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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
HRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol
XXIV..
No.
100.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
MAY
10,
1933
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS'
FEDEML
GOVERNMENT
BORROWINGS
ANYOX
Jury,
After
Over
One
Hour's
Deliberation,
Finds
Men
Guiltless
Smelter
Town
Rioting
Trial
Comes
to
Conclusion
Supreme
Court
Assizes
Here
Late
Tuesday
Afternoon
With
Verdict
Absolving
Accused
After
deliberating
for
one
hour
and
twenty
minutes,
the
jury
at
the
Supreme
Court
Assizes
in
the
trial
in
which
Kenneth
Montgomery,
Matt
Jurgevieh,
Giovanna
San-
ido,
Angus
Mclver
and
Joseph
Sarich
were
charged
with
unlawful
a.icmbly
and
rioting
in
connection
with
tho
miners'
utrike
at
Anyox
on
February
3
last
returned
a
ver-
Xiict
aesvttting
all
five
accused.
Mr
STENSTR0M
IS
MOVED
i
name
.naue
in
ucsiucni
"n5r,erown
prosecutor.
L.
8.
McOlll
of
oi
uwan
taiu
Jim
.
.
di
nt
manager
for
the
Pacific
MID
at
ocean
Falls,
has
been
transferred
to
Vancouver
aa
manager
there,
according
to
word
received
in
Mx'
nty.
Mr
Dram,
from
one
of
the
nmpany'a
mill
In
Waahtniton.
U
Mi
stenstrom's
auccoaeor
at
Ocean
K-.1U
COMPANY
IS
PROGRESSING
VANCOUVER.
May
10
Canadian
I'm
i-
At
thr
annual
meeting
of
in-
B.
C.
Packer
Ltd.
here,
the
"mpany
was
reported
as
making
!!'
urea
despite
difficult
condttlona.
A
i
iiffatrs
of
the
company
are
now
bung
administered
in
Vancouver
PROBE
OF
TAXATION
loNDON.
Ont
May
10
A
com-:
i.
sloii
U
go
Into
thr
whole
sys-'
m
of
Canadian
taxation
-federal,
i'r
ivmcial
and
municipal
wa
re-
ni
mended
by
C.
A.
Moore,
retlr-inu
president
uf
the
Canadian
Manufacturers'
Association,
at
the
:mnua
I
meeting
here.
Ferry
Service
Being
Resumed
OAKLAND.
Cal..
May
10-Intor-
urban
ferry
service
across
Bani
l.unetsco
Day
was
poUce.
None
of
the
defendants
ti
iv
from
the.
one
remaining
slip'"1"
A..
disorder
or
the
Key
Route
terminals
wnicn
wre
virtually
destroyed
in
a
$3-000,000
fire
Saturday
night.
Early
ihU..i
t
.J
i
at.
t
.hImdIi
(a
1
tra.ton
ha.
not
yet
been
definitely
dotcrminivi
1
M'
Eastern
Stocks
Toronto
Exchange
Nnrnnda,
27.75.
International
Nickel,
16.00.
Rhorllt
Oordon.
.73.
Charles
Stuart,
son
ot
Mr.
and
Mm
d.
C.
Stuart,
returned
to
the
,-ity
on
the
Prince
George
thi
morning
from
Esquimau
navul
bat-racks
where
he
hus
been
taking
a
course
of
training
STRIKERS
ACQUITTED
OF
UNLAWFUL
ASSEMBLY
at:
Jus
tic
Denis
Murphy,
on
receiving
the
verdict,
immediately
ordered
the
discharge
of
the
five
men.
The
afternoon
sitting
of
the
trial
was
devoted
to
hearing
the
addres
ses
U
the
jury
of
defence
couatet
Oordon
Orant
of
Vancouver,
and
lSBdtb,
at
watt
a
the
charge
ot
the
weridlnc
Judge.
Mr.
Grant
ske
fat
MKT
Ml
how.
Mn
McOltf
for
twenty
miautea
and
the
Judge
ror
one
hour
and
fifteen
mimilea
Mr.
