KNOX
HOTEL
The
opening
of
the
new
addition
to
the
Canadian
Legion,
H.
K.
S.
L.,
building
at
this
time,
sixteen
years
after
the
conclusion
of
the
war,
is
a
fine
testimonial
to
the
spirit
of
memlers
of
the
organization.
It
is
the
same
spirit,
the
lirit
of
service,
that
animated
the
soldiers
during
the
tmnir
davs
of
1UM-KU&
that
has
resulted
in
this
addition
i
-Ho
the
city,
and
that
Is
the
keynote
On
Inspection
Visit
A.
lv.
KlvKN
A
E
Warren
vice
president
m
'
tf
western
Ones
Canadian
N
.ionai
RaJlways.
with
head-Ciuuter
In
Winnipeg,
arrived
In
thr
.
sty
on
the
Prince
Oeonte
thl
mi
untng
from
Vancouver
In
the
;irse
of
a
western
lnticctlon
tn
:r
Mr
Warren
explained
that
!'
was
here
merely
on
official
r
ine
duties
and
he
had
no
an-unrrcments
to
make.
He
U
ac-i
impanled
by
B.
T.
Chappell.
Rcurral
superintendent
for
Brl-'
i
Columbia.
Vancouver,
and
C.
A,
McNlcholl,
general
passenger
a
"tit
Vancouver.
They
will
make
urow
evening
on
k
to
Vancouver.
their
way
Today
s
Stocks
(Court!
8-
D.JotinVon
Oo.
Toronto
central
Patricia,
.C5.
'Iilbougamau,
.12.
Lec
Oold,
.132.
Oranada.
.61.
-Inter.
Nickel,
26.40.
Macassa,
2.52.
Noranda,
.42.
Shcrrltt
Gordon,
1.00.
Slsco.
2.15.
Tliompsoii
Cadillac,
.40.
Lake
Maron,
.08V4.
"
Teck
Hughes,
0.10.
Sudbury
Basin,
1.70.
Columarlf),
.31.
Smelter
Oold,
.28t,i.
Can,
Malartlc,
.62.
Little
Long
Lac,
4.20.
Dagamac,
.13Vj.
South
Tlblemont,
.lUi.
Maple
Leaf,
.38.
fickle
Qrow,
.7314.
Long
Lnc
Lngoon.
30.
Manitoba
&
Eastern,
.10.
ot
the
British
Empire
Service
League
of
which
the
Canadian
Le
gion
Is
a
part.
Wh-n
the
first
discharged
men
and
asualtles
returned
from
acUve
iervu:e
during
the
war
a
strong
de-f'.re
fur
the
continuance
of
the
spirit
of
comiadeshlp
engendered
thrre
resulted
In
the
formation
of
va,
.uus
ex-soldler
organization.
The
idea
that
the
returned
men
wouldeve
have
ttf'ootanlzo
to
ob-
tain
lust
recognition
of
their
sacri
fices
was
not
considered.
They
had
been
often
enough
assured
that
the
country
for
which
they
risked
their
ail
would
ever
be
ready
to
acknowledge
that
patriotic
debt.
But
disillusion
soon
ca,me
and
with
It
bitter
cisappolntmtnt.
A
study
of
posf
war
history
would
have
shown
-Ji.it
had
happened
under
similar
cin
umstances
In
the
past
and
what
Kht
be
expected
in
the
future
but
he
returned
man
was
weary
of
war
i,nd
fighting
and
asked
nothing,
better
than
peace
and
quiet
The
formation
of
different
organizations,
unfortunately,
served
to
accentuate
otherwise
slight
differences
and
an"anlmoslty
among
different
units
resulted.
Earl
Ilalg.
with
the
same
foresight
that
en
abled
him
to
visualize
the
need
for
a
unified
command
inthe
Great
War
mirt
tn
recommend
this
to
the
CANADIAN
001.1)
MICE
MONTREAL.
May
23
Canadian
gold
price
cent
today
to
$34.73
per
ounce.
Two
Meetings
Annual
Celebration
by
School
Chil
dren
This
Afternoon
Under
the
auspices
of
the
Im-I
perlal
Order
of
the
Daughters
of
the
Empire
the
annual
relebraUon
of
Empire
Day
took
place
this
afternoon.
