Today's
Weather
Dlgby
Wand
Clear,
calm;
barometer,
f
temperature,
50;
sea
t
smooth'
y,
Vol.
XXIII.,
No.
,85.
VICTORIA,
April
12:
Harold
Brown,
president
of
the
Vancouver
Board
of
Trade,
anneared
before
the
unem-
.
....
...
.f
,
.
.
.
i
ployment
reuei
commmee
oi
tne
Legislature
yesterday
!
before
Aug.
i,
the
penalty
date,
and
repeated
charges
made
in
a
speech
at
Vancouver
last!
was
adopted
by
the
city
council
week,
declaring
that
the
committee
was
a
waste
of
public
money
because
of
its
political
atmosphere."
"Evidence
has
not
relieved
our
.V.
I
minds
of
charges
of
waste
and
ex-I
lllllMl
TUTSiIY
II
rps
III
travagance
in
handling
of
relief
in
CO-OPERATE!
:
Report
of
Sir
Alexander
Glbb
Arouses
City
Fathers
to
Action
On
Peace
River
Question
At
the
suggestion
of
Aid
Collars,
!
British
Columbia,"
Mr.
Brown
said.
"We
know
funds
were
eaten
up
wholesale."
Mr.
Brown
hard
narlly
comple
ted
his
statement
before
the
com-
imittee
found
itself
unable
to
agree
Ion
the
report
to
be
submitted
to
the
Legislature.
A
few
minutes
after
the
eommlt-
the
city
council
decided
last
nightly
"
...
ff.-
h.
rt.aw.Wnf
iymmiPtH.
Opposition
leader,
emtr-
which
v
announce
that
he
and
his
tu
co-opcratUm
In
a
protest
It
is
expeeted
will
be
made
to
Ot-,
coueaguw
ia
wiuiarawn
m
pro-tawa
at
the
suggestion
contained
in
,
t,
averting
that
the
Instructs
report
of
Sir
Alexander
Olbb.
I
"on
of
the
Legislature
had
not
British
port
expert,
that
Vancouver
:
been
carried
out
by
the
committee,
be
given
protection
from
north!
coast
porta
in
connection
with
the
!
Investigation
into
relief
camp
ex-outlet
for
the
Peace
River
country.
pendtture
In
B.C.,
carried
on
recent-Aid.
'
(
Casey
thought
that
now
was
ly
by
a
select
committee
of
the
Pro-the
nsvcholoctcal
time
to
strike
In
,
vlnclal
Legislature
was
"a
spectacle
Government's
Record
is
Assailed
By
Col.
Ralston;
Fiscal
Policy
is
Criticized
in
Budget
Amendment
dtoatemul
thgrffet
of
.OOtog
nrto.ltre
ami
otherlwy.
..?-S?Sr5'
tiSI
industries,
commerce
ployment.
and
increasing
unem
Hon.
II.
H.
Stevens,
minister
of
trade
and
commerce,
declared
that
the
stabilization
of
currency
would
olve
many
problems
of
the
times.
TRICK
OF
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
April
12:
Number
1
Northern
wheat
was
quoted
here
today
at
63c
a
bushel.
MUNICIPAL
TAXATION
CHANGES
ARK
NOW
LAW
VICTORIA,
April
12:-Am-
endmcnts
to
tho
British
Co-
lumbla
Municipal
Act
embody-
lng
important
taxation
rights
for
qlty
councils
becamo
law
on
Monday
when
finally
ap
proved
by
the
Legislature.
SEAT
BILL
Redistribution
Gets
Second
Reading
In
Legislature
By
Division
of
27
to
12
VICTORIA,
April
12:
The
Redistribution
Dill
reducing
the
membership
of
the
Legislature
from
48
to
47
was
given
Its
second
reaaing
m
the
exception
of
adding
the
new
seat
in
the
Peace
River.
last
night.
