Tomorrow's
Tides
of
niird
Church
Munsc.
Van--
on
April
19.
Rev
A
Wilson
r.nt.
of
Arthur
V.
Kerr.
st
son
of
Mr
and
Mr.
O.
W.
:.rmerly
tit
Prince-
Rupert,
Vim
Eileen
Emour.
eldest
'
r
f
Mr
nnuur
and
the
late
Emour.
'rrmony
was
followed
by
a
n
at
the
home
of
the
:nothcr
1
i
honeymoon
In
Victoria
the
will
return
to
Vancouver
and
rrktdence
at
Maple
Ridge.
SERVICES
ANNOUNCED
I'mii.o
Kupert
to
(iet
To
Pull
Turn
and
Two
Mied
Trains
a
Week
This
Summer
1
.11
passenger
trains
and
i'ued
train
each
way
per
week
ii.
mute
the
train
service
on
h
i
line
of
the
Canadian
Na-Hailwaya
this
summer.
It
Is
n
f
ed
The
new
service
goes
Meet
on
June
18.
passenger
trains
will
leave
Wednesday
and
Friday
eve-t
B
30
and
mixed
trains
wlU
k
Monday
and
Saturday
eve-it
the
same
hour.
'
passenger
trains
will
arrive
"
'
'
and
Saturdays
at
2
IS
In
i
'
i
noon
and
mixed
trains
will
t
10
15
Tuesday
and
Thurs-
'iitngs.
irmu
schedule
of
Canadian
i
il
Const
Steamships
will
be
''intinued
on
Page
Fouri
MARKET
IS
UNSETTLED
Nw
York
Traders
Itcilnnlng
to
Wonder
How
Pur
Inflation
lias
Keen
Discounted
Street
Surfacing
Material
Ordered
City
Council
Aeerivta
Tender
lor
Some
SIM
Worth
of
Special
.Mixture
After
considerable
discussion,
the
etty
council
last
night,
on
reoom
mendaUon
of
the
board
of
works.
decided
to
accept
a
tender
of
the
Canada
Roof
Products
for
6000
gal
km
of
Ace
Mix
A"
surface
patch
ing
material
(or
use
on
the
streets
te
12c.
per
gallon
fob.
Vencouver.
the
city
to
look
after
the
transportation
of
the
material
here.
Acceptance
of
the
tender
was
decided
up
on
by
majority
vote
of
the
council
on
the
understanding
that
Aid
Rochester.
AM.
Casey
and
Aid.
Wesch.
who
had
dissented
from
acceptance
of
the
tender
until
they
had
been
able
to
get
more
definite
Information
as
to
the
efficiency
of
the
material
In
question,
would
be
i
given
the
opportunity
to
satisfy
themselves
on
this
point
before
the
order
was
put
In.
The
tender
ts
open
to
acceptance
up
to
April
M
after
which
date
the
price
will
go
up
three
cental
per
gallon.
Mayor
M
M.
Stephens
and
Aid
J.
II.
Pillabury.
in
the
absence
of
Aid.
John
Currie.
chairman
of
the
board
of
works,
urged
acceptance
of
the
tender
The
material
would
be
needed
this
year
It
had
been
used
last
year
and.
in
addition
to
being
cheaper,
had
been
found
by
the
city
engineer
to
be
quite
aa
satisfactory
as
that
which
had
been
used
previously
The
understanding
was
that
the
city
would
not
have
to
pay
unUI
after
August
1
when
the
i
taxes
would
start
coming
In.
Aid
Rochester,
pointing
out
that
'an
expenditure
of
some
$1000
was
involved,
wished
to
satisfy
himself
I
further
aa
to
the
efficiency
of
tha,
material.
He
would
like
to
know
where
it
had
been
used
last
year.
Aid
Wesch
and
Aid.
Casey
agreed
with
Aid
Rochester's
point.
After
further
discussion,
the
recommendation
was
adopted
alone
the
lines
as
stated.
Aid.
Pillabury.
Aid,
Basso-Bert,
Aid.
Ruddham
.and
Aid.
Dlaek
voting
In
favor
of
'acceptance
of
the
tender
and
Aid.
