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GEORGE
no. 13
PRINCE GEORGE, B. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 28 1935
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plot to Kidnap jBralco Company the Quintuplets Will Operate on is Uncovered Hixon This Year
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Ontario Government Orders Po- Has Taken Over Option �.. lice Guard to be Maintained ! Large Quartz Holdings of Hann at Callander Hospital ] and Strbac Partners
PROMOTERS INVOLVED JBIG PROGRAM PLANNED
With Babes in the U.S. Hold of j Puget Sound Dredging Corn-Canadian Authorities on them pany to Resume Testing of Might be Fought.
Placer on the Creek
Toronto, Mar. 25-The provincial nvemment claims to have discov-red a Plot to kidnap the Dionne TVnmlets and whisk them across ?he Semational border where the' mrintuplets would be available foi ; SSn purposes. It was to head off this exploitation of the famous habies that the provincial government decided to make them the a-irds of the government, and to ap-oomt official guardians to supercede their parents. Th's kidnapping plot � said to have been an unusual one in 'that it is alleged to have the ap-nroval of the parents of the quin-tupelts who, through the action oi the provincial |government,j havfe been shut out of the b:g money offered by Chicago promoters for the privilege of exhibiting their offspring. Just how the provincial authorities got wind of the plot is not yet ciosed, but the government has been so impressed over it that it has de- | cided to supply special police pro-1 twtion at the Dionne hospital where the quintuplets are under the care of Dr. Dafoe. The authorities assert the kidnappers planned to take the babies as soon as the roads in the vicinity of Callander are free from snow. The babies would be nearly: tea months old and it was anticipated they would be strong enough to stand the strain of a hurried automobile dash to the international. boundary. The parents it is said would follow the quintuplets into the Un:ted States, where difficulties micht be encountered in an application for extradition on a kidnapping; charge in which the parents m:ght appear as consenting parties.
WEMIER BENNETT IS MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD RECOVERY
MAYOR McGEER FINDS SYMPATHETIC AUDIENCE AT MONTREAL MEETING
DOMINION BEHIND $117,000,000 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1935
Ottawa, Mai*. 25�The official bul-letin on Premier Bennett's condition said he had made slow progress to-ward recovery during the past week.
Hixon Creek is due for a busy t:me this summer as the Bralco Limited, of Vancouver, is to take over the prospecting of the seventy-five quartz claims known as the Hann and Strbac holdings. Thus means more than appears on the face as the Bralco Limited, a holding and development company for the principal stockholders in the Bralorne and Bradian. is conceded to be the strongest company to become interested in this district. Option on the Hann and Strbac properties was given scnic time ago, and this has now been acquired by the Bralco company. The option expires on September 6th, but in the meantime an intensive examination of the claims Ls i to be pursued. If th's warrants the purchase of the properties the Bralco company i* in a position to proceed with the erection of a null at once.
The Hann and Strbac holdings virtually surround those of the Que^-nel Gold Quartz, which has been carrying on development en th^ creek for the past year. This work is said to have been sufficiently encouraging to warrant the company in proceeding with the erection cf a mill, j While this is said to lack offcial con- ! firmation the story is current that j a contract has been let for the ne- ! cessary lumber.
The Puget Sound Dredging Company of Seattle will be operat'mr on Hixon creek again this summer. Tlrs company holds the option on the Hann and Strbac placer ground on the creek. It did considerable work last season, and if the results this ' year appear to justify it a large! dredge will be installed for the work-^ ing of the ground.
Eric Hann hu.s dlsp,osr>d of his min j oral holdings on Government creek j to Richard Langdon. of Vancouver who will make tests of the ground j this summer. :
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BRITISH PEACE VOTE
Montreal, Mar. 25�Mayor McGeer, of Vancouver, captured the spotlight today at the meeting of the municipal parliament which convened here today with upwards of 100! of the more important cities of can- I Ordinary Account Shows a ada represented. The proposal that' c i r c: ? t:.~ :�, the federal government should as- Surplus for First Time in sume the full cost of unemployment Five-Year Period
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proval of the delegates. Mayor Mc-ioATTW/AV PAPMlMr^Q TIP Geer put over his proposal that the KA1LWA* tiAKINirs^ UF municipalities of Canada should be � _ _,
permitted to refund their outstand- Changes in Income Taxation ing bonded indebtedness so as to cut! Fxn*�rt<�rl tn Tnrrea**- truths interest rate to 3 per rent. Mayor I fcxPcctea to *""*** �e McGeer went further and offered | Revenues by #12,000,000 the proposal that the central Bank of Canada be required to finance of public works sufficient to absorb through Canada's credit a program of public works sufficient t-o absorb the unemployed workers throughout the dominion. There has been some talk since the conference got under way of the forming of a permanent municipal organization with a view to keeping the municipal viewpoint before the federal government.
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S-HOUR LEGISLATION GIVEN THIRD READING
Ottawa, Mar. 25�The government bill providing for the eight-hour day in Canadian industry was given its third reading today. An amendment offered by A. A. Heaps. Labor Winnipeg member, reduc'ng the hours to �vix per day with a 30-hour week was rejected.
