25 andC Ambulance Service Anywhere nl Anytime Stand: Kxchnnge lltilldlng MATT VIDKCK. Prop. Vol. XVII., No. 141. TAXI Boston Grill 'In GORILLA MAN P0S1T1VEL Y IDENTIFIED GREAT DEVELOPMENT OF INTERIOR MINING IS GOING ON Gorilla Man Identified Positively as Killer of Women WINNIPEG, June 17. The "Gorilla Man" arrested at Killarney is positively identified ,by seventeen persons here as "The Strangler" who put to death Mrs. Patterson nnd Lola Cowan md who made a sensational escape before he was recaptured and brought here. The man says he was born in San Francisco thirty years ago. He is of English-Spanish parentage. PORTLAND, June 17. The strangler suspect who was arrested in Manitoba and held in Winnipeg has been identified positively as Adrian Harris, who Is sought in connection with the death of Mrs. Florence Flthlan Monks of Seattle and OBJECTION TO THIRD DEGREE SANKEY CASE tMTKK.ME ( Ot RT OK CANADA CRITICIZES moor or oettinu confession from prisoner OTTAWA, JUne 17. The Supreme Court of Canada aet Its stamp of disapproval on any police methods In Canada savoring of the Third Degree.' In' a formal judgment ordering a new trial foi Sankey. convicted at Prince. Rupert fur murder. Chief Justice Anglln said in part: "We feet, however, that we should not part from this case wlthtout expressing the view that proof of the voluntary character of the accused's statement to the police which waa put In evidence ;;iiu.i him la must unsatisfactory. Tliat the statement put In writing by the police officer was obtained only on We fourth questioning to which the ai :urd was subjected on the day following hi arrest. Three attempts to lead him to "talk" had apparently failed, why. we are left to surmise. Accused, who la a young Indian, could neither read nor write. No particulars were given as to what transpired at any of the three previous "Interviews," and but meagre details of the process by which the written statement was ultimately signed by apiellant was obtained." lindbergh'off tost. louis (MEAT UKCmiON AWAITS HIM O.N his aiiiiivai, in his iamois plane NEW YORK, June 17. Captain Charles Lindbergh hopped off this morning for Bt. Louis In his plane, "The Bplrtt of St. Louis." which carried him to New York and Paris. He has had four days of unprecedented receptions here and a great welcome awaits him In 6t. Louis. LIBERAL BY ACCLAMATION WOODSTOCK, N.B.. June 17.--Albion Footer. Liberal, was elected by acclamation to the House of Commons to fill the vacancy caused by the death of tho late Hon, J. K. Fleming In tho constituency of Carlcton-Vlctorla. GIRLS HELD UP BY A LONE ROBBER, SPOKANE t Away with V do from Cllltrm I .'"in mill Having! Society SPOKANE, June 17. A lone robber "fid up two girl employees of the Citizens Savings and Loan Society lthln a block of the police station nd escaped with all the money on the counter amounting to 700. The fire department responded at 830 this morning to a false alarm rung to rom the Cl.T.P. Wharf. at Winnipeg ' Mrs. Blanche Myers of Portland, It Is stated In word received here from' Winnipeg. Both women were strangled to death and a finger print was obtained of the anh-stranglcr from the bedpost In the room where Mrs. Myers fell a victim to his mad desire to strangle women. chakoeh in cm itT WINNIPEO. June 17. Haggard and unkempt Virgil WUson alios Earl Nelson held as "Die Strangler" was formally charged this morning with the murder of Mrs. Emily Patterson and Lola Cowan. The suspect waa not asked to plead but was remanded until lune 33 for the preliminary hearing. The corridor along which accused waa escorted waa heavily guarded -and the public were barred from the court room. Wilson was shackled to two detectives and followed by an armed police omcer. WANTKD TO MX TOWN HIT WAS .NOT AI1I.E TO "Can't see the town at all," was the remark of a well dressed, middle-aged tourist passenger who disembarked from yesterday afternoon's train to sail for Vancouver on the steamer Prince Charles which was scheduled to leave three-quarters of an hour