I
I
I
25
TAXI
ndC
Ambulance
Service)
Anywhere
at
Anytime
Stand:
Exchange
llulldlng
MATT
VIDECK,
I'n.p.
.
XVII
No.
150.
-"'n'nt
BIG
APARTMENT
FIRE
IEVEN
LIVES
LOST
WHEN
ROYAL
ALEXANDRA
kmber
of
Victims
in
Vancouver
Fire
When
Apartment
is
Gutted
ROYAL
ALEXANDRA
IN
WEST
LOSS
AMOUNTS
TO
VANCOUVER,
July
9.
Fire
Apartments
in
the
west
end
here
dead
as
a
result.
I
he
blare
was
a
spectacular
one
and
immense
crowds
gathered
to
watch
the
firemen
at
their
work
as
they
strove
IfiTuuell
the
flames
and
nave
those
ensconced
within.
The
financial
tos
is
estimated
at
$300,000.
David
Henderson,
a
painter,
R4w
blaze
originated,
is
charged
with
manslaughter.
I
r?
i
in
rr
nnn
t
irn
'
I
BM
A
l
VI
IfJ
Ph
A
K
X
liinnuun
ui
Limiu
f
AT
HAZELTON
Mttiows
Lantern
Slides
Illustrating
I'rogrens
Made
in
Past
Ten
leant
i.
A
M,
Manson.
member
(or
Omln-av
a
iaatni
talk
here
Wednesday
at
a
gathering
called
under
tlx
:ei
t
'lie
Farmers'
Institute.
Th
iey
general
showed
a
number
of
rn
O
dea
Illustrating
the
history
or
pat
of
the
country
and
Indicating
progress
that
had
been
made
during
the
past
ten
years
under
the
adminis
tration
of
the
Liberal
government.
Dr.
H
C
Wrlnch.
member
for
Bkcena,
It
v.h
the
legislative
work
of
lat
,:i
iw
ion
irom
ine
point
01
view
01
tne
it.
fanner
$k')llr.
Munn.
of
Victoria,
a
aoll
expert.
iurgvd
r.nn
farmera
against
going
too
ftrong
on
timothy
aeed
production
but
suggested
')
growing
of
pea
aeed
In-atead.
He
advocated
the
proper
rota
Urm
of
crops
and
a
system
of
mixed
far-ating
under
which
the
beat
possible
re
sults
suld
be
obtained,
STARVED
SELF
F0R55
DAYS
bung
Tnronlo
Woman
Died
After
iJ-ong
Fast
In
Effort
to
Effect
Cure
fOKONTO.
Juyl
9.
-Mrs.
Hope
Leon-Esli.
a
young
woman
of
this
city,
died
Hay
after
69
days
of
fasting
In
an
or
to
cure
Indication.
For
two
iys
phyalelana
had
given
her
glucose
ljocted
Into
her
veins
In
a
losing
at-IWmpt
to
save
her
life.
LGLOUDBURSTS
EUROPE
TODAY
FiftyFlve
P
crsons
Known
to
be
Dead
as
Result
of
Floods
in
Saxony
DRESDEN,
Baxony,
July
9.
Fifty-five
persons
are
known
to
have
been
drowned
In
torrential
floods
on
the
Muoglttz
and
Oottieba
Rivers
following
a
rerlei
of
Cloudbursts,
Communication
Is
broken
nd
It
Is
Impossible
to
ascertain
the
number
of
m'sslng.
f'
NEW
ZEALAND
BEATS
CANADA
fAII-Star
Football
Team
Meets
De-
feat
In
Third
Test
Match
at
Wellington
WELLINGTON,
New
Zealand,
July
9.
LThe
Canadian
All-star
football
team
went
down
to
defeat
here
today
In
the
third
test
match
against
a
New
Zealand
representative
eleven,
the
score
being
Bene
goal
to
nothing
In
favor
of
the
ls-
I
landers
END
RURNS
AND
FINANCIAL
ABOUT
$.100,000
gutted
the
Royal
Alexandra
yesterday
afternoon
and
seven
are
working
on
the
fourth
floor
where
Th
police
believe
the
fir
started
""
pwn
anting
nwwo
or
clgrette
Into
lem
paper
which
accused
placed
111
the
doorway
to
prevent
the
spread
of
an
Inflammable
compound
he
was
using.
