ICAL
FLOATS
IN
ESTIMATES
mutt
i:snmi
rm:T-
TO
IIIiIM;
IMI.tHK
ritoM-
MOV
OU
I'ACII.ITIKs
IN
Tlill
lliSTHICT
yiMl-WU
(II
ti0,IAJU
JOT
s
at
Prince
Rupert,
one
of
uver
from
last
year.
a
etj
the
IIue
of
oom-in
estimates
last
week,
i
f
ir
this
district,
as
regard,
are
the
following,
n.
Landing,
tijooo.
P
X
Removal
of
boulders,
i
r
Flost.
sIS.OOO.
.
-.rlbutlon
o
prsvincisi
r
wards
surfaelnc
Stewart-
"
111
100.
ij.
It)
W.
arf
addition.
StJ.ooO.
'
K:
II!
Ellen
Riven
Whsrf.
j.
(
UI
IHT
III
i;
STORK
ft
t
nrMented
to
(-3
If
mere
bad
been
a
IV
Ml-AUTMIINT
If
I'l
III.IC
IMIKH
PCTOm,
Mb.
10
-Thorn
rung
as
manager
IlIiAsiKU
fHtSNO.
Feb.
in
lfl.ui,
tunnnl
srs
'
Vea
to
dead
and
twenty-one
In-"
result
of
a
snowsllde
which
cmP
?3
of
the
Southern
Calif
or.
Edison
Co,
at
Dig
Creek,
7S
miles
of
here
according
to
despatches
re-rt
m
th.
cltv.
Include
SJ.8M.000
ftr
lr
terriers
wio.
1
piovUlcns
mad
for
operation
In
con
-1
nectlon
with
various
government
de-1
partmrnu
Including
forestry
protection.
I
survey
and
fishery
patrol.
i
the
aui-
f
lie
llou.e
with
no
election
j
Credit
far
the
obtaining
of
j
ts
wc:
as
the
work
projected
.
d.a:.r,i-
belong
to
Fred
Stork.
:ir
yer
when
the
appro-
v.ere
o
.glnally
presented.
1NAGER
OF
P.G.E.
QUITS
l'Nls
Kll.l-ATItK
K
WILL
ULCOMK
IT.VXT
llltllKIl:
INftPM'TOIl
Kllpat-
(lot
CKVMI.NT
HII.I.
ULi.r
(ixr.mtiTiov
OTTAWA.
Feb.
16-Flrst
reading
was
given
In
the
House
of
Oommon
last
night
to
a
bUl
providing
for
the
payment
of
W
50
.000
toward
defraying
expenses
for
Canada's
Diamond
Jubilee
celebration
of
Confederation
on
July
1.
The
Premier,
In
Introducing
the
bill,
announced
that
It
was
proponed
to
Incorporate
a
body
to
be
known
as
the
national
committee
for
the
celebration
of
the
Diamond
Jubilee.
..d:
ig
the
rotes
for
local
4Tf4.f4tTTrtTt
e
identical
with
those
which
j
had
prepared
Is.t
un
rftllMTV
fftHDT
UAC
'3
.it
parliamentary
debscle.,
tUU
ill
I
tUUUl
iltltf
SMITHERS
SESSION
IMtmire
ami
s.
Y.
Tii)lnr
turned
lit
('It;
VetrnUy
AftrrniMin
I
.
.
,
.
or,tt
air
air
lorccs,
w
jich""
-
flight,
which
will
carry
him
to
norm
and
South
America
and
perhaps
other
continents.
The
strictest
secrecy
sur
rounds
this
adventure
and
hts
departure
is
fixed
for
the
end
of
the
week
lor
some
unnamed
port
In
North
eat
Italy.
VANCOUVER
.KXCI1
ANGK
B.C.
silver
.
Dunwell
Olacler
Independence
Mnrmot
Premier
.
.
.
Porter
Idaho
Silver
Crest
Richmond
.
Coast
Copper
Mr
1,4
'.It
.11
'
.10
3.1S
.?
.00',
i
,14
,
7.00
4
Ite-
L.
W.
Patmore
and
8.
W.
