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Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
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Rupert
Raining,
light
High
1:26
am.
19.9
ft.
.
-.ihcast
wind;
barometer.
29.92;'
13:25
pjfi.
20.8
ft.
,
iiu)(
ruture,
4'
sea
rough.
Low
7:30
ajn.
5.9
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
19:50
p.m.
3.3
ft.
Vl
;,
XXIV
.
No.
50.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
28,
1934
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
B.C.
iZGISLATURE
IS
DISCUSSING
DEBT
PROBE
REVEALS
SWEAT
SHOP
CONDITIONS
IN
TORONTO
Novel
Refunding
Plan
Suggested
to
House
by
Victoria
Independent
Anscomb
Would
Set
Figure
For
Permanent
Debt
of
British
Columbia
and,
as
Loans
Fall
Due,
Retire
Them
on
Callable
Consul
Basis
V
If
TORI
A,
Feb.
28:
(CP)
Belief
that
a
figure
should
k
rt
for
the
permanent
debt
of
British
Columbia
and,
as
l
ai
-
fell
due,
they
should
be
refunded
on
a
callable
consol
K
.
11
-1
QVttAdtnl
in
i
the
Vw
T
.wM..lnt..MA
.A
1
t
TT
-
was
expressed
Legislature
yesterday
by
Hep
4
Anscomb,
Independent
member
for
Victoria.
The
-
i
.
mid
never
b
redeemed,
Mr.
Anscomb
continued,
and.
consequently,
no
linking
fund
-
would
be
required
It
would
be
a
B,
ecomes
Mother
j""11
tud
at
the
iow-
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JOAN
BENNETT
I
"ill
WOOD,
Feb,
28:
A
r
was
born
yesterday
to
J
Bennett,
popular
screen
who
1
the
wife
or
Gene
M
k'
v.
screen
writer.
The
babe.
arrived
on
the
acUes'
weighed
eight
pounds.
EXCHANGE
KATI'.S
W
YORK.
Feb.
28:
The
Btl-.
nd
sterltna
la
ouoted
at
:i
New
York,
the
Canadian
C
'
u
M
7-16c
and
the
French
f.a
656c.
'NTREAL.
Feb.
28:-The
Brl-"und
sterling
Is
quoted
at
!
'")
the
local
foreign
cx-''
market.
't
VI
TO
III;
PUT
ON
MANCIIU
TIIKONi;
CEREMONY
THURSDAY
A.
I
M"KDEN.
Feb.
28:
(CPU-
J'
rv
pu
Yi.
who
was
the
last
t
China
befqre
the
re-
VIIIHUtllU
vW
h
,r"W
as
Emperor
of
Man-
iku..
pu
yi.
who
celebrated
uiruiuay
on
t
f
"
"v
i
this
week,
will
be
.
K""Wll
as
the
Emrurnr
Wn
.V
Tl
meaning
"tranquility
and
1
.
'
oe
ine
nominal
i
"
of
34.000,000
subjects
and
5
,rTtve
a
Mlary
few
tlmM
.
of
the
Japanese
Premier.
t
t
could
be
done
only
by
balancing
the
budget
Lamson
Appeal
Has
Been
Filed
allfornla
Man
Endeavoring
to
llfapfL
Death
Pfniliyrr
Killing
Wife
PAN
JOSE
Cal
Feb
28
-Brief
f
appoa)
for
David
A.
Lamson.
who
r
:
sentence
of
death
for
the
.
,,
f
i
f
his
wife
by
bludgeoning
y
ieath
with
a
piece
of
pipe
as
.'hi-fi
in
their
home,
has
been
.r-3
The
brief,
a
3000-word
docu-ncn
iMiucndi
that
Mrs.
Lamson
iT.e
to
lu-r
death
accidentally
and
rs
r
i
n.urdered
Today's
Stocks
Vancouver
Alexandria.
.04.
Bayview.
03
i
asked).
B.
C
Nickel.
.TOlfc.
Big
Missouri.
