25 TAXI Ambulance Service Anywhere at Anytime Stand: Exchange Duildlnf MATT VIOECK. Prop. Yd. XVII . No. 218. PROMINENT VISITORS PASSED THROUGH Wheat Crop Undoubtedly Large This Year State All Reports Free I 'rcsH More Conservative Thnn Government Itureau of Stntiv tics Rut Yet Sees Big Yield of Wheat WINNIPEG, September 17. of the considerably reduced acreage, the crop this year will be large and especially so in the western section of the prairies. Various estimates are made by more or less competent authorities. These are based on the reports of the railway officials and independent observers and on the elevator returns so far from the areas threshed. The Winnipeg Free Press crop report issued today places the wheat yield of the prairies at 424.312.0U0 bushels which is eight millions less than the government estimate. (ANGLICANS AT I GENERAL SYNOD I!lliop of Cariboo Says West not Putting Wealth to Service of Church I KINOSTON. Sept. 17. In a discus sion which followed the presentation of the report of Mw mt4nry society v the annual meeting of the general ) ;od of tne Anglican cnurco. uiinop ij.:od of Car: boo said he thought the uealth of the west was not being put to the service of the church as It should be This was because the church had cot been strong enough 15 or 20 year! ago to mould the character of i)ioe who were making money there. Bishop Adams said the church should not repeat the mistakes of the pset. It nIi-mid get busy now on new-comers i'lio in a few years would be wealthy. He also urged that delegates look after :ic:r own people first before going to foreign fields WUSUMARUS ARRIVES SAFE Lost Nine Sailors Washed Over- board In Terrific Storm off Kuriles TOKIO. Sept. 17. Reports received here today stste that the Japanese sUamer Wusung Maru 'reported last witu ooo cannery helpers arrived safely al Hakodate with nine sailors wesnea overboard In a terrific storm off the Kuril Inlands on A must 31. Delayed r-m..i.l ..-s.i. vwtvr 1 nri ra tv that 70 fishermen are missing from lit fishing vessels off Amakosa Island In a recent typhoon. PREMlER'SllSCUSS" QUESTIONS OF POLICY VICTORIA. Sept. 17. Premier Oar-einer of Saskatchewan and Premier Ma :Lean of DC held an Informal conference last night at -which they .dls- ussed the coming lnterprovlnclal con ference at Ottawa and the attitude of er'h In nllMttnn of DollCV which muht come before the conference. FIVE DOLLAR INCREASE FOR RAILWAY CLERKS WINNIPEG, Sept. 17 -An average In crease of five dollars -was granted Can sdian National clerks, freight handlers. and- other classes according to B. Dykes, general cmhalrman of the western re-K in Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees. Eight thousand people are affected. TREATY OF COMMERCE WITH POLAND PROPOSED WARSAW. Sept. 17. Th Canadian Poland conclusion, of a treaty of commerce and ' is understood that negotiations win t ;m. iUorily. v ERTA wheat crop largest yet of Prairies All are now agreed trat in spite - The yield, of Alberta U given u 173.-! 000 bushels, the largest In the history of the province. Oats are estimated at 208.300,000 which Is 53.00.000 bushels lower than the gor-ernment report. The barley yield Is eet at 83.600.000 bushels or six millions higher than the government estimate. Ilye is expected to give 14371,000 bushels, a million higher. Flax seed estimate Is 3.871,000. or 1,- CDOAOO hlhr than th TlH Hjt Kv th government bureau, OOVtiKVMKNT IXtls IN IKlMII ELECTION' . 4. DUBLIN. Sept. 17. Partial re- turns from the Irish elections show Oovernment supporters 15. De Vslera 10. Independents 5. National League 3. The candidates t probably returned Include President Oosgrsve who Is leading the poll in Cork Olty over former Lord Mayor French. HALIBUT PRICES TAKEJLUMP TODAY Total of 13.V.VK1 Pounds .Sold at I'lsh t'itlianf,e This Morning A total of 135.500 pounds of halibut was sold at the Fish Exchange this morning for prices considerably lower than have been prevaUlng earlier In the week. Canadian fares got the best of the bidding, from 14c and 7c to 14.6o and 7c being paid for a total of 23.500 pounds, while three American vessels with 113,000 pounds received from ia.4c and 7c to 13 4c and 7c. Arrivals and sales were as follows: American Eagle. 60,000 pounds. Atlln Fisheries. 