Inaikrl
lodav
with
some
nelliiiV;
ropoed
liy
reriirrenl
reporln
of
iiw
.:vjt
up
of
the
retail
trade.
Nearly
thirty
induidrluU
includ-
ujt
suh'I
common
broke
IhrouKh
new
low
levels
Fcnch
ex-cIiuiidii
nn.
1
h
tli
oi
in
rubber
lrtce
also
lutl
a
ilepresius
effect
FIRST
FOREST
FIRtT"
ON
MALAHAT
DRIVE
.
VANCOUVER
ISLAND
VK
IOIUA.
Anrfl
15
The
first
f
forest
flro
of
Hip
season
in
this
iieLulibnrbnni!
hroko
out
lust
10
1
AlllMANKS.
April
15.
SuirrtiHK
fiom
"wrist
-hiili'lv
sirlintl
mid
it
no
Imilly
hriiiseil"
0!tninel
Sal
unlay
al
Point
Harrow.
I'.iil.lmii
Heorge
Wilkin.
Uailer
or
lhofArellc
ex-pl.H
rtliitii'i'XpeiUtion.
whose
there,
look
Ihe
air
,,
tl
third
fliiilit
to
Har-r,.v
I
Ins
iiutrinti?.
MANAGER
OF
BINGO
1-
MINES
IS
ACQUITTED
iMPF.O.
April
15
Joseph
Myers.
nianaiiiiMif
director
of
Ihe
ih'ml-,.
Minos
Ltd..
wa
found
not
or
making
uuilly
on
a
charge
i,.iiiiiinli
with
Intent
to
.t..;.iv
mi.
I
wa
honorably
nc
miilleil
liy
Mr.
Justice
Curran
in
1
.
I'l..
Ilmiitli
ruh
ennui
scows
belong
1.
Canadian
l
isn
v
i.ont
report
11
i
ueing
neiu
in
-
,,
,,.
halibut
miiKi'iK
11
nun
mam-
ti
way
lu
Iho
dense
underbrush.
'for
similar
...-t.
work.
PENNY
POSTAGE
IS
TO
RETURN
Sales
Tax
Reduced
and
Receipt
Tax
Wiped
Out
Under
New
Budget
TAX
ON
AUTOS
TO
BE
LESS
OTTAWA,
April
15.-
Ihe
n-
eeipl
lax
ha
been
wiped
out
un-
lor
Hie
new
budget
ami
the
sales
tax
rciiiovwl'from
a
number
of
arUelos
and
mlaoed
to
2
per
cent
on
canned
fl-h.
I.
l'enn
postago
re-turns
on
July
The
duly
on
nulo
with
a
re
tail
value
of
not
more
than
(1,-100
and
on
motor
trucks
ami
motor
cycles
has
been
reduced
to
20)
iter
cent
the
general
luriif.
VT
oenl.
intermeilialo;
and
CM
HflUsli
prererence.
Cti
valued
al
over
1.200
the
general
tariff
is
reduced
to
2714.
35
am)
15.
For
the
benefit
of
canneries
lluplate
of
lite
elans
used
In
Can
and
not
made
in
t'.auada
ad-
milli'd
free
under
Hie
Hritisl:
preference
and
dtiliabb
five
pei
eenl
under
iuti'i
ntedialc
and
general
tariff.
Reduce
Debt
Finance
Minister
Mobb
an
nitiincetl
thai
under
tills
years
Qslimatn
of
3;t.oiio,ooo
slightly
nmiT
than
2f.no.nno
surplus
would
o
toward
Hit
ivduetion
of
Ihe
debt.
HALIBUT
IS
SOLD
AT
SEWARD
TODAY
WHEN
fish.
"
'.I.
Included
many
parliumenturiuus
at
a
Canadian
Lluli
Iiim-heuit
here
yesterday.
