When Yen Want A Special lo Daily News VltrrOIUA. lice. 15. A hill inlnujiicfil into the Legisla ture hv Hon. T. I). Pallullo. provides for the vesting of authority! in the minister of land to eloe un agreement on behalf of the j province with the lirainl Trunk Pacific Itailwuy Company and; the Urand Trunk Development Co. in respect of certain propjrty, 111 uiid adjacent lo Prince Hnpert. i 1. utter Ihe existing agreement the firamJ Trunk Pacific, lluilwiiy n'ciircii from Ihe provide? at inspection ys.noo acre of laud lo he subdivided ami a quarter interest of which was toi 1 i-rrr in. i .ln- ronveveil to the Crown. I PREMIER SMUTS AND ELECTION Ish eleelorale was ho.lile. (permanent amu.emenl centre. The province also secures a rorly rumvlMr if""1 "'''l' of waterfront around unur IP NUMC lO tNJUlllIU !(hc lakes and connecliiiK with the lCDV CIMC UCATUPD harbor which will Im owneil by fEKI rint TttftlnCrA ,,, ,,rvinee and will provide proper Ingres, and egress o Operations Continued Until Late pi-nncial property and Drilling to go on During Winter Mr. and Mrs. T. Priesl or Oraham Avenue, Weslview, and Miss II. Hichardsou. Mrs. Priest's sister, are sailing tomorrow night )iy Ihe steamer Prince Hupcrl Tor Vancouver. HALIBUT BOAT OWNERS TO MEET A meeting of Ihe llali-hul Boat Owners will be held, In the Court House, Monday, Dccnnher 17, at 8 p.m. lo discuss Ihelr interests re the port and American boals This Is Important and all owners am Inviled. 200 ' Provision i. also made in Ihe gary by one lo nothing; Heginn defeated Victoria al Hegina four to two; Saskatoon beat Seattle id Moose Jaw two lo one. BRITAIN PAYS HUGE SUM TO STATES ON DEBT THAT COUNTRY NEW YUIIK, lec. 15. Ilrilain will iay the first installment or 923,000,-000 On the iriucijJil of her dcbl lo the United Stales today as writ a another 9G9.O0O.UO0 1 11 tercl on the outstanding dcht. Owing to general conditions 'APPEAL ON CIVIC IMP SUIHIIVIIOII Will) IIUI Mlliru out and consequently Ihe quarter Interest in the lauds wan never transferred to Ihe province. t'nder the agreement now bc- - fore the Legislature Ihe ub- Says Dominions Will Not Likely division or the lands is waived Continue Trade Preference If sbul'Uie giweri.mentMttkefl.80n ri.rtnriu Hostii acre am) the bulanee remains VOTERS' LIST TO BE HEARD MONDAY The lel appeaV of 1. S. Cam eron iiirainsl the decision of the municipal court of revision lo mlnke Ins name off Ihe 'vnlers 'Jr l"" ,' development' a- wllh Ihe comj.any. JMIIWM 'HiL-IHI lr 15 which is now merged into the 'oe.i m c. , JOIIA.VMJIUL Hi. . l.r. I-. .... ... .,. ns l2 road tax when registering rrein.er r-muis. n " x rr cmi.r wll ' J,1,JIC Youn,T ,n In hl speech lo the British elee-1 Get. ... Salt m L.ke -k. (m Moni) Hon.. .aid unlos. the promises An important fra lire r the Se n js uu or the Impe .al government were new agreement is that the .al ,,, wjU Par , cuurl (o mirilled. he feari-,1 Ihe Imperial Lake pas.es to lh provincla , ,rilMlflI,e who I. onferenre system would become Bovernment. I II. means lhal v manner. If discmiiled in Ihe Ihiinlnl. the fall Lake always dreUion tlC C(iuri 0r re- whlrh would ask wli)' mey snouiu avauanie or inr n.o i c roiiilime trnile nreferenreit with clliiens nl Prince Hupert a. a ii. M,.n...r rjimiiev If Hie Brit, swlmmlnir nlace and park and! vision f. sustained, it i.s said lhal about 100 names will have to be struck ofr the list. OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL ENGLISH LEAGUE. Division I. Arsenal 1. lluililersfield 3. ilotlon W. 