Is
Committed
On
Killing
Charge
p
LAND
TAX
In
Only
Two
Business
Buildings
and
a
Few
Residences
Remain
Standing
After
Conflagration
Two
Eskimos
Dead
Caring
For
Homeless
Presents
Problem
NOME,
Sept.
18:
(CP)
Nome,
famed
Alaska
gold
min-rormtr
c
.
it
Engineer
Sent
Up
jnfr
city,
was
destroyed
by
a
$2,000,000
fire
yesterday
and
tor
Trui
lor
Murder
of
Dr.
jast
njght
onv
two
business
buildings,
including
a
hotel,
a.
r.
protter
ajJ(j
a
few
res(jences
jn
northern
section
of
the
historic
VANrouvEit.
sept,
is:
cp
town
were
left
standing.
Two
Eskimos
were
burned
to
c.wi
'Ji
the
murder
of
Dr.
a.
death
and
a
number
of
white
persons
were
injured.
p
pwtcr
Canadian
roi
mu-.
Finding
of
shelter
for
the
largea
twy
n:--rtiraj
officer
and
chief
exa-
maorlty
of
the
populaUon
of
a
few
r.rs'
jt
Shaughnessy
Military
hundred
persona
presented
a
prob-
H
who
was
shot
In
hl
of-
jem
hlch
may
take
a
few
daya
to
f.-t
.s
M
r
c
P
R
staUon
on
Aug-
Wve
winter
will
soon
be
ctostng
In
ct
"
a
d
died
In
hospital
seventeen
or,
the
camp
and
the
harbor
will
be
.a;.'.
j't
Timothy
A.
Bar
good,
blocked
with
lee
In
another
alx
f
Tsrr
f
P
R
locomotive
enaln-
weeks.
Four
hundred
persons
arc
t
has
been
committed
for
trial
at
homeless.
fa
:
session
of
the
Supreme
Al
4:jo
pjn.
7:S0
pin.
Pacific
C
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A
mm
here.
,
standard
Time),
alx
hours
after
Today's
Stocks
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Alexandria.
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024.
B.
r
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Diadirtti
250
Bill'
tup.
14
00.
B.
R
Tons.
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B
R
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Oold.
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(
f
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iboo
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1.25,
Din'onia.
.48.
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.ri;ia
River.
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ronda.
JO.
ltt
irulp
Cons
.03
ft,
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tfr.
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Morning
Star,
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KaMonal
Silver,
.03
Ni
b
Five.
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rp'id
Oreille.
.50.
Porter
Idaho,
.08.
.
Prrmirr.
1.2.
Rrno,
.85,
E
lvrr
Crest,
.02
(ask).
Salmon
Oold.
.10.
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Bridge.
50.
Wayside.
JOW.
Whitewater.
.05.
Wdvniy
Tangier,
.01
V.
United
Empire,
.33
(ask).
Toronto
Central
ratrlcla.
1.07.
Chlbougamau,
.12.
Lee
Oold.
.12.
Oia;,ada.
.50.
Intpr
Nlrkel,
23.40.
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2.69.
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38.25.
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Oordon,
.55.
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Cadillac,
.50.
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i
turr.s.
.03.
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Muron,
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4.05.
4
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1.42.
Columario.
.28.
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Oold,
2li.
cn,
Malartlc,
.04.
Utile
Long
Lac,
5.80.
Astoria
Rouyn,
.07.
Stadarna.
.32.
x,aple
Leaf,
.24.
pcMc
Crow.
1.03.
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Jng
Lap
Lagoon,
.20.
Manitoba
&
Eastern,
.20.-
0111
a
'
p
Con,.
.08i,'a.
Amalgamated,
.0814
(ask).
I
h
E
.
.70.
DalhouMe,
.25.
Jan.
.00'
J,
JJwhoM,
.07.
lUt
Jon,
.08.
the
fire
started,
the
flames
were
tlitrMmt
potru
with
only
the
hotel
and
the
main
citabitalunent
of
the
Lomen
Commercial
Co.
and
a
hand
ful
of
residences
left
standing,
tier
eral
perwms
were
Injured
by
dyna
mite
blasts
which
were
put
off
in
the
efforts
to
check
the
fire.
Tremendous
efforts
will
have
to
be,
made
to
provide
for
the
population
during
the
long
eight
months
winter
ahead
Relief
ships
will
probably
be
rushed
from
the
United
States.