!
The
pupils
of
the
public
schools'
and
those
of
the
Annunciation
School
met
In
the
Capitol
Theatre
and
those
of
the
high
school
In
the
auditorium
of
the
Booth
Memorial
School.
;
Mrs.
D.
C.
Stuart.
Municipal
Re-,
gent,
presided
at
both
gatherings
and
was
supported
on
the
platform
by
the
regents
and
standard
bear-
crs
of
the
primary
chapters,
the(
municipal
educational
secretary.
Ihe
principals
of
the
schools
and,
City
Commissioner
J.
Alder.
J
"
Both"pro?ranUrupcijed,
with
'(he
salutaUon
of
the
flag
and
the
singing
ot
"O
Canada."
At
Theatre
At
the
Capitol
Theatre
Dr.
Ncal
Carter
was
the
speaker
of
the
day.
His
subject
"Britain's
Explorations
Under
the
Sea"
was
new
and
most
interesting,
The
children,
having
heard
much
In
the
past
of
Britain's
territory
extended
on
land
by
both
arms
and
exploration,
were
aroused
to
a
new
Interest
by
the.
stories
of
the
explorations
of
"the
Deep"
and
Britain's
use
of
her
ships
as
a
help
to
the
extension
of
science.
Dr.
R.
O.
Large,
accompanied
by
Hope
and
Glory"
and
for
an
en--core
"The
Big
Brown
Bear."
much!
to
the
delight
of
the
children.
Patriotic
songs
were
sung
by
the
pupils
of
Booth
Memorial
and
Borden
Street
Schools.
The
singing
was
J
very
pleasing
and
showed
consld-
aiiipH
Jtioher
Command,
threw
alllerable
training
his
energies
Into
the
unifying
of
ex-
The
program
closed
with
a
clever
niriir
nruaniiatlons.
The
British
patriotic
scarf
drill
and
song
by
formed
locally.
Joined
up
with
the
tre
management
new
amalgamation
and
tne
louow-
,.,
Scnoo
pUpiis
round
trio
to
Anvox
and
I
inn
members
were
those
who
were
At
Booth
Mernoriai
school
Audl-
wart
and
will
be
here
aguln
to-
'
given
the
charter
by
the
Dominion
un,
wnerc
tne
pupiis
0f
the
high
Executive
Council,
unaer
nate
01
school
met
Horacc
N,
Brocklesby
the
eighth
of'Decembcr,
1926:
;was
speaker
and
delivered
a
most
i
C
W.
Peck
V.C..
John
MacGrcgor
interesting
and
Inspiring
address.
I
V.C..
C.
L.
Youngman.
S.
A.
Bird,
Miss
Betty
Cameron
delighted
the
i
M
MacArthur.
J.
M.
Campbell,
H.
audience
with
the
solo
"Land
of
,
H.
Jebson,
S.
B.
Marshall.
W.
Ranee.
nope
and
oiory"
and
a
patriotic
aim.
MacKenzle.
J.
A
west,
t.
tsu-
duet.
"The
British
Empire."
Beau
versldes.
Walter
Smith
C.
V.
Evltt
tlfulty
played,
by
Ruth
Nelson
and
and
J.
R.
Tannock.
.
Jean
Maclean,
made
a
most
appro-
i
The
present
officers
are:
prlate
ending
to
the
program
President.
J.
Prcece.
Vice-presidents.
W.
J
Ranee.
R.
T.
Anderson.
Executlvc-G.
Dawes.
W.
Brass.
a
Pnrlow.
S.
A.
Bird.
W
M.
Mrown.
C.
L.
Youngman,
S.
B.
Marshall
and
II.
Smith.
Secretary-treasurer.
J.
S.
Wilson.
TEACHER
IS
DEAD
Charles
L.
Thornber,
Former
Pre
sldtnt
of
Federation,
Is
Victim
Of
Pneumonia
and
president
last
year
of
the
Brl
tlsh
Columbia
Teachers'
Fcdera-
city
ticket
office
'National
Natlonal
Railway
llrtlinaj
v
i
it-m
n
hern
i
ihn
ritv
on
mc
i-nntc
jn
.,
'"wuii
wi.
