Today's Weather Tomorrow's Tides Friday, May 20, 1932 prince Rupert Overcast, calm; MM Unstop High 0:41 a.m. 23:1 ft. barometer, 29:64; temperature, 57; 13:40 p.m. 20:0 ft. sea smooth. Low 7:26 a.m. 0:3 ft. 19:29 p.m. 6:0 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Vol. XXIII. No. 118, PRINCE RUPERT, B-C., THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1932 PRICE; FIVE CENTS found 6m rr of manslaughter GEORGE BUSHBY, PROMINENT LOCAL MAN, DIES IN SOUTH Eino Komo and Jalmor hsanen are Convicted By Jury in Interior t Two Men, Tried at Prince George, Fought Over Girl in IJridgc River District and Heat Another Man to Death on Road Fifteen Years in Pen PRINCE GEORGE, May der of 13. G. Kilkenny near the Kiver uisirici on me nigni oi January u, uino ivomo ana 'meeting of the prince Rupert par-Jalmor Issanen were last night found guilty of man ' ent-Teachers' Association when daughter by the jury after two hours' deliberation anQ lorviiie f. Denstt of the Kientific l m staff of the Prince Rupert Fisher- WclL M'llkvlll-vu ivs iiiikcu jvuio in kite jv;iuiviiwuij uj nil. J D A. Macdonaia. k B: O Kilkenny, a young Am-was t hit over the head with and fatally injured during t ' on the way home from a at Pioneer Mine on January V H wa.s sent to the hospital at Ki-r.spi and there died as a te f his injuries. Isunen and two young Finn, who had t: dunking heavily and had loen to have trouble with KU-were I arretted and charged r.:.i'.: murder. witnesses testified that. ii nance, an altercation iook . p.e Dciween iwnra auo Ir-.-. r brtausc of one of the girls, iei6 wwU overseas In commapd ii. a Finn, who refused to "jof Thirtieth Battalion, Cana--.. I men but danced Instead ' dan Ejtpedit0nary Forces, and. af-t: !i K.,krnny. a ,hort period In France. wa A; h dance the accused, by recaUed by the British War Of flc tl:rn fairly well intoxicated, fol- ror gpi duty as Inspector ol uutJ Kilkenny along the road and muntjon planU in England. knocked down by him. Later , Tn tate col. Hall was bom Sep-t f:hf ensued during which KU- itmbtt j. iss. in Manchester. Eng. tray was struck repeatedly over Ut educated In the University t lirao with a heavy cant-hook. 0f Manchestr and graduated as a Several of the witnesses were crverfltot in 1887. coming to British fi.i'jf sure that Komo and Issanen coumbia in 1903. Even before the v:f present but could not be post- War ne took an active Interest In ts ::n account of the darkness. PARDON IS There was a large attendance at ithe Booth Memorial School last evening at the regular monthly Experimental Station gave an Interesting address on vitamins. Mr. Denstedt spoke of the different deficiency diseases, their occurrence and the steps taken at various times to counteract these diseases, the gradual discovery of the foods that did prevent or cure 1 f .them and. more recently, the dls- covery of substances now known at j vitamins which these foods con-1 jtaln. Scurvy, the dread of sailors former Umes, of the Crusaders i dof Jacques CarUer, is preven ted by a diet that Includes fresh vegetables, fresh fruits oi tneir Juices. Berl-berl..,a disease of tne nerves that may cause paralysis,, affect the vocal chords or smell the Joints, often resulting In death, is deficiency disease. It was known long ago as 2600 B.C. and, while formerly believed to be confined to the tropics, has been prevalent In northern countries such as Labra dor and Norway. Beans, asparagus, tomatoes and yeast are preventatives. Another deficiency disease Is pellagra, at one time very prevalent Italy and the Balkans. It can be cured by the use of lean meats, eggs and milk. A disease of the eyes, xerophthalmia, more often occurring In the Interior of Japan, was prevalent In Denmark during the war and was traced to the lessened bone-bulldlng material. It is very rare where the people are cattle raisers and. therefore, milk users, jThe use of cod liver oil Is a preven-, tatlve. It was pointed out that the Iso lation of the particular content In these various foods as the combat-atlve of the deficiency disease was very recent development and, even now, there are considerable (Continued on Page 2) CONFESSES TO MURDER