TAXI
Boston
Grill
25
nd
Ambulance
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
-ervic
with
newly
laid
dancing
Anywhere
at
Anytime
floor,
lor
hire.
Stand:
Exchange
Uulldlnjc
M
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN.
MATT
VIIIBCK.
Prop.
PRINCE
RUPERT
The
latest
and
bet(
for
the
leant
Phone
457.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Vol
XVII.,
No
220
PRINCE
lit
PERT
B.C..
FRIDAY.
SEPTEMBER
:?0.
1927
P"ire
Five
Cents
UCTION
AT
ST.
LOUIS
ENGINEER
LOCATING
ROUTE
FROM
PEACE
Black
Swirling
Storm
Struck
St
Louis
Yesterday
Carrying
Death
and
Destruction
in
Vake
Five
thousand
houses
A
871
result
of
ST.
LOUIS,
September
30.
Eighty-four
people
are
known
to
have
lost
their
lives
and
871
are
being
treated
for
injuries
as
a
result
of
the
four
minute
passage
of
a
tornado
through
St.
Louis
yesterday
afternoon.
Five
thousand
houses
and
business
buildings
were
destroyed
or
damaged
over
the
devastated
area
extending
for
six
square
miles.
The
damage
is
estimated
to
run
from
ten
million
to
one
hundred
million
dollars.
The
down
town
part
of
St.
Louis
escaped
but
some
of
the
finest
homes
in
the
city
were
laid
waste.
The
area
Mcdonald
will
contest
nelson
Mayor
of
City
in
Nominee
OI
LilxrnlM
for
Provincial
Legislature
NELSON.
Sept
M.-M
JM.jtwUt
,,,
trl.dtfes
of
Donald
ra
nontlnatwl
by
UN
Liberals
!
ft
i
hp
riding
at
a
convention
here
iMt
nut.:
Hit
nHM
M
mm
only
on
p
iMi.reu
and
it
tu
received
wtth
n-
t(Hiwnm
Mr
McDonald
came
to
British
Oolmn-
,h
7
yr.
ar
.and
fur
!p-'"
has
ived
in
Nelson.
He
served
seven
.
t,
,
cuneii,
durmi
four
rf
;
w!
mi
be
was
mayor
at
the
city.
He
to!
looked
upon
aa
a
strong
caodlat.
T-
i.
exited
that
an
announcement
ex
the
date
of
the
election
wul
be
made
t
u
'Hie
Conservative
have
already
nominated
Dr
Dorden.
BANK
MANAGER
OPENED
FIRE
Attempt
on
Hillhurst
Branch
of
Royal
Frustrated
hut
Bandits
Escaped
CAI.OARY,
6ept.
SO
-
Three
armed
nin,
stympted
,o
rob
the
HUlhuret
brand,
of
the
TVofal
Bank
but
were
fr
us!
rated
and
put
to
flight
whan
the
..nmgor
It.
M.
Oralner
facing
a
revolver
pointed
at
Mm
"by
one
of
the
ban-tl
-
backed
Into
his
private
office,
nlck-t-j
fire
through
a
up
a
gun
and
opened
f;
-
partition.
Ol,vk
tnlned
In
and
tlx
rohbejs
beat
a
i
atv
rotraat.
escaped
in
a
stolen
an
immobile
which
later
was
found
abandoned.
It
ia
believed
that
one
of
the
bandit
waa
wounded.
POOR
MONTH
FOR
HALIBUT
Total
Catch
Was
Only
2.334.000
Pounds,
Nearly
Million
Short
of
Last
Year
The
total
halibut
oaten
thl
month
ha'
not
been
up
to
the
usual
figure.
The
total
l
2.334.000
pounds,
made
up
nf
Amonran
tjiu.ooo.
and
Canadian
11,000.
Laiii
war
for
Rentembcr
the
Catch
Wii.
3,280.000.
DREDGE
FOUNDERED
ON
WAY
TO
HUDSON
BAY
OTTAWA,
Sept.
30
The
dipper
dredge
Kenneauehalrm.
en
route
for
Fort
Citurchlll
from
Sydney,
Nfl..
foundered
off
the
Labrador
coast
In
a
storm
on
September
27.
