5 TAXI Boston Grill nnd Ambulance Service Anywhere at Anytime Stand: Exchange lluilding MATT VIHECK, Prop. fOU XVII., No. C3. U3' Hit; to moviiii: urn ;v HAT (OSTIUM. IIUOKlllT ioiv.v iii;niiv nv no:- NTO. gua:n Mint it.iu.i son i.nrrA in the Ontario Hal . :l. veaterdav lMkabttpn JUDGE NAMED 3UA Mir-h 10. The appoint of Mi Ju-uce Marun of the Su C:u. i Eakatchewan aa a ape an inevitable break In confederation ;tth. perhapa. the co-opera Ucn of other I parts of Canada on some other basat. TO UK (OM LICENCE coin:; nxr tj lnveaugaie me Tncial conference. as Df Bi.Msh Columbia mat lanaaj ted J ne federal government at . no ;f nfodrratlon should be ned o -he province was announced 1 j, eml;--- Ol 'ei yesterday following re- Of w :rd ft m Ottawa. .4. IISLATURE OF IEW BRUNSWICK: klON OI-IAIK IOHAY 1WTII hl'EECII I KOM TllllONi; I OIIE- (AM I .Ml TALK ON I.KH Oil EUICTON March 10. "lmport-nstuna will oe aubmltted for your c.-ai :on in connection with the sale toxi :ating llquora." the speech from hrone read at the opening of the Brunowurk Legislature here this oon Premier Uaxter declined to llfy whetaer this meant government ol r not MEETS INSTANT )EATH WHEN STRUCK BY TELEPHONE POLE (1NOOUVER, March 10. Oiorge Fer- ged 43, was almost instantly killed he was struck by a telephone po' "as eiuwced in holatlnir In Point The hoisting tackle slipped and poie struck, Terrell's head. Advertise In the Dolly' News, Billon in industries, commerce and finance not anticipated at : . ithe time of confederation: and (dl the IUORACTIN INTARIO HOUSE? action of the aenate In preventing the enactment ol popular legislation. Mr. Woodsaorth declared that Canada had no way of changing Its constitution ihlch. therefore, was Inferior to the constitutions of England. Australia, and South Africa, lie spoke of "the very widespread feeling" that there must be i euea conamuuonai questions aa , brcunl UP Ur WoxU'''orlh " , March 10.remlc dxi giKuwo at a couerence mis year oe-, Dominion and provincial at l t .ren.ment control and nui.ema. Tne uamnuon govemmen f liquor m the province auperted Hie Ontario Temperance Act in com Oat at 1 polln The bill haa a ' wo-fold purpose; first, to prohibit tr .naar'.iuns la liquor, es-cept through i;jvr rnnx:it afeocles and ajnder gover:.,.- r.t ipervtsionr and. ondly. to pi . id- the organisation of liquor ct." ' cumn-.tBtot) by means alll call the conference. Announcement to such an effect waa made by Hon. Ernest Lapotnte. minister of Justice, during the discussion of the rewlullcn by Mr. Wocdaworth. Neither Mr. Lapotnte. who Is leadfng the H:use. nor Kan. Hugh Outhrle. , leader of the opposition, farcred the re- j solution. Mr. Outhrle did not think: that a committee of parliament any " of which nr ,.rt;hitiun aim uartmi mav be l" tlme:ture ' nUr, 01 hould 101 " de effec Tims rler acme named D. B. Ki nna. Hon Dr. ft. J. rmn'7 oec" ln" lne aion an S'.ewai L MCLetuvgnan nbrrs of eu; i a cjmmjailon iKATCHEWAN ougni ui oe amenaea m some panicu- lar or other. The TSX-K. Act waa no 'less a charter of the provinces thsn It 'waa a charter of the Dominion aald Mr. Lapolnte. who added, la reply to a paving question, that the report of the Imperial Conference had not changed, altered or modified the BJ(A. Act. The proposed Inter-provlndal conference would consider aueh subjects as mentioned In Mr. Woodswortn's reao- IIVlHi: MAIITIN MILL INtl.sTI- jutlon with other matters. I. ltUlllll ((IIAMIUAS '1I.AIMS I (lit KKIl ltN Of l..Nl;t Hon Hugh Outhrle held that no con-jalderable body of public optnloq In the .country was dissatisfied with the terms INCREASE IN WAGES ASKED TUEXTV-IIVi: IIIMIKIII .. IA- MtK kipi.oyi:i; nu: ni:- M.lMl UITII OIHt lAI.S UINMI'KO. .Marrh l-i:inplojrr of the Canadian National. l:re.s l'o, rr(ieeiitlng 5mi perMiiia from iMt tu coa-t. have M-rved notice upon.rviiipJliy otllriaU of a demand lur viaje lnrrrae unilerlNHl tn airrate lentj-elsht r -ent. It wa learned yeterilay. The evait deinaiul are not tatcl but they are knmii tu (-all for equalisation of wag;ea paid different tlame of emplojeea a viell the i;r paid the awe rlavea In different territories anil change In the merlliae rate. KILLS FAMILY AND SUICIDES imiTAi. Kti.i.iNo iti: oitiii:ii last NKIIIT IN IIOMK (If ( tINTKACTOIt AT TACOMA Tllltf.K OKAII AMI TUO MOItt: MAY IHK TACOMA. March 10. Harold Jenwn of Tacoma,. contractor, killed his wife ane one-year-old baby and probably fatally i GRIT MEETING IN VANCOUVER t I'KE.MIKK OMYEK. MIIMIJEUS