Taylor
returned
to
the
city
on
yesterday's
train
from
Smlthers
where
they
had
been
attending
a
session
of
the
County
Court
which
was
presided
over
by
Judge
Robertson
of
Prince
Oeorge.
W.
Oale.
llsrtlton
Indian,
charged
with
resisting
arrest,
had
his
case,
dismissed.
Mr.
Patmore
appeared
for
the
accused
and
8.
W.
Taylor
for
the
crown.
In
a
civil
action
of
the
Aldrtch
estate
against
Relnhart
Judgment
was
reserved
by
Ills
Honor.
The
defense
was
repre-
of
the'sented
by
L
W
Patmore
wnne
u
o.
C
at
Eastern
Rallwav
and
will
McOIII
of
Smtthers
appeared
for
the
'
-i
assistant
bridge
Inspector
plaintiffs,
,
1
".is
department
of
public
works,
:,!
la
m
line
with
recommends-
ITAI
IAM
15
PREPARING
t
tie
new
board
of
director,
that
''"'11111
lU
1
:r
haa
passed
when
expert
know-f
ha
physical
rudiments
of
the
F
U
'-.ie
nrime
rermiilto
of
th
man-
at
Whii.
.
nnxiB.
Feb.
18
Commander
Francesco
br
-
a
appointed,
it
is
stated
thst
the
de
Plnedo.
chief
of
staff
of
the
Italian
I
"'
f
:i
unon
which
he
will
be
pM
J"
b
expertness
In
his
capacity
"'-Jiopment
of
new
business.
EVEN
KILLED
IN
SNOWSLIDE
lMi
Vl.'$
I'AMI',
13
MIIXH
I'HOM
L"li:M),
CAMIOIIMA.
M
I
lUtH
FOR
GREAT
AIR
FLIGHT
J
Asked
'
'
.CS
1.48
:v
.114
.13
3
30
.14Vi
.07
H!i
8.3J
A
feminine
writer
says
i
no
no
wife
nb
should
PULP
MILL
DEAL
DONE
IMMKMIUl:
ACTION
IX
I'ltOJKCT
AT
I'HIM
t:
(IKOIttll:
lOllC-t:AT
11V
I'ATTt
I.LO
VICTORIA,
I'rb.
1C
Announce-
iiirnt
t
lint
the
promoter
f
the
pro-Mtvd
pulp
mill
al
l"rlne
(inirjr
had
nisrliril
a
full
iiiidrrtamllns
Mltli
llir
giitrrniiirKt
unci
were
now
arranging
the
final
iwt
n
made
In
Hie
leglklaturr
jr.lrr.I.ij
uttrriionn
liv
Hon.
T.
I.
l"nltuMc,
mlnl-trr
of
Unit.,
during
a
rnminittre
debate
on
lotft
Art
amendments.
"I
tun
e-rrtliig
Honl
alinoM
any
day
now
that
llirfe
urruinrmpiiU
liae
been
completed,"
he
km
Id.
The
company
hail
akrd
for
a
flrl
royalty
for
thirty
)ear,
Mr.
IMttullo
said,
but
tie
liad
ilrrllned
In
rnoinnu
ml
miv
mrli
proillon
to
the
gwtrriiiiient
but
hail
u;rrrd
In
flv
jtumpge
wliUh
,as
"a
sort
of
lionui
otrr
and
nbe
rojnlty."
Till"
li.ll
loniplrtrlv
MtUflril
the
promoter
of
tjm
roniMiiiy,
the
minister
tnleil.
WINNIPEG
HYDRO
SYSTEM
EXTENSIONS'
Will
Slake
Ciipltnl
Expenditure
of,
Ap
proximately
Sl.lMio.diMi
on
the
Vrar
Advertise
In
the
Dallv
News.
25
TAXI
Ambulance
and
Boston
Grill
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
Service
with
newly
laid
dancing
Anywhere
at
Anytime
floor,
for
hire.
Stand:
Exchange
Huilding
NEW
SO'DA
FOUNTAIN.
MATT
VIDECK.
Prop.
PRINCE
RUPERT
The
latest
and
best
for
the
least.
Phone
457.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
VOL
XVII..
No.
