NEW
YORK,
Feb.
21:
(CI'l-Ycsterday's
gale
accompanied
ly
heavy
snow
gave
way
today
to
intense
cold
on
if
Atlantic
Coast.
The
blizzard
was
the
worst
in
forty
viais,
twenty-five
deaths
lcing
recorded
with
many
town
still
isolated
today.
Transportation
is
still
badly
toil
1
1
f
.
I
cost
New
York
City
2,000,000
to
dig
itself
out
of
the
MJUW.
.Sonic
parts
of
Newfoundland
are
reported
to
bo
under
nowdrifts
from
six
to
twelve
feet
deep.
Paid
Account
Today's
Stocks
Tiv
nty
-
five
years
ago
Jesse
J
m
i
mad
ol
the
US.
Finance
Corporation,
bought
a
live-cent
t
-paper
on
credit
from
a
new-named
C.
W.
Harris
'abovci.
Hauls
recently
billed
Jone
and
it
i
ivi'd
25
cents
--the
original
t-
w
plus
interest.
Homely
Philosophy
Of
Haida
Warrior
Thinks
Indians
Civilized
Today
In
Contrast
l
While
.Men
With
Their
Modern
Warfare
RKIDEOATE.
Feb.
2L-A
group
ul
white
men,
chatting
In
the
stoic
Bkldrgatc
about
war
nnd
rumors,
of
war.
wcreN
discussing
the
awful'
i-iiBhter
of
the
Great
War
on
tlwj
Western
Front.
An
old
and
Rrtzalcd
I
warrlnr
nf
it,
..n
i,n
liad
been
tnklng.lt
all
In
then
spoke.
"P
and
said:
"Too
bad.
too
tad
white
men
kill
each
other
that
w
y
Long
time
ago
before
mlwlon-ry
came
to
us
we
used
to
be
like
i:tt,
klllum
lots
of
men.
but
now
no
more.
Wo
civilized
now."
4.
6
rutnv
or
i
'out
ciroiuii:
itf
SI'KAKKK
OF
HOl'SlI
VIUTUIttA,
Feb.
21:
(C1M-
"
O.
Perry.
M.L.A.
for
Fort
Ocorge.
n.
expected.
was
m.a-
'Hmously
clioseii
Speaker
of
the
Legislature
following
the
upwtlng
of
the
session
yostcr-
iy
afternoon.
(CvKFUtf
8
t).
Mmim
On.)
Vajieouvcr
Alexandria,
.07
H.
i
Ilaytlew.
.OS.
,
II
C.
Nkkrl.
M.
IWv.
Mlvourl.
.41.
UnilontiL
11.
IP.
Hihtee
iflver
OM
3Tl
fir
D.
IUXi71.
Butte
I.
X
L..
M.'
Cariboo
Quarts,
221
.
Dunwetl.
.37.
Qennrla
River.
J01.
V
Golconda.
.90.
Herrulea.
00.
Indian.
.03'?.
Mil)
to.
.33'
j
Meildlan.
25
Vj.
Morning
Star.
J
Hi.
,
Native
Son.
.03W.
4
National
Silver,
JD5V
Noble
Five.
.15.'
Fend
Oreille.
LOG.
Porter
Idaho.
.15
Vt.
Premier.
13G.
Reeves
McDonald,
jW.
Rcwnrd.
.11
V:
Reno.
1.12.
,
Silver
Crert,
.03
Vi.
.
Salmon
Gold.
32.
Taylor
Bridge,
.CC.
Wayside.
.401
Whitewater.
.OOVfc
Waverly
Tangier,
.0SH,
United
Empire,
.24.
Tnrontn
Central
Patricia,
.G0J.
Chlbougamau,
.09.
,
Lee
Gold.
.14.
Granada,
.C8.
Int.
Nickel,
23.C5.
Macassa.
2.17.
Noranda.
34.80.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
1.15.
Slsco.
1.88.
Thompson
Cadillac,
.40
Ventures.
.07.
x
Lake
Maron,
.09.
Teck
Hughes,
5.85.
Sudbury
Basin,
1.03
Columarlo.
.70.
Today's
Weather
Terrace
Clear,
northeast
wind,
temperature.
28.
!
Anyox
Clear,
calm,
30.
i
Stewart-Clear,
calm,
19.
Hazcllon
-Clear,
calm.
17.
Smlthcrs
Clear,
calm,
colder.
I
Bums
LakeClear,
calm,
28.
Dead
Tyec
Point
Clear,
calm'
'barometer,
30.04;
temperature.
