VICTORIA
GOVT.
British
Columbia
Was
Not
Represented,
Says
Tolmie
This
Province
Was
Not
Party
to
Recommendation
Against
Construction
of
Line
and
Finding
in
Favor
of
Obed
Route
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Wednesday,
February
21,
1932
prince
Rupert
Raining,
stronc
mtto
High
,1:54
am
21:9
ft.
-autheast
wind;
barometer,
29.50,
14:57
p.m.-
21:9
ft.
temperature,
43;
sea
rougn.
Low
8:59
a.m.
3:5
It.
21:16
pjn.
2:6
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
V:;!.
XXIH
NO.
44.
i
IVUi
RUPERT,
Dlil,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
lUOLni,
FEBRUARY
riDIUAIU
23,
fi),
1932
-J
mmlcMsm
,
irish
VICTORIA,
Feb.
23:
Premier
S.
F.
Tolmie
stated
yesterday
that
the
report
of
engineers
tabled
in
the
House
of
(
.mn
ons
recently
which
opposed
the
construction
of
a
Poac
River
outlet
at
this
time
and
recommended
the
Obed
1
r
u'e
for
such
a
line
when
it
was
built
was
not
the
report
'
dfr.a
inquiry
on
which
British
Columbia
was
represented,
j
;'T
i
government
certainly
does
not
agree
with
the
en-
jr-orT-'
conclusions,"
Premier
Tolmie
declared.
j
MUTINY
ON
LINER
HAD
BIG
LINER
ftcimtr
Sierra
Cordova
Arrives
at
Sinto
With
Members
of
Crew
and
Passengers
in
Irons
FAKTOB
Brasll.
Feb.
23:
Show-
l
;
.'!&:
wns
of
mutiny
on
board
(L
i
!.
r
crowing
of
the
Atlantic
Oc
:he
German
liner
Sierra
c
v
j
arrived
here
yesterday.
Ei
;
.
members
of
the
crew
and
a
br
u
passengers
were
In
Irons.
SEATTLE
PRIMARY;
Ten
Candidates
in
Field
For
Major-
ally
of
rucet
Sound
City
Today
'
TTLE.
Feb.
23:
Seattle
Is
-
its
mayoralty
primaries
to-1
'
is
candidates
in
all
being
in
i
for
chief
magistracy
hon-
ii
8
Dore
is
the
favored
to
in
advance
predictions
of
inie
with
Mayor
Robert
II.
i
dose
second.
Former
May-F
nt
Edwards
and
Otto
Case
among
the
favorite.
M
vers,
well
known
radio
or-
leader,
is
one
of
the
other
'"
for
the
mayoralty.
SOLDIER
IS
DEAD
CoL
Lorne
Molloy,
Formerly
of
Kindlon
Military
College,
Passes
Away
KINGSTON.
Ont.,
Feb.
23:-Col.
T
!
Molloy,
former
professor,
.at
K
.
ion
Military
Academy
and
:'
''if
a
veteran
of
two
wan.
!"'
here
yesterday.
He
was
blln-!"i
in
the
South
African
campaign.
MAN'S
SPAN
OF
LIFE
IS
ON
INCREASE
ROCHESTER,
Minn,,
Feb.
Dr
William
D.
Mayo
de-
i"
red
yesterday
that
the
av-
'
of
man's
span
of
life
had
reused
by
ten
years
since
"i"
lifetime
of
Oeorge
Wash-
"ut.m
in
another
generation.
"ere
will
have
been
an
In-
'"asc
of
twelve
years
more,
"ip
famous
surgeon
predicted.
ft
DDIXTPP
PRINCE
TJTTTJtTinrri
T
n
TTTfC?r
A
"V
UrnniTAUVnl
inin
in
Comment
WAR
FILMS;
Empress
of
Asia
Tuts
in
to
Neah
Bay.
Wash,
to
rut
Off
News
.
Keels
of
China
Fighting
VICTORIA.
Feb.
M:
Inbound
from
the
Orient
yesterday,
the
Canadian
Pacific
steamer
Empress
of
Asta
diverted
from
her
course
to
put
Into
Neah
Bay.
Wash.,
and
transfer
to
a
watting
cutter
moving
picture
news
reek
of
Sino-Japaneee
fighting
In
Manchuria
and
Shanghai.
