I Today's v U .: .V I( I''.. Ji-r a b: ! :JJice Rupert - .ciV- CV ,, west wind; baromci v .2; n;pcraiure, 42; sea modera!. V XXV 27 AfrlcultttralUt Good Seed Year rirthrr I'rogrrM Wa Made In De velopment ol !urnei t fif ral atpect conditloni .at the hot them central In-u wed decided Improvement sc existing during the tv.o :s ,,' "rious. rivw- siaiea ouurei in !'. returns received for farm l':.-U!:e m order to forge ahead r; ... C'isonal conditions were much re favorable for plant growth -' during cither of the two pre- years. Ample moisture In the - and freedom from summer " resulted In satisfactory yields "f fr::lt. vegetables and field crops "I rs nllcnt quality, tack of sum-nT rains checked srowth somc- so that yields were no greater u'-n usual and. moreover, wet wea- t':- in th Iota foil oinuut Hlfflcnl. ft" and delays In harvesting. To f rnpensate for this, however, the '-fl was open and the weather cx- urance of sufficient supplies of folder for livestock and of seed ur.Jn for spring requirements with U'- exception of Individual cases duo largely to lack of effort on the l,art of the settler himself. Particular progress was made IUl tho H for Interior produce through the ef-'oru put forth by agricultural and '"c ornanlzntlons ITOVlnclal and frdrral mpmliprs (Continued on Page Four! Today s Limerick mostcr while out iw a Till some wise men came out Plucked the quills from his snout "Cn SWOre he nnlv n shark , Oivinir tn snnuv rain anil flnnd rnnrlitinng in the lower PKiMir imfrprei oTer Preceding Kraser Valley between Boston Bar and Vancouver having e. tn.irirt completely ffimnletclv crippled crinnled the the Canadian Canadian National National nnd nnd Canadian Canadian , Pacific railway lines with numerous slides and wash-outs which cannot be cleared until the mfddle of next week at the earliest, the Canadian National Railways has resorted io wt expedient oi re -ruining iu .7 Vancouver passenger traffic to and from the eat by way of Prince Rupert. The steamer Prince Oeorge. arriving at Vancouver this after 1 1 won from her regular weekly voy age north, it turning back Imme diately to Prince Rupert with pas sengers from Vancouver who will hi al frnm hr hv rail TTi v. v , w .. . .... j . - , " - t... 1... O I ... . . . . i t( Met iinru mraiuL aim- ti vrriw in arnvi- nrp unnnav ur in a resume oi .ncuiiuii morning, wui au inai aay on ner t(''-jjRi In ine northern eentrUrlurnitn Vancouver with Dassen- in 1014. nretented h . uptl cniftibnr of uonr setts tast evening. "Improvement .ir V.-v and Lak district where -i succeeded In harvesting a ; of timothy seed, prices for : tre double ordinary values. I 0 crop fallu.es In other U-r need producing areas on the -J A - however, from this un- f ortvitous occurrence, there tc a continuous improvement cumber and quality of live-X t uUsfactory harvest of ' urden and Held crops, con-.::s development of markeU produce, particularly at - Rupert, and a new coheslve-nd activity evident In farm-ranlzaUons. These all reflect Jcnlntt nnd strengthening of tl: t ::ndaUon necessary for a more : jrr.ms acrlcu Rural mausiry require only a continued rise to the I .era for that cftr from the east who triave 'been tied up at Kamloops since the first of this week owing to SWORN IN AT DINNER New Feature Introduced at Annual .Meeting of Chamber of Commerce: Executive Choen A new feature was Introduced at Uie annual dinner mecUng of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Com merce last night. Judge W. E. Fisher was present as an honored guest and. after the election of officers. he administered the pledge of office to the new president. Vice-president W. M. Blackstock was not present so he will have to be sworn In later. On motion of Theo Collart It was decided to refer to a committee of thi. new board the work of raising a few hundred dollars to bonus a trial I shipment of hemlock logs out of Prince Rupert at the same time tnci next lot of aspen is shipped. The Importance of doing this was strcs- j sed by several speakers. j President John Dybhavn saldj Uiat the ss. Prince Robert would' nnt finvo her annual overhaul at i IM ivirt H T. ChaDnclI. C. N. R. timerintenricnt for British Colum- bla. had spoken to him about It In j sible to have Uie work done econo mically In Prince Rupert Most of; the work was such as couia noi oq done here. Brief speeches were made by T. N LcPage. president of the Junior Chamber. M. P. McCaffery. Lieut. Col J. W. Nlcholls, W It. Tobcy. W. P. Armour and C. V. Evltt, the last mentioned of whom thanked the chamber for Its confidence In clcct-him nrMldcnt and promised, and by locallwjth lhe help of the other officers. to make the work oi tne year a ac cess. Th evolutive for the coming year was chosen as follows: W. J. Alder. W. P. Armour. W. E. Drake. W. O. n..u.n t n .inhnson. S. D. John- ,u,.ston. Ir uikuii, J. J. Little. " O W. r Laldler. W. R. McAfee. M. V Mcuaueiy. w. NUkcrson, J. W. Nlcholls. C. n. Orme. S. E. Parker. W. H. Tobey and O. P.Tinker. both railway lines Into Vancouver being blocked. These passengers arc being brought here by special train from KaJrJoops which will arrive or Monday'vlat Jasper Park. It Is the first tune in transporta tion hlitory of the province that It has been