WkM
Yw
Want
A
TAXI
iii
a
hurry
Phone
99
VOL.
XIII.,
NO,
301
BMt
Car
and
Bait
Bervloa
4
In
tha
City,
Rates
Reasonable
HUGE
(he
atleuipled
nainalion
i
.
.
.
i
fiol.k
littu
tn.
'Hi,
in
Though
Dixmude
May
he
Wrecked,
Hope
Still
Held
out
for
her
Crew
PAULS,
Dee.
27.
Los
of
Ihe
huge
dirigible
Dixmude
is
now
reluctantly
i-onced-d
by
I
lie
in
i
n
t-try
of
murine
although
hope
fur
the
safely
of
her
crew
of
57
officers
und
men
has
not
lieen
relinquished.
Officials,
who
feel
certain
that
the
crew
tire
Mill
alive,
re-cull
Unit
nothing
was
h-ard
of
I
he
crew
of
tin?
Goliath
which
broke
down
in
10
IU
until
a
week
after
the
accident
when
all
hoK
had
been
given
up
for
them.
It
is
helicved
thut
the
Dixmude
fell
on
the
Sahara
desert
1
11
'
'
"jhelwren
Biscra
and
Toggourl.
AXTITIUIDT
AT
Southern
Algeria,
during
the
gale
A
I
I
Kill
J1'"
I
1
Al
a
"ial
prevented
her
crossing
the
(iuf
of
a1)
returning
to
I
IPP
DDIMPl?
rra,,c'-
,
Malln
my
the
air-
LlrLi
riiliNtL
tot
i
wa"wi
,r
l.y
Hie
weather
bureau
and
that
no
one
told
the
weather
bureau
of
Japanese
Youth
Fired
at
Hlrohlto
her
voyage.
But
Did
Not
Harm
Him
No
menage
lia
been
received
from
the
Dixmude
since
the
TOKIO,
lkc.
2.
A
youlh
morning
of
December
21.
It
is
dressed
a
a
laborer
wu
arrest-
inferred
that
a
fall
wrecked
her
cd
here
shortly
after
he
had
fired
wirrlc
even
assuming
that
in
al
Prince
Itegeul
Hlrohlto
in
anjuch
a
crash
the
errw
might
have
Attempt
to
assassinate
him.
The
been
saved.
The
Dixmude
wan
poller
.oicf
(he
youth
i
In
well
supplied
with
pararhutes
anc.
The
shooting
ha
aroused
nnd
some
ineifitnut
have
escaped..
Intent
1imJi!tmhSSki
AJ!1
.14
rlly.
The
T"TnfiFc?lfW
wreckage.
hi
way
to
iiarliameul
at
tlio
Lit
News
Saturday
time,
wn
unhurt.
j
The
lad
direct
news
received
Prince
llirohiln
assailant
frotn
the
airship
was
on
Satur-
II.
P.I
it
"rmiK
UHIl'
III
firillir
fill
.Int'
ll.nl
il
uu.
Iii.iiiIa.1
rurr
llip
count
Taineniori
Iryc,
member
of
damaged
and
that
the
llnuxe
of
Peer,
and
chief
the
membem
of
her
iiouie
.MiiuKu-i
-
"-.,.-
ri..i.iiMif
ii.
n.v
Mgned.
Im.Io-4
home
and
all
w-i
Tn(((
n
ft
Mm
S.M-lalil
ccnlre
are
uelitK
'.,,,
,,
,.,.,,
,1Wi,rd
from
clo.ely
guanled
owing
t
fear
id
,h(
Frpnc,
raHl
inill-Socliiti-dic
outliteaktt.
The
j
T(.
The
pa,jir
,Up,,y
f
.
Imperial
Place
uat
"""
air-hip
airhip
became
dimiiiUbeil
and
placed
under
heavy
guard.
il
j(
WI1
Will
j,njMi,t.
fr
u
r-
GENE
TUNNEY
TO
MEET
ITALIAN
Spalla
to
Box
United
Stales
Light
Heavyweight
on
February
1
YOHKTnec.
27.
Krminio
Simlln.
Ihe
Italian
bolder
of
tin
F.iiropeau
beavj
weight
championship,
ha
been
matched
Tor
n
fifteen
round
bout
with
Cn-ne
luiiney.
Fniled
Slaliw
lighl
heavyweight,
here
on
February
1.
