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1933
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,1
LOCAL
RIOT
CASES
PEIPING
Carter
Is
Convicted;
Trial
of
Nina
Gurvich
On
This
Afternoon
Local
Youth
Giving
Evidence
on
His
Own
Behalf
at
Assizes
This
Afternoon
Is
Final
Criminal
Hearing
of
Docket
Robert
Thomas
Maryland
Carter
was
convicted
at
the
Supreme
Court
Assizes
this
afternoon
on
a
charge
of
rioting
and
was
remanded
until
the
end
of
the
Assize
for
sentence-
A
poll
of
the
jury
was
taken
at
the
request
of
Gordon
(J
rant,
defence
counsel.
This
established
The
crown
had
completed
.
.
r
rii'on
in
tne
trial
at
uie
uureine
uouri
naeiics
in
wnicn
i.a
Ciirvirl.
ma
vnnth.
ih
charm!
with
riotinir
in
con-
tuition
with
an
alleged
disturbance
of
Anyox
strikers
in
tin-
lrical
railway
yards
on
March
1
which
resulted
in
a
lash
that
morning
with
the
jtolice.
There
were
four
wit-
Hnesses
lor
the
erown
alter
the
erl-
PRAIRIES
ARE
WET
Spring
Work
on
larms
h
Belayed
By
llravv
Downpours
Seedinf
Well
On
Various
llUtilrt
Itrport
From
JO
to
100
Percent
or
Crop
in
WINNIPBO.
May
II
In
districts
aprlni
work
luu
been
e-i.iyed
considerably
by
rain
aa
dlf
frrfnt
polnu
report
from
JO
to
4M
hours
of
rontlnuous
downpou
while.
In
district
where
wealhei
l.is
been
cloudy
and
cool
with
high
'
isterly
wind
seeding
haa
contin-u.
(i
in
full
awing,
according
to
the
w-ckly
crop
report
of
the
sgrtcul-lui.il
department.
Canadian
National
Railway
Prom
many
polnta
ki
delayed
by
rainfall
come
report
f
wheat
aeedlna
varying
from
M
jvrtent
to
completion
and
a
few
lK
Alttlea
report
earlier
sown
wheat
;ibve
the
ground.
Seeding
of
coarse
fcniina
haa
commenced.
A
few
dls-1
1
le
ts
report
from
SO
percent
to
90
Percent
of
theae
grains
aeeded.
Oen-c
rally
speaking,
growth
Is
slow
and
w.irmir
weather
would
be
beneficial
for
not
only
grain
germination
but
the
revival
of
pastures.
IS
KILLED
0NSTREET
Mrs.
r.Iixalietlt
Waring
I-osrt
Life
When
Struck
by
Automobile
In
Victoria
VlCTOItlA.
May
12:
(Canadian
Tress
-Mrs.
Elisabeth
Waring.
R
ed
M.
was
killed
when
struck
by
an
automobile
at
the
IntertecUon
of
Joffre
Btreet
and
Esquimau
Road
here
last
night.
4
TRADI.
TREATIES
WITH
1
IRANCI.
SIOMII)
TODAY
,
OTTAWA.
May
,
lI:-Two
trade
treatlea
between
Canada
and
France
were
signed
In
the
office
of
Prime
Minister
It.
B.
Bennett
today.
GETS
WAR
SCARE
FROM
its
evidence
early
this
after-1
.
4
.t.l
i
of
which
had
bean
hoard
the
defence
started
presentation
of
taa-
MHwouyaa
NntM
fceHsit
wtth
IlKr
bert
William
Macey
the
first
wit
ness,
accused
later
going
on
the
stand
himself.
Un
u
i:30
this
afternoon,
when
court
adjourned
for
luncheon,
the
iury
in
the
trial
of
Robert
Carter,
charged
with
leading
the
riot
that
day.
had
failed
to
report
a
verdict
althoueh
It
had
been
out
nearly
two
hours.
During
the
noon
hour
it
had
returned
to
the
courtroom
asking
for
reading
of
certain
of
the
testi
mony
In
regard
to
accused's
participation
In
the
alleged
riot.
MARINER
IS
DEAD
J.
Illtkey.
lormrr
Sealing
Ship
Mailer
anil
C.
I.
It.
Skipper,
Pac
In
Victoria
VICTORIA.
May
II
-Capt.
P.
J.
