OUNTESS TO BE STRANGLED ...a nulllw at Induelna Vn,,n Cousin to Murder Her Husband PHAOI K. April 2?. Found iliy of having lrwliu'l her ,,ntr rniisin lo murder" her liu-nil iiii'l Mien roiimill midde. Ix-aiillful Coiiulck Hilda i;iulf'l ) death in Hie public. nan" .if 1 1 etti n n VfMT (he nnnniinwiiPnl of tu ,,n, seeking lo lynch, ho rti. Tim Irlal of Onunlpn llatilka .e. lnlrtl throughout i.llu lvi,rilif uful tieiitifvtil f,.4l. i i.i.rlL' fill 1 llllllllll, Utt.l -nrl . nalttrp. When do I .ill: I .. ,i;,,i ...,.. ihiii; iini-f. r. ml Hilda Charval rive yeAr , rvryiiri asrl il wa a i match. lii hride wa or an iiriln. i rmnllv lit llriiiui uinl n rl beauty. Happlneta Short I: happine iliil nn nr-'ie honeymoon, however, for :; H rnqnelle, while - !!;n came lo spend iniirh limp al I he gambling lah. Violent liru ion ,w r tin of tlii' day in the llariika At lh iM-ginnlng f lip rniiiilp pnl fur her tit rmne nr )) live with ami lh elderly woman ilil with lif-r young Jnhauti v itirt yrar ll cntein I ;u(iIp. Ilantka family wft in the cf t dinner, Johann ud drew u rrvolvcr and fired . lli- into lur Count' I Hint llninku rolliip.ed, atilly Johann fared Imllrr al hlmelf ami dropped (o the floor mortally woumiei. CoiiiiIpsm llanlkn met Hie police with unrumcd mien, she declared there had Iicpii a ,,.l Bavlnir mni I hp i .mint had tucfi Jpalnin jnf Hip nlTecllon hi dhowfil her ynung relative, and thai the two I men hal agreed lo flahl il nut. I Tltp inollirr of I he CiOiinlPitM lolit a fimilar Mlury. Hut I he polirn Iippiiiiu mmiilcious invexliiralnl, am) illiroverfil Ihht lhpr wn 1 Ii'IIit lo hi falhrr and iiiollicr'ci'nt mppliriir of npratip of iprrina hi inlrnllon of kill-.lrnn-p officer for Hip ypar wprp nitf'llir (Vmnt and hpjrpiii? for-Kieie. Mualo at Funarat "llap IIipiii play my faxorilp muU .at my fuiifml," ho had wrillen. "II will make your pain p hard lpar. I Iip you loo muHi." lSfrylhinr had Impii rarript nut a Hip wmnan orlprpd. Shfl had planned Hi wholp oene in whlpfi her huhand. ilied. A I Hip trial 4ohann va hrotishl inlo t tic courtroom on h Iretrlirr. Uvtof plified that he had only a few day to liP. Hip I nilpd K'inadm of llredt villril.iiu fiJMl Ireland, and ol ItifltrttMi !uiiln'lon 1'iyond Hip Srh. 'KINO, IVfuiiJpr o( HiP I a Hi, Tmperor of India. "" Tn all lo whom thce PrrrnU hall rjfi.tup whom Hip amp may in. anywp roiirern (UlF.lt-n.Nn, , piur.uMATin.N . , I I, M AVCOMIti; lioputy Minister of JiiMIpp. , Catiadj ' . Wm.ttKAH the jiroecun mi, pprpftiuaiinir of our' forpl aro1tal for I he fon-r.iied indiMrlal wvf:ae and nalinnal rflr'enclli I i ati.nla um to il individual hpalth,oniforl :d ropprily; And Whrn-a ill .how u by Ihp talj.ll, of Ulip HPVPral forpl aulhorlltp of h Immlnion Uial Hip forpl rporp have ulfprp pnor-m ii op ih round the ncrtirrpuce of forel lirp and thai Hip lo IhroUjih Mich fit,p' ha far rti'ppiled jn anxoinl I he depletion In Htnher wrallh throimh Wllimaia cultine opration; And Wherpa Our nomipion I rppoKnliPd t. Hip main our of "iipply nf rotilferou niher within Our Kmplre and II I eputial hal, If Canada I In rplaln and dvc!up her tio.ilion a an ppnrlpr nf forpl prmluel. Hip iinnpcpnry Iop throniih fnrrl fire tniit Ip rurlallPi And NVhprea In many cap forpt fire liap I'pnilipd In- dialn I" f "'"t nf 4iluahln prnpprjr olhpr than .timber wpallli: And Wherpa apart from dirrrl ln through Hip appiiey or firp, IliP vjlalilj nf the firpl i luproWy .prhuty impalret. Ihu rcmlerimr unduly urpplilip