Orant
Mr
Orant
opened
by
stating
that
he
would
ask
HU
Lordship
to
direct
that
It
was
necessary,
in
the
case
of
an
unlawful
assembly,
for
the
crown
to
prove
that
accused
were
not
merely
present
but
had
been
actual
participants
in
or
had
encouraged
others
to
riotous
condct
and
that
it
would
be
necessary
to
deal
with
the
five
accused
Individually
The
live
accused
had
for
years
been
in
thr
service
of
the
company
and
had
enjoyed
the
confidence
ot
their
fellow
workers.
Ordinarily,
they
were
law-abiding.
peaceable
uid
friendly
persons
and
they
xHdd
not
but
Impress
the
jury
as
leini
trustworthy
and
truthful.
IThey
had
told
frankly
their
reasons
jfur
being
out
on
thr
morning
in
question,
thr
Intention
being
to
protest
lit
a
peaceful
way
at
grievance
and
seek
reform
in
condition.
They
had
intended
neither
to
encourage
or
countenance
violence.
Their
demands
having
been
refused.
the
miners
had
derided
to
strike
and
their
Intention
on
February
3
wa
to
stage
an
orderly
display
of
solid
arity
of
the
mine
workers
for
striking
for
the
benefit
ot
the
smelter
workers
some
of
whom
were
hesitant
Mr.
Orant
contended
that
the
orders
given
Constable
SrrilUi
were
to
stop
the
men
from
going
to
the
beach
either
by
force
or
guile.
The
u.iMn
-I
th
hrirfa
Mr
("Irani
r
...
noi
f
inch
a
nature
.
hMrU
nf
had
incited
or
encouraged
and
there
had
been
no
trouble-
until
the
police
had
started
to
use
their
clubs.
The
police
officers,
at
telr
tendency
.Sf'jfK
would
be
to
Justify
their
actions.
violence
had.
undoubtedly,
been
used
by
the
police
and
probably
by
i
the
strikers
In
retaliation
ot
pro-
tectlon.
The
men
had
desisted
after
the
Dollce
had
ceased
their
pr
sure.
Mr.
Orant
contended
that
the
police
had
done
the
attacking
and
that
the
disorder
was
due
to
this.
How.
then,
could
the
men
be
found
guilty
of
riotous
conduct.
a
fur
as
the
Incident
at
the
beach
was
ronrerned,
the
men
were
Justfc
ricd
in
Inferring
from
the
remarks
nf
tut;
inspector
that,
as
long
as
(CuUnucd
on
page
2
FIRE
CASE
PROCEEDING
E.C.
Dawsoa
Appears
at
Supreme
Court
Assizes
Here
on
Another
Charge
of
Arson
Case
Reviewed
r
Allseed
to
Have
Burned
Down
Buil-
ding
Containing
Men's
Store
and
Living
Quarters
Another
trial
in
which
Ernest
Claude
Dawson
of
Smlthere
b
charged
with
arson
is
proceeding
today
at
the
session
ot
the
Supreme
Court
Assize
here
before
Mr.
Jus
Uce
Denis
Murphy.
In
this
case
Dawson
Is
alleged
on
September
25
1930.
to
have
set
tire
to
a
store
and
dwelling
house
owned
by
Benjamin
Franklin
Messner
and
occupied
by
himself
with
a
men's
furnishings
store
on
the
first
floor
and
living
quarters
above.
L.
S.
MeOUl
is
act
ing
as
crown
prosecutor
while
J.
T.
Harvey
la
defence
counsel.
The
Jury
hearing
the
trial
con-
Continued
on
Page
2.
C00TE
BILL
DEFEATED
Progressive
Measure
on
Interest
Defeated
in
House
ot
Commons
Last
Niiht
OTTAWA.
May
10:
(Canadian
Proas
The
Coote
bill
to
set
the
maximum
Interest
rate
at
five
percent
wa
defeated
In
the
House
of
Commons
last
night
by
a
vote
of
85
(o
34.
Liberals
and
Progressives
supporting
the
measure
and
Conservatives
being
opposed.
CENSORING
IS
STRICT
Government
in
Cuba
Not
Letting
Anything
Out
Campaign
Against
U.
S.
Influence
SANTIAGO.
Cuba.
May
10:
The
newspaper
Dlairo
de
Cuba
has
published
an
article
informing
its
readers
that
"it
regrets,"
owing
to
feemorshlp,
that
It
cannot
print
anything
concerning
event
in
the
republic
during
Uw
last
tew
days.
