25
TAXI
Boston
Grill
and
Ambulance
Servico
Anywhere
-at
Anytime
Stand;
Exchange
Huildlng
MATT
VIDECIC,
Prop.
VOL.
XVII
No.
23.
rnrnni
SANDIT
ROBS
OREGON
BANK
tNMtsKI.il
IIN
Hll
41111
ALONE
AMI
IX.
M.l
U
till
IILTHLKN
gltl.lHMI
AND
Ili.lHNl
AT
iLoitiiNt
i:
Et.'QENE
Oregon.
Jan.
26.
The
:
r.neo
State.
Bank
at
Florence.
Ore-wm
robbed
lat
yesterday
alter-a
by
a
lone
unmasked
bandit
wh
between
ten
and
twelve
thousand
:,.r:
Ml
Harriet
Wealheraon.
the
'
.ier
who
waa
alone
In
the
bank
at
time
waa
locked
in
a
rault
after
v
rubber
had
taken
all
the
money
In
i
She
wa
unabl
to
liberate
ner-
If
until
(he
nad
been
in
the
vault
r.rjy
an
hour.
;rey
liberals
FORM
COUNCIL
B
t.AKKNKIi
IIUIIIMI
I'AUTY
M
T1LIW
M',W
M1.IT
LONDON,
Jan
att.
-Viscount
Orey
and
Bit
Acquithlan
colleagues
who
acceded
m
Dsvld
Lloyd
Oeorge'a
Liberal
or-
ImiKatton.
have
formed"
neW
'Liberal
rouncll,"
Thla
council
will
include
all
Liberals
who
refute
to
acknowledge
woyd
Oeorge'a
leadership.
wra
arty
wm
De
president
of
the
&ew
group,
which
will
maintain
Ita
own
fparate
organisation.
It
la
declared
the
movement
docs
not
Imply
formation
of
hew
party.
In
effect,
however.
It
la
pother
bleak
in,
the
weak
Liberal
party.
I'UIM'K
IHIIIlT
VSSI-K4
I
VICTORIA,
January
2A,-.TIie
Bupreme
ui
Aiiize
w
111
sit
In
Prince
nu-
pm
on
June
15
and
at
Prince
tteorge
"t'kri.,
UlWtiH
tff
pA
Will
atajt
lc4lt
UUa
aUn-ooa
far
the
United
Klntdam
or
ton-
iieent.
ftM.'A(
at
anchor
In
the
barbar
la
the
big
Brltltb
motonhlp
King
Jamea.
Capt.
Uth.
which
amred
at
730
o'elock
lat
Jtht
frm
the
OiUiit.
With
bar
atubby
.Mnatl
tfpicil
of
the
internal
com
butt
loo
thlp.
the
King
James
la
a
type
of
Jaat
had
not
prtrtotuly
.been
m
a.
hta
port.
Her
aubttantlal
lines
do
not
prevent
her
from
being
what
might
be
wiled
a
handaome
ship
for
she
1
pre-
'jtMy
the
finest
looking
freighter
that
has
ever
dropped
anchor
here.
She
will
load
tor
the
United
Kingdom
or
Tl.e
King
Jamea
Is
powered
with
Internal
combustion
engines
and
la
400
:eet
In
length
with
a
beam
of
69
feet.
She
has
a
regtitered
tonnage
of
9129
tons
and
a
gras
tonnage
of
6.008
tons.
She
was
buUt
In
Glasgow
by
O.
and
W.
Henderson
and
Co.
Ltd..
and
the
engines
ere
built
by
Harlan
and
Wolf.
The
ship
la
already
lined.
Thla
morning
at
11
o'clock,
the
Japanese
ship.
Ycgen
Maru.
arrived
from
Nagasaki.
Japan,
after
an
uneventful
voyage
across
the
Pacific.
Practlque
completed
with
despatch,
the
yewl
by
inn
o'clock
waa
moored
at
the
ocean
dock-
where
she
will
be
lined
preparatory
to
starting
to
load.
She
will
take
on
itain
here,
going
to
Vancouver
to
com-
lete
with
lumber
for
the
Orient.
NORTH
OKANAGAN
Wheat
Dunwell
Qlacler
Independence
.
for
yen.
or
so.
CONSERVATIVES
NAME
CANDIDATE
VEItNON.
Jan.
28.
At
the
district
convention
yestcrdsy.
W.
F.
Kennedy.
president
ot
the
Vernon
Board
of
Tiade.
was
chosen
Conservative
candi
date
to
contest
North
Okanagan
in
a
by-election
to
choose
a
member
to
succeed
the
late
A.