The
crew
was
taken
off
by
acLytnpanylnj
boat.
wrecked
and
84
peoplel
tornado
'of
greatest
destruction
wan
roughly
southwest
to
northwest.
Tabulation
of
the
deaths
and
in
juries
show
that
the
damage
j
mounted
steadily
and
it
is
feared
ttlut
the
figures
will
be
Increased.
A
liln-
ftufivlinfr
fun
no
1
an.
rMriwltbout
"rwBrn1nglir-thfr-
vicinity
of
Forest
Park
and
pur-;
sued
a
zigzag
course
for
six
miles,
was
seen
to
leap
the
Mississippi
and
disniitate
its
furv
with
the
last
Venice,
Granite
City
and
Madison
in
which
six
persons,
were
killed
ana
twenty
injurea.
Policemen
and
firemen
in
large
nuraber,
were
inadequate
to
cope
with
the
situation
10
the
state
nUHUamen
were
ordered
out
with
orders
to
shoot
looters.
A
citizens
committee
was
organized
lor
relief
work.
The
heavy
construction
of
the
buildings
in
the
devastated
area
saved
the
number
of
casualties
from
being
larger.
Wooden
structures
were
a
mass
of
wTeckage
and
brick
houses
crumbled
like
egg
shells,
while
newer
homes
had
big
holes
in
them
where
the
wind
wrenched
a
wing
or
lifted
a
roof,
giving
the
district
the
appearance
of
a
shell
torn
town.
Pathetic
sights
were
common.
Men,
women
and
children
were
seen
standing
dazed
and
helpless
while
others
dug
into
heaps
of
brick
and
wood
for
loved
ones
buried
there.
THIRD
CASE
PARALYSIS
REVELSTOKE
REPORTED
REVELSTOKE.
Sept.
30.
The
third
oase
of
Infantile
-paralysis,
that
a
seven
year
old
boy.
U
the
first
case
In
nine
day.
IMHIY
KM'OVEKKll.
VANCOUVER,
Sept.
30.
The
body
of
D.
8.
Poole,
a
gravel
pit
worker,
who
was
killed
In
a
slide
at
Cottonwood
flats
Monday
evening,
was
recovered
last
night.
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
Wheat
B.C.
Sdver
Lucky
Jim
....
Coast
Oopfjpr.
(
Marmot
lietilt
Cork
Province
.
Premier
Dunwell
-.
Porter
Idaho
...
Olaeler
Richmond
Oladatone
Silver-Smith
.
.
.
Independence
.
Sunloch
an
L
Torlc
Leadsmlth
.
'Dig
Missouri
Bid.
Asked
1-8
1.00
1-5
xiy.
:
38
ifffliK-":
.07
.09
,
2.27
2-8
.27
-9
X
-8
.03
.1314
.15
-0
.0314
05
.60
70
.07'a
.08
.U0
.041
.06
',
-lVa
DUJIWELJ
K
UUl
U.
Slbill
George
Copper
and
Silverado
Boomed
on
Vancouver
Stock
Exchange
VICTORIA.
Sept.
3.
A
t.lmrr-lildrm
pruteithe
twnuilttee
Is
to
be
formed
lo
protect
the
equity
of
common
tharrhoklm
In
liunwrll
Mt
from
being
lied
out.
The
storks
rlued
yetrrdy
at
tl
and
at
iimaa
toilay
were
Uutrd
at
II
It
Id.
tleurge
(-r
Mured
from
yeo-tef--y
rloe
of
KM,
to
120
bid
and
3l
lKkrd.
.V.
iiuon
hllverudo
was
up
lx
points
at
bid.
BEST
TAX
SALE
l-'JLi
Goodly
Sum
Realized
This
Morning
When
City
Properties
Were
Offered
MANY
OTHERS
REDEEMED
Sale
Continues
Tomorrow
Morn
ing
When
More
Lots
Will
be
Sold
The
annual
sale
of
city
lot
for
delin
quent
taxes
caused
considerable
Interest
this
morning,
many
bidders
being
on
hand
with
competition
fori
several
properties.
About
290
parcel
were
olered.
seventy-four
having
been
redeemed
Immediately
before
the
sale.
Proceeds
lo
tailing
I3.C4S
03
were
considerably
better
than
have
resulted
at
tax
salea
for
the
past
two
or
three
years
at
least.
