25 TAXI and Ambulance Service Anywhere nt Anytime Stand; Exchange Building MATT VI DECK, Prop. VOL XVL, No. 290. W FORT Lakehead Consumed Shrh vnlunhlp mnchinprv of wheat went up in smoke at Peterson j elevator yesterday I FORT WILUAM, December 18. Fire yesterday afternoon deed the warehouse of the N. M. Patterson Co.'s elevator "0," the oclng estimated at approximately $750,000. Much valuable :hncry and 200.000 bushels of wheat were destroyed. Allvthe . -it i a t r t t a. l stocks in me uuuaing win oe Am - M.I . is. v fc UyJ V HIC 1W V Hit - V i i a t. L:-4 - - ni l iinniiiLiiiij NOW TIED UP AT HEAD OF LAKES UHKV DOIT. IA1I.IM' TO OET 1IIUOIOII, ItLTI'KV to I1IIIT Altt lit It toil UINTI.lt . 'Cbtrlea Devlne. hi wile, and Devm K. ARTHUR Dee I. After h-! .d tor ttit lower lake and be- own. . un an account of Ice and br Thundrr Bar for severel j .j- grain camera returned here on winter neet which will a record i nnii rxi a mini u n vi in I nuiuu I.H.U 111 I Hill) I by IS CONSIDERED . -mh "i rrui ii.ii ipiii'-m' MIETIMl Of TAHHT ADtl-OlU ItOtltD ENDINO VItr.KlllV OTTAWA, Dec Is. eeasonsl tariff on egetabtea and nursey stock en z Canada was proposed and op- ' m a two day hearing which end- rday oetui the Urlff adrlsory C; wers In Drltlsh Columbia and On-were th principal supporters of application for a una which '7 aimed in rxrlude United States U between June and rebruary Canadian nroduce Is in Kood condt- i fa available for the home market YPRES MARU SAILS TODAY LAIiEN I1H K.HIHI IONS OI' WHEAT. iai-anem; vim:i. i.i:au at NOON Hilt t.K. Olt t'ON-TINKNT Tie Sur.ukl Line freighter Yprcs M" - having completed the loading of :n 8.800 ton of grain at the Wheat f I'L Inrsl (lnvilnr rUrrd at llOOU S-y for the United Kingdom or con- M via Panama Canal. The vessel Uken out to Triple Island by Capt. Thomson, local pilot. Toe 'K" line boat Klfuku Maru will "-n be completed lining and will move fswn lo the elevator to load. ' The next grain beat due ti the TalJ'O Maru, coming next weeX. EMBARGO iCHL) ON GRAIN GOING EAST Word has been received from Calgary to lh etffct that an embargo ha been Plccd on grain eastward from Wlnnl-p(- and that frcm Docember 0 none uu'd pas except under permit, a fulng that la In force westward through Jh pofu ol Vancouver and Prince "upm This mean that the eastern wis are closed, the storage elevators b"hg nearly to eanacltv. If so. the 0rly outlet fnr uml.rn wheat croD His trip will probably exienu MPXlrf I be mil WiLUAM and 200.000 huahpfa'. a total loss, names snooting . .A A I I J fla.suva.ut-u astuuv wssv. v T 4 I'ltf! ' JUDGMENT AGAINST GOSSE-MILLERD CO. I.ITIOATION OIER SAWMILL AT NAMU come to ci.om; with ASSESSMENT I)!' SI9.II.0 Concluding a (It day trial tn Supreme Court. a Vancouver Jury on Mn-day afternoon returned a verdict tor (10.440 against Ooase-MIUerd Limited. The award wm to Ior of Andre Spruce Company Limited, which they They were defendant to a claim Oewe-MUIerd' Limited for 12817.- which waa admitted: and trial proceeded defendants' counterclslm for dam- agea. totalling a sum In the neighbor- hood ot I70JO0O. Judgment was entered by Mr. Jus-vice W. A Maedonald. The litigation resulted from a lease Ooue-MUlrrd Limited of a sawmill 'adjoining Its cannery at Namu to De-'vine Spruce Company Limited, and Mr. and Mrs. Devlne in March. 