,1.1.
,nmin(r
from
a
week's
from
the
Boundary
country.
For
posing
the
bill.
Halibut
Arrivals
American
Sunset.
36.000.
refused
6c
and
4.5c.
left
for
Seattle.
HI
Olll,
13,000,
Atlln,
7.7c
and
Sc.
Brothers,
19,000,
Pacific,
7.6c
and
5c.
Marie.
10.000,
Booth,
7.8c
and
3c.
Wabash,
8.500,
Pacific,
7.5c
and
5c.
VAMrrnmiTTT
Mav
M
(PP
I
Paiud
an
:
iui
i-
inc.
Cjiarles
iawrence
Thornber,
aged'
p.
Dorcen.
13,000,
Cold
Storagi
WaS
Off
One
.nrl4n
Cxhnnl
llPr
KfABnAARp
4.5c,
Cape
Race.
7,000,
Atlln,,
5c
tnd
I'.mikh
m;v
mavwikmknt
Tomorrow's
Tides
el
fiKini
all
Mi..rr
Willi
H"l
IUIIi
ami
told
Uitrr.
mm
mmm
High
10:00
ajn.
16
J
It.
A(H.l.i:Vr
IIINIMl
KOOM
22:12
p.m.
18.9
ft.
Vuil
Mill
l"
lh"
"'
IUIr:
IV.
All.
Low
...
3:47
a
ill.
7.4
ft,
Aiix-rlcan
or
Eurowtn
PUn
15:41
pjn.
7.6
It.
I'd
I,
AltMOl'll
rriiprlrlor
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vcl
XXIV.
No.
119.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
MAY
23,
1934
PRICE:
FIVE
CKNTM
OPENB
DAY
OF
LEGION
BUILDING
THOUSAND
CHINESE
FARMERS
KILLED
BY
JAP
BOMBERS
Fine
Old
War
Spirit
Aids
Local
Veterans
In
Undertakings
Here
Activities
of
Ex-Service
Men
in
Prince
Rupert
Since
End
Of
War
Are
Briefly
Reviewed
Present
United
Front
OBSERVING
EMPIRE
DAY
Public
School
PuplU
at
Theatre
J
And
High
School
at
Booth
Auditorium
Fine
New
Building
a
7
-;
rpTi
),i
!
-
t
,
I
J-
!
.ri
i
:
i
'
','
!"T""ir
1
'
'
Kef
'i
,.;
;
:
-
I!'
-
i$
.
Canadian
Legion
structure
wiilch
will
be
opened
tonight.
STAKE
BILL
BEATEN
OUT
House
ot
Commons
Rejects
.Mra-sure
Which
Would
Have
Legalised
Hospital
Lotteries
rmnin.
service
Leanue
Is
the
re-
the
pupils
of
Booth
Memorial,
OTTAWA.
May
23:
(CP)
A
bill,
NEW
House
of
Commons
last
night
by
a
vote
of
105
to
57
via
the
six
months'
hoist
route.
The
Senate
had
already
approved
sweepstakes
for
hospitals.
The
sweepstake
bill
was
introduc
ed
In
the
House
by
John
A.
FTaser.
Conservative
M.
P.
for
Cariboo
The
YOUTH
IS
ACQUITTED
Frank
MiUen
Found
Not
Guilty
Of
Murdering
Towell
River
Boy
Because
ot
Insanity
WESTMINSTER.
Slay
23:
isult
The
Great
War
veterans,
oitocnooi
auer
wnicu
a
piumie
aio
iviiiz
onct""1"
""""i
v
.....
...".v..,
KMn.h
hart
ipen
shown
hv
the
kindness
of
the
thea-
in
Canada
was
defeated
In
the
year
old
Powell
River
fourteen-boy,
was
acquitted
by
a
jury
on
grounds
of
insanity
at
the
Supreme
Court
Assizes
here
yesterday
on
a
charge
of
murdering
John
Mac-Farlane,
aged
10.
on
'April
3
at
Powell
IUver.
The
jury
recommended
sterill-
vote
was
across
party
lines
with
j
ration
of
young
MiUen
who
Is
be-
r.
