FATAL
RESULTS
One
Man
Killed
and
Five
Sorb
ously
Hurt
as
Result
of
Trolley
Aooldent
Near
London,
Ont.
LONDON,
Ont.,..
June
IB.
---One
man
is
deud,
live
lio
injured
in
liospilul
ami
scores
of
other
ure
less
seriously
hurt
ns
u
result
or
a
midnight
crush
on
a
suburban
railroad.
A
disconnected
trolley
caused
one
car
lo
-top
and,
while
it
was
in
darkness,
miolhfiy
car.
speeding
on
lis
lasl
trip
to
the
cily.
rounded
u
curve
and
crushed
into
if.
ltHi
cars
were
crowded
to
capacity
LAUREL
WHALENOFF
DOCK
ArND
ADMIRAL
SEBREE
GOING
UP
The
floating
cannery
Laurel
Whulenj
which
has
been
undergoing
cleaning
und
painting
at
the
dry
dock,
cume
on"
this
iiMirning
and
it
is
expected
thai
(lie
American
steamer
Admiral
Sebree.
which
it
to
have
propel-
ler
reoalis
wil
be
taken
Ul
about
o'clock
Ibis
aflernoun.
STEVE
DONOGHUE
WON
RACE
AT
ASCOT
TODAY
ASCOT,
June
18.
A.
II.
Walkers
Saulorb,
ridden
by
the
crack
1-iiglish
jockey,
'Steve
Donoghue,
won
Ihe
Ascot
gold
cup
today.
Agha
Khan's
Salmon
Trout
came
'eond
and
Lord
Aslor's
SI..
German
third.
Six
horse
ran.
Stromkins
declared
that
Haker
ripped
open
the
bodies
of
Gillis
.iinl
ins
sou
willi
a
knife
so
thai
Hicy
would
sink
after
being
thrown
overboard
from
Hie
deck
Hie
Heryl
G.
When
be
came
to
Ibis
pari
of
Hie
evidence
the
willies
cot-1
4.
lapsed:
"(lb,
jny
God,"
be
ex-
claimed,
whimpering.
1
Cross-examined
later
on
tin
imiiiL
by
counsel
for
Duker,
Slronikins
again
collapsed,
sobbing
violently.
"Get
away
from
me.
You
ale
worse'lhan
Haker,
asking
me
all
these
questions."
be
sboiiled
at
counsel.
Additional
testimony
orrercd
by
Slronikins
was
to
the
effi-l
Ilia!
immediately
after
the
alleged
murders
bad
taken
place
Charles
Morrison,
the
Ibird
member
or
the
bi-jackiiitf
parly
now
held
in
Scuttle
righting
extradition
lo
I
bud
said
lo
witness,
as
they
slood
on
the
deck
or
Slroinkins'
boat:
"The
cold
blooded
murderers."
Slromkins
occupied
the
stand
all
arternoon
ami
part
or
the
LH'iiltisf
and
bis
testimony
was
unshaken
by
cross-examination.
SCHOONER
AFIRE
HECATE
STRAITS
BEING
REPAIRED
The
Canadian
halibut
schooner
Teruan.
Capl.
N.
Pedersou.
caught
rive
in
llecule
Straits
yesterday
while
proceeding
lo
the
halibut
banks
and
relumed
here
with
a
dry
ex-haiifl.
The
vessel
is
being
repaired
at
Hie
dry
dock
and,
it
is
expected,
will
get
away
ror
the
banks
again
this
evening.
Damage
was
not
serious
and
nobody
was
hurl.
ITALIAN
MONEY
IS
iw...i
mres
c
asl
evening
U.v
provincial
nonce.
W
Norton
was
taken
into
'jus
Duly.
H
is
understood
.that
summonses
have
been
applied
for
implicating
several
well
known
persons
in
connection
wilh
the
alleged
kidnapping.
Many
Involved
llesides
.the
arrest
o'f
Oscar
H.
V.
Hobinson,
V.
W.
