I TAXI Boston Grill 25 anclC Ambulance Large Upstair Dining Hall, Service with newly laid dancing Anywhere at Anytime floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. Sltnd? Exchange Ilulldln PRINCE RUPERT The latest and best for the i MATT VIDKCK. I'rop. least Phone 457. Northern and Central British Columbia's Ncwipaper Y :! XVII No 1G7 PniNT'E RUPERT. B.C , TI T'SDAY. JULY 19. 1927 Pi?e Five Cents JOHN "1 CONTINUES AS PREMIER BRITISH liberal Caucus Refuses to Resignation McLean Wl members sign memorial asking John to continue and this pleases old man greatly, delegation reports Premier Oliver .acquiesced in the wishes of the fljberal members of the Legislature as expressed at a laiicus held here yesterday to continue to lead the party, was announced last night. Hon. J. D. McLean, minis-cr !t of finance, will, however, carry on the duties of acting vernier so that Mr. Oliver may devote himself to regain ing lus health. "We are all delighted, releasiifc a statement of the lay. It was just what we wanted and what the Premier 'TTSBURG IS AGAIN LEADER Mtls Head Ust in .Home Uuns'.n of affair. Under the circum 'for Season, Reins One .letter' .. .... NEW YORK. July 19. -Pittsburg re ft; ed '.he National League baseball kader. by the narrowest ma rata ms- fitris? while. ChleafO Is all set to spoil McC:vf- silver jubilee celebrattoa ai Ola: '.. -a today In New T-rk. Chleas") Efot v : : '. ii break on the Giants yeaer-da E Despite Drover's Hume run with load ed baies in the ninth yesterday, the LYrtnlw beai tt Loutr ten to six. Geijrtg Uo n iio h'.me run lead by making his ah fv-nrxt 1; Harney, the Washington rookie Ifi :c: found Chicago easy. national Maun; r Mira s. Phlladtrphia 7. r .iv ..mi 3. Boston 2. r .... e. New York 4. Ciici ruin. AMERICAN LLIIII t; n . 1-4. Cleveland 5-4. r llil 4, DetroK S. Wj lUiftim s, fThtrago 1. Hew York 10, St. Unils 6. DELAY GIVING WOMENAVOTE Intension to Make Tlicm Equal to Men not to.be Dealt Willi in England LONDON. July 19. Premier Baldwin ui.eel m the House of Common terday that the government docs not i:;tend to introduce at the autumn ses- r n he projected legislation extending '.: franchise to women on the same 'cms ar to men. CHILD DROWNED FELL OFF BOAT NEW WE8TMIN8TE31. July 19. J-tie uie ti) year old daughter of C , .'uin C J. House, of the tug Boa F am was drowned in the Fraser River "cuth of Jiere yesterday when she felt "erboard while playing on the deck of -ie yesel-. VIENNA IS BACK TO NORMAL ONCE MORE FOLLOWING THE RIOT VIENNA, July 19. ThU city, which a? rent by riots last week end la baclt n normal today and all public services DELEGATES TO of Premier Will Act for Ur. McLean declared, when account of the events of the wanted. His health at the present j time precluded him from devoting (the neceaMiy'time and energy t the exacting duties of leader o: the Government and therefore he felt it his duty both to the country and to the Liberal party that he should explain the exact posi- :" he augireated that he wa- ,prepami to rewn anu wiat hi supporters should indicate then desires in regard to the selection of a successor. The Premier stated that h would be glad to continue to giv. them the benefit of his advice a all timea. The members, hm ever, refused to consider me nc mier's resignation and unanimously signed a memorial askinv him to continue as Premier. The memorial waa taken to Mr. Oliver last night by Dr. McLean and H. F. Kergin, member for Atlin. "When we went to the Premier' home to tell him how the members were unanimously determined that he-should carry on," said Dr. McLean, "he was very pleased. Nat ural y when he had had some doubts as to the attitude of some of tho members, he was diffident, as he thought some of them might want htm to step aside. The revelation of the genuine ardor had for him by one and all naturally gave him the keenest pleasure." HALIBUT SALES Pish arrivals totalled 116.000 lbs. today of which 101.000 were in American and 15.000 In Oanadlaa hoittoin. Fish arrivals: American Pacific, 40.000. to Booth Fisheries at 10 70c and 5c. Sumner. 