.40.
Braiorne.
1040.
Bridge
River
Con.,
J6.
B.
R.
X..
.71.
Butte
I.
X.
U,
X.
Cariboo
Quart,
2.31.
DunwelL
X.
Indian.
A3.
Oolconda.
JH.
Qeorgla
River.
M.
Hercules
Con,
M.
Mlnto.
Meridian,
.24.
Morning
Star.
.37
H.
NaUve
Son,
MVt.
Natlftnal
Silver,
.06.
Noble
Five,
.16.
Pend
OrelUe.
1.04.
Porter
Idaho.
,15Vi.
Premier.
118.
Reeves,
.18.
v
.
Reward.
.04.
Reno.
1.12.
Silver
Crest,
.03.
Salmon
Oold,
29.
Taylor
Bridge.
.68.
Wayside.
.42
.
Whitewater.
.09.
Waverly
Tangier.
.02.
United
Empire.
33.
Toronto
Chlbougamau.
.09".
Central
Patricia.
.60.
Granada,
.63.
Int.
Nickel.
23.S5.
Lake
Maron.
.08.
Lee
Gold.
.16
ft.
Macasm.
2.17.
Noranda.
35,
Shcrrltt
Oordon.
1.10.
SIsco
Gold,
1.94.
Sudbury
Basin,
1.52.
Tcck
Hughe.
5.80.
Thompson
Oadlllac,
.384.
VenUires,
.91.
Columario,
.78.
PLAN
IS
FAVORED
Italy
and
Germany
find
Virtue
In
British
Arm
Proposal
Going
To
France
Again
ROME,
Feb.
28:
CP
Following
a
conference
with
representatives
of
the
British
government.
Premier
Benito
Mussolini
has
expressed
favor
for
the
British
plan
as
a
basis
for
disarmament
agreement.
Last
week
Chancellor
Adolph
Hitler
ex
pressed
himself
as
being
In
accord
with
general
principles
of
the
plan
With
Italy
and
Germany
thus
finding-
virtue
in
the
plan.
Great
!
Britain
Is
expected
to
again
pre
sent
it
to
France
with
a
view
to
again
attempting
to
find
some
support
for
It
there.
INVESTIGATE
AIR
CRASH
lUlleved
That
Mot
of
Salt
Lake
City
riane
Crashed
Into
Mountainside
During
Bllxsard
8ALT'LAKE
CrrY.eb.'MDe-partment
o'f
Commerce
and
United
i
Air
Lines
officials
have
opened
an
Investigation
Into
the
crash
near
i
here
late
last
week
of
the
big
trans-j
port
plane
of
the
United
Air
Lines
I
which
resulted
In
the
loss
of
eight
I
lives,
three
being
members
of
the
I
crew
and
five
passengers.
I
A.
T.
Lewis,
chief
pilot
of
the
(United
Air
Lines,
and
other
offi
cials
paid
a
visit
to
the
scene,
of
the
crash.
Lewis
believe
that
Pilot
Lloyd
Anderson,
who
was
at
the
controls
of
the
Ill-fated
machine
lost
visibility
In
a
blinding
bllamrd
and
saw
the
mountain
Into
which
he
crashed
too
late
to
avoid
hlttln-It.
TRADING
S
DULL
Declines
in
Stock
Values
Recorded
From
All
Centres
in
United
States
and
Canada
NEW
YORK.
Feb.
23:
Trading
has
been
dull
on
all
stock
markets
In
the
country
since
the
first
of
the
week.
The
tendency
of
values
has
been
downward
here
as
well
as
at
other
trading
centres
In
United
States
and
Canada
including
Mon
treal,
Toronto
and
Vancouver.
Re
cent
developments
In
Washington
regarding
Industrial
and
fiscal
legislation
have
undoubtedly
been
a
contributory
factor.
Closing
averages
here
on
Monday
were:
Industrials,
103.12.
off
1.65:
rails,
47.90,
off
1.18;
Utilities,
36.47.
off
.66,
and
bonds,
91.45,
off
.44.
