Win ft . 25 TAXI and Boston Grill Ambulance Service n)ht're n' Anytime " mand; Kxchangc Hulldlng MATT VIDKCK, P VOL XVI No- . ' '"'a:,,. CANADA HONORS HER WAR DEAD IWMokllL M.HtlCt: AT OTTAWA AMI (iOtlKMIIt I.AYl WREATH IIV riM. a memorial, amtce here r an lament HUt which u uaa&da. The rartumrnt -a illuminated by a flood . made an lmpoinf bark-: i.':-m wat trieflrt to lay j .9 foot of the pi Ion on the 1 iption on 11 lead. "In I .-snry of my comradea." A aio depoaiteU mi behalf . Lady Urnf RELEASED ON TECHNICALITY ioih rush tui;x i.iiii:uTV iuom "KIU.A ox oitui:ii tir cim.i' JiMin: 111 Mi.it VKt;:o , Ea Nov. 12 Conviction of r l' Maiutrale McCSymont of t- who impoaed aentence 1 ' ! fur aclllng liquor, waa I 1 "ie tuprenie court here by . ' a Hunter on the ground 9 a, ram committing Ktwa tu o alate that It waa hia c I :.;,ce - ' 1 Rom aucceufully contend-1 ' imlaaion ouatrd the magla-itlli:tion because thi aecond d have been apeclfied: Rom 1 '' i-".ed from Okalla. HIGH WINDS CAUSED DEATH Tw, iii:h .i.o nin.T or tokm IV SO Til VIlMTLItllAV l IHst:U VA..i;v VANCOUVER, Nov la.-DUrlng yt r; 3 ..h wind. H. llardcaatle. 45 ": ' W an employee ot the Aber- Lumber v f. .... -u' " iTrv liaiifr. wa b. '7 11 mred when a tree which bid a fl wn. craalied m the cookhouws ,;' ' ,Urtl waa preparing tin "let ' " dlcd ew hoUri to .r "'wmond the home of J., J. dIT kUi In I"1 building 't Htslfoyrd by fire. NANAIMO MAN WAS KILLED IN MINE NANaiM0( NoVi acauaht by faUlna 'oiiitd UMiP,.. A ... v nKCT. jo vruri or aie. aua jurie lu K coal mine here re- "1 Ilta ripatti t.n.nlt A'rtIt ,n Th, ijaU,N,Wf public satisfaction. Tbe power to muni $3,000,000 P.G.E.LINE l.TIMtll.H I1I.IM1 I'KUVtKIII TO I.IV III.IOKt; I.H.IM.ATl iti; AT tOMIMl M!IOX KTn11IA, No. It Ulmlorn of the l-nclllr (irral KuMrrn lUllway are now bu) preparing t-Unt ami ellnulr ot ctpendlturr on the line wllh a tlrw to U)lng Ihrm before the UrUUIurr In January. It l rtlm4lnl Ibat I lie eeiiilllurr will rrarh llirre nillllou dollar. The iuol preulng rrUlrrnif n( are new bridge and lrelle li repute eltlng nr, but wheretrr Milble gratel fill' or Mrel bridge will be Mib'tltiited for uutMlrii Mnir liirr. It I planned lo prrJd the work oter three jeur. etpendllure' IH-Ing aiithorlred at the rate ol a inlllluii dollar a rur mid liwn for Ibee amount will be neceary. LOWER PRICES FOR HALIBUT HERE TODAY Only American halibut waa marketed at the Hah exenengs m niu. five boaU dlapoalng of a total of 204.0OO pounda. Price ranged from n.s ana 8c to 14 Sc ana sc. The arrival! were: Thor. 37.000. to Atlin ruheriea. Kanaga, 50.000. to Cold 8toragc. Atlaa. S 1.000. to Cold Btoragc. Thona. JS.0OO. to Booth. Albatroaa. 68,000. to Royal. WIRES WERE DOWN OUT OF VANCOUVER VANCOUVER, Nov 13. For wveral houra ywterday afternoon all telegraph and telephone communication between Vancouver and polnta euat and to the Uiutfd Btatea were aevered when the wlrea were blown down by high wlnda coming down the Fra.er Valley and awreplng the lower mainland. HANGED HIMSELF BY GIRDLE OF BATHROBE VANCOUVER. Nov. 13.- -Ualng a bath- rob. girdle uou Chine;., hanged h.m.e.f ear.y tod.y In d of th. general hoaplUI the pruoit negotiations with Utt Oovernmeut to end tbe strike! was accorded by a card which indicated ; thai the miners bad given ay on tbej URfwrtaal point of hour of work. It1 IH understood, however. Uut there is an :taue4 attpulatton Uut IX tb alnera X . 3, o)Ad ywtnr 1 I1- thiM far the Oovernment on Ita waj (lead. Ilta Majesty's it- Mtart Uutel Uut tbe mine owners :. Ooternor Oenerel. tbe " cposent to tbe creation by legUla-. roenuttve. the varkwM U rtcn of a national tribunal to .. militu ad syavy. but which a dtatttct n-ttlwt stay be rr-- public paid aolemtt tit- J Hicrmry of lbo who bad a amiervocc unww w 1 . to tnt allied ous. The t vaa obwrved and other wet and Ute cwmsBin. of the miners and the miners' eiecutive, memorandum of prouai (or the set tlement ot tie atrtke will be submitted j to a conference it miner delegatee to 1 day incorporation or NE1V MEW.IMIKINO COMPANY IV CITY VICTORIA. Nor. 12. A private Incorporator! mat granted yesterday to tbe Rupert Vancouver Stevedorlog Company Limited with headquarter at Vancouver and capitalized at 110.000. Thta U tbe company organized