Today's
Weather
4
if
Tomorrow's
Tides
Tuesday,
March
29,
1933
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
llgnt
northwest
wind;
barometer,
29:78;
temperature,
50;
sea
smooth.
Vol.
XXIII.,
No.
72.
Detective
David
Maxwell
of
Burnaby
Critically
Injured
in
Gun
Notorious
Desperado
Escapes
Following
Duel
in
Burnaby
Woods
Daring
Events
Lead
Up
to
Locating
of
Bandits
Late
Saturday
Night
VANCOUVER,
March
28:
Detective
David
Maxwell!
of
the
Burnaby
police
was
critically
injured
and
is
now
in
hospital
following
four
bullets
being
fired
at
him
by
Wil-,
liam
Bagley,
jailbreaker,
bank
robber
and
all
around
bad
man,
late
Saturday
night
in
the
Burnaby
woods.
Bagley
escaped
but
the
police
are
hot
on
the
trail
of
the
notorious
i
desperado,
who
is
under
sentence
of
j
14
years'
Imprisonment
for
robbing:
n
4
f
i?lr
II
i
p
i
the
Harrison
Hot
Springs
Hotel
fcut'
SAI
p
VI
HAS
spring.
Prior
to
the
battle
with
Bag-
UriUUlU
X
XI
XV
lev.
Gordon
Fawcett,
fourth
of
the,
rl
rt
T1
1
nr
i
party
of
five
who
made
their
get-,
away
from
Okalla
Prison
on
Jan-!
uarv
3
last,
was
recaptured.
Three
1
other
men
who
escaped
at
the
a
ame
time
were
retaken
soon
after
the
sensational
Jail-break.
It
was
late
Saturday
night
that
the
Durnaby
officer
came
uporv
Baglcy
after
Oame
-Warden
Cameron
had
been
taken
captive
by
the
two
men
in
Burnaby
and
his
car
stolen.
Police
officers
spotted
the
car
In
Vancouver
and
arreated
Oordon
Fawcett.
In
the
car
was
found
four
hundred
rounds
of
am-!
munition,
a
rifle,
revolver,
pistol
and
nltro-glycerine.
I
After
his
capture,
Cameron
was,
held
captive
in
the
bush
by
Bagley
:
who
stayed
behind
when
Fawcett,
drove
Into
the
city.
Bagley
later
tied
Cameron
up
and
left
him.
us-j
lng
Cameron's
police
badge.
Bagley
.
then
got
R.
Chesney
to
drive
him,
into
town.
Suspicions
were
aroused
and
the;
police
were
telephoned.
Detective,
Maxwell,
with
Harry
Royal,
took
upi
the
pursuit
and
finally
forced
the
car
Into
the
curb.
Bagley
fired
at
Royal
and
missed
but
hit
Maxwell
four
times.
Bagley
fled
In
Royals
car
which
was
later
found
abandoned
In
Vancouver.
PASSING
OF
i
IRISH
PEER
Sir
Horace
ritinkett
Dies
At
Ills
Home
In
Surrey
At
Age
of
Seventy-Seven
LONDON.
March
tt
Sir
Horace
Plunkett,
well
known
Irish
indus
trialist,
died
at
his
home
in
surrey
Saturday
alternoon.
He
was
seventy-seven
years
of
age
and
had
lived
in
England
for
the
last
few
years
although
hts
interests
werT
in
Ireland
where
he
was
born.
AI.ASKA
WEATHER
Ketchlkan-IIlfh,
42;
low,
34.
CHOP
PROSPECTS
AUK
BRIGHTENED
4
WINNIPEO.
March
33:
Crop
prospects
for
the
1032
season
were
much
brightened
nt
the
end
of
the
week
as
a
re-
suit
of
24
hours
fall
of
sleet
nnd
snow
in
most
parts
of
the
prairies.
The
moisture
will
do
the
soil
a
great
deal
of
good.
Battle
With
Bandit
Bagley
hill
v
DLiAZiLi
$100,090
Damage
From
Conflagra
lion
Thursday
in
Oregon
City
SALEM.
