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Weather
Today's
Tomorrows
lides
Friday,
April
29,
1932
mmm
High
9:02
a.m.
16:5
ft.
prince
Rupert
Clear,
calm;
barometer,
22:00
p.m.
17:8
It.
30.14;
temperature,
53;
sea
Low
2:56
ajn.
9:8
ft.
smooth.
15:20
p.m.
6:8
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXIII
.
No.
99.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
APRIL
28,
1932
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
2-
ORmm
.
TRACK
BOMBED-ATTEMPT
TO
WRECK
TRAIN
NEAR
Switch
Blown
Up
By
High
Explosives
At
Thrums
Settlement
Eastbound
'
Passenger
Train
on
Canadfan
Pacific
Railway
Had
Just
Passed
When
Explosion
Occurred
None
Were
Injured
as
Result
of
Incident
NELSON,
April
28:
An
attempt
was
made
to
wreck
an
eastbound
Canadian
Pacific
train
from
Vancouver
at
Thrums,
west
of
here,
last
night
when
the
switch
at
a
passing
track
m
that
vicinity
was
shattered
by
high
exclusive.
The
train
had
just
passed
over
when
the
blast
oc-lurrrd.
No
one
was
injured.
Thrums
is
one
of
the
Douk-tmbor
settlements
between
here
and
Castlegar.
IMPRESSED
WITH
MINE
i
Tea
of
Inspection
Paid
to
South-Miter
Property
at
Skldegate
By
Vancouver
Capitalists
SKID
EG
ATE,
'
April
:-Vaneou-i
.
.....
.
i
uu
SouUMMtor
mine
here.!
,v
;
,M
u,
h.ve;ben
favorably
Un-
pr-w
Kith
Ahc
property.
As
M
re-
!
I
the
ir-pectton.
It
U
under-
that
UnTmln
wlU
be
opera-.
ted
on
a
considerably
Increased
scale
in
the
very
near
futirre.
i
TWO
TRAINS
IN
AT
NOON
Traffic
Restored
on
Hallway
Here
Following
Interruption
in
Rocky
Mountains
Following
interruption
on
the
lo-'
''
'me
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
due
to
a
"atnk
hole"
near
Hwre
in
the
Rocky
Mountains,
two
,
'Mini
arrived
from
the
east
during
noon
hour
today.
The
first
train.
!hf
one
which
should
have
been
In
'n
Tuesday
morning
of
this
week,
'-nvd
ilt
i2:io
whtle
today's
re-ti
ir
train
arrived
at
12:40.
five-Day
Week
To
Be
Adopted
!
Ai'teles
County
Employees
To
Go
On
New
Basis
After
July
1.
lOS
AK0ELB6,
April
28
Th?
I0u't.v
council
has
decided
to
Inaugurate
a
five-day
week
for
all
JPloyces
effective
July
1.
All
sick
Icavp,
wlll
ttlso
Uf.
nboiuhed.
Ex
tensive
savings
to
the
public
purse
expected
to
result.
'"irilOVAL
OF
PEACE
PACT
BEING
SOUGHT
SHANGHAI.
April
28:
The
PKfe
pact
In
the
Slno-Jajian-
PN0
dispute
was
yesterday
pro-
I
,Pn,Pd
to
the
Chinese
and
Jap-
anrse
governments
for
final
approval
and
signature
follow-
,n
the
reaching
of
an
agree-
Went
between
the
represcnta-
"vcn
of
the
two
nations
here
n
Tuesday.
Bishop
Rix
Asks
HelPFromEast
Describe
DWtrcss
tn
Caledonia
Dlo
eee
Before
Catherine
in
Montreal
MONTREAL,
JVpri
MUUnr
p
Dlea
for
lUDoort
from
the
mort
fa
cnreaUor
of
Boern
Prince
Rupert.
BWhopj
f
onla,
80
re
of
distress
in
ocee-
juries
and
staff,
tadbm
,ori
'w'""'
refusing
w
operate
umi
w
uc
cause
their
earnings
would
not
pay
for
fuel
and
Indians
were
almost
entirely
dependent
upon
the
government
for
relief,
Bishop
Rlx
de
clared.
We
have
our
backs
against
the
wall
but
we
are
not
tut
on
our
backs,"
the
Bishop
added.
Royal
Troth
Is
Broken
Off
Fnmf
nt
of
rrllCfS,
Beatrice
And
Duke
of
Orleans
is
on.
It
Is
Announced
PARIS.
ADrtl
28
-The
engage
ment
of
Princess
Beatrice,
daugh
ter
of
Former
King
Alfonso
ann
oiun
Victoria,
of
Spain,
to
the
Duke
Antonio
of
Orleans,
her
mimIm
hu
ihoon
broken
off,
It
UVUMtlt
ww---
was
announced
yesterday.
