VANCOUVER,
Feb.
3:
(CD-John
J.
Beaver,
aged
37,
was
drowned
in
Trout
Lake
here
on
Sunday
when
a
sleigh
drawn
by
three
dogs
in
which
he
was
driving
his
son,
Clarence,
aged
7,
and
Cordon
Wells,
5,
across
the
lake,
plunged
through
the
ice.
Lovett
McKlnnon,
aged
eighteen,
dived
into
the
lake
and
pulled
the
employment
Clarence
on
to
the
ice
and
Fran!:
Turner,
aged
23,
holder
of
two
Canadian
swimming
records,
tore
ott
his
skates,
dived
in
and
res
cued
young
Wells
The
dogs,
in
a
frantic
effort
to
!iv
themselves,
climbed
over
the
elder
Beaver,
forcing
him
under.
One
dog
was
drowned.
Six
firemen
were
plunged
into
the
water
when
the
ice
broke
as
thfj
were
attempting
to
effect
PECULIAR
ACCIDENT
Vancouver
Sunday
School
Children
Cavscd
When
Bird
Incomes
Wcdjcd
in
Air
Vent
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
3:
(CP)
One
hundred
members
of
a
Sunday
School
class
of
130
Japanese
and
their
teacher,
Rev.
Hyuchl
Hlra
h"a,
were
partially
overcome
Sun
day
by
gas
fumes
which
entered
the
building
when
a
Japanese
starling
became
wedged
in
the
air
vent
I
a
gas
furnace,
shutting
off
the
draught,
six
of
the
children
and
the
minister
were
taken
to
the
hospital
but
later
all
were
released
except
one
whose
condition
is
not
wlous.
others
were
treated
at
their
homes.
The
starling
was
dead.
KIDNAPPING
IS
FEARED
Scotland
Yard
Called
Upon
For
I'rolfctlon
by
Wealthy
London
Broker
'
LONDON.
Feb.
3:
(CP)
Keith
Williams,
wealthy
company
pro
sier
and
broker,
appealed
to
Scotland
Yard
for
protection
on
Saturday.
ne
asserted
that
his
litcen-ycar
old
daughter
lad
been
threatened.
Con
victions
In
Chicago
Fraud
Prosecutions
GO'
Fcb-
3:
CP)"A11
pi
m
1
rcmaml
defendants
in
the
a
"
Francis
Drake
mall
fraud
trial
rf.rc
convicted
Friday
night
by
a
Z
ai
court
Jury.
They
will
be;
wnwnced
later.
Would
be
m
Best
Interests
Both
of
State
and
Men-May
Have
to
be
Continued
For
Time
But
it
Should
Be
on
Different
Basis
OTTAWA,
Feb.
3:
(CP)-Relief
camps
in
Canada
should
be
closed
as
soon
as
possible
"in
the
best
interests
of
the
state
and
for
the
sound
and
healthy
development
of
the
majority
of
men
now
in
camps."
This
is
the
conclusion
of
a
committee
appointed
by
Hon.
Norman
Rogers,
federal
minister
of
labor,
which
presented
an
interim
re-
yuji.,
mdue
puouc
roaay,
auer
visit
lng
some
fifty
camps
from
Valcar-
jtier
to
the
Pacific,
The
committee
finds
continuance
of
the
camps
for
a
temporary
period,
however,
necessary
in
view
of
situation
which
precludes
the
absorption
of
any
considerable
number
of
men
in
private
Industry
and
agriculture
at
ircsent.
It
recommends
a
"worki
j
and
wages"
policy
in
the
camps
in-.
;tead
of
the
present
method
of
pay-.
ng
the
men
20c
per
day
and
pro-;
vldlng
them
with
food,
clothing
and
the
men
should
be
ment
of
police
magistrate
during
the
illness
of
Thomas
McClymont
is
to
go
to
W.
D.
Vance.
The
official
announcement
followed
rumors
that
have
been
current
for
several
days.