1M1. They alleged that Richard Oosse. superlnten- ident of ae-Mlllerd's northern can- neries. had represeniea w mra uwt they would hsre the benefit of a contract with Clayton Logging Company for 3.000.000 feet of apruce legs at favorable prices. After taking over the mill they said that they learned that this contract had been previously cancelled. Devlne. who operated the mill, allegec that, deprived of cheap spruce logs, he could not carry on at a profit, and he estimated pronu ot 12.000 a month He further contended that officers oi Oosse-MUlerd Limited hampered hi op- eratlone to such an extent tnst ne wa. ocmpelled to shut down. Mr. and Mrs. uevine ana u which they owned alleged that Oosse-MUlerd Limited had been guilty of misrepresentation, breach of contract, and that Its ofllecrs had intended defendant financial ruin. These allegation were denied by witnesses for Osase-Mltterd Limited, and their officers testified that they sought to help Devlne. Oosse-MUlerd Limited will appeal to the Court of Appeal. CHILDRENENGAGE IN ORATORICAL CONTESTS . - -i. foil ix II once ii Ynir er "rR Cliumhrnt OUe tt (lianse IriMii Niporlflr Spris-lics TORONTO. Dee. 18. (By Canadian Press). Once a year York county coun-ell chambers are given a change from the aolemn and rather soporific .noshes of the learned and dignified young lads and lassies, winners In their own township of the public apeaklng contest for chool pupils vie with each other for the championship of the county. It was no easy tasK lor vnrm vu the dais and glvei from memory a five minute speech. "It doesn't give me any pleasure I'm willing to admit." said the Norma Armstrong, winner. 11 -year-old of Woodbrldge. Out. W. 8. Henry, well known Smlther broker, ealled last night on the Prince nupert and will spend two or three mnnthi visiting in Vancouver and Vic- isitorla mm amWmm 9mmL9fm Northern and ORMISTON, MUCH SOUGHT RADIO MAN, STILL AT loss Totals $750,000 as Grain Warehouse PANORAMA VIEW of the Army vs. Navy tilt in the 29th annual gridiron struggle in the Soldiers Stadium, Chicago, November 27, as 111,000 cheering fans packed the amphitheatre. It was the greatest crowd to witness an athletic event In the middle we it. 4. Ct H-I (IMS ( OMMISSlON ADJOURNS I OK MONTH VANCOUVER. Dec. 18. Due to the impossibility of secur-lns the presence ot several Important ; witnesses, the- customs commission was yesterday adjourned until January 19 for ; the Christmas recess. Members ' of the commission, counsel and onetaia wiu return to tuetr 4 homes in the East in the mean- time. j rt,- . ton niolln nntoimnil WAS MARRIED TO PETER ! THOMPSON LAST EVENING! ' The interesting wedding of a well known couple took place at eight o'clock last night at the home of the pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church when Rev. Thomas D. Rlnde united In marriage Mis Slgne Ertcksen. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Ertcksen of this city, and Peter Thompson, well known in halibut fishing circles. The attendants of the bridal couple were Miss Hannah Essen. RJ. and Andrew Volt-man. After the ceremony, which wa a quiet one. there were aultable festivities to celebrate the occasion. i Mr. and Mrs. Thompson will reslds In Prmce Rupert. The bride is well known to the local public having been for some time on the taff ot Munro Brcf. OLD TIMER OF YUKON PASSES JAMES (DOC.) SMITH DIED IN Ills SLEEP AT VAM'Ot'VKIt ON TUESDAY AND WAS 111 UIED YESTERDAY VANCOUVER. Dee. 18.-James Smith, first president of the Yukon Order of Pioneers, died in hi sleep at his residence here on Tuesday and was burled yesterday afterncon. "Doc." Smith commenced mining at Sulphur Creek in 1897 and built the first cabin in that, district. Twenty years ago he came to Vancouver from the north and became a rr ember of the firm of Smith is Craig, brokers. Many former Yukoner. Including Sheriff Charlc MacSonald. J. B. Pat-tullo, K.C.. and Dugald Donaghy, attended the funeral. WIRELESS REPORT K ii. m. DIQDY .ISLAND.Raln.