JUi-l
as
Ihe
British
conslilulion
is
an
unwrilten
tine
hul
Ihe
,'esiilt
of
development,
so
Ihe
relationships
among
the
various
tortious
of
the
commonwealth
of
nations
01
thr
Umpire
should
4
row,
uieeti:i)c
fxewueie
arise'
and
ilceiilinp
by
as
ilti'.v
eonfer-
ont-i's.
inuiiiMi
timiersiamiiiig
ani
Iiciissintis
what
tei.
should
be
aken
in
each
rase.
MOSTLY
SAU10N
IS
ON
EXCHANGE
TODAY
The
fislt
sales
today
were
mostly
salinmi,
only
two
halibut
boats
offeriii;
ami
one
of
these,
the
.Seymour,
being
sold
for
Ket-clnkmi
delivery.
Ualfbut
fetched
I2.VIU
ami
0c
and
13.C0e
and
7c.
Arrivals
wen:
Halibut
m
Seymour.
10HMVlo
ltuyal
Fish
Co.,
at
lS.'JOc
and
Co.
Alki.
5,000.
to
OOld
Storage,
at
13.00c
and
7c
Salmon
Tuplovv.
1.550
ji'ds,
and
700
white,
at
r,80c
and
3c.
Hippo.
-'.H'.MI
reds
and
357
.v
lutes
at
1
j.C.Oc
and
3c.
HI
JACKER
TO
STAND
TRIAL
Milo
Eggers
Must
Return
to
Brit-ish
Columbia
and
Answer
to
Charges
TACOMA.
April
15.
Milo
Kg-Bers
must
return
to
British
Col
umbia
lo
stand
trial
on
a
thartie
of
robbery
committed
m,
Cana
dian
waters.
Jutlae
iianl
Hi
the
superior
court
ruled
yesterday.
F.;.?ors
is
alleged
to
have
boarded
the
motorboal
Ky-
ack
and
afterwards
boarding
Ihe
inolorbuat
lladsell
and
placinK
Ihe
crew
in
charge
on
the
Kyack,
then
makiiiK
away
with
Hip
Had
s
and
its
cargo
of
203
bases
of
whiskey.
Ihe
eentrcrof
opera
lions
lo'in
Canadian
waters.
PRICES
REACH
9
CENTS
Nat
ion
al
Banking
is
Referred
SIAVAHH,
April
15.
-Sharp
increases
in
balihut
deliveries
here
were
noted
today,
one
cold
fctormgo
plant
paying
as
IiikIi
as
nltio
aind
five
ccuts"n
pound
for
To
and
from
the
far
northern
halibut
banks
(Ik
fishing
schooners
made
two
trips
to
Seward
In
Ihe
lime
taken
by
one
to
Ketchikan,
Prince
import
or
Sea
1
1
Itv
WHEAT
ADVANCES
WlS'NII'Kfl,
April
15.
Wheat
advanced
four
cents
this
jnorn-littt
tluit
to
heavy
export
sales
estimated
at
one
million
bushels.
to
Committee
of
Commons
after
Being
Introduced
by
Woodsworth
OTTAWA,
April
15.
Private
members'
day
in
Ihe
House
of
Commons
was
devoted
lo
discussion
of
Ihe
resolution
declar
ing
Ihe
time
ripe
'for
Ihe
establishment
of
a
syslemfif
national
25
TA
Boston
Grill
mam
Am'
i;,..,
l-hi
Large
Lpsla.r
Dining-
Hall,
""""
-"I
,'
.1M
with
newly
laiJ
dancing
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
uU(jiti;'
t'tK
floor
fur
bire.
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN,
and
6th
8L
PRINCE
RUPERT
The
latest
and
best
for
the
MATT
VI
DECK,
Prop.
least.
Phone
467.
v
-
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Vol,
XVI.,
NO.
88.
IM1INCK
IIL'PKIIT.
!.(!
Till
HSDAY.
APWI,
15,
1020.
YeUrd
I
UrcubUou.
HU
-.Slretl
Silel.
tit
PRICE
FlF
CENTS.
TAX
REDUCTIONS
ANNOIINfRD
IN
MIDGET
THIRTEEN
LABOR
MEMBERS
SUSPENDED
IN
BRITISH
HOUSE
OF
COMMONS
Reduction
of
Taxes
is
Announced
by
Minister
of
Finance
in
Budget
Income
lax
rate
to
be
cut
and
married
mens
exemption
increased
says
Hon.