As
soon
as
she
had
transferred
the
films,
which
wUl
be
rushed
to
various
theatres
In
the
United
States,
the
Empress
of
Asia
ued
her
voyage
here.
AMENDMENT
IS
BEATEN
House
of
Commons
Turns
Down
Itill
of
J.
S.
Woodsworth
rvrriWI
Vfi
M
A.
bill
by
Z.
S.
Woodsworth.
MP.,
for
Winnipeg,
designed
to
repeal
me
unnwiu.
Assembly
Act.
was
defeated
In
the
House
of
Commons
yesteraay
rinrinv
the
debate
on
the
bill.
Premier
R
B.
Bennett
referred
to
recent
Communist
demonstrations
In
Toronto
which
he
declared
had
been
inspired
by
Instructions
direct
from
Moscow.
Smelters
Output
Was
Low
in
1931
Value
of
Conwlidated
Production
Placed
at
$15,000,000
as
Against
$lt,000,000
In
1930
TORONTO.
Feb.
23:-Consollda-.
.
i.
..
...i(Hiat
nnort
out-
lea
sjmeuri
,to..-,
r
"
put
for
1M1
valued
at
$15,000,000
as
.
aa
,ith
$22,000,000
for
the
OTUli
"
year
previous.
WOOL
DUTY
AGREED
ON
at
Ottawa
Vo-trd
House
of
Commons
7T
to
32
In
I
Favor
Last
Nigh
OTTAWA,
FelTaS:
-The
House
TT
to
voted
last
night
of
Commons
W001
S
v
m
ri,w
entering
Canada.
NOT
IN
Brings
L:i;
A.
m.
akc
PARADE
BY
W0RKLESS
Five
Thousand
Men
Participate
In
Demonstration
in
Vancouver
Vciterday
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
23:
Five
thousand
unemployed
participated
in
a
parade
here
yesterday
from
the
Powell
Street
to
Camble
Stmt
grounds.
All
those
in
the
pa
race
carried
red
flags
bearing
the
hammer
and
sickle
emblem
of
Sovle.
Russia
There
were
also
numerous
banners
with
Bolshevik
texts.
Arriving
at
the
City
Hall,
representatives
of
the
panders
were
given
a
sympathetic
hearing
by
the
city
council.
Meals
and
lodgings
were
ordered
given
to
1.500
of
the
men.
Unemployed
of
Vancouver,
New
Westminster,
the
North
Shore
and
points
In
the
Fraser
Valley
and
Interior
were
represented
In
the
par
ade.
Two
open
air
meetings
were
held
and
everything
was
orderly.
A
delegation
of
ten
was
sent
to
Victoria
to
participate
in
a
hunger
march
there
today.
PASSES
IN
VICTORIA
Mother
of
Chairman
of
Liquor
Control
Board
Died
Yesterday
In
Capital
City
VICTORIA.
February
23
Mrc.
Thompson,
widow
of
the
late
Captain
William
Thomson.
Royal
Nmtry.
passed
away
yesterday.
She
had
been
a
resident
of
this
city
for
twenty
years.
The
late
Mrs.
Thompson
is
survival.
Uy
soiujpH
.
p.
Thomson,
chairman
of
the
LNftor
control
Board
of
British
Columbia
and
Vernon
Thomson
of
Victoria
and
Major
General
Sir
William
Thomson
of
Argyle,
Scotland.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
23:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
6Wc
on
the
local
exchange
today.
ACCORD
WITH
War
Films
From
Orient
Call
tit
Mean
B.iy,
Wa&iuiigton,
to
put
humilities.
j
ONE
BOAT
SELLS
HALIBUT
CATCH
TODAY
AT
11-lc
The
Canadian
vessel
Rose
Spit
sold
a
9.000
pound
catch
of
halibut
to
the
Canadian
Fish
ic
Cold
Storage
Co.
this
morning
for
11c
and
4c.
The
Minnie
V,
with
5,000
pounds,
and
Helge
H..
with
6,000
pounds,
are
hold-
lng
over
until
tomorrow.
2'
READY
TO
GO
OVER
Chinese
on
This
Continent
Offer
To
Help
Canadian
Flyers
On
Active
Service
OTTAWA.
Feb.
