Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
Thursday,
June
16,
1932
prince
Rupert
Overcast,
calm;
High
11:50
a.m.
18.1
ft.
barometer.
30.06;
temperature,
59;
23:35
p.m.
22
0
It.
sea
smooth.
Low
5:35
a.m.
25
ft.
17:29
pjn.
12
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXIII-.
No.
140.
Vol
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE
15,
1932
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
JURY
DISAGREES
IN
MURD0CK
CASE
PROHIBIT
AND
VICE-PRESIDENCY
LOOM
AT
CONVENTION
ASKS
TO
BE
SENTENCED:
G1JT8
FIFTEEN
YEARS
WABIIINOTON.
I.C
June
15:
-Gaston
n.
Means
was
:today
itntenced
lo
fifteen
jftkn'
Imprisonment
for
swindling
Mrs.
Evelyn
Wabh
of
$101,000
in
an
alleged
plan
to
return
the
kidnapped
Lindbergh
baby.
WASHINGTON.
D.C..
June
15:
Tusu-ad
of
seeking
a
new
trial
as
w.i.s
exneeted.
Gaston
B.
Meana,
frmer
secret
service
operator,
who
ius
convicted
by
a
Jury
in
the
Dto-
rict
of
Columbia
Superior
Court
Monday
night
on
two
count
of
uind
larceny
of
$104,660.
requested
'in'
court
yesterday
to
pass
sen-
nee
upon
him
as
soon
as
possible,
lie
will
be
sentenced
today.
Moans
Is
liable
to
a
term
of
lm-pnsonment
not
exceeding
twenty
yaw
and
a
fine
not
exceeding
12000.
Speakeasies
Are
Closed
Dry
Agents
Active
In
Chicago
Yesterday
as
Republican
Convention
Proceeds
CHICAGO.
June
16:
Fifteen
speakeasies,
which
were
looking
forward
to
a
brisk
convention
trade,
were
raided
and
closed
by
dry
officers
yesterday.
to
Trial
of
Former
Cv
f
Ot
Kelowna
Police
Is
Set
Over
Till
Fall
Jurors
Could
Not
Reach
Verdict
After
Deliberating
For
Six
Hours
Insanity
is
Plea
of
Defence
For
Killing
of
Woman
VERNON,
June
15:
The
trial
of
former
Chief
Constable
David
Murdoch
of
Kelowna
was
today
traversed
to
'hr-
fall
aB8izo8
after
the
jury
last
night
reported
disagree-mont
after
deliberating
for
six
hours
and
was
discharged.
Murdoch
was
tried
for
murder
last
January
of
Jean
Nolan,
a
police
operative.
Insanity
resulting
from
the
obsoasion
that
he
was
being
persecuted
was
the
plea
of
the
dofence.
BRITISH
CRUISER
IS
SENT
TO
CHILI
:
LONDON.
June
16:
It
was
j
announced
by
the
British
gQV-
Onion
B.
Means
Make
Surprise
ernment
yesterday
that
a
Move
Following
Larceny
Con
viction
Coming
Up
Today
had
been
dispatched
io
iKWCCMitfiareneTjarpose
v
of
protecting
British
Interests
there
In
tui'
mesent
revolu-
tlonary
movement.
4
Plans
For
Pulp
Mill
Proceeding
IM.
I.
MeCaffery
Sees
nuckley
in
Vancouver
Promoter
Expected
In
City
Next
Week
MP.
MeCaffery.
who
returned
to
to
the
cUv
on
the
Prince
Oeorge
this
morning
after
a
two-week
trin
uth.
reports
having
seen
t
L.
Bulkley.
promoter
of
the
local
pulp
mill
enterprise,
in
Vancouver
and
tliat
nlans
looking
toward
the
establishment
of
the
new
Industry
here
appear
to
be
proceeainR
ctaarilLv.
Mr.
Buckley
expects
to
b-
here
next
week.
Mr.
MeCaffery
Mr
MeCaffery
went
to
Seattle
In
company
with
the
remains
of
the
late
Mrs.
D.
W.