TOO
HIGH
Property
Cannot
Stand
Burden,
Declares
Judje
A.
M.
Harper
In
Vancouver
Address
Vancouver.
Sent.
18:
(CP
The
land
Is
bearing
a
load
of
taxa
tion
which
it
cannot
stand.
Judge
A.
M.
Harper
said
in
an
address
hews.
Heavy
taxation
on
the
land
was
the
beginning
of
a
vicious
circle
which
ultimately
would
bring
about
surrender
of
taxable
land
to
the
municipalities
and
consequent
reduction
In
revenue
Thp
real
solution
of
public
fin
ancing.
His
Honor
said,
lay
in
the
redistribution
of
the
burden
01
government
services.
MANJ0N
ON
RAILWAYS
....-1
n.w,
nf
Canada's
Two
Great
Scm
Never
l.ven
w-
;
rusted
Would
be
Illegal
TORONTO.
Sept.
18:
(CPl-Hon.
Manlon.
minister
of
railways,
Dr
R.
J.
addressing
a
meeting
here
at
the
week-end
In
support
of
Thomas
KENORA...SepL
18:
CPI
ii..-
nniiiili
u
ivmrt
vistrdaV
L.
Church,
conscrvuc
...w.
v-..
,
thn
Toronto
East
leacrni
uj
election,
declared
that
the
Conser
vative
government
naa
never
tAtnHrtn
CHALLENGE
FROM
KING
Liberal
Leader
Demands
General
Election
Should
Conservatives
Support
Dennett
or
Stevens!
De-f.
mand
for
a
general
election
as
soon,
as
possible
because
the
Bennett
government
"has
lost
the
confidence
of
the
country,
of
Itself
andj
of
other
nations"
was
the
keynote
of
a
speech
delivered
here
at
the
week-end
by
Rt
Hon.
W.
L.
Mackenzie
King.
Leader
of
the
Oppo-slUon.
in
speaking
in
support
of
Hugh
D.
McKlnnon,
Liberal
candidate
in
the
federal
by-election
in
Kenora-Rainy
River.
Mr.
King
asked
Conservatives
whether
they
would
support
Premier
Bennett
or
Hon.
H.
H.
Stevens,
minister
of
trade
and
commerce.
1
and
demanded
from
Premier
Ben-
1
nett
a
statement
of
general
policy.
Visiting
Naval
Officers
Honor
Guests
at
Dance
Officers
of
the
wardroom
mess
of
the
local
unit
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Naval
Volunteer
Reserve
were
hosts
at
a
delightful
dance
at
naval
headquarters
last
night
in
honor
of
Commander
J.
E.
W.
Oland
D.
S.
Commander
J.
E.
W.
Oland
D.
S.
C,
captain
of
H.
M.
C.
S.
Skeena.
nr.,
tioiiK
fiommander
F.
L.
Cl
1
lit
mivmv
it,.
,.,ni
time.
Ur.
M!Uu
were
suvuncio
-
-
.
2i
wi!
Sklng
Tetter
operating,
weekly
luncheon
of
the
Prince
Ru-said,
were
ninKing
ociic.
i
,
DQston
Ca(e
return
urn
that
mat
the
u.c
-
-
ln,
-IC
!
r
l)Cacetln
ncacetlme
work
of
jdent
W.
H.
Tobey.
ingalnst
the
law."
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
prince
Rupert
Clear,
light
High
10:30
ajn.
17.8
It.
northwest
wind;
barometer,
30.38;
.
22:25
pjn.
19.7
ft.
temperature,
56;
Ma
smooth.
Um-ti
-
3:57
ajn.
5.2
ft.
16:15
pjn.
8J3
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXIV
No.
217.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER
18,
1934
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS,
HISTORIC
&WN
OF
NOME
WIPED
OUT
ENDEAVOUR
WINS
SECOND
STRAIGHT
VICTORY
IN
RACE
Famous
Alaskan
Gold
Camp
Is
Destroyed
by
Fire
On
Monday;
Loss
Is
Placed
At
$2,000,000
Like
Father
Like
Son.
I
nJkM
Sir
Ernest
Shakleton
astounded
the
world
once
by
penetrating
farther
into
the
Ice-bound
south
polar
region
titan
any
one
had
ever
gone.