34.000, to Canadian FUh & Cold Storage at 10.20o and So. Viking. 11.000, to Canadian Fish & Cold Storage at 10.00c and So. Lumen. 16.000. to At I In Fisheries at 11.30c and Sc. .Canadian Fanny P.. 7,000. to AUtn Fisheries at 9.80c and Sc. , ' Verna, 8,000. to Canadian Fish. & Cold Storage at 0 80c and Sc. VANCOU VUlt KXCI I A N B Bid. Asked 1.82 1.86 13.73 13J0 U5 ' 13T .07 ' " .10 .13ft 15 .00 - .oay .06 .07 .09 .13 .18 Vi 2.10 3.11 .20 .21 .06 .07 .01', 02 H rwo Coast Oopier Dunwell Glider ...... Oladtftotie . . . IridepeMencei Indian L. and L. Lucky Jim . Porter Idaho Sllvercrest Surf Inlet The Prince John arrived from Vancouver this morning at 7 and sailed for the Queen Cliurlottrs at 9 JO. Accept Oliver but the Present Hilt IIKNRV THORNTON' MAKI5S TOIK Ol' ME.HT AMI TO ISIT KI I'EKT Sir Hsnry Thornton will be ttftf iron In the course of a tour of Inspection of western Hoe. Usually he arrive here 111 August sjld toll year there wftl to be exception to the rule. This wccnlng F. O. Dawson. HJreetar. left lor Winnipeg where to will Join 81r Henry and ac-anmpany him wM. It U not known yet whether he will make the trip through northern BO. and then go south or visit Vancouver and Victoria tint. f . COXTINt'F.H AS I'll KM IK 11 Hon John Oliver wiio remains at head ot affair- In B.C LIGHT AHEAD NAVAL PACT Delegate Says Discussions Are Proceeding in Friendly Manner (lllMiVA. rl- !, are more opt I in Mir lli.iii for nme cl;i, llu-.li S. (llliwin, American delegate In Hie natal ciiiiferem e, declared alter the onferrme till iiiiriiln:. "Illscun-tlon are irireMling mwt cheerfully hiuI (lie atmosphere Im friendly," he said. "Hf are hrglniiliig lo ee light ulieuil." ONE CLEAR DAY JUNE FOR CTY OF NELSON NELSON. July 19. -June, month ot rvflea. had In all Its thirty days but one day of really clear weather, a though 16 were fair. But 10 diys were overcast, and on .14 days rain fell, to a 'depth, for the whole month of 2.78 Inches, which waa 33 inch more than the average for June In the past 10 years or more. The greatest fall for one day was on the tenth, when .44 inch fell.. There were 124 hours and 48 minutes of sunshine, which was SO hours and 82 minutes less than a 10 year aVtrage for June. ' LIQUOR MAN ROBBED ON BAIL IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, July 19. Jacob Woltt, prominent in coast liquor running circles was robbed ot 12.000 cash while out on ball for $3,000 pending trial as an alleged Olmstead conspirator. Woltt Is registered as from Vancouver. B.C. Advertise in The Daily News NAVAL Mr.sSOLINI Ai WORK ON HIS FARM K,jn r Mussolini, he Italian premier, ha- bc n spending a liort holniay from the ure3 of ia;e on hi farm at Predappio whi re he was an assistant in hai'Vi-nting activities. He is seen in the" picture doing his bit with the sickle and keeping close up with his reapers. 4ELL KNOWN LOCAL LADY PASSED AWAY .Mr. MIMUni Kn'ilt h.i! leen III for tMiiue Hine; I'M at lainllj Kelileiire The sad news waa nB)ved this, mora .m of the death at the family resMeoce f Helen Hauil.'ton Bubo, wife of Wll-J.i.m Robb, 400 Eighth Avenue C. She : kaves as well as the husband one son i Harry, thirteen years of age. Mrs. Robbj who was 48 years ot a?e. t as b-rn In Dalkeith. Scotland, and migrated to Oanada In 1990 She same : Prince Rupert :n 1912 and has lived uerc since that time. Much respected by maay neighbor and friends In this city. Mrs. Robb had been ill for a number of month and the end was not wholly unexpected. The funeral will take place probably on Thursday afternoon. OLDEST MILITIA UNIT AT FULL STRENGTH VICTORIA. July 19. -Vlctorla'a oldest alliiia unit, for many years familiarly tnown as the Fifth Regiment and now .fflclally deslg:i-rted the Fifth (B.C.I "loast Brigade. Canadian Artillery, has uccreded In establishing a new record, For the first time smcc reorganization after the Armistice the Fifth Is under' going Its annual training with every batterv at full training strength and a full complement of officers. In