Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Saturday,
March
19,
1932
High
...11.07
ajn.
19:6
ft.
Prince
Rupert
Cloudy,
fresh
23-55
p.m.
19:0
ft.
r
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.54;
Low
...
5:04
ajn.
8:7
ft.
temperature,
45;
sea
choppy.
17:40
p.m.
3:9
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXIII..
No.
65
PRINCE
RUPERT,
6.C.,
FRIDAY,
MARCH
18,
1932
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
D.
&&
STORM
Pattullo
Has
Plan
To
Help
Solving
Pressing
Problems
of
Industry
Leader
of
Opposition
Proposes
Voluntary
Board
of
Business
Leaders
to
Examine
and
Advise
on
Finances
Quarterly
Statements
Urged
VICTORIA,
March
18:
A
conference
between
members
of
the
government
and
representatives
of
industry
and
labor
for
the
purpose
of
solving
pressing
economic
problems
was
suggested
by
T.
D.
Pattullo,
leader
of
the
Liberal
Opposition,
in
the
Legislature
yesterday
in
opening
the
budget
debate.
Mr.
Pattullo
also
expressed
himself
a
being
tn
favor
of
settlnc
up
a
volunteer
board
of
business
leaders1
to
examine
and
advise
on
finances.
Ti''
quarterly
publication
of
fiscal
i'
trments
was
also
urged.
BONDS
PUT
ON
MARKET
Itsue
of
$12,500,000
Floated
Yesterday
Tor
Canadian
Pacific
Hallway
M'lNTtlBAL.
March
18
An
i
-"
f
$12,500,000
of
collatcril
'ru
t
f
-t
i
ible
debentures
of
the
O
iiifiiiM
Pacific
Railway
was
offered
to
inv-ituUona
here
Thursday
by
.t
miirdte
of
banks
and
bond
hou-
sr
R''leemable
In
ten
years,
bean"!;
luvrr.it
of
fix
percent
and
placrcj
cv.
.sale
at
par.
the
debenture
will
bo
convertible
Into
ordinary
stock
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
at
$25
per
shure
within
five
years.
STARVATION
IS
DENIED
Messages
From
Governors
of
Forty
States
Exhibited
In
U.
S.
Senate
WASHINGTON.
March
18:
Messrs
from
the
governors
of
forty
I'Uin
declaring
that
starvation
existed
in
none
of
their
states
were
rr.hlblted
by
Republican
In
Coo-crrss
in
support
of
the
Republican
opposition
to
the
Democratic
pro-po..al
for
an
emergency
road
construction
bill.
BIRTH
There
was
bom
at
the
Prince
nu-pcrt
acneral
Hospital
March
17.
a
daughter.
Patricia,
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
James
L.
Ryan.
MG
PHIZES
WON
TODAY
VANCOUVER,
Mar.
18:
George
Gray
of
Vancouver
and
John
Rowton
of
Victoria,
each
with
tickets
on
Shaun
Goilin,
the
third
horse,
won
10,000
pound
prizes
in
the
Irish
Hospital
Sweepstake
on
the
Grand
National
Steeple-
chase
today.
They
were
tho
largest
Canadian
winners
in
this
sweep
stake.
COIVOMJC
CONFERENCE
IS
URGED
OF
PROTEST
AT
Is
Cleared
i
P
i
n-..'
r
B(
,-
iiB
oiv'iJl
from
-
b
pccuJ
cum-
nuitci
d-c.
oi
Commons.
j
IDENTIFY
!
SKELETON
SEATTLE.
March
18
-The
Itva-
year
old
mystery
surrounding
the
disappearance
In
1M7
of
Dr.
LewU
A.
Bryden,
well
known
dentist
I
this
city,
was
finally
soivea
Wed
.
nesday
when
coroner
mimm
Jonas
announced
that
a
skeleton
which
was
found
a
few
aays
ago
near
the
northern
city
limits
had
m
Identified
as
that
of
Bryden.
Halibut
Landings
Summary
Amerfcan-1.000
pounds.
3.5c
and
2c.
.
,
.
Canadlan-14.200
pounos.
u
3c
to
4.1c
and
3c.
American
Polaris.