It
was
left
to
another
to
discover
the
south
pole,
but
-Shackleton-blaiSd-the
trail
Here1
is
his
-son,
Edward
20.
whwiU
follow,
hi
father's
footsteps,"-
Jle.te-
Is
waving
good
-by
from
the
cede
of
the
Slsnaihorn,
as
he
sailed
or
the
arctic
with
five
companions.
On
the
right
is
Hajg
Th
j
:ns.
one
of
his
associates.
British
Challenger
Sets
New
Record
to
Beat
Rainbow
Again
Defender
Crossed
Starting
Line
First
But
Sopwith
Soon
Picked
up
Lead
and
Held
it
Throughout
to
A
m
By
Fifty-One
Seconds
NEWPORT,
R.I.,
Sept.
18:
(CP)
The
British
challenger
Endeavour
hung
up
her
second
successive
victory
in
the
America's
Cud
series
today
by
defeating
the
de
fender,
Rainbow,
by
fifty-one
seconds
over
a
thirty-mile
'
triangular
course.
Skipper
Tom
bopwith,
although
tne
Rainbow
crossed
the
starting
line
five
seconds
in
the
lead,
immediately
picked
up
the
lead
ands
had
the
advantage
all
the
time.
At
challenger
is
now
a
heavy
favorite
the
end
of
the
first
leg,
a
broad
In
betting
to
win
the
series
of
the
tvnrh
in
a
freshening
breeze.
En-
best
four
out
of
seven
fifteen-mile
C,
Lieut.
Commander
F.
L.
Hough-,
deavour
by
fifteen
seconds.
At
sprints
for
the
historic
yachting
tnn
anH
nthpr
officers
Of
H.
M.
C.
S.
Skeena
and
Vancouver
which
are
paying
a
visit
to
port.
Music
for
dancing
was
furnished
by
Charlie
Balagno's
Orchestra.
Delicious
re
freshments
were
served.
Baseball
Scores
American
League
Philadelphia
9.
Chicago
4.
Boston
3.
St.
Louis
0.
New
York
0.
Detroit
3.
Washington
13.
Cleveland
0.
All
National
League
games
postponed
on
account
of
rain.
'
JoseDh
Wesley.
Indian,
for
drun
kenness,
was
fined
$10.
with
option
of
seven
days
Imprisonment,
by
Magistrate
McClymont
In
city
poi-
the
second
mark,
following
a
beat
trophy.
j
to
windward.
Endeavour
extended
Accident
Yesterday
,
her
advantage
to
a
minute
and
i
It
was
revealed
following
yester-thirty-f
our
seconds
but
the
Ran-!
day's
race
that
the
mast
head
man
;
bow
cut
this
down
on
a
close
sprint
of
the
Endeavour
was
unconscious
home.
The
yachts
started
In
a
ten-
for
three-quarters
of
an
hour
dur-knot
breeze
which
held.
'
lng
the
race
following
an
accident
The
Endeavour
broke
the
trl-
In
which
he
was
struck
and
knocked
j
angular
course
record
in
three
down
when
he
ascended
the
mast
hours
and
nine
minutes.
to
make
repairs.
Despite
that,
the
Following
her
two
straight
vie-
Endeavour
won
handily
by
three-torles
over
Rainbow,
the
British
eighths
of
a
mile.
Halibut
Boat
Tahoma
Seized
By
United
States
Coastguard
For
Violation
of
Marine
Law
KETCHIKAN,
Sept.
18:
The
United
States
coastguard
cutter
Talapoosa
has
arrived
here,
having
in
custody
the
halibut
boat
Tahoma
which
she
seized
off
Yakutat
on
charges
of
violation
of
the
marine
laws.
It
is
specifically
alleged
that
the
Tahoma
was
operating
as
an
American
vessel
when
actually
owned
and
operated
by
Canadians.
INSURANCE
OF
HEALTH
Favored
by
Doctors,
Dentists
and
Nurses,
Provincial
Secretary
Tells
B.
C.
Medical
Association
KAMLOOPS,
Sept.
18:
(CP)
Approximately
fifty
percent
of
the
patients
in
public
wards
of
the
hospitals
of
the
province
pay
nothing
for
their
care,
Hon.
George
M.
Weir,
provincial
secretary,
told
the
British
Columbia
Medical
Association
convention
here
yesterday,
Questionairres
to
doctors,
dentists
and
nurses
have
produced
overwhelming
support
for
a
system
cf
state
health
insurance,
Dr.
Weir
stated.