to allark hy inpet ami fiingim ppt; And WhPrea- foret flre dilirh lhp.iulu ihrium of strran flow, lower Hip alcr lahlc. and frpqupnlly phn rio In erioi en! effeels; And Whprca-i the rpat majority nf forPt fire urn pnlirply allrihutaMp In lnPicuaMp npslppt or Idnoranpp, and ar therefore prn-M-nlalile, and Ihn excrei of rpaonalda 1'ru-lonre oml proper rrpfulnp on (lie part of re-, Minlldp IndlvidtiaU would retln H'0 tlmlr lo.ke l,y fjrp j rinada fo email pnprtlpn; And Wherea it U ihwlraMn that the alien, tlon of tin' pul.Hc Iip direcleil to the extent mid iindeilylnK eau.e nf the prevenlahla loi nf Hfp and properly by fire ami i tb l't ami moil pracllenhle mean for it control and Hint a xperlflp period nf the year et .apart, and properly dPHlfnaled for the dlcininatinn uf filch Infnrmnllon; Vow Know Ye liint y ami with Hi" '' vicp or t)ur lriv CnuncH for r.anU'ta. have Iti'MiRht fit to at.polnl and An appnlnt n ''k pominenclnn Sunday, l twenty- nU' pppted and plan lai.l for Hip forlhroniiua rampain. Offk'Pr wprp a follow: l'reidpnl, Jauip XeUon. Viep.prpldnl. T. Turnpr, Sr. ..iraiinT, C. H. Jpatt. Orjraiiier. J. Ilpplmrn. Kxppulip. lieorae Iwivrr, S. ppmn. V.. I.. KVrr. V. Vamlpr-lip. T. Tunier Jr and Jlariy rtirhniond. TERRACE NOTES Mr. Iiijli- ppiit a fpw day Ik town when h ramp for Iipt oil NeprHipp hp w'a rnlenined j Kpnneili who ha tpn al Hill lo three Pur' ttnprtouuiPnl. lie j farm for mww ypar. KennPlli found lrenpth'o iiukP a final i to allend a luiy rlimd afler PROCLAMATION IIVNV Dt VI MY ' I. Sv I ' ,. . 'HtXAIIt ' .' ' ijihi.k Tin: Firrii,.ir) 'H nrape i.f tui ila'rtf April and ending nn Salurday, the I hint day .Of May In- Hit preent year a 'Saio h lVrPf WVek," diirlnr whiili peritNl (he eili- enf' of Our Imniinion hall he entrpatl enr- iieH l Minller the fart lierelnberon ei out, jrt jrhe enrprul Ul to information di. eniiiialei'l hy Hip rioti forpt prolpclivp liirPTiPlP, and InVarlirular to vi upon the fol-lnwiiiR .uBttPllon: ' I That -elllee,, And other pnn?pil in the , rlearinp of land should fully oh.ervp the i fifn law of Hip Imminlon and of Hip pro-lioce. .whirk law haJ heen enacted for HiPir pndpctlon, a well a ror Ihe pre-er-Nation nt Our limher resource: ? Thai at Ihl lime or the year. wIipii Ihou-anil arp looklnjt forwanl l endiii Ihpir iimmer va'Nilioii in the wnd, all shuutil lake eoBniiancp of the fact that Ihp rninp-firP. which I one of Hip mol ppnatil and alnahlp adjunpl In ramp llfp, may, if npplpclpd, paily rpult in iia(pr; and that to preent repetitinn .of uh lo a Iwp hepn annually ti-lainpd from thl caup, all ppron hnnld familiarip Hipmpp with the propr niPthoil or huildintr. uinir and ptin-puiliinp fiiph firp; .1 Thai loi.'pr, unw-tnlll oipralor ami ; olhpr lnprppd in limlipr operation hoidd ep llwt all piuipment and appli-ancp ipltnpd In prpvpnt Hip oripiu or Mpread nf fire fhall he ovprhaulpd and phicpil in n tap of llinrouph rppair; thai iiipIi perou honld rPviPw wilh carp the fire prolecllon r.pinlrpmenl or the Ipjfi-lalion umlpr which they operate; and that Ihey houl(t kpp that all employee workimr under Ihelr direction are property Instructed a lo Hip danspr of fire. Of all which Our l.minjr Suhject and all nlhcr whom Hipp prppnt may concern are hereby required lo takp notice and lo jrnxem them.ehp accortlinnly, In Tpsliumny Whereof, Vp linvn enne, lhee Our Letter. lo he mado Paleut ami the Oreat Seal nf Canada lo he hereunto affixed W'llne Our Hidhl Truty and Well-beloved Julian lledwoilh nwirirc, Huron llyntr nf Yimy, Ceneral on the llelired M.