Today'" wther Prince RupC :2 ery. fresh athcast wlndJS H ster, 30.10: moderate, jg 'g v XXII No. Ill g cj g FIRE IN 3gg The Weather Island Cloudy wind; sea moderate COLLEGE NOO.OOO Damage When Royal Mill larv College at Kingston h Visited Ily Flames K'NuSTON, Ont.. May 12:-Flro rutted the left wing of the ad- : 11 nation building of the Royal " y College. The damage Is es- 11 ' l at $100,000. It 10 BONITA TO ORT REPAIRS AT ra iun-wide check-up showed that 21 churches and church buildings had been destroy KILLED ON C. N. TRAIN Lj Injured Three When Freight Was Derailed at Itibstene M ON TON. May 11: D ; relieved to be frem Vati- FIVE KILLED IN EXPLOSION P HERBERT. NJS.. May 12: ' ii were killed and eight or m il by an explosion In No. ; i t mine here at 8:30 yeeter-i i ung. The dead are Sam Charles Stevens. Sanford Thomas Junes and Oarllekl 1 ed by fire with ten more badly damaged. Inmates of the churches fled vhtie a few monks and priests were eaten. There were remarkably few :asualties. LOAN IS SUCCESS was. kUJi4grfdtyheji. JJVtcFJf ths : - were steering a nae on a i . ii National freight trahi, v.rrly rrtftrred Sunday night, t rain was derailed at Illto-'.twenty cars left the raHs. of Premier Btn nett's Conversion Issue is Already Subscribed OTTAWA, Slay 12: The Canadian conversion loan, which is be-in? negotiated by Premier K. It. Bennett, is proving to be an immense success. More than $150,000,000 or the $250,000,000 issue had been subscribed, it was estimated at noon today. WAS GREAT VIOLINIST Eugene Ysaye Passes Away in Bel gium After Lengthy Illness 72 Years of Age BRUSSELS, May 12: Eugene Ysaye, famous violin master, died this morning at the age of 72. Ho had been ill for some time and death was not unexpected. Although he made his first public appearance as a violinist at the age of seven, Kvfene Ysaye as a youth did not attract much attention It was his good fortune, however, ; to have contact with some of the great mattets of the latter half of tsta tnetfmlh eenUirj. and .frem. two of them he received encourage-! ment and assistance. There was some difference of opinion as to whether the .young mu-; atelan possessed extraordinary ab-:' ihty ity and and talent talent. local BUY BOCK !aUKlid native town, the violin under Ro- Thc local dry dock received ! dolphe Massert and harmony under word this afternoon to go Melatl Duputa. .kH MthniHnnihiarM! After three years with Henri v.n,nw.r vseht Rio Bonita. 1 VTenalwski the young violinist Island Part doudy, ! replacements. The A!nti; sea moderate. Tree IHjfejt Ovrroast, calm, 11 itr. 90j04; temperature, 50; "nth. UKn .he wnt uhore when Henri Vieuxtemps heard UiVllUilt aerrwu the harbor. Damage Yanye play one of hte concertos at j. 1. 1,, hA rMiAtrrd includes : Antwerp. The master was so lm- freeli 4 a small hole in the hull on the 1 pressed with the young man's tal- starboard sWe as well as keel jWK mesne ueew na muuenee w 00- ioto. It is win a special government suosiay expected, will be completed by 1 that-enabled Ysaye to continue his X k. mnA nt I hi) U'Mk. T - 4.4. Ninety Thousand Dollar Local Improvement Sidewalk Program To Be Inaugurated By City HINin iiiwic jvaim. uuiuis that time he repel red many private lessons from Vluxtemps. Married Twice Ysaye was married twice. His first wife. Mine Louise Ysaye, died suddenly at Brussels February 13, 1921. His second wife was Miss Annette Dincin, 44 years his Junior and daughter of Dr. Herman Dincin of Brooklyn. They were married July 9. 1937, at LeZoute. a Belgian eea- J I side resort. 