W J TAXI Ambulance and): mil Mtlm Boston Grill Service Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newjy laid dancing at Anytime Anywhere floor, for hire. gland: Exchange lluildlng NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. MATT VIDECK, I'rop. PRINCE RUPERT The latest and Scst for the least i'hone 457. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Vol. XVII.. No. 109. fi.. . i PRINCE RUPERT, D.O, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1927 Price Five fru. RECONNAIS CE SURVEY IS PROMISED NO WORD OF SEAPLANE " WHITEBIRD" CROSSING ATLANTIC Reconnaisance Survey Road to Terrace Will Be Made This Season The citizens' road committee, presided over by Alderman Joe Grier. last evening met Hon. T. D. Pattullo in the council chamber and urtfed upon him the desire of the citizens that the road toward Terrace be built as expeditiously as possible. Mr Pattullo expressed his complete symapthy with the movement and said the road as far as Galloway Rapids wpuld be completed this year and in addition to that a reconnaisance party would be put in the field in charge of comietent engineers with a view to M-curing data that would enable them to determine the route to be fctaken and the approximate ccat ci the HIinF I IlMRFR ! Aiktd m regftr!l 10 an "plane ur- 11U ULi LiUlflliLlll I vry. Mr. Pattullo said a roub survey had ! been made several years a?i vut it was IVlHKl HI? Pi AAj nLt VerT w,courS,n8 re"- there lllLaVULill 1 Jjfll V ul1 no ,ore"lT Ptrol. He would : assure tbera. however, that a sufficiently scheme to itKiiKi; (di or ruo j 111 Cl ION AND MAKE IMU STKV I I'ltOHTAIU.E be COMMITTEE IS AT WORK ' I lUMlltlll MILLION DOLLAIl M HEME I . IIEINO UOKKED OCT WITHIN T IXtV MONTHS j VANCOUVER, May 10. The Star.naya I AaS. mf-p rt S r H lmAlrttr win- c apuuu d oniiu uojumnia. m4 Wasiunzton and Orezon, who jm. i-n cxceeai sioo.uou.ooo i kj wnnin sigra oi reaiirauon. Il iai irtraed on the coast that the lOCZlnr kiul mltlffMT MtmnitiUa H.ri I'ned : 4-irerr.ent to enter the mereer " P"2T.ae. according to the news- ' i intrw production, eliminate ever- and e:iable the Industry to tune 's protiably It tt avowed to be th expectation t 'ae leading members of the proposed 5Miza:.jn that prices oX lumber to (he public r,i:i fce aubstantlaUy reduced T he merger The Star concludes; "Jt T ypt be several months before the Waucn Is comoleted but the rd of equalisation which Is working "M "wuat.uns are meetlna steadily at Portland a rynneiUon with this cro- ."ci c:d win- cane to Vancouver in "be tit. future " SHIP HORSES to TO RUSSIA i:itiMiHMi:xTi mum; with .mini- THl OC AtllllCl I.Tl IlK IIAItmtW 1011 TIIOlNAMI VICTORIA. May 10. ArrwigcmrnUi fcr If xlimnuHl 1 - . i. .1 :r f juil ,m raniri rvf f lnLMlur of P'-.v'.t Columbia to RuasU have been Pitted m a result of a conference k'-wen Hun JJ, D. Dutow. minister ol sn;ul! ure and LouU Jon of the So- w. lcl wifllon to Cahadu. RUTH SNYDER FOUND GUILTY Mil: ivi. ... ..i n IMUAMIH K I.IKKI.A 1" 'av kmukmi; i-knai.ty ion Ml'llliLIt XCW .Z Ynntr r... ...u mvr '" Henry Judd Oray were ound guuty m the first degree of MU enlncod on Monday Under the laws of the state of New death PnaUv la mandatory nd it cind Pretty eert,an Ur- Snyder h ' t. praW'r will pay the extreme tnn the electric cUiV, CANADA'S POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW OTTAWA tlon l 7 iu. tauiaaa-a popun SUti i, lrtlmat1 by the Bureau of than rt 3B9-30O. ThU is mors i. 00.000 more thn th rtiil een- '"'PU'u'.Uia, (if Juy 19J1. complete survey would be made b give them the Information needed but be could not 4tate Just what mean would adopted to bring it about. That wcuia De lor ine department to deter nine. KAKLY MOICMNO rno(KsioN ki:.n These who were up early this moraine were lifteraated to watch thrre new chtTroiet cjoos-sU being toaed Ann TWrd Avenue to the. Kaltn Oarage. They were part of a car load of five that had Just arrived. They looked Uke a procession -:tti the big red car In front and were the subject of much favorable remark. FISH ARRIVALS Fish arrivals todsy were as follows: A merit on Grayling. 33.000. at 13J0c and 7c to B-joth rithtirl!. t June. 13.000, at U20c and 7c to Gold Storage. ('unmllan Agives n.k 3.00. at 13J0c and 7c to Cold Storage. Salmon 1 The Narbethong sold a trip of sulmon the Cold Storage at: Red. lCc. and whites. 