Tunney
ii
title
If
not
nt
"lake
because
Spalla
rannot
make
I7
poumli
but
the
hunt
Id
regarded
iir
important
because
oT
Spalla'x
challenge
to
Firpo
and
Deiupxey.
CUTTING
DOWN
LIQUOR
PROFIT
turn
to
France.
Be?an
to
Drift
Then
the
craft
lieati
to
drift
wilb
one
miller
ruimliij,'.
De-eaioually
it
ued
auolber
I"
run
the
wirele
plal
!n
fts
to
be
able
lo
cend
out
dixlre
Mgualn.
The
Dixmude
i
ciimiuambMl
hy
Naval
Aviation
l.ieul.
Du
jl'li.i
de
(iiruada,
lull
owing
lo
I
lie
fact
thai
Ihe
ntrcran
w
out
to
exceed
il
world
dura-
lion
record
of
1,500
mile,
made
in
September
above
the
Mcdl
lerraneau
and
South
Africa,
il
carried
a
number
of
aviation
of
ficer
a
nbcrvcTH.
The
Dixmude
wax
a
German
super-Zeppelin,
and
was
handed
over
to
France
after
the
war
ELEVATOR
BUILDING
AT
EDMONTON
NOW
pent.
aua
ur
i.
.
ABOUT
TO
START
i
KDMONTON,
Dee.
27.
t
he.
ex-Ontarlo
Government
D
r
o
p
cnvllllM
xv(,rk
in
connection
with
prices
of
Whiskey
on
Jan.
1
nniructi,,,,
r
Hie
goern-
TOIU)NTO.27.
-F.ffectlve
m-nl
lerminnl
clevulr
is
practi-January
1
the
first
mrbslanlial
rally
comple
te.l
and
I
Is
expecled
tonderi
Tor
the
con.rcle
mluctlou
will
be
made
in
lhe'
H.o
price
of
virtually
all
tl.pior
wi
1
,,c
fM"
r,or1l,,
by
Ihe
Ontario
government
d
Is-,"''
'""f;
J"1
n.e
pensarie.
Scotch
and
lrih
of
the
elevator
will
go
ahead
wilh-
ulil.tnvy
linvn
lieiMI
redllceil
fiftV.OUl
UCIBy.
renin
a
bottle
and
Canadian
twcnly.fhc
cents.
The
prufils
ttdtit
titr.lliu
tn
t
tli
lixrt
ti
I
ll
in
(IT.
J
1t
I
V
JJ
ti
x.
K(.rvi
iiiiiMit)
iv
13
.
Vlslloi's
at
the
Ilolary
Club
luncheon
today
included
Prln
pectml.
will
thus
bo
cut
fifty
per.cipal
J.
C
Hrady,
0.
Woodworth
8ht
crew
were
chamberlain
l
the
Prince
He-
HI.
geul.
who
wu
ulo
ill
Hie
auto.
I
The
Dixmude
left
Ouer-wu
Mighlly
injurwl
by
flying
I'rrefeu.
near
Toulon,
early
lat
glaf".
Minister
Resigns
.Utlllug
relMiuiiiiny
ir,
Tiiefd.iy
for
a
three-day
flight
to
liiialah,
Miutberit
Algeria.
Tbi-
trip
wa
niiceesHfully
arcom-plihed.
The
ix
motor
of
the
airxhip
were
uct
until
Friday
SASKATOOX,
December
27.
-
-!
Four
percoiiK
were
injured
and)
nix
$ar
were
ililcbcd
when
Canadian
National
ronliin-nliil
payeuger
train
No.
2
eaotbound
left
the
raiU
near
Laare,
Man)-'
lolia,
early
lliii
morning.
The
injured
are:
Simon
Siolir
of
I.elp-ic.
fask.;
W.
A.
Ander-j
miii
of
New
York,
cut;
Con-.
duclor
Mooney,
badly
brui.ed
and
shaken
up.
and
llrakeiiiau
ltobinon,
bnii-i's
and
cut.
A
broken
rail
wa
Ibe
eau-e
of
the
wreck.
The
baggage.
colouit,
firet
claxs
two
keep
ing
and
dinin?
car
left
the
track.
The
diner
hanging
over
a
bridge.
The
fact
that
the
care
were
of
leel
construction
prevented
falalille.
FISH
PACKERS
,
ARE
OPPOSED
Pass
Resolution
Urging
Federal
wa:
Government
Not
to
Close
Port
ii..
-..f..
'ri.
ui.i,.uf
wim
i.
