Si A: 25 TAXI and Boston Grill Ambulance Service Anywhere at Anytime ciand; Eichanee Uullding " JIATT VI DECK. Prop. "VOL XVI No 2H1- IERALMcRAE PAYS $1,250 AS COST OF LIBEL ij;v tim tiii: ii:vutv ii iu rt; r.tn into rt tti ITMllM. Afrf.AL Id. - XI? Dei I Oeoeral A D ' - ) SliiO for the used 1 4 William Sloan. mtnisMr of j d-nit won a sun lor llbtl genera) and balm to hl'4- a. id teputatlon to Uie v The Oaoefarti lesal ad-apply far a stay in pay-iUgmrtil aod vUl aussaat thousand cMlars be paid bond entered lu lor ".if the outeom of tae lie aollcitora for Oeoeral rt.iiblla fllrd in the libel i nor wed by the supreme by Chlel Justice Hunter if aunel tor the uusui- ,3).'. MEIGEN MARU REACHES PORT 'trtuy: i iii'iiiiiTi it i:iiii:ii AT "N 1(IAY Til I.Otll UHMS '"It I MTU) KIMilXlM lilt niTIM:T uneventful paue from - nicii port(ihe lall on No " the "K." line freighter Ma u arrived In the harbor at " ijdsy. a day ahead of the uad been originally set for T"e vessel was met at "tu by Cpt. Larry Thomson ' and was piloted In by ; n Maru, after passing cus-' MUarantlnc Inspection while : uie harbor, moved up to the where fumigation will take 'ISM Tomorrow montlng. Niart and the vessel should " the elevator about Bat-Tuward the latter ptt of sue will clear with a car? lor delivery to the UnlUtt -ism or continent. ANYOX PIONEER BADLY INJURED llrrt lirllmi I'uiu I iwi I nun "'M.le Internal lnjrte "'Q tllU hi.n In .ha cltV "Hon "'Shi It. 1 't " 'lilt M & - viU t (Vw II CU lit VitV " at,. a from that of changed injuries auatalned by Hert never Pioneer emnlnvre f the . ... t.0 . at Anvm lut ThnmdftV While wnrlri.ii. at u I orf rnnt smeiter. town, he fell eighteen IfYltM Ibi aaer to s flout. Beverai r broken In addition to Inter ! '"June hu condition being o as-' he has not been permitted m mo Qranby Hospital. t arm would carry the ataa at tb people ami this might br Ibr rom that the doctor a to fill i: (ANtlt 7it.tii: MOl'Mt xll'.tlUI.V OTTAWA, Dee. I. OanadsM toul trade for ts)r twteve montlM aodlBS Oclsber 0. TnjXQ&BO geeater than for the praordtof twelve montba. Ifsaoru and pon ahowed a marksd adeaoec over the Oe last two years. In from Ctnao Agricul tural products, wood and paper products lead imports nursed advance Ui tcsulea 8&e Sbtbi ahow metala and NOTHING DOING ON WATERFRONT ROAD KrfmrU t ninniltlre I rom t'll foiinrll Mhlrli Inlrnlrwril .iiirrlntriiilriit nil M.illrr Aid 8teheas reported at last night's council meeting that he and Aid. Joa. Orear. having bean apiMinted on a com-mlttto last week with AW. Perry, had in- (retawed W. . Tobef. OJi.K- superin tendent, on Uie question of a road be-. hunt to connect the Oavernment nd C.N.K wbarvrs on the, waterfront Ph. o.,u rDort that oould be made was that they hsd not got very fsr Mr Tubay Utclliuog to make any pro- inl in cohnectton with the matter. He had informed the oommtttee that It i ahotu. s7.ooo to build the ' ' wvuw rnn and. after It was built, the rail way company did not see where It would derive much benefit from It. Mr. Tobev had been doubtful as to the amount of traflir that would go over committee, of course, such a road, the ii.. vii-w that It would be Ciir4.B exieiwively used. BURNS LAKE MENTAL PATIENT DIED AFTER REACHING ESSONDALE i.i.ertor William Bpiller and Con atoble Thomas Camm nnd Hubert Qlb-..... who escorted Joe Bankry. the mur- rirer of Miss Loretta Chlshojm. . to . .h.n. ha will be hanited 'dn ir.hr...rv id .'rctiirticd to thenau.'on Prince liupert this afternoon "from the i . Ikal ttl inn T cool Indifference that he manifested ever h.inir Dlaced Uiuier nrrrsi 1 1 1 v. . . - --u ...mot Augustus Bloom, a Burin Uke mental natlent. whom