O.
Cochrane.
Con
servative,
who
died
last
month.
Mr.
Kennedy
Is
a
member
of
the
firm
of
Nell.
Cyderman
Kennedy.
Ltd..
a
garage,
transier,
cern.
wood
and
coal
con-
VANCOUVER
KXCUANfJi:
Bid.
1.4l,
1.54
.lOVi
12
Asked.
22,
W
Porter
Idaho"
Mir
.13;
'
Victoria
1,8
nlKhmnnil
.131s
.1"
Coast
Copper
1.58
.11
12,
8.73
Wllhelmshaven.
North
Sea
port
once
harboring
the
largest
garrison
In
Oer-many.
has
only
70,000
inhabitants
left
of
Its
pre-war
population
of
120,000.
e
LEGISLATURE
ON
vl
VH'TOUIA,
Jan.
!.
The
u.hNer)
iHmril
if
the
Furiiirrs'
Inlltutr
of
HrllMi
Ctilumlild
In
anniiul
rmnrii-Hull
here
Urrldnl
to
gather
data
on
tlip
rriiirt
of
rertiiln
lnlllulr
In
the
rranrol
ami
Outva
l.aWr
area
of
On
Ira
I
llrltlh
('oluinlilu,
for
a
reilirl
to
sir
Henry
Tlmrntiin.
president
of
Hie
Ciiiitullan
National
lull-wiji,
for
an
rliht-nillr
rtrnliu
from
the
t'.N'.IL
to
I
lie
eaMern
end
of
IranioN
like.
In
unlrr
In
gjte
nr
to
that
aren
dlrrrt.
Frnm
Prime
(Irorje
tame
rr-I
nest
fur
flriilon
of
trlrphonr
srr-the
eut
of
that
ill).
An
el
fort
mIU
lie
made
to
extemt
the
ereumery
lmliwe-
at
Vunilrr-limit
and
(urnrl,
oirratrd
under
protlnrlul
inanacrnirnt,
In
order
tu
handle
egj,
a
U
dme
by
Mime
prliate
irnnnrry
xrnlurrv
TY-COBB
SAYS
HE'S
COMING
BACK.
1927
FUND
ENQUIRY!
AIWOI
KMIENT
OS
qiXsTION
TAKEN
TILL
MOMIAV
TONIC
AMI
IJKIT
MAY
I
NITi:
ON'
LLNK
OF
ACTION
VI3TORIA.
Jan.
2.
Peaceful
agre-
.
nasi
between
the
two
sides
of
the
log
s-lature
on
the
tofm
of
the
proposed
tu
vritljallen
Into
campaign
tunda
foreshadowed
In
the
House
on
Thursds)
j
when
tbe
debstc
on
tbe
subvert
wat
.djowraod
until
Mmday
on
the
under-'
tantticf
that
It
would
be
deflrute:
lifporod
of
that
day.
Indication
that
tbe
dtscuulon
of
con
;
rfu
lions
to
tbe
fuad
of
political
par-
.!
u
soon
to
cease
oaase
first
froaa
Oarg
A.
7alkcm.
Provincial
member
fm,Rlchojl.?aul
Oref.
who
aald
h.
tmatrstood
ctee
chngt
rn-
proposals
stm
eon
tem
pitted
A
franker
suggestion
of
similar
natuie
oarae
from
OapL
Ian
Mtekenxie.
Libera:
meamber
for
Vancouver,
who
moved
adjournment.
Bith
autesv.
Capt.
Msckenale
aatd.
wete
anklous
fcr
an
enquiry
and,
differed
merely
on
the
torn
tt
would
lake.
A
unanimous
decision
on
Mondsy
would
be
a
svonderful
conclusion
to
the
debate
he
declared.
The
origins
motion
Disced
belt
re
the
House
and
moved
by
P.
A.
Browne.
Labor
member
for
Burnaby.
called
f.or
the
appointment
of
a
Royal
Commissi?
to
investlgste
campaign
fund
contributions.
The
government,
through
Attorney
Oeneral
A.
M.
Manasn,
offered
an
amendment
suggesting.
Instead,
'.hst
a
Houv-
committee
examine
the
evidence
adduted
befare
the
customs
commission
and
rerraunend
to
the
legislature
the
course
It
should
follow.
The
amendment
also
commits
the
government
to
the
opinion
thst
legislation
ahoutd
be
paased
this
aesslon
dealing
with
the
collection
of
campaign
funds
by
political,
parties,
both
provincial
and
federal,
in
British
Columbia.