Anuolntment
of
Alex
,
cnisnoim
BANQUET
TO
BURNS
Highly
Successful
and
Enjoyable
Affair
Saturday
Night
at
Knox
Hotel
j
Many
Present
j
helter.
No
specific
recommenda-;
Eloquent
Speech
by
T.
W.
Hall
On
Hon
is
made
as
to
the
amount
oft
"Immortal
Memory"
Feature
wages
to
be
paid.
of
Proceedings
The
name,
"emergency,
work,
...
camp'
should
be
substituted
for
prtnce
Rupert
Scotsmen
andi
that
of
"relief
camp,"
the
commit-
their
fripnrts
foregathered
In
poodlv1
tPC
thinkS.
niimhnre
frtr
fhn
nrmnal
nurni
Ri
n-
The
camps
should
be
limited
to
quet
of-the
local
st.
Andrew's
So-j
accommodate
140
men
each
and
i0
wh
M
hin
nt
h
K-nnvL
permitted
jjcwmnvu
to
w
Hotpi
Saturday
even
ne.
The
event
nurcuase
ineir
own
cioines.
u-j
uM
nrtr,r,n
chorion
n
of
Frontier
College.
VANCE
TO
BE
MAGISTRATE
Named
to
Act
During
Illness
Thomas
McClymont,
it
is
Officially
Announced
It
was
announced
today
in
Vlc-
;WaS(
lndeed(
Wesscd
,n
hls
parent3.
loria
vnai
wie
nniiJiuuiy
uputitk-
liODert
ourns
aiea
-a
iuss
to
uis
relatives,
to
his
country,
to
humanity,
As
he
lay,
the
greatest
poet
of
his
country,
stilled,
all
waywardness,
all
stains
left
him.
There
remained
nothing
but
the
essential
nobility
of
an
Innately
good
man.
and
C.
L.
Gibson
as
forest
rangers
He
had
passed
from
the
Judgments
In
the
Prince
Rupert
Forest
Branch
office
Is
also
announced.
Former
Cannery
Operator
Passes
William
Haltrlck
ucmpsicr
mrs
In
Victoria
at
Great
Age
of
his
contemporaries
and
made
his
appeal
to
posterity.
And
how
does
posterity
judge
him?
In
ten
thousand
gatherings
every
year
his
subjects,
not
unmindful
of
aU
weaknesses,
(how
could
they
be?)
for
Bums
himself
frankly
has
ummnn.
i.j.
"
x...
.1.,.,
nn
thp
Rkppn.i
their
emD
res.
princes
ana
ton,
:r
lvu'
acieaung
two
op-
cannery
u
-
-
,
-
(Continued
.
on
on
Pa..
Page
River.
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
i
VICTORIA,
B.C.
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
wml
prince
Rupert
Clear,
light
north
High
11:06
ajn.
20.2
ft.
wind;
barometer,
30.10;
temperature,
Low
5:05
a.m.
'9.8
ft.
38;
sea
smooth.
17:59
pjn.
3.7
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXV,
No.
28.
Vol.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY
3,
1936
PRICE:
5
CENTS
i
i.
WORK
AND
WAGES
RECOMMENDED
Relief
Camps
in
Canada
Should
Be
Closed
Down
as
Soon
as
It
Is
Possible,
Committee
DROWNS
IN
LAKE
Fa.ta.1itT
In
Vancouver
Yesterday
On
Account
of
Thin
Ice
Urges
BIG
VOTE
IN
SMITHERS
ELECTION
WORLD'S
CUTEST
TEDDY
BEARS
The
cutcncsvr
the
Australian
Koala
bear
has
lone;
ben
appreciated
by
toy
manufacturers
who
modelled
the
"teddy
bear"
after
them.
They
are
considered
the
world's
most
lovable
animals.
The
mother
and
son,
pictured
here
in
Melbourne,
present
a
charming:
picture.
The
young
arc
called
"Joeys,"
and
always
arrive
singly.
There
are
no
twins
in
Koalaland.
