n
Today's
Weather
prince
Rupert
Overcast,
calm;
barimeter,
29.88;
temperaturp,
53;
sea
smooth.
.
v
t
T
T
iun
in
-
DISORDERS
CONTINUU
IN
CITY
OF
BOMBAY
BOMBAY.
India.
May
18
Twenty-four
more
were
killed
and
224
wounded
as
rioting
continued
between
Moslems
and
Hindus
In
Bombay
yester-
dav
HMnifn
tJio
Intervention
of
military
forces.
.
16
two
year
old
buSding
remains
I
standing.
It
was
m
the
Montreal'
Importers
store
that
the
oonfla-;
Nakcd
gration
originated
shortly
after
dosing
time,
at
6
o'clock.
For
an
hour
or
more
flames
swept
the
interior
of
the
building,
spreading
to
the
roof
of
the
Boston
Cafe
build-
ken
In
the
dry
Interior
of
the
building
before
the
firemen
arrived
that
it
took
upwards
of
two
hours
to
finally
extinguish
the
raging1
conflagration.
Members
of
the
fire
department
received
assistance
from
volunteer
helpers.
During
the
height
of
the
Are,
shells
and
ammunition
in
toe
Kslen
Hardware
were
heard
to
explode
as
the
flames
reached
them.
Police
officers
held
the
crowd
off
In
fear
of
flying
missiles.
That
of
the
Kaien
Hardware
was
one
of
the
largest
hardware
stocks
in
the
oity
as
was
that
of
toe
Montreal
Importers
one
of
the
largest
men's
furnishings
stocks.
Little
damage
was
done
to
a
vacant
building
on
the
west
side.
The
fact
that
it
was
a
perfeoUy
calm
evening
without
a
breath
of
wind
possibly
saved
the
entire
frame
construction
block
from
destruction.
Evidently
smouldering
during
the
nightt
the
fire
broke
out
anew
about
,5
o'clock
Uils
morning
but
the
department
soon
had
it
out
again.
1
Eight
Lines
of
Hose
The
fire
department
used
eight
lines
of
hose
in
fighting
the
conflagration.
The
firemen
received
yeoman
assistance
from
many
citizens
!ln
Its
work.
There
were
no
serious
!
Injuries
to
fire
isome
sustained
fighters
although
cut
and
burned
PENITENCE
OF
WORLD
Pope
Deplores
Terror,
Anarchy
and
Greater
Evils
Which
Are
Besetting
the
World
.
VATICAN
CITY,
May
18:
Pope
Pius
XIII,
in
an
encyclical
issued
today,
called
upon
the
world
to
prayer,
penance
and
mortification
In
order
to
save
itself
from
the
peril
of
terrorism,
anarchy
and
still
graver
evils'
that
are
threatening.
For
tliis
purpose.
His
Holiness
set
aside
a
period
of
eight
days
repentance
on
the
octave
of
the
Feast
of
the
Sacred
Heart,
beginning
on
June
3,
D0UK
PARTY
AT
0KALLA
Paraders,
Numbering
118,
Reached
Coast
Last
Night
From
Nelson
VANCOUVER.
May
18:
One
hundred
and
eighteen
Doukhobors,
Ing
to
virtually
destroy
the
upper
convicted
and
sentenced
to
three
floor
but
not
until
after
the
Elks'
years'
Imprisonment
at
Nelson
for
Lodge
had
been
able,
thanks
to
parading
in
the
nude
at
Thrums
on
the
efforts
of
volunteers
and
mem-1
May
1,
were
brought
here
from
bers.
to
save
practically
all
its
'
Nelson
last
night
and
taken
to
Ok-equtpment.
The
Interior
of
the
j
alia
Jail.
There
were
84
men
and
34
Boston
Oafe
was
extensively
dam-j
women,
aged,
mostly
through
the
effects
nf
I
smoke
and
water.
Foster
Wlllan
;
manager
of
the
Kaien
Hardware,
i
hands
and
faces.
The
Boy
Scouts,
who
lived
above
toe
store
lost
alii""
Scoutmaster
P.
