25 TAXI nnd Boston Grill Ambulance Service Anywhere nt Anytime gland: Kxchnngc Iluildlng 3IATT VIDECK, Prop. VOL XVI., No. 293. Hr..tiii u i. "til in- ixt i i. i, Mi KIMi KII.IXH WHEN AT-1IMUM1 IIIH mm:kvL '-:W3CW Dec IB. A new conspiracy i . . . ... . . . v a.. In Spanish Premier. Oeneral De ss dlacoreren last week Ui . t..yt a Barcelona despatch to , v Cspreaa. Thirteen anarchlsu I tp'.td in auburb and numer-1 ..:crs were Uken in custody at the country. One man aa arrested waa snot when e 1 - escape. inspirators. It I eUted. plan-Hoot the Premier from s closed a; placed in front of his ofUce Winnipeg. Dec 15 Bootleggers, op ac :rsful to kill the king 'ln:er,Ung tn usual, quiet, careful manner when he funeral .m v. ... n U A IfM L V UI 11 I V vh v r.Ar 1 .1 ARE INCREASING MI.H f MUm NOW AWK lOMtlMl 0i:it lV( MII.I.KIN iHMii;i.H i on i;l iun: AMI (HtlKM VANCOUVEii rw ts - rour Janan- ' 5 freighters- -Talho Maru. England M -a. Capetown Maru and Kohshun Maru arrived here, last night to load ''00.000 bushels of wheat. The first l is win carry 31.800 tons to the tfiiiea Kingdom or continent and the four'.h wui take 8.000 tons to Japan. Hr.lde ihi. n nthr vrucls are n5 loading 1J0O.000 bushels here. BURY ELECTED IN EDMONTON "" Kill HU NT MIOMS IIIM T I"' "INM.lt IIV MAUtllN (r ."' MAYOItAl.TY CONTEST EDMONTON. Ttee. IS. A. V. Q. Bury. '"lderman and ex-M P. for Edmonton E,,t was declared elected mayor of thU C"J' t the conclusion of the fourth Jun taat night. Aid. D. K. Knott. 0ur was second being sony two lhoutand votes behind. Four other W ui" tlefeii'-'l WINNIPEG PATRIARCH DEVISED NOVEL WAY TO PEDDLE LIQUOR .nu .irt.irmrkin2 customers un- P""'""! " known to the fraternity. 1 are not uncommon in these parts, but a new type of vendor of Illicit liquor has uow made his appearance. police in St. Boniface. Man- recently pounced upon an aged man drlTlng along the streets in a delapltated buggy. Un-ik. u.t orrieara dissevered a tank containing several gallons of doubtful home brew. The veteran admitted , that he had been peddling his "wares" from house to houae for some time and had realized a fair Income. He declared that his price was far below that set by the government liquor commission. The offender was fined, PYTHIArTsiSTEks ELECT OFFICERS ,Mr. I'. . Ilrl I'lio'd l Hod Organ- Wul Ion During fmlR Year .i.irn sleeted officers for the coming year at their last regular meet-ing as follows: Past Chief Mrs. ueo. . joumwu. Excellent Chief-Mrs. F.'W. Hart. Excellent Senior Mrs. T. J. Shentott. Excellent Junior Mrs. M. L. Stepp. Mansger-Mrs. M. lutchford. MUtress of Finance Mrs. E. Large. Mistress of Records and Correspond- cnceMrs. u. hobs. rrotector Mrs. D. McCullough. Treas Correspondent Mrs. M. Leek. Installing Officer Mrs. M. Leek. (i.e. cityTund Alresdy acknowledged JJ -w T Peterson j She Mr riliLlAlYlElS I OTTAWA IS ASKEII HV TtVEXTY- thki.i: VAMorvEit miiitimi l-OM FAMES TO .MAKE INVES-TIOATION or M.Ll.OA-TIO.VS VANCOUVER. December 15. Twenty-tnree shipping companies' agents have forwarded the following statement to the Department of Marine and Fisher-1 lea at Ottawa : "The undermentioned shipping companies are exploltlug pilots by engaging them at less than the pubMahed scale of fees. The Inference Is that whatever reduction made by she pilots In scales of fees has been retained by the agents. They also most emphatically state that In no instance have they retained some of the reduction msde by the pilots from their published scale Of prices. PRAIRIES STILL ARE VERY COLD TIIEIt.MOMETEU SIIOMEII Ml M(1N Ol' ItlsINO THIS .MOItMMl UI.Ml INCKEAsEs