Save Money Boston Grill y -i . !espe wty to buy the IX New.- a to subscribe by th ttc and nave It delivered dally address Ot couree. you tubwribe for shorter period. rihone 98 and have it de-- i today . A , U . V 29:: ,x - X '''in th" Russian but very soon it was found that the Soviet relatives wanted to be. dictators and this was resented. L1UUUK BUAKU INQUIRY ENDS;: ! Kelfel Denies That Money Wnsi I'ii Irl In Mwinl-.rst nr Enmliiv- i l j. ccs of Liquor Board VEH Dec 16. Mr Juatlee phy anting a mmng into the chaff tkat i. hi been made to employe luor Oontrot Board and the' '.he tnvestlga.ion yesterday. Relfel. Jr who was not it March, w heard yester- is utUe nuix- that WUeoa .it as he l now domiciled mil. so the investigation .i questioned hv J P. Hog?. :r the comniiimion regarding, -uro ot money paid by the , loeeph Kennedy Ltd.. oetan-1 EDMONTON. Dec 15. "Have you any the company'a agents In tbejiwuu to apare?" The demand at pro-State, decided that these pay-1 wnt U very heavy, according to Chn. v.eer made for advertising pur-, B nUjt of the department of neglected Witness denied that any money, j children. On Wednesday there appeared directly or Indirectly, was paid ! m the Journal an advertisement, seek- luoi board employees I DENY HAVING GOTTEN MONEY United States Senators (Jive Lie to Allegations Mutlc in Hearst Newspapers WASHINGTON. Dec. 15. - Senators ali. lleflen. Latoletle and N orris were ; ' U lodav in documents presented by. ..uii llauuoiph Hearst before an ln-..iiinn (utnmlttee as the quartette ': cK'scnbed anonymously In the i . wj.aixrit as those who had beam - I si .200.000 by the Mexican gov-i r --slush fund." Borah. Heflen :,.l"H' ppeared before the eom- I immediately nd denied having n.i iv. il mniey from from any any such I N'rr..- whit is sick In bed -' I i he allCK.itHHi CONDEMNS KING REGARD MEXICO i Bishop Fallon Objects to Permit-; ting Thornton to Visit That j Country t-ONDON. Dec. 15. The Roman Cath - j ' Birhup Fallon laat night Issued an letter to Premier King atrongly ' ' !"mntnK the government for per - ''",' 8ir Henry Thorntori. preeltletit of " i' N.r . to ilt Mexico to confer on ''in mutters. In the letter Bishop Fallon refers to mix i., of the Mexlean government as ; "ibers and murderers. , WKATIIKU ItU'OUT Pi; i ice Rupert. Overcast, calm; tem- urr 38. W :'.P!iorac. -Clear, calm, zero River and OKilvle. six below '.":ut!y c-.ilm 1 bio- PRINCE RUPERT Central British Columbia's riUNTE niPEUT. 1U . THURSDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1927 MG EJECTED Arrested Given Consul Streets of City ' Before Being by Nationalists tT.il. AMI CONVOV 4 ! WAITING OIT STOitM 4 ! At 10 o'clock this morning the 4 steamer Salvage King, with the 4 wrecked Union si. Catala In tow. 4 was tied up inside the north and of Quean Charlotte Sound i waiting out a storm which waa j weeping that open stretch of 1 water. Aflar qa h" rooder-aud. the ewtsng ot. tbe Sound 1 -wUl ba apVs' aoutti-eaat wrod wan blowing and there was a heavy swell and shoppy tea. EVERYBODY WANTS TWINS AT EDMONTON SUPPLY TOO SMALL in. t good home for bonnle twin sis ters who will attain the age of one year on December 38. Scarcely bad tile stall of the department doffed their overcoats before replies began to pour In. Some came by phone, otters were perrons! Before the morning was over the twtiu were happily placed, and bad there been twelve more pair available, they. too. could have been provided with parents and homes before noon. All of which gee to show that not all people consider twin a burden. WILD DUCKS WENT OVER THE FALLS AT NIAGARA IN STORM MAOARA FALLS. N T.. Dec. 15. Illd-ing the high waters of the upper Nlsg- ver during the recent storm huu- j isba a.'nt nvrr "s o. w..u ---r- - - the brink of the American nonranw Falls and carried into the lower stream by the tumbling water. Few are thought to have escaped death In the fall of 190 feat. VANCOUVEK EXCHANGE Bid. AaSed 14JH 1.75 .28 HM 15.T5 .09K .10)4 .19 1 ISO .15 "48 J07tt , .108 .CK '.084 iiv' ! 