Today's
Weather
Prince
Rupert
Overcast,
calm;
barometer,
29.98;
temperature,
58;
sea
smooth.
t
4
value
of
a
million
in
wild
life
mmm
NORTHERN,
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Tomorrow's
Tides
Wednesday,
May
4,
1932
High
0:15
ajn.
20:2
ft.
12:50
p.m.
18:5
fc.
Low
6:50
a.m.
4:0
It.
18:45
p.m.
6:9
It.
jjn..
No.
104.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
MAY
3-1932
price:
five"
cents
LIVELWAY
IN
GOVT.
TO
V-
Sons
of
Freedom
Nude
Paraders
To
Be
Tried
By
New
Code
Section
Penalty
Up
to
Thrxc
Years
posed
118
of
beet
Appear
in
Nelson
Court,
and
Arc
Remanded
VICTORIA,
May
3:
The
decided
to
take
a
firm
stand
in
which
culminated
on
Sunday
in
the
staging
of
a
nude
parade
by
two
hundred
men
and
women
of
the
Sons
of
Freedom
sect.
The
Doukhobors,
at
present
in
the
Nelson
jail
ft
v.-.wing
the
parade,
will
be
tried
under
a
new
section
or
the
criminal
Cod'
'if
Canada
under
wnich
the
r.u
:num
penalty
to
three
years
In
j:
,.'f
'unary,
it
to
announced.
The
rv
i
nment
ha
decided
that
dras-li.
-'eps
must
be
taken
to
clear
up
t
nuatlon.
KEL'JON.
May
3:
One
hundred
lai
eighteen
Doukhobors,
who
were
inrifrd
at
Thrums
on
Sunday
'
d
with
appearing
!n
the
nude
a
public
highway,
appeared
before
Magistrate
Cartmel
yesterday
ilte-rvwn
and
were
remanded
for
elht
cay
FLOODS
AT
I
FAIRBANKS
Eitenshe
Damage
Done
to
Alaska
Mvytn
much
viicr
uaiRi
i
!
From
Ice
Jam
4
rAtitiMiiaT'.v.
FAIRBANKS.
Alaska,
x,
May
3.-
v
W,',r
backed
up
by
an
Ice
Jam
In,
thi
t
hena
River
below
here
on
Sunn.iy
n.iy
night,
sught.
did
did
extensive
extensive
damage
damage
t
lying
sections
of
the
town.
n::oti
;
ns
a
number
of
homes
to
a
c
j
i'
'
.
from
one
to
three
feet.
Mother
of
Peace
River
Block
Man
Passes
in
South
Mi
Christina
McLeod,
aged
70,
c
!
uf
W.
A.
McLeod
of
Pouce
r
'-inr
to
the
Peace
River
Block,
p:
-sj'
away
on
Monday
of
last
'k
at
her
home
In
Vancouver.
Tfc'"
funeral
took
place
on
Wednes-&y
from
Nunn
&
Thomson's
Fu-Bti;tl
Home
to
Mountain
View
Cc-tnctrry
wllh
ney
A
McKay
offlc-
unm;
The
late
Mrs.
McLeod,
who
Wa
born
in
Glengarry
County,
Out.,
survived
by
two
daughters
and
three
.sons.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
May
3:
Wheat
Hunted
at
58!kc
on
the
local
exchange
today.
halibut
treaty
is
SIGNED
IIY
HOOVER
n
T
washinoton,
d.c
May
3:
The
bill
to
protect
the
Nor-
thorn
Pacific
halibut
fishery
T
ln(Justry
through
the
carrying
out
of
a
halibut
convention
be-
twern
Canada
and
the
United
states
was
signed
today
by
President
Herbert
Hoover.
in
Penitentiary
May
Be
Im
,
provincial
government
has
regard
to
the
persistent
(lis-;
PARLEY
IS
CONTINUING
Sino-Japanese
Peace
Negotiations
Not
Interfered
With
By
Bombing
Incident
SHANGHAI,
May
3:-In
spite
of
the
Injuries
sustained
by
some
of
the
principal
Japanese
negotiators
In
a
review-stand
bombing
here
last
week,
Slno-Japanese
peace
negotiations
were
scheduled
to
be
resumed
today.
Substitute
delegates
will
act
in
place
of
those
who
were
injured.
