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in Lir six the the by is of men IN CITY $1.00 PER MONTH Payable Semi-monthly to Carrier The Star-Phoenix Goes Home. SASKATOON, TRAIN STILLSNOWBOUND NEAR REGINA Food and Coal Taken To Passengers on Victoria Plains TRAIN SERVICES DISRUPTED BY COLD TEMPERATURES RISE DURING TODAY; WEATHER STILL CRISP IN SOUTH Special to The Star-Phoenix. REGINA, Feb. The gale that has swept southern Saskatchewan since early last evening had died down to a large extent at noon today, and although the wind had abated to a considerable extent, it was still 10 degrees below zero and frosty enough to make citizens scurry along. TAKE TO SLEIGHS The Yorkton train was still marooned at Victoria Plains, but food and coal had arrived and the remaining passengers were quite comfortable.

A number of them were brought into the city on sleighs this morning and it is expected the remainder will make the trip this afternoon. Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways train schedules were dislocated by the intense cold and snowbound tracks. No. 1 C.P.R. westbound, due at 7.20, arrived in Regina at 7.45 o'clock.

The C.N.R. train from Saskatoon due in Regina at 6.20 o'clock arrived in the city at 8.30 o'clock. No. 5 C.N.R. from Winnipeg, due here at 8.55, is to arrive at 1.25 o'clock.

In Saskatoon the temperature changed rapidly. The fierce blizzard of last night had disappeared when dawn broke and from minimum of 30 degrees below zero in the night the mercury rose to zero at noon. One victim of the extreme cold is 10-year-old John Davenport who yesterday morning left his home Oxford Street, near the ski slide on University Heights, for a two mile walk to school Sutherland and badly froze his cheeks. Again on his return home his cheeks became frozen and F. W.

Killins of Sutherland had the boy stay with him over night. CLERGY DIVIDED ABOUT MARRIAGE Varying Opinions Held on Proposed Civil Ceremony in Saskatchewan Varying opinions are held by Saskatoon clergy with respect to civil marriage, which is being urged in the province. Of four clergymen interviewed by reporter, Rev. W. G.

Brown, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Rev. J. O'Leary, of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church were against a change.

"So far as marriage is concerned, from the viewpoint of the Catholic Church it is considered as a sacrament instituted by Christ," stated Father J. O'Leary. "As far as the civil effects of marriage are concerned, the Church exercises no right, but insists that Catholic marriages performed in the presence of a Catholic priest. The Church has held this view from the beginning and has consistently safeguarded all that tends to the sacredness of marriage which, being indissoluble, she knows to be the best basis of civilization." Rev. K.

A. Kriesel, Lutheran pastor, declared he "would not object to civil marriage since it was a civic act and required a civil form. "I believe that marriage should be a religious was the opinion expressed by Mr. Brown, who is past moderator of the Presbyterian Church. Rev.

James Strahan, minister of the First Baptist Church, made the following statement: "I approve of civil marriages for two reasons: Provision should be made for those who, being athiests or are otherwise not interested in religion, do not desire a religious ceremony; and whom religion has little significance should be allowed the privilige of a marriage ceremony that has nothing to do with religion." THEY'RE GRATEFUL The "Sheaf," organ of the students of the University of Saskatchewan, records gratitude for a waiting shelter at the university street car terminus. It came in useful this week. The Weather At 1 o'clock this afternoon The Star-Phoenix thermometer registered 5 degrees above zero. Readings at the University of Saskatchewan at 8.15 this morning: Temperature, 18.7 degrees below barometer, 30.23. Summary of preceding 24 hours: Maximum temperature.

15.2 below zero: minimum temperature 29.9 below zero: wind, average velocity, 21.1; maximum velocity, 30; direction. northwest; sunshine, 1.1 hours; no snow. The Third SASKATCHEWAN, THURSDAY, Rotarians Busy On Minstrel Show Members of the Rotary Club and assisting artists are working every day to make the coming Minstrel Revue a real success. Patrons are assured of real value for their money without considering the financial benefit to the Victorian Order of Nurses. Bright choruses, quartets and solos will "Zingo" into the show and the fun-makers will be funnier than ever.