The
campaign
to
keep
United
Stale
Influence
out
of
Cuba
has
gained
momentum
by
the
posting
of
placards
demanding
opposition
to
American
intervention
in
tlie
Cuban
political
tangle.
JAPS
MAY
ADVANCE
Chinese
Warned
to
Cease
Attack
ing
Positions
of
Invaders
in
North
China
SHANGHAI,
May
10-Japanesr
troops
will
resume
their
North
China
advance
as
far
as
Tientsin
If
necessary
unless
Chinese
forces
cease
attacking
Japanese
positions
the
Japancc
consul
general
has
warned.
John
W.
Allen,
superintendent
engineer
for
the
Dominion
Fisher-lea,
In
the
course
of
one
ot
his
per-
todlcnl
trips
un
the
coast,
arrived!
from
Vancouver
at
Ocean
Falls
onlchukuo
have
been
dratted
by
the
the'
Prince
QcorRC
last
night
and
,
secretariat
of
the
League
of
Nations
expects
to
be
here
by
departmental
jaont
by
Tuesday
or
Wednesday
of
next
w
eek.
WAR
NOW
OFFICIAL
Declaration
is
.Made
Today
by
Paraguay
Against
Bolivia
Fighting
Some
Time
!
ASCUNCION.
Paraguay,
May
10:
(Canadian
Press)
Paraguay
today
formally
declared
war
against
Bolivia.
The
two
countries
have
been
engaged
in
undeclared
warfare
in
the
Gran
Chaeo
border
area
since
last
June.
The
declaration
of
'
war
was
received
with
popular
acclaim
here.
HASLETT
AS
CANDIDATE
Ocean
Falls
Liberals
Confident
of
Securing
Nomination
in
Mackenzie
Women's
and
men'
Liberal
As-ociatlons
at
Ocean
Falls
have
un-
inimoualy
chosen
Matt
Haektt.
mill
foreman,
as
their
choice
tor
candi
date
in
.
MaeLstutc.
.riding
at
the
forthcoming
provincial
election
and
Bert
Phillips,
armed
with
31
proxies
and
instructed
to
support
Mr.
Has-lett.
will
leave
Ocean
Falls
Friday
night
of
this
week
for
Powell
River
to
attend
the
nominating
convention
for
the
riding
on
May
13.
Henry
CaatlUon.
William
Parker
and
W.
Murray,
all
of
Vancouver,
are
also
candidates
for
the
Liberal
nomina
tion
in
Markeniie
but
Ocean
Falla
supporters
are
confident
that
Mr.
Haslet
t
will
be
able
to
carry
the
convention.
FAVOR
OF
WATERWAY
President
Roosevelt
Reported
as
Advocating
CoiiKressional
Ratification
WASHINGTON.
DC.
May
10:
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
has
'-een
quoted
by
a
congressional
delegation
from
the
Middle
West
as
Uvoring
ratification
of
the
St.
I
awrence
w.iterway
treaty
wltli
;
annda
at
this
session
of
Congress.
taMgon
MORE
MEN
Akron
Tire
Manufacturlrg
Concern
Adding
500
to
Payroll
AKRON.
Ohio.
May
10
As
a
re
sult
ot
the
business
revival
In
the
lUrlted
8tatcs,
a
large
local
tire
manufacturing
oonoarn
yesterday
announced
that
BOO
more
men
be
taken
on
this
week
m
the
effort
to
catch
up
with
the
automobile
industry
MANCHUKU0
IS
PROBLEM
League
ot
Nations
Prepares
Plan
for
Non-Rccognllion
of
Recently
Declared
State
GENEVA,
May
10:-Meana
of
achieving
non-recognition
of
Man-
provldlna;
first
tor"
the
barring
ot
Manchukuo
from
Internationa)
or
ganizations.
Financial
Plans
For
Year
Are
Revealed
To
House
of
Commons
By
Minister
of
Finance
Rhodes
r
COMMISSIONER
HERE
TO
RECEIVE
$3,000
$
.
,f
SALARY
PER
YEAR
S
nrJSr
In
Uiuii
111
t
cmdiaDnomtiiurw..