'jObu .04 JOS M .10 38 .37 .18 -13T4 M .05 30 Wheat ... B.C. Sliver ... Dig Missouri Coast copper . .0 Province Dunwell George Copper oudstone Independeite Indian lL. and L.- udmlth ' (Lucky Jim ... Margot Metals Porter Idaho . Richmond ... ISUvercrent . ... Sunloch The Canadian National Railway re nnrts the arrival of 28 cars of grain within the past 24 hours consigned to the local elevator and 200 more are on Northern and LONE EAGLE IS SAFE IN MEXICO AFTER ARDUOUS Russians Are in Canton and Executed; Passports Soviti Emissaries Paraded Through (iven Their Quietus - ANTON, December 15. The Nationalist government today .1 Thirteen Russians alleged to be responsible for the recent .n uprising and shot three of them. The others were par-' ( rough the streets so that the people of the city might see' ili 'gregation ami they were executed later. SHANGHAI. December 15. The Nationalist government today 'he Soviet Consul his MtssKrts, this being in line with the i. announced policy of removing Russian influence in Chinese! Th- Nationalists were ready to receive encouragement and! THE NEW - s LAURENT . biuJi e Liverpool on her first voyage Si NEW SNOW AND WARM WEATHER Change in Temperature Throughout Northern B.C. This There la a decided change in temper-4 ature everywhere today. The morning report of the Government Telegraphs ' hod new snow at practically all points, two feet being common. Data Us jf the report follow: Haysport Light wind, snowing, temp 38. port Simpson -Raining, temp. 34. Stewart Cloudy, calm. 1 foot of snow. liemn. l. ArvYox QoucW. -eelm. U Indies of Alice Ann meuoj. cairn. im m new snow. temp. 20. Alyanth Oleudy. calm. 2 feet of new snow. temp. 8. Ilow wood Snowing, calm. 2 feet of new snow, temp. 8. Terrace Snowing, calm. 18 Inches of new snow drifted In places 5 feet deep, temp. 11. Haselton Cloudy, cairn, s Inches snow fell in night, temp. ft. Burns Lake Snowing, calm. 4 Inches of snow fell in night, temp. B. Teicgrsph Creek Cloudy, northeast wind. temp. 14. PRAYER BOOK Kevicd Version Adopted by Upper House of British Parliament LONDON, Dec. 15. The Archbishop of Canterbury's motion that a new re vised prayer book of the Church of Eng land be presented to Ills Majesty for Roval sDoroval was carried In the House of Lords last night on a vote o! 241 to 88. ASSISTANT DISTRICT FORESTER TO MARRY FORMER LOCAL NURSE Elwyn Z. (Mlkei Gregg, assistant district forester here, will leave next week for Vancouver where on January 3 In Chalmers Church he will be married to Miss Belle Smtllie Oourlay. R.N., until recently a member of the graduate nursing eta3 of the Prince Rupert Gen eral Hospital. The couple wUl return to Prince Rupert soon after the wed ding and take up residence In the house on Fifth Avenue East which la about to be vacated by Aid. and Mrs. Joa. Oreer. ST. LOUIS PLAYER IS SOLD TO WASHINGTON NEW ' YORK. Dec. 15 The sale of Oeorge Slsler; famous first saei of the St. Louis '"Browns to Washington has been announced. The price is under stood to be 125.000. NAME MOUNTAIN PEAK AFTER PREMIER OLIVER VICTORIA. Dec 15. Premier Mac Lean will ask the Geographic Board of Canada to name a mguntaln peak in the Rockies after the laie Premier piially for the White Star C anadian service, leaving will comi. oil the St. Luwronce route next summer. Thirty-One Girls Lose Lives as Fire Destroys Orphans' Home in Quebec QUEBEC, December 15. Fire late last night destroyed vhe Hospice St. Charles conducted by Sisters of the Good Shephecd, the known death toll now standing at 31 all girls witn twenty-three cMldren missing. The death list may reach fifty before a check-up is completed. Eleven of the victims have been identified.. Three hundred and seventy-one children were in the institution. Suffocation accounted for the most of the deaths. 1 Various recues were made. Many children jumped to the streets while others dragged their companions out. The eas ' winr of the bufjding is a heap of ruins while the new section flames. Woirt ollhe Children were orphans with their lathers or mothers dead or their parents too poor to care for them. Rose A una Gouldreault, aged 17, an employee in the babies' ward, died on making her fourth entry into the dormitory td rescue children. JURYMEN KAN FIGHT FIRE ! Court Proceedings at Juneau Drought to Sudden End When Fire Alarm Sounds Jl'M;.'