39.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
M.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
16,
1927
Circulation
1589
Sales
537
Price
Five
Cents
OTTAWA
BUDGET
COMING
THURSDAY
BUDGET
DEBATE
CONCLUDED
A
T
VICTORIA
ON
TUESDAY
vlinister
of
Finance
Brings
Expense
Bill
Into
Federal
House
tCltCASK
ACCOUNTED
FOR
IN
MONEY
EXPENDED
(i'OVERNOR-GENERAIS
WARRANTS
111(1
VOTE
FOR
A
I
It
FORCE
ON.
I
OiTUVA.
February
1C
The
budget
will
be
brought
down'
I
Ti
:da.
Hon.
James
A.
Robb,
minister
of
finance,
announced
in
'
I
II
u
c
of
Commons
yesterday
afternoon.
The
minister
tabled
H-u.ie
estimate
for
1927-28
amounting
to
approximately!
WJO.
Compared
with
the
total
appropriations
for
the
current.
I
t'.c
r
v
how
an
inm-ase
of
more
than
io.C31.000,
mainly
on
ac
i
nt
of
the
fact
that
supplementary
estimates
for
the
current!
!
iis.
ed
by
Governor-General
warrant
after
dissolution
last
were
not
shown
in
this
year'
figures.
The
estimated
in-,
-
tctest
on
public
debt
U
I1JS.722.000
a;
decrease
of
$1,404,000
due
to
the
retire-
;
ment
of
II1M0XMO
bonded
debt
in
1024
pM
from
surplus
revenues.
Services
showing
Increases
Includi-
lighthouse
and
coast
service.
1220.000.
and
fisheries.
1186.000.
National
defence,
totalling
I1J014.0CO
SERGT.
C
HARLES
ELLINGSWORTH,
former
y
of
the
93rd
foot
tSutherford
Highlanders),
died
recently
at
the
age
of
94,
and
was
buried
with
military
honors
at
Brompton
Came'.ery
ii
London.
He
had
been
present
at
the
battles
of
Alma,
Balaclava,
Inkerman
and
Sebastopol
and
served
in
many
other
engagements.
The
photi
graph
shows
the
funeral
cortege
arriving
at
the
the
cemetery
followed
by
representative
of
royalty
and
his
old
regiment.
,
Greatest
Storm
Ever
Recorded
is
Sweeping
AGAINST
PROPOSAL
PRESIDENT
COOLIDGE;
ROME.
Feb.
18,
l;a:y
will
follow
the
lead
of
France
In
rejecting
President
Coolldge's
naval
disarmament
proposal.
WINNIPEG.
Feb.
18.
The
Winnipeg
it
was
announced
scml-offlclally,
hero
Hydro
system,
a
public-owned
utility,
today.
will
make
capital
expenditures
of
ap-;
.
.
1L
'
proximately
tl.000.000
during
1837,
ac-'
HOCKEY
OIassco,
manager.
The
money
wilt
be
j
spent
for
additional
equipment
and
en-:
largement
of
the
various
sub-stations,
j
Montreal
3.
New
York
Americana
1.
Boston
3,
Chicago
0.
Detroit
3.
Toronto
1.
Ottawa
3.
New
York
Hangers
3.
Canadlens
1.
Pittsburg
1,
Big
Narcotic
Ring
Operating
Between
Seattle
and
Interior
Cities
is
Exposed
at
Spokane
Sl'OKANK,
February
1G.-
The
confiscation
of
two
shipments
of
opium
estimated
to
be
worth
$500,000
retail
and
the
arrest
of
several
members
of
an
alleged
smuggling
ring
was
announced
yes
terday
by
the
Spokane
police.
The
officers
seized
one.
trunk
in
a
i
decided
led
to
the
detection
of
alleged
smugglers
in
Seattle
and
a
second
shipment
to
Chicago.
This
Shipment
was
allowed
to
proceed
with
the
arrest
of
five
Chinese
in
Seattle
and
Chicago,
The
officers
said
that
the
Investigation
revealed
that
nearly
a
dozen,
United
States
cities
maintained
representatives
sacks
containing
tins
of
opium,
cork
and
salt.
The
aalt
caused
the
sacks
to
sink
at
first
but,
as
It
dissolved,
the
st
Chinese
norti
and
on
Pacific
liners,
cork
brought
them
to
th
nrr.
u.hr
-
n
.........
