RINCE GEORGE CITI
Vol. 18, No. 6
PRINCE GEORGE, B. O. THURSDAY:, FEBRUARY 6, 19?6
Five Cento
Suggested Sales Tax an Impost of $5.00 per Head
Set Up As Alternative to the Surrender of Provincial Finance to Ottawa
OPINION IS DIVIDED
Tax Would Divert Trade Held \ Hockey Matches Each Evening by B. C. Business Men to { to be Followed by Dances and I
Ski Tournament Opens in Prince George Tuesday
Ski Clubs Throughout Central Interior Will Be Represented in the Championships
TWO DAYS OF SPORT
MURDERER OF R. LOEB WILL BE PLACED ON TRIAL BY STATE
the Other Provinces
Coronation Ceremonies
Victoria, Feb. 3�The imposition of j a sales tax is looked upon as one of the likely developments of the ap-
The annual ski tournament, under the auspices of the Prince George i Ski and Toboggan club, will open in '
nroaching session of the legislature. I this city on Wednesday,' February 12 I ZV^ TrstTn nOri tYiinict-^r r�f finnw.<>. I and continue through the following*
day, when Northern B, C. Zone and I local championship events will be! i taged. The two-day program will j include a complete list of jumping i events over the big hill on Connaught I park, and there will be the usual \ 18-kilometer cross-country races, as i well as a number of races for women ! and boys. Silver trophy cups wilJ be ! awarded in all the main events. :
Dances have been scheduled for j both nights, in the Commodore hall; on Tuesday evening', and in the | Princess ballroom on the following | evening. These dance.? have a relation � to the snow-queen contest which has i been under way for the past two j weeks, and in which the Misses Jo- | sephine Munro. Linea Edvall, Katie! Watkin.s, Edith Gidlund and Nora i Minnion are striving for the honor as sncw-queen for the year. The coronation of the successful candidate is to take place in the Princess j ballroom on Wednesday evening with : the usual pageantry.
This year the various ski orajaniza- ! tions throughout the Central Interior i will be represented in the several i events, so that -spirited contests may j be expected. The management has \ aranged for hockey games on each ! evening of the tournament, and there j will not be an idle moment during the ! two days. Special fares to and from J Prince George have been granted by i the C.N.R. company and all indica- j tions point to the holding of a very j successful tournament.
Hon. John Hart, minister of finance has had a sales tax in mind for some time as the most; likely metihod of ; balancing his budget, He hinted at I such a tax in his budget speech last | year, and while government revenues j have shown consideiable increase' since then the increase has not been j sufficient to entertain the hope of establishing even an approximate bal- , on�e between revei.ues and necessary expenditures.
It is said in government circles the I sales tax will come unless there Is a good prospect of the refunding of the ; debt of the province through the as- I .sistance of the federal government. This may be a slower proceeding than was at first contemplated, and may: hinge upon the amendment of the B. N.A.A.- The probability for delay in i .securing the amendment to this stat- ' ute,' wihich constitutes the written constitution of the dominion, is sug- \ nested in the opposition of New; Brunswick to the desired amendment. ! As matters stand the refunding of the provincial debt may come too late j 1o admit of any benefit to B. C. fi- : nance during the next fiscal year, and | in the face of such a prospect the probability of a sales tax being im- \ posed by the next legislature is in- I creased. !
There is said to be the possibility I of raising $4,000,000 through the me- | dium. of a sales tax. Retail sales in : B. C. are on the upgrade. They! amounted to $170,000,000 during 1934,! made a considerable increase during; 1935. and are expected to reach [ $200,000,000 during 1936. There is a
Joliet, Feb. 3�James Day, a convict in the penitentiary here, will s and trial for the murder of Richard Loeb. So far as can be learned Loeb was the victim of a savage attack by Day on Wednesday. January 29th, when lie slashed Loeb's body with fifty-six wounds with a razor, Loeb dying within two hours. Loeb was serving a life sentence for the murder in Chicago twelve years ago of a child Bobbie Franks. Loeb was a s+udent in Chicago at the time and his explanation of the murder was that he and a companion had committed it so that they might Gee how the boy died. Day is said to have admitted his attack upon Lceb but asserts it was provoked and that he acted in self defence. Since Loeb's conviction several ineffectual efforts were made to secure his pardon.
The murder of Lceb will rcsuit in a sweeping investigation into the management of the prison. It has come out that Loeb and Leopold, his accomplice in the murder of the, yruth Franks, while "lifers." wore i allowed exceptional privileges in the j priscn. having generous spending j money with which to purchase privi- ' leges. They'had much of their work in the prison performed by other con-v:cts. and frequently had their meals .served in their cells.
UNITED MINE WORKERS BACK ROOSEVELT WITH MONEY AND VOTES
Washington. Feb. ]�Th? United Mine Workers, one.jQf the largest labor organizations in the United Slates lias come cu* openly in support of the candidature of President Roosevelt and of his New Deal policies, which the supreme court has been knocking over with adverse judgments. The United Mine Workers not only pledge themselves to vote for Roosevelt but will undertake to make a $500,000 contribution to his campaign fund. The union is said to have a membership of 500.000 persons.