There
was
considerable
discussion
before
the
report
was
adopted,
it
being
pointed
out
that
the
council
had
no
power
to
alter
the
penalty
provisions
In
connection
with
tax
payments,
these
being
controlled
under
the
Municipal
Act.
ORDERS
TO
;
CHINESE!
Oriental
Merchants
to
Share
In'
Supplying
Kelief,
City
Coun
cil
Decides
j
On
suggestion
of
Aid.
Casey
and
with
the
expressed
approval
of
Aid.
Rudderham,
Aid.
Macdonald
and
others,
the
city
council
last
night
decided
to.
Include
Chinese
mer
chants
of
the
city
in
future
relief
connection
wtth
this
matter.
ofshameles
evasion
and
distortion
grocery
orderg
to
be
issued.
The
It
was
a
crucial
time
in
the
his-
,ot
the
truth."
Harold
Brown,
pre-
silan
ot
business
the
Chinese
stores
tory
of
the
city.
Mayor
Orme
be-jWtof
Vancouver
Board
of
Trade,
;are
t0
receye
wm
be
based
on
the
lieved.
I
told
members
of
the
Real
Estate
ttmount
0f
credit
they
extended
to
The
Peace
IUver
committee
of
the
Exchange
at
a
luncheon
In
Hotel
j
unemployed
before
the
latter
were
council
will
co-operate
with
the
oeorgia.
.Vancouver,
iasi
r
naay.
chamber
of
commerce
In
the
mat-
j
"I
'aat
in1
on
some
of
the
sessions
ter.
of
theso-called
piobe."
Mr.
Brown
declared,
"and
can
draw
my
own
NO
FISH
TODAY
conclusions
from
what
I
saw
and
No
boats
being
In
with
catches,
heard.
If
anyone
told
the
truth
they
there
was
no
sale
of
halibut
on
the
'would
have
been
crucified.1'
local
Fish
Exchange
this
morning.
(ConUnued
on
Page
Four)
forced
to
go
on
relief.
VANCOUVER.
April
ll
Capt.
J.
the
House
yesterday
by
a
vote
of
,s.
Woods
of
Work
Point
Barracks,
27
to
12.
Victoria,
Is
reported
missing
ana
The
Opposition
urged
the
govern-
friends
fear
that
he
may
have
been
off
the
steamer
Pr
news
Joan
ment
to
leave
the
constitution
of
lost
the
House
as
it
Is
at
prosent
with
enroutc
from
Victoria
to
Vancou-
ver
early
last
Friday
morning,
Capt.
Woods
had
suffered
head
DMt,
.w-.h0H
in
general
com-
'injuries
while
on
service
overseas
province
on
the
basis
of
population
Mayor
Orme
stated
that
transfer
ot
the
cast
of
social
services
to
the
city
would
mean
an
additional
expenditure
of
about
$4000
per
year.
WEATHER
REPORT
easterly
ment
adnlnst
any
non-partisan
1
In
the
Great
War
with
the
Princess
barometer
29.84;
temperature,
50;
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
APRIL
12,
1932
t
A
Japanese
soldier
returns
to
Mighty.
Well,
a
a
matter
or
fact,
he's
realiy
bidding
sonny
tood-by.
but
now
that
things
have
become
quiet
at
Shanghai,
this
scene
is
certain
to
be
repeated.
Kennedy
Hanson
and
Others
Advocate
Building
of
Peace
River
Outlet
By
Short
Route
"Today
everything
that
goes
into
or
conies
out
of
the
Peace
River
country
goes
over
a
longer
haul
at
a
higher
rate
than
the
railways
could
expect
to
get
under
ordinary
l
-
f
.n..Kt!nr
if
n
Tnnifln
Pnocf
n.ltlof
WOrfl
Vlllilt
The
matter
came
up
with
the
I
raie-iiAinB
tuwuuuuau
vo..
w..
reading
of
a
letter
from
ten
Chinese
rto
Vancouver,
Prince
Rupert
or
Stewart,
declared
D.
