MARY pickfokd ANI..F.LF E1 ! 'IT' -n.ei.tHl i un 1 .nd "-. pirkloict yesterday filed divorce tnim Doualaa . r The couple have imrated for several Old Country Soccei SCOTTISH LEAGUE I irst Division ni.kni 2. Cowdenbeath 0. 0 Kilmarnock 1. Celtic 1 s :i Queen of South 0. 0 Aberdeen 0. i w ii s. Ayr 2. ' 4 Queen's Park 0. .-tone 5. Hamilton 1. M i n n 2, Partkk 0. -'J l mark 1. Hibernians 9. English league First Division Villa 0. Derby 2. ' a 1. Manchester 2. " idn .field 2, Middlesbrough 1. L "r t r 0. West Dromwlch 1. Liverpool 1, Sheffield Wednesday r " mouth 0, Everton 0. t i! rfi. itt united 2. Leeds 1. r 2 Dlackbum 0. nacihind 3. Arsenal 0. uonham 3. Utrmlngham 2. w :vcihrtmpUm 2, Newcastlo 1. Ht T X.4 llUf nf Him IrvArtl Mitt. i. m iltllt U VSIU IUVHI WU1- ,'onn house staff will sail tomorrow V" lne On the Palala tnr Anvnv in p'lcve John Wynne, customs officer m,i ,tni it.cr town, who Is expec- f'1 aboard the CataU next A! lV Sllllltlkn 1 1.1- 1 iV .vth. uumuiui un inn y I '-UVi;r on IHmiml vnxnllnn Farewell Dance Held Last Night Olf iters of Wardroem Mm of lw C. ,. V. II Entertain l or .Mr. and Mr. I). It. l inn officers of the wardrooni mess .' the iixal untl of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve entertained at a delightful dancing party last night at naval headquarters in honor of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Finn, who arc leaving the city neat week u lake up future residence HaltUx The hall was tastefuUy decorated for the occasion with naval flags and blue and white streamers. There were about seventy persons Iiroe. unapei. fo iwv.- Quest. Will Annul Ladner Span I VICTORIA, Dec. 9: (CP) Premier Pattullo notified the Ladner Bridge Company on Friday that it was the intention of the government to introduce in the Legislature at next ses sion legislation annul ling the agreement made by the last gov- j ernment with the com-nanv for building a ! bridge across the Fra- i ser River. ! BENNETT FOR HENRY GOV'T Itomrnforf Prhwe JHnbtrr, I'rrrsl Electors of Ontario to Support "Sound Administration' LONDON. Dee. CPi -Urglne suppns ha a speech here for the return te office of the Henry govern men! at Hie general provincial election be held early next year Prune (MM R B. DetweU de clarcd MMt the election wotd give the imbsm f the province the opportunity to desnonetrate that Ontario still stood for "sound govern ment." CHICAGO ON TOP AGAIN lllark Hawk Tied Willi Detroit For First riare in Hockey League Standing CHICAQO. Dec. 9: i CD-Chicago Illailr IfauVa iIImImI MnntTMl present and miialc w rumianeo Maroon4 nw Tj,urs(uy nlfiht to Charlie Balagnos orchestra. Deltc- move ,nU) a Ue wlln tll ,dlf Dftrolt lous reiresrunenw were r-j winan for fimt nlsee In the During the evening W. H. Tobey. of the Amerlcan Division on oenail oi ww . .... NftUon!l, noekev Leanue. sembled. made a presenUtlon to , Mr And Mrs. Finn, voicing suiUblc remarks In doing so. Mr. Finn re sponded appropriately. An exhibition of illuminated ciuo swinghif and cutlass swinging Dy Jaek and Ted Anslow proved uuer- .MAINK TlllltTV-SKVI-Mll STATE TO REPEAL DRV UW AUGUSTA. Mnlnc. Dec. 9-Malne. In state convention, ratified repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, being the thirty-seventh state of the union to do so. Funeral Notice The funeral of the late Mrs. LIGHTHOUSE BURNED OUT Five Flnirrs For Slcnal and Radio Iteacon In Stephens Passage, Alaska Destroyed KETCHIKAN, Dec. 9: (CP1 Fire yesterday destroyed the fog signal, radio beacon and keeper's quarters at Five Fingers light station In Stephen's Passage. TAXATION COMMISSIONERS ARE COMINO T. a. Watson, taxation controls- i e-L- m iwvinr ivi ic iiauiai i i kiwiiai Calderona wl Uke pta. on jmrn frQm Mj R u Tueway at '" "" Nteholla. assistant taxation com- mission cr from Winnipeg, are ex- ipected to arrive in Prince Rupert ' by steamer next Wednesday morn Imperial Oil Co.'s tanker Imperial, ng from Vancouver in the course Cant Oeddes, arrived In port at of a weelern tour on official bus- Phone 77 TAXI Tomorrow's Tides (TOMMY'S) mm High 7:12 ajn. 18.1 ft. Stand, Capllol Theatre Block 19:24 pjn. 16.4 ft. anywhere. 50c in the fare. Any time, Low 0:31 a.m. 7.1 ft. 7 Passenger Chrysler Car 13:15 pjn. 9.2 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER XXIV No. 285. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1933 PRICE: FIVE CENTS TORIES TO FOLD 1934 Flying Mollisons In Bermuda MptUtlMis rest up At HifljUton. Ej-ttmida. alter nerve strain of long lt In Toronto ior'nnroai d taKe-off on proposed Wa- sage-Bagdad flight WINS BY KNOCKOUT llcnnr Windie Defeats Wily ilac-sluw- in Anyot Rout Chenoski Outpoints McLcod AN VOX, Dec. 9: In a botinc tournament here last night. Re nny Windie won by a knock-out over Rilly Ragshaw in the fourth round of a scheduled ten round bout. In the semi wind-up Pete Chen-iki won on mints over Johnny Mrl.cod of Prince Rupert. Ragshaw and MrLeod, with their manager, Andy MarDonald, and party of fans left after the fight aboard the fishing boat In-grid II. on their return to Prince Uuprrt. Was on Lonely Northern Trail Without Food Provincial Constable It. M. Stew- Art has returned to his post at At-lin. having in his charge a man named Connell who was found without food or equipment tn a de ser ted cabin on the trail about twenty miles south of AUin. Con nell said that he was on his way to Alberta over the trail when the ap proach of winter prevented his go-, lng on. News of his plight was re ceived nt Atlln and Constable Stewart went out to take him in charge, i Well Known West Coast Man Dies V. Gibson Passed Away On Thursday At Ills Home At Ahousat 8:30 this morning irom iwu mess nna win proceea cast tr.e VICTORIA, December 9 (Oana mm. a ramo of fuel for me com- same aiiernnoon oy train. Messrs. olan Prees) W. F. Gibson, azed CONSIDER CONVENTION MUNICIPALITIES ENDORSE PATTULLO' S WORK OBJECTIVE Unionists and Non- Partizans Returning To Conservative Fold (institution Waived in Order to Scat Unofficial Candi dates at Provincial Election Jones and Itruhn Arc Among Those Who Arc Wanted Back V ( Ol' VER, Dec. 9: (CP) A convention of the Con- party i to be held in Vancouver not later than , i of 1934 it wan decided on Friday by the annual . of the British Columbia Conservative Asaocia-1 . minting votetl to waive the letter of the eonsti- n order to seat certain iersona present who had un in the last election as unofficial Divorcing Doug Conservatives. Unionist and Nonpartisans These Included J. W. Jones and R. W. Kruhn. Tetntic Heady to Quit "Having received the leadership' of the Conservative party at the eo ventlon at K am loops. I will be glad to place any resignation In th hands of the next convention whenever von aaftjr eA si" Dr.. r Tulmic ted the meeting ysseer-day ! Dr Frank T Patleraim of Van-' Kiuvi-r was unanimously electee prrtid-ii' of the Britten Coluema ci)vr.itiv( Association. 4 NEW UNIT Establishment of Maternity Building In Connection With Hospital Still Live Issue The lHiepltal board Is still considering the possibility of establishing a new maternity unit In connection with the Prince Rupert General Hospital. At last night's board meeting the house committee reported that It did not consider feasible the suggestion that a new nursery be put I in by ttte addition of a storey above : the rlassrooiu section of the butld-! lng but recommended that sketches and plans be drawn up for a unit separate altogether from the pre- I sent building, that advice be sought from the provincial architect's de-Ipartment and that Premier T. D. ' Pattuho be approached, through ' j City Commissioner W. J. Alder, who is at present In Victoria, with a view t to canvassing the possibility of Ob taining government aid for such an undertaking. The Prince Rupert Medical Association Is also to be asked for Its endorsation. It Us proposed, if the new unit Is erected, to have it on the present hospital block. ! David Leeming Is Re-elected Victoria Mayor I VICTORIA, December 8 (Canadian Press) Mayor David Leem-:lng was re-elected by acclamation-jtlon as chief magistrate of Victoria Thursday, his nomination .being the only one presented. Silver and Copper On New York Mart NEW YORK, Dec. 9: CP Silver was quoted at 43Sc per ounce on the local exchange Thursday and pony's local tanks anu, aiier u- wawton ann mcnons are expecicanH, one or tne best known figures at 43V4c yesterday. Today's price charging returned south. The com- to corner In Vancouver with City on the West Coast of Vancouver was 43V. Copper was selling at 8c pany's smaller t