In strong contrast to the black and white of the Oleo, the colorful costumes of the second part show will delight the eye. Graceful dancing and other vaudeville acts will be staged in professional style. Bewildering contrasts and smart presentations of varied character are expected to completely satisfy the most critical of theatregoers. Tickets may be obtained from members of the Rotary Club and Victorian Order of Nurses. PUBLIC DEBT IN RAPID INCREASE Up $9,000,000 in Last Eight Months, MacPherson Informs Legislature By a Staff Reporter REGINA, Feb.

public debt of the Province of Saskatchewan was increased by $9,099,724 between May 1 and December 31, 1932, it was disclosed in the legislature Wednesday by Hon. M. A. MacPherson, provinclal treasurer, replying to a question asked by W. J.

Patterson, Liberal, Pipestone. At the end of the last fiscal year the gross public debt of the province, including loans and advances, stood at $128,719,706, while the figure on December 31 last was $137,819,430. It was also stated by Hon. Mr. MacPherson that there was a deficit of $1,375,749 on revenue account at December 31, 1932.

Revenue for the period May to December $1, he said, amounted to $9,161,132 while expenditures were $10,536,881. POSTAL EMPLOYEE GETS THREE YEARS William Halkett Sentenced at Regina for Theft of Letter With Money REGINA, Feb. years at hard labor in Prince Albert penitentiary was the sentence meted out to William Halkett, Regina post office employee, when he pleaded guilty to theft in city police court this morning. This was the minimum sentence which could be imposed under the Criminal Code. Following the reading of the charge of stealing a letter containing money from the mails Halkett replied in a loa voice to the question of Magistrate R.

E. Turnbull, K.C., "Guilty, sir." "Nothing much can be said," B. J. McDaniel, counsel for Halkett, told the court. "The law has tied your hands in the matter of a minimum sentence." Accused had been employed at the post office for over 10 years after serving overseas.

He was a married man with two children and his wife was bedridden at the present time. All that could be done was to lay the facts before the court pending a petition for executive clemency, said Mr. McDaniel, indicating that an application for a reduction of sentence would be made to the minister of justice at Ottawa. H. E.

Sampson, K.C., crown prosecutor, also asked that a minimum sentence be imposed, indicating that a similar offense, apart from the post office, would receive a much lighter sentence. ENGLISH COMPANY DELIGHTS WITH CLEVER COMEDY DRAMA The curtain did finally go up, as Maurice Colbourne assured the audience that it would, and at one o'clock the same audience, delighted by the best comedy drama that has been seen here in many years, insisted on three curtain calls. Their train from Edmontin several hours late, Messrs. Colbourne, Barry Jones and their London company found the scenery only arriving at the Hub Theatre a few minutes before curtain time, and twice Wednesday night the unruffled Mr. Colbourne, informally clad, came in front of the curtain to entertain the audience with MUST SERVE ONE YEAR IN P.

A. PRISON Makwa Farmer Guilty Of Manslaughter in Boy's Death BATTLEFORD TRIAL HALLOWE'EN ECHO CAMERON MOST CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT, SAYS JUDGE, PASSING SENTENCE By a Staff Correspondent. BATTLEFORD, Feb. W. D.

Cameron, Makwa farmer, drew a sentence of 12 months in Prince Albert jail today for the Hallowe'en shooting of 16-year-old Cecil Midgett, of Loon Lake. Cameron was convicted of manslaughter by a jury here yesterday and mercy was recommended. CHANCE IN HUNDRED Sentence was imposed this morning in the Court of King's Bench by Mr. Justice H. Y.

MacDonald, who prefaced his words by stating he entirely concurred with the guilty verdict returned yesterday. "You were most criminally negiigent," middle Justice MacDonald told the farmer in passing sentence. "You took a chance in a hundred and lost it," his lordship said in reference to the midnight shooting which brought death to one of four boys who visited the Cameron farm on Hallowe'en. Cecil Midget died of wounds in the Loon Lake hospital 24 hours later. A rifle borrowed from a neighbor in readiness for a gang of boys exthe Makwa farm on Hallowe'en night, "tick tack" on the windows of the log shack heralding their arrival, and shots speeding through the darkness of the new northern settlement, one of which brought death to the 'teen aged boy, were events in the tragedy to which the court listened, as the evidence proceeded.