1 1 the ,,R guirirestion BULfcCSUOli oi of iuu Aid. . u. G.AV. . Rudderham, . chairman! I Miss Dincin met Ysaye in 1920 conductor of the Cin- whne he was ' board Of works, the City Council last lUgl .a.U"VclnnaU Qr. Symphony Orchestra. After t he board to make plans to proceed at once witn local hearlng her her aptllude t0( ""vcnient sidewalk construction in the downtown sec- lhe violin was so evident to him that ! of the citv aggregating some $90,000 in value. The he invited her to become one of hu .amalsotn-ovHteforamece.froadwork at SSrSSSS rim nPTAafinrv local Improvement ; years and then went to Brussels to construction bylaws have already I begin her Instruction with Ysaye.. been passed in each ease, the work ' Ysaye made his first trip to the having been delayed only at the re- United States in 1894. He was en-ouest of the finance committee gaged as conductor of the Clncln- nnHln om lmnrnvmenc 111 Ul li- mu ojriiiij " onriai nnii.ion for city securities. land remained for three years. Now there has been an Improvement and. with good weather 1m- n ine council council aireed wun NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISII COLUM BIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1931 RisWig"HgBgPPJgRP ': " Ml, : Oaptetn Ian F?feer Sleftt, .&., bimueci English war HeTo antt former MP. and Clutlut Mackenzie, also blinded in war. head of institute for bltad in N" '"P'and. place wreath on tomb of Unknown Soldier a Washington. D.C T 1 n ,T H The salient feature of the art of LOCal MinS'lmprOVe LrODS save was his originality in tech-. utmS?ofmhuSc.coneeptto,iandj In Parts of rraines; Good Ysaye was born July 16. 1858, at Liege, Belgium, the inhabitants of j ... ... ... ii ! Soaking All Over Is Needed wnicn aupiayeo mucn preauecuwn ; for string music. His early lessons! were given to htm by his father, ! WINNIPEG, May 11 : Local rains have, in many dis Nicolas Ysaye. beginning when the;t t imnroved crowine: conditions but, generally speak at at the the conservatory conservatory of hial"t "c w 'u' requiring a gooa soaking, because, while the local heavy rains did some good, the land was so abnormally dry that the moisture Iw.p ThlW rT only penetrated the surface an inch or two. Practically all i 1 H "JXT,! h A K I fU HJ I , I JL I h wheat wheat seeding seeding Is is completed completed in dto- tricts where grain -growing predom- Along the Ci tncr. Curlylr. Lanip- man, Weyburn. Avonlcu subdivide sions weather has been cool with which was damaged last Friday j atruck his first bit of good fortune , but tM the mixed farming , t nlhts and local own. SoU areas, irom ou . to 10- 01 wni drifting has been In evidence as has gone into the ground. From i,nd is abnormally dry and eosne re-some districts reports of continued Me6inf & wneat m necessary A soil drifting persist, but a very small sllgnl decreaae in wheat acreage oi seed has yet been percenUge wU1 retult M armers contemplate blown out. From some points now gng more to lummerfal-come reports of a decrease In wheat lowmg some wheat is now showing acreage, due mainly not to a desire above ground out growth Is spotty to specifically reduce acreage but and a good generai rain would Im-on account of farmers being flnan-1 t unl(ormUy o( ip routing In the elally unable to employ help or pur-, tater ,ields chase seed, according to the weekly i A,ong Cralk itosetown, con-crop report of the -department of,qwst Beechy, El rose subdivisions agriculture, Canadian National drti ung Is slightly prevalent on Railways. some of the heavy lands while light Manitoba weather has been cold have drifted a little, but not and windy with a heavy general ; sufficient to cause any damage, snow on May 5 The snow water has J Light showers prevailed on May 7 helped conditions but. at the