25
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and
Ambulance
Service)
Anywhere
at
Anytime
SUnd:
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Bulldlnr
MATT
VI
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Prop.
VlI.No2Hl.
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Bid-
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Wheat
B.C.
Silver
Coast
Copper
Cork
Province
...
Dunwell
Independence
L.
and
L
Leadsmlth
Premier
(Ex.
Div
!
Richmond
Bunloch
'
nig
Missouri
Advertise
tn
The
Dally
News
Northern
and
TRINCE
fjE
KEFygfcES
from
the
II
ft44rttttttttt
I'ltEMIKKS
T.WKtlt
.OVER
TELEPHONE
UKITAIN
-
CANADA
OTTAWA.
Oct.
3.
Premiers
King
and
Bald
sin
talked
today
at
the
inauguration
of
the
transatlantic
telephone
service
between
points
la
Brest
Sri
tain
on
the
other
aide
and
the
cttlss
of
Montreal.
Hamilton.
Toronto
and
Quebec
on
this
aide.
The
Premiers
eald
they
beard
each
other
as
though
In
adjoining
rooms.
PACIFIC
ENGINEERS
'
TO
BUILD
BIG
TUNNEL
Ct
f
II.C.
Klerfrle
I
ndertakliig
to
be
(low
to
Two
Million
Pacific!
VANCOUVER.
Oct
3
The
Engineer
Ltd..
of
Vsnoovuer,
with
a
I
tender
for
sl.249.M0
has
been
awarded
the
contract
for
boring
for
the
Bridge
River
tunnel
for
the
B.C.
Electric
Company.
Otfcer
Items
will
bring
the
cost
two
million
dollars.
CONSERVATIVES
LOSING
CONTROL
OF
THE
SENATE
Only
Majority
of
When
I'resent
Vacancies
IKne
IVen
1'IIIrd
OTTAWA.
Oct.
3.
Four
seats
now
vacant
in
the
Senate,
two
from
Quebec
and
two
from
Ontario
when
filled
will
reduce
the
Conservstlve
majority
to
stt.
The
present
strength
Is
Conservatives
61,
Liberals
40,
Progressives
1.
vacant
4.
JOHN
KENNEDY
OF
MORDEN,
MANITOBA,
DIED
AT
VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER.
Oct
4.
-
John
Kennedy.
60
years
of
age.
of
Mordeu.
Manitoba,
formerly
a
member
of
the
legislature
In
the
Conservative
interests
tor
Morden
and
Rhlneland.
died
yesterday
jACKsifiiimraL
FIGHT
TOM
HEENEY
NEW
YORK.
Oct.
3
Jack
Sharkey
of
Boston
Is
matched
to
"gbt
Tom
Heeney
of
New
Zealand
twelve
rounds
In
New
York,
on
November
18.
Father
Thlbadeau.
who
has
been
a
visitor
here,
left
on
this
morning's
train
on
his
return
to
Vanronvcr
via
Jasper
Park.
PRINCE
RUPERT
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
ItlTLRT.
B.l
.
MONDAY,
OCTOBEK
:).
1927
BIG
CONSERVATIVE
CONTENTION
yyond
denes
Opens
at
Pittsburgh
on
Wednesday
This
Week
League
Season
Ended
Yesterday
and
Pennant
Cinched
NEW
YOKK.
October
3.
The
curtain
drepied
yesterday
on
...
!
the
most
sensational
Major
League
eJons,
at
least
at
far
-
tin
National
is
concerned,
on
record
in
the
history
of
the
game,
i
i
"i;
Saturday,
within
one
game
of
the
end
of
the
schedule,
did
'
"-liu-'K
Pirates
finally
cinch
the
National
League
pennant
by
de-
ntf
Cincinnati.
Yesterday,
the
Pirates
dropied
the
final
game
!:.
-vasnn
to
the
Beds.
St.