7. Nolls County 1. Burnley 2. Chelsea 0. bill (o trnnsrer lo Hie city Sort,. , . Cardiff City feet of waterrronl near Cow Bay.M.iiirhesler C 2. Kverlou I. I'.t II... i I .. .....I.' . N't Dili Dec 15. Kxerptlon-'un munition mm me my - jfolls .Forest 2. V esi nam i'. ally warm wealher this fall ru-'il claim to riparian risshls alpn.!bn N. II. I, Mlddlcsboro 0. aided gohl dredging operators lo Cow Bay. Sheffield I. 2, Aslon Villa 1. lii-nuL nil f..iii-il fur lnli'iinss in! Provision i. further made rorjJ...,r.,lll 3- Newcastle L'. 2. suspendlinr m.eralions mid plan n right ol way through the mil-) 0iienham II. 2. Blackburn II. 1. are B(' nii.le tiT to i continue, toiitiiiuu drilling t r lo way - company s propeny on We.t llromwich 0. Hlrmlngiuiiq o l.ednM-k throughout the winter Kalen ... Island lor n Ihe s building ft it ol ,'n",, or Ira,,s' moulh.s. llesldenls here 'are enjoyingi 7Zr.T.. amusemenls which Ihey say have PDA R F HOCKEY TEAMS never been nlfonleil before ow ing lo the present light snowfall. VICTORIA AMATEUR HOCKEY TEAM WINS VICTOItIA, Dec. 1 5. - Victoria anileur hockey leam defealed Seal He lasl night by a score or five lo nothing. ALL VICTORIOUS WHEN Division II. Barnsley 2. Bradford City 1. Bristol T.lly I, Hull City 0. Coventry City 1. Stoke 2. Crystal Palace 3, Wednesday 0. I Derby C. 2. Blackpool 0. t .i rv on nnnnir irp niVVQ uinain o, .eisou.u. UPI rKAmlE IIL IinrJ Leeds t . I. Bury 2. Leicester C. I. Oldham I. VANCOl VF.lt, Dec. 15. -Oil- Port Vale 0, .Manchester 1. carv defeated Vancouver al Cal-jsoulhaundon 0, South Shields 0, Slockporl Cilv Clapton Orient, nol pliiyed. Division III. Northern Doucaster 2, Durham 1. Hnchdale 3, Barrow 1. W. F. Ungerer of lerraee pew lirigliton 2, rewe i. sailed today by Ihn Princess oilier games not piayen. Beatrice Tor Vancouver enrouto to portage la Prairie. 1 Suhcriho Tor Iho Daily News. Canadian Bandit was Shot and Captured in Gun Fight with the mil . r TAXI mm mi BOSTON Third NEW Ave. GRILL 99 The Latest IinastaUrants. m a hurry si. . Private Boxes for Ladies Phone ' -. ' and party Use. PRINCE est Food. Best Service. RUPERT Beat Cara and Best Service "Take Her to the Boston." In lha Otty. Rates Reasonable Northern and Central British Columbia' Newspaper OPEN DAY AND NIOHT. VOL. XIII. NO. 291. PHINCE lit PEHT, B.C., HATUniJAY, DECEMBER 15, 1023. rtrur eirt.io 1702. Strttt SalM Sax. PRICE FIVE CENTS. - ''HII,,.... ""'I. Police Front Minneapolis P.O. MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 15. Norman "lied" Ityan, an es caped Canadian convict, was shot and captured mid four oilier persons wounded in a gnu fighl belwesn police ami alleged bandils in front of ihe post ofricu hero lasl night. Four of Ihe bandits, three or whom are said to have escaped from Kingston penitentiary 011 September JO with llyan, ss-i-iiiieil after exchanging shots with, the officers. H Viin confessed lhal he had escaped from Kingston and thut he held up the (Irnnd Avenue stats bank at SL Paul 011 oein-bir :. dud k'M $'000 11 Was traced' b"re bj Canadian officers Proposal Made at Hospital Board Meeting and Held Over; Other Changes 7 At (tie meeting "f Ihe hospital hoard last night 1). C. Mcllae, on 4. 4) behalf of tliefinance committee. war to 1 ra' 9-0 a month for the 1 presented a report rcceommeiid- 4. i tiff a reduction of I lie amount 4. 4. 