Generally
speaking,
the
commit-
take
piace
a
wetk
agoon
the
birth-
,
'E
TRACED
TR,r..nv
ON
nv
tee
found
the
meals,
recreational
day
0,
Auld
g.,
natlonal
bard
facilities
and
medical
services
in
the
but
out
of
reSpecfto
memory
the
camps
satisfactory
and
com-
0
Klnir
Oeoree
V.
It
had
been
Dost-1
mended
the
organization
set
up
by
poned.
There
were
the
usual
appro-the
Department
of
National
De-
prlate
toastSi
speeches
and
music,
fence
as
fair
to
the
men
and
effl-
an
exceiient
program
having
been
cient
in
management.
The
in
arranged.
Haggis
was
piped
The
committee
consisted
of
R.
A.
J
wi
tt.
the
honors.
Howard
Steen
Rigg.
director
of
employment
ser-
chairman
in
the
absence
from
vices
of
Canada;
Humphrey
Mit-
clty
of
s
D.
Macd0nald
and
T.
cheil,
former
Labor
member
of.
w
imn
dPHvprpd
the
address
of
Darliament
for
Hamilton,
and
Dr.
.ho
VBnn
rptnnnHinir
pinnnpntiv
E.
W.
Bradwln
of
Toronto,
president
;to
the
toast'
to
"The
Immortal
Me
mory."
Mr.
Hall's
Address
Mr.
Hall's
address
was
as
"One
hundred
and
seventy
years;
I
ago
Robert
Burns,
of
Lowland
and
Highland
extraction,
was
born
His
blrthnlaee
was
humble.
His
parents.
f
irnnt.lnnallv
hnrrasspri
bv
stonv
sol!
and
poor
health,
were
staunch
In
their
faith
in
God
and
found
their
dally
solace
between
the
covers
of
their
family
Bible:
Robert
Burns
COLORADO
RIVER
LOS
ANGELES,
Feb.
3:
(CP)
Eight
men
were
burned
to
death
in
a
dormitory
fire
at
Parker
Dam
on
the
Colorado
River,
the
metropolitan
water.
district
office
was
Informed
to-
day.
Others,
it
is
feared,
per-
lshed
and
more
than
a
score
were
Injured
when
they
were
trapped
as
a
high
wind
swept
flames
through
the
structure
where
ninety
men
were
sleep-
ing.
Matter
of
New
Hospital
Taken
Up
in
Victoria
R
D.
Mnrdonald.
chairman
of
One
hundred
and
forty
years
agOthe
bQard
o(
directors
o
the
Prlnce
Rupert
General
Hospital;
W.
M.
Brown,
vice-president,
and
Dr.
J.
H.
Carson
returned
to
the
city
on
the
Catala
last
evening
from
Vic
toria
where
they
interviewed
Hon
T.
D.
Pattullo,
Prime
Minister
of
British
Columbia,
and
Hon.
Dr.
G.
M.
Weir,
provincial
secretary,
In
regard
to
the
possibility
of
obtaining
financial
assistance
.
for
the
erection
of
a
new
hospital
here,
the
cost
of
which
is
tentatively
est!
mated
at
$300,000.
Mr.
Macdonald
stated
this
morn-
told
us
the
best
and
worst
of
him-
1"?
the
delegation
had
been
self,
meet
to
refresh
themselves
given
a
good
reception
by
the
two
in
his
eenlal
warmth.
In
tiny
ham-!
t
members
of
the
government
and
lets,
midst
meagre
surroundings,
in
the
trip
had
been
as
successful
as
1
richer
.bannuetlng
halls,
his
toast
might
have
been
expected.
Pending
its
a
special
meeting
of
the
board
on
.
tpoh
a-
iopiwii.!ls
elven.
his
poems
are
read,
,Y.lt.,L
npmmtnr.
former
sones
are
sung
and,
whether
the
Wednesday
night,
when
they
r.i..mhia
coast
salmon
heart
beat
'neath
fustian
or
satin,
report
on
their
trip,
the
delegates
"
.
rtnr
died
in
hosDltal
it
thrills
with
a
new
infusion
ot
declined
to
make
any
further
de
uumny
"
.