MorrUeey
who
iiv
here
two
weeks
ago
He
was
as
far
south
as
Portland
nihil
A
WAV.
General
business
conditions
in
the
northwest
states
appear
to
be
much
the
same
as
on
this
coast,
Mr.
MeCaffery
states.
ALASKA
WEATHER
Juneau-Htgh.
60;
low,
40.
Ketchlkon-Hlgh.
64;
low.
44.
D'Arcy
Island
is
Chosen
On
Which
to
Place
Three
Hundred
Nude
Male
Douks
SSB
ss
virrnRIA
June
15:
D'Arcy
Island,
about
tweiS
JkhZ
Victoria
in
Hnro
Straits
has
SB
'iB
a
prison
camp
for
some
three
hundred
D
ukhobor
men
who
have
been
sentenced
to
for
mule
parading
imprisonment
terms
o
three
years'
in
the
settlements
in
the
Nelson
district
It
is
understood
that
an
equal
number
of
women
Seed
in
various
institutions
in
Eastern
Can-nda
will
bo
will
bo
X
more
than
three
hundred
children
cared
for
in
provincial
msuuu.wno.
wffb,
with
the
coroner,
are
Investigating.
Green
was
last
seen
alive
.last
evening,
having
died
durln?
the
night.
A
note
written
by
de
Cfjafcd
at
2
a.m.
indicates
his
In
teltlon
of
committing
suicide.
Green,
who
was
about
36
years
ot
age,
had
been
a
resident
of
the
city
for
several
years.
He
Is
be
Hcved
to
have
been
married
but
his
wife
la
not
here.
Deceased's
mother
and
other
relatives
live
in
the
Old
Country.
The
body
has
been
plaeed
in
charge
of
Hayner
Bros.,
Funeral
Notice
The
funeral
of
the
late
John
Laurensen
will
take
place
Saturday
at
2
p.m.
from
the
parlors
of
the
B.C.
Undertakers.
All
returned
soldier
ar
requested
to
aUend.
CANADIAN
LEGION.
I
J.
8.
Wilson,
Secretary
Proud
of
New
Born
Heir
Sir
Oswald
and
Lady
Cynthia
M.
home
in
Regents
HOOVER
IS
COMMENDED
High
Praise
For
President's
Work
at
Convention
No
Reference
to
Prohibition
CHICAGO,
June
15;
In
a
keynote
speech
which
was
entirely
silent
on
the
prohibition
question,
the
Republican
national
convention
yesterday
was
told
by
Senator
Dif
klnson
of
Iowa
that
President
Hetbcrt
Hoover
had
prevented
a
financial
panic
in
the
United
States,
maintained
social
order,
mitigated
unemployment
distress
and
preserved
the
international
financial
structure.
FOUND
DEAD
HERE
TODAY
Body
of
Edmund
V.
Green,
Who
Poisoned
Himself,
Hoovered
Hotel
Boom
Believed
to
have
poisoned
himself
by
use
or
veronal
tablets,
Edmund
V.
Green,
faimerly
employed
In
the
Big
Bay
Lumber
Co.'s
sawmill
plant
at
Seal
Cove
but
who
had
been
out
of
work
for
the
last
six
months
or
so.
was
found
dead
In
bed
In
his
room
at
the
seal
Core
Hotel
this
morning.
Green's
body
was
found
by
a
chamber
maid
during
the
course
of
her
rounds,
the
discovery
being
imme-riUrtnlv
reported
to
the
cltv
Dollce
sclv
p.utiiiiv
pose
v.itli
a
recently
horn
I.
fit
in
front
Park.
London
Sir
Oswald
Is
a
British
political
1
ader.
On
Trip
North
SBlijsSB
E
F.
L
S;urdee.
general
passenger
agent.
Canadian
Pacific
Railway.
Vancouver
W0RKLESS
ARE
LESS
Little
More
Than
Quarter
of
Million
Unemployed
In
All
France
Now
PAKIS,
June
15:
There
are
now
only
a
little
more
than
250,-000
unemployed
throughout
the
whole
ot
France,
it
was
announced
yesterday
by
the
government.