13.4c and 7c Senator. 35.000 pounds. Canadian Fish & Ocld Storage Co.. 13.7c and 7. Atlas. 17,000 pounds. Booth Fisheries, 13.4c and 7c. Canadian p. Dorreen. 8.000 pounds, Canadian Fish it Cold Storage Co.. 14.6c and 7c. Caygeon, 4,000 pounds. Booth Flan erles. 14c and 7c. Fanny F., 3.500 pound. Royal Fish Co.. 14.6c and 7c. Prosperity A., 9,000 pounds. Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co.. 14.3c ana c. The Prosperity A. also disposed of 9.- C00 pounds, of black cod to the Canadian Fleh Si Cold 8torage Co., lor c-c a pouna VANCOUVEK EXCHANGE Bid. Askerl Wheat 1-3714 B.C. Silver 1-25 1.40 Coast Copper 14.75 15.50 Cork Province ..... .07 Dun well . .50 " .06 Olacler Oladstone 14H Indian .07 M Leadsnjlth 03 Lucky Jim 3& .39 Marmot 10 .13 Premier a-3 3.27 Porter Idaho MM 2554 Richmond -15 Sllvercrest .0654 M Silversmith -20 Surf Inlet 01 .80 Sunloch M Torlc .35 Big Missouri -3 Northern and ST. LOUIS DROPS i TO THIRD PLACE New York Giants Jump Into Second With Victory Yesterday Pirates Win Again NEW YORK. Sept. 17 The New York Olauta at last brake their tie for second place In the National League wl'.b St ; Louis Cardinals, whom they defeated ; yesterday by a score of 0 to 3. The , Pittsburg Pirates retained their four ' and a half game bold on the leiu? supremacy by defeating Dos ton to 3. The hopes of the Chicago Cuts of get ting Into the pennaat picture were further damned with a 4-3 defeat, trie third straight, at the hands of the 3rcoklyn Dodgers. New York Yankees. Philadelphia Ath letics and Detroit Titers continued their winning streaks m the American League by defeating Chicago with the aid of Ruth's 53rd homer. Gehrig was held to one hit and la now eight homers behind Ruth. The day's scores were aa foUows: NATIONAL LKAdlE New York 8, St. Louis 3. Brooklyn 4, Chicago 3. Boston 3, Pittsburg 4. AM Kill ('AS IKACHK Chicago 3. New York 7. St. Louis 3. Philadelphia 6. Detroit 4. Boston 3. LEAdl'li HTAMllNOS , National jf Pittsburg sburg r?7.. 85 TsJ::, Jl6 New York . ... 81 58 .68 St. Louis . ... "so:. 59 ..576 Chicago ... 78 62 .557 Cincinnati .. 67 68 .497 Brooklyn ... 59 80 .424 Boston .. 55 84 .395 Philadelphia . . 48 89 J50 Amrrlran New York .. 100 42 .704 Philadelphia .. 81 57 J93 Washington 74 65 332 Detroit 1 78 72 J20 Chicago 65 74 .468 Cleveland SI 78 .439 St Louis t5 84 .400 Boston 47 93 .339 GOVERNOR GENERAL LEAVING FOR JASPER VlM-ount and l-ady tvillingdon lo Visit Vet With Week at 'Park ottawa Sent. 17 His Excellency the pavernor Oeneral with Lady Wllllngdon and members or nis siaii wui ieve uv tawa tonight by special train over Canadian National Railways for a visit to western Canada during which the party will visit Jsiper National Park ana wui be luests there for eight days occupy- in two ecttaces at Jasper Park Lodge. Accompanying Their ExceUencies on their western tour will be Lord ana may nriiin and the Hon. RubV Hardlnire: Capt. Hon. Inlge Freeman-1 nomas ana the Hon. Mrs. Freeman-Thomai; Capt. the Hon. J. Jarvls: E. C. Melville and Mrs. R. B. Osborne. The party wUl leave here at 9.30 this evening. MET MAIL STEAMER RIM0USKI-TOR0NTO TORONTO. SeDt. 17. Major C. O. Qulgley landed here thn afternoon six hours and five minutes after leaving Rl- mouskl with mall from the Empress of Australia. Inaugurating an aerial aug mentation transatlantic mall service. McADOO NOT AFTER PRESIDENCY OF U.S. WASHINGTON, Sept 17. William O. McAdoo told his friends today he:wouM not be candidate' for the Democratic nomination for president In 1928. NINE HUNDRED LOST FROM JAPANESE SHIP VLADIVOSTOK, Sept. 17. Reports here state that 900 Japanese workmen aboard the .Japanese steamer Wusung perished when the vessel sank off the Kurlle Islands. Advertise In The Dally News PRINCE RUPERT Central - British Columbia'. Newspaper PRINCE RUPEItT. D.C., SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1027 GEORGE DUNCAN, famous British golfer, teaching his eight-year-old son George Jun., to master the intricacies of the game at the Wentworth Golf Course in England CANADA AND THELEAGUE Hon. Ernest Iapointe Says Her Contribution in Always Toward Peace OTTAWA, Srpt. 17. Some tlmiir-unn Canadians teem to be afraid of the Influence whlrli Canada wieidt In the League of Nations, declared