,
.
.
.
n't.A
lutta
Uri
lit
thm
t.aVOt
f
Y.trt4.
1
1
Umv
'--
-.J
V.
..
,
suffer
in
sllnce.
But
If
is
siienv,
-v.
v
.......
..j.
u
ponn
he"
wKetm"
Un'
ovwb0-
'
Ameneau
coast,
as
fishermen.
can
eao
keep
from
IOK
HIST
TIME,
TIIKKE
IKK-MAXEXT
IIKITIMI
ENVOYS
MEET
OX
IOUEKIX
SOIL
WAstllMiTOX.
Keh.
Id.
With
the
iirrluil
of
lion.
Vincent
M.it),
new
Canadian
mliiMrr
In
the
lulled
stater,
three
permanent
envoy
of
the
llrltWi
eoniinounrultlt
met
l.it
nUlit
In
Walilnstoii
lor
the
flit
lime
In
lil-lory.
llrltMi
Ainliaa-dor
llowuril
and
Minister
smlddy
of
the
IrMi
free
Slate
Rrceted
Mr,
Ma,
vry
ut
the
station
iimiii
hi
arrlxul
from
Ottawa,
staff
of.
both
the
llrltMi
emliassy
and
the
Tree
slate
li'SUtlon
-onirlM'l
u
welcoming
le-lesullon
which
escort
cil
Mr.
anil
.Mrs.
Maosry
In
their
hotel.
ToiLi)
Hie
now
inlnMer
will
present
hi
credent
lol
to
secretary
of
slate
Kellocg
nnil
on
I'rlday
will
be
lorinally
rccclieil
ut
the
White
House
by
I'reslilent
Coollilce.
LULL
NOTICED
IN
GRAIN
SHIPPING
IN
HERE
AT
PRESENT
After
an
extremely
busy
month,
a
lull
Is
noticed
In
grain
ship-
railway
depot
here
three
months
ngo
and
extracted
narcotics
worth
P'"
ctivities
here,
it
had
been
ex-$210,000.
They
had
the
trunk
returned
to'
Seattle
unclaimed
and
thisPcted
that
x"
"'d
be
"j
'?
imore
boat
before
tne
end
of
this
month
but
none
are
so
far
reported
to
arrive
here
until
March.
T'le
Japanese
freighters
Yaye
Maru
ait(
Yomel
Msru
are
due
here
then.
Over
four
million
bushels
of
wheat
has
been
shipped
through
the
Wheat
Pool's
local
elevator
so
far
this
season
and,
with
steady
shipments
Inward,
the
pb'it
l
new
:-ettins
filled
up
awaln.
Legislature
Hears
Suggestions
for
Land
Settlement
and
Also
for
Amendments
to
Forest
Act
VICTORIA,
February
16.
The
debate
on
the
b'udget
was
completed
yesterday
by
Major
R.
J.
Burde,
Independent
member
for
Alberni,
whose
brief
speech
advocated
a
policy
of
clearing
areas
of
land
for
settlement
in
compact
blocks
by
unemployed.
His
objection
to
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Railway
wa3
that
it
took
too
large
sums
of
money
which
'should
be
expended
on
road3.
A
bill
to
amend
the
Government
Liquor
Act
passed
its
second
reading.
It
provides
that
the
commissioner
will
be
in
charge
of
liquor
control
and
will
be
responsible
to
the
legislature
rather
than
to
the
government.
-
-
In
an
amending
bill
to
the
Forestry
XT!TIT
iTCinDIM
n
Act.
Hon.
T.
D.
Pattullo.
minister
of
uftf
lnWH
S
lands,
proposed
the
raising
of
the
roy-
Ul
ll
Ull
T
LilJuLiLlO
alty
on
pulpwood
from
25c
to
40c
a
ic-rd,
A
section
amending
the
Act,
j
which
was
subjected
to
criticism,
cared
fcr
the
taking
out
of
a
permit
bef
-re
:
a
fire
could
be
lighted
even
Icr
a
p'.ca-
SENTKM
KIl
TO
HEATH
H)K
IM
ECENT
r
ATTACK
CHATHAM.