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SUSPICION ATTENDS DEATH OF KONDYLIS
Control Area for Warble
F /y in Pineview Urged
Pest Has Not Established Itself Strongly and Might Readily Be Stamped Out
THREATENS MUCH LOSS
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sales tax of 2 per cent in the State ! NEW YORK TIED UP of Washington, and a like tax in '� xvr-rru amatucd British Columbia on flhe estimated . Wl 1 M AINU 1 JHfcK business of 1936-37 would yield ap-j proximately the four million men- j tioned. Even should this action be decided upon the provincial treasury j wciild not benefit to the full extent, j as if the sales tax is decided upon i there is the implied pomise of finance minister Hart to make certain j reductions in the tax upon incomes within tine lower income tax brackets, i That some opposition to the sale";!
tax will develop in the legislature ! ^ ~----------~------------
goes without saying, but the govern- I CANADIAN FURS BRING ment is believed to have sufficient1 *nVAMrc DDTr-cc at strength to overcome it. Admitedly I ^^v ALN^tJ FKl^tlS Al the sales tax makes possible the col-| THE H. B. C. SALES
New York. Feb. 3�This city is tied up again with another strike of the i persons serving office buildings and { large apartments, numbering several! thousand. Elevator service in the} buildings has been paralysed. The j police have mobilized a force of 900 men to cope with the situation. The strike affects 500.000 tenants of the buildings.
lection of a very considerable revenue which the province assuredly needs, but as the sales tax is collected by the federal government it quite frequently becomes a tax upon labor rather than materials, which it lias been impossible for the manufacturer to pass along to the consumer, and has frequently created serious situations. Whether this -phase of the; -sales tax will toe guarded against in j the provincial legislation is a matter j which, will be watched with interest. | If the sales tax is levied in British Columbia in relatively the same manner as in the United States it will differ from the dominion sales tax, instituted in Canada as a war measure and still in force, in that it will apply to all transactions whereas the dominion sales tax is restricted to certain commodities. Exemption of
' London, Feb. 3�'Canadian furs told well at advanced prices at the con-rhid'ncr -:e<-s!on of the Hudson's Bay Company's sales last , week. It was the most successful fur sale for the company within six years.
incomes in the lower brackets from income tax will compensate some, but j it will by no means relieve the small wage-earner altogether as a sales tax of 2 per cent on all he purchases will
THANKS
The matron of the City Hospital wishes to express her thanks, on behalf of the staff, to all those who worked and contributed in various ways to make the masquerade ball a success; and appreciation for the efforts of the members of the hospital board for their well-performed, but arduous task of selecting winners for the prizes.
Hospitals, especially in the outlying parts of our province, are largely community institutions, and depend, perhaps more than most realize, for .their usefulness, service and efficiency upon community support and effort. This being so, every one who bought tickets helped, and your good will shall be remembered, just to the
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The sales tax is being advocated to raase an additional four million in taxes from the people of British Columbia which means a new tax estimated to raise $5.00 for every man, i
A financial later.
in usefulness, statement will follow
addition to all other taxes.
The effect of a general sales tax en fhe retail trade of the province should be carefully studied. If by purchasing goods outside the province > a certainty that Venizelos who has been an exile : in France since his revolution was suppressed, will be invited to return i to Greece. He is a determined op- | ponent of the royalist party and may i make trouble for the recently restored j King George.
IINFANTILE PARALYSIS FUND BENEFITC/ED BY BIRTHDAY DINERS !
Washington. Jan. 31�Preliminary I estimates place the number of those who attended the Roosevelt birthday dimier.s last night at three million persons and that their contribution to the Rocsevelt paralysis fund will i exceed one million dollars. ',
LABATT KIDNAPPING NOW BELIEVED TO HAVE
BEEN AN INSIDE JOB
London, Jan. 31�The trial of Russell Knowles for h:* part in the kidnapping cf John S. Labatt took a sensational turn today when Knowles and Michael MeCardell. already serving for his part in the kidnapping-, asserted the crime had been an inside job and implicated Louis McCaugh-Jpy, a discharged sales manager for the brewery. The police are now holding McCaughley as a material witness in the case which now seems to be mixed up with brewery sales in the United States.
London. Feb. 1�'Russell Knowles was convicted on four counts by the jury today.
sales tax it is not difficult to arrive ft fhe opinion of the man. on the street.
ALLEN�JOHNSON
A marriage ceremony to which wide j interest attached was celebrated on j Wednesday evening in the home of I Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Allen. In South Fort George, when Ida Johnson, of NTukko Lake, became the bride of Frank Allen, also of Nukko Lake, in the presence of a number of friends of the contracting parties. The mar- . ria-ge ceremony was performed by} Rerienced agriculturist both in Europe and Canada, having given particular study to field crops, fertilizers and Rolls. It is expected that Mi". Boving will chose as his topic "General Selected Topics on Agronomy and Soils" and at the same time will deal with seed raising, particularly clovers and alfalfa and the uses of manures and fertilizers. Professor Bovine: is a fluent and entertaining speaker. He has traveled extensively and studied agriculture in a number of countries. All who attend his meetings are assured of an interesting and profitable period.