The
dead
are:
Henry
Orlfriu.
40
years
of
age.
of
Winnipeg.
Edward
Kltaferald,
0,
of
Bdnionton.
Mr.
Emily
Rkkaby,
41,
Vancouver.
Oraot
Luck
hart,
10,
Vancouver.
An
unidentified
child
believed
to
be
Jean
Luekhart,
12,
of
Vancouver.
An
unidentified
woman,
believed
to
be
Mrs.
Henry
Qrlfftn.
Mra.
John
Barbsr,
believed
to
be
from
Terntn.
-Coroner's
-Jury
was
empanelled'
tor
an
Inquest
on
the
fire
rtcktms
hH
afternoon.
Appearing
on
a
charge
of
manslaughter
the
hearing
of
the
charge
against
Henderson
waa
adjourned
one
week
until
after
an
official
Investigation
of
the
cause
of
the
outbreak
has
been
conducted.
Of
Ue
ten
injured
two
are
In
a
critical
state.
Mra.
Grace
Luchart,
who
came
here
recently
from
Toronto,
lost
her
young
son
and
daughter.
One
body
In
so
badly
burned
that
positive.
Identification
has
not
been
made
yet.
It
Is
anticipated
that
drastic
change
In
the
building
regulations
will
result
from
the
disaster.
MIIITII
CHINA
lt
.ttai.V
HINMMl
t'MlKIt
IHCTATOK
PEKINO.
July
9.
General
Chang
Tsuiig
Chiang,
civil
governor
of
Shangtung
province,
has
wired
Chang
Tso
Lin.
dictator
of
North
China
that
the
northerners
have
recaptured
Hanehang
on
the
Tlentaln-Pu-kow
Hallway
tn
Shantung
and
alo
quelled
an
Insurrection
at
Tslngtao,
again
controlling
the
city.
STRAWBERRIES
FEW
TERRACE
THIS
YEAR
According
to
word
brought
to
town
by
Terrace
resident,
the
strawberry
crop
this
season
Is
going
to
be
one
of
lightest
on
record.
Frost
coming
before
the
snow
last
winter
killed
a
great
propor
tion
of
the
plants,
with
the
result
that
the
acreage
under
berries
this
year
Is
very
low,
There
are
only
a
few
crates
coming
In
on
each
day's
train
and
supplies
will
be
very
limited.
STEAMER
HOMERIC
WAS
IN
COLLISION
NO
LIYESWERE
LOST
CHERBOURG:,
July
9.-
Steamer
Homeric
from
New
York
was
reported
In
collision
last
night
with
the
Italian
schooner
Clacomo.
No
one
was
hurt.
The
Homeric
waa
not
damaged
but
the
schooner
lost
her
masts.
IMMW
KILLED
"'
SMITHERS,
July
9
Recently
dogs
Invaded
the
farm
yard
of
Tom
Preece
near
Smlthers
and
by
their
combined
attack
succeeded
In
killing
one
of
the
best
cows
on
the
farm.
Attracted
by
the
commotion
Tom
was
able
to
shoot
lone
of
the
dags.
Northern
and
PRINCE
CUBS
CONTINUE
THEIR
WINNING
Pitching
of
Charlie
Root
Keeps
Them
Their
I-vad
in
National
league
RUTH
HITS
A
IIOMEU
Veteran
Slugger
is
now
one
Homer
Hchind
Lou
Gehrig,
His
Team
Mate
NEW
YORK.
July
9.
A
pitching
battle
remtnlirent
of
'baseball's
early
day,
marked
the
fight
of
the
Chicago
Cub
to
keep
their
lead
In
the
National
League
race
against
the
Pittsburg
Pirates
'
yesterday.
Chart
Root,
ace
of
the
Cub
'
stall,
held
the
Pirates
to
one
bit
and
j
b
t
them
by
a
acre
of
one
run
to
no-;
ti,lng.