Ore.,
March
28:
Salem,
waa
vitUed
by
.
a
t4imtlJSvJL,
last
Thursday,
damage
as
a
result
of
which
is
estimated
at
$10,0.000.
Three
large
stores
in
important
business
blocks
were
destroyed.
Stanley
Baldwin
I
Who
is
shortly
to
be
elevated
to
Peerage.
BIG
GALE
IN
SOUTH
Three
Lives
Lost
in
Pugct
Sound
as
Result
of
High
uinu
SEATTLE,
March
28:
One
man
was
killed
and
two
youths
are
missing
and
believed
drowned
as
a
result
of
.4,
gale
.wnicn
mi
PSonWVWte
the
latter
part
of
last
week.
vt
r.
'uftlllam'
fined
3U.
WHS
luncu
when
a
tree
fell
across
a
building
In
which
he
was
sleeping
at
Cle
Elum.
'
t
......
Two
Everett
youths
are
Deuevcu
to
have
been
drowned
when
their
in
the
rough
waters
of
the
Sound
between
Everett
and
Whitby
Island.
Tne
upiuni
noe
has
been
found.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
MARCH
28,
1932
ANOTHEi
U
AIL-BREAKER
IS
LINDBERGH
CHiiD
TO
BE
RETURNED
TO
NO
TERMS
MADE
YET
Peace
Parley
at
Shanjhai
Still
in
Session
Under
British
Chairmanship
SHANGHAI,
.March
28:
There
has
been
another
session
of
the
I
conference
on
Sino
-
Japanese
matters
between
Chinese,
Japanese
and
foreign
powers'
representatives,
it
being
announcd
after
adjournment
that
there
had
been
no
definite
accomplishment.
The
British
minister
continues
to
act
as
chairman
of
the
parley.
"There
is
no
material
advance
in
negotiations
but
the
outlook
is
still
hopeful,"
it
was
staled
fol-lowing
Thursday's
session.
i.
f.
,'
'a
:
"
V.Yrrt
U
A
I
ILI
I
BIDS
UP
Prices
Take
Gratifying
Upward
Bound
as
Catches
Totalling
31,000
Pounds
Are
Sold
Halibut
prices
on
the
local
fish
exchange
took
a
gratifying
upward
bound
this
morning
when
the
buyers
paid
from
12c
and
4c
to
13.7c
and
6c
for
three
catches
aggregating
31000
pounds.
The
fish
is
being
shipped
this
after
noon
to
the
fresh
fish
markets
of
the
east.
The
boats
receiving
these
surprisingly
high
prices
were
as
follows:
American
Onali,
11,000,
Booth,
13.7c
and
6c.
Canadian
Prosperity
A,
10,000,
Cold
Storage,
12.1c
and
4c.
Gulvik,
10,000,
Cold
Storage,
12c
and
4c.
Port
Coquitlam
Safe
is
Opened
Cracksmen,
However,
Only
Got
a
Few
Dollars
in
Silver
l
torn
Store
of
P.
Burns
Ltd.
PORT
COQUITLAM,
March
28--
Cracksmen
opened
the
safe
of
P
Burns
Ltd.
store
here
early
Satur
day
memtng
and
took
a
few
dol
lars
In
silver
which
had
been
Ieir
therein.
BENNETT
IS
CRITICIZED
Government
Gojng
Wrong
Way
In
Endeavoring
to
Solve
Problems
Mackenzie
BRANTFORD,
Ont.,
March
28:
Capt.
Ian
Mackenzie,
Liberal
member
of
Parliament,
told
an
audience
(here
that
the
Bennett
government
was
going
wie
wrong
wuy
m
ciuc-Jvorlng
to
solve
the
problems
of
Canada.
He
charged
the
government
with
strangulation
of
commerce
by
erection
of
high
tariff
walls.
How
Arizona
Coupe
of
pretty
nice
skates
eh
roller
bearings
out
in
Tu.sron.
At
tzona.
now
It
saves
gas
and
anyway,
what
did
you
expect
them
to
do
walk
home?
