I A Prisoners Watched Men i mm 9 mm wMww a i j PLANS FLIGHT I Captain Courtney Expect to Cross to New York in Seaplane H LONDON. England. July 5 A wa-Iblaiie flsght from England to New Tork !- punned for this k. the date' MM iratiug giving, ui ,fcit a,j Ifwfvlicr condition arc good." Captain KCnurtucy. test pilot, expect to makt-thrift stop at Ireland and Newfound- possibly arriving off the Battery ilatid. late Friday night or Saturday morning. The Brltlah airman favor the flying Iboat in place of the ordinary airplane bo Hf.ii in case of atreas he may alight ten the water The plane which It 1 proponed to uae should make allgtttly less than one hundred mile an hour on, the average and will consume about eighteen gal rloita of ga during that time In operat- i ingt.be 480 horsepower engine. It t also planned to use directional wireless as an aid to steering aa It would be fatal to mis the coast of Ne wfoundland to the south and equally futa) to get to the wild of Labrador to the north. DROWNING AND LOGGING DEATH Two Lose Lives Near Britannia Reach Result of Accidents BllITANNIA. July 8 Fred Kohler. 50 learn of age. a hand logger, was found dead at the acene of operation on the opposite shore of Howe Sound from here Apparently he had been crushed to death when a rolling log broke away and crushed his skull. John Fee. 40 years of age a carpenter, , was drowned when he fell overboard ; from a launch on which he was coming j to Britannia Beach from Squamlsh and ' sank before his companions, one of whom was himself Immersed, when the dinghy In which he was attempting to rescue Fee. capsized before he could reach him. BOMB FOUND ATSPOKANE Fuse Was Rurned Almost tothe Cap Outside Ncwtspaper ' Office - SPOKANE. July 6. A bomb fuse burned up close V the cap was found today In the Spokesman-Review and Chronicle building. The police say that If the bomb had exploded it would have wrecked the front of the building. FLIGHT IS PLANNED OTTAWA TO ENGLAND LONDON, July 5. Lieut. Colonel F. F Mlnchln and Leslie Hamilton plan to fly, to England from Ottawa In about k fortnight Oh EGYPT Drown But Not Allowed to Extend Helping Hand ITWELVL HUNDRED HELD HACK IN(i IN RESCUE FROM HUDSON RIVER OSSIN'IN'G. Juiy 5. 1'rinon currs in t heck yesterday as three the Hudson River near the gray identity of whom it was impossible to learn this morning; were, (thrown into the river when the craft was raked by a stiff wind and cap.tizcd near the Sing Sing wharf. Twelve hundred prisoners watched the three struggle to save themselves and fail. Some of the prisoners wept, others besecched the guards to allow them to Heap over the fence protecting the dock. Guards covered the men HY RIFLES FROM ASSIST- rules held dozens of willing re- young canoeists were drowned in wells of Sing Sing- The trio, the with rifle and threatened to (hoot any iiiau hiiu "rut w wic mm vi uro litres ho were drowning. Wind, blew tle canoe near to th wharf and one of the victims la reported to have sunk fifteen feet from It. The tragedy upset the prisoner so that some refined to Mt the ladetwn-. dence Day dinner. AMll.O-JAI'ANKoK , AI4.I N('K IS MIT Adior.Aiu.r. to i.h. GENEVA, July 5 A rumot.ef the rKxiefbie renea'al of the Anglo-Japanese alliance has brought the comment that the Japanese are convinced the part would not be looked on favorably by the United States DELEGATES NAKED BY NATIVE SONS Uh1 AM-nililr Will he lie prevntnl at t on trnl Ion In Calgary Next Wrek At the meeting of the Native Sons of Canada hist night A. J. Prudliomric and 8. E. Parker were named delegates to attend the convention of the organization In Calgary on July 11. Alternates were named in the pvrsons of Aid. M. M. Stephens and O. W. Johnstone. Mr. Parker stated his Intention of going. The meeting also considered !olu-ikmis to be presented to the convention. NO HALIBUT SALE ' TODAY BECAUSE OF FREEZER SHORTAGE , A refrigerator car shortage, there not being a single freezer In the local yards today, caused the postponement of the session of bidding on the Fish Exchange this morning with a total of 101,000 pound offering and more arriving today. With seven cars due to arrive from the East tomorrow. It Is exfiected there will be a sale tomorrow morning. VIC FOLEY WINNER FROM LOS ANGELES BOY IN BOXING BOUT COEUB D'ALENE, Idaho. July 8. Vie Foley, the Vancouver bantam weight, won the decision over Young Nationalists of Los Angeles here last night. VANCOUVER EXCHANGE Bid. Asked B.C. 1 Silver ..'