fir ('All- im;t. ami m.ia. auk ikek.t AT I'.IU (iatiiekimi ortiN- INJ TOHAY VANCOUVER. March 10. With Pre mier Oliver and all members of the cab lnet In attendance, with the exception of Hon. William Sloan, minister of mines, who Is 111 In Kanauna. as well as nearly every Liberal men her of the legislature, the provincial Liberal en ventlon opened here this morning. The first session is being taken up with routine matters. Mrs. Mary Ellen Smith Is . presiding ' and. while ahe is being mentioned as the permanent head of the provincial asso- elation, the names of Noble Blnns ol Trail and Kenneth Caroptell of Nelson are also freely mentioned for the hinor. HERRING RUN SATISFACTORY jJl WTITIIS SIHTCIKNT TO MKKT j Al l. I.Ot .M. I:JI UlF.Mi:.M S AUK NOW IO.MIM1 IN I 1 The run of herring now In projreu 'near Port Slmpssn Is .proving adequate :to meet all local requlrementa, Boats ; out there are seining while others are , ' iengated In regularly packing the fish in. ,Tbe Rupert Marine Products plant at 'Tucks Inlet is busy Teductng herring; ' the MUlerd floating- cannery Laurel Wha!en la salting It at Seal Cove: the 'Canadian Pish & Cold Storage Co. Is; I getting its requirements for freezing. , while fresh herring pounds outside are being filled. PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper seventeen vtutt .too TOHAV I'ltlMT. Itri'KIlT ISKl'AMK IM'OItrOKATKH Today ' is the seventeenth anniversary' of the tncorpsratlcn of the city of Prince Rupert, which event took place on March 10, 1910. The anniversary v. Ill be duly celebrated at the ban-qcet of the Pioneers' Association tonight when the first mayor it the city. Fred Stork, will be the chief speaker and the present chief magistrate. Mayor S. M. Newtcn. will preside. HARD GOING FROM CHINA TOKONTO MUMONAKY AMI III I AMH.V All 1.1 VK IN TKIM O ikom m'km; or civil WAIt HA HCA( IsCO, .Miinli 10-lr. (' M. Nr'lrry f llir fureljn nm-niUskMi of the I'nltrd Clnireli nf CunaUj Mrrlrnl here tixljv with li' wife ami Mint from the M-rnr of rlill war in ( liliia. Mr. Sellery. wIkmp home I In In onto. kiIiI that It tiok hlin two inriitlx t make the tliocsnnd mile trip to the Chinese rat from liU tat ion In Jrnxhow In the province if Sxeelnvaii. The family Iruvrl-Inf hr rdjn rhaln. Jmit'. mnle bark anil leaky rlirr txMta and were frequently flrel Uon. Their lare wa plrn-eil by bullet. In boat, rarrylng far beyond thrlr IMwntrr raiarity, men . to lrep on ileek and Hoinrn on the floor. Greatest Grit Meeting in History of British Columbia Held Today ruLMILIC OLIVEK GIVEN TREMENDOUS OVATION WHEN HE HLSES TO WELCOME DELEGATES AND TENDER THEM ADVICE wounded hia twelve-year-old aon and! vANCOLHLk, March 10. The greatest Liberal convention nine-year-old daughter. .then commixing lever held in British Columbia got under way this morning with more of the eountry-a constitutions! charter ! suicide himself, at hu home here lastjthan three hundred delegates registered at noon. Premier-Oliver was but. If there was a demand for con- night. Jensen ui-ed a machlnUfa ham-Vlvrn n trnmprirlnn nvillnn K.n h w.lm.H h ,lQ0-.f, anA .,ll.,l.r..l ,.,.... lt,Mh,n.lnnl,.. k - , k.. " " ' u.vto...o .., through the InaUumenUllty of the pro- wipe out hla family. Following the brutal 1 11(11 l!l ON JIVMK tjt aki: Miow heath AT S.I.VI PEIIMINS TOKYO. March 10. - Oiriclal figures following the recent earthquake a how 3.458 persons dead, 4.100 Injured, six thousand houses destroyed and two thousand badly damaged. The property loss may roach 175.000.000. TWENTY-SEVEN KILLED IN THEATRE FIRE IN VILLAGE OF RUSSIA VOTOQDA. March 10. Twenly-scven persona were burned to death and forty are missing aa a result or a fire in a motion picture house In the village of North Avtnsk last night. The victims were mostly women and children. VANCOUVER 'EXCHANGE Did. Asked Wheat Dunwell Olacler Olsdstone Independence 00U 10Vi Indian "( Marmot Porter Idaho tii - Sllvercrest C'i .07 Vi Surf Inlet O'H nii attack on his iren. he called hd told them of hla act. He then took poison and was dying when the- oftl- cera reached the house. 1 There la said to be no hope for the 'Injured children. AGED WAR VETERAN DEAD IN EDMONTON JiMIit Ii. WII..ti, 1J. M-riril In -Kiel 4 lirlirllluii, llorr Mar anil (Irrut ur EDMONTON, March 10.