Louis
Cardinals,
world
champions
.
r.
defeated
Chicago
Cubs
yesterday
and
definitely
took
sec-
;
!a
c
over
New
York
Giants.
The
Cardinals
ended
up
one
and
.
a
half
(urn
behind
Pittsburg,
white
PEACE
RIVER
,
'
RAILWAY
PLAN
General
Sutton
l&yn
Scheme
Be
fore
Hon.
A.
M.
Man.on,
At
torney
General
'
VICTORIA.
Oct.
S.PtoM
tor
the
-ii
-.n
iun
of
a
MAwjar
.
ri.;
Uivct
country
to
.r,lu.y
fi'llit
WtUlm
;
before
Hon.
A.
M.
.-.
:y,
uer.eni
BUlson.
I
ii.c
.-..
ri
;,r.,,
m
to
eUK
Brit'
'
.nance,
the
proaet
prt
,
.a
!r
Miti
the
BorenMnent
!
'
ire
),.m
!h.
if
b
ataited
De
i:
l
to
have
the
field
l:
itflul
in
hla
plana
:r.
'..r
i
r
rumen
t
to
aetl
Pl.
rr
:n:eresta.
r,
n
..
n
-
.
BY
GASOLINE
Three
Lives
I-cst
and
Many
In
jured
When
Explosion
Occurred
Saturday
at
Toronto
Toronto
Oct
S
An
explosion
of
KKMilme
Saturday
at
the
home
of
Chailri
Roy
oue
la
Rossdale
took
"H
f
three
lives
and
aetstely
Injured
f
fi.r
Dicmhers
of
the
ftailly
as
well
a
'lie
maid
and
cook.
Ai'iiough
most
am
the
Inmates
were
r"",cl""
when
they
were
removed
'nm
the
wreckage,
none
oould
give
a
ciicrpiit
account
of
circumstances
led
to
the
explosion.
Jean
House.
"-'"I
!ivr.
died
tn
the
wreck
and
the
t'
"iv
wuk
not
recovered
until
five
hours
tcr
The
parenU
died
yesterday.
TARVIA
PLANT
CATCHES
FIRE
Considerable
Damage
Done
on
I'irht
Avenue
and
Much
Ex-
citemcnt
Caused
Cimnderable
excitement
arid
damsgo.
i'"ih
It
u
estimated
will
run
into
a
few
hundred
dollars,
was
caused
this
ni'irning
at
930
when
fire
broke
out
from
a
defective
smokestack
at
the
city's
""
piant
on
first
Avenue
at
we
'
r
of
Third
Street
Dense
clouds
of
'iiaik
smoke
Issuing
from
the
molten
liquid
were
seen
all
over
the
city
and
dr;w
quite
a
crowd.
The
fire
depart-i
m
was
colled
to
the
scene
and
sqon
B'wcri
barrels
of
tar
went
up
In
smoke.
of
tar
were
piled
ifarby
nut.
fortunately,
did
hot
ignite.
VANCOUVER
FIREMEN
VOTE
FAVOR
STRIKE
VANCOUVER.
Oct.
3.
Vancouver
firemen
voted
three
to
one
In
favor
of
a
'''ike
in
the
eve-nt
that
the
cUy
coun-
'
J
refuwn
to
Join
In
applying
for
an
1
'r.'Mn
demand
for
increased
pay.
iSjbi'''.
Baseball
Only
on
Saturday
Was
National
by
Pirates
the
Olanta
are
but
two-aad-half
f
mm
down.'
Chicago,
cinelanatt.
Brookes.
Boston
and
Philadelphia
follow
in
te
order
nacaed.
New
York
Yankee
ha
an
eight-end
naif
pm
toad
owe
Philadelphia
Athle-Uea.
runnera-up
In
the
American
Laafua.
with
WaseUagton
third
followed
by
Detroit.
Chicago.
Cietelsnd.
St.
Louis
and
notion.
