PROTESTAT TREATY WITH AIRPLANE Plane Forced from Route by Fog Is j it yr i r it making rr ogress ATLIN, April 30. The Cessana monoplane arrived The report of the city treasurer made last night to the city council shows that references to the utilities having poured money into the city treasury were all flights of im-arinaticn. The actual amount paid into the city during eighteen years of operation was $18,358.88, yet surpluses vere shown each year except the first, the total surplus on' paper being $201,885.76. . Mjj ! p ' . Mayor McMordie explained " thaC the surplds claimed wa:s partially wrong. The money was used in making pur-1 THIS COUNTRY1, Independent Salmon Canner Thinks He Sees Death of Independents SEATTLE, April 20. The trruty recently signed by representatives of the United States and . Canada which awaits only the ratification of the United States senate and the Canadian parliament means bankruptcy and conflation of property for th'e'inde-drndent salmon packers of Pugct fund 's the predictron of Frank Weight, pioneer salmon cunnery operator of Lumml Island. Thp treaty will place1 'the Industry under the despotic rule "of international commission, which means that big companies will be Kiven all the advantages and tho Independent packers' will' be squeezed out as they were In Alaska, Wright anld. COM DINES INVESTIGATION l"mbines Investigation Act and Action 498 of tho criminal code tro upheld in a judgment given "V the Supreme Court lo'day. cnase ror xne aeparimerrc ami charged to capital when much o it should have been charged to re pine erne nt . He said the report on the telephone system would be forthcoming aOon. Following is the treasurer's report: Gentleman In connection. .with our request for a report on the light department with respect to general revenue, I beg to advise! that according to the city books general fund is indebted to the department In the sum of $18,368.88. This might refcsoably be put up as a set off for taxes, rental or franchise up to 1922, because up to that date there were no charges made for that purpose. . The total capital expenditure as 8h,ovn,by the auditor's report was the sum of,S5U60.76. and the amount of bonds sold was $813,- 000.00. from which should be deducted ibfi, low on the sale amounting to $41,586.89, leaving $301,-41 4, 4 m tho net amount to be applied" against, capital expendi ture. The difference between , ..Continued on page eight.) ... COUNTESS KILLED, CAR OVERTURNED LONDON. Anrll 30. Count OTTAWA. April H SOt ThalPowU was killed on Mndjr nr .11 . . ...Li.n Twecester when the car In which rldlnir skidded and over turned. She was the wife rf l price fourtn Earl of Towi. I their voices a man and a ; wonwfti. on Monday Interrup- ten with . , seven-cylinder HO to Warner Scarab engine ; ITJ'ZI",! I hitting perfectly on all seven, piloted by Parker D., Cramer public gaiierioa. They flung and accompanied by W. G. Gamble. The plane landed here a huge bundle of leaflets at 7:15 last night from White Horse on a record round over the heads of the startled trip flight from Wichita Kansas to Nome and Siberia and Rmrs. They were finally is returning to New York via Hazelton, Prince George, ? known jecUd n Doth . were we Edmonton, Regina, Minot, Minneapolis, Chicago and I Commun,8ts- m Cleveland. The plane left here at 8:45 this morning and c nects to reach Prince George or Jasper tonight and New York May 2 or 3 weather permitting. During the flight from Fairbanks yesterday the plane encountered several fog banks, compelling a change of course, necessitating landing at Tayior and Drurs Post on Teslin Lake, Yukon, where it refuelled and proceeded ! t.o White Horse, arriving at 4 p.m. j The route taken from Atlin to Hazelton will be along the old trail of '98, paralleled by the Yukon telegraph line, which is an inestimable aid in giving weather cQndMpjMk; and the right-of-way ofvhichjils-nlaM places acting as good land jfflrksr'-'- ' f: ' Jfi '"' 1 Cramer and Gamble expresshaving received admirable. trrrttmont at nil landinc nlaces. ' ! ' o i i.'i Power Plant Turned in to City as Profit in Eighteen Years Sum of Eighteen Thousand Dollars TO PROHIBIT POISONGAS TIME OF WAR Canada One of Nations Which r GENEVA, April 3d. On behalf of Great Britain, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand an! the Irish Free. State, I.ord