Rochester.
AW.
Casey
and
AW.
I
Wesch
against.
The
mayor
under-i
took
to
see
lha
the
sending
In
of
ihe
nraer
was
oojujfcm
uumi
M
w
YORK.
April
26:
(Canadian
the
tnrM.
dissenting
aldermen
had
stocks
and
commodities
HoH
thu
onoortunitv
of
1
today
as
the
United
States
lnemMiTes.
11
wns
steadier
and
traders
be-1
111
'
wonder
how
far
prospective
'
""
m
had
already
beon
dlsooun-1
Heavy
profit-taking
swept
'""i!"
the
share
list,
depressing
;'
'"v
iHsuea
one
to
three
points
but
'"'
Hi
irket
tlff..nH
unrl
lnuuun
Pr-Mi
Wheat
was
quoted
at
50
'fee
M'tuiiy
regained
In
the
forenoon,
on
the
local
Exchange
today.
ttlsfylng
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
Awl
38
(Canadian
Hie
etty
council
last
night
passed
through
Its
initial
readings
a
bylaw
whereby,
under
authority
of
a
new
amendment
to
the
Municipal
Act
paased
at
the
recent
session
uf
the
Legislature,
total
penalties
for
the
rear
in
event
of
non-payment
of
general
and
local
Improvement
lanes
are
reduced
from
fifteen
per
cent
to
ten
percent.
Under
the
plar.
which
la
row
being
provided
for
nc
penalty
of
five
perernt
will
be
up-
ptte
dafter
August
1
on
general
tax's
and
one
penalty
of
five
permr
af
ter
October
1
on
local
impmvpn.cn'
Questions
Regarding
Mclntyre
Hlock
Arc
Asked
by
Aid.
Mack
The
following
questions
with
respect
to
Uie
Mclntyre
Block,
which
reverted
to
the
city
last
fall
for
unpaid
taxes,
were
asked
at
last
night's
meeting
of
the
city
council
by
Aid.
James
Dlack,
Aid.
Rochester,
chairman
of
the
finance
committee,
Mating
that
the
answers
would
taxes,
second
penalties
of
five
prr-
-cent
on
both
general
and
l
v.ii
:m-
provement
taxes
becoming
iiiH''.
-!
able
after
December
1
Aid.
Rochester
offered
the
in
gestion
that
collections
miuht
t
rr'
in
better
If
the
ten
percent
pcrulty
ware
hapoaed
In
entirety
on
August
I
and
.October
1
if
five
percent
gft
ataxy
ana,
wun
CTtrtsUru
ap
preaching,
there
might
be
temptation
to
further
postpone
paying
from
December
1.
Aid.
Rudderham
felt
that.
In
view
of
the
difficulty
the
city
was
having
In
financing,
It
might
be
advisable
to
put
on
the
penalty
on
general
taxes
on
July
1
Instead
of
August
1.
After
some
further
discussion.
the
bylaw
was
passed
as
originally
sjesssnted.
Id
answer
to
Aid.
Wesch.
the
mayor
stated
that
the
city
was
still
allowing
six
percent
per
annum
on
all
taxes
paid
in
between
now
and
August
1.
Introduction
of
a
bylaw
to
provide
reduction
of
up
to
fifty
percent
on
Densities
and
Interest
on
delinquent
taxes
from
previous
years
in
the
event
of
arrears
being
paid
up
prior
to
the
date
of
the
annual
tax
sale
was
deferred
until
next
meeting
by
which
time
It
is
expected
there
will
be
more
definite
Information
as
to
Initiation
along
this
line
which
was
passed
at
the
recent
session
of
the
legislature.
be
forthcoming
at
the
next
regular
'
meeting
of
the
council:
What
rent
has
been
reoeiml
from
this
building
since
October
1,
Has
the
money
so
received
been
paid
over
to
the
city
treasurer
and.
If
not.
why
not?
What
is
the
valuation
of
UiU
building
and
what
amount
of
fire
insurance
Is
carried?
Who
are
the
tenants
and
what
are
their
monthly
rentals?
