Today's
Weather
mm
Bmm
Tomorrow's
Tides
High
5:25
a.m.
19.4
ft.
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
calm;
19:11
p.m.
14.9
ft.
barometer,
30.28;
temperature,
37;
Low
sea
smooth.
12:36
p.m.
6.2
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
i-
Vol,
XXIV
.
No.
56.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
ERT,
B.C.,
rEDNESDAY,
E:
MARCH
7,
1934
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS'
SCHOOL
AGE
IN
PROVINCE
IS
RAISED
UNEMPLOYED
DISORDER
IN
VANCOUVER
RELIEF
INSTITUTE
Free
Instruction
Will
Be
Given
From
Six
to
Eighteen
Years
Range
Minimum
(Jrant
Scale
For
Teachers'
Salaries
Raised
Under
Bill
of
Minister
of
Education
Which
Provides
For
Other
Educational
Reforms
VICTORIA,
March
7:
(CP)
Increase
in
the
age
range
of
free
tuition
in
British
Columbia
public
ehools
by
three
years
is
provided
for
in
a
government
bill
introduced
in
'lie
legislature
yesterday
by
Hon.
Dr.
George
M.
Weir,
minister
of
education.
The
ages
between
which
free
instruction
shall
henceforth
be
given
in
the
schools
of
the
'
'province
will
be
from
six
to
eight-,
BROADCAST
OF
WEATHER
lorrrattt
Hill
It
Carried
Yr
Tliw
and
District
on
Air
Junior
Chamber
In
Session
O
The"
JOntor-Chamberpot'
Corn
rr':e
at
IU
regular
monthly
mcet-
$25
7
sast
night,
vu
advised
by
R
for
Njpi'T
Denlson.
Dominion
meteoro-
at
Victoria,
that.
In
eom-i
si;
;e
wlUi
the
Chamber"!
reel
;r
arrangements
were
being
r
i
to
have
western
broadcasting
t'i'ions
ot
the
Canadian
Radio
and
C
mmiMlon
carry
weather
lore-for
Prince
Rupert
and
the
t
'i
oast
ach
evening.
AwU
-'
to
oT
of
W.
L.
SUmford.
agent
for
Marine
Department
here,
will
be
nought
In
the
same
connection.
Foster
Wlllan
was
appointed
riflrcate
of
the
Junior
Chamber
to
a
meeting
ot
the
public
library
1
tmpalgn
committee
which
will
be
held
tomorrow
night
to
make
ar
rangements
for
the
canvass
for
funds;
to
nurchase
new
books
for
Viit?
library.
The
constitution
was
finally
approved
by
the
Junior
Chamber
fol-lowing
Its
endorsatlon
In
amended
C.
form
by
the
senior
body.
President
Sam
Jabour
presided
over
the
meeting
and
there
was
a
lood
attendance.
Today's
Weather
Terrace
-Cloudy,
calm,
28.
Is
Alyansh
Snowing,
calm.
21.
Anyox
Snowing,
calm,
31.
Stewart-Cloudy
calm,
28.
I
lazellon
Cloudy,
calm,
14.
Smlthers
Cloudy,
calm,
mild.
Durns
Lake
Bright,
calm,
ic
ro.
,
4
i
;
I'l.OWN
SAFELY
from
ECHO
LAKE
ItV
PI.ANK
TO
TELEGRAPH
CRFF.K
A
wniian.
o-
a
had
been
alone
In
a
cabin
at
1
Echo
Lake
midway
between1
Trioi-ni
.u
1
o.
A
-"llSl
V
1
I
I
H
II
I
1
1
1
If"
Will
L
T
iiufferln
fmm
.ur.ri
i
artery
following
nn
nmirfpnt
was
safely
flown
to
Telegraph
t'rrek
last
night
In
an
air-
!
Plane
piloted
by
L
F
Barr
Provincial
police
headquarters'
here
were
advised
today
While
Scott
has
a
severe
wound
In
the
leg
which
Is
slightly
Infec
tfd,
there
Is
no
cause
for
an-
lltu
1
Li
I
--"j
us
m
nis
condition,
it
is
Mated.
He
is
receiving
medical
1
lrclnent
at
Telegraph
Creek.
j
een
years
Instead
of
six
to
fifteen
years
Inclusive.
The
bill
also
provides
for
a
new
minimum
basis
for
provincial
grants
to
elementary
and
high
school
teaching
salaries.