by M. P. McCaffery and aasoclatra. HegMft Arthur Hanson, ccarged with tbe tbett of 11.000 on July 33 ot thta year JtW the Canadian Flah t: Cold Storage Oo.'i boat Chief Zlbaaaa of whicti be waa captain, bad been In the wttneaa box for over an hour and a half and hla examination w-aa by no meana complete when the Aaalze Court took tta noon teceaa ahortly after 1 'o'clock thla afternoon. With Hanaon'a own teatlmnoy yet to be completed aa well aa that of other defence wltnesaea tnrludus hla wife before counael present i their argumenU to the Jury and Mr.! Juallce O. A. McDonald presenta his charge It will be late thta afternoon It then before tbe Jury retires to consider Ita verdlet. Th. case will have occu-pled at teatt two full daya of the court'a time. Adjournment waa taken from tatt evening until thla morning and again until thla afternoon. THIS MOKMSO 8Dirtoa. accountant, waa recalled when court opened thla morning and auted that on October 33 Hanaon had 80.6A coming from the company to him in wages. Robert Dlance, marine auperlntendent, gave evidence aa to events on the day In queoUon and alM later when Han. sou had 00m. to him after he had been arrested and asked It there waa any chance ot htm getting hla Job back, when this thing was cleared up. Blance had replied that he thought not. Inspector Sptller told ot Investigations that had been made In connection with the robbery. Evidence of Corp. Mark land was along similar lines. Sergeant Hanpah told ot various con- vrraatloas with accused. One ot these waa on th day of his arrest uhen Hanson, who had come Into witneaa' oRtce, to phone hla (Hanoon1!) wife declared, after he had heard the cash I box was recorand "Well. I'm here. Therea no uve of holding back any longer. I may as well tell th. truth." However, nothing more was euld by Hanson.teatt. fled the sergrant, who waa posltlre of Hanson's words in thla connection. Sergeant Hannah wa'a the last wit nrss for the crown. In reviewing th. defence which he said would take the form ot a com pleto denial that Captain Hanson had taken the money, Mr. Patmore said that evidence would be adduced to clear up various- convert Hons reported lu crown evidence to the satisfaction of th. Jury. i ) ! 1 :i HANSON CASE i BEING TRIED1 Lni.s(i: ciiSTiVrni YiTti:AV Ull KMlON AMI Tlll .MllKMMi AT ASMl; COt'KT STATEMENT OF PRISONER i 'jTrUI ltlirrontlnue TliU Altrrmwn IW fore fury 'onlflm lu VrrdU I ! wnBHHHaSMiHMMB PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper PRINCE RUPEKT, B.C., FRIpAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1926. Circulation 1521 Sales 500 Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid danc.ing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least. I'hone 157. Priv-f Five Cants COAL STRIKE IS NEAR SETTLEMENT COOUDGV nFTLARFZ W Pi VHP CAPITA I mMQrDWTmhl vv " - SJLJl. M.M. IM-iS MA V M JTX T SM l Vx A Hi 1U V VI f a VJ 111 1 JVIl Misn Government Threatens to Force Coal Owners to Agree to Terms with Striking Miners L'ADON, November 12.-Kevivid negotiations for the set- ', he coal strike took a dramatic turn this afternoon wheni ment In a statement issued by them indicated that the T -n- were not in accord with the projected terms of settle- t T c statement said that if the miners should accept the Gov-j crnn. the Baldwin ministry would proceed with legislation 1 : m effective despite the objections of the owners. II ran hiKh yesterday that the anniversary of the armls-l r i &ec the end of the strike, hence a resolution adopted byj th miners' delegates t tbe conference I giving tbe executive cominlttre a free I baud io negotiate i settlement without imposing stipulation in regard to either hours or wuet. w u arreted with Inlrnu i (continued on page six) VANCOUVER EXCHANGE Itld. Asked Wheat I.47U B.C. Sliver 1.7U 1.83 nunwell 10S 1.10' Howe Sound 40 00 43.00 Independence 07t .07H Porter Idaho 07 .08 14 RVMniid 09 .10 BABE RUTH bdng instructed in the gentle art of "makeup" by Gloria Swanson. while Big Bill Tilden looks on and picks up pointers. Babe Ruth has recently signed a $100,-000 contract to, apjx?ar in vaudeville this winter Working Out Details for Mill Plans That Are Being Prepared; Construction Engineer in City To work out details leading to the