Telephone
Surplus
For
Month
of
March
The
city
telephone
department
allowed
a
surplus
of
$688.83
on
operation
for
the
month
of
March,
according
to
a
report
presented
to
the
elty
council
last
night
by
Sa-
IVnuel
Mftssey,
superintendent.
Esti
mated
revenue
for
the
month
was
$S0S9.13
and
expenditure
$331033.
T1IIS
WEEK
The
New
Chevrolet
High
1;45
a.m.
LEOISLATZWf
rr
14:26
pjn.
H2
-7BMlJV
is
on
Display
at
Low
8:24
a.m.
RUAMOn-
n,
31
20:17
p.m.
-OS.
Kaien
Motors
Show
Room
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
All
Cordially
Invited
Phone
52
V
.,1
XXIV.
No.
08.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
APRIL
25,
1933
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTR
WITHERS
HOTEL
DESTROYED
TODAY
BRITISH
CHANCELLOR
OF
EXCHEQUER
PRESENTS
BUDGET
Well
Known
Interior
Hostelry
Is
Totally
Wiped
Out
by
Flames
Uss
of
$12,000
is
Partially
Covered
by
Insurance
Build-
ing
Was
hrcctcd
in
1922
and
John
McKenJc
Was
Proprietor
MiTHERS,
April
25:
(Canadian
Vrem)
At
1
o'clock
moraine
fire
of
unknown
origin
completely
destroyed
Smithers
Hotel,
one
of
the
best
known
hostel
riea
of
town.
The
estimated
loss
is
$12,000,
partially
covered
insurance.
1
he
hotel
was
built
in
11)22
and
was
owned
In'.n
McKenzie.
WEDDED
IN
VANCOUVER
Mi-
Lmuur
lleromc
llride
Arthur
V.
Kerr
PENALTIES
ARE
LOWER
Those
Defaulting
on
Tax
Payments
I
11
Ita
PhitnJ
Tan
!....
.J
I
"
"
V
vilMJiH
ill!
auvicAU
VI
fifteen
Percent
This
Year
Steamer
Capsized
At
Wharf
Liner
e.ip
..
,i:.ti
-ink
a
u.r.
.
one
man
imsMng.
A
view
of
tin
Anie.-it-.in
n.
ail
Lii'T
Preside
t
Madison,
after
she
capsized
while
in
repair
duck
at
Seattle.
With
three
plates
removed
from
her
side,
she
suddenly
listed.
Damage
may
exceed
$300,000
VICTORIA
IS
LOWER
Report
on
Living
Costs
Presented
to
City
Council
at
Meeting
Lt
Mint
Reporting
on
behalf
of
a
special
committee
representing
the
city
council
and
the
Unemployed
Coun
cils
which
was
delegated
recently
to
make
a
survey
of
living
costs
In
Prince
Rupert
as
compared
with
Victoria.
Aid
O.
W.
Rudderham
reported
to
the
city
council
hut
night
I
that
this
committee
had
compiled1
from
the
Labor
Oasette.
a
govern
j
ment
publication
from
Ottawa,
fi
gures
on
food
staples,
fuel,
coal
oil.
etc..
and
had
found
that
there
wa
a
difference
of
approximately
eight
percent
on
the
cost
of
living
In
fa-
I
vor
of
Victoria.
The
committee
had
also
compiled
lists
of
"specials"
from
the
newspapers
of
Vancouver
and
Prince
Rupert,
these
showing
twenty
percent
In
favor
of
Van-
coaver.
Under
the
present
system
of
dlsnenslne
relief,
it
was
imnos-
ible
for
the
unemployed
to
avail
themselves
of
these
so-called
"snee-lals."
Aid
Rudderham
pointed
out.
AM
black
Inquired
If
it
was
the
Intention
of
the
city
to
go
back
to
the
scrip
system.
Aid.
Rochester,
chairman
of
tha
finance
committee,
replying
that
no
such
arrange
ments
had
been
mads
following
the
FISH
BID
FAVORED
IliitUh
Columbia
Fishermen
Are
Disposed
to
Accept
10c
Per
Pish
I'or
Sockeje
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
April
25:
(Canadian
Press)
At
a
meeting
of
the
Itritbh
Columbia
Fishermen's
Protective
Association
the
canners'
offer
of
10c
a
fish
for
sockeye
for
No.