The
sale
was
adjourned
at
noon
until
10
o'clock
tomorrow
morning
when
It
Is
expected
some
.further
properties
will
be
bought
in
by
private
bidders.
The
sale
was
conducted
by
City
Treasurer
D.
J.
Matheson
assisted
by
Frank
Vlckers.
Thla
morning's
sale
were
as
follows:
Sec.
Blk.
Lot
Sold
to
Price
18
11
It.
Deafer
S123.56
23
7
R.
Bouter
1311J8
24
22
R.
Benfer
712.18
4
6
B.
Benfer
187828
36
14
H.
National
425.53
4
It
O.
C.
Walker
218.18
4
16
O.
0.
Walker
218.31
5
19
W.
A.
McLean
218.18
6
20
W.
A.
McLean
218.21
20
7
8.
D.
Johnston
74.14
27
27
Q.
C.
Walker
326.10
20
R.
Jones
200.83
11
L.
Astoria
175-3
12
L.
Astoria
184.70
4
J.
McRae
153.77
5
J.
McRae
153.77
6
J.
MelUe
1S8.77
17
R.
Jenes
18.10
5
R.
Benfer
320.75
6
R.
Benfer
300.18
18
M.
Meteod
112-5
29
a.
P.
Tinker
104.74
19
J.
Bergman
84
96
8
E.,
H.
Mortimer
...
C5.68
6
SI
8
J.
S.
Nelson
65.68
6
31
8
J.
S.
Nelson
65.68
19
6.
P.
Tinker
54-7
3
29
V.
g.
Hammond
71.48
8
39
W.
S.
Hammond
.
.
.
74.57
3
50
H.
Loftua
72.87
18
25
Q.
C.
Walker
74-7
18
26
O.
C.
Walker
74-7
34
24
A.
Halverson
69.94
39
?5
Dgra
Stephens
38.26
39
,2Q
Dora
Stephens
47.59
46
'
20
Patmore
&
Fulton.
21.72
4fi
21
Patmore
&
Fulton.
20.82
8,64503
NO
WHEAT
SHIPPED
VANCOUVER
THIS'
WEEK
VANCOUVER,
Sept.
30.
No
wheat
wae
shipped
from
Vancouver
during
the
wee-
ending
last
night.
Engi
leer
Locating
Line
for
Western
Outlet
of
the
Peace
River
for
Canadian
National
EDMONTON,
September
30.
One
of
the
ablest
engineers
of
the
d.N.Il.
i
now
engaged
in
locating
the
best
railway-rout
for
a
epant
outlet
for
the
Peace
IUver
country,
Don.
C.
A
Dunning,
minister
of
railways,
declared
at
a
mass
meeting
here
last
night
He
said
that
this
was
being
done
to
implement
a
promise
made
at
the
last
session
of
the
House
of
Commons
when
a
volutfon
of
the
railway
problem
of
the
north
country
was
under
discussion.
The
parpose
of
the
survey,
Mr.
Dunning
;aid,
was
to
definitely
settle
what
the
C.N.R.
considered
lo
be
the
route
that
must
be
taken
and
this
information
will
be
available
for
the
owners
of
the
Edmonton,
Dunvegan
and
British
Columbia
Railway
in
framing
the
development
of
a
branch
line
policy
iii
the
north,
said
the
minister
of
railways.
Pensions
Agreement
Entered
Into
Between
Dominion
and
Province
of
British
Columbia
Similar
Plan
May
he
Initiated
in
the
Yukon
Territory:
Applies
to
People
Who
Have
Reached
Seventy
Years
of
Age
OTTAWA-
September
30
-lion.
Cetej-Jipenan
arrriQuncedJdaj;
that
a
similar
agreement
to
that
conclude-
-esteray
with
British
Columbia
putting
into
effect
the
old-age
pension
legislation
of
that
province,
would
be
entered
into
shortly
with
Yukon
territory,
probably
on
the
arrival
of
Percy
Ileid,
gold
commissioner.
The
British
Columbia
agreement
provides
that
the
province
will
pay
the
maximum
pension
to
those
of
its
residents
who
have
attained
the
age
of
seventy
years
and
who
are
pensionable
under
the
Do
minion
Old
Age
Pension
Act.
