Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
'A
j-
e
nujiert
Clear,
light
north
High
1:23
ajn.
22.2
ft.
un.d.
barometer.
20.55;
tern-.-hit.
13:31
pjn.
23.0
ft.
smooth.
Low
7:32
ajn.
2.9
ft.
32,
sea
19:55
pjn.
US
ft.
NOUTIIEKN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
A
V.V.
V
XX
No
52.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
MARCH
4,
1935
PRICl:
FIVE
CEK18
NEW
TWO
PERCENT
TAX
IS
PLANNED
PRICE
OF
GOLD
IS
STILL
SOARING
TO
NEW
RECORD
MARKS
General
Service
Levy
On
All
Incomes
Over
$50
Per
Month
Ui
ged
Kccommcndation
to
This
Effect
Made
to
Legislature
By
Kducational
Finance
and
Administration
CommissionWould
Not
Mean
Entire
Additional
Impost
VICTORIA,
March
1:
(CP)
A
general
service
tax
of
f.v:)
)u
rcent
to
be
levied
on
all
persons
whose
incomes
ex-c
,1
?30
monthly
is
recommended
in
a
report
of
the
educa-
t
:;;u
finance
and
administration
commission
tabled
byl
H
;
ijeorge
M.
Weir,
minister
of
education,
this
after-i
r.
-"
in
the
legislature.
Collection
of
the
tax
would
be
amde
at
the
source
of
employment
Greta
Garbo
a
9
ihe
by
'it
,
ar
4
picture
of
famous
Swedish
screen
star.
Vancouver
Man
Is
Chairman
Of
Manufacturers
VANCOUVER,
March
4:
(CP
W
J
West
ot
Vancouver
was
cho-:
:i
chairman
of
the
British
Colum-bi
Division
of
the
Canadian
Manu-
lur'.urcrv
Association
at
the
annual
ni'jnft
here
at
the
end
of
the
we.k
OERMAN
IN
BOOK
CLAIMS
4-
in;
was
spy
who
caused
death
of
ld.
kitchener
HLHLIN,
March
4:
A
book
uf
cxcentional
interest
has
4"
mat
its
nppeufnnre
here.
It
is'
4"
V
.'il
Vn
hu
n
Uiat
as
a
German
spy
In
the
for
Uir
Mnklng
ot
the
British
4-
destroyer
Hampshire
with
which
Lord
Kltrhcncr,
com-
4"
mander-ln-chlef
of
the
Brl-
thh
Army,
lost
Ills
life
while
a
military
mission
early
In
'lie
Great
War.
There
has
al-
Wa
,
been
PonsMprnhln
mvs.
.
T
'
1
r
U
l,t
........
1
1
.
i
.
i
i
.1.
Luiiiicuou
wim
inc
lTinntiitr
I.
...1.
1
i-
r
hener
disappeared.
t
where
possible,
the
proceeds
being
contribution
towards
those
genet
al
provincial
services
which
at
fect
the
community
at
large.
Th
rrpurt
points
out
that
It
would
dis
tribute
the
cost
of
government
services
over
the
widest
possible
flela.
The
new
tax
would
not
increase
total
amount
of
taxation
paid
every
Individual
by
two
percent,
is
said.
for.
as
a
result
of
the
revenue
thus
derived,
it
would
be
possible
to
readjust
other
taxes,
both
provincial
and
municipal,
to
bring
about
an
equitable
and
coordinated
system.
It
would
also
nuke
possible
a
reduction
In
land
c)
property
taxes
TOKONTO
THEATRE-
PROPRIETOR
WAS
SHOT
AM)
KILLED
TORONTO,
March
4:CP
Abner
Appleby,
proprletor-
manager
of
the
Roxy
Theatre
here,
was
shot
twice
In
the
head
and
killed
by
unldentl-
fled
assailants
who
robbed
the
office
safe
of
$400
yesterday.
Farewell
Service
Held
Last
Night
targe
Attendance
at
I.
O.
I),
E
Hall
To
Hear
Superintendent
Barnes
The
I.
O.
D.
E.
Hall
was
the
scene
of
the
farcweH
service
ot
Superintendent
John
E.
Barnes
on
Sunday
night
before
the
local
Pentecostal
Assembly.
His
message
on
The
Witness
Box
Mystery"
was
Impressive
and,
at
the
close
of
his
appeal,
at
which
Mrs.
E.
J.
North
sang
the
Invitation
hymn,
enuuea
"Give
Me
Thy
Hear."
a
number
of
people
came
forward
ahd
conversions
took
nlacc.
Mr.
Barnes
made
it
clear
at
the
commencement
of
his
address
that
he
was
not
going
to
waste
his
or
the
congregation's
time
by
talking
about
himself
or
olher
people,
but
he
was
going
to
snrak
of
the
only
one
who
was
worth
while,
namely
Christ,
for
Christ
Himself
said.