Damages
Awarded
Nurse
For
Injuries
Miss
Elisabeth
Logan
of
Vancouver
Gets
$4,000
as
Result
of
Auto
Accident
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
28:
Damages
of
$4,000
have
been
awarded
by
the
Supreme
Court
here
to
Mlsa
Elizabeth
C.
Logan,
nurse
at
the
Royal
Columbian
Hospital,
for
Injuries
sustained
In
an
automobile
accident
last
year.
Mrs.
R.
O.
McKenzle
and
child
of
Queen
Charlotte
City
arrived
in
the
clfy
on
the'
Prince
John
today.
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Soviet
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ashes-of
t':.e
Kussu:,
it:
a
lives
ui
an
atitwpi
to
-o.i.-
huth'
r
.nto
-iie
strausphere
than
man
had
ever
been
befure
were
Nf'
nmly
buried
in
the
Red'
Square
atMosrow.
High
govern
nn-.r.
jf:.r:.i:s
u.
neii
Uie
cinerAry
urns
containing
Jrie
ishus
to
Uie
l-.i
n
mait-jolum
where
thev
reposed
duriiiB
the
tuneral
cea-moiiy
R
gh-.
to
lef:
are
V
M1.
Molotov.
ano
I
V
SUlin.
carrui
ih-
aies
in
precession
at
Red
Square.
D0RE
TOPS
VOTE
RACE
qualifies
For
Ke-clcction
to
Seattle
Mayoralty
With
Charlie
Smith
As
Opponent
SEATTLE,
Feb.
28:-Mayor
John
F.
Dore
and
Charlee
L.
Smith
emerged
as
flnalllsU
from
SatUe's
primary
civic
election
yesterday
Complete
authentic
returns
late
last
night
gave
Dore
30,245
votes
and
Smith.
26.033.
Frank
L.
Pitts
was
third
with
24373
votes.
In
the
contest
for
seats
on
the
city
council,
the
vote
was
as
foP
lows,
the
first
six
qualifying
for
the
final
election:
James
Cravatto.
26.969:
B.
C.
Webster.
24,372;
A.
E.
Griffiths,
22,304;
Ralph
T.
Nlcholls.
21.955;
George
W.
Dllllng.
20.171:
D.
E.
Lockwood.
15.207;
A.
E.
Erlck-son.
15,106:
Charles
Carter.
12.934:
R.
L.
Rlnehart,
12,378,
and
B.
Johnson.
12329.
H.
L
Collier
and
M.
L.
Callahan
qualified
for
the
city
treasurershlp
and
H.
W.
Carroll
for
the
office
of
city
controller.
Centralize
Control
Communications
!
;
United
States
Government
Plans
To
Take
Complete
Control
of
Telegraphs,
Cables
and
Radio
WASHINGTON.
D.O
Feb.
28:
-Under
President
Franklin
D.
llAn.rAHi.
.Oan
fn.
t
Y.
4
.
.l
jby
the
government
of
control
of
'telegraph,
cable
and
radio
rem-,
jmunicatlons
of
the
United
States,
ia
new
eentralled
authority
over!
i
communications
will
be
set
up.
a'
mew
governing
body.
It
Is
planned,
shall
replace
the
Federal
Radio
'Commission
and
take
over
the
functions
of
the
Interstate
Commerce
Commission
so
far
as
it
affects
telegraphs
and
cables.
Fliers
In
Death
sphere
t-xploreri
who
lost
their
I
I
!
MEETING
IN
WASHINGTON
Business
and
Industrial
Leaders
Will
Gather
to
Assist
Govern-.
1
ment
With
N.I.ILA.
WASHINGTON,
D.q.
Feb,
28:-
To
discuss
National
industrial
Recovery
Act
matters
with
a
view
to
solving
problems
arising
under
same
and
offering
assistance
to
the
government,
a
great
gathering
of
business
men
and
Industrialists
ot
the
nation
will
be
held
here
on
March
5.
