Tomorrow's Tides H)i u v 8:10 a.m. 173 it. 21:35 pjn. 17 .5 It. Low I'M am. 10.1 It. 14:43 p.m. 5.D ft. i WAS COLD INNORTH On- ll.ndrrd Of rres" ofl'rofTfin Daw on This Winter, Bhhop S vr reign, Itrportt PATTULLO IS COMING trailrr of Opposition to be Hf no-' W: A H Sovereign, who ni . at the end of last week : m Dawson to Peace ..int. where he will make rrr-leatasUr headquarter n '-hup was met here by a rte-f the local Oyro Club by " was welcomed He Is a nt member of the Vancnu- Club vitgw. having ii4waaaa svsiss"j formerly i':ocese orrse of of Yukon Yukon will will hence- hence- mimled by Local Liberals on WrdncMlay Mlit - Piittullo. MJ. for rrince 1 ' md Leader ot the Opposl-' British Columbia, will ar- ' he city on the Prince George v ' liny morning from Victoria Thursday night on his re nth. ' nominating convention ot inipert riding Liberals for i1 'lonching provincial general 1 "i been set for Wednss-' . 1 '" in during Mr. Pattullo's visit. II uninatlon and aoceptancc U III IP1 but a matter of form. Vancouver Wheat VANiouvBR, April 17 (CP- s quoted at 11 Vie. on the ""bange on Saturday. The present I OHM rtroniu.it l Knti rwiulri a TO COURTS City CourcH Deeides Not to Fight Commissioner Application But Will Seek Dcfcfment ot Appointment Two Resolutions A lil. lUwo-llerts rian Defeated on .Mayor's Catting Vote llud-derham's Sucgestion Is Adopted After the oastlrg vote of toe of the Anglican Dloeeae of mayor had defeated a resolution .i reports thai the Yukon of Aid. Basso-Berts which would of the coldest winters on have opposed In the courts the this year Temperatures authorisation of the apjwiDtment t minimum of M below of a conuniattonar for the otty of weeks hovered not fai Prince, Rupert, the city council, at it mark It is expected the a special meeting Saturday night ix late In going out of the by majority vote. passed a raaoiu- Hivrr this sprint. tlr by Aid. Ruddcrhun calling upon the linamv committee to prepare for submission to the provincial government a memorandum setting forth the full flr.jn-cUl position of the city and rt- .r of 81 Mark s Anglican "" "?e "P1"""1 , ' omn,lner " oc,crrB" " in the southern city . . ... mm r. w ,.. Vo'lng n favor of am. Hasan-in charge of U. BlahopJ j.,. wnWn would also (f Markka. adminU- fof 0( H.shop Oeddes may go to' - i ymr -F "- fsolt on which is the basis for an applanation which has been made to the Supreme Court for an or der authorising the goverrmcnt to appoint a commissioner, were Aid Basso-Bert. AM. Ca--y. Aid. Rud-derham and Aid. Black while Aid. Currte. AM Rochester. AM. Weach and Aid. Pulaoury voted against, the issue being decided when the mayor, by casting vote, declared the resolution lost. In favor of Aid. Rudderhain's resolution were AM. PUlabury, AM Basso-Bert, AM. Dlacjc and AM Rudderham with AM. Weach, Aid Rochester and AM. Ourrk voting against. The debute on the Commission ership issue was rather extensive. covering much the same ground as at the previous special meeting on Thursday night. Opposition to commt-wlnncrshlp was based prin cipally on the assmnptlou thai. such an official wouM come In to collect money In the Interests of the bondholders at the expense ot the property owners of the city. Relief wj expressed the city conn ell wa. quite as competen a a commissioner to carry on. Opponents of trj Basso-Ik rt reaolullon oonsldered the coming of a com missioner inevitable in view of Uw financial position ana no Point in wasting mo; ConUnuid on Page 2. In a five-hour conclusion of his summation, the prosecutor heated ly berated five of the Britons, openly accusing Thornton and Nordwall of being agents of the British secret service. raralyilnc of Power One of the eleven Russian ac- TROY IS HONORED Banquet Tendered by Sourdoughs In Seattle to New (iovrrnor of Alaska SEATTLE. April 17 CTi- Three hi mOW TRIAL NEA - - : cused who. with W. H. Macdonuld. British electrical engineer in the service of the Metropolitan Vicker.v Jorpo ration, pleaded guilty lust week to charges of sabotage and spionagc gave evidence ut the end if the week in which he accused he defendants with conspiracy to wmplctety paralyze all vital Moscow r,ower stations In the event of war The witness charged L. C. Thornton, one of the accused engineers with bribing him to shut off th-power In case of war between Oreal Britain and Russia. Specific charges along slmthv lines were also made against other members of the British engineering party. Thornton categorically denied the charge of bribery. A. W. Oregory and Charles Nordwsll also danied cliarges which had been made against them. NO IIAI.lltUT SOLO Five Canadian halibut boats were In today with catches totalling 75.- NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1933 Hold for sentence on seven char res under the Bi.::.r'i S--. A ucut Norman Billie- SUsvart i in klitsi whose tmprUmment in London Town .ud u i . on the lloor of tt.e House of Oommoos. Is shown here lea vine the Duke or York's haadquarna Lonn-i: iU?r the trial ses-doa. lie waaMnvseted and dish . notably dtvtasgsd from the Army ist .duon to receiving live years pe. al servitude from the court-martial. Russia Prosecutor Intimates Britishers Will Receive Only Secondary Sentences if Guilty Soviet Unable to Make Charges Against A. W. (iregory MfJS I I h A k Stand Up -Highest rcnalty is However, Deman- " detl For Alleged "Main Saboteur" j QJJ f'jJDY MOSCOW, April 17: (CP) Charges of sabotage, brib- i II - I I ? t K y1 N'mnul Trafflj. In K llMnnnl ..n ory ami epionage couki not ue niawiuiineo agmmsi, i. xv.y ; " :. V- (Snsgory, Prosecutor Vishiiwky declarel totlay in demand- i '"7'' IuiUajr ing the conviction ot live omer uruisn eiecirwai engineers in the service of the Metrojiolitan Vickers Corporation who, with eleven Russians, are on trial on charges arising from alleged hindering of Soviet 1 Industry. Vlshinsky Intimated that -ecommeiMlation for secondary pun ishment would be made for the other five in the event of their con viction. The highest penalty," however. was demanded by the prosecutor for Vasaili Ouscv whom Vlshinsky described as the "main saboteur." tiood progress was made over the reek-end with the clearing ot the Canadian National line forty-three miles east of here following the coi- tpse ot a rock shed ten days ago ind the line is expected to be clear tomorrow. Transfer will be made from stub train of passengers, mall, express and baggage going out tonight but It is expected the full re-;ular train will get through from the east tomorrow evening. It was 7 o'clock yesterday morn ing before the arrival of the stub train connecting with Saturday's train from the east, the regular train having been delayed by another slide beyond the big one. Fire Last Night On Waterfront Is Not Serious What might have been a serious fire among vessels ot the local inos quite fleet was averted at 7:30 last evening by quick action of the fire department at the Cow Bay floats. A sack saturated with gas from the score Alaskan sourdoughs gathered , 000- pounds but all are holding over leaking carburetor of Mayor M. M. the year at fifty-five mills on one hundred percent of the a succeed value of land and on twenty percent of Improvements. The rate, divided into sixteen mills for debentures and fourteen mills for general expenditure. Is based on a total amount to be raised by taxation of $229.18923 con-ststlnt of $67 J 11. 79 for general penditures. The total of $229.18923 to be raised by taxation is arrived at by deducting estimated receipts for the year from other sources amounting to $150.81030 from total estimates aggregating $379,999.53. ! Departmental expenditures far the year are estimated as follows: schools, $86,687.45; public works. '$20,576; potkc, $12,800; tire depart ment. $11,910. telephone. $27,842: 'water. $10,128; debentures and In terest, $142,481.93; general account. I $48 ,309.19; social services. $20.999 33. No provision is made in the estimates for exchange on debentuie 'and Interest payable In the United States. Asks Explanation AM. Casey, at the outset of the discussion oh the rate bylaw, asked for an explanation from the chairman of the finance committee in regard to the revision of total esti mated expenditure from the origi nal $495,000 to $229,000. AM. Ro chester replied that this was largely due to the fact that It tied been found that It was not necessary to levy on $1222-4256 In local improve ments which were already provided for. Hospital and reading room ex- nendltures had been further reduced from the original estimates while street lightlni and relief estimates had been Increased. There was a flare-up between the -nayor and AM. Casey when His Worship ruled out of order a mo lion ot the alderman to alter the -sUmates of revenue from night- soil and garbage collection whereby the former charge wouM be eliral-'tated and the latter Increased cor respondingly to make up for It. The nayor heM the amendment out ot trder in that a bylaw could not be rhanged by motion ot the council but that an amending bylaw was required. Aid. Casey, charging the mayor with attempting to be "an arbitrary and foolish dictator." challenged the ruling which was, however, sustained by the city solicitor Later AM. Casey gave notice Uiat tie wouM move at the next regular meeting of the council an here Friday night to pay tribute until traffic Is restored and the Stephens' work boat Annie McKay last year's collections, there might to one of their own. John Troy, Ju- next train Is sent out over the Ca- i had been thrown overboard and; be a deficit this year of $142,000. nesu newspaper publisher, on thejnadlan National Railways line. . somehow caught fire, the flames eve ot his sailing for the north to Boats In are: LysekW. 