. f68,: -JP3H Coast Copper ' -.V. ..." " 5 00 Cork Province oa 7 Dunwell 1-39 142 Glacier . -Mfc Gladstone 20 Independence 08 .08 V4 Indian 05 Y, M A L. and U 07 09 Lucky Jim 18V4 " Premier 2 315 Porter Idaho 13 -15 Silver Crest 06 H .07 Sunloch 9 25 TAXI Ambulance andC Boston Grill Lars Upstair Diulns Hall, Servlca with newly Uid dancing Anywhere at Anytime floor, for hire. Stand: Exchange Building NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. PRINCE RUPERT Tho latest and best for the MATT VIDKCK, Prop. least. Phone 457. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Vol XVII No. 155. "V -V PRIN'CE PRINCE RUPERT. RUPERT. II.C ll.C . . TUESDAY. TUESDAY. JU JULY 5, 1927 Pt i 'e Fi -e Cent PRISONERS WA TCHED KING OF IS TODAY VISITING BUCKINGHAM DEPLETION OF HALIBUTBANKS International Commisnion Will Make Recommendations in 1 Regard to Mayer VICTOHIA. July 5 - srloua depletion j ol the NorAb Pacific halibut to report- j ed by J P. BaOc-wk. chairman of tlx international halibut . mmljsston. f I-lowlng a nieeting of that body In Seattle. Mr Babooek. aaya the cminstsloii will In the fall nsret the Ilsb-rineii and other Intern t5d In the business and following that they will frame a report making recommtnclatMMW In regard to methods la be used In conserving the fish. The commission r sports simultaneously to botb Washington and Ottawa. WIIItXKSS KKrOKT. X a.m. DIOBV ISLAND. Clear, calm: baro-uMlor. 30.11; tstttparatuiv. & sr.' smooth; 7:11 a m spoke steamer Catala at Wale Island southbound. DSAD THEE POINT.--Ovtrrast. llgb" southeast wind; baomctcr. 39.70; tern pcrature 50; seat smocth. NOON DIOBY ISLAKD. Overcast . em . barometer, 30.18; temperature. 68; 'sea smooth; 11:40 ajn. In steamer Oatala southbound DEA DTREE POINT Overcast, light southeiiM wind barometer. 29 70: temperature 63; sea smooth. LEXINGTON TOWER BUILDING, a structure that pre-senti the very latest word of "step back" construction. It Is a S7-storey office and business block with three set-backs, and to located at lexlngton Ave. and East 40th Street, New York City. BAN PARADES IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, July 5. Parades that may lend to cause disorder will be banned from tlie streets of New York hereafter a a result of the death of two fasclstl and the near riot centreing jrctind participation of Ku KIux Klan members In Memorial Day parades here. Police Commissioner Warren, in refusing a permit for 5.000 members of the Fascist League of North America, to march In the funeral procession of their two dead comrades recently said greater police discretion would be exercised In the future In Issuing permits. "Everybody knows that In New York the wearing of Ku Klux Klan uniforms will create trouble," he said, and the same can be said of men wearing the black shirts of the Fasclstl." KRISHNAMURTI, the young Hindoo, who has been heralded as a new Messiah, arrived in England recently with Mr?. Annie Resant. He is seen here playing with his guardian YANKEES ARE WELL AHEAD Kunncrn-up in American league Subjected to Terrific Cn-tdaught Yesterday NEW YORK. July 5. Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators were the victims of a terrific onslaught In the American League yeStt relay;. Both suffered defeat In double headers, the former at the hands of the Cleveland. Indians and the latter by the New York Yankees themselves. The Yanks are now heading the league with a margin of 12', full games and there are few who are courageous enough to hope Uiat they can now be displaced. Yesterday's games were' probably the turning point as fir as the American Leazue aupre-l ma:y Is concerned. In the National League. Pittsburg Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals in two games to advance their hazardous grasp on the league supramacy to one half game above the Chicago Cubv Lou Gehrig get his twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth home runs of the season while Babe Ruth mads five hits. Rogers Hornsby msde his fifteenth home run. Sixty thousand fans watched the Pittsburg Pirates beat the Cardinals. Chicago won over Cincinnati In ten Innings. The first Olant game went eleven Innings. The day's scores were as follows: NATIONAL I K A(il K St. Louis 2-4, Pittsburg 7-6. Cincinnati 1-3. Chicago 2-6. Boston 5-8, Philadelphia 4-2. New York 4-0. Brooklyn 3-4. AM Kill CAN I.KAtil K Chicago 0-2. Cleveland 5-8. Philadelphia 10-3. Boston 2-11. -Washington 1-1. New York 12-21. Detroit 4-10, St. Louis 8-8, l,tA(lli; STANDINGS National W. L. Pet nttsburg 43 25 .632 Chicago 44 37 .620 St. Louis 39 : 30' .565 New York 39 35 .827 Brooklyn 35 38 .479 Boston 28 37 .431 Philadelphia 27 42 .301 Cincinnati 28 47 J57 American, New York S3 31 .716 Chicago 4? 