4!
Jscn
smooth.
Triple
Island-Clear,
light
nor.
jihcrly
wind:
light
swell.
Languru
Island
Clear,
light
akrlv
wind
sc
modeTni'
Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Prince
Rupert-Clear,
caK"
gfc'jVi.l
High
7:33
am.
17.2
ft
ler.
30.03:
tcmuerature.
SvVfcj
21:31
'
f
p.m.
14.7
It.
smooth.
Low
0:43
ajn.
11.1
It.
NOKTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
14:39
pjn.
.
75
ft.
Vol
XXIV
.
No.
44,
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
21,
1934
PRICE;
FIVE
CENTS
BLIZZARD
TOOK
TWENTY-FIVE
LIVES
FISCAL
STATEMENT
FOR
PROVINCE
LAST
YEAR
PRESENTED
Gale
and
Snowstorm
on
Atlantic
Coast
is
now
Followed
by
Cold
Snap
Cost
New
York
City
No
Uss
Than
Two
pillion
Dollars
to
Dig
Itself
Out
Transportation
Still
Tied
Up
Newfoundland
Buried
,
...
.
,
.1
J
.
il"
I
-
-
-
......
L
Rioters
Mowed
Down
In
Streets
By-JMachine
Guns
Scenes
such
as
this
were
once
again
bel
g
enacted
in
Vienna
and
other
cities
in
Austria,
as
the
,
general
strike,
actually
became
a
revolt
against
the
Dollfus
regime
The
Socialist
called
tee
strike
'
as
a
gesture
of
defiance
against
Dollfuss.
and
outside
of
iie
capital
the
strikers
had
their
way.
In
the
capital
Dollfuss
rallied
his
loyal
forces
to
defend
tne
capual.
More
than
500
were
reported
killed
by
the
fightl
g
In
all
parts
of
the
country.
The
above
scene,
from
a
recent
disorder,
shows
the
home
guards
defending
a
public
building
with
machine
guns.
N.
B.
HAS
DEFICIT
.Maritime
Province
Went
ltchind
To
Extent
of
$151,000,
Budget
Presented
Today
Shows
FHEDEIUCTON.
New
Bruns
wick,
Feb.
21
(Canadian
Pressi
An
estimated
deficit
of
$154,000
is
shown
in
the
budget
of
New
Bruns
wick
which
was
brought
down
in
the
Legislature
today.
No
new
tax
ation
Is
Imposed.
Sisters
For
New
Smithers
Hospital
Sister
Henrietta,
Who
Will
be
in
Charge,
and
Sisters
ltha
and
Angelina
Arrive
Sister
Henrietta,
who
will
be
superior
of
the
new
Roman
Ca
tholic
hospital
at
Smithers,
which1
Is
now
nearlng
completion
and
will
shortly
be
opened,
arrived
in
the
city
from
Victoria
on
the
Prince
Rupert
this
morning
and
will
pro-cecd
on
this
afternoon's
train
to;
Smithers.
She
is
accompanied
by
Sisters
ltha
and
Angelina
who
will
be
on
the
nursing
staff.
Mrs.
William
West
Dies
at
Terrace
Well
Known
Resident
of
Interim
Town
Dies
After
long
Illness
TERRACE.
Feb.
21:
Mrs.
William
West
passed
away
here
after
a
long
illness.
The
sympathy
of
all
goes
out
to
Mr.
West
JUDGMENT
SUSTAINED
Appeal
Court
of
British
Columbia
Agrees
That
Succession
Duties
Act
Is
Invalid
VICTORIA.
February
21
(Canadian
Press)
Appeal
of
the
At-torrey-fleneral
of
Biitish
Columbia
against
a
Supreme
Court
judgment
ruling
the
British
Columbia
Succession
Duties
Act
invalid
was
dismissed
in
the
Court
of
Apnea!
yesterday.
The
appeal
arose
from
a
decision
of
Mr,
Justice
I).
A.
McDonald
in
the
case
of
Oscar
Pro
mis
and
Sophie
Promis
Frank
estates.
Attorney-General
Sloan
said
that
ameriling
legislation
would
be
brought
down
at
the
present',
session
of
the
Legislature,
leaving
no
loopholes
by
which
payment
of
succession
duties
might
be
escaped.
The
legislation
will,
if
necessary,
be
made
retroactive.
Burns
Lake
Man
Doing
Time
For
Act
of
Cruelty
Divisional
headquarters
of
the
provincial
police
here
have
been
advised
that
Michael
J.