C.
Miller,
his
household
effeots
which
were
'turned
out
and
rendered
valuable
parUy
Insured.
Annette's
Ladles'
,
assistance.
District
and
divisional
Ready
-
to
-
Wear
stock
escaped
P
officers
turned
out
and
gave
with
a
minimum
oi
damage
by
wa-
j
valuable
help
to
city
officers,
ter,
there
belnr
full
Insurance.
Seventy-five
feet
of
200-palr
.
v.-
v
ik
telephone
cable
In
the
lane
was
damaged
by
the
fire
and
there
was
some
interruption
to
telephone
service
on
either
side
of
the
lane
between
Second,
and
Third
Avenues
extending
from
Fifth
Street
until
Ninth
Street
Telephone
line
repairs
had
been
pretty
well
completed
by
this
afternoon.
Linemen
of
the
Northern
B.
C.
Power
Co.
were
on
hand
and
cut
down
some
of
the
wires
which
were
exposed
to
the
fire.
Origin
of
Fire
Explaining
the
origin
of
the
fire
this
morning,
J.
B.
MtHer,
proprietor
of
the
Montreal
Importers,
stated
that
he
and
Charles
Phillips,
a
well
known
local
barber,
had
cooked
a
steak
for
dinner
on
the
stove
in
the
store..
The
stove
on
which
they
were
cooking
became
red
hot
and
Mr.
Miller
expressed
some
alarm
at
the
time.
A
few
minutes
later
they
were
sitting
drinking
tea
when
they
heard
crackling
from
the
room
above
which
was
occupied
as
a
bedroom
by
Mr.
Miller.
Mr.
Phillips
thought
it
was
the
noise
of
rats
but
soon
a
wisp
of
(Continued
on
page
thjee)
Prince
Rupert
Lodge
No.
46.
B.P.
O.E.,
wishes
to
thank
all
those
friends
who
gave,
their
assistance
last
night
ln
taking
away
their)
property
from
the
Lodge
Home
andj
so
saving
It
from
possible
loss
by,
fire.
j
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
,
V4
4,;,,,
German
flying
boa
DO
X
w'.nr!i
h
ing
prepared
for
return
flight
to
Europe
MAN
CONFESSES
IN
NEW
m
YORK
TO
COMPLICITY
IN
LINDBERGH
KIDNAPPING
Feared
That
Frank
Markitch
May
Be
"Crank"
Says
liaby
Was
Accidentally
Killed
Curtis
Is
Remorseful
NEW,YQRK,
May
18:-PliceJiad.
in
cust'pdy
here
last'
,
rrhr
n
mnn'nmw!
PranC'
M.nrkftph
nffotfAnnfAct
-Owing.
tO-the
4U
dependence
"
A
VrB
IIV
.
t
m
.1
.
m
:
u
:
e
rui-
epon.
nwsew
lor
an
ouuei
ior
fcjw
iu
uuHiuiJmiiif;
ih
w
AU"iliiii'
ui
uciucs
aukus-
80
of
British
Columbia's
canned
tus
Lindbergh
jr.
from
the
baby's
home
at
Hopewell,
N.J.,
salmon
output
and
to
the
unsettled
on
March
1,
denying,
however,
that
the
baby
had
been
conditions
in
the
principal
world
deliberatev
murdered.
Markitch
was
taken
in
eustndv
at
markets.
B.
C.
Packers
Ltd.
pro-
e
request
of
his
wife.
After
be-Jt-
mg
taken
in
charge
of
police
of-
nAAnurn
T
T
l
tr
fleers,
he
said
that
he
would
go
I
jl
II
IN
IV
ILL
LI
A
I
.
.
I
.
1
1.1
.
"
'
vui
oi
iiis
nuiiu
u
ne
uiu
not
con-
fees.
In
the
excitement,
alter
the
j
baby
had
been
removed
from
htoj
crib,
Markitch
declared,
he
was
accidentally
dropped
to
the
ground
from
the
window
of
the
second
storey
nursery.
