British Lolumbia is coming More Attractive to Visitors It icu't. Colonel J. W. Nicholls Finds Capital More Inclined I To Establish Industries in Province, One of Which May be Near Prince Rupert Thnt British Columbia is looked on with more favor than has been the case for years and that this is largely Lp to the confidence people have in the finance minister, Hon John nan, was one in me uaurusuiig siaifiuema made by Lieut. Colonel J. W. Nicholls, in addressing the Jntai'V L1UD in COIlIiecuuii tviui a .eveni, my imuugu we MitPfi stales anu wiwu, esult of this Increased confidence number of Dig concerns are Considering the possiDuity oi es- ablishlng themselves ana invest nff money In the province, one of he Industries may be near Prince japert. Should these go aneaa it i-ould go a long way towaro. Dan- ; i i. - . J Ishlng all unemployment anu everybody would beneiit. Oolonel Nicholls said he knew the unemployed men were anxious knd willing to work. The great thine was to make conditions in this province attractive to capital, which case there would be a win in British Columbia such as YiA not been seen. As long as pie with money were not satis- td with the treatment they wen ikplv to receive they would go ilsewhere and times would be bad. be encouragement of industries Las very important. The general Iplnlon given by the financial men it had met was that British Col bbla was In as good shape fin hclally as any part of Canada. lae aim he felt should be to link k with capital so as to develop it great latent wealth of the Iwince and provide proiltabie taployment for everyone. One of the Interesting places rated was Calgary where the aker said he found lawyers ind accountants finding out what lie fuss was all about In th province of Alberta. He thought fremicr Aberhart was an earnest lad sincere" theorist with a repu- Ballon to sustain. He did not see low such a man could have been party to the refusal to pay Its ust debts and to the legislation pncclllng all debts In the prov ide. The cancellation of interest foments and the reduction of the principal by the amount of Interest Paid since 1932 was a great hard pip on people who had invested wlr hard earned savings and ho found their Incomes greatly educed or In some cases cancelled. In Saskatchewan the mortgage Polders had been consulted and M agreed to reduce the interest Ptes with the result that the pedit of the province was high Bust now. Manitoba was Drosoer- n8 because of the mines that Pre being operated. The speaker a'd he found Winnipeg much jusler and more prosperous than p several years Dast. opeaklne of the United States. Polonel Nicholls said conditions fe improved there and the fish Fulness In a healthy condition spoke of the gambling craze nich he found tvii-tVnlarlv In he large cities. The danger was f"at. when the Government snend- H stopped, it was Impossible to! wnat would happen. Weather Forecast Wi.IriSith?tl trough the courtesy of IiVirtH lnlon Meteorological Bureau l KWla arid Pi-liv- nt -rv,i. fv. IW J? wpUed from observations t-Kr L ,a m' today and cover the 39 B Jrlol ending 5 p.m. tomorrow). R assure remains hleh over the tUilU. west Coast of Vancouver Island -Lleht to mnrinmf. north and Eigh't' part cloudy and cold Llnre Rupert District-Light to 1. 111,1.. . ... . witn forst at night "" YORK irti ti. .iluor unchanvpH of aai n ton ii,. " " "v " """" KQday, Skidegate Mine Mill Completed Well Known Gold Property Now About to Go Into Production H. T. Wright, who. has been In charge of the construction of a mill on the Skidegate Gold mine property at Skidegate, arrived In the city from the Islands on the Prince John Wednesday night and proceeded to Vancouver on the Prince Rupert last night. The well known mining property, better known as the Southeaster, will start producing concentrates soon. It is expected. Halibut Arrivals Summary American 79,000 pounds, and 7c to 9.8c and 7c 9.3c Canadian 22.500 pounds, 8c and 6c. American Neptune, 35,000, 9.3c and Booth. Atlas, 34,000, 9.8c and nd Storage. Arcade, 10,000. 