.� � JCiZE PRINCE GEORGE__CTnZEN, THURSDAY, JCFLY 14, 1932 Five dents Relief Matter? Unemployed Organization Sub-mits Demand fpt *4 Wage for an 8-Hour Day Municipality Asked to Arrange Matters so That They May Occupy Empty Houses city SINCLAIR SPRUCE AND SNOWSHOE MILLS TO RESUME SAWING Crop Prospects on the Prairies Having Beneficial Effect on Lumber Industry The sawmilling industry to the east of the city showed signs of returning activity this week, due largely to the crop outlook on the prairies, where J the cut of the mills in this district will have to find its market while the existing tariff shuts B. C. softwoods out of the United States market. During the tie-up of the mills in this section most of the lumber stocks this side of Winnipeg have been depleted, and with the demand expected a number1 of the district mills may resume logging. Sinclair Spruce, operating" the mill at Sinclair Mills, is opening a camp at Penny, and may furnish employment in one way or another for approximately 100 men. It is said the company is figuring on an immediate cut of six million feet. Much of the lumber will go into the building ot small elevators at central points along the railways for the holding of this year's wheat. u �____ ., The Swanson mill, at Snowshoe. Is For married unemployed the de- I also getting busy. This mill has secur-mand is for four days work each weekj ed an order for doors for grain cars, at the same wage, but with a further i...... -------------------- � allowance for dependents. The demand further recites there shall be no discrimination against any account of council received a somewhat communication from the a. �u lts meeting, on Monday � This is the name of the or-' of the men receiving relief government, a number of refused to give work moved into this city. Tne Smmu^cation was signed by Tomas Bailey, as chairman, and set *"* demands of the organization municipality of Prince he out the upon George. the �r unmarried unemployed worker three days work per week is demanded an 8-hour day and a $4.00 wage. with MATTERN^AND GRIFFIN FORCED tO ABANDON THEIR WOJHLD FLIGHT Moscow, July 9�James Mat tern and Bennett Griffin, the United States fliers, who took off from Newfoundland on a world -flight with a view to bettering the record" set by Wiley. Post and Harold Gat ty, have had to abandon their project. Their plane was forced down in a bog in Siberia,, and while it may not have been seriously damaged there wouldbe so much delay that hope of beating the existing record is dissipated;; This was unfortunate as when leaving Berlin the fliers were approximately eleven hou/s ahead of the Post-Gatty record. The filers said their crossing of the Atlantic was without incident, aside from Unfavorable weather. They were 10 hours, 50 minutes in the-air after they rtbbk off until they sighted Glasgow. They made straight for Berlin, but in the fog overshot their mark by seventy mile1?. Their t>me from New foundland to Berlin was 17 hours and 40 minutes and although they travelled at various altitudes they never sighted the oecan. Tax Collections Reported Normal as at June 30th Pineview Farmers protest against Suggested Restriction in Milk and Cream Sales CREAMERY NOT OPPOSED Action Deferred Until Requirements of Grade A Standard Have Been Ascertained convictions. to fin. require two million feet This is new business for the district M heretofore orders for car doors have been placed with the mills af. prairie points. The Swanson mill is also credited with hav- clothing for all workers and members of their families. The communication was ordered filed without discussion. There was a deputation of the un- unemployed person on race color or political ----- , onfluauu .��. ~ ~~------------........_. There was also a demand for free, ing reCeived orders for materials for housing, light and fuel, as well as free j a number of small grain elevators. ----------j------k.�, The mlu afc Newlands js expected to commence cutting the large stock of logs in Eaglet lake, which were purchased from the Eagle Lake Spruce Mills. These logs have been in the employed men's organization in at- water a considerable time, and the tendance at the council meeting, for j lumoer & not expected to grade very whom Gus Edvall acted as spokesman. | hlghi but they were secured at a very Mayor Patterson explained the pres- low price which, with the prevailing ence of the delegation by saying he price of labor> ^u admit of the pro-had been approached by the men ductiOn of a very low priced lumber. who had desired he call a special meet- | -------------o-------�� ing of the council ^-vrfeceive their CENTRAL TRUSTEES grievances. He had declined to call | a special meeting/ but had assured the ; men it was open to them to attend the regular meeting. He intimated the j council vas prepared to hear from Mr. > School Trustees are Standing Pat on Dismissals Reason for Action Taken Would Not be Divulged at Friday Night's Meeting PETITION IS WITHHELD Will- be Transmitted to Department of Education for its Consideration REFUSE TO REDUCE ' TEACHERS SALARIES Despite depressed conditions, and the threat of a number., of property owners