The accused who throughout the hearing followed the evidence of witnesses intently was overcome with emotion this afternoon when the foreman of the jury returned the verdict "guilty of charge." R. B. Mills acted for the Crown, J. Morrison, St. Walburg, appearing for the defense.

HARTNEY TO SPEAK Russell Hartney will speak on "Social Justice and Legislation" at the regular meeting of the Independent Labor Party at Gardens tonight at 8 p.m. Obituary MRS. J. COLBIORNSEN The funeral of the late Mrs. J.

Colbiornsen, who died at her home, 509 Dufferin Avenue early this morning, will be held from McKague's Chapel Saturday at two o'clock, with the Rev. Lokensgaard of Zion Norwegian Lutheran Church officiating. She WAS 73 years old, and is survived by her husband, K. S. Colbiornsen, a daughter in Saskatoon, a son in Berkeley, California, and another in Maidstone, Sask.

Interment will made in Woodlawn cemetery. The family requests that no flowers be sent. Now fighting to keep their leader in Doukhobor Canada, Peter Makaroff, K.C., Saskatoon on their arrival barrister (with hat), Simon F. Reibin, dramatic race secretary to Peter Verigin (with fur cap), continent. With and Joseph P.

Shukin, vice-president of the they are fighting Mrs. Underwood Head Of Local Red Cross Society Mrs. G. D. Underwood was elected president of the Saskatoon branch of the Red Cross Society at the annual meeting in the offices of Trotter and Co.

last night. W. F. Marshall, commissioner of the Canadian Red Cross, speaking at the meeting, urged the Saskatoon local to take over the outpost hospital at Loon Lake. Belief that the Red Cross was through the hardest part of the battle in regard to relief aid was expressed by A.

J. Trotter, retiring president. People were getting better able to take care of themselves, he found. Other reports dealt with magazine distribution by Mr. Nicholson, junior Red Cross activities by Miss G.

Andrews, SCRUB BULL BASIS OF COURT ACTIONS Perjury Charge at Battleford Outcome of, Dispute Regarding Ownership BATTLEFORD. Feb. 9. Jury sittings of the Court of King's Bench here at three sessions have been occupied with the question of ownership of a scrub bull, valued at, witnesses say, between $10 and $15. J.

P. Schneider of Cavalier pleaded not guilty to a perjury charge before Mr. Justice H. Y. MacDonald on Wednesday morning.

The case arises from ownership of a roan bull impounded at Meota last June, and Schneider's subsequent appearance in court in which he denied the bull was his. The court heard that Schneider had been hailed into the Meota court on information of Sidney E. Baker. "There is no sense in going into court if Schneider can beat me to it there by declared Baker the witness stand during the hearing, in reference to Baker's later laying information of perjury when the case was dismissed at Meota June 29. Mrs.

Schneider, a witness this morning, told of prosecution by Baker, who. she alleged, said when on one occasion that he would never on them. until Schnieder walked off the place. let "Crucify" was a word. Mrs.

Schneider used brokenly this morning, in reference to their relations with the informant. E. REIST LOCATED FEBRUARY 9, 1933. The Star-Phoenix Goes Home. Reach Doukhobor Head In Time THE STAR-PHOENIX BY MAIL YEAR $7.00 6 MONTHS 3.50 3 MONTHS 1.15 United States and Great Britain $1.00 per month; $10.00 per year.

Heart Victim DAVID SOMERVILLE patrol sergeant with the city police force, who died suddenly during the night, a victim of PATROL SERGEANT SOMERVILLE DIES Stricken With Heart Trouble At His Home During Night; Was War Veteran Flags on city police headquarters, hall and the three local fire halls flew at half mast today in tribute to Patrol Sergeant David Somerville, of the city police force, who died at 2.45 o'clock this morning after a sudden heart seizure. Sergeant Somerville was 47 years of age, a veteran of the Great War and a member of the local police force for nearly 14 years. There was gloom around police headquarterse this for the morning funeral. as plans were The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from McKague's chapel to the Soldiers' Plot in Woodlawn cemetery under the direction of Lodge Progress, A. F.

and A. of which the sergeant was an active member. Rev. J. A.

