Punre
Rupert
Raining,
light
,
riy
wind;
barometer.
29.50;
.,:mk
rature.
41;
sea
smooth,
N
CO.
FAIR
CANNED
Tax
Upon
Mail
Order
Business
Advocated
By
Retail
Merchants
Delegation
Appears
Before
Provincial
Government
at
Victoria
Today
With
SuKKestions-Sclting
Up
Of
Board
of
Ethics
is
Asked
VICTORIA,
March
13:
(CP)
Formation
of
a
board
to
ct.1
'"Mi'
"fair
trading
practices"
and
establishment
of
a
:
'.tin
of
taxation
on
mail
order
business
in
British
Colli!
ia
was
urged
upon
the
provincial
government
today
'
,
a
delegation
representing
the
provincial
branch
of
the
Jit
ai
Merchants'
Association.
The
government
took
the
i't-tion
under
advisement
Today's
Stocks
6
V
JofeUBtuu
Col
1
Vancouver
,
uila,
XH1.
IJ.
i
Nickel.
,45.
B!
Mtwourl,
J3.
D.an
ISO.
L"
irnr.
8.40.
u.
It
toil!
,
W
B.
ft
X
Oold.
.16.
t
boo
US.
luua,
.75.
well.
08.
C
onda.
.29.
I
.
r
creek,
.OS
aik.
iv.
.13.
K
uic.
.01.
1
a
ii
M
16.
V.
an
U.
M
..ing
Bur.
.09
H.
n
i.al
Silver,
.(Bfc.
N.
Five.
.06.
,
P
Oreille,
.48.
r
?r
Idaho.
.08,
Pr
iicr
'X
Dlv..
1.59.
.
r."l
QuarU.
.15.
f
t
-;ns
McDonald.
.11.
r.rd
.03.
n
138.
E
r
Crest.
J0.
f
.n:on
Gold.
.13.
T.
.
r
Bridge,
.10.
W
jidc.
20.
Wi..icwater.
.00.,,
Toronto
C
:',ral
Patricia,
1.40..
Clbuugamau,
.22.
Oui.ada
New,
(1
for
3),
.31.
I:
!
Nickel.
22.75.
Mu:
aisa,
2.37.
N
unda.
32.85.
C';r;rit,t
Gordon,
.45.
EUo
3.05.
V
ntures.
.92.
l-k
Ma
ron,
.04.
T
k
Hughes,
4.10.
f
Jdbury
Uasln,
1.33.
;
C
umarlo,
.12.
inciter
Oold,
.15.
Ciii
Malartlo.
.07.
UWr.
Long
Lac,
C.15.
.
Ar'.cna
Rouyn,
.oiy.
Eludacona,
.27.
Maple
Leaf.
.08.
I'lckle
Crow.
2.66.
Muu
fi
Eastern,
.04.
MrK,,zlo
Red
Uke,
l.ll.
(Jw
Take.
LSI.
r'i
:eon
River
Oold,
.83.
c
P
n
.
10.00.
rd
A,"
25.75.
cns
Smelters,
123.00.
F:t1'"
n
IlrlddC.
3.C0.
Hollliiger,
10.80.
nvalite.
21.50.
Wright
Margraves,
0.20.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
.VANCOUVER.
Mnrrh
ii-
inn
wncat
was
Quoted
r.t
nnUh
nor
hn.
d
011
Uie
,ocal
"change
ycslcr-Qa
advancing
to
81Uc
today.
TRADING
VICTORIA,
t
Today's
Weather
IS
Tomorrow's
Tides
mm
SALMON
INSPECTION
FEES
UNDER
FIRE
IN
HOUSE
LIBERALS
IN
favor!
Support
Eiuht
Hour
Day,
Unemployment
Insurance
and
Minimum
Wage
mils
Kings
Statement
B.
C.
Members
Seek
Exclusion
Of
I'bh
Processers
Insurance
Illll
Pases
OTTAWA.
March
13:
iCP
Hon.
iV.
A.
Oordon,
minuter
oi
moor.
announced
yesterday
that
eight-
hour
day
and
forty-eight
hour
week
iMtelfillon
would
become
effective
wheti
passtd
by
Parliament
but
In
dustry
would
be
allowed
three
months
In
which
to
adjust
1U
staffs
h.fiwp
renames
are
assessed
for
Infractions.