- S.E. wind: calm; barometer 30.85; 'temperature, w sea rough; 8 p.m. spoke tug Lome, tow-i Itig Drumrock abeam Triple Island.'' bound for Massett Inlet; 8:45": a' J?. spoke steamer Protesllaus 137 miles f rom sVlciorla Inbound. DEAD TREE POINT. Barometer 39.-42; temperature, 40. .NOON DIOBY ISLAND. Rain, S.E. wind; barometer, 39.74; temperature, "44; sea smooth; il a.m. Catala out southbound. DEAD TREE POINT. Barometer 23.-40; temperature 45, Advertise la ths Dally News. PRINCE RUPERT Central British Columbia's PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1926 HAS Limping " Wifeless Arrives in Los. Angeles and Again Escapes from Police LOS ANGELES, December radio man of the Aimee Semple McPherson mystery, returned here late last night in the same manner he departed without notifying the police. While Officials here Ormiston's arrival at Chicago police headquarters to surrender jn a warrant from Lo Angeles, the operator with the limp, who has lrnr nhonrt nt nnriiir fnr hit month. ttfnrwH ruliptlv frnm a tr:in. nvj' m..v.m w. - - UortHiwnUi train ar-Cajoru-east of rlKol WUlMAlN FOR SHERIFF THKEE WOMEN AMOMi THE 31H. MV VOItS WHO HAVE ASSUMED OEllt'E IN THE OLD COUNTRY LONDON. Dec. i8. (By Canadian Press). The first woman In England to be elected to the office of sheriff U Mrs. Mary Foster Welch, of Southamp ton. Sometimes It falls to a sheriff tt be present at an execution. "I am hoping there wUl not be any during my term." ays Mrs. Welch, "but It there are. and it la my duty to attend. I shall certainly not shrink from It." Mrs. Welch was the first woman to become a member of the Southampton Borough Council, and was also one ol the first women to be appoln:ed to the Borough Bench of Magistrates. Her husband, a local doctor, takes no part ,n public atfalis. Three ladle are among the 300 mayori ot boroughs tn England and Wales who have Just assumed office Councillor Mrs. Hadtleld at Margate; Mrs. J. A. O.I lett at Banbury; and Mrs. Grace Cottrell at West Bromwlch. Mrs. Cornell 'sue ceeded her husband who had been mayor tor two years, and during that time sht acted as mayoress. Their daughter Mlsi Cottrell. will act a mayoress for her mother. A novel situation ha arisen at Birk enhead following the election a mayor of J. H. Clegg. The new mayor is bachelor, and he has not taken the usual step ot appointing some lady to act a mayoress. When interviewed Mr. Clegg declined to make any statement on the matter and would neither confirm nor deny the report that he had definitely decided not to appoint a mayoress. VANCOUVER EXCHANGE Bid. Asked Wheat 1.34 B.C. Sliver ...... , 1.70 ,v 1.78 B.C. Telephone . . 313.00 330.00 Dunwell 1.03 , ; 1.05 , .30 .33 Oladstone v -34.00 Oranby -. . 38.00 independence , .03 . .081, Marmot V08 Ji . .10 Premier ; 1.99 , 3.03 Porter Idaho '.13V: .14 Richmond , .03 n . 'J!.', Sil" . SALVATION ARMY FUND. The following further donations to the Salvation Army unemployed Xmas dinner fund are announced! Already acknowledged ....... . 1 1 .05 George Rorle 8.00 Mrs. Wilding l.ot) Newspaper BostpnGrUl SERIOUS BLAZE Operator ! 