25 MEF JUSTICE OF TAXI Boston Grill and Ambulance Service Anywhere nt Anytime Sland Exchange Building MATT VIDECK, I'rop. VOL XVII., No. 37. ENGLAND INVITED lOTTAWA, reb.'MTfh Canadian r relation has invited Lord Hewart. r,u vnitl Juatlcs nf tn.l.nd ,n K hl I'-f "peaker at the annual meeting of . """ociauon which will open on P! 5 In Toronto. 'll',M-l, prny as was publicly accorded to Sir Henry Thornton at this gathering Sat urday night. Organised and carried through ' entirely by employees of the ! offices and shops In the Winnipeg dls-i trlcL It was the vehicle through which they msde known to the presl-j dent the loyalty which existed In allj ranks towards him and to give Ladyi Thornton a warm welcome Into the i Canadian National family. - (l IOKMAI.ITV .Unlike the usual Gathering, the function Iscked any of the elements. of stiffness and formality. Sir Henry and Lady Thornton aat at the head , tsble with stenographers, foreman of a, paint shop and others who occupied non-omclsl positions In the service of! the company. With one exception the preliminary speeches were made by em- j ploycc and, In the main boay oi mei dining room, ofilcers and omce boys, executives and stenographers mingled. without respect to rank or position Inl rasnion mai was (luiKininn.in indicative of the family spirit which the president has succeeded In producing the rank and file of the company throughout the whole of the system. After thanking those present lor tne warm reception accorded himself and Udy Thornton. Sir Henry reviewed briefly the progresa of the company during tlv past four yesr and expressed his gratitude for the support and enthusiasm displayed by the whole of the working forces, which had made possible the accomplishments ot mat period, He then turned to the objectives of the company. In brief." he said, "our odjccuvcs arc these. To continue year by year stead-ilv the progress which has chsracter- Ired the record of our railway for the past three years! to atrlve year by year to reach that goal whicn wui msse ur National Railway system a profitable in vestment for the people of Canada, and to place ourselves In a position to meet all fixed charges. 'The principles upon which this railway are founded are Justice, fairness and sympathy to all employees. To aerve all sectlona of this great dominion without prejudice to or against any political party: to any section or to any race In this country. In short to deal fairly and honestly with every group, whether It be political, sectional, racial or religious; to refuse to be hired Into controversies (continued ou pftR mu KIKtO, I'eli. 1 1. Mnrtj-one prr mhs wrrr killed and Uil hoiir were ilrlroJfd In N)gata prefrrtiire by the MorM miok Miirtni In fifty jrar. The rll) of Njtats, ICO miles north- et of Tk)i. the capital of the prefecture, sut bailly lilt. .Murli of northern Japan ha suffered from destructive snonotorm till winter. The death tf tnrl)-l prr-Miti In un utulamhe neur TakaU, eenl) mile') nurt It uf Njguta, wa rrrtel eeral s:. VICE-PRESIDENT OF CANADIAN NATIONAL COMINGNEXT MONTH Headed by W. D. Robb, vice-president In charge of colonization, telegraphs and express, a large party of Important Canadian National Railway officials will visit Prince Rupert next month. They will arrive from the East by train on the afternoon of March 10 and will sail the next morning by the stesmer Prince Oeorge for Vancouver. Among the members of the party will be W. a. Darber, general manager of the Canadian 'clegraph system, ONTARIO MEN LOSE LIVES WHEN AUTO STRUCK BY TRAIN WINDSOR, Out.. Feb. M. Oeorge II, Tlmm, aged 41, and Samuel W. Copp, 38, were Instantly killed when their auto mobile stalled on a railway track near here and was struck by a train. PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper FRINGE KUPEUT, B.C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1927 Circulation 1599 Sale 587 Large Upstair Dining JIall, with newly laid dancing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least. Phone 457. Price Five Onta THORNTON REPLIES TO HIS CRITICS WST HALIBmBOATS m CIiAmNG Wkf FbR BANKS Canadian National Head Says Politics Will Not Enter Under His Regime I) SLi II INTERFERENCE WILL HE BROOKED IN ADMINIS TRATION OF RAILWAY'S DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, RAIL PRESIDENT DECLARES i. I