Illinois
Bank
Bandits
Used
Machine
Guns
T.ANRTNO.
Illinois.
April
28
Bindlts
using
machine
guns
held
up
the
National
Bank
here
yester
day
and
escaped
with
$5,000
In
currency.
Los
Angeles
Officer
Dies
Injuries
In
Second
Storey
Fall
Prove
Fatal
For
Lieut.
James
J.
Hawlcy
LOS
ANGSLE6.
April
2-
J'
J.
HawUy.
Los
Angela
police
lieu
ninrey
oairiiny
ui
to
RELIEF
CAMP
DISORDERS
HAS
PASSED
!
IN
SOUTH
Geor;e
McAfee,
Former
Manager
Of
Big
Bay
Lumber
Co.,
Died
Suddenly
Yesterday
Long
in
North
Veteran
Sawmill
Man
Managed
Mill
At
Georgetown
and
In
Trince
Kupcrt
For
Years
It
was
with
a
sense
of
sn
.
shock
that
many
friends
In
Prim
Rupert
learned
today
of
the
sudden
death
at
Vancouver
yesterday
of
George
M.
McAfee,
for
years
ma
nager
of
Big
Bay
Lumber
Co.'s
saw
mill
at
Georgetown
and
here.
N-.-w
of
his
demise
was
contained
In
a
wire
received
last
evening
by
hi.
son.
Weldon
R.
McAfee.
It
was
only
a
short
time
ago
that
Mr.
McAfee
,
had
become
settled
at
Ladner.
He
was
paying
a
visit
to
Vancouver!
when
he
was
found
dead
in
hln
room
in
a
hotel
there
last
night.
Ills
son
and
daughter.
Miss
Jean
Mc
Afee,
wiU
leave
tonight
on
the
ss.
Prince
George
for
Vancouver
to
attend
the
funeral.
Bom
In
the
Gattneau
River
dlv
UrQueie
sixty-three
yearsawl--
line
iai
yvir.
aicau
ee
at
an
early
sge
became
identified
witn
tne
sawmill
Industry
In
Quebec.
In
1903
he
came
front
Montreal
to
th
Garnet
Mills
near
Vancouver
ami
In
1907
became
manager
of
tnr
Canadian
Pacific
Lumber
Co.s
'
sawmill
at
Vancouver.
Having
be-ccme
Interested
with
H.
R.
McMillan
in
the
Big
Bay
Lumber
Co
.
Mr.
McAfee
came
north
as
manager
of
the
Georgetown
mill
In
1918.
In
1928
Mr.
McAfee
moved
the
Industry
Into
Prince
Rupert
oi.
Its
present
site
at
Seal
Cove.
Having
suffered
a
breakdown
Uo
years
ago,
he
retired
from
the
management
of
the
local
mill
lat
year
and
moved
south.
His
health
had
been
reported
to
be
Improving
and
news
of
his
demise
came
as
a
great
shock.
In
addition
to
his
widow,
Mr
McAfee
Is
survived
by
one
son
Weldon
R.
McAfee,
manager
of
the
Big
Bay
Lumber
Co.
here,
and
three
daughters,
Miss
Jean
McAfee,
Prince
Rupert,
and
Misses
Jessie
and
Irene
McAfee.
Vancouver.
The
family
wlll
have
the
deep
sympa
thy
of
numerous
friends
In
its
bereavement.
AMERICAN
IS
WINNER
Canadian
Loses
Out
in
First
Match
of
Davis
Cup
Play
at
Washington
Today
WASHINGTON,
D.C..
April
28:
Wllmer
Allison,
United
States,
defeated
Marell
Ralnvllle.
Canada,
9-2.
6-4,
6-4
In
the
first
match
of
Davl
Cup
play
this
afternoon
between
the
two
countries.
Mrs.
Belmont
On
Warpath
Nqled,
American
Woman
Continue
Fight
Atmst
rarucipa-tion
in
World
Court
PARIS.
April
28
Continuing
hrr
fight
against
United
States
participation
In
the
World
Court.
Mrs.
Oliver
11.
P.
Belmont
of
New
York
vpsttrdav
declared
here
that
wo-
tenant,
died
ye;?
Ij.men-s
rights
were
not
properly
pro.
sustained
In
a
fall
from
a
sond"
rb
tnP
LeaKue
Court
Has
A
Sweet
Job
P
rw
wm
PMki
A&&k
fy9U
Wm.
Beierj
as
candy
technician
f
jr
candy
chain
stores,
eats
158
pounds
of
'candy
a
year.
lie
says
he
has
no
taste
for
sweets
at
home
but
will
make
fudge
for
the
kid;
tn
the
evening
in
they
Insist.
