I 5 TAXI nd Ambulance Servlc Anywhere at Anytime nd: Echange IJulldlnf MATT VI DECK. 1 . 's, mmmwmW MVV MWam Z,KY SH kAH HA II HhkY' Evan Fuller. II. Burnett of Terrace is latest , wHoe. under examination, declared luntertobaR Hie Animal at , ,.,., the .site hoaplUl 4U M city prtoon ttoB o4 P"' (Urn In a atralght 4 The third arnwlf i " " ,,c on dutrict during tte vx w - Urnuin ID W wsw vn - . W H Burnett, local bar. .. n .m wha abet It on the : iKr between Oa.pt. CjI-uome and the La kU The animal had . lie lake and Mr. Bur - as It was making a apparently a to year .'9 Pleasure six feet 6 Mid the claws are ot 1 .8 not tlie one which Mr AUard last week. linn m . M nutt YEARS LIQUOR ROBBER and Says he Will ro Straight Aflr ThU VAVCOl'VER. Nov. 4 -Robert Cread. ' ' to ui three yeara In ihe penl -m bv Maglatrate Shaw this morn- :. , narge of complicity In the ) of the Cordova oireev jiquor ' "r n waa aieo aiveu nivu.u hidi;!' in aak you to be lenient ;' mc tur the sake of the wife and 1 'ii. i, crew. "They are the "'if' l.n nfTr If vou will be lc' i" - 1 i. tend to go atralght when Sf ou: of this." CONTRACT TO JOHNCURRIE wcal Concern (liven Job of Mak 'K Kxlcnsive Repairs to 'harf at Port Simpson mo federal department of public n the contract for ttenlve repair! ' the wharf at Port Simpson which been m bad shape for some time, n approach will nrnpticaltv re- m It M unjehsTUt the flgun m T orkooo. yn iofj! MnttaVttqrylAll sUrt the at won as material can be d-"red to the grotlnd. verdictoTmurder returned by jury VAlft ,TF3' Nov- 4 A lct of m murder HUtM or un. " " "turned at the resumed the death of Jamea Craig, 1 -.j,- ajh' i 20. Neteoa. wltneaa aald. never law band on her but he was Insanely Jealous and acted queer, getting up In the middle the night and going out to look for work Year ago. Mra Fuller aald. ber Uuaband developed a mania for aaud- den change of clotbea. sometime ne would appear In a sailor suit aod nome- tUnes as a golfer sad turn up In clotbea more becoming s tramp. Many other ectentrtclUes of aocwed were given to the court by the wltneaa. vkhii:i:iv MIMIMMl There wan a notloea&e lape of pub lic Intereat on the tblrd day oi vnc trial of Earle Nelaon on the charge of murdering Mrs. Emily rauereon ay tranaulatlon. only a handful of women ,. r .11 n. ii... . , wiuim umu f. . r. .iifrt r j 1 1 p nr fife nrniriip in III- liwc icio vi mo uuuitico iii iinr nrl fl IITP eritW fo court I NELSON SANE WlNS'It'EG, November 4. The defense late yesterday played -: , ltrd in a determined battle to save from the allows Karle si,.as Virgil Wilson, of Palo Alto. California, who Is charged a gin e to death Mrs. Emily Patterson on June SO. The . . M 1 I A I . I II. 0 1 I Mat n tne jury tonight wan a vcruici oaiuruav moniuiK. a: tor the crown had completed the examination of the -18 witnesses. J. II. Stitt. defense counsel, delivered a v-L'Ued broadside, a document from the supreme court of . showing that Nelson was at one time confined to a naul institution In the aute of Oal- I Ifornla and the wife of the seemed. who m summoned to tot Und under I the Mm of "Mrs. Miry Funer." Mm. Fuller told of being married to i secured In San Franclaeo on August I or 4 in 1919 She married him under a deception believing W same to be being In waiting at the entrance ot the courtroom. The accused mamiamea n tuual calm. Mra. Catherine Hill, rooming houae keeper of Winnipeg, said that the ac cused had given hU name to her a-' .VoodooU. Detective Alex. Oalder aald that, at ter the us Sal warning. Nelson had given him hta name and Information relating to Identity and relative, It waa brought out that the police were In ponaeulon of document show ing that Nelson at one time had been committed to a:! Insane asylum. Detective Oalder