( ami In the lleeryo of Officer of Our Army, Kniuhl Oiatul r.roH of Our Mol Honourable Order of the Hath, Knlifhl firand Hro of Our Mnt litlnpuihed Onler of Sainl Mietinel ami Siint Oeorj.re. Memler' of Our Itoyal Victorian Ordai. Onvernor OpiipciiI and Onmmander-iu-llhief or Our Dominion or Canada. At Our Overnmenl Hoiie, In Our City of Ot. lawa, Ihi twenly-clahlli day of Kehriiiiry, in Ihe year or. Our Lord one tloniand nine hundred and twenty-four, and in the rour-leenlli year nr Our UelKn. Hy Coinmnml, THOMAS MHI.VKV. , Umler-f'piM'Htary or Slatn. TOT TJAILT BIWB. DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION GIVES RELIEF FROM SPR1NGFEVER OR NO COST In lh Printf your liver lo rnrnPN flnsrjnMi ami your IiowpIk rloKfil, TIip 'rf,",iU I I t linal poUnninitt Wlipn warmer wralhpr lriko, many f fp fri nly one revolver in th hoiicp.lqiifnlly with attack, of imllire Xatiirn put storrmrh In pomlition, lon ywr llnM ihtvpi. ira-( up your enlir syntom ami mpiii! purrr ami healllifr Mmm rotirs. insr through your voinit. XoIIpp the fpiick iliffprpnrp in th way you look, Pal, mppp nntl fpp. ami that all ho (mil hppo lifn, hparthiirn, hparl palpllaliont.you, too, will m HalixftPil, a fli-pij from it. itca and our Mtnrnach, heada5liPt!nlliprH havp, or no po. DtUcttt Work poatPd InriKUP. Iad laitlp, lilir)ii- f.T. Tharhrr'A Llvpr and llloo.i nn'1 ,)"nf',om,, lHyr'"' ' o1'' an,i rppomnipmlpd llir'tiian. drrPd a a hn. Pllal orderly, wa, ,.nrn duly! an' .""f. y""r "I'-' ";m! ;UU " lr,,n.M. ""l"rl in lh n.oiu wh-re Johann ,r- , V , iniwiia in Pvpry dvln,r. -. ' I.ir and lllood yn.p. Ilrlpn riljr ami luwn. . ll.-W W'--f TW f II llHIIVIt wonN Hip tiulppr picppd lojpttn-r an uliiimlinp xlory. Krnni hU oarllpel ypar .Inhann had adored hi pomln. ! hnd pxri!ipi u ippolip inlluiipn oypr him, howpvr, forrln him lo do whalPtPr Mip dirrd. Whpn hpr Iovp for hpr liuliand plianped lo half Iip piiI for I he hoy Hful told him hp watitrni to UPl rill of tllT IOllilt. .Ililiunn plra for thp woman h lojod. howvpr. "I.pt hr ifo frpp," Iip hp??pd. "It wa who Ipw her l)iil.'incl, and I imil dip for Hie rrinw." CONSERVATIVES ELECT OFFICERS AT TERRACE IriPd lo rpil hpr inllupnpp liutjjamoa NoUon, Proaldant, and C. failn. He ponpfilpd to kill Hip K. Jaatt. Sacrctarv of Oman- Vnint. On Hip day rl for Ihp rrimp Hip (Viunl had Johann writ- Uatlon TIJHIAOH. April ijf, t a rP. Hip holiday. I. II. You n? !ft Frdlay pypn-intf for Odarvalc and SttHTia (:riijny. Mr. II. I.. .Mi-IiiIiiIi or I'rinee Itupprt arrived in Ternicp Wed. neday nixhf fo pend a tew wepk at :ii(T .yiJe, her Mimmer hnuip at KiUiimalJiini. - Hpv. Itural liean Mnrh relumed rrom tjlniontoii on Monday where he ha been lakinjr Iniilin treatment at Hie ho.mul. tij friend will m tilad lo hear that lie i much improved in health llnuisli weakpne from a rerenl at lack of Hip flu. - WullPr Van MPler made a huinp trip to Sfiiilhpr, poinj: Hal hy Friday' train. ; Jack Vier wa annthpr jw-enper on Friday, wilh I k a hi ilc.l inalinn. .Mi F.Nie Keiiiiey returned home Thurilay oljltl to pend her Kaler varation. She wa accouiianiel hy (he Mie Slella and Clara Xirkeron. It. A. Harlow wa in town on Wednesday. O. T. Siindal wlm wa called ral recently hy the illne of hi father reached home in lime tn pend a wepk, willi hi rather bp- fore hi ilealh. Mr. Sundal re turninl In Terracp on Wpilncday. - H Mi liroline -Mitchell ami Mi KlamJa Mar It nr end