Harry
HeiltMa
leads
the
Major
Rescue
batters
wtth
an
evefage
of
Mi
wKh
Al
atnmoqn.
alto
of
Detroit,
In
vaoond
steee
with
392.
Paid
Wane
of
PiUsbusg
took
HsM1
Babe
Ruth,
-with
tUty
circuit
clout
during
the
Mason
to
ms
credit,
flntslc
ed
thirteen
home
ntttt
ahead
of
hla
nhri.
hut
ih.
k
i.t.
..,
lj
.v
n.mhlnn
In
tra
hue
hits
4
97
Ruth
leai
In
run
wtth
1M
followed
bjr
Oehrl(
wtth
149.
Jew
Haines
of
the
Cardinal
topped
the
National
League
pitchers
with
34
victories
and
tea
defeat
and
Walt
Hoyt
of
the
Yankees,
the
American,
wttn
22
wins
and
seven
defeaU.
The
World
Bene
between
PltUburg
Pirates
and
New
York
Olants
wUl
commence
at
PltUburg
on
Wednesday.
Week-end
score
were
as
follows:
hat
unlay
(.sine
NATIONAL
LKAI11K
PltUburg
-
Cincinnati
8.
Philadelphia
9-t.
Boston
14-3.
New
York
,
Brooklyn
1.
AMIIIICAN
I.r,(Jl
K
Washington
3.
New
York
4.
fit.
Louis
M.
Chteasw
8-5.
Boston
2-3.
Philadelphia
10-3.
Sunday
Gaines
NATIONAL
UlUlli;
Pittsburg-
0.
Cincinnati
1.
Chicago
4,
St.
Louis
8.
Boston
3,
Brooklyn
5.
AMUtlCAN
l.t(il
L
Cleveland
5-4.
Detroit
11
-S.
to
Philadelphia
a.
Washington
9.
St.
Lout
8,
Chicago
3.
LITTI.i:
WORLD
pi
Kit
IKS
'
Toledo
2.
Buffalo
8.
LE.U11
K
STAMIINOS
National
League
W.
L.
Pet
PltUburg
94
60
.610
St.
Lout
92
01
.601
New
York
91
62
.505
Chicago
83
68
350
'Cincinnati
74
79
.484
Brooklyn
68
87
.431
Boston
69
93
.383
PhltadelDhla
52
101
.340
America
ii
League
New
York
HO
.714
Philadelphia
81
83
J591
Washington
85
68
.552
rirtmlt
82
71
.538
Chicago
70
83
.457
Cleveland
68
87
.431
6t.
Lout
69
94
.386
103
.331
Boston
VANCOUVER
t&CIIANGE',
onan
battlefront.
Brisk
fighting
Lin
and
those
of
the
so-called
"Christian"
General
Feng
Yu-Hsiang.
Conservative
Discontent
Makes
ConventionThis
Week
at
Cardiff
Likely
Prove
of
Great
Interest
CARDIFF,
Wales,
October
3.
The
city
this
week
welcomes
2,500
delegate
to
the
annual
convention
of
the
Conservative
party
of
Great
Britain.
For
various
reasons
this
promises
to
be
an
unusually
interesting
one.
The
high
spot
will
be
Premier
Baldwin's
address
Thursday.
v
The
ministry
is
nearing
the
end
of
its
third
year
and
during
that
period
has
encountered
a
wealth
of
industrial
and
social
troubles
at
home
and
a
variety
of
momentous
problems
abroad.
An
influential
section
of
the
nominally
Conservative
press
for
some
tune
has
manifested
general
dls-st
:
content
In
which
more
than
a
trace
....
rrcitTmrmT
iiiit
of
personal
host.lit,
to
Premier
BeM-jnMl
tSMNGlUN
MAN
win
has
been
exhibited.