Brown
of
Burns
Lake
has
been
fined
$5
a?d
$19.50
costs,
with
option
of
fourteen
days'
imprisonment,
ny
stipendiary
Magistrate
R.
w.
Mae-Oowan
of
Burns
Lake
on
a
cnarge
of
cruelty
to
animals.
Brown
was
found
guilty
of
having
thrown
a
sack
containing
a
number
of
new-lyborn
pups
over
the
brldec
at
Burns
Lake
and
pcrmlttlrtf
'them
.ana
tneir
only
daughter,
Mary.
Tjiej
to
rreeze
to
aeaui
on
the
lee
be
uM;rol
took
plc
on
Monday.
low
He
Is
serving
the
time.
KETCHIKAN
MAN
DIES
K.
L.
Steberg,
Manager
ot
Standard
Oil
Co.
and
Rotary
Club
President,
Had
Friends
Here
Called
to
Seattle
on
account
of
the
death
of
K.
L.
Steberg,
manager
of
the
Standard
OH
Co.
at
Ketchikan
and
president
of
the
Rotary
Club
there,
Mrs.
Steberg
and
family
were
In'
the
city
last
night
aboard
the
motorship
Northland
bound
south
from
Ketchikan.
Mr.
Steberg
had
been
a
resident
of
Ketchikan
for
many
years
and
was
well
known
to
many
prince.
Ruperi
people
who
will
regret
to
heai
of
his
demise.
The
late
Mr.
Stberg,
who
was
a
Norwegian
by
bUs.li.
had
been
a
?ufferer
from
stomach
trouble
for
some
Ume
and
his
condition
became
such
recently
that
It
was
found
advisable
for
him
to
go
to
Seattle
for
away.
Toe
H
Members
Hear
Address
On
World
Tour
R.
V.
Van
der
Slav;
was
an
Interesting
speaker
before
a
meeting
of
Toe
H
last
night,
describing
Incidents,
of
a
trip
around
tho
world.
Ian
Fraser
presided
In
the
Absence
of
the
president.
P.
H.
Llnzej.
who
Is
confined
to
his
home
with
illness.
C.OLI)
pitici:
MOVES
UP
v
MONTREAL,
February
21
(Canadian
Press)
The
Canadian
gold
price
advanced
eight
cents
itoday
to
$34.87
per
ounce.
ni
Eight
Million
Dollar
Deficit
Reported
In
Victoria
Legislature
Loss
on
Current
Account
Was
?2,83G77
With
Sinkin?
Funds
$1,4
10,652
Short
and
Relief
Charged
to
Capital
$3,618,107,
House
is
Informed
VICTORIA,
Feb.
21:
(CP)-British
Columbia's
deficit
on
current
account
in
the
fiscal
year
1932-33
was
$2,830,-377,
it
was
shown
by
a
statement
of
public
accounts
tabled
in
the
Legislature
yesterday.
Shortage
in
sinking
funds
of
$1,440,652
and
unemployment
relief
charged
to
capital
expenditures
amounting
to
$3,648,407
brings
the
total
deficit
to
$7,925,436.
Revenue
of
$20,389,951
was
$1,453,815
less
than
the
estimated
$24,843,766.
At
the
same
time
estimated
departmental
expenditures
of
$24,693,671
were
cut
1.467,342
to
$23,226,329.
Fifteen
Percent
Reduction
In
i
Assessment
Granted
Railway;
j
-
Section
One
Values
Lowered
!
.
1
Reduction
of
fifteen
percent
on
land
holdings
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
in
Prince
Rupert,
readjustment
i
of
leased
lands
of
the
railway
company
in
accordance
with
J
values
at
which
adjoining
lessees
are
assessed,
ten
percent
j
reduction
in
the
assessment
of
a
certain
portion
of
Section
One,
five
percent
reduction
in
assessments
in
certain
I
other
blocks
in
Section
One
ana
..
J
lowering
of
assessments
placed
on
,
.
.
'a
considerable
n,mh,r
nf
htw.
hoP?d
ould
be
acceptable
to
the
ings.
the
valuations
of
which
had
pany'
been
appealed,
were
su
ounccd
Assessments
on
Buildings
.
this
morning
by
City
Commissio-
i
In
regard
to
assessments
on
ner
W.
J.