further tentlfled that all those who called at the police station except Jacob Oarber, a secondhand Jealer. had Identified, the prison, oar- ber was not certain. Thomas Barton. salesman, Identi fied a hat as one he had aoia to uir prisoner on June 11. the date of the murder. Definite Indication that an Insanity plea would form the foundation of the defence In the caw was given by James Stltt. senior counsel for the accused. Every one of a doeen witnesses were croM-examlned as to the apparent make-up of the prisoner, their replies varying. One referred to nia eyes as "repelling which seemed to throw out some magnetism." Another described him a "a Jovial and entertaining conversationalist." in s.vt.ws rovi:it A bearded member of the Hutterlte .. ... Win. minnv near neaaingiy. nlpeg. stated that Nelson had told him he was aprry'Bi could not atop the use nf llnuor. He quoiea ncuuu - ing- "Satan has too mucn power uneducated men. I wish I was educated - , i,nfin itiincr BO I COU1U - o th. rhaln of evidence Droug.ii. In during the past two dayi was supple le m.r.ted with a Chain oi that tHey of whom swore al! positively Identified Nelson. . .,. nt Reelna leweller. said I ken Kept Under Observation for Four Months and no Insanity Seen UINMI'K.. Not. 1. IMrnl r-detMr Hat (inxliMrtl IikI.i Ii) he Crown In the IrlJl of Vmtlr Nrloii, elrgri Willi Ihe mdrdrr of .Mr. KmllJ 1'atlrrMtii lit prove Hut the iimii a ultwiltilrly Mine and pU UjIIi noriiul. Dr. A. T. .Mai her of Winnipeg (ieneml llwpllal. Mild he lud r-an.lnrl prNonrr titer n rrliMl of four month anil etery let known lo mrdlral Mlrme had uliottn hhn rf-lelly ane. f'otitatile Donald .MrlUe. ? ttho guarded VelMin In tyinnliieg xIUe atallen. Ietlflrd IhSI oil. June ti ttlille awulllnjf hie' prellmbiary ar-ral(iiinent. NHmiii had aked hint .Imiw lirjiliuulil plead. On (mIuj lit forineil I ha I I lie rontable inulil not oiler ail tire, he uld: "How about lilrmlliig lnmill)T" ' .Mr. I.llllan labia n. aunt of ar-euml. Mini a tlllil) alfrrleil, alil Nelson's mot her dlrtl at Ihe age ( to from jrlIM lukrn from her titulMliil. NrlMin ttlien toiing lud hern Mrurk bv a ftrret car and rtrr liiie hail roniilalned of illrl-ne, hi mndilloii brfimtlng worse a he grew olilrr. At all lime lie regarded Hi child a utterly lr-responsible. nitnr Ur-rlleil early erulbirl-tlr In NrlMiu ttllli allernating u-irr-liiu and rheerfuliie. He had a illagrrrable table inaniirr. DERELICT FLOATED IN STRAIT JUAN DE FUCA AND TIED UP AT SOOKE VICTORIA, Ncv. 4. Another mystery of the tea was encountered dlaoovery of a two hundred foot hulk bearing the name Revell or Revelll. It came floating Into the strait of Juan de Fuc Saturday and has been tied up at Sooke waiting action of the department of marine and fisheries, local shipping men are puseled over the history of the derelict. Ten or twelve years ago a vessel ot similar name was burned at tea m Pacific coast waters while on a voyage from New York but whether It 1 the aarhe la not known. WKATIIIH KKI'OKT. Prince Rupert Clear, calm; temper ature, 34. Haaelton. Part cloudy, calm. temp. 30. Telegraph Creek. Cloudy, calm, temp. 28. Smlthera. Snowing, calm, temp. 29. Burns Lake. Foggy, oalm, temp. 22. Whltehorse, Clear, south, south wind. temp. 32. 