SUDDEN DEATH MAKES HUEY LONG'S WIDOW MEMBER OF SENATE
Washington, Feb. 1�The sudden death of Governor O. K. Alien, of Louisiana, has resulted ifi the elevation to the United States senate of the widow of Huey P. Long. When Senator Long was assassinated his supporters named Governor O. K. Allen to succeed him. but the sudden death of Governor Allen forced a change in the plan. Governor Allen was the logical choice of the Long following to succeed their leader in the senate. The governor, then a storekeeper, backed Huey P. Long when he started on the road to notoriety, unschooled, and with no organization, no power and no influence in his state. O. K. Allen took a fancy to Long and gave him the necessary financial 'backing, and Long made good. When death suddenly removed Governor Allen the senator's widow became the first choice and she received the appointment to the senate. As more than a year of Senator Long's term remains there .is some question whether the vacancy can be filled by appointment, but it is unlikely the objection will be pressed as if nominated the election of Mrs. Long would be a foregone conclusion.
Masquerade a Huge Success
The Princess ballroom presented an entrancing picture Monday evening on the occasion of the masque ball given under the auspices of the matron and nursing staff of the city hospital. There have been masque balls in Prince George before, but not for several years. As a matter .of fact most of the dancers had become tired of fixing up, and the masque ball went out of vogue. No one realized the . change which had come over the people until Monday night. The suggestion of a masque ball .seemed to have hit the public fancy, and the townspeople started streaming in through the doors nearly an hour before the time a dance usually gets going. Nearly all the early comers were ma^qued and in costume, and when the ballroom filled up with 400 dancers fully half of them were masqued. and extracting fun out of the inability of their friends to recognize them.
The scene was best viewed from the galleries in the ballroom. It was dne of nursery-land merging with fairyland, and the two merging in turn with the period of days of old when knights were bold and barons held their sway. There wore the King and Queen of Hearts, just as entrancing as we used to see them in the nursery book, faithfully costumed, with everything en hand but. ths tarts which led to the downfall cf 'he Knave: and throughout the que-Ti was demure and the king .stately. Th?-^e were ethers from the rursery land present with whom their majesties could have mingled rnd they so desired. Ther* were several queen? cf Soades, Heats. Dia-momM ^nd Clubs in the large gathering, and thev all aryoeared to be having a good time, despite the fact thit for the while they ntfsrht be consid-p"or\ as ou' of court. Then there was Little Boy Blue who c^rred on most of the evening with Little Bo Peep, and who appeared to think the world had been made for them, who never for an install*, suggested the slieht-f^t interest in Little Red R'dins Hood who for the nonce had eluded the Bis; Bad Wolf and was having the time of her life.
Th�re were scores of Indies of fashion in styles running back to the 15th century, outstanding Tudor and Fliza.fcethan ladies, and representative? of succeeding oeriods down to the Victorian era. The-e we sev-er?l Turkish ladies, a^ least etie crinoline lady. Dutch girts, a bevy of girls in ballet costumes making
a riot of color, several of which were quite cliic; and for a while Father Time moved among them all warn-ingly with her silver scythe. There was a Scotch lassie, several Irish girls and a number of infants or they might have been intended for cupid'3.
The colored strata of society was well represented. "Andy" was there, and "Ames" .should have been there but something happened to prevent him: and in his absence "Andy" applied himself diligently to a big black cigar and endeavored to put the best face en tilings. There was a Golly-wog, and an excellent Aunt "Jemima" like the picture on the package of pancake flour, and an irrepressible Topsy. There were other colored charae'ers, all well colored and shiny, and enjoying themselves to the limit, despite the fact they appeared to have been missed out in the darky's "Who's Who."
Of the gentlemen there were gypsies and pirates and peasants, harlequins and others who failed to make the grade and were just plain clowns. There were Russian dancers, Mandarins, and French artists. There were Indian?, hoboe.s. prospectors and cowbovs and plain ordinary bums: and through them' all "Grandpa" moved placidly in his nightshirt, and .slippers canying his candle. Mickey and Miiuiie Mouse were there and attracted much attflntioij. but the Squalling Kid, wheeled about in a perambulator with her frivolous nurse, and the very attentive London Bobby, were by no means sidetracked during the\evenlng.
The judges had a difficult time in arriving at their awards. Some of the awards were received with heartening applause, but there were others tha.t were just so-go. The award for the best dressed lady went to Miss Jeanne Wimbles, and for the best dressed gentleman to Frank Newton. George Crate was given a prize for his impersonation of a plainsman. F. E. Wedemeyer and Mi's. Bradshaw. the two bottles of "Lucky Lager" were awarded prizes, and Mrs. C. S. Foot won the comic prize as the Squalling Kid. in which Mrs. A. S. Baird impersonated the flighty nurse and Claude S. Foot the very attentive London Bobby.
The mystery prize drawing was won by Miss Gladys Armstrong.
The music for the dance was supplied by Fred Somerton's orchestra and was much enjoyed by the dancers.