ERINCE GEORGE ^ITIZEN
.   ,—--------------------------------:----------—rrr.______L~» ~*mtkh thdrsday. April 30, i93i                         _^______;--------_----_
rVS
r ive Cents
Snowden Shows Balanced Budget for Fiscal Year
Claims Great Britain More Thaiv
Held Its Own During Recent
Financial Depression
GAS HEAVILY TAXED
Chancellor Says He is As Firmly', Opposed to Revenue Tariff As He Was Before
^n ADril 28—Rt- Hon. Philip ^¦tfn chancellor of the exchequer. SncwdS' h^udget speech yesterday. deiive,rl awfi deliverance was! ^ l0"gore optimistte than was ex-much 'nore0^                    financial
n«-ted. in. a ^^ cnancellor made
KINGSFORD SMITH IS
AWARDED   ROYAL  AERO'S
BRITANNIA TROPHY
London. April 29.—Wing Commander Charles Kingsford Smith has been awarded the Royal Aero Club's Britannia trophy for the year 1930 as the outstanding British flier for the year. Chief among his achievements is regarded his flight across the Pacmc irom California to Australia.
Medical Service Nationalization Is Voted Down
Council Decides on Pun&itse of Road Equipment
Will Fight Dust Nuisance With
Oil Spray in the Business
Section of City
I ARMY OF MEN ENGAGED
!         IX  TAKING  THE  CENSUS
OF   GREAT  BRITAIN
London. April 28—An army of 40.-000 enumerators yesterday commenced the taking of the census . of Great Britain and" of Northern Ireland. It is expected the census will show an increase of 4,000.000 in population over the last one.
secure
 grader
considerable^^, fstag?ering de-
Uteing "P°* VlancT the budget for
Proposal Found Many Advocates
But Present Time Considered
As Not Opportune
IS SELF-SUPPORTING
But Introduction of Plan Means
a Drain Upon Treasury in
The Initial Years
Ottawa, April 28—The proposal to nationalize medical practice throughout Canada was debated in the house of commons yesterday.   For a number
Water Sprinkler To Be Requisitioned Until Oil Supply and Sprinkler Arrive
Spanish Republic Will Separate Church and State
'machine
sees.
 ^tlc
 . tor the fi-
nancial y»fJSk    measure    decided
the government p'rtant increase  in r>osed
 Sy  and^S .^  be nmde to keep the
use of the w atos^ is .to
 amvi gcai .
New Arrangement TO BE NO CONFISCATION
Republican   Government   Holding Conferences With Holy See to Arrange Details
came in the
 Madrid< Apru^Former        g  ^ Berenguer-is being oomin  & ^^ prlson at ihe oij  council of  there- ^G^rBer
 - -.¦    f ,he  e acjonpfuie
subject qi aiscutoiuii, m «... ,...,... the dom'nion. but yesterday was the first time it has been seriously discussed in the house. The idea of the scheme is to secure for all residents of the Dominion full medical and surgical treatment at the expense- of the ), and in support of the proposal ii-----1  tuve  omiiH he  brought
 of
and
piiDucan gvvcuiiiicnt... ^^.........
enguer is held to be largely responsible for the disaster to iho Rnnnisr arms in Morocco ir   '"'
time he filled . the    w*»~v_____o--
nissloner...   He   is   also   charged responsibility for the executions
 be
u   General demanded
through a syaucm. v. ^~*.____
. tion sifch as has attended the work-• men's compensation act.
The debate proved one of the most
interesting m the house this session.
There  were   few bitter opponents  to
the   proposal.    The   members   of   the
.........""•   Ji^   "<¦»*•   nnnnse  the   innO-
and state,   em-Yhal there is absolutely; no in-
oll spraying of $e ^experiment,   as be  very  much  of  an  ?f\um_cnioride was  the use  ofto  ca c u •.-.rcivnrfltion last yetn-   ^-^   _,:/•<•:„,,hv is
p, firmlv   w of a avenue tar
tion was made in
bacoo
most S
nounced ^ nund on lhe of the iw*!on.
 one
No men-of any or to-as the an-
_„„,  ... the land" values bitterly
 tey  The
\<r tax • ¦¦   —  -  , .the  elosine. or
„___ it
number
the oro<x>sal their endorsation. and expressed their conviction the nationalization of medicine and surgery will be a development of the near future. Most of the citations of conditions •vhich would be relieved by the mea-Mir^ had to do with European centers, and in th«* d°bar<» <thftr<> was ^ome resentment to the suggestions that conditions in Canadn should be compared «>ith slum conditions in the larger European centers.