Minimum
grants
for
elementary
teachers
are
raised
from
the
former
$250
to
(305
the
minimum
high
school
grants
per
teacher
to
$75
above
the
;
elementary
rate
in
each
area.
rants
In
respect
to
Junior
high!
school
teachers-salaries
would
be
T
below
the
high
school
rating
the
same
area.
Other
powers
In
the
'bill
deal
with
clarification
of
the
right
of
school
districts
to
levy
taxes
on
Joint
owners'
property,
also
on
non-property
owners,
minimum
maximum
rates
being
put
on
special
levies.
Teachers,
on
dismissal,
are
given
fifteen
days
to
file
notice
of
appeal
the
board
and
the
Council
of
Public
Instruction.
Provisions
of
the
b'
1
will
become
effective
April
1
assuming
it
Is
passed.
PR.
GEORGE
IS
AFLOAT
N.
It
Vessel
Taken
Off
Pontoons
Following
Repairs
t'rlnre
Rupert
on
.Next
Week
Hull
repairs
on
the
vessel
having
been
completed
following
her
stranding
near
Anyox
last
December,
the
steamer
Prince
Ocorge
was
taken
off
the
pontoons
at
the
local
dry
dock
yesterday
afternoon
and
now
moored
alongside
the
pier
where
the
annual
overhaul
Job
Is
being
completed.
on
Thursday
evening
01
nexi
week
the
Prince
George
will
go
back
into
service,
replacing
the
Prince
RUport
which
will
Immediately
'move
up
to
dry
dock
for
her
annual
overhaul
which
will
occupy
sever
weeks'
time
and
will
also
Include
docking.
The
change
of
steamers
will
be
made
on
the
return
of
the
Prince
Rupert
from
her
regular
voyage
to
Anyox
and
Stewart,
ths
Prinrp
neoree
taking
the
run
to
Vancouver
Thursday
evening.
Capt.
H.
E.
Nedden
and
crew
mmo
north
as
passengers
from
"
Vancouver
aboard
the
Prince
Ru-
Dcrt
today
to
Join
the
Prince
.George.
.Cnpt.
Nell
McLean
has
resumed
command
of
the
steamer
Prince
R"Pt
011
tnc
ure8Cnt
voynRe
norUl
nfter
having
been
off
for
two
or
three
months
and
Is
being
Riven
a
.hearty
welcome
back
by
many
lo-
cat
friends,
SII.VF.R
QUOTATION
NEW
YORK
1
Marcn
1
on
quoted
here
Unlay
at
4
v,
As
Prince
Leopold
Became
King
of
This
radlophoto
aepiets
the
?ere
aon
of
vorona
.
in
a
Bru-sseU
m
whu:h
Crown
Prince
Leopold
became
King
Leopold
III
of
Beigi
im
m
oecdmg
hi.-
MUcr
Aibert
I
who
was
killed
in
an
accident
while
mountain-cltmblng.
Standing
beforethe
thr-ine
wfthluarigh:
arm
raised
Leopold
is
pictured
at
left,
taking
the
oath.
The
new
queen.
Astrid.
is
pUturcd
in
background
with
the
two
royal
children.
Crown
Prince
Baoouln.
left,
and
Josephine,
right
both
dressed
in
white
Standing
directly
behind
Queen
Astrid
is
the
Prince
of
Wales,
and
seen
in
the
groupings
are
ecclesiastics,
ministers
and
royal
emissaries
from
practically
every
nation
in
the
world.
LIBERAL
ELECTED
Thomas
King
Chosen
by
Acclamation
In
Columbia
Riding
Yesterday
VICTORIA.
March
7
Thomas
King,
was
elected
by
acclamation
for
Columbia
riding
yesterday.
The
C.C.F.
were
expected
to
put
up
a
candidate
but
did
not
do
so.
Today's
Stocks
(Court?
S
D
Johnston
Vo.
Vancouver
Alexandria,
.07.
Bayvlew.
.024.
B.
C.
Nickel,
.71.
Dig
Missouri,
.43.
Bralome,
11.00.
B.
R.
X.
Oold,
.75.
U.
R.
Cons..
.35.
Butte
I.
X.
U
,28ti.
Cariboo
Quartz.
2.35,
Dunwell.
.35.
Georgia
River,
.04
V5'.
'
Oolconda,
.54.
Hercules
Cons.,
.08,
Mlnto.
.36.
Native
Son,
.07.
National
Silver.
.05Vj.
Noble
Five.
.153,i.
-Pend
Oreille,
l.t'l.
Porter
Idaho,
.14
li.
Premier.
1.60.
Reeves,
.17.
Reward,
.10.