18. - Kenneth Ormiston, fugitive and in Chicago blissfully awaited - i - . , r here-, and-departed' byauto i or this citv Ormlstn" left the train In company 1th two men. presumably his newt-aper captors who Joined hands with Un recently at Harrisburg, Pennsyl vania. Despite vigorous searching, officers have been unable to locate Or-mlston's party. According to an an- ounccemnt made at the district at torney's office here he had not yet een arrested. SANKEY CASE IS APPEALED ONE Of PRINCIPAL POINTS IN ASKINU EOK NEW TKIAL HIM'Es ON LITTLE (ilKL'S EVIDENCE VANCOUVER, Dec. 18. Noth-e of appeal for Joseph Sankev, Port Simpson Indian. tntenml to hang op february 16 for the murder of Mls Lorelta ChWiolm at Port E-Mngtoii, on May S3, has been given by J. E. Illrd, Vancouver barrister, to Mr. Juotlce D. A. McDonald. The appeal l bused on mixed question of law and fact. One of the principal points to be argued In Victoria early In January nil), he wlutlirr the evidence of a young girl. Hn!dl Samlhals. who vva not sworn "had been corroborated. MEETING OFITKA SPRUCE CREDITORS TO BE HELD SOON L. C. Thomas of Vancouver has been appointed trustee ot the bankrupt Sitka Spruce Mills Ltd. which concern was operating the sawmill at Queen Charlotte City. Mr. Smith, who Is also trustee for the Southern Alberta Lumber Co Ltd. and the Superior Spruce Mills Ltd.. will soon call a meeting ot the Sitka Spruce creditors to deal with the situation. WEATHER REPORT Prince Rupert. Raining, strong 3.E. wind: temperature 40. Terrace. Snowing, catm, temp. 33. Rosswood. Cloudy, calm, temp. 18. Alvansh. Snow, calm, temp. 32. Stewart Heavy snow. calm. temp. 31. Hazelton. Cloudy, calm. temp. 18. Telegraph -Creek. Park cloudy, calm, temp. 10, Smlther. Part cloudy, calm, temp. 8. Burna Lake. Cloudy, calm. temp. 38. Whltehorse. Cloudy, calm, temp, 18. Dawson. Cloudy, north wind. temp. ft b'"'v Three tnc-ben new niw. Circulation 1520 Sales 384 i rt'TTriS (i()E.l THKOIOII ICE AND FAMILY DROWNED IN OTTAWA PEMBP.OPE. Ont, Dec. 18. Driving in a blizzard which was sweeping the Ottawa river yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. John Mc-Oulre and their sis year old child were drowned when their horse and cutter went through the Ice whUe returning home to Deniers Centre after a Christ-das shopping ' expedition to Pembroke. f1 " 'liar idjrV .JCy .-i.J'H EDMONTON PREPARES FOR RECEPTION OF RUPERT DELEGATION EDMONTON, Dec 18 That the Prince 3upert board ot trade has accepted with thanks the Invitation ot the Edmonton board to pay a visit to Alberta's capital lty. is the Information contained In a letter received by the local organization. Arrangements are. In he hands ot a ipeclal committee, and members will make the trip early In the new year. It Is tated. ' Last fall, when representatives of the Edmonton sard of trade, the' city louncll, and the provincial government '.sited and Inspected the pert ot Prlnoe Rupert, at the Invitation of the Prince Rupert city council and .beard of trade much useful Information was obtained and a cordial relationship set up that should be mutually beneficial. It wa; the thought of the Edmonton delegation at that time that a return visit to Alberta's capital should also be fitting, hence Issuance of the lnvltatlcn. Everything possible will be done to assure a real reception for the Prince tlupert representatives on arrival here. ' OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL ENOI.ISII LKAOUE Division t. Arsenal 3, Tottenham, 4. Aston VlUa 3, Huddersfleld 0. Bolton 3, Sunderland 3. Burnley 9. Evert on I. Cardiff 0. Blackburn 1. Derby County 2. Bury 0. Leeds 4, The Wednesday 1. Liverpool 0, West Ham 0. m Newcastle 1. Leicester 1. Sheffield 4, Birmingham 3. Manchester United 3, West Bromwlch 0 Division 11. Bradford City 4, Manchester City 3. Chelsea 3. Darlington 2. Clapton 5, Reading I. Hull City 2, Fulham 0. Mlddlesbcro 7. Swansea I. Notts County 3, Blackpool 3. Port Vale 0, Notts Forest 3. Preston I. Portsmouth 2. Southampton 3, Barnsley 1. South Shields 4, Oldham 1. Wolverhampton 3. Orlmsby 4. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division I. Alrdrloneans 8, St. Johnstone 1. Clyde 8, Morton 0. Dundee United 2, St. Mlrren 1. Dunfermline 0, Hearts 3. Falkirk 8. Hamilton 2. ,. Hibernians 3, Cowdenbeath, 0. Kilmarnock 0. Ranger , 0 Motherwell 1. Aberdeen 6.!; Partlck 0. Celtic 3 . Queeti'i P,r!t Dundee not p'ayed. 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 Cnt8 LARGE RAILWAY BOARD HAS ADJOURNED IIEAIIINO OK WESTERN KATES CAM! WILL HE RESUMED ON JANUARY OTTAWA, Dec. 18. The Board ot Railway Commissioners, investigating the freight rates with a view to a. down ward revision In Western Canada, adjourned yesterday until after the Christmas vacation and It was announced would reconvene on January 11. W. H. Scott, traffic manager of the Associated Growers of British Columbia, was yesterday's witness. He gave evidence to show that the revenue to the railways on eastbound Okanagan traffic tn the last completed year had been (288.000 of Which 133.000 was profit. Railway counsel asked Scott If he thought such profit was not reas:nablc. Witness pointed out that there waa a minimum cost in handling haulage and declared that, under present conditions, the growers were being rapidly driven but of business. SABBATHDAY AMUSEMENTS AKE ON INCREASE SAYS REPORT Ol DR. HUEST1S AT ANNUAL MEETING Ol' LORD'S DAY ' ALLIANCE VICTORIA. Dec 1 8 . Slbba th amuse ments are on the Increase In British Columbia according to a report pretested to the B.C. branch ot the Lord'J Day Act Alliance at the annual, meeting rre. Dr. Charles H. Huestls, secretary 'or Canada, Indicated that, while there ras perhaps no improvement In the )b;ervance ot the Lord Day In British Columbia, there was no decline In any -articular respect save that, amusement, reeking wa on the Increase. Bishop Doull of Kootenay was reflected to the presidency. STOCKFRENZY RUNSCOURSE WALL STREET JUiETENS DOWN .AFTER DAY OF UNPRECEDENTED SPECULVTIOV NEW YORK. Dec. 18. The speculative frenzy which swept the stock mar-tet yesterday In response to the VS. Steel dividend seemed to have run Its course today, the trading gradually quietening down, Profit taking waa checked In many prominent industrial. AMOS EVERSON, WELL KNOWN MERCHANT AT WRANGELL, IS DEAD For Many Years before Coming to Const was In Charge of 'Hudson Itiy Post ut LlurclVln : (usslar Country v.; WRANGELL, Dec. 18,-iAmbs Evcrson. aged 63, a well known merchant, died here on Friday. He was In charge ot the Hudson Bay post at Liard In the Casslar district, British Columbia, for many years before he, came, here (In 1918. He Is survived by ,a widow and Six children. :.' BRAMPTON PEOPLE ARE STARTING FUND BRAMPTON, pec 16V-(By Canadian Press). Descendant of tint men and women joloneers pf West Ca'ledon Township, ha.ve.tarted a movement to procure a perpetual caring .fund for the cemetery dating back to 1837 at White Church, Descendant' pf families burled In It are now scattered through Canada from Halifax to' Victoria and Vancouver and It I thought that one the project become known subscriptions to the fund will flow In. YOSHHIITO DVIMI TOKIO. Dec. 18. Thi condition of Emperor Yoah'hlto Is rlou. IU J receiving soliae tnjefftljns