insr HiPir Fjler vacation here. I-rank llip(ct s liore ran away Wedneday filially colliilina with Mr. (itinlnif fence, which I ijnile hihtly wrtH-keil. Forlun- alely Iherp w:i no ehildren jn Ihe path of the runaway. Stanley and Kllwnod Hrooks are hoinp for the Kapr holiday. Thoe rppilpreil rccPiilly al Hip Terrace Hotel are; . Harper. Vancouver; O. It. Wickley. Prince Itupert; C. O. Vivian. Van couver; O. I. lifowii, it. .eion, l. CliihnniP, lylimmlon; Joe Hall, It. II. Cnlon, II. It. Orant. I'rincp Itupert; II. McI.po.I, Van couver; il. h. Mien, Vancouver: Mary A. S.iyer. Kitwana: Alonxn Hull. Seallle; It. II. Harlow, prince Uuperl; Mr. II.. I.. Mc- lnlnh, Prince Itupert; W. I. I'rant. Vanciiuver; Athert Cole. S. Iloitnor. Iilwanra. SMITHERS A Wninen' League ha been ronne in Sinilher witli Uip fol- lowinir olllcer: President, Mrr. A. S. Millar; firl vice-president, Mr. A. K. Campbell; second vice- presidenl, Mr. O. T. Cueene; secretary, Mr. II. Welch; trea urer, Mrs. 0, H. Willemar; exe eulive committee, Mr. Chnrle Itrid, Mrs. J. P. Kirkpalrick and Mr. II. .1. Oroal. T - - The Ladies' Aid or t'nion Church elected lal week a rol- lows: President, Mr, L. Dinmrk; vice-president, .Mr. NV. F. Hoyer; secretary, Mrs. J.Cnlli-nie; treasurer, Mr,. X. Kil;it-rick; hnyiiiK rommillce, .Mr.. Ceorge llaymond. .' The Smilhers' (Conservative As- sfK'lation has elected u Ulcers us rollow.: President, II. L, llobin son; Vice president, (icon; V, Storkeyj secrelary, ll.'Mattliow: executive the olllcer 'and H. O. Smith. Jack Million,; ,Pat Me- I'hee and A. McXautrUta The Smither.' Hoard, or Trade has endorsed a resolution from Prince Itupert aklnr for a daily mail .service and a small hlcnmcr lo ply tn coast VniuU; The former matter was endorsed with the rider that It be provided when No cookintf secrets You don't have to be an expert cook to serve Shredded Wheat Biscuit in many delicious ways. Most people eat it for breakfast with hot milk, but it is delicious for any meal with fruits or creamed meats. Contains all the tissue-building elements in the whole wheat grain, including the bran which is Nature's greatest laxative. It is ready-cooked and ready-to-eat. The tasty crispness of the oven-baked shreds of whole wheat tempt the appetite and satisfy hunger. The Canadian Shredded W'beat Compaay, Ltd. Shredded Wheat it necessity hpfninps morp marked and when it can he operated without ln.. A resolution askim: that Ihe railway company lake ov er I lie hi? hed on Hie ocean dock ror train sacklns wa Ml over until a decision is made on Ihe elevator question. . He- Mdution calling for the sub -iilizitif of a line or rat f retjrlit and paenjrer boats between Prince Ituiterl and the Orient and akinir that lodel for lourits accommodation he provided at Prince llnperl were endorsed after some discitiou. The resolution calling' for relief of the lav on fjh wa siveu whole hearted support. s- Clarence fiombcre has arrived here from Telkwa lo lake iip a position in Sealey & Hoodson' lore siicccediiiff II. Arthur who i rel urn iir' lo Prince IluperL - - A. C. ftarde, M.F a"ldreeed Ihe Smilhers District Hoard of Trade at its first luncheon meeting hcl. I in Iho Hulkiey Valley Hotel lat Weilneday. PRIZE ESSAY CONTESTPLAN Radio Outfit and Other Valuable Prlxea foe Children Under Sixteen FULL PARTICULARS Following is the complete plans for the essay competition, announcement or which wa made yelenlay: I The .subject of tjie essay is to lie the proclamation desinal-tiijr lhe week April 27 to May 3 a "save the tiuesi Week, or any point relalins to forest fire prevention, dealt with in such proclamation. 