This
was
the
ninth
straight
victory
for
Chicago
and
Root's
fifteenth
victory
cf
the
season.
The
Yankee
opened
their
Western
Invasion
by
breaking
even
tn
a
double
Header
at
Detroit.
Ruth
bit
hla
37th
homer
of
the
season
with
two
men
on
baea.
The
veteran
slugger
Is
now
one
homer
behind
bis
team
mat.
Lou
Cehrig.
Yesterday's
score:.
NATIONAL
LKAOIE
Chicago
1,
Pittsburg
o.
St.
Louts
2,
Boston
3.
Cincinnati
8.
PhHadefaeAa
8.
Brooklyn
2.
New
York
6.
AMKKICAN
I.KXOt
I!
New
York
8.
Detroit
11.
Washington
7-4,
Cleveland
4-8.
Boston
11.
Chicago
6.
Philadelphia
7.
St.
Louis
9.
BRITAIN
WON
FROM
STATES
Oxford
and
Cambridge
Defeated
Harvard
and
Yale
in
Field
Sports
STAMtOltll
llltllMiL,
Jul)
0
The
HrltMi
college
and
field
truck
Mars
Irom
Oxford
and
Ounlirlilge
defeated
I
lie
iMtlng
Yale
nnd
Harvard
athlete,
winning
ern
out
of
Incite
of
I
lie
rtrntft.
The
result
of
t
lie
meet
mine
at
a
ilMlnet
Mirprlxc
to
Hie
American
Irum
which
on
till
ulcle
were
the
In
lo
one
tutor
I
Irs
of
the
flay
In
the
helling.
FREIGHT
RATE
EVIDENCE
NOW
IS
CONSIDERED
Commission
Foregoing
Holidays
and
Will
Decide
Whether
H.C.
(Jets
Change
OTTAWA.
July
9.
Whether
British
Columbia
H
to
get
any
further
advantage
In
freight
rates
will
be
decided
by
the
railway
commission
during
the
next
month
when
Judgment
will
be
given.
The
claim
of
B.C.
for
equality
with
other
parts
of
Canada
Is
only
a
part
of
the
general
question.
The
eastern
maritlmes
are
also
making
demands
which
are
caus
ing
a
great
deal
of
worry
to
the
commissioners
and
there
are
numerous
other
questions
of
lesser
Importance
to
be
dealt
with.
The
railway
commission
Is
foregoing
the
customary
holiday
season
In
order
to
study
the
record
of
evidence
In
the
general
question
of
freight
rates
equalization.
The
case
Is
the
most
voluminous
ever
heard
by
the
commission
but
It
has
berti
divided
up
as
between
questions
of
law
and
questions
of
fact.
LIQUOR
KILLED
'
A
B.C.
INDIAN
SEATTLE.
July
9.
Chief
Modeste
of
the
Quamlchan
Indians
Irom
Vancouver
Island
was
found
dead
at;
his
door
here.
According
to
the
coroner,
death
was
I
camted
of
the
use
of
bad
liquor.
PRINCE
RUPERT
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
RUPERT.
B.C.
SATURDAY.
JULY
9.
1927
MIPS
NORA
E
MLLETTE.
blind
dictaphone
oner;
tor.
who
h:s
been
working
fur
the
New
York
state
(nformaMrtn
bureau.
She
i
a
speedy
and
an
urate
typiat
nnd
illustrates
tho
Hhility
and
usefulness
of
the
blind,
comparing
favorably
with
their
fellow-workers
who
possess
sight.
1
Schooner:
Malahat
Port
in
Ballast
Her
Liquor
VANCOJJVUR,
July
9.
Schooner
Malahat,
-which
cleared
-from
Tahiti
in
April
with
a
cargo
of
which
was
seized
several
weeks
ago
off
the
coast
of
California,
arrived
here
in
ballast
and
is
going
into
drydock
for
repairs.
R.
A.