later. The gentleman seemed to be distinctly disappointed that there was no prospect of going up-town and looking around Prince Rupert. As things happened however, the steamer did not leave for two liours but It Is not known If the stranger was able to stalsfy himself. There are said U) be many tourist disappointed at the schedules not allowing them time to Inspect this place as they connect from train to boat or vlcc-versa. MARSHAL CHANG TSOLIN ACCEPTSDICTATORSHIP PEKINO, June 17. Marshal Chang Tsolln has accepted the dlstatorshlp of the newly formed northern Chinese alliance. ENtiAtlEMENT Mrs. Archibald Irwin. Kamloops, B.C. announces the engagement of her daughter, Elizabeth Jane (Tot), to Hebcrt Henry Whytehead Barllett, son of Rev. E, R. Bartlctt and Mrs. Bartlett, Ashcroft. Tho wedding to take place early In July. VANCOUVER EXCHANCH Rid. Asked 1.55 15.85 10.00 .07 .0714 1.37 1.40 .08 .0814 .24 n .2014 .08 .08 y, .lOii .11 2.02 2.03 .14 .16 .07 .70 .00 B.C. BHvcr Const Copper . . . . . Cork Province Ounweli' ' . Olacler '' ...... I'. Oladstone Independence .... L. & U Premier Porter Idaho Sllvcrcrcst Sunloch Bishop E. M. Bunoz and Father A. . . . - - - I. a ndn! Aliara sauea win mumiug v Louise Tor the north. They will go Into Telegraph Creek and beyond to the Dease Lake nnd Laird River region. Northern and PIUNCE BALL STRUGGLE STILL UNABATED ITU Slit ltd AND CIIICAliO WIN IN NATIONAL U;(iU; AND NEW VOKK AND CHICAtiO I.N America NEW YOItK, June 17 The race be tween Pittsburg Pirates and Chicago Cubs for National League supremacy was unchanged as a result' of yester day's games. Both went one up In thr standing while St. Iouls, also actively in the contest, fell one behind Cincin nati, the cellar dwellers, continued s rather consistent winning streak o late by defeating Brooklyn. In the American Leagive, the lcadlnr New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox were both victorious. Detroit Tigers deicated Washington Senators and advanced to fifth place while Bos ton defeated Cleveland. With the season' record of twelve straight victories to their credit. J" McCarthy's Chicago Cubs today arc be ing counted In on the National League pennant party. Philadelphia yesterday was the 7-2 victim of its former team mate, Carlson, who came to the Cubs recently In a trade. Rogers Hornsby helped tq bring the Olants out of their losing streak at St Louis by clouting out four hits In as many times at bat, one of them being a homer. The day's scores were as follows NtTIO.NAL l.KAOl E Philadelphia 2, Chicago 7. Boston 0, Pittsburg 8. Brooklyn 1, Cincinnati 10. New York 10, St. Louis 5. AMERICAN l-KWUi: Cleveland 10, Boston 11. St. Louis 1, New York 8. Chicago 4, Philadelphia 0. Detroit C, Washington 1. I.EAIitE .NTANIMMiS .National W. L. Pet Pittsburg 34 17 .666 Chicago 34 19 V .642 St. Louis 29 21 .580 New York 27 26 .509 Brooklyn 26 32 .448 Boston 10 27 .413 Philadelphia . . . .. IS 31 .380 Cincinnati 20 35 .364 American New York ....... 37 17 .683 Chicago 35 ' 22 .615 Philadelphia .... 23 25 .537 Washington 25 26 .41)0 Detroit 24 27 .471 St. Louis 24 28 .462 Cleveland 24 31 .437 Boston 14 36 .280 WOULD REVIVE THEREDCROSS OlttlAMZKIt here WITH AIM or RE- VIVIM1 THE Ollfl VMZATION IN THIS CITY In an effort to resuscitate the Red Cross Society of this city, J. R, Seymour of Vancouver Is here today Interviewing former Red Cross workers. He plans to call a meeting in the near; future. Mr. Seymour says that the Red Cross was formerly only a war organization but now It Is realized that the peace work Is Just as Important. They take care of crippled and deformed children nnd establish nursing stations to take care of lone women In the outlying parts of the country where hospitals and nursing homes are not available They have taken care of 000 deformed and crippled children In their homes at Calgary and Reglna and so far(ovcr 700 mothers have been helped over the period of child bearing entirely free of cost. There Is also the danger of further wars, Mr. Seymour points out, .and It Is desirable that everything should be In readiness. FIREMEN SCORCHED IN MONTREAL FIRE MONTREAL, June 27. 