TAXI Boston Grill 25 Ambulance and Mtto& LarKe Upstair Dining Hall, Service) with newly laid dancing Anywhere al Anytime floor, for hire. Stand: Efchnnge Building NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. MATT VI DECK. Prop. PRINCE RUPERT The latest and beat for the ra ry least. Phone 457. "Hiarnpnt j''jr,3,f2: Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Vol. XVIL, No. 148. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1927 CANADIAN A VIA TION TO BE IMPROVED HON 5. CARDINALS ARE NEARINC FRONT ST. 1.01 IS ;t ONI2 AM) A HALF (JAMES BEHIND HITSIIIRO IOK MFREMACY NEW VOIIK, June 25. St. Lou la Car dlnals are now but one and a half games behind ntUburg Pirate In the race for National League supremacy. Following dose behind the Cardinals come the Chicago Cuba who defeated the Pirates 4-2 yesterday while St. Louis was accepting for the Cincinnati Reds 3-2. New York spilt a double-header with Philadelphia and Boston beat Brooklyn 5-3. Chicago White Sox further sank Into third plao In the American League by losing to Detroit 9-4, while Philadelphia was Idle. St. Louis defeated Cleveland 2-1 In the only other game played In the league yesterday. The game between the Cardinals and the Beds went eleven Innings before the termer were able to run out. Today St. Louis Is to tackle Cincinnati twice. Twin conquests, coupled with Pirate defeat, would find the world champions once more leading the National League. At New York today, the Yankees and the Athletics will have two clashes fallow Ins their halt yesterday. The day's scores were as follows: NATIONAL I.EAIUE New York 7-5. Philadelphia 3-6. Chicago 4. Pittsburg 2. . notp.V 84 Brooklyn., l . . Js .i Cincinnati 2. St. Louis 3. AMERICAN LMIItC St Lou l 2, Cleveland 1. Detroit 0, Chicago 4. , I.KAUti: STAMHMJS ' National w. rl Pet. PltUburg 37 21 .638 8t Louis 35 22 .614 Chicago 36 24 .600 New York 31t 29 J17 Brooklyn 23 33 .475 Boston 22 31 .413 Philadelphia 23 33 .397 Cincinnati .' 22 40 J5S American New York I,. 44 17 .721 Philadelphia 34 27 .557 Chicago 33 29 .547 Washington 30 29 .508 Detroit 28 23 .491 Cleveland 28 33 .459 St LOUIS 26 33 .448 Boston 15 44 .254 KNOCKEDDOWN AND KILLLED EMPLOYEE or TIIAII. SMELT EK MEETS DEATH IN HOME FROM CNK.NOWN MAN SHOT THREE TIME.S Wife Saw Man with Hat Pulled Over I'ure to Com nil I'eatures Kun Away TRAIL. June 25.-nswerlng a knock on the door of his home. Charles Jury, an employee of the Consolidated Bmelters here, was killed shortly afUr 3 ajn. yesterday. He was struck over the head and shot three times through the body. Jury"s wife who was awakened by the scuffle, (tald her husband had got out of bed to answer, a knock. ShoU were fired an he turned on the light. She ran to the door ,ln time to see a man with a cap nulled low over his face coneealliur his features . He vaulted the verandah rail and made off. Police are watching all the railway lines, rounding up strangers and search ing ltht, surrounding hills In an effort to MtAWWhe murderer. Bcsldee the widow, Jury Is survived by four children. , OTHER ROIUlI'ltlES Robbery wa probably the motive for the murder, as It was also the motive for two successful holdups an hour later at Annable beyond Rowland on the road to the American border. L. H. Johanaen, a smelter employee was held up In bed, In a tent and robbed of his watch and forty dollars and P. Harrison was robbed of a dollar and his watch. It la believed that perpetrator of the murder escaped across the border. Advertise. In the Dally News. F. TOLMIE GIVES STEAM aho-SAILTRADERohPACIFIC COAST BEAM ENGINE VESSRon GREAT LAKES A WHALEBACK GRAIN CARRIER 1 GREAT OCEAN UNER AT QUEBEC v Jl . Jl i Defence Aviation Force to be Maintained as a Separate Canadian Unit OTTAWA, June 25. Reorganization of the aviation activltict of the department of nationaj defence is to take place under which it will be separated from both civil and military jurisdiction. Colone, Ralston, minister of national defence, announces. To meet the growing needs of the country three branches of the service will be formed military, civil and aeronautical engineering. The civil department will have to do with flying in connection with administrative duties. The change somes into effect on July 1. It is understood that this is the first step taken by the Dominion Government In connection with Cana- Jtan defences as a result of an arrange- ment made at Uie Imperial Confer- ence In London last year which was attended by Right Hon. W. L. Mac-! kenzle King and Hon. EnTitest Lapolntc. AIKFI.ANE TO SCO I T not n; "(III IIKillWAY VICTORIA. June 25. An airplane la to be used from September t to October 6 to find location for the proposed highway from, Prince Rupert to Terrace. While It has been virtually decided to build along the Skeena River. It is hoped that possibly a less' expensive route will bo found. . HEIR TO MILLIONS KILLED IN AIRPLANE POTT8VILLE. Pa.. June 25. J. T. Wal ker of St. Louis, 