It
was
lnttmated
yeaterday
that
the
Japanese
did
not
hold
the
Chinese
responsible
for
the
bombing,
having
released
all
the
Chinese
who
Seyen
KoreRn
8UJpccU
are
still
being
held,
however.
Jananese
officials
and
residents
&i
Shanghai
were
strictly
enloined
government
against
any
",u
lsa,g
.
r
i
r
Seattle
Keliei
Is
Under
Fire
County
Disbursements
ucing
in-
.
mllgatecl
in
View
of
Alleged
Extravagance
SEATTLE,
May
3
County
relief
expenditures
are
under
Investigation
here.
Wholesale
extravagance
is
alleged
and
It
has
been
charged
that
at
least
twenty-five
percent,
of
the
disbursements
has
been
going
to
persons
not
entitled
to
receive
It.
TAPLOW
II
IN
Capt.
Bert
Flewln
was
In
from
Dundas
Island
yesterday
with
his
ftoh
packer
Taplow
II,
bringing
o,-000
pounds
of
spring
salmon
which
sold
for
6c
and
2c
to
the
Canadian
Fish
it
Cold
Storage
Co.
Mr.
Flewln
reported
that
there
has
been
no
exceptionally
big
run.
the
heaviness
of
landings
recently
being
due
to
so
many
boats
being
on
the
grounds.
-
WEATHER
REPORT
Dead
Tree
Point
Clear,
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.04;
tern-
iperature,
58;
light
chop.
Trlplo
Island-overcasi,
hb
westerly
wind:
sea
moderate.
Langara
Island
Overcast,
light
westerly
wind;
sea
calm.
ALASKA
WEATHER
Juneau-HIgh,
62;
low,
42.
Ketchikan
High,
60;
low,
42.
Canada
has
an
estimated
basic
DRASTIC
ACTION
ON
DOUK.
SITUATION
American
tennis
queens
who
will
defend
the
W;ghtman
Cup
a
W
Left
to
right:
Mrs.
Helen
Wills
Moody
national
champ.;
Sarah
P
tournament;
Helen
Jacobs
and
Mrs.
Lawrence
Harper.
Mrs.
WlgVi
WILL
BE-PREMIER
Herriot
Expected
to
Succeed
Tar-dieu
as
Head
of
French
Government
PARIS,
Slay
3:
That
Edouard
Herriot,
radical
Socialist
leader
and)
former
Premier
of
France,
will
displace
Premier
Andre
Tar-dleu
seemed
almost
conceded
in
political
circles
yesterday
as
a
result
of
the
run-oft
election
on
Sjunday
when
nearly
half
of
the
seats
In
the
Chamber
of
Deputies
had
their
elections
giving
a
decisive
majority
to
the
Left
Party.
The
remainder
of
the
seats
will
vote
next
Sunday.
Depending
on
the
final
result
of
the
voting,
it
Is
expected
that
Tardieu
will
carry
on
until
June
1
when
he
would
resign
in
favor
of
Herriot.
BUILDERS
ONSTRIKE
Thirty
Thousand
Men
Walk
Out
In
New
York
Over
Wage
Dispute
,
NEW
YORK.
May
3:
Thirty
thousand
workers
In
the
New
York
building
trades
went
out
on
strike
yesterday
over
wage
matters.
An
grly
settlement
Is
expected
by
the
nontractors
who
are
making
no
move
towards
effecting
a
concilia
tlon.
DIRIGIBLE
10
VXlYHIlVJ
,
Giant
Airship
Akron
to
Make
Tour
of
Pacific
Coast
and
Join
Manoeuvres
LAKEHURST,
NJ.,
May
3:
It,
was
announced
last
night
that
the
;
ereat
United
States
Navy
dirigible
Akron
would
be
leaving
Lakehurst
on
May
7
for
a
tour
of
the
Pacific
Coast
in
the
course
of
which
It
will
take
part
in
the
annual
manoeuvres
of
the
Pacific
fleet.
OTTAWA
COMMITTEE
American
Tennis
Queens
;
4u
STORM
HOLDS
UP
KIDNAP
DEALINGS
fr
NORFOLK,
May
3
r
A
storm
',
on
the
Virginia,
coast
held
the
yacht
which
John
Hughes
Cur-.
tls
Is
using
In
negotiations
with
the
kidnappers
of
Charles
Augustus
Lindbergh
Jr.
at
Its
dock
here
yesterday.
Curtis
was
yesterday
to
have
made
what
it
was
expected
would
be
the
final
trip
In
connection
with
the
negotiations.