British
Columbia
members
arc
endeavoring
to
have
fish
plants
and
canneries
excluded
from
eight-hour
day
legislation
Although
believing
each
of
mem
was
beyond
the
competence
of
Par
llament.
Rt.
Hon.
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King.
Leider
of
the
Op
Dosltlon.
In
reading
a
carefully
prepared
statement
to
tne
House
oi
Commons
yesterday
said
that
Lib
eral
members
would
vote
for
un
employment
Insurance,
elght-hout
day
and
minimum
wage
bins,
in
view
of
the
coqtlnued
Illness
ol
Premier
Bennett
Mr.
King
gave
as
surance
to
the
government
of
the
heP
of
the
Liberal
party
In
the
quick
passage
of
the
government's
social
legislation.
With
only
three
members
opposing
It
on
the
grounds
that
it
was
entirely
Inadequate,
the
unempioy
mcnt
insurance
bill
was
put
ihrouah
all
It
stages
by
the
House
last
night.
The
dissenting
members
iri
R.
J.
Garland.
U.
F.
A.,
Dow
River,
Alta.;
Henri
Bourassa,
Inde
pendent.
Labelle.
and
J.
F.
Poullot
Liberal.
Temlsconata.
The
vole
on
the
third
reading
was
123
to
three
1
I
WIST
IIAI.IIMIT
CATCH
of
si-Jason
here
hut
i
NOT
SOLD
UP'
TO
NOON
4-
The
local
halibut
boat
Em-4-
bla,
which
had
been
out
for
black
rod
but
which
failed
to
4
obtain
any
so
took
a
load
of
8,000
pounds
of
halibut,
is
In
port
todny.
Up
to
noon,
the
4-
catch,
the
first
of
Inllbut
to
be
brought
here
so
far
this
sea-
4-
son,
had
not
been
sold.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
Inverted
Stomach
Girl
Now
Recovering
Ahce
McHenry
Below
is
now
recovering
after
ah
operation
at
Fail
River
Mss
for
inverted
stomach
Graphic
photo
shows
attendants
at
operation
outlined
against
skylight
of
operating
thestfet
Girl's
mother
U
sth-lVtfffciter
stiNv
gery
:
TO
PROBE
INCIDENT
4-
Olof
Hanson
Tells
House
of
$1.70
Duty
Charge
on
25c
Cigarette
Lighter
OTTAWA,
March
13:
(CP)
Olof
4
Hanson
told
the
House
of
Commons
last
night
that
a
friend
of
his
4-
paid
duty
of
$1.70
on
a
25c
cigar
ette
lighter
sent
to
him
from
Europe
at
Christmas.
Hon.
R.
C.
Matthews,
minister
of
national
revenue,
said
it
must
have
been
a
mistake
and
he
would
Investigate
If
presented
with
names
and
dates.
Senate
Rejects
Townsend
Plan
Old
Age
Pension
Plan
Fails
to
Find
Favor
With
Upper
House
In
California
SACRAMENTO,
Cal..
March
13:
The
California
State
Senate
yes
terday
by
a
vote
of
21
to
.17
rejected
the
resolution
asking
the
na-
tlnnal
fnnarAQc
tn
pnnrt.
Ihp
Tnurn.
send
old
age
pension
plan
which
,
had
been
endorsed
the
previous
day
by
the'
House
of
Assembly.
Longer
Mayoralty
Term
in
Seattle
Rejected
Tuesday
SEATTLE.
March
13:
-The
clcc-1
tors
of
Satlle
yesterday
cmphatl-'
cal
v
rejected
a
proposal
to
extend
..
.
.
';..
,
the
term
.of
mayoralty
office
from
two
to
four
years.
GOLD
PRICE
DOWN
MONTREAL.
March
13:
(CP)
-
uoiq
price
in
iionapn
aruppvn
itrc-in
VlKJftnpr
nunrp
In
Canadian
I
lundsi
vosterdav.
The
Washlnstoni
4-
llxeci;
price
was
$35.43
In
Canadian
'luncts
IN
PROVINCE
URGED
?
TIGHTENING
IT
ON
MINING
PROMOTION
IS
PROVINCE
URGED
4
VICTORIA,
March
13:
(CP
British
Columbia
mining
promotion
methods
were
at-
tacked
in
the
mining
commit-
4-
tee
of
the
Legislature
yester-
day
and
the
committee
was
.