Ont
February
18.
William
McCatherlne.
negro,
was
sentenced
this
morning
to
death
for
rape.
He
made
an
attack
on
an
61-year
old
woman.
Officials
of
the
Attorney
Oea-eral's
department
state
that
the
ttI
i
f
jfy
1
'a
sentence
sets
a
precedent
In
today
Over
California)?
v
.
VHkl1
Vl
!
SAX
FRAN'CISCO,
February
16.
The
tait
end
of
the
greatest
InrpApH
P(Y
T
,storm
that
ever
nwept
from
the
Pacific
slope
to
mid-ocean
ii
thelYjLAvlYJ
vUL.lv
jnisiory
01
me
weamer
uureau
nerc
continuea
toaay
10
pouna
wun
diminishing
violence
in
Southern
and
Central
California,
causing
lois
of
life
and
heavy
property
damage.
The
storm,
which
was
general
yesterday
from
Oregon
to
Mexico,
was
accompanied
by
torrential
rains
in
many
sections
while
San
Francisco
and
nearby
points
experienced
a
slight
earthquake
late
Tuesday.
There
were
extremely
heavy
snowfalls
in
the
Sierras
and,
between
San
Francisco
aid
Honolulu,
the
wind
reached
the
state
of
a
gale
which
battered
shipping
At
Elcagon
In
San
Diego
county,
there
were
three
Inches
of
rain
late
Monda
and
early
Tuesday
while
Los
Angeles
reported
an
Inch
and
a
half.
The
fall
ranged
generally
around
two
Inches
elsewhere
in
southern
California.
italy
and
France"
MASSEY
AT
WASHINGTON
WEATHER
HERE
TlllKMOMKTKIt
KEAIIINtr
AT
1TVE
O'CLOCK
Till
.MOHXINO
LOWEST
OK
1VIXTEK
II
AllOVE
7.KKO
The
cold
weather
appears
to
b
breaking
up
today
after
the
coldest
snsp
for
the
year
In
Prince
Rupert
The
lowest
temperature
of
the
winter
was
recorded
at
i
o'clock
this
morning
as
11
degrees
above
ero
at
the
Dlgby
Island
meteorolcglcal
station.
All
points
In
the
district
seem
to
be
experiencing
the
same
wintry
north
wind
that
la
being
felt
here
today.
The
weather'
conditions
at
varloui
i
northern
points,
according
to
the
Dom-1
Inlon
Telegraphs
8
ajn.
report
today
I
were
as
follows:
Prince
Rupert.
Part
cloudy;
light
j
northeast
wind;
temperature,
13.
Terrace.
Clear,
north
wind,
temp.
3,
Ross
wood.
Clear,
north
wind,
a
be
low.
Alyanch.
Clear,
calm.
6
below.
Alice
Ann.
Clear,
north
wind,
temp.
2
above.
Haielton.Clcar.
calm,
3
below.
HIS
TIME
WAS
VERY
VALUABLE
.VANCOUVER,
Feb.
16.
II.
M.
Olsen
told
Magistrate
Henry
Shaw
In
police
court
yesterday
where
he
was
charged
with
the
theft
of
seventy
dollars
that
It
was
his
custom
to
leep
with
his
Clothes
on
because
"it
saves
time
In
the
mornings.'
Detectives
testified
that
they
found
Olsen
In
bed
fully
clothed
at
4
o'clock
In
the
morning
of
February
T,
two
hours
after
Joseph
Cum-mlngs
reported
that
he
had
been
rob-hd
of
70.
Decision
wn
reserved
REVERSE
RUNS
party
during
the
close
ieas:n
In
certain
CAKIiEXA
AX1
CATALA
TO
I'EIS
specified
areas.
Tls
section
was
laid
(over
for
later
consideration.
Another
amendment,
which
was
alv
la!
J
ore:
for
further
consideration,
was
that
proposed
by
A.
E,
Mann,
Liberal
mtmbi-for
Llllooet.
which
would
forbid
smckins
of
any
kind
In
logging
camps
during
the
dry
season.
To
this
Mr.
PattulU
expressed
his
agreement.