Aider
as
commiasioner
for
the
city
of
Prince
Rupert
has
been
receiv-
ed
at
the
city
mil,
Mr.
Aiders
t
TtVtZtZt
tlve
May
15.
Mr.
Alder
Is
ex-
pected
here
wtthln
the
next
few
days.
DAVIE
IS
FOR
BOWSER
Resigned
ai
Speaker
Declaring
Himself
Opposed
to
Some
Tolmie
Policies
VICTORIA.
May
10:
Speaker
C.
F.
Davie
MXA..
Cowlehan-New-castle,
today
announced
his
resignation
as
Speaker
ot
the
British
Columbia
Legislature,
declaring
his
disagreement
with
several
ot
the
Tolmie
government's
policies
and
saying
that
he
will
support
the
non-partisan
group
headed
by
W.
J.
Bowser
K.C..
former
Conservative
premier.
MEN
ARE
DEPORTED
Mounted
Police
Tarty
Taking
Nineteen
Away
Today
Sergeant
W.
C.
Qrennan
and
Constables
Reginald
A.
Taggart,
Douglas
A.
Bett.
II.
J.
Adam
and
W.
J.
Kurnln.
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
officers,
arrived
in
the
city
on
Uie
Prince
Oeorge
Uds
morning
from
Vancouver
to
form
an
escort
for
nineteen
men
who
are
being
deported
from
llits
city
and
wlto
will
be
taken
this
afternoon
on
the
Princess
Norah
to
Vancouver
and
thence
to
Winnipeg
enroute
to
the
Atlantic
Coast
to
be
sent
to
Europe
The
nineteen
men
were
among
strikers
at
Anyox
during
the
whiter
and
are
being
deported
a
public
charges.
RAIL
BILL
IS
PASSED
House
of
Commons
Tasscs
Government
Measure
by
Vale
ot
81
to
17
OTTAWA.
May
10:
The
government
railway
bill
passed
It
final
stage
In
the
House
ot
Commons
yesterday
by"
a
vote
ot
81
to
47
and
goes
back
to
the
Senate
for
review.
Amendments
were
made
In
the
House
of
Commons.
ROOSTING
WHEAT
CHATHAM,
bnt,
May
10:
Dealers
here
are
ottering
80
cents
a
bushel
for
whsat
and
predict
the
price
will
jump
to
90c
before
the
1933
crop
U
available.
Authority
Will
be
Sought
to
Kaisc
up
to
$750,000,000
De-tails
Explained
of
What
is
to
be
Done
With
Money
Secured
rTTAWA
nr
tr
V
1
XV
IVil
lilcljf
1U.
1
V'UIIilUlall
i
rUSol
inOlCaUOn
WaS
.
.
.1
.
,
.,
m
,
given
yesterday
of
the
intention
of
the
federal
covern-
ment
with
respect
to
borrowings
for
the
current
year.
Hon.
Edgar
N.
Rhodes,
minister
of
finance,
cave
notice
that
he
vvjn
ek
authority
to
borrow
up
to
$750,000,000
but
this
WV"
not
neceasanmthat
borrowings
would
be
carried
that
extent.
The
out
to
Do-3
minion
has
maturing
debts
this
year
of
$279,971,850
and
It
is
anticipated
that
a
refunding
portion
of
new
loans
will
be
issued
at
four
percent
with
the
expectation
that
he
selling
price
will
mean
a
yield
of
tighUy
over
that
rate.
The
bor-nwtngs
!
will
probably
be
all
in
Can-
da
with
the
exception
ot
$60,000,-no
payable
In
New
York
which
will,
leubtfess.
again
be
borrowed
In
that
market
because
of
the
discount
on
Canadian
funds.
Should
the
minister
sell
new
bonds
even
at
a
discount
which
would
cost
the
country
four
'
and
a
half
percent
Intereat,
there
would
be
an
annual
saving
of
$1,-
999.718
on
a
Victory
Bond
Issue
which
now
carire
five
and
a
half
oercent.
In
addition
the
Victory
bond
were
tax
free
while
the
new
one
will
be
taxable.