miTlfl I.TY WINXIPEO. Dec. IS Continuing Its sweep thxvagb the prairie provinces, the cold wave showed no inclination to moderate this morning with temperatures ranging from 12 below at Calgary to 34 at Edmonton and 39 at Saskatoon. In Manitoba conditions were improved somewhat but the mercury was hovering around the twenty below mark. Strang northwest winds added to the biting esld bringing Increased fire hazards. There is trouble maintaining wire communication and the movement of trains. CANfONESEARE NEAR SHANGHAI HAW. CAITl'KKII CITY OF SAM! CHOW WHICH IS JfsT 110 .MII.ES FltOM TIIEIIt OIUECTIYE SHAKOHAI, Dea. IS. The city of Sang Chew In Chcklang province is reported to have fallen into the hands of the Cantonese. The city has a population of 8QO.0O0 and Is 110 miles from Shanghai, the principal objective of the Cantonese drive. FIRE DESTROYS main OLD YUKON HOTEL lovtrlrv nl I'nrlj-.MIIe. Onnril liv Mr. and Mr. sluiUe, wui Iturnnl on stimluy ' DAWSON. Dec. 13. The hotel at Forty-Mile, the first mining camp In the Yukon, -was destroyed by fire on Sunday according to a report reaching here. It was owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Shulrc. V ANCOU V UK EXCH A N(i IS V i ' Bid. Asked. Wheat . .'iv. .Uw. '' 134, B. a' Silver; . . . . .. .,f,, . . .1,70, 1.78 Dun well ..'. 1.03 1.03 Glacier ..... .03!, .07. Gladstone .29 Vi .31 Oranby . 3S.00 37.00 Independence .08 li .08 Indian 04- .06 Premier 1199 2.00 Porter Idaho 09 i; ' TlOt; Silver Crest .08 Richmond 02",, .04 Vi Advertise tn the Dally News. Telegraph Creek Cloudy, calm, 2 below. Smlthers Cloudy, calm. temp. 4; 4 inches new snow. i Burns Lake Cloudy, cilai. temp. S; Inches new snow. low. j Dawson--Fcgjy. calm, temp. 43 belov. Selkirk Temp. 48 below. ! YOSERIC LEAVES AND. YPRES MARU STARTS Yanrnmrr (!el lt ITrt Snowfall SruMin High Temperature l lUplilly .Melting It of VANCOUVER. Dee. 13. Ending with the first snowfall of the season, the cold snap experienced In coast cities during the past three days was definitely broken this morning. The temperature Is well above freezing and three Inches of snow In Vancouver district Is rapidly disappearing. When there Is a resident Canadian minister at Washington, will the United States government reciprocate by appointing a resident U.S. minister at Ottawa. International courtesy would seem to require It. Dean Inge says that practically no body now believes In the doctrine of eternal punishment. To compensate for this the Gloomy Dean Is trying to make our present life as cheerless as possible. I LOADING AT ELEVATOR) The Bank Line freighter Yoerlc. Capt. Let too, having completed leading a full cargo of grain here, cleared hut night at S o'clock for the United Kingdom or continent via Panama Canal. The vessel was taken out as far as Triple Island by Capt. Larry Thomson of the Federal Pilots of British Columbia. Tbe Suzuki freighter Tpres Maru started loidlng grain last night and should get away toward the end of the week. COLD WAVE DOWN COAST IS ENDED seized when found changing the liquor from cases to sacks at Reef Bay, Tumbo Island, near here, a few days after she sailed. Lawson was asked whether or not he had made a statutory declaration with regard to the- crulie of PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 192C EAST NOT GOOD Ill T DEFICIENCY IN l.l MIILK INDI S-TRY THERE SfJMCWU W, OFFsKT IIY IMPROVEMENT IN WEST MONTREAL, Dec. 15. Frank admis sion that this year's conditions are unsatisfactory but hope for better things tn 1927 marked the report of . Claude Vllllers. president of the Montreal Lumber Association, presented