Barney West Admits Ue Killed Michael Essency in Dawson and Got Away With $850 DAWSON. Y.Tt MAy 19 Barney West was committed for trial here yesterday on the charge of mur dering Michael Essency, wnose body was found In his secluded oabln here recently done to death, on April 30. A confession, signed by West, wm produced, stating that he had killed Bssency with a bag of shot and a piece of lead pipe in the lat-ter's cabin, obtaining 5850 which Essency had on the premises. Mr. Justice C. D. Macaulay will be returning to tto Vutoj . shortly to preside over West's trial. William King, ONJl. electrician, 1aTiriITr' rv'nte Oatenby of Victoria. Deceased; use of butter. Rickets, an all too Wl I HHM llwasa member of the Union Club, .common disease, among children fill 111 AllJi the rhmiral Chemical Society Society of of London London chiefly, is due to the lack of proper Hawaiian Governor Will Not dive Honor Slayers Clear Bill Mrs. Fortescue In New York NEW YORK. May 19 Mrs. Oran-v Fortescue arrived In New York T-r ci jy and was met at the station hnr husband. Both f latly refused ; J discuss the Honolulu "honor! ing case with newspaper re-Pc :rr.s. Intimating that their stay in New York would be but a brief "r.? before proceeding to their In Washington. HONOLULU. May 19: Governor Jui'J announces that he is not pre-1 d to grant n full pardon to the participants In the recent! : "or slaying" case. He said that hn had forwarded his reasons fori r .:Hing the full pardon to Secre-! ' of State Wilbur who could tt:ke them public If he desired. Washington State Plan Meets With Favor in Capital EEATTL.E, May 19: That the Proposal of the Pacific Northwest 4I a national prosperity loan, Including proceeding with the Columbia basin and general public works Projects for unemployment relief, k meeting with favor In Washing- stated here, wasmnswn Prosentatlves to Congress are back - ' up the proposal. 19: Charged with the mur Pioneer Mine in the Bridge les CHEMIST IS DEAD Lieut.-Col. John Albert Hall Passes Away at His Home in Victoria On Wednesday in VICTORIA. May 19: Llut.-Col. (an John Albert Hall, M. Sc., aged 63, ( noted chemtet, died at his home ; hi. wnBfilav identified with. victoria Chemfesl Co. Ltd.. in a as ! In 'military affairs and was Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the Fifth Regiment, Canadian Artillery. Col. Hall Is survived by n wiaow inhn hfnrf her marrtase. was An I Eng. His recreation was motoring. ! COALITION F0RJAPAN Appears to Be Likely Outcome of a Crisis Although .Militarists Opposed TOKYO, Slay 19: Formation of a nalionallst cabinet consist-Ing of prominent statesmen of various parties appears today to be the likely outcome of the present political crisis In the capital of Japan. In military fascist circles, how-ever, complete control of the government is being demanded with absolute refusal to participate in any form of coalition. The military fascists, it will be recalled, arc believed to have Inspired the outbreak on Sunday when Premier Inukal was assassinated. The Japanese public, as a whole, appears to be heartily disgusted with the present system of party politics. Card of Thanks The Kalen Hardware Co. wish to! thank all their friends or the won derful support and help given In fighting - Tuesday night's fire, our ! Phone No. , for ,ua the present PM,nt u Is ned 169, VITAMINS I DISCUSSED O. F. Denstedt of Fisheries Experimental Station Addresses Parent-Teachers Halibut Liver Oil Contains Much More Vitamin Than Cod Liver Oil, 'Tis Said "" arrived arrived In in the tne city city from irom the tne Inter inter - - mornlng.8 traln. William A. Eden President of the Dominion Rubber Company. Limit :d, ol Montreal, who was recently elected, vice-president oi Uie United' States Rubber Company. He Is a native of Woodstock, Ontario. GIANT AIR LINER ON WAY TO NEWFOUNDLAND NEW YORK, May 19 The big German ljying boat DO-X, which had been wintering here since last August, fo&otf i this morplngtfr Harbor Grace A Newfoundland, enroute to Constance,- Switzerland, head- quarters or tne enormous air liner. The machine, carrying a crew, of fourteen men, pass- u.ia. i.y at 10:15 this morning. I 4 BABE