--Justice D Wllbon. scventy-scvep, a veteran of, tin P.lel rebellion. South African war and the World War, ' Is dead here. Despite his advanced age lie went overseas in command of Company D In the Forty- Ninth BatUllon and served through operations at Messlnes, Kemmel Hill, and Ypres Salient. Only FISH ARRIVALS ' Tun ('ttiMillaii limit Silil',('ileiiii-1 Tlirnui.li l'lli i:cliahtr tlil .Morning The Prosperity A. and Nornen, both Canadian boats, were the only vessels to market catches through the Fish Exchange this morning, The former vessel sold 13.000 pounds to the Canadian Fish tt Cold Storage Co. for 12.5c and 7c and the latter, 2.000 pounds to the Atlln Fisheries for 12.0c and 7c. Others',, opportunities always seem he bettf than one'a own in the course of his speech at that time, he said he was not afraid mcct any of tne accusations of the opposition, declaring that all lfe and sleeping chUd-ito the police by telephone icnargeo wuuiu uv Pucccssiuiiy repuuiateu. lie pieaueu ior tolerance in, passing resolutions wnicn mignt De an rignt in principle but which it would be impossible to work out in actual practice. In other words he stated: "It's a flnea- thlng to have your head In the air but It is always best to have your feet on the ground." The premier felt aure that the province had received beneficial legislation and" administration from the Liberal government. Premier King telegraphed his greet ings from Ottawa saying "I sincerely hope that your deliberations may ad vance not only the well being of the Liberal nartv In rtrltKh rViInmhU -tint 1 wlao the Increased happiness and pros perity of the people of Panada." There wouldn't be a great deal of striving after fame It one couldn't cash It at at the paying teller'a window. IIISAK.MAMCNT TltKATY lAVOP.LII IIY IIIIITAIN WASHINOTON. March 10. The British government has instructed Sir Esme Howard, British Am-basmdor here, to accept the pro-povil of Uie United Statca for a three power disarmament conference. Although the Japanese government haa not yet replied, there Is no doubt but what it will respond favorably. Judge Asks Reconsideration .. ii maps of the waterfront. Including ruckagc. which he had checked up. He hid calculated the graded acreage as 39.10 ac::s and ths ungraded aa 231.353 .crcs. . Questioned by E. Ff Jones, who is re-! prrwntliig the city in the appeal, the wltcess sail that the railway plan. of 11 to I Split in Verdict Favoring Woman's Conviction ' KA1HUANKS, March 10. The "Mack Hear" mall robbery jury, after deliberating for forty-eight hours, reported to Judge Ritchie late Wednesday night that it was hopelessly deadlocked. The jury was instructed to continue its consideration of the case which has been in progress for twenty-three days. The hearing is that of Mrs. Nellie ljiites, better known as "Black Hear" who Is charged with the Itheft of mall pouches containing $33,000 from a government dog sled near Hat, three hundred miles southwest of here, some three years ago. to1 Attorneys said the jury divided eleven to one in favor of con-'vlctloa. A unanimous verdict Is, required. ; t.! showed a right of way 100 feet wide. W. 11. Tobey, C.N.R. divisional superintendent, gave rough estimates of the amount of filling which he considered necessary alcng certain pieces of the waterfront befcre the particular pieces would be of any value for the con struction of wharves. Block A on the I railway plan, he considered, would re- j quire a heavy fill, possibly 150.000 cubic yards, which would cost approximately 11.00 per cubic yard. This block, was two mllea from the present station site. Block C was simitar to Block A and would require the same amount of filling. The company had had no demand for waterfront In Block C. Click. O also would require a fill. O. W. Nlckerson. witness said, had made application for 250 feet of this block and. east of- this application to the Cold Storage -plant,1 there was no Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least. Phone 457. '",., PJtlNCE nUPEUT, B.C., THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1027 circulation isoo Sales 423 Price Five Cents rge WmnmmAuMmmis BLACK BEAR" JURY IS HAVING DIFFICULTY IN AGREEING y jr . i j misn worm America lAd Alterations Asked Winnipeg Labor Mam NFEKENCE IIETWKEN FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOV- iRN.MENTS PROMISED MY ACTING PREMIER ON OUES- TIOXS RAISED IIV WOODSWORTII OTTAWA. March 10. "A ctial committee to consider what raUfiii n i) lt Im- made to the Rritinh North America Act which. tun T. irijr the principles of confederation, would enable us to adttmatciv cope with the complicated problems which now coning Canada" waa proposed in the House of Commons yesterday Irnoon by J. S. ootlsworth. Labor member for innincir. who i ! a hi t reasonr 'a) the constitutional development of the last!. . . 