MacKenzie, of United Church, will officiate. City policemen and ex-soldiers will join the cortege. Sergeant Somerville was seized with heart trouble early this morning at his home, 410 Avenue south, and death occurred before a doctor could reach the residence. The sergeant had complained recently chest" to and friends brother of "a officers pain to- in day attributed his sudden seizure to the intense cold to which the officer had been subjected while on duty during the past week. Besides a wife, the sergeant is survived by three sons, Stewart, Eugene and Gerald.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, he came to Canada in 1905 and joined the Saskatoon city police force on April 1, 1919, three days after demobilization from the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Somerville had served in the army since February 29, 1916, when he joined the 96th Battalion, recruited in Saskatoon. Subsequently he was transferred to the 12th District Depot. From a private in the army, he became a constable of police. After five years, Constable Somerville became Acting Detective Somerville, serving under Inspector of Detectives A.

E. Laver during 1924-25-26. On January 1, 1928, he was ap pointed patrol sergeant in the uniformed branch of the force, being the last of the present sergeants to receive his stripes. Sergeant Somerville's death was the first in the force since 1927 when Detective Charles Mills died in City Hospital of pneumonia. Besides his activity in the Masonic Order, the police officer took a prominent part in two other organizations, the Army and Navy Veterans in Canada and the Fraternal Order of Eagles.

Chief Constable G. M. Donald today described the patrol sergeant as a "valuable member of this de partment," and added, "We are all deeply grieved at his loss." Inspector of Police Albert Milne paid tribute to the sergeant's "thorough work." It was Sergeant Somerville who made a spectacular assist in the arrest of James "Suitcase Jim" Suthers on November 6, 1931. Suthers, a burglar, is serving a 10- year term for six burglaries. Stopped by Sergeant of Detectives George Kinloch, the man attempted to slug the detective with a revolver on Second Avenue at Twenty-second Street in front of the Bank of Montreal.

Somerville was on the opposite side of the street. He saw that Kinloch was in trouble, dashed across the street and felled the burglar with a flying tackle from behind. The sergeant had not missed any time from duty. He was on patrol until 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and was to have returned on the day shift this morning at 7 o'clock. His reports of yesterday were filed in the ordinary manner this morning COURT ASKS PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENT Verigin Hearing Is Again Adjourned At Halifax TO OBTAIN COPY OF REMISSION ORDER FURTHER ARGUMENT TO BE MADE FRIDAY, FEB.

17, IN DEPORTATION CASE brotherhood. are shown here at St. John, N.B., after a by airplanes across the the aid of Halifax counsel the deportation of Verigin. PLAN TO ORGANIZE MACKENZIE RIDING Provincial Constituency Meetings of Farm- Labor Party Are Being Held Arrangements for federal organization in the Mackenzie constituency may be made at a meeting of the provincial constituency committees of the Farmer-Labor party of Wadena, Kelvington and Pelly constituencies at Buchanan, ruary 16 at 10 a.m.. Frank Eliason, secretary of the United Farmers of Canada announces.

The provincial constituencies named make up the federal constituency in which a byelection will be caused by the appointment of Milton Campbell, M.P. to the tariff board. A series of meetings will be addressed by George Bickerton, member of the executive of the FarmerLabor party, in the Pelly constituency as follows: Rhein, February 14, 2 p.m.; Donwell, February 18, 2 p.m.; Canora, February 21, 3 p.m.; Kamsack, February 23, p.m.; Stenen, February 25, 2 p.m.; and Pelly, February 28, 2 p.m. BANK CLEARINGS BANK CLEARINGS Saskatoon bank clearings for the week ending today totalled 566.12. For the corresponding week of last year they amounted to $1,279.267.97.

When Saskatoon Was Younger From the files of The Phoenix and The Star TWENTY YEARS AGO February 9. 1913 Mayor F. F. Harrison addresses Christ Church Young Men's Club on citizenship. -Rev.