Norton
was
arrested
in
the
stale
of
Washington
yesterday
and
brought
1
1
tv
li
Mm
W
ill'
ranis
are
Issued
for
K.
W.
Wrightou,
wiio
is
now
said
to
be
in
California
and
who
u
l.elieveil
lo
have
Keen
me
uriv
el-
or
the
abducliou
car,
and
Wll-liam
llobinsou
atid
hie
..
Oscar.
Norton
and
Hobinson
were
remanded
for
eight
days
and
are
,mw
at
Okalla.
smniiionscs,
connecled
with
a
AT
NEW
LOW
LEVEL
In
Spite
of
the
Announcement
That
Mussolini
is
Ready
to
Open
War
Debt
NLW
YOHK.
June
1
8.
While
AVashingloii
reports
slated
thai
Premier
Mussolini
had
officially
level
on
ll.e
New
York
market.
Arrests
Made
in
Connection
with
Kidnapping
of
Chinese
House
Boy
Janet
Smith
Case
VAmi:Yi:il.
June
IN.
Ou
a
wurruut
charging
kidnai
ping
or
Wong
Foon
Sing,
Chinese,
houseboy,
now
111
custody
on
,
!nf
a
murder
charge'in
connection
with
'the
death
of
Janet
Smith,
kn(,xv
,
U.
H.
V.
llobiiison,
manager
of
the
Canadian'
Detective
Bureau
put
.
(ii
him
anollier
man
named
Verity
geanl
P.
Kirkham
of
the
ronu
Grey
police.
Place
of
Captivity
It
was
disclosed
lhal
Wong
in
u
bouse
reined
inrougn
ageius
lu
purties
who
later
nj'urned
the
kev
and
disappeared.
Deleclive?
visiled
the
place
und
Tound,
bof
ed
Ibruuab
the
floor,
holes
which
hud
evidently
been
used
lo
secun
tin.
chains
which
were
fastened
lo
the
Chiiiamuu.
PLANE
ARRIVES
Accordin
in
the
cily
this
morning,
the
Hying
boal,
piloled
by
Flight
'Lieutenant
liar
I
MacLeod,
which
is
coining
here
lor
fishery
patrol
Threatened
With
Revolver,
Describing
Hie
Irealment
re
ceived,
the
Chinaman
claims
he
was
threatened
wilh
a
revolver
several
limes
uHer
being
put
in
chains
""!
finally,
after
fourteen
davs'
inquisition
was
taken
to
an
upper
floor
of
Ihe
detention
place
where
he
saw
a
rough
si-aHoId
luiiulinir
from
a
beam
while
above
was
a
rope
with
a
noose
Again
being
asked
lo
tell
all
be
knew,
Hie
Chinaman
claims
rmed
his
keepers
that
be
nothing,
whereupon
Hicy
on
the
chair,
fixed
Ihe
roue
over
his
bead
and
uigain
The
officers,
ucluig
on
a
search
warraui,
iook
possession
fftml
M.n
(U.
ehunce
lo
con
or
Ihe
large
suTe
and
piles
u
books
and
papers
lounu
in
lioinii-
f(f(!4
yni)nir
secure
the
con-m.n's
nrrice
and
removed
them
lo
provincial
police
headquarters.
r
Chinaman
declared
Prior
lo
the
arrest
of
lioiunson
11,..
wMine
cliarge,
were
sought
P
wn
from
Magistrate
Mo
1
1
1
m
r
Point
Grey
against
David
I'alerson,
president
or
Hie
i.,.liish
socielies;
.101111
.uui
.i.wk
Point
Grey
elder
or
police;
H
p.
McCVaney
and
11.
O.
'Me
i,'mnld.
Point
Grey
police
com
...uilmiers:
A.
S.
Malthevvs,
ruriiier
olliciul
or
Ihe
Scottish
u....i..mh!
.1.
S.
Cowoer.
editor
ot
il,e
Weekly
Tribitie,
and
Ser
that
one
man
pulled
Ihe
chair
frnin
under
him.
ami
be
lost
consciousness,
reinetnoering
no
thing
more
until
revived
by
1
man
he
described
as
a
doc
.or.