M.
stores
in
which
a
share
of
the
re-1
Kennedy,
United
Farmer
member
for
Peace
River,
recent-
lief
business
was
sought.
The
letter!
ly
in
the
House
of
Commons
while
explained
that
credit
of
as
high
as
$300
in
some
cases
had
been
extended
to
unemployed
and
instances
of
accounts
of
from
$40
to
$100
being
carried
were
common.
Aid.
Casey
thought
it
was
hardly
giving
the
Chinese
merchants
a
"square
shot"
to
shut
them
out
from
relief
orders
after
they
had
extended
such
generous
credits
to
the
unemployed.
Aid.
Rudderham
and
Aid.
Macdonald
agreed
wtth
this
1119
view,
liCWt
the
HIV
latter
vw
suggesting
mOVvw--V
...i
unciai
critic
m
ine
nouse
oi
ominous,
jeaiemaj
i
COULD
NOT
BE
HELPED
Letter
From
.Minister
of
Finance
to
City
Council
Regarding
So-clay
Services
The
city
council
last
night
heard
a
letter
from
Hon.
J.
W.
Jones,
'
pro-
I
mult
attack
however,
that
it
might
not
be
fair
rtnctal
minister
of
finance
in
re-.
OTTAWA.
Anri
"
12:
Mak
ng
a
n
e
Upon
the
i
nl
Col.
J.
T
T
L.
PnlJnn
Ralston,
T
Liberal
Hfri1
un-
fin-
to
the
white
merchants
to
put
the
ply
to
a
protest
sent
by
the
government's
record,
j
;
aA
Chinese,
wno
am
not
noi
observe
ooserve
simi-
simi-
council
at
the
aeuon
of
the
govern-
,lar
standards,
on
an
equal
basis
in
i
ment
in
transferring
costs
of
so-
an
amendment
to
the
budget,
stating
that
the
govern-
this
matter.
:clal
services
from
the
government
mcnt's
fiscal
nnliev
was
arbitrary,
ill-considered
and
inor-
Aid.
Black's
suggestion
that
the
to
the
municipalities
wr.
.rones
ae
restricting
trade
and
advocating
an
Immediate
'
start
on
the
construction
of
a
Pacific
Coast
railway
outlet
for
the
Peace
River.
"Depending
on
the
points
that
are
laken
In
the
Peace
River
country,
the
mileage
that
would
be
eut
off
by
a
route
constructed
to
Vancouver,
for
Instance,
would
be
somewhere
between
two
and
three
hundred
miles;
to
Prince
Rupert,
between
two
and
four
hundred
miles,
and
to
Stewart,
possibly
six
hundred
miles.
Under
present
conditions,
with
Joint
ownership
of
the
Northern
Alberta
Railways,
the
railways
have,
of
course,
a
complete
monopoly
of
all
that
traffic,
and
the
rates
on
grain
between
the
Peace
River
country
today
and
Vancouver
or
Prince
Rupert
run
from
five
to
ten
cents
higher
than
from
Edmonton.
unemployed
they
were
carrying
met
clpalltles.
umisn
coiumoia
was
Qut
an
outlet
were
buUt
to
tne
with
the
approval
of
the
council
j
merely
falling
In
line
with
what
Paclflc
we
couW
expect
at
least
a
and
was
carried
IS
PASSEDiwas
LOST
OFF
SHIP?
Friend
Fear
For
Cant.
J.
S.
Woods
of
Work
rolnt
Itarrarks,
Victoria
.
,
had
been
done
In
other
provinces
rate
only
from
tnree
flve
or
,tx
and
which,
from
a
financial
stand-
ahn.
ton.
Thre
u
no
LONG
DISCUSSION
Aldermanic
Board
Promises
Serious
Consideration
For
Married
Workless
,
The
city
council
last
night
passed
a
resolution,
onlmotlon
of
Aid.