Under
these
AnnPIIIVP
OCMTrXTfr
Crcumstanoea
It
Is
not
surprising
that;
illl
EfiLlllb
Ot-Di
1
JuflLfc
the
party
auembies
.under
the
shadow
of
uneaslr.e
FISH
ARRIVALS
HEAVIER
TODAY
.Most
of
217.000
Pounds
of
Hali-:
but
Sold
This
Morning
Was
American
A
total
of
247.000
pounds
of
halibut
j
was
sold
this
morning
at
the
Fish
Exchange.
Nine
American
vessels
disposed
j
of
229.000.
pounds
at
btdt
ranging
from
j
14.4c
and
6c
to
16.1c
and
7c,
while
one
Canadian
sold
18.000
pounds
for
ll&ei
and
6c.
Arrivals
and
sales:
A
MK
It
ICW"
Nordic.
38,000
pounds,
Canadian
Fish
A-
CoW
Btorage
Co..
14.5c
and
6c.
Northern.
28,000
pounds
Atlln
Fisheries.
15o
and
6c.
Rainier,
33.000
pounds,'
Pacific
Fisheries,
14.4c
and
6c.
Ivanhce,
24.000
pounds
Booth
Fisheries.
14.4e
and
6c.
Yakutat.
40.000
pounds,'
Royal
Fish
Co..
14.8c
and
6c.
Eldorado,
30,000
pounds,
Paelflc
Fisheries,
15.1c
and
6c.
Ithona,
20.000
pounds.
Booth
Fisheries,
15.5c
and
6c.
Venui,
8.000
pounds,.
!
Atlln
Fisheries,
16.1c
and
7c.
Unlmak.
8,000
pounds,
Atlla
Fisheries.
16c
and
7c.
CAXAIIIAN
Signal.
18,000
pounds,
Canadian
Fish
tc
Cold
Btorage
Co.,
115c
and
6c.
Charles
O.
D.
Roberts,
noted
Canadian
poet
an
dauthor,
who
Is
known
In
Prince
Rupert,
having
visited
here,
has
been
appointed
a
special
lecturer
in
li'eisture
on
the
Maff
of
the
University
c:
Br.ti.-u
Columbia
at
Vancouver.
Boston
Grill
1
AT
CARDIFF
IMPORTANT
i
-
".i-.ng
on
between
the
troops
of
FOR
RECENT
ASSAULT
James
Flewln
of
Port
Esslngtoa
Is
ap
pealing
In
County
Court
before
Judge
1
Young
a
conviction
and
sentence
of
two
months'
imprisonment
Imposed
nip-on
him
on
July
30
at
Port
Esilngten
by
Dr.
R.
p.
Large
for
the
assault
of
John
Lento.
The
hearing
is
proceeding
this
afternoon.
WEATHER
GOOD
DEAL
COLDER
EVERYWHERE
The
weather
In
colder
today
everywhere
throughout
northern
British
Columbia
and
the
Yukon
Territory.
This
morning's
rpeort
supplied
by
the
Gov
ernment
Telegraphs
shows
the
following
(detail:
Terrace
Clear,
windy,
temp.
37.
Rosswood
Clear,
calm,
temp.
36.
Alyansh
Clear
(
calm,
temp.
31
.
Alice
Ann
Clear,
calm,
temp.
36.
Anjrox
Clear,
calm,
tempV-38.'
''.,,
Stewart
Cler.
calm.
temp.
35,
Hasetton
Partly
cloudy.(emp.
32.
Telegraph
Creek
Cloudy,
east
wind,
temp.
36.
Smlthers
Partly
cloudy,
cold,
temp.
33.
Burns
Lake
Showery,
calm,
temp.
36.
Whltehorse
Northerly
wind,
tempcra-
WhltehorseNorthetlyi
wind,
temp
32,
Dawson
Clear,
teinli.'
20
.
'
:
''
1
BODY
FOUND
HANGING
IN
TREE
AT
VICTORIA
VICTORIA,
Oct.
3.