2 The essay not tu exceed five hundred word Jn lennlli. .1 The essay may be written either in F.uclish nr French. 4 The essay is to bo in the contestant'. own hamhvHIins, and lo lie written on one side of Ihe paper only. 5 The coolest Is restricted lo children under sixteen years of ase. 0 Kneh essay mus be accom pauicii ny a ceniiicaie oi a school teacher or clergyman that Hie contestant 1 under sixteen years of ape. 7 .Neither the name nor any other mark of Identification or Ihe contestant shall appear ou the essay, pnl each cssaymitst he accompanied by a separaU sheet on which Is legibly written the contestant name and ad- ' dress tu full, and school, if any. 8 Xn person shall he eligihli)' lo receive more than one priie.j nor to enter more than one newspaper competition. U The competition will closoj at twelve midnlslil on May 3,j l2t. The Prizes j 10 The prize for the com- j petition are a foHow: j .il Hadio Set j A receiving outfit to con-i sist or I ( I Itepeneralive luner with i detector and two stajre! audio frequency amplifier. (2; Complete set or tube; to work off dry battery. Sy One pair telephone and pluT (I) A and It batteries. (.) Complete antenna equipment. (fi) Xeeessary wire for conuecliiiR up sel. (2; Twenly-flvo ilollars in cash. (3) Ten dollar.' In rah. Honorable mention Five prizes of rive dollar cash apiecp. II -Tho essay winning first prize shall lie forwarded by the newspaer In the Acting Director or Hie Dominion Forest Service, Department or Ihe Interior, Ottawa, who will judge il in competition with other first prize es say lo he received by him from similar contest all over Canada. Central Competition 12 The Acting Director or Forestry will award Ihe grand prize for the best eny received from all Canada. 13 The grand prize will also be a radio set, a follow.: Receiving .outfit to consist of (1) One luner, detector and amplifier unit comprising not less. Ihan, two stages radio frequency amplification detector, and two stages audio rrequency amplification. (2) One pair telephone and l1 up. (3) One loud sneaker, (4) .Necessary A ami It bat- .teries. 5) Complete 'antenna equip ment. v (0) Xecessafjr wir for eon needing ui PetW 1 4 -The, rontp.tnuP winning lite grand prize inusl return his local firl prize iu good condition lo Iho newspaper which awarded il. The newspaper w ill thereupon uVliver to him Iho grand prize. ,15 The local first prize so returned will be delivered, by the newspaper In the contestant winning Ihe second prize In Hie loenl compel il ion. j Soil FinlsT Thrit-T-Service 1 Wet Wash i Three Services, one of which will exactly fill your vva?h day needs. Phone us for particulars. Canadian L Steam any Phone 8. April Blouse Values Chic Modes in Ilwadclotli, Voile and new Silk creations. Price. are lower than ever before In.tliesrt new slyle. IRIS BRASSIERES. VENUS HOSIERY. DEMERS" P.O. Box 327. Phone 27. Sterling Furnace GOAL DtllMMd In lulk. At $10.00 par ton. This I a very lupcrlur furw roil, li fivr clean h tin ih I entirely tree rrni irnol, rlltikrr. lack ami Uirl, Stoiui ul th UriCMt Iwalinr plaul In Ihe rlty ar imiw uin Il Willi ratlrtty iUsrlr ruUs. STERLING. STOVE COAL, DWIvrreit In Sark. At $12.50 per ton. We ir alio Amiu fur Urn I'auwm LADY8MITH-WELLINQTON and TELKWA COALS. Prince Hprt Goal Co. Main Olflcai Hotel Canlral. Phon 11