VICTORIA,
PRINCE GEORGE
VOL. 18, No. 8
PRINCE  GEORGE, B. O.
McGEER STARTS FIRE-WORKS OVER CUT IN MAIL SUBSIDIES
^SABOTAGE IS AGAIN ! REPORTED IN THE CHATHAM DOCKYARD
SUPREME COURT FINDS T.V.A. LEGISLATION IS CONSTITUTIONAL
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20,
Ottawa,    Feb.    19�G. G. McGeer, j member for Vancouver -Burrard,  oj>- i �ned an attack upon the government! today for its reduction in mail sub- | so      on the Pacific to the extent of $150,000   per annum.    Hon.    W. D. | ujuier,  minister of trade,  contended the cut in the subsidy would not in- . terfere with, the mail service.    Hon. i Cnarles  Dunning,    minister  of  finance accepted full responsibility for ] the reduction in his desire to balance ; the budget.    To this Mr. McGeer re-torted the government was in for a ' warm time as he was only beginning I his criticism.
squadron leader McGregor killed in new zealand landing
London.  Feb.  19�A dispatch from i New Zealand tells of the death of j -Spuadren�Leader-�McGregor-in�his-; efforts to land his plane in a storm, j McGregor  took  part in the  big  air |                           �
derby from England to Australia in  INSPECTION which he finished in fifth place.         i     ^r*-*-x *    _
London, Feb. 1&�The admiralty reports another case of sabotage. This time the damage was done to the 9000-ton cruiser Cumberland while she was in the Chatham dockyard. Details are withheld by the naval authorities in the public interest, but it is believed the damage was not serious.
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Education Week To Be Observed in Prince George
Maintenance of Public Interest in Schools Throughout the Dominion is Sougfit
IS   INVITED
Washington, Feb. 17�The supreme court today announced its decision on the Tennessee Valley Administration legislation in which eight of the judges affirmed the constitutionality of the Roosevelt administration's legislation to generate and distribute electrical energy throughout the districts in which the power unite are established.
But one of "the judges dissented. The decision of the court is hailed as a great victory and was celebrated with great enthusiasm in all sections of the country which have been selected for the development of hydroelectric power. The stock market guessed wrong on the decision of the supreme court, and for a time there was a feverish session on Wall Street in which the ticker was running twenty minutes behind market transactions. In the splurge public utilities made a gain of three points, but this gain was lost before the doseTOf-trading-when-the textrof-the decision was available.
A. A. HEAPS ADVANCES 60-YEAR PENSION PLAN
Ottawa,  Feb. 19�In the house of commons today A. A.  Heaps, C.C.F. member for "Winnipeg North, advanc-*���* p r>lnn for the payment of a bonus to all persons in Canada who at the age of 60  years    voluntarily    retire r-r-m   ip'iuctHal     emnloyment.    The Heaps plan is an overb'.d on the So-cinl Credit dividend of Alberta, and j does not  call    for  the    compulsory I .<-.r>e�riin? of the pension as does the i Townsend   plan   being  advanced   in,' the United States.                            � j
CANADA'S INTEREST CHARGES ARE HEAVY
Ottawa, Frib. 19�Hon. Charles i Dunning informed the commons to- j d*v that since confpderat'on the do- | minion h?s paid interest, urxm its jv-w-r-v^ -iebt to the extent of $2.- I 800,000,000.
IMPERIAL OIL WILL RESUME FIELD WORK
Edmonton-. Feb. 20�It is reoorted the Imtvr'al oil Company will resume exploration work in Northern Alberta this summer. The well at Fort Norman will be operated again.
ATTEMPT MADE ON LIFE OF KING OF ETHIOPIA
London. Feb. 19�It i<= reoorred tint an attempt was recentlv madra uoon the life of Emperor Haile Selassie throusrh sabotage of the plane used exclusively fov him. The- plane was damaged in such a way that disaster "-onM attend fny attempt to fly it. The sabotas:� di^o^rt tne vo-k ^<�i been Hone bv a skilled mechanic, but was discovered 'n time. There are reports current that H^ile Selassie has cdtM negotiations for Denc� a� we1! ,n.".-------
the strongest George could muster. This came in the competition for the challenge cup. p. sterling silver cup donated by the Northern Hardware and Furniture company for club competition,' a competition quite aside frorrt"the bonspiel. The intention is to" (have two rinks from a club challenge for the cup, but as QuesneVnad but one rink available it was-^ecided to ac-oept its challenger Another detail In connection wlHi' the challenge cup competition^f�quires the playing of fourteen raids.
The visiting1 rink was composed of Roy White (skip). Lloyd Harper, R. WVyvl and *. McMfrbon (lead), and against this combination Prince O          sent, W. Bevon  (skir>>  W. J.
