25 . t TAXI Boston Grill and Ambulance Service Anywhere nt Anytime Stand: Kxchnnge Ilullding MATT VI DECK, Prop. .t . Did. Askrxl. Wheat 1JW DC. Tel 312-SO 220.00 nC. Bllver 1.31 U8 ' Dunwell 1.37 130 Olscler ,.oa H 09 ?i Gladstone '.38 30 Oranby 33.00 33.00 Independence 109 ?s C9! Premier 190 192 PorUr Idaho 1 -1U fillverciest .07 Victoria nichmord U'i 15 Northern and OL avii,, fto. a. PRINCE FREIGHT? RATES THRILLING RESCUE OF ALASKAN mcueer Reiterates nis Demand for Permission to Prosecute Officials That will be only way to secure enforcement of 1925 order giving British Columbia ' equal basis new coal case coming up OTTAWA. January 11. The Hrillnh Columbia appeal against j , ,;i'd jrrain and flour rates discrimination, separate and distinct ; ;,, ainH-ali on the same commodities of other western province. u presented to the privy council yesterday afternoon by G. G. Jk-!: K.O , frciKht rate counsel for British Columbia. Mr. MeGeer' l that, in order to secure enforcement of the Board of Railway i -tr.;.iloner' general order on September 2, 1925, officials of the . - failing ;o carry out the order might be prosecuted. He! l l r. desire to see President Beatty of the C.P.R. or W. N. Tllley.; - - - ... ACCLAMATIONS. SEVERAL CITIES Mttoiti ,D PKI:m:nt COt-MlL' Kt.TlKM.lt IMIITOM:!! IN .MANY itiiir.tUTii or mot ix x vtscoi vir. Jan. ll-TtM fMowug - i . province were returned ' c at the HemttwUeM re- s T'-tt T A. Let, r It s Irvine. nt-, f r. utKiMOA. T. li--lM Clark. K V .ruuttr. Oeorge Morten. A-if I A Itsana. 1: : n.tru instances. etMf d-.". i were returned unopposed. I:: ft... i. no Uiror Victor Harrleoa U - 3 by Ex-Mayor rred Bush- : 3 contest U expected to be i 1 -tat liveliest In the province. REBRIDGING OF THAMES RIVER NMit ctiiix or hoaiix, :t(- Will. I OlT .MANY .MILLION (iiAitl.M) uto-H in in: i: Mol.lsllt.li LONDON. Jan, II. Illy Canadian f- The 2700,000 echeme to re-fc -i the Thame, to eonttruct p-F ; .i road and viaduct In London, fc demolish the present Charing Crost and to construct a tunnel from Dm .ard to Purflut I being dlKuased t w ! N'o report of Royal Commission In n" i year hi been recelred with universal approval a the report i the bridge, scheme and a tribute to I Lee, of rareham, chairman of th mmission. ha been paid for the prac- way In which the problem ha tackled. T;m dimuulty of r.ndlng the money ''Mver. la expected to prove the great tumbling block. The next step rest with the government and the London County Council, After the report ha n considered by the Trims Minister I will be submitted to the Ministry ot Trsniport for technical examination nd after that It will com before the Cabinet for final decision. FIRE VICTIMS BURIED TODAY Alxiut lUlf of Thrulrr CumiuIIj- I.Ut Have Atrraily Hcen Intrrrw! MONTREAL, Jan. II. Thirty-six of Sundays fir victim were burled this rooming, services being held In the Lfgros Dourbon church In ths presence ' large assembly representing the " ""iiunent, ptorljfte mid the .city. K.C . counsel lor th company. JaUad but h fdt Uit the government ahuuld do all lo IU power to that ttie order, which brought retet t tht Puihc Cot poru down to the level of Fort Wilium with rate of eight cents enforced. Therefore, he had applied ta tb eommlMion (or leave to prosecute the CJ.R. official and a met with refusal. -We Mr that should have the eighteen cent rate frera Calgary 10 Vancoum. declsrrd Mr. McOeer. By reftMag la comply M the board's order, the CP tt. had benefitted by more than MM OOO'ln the year lJi he uid. the gain Ul year btlof proporUotMtety aa liritj The altuiUan In the Board ot lUllwty Commtuioner Is tooewht esuaardlnary," be uM "and I tbiiU that aorae ot our trouble U aosounted for by the tttttude Of certain member of the board." Judgment was referred by the cabinet on the tpprale of the three wettent1 prorince for remote! ot alleged dis criminatory rate on grain and flour. t Oil. KATC TOKO.VTO. Jan. II Following a conference between Premier Drownlee of Alberta and Premier rerguaon of Ontario It ma announced last night that new appeal for tht hearing by the railway board ot the Alberta -Ontario roal rate juration would be launched at once. I.ITA MA KM CIIAIKIEA