1
if
I
be
lilted
up
irom
me
rami,
w
draw
all
men
unto
me."
-
I...
...W
!,,
trim
t
-
me
eyaiiKC""
.
"
"
me
wora,
iic
uitw
:nv"
"
"
....
.i-i-i
4I.I
nnt
to
lUmscit
last
n
rih.h
been
the
case
Mr.
iiarnc.
wou.
have
been
sadly
d
s,npol
ted
When
the
time
came.
If
vcr
It
did.
that
'
.
...
.
..
irnnipn
iic
aid
noi
see
nirn
unu
"""
.
.
If.
-
pin
in
A
Ufa
of
service
for
Christ,
then
he
would
feel
that
It
was
time
for
him
to
give
up
preaching.
One
New
Case
This.
Month
In
County
Court
Including
one
new
case,
the
calendar
of
the
County
Court
for
the
month
of
March
conilsts
of
the
following
actions:
Usk
Mining
Co.
Ltd
vs.
Andrew
Pete,
Patmore
it
Fulton
for
plaintiff.
Williams,
Manson,
Drown
it
Harvey
for
defendant,
stands
over
J.
A.
Swanson
vs.
Al
Wole,
$25,
F
F.
Jones
for
plaintiff,
Williams
Manson,
Brown
it
Harvey
for
de
fendant,
settled.
W.
L.
Paddon
vs.
Robert
McGregor.
$291.05,
Patmore
it
Fulton
for
plaintiff,
Williams,
Manson.
Brown
It
Harvey
for
defendant,
stands
over.
W.
H.
McCallum
vs
Lottie
Rutten
Pedersen).
$61.50.
R.
L.
McLennan
for
plaintiff.
Patmore
It
Fulton
for
defendant,
to
be
fixed.
The
last-mentioned
case
Is
the
new
one.
The
plaintiff
claims
balance
due
on
a
marine
Insurance
policy
on
the
halibut
boat
Ternen.
Ten
naturalization
applications
were
dealt
with
by
Judge
W.
E.';
i
Fisher
at
the
regular
monthly
session
ot
court
this
morning.
Miss
Jean
Wilson
Is
Charming
Bride
United
In
Marriage
to
Sidney
Elkins
At
Quiet
Ceremony
Under
a
beautiful
arch
of
spring
iflowers
the
wedding
of
Margaret
Jean,
second
daughter
ot
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Robert
Wilson,
and
Christo
pher
Bldney,
eldest
son
of
Mr.
an-
Mrs.
Christopher
H.
Elkins.
both
ot
this
city,
was
quietly
solemnized
at
the
home
of
the
bride's
parents
on
j
aaiurnay
mgni
at
:au,
itev.
vanon
W.
F.
Itushbrook
officiating.
The
bride,
who
was
given
In
mar
riage
by
her
father,
looked
charm
ing
In
daffodil
organdie.
She
was
attended
by
her
sister,
Miss
Wilma
Wilson,
who
wore
pale
green
polka-
dot
organdie.
v
The
groom
was
attended
by
his
brother,
W.
P.
Elkins.
Among
the
beautiful
gifts
received
by
the
bride
and
groom
were
a
silver
tea
service
from
the
firm
of
Edward
Llpsett
Limited
and
a
tea
wagon
from
the
staff
of
that
company
where
the
bride
had
been
employed
prior
to
her
marriage.
The
popular
young
couple
will
reside
at
653
Eighth
Avenue
East.
TO
STAY
IN
PORT
Local
Halibut
Boat
Owners
and
Fishermen
Await
Seattle
Trice
Negotiations
Local
halibut
boat
owners
and
fishermen,
at
a
meeting
yesterday,
decided
to
take
no
action
in
regard
to
starting
fishing
this
season
until
something
definite
Is
heard
from
Seattle
In
regard
to
minimum
price
'
negotiations.
The
general
concen
-
!
sus
of
opinion
was
that
It
would
be
j
Inadvisable,
In
view
of
the
frozen
fish
situation,
'lu'"
to
start
fishing
be-
fore
April
1.
Capt,
George
FrlU
'
president,
was
in
the
chair
am
;
,
rcuot
h
d
.
b
otiatlons
BAR
SILVER
NEW
yokk,
Aiarcn
:
sliver
advanced
again
today
on
the,
llocal
metal
market
to
58c
per
ounce.
Lost
Legacy
A
lost
lesacv.
amountlne
to
a
tidy
ered
forsIkaFd
'Beatrice-Batman
of
Kenttleld,
cimrflrta-
shlon
that
would
have
delighted
Alice
In
Wonderland.
Recently
there
died
In
Larkspur,
near
Kenfield,
Mrs.
