25 Vh TAXI artel Ambulance Service) Anywhere at Anytime Stand; Exchange ltulldinj MATT VIDIX'K, Prop. VOL XVII., No. 30. Oil) COUGAR HUNTER LOSES LIFE IN LAKE c iT ( lllsf IlKflVVMII IV f'tlllK. ISA l,KK NEA It UKAND liHUCt. while cinhMMi in: r B r reb. 2 -Oiau. Chan GOOD SHOOTERS N'SH MilllMi IV I'.MI'IKi: IIM "'IK It Willi f 'OMI'KTITION I'OU KIMl's I'HI.K NdlTII AII1H A WINS 'TTAWA, Feb. 12. Canada' team. -Ulrica lor ma wajrsiy vv cnaiicngv srupny w '"ie anooung among Day ui ....c capiurea aecona piacv. .... uuk iew poinu oemuu wnicn won me coin pen- Fn WINNIPFf, II Si 11 ltl XJ u COUPLE GASSED "HIT (llM;., A(U:, .M "III; IHi: IHOM LIU'CTS Ol' t'OAL IJ.VS tTMEN WtNNIPEO, reb. 12. - Nelnhbora, .. ncn Albert Connell. aired 68. report at work for two day!. w-eir way into hla home and nl Wife who had been dead 24 vonneii died within a few hour. euplt had been overcome .with imi'. ki 3. ') I.J,... m . . ,. jovernmen: 1 sgtin trying to put something over on the people Ill y the election It not very far away from June I nest." : Tbe Ooruemtlre leader'! foreratt came during a two hour apcech In th budget debate In which he criticized the admin titration and declared that the budget aa deceptively drawn up and that. In reality, the people would pay more taxes than ever this year, ft Isser.ed that the responsibility for a J2.000.000 Pacific Oreat Eaatern Railway debt belonged to Premier Oliver and accused the govern, meat with over-expenditure of 123.000.-000 on mJor works, lie contended that much of the etc ecxu had bean Ui- i. .a cv.igsr hunter, was eurred through allowing contractor to r ; i when croaalng Christina make enormoui proflta on government es with suppllM on a contract, ids doga went througb D. A. Stoddart. Promlnctal member for svnh tuns. .... " Cariboo.- approved U-budget in gen- Er.teat Oanialton. M0 eral. v . .. ,it 100 yaida behind The debate st adjourned by Premier -d : Cascade with the Oliver until Monday a nid Yukoner but had t ...dary ountry for mau) , a eil humer iinx rr rnnrv n i at ivviii a i nil FKUHlSHlbH "I 'll ( (M.I Mlllt .MIMMI AU Ml I T l ( fA kft. I V I'TTI'll m:ulv mm: million in I'-J tlTEIt ALL KM'KNxl'.s I'AIII "V reb 12. Estimated pro-- : the Conaolldated Mining t . which operate the - and the Sullivan mine at British Columbia, an- crday afternoon following a i.:f:n. are in extesa of 8, dedurtion art made for dfyrt -ia:ian contingent ac-: n:ia 13 371.000 for addition) ti;: 'JKh profit and lo. f " 1923 were approximately AIM Alii A M UIIVV RETIRING CHAIRMAN IS HONORED BY BOARD OF TARIFF ON LEAVING OTTAWA, fcb. 12. At the conclusion of their final session under hla chairmanship, hi colleague on tbe tariff board joined with the ataff In paying a heartfelt tribute to their retiring chief. IRt. Hon. Oeorge P. Graham. In warm I vein. Alfred Lambert expressed the re-jgret felt by all at Mr. Oraham'a departure and on behalf of the board presented him with a handsome wall barometer which bore, on a brasa plate, a suitable Inscription and the namea of those who. he phrased It. had been ao honored aa to be called upon to work In companionship with auch a distinguished Canadian. I Mr. Oraham briefly reanonded, expres sing regret at the severance 01 relation 'which had been moat congenial. 1 He prophesied for the board under the 'chairmanship of W. H. Moore, a future of wide activity and evergrowing useful neaa. l(i:i.i;v IILTOIIT s n.in. DlOllY ISLAND--Foggy, calm; baro meter. 30.1 : temperature. Jt: aea obscured. DEAD TREE POt NT Barometer. 29.- 82; temperature. 28. 1 DULL HARBOR Cloudy, light aotlth-least wind: barometer. 29 08; temperature. 40; light '! 8 Pm- lpmcr rrinr iiiitwrt In MUlbank Sound. aouthbound: 8 p.m. apoke ateamer Vojln 'ii.n vnmuver for Yokohama. 500 (mllea from Vancouver. NOON' DIOBY ISLAND Clear, calm: barorne. ... nin- tFmnrrsture. 