Ca
Unemployed
Association
against
a
rate
of
pay
of
$7.50
and
board
per
20-day
working
month
which
has
been
proposed
for
relief
workers
on
government
road
construction.
The
Provincial
Government
Takes
Steps
to
Encourage
Exploration
and
Discovery
of
RadL'm
VICTORIA,
April
12:
and
discovery
of
radium
Li
Columbia's
deposits
ot
pitchblende
would
be
stimulated
by
re
duction
from
fifty
to
ten
percent
In
the
proportion
of
such
discoveries
taken
by
the
crown
through
a
bill
Introduced
in
the
Leslslature
by
point,
should
have
been
done
in
muon
about
it.
looking
at
It
fromfllon.
W.
A.
McKenale.
minister
oi
hla
nrnvlnrft
VAAnt
nun
rtrltUh
Co-
..
l
v"
-
uie
.
Stanopomi
01
mowujr
romu-
lumbla
had
been
the
last
to
retain
lc
that
wlthout
any
additional
the
full
cost
of
these
services.
'investments
at
all
the
raUways
are
The
council
passed
a
resolution,
getting
a
higher
rate
today
than
on
motion
of
Aid.
Collart.
protest-
they
would
get
It
a
Peace
River
outing
against
a
move
arising
In
Van-'
et
were
built,
and
that
Is
the
stand-couver
to
have
these
costs
assessed
.
point
1
think
from
which
the
rall-against
the
municipalities
of
the
I
enetneers
have
been
looking
at
Langara
Cloudy,
light
wind;
sea
calm.
Dead
Tree
Point
Overcast;
calm.
move
against
the
government.
raw
0..,Ww.
this
Question.
I
do
not
think,
.how
ever,
that
they
have
approached
the
subject
In
the
fairest
possible
manner.
"Having
demonstrated
the
fertility
of
the
soil,
and
the
investigation
having
established
the
fact
that
there
Is
sufficient
arable
land
to
Justify
the
railway
mileage,
It
seems
to
me
that
we
have
made
out
a
good
case
for
the
construction
of
the
outlet.
I
know
the
argument
Contlnued
on
Page
Four)
mines.
I
.
vreartt
gap
ywWtlaWg'lWM
The
existing
reward
of
$5000
for
discovery
of
radium
la
retained
In
the
bill.
DISARMAMENT
PARLEY
HEARS
PROPOSALS
OF
AMERICAN
DELEGATES
.
.
.
.
GENEVA,
April
15:
United
States
representatives
at
the
disarmament
conference
which
resumed
tU
sessions
here
yes-
terday
afte.-
a
leng
Easter
re-
cess,
proposed
the
abolition
of
tanks,
heavy
land
artillery
and
all
poisonous
gasses.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Wednesday,
April
13,
1933
High
.....
5:17
am.
17.1
ft.
19:36
p.m.
15:0
It.
Low
12:42
p.m.
6:9
ft.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
DIRECT
RELIEF
MAY
BE
DISCONTINUED
VANCOUVER
BOARD
HEAD
ASSAILS
WORKLESS
PROBE
Harold
Brown
Repeats
j
WILL
PAY
Charges
With
Regard
To
Farce
at
Victoria
Calls
Investigating
Committee
"Waste
of
Money
Because
of
Its
Political
Atmosphere"
-"Funds
Were
Eaten
Up
Wholesale
INTEREST
City
Council
Takes
Step
to
Induce
Tax
Payments
as
Soon
as
Possible
As
a
means
of
encouraging
property
owners
to
pay
their
taxes
as
early
In
the
year
as
possible,
a
recommendation
from
the
finance
committee
that
interest
of
tlx
percent
per
annum
(one
percent
for
two
months)
be
given
by
the
city
to
all
property
owners
pay
ing
their
taxes
or
portion
thereof
War
Scene
Repeated
Special
Committee
On
Unemployment
Reports
To
Legislature
Today
;
Government
is
Whitewashed
of
Charges
Made
in
Connection
With
Administration
of
Kelief
Camps
!
in
British
Columbia
j
VICTORIA,
April
12:
Direct
relief,
being
wasteful
,and
demoralizing
in
its
effects,
should
be
discontinued
as
far
as
possible
in
British
Columbia
in
favor
of
a
policy
of
j
work.