10. Dawson. Cloudy, south wind, temp. VANCOUVER EXCHANGE Wheat BC. Silver Coast Copper 13.50 13.50 Dunwell ........... George Copper Gladstone Oranby Independence H. Indian L. and L. Premier Richmond SUvertmlth Sunloch Torlc Rid. Asied 1 1.25 15.00 .17 .19 2.15 220 MM4'-3150 '''34.00 ' .04' rM 05J4 .06 .084 09 2.28 2.27 .13 ft .16H .16 .19 .60 .79 2.00 3.00 police later. Earlier evidence had Nelson offered to sell j brought out that the wedding ring of .h t on June 13 him a wedding ring ' n .i;.a lV Witness purchased Mrs. Patterson was missing when t.i tu Retina bi'dy a tuund. PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper) Xti N 39 hrf, PRINCE Rt'PERT. B.C., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1927 AN Y OF STRANG M Floods in Eastern States Caused by Torrential Rain; Hundreds Take to Boats IJOSTON, November 4. Floods of unprecedented volume are reported in three slates today. Five people are reported m have boen drowned and property loss amounts to millions. Railroad buds have been washed out and cities cut off from light and power, ljundreds of people are homeless. , Vermont was the hardest hit of any of the states. Western Massachusetts comes a close second and Connecticut reports (substantia! rising floods. The fury 'of the eighteen hours of torrential rains was unabated today. The big Chittenden dam, six miles above Ruttland, is irfedanger of collapsing. The storm is centred in Ruttland, where hundreds of householders took to boats and rafts. . The craeE! express connecting New England with Canada and New Yorlc Wa hopelessly stalled for hours and is behind time. The northbound Montreal flyer left Boston without a ingle Pullman for the first time in history. Other northbound trains are on a similar basis. jf Sutton and McGeer Are Off to Ottawa Connection With Pgace River Railway Scheme (.General Seems nlttle Teeved at .Mnnnor-inYhkh-hoisHlein': the Treated. at Vancouver VANCOUVER, November 4. G. G. McGeer left for Ottawa last night with General Sutton to work for the construction of a railway connecting the links between Vancouver and the Peace River. A definite proposal will be laid before the Goverments of the Dominion, Alberta .and British Columbia. The proposal involves the taking over of the Edmonton, Dun- vegan and B.C. line from Alberta and the Pacific Great Eastern from British Columbia, the completion of the two systems in such a way as to provide a continuous line from Edmonton to Vancouver I through the Peace River country. MTTON NAYS .MIS(l()TKI) Charging that he had been misquoted in the press and his views garbled regarding the projected construction of the P.O.E. Into Peace River. General Frank Sutton addressed the Klwanls Club at their luncheon yesterday. "I never asked tbe people of Vancouver for t43.OOO.OO0 and It I had they should hare felt flattered. I am not necking to finance the road with local capital. I Intend to do It with British capital. I certainly have not hindered ua but c ui vvubu uii.nsu With the I ol uie f.u.e. into tne Mace Kiver and I am prepared to sit down and let the C.P.R. or anybody else go ahead that carea to. I know the C.P.R. Is better able to complete the road than I but will they? If they wanted to, they could have done so long ago." TO.MII Of KINO M.KIt (i.lKK) VKAIIS OI.O SAID TO IIAVK IU:KN lOl'NO LONDON, Nov. 4. The discovery at Sakkara near Cairo of what la believed to be the tomb of King Sozer of the Third about 4,000 B.C. 1 said to be be more Important archaeolo-glcally than that of King Only FISH ARRIVALS 3I.3IMI Pound of Halibut OITrred at Enhangr this Morning - Only 31.300 pounds of halibut was altered at the Fish Exchange this morning, one American vessel selling 24.000 pounds for 14. lo and 6c while three Canadians disposed of 7,300 .pound at from 15.9c and 6c to 17.6c and 6c. Arrivals and sale: , American Pacific, 24.000 pounds, Canadian Fish St Cold Storage Co., 14.1c and 6c. Canadian Selma, 2,000 pounds. Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co- 15.9c and 6c. Tocdle, 3.000 pounds, AUln. Fisheries, 17.6c and 6c. Yule. 2.300 pounds, Royal Fish Co. :C.9c and 6c. Advertise Ui tbe Dally News MANSON WILL URGE CLAM Will Urge Inclusion of Several Subjects in Agenda of Conference of Premiers OTTAWA, Nov. I, Attorney Ornrral MaiiMjn ot ltrltlh Columbia unmiumrd today Mimr of the Item he ttlll Include In Ihe agenda ot the liiterprovlndal eunfervnte. The Oriental problem ttlll be prrs-fented for dl-uiin, ttlille conference will be a-ked to Include In the deliberation an amendment ot the Canada Tern iterance Art mi a to glte the protjnee control over the Imports and exports of liquor. He will bImj reiiiet the Inclusion of whipping offenders under the Narcotic Drug Art, unemployment Insurance for handicapped war veteran, distribution of fines under federal tat lite and priorities of the crown debt as bet wee n the Dominion and protlnrrs ttbere both are WlUKMvSS HEI'OKT. S a.m. DIOBY ISLAND. Clear, calm: baro meter, ao.su; temperature, 31; sea smooth. DEAD TREE POINT. Overcast, calm barometer. 30.18; temperature. 38; sea smooth. BULL HARBOR. Cloudy, calm; baro meter. 30.10; temperature. 43; sea Boston Grill Large Upstair Dining HalU with newly Uld dancing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and beat for the least I'hone 457. Price Five Cents TIONED Tin TT17I rtf AnnnTr ran m r vt rr s Tirtr vm --rr nfirrirm 7 m TFin. n m mTnn. T Ad UIVULK UDdLtiVAllUPI MUM I lid DI WUWirLU UUL 1 UJTC ttemnt Being Made to Prove Insanity of Alleged Murderer of Mrs. , Patterson at Winnipeg ., kiiii lin nine fti sieiifffm Vi inrnni in Senate Reform Opposed by Eastern Provinces; West in Favor of It Conference of Premiers Discuss Matter Rut Come to no Conclusion Owing to Strong Oppositions of Four Signatories to British North America Act 1 OTTAWA. November 4. That the Senate reform views, of nine 'provinces expressed at yesterday's session of the Provincial Premiers' conference will be given careful cognizance by the Dominion Government, was the declaration of Hon. Earnest Lapointe at the conclusion of the discussion on the subject. Unanimous opposition to abolition of the Red Chamber coupled with practical unanimity against the principle of an effective Senate iwas voiced. Four other suggestions were considered: 1. A combination of both appointive- and elective principle. 1innnP fT All 2. A fixed aad llmled term of office. LIU I lAlIj 3. An af limit with pcaalble super- 1 HlU 1 J1 Villi! animation. 1 4. Bringing the relation of the upper and lower chambers in accord , with the relation tetween the Lords! and Oommoni In Oreat Britain with respect to the voting or amending money cr general public bill. In the discuss toa of many of these proposals, a conniet ot opinion developed. OPPOSITION" TO HKl'OKM , The premiers of Ontario. Quebec New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia are toba intimated that he advocated tne British scheme for a bill to became law after It had passed the' Commons three times. Premiers Brownlee of Alterta and Oar-diner of Saskatchewan supported a vo-oatljn senate. British Columbia's position was some-, what aon-commltal, while Prince Edward Island In certain respects Indicated a favorable view toward the suggestion. It Is said that Ontario, Quebec. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, four of the original signatories to the British Nortn America Act, will probably oppose any suggestions to amend the act. At today's conference Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta are expected to support a pro posal for the establishment of a system i cf orccedure under which the act will ' be r.mcnded and B.C. and Prince Ed- wurd Island may support the suggestion in certain respects. CHINAMAN PREACHES IN LONDON CHURCH lir. Timothy Tlngfang Lew, One of Young China's Leading Thinkers Holds lortli LONDON. Ncv. 4. For the first time In the history of the Church, a China man. Dr. Timothy Tlngfang Lew, Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Yenchlng