The
Dominion
Is
bound
to
pay
toa
the
provlnoe
quarterly
one
half
the
-mount
paid
by
the
province
In
pensions:
during
the
three
months
preceding.
The
maximum
amount
to
be
paid
to
any
recipient
Is
S240
yearly.
Application
may
be
made
by
a
British
subject
or
by
a
widow
who
Is
not
a
Brltl&h
subject
but
was
one
before
marriage.
Applicants
must
have
resided
In
Can
ada
20
years
and
lived
In
the
province
five
years.
ECSTALLMILL
Harry
Saunders
Who
Negotiated
the
Deal
u
in
City
L.ock-up
on
Fraud
Charge
PASSED
WORTHLESS
CHECK
Other
Charges
Likely
be
Brought
Against
Promoter
of
Pulp
Concern
The
reported
deal
for
the
purchase
of
the
EcstaU
River
sawmill
site
on
which
Harry
Saunders
announced
that
he
contemplated
the
erection
of
a
pulp
mill
came
to
a
sudden
and
rather
sensa
tional
ending
last
night
with
the
ar
rest
of
Saunders
at
Haysport
by
Pro
vincial
Constable
S.
Raybone
and
C.N-R.
Constable
Alex.
Martin
on
a
charge
of
obtaining
money
fraududently.
Saunders
U
now
lodged
In
the
city
lock-up
there
to
await
preliminary
trial.
It
Is
ex
pected
that
he
will
be
brought
before
Stipendiary
Magistrate
H.
T.
McLeod
today
for
remand.
The
direct
cause
for
Saunders'
arrest.
the
police
stated
this
morning,
was
that
he
obtained
150
from
Joseph
Cote,
a
fellow
workmen
at
Brown's
mill,
on
a
check
drawn
on
the
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
here
which.
It
la
alleged,
was
worthless.
It
Is
Cote
who
has
made
the
complaint
'which,
It
Is
understood,
may
be
only
the
first
of
others
of
a
similar
nature.
The
search
for
Saunders
started
yesterday
and
when
It
was
found
he
was
toot
in
the
city
the
hunt
moved
to
Haysport
where
he
was
aprehended
last
night
still.
It
is
stated,
talking
of
the
big
undertaking
be
was
about
to
embark
upon.
Jud
Tunklns
says
you
can't
get
some'
thing
fo
rnothlng
unless
you
run
a
restaurant
with
a
cover
charge.
Wash-
ingtou
Star,
.
.
CARDINALS
BEAT
BY
CINCINNATI
National
League
Pennant
Contenders
Unable
to
Squeeze
Victory
out
of
Cincinnati
Yesterday
!
NEW
YORK,
Sept.
30.--St.
Louis
Cardinals
loat
to
Cincinnati
Reds
2
to
1
in
the
National
League
baseball
game
yesterday
afternoon.
Philadelphia
beat
Boston
7
to
1.
New
York
Yankees
stopped
the
winning
streak
of
the
Washington
Senators
in
the
American
League
by
defeating
them
15
to
4
in
a
loose
and
poor
contest.
Boston
beat
the
second
place
Philadelphia
Athletics
6
to
1.
Babe
Ruth
tied
his
1921
home
run
-word
by
making
his
fifty-eighth
circuit
clout
of
the
present
season
In
the
first
inning
of
the
game
yesterday
between
the
New
York
Yankees
and
Washington
Senators.
There
was
no
one
on
bases
on
that
occasion
but,
when
(he
Bambino
came
along
In
the
ninth
and
made
his
fifty-ninth
homer,
the
saeks
were
loaded.
He
also
made
triple
In
the
seventh
and
a
towering
fly
In
the
ninth
which
came
down
a
few
feet
Inside
the
field
Into
the
pitcher's
hand.
The
King
of
Swat
has
two
more
ames
with
Washington
In
which
to
break
his
record
of
1922.
The
day's
scores
were
as
foUows:
NATIONAL
LEAdtE
St.
Louis
1,
Cincinnati
2.
Philadelphia
7,
Boston
1.
AMERICAN"
LKAOl
E
Washington
4,
New
York
15.
Boston
6,
Philadelphia
1.
LKAOt'E
STANDINGS
National
League
W.
L.
Pet
Pittsburg
93
58
.616
St.