SIR JOHN SIMON AND CHANCELLOR HITLOR SPAR IN BERLIN
London, Mar. 25�Reports from Berlin indicate that Sir John Simon, British foreign secretary and Chan-
H' r Hitler r-r>ent the t'me today in sparring in the discussion of issues but remotely connected with Sir John's mJGsion. Chancellor Hitler in the course of the "interview is said to have given assurances that Germany has no thought of launching an, attack upon Russia. There was also the intimation Germany was prepared to give guarantees for the Peace of Europe for twenty years and trial Hitler was prepared to sigfh
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was prepared to sigfh treaties to secure the ->ame with all nations save Russia. So far the vio-JiUion of the terms 6% the Versailles tieaty by Germany, in lt-3 announced intention to create a standing army �i 500.000. men, has not been, the subject of discussion. From Moscow <�mes the report of a willingness on '
London, Mar. 22�The balloting in I the peace H'ote is proving very dip- | turbing to the National government | us nn index to public opinion on war j and preparations for war. The. j total vote has now passed the 3.- ; 000.000 mark and shows the Brit'sh ; people overwhelmingly opposed tc J war. The arrangements for the straw vote contemplated that but one ] ballot should be' delivered to each \ member of a/British family who had ! reached the' age of eighteen yeans, j and oivthe ballot were five questions j to be^answereci: :
1�Should Great Britain remain a member of the League of Nat'ons?
2__Are you in favor of an all-around reduction of armaments by international agreement?
3__Are you in favor of the all-around abolition of national military j and naval aircraft by international agreement?
<1�Should the manufacture and i sale of armaments for private profit be prohibited by international agreement?
5_Do you consider that, if a nation insists on attacking another the other nations should combine to compel it to stop by (a) economc and non-military measures, (bi U necessary, mil tnry measures?
Here are the percentage figures. I For the league 97.2: for disarmament j 9">8- for abolition of naval and military a'reraft 85.5; for abolition of private arms plants 93.3; for security by non-military measure: 95.1: for security by military measures if necessary "72.9.
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LEGISLATURE PROROGUED ON
AFTERNOON
Mar. 25�The second ses- j of the eighteenth legislature was ">�ued this afternoon. This was \ � m tt. possiDle by a protracted session \ o>ivPday which continued unfl 4 th k following morning. In ail
', h0lI�e passed 105 bills but the UJ one to leave any impress upon WM!uUc mind was that dealing It-l r?e New Westminster brdge. at i ely tfte province will borrow th� l ariother $6,000,000 within 1 v r $4,000,000 on account of unit, $1,000,000 as an adv3nce j of Vancouver and another j , . on account of the New | ^tminster bridge.
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� Banquet
The curiers end their friends were out in force on Thursday evening on the occasion of tho annual dinner and dance of the devotees of the "roarin" game." The curlers" dinners are ever enjoyable affairs, but that j of Thursday evening is conceded to I have been even mo:e enjoyable than its predecessors, a judicious mixture i of feasting, music, rhetoric and danc- ' ing, wlvch carried a happy company ! along until th early hours of the | morning. A feature of the dinner j was the presentation of the cups and trophies in the several competitions \ throughout the season to the winning rinks, which brought out the becoming modesty of .skips in passing j along the credit to the several mem- ! L-ers of their rinks. I
Ad ward Opie, president of the j club, was in the chair and started j the barrage of presentations by calling up the members of the Kolia's r'hk to receive the famous Kelly cup. j the winning of which Ls regarded as | the major achievement of the .season. This rink was composed of Sam Stevens. Claude Foot � George Mealing and George Kolias. In this competition prizes were also awarded to the
runners-up in the form of flashlights donated by the Northern Hardware & Furniture Company. These went to the Harper rnk, composed cf H. A. Moffat. Fred Somerton, H. Har-per and R. Harper.
Mrs. Leslie Guile made the presentation of the Ahvard cup in 'lie ladies' competition, the cup going to the LaBelle rink, composed of Min-s Moore, Mrs. Gardiner. Mrs. Minna-ker and M'ss LaBelle.
The Chevrolet cup. which carried with it the much coveted nvniature curling stones as tobacco jars, wr.s presented by Vic Morgan, local Chevrolet representative. The cup this year went to the Austin rink, composed of F. Fletcher, V. G:!o.~, 1. ! B. Guest and Thomas Austin, Ji There were prizes for the runners-up in this contnst also, torn ato-r.erver~ donated by the Mcrshall-Wells Co. \ Thes? were won bv the Ewert rink, i composed of L, Guile, C. Nielson, j P. Therres and Dr. C. Ewert.