AOAINHT nr.it ciiauui: LOS ANOELES. Jf. II A suit for divorce from Charlie Spencer Chaplin waa filed her yesterday by his estrsnged wife. LIU Orsy Chaplin. Contlned In the writ are some sensational charge against the film comedian. tttttttttttttt PRINCE RUPERT ON EQUAL BASIS RATES OF CHARTERING NOW An Item of note In connection with th eharterlng of grain ahlp has arisen out of the fixing of the British us. King James, aay the Vanoouver Province. The hlp I reported fixed. Vancouver or Prince Rupert, grain. January, rale 37 shillings alxDence. This la the first time Prince Rupert has received the me rets as Vancouver. Previously the north ern port ha paid nlnepence more man the Vancouver rate. VANCOUVKR EXCHANGE WORLD'S FIRST MAUAZIXE FOR THE BLINDgoes to press. Introduced by its blind in-vent-ir ti' Los Angeles several months ago. it has proven so popular that it is enlarged to GO pages f ir national circulation. "The Braille Mirror' became possible as a result of the invention of -pe tal presses and sterotypes by J. Robert Atkinson, its publisher. Atkinson, t ,-it-lc n with blindness at 5 years of age, had had no previous experience in the mechanical line when he began his invention. The magaz :ie covers a wide range and enables blind people to read advertisements for the first time in their lives. IN VICTORIA SrMOVAI. joi rm:y TAKTH ,l vinuit oDLt.M ori;.v ice- PLY TO AItKr IKOM iiikom: Vinoill.t. Jan. 11, The prtnln-lUI IrgMaluie- larlnl out on It wloiijit iunir) when lleneral Vlr tor Oillunt, Vancouver mrnibrr, ojirurd Itie debate In reply to I he (recti from Hie Throne. The general IIm-ii'Iiii. ghrn rle to by the rr-plj, ma) l.it for two week or loiicrr. Practically all the nirnibm of the Hollo nrrr rr-rnt when Hon. John llorklum, rotrr. rallril the arm-bly to order ami Uniiilinl Into the arliul lulnr ot the m-Ioii, follouliig the t'hrUlma and .New Vrar holiday after a brief and for Dial in ret in ,u Krrrmlirr. HAT BANDEAU Ml IHMII KI.STON lltll NAKHttlt IX'APi: fHO.M IlKATII N KDMdMOV STDU.M EDMONTON. Jan. 11 (By Canadian Press). Saved from Instant death bl a tiny patent hat bandeau, Miss Dinah Elston, Is recovering from an accident which cam near to being among tht fatalities ot a recent storm In the city. When entering her apartment Miss Elston was struck on the head by a milk bottle which was carried by the force ot the wind from a third storey window. Fortunately, the force ot the blow was broken by the band ot ateel and diminutive air cushion which composed the bandeau she had placed Ir, frcnt ot her hit. Otherwise, according lo her physician, death would have been Instantaneous. With great effort Miss Elston managed to reach her apartment and summon help. She U still quit ill but her recovery is deemed merely a matter of time, A peculiar coincidence I that the bandeaU which saved Miss Els ton's life was really Intended to be Inserted In the back of the hat, to keep It In place, but because It was uncomfortable there she had removed It and placed It In the front of the crown. PIUK AT M0. SAULt STE. MARIE, Jan. II. Plre this morning destroyed the Farewell blot Willi ri lew of $100 000. PRINCE RUPERT Central British Columbia's Newspaper RUrERT, B.C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1927 circulation l&oi sum 498 Pric- Five Cents CASE IS PROCEEDING I DEPUT If ATTORNEY ! GENERAL, IN ROUGH , j PARTY, HAS RESIGNED) i EDMONTON. Jan 11 Deputy Attor- ney General Andrew Smith, following j the announcement of his presence, which he explained waa accidental, at a New Year's Eve gathering ot which the aftermath was a charge laid against Mrs. Peggy Adzlck ot wounding her husband, resigned today and his resignation was accepted. CAPT.ELFERTIS NEW HARBORMASTER llli Appointment to Hurrred Copt. IU Maroli was Announrrd Yesterday Announcement la made by Capt. L. O. Dixon of Ottawa of the appointment of Capt. J. It. Eltert. local pilot, to become Prince Rupert 'harbor master. succeeding Capt. B. C. Marsh, resigned. Capt Eltert takes over hi new duties st once and Is being Installed by Capt. Dixon. Capt Elfert arrived In the city I from Vancouver last summer i DR. WRINCH ENTERS VANCOUVER HOSPITAL M.I.A. tor Nkreiu