A
conversion
loan
la
also
anticipated
and
that
such
1
contem
plated
in
yesterday's
resolution
Is
Indicated
In
the
wording
setting
forth
the
purposes
"tor
purchasing
and
withdrawing
from
circulation!
unmatured
securities
of
Canada."
The
minister
has
taken
authority
I
o
borrow
up
to
$750.000000
no
loubt
In
order
to
devote
consider-
Able
portion
to
converting
bonds
not
vet
due.
ancouver
Stocks
Vancouver
Exchange
Dig
Missouri,
Jl.
Reno.
1.10.
Bridge
River
Consolidated,
J3T.
Pend
OretHe,
SI.
Noble
Fire,
14V,.
Premier,
.71.
National
Silver.
.01
H.
Porter
Idaho.
.13.
Oeorgta
River,
ffl
H.
Nicola,
.78.
Reward.
.10.
Reeves
McDonald,
21.
MerMKtm.
.34.
Wayside,
.30.
Halibut
Arrivals
Summary
American-
-99,50
pounds,
5c
and
ic
to
5
8c
and
3c.
Canadian
31.000
nounds,
4.5c
and
3.5c
to
4.7c
and
2.5c.
American
Prosperity,
33J0OO.
Cokl
Storage,
5.7c
and
3c.
Augusta.
17.500.
and
Viola,
8.000.
Pacific,
5.8c
and
3c.
Alkl.
11.000.
and
Happy,
12,000,
Royal.
Site
and
3c.
HI
Ota,
11000.
Cold
Storage
5c
and
3c
Baltic,
18,000,
AUln,
5.8c
and
3e.
Canadian
Lysekll.
32.000.
Cold
Storage.
4.7c
and
2.5c
Unome,
7.500.
AUln.
4.6c
and
2.5c.
Bayvlew,
4,500,
Cold
Storage,
4.5c
and
2.5c.
n
.
tj?.i
HAD
FIGHT
INW00DS
On
O
titil
M,n
in
1
f
.mi
nt
(
1
1
mti1
Another
is
in
JaU
QUESNEU
May
10:
(Canadian
Press)
tone
man
is
fh
hospital
here
painfully
cut
and
bruised
and
with
several
ribs
broken
and
another
Is
in
Jail
as
a
result
of
a
battle
In
the
W0(X
whkh
weapons
were
a
gun
ir
"
.
T.
,
t
VilU
UWiUk
40
Ul
utv
iucK-up
charged
with
Inflicting
"grievous
bodily
harm."
Ill
neighbor,
John
Isak.
is
so
badly
beaten
about
the
face,
head
and
body
that
he
will
be
many
days
recuperating.
The
quar
rel
is
reported
to
have
been
the
cul-'
mlnaUon
of
an
old
feud.
STRIKE
IS
STILL
ON
Knur
Thn,.,,nH
r.nin.u.
lumbia
River
Are
Remaining
Idle
ASTORIA,
May
10:
(Canadian
Pre)
A
meeting
called
hi
the
tu"'
tile
attempt
to
end
a
strike
whkh
ha
kept
four
thousand
gUlnetters
off
the
Columbia
River
since
conZ
uwcial
flshln;
season
opened
May
1
broke
up
yesterday
In
failure.
The
packers
raised
their
oft&
from
6c
to
64c
per
pound
for
chln
oak
salmon
and
made
other
concessions
but
the
fishermen
still
de
raanded
eight
cents
and
made
other
'demand.
SILVER
AND
COPPER-
ON
NEW
YORK
MART
NEW
YORK,
May
10:
(Canadian
Press)
Bar
silver
closed
at
34'4c
on
the
local
metal
market
today,
being
sown
fa
from
yesterday's
close
Copper,
eleetnlyUs
spot
and
fu
ture,
closed
at
S4c
the
same
as
yesterday.
f
YUKON
RIVER
ICE
NOW
BREAKING
UP
t
Ice
moved
In
the
Yukon
Rl-
ver
at
Dawson
at
10:57
last
night,
the
Government
Tele-
graphs
report,
marking
the
commencement
ot
the
spring
break-up.
Is
was
also
opening
up
at
various
points
elsewhere
between
Dawson
and
White-
horse.
Hans
Olm
of
Dawson
won
the
$1000
sweepstake
guessing
11
pjn.
4