McLachlan,
superintendent
of
customs
examiners
of
Vancouver,
commenting
on
the
fact
that
the
disposal
of
the
10,000
cases
of
liquor
was
unaccounted
for,
said
the
vessel
was
"entitled
to
discharge
cargo
wherever
she
wants."
A
San
Francisco
despatch
said
that
following
seizures
in
American
waters
the
Malaht
"manoeuvred
days
and
nights
to
elude
the
cutters
and
land
her
cargo."
FARMERS'
INSTITUTE
ELECTS
ITS
OFFICERS
J,
W.
Turner
of
.snilthers
N
President
for
Coming
Term
and
1.
l.
Donaldson,
Hrcrrtary
The
annual
meeting
of
the
Farmers'-'
Institutes
of
District
B.
was
held
In
Telkwa
on
Wedncbday
afternoon
when
delegates
were
present
from
all
Institutes
In
the
section
sayi
the
Omtnect
Herald.
It
was
one
of
the
most
representative
meetings
ever
held
by
the
dbtrlct.
'
The
offlceri
elected
for
tfte
ensuing
year
were
as
follows:
President
J.
W.
Turner,
Smlthers.
Vlcc-pres.
A.
McKay.
'Woodcock.
Secretary
J.
O.
Donaldson,
Telkwa.
Committee
The
Secretaries
of
all
Institutes
in
district
D.
Delegate
to
the
Agricultural
Advisory
board
J.
W.
Turner
with
J.
O.
Donaldson
as
alternate.
Resolutions
were
passed
dealing
with
a
number
of
matters
of
interest
to
the
members,
the
chief
one
being
In
regard
to
coyotes.
After
the
business
was
completed
a
number
of
speeches
were
given
by
Dr.
H.
C.
Wrlnch.
the
local
MX.A..
Hon.
A.
M.
Manson,
who
waa
visiting
In
his
own
constituency
of
Omlneca.
Dr.
Bam-ford
from
District
C.
and
Mr.
Munro,
a
soil
expert
from
Victoria.
ELEVEN
NEGROES
ARE
DROWNED
IN
MISSISSIPPI
NEW
ORLEANS.
July
9.
After
surviving
the
great
flood,
eleven
Negroes
were
drowned
whUe
being
returned
to
their
homes
at
Woodslde
and
Melville
when
a
flat
boat
tn
which
they
were
riding
overturned.
'
'
NEW
TELEPHONE
DIRECTORY
A
new
Telephone
Directory
is
about
to
be
issued.
Appli-
cation
for
Moves,
Changes
or
New
Listings
for
this
issue
must
be
made
in
writing
to
Telephone
Department,
City
Hall,
not
later
than
July
18.
159.
IN
VANCOW
Reaches
After
Landing
Cargo
Somewhere
20,000
case3
of
liquor,
about
half
of
MOTOR
LICENSE
PROCEEDS
BIG
I'rlncc
Rupert
(Jets
(Joodly
Sum
as
Her
Share
in
Distribution
VICTORIA.
July
9.
Prince
nupert
will
gel
17,260
In
the
Government
distribution
of
the
proceeds
of
the
motor
licenses
which
are
being
returned
to
the
municipalities
on
the
basis
of
1.13
for
every
person
as
shown
In
the
last
Dominion
census.
BISHOP
OF
DURHAM
ON
NATIONAL
CHURCH
Sees
llistlhie
llriiptloii
Ahruil
for
A
ml
lea
in
of
Old
Country
LONDON,
July
9.
A
sensational
charge
that
the
Church
of
England
Is
ceasing
to
he
a
national
church
and
that
it
has
in
effect,
already
been
disestablished
as
such.
Is
contained
tn
an
article
published
over
the
name
of
the
Bishop
of
Durham.
Dr.
llenslcy
Hen-son,
who
points
out
that
the
recent
legislation
affecting
both
the
English
and
Scottish
churches
renounced
on
the
state's
behalf
all
ecclesiastical
responsibilities.
"The
Church
of
England
Is
in
grave
danger
of
total
disintegration
and
disruption,"
writes
his
lordship.
"National
churches
have
already
shrivelled
Into
denominations
In
other
nations."
