25 TAXI Ambulance and); Boston Grill Large Upstair Dining Hall, Service with newly laid dancing Anywhere nt Anytime floor, for hire. Stand: Exchange Building NKW SODA FOUNTAIN. MATT VI DECK, Prop. PRINCE RUPERT The latest and best for the least. Phone 457. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Vol. XVII.. No. 113. WINCE nUI'ERT. D.C., SfATUIiDAY, MAY 14, 1D27 Price Five tnls Safes at Soviet Headquarters in London Opened by Drills; Seven Tons of LONDON, May M. After working throughout the night with l.neumatic drills and torches, the police today completed the task of breaking open the safes in the Soviet House. The safes are supposed to contain something sought by the authorities, the nature of which a- .IfttMlnaswl J b UI'lVIVl'V"! Seven tons of documents, printed matter and correspondence already been carted away from the place to Scotland ard. has RUPERT CASE TO BE TRIED ONTHURSDAY CJIKSTIOX Or' UK1IIT Of DOMINION (lit KKNMEXT TO MCEXSK CAN- kkii.s is ciiai.i.enukd LAW UII'KA VIKES MI'KCME COIKT TO DETERMINE miii:tiii:k .maoistkates DECISION TO HE I TIIEI.lt VANCOUVER, May 14 Prluce Rupert's cannery license case goes to a higher urt The qucstlm will be determined by i .e Supreme Court of BrltUh Colum-La, following argument next Thursday, whether Parliament had Jurisdiction under the British North America Act tu licnix BrltUh Columbia fish canneries'. The question arose out of the acquittal by Magistrate Alexander o( the Bomcr-rlile Cannery Company, who, at the:r cannery at Seal Core, Prince Rupert. rre operating without a license. The magistrate decided that the Dominion bad no power to compel a commercial :-h cannery to take out a license. Sec tion 7a of the Fisheries Act he held to Canada. VICTORIA GIRL WON CONTEST Will, lie MH f'ANAIyl T IIE.UTV MMW. IN UAI.vfcsTON, TEXAS VANCOUVER Mv il -lllu Muriellne' . - . . .... I "wutuati. seventeen year om victwi Jlrl won the beauty show content here nd as Ulss Canada will represent the Dominion at the international beauty how at Galveston, Texas, Miss Doth McComb of Wlnnlocz came second and Miss Peggy Oold of Na-nalmo third. FLOODS MENACE PRAIRIE TOWNS NMIIILIIN MANITOBA DYKES AliE OlU.Ml WAY HEtOICE ASSlNI-IIOINE lilt Kit WUfNIPEO, May 14. The safety of many towns Is menaced by the waters or the Aiaintbolhe In southern MaultuiM. The dykes are giving way, the roads are impassable and the farmers are seriously handicapped in thUr work. The stock-"d receipt are light owing to the difficulty of getting cattle to market. CHINESEFIRE ON VESSELS HKITIMI ,M, IM; STATES t.M;,sj BECOME TAIUIETS ion ir.s SHANGHAI, May 14.- Firing on 1ips lowing Nanking on the Yangste fllvcr to "Morning more frequent. A British defrayer and a steamer were targets for Chinese fire yentcrday and. while at ""tor a United States destroyer was "I'd. on twice. UQUOifiioFrS"sAiD TO BE LARGEST YET W1" '"' "Ixlrlhiilnl tu Muiililpiillllfs """Is or (school Population VICTonri ... . .. ,. --, it, j,ine muiucip"-on receive the iargcat liquor prom, y. Tne dtatr,butlon wll ba "a on the basis of artinnl nnnntAtloil nd the munle'Plltl will l8 ah. . - ' moH)r iioensea soon to be dia-bl"4 on the census basis, Documents PLAN VICTORIA DAY FESTIVITIES ltfircM-r,tiillH- or fair Hoard uml Elk Hull Meeting list Evening There was a meeting of Elk and Fair Board representatives last night for the purpose of making arrangements for festivities on May 24. One of the rcaturcs of the day will be a dance In the evening at which the May Queen, to be i.'hown immediately from among the sehocl girls, will fcc crowned. During the day there will be field sports and ponibly football and bascoall guncs. The meeting was presided over by W. E. Wllllscroft and W. D. Vance acted as sccrcu-ry. Others present were Bert Morgan. Ben Self, 8. J. Evans, Dr. F. P. Kenny, ft, Arthur