For the Hoover Dam sgeaggeaw. fmi ism M:,jswraM ' ' i.uv by i uaiii i'usmiu that stratum (act will support a weigh', of 2 tlu r.uijo K.itc of Legislature Will Be Called To Meet For Final Session Feb. 23 RwIihtrilMttioii-ItawProinlsctl and BalanrcdJndfrcl-'B.'P pected If Finance Minister Can Manage to Make it Possible VICTORIA, Jan. 24: The provincial government baa to call the final aession of the Seventeenth Legis- mi in iiicT-i un iiiurcwiitv, rvuruary . une Ol me iln- rtaiit measure to come before the legislature will be redistribution bill under which it ha been prootfed it down the number of member of the legislature and Hthus save expense to the province. ATTACK ON JAP POLICY MiliLm Part) Severely Critkked in Ipprr Chamber of Niipnee Parliament i 1 KK. Jan M Members of the i r Diet were astounded at i ii k made ui that chamber "Uy on the Military party uiitrols Uie administration. '. uUrly in retard to Its policy i"iaid to Manchuria. Th. k ! declared that the policy In I u Manchuko showed po-'' ii lltUe of benevolence. He !; that the actions of the ' :y party In Japan had alien 1 P "bllr sympathy m all other ik.i1 countries it was respon "' i r Uie an ti-Japanese feeling in ) and tor the suspicion in t Russia '1 attack was the ft rat nnen lri and caused a great sensa-1 OCEANIC IS TO OPERATE tum.r -y Will be Under Managemnt ' Toni Wallace But Held Strang Has Dropped Out Word has been received here tliat "' ' ' Cannery which has been ''! for several years will be op- " ""l this Mason b Messrs. Wal-''"' "id Olliespi,. of Vancouver. I .inI ycttr thc Cttnery was leased T..m Wallace and Field Strang on'y used as a fishing base. year It Is understood that Mr. 1 ,;,n' n dropped out and Mr. '" 'f-sple has taken his place. V vitr T.iits not cussing, that's This hinge, east 01 the finest 300.000 pounds. On tt Will swmf the Hoover dam. finance Minuter Jonea is work-ins, hard In the hope of being able to in trod iK c a balanced budget. It is understood that an increase in the one percent income tax is planned, possibly doubling the amount now payable under It. ThU lax tt is said has been successful because It has placed on employers the onus of collecting from their employees and forwarding the money to the provincial collector, a number of sources of revenue hav ing failed to measure up during the past year, the minister Is consider lng other means of bringing the Income up to necessary expenditure. It has already been announced that cuts will be made In municipal grants, in education and in almost every department of the administration, but In spite of all the reductions and suggested tax Increases a bamncf has not yet been reached. It la understood. It was this problem that made the deputy minister 111 and the minister Is find inn It a big strain. Senator Bureau TV J V -I Was a Minister MONTHEAL, Jan. 34: Honorable Jacques Bureau, Senator and former minister of customs and excise In the cabinet of Mackenste King, died here on Monday at Uie age of seventy-two. Senator Bureau was born at Three Rivers. Que.. June 9, 1960. the son of J. Napoleon ami Sophie Bureau. He was educated at Nicola College, and graduated as r Bachelor of Laws. He was railed lo the bar In Quebec In 1882. became .solicitor general of Canada In 1901 and retired on Uie defeat of the Laurier government In 1011. He was elected to the House of Commons four times in 1900. 1901. 1908 and 1911 Watch For Announcement of (be Oath) New Chevrolet Six KAIEN MOTORS LTD. Chevrolet Sale it Service Phone 52 and Black 379 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUAIMA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, JANUARY Zi, 1933 LEGISLATURE OPENS FEB. 23 BENNETTS CANADIAN CURRENCY LORD MAYOR IS JOSTLED Independent Candidate Struck Out st Members of Gang Who lied From Police DUBLIN, Jan. 2I:(CP) The Irish Free Slate went to the polls today and it was not lone before (he usual flare-ups attaching to Irish voting made their appearance. Up to this evening, however, no serious disturbances had been reported. Outstanding In the incidents of the day was the attack on Hon. Alfred Byrne. Lord Mayor of Dub-lln,ind an independent candidate. A (roup of toughs Jostled him as He went to cast his vote. Byrne struck out vigorously and with a policeman approaching the gang ""J- STERLING BOUNDS UP Advance of Over Three Cents Overnight in