EXTEND
ROAD
TO
FRANCOIS
I'AHMCKk
INHTITI'TK
t'ONVl'.N-TION
AT
MCTOHIA
1
1
i:lts
rilOIMSAL
Kill
KAII.VVAY
BE
HIS
BEST
YEAR
ATLANTA,
Cla..
Jan,
28.
Ty
Cobb
announced
today
that
he
would
return
to
the
baseball
diamond
this
year
tor
what
he
believed
would
be
his
"best
.
t
-
i
veat
r
fit
rnm
urrpti
n
murii
irn
ft...
rVtirir
miiTiTPrrr
i
a
wh-
-
hangs'.
He
said
that
he
had
not
decided
tenced
to
rang
only
the
sentence
wher.fi
he,
would
play.
I
1
PRINCE
WILUAU
OP
BWEDEK
ai
nvlng
on
S3.
Trance
la
New
Tork
on
January
S.
with
tbe
Intention
of
giving
a
series
of
lectures
on
his
trsvels
and
hunt
expedition
in
ml
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
PMNCE
ItUPEKT,
B.C.,
FJ'IDAY,
JANUAUY
28,
1027
..u
.
MILL
BUILDING
AT
DUTHIE
MINE
IMI'OIITANT
IIKVELOr.MKNT
r04EfT
It
ALnKAIlY
IMIKK
WAY
AT
-;tOMIlS(l
III
lON
UtY
MOINTAIN
PUtlPCIITY
With
all
tbe
bright
promise
of
a
greatly
Increased
force
at
tbe
mine
It-stU,
and
the
prospects
of
other
companies
being;
attracted
by
the
enlarged
operations
J.
Y.
Duthle
has
backed
up
his
premise
of
two
months
sgo
and
a
start
waa
made
thla
week
in
connection
with
tbe
establishment
if
a
mill
at
the
Duthle
.
mine
aays
the
Interior
News.
Some
of
the
machinery
for
the
additions
baa
already
arrived
and
all
Is
activity
as
tesms
and
trucks
work
on
hauling
lumber
and
other
supplies
necessary
fcr
the
building
and
tbe
Increased
force
to
be
employed.
J.
U.
Turner
left
this
week
for
Seat
tle
where
he
will
consult
with
Mr.
Duthle
on
the
plans
for
the
milt
site
sod
other
details,
and
until
be
returns
no
details
will
be
available.
During
his
last
visit
to
Smlthers
Mr.
Duthle
expressed
his
pleasure
with
the
prozreas
and
results
achieved
at
tbe
other
request
was
for
the
amending
of
the
fisheries
regulations
so
thst
Japanese
citizens
or
other
foreigners
a
ho
served
be
accorded
the
same
rights
aa
ether
ex-eervlce
men.
CUSTOMS
PROBE
I
IS
IN
CALGARY
ATTOtlNKV
(IKM.IIAI,
OP
Al.tlr'.KTA
I
AKS
TIIT
CONSOUOATLU
KX-
j
poiiTLitH
iittAM
ii
at
ii:i:mk
I
UK
I'LOMIO
IIOWN
CALOARY.
Jan.
33.
-It.
A.
8mlth.
ap-
j
pearlng
for
the
attorney
general
ot
At-
berta,
this
morning
submitted
his
pro
vince's
case
at
the
opening
ct
the
customs
commission's
session
here.
He
requested
that
the
commission
forward
a
recommendation
to
the
minister
of
customs
to
close
d)wn
operations
ot
tho
Fernle
branch
of
the
Consolidated
Exporters
Corporation
In
British
Columbia
as
being
undesirable
from
the
point
of
view
ot
the
Alberta
authorities.
ST.
GODDARD
WINS
DERBY
IHI
I
in
MILLS
IIV
1MMI
M.tllill
IN
It
JHH
KS
AMI
S7
MINL'TKS
.
TIIK
PAS
Jan.
SK.
KmlL
St.
(iwlilard
nun
thr
annual
Hug
Derby
jeterday
lien
lie
ronuilctril
the
third
nnd
l.it
fortv-mllf
run
In
three
hourt
and
fUlj-four
mlnuteo.
thu
)MTlormlnf
the
ont
hundred
ami
twenty
mile
dl-tunee
In
eleten
liouri
mid
tnrnt)een
minute.
t:rl
llr)ilte,
who
wm
Keiund,
did
Hie
total
dl-tsnre
In
eleven
hour
and
fllty-l
minute
while
Lri
St,
(mldanl.
who
HnMied
eioiid
In
e-tenia)'
lap.
on
third
place
In
the
total
ilManre
which
he
cmerrd
In
twelte
hour
and
four
miniates
II.