3 cents. NOMINATIONSMADE FOR MODERATOR OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TORONTO. May 10. -Four nominations have thus far bcrn mnde for the prftlon of moderator of tile Orucral Asfcmbly of the Prchyv ruin Church. Thty re R. O. McDeth of Vancouver. U-Rlle Clay of Victoria. S. Banks of Nrlxon and R W Dickie of Montreal. COLONEL HUMPHREYS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF AT DENVER DENVER. May 10. Colonel A. M. Humphreys, millionaire oil man. well known in mining circles in British Col umbia where he founded a settlcmeent t Trail Creek In the old diys, died after accidentally shooting himself. PREMIER WILL TAKE A REST PLANS TO (HI MH'TII I.KAVIMI M(-,KAN AS ACTINO PltK.MIKU IN Ills I'LACK VICTORIA, May 10. On the augges-tkm of hU physlolana. Premier Oliver will Uk the first rest In years shortly when hs will make a trip outh, being absent fcr several weeks during which the minister of finance. Hon. Dr. McLean will be acUmg premier. " THESE FTl RDY SONS OF BRITAIN are destined for selected farms in Canada, having been recruited by the British Immigration and Colonization Association. CANNERYHAS BEEN SOLD .MIU.KItO INTICItESTH nntllAsK THO-I.IN.E IVUKIMi PLANT I HO.U ( Oljr STOHAOK - - - J- X It :wu aiinsunred fit'lay lluil the rrlnte KUmtI Cannrrjr li.l ' been uld lir the ('Hiiadlan IIOi - Co'd Morair ('many to the MlCrnl Cuiiulns Co. The urrhaMT hate already takrn kim-1oii. It It a luo-llne cannrry and a is IIS In 1S13 and ha been uneratrd l the ( olil Mora;r Company until tan j car iiro. lM-t year It wa lrunl to the Nonirrvllle CiinHiiiy, WESTERN BALL PLAYERS WIN iiti:i(S TKAMH IN AMi:illCAN l.i:j(a i: cowuko oiT or CLACK fccw. VORK. May 10. - Wild western bavebill Attacks by the Indians. Tigers and WhMescx slashed tlc eastern teams to ribbons and ate In upon tbelr lead In the American League games yester day. Under the onslaught the Athletics fell from second to fourth place while the Tiger and (White Ssx crowded New York for the lead and the Indians be-, gan to clhnb.out of the rurk. No National League gomes were played an account of rain. Anvrlrun Ij-ugiir PJiUadclph: 1. oicTUr.d 0. New York 1, Chicago 2. Boston 11. Detroit 17. Oftiers ruin. LlUtili: STANDIMI National l-nfiir W. . L. Pet. St. Louis '..'...;413 7 .650 New York ......... .'14 8 .030 Philadelphia 0 7 .503 Pittsburg 10 9 .92(1 Cli cngo io s .523 Boston 0 11 .450 Brooklyn 8 ' 15 .318 Cincinnati 7 11 .333 AnirrUuii liijur ew York 14 8 .636 Detroit ...12 8 .600 Chicago .......... 13 11 .542 Washington. 11 io .524 Philadelphia ...... 11 10 .524 St. Louis 9 9 .600 Cleveland .....V.. 11 13 .478 Boston 4 17 .100 VANCOUVER EXCHANGE .Coast Copper B.C. Silver .. Dunwell Olitdstone Independence Indian L. Sc L. Premier Porter Idaho Ov.rf Inlet . . Bid. Asked 0.00 10.00 1.70 1.40 1.44 .23',; .26 .09 .10 .07; .08 .li .u; 2.08 2.09 .17 .18 .01 City Council Agrees to Lease Fraser Street Site for Use of Gymnasium end Swimming Pool A definitr stcfrwas taken of a trymruslum and swimming clly council went on reeord as being favorable to the leading for such a. purpose property at the corner of Fraser Street and Fifth Street where the waterworks tool shed, formerly the city market, is now located, the offer to hold good until December 31, 1927. The. matter was brought up by Aid. Tinker who presented to the council a plan of the site and up by; the city engineer. In apeak Ing on the muter. City En-i-glncer H. ' A.. McLean pointed out that the use of the Fraser Street site would Involve the moving of the waterworks tool n;ue. Aid. Llnrey Inquired as to what could! be done with the present cinder path which passed through the site. Tht could be diverted, the city engineer stated. Aid. Tinker's motion, which was seconded by Aid. Brown and canned-unanimously, carries with it the provision that a responsible body must be tinned I tr take over the liasc which win not bo granted until the money necessary for lli? building has toecn raised, that the cost of moving the taol houne shall be borne by the gymnasium concern and that Mie plans shall be subject to -the city's approval. PR0OARF00T MEMIIMt Ol' I'ACI LTV or e.m.mani el COI.I.MiE, SASKATOON, TO