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Tomorrow's
Tides
Saturday,
May
9,
'1931
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Rupert
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cloudy,
High
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a.m.
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20:29
p.m.
16:4
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CI
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUM
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXII
.
1
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B,C,
FRIDAY,
MAY
8,
1931
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
IK
MANAGER
KILLED
BY
BANDITS
m
V
:
HEARING
INDIAN
MURDER
CASE
PROCEEDING
AT
ASSIZES
Witchcraft
Introduced
In
Samuel
Douse
Trial
In
Local
Assize
Court
Crown
Evidence
Will
All
Be
in
Early
This
Afternoon
Many
Native
Witnesses
Heard
as
Well
as
Doctor
and
Police
Officers
I
hrcame
evident
this
morning
from
the
cross-examina-i
ty
R.
L
Reid
K.C.
of
Vancouver,
defence
counsel,
of
r
;
,.
n
v
itnesses
in
the
case
of
Samuel
Douse
of
Kitwan-'
(
narged
with
the
murder
of
Silas
Brown
of
Kitwanga
January
10
last,
that
witchcraft
practice
prejudice
is
to
2
1
reduced
by
the
defence
so
as
to
test
the
credibility
of
v.unrsses
under
such
ctrcum-
Under
cross-examination.
.!
one
of
the
native
wlt-
afied
that
the
accused
i
supected
of
witchcraft
i!ui
was,
therefore,
feared.
lie
hearing
adjourned
at
1
!.x
afternoon
until
2:15,
i
imcd
but
one
more
crown
be
heard.
Inspector
John
..'!
of
the
provincial
police.
i
stood
that
the
defence
.is
evidence
in
which
case
may
extend
into
tonight.
v
Sidney.
Morgan,
a
II".
Joshua
lllnchlirfe
Schools
Meets
Teachers
Members
of
Board
51
i
u
tt
the
with
i
ustoes.
Visits
and
1
shua
Hlnenllffe.
minister
ion,
who
is
spending
a
in
the
elty.
visited
the
N
yesterday
and
was
wel-
v
teachers
and
pupUs.
It
time
If
ever
that
a
mln
tucatlon
ha
personally
schools
of
the
city.
Mr.
was
accompanied
by
II.
'
inspector
of
schools.
y
afternoon,
alter
school
ister
had
an
Informal
with
the
teaching
staffs
of
minister
was
the
board
FUNERAL
NOTICE
nrral
of
th
late
William
inn
will
take
place
Satur-30
at
the
Presbyterian
UCNNtTT
si'STAivrii
ON
GRIT
AMKNDMENT
4
ping
at
Kitwanga
for
Dr.
Ardah
to
.
bandage
the
wounds.
Dr.
Leonard
Wrinch
told
of
see-'
lng
Brown
and
Bampare
at
the;
hospital.
Brown
had
a
wound
on
the
,
right
forearm
which
had
broken
j
the
arm
in
several
places
and
badly
lacerated
the
flesh.
It
was
his
opinion
that
the
bullet
had
entered
!
the
inside
of
the
.arm
near
the
elbow
and
followed
the
bone
going
'
out
on
the
same
side
near
the
wrist
i
native
frt,JsX
4
!
UAWA.
May
8:
The
gov-
m
was
sustained
last
'
a
majority
of
46
in
.
''vision
on
the
Liberal
uont
which
condemned
"cultural
policy
of
the
1
m
ration.
The
vote
was
'
he
amendment
and
107
.-I.
weak
arm
was
r
or
Kiwegucta
tesiuica
ampuUted
two
days
later
but
the
went
to
Kltwaneool
to
"-.infection
and
fever
continued
and
nn
invitation
to
attend
a'he
dled
February
15.
least
was
held
in
Richard
.
In
cr0M-examination
Dr.
Wrinch
use
He
went
to
bed
and
jaunted
that
there
had
been
accl-
itea
about
3
ajn.oy
near-jdenl
at
the
hospital,
the
thermo-t
not
nre.
oeorgc
aim-
j
meter
joying
broken
In
Brown's
ti:
ugbt
In
with
a
wounded
;
moutn
during
a
momentary
absence
had
Uken
the
bullet
out.
;of
tne
nursC-
AU
particle
had
Brown
was
carried
in
bcfn
removed
and
there
were
no
111
arm
broken
by
a
gunshot
effects.