Josephine
L.
Moore,
an
eccentric.
To
neighbors
before
her
death
she
confided
she
had
burled
her
estate
in
a
fruit
tar
in
the
backyard
of
her
home.
At
her
death
she
willed
this
estate
to
Beatrice
Batman.
The
finding
of
the
win
brought
a
hunt
for
the
burled
treasure,
but
nothing
could
be
found
in
the
woman's
backyard,
so
searchers
gave
up
the
hunt..
The
other
night
a
neighbor,
John
Boden,
needed
wood
for
his
stove.
He
went
next
door
to
the
now
empty
house
and
helped
himself.
Suddenly
he
came
upon
the
missing
fruit
Jar.
It
was
in
a
paper
bag.
Bodcn
was
taking
it
down
to
turn
It
over
to
the
proper
authoriUes
when
his
pipe
went
out.
He
set
down
the
bag
to
light
his
pipe
and
a
dog
snatched
the
precious
bag
and
ran
away
with
it.
After
a
brief
search
it
was
found
In
a
street
gutter.
Beatrice
Batman
Is
shown,
above,
examining
her
legacy.
It
consists
of
stock
certlf
cates
amounting
to
$500.
r
Constable
Tate
Quitting
Police
Member
of
City
Detachment
Here
For
Past
Year
to
Go
Into
Business
in
Interior
Constable
J.
Tate,
for
the
past
year
a
member
of
the
city
detach
ment
of
the
provincial
police,
ha-.
tendered
his
resignation
from
th
provincial
police
effective
at
th'
end
of
this
month.
Constable
Tatr
who
plans
on
going
Into
business
ir
the
interior,
has
been
a
member
ol
the
provincial
police
for
six
year
and
for
24
years
has
been
engagei
In
police
work.
He
came
to
Prlnct
Rupert
from
Burns
Lake
and.
be
fore
going
there,
was
stationed
a)
Smlthers.
4
MILLION
DOLLARS
FOR
RADIO
COMMISSION
IS
EXPECTED
THIS
YEAR
OTTAWA.
M.h
4:
The
sum
of
$1,000,000
may
be
ap-
propriatcd
by
Parliament
this
year
to
the
Canadian
Radio
4-
Broadcasting
Commission.
Power
of
present
commission
broadcasting
stations
will
be
boosted
and
establishment
of
fome
new
stations
Is
planned.
Particular
efforts
are
planned
4-
to
Improve
reception
condl-
tlons
for
people
of
the
north
and
west.
Recovered
sum
ot
money,
has
been
recov
Mineralogy
Is
Discussed
In
Mining
Talk
Mineralogy,
the
physical
proper
ties
of
minerals
and
methods
used
for
Identification
of
minerals
in
the
field
from
their
hardness,
streak,
color
and
lustre
were
among
subjects
discussed
by
Dr.
Joseph
T.
Mandy,
resident
mining
engineer.
n
his
mining
lecture
on
Friday
venlng
before
a
large
and
inUr-sted
gathering.
Other
matters
aken
up
Included
chemistry
of
ninerals
and
the
association
of
ocks
and
minerals
with
ore
bodies.
The
discourse
was
demonstrated
in
i
practical
way
by
the
handing
around
of
specimens
which
were
xamlncd
by
those
present.
Dr.
Mandy
led
Up
to
processes
of
the
"sculpturing
of
the
earth
and
its
structure
which
will
be
further
?one
Into
at
the
next
lecture
tomorrow
night.
RESERVE
Mon.
&
Tucs..
.March
1
&
5
for
Philharmonic
Society
Presentation
of
Coleridge-Taylor's
scintillating
HIAWATHA'S
WEDDING
FEAST
and
other
nouularly
reouestcd
vocal
and
instrumental
numbers
In
Presbyterian
Church
at
8:15
each
evening
40
Voices
12
Instruments
Living
Music
by
Local
Artistes
Admission
50
cents
t
Yellow
Metal
Sells
in
Canada
Today
A
t
$35.53
After
Rising
in
London
Advance
For
Day
in
British
Metal
Market
is
no
Less
Than
Twenty-Eight
Cents
Canadian
Figure
Well
Ahead
Of
Fixed
Quotation
in
United
States
MONTREAL,
March
4:
(CP)
Gold
continued
to
soar
!
at
London
today,
advancing
28c
to
a
new
high
record
price
of
148
shillings,
10
pence
per
fine
ounce,
bringing
the
Canadian
price
up
to
$35.53
while
the
Washington
fixed
price
'
of
$35
per
ounce
for
the
United
States
was
equivalent
to
$35.20
in
Canadian
funds.
The
Saturday
price
of
146
shillings,
101
pence
in
London
was
the
record
high
up
to
that
time,
having
advanced
a
shilling
over
Friday.
