Jtienty indictments brought in by two grand juries at Chicago regard to illicit removal of beer and wine "It.. Vlill. Ilic. 19. Hundred uf liurrrh uf lifer ami ap-a'.vw ..imi.imio gallon ol -arrainiHiUI wine have heeii withdrawn iruiu a bonded warehouse her', it was re-t-t.(cla. when Iwn grand juries handed down 20 iu- mtolvmg fiirincr prohibition officer and other, in-niiin.il uf till' Krie Itailroud. 1 1. 1 attorneys claiiii lh-y ran prove that Perry Owen, j.i .liilolinii ulficrr. receive! $200.1100 in connection rii! ji ili'- iii I In- administration of Hit office. CONSTABULARY GIVE CONSENT DISBANDMENT and rifle. WILLIAM ORAM TO TAKE JURY TRIAL A p pea red Before Judge Young Yesterday Afternoon After Having Been Committed by Magistrate scctpt Two Month. Pay But Will' ' miniHe,j f.,r trial l.y SDprii-...j . -ri ili MjillrHle II. r. Mcl.rCO.1 he Month Her. 111. Acrcpl- lit- ufl.i "I I'UV tor ish U mall Imlav rivi'-'l ' Ii on two rliitrpen uf theft of lop-Kin? equipment mI SwatiKon Day Ilm W'huliiti Otllt. A liit.r I'j. unit III l.i llipfli Willlnttl '" i""' 1 0f the at the fprms feiMon ..iiidninil. The ilriker.of )M. s,lr,.llir r.,lr smie. natliei a ilepiitalMill in i the in -perl or arelieral .rl in ill Niii a third GRAIN BOARD IS DISSOLVED ; Organltatlon Will Report to City Council and Board of Trade - i ". 1 1 V lll llV I he . ' ii hi at n meet in?! i. City Hall, to diKtohe 1 1 hack to the city cwun-tic hoard of trade. The i made !iy Aid. t.uey uded hy J. H. I'ilUuury. OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL ENGLISH LEAGUE Division I. Mm minnliam I. Arsenal 0. ItlaeUium , I'itVuler II. Dun i. Wrt Hum I. ".anli I T I. Dimiley 3. ,erl..ii Ihiltun I. ' lluililei (ield S. iNoIIk rtuiiiy 0. Back iM1.1,..i,.r i. ewrae 2. Sheffield t . a. I.ierpol I-Sumlertand 3. Alon VilnH 2. Tutlenham 3. I.enl t. mam w.i irIHwieh a, Mancliesler I'tiitwl I. Division II. Darnidcy 1'reiUon K. DIrkHMil I. WerfneMlay 0. Dradford City 0. Kulham 0 r.hclea I'orl-moiiiii t ai l ion wan the milcouie of Hj,)n (, MIt1lelitro H. ti i eiNl re mi i ron M P.. (Htawa. in which he ly ytalcd Ilia! nenlin-j ii i ween ili'iii-jte Mclvor. i "f the lUiniuiiaii f.o-op-j In-aL I'l-nilijccrs UdH and (he fru eminent 'ininin-inn had not ma In iew of the fad that :i l had decided not to en- ' I', folc of Vancouver It Hint nothing furlhcr it iioi c at I In juncture. ONLY REMAINS TRAPPER FOUND Bones, Boots, Can and Rifle KT . . i i .at -i rL....I I ' UUIIU in WBIHII OtlVTI Illy Tragedy There rHTil DAY. Dee. III. . IaM ,: cxiitcyscd Hint Oiear Floury, wetl-ktiiiwn lraH'r in Hie ir Marie ilinlrlt'1, ha lecn de-fii ,y wnhen while allenilliu nn line. Anearch parly on in relui-n repcirlcd Dial Ihcy illncoveied lirtnea and a cnpJ lim liiiirloii 3. Swansea 3. Derhy I'., t. SI.M-kport 9. Hull iIHy :. Wolverhainptoii I. Nott loret I. "ldhain I. Port Vule S. South Shield 0. Southampton I. loke Oily 5. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division I. Aberdeen I. :iydehank 1. Ollic 3. AirdrieoniaiiK .'