British round T-gn, vtJ- iwYork - NEW YOUK. Jan. 21: In the most active buying In recent months the British pound sterling bounded up from the opening today and when the New York market opened some hours later it showed an overnight gain of 3tc The initial New York quotation of &39? for London rabies was the tallest figure reached since last October. The Canadian dollar sold off fire-sixteenths of one perrnt at the opening at S6vc. DIFFERENCE SETTLED IN U.S. COURTS Kuling Made That Sciiurrs May be Made Within One-Hour's Sailing WAIHINOTON. Jan. 24 Differ ence of opinion between Canada and the United Stales has been avoided by the Supreme Court ruling, that seisure of Canadian and British vessel, suspected of rum running, may nut take place more than one hour's sailing distance from shore. This Is in accordance with the Anti-Smuggling Treaty of IWM. but in the seisure of the Canadian vessel Masel Tpv, eleven and a half miles off Massachusetts, the United Stales claimed that Uie tariff law of 1990 providing for seisure within the 12-mllc limit superceded the 1934 treaty. The Maxrl Tov has a speed of only eight to nine knots. Sonja Ladies Elect Officers Annual Meeting The Sonja Ladies' Aid of the Sons of Norway held their annual meeting at the home of Mrs. J. Wicks last night. Besides regular business meeting election or officers took place the following being elected: President. Mrs. H. Undtrdahl. Vice-President. Mrs. J. Wleks, Secretary. Mrs. o. Wicks. Treasurer. Miss L. Lund. World's Fastest Train sVsEa. 'sshbsIsd 'Issnrgss If you want ' zi .v..: : i seat, world s fastest trs;r. wnu - h and back at 99 miles an hvr . plies the BANK-SHUTS DOWN UPON VANCOUVER Refuses to Advance More Money on Caplfal Account so Works Must be Stopped ' In Militia District orders, dated VANCOUVER, Jan. 14: - The llth January. Victoria, B C, ap-bank, advances to the city of XL- pears the following extract: 99,000 for eapHal'Work covered byj "To be Lieut-Colonel: Ma)or a M.22.000 worth of unsold general D. Johnston. MC. North B. C. debenture have been exhausted Regiment 14th September. 1932" and the Bank of Montreal has de-, cllned to provide sny additional rrn i nrrvtr i rrt funds on the bonds As a result thl Uie Kingsway widening and will irobably be unable to construct any more sewer or water facilities. This does not affect the bank ad-: vances for operating expenses made in antlclpaUon of the tax revenue collections. The debentures were not sold be cause of the poor market at the uresent .Ime. MacDonaldto Leave England End of February Will do lUrlv lo Fulled KUtes to Make Preparations There For (Jonferrnrc LONDON. Jan X4:- The Dally Mall states Unit Premier Ramsay MacDonald will leave for the United SUU at Uie etttl of February to prepare for the conference with the Untied 3tat.s government on the mailer of readjustment of war debts. It Is understood the Premier will luive strong Kovornmentsl support at the conference, but the person nel has not yrt been definitely sel ected. Vancouver Wheat VANCOUVER Jan. 14-The .wlce of wheat here today was 44 c. "A socialist, In brief, Is simply a man wlferlng from an overwhelm ing compulsion to believe what Is not true." H. L. Mencken. 'ry . : .:. n Flyina H ar.-to rips I: om Berllr. Hambrnr 418 hp Maybach engine sup- pep. IS COLONEL NORTH B. C. REGIMENT Major Johnst6n's Promotion Gazetted At Ottawa J KAliriJJY A I ELEVATOR Dan Murray Was Caught in Belt This Morning and Instantly Killed A regrettable accident touk place : this morning at the Alberta Wheat Pool elevator when Dssn Murray, a wtnehman In the recular emntov of the elevator, got caught in a belt on the bin floor and was killed ln-stanUy. He was alone at the time and no one saw or heard the Ira-cedy. Murray was a married man with six children. Malcolm. Annie. Catherine, ChrlMie. Kenneth and Mar garet, the oldest being 14 years old and the youngest, four and a half. He also has a brother at Fort William. . Born at Stornuway Lewes Island. Scotland. Mr Murray had lived la Canada for many years. When Vancouver became Important as a grain shipping centre he went there from Vancouver and was brought by Uie Wheat Pool to Prince Rupert when they first tMok over the elevator In 102 Since then he has lived Ike re with his family who reside at 14M 8econd Avenue. Gold Stocks Made Advances NEW YORK. Jan 24 -There was little