Mickey.
naUve
of
Newfoundland.
prominent
In
the
sealing
industry,
md
also
a
former
master
of
Cana
dian
Pacific
coastal
boats
until
he
retired
ten
years
ago.
Is
dead
heft
at
the
age
of
82
years.
LIBERALS
NOMINATE
Salmon
Arm.
Westminster.
Holland
tltitliuack
and
Prince
George
Choose
Men
VANCOUVER.
May
13:
i
Canadian
Press)
The
following
Liberals
were
nominated
for
various
British
Go
1
urn
bis
ridings
In
the
forUwomlrig
provincial
election
at
conventions
held
Wednesday
night
of
this
week:
Salmon
Arm
J.
It.
Oolley.
,
.
.
.
,
New
Westminater-A.
www
Rosshmd-Trall
It.
Dun.
ChUllwack-E.
D.
Barrow.
Prince
Oeorge
II.
O.
Perry.
To
Prospect
For
Gold
In
Omincca
Country
wiuiam
II.
Montgomery,
well
known
pioneer
resident
of
tills
city
.iui
former
alderman,
left
on
WH
nescay
night's
tram
(or
Fort
fit.
James
enrouto
to
the
Manson
Cmk
wintry
where
he
will
en
aee
in
uroepeeilag.
lie
waa
ac
companied
by
his
son.
DAWSON
IS
ACQUITTED
Smlthcrs
Man
Found
Not
Guilty
on
Second
Anon
Charge
at
Su-
nrrme
Court
Assizp
I
Yesterday
Jury
Out
Long
Nearly
Two
Hours
Taken
up
In
Con
sidering
Verdict
Crowded
Courtroom
Hears
Judge's
Charte
After
deliberating
for
one
hour
and
forty
minutes,
the
Jury
at
the
Supreme
Court
Assises
here
In
the
trial
of
Ernest
Claude
Dawsor.
charged
with
arson
In
connection
with
the
burning
of
his
store
and
living
premises
at
Smlthcrs
on
Sep
tember
2S.
1030.
late
yesterday
afternoon
returned
a
verdict
acquitting
accused
of
the
charge.
Imme
diately
upon
receiving
the
verdict
Mr.
Justice
Denis
Murphy,
the
pre
striing
Judge,
ordered
accused
released
from
custody.
It
was
the
second
arson
charge
upon
which
sc
outed
had
been
acquitted
at
the
A
few
minute
prior
to
returning
Its
verdict
of
acquittal,
the
Jury
came
back
Into
the
courtroom
to
ask
the
court
reporter
to
read
ovei
to
It
a
portion
of
the
evidence
regarding
the
ownership
of
a
shotgun
whfeh
John
DeVoin
stated
belonged
to
him
and
which
had
been
In
the
tore
the
night
before
the
fire.
There
was
a
crowded
eourtroorr
tn
the
afternoon
to
hear
His
Lord
hip
sum
up
the
evidence
ana
charge
the
Jury.
Speaking
for
abou
t
an
hour,
he
defined
the
law
regard
mg
the
nature
of
the
crime
charged
and
the
degree
of
proof
require
,
reviewing
the
facte
of
which,
he
pointed
out.
the
Jury
was
"the
exclusive
judge."
He
referred
to
the
two
kinds
of
evidence
which
might
be
presented,
direct
and
cireutn-ttantial.
the
present
case
being
based
on
the
latter.
The
Jury,
before
convicting,
must
be
satisfied
beyond
i
reasonable
doubt
that
the
cir--umsUnces
were
such
as
to
be
consistent
with
the
guilt
of
accused
and
Inconsistent
with
any
other
ra-lonal
conclusion.
The
Judge
first
dealt
with
the
evidence
of
Uie
crown
apart
from
that
)f
John
DeVoin
and
Mrs.
Dorothy
'.ewla,
brother-in-law
and
sister-in-aw
respectively
of
accused.
Move-nente
and
actions
of
the
accused
on
the
night
before
the
fire
were
reviewed.
Important
Evidence
Much
depended
In
Uiia
case
upon
how
much
belief
the
Jury
put
In
the
"vtdence
of
DeVoin
and
Mrs.
Lewi:..
Ills
Lordship
declared.
Here
the
crown.
aiUMMign
not
compelled
to
establish
a
motive,
had
put
one
for
ward
that
accused
was
In
finan
cial
difficulties
and
a
fire
offered
a
way
out
for
him.
