KNOX
HOTEL
rDi:it
ni;w
MA(it
:.m:t
(I
room
all
m
It
h
Hut
and
Cold
Wulrr,
MioMrr
lUtlm
KXCIXCKNT
IIIMM1
UOOM
Voll
Mill
llkr
I
hi-Kiwi.
IUIf;
IV.
.
.
AmMcm
or
Eurujn
Plu
Ml
I-
AltMOl
H
'r,,rror
RECORD
FOR
FLIGHT
SET
Jack
Fry
lowers
Time
For
Trans
continental
United
States
Flic
lit
On
Sunday
NEWARK,
New
Jersey.
May
15:
Jack
Fry.
well
known
aviator.
r'
a
new
transcontinental
speed
I.ijlit
rernrrt
on
Rundav
when
he
MINNESOTA
STILL
DRY
Kml
Hlorins
Again
Reported
From
1'ralrlc
State
South
Gets
Generous
Italns
end
over
parts
of
the
northwest
l'ralrle
states,
dust
storms
were
anln
experienced
yesterday
In
Minnesota
and
relief
from
the
refit
drought
is
by
no
means
complete
as
yet.
There
were
generous
rainfalls,
however,
In
Kansas,
Mississippi
and
Oklahoma
and
other
southern,
states.
j
Bng
beli
ha.
bfT
King
able
Arms
J:..,
Vadium
C-amp'
Vx
wno
a.
p:
.
j:.:'
c
:
tne
bf
tJ.jau
i
of
tae
Honor-C'orp:
t
Of
:it!emcn-at-
TO
RETURN
TO
HAVANA
last
Circumstances
RED
DEER,
May
15:
Mrs.
Richard
Wright
has
good
reason
to
remember
Mother's
Day
this
year,
j
She
gave
birth
to
twins
in
an
automobile
In
which
she
was
being
I
driven
to
hospital
here
by
her
hus
band
ALASKA
TKKKITOKY
TURNS
DOWN
LIQUOR
.
f
tutintil
ir
.?
A.
je
Mmln
Beverley
Hills
Man
Secured
Was
Unharmed
By
Experience
Culmination
of
Search
is
Regarded
As
Victory
For
Authorities
1
Over
Lawless
Forces
I
LOS
ANGELES,
May
J5
CP
Trapped
In
their
own
lair,
the
kld-inappcrs
(
of
William
F.
Oettle.
mil-llionalre
Beverley
Hills
oil
mag
nate,
fell
into
the
hands
of
the
law
here
late
yesterday
before
police
guns
and
their
victim
was
rescued
virtually
unharmed
without
ransom
oelng
paid.
A
sudden
raid
by
the
police
on
a
small
house
In
La
Crescenta.
north
of
Glendale.
un-coveredthedebutOnenian,
Roy
Williams,
was
captured
Immediately
and
Larry
Kerrigan,
who
ran,
was
later
taken
Into
custody.
Another
j
man.
Kummy
Klrk,
and
two
women.
Loretta
Moody
and
Joan
Burke,
were
arrested
In
another
raid
on
an
apartment
house
on
North
Harvard
Street.
It
was
in
their
watch
of
this
place
that
the
police
got
their
tip
of
the
La
Crescenta
hide-
f
out
,
v
It
was
due
to
statements
made
by
the
captured
abductors
that
it
was
j
possible
for
the
authorities
to
res-cue
Oettle
without
payment
of
the
I
$75,000
ransom
money
whioh
had
'
been
demanded.
No
specific
charges'
laid
up
to
last
night!
the
kidnappers.
j
'
Kerrigan
confessed
he
had
acted
Former
President
San
Martin
of
as
Oettle's
guide
after
Williams
and
j
Cuba
May
Leave
Mexico
Soon
Klrk
had
seized
the
oil
man
at
his
i
.
i
estate
at
Arcadia
early
Thursday
I
MEXICO
CITY.
May
15:
Accord-1
mnrni,
rtlirtn.
.
nartv.
Williams
Action
Was
Withheld
The
authorities
were
believed
to
be
withholding
action
In
connection
with
the
kidnapping
of
Oettle.
In
order
to
give
the
family
a
chance
to
negotiate
with
the
abductors
for
his
return
to
his
wife
and
four
small
children.
Last
week
contact
was
made
with
Mrs.
Oettle
by
the
kidnappers
who
demand
ed
$75,000
ransom.
Five
thousand
Slum,
in
rw.iiM..i
felt
the
safety
of
Oettle
m:aht
be
CHICAGO.
May
15:In
spite
of
KETCHIKAN.