HE AT CATHEDItAL pltDINATIUNS SUNDAY one or new n.nuiv ooi;s to atlin AND OTIIEIt TO LAI NCH WEST-FUN IIOI'K rov. Profoieor W r Barfoot will be herf this week to take charge of the work as Incumbent at the'st. Andrew's Anglican Corthedrsl for".the summer, leaving Archdeacon Rlx'to lcok after dlocetian matters. Professor Barfoot. who Is a member of the faculty of Emmanuel. College. Saskatoon, was at Terrace latt summer and was very pspuUr In the community He will preach at the Cathedral on Sunday. Two ordinations will take place at the Cathedral, Sunday, . Archbishop De Perxler cfflcWtlng. There will be Roy Manwarlng of Emmanuel : College, Saskatchewan, who after,.! hla ordination will .take charge of the church work at AUln, and O. Darby er the same college, who will have charge, of the mission launch Western Hope on Queen Charlotte Islands. i ' ' i LKJl OK VIOLATORS. K SEATTLE. May 10.7-Twenty-slx men and 'women are In .all as a result of a 'wtjtk-CiKl raid asaluat liquor yfc&tiors. in the matter of the cstabHshmenttVaac,uver- tank In the pity last night when the building which had been drawn i 13 LIBERALS ARE ELECTED FOR QUEBEC I'KEMIEU TAM IIFIIEAt AND COL-LEAtilEs (iET ACt'lt.MATION AND WILL CAMPAIGN - MONTISEAI. .May III. Thirteen I.HmtuIs rre elrrtrd by acrluniatlun nhrn nominations urrr lirlil for the lurlier (irot I nl:il rlrrtlmis, w li I li urr to take (ilurr im the sK-trrntli. Tlir l.ll.rr.ils nomlnatril :siIIJ:iIh. In ruiii of the S.t ridings tlir Consrr-utivrs (.7 nnil lii(lrTiilrnts 9. Anion; tliosr rlwtrd by a'clainu-t Ion were Premier Tusrlierruu and Ills caliliirt iil!ra;ues. This pairs the uiiy fur tlirlr u pjH-iirsi nil- ns siikrrs in various iart r the pn-vlnce. AGREEMENTON CHINA POLICY WAMII.M-.TON NOT M I'.l'ltlslll) AT IIIIITIMI POSITION WHICH TIIEV HAU: KNOWN WASHINOTON. May 10." Formal declaration of the British policy of awaiting Internal developments In China caused no surprise In Washington where officials have known for some time Informally that the London government Is In accord with the United States view that It would be Inexpedient to undertake the enforcement of the Nanking demands until the situation In China M clarified. There is Increasing hopefulness here meanwhile that the split In the Chinese Nationalist party between the radical and moderate grcups will result In a greater degree of security for foreigners who are still within Nationalist territory. P.cv. C. D. Clarke, United Church minuter at Anyox, Is a passenger aboard the steamer Catala this after-neon bound for Vancouver where he will attend the conference next week. Construction to be Started ' Next Month V New' Sawmill 1 at Seal Cove for Big Bay Cc. Shortly after June 1 construction will be started on the L!ig Uiiy Lumber Co.'s new sawmill here on the site of the old Prince t itupert Spruce Mills at Seal Cove it is announced by George McAfee, manager of the Big Bay Lumber Co., who is in the city today from i Georgetown. The work was to have started ere this tima but certain unforeseen circumstances have caused delay. The company is now considering the erection of the buildings by contract instead of by 'I labor as was originally intended. The buildings will go up during i hi- funnier, installation of machinery being scheduled for the fall. Present plans call for the plant to bet : . - ready for operation by Mirch 1 when the sawmill at Georgetown? which the company has operated for many years. will be closed down. The new mill , will have a capacity of 40.000 feet or ' slightly mere per single daUy shift. There wUl be three new buUdlnss i ..wrilll. planus mUl and machine shop. : The eld &h42 will be overhauled aad re - ' ..delled while the former Prince P.u-itert Spruce Mills s;eam plant will be used after It has bem overhauled and a new smokestack has been put up. Mr. McAfee will assume the active management cf. the new plant while Gilbert Campbell, Identified previously here with the Emerson intererta and the Prince Rupert Spruce Mills, will te chf engineer and machinist. Mr. I Campbell is due here next mcnth to be engaged In connection with the retting up ol machinery and preparations therefor. The Installation ci the machinery wUl be supervised by C. E. Dorman of 1L, DR. TOLMIE COMING