Mercurial
poisoning
would
H
had
accompanied
the
v.,,
hMiri
.vMnt
in
the
natient
Hazelton
Hospital,
stop-
MINISTER
WAS
BUSY
had
ic
occurred.
Pictures
taken
with
the
x-ray
machine
showed
the'broken
bone
hi
the
arm.
Oeorge
Sampare,
18
years
of
age
of
KltsegucUt,
told
of
being
shot
in
com.
Bereer
R.CM.P.
gave
evi
BOUND
FOR
KODIAK
The
palatial
Vancouver
yacht
Rio
Bonlta.
owned
by
A.
Melville
Dollar,
under
charter
for
a
natural
history
expedition
to
Kodlak
Island
in
Western
Alaska,
went
ashore
on
the
rock
patch
near
the
light
at
the
en
the
leg.
He
was
standing
about
25
J
trance
to
Metlakatla
Passage
at
feet
from
Brown.
He
had
gone
toj
the
village
for
the
feast
but
had
not
taken
part
in
It.
He
had
walked
around
all
night
with
the
Talt
boys
most
of
the
time,
and
had
remained
in
the
road
all
night.
Defence
counsel
wanted
to
have
thciJury
see
the
scar
In
Sampare1
leg
but
It
was
objected
to
as
witness
could
not
be
put
In
as
an
exhibit.
It
was
finally
decided
to
have
a
doctor
examine
the
wound
and
give
evidence
In
regard
to
It.
Wallace
Morgan
of
Kitwanga
was
the
final
native
witne.
He
told
how
Douse
had
been
accused
of
witchcraft,
a
meeting
being
held
at
Kitwanga
about
tt
R.CM.P.
Officer
7-M
this
moraine
ana
is
last
aground
with
shattered
forefoot.
Evidently,
the
vessel
was
taking
the
wrong
aide
of
the
light.
The
Rio
Bonlta
arrived
here
yesterday
from
Vancouver
and
took
on
suppltM
here,
leaving
this
morning
In
continuation
of
her
voyage
north.
It
Is
expected
she
will
be
refloated
.
on
the
high
tide.
about
7:3U
tonignt.
The
Pacific
Salvage
Co.
power
tugs
paohena
and
Red
Boy
are
standing
by
ready
to
pull
the
yacht
off.
The
Rio
Bonlta
Is
90
feet
long
and
it
converted
sub-chaser.
She
Is
J
equipped
with
two
diesel
engines.
According
to
later
report,
it
Is
stated
that
the
Rio
Bonlta
ran
up
at
full
speed
about
.an
hour
after
the
htfih
flood.
The
time
at
which
she
went
up
the
water
was
two
feet
Matters
of
interest
were
denee
in
some
detail
as
to
a
portion
1
her
n
lt
wU1
tonight
at
the
and
tea
was
served.
of
bullet
he
had
received
whien
was
h
mark
In
addition
to
in
uM
to
have
come
irom
uroric
,
.
,
,K.
niniurhd
ud
four
or
five
aaalnst
white
surveyor
coming
In
They
had
obstructed
these
surveyors
because
they
feared
they
were
going
to
lose
their
lands.
described
as
being
a
clean
one.
This
bullet
would
have
caused
a
rotary
tearing
wound.
The
bullet
mignt
hav
cnnB
throuah
Sampare'
leg
on
the
vessel
who
were
bound
north
to
get
a
specimen
of
KOuJaK
Dear.
The
vessel's
hull
has
been,
hog-oed
her
keel,
stem
and
forefoot
are
nnrr
ixnressed
the
opinion
that
'M.ri
an(i
u
u
believed
that
she
the
mushroomed
bullet
presented
to,
bten
extenSrmy
holed.
him
In
court
had
not
caused,,
thei
wound
in
Sampare's
leg
which
he!I1Eirrt
wALTrit
HINTON
PAYINU
SEiAl
ILb
SEATTLE.
Maj
8:
Lieut.
Walter
Hlnton,
noted
American
ocean
flyer,
arm
where
the
bone
were
snatter-
of
a
wurjn
.
CdThc
judge
sustained
Mr.
John-
Vancouver
Wheat
son's
objection
against
Mr.
Reid
VANOOUV
N0OUVER
.