Finding
the
child
was
dead,
the
abductors,
panic
strkken.
took
the
body
and
nastily
buried
It
out
In
the
bush
a
few
miles
awuy.
There
had
been
no
Intention
to
murder
the
baby,
Mark-Itch
Insisted.
The
police
are
not
satisfied
that
Markltch's
story
Is
genuine
and
It
Is
believed
possible
thai
tie
Is
merely
a
"crank."
Curtis
Begs
Forgiveness
John
Hughes
Curtis.
Norfolk
shipbuilder,
admitted
to
New
Jer
sey
state
police
at
Hopewell
yes
terday
that
he
hd
created
the
incidents
of
dealing
at
sea
with
the
Llndebergh
kidnappers
in
order
to
make
a
good
newspaper;
story
with
a
view
to
obtaining
I
some
lucrative
return
for
himself.!
Curtis
declared
that
he
had
not;
been
himself
for
the
past
eight;
months
owing
to
business
worry.!
He
begged
forgiveness
from
Col.
Lindbergh
for
his
deception.
Curtis
was
held
last
night
at
the
Lindbergh
estate,
the
police
having
not
decided
finally
whether
TQ
rii5Qi7I?7l7
n
i
Prt
t0T
tne
year
ended
February
10
UDuii
V
Eil
29,
1932
indicates
that
this
policy
iccaslon
Celebrated
Today
in
Schools
of
City
With
Special
Talks,
Costumes,
Etc.
International
Goodwill
Day
was
observed
in
the
schools
of
Prince
or
not
he
would
be
arersted
and1fUnln5.
ln.
l!le
Snoqualmle
River
charged
with
,
obstruction
of
Jus
tice.
(Continued
on
Pago
Four)
BELGIAN
CABINET
HESIGNS:
FAILS
TO
AGREE
ON
LANGUAGE
BRUSSELS,
Belgium,
May
18
The
Belgium
cabinet
pre-
sented
Its
resignation
to
King
Albert
yesterday.
The
mem-
bcrs
of
the
cabinet
were
at
a
deadlock
on
tho
qucsUon
nf
which
language
should
be
of-
flclally
prescribed
for
the
schools
of
Belgium.
'tlc.
near
North
Bend
on
Sunday.
WEATHER
REPORT
Dead
Tree
Point
Raining,
fresh
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.74;
temperature.
46;
heavy
swell.
Triple
Island
Part
cloudy,
light
easterly
wind;
sea
smooth.
Langara
Island
Part
cloudy,
moderate
easterly
wind;
sea
SALMON
IN
TOBAY
The
B.
tJ.
Bird
was
la'
port
this
morning
with
5,000
pounds
of
spring
salmon
which
sold
to
the
Canadian
Fish
ti
Cold
Storage
Co.
at
Sc
and
poses
this
year
to
adhere
closely
to
a
policy
of
strict
economy
in
operation
and
curtailment
of
the
pack.
It
is
stated.
The
annual
re-
enabled
the
company
to
work
into
bank
loans
although
the
necessity
of
disposing
of
the
carryover
from
1930
at
the
very
low
prices
prevail-
'dered
disquieting
by
the
United
States
carryover
of
2,300,000
cases
and
the
fact
that
the
depreciated
Japanese
currency
gives
the
latter
an
advantage
in
the
British
market
despite
Canada's
10
preference.
Within
the
last
week
United
States
operators
have
cut
their
prices
still
furtryer.
evidently
ln
a
final
effort
to
unload
their
surplus
stocks
before
the
new
pack
comes
on
the
market.
In
view
of
these
uncertainties
present
plans
are
to
limit
the
total
1932
B.
C.
pack
to
around
900,000
cases
which
would
be
only
40
to
45
of
the
big
pack
of
1930.
Canadian
Market
,
(
The
Canadian'
rrfarket'fbr
canned
salmon,
which
Is
assured
to
Canadian
manufacturers
by
protective
Continued
on
Page
3.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
May
18:
Wheat
was
quoted
at
60c
on
the
local
exchange
today.
tomorrows
I
ides
.Thursday,
May
19,
1932
High
JLl.
.-.