Alder
hi
making
public
buildings,
the
commissioner
statid
his
decisions
as
a
civic
court
ot
that
He
had
visited
many
buildings
revision.
jr
which
appeals
tad
been
made
The
Section
One
property
which
;and
had
found
a
lar&e
number,
es-ls
accorded
a
ten
percent
reduction
P11?
ot
the
older
buildings,
to
in
assessment
Is
as
follows:
lots
15
'
oe'r-assessed.
Mr.
Alder
an-to
24.
block
11;
lots
1
to
10.
block
nounced
11131
a
capable
appraiser
23:
lots
15
to
24.
block
23;
lots.'ould
""d
this
sprhij
and
1
to
10,
block
32:
lots
13
to
24.
j
summr
to
re-appralse
all
bulldiugs
block
32;
lots
11
to
20.
block
33;
i
'
1x1
the
clty
for
Purposes
of
asscss-lots
00
to
22,
block
36.
mcnt-
l
Five
percent
reduction
Is
given!
Tne
commissioner
ordered
tt
to
lots
20
to
60
Inclusive,
block
31,
""lowing
charges
to
be
made
in
section
1.
as
well
as
to
all
lots
in
:
assessments
on
buildings:
he
following
blocks
ot
Section
Jas-
A-
Curtis.
Lot
4,
Bljck
18,
One:
10.
12,
13.
14,
18.
19,
20,
24
Section
1,
from
$2250
to
$2000;
lot
and
31.
,
10.
block
20,
section
1.
from
$2-30
to
I
f)AA
Comments
of
Commissioner
.
'
In
an-ouncing
his
decisions
as'
R'
a
swnncr.
4,
2.
5.
$1500.
$1200.
to
land
valuations
the
commls-!
John
B.
Kay.
4,
3,
1,
$180.
$100.
sloner
stated
that,
as
far
as
the
Mrs
K
A-
u-1
32.
1.
$3150,
residential
areas
were
concerned.
$2800:
6-
32-
W150.
$2800.
the
values
were
based
largely
on
&
A-
Crerar.
21.
10.
1,
$3539,
services
rendered
by
the
city
such
$4580;
22-
10-
O.
$5000.
'
as
water
sewers,
etc.
Possibly,
if,
Emery
Lewis.
14,
29.
6,
$180.
$100.
nMnol
Viil
votiiec
.9n
li
W
ftrattnn
M
t
1
ir,n
ttnnn.
further
treatment
Instead
of
ta-
WJU,d
to
mamtaln'
59.
7.
1.
$1350.
$1000:
17.
il.
1.
$2023.
proving,
however,
his
condition
be-
the
senrices
and
the
propmy
m
$1950;
,8.
n
S2025.
$1950;
9.
0.
3.
came
steadily
worse
untU
he
passed
tup
wouW
come
less
valuable.
$2250.
$2000
:
3.
32.
l.
$5100.
$4500.
j
As
far
as
residential
land
values.
J.
O.
Eastman
15,
23,
6,
$150.
$300.
were
concerned,
he
believed
the
Mary
Cameron,
9,
20,
1.
S2&0,
j
property
to
be
fairly
assessed.
'$2500.-
i
On
the
other
hand,
certain
iand
O.
Strand.
13,
7.
1.
$1800.
$1600.
j
In
Section
One
was
obviously
out
:
Continued
on
Page
'
;
of
line
in
assessment
and.
for
this
1
,
,
'reason,
reductions
of
of
ten
ten
percent
percent!
in
some
areas
ano
others
were
ordered.
1
T
1
five
percent
in
Arrested
1
ouay
As
for
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
the
commissioner
pointed
.
out
that
the
company
was
the
heaviest
Individual
taxpayer,
hav-;
lng
paid
47
percent
of
the
total
j
taxes
last
year.
The
taxation
of
the
i
company
had
been
gradually,
climbing
whereas
the
services
ren-
Of
Result
of
Theft
Committed
in
1933
Ernest
Stacey
was
upprehtndid
this
morning,
by
Constable
Alex
dered.
as
pointed
out
by
the
com-,
Livingstone
of
Uie
city
detachment
pany
officials,
were
ncllglble.
In
all
of
the
provincial
poke
on
a
chat?9
fairness,
he
believed
that
a
reucof
being
In
possession
ot
stolen
pro-tlon
should
be
made.
He
found
it
,
perty.
The
property
involved
Is
al-lmposslble
to
meet
the
company's,
leged
to
have
been
stolen
a
year
request
for
a
twenty-flvc
percent
ago
from
the
fishing
boat
Dunda
reduction
but
was
allowing
a
tlt-
and
consists
of
an
anchor
and
other
teen
reduction
on
land
which
he
equipment.