NEW
TIME
0N;FLIGHT
d
W.
A.
Scott
Chops
Five
Hours
and
Forty
Minutes
Oft
Butler;
Record
to
Australia;
PORT
DARWIN,
Australia,
April
28:
C.
W.
A.
Scott
landed
here
at
10:22
a.m.
today,
establishing
a
new
lime
record
for
the
flight
from
England
to
Australia
of
eijht
days,
twenty
hours
ami
forty-nine
minutes.
The
former
record
was
held
by
J.
A.
Butler
and
it
was
beaten
by
Scott
by
five
hours
and
forty
minutes.
Appeal
Dismissed
By
Judge
Young
Argument
on
Costs
of
Case
Brought
From
Ocean
Falls
Being
Heard
In
County
Court
Today
Judge
F.
McB.
Young
in
County
Court
yesterday
afternoon
dismissed
an
appeal
of
Clifford
Wlllard
of
Ocean
Falls
against
a
conviction
and
fine
of
$29
Imposed
by
Stipendiary
Magistrate
Hlli
of
Ocean
Falls
on
a
charge
of
vagrancy.
Argument
is
being
heard
this
afternoon
as
to
costs
of
the
appeal,
having
commenced
this
morning.
W.
E.
Fisher
Is
counsel
for
the
government
while
T.
W.
Brdwn
Is
acting
on
behalf
of
the
appellant.
NO
HALIBUT
SOLI)
No
boats
being
In
with
catches,
there
was,
therefore,
no
auction
of
halibut
on
the
local
fish
exchange
this
morning.
.
4-
MRS.
HERRIDGE
MOTHER
OF
BOY
OTTAWA,
April
28:
A
son
4-was
born
this
morning
to
4-
Mrs.
Herrldge,
wife
of
Hott.
W.
4-
D.
Herrldge.
Canadian
minister
to
the
United
States.
Mrs.
Her-
ridge
is
a
sister
of
Premier
R.
4-
B.
Bennett.
The
birth
followed
4-
4-
a
caesarian
operation.
The
4-
child
weighed
seven
and
a
half
4-
pounds.
Both
mother
and
son
are
reDorted
to
be
dolnc
well.
4-
t-
.t
t4
4
LOG
CAMPS
ARE
BUSY
Timber
Activities
pose
Depression
On
South
End
of
Islands
i
!
With
three
logging
camps
In
j
steady
operation,
the
south
end
of
tne
Uueen
cnariotte
islands
are
possibly
not
feeling
the
depression
!
Just
now
as
keenly
as
some
other
parts
of
the
country.
The
logging
camps
In
operation
are
the
T.
A.
Kellcy
Logging
Co.
at
Logan
Inlet.
the
J.
R.
Morgan
Logging
Co.
at
Crescent
Inlet
and
A.
P.
Allison
Logging
Co.
at
Queen
Charlotte
City.
Development
work
Is
also
pro
ceeding
at
the
Southeaster
mine
at
Skldegate
and
prospects
for
the
property
are
said
to
be
quite,
promising.
Massett
Inlet
Is
still
quiet
but
Is
looking
for
an
active
salmon
canning
season.
The
B.
C.
Packers
plant
nt
Shannon
Bay
will
be
one
of
the
operating
canneries
there
tms
season,
it
is
expected.
BUDGET
IS
APPROVED
Division
on
Main
Vote
in
House
of
Commons
Yesterday
Afternoon
Was
108
to
72
OTTAWA,
April
28:
the
defeat
of
the
United
Alberta
sub-amendment
and
the
Liberal
amendment,
the
main
budget
was
passed
by
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
by
a
vote
of
108
to
72.
The
division
was
along
straight
party
lines.
I;R
ARRFR
IS
I
-
ARRESTED
Bycrs
Murray
Suspected
of
Com
pllclty
In
Seattle
Department
'!
Store
Robbery
SEATTLE.
Adla-Byers
Mur
-
ray,
barber
In
the
Rhodes
depart
-
Man
fr.r
hfr
wai
arrested
ve.
-
,
trday
on
suiplcton
or
complicity
!
In
the
payroll
robbery
from
the
More
en
Tuesday.
It
was
was
Byers'
Bvers'
'car
In
which
the
robber
made
n
is
Vetnwuy
following
the
hold-up.
Unemployed
Men
Tried
To
Take
Over
Control
At
Allco;
Are
Foiled
Eighteen
Leaders
Are
Expelled
After
Attempt
and
Ninety
Follow
Them
on
Their
Departure
For
Vancouver
Following
Riot
VANCOUVER,
April
28:
An
attempt
by
a
group
of
men
to
seize
control
of
the
Allco
unemployment
relief
camp
was
thwarted
by
provincial
police
officers
yesterday.