Vfter
Hiis
il
is
presumed
the
TAXI
BOSTON
GRILL
M
and
Large
Upstair
Dining:
Mall,
mdJ
Ambulance
with
newly
laid
dancing
floor
for
hire.
Suitable
for
Service
dances,
banquets
and
wedding
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
parties.
Stand
Royal'
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
For
ratis,
apply
to
Boston
and
6th
8L
PRINCE
RUPERT
Grill,
Third
Ave.
MATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
J
Phone
457.
-'6'
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
VOL.
XV.,
NO.
MS.
PHINCB
III
PKKT,
H.C.,
'j'UL'HSDAY,
JUNE
18,
1025
YMttrdiy't
Circulation
1B7B
Blrttt
SU
41
PRIHE
FIVK
CENTS.
AMUNDSEN
REACHES
SPITZBERGEN
SAFELY
GILUS
MURDER
HORRORS
TOLD
BY
WITNESS
AT
BAKER
AND
SOWASH
TRIAL
Horrors
of
Gillis
Murder
on
Schooner
Beryl
G.
Recounted
by
Witness
Stromkins
to
Court
VICTORIA,
June
18.
Taking'
the
slund
in
the
trial
yes-tcriliiy
uflernooii
of
Owen
Maker
and
Hurry
Sowash,
charged
wilh
the
mtirder
uf
Captain
Gilhs
aiul
his
miii
on
the
schooner
Hcryl
G.
last
Sejiteinher,
Paul
Slronikins,
the
slur
witness
for
the
crown,
piled
horror
upon
horror
in
the
rc'rilul
of
the
slaying.
Ho
gruesome
were
the
events
described
by
Stromkins,
whose
boat
was
Uaed
in
the
Ip-jurkiug
of
Ihe
Gillis
crutt,
that
he
broke
down
repeatedly
while
giving
evidence.
Twice
he
col-la
pedimdonccloyust
by
a
flood
of
hysterical
tears
HOSPITAL
IS
IN
THE
HOLE
Operating
Deficit
Since
First
of
Year,
$6,047.79
Way
be
Reduced
to
,$3,000.
I(i
to
May
at.
Hie
nperaliiiK
drfiul
of
Hie
Pnnrc
Hupert
Gcn-r
u
Hospital
husv
been
C.017.7l
m
was
uiinoiliiced
lo
t
lie
hoard
la"
it
tif
111
by
J.
L.,
Christie.
'Iiatitnan
of
the
f.hiancr
coiiimil-hf
TirN
TdTal
mny
be
reduced,
however.
In
something
like
$a.-000
HiloUgli
fharo
of
liquor
pro-f
und
account
receivable.
I
id
Hie
month
of
May,
Mi
UirstM!
reported,
receipts
had
stalled
ta,5y.l7
and
cxpcndi-niir.
5,057.7U.
There
were
1281
hospital
duys
and
Hie
cost
per
hospital
duy
was
$3.45.
lurlher
referring
to
hospital
finances.
President
Campbell
Kaled
thai
the
matter
bad
been
taken
up
recently
wilh
lion.
William
Sloan,
provincial
secretary,
wilh
a
view
to
bavin
a
Glance
from
Hint
direction.
CARS
COLLIDE
'and
sobbing.
RaoU
Amundsen
and
Party
Returned
Today
from
North
Pole
Flight
to
Spitzbergen
NEW
YORK,
June
18.
The
North
American
Newspaper
Alliance
today
announced
that
Raotd
niundien
haJ
returned
to
Spitzbergen
from
his.
North
Pole
flight.
Vernon
IJrentice,
brother-in-law
of
Lincoln
tils
worth,
commander
of
the
expedition,
stated
that
he
had
received
word
that
all
six
members
of
the
expedition
had
arriveu
safely.