Missing
since
September
8.
the
body
of
Anders
Olsen
wns
found
yesterday
hsnglng
from
a
'tree
oi
Portage
Inlet
He
had
recently
!
turned
from
whaling
grounds
where
1
:
..s
employed
dwmi:
the
sumatet.
Marshal
Chang
Tso
WELL
KNOWN
LADY
PASSES
Death
of
Mrs.
Walter
Hume
Comes
as
Deep
Shock
to
Wide
Circle
of
Friends
Survived
by
Young
Family
Under
circumstances
of
a
very
tragic
nature,
the
death
occurred
shortly
aftei
8
o'clock
Saturday
night
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
of
Mrs.
Walter
Hume,
1S3
Seventh
Avenue
East,
wife
of
the
accountant
of
the
Canadian
Oovernment
Merchant-
Marine's
Prince
Rupert
dry
dock
And
mother
-of
three
yot'.ng
children.
News
(
the
passing
o'
Mis.
Hume,
who
was
widely
known
ar.cl
highly
popular.-cameras
a
severe
sbock
to
her
many
friends
In
the
city.
The
sympathy
of
the
community
gener
ally
is
being
extended
to
the
sorrowing
widower
and
his
small
family
In
their
deep
bereavement.
Born
Helen
Carter
In
New
Brunswick
twenty-nine
years
ago,
the
late
Mrs.
Hume
csme
to
Prince
Rupert
about
eight
years
ago
and
was
a
member
of
the
staff
of
the
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
for
some
two
years
until
her
marriage
to
Mr.
Hume.
The
children
are:
James,
aged
5:
Frank.
2;
and
an
eight-day
old
daughter.
Other
surviving
relatives
Include
deceased's
father.
Franklin
Byron
Carter,
residing
In
New
Brunswick,
and
two
sisters.
Mrs.
J.
Burgess
of
Coqult
(am.
and
Miss
Norah
Carter,
Montreal
nurse,
who
Is
now
on
her
way
to
the
city.
As
well
as
being
a
devoted
wife
and
mother,
the
late
Mri.
Hume
found
time
to
take
an
active
part
in
soalal
and
church
affairs.
She
was
an
officer
of
HH1
60
Chapter.
Imperial
Order,
Daughters
of
the
Empire,
and
a
zealous
woxker
tn
the
Church
of
England.
Xrfangemepts
are
being
made
to
hold
the.,
funeral
crn
Wednesday
afternoon
with
a
cerviee
In
St.
Andrew's
Anglican
Cathedral.
Mrs.
Hume
of
Kelowna
pother
of
the
widower,
and
Mrs.
King
of
Vancouver,
his
aunt,
will
arrive
In
'he
city
on
Wednesday
morning.
LITTLE
INDIAN
BOY
DROWNS
IN
ECSTALL
Jeffrey
John
Veley.
Aged
8.
of
Port
KsMnjIou,
lAK-t
Life
at
llrown'H
Mill
Lat
Week
While
play'ag
with
another
child
on
a
scow
near
Brown's
Mil
on
the
EcstaU
River
last
week,
Jeffrey
John
Wesley,
aged
8,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
Wes-lry
of
Port
Esslngton.
slipped
In
the
"ter
and
lost
h.s
life,
the
body
being
c
vered
thr
sa.-v.e
niht
The
little
i
,
w.i
,u
ludua.
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
with
newly
laid
dancing
floor,
for
hire.
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN.
The
latent
and
bent
for
the
leant
I'hone
457.
Price-
FiTei
Onti
WOULD
REDUCE
FISHING
GEAR
Meeting
at
Vancouver
Makes
Recommendation
in
Regard
to
Operation
VANCOUVER.
Oct.
3.
Because
the,
salhhji
nana
showed
a
fifty
per
cent
decrease,
a
decrssae
In
the
amount
of
gear
used
lb
Drltjh
Columbia
waters
was
rermmineaded
at
a
meeting
here
Batur-oay
of
cannery
operators
and
fisher-siea.