Local
Man
Came
Near
Winning
Fame
and
Fortune
in
McConnell
Creek
Country
Many
Years
Ago
Twenty-six
years
atro
H.
prospected
McConnell
Creek,
which
lias
become
famous
recently
through
the
operations
of
Mickey
Brown
and
his
associates,
who
for
the
first
time
have
reached
bedrock
and
found
the
gravel
very
rich.
Mr.
Glassey
and
partner
went
down
90
feet
and
then
gave
it
up
as
a
bad
job.
Mr.
Brown
went
down
something
like
150
feet
before
he
struck
the
rlch
gravels
which
contained
the
gold.!.
In
six
pails
of
dirt
he
Is
said
to
have
taken
out
125
ounces
of
gold.
Mr.
Brown
was
in
the
country
for
11
years.
Last
year
he
was
helping
;
out
old
Pete
Jensen
and
was
at-
1
SALVAGE
IS
ATTEMPTED
MONTREAL,
March
28:
Salvage
of
the
.
steamer
Prince
David,
which
was
wrecked
two
weeks
ago
on
a
coral
reef
near
St.
George's,
Bermuda,
is
considered
feasible,
it
was
stated
at
headquarters
of
Canadian
National
Steamships
here
Saturday.
Attempts
to
salve
the
vessel
will
be
commenced
at
once,
it
was
stated.
'.
Co-eds
Do
It
Thev
ve
cot
the
co-eds
on
F.
Glassev
of
Prince
Runert
tn,rtJW,
hv
th,
anM
tJtVim
an,
th
..
.
..
.
.
,
,
"tl
ot
the
country.
This
In-
aicea
nun
to
return
in
spring.
Mr
OlMy
pent
two
years
on
the
creek
in
1926
and
a
year
farther
north.
He
and
his
partner
sank
a
hole
across
the
creek
from
where
Pete
Jensen
and
his
partner
were
working.
He
found
a
false
clay
bot
tom
at
eighteen
Inches
with
some
gold.
After
that
there
was
nothing
but
glacial
silt.
He
struck
water
In
the
hole
he
was
drilling
and
then
he
and
his
partner:
went
across
to
help
old
Pete
and
that
was
the
hole
that
went
down
DQ
feet
in
1026.
Mr.
Glassey
says
there
ic
70
miles
of
country
similar
to
the
10
miles
staked
by
Brown
tn
hydraulic
leases.
Oold
can
be
found
almost
anywhere
there.
At
present
the
country
la
covered
with
snow
and
It
will
likely
be
on
the
ground
for
a
month
more.
In
retard
to
the
eost
of
getting
Into
McConnell
Creek,
the
airplane
will
carry
1600
pounds
for
$400
so
that
lees
than
the
suggested
$2,500
would
carry
a
man
through
the
sea
son
and
bring
him
out
again.
American
capital
Is
Interested
tn
the
present
operations.
i'
High
Low
.
6:22
a.m.
18:0
ft.
CAPTURED
PARENTS
SOON
Kidnapped
Baby
Safe
On
Boat
Off
Norfolk
Intimated
Last
Night
Personal
Representative
of
Col.
Lindbergh
Reported
to
Have
Made
Contact
With
Kidnappers
During
Twenty-Four
Hour
Airplane
Trip
NORFOLK,
Va.,
March
28:
Following
a
twenty-four
hour
airplane
trip
by
John
Hughes
Curtis,
prominent
citizen
of
Norfolk,
who
is
said
to
have
been
acting
as
a
personal
representative
of
Col.
Charles
A.
Lindbergh,
reports
that
the
kidnapped
twenty
month
old
son
of
the
famous
flyer
was
safe
on
a
boat
off
Norfolk
were
confirmed
4and
it
was
further
Intimated
that
DAMAGE
TO
FURS
DONE
Kirc
In
Cordova
Street
Premises
;
In
Vancouver
Saturday
Afternoon
VANCOUVER
rch
25-Dam.
a;
fj
$3,000
was
uuuc
onuiuajr
ain..-
noon
when
fire
broke
out
in
the
premLies
of
A.
Nickoff
Si
Son
hi
w.c
flucuiyuuMu
ouuuuqt.
corner
of
Horner
and
Cordova
streets,
mosi
oi
me
damage
was
caused
by
smoke.