proposed commencement next spring of construction of the sawmill which will be erected at Seal Cove by the Big Bay Lumber Co. Ltd., Charles E. Dorman, a well known Vancouver construction man and old time friend of Ceorge McAfee, manager of the Big Bay Co., is spending a couple of weeks in the city conferring with Mr. McAfee. It is expected he will take charge when construction of the mill starts. Mr. McAfee stated this morning that work of preparing the site, which was formerly occupied by the Prince Rupert Spruce Mills which were burned out. la still pro- ; credlng. The original plana, which have now been prepared call tor a mill of 50.000 dally capacity. The buildings will be ot such a nature that additional machines may be installed to Increase the output at any time. BANK BANDIT WINNIPEG. Nov. 13. After delibera tion, th. assize court Jury returned a verdict of "guilty" and. Ellford Bonnln, the 34 year old bandit, waa sentenced to hang on January 33 next for the murder of Maurice Oarvle, 33 a Royal Bank clerk, who was shot to death dur ing a holdup on May 38 last. Advertise in The Dally News t'M'Ll I! JOE CANNON IllKIl At;i: NINETY was iioim: m'Eakek DANVILLE. III.. Nov. 13. "Uncle" Jo. Cannon, tor many years speaker of th'e United States House of Rrpresentallvea and oue of tbe outstanding figures of American political lite up to a few years ago. died here today aged 80. ATTEMPTED Ml KDEK Frptn Smlthers the provincial police haa received word of an attempted murder by poisoning, no names, however, being given. A dog was killed with poisoned food and a man escaped. The preliminary hearing Is now In progress before Magistrate S. H. Hosklns. Coolidge Declares in Favor of Conscription of Capital as Well as Man Power in War Time KANSAS CITY, November 12. President Coolidge in his armistice day speech Medicating the Liberty Memorial here yester day, served formal notice that the United States would adhere to the world court only on the condition laid down by the Senate. The position of the President, who from the first of his ad ministration lias urged American membership in the court, wna made clear In the speech, during which he discussed world problems and called formally for the first time for conscription of capital as well as man power, in time of war! after asserting that the armis tice of 1918 did not mark the end of ; and naval nrrDarat ions, at the- same war. "for th. end Is not yet." time reiterating vhe desire for lens.n Coolldg. declared for adequate military 1 uig v.vrape'''"" .urn ..ment-.. Elaborate Plans for Proposed New Hotel Have Been Prepared Everything necessary to comfort of tourists is unpaged for in new building which is to cost $300,000 A fine modern raiiway and cornmei-ctal hotel catering to the ourist business and costing approximately 300,000 will be erected jn a four and a iialf acre plot overlooking the harbor if the plans it the promoters are carried' out. This is the scheme announced by iir Henry Thornton at the dinner Wednesday evening for which the aiiway has provided a site free of all rentals for a term of 21 years. Not only will the hotel, according to present plans, cater to the ho.vl business in a general way, but it will go further and provide a large swimming tank eighty feet long, billiard room3, bowling alley, winter garden and a room which mar house the city museum collection ,T ... . Uong with a commercial display of products from the district Nothing eems to be missed which would tend to make the hotel an attraction to vis- tors both winter and summer. It will e so constructed that a person sit ting in tbe oval front ot the winter garden may look out over any part ot tbe harbor and watch tbe activities ot the boat passing and repassing. . LAUGE SITE While no definite arrangements Eave been made tor commencing work on the MJUlHAHUtA IS DIFFICULTY IIHtTZIXi APPLICATION FOK NATIONAL T.Tl'S HUI IX IMPERIAL CONFERENCE IX3NDO.V. Nor-liwlng-tyithV Ar- mlstlce Day celebration proceedings. new building, tbe plans have been p- the imperial conference activities were .proved by Sir Henry Thornton and the limited to meetings of tbe committee -allway directors as being of Canadian on imperial defence and the premier's -TitionsJ standard and the speclfica- committee