLKAL AT SANDSPIT taSfVn" 01 Wllliam- Woods. W .k "0 n.h"man of Sand- Wrdn.T-. aealn occurred on ru.:r?" m the Prin n,,n takers ma,VTlwl1- wcr6 forwarded HIT h. tl . Blv. U- Ua"- Bhr. here U,e Iu6ral wlU W.J.BAIRD Todays Weather Today's Tides mmm mm pr- Ruperts-Overcast, light High 1:35 ajn. 20.4 ft. ,r -'c f wind, barometer. 30 JO; 14:11 pm. 195 ft. tcmpertfure. 64; kea smooth. Low 8:07 am. 25 ft. 20:15 pm. 3.8 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1934 PRICE: FIVE CENT8 BOOM m SILVER IS WW EXPECTED WWG ACTIVITY IN INTERIOR SHOWING GREAT REVIVAL ifiife Metal Assumes Place of Monetary Importance Again For First Time Within Sixty Years Today's Stocks t- B K t till z i .. r BEX t. Vancouver United States May Soon Rank With China and India as Consumer Floating Supply in Country Considerably Less Than One Billion Ounces Which Treasury Requires NE WYORK, Aug. 10: (CP)-Silver climbed back to a position of monetary importance in the Western Hemisphere today for the first time in sixty years and it was predicted that, if the United States should carry out its plan to buy enough silver to equal twenty-five percent of the total metallic reserves, it would begin to rank with CMrat and India a a consumer of . 'the while tal The floating tup- , r nnn tit ply of Mvtr In the country 1 be-' rAH 1 1 UmmI to fa mjklrblv Iu than .UUM-KJ Ai 1 the our bUUeo ounce which the Traawiry may hare to obtain to mmmHf tu program. In some 4urlM It H Battered the gown- meat may be forced to make heavy tHtrehaMt abroad wth a reaaltant boMt In prter. The trtee of silver on the New York metal market today climbed (6 40c per oonce. Halibut Arrivals Summary American 42JD00 pound. 5c and 35c Canadian 137W0 pounds. 5c and 35c to 7c and 45c. American BeoUnel, 34,000. 5c and 35c. Pa- atfte. Doltoda, lajBOO. 5c and 35c. Cold Storage. Canadian Katen. 1UW0. Cc and 45c. Booth. CapaHa, 10598. J5e and 45c. At- Bdward UpaMt. 1100. 5.7c and 45c Gold Btoraac. j .,D. S. P.. XtM. 5c and 4c. Cold &torae. Southend, lijm. a.Cc and 45c. AUtn. Tramp, 17JBee. 5e and 45c. Cold 8terage. Unoma, lljm, &.4c and 45c At- hn. Covenant, 38,008. 5e and 35c Odd Storaee. P. Doreen. 15W0. 5c and 3.9c. Coia ' Storage. SUCCUMBS VANCOUVER August 10 'Canadian Pres -- William Joseph tlalrd K.C., aged 62. former member of the DrltWh Columbia Liquor Control Hoard and prominent In business and political curie ' Vancouver and Victoria for more than twenty years, died In hospital last night after a week's Illness. wp-rvmifAN Auc. 10: (Cl' '.DOO, The Ward Cove Packing Co. here packed five thousand cases of salmon on Wednesday. claiming a record day's work for the portt VANCOUVER Capt. ttobfrt Troctor. Urolher of Dr. A. P, Proctor. Paes , Away" VANCOUVER. August 10 I Canadian Press" Robert Cecil Proctor, aged 65. brother of Dr. A. P. Procter. Canadian Pacific Railway physician and chief medical examiner of Shughnessy Hospital, who lies critically injured in hospital, died yesterday He spent his early life ( aa sea, sccurea iu uianci o (aiib and served a-Uh the Canadian Pacific Railway. Later he entered real estate and financial business. The condition of Dr. Proctor Is reported to be little changed. HU medical attendant. Dr. R. E. Mc-Kechnle and Dr. J. W. Thompson, are hopeful that he will recover from gunshot wtmnds allegedly inflicted last week by Timothy Sar-Rood. C.PR. locomoUve engineer who Is afcw In serious condition from wounds inflicted when he turned the weapon upon himself .after shooting the ooctor. FATHER OF SIX HANGS Thoma B. Kisllng Executed at Prince Albert For Killing His Partner PRINCE ALBERT. Aug. 10: CP Thomas B. KUllng of Brlno. Bask.. : farmer and father of six children. I was hanged this morning for murdering his trapper partner In a lonely cabin in June last year, i BIG MILL DESTROYED Shawnlgan Lake Lumber Co. Plant Wiped Out With Loss of $250,000 SHAWNIOAN LAKE, Aug. 10: (Can. Press) The plant of the Rhuu-nlffan Lake Lumber Co. was KFTCIIIKAN CANS Lit V completely destroyed this morning 'MAKES KIXOIU) PACK together with three million feet of i ikv : HAY'S WOKK cut lumber storco m uie j-m ,. iThe loss will possibly reach $: 50.