The
two
planes
left
Spitzbergen
on
May
22
from
King's
Bay,
Spitzbergen
Island,
and
the
ship
was
told
to
wait
six
weeks
for
him.
Wong
Foon
Sing
Declares
Was
Hanged
by
Captors
Tells
of
Treatment
Received
while
Held
in
Captivity
after
being
Kidnapped
ANCOL'YKlt,
June
18.
The
Vancouver
Sup
thi
publishes
what
is
said
to
be
"Wong
hoori;
SingJs;
ovvu'-'story
or
his
iilMliidiuutf
ill-which
the
Mulcineut
is
mjitle-
lliatAMhe
Chinaman
was
actually
hanged
by
abductors
uHer
repeated
unsuccessful
efforts
lo
force
him
to
tell
Hie
circumstances
under
which
Janet
Smith
met
her
death
and
the
incidents
preceding
the
tragedy.
According
to
Ihe
story,
the
Chinaman
uescrilied
denls
from
March
till
until
he
was
released
on
.May
l.
won
.
I.
was
uname
lo
'say
w
nerc
ne
us
held
bul
be
described
Hie
cir
cuitous
route
of
Hie
uiilomohiie
ide
after
lieing
seized
by
Ihrce
notirieil
Urilaiu
and.Uniled
Stales
masked
men.
He
believed
he
was
dial
Italy
was
ready
lo
open
war
kl,p
NV,jn
u,e
boundaries
of
the
debl
negotiations,
Hie
llalian
muuictialily
itT
1'oint
5rey
all
tlic
lira
today
established
a
new
low
tj,ni.
LAFOLLETTE
DIED
TODAY
Fighting
Bob,"
Stormy
Petrel
of
U.S.
Political
Life,
Fall
to
Grim
Reaper
WASHINGTON.
June
IH
'
Urges
Development
of
Railway
and
Port
and
Defends
Elevator
Here
President
of
Board
of
Trade
writes
to
Ottawa
Journal
setting
forth
Industrial
Position
and
Refuting
Fallacies
The
president
of
the
Hoard
of
Trude,
G.
V.
Nickerson,
lias
sent
the
following
letter
to
the
Ottawa
Journal
in
answer
to
criticisms
or
the
elevulor
expenditure
here:
After
reading
the
arguments
advanced
If
those
sponsoring
the
vole
for
the
Prince
Hupert
elevator,
I
am
not
surprised
at
the
abundance
oT
criticism
raised
in
the
House,
and
by
the
press
Failure
011
the
Hurt
of
those
who
should
have
furnished
the
in-
rornialion
prompts
me
to
orrer,
through
the
courtesy
iH
your
paper,
some
facts
-which
1
believe
justify
it's
construction.
All
of
those
who
spoke
in
op-
1
"
-
position,
stressed
the
tact
thai
there
is
an
additional
two
hundred
miles
or
haul
lu
Prince
Hupert
as
compared
with
Vancouver,
but
the
government
speakers
negll-cted
lo
inform
the
House
that
by
reason
0T
superior
grades
and
curves
'in
spile
of
the
longer
haul
u
traYn
unequal
size
can-be
pulled
from'
Jasper
lo
till'
poj
I
us
.ciicupi;
"
hi
ui-
fouten
and
this
notwithstanding
Ilia)
our
westbound
loniiaise
was
only
aboul
one
twentieth
as
I..
:
t
....
!..
....
...
luiii'inmi.
ijr
1
.-11
1
i
n.
Hie
Itici
I
lO
Hie
IILOIIIUiy
siuiisiicai
reports,
issued
by
the
Canadian
National
system,
these
figures
can
be
verified.
Further,
probably
70
per
cent
of
the
west
bound
traffic
tm
the
Vancouver
Hubert
.Marion
LaFollelle,
'aged
been
aide
to
get
the
figures
from
7(1.
for
many
years
the
stbrtny
official
sources,
accoruing
10
iin-
STOCK
MARKET
H.C.
Silver
Sllveirrest
Dun
weir
...
I'remier
...
Terminus
L.
&
L.