Dr.
Henson
goes
on
to
say
that
the
class
war
preached
by
the
extreme
Socialists
and
that
the
state
which
grows
from
It
must
be
an
aatl-Chrls-tlan
state.
..The
state
has
now
become
completely
democratized
and
citizenship
completely
secularized,
he
charges.
HKATHKIt
it
i
rou
r
Terrace.
Cloudy,
calm.
temp.
66.
Ross
wood.
Cloudy,
calm,
temp.
55.
Alyansh.
Cloudy,
calm,
temp.
55.
Alice
Arm.
Rain,
calm,
temp.
54.
Anyox.
Rain,
calm,
temp.
55.
Stewart.
Rain,
calm,
temp.
54.
Hazel
ton.
Cloudy
,
calm,
temp.
60..
Telegraph
Creek.
Cloudy,
calm,
temp.
52.
Burnt
Lake
-Cloudy,
calm.
temp.
40.
Cyclonic
Storm
Swept
Two
Alberta
Towns;
Blew
Down
Buildings
.
VULCAN,
A
It
a.,
July
9.
The
town
was
swept
by
a
tornado
last
night,
the
buildings
knocked
heltcr
skelter,
the
curling
rink
demolished,
the
grage
blown
down,
automobiles
upset
in
the
streets,
elephone
and
electric
liht
poles
laid
flat
but
no.
one
injured.
A
big
crowd
had
gathered
in
town
for
a
delayed
confederation
jubilee
celebration.
ROCKY
MOUNTAIN
HOUSE,
Alta..
July
9.
Buildings
were
lorn
from
their
foundations
and
unroofed,
trees,
fences
and
sidewalks
were
torn
up
and
almost
every
building
in
town
had
its
windows
broken
as
a
result
of
a
storm
of
cyclonic
proportions
which
cut
a
swath
through
the
centre
of
the
town
and
did
great
damage.
oi'ir.M
miI
iti:
at
(K.TTI.K
I
VALl
K.I)
AT
OVEK
JHMI.IMm
SEATTLE.
July
9.
Opium
Valued
at
more
than
HW00
was
setred
aboard
the
transpacific
liner
Talthjrblus.
the
largest
seizure
of
Its
kind
made
here
in
eleven
years,
according
to
customs
ofUcers.
niniiTP
rtrmiTrrn
DIES
AT
HDSPITAL
John
.Mlewart
IVIki
Wa
Hurt
When
l-ratliig
I
he
ITI
lice
Charles
w
as
Dumbarton
Man
The
death
occurred
at
the
hospital
this
morning
of
John
Stewart,
a
marine
engineer
of
Dumbarton,
Scotland,
who
was
Injured
last
January
when
coming
off
the
steamer
Prince
Charles
and
has
teen
In
the
hospital
since.
Paralysis
set
In
and
he
was
confined
to
his
bed.
Mr.
Stewart,
who
was
a
member
of
the
Masonic
order,
leaves
a
widow,
and
a
son
in
the
old
home
town
and
sister.
Mrs.
William
Macdonald
of
Burn-
bank
Cottage.
Dumbarton.
The
funeral
takes
place
tomorrow
from
the
B.C.
Undertaking
Parlors,
Rev.
Frlzzell
officiating.
WAGES
CASE
GOES
AGAINST
EMPLOYEES
Dsrisicn
In
the
"suit
of
H.
W.
Oallant
et
al
vs.
the
Pendleton
Oold
Mining
Co.
Ltd.,
in
which
the
plaintiffs
sued
for
wages,
was
given
in
favor
of
the
defendants.
The
defence
argued
that
under
the
Allen
Labor
Act
of
Canada
and
the
Masters
and
Servants
Act
of
B.C.
any
contract
that
called
for
foreign
labor
was
null
and
void.
Judge
Young
In
the
County
Court
upheld
them
on
this
point
and
gave
Judgment
accordingly.
In
the
case
of
two
of
the
plantlffs,
Cameron
and
Jones,
the
point
did
not
apply
and
their
case
wUI
come
up
In
the
fall.