activity on the stock exchange yesterday. Oovernment Issues stiffened slightly. Ootd stocks advanced four points and wheat was up a cent. A number of leading stocks showed a very sllaht weakening. Canada Will Sound Money Position Says Premier Bennett Canada Has Plenty of Currency and is Solvent so Will Meet Her Contracts, Toronto Hoard of Trade is Told TORONTO, Jan. 24: Canada will maintain her sound money position, will not inflate her currency, will maintain her proud position in the eyes of the world and will meet her obligation in the terms of the contract, Premier R. B. Bennett told the Board of Trade here last night. Only two reasons existed for inflation lack of currency or insolvency. "There is no lack of currency in the country " ind Canada is solvent," the Premier TPfrirvfl T f Islated. "Unless abnormal conditions I J r.l 1 1 1 1 Vi 1 1 ' irc obtained and unless something " VAJL' 'VJ that cannot be foreseen happens," p i rnp CXIT Mr. Bennett said, "this country fAIr. Ilr wX not. dare not. part from sound money." IRELAND Impossible to Secure Unbiased Opinion as to Outcome at Polls In Emerald Isle DUBLIN, Jan. 24: It Is very difficult to get anything like an unbiased opinion as to the probable result of the election which is takinr place here today. Both sides profess the greatest confidence that they will secure a majority in the Dail but there Is a possibility that neither will have a working majority and that the fate of the government will be in the hands of the independent groups. In some parts of the country Intimidation Is being charged but such action usually acts as a. boomerang and Injures chiefly the party responsible for It. Thre have been election riots in different parts of the country, many broken hrJs but no violence of a very serious nature. Every possible voter b being taken : to the polls and the air is tense with excitement. "There ts no usr of gatherings In conclave and whereaslng ' government. It wont get you place.' Alfred E. Smith African Trader Tells of 7 Club Which is Exclusive r To Slayers and Thieves TORONTO, Jan. 2-1: (CP) "Gangsters arc not mod-ern " says Robert Lindsay, a trader with the United Af rienn Comimny, now living in Toronto with his brother Alec. Mndsay, who is 28 years of age, states there has existed for years in Nigeria on the west coast of Africa an organisation quite as ruthlpss as the self-styled kings of Chlraeo. W - t The Adun tribe ' on the Cross I River In Nigeria ran boast of a civilisation to the extent of owning a society of parasites known as the Brambi society. The Brambts, according to the British government are responsible for at least 96 ol murders committed within the area of the Adun people. "To be a member of the society," says Lindsay, "a man has to obtain at least one head, steal a valuable article, and pay In to the treasury $100. "If the applicant fail to obtain a head he more than likely loees his own in the attempt," Mr. Lind say says. There are also many rules (Continued on Page 2 POLICY Maintain LAME DUCK LAW PASSES Terms of U. S. President and Congress Mill Henceforth End In January Instead of March WASHINQTON. Jan. 24: The change In the constitution, generally known here as the Lame Duck Law. became effective yesterday with the ratifying of Uie measure by I the state of Missouri. This was the : thirty-sixth state to ratify the mea sure, the approval of that number of states being required by the con- : sUtuUon to effect a change. ? The law provtd.es that Uie presl- -tentlai and congressional terms . shall end in January Instead of ; March and thus avoid the necessity for the short or lame duck session : of Congress which follows the elee- ' Uons In November after which a" number of the congressmen are nov the real representative of the people and possibly, Uv . year, the ' president has been defeated and tsv only awaiting the lapse of Ume Lu. step oat and give place to his suct ctssor. m This twentieth amendment to constitution becomes effective October IS next. T Died Recently : At Tranquilly George A. Cdwa litter, formerly of Prince Report, passed away at TranquUle Sanatorium. 6th January, the funeral was held at Kit-' wangs. llth January. Deceased ao an enthusiastic member of the North B. 0. Regiment, qeall lying; as Company Sergt. -Major at Bsqul-aalt school In IMS. A wt4ow and, two ohtklren art Irving at