same j amj while there is sufficient surface time, the plounlilng of land for,moisture to germinate the grain, coarse grains mid the. completion i suiur rjjn would be welcome. Wheat of wheat seeding has been somewhat retarded The snow c llminated for the time being 'soil drifting which was prevalent in some localities along the Carman. St. Rose, RldgevlUe, Harte and Pleasant Point subdivisions Increase From Last Year Reports of variation lu acreage from last year are conflicting as some subdivisions state there will be a slight reduction, others state no reduction and then again others re- a . uaeher Ysave Insisted thnt'port a slight increase in acreage. . . ... . T,l & sis iirt xlil Kill ASt u Anlt) tit his pupils come to mm luiiy equip-1 ,c oa""; , m the technical side, as h I barley and oau. acreage. There is' oenamg. - "7 . i MniiaKa Aid. Rudderham's-suggestlon that it wished to aevote nis ume wun tncni - "' uncrcasea bcu.im oi sweei ciover i.. . thm u-nrk under ti interoretatlon. whs wmcV v uj;; t u.ly days Qf the and brome R1,,s.s ttnd tne wedlnx violinist was dw" of fodde. crops naturally pre-Mf the famous among .... u .,nrt ,mt out that that War , Plllsbury pointea gupposea (Uirwag lmpetu. o? unSuklSe work moo. -uiumucd on page five. seediiiK vaiit from 50', to 100! ,uid there may be some reduction In acreage due principally to farmers (continued on uaire 5) Vancouver Wheat VANCOUVER. May li Wheat was qaoted at UVc on the local exchange today. YUKON RIVKIt ICE NOW SIOV1NO OUT DAWSON. May 13: The toe Started to move In the Yukon River here at 8:23 p.m. yes- terday. Owing to the mild weather ot the past winter. Uie Ice is rather earlier than usual in movinu CIVIL CASE Ihlvarson vs. Ilrown and White Ac tion on at Supreme Court Ass Lies The civil case in which Carl 111- Tomorrow's Tides Wednesday, May 13, 1931 High , 10:25 ajn- 16:0 ft. 23:10 p.m. 19:1 ft. Low 4:56 ajn. 7:1 ft 16:52 pjtn. 7:3 ft. PRICE FIVE CENTS IS0RDERS ARE CONTINUING IN SPAIN STIFF SENTENCE IMPOSED AT ASSIZES ON RAZOR WELDER Twenty-One Church Buildings I Have Been Destroyed in New j Republic Within Last Two Days Jcerinir and Cheering Mobs Sweep Police, Civil and Military Guards Aside in AntiRclij,rious Demonstration Remarkably Few Casualties ,IM)Iin), May 12: Jeering and cheering mobs, which ir police and civil guards as well as soldiers aside, at- . and burned churches and church buildings in cities r uin today as the month-old provisional Republican inment strove with all its resources to restore order. Blinded Soldiers Place Wreath Charles Olsen Sentenced to Four Years in Penitentiary For Razor Attack Last Fall Four years imprisonment at New Westminster Penitentiary with hard labor was the sentence imnosed this morri- jing at the Supreme Court Assizes by Mr. Justice V. A. ! Macdonald upon Charles Olsen, who was convicted by a 'jury yesterday afternoon on a charge of wounding with ' intent to maim. In nassing sentence, His Lordship casti- NEW LOAN IS LAUDED j Support of Confersion Issue I' i Urged by Premier Tolmie I Tolmie I .... , TORONTO. May 12The follow 'log message has been received b 'the press publicity committee of the Dominion of Canada conversion loan from Hon. S. F. Tolmie, Premier of British Columbia: I'The otter which Mr. Bennett Is making to holders of early maturing Dominion bonds strongly com mends itself to- mfl i ttrj standpoint of the individual Investor who desires safety and se curity, its terms are particularly! attractive From the viewpoint of point and be glad, as ln the past to lend a hand In the enhance ment of their country's credit." :ness of the crime and the fact iat Warren Scott, his victim, iiilcl be