4-
unanimous
in
demanding
closer
government
supervision
over
all
phases
including
a
4-
more
rigid
supervision
of
the
4-
Vancouver
Stock
Exchange
op-
eratlons
and
closer
scrutiny
of
new
promotions.
4-
Saskatoon
Wins
Over
Vancouver
Weslcys
Eliminate
Ex-King-
George
In
Hockey
Scries
and
Will
Meet
Edmonton
SASKATOON,
March
13:
Saska
toon
Wesleys
by
a
score
of
4
to
2
defeated
Vancouver
Ex
-
King
George's
in
Junior
Hockey
here
last
night,
winning
th,e
round
two
and
the
right
to
meet
Edmonton
In
the
finals.
Egg
Production
In
States
Down
Lowest
Record
in
Ten
Years
Recorded
by
Department
Of
Agriculture
WASHINGTON.
DC,
March
13:,
A.inn
nQ,,-,,t
,
a
'
,.
,:
'
-
r
..
..
..
ricuiwirc
statistics
ccg
nroaucuon
In
the
United
States
In
February
this
year
was
the
lowest
in
ten
years.
There
were
fewer
hens
In
the
country
on
account
of
high
feed
jprlces
nnd
sevm
w
vether.
n.R
SILVER
NEW
YORK,
March
13r
(CP)
'Bar.
silver
closed
at
Mc"
per
ounce
MARCH
13,
1935
WOULD
CUT
INDEMNITY
M,
L.
A.'s
Should
Get
$500
Per
Year
And
Expenses,
Island
Member
Believes
VICTORIA,
March
13:
(CP)
During
consideration
of
the
main
estimates
in
the
Legislature,
Hugh
Savage,
Independent
member
tor
Cowlchan
-
Newcastle,
suggested
hat
basic
members'
Indemnity
should
be
cut
to
$500
with
expenses
to
be
determined
by
a
competent
body
In
each
constituency.
Many
members
In
the
interior
aad
large
ridings
to
cover
and
re-lulred
money
to
look
after
the
leeds
of
their
constituents.
Today's
Weather
Dead
Tree
Point
Overcast,
calm;
jarometer,
29.64;
temperature,
44;
.ca
smooth.
Triple
Island
Overcast,
light
wrthwest
wind;
sea
smooth.
Langara
Island
Overcast,
light
northeast
wind;
sea
calm.
Terrace
Raining,
southeast
wind,
38.
Anyox
Cloudy,
calm,
35.
Stewart
Part
cloudy,
calm,
31.
Hazelton
Snowing,
calm.
26.
Smlthers
Snowlns.
calm.
mild.
Burns
Lake
Snowing,
calm,
32.
Warrant
Is
Out
For
Arrest
Of
British
Author
-
ram
nas
ocen
issued
lor-mc
arrest
of
Evelyn
John
Strachy,
British
author,
charging
that
he
entered.
the
United
States
by
swearing
(false
;
itiiromonte
Caaii
o
ftfr
nrrlvf
nff
f
'be"'
Communist.
S.
J.
Jabour
returned
to
the
city
on
the
Prince
Runert
this
morn-
;
Ing
from
a
two
weeks'
busTncis
trip
to
Ocean
Falls.
'
r
High
Lew
Government
is
Taking
Steps
to
Make
Legal
Impost
Upon
Fishing
Ncill
of
Comox-AJberni
and
Duff
of
Antigonish-Guysboro
Opposed
to
CJiargc
Dickie
of
Nanaimo
Defends'it
OTTAWA,
March
13:
(CP)
The
House
of
;
Commons
ook
the
first
step
last
night
to
legalize
the
tax
which
has
1
een
collected
for
the
past
three
years
as
inspection
fees
on
canned
salmon.
In
the
past
the
fees
have
been
collected
under
authority
of
order-in-council.
Opposition
to
the
tax
from
A.
W.
Neill,
Independent
member
for
Comox-
Alberni,
and
William
Duff,
Libera.
,
.'.
'
member
for
Antigonish-Guysboro.
1
Mr.
Neill
claimed
that
the
fees
worked
a
hardship
on
the
salmon
industry.
He
oppeced
the
inspec-Uon
fees
and
defended
licence
fees
I
as
the
government
tpent
large
sums
for
protecting
the
fishermen.
C.
H.
Dickie.
Conservative
mem
ber
tor
Nanaimo,
said
that,
without
inspection
and
constant
vigilance.)
there
would
be
no
salmon
on
the
Pacific
Coast.