RUTH WINS GAME Poles Out Homer to Give New York Kankees Their Ninth Straight Victory NEW YORK. May 19: Babe Ruth's home run enabled New York Yankees to defeat Cleveland In dians again yesterday and score their ninth straight victory, incidentally extending their margin of American League leadership to one a a half games over Washington Senators who were losing to the St. Louis Browns. The Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves both won their games over Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals respectively and there was no change In the race between the two clubs for the National League leadership. Yesterday's Big League scores: American League Detroit 2, Philadelphia 8. Chicago 10. Boston 13. St. Louis 11. Washington 7. Cleveland 2, New York 3. National League Brooklyn 4, Pittsburg 2. New York 9. Cincinnati 3. Philadelphia 4, Chicago 6. Boston 5. St. Louis 3. Citizens' Military Camps to Reopen Washington House Decides In. Favor of Making Courses Again Available WASHINOTON, D.C.. May 10:-By a vote of 115 to 91, the House de cided In favor of reopening cltlwn's . . military military training vnunuin c camps throughout lhe Un,ted States, CURTIS IS ARRESTED Fake Negotiator For Lindbergh Baby Did Not Have Anything to Do With Kidnapping. HOPEWELL, N.J, May 13: Col. Norman ScliwarUkopf,' superintendent of New Jersey State police, announced today that there is "nothing that''would in any way link John Hughes Curtis with the actual kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby and the collection of ransom money. Curtis, self-confessed fake negotiator in the case, was In jail lo-lar charged with obstructing Jnstice. BROWN TO GO ALONE Nevy York Flyer Will Sacrifice Everything For Gas Storage on Flight to Tokyo SEATTLE, May 19: -5 Nat C Brown, the New York aviator, wno 'ia -planning to leave here In about two wecks on a non-stop flight to Tokyo witn a view to collecting $30,009 posted for the flight, states that he will fly alone in his big Fokker mon0plane and without ra- dio equipment, sacrificing every- thing for additional fuel capacity. Construction started on Boeing Field yesterday of an elevated runway to assist Brown's take-off with his hcavlly-laden machine. He will start test flights at once. It is reported that Harold Brom ley, of Tacoma, who has already unsuccessfully attempted to fly the Pacific Ocean, may enter the race too. Jesse Lasky Is Not Resigning Report Emanating in New York is Denied By Vice-President of Paramount-Publix LOS ANGELES. May lOir-Jesse L. Lasky denies reports emanating In New York that he Is resigning as vice-president of the Paramount-Publix Corporation which he helped to organize. He admits, how ever, that he Is taking a three-months' leave of absence, explaining that his contract does not expire until 1934 and that he has no Intention of terminating It mean-time. Wife's Health Was Reason Of Young Refusal NEW YORK. May 19: Chief rea- ison for the refusal of Owen P. Young to allow his name to be offered for Democratic presidential nomination Is said to be the- condition of his wife's health. Mrs. Young Is suffering from heart disease. NO FISH IN TODAY No boats being In with catches, there was no sale of halibut on the local fish exchange this morning. Head of Rupert Marine Products Passed Away In Victoria Yesterday Was Native Son of Province and Long Outstanding in Business Affairs of Various Coast Cities Was 63 Years of Age 111 For Some Time Prince Rupert was shocked on receiving the news through the Canadian Press and the Daily News this morning of the death yesterday afternoon in hospital at Victoria, where he had been a patient for some time, of George. Gordon Bushby, aged 63, well known and popular pioneer business man and industrialist of the coast and for .ne past 11 years head of the Ru- H pert Marine Products reduction j llons ne made the reduction plant plant with headquarters at Prince an ,mDOrtant i0Cal industry. For Rupert. Several months ago, Mr Bushby had a serious Illness witl pneumonia from which he faUedti I recover completely. Some weeks ago, accompanied by Mrs. Bushby, he went south with a view to receiving further