TO PRINCE RUPERT lirithh CiilumbU Conservative Leader Will Pay VMt tit City and District During Summer At a meeting cf the provincial execu tive of the Conservative party In Vancouver last week, It was decided that Hon. Dr. S. F. Tolmle, M.P, British Columbia leader of 'the party, should embark immediately upon a province-wide tour. In' the course of the summer, it is expected that Dr. Tolmle will visit Prince Rupert and other points in this district. According to C. H. Orme. who attended the meeting In Vancouver, the definite date of his arrival here haj u.t yet been set. MILO EGGERS WILL BE DEPORTED TO B.C. TO FACE HIJACK CHARGES SAN FRANCISCO, May 10. The United States Circuit court cf appeals here yepterday ordered the deportation cf Mllo Eggers, now In Jail at Tacoma to British Columbia where he will face charges of h!Jacklng two rum runners three years ago. FAMOUS SEA CAPTAIN DIES AT VICTORIA VICTOniA. Mar 10. Cactaln James ChPlstciLson, 80 years cf ase. a renowned I figure In the marine history of the coast. I.i dead. He was bcrn In Denmark and came to this coast 03 years ago. remaining ever since. WEATIIKK KKPOKT. Prince Rupert. Raining, light S.E. wind, temp. 44, Terrace. Cloudy, calm, temp. 40. Alyansh. Cloudy, calm. temp. 44, ' Alice Arm. Claudy, calm, temp. 45. Anyox. Cloudy, calm, temp. 48. Stewart. Rain, calm, temp. 44. Harelton. Clcudy, calm, temp. 50. Telegraph Creek. Cloudy, calm, temp. 44. Smlthers. Cloudy, cshn. temp. 40. Burns Lake, Cloudy, .calm. temp. 53, Whltehorae. Cloudy, 'south wind, temp, 43. Dawson. Clear, north wind, temp. 43. Coastwise Steamship & Barge Co.'s freighter Orlffco arrived at the dy dock at noon joday from Seattle to unload a Washington-Estop dlesel engine which will be, placed In the new seine boat being built for Gammon Ss Watt. The vexsel continued on to Anyox fiu t;rrwon. FRENCH AIRMEN l'-s (iOt F.KNMENT O K O A N I Z K li SF.AItl'11 OK COAST- Mil WHITE-IJIllU ANI TWO .MEN FISHING BANKS THEORY HAVE NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE TIIEV LEFT USANCE ON SLNUAV MOKNINU WASHINGTON. May 10. Up to noon today nothing hsd been heard, of the . seaplane "Whlteblrd" which left Franca eerly Sunday morning and was expected to arrive htre jesterday alter- I""11- rcars me saieiy oi J the Intrepid airmen. CharleNunges-er 'and Franoels ' fcoii." '"'"vr" Tat French embassy has asked the United States government to aid In a jcarcb' fcr t!ie missing Frenchmen. At New Ysrk. fcg hampered an Intensive search for the men who are long over-du. However, the land and sea arid air forces of the United States government have been organized to hunt from Newfoundland ten New Ycrk. Speculation is rife here as to the possible late of the aviators, a theory being expressed that they might have descended on the fishing fleet of the brand Banks of Newfoundland. In such a cere it was stated it might be two or ihree weeka befcre they are heard from as the fishermen have no wireless. RAILWAY CO: MAKES OFFER tVOl LI) PAY CITY FLAT TAXATION OK $01.0110 PEIt ANN I'M FOU TEN VF.Alt I'EIUOD After the conclusion of regular busi ness, the city council went Into secret tesslcn last night to deal with a com-munlcatian from Williams. Manson tc Oonzalcs. counsel foV the Canadian Na tional Railways, offering bas's for a ten year fixed taxation agreement wish the railway company at $61,000 per year together with local Improvement taxes, etc. No comment wan made on the matter which was simply left over for dis union In prlvai.e. MANY DEATHS FROMSTORMS C.W ALTIES A HE VEKV 111(111 IN THE MIDDLE 1VESTEKN STATES KANSAS CITY .May 10. The tornado and storm casualtlss of the middle end western states t:day 4tocd at more than 333 dead and upward) cf 800 injured, tnany prcibably fatiuly. Hundred of people in five states are homeless. Missouri has 73 dead and 300 Injured. Arkansas has 93 dead and 350 injured. Texas has 33 dead and 100 Injured. The casualty list In Illinois is 10 dead and 43 Injured; In Kansas, 10 dcad and 40 injured: Wyoming, 3 dead: Iowa, 1 dead, nationaFwealth OF CANADA ESTIMATED AT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OTTAWA. May 10. Canada's national wealth is officially estimated at $23.-000.000,000. an average of 13,523 per ''.fljul .f te popiilii'nn