81x firemen were scorched and overcome by smoke when fire swept .through the upper floors of the customs express department of I the old examining warehouse here. The loss Is estimated at 200,ono. PRINCE RUPERT Central British Columbia's Newspaper RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JUNE Noted American Authors Here in Handsome Yachts Looking for Material tor Their Boohs Stewart Edward White, noted American author, heads an expedition of well known San Francisco iilerary men who arrived in port aboard two handsome power cruisers at 4.30 yesterday afternoon and will leave .tomorrow in the course of a holiday cruise to Alaskan waters. On board! the former's brand new and commodious yaqht Simba are Mr. anil Mrs. White and Mr. and Mrs. LclanS W, Peck, the latter also a writer and formerly editor of the Sunset Magazine. Mr. and Mrs. l'inkerton and daughter, Barbara, are on their own boat Triton, smaller and of different type but none the less hand- . . some than the Simba. The' two boats GRAIN SEASON CLOSES HERE LOCAL ELEVATOR HAS LO.lliEII 26 BOATS WITH 3..-9.i8 ' IHSIItLS DCKKMI PAST WINTER The p'unt's uhlpplng Mtiou los-lug with t lie departure ut midnight last night of Hie Japanese Mrunier Vmnrl Mum lur aiicouer en route t Japan wllli lfi,".! liufchrls on board. It was unnuunrrd this morning by Joseph Bennett, sii;:crliiten-ilrnl of the Alberta Wheat Poors ITInee Itupert elevator, that twenty shlpi hail loudrd through Ibe. big. house Mmr lit opening- lat fail, taking to I lie markets of the world a total of .VjiSJUH husliels of grain of Hhlrli all Mas consigned lo the l ulled Kingdom or continent except 3U(i,!N'j bushels uiilt h went t I he Orient. All but1 (no of the twenty boats loaded full here and the most of the ships chartered uere Japanese althoujth n few were llrllMi. -The plant worked satisfactorily nnd the year's work, Mr. Hcnnelt said, as Just nliout what uus estimated lirfnrr Hie oienli!g of the seusiin. With practically no grain In the hlg house now. It will he a slack season at the plant from now on until about the middle of cteinlcr when the grain will prohaiily start rolling ugalu from the prairies, the movement gelling volume In Otto-her. The stalf of forty men cm-loyed during the winter Is now rut down lo about eighteen. CORONACH WINNER HARD WICK STAKES ASCOT. June 17. Lord Wollavlngton'a Coronach won the Hardwlck Stakes today and Lord Beaverbrook's Reittgouch camo In second with 8. Tuttersall's Fo liation third, Coronach was the winner of the Derby last year. 1)11)11 AT VANCOCVKH. VANCOUVER, June 17. Edward Douglas, 78 years of y age. a pioneer by way of Oreenland, is planned by businessman, president of the Kelly Captain Oeorge Wllklns, the Arctic ex-Douglas Company, wholesale grocers, Is plorer declared here wen en route to lend. Power Consumption Constantly on the Increase States Head of City Utilities Department During the last two weeks the city electric plant of 1G00 there will be a larire increase In the That was among the information luncheon yesterday by J. J. Little, interesting address on the work of his department. 100.000 pounds ror i.e. w.ic ,ana jc. Mr. Little said. that with the drydock plant they ought to bowhll three Canadians sold 4.1.000 able to care for all increases durlntr tho next twA or three vears. Punds at :anln ,rom l2' V even if another elevator nnd another cold storage plant should be added. If an an extra extra unit unit were were added over to a rirlvate comnanv. at Shawatlans they could probably carry on for four or five years. That would enable them to arrange for a further supply, If necessary. Another Interesting thing Mr. Little said was that Mr. Bowness had written to say he was coming back here pretty soon with a very attractive offer to take over the plant. It was not for him to say whether It would be a good thing or not to hand the system 17, 1927 hive been coining up t.'