Eighteen
of
the
ringleaders
in
the
attempt
were
ex-peiled
from
the
camp
and
about
ninety
other
men
accompanied
them
to
Vancouver.
The
incident
followed
refusal
of
the
men
to
accept
the
$7.50
per
month
wage
scale
set
by
the
provincial
government
for
relief
work.
PRIMARIES
JURY
HAS
ARE
HELD!
Roosevelt
Wins
in
Pennsylvania
But
Smith
lias
Heavy
Victory
in
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
April
28:
Tabulation
of
returns
In
the
Penh-!
sylvania
Democratic
presidential
primary
shows
an
ever
Increasing
and
impassioned
argument
to
me
jlead
for
Governor
Franklin
D.jjury
yesterday
lfl
his
capacity
as
Roosevelt
over
Former
Governor
Alj
defence
attorney
In
the
"honor
'Smith.
Returns
from
MassachussettS.
however,
showed
a
three
to
one
vlc-
tory
for
Smith.
OPTIMISM
EXPRESSED
Important
Developments
in
Lindbergh
Kidnapping
Case
Are
Expected
Today
NORFOLK,
Va..
April
28:
As
a
.result
of
statements
made
follow-
tng
recent
negotiations
conducted
final
stage
when
the
Jury
retired
by
John
H.
Curtis
of
this
city,
per-
j
at
4:22
p.m.
to
consider
Its
ver-sonal
representative
of
Col.
Charles,
clct.
A
T
nrihrah
urith
thp
kldnftnnerg
I
.
,
..w.aa,
"
-
-
-
-
1
of
KJol
Lindbergh's
20-month
old
son,
there
was
an
air
of
new
optlm-1
ism
yesterday
and
It
was
believed
that
real
progress
was
being
made
toward
the
restoration
of
the
child
to
his
parents.
It
was
suggested
to
newspapermen
to
"look
out
for
developments"
in
the
case
today.
ifjKetchikan
Plane
Here
Yesterday
Pilot
W.
M.
Sassen
and
Two
Passengers
Call
in
Late
Afternoon
Bound
For
Seattle
Piloted
by
W.
M.
Sassen,
a
Stln-
son-Detrolter
monoplane
of
the
Ketchikan
Airways
put
In
here
for
an
hour
late
yesterday
afternoon,
having
on
board
two
passengers
on
their
way.
from
Hyder
to
Seattle.
TheiplaheWghted
here
at
4:30
pjn.
and
was
oft
again
about
an
hour
later
for
Alert
Bay
where
It
was
'A
1
i
-
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
vanuuuvkk,
April
so:
wneai
.was
quoieci
ai
ooc
on
me
wcai
cs-
'change
this
mornlns
NELSON
CASE
NOW
Honolulu
Murder
Trial
Reached
Its
Final
Phase
Last
Night
nr..
-r,
j.
Darrow
Eloquent
HONOLULU,
April
28:
Clarence
Darrow.
with
his
old-time
vigor
and
brilliance,
presented
a
lengthy
i
murder"
trial
in
which
Ljeut
Taos.
n.
wassie,
nirs.
uranvuie
rones-
que
and
two
United
States
naval
seamen
are
charged
with
second
degree
murder
In
connection
with
the
killing
of
a
native
youth
who
allegedly
assaulted
Mrs.
Massio.
Stressing
the
sufferings
of
the
husband
and
mother
after
the
assault,
the
celebrated
75-year
old
criminal
lawyer
made
a
stirring
plea
for
a
verdict
of
not
guilty
Mr.
Dar
row's
address
was
followed
by
a
brief
closing
argumert
by
Prosecutor
Kelly,
who
made
a
fiery
demand
for
conviction,
after
which
the
presiding
Judge
dellv-
ered
his
Instructions
to
the
Jury
The
sensational
trial
entered
Us
Earthquake
In
California
Is
Not
Damaging
PASADENA.
Cal..
April
28:
-The
seismograph
here
registered
an
earthquake
shock
yesterday.
Centre
of
the
disturbance
was
believed
to
be
around
Bakersfleld,
Cal..
which
point,
however,
reported
no
damage.
UNITED
STATES
INCOME
4-
TAX
IS
BEING
DOUBLED
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WASHINGTON.
D.C..
April
28:
Meeting
behind
closed
4"
doors
yesterday,
the
Senate
4-
finance
committee
adopted
new
Income
taxation
measures
'
which
will
virtually
double
the
present
normal
rate
of
taxa-
4-
tlon.
The
surtax
was
increased
4"
from
40
to
45
percent.
The
vote
was
16
to
1.
the
only
dissenter
4-
being
Senator
James
Couzcns
4
of
Michigan
who
was
In
favor
of
even
more
extensive
In-
creases.
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