Today's Weather Tomorrow's Tides F! Rupert Part cloudy, light , r', -M wind;' barometer, 29.82; -pruture. 40; sea smooth. V,l. XIV Nv 69. - atficiently recovered to rc-ra t: her home In the interior. Tito boys suffered no lU-clfccts 'nan their heroic experience. 4 Commissioner NO REASON TO I IIAK ASSESSMENT RAISE IF She The six percent sales tax con tinues with only a few changes In the articles Involved. In line with the reduction from $7 to $4 per gallon of the excise tax on spirits, there are appropriate reductions In customs rates on Im- U on their feet It was a oorted spirits from $8 to $5. Mr. i stu jus struscle throueh the 1 Rhodes announced tnai. unless me -Ik? I'irkncM of the night across various provincial liquor boards ' ? : wlf -flowing river filled with ! passed the reductions on to the f ice nut the lads made it. consumers, the government would TV.1: f lowed a swift tramp over resort to the old excise and customs a t ;:i : bush road through Umber taxes on liquor aimed at me pre to th liome of Mrs. Russell, a dls- vention of smuggling and boot tar. :st two mliM ( leeelnc. Mr Russell Returned to the farmj Discontinuance of the gold prelaw with the boys and the next mlum tax will be effective as from Mrs. Zagar was brought into May 31 this year. Prince Rupert for hospital treat- i Effective dates for taxation and at,' a dav nr m rrr ir 7..iMr . tariff rhanees ' announced In the budget will be as from the beginning of 1934 except In the case of the deDlctlon allowance on gold mines and gift taxes which will be elective at the beginning of the next fiscal year. Fortv-clRht Items under customs ; tariff get downward revisions while four are revised upward. HOME IS IMPROVED' MV TIZt ,V 02tM placed at $392,100, 1 year 1935-36 are ordinary account surplus brnRlnR W. J. Alder morillhiT nntl-mH-M.H ihp 10 HiiDUneement Llint. iin.npruin Wavs and Means m.iii;; improvements to his I During the mlnls'er's speech on hou.se or card cither hv Mm wavs and mean? section of the palatine, fencing, cultivating jbudget. he pointed out that some ltnrm would have to be 'wd by any raise In his assess- !jnct Including grants to the Marl- nt to provide gainful cm- T Ploymcnt under the Emnlov- ITIInt o i.i' ... 4 r sk jvicc uommiucc can t w a: surcd that no advantage 1U be taken of the situation w increase the taxes on any nntnn it . .. I . " money is spent on It. . bla but he did not elaborate. (Continued on naee threel POUND IN SEATTLE He KINOSTON, March 23: (CP) No particular reason for the out break hi Kingston Penitentiary on Thursday afternoon when convicts set fire to the boot and clothing shops Is apparent but a full lnves tlgatlort Is being carried out. When the signal for quitting work sounded, fifty prisoners suddenly locked themselves in the workshops and the lire followed. The prison crs turned hoses on the guards when they smashed down the steel doors but the uprising was quickly subdued and there has been no further trouble since SPAN BILL IS PASSED MAKING IT EASIER TO PURCHASE VICTORIA. March 23: Official circles here, $3 per gallon In excise tax on spirituous liquors, believe it will mean a corresponding de- crease in liquor prices at Brl- tlsh Columbia stores, amount- lng to possibly 75c a reputed quart. 1 BOOZE CP) while awaiting fuller details In con- nectlon with the reduction of STRIKE IS TIGHTENING Officers Now Quilting Tankers Leaving Only Watchmen On Board SAN PEDRO. Cal.. March 23 n . v 1 . tf..i 11 1 1 1 : l I r ururcr iiuensuymg inv siiisc su-1 uatlon which has tied up the Call ', fornia oil tanker flett for Uie past j couple of weeks, officers yesterday Government Gets Larscr Majority gave shipowners twelve hours' no-On Third Reading of coiilen- ticc that they would leave the tioiu Measure ships, permitting only masters and . J chief engineers to remain and thpy Victoria. March 23: ( CP t -The only in the capacity of watchmen. bill to provide for the building of'iFrm San Francisco came word the new bridge across the Fra$er'"t local pilots were also going River at New Westminster was; on strike in sympathy with the Hct noht seamen. by a vote of 30 to 14 The measure i now goes to the L!eutenant-Qov-j ernor for his signature. j Four Liberals voted against the; Thf. nri- government on third reading, E. D. j Wheat Prices VANCOUVER, March 23: (CP) ..IX. rwrt nt $4.77. Barrow, Chllllwack, who had voted 'Wheat was quoted at 82c on the I" h. Wat monev market yester- against It In earlier stages, vol lng local exchange yesterday, dropping ' (for Itbn the final reading. to 81ftc today. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRIllall COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1935 y aiUMT TtlTMH HIUIIIMfwmHUD jM And this. Just in cae you may not see much of it for awhile u-j .ie new Canadian currency issued by the Bank of Canada, The new bll Us 6 ' x 2 V as compared with the old bill which is 7'8" x 7V- REVOLT TO BE PROBED No Particular Reason So Far Apparent For Outbreak at Kingston Penitentiary Thursday POLICY IS VINDICATED Premier Pattullo Sees Victory For B. C. in Federal Government Provisions VICTORIA, March 23: (CP) The British Columbia government's financial policy is vindicated in the federal budget announcement that the Dominion government is considering assistance to the provinces in refunding their debts, Premier T. D. Pattullo declared in the Legislature yesterday. "It is apparent that there' is a move towards centralization and the Special Powers Act will assist us in conducting the provincial negotiations," the Prime Minister said. "When we said we would assist the municipalities after we had got straightened out with Ottawa we meant it. You can see that events are justifying us in this." Spring Showers Relieve Some Of Duststorm Areas CHICAGO. March 23 Spring showers came yesterday to purge i NEW YORK. March 23: (CP) 'terday High Low i LONDON, March 23: (CP) The German Navy will not be barred in the talks to be held at Berlin tomorrow and Monday between Reichsfuehrrr Adolf Hitler and Great Britain's representatives, Sir John Simon, Foreign Secretary, and Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden, Lord Privy Seal. It is learned, however, that no consideration will be given of the question of return of old German colonies to Germany. They are outside the scope of the agreed basis of discussion. It is believed that Germany will ask for a navy at least one-third the size of the British or alternately equal to an average between the French and Italian. UNITED STATES STAND WASHINGTON, March 23: Secretary of State Cordell Hull announced yesterday that no note would be sent at this time to Germany in regard to the repudiation by that country of the military limitation clauses of the Versailles Treaty. He declared, however, that he still was of the belief that treaties must be the basis of international agreement and, as such, should not be lightly repudiated. , ABROGATION ILLEGAL PARIS, March 23: The French Chamber of Deputies yesterday approved an agreement between France and Italy refusing to regard Germany's abrogation of the military clauses of the Versailles Treaty as legal. TRIPARTITE CONFERENCE ROME, March 21: (CP) Great Britain, France and Italy will hold a conference on German rearmament and European security at Stresa, Italy, on April 11. Domestic Stocks Stronger; Foreign Obligations Weak many sections of the Midlle West1 following the duststorms earlier In j NEW YORK, March 23 Stlmu-the week. Other portions were. Mated by the passage of the sol- ... 3:08 un 20.8 ft, 15:50 pm. 17.5 li." .. 