1
n
...,
fntett
Inn
T
Lead
a..
A
'
1
L.I
J
1
1
,lln.t4t..r.
disposition
I.
Premier
Bennett.
Opposition
er
W.
L.
Mackenzie
King
and
J.
S.
Woodsworth,
C.
C.
F.
leader,
all
op
ing
held
pending
px.
the
Attorney
General.
It
is
expected
he
will
be
committed
to
asylum.
Paying.
Official
Visit
To
Anyox
Chapter
Rev.
J.
S.
Bravfleld.
.former
An
gllcan
Church
rector
at
Anyox
and!
prior
to
that
at
Smlthcrs
and
TcU
kwa.
and
Mrs..
Brayf
leld
arrived
la
In
the
city
on
last
night's
train
from
Victoria
Beach,
Man.,
where
they
now
make
their
home,
and
this
af
ternoon
will
sail
on
the
Prince
George
for
Anyox
where
Mr..
Bray-field,
In
his
capacity
as
Right
Exalted
Companion
of
Royal
Arch
Bavvlew.
0.000.
Booth.
5c
and
4.5c.
Masons,
will
pay
an
official
visit
to
Kalen,
14,000,
Cold
Storage,
5.6c
the
smelter
town
chapter.
Ooing
t.n,,h
wkkett
of
the
Canadian
tlon.
Is
dead
here
from
pneumonia,
and
4.8c.
.
north
wim
Mr.
urayucm
jui
m,
josepn
wickcw.
Mr.
Thornber
n,K.fi,
had
taught
nimht
for
fnr
m.inv
many
jnc
Joe
n.iVer.
Baker,
lo.ooo.
10,000,
Atlln.
Atlln,
S2
5.2c
and
nnci.Thomas
Boulter.
Ernest
Valcnthie
and
S.
J.
Jabour.
officers
of
the
local
chapter.
Mr.
Boulter
and
Mr.
trln
tn
vanrnnvrr
wi:i..
the
u''.a
...
of
f
rn
rtirn
mnnn
primnnri.
mnrmu'
m"rrow
rvpn!ti!
cvcnln?
while
while
Mr.
Mr.
,
Jabour
been
called
on
account
of
his
mc.
at
Pho-nlx
dnr'.nj
heycLy
thcr
meeting
with
an
ucciuc.n,.
v-....
ILIII
WtlVI
IVVI
V,V
AJMIIIWI
titotv
.-...T
Walker.
5.5c
and
4.7c.
Valentine
will
return
to
the.clty
tpi
will
spi-ud
a
wetk
at
Anyox.
Bombs
Rained
JOver
Laige
Area
By
Flight
Squadron
of
Invaders
Onslaught
Said
to
Have
Followed
Refusal
of
Agriculturalists
to
Give
up
Their
Arms
on
Demand
'
SHANGHAI,
May
23:
(CP)TReports
from
Peiping
to-day
alleged
that
a
Japanese
air
squadron
had
bombed
a
wide
area
around
Chingchow
in
Southeast
Manchuria,
killing
a
thousand
farmers
and
destroying
twenty
villages.
The
onslaught
is
said
to
have
followed
refusal
of
the
fanners
to
comply
with
demands
of
the
Japanese
Army
to
give
up
their
arms.
Many
are
injured
and
numerous
villages
are
burning
as
a
result
of
Japanese
incendiary
bombs,
it
is
reported.
GOOD
WORK
OF
LEGION
OrinirlUm-H8pUHAtins-ln
Caring
For
Ex-Srvice
3Ien.
And
Their
Dependents
Public
Helps
Some
of
Activities
of
Local
Veterans
As
Result
of
War
Enumerated
Among
the
several
alms
of
the
Canadian
Legion,
British
Empire
Service
League,
are
the
particular
ones
ot
looking
after
the
mainten
ance
and
comfort
of
those
who
require
special
treatment
to
perpetuate
the
memory
and
deeds
of
Ihe
fallen,
to
promote
and
care
for
me-
mortals
to
their
valor
and
sacrifice.
Fortunately
there
has
been
no
lack
of
co-operation
on
the
part
of
the
general
public
any
time
de
mands
have
been
made.