at the an-naul meeting here. "During the past year the lumber trade In Eastern Can ada, like It was last year, has been unsatisfactory" said Vllllers. The cut In the East was decreased but this was ozset by Increased production In the west, particularly in British Columbia. Oregon and Woshlngton." SUBSCRIPTIONS FORARMYSLOW WII.I, HAVE TO HE (lltEAT MANY MOItE IF RECORD OF PAST YEARS IS TO HE ATTAINED The Salvation Army Is desirous of receiving the names of needy people In city and district so that It may do something for their cheer at the Christmas season. Contributions seem to be coming In very slowly for the Army's unemployed Phrktmi, Htnnfrr flinrt Ttlf.ru will hlVt equalled. The Army acknowledges s donation from Mrs. George Mcllmoyle. This brings the so far acknowledged total to 811.05. Heavy taxes have roused Schleswlg against the Danes and Alasce against the rrench. Apparently their Tormer German masters were more Witnesses Clash in Giving Important Evidence Before Customs Probe in Vancouver VANCOUVER, December 15, Evidence of two witnesses be-fore the customs commission yesterday afternoon clashed in import, ant particulars. The second witness of the two was Ft R. Anderson, Vancouver solicitor, who declared that certain allegations of Capt. R. G. Lawson, the former witness, were untrue. Lawson had stated that Anderson brought pressure to bear upon him In order to secure from him an affidavit with regard to a cruise of the liquor ship Trucllla In the spring of 1923. The Trucilla cleared for Topolobampo, Mexico, with a cargo of liquor but was thi Trucllla. He admitted that he had Circulation 1506. Sate) 418 The men repairs or slteratlons are anticipated. A ; had been in the city since Sunday hav-new carriage will be built fcr the head j ng coming recently from the prairies, rig aad the track will be lined up. The Un int;ueit wUI be held today, cyclone in the Induce! draft system oil the piwer plant will be renewed. This company expects next year to turn out some 800.000 ralman boxei. In startln; early In February, which Is ; earlier than usual, it w.l) have an I portunlty to cut for the east coast trade on a larger scale. 1C0NDITI0N IN FUNERAL OF LATE MISS HZEL COX WAS HELD TODAY HAZ ELTON. Dec. 15. Many people Large Upstair Dining Hall, with -newly laid dancing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least. Phone 457. Price. Five Cents TO ADJOURN TONIGHT VlhlHYl I I Ml VMIff f V I AIIKt, flfYIIU III Will I W I HI Mb I Vf I HI i r m mm m. m. h. b mil sr m j a m a a n a . rm m m m m m m m a m a mam twrnmrntkmrnMam fttawa bets Up New dpeed Record by Completing Throne Speech and Voting Appropriations in 3 Days emv musiivu nisi npinrp minnivni uninniu 1 1 twits n r iia v ilk v , . . . , ; , ... . , wiui miiLij viui 1 supply bill up today for final lU 1 llNb rKllfcb adoption DEPUTY SPEAKER NOMINATED ouse win rise inis evemns or ine innbimub vacation, reassembling on February 7 business disposed of in rapid succession "Ti'AWA. December 15 The address in reply to the speech throne w.i carried shortly before midnight in the House of . without division. The debate ended abruptly after con-z )wu day. During the day a number of Conservative, Pro-and Independent members spoke but no Liberals took part, ore midnight the House bad accepted a blanket resolution all the estimate which were not votd at last session. T supply bill was given iu first and second readings and the committee ctage today. DMHCU M 1 I Y The remaining business before Fartia- 1 ment will likely be completed tonight HI YT aUowtng the House to rise an1 not