He
plan-
ned
to
go
out
today
to
keep
the
rendezvous.
LADYSMITH
HAS
BLAZE
Oddfellows'
Building
Destroyed
Early
This
Morning
With
$30,000
Loss
LADYSMITH,
Vancouver
Island,
May
3:
Damage
estimated
at
$50,000
was
caused
by
a
fire
early
this
morning
which
destroyed
the
Oddfellows'
Block
here.
The
building
contained
several
places
of
business.
Three
small
buildings
adjoining
were
also
destroyed.
Canada
trapped
over
four
million
fur-bcarlnjj
animals
in
t931.
FAILING
SIGHT
MAY
FORCE
M'DONALD
TO
RESIGN
PREMIERSHIP
LONDON.
May
3
Orave
concern
is
being
felt
In
regard
to
the
condlUon
of
the
eye-
sigm
oi
of
rnmo
Minuter
J-
LANCASTER
ARRESTED
British
Flyer
Charged
With
Murder
of
Fiance
of
Mrs.
Keith
Miller
MIAMI.
Fla..
May
3:
Capt.
William
J.
Lancaster,
noted
British
aviator,
was
arrested
and
placed
in
Jail
here
yesterday
charged
with
first
degree
murder
In
connection
with
the
recent
killing
of
Hayden
Clark,
author-fiance
of
Mrs.
Keith
Miller,
whose
body
was,
found
recently
In
the
home
of
the
British
avlatrlx.
Lancaster
was
Mrs.
Miller's
flying
partner.
A
suicide
note,
which
was
found
near
the
body,
is
now
alleged
by
the
police
to
have
been
a
forgery.
McKeown
on
Stand
In
Murder
Trial
Seattle
Dentist
Gives
Evidence
In
His
Own
Case
in
Matricide
Case
Yesterday
SEATTLE,
May
3
Dr.
Albert
Mr-Keown
was
on
the
stand
again
yesterday
testifying
in
hW
own
behalf
In
the
case
In
whleh
he
Is
charged
with
murder
In
connec
tion
wtUi
the
death
of
hi
mother
in
ihe
basement
of
his
home
here.
McKeown
was
subjected
to.
an
intense
grilling
by
the
stattt
prosecution.
Slight
Damage
Done
i
In
Fire
On
Verandah
The
fire
department
had
a
call
at
,2:30
this
morning
to
the
home
of
S.
jabour.
Sixth,
Avenue
West,
iWncre
a
porch
had
taken
ftre
from
ft
box
of
hot
ashes.
A
hole
was
burn
the
blaze
was
extinguished.
NO
FISH
SALE
Only
one
American
boat,
the
Norland
with
20,000
pounds,
wts
In
today
with
halibitt.
There
was
no
bidding
on
the
exchange
for
the
catch
which
Is
holding
over,
until
tomorrow.
Ramsay
MacDonald.
He
un-'icd'
through
the
porch'
floor"'
before
dcrwent
an
extensive
examln-
atlon
by
eye
specialists
y
ester-
day
and
was
to
appear
before
them
again
today.
It
is
even
reported
that
the
condition
of
his
eyesight
may
force
the
resignation
of
Mr.
MacDonald
in
favor
of
former
Premier
Stanley
Baldwin.
.mblcdon.
England.
In
June.
lny.
winne;
o
the
Bermuda
-
man.
team
member,
not
shown
House
of
President
of
Canadian
National
Was
Under
Fire
of
Members
Session
Was
Full
of
Recriminations
and
Charges
and
Tcrms"Graft,"
"Breach
of
Trust"
Etc.
Were
Bandied
About
OTTAWA,
May
3:
Recriminations
and
charges
flew
thick
and
fast
in
the
House
of
Commons
committee
on
l
railways
and
shipping
today
with
such
expressions
as
"graft,"
breach
of
trust,"
etc.
being
bandied
about.
G.
H.
'
Seguin
testified
that,
acting
under
orders
of
E.
R.
Decary
of
Montreal,
when
the
lattfer
was
director
of
the
Canadian
KNational
Railways,
he
had
borrowed
NAVY
DRIVE
I
IS
STARTED
.railway
company
at
Hale
Would
Have
United
ing
that
the
extra
2
was
to
take
Stales
Build
Up
to
Full
,
Treaty
Limits
WASHINGTON,
D.C,
May
3:
A
drive'
to
bring
the
United
States
Navy
up
to
full
treaty
strength
was
started
yesterday
by
Senator
Hale,
chairman
of
the
navy
committee.