liee ottictr also took iouth died on tht night ot his arrival ui Essondsle. Advertise In th Dully News NOVEMBER WAS I FINE MONTH UiUKiiiT m nmiim: ;us iiorits ,m RAIN' ONLY C1.IU. I Wether during the month of Novem-' ber in Prince Kupert was a good deal txtter than average according to the ( report or ii. u. let. uigDy utana. Dominion meteorologist. There was a tstal of 79.7 hours of bright sunshine whereas last year there was but 30 hours: precipitation wa 6.46 Inches eomparrdwlth an average (or ten years or 11-29 inches, and the mean temperature of 44.6 was more than two de-giees better than the average of 42. Weattier figuies for the month were as fallows: v Total svnahltsa. 79.7 hours Total precipitation. 0.46 Incbe. Oreattat daily rainfall. 126 Inches oe November C. Total wind velocity. 4310 milai. 3012 mites from Uie southeast. Oreatost wind velocity 44 miles per hour on .November 10 from southeast. Highest barometer readlnf at ava level. MM. Lowest barometer reading at saa level. 29.1 an November 11. Mean temperature. 41.6. Xlsxlmum temperature. 66 on November to and Minimum temperature 3 on November JO. 21 26 and T7 PERMITS FOR $10,080 OF BUILDING ISSUED DURING PAST MONTH Building permits issued during month ot November at the office total value ot 110.080 of I as follows: Biological Board of Canada, steel gas tank at biological station. 30a J. E. Dyer, repairs to ffaraje. First Avenue. AOO. N. Ourvlch. reatdence on Praaer Street. M.3O0. King Tal. repairs to foundation. Ninth Avenue. 2M. rhlljKiU & Evltt. wharf and ware- httue. waterfront. S2.O00. J. II awe, verandah to residence, AtUn Avenue. SiOO. L C. Eby. reslitngling roof. Fraser Street. 39. A. It. Mcpherson, residence on Eighth Avenue West. I2.600 C. P Riel. garage on Filth Avenue Wesi. 200. POPULAR SKIPPER l'Ult. HERE WITH BRIDE uhiI .Mix Janipo llruwii urr llrre ImiH-rUI till (Ws Tanker Mliu llrru Local friends are congratulating Capt. Jamea Urown. master of the Imperial Oil tanker. Mtna Brea. which arrived In port at 6.1 S this morning from loco with a full cargo ot fuel oil tor the Imperial Oil Co s local tanks. Capt. Brown Is back aboard the vessel after holiday trip to Scotland where he captured a fair bride who Is accom panying him on this trip. The Mlna Brea will sail early tomorrow morning un her' return south. NOVEMP.EU 1'IRES During the month of November fire caused tin estimated damage totalling 1.117 lu Prince Rupert. The burning- of the house of the late Mrs. Alberta Daniel on Eighth Avenue West caused damage ot 8l72il7 damage to the house and 1300 to furniture. Damage when the schooner Johanna burned at the government wharf I estimated at 1300, there being no Insurance. There were five tire alarms during the month. HOCKUY RESULTS ivtrolt 4. Montreal Maroons 0. Toronto St. Patricks 6. PHUburg Ottawa 2, Boston 1. New York Rangers 4, Chicago Overtime. 0. Jarvls McLeod, collector ot customs. Milled last evonlnu by the Cardena tor Vancouver ou a brief busine. trip. us. I think It would not be out or ' ni.ra in vtr nf thr exhibition of the ! Kcnntth Hushes of the Consolidated Exporters contluued his evidence at tbe morning session in regard to business done by his firm with Americana. He ta'.d an effort had been made by a nun called Ward Thomas ot Taeoma to transport liquor across the line by airplane. The venture was unsuccessful because the British Columbia machine which he used was unreliable. BANK ROBBED IN VANCOUVER LtlNK ItAMlIT INVAUI.N ROYAL BRANCH AT COKNKIt OI' IIEN-MAN ANII UAVIK VAM'Ol'W.U. Urr. I. lurclng three employer Into a liurk nxmi mhlrh he ItarrUnilril it ltd furniture, a lone biimllt rolilird