. Iee. I.V There w an iiiiiimiiiI M-rne I lie oilier day here In the eourt lioii'r vtlirn a jury (rial ua In rigrmr. Aiiion: Oie ttltnrwe nut It.; II. number, rrtlef of iiillre lit Ketrlilkan.' lie Hat in (lie middle of IiIh eUdrnce vtlieu tlie fire ularin Mtuiiilrd. Now Juneau hi a viiliinterr fire lirlfude ami eieral ineml,rrs of the jury werr al-o ' 1 1 firemen. The iniHiient the aliirm Miuiiilril, nut il.ihetl tlie jiir.viiirn. ileopltr nil re-inensl raiieef. uml maile for the Mrne of tlie fire mi the run. The trial wu vtopi'ed uml only roumcd when the fire inenaee had pawed. PARADIS IS NEW SENATOR Quebec Manufacturer and Legis lature .Member is 'Appointed to lied Chamber OTTAWA. Dec. 15., Hon. Philippe Paradls, member of the legislative council of tbe province of Quebec' for years, and chief Liberal organlrer of the Quebec district, has been appointed to the Senate. Tbe new senator is sixty-one years of age and was born at Quebec. Me Is a prominent manufacturer of asbestos and a past president of the Canadian Club and local patriotic fund. He Is a Roman Catholic and has sat In the Legislature since 1918. PRINCE RUPERT SHARES IN PARI-MUTUEL TAX VICTORIA. Dec 15. The part-mutuel tax of 8206.091 distributed , by the Government today Included Vancouver j 860.519. Victoria. 819.994, Prince Rupert ; 83.300 Prince George $1,059. Burns Lake 78 Smithers 1353. Vanderhoof. Newspaper LEGISLATURE MEETS JAN. 24 This May be Last Session Prior to General Election it is ' Thought VICTORIA. Dec. 15. The legislature meets on January 24 It was announced hare this morning by Premier Maclean following a cabinet meeting which had the matter under discussion. The oomlng session Is an Important one and may possibly be the laat the present Government will hold prior to a general election. It Is very generally prophesied that a general election will be held some time during the coming year. EXPECTS SETTLEMENT BIG CLMM AGAINST VANCOUVER HARBOR BD. VANCOUVER. Dec. 15 The settle ment of the claim of the Oriental Oraln and Elevator Company. Ltd. for 12.800, 000 against the Harbor Board for a) leged breach of contract and conrenant in connection with tbe lease of Elevator Number 3 In 1925 wUl be effected by private agreement early In January It Is expected by James McGeer. solicitor for the plaintiff. OPEN VERDICT IN CASE OF DEATH OF OLD PROSPECTOR MERRITT, eDc. 15. The Jury at the Inquest into the death of Emmett (Lucky) Todd, the prospector who was found dead in a lodging hcae, return ed a verdict saying JCUf death, , wis caused by suffocation as a. result. .pf blow received on the nose given by person or persons unknown. CANADIAN FIELD CROPS INCREASING RAPIDLY OTTAWA. Dec. IS. Canada's principal field crops In 1927 recorded an Increase in value of 833.839,000 over 1926. The total value thl.s year Ls estimated 1 II! ,107 100 CANTON Lindbergh Lost His Way But Picked Up Landmark and Arrived Hours Late i i Famous Aviator Flew From Washington to Mexico City and Was I Given Delirious Demonstration on Military Flying Field I MEXICO CITY, December 15. Lindy has done it again. Without a stop Colonel C. A. Lindbergh, piloting the airplane. Spirit of St. Louis, which earlier in the year carried him to Paris, flew' from Washington to Mexico City. For more than 27 hours he was at the ! controls. ! A huge crowd, estimated at from fifty to one hundred thousand, awaited his coming and gave him a rousing welcome. President Calles waited for hours on the flying field and in extending the welcome of his country embraced the flyer. '- There was a delirious demonstration s :f joy when at 2J9 pjn.. after some I three noun' apprehension that mlsfor- r tune had befallen the flyer, the plane ettied on the Vanbuena military arla-in field The delay waa caused by the fact .hat tbe aviator loat bis way but float- td ar.und until be picked u.i a land- ' tuark. He misted the route from Taov pico because of the fog. THE EEAUFORT CLUB ! PI ITQ nftfiRQ' 'k