W.
E.
Fisher
appeared
for
the
plaintiffs
and
L.
W.
Patmore
for
the
defendant
company.
MACMILLAN
PARTY
SAILED
NORTH
TODAY
SYDNEY.
July
9.
Commander
Donald
Macmlllan's
subarctic
expedition
sailed
for
Battle
Harbor.
Labrador,
this
morning.
The
object
of
the
trip
is
to
secure
scientific
Information.
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
Rid.
Asked
DC.
Silver
..
1.68
1.75
Coast
Copper
14.75
15.25
Dunwell
1.38
1.41
Oladstone
.
.
.
.21
Independence
.0814
Imtian
.06
L.
and
L.
...
08H
08!4
Premier
2.10
2.12
Lucky
Jim
.
.
184
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Porter
Idaho
.17J4
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SUvercrrst
-07V4
Sunloch
.70
I1IKTII.
At
Quallcum
Beach,
B.C..
on
July
4,
to
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
Burgess
(nee
Marv
Carter
t
a
dnugbter
Boston
Grill
Urge
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
with
newly
laid
dancing
floor,
(or
hire.
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN.
The
latest
and
best
for
the
least
Phone
457.
Price
Fi
e
Cenu
GUTTED
FISH
PRICES
SLIGHTLY
UP
Total
Sold
Today
at
Exchange
Was
113,000
Pounds
of
Which
39,500
Canadian
There
was
a
alight
Improvement
In
halibut
prices
at
the
exchange
this
morning,
the
best
sale
being
that
of
the
American,
boat
Sentinel
.which
parted
with
28,000
pounds
to"
the
Atlln
Fttherles
at
13.20
ror-best
quality
and
6
cents
for
seconds.
Sales
were:
v
AM
KK
I
CAN
Marmot.
48,000
lbs..
12.10
and
6c,
j
Canadian
Fish
and
Cold
Storage.
Sentinel.
26.000
lbs.,
13.20
and
6c,
Atlln
Fisheries.
CANAIHAX
Edward
Llpsett.
8,000
lbs.,
11.30
and
0c,
Atlin
Fisheries.
Gibson.
15.000
lbs.,
11.50
and
6c,
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.
White
Lily,
3.000
lbs..
11.50
and
6c,
Booth
Fisheries.
Iris.
2.00
lbs..
11..4.0
and
6c.
Rayol
Fish
Co.
Scrub.
11,000
lbs..
1130
and
6c,
Booth
Fisheries.
HUNTING
TRIP
IS
SUCCESSFUL
Representative
of
Field
Museum
Attacked
by
Drown
Rear
but
Killed
it
JUNEAU.
July
8.
Returning
from
a
successful
hunting
trip
to
the
westward
In
Alaska,
which
took
nearly
two
(months,
R.W.
Tansll.
big
game
hunter
and
leader
of
the
Alexander
Revell
Field
Museum
expedition
of
Chicago,
arrived
here
on
the
motorshlp
Ethel.
The
party
has
collected
many
specimens
of
brown
bears,
and
filmed
8,000
feet
of
wild
game
life
.
Tansll
was
attacked
by
a
brown
bear
with
cubs
but
succeeded
In
killing
It.
RAIN
TODAY
BISLEY
MEET
Shooting
Difficult
at
Ranges
and
Canadian
Marksmen
Find
Light
Had
BISLEY.
July
9
Today,
the
first
of
really
Intensive
range
work
at
the
National
Rifle
Association's
historic
empire
shooting
meet,
was
marked
with
rain
.
The
light
was
murky,
making
shooting
difficult
for
the
Canadian
marksmen
and
their
opponents
from
all
over
the
Empire
who
are
In-
competl-
s
tlon
for
the
great
newspaper
trophies
and
stock
exchange
and
Wimbledon
cups.
FAMOUS
MOVIE
ACTOR
DIES
SAN
FRANCISCO.
July
9
John
Drew,
the
noted
actor,
died
today
as
the
result
of
an
illness
from
which
he
has
suffered
for
over
a
month.
He
was
73
years
of
age.