. tkiwdeiihenlh S. Uueen l'ark (abandoiied Dundee Iht, Hanpers 1. Hamilloti 3. SI. Mirreu 2. llibeinian-Morlon pnlpnnel. Kilmarnock Falkirk 3. M.ilhei well :i. llearU I. iiu.1,,.1 Ti.i.ilc Ilalih noer SI. Johnxlnne 0, Dundee n. VICTORIA WINNER OF HOCKEY GAME IN THE WESTERN LEAGUE SERIES BOXER WINS OVER WINNIPEG MAN IN SEVENTH . YAXCOIVFJI. Dpi-. JS. Hoy ClilTe f Courtenay wit a technical knockout over Jack Dillon of innipcg al I lie imhI of I lie seventh round of a leu round bout here Ial night. ASSISTED IN BIG MINING DEAL AT solldated Export Co. Ltd. Wmm TAXI Boston Grill 25 and mix Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing: Anywher" MH'v(i Library floor for hire. Stand Royal) Mar. :n -jt' , :d6 NEW SODA FOUNTAIN, '""Wii,,.. PRINCE RUPERT The latest and best for the MATT VIDH least. Phona 457. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Vill, XVX NO. M, IMtlXCr" HLPEllT, li.C, HATlIUlAY iJKCKMliEH 10, 1025. Yelrday' ClreuUtMi, lltl Street Stiff, 4(1 PRICE FIVK CENTS. 20 INDICTMENTS SENTENCED 2 MONTHS FOR FALSE PRETENCES VICTOHIA. Dec. U. II. Ii. A. Minth. owner or (he Mill Day Inn near Victoria, who wa arretted al l.liiioiiUui. appcaml in Hie Mlk'e court today and pleadtnl KUilty lo a charge of olitaiiiin money under faUe iin'tenct's. He wa centenced to two month!' liiipritoumen!. The inn at Mill Day will he told hy the million! icy. LIQUOR CASE Jlope wu expressed by counsel t.i Hi., nlv imliee court this fii.1 of Hie year. In the mean- lime, at Hie request of Ihe crown, which is nol yel ready to pro-betiL Ihe case wa adjourned until iH'Ccmbrr 20. I 'Ml'ion Oonale. counsel for lfic defence, while not opposing (lie adjournment, pointed outj thai il was the third remand that had been taken on the ro-' ifuesl of Ihe crown prosecutor, I.. W. I'atmore." He lnlr. Dial ills client iiad important business in. aiicnuer aim nngni m compelled Hi go south. He hoped llnil. In (hi case, no objection VHTOHIV Dec 19- Tli Vic-1 that, in connection with the ncl-toria' hockey team hurt a liltlc) trill ling .d.arge the defence waM,re; . 11 .1 change in lor lurk 11. when the l""nP slick nrV , ii0c.d Out Ihe Portland team b -core of ' ""' pared lo admil certain facts so AGAINST TO ABANDON INDUSTRIES ; DEPARTMENT Legislature Accepts Reoommen- 1 datlon of Committee Wlth- out Dissenting Vote YICTOMA. Dec. 19. The de partment of jndutrie., estab-taolislietj after Hie war to slimu-lale manufacturing in Dritish Columbia, will pas out of exis- i .. h ii ..r 1 ,r"u" n uuihiuui CMITUCDC DCrCMTIV unlllnLlw KLLlIiILI rrrommendaliun made today by a Milt committer oT Hie coiuuiiltee A. C. "aide. M.I.., formerly of "" l,,,,,hr 'IiWi ,,uHwl invrr.Iialim inlo it Ihi city and now locate at n" SmHhcr. here yesterday i--rtmli"1 'HrUr tu " ,f ' iu.lii.IHe aided hy gov-will rout- to Yai.comer where u. peltd It..- next two or three -" 41 "" "'any montli. . . Mr. liarile wa one of Hie intermedial ie in the recent I J5.1MJU mining deal hetweeu the ll.C. Silver immoral ion and laul Shufcr of Uke Kathlyn ycal'l and aclale whereby the latter lia liwed of a promising croup of rial mo' mi. Hudson Hay Mountain not far from Hie jrla-eier. A program uf diamond - ' - ' " - - ......... . 