Jr., Frank Dlbb and L. M. Fuller. MANY PEOPLE SEE FAIRIES IS STATED BY ENGLISH SPEAKER TORONTO, May 14. "During my stVy In the United Stales I must have" met a hundred people who see the fairies and are able to describe them quite distinctly." so said E. I Oardner.fcSecretary of the English Tbeoaspbt'eal Society in an address given .here. -He told ttt'story of how he hsd Investigated the phOto graphs of the fairies submitted to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and had satisfied himself that they were not faked. As described in course of time by the child who photographed them their most common colors were rose, lavender and app preen. The gnome, or brownie. In one of the photographs, wore a reddish-brown Jacket and black knickers. The girls said they had never felt the fairies. Neither had they heard a tune from their fairy pipers, except when the wind wasn't blowing and the leaves were listless, there might have been a alight tinkle. KING AND QUEEN OLD FASHIONED IN THEIR DRESS LONDON, May 14, Seme respectful curiosity has teu aroused at the fact that King Oeorgc. when appearing at ccrcmcnlal civic functions, maintains the custom which King Edward Initiated of wearing the crcare In h'.s trousers at the side. This Is really a dcflanco of sartorial convention'" but His Majesty has never attempted to lead the fashion In men's apparel, unlike Edward, especially when the latter was Prince of Wales. The present Prince of Wains has never attempted to give the lead to the dandles of London. llcr Majesty the Queen, too. Is obviously unwilling for her own style of wear to be followed to any general extent. Her dress Is never more than three Inches from the ground, while any woman attempting to follow her Majesty' style of hat for years It has been a t'jquc- would-bo considered hopelessly out of fashion. ANXIOMKNOW" ABOUT MOSQUITOES OTTAWA, May 14.- If you have a favorite breeding-place for mosquitoes around your summer cottngA apparently nil you have to do la to wrlto to Arthur Olbson, Dominion Entomologist, and enlist his aid. He has asked Canadians to Inform his department about these pests occurring In any very annoying numbers. .VANCOUVEU KXCHANttK Bid, Asked Wheat iAly B.C. Silver 1-70 1.B0 Coast Copper ".00 Glacier . -08 -10 -214 '.SO Gladstone Independence u .""ft Indian "7 .074 U & L. 207 308 Premier rorter Idaho ' .10 Surf Inlet 1' 80 -70 Sunloch Carted Away ' SHRUBSALL AT I KETCHIKAN IN FISH BUSINESS OETS llACKKIt IX ALASKAN. (Ill A.M INDlSTUV TO III: ESTABLISHED niKiti; KETCHIKAN, May 14. Another now industry Is soon to be added to tho growing list In Ketchikan-a plant to llllet fish and to turn out smoked and klr;cred fccrrlng and salmon, which w:ll furnhh wcrk the year round when fully dcvelcpcd. The new Industry will be established under the name of the Ketchikan Fish Co.. with J. Z Berg manager and president. Papers pre -now being drawn up. It will be a strictly private corporation with no stock for sale, and fully financed. The tld Ketchikan Iron works plant, owned by the- Ketchljan Cold Storage Co.. will b3 utilized for the plant. KXI'KIIIKXCKO MAX WU:iam Shrubjall, an experienced .:ian in the line of work to be under taken by the new company, Is now In Ketchikan and will be the assistant manager. Work of getting the new plant In shape will start in a week, or so and It Is 'cxfiected that the fish product for the market will be ready by the middle of July. "The fillet business Is growing rapidly In the East and middle western stales.' skid' Mr. Berg, when seen today and asked abcut the .new company,and-we- intend to,shlp filleted fish and specially kippered and smoked herring to the eastern and western markets. "Filleted fish Is boneless and wrap ped In parchment paper In 10 and 15- pound packages, and there Is no waste to