J.
A.
Robb
LARGE
FAVORABLE
TRADE
BALANCE
liir
iiiiiv
m
i
rurmir
iiiri
r
j
nriiiiiirii
f
jmiiiii.
good
margin
and
railway
earnings
n'M'iVAV
April
15.
Hon.
J.
A.
Hobb.
miuiMer
ol
li-ii-
.ifivrnoijg
brought
down
tl
annual
budget
ul
the
i
r
in
vtin'
il
w.i
.iMimuiM
ril
I
hiil
tax
reductions
al-g
.
,
ciliiiul'
.1
.il
25.noo,Ono
would
be
made
this
I
n
(lie
rut.
III-
rhn
C
item
wii
h
rediirlHMi
in
I
lit
.!,!
tlio
i-xenu'dbu
fur
mimed
uieil
lied
been
ui-'
ti
revision
"I
In
War
Tex
A'l,
a
Uhliiidioii
would
it
-.earlv
raruiag
and
uwome
derived
from
tn-
uinnm
ttii
a
i
mi.
m
n
on
increase
IS
GOING
ON
;
viisluieiiU.
.
iienrr.
Mi
It
o
tl
announced
an
lnrrr--
in
ordinary
revenue
!II"!HK
lo
mImmiI
$30,000,000
riiiO
surplus
of
ordinary
re-
nu
r
unlitiary
c
pcmlilure
1
..r
:,:i.ihhi.ihni.
esiey
George
Having
preum-
i""
n"
-
of
-rvi.
Mr.
H.h
nwuiHd.
Inary
Hearing
on
Charge
an.)
Ikr
tua-
MWNW.whi
Killing
Patrick
John
Burchall
dn
XaHwml
earnings
for
the
,
I
fiscal
wa-
33.000,000
in
f
rrh.nj
and
income
a.
Irial
of
We.tV,
luflxr
of
Inlcresl.
H.arge-
M.r
rftmw
of
unlaw-
v
in.
Puns
Patrti
J-im:
'f'"
MW
'Vorc
4".
r.
r.m.lituUH?
a
wconl
for
a
a
'
W-tkrOhai..
.
,
ilKM
ay
.KMnJ
lfw
S
,
y
ny
rer
MW
lltr
war.
u'-
II
V
Mrl.-i
in
Hi.-
Inriinw
lat.
rulnrttenii
provide!
rriiilieliulBelpivrimirrlfilnien
at
iHtli-'
!"
'
u.l-
witlioui
dpoi.lMt
Mf
million
it
B-.i
ft,
n.
fik
...
.
MHI
,
h"V
UO
I"
"t
wrHl
HieH
a
.
n.
Hx,.emr
,l
i...-.
U
with
ilrtMnt
enrmna
MOO
.al
i
of
a
vfi-v
.iiinlar
will
Wv
pay
6I
In.lrad
of
C0
...
n.ui
.i...
,.....
-i
i.i-
Hm
enrMtnu
tl,ooo
will
pay
of
$80.
The
rxvinp.
h.
ore
....e
...
uv
2
tWlead
K,:.,,,',,
,,m,h.
!
Wil-
Hon
for.
fii.ifle
perMiim
i
in
Spilier
i
tu;!
lii
Hie
(rwtd
Ul
l&00.
urn
willi
Mill
on
il-
amiruijnir
in
I
ho
il.dnr.'.
f
ItU
li
Lrni"ii
i
ailing
,
I'Hlrai'lli'i
!
STOCK
MARKET
SLUMPS
AGAIN!:
-
!
Slowing
up
of
Retail
Trade,
.
.
.
V
W
t
-
U
u
rrencn
ticnengo,
tit.,
nu
,
Depressing
Effect
M
AY
YOllK.
April
15
Further
vvrknes
develiiiietl
on
Ihe
elnH
WILKINS
SUFFERS
WITH
INJURED
ARM
BUT
FLIES
AGAIN
Oil.