1.r. - 1. UUA&JM R Jill U , i i ..s . L...- . . i mill ... i - -til on Viniiif.- in the I bounty l Uiurt ve-j ti'rday afternoon ami Heeled for' .!, ill. .... .. . ! ll l.ft II.. Irf tl..& lllll fill' r uf A UlieCiai rOU-1 m I .i l, lii.nrinu 1 IF- MMIIIfl .... .. . .. K..I I tIMl ! - ... ! nun now laiiru. leaving abandoned plants in the hand- of the aulhorit ic. Xo new loan; have heen made in the past three The lloise adopted the report without a dieutiii$c vole. SENDS CHECK Irilf work l to le rarrie.1 out on tbr lW,. lH-h--rrHw nflt J Trt'THF TITY if prr.eut indicaliotio material- 1U lllLl vl 1 1 lie. Hie mine may heroine an important producer. Prince Rupert's Share In Profits of PaH-Mutuel and Liquor $6,900 (Special to Dally News) VICTORIA, Dec. 19. As Its share of the profits In the provlnri'Al government liquor business and the tax on the parl-mutuel syrlem for race track betting, the city of Prince Jrii lliiilvvuv will enl tirieew in1 ... ...... Crown wrown no Not Yet lev Read nouj v to vu Proceed r6",jii.iii.r , ; bv iniiiriiTMnii , elv . ten . ": Aioerman mcivecnnie . Mas con. With Charoes Aoalnst Con- renl. or Erecting structure per ui.v 'l I morning thai il would be poi-,x l,eai VANCOUVER EXCHANGE Me Hi wind tip Ihe nine changes 1 " - uf violalion or the I iov eminent 'j'-' ri el iiiiiiil llie OillS'Uli- I'ltnwell dated Kximrl Co. Ltd. before H,e!''l'-" firanby I'rcniier Porter Idaho llufu Silver Crest Surf Intel Did. . 1.37 H ItG.OO 1 .08 . 1.27 .33 V, . 20.0 . .-M A .08 .(li 1.35 .35 h 2.30 .18 10 II U.S. OFFICIALS GOOD SIZED CHECK SENT TO PRINCE RUPERT FROM SHARE LIQUOR PROFITS Prohibition Official Made Much Money Result Irregularities B.C SLOW DELIVERY OF GRAIN TO VANCOUVER DURING JAST WEEK WlXNIPFIi. IM. y. -Hui hik I lie w eek jul rloed only 773 rurs of 'lain were unloadeil al anrouer while1 C.I08 were unloaded al the head nr Hi" lake. I'rnlki Vancoi.ver IS ve m'U cleared carrying I,-7U5.IMIU bushel wiiile 33 elearwJ from t lie lawehead carrying approximately S.liy.OOO i.UtiieN. Loading! on the prairies rontiiiue ut t lie rale of t.iiOO cari a itay on Hie Canadian National line. CLASS LEADERS ATHIGH SCHOOL Christmas Examinations Held Covering Work of First Term j Hie following were the ela J leaders at 4 lie. Christmas cUipiu-talion- eoxerint' the fir.l lerin". work at the Kin? Hdward lli-'L School : Senior Matriculation. l'crry l.uler. Hhert Mathe.on and I.Nella tilark. i Junior Matriculation. '.Muriel Pnn.-t n.. sctnn .nrf ch.ck IHeriiice llos and llulh illlie.. r ' I.. V!.... II M ...... ...'.I I'll for that amount Is now being forwarded to the city treasurer. ANOTHER PRICE CUT IN ELECTRIC LIGHT CITY OF VANCOUVER VAX! :i 11 VT.lt. Dec. III. What 'are aid to lie Hie rheaiKl elec- IC AH TfiTIDMrn ,,lr r'' ,,,e Pacific. IU jfiUJUUIlllI-l ,',,a,', win J'' rouj.