to withhold payment of taxes this year, the tax receipts up to June 30th have about reached the estimate set. Alderman Opie raised the question as to tax collections at the meeting of the city council on Monday even-'.nc. und was informed by Alderman Griffith, chairman of the finance committee, that colections had been fairly satisfactory. The report on municipal transactions for the first six months of the year would doubtless be available at the next meeting of the council. Mayor Patterson supplied the information desired by Alderman Opie. As at the end of the month the collection on account of current taxes had been $32,260, and $2,939 had been received on account of arrears. The fire and water committee submitted its report on the fixing of the water rate for industrial purposes, which virtually cuts the existing rate :n two. For a minimum of 5000 gallons the rate was set at 30 cents per 100 cubic foot, with a drop of five cents for increased quantities up to 50.000 gallons. For this larger amount of water the rate was fixed at 10 cents per 100 cubit feet. These rates will be subject to the usual discount of 207c A week has rolled around, and still there is no solving of the mystery i which surrounds the virtual dismissal I for Prompt payment. i "Fritz Rocksant apn Municipalities -Seek To Shift Burden of Relief provincial Government Sends New Plan to Ottawa for Premier Bennett's Approval City of Prince George Protests Being Saddled With Relief of Unmarried Men A special meeting of the city council will be called within the next few days to consider matters in connection V.th the payment of "relief to unemployed. The city ccuncil has received a report from the Union of B. '.'. Mu-' iiicipalities, relative to the interview had with the provincial government on Monday, July 4th. While the representatives of \Xm municipalities sjc-cetded in loosening the government up rc.uewhat in the matter of relief payments, the condition in which the matter was left at the end of the conference is by no means satisfactory, and the same is to be made the subject of a report to the executive of the union for further representations. As the result of the conference the following plan has been submitted to Ottawa for . approval, for caring for the unemployed within the province. There were between thirty and forty U1CW1. i persons present at the annual school Mr. Edvall asked permission for F. j meeting of Fort George, held in the J. Newton to address the council and school house on Saturday evening, at this was granted. 'Mr. Newton is one. whicn A. b. Moffat ocupied the chair of the men who refused to perform Herbert Hill was re-elected as trustee work in the relief camps. He did not and with W. J. Peters and Mrs. J discuss the demands of the unemploy- j Lindsay will comprise the board for ed as set out in the official commu- i the ensuing year. J. C. Kelly was el-nication to the city council, but spoke. ected auditor. The trustees encoun-somewhat generally as to local condl- ! tered a snag ' when they submitted tions. He said there were from 60 to their estimate of $2000 for the cur-70 men living in the "jungles" in the j rent year, which was the same as for vicinity of the city, although there the year ended. Last year the board were a number of empty houses. He had a credit balance of $326 in addi-suggested the city council should ar- � tlon t0 the estimate of $2000, and after range matters so that these men could maklng certain Improvements finished occupy the empty houses until relief tne year with a. credit balance of $425. can be secured from Victoria. His c P# Deykin took objection to the second matter had to do with the dls- ' board asking for an estimate in excess tribution of relief by the corporation of tne probable requirements. On the to the married men. He said he un- board's showing they were asking for derstood relief was issued twice a week, ^25 in excess of the amount required, and suggested if it were issued once a Trustee Peters defended the esti- j week the man in receipt of relief could mate> contending provision should be purchase to better advantage in the made for $125 for school painting, and stores. |the board should also have something There was not much in this sugges- on hand for emergencies. tlon as when requested the relief is j Mrs George Oliver suggested the issued once a week instead of twice a cstlmate might be cut if the salaries i *�*. Mayor Patterson said the to-| were reduced, and to this Mr. Deykin sue twice a week had been decided | added there should be a cut in sal- j uPon as a matter of convenience tq the \ ftrle3 - ; men ^-----------------------,-------_ i At- ^ suggestion of the chairman! IT Deykin moved the salary of the Dhool principal be cut .from $1400 to j $1200 and the salary of the junior of Miss E. Milligan and Mrs. W. L. Martin from the teaching staffs of the Connaught and the Baron Byng schools. There is a reason. Chairman Pitman, Secretary Saunders and Trustee Harlow, the majorj^tjL members of the board of school trustees, who have deprived the two teachers of their I means of livelihood, are agreed there is a reason, but they are not in