18.000.
and
Foremost.
33.000.
Gold
Storage,
3.8c
and
2c.
Canadian
n
iv
i
sin
oaM
S
to
race,
4c
and
it.
n,
"
t
j
2C.
.
.....
Domino
II.
3.30U.
ana
3.500.
Cold
Storage.
4.1c
and
2c.
Capt.
W
.P.
Armour
manager
of
h
iwal
branch
of
the
Pacific
Salvage
Co..
sailed
last
night
oi.
'the
Prince
George
for
a
trip
to
Vancouver
on
company
business.
DELEGATES
ARE
NAMED
lit.
Hon.
Stanley
Baldwin
Will
Lead
British
Group
to
Empire
Economic
Conference
LONDON,
March
18:
The
British
delegation
to
the
Imperial
economic
conference
this
summer
will
consist
of
lit.
Hon.
Stanley
Baldwin,
Lord
President
of
the
Council;
lit.
Hon.
Neville
Chamberlain,
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer;
Lord
Hailsham,
Secretary
for
War;
lit.
Hon.
J.
II.
Thomas,
Secretary
for
the
Dominions
Sir
Philip
Cunliffe-Lis-ter,
Secretary
for
the
Colonies,
and
Rt.
Hon.
Walter
Ilunclman,
President
of
the
Board
of
Trade.
CPXStrong
In
Montreal
Hallway
Stock
Jumped
Whole
Point
Late
in
Afternoon
and
Reached
$18.75
MONTREAL,
March
18
Late
strength
of
Canadian
Pacific
Rail-1
way
stock
featured
tiadnthe
;
Montreal
Stotik
Btchangr
Tester-day
It
jumped
a
full
point
to
$18-7S
near
the
close.
j
gordonTs
1
censured:
i
i
Committee
Reports
to
House
of!
Commons
on
Allegations
Made
j
Against
Premier
Bennett
OTTAWA.'
March
18:
Severe
censure
of
Hon.
O.
N.
Oordon,
former
Liberal
minister
of
immlgra-ition,
for
allegations
made
in
Jan-'
uary
at
Hamilton
and
Lindsay,
Ont,
.concerning
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett
is
contained
in
a
report
of
the
spe-.
clal
committee
assigned
to
Investigate
these
allegations
which
was
tabled
in
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday.
Liberal
members
of
the
committee
dissented.
STOCKHOLM
RECOVERS
Death
of
Ivar
Kreuger,
Industrial
Magnate,
Temporarily
Demoralized
Financial
Circles
STOCKHOLM.
Sweden,
March
18
:
Following
temporary
demorali
sation
of
financial
circles
here
owing
to
the
death
by
his
own
hand
of
Ivar
Kreuger,
Swedish
industrial
and
financial
magnate,
the
Stock
.!
holm
Stock
Exchange
reopened
yes
terday
after
having
been
closed
since
last
Saturday
when
Kreuger
suicided
In
Paris.
GANGSTERS
EXECUTED
Two'Men
Done
to
'Death
on
Roof
of
New
York
Apartment
House
Wednesday
NEW
YORK.
March
18:
Two
gangsters,
apparently
victims
vt
rival
lawbreakers,
were
found
executed
on
the
roof
of
a
tenement
house
here
Wednesday.
FINANCE
A
Stunt
Performing
Airplane
This
ts
called
the
aeroplane
and
it
doe-,
enough
stunts
to
give
even
a
veteran
airman
the
Jitters
Florence
Meadows,
no
avlatrlx,
took
part
in
the
strangest
air
meet
ever
held
in
Los
Angeles.
Flo
Is
now
champion.
SINGER
PASSES
Chauncey
Olcott,
Popularlier
of
Romantic
Comedy,
Dies
at
Monte
Carlo
Today
Was
Seventy-Two
Made
His
Debut
in
Minstrel
Show!
and
Later
Specialized
in
Irish
Songs
PARIS,
March
18:
Chauncey
Olcott.
noted
singer,
died
at
Monte
Carlo
this
morning.
He
was
72
years
of
age.
Although
Olcott
made
his
great
est
appeal
to
the
American
public
as
a
singer
of
Irish
ballads
and
;
nas
Deen
training
its
guns
on
non
comic
opera
roles,
it
was
as
a
mem-
J.