-hl into effeclj ion Jan. t here when I he IM. filer-; Millerd, Mary O'Drieii ami Dorothy Dcaue. i ' tirade Ten. Darbara lfiiwtH',i lloemary Win-low and Dorutli.i I'altmue. ( Urade Nine A Dointhy llardie. .inr Ji' -.nai(iairi 1.111-ciiii.l. Iviiuiie Ai.nie Walker and William Collion. ' Second Year Commercial. : Maude Wya: and Muriel Hrewer-ton ,iua! . Hetiy Arncy and Vera Smil h. GYMNASIUM IS BEGUN TODAY For United Church Alderman McKechnif has the contract fur the new gymuasium AskedJ, for Hie L'niled Church al Ihe corner of Seventh Ave. and Don ald Street u .block eal and south ii f the llidlcy Hume U round for it was broken today. The building is uuite large. the dimensions being Ho ft. by 15 ft. and il wilt have a clear interior floor spare of 35 by 10 with a gallery at one end to hold about 50 and space beneath lo store the piano off the gym floor. Legislature May Adjourn Tonight if the P.G.E. Land Grant Bill is Allowed to Pass Final Stages would te taken to a later ad-j ICTOIUA, Dec. 111. The (iovernment bill calling journmeul at the request of the for u lain! grant uf 20,01.10 acre per mile lo the railway passed I defence. Mr. Palmore agreed to. the second reading in the House lat niglit hy SO In 10 after granlina such a remand if ne- praclintlly u whole day of debate. iressary. The House is in rnimiiittec on the P.O.K. today and il may Mr. fioninle further staled, he ready for final rending nnd mloplion hy night in which evenl the House may (hen adjourn. The Legislature lu gave second reading hill lo confirm Ihe assessments of the dyking that the proceedings would not properties affected by Ihe Sumas he delayed and so that argument reclamation scheme.. The divl-ha Ihe law might prMceed. I slon was a victory for' Ihe go-- yelenlay lu commissiuti 011 ernment, the vole standing 27 lo 20. School Population in North is Increasing Steadily Says Inspector; Many Local Teachers There lias iecn a steady expaiiHun in school population and iiumi.ei of schirol in I'rinee Itupert mieciorate during the year 'I'JZi according io II. C Fraer, insipeetor of nchool lor iUf district, who it now in the city alter a hiiy fall in the course uf which he ha ro'i-ed practically all In extensive iupet'lorale with Hie exception of a few of Hie more outlying and inaccessible poin:. There are 121 leacher. in l'rince Piipert ditrict and the total fchiHil population i etiniated hy Inspector Fraser to be omewhal in exces of 2,K0u children. take. in all The iniectorale - - - -- - Hie territory alonj: and con- liuou to the line of the Cana dian .National Hallway from Durn Lake to I'rinee Hupert.; the entire northwestern quarter of the province, the coast fronij ijueen Charlotte Sound to Alaska and the Uueen Charlotte; Islands. During the year five, new ru- m hi! school have heen opened at Counsel Says Statement of So-lintagel and Sheraton icast of! wash Exonerates Other Man Durn Lake . al Four . Mile near! and Implicates Strom- Kispiox. at Namu Cannery and at! kins lireen Day near Delia Coota. Al High School ha been oiiened al Terrace durins the year and al Ocean Fall an, aielitional divi sion ha been placed in opera lion. Two new permanent school build ina bac Jorn .ereefed at .Vew llazelton and Ilasensborsr. Graded Schools There are uow ten graded; schools in the ineelorale as follow?: I'rinee Ituper!, 22 divi-i .sioii.; Anyox. o; Ocean Falls, 5; I Terrace, t; Sniithers, t; L'sk, Telkwa, 2; Durn Lake. 2; Stew ..I art. 2; llageni)org, 2. The district ha five High Schools: I'rinee Itupert, 6 divisions; Ocean Falls. 