9:51 ajn. 4.6 VL 21:46 pm. 7.5 ft. PRIC: flVE CEN18 K4ffC0WER . HALIBUT FLEET IS OUT EUROPEAN NATIONS CONTINUE PREPARATIONS FOR WAR Thirty Fish Vessels Leave Southern Port Today to Open Season frews Totalling 150 Men Going lo Work With Ships And Equipment valued ai .i;u,uuu .iorc Than Iast Year v.wmiTVER. March 23: CP Thirty halibut ves sel, of the Vancouver fleet with crews totalling 150 men W lay for the halibut banks to open the fishing season rr f ,ni(i Scott and the Viririn Islands on the northeast i i t of Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte bound. At tM tune last year only twenty Vancouver vessels were c;r.ktinfr. Estimated value of ships and equipment is M50.000. HEROISM SURPLUS TO OF BOYS BE LARGER! tea Ud DbpUy Pluck In llarar-' Further Details of Rhodes Budget clous llislit l or llrlp W ja.H reached the dty of a t ; of heroism on the part t. Pioneer lads of lender yar &' Rr mo on the touth side Skot na River Hie two boytj i N lie Zagar. aged eight, and f jfic. eleven. t iib iui midnight when Na-rcMher. Mra. Zagar. wm - seriously III. Kot daring to wife, the huiband routed 4ds from their sleep and - .ci them Into the rtfht for t Unce of Mra. Russell, a vmg on the north side of C it was on the ground, tern f was freezing and so great ' .; hurry of the boy. In fear 1 c mother might be dying. v rushed out without taking l'm socks and wearing only rrrsrnu-d lo uousc oi mm' mon Yesterday New Giit Tax Will Not Affect Ordinary toiks Downward Tariff Revision OTTAWA. March 23: (CP) The new two to ten percent surtax, an nounced by Hon. E. N. Rhode, minister of finance. In his budget yesterday, will apply on investment In comes In excess of $5000 per year and on all incomes exceeding $14, 000. New Bank of Canada Bills French Reinforcing Border Troops; Huge Italian Army Called Paris Orders Immediate Increase in Military Strength Along German Frontier Mussolini Places One Million Men Under Arms PARIS, March 23: (CP) Germany's abrogation of the military limitation terms of the Treaty of Versailles was still having the effect today of bringing other nations of Europe under arms and the threat of war still persists. Reinforcement of French troons alone the German fron tier was confirmed today and officials indicated that TO TALK OF NAVY This Will be Included In Discus-sions Opening Tomorrow Between Hitler -Simon .hlrty thousand would be moved up to the eastern border. In Rome, Premier Benito Mussolini, as minister of war, today ordered the recall of the entire military class of 1911 estimated at 220,000 men, bringing the Italian army up to one million men ready to move under arms. ADVANCE IN GOLD Substantial Boosting of Fixed Price In United States in Near Future Considered Certain WASHINGTON, March 23- In view of the Inflationary tendencies as reflected In the passage of the $4,800,000,000 public works, bill and the $2,000,000,000 soldiers' bonus payment measure, .an early boosting of the United States fixed price of gold from the present $35 per ounce to possibly $41.34 is predicted. In any case another advance in the immediate future is considered certain and some financial observers believe it may go as high as $50 or $50. PROSPECT METHODS : Practical Application of Theoretical Principles Discussed by Dr. Mandy Last Night Practical hints to prospectors for the discovery and preliminary development of mineral deposits formed the subject of last night's lecture by Dr. Joseph T. Mandy, resident mining engineer, to an interested gathering of' about forty persons. Applying theoretical principles as had been laid down In previous sessions of the course of lectures to actual field work. Dr. Mandy discussed selection of likely localities, methods of procedure, equipment and supplies required for prospecting and methods for the opening up of properties prior to examination by engineers and further development. Next Tuesday Dr. Mandy will give a short discourse on placer and lode gold mining methods and I Charles Graham, Inspector of I mines, will give a talk on handling 'of explosives and safety factors. The couise of lectures will be . brought to a close next Friday eve-! ning. MORE U. S. STRIKES however, still suffering from dust, i dlexs bonus inflationary bill by , BAR SILVER the House of Representatives, the WASHINGTON D.C., March 23 in domestic issues. The vired yesterday that twelve unions Bar silver closed at 59c -per ounce threat of war In Europe, however. t had gone on strike In Toledo. El- on the local metal market yester- caused the selling movement in r trtrlcal workers in New York also day, and was unchanged today. foreign obligations to continue. went out on strike.