38: sen smooth; kll " 1 I. r.l.l. r.Fr out aOUth V B .111 lir.fi' i v. ... - r Ihnnnrt? oa ajn. Princess Mary paascd out aouthbound. DEAD TREE POINT Barometer, to .cm, temperature. 45. BUIX 1 1 ARBOR Clear, fresh outheat lalnd; barometar. 2P.02; temperature. 47. Wheat B.C. Silver .. Consolidated Duuwell Olacler Oladstone . . . Oranby Independence Indian Premier Porter Idaho Silver Crest . Richmond . . Coatt Copper iXCHANGK Bid. Aaked 1.40 1.72 1-80 243.00 1.42 143 .10!, .IHi .28 JO 3U0 33.00 .1114 M 2.19 .n',4 ,oa',i .oH ,14 .18 800 8.73 ; VICTOIUA, Feb. tl. Where the two political parties of British Columbia atand on the proposed construction of the West Coast Road waa revealed In the Legislature Thuraday when Reginald Hayward. Conservative. Victoria, ex plained why Oonserratlves at their Kam- I loop convention had not endorsed this ; project. Sneaking In the budget dsbate. Mr ; Hayward pointed put that the govern jment waa taking active atepa towarda the construction of a highway along the Weat Coast of Vancouver bland, lie claimed that he had mentioned the de-alribUlty of the road at tbe Kamloojn Conservative convention, I j 'Did the convention endcrae the road?" asked Hen. J. D. MacLean. minister ot finance. I lir. Hayward admitted that the con. i vent Ion had not pasied any re'olution on the subject an admlsalon which drew laughter from the Liberal benehe. The Vtctcrla member contended, however 'that the convention could not lay down la detailed road grjpram. When It was pointed out that tbe convention had formally endorsed the building of a road acroai the northern aectlsn of the pro. vine to Prince Rupert. Mr. Hsyward explained that this wa an outstanding pro. Jegton. which work had "been dane and 'th convention had felt It nereJaary to support the scheme. He charged that the government's plan to build the I West Coast Road was n attempt to (capture seven seat on Vancouver la land. He added that he had urged this road for many year and would support the achem now. TIIOOI'S UILI. LlMl Ml Mill.l MONDAY SHAKOHAt, Peb. 2. The transport Takllwa arrived today from Hong Kong with the second battalion of the Durham Light Infantry. The aecond battalion of the Gloucestershire regiment arrived later In tlie day. It la planned to land troop here on Monday. mam HANSON LANDS ! BOOM contract! 1 UK iii'NiiiiKii riK( i:s or 1100M STK KS WILL IlLIJI IKK Tlllll i; Tlt.tlNs TO MOIK With order already In hand and the arrival during the week of an ord-r for five hundred pieces of 20-foot boom stick, timbering on the lower Skcen will be hitting a lively clip during the nixt few months, aays the Interior New. The order for boom sticks comes from eastern paper mills and calls far very large timber. Through the middle of these from end to end a hole la drilled and the log connected by a heavy chain, and the log must ride a specified height above water to permit of towing pulp timber through the stormy lakes. The alzc of these boom stick will permit of only tlx pieces to a .railway flat car, and It will thus require eighty four car to move this one order to the East. Mr. llsnson received the order during hi present visit to the south. The order will be filled from the stand of big timber In the holdings of the company around Hanall, and a large number of men will be put at work to hurry the work along In ex. pectatlon of further order. 1',i ' The Eaat Is now looking to B C. for more and more big 'timber. 1 ' Before Premier Baldwin decldea to go to the country on a curb-the-unlon policy a some of hi follower are urging, he wilt probably' consider the various stages of ".legislation which have given British trade unions their pre sent strength, and the fact that many Government thought granting these concessions good political strategy. Idle fumir work hard. IsHilslHsH i CORDON McCREAOE, explorer, who Is at the bead of an expedition to Abyssinia and the head water of th N:le. They will go to the rrench SomalUand. to AbxsnUVlato investigate the lesterrl of the Ark of the Covenant, BUILDINGS FALL DOWN CALKXIC-O AMI MEXKWLI VISITED WITH MltlltL KAKTIKH AKES Till" MOKNlNd ni.K.MCll, lalllnrnla. Irb. It. The IiiiktI.