Admitted to Institution with Mralnrd l.ej, Itrportrd Ik-ltrr Ijist Night VANCOUVER. Jan. 11. Dr. It. C. Wrtnch of Harelton. member of the legislative assembly for Skrena, was admitted to the Vancouver Oeneral hospital on Sunday suffering from a sprained leg. Me was reported last night to be In an Improved condition. HKATIIKK IU.IMIUT. Prince Rupert Part cloudy, calm, temperature 30. Terrace. Clear, windy, temp. S. Rosswood. Clear, windy, temp. 4, Alyansh. Clear, calm, temp, 3 below. Alice Arm. Clear, calm, temp. 34. Anyox. Clear, calm, temp. 39. Hazelton, Clear, calm; temp. 3 below. Telegraph Creek Clear, north wind, temperature 8 below. Smlther. Part cloudy, calm, temp. ) below. Burn Lake. Cloudy, calm, 7 below. Nahlln. Clear. 33 below, Whltehorse. Clear, calm, 13 below. Dawson. Foggy, calm, 30 below. Selkirk. 30 below. Art ran be daring, but the daring Is not necessarily art, Broadway v pro-ituoM- wiif plea tak pallet, PROSPECTORS EFFECTED FIRE TAKES FOUR LIVES TKAii:iiY (ICt I KIiKI) IX HOME Or' (II. WILMS HILL AT OTTAWA TlllH MOIiMMl OTTAWA. Jan. 1 1,-Thrrr rhlldrrn ami a young woman lot their live while the mother of the rhlldrrn rn-ehrd Injurlrs which It U expected will miim- hrr death In a fire whlrh iletroird the home of C'lurlr Hill In the t end early tlili morn lug. The IhmIIc of Lol Hill. ar.rd S; Clifford. tven; Key, four; and .Mildred Morrison. 20; were remoted when the fire was extinguish. Mr. Hill Jumped from a window and I brlleted to be fatally Injured. WOULD PIERCE VEIL OF VENUS MPKCi.ii. uaY is to in: r.Ei at mlCAOU IS ATTI'.MPT TO SOLVE CK1.F.STK1 AI. MYSTEKY . CHICAOO. Jan. II. An attack on the heretofore Inpenetrable clouds of Venus, the rarth's twin. Is to be made from Yerkea observatory with Infra-red ray ' photographic apparatus. The dense vapor masses surroundln; the planet have made It Impossible tl penetrate to the actual surface of Venus, but the Yerkes staff of the University ot Chicago at Williams Bay. Wis.. Is optimistic over chances of success with the Infra-red filter which last summer yielded some excellent views of Mars. While these clouds have baffle:) scientist. Prof. E. B. Frost, director ot the observatory, attachea much Importance to them In connection with any theory of the possibility of life on the planet . Life Is much more likely to exist on Venus than on Mara, In Prof. Frost's opinion. "Venus Is near th sun," he continued, "and It It were not for th heavy clouds, the heat would be unbearable." twentWeTillI ' IN MEXICAN CLASH MEXICO CITY. Jan. 11. Reporta from Ouadaljara state that twenty-one persons were killed end ten Injured In a clash between Catholics and Muni cipal authorities in the town ot CocuU. aUtra state. Airplane and Veteran Plays Final Part in M ssion That Intelligent Husky Started FAIRBANKS, January 11. An airplane and a veteran Alaska aviator played a final part in an Arctic rescue mission in which the lives of two prospectors were saved through the intelligence of a malamute dog. The two prospectors, J. S. Shaw and Andy Dunlop, who were seriously injured in a premature powder explosion some time ago, were rescued as a result of the dog carrying a note for help over four hundred feet mountain passes in four below zero weather from Lobing Creek. Shaw and Durtlon were taken to Little Squaw by a dog team and given first aid. ' A rsdlo plea for an airplane was sent! rt?f7PTi VTJ1J TITT1 to Fairbanks and A. A. Bennett, pilot, brought them here after having been forced to land at Beaver cn the Yukon R.ver for several day whUe a storm raged and during which time it ws found necessary to weight the plans with togs to keep K fnxn being carried oft the ground by a sixty mile gale. Doctors, who examined Shaw and Dunlop on Monday, aatd the 'former would have the use of one eye while the latter would be blind. Otherwise they are expected to recover. Bennett will take off today for Eagle to bring the wife of Postmaster Randall here tcr medical treatment. SIR. MrlXTYRE IS SENT I P I'OK TRIAL VANCOUVER. Jan. It. Mrs. gedT43, l.te yesterday la police court was jireely aa he would not again be a can dldste. Referring to. the revelations conCernlng theilquor trad andxam-Mandt'itclnTyr?.