R. F. Harkness, preaching at First Baptist Church. states that high rents and high cost of living in city are 8 detriment to home life. FIFTEEN YEARS AGO February 9.

1918 Russia declares state of war with Germany at an end. A man wanted for forgery in Saskatchewan, who escaped from a Saskatchewan Provincial Police officer in Chicago, has been arrested in Wyoming. TEN YEARS AGO Felnuary 3. 1923 Col. J.

A. Patterson, D.8.0.. visits city in interests of Palestine Foundation Fund. W. H.

Bird takes moving pictures of opening of provincial House. Canadian Press. HALIFAX. Feb. of whether Peter Verigin had finished his term for perjury in Prince Albert jail halted a Supreme Court hearing today when federal immigration authorities were required to show cause why the Doukhobor leader was held for deportation to Russia.

CERTIFIED COPY C. B. Smith, K.C., representing the immigration department, had stated Verigin's been commuted and J. J. Powers, K.C., acting for the Doukhobors, had demanded records to support the statement.

In Mr. Power's opinion the leader could not be deported before his sentence was terminated, and he declared his client had served only 9 months of an 18-month term. Mr. Justice Humphrey Mellish adjourned the hearing in order to give Mr. Smith an opportunity to procure a certified copy of the governor-general's order.

Mr. Smith said the document must remain in custody of the remissions branch of the department of justice except in the event of a court order calling for its production. His lordship directed that it be produced in court, and Verigin was returned to the immigration detention quarters to Februarther. argument on Friday, MAKAROFF NOTIFIED His lordship remarked that Verigin "had a right to stay in Canada until his term expired," and Mr. Power said there was no record to show the term had expired.

Mr. Smith introduced correspondence, including aL letter which revealed the intended deportation of Verigin apparently had not been as unexpected as generally believed, On December 13. Hon. Wesley Gordon, minister of immigration and colonization wrote to Peter Makaroff, advising him that Verigin was to be deported as soon as possible. This was followed by a letter that the sect leader A arrange imsent out the next day, suggesting mediately for the closing of his af- lief by Mrs.

Underwood, financial by E. Jones, secretarial by C. L. Durie. S.

Thorburn was re-elected first and Rev. J. A. MacKenzie elected as second vicepresident. Other officers were reelected.

Mr. Marshall claimed credit for the Saskatchewan Red Cross in the initiation of the system of outpost hospitals. The scheme of these had been copied in Poland, Germany, Minnesota, North Carolina and Georgia, also in Ontario. Seventeen of these hospitals had been established within the past 12 years, and a number had now been taken over by the communities which they served. He considered it a mistake to establish an outpost hospital where there was not a doctor, though, with a nursing service only, at Carragana, 36 babies had been born, and there had been no deaths.

At Loon Lake the government, by relief work, had put up for them a suitable log building. The doctor and nurses had managed not only to conduct a very busy hospital in that thickly settled area also to den preventive work by immunizing children against contagious diseases. There little high priced equipment in these small hospitals but in practice the results had been good they had done much to make life safer in the northern districts. Marshall also spoke of the for crippled children made possible by the activities of the junior society, and of the relief work in clothing. In the latter field the society had been responsible for a great revival of home manufacture of garments by finding cloth or yarn.

The speaker anticipated that the Red Cross would have to go to the people again this summer for money. QUIZ FINDINGS TO BE HEARD TONIGHT Committee Hearing Charges Against City Officials Hears Owens Again Findings of a committee of inquiry into charge of burning of relief records preferred by Percy Sketcher will likely be submitted to city council in committee at tonight's session. Reiterating his claim that relief store orders had been destroyed as a matter of office routine while he member of the relief department, J. Owen. former relief employee, giving evidence at an adjourned session of the committee yesterday afternoon said he defied any man to produce duplicates or originals in total of orders issued from April 1 to November 1 of 1 1933.

Headed by Alderman J. H. Cameron, the committee included Alderman John McDougal Mayor J. S. Mills.