Cuyhemlun, Brit ish under-wcreilnrj' foe foreign affairs, announced in the league's preparatory disarma- irent commission todajvthat theie nallcns of the Empire would ratify the Geneva protocol of 1925 prohibiting the use of poison gas in war, providing other powers also ratified the treaty. Dr. V. A. RlddelL Canadian advisory officer at Geneva, announced that the Canadian orovernment intended to submit to parliament a proposal to ratify the protocol, Kub'cet to reciprocity similarly with Great Britain. I MURDER AND SUICIDE AT FORT WILLIAM FORT WILLIAM. April 30. Driven to desperation by do mestic discord, Mike Walchin, 30-ytar-old paper maker, today strangled his three sons and later committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a freight train. Ills sons were Charles, aged 7; Francis. ged 5; and Nora, aged 2. The mother, it is stated, left Wal-chtn some time ago. Sho was formerly Mine Deatrice Clark, an !'gliah jfirl. WalcMn was a Gal- Ician. . Discovery of the triple killing came after -the discovery of the father mangled lody on the tracks. Choked to death by the silken Mrf which had belonged to -their mother.' the three boys had 'been. 'killed deliberately one utter Another, arxording to a let ter left by the father, which gave the gruesome details of tho kill. n, mentioning that the two-year old bsby awoke while the others were being choked arid whimpered, "Ma, ma, ma, rrta." , , i iii i i IMtlCE OK WHEAT VANCOUVER, April S0:-Tho of .wheat today here was MAKES GOOD MADE SCENE IN COMMONS . LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON, April 80: "Down with the government of murderers. Down with the persecutors. Down with the Simon commission." Shouting these words at the toD of IS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL ON BRIBERY CHARGE HERE TODAY Mrs. Maude Wicjcs, charged with bribing a police officer, was committed for trial by Magistrate McClymont In city police court this morning. The woman was Shins CLASSIFIED W Boston Grill B reryonc red th ctt. a fyj, v i LARGE CABABET It you !o. idtertlM for t BpeclU Dlnneri Thursday and If jou rind, loctto th owner. Saturday! Oanelnf every Saturday night WbaUrer need, adwtb you for it from 9 to 12. PRINCE Dtnce Ball for Hire r. RUPERT OUT THE ( I.AHKIHEI) HAIIIT. Accommodation for Print Ptrttas Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper l'hone 4S7 Vol, XX., No. 99. PRINCE RUPERT, B. p., TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS EVOLUTION AT EN MUSSOLINI 19 rniMO DEitivEitA-! KEHAL PASHA STALIN riLSUDSKT , ALlOCANt virtnV DICTATORS From Khttlricradatifch! Rerlln. Revolution ih Mexico Appears to Have Blown Up Leaders in United States NOGALES, Sonora, April 30. With many of its leaders on United States soil today, the Mexican revolution is fast turning into a war of guerilla bands. Demoralization of the west coast army under General Francesco Topete, former governor of Sonora, was completed yesterday with the surrender of Colonel Miguel Guerrero and 500 soldiers to the federals at Ortiz, Sonora, and the flight of Topete, others 6t his staff, and Captain R. H. Polk, American leader of the rebel air forces, to the United States. LORD-YOUNGER ! DROPPED DEAD INATHEATRE PROGRESS TO SOUTH The Packer Klemtu Cannery Struck a Rock and Sank in Grenville Channel Last Evening The fish packer Klemtu Cannery, attached to Klemtu cannery, which is operated by R. G. Johnston and asso ciates, struck a rock in Grenville Channel, south of Prince jflupert, last evening while bound from Inverness to Klem- u and sank in shallow water. The accident occurred hiie Mr. Johnston and Capt. Norman Brodhurst, skipper, Were below at supper. The forefoot was shattered md the vessel sank quickly, those on board taking to the life boata and making for shore, : . where they camped. Word of the accident was brought to Prince Rupert and the i'acific Salvage Co. despatched :he Salvage Princess with sal-Mgc equipment at 11:30 p.m. to he scene. While the vessel is -ovcred at high water, it is expected that salvage can be suc cessfully negotiated boat, having been built two years ago. She is about forty feet long and is equipped with a 40 h.p. fnll diesel engine. COMING NORTH AGAIN Rig Vickers Viking Amphibian Will Resume Aerial Prospecting in Stlkine River Area The big Vickers Viking, amphibian