Olenk.v
ami
fhrty
Kuwlrk
trailed
fourth
and
fifth.
New
Record
in
Salmon
Pack
Was
Made
on
This
Coast
During
Past
i
v
Season,
Official
Figures
Show
VANCOUVER.
January
28.
The
almon
pack"
for
British
Col
umbia
during
1926
established
a
new
record
of
2.1505.000
cases
as
compared
with
the
previous
records
of
1,747,500
cases
in
1924
and
.
.
.
.
.
I
1.
I
1
1...
tU..
IJW..t..J
.1...
i.yzd.iizu
in
lazu
uccoruinir
to
injures
lssuvu
oj
me
Himtusa
b-i
partment.
The
pack
In
District
No.
2
was
as
follows!
Skeena
River
Queen
Charlotte
Islanda
'Nsas
River
Cases.
407,500
373.600
8J.700
Rivera
Inlet
.........
Bella
Coola-Kltnsqult
tmlth'a
Inlet
Remainder
i..
Circulation
1528
Sales
471
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
with
newly
laid
dancing
floor,
for
hire.
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN.
The
latest
and
best
for
the
least.
Phone
457.
Price
Vive
Cents
BRITISH
PROPOSALS
IN
CHINESE
TROUBLE
MADE
KNOWN
four
Big
Ocean
Carriers
Here
Today
Mark
Opening
of
Epoch
in
History
of
Prince
Rupert
Japanese
freighter,
heavy
with
grain,
ready
GREEiVIENT
IN
5ai
bruisii
snip
starting
to
loaa
ana
fine
motor
vessel
waiting
fourth
boat
lining
I
r
M
r
Rupert
put
on
the
aiipect
of
a
real
port
this
morning.
To
.
m
I
Ui
tour
oi
jr
ocean
carrier
in
me
naruor
at
once
preseniea
a
scene
a
i.k.v
unprecedented
in
the
history
of
a
place
the
progress
of
tin
h
has
not
always
kept
pace
with
the
hopes
of
its
citizens.
It
ju:
have
been
good
for
the
souls
of
many
iople
who
have
long
tp
up
their
ton
fid'
a
e
though
conditions
often
seemed
hardly
to
it
Today
mny
go
down
in
the
annals
of
the
city
as
one
of
i'-'
ort
fur
truly
it
marks
the
opening
of
an
epoch,
the
end
Win
h
cannot
be
foreseen.
The
opening
of
grain
shipping
through
thla
port
hid
already
put
uev
heart'
OLITICAL
BODY
IDEA
IS
BEATEN
-iOIIIIIITIONITM,
IIV
IIEAVs
tOlt.
HtXIUMl
AT
IMNtl.N.-THIS
NOT
11)
OUOANI.E
IX
THAT
mVMIt
VANCOUVER.
Jan
34
Thaw
win
be
t:
-cri-.a
political
rgauUMtmi
of
Sri'
s
c
ojmbia
prohitrttkmleu
It
wm
Wedded
by
en
overwhtim.ng
vote
at
the
pr
ronnUjr.
ol
prohlbt-
uiu:,u
w;,
n
la
being
held
here
with
eprese:
.
a..
rrwn
ai:
fria
oi
im
rovln:c
Rc
w
w.
m.
late
secre-
tty
of
thn
Bnttsh
Columbia
PrchlW-
Bon
Auociai.xn
in
a
-ummunicauon.
iv'.szi
against
political
iirasimurtionM
lid
a:x
tbe
secretary
!
the
AJtxna
toh;!j;:iin
Association
and
W.
D.
yley,
MX
A,
Winnipeg
i
Tht
secretary
of
tbe
Ant
I
-Saloon
ague
ot
Washington.
DC
.
In
a
Utter.
elated
Kmc
f
tut
misfortune
writer)
te
ihe
p.
'-
of
ue
Prohibition
Party
s
II
:ed
B;ate'.
Into
all
but
todays
evidence
of
what
ii
mean
intensified
that
spirit.
At
noon,
two
veascle
were
moored
n
the
elevator.
The
Suzuki
Une
freights
seine
XUra.
heavy
with
eargo
ot
9
.OCX.
a
of
whest.
was
awaiting
the
beats.