It . Moreover, It Is a food of the cheaper kind and when properly put up, it sells as well as the high-priced focd fish, and therefore commands a much larger market. Mr. Berg explained that many of the details remain to be worked out, and that the company will begin on a small scale and expand as the business grows. The necessary machinery and equipment will be Installed In the old Ketchikan lrcn works building to take care of the business of the comapny. LAST OF SERIES SCOTCH DANCES rry CiiJo.vuIiIf Ktrrit Sx-nt Willi M. Andrew's Mn-lrtv at l.O.D.K. Il.il! A very enjoyable evening was spent In the I.OX.E. Hall last night when some hundred people attended the old time Scotch dance. This was the last of the series of dances held under the auspices of the St. Andrew's Society during the winter season and the happy event was brought to a close in the early hours of tho mcrrnlng with the kinging of "Auld Lang "Syne" 'and three rousing cheers for the orchestra. The orchestra comprised J. Bremner, J as. Watt, Jas. McKay, W, Vaughan Davlcs, and Mrs. J, S Black. JS. Irvine, president of the society, was master of ceremonies, and the committee In charge consisted of B. Ferguson (convener), O. Scott, Jn. S. Black' and Jas. Hadden. HALIBUT ARRIVALS Only ('Mliailliin lluuM Sold Cnllliri ill Fish lAclmiiRe this Morning A total of 33.500 pounds of halibut old t tho Fish Exoh.tnge this morning was all Canadian, six boats disposing of catthes at bids from 12.6c and 7c to 13.7c and 7c. The halibut sales were as follows": P. Dorrecn, 0.000 pounds, Hoyal Fish Co., 13.5c and 7c. Livingstone, 13,000 pounds, Canadian Fish di Cold Storage Co, 12.8c and 7c. Zebnlloa, 7,000 pounds, and Cape Swain, 4,000 pounds, Booth Fisheries. 13.0c and 7c. Morris H 9.000 pounds, to Atlln Fisheries, 13.7c, and 7c. Iris, 500 pounds, Booth Fisheries, 12.5c and 7c. SALMON v There were three salmon boats, the Taplow, 1,000 pounds; Narbethong 2,-000 pounds, and Alberdyce, 3,000 pounds. The Atlln Fish Co., bought the catches at private sale. BIG LEAGUE TEAMS TRAVEL C'AIIIHXAI.S JOVFl L(OVi:i l)KI KATIXO OIAXTS AT NEWjVOKK VKSTEK-1JAY NEW YORK, May 14 Eight big league ball teams that are on the road put on their travelling shoes t.day and Jour-: neyed to scenes of" he combats after winding up four dayt with varying degrees cf success,' j There wad Joyamsng the Cardinals is they moved frchi J'cw York to Tlill-adclj-hla after dolcatili'i the olants yes-vcraay. Amrrfrnn l4-a;ur PhUadclphla 10.' Detroit 3. Boston 7, Cleveland 0. Washington-Chlcai. rain, rcw Yurkl3, St. LouU 1. Xiilioual I.Ki;iir St. Louis 11, New , York 1. Chicago 1. Philadelphia 4. Boston-Pittsburg; -rain. . - I.EA(UK STAMUNO National t. W. L. Pet .sew York 10 0 .640 6t. Louis ..14 0 .009 Pittsburg .....,Wjl 0 .1530 Philadelphia 1 1 9 J50 Chicago ........... 12 11 .523 Boston ...19 12 .423 Brcoklyn Jo 15 .400 Cincinnati .... !7 10 .304 Aliirrlfun New York . ! 8 .r.02 Chicago 16 11 i31 Philadelphia 14 11 .500 Detroit 12 12 .5!)0 Washington l 13 .458 Cleveland -. 11 St. Louis ." 9 13 .409 Boston ; 7 10 .304 CITYMlES PROPOSITION Tfofnr7ti;XKlV rS.it. fA'xTriilST" A(iki:k.mi:xt on iiasih of .v;.),oiHi ri;it i:n Tlir rlly council. In i- lul so-clou last nl-hl, allrr ulmiit an hour and u half's ll4'ii.loii, decided to make u proposal til Ihr Canadian National liullnu that I lie lOli tav-atlon Ngrreinent he renewed for a period of file years with the Militl-tullon of u Oat eurl)t payment ' of sr,.-,.