MANEXTLY
EXCIIANCiE
KEUVICES,
ACCOItllINK
Tt
tVOKII
KECE1CVII
IIEKE
An
Interesting
permanent
change
la
about
to
take
place
In
the
Union
Steamship
Co.'s
service
to
Prince
Rupert,
according
to
unofficial
word
received
locally.
The
steamer
Cardena,
for
several
yctrs
on
the
.Prince
Rupert-Anycx-Stcw'art
route,
will
be
placed
In
the
Prince
Rupert
and
cannery
run
vklch
has
been
performed
by
the
Catala
and
tie
Utter
vessel
wUl
take
the
service
which
has
been
"regularly
4J
handled
by
the
Cardena.
4.1'
The
Cardena.
which
has
been
under
4,
going
overhaul
at
North
Vancouver,
will
take
the
Catala's
run
next
week
4,
and
the
Camosun
will
remain
on
the
4,
Prince
Rupert-Anyox-Stewart
route
for
4,
eeveral
weeks
longer
until
the
Catala
jf.
Is
given
her
annual
overhaul.
in
tne
spring
tnese
two
Doats
win
.).,
revert
to
me
company
s
regular
ser
vice,
the
Camosun
returning
to
the
I
Bella
Coola-Rivers
Inlet-Ocean
Falls
service,
which
the
Catala
has
been
handling
In
addition
to
her
regular
run.
the
Naas
River
calls
having
been
Scut
off
her
schedule
for
the
winter
and
I
performed
by
the
Cardena.
The
new
schedule
will
bring
the
Cardena
In
from
the
south
on
Fridays,
sailing
on
her
return
to
Vancouver
Saturday
morning.
The
Catala
will
arrive
from
the
south
Sunday
afternoons
and
sail
for
Vancouver
Tuesday
evenings.
Ia
connection
with
the
change.
It
Is
understood
that
the
present
Catala
officers
will
go
to
the
Cardena
and
the
Cardena's
go
to
the
Catala.
Capt.
A.
E.
Dickson
who
has
been
on
a
month's
holidays,
being
relieved
by
Captain
Ckoigescn.
will
return
to
his
ship
the
w-ek
after
next
TRAIN
DIVES
OVER
BRIDGE
WO
KILLED
AMI
SIX
INM'HKIt
WIII'.X
CltACK
LO
AXIIEI.ES
LIMITEII
I'LlWOEll
IXTO
CHEEK
XKAU
WIIITTIEU
WHITTIER.
Cal
Feb.
18.
Two
per-
sons
are
known
to
have
been
killed
I
s
Anyox.
Clear,
north
wind.
3
above,
arid
six
others
injured
last
night
when
Stewart.
Clear,
north
wind,
8
above,
the
locomotive,
tender.
bajgS
cr
nd
one
coach
of
the
Los
Angeles
Limited,
Telegraph
Creek.
Clear,
calm,
1J
be-
crack
passenger
train
of
the
Union
Paci
low.
Smlthers.
Clear,
calm,
34
below.
Burns
Lake.
Clear,
calm.
40
'
below.
Whltehorse.
Clear,
calm,
38
below.
Dawson.
Foggy,
north
wind,
43
be.
low.
Fort
Selkirk.
0
below.
fic
Railway,
plunged
Into
Puenta
Creek,
five
miles
north
of
here.
Reports
state
'that
the
steel
bridge,
spanning
the
creek.
buckled
under
the
weight
of
the
train,
the
structure
having
been
weakened
by
recent
rains.
'The
dead
are
Charles
Ireland,
engineer,
Los
Angeles,
and
an
unidentified
man.
MANITOBA
GETTING
AUSTRALIAN
RADIO
MESSAGES
IN
CODE
WINNIPEG
Feb.
16.-
Perfect
reception
by
code,
with
Australian
radio
stations,
is
reported
by
R.
J.
McLean,
who
operatea
amateur
station
4
FZ,
at
hts
home
here.
Mr.
McLean,
a
railway
radio
operator,
declares
that
ha
has
communicated
with
two
s'.stlons
In
the
Antipodes
7
DQ
and
Mil
i-recently.
He
picked
the
stations
up
early
,
in
the
morning
hours'
and
carried
on
a
long
conversation
with
the
Australian