9.5c and 7c, Royal. Canadian Takla, 20.000, 8c and Cold Storage. Unomc, 2,500, 8c and 6c, Booth. SITUATION IN ALASKA Unions Deny Official Reports Of Impending Food Shortage-Tie-up Is Complete SEATTLE, Nov. 6: maritime unions stood firm today, refusing to let ships sail for Aita or unload food there. They ,wrihPri renorted food snortage an "imaeinary." riomnr John W. Troy, irom UUI"U " innpaii. wireiessca whmuubvu" iitt nf poast towns and Indicated v .... j food supplies which he estimated would be exhausted witnin iwo weeks. At Fairbanks the Alaska Cham ber of Comerce reports food on hand for only th!rfy days. Eastern Situation NEW YORK. OCt. o: ir; Striking maritime workers along hp Atlantic coast are endeavor ing to expand the sit-down strike infrt a treneral walk-out aespuc thP warning of the executive the International Seamen's inn which oddosps the strike. PrnnclsCO'S lOOd tencd slightly. WEDDING IS of Un- A strikers' leader at Boston has hPn nrrested for drunkenness, At nalveston police have Jailed 38 pickets. A truce has Deen arrangcu two days In Philadelphia . On Pacific Coast for om FRANCISCO. Nov. 6: (CP) onu PAHrn workers nave re TERRACE STREET LIGHTS TERRACS,. Nov. 6: proprietor of Terrace street light .o t,n a village can now The the hotel. L of at least two Ugh one . Thpre Is some pros- at eacn tWm tt.in pect iu.i o vaneuuvci 1.1 1,1 L ' E. Willie, Hotel, has in front of nmA hpre ana cow- - maiU tai Plant'ln the near future, llght- Today's Weather Tomorrow's Tides (8 AM.) 5fhe High . 8:29 am. 18.1 ft. prince Rupert, .Part cloudy, 20:48 p.m. 16.6 It. i.ht north wind uNeter, 30.40; .. 1:37 a.m. 7.0 It. tmnnth, Ok 14:30 p.m. 9.2 ft. sea NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Ll. XXV., No. 251. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1936 PRICE: 5 CENTS I . "I 1 1 - lc ' BEAUTIFUL Miss Marjorle Blance Becomes Bride of Lee Gordon at Lovely Ceremony In St. Andrew's Cathedral A beautiful and Interesting wedding, uniting one of the city's best known and mast popular young couples, both of whom have lived here slfice early childhood, took place in St. Andrew's Anglican Cathedral at 7:30 last evening with the, dean, Very Rev. James B. Gibson officiating, when Miss Flo rence Marjorle Blance, only daughter of the late Robert Blance and Mrs. Blance, bet a me the bride, of Lee Murray Gordon, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gordon, for merly of this city and now residing In Vancouver. A large congregation assembled in the cathedral to witness the nuptial ceremony which was per formed in the attractive setting of latticework arch intertwined with pink, blossoms and greenery. As the Wedding March from Lo hengrin was played on the pipe or gan by Peter Li?n. the bride entered the church upon the arm of Col. J. W. Nicholls by whom she was given In marriage. She was a '.ovely picture indeed in her beau tiful wedding dress of white trans parent velvet with veil, which fell i Into a long train, and Juliet cap I with orange blossoms. Her .shower ( bouquet was of Ophelia roses, lilies of the valley and smllax. The bridesmaids were Miss Po- lema Cameron and Miss Margaret McCaffery both of whom were 7ci pretty In colorful and modish cos- jtumes. The former worerose. chlf- 7c,' Cold f 0n with a 'Gainsborough hat of the same shade and carried a bouquet of pink carnations. The latter wor .cothflowefybiue chiffon with Gainsborough hat and also carried pinfcafrialqris,, t Mr.;, GeorEe Mitchell -,was a charging ' matron of honor. Her costume was or nenna net witn gold thread with gold hat and bouquet of bronze chrysanthemums. The groomsman was Reld Mc Lennan. George Peters. George Mltchell. H. G. Kennedy and Harry Ward acted as ushers. , Reception Is Held Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride's mother in the Leeds Apartments where numerous friends as sembled to tender their congratulations and best wishes to the