necessary to resort to this expedient In 6rdr to handle Van couver railway '.traffic. It will de- nnA nrwiri vhit nmirrpiu Is marie In . ho.m " w f m - i clearing up me souuicrn rujr lines ; whether or WtttMrtll Ve ne cessary to handle more business in this emergehcy fashion. The special run north of the Prince" George will' Involve a disarrangement of her regular schedule next week under which she should arrive here on Wednesday morning from the south. The .expectation Is that she will operate a day or so late unUl the is able to catch up the Ume -lost owing to the special voyage. The -local line of ihc Canadian National Railways, was reported to be in normal condition, this morn ing with no Interruption along the rnaH TYmlcht' train, due from the last- at 10:15. is however, eleven hours behind time owing to a late connection at Jasper Park. This would bring the train In at 9:15 tomorrow morning. No announcement was available up to early this afternoon In regard to times of special steamer and train movements DENIAL BY hAUptmanN Declares on H'lthes stand That lie Did Not Kidnap lUtiy or Collect ittmotn Money Vancouver recently ana naa asxca, mminuivw. Jan. zo: as him to explain that It was Impos-jhad been forecast by his attorneys at the opening of the trial, Bruno Richard Hatlptmann, charged with the kidnap-murder of baby Charles Augustus Llndbcreh Jr.. took the witness stand In his own behalf and specifically denied having kidnapped ,thV child or collected the ransom' Irioney. He said he had never seen the .Lindbergh baby and had nothing to do with securing Uie rdniom. ttauptmann denied having been al or near Hoimwc11. NJ.. at the time of .the kidnapping and charg ed that New York police had submitted, him to third degree methods lil th$' attempt to. force him by duress !to admit the crime. He declared that he was at his home on hc.,Vilght of the kidnapping and denic' exr tiavlng seen Dr. J. F. Condon, until, last September when he was arrested. VIC- ! '.. Tomorrow's Tides NOKTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1935 Gives, Up Business to Go Fishing bujuu " BlHIiliiHIiHvlRIRH BlHiAAAJMjIlillllliliHMl Mrs. Oliver dromweil Ortnneli 5" turned aver her tniUloB dollar lithographing1 tsc ic Ne York to employees and retired to devote herself to her favorite pa Umes. fLshing and reaaing She prides herself on having caught the first broadblU swordflsh ever landed toy woman on the Atlantl c coast Ward Line Figures For Third Time in Disaster Of Sea Off East Coast Passenger Vessel Mohawk Crashes With Freighter Off i New Jersey Coast Death List May be Even Higher Frozen Bodies Washed Ashore NEW YORK, Jan. 26: (CP) At least thirty-two persons are known to have perished and fifteen are missing as a result of the sinking of the Ward Line steamer Mohawk following a collision on Thursday night off Seagirt, N.J., with the freighter Talisman. Thirty-one frozen bodies have been picked up including those of eight passengers, four women. . It is the third major marine dis-' aster in which Ward Line vessels have figured during recent months. The first was the burning last sum mer with heavy loss of life of the steamer Morro Castle. The second u-n the strnndinsr nf the steamer Havana off Florida three weeks agof when one passenger died of heart failure. Saar Transfer Expected About Mid-February GENEVA, Jan. 26: While the date for the transfer of the Saar Basin to Germany following the recent plebiscite has not yet been definitely announced, it is expected it will be made by the League of Nations probably on February 16. iPIane is Missing At Finlay Forks A plane of the Two Brothers Min-' i ing Co., intcnmng io maicc a searcn for Pilot "Ginger" Coote, missing on a mercy flight to the Finlay ; Forks , district, was held at Prince I George today by weather. TIE-UP IS COMPLETE Three ."Vlen Killed by Avalanche Near Nelson While Clearing Railway Line VANCOUVER, Jan. 26: (CD Train and olhcr services of Vancouver are still paralyzed as a rc-ull of the unprecedented snow and rain conditions which have been prevailing here this week Meantime, heavy rain Three railway workers clearing slides near Nelson were killed by an avalanche. Three men were killed and three seriously injured yesterday when a snow slide struck a government unemployed camp at Clan William, 11 miles west of Revel-stoke. Victoria and other Vancouver Island points are gradually recovering from the effects of the unusual weather. Twenty-five miles of telegraph wires were reported yesterday to be down at one point not far from the city. Fifty poles had fallen. ' High Low .. 