Mil. ;, February 11. "Service In the Canadian National olvta reaiionnibilitics which do not ahvuya exist with n .ute companies. This railway Is and, as long as I am ?. will remain free from jKilitical interference and also al participation, but we cannot expect politics to leave unices we leave politics alone," said Sir Henry Thornton ... r. ght in an address delivered to more than five hundred u the company in Winnipeg on the occasion of the first i - r und dance of the Canadian National Amateur Athletic AocUtIon and Ladles' Social Club at MR APPFAI lzzr " 1,1 'ill ill I iiilLl j "Promotion In the Canadian National Hallways take placa on merit alone," DIiIM' UC A DFl 'con,,nut1 81r """T. "nd the com-DLllilll ilLlillls "" ""nT Proote 10 dJnlnlter IU own dometlc aSalrs without political Interference but, though the employee l KlotKTOI UEtMoV SAT 1111 to b protested frm political Inter- :::UMMt AMI Itl.MMLD SEv fcrenct. llkelc the officer and nu- : TIIH AlTl.KNOON ployee must not be provocative In a .. 1 political kiik. That meana that erery 01 ? Tk , "0 ' tMj ' exercise : City Hall ' R, nu M , W McLamon : e,ttae should but he must, at the . t , tot a .n Involvi M himself In poll- . ..: n the property of the (n uch fMh)jn ,mUrriM j- smrc the property had t::i the company had not ae-x. tt thea the right of way t- valuable from the com-,:ilnt as formerly. This Tcu.ark from Aid. W. J. : hav basis, the more de-r.ht waterfront the less i the railway holdings bell it. Stephens al dlffer-rwpciiit of Mr. McLarnon. of i lie court are pro-afternoon eni at the morning session M. -ur Newton. Aid. Jos. Oreer. ! M Eleplieus. Aid. W. J. Oreer. Larsen, City Assessor J. O. C y Solicitor E. r. Jones. - E 8 AUU tone and ft. R. !l ; :.a W Mt:Urnon of the Uxa-1 ' srtment of the Canadian Na- -i K;.:iways 1 C; :.;3ns have yet been given by in respect to any of the ap- ' i hey considered at the ses-1 - wc;k LASKA CHOPS HOUR OF TIME IN THIS TRIP !"'K MlV.(ii; I UOM KKK IIIKAN T( M ni.i: i,.ht i:iJi.i;Mi in iii '"ihh ,m in mim ii;.h MIIICII IH NKW IIK( llltll SEATTLE Feb. 14, -The liner Alaska P .peed records for the trip be Koi.:hlkan and Seattle when ahe lk?d here on Baturdy, having mad 'a steamer Marlnoss. since lost. rli oid tho d 1st suce In 1815 In 41 " d three minutes, The run of A1ka, like that of tho Marlposi olre With no stons liitrrn Ke- l"n and Seattle lbt eon-,,,. Thi, afM., i pmcm to. i would like to leare with you tonight. l : teuton the watery tl etlteM a;,d the ralU-oad rllht of bul dw of (m :cr r,v..w by Mr. MUrnonmenU m : auwtaatial reduetlora. ,t$ t tJu , v, lhu e.tcmded.ep-r .'Bn ,dmntfre, a., many Instance the i blu,n, jn , 2 m.ur that the orty fcM n M prerl0Ui - from one hundd t one Jft the h Qf lriIu. ent too h'gh. f'-'porution Indu.try In Canada when' r,;ht of way immediately ueh Unfou, option , M. WHALE FIGHT j IS WITNESSED V.XM Ot W;u lL.M UKHIDKXT" tX MI(l(i(iLt; IV UIIICII MMALLKH t tMIIT.T WINS i VICTORIA, Feb. It, During a recent rult while one of the reildents of Long Beach on the west coast of Vancouver Inland was showing a party of visitors some of the points of Interest along the beach both had an unusual experience. While standing on the highest eminence of a smalt rocky surf-wa-shed Island, known as Oik Island, gs.lnj ou. t the storm-tossed waters of the open Pacific Ocean, they wltnesel a combat between a huge finback whale and one of a school of blackflsh more commonly known as killer- whales whlcb took pisce In the waters Just outside the breakers, tand hat more than a quarter of a mile 'from where they were standing. In a remarkably short space of time the killer dispatched his larger adversary, the finback. After the victorious fight the school of killers immediately left the vicinity and proceeded out to sea. In the course of a csuple' .of hours the bulky carcass of the finback was carried ' ashore, and deposited h.gh and dry on the aandy beach where It Is now an object of great Interest U the locsl residents and visitors. Unfortunately none of the whaling stations or fish reduction plsnts on this coast are operating at the present tlrn and consequently Jo one Is In a. portion to profit by the lirjj iaSoyqt wof,k ji, ugnr situ tntuisci wtMtif twtc 'ibik.