Five
thousand
Invitations
have
been
sent
out
and
there
will
be
representatives
from
all
parts
of
the
United
States.
It
Is
expected
that
favor
will
be
expressed
for
a
33
rather
than
a
40-hour
working
week.
Snow
Grounds
All
Aircraft
Service
Both
Mall
and
Passenger
Planes
Held
Down
at
Cheyenne
by
Snow
Conditions
CHEYENNE,
Wyoming.
Feb.
28:
-All
United
States
Army
mall
planes
were
grounded
since
the
week-end
on
account
of
hejfvy
snow
conditions
throughout
the
north-
west.
Passenger
plane
services
jyere
also
Interrupted.
Funeral
of
Auto
Crash
Victims
At
!
Phoenix
Monday,
PHOENIX.
Ariz..
Feb.
28
-Solemn
funeral
rites
of
the
Mormon
Church
were
observed
here
Monday
for
five
women
and
two
children
who
were
victims
of
an
accl-
dent
on
Saturday
morning
when
ai
passenger
bus
overturned
on
a
:
4
slrpytry
road
near
Wlckenbufg.
Welfare
Commissioner
Tells
House
Committee
Of
Low
Wages
in
East
Heads
of
Families
Forced
to
Work
Full
Week
For
$6
to
10,
Eking
Out
Existence
by
Getting
Partial
:
Relief
Ffom
City
01TAWA,
Feb.
28:
(CP)
Sweat
shop
conditions
in
Toronto
industries
were
pictured
yesterday
to
the
special
committee
of
the
House
of
Commons,
Hon.
H.
H.
Stevens,
minister
of
trade
and
commerce,
chairman,
which
is
investigating
chain
stores,
mass
buying
and
retail
conditions
generally
including
labor
and
general
business
practices.
A.
W.
Laver.
welfare
commissions
for
Toronto,
told
of
firms
paying
$5,fT
.
$6
and
up
to
$10
to
heads
of
families
for
a
full
week's
work,
forcing
them
to
appeal
to
the
city
for
partial
relief
in
order
to
pay
rent
and
buy
food
and
clothing.
Laver
Instanced
the
National
i
Picture
Frame
and
Art
Co.
wtlch
(he
said
"fired"
seventeen
girls
who
;
(were
receiving
minimum
wages
of!
12.50
per
week
and
hired
men
and
j
boys
who
were
outside
the
mini-
'
11111111
as
iaw
provisions.
Chain
stores
and
the
needle
trade
were
the
worst
offenders
in
To-ition
of
the
Cenury
Progress
Ex-ironto
for
paying
low
wages,
Laver
P05"1011-
reopening
date
of
said.
Selecting
at
random
from
a
which
has
been
sft
for
Jun
list
of
1455
families
who
were
pald!n,jr
sl8nat"
of.
Governor
partial
relief
In
Toronto
because
of
Henry
Horaer
13
now
awaited
to
tow
wages,
he
instanced
forty-one
authort2e
tbe
commencement
of
the
work
wnJch
wU1
to1
men
and
women
who
were
rereiv-,
an
-tng
from
$4
to
$10
for
a
full
week
'
pendlture
of
5-000.00
on
top
of
the
work.
For
Instance
a
married
wo-'
J45
000-00"
which
was
spent
prior
to
man
employed
in
a
T.
Eaton
Co
i
Penln8
ot
great
fair
last
factory
with
an
unemployed
hus-
year
New
bulldne
111
be
erected
band
and
a
twelve
year
old
son
as,'and
many
r
last
"novated-
epenaents
was
paid
SIO
a
week.
He
gave
the
names
of
various
other
firms
paying
low
wages
i
Card
of
Thanks
Mrs.
Edgcumbe
and
family
wish
to
thank
all
their
friends
for
the
wonderful
kindness
and
sympathy
shown
them
In
their
great
loss.
Those
.
sending
s
flowers
were:
v....