Msy
r
8-Wheal
was
asking
witness
forheareay
evidence
In
regard
to
witchcraft
among
the
quoted
on
4
'day
at
80
V.
(Continued
on
page
Welcoming
the
Arrival
of
Spring
A
feature
of
annual
spring
flower
show,
Pasadena,
Calif.
Dancers
of
the
Collenette
ballet
formed,
this
beautiful
tableau
during
'the
coronation
ceremonies
of
"Miss
Springtime."
YACHT
IS
Rnhhors
Fntnllv
Shnnt
ON
ROCKS
Rio
nnnita
Piled
Up
This
Morning
at
Entrance
of
Metlakatla
Passage
Iff
l
WIUIU
UJ
DIUIILII
Of
Bank
in
Winnipeg
I
B.
R.
Tucker
Victim
of
Highwaymen
Who
Took
$6,000;
Was
Deaf
and
May
Not
Have
Heard
Command
Tq
Throw
Up
His
Hands
WINNIPEG,
May
8:
P.
B.
R.
Tucker,
bank
manager,
was
shot
and
fatally
wounded
when
he
failed
to
put
up
his
hands
for
three
bandits
who
robbed
the
branch
of
the
Dominion
Bank
of
Canada
of
between
$6,000
and
$7,000
this
morning.'
One
of
the
trio
shot
Tucker
several
times.
The
bandits
escaped
in
a
car.
Tucker
was
hard
of
hearing
and
may
not
have
heard
the
command.
RIOTING
IS
CONTINUING
FRANKFORT.
May
8.
-Rioting
was
still
continuing
In
the
Ken
tucky
coal
mining
district
yester
Must
Not
Ride
Engine
Tender
Police
To
Take
Active
Steps
Prevent
Illegal
Practice
To
The
uprising
is
ittributed
to
the
ways
been
Illegal
but
from
now
ac
of
Sampare's
leg.
Berger
got
the
ball
f
Rlgbei.
llian
sne
wiid
have
work
of
Communist
and
Reds
live
steps
rtp
it
f
wnncn
aiiu
miirv
.
Kaan
runninir
fin
thkl
uiu4ik
uiiriiiyinyt
ii
uitiicio.
cm.
n.
It
over
to
Constable
Raybone.
Tne
,
consider
they
will
be
lucky
only
time
he
had
heard
of
Douse
Jf
succeed
in
refloating
her
;
being
in
trouwe
Deiore.
7"'v
umiaht.
jtald.
was
In
connection
wun
wie
ou-,
gjorts
nre
already
.
being
made
Jectlons
taken
by
the
inaians
R
new
boat
for
the
people
will
be
taken
to
pre-
Naas-Kitsumkalum
Route
For
Peace
River
Outlet
Surveyed
By
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
TERRACE,
May
8:
At
the
monthly
meeting
of
the
council
of
the
Terrace
Board
of
Trade
Monday,
a
letter
was
read
from
the
assistant
chief
engineer
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway,
stating
that
the
route
from
Peace
River
via
the
headwaters
of
the
Naas
and
Kitsumkalum
Valley
had
been
surveyed
by
his
company
during
the
past
year
and
that
it
would
be
considered
with
sympathy
in
dealing
with
the
problem
of
finding
an
outlet
for
the
Peace
River
district
to
the
Pacific.
SCIENTIST
IS
FOUND
Augustine
Lost
in
Courtauld,
Who
Was
Greenland,
is
Safe
ANGMAGSALIK,
Greenland,
May
8
.Augustine
Courtauld.
youthful
British
scientist,
who
spent
the
winter
on
the
Greenland
ire
cap
in
the
course
oi
assisting
to
survey
an
aerial
route
from
England
to
Canada
has
been
located
by
a
dog
sled
rescue
party
and
is
being
brought
out.
The
rescued
and
the
rescuers
were
lighted
by
a
search
airplane
yesterday.
TRUE
BILLS
BROUGHT
IN
Wiggins
anil
Olsen
Cases
to
be
Heard
Soon
at
Assizes
True
bills
again
Fred
Wiggins
charged
with
arson
at
Souihbank
and
Charles
Olaen,
charged
with
has
al-1
Court
Assises
yesterday.
After
returning
the
bills.
SEAT
KEPT
BYJAB0R
Mai-Donald
Holds
St.