The proposal  was eventually voted clown en a div'Mon.   It was   p^ert^d that admt+Jinp ihe nossihilltv cf ..... *—'    medical  and   surqery
'p$MmmMMmmmm^
tention of conf;scatmg properties belonging to the church are made by Minister of the Interior Miguel Maura. Ho 'assisted, however, that there will be  a separation of church and state.
•This will not be carried out with a high hand." Senor Maura explained, "but will be arranged between this government and the Holy See. with the interests'of both cons'dered.' although this government will insist that the separation take place.
"The Spanish government is not asking anything unreasonable, but merely the application in Spain of conditions already existing in other countries where Catholicism is widely
• iir^'iRii   nil-    •
land taxation.
increase ii
Sitting of Assize Court Promises
O
time.
i«  it.  was not ipas cue  n,  ,, its   adoption   at   the   present
EXCELLENT CONCERT PRESENTED BY THE
CHORAL SOCIETY
The members of the Prince George
and there te no chan c o         Qf the
b'ndlng of the gjve^o treatment on oil   necessary   fc*  tn.             avenue
George *^t. »d on^uru street from George street to Biun* $2Q00 is estimated  at from ^auu       o[ thc
SSfif 585 v?hiSClthee dust-laying on the Part of ^ _F« Monday even-
information °n *»LsnJ.answer was re-bv the council but no aj* decision ceived. Before commh ™.strlbufciOn of on Monday  night  tn-  a             bein?T
mail wasjnva.ted   but no     >              •
Countries   wuete   v/aww>*v«.,.   ...    ..   .
practiced, as in France.
' Th's government has absolutely ... intention of confiscating church land. as was done in Mexico. Whether or not the -numbpr of clergy and monks will bo reduced depends on the church's our. decision, not- on the government."
• A lamp per cent of the clenjy nrc paid by the stnto. the church re-
Man Makes Jump to Death from Railway Bridge
Suicide  Victim   Is  Believed To
Have  Been  "Red"   Martin
Dome Creek Trapper
PROBABLY  DERANGED
Had Spent Large Sum of Money
In City a Few Days Before
Ending His Life
. A man believed to have been Dan Martin, better known as "Red" Martin, a trapper from Dome Creek, committed suicide shortly before five o'clock on Tuesday afternoon by jumping into the Praser from the railway bridge. The man had been noticed standing on'the bridge, immediately over the main channel of the river, but there was nothing in his actions to create alarm. No one saw h:«i make the fatal jump, but he was noticed In the. main current by F. J. Johnson and James McLane. after he had risen to the surface, but he was then beyond aid.
Dan Martin had spent several days in the city recently stopping at the McDonald hotel. He is believed to have brought considerable money w'th him, and in addition made a sale of $160 worth of fur to Ivor Guest. He later made a purchase of a hat .from Bruce Parker, and this was found securely tied to the railway bridge at the. point from which the man made his jump uito the river. That trouble should have been taken to tie the hat so securely is taken as evidence cf the desire of the man to make his identity known.
When the police were notified of the suickle they made a careful search of the banks and the bars in the river, but failed to recover the body. A.* the river is rising and i's current is increasine !n strength the body mnv be carried down-stream a considerable distance before it finds a lodgment.