Minister of Justice Ijipolnte, at the annual banquet of Canadian Clubs. "They do not realize the place that their country occupies among nations of the world. Thry do not understand that the contribution of Canada In the work of the league Is a contribution to peace and nothing else." ADVERTISING URGED BY NEWSPAPERS ON GOVERNMENT OF B.C. "NELSON, Sept. 17 -The desirability of selling the resources and business op. portunltles of the province to the peo pie of the province by an advertising campaign In which the government and newspapers divide the cost equally Is urped by many speakers at the opening session yesterday of the British Colum bla and Yukon Press Association. The Idea of urging the government to use advertising space to Instruct the public on Important matters such as motoring and hunting regulations, was also discussed. LITTLE GIRL KILLED BY BROTHER'S RIFLE VANCOUVER, Sept. 17v Florence Khy. thirteen years of- age, Is. dead'. here . a. a result of Injuries recelved when a buU let from her brother's rifle hit her when practising at a target. ROYAL WINDSOR IS BACK IN ONTARIO WINDSOR, Sept. 17 The monoplane Royal Windsor landed here late yesterday from Old Orchard, Maine, after abandoning the plan tor a proposed flight tu Wludior, England. f 44 I'LAXE IXAVKS FOK ALERT HAY AT NOON . After having spent over two months engaged In fisheries patrol In this district. Major D. R. MacLaren, D.S.O. hopped off from Seal Cove at 12:52 noon today In his Pacific Airways HS2L flying boat for Alert Bay where he will remain for a few days before proceeding to Vancouver. Major MacLaren Is accompanied on the flight to Alert Bay by his engineers, Harold Davenport and W. Jacquot and It Is expected to make the 335-mile distance In about six hours. Departure would have been made earlier this morning had It not been for fog. S.S. CHARMER GOES ASHORE Vancouver-Xanaimo I!oat Hit Rock Near Capilano Light This Morning VANCOUVER, Sept. 17. C. P. R. steamer Charmer, on the Nanalmo-Van- couver run, with passengers and freight. went ashore this morning near Capilano Light whi2e bound for this port, It is expected she will be floated ..this afternoon. Damage If any Is believed to be slight. PIGGOTT PRESIDENT FOREIGN RELATIONS COUNCIL VICTORIA VICTORIA, Sept. 17. William Piggotf ,cf Seattle, iwas xe -elected president -of the foreign relations council at the meeting here .today. CANADA TAKK SEAT LEAGUE OF NATIONS COUNCIL AT GENEVA CITY TO Prominent Visitors Were Here This Morning Who Will Return Wednesday and Be Entertained Forty-eight of Canada's leading business men, headed by W. M. Biik.- of Montreal, principal of the famous jewelry concern bearing his name, and accompanied by forty-five ladies, arrived in the city on the Princeoa Lou it-e this morning from Vancouver, where they have been attending the convention of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, and proceeded to Skagway. Next Wednesday they will return from ihe north in the afternoon and it has beenrjtrranged that they may spend several hours visiting this city and accepting a program of entertainment arid business intercourse that is being arranzed by the Prince Rupert Board X Trade. Men fn-m all spheres of In-1 dustry and business are tncl-Had la the g;uup wntcn is piooaoir we (urn im portant that has or will visit the elty durlig the present season. Mcct.ng the par.y on its arrival here were W. o. ruiion. pies-aeni m in Prince Rupert Baard of Trade: Col. J. W. NlchjUs, vice-president; C. II. Orjae. chairman of the entertainment committee, and a delegation which also Includ ed B. J. MeUlah and O W. N:ckerson. No program was arranged for the visitors during their biiei stay t day. all local activities being deferred until they return next week when mare time will be at their disposal. The party was acexnpanied up the ;oast by Arthur Brooksbank. secretary of the Prince Rupert Board of Trade. The other local delegate to thwCnyen.tlwu u joUows T. H. JotUisor Wlir Be 'retumiRgJbtheT 3,),. . .out 5 5 5 2 S 4 3 4 437 ;mfiq&i&i.f'g!m &;im. . iitviSu ' u 4 4 A-3 4MUf7 The trip up this coast; for many of Th'pe'n Out- 4 6 4 S 643 8 4 tl whom It Is the first, has so rar proven very delightful even though it Is late In the season. They sre locking forward