Tomorrow's T;1 If THIS WEEK tlii: U'AZtWf She The New Chevrolet 23:44 pit is on Display at JoW 5:10 ajn. Ja Kaicn Motors Show Room 17 .32 J'), pjn. All Cordially Invited Phone 52 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER XXIV . No. 81. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, APRIL G, 1933 PRICE: FIVE CENTS EN ATE PASSES BRITISH Hospital Lotteries Are Approved by Red Chamber by 31 to 24 Senator Com A. I). McRac'a Measure Now Goes to House of moms Where it is Also Expected to Ik Passed nTTAWA, April 0: (CP) The bill to legalize hospital -pstakeu received its third reading in the Senate yes- ; i. iy by a vote of 31 to 'M and now goes to the House of Minions where it in alo expected to be passed. The lill . on wired by Senator A. D. McRae of Vancouver and . i reived the general endorsation of hospitals throne h- ,'. unada. Some of the clergy and others have oppose'! it. EDIT ORIAL IS IT BUSINESS? The Canadian National Steam-bip' rMtaJ liner Prinre It u pert j- in lie knt south for overhaul. I'fe-umaMv the work-if fi be done at a pmal yard ill Vancouver. Tir lanadlan National has a (Im dork of its own at Prince Itu-p rt and it K claimed that it is op-ri 'rd at a lea because there Li n't u(lKienl business to pay the otfrliead. Ti.rrr is probably no other bui n-N in I lie world that would take work away from its own yard and aiiw a rival btninetn firm to do tic work while their own plant is Ml.- Ii it were true that the work ' "Uhl not be done efficiently at the I'm Rupert yard, there in It lit be -nme reaMHi for the action of t ' l ompany. As it k, there is nut Line but an eseuse. I'nrne Itupert people will now " (l ' thai all the talk of rn lifting the affairs of the railway on a huinelike basts ia talk and ii '.u mj more. The taking of the 1' ii' C Itupert to be overhauled at an al establishment H a glaring ai:iplc of poor busincw method. STERILIZING OF l IMC AMP PI A N lllOill Li I Li All I : ''utioti In be Hrouglit liumi at Present 8clon of Legbtature i I V Toria. Aurll 6: tCP-A bill CABINET IS GIVEN POWER TO SCALING INCREASE Production of t'ornt ThU Year is Lizht Yet Much Ahead of lt Although kif scaling in Prince Rupert forestry dtatrlrl for the first Ji'MM'ijMlilP syf haiitreflgtftgfct. u mjn gum ices, uus iigurc nevertheless, more than double the mm board feet that was recorded' la the first quarter of 1932. U acallng for March this year amoun ted to 124J4 board feet as again! M.0I1 board feet In the same month last year. Log sealing month by- month so far this year, last year's figures also being given for comparison. hM bees as follows: IMS 112 b. r. b. r January NJts 1U.04II mrmry H9MI 11941 ' March MOM NA11 Totals MSJCI S3Mft raltag .Agar per species Uvs March and last were as latlows: im 1W2 a. p. b r. Cedar am 5 681! SprwM. IMW Hem tot .KIM lIMi Balaam - WW Totals U4.M4 88.011 Itaeet Produets During this March production of poles and piling In the Interior totalled 30.828. all cedar, as compared wth 82442 board feet in the same month last year. Cords of sawlogs thi March amounted to 85 as 14,1 Mren wnUe only w npwn we, recorded this March 'ax against 1280 In the same mouth la.st year. NO I ISII sai.i: No boats being in with catches, The American boat Prtendry. whtoto rrfnsrd an offer of .5e and 3c for n into iiounds In yesterday bidding h-rr Mt later In the day for Seet- , llr will) her eaten ii lor the sUrUksaUon of men- there wax nd sale of halibut on the i unfit MrM.. in tii4iii rWinnil Klsh Kxchange thU morning )Im will be brought down this ' "ii The bill will exclude Unw inniri. nr n.i.iw. nraiMt ' McrlllsaUon on religious i .K Address on B. C Products ' by William Dey ' District Superintendent of Home Oil Distributors Friday at 8:30 p.m. in Boston Cafe Mr. I.ey will al, show a film of the refineries and other artltltles f the company In connection with the manufacture or gasoline. Admission Tree Orchestra in Attendance New Plane May T:. v : all UK' test, ,tl Us and Brunu Natter .; K'flt'VorpS;.'- w.u r is a: ; . u ,;, !...;u !!