.
...
j
i
tnlls
nf
the
mission
nnhlln
MACDONALD
ELECTED
'at
Victoria
at
the
week-end
at
the
courage
LONDON
vu
,pn,
j
nf
nlnetv-slx
vcan
"One
hundred
and
forty
years
MacDonaid
Burns
d
cd
.
Since
then
klnS3
Illness.
Many
ago
lengthy
was
declared
elected
for
following
a
Sottish
Universities
tat
t
Z
vears
Lo
he
was
interested
in
the
have
lost
their
kingdoms,
emperors
'
I
BAR
SILVER
NEW
YORK.
Feb.
3:
(CPi
Ba
pot-
silver
was
unchanged
at
44?4c
on
Fouri
the
local
metal
market
today.
Commissioner
Given
Luncheon
Prince
Rupert
Rod
and
Gun
Club
Hears
J.
G.
Cunningham
Today
J.
G.
Cunningham,
game
commissioner
for
the
Province
of
British
Columbia,
arrived
in
the
city
on
the
Catala
last
evening
from
Vancouver
in
the
course
of
a
nor
thern
tour.
Accompanied
by
T.
Van
Dyk,
cUstrlct
game
warden
from
Prince
George,
who
arrived
from
the
interior
on
Saturday
night's
train,
Mr.
Cunningham
will
leave
on
this
evening's
train
for
the
In
terior.
A
luncheon
was
tendered
Mr.
!
unnlngham
In
the
Commodore
Cafe
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Rod
and
Gun
Club
with
the
president,
Don
Crerar,
in
the
chair,
Burned
to
Death
Trying
to
Rescue
Wife
and
Child
THREE
RIVERS,
Quebec,
Feb
3:
CP1
Evidence
at
the
coroner's
Inquest
Into
the
deaths
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
JarviS'
Thompson
and
their
three-year
old
daughter.
Patricia,
who
were
burned
to
death
on
Sat
urday
when
fire
destroyed
the
residence
of
D.
S.
Baxter,
president
of
the
Three
Rivers
Trades
and
Labor
!
Council
and
father
of
Mrs.
Thompson,
indicates
that
Thompson
per
ished
in
an
effort
to
save
his
wife
and
child
from
the
blazing
house.
Vancouver
Wheat
'
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
3:
CPI
Wheat
was
quoted
at
85aC
on
the
local
Exchange
Saturday.
POLICE
FINES
HEAVIER
City
police
court
fines
for
month
of
January
this
year
,
total
Kenney,
Davies,
Morris
Elected
Commissioners
In
Interior
Rail
Town
Poll
Was
One
of
Heaviest
Ever
Recorded
Six
Candidates
Were
in
Field
For
Three
Seats
On
Town
Council
SMITHERS,
Feb.
3:
Election
for
commissioners
in
Smithers
took
place
on
Saturday
with
one
of
the
largest
polls
in
the
history
of
the
village
when
two
hundred
and
fifteen
votes
were
cast.
The
final
results
were:
L.
H.
Kenney,
one
hundred
and
thirty-six.
Harvey
Davies,
one
hundred
and
thirteen.
Charles
Morris,
one
hundred
and
twelve.
Sam
Mayer,
one
hundred
and
slx.K
.
.
.
..
s?
Hugh
Boswell,
seventy-one.
nATTT
OTIirfcC"
Fred
Cook,
forty-one.
KM
I
H
NHsK
N
Sam
Mayer,
L.
H.
Kenney
and
Chas.
Morris
and
the
new
commissioners
will
be
L.
H.
Kenney.
H.
Davies
and
Charles
Morris
with
terms
of
three,
two
and
one
years
respectively.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
3.
D,
Jbhnsion'Oo.)'
Vancouver
B.
C.
Nickel,
.m2.
Big
Missouri,
.71.
Bralorne,
6.60.
B.
R.
Con.,
.0334.
B.
R.
X
.11.
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.22.
Dentonia,
.26.