A
re(rsntatlv
delegation
will
.
b
aaat
to
Ottawa
to
urge
upon
the
department
of
fisheries
the
paving
of
ktguUtion
putting
into
effect
the
recommendations
appreved.
The
meeting
ufced
that
the
number
it
seines
te
cut
fifty
per
cent
and
gill
-.Ha
thirty
pet
cent;
that
the
coast
be
divided
intc
areas
and
that
seine
nets
te
allowed
to
fish
enly
In
the
arras
for
which
licenses
are
taken
out.
a
cer-amount
cf
gear
only
to
be
allowed
to
operate
In
cash
area.
Ottawa
will
be
asked
to
Investigate
fully
before
luulng
licenses
for
new
canneries
to
see
that
the
run
of
sal-
man
in
the
area
Is
sufficient
for
th
new
plant.
TORIC
MILL
TO
OPERATE
A.
C.
II.
Gerhard!
Gives
Denial
to
Keports
Published
Giving
Contrary
Impression
Explicit
denial
was
given
last
night
by
A.
C.
H.
Oerhirdl.
managing
dlrec-
or
of
the
Homestake
Mining
Co,
Ltd..
who
was
on
his
way
'
aboard
the
steamer
Catala
from
Vancouver
to
Alice
Arm,
to
a
report
published
In
Alice
Arm
last
week
to
the
effect
that
the
newly
buUt
mill
at
the
Torlc
mine
was
not
to
be
put
In
operation
immediately.
Mr.
Gerhard!
decried
Journalistic
tactics
In
publishing
such
a
statement
which
he
.
declared
was
irresponsible
and
unau
thorized
by
hlnuelf.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
Mr.
Oerhardl
dated
that
the
mill
would
be
put
In
Immediate
operation.
A
slight
delay
had
been
caused
owing
to
the
fact
that
s
new
management
was
being
placed
on
the
ground.
Oeorge
E.
Hayes,
who
will
pass
through
Prince
Rupert
on
Wednesday
of
this
week,
has
been
ap
pointed
superintendent
of
the
mine
and
J.
Schroeder,
who
was
gclng
north
last
night
with
Mr
Oerhardl.
will
take
;barge
of
the
mill.
It
la
expected.
Mr.
Oerhsrdl
stated.
to
prove
the
mechanical
ability
of
the
mill
in
two
or
three
weeks'
time.
It
has
a
daUy
capacity
of
100
tons
and
It
Is
planned
to
have
It
In
full
operation
all
winter
with
a
crew
of
16
to
IS
men
employed
at
the
mine.
SUIT
AGAINST
C.P.RJDELAYED
Case
for
Salvasinir
Princess
Charlotte
Set
for
October
17
KETCHIKAN,
Oct.
3.
Preliminary
hearing
of
the
suit
brought
agtltwt
the
?P.R.
owners
of
the
Princess
Charlotte,
was
postponed
Saturday
until
October
17.
The
suit
for
salvsge
was
filed
by
the
tlaska
Packers'
Association,
owners
of
the
fishing
boat
which
towed
the
Princess
Charlotte
Into
WrangelL
The
amended
complaint
asks
Judgment
for
1200.000
instead
Of
1250.000.
THIEF
OFTOAL
AND
JEWELLERY
ADMITS
GUILT
J.
A.
Mrrormai'k
Allan
Hetherby
Pleads
(iullty
to
Charge
and
Ik
Ke-nianiled
for
Sentence
J.
A.
MrCormack
alias
Wetherby
who,
after
a
police
chase
to
California,
where
he
was
arrested,
waived
extradition
proceedings
and
was
brought
back
to
Atlln
where
he
was
committed
for
trial,
elected
for
speedy
trial
before
Judge
Young
In
County
Court
this
morning
on
charges
of
theft
of
amalgam
and
levrlry
from
the
Engineer
Mine
and
pleaded
guilty
He
was
remanded
for
k:iU::..:.c
Ui:;U
tomorrow.