,
j
-wny
snouia
a
man
nave
to
pay
i
a
fee
for
catching"-
ffsh
more
than
for
growing
potatoes
or
cut-
ting
down
trees?'
'asked
Mr.
Duff,
1
1
I
4-
GENERAL
ELECTION
NOT
EXPECTED
NOW
UNTIL
LATE
SUMMER
OTTAWA.
March
13:
(CP)
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett,
4-
whose
Illness
continues,
will
'
likely
be
absent
from
his
du-
ties
for
another
month
and
It
Is
believed
possible
that
the
4
general
election
will
come
much
later
in
the
summer
than
had
been
at
first
antl-
4-
cipated.
4-
4
44'4-4'4'
KIMBERLEY
IS
WINNER
British
Columbia
Team
Wins
First
Of
Allan
Cup
Games
From
Edmonton
CALGARY.
March
13:
(CP)
In
the
first
game
of
the
inter-provincial
Allan
Cup
playdowns
here
last
night,
Klmberley
Dynamiters
of
British
Columbia
defeated
Edmonton
Superiors
by
a
score
of
three
to
one.
The
game
was
in
three
per
iods,
the
score
being
one-all
at
the
!
end
of
the
first.
By
the
end
of
the
!
game
the
ice
was
covered
with
water.
The
second
game
will
be
played
at
Edmonton
Thursday
night.
'omul
Sterling
and
Canadian
Dollar
.
MONTREAL,
March
13:
The
British
pound
sterling
was
quoted
at
$1.80V
here
yesterday,
down
i
uiitv,
marcn
u:
ne
British
nound
sterline
was
auoted
at
$4,75
on
,;he
locaI
forelgn
ex,
change
market
yesterday,
down
XxnC
and
tn(,
canjejian
doliai.
at
a
'
TWELVE
BELOW
AT
DAWSON
DAWSON,
March
13:
Dawson
(
was
the
coldest
nolnt
In
the
Yukon
yesterday
with
thermometer
read-
lng
of
twelv
below
zero
9:29
ajrt.
175
ft.
22:45
pjn.
165
it.
3:13
am.
115
ft
16:13
pjn.
6.1
It
,
1
ra
PRIC:
FIVE
CENIfl
Attorney-General
Is
Sustained
In
Wayside
Appeal
VANCOUVER.
March
13:
The
British
Columbia
Court
of
Appeals
yesterday
sustained
the
Attorney
General
of
British
Columbia
in
connection
with
the
appointment
raaMnftstiga
tor
ldtcr
the-selltnz
bf
stock
of
the
Wayside
Mines.
The
company
had
sought
to
upset
Mr.
Sloan's
appointment.
Out
of
Jail
For
Two
Days,
Back
to
Pen
VANCOUVER,
March
13:
A
young
man
who
hid
been
out
of.
jail
only
two
days
was
sentenced
to
two
and
a
half
years
imprisonment
in
penitentiary
here
yesterday
for
breaking
Into,
the
window
'
of
a
Jewelry
store
and
taking
a
tray
:
of
diamonds.
The
youth
was
captured
by
passing
citizens
and
the
diamonds
recovered.
Huge
Fortune
Out
of
Cakes.
John
Henry
Scribbans,
Who
Star-
ted
Life
as
Baker's
Boy,
Left
$12,500,000
BIRMINGHAM,
Eng.,
March
13:
CP
-John
Henry
Scribbans,
who
began
life
as
a
baker's
boy,
left
an
estate
of
approximately
$12500.000
which
he
made
out
of
cakes.
The
will
has
been
filed
for
probate.
England
Evens
Hockey
Series
Defeated
Winnipeg
Monarchs
1
or
Second
Time
byiOne
to
Nil
Scori
LONDON.
Match
13:
Evening
'P
the
series
so
far
at
two
gami".
uch.
England
deflated
the
Winnipeg
Monarchs
by
a
score
of
one
to
nil
In
Ice
hockey
here
last
night.
'VELL
DRESSED'
WOMEN
PACIFISTS
EJECTED
FROM
BRITISH
HOUSE
LONDON,
March
13:
(CP)
Dur-ng
the
debate
In
the
House
of
"ommons
on
the
defence
bill,
there
were
two
interruptions
by
well
iressed
women
who1fluhgpaclflst
'eaflets
down
from
the
strangers'
lallery.
They
were
ejected,
shout-'ng
denunciations
against'
war.