W.
Jones,
provincial
minister
of
ber
of
a
minstrel
troupe
that
he
finance.
In
protest
at
the
burdens
made
his
first
appearance
on
the.
Imposed
upon
them
by
the
budget
stage.
I
which
was
brought
down
tn
the
He
was
Just
20
years
old
when
he
1
Legislature
on
Wednesday.
Joined
a
company
that
held
its
first
j
Leading
in
the
attack
Is
Vancou-oerformance
in
the
Academy
of
j
ver
to
which
city
the
services
trans-
Music
at
Buffalo
and
Immediately
scored
a
hit
because
of
the
sweet-
ness
of
his
light
lyric
tenor
voice.
He
travelled
with
the
company
for
two
years
and
then
Joined
the
Ha
verly
Minstrels,
subsequently
going
to
the
Carncross
Minstrels
of
Philadelphia.
But
Olcott
was
not
destined
to
remain
In
minstrel
shows
long
for
the
adaptability
of
his
volce'to'lt'ght
tenor
roles'
soon,
became
apparent
to
the
larger
theatre
managers
and
he
was
engaged
to
sing
Irish
ballads
and
to
take
leading
parts
in
light
operas
and
operettas.
The
ex
-
cellence
of
his
speaking
voice
also
marked
him
for
the
legitimate
stage
and
he
scored
successes
in
many
plays.
(Continued
on
Page
Four)
MINISTER'S
PROPOSALS
BUDGET
IS
CONDEMNED
Universal
Ire
of
Municipalities
is
Aroused
by
Provincial
Minister
of
Finance
VANCOUVER,
March
Mr-Court
action
to
test
the
validity
of
the
provincial
government
s
proposal
to
transfer
a
portion
of
the
cost
of
social
services
to
the
mu
'
nicipalities
will
be
recommended
to
the
executive
of
the
Union
of
j
British
Columbia
Municipalities
1
by
its
president,
Rev.
W.
A.
Prlt-
chard,
of
Rurnaby.
:
VANCOUVER,
March
18:
Every!
municipality
of
the
Lower
Mainland
;
f
erred
from
the
province
are
esti-
mated
to
mean
an
estimated
addi-
tlonal
expenditure
of
$433,537
Bitter
condemnation
of
the
bud
get
as
it
affects
the
municipalities
has
been
heard
from
all
quarters
with
the
minister
of
finance
as
the
storm
centre.
The
Vancouver
Sun
In
an
editorial,
yesterday
criticized
the
"belated
economy'
of
the
Tolmle
government.
WEATHER
REPORT
Dead
Tree
Point
Clear
.
light
;
southeast
wind:
barometer,
29.56;
,
temperature,
48;
light
chop.
Triple
Island
Raining,
southeast
gale,
sea
choppy.
Langara
IslandRaining,
light
south
wind;
sea
smooth.
11!
MORE
ALLEGATIONS
REGARDING
RELIEF
MADE
BY
McGEOGH
VICTORIA,
March
18:
Names
of
many
persons
who
were
not
entitled
to
relief
were
put
on
relief
payrolls
sent
by
the
British
Columbia
government
to
Ottawa,
It
was
testi
fied
before
the
unemployment
relief
investigating
committee
of
the
Legislature
yesterday
by
M.
H.
McGeogh,
assistant
to
the
federal
director
of
relief
in
,
British
Columbia.
.
!
4
!
BIG
CREW
I
ATT
7fll?lf
messagp
demandlnS
$50,000
ran-l
1
I?
V1IV
som.
stating
that
the
baby's
father
would
be
communicated
with
ln-
A.
P.
Allison
Has
Good-sized
Force:
side
four
days
and
warning
CoL
Engaged
in
Losing
Near
'Lindbergh
not
to
notify
the
police
Queen
Charlotte
City
I
After
exhausting
other
clues
and
theories,
the
police
are
Inclined
to
'
SKIDEOATE.
March
18:
The
A.
revert
to
their
original
belief
that
P.
