25 r home. TAXI and Ambulance Service Anywhere at Anytime Stand: Exchange Building MATr VIDECK. I'rop. Vol. XVII., No. 122. , L Mete RUPERT, B.tf., THURSDAY, MAY HHBsssnMH, MMsaasaBasiHsaMsHsaBJBiBnsisHsvaBBa ADMIRAL Silt CIIAKLES F. Deatty as head of the Inspector of Gasboats and Oil Docks to be Recommended in Dolphin Investigation Report As a result of the investigation held this morning by Capt, F. T. Saunders, local agejit' of the Marine Department, into the explosion which occurred on May 2 aboard the halibut boat Dolphin while taking on gasoline at the Imperial Oil Co.'s wharf, it will be recommended to Ottawa that an inspector be appointed for the purpose of looking after the equipment of gasboats and oil docks In fishing centres with a view to which occurred to the Dolphin both on the boats and the docks. jtc. would como under the supervisions it such an official. The suggestion to Mils effect was made by O. A. Wood- , land, local agent of the Imperial Oil Co., at the conclusion of the hearing of sworn evidence at the Investigation nd will be submitted In writing. It wa4 also suggested by Mr. Woodland limit penalties should be Inv-jked upon vcsscU coining to oil docks with fires burning aboard and also upon oil docks Attempting to load boats with such fires ur other menace. As far as the enquiry Itself was eon-erned. Capt. Peter Byrne and his wit nesses were Inclined to place the cmisc and responsibility for the explosion on he oil company. It was suggested that .lie explosion had originated In the oil hose from which the boat was being loaded. On the other hand, the oil company's witnesses suggested that the explosion took place actually aboard the boat, presumably from faulty equipment or handling thereon. L. W, Patmore. as counsel, assisted Mr. Woodland In the imputation of the company's evi dence. Milton Oonzalnt appeared on behalf of Capt. Peter Byrne. The hearing was Ai progress from 10 o'clock un til nearly 1. Capt. Saunders will make his report of the Investigation direct to Ottawa. The first witness was Capt. Peter Byrne. He told ot the movements of the Dolphin on the morning In question up to tho time the explosion occurred. There was no tire on the ' boat at the oil dock and all switches were, . pulled, aasollno was being taken on through two hoses with a man tending each on the boat. He was standing on the deck when the explosion occurred and taw flame coming up the companion way. His theory of the cause of the explosion was that It started in the tilling hose outside the bout. There was nothing on the boat to create a fire, he asserted. Nothing had led him to believe that his tanks were In anything but good condition, He admitted that, when, the boat was examined (continued on page three) 20, 1927 MADDEN, who succeeds Earl Dritish Grand Fleet eliminating such accidents as that which endanger the- lives of men Tanks, wiring, ignition devices, -- riii.K or HM) lok Till Ol' IV A K UlNNKIt 1)1 KINII U.LUKATlON At the meeting ot the Diamond Jubilee celebration executive licld last night, Alex. Prudhonune presiding, a letter from Hon. T. D. Patlullo was nud oITcilng a prize of 1100 to tic awarded to the champion tug ol war team In Northern British Columbia. This will be competed tor at the celebration. The township of Ontario from which Mr. Tuttullo comes sent the world's champion tug of war team to the Chicago exposition In 1803 so the minister Is particularly Interested In this sport. GOLLISION OF TWO STEAMERS I'ltlNCHSS VICTOIIIA AMI I'ltlNCUSS MAIKII tltl lH BOTH H VMA(iKI I'UOM IMPACT : , VICTORIA. . May 26. The O.P.R. steamers Princess Margurlte and Prln cess Victoria collided last night when putting out of Vancouver Harbor. The Victoria had her upper deck smashed and the Marguerite her stern stem damaged. Both were able to proceed to this port where en examination li being made preparatory to repairs. Mr. and Mrs. W. Ooodrlck, 1B45 Oraham Avenuo. will sail tonight -on the Prince Rupert for Victoria on a holiday trip. Boston Grill CANAWrtREAKS WITH SOVIET RUSSIA MINIMUM WAGE Canada Ends Her Trade Agreement with Russia Result of British Raid EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT PACT HAD IIEEN BROKEN IN FAR AS refkainim; FROM SUBVERSIVE PROPAGANDA WAS CONCERNED OTTAWA, May 20.