HAZELTON SUFFERS #50,000.00 FIRE ON
TUESDAY NIGHT
Entire  Block    in   Town  Wiped
Out in Midnight Blaze But
No Loss of  Life
Docket Includes Two Charges of
Murder Including That ot Trembleur Lake
\bductionTpf heiress
Love Entanglements of Quesnel
May May Be Ventilated By
His Lordship
Jus-I ;, and
If the docket tor tt at Prince Rupert canto time the court "* city on Thursday, tice. W. A. Macdor.-— ~-~ r
the crown !*«*«*£*,Attorney Johnson, former 4WW*™*g£r* cral, and one time ^^rt^       are presiding judge ^^lson"^ docket)
formancp in concert m  »>.»„ ___
on Wednesday evening. It was easily the most pleasing entertainment of the kind offered in the city. There were twenty-four voices in the chorus, most of which have been heard in former choruses, but under the direction of F. Knowles, the new conductor, such marked improvement has been made that it appeared almost like a new organization. Altogether eight numbers were rendered, four on each half of the prooram, each being en-thusiastiically received.
The vocal soloists for the evening were Mrs. A. M. Hutchison. Mrs. W. J. Pitman. Mrs. R. A. Harlow. James Quayle and Thomson Ogg, and the piano soloist Miss Virginia Johnson. each of whom graciously responded to a deserved encore. The chorus was made up of Mes
--        >      r^nrxrero     AhbOtt.    J
..........          ,                          income
the  church  now sent  to, Rome  shall henceforth be employed by the Spanish
Minister of Finance Tndalecio Prieto sa;d: "I have studied the matter of seizing'trie crown properties and royal estates and palaces, which belong to the state and which the monarch merely, used." Certain palaces are regarded as belonging to Kin? Alfonso himself, such ns that at Snntnnder. erected as a sift to Alfonso by popular subscription in the days when he was a. nat'jonal idol. These do not fall in this category.
Former Premier Dnmnso Berenguer still at liberty, pending official nc-'ion. The Republican government apparently is icnorng his courageous gesture recently, when he voluntarily gave himself up.
The government reiterated today its intention to fix the blame for the Moroccan,disaster in 1921 and for tnt execution of Captain Hernandez inc Galan after the Jacn revolt in February. Minister of War Mnnuel Azann
p-^USis^ to
There was J™^*^lanv machine
waf n^y« gigSggS oil it*'*? tCKec n^uffl?«tod it would meeting it ^d,Se the water sprinkle PO^^^the addition of a new ling cart, uith tne au            applica-
spray-bar andI that ayne ^ expen. tion was in the na wie                very
mP1it it mg^^wS of additional little expense in the way             n  s0
machinery  but    there  n     ^  nul
SS thaTlf^s decided to proceed
one for girl, an heiress. The
 dames o. ^    7.  :,iri,   john A-tken.
 George  Milburn.    A. J*.             EUis>
 ^^ Blag. John MalUs, £             j
 Thomas   Hughes.   J. Nn-HaydoB;  and  peckhain     »ndAN'DoiiufMnlr,
 fS'fl: ass
June three men,
Fort St. James by *n%1Sp)Ssw living "in received a tow j^m Indians "^ ^ thn district, and later were Kn« have gone into camp on the snu . Tvc-mbleur l*ake. Two later Fredericks came
waterway, disposed of *£-""xiie      __
believed to have come from *«f 55^
of the c^nft^gaffient he had his return with the j^Fj£icto go into taken sick and had ****** }°to Van-hospital. He made Ws way to denhoof where he entrained  101
111     UK       V/..U___
were Mrs.: William j._____
and W. J. Pitman, on the organ, ___„
also divided  the  acconipiiiiiiments  for the vocalists.
While the concert wjus presented to 0 fair-sized audience, It was of such merit that there should not have been a vacant seat in the church. As it was well advertised, the conclusion is forced V.iat thc people of Prince peorge are not sufficiently appreciative of music of .such a high order. This must be a matter for regret, as it greatly increases the d'Ificulty of holding together an organization of ;,uch merit as the Prince George choral ^nciptv. and increases the obligation 1.....; *« well "as to
1th this view.        suggested that the AWerman Ta5loisug«»  decisiOn in
the j matter o V grader, and Mayoil bin-self (    ^»eT
 ex
 ereon expre  naviUgr any  il  dided
ment   orderintr    me    u»u   , .^^---------
General Borenguer may be held liable for the affairs. The new irovn-nment apparently hopes    to get  a favombl-
apparent iv  nopi-a    m K.,   .........