- p.7gn fundJ broughrout la "the recent" probe he Mld government committed tor trlsl on a charge !aad tw0 mllUke, ln 6sAllng wltn the death ot her husband. James Edward Mclntyre. who was found shot to death In hi room at the Angelus Hotel . here on December 33. PIONEER CARIBOO WOMAN PASSES OUT Mrs. Elizabeth Hustle Kelly Widow of lamous "t'arlhoo" Kelly of lUrkenllle VICTORIA, Jan. II. Elizabeth Hastle Kelly, widow of Andrew "Cariboo" Kelly, whose BsrkerTlUe hotel, the Kelly House, wss familiar to many old timers In British Columbia, Is dead here at the age of 83. Mrs. KeUy resided ln the province for 81 years. CAROL SINGER DIED VERY SUDDENLY STREETVILLE. Ont. Jan. II. (By Canadian Press). Sudden death marred the joytulness ot a Chtrstmas caiol service In Trinity Anglican church on the day after Christmas when Mr. Joseph Bslley. aged 70. of this village collapsed from heart disease and ln five minutes was dead. WIRELESS! KKPOKT. K a.m. DIOBY ISLAND. Part cloudy, calm: barometer, 30.04; temperature, 30; sea, smooth. BULL HARBOR. Cloudy, calm; barometer. 39.68; trmperatVw 30; sea moderate (well; 8 pm. poke tug Cape Scott 50.51 north latitude and 133.10 west longitude seeking vessel Oregon Fir; 8.30 im, spoke tug St Faith at Masterman Island southbound. DEAD TREE POINT. Barometer. 29. 30; temperature. 33. NOON DIOBY ISLAND. Clear, calm; barometer 30.04; temperature 35. BULL HARBOR. Clear, light NX wind: barometer,. 39.80; temperature 40. Sea, moderate swell. DEAD TREE POINT. Barometer. 29.-70: temperature, 40. i The last Issue of the North Vancouver Review, ln an article on agricultural progress In British Columbia, carries pictures ot Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Buck' goat ranch at Forestdate and of a field of corn at the Hazelton Hospital. We suggest, as a perfectly original Idea, that one- of the best waya to stop people from drinking la to give :henv something man attractive to do. Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least. Phone 457. UUYnttiWilM GETS ADVICE ;km:iul ohloi il.i riti.vn- PALLY WITH LKjl OK IX OPEN IMJ VICTORIA DEBATE VICTORIA, Jan. 11. In opening th legislative debate. Oeneral Victor Odium of Vancouver touched on the liquor problems tnd advised the government to take over the complete handling ot liquor Including the manu-tacture, and to eliminate the public and private sale tor profit from .the , business, lie said that be could speak create a large puoiic pnmi oy cnargmg high prices and the second ln permitting private Interests to profit from the traffic. He .advocated a supply of good liquor at a fair price thus eliminating government profit and ln turn abutting qut opportunities for profiting by private interests. Referring to the POX. he thought the province could not at the present time complete the road but ln time It would prove an asset He praised Premier Oliver tor his stand on the freight rates and his fight for the Peace River block. MASSACRE JN CHINA Thousund Muughtrrrd Irrespective ot Ae or Se In Village LONDON, Jan. II. A Reuter despatch from Pekln states that word has been received from Shantung today that all the Inhabitants of Wsng Chin Pso, totalling 1,000. have been massacred by bandits who set fire to the village slaughtering the Inhabitants Irrespective of age or sex. Some person are said to have been burned in their homes, others were shot while attempting to escape while young children were ' literally pulled to pieces. COMPETE WITH BOOTLEGGERS l.KtilLATUN SlAY ItK ENACTED IMtOYIMMl IOU OrKNINt! OF I.KJl Olt STOKES IN SOt, I II-KISS C-lflES IHItlMl KVEMMIS VICTORIA, Jan. II. Among .the changes ln the British Columbia liquor laws expected to result from legislation being Introduced this session ot the legislature, the Victoria Times says, will be provision for the "opening of Jlquar stores ln Vancouver and Victoria in the etenlng' alter eight, o'clock sq ,tney may compete with the bootleggers, It the Liquor Control Board favors thla course. EPintMie of in: MADRID. Jan., 11. - Two hundred thousand case ot Influenza are rt ported In the cities of Valencia, Barcelona, Seville and Madrid with mortality. ' -fi-r'j-. - - Advertise Ui the 0iy New.