35 .543 Washington 39 33 5t2 Philadelphia 39 35 .527 Detroit 37 32 .528 Cleveland 34 40 .459 St. Louis 29 41 .417 Boston 16 54 .228 BALL TEAM EXPECTED . .w THIS AFTERNOON i The Prince Rupert Boat House powerr boat ''28" Is expected back thla after noon from Ketohlkan with the Prince Rupert baseball team and party of accompanying fans. As far as could be learned, the score of the second game had not been ascertained in the city up to early this afternoon. Mrs. Wilfrid Orattoa and, daughter Miss Agnes Gratton, returned to the city on the Catala thla morning after having spent two weeks visiting in Steward with friends INIERIOR COUPLE QUlEiLY WEDDED MImm A till K. Ilrrun ll- miirx llride of (imrge W. (iraliam The wedding of Miss Ann E. Beran, : eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. I Bcran. of Grand Forks, B.C.. to George W. Ortham. of D-reen, secund son of Mrs. M. Oraham. Federal Block. Prince j Ruf.ert. was qutly sslemnhed this iuornlng at the Pjiierlar Church " i Manse- by Rev. J. R. Frlaell. i After the cefWony. Mr. and Mr. ! Graham left for their home In Doreen tj this morning's train where they will cmsln for the, summer, proceeding south in the fall. Miss Beran has taught school it Doreen for the' past two years. ELECTRICITY KILLS WHEAT ukaix mors srrmt ruo.u elec- TKOCTTIOY IlEC LAKES KANSAS WKATIIKlt HlKEAt TOPEKA. Kansas, July 5. Electricity generated by dust and high wind storms on the western sweep of Kansas prairie has been added to the foes of the Kansas wheat crop. Reports of "electrocution" of thousands of acre of growing wheat thla tprlng have been given cognisance by the state weather bureau here and by the division of agriculture of the Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan. "It U a pretty well founded theory," said S. D. Flora, state weather observer. In commenting on the reports. "During dry seasons the .dust carries charges ol electricity. Wire fences and windmills are charged and the electricity will give off sparks half an Inch long. I have no knowledge th.. growing plants will ive off sparks. After such disturbances growing wheat fields turn brown and the wheat dies. The after-effects are similar to thot-e ol a severe frost." TACOMA LADY WAS A VICTIM OF ACCIDENT CLOVEItDALE. B.C.. July 5. Miss Josephine Carpenter. 26 years of age. was killed and J. Weatherbee was Injured, when the car la which they were driving was overturned near here. Both were from Tacoma. LOGGER KILLED: FELL FROM A TREE NANOOSE BAY. July 6. -Henry Holt, 31 years 6f age. sawyer at the lumber-mill here, was Instantly killed yesterday when he fell from a log to the rocky beach below. FELL DOWNSTAIRS: KILLED HERSELF VANCOUVER, July 5 Mrs. Teresa Ralno, ' an aged Italian, who has resided here for 27 years, died at the hospital last night as a result of Injuries sustained when she fell downstairs at her home this morning King Fund of Egypt Visiting King George at Buckingham Palace and Gets an Ovation LONDON, July 5. King Fuad of Egypt arrived here yesterday on an official visit to King George at Rucklngham Palace and was given a great ovation as he drove through the streets on his way from the station. What attracted most attention was the bodyguard of 2e Nubians, plcturosquoly costumed, vho accompanied the-King. Anglo-Egyptian relations, which have been very unsatisfactory at times of late, it is anticipated will be much improved as result of the visit. : I NITKlt STATES NEW ruoPOnAL Hill tlU ISfclM O EN EVA, July 5.