Toronto
Chlbougamau,
.lo'.
Central
Patricia,
.64.
Oranada,74.
Int.
Nickel.
25.00.
Lake
Maron.
,10Vi.
'
Lre
Oold,
.17.
Macassa.
2.30,
Noranda,
37.23.
'
Sherrltt
Gordon.
1.13.
Slsco
Gold.
2.12.
Sudbury
Basin.
1.65.
Thompson
Cadillac.
.47.
Ventures.
,08,
coiumario,
.80.
C.
P.
R.
May
Ship
Export
Grain
To
Prince
Rupert
From
Peace
River
At
Same
Rate
As
Canadian
National
I
OTTAWA,
March
7:
The
the
appeal
of
the
Canadian
Canadian
National
which
will
to
ship
export
grain
via
Victoria
or
Prince
Rupert
at
a
rate
agreed
upon
between
the
two
companies
for
shipments
from
competitive
points
on
the
Northern
Alberta
!
Railways.
-
-
-
-
-
I
The
C.
N.
R.
claimed
that
the
two
cities
were
not
competitive
points
because
they
were
served
only
by;
their
system.
The
railway
board
1
'
ruled
In
favor
of
the
Canadian
Na-'
itlonal
lines
but
the
Supreme
Court;
1
decided
In
favor
of
the
Canadian
Pacific.
LOG
SCALE
FAR
AHEAD
1
Forest
Production
This
Year
Ten
!
'
Times
Last
Log
scaling
in
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
for
the
month
of
February
this
year
totalled
6U,-
141
board
feet
as
compared
with
121,321
board
feet
in
the
same
month
last
year.
So
far
this
year
the
scale
has
totalled
1,?G?,40I
board
feet
as
against
139,639
board
feet
In
the
first
two
months
of
1933.
The
los
scale
per
varieties
for
February
this
year
was
as
fol-lows:
Cedar
..311.623
Spruce
.
..17357R'
Hemlock
,
51.523
Balsam
75,41
Total
CI2.HI
Production
of
pole
and
piling
In
the
Interior
thl
February
totalled
49,28.1
Ineal
feet,
all
In
cedar.
Twenty
cords
of
rordwood
were
recorded
and
4.292
Jarkpine
ties.
'
v
,
The
Belgians
Supreme
Court
has
allowed
Pacific
Railway
versus
the
allow
the
former
company
1
WYNEK00P
CONVICTED
Woman
Physician
Gets
23
Years
Prison
For
Murdering
Her
Daughter-in-Law
CHICAGO.
March
7:
Dr.
Alice
Wynekoop
was
'Convicted
last
night
of
the
operating
table
murder
of
her
daughter-in-law,
Kheta.
and
was
sentenced
to
25
years
in
prison.
Wheat
Prices
VICTORIA,
March
7
Wheat
was
!
quoted
here
today
at
678c
per
!
bushel.
;
'
PRIIMIFR
IS
AGAIN
IN
HOSPITAL
WITH
.
NOSE
INFECTION
;
VICTORIA.
March
7:
Pre-
j
mtcr
Pattullo
Is
reported
to
be
I
making
excellent
progress
In
'
St.
Joseph's
Hospital
where
he
i
Is
receiving
treatment
for
a
!
similar
Infection
to
that
which
afflicted
him
nt
Prince
Rupert
early
in
the
year.
Over
One
Hundred
Men
Are
Taken
Into
Custody
Following
Disturbance
Had
lacked
Themselves
in
Upper
Floors
of
Hostelry
and
Threw
Everything
Moveable
Out
of
Windows
,
Into
Streets
Below
1
VANCOUVER,
March
7:
(CP)
One
hundred
and
nine
men
were
arrested
early
this
morning
and
charged
with
'malicious
damage
to
property"
following
a
disturbance
in
the
Shinglemen's
Hostelry
on
Hamilton
,Street.
The
men
appeared
in
police
court
and
were
remanded
for
-a
week.
Locking
themselves
in
two
upper
floors,
the
meli
nhrew
everything
moveable
out
of
r
AXT1
rriTTI
AIT
lthe
wln(lows-Uttering
the
streets
llllMVrNllllN
wlth
bcds-
bedding,
cooking
uten-
PLAN
OFF
District
Teachers'
Gathering
Impracticable
Inspector
b
Speaker
j
At
the
regular
monthly
meeting
iof
the
Prince
Rupert
Teachers'
As-Isociation
last
evening,
resolutions
for
the
annual
convention
at
Van-
was
the
carefully
and
cleverly
plan-couver
during
the
Easter
vacation
ned
work
of
agitators,
were
discussed.