Z
district,
which
Includes
Rivers
and
Smith's
Inlets
as
well
as
the
Naas
and
Skeena
Rivers,
was
looked
upon
favorably.
A
general
meeting
of
four
fishermen's
organisations
will
be
held
here
later
In
the
week
after
which
a
conference
will
be
held
with
the
canners.
MINISTER
EXPLAINS
Rhodes
Tells
House
Why
Bond
Ke-dcmpllon
Payments
in
Gold
Have
Reen
Susperded
OTTAWA.
April
35
(Canadian
Press)
Hon.
Edgar
N.
Rhodes,
minister
of
finance,
explained
to
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
that
the
suspension
of
redemption
refusal
of
many
of
the
merchants!01
Dominion
notes
in
gold
was
and
the
wholesalers
to
accept
city
for
the
purpose
of
regular-
scrip.
Aid.
RInck
felt
that.
If
Dosslblc
something
should
be
done
so
that
wenl
those
receiving
relief
might
avail
themselves
of
"specials."
Aid.
Casey
thought
that
scrip
could
still
be
used
and
was
continuing
to
speak
on
the
matter
when
the
mayor
ruled
him
out
of
order
and
declared
the
Meeting
adjourned
as
there
whs
no
resolution
berorc
the
chair
except
one
to
adjourn.
Every
day
ts
a
fresh
belnninK.
every
morn
is
a
world
made
new.
I
sing
the
situation
which
has
been
In
existence
slre
(Heat
Britain
off
the
gold
standard.
Today's
Weather
Terrace
Cloudy,
calm,
tempera-ure
43.
Aiyansh-
Part
cloudy,
calm,
4$.
Anyox
Part
cloudy,
calm.
44.
8
te
wart
Cloudy,
ealm,
4t.
Hazelton
Cloudy,
calm.
SO.
Smithers
-Cloudy,
calm.
50.
Durru
Lake
Clear,
ealm,
48.
Chamberlain
Reports
j
Deficit
But
Figures
Surplus
Next
Year
Those
Who
Had
Expected
Concessions
in
IncomcTax
Arc
i
Disappointed
War
Debt
Redemption
Again
Not
Provided
For
;
LONDON,
April
25:
(Canadian
Press)
Rt.
Hon.
Neville
Chamberlain,
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer,
in
his
budget
speech
to
Parliament
today,
reported
a
deficit
of
-32,000,000
for
the
past
year
including
unbudgetcd
war
debt
payment
of
28.900,000
and
application
of
17,000,000
to
the
sinking
fund.
Expenditures
were
777,000,000
and
,
''revenue
045,000.000.
PARTICULARS
OF
DROWNING
Silas
Lockerby
and
David
McLean
Had
Deer
in
Tow
When
Former
Lost
Life
Saturday
visitors
to
the
city
from
Es
i
Port
Port
I
slngton
have
brought
further
particulars
of
the
drowning
fatality
there
last
Saturday
afternoon
In
which
Silas
Locker
by,
20-year
old
native
youth
of
that
village,
lost
his
life
In
the
Skeena
River.
The
drowning
occurred
between
Port
Easlngton
and
Raspberry
Isl
and.
Lockerby
and
a
com
mn
ion.
i
David
McLean,
also
a
native
youth,
were
towing
a
loe
with
an
11-foot
clinker
built
skiff
when
they
sight
ed
a
young
deer
swimmlnc
In
the
river.
Rowing
to
the
animal,
they
seized
it
by
the
horns
and
were
en
deavoring
to
take
it
ashore
by
hold-
ins;
on
to
it
by
the
horns.
The
deer
started
to
struggle
and.
In
the
en
suing
seuifle.
the
boat
was
over-tamed
and
both
youths
thrown
Into
the
water,
the
deer
making
Its
es
cape.
In
the
rowboat.
to
which
both
Lockerby
and
McLean
were
clinging,
there
was
an
anchor
and.
wheb
this
became
fast
to
the
bottom,
the
boat
was
pulled
under
the
surface
by
the
current.