medical treatment and completing his recuperation. While It had been known that he was forced to enter hospital again in Victoria and that his condition was not satisfactory, news of his death came as ajreal; shock to his many friends a isdslness associates here. A native son of British Columbia and the son of the late Hon. Arthur T. Bushby. pioneer legislator and administrator, and Agnes Bushby. George Bushby was born at New Westminster on December 24, 1867. He was though his mother the grandson of the late Sir James Douglas, first Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Educated In England Educated at cnrlst's College Flnchley, England, Mr. Bushby, 'after spending his early boyhood In the Old Country, returned to thli continent and finished his engineering studies In San Francisco, be ing apprenticed for four years with the Union Ironworks at the California port. Later he Joined W. F. Bullen and H. F. Bullen, his brothers-in-law. In marine engineering at Victoria. For some time he was In charge of Victoria harbor submarine work for the Dominion government Later he was salvage manager for the British Columbia 1 Salvage Co. for some years and eventually became president and ' managing director of the B. C. Mar- ine Limited. In 1898 founding the j firm's branch In Vancouver under j During lls long residence In Victoria and Vancouver, the late Mr. Bushby was prominently Identified with other Industries and businesses. He was president of the Compressed Gas Co. Ltd., president of the Vancouver Forge Co. Ltd., director of the British Columbia Salvage Co. Ltd., vice-president of the Vancouver Merchants' Exchange, president of the B. C. Metals Trade Association, president of the Vancouver Employers' Association and vice-president of the British Co lumbia Manufacturers' Association In 1915, 1916 and 1917. Came Here in 1921 Coming to Prince Rupert in 1921, Mr. Bushby took over the operation of the reduction plant in Tucks Inlet In' which he had become financially Interested and organized the Rupert Marine k ProdHctf Limited. The industry has operated more or less steadily ever since Mr. Bushby took over Its direction. His characteristic enterprise and progresslve- ncss served him In good stead here, as It had done elsewhere, and, branching out In several new dlrec some years he also operated an im portant public towage service In connectIon wltn tne reductlon plant. His geniality and popularity caused the Conservative party to choose Mr. Bushby as Us candidate for Skeena In the 1925 federal general election. He put up a strong fight but lost out by a comparatively small margin In a three-cornered fight to Fred Stork, the sitting Liberal member, Despite Jjls candidature In the' Conservative irtiercst at that time, Mr. Bushby was not known as a political partlzan. Was Yacht Club Head During his residence In Prince Rupert. Mr. Bushby took an active Interest In the affairs of the Prince Rupert Rowing & Yacht Club of which he was president two or three years ago. He was also pro minent In yachting while in Vancouver and Victoria. Organizations In the south with which he was ld-(Contlnued on Page Two ESTIMATES PRESENTED ."Minister of Finance Asks Commons For $6,620,000 For Supplementary Expenditures OTTAWA, May 19: Supplementary estimates for the fiscal year (ending march 31, 1933, totalling $6.- 620,000, were tabled In the House of Commons today by Hon. Edgar N. Rhodes, minister of finance, The estimates provide $25,000 for the operation and maintenance of snagboats on the Fraser, Skeena and Naas Rivers. United Church Young People Close Season The United Church Young People's Society held their final meeting of the season last evjenlng in the Church Parlors with 30 members ' present. Following the business period. court whist was enjoyed. Miss Edith Connery winning ladles' first and Miss Julia Thomas the consolation prise, while Roy Morrison took" the men's first' prize and Jack Wrathall the consolation. Refreshments were then' served. The society will resume activities again In the fall. VANCOUVER WHEAT VANCOUVER. May 19 Wheat was quoted at 60c on the local Exchange today. 4 1 -, 1. ; si 5. a. tv5 5. '4 1