32
of
pUot
In
erdrr
to
clear
to.
ihanfhal.
The
Scottish
ahtp.
Innertm
tad
moved
In
her
berth
earlier
In
the
Concessions
Will
Be
Called
For
in
Parley
with
Canton
Minister
LONDON'.
January
28.
Proposals
that
Charge
d'Affaires
O'Malley
has
been
aathoried
to
make
to
Foreign
Minister
Chen
at
Hankow
are
understood
to
embrace
terms
for
the
complete
surrender,
eventually,
of
British
concessions
throughout
China.
.It
13
not
known
here
whether
the
proposals
have
actually
been
handed
to
Chem
yet
but
it
is
expected
they
will
be
made
public
soon.
The
British
have
been
most
careful
in
the
discussion
with
Chen
to
state
that
identical
terms
will
be
made
with
other
Chinese
authorities,
namely
the
Pekin
government,
thus
preventing
the
im
pression
that
Britain
recognizee
the
Can-
.bnese
government
aa
the
responsible
authority
In
China.
Japan
and
other
Interested
powers
are
being
kept
In
touch
with
the
progress
ot
0Ualley'a
parley
with
Chen.
CANADA'S
PAKTICIPATIOX
OTTAWA.
Jan.
23.
"Tell
me
where
the
rumor
came
from
and
I
will-
talk
to
ycu
about
It."
remarked
Premier
King
last
night
with
reference
to
the
report
that
Canada
waa
being
secretly
sounded
out
on
the
question
of
mill-
participation
In
Chinese
aflalra.
mine
and
atatcd
that,
provided
condt-
"
"
c
,our
tlon.
were
maintained
until
1M7
a
fe
0SoIK
t
Africa.
He
wa
ets
without
royal
I
the
hill
and
at
thla
point
the
new
eon
pomp
centra
tor
will
be
established.
Canadian
Legion
Approves
of
Fishing
Licenses
Being
Given
Japanese
Who
Did
War
Service
WINNIPEG.
January
28.
Sir
Percy
Lake
of
Victoria
was
re-
elected
by
acclamation
yesterday
as
president
of
the
Canadian
Le
gion.
British
Empire
Service
League.
The
executive
committee
for
the
ensuing
year
includes
Col.
F.
Albertson
of
Victoria,
British
Col
umbia's
representative.
A
resolution
was
passed
requesting
the
Secretary
or
btate
to
grant
certificates
of
naturaliation
to
all
applicants
of
Japanese
extraction
who
served
in
the
Canadian
Expeditionary
Forces
while
an
sessional
business
was
under
discus-
It
Is
understood
that
the
latest
oil
M
statement
to
make.
He
dismissed
!
flotation
process
will
"be
Installed
and
i
Wth
a
smile
questions
concerning
thr
;
thst
the
first
crushing
unl5.wUlhaTe
.a
jpoibjuty
oj.
Canada
.being
-ambrolled
eapaeity
of
fifty
tons
per
day.
jin
the
Chinese
aSalr.
"Why
should
Work
at
the
property
In
recent
he
asked.
"I
really
cannot
say
months
baa
centered
at
a
shaft
from
I
j
which
drifts
have
been
run.
One
of
these
will
break
out
near
tbe
bottom
of
anything
about
It
because
there
Is
nothing
to
say.
It
la
a
clvU
war
between
North
and
South
China
and
to
attempt
to
drag
the
Canadian
government
Into
It
Is
merely
mischief
MATE
Ol"
(1ETS
(llltl
MOLLLEK
SIX
.MONTHS
IIAKII
VICTORIA.
Jan.
28.
Perclval
Warrington,
who
pleaded
guUty
to
the
charge
of
theft
of
liquor
from
the
schooner
Chris
Moeller
of
whtch
be
was
mate
during
the
time
last
month
that
tbe
vessel
was
being
held
here
at
the
recommendation
of
the
customs
commission,
was
sentenced
yesterday
to
six
months'
Imprisonment
with
hard
labor.
FULL
MILITARY
FUNERAL
TO
BE
HELD
TOMORROW
The
funeral
of
the
late
William
O.
llujhes
will
be
held
tomorrow
afternoon
from
the
Presbyterian
church,
the
service
being
conducted
by
Rev.
H.
C.
Fraser.
assisted
by
Rev.
Archdeacon
Rlx.
The
ceremonies
will
be
of
a
full
military
na
ture,
deceased
having
been
a
veteran
of
the
Great
War.
The
Northern
B.C.