(' iir'i.ii.'l .nit! d -TUr otl'i lo'ikmn hr'.iwipior ij the They also sUte thi'. i! perfectly controlled CONFIDENCE VOTE IS UP Weils Gray t'rillrues Government I'or Iluildinc Ilridgr After Itrducing Other Appropriations 1 VIOTOKIA. April 6: (CIM A. Wells Gray, Liberal member for New Westminster, last night gave notice In the Lejislaturc of a want of confidence motion retret ling that the House was no Ion ter able to live support to th-govcrnment because, while having to reduce. appropriations for municipalities, hospitals and mothers pensions on account of its serious financial position, it was proposing to fuarantee half the deficit of a private bridge company. Mayor Gray referred lo the $8,000,006 Ladncr bridge bill. Board of Inquiry Akron Disaster is Being Appointed 'a8HimiTON. April 6:-It Is announced here that a naval board of inquiry will lnvt-stlgatc the re cent disaster to the airship Akron with a view to determining, if pos-stus. what was the cause of the collapse of the huge craft. It is possible Uiat as a result ot Uie disaster, the sister ship Macou may never be launched although Iter construction has been virtually completed. e UNITIII STATKS CAN A 1 1 A TRAIIi: AGKLKMKNT IS ItCLICVLI) IMPENDING OTTAWA. AprU 8: CP) Byents of the past few days have strengthened the belief litre that a reciprocal trade between Canada and the Uhl- ted States is in Uie making. ' Revolutionize Air HsgHkenaw " ' mi.i". : -v..,r. ... v a.r ti'i it. . ti i"i m in! mvention (ii tu vuuna -.in hover In the .nr lly whist stationary in the air Is Coming Over of in of rilKMiHt M At DON A LI) LONDON. April 8: (CP Pro-vi.Knal an ingements arc being inane tor Pnmt Minister J Ramsay MarDonaM to vir.il Wa.shtng-lon dxirini: the Exstev icitss of the Hnini' of Communs foi the pu Ki r ul (Ubcusainn Uie fortti-comlnK world economic conference and other International matter with Presldrnt Franklin D. Roosrvrlt. International war debt. will, it Is understood, be one of the outs' meting questions to be discussed although It U not stated specific .illy that this is to be the Premier s mission. Mr. MarDnn-ald pith t leave on April 15 Rnd remain in Washington about a week. He rraetTtrf a formal Invitation . today from Presldrnt Itoosovrlt t" ftatt Wsshlnstnn to talk over world problems with the rhirf executive of the United ' States. Pound Sterling nnd Canadian Dollar on New York li.chunKCi NBVV YORK, April 8: -The Can a dian dollar was quoted here yester- j day at 82 11 -16c. The pound sterl- ' tn(, was standing at $3.48H EEPSTAKE Transportation j. ' i 1 j ' i j j t. insp ii! ition. since It ,i it utx Twr-nt Its first Austruns. RhouI IUfner wrisn'-cl.s .it will, and can be at full speed WISCONSIN GOES WET Ovci whelming Majority Acainst Prohibition is Returned MILWAUKEE, April 6:-Returns Tuesday's voting which were available up to today indicated that the state of Wisconsin had returned an overwhelming wet majority the state referendum on repeal the prohibition taw. PROVINCE TO BORROW TLN MILLION DOLLARS VICTORIA. April 6: (CP) A bill was introduced In the LeguOature last night giving itie government power to bor- iuw 310.000.000. 37.000.080 of A hich is to be used to soeet de-e ficits and 33.000.000 for unem- ployment relief purposes. Transportation Man Succumbs II 11 lUatkwood of Victoiia Dead Al Ate of 78 VICTORIA,, April 8 ICP.I-K. E. Blackwood, one of the best known transportation men in Ihc Pacific Northwest, is dead here, aged 72. UUKHKNCY I.NTMTION IN ItNITl.I) STATUS IS DltGLII BY COMMITTEE r WASHINGTON. D.C April 8 iCP"!n a partial report to the Senate yesterday on ad- ministration of the farm relief hill of the administration, the senate agriculture eorrualttee recommended Inflation of the v currency to check 'Ue policy ot deflation HANDLE Canadian National Steamship Officials Explain Their Yard Could Not Compete With South The following is the text of a telegram received this morning by Mayor M. M. Stephens from A. H. Allan, m nager of Canadian National Steamships, Montreal, in reply to a telegram sent by His Worship yesterday