Vol. XXV. No. 94. TAX RATE FOR 1936 IS FIXED Millaje Unchanged From Last Year Decreased Building Valuations Lower Imposts Sitting in the capacity of a city council this morning, City Com- .. : li' i it.. - m iirsi suggcsiea m connection with th msp Thp widn naa aied as a result of a hnllot vvuiimii Coroner H. F. Glasxrv and Prov- lll ConsLlhlp RnnnlH M fitou? Urnn.. . "ic aensive statuarv nor. . - - " -uyea in a huce bnnfiri. t r U,M1.K I'lMfl." to it 4 - hi T 'a the UP Ul.l . was! itORK, April 21 i (CP) The i . . . jmporiea Dar t sit J!!" advanccd 3,;C to 45c - nce on the . V New York yesterday. It , '"Biicsi price since rtnuary n, sllvcr drdcs ftt. 4 Cd the in part to ex- . n nslon of buying for Indian spccl''aMve nccounts ln nclon lnct ....... . . . ... -s.v wf-eic. iinniivs in ri,e of the city of Prince Rupert it I ANYOX SMELTER MAY for the year 1936 at fifty mills on I ln Z the " V . ,.,.,.fi... ... t "Port of improvements. Neither the mill rate nor the percentage of Improvements have been changed from last year but, taking into icrount a five percent general decrease in improvement valuations, it will actually mean lower taxes for the city this year. The rate bylaw was put through its introductory readings is were also the estimates for the year which are somewhat lower than last year. Other business at the meeting failudcd the sale of a lot on Am- w.it jivciiuc JIU IUU piU9 iJJU km and the passarc of ac- ((hints for the month." DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL Inquiry Held bv Coroner II. F. wassey Into Shooting of Indian Woman in Atlln District AH the evidence ln connection 'ith the recent rfrAth of Mrs. wuree jonnsnn nn Indian woman. it Portage on Tesltn Lake In the Win district, points conclusively 'eletranhic oh neaaquaners 01 me RE-OPEN It is quite probable that In the near future Anyox smelter may re-open In order to handle ore from the mines operated by the Consolidated i Mining & Smelting Company along with such customs ore ' as may be offering. The com- pany Is now Investigating the ' . possible sources of ore on the , coast before definitely de-' stated Pr President i Warren to the shareholders at 1 t tne annual meeting of the r company. DISPUTE IS UNSETTLED Another Set-back in Negotiations For Ending of San Francisco Marine Tie-up SAN FRANCISCO, April 21: Negotiations for a settlement of the San Francisco waterfront dispute which Is seriously tying up the port's shipping suffered another setback yesterday when tne International Longshoremen's Union repudiated a tentative agree ment which had been reached be tween a union committee and the operators. The Union announced that the agreement was not on the terroJ as Instructed by the membership The committee later admitted that It had made a mistake. STEAMER STRANDED Evelyn Berg Ashore Near Bella Bella But Refloats Herself SEATTLE, April 21; (CP) The steamship Evelyn Berg of the Al- arof Atlln made a flight to Port-1 aska Transportation Co., bound for aKr a distance of sixty-thrfC Seattle from Southeastern Alaska by airplane. An Inquiry was points, went aground in heavy fog inducted by Mr. Glassey as a early Monday near Bella Bella but result of which accidental death was refloated later under her own u established. j power. She was able to proceed i iauui.ii ttiiu Wv.. - WMIOTS FOR QUEEN ANNE ; damaged "uiuuam, Eng., April 21: (CP) xhc Evelyn Berg Is a well known mJn1 of carrots were placed vcsscl at prince Rupert, frequent- p,.. 'i"-"' tw. u jy coming in neiK Wiui nail num Today's Weather Triple Island Raining, calm; barometer, 29.86; sea smooth. Langara Island Light rain and overcast, light easterly wind; sea smooth. Terrace Light rain, southeast wind, 46. Anyox Part cloudy, calm, 46. Stewart Part cloudy, calm, 38. ISIIBEL'S INN DRAWS CROWDS LONDON, ApriTai: (CP)-From a letter: "We recently visited Ish-bcl MacDonald's Inn, the Plough-n rharminK seventeenth century place, more like a private cottage "..bu,n was described as We iolned the country bumpkins ""tea nnri k.l. . . . ... i.,. r.n h oh si.oois on 4 uinnan v i.pmnnr. v . tneir uiu Torinu'o . . .... . . 1U. ...murts nrfi SO lm -j o jjjicc was WAc. t eunaays . mense that merany turned away. B. Walker and Mis. George Abbott, who are leaving shortly lor the Old Country. Anniversary Of Trisco Disaster Thirty Years Ago Saturday Since Great Earthquake Occurred Saturday was the thirtieth anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake which shattered the city of. the Golden Gate, laying four square miles of the business district In ruins, causing the deaths of more than four hundred persons and doing damage estimated at $500,000,000. The earthquake, It will be recalled, was quite distinctly felt ln British Columbia although It did no damage ln this province. V OIAL 3F..