disfigured for life. Accused admitted that he was an x -convict As a matter of fact, he i out of New Westminster penitentiary on parole when his last icnce occurred Olsen last October got in a quarrel with Scott in a cabin near the 'unction of First. Second and Third Avenues, the culmination of svhkh was that the latter was se-'er-'y sis: lied about the face, neck nd back by a raaor in the hanc3 ;r Olsen. After the crime. Olsen lied from the city and was finally picked up by the ponee at Hays- port on the Skeena River. FOR RAFFLE -the country, the successful con- i.ro-rv to Re r.rntA For nM. elusion of this operation is of the. ine ln Connection With utmost importance not only in Ticket Sale solving an Important financial problem but also in tha it will The city council last night refer-demonstrate to the world the faith red to the finance committee a re-of Canadians In their own country aest that lots as follows be turned land Its future. I am confident that! over by the city to the Fair Board Fwre i i or raine purposes in connection will realize the soundness of the with the sale of membership tickets proposal from a business stand-1 this year: Lots 13 and 14, block 10. section 6 (double corner on Sixth Avenue near Bert Greer's house) . Lots 26 and 26, block 3. section 2 (Graham Avenue, back of elevator). Lota 32 and 33. block 28, section 5 Taylor Street). The understanding Is that there will be the privilege of exchange with the city dollar for dollar with other lots held by the city subject to the wishes of persons who should win the lots- FISH SALES varson is suing Joe Drown and V7U-1 Summary ham White for damages arising out,. American - 181.500 pounds, 8c and. of serious injuries sustained by 1 4c and 9c and 5c. plaintiff's son when he was allegedly run down two years ago by a taxi car owned by Brown and driven by White, opened before Mr. Jus tice W. A. Macdonald at the Supreme Court Assises yesterday af ternoon and is continuing today. Oordon Sloan, Vancouver barrister. is acting as counsel for plaintiff while W. E. Williams and T. W. Brown are appearing for the defendants. Documentary evidence was tendered yesterday afternoon by Mr. 5c. Canadian 48.500 pounds, 8c and American Thor. 24.000. AUin, 8o and 4c. Liahona. 25.000, Booth, 8c and 4c. Venture. 27.000, and Helgeland, 32,000, Cold Storage, 8c and 4c. Tuscan. 13,000, Booth, 8c and 5c. Augusta, 11000, Pacific, 9c and 5c. Sherman, 15,000; Kennebec, 8,000, and Eastern Point, 3,000, Cold Storage. 9c and Sc. Canadian Vera Beatrice. 11000: Edward Sloan and the court then proceeded , Lipsett. 9.000, and P. Dorreen, 6.500, to tne nome or Mrs. Augusta -Hal- cold Storage. 8c and 5c. varson. mother of plaintiff, who Tramp. 13.500, and Rose Spit, nave her evidence there, being un- 7,500. Atlin, 8e and 5c. able because of illness, to appear at the courtroom The court also view--ed the scene of the alleged knocking down of the boy on Eighth Avenue Bast. The case resumed at 10 o'clock this morning and is expected to be concluded today. The Halvarson vs Brown and White case is the last action of any Importance on the Assise Court list. 1 Young People Boating Drown Three Pupils of Lethbridge School Lose Lives LETHBRIDOE. Alt., May the the Baron's Baron's High 12: Besides it, there remain to be dis-Three pupils of High posed of only two divorce petitions. School were drowned 8tfnday of-Thls morninu when A Halvarson. ' tcrnoon while boating on Kcho lather of the plaintiff, was rivuik Lake The victims were Ruby Mr- I'vldenee an interpreter in the pci - Cna Stanlev Crow and Lloyd win ul Oscar Larson had to be used, f.impijeii a.! aged about lti. t 1 x " X 4 gasm .er