WrXlS
IN
TIIK
U.MiKYMlll-
V
ifnjc4ps
w
or
Ihe
laiilsrape
!.lrrolld
tit
Iiiig
llt
af
li,
Uihl.,
where
od
wa
discovered.
(Iu
home
13
Members
of
British
Parliament
Suspended
Obstructing
Business
LONUON.
April
15.
Thirteen
Laltor
member
of
Parliament
were
Mispended
during
an
all-niglil
lilting
or
the
llotis.e
of
(Joiiirnon
for
wilfully
obstructing
Liuincsi.
lion.
Neville
Chamberlain
named
the
offenders
and
moved
their
wifpeiiMon',
which
was
earried
on
a
vote
of.
103
to
70.
Thereupon
Ihey
wilh-drew
from
the
Ilouse.
The
trouble
uroe
when
J.
II.
Thomas
at
six
oilock
moved
Ihe
ndjoiirument
of
the
debate
on
the
Ecohomv
Bill
and
the.
La-bonles
ob-lrucled
the
taking
of
the
vole.
;
r
:
aerial
patrol
(
1
1
j
i
FRENCH
FRANC
IS
AT
LOWEST
LEVEL
EVER
YET
REACHED
1'AIUS,
Ai.ril
15.
The
Irctirh
fraiie
today
?ank
(
a
new
level
for
all
time.
Hie
rluincr
limitation
be-in;:
2'J.GI
to
thf
dullar
ami
I
i:i.80
to
the
pound
St'Tlllli:.
EXPECTED
HERE
------
-
Inspector
of
Fisheries
Receives
4.
No
Word
that
It
Is
to
be
Cancelled
'
Alllmiisli
Ihe
Vancouver
Pro-
4.
vinre
lat
Sunday
jrave
promin--ence
to
special
despatch
from
Otinvta
stating:
.
lhal
there
wits
...
.
.
-a-
'to
be
a
da-diinif
reduction
of
the
T"
-jfffl
iip
iinrTiiTniTn
ITTTr'TII'TT'TlTl
"
'
iJme!wHeeli4rHaliuiK4fquip:
.
I
Irhh
MmUtPr
fn
Wnctinoinn
AMY
I
milllNb
fflbW
V
II
HVIIIIIiIUII
Would
Not
Restrict
Evolution
!
BASEBALL
GAME
Of
the
British
Empire
by
LaW
So
and
Yankees
Have
Slug-
At
Luncheon
Speech
Declares
Belief
in
Method
of
Gradua
Growth
Under
Unwritten
System
as
in
the
Past
OTTAWA.
April
15.
The
bel
minds
in
(ireal
Hrilain
ar
opjHied
lo
setting
down
any
definite
bound-
lo
ielricl
Iht
evolution
of
Ihe
liritisli
Umpire.
Professor
T.
A.
bmitldy,
mliiis-ler
of
Ihe
In-h
Free
slate
i
Washington
told
an
audience,
which
hanking
in
Canada.
J.
is.
Woodsworth
was
Hie
Mover,,
-Ml
made
it
clear
that
he
did
not
expect
the
government
lo
declare
itself
on
such
nil
imporluul
resolution
without
ampin
iiivesHgu
lion.
He
hoped,;
however,
the
minister
of
finance
would
ugree
lo
have
Ihe
resolution
referred
to
the
standing
comttilUetf
on
banking
and
coniiiieiTe.
lion.
J.
..
.
iiniiii,
.minister
oi
finance,
niatlantflohjecthin
lo
the
tcsolutinu
poinspthe
committee
for
consideration
stipulating
inilv
that
witnesses
who
knew
no
thing
of
banking
should
nol
ap
pear
before
the
committee.
P
glnq
Match:
Dean
Does
Good
Patching
for
Philadelphia
NFAV
YDltK,
April
15.
