Today's Veather Prince fnunprt JUtnlng, fresii southeast! Irometcr, 30.11; temperatu R a choppy. vol. xxiir., Ni V4,t t Arizona Has Girls' Polo Shall we join the ladles? Better wait until thyve finished then team players are sweeping dow n upon the sail in one ol mose BORAH ON . WAR DEBT Expresses Opinion That There Is Little Chance of Payment In Full WASHINGTON, Jan. 4: Senator William E. Borah of Idaho gave a forceful Interview Saturday on the subject of foreign debts. The only place in which the possibility of full repayment of wsr debts was being discussed was In the United Stales, declared Senator Borah. "So far as the nations of Europe are concerned, it is simply a question of deferring payment until the American people, wear-led of waiting, shall accede to complete cancellation of the debts." PRESIDENCY DISCUSSED William Randolph Hearst Speaks Over Nation-Wide Radio Hook-Up in United States NEW YORK. Jan. 4: William Randolph Hearst, American publishing magnate, spoke Saturday on the subject of the 1932 presidential election over a nation-wide radio hook-up. He discussed qualifications which he believed the next president should possess and vital needs of the people In connection with the matter. NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD John K. Munro, Prominent Member of Staff of Toronto Telegram, Passes Away Today Toronto. Jan. 4:--John K. Munro. well known Journalist, for many years Ottawa Parliamentary correspondent of the Toronto Evening Telegram and later editorial writer on the newspaper, died this morning. ' . GANDHI FLACEli' V"' UNDER ARREST BOMBAY. Jan. 4:-Mahat- ma Gandhi. Indian National- 1st leader, and President Val- labhal Patel of the Indian Na- ttonalist Congress, were placed under arrest this morning on open charges in connection with the civil disobedience movement planned for India. Oandhl Is reported to have failed to find the support among his followers he had expected for the movement. JAPS SHOT AT CONSUL No Comment Made Ity State Department of United States WASHINGTON, D. Cs Jan. 4: Having not as yet been officially advised, the Department of 'State, failed to comment yesterday upon the report that Japanese soldiers had shot at an official car In the streets of Mukden, Manchuria, carrying United States Consul Chamberlain. It is stated that the Japanese were aware that it was an official car. Four Killed By Traffic in 48 Hours SEATTLE, Jan. 3: Up to Satur day night, there had been no less than four traffic fatalities In Seat tle since the beginning of 1932, two days previous. BIG LIQUOR rilOI IT DROP IS EXPECTED 4- VICTORIA. Jan. 4: Liquor 4- profits in British Columbia. 4- due largely it Is believed to a topping off of purchases by 4- American visitors, will show a 4 decrease of about $1,142,000 in 1931, it is estimated. Lower grants for schools and hospl- 4- tals will tesultT 4" Team play. Taese Arizona gUls' polo p.-city snappy chucukers BLOWUP STEAMER Japanese Warship to Destroy Derelict Tamaho Maru Off Aleutian' Islands SEATTLE, Jan. 4: Advice has been received here that Japanese naval authorities have ordered a warship to depart for the Aleutian Islands for the purpose of blasting or blowing to pieces the derelict Japanese freighter Tamaho Maru which was abandoned by her crew at the end of the week after a sixty-hour fight with a North Pacific storm. Salvage is believed to be impossible and the helpless hulk is declared to be a menace to navigation in the trans-Pacific steamship lane. GANDHI IS AT YERADA Indian Nationalist Leader Incarcerated in Old Jail Today-Makes No Comment POONA, India, Jan. 4: Following his arrest while travelling between Bombay and Bander Abbas yesterday, Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Nationalist leader, entered Yerada Jail near here today. It was Gandhi's day of silence and this kept him from speaking but he gave his old Jailor a broad smile of recognition, beaming upon him like an old friend. Vallabhal Patel, president of the Indian Nationalist Congress, was also brought to Yerada Jail. "It will be a bitter fight to the finish." said Patel. "but It must be a non-vio lence struggle." GEM THEFT IN LONDON LONDON, Jan, 4: Several men In an automobile today robbed the manager of a London Jewelry store of $100,000 worth of gtms In the heart of Mayfalr. Tomorrow's Tides .... Tuesday, January 4, 1932 High- 10:55 a.m. 21:7 It. jLow Fim DESPERADOES MAKE GETAWAY INDIAN NATIONALIST LEADER IS ONCE AGAIN PUTIN JAIL Okalla Prison Scene Of Spectacular Jail Delivery Last Night William Uaglcy, Notorious fourteen lcars with, f Utcen Lashes, Leader of J'arty Which Sawed Way to Freedom VANCOUVER, Jan. 4: Five prisoners, four of whom had been convicted, two facing long terms of imprisonment in penitentiary, escaped from Okalla Prison last night and were still at liberty this forenoon. After escaping they stole an automobile and are believed to have headed for the international border. They made their getaway by sawing the Iron bars of a window at the end of a corridor. 