--The Canadian Government decided to terminate the trade agreement with Russia immediately, following a lengthy meeting of the cabinet yesterday afternoon. Premier Mackenzie King, in making the announcement, declared the evidence in the hands of the government made it clear that certain sections of the agreement between Canada and Russia had been violated by the Russian government. He specifically quoted the provision under which parties to the agreement agreed to refrain from hostile action or undertakings against each other and .i,)m conducting either outside or HORSE DEAL WITH SOVIET IS CANCELLED niton imii:m not ( hi: r no IIIMMISK IM.KSS THKATV Ol' KKCOdNITION OTTAWA. May 20. -Longln Oucrus head of the Soviet trade mission U Cantdi, aonouueed the cancellation ol the provisional agreement with the de partment of agriculture for the shipment of 4.000 western horses from western Canada to Russia as the first tcp toaard ending the trade relations with the Dominion. After conferring with Premier King last night he said tlie diplomatic section of the Montreal ofllec would be closed immediately Commercial activities might contlnut possibly for six months during which he hoped to arrange for the completion of builness transaction Involving thrct million dollars already entered Into. Asked If Russia would consider the retention of a trade, mission of some sort without Oovemmcnt recognition, he replied: 'No. we don't care for it If tthcre la not a treaty or recognition on the part of the Government. It make:. It too dimcult to carry on business satisfactorily," CAR ACCIDENTS tMTIMI Mll.lllKIl II AO COLLISION AMI C'AIT. COI.TIII RSI'S IUNAUOIT III ItNIIll THIIRACP. M 2rt.-.Twn car acci dents occurred here at the week end, fortunately with, no ,vcry serious re-ults to the passengers. On Monday evening, Iti order to avoid a head on collision with an approaching netlan oe of the visiting soldiers ran the cr owned by Mrs. Ocorgc Little Into Hie ditch, The car turned over on U oltlc and was somewhat damaged, the windshield being broken and the top smashed but no one hurt. Tuesday evening while driving I" from I-ftkclso with Mrs. Colthurst and wo sons as well as several soldiers, Cpt, Colthursfs light runabout over turned in the new cravel near the Kovernment sheds and took fire, scv trI of the passcngs were pinned under the car but a number of pedestrians near at hand quickly extricated them nd extinguished the fire. Aside from bud bruising and shaking up no o was much Injured but the car lu a badly wrecked, condition. AUTOS ARE DESTROYED WHEN CARS DERAILED SASKATOON, May 20. Seven car-loud of automobiles were destroyed a car derailment on the Canadian National Railway at Dradwell. Mrs. Eddle jiud90n ieit on this morning's train for Montreal enroute ta els-lum whm she will visit her form 1 !'nt 1 ".. SO within their borders any official propa ganda direct or Indirect against the Institutions of the British Empire ot Russian Soviet republic respectively. It wa slated emphatically by the Trctaler that termination of the agreement did not mean discontinuance ot trade between Canada and "Russia. The Premier said he wished to make It clear that the evidence In the hands .( the Canadian Oovcrnracnt did not disclose any espionage or subversive pro-.lujanda as far as the Montreal office l the Russian trade delegation wa xmcerucd. LOOKS LIKE AhsIZK C'Ot UT IN JI NK TO UK IIKT MSION 8o far there are no criminal cases set down for the spring session of the Supremo Court Asslrcs scheduled to open here on June 15, less than three weeks hence. No offences requiring the consideration of the higher court have arisen In the district since last assizes In November and It would require speedy action on the part of the lower courts to get a criminal case before the next assizes should an offence occur In the time Intervening. Neither are there any civil cases yet In sight at the court registry although Ihere Is still time to set such down. CRUSHED BY LOGS AS TRAINJS DERAILED VANCOUVER. May 20. Alexander Horstnd. 24 years of age. a brakeman on a logging train up the coast at a cmp. was killed when he was crushed by logs. . . train was derailed, according to word received by the provincial police. TUG PROBABLY WAS RAMMED BY VESSEL SKATTliE, May 20. -Wreckage of the missing tug Warren on Puget Sound U believed to Indicate that she was ram med by a Urge ahlp, coastguard officials conducting the search reported today, VANCOUVER KXCHANUK Bid. Asked 1.00 1.02 10.73 11 .SO .08 1.21 1.23 .08i; .io MY, .23 H .08ft .08 , .07 , -07 .1014 .21 .2114 2.04 2.07 .15 .17 .00 .07 .02 .60 .73 Wheat B.C. silver .... Coast Copper . Cork Provlnoo Duivwcll Olaclcr Oladatono Independence . Indian .v m.l, L. U h. ....... Lucky Jim .... Premier Porter idano . Silver Crest .. Surf Inlet . . . Sunloch Advertising signs of several firms have been destroped by throwing of rocks etc.. according to the city police who stated tills morning that It was the Intention of the ocparunen o Pv In inp to Uw practice. ' Northern and PRINCE ACT WORKING WELL SAYS COMMISSIONER PIRATES ARE WINNING YET HAVE TAKEN HK.M (lltlr ON KIKST I'LWII IN' NATIONAL IXAIHE (HICAtiO ( III! liAININO O.N YANKEES NEW YORK. May 26. Pittsburg Pirates continued ' their sensational winning streak In the National League yesterday by beating Cincinnati for their seventh victory In a row. St. Louis Cardinals, world's champions, by defeating Chicago, rose Into second place. New York Giants, 'who have teen kll. since Sunday on account of rains still hold third place a full game and a half behind the Pirates. There has been no change In the American League standing of note although the Chicago Club, through recent wins, are climbing up on the New York Yankees who have also been Idle. Yesterday's scores: National league St. Loul 8, Chicago 3. Plttsfcurg 2. Cincinnati 0. Others rain. Amrrlruii league Detroit 0, Cleveland 9. Chicago 14. St. Louis 8. I.IIAdlK NTANIIIMlS National f W. f& U Pet rittsburg .645 Rt. Louis ,1 I I3- ,600 New York .594 Chicago 18 1.1 .581 Philadelphia. ... 15 IS .500 Boston 10 IS .383 Brooklyn 13 22 .405 Cincinnati ....... 11 24 J14 A lurries ii New York 22 11 .600 Chicago 21 15 .583 Philadelphia 17 10 .SIS St. Louis 10 10 .500 Washington ...... 15 IS .600 Cleveland 10 19 .437 Detroit 15 18 .455 Boston 0 21 J 00 SOVIET SORE OVER BREAK Mill IN ACTION Ol' IIKIITMI UOV KKNMENT I'OSSIIILK I'ltE-I'AUATION t'Olt tJ'All MOSCOW. M.v 2i. M.ivlin Lit-Wimtf, tilting hot let foreign sri-re-tarv, liilil neviiiiirriiirii Unit Mir Aiigli-ltii"liiii liri-iifh was the logical iMiliiiiue itf the I'.rllMl CiiiiM-'rviitUe Cinrrninriit's uiill-smlrt policy. It wu not mi linepeitril eeut cull-niTled wllh Hie let lline mill nr I lie alleged IMculty of Hie Kn-sl.in Irmir irgiiiil.iitliins. He Mild: "The only rruwm Hie lirlllli liiitrrnineut (li-tuinl the riipllire until niiw U I hut II liiipnl In find ulllrs hir Hie Joint atliick iih our iiiiIiiii. Ulirn litis hope did not iiMlerhillir, 1 lie llrltMi fiinrrniiiriit ilei'lilril l art nliinr. hoping II Mould Irii;iI linll.ir lullou by oilier stales. A cliuruelerMIe rait Is Mint the Argot ruld wus lurried nut the day idler the Mlillunil Hank ii cr i'im I In flnuiHT soviet orders In (Irriit llrltulii tit the extent of II".-imki.imiii. He declared I he lirraeli was tin eiirrgellr preparutlim fr Mar liiie It ciiii Id Imrilly liar been the. liiti-nlliMi til deprive llrltMi In dustry nf Ni let orders. ROTARYCLUB HAVING VISIT MK.MIIIIKS (If KKTCIIIKAN ( LI II I'LANNINd TO MAKH THII TO THIS tITV t'Olt tULHIIKA-TION KETCHIKAN, May 20. A number of the members of the Ketchikan Rotary Club are planning to make a trip to Prince Ilupert to take part In the big Dominion Jubilee celebrations, They will likely be-gucsU of the Prince Ilu pert Club on Thursday, June 30. It Is understood that a return visit will be made here by Prince Rupert club members. PRINCE RUPERT Central British Columbia's Newspaper Minimum Wage Act Discussed With Labor Representatives by Members of the Commission Not Yet Decided if One General Minimum for nil Callings in Lumber Industry is Heneficial At a round table conference with a number of representative labor men at the Cpurt House last evening, J. L. McNiven, deputy minister of labor, sitting with Frank Foster as minimum wage commissioners, said it had not yet been determined whether to make one general minimum wage for all industries or to particularize as to the minimum wage to be paid in each. The operation of the minimum wage in the lumber industry had affected nine thousand employees who before it became operative were working for less than forty cents an hour which was at present the minimum set. rlor to that seme had been- paid as - - iw as 25c. He thought that other In- payees are aig, exempted being under dustrlcs would net be so much affected , feclcn,i rather than provincial Jurlsdlc-bccaine fewer Orientals were employed ' tloni there. In hotels and restaurants there. left here this morning to were many Orientals who could be re- hold a session at Prince Oeorge after plaied with white women and girls and , wnlch it wm proceed to Kamloops. Ncl-ihe application of the law would affect j sorli cranbrook, Fcrnle and other points i:eai very considerably. Mr. McNtvcn said It was not suggested that the minimum set was a living wage but It was an improvement on old conditions and changes of this kind had to be made gradually as there was no Intention to stifle Industry. It was necessary to be fair and to consider the competition from other provinces In , Canada and from, the United States.; British Columbia was pioneering In thU; matter as there was no other province I pLCanatiiwlth uch. a Jaw, and.joo state . in me union io me soum wnicn mt, could copy. The province had led the woy in the appllcatlon'cf the el3ht hour law and now was doing the same In the matter of the minimum wage. Mr. McNiven commented on the absence of any employers at the session but said that would not deter them In putting