-Yes-
erday's
baseball
was
featured
ty
a
heavy
shiggiiiir
match
be-
ween
the
lied
Sox
and
the
Yan
kees,
lioslon
reversing
ue
open-
ins
day
result
by
defeating
New-
York
eig'.tt
to
seven.
In
Hie
tw
zanies
Ito-lon
scored
19
runs
on
JO
hils
while
the
Yankees
gar-
lcretl
10
runs
on
XZ6
hits.
Wayland
Dean,
formerly
of
the
liianls,
pitciiiitK
for
Plifladelphi'.
Nationals,
held
Boston
to
four
hits,
winning
ten
to
one..
Dean
made
three
hits.
American
League
New
York
7,
Boston
8.
Philadelphia
I.
Wa-hliiKton
3.
Two
postpoMtr.
National
League
Ito-lfti
1.
Philadelphia
10.
Brooklyn
5,
New
York
t.
Chicago
0.
Cinrinatti
2.
Pittshuri.'
10,
St.
I.ouis
3.
MILL
WORKMEN
AT
WESTMINSTER
HAD
SERIOUS
MISHAP
Harry
Walmsley
Killed
and
Stephen
Conruyt
Badly
Hurt
When
Train
Hits
Auto
NIAV
VJ:STMtNSTi:il,
April
15.
While
proceeding
to
work
a;
a
sawmiu
nere
mis
mornm?.
Harry
Walmsley.
aged
50,
plan-iiiy
mill
foreman,
was
instantly
killed
and
Stephen
Conruyt
'
was
fatally
injured.
Their
automo
bile
was
struck
by
a
Canadian
Pacific
train.
vancoltodTchange
Bid.
Asker!
Wheal
1.57
B.C.
Power
&
Has
100.00
Dunwell
.
1.07
2,05
tiladstone
llazclton
.......
Indian
Premier
Porter
Idaho
Silvercrcst
.35
.0014
2.25
.09
.11
.38
i
..01
1j
I0
2.35
.12
.12
.Mirnt
ami
personnel
which
.would
eluninaje
an
aerial
fisheries,
patrol
service
here
Ibis
summer,
Adam
Alackie,
the
local
inspector
of
fisheries,
has
received
no
word
that
there
is
to
be
no
suchf
tatrol.
In
faeL
arrangement
were
made
during
Ihe
winti?r
for
an
even
more
extensive
patrol
than
last
year
and
the
planes
an;
exported
to
arrive
from
the
south
alwul
I
tie
end
of
June.
PRINCE
GEORGE
APPEAL
CASE
Bellos
Given
Permission
by
Court
to
Specify
Jurors
Who
Said
They
Would
Commit
Him
VAXCOUYHn.
April
13.
He-cause
the
jurors
at
the
Prince
Ceorse
assizes,
who
found
Arthur
Bellos
guilty
of
assault
occasioning
bodily
harm
are
alleged
in
have
announced
their
intention
to
do
so
before
the
trial,
"Bellos
who
wa
sentenced
lo
two
years
md
six
months'
imprisonment
was
today
granted
leave
to
specify
the
jurors
in
question
on
affidavit.
Meantime
the
hearing
of
the
appeal
has
been
positioned
until
the
June
sitting
of
the
court
of
appeal
a'
Victoria.
SUMMER
TRAIN
SERVICE
MAY
2
Announcement
Made
That
Dally
Trains
Will
Begin
Week
Earlier
Than
Expected
The
tlaily
train
service
to
and
from
Prince
Hupert
will
commence
a
week
earlier
than
was
announced,
according
to
II.
F.
AIcXauRhtou.
who
this
morning
slated
he
had
been
advised
that
the
service
would
commence
on
Sunday
May
2.
Under
the
new-
schedule
the
train
will
arrive
as
usual
on
Monday,
May
3.
at
7
a.m.
and
the
tiexl
train
after
that
would
come
In
on
the
followjntr
Wednesday
afternoon
at
3.30
ami
continue
to
so.
arrive
daily
except,
Tuesdays.
The
first
train
out
under
the
newi
schedule
would
be
on
Monday,
May
3
at
11.30
and,
daily
thereafter
except
Sunday.