3; Anyox, 2; Ter- a; ii ii sii -mm hit. furn niie.i -w school teaphers al Wistaria, Soulhhank. Francois Lake, Hums Lake. South Dutkley, Top-ley. I in ft wood, (ilentanna. New llazelton. llazelton. Pacific. At lin.. Massett, Port Clements, Lawn Hill. Mackenzie. Nooatsum 'Delia Coola district and Fir-vale. Good Teachers There is a his her standard of qualification among the teacher in the disi lie! this year than there lias ever been before. Mr. 1 raer stair. Over Tirty per continued mi page Iwn- CANADA IS IMPROVING HER TRADE BALANCE Excess of Exports Over Imports Has Increased Considerably During Past Year OTTAWA. Dec. 19. Canada's favorable trade balance excess, of exports over import for Ihe year ending November 30, 1923, amounts to i?3 10.000.000 com pared with 2t5.0oo.Ooo for the preceding year. BIRTH. A son wa born al Ihe Prince Itupert lieueral Hospital on Dp ember 19 to Mr. and Mrs. IL Swanson of this city. Xlck Murlchie sailed lasi night on the Prince Itupert lo spend the ChrKtiiiHs holiday al hi l!in In Vancouver. MAY APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL BEHALF BAKER vnnoitiA. Dec. is. - n. c. Iowe, counsel for Daker. announce he will make an apeal to Hie I'rivy Council if necessary on behalf of. his cfienl. Lowe taljp.Uiat-Sowahr'j-ntly.jiiaJa a slateiueiil in "jail exoueraliiig t'lie school was closed in the dis-j Daker and Norri completely and Irie! in 1923. that at Discovery' blamed Stromkin and "some near Atlin. other" per"ii for the murder. MONEY COMING XMAS DINNER Fund Beginning to Grow But Is Still Very Small and Time Short I....m...I.,. II.. f'lr.1 .w.int in T,C lil,,e ' 1U" ",",rt il1 Ihe DeJIa Coola Valley to have a 'lc, Jw (rai' he ,'' , .for lvaliot, Army Christmas lookiivg" graded school, i now forward to High School privil-j rges. The one superior school in the district is at Stewart Mil High School work is being carried on voluntarily by Hie public Day fuiulj and very little money ha so far been received. Fvery, dollar contributed will be actually used for uivtng those nol otherwise engaged a real Christmas dinner and entertainment. Contributions received are: Previously acknowledged ..5.00 Pythian Sisters 5.0(1 F. Clapp 5-00 Anonymnu i'l . . 2.00 Align McDonald 1.00 D. Merry 1.00 TEN KILLED ON RAILWAY Entire Passenger Train Left Track Near Attoona this Morning ALTOOXA. Pa., Dec. 19. Ten p.-rsons cre killed, five serious ly iiijureit, this morning when the entire Pennsylvania passenger Irani left ihe track leu mile west ol' here. HEADS NEW LODGE AT PRINCE GEORGE Alex. McB. Young Ic Elected Exalted Ruler of Elk at Interior City PIIIXCF. OF.OUOK, Dec. 19. Alex. Mcll. Young, local barrMcr and sou of Judge F. Melt. Young of Prince Itupert, wa elected exalted ruler or Hie F.lks' Lodge which was instituted here recently. 'i 'Mr. and IrM,fjoriel'nylor wlU, eave op tglil'lv(r,ilii for Tormiti). , 'I