United
States,
Senator
Hale
declared,
was
falling
behind
while
all
other
nations
who
had
been
parties
to
!the
London
Naval
Treaty
were
building
up
to
the
limits
of
the
treaty.
WILL
ROGERS
IS
'PINCHED'
Screen
Star
Arrested
at
Beverley
Hills
For
Driving
48
Miles
An
Hour
LOS
ANOELES,
May
3
It
was
revealed
yesterday
that
Will
Rogers,
famous
humorist
and
screen
comedian,
had
been
arrested
op.
Saturday
at
Beverley
Hills
on
a
charge
of
speeding.
Rogers
explained.
In
answer
to
the
allega
tlon
that
he
had
been
driving
43
miles
an
hour,
that
he
had
betn
trying
out
a
car
he
had
bought
for
his
daughter.
Al
Capone
to
Leavenworth
Chicago
Gangster
To
Start
Serving
of
Eleven-Year
Sentence
Today
CHICAGO,
May
3
Al
Capone,-former
Chicago
gangster
leader,
was
expected
to
enter
Leavenworth
Penitentiary
today
to
start
serving
an
eleven-year
sentence
for
evasion
of
the
income
tax
laws.
Not
In
Field
For
President!
Newton
D.
Baker
Jr.
Tells
Los
Angeles
Newspapermen
That
His
Father
Ul
Not
Run
LOS
ANGELES,
May
3:
Newton
D.
Baker
Jr..
son
of
the
former
Secretary
of
War
In
the
Wilson
ad-mlnlstraUon,
arriving
here
yesterday,
told
newspapermen
that
his
father,
who
has
been
promlnenUy
mentioned
as
a
Democratic
presidential
nominee,
Intended
to
keep
aloof
from
all
moves
towards
bringing
him
Into
the
field.
in
August
1030
$135,000
from
the
Montreal
Trust
Co.
and
with
it
bought
an
official
residence
for
the
president
of
the
Canadian
National.
He
had
obtained
the
money
at
6'2
and
had
leased
the
house
to
the
care
of
amortization
of
principal.
"In
other
words,"
said
Dr.
Peter
McGlbbon,
Conservative,
Muskoka-pntario,
"you
got
a
graft
of
2.
'Strong
exception
waj-takjn
to
this
charge
by
Major
C.
O.
Power,
Liberal,
Quebec
South.
To
R.
B.
Hanson,
Conservative,
York-Sudbury,
chairman
of
the
committee,
witness
declared
that
the
house
and
financial
arrangements
incidental
to
the
deal
were
both
"Mr.
Decary's
child."
"Then,"
said
Mr.
Hanson.
"Decary,
in
his
capacity
as
director
of
the
Canadian
National,
bought
the
house
and
leased
it
to
the
raUways
a
transaction
out
of
which
he
got
a
profit."
Again
Major
Power
protested
at
the
inference.
Sir
Henry
Thornton,
president
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
gave
evidence
but
he
had
no
direct
contact
In
the
negotiations.
Tomorrow
Mr.
Decary
will
be
summoned
to
give
evidence.
COUNTRY
AROUSED
Conditions
at
Honolulu
Cause
Deluge
of
Protests
at
Washing-.
ton
Pardon
Move
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
May
3:-The
Department
of
Justice
has
been
virtually
Inundated
during
the
past
few
days
following
the
"mistrial"
In
the
Massle-Fortescue
case
at
Honolulu
with
messages
from
all
sections
of
the
country
protesting
at
condiUons
existing
at
Honolulu
prior
to
the
assault
of
Mrs.
Mussle
and
her
native
attacker.
Machinery
has
been
set
In
motion
with
a
view
to
obtaining
congressional
or
presidential
pardons
for
the
four
persons
convicted
of
manslaughter
should
prison
sentences
be
Imposed
upon
them
on
Friday
of
this
week.
Pensions
For
War
Widows
Provided
In
Bill
of
House
WASHINGTON.
DC,
May
3:
The
House
yesterday
by
a
vote
of
316
to
16
passed
a
bill
which
would
provide
pensions
for
widows
and
children
of
American
ex-service
men.
It
Is
expected
the
measure
would
be
vetoed
by
President
Hoover
should
It
get
through
the
Senate
which
Is
not
expected.