agreement with respect to it. The reason Chairman Pitman entertains is said to differ from that suggested by Trus- Fritz Rocksant appeared before the council, as a delegate from the Prince George farmers' institute, to protest against the suggested restriction in milk and cream sales to Grade A products. He said the members of the farmers' institute were not opposed to the establishment of a creamery, but they were opposad to the suggested restriction in the matter of milk and ,cream sales. At the present time he said he sold his cream to W. J. Allan for the manufacture of ice cream, but tee iffer from that suggested by Trus-' 1UI Cllc """�---------- Harlow. while Secretary Saunders | if the proposed restrictions were im- � ... _ri nosed it would not be possibleJor him. intimates he is the only" member of succeeded in isolating the reas The chief difficulty with Secretary Saunders in the existing situation is that he is too the board who has isolating" the reason. t posed it wo'uld not be possible lor or any other milk producer in the Pine-view district, to dispose of their milk or cream to other than the promoters of the district creamery. He said there was a large number of milk and cream tender-hearted. Having taken their j Wtto a �"&>--------- jb from the two teachers he i producers who would be affected by jobs away from the two teachers he is too considerate of their feelings to tell them why it was done. It is said the reason for the dismissal of Miss the suggested restriction. Mr. Rocksant was interrogated by a number of members of the council as to his knowledge of Grade. A milk. iu x�^�^^ ____ Caine. Secre-I and tary Saunders was on the point of'sant W1"' "Vs ----------- communicating it to him during the|there wasa sealed conviction on the ----v v.,,f thfM-ft were others present j Part of the farmers tliat any such restriction in the matter of milk and cream sales would be prejudicial to is said to Caine re- .---. �<, a. matter w uuuvuueuvc i/v* ure men. Men on relief secured occasion-fl employment, and in such cases re-. 'ief had frequently been issued once' instead of twice during the week. There' agreeiMllt on meet the of 9 ess t 1116 _____of the as to the times for the issuance vail asked permission for an-iber of the delegation to ad-council and it was* granted, was not introduced but $1200( ^d the salay part^ teacher be cut from $1100 to $1000. and teacher be cut f $ this was seconded by R. S. Traquar Trustee Peters o tion. With respect the reduc- j Stocks' he held a man of his attainments was deserving of a salary of at least $1400. Trustee Hill moved an amendment that the salaries remain at the exist- week. but there and Secretary Saunders have stipulated that True pair to the street with him and receive his communication, where no one else could hear. Taken aback with the solemnity of the secretary Trustee Caine Ls reported to have said if so muc ' e action of the he would en-; \vithout having the reason divulged to him. This was not the attitude of twenty-four women who attended the meeting of the �school board in the city hall on Friday evening, who were the purpose of being in-why the trustees had dls-Miss Milligan and them. mystery attached to majoriy of the deavor to worry alon The members of the council are as vet not entirely familiar with the re- y quirements for ?. d Grade A standard, the tin The members of the board present were Chairman Pitman, Secretary Saunders and Trustee Harlow. Trustee Mrs. Julia Abbott was absent from the city, and Trustee Caine had been out his subject. He j ^g figures. This was seconded by; �lfty'n*ncity and did 'not return until pro-men is inadequate. oj.j -------���� Midi �s Ulnuci|uar.i relL0? d not be compared with the out lu �ther municipalities through-Ul" the proving xr~ �i� -~*�..~i �� 5 Province. He also entered an JSti0n t0 the deduction made from reuef oaviv.iv�+^ i.- lieht ed wyments to cover water and 'due ^ dt;y- He suggeat- k ed thlu8 'due ^ dt;y- He suggeat-prov-in � , make application to the if ^vemment for assistance f it , t for assistance tanc^Ud4U0k finance adequate asets- Ma unemployed. ing 6imi ^aitterson defended the charg- L g tlng service to � i relief as on the municipal Trustee, Peters and carried by a substantial majority. ' After some further debate on the \ estimates the trustees accepted a sug- j gestlon from the meeting that their ( estimate for the ensuing year be cut ^ to $1800. ... The minutes oft he meeting were lc ^�V,.....o of the meeting. A man with a pair of glass eyes there was friction in _ Almost at once there was a "direct clash with the chair. Mrs. A Rogers, who had been active in circulating for signatures a petition asking for the reinstatement of Miss but they are reading up the provincial regulations. Some of the members who have mastered the classification express the opinion that if a milk producer had sufficient money to comply with all the requirements for the production of Grade A milk, and cream I he would not need to worry about the i market for it. It was decided to give Mr. Rocksant j -- opportunity to submit further re-ions in the matter at the next of the council, when the