Dunwell,
.03
li.
Georgia
River,
.01',
'4.
Golconda,
.15.
Indian.
.0l3,i.
Mlnto,
.OVA.
Meridian,
.12.
Morning
Star,
.02!'2.
National
Silver,
Wa.
Noble
Five,
.04.
Pend
Oreille,
1.06.
Porter
Idaho,
.04Vi.
Premier,
1.88.
Reeves
McDonald,
.12.
Reward,
.01
V2.
Reno,
1.14.
Silver
Crest,
.OOV'j.
Salmon
Gold,
.10.
Taylor
Bridge,
.12
2.
Wayside,
.16V2.
Whitewater.
.04
V2.
United
Empire,
.02.
Grange,
.02'2.
Toronto
Central
Patricia,
3.30.
Chibougamau,
.58'2.
Lee
Gold,
.048.
Granada,
.27.
Inter.
Nickel,
48.65.
Macassa,
4.51.
Noranda,
48.25.
Sherrltt
Gordon.
1.00.
Sisco,
3.27.
Ventures,
1.93.
Lake
Maron,
.05',
4.
Teck
Hughes,
5.15.
Sudbury
Basin,
4.09.
Smelter
Gold,
.05V2.
Canada
Malartlc,
1.33.
Little
Long
Lac.
7.65.
Stadacona,
.27
'2.
Pickle
Crow,
4.94.
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
1.58.
Ood's
Lake.
1.26.
Sturgeon
River,
.58.
Red
Lake
Gold
Shore,
.90.
San
Antonio,
3.15.
Perron,
1.59.
Beattie
Gold,
1.70.
CUSTOMS
REVENUE
HIGHER
I
Customs
and
excise
revenue
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
the
month
of
January
this
year,
total
ling
$6,260.12,
was
substantially
TO
BLAME
Finding
of
Lower
Court
in
Connec
tion
with
First
Narrows
Collision
at
Vancouver
Sustained
OTTAWAi
Feb
3:
(CP)
Mr.
Justice
McLean
of
the
Exchequer
Court
on
Saturday
decided,
that
the
steamer
Princess
Alice,
owned
by
the
Canadlan
Pacific
Railway,
and
the
West
Vancouver
Ferry
No.
5,
operated
by
West
Vancouver
Municipality,
were
jointly
neg
ligent
in
connection
with
the
col
lision
last
February
in
the
First
Narrows,
Vancouver,
in
which
Mir
W.
E
Burritt
of
Vancouver
lost
her
life.
Finding
of
the
trial
Judge
at
Vancouver
that
both
vessels
were
proceeding
at
an
Immoderate
ratn
of
speed
was
upheld.
READER
Unemployed
meeting
tonight
C.
C.
F.
Hall,
Fulton
Street.
Ninety
Days
For
Man
Who
Tried
To
Threaten
President
NEW
YORK,
Feb.
3:
Austin
,
Phelps
Palmer,
wealthy
New
York
engineer,
was
sentenced
to
ninety
days'
Imprisonment
in
the
federal
house
of
detention
here
for
writing
threatening
letters
to
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt.
He
had
admitted
writing
the
letters.
Mrs.
Huey
Long
To
Carry
on
Policies
Of
Dead
Husband
.Slllrs.
BATON
ROUGE,
Feb.
Huey
P.
Long
leaves'
this
week
for
Washington,
accompanied
.by
her
family,
to
assume
her
senatorial
duties
in
succession
to
her
assassinated
husband.
It
is
her
intention
to
carry
on
the
policies
of
her
husband,
the
widow
states.
Card
of
Thanks
Miss
Irene
Walte
wishes
to
extend
her
sincere
thanks
to
the
people
of
Prince
Rupert,
Terrace
and
districts,
for
their
kindness
to
her
led
$227
as
compared
with
$135
In
higher
than
the
same
month
of
last
during
her
stay
in
the
Prince
Ru
I
the
same
month
last
year.
.
year
when
the
total
was
$5,247.30,
J
pert
General
Hospital.