La-
-jparw
oi
me
unnea
states
nave
dies'
Aid
First
United
Church,
Mr.been
attributed
to
dlrtv
weath
and
Mrs.
Thos.
W.
SUversldes.
Mr..
S
Xi"nu
M
and
'a
-
mlly.
United
Church
Women's
Mis-
slonary
Society.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
C.
E.
J""'"r-d.Johnnson;
mVp
McTaVlMrna
Mrs.
m
,
L.
W.
Patmore.
The
.Booth
School
Staff.
Staff.
Mr.
Mr.
and
and
Mrs.
Mrs.
T.
T.
C.
C.
Wilding.
Toe
H
Prince
Rupert.
Mr.,
and
Mrs.
S.
King,
The
Book
Club.
Mr
and
Mrs.
Wm.
Watts.
Miss
M.
Delany.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
P.
DeJong.
family.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
L.
Stiles
and
h!r
B
htaW
lnch"
family.
Miller
&
Mowat.
Mr.
and!dfpt
'llh
sut!:"r0
temfertl!r
"U
from
Des
Mrs.
A.
tf.
Curzon.-Mrs.
M.
J.
Ma-i!Tc?
way
to
DenTer'
cey.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
F.
W.
Allen
andMomes
family,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
C.
W.
Daw-
son
and
family.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
P.
G.
Cousins
and
Mrs.
Andrews.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A.
N.
McLeod.
Mr.
ana
Mrs.
J
J.
Payne,
Official
Board
First
United
Church.
Philharmonic
Society.
Rupert
Bakery.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Geo.
F.
Davey,
First
United
Church
Sunday
School,
Dr.
and
Mrs.
R.
O.
Large.
Mrs.
11.
M.
Harper.
Mis
Way
and
Miss
Olafson.-
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Moxley.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Hell-broner
and
Maxlne.
Miss
D.
Morrison.
Kelowna,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Vlck-crs
and
Edna,
Mr.
andMrs.
GU-
,
icnrisi.
u.
w.
jonnsione.
tMiin
ana.
(Torn,
and
Olaf
Hanson
MP.
and
Mrs.
Hanson.
James
Boyd,
supervisor
ot
fisheries,
who
has
been
In
Vancouver
attending
a
conference,
returned
to
the
city
from
the
south
on
the
Prince
Rupert
this
morning.
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$3,0,00O
to
be
Spent
and
7500
Men
Employed
on
1934
Edition
of
Century
of
Progress
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WEATHER
IS
UNPLEASANT
At
Least
Sixty
Deaths
Attributed
to-Inclemency
of
Past
Few
Days
'
In
United
States
NEW
YORK.
Feb.
28:
ICP
More
than
sixty
deaths
In
various
conditions
of
the
last
few
days.
cold.
eavy
snows
and
rains,
tornadoes,
haU
and
f0
vlng
all
taken
their
tojj
In
Mississippi,
Alabama
and
Georgia
at
least
twenty,
deaths
...-.
li
Z"',T
.
iicavy
snows
toiiowea
oy
iorren
tial
rains
took
five
lives
In
News
York.
In
the
Middle
West
the
ground
is
!
blanketed
with
snow
from
one
and
RETURN
OF
MONARCHY
FOR
AUSTRIA
IS
MOOT
QUESTION
IN
VIENNA
4.
VIENNA.
Feb.
28:
CPl
Speculation
Is
rife
here
as
to
the
possibility
of
a
coud
beln
made
with
a
view
to
restoring
V
the
Imnerlal
HaDsburzs
to
the
monarchy
in
Austria.
At
a
4
large
meeting
of
Monarchists.
4
there
were
lusty
cheers
for
the
-
r
napsourgs
and
tor
cnanreiior
Englebert
Dolfuss
and
a
reso-
lutlon
was
passed
demanding
the
restoration
of
the
Austrian
Throne.
Further
demonstra-
tlons
In
favor
of
a
monarchy
are
said
to
be
pending.
.