protest? ing at the annual overhaul job on the steamer Prince Rupert being taken from here to Vancouver: B Many thanks your telegram fifth relal-ve t annual overhaul IiIipS npn rVf III I Prince Rupert and Prince George. VJVS JiU A J jyork on latter steamer has just -1 ff'i,Tr"Tt, Deen completed at Prince Rupert, IAKInlr 1 UnfQrtunately. Rupert dry dork was v Xu A , unable compete regards price with ! their competitors further south and. British Government Given Author- to ity by House to Deal With Embargo 347 to 48 Vote Imposition of Blockade Depends on Trial of Engineers LONDON. April 8: The British House of Commons by a vote of 347 to 48 yesterday passed the second aadiflg ol a bill eoapllog.thc cab ; inet to place an embargo on Russian goods coming into the country. The bill Is a precautionary measure to be used In ease the six British subjects now under trial In the Soviet Republic for sabotage should be considered not to have had a fair trial. The men. who were in charge of construction work on a contract be-1 In rr mitJaiI vii t In J9,fftla hv IK' Metre poll tan Vtckers Company, were arrested by secret police on charges of espionage as well as sabotage. Fierce attacks were made on the Soviet government In the course of yesterday's debate and the only voice raised In Its defence was quickly silenced. The Foreign ecretary praised the work of the company handling the contract and showed how Im possible it was that such charges as those preferred against the men could be true. The man In chance of construction had been grilled! continuously for almost a day and a night, one interrogator after an -other carrying on the questiontn' In the hope of getting him to In -criminate himself. Evidence securer! In this way would not be allowed In tny British country. Hoarding Gold is Illegal in U. S. Over $600,000,000 ot Trrcious Metal Hat so Far Been Turned In I WASIIINOTON. April 6: The president announced that the bill i sirJnst hoarding of gold Is still In! fore lu thi country and those hav- ing gold muni produce It on or be- ' fore Mav 1. Up to yesterday $600,000,000 in gold had been turned Into the var-ow banks of the country. Cosher Slaughter In Germany Banned Mraiure Forbidding This Practice Approved by Berlin Cabinet BERLIN. April 8: (CD The O tr man cabinet yesterday approved a measure forbidding tosher slaughtering throughout Germany. BILL RUSSIA protect Interest, steamship com,; party, no alternative than award contract to lowest tenderer In respect steamer Prince Rupert." Similar replies were received to telegram sent by the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce and Prince Rupert Retail Merchants' Ass'n, Intimating that it had been only tentatively planned to carry out the work on the steamer Prince Rupert here and that southern yards had tendered lower for the work than Prince Rupert. NEW YORK TRADING Industrials up Slightly Yesterday, Rails and Bonds Off and Utilities Unchanged NEW YORK. AprU 6.-Industrlals were up slightly, rails and bonds were down somewhat while utilities remained unchanged In Tuesday's trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the day's turnover amounting to something 1n excess of 700,-i 000 shares. i The Industrial average at cktslns wss 5609. off .40: , rails. 34J5, off .44; utilities, 19-J3, unchanged, and bonds. 73.78, off ,36. Belated Snowfall Blankets Ground Precipitation of Upwards of Four Inches Recorded In Prince Rupert During Night Citizens of Pttaee Rupert awoke this morning to find the ground covered with upwards of four BJ-ehes of wet anew after a belated spring fall during the night. It w quite a struggle for many who had to break trail on their way to wotT. However, the temperature Is mUd "Dd ln Is In prospect wtUi the promise of unpleasant slush for a .day or so. SOUTHERN FISHERMEN LOSE LIVES HOQUAIM, Wash., April 6: (CP) A sudden squall struck a fishing fleet of one hundred boUts crossing Grays Harbor bar late yesterday, capsizing and sinking at least seven of them and causing the death of eloven fisher- men J