Replies
from
teach-
There
we're
228
men
in
the
instl-ers
throughout
the
district
told
ofjtute.
150
having
arrived
recently
their
desire
to
have
a
district
con-)
from
relief
camps.
ventlon
but
the
prohibitive
cost
of
travelling
and
accommodation
while
in
attendance
was
an
insurmountable
obstacle.
The
question
was.
therefore.
laid
over
until
some
other
time
when
conditions
may
I
be
more
favorable.
Delegates
to
the
annual
conven-'
(Ion
In
Vancouver
will
include
Miss
E.
A.
Mercer
and
Miss
M.
Har-tln
in
additon
to
3.
S.
Wlson,
who
ittends
in
his
capacity
as
northern
geographical
representative.
T.
W.
Hall,
school
Inspector,
addressed
the
teachers
after
the
business
session
concluded.
Mr.
Hall
spoke
on
the
Importance
of
physical
health
and
the
beneficial
effect
of
the
teaching
of
the
funda-
mental
rules.
Some
aspects
of
com
-
.
.
.
..n.ltln.,
-II
I
-u
I
position
were
discussed.
A
consld
eratlon
of
the
layman's
attitude
towards
modern
education
and
ot
the
need
of
continual
emphasis
on
the
fundamentals
of
education
with
their
far
reaching
effects
on
the
lives
of
the
pupils
concluded
a
very
Interesting
and
valuable
talk.
FISHERMAN
WAS
LOST
Oscar
Case
ot
Wrangell
Swept
Overboard
When
Gljantic
Wave
Hit
Oasboat
KETCHIKAN.
Msrch
7:
iCPt-Oscar
Case,
aged
35.
Wrangell
fish
erman,
was
swept
overboard
and
is
believed
to
have
been
drowned
when
a
gigantic
wave
hit
the
gas-
boat
T-2305
off
Point
Retreat
Sunday
night,
Capt.
J.
H.
Frascr
reported
on
his
arrival
here
yesterday.
Halibut
Arrivals
Canadian
Palander,
4,000
pounds.
holding
over.
K.
Y..
800.
8c
and
5c.
Cold
Storage.
Mother,
1,600.
Cold
Storage,
8.6c
and
65c
sils
and
other
effects.
When
squads
of
city
and
provincial
police
reached
the
scene
they
were
forced
to
batter
In
the
doors
but
the
rioters
offered
no
resistance
and
were
quickly
taken
into
cus
tody.
The
institution
is
supported
by
private
subscription
tor
the
aid
ot
.Uin&le4rnlesnenr
furnlshrng-
food.
lodging
and
clothing.
Superintendent
Corbett
expressed
the
opinion
today
that
the
incident
IS
KILLED
BY
HORSE
Carl
Easley
of
Peace
River
District
Kicked
to
Death
Trapper
Found
Dead
Carl
Melvln
Easley
Is
dead
a,L
Briar
River
In
the
Peace
Rlvex
country
from
fracture
of
the
skull
as
a
result
of
being
kicked
in
the
temple
by
a
vicious
saddle
horse
which
threw
him
while
he
was
oir-
.
..
.
.
3L
rming.
me
norse
came
nome
nder-Ks
less
and
a
search
was
made.
Th
same
horse
last
yedr
threw
Easleyx
and
he
sustained
Injuries
which
necessitated
him
receiving
hospital
treatment
for
some
time.
Deceased,
is
survived
by
a
widow
and
young
daughter.
-
Divisional
police
headquarters
here
are
also
advised
of
the
bringing
into
Dawson
Creek
of
the
body
of
Euzebe
Cloteau,
trapper,
who:
was
found
dead
In
his
cabin
153
miles
west
of
Dawson
Creek.
The
body
was
brought
In
by
Constable
Devlin
and
Coroner
Fred
Chase
who
found
that
death
had
been
due
to
natural
causes.
Two
brothers
of
deceased
from
Vermilion,
Alta'
were
at
Dawson
Creek
for
the
fu'
neral.
t
v
'
SENATE
APPROVES
SWEEPSTAKE
AGAIN
i
OTTAWA,
March
7:
(CP)
Legalization
of
sweepstakes
for
hospital
purposes
received
approval
of
the
Senate
for
the
second
time
last
night
when
.
the
Upper
House
passed
Sena-
4
tor
O.
II.
Barnard's
bill
on
second
reading
by
a
vote
of
40
to
23.