.if
,.r
ini..
an,
i
,..i..i
ul.
i
A
meeting
of
the
Fish
Pack
smashed
and
a
bullel
narrowly;
rcvioiis
reports
received
from
cr''
0,MV'
.
,?a
...I
il,
HMiie..
..
I.p.nl
Vie.
ll.e
airshin
indicated
that
II
wan
I''
morning
al
!ca!
buve
ami
r..
II..
iA
ul
an
a
number
of,""--
'"""
pael
iw
ue
lorwarueu
10
uu.i-
lleoled
that
the
Dominion
government
I
urged
lo
negotiate
with
Ihe
United
State
government
lo
obtain
removal
of
the
two
rent
duly
on
Canadian
hall
but
ami
-alinon.
"II
i
further
resolved
that
Ihi
Union
i
lrcuunu.ly
and
uuani
iiinn.lv
oiuiofd
lo
closing
tlii
port
lo
American
fishermen
for
the
rea-cn
thai
surh
uction
Is
against
tin
interests
of
this
port.
and
could
cause
considerable
hardship
to
Hie
large
population
in
Prince
Ituperl.
directly
and
in
directly
dependent
upon
Amen
can
fish
for
their
livelihood.
(Signed
Fish
Packers'
Union.'1
V
vHHsVHHHItW
Dr.
Frederick
Cook,
who
pru-viousl;.
falsely
claimed
to
have
discovered
the
north
pole,
has
been
found
guilty
of
misuse
of
the
malls
in
Foil
Worth,
Texas,
und
has
been
sentenced
to
fourteon
years
to
explore
Ihe
cells.
BIRTH
A
daughter
was
born
jester
day
al
the
General
Hospital
to
Mr.
ami
Mrs.
J.
R.
Kwnpll,
Bes
Her
a;)ui't'.:.eu(.
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
PltlNCK
ItUPKHT,
H.ll,
TIIITLSDAY,
DECKMBBIt
27,
1023.
Seventeen
Persons
Perished
Vilrif't
Olrcwlttlen,
1411
Many
remember
when
Tod
Sloan
was
Ihe
world's
premier
jockey.
This
picture
shows
John
A.
Claver,
one
of
ihe
best
riders
in
the
stable
of
Com.
J.
K.
L.
ltoss,
Uaiiadhiu
sporlnian,
receiving
a
littl?
advice
from
Ihe
former
king
of
jockeys.
When
Wing
of
Chicago
Insane
Hospital
Destroyed
by
Fire
CHICAGO,
Dec.
27.
Seventeen
persons
perished
in
a
fire
tt-liioli
.lc.lr,i
.!
winir
nf
I
tic
(!hir:iirn
lliistiit.'il
fur
Hie
Inviiiio.
HOCKEY
SCORES
Montreal.
2;
Ottawa,
3;
at
Ot
lawa.
Toronto,
2:
Hamilton,.
I:
at
Hamilton.
Vancouver,
5:
Seattle,
2;
al
Seattle.
Col.
O.
T.
Stone
Resided
Kootenay
Lake
For
Over
Thirty
Years
Heir
to
Danish
Throne,
Engaged
were
next
door
neighbors
fori
still
corresponds
with
them.
Fret
J.
Booth,
the
father
of
the
girl
who
is
engaged
lo
Prince
Erik,
went
to
school
together
and,
of
course,
Mr.
Hocbesler
knew
the
bride-elect.
Prince
Krik
and
Miss
Booth
met
in
Europe
when
the
latter
was
travelling
abroad.
DESIRES
TO
REFORM
KLAN
vented
a
greater
loss
of
life.
Soma
of
the
patients
perished
in
councils
or
tne
ku
kiux
Man,
nas
endeavoring
tu
save
their
Christmas
trinkets.
The
estimated
written
to
President
Coolidge
of-lo-s
of
property
is
100,000.
jfering
lo
co-operale
with
the
ex-
HAILSTONES
LIKE
TEACUPS
Storm
Damaged
Property
to
Extent
$500,000
In
South
Africa
PRETORIA,
Dec.
27,
An
unprecedented'
hailstorm
damaged
property
to
the
extent
of
$500,000
here
on
Christmas
Day.
No
lives
were
lost
although
Immense
hall-stones
fell,
some
as
large
as
teacups
and
weighing
over
sixteen
ounces.
The
noise
they
caused
resembled
aerial
bombardments.
Many
families
left
their
homes
on
Christmas
night
because
of
the
danger
of
houses
collapsing.
.