It
was
Important.
of
course,
for
the
Jury
to
consider
whether
or
not
accused
believed
at
the
time
of
the
fire
that
his
place
wat
Insured
for
the
additional
$8.-500.
it
wns
most
lmiwrtant
whether
or
not
the
Jury
believed
the
cvl-ijenre
of
DeVoin.
It
It
did
believe
(his
evidence
beyond
n
raaonable
doubt,
then
the
Jury
had
to
consider
If
It
did
hot
comply
with
all
the
i.fcsaary
principles
of
clreumstan
Hal
evidence
on
Uie
basis
of
which
accused
might
bo
found
guilty.
The
defence
had
sought
to
attack
U.e
credibility
of
Dc
Vein's
evidence.
Credibility
was
a
matter
entirely
for
tte
Jury
to
decide
upon.
At
3:35
the
Jury
retired
to
eon-tider
Its
verdict,
returning
to
the
courtroom
at
5:15
with
the
finding
that
Dawson
was
not
guilty.
CARRIED
OUT
LINDY
KIDNAP
(Canadian
Press)
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
May
12;
Gaston
B.
Means
testified
in
the
District
of
Columbia
Su-
preme
Court
today
that
the
Lindbergh
baby
was
stolen
last
year
by
New
Jersey
liquor
runners
and
that
Max
Hasgcl
and
Max
Grecnberp;
were
responsible.
Means
later
fotoid
note
saying
that,
in
an
attempt
to
remove
the
baby
irom
its
hiding
place,
it
had
been
accidentally
dropped
on
its
head
and
killed.
FLEET
HAS
QUIT
WORK
West
Coa-tt
of
Vancouver
Island
Trollers
Protesting
Low
Fbh
Price
TOFINO.
May
IZ:
(Canadian
Pre)
While
not
officially
on
strike,
the
entire
salmon
trolling
fleet
of
the
Wcot
Coast
of
Van
rouver
Island
Li
observing
a
tie-up,
involving
the
fishermen
of
Kyuquot,
Clayoquot,
Tofino
and
Ucluelet,
numbering
more
than
3$0
boats.
Low
price
for
spring
salmon
is
given
as
the
reason
for
the
tie-up.
Baseball
Scores
(Canadian
Press)
National
League
Pittsburg
7.
New
York
6.
Cincinnati
ft.
Brooklyn
7.
St.
Louis
S.
DoBton
1.
American
League
Washington
3,
St
Louis
4.
Boston
1.
Ctmland
4.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
May
12:
(Canadian
Press
-
Wheat
was
quoted
at
63c
on
the
local
exchange
yesterday,
being
considerably
up
from
Wednesday's
price
of
60;l
c
and
Tuesday's
price
of
80c.
Halibut
Arrivals
(hnadlan
ICalen.
20.088,
6c
and
Sc..
Cold
Storage.
Teurnen.
3,090,
4.3c.
and
3.5c.
Cold
Storage.
If
the
rich
only
are
to
support
the
government
tAxaUon,
liven
surely
on
detnocitito
nrtucinies
the
rich
should
rule
KleltolM
Murray
But
ler.
COMMISSIONER
ALDER
LEAVINO
1
OR
RUPERT
'
VICTORIA.
May
12:
(Cana-
dlan
Press)
W.
J.
Alder
leaves
here
on
Saturday
for
Prince
Rupert
to
iHeurne
his
duties
as
4
4
commissioner
of
that
city.
He
Mils
for
the
north
on
the
steamer
Prh.coM
Nerah.
HEARD
TODAY
JAPANESE
BOMB
PLANE
GURVICH
ON
!
TRIAL
NOW;
i
1
Local
Rioting
Case
Being
Heard
at
Supreme
Court
Assizes
Today
The
Jury,
trying
the
case
of
Nina
Ourvlch
on
a
charge
of
rioting
at'
Uie
Supreme
Court
Assizes
today.
Is
composed
as
follows:
J.
R.
Mitchell;
A.
T.
Parkin.
George
Bailey.
Fred)
McLeod.
William
Itobb.
C.
C.
Ket-i
chum.
Clem
Houldsworth.
John
Gabriel,
Charles
Youngman.
Tom
Bal-
llnger.
J.
F.
Fillon
and
C.
P.
Balag-no.