May
15:-The
ii;:ht
rains
which
fell
lit
the
week-,
Territorial
government
of
Al-
t
asica
nas
reiuovu
".
h"'v
tlon
of
Ketchikan
to
establish
a
munlcipally-owned
and
op-
erated
liquor
store.
Citizens
of
Ketchikan
had
recenUy
voted
in
favor
of
this
manner
of
sell-
ing
hard
liquor
here
In
prefer-
ence
to
privately-owned
stores.
hftt.ir
Innrir1
hv
hnlrflmr
riff
fur.
the
community
life
and
were
de
servedly
popular.
Seven
Members
Of
Tow
boat
Crew
Are
,
Drowned
at
Dremen
BREMEN.
Germany.
May
15:
Seven
persons
aboard
a
tug
per
ished
In
the
harbor
here
Sunday
when
the
tug
was
rammed
and
officers
t.nd
searchers
were
to
have
su.nk
b.y.
8te.am"
M
towing
h..n
,!
i,
i
,u
wnen
we
lowjine
Decame
siacK.
Ullli
i
l
II
ovu
VlllO
V
t
IV
til
wtw
hunt
for
the
abductors
but
It
was
CANADIAN
GOLD
TRICE
ther
on
the
man
hunt.
x.
.
Canadian
gold
was
up
five
There
was
also
a
$40,000
ran-
Jrfce
at
$34
75-
som
note
from
San
Bernardino
but
ccnt?
this
Is
not
believed
to
Have
been
genuine.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
May
15:
(CPI
Wheat
was
quoted
at
68Vic
on
the
j
local
exchange
yesterday.
Halibut
Arrivals
Canadian
Ingrld
H.,
10.000,
Royal,
5.4c
and
4.5c.
Gony,
13,000,
Cold
Storage.
6.6c
and
5c.
Tomorrow's
Tides
High
2:22
ajn.
20.7
ft.
15:25
pjn.
18.0
ft.
Low
9:15
a.m.
tZ
ft.
21:10
pjn.
8.7
ft.
NOP
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXIV..
No,
113.
vo!
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
MAY
15,
1934
PRICE:
HVE
CENTS
Sr
,
SAN
PEDRO
LONGSHORE
RIOT
FATAL
WILLIAM
GETTLE
AND
JUNE
ROWS
RECOVERED
ALIVE
4
No
Ransom
Secured
By
Abductors
In
Case
Either
of
Tucson
Child
or
Millionaire
Los
Angeles
Oil
Man
Little
Arizona
(ilrl
"quite
Result
of
Mistreatment
rorilril
by
Captors
111"
as
Ac-
Chained
in
Pit;
Rough
Covering
Was
Shackled
by
Ankles
In
Hough
Grave
Sunburned,
Dirty
and
Infested
With
Vermin
TUCSON.
Ariz..
May
15:
CP-June
Roblcs.
six-year
old
Tucson
'
.j',
who
was
kidnapped
on
April
?:.
wan
found
alive
but
"quite
111"
a.;''
suffering
from
exposure
chaln-
i
under
a
heap
of
cactus
In
a
sand
l;
nine
and
a
half
miles
from
Tuc-oi
yesterday
afternoon.
The
discovery
was
made
by
law
oflcers
and
Carlo
nobles,
uncle
of
the
girl,
who
were
guided
to
the
spot
by
infonna-o!
n
sent
them
by
the
asserted
kJd
uppers.
No
ransom
was
paid.
The
little
girl
was
chained
by
the
ankles
In
a
hole
which
had
been
S
loped
out
of
a
shallow
grave,
two
and
a
half
feet
wide,
six
feet
lone
uud
three
feet
deep.
The
hole
was
i
verrd
with
tin.
burlap
and
cac-us
Inside
were
a
Jug
of
water
and
a
little
food.
Little
June
was
sunburned,
dirty
tail
covered
with
vermin.
When
Ir-cd
she
was
too
weak
to
walk.
Doctors
believe,
however,
that
she
will
recover
within
a
day
or
so
from
the
effects
qI
the
mistreatment
Meantime,
search
for
the
abduc-lit-
Is
being
centred
In
Chicago
and
.
i
expected
that
arrests
may
be
made
In
the
very
near
future.
-
-
-m
KineS
Bodvffliard
Abductors
Trapped
in
Their
Own
rr-
Colonel
McMordie
Transferred
Lieutenanc
Clone.
S
P
McMnrdie
VS.O
manager
of
the
Capitol
Theatre
here
promuient
ex-army
officer
and
pioneer
contractor,
was
advised
today
of
his
transfer
to
Victoria
In
the
service
of
the
Famous
Players
CiCtdian-CorporaUon.
the
transfer
becoming
effective
June
i
The
company
has
two
theatres
in
Victoria,
the
Capitol
and
the
Dominion
His
successor
here
is
not
yet
known.