the brunch uf the Itniul I lank of Cmiuda In tlir urit mil ut tirninan unit liaile strreli shortly after iiimhi today and rrMil with apinilmately S'I.imhi In chIi. Knlrfln- tlir irnnNr the mhlier roierril the niuiuicer, E. J. Ilrimiiliin. iiml Inn clerks with a re mlirr uml, ortlrrlu; llirin to put lip tlielr Imntti, forcril tlirm Into u Imck riHini, then looleil the t-usli-ler's I'Hge. cMupInc Willi the cli. SECOND EXPLOSION SAN PEDRO HARBOR 8 AN PEDRO, Dec l. The second ship explosion in the harbor here yes terday set tire lust night to the speed boat Swallow, a converted sub-chafer. Four men previously aboard the boat are reported missing HEUSTIS APPOINTED LORD'S DAY ALLIANCE TORONTO. Dec 1 Rev. Dr. C. H. Heustla of Vancouver has been appointed gheral secretary of the Lord's Day Alliance at a meeting ot the exe- ume here 9ms PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper PRINCE RUPERT, D.C., WEDNESDAY. DECEMDER 1, 192C. Wondtrful Peace River Fatm Produces Wheat and Oats and Beats the World at Chicago CHICAGO. December 1. Herman Trelle of Wembley, Peace River, Alberta, was yesterday adjudged "Oats King" of America by winning the oatu Hweepstake at the international bay and grain show. A Trelle had already been picked as "Wheat King," this is the first UtnVlji history, a far as known, when the world's t'hampion wheat ind oats have been grown on the same farm. Ii means that. Canada not only predominates by right of title to these two grains for another year but holds the versatility record for all time. Although only years of age, Mr. Trelle told the re-lorters here that he started ten years ago as a homesteader with no capital finding his profession of engineering not to Jiis liking. From' the original 1C0 acres he had increased his holdings to 480 acres. Evidence Given the Customs Commission is Unreliable and Witnesses Lectured by Brown VICTORIA. December 1. Witnesses before the Royal Commission invtwtigati5g the Customs incurred the wrath of members of the commission a& its sitting yesterday owing to reluctance to answer questions arram tendency to stray fromthe facts. - Captain Griffiths of the Comus. one of the coastwise liquor carriers, described trips made by his vcnsel but his memory proved poor and R. L. Calder, K.C.. conducting the examination, became inpatient. At the conclusion of the captain s testimony Chairman J. tn' T. P.rown said: Fur the future I warn all witnesses the city building awpeciar represent a . commission that I win see;,,,,,.. The permlU were puuUnmettt ,win and sureiWfcLL MlUWll rtUrLt i to inose laisuying meir riuta uciuc; MARRIED AT HMR pttt few days, to emphasize that the . M) i.ivinia lirt krr KrronieK isrIUr of taking of -an oath U a saered matter. . 7iwmis .. ...,. , ,IllBt ,, The commission ot perjury la a crime much more serious than smuggling bootlegging. or A wedding of Interest was aolerruj-Ued at the Hyder M. E. Church by the Rev. S. J. .Warren, when Miss Larina Becker, second daughter of Mr and Mrs. William 11. Becker, of Stewart, and Mr. Thomas Hatton. formerl) ot Toronto, and more recently con nected with the Dunwetl mine. were, united In marriage says the Portland banal News. Miss Jean Becker and Earl Becier. brother and sister ot the bride, acted as bridesmaid and best mau respectively. The bride's gown was of white duchesse satin and lace ami the carried a bouquet of pink and white carnations, while the bridesmaid wore pretty dress ot white silk voile. She also carried white and ping carnations. After the ceremony tbe bridal party drove over to v the home of the bride's parents, which wm appropriately decorated for the occasion. Refresh