-iI Valley, tletlm of damaging mrtliquakri. on New Year' Day, was lotted a 5a III tlili inirnlng hv tremors vtlilrli. In Mime Inotanres, are rexirted to hate brn more Kerne I hit 11 tlioe on New Year's. In Calexlru. a number of build-Ill's preilotivly damaged, toppled o ft. Mexlrull, In Mexlro, nrroH the border. suTlcrrd two severe iliurkt nhlle LI C'riitrn ami UniHley. near Calexliit, rrported liravy sliMk. There were no raualtles anil little iii.itrrljl damage done. CHARGES DUBBED PRINCE RUPERT Northerivand Central, British Columbia's Newspaper PRINCE RUPEIVTv- B.C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1927 ALBERTA WANTS SOCIAL REFORM NAT f OVAL fOl'MIL Of UOMKV WAIT ON fjUVKKNMENT AMI AKK FOR Lt(;ltUTION Quested that the committee made a study of the experiences of the old country In this regard and bring their findings to him. The request that homesteads be granted to women on the same terms aa to men, v. hen Alberta la given her natural resources, was left, with the promise that the desire would be con side red. In- response to the request for uniform school books government re presentatives felt that uniform text books throughout Canada were a yet n Impossibility. 4 (OAsTdl Altll OIHC EItS AND Kl'M Kt'NNERS HAVE tltlllT IN TK1SCO IUY san prancisco. reb. 12. Two thousand cases of assorted liquors, valued at 100.000 on board a barge towed by a launch, together with two ve- sets valued at 25,0OO were seized j-esteaday following a fight In 'lower San Francisco Bay between the crew of the coastguard pat. rol boat 28X and a gang of smuggler convoying the liquor. UTTERLY FALSE SMITHERS IS IN ( Illl HKDN S .till SOCIETY OK VAN- (OlVLIl INllMiN ANT AT STATE. MKNTS MADE lll l (llti: I'l III.1C AtTfH NTS COMMITTEE as a T VANCOUVER, Pcb. 12. Declaring that ' a great many of the charges" made against A. II. Haiyia, superintendent of the home of the Children Aid Society n Vancouver before the public account tmmlttee by Thomas Menzlcs, provin ce.! superintendent for neglected child ren, yere "either utterly false or half truths," a meeting of the board of dl rectors of the Children's Aid Society last night decided to send a special com mittee to Victoria to meet the public accounts committee and answer the allega tions ar.d, at the same time, demand a proper public investigation by the leg lslature. WEATHER REPORT. v Prince Rupert roggy. calm, temp. 34, .Terrace.-Clear. calm, temp. 28. - vRosswood. Clear, calm, temp. 29, Alyaiuh. Cludy. calm, temp. 27. Alice Arm. Clear, calm, temp. 26. Anyox. roggy. calm, temp. 28. Stewart. Clear, calm, temp. 22. Hazel ton .Cloudy, windy, temp, 30. Telegraph Creek. Cloudy, calm, temp. 14. Smlther. roggy. calm, temp. 22. Burn Lake. Tg, calm, .temp. 13. Whltehorse. Clean calm, temp. 6. Dawson, Cloudy, calm temp. S. Port Selkirk 4 belowi'-Oiu .Up ascertain whether the province has Jurisdiction. In regard to the desired amendment to the Jury Act to allow women to alt In, criminal ca.ses, Mr. Hoadley explained the dlfflculty of finding women to sit on Juries at all. and doubted whether the women who wished to alt on criminal Juries would FAVOR OF ROAD NTLKIOK ItOAItli Ol' TRADE ENDORSES INTEUritOVINCIAI. PROJECT WITH START AT Kt PERT END At a meeting of the Smlther Board of Trade this week the directors went on record as favoring the Idea of a Cen tral B.C. highway from Jasper to Prince Rupert, and a resolution will be for. I A, warded to alt other boards of trade and to government leader and officials urg. Ing that the undertaking be completed at the earliest possible date. The reso lution put special stress on the lower Skeena end as a unit and cslls upon the government to make an Immediate reconnaissance and aurvey to locate the best poaslble route to be followed In the section from