'paid lo pupil iurscs by five dot-'4. Ilari a month Jor each (trade. II 4.ihas been the'icuslom since I lie' Special lo Daily News, VICTOItIA, Dec. 15. A check for 98,310.19 is being forwarded to the cily.nf Prince Hupert by Ihe Provincial (Sovern-menl, this lieing the city's hare ot I lie molor license and Pari-Mutucl taxes. The share for molor licenses- is 1,7 1 8 and- from Pari.muluel 93,592. rir.t )ear, 925 a month for tliei4-44 fecund and 930 for the third. If; Ihe recommendation is adopted t TTPn CAD M?An the amounts will be 91. for ll.'LtlLK TUn VLPiU "a StJrSi' AN IS OUTLINED 4, was laid over for consideration' should be increaseil rrom 50.caieu wnn .Mrs. jawoisni jor no- question. lo 9175 a month. All the recom-menilalfons with laid on Ihe table for consideration at the next meetiiiK of Ihe board. Higher Than Others It wa. explained that several or the chances were for Hie purpose of brincim.' Hie local hospital in line with others. t. K. Lamp- bell Ihoufthl the only variations In this should be where local conditions made il desirable. vice as to inlermcnt Yesterday aflernoon the police received a lelegram rrom John Welker, a relative of deceased at Jensen, Saskatchewan had wrillen lo a number or bos-jhere and Ihe Oreat War Veter-pilals and found thai the salaries, an.' Association ha been ap- 980 and 95 w mouth paid gradu- proaclieil on me mauer ale nurses were about the same as al oilier places bul Ihe pupil nurses here were paid away higher than anywhere else. Accordingly Ihe commillec recommended a reduction all round of five dollars a mouth. This would still leave them higher than other hospitals. The increasfe had been made during Ihe war owing lo Ihe dirricully of gelling pupil nur.es bul it was recognized that the time would come when they would have to pay the same as other places. At present the rate was double Hie average ot oilier places in the province 1). O. Slewarl, chairman, said he was in sympathy with the mo tion but thought it .should nol nrreel those now employed lcx. Mackenzie said notice ol so important a motion should have been given. He would like lo see it laid over. Calgary Next CONCENTRATE ON SELLING That Is Urge of Sir Henry Thorn- ton to Traffic Club In Address CII1CAC.O. Dec. 15. Sir Henry GOVtivnMENT IS TAKING OVER SALT LAKES BILL INTRODUCED BY PATTULLO TO PROVIDE FOR LAND TRANSFER HERE Bill to Transfer Salt Lakes to the Province and Prepare for Road on Island is Introduced Hon. T. D. Pattullo to be Given Power to conclude Arrangements for Transfer of Lands and Other Matters Behalf of B.C. ! REDUCE PAY OF PUPIL NURSESt CITY GETS CASH FROM LICENSES AND PARI-MUTUEL First Shot of Provincial Minister Sent into Camp of the Enemy McRae Would Grab Province VICTORIA, Dec. 15. The iJelermiiiuliou of the provincial government lo hold an investigation into the allegations made by 8ir Charles Topper at a recent meeting or the Third Party followers when he reiterated charges in the Searchlight, the organ of that party, was further emphasized in the Legislature vesterday when the second reading of the bill to amend the fpolilie liwinirips Act' and lo widen Hie scone, of imv .omnii.siun 'appointed thereunder, came up for consideration. 4.! lion. William Sloan, rrunister of mines, who with YV. J. 1 I . I I I 1 ...111. ' iwvr uau u:t:ii (.