‘The unity, of the workers is the first requisite fer their victory. : —MARX. C. Workers News Boost the Drive for a Daily “Worker” and a bigger and better “B.C. Workers’ News’! VO A Published Weekly VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1935 Single Copies: 5 Cents SS No. 4¢ Woman Tells Regina Commission of RCMP Shooting in Streets Witnesses Describe Ter. | AVERAGE RELIEF ror Scenes Created by Police July ist JUDGE ‘‘ASTOUNDED”’ REGINA, Dec. 18.—Adjournment on Friday of the commission in- vestigatinge the Dominion Day riots in this city until January 6 was announced today, by Chief Justice T, A. Brown, chairman of the en- quiry. Decision will be made this week whether or not the commission will proceed to Vancouver to hear wit- nesses. Ambrose Duperon of Regina, re- tired government employes, stated he had seen Detective Miller killed on Market Square, July ist. This Witness testified that Miller came running out of the police station and causht a striker. Another Striker came up behind the detec- tive and struck him from behind, felling him with “a piece of cord- wood’ about three feet lone and six inches thick. The witness stated that he had told several people he had seen the detective slain. Asked by Frank Canningham, counsel for the trek- kers, “who he had told that to,’ Duperon said: ‘Jimmie Davidson,” and he “thought” he had mention- ed it to a Detective Bruce. Proves Witness Is Liar. Davidson, who siays with Duper- on and had given evidence before, was called to the stand. Cunnine- ham asked him if Duperon had told him who Killed Detective Millar. Duperon had said Detective Millar had been Killed, but did not say he Saw him. He said an R.C.M.P. had killed him, according to evidence supplied by Davidson. “That explains my attitude to this Witness,” stated Mr. Cunningham to the commissioners. Counsel for the strikers had previously suggest- €d that Duperon had not seen Millar killed. Woman Calis Ambulance Mrs. Francis Ryan, proprietor of Stee of | for dancing; its dancing school will a@ restaurant, told of coming out of her premises on the night of July ist to call an ambulance for a wounded striker, and finding a R.€.M. policeman trying to ride his horse into the cafe because some sirikers and citizens had entered the restaurant. She told the RCMP. to “ret out.” She said, “This is no stable.’ About that time a bullet crashed into the sign above the doorway. Qn the stand Mrs. Ryan stated am cCross-examination that she was symipathetic to the strikers and had offered the use of property to the campboys for a campsite. Tells of Police Clubbing. Fersus Blane, blacksmith, told of Seeing three R.C MP. chasing a irekker who tripped, and the three policemen pouncing on him, beating him unmercifully with their clubs. When asked if the trekker could have been arrested without the beatine the citizen stated, ‘very obviously.” Mr. Biane also told of seeing a policeman go down in the street and being beaten by citizens.