(ioo Instead or I.".,(I0, the j rigure to he exclusive or lenses and lorol linprovemeiits. fir. Wires liar been sent to railway headquarters asking as early a reply us possible. The railway company has already ofrered the city Siil.000, In rsi there should Itr no settlement with the railway company, the council gave first readings to a bylaw which will pnnldr for taxes on Improvement. All members of the council were present at thr meeting except Aid. Ijirsrii. LASHES GIVEN THREE YOUTHS VANCOUVER, May 14. Three youths under 23 years of age are to be given three years and ten lashes each following a onvicticn oa a charge uf rubbery with violence. A seventeen year old Chinaman' wai given two years and a fine for distributing drugs. Giles Proposes to Vancouver to, i Honolulu and Fanning Islands SAN FRANCISCO.. May 11. airmail pilot', arrived here yesterday en route to Vancouver, whence ho plans to undertake a flight to the Antipodes. Giles naid ho pro nosed to hon off in a Sikorsky alrnlane for Honolulu, wliich would be his first stop. Thence he would fly to Sidney via the Fanning Islands, Suva and New Caledonia. VANCOUVEU, May 14. Squadron leader J. II. Tudhopc, of the Jericho station of the Hoyal Canadian Air Force here, stated that nothing was known in Vancouver aviation circles of Giles' proposed flight except that his agents approached - ' 1 tho city council and various businessmen here some months ago for the purpose of financing the venture. He was unsuccessful In doing so at that time. ITl'TV IHtOWNKII. MADRAS, May 14, 'i- Fifty people were drowned today when a launch In which they were riding foundered in a terrific gale off Qutala, India. Advertise In ths Daily New QUEBEC TAKES VOTE MONDAY KI.MTION I'Oll .MfMlltKS Of LF.dlS. L ti l ick t:xtki:s mostly AIIOIM) MOXTIlEAi. WOMEN DO NOT VOTE . Mifirogr Not Yet Extended In ProvlncLiI Klrctlons but Women Active In j t atnoai;n . QUEBEC, May 14. (By Canadian Prrre.i After a cenvpaign that will lave lasted only four weeks, the voters r.i qucixc will on Msnday go to the polls to elect the personnel of the Seventeenth Leglslatuic of the Province since Confederation. Unlike most of the electoral appeals In this Province. where polities arc taken seriously anr" party lines are very tightly drawn, this rmpalgn ha been outstanding for the fact that no grave Issues of provincial concern were before the people. The sixteenth legislature had run its allot- Vd (an and was dissolved M a matter "f routine by Premier Louis Alexandre jTa.nchrrcau. At once tho election hischlnery was set In motion. Replying to a criticism by Arthur I 'stive th- Conservative leader, wherein o protested B?amt eich sh?rt notice, ?fr. Tasclureau retorted that for" many :not'ths Mr. Sauvc had been warning Ms fr'ends that an election early this summer was' pending, and he added hat If three- weeks were sufficient for 'he people of Great Britain to make up :rclr mind--this being the period of hetlec given to the British electors In he last gsnersl election then four weeks should be reasonably ample for Ouctcc. FMSIIT IX MOXTItKAI. It becpme early apparent that Mr. I'asrhcrcBU's main task was to try and .ccovcr for the Literal Party the Is- xnd of Montreal which. In 1923, re turned 11 Conservatives In 13 scats. Moutrcal, he said, .was having its des tinies directed by rural Quebec. Mr, Tsschtreau had no fault to find with that, inasmuch, he said; as the deputies f iuii i iial'QueOee' wc.'e-uprlght, earnest and broadmlnded, but It was to Mont real's less that the voice of the city should be heard m?re In opposition than in administration matters. He hoped that the balloting of May 18 would reverse this situation. COXstSTEXT M Itl'Ll S In his manifesto the Prime Mlnlstei bescd his appeal for a renewal of hla mandate on the record of the Government. Quebec was the only Canadian province wnlch for years has consistently shown not only a balanced budget but a surplus, and this surplus has been employed toward the reduction of debt and towards assisting those elements which stand mcst In need of atd. The Government had built many miles of road and had relieved the municipalities of much of the burden! of