Allison
Co.
now
has
a
large
the
kidnapping
was
an
inside
Job.
crew
"of
men
logging
at
the
camv
;
Members
of
the
Lindbergh
house-a
short
way
out
of
Queen
Char-
j
hold
staff
are
still
under
survel'-
lotte
City.
It
Is
reported
here
that
;
this
company,
will
soon
open
an-1
other
camp
at
Maude
Isand,
Skide-1
I
gate
Inlet.
There
ara
plenty,i)f.lc)cal
mwJUcL?e?SJiV
the
da7
SkiaeHte
Inlet
and
to
take
care
of
all
demands
for
labor
which
rriay
be
mad?.
Highway
Vote
For
Oregon
Sum
of
$100,000
Authorized
to
Be
Used
at
Once
in
Road
Work
PORTLAND,
March
18:
The
State
Highway
Commission
has
approved
a
vote
of
$400,000
to
be
used
in
highway
work
In
various
parts
of
the
state.
Coming
to
Canada
!
!
;
J
j
Rt.
Hon
Stanlry
Baldwin
will
lead
British
delegation
to
Imperial
economic
conference.
Winnipeg
Wheat
Price
Was
Weak
,
WINNIPEO,
March
18
Reports
of
favorable
crop
conditions
In
the
;
Argentine
forced
down
-the
price
of
wheat
futures
In
local
trading
yesterday
from
'-jc.
to
c
May
closed
at
64
c,
July
at
66Hc
and!
October
at.
67c
DETAILS
OF
KIDNAPPING
No
Contact
Has
Yet
Been
Made
by
Lindbergh
Household
Still
Suspected
HOPEWELL,
New
Jersey,
Marcn
18
It
was
announced
by
the
authorities
that
Col.
Charles
A.
Lind
bergh
has
not
yet
succeeded
In
establishing
contact
with
the
kul-
nappers
of
his
nineteen-month
old
son,
Charles
Augustus,
Jr.
It
Is
further
disclosed
that,
tol-
lowing
the
kidnapping
on
Tuesday
night
of
the
week
before
last,
three
notes
were
found
in
the
nurserv
from
whlr.h
thp
hnhv
vai
'
laxen.
ah
uirae
nnrp
trip
snmp
lance
by
detectives
and
secret
service
men.
A
drag
net
is
also
out
for
two
iservanta
of
Mrs.
C.
L.
Ughtloot
of
or
tnc
Kidnapping
and
have
not
been
head
of
since.
Col.
and;
Mrs.
Llndberhi
although
despairing,
are
-plrjnlrV
their
final
hojjes'oo
the
possibility
that,
when
thje
furore,
which
the
kidnapping
'had
occaiioried.
Start;:
to
die
down
the
kidnappers
may
venture
to
open
negotiations
leading
to
the
safe
return
of
their
son.
Discussion
of
B.
C.
Finances
George
Kidd
Speaks
Before
Joint
Luncheon
of
All
Vancouver
Service
Clubs
on
This
Subject
Vancouver,
March
is-
Gea
E.
Kldd.
former
president
of
the
British
Columbia
Electric
Co..
was-the
speaker
at
a
Joint
luncheon
of
ill
Vancouver
Service
clubs
In
th
Vancouver
Hotel
today,
his
subject
being
"Financial
Problems
oi
the
Province
of
British
Columbia"
The
advisability
of
an
Investlgaj-tlon
being
made
was
dlscussed-b"y
Mr.
Kldd.
PASSES
AT
:
GREAT
AGE
Mrs.
Eliza
McNutt,
102.
Died
Yes-
terday
at
Home
of
Daughter
In
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
March
18:
Mrs.
Ellsa
McNutt,
resident
here
since
coming
from
her
native
province
of
.New
Brunswick
24
years
ago.
died
yesterday
at
the
home
of
her
daughter
here.
Shp
was
102
years
of
age.
NEW
MANCHUUIANS
4
MARCH
ON
MUKDEN
MUKDEN,
Manchuria.
Mar.
is:
one
hundred
thousand
troops,
flying
the
flag
of
the
newly-declared
State
of
Man-
churla,
were
reported
yester-
day
to
be
marching
on
Muk-
den
with
a
view
to
taking
the
city
into,
possession.
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