MOVING
TO
IS
KILLED
S.
AFRICA
AT
ANYOX
C.
O.
Fricker.
Mill
Superintendent
Domenico
Morrone
Loses
His
Life
At
Anyox,
Here
today
j
In
Accident
at
Granby
Mine
)
This
Morning
C.
O.
Fricker.
mill
superintendent
for
the
Granby
Co.
at
Anyox
for
r
nl
.1
J
T
I
hand
at
All
times
was
Indicated
bv
June
1
and
tne
future
place
of
re-i
54.
Un
lYlOtner
S
UaV
;
the
fact
that
their
quiet
search
sldence
will
be
N'Kana.
Rhodesia,
j
lever
since
the
kldnamilnir
last
Both
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Fricker
will
be
1
inded
here
after
having
driven
his'
M
,u
'
,
,
Wr,
,lt
of
Kfd
,)ffr
Thursday
had
centred
around
the
greauy
missea
ai
Anyox
wnere
wey,
jT
,
T-..1
J
Plane
from
Los
Angeles
In
eleven!'
Molh
,tiuier
Unusual
point
where
the
abductors
were
took
an
active
part
in
all
phases
of,
Matt
Unsettled
1..
.
i
.
-
i.
'urs,
iwcniy-eigni
nunuico
twenty-nine
seconds.
The
flight'
marked
the
first
oay
of
resump-
j
'on
of
air
mall
carrying
by
commercial
companies.
captured.
New
York
Stock
Rally
late
Yesterday
Prevented
Another
Setback
For
Day
j
NEW
YORK.
May
15:
With
1
One
Man
Killed,
Two
.
Likely
To
Die
After
Non-Strikers
Sieged
Twenty-One
Injured
When
Stockade
in
Which
Strikebreakers
Were
Housed
Was
Stormed
by
Longshoremen
Early
This
Morning
SAN
PEDRO,
Cal.,
May
15:
(CP)
Storming
a
stockade
in
which
four
hundred
non-strikers
were
housed,
a
mob
of
five
hundred
striking
longshoremen
created
a
riot
early
this
morning.
One
man
was
killed
and
twenty-one
injured,
two
possibly
fatally.
The
strike
situation
continues
tense
at
various
United
States
ports
on
the
Pacific
Coast
with
no
immediate
signs
of
a
settlement
of
the
dispute.
ROME
IS
RETRACTING
WAITING
STATEMENT
Pond
and
Sabelll
Should
Complete
Head
of
Macdonald
Tobacco
Co.
4500
Mile.
Flight
Tonight
.
'-
.Withdrawing
Allegation
He
"
f
-Ministers5
ROME,
May
15
The
airport
was
ordered
specially
lighted
tonight
In
OTTAWA.
May
15:
(CP
Prime
anticipation
of
the
arrival
of
Capt.
Minister
R.
B.
Bennett
announced
George
Pond,
former
United
States
In
the
House
of
Commons
yester-Navy
flyer,
and
Lieut.
Cesare
Sa-
day
that
he
had
requested
Hon.
H
belli
on
their
transatlantic
flight
H.
Stevens,
minister
of
trade
and
'from
Uew
Ydrk.
If
all
goes
well,
commerce
and
chairman
of
the
:
they
should
be
here
by
9
or
10
o'-
mass
buying
committee,
to
recall
clock.
A
great
crowd
had
started
to
Walter
Stewart,
president
of
the
gather
this
afternoon
to
welcome
W.
C.
Macdonald
Tobacco
Co.,
be-them.
fore
the
committee.
Left
Yesterday
!
The
Premier
said
that
Stewart
In
NEW
YORK.
May
15:
CP
With
evidence
last
week
had
Intimated
a
4500-mile
non-stop
flight
to
Rome
that
ministers
of
the
crown
had
in
forty
hours
as
their
objective,
been
unfaithful
to
their
tni3t
-in
Capt.
George
Pond
and
Lieut.
Ce-
giving
information
in
regard
to
ap-sare
Sabelll
hopped
off
at
6
o'clock
proachlng
changes
In
excise
tax.
,
yesterday
morning
.winged
monoplane.
wllh
a
low-
Now
Stewart
had
written,
expressing
a
desire
to
retract
certain
of
the
statements
made
In
evidence.
Today's
Weather
Domenico
Morrone
was
killed
in
Prince
Rupert
Overcast,
fresh
ing
to
reports
current
here,
Orau
ri
IUM
,
h
h
A
ld
rt
Klrk
.
ive
years,
havlne
been
located
at
an
accident
at
the
Anyox
mine
this
southeast
wind;
barometer.