the training camp for the first time Is the newly-formed anti-aircraft section under the command of Captain Bell. This section has earned gratifying commendation for the work It is doing and Its practice with the Archies la being looked forward to with very keen Interest. DINING AND SLEEPING CAR EMPLOYEES SETTLE MONTREAL. July 19. The dispute between the Canadian National Railway executive and the dining and aleeplng car employe" have been settled by general agreement Just reached. Details have yet to be worked out. RADIO BROADCASTING STATION IS BURNED VANCOUVER. July 19. , Damage estimated at $6,000 resulted from a tire which swept the radio broadcasting station OJ'.C.D. and the adjoining electrical equipment here last night. WEATHEK KLI'OHT Terrace. Cloudy, calm. temp. 59. Ross wood. Cloudy, calm. temp. 58. Alyansh. Cloudy, calm, temp. 58. Alice Arm. Cloudy, calm, temp. 59, Anyox. Cloudy, calm, temp. 58. Stewart. Cloudy, calm, temp. 57,- Hazeltoor-Llght rain, calm; temp, 66. TelexraDh Creek. - Showery, West wind. temp. 67. Smlthers. Cloudy, calm. temp. 75. Burn I.nke Hoi- ealm, temp 59. CONFERENCE GO HOME Delegates to Naval Conference Returning to England in Order to Consult with British Cabinet 6E!KVAJ, Jul 19. A sensation was caused here by the an nouncement that Earl Cecil would1 return to London tonight and W C. Bridgeman tomorrow to consult with the British cabinet in regard to the course to be adopted In connection with the tripartite confer ence at which they are the British delegates. The announcement came just at a time when the American delegate had stated that good progress was being made and they FOREMAN OF MINE SENT TO HOSPITAL Mind U Blank as to What Happened During Two Days he Was Lost ALICE A KM, -Inly 1. Arthur stralfiird, the mine for email at the Torle mine, whooe disappearance early Friday morning raued the Kit nautt can) on to be nesrrheil Krlday and .Saturday for the recovery of hit body, returned to ramp In a dazed condition Saturday rtrnlng. lie nln a H Hlp won nil and remembers a Ixiul'ler falling from the can) mi walls and Mrlklng him. He re 'member, nothing furthrr of his wan derlng until lie heard a hot unne time Saturday afternoon and made hi- way Inlit ramp. He taken to Anyox llovpltal for treatment. BOMB EXPLODES AT . U.S. CONSULATE, NICE NICE, France. July 19. A bomb, believed to have been placed by Bacoo-Vanzettl sympathizers, exploded In front of the US. Consulate here. None wete injured and the damage to property wa slight. TRAIL, WATERWORKS TRAIL, July IB. The Trail water works made a gross profit last year ol $26,648.61 and a net profit after deducting operating charges. Interest aild sinking fund of $9,206.83. William Jamlexon, who has been ,on the staff of the Bank of Montreal In the city for the- past two -years . has severed his connection witn the Dank and left on this morning's eastbound train for Oull Lake near Edmonton, where he will visit with his sister for a time. Appearing in the local police court this morning Wm, John Bridges, stowaway on the ' Prince Rupert was sen tenced to fourteen days hard labor or $25 fine. He will serve the sentence In 'he local .1!! could begin to see light ahead. The Journey will mean the suspension of the conference for several days. ALTERNATIVE ROUTE RUPERT TO TERRACE MlnUter States It may be I'ov-lule to Locate .More Easily Constructed Highway A special despatch from Victoria to the Province says: What may prove to be a practical i r-.u'e for the proposed highway from Prince Rupert to the Interior and the ' solution of grave engineering dtfflcul- ; ties will be Investigated by engineers of- , the public works department, tt was an-1 nounced here, following the vl-lt of Hon. W. H. Sutherland, minister of public works, and Patrick Philip, deputy minister, to the north recently. Meanwhile the use of a motor ferry on the Hkeena to join the interior with the oast will be considered. The proposed route, which may avoid he construction of an enormously ex tensive highway along the Skeena, would iwlng north