...
was
held
captive
at
at
13
Twenly
cu,,Hrf,
uau.
Up
efforts
and
aflcriDuly
Alaska
Fifth
Avenue,
West
Point
Grey.
Unu
irlrused
turn.
1
Hay
view
:
Big
Tourist
Party
here
on
Hid.
Asked
.15
1.15
2.15
.25
91
.1H
.01)
Wednesday
Express
Surprise
1.50
.1(5
Vj
5'.50
2.25
.18
,2(i(,
.27
212
at
Conditions
in
the
North
division
goes
for
export,
while
ours
was
practically
entirely
-for
local
consumption.
Eastbound
Traffic
11
i
regrettable
that
those
who
spoke
in
favor
oT
the
eleva
tor
railed
lu
quote
eastbound
traffic
data.
While
1
have
not
nelrel
of
American
utilities
and
a
ures
quoted
ny
mi-
oenry
M..,,li,i..i..
rni.
Hi.,
i.iesiileiwv
In
Ion.
Ihe
lolal
freight
tonnage,
II...
eleelimi
.lie,
I
IliU
ufli.c.
Ollginalillg
ill
HrlllSll
UlllllllDia,
in...
r
Iie.ni
rniline
wbirb
handled
by
Ihe
Canadian
.-National
U'm
in
11)21,
amounted
to
was
induced
by
a
general
break-
Inu-n
11111I
ulhiek
.if
liimieliiiil
U0,72
tolls,
Ulld
1IOIH
llglllfS
it
vl
lltllll
.
Ill
i.u.i
1
ii
eiinrineil
obtained
locally,
it
appears
that
I..
Lis
Inline
wllli
severe
aold
of
tins
amount
approximately
r
i
.,
Iwo
huiidred
thousand
Ions
or-
iginateii
111
1
lie
rnnce
nupen
ui
vision
bound
east.
It
is
reason
able
to
assume
that
the
Vancou
ver
division
should
have
pro-
luced
at
least
one
hundred
thousand
tons
ot
westbound
rreiigbt,
therefore,
it
follows
that
our
-eastbound
traffic
was
greater
than
that
of
the
southern
divi
sion.
We
also
sent
out
about
tbir
teen
thousand
tons
in
express
shipments,
which
is
a
much
grcaler
revenue
producer
Ihuu
Height,
consequently
it
is
a
lair
assumption
that
our-passenger
train
came
closer
lo
meeting
ex
penses
than
thai
on
the"
un-
couver
division,
which
is
truly
a
wonderful
showing
Half
Originated
Here
It
is
worthy
or
note
Hiul
out
Prince
Hupert
proved
very
interesting
to
the
121)
members
Lr
4,182.571)
tons,
of
freight
orig-
to
a
wire
received
0f
the
Gottfried-Krueger
Association
und
their
families
or
limiting
in
Dritish
Columbia,
Newark.
New
Jersey,
who
were
111
town
yesterday
uboard
Ihe
bundled
by
all
rullways,
the
learner
Princess
Alary.
Cupl.
A.
II.
Hippoii,
on
their
way
to
Cunadian
National
got
oniy
uo,
Alnskn
no
nu
eiirlil
duv
cruise.
"727
tons,
of
which
nearly
half
The,
Krueger
Association
is
11
political-social
club
and
one
originated
in
this
division.
wiii-L
left
Jericho
lieuc
1
at
an
nf
Hie
miisl
nroniiiient
members
-ul
the
lutrlv
was
Dr.
C
r.
Krae-
'Ihe
oeonle
or
"Canada
musi
early
hour
Ibis
morning
II
may
nier,
inelropolitun
port
cotn'missuner
or
.Newark,
who
is
luktng
realize
that
approxiniaieiy
fiuu,-arrive
Ibis
afternoon
although)
the
oppurlunity
nffurdetl
by
the
lour
to
make
an
official
inspec-noo,ooo
of
Ihelr
money
is
in-
II
Is
possilde,
011
account
oT
in-
lion
ot
Pactric
coast
huiboi-s
and
n
vested
in
that
portiun
or
the
clement
weather,
that
Lieut,
ports.