-.uiipru vim having accepted 50,000 from tlie pjf!.K. interests in 1015 and 1910 Tor campaign purposes, again on the Boor of Ihe House denied Ihe charge. The mlnislerj wa bitter in his remarks und at WIRELESS REPORT S a.m. DIOUY ISItAM). Haining; The irong southeast wind; baromc message slated lhat deceased tor. 2'J.yO; temperature, 31; was a returned soldier and was moderate swell; 7:25 p.m. spoke entitled to a decent burial, j strainer Prince John, left This vould be given .him al Thurston Harbor 7 p.m. bound Jansen il Ihe body was forward-' for Cumshewa; 10:30 p.m. spoke ed prepaid. The messaye asked Heamer Anyox 10 p.m. 620 miles for a full account of the dis-from Seattle southbound; 1.30 In discussing the reduction of,asler. a.m. spoke steamer Princess Ihe monthly allowance lo pupil Pernio.? reeetpi ot auvice mini i jtcal rice ilue 5 a.m. uorllitiouml. nurses D. C. Mcllae, chairman orjileceased's sister, plans are be-1 tVAU THEE POINT. Cloudy, the finance committee, said being made lo have inlermcnt jg,t southeast wind; barometer, 29.73; temperature, 10; sea smooth. tilTI t tlltlltfll) l..i..Iitr. MUI.il llillUKIII. Ikilllllllp.. light southeast wind; barometer, 30.00; temperature. It; moder ate swell. Noon DKillV ISia.ND. Cloudy sti-oug southwest wind; barome ter, 30.01; temperature. 12; sea choppy. DEAD THEE POINT. Cloudy, light southeast wind; barometer 29.CC: temperature.. 37; sea smooth. BULL HAHBOH. Overcast, rhornlon, president of the Can-is.ilt !iOUii.llsi wind: barometer adian National Hallways, in a 505. temperature, 13; moder- speech before the trariw cmo aU, swe; ,UI1. spoke steamer yesterday, urgen me eum.t (it.iiTco, Blubber Bay Tor Anyox, to concentrate on the selling end (,g. , j(ps ri.OM nyox; 8:35 of their business an. let ex- p m seamPr Prince Hu nenses take care of themselves. .., in 1 ,,.,, (Ilini norih "We should Viiueru our oumy boul,j. 3i5 a.m. steamer more aHer thai ot the preat in- i,pin(.s ia,.v off Ivorv Island .. ..... 1 1..., 1 dustries,- lie sain, "anu insieau m,rn,bound. of culling down on the selling end when limes begin lo I00K linr.1. concentrate on efforts AUTOS KILLED 232 1 1T.1.I i'ul.t.,1..,, 11, ai lino clvlnir nwire t-' -NEW YOHK. Dee. 15. ulo 1. IH.Ja a-iui nu .,m.i. ... v... mii'ii ...... c- - r- .. . 1 . . .1. 11. .a. . ... .....:..l. nn.l I... iikKII.. Llllo.1 4!l nitriiitt. jiirv u.-n ine nmnesL ram mey 1011 11 011 10 urtiss rcicnus" " .- o-.-j n -- . . - . . LIQUOR PROFIT tacked (ieneral Mcllae, head of . the new party, and Ihe latter'si Municipalities Will Receive Near- ... ...... Milllln lA.lk.r Uhn Ui..i Film. 1 II. I, .,,.n.iv , ai ine i cxi meeiuiz inn. n emners f ,'"'""'! ..p.. Oilier reciiiiuincndalftins are l "ai me laie I'nuiip vv euer, TuptrtT had ileelareil "III that Hie plaster cauls which are wnose pouy was lounu urowjiea you. t. P. Oavls' cr' He as- or Ihe board present (iractically Pe". "a nwr nuioing serien uiai nenerai .ncnae s lie-all expresMtil themselves in lavor, Raymore, SaskaUhewan sire was to "grab Ihe province of the chanae. - i of British Columbia." Sir Cha.'les IS INCREASING ly Half a Million Divided Among Them VICTOItIA. Dec. 15. The help.j,rrjK from Ihe sale of liquor was in British Columbia (ioveriuneni now charged al a flat rate or 93 Thursday morning last, was a 9100,000 Tor me." and John Nel-jslorej, for the six months end-should be nwde lo vary in cost Kuropean is indicated in a letter son was after 90,000. Beaumont jn- Senti;mber 30. 1323, amount- accordinz lo size, Ihe fee beins r 'c'1 was ooiameu Hoggs of iciona. Hie minister e.I to 91.102,109.50 as against rrom 92.50 lo 95; lhat the charge ,,p l,u1 f,cl' b' l,,e cil' declared, was looking Tor any-U250t9538 in u,c ,r,.vious si ror Ihe u.e or Ihe case room'Pef yesterday arternoon. 'Ihe thing. monlhs period, an increase of should be M.