m B.C. Sliver ,. Coast Copper Dunwell Qlacier Gladstone . . , inoian Lucky Jim ...C. Premier Sunloch ONTARIO FATHERS OF TAXI Boston Grill 25 Ambulance Large Upstair Dining Hall, Service with newly laid dancing Anywhere at Anytime floor, for hire. ''',.. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. Slnnd: Kx-hnnge Hulldlng PRINCE RUPERT The latest and beat for the MATT VIDHCK. Prop. least. Phone 457. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper i- .-- Vol. XVII., No. 137 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1927 Price1 Five C nt MIXUP EVIDENT IN IRISH ELECTION POLICE SEARCH Irish Election Seems Uncertain so far With No Party Controlling DUNLIN, June 13. What wlll"be the final outcome of the elections for the Dail in the Free State is not at all certain. The government will not get a majority and the. only way to carry on the government seems to he by a coalition. So far the count is complete in 108 out of 152 constituencies. The latest returns this afternoon from the long-drawn out method of balloting by proportional representation with the move- - able ballot is as follows: PROPS ARP NOW GROWING WELL MKDINU ntU'TliWM.Y COMPLETED AND UIIK.IT NOT .MICH LENS "I IIAN IM.VI. WINNIPEO, June 13. If any eiue for pessimism existed. It has been dlssl-pa ted by the Ideal crap conditions which have obtained over thi whole of Western i Canada during the pait week, says the 8th weekly crop report of the Canadian National Railways. Warmer wcthcr( with local showers has been general ; over the wnple of the prairies and thlj condition has assisted growth,, .Wjyi?,iii invenering vo any appreciaDie ciitui with seeding operations. The needing of wheat was continued in sections where wet weather had previously interfered and this work Is now completed. The sowing of coarse grains is about 85 per cent finished and will be entirely dsne by Juno IS at the latest. Everywhere grain Is showing excellent growth and wheat, which Is now above ground over the whole of the west, has atUlncd a height of nine inches In some parta of Alberta, and from four to six Inches over the greater portion of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Because of the continued seeding of wheat, the decrease In acreage sown to this crop will, not be as great as was at first expected and It should not exceed five per cent In Alberta, 10 per rent In Saskatchewan, and 12 per cent In Manitoba. TYPICAL REPORT A few points In the northern part of Saskatchewan and Manitoba reported frost on the night of June 0 but this did to damage except to garden stuff. Minor Hall storms which did no damage were reported In a few districts In northern Alberta, Typical of these northern re-IKirts received Is, the following from Ulackfoot subdivision covering the area from Hlghgate. Saskatchewan, to Vermilion, Alberta: "There Is an abund-Btx-o of moisture In the ground and wiieat Is growing, rapidly. There H a small percentage of nih'-r grains still tu be sown together with some green feed, but this will be completed In few moro days. All grains have a very hralt.hy appearance. Conditions In gen eral are very favorable." WOMAN KILLED AT VANCOUVER BODY IOIND IN IUSII NKAU II It VI" AU.MK AMI MAN AUKIWTKH ANII ( HAIKU I) VANCOUVER. June 13. With head "id fare battered bv blows Inflicted lth a heavy Instrument, the dead body bf .IftUtt V T.'l ..... mrt It UAltrM fit amlEC a was found Sunday morning In the bush hear First Avenue and Vine Street wly this morning, Thomas George CI It fir A tuaa , tiai-rrH VILti thC murder but htniodrU knowledge of tho crime in tfctrfrM&.courtfrbb -morn t . . . . . , g wncn. he wa rcmnndea lor LADYSMITH BEAT ST. ANDREW'S TEAM SOCCERSATURDAY VANCOUVER, June 13. Lsdysmlth defeated Rt inrf.n,. onul to one. eliminating the latter from the Dominion "r championship competition m natoh her Saturday 1 ::::::::::::::: 2 Labor 10 Natlcnal League S Farmers 7 Independents . . . Blnn Fein Ml VI" IKK EASILY loiMi .sati itn.tr IN ADYEUTIsKMENT Whether or not people cad the ads in the Dally News was demonstrated on Saturday through a mistake which had unfortunately crept Into the Dry Uoods and Novelty Shop's advertisement for Saturday P1J. ,-Tb. P6.1? ;Maelf wm- a good one. but the mistake made It a gift and from morn lng till night that special was asked for. The Dally News ten- ders Its regrets for that mistake to the adrertlser and to the public. It doesnt pay to make mistakes, but It sure pays to to advertise In the Dally News. FISH LANdFiNGS TODAY TOTAL 154,000 POUNDS Hirer Amrrlcnn and Elee Canadian Veeh Sultl C'utrliet ut E lian;e Tills Morning Halibut landings marketed through the local Pish Exchange this morning totalled 154,000 pound of which three American vessels disposed of 65.000 pounds at from 14.1c and 7c to 14.7c and 7c, while eleven Canadians sold 89.