During
the
past
week
8000
more
men
have
been
put
to
work
in
the
country,
it
was
stated.
GOVERNMENT
ROUTED
IN
NEWFOUNDLAND
8T.
JOHN'S
Nf
Id
June
15
The
defeat
of
the
govern
ment
of
Sir
Richard
McBrlde
has
turned
Into
a
rout
as
a
re-
suit
of
Saturday's
elections
with
the
election
of
21
Opposition
members,
two
government
members,
one'lndependent
and
three
seats
still
to
be
heard
from.
PIONEER
of
thslr
CUT
DOWN
ARMAMENT
Believed
to
Be
Little
Probability
of
British
Plan
Being
Adopted
LONDON.
June
IS
With
Italy
and
Germany
definitely
opposed
to
the
plan,
efforts
are
being
made
to
win
France
over
to
support
a
program
of
naval
disarmament
proposed
by
Great
Britain
which
would
provide
for
an
all
around
reduction
and
limitation
of
naval
armaments
during
the
period
of
the
next
ten
years.
There
is
believed
to
be
little
probability
of
the
British
plan
being
agreed
upon
in
which
case
alternative
proposals
of
United
States
will
be
considered.
IS
DEAD
John
L.
Laurcnscn,
Road
Superintendent,
Passed
Away
Suddenly
Last
Night
Another
of
Prince
Rupert's
well
known
and
highly
esteemed,
pioneer
citizens
was
removed
by
death
last
evening
at
0
o'clock
when
John
L
Laurensen,
for
several
years
road
superintendent
here
for
the
provln
clal
department
of
public
works,
passed
away
at
the
home
of
Mrs.
Ed.
Unaer.
Wayne
Place,
where
he
resided.
While
Mr.
Laurensen.
suffering
from
stomach
trouble
and
other
complaints,
had
not
been
In
the
best
of
health
lately,
none
ot
his
friends
suspected
that
the
end
was
so
near
and
his
passing
came
us
a
great
shock
to
many.
'
Born
in
the
Shetland
Islands
of
ScoUand
04
years
ago,
the
late
Mr.
'Laurensen
came
to
Canada
as
a
i
young
man.
After
having
followed
mining
for
years
in
the
Kootenay
and
Slocan
districts
of
Southern
I
British
Columbia,
he
came
to
Prince
'Rupert
in
1908.
Formerly
in
the
service
ot
the
federal
government
at
Dlgby
Island,
he
Joined
the
provincial
public
works
department
sev
eral
vears
aso.
He
was
a
nonularl
Charles
Dawes
Being
Boosted
As
Running
Mate
For
President
Tlattlc
of
Major
Proportions
Between
Wets
and
Dries
is
Expected
at
Chicago
Want
"Hell
and
Maria"
CHICAGO,
June
15:
While
the
resolutions
committee
of
the
Republican
national
convention
now
in
session
here
has
no
lack
of
proposals
on
the
matters
of
agriculture,
unemployment
relief,
foreign
policy
and
economy
measures,
it
is
becoming
increasingly
apparent
that
a
battle
of
major
i
importance
will
develop
on
the
convention
floor
between
l
the
wets
and
the
dries.
X
"
'
With
the
renomlnatton
of
Her-
"VT
nppn
'bert
Clark
Hoover
as
president
long
Kh
f
l
I
IN
since
an
assured
fact,
the
selection
x
of
his
running
mate
is
by
no
means
;
foregone
conclusion.
The
boom
I
for
former
Vice-President
Charles!
depositors
in
the
defunct
Puget
Sound
Savings
Si
Loan
Co..
lt
was
announced
yesterday.
The
dlstrl
button
represents
ten
percent
the
listed
assets
of
the
concern.
ofi,
and
efficient
official.
to
mai
ume,
auiier
wu
uruuacu
During
the
Great
War,
Mr.
Laur-jonly
by
the
sound
of
the
ship's
sl-ensen
served
In
Prance
and
was
ren
when
he
rose
and
waved
frnn-wounded.
He
was
unmarried
anditlcally.
Immediately
alter
being
had
no
relatives
In
this
country.