'flic men who escaped arc: William Bagley, under sentence of fourteen years' imprisonment with fifteen lashes for robbery from the Harrison Hot Springs Hotel last April. Frank Sorge. under sentence of pinni fci; for fcurslary nd possession of burglary tools. Gordon FaweetL under sentence f eighteen months for stealing an automobile. , . , wuniw uififlWr sVnteft&'rff one year at Okalla and two in penitentiary for being m possession of stolen snoods. Norman Moore, who was awaiting sentence following a conviction on a charge ..7 "I of Sr"8 breaking and entering. All. w th 1 weptton of Moore. wire oeing xepi in UKBiia awaiting appeal from their sentences. Regiment Officers Hold Their Annual New Year At Home Officers of First North British Columbia negiment. lOlnd. Battalion, held their annual "At Home" In the Armory on New Year's Day. the affair taking the form of a delightful tea dansant. About one hundred guests were present at the afternoon function which proved very delightful indeed. The Armory was handsomely decorated for the occasion. Excellent music for dancing was furnished by the Premier Orchestra. Went Over Falls In Barrel; Dies Of Skull Break TORONTO, Jan. 4Bcbb Leach who plunged over Niagara Falls in a barrel and lived to tell about it. Is dead of a fractured skull, the result 6f slipping ort an orange peel. HUITISII TO COMBAT 4- GANDHI'S CAMPAIGN . LONDON. Jan. 4: The gov- erhmcnt of Oreat Britain, op- crntin through the govern ment of lhdla, will use all Its statutory power to combat Mlihatma Gandhi's civil dls- obedience campaign. It was learned today on the highest authority. Dispatches from Nw Delhi stated that the working committee of the In- dlan Nationalist Congress had been declared Illegal today by liulUh officials, Che Bandit Under Sentence of ssw m m w t LUUK1 UN SESSION Judce F. Melt. Young Still Away From Citr on Skk Leave Cases Allowed to Stand Owing, $tJhft. ntlnuedabgcnce, in Vancouver of Judge F. McD. Young on skk leave. County Court cases for the month of January were merely allowed to stand when the monthly session of court convened this morning without any presiding officer. The list of cases lhe u as f ol- lows: Herman Freckman vs. Andrew McDonald. $145.85, Williams, Man- son. Brown St Harvey for plaintiff. Patmore St Fulton for defendant. Booth Fisheries Co. vs. John Postgate and Charles M. Edwards. $130.50. Williams, Manson. Brown & Harvey for plaintiff, defendants in person. Central Hotel vs. Don Y. Yelf. $137.35, Patmore St Fulton for plaintiff, defendant in person. Gertrude McGrath vs. Charles M. Edwards and John Postgate, $109.18, Williams. Manson, Brown it Harvey for plaintiff, defendants in person. Boultbee Ltd. vs. Kalen Motors Ltd., $64.49, Patmore & Fulton for jlalntlff, Williams. Manson, Brown Si Harvey for defendant. Artistic Ad Co. vs. Edwin Clapp et al. $79.67, Patmore St Fulton for plaintiff, defendant in person. Jack Morasky vs. Louis Locker, $397.90. Patmore St Fulton for plaintiff, Williams. Manson, Brown St Harvey for defendant. Dan Wick vs. Kalen Motors, $330.22. Patmore St Fulton for plaintiff, Williams. Manson, Brown St Harvey for defendant. Henri Letourneau vs. Harry Levin. $130.35, Patmore St Fulton for Plaintiff, Williams, Manson, Brown St Harvey for defendant. McLennan, McFeely St Prior Ltd. vs. Kalen Motors Ltd.. $90.48, Patmore it Fulton for plaintiff. Williams, Manson. Brown St Harvey for defendant. Artistic Ad Co. vs. W. C. Asplnall, $62.05. Patmore St Fulton for plaintiff, defendant In person. Premier Bennett 1 Visits Calgary Prime Minister Paying Quiet Visit to Ills Home In Tralrie City CALGARY, Jan. 4:-Prlme Min-Tj'-hird B. Bennett arrived in irv twiav to spend a quiet holiday at hi home hen NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT B.C., MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1932 World Taking Keen Interest in Coming Conference of Premiers On Reparations and Disarmament LONDON, Jan. 4: Much interest is being taken in the conference to be held at