-,wliMcifor minor tler was wriUeivln Oerman The biU was given its second ji52.tt04.S8 ,. eariinar lo fig-operalioirs tiilS& ,ubuI.ran'di!tTronfasister var- rrom 92.50 to 93. deceased; Mrs. Lizzie Jawoiski of nnouncenieiit will be made of yeslerday aflcrnooii by Hon" A. 'Hie Bnal recommendation was Ilaymore. J?a.kalehewan. Chief u,e personnel of the commission M Manson, attorney general. that the salary of the secretary vicsers inimeniaieij comuiuiu- which win nivcsiigaie ine r.u.c under whose department the administration or (lie Liquor Act comes. Since Ooverumenl control came into force, Ihe liquor profits have totalled 95,012,531.-19. The municipalities will re- , reive 91CC.33I.08 out of Ihe liquor profits fur the last six in I.n.l r.inn.l and Ihere the ra cof.lo exnenses." H ao' la!1 munui, me .1.1 . . . - I , r. 1 : 1 1 1 : 1 tiH.i i..n. pay was 910, $15 and $20 lor rirsl, second and third years re spectively. Vancouver was only run lime wns COlll lK. C"ir liouai iiiuunny ri"in.inp llenrv said, when the railroad in-'Sociely reimrls. Eighly-six per duslry should be regarded as sons lost their lives In New 90. 98. and 910 so that when the professional. He proposed Iho York Lily alone reduction was made they would establishment in North America j still be two and a Vancouver. half times of an institute, similar to the Institute of transport In hng- S. K. Campbell objected to re- land.- along lines of Ihe Amerl- ferriug lo the allowance as sal- can Association of civ'il engin- aries. It was against the prlnci-coring. pie of Ihe profession to pay salaries to pupil nurses. It was purely pin money and the course Mrs. HoBe Walker will leave on the eastbound .train tonight Tor Call, Out., to visit her mother who Is in indifferent health. Passengers booked lo sail oul Hev. W. II. Pierce arrived in the Princess Mary ihls after-;the city this morning on the was taken Just as a boy took ajnoon for the north Include J. E. course in college. He thoughtjl.ewis. Miss Lewis, Mrs. F. D. the report did not go far enough. Magar, F. W. Potter, Mrs. V. 11 should b revised lo make it.McCluie, J. (Bills and P. Du- coiit i:iui.'d on jiai'b two 'rune, .tu a!! f t Kelcblkan. Venture from Port Simpson. E. C. Nevison sailed by Ihe Princess Beatrice today Ocean FalN. months period. This is an increase of 950,011.20 over the amount received .by Ihe muni-cipalilies in the. previous six mouth, period, when 9U5.C89.88 .. was distributed among I hem. The sum of 9199,850.18 will he taken oul ot liquor profits for Ihe last six months and put into a special account for aid' to hospitats and other iustilU" lions. In Ihe previous six nths period 9178,152.80 had been placed to lhat account. Since Ihe (ioveriuneni liquor mil rot came into force in Brit ish Columbia, Mr. Manson stated,- the municipalities had re ceived SI.577H9.9I out of Ihj liquor proms, utlier amounisr paid lo Ihe hospitals were de ducted, a. FORMER MAYOR OF KAMLOOPS PASSES J. T. Robinson was Conservative Candidate In Cariboo; Presl- dent Board of Trade and Sport Enthusiast KAMLOOPS, Dec. 15. J. T. Hobinson, a pioneer citizen ot this district and seven limes mayor or Kaiuloops, died suddenly or heart failure. He was 56 years old. Mr. Hobinson was Conserva tive candidate for Cariboo at the lasl Federal election and was for six years consecutively president of the Board of Trade. He was prominently identified with amateur sport, particularly LE ADS CONSERVATIVES PROVINCE OF ALBERTA EDMONTON, Dec. 15. W. j. Blair, a farmer of Provost, was elected leader of the lAlberla for. Conservatives after II. V. B. Bennett had turned il down.