from Terrace along the Kit umgallum River to the Naas and then south again along the Naas and into Prince Rupert. The grades along this route are said to. be good and the chief problem will be to crow the height of land between the Kltsumgallum and the Naas. SALES OF NEW PACK SALMON STARTS WELL Sales of new-pack British Columbia aockeyea have been quite satisfactory so far, the Brltt-h trade having purchased prsbably as much as the packers are willing to allot to that country on the basis of $16.50 to $17.00 for halves, ac cording to producing district, says the Pacific Fisherman. The movement was retarded for a time owing to an expect ed change in steamer rates, but the nor mal business has been done and the market at present is quiet. It wat expected that opening prices on the various grades for Australia and the domestic trade would be announced late last month, but It has been decided to hold off until some Idea can be for- med of the Alaska pack. There Is said to be considerable sentiment In. favor of maintaining last year's range of prices unless the market should be disturbed by a sharp Chans'" -a production. Advertte iu The Daily News FINDSWEALTH UNDER STUMP Four Silver Fox Kittens Captured i by Operator of Steam Shovel I on Koad j ROSE LAKE. July 19. qun Flojum, !bo is operating the Bearcat, a gasoline shovel, on Uie highway work be 'tween Rosedale and FcresMale was tor tunate In digging; up some wealth with I bis shovel as he was carrying out his I dally tssk. Flogum was not worried over the un-' equal division of the world's wealth, i but was driving the shovel Into the side 1 hill to see how much 'material he I could move In one day, when' tt hap-Opened to hit an old stump and tore It loose lrom Its roots. Oolng to lnvev-I t'.gate he fcund thst a vixen and four sliver fox kittens had been miking their hotbe under the stump. The mother hsd evidently moved out when the workmen got too close to her domicile, but did not have time to remove the family. The kittens were well grown and weaned, and Flogura bagged the lot. As he operates a fox farm In partnership at Francois Lake. Flogum knows fur values as well as most of th buyers, and with any kind of luck he expects to market the -kins of the kittens after they become full grown for at least 1400. YOUTHS KILLED POLICE OFFICER ARCADIA. July 19. One policeman was killed and another wounded, probably fatally, this morning as a result cf gunshots fired by youths. Three of them were being questioned by the police In regard to a holdup, complicity li which they were suspected, when they drew guns' and fired with fatal results. PILOT CHOSEN LONDON FLIGHT LONDON, July 19. Captain W. R. Maxwell, director, announces that Cap tain T. B. Tully, Instructor of the On tarlo air service, was today chosen to pilot the airplane Navigator in the London to London flight to take place In a few months' time. ELECTRIC CURRENT INSTEAD OF KNIFE BALTIMORE, July 19.-A needle car-tying high frequency electrical current, a kind of "surgical acetylene torch," known as the accuaector is being developed by investigation and experiment in Baltimore hospitals. This little Instrument, which opens an incision without touching the flesh, by means of a thin blue stream ot electrical energy, steady la supplanting the scalpel in the hands of prominent surgeons. Opening a clean Incision without dragging infection from one part .of the wound to another, automatic cautery, and the immediate stoppage of the flow of blood, are advantages claimed for the electrical knife. AERONAUTICAL ASSOCN. IS FORMED TORONTO TORONTO. July 19. More than fifty aviators last night adopted tentative plans for the formation of a Canadian aeronautical association. ' DEMILLE PICTURE STUDIO WAS BURNED CULVER CITY. CalUornia. July 19. Fire caused damage estimated at $200,-000 at the DeMUIe motion picture studio here last night. Sidney and Mrs. Bazett, who have been, visiting the former's parents A. E. ! and Mrs. Bazett-Jones, returned south I on the Prince Rupert yesterday after- I noon.