-The United States ha submitted a new scheme to rthe tripartite conference of power here in regard to naval reduction. That country has submitted tonnage figures for cruisers. It la understood that lh a spirit of compromise the United state his suggested a figure of 400.0C0 tons as the gross limit for cruiser building for that country or Britain. SHIP CAULKER OF LOCAL DRY DOCK DIED LAST NIGHT The death occurred In the Prince Rupert General Hospital last night of Oeorse Clifford Adolphus Wilson of S3S Eighth Avenue East. Deceased had teen on the staff of the local dry dock as a ship caulker and he had resided In the city for, six years. He was 34 years of age, born In New Westminster of Scotch parentage and Is survived by a widow here and one child. A sister, Mrs. A. A. Bueau, also lives In the city. Funeral arrangements are In the hands of the B.C. Undertakers. BEACH wlLSARE BEING REGULATED IN ITALY TODAY POME. July 5. A code of morality for bathers. Including an order agaliut ba'lilng without clothing, even In secluded spots, has been drafted by the Dlocosan Morality Committee of the province of Genoa. Other "dont's" forbid flirting, wearing abbreviated bathing suits, using pro-face or obscene language, reading obscene, frivolous or vulgar newspapers, magazines or books: dancing and leaving the beach attired in a bathing suit or beach wrap. CIGARETTE SMOKING IN THREE COUNTRIES LONDON. July 5. Smokers in the British Isles smoke 400 cigarettes to one cigar, according to statistics given out by the Tobacco Trade Congress here. Frenchmen smoke 40 clgaretts to one cigar, and American fourteen cigarettes to every cigar. JUDGMENT RESERVED PRIVY COUNCIL CASE' PROVINCE VERSUS C.P.R. LONDON. July 5. In the appeal of British Columbia versus the C.P.R. to the Privy Council over the claim of taxes on oil consumed by the company, Judgment was reserved. TRAMCAR OVERTURNED IN A VIOLENT GALE ODESSA, July 5. Twenty-six persons are known to have been killed as the result of a violent gale which awept this section of Russia, capsizing small yachts and unroofing buildings. So violent was It that a tramcar was overturned. ' Advertise In The Dally News PALACE CONSERVATIVES Will CONVENE National Convention to be Held .at Winnipeg on July 5 OTTAWA. July 5. October 11 la con- firmed as the date for the National Conservative convention to be held at Winnipeg. The Conservative executive decided that the provinces would be represented In proportion to th number of members of parliament, one for each In addition to the members. The chief purpose of the gathering will be to choose a leader to take the place of Hon. Arthur Melghen. who resigned following the defeat of his party at the last general election. Hon. jHugb jQuthrle la the present leader pro tern and It is possible he may be the choice of the party although R. B. Bennett of Calgary. H. H. Stevens and others have been prominently mentioned. U.S. CONSUL IS BEINGMOVED E. A. Wakefield Goes to Mexican Port From Here and Man Coming From East Consul E. A. Wakefield of this city leceived wcrd today that he was to be transferred to Ensenada, Mexico, a seaport on Santosa Todos Bay about 100 miles from San Diego. He will be succeeded here by Consul Woodward of Campbelltown, New Brunswick, a man a few years younger than Mr. Wakefleid. The change Is expected to take place early In August. The new consul will have as his assistant here vice-consul Allman of Sar-nla. formerly of Ottawa. Consul Wakefield, has been In Prince Rupert something like eight years and during that time he and Mrs. Wakefield have taken an active Interest In everything pertaining to the life of the city. They will be much missed. INDIA FORCES ARERETURNED No Room for More Hritish Troops in China Suggests Daily Mail LONDON. July 3. The Dally Mall learns that In consequence of the three powers Increasing their forces In China, the British government is anxious to prevent overcrowding the occupied towns In hot weather and has ordered the immediate return of the brigade which recently arrived from India. MEXICAN GAMBLING HOUSES ARE CLOSED MEXICO CITY, July 5. Gambling houses throughout Mexico have been ordered closed by President Calles. Instructions to this effect have been sent to the governors of all the states. The order Is Intended mainly to clean up border towns, since gambling places operate openly In only a few' Interior cities. HOLIDAY ACCIDENTS'" NEW YORK. July 5. Fourth of July holiday accidents totalled thirty killed and soore were injured yesterday.