T A v I 'NPIA, Ire.. Nov. 17: l! ,, hj.ll.f tla f nfflMra t.v ''.'ii had nerlalved in the ! Irish iriii I City Has. No Floating Debt Now And Interest Till End of Year Provided For; Refunding Plan Statement on Municipal Affairs Up to End of Year Issued By Commissioner Expenditures Have Been Materially Reduced T city has no floating indebtedness and has fully due and past due interest on its bonds and has t ' . pav interest to the end of the fiscal year," says a j . Tit on municipal affairs for the six months ending ' V r V which was issued today by City Commis- Y J. Alder. "The principal on debentures that f matured on December 1, 193. and later to still unpaid and It I my Intention to ask the Legislature at U next aiUl t to permit refunding of the city bonds (or fifteen or twenty years so that the city may bo relieved of payments on prin-t tnal lot the Immediate future. j Tax receipts are low compared iwith former years and the city Is not yet on It feet but Is living within ita means. It Is sUU without rrciit at the bank and very careful nrfrtAgement will be required to arry on an Impaired all the city activities till August 1. lf4. when Kxrr are at in dwe. Reduction In staff and heavy reductions tn salaries In all t-rmrtment U effectlnc a saving of i bout thirty thousand dollars per ver. and the taking over of the net of relief by the Dominion and provincial rovemmenU will effect ... M m Ml ML S a lurtner saving o irom luieen mi wenty thousand dollars per year to this city. Six Month' Work "On May II of this year I took over the management of the city rnmem firemen but only L.!!rr,.! one fire truck that could be depen-j nnu l7lUgaH syw a-amvv Id ven satisfaction for a a they be restored to to re vinrui police to remove Several prosecution are CR or saxii.iiy IS CONCEDED LOST; SEARCH ABANDONED j,, , . crisis A Q-M.C. Cliaaau . i it.. fire fighting than at present. The telephone system was u.y ..lmnl IU IUIIV Tlane and Return Across At One of Allrted Robbers of Bank of Montreal in Vancouver Taken In Custody at Calgary VANCOUVER. Nov. 17: (CD- Chief of Police John Cameron an nounced this morning that a man named Oeorge Crawley, aged 38, of South Vancouver, had been arrested last night t Calgary In connection with the hold-up of Victoria Drive branch of the Bank of Montreal here on Monday when $3-500 was stolen and had confessed. The robbers had been traced through the Interior through the medium of a stolen automobile which they used. A orovtnclal police announcement from Victoria stated that the police had recovered two parcels contain ing stolen money which had been sent by express to Montreal. A se cond man Involved In the robbery Is believed to be on the prairies. Crawley stated that he and a pal had bought ticket for Calgary and Medicine Hat There is no trace as yet of the third man Implicated In be robbery. Meantime, no arrests have yet been made following yesterday's hold-up of the Dunbar branch of the Royal Dank of Canada. 44 4 444444 TRAIN SERVICE TO RLSD.ME TOMORROW Better progress than was ex- pected has been made in re- pairing the line of the Cana-t dkan National Railways follow-t tng this week's floods along the lower Bkeerta River valley and It was announced from rail- way offices this afternoon that 4 service would be resumed to- morrow. The east bound train. regularly scheduled to leave at 5:90 this afternoon, will leave at 5:30 pm. tomorrow, operat- Ing twenty-four late eft the reaular time card. The train. regularly due from the east at 10 o'clock tomorrow night, will be brought through. WILL NOT FLY HOME was at once oroereo, ana oulnment from the oldest of the Co, Bnd MrSt Mndbcrxh to Ship re- m M1 new refusing to go Umi j, ha. doubled the effl-xovcrnment agent order- c"- .w-rtment whkh never In better condition for lantic by Steamer J LISBON. Portugal, Nov. 17: Ar-J riving here Wednesday after a hop; n.rui chirnrt a far as Bucharest. ! in need of replacemenU and a storm col. and Mrs, Charles A. Lindbergh might have caused considerable gtoted that they would not fly back damage. damage, Seven onm tnouwnu v. .w ire mviuno across tnc v Auanwc ......v uc. - iivu, , ' 1 1 steel strand wire, cables, rings and tncy would return home by steamer, T ! Mre bouaht and Installed 1 rmtlnir cr(iUnK their their Lockhccd-Vcga Lockhccd-Vcga plane. plane. ne during the summer. um. menu in UtU department are public Work Department months t ic summer the umiiiir - During ...... i. r iirni nrr in ; In which they flew several weeks : ago across the North Atlantic ocean, and shipping it from some port In Spain or Portugal. Later, however. Col. Lindbergh stated they might continue their f'lllowlm nhandnnment nubile WOIM oep - - " !i' inking vessel on Wed- , repaired tne . in New York bv staamer. after she had become urfBCfd.t'C -pe Coiuldrablc; Meantime they will spend several .