21 years of age, heir to five million dollads, was killed In an aJrplane crash. Hhe graduated from Princeton this week. BODY lllKNTIITl.il MOUNT VERNON, June 25. The body found near Blanchard with a wire round the neck has been Identified a John Warner TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS lrge vote Is expected In Prince Edward elections. Mrs. Marcaret Oordon of Edmonton died as result of shotgun chorge fired Into her1 stomach, . A, M. R, Newcombe had his chin cut almost off In an auto collision here. lieutenant Msltland and Hemen hmrr .... havs EOntt to FrlSCO to flV . to Honolulu. ' Body of Oeorge Dudds of Toronto was found bundled under the rear seat of hla auto. Canadian football team draws with New Zealand representative eleven. CANADA'S jlllf vx jx I A warren lYi T Ifl I A 11V JiVl"llikJ 10 .-,...-,--- new mmm VICTORIA, June 25, Dr. Howard James has been appointed resident engineer for Number 1 mineral surve; district with headquarters at Prince Rupert. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and a postgraduate of Harvard. CANADIAN HALIBUT FARES HEAVY TODAY Total of Ifi.t.lxiO Pound Sold at t.- change Till Morning, Only Jn.oon Bring America n Canadian halibut landings offered at the Fish Exchange this morning were rather heavier than usual, eleven of the home boats disposing of 125,000 pounds at bids ranging from 10.5c and 6c to 12.4c and 6.3c while two Americans dlpcsed of 40,000 pounds for 11c and 6c In each case. The day's arrivals and sales were as follows: AM Kit I CAN Senator, 35.000 pounds, Canadian Fih & Cold Storage Co.. He and 6c. Ventura. S.ooq pounds, Booth Fish eries, 11c and 6c. :anaii.vn Cape Bealc, , 26,000 pounds, Buoth Fisheries, 10.5c and 6c. Aiken, 7,000 pounds, Canadian Fish St Cold Storage Co., 12.4c and 6.3a. Oslo, 9,000 pounds, Canadian Fish Ac Cold Storage Co.. He and 6c. Morris H.. 15.000 pounds. Royal Fish Co., 12.3c and 6.2c. Ingrcd H.. 6.000 pounds, Royal Fish Co., He and 0c. P. Dorreen, 10,000 pounds, Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Co:, 11.4c and 6c. Dolphin II., 10.000 pounds. Booth Fisheries, 11.3c and 6c. M. M, Christopher, 11,000 pounds, Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co., 11.3c and 0c. Toodle, 8,000 pounds and Dundas, 4,600 pounds, Royal Fish Co., 11.2c and 6c. Rose Spit, 16,000 pounds, Atlln Fisheries, 12c and 6c. Advertise In the Dally New. ADDRESS POLITICAL QUESTIONS THREE SCORE YEARS OF NATIONHOOD Peace Pact Between Japan and the United States is Sugges ted and Official Proposal Likely GENEVA, June 25. The possibility ; that tfie government ami people of the United States may soon be forced to decide whether they wish td'negothrte a ierietual peace pact with Japan loomed today as an outgrowth of the tripartite conference at Geneva. The Japanese delegates deny that they made any overtures and Hugh Gibsdh, head of the American delegation, made a similar denial but the impression nevertheless prevails that Admiral Viscount Saito, head of the Japanese delegation, may suggest some sort of treaty outlawing war between the Japanese and United States to supple ment the four power' pact created at the ay Washington conference - as a substitute for the Anglo-Japanese alliance. It Is . believed that befoio making any overtures officially, the Japanese would want to receive some asi.urancc that such overtures would have a rea sonable chance of meeting with favorable consideration. sm'l.tl. Jl Itll.KK Nl.MISKK MOMltY IS TWICE ISCAL SIZE A special Jubilee Celebration number of the DaUy News will be Issued Monday which will be double the usual size. Orders for mailing' copies of this number should be left at the office. The price Is five cents and the copies will be mailed from the office If desired, but must be prepaid. FIVE .INJURED ON VANCOUVER STREETS VANCOUVER, June 25. Five persons were Injured, one seriously, in traffic accidents In the streets yesterday and early today, John Olcott Is believed to have fractured his skull. He was struck down by a car driven by R. M. Mc-Luckle who Is held by the police. KILLED IX MINE r'EitMit, june aa. rrea zeenovltcn. a miner at East Coal Creek Colliery was killed In a cavcln yesterday. Deadlock at Three EXPECTED TO FLOAT SUNDAY KVKUYTIIIMJ IV READINESS KOIt UK-LEAMM1 OE MOTOItslMI- HtO.M ROCKS OP WHITE CLIFF ISLAM) Everything Is In readiness for the floating of the stranded mntnrahlp Challamba from the rocks of White Cliff Island tomorrow night stated Cent. Alfred Swanson of the Prince Rupert Boat House this morning. It Is expected that the tug Lion, which has srrlved at the scene, from Vancouver will be able to pull the Vessel off without any difficulty. The ship will then te brought here to be put on dry dock for examination and possibly repairs. ; Power tug Azurlte arrived In mrt from the Wreck this afternoon with a ecow containing 150 tons of the boat's ?nrgo. Including tanks and oil, VANCOUVER EXCHANGE .Bid. Asked B.C. Silver 1.51 1.65 Boast Copper ... 