happy couple who stood under a beautiful bower of evergreens and :hrysahthemums. Buffet refreshments were served .'rdm a tastefully arranged bride's table which was centred by a handsome four tier wedding cake, the cutting of which was duly per formed bv the bride. The cloth was Df delicate filet cutwork. There were long white tapers in silver sconces and over the table was a aree white wedding bell from which white streamers with flow ?rs were suspended. The flowers were pale pink chrysanthemums. Mrs. J. C. McLennan and Mrs. R. W. Cameron presided chols, Mrs. William Cruickshank, Mrs. W. M. Blackstock, Mrs. L. W. I... 'Bm rams nave occur- -o v.- c,n , T t? r.ifert. tinirlv nroDOsed by Dr. L. W. f - jin, the groom responding. t KING EDWARD TO PAY CANADA VISIT SOON J 4 QUEBEC, Ijov. 6: (CP) Klntr Edward VIII Is planning Ker- The bride's mother wore a strik. a visit to Canada after the Indian Durbar following the coronation next May, Prime Minister William Lyon Mack- enzie King sakl last night on his return aboard the Em- nress of Britain from overseas. THREE ARE EXECUTED Two Indians and Bank Bandit-Murderer Op to Callows Today NEW WESTMINSTER, Nov. 6: (CP) Rlchardsoji and Eneas George, Indian slayers of Do minion Constable F. II. Gis-bourne at Can ford Reservation in the Nicola Valley, and Charles Russell, Vancouver bank bandit and slayer of 'William Hobbs, were hanged at .6: 11 this mornr inr at Okalla mi son. All three dropped from the same trap and were pronounced dead at 7 a.m. None of the tbrce had anything to sav and all went to their deaths impassively. The Indians ;came in first, Eneas and then Richardson, and after them Rusjell. Hoods and trWe straps, were fitted on each in the same nr1-. Russell walked In snvkin a rirarettc which he spat out just bffo're .stepping on the tran. Arthur ElUs - jv.a,v the. executioner. Three spiritual advisers stood in front of the men as they died. Happy People Of Islands Have All Needs Supplied R. Mallory Says All Arc Buv And Plenty of Game and Fish Deer Are Numerous And Elk Doing Well Hie Queen Charlotte Islands treoplp are all basy and hopeful ind qptimlstlc, according to. A. R. Mallory of Port Clements, who s today making a brief visit to the city on business While the peop:t have very little money their needs are very small and that does not worry them. They have all the came thev need and all kinds of fish in the sea so no one can gu hungry. Speaking of the game possibilities, Mr. Mallory says that deer are very numerous this year and this Is Just the time for Prince Rupert people wishing some real sport to visit the islands. There are also plenty of ducks and geese and the elk which wei placed on the Islands by the garni' '. department are doing well and In creaslnsr in numbers. He saw one at the ,,n the road lust a few days ago. urns and the serviteurs were Misses 0f course the Queen Chariot Margaret Smith. Wllla Dyer, Leona isiands people are interested in Parker, Mary Easthopc, Patricia the proposed local pulp mill They Nicholls, Sheila B'ackstock, Helen See m u business for the Islands MCLeoa, uorna MCLiart-n anu aiu- as tnat is wnere tne Dig timoeri line Mitchell and Mrs. H. d Ken- grows. They have there the finest ne'dy. Giving general assistance In spruce In the world, Mr. Mallory j connection with the reception. were; says, and, doubtless, It would ot? Mrs. Jt W. Nicholls, Mrs. A. R. Nl- utilized in connection with any tv 111 oefo Kt I In ttUi a T3 ii not Speaking of the black sands on the north beach, Mr. Mallory says that a number of men plan to work there again this winter. By combining mining and trapping they are able to live well and tng creation of cold lace with gold : come out In the spring with soma lame hat and had a corsage of. money. carnations. An entire room of the suite was taken up' with a display of numer- mi a tnvAii el f f C C. N. R. steamer Prince John, Capt. Nell McLean, arrived in port at 7:15 pjn. Wcdnerday from Van SCALING INCREASE 4 , Present Year to Date Shows Slight . Improvement Over 1935 52,166 pieces as against 67,694' pieces last October. Of the ties recorded 47.870 were of Jackpine and the remainder of hemlock. ' I Cordwood this October totalled 6 cords as compared with 14! :ds, in October 1935. SobAS STOCKS r Cuuneiy 8 D. Johnston Co, I Vancouver B. C. Nickel, .36. Big Missouri, .56. Bralorne; 8.80 B. R. Cons- .04. B. R. X., .11: Cariboo Quartz, 1.70. Dentonla, .11. ', . Dun well, .04. Golconda, .12. . - Mlnto, .26. Morning Star. .02 Vi-Noble Five. .04. Pend Oreille, 1.15. Porter Idaho, .05. Premier, 3.06. Reeves McDonald, .15 ((ask) Reiio, 1.30. Relief Arlington, 36. Salmon Gold, .08 Vi. Taylor Bridge. .06 V. Wayside, .08. United Empire, .02. Toronto Beattle, 1.33. Central Patricia, 4.20. Gods Lake, .78. Int. Nickel, 63.75. Little Long Lac, 6.95. McKenzie Red Lake, 1.77. Pickle Crow, 675. Red Lake Gold Shore, 1.85. San Antonio, 2.15. Sherrltt Gordon, 2.65. Siscoe, ' 4.65. Smelters Gold, .06 Vi. Ventures, 2.83. McLeod Cockshutt, 4'45. Oklend, 61. Mosher, .51. Gllbec. .03. Madsen Red Lake, .93. May Spiers, .46. Sullivan, 1.90. Stadacona, .61. Frontier Red Lake, .20. Francoeur, 1 07. Manitoba & Eastern, .15. Perron, 1.57. South Keora. .18. Moneta Porcupine, 1.67. Sladcn Malartlc, 1.08. Japa Cadillac, .75. . . Old Diamond, .29. Gold Eagle, 85. Argosy, .1.12. Miss Alice D. Cruikshank, former librarian here, Is In New York asaln taking treatments and 'slowly recovering from serious Injuries sustained several months PROVINCIAL BUDGET IS HEALTHY DOCUMENT; AID TO CITIES IS AFFORDED Timber scaling In Prince Rupert VTim;rinnlHip to ho Ttpttor Off Than in 1A32 Civil Snr- October this year the scale totalled ; 19,62,951 board feet, District Fores-1 V1UTUK1A, NOV. b: (UrJ Hon. John Hart, minister ter a. e. Pariow reports, as com- 0f finance, in his budget speech today, said there would pared with 17,878 496 board feet in n0 new taxes The government would relieve munici- Tthuvr s!;fraP after March 31 50 far this year has reached an' ' , , , , - , . the total cost of mothers' aggregate of 122,127.338 board feet next, would re-assume pensions as against last year's 121,559,964 at and would complete the restoration of civil service salary a corresponding ante. The log scale per species this Oc-ober was as follows: B.F. Fir 839.341 Cedar 3,14343 Spruce '. 6360,449 Hemlock 5,848,021 Balsam 3,135,405 Jackpine , 98,438 Miscellaneous 237,154 Total ......19,662,951 , This October the production of oles and piling In the Interior as placed at 79,614 lineal feet in cmparlson with 55.043 lineal feet In October 1935. Of this October's total 65,029 lineal feet was In ce dar and 14585 lineal feet In hem lock. Man Under Bed Is Found Here This Time it Was a Youth Charge Of Breaking and Entering Is Sequel A youth of juvenile age Is now tilting trial cm a charge of freaking and entering. .. Last night Peter Lelghton of itghth Avenue West, on returning iome:; found a vlrdow open and jlgns of an Intruder. Looking un der a bed, he found the youth hid ing. The latter made his getaway but was later captured by the Tie scaling this October totalled police at Cow B&.y, There had been no theft. Today's Weather (QovertuneQi Tclejraplisl 'lrlple Island Ciear, light north wind; sea smooth " Langara- Island Part cloudy southeast wind; barometer.., 30.22 temperature,, 38; Jea smooth. Dead Tree Point Clear, calm. . nnm. .... K9. sea smooth. I Este van Clear, calm; barometer 30.30. Victoria Cloudy, north wind, six miles per hour; barometer. 