-.RY Today's Weather Sorrow's Tides She prince Rupert Ralnlr u3ht northerly wind; baro.ro ,3j 2; High 1:20 a.m. 23.5 ft. i AO. 14:00 p.m. 21.1 ft. temperature to; aca am, r Low 7-55 a.m. 0.2 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 20:00 p.m. 4.7 ft. "HAUNTED HOUSE" LEASED BY LINDBERGHS IN KENT i ? W iGSJK ,VV?b LONDON, April 21: (CP) Prince Edward of Kent, baby son of the King's youngest brother and the former Princess Marina of Greece, has, It Is reported, been registered for entry to Eton. He will be unable to go to the famous old school for 13 years, but It Is common practice for parents to enter their sons for Britain's public schools soon after birth, wing to the long waiting lists. Members of Hill Sixty Chapter Going Overseas The regular monthly meeting of Hill 60 Chapter, Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, was held last evening at the home of Mrs. H. N, Brocklesby. Plans wer? made for holding the Alexandra Rose tag day In June, the proceeds to be used for child welfare work. After the business meeting a very' pleasant social hour was spent In Mlddleton, chairman of Kptohikan for trans-shipment east honor of l.wn nf t.tio mpmhprs Mrs " - v"w "ie unnon a . .. t k uouniy commit- over Canadian National Railways, ;e; by protesting farmers after, Great Britain Will Have to Produce Nearly Four Billion Dollars This Year LONDON, April 21: (CP) lit. Hon. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer, today declared that Great Britain will have to produce $3,989,480,000, including at least one hundred million dollars for additional defence purposes, for expenditures during the next fiscal year. This estimate was made by the Chancellor in presenting his budget. During the last fiscal year, Great Britain had a surplus of approximately $14,500,000, Mr. Chamberlain announced. Pittsburg Mayor In Durance Vile PITTSBURG, April 21: to pay a $100 fine. William Mc-Nair, fiery mayor of Pittsburg, decided Instead to go to jall; Vancouver Wheat VANCOUVER, April 21: (CP) Wheat was quoted at 80c on the Vancouver exchange yesterday, advancing to 80 '8c today. BRITAIN NEEDS RADIUM LONDON, April 21: (CP) Th sixth annual report of the National Radjum Commission says Britain's radium Is running out and more is badly needed to carry on the treatment of cancer. N. H. C. Basketball Championship Scries Wednesday & Thursday, 7:30 SIMPSON ALL-STARS vs. PRINCE RUPERT Scythians vs. Senior Scrubs Admission 25c V ,,r ,J T . ,"au"lcu "UUi,c Jeasea y ne iamea American aviator. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, at Weald, ln Kent, England, Is shown above. The estate, which Includes an 18-room house and four ancient cottages , is known as the Long Barn. Supposed blr :hplace of William Caxton. the . .4 ""JUVC" jjwuwng press 10 tngiand. tne Long Barn is said by country folk ln the vicinity to be haunted by Caxton's ghost. Another; Indication that the Lindbergh's Intend to remain some time in England -Is that oth-have-Just taken 'out Br itlsh pilots Dllots,-licm-es- "licences." Baby Prince Down To Enter College Kent Infant's Name on Waiting List of Classic Eton School BUDGET IS American Mayors BROUGHT IN Chief Magistrate of New York Presiding Over Conference Which Opened in San Francisco Yesterday SAN FRANCISCO, April 21: With Mayor Florella LaGaurdla of New York presiding, a, conference of United States mayors opened here yesterday. One of the principal matters to be discussed Is relief Montreal Man Named Head Of New Commission OTTAWA, April 21: (CP) Arthur Purvis of Montreal will be chairman of the national employment sommlssion of Canada, Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King announced ln the House of Commons Monday night. Terrace Board Hears Keniiey Gives Resume of Victoria Session Health Insurance Questions TERRACE, April 21: On Tuesday the Terrace Board of Trade held a meeting which was attended by a fair number of tho members and their friends. E T. Kenney M.L.A. was present and, during the evening, gave an Interesting resume of the recent session at Victoria. The Health Insurance Act was the subject of a good deal of questioning and Mr. Kenney brought to light some Interesting points ln connection with the Act. As there has not been much en thusiasm ln Board of Trade affairs I ASHCROFT, April 21: (CP) j Clarence Carrlgan, aged 25, after being held by the police for questioning in pfttin(tlnn with fVio death of his two-year old daughter, Shirley Edna, who died In Ashcroft nosDitai Saturday nlent from a Iblbwb'rfthe head by A two by four .scantling, appeared before Magis trate A. W. Jarvls on .Monday j charged with murder and was re-. manded for elsrit riavs. AP in ACCinn Tne P,lre state that Garrigan, ni c 111 uCOOlUlij under the influence of liquor, be- jcame enraged when he was unable Is to get Into a pool hall which was closed. The child was with him. Seeing Garrigan swing the piece of scantling, W. John Nordstrom; grappled with him after the child had been struck. OIL WELL BLOWS IN Two Men Injured by Gusher at Del Bonita, Alta. Pressure Broke Steam Line DEL BONITA, Alta., April 21: (CP) Two California drillers, Pat Adams and Earl Boyd, suffered ser- Supply of Cartwheels Does Last Long in Edmonton in circulation. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.;TUESDAYr APRIL 21, 1936 """ " " fkice: 5 cents PAIR ARE STILL IMPRISONED IN MINE MHT TAXATION REDUCTIOH ON LOCAL BIMINGSM fi.il. M,,h, Deliverance of Men Entrapped in Shaft Arc Bearing up Well, However, and Barring Undue Delay, i It is Hoped That They Will be Taken Out Alive j "Doing Fine," Says Dr. Robertson 1 MOOSE RIVER, N.B., April 21: (CP) Frequent communication leads mining men attempting to rescue Dr. D. E. Robertson and Alfred Scadding from behind a cave-in in the Moose River gold mine, where they have been trapped for over a week, to believe that the two are "bearing up as well as could be expected," Minister of JT ?"Mines Dwyer said today. Mr. MURDERED ! HIS CHILD? Police Charge Father In Death Of Two-Year Old Girl At ; Ashcroft Not Thp niw monpv le hplnnr cnnoVit - - " j " W ' , UVUgHVj by collectors ln the belief it will be U Terrace during recent month?, the last Issue bearing the portrait pwyer said: "We hope that, unless their deliverance Is-unduly delayed, they will be taken out of the shaft alive." More rock falls have been en countered which delayed rescuers to such an extent "that some twenty feet of fallen material still lies between the rescuers and the Imprisoned men." Dr. Robertson, speaking by Im provised ' telephone to persons above the mine, said: :'We are fine down here." Food is being delivered to thtj imprisoned men by a tube throush a diamond drill hole. : Herman Maglll, thelhlrdm'ano. be trapped, succumbed to exposure yesterday. ' ACT TO BE ENFORCED Provision Regarding Necessity Of Having Licenced Masters On Coast is Relaxed I t OTTAWA, April 21: (CP) The new Canada Shipping Act, which was passed through Parliamenr two years ago but was never proclaimed, will come into force on August 1, it was stated last! night by Hon. Clarence D. IJowe, minister of marine. 1 Amendments to the Act which will be introduced this week Include removal of the provision hat licensed masters must be employed on ships over fifty tons operating along sea coasts. Thli had been objected to as working tous burns Sunday night when the'a hardship upon owners who op- Terminal oil well "blew ln" under erate their own craft. tremendous pressure and broke) tha steam line the men were "using. I IV! 1 T 1 Del Bonita Is about fifty miles UTiaKC VUiei iSlC soutn or Lethbrldge. The property is leased by the Nordon Co., a' California outfit. Collectors Keep Silver Dollars Bombing Station Military Airplane Fields Replacing Old Farms on Thorney Island, THORNEY ISLAND, Eng., April 21: (CP) Farms 800 years old are being abandoned on this small J Island, off the south coast of Eng- i land, to make way for military EDMONTON, April 21 ! (CP) 'airplane hangars anS Ldlng First supplies of 1936 vintage Cana- fields dlan sliver dollars which recently: Tnree hundred farmers and la-reached Edmonton banks have borers and thelr famlHes afe be, been entirely absorbed by co lec- transferred to the mainland. Their ors offklals report Llka the silver Centuries-old cottages and manor jubilee dollar of last year It is be- houses are glvi to mot,em lleved the new money will be kept steei and concrete as souvenirs and very little will be Three homhin cmoHmn. , 0 wjuiitV4W U1V AJ be stationed on the Island. THATCHERS HAIL SPRING SALISBURY, Eng. April 21: (CP) t has been decided not to hold;of Kimr Geome V. The 1Q37 Issup' irnmi..i..ui. .r '.. .'. uiiuiwmiiimo eiKn oi snnnc egular meetings for ... the present I is expected ... to mark King Edward thatchers are busy ln the auiet but to call a meeting whenever coronation. jVIIFc vinages of wm, and Berks there Is any business worth white. The 1936 coin bears a new por- every other roof Is a thatch With Harry King presided at tho , trait of the late King, and was de- no machinery ln the trade -: the . ....0, n,si uvm in uic oigiicu juai urior 10 nis nentn. ttip on v niii.nl ua. i Municipal office. I , " , . ; , - - " fUVVII, IltO ill words "25th year" are lacking. fingers of the the workers. nlmb'c