the law Into force. LOH H.UiK IN STATES Prank Foster explained that Investigation of the wages south of the line had been made as a guide to what might be done here. In the lurnfxr industry the average wage for unskilled labor there was 45c an hour and In some of the mills they were paying white' labor as low as thirty cents an hour. It was not feasible to set a higher minimum here for the mills than forty cents when they were In competition with these mills. The question of making a higher rate for Northern British Columbia than for the south was advocated but the com-nil Uorers seemed of opinion that as Industries In the north might often be c-jmpctlng with those In the south of the province, this "was not feasible. S. J. Macdonald. Alderman Larsen, James Black and J. J. Olllls. took active parts In the discussion, and others present were J. M. Campbell, F. Dcrry. S. V. Cox and W. T. Pllford, Mr. Macdonald stating they did not wish to be unreason able but they did not often get an opportunity such as this to lay their views before those In authority and have them received In a sympathetic manner. He complimented them on what had been done already and spoke very highly of the labor representative on the board, Frank Foster. A plea for tho protection of boys ugalnsl those who exploit them, just as was done with girls, was made and discussed at some length, the commlS' sloners stating that there had been many objections to doing this, the chief being tha a boy might not get employment at all unless he worked for a low wage. At tho afternoon meeting yesterday It was explained that the board Was Just commencing In Prince Rupert a tour of the entire province for the purpose of obtaining Information on which to basj a minimum wage covering all adult males employed In British Columbia In every kind of work except such Industries as the Mlnimlm Wage Act ex empts. The new scale will be designed besides others specifically mentioned in the Act, to apply to store and office clerks, book-keeprs, hotel and restaur ant emrjlovees. truck drivers, etc. The only Industry so far definitely covered by the Minimum Wage Act Is the lumber Industry where a minimum wage of 40c an hour has already been established and hat stood the teat of courts. The Act applies to all Industries except farm laborers, fruit pickers and packers, fruit and vegetable canners and domestic servants. It Is the intention of the board to establish a minimum wage tor all Industries not covered by these exemptions. Section men and railway em- Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing floor, for hire, NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and bent for the least. Phone 457. Price Five Cenu -Effect In the southern Interior before sitting at Vancouver, Victoria and on Vancouver Island where the present investigations will be concluded. WOOD EXPORT UKOITElT THAT "lT KlAY IlK- C'O.MK POLICY OK DOAIIMON IN NE.tlt t'l'Tl'KE DETROIT, May 28. Of delegates from 28 foreign countries attending the fourteenth convention of the foreign trade council here, the Canadian repre sentation' is the largest. Yesterday's cession was conducted by delegates from the Dominion. Edwin Beck, secretary of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, hinted at the possibility ot restriction on pulp wood exportation. He said: "If such action should be taken It will be not with the smallest feeling of hostility toward the United States but simply to promote that conservation ot the Canadian forest resources which are even more, profoundly vital to you people than to ourselves.' 198,000 LBS. HALIBUT SOLD The halibut sale on exchange today totalled 108.000 pounds with very little change In price from the pajt few days. Following were the catches A.MKItlt'AN Marmot 40.000 at 13.10 and 0to AUln Fisheries. Orsnt 40,000 at 13.10 and 6 to Cold Storage. Bonanza 22.000 at 12.00 and 6 to Bootn Fisheries. Democrat 17,000 at 13.20 and G to Royal Fish Co. Wireless 17,000 at 13 and 7 to Cold Storage. Leviathan 23.000 at 13.20 .at 13.20 end 7 to Pacific Fisheries. Eastern Point 3,000 at 13.20 and 7 to Booth Fisheries. t'ANAlllAN Agnes B. 6.000 at 12 and Oto AUln ' Fisheries. Olbsoh 10,000 at 12 and 6 to Atlla Isherles. R.W. 6.000 at 12 and 0 to Cold Storage. Malvln 4,000 at 12 and 0 to Cold Storage. Mlzpah 4.000 at 12 and 6 to Cold Storage. MULTI-MILLIONAIRE DIED PLAYING TENNIS MANHASSET, N.Y.. May 2S. Payue Whitney, whose estate Is estimated at from one to four hundred million dollars died ot a heart attack while playing tennis at his country estate here yesterday. He was 32 years of age. R. P. McNaughton, C.N.R. district passenger agent, will sail tonight o'u the Prince Rupert, accompanying the party of Eastern C.N.R. ticket men to Vancouver.