COMMISSION
TO
OPEN
JANUARY
Supreme
or
Appeal
Court
Judge
Wilt
Conduct
P.G.E.
Probe
VICTORIA,
Dec.
27.
II
is
expected
that
the
Royal
Commission
to
enquire
into
the
Provincial
Party's
charges
of
corruption
In
respect
of
the
construction
of
Hie
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Rail
way
will
open
Us
sessions
some
time:
In
January.
The
commission
will
include
a
judge
of
either
the
Supremo
or
Appeal
Court.
'eBr
mm
Mrs,
Henry
C
Wright,
eighty
years
old,
who
for
sixty-five
years
lias
waited
for
a
chance
lo
be
acclainved
a
singer,
will
realize
her
ambition
when
she
steps
out
on
a
concert
stage
in
New
York
next
week.
PIONEER
OF
KASLO
DIED
LAST
NIGHT
ecillive
in
euoiii;.
me
uiuiiiiib
ui
an
element
which
has
been
con-
verting
the
Klan
iulo
an
organization
vastly
different
from
that
planned
by
its
founders.
Clarke
alo
announced
his
intention
of
issuing
a
proclamation
to
Klansmen
"calling
on
Ihe
better
element
either
to
take
hold
and
remedy
Ihe
existing
evils
or
disbaml
Ihe
organization."
ASSISTED
IN
LAYING
OUT
LOCAL
TOWNSITE
John
Adam
Watson,
Mining
and
Civil
Engineer,
Died
Recently
In
Victoria
John
Adam
Wulson,
who
was
actively
interested
in
mining
de-xelopmeut
in
the
boundary
couu-
Iry
in
Ihe
early
days
ami
who,
as
a
surveyor,
assisted
in
laying
out
the
Prince
Rupert
townsile.
died
recently
in
Victoria.
FISH.ARRIYALS
Two
American
schooners
mur
keled
100.00(1
pounds
of
halibut
on
the
Fish
Exchange
this
morn
ing.
Prices
offering
for
first
class
fish
jumped
a
few
points
over
those
prevailing
yesterday.
The
arrivals
and
sales
were:
on
Vhiisw.
fi."i
000
oonnils.
to
Hie
Booth.
Pacific
nd
Royal
Fisher
ies
at
12.6c
and
8.5c.
Kanatak.
35.000
oounds.
to
the
KASLO.
Dee.
27.
Col.
O.
T.
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.
Stone,
pioneer
mining
man
and
ni
!
Co
and
8
5c.
resident
of
this
district
for
over
i
thirty
years,
died
last
night.
He
was
born
in
St.
John,
N.B.
GOES
TO
FERNIE
S.
Martin,
supervisor
of
the
local
public
schools
who
was:
offered
a
similar
position
by
the
VANCOUVER
LIQUOR
STORES
WERE
BUSY
NANA
I
MO,
Dec.
27.
Edward
Turnover
In
Seven
Branches
on
Christmas
Eve
Was
Quarter
Million
Dollars
IN
"Take
Her
To
Tha
Oattan"
FESTIVE
FEASTS.
A
glad,
Yulelide
welcomes
awaits
you,
Turkey,
Mum.
Pudding
and
all
tha
old-fashioned
good
fare
wilt
he
on
our
festive
hoard
this
Xmas.
Kl
1
I
I
IrM
I.KII
I.
I
Private
Boxes
For
Party
Uaa
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
niTiin
iTf
rifiM
vi
v
Anm
wit
n
i
it
i
i
b
fall
U
I
II
V
If
Ul
L
I
I
IV
I
I
111
WAUAU
it
it
MISS
LOUISE
FRANCES
BOOTH
OF
OTTAWA
TO
WED
PRINCE
OF
DENMARK
TRAIN
WRECK
IN
MANITOBA
Canadian
National
Transcon-j
tlnental
Hits
Broken
Rail
Four
Persons
Hurt
'
.-it
en.
to
Canadian
Girl,
Renounces
his
Princeship
and
Succession
Right
COPKMIAUKX,
Dec.
27.
With
the
aiinuiiiicsinent
of
j
forthcoming
betrothal
of
Prince
Krik
of
Denmark
lo
Miss
Louise
Frances
Booth,
daughter
of
Fred
J.
Booth
and
grauddaughterpf
John
IL
Booth,
the
Ottawa
lumber
king,
it
is
also
officially
announced
that
Prince
Erik
has
renounced
his
right
of
successtou
lo
the
Danish
throne
and
his
title
of
prince.