NewYork, Feb. 18�Dr. J. F. Con- j dojvwas not aboard the steamer on j ,wliich he went south to the canal j 'zone a few weeks ago when it docked i today. Enquiries elicited the infor- ! mation the central figure in the, Hauptmann trial decided to remain in the canal zone and nothing is; known as to when he will return. Goveror Hoffman, of New Jersey, in- ! timated come time ago he desired to! examine Dr. Condon further in connection with the Hauptmann case, but the governor's desire was not! strong enough to have Condon placed I under arrest.                                       j
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Moffat (lead), in the 1p ooinh the'r ndvant^ffe and off thp cnn \n the fourteenth �n. score of 18-14. TJv>U'vn7CncT frbeV vfctcv th** vis'tons were piven a  lun^h when  the e.hol-1on<>-��  cur�   wns   trre.e-ented   bv   A.   B.
iy>a iririfor� Hv V. W. Wiiitmore, vice- j present, of the Ouesne' cluK who! or-^rpr^nied the Quesn-el curlers onj their visit,                                           '
xiety exists over the health of Earl Beatty who retired a month ago as admiral of the fleet. The hero of Jutland is 65 years old and for some time past has- been troubled with an ailment of the heart. The heart r�pci*i.il�!t "rV�o vos in attendance urxm the late King- George during hi? last (lines; has been in consultation over Eail Beatty's illness. ,
The   annual     tournament    of   the
Prince George ski and toboggan club
paised Into history Thursday evening
with  a  big  dance    in  the    Princess
ballroom.    During the course of the
evening the successful contestants in
the cress-country and jumping event;
were  presented  with   their  trophies,
and were earned shoulder-high from
the   platform   by   their   enthusiastic
fiends.   The big event of the evening
was the crowning of Josephine Mun-
ro as queen of the carnival, the ar-
iangement-3 in connection with which
were  in  the    hands    of  Mrs.   Jack
Adams. The queen, attended by the
four princesses entered the ballroom
through the Third avenue entrance,
and  escorted    by    Mayor  Patterson
proceeded down an aisle to the dais
for the coronation ceremony, the princesses being escorted  by M.  Brown, j
A.  B.  Moffat.    Gordon    Wood    and '
Fred D. Taylor.                                   i
Snow Queen  Contest The five girls who participated in i
the snow-queen contest are deserving !
of mere credit than anyone else in I connection with the toiynament, as it j
was largely through their efforts the j
tournament wa-s put over.    There is j
little chance to finance a ski tourna- j ment in any other^ way.   There is not j
much for the spectator to see in a j
cross-country race, and as for the: jumping it can often be viewed at j some distance better than at the bot- i torn of the hill. A few of the spec- j tators can be tagged, but the greater ; number cannot be reached. For j these reasons,-tlie tournament man-J agement is forced to depend upon j dance receipts, and those from con- j tests like the snow queen.   .   \s          i
Early in the contest it became ap- j parenb  the  race  for  the^honor  lay j between Josephine Munro, Edith Gid- I lund and Linea   Edvall    who    were closely bunched at the top of the poll, j but as each of the three were admit- j tedly holding  back votes  they  kept the public in a state of suspense as j to their relative standing right up to I
the close of the contest .                    \ T TTri    _     nrnrv , }. A VTR ,
Josephine Munro had the  advan- | HIRAM  PERCY  MAXIM, tage of the almost solid support of,;SILENCER  INVFNTOR, the    pupils    attending    the    public schools and the high school, several cf  whom undertook a close canvass of the city in the interest of her can- j didafure.   Even with this advantage, j however,  the  other    two candidates I gave her a very close run.   The offi- j ciol statement of the vote was:
Miss Josephine Munro ........22.060    j
Miss Edith Gidlund ..............21,538     |
Miss Linea Edvall .................20,776    j
Miss Nora Mlinnion .........'. .. 9310     I
Mira itatie Watkins  ............ 6,526    !
In return for their efforts the five contestants were supplied with handsome skL suits and given 10 per cent of their respective collections: and they certainly earned everything they got.
Some Excellent Jumping' Although the Connaught Hill was not in condition to permit the use of the full length of the trestle in the competition, the contestants gave an excellent exhibition of jumping. Seme time before the date set for 'ho tournament the officers of the local club commenced the work of improving the face of the hill. Their work had not been finished before heavy frost prevented the completion of the improvement. Using the full Jeneth of the trestle the jumpers Iprded on the unfinished part of the hill, and had so much difficulty in retaining their balance that it was derided after a few experimental efforts to start half-way up the tootle in the competitive jumping. Before the change was made H. Sot-(Cantinued on Page Six)
of British Columbia. In addition to his scaling duties he became mechanical superintendent in charge of all machinery and equipment of the forest branch in this section. Since, the date of his last appointment Mr. Lang Muir and his family have been residents of Prince George.     X
It was with a feeling of r,e�ret his fellow members of the forest branch saw him retire from the service on March 31. 1932. He had' completed 20 years of distinguished service. Following his retirement he became interested in- mantf activities, espec'ally in gardening.^ His garden on Connaught hill became the source of interest .to many. In addition to providing/a bountiful supply of vegetables and small fruits, Mr. Lang Muir experimented in the growing- of dimples and plums with a considerable degree of success.