SCALING
FIGURES
Season
This
Year
Is
Little
Slower
(
In
Opening
up
But
Re-SUrtlng
Of
Island
"Camps
'Will
Soon
be
Felt
Log
production
Is
slightly
slower
:
in
opening
up
in
Prince
Rupert
for
estry
district
this
year
than
it
was
last
but
the
effect
of
the
present
re-opening
of
Queen
Charlotte
Island
logging
camps
on
a
larger
scale
than
for
many
years
will
soon
make
Itself
felt
In
increased
output
figures.
In
February
this
year
only
230,534
board
feet
of
sawlogs
were
scaled
as
compared
with
642,141
board
feet
In
the
same
month
last
year.
The
scale
for
the
first
two
months
of
1935
has
amounted
to
3.953,221
board
feet
in
comparison
with
4,-762,404
board
feet
In
the
corres
ponding
period
last
year.
The
scale
for
this
February
by
species
was
as
ollows:
Cedar,
17,962
board
feet.
Spruce,
154,982.
Hemlock,
54,125.
Balsam,
3,465.
Lineal
feet
of
poles
and
piling
produced
In
the
interior
this
Feb
ruary
amounted
to
33,290,
26,390
of
which
was
in
cedar
and
6,900
in
hemlock,
as
against
49,285
lineal
feet,
all
in
cedar,
in
February
1934.
Cordwood
this
February
amoun
ted
to
105
cords
in
comparison
with
20
cords
last
February.
Fifty-two
j
cords
of
fenceposts
were
recorded
this
February.
Hewn
tie
production
this
February
amounted
to
1.280
pieces,
all
lackplne.
as
compared
with
4,292
olec.es
a
year
ago.
JUMPED
TO
HIS
DEATH
Son
of
Nanaimo
Bank
Manager
Suicides
at
Toronto
by
Leaping
From
Airplane
TORONTO.
March
4:
(CPJ-James
Grant,
aged
22.
son
of
F.
C
Grant,
manager
of
the
Canadian
Bank
of
Commerce
at
Nanaimo,
yesterday
leaped
from
an
airplane
at
an
altitude
of
1500
feet
to
his
death
over
the
airport
here.
Depression
over
the
loss
of
his
BIG
TOLL
OF
STORM
Eight
Dead
and
Six
Missing
Up
to
WeekjEnd
InJIawaiian
'
Islands
"?
V
HONOLULU.
March
4:
CP1
Eight
dead,
six
missing
and
heavy
DroDerty
damage
was
the
toll
as
known
up
to
the
week-end
of
the
torrential
rainstorms
of
Wednesday
and
Thursday,
particularly
on
Oahu
Island.
Dowsett
Highland,
a
suburb
of
Honolulu,
recorded
fourteen
Inches
of
rain
while
a
mile
and
a
quarter
from
the
business
section
fifteen
and
three-quarter
Inches
fell
in
six
hours.
Well
Known
Local
Couple
Married
.Miss
Ingeborg
Jonasson
Becomes
Bride
ot
Bernard
T.
Way
The
marriage
took
place
quietly
on
Saturday
evening
at
the
home
ol
the
bride's
parents
of
Miss
Ingeborg
Ashildur
Jonasson,
eldest,
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
T.
H."
Jonasson,
Ninth
Avenue
East,
to-Bernard
Temple
Way,
son
of
Mr."
and
Mrs.
W.
W.
T.
Way,
Seal
Cove.
The
ceremony
was
performed
by
Rev.
Canon
W,
F.
Rushbrook,
rec-"
tor
oi
st-
Peter'5
Anglican
Church,
and
the
attendants
of
the
couple
were
Miss
Beatrice
Svelnson
and
Jacob
Mussallem.
Only
members
of
couple
were
present
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Way.
who
will
take
up
residence
in
the
Bcsner
Apartments,
are
well
known
and
popular
amid
a
wide
circle
of
friends.
The
bride
is
a
native
dauhter
of
Prince
Rupert,
attending
the
schools
here
and
taking
up
a
business
course.
The
groom
is
in
the
service
of
P.
i
Burns
Ltd.
Starting
Work
On
Sunken
Garden
Preparatory
Operations
on
New
Project
Are
Already
Under
Way
Work
has
already
commenced
on
the
construction
of
a
sunken
garden
in
the
site
of
the
proposed
Job
and
recent
Illness
are
believed
Orand
Trunk
Pacific
Hotel
oppo-to
have
been
.the
cause,
of
the
rifHslte
the
Canadian.
Bank
of
Corn-act,
imerce.
The
pond
has
been
drained
Young
Grant
smiled
and
waved
and
is
being
cleaned
out
and
much
to
the
pilot
before
taking
the
leap,
refuse
Is
being
removed.