18,000 pounds; 'spreading over the surface of the AM. take over his duties as governor , Helen II. 19.000: Teeny Mllly, 11.-water into which the bilge ot the had no objection to setting the pro of Alaska. '000; aibson. 8.000; Relief, 10.000.: boat had Just been pumped. Paint1 posed levy providing there was Mr. Troy has bee.i on a trip to 'The packer Ada II., Capt. John on three or four other boats was chance of making 100 collection. Washington DC. to coiUer with 1 Clausen, sold 1300 pounds of red blistered but there was no serious However, he believed the proposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1 spring salmon at 7c. damage to any. I (Continued on Page 31 THIS WEEK The New Chevrolet Is on Display at Kaicn Motors Show Room All Cordially Invited Phone 52 PRICE: FIVE CENTS CONCLUSION UTH THREAT MADE IN VANCOUVER KIDNAPPING CASE Five Thousand Dollar I Ransom Demanded by Teacher's Abductors Stewart Ashley, Accel Nineteen, Disappeared Last Thursday Night Father Receives Note in Mail Conveying Fateful Message ANVOUVKR, April 17: (CP) That St-uart A-lilev, , ii-year old school teacher, missing since la- Tlmrs-. a as kidnapped and is lieing held for random under - it (if death by the abductors was indicated ul.cn the . r received a note hy mail on Saturday demanding 'iHi for the return of his son. The note read: "(Jet $5,(Xx i si M or your son will die. YosjK again on the nineteenth." ; rrp "I f1f r i, . was last seen Thursday, (VIII f ) lN!l i .'n he lft hendquarters of; 1 ' x VJvJIllJ Y lis Men's Christian Aaso-I ,. for home. Discharged and Jailed by Court-Martial City Council Sets Mill Rate For Year at Fifty-Five; Is Unable to Balance Budget , k With Mayor Stephens and Aid. Rudderham dissenting on the grounds that trje rate failed to provide for the balancing of the 11)33 civic budget and could only mean a deficit at the end of the year which might amount to. as high as $150,000, the city council, at its special meeting Saturday night, on recommendation of the finance committee, introductory readings to au rate bylaw setting the mill rate for BENNETT TO WASHINGTON Visit of Canadiar Premier to Coin- ride With Those ot MaeDonald and llerriot WASHINGTON. D. C. April 17 i CP i Premier R. B. Bennett of Canada will be here on April 25 to ake part In economic, parleys with estdert Franklin 4). Rocwevelt. Premier Bennett's visit will coin cide wHh those of Premier J. Ramsay MaeDonald of "Great Britain, ind former Premier Eduoard Her-vx klot of France. VICTIMS OF FIRE Two Children Loe Lives Near Drumhrller, AUwrU Parents Also Burned DRUMIIELLER, Alberta, April 17 CP Two cblldre of Mr. and Canadian Dollar on New York Exchange NEW YORK. April 17: The nound sterllne was nuated nt amcnameni w ine oymws aiona uw M 454 tne 11 exchange on Frt- suggeated lines. Several other mem bers ot the council agreed with the principle ot the suggested amendment. In answer to a question by Aid. Rudderham. Aid. Rochester stated any deficit this year would depend entirely on how coUeotbuu came in day. The Canadian dollar closed at a31c. e CANNEKS SET SALMON PRICES FOR SEASON but admitted that, on the bans of . Vancouver Anrii t1- Arbitrary Hate Rudderham stated that he The British Columbia Salmon Canners' Association announ- s Mrs. Dick dcValeitoVa were burned to death, the mother was seriously 1 burned and the father sUgbtly In ', a prairie fire which swept fifteen miles ot farm bush land near Mor- ! rtn on Friday. The family of four was entrap- i ped In the fire as a car In which : they were riding became stuck In : i mud hole. New Caretciker at Cemetery Chosen, I'. Gabora Named by City Council to Succeed John Basso On motion ot AM. John Currle, chairman of the Board of Works, the city council, at its special meeting Saturday night, appointed F. Gabon caretaker of Fattvtew Cemetery to succeed John Basso who has n signed following his reoent appointment. Mr. Oabora had been the second applicant for the position when applications were recently Invited. ces that 40c per fish will be paid to glllnetters or the . eoatt for sockeyt . For oohoes ' UVfjc will be paH for chums Stic and for pinks 2o.