The
first
witness
was
ConstabU
Boyes
who
testified
to
seeing
ac
cused
on
the
overhead
bridge
while
the
men
were
below
throwing
stone
at
the
police.
About
six
men
were
with
him.
He
was
facing
the
mob
bending
over
the
rail.
Roy
Taylor,
roadmaster's
clerk,
watched
the
fight
from
the
road-master's
office.
He
saw
aectwed
In
the
mob
coming
down
thepath.
He
accused)
beckoned
to
the
men
as
If
to
urge
them
over
the
embankment
ailnat
the
police.
F.
S.
Walton
also
gave
evidence
as
to
the
aUl
JtWMath
1.
He
heard
a
reused
say.
as
the
mob
was
eomlnc
back
up
the
embankment
after
the
first
clash:
"Come
on.
Go
and
get
them."
Constable
O.
E.
Anderson
toW
of
the
clash
between
the
police
and
the
mob
in
which
he
had
sustained
head
Inluries.
I
H.
W.
Macey.
defence
witness,
tojd
of
going
down
to
near
the
overhead
bridge
in
company
with
accused
after
the
crowd
of
men
had
passed
and
later
coming
back
up
the
path
with
accused
after
the
crowd
retreated.
Accused
had
been
separated
from
him
only
a
short
time,
possibly
ten
minutes.
The
hearing
adjourned
at
1:30
until
2:30
pm.
OBJECT
OF
LOAN
Minister
of
Finance
Tells
What
is
to
be
Done
With
Money
Raised
OTTAWA,
May
12:
i
Canadian
Press)
The
Dominion
government
will
require
a
minimum
of
$375,000,-000
this
year
to
meet
bonds
maturing
together
with
Canadian
National
deficits,
unemployment
and
farm
relief,
Hon.
E.
N.
Rhode,
minister
of
finance,
stated
yesterday
In
the
House
of
Commons
In
Introducing
his
resolution
asking
for
authority
to
raise
a
loan
not
to
exceed
$760.-000.000.
The
balance
would
be
used
to
convert
bonds
not
yet
due.
COMMISSION
IS
CHOSEN
Body
Which
Will
Examine
Municipal
Relations
With
Government
Is
Named
VICTORIA,
May
12:
(Canadian
Press)
The
personnel
of
the
Royal
Commission
to
examine
municipal
relations
was
announced
by
At
torney
General
R.
II.
Pooley
today
as
follows:
Judge
A.
M.
Harper
of
the
County
Court,
Vancouver.
Ex-Mayor
Herbert
Anscomb
of
Victoria.
Alex
D.
Patterson,
former
Liberal
member
of
the
Legislature
and
Reeve
of
Delta.
Two
Greatest
Chinese
Cities
Threatened
If
Resistance
Continues
Handbills
Rained
on
"Forbidden
City"
Declaring
Soldiers
Will
be
Exterminated
and
Good
and
Evil
Alike
Will
Come
to
Harm
Revolt
in
Chahar
PEIPING,
May
12:
(Canadian
Press)
Peiping,
the
old
capital
of
China
with
population
of
two
million
souls
and
residence
of
many
British
and
foreign
citizens,
had
its
first
war
scare
yesterday
when
a
Japanese
bombing
plane
circled
over
the
"Forbidden
City"
and
rained
hand
bills
warning
against
continuation
of
the
Chinese
struggle
against
RIOT
CASE
IS
NOW
ON
rrial
of
Robert
Thomas
Maryland
CaritPjoceding
at
Supreme
Court
Assizes
Clash
Described
Crown
Evidence
Completed
in
Short
Order
Yesterday
Concluding
Hearing
Case
Today
It
took
the
crown
less
than
two
hours
Thursday
afternoon
to
present
Its
evidence
In
the
trial
at
the
Supreme
Court
Assizes
of
Robert
Thomas
Maryland
Carter
who
Is
charged
with
rioting
on
March
1
at
Prince
Rupert
when
he
allegedly
led
body
of
several
hundred
men.
mostly
strikers
from
Anyox,
towards
the
Canadian
National
wharves
where
the
steamer
Prince
Rupert
was
moored
at
the
time
having
on
ooard
a
number
of
men
going
to
Anyox
to
Join
the
employ
of
the
Granby
Co.
After
a
motion
of
Gor
don
Grant,
defence
counsel.
for!8rM8
dismissal
of
the
charge
on
the
ground
that
accused
had
not
ac-
ually
been
connected
with
the
In-Blent,
had
been
denied
by
Mr.