23
Officers
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
who
were
recently
relieved
of
their
du
ties
under
the
federal
govern
ment's
economy
plans
stated
yes
terday
that
they
had
received
ed
of
of-1
fers
of
financial
assistance
H
Chinese
In
Canada
and
1'nlttd
States
and
that
all
they
needed
now
was
permission
from
the
Chi
nese
Nationalist
government
before
proceeding
to
the
Orient
for
active
service
on
behalf
of
China.
COLLISION
KILLS
TWO
Canadian
National
Train
Kuns
Into
Cutler
on
Level
Crossing
In
Saskatchewan
McRORIE.
Saskatchewan,
Feb.
23
-Two
persons
were
killed
and
two
seriously
Injured
when
a
Ca
tWKllan
National
train.
collided
with
a
cutter
at
a
level
crossing
near
here
yesterday.
There
were
five
ptntons
In
the
euttar
on
their
way
to
attend
the
funeral
of
a
friend.
LONDON
BAR
SILVER
LONDON.
Feb.
23:-Bar
silver
was
selling
at
19i
per
ounce
here
yesterday.
off
news
reels
of
Oriental
;ST0RMY
WEATHER
Estcvan
Point
Had
2U
Inches
of
Rain
Yesterday
Away
Below
Zero
in
Yukon
I
According
to
radio
weather
re
ports
last
night,
Estevan
Pqlnt
was
,
the
rainiest
place
In
British
Colum-
j
bla
yesterday,
reporting
a
fall
of
Inches
within
the
24
hours.
Prince
Rupert
was
chargedjWjth
I!
Inches
of
rain.
Light
rainfall
was
eported
at
Vancouver
and
Prince
Oeorge,
the
latter
point
reporting
temperatures
ranging
from
20
to
24
above
zero.
Throughout
the
province
stormy
conditions
prevailed.
The
Yukon
was
still
cold
yesterday
with
Dawson
reporting
sub-eri
temperature
readings
of
from
t6
to
58,
It
is
only
the
second
time
this
winter
that
It
has
got
so
cold
In
the
north.
"i
I
T1
1
Chicago
leachers
.
.
1
o
bet
Back
ray
Paying
in
of
Tax
Monies
Offers
Promises
of
Receiving
Three
of
Ten
Months
Owing
CHICAOO,
Feb.
23:
-School
tea
chers
of
this
city,
who
have
not
been
paid
since
April
of
last
year,
are
now
looking
forward
to
receiving
at
least
three
months'
back
pay
In
the
near
future,
as
a
result
of
j
tax
monies
wntcn
nave
been
coming
In
recently.
TELEPHONE
DIKEOTORY
A
new
Telephone
Directory
is
about
to
be
issued.
Appiica-
tion
for
move,
changes
or
new
listings
for
this
lwue
must
be
made
in
writing
to
Telephone
Department,
City
Hall,
not
la
ter
than
March
5th.
nnTie..
wrtri!.
otit-o
PRICE:
rnto.
FIVE
nm
CENTS
v,hijo
election
PEACE
De
Valera
Is
Conceded
Victory
In
Free
State
As
Returns
Come
President
Cosgrave
Admits
His
Defeat
at
Polls
Seven
Seats
to
lie
Voted
in
on
March
3
Results
So
Far
Complete
DUBLIN,
Ire.,
Feb.
23:
With
tabulations
complete
for
seven
seats
to
be
voted
in
on
March
3,
the
for
the
Irish
elections
was
today
as
follows:
TO
SEARCH
!
FOR
COUPLE
Partner
in
Nome
Believes
Graham
and
Mrs.
Christoffcrson
Are
Safe
There
was
still
no
word
last
night
.
A
...1111
n
1
oi
ruoi
wiuiam
n.
unnam
oi
me
and
Mrs.
Edna
Christofferson
ho
are
missing
on
a
flight
from
Hazelton
to
Atlln.
They
have
not
been
reported
-since
Monday
after
noon
of
last
week
when
they
were
sighted
at
Nahlln,
100
miles
south
of
Atlln.
Radio
reports
last
night
said
that
Graham's
partner
at
Nome
was
not
anxious
as
far
as
his
safety
was
concerned.
He
had
six
weeks'
food
supply
In
the
plane
and
had
prob
ably
landed
to
await
more
favorable
weather
before
proceeding
on
the
flight.