McLean
managed
to
get
hold
of
the
drifting
loe
but
Lockerby
disappeared.
The
former
was
later
rescued
at
the
point
of
exhaustion
by
boats
which
put
out
from
Port
Esslngton.
Although
the
cspsised
rowboat
came
to
the
surface
again
after
the
anchor
rope
had.
apparenUy.
parted.
Loekerbv
was
not
seen
again.
Provincial
police
officers
left
here
yesterday
to
conduct
dragging
op-
pratlniM
hut
Indiana
had
alrmmAv
!
recovered
the
body
not
far
from
the
scene
of
the
tragedy.
Inquiry
having
established
that
the
circumstances
of
the
fatality
were
entirely
accidental,
no
inquest
was
deemed
necessary.
Burial
will
be
at
Port
Esslngton.
Old
Chinese
Custom
The
Indians
employed
Uie
Chin,
esc
custom
of
using
a
rooster
to
aid
them
In
dragging
operations.
Taking
the
bird
out
with
them.
It
was
silent
for
some
time
and
then
sud
denly
began
to
crow.
At
this
point,
live
grappling
Irons
were
put
down
and
the
body
Immediately
brought
up.
This
means
of
recovering
bodies
of
druwned
victims
Is
said
to
have
been
previously
successful
hereabouts.
NO
FISH
SALES
No
boats
being
In
with
catches,
there
was
no
sale
of
halibut
on
tho
local
Fish
Exchange
today.
There
was
a
net
redemption
of
debt
during
the
past
year
of
114,-
600.000.
Excluding
debt
payment,
there
was
a
net
surphu
last
year
of
about
116060.
For
the
coming
year,
the
Chancellor
budgeted
an
estimated
sur
plus
oi
iii.zui.uuu
aisappointing
those
who
hod
expected
concessions
In
Income
tax.
No
provision
was
marlw
for
war
rirht
rMVmntlnn
f
ThV-Mb-'T-"was
-reduced
a
penny
a
pint.
,
RENTAL
OF
BUILDINGS
Aid.
James
Black
Files
NoUce
of
MoUon
Regarding
Reverted
Properties
The
following
notice
of
motion
for
conskferaUen
of
the
elty
coun-;
dl
at
its
next
regular
meeting
was'
filed
at
last
night's
meeting
by
Aid.
James
Black.
"I
move
that
where
buildings
havei
reverted
to
the
etty
that
the
treat"-
urer
be
authorized
to
collect
all'
rentals
and
that
He
(the
treasurer)!
be
made
responsible
for
aU
business,
transactions
In
connection
with
said
buildings,
reports
on
all
matters
pertaining
to
such
buildings
to
be
submitted
to
the
finance
committee.
The
motion
was
st
first
offered
-as
a
peremptory
resolution
by
All.
Black
but
was
declared
out
of
order
by
the
Mayor
who
ruled
that
it
should
be
submitted
as
a
notice
of
motion.
The
etty
solicitor,
supporting
this
ruling,
it
was
then
presented
by
Aid.
Black
as
a
notice
of
GOOD
PACK
EXPECTED
Canned
fish
is
pretty
well
cleaned
out
and
the
outlook
is
that
packers
In
this
district
will
be
willing
to
take
all
grades
this
year,
according
to
Major
J.
A.
Motherwell,
chief
supervisor
of
fisheries
for
British
Columbia
who
arrived
In
the
city
this
morning
on
the
Mala
spina
In
the.
course
of
an
official
tour.
He
says
that
more
Intensive
fishing
than
in
the
past
two
years
may
be
expected.
Much
of
the
fish
was
sold
at
a
loss
to
tlx
canners
but
it
U
out
of
Uie;
way.
Asked
as
to
the,
possibility
of
a
big
an.
Uie
Major
said
It
was
never
safe
to
prophesy
aa
so
many
factors
entenxt
Into
the
calculations
such
as
weather
and
tied
but
he
said
it
was
safe
to
look
forward
to
a
good:
avenge
run
at
the
least.
.
Malor
Motherwell
Is
returning,
south
tomorrow.
He
Is
here
en
a
trjp-of
ImpecUon
in
connection
with
rtuV
regular
work.