road maintenance. In seven years the Liberal administration had spent 146,278,149 In building and keeping up these highways; It had distributed 111,-162.883 for colonization; 11.635.672 for agriculture; 121,898,637 for public Instruction, Including grants to tho provincial universities: 13.843.323 for bridges; $1,337,000 for railways and had alto saved the financial situation In Quebec by advancing $15,000,000 to the Bnnque National. Annual surpluses , had totalled many millions and, of this 114,700.000 had been obtained by the operation of the Quebec Liquor Law. Encouragemeflt had been given to outside Investors to come Into Quebec and develop natural resources. To such an extent had the government been successful that over one billion and a quarter dollars had been Invested in (continued on page four) Fly from Antipodes via Captain Fred Ciles, an Australian RUSSIAN DELEGATION GAVE OUT STATEMENT OENEVA, May 14. The Russian delegation to the International Economlo Conference gave a statement to th Swiss News Agency declaring that Oreat Britain raided Arcos House, London, because they desired to destroy the good Impression the Soviet was making by Us moderate attitude here. Federalship is Forty Cases . , of Liquor Short as Result of Enforced San Francisco Visit VANCOUVER, May 14. Forty cases of liquor are missing from the cargo of the, steamer Federalship, officials of the Consolidated Exporter;', owners of. the cargo, announced on the completion of their checkup last night. Seals were put on the hatches by the United State3 Government officials when the' ship left San Francisco after being detained .there ten weeks, says the Star, vessel arrived here. In explanation of the missing forty cases, attention was drawn to Captain , 3- S. Stone's affidavit before the OS. Federal court that members of the prize crew were 'drunk o:t their w,ay In fr;m ; sea to San. Francisco after the Federal- chip's Illegal' seizure. C. S. Arnold, a Bettor fcr the Cana dian-Mexican Shlnlnz Company, owners cf the' vessel, stated that a petition to the government of Pananrx was being drawn asking that the government de termine the damages to which the federalship owners and crew were entitled. MMIK OOOl) I 1111X0 AX1I CLOSE HOME. TOO Robert Montgomery, son of Ex-Aldcrman and Mrs. Montgomery, 229 Ninth Avenue West. Is the latest recruit to the hail-but fishing ranks and a successful one too. Bob plies bis trade across the harbor where, on Thursday, he took a big fish weighing 1G3 pounds which netted hint $11.55, The fish was so1 large that it' could not be pulled In from the rowtoat so the young fisherman and his companion, Clarence Johnson, went ashore and towed It on to the beach. V ICE MOVED OUT OF YUKON RIVER FROM DAWSON LAST NIGHT The Ice went out of the Yukon River. at Dawson at 11.23 last night according, to the Government Telegraph's morula; weather report It Is expected that the. first river boat will sail from White-horse for Dawscn on May 23. , The following were weather read ing for various northern points at 8 o'clock this morning: Prince Rupert. Rain, calm: tempera-ure. 48. Terrace. Cloudy, calm, temp. 45. Boss wood. Cloudy, calm, temp. 48. Alyansh. Cloudy, calm, temp. 47. Alice Arm. Cloudy, calm, temp. 48. Anyox. Cloudy, calm, temp. 52. Stewart. Cloudy, calm, temp. 45. Hazel ton. Cloudy, calm, temp. 50. Telegraph Creek. Cloudy, calm, temp. 45. Smltfcers. Cloudy, calm, temp. 40. Burns Lake. Clear, calm, temp. 47. httehorre. Clear, calm, temp. 48. Dawson. Cloudy, south wind, temp. 42. SUCCESSFUL WHIST DRIVE AND DANCE Some 175 persons were present at the whist drive and dance given last night by the Moose Lodge, the affair being both succvMfuI and enjoyable. Prize winners at whist were: Ladies' first, Mrs. O. Stegavtg; ladles' (econd. Mrs. A. Rcss: ladles' third, Mrs. B. J. Bacon; men's