University, ana one of the leading thinkers of young China, preached at the Cltr Temple .recently. He was a notable figure In his black gown and scarlet academic hoed, partially cover ing his long Chinese ccat of earth brown silk, above a black silk blouse and fig ured skirt of peacock blue. He speaks with precision and soft voice, and his English Is perfect. Should China be left to herself, to her old rellglonancf philosophies, or should she wake ud and build a new smooth: 8 pjn. spoke steamer Admiral' china's new nationhood, for China was Rogers, Seattle for Ketchikan, 368 miles from Ketchikan; 8 pjn. spoke tug Pacific Monsrch. towing barge Blscayne. in Mllbank Sound, bound for Ocean Falls: 4:30 ajn. spoke steamer Princess Beat rice, abeam Ivory Island, northbound. XOOV DIOBY ISLAND. Cloudy, calm; barometer. 30.30; temperature, 39; sea smooth. DEAD TREE POINT. Overcast, calm; baromter, 3024: temperature, 47; sea smooth. BULL HARBOR Part cloudy, calm; barometer. 30.07: temperature, 50: sea ready for new Ideals. FORTY-FIVE LOST TRAPPED IN CABIN AUSTRALIAN FERRY SYDNEY. N.S.W.. Nov. 4. Thlrty-flve bodies were recovered following the sinking yesterday of the ferryboat Greydlffe by the Tahiti. It Is feared that 45 must have perished trapped In the cabin. The bodies were taken up by Uner,. SHIP READY TO SAIL TONIGHT Takes Quarter of Million Hushels Wheat to United Kingdom via Union Bay Loadlnz ot the British freighter Fish- undtrjtwdaalura-jJJipiiPPWloi poob Prtncer Ruprf flrft -grain. ship Senate reform at yesterday's dellbe7aJof the Mon. with a full cargo ot 250.-ttens of provincial premiers. rxio bushels or more of wheat wa com-. . Mlnistf r of Education Hoey of Manl- I plett(, noon todty tnd tnere re mains but some sacking to be done. The vessel will sail tonight or tint thing tomorrow morning for Union Bay to coal before proceeding with her cargo to the United Kingdom or continent. CapL Larry Thomson of the Federal Pilots of British Columbia will pilot the steamer south. , The next ship to load here will be the big British motorshlp King James which Is due from the Orient on November 10 and will also load full tor the United Kingdom or continent. The movement ot jgraln to Prince Rupert from the pralr continues steadily, a train ot thirty-five cars arriving during the night GRAIN SHIPPED FROM VANCOUVER Number of Vessels Take Full or Part Cargoes From Southern B.C. Port VANCOUVER, Nov. 4. The tollowlnj ships sailed this week with grain cargo from the port of Vancouver: . Robert Dollar, for Glasgow, 93,933 bushels Pacific Reliance, for Manchester, 37,-333 bushels. Annie Johnson, for Stockholm, Ooth-enberg or Malmo. 136.496 bushels. Wearpool. foe Fayal for orders, 284,-S20 bushels. Arsa, to Olbraltarfor orders, 258223 bushels. Eemdlk, for Hamburg, 37333 bushels? Snestad. to UJC or continent for or- den. 181,177 bushels, and tor Rotterdam, 66,000 bushels. Baron Inchcape, to St. Thomas, for orders, 340222 bushels. Ton; King, for Hun. 71.663 busheU: for Denmark. 18.667 bushels. Alabama Maru, tor Kobe. 31,666 bush- nation out of the old order? asked pr. I Lew. This was the problem, with which "" ft Kobe, 18.667 busheU. his country was faced. In his oDlnlon. ' polnt Montara, for PuerU. 12,000 .VU.tl.nl,. n.n. ..In. ... V. . , V. . Vylll ISbiaUltJ WOO gUUlg VU UC UK UIUO , potent factor In the building up cf bushels. CASE AGAINST FORMER MINISTER EDUCATION ALBERTA DISMISSED EDMONTON. Nov. 4.--Civil action by the provincial treasury against Oeorge P. Smith, former minister of education, for the recovery of '13.820 alleged to have been paid out In 1921 for "printing net done" was dismissed by Mr. Justice Hyndman In the Supreme Court. TOIIAV'S VArroouvER. Nbi'hera 136',. WHEAT PRICK Nov. 4. Number One