season, arrived at noon today from LLujlnu llu 1UUUuithe OTlent. She is already lined. and. r'mmnn ll-t jn; .OrjsnilttVprCiWIil tipwa t Kml of Yrnr tut a Keult of Tax LONDON, Dec. 15. The Beaufort Club. Scho Square, for 60 years sne of Iha hMt Irnnttrn ranlnv inH Kt.t 1 rill Ka . . th.:the British steamer Alnderby. Is coming , , . , , in London. Is to close t the end of tbe i, ..,. . year, when the company owning it wut be wound up as a result of the present tax on betting. Cbarte Martin one of the directors. said recently: I can remember the time when busi ness amounting to thousands of pound was transacted at a single call-over on i rcme occasions recently there has been no use for a call-over, for there has been vlrtuaUy no business." During the peak of Its popularity the club had a membership of 600. Today members are comparatively few. CiH.'DHN PACIFIC QUITS SHIP PACT lth.iileu.setl With I'riMMi-uls of Other Lines C.I'.U. Withdrawn I rum North Atlantic Ciinrerenee LONDON. Dec 16. The London of fice of the Canadian Pacific Steamship Ltd. today confirmed a Liverpool report that tbe company was withdrawing from the North Atlantic conference. It I understood that tbe Canadian Pacific Is displeased with proposals made' by other lines for the stimulation of passenger traffic. i YOUNG MAN KILLED AT POWELL RIVER Thomas Henry Littler sustain fatal Injuries When Sleigh Hit lljdrant VANCOUVER. Dec. 15. Crashing Into a hydrant while sleighing at Powell River. TbvmM Henry Littler, aged 23. of Vancouver, suffered Injuries which proved fatal. wnct:i.t:ss KtroitT X a.m. ' DIOBY ISLAND. Overcast. calm: barometer, 29.04; temperature. 37; moderate sweU. DEAD TREE POINT. Raining., calm; barometer. 29,90; temperature. s;.sea smooth. , ,,, BULL HARBOR. Raining, strong southeast wind: barometer. 29.82: temperature. 34: sea rough. NOON' DIOBY ISLAND Overcast, calm: barometer. 30.04; temperature. 35: sea' smooth: spoke tanker Mlna Brea arriving Anyox at 4 p.m. DEAD TREE POINT Overcast, calm; barometer. 29.88; temperature. 36; sea smooth. BULL HARBOR Raining. strouK 8.E wind: barometer 29.88: temperature, 35; . iinouth. Utrire UpMa.tr Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least Phone 4S7. I'fii'e r'r.e n FLIGHT SHEAF MOUNT REACHES PORT Vessel Here From Orient to Load Grain at Local Elevator The British freighter Sheaf Mount. Prince Rupert's sixth grain vessel ot after being fumigated. wUl atart load- tbAlberta, r- I Wheat Pool's elevsto for lheTJnlted Kingdom or Continent. The Sheat Mount was originally due last night but a raging storm caused her to anchor In tbe lee of Tow Hill. Tbe fifth grain ship ot the season. iff the dry dock after having her propeller changed and ls ready for loading. The seventh ship, the Ohio Maru. ls due to arrive on Saturday. VANCOUVER HAS AN ELECTION Four Aldermen Returned Again and Five Uylaws are Passed by Ratepayers VANCOUVER. Dec 15. In the civic elections yesterday four alderman who offered for re-election were successful; Dean In Ward 1. Almond In Ward 2, Oibbens in Ward 3. and Bennett by acclamation In Ward 4. Fire bylaws calling for the expendi ture of more than 1 1.300.000 carried and the two for park purposes and exhibition buildings were defeated. SMELTER PLANS MARMOT RIVER Vancouver Humor Is That Hail-way will be Extended to That Point From Stewart VANCOUVER. Dec. 15 It ls understood here that it is planned, to extend the Bear River RaUway jts far as the mouth of the Marmot River and tha: a customs smelter wUl be erected on the east side of the river for the purpose of handling ore . from the Bear River and .other mines of the district as well as those up the Marmot BOOZE COMPANY HEAVILY FINED Scottish-Canadian Export Co. Assessed $2,000 by Magistrate Henry Shaw In Vancouver VANCOUVER. Dec. 15 Convicted of keeping liquor for aale. the Scottish-Canadian Export Co. Ltd. was fined. 82.-000 In police court by Magistrate Henry Shaw this morning. Liquor valued at i 840,000, seized la a raid on the com pany's warehouse some time- ago, will, it U understood, tx returned to tbe firm. Advertise la Tbe Dally News m 1