The deceased is survived by his widow nnd two children, Allan, a.?ed 9 and Mary, nged 7. to whom manv friend? extend their very sincere sympathies.
He  was   a    member   of I.odee No. 971. A.F. 8s A.M\ Scotland.      Funeral    services conducted this afternoon bv Lodee.   No.   86,   A.F.   to   A.M. bearers   were   E. E. Gresrcr, Forbes  W. N. Campbell. Genrge Mil-burn   John Aitken and R. B. Carter.
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 1IN LULUKAUU
La Junta, Col.. Feb. 17�Hiram P. Maxim, an inventor best known for his silencer for firearms, died in hc's-nital here today from heart trouble. He was on his way from Hartford. Cnn., to Cnlifomin when he w? token with a seizure which ended fatally.
London. Feb. 17�The Bank of England has arranged to make a loan of $200,000,000 to France for a term of ninn months with interest nt 3 )>e>- cent. Tt i.s understood the loan will be used  for the stabilization  of
the franc.
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London, Feb. 18�The British gov- j eminent  will  endeavor  to  save  the life of Alexander McKay,  a  convict I Jn P^n Quentin prt<^>n under sentence i of death in connection with a recent I lail-break.    McKay is a British subject, born in Glasgow, and for some years n  resident of Montreal, Can-ada.     He   has   a   brother   who   is   a | member of the British house of com- ; mons.    Executive    clemency    will be j sought to save McKays' life.
Vancouver. Feb. 17�Charles Rus- i fell and Fur! DuiVbar were committed i for trial this morninc on the charge, of murder in connection \v:th the o>nth of W. K. Hc'-ibs in the hold-up ] of a branch cf the B^nk of Commerce ; in this city on January 16th. Dnnb^r j made a com nip te confession of hi.s j part in the crime.
around the bottom of the glass the customary enthusiasm of most of the players froze up. All of the stones were well .swept during the bonsp.el, whether the sweeping was needed or not. They were swept so that the players could keep warm, and for the most part the sweeping was done in great coats. These would be taken off whiie the player was shoot ng, but after this went right on again. The highlight of the bonspiel was the performance turned In by the Assman rink�H. Assman, T. T.bbetts, A. Johnson and J. Burns.
With the end of the bonspiel in .sight this rink remained in the final in all three of the competitions�the Kelly cup, Robertson cup and Mc-Cullagh sheld. The semi-final in the Kelly compet'tions ws sta^+e/1 "e~-terday afternoon with the Peckham and Burden rinks contending for the privilege of meeting the Assman rink. The Assman and James rinks come together in the f nal for the z-.o son cup. Tlie James rink�composed of W. H. James. J. Scott. H. A. Moffat and p. Munro�made an excellent showing in the play for the Robertson cup series, defeating in turn the Therres, Rea and Pidgeon rinks.
In the competition for the McCul-lagh shield the A'^man rink is to meet the winner of the contest between the Peckham and Stevem rinks. In tlrs contest the As~man rink has taken three contests and the Peckham rink an equal number, while the Stevens rink has two victories to its credit.
The competition in the Consolation, which provides the best fun in the bonsoiel, is expectedyfo be concluded today.                    y
PROF. P. AMOVING TO ADpRESS BOARD OF TRADE ON FEB. 26
/Through the courtesy of the Uni-/versi'y Extension Department of the U. B. C, the services of Professor Boving have been made available for a series of lectures throughout the Cariboo district. Mr. Boving ex-pscts to arrive at Prince George in time to address the members of the board of trade at the'r luncheon on Wednesday, February 26th, and to deliver a second addrers in the evening in the hall at Plneview at 8 o'clock under the auspices of the local Farmers' Institute. A hearty welcome to these mee'ings is extended to everyone. Mr. Boving poa>es5es the faculty of presenting an analysis of modern world trends and developments along lines which Is enlightening and significant.
HAUPTMANN MAY YET TELL THE STORY OF LINDBERGH CRIME
Trenton, N.J.. Feb. 17�The belief is held here in certain circles that Bruno Hauptmann may yet tell the full story of the Lindbergh kidnapping, for which he is awa ting- a second death sentence following the expiry of his reprieve by Governor Hoffman. Hauptmann was subjected to a stiff cross-examination by Sim-uel Leibowitz, the New York criminal lawyer who gave his services to one of the accused in the notorious Scottsboro case and saved him from the death sentence. During this cross-examination Hauptmann is