psyclioloeical renction    bv    nun'shiug some of those ngaiivsl whom tlie public
in   operation, bv '""  write n   new and   arrarwee from   ih(
HOME FURNISHERS START BIG SALE TOMORROW MORNING
After"Fredericks' departure the dians loqked up the s Iteoft ne c at Trembleur Lake, but f?uia »"^J. trace of the  men  Peters  and  wesi nhal.   This started «jnors. but^lt ** tour montlis before the matter * _ brought to the attention of tne p^_ vinc'Al police, and a search was m_ smuted'by InsoectOT ^"^vl^dies *»lted in ttie discovery ^.giLSave of the missing men in a sh^Kegrthev not far .from the place where  tne had made taeir last camp.   The neaa (Continued on page 4.)
The Home ^*S^SS^fe big clearing sale to commenc«erin     „
row   mormng.    They   a                 ft
their conductor__
r P R. MAKES SALARY riJTS AND PUTS STAFF ONHALF TIME J
, a .m-TT^9"—The manage-Montreal. Aim " -•»• R annOunces a ment of the C. •£ "- 1Q vet cent to SSStiraryJ^1^in m2Xrs of its t.he salaries of g5^ Introduction of office staff, ana ^ certain clerical balf-time  system-i°i ^Mer 1s made
course.
 the
Communists, the monarchy is to

manent exile. Dr. and

mt<
car
SWSSTpSa b>.tilcm-
I of the
Hazclton, April 29—This town experienced the worst fire in its history last night when an enUrr hlodk, includiiiff the 'Oanint'i^a Hott'l, thip srrwery ostublisliment of C. VV. Dawson, as well as th»" Rex caf<? and rooms and (he R.C cafe and rooms tojfother a number of war«liou.se.s, barivi, icc-lioti1 *¦¦> and out-buihliucs wore completely destroyed.. The citizens put up n wonderful fl^lit to save the main store of R./S. Sargent l.iintied. J. C. K. Scaley's new residence, as well as thc Bt-nsnn . oil and gas station. Seventy-five cords of birch wood in the center of the fire area made the work of the volunteer fighters a very difficult one.
The loss is estimated at $50,000 and is covered Tjv Insurance to the extent of 325,000. The Omi-neca Hotel was owned by J. C. K--Sealey. but wjs leased and operated by C. W. Dawson. The two eafe premises and rooming houses were owned bv Chinese. There. was no loss of life., or serious injury, as the guests in the hotel had ample time to effect their exits. Ten years ago the same block was swept by fire, when all buildings . in ttie area were destroyed, with . the. exception of the Ominoea hotel.
FIRE BURNING IN SLASH OF CRANBROOK MILL NEAR OTWAY
A big  fire  was burning dur'-ng the
early  part of the week m a .si&sluny
ot  the  Orunbrook ¦ null,   lo   in?  souuii
of Otway, which sent up a tremendous
column of smoke.   The lire Is"believed
to have  hud  iUs origin   n  u  clearing
H>erotion  of   a  settler  near   the   sin'
>i   the   Cranbrook   eompany'.s   former
nill.    Ou  Monday   the   fire 'travelled
o a point between Otway and Miworth
irid  on   Tuesday   it  worked   iUs   way
•tick   up  the slope  to  a  i>oint  about
opposite   where   it   started.   The   tire
destroyed   little     if   any     commercial
Amber  and   the officers  of   the   local.
forest  service    contented    themselves
with keeping it  under observation.
So far there have been .some   four-
een fires reported in the d'.strict this .season. This Is an unusual number, due doubtU.%«> to 1he light .sno'vfall and lock of rain. The open season for burning closes • tonight. The forest sen'ice will extKct more active co-op-orntlon on the port of timber owners for the preservation of their property. This with a tightening of the restrictions as to burning is counted un^n to ke«p the timber loss in the district
to the minimum.
--------------o----------—
SIR  GEORGE  FULLER   WILL
NOT COMMENT OV THE
N.   S.   W.   SITUATION
Vancouver. April 27—Sir George Fuller, former Conservative premier or New South Wales, was in the city today on his way home to /VustraUo Asked if he contemplated re-rnterins, politics in view of the remarkable political situation exvsting Sir Georsr wa5 non-commital and intlmotM hn would await his arrival in New South Wales.
\