Louis
91
61
.600
New
York
90
61
.596
phjeago
83
V7
.553
Cincinnati
72
,!73
.480
Brooklyn
64
86
.427
Boston
57
91
-85
Philadelphia
51
99
-40
Amerlmn
League
New
York
108
44
.711
Philadelphia
89
62
.589
i
Washington
84
67
.556
Detroit
80
69
537
Chicago
66
82
.446.
,
Cleveland
65
84
.436
Si.
luis
57
91
.385
Boston
51
101
-38'
RIVER
FOR
C.N.R.
Position
of
Fishermen
Is
Further
Discussed
on
Vancouver
Island
i
VANCOUVER,
September
30.
R.
T.
Gosse,
speaking
at
the
meeting
of
fishermen
at
Alberni
Thursday,
outlined
a
plan
for
reducing
the
number
of
licenses
in
that
district,
a
plan
which,
if
adopted
there,
might
be
a
precedent
for
other
parts
of
the,
province.
Elaborating
his
scheme
further,
Mr.
Gosse
said
he
wanted
the
fishermen
m
state
their
position.
If
they
could
not
agree
with
the
plan
suggested,
he
asked
tnem
to
put
forward
some
other
scheme
or
schemes.
A
general
discussion
then
took
place.
Among
others,
Duncan
!
Kerr
and
.Mr.
Hansen,
on
behalf
of
the
a
fishermen,
expressed
their
opinion
that
the
pUa
suggested
would
be
generally
atteiaotcry.
so
long
as
the
fishermen's
right
purchase
his
own
gear
where;
and
haw
he
pleatd
was
not
Interfered
with
and
the
market
left
open.
He
said
that
the
price
settled
by
the
flb-
eun
and
cauaera
and
he
would
abide
by
that.
A
W.
Kelll
i-P
.
was
of
opinion
th.
the
present
crisis
in
the
fishing
Indus
try
wm,
the
mobt
Important
in
the
history
of
fishing
In
the
province.
If
the
present
conditions
continued
to
exist
the
industry
sod
those
who'
lived
by
It
would
be
ruined.
The
proponed
redue
tlon
In
selnea
sad
gill
nets
would
ot
a
step
in
the
right
dtresUon.
But
ht
could
not
endorje
the
auageitian
ths
i
appeared
in
the
pren
that
the'
gill
men
should
have
to
go
to
canners
fc.
their
licenses.
Let
the
number
be
definitely
limited
ana
let
the
res.dent
and
old-time
fishermen
be
given
the
preference.
Follow
a
similar
course
to
that
which
worked
when
the
Japanese
flsher-meu'a
licenses
were
being
curtailed.
Give
the
Independent
fisherman
his
license.
the
told-tlmer
to
come
first,
and
then
let
the
cannery
men
and
the
flshermer.
get
together.
Ail
reasonable
assistance
and
encbiu-gemeat
should
be
given
the
fishermen
who
lived
here
and
bad
his
stae
in
the
country,
lie
was
prepared
to
make
a
special
trip
to
Ottawa
and
lend
every
assistance
in
his
power
to
bring
about
satisfactory
modus
oper
andi.
Mr.
Ooase,
In
replying
to
Mr.
NeUl's
suggestion.
'
tald
that
In
-
his
opinion
there
was
no
doubt
the
cannerymen
would
end
arse
Mr.
NeUl's
suggestions
If
the
department
of
fisheries
found
them
workable.
R.
j.
Burde,
M.L
A.,
spoke
In
favor
ol
g-.vlng
the
troLing
fishermen
an
.
Inde
pendent
license.
Let
them
be
absolutely
free
to
dispose
of
their
catches.
In
re
spect
to
gear
and
supplies
for
next
year's
operations,
nets,
twine,
tlnplate.
etc..
requiring
to
be
ordered
from
Oreat
Britain
In
October.
It
was
practically
Impossible
tn
obtain
from
the
northern
part
of
District
No.
2
a
delegation
of
one
or
more
men
to
attend
the
meeting
In
Vancouver
on
Saturday
but
that
It
was
to
be
hoped
that
fishermen
In
the
north
would
be
represented
and
that
the
efforts
which
have
alreaay
been
put
forward
to
obtain
one
or
more
delegates
from
the
north
to
accompany
a
delegation
to
Ottawa
would
be
successful.