1
12:50
p.m.
20:0
ft.
Low
6:40-ajn.
1:1
ft.
18:40
pjn.
5:8
It.
PR.TMPR
PTTPP.PT
TC.
WFJIMPSniV
If
AV
10
1QOO
omr-s-
irrvr
rmnTa
tMfS
BLOCK
J5
W57D
B7
FM
CAMUM
5
TO
BE
PROTECTED
AGAINST
FINANCIAL
CRISIS
Kaien
Hardware
and
Montreal
Importers'
Building
is
Destroyed;
Boston
Cafe
Block
is
Damaged
Whole
Downtown
Area
Would
Have
Heen
Threatened
Had
It
Not
Heen
Calm
Evening
Conflagration
Was
Spectacular
Damage
Estimated
at
$60,000
Thr
pioneer
business
building
on
Third
Avenue
near
Fifth
Street,
containing
the
Kaien
Hardware
and
Montreal
Importers
businesses,
was
virtually
destroyed
and
th
Uoston
Cafe
building,
containing
the
Boston
Cafe,
Elks'
Home
and
Annette's
Ladies
Ready-to-Wear
store,
ya
'
badly
gutted
last
evening
in
the
most
serious
fire
"Hfttiteh
ha
ever
vteKed
the
central
MINISTERS
APPOINTED
OunitJ
in
United
Church
Clergy
li
Northern
and
Central
Ilrl-tish
Columbia
'.V
WESTMINSTER.
May
18
Bp.tish
Columbia
Conference
1.-X.:
1.
United.
Church
of
Canada
tcrday
wttn
the
presen-
"f
the
report
of
the
DinmiUce,
naming
the
fol-(ppolnlmenU
made
by
prea-
Prince
Rupert
Arvnx
Rpv.
Evan
Baker
Kiemtu
R.
L.
McConnell,
teacher
'
WHrt
-
ilyder
Rer.
Frank
Eu-iirirld.
Cariboo
V
Biirtc
Rev.-R.
O.
Dunbar.
Ymdcrhoof
Rev.
W.
B.
Msln-
I
C
.
'imc
Rev.
E.
W.
Uorton.
P
;:r
George
Rev.
N.
J.
Creet.
Seattle
Mayor
Is
On
Fishing
Trip
"arlin
Takes
Wife
and
Chief
of
I'olice
With
llim
For
Outing
TATTLE.
May
18:
Mayor
Robe
u
Harlin
and
Mr.
Harttn.
ac-tpunled
by
W.
D.
kent,
who
has
,:ncd
as
police
chief
of
Seattle.
'
the
rity
on
a
fishing
trip
yes-'
'ay
The
mayor
atated
that
he
v.
u!d
be
back
in
time
to
turn
the
i
voialty
over
to
John
F.
Dore,
his
:
rcssor,
on
June
6.
Halibut
Landings
Summary
American
09,000
pounds.
0c
and
7
lc
and
3c.
Canadian
None.
American
Grunt,
40.000.
Booth,
C.Gc
and
2c.
TS51,
3,000,
Cold
Storage,
7.1c
and
3-
Franklin.
20,000.
Royal,
6c
and
3c.
Norma,
0,000.
Cold
Storage,
6.1c
and
3c.
I
business
section
of
Prince
Rupert.
The
conflagration,
in
its
early
stages,
was
a
spectacular
one,
what
with
belching
flames
and
smoke
clouds,
and
attracted
crowd
of
spectators
so
large
as
to
necessitate
patrol
by
police
officers
as
the
w&fc
of
fire
fighting
proceeded
The
damage
is
roughly
estimated
at
960.000
and
is
believed
to
have
been
largely
covered
by
Insurance.
Practically
the
entire
stock
oti
the
Kaien
Hardware
wu
destroyed'
and
that
of
the
Montreal
Import-
en
was
extensively
damaged.
OnhJ
the
charred
shell
of
the
twenty
I
To
Cross
Atlantic
Legislation
To
Prevent
Fiscal
Panic
Is
Being
Planned
by
Dominion
Premier
IJennett
Forecasts
Such
Measure
in
House
of
Commons
Would
Come
Into
Effect
Only
on
Proclamation
'It
Is
Provided
!