on lnter-emplre relations. The Hons are complete and ready for the latter committee, which haa to deal sullder. The land consisting of slightly . with the constitutional Issue raised by aver four and a half acres Is opposite ' Premier Hertzog aa to South Africa's First Avenue and the harbor opposite national status being Internationally re-the old Northern Exchange building and cognized, , still has found no solution to the northeast of the residence of ' ot it" problem. Superintendent Tobey. lying ' between 1 " 1 McBrlde and Second Streets. The site Is ideal as being midway between the Canadian National and Provincial Gov- : eminent docks and at the aame time in the centre of the city. The idea was started by A. S. Paul, manager of the Pacific Stevedore Com pany at ths port, who arranged with, the prominent Vancouver architect. .H. S. Griffiths, to draw up plana of a su itable building and who then got In HIGHER RATES ON ATLANTIC STEAMsmp CONFERENCE DECIDES ON RAISE I OK FREIGHT TO ECHO-PEAN PORTS touch with monled men with the ldcaj MONTREAL, Nov 13. Ocean freight ot having the work proceed. Everything rate advances are announced by the has hinged on the securing of the tease ot tbe land from the ralway com f?nrf (nn Tram. Atlantli. ifthf.,.tif.. fn. the carriage of conference commodities pany and this haa been secured through I to the European continent from Canada. the recommendation of P. O. Dawson I to be effective December 1. The decision tnd Superintendent Tobey. both of ! was also taken to absorb the fifteen whom Mr. Paul says, have lent lnvalu- pr cent surcharge on transportation of able aid in carrying it out. Stan Tay- conference commodities to United. King- tcr has had charge ot the legal work dom ports and to enforce a new scries and haa also given good aervcle. " ratM t3 become effective on January l' I.KM.TII tStl FEET The building as planned Is to be 330 feet long and 110 feet wide overlooking the water on one side and First Ave. in the other and wth the court house1 grounds which are being laid out as part of the setting. A curved drive wUl lead to the front door but at the end of the building will be a driving porch similar to that .at the Empress Hotel at Victoria for the general use ot auto raffle. Tbe basement ot the building Is one of the most Interesting parts. There will be situated the swimming tank which la 60 feet long and 20 feet wld4 dressing rooms tor ladles and men, showers, lockers and all modern appur tenances. Three bowling alleys are provided for beneath the trout verandah, thus doing away with any danger ot tbe noise Interfering with the comfort of th guests. On this Boor are also two full sized badminton courts with dressing rooms and showers, a barber shop,, Turkish baths and lavatories, bar and travellers' sample rooms, the latter hav ing special lighting features which will make them particularly attractive. On the main floor are two entrances, lu the centre facing First Ave. ana at the western or Second Street end, These lead Into a large rotunda where ara all the hotel offices, cigar stand, cloak rooms and a large open, fireplace. WINTER OARIIEN Opening on to th. Rotunda are the. main dmlngroom. a private dining-room, tea room and a large winter garden with oval class front looking out (continued on pc-ge four' GRAND JURY MADE REPORT XIIIMITS RECOMMENDATION' THAT IMPROVEMENTS IIE MADE ,1N MEN'S QUARTERS III' CITY JAIL The Orand Jury at the Supreme Court Assizes, through its foreman, David Thomson, reported to Mr. ' Justice D. A. McDonald yeaterday afternoon that It had Inspected the city Jail and. aa a result ot the visit, recommended that better ventilation be provided In tbe men's quarters and that the walls be kalscmlned. Ills Lordship stated that the recommendation would ba placed before the proper authorities and then excused the Orand Jury from further service at thla Assize. GIVEN TWO YEARS FOR BREAKING AND ENTERING VANCOUVER, Nov. 13- Pleadlng guilty . to charges of breaking and entering, Charles Dewar. who aald be was unable to find employment ,Hucs he arrived from Edmonton five weeks ago, was sentenced by Magistrate Flndlay In' tbe police court to two yeara' imprisonment. Read the Montreal Importers adver-nremeut on another page. 263