.e coast by lels- urely itags and it Is the Intent on ol the owners to visit, Ketchikan, Juneau, and probably other .points before turning their faces southward. It Is Mr. White's seventh cruise on this ccast north of Vancouver but thtsirnent. 13 the flrt time he has coma thin far! At Hazelton the north. It Is also his flrrt trip on the ltnc abIe direction Simba which was built only last winter. ! Harris are active Fcr Mr. P.nkerton It Is the fourth 6f cruise in British Columbia coast waters," ai.d also his first to rrlnce Rupert or Alaska. Interviewed by the Dally News this morning, the two prominent travellers reDorted a sDlendld trio un the the Installation of the coast with hardly a npple encountered,1 completed during its pr:gr:ss of tte past month or j more. Both entered Br.t.sh, Columbia I at Victoria, Ur. White about the middle ... . ax I.liV ana Mr. Pinkertan on June o. They met at Alert Bay and are now , proceeding northwards tcgether1. HNE IIOAT I Mr. White's Simba is an elegantly ap i pointed vessel, within and without, of 58 foot length. Modelled along the lines of the North Sea trawler type, her 15' 8" beam and 17 foot, depth are features that make the vessel one of much roominess. She Is' powered with a 65 h.p. Washlngton-Estep full dlesel engine and Mr. White, not being familiar with that style of motor, has an engineer on board to Introduce him Into its mysteries. Mr; rtnkerton's Triton Is also splendidly adapted for cruising of this nature. She is 50 feet long and has a 55 h.p. Sterling gas engine. Hot! boats ars tied up today at the Prince RUDert Boat House. Thev cleared customs here and took on somej11"1 known rouP Rnd thli P""8--he necessary supplies. Mr. White has written two novels dealing with this coast, namely "Skook-umchuck" and "Hidden Harbors," both ot which have appeared In the Saturday Evening Post. His works have, however, dealt more extensively with Africa to which country he made another trip last year. Mr. Plnkerton is the author of "Spring Tides," having Its locale in the Oulf of Oeorgla. PLANSFUGHT FROM NORTH KETCHIKAN, June 17. -A flight alone . from Point Barrow, Alaska, to Europe. San Francisco from Fairbanks. there has been a maximum load on kilowats and it is anticipated that load before the end of the vear. 'given to the Rotary Club at its superintendent of utilities in an In opening his address. Mr. Little said he had been, connected with the plant since Its Inception In 1910. For the benefit of those who were strangers here he would say that the light, power, telephone and water were muni clpally owned In Prince Rupert. The lljht and power was the most Import ant of these, The first plant put In was of. 100 (continued ou page two! Mining in Interior is Very Important and on Increase Says McGill SM1TIIEIW LAWYER AND MINING MAN TELLS OF DEVELOP MENTS AT PRESENT BEING UNDERTAKEN INJtULKLEY VALLEY Mining development in the right now than it has ever been months nearly every mining enterprise from Hazelton to Rums Lake which has expended any money at all in the development of its showings has been rewarded by results surpassing the fondest expectations, according to L. S. McGill of Smithers, president of the Chamber of Mines for Omineca District, who was in Prince Rupert yesterday on being Harris Bros, under of VV. S. ("Duke") In the opening up a number of propertea Including 811ver CuP and Sunrbe. They re port favorable progress In their work, and that sufficient capital hai been secured for the season's program. Near Smithers, the Duthle Mine has new fifty-ton oil flotation mill put In by Mr. Duthle to enable him to broaden out the program carried out with such iMininlnnn,,, ,,.' rt tYtM nnst Mr. iiv- umme nim"eu nas ceen &i uic uiurc for 'theopenlpg pt the mill operation and It Isr now being' used. NEW I'KOI'EKTV The Olacler Oulch Group, clo-e under the Kathlyn piaOr on .Hudson Bay Mountain, and only 2Ji miles from Lake oi..u. ilnu Pnn8 ? lne owners-trover less and Stuart F. Campbell of Smithers and they are doing further work. This