Prince Rupert estward. A letter from the Prince Rupert to Prince Oeorge Road Association, a new society, was before th meeting, but It was decided to obtain some information on routes Involved in their demands be. fore taking any action. Meantime the voice of the Smlther Board of Trade fa vored adopting a complete road plan rather than a aln;l3 unit, although In the urgency of the situation at Prince Hupert the' Smlther board urged an early start on the western unit of the Central B.C. highway. Some people think she should now 'spell bef same suzaune xengien. Circulation 1468 Sales 453 services were held at 2.30 pjn. at Nunn ti Thomsons chapel. Rev. C. C. Owen Boston Grill Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least. I'hone 457. Price Five .Cents UTCHERS' FEUD ENDS IN BLOODSHED ' AT. vm W r W - 1 a Ww t k (. f a. m . ara - mm w -aa. a . an. . .M. a va s UK LtAULK tUKtLAUld tAKLY ELtlUVN IN fKU VlNLh i ... r r . n . XTnunnirrnn ooiev rreaicis LOmest ." aulltur WW Tote Pace MiAin CONSERVATIVES Space 6 Months' Tim 1' TOIUA. February 12. A rrcdiction that the government ng a general election on the province thin summer wa ic legislature yesterday by R. II. Pooley, Con.crvativ f! v There was no other explanation for the budget state-ual by Hon. Dr. J. D. McLean, minister of finance, the -ho opttoition contended, "I don't like to suggest that vr deliberately falsifietl the accounts," Mr. Pooley said, no; to how he expects to get away -with such a compilu only one excuse. An election is in the wind and the ,KMl(tll"K IIICIIWAY INTO PRINCE lit PERT HI T TI K.N DOWN VAX- COl'tEK IM-AMt PROJECT ej II AY WARD KX PLAINS Two Men Killed and Two Injured as Sequel to Business Troubles Which Extended Over 3 Years ROCHESTER, New York, February 12.A butchers' feud, ex- tending over three years, ended here today with two of the rivals edmonton. reb. 12 Representing dcadi two injured anej jiarry Gordon held on a double murder charge, the Provincial executive of the National T d f tfc , tfc , tUI certain Council of Women, a delezatn waited , . , . . . , , . t , l business difficulties, Gordon started out last night armed with two upon the government of Albert, and and killed Katz and Sam Toltz, business rivals; placed before it a number of petition, pistob Harry poisi-which were discussed with Hon. Oeorge jbly fatally injured Morris Klash, a close friend, and slightly wound-Hoadley. acting premier. Hon. J. r.jcd another man. Lymbura, attorney-gcnaral, and Hon. R.i All were butchers. O. Reld. !. - . BrkLr- FUNERAL OF MRS. HOCKIN C AM hJi A RR AMfH presfed think for the amendment to! llflP I IDPCI V ATTCMnrri ViXl"Xlll, iJAlilllVll the Dower Act. and for the amendment j TTnJ LAIYULujI rtl ILllULil to the Mother' Pension Act passed at' the last session of the legislature. Tbe 1 Large AMtemblage at Itltrt for Prince amendment provide fcr the mlfe of a husband who Is unable to support his famUy by reason of prolonged total disability through sickness and accident Mr Lymburn was strongly in lavor at the principle behind tbe propo&ed Rupert Daily In Yanmuter Testified to tMeem In Which lie Was Held (Vancouver Province) Friends and relative attended the funeral of Mr. Mary Ethel Hockln. wife, I . 'nf Jnhn kl Hnrkin. farmer resident of reguter at a hotel laueiy a man anai" " lfe. and wUl look Into the matter to .. NATION LEAGUE HOLDS MEETING hill UEOItUE E. FOSTER Is ELECTED RESIDENT HKITlSH COLl'MISIA .MEN ON CENTRAL COMMIT TEE RESOLUTION PASSED officiated, and Interment ; waa In the OTTAWA. Teh. 12. Sir George Poster Masonic cemetery. Burnaby. was re-elected president of the league Pallbearers were W. L. McLaughlin. 