Remembrance
Day
Is
probably
the
out
standing
occasion
In
the
minds
of
the
people
generally.
Their
contrl
butlons
on
that
day
have
donej
much
towards
rendering
the
lot
of
the
unfortunate
less
heavy.
In
the
past
the
Imperial
Order.
Daughters
of
the
Empire,
has
been
a
most
ef
fective
help
In
making
the
Tag
Day
success.
Tnis
last
year
the
Wo
men's
Auxiliary,
with
the
help
of
the
Daughters
of
the
Empire,
made
the
occasion
one
of
the
most
successful
In
the
history
of
the
city.
Decoration
Day.
of
which
for
many
years
the
Adair
Carss
Chap
ter
had
charge
and
which
more
re
cently
has
been
the
responsibility
of
Hill
60
Chapter,
is
an
occasion
when
the
last
resting
place
of
the
returned
men
who
came
home
to
die
Is
fittingly
decorated.
The
sol
dlers'
plots
In
Falrvlpw
Cemetery
are
being
all
too
rapidly
filled
and
their
upkeep
Is
a
solemn
obligation
that
Is
willingly
assumed.
The
annual
Remembrance
Day
service
at
the
Cenotaph
Is
a
very
tmnresslve
ceremony.
The
unani
mous
support
of
the
whole
community
Is
very
evident
then.
And
what
a
comfort
that
Is
to
the
fa
milies
who
made
the
great
sacrifice!
"Their
name
llvethl"
!
1
BAR
SILVER
NEW
YORK.
May
23:
(CP
Bar
silver
closed
at
443c
per
ounce
on
the
local
metal
market
today.
Mrs.
Ernest
Blue
and
children,
who
arrived
in
the
city
yesterday
f
UvrW.
will
ll
on
the
Pr'n-
v:Pnh
nnrrow
miming
Joc
a
viu
to
Juui.au
BANDIT
IS
SHOT
DEAD
ydeBatr6winif.;lVprnan
Companion,
Bonnie
Parker,
KiMtlleil
To
Death
by
Purul.i
Police
Officers
SHREVEPORT,
U,
'
May
23:
(CP)-T-Clyde
Barrow,
the
south-west's
notorious
gunman,
brink
robber
and
murderer,
and
his
woman
companion,
Bonnie
Parker,
were'
both
shot
and
killed
today
by
a
squad
of
Texas
officers
as
the
two
hunted
criminals
sped
along,
a
country
roadjn
an
automobile
at
eighty-five
milc3
per'
hour.
When
commanded
io
sto'i.
Barrow
speeded
up
while
the
woman
held
a
machine
gun
in
her
bp
and
operated
it
against
the
pursuers.
Officers
riddled
the
bandit
car
with
bullets.
NO
PAPER
TOMORROW
Tomorrow,
being
Victoria
Day
and
a
public
holiday,
there
will
be
I
no
regular
Issue
of
the
bally
News,
s
The
hext
regular
edition
wlU
ap
pear
Friday
afternoon..
Mr.
and
Mrs.
W.
O.
Fulton
are
leaving
on
this
afternoon's
train
for
their
first
visit
of
the
season
to
their
summer
home
at
Lake
Lakelsc
out
of
Terrace.
They
will
be
re-
urnlng
to
the
city
at
the
end
of
he
week.
-
r
DORBIUNUT
SPENDS
V
NIGHT
AT
SMITHEKS
WITH
HIS
BIG
PLANE
SMITH
ERS,
May
23:
A
large
trl-motored
all
metal
Junkers
airplane
of
the
Ptar-
mlgan
Airways
piloted
by
Frank
Dorbrandt.-veteran
Al-
aska
pilot,
arrived
in
Smlthers
at
dusk
last
evening
from
Prince
George
on
Its
way
from
Seattle
to
Fairbanks
with
ten
N
passengers
and
hopped
of
at
V
7:30
this
morning
for
Tele-
graph
Creek,
passing
over
Hazelton
thirty
minutes
later.
V
Yesterday
the
plane
had
put
down
at
Prince
Ocorge
from
Quesnel
near
which
point
It
V
had
made
a
forced
landing
the
t
day
previous
aftertrunnlng
out
'nf
gas.
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t
t