- 000 pounds at bid ranging from 12c and 0 to 12..UC and 0c. Arrivals and sales were as follows: American Alaska, 30.000 pounds, Iloyal Fish Co., 14.4c and 7c. Grayling. 26,000 pounds, Pacific Fisher ies, 14.1c and 7c. Gloria, 0.000 pounds, Booth Fisheries, 14.7c and 7c. ('uiimlliiii Johalina,-5.000 pounds, Eric lloy, U.OOU poundi, Inca 11., 0,000 pounds, Kalcn, 8.500 pounds, and Marvin, 3,61X1 pounds. Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co., 12c and 0c. p. Dorreen. 10.500 jioundJ, Iloyal Fish Co., 13.0c and 0c. nutac I.. 0.000 pounds, and Toodle. 7,- 500 jtounda, Bouth Flslierles, 13.1c and Cc. Ingrcd 11.. Atlln Fisheries, 12.5c and 6c. M. M. Christopher, 10.000 pounds,' At lln Fisheries, 12c and 6c. Diindas, 6,000 pounds, Alllu Fisheries, 12c and 6c. VANCOUVER TO ENTER NON-STOP FLIGHT TO H0N0LULU.IN AUGUST VANCOUVER, Juno 13. Vancouver will enter a continent-wide aeflal coni tp.t let a non-stoo fllsht to Honolulu In August. II. II. Btorcr will pilot tl nian. Ho served overseas with the Royal Air Force. ALLEGED SPIES ARE EXECUTED IN RUSSIA MOSCOW. June 13. Ten of sixteen alleged spies arrested In Odessa have Vu.en eondemned to death. The others received Jail sentences. FOR MAN WHO MURDERED MANY LEADING TEAMS BEATEN SUNDAY HOTII PITTMUUU AMI NEW YORK M i l EKED IIEXEKSES AS KEMLT OP UEf.K-KM) CI AM KM NEW YORK, June 13 Leaders In both the major leagues suffered setbacks In the standings as a result of the week end games, Pittsburg losing twice to frooklyn In the National, while the Yankees split with Cleveland In the American. No less than seven games on Sunday were won by the margin of a slngk run and most of the games were decided In the final Inning or so. A stirring Brooklyn rally lost the game for the Pirates while, the Yankees could not overcome a yen run Indian' lead made In the first Inning. Detroit Jumped from seventh to fifth place In the American League by beat- Ign Uoston In two games. Scores were as follows: SlNIIAf M'OKKN N'jllinml league Pittsburg 10, Brooklyn 11. New York 6, Chicago 7. Boston 4, Cincinnati 1. Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 5. SA'ITHIIAVS S('t)Ui:S American liicue Cleveland 4, New York 0. ; Detroit a, Philadelphia ft. St. Louis 10, Boston 5. Chicago 4, Washington 0. Nulliiiul Leiigue Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 4. New York 1, Chicago 2. ' nronklyn 11. Pittsburg 10. Boston 3, Cincinnati 6. IXAIH I." STAMlIMiN National W Pet. PltU.1ju.rg 31 17 .046 Chicago 30 t 13 .613 St. Louis . . 27 20 .574 New York . . 20 23 .631 Brooklyn .-a 1 23 . 30 .453 Boston ... 10.. .34. 443 Philadelphia HI 28 .404 Cincinnati 18 34 J40 American New York , 05 17 .073 Chicago ..: , 33 21 .611 Philadelphia . .... 28 23 .549 Washington "f..V 24 33 .400 Detroit t ....:.. .t 33 6 .463 St. Louis .460 Clevelam .453 .271 VANCOUVEIt EXCHANK Rid. Asked 1.50 1.65 16.00 17.50 1.42 1,45 .08 ,08 V, .34 H .26 ,05 . . .054 .20 V4 .20 ft 2,10 2.11 .84 .86 Members of Police Convention Turn from Pleasure to Look for Man Who is Killing Women WINNIPEG, .July lS.The continjrent of United States police officers who reached here today at Windsor, Ontario, abandoned join the Manitoba detectives in "Hobo Slrangler" who murdered 18 hours and stuffed each body under the bed. The "strangler" held responsible for the killing' of a score of women in Chicago and In Pacific nection with the death of Mrs. Patterson, on Friday and that of Lona Cowan, fourteen years or age, wnose body was found strangled In a rooming aouse In the centre of the business sec-! Hon yesterday' and believed to have been I killed Thursday night, the same even-' Ing that she was reported missing from .cr parents' home. SCIENTIFIC PARTY IS LEAVING COPENHAGEN FOR ARCTIC REGIONS NEW YORK, June 13. An Arctic ex pedition designed to study polar weather Influences on North Atlantic navigation conditions, will leave Copenhagen for the north about July 16. It will be headed by Dr. Constant!!! Dum- brnva, 