inker Mnrvolite was Commissioner W. J. Alder who Is Island, died suddenly on Thursday per pound today and for the past also in wrt Friday night. at present In the south, 1 at his home at Ahousat. few days. Government and Cities Must Forget Politics; Co-Operation Needed Delegates Applaud Remarks of British Columbia Premier At Cabinet Conference in Victoria Yesterday ! VICTORIA, Dec. 9: (CP) Representatives of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities were in accord with i Premier T. D. Pattullo and his cabinet yesterday that British Columbia's objective must be to get away from the present relief system and replace it with work. Following a meeting of the Union executive, thirty representatives NEW ISSUE IS RAISED Constitutionality of Appointing Municipal Commissioners. Questioned r--VAvniivf:rL nrr irp Constitutionality of appointment of commissioners to Uke absolute tontrol of those cities and municipalities in the province thrown into receivership during the past year is questioned by legal advice tendered J. M. Bryan, former reeve of North Vancouver district municipality which is affected. G. L. Fraser, Vancouver, solid-In-r acting for Bryan, declares: "There is grave doubt as to the ronstitutionality of the 1933 amendment to Municipal Act which provides for court authorization of a commissioner in rases where municipalities fail to pay principal or Interest on 0RME NEW PRESIDENT Chosen Head of Conservative Association Here Large Attendance And Much Enthusiasm placed their views before the cab inet and applauded the remarks of the Premier that. Irrespective of political beliefs, co-operation must be the keynote of relations between the government and the cities. "I am glad to note that ou waat industry -to replace the dole system,' remarked the Premier. GASB0AT MISSING Younr Brother and Sister Aboard Delia Reita Unreported Between Campbell River and Victoria VICTORIA, Dec. 3: (CP) The fishing boat Delia Helta, which left Campbell River last Monday for (Victoria, is missing with Margaret Holland, aged 17, and her brother, Roland. 23. on board. Coastal vessels have been requested to keep a look out fur the missing gasboat. Cashed Bad Checks; Gets Year in Jail At Prince George Melville Wellington Kerr, of Kirk-land Lake. Ont.. who visited Prince George recently representing himself as an agent for the General Motors and cashed a number of worthless checks while there, was I recently arrested near Smlthers, There whs a large attendance and provincial police headquarters here considerable enthusiasm was dis- J are advtee1, and returncd to Prlnee played at the annual meeting last Gwr,e where he bce senten-nlght of the Prince Rupert Conser-i, to mc year.8 lmprfsonment on vaUve Association. ! a charge of obtaining money by uuiccrs tor wic ciwuitig ycur were aj pretences. elected as follows Honorary President. Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett K.C. Honorary Vice-president, James H. Thompson. President, Cyril II. Orme. Pint mn-trl4An DaJA T. Mi CASE DISMISSED Divisional headquarter of the provincial poHce here have been advised that the oaw In which 3. L. Fisher and Garfield Germyn oi Bella Coola were chargd with stealing a cow belonging to In-Jians has been dismissed. Henri Oastlllou of Vancouver came norm to act as counsel for the defence In the case. Kerr had a criminal record In the east. ' VANCOUVER. Dee. 0-Wheat Lennan c. 'a w o r ' quoted at 60 Vic on the local utwiiu e ivvuiswwTHkt vi . . a-u v v , , .. , Secretary-treasurer. James H Thompson. Executive George II. Munro, J. H. Preecc. H. A. Breen. W. II. Sherman Jr.. Percy Cameron, O. P. Tinker, Robert Blance. George J. Dawes ond Capt. C. C. Ketchum. Speeches were delivered In the course of the meeting by C. H. Orme, R. L. McLennan, G. H. Munro and C. V. Evltt. Wheat Prices exchange Thursday, dropping to M)4c yesterday but Jumping jm to roc today. AIRPLANE SIGHTS BODY NEAR WRECK OF TKOI.Ll.Nt2 BOAT VICTORIA. Dec. 0: (CP I A government airplane reports having sighted a body on the West Coast of Vancouver Island near the point where the trolling boat Bella wag wreck ed. Qle Johnson and Idgc Jacobsen were aboard the Bella and both have been missing since the storm which evidently resulted in the destruction of their boat 4 t -ft