The presentation of the Robertson j cup was the occasion for much cli- j version for the company. Judge Ro- i bertson. the donator of the cup. ' made the nrerontr.tion to the Hnrpor rnk. In doing so his honm- bee run* reminiscent of the early history ot i the game in Prince G-eorge when hf I was lod to donate the cup. letting I ccrhMn
his mind run back far enough tojll �> icLUiNU wan-ant him in referring to P. R.' Wilron. K.C.. as nn� of the "old curl-mo^t favorably with that of other nations. The League of Nations publishes monthly a general index table for nearly all leading countries, and if comparison is made with fifteen countries for which the figures are available it would bc-found that Canada occupies first place. With respect to employment the minister said it was at a higher level in Canada for 1934, but large numbers are still on rel'ef. A.s at February the total on rel'ef, including dependents, was 1,229,935, a decrease of but 117,285 for the figures a.s at February. 1934. The m'nlster expresed the opinion it would bo idle-to expound freo-trade theories in the-face of the ex'sting world .situation. The government had to face facts rather than theories. He then proceeded to outline the efforts nnde to increase the dominion's external trade through the medium of empire pacts, the treaty with France, and negotiations with the United States and other countries.
Wlvle Hon. Mr. Rhodes expressed the belief economic developments In Canada justified a substantial degree of optimism, it had to tx* remembered that nations no lonper lived within themselves, and perhaps lenst of all Canada. In th'.s connection he said: "And no one can lo">k upon the world today without recognizing the political frictions that exist, the apparent beginning of a new armament race among Uio nations., the soc'al and economic tensions that persist in many countries, the financial and exchange uncertainties, the obstinate adherence to extreme policies of economic nationalism, and the general absence of conf'dence, mutual trust .goodwill and the co-operative spirit upon which alone the needed international aolutions of our common problems can be based. As long as these adverse influences continue in the international f;eld they must be taken into our reckon ing."
For the first time since 1930 receipts from taxat'on yielded the expected return, the total of $306,050.-000 being slightly above the estimate, notwithstanding small losses is estimated revenue by reason of changes made in taxation measure--; after the previous budget had been submUS.'fl. The increase in taxation revenue ov*�r 1934 was given at $34,200,000. Income-tax receipts were up to $65,600 noo. the highest figure of the pist fr>m years, and the sales tax at $72 600.000 was up $11.000..J00 ever the i.isvwus year.
There are seventy-six changes made in the tariff of which forty-eight appear as decreases, four a-s increases and twenty-four clarifications of wording without change in rates of taxation, but the general effect of the tariff and taxation changes is upward, those made w'th respect to income taxation being1 designed to increa.se the government revenues by $12,000,000, with a total revenue under this head of $76,000.-000.
NEW WESTMINSTER BRIDGE IS GIVEN
Columb:a Paper Company. The-ie were awarded to the Ewort rink, skipned alternately by Dr. Ewert and P. E. Wilson,
Mr. Wilson had his opportunity to pet back at his honor when he came t-o present the Club cuo. awarded for compet'tion among the ladies. Mr. Wilson, with an air of ininrv. hintM th� it'd:i classification as nn "old curler." When he had got th->, off h\s chest ho. nn>coe-^ed with the presentation of the l^d'es' nip t/> the Guile rnk. composed of Mrs. Waldof. M'ss Reid. Mr^ Andrew ^nd Mrs. Ijeslie Guile. Th� priz^ for the runners-up in thta rompeftion went to the rink eomp-v*^ of Tfrs. Go'xl^in. Mrs Tnerres Mrs. Fusion aitd Mrs. Smith W H J^mes m"de the pre<=ent"-
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Victoria, Mch. 22�The New Westminster bridge bill was given its second reading late yesterday afternoon on a division of 29 to 16. Five Liberal members voted against the government, they were Major D. M. MacKay, Cariboo; Alex. McDsni'd. The'Islands; L>. W. Strachan, Dewd-ney: Dr. J. J- G'llis. Yale; and E. D Barrow. Chilliwack. There were two absentees, Rev. R. Connell, leader of the opposition, being too ill to attend, and Mayor McGeer, of Vancouver, being in Montreal in attendance at the municipal convention. The rest of the Liberals- in the house supported the bill, raid with CUvo Planta. Independent member for Peace River, made up the total of 29 votes. The negative vote of thirteen was made up of the five Liberal members, the six C.C.F. members, and the four Independent members and Tom Uphill, L.ibor member. -----------------------o------------------------�
CALIFORNIA MATRON
CROSSES CONTINENT TO MEET VERMILYEA
Belleville, Mar. 25�Mrs. . Jack Schoor. a beautiful California matron has arrived here to see W. Ver-milyea, a prisoner awaiting execution on May 2nd for the murcier of his "Ted motHer. Mrs. Schoor describes Ye milyn as the mme months ago. At first fihe had no> .success. Then a few weeks aso she was given a trial for "Jack o' Diamonds". It was a small part but Inga's lessons from the book helped her to win through.
; FORMER POPULIST GOVERNOR OF KANSAS BURIED IN EDMONTON
Edmonton, Mar. 25�The body of John W. Leedy, who for the years* 1897-99 was Populist governor of the state of Kansiis, is to be buried in this city. Leedy came to Canada :n 1900. The state of Kansas has appropriated $1000 to see that Leedy is given a fitting burial.