- will Unhinson of Terrace Is pay Dominion Day Reception in London, England Ci.ri.uui H se Lniito-. England, was the -rene of a mepaon m .. .tiraUoD of Canada s "national 5 . T:ie j j:: xnmisaiiner tor Canada and Mrs Hwari Ferguson are seen on Uie right receiving'. Famous Canadian iOlof Hanson is Renominated General Here On 1 Unanimously as Candidate Of Pensions Duties General Sir Richard Turner V.C K.C-B, K.C5I.O., DS.O.. commander of the Third Highland Brigade In France during part of the Great War and later In command of aU Canadian troops in British Isles, is a visitor in Prince Rupert today in his capacity as a member of the Pensions Board which held a session at the Court House this morning to hear local cases. Sir Richard, who la one of the British Empire's most celebrated military men. having won the Victoria Cross in the South African War. Is accompanied by Lady Turner. They make their home in Ottawa. They were met on arrival this morntng aboard the Prince Rupert from Vancouver by Col. S. D. Johnston, officer commanding the First North B. C. Regiment, 102nd. Battalion, and Capt. J. S. Wilson, both of whom served under Sir Richard with the Third Broolcsbanfc. j The nomination of Mr. Hanson Brigade In France during the Oreat Executive (in addiUon to the of-j was made by G. W. Nlckerson who War ! fleers) S. E. Parker, G. M. Hunt, W. said It was almost five years since other members of the Pensions . Fulton and the presidents of all 1 he wai first nominated. He had Board party Include Dr. L. Robert, 1 loil associations throughout the medical examiner. Ottawa, accom- riding. ( panted by Mrs. Robert. W. K. Camp- It was decided by the convention bell. Ottawa, and Walter Drinnan. to instruct the executive to draw Vancouver, the last mentioned be- up a constltuUon and bylaws, sub-lng pensions advocate. mlt it to the local associations and Minin? Outlook in Smithers District Better Today Than In Years Says Smithers Publishei The mining outlook in the Smithers district is bettei than it has been for years, according to L. B. Warner, pub lisher of the Interior News of Smithers, who is in the citj today as a delegate to the Liberal nominating convention He says that owners of properties have been opening ui their showings and capital is being interested more thai ever before in the past. Represen- tatlves of the big companies have been investigating and also new money from new sources Is being Invested. ing a visit to the city to present Cedrlc Duncan, formerly of this himself beiforo the Pensions Board, city. Is a visitor. He has been In the He nrrlvMi on last nlK.HS train interior, naving arnrpa on last and will return Monday evening. to Uie Interior .nights train, and is on Lis way to Vancouver where he now resides Today's Weather Hazelton Cloudy, calm. 56. Smithers Cloudy, calm, cooler Burns Lake Cloudy, calm, 50, Terrace--Cloudy. calm, 56. Anyox Part cloudy, calm, 58. Stewart Part cloudy, calm, 56. proved to be a hard working mem ber and had secured a good deal for SCALE IS MOUNTING Log Production in District This Year So Far Four Times MoreJJ Than in 1933 July Well Ahead Output of Poles, Piling and Railway Ties in Interior Also Shows Lead Over Year Ago Log scaling in Prince Rupert forestry district during the month of July maintained the very substantial increase which is being consistently built up month by month for 1934 as compared with recent years. The scale for this July totalled 16,465,626 board feet as compared with 14544,772 