11AI1E
Kl'TII
-TS
IT
NEW
KKCORI)
NEW
YORK.
September
30.
Playing
against
the
Washington
Senators.
Babe
Ruth
of
the
New
York
Yankees
set
up
a
new
major
league
baseball
record
today
when
he
clouted
out
his
sixtieth
home
run
of
the
season.
He
broke
his
own
record
of
59,
during
the
1921
season.
FIRST
WHEAT
EXPECTED
HERE
ABOUT
FORTNIGHT
Although
reports
from
the
prairies
in
dicate
that
a
jgood
percentage
of
the
wheat
crop
ha?
been
cut.
no
notice
had
been
received
at
the
Alberta
Wheat
Poat.
local
elevator
up
to
tms
morning
of
shipments
coming
this
way.
It
lsH
expected,
however,
that
the
first
of
a
very
much
lncre.ised
volume
for
this
I
port
this
wlnt.-r
wm
start
romng
in
in
about
two
weeks'
time
-
Advertise
In
The
Daily
News
Ttr-irr
TTTJ
T
Y1T
JN
I
I
1
1
M
I
ltl
1
vUll
llLlLiLlU
BY
liXPLUSlUN
Farmhouse
Stove
Set
House
on
Fire
With
Fatal
Results
MOOSEJAW.
Sask..
Sept.
30.
Mrs.
bonis
Olendenning,
daughter
Nancy
.ged
five
and
son
George
a
year
and
a
talf
old
and
Mrs.
Reid,
a
friend
-
of
lie
Glendennlngt,
are
all
dead
as
the
-cault
of
an
explosion
of
the
cook
stove
tt
the
Olendenning
farm
house
near
ttrmody
this
morning.
'
-
Tbf
roof
was
Jilown.o-
and
one
side
:
the
house
partly
blown
out
and
fire
destroyed
tjie
building.
Thomas
Olendenning
and
the
three
children
of
Mrs.
rteld
escaped.
The
elder
Reld
girl,
aged
14,
success-'uUy
called
for
aid
by
telephone
and
uffered
burns
on
the
face
and
arms
In
iolng
so
before
Jumping
out
of
the
window
to
safety.
NOTCH
HILL
MAN
KILLED
J.
Craig
Was
Shot
Dead
When
Standing
in
rront
of
His
Uarage
NOTCH
irrtli,
B.C..
Sept.
30.
J.1-Craig,
postmaster
and
police
magistrate
of
Squllax
district,
was
shot
'dead
In
front
of
bis
garage
last
night.
No
ar-ests
have
yet
been
made
but
four
members
of
the
provincial
police
are
working
on
clues.
The
bullet
entered
the
left
eye
and
lodged
In
his
brain.
Mr.
Craig
Is
survived
by
a
widow
and
jue
daughter.
Notch
Hill
is
270
tolles
east
of
Vancouver
on
the
mam
line
of
the
CPU.
HEROIC
EFFORT
TO
SAVE
LIFE
Man
Victim
of
Accident
Near
Sidney
and
Died
at
Resthaven
SIDNEY.
Sept.
30.
Despite
heroic
efforts
of
his
wife
to
row
him
In
a
small
rowboat
to
secure
medical
aid
following
an
accidental
wounding
by
his
own
gun.
L.
R.
Turner
of
H1U
Island,
died
this
morning
at
Resthaven
sanitarium.
The
boat
was
caught
in
the
current
in
Sidney
Channel
and
Mrs.
Turner
was
unable
to
make
headway.
It
was
over
an
hour
before
her
screams
attracted
attention.
SILVER
HEIGHTS
HOTEL
INCORPORATED
STEWART
VICTORIA.
Sept.
30.
The
Sliver
Height
Hotel
Limited
with
a
capital
of
$10,000
l
a
new
private
company
Incorporated
this
week
with
headquarters
at
Stewart.
TORONTO
JOURNALIST
DIED
EARLY
TODAY
TORONTO.
Sept.
30.
Walter
3.
Wll-
lllson
managing
news
editor
of
the
iail
end
Empire,
director
of
the
Cans
-
emu
Presi,
died
early
today
suddenly.
aged
68.