5:53 ajn. 18.8 It. 18:40 pjn. 15.0 It. 12:37 pm. 13 It PRIOE: FIVE CENT 8 MJYCOlVER TRAVELLING VIA RUPERT THIRTY-TWO PERSONS DEAD IN ATLANTIC SHIP COLLISION Passengers To and From East j Being Routed This Way Owing To Southern Railway Tie-up ; FARMING IN 1934 Unprecedented Expedient in British Columbia' TransportationSteamer Prince George Being Rushed North To Connect With Special Trains TWO THOUSAND MEN ARE EMPLOYED BY MINES OF DISTRICT DURING YEAR Not Including Prospectors and Smaller Outfits Activity In All Branches of Industry Increased - "Activity in all branches of mining has increased during 1934," stated Dr. Joseph T. Mandy, resident mining engineer for the Northwestern Mineral Survey District, in a review of mining developments in 1934, presented to the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce last night. "The various phases of the industry in this district are featured by business-like soundness and tne ao-' sence of boom aspects. Employment has increased and about 2,000 men have been on direct payroll In about 40 separate operations, exclusive of numbers of individual prospectors and smaller outfits scattered throughout the district The Stewart camp is in the soundest condition of any time in its history. Negotiations between the Premier Gold Mining Co. Ltd. and the B. C. Silver offer additional encouragement for continued and increased gold and silver production from this camp. At Alice Arm, beside the likely silyer-prospects, gold aspects are becoming appar- TriVand the ouflook for early act! ;for 1934. "Eastern operating companies have become acUvely interested in the district during 1931. These In clude Mining Corporation of Canada. Bobjo Mines Limited and the John E. Hammell Interests of Toronto. "Operations have been mainly centred in gold and the prevailing high gold price has not only stimu lated the activity of all gold pro ducers but has offered further encouragement to undertakings characterized by low-grade gold ore oc currences such as Big Missouri. "No Important revival of acUvity relative to purely silver and base metal deposits has materialized. The prevailing low copper price and discouraging market outlook has had a depressing effect on present and future operations concerning this metal and has adversely effected the Granby Consolidated operation at Anyox. "Outstanding prospecUng and exploration has been carried out In the Unuk River area by Unuk Valley Gold Syndicate and promising discoveries in this area have been made by five outfits. '.ounces eold and 4.38 ounces silver. I to the ton. With the resumption of ! ; negotiations the possibility for, bringing the B. C. Sliver into pro-! ductlon is encouraged. The prevail-j I Ing low copper price has adversely .affected production and shipments' ! of blister from Anyox. Ore-tonnage i f the Dunweil mine came into regular production about the end qf May and production for the year to estimated at about 8,000 tons of ore of about 0.195 ounces gold and 12.5 ounces 'silver to the ton-with the possibility for an increase during 1935. I 'Exploration and development has been carried ou on many properties throughout the district The Stewart area has. been especially active in this respect and the possi bility for future .additional pro ducers is bright I , 4. "In the Atlln area acUve expidra-,Uon and dvejpmenfe'l'fifj-- ceeaed on tne Atiin Facuic cd vlty Is brighter than it has been for fwrn Umlled (formerly NorgoId some time. Lode mining has been revived in the AUln area. property, where Bobjo Mines. iLimi-ted have undertaken the operation "Placer operations have increased of th- nrnnPTtv At the AUln Rnfr- ind exploration has expanded lntoin(r Boblo Mine Ltd have also Mr. ,outlyInr areas. Placer-gold produc-jned out some further exploration. IHnn (Hon will will probably nmhamv show thnw an an increase inrroncoi ... . . . . i F. ana ine oia engineer mine nas ocen purchased by Mining Corporation of Canada Snd further exploration of this property is planned for 1935. "Placerigojd mining and pros pecting by individuals, syndicates and substantial company Interests has been very active especially in the Atlin Division" and an Increase of placer-gold quanUty and value output for 1934 is Indicated." ADVENTURER IS MISSING Harry Williams Missing on Overland Trip From Pouce Coupe To Mount Robson A search party nas set out from Pouce Coupe in the Peace River Block to look for Harry Williams, u young Australian, who- left Pouce Coupe on December 9 with a view to ; travelling overland to Mount Rob-son on the Canadian National Railways. On leaving Williams had wiUi him five dogs, a toboggan, a rifle and three weeks' provisions. Three nf th rific ha VP rptnrnAH in Pnne " ' - - -v.--. m. - ! nn onmo I :-o- uPe- divisional headquarters of from Premier Dunweil nn Granby J Consolidated at Anyox Sur Point j faut ther,s no 5, of w,. and production of small. tote. from Uams elther there or at his desttna-the Spider. Joker. United Empire, . and it will possibly be next week -Lakevlew Blackhlll id "wmje j fdt as to his safety. He had Intcn-before restored. iPrlncess Gold Mines traffic can be Royal L'dj continues. ded vUltmg friends at Loos station l ,'c , on the railway ne. j totalled 153.950 tons averaging 0.17 j v THRONE SPEECH ADOPTED WITHOUT DIVISION FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY OTTAWA, Jan. 26: production from the Anyox mine j The address in reply CP to tho during 1934 may. however, show a, Speech from the Throne was jtllght Increase over 1933. At the; passed by the House of Com-! Anyox operation about 1,100 men mons on Thursday without dl-are employed with a monthly pay-i vision for the first time since roll of $135,000. Confederation. Premier R. B. ' "Thj 1934 gold production from' Bennett has suggested a ha-the Surf'Polnt mine on Porcher tlonal housing scheme. Island Is estimated at 4186 ounces.'.