0f Nation Society of Canada at the an-r. S. Crowe. W. S. Beverldge. i. A. nui meeting yesterday. Those elected Brltton. D. W. Atkln and E. A. Ball, to the central committee ln;ludad Mr. A profusion of floral tribute were justice Denl Murphy of Vancouver. Mr. be to one Jdealred. Mr..Lrnburnre4.reC8lTed- Irom frtend of. the deceased juatlc McPhUllps of Victoria. ad,Prof, lu iue aij sua itvui rnucr oujwu. a Howard or Vancouver. native of Prince Edward Island. Mrs. The following resolution was adopted: Hockln had resided In this city for "That it 1 the opinion of the Society fourteen years. OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL EMiLtSII LEAUIE Dltlslon I. Arsenal 1. Leeds United 0. Blackburn Rovers 2, Leicester City 1. Bolton Wanderers 0, Aston Villa 2. Bury 3, Birmingham 1. -Derby County 4. Burnley 1. Everton 0. Liverpool 1. ' Huddersfleld 4. Wednesday 3. Manchester United 1, Cardiff City 1. Sheffield United 2. NewcasUe 1. Sunderland 2. West Ham United 3. West Bromwlch 3, Tottenham 0. Division II. Blackpool 3 Portsmouth 0. Bradford City 0. Preston I. ' Clapton 2. Notts County I. Fulham 1. Chelse 2. Orlmsby 2, Oldham 3. Mlddlesboro 2. Wolverhampton 0. Notts Forest 3. Bam&ley. 1, Port Vale 0, Hull City 0. Reading 4, Darlington 2.' Southampton 6. South Shields 2. Swansea 1, Manchester City 3. SCOTTISH I.EAO Rift Division 1. v Clyde I. Dunfermline 1. Cowdenbeath 0. St. Johnstone 1. Dundee 1. Celtic 2. Falkirk 2. Hearts 1. Hamilton Academicals 2. Aberdeen 0. Hibernians 3, Partlck 2. Kilmarnock 4, Alrdrleonlans 2. Morton 0, Motherwell 3. Queen'a Park S, Dundee United 3. Rangers 4, St. Mlrren 0. MAN KILLED UNDER J. Ferguson Ibises 111 Life ami Wll- . Hum Mrlntyre. Aged tX Charged , With Manslaughter VANCOUVER, Teb. 12. Pinned be- quern Cluirloltr Islands Massett Inlet Awun Day I'nehurtered Rok. 'that Canada, as a member of the League of Nation should accept the principle of submitting all questions upon which disputes arise with other j nations to the International Court cs- jtabtlshed by the League." GRAIN SHIPPED ! AT VANCOUVER SOME .MILLION' IUSIIELS OF WHEAT MOVED THIS WEEK FROM ! SOtTIIERN' PORT j r VANCOUVER. Feb. 12. Grain leadings . 'from this pert during the week were as follows: Italy Maru, for Genoa, 276.410 bushels. A. L. Kent, for Avonmouth. 18.ES7 bushels. Canadian Seigneur, for London, 218.076 bushels. I Wltram, for the continent, 93,331 i bushel. ' Pacific Maru. for Shanghai. 133,834 . , bushels. ' Africa Maru. for Shanghai. 00.067 bushels. . Toyama Maru, fcr Yokohama, 3.313 bushels: for Kobe, 1,637 bushels. Yoko Maru. for Koke. 66,637 bushels;. for Lamoya, 33,333 bushels. Paris Maru, for Tslng Tao, li.833 bushels. Coya. for Catla?. 74.066 bushels. Flour shipped to the Orient during January totalled 74.447 bushels: 10.337 bushels for the United Kingdom or continent: 841 bushels for Australia, and 4.591 busrfels for other parts. AUTO IN VANCOUVER 'mew PAMfTDM nLi if wiiUiiui IN VANCOUVER ntath the wreckage of an overturned DOMINION ItltlDUE CO. ESTAHLIsll. automobile In the east end last night. I Mi 11 RANCH AT sol TI1EUN POUT A. J. Ferguson was almost Instantly WILL EMPLOY 30 OR 100 killed. William MCIntyre. aged 23, the, MEN ' alleged driver of the car. was arrested ' and formally charged with man- VANCOUVER, Feb. 12. Th Dominion slaughter. Bridge, Co., with headquarter In Mon- notice to Mariners uelt- in caiaoiiBM pum. ncro at Icost of $300,000, It wa announced yea- 'terday by Sherwood Lett, member of the legal firm which negotiated th purchase of a site In th False Creek Industrial area from the B.C. Electric Position. 1.4 cables 204 deg. (3. 3 dog. Railway Co. Machinery for the first E. mag.), from the southwest point of I unit of the plant, which will have .a phe small 73-foot high Island southwest j permanent payroll of between fifty and of Wlah Island. Latitude N. S3, deg. 39' 34". Longitude W. 132 deg. 30' 23" taken from Canadian Hydrographlc Survey chart No, 303 (Edition, March, 1932). Heights Dries 4 feet. Rock bottom. one hundred men, la now enroute here. Raw material wilt be fabricated In Van couver for all work secured by the company. In Western Canada , Advertise In ths Daily jNew