King
Christlaii;
however,
has
bestowed
the
title
of
Count
of,
Hothenberry.
rhere
is
at
least
one
person
in
Prince
lluperl
who
was
Es
pecially
interested
when
I
lie
above,
despatch
was
read
to
him
this
J
1
CTlD'C
DAIW
morning
by
the
Daily
News.
ihis'I
HJI
IIR
J
nilll
was
Harrj-
It.
Itochesler,
inana-
,tK
ager
of
Ihe
Prince
Huperl
Hotet.j
At
Hie
old
home
in
Ottawa,
the,
Hocbesler
and
Boolh
families
j
WAS
RECOVEDED
many
years
and
Mr.
Itochesler!""'
w-
gabob
of
Vancouyaf
Was
Drowned
Monday
In
-
Capllano
River
VAXCOUVEH,
Dec.
27
PRODUCTION
OF
The
body
of
Rev.
W.
J.
Agabob,
pa'i
lor
of
Cedar
Cottage
Presbyter-'
!
ian
Church,
who
was
drowned
on
Monday
while
fishing
in
the
Capllano
River,
was
found
Deceaseil
was
a
graduate
pf
Hie
University
or
British
Coluin-
bia-
and
Westminster
.
Hall
-in
'
this
dily.
lie
Was
Inducted
into
the
ministry
two
years
ago
and.
v
.wlll-,.h"fnP,.ihHr
l.odiP
whirb
mav
be
still
under
the
ruins
is.E.
Y.
Clarke
Offers
His
Co-opera-,
has
since
been
pastor
at
Cedar
being
conducted.
Six
hundred
men
patients
were
rushed
into
a
drizzling
rain
by
the
guards
as
the
fire
spread.
About
fifty
of
Ihe
inmates,
confused
by
the
darkues,
escaped,
and
a
few
are
till
tni.
incr
Hemic
acts
hv
both
attendants
and
inmates
tire-
Hon
to
President
Cootldge
WASHINGTON,
Dec.
2
Clarke,
formerly
high
in
-K.
Y.
Cottage.
He
is.
survived
by
a
widow
and
several
children.
,
'.
Taking
advantage
of
the
fine
the
weather
on
Monday,
he
had
gone
out
fishing-
His
line
became
snagged,
and.
when
he
wenr
into
.
the
streem
lo
free
it,
Ihe
cur-
il
rent
took
him
off
his
feet
and
"
carried
him
away.
At
tin
of
his
death,
lie
was
panied
by
one
of
Ims
sons
Iwo
other
boys.
time
s
accom-
JJ
and
a
.
a
.
u
w.
MINES
GREATER-
Value
In
1923
ls.$39,WJ,T51
ar
Against
S35,15S,843
In
124;
Minister
Report
VICTORIA,
Dec.
27
Britisl
Columbia
mineral
production
fu$
IU23
shows
an
increase
of
I2:
y-er
cent
In
monetary
value
ovu
IU22
according
lo
a
tdatemchl
issued
by
Hon.
William
Sloan,
minister
ot
mine.
The
outptfK
for
the
year
is
valued
at
53?t
C'Jtl.758
as
against
$33,1
58,811
in
the
previous
year.
The
pro
duclion
of
IU2t
had
a
value
mL
28,006,0U.
J:V
SHERIFF
OF
YUKON
DEAD;
George
Brlmston,
Plftneer,
D$
Last
N!?ht
In'
Dawson
Hospital
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
27.
Oeorko.
Brlmston,
sheriff
of
Ihe
Yukon,,
died
in
the
Dawson
hospital
last
night
according
to
a
message
received
here.
He
wa
a
pioneer
of
the
Klondyke
gold
stampeThj
aud
from
the
very
curly
days
was
u
leading
spirit
in
the
district.
He
was
the
firt
to
dls
VVMUinVKll
Dee
'7
Van-
cover
goiu
on
uie
lanious
bui-
Prfnce
Rupert
school
board
last
cotiver's
seven
government
liquor
P,ur
'-reek
and
he
mined
thtr
summer,
has
resigned
his
poi-'.torcs
took
in
$250,000
during
himself
on
an
extensive
scale.
Hon.
He
is
leaving
for
Ferule
Christmas
Eve.
Chinese
and
Be
took
a
prominent
part
In
alt
to
become
supervising
principal
Japanese
liquors
were
much
in
patriotic
movements
In
tlio
there.
demand.
jYukun.