Five
out
of
cizht
Canadians
of
average
means
cannot
afford
a
trained
nurse
when
the
services
of
one
are
badly
needed
and
about
sixty
percent
of
the
private
duty
nurses
are
practically
unemployed,
the
minister
said.
Official
Calls
Paid
Yesterday
City
Commissioner
Welcomes
Vancouver
and
Skeena,
Two
Commanders
Returning
Amenity
Soon
after
arrival
of
H.
M.
C.
S
Skeena
and
Vancouver
in
early
yesterday
afternoon,
RESPONSE
IS
GREAT
Canadian
Investors
Anxious
to
Get
Stocks
in
New
Central
Bank
OTTAWA.
Sept.
18:
(CP)
Response
far
beyond
expectations
was
given
by
the
public
yesterday
in
the
first
day
of
taking
of
subscriptions
for
stock
in
the
new
Central
Bank
of
Canada.
The
lists
close
on
Thursday
and
it
is
expected
there
will
be
oversubscription
before
then.
MORE
TIME
IS
IMPOSED
Three
Indians
to
Do
Additional
I
Prison
Terms
For
Jail
!
Breaking
Three
Indians,
two
men
and
a
jthe
Massett
lock-up
where
they
were
being
held
pending
escort
to
Okalla
to
serve
prison
terms
for
theft,
were
brought
to
Prince
Rupert;
Monday
nighUaboard
the
police
boat
P7M?LT8?romfasselI
and
will
be
taken
on
from
here
to
Okalla
to
serve
the
original
terms
as
well
as
additional
ones
Imposed
for
Jail
breaking.
Solomon
Russ
and
Rebekah
Si
meon
have
each
received
sentences
of
one
year's
Imprisonment
on
the
Jail
breaking
charge
and
Thoma3
Davidson
six
months.
Russ
and
Davidson
had
been
previously
sentenced
to
six
months'
Imprisonment
on
the
theft
charge
and
the
Simeon
woman
to
three
months'
Imprisonment.
The
jail
breaking
sentences
were
Imposed
by
Stipendiary
Magistrate
A.
R.
Mallory.
The
trio
made
their
getaway
last
Wednesday
by
tearing
planks,
olf
the
jail
stockade
at
Massett
and
escaping
Into
the
bush,
being
recaptured
on
Friday.
DYBHAVN
HONORED
Local
Man
Elected
Vice-President
Of
Fbherles
Association
News-
paper
Advertising
Wanted
MONTREAL.
Sept.
18:
(CP)
John
Dybhavn
of
Prince
Rupert
was
elected
vice-president
of
the
Ca
nadian
Fisheries
Association
at
the
annual
meeting
here.
Captain
Fro3-,,
derick
William
Wallace
of
Montreal
editor
of
Canadian
Fisherman,
was
elected
president.
A
resolution
was
adopted
urging
the
Dominion
government
to
vote
$100,000
at
the
next
session
of
Parliament
to
pay
the
cost
of
news,,
paper
advertising
for
the
develop!
mcnt
of
the
home
market
for
fish."
Annual
Pish
WppIc
u-a
spt
fnr
Pfl
October
29-November
3.
City,
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder
paid
aniw
f
official
call
on
the
comanders
of
V,cUltOmia
KeSOrt
me
two
destroyers
to
welcome
mem
and
their
officers
and
men
to
Prince
Rupert.
The
amenity
was
re
turned
later
in
the
afternoon
by
Destroyed
by
Fire
Commander
J.
E.
W.
Oland
D.
S.
C
;
Bartlett
Sprints
Wiped
Out
Late
;
and
Ileut.
Commander
F.
L.
Hough-!
Last
Week
With
Loss
of
ton
calling
on
the
commissioner
at
the
City
Hall.
$600,000
BARTLETT
SPRINGS.
Cal.,
Sept.
NO
HALIBUT
SALE
18:
(CP)
Fire
wiped
out
this
sum-
Two
halibut
boats,
the
American
,
mer
and
health
resort
at
the
end
of
Schorn
and
Canadian
Teeny
Mllly.
the
week,
causing
loss
of
$600,000.
were
in
today
with
catches
of
16,000
Four
hotels,
halt
a
hundred
cot-and
0.500
pounds
respectively
but
tages
and
a
bottling
plant
In
coi)-
are
holding
over
until
tomorrow
for
nectlon
with
the
springs
were
de''
sale.
I
stroyed.