Regl
ment
and
the
Canadian
Legion
are
In
charge
ot
arrangements
and
will
have,
a
band
com
nosed
of
members
of
the
Boys'
Band
and
the
Regimental
Band,
aa
well
as
a
firing
party
furnished
by
veterans
ot
the
war.
Interment
will
take
place
In
Falrvlew
cemetery.
DRUG
HAUL
IS
MADE
AT
VANCOUVER
FROM
BIG
EMPRESS
VESSEL
(
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
28.
Thirty-four
leans
of
opium,
valued
at
$7,500.
were
jseUed
aboard
the
C.P.O.S.
Empres
ol
!
Asia
which
arrived,
from
the
Orient
on
Monday.
BIG
INCIvEASeTn""
IMMIGRATION
TO
CANADA
RECORDED
OTTAWA.
Jan,
28.
Immigration
to
amounted
to
103.984
aa
compared
with
184,907
for
1933.
Thla
la
an
Increase
89,200
'of
sixty
per
cent.
75.800
.
18,500
Did
he
die
a
natural
deathf
318.800
Yes,
he
was
run
over
111
the
street.
GRAIN
LOADING
!
AT
VANCOUVER
OVF.lt
.MILLION
IU.HIIF.L.S
OK
WHEAT
MIUTED
TO
VAKIOIS
PARTS
or
tvoKLn
rito.M
mh
tiiekn
POUT
Ol'KlNO
THIS
tt
LICK
VANCOUVER.
Jan.
28.
The
following
gratn
boats
loaded
at
this
port
durtn;
the
present
week:
Kennlt,
for
United
Kingdom
or
con-.Inent,
1765
bushels.
Scntos,
for
Scandinavian.
JportSj
U9.-JS3b"ushels;'
'
T"'
Oroctendyk.
for
Rotterdam,
37J33
bushels;
for
Antwerp.
3733
bushels.
Vulcan
City,
for
Hull,
383,378
bushels.
Nevada,
for
Antwerp.
58,000
bushels,
for
Dunkirk.
56.000
bushels;
for
Havre-Bordeaux,
105.477
bushels,
"
Sllma
City,
for
Avlnmouth.
20,908
bushels;
for
London.
10.453
bushels;
for
"verpool
10
453
bushel.
t
t
:fci
Danish
porta,
14933
bushels.
Hetyet
Maru,
tor
Shanghai.
206338
bushels.
Kurohlma
Maru,
for
Nagoya.
134333
bushels;
for
Yokctuuna.
16.017
bushels.
Korway
Maru.
for
Yokohama,
33333
bushels;
tor
Nagoya,
33333
bushels.
City
ot
Victoria,
for
Yokohama,
56.-000
bushels.
Astoria,
for
Port
ot
Spain,
6.000
bushels.
Rochelle.
for
Buenaventure,
56,000
bushels;
tor
Point
Reyes,
Puerto
Colom
bia,
13.000
bushels.
mSINGMARKET
CATCHES
BEARS
SENSATIONAL
KISE
IN
WIIEELIMl
LAKE
EKIE
COMMON
STOCK
HAS
1IISASTKOIS
TO
STOCK
EXCHANGE
IlEPUESSEKS
NEW
YORK,
Jan.
2S.
Huge
losses
running
into
millions
ot
dollars
wire
suffered
by
"bear"
traders
on
tbe
Stock
Market
today
In
what
appeared
to
be
a
corner"
tn
common
and
preferred
stock
of
the
Wheeling
tt
Lake
Erie
Railway.
A
sensational
jump
ot
11'
polnU
to
63
Vj.
a
new
high
record,
and
thirty-eight
points
above
last
year's
low
price,
occurred
thla
morning
tn
common
whUc
preferred
Jumped,
three
points
to
65.
Ordinarily,
the
spread
between
the
two
issues
is
about
twenty
points
in
favor
of
preferred.
C.
N.
It.
EAKNINtSS
MONTREAL.
Jan.
28.
The
gross
earnings
ot
the
Canadian
National
Railways
for
the
week'
ended
January
14,
1927
were
4,58068.00,
as
compared
with
s4.2J8.540.97
for
the
same
week
of
1926,
an
Increase
ot
$332,427.03
or
eight
per
cent.
FUNEHAl.
NOTICE.
Funeral
Service
for
late
Comrade
William
(Icorjje
Hughes
will
be
conducted
at
the
Presbyterian
Gliurch
tomorrow,
Saturday,
at
2
o'clock.
All
comrades
.of
the
Canadian
Leition
please
attend,