A
search
plane
at
Atlln
was
yesterday
awaiting
an
Improvement
in
weather
before
taking
off.
There
was
also
a
plane
at
Burns
Lake
waiting
to
take
off.
At
Portland
friends
of
Mrs.
Christofferson
were
preparing
to
finance
and
direct
a
search
flight
which
was
to
be
started
Immediately.
CLEVER
LANDING
Commercial
Pilot
Brings
Ship
Down
After
Wheel
Falls
Off
VANCOUVER.
Wash..
Feb.
23
After
a
commercial
plane
had
hopped
off
from
here
yesterday
witn
three
passengers
on
board,
one
of
the
landing
wheels
dropped
off.
The
pilot
ordered
the
passengers
Into
the
tall
so
as
to
keep
the
nose
as
high
up
as
possible.
The
ship
was
landed
with
slight
damage
and
passengers
unhurt.
WOMAN
IS
DROWNED
Mrs.
Dorothy
Erickson.
Aged
S3.
Loses
Life
in
Seattle
River
SEATTLE.
Feb.
23
Mrs.
Dorothy
Erickson.
aged
29.
was
drowned
yesterday
when
she
fell
In
the
Du-wanlsh"
River.
Her
husband
was
almost
.drowned
fitltc
.
bei
Reaped
In
the
rfverklnuftftrattpt
at
rescue
artdhad
to
be
himself
pulled
'
out
;
.Vancouver
Lawyer's
!
Mother
Has
Passed
.,
i
Vancouver
ph
M-Mr
m.
Crossan,
mother
of
Oeorge
E.
Mc-
Crossan
KC.
corporation
counsel
for
the
city
of
Vancouver,
died
REPORT
Fianna
Fall,
68.
Labor,
7.
Independent
Labor,
2.
Government.
53.
Independents
and
Farmers,
15.
Speaker,
1.
This
gives
Eamonn
de
Valera,
Re-
publican
leader,
and
his
supporters
a
bare
majority
and
President
Cos-
grave
has
conceded
defeat.
PASSING
OF
DIVA
JMailirrfe
Johanni"
Uatfskl
Passes
Away
in
Berlin
Following
Injuries
In
Car
Accident
BERLIN,
Feb.
23:
Madame
Johanna
Gadski,
noted
opera
singer,
was
Injured
in
an
automobile
accident
here
yesterday,
and
died
today
at
the
age
of
fifty-nine.
Conflict
with
the
world
of
music
because
of
love
of
her
naUve
land,
Germany,
during
the
World
War,
definitely
altered
the
career
of
Johanna
Gadski,
one
of
the
foremost
Wagnerian
sopranos
of
her
time.
She
had
the
unique
distinction
of
being
a
singer
born
abroad
who
'achieved
her
fame
and
success
In
America.
Coming
to
the
United
States
in
1895
'a
comparatively
unknown
young
singer,
she
rose
steadily
In
prestige
and
popularity.
In
the
midst
of
her
war
activities
her
connection
with
the
Metropolitan
Opera
House,
New
York,
was
terminated
and
thereafter
her
appearances
were
confined
largely
to
concert
work.
On
New
Year's
Eve,
1915.
Madams
Gadski
gave
a
dinner
at
her
horn
at
which,
it
was
reported,
Otto
Gor-itz,
a
German
baritone,
sang
a
par-
Continued
on
Page
3.
SERVED
AS
AMBASSADOR
Former
Prominent
Member
of
British
Diplomatic
Corps
Died
in
London
Yesterday
LONDON.
Feb.
23-Slr
Morris
D.
Bunsen
former
British
ambassador
to
various
foreign
countries,
died
here
yesterday.
He
had
a
long
and
distinguished
career
lri
the
British
diplomatic
service
and
served
at
various
Important
centres
In
all
parts
of
the
world.
JAPANESE
ADMIT
'
ATTACK
FAILURE
'SHANGHAI,
Feb.
23v-Jap-
anese
headquarters
admitted
early
Wednesday
that
the
ter-
rifle
onslaught
against
Klag-
win
had
failed
to
dlilodge
the
defenders
and
that
It
appear-
ed
that
the
Chinese
were
cap-
able
of
holding
out
there
for
a
long
time.
4
m
0
3
7-t
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4
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