meet I JjJ j ag" unui hebruary IS UNCOVERED KifuJ oner Driorr. i r uriirim, J the 4dfts and reply been dlspcaed Of I in two 0) and the fact that com Id -raWs moo7 public services will hart txn approprlald wfll oonsutute a re-curd thm-clay pneslure In OtUwa. Within fifteen minutes of the conclusion of the debate on the address, the supply Dili totalling IS4.500.0OO was introduced and adranceO to the committee stage. J. rrd Johnson. Liberal member for Long lake. Saskatchewan, waa nominated for the position of deputy spesker of the Hote SNOW GENERAL MODERATION OF TEMI'KRATI RE IN centime h.c. also on:i IN MDKMMl M LATHER nEI'OKT Particularly toward the coast, a decided moderation U noted frost the recent cold snap In Central Br.ttsh CjI-u.nbla. Snow wa general thruja Ice night and thermometer reading went up thia m; rnir;g. In Prince Ruper. the precipitation waa gradually changing Iravn tnow to rain. KETCHIKAN MILL CLOSING DOWN ACTIVITIES MUX ISK Sl.spENDr.il TOR ONE .MONTH DIKING WHICH TIME CAPACITY HILL RE riiK.isr.il ! KETCHIKAN. De-. 15. The Ketchikan Spruce Mills wUI clue o;.er..ti r.i nixt week, the suspension to last Quadruple Tragedy is Sequel of Drinking in Southern Interior City NELSON, December 15. Edward Glenn, former American until soldier, Robert Cameron from Scotland; John M. Doyle of Hamilton, abcut the first of February by which ; Ontario; and Clarence Cook, an American, are dead here as a result time they win have mads the necessary. found dead In of irinUng methylated spirits last night Glenn was "ertyel" tTh?p0iertaeJtth!'a hote, Cameron was found suffering intense pain and was rushed v.tM,v..T in... ' ...!.. .... to the hospital where he died; Cook, who had been sentenced to six- The Government Telegraphe rep;rted m of ntllDUt" ind nlvim bMlteen days in jail for being drunk and begging on the street though e following temperature readies this m cutMn8 carso tM the etemihe appeared well, became ill and was taken to the hospital where the morning: Prince Rupert Saow and rain, strong southeast wind, temperature 37. Ttrrace Snowing, strnj north wind, temp. 9; 8 Inches new, snow. R-wswocd Cloudy, calm. temp. 11: 6 Inches new snow. Alysnsh Cloudy, calm, temp. 10; 10 Inches new snow. Harclton Cloudy, calm. temp. 14; 2 inches new snow. mwet. This win be continued until he died. .Doyle, who had been jailed for being drunk, also succumbed the shut down in December. No large; in tbe hospital last night. Ring speaks in parliament IX HtOKOdl IMi SESSION TODAY', MONARCH UY WOKII CON HUMS AITONOMY OF HIS were present at St. Peter's Anglican ; Church here this afternoon to pay their LONDON. Dec. last tribute in memory of a beloved ! prorogued today 15. Parliament was until February 8 by Uttle girl and to express their sympathy j King George who made reference to ths to mourning parents, brothers and sis- situation tn China, the recent coal strike, ' ters when the funeral took place of Ella. the Imperial Conference and the com- second daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. E. R-ltag visit of the Duke and Duchess of Icox. who died here oa Monday. Rev. I York to Australia to Inaugurate the new T- D. Proctor officiated at an "tmprej-f 2eral capital at Canberra.. ,w e - . I sire -service. There were many floral! "The Chinese JituatfSn Is being j tributes. 