first, R. W. Bceston: men's second, Ralph Green; men's third, Th6r Johnson. After cards, refreshments were served and dancing followed, music being by Arthur's Orchestra. Olllli Roycr was master of ceremonies and Bert Hosklns presided at the door. L. R. Parry was chairman of the committee ' In charge of the event which broke up about 2 ajn. Miss Dorothy Partington, daughter of the late Major C. T. Partington and Mrs. Partington, formerly of this city. was among those upon whetn the degree of bachelor of arts was conferred at the convocation of the University of British Columbia In Vancouver this week. Horace R. Rlpsteln. a 'graSidionA it William Ooldbloom of this city, was one of the bachelor of arts graduates at the University of British Columbia convocation In Vancouver this week. Max Hcllbroner returned to the city on the Prince George this morning after a brief business trip to Vancouver. Dwlght Thomson sails tomorrow nigh' from here on the Prince George for San Francisco, Advertise In the Dalli News. and they were still intact when the STEAMER HERE TO LOAD GRAIN IIKITISII Mill' O.I KKN.MOOi; AKUIVEIt AT MIDXKillT AI'TEU t:XEVEXT-Kl I. VOVAOE ITIO.M JAPAN After a poss-ge reported good and uneventful by the mailer. Capt. W. S. M palfrey, the British freighter Qucen-ai?-r arrived In port tt midnight list jight from Japan to load a full cargo of grain at ths local elcvat.r for delivery to United Kingdom or continent. The Queenmoir left Hakcal;, Ja'pon, on April 26 and bunkcrod at Murorin which port the leit on April 28 for Trlnce Rupert. On arrival here, the vessel anchored overnight in the harbor and moved Into the elevatcr wharf at 7 o'clock this mcroing. She is now being fumigated and will be ready to start loading bright and early Monday morning. She will take a carjo of about 8,000 tons and should get away soon after the middle of next week. WERE RESCUED IN WILDERNESS KI'MHlAY-llALLOOXISTH IIAll TIIKIL-LIXO AOVKXTIUE A IT Kit IXO 1,(;0I) .MILL'S MOSCOW. May 14. Two Russian bal-loonlsts, who had been missing since they left Moscow oh April 30 in an endurance test, were rescued by native trappers In the 'North. Ural mountains alter two days tramping and craving In the snowy wilderness. It was learned today 'that the pair, Scmcncv and Zlkov, flew for 27 hours and covered approximately 1.CO0 miles. They were thrown to the ground and Injured near TroiUkopetchersk when the baskets were tern loose as they were swept through tree tops. WON$33j00 INICE POOL Ul Ol' 19 (HIT 1TUST VKl.K AT XEXAXA tiVIJSSIMi OX Tl.MB Ol' ItlVKIi IIUUAKl'l FAIRBANKS, May 14. Friday the thirteenth was a lucky day for Edward Kehoe, a lad nineteen years of age, who H the winner of first prize In the Nenana Ice pool, which this year totalled M37.COO, the largest yet. Kehce's share of the pool Is (33,000. ;, The Ice in the Tenana River started to move at 5.42 yesterday morning, the break being the latest In the season of any year since the pool was first organized. In 1917. NO TRACE YET OFAVIATORS tll.OOM M ICLKOS HOI'i: AS NO NEW EVIDENCE IS I'OI'XI) 01 TI1EIU ItKIXO ON COAST HARBOR GRACE, May 11- Gloom succeeded hope in this little Newfoundland town today as no new evidence was Xound that Nungesser and Colt, the missing French trans-Atlantic filers, reached the coast tn an attempt to make the flight from Parts to New York. NEW YORK, May 14. No trace of the missing airmen has been founcL any-' where on the Atlantic coast although a thorough search .has been made. PLANE WAS HEARD ON NEWFOUNDLAND COAST YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ST. JOHN'S, Nfld.. May 14. Magistrate OToole of Conception Harbor reported several persons there told him an airplane passed overhead at 4 pjn, yesterday. The authorities were not aware of any plane operating In Newfoundland.