STALIN
IS
NOT
WELL
Eminent
German
Specialist
on
Way
to
Moscow
to
Attend
Dictator
of
Soviet
Itussia
BERLIN,
March
28:
An
eminent
German
specialist
on
internal
medicine
is
reported
to
be
on
his
way
from
Berlin
to
Moscow,
having
been
Invited
by
the
Soviet
government
to
attend
Joseph
Stalin,
the
Soviet
dictator.
Some
surprise
was
expressed
at
the
report
that
the
53-year
old
Stalin
was
not
well
since
It
had
not
een
reported
previously.
The
dictator
is
a
man
of
strong
physique
and
he
has
been
living
a
simple
life
since
assuming
the
leadership
of
the
Soviet
government.
THREATEN
ABDUCTION
Mrs.
Richard
Porter
Davidson
Or
dered
to
Pay
$2000
or
Lose
Her
Daughter
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
March
28:
The
epidemic
of
extortion
threats
continued
here
yesterday
when
Mrs.
Richard
Porter
Davidson
received
a
telephone
call
during
which
It
was
demanded
that
she
leave
$2000
at
a
lesignated
place,
falling
which
her
-ix-year
old
daughter
would
be
kidnapped.
Viscount
Bury
i
.i
Breaks
Leg
in
Fall
Off
Horse
LONDON,
March
28
Viscount
Bury
suffered
a
broken
leg
as
a
re
suit
of
being
thrown
from
his
horu
while
hunUng
with
the
hounds
oa
Saturday.
20:35
p.m.
15:6
ft.
..
0:08
am
10:2
It
13:28
p.m.
6:1
ft.
i:
1
PRICK:
FIVE
CENTS
the
child
would
be
returned
to
his
parents
within
the
course
of
the
coming
week.
Curtis,
who
had
left
here
Saturday
afternoon
with
Newport
News
as
his
supposed
destination,
returned
at
5
o'clock
yesterday
afternoon.
Curtis
refused
at
first
to
make
any
comment
regarding
his
trip
other
than
that
he
had
"made
pro
gress."
-
It
was
later
Intimated
that
jhVhad
made
contact
with
.tlx
kidnappers...
.,
,
V,.
r
ka
..
i,.
w
lib
V
liJ
4144
night
and
quite
evidently
fatigued,'
Curtis
went
to
bed
at
his
hornet
im-
mediately
after
rpti.mlnr:
t
i
?
.
;
'
SEATTLE
;
MEETING
Huge
Mass
Gathering
of
Unemployed
to
Be
Held
in
Puget
Sound
City
SEATTLE.
March
28:
The
civic
utilities
committee
has
approved
plans
In
connection
with
a
huge
mass
meetlns
tn
hp
hMH
h
nn
Tuesday
night
by
the
Unemployed'
w
outers
league
at
tne
umc
Auditorium.
The
Auditorium
will
be
given
free
for
the
meeting
and
there,
will
also
De
iree
street.
car
transportation
to
the
meeting
for
unemployed
work-
ers.
Shot
in
Vancouver;
Condition
Serious
Jack
Clyne
Alias
Sol
Herrin
Unable
to
Give
Account
of
What
Happened
to
Him
VANCOUVER.March
28:-Jack
Clyne
alias
Sol
Herrin
was
admitted
to
the
Vancouver
General
Hospital
on
Saturday
In
a
critical
condition
from,
a
bullet
wound
In
the
back.
He
was
taken
In
charge
by
the
police
In
the
east
end
but
was
unable,
to
give
any
coherent
account
of
what
had
happened.
The
police
are
continuing
the
Investigation.
BALDWIN
TO
BE
MADE
PF.Fit
snnv
1
LONDON.
March
28:
It
was
reported
here:
yesterday
in
pol-
itical
Quarters
that
Rt.
Hon.
Stanley
Baldwin,
former
Prime
Minister
and
now
Lord
Prosl-
dent
of
the
Council
In
the
Na-
tlonal
government.
Is
to
be
ele-
vated
to
the
neerace
shortlv.
Mr.
Baldwin
will
lead
the
Brl-
tish
delegation
to
the
Empire
economic
conference
In
Ot-
tawa
this
summer.