'watched by my government with the ! Beside her parents, deceased leaves to j closest attention." the King stated. For I mourn her less two slsters-Hazjl and ! le t ' he departed from the ror- Thclma and thrqe Jimmy and Happy. brothers Bert. LETHBRIDGE MAYOR Baron Byng of Vlmy. former governor-general of Canada, were passengers on the same steamer that carried His Royal Highness Prince George, across the Atlantic. The ducks were the gift o the city of Winnipeg, They were caught when Innocent little ducklings around Manitoba's marshy breeding lands and brought to Winnipeg where they disported themselves on the park ponds all summer. Being full grown now and capable of caring for themselves they were shipped to t,helr new owner. WASHINGTON COLLEGE GETS NEW BUILDING Slo.t.tKM. structure Will lie Erected it dimpii of Seattle Dilmullimal Institution SEATTLE, Dec. IS. The University of Washington administration announced yesterday that s 8105,000 mines building to be erected on the campus had been ordered by a special session of the regents. SENDING WHEAT HERE but declared it had been made as s re-! EDMONTON. December IS. With ex. suit of pressure brought to bear upon j tensive shipments from the government him by Anderson. elevator hers' to Prince Rupert. It Is Anderson later characterised this ; hoped that the storage situation here statement u lie. 'will be Improved. muia whereby British monarchs referred to the cabinet as "my mntlsters." He spoke of "my ministers from the, .Dominions" thereby confirming the auto nomous status of the various -common - IM DDfiDlirriP MiAT!wealth TOlced at the recent Imperial 111 IIAUI I1LI11 mUUl Conference. WINNIPEG CITY SENDS BYNG GIFT OF DUCKS I S4V lluldttln (loterunirnt Will Fall lit England and That Dictator Will Arise j LETHBRIDGE. Alta.. Dec. 15. Mayor W. D. L. Hardy, who has been chief magistrate of Lethbrldge for 18 yeara, and calls the stsrs by their first names, is in a prophetic mood. He predicts the downfall of the Conservative government in Oreit Britain within six mcnths. and the rise of s recond Mussolini there. Who tbe man wilt be. he canuot say. but the embryo British dictator Is as yet "unknswn. Lloyd George wilt not come back. Mayor Hardy says, and adds that the Mussolini regime In Italy will ccllap;e during 1927. WOMAN WRITER FOUND TUESDAY Mr. AOATII.V CHRISTIE LOCATED IN LONDON INSTITUTION AP-PARENTLY DERANOED HARROGATE. England, Dec. 15. Agatha Christie, writer of detective stories, who disappeared almost a fortnight ago, was fpund In a hydropathic Institute here yesterday after a search which extended to all parts of England. Surrey Downs In the vicinity of her home were minutely searched by hundreds of men, airplanes and cater-plller tractors. Col. Archibald Christie Identified the woman, who arrived tit the Institution with only a dressing CMe for """ ,nd ald he ,rom WINNIPEG. Dec. 15. - Tw enty -two w$4 to be a great many more received If Manltoba ducks from the lakes and ponds j50"1? ' Afrlca the record of past years Is to be I of Thorpe HaU. the ancestral estate of novelist. as his wife, the missing WOULD RETURN PEACE LANDS DR. TOLMIE (IIVES NOTICE OF .MOTION THAT PROPERTY HE RETl'RN'ED TO PROVINCE OF BRITISH COI.l'.MllIA OTTAWA. Dec 15. Hon, Dr. 8. F. Tolmle. Conservative member for Vic toria, has given notice of resolution that such portion of the crown lands In the railway belt of the Peace River district In British Columbia that have not been appropriated In furtherance of construction of railways be reconvened to the province which ceded them to the Dominion at the time of Confederation. -.. VIC FOLEY BEATS CALIFORNIA MAN Won Di-vlnloii titer Joe I'lmeiillml uf Urn Aitgrle In Sl Koiiiul! Ilout nt Nrullle t SEATTLE. Dec""Ts. Vic Foley of Vancouver, the featherweight, won s decision over Joe PImenthal 6t Los Angeles In a six-round event here hut night