Jus
tice
Murphy,
who
held
that
this
was
a
matter
for
the
Jury
to
decide,
the
court
adjourned
until
this
morning
when
addresses
of
counsel
and
charge
of
Judge
were
to
be
heard.
the
defence
IntlmaUng
that
It
would
-.resent
no
evidence.
There
were
five
crown
witnesses.
two
of
whom
were
provincial
police
officers,
two
railway
constables
and
'lie
other
an
onlooker
In
the
person
of
J.
H.
McLeod.
collector
of
customs.
Constable
ilarokl
Raybone
testified
to
a
crowd
of
several
hundred
nien
coming
down
from
town
and
being
Intercepted
at
the
entrance
of
an
overhead
bridge
leading
to
the
wharf
after
which
the
mob
let
out
shout
and
started
to
clamber
down
the
side
of
a
rocky
hill
into
the
railway
yards,
throwing
rocks
at
police
officers
who
came
forward
to
meet
them.
This
crowd
of
men
was
led
by
accused.
The
crowd,
after
being
dispersed
In
the
railway
yards,
proceeded
back
uptown
where
another
clash
with
the
polke
occurred
back
of
the
Post
Office
building.
Sergeant
Service,
chief
of
eliy
police,
being
Injured
when
stoned.
C.
N.
R.
Constable
John
McPhall,
of
Jasper
told
of
arresting
Carter
after
a
chase
In
the
railway
yards.
Pleaded
Not
Guilty
Carter
Is
charged
with
participate
Continued
on
Page
2.
tne
Japanese
and
declaring
that,
u
the
Chinese
fall
to
heed
the
solemn
command,
then
the
tragedy
of
Ku-pel
Kow
will
be
repeated
In
Peiping
and
Tientsin.
Your
soldiers
win
be
xtermlnated.
Oood
and
evil
alike
jrill
come
to
harm.
You
will
all
lose
your
stupid
heads
due
to
the
failure
if
Chiang."
the
messages
read.
Meanwhile
foreign
advices
re-
-eivpcl
.here.
Irom,
Kalgan
indicated
tfiat
arte
TMllton
tlti2ens
of
XJhahar
Province
are
prepared
to
revolt
igalnst
the
Chinese
government
and
declare
allegiance
to
the
Japan
ese
sponsored
state
of
Manchukuo.
DR.MANDY
IS
HEARD
Resident
Engineer
Addresses
Anglican
Young
People's
Meeting
At
Uie
regular
meeting
of
Uie
Anglican
Young
People's
Association
held
In
the
church
hall
Wednesday
night.
Dr.
J.
T.
Mandy.
rest-dent
mining
engineer,
addressed
a
group
of
some
thirty
young
people.
Dr.
Mandy.
with
the
aid
of
lantern
slides,
showed
the
growth
and
pro
ln
Brlttah
Columbla
du
"
mining,
ne
snowta
now
ii
was
me
observation
of
IHUe
things
In
nature
that
waa
responsible
for
the
progress
of
a
country
as
In
the
case
of
a
prospector
drinking
out
of
a
stream
and
noting
a
flake
of
gold.
Many
of
the
unexpected
strikes
that
have
developed
ln
this
country
were
due
to
these
small
observations.
The
theme
of
Dr.
Mandy's
address
was
"Back
of
the
Beyond."
He
Impressed
on
the
young
people
what
Dosslbtlltles
were
even
around
U)U
vicinity
for
those
who
went
out
Into
the
woods
and
hills
and
used
their
eyes
for
observing
the
finer
points
ofjlature.
After
the
address
President
Orme
Stewart
thanked
Dr.
Mandy
on
behalf
cf
the
group
for
his
Interesting
and
educational
talk.
Refreshments
were
served
at
the
close
of
the
meeting.
HAILSIIAM
SAYS
GERMAN
RE-ARMING
WOULD
MAKE
BREACH
OF
VERSAILLES
t
LONDON.
May
12:
(Cana-
dlan
Press)
Lord
HalUham.
Secretary
for
War.
told
the
Hoise
of
Lords
last
night
that,
ln
his
opinion,
any
attempt
on
the
part
of
Oermany
to
re-arm
would
be
ft
breach
of
the
Treaty
of
Versailles
and
would
bring
Into
operation
sanctions
pro-
tided
by
the
treaty.