- contain SNOWSTORMS KILL JAPS. NOUTIIUIN I'.tltT OK 'H.Ottr.KV kinoimim" in ii:k. iiauo HIT TIIIH ISTKH IIOCKKV rOIIKM. Nituriiiiy's (In met Ottawa i, Toronto 0. ' , Boston 3, Maroons 3. Canadlens 4, Detroit I. Rangers 3, Pittsburg 2, New York Americans a, Chicago 1. Next to London, Boston Is the gteat est wool market In the world. Lest year's receipts were 333.332,787 pounds Bounties of a dollar each were paid by the territorial treasurer on 41,813 eagles killed In Alaska store 1917. i COUNTESS MAI) PALLADAC1NI, typical of the darker variety of Italian beauty. She was born under the sunny blue skies of Genoa. She has the beauty of the typical southern sweetness so often lacking in her blonde sisters.. .M.tsoKY "IT TOMdllT TO WAMIIMITON IWT TORONTO. Feb. 14. Hon Vln- cent Masse y. Canadian Minister to the United States, will leave tonlghf for Washington to open tne new canaman legation. It Is understood that he will present his credentials to Secretary of Sat Kellogg on Wednesday and be presented to President Coolldge on Friday. SEAMEN'S HOME HERE , UNDER CONSIDERATION Meeting Vestcrili) llealt With ITttJitt but lirfrrrril Aellmi I'ntll Further information Yesterday afternoon In the Metropole Hall a meeting was held for the pur pose ot discussing the advisability or' having a Seamen's Home In Prince Rupert. Rev. A. A. Johansen addressed PARLEY IS BROKEN OFF FINAL NEGOTIATIONS liKTWEEN I'.ltlTIMI ENVOY AMI CAN- TONENE mimtkk fail j HANKOW. Feb. 1 1. Negotiation are uelleied ti lime been complete- j l.v broken off between the Canton-re jorrmneiit anil the ItrllNh an-thorltle for an iisreement ns tn the udmlnlstrutluii of the llrltlsli eon-resslonn here anil nt Kluuklang. llrltMi (liarje ir.tffalres O.Malle) nml Cantonese Foreign .Minister Chen refused tn ghr out Information regarding their final ronferenre this inoi Hills'. INTERIoiUEAGuP SUPPORTS MOVE FOR PRINCE RUPERT ROAD the meeting after which there was a ln tne ,cnool nouse Ust Thursday discussion In which a number too. ,.,nini vty,m it u rieoiried to tve Fishing Starts Tomorrow and First Catches May Be Landed at Week-end; Many New Craft Fishing boats are clearing for the banks although a3 yet, there has been no fresh bait available. The Canadian fishing boat Brant, Sea Maid, Slinnie V., and Aiken have all cleared for the west coast of Queen' Charlotte Islands. On Thursday, thirty-six boats arrived at Ketchikan from Seattle and twelve of these cleared on Friday for the northern part of Alaska. Twelve more boats arrived from Seattle on Friday, making a total of forty-eight already reaching the Alaska port for clearance for the fishing grounds. . It Is said that the fishing fleet will be. very large this car as tnlrty-:.vc n n. new craft arc expected from Seattle A I I V A ! alone besides those from Vancouver and Jjuloli 1 1 lil 11 1 (other ports. Fishing starts tomorrow and by the end cf the week the first catches should be landed on the local market. ! i I ; ! ' . ! :. ! ! ONE oeT .OI- F.YKKY H f lit ILDIMJS IN Tills CITY Tl'MI5LKI CAIRNS, Queensland, Australia, Feb. 14. Floods, which fol-lowed a cyclone In this district at the week-end. resulted In the collapse of one In every five buildings In the city. The damage. It Is estimated, will tout approximately S5.0O0.0Oa. The death toll already num-bers "thirty-five. Whole families -were drowned at fngham where rqwsJ of houses were washed away. Rivers, two miles apart, are, running one stream. PARTY OF TIMBER CRUISER HERE ON WAY TO ISLANDS A party ot nine men arrived from the south on the Camosun last evening and will leave on a gasboet today for the Queen Charlotte Islands to cruise certain timber areas there. The party expects to be on the Islands for about two months and will make a report to Its principals which may forecast edm.-Important developments. At the present time nothing Is being stated as to what Interests are back of the enter- velopment of a new port. part. It was finally decided that action iprince Rupert every support ln their! FERNIE, Feb. 14. The Fernle wculd be deferred until a committee' WRECK; EIGHT PEOPLE KILLED V WITH tit. SEA TRAIN COLLIDED WITH ) KM'HES.4 UOrMl FOR SCAItllOlt- llOKOKIII TillS MOKNINtS. CARS TELESCOPING LONDON, Feb.1 14. At least eight were killed and many were Injured when a train from Withersea collide! with aa express bound for Scarborough this morning. Six coaches of. the Wither.ea train, in which a number ot school children and business -men were ridmg. " ' v -v- telescoped' LONDON, Feb. 14. Thirty persons were injured, fifteen seriously, when the trains collided head-on, some of the 4 coaches being smashed Into match SHIP HAVING WILD VOYAGE Ml ANXIOIM WERE SAILOR.