board feet in June this year and 10590,238 board feet in July of last, year. So far this year the log scale has reached a total of 52.446,181 board feet as against 13582.932 board feet in the , first seven months of 1933. j . The scale per species this July waXXs follows! Igure lox.the-same month last year also being shown: Liberals For Skeena Riding 2g5 Spruce 8,466559 On the unanimous vote of the convention of Liberals of Hemlock 5559,915 Skeena riding this morning Olof Hanson was unanimously Balsam Hi9-"575, fO-nnminafoH nc nan AA a to in nnntocf Via nnnclidmnn,, Jackpine 54o,117 the Liberal interests at the next federal election. Officers of the district association were elected and an executive committee named to assist in the re-election of the present jiember and to look after the in-i. terests of Liberalism generally to pass It throughout the constituency ; on moUon from Burns Lake As- A. M. Manson M.L-A. and W. J. As-UUne MluA. President, A J. Prudhomme. Vice-President, S. J. Mayar. Secretary - Treasurer, Arthur Miscellaneous July 1934 B.F. 509 ! Totals 16,465.626 July 1933 B. F. 374581 993.413 4564,622 2,833559 1.495547 25537 2,679 10590,233 Forest Products j Output of forest products this year is also showing a healthy increase over 1933. This July the pro- msinci omcers cnosen waay soci3LUo .e convention decided duction of poles and piling amoun- Were: 1 , ' . 4 A. tH tn 1Mn77 linral fwt nf uhlrfi iu unite u. vj. jvicueer uj umr uie - Honorary Presidents. Rt. Hon. W. northern and central secUon of the Ieet w8 cedar and L. Mackenzie King and Hon. T. D. province to discuss his financial W-201 1111611 Jeet hemlock, as com- Pattullo. policy. P1" Xh 53.460 lineal feet In the Honorary Vlce-Prealdents, Olof : it was decided on suggestion of 8511116 month last year. Cordwood for Hanson Mf, E. T. Kenny. MIA.. the same nlace that the convention tnls "ly amounted to 557 cords as , fa-or the calling of a general con- against 335 cords In July 1933. The jvenUon of the party for the whole counted output of ties In July this iof Canada to adopt a platform for 8 63 464 pieces 2.094 hem- the party. 1 lock and 61570 Jackpine as I .against 12,121 pieces last July. I Making Nomination I . Interior Delegates I To Grit Convention the district. It was probable that Sm"ers, lerrace, iiaieuon ana- during his next term there would Personally Kepresemea be a Liberal government In power . At Nominating Meeting md he would have an opportunity ; of carrying out some of Sir WUf rid interior oeiegaies arriving w u . Hurler's ideas. The railway com-,ty on last nignis train w auena nany had made no effort to develop tne ieaerai UDerai nominaiing- 3rlnce Rupert and the train ser- convention nere waay mciuaea ice was slower than It was a few James M. aranam. cnanes wuson, . m t r 1 1 .r...n T rt ri rears ago. In the House of com- nons Mr. Hanson had said that penter, L. B. warner ana wmianj neither of the past governments Clarlt or bmiiners; w. w. Anaerr had played fair with Prince Rupert son of Hazelton; E. T. Kenney M. Continued on Page Two A., ana k. w. nuey 01 lermcc. and C Linustrom of Remo. most of . 'whom will be returning to their Iwo Destroyers To SSE&T taMm Visit Nat Month. Card of Thanks I. M. C. S. Skeena and Vancouver Are Coming Here For Four- 1 Mrs. David Smith and Peggj,. Day Stay wlsh to thank their many friends for the kind expressions of sym- Clty Commissioner W. J. Alder pathy and floral tributes received las been advised that H. M. C. S. during their recent bereavement. Skeena and Vancouver will visit Jus port from September 17 to 21. BIRTH NOTICE ny entertainment. It Is suggested 1 n theybftiriai notice of the visit of A son, James Arthur, was bora hc&wo destroyers, should be very o Mr. and Mrs. C. Taylor, nee Joan ' Curtailed. .Arthur, at Kamloops on July 31.