1. . . L... .11 ! .1 . .... , , . . I - .year-, o iiil-uinnuuiuacuon oi certain provinces; ic cnangcu I KNTIIIMAsM I'UCVAIt.S l.lllMtAI, (OWIATION VANCOUVER, March 10 The crowd of aeveral hundred dcle-here today from all parts of the province for the opening of the Liberal convention Indicate! that party enthusiasm la far from dampened. An air of great optimism ' prevails and everywhere there Is confidence as to the future of the party both In federal and provincial affairs. The convention has been called for the dual purpose of overhauling the party's program and laying plans for a provincial contest that will be held within a year or two. Premier Oliver and other prominent leaders of the party rre here to speak and generally give their assistance In the proceedings. ; The first session of the Supreme Court hearing the appeal of :the Canadian National Railways against the city assessment waa ,held this morning with Mr. Justice Gregory presiding. The session tjwas taken up largely with entering and proving various exhibits u:t ...fit i - i i : l i : r nrv, Applications for Waterfront Leases Disclosed at Session bf Supreme Court Tax Appeal wiiicn will ue ucvu uurinx inc ncaiiiiK ui ciiucutt. aim oobcjoiucih roll of the city with amendments made by the court of revision as well as the certificate of the court were entered. F. W. Leepcr, divisional engineer for the railway company, was called by A. Alexander, who is presenting the case for the railway, and identified ccr- CONLEY ACTION IS THROWN OUT IIAM.Wir. CLAIM OF IIOI'K HOTEL ritoritlKTOIl AOAINST LKJlOlt IUIAIUI INM'ECTOItS IIIS-MISSKI) I1Y 4UtY VANCOUVER. March 10. The damago action of James Conley. former president of the Vancouver Liberal Association, against Ocorge Miller and Ernest Mlddleton. liquor control board lnspec-ors. was dismissed by a Supreme Court Jury which found that the officials bad exercised reason able care In bringing Jhe charge and, that there was no malice. Couley, who waa the. owner. -of a hotel at Hope, up the Fraaer River from here, was charged in January. 1925, with having sold liquor through his servant or agent His tenant had previously htn nnr.rtmA Silt tha harff ftr1nlt property which it would be felble to - ownef WM alsml9, D Alexander asked Mr. Tobey whether the present developments of the company were sufficient to take care of the needs of the city for some time and Mr. Tobey replied In the affirmative, with the exception of minor- Improvements. Sufficient developments were here, how ever, to take care of a population four or five times the present population of, the city. I SALE OK KLLVATOK SITE I Mr. Jones questioned Mr. Tobey as to 1 his knowledge of the sale of the elevator site to the government by the railw ay company and also as to whether j a New Westminster magistrate, a damage suit against the two Liquor Board officials followed. MAN IS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH AMiii unci: nicivr.its in ikaxkk VALLEY. ANSWKK1NU MCK CAM, MAKE gill ESOMK IUS- t'OVEUY the ecmpany bid not granted certain Icares c-n the waterfront based on the! VANCOUVER, March 10. While seek-rr-e-rtd value. The line of questioning Ing directions for a sick-call they Ranged then, somewhat as Mr. Jones were making on Mitchell Island on the sought to show that the country back Fraser River near here late Wednesday cf the c'.ty was very rich and that when they lost their way, Josiih Crel-therc iraj a possibility of the Peace' 11a and R. Campbell, tn charge of an River railway line coming to Prince ambulance, discovered the dead body of Rupert. He also asked the witness as 'Angus Morrison, lying on the floor of to the amount of grain shipped to the Ms home with a bullet wound In hla ' elevator and the amount of fish ship- head. A rifle, with one shot discharged, ped from the port each year. He asked lay nearby. The two men, receiving no Mr. Tobey If It waa net considered to be response to continued knocking on the a fact that San 1 Francisco, Vancouver door, peered through the window to and Prince Rupert were the three only make the discovery, great harbors on the Pacific coat. j Evidence was also adduced as to the number of steamship lines which had toats call here. j Answering Mr. Alexander. Mr. Tobey eald that the company had