29-yenr-oId Kumanlan glacl ologist and explorer. The, party will have Its bnao at top of a mountain 1,000 metres high. In the district of Augmagsallk. Just at the edge of the Arctic circle on the bleak eastern coast of Greenland. The members will study glacial conditions wlthlu tho Arctic circle with relation to storms of the navigable North Atlantic, supplying shipping with radio warnings and dynamiting of Icebergs that Imperil navigation, FIRE IN ONTARIO , r RESULTED IN DEATH TIMMINS, Out.. June 13. William Okc, 67 years of age, died of suffocation and two others were Injured while pro perty damage amounted to 1123.000 when fire destroyed the Reed Block here, wi:atiii:k kkpokt Terrace Rain, calm, temperature 50, Rosswood Rain, calm, temp. 49. Alyansh Cloudy, calm, temp. 63. Alice Arm Clear, calm, temp. 63. Anyox Cloudy, calm. temp. 58. Stewart Cloudy, calm, temp; 65. Harelton nCloudv. calm. temn. 70. Telegraph Creek Cloudy, calm, 'temp 58 Smlthers Cloudy, calm, temp. 63. Burns' Lake Rain, calm, temp. 54. Whltehorse Cloudy, calm, temp, 62. Dawson-Cloudy, calm, temp 58. CONFEDERATION from the police chiefs convention their program of entertainment to their province-wide search for the two local women within a period of Coast cities is sought here in con r SANKEY GETS A NEW TRIAL OTTAWA, June 13. The supreme court of Canada after hearing argument of counvl orilrrrii m new trial for Joorph .tinker, the, Intlluu who villi com Irl ed at Prince llu-ert of the murder of Loretta C'liU-holm ut I'nrt Eioliigtpn oter a veiir ago. The -ue ui appeuleU by the aid of the Indian Deportment and the Allied Tribes of ItX'. CANOE IS TAKEN TO WO0DW0RTH LAKE FOR USE OF FISHERMEN llu Been Present rd to the Itml ami (J II n Club Who Now On n It ' It. E. Benson, Alex. McRue. BUI Wil kinson and N. Moorchouse packed a-canoe from the power house Into Wood-worth Lake Yesterday. The canoe was taken to the power house last season and left there. It has been presented to the newly formed Rod and Gun Club and a permit has to be procured from the, president of tho club In order to use It. It Is In charge of one of the residents near the lake. After getting the canoe Into the water, the party fished and secured revcral nice trout. BIG ALEX, WITCHCRAFT KILLER, HAS RETURNED TO HOME IN CASSIAR Big Alex, the Llard River Indian, who was sentenced In Prince Rupert some time ago to serve three years In New Westminster for manslaughter In connection with a witchcraft kilting, has finished his time and piismhI through Prince Rupert recently returning to his home In the wilds of the Casilar country. Advertise In the Dally News. (1) Hon. JAMES COCKBUKN, Solicitor General, Upper Canada. (3) Hob. OLIVER MO WAT. Poitmaitcr General, Canada. (J) Hon. GEORGE BROWN, President. Executive Council. Canada. (4) Hon. WILLIAM McDOUGALL, Provincial Secretary of Canada. (!) Hon. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, Commiuioaer of Crown Land, Canada. (4) Hon. JOHN A. M ACDONALD, Attorney General of Upper Canada. EIGHT CASES FOR ASSIZES IIII K ll0i(tK TWOflVIL ACTION'S AMI TWO CEUTIOKAK! PKO-Ci:KI)IV(iS BOOKED K)lt IIEAKIMI BY Jilt. JIS-TIC'E MlltlMIV Four divorce cases, two civil actions snd two certiorari proceedings are set down for hearing at the session of the Supreme Court Assizes opening here on Wednesday morning before Mr. Justice Murphy. There sre no criminal cases booked so police officers and newspaper reporters will have a rest this time. The cases are as follows: in vouc h P. H. Taylor of Smlthers vs. Frances Viola Taylor, Earl Reasonover, corespondent, Patmore & Fulton for the petitioner . Stanley Slonka of Anyox vs. Katrine Stonka, Peter Ronanvlch, co-respondent, Patmore It Fulton to rpctltloner. Clayton Edgar Stengel of Prince Rupert vs. Emily Molly Stengel, Albert Holden co-respondent, W. E. Fisher for petitioner. Joseph Bradly of Port Simpson vs. netsy Bradley, co-resmndent unknown. W. E. Fisher for petitioner. CIVIL John Lindsay vs. George B. Lawrence and Ernest R. Workman, Patmore It Hilton -lor the plain tin' and Williams, Manson & Gonzales for the defendant. This Is a Stewart case In which the plalutlf! claims the sum of $1,285.18 as a halance due from an agreement on dissolution of partnership. The defendants .deny any agreement or Indebtedness and have entered a counter claim for repayment of money and supplies In the sum of tl.074.37,' which