Is a new property and it has Impressed all who have seen It by the fine galena and zine ere showings and(also by the case with which It can be got to the railway Another Hudson Bay Mountain property close to Smithers which Is being developed Just now Is the Jessie Oroup, of which Mr. McQIll Is the principal owner himself. It la a comparatively (continued on page two) CONVERYATIVES CONVENTION ON SEPTEMBER 27 SrENCERVlLLE. Quebec, June 17. Hon. Hugh Outhrle, temporary leader of the Coiu.crva.lve party in the House ot Commons following the resignation of Hon, Arthur Melghen, announces that the big Conservative convention will be held in Winnipeg on September 27 Instead a of the previously announced date ot October 11. At that meeting a per manent leader of the party will be chosen and a plattcrm discussed and adopted. SAYS MlXJt Ti:il OTTAWA, June 17. Hugh Outhrle eald he had been misquoted at Spencer vllle- In regard to the national convention. He says he stated when asked If he would call a general committee meeting, that he would consider a change of dates as such a change might mean a saving In transportation rates. FISH ARRIVALS He Halthut IhNitH Sold Totul of lll-liuu rounds at ITsli Exchange This Morning Halibut landings aold at the Fish Exchange this morning totalled 141.000 pounds, two American vessels -eiiing 7c to 13.4o and 7.5c. Arrivals and sales were as follows: American Pioneer, 50,000 pounds, Canadian Fish Cold Storage Co., 12c and 6c. Kanaka, 50.000 pounds. Royal Fish Co.. u.ic and 6c. I Ciiliadlun sea Maid, 18.000 pounds. Atllu Fisher- s, 12.5c and 7c. Ternen, 14,000 pounds, Canadian Fish I & Cold Storage Co., 13.4c and 7.5c D.S.T.. 8.000 pounds, Atlln Fisheries, 1 13.4c and 7 8c. lrgc Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing floqr, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least. Phone 457. Price t'ivi Ont Interior is in far better condition in the past. During the last six asked as to mining develop SIGNING WITH WHEAT POOLS ACTIVITIES OF Hid FARMER OIHl.l.N- IZATIONS ASSIKEII FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEAR TERM WINNIPEO. June 17. Oreat pro-.ress' la being made signing up the jrmers of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Uberts for another five years with the provincial pools and the continuance of the activities of the pools for another five years Is assured. Much publicity had been given to the cam paign before commencing and the move ment among the farmers was well organized so that the drive became a simultaneous one In practically every district. In Saskatchewan It was 'announced some days ago that fifty per cent of the farmers had again signed their con tacts, even before the big simul taneous drive commenced on Wednesday, FOUND BODY- OF HUSBAND Wife of Harold Marling Found Him With Revolver Clutched In Hand VANCOUVER. June 17. The dead body of, Harold Marling was found by his wife in a clump of bushes In the garden of their home In Point Orey with a bullet wound In his, body and revolver clutched in his hand. Marling had been under medical treatment. URGES JUSTICE FOR OFFENDERS CHAIRMAN OF ANTI-CRIME CONFERENCE SAYS CRIMINALS ARE THAT FROM ITRE Cl'SSEIINESS NELSON, June 17. Asserting that the overwhelming proportion ot criminals who com 1? It ted crimes did so because of "pure cussedness" and not because they were defective, Luke May, chairman of the International anti-crime conference being1 held here, advocated In his pre, aldentlat address sure and speedy Justice as a crime deterrent. conserves n seat in england -1 '4, ;V ' ' : ' ! ' VESTBlR England',' June "17. Conservatives retained the reat for this division in the Houe of Commons when Major Eric Long was elected over Johnstone, (Liberal) and Ward (Labor). The vacancy was caused through the death ot Captain Shaw, J. M, Hear, who has been conducting mining operations In the Interior tor the D. W. Mines Ltd.. sailed last night for Seattle aboard the Prince Charles In company with Ex-Oovernor D. W. rMvls. hrt of th company.