j RAILWAYS OF UNITED STATES WILL CONSIDER CHOICE OF DICTATOR fothti -sru;close careful found some to out their Possible. While indifferent. The l y indifferent. The L1^ cut off the electric light 'Continued-on Page Pour) une muiutt� �" "^ ���----�-�? , ing f^ the reinsuucmmv �* �� then read, approved and signed by tne , Mmigan ,informed the meeting she chairman. . | had i^en advised by Chairman Pit- man that if she attended the meeting of the board she would be given the reasons for* the dismissals. In view of this she and the other ladies present had attended, and she called upon the chairman to make good. Chairman Pitman sought to temporize: He suggested Mrs. Rogers was under a misapprehension as to what he said, but Mrs. Rogers would have nonTof this, and stuck to her original statement. � Mrs. Martin came to- the (Continued on Page Four) New York, July 13�A meeting of all when *h and there had been a time | the big railway executives of the coun-H�htin Ctions were not made for | try will be held here on July 28th and 29th to consider" the selection of a dictator, into whose hands the destiny of all the big companies will be given for a stated period. This step is be!ng advocated to eliminate, ruinous competition and duplication of services. members of the council will themselves be more familiar with the subject. On motion of Alderman Taylor," seconded by Alderman Keller, the council decided to instruct J. C. McKenzie to co-operate with creditors of local sawmills in the matter of lumber purchases for municipal requirements. , IZOWSKY'S CLEARING SALE WILL COMMENCE TOMORROW MORNING The big Izowsky clearing sale will start tomorrow morning, and will be continued until most of the large stock of summer goods has been moved. This promises to be one of the big sales of the summer. Everything in the store has been marked down to cost, and in many instances below, with the result that the opportunity is presented for real bargains. All goods have been marked in plain figures, which enables the intending purchaser to. see at a glance just what can be saved by taking advantage of' the big sale. Attention is directed the firms' announcement en page three of this issue. . A monthly allowance of $20 for each family of unemployed, with dependents more, with no dependents less, amount to be determined on survey. Monthly allowance of $10 for single men in cities and municipalities. The cost of the allowances to families to be borne equally by the. municipality, provincial and federal governments. In the case of the single men the federal government to pay 50% of the cost, and the remainder to be divided between the provincial and municipal governments. Works camps to be continued as at present. Transient relief in cities and municipalities to be borne equally by the provincial and federal governments. Men and women to be considered transients who arrived in British Columbia subsequent to May 7th, 1931. The present relief policy to continue until July /15th, or such time as approval is given to recommendations submitted. The relief to be extended to the unmarried men proved the most difficult matter upon which to reach an agreement. The government reported there are 10.000 unmarried men and transients in the work camps, and 500.0 in the cities and municipalities, and the government agreed these men shall not be turned into the cities and municipalities. The government had been allowing the unmarried men $12.00 per month, and sought to reduce the amount to $7.50, but compromised on $10, thus effecting a saving of $2. In connection with the recommendation arrived at for the relief of unmarried men, other than transients, the federal government is asked to pay $5.00 and the province and municipalities to divide the remaining $5.00. This arrangement is objected to by the Prince George municipality. This city is peculiarly situated with respect to the floating unemployed single men. For the most part they select as their home city the nearest one, and his would doubtless result in many naming Prince George as their home who have never been residents. Mayor Patterson reminded the members of the council on Monday evening that Hon. R. W. Bruhn. and the several ministers who have visited the city, were agreed that Prince George should be given special consideration in this respect, and he recommended representations in the matter be made at once to the Union of E. C. Municipalities. On motion of Alderman Armstrong, seconded by Alderman Opie, the drafting of the representations in this matter was left with P. E. Wilson, city solicitor, and will be further urged with the members of the government. FREE STATE PREPARES TO RAISE TARIFF ON BRITISH GOODS Dublin. July 13�The Free State government will introduce a measure to-morrow< giving its executive council the same powers to set a tariff against British exports as is possessed by the imperial government with respect to Free State exports to Great Britain. A hopeful rumor is in circulation to the effect that Premier Ramsay Mac-Donald has intervened in the dispute between the Free State and the imperial government with a view to reaching an amicable settlement.