Rollox
Division
of.
Glasgow
With
Reduced
Majority
GLASGOW.
Scotland.
May
8:
Tiber
retained
St.
Rollox
division
of
Glasgow
yesterday
by
the
election
with
a
greatly
reduced
majority
of
!
its
candidate.
William
Leonard
was
elected
over
J.
A.
Kennedy.
Conservative,
by
a
majority
of
1400.
Miss
E,
Campbell.
Scottish
nationalist,
'was
the
third
candidate.
RECALL
IS
OVER
TOP
But
it
May
Be
Two
Months
Before
Mayor
of
Seattle
Can
Be
Ousted
SEATTLE,
May
8:
The
recall
movement
against
Mayor
Frank
isawaras
appeared
to
nave
gone
over
the
top
when
the
city
comp
troller
announced
that
well
over
the
reautred
number
of
names
had
Wffpndetfl81hTeoaf(
peti
tion.
Meantime,
the
suit
of
Mayor
Ed-
;
friends
in
the
effort
to
block
the
recall
movement
threatened
to
hold
things
up
for
at
least
two
months
and
nothing
can
be
done
until
it
has
been
disposed
of.
LOG
SCALE
DECREASE
j
Count
For
April
This
Year
Was
Neg
ligible
Increase
In
Timber
Products
Timber'
scaling
In
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
for
the
month
of
April
this
year
totalled
only
524,-903
board
feet
as
against
6,788.042
In
the
same
month
last
year.
On
account
of
this
low
figure
for
the
month
Just
ended,
the
total
of
timber
scallngs
for
this
year
to
date
amount
to
12.875.061
board
feet
or
considerably
leas
than
15.043.658
board
feet
for
the
corresponding
period
last
year.
,
The
timberxeeale
per
varieties
for
the
month
Just
end
if
d
was
as
follows:
Cedar.
38.346
board,
feet.
Spruce,
40t572.
Hemlock,
59.088.
Balsam.
34,497.
Lineal
feet
of
pile,
poles,
etc
for
Th.
nnitM
announce
that
the!
wounding
Warren
Scott
in
a
raaori.w
inHi
immi.
day
and
Governor
Sampson-ordered
practise
of
men
riding
on
th
ten-1"'
nre
j8
'
r'turndii
40.449.
showing
ft
small
increase
national
guards
dispatched
to
the
der
of
a
passenger
train
will
noi
f
tne
"rand
Jury
at
the
Supremely,.
3,t742
m
the
Mme
month
l&6t
U1el
Cords
of
fence
oaate.
cord
wood.
I
Grand
Jury
was
excused
bv
Mt
.!puhwood
etc,
thtg
Apta
numbered
(Justice
W.
A.
Macdonald
from
tur-loniy
31
M
agtinat
440
last
year.
No
ther
attendance
at
the
present
As-'hewn
ties
were
counted
during
the
te
session
unless
called
upon.
month
Just
ended
whereas
there
The
bill
of
indictment
eharttn
were
94.9M
piec
in
the
montlj
of
Leo
ContoH
of
this
city
with
a
April
1930.
statutory
orrenee
was
not
d
resented
to
the
Orand
Jury
so
it
is
as
sumed
that
the
case
ped.
,
The
Wiggins
and
Olsen
trial
i
will
start
on
conclusion
of
the
Rex
vs.
Douse
murder
'case
which
is
now
being
heard.
New
Residence
---TRADEF0LK
BADLY
HIT
Claim
"New
lles.dence
Regulation
j
in
Reno
is
Not
Good
For
,
Business
m
At
Ha7Plrnn
RENO,
May
8:WWJt
lawyers
are
ni
alClACIiyil
apparently
benefltUng
through
the
""
new
regulation
whereby
divorces
HAZELTOX
May
8:
A
new
reel-
can
be
gi
anted
in
Nevada
after
six
dence
is
being
erected
at
the
hos-
weeks'
instead
of
three
months'
re-pltal
for
Dr
Leonard
Wrinch
ns.sl.s-
ridence.
trades
people,
hotel
keep-tant
superintendent,
who.
it
i.s
un-'ers
and
apartment
house
owners
drtood,
will
be
mnrried
during
the
report
'ti
n
has
hit
them
rather
,
coming
summer.
badly.
f4
M
lesssfl