Frank Rowland, relief officer. at the request of the committee, broduced a box of duplicates August, 1931. John Oliver, city treasurer, said the originals had not been required by his department during that period and accordingly he did not have them on file. The system of handling the records or keeping accounts had been changed two or three times. "Do you think there has been any crooked work," asked Alderman McDougal.

"No." replied Mr. Owen. "I don't intend to accuse anyone of destroying records to cover up anything." what are we investigating?" asked Alderman MeDougal, who said he understood there were charges of ercokedness on the part of someone. Commissioner Andrew Leslie said he couldn't understand why the duplicates of orders id were kept for any length of time in any event It was not necessar as far as he could understand. fairs in Canada.

LETTERS TO WARDEN On December 30 the warden Prince Albert jail received a letter from the under secretary of state directing him to release Verigin from sentence but to hold him for deportation. The warden was further advised on January 30 to release Verigin "for deportation" and surrender him to the officer appointed for deportation. Mr. Smith revealed in court that he had been instructed by the department of immigration to ask Mr. Justice Mellish to refer the case to the full bench of the Supreme Court.

if his lordship "had the slightest doubt as to any step in the proceedings." Y.M.B.T. to Make Drive for Members anecdote and speech, and at one point to deliver a striking passage from George Bernard Shaw's "Too True to Be Good." Meantime stage hands worked frantically erect the massive set which is the actual scenery used for the production at the Ambassadors' Theatre in London, and shortly after 10.30 p.m. the curtain rose, and in a few minutes a house. reassured by the promise of special street car service, forgot its long wait. "The Queen's Husband" is the story of a king who had a sense TURN TO PAGE 4-COLUMN 4 In response to an appeal to locate E.

Reist, the Star-Phoenix is informed that he is at present living at 320 Avenue south, Saskatoon. Former Bad Tisdale Blaze On August 11, 1924, flames raged of nine stores in the business caused by the explosion of a through the heart of the Tisdale block. Only bottle of aerated water. This picone person was in- ture shows the blaze nearing the business section, razing seven out jured in this fire, which was end of its destruction. Plans for the membership campaign will be the chief topic for discussion at the regular executive meeting of the young men's section of the board of trade to be held in the board offices Friday afternoon at five o'clock.

Organization of the various committees is now taking place and the personnel of the committees will be finally completed immediately after the drive. Members of the section are requested to mail their fees to secretary in order to assist the membership committee. Preference for any committee work should be stated the dues are forwarded. I SEE- Varsity debaters will meet city debaters Legion Hall. Tuesday, February 21 For the university.

Joe McLean (Law) and Alf Abraham (Emmanuel) will take the affirmative in the debate "Resolved that this house favors the principle of the Cooperative Commonweaith Federation. The city debaters will be Angus McClaskey and Sol Kanee. Commencing next Monday, an mail service will open befollowing points in Manitoba: Great Falls, Bissett and Wadhope, it has been allnounced the local postal authorittes. Letters for destinations Canada, Great Britain, Newfoundland and Ireland will require cents for the first ounce and five cents for for each additional ounce: for United States and Bermuda, eight cents the first ounce and 13 cents for each additional ounce. Regulations relative to sending letters that will bear special cachets to be used on the initial flight, may be gleaned from the Saskatoon post office.

H. L. Trueman of Vitawa, gen- cral secretary of the Canadian Society of Technical Agricultur ista, will be the speaker at a gathering of that organization in the Hudson's Bay restaurant on Friday at 6.30. The Clothing Relief Bureau is appealing for an overcoat for an 11-year-old boy. This little chap who has a long distance to go to school, has gone all winter wearing only two sweaters to take the place of 8 coat.

The bureau wishes to acknowledge two splendid do donations, one from Rannard's Shoe Store and one from the Gutta Percha Rubber per J. G. Nicholson. Two other noteworthy gifts came anonymously, one consisting of 12 pair of WOmen's mitts and the other 36 pair infants' mitts. The annual Y.M.C.A.

Valentine party will be held next Thursday evening. February 16. This will be another costume party when the girls will wear their last year's summer dresses and the will wear sport togs. There always a friend crowd at the parties, and the committee is endeavoring to keep this one right up to standard. Invitations can be obtained at the Y.M.C.A..