30.08:
san
Martin,
former
provisional
pre-
spiriting
OetUe
away
and
Kirk
the
smelter
town
for
eleven
years,
morning,
according
to
a
message
re-
temperature.
48:
sea
smooth,
sldent
of
Cuba,
who
has
been
In
conjesscd
ne
nad
thought
out
the
and
Mrs.
Fricker
passed
through
celved
today
at
district
headquar-
Dead
Tree
Point
Part
cloudy.
exile
In
Mexico
for
tne
past
tnree
,
jjheme.
the
city
on
the
Catala
today
on
ters
of
the
provincial
police
from
light
southeast
wind;
barometer.
.
months,
is
planning
an
early
re-
The
successful
outcome
of
the
their
way
to
Northern
Rhodesia
Constable
G.
S.
Blaney.
An
Inquest
29.92;
temperature.
52;
light
chop.
turn
to
Havana.
Oettle
case
Is
regarded
as
a
distinct
where
Mr.
Fricker
has
accepted
a
will
be
held
later.
The
message
re-'
Langara
Island
Overcast,
calm,
,
victory
for
the
authorities
over
the
position
with
the
Rhokana
Corpor-:
celved
from
the
officer
at
Anyox
sea
smooth.
Turinc
Rnin
in
Par
elements
of
lawlessness.
That
the
atlon.
They
will
make
the
Journey
gave
no
particulars
as
to
the
na-
Terrace
Cloudy,
south
wind.
52.
I
WlllS
DUIll
HI
VyClI
(police
had
the
situation
well
In
via
England,
leaving
Montreal
onjture
of
the
tragedy.
I
Alyansh
Light
rain,
south
wind,
Anyox
Raining,
calm,
44.
Stewart
Raining,
calm,
43.
Hazelton
Cloudy,
calm,
58.
Smlthers
Part
cloudy,
calm,
warm.
TRICE
OF
SILVER
NEW
YORK,
May
15:
closed
at
44c
per
ounce
on
the
110.000
shares
constituting
the
local
metal
market
today,
turnover
for
the
short
session,
all
Issues
again
dropped
on
New
York
Stock
Exchange
Saturday.
The
Industrial
average
was
off
.96.
rails
off
.69.
utilities
off
.09
and
bonds,
off
.24.
A
rally
In
the
last
twenty
minutes
of
trading
yesterday
obviated
another
serious
setback
yesterday,
the
close
being
Irregular
with
av
erages
as
follows:
industrials.
91.89.
off
.41;
rails.
41.04,
up
.29;
uUlltles,
22.30,
up
.19,
and
bonds,
9223,
off
.39.
NEW
YORK
EXCHANGE
NEW
YORK.
May
15:
The
British
pound
sterling
was
trading
yesterday
on
the
local
foreign
exchange
market
at
$5414
and
the
Canadian
dollar
at
$1.00
1-J6.
'
FIRST
BIRTHDAY
OF
COMMISSIONERS!!!!
Just
one
j'car
ago
today
Commissioner
W.
J.
Alder
took
:
charee
of
the
affairs
of
the
city
'
and
has
carlred
on
under
dlf-
)
ficult
conditions.
He
has
paid
all
local
accounts
and
the
In-
terest
on
the
bonds
Is
all
set-
tied
to
date.
While
the
city
cannot
be
said
to
be
yet
on
an
even
keel,
it
Is
steadily
right-
j
Ing
Itself
and
will
float
off
i
He
wished
to
recall
statements
about
"buying
the
government."
NOW
UP
TO
ROOSEVELT
Next
Move
in
War
Debts
Matter
Left
To
President
of
United
States
LONDON.
May
15:
Future
action
and
recommendations
by
th
special
committee
of
the
British
cabinet
on
4he
question
of
wa-debts
will
be
guided
by
the
attitude
taken
by
Preslaent
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
in
his
expected
message
to
Congress
on
the
subject.
it
was
Intimated
yesterday.
The
intention
of
Oreat
Britain
j
Is
to
make
a
"token
payment"
o
'the
Instalment
due
on
June
1"
'next
provided
that
the
Unite!
States
does
not
Insist
on
the
attitude
that
such
a
payment
would
constitute
a
be
fault.
:
GASOMETER
EXPLDSI0M
Forty
Killed
and
100
Injured
When
Residential
Section
of
Hong
Kong
Laid
Waste
HONG
KONG.
May
15:
(CP)
when
the
tide
comes
in
If
its
.
Forty
persons
were
estimated
killed
present
management
contln-
ues.
.
and
one
hundred
Injured
when
th
explosion
of
a
gasometer
at
West
4
Point,:
Victoria,
laid
waste
the
re-o.sldentlal
section
'