-..v.. - rt.nBerou, wooden wnix aays nerc as guesw hv wic umm Hi iv u.ivi' nn Uu liiml fnr lnthS Of aangcr""" - . i.ii. Col. t iA 1 . - .... wi a.v . . u . . . w . - npovs.1 MiniH rmiuuv i&iiiirr L.UI. inini- wot the freighter Saxll- Iiave wn h..lMlnaa herBh make a "ling to a wireless mes- walks 7 . nil lcr filaht. aons the rortugucee coast. Wed yeaterdav from Ivave been rep Mi. . 9 t aiilMimi wv v ururd liner Berenaarla. .and sewers -'-7"1 , ,k rH I1" "' the steamers which re- .well mmUn - ' tul.s . wonc nas ,nhld n il rliv Dm"B- I .' . .. while Llnd- numbcr of survey FRKNCII FRANC PRICE NEW YORK, Nov. 17: The I n - - llwocti and , French: franc closed at .oe. on M e r tSSoi. Page 2 ' local foreign exchange market. the III. rniuiH i i V i i q Tomorrow's Tides 1 I1VMV V (TOMMY'S) High 1:33 am 20.2 ft. Stand, Capitol Theatre . 13:14 p.m. 23.7 ft. Any time, anywhere, 60c la t Low 7:15 ajn. 7.3 ft. 7-Passenger Chrysler C 20:05 pjn. U ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISII COLUMIJIA'S NEWSPAPER ! l-l. v - ;;XJV No. 266. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1933 PRICE: FIVE CENTS IDNAPPED SAN JOSE YOUTH SLAIN BENNETT ORDERS C1.D.L DELEGATE OUT OF HIS OFFICE To Take Rest aiajBJBBajKBBBT i i2MaussBM ss:ggggj Win HON II, II STLVLNS rmuri 17 (.'ana- llnn M H Steven. '. trade and commerce. for Kngla d on the u physician in order :i complete ret Mis brtn Indifferent tor EJECTED AT PR. GEORGE knt- Six tnemplovcd Men Tut Out c! Government llulltllnc At Interior Town and. although the last mayor and council had made strenuous efforts to reduce expense, the financial affairs of the city were In a chaotic condition. Almost sixty thousand dollars was owing to school teach ers, firemen, irwdde and outside city staff In all departments, hospital. police and social service and the city was absolutely witnoui creou. rvfsult had occurred tn payment oi principal and Interest due on bonds since December 1. law a nurvev was taken of all the city department with the object of maintaining efficiency out reducing the existing cost ol govern- ..a Man mx men. headed by . Mni wai found 'T , 7---' to have an efficient force consisting ' v iiuiu war pwTW""-" BANDIT IS ARRESTED Hitler's Silver Hammer Breaks 1 iaH 1H 6 Adolf lhUer laying the foundation stone of the new German Howe of Art at Munich, Germany. It was here that the silver rJtwmer. pi cSftfaM to "him as token -of thr future geeatt-sti of : the Nazi rau.se broke as he hit the stone with it. The Incident annoyen the Nut chancellor ann l.-rrifird those suspicious folks In the audien c why looked on the incident a an unlucky omen. MERGER OF EXCHANGES Toronto and Standard Join Up, Making Larxrst Outside of New York City TORONTO. Nov. 17: (CP) Toronto's two tock exchanges, the Toronto and Standard, are Kctting ready to merge into one big exchange. President Harold Franks of the Toronto and President fi. W. Nicholson of the Standard announced yesterday. The new financial organization will be known as the Toronto Stork Exchange and it will be the largest on the continent outside of New York City. STOCK MART MAKES GAIN Slump on Wednesday Followed By Big Rally Yesterday NEW YORK. Nov. 17: Uncertainty as to the next move in the administration's fiscal machinations caused stock prices to fall off up to two points on Wednesday when 1.330.000 shares turned over but yesterday the best rally in four weeks was recorded with gains ranging from one to five point, old leaders making the best showing In the day's business which totalled 2.550.000 shares. Industrials closed at an average of 98.71. up AM; rails at 39.98. up 1.64; utilities at 23.50. 'up .49. and bonds at 78.92. oft .83. Brooke Hart, San Jose Youth, Murdered After Kidnapping; ' Confessed Abductors Are Held SAiST JOSE, Cal., Nov. 17: United States Department of Justice special operatives and local police announced yesterday that Brooke Hart, 22-year old son of Alexander J. Hart, wealthy San Jose store owner, who was kidnapped on Thursday of last week, had been murdered and that two abductors, who had confessed, were under arrest on kidnapping and murder charges. One of the men was arrested Wednesday night as a result of police intercepting a telephone call from a garage to the Hart home in regard to ransom posting. This man, in confessing, implicated the second who was arrested yesterday. The men told of seizing young Hart as