The
funeral
will
take
pjace
on
Saturday
afternoon
with
theB.
C.
Undertakers
In
charge
of
WARSHIP
O.
Dawes
was
gaining
momentum
,
CaptaIn
of
German
Crulser
Xeltf
yesterday
as
the
need
was
expres-.
Seattle
Crowd
Public
Is
Not
ed
for
a
strong
and
vigorous
per-1
Beins
gerTed
son
In
the
vice-presidency.
Dawes
i
would
not
only
prove
more
accep-l
SEATTLE.
Jun-Foiir
thn.
table
to
the
anti-dries
than
the
,-,,.
,tini.
ntn..
bone-dry
Charlea
Curtis,
the
pre-heati
crowded
the
dock
where
the
sent
vice-president
but
hU
i
iound!
vUUing
Gexman
jsrulser
Karlsruhe
economy
prlnclples-lt
tsaelt-wouMI.
h
be
of
real
value
In
the
crisis
which
reDOrted
that
beer
was
beine
sew
the
nation
is
facing.
aboard
the
vessel
and
tried
to
fnVr.
Five
hundred
experienced
police
their
way
onto
the
shin.
The
oantaln
officers
as
well
as
numerous
plain
jof
the
snlp
made
lt
clear
that
beer
ciomes
men
are
on
constant
guara
ug
not
belng
MrYed
to
the
publlc
ui,
uic
cimvemiuii
sutuium
leauy
u
prevent
any
disturbances
which
might
be
attempted
by
radicals.
There
are
1150
delegates
In
at
tendance
at
the
convention
includ
ing
96
women.
The
West
Side
Stadium
where
the
convention
Is
be
ing
held
has
capacity
for
25,000
persons.
Dividends
to
Depositors
Payment
ot
$1,118,000
to
Be
Made
to
Puget
Sound
Savings
&
Loan
Shareholders
SEATTLE,
June
16:
Two
liquidation
dividends
Involving
the
dls
trlbutlon
of
$1,448,000
are
to
be
paid
on
a
proportionate
basts
to
27.000
WEATHER
REPORT.
Dead
Tree
Point
Showery,
light
southwest
wind;
barometer.
30D4;
temperature,
56;
light
chop.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
June
15:
Whsat
was
quoted
at
52
c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
FRANCO-BRITISH
LOAN
TO
AUSTRIA
AGREED
ON
LONDON.
June
16:
It
was
reported
last
night
that
Premier
J.
Ramsay
MacDonald
of
Oreat
Britain
and
Premier
Eduoard
Herrtot
of
France
had
agreed
upon
the
making
ot
an
immediate
loan
to
Austria
in
order
to
save
that
country
from
financial
ruin.
Stanislaus
Hausner
Was
Near
Death
When
Rescued
By
Ship;
Is
Not
In
Shape
to
Talk
Yet
ON
BOARD
SS.
CIRCLE
CITY,
Bound
For
New
Orleans,
June
15:
Stanislaus
Felix
Hausner,
Polish-American
aviator,
was
near
death
when
he
was
rescued
by
this
ship
last
Saturday
evening
off
the
coast
of
Portugal
from
his
plane
on
which
he
had
drifted
for
eight
days
after
having
come
down
on
the
ocean
while
on
a
projected
flight
from
New
York
to
Warsaw,
rog
was-
dosing
In
and
dusk
was
falling
when
the
look-out
on
this
tanker
spied
the
object
which
turned
out
to
be
Hausner's
derelict
plane.
Either
asleep
or
unconscious
up
taken
aboard,
he
coiiapsea
and
Is
not
yet
In
a
condition
to
talk.
He
was
covered
with
cuts,
bruises
and
sores
suffered
during
the
eight
days
ot
drifting
on
the
ocean.
Judgment
is
Given
Los
Angeles
Woman
In
Manicure
Case
LOS
ANGELES,
June
15:
Mrs.
Mabel
Little
was
given
a
court
Judgment
ot
$911
in
damages
here
yesterday
against
a
city
beauty
parlor
for
an
Infection
contracted
while
she
was
being
manicured.