menu were served to numerous guest, after which dancing was enjoyed un til the small hours. The happy couple were the recipients of many handsome gilts and good wishes from theli numerous friends. Mr. and Mrs. Hatton left tor their honevmoon in Seattle, arter wnicn their plans are uncertain. PASTORAL STAFF FOR BISHOP SCHOFIELD VICTORIA, Dec 1 - Presentation io Blahoo Schoiield of a aUver mounted ebony pastoral staff featured the meet ing last night. Today U devoted to the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Bishop's consecration as head ot the diocese of Columbia. VANCOUVER EXCHANGE Bid. Asked. Wheat B.C. Sliver 172 1.74 Dimwell 1-00 1.02 Glacier ' Gladstone -30 .32 Grauby 3 00 30.00 Howe Sound 39.00 42.00 Independence .... -Ps .0314 Marmot -08' i .10 Premier '. 198 2.02 Porter Idaho 08 .09 J4 Richmond OS 07 Circulation 1708 Sain 877 COMMITTEE TO MEET MINISTER TODAY ON Last night the road committee met and arranged to lay the case far a road to Terrace before the minister of lands. They will meet him this after noon at five o'clock when the whole situation will be talked over and the members of the committee will express the views of the community and ask for work to go ahead. Members of the committee in at tendance last night were: Mayor Newton representing the city council; Alderman Joe Greer and George Casey representing the mass meeting: S. E. Parker, Board of Trade: S. D. Macdonald. Trades and Labor Council: H. F. Pullen. Rotary Club: Harry Love. Sons ot Canada: John Bergman. Scandinavian league. The representatives of the Oyro Club. St. Andrew's Society and St. George's society did not attend. SNOWING AT NUMBER POINTS IN DISTRICT No Zero Weatliirr Reported Except In Yukuii Territory Till .Morning While no sero weither was reported thu morning except in Yukon Terri tory, it was snowing at Terrace. Anyox, Alice Arm and Burns Lake. The Government Telegraphs report says: 8. Prince Rupert Cloudy, calm, temp. 40. Terrace Snowing, calm. temp. 27. Anyox Snowing, calm, temp. 34. Rosswood Cloudy, calm. temp. 28. Alyansb Cloudy, calm. temp. 25. Alice Arm Snowing, calm, temp. 33. Hazelton Cloudy, calm. temp. 20. Telegraph Creek Cloudy, calm, temp. Smtthere Clear: calm, teanp. 18." Burns Lake Snowing, calm. temp. 24 Whltehorse Cloudy, south winds. 5 below. Dawson Cloudy, calm, temp. 20 VOTING TODAY GOING ON IN ONTARIO WITH PROHIBITION AS ISSUE TORONTO, Dec 1. Voting in proceeding apace throughout Ontario but there la nothing to Indicate what the result la likely to be, each side expressing confidence that It will lead when the ballots are counted. There la strong prohibition sentiment In some parts of the province and a number of the newspapers are strong against Fer-guson'a policy of government sale. jtSSSjMBtMBMBM Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least. Phone 457. 1 Price Five Cents ANK HOLDUP IN VANCOUVER TODA Y IIVER CONGRATULATES TOLMIE ON HIS APPOINTMENT )liver Congratulates Tolmie on Appointment to Party Leadership umier says he will give man recently chosen a run for his money and refers humor-ously to Kamloops gathering i;iA. December 1. --Premier Oliver, speaking at the an g of the Victoria Literal Association, congratulated S. uutl also the Conservative irty upon the rhoiee of the- ..t the party. "I have esteemed Dr. Tolmie very highly. ". good farmer, like myself. If he has as good judgment :.- he ha in farming, the Conservative party is to be con- ir that which characterised it for some time pant." -micr. "1 promise." added Oliver, "that I will give him - money. 