with a go:d deal of enthusiasm to their cruise through Alaskan waters and all displayed a keen Interest In the port of Prince Rupert. BABCOCK TELLS OF SALMON DECIMATION Says One Hundred Sockeye In 0.urnel Lake This Vear as Against Four Million Past QUESNEL. Sept. 17. Possibly one hundred specimens of soczeye salmon en tered Quesnel Lake this year whereas eighteen years ago It Is estimated that there were four minion sockeye In Quesnel River spawning grounds at the lake, John P. Baboock, chairman of the International fisheries commission, stated here. The aame be said was true of other tributaries of the Fraser River. OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL i:n;i.isii 'leaoi e. im. I. Arsenal 2, Sunderland 1. Birmingham 1, Cardiff 3. Burnley 4, Aston Villa 2. Bury I, Sheffield United 0. Hudderstleld 4. Manchester United 2. Leicester 2. West Ham 3. Liverpool 5, Derby County 2. Mlddlesboro 2. Blackburn 0. Newcastle 2, Everton 2. Portsmouth 3. Tottenham 0. The Wednesday 3, Balton 0. Division II. Bristol City 4, Reading 1. Clapton 2, Chelsea 1. Fulham 1, Burnley 1. Hull City 1. South Shields 0. Manchester City 2, Notts County 1. Preston 4. Port Vale 0. Southampton 5, Oldham 2. , Stoke City 0. Grimsby 0. SVancea 6. Wolverhampton 0. West Bromwleh 6, Blackpool 3. SCOTTISH LEAGIE. IMv I. Dundee 1. St. Johnstone 2. Dunfermline 1, Celtic 1. Falkirk 3. St. Mlrren 0. Hamilton 5. Cowdenbeath 1.. Hibernians 3. Boness 0. Kilmarnock 1, Motherwell 3. Ralth Rovers 4, Partlck 2. ? Queen's Park 0, Hearts 2. . Rangers 2. Alrdrleonlans 1. FREIGHTER ASHORE NEARS1DNEY TODAY VICTORIA. Sept. 17. The freighter ' Horace X. Baxter of San Francisco tor GENEVA, Sept. 17 Canada made her Vancouver Island porta ran hard aground first appearance today as a member of , en Norrts Island off Sidney last night, the council of the league of nations to ! An effort was made to pull her off to-wii.cu alie was elected Thursday. 'day. Boston Grill Large Upstair Dining Halt, with newly laid dancing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least. Phone 457. Trk-e Five Cents ALASKA - wrpw TTTTTifsjw 1 A If L U V V 1 1! II K uruiuis. Uauuuju OF TOTEM POLE Vancouver Man Champion of Jasper Park Lodge Tournament JASPER. Sept. 17 R. P. Baker of the Jericho Club. Vancouver, won the final In championship tight of the Jasper Park Lodge golf tournament for the totem .pole trophy this morning from Stanley Thompson of Toronto, one up. Baker laid a perfect stymie on the eighteenth green for the halt which EtTe him the match. The cards were In 5 8 4 5 5 3 3 4 40980 DR. WRINCH AND MISS HOGAN WED Widely Known and Popular Interior Couple United in Marriage at Vancouver Announcement has been received In the. city of the wedding In Chown United Church. Vancouver, on Thursday of this week of Miss Eva May Hogan. daughter of the late Rev. (Father) Hogan and Mrs. M. E. Hogan of Hazelton, and Dr. H. C. Wrlnch, medical superintendent of the Hazelton Hospital and a member of the legislature for Skeena. After the wedding Dr. and Mrs. Wrlnch left for a brief visit In Victoria and wUl return to Hazelton about the middle of next week to take up residence. Both Dr. and Mrs. Wrlnch are widely known and popular throughout Central British Columbia. They will be the recipients of general congratulations and best wishes. RETURN CARGO NEEDED WEST VANCOUVER, Sept. 17. Stating that In order to ship wheat successfully through western Canadian ports there must be return shipments to the East Premier Gardiner of Saskatchewan, addressing the! Foreign Trade Councl asked "Why are you on this coast not manufacturing the things we need In Central Canada, the Implements we need on the wheat fields?" TILDEN AND LACOSTE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FOREST HILLS. Sept. 17. Big Bill TUden defeated Francis T. Hunter 14-12. 6-1. 4-6. 9-7. Rene Lacoste beat Little Bill Johnson 6-2. 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 today. Tltden and Lacoste meet today In the final' playoff for the national tennis championship. SENATOR GRIESBACH HEADOF VETERANS EDMONTON. Sept. 17. Major Oeneral Senator W. A. Orlesbach ot Edmonton was re-elected president ot the Army and Navy Veterans' Assoc latlnn and Quebec was chosen as the next convention city.