claim the plaintiff In turn denies. Oustave A, Rosenthal of Smlthers vs. Francis M. Rattenbury of Victoria Involves a claim of the plaintiff of 13.307 from the defendant on a Hanclton land deal. The defendant has entered a straight denial. L S. McGIll of Smlthers has the case for the plaintiff with H. H. Shandley of Victoria for the de fendant, C EKTIOIt.Mtl Certiorari proceedings are being Instituted against police court conviction Imposed on A. J. Richmond, and A. J, Phllllpson. The former on November 18 last year was, assessed 450 by W. E Colltson. Justice of the peace, for having pelts unlawfully In his possession and on a similar charge on the same date A. J, Phllllpson was fined 10 by Magistrate McClymont. Patmore Se Fulton, appearing for the defendants In both eases, will ask for quashing of the convictions. This afternoon's mall train from the East Is reported 40 minutes late and will arrive at 4:10. WOMEN BEATTYSAYS GOOD TIMES ARE COMING PltEMHEXT OF t'.P.U. NEVEK SAW TIIIMi ItKTTKi: THAN THEY AKE I.N ALIIEUTA TODAY EDMONTON. June 13, "There never was any doubt about the courage of the West and of Alberta, and now the West has something to back up that courage. I never saw any country anywhere that looked better than the country we passed , through between Calgary and Edmontjn, and I believe Alberta faces another big year,' declared President E. W. Bcatty of the Canadian Pacific Railway, who, with D. C. Coleman, vice-president of Western lines, with headquarters in Winnipeg, and General Superintendent J. M. Cameron of Calgary, was in Edmontjn. President Beatty made It plain that he considers Canada Is facing prosperous times again, and that the Canadian Pacific Railway Company Is prepared to do Its share to bring about development and assist In that state of prosperity being reached. CAN' ABSOKU IMMIC1KANTM "Our colonization and development organization tn Canada and overseas Is doing everything In Its power to en courage Immigration to this country, as we are firmly convinced that with Its latest resources it can absorb an almost unlimited number or Immigrants, during the next twenty years," be declared when speaking on Immigration. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company's work In this respect, he pointed out, embraced every section of the Dominion, 'with no discrimination In favor of, or against, any particular section. However, the west was bound to get the majority of the new settlers coming to Canada, and development of 'this section of the Dominion In the next few years would be very rapid. , PKEPAKED TO KEEP PACE The pioneer railroad company Is also prepared to keep pace with the development of every section said President Beatty In replying to a question as to the possibilities sf building a new depot to handle the freight and passenger traffic In Edmonton. Vice-president Qoleman was equally as optimistic as President Beatty over conditions generally In Alberta. Both officials enquired particularly after crop conditions In the north, and expressed pleasure when Informed that the north was even further advanced than the south, and that there would be little If any decrease In the acreage sown. STEAMER LINE SOUTH AMERICA KEEI.KY WOKKINO ON SCHEME CON NECTION WITH DEPARTMENT OF TKADE AMI COMMERCE VICTORIA. June 13. B.C. Keeley, superintendent of the C.G.M.M. on this coast, announces that the company is still working on plans to establish a regular steamship service between Van couver and Victoria In British Columbia and Mexican and south American ports. The scheme Is being carried out In connection with the department of Trade and Commerce of the Dominion Government. Among the commodities offered In Mexico are oranges, spices of many kinds, coffee, high-grade precious metal ores and hardwoods. Flour, lumber, canned salmon, box snooks, sacked grain, .apples and dried fish could be Included in exports to South America, It Is though- probable In Vancouver that a new Canadian tra.de commission office will te opened on the South American coast to handle such business. AMERICANS SEARCH MISSING MALAHAT Haaamm aa SAN FRANCISCO. June 13. Coastguard officials have detailed all available cutters on scout duty In the hope of sighting' the steamer Malahat, which cleared from Papeete, Tahatl for Vancouver on March 3 and was reported a thousand miles off California on April 23, Advertise tn the Dally News.