Iusanne on January 18 between Premier J. Ramsay MacDonald of Great Britain and Premier Pierre Laval of France. War debts and reparations will form the most important topic of discussion. There will also be conversations on the subject of disarmament. DECIDE TO ORGANIZE Halibut Fishermen of Prince Rupert to Seek Separate Charter as Union Following the recent decision of Deep Sea Fishermen's Union to close down its branch in Prince Rupert, halibut fishermen of Prince Rupert held a mass meeting yesterday afternoon and, by a vote of 58 to 17, decided in favor of starting a local halibut fishermen's i union in Prince Rupert independent of the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union but affiliated with the American Federation of ' Labor. A committee consisting of Ein-ar Larsen, chairman, Karl Djb-havn, Andrew Voetman, George Anderson, W. Lund and J. M. Morrison, secretary, was named to draw up a constitution and bylaws for presentation to a later meeting. The meeting was in progress for two and a half hours and various phases of the situation were discussed. The local branch of the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union will close officially tomorrow night although J. M. Morrison, the agent, will make his headquarters in the same office for the time being. COMMISSION NOT NAMED S. Representative Wanted By League For Manchurian Investigatory Body OENEVA. Jan. 4: The League of Nations has not as yet announced .'.he appointment of the commission to investigate the Manchurian situation as affects differences between China and Japan therein. Cause of the delay in naming of the commission Is attributed by the League to difficulty in finding a suitable representative of the United States Secretary of State Stlmson of the United States has made It clear that the United States' does not Intend to participate In anyway In the Manchurian dispute and any American who might act as a member of the commission of Investigation would not do so In any official way so far as the United States Is concerned. Gibbons and vRogers5Nowi In Manchuria CHINCIIOW. Jan. 3: Floyd Olb-bons, famous American correspondent, was among the newspapermen "covering" the occupation of this .city by the Japanese forces on Sa turday. Will Rogers Is also In Man- ichuria. -taking In the war.1 ; 4:43 a.m. 9:4 It. 17:54 p.m. 3:1 tt. PRICE; FIVE CENTS There is much speculation as to whether Great Britain and France will stand side by side on these matters or whether the. two nations will pursue separate courses. Sor far as Great Britain Is concerned In the matter of war debts, the opinion is that this nation might get a better deal by treating direct with the United States. There is also the factor of Premier MacDonald's evident desire for Anglo-Saxon unity. ' Three weeks after the Lausanne conference, the disarmament conference is to be held at Geneva. In Europe there is a growing feeling that disarmament and war debt remission migni wen oe maae re lated" subjects. REVENUE IS DOWN Customs Collections in 1 931 Amount to $123,723 as Against $201,223 In Previous Year Customs and excise revenue at the port of Prince Rupert for the year 1931 totalled $122,723.83 which is an extensive falling off from $201,223.46 In 1930. July was the only month In which' 1931 collections exceeded those of 1930 and ' then the margin was almost negligible. Collections for December 1931 to tailed $5,383.35 as against $14,568.54 in December 1930. Following is a record of collections month by month this year and last: 1930 1931 January $ 20.590.81 $ 4,95 1.87 February .... 14,913.82 13,11050 March 21.098.15 6560.98 April 16,250.12 8,277.47 May 26,661.01 21574.00 June 13,333.78 7,787.72 July 17.816.40 17.830.01 August 19.512.47 8,898.94 September 9.358.63 v 7.486.85 October 20.246.72 10,376.87 November .... 6,808.15 4,48154 December 14,56854 5,38355 Totals $201,223.46 $122,7233 DAWES IS SELECTED Will Lead United States Delegation to Geneva Disarmament Conference WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 3. General Charles G. Dawes, United States ambassador to England, has been named head of the United States delegation ia the forthcoming disarmament conference at Geneva, it was revealed Saturday following a conference between President Herbert Hoover and Secretary of State Henry L. Stlmson. It had been expected at first that II. S. Gibson, eminent American economist, would lead the delegation. More than 100.000 school children in Berlin. Germany hava their own savings accounts.