OTTAWA,
May
18:
Parliament
may
be
asked
to
pass
a
bill
which
would
authorize
the
government
to
take
the
necessary
steps
to
meet
a
financial
crisis
should
one
develop
on
this
continent.
In
the
House
of
Commons
terday
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett
indicated
that
the
govern-:
ment
was
considering
bringing
down
such
a
measure.
It
J
would
be
provided
that
any
such
legislation
would
come
i
into
effect
only
on
proclamation.
PACKERS
CURTAIL
j
Cannery
Company
Aims
to
Avoid
1
Further
Big
Losses
Pending
Return
to
Stability
BIG
BLAZE
IN
GOLDEN
Damage
of
$75,000
Done
When
Garage
and
Hotel
Destroyed
In
Southern
Town
japont:OOIJ)ENuJtljf,.118:--Darnage
of
$"5,000
was
done
yesterday
morn-
ilng
by
fire
which
destroyed
the
garage
of
A.
C.
Hamilton
and
the
Russell
Hotel
here.
PASSES
IN
VANCOUVER
Carson.
Aged
70.
Was
For
Nine
Years
Superintendent
of
Incurables
Hospital
ing
in
the
world
market
resulted
VANCOUVER,
May
18:-Dr.
John
ZPe
lM!0r
he
Canon'
70'
"cal
uper-
$290,607.
The
operating
loss
for
the
,n,AnfW
.
th.
previous
fiscal
year
was
$897,377,
!
fnr
,niM,rnh,M
ot
m,
k-
suitable
to
the
occasion
were
given
;tne
Improvement
being
due
to
llml-:Dast
nlne
VMr
dled
vp.,.rriav
Dy
me
teacners.
in
some
rooms
pu-
j
.v
u.uiuoun
i
pits
came
In
the
national
costumes
(anticipated
requirements
and
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other
countries
and.
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some
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of
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costs.
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there
were
special
songs,
dances,
etc.
The
purpose
of
Goodwill
Day
is
Return
to
a
satisfactory
earnings
position
is
expected
to
be
a
slow
process,
and
the
objective
for
the
to
foster
International
friendships
.
coming
season
is
to
get
costs
low
and
amiability
among
the
nations.
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Man
Is
Missing
During
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SEATTLE,
May
18:
Two
naval
planes
were
enlisted
today
to
assist
In
the
search
for
Harry
O.
Kennedy,
well
known
Seattle
businessman,
who
disappeared
while
Captain
Robert
Dollar
at
Rest
enough
to
enable
the
company
to
j
Governor
James
Kolph
Jr.
Headed
carry
on
without
Incurring
further
i
Sixty
Honorary
Pallbearers
substantial
losses
although
It
Is
ad-1
at
Funeral
mitted
that
a
favorable
outcome
for
i
the
industry
from
the
Ottawa
Empire
Trade
Conference
might
very
well
have
the
effect
of
putting
the
SAN
RAFAEL,
Cal..
May
18:
Sixty
honorary
pallbearers
headed
by
Governor
James
Rolph
Jr..
took
part
this
afternoon
ln
the
funeral
of
the
late
Capt.
Robert
Dollar,
veteran
Pacific
Coast
steamship
magnate.
The
funeral
service
took
place
from
First
Presbyterian
Church
here.
War
Mothers
In
Convention
Two
Hundred
Women
Attending
Gathering
Which
Opened
Yesterday
In
Frisco
SAN
FRANCISCO,
May
18:
The
American
War
Mothers'
Association
opened
its
convention
here
yester
day
with
two'
hundred
delegates
from
various
parts
of
the
United
States
ln
attendance.
W.
H.
Tolln,
well
known
pioneer
mining
man
of
Stewart
and
managing
director
of
the
Mountain.
Boy
Mining
Co.,
is
a
passenger
on
board
trie
Prince
Oeorge
today
going
north
from
Vancouver
to
tho
Portland
Canal
camp.