- ON" MNKIMl NORWEGIAN VESSEL TO ESCAPE, THEY FORGOT TO Tl'RN THE ENGINES OFF FOLKESTONE, England, Feb. 14. The Norwegian coastal steamer Raa collided early Sunday morning with the Spanish ship Pordcjula, being struck amidships and so badly Tipped as to make prise or what the nature of the devel- h" to n' lon- opmenu. If any. will be. but It Is be-rew; fork rem,aln aref"rlae MT wll oe caught as lieved that substantial Interests looking to development which will mean , much to the Islands. The party has no connection with the Powell River Co. which la at present preparing development work on tht Islands, Including the building of a substantial logging railroad and the de ' im vessel sans, uis crew nasiuy msae away in the ship's lifeboats but, as they were rowing toward the Spanish vessel, they were surprised to see their own vessel forging ahead. They Immediately remembered that, In their haste, they had forgotten to stop the engines. They .were certain, however, that the ship's wiw I through the fog of the ! The party Include. Byron vAlfe. W. J. Wakeman. A. D. Thome. F. W. Mc- thit h wouW not ,on PlunS "ad Klnnon. C. L. Blending. J. A. Dockery. L. W. Frost, Oco. W. Frost, and Levi F. j v Wing, all of Portland, Oregan. FERNIE HOTEL IS DESTROYED BY FIRE!, The Community Lengue held a meet-jMrmture In Southern Cml Town Cou Mimed With Loss of $,3.(MH ALASKA WINS SLED RACE NEW HAMPSHIRE Leonard Seppulln Tnkes Honors In Alt- nuitl Eeul ut Wolfboro Emll St. GiMlilard of The IM, SM'oml had been appointed and obtained more,from Rupcrt to Terra?. Included in theilng the, loss being estimated at $73.- f" f".'"'1r ""JL n'!!,,,?" information. The committee will be;thrct.yeir roaJ buUdlnS program thelooo. William Eschwlg is proprietor. JZV. nnnmiri ute mH whn in r.. I minutes and 4J seconds. Emll -in St. Ood- "ri provincial gowrnwieiifc is iiuw 1 1 uituiK ; - - pon a lurmer mceung win be cauea The secretary was Instructed to notify! WEATHER REI'OKT 10 consiaer tne report and take any prince Rupert Road Association accord WOLEBORO. N.H.. Feb. 14. Leonard Rnrtriaila nf Alarta wnn t.h knrnrtH n n . Hotel :rs. : "... r:.: dard, youthful winner ot the recent The Pas Derby, was second with 13 hours, minutes and 40 while ten Fran- aeconds, action which is considered irrv. i... . rnnee Runert-Pov r.im- trmner.. VANCOUVKK EXCHANGE 1 ' Bid. Asked Wheat MIU B.C. Sliver 1.75 1.83 Dunwell ; 1.38 1,43 Olacler .10 ft Mt Oranby j. "J1.00 113,00 Howe Sound ...... 38.00 . 41.00 Independence .UU .11; Indion .. .00 .06?; Marmot .11!; Premier 3.18- 3.30 Porter Idaho ni4. .14 ; Sliver Crest .08 j; Richmond . .13 yi .14 Coast Copper- 700 1 8.34 Advertise "In the Dally "News. '" S" ' . r " ml. nimiiU Qntf. lrt.r In th. flrt a dance on March i Herald. 17 next. Omlncca ture 38, INJURED BY ROLUNG LOGS, THREE MEN IN VICTORIA HOSPITALS VICTORIA, Feb. 14 Said to have been Injured by rolling logs In a lumber camp at Port Renfrew, three loggers, all from 1 4 above, two w" tnlrtt wlth " hour- M?- Terrace-Clear, windy, temperature. 37. Rasa wood Clear, north wind. temp. 33. Alyansh Cloudy, calm, temp, 33. Alice Arm Clear, ncrth wind, temp. 39. ' Anyox Clear, north wind, temp. 30. Stewart Clear, north wind, temp. 33. Haielton Part cloudy, windy, temp. 3ft above. Telegraph Creek Clear,' calm, temp. Vancouver, were brought to hospital tn Burns Lake Clear, the city on Sunday, a. Seymour has a above. badly fractured ankle, O, Nelll hss oj White Horse Clear, calm, broken collarbone, and A, Olllla has a 'below. fractured skull at the base and other head 'injuries, the chances for his recovery being considered doubtful. calm, temp. S temp. IS Dawson Clear, south wind, temp, below. StewArt Rlver--Twnp. 30 below. 38 enteetx minutes and SO seconds. ANOTHER JAPANESE STEAMER TO LOAD GRAIN HERE MARCH Another March charter for the Alberta Wheat Pool's elevator at Prince Rupert Is the Japanese steamer Yomet Maru. The vessel will be coming from the Orient and will load for Shanghai. The chartering of the Japanese steamer Yaye Maru for tht local plant has already been announced. mm-f Advetiu In tht Dally News