Naturally
enough,
he
was
extended'
tour
through
the
Unl-
Cunadian
National
system
from
M....I
miiv
mIoh
nir
imroiite
tnliifiwleil
lii
see
Ihe
ilevelooment
led
S
ales
and
at
Seullle
it
was
.lustier
lo
Prince
Hupert.
ISol-
uud
eonlluue
when
(here
Is
a
that
is
going
on
in
Prince
llu-
clearing
.up.
Wireless
reports
pert
the
newest
seaport
on
Hie
I
hut
Ihe
machine
tefl
Alert
Hay
PuciHe
coast
aiul-
one
with
.a
aM0:30
bound
north.
most
roseate
fuliire.
tl'he
machine
arrived
ul
3.10
The
Itinerary
I
his
aHernoon.
The
party
has
already
had
n
taken
in
cliarge
by
the
H.C
withstanding
our
limited
popula-
Coust
Sleiunship
Service
of
the
Hon.
the
f'gures
available-show
Canadian
Pacific
Hallway
fur
the
(Hut
we
have-
been
able
to
pro-trip
to.-Alaska.
The
party
will
duce,
from
Ihe
resources
alon
visit
Lake
Henuelt
and
on
'
Us
.this
line,,
more
tonnage
Ihun
has
i-.
(c6ntlnued
oh'
pa?e
-
.
continued
611
page
Iwo)-
CIVIL
SERVICE
SALARIES
UP
Large.
Sum
Set
As:de
for
In--
creases:
B.C.
Gets
Good
Aporoprlatlons
at
Ottawa
OTTAWA,
June
18.
In
the
upplenienlary
estimates
brought
down
yesterday
in
the
House
of
Commons
by
Hon.
James
Ilofoh,
acting
minister
ol
fiu'abce.
Hie
largest
ainouiil
was
one
of
91,-2"J7,alO
providing
ror!
salaries,
reclassificalions
and
increases
in
the
civil
service,
inclucling
an
amount
required
lo
cover
the
provision
ol
Ihe
recent
order
In
:
council
revising
the
salaries
of
s
Ihe
lower
grades.
-
liritish
Columbia
received
$221,200
ror
public
buildings,
s
the
second
largest
or
the
amounts
awarded
lo
the
different
a
provinces
for
lliis
purpose.
She
also
was
given
the
fourth
largest
1
1
r..
I
I.i..
..ti.l
vUiii'v
llil-
'
a
wan
1
iur
iiiiui?
auu
"v"(
uiuouut
boinjr
$I75,G50.
BROTHERUSMAR
GIVEN
5
YEARS
Convicted
of
Manslaughter
In
Connection
with
Scalding
of
Boy
at
Orphanage
MONTHKAL,
June
18.
Hene
Devlesehouwer,
known
lu
religi-
ou.-j
Hie
us
nroitier
usiiiur,
convlcled
of-
manslaughter
in
connection
with
the
fatal
scalding
oT
Hector
Galurneau,
aged
8,
ul
Ihe
orphunuge
of
Puberdeau
last
January
und
was
this
morning
sentenced
to
five
years
im
prison
inent
.
FALSE
CREEK
HAS"
ANOTHER
BLAZE
Arbuthnot
Mill
and
Auto
Top
Plant
In
Flames
This
Special
lo
Daily
?.'cws
VANCOUVEIl,
June
18
A
general
fire,
alarm
,wai
suiinded
Ibis
arternoon
rioat
False
Creek
where
the
Arbuthnot
.mill
and
auto
lop
plants
are
In
Haines.
BODY
WASFoIiNd""
SHOT
THROUGH
HEAD
VICTORIA,
June
18.
Louis
F.berl
Ilaker.
found
WqI
through
Ihe
Jiead
at
bis
home
here
lat
niglit
wilh
-a
revolveijying
be--hlo
Ibo
boily.
,