1 will stay in the Legislature and fight the iCimimllis m leaf m t bare brrsth in s" TIM rnato said he heard Ihr Km-loopa bmc line ealkd a revival sod Totmtt bad aM that utyoar was savrd bu: huuwll Oliver adds that there might be aanscthlnc In what the doctor Mtd There had always Mm a acapasoat which Liquor Vessel is Still Held at Victoria; Will be Reported to Ottawa VICTORIA, December 1. The projected voyage of the liquor vessel Chris iloeller to San Bias, Mexico, with more than 20,003 cases of the various brands aboard .will probably be reported to the minister of customs at Ottawa and Incidentally the minister will be asked to make an order in regard to the ship. Just what will be the recommendation of the commission in regard to the disposition of the vessel is not known. Last evening before' adjourning, Hon. N. W. Rowell, K.C., counsel for the commission, warned the solicitors for that vessel that when the sitting resumed today he - - - would suggest to the cammlss.on that tbe whole situation In regard to tbe Uxller be reported to tte mlnlit:r. The solicitors will thus be given an opportunity to appear and make any repreien- , tetions which they desire. . Yesterday's sitting was featured by the HANDS FROZE PULLMAN CAR appearance of Jesse Nosentaff of Vancou- vet, president ot the Manitoba Refuera of , 1NIU CTOIl SUI T OI T WHEN TRAIN B.C.. the organisation which is ialpp:ng f NT ARTS NEARLY I'ERIshes EX liquor on the Chris MseUer. Noieatoff nut it- turned out to be a man of some expert-1 , ence in the liquor traffic, having operated! -Kimsis w at various points In Ontario during the Jur "J mua w?"e past lew years. He stated that at one time though the night. Joe he ran a billiard parlor, bowling alley , 1rTace- oa ne anaoiaa n- "onal Railway. 1 la the hospital here and cigar stand at Moosejaw and ex- '"h hu nands frozen. pUintd that he had been with the . Lafance left toe cr l 8loux Look-present Manitoba rttlnery .Inc. August of the J oul to "toe a faulty dynamo and year when he Invested I2S.0JO in ie company. brfore hd "nihsd-ha .train, atarted. im 'He Jumped for the car and found the QUESTION OF ROAD, difficulty - door locked but he held on to the hand-I rail until the train reached Hudson , where he .was found speechless and half j unconscious. His hands -were frozen to GRAIN GROWERS GOOD SEASON MOItE IUKINKS.S THAN EA'KK ItKI'OICE IN HISTORY OF ORGANIZATION PROFIT CALGARY. Dec. 1. The post year has been the best In the history ot . the United Grain Growers' Ltd- according to the financial report submitted at the annual meeting this morning. The net profits totalled 1667.000. The company's elevators handled fifty per cent mare business than during any previous year and the total turnover In country and terminal elevators reached 874.000.000. It was announced that the company had abandoned th esawmlll at Huttoa which recently burned down. EXPLOSIONON BIGTANKER SAN PEDRO. Dx. 1.--Seven members ef tbe crew of the tanker Warwick were seriously Injured In an exploaton of undetermined origin yesterday afternoon. Tbe ship was flooded lu order to control the tire The ship was loud lug gasoline at the time of the explosion which racked the entire harbor district. THRONG GREETED PRINCE GEORGE AT REVELSTOXE STATION REVELSTOKE. Dec. 1 A thronged platform greeted Prlnca George on hla arrival yesterday afternoon. He was presented with a basket of fruit and chatted Informally with many of those present before resuming his eastward Journey QUEEN MARIE ItEACHED FRANCE YESTERDAY CHERBOURG, France, Dee. 1, After being delayed several hour owing to rough weather preventing landing, Queen Marie and party came ashore from the Brrengarla yesterday after, non and left for Paris. 1 1 U 4 i n MSI