30.30. Vancouver 'Clear, northeast wind, four miles per hour; barp-me,tej 30.20, prince ueorge oiear, cairn, barometer, 30.62. " Hazelton Clear, calm, 8 above. Smlthers Clear, calm, cold. Burns Lake Fog, calm, 7 above. Terrace Clear, north wind, 22. Alice Arm Clear, calm, 26. Vancouver Man Has Taken Oyer Hotel Business! Kcuts, the latter at a cost 6f $81,000. The relief to Ihe municipalities would not only restore them to the position they held In 1932 but would relieve them from contribut ing to Tranquille Sanitarium. In cluding teachers grants, other edu cational grants, their shares from motorvehicle licences and other sources, the municipalities would receive $2,105,000 during 1937-38. Municipalities had also from a cut in their share of unemployment costs to the extent ol $500, 000 and from other sources. Revenue collections of the fiscal year of 1935-36 cf $25,622,341 were the greatest in the province's history. Total expenditures out of that amount were $23.21?,,901. Gross debt had been reduced and sink ing funds Increased. GROTTO IN WIN AGAIN f obacconists to Make Strong Bid ... tFqr Seasonjs IIjjo.,lIonors Beat Moose , .1 The second half was no sooner R. Brasell, who recently arrived under way tlun Morgan aml in the city from Vancouver where ..Legs MacPhee started to bom-he had been identified with the bard the Uqqsc basketj Morgan wholesale department of P. Burns sank two beauties. followed bv a Co., has taicen ovei tne ruiox na- ong shot by Smtth Macphee ad-Jtel business here. He expects to be ded thrce more before the Moose j Joined at the end of this week by could retanate with a one-handed jhis wife and family. flip from Wlnsham. The whole To Adopt Uncrowned Effigy For Coinage Other Lively League Basketball Games Played Last Night Grotto is out to make a strong bid for the hoop laurels of 1936-37 Judging from last night's league fixture with the Moose which the tobacconists won 43 to 28. Both teams started oft at a fair speed with Ratchford snaring the first basket of the game, From then on JUv3 Grotto was rever headed. Half time found the Moose at the short end of a 15-13- count. Up to the rest period the ;arr.e had been fast but clean, only five personals being recorded. Both were playing-bang-up ball with the Grotto hav ing the majority of the play and the southpaw forward line of tho Moose unable to do any damage due to the tine exhibition of back-checking on the part of their op- ! portents. .team combine of the smoke-eaters was a treat to watch Stalker to Smith to Ratchford; to Morgan to ji.idV. in., v..... ST. JOHN'S, Nf!d., Nov. 6: (CP) .scoring. Mact'nce was in sensa- Newfound!and, at the sugges- tlonal form, homing down Stiles, tion of the Dominion's office, In- the Moose centre, in a way that tends to adopt for use on its coln.(was almost uncanny while he and the uncrowned effigy of His Ma.l- Morgan were also picking off their esty as hlthesto used In the coin- share of points. With five minutes age of the United Kingdom and to go, the score stood 35-22 for the the Dominions. .Grotto. Baskets by Armstrong and The crowned head of His Maj- -.Wingham brought them up to 26 esty will continue, hoAever, to be but, with Morgan and MacPhee used generally in the Colonies. j looping shot after shot with mono- ' tonous regularity, the Issue was Adam Pyper, whe arrived at Port Following the reception, Mr. and couver via Queen Charlotte Islands, ago in Ottawa. She plans on going Islands on the same vessel tonight. Mrs nnrdon sailed aboard the 'and will be here until 10 o'clock south from New York for part of '.Mr. Pyper will bo Joined shortly at steamer Prince Rupert for three tonight when she will sail on her the winter, moving Into the coun (Continued on fag Four) return south over the' same route, try In the spring. never In doubt. The Moose went down fighting, the l" final score Clements recently from Vancouver-"""", "h,""f; ,V standing: Grotto. 43; Moose, 28. ft- ih. n(.in nf th ' I TJrii-" GUnnAr nonriiPfl ihf hotel at that point following the recent sudden death' of his father, John Pyper, Is paying a brief business visit to town. Having arrived Wednesday night on the Prince John, he will be returning to the whistle and kept the game well In check. Intermediate League Ben's Newsies put up a great (Continued on Page Two) S A, Prudhomme sailed last Port Clements by' his mother and, night on the Prince Rupert for sister. la holiday trip to Vancouver. T