plane, which was flown out of Prince Rupert by.. Col. J. Scott from Vancouver. OBJECTION TO I RETALIATION Sir John Alrd, President of Rank of Commerce Gives Views the EDMONTON, April 27: That he was absolutely opposed to tariff retaliation on the part of Canada in case the United States policy appears unfriendly, was stated by Sir John Alrd, president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce when seen here. "If the new United States tar iff is unfriendly, then Canada John. "This should lead to greater JAPAN APPOINTS MINISTER TO CANADA TOKIO. April SO: lyam- asa Tokugawa former coun- cillor of the Japanese Em- bassy at London was appoin- ted todaV to n nowlr Praafnrl 'The Klemtu Cannery is a new post aS Minister of the Jap- anese Empire in Canada. He was born In 1884 and was the son of Prince Iyaso i Tokugawa, chairman of the 1 House of Peers. I ;.. . .., i f . . . ... HUGE DEFICIT OF CJ. LINES Announcement , of Total Losses. Since Railways Were Ruilt Williams a'fetf years ago into the ' OTTAWA. April 30. The cor- Cassiar district, will come north porate deficit of the Canndian Na-again under new ownership this tlonal Railways amounts to $472,-summer to engage in further 200.137, representing the accumu- aerial prospecting in the btiklne lated deficits of all constituent areii, according to word received -oads which were taken into the consolidation and going back as far as the creation of the Intercolonial Railway. This was stated 'odar to the house narllamontarv f.mmittee investigating the accounts and estimates of the Canadian National by Sir Henry Thornton. This sum woud be taken into consideration when the problem of refinancing and the recreation of the financial structure of the National lines was presented. MINE MARKET IS IMPROVING VANCOUVER. April 30. Tbor. is an improvement in the mining shoujd look to means of building 'market during the part fow days, up her outside trade, said air esieciiiy in loose controlled ny Premier. Prem'er itself w up and H.i,1mn nf inr.mnli- re Porter-Idaho and Silverado. LONDON, April :10. Lord' , vnllimA of hnk,nM, National Silver has shown an ad- Immedlntelv taken before Judce Younger, aged 77. a bitter political ..i, f. ru. - ;vnce and Topley-Rlehfleld has P. McR. Young In County Court J opponent of David Lloyd George, ..No , do not bciieve In a re. made-good gains. where she elected for speedy i ,11PS1 t the Prince of Wales Itallat ory tariff against the Unl-1 trial and pleaded not guilty. The ! Thentre last night and died almost M suteg 8aid Sir John, .-We MANITOBA MAN DIES taking of evidence commenced! Immediately of heart disease. mUt remember that the govern- wlVMIpT"ii this morning and adjournment im ird Younger was an old school rnent of that country changes ev-. WINNIPLG, April 80: After the case was taken until 2:30 this I Conservative. He aided Andrew ery four years and while one in .ha,f a cntu.rfy " frgoant-at-afternoon. I Rorsar Lw in nuttinir David LMoi'd Power now may be unfavorable 1rms in.tte Ma.".itll Iglltur TORONTO STOCKS (Courtesy of S. D. Johnston Co.) Home Oil, 21.0ft; Intl. Nickel. GO. 09. Hudson Ray. 18.00. Mayland ,14.25. Mandy, 1.30. Noranda, 52.75. Sudbury Raajn, 8.05. Sherrltt-Gordon, 8.35. Teck Hughes. 9.30. Daily News "Classified" tlsing brings results. adver- George Into power as a coalition to us from a tariff standpoint, it Jfhn, "eDpugall. aged 88, died premier, but in lt22 he ruthlwwly might be succeeded by one that nl" home at wlrrt, Manl-lonsigned himself to the political woujd be favorable. Canada can,"""1' ttday background when he Insisted that get along without a ' retaliatory ' " thoiroalitlon had outlived its use-.tariff, anyway and we can con- fulncfes. IMMIGRATION FIGllltES tlnuc to remain on a friepdly footing with our southern HOWEY HONORED OTTAWA, April 30:-lmmIgra.l NEW WESTMINSTER, April tlon to Canada for the fiscal year 30i Judge F. W. Howey has ended March 31, 1029, totalled been advised that he has been 1G7.722 an increase nf 10,125 or elected a fellow of the 11 per cent compared with the Historical Society of London, previous twelve months. England. Scottish Humor Imported direct Aberdeen Joke from the Factory TIP OF HER TONGUE Johnnie (at lesson!) : "1'alther, ...L 11. . i .. . I ,1 '9J1, f.iii,A.. t 1,.- a.V yer mithrr, she's got evarythlng on tho tip o' her tongue." ,