This
is
one
of
the
recommendations
embodied
in
the
'
report
of
the
special
committee
of
the
Legislature
on
un-j
employment
which
is
expected
to
be
brought
before
the
i
legislature
today.
The
report
cites
WAGE
RATE
PROTESTED
i
iCouncil
Opposed
to
$7.50
Pel
Month
For
Relief
Work
On
Highway
numerous
charges
in
connection
with
relief
camps
which
the
committee
found
to
be
without
basis
in
fact.
TO
SURVEY
RECEPTION
The
Department
of
Marine
ad-
fyled
lhe:cltyelfiuhcll
In
a
letter
read
at
last
night's
meeting
that
it
Intended
to
send
an
Investigator,
with
approved
apparatus
fmb
Prince
Rupert
this
summer
'to
check
up
on
.radio
reception
conditions
locally
after
Which
such
recommendations
as
are
deemed
sey
and
Aid.
Macdonald.
endorsing!
1
advisable
In
the
Interests
of
al-
the
protest
of
the
Prince
Rupert
laying
Interference
will
be
made
to
the
Power
CorporaUon
of
Canada.
Meantime,
the
Department
was
not
prepared
to
recommend
to
the
Power
Corporation
changes
In
con-
council
agreed,
In
the
course
of
alnectlon
with
the
main
transmis-
rather
lengthy
discussion,
that
such
I
sion
line
leading
into
the
city
as
a
scale
was
entirely
Inadequate.
No
;
urged
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Radio
action
was
taken
In
connection
with
a
counter
proposal
of
the
Unemployed
Association
that
a
scale
of
$4
per
day
be
adopted
on
relief
work.
The
council
undertook
to
give
serious
consideration
to
all
cited
Instances
of
hardship
among
unem-loyed
married
men
and
their
fa-(Continued
on
page
four.)
PROPORTION
IS
REDUCED
Association.
The
Department
doub
ted
If
removing
secondary
wlieg
from
the
high
power
line
would
result
In
any
material
reducing
i
Interference.
Neither
was
there
definite
proof
that
the
pin-type
insulators
were
responsible
for
Interference.
The
Department
realized
the
seriousness
of
interference
at
Prince
Rupert
and
would
do
all
in
Its
power
to
improve
conditions
Letters
from
J.
J.
LitUe,
general
manager
of
the
Northern
B.
C.
Power
Co.,
and
from
the
Prince
Rupert
Radio
Association,
both
of
which
have
been
published,
were
also
rcRd
to
the
council.
The
correspondence
was
lied
pending
the
investigation
ro
be
conducted
by
the
Department.
REVISION
OF
POLICE
Col.
J.
11.
McMullin
Makes
Proposal
to
City
Council
to
Cut
Down
Expenses
A
letter
from
Col.
J.
II.
McMullin,
commissioner
of
provincial
police,
In
reply
to
a
recent
request
that
tho
agreement
for
the
policing
of
Prince
Rupert
by
the
provincial
force
bo
revised,
suggested
to
the
city
council
last
night
that
the
force
might
be
cut
by
one
man.
the
city
to
keep
one-third
of
fines
which
were
now
going
to
the
province.
If
the
council
approved
of
this
plan,
Col.
McMullin
stated
that
he
would
be
glad
to
recommend
it
to
the
attorney-general.
The
council
decided
to
table
the
proposal
which
will
be
dealt
with
during
consideration
m
i.fn-
fntl-tnates
for
the
yeui.
.