he left his father's store, forcing him to drive into the country where he war, murdered and the body thrown over a bridge into a river. The body has not yet been found. Hart's father fell into a faint on receiving the news. The mother has been in a state of collapse ever since the kidnapping. Under tho laws of California state, the offense of kidnapping carries the death penalty. Premier Scorns "Man Who Stands Behind in Order to Save Skin,f Interview Ictvecn Prime Minister and Deputation Ends With Scene This Morning Section 9tf Will Not Be Repealed, Government Head Declares 1 OTTAWA, Nov. 17: (CP) "Show Mr. Smith out The agitator who stands behind and saves his skin show him out." This was the peremptory command of Premier Bennett this morning which abruptly ended an interview given the Canadian Labor Defence League. It followed efforts on the part of Joseph Wallace of Montreal to en- . gage the Premier In an argument LOCAL MAN VISITS EAST Dr. W. T. Kergin Tells of Clinic at Rochester and Call Made at World's Fair The ctinie at Rochester estab lished by the Mayo Brothers was ; the pioneer Institution of It kind j but today there are clinics in all the large clUes where Just as good work Is being done with the result that the clinic at Rochester has suf- I fered considerably, according to Dr. ' W. T. Kergin In an address to the Rotary Club at Its luncheon In the Commodore Cafe yesterday. This competition, combined with the depression has resulted In a reduction In the number of paUents at Rochester to about n third to one-half of the number there were a few years ago. Dr. Kergin said he had been making periodical visit to Rochester during the past 25 years. At the Continued on Page Fcur) Today's Weather Terrace Rain, calm, tempera-tire 39. noiswood Otewly, south west wind It. Alice Arm Rata. calm. 36. Anyox Heavy ram and snow, calm. 35. Stewart Snowing to rain, calm, 34. Haselton Cloudy, calm, 38. Smithers Cloudy, calm. mild. Burns Lake Raining, calm. 34. Presentation Made To Bride-Elect at Party Wednesday Director and members of the cast of the play The Utile Ofed-hopper." which was staged recently tn First United Church, enloyed a bridge party on Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Blmer Thompson, the affair proving do- ''tqhllul tor all present. Games were also played during the evening and refreshments served. Mrs. n. V. Wllklron was the prise winner at bridge. One of the Interesting features of the evening's proceedings was the prtwentaUon to Miss Victoria Krt-kvsky. who was ore of the popular .members of the cast of the play. Jot a beautiful silver bonbon dish. The presentation was made by the director, Mrs. John Manson, In view of Miss Krlkevsky! forth- eomlng marriage to Hawthorne Dunn which will take place on December I. ver the contents of a memorandum 7hlch the organization submitted. The "Mr. Smith" referred to was A. E. Smith, secretary of the "East rn Canada Congress for Repeal of Section 98 of the Criminal Code." Members of the delegation then-filed out . The Premier emphaUeally de.. dared that Section 98 would not be repealed.. . ' MrrBennetrcharged.that numejrV ous telegrams received by him from all parts of Canada had been" sent at the Instigation of Smith "by oeople who don't know the English language." DROWNS IN BEAR RIVER Rede Stalch, Jugo-Slavian, Lost His Life Yesterday in Capsizing Of Rowboit , STEWART. Nor. 17 Rede Stalely Jugo-Slavian. was drowned In the Bear River about 10i30 yesterday; morning when a row boat attached u a cable In which he and Irving Ipencer were crossing the river apsteed. Spencer, being a strong swimmer, vat able to reach the bank bn Jtalch was unable to save himself; Ihe body has not yet been recovered. . Stalch and Spencer were in the employ of the United Empire mine. The rowboat In whkh (hey were crossing the river was attached to a cable. The river was very high at the time. 4 LITVINOFF MAY fiO WITH ROOSEVELT ON TRIP TO GEORGIA WASHINGTON, D.C.. Nov. 17 President Franklin D. Roosevelt was planning on leaving today for Warm Springs. Georgia, to spend the week-end. Expectation was that he would Invite Maxim 4 Lltvlnotf, commissar of foreign affairs for Soviet Russia, to ac- company him. The President and Lltvlnotf have resumed their Interrupted eonversa 4 4 Hons and It has been author!- 4 4 taUvcly stated that distinct 4 4 progress ha been made to- 4 4 wards the recognition of the 4 4 soviet by United State and 4 4 that an official announcement 4 might be made by tonight. The 4 4 two statesmen are now work- 4 4 tng on terms of a draft agree 4 4 menL 4 , . . . I. -Hp t mm. Pi f f ft at -