15.00 16.00 Cork Province .06 V; .07 Olacler .08 .00 ft Gladstone 23 .25 Vi Independence ... .08 .08 ',4 Indian .05 .06 L. & L. 07 ,09 Lucky Jim HW .18 Porter Idaho 14 .16 Silver Crest 06 .06 Sunloch .60 .80 Power Geneva Conference and Position of U.S. Defined in Washington Despatch GENEVA, June 25. -A deadlock continues here on the great problem of the three power naval conference mainly as to whether the decisions of the Treaty of Washington in 1922 are subject to reconsideration here. Apparently nothing more important can be achieved until the question is decided one way or the other. WASHINGTON, June 25. In any agreement reached at the three-power naval conference at Geneva, the United States would accept nothing less than parity with Great Britain in every class of naval vessel, it was stated today by officials of the state department. ESnphasls was placed on. the , B." purporting to give reasons why statement because of the publication I Britain should return to her old time abroad of articles signed by "Admiral I supremacy of the sea. SHIPPING Dr. S. F. Tolmie Speaks to Good Sized Audience Makes Good Impression If this, his first speaking tour of the province in his capacity of Conservative leader for British Columbia, is for the purpose of making a good impression upon the people, Hon. Dr. Simon Fraser Tolmie, M.P., succeeded admirably in the attempt as fas as Prince Rupert is concerned. Several hundred persons turned out at the Auditorium last night to hear this genial gentleman, who is esteemed generally, regardless of political leanings, and they heard, a good address on the questions, of the day with plenty of humorous embellishments. Dr. Tolmie was in fine form, even though he came this time In a different capacity, from lastt and was therefore able to unburden' himself of some of the seriousness and dignity of a federal capacity and give his hearers on Informal and entertaining talk, at the same time taking the -pportunlty of enunciating some of the policies of his party as far as provincial matters were concerned. He also referred to some federal affairs and spoke In a very optimistic vein, differ ing In that regard from so many speakers from his side of the political ence. ihc meeting was presided over by E. (continued on page four) SIIMI.OW) MOTOR LICENSE I EES TO HE IHSTItllU TEI VICTORIA, June 25. The finance department of the provincial government Is preparing to distribute 1400.000 to the municipalities as tho proceeds of motor licenses. The money will be allotted next week on the basis of the last census population and will be a nice Jubilee gift. VANCOUVER BOARD IS APPRECIATIVE Telegram from Strwurt Eree Thanks of Soul hern VMtiirs for Reception liken Tlirm Here Arthur Brooksbank, secretary of the Prince Rupert Board of Trade. Is In receipt of a telegram, from the Vancouver Board of Trade party at Stewart announcing that raincoats, borrowed .while the party was here, are being re turned and expressing the thanks of the. Vancouver board to the Prince Rupert board, and especially the ladles, for ttie wonderful time given them while they were here. Mrs. A. M. Ross and daughters. Misses Oral and Bernlce Ross, are sailing on the Prince Rupert for Vancouver on a holiday visit. Miss Beverly Jack Is to accompany them tonight. Motorshlp Belllngham, Capt. J. E. Anderson, arrived 1ft "port at 10:30 last right from Ketchikan with a carload of fish for transshipment East over the CtnndlAO National Railways. 1 - IWUHuHlS LAST NIGHT VIC FOLEY DEFEATED ON FOIL! EIIEK RETAINS CHAMPIONSHIP VANCOUVER, June 25. Bobby Eber, the Toronto featherweight, won the de cision over Vic Foley of Vancouver as the result of a foul In the seventh round of a scheduled fifteen round bout here last night. CHICAGO. June 25Bud Taylor retains his claim to the world bantamweight championship here last night, winning the decision over Tony Canzo-nerl of New York In a ten round bout. ARE ARRESTED BY TELEPHONE LOS ANOELES, June 25-More than a score of prominent Los Angeles businessmen were "arrested by telephone" last night when they were Informed over the wire from the district attorney's office that they were among the fifty Indicted by the Grand Jury for' alleged connection with the Issue of Julian Petroleum stock. The names of those ordered to present themselves were not revealed. The Indictments charged usury, conspiracy to violate the corporate securities act, forgery and embezzlement. MAY BE GRIZZLY BEAR PARK ON THE COAST, BELLA COOLA ... ... VICTORIA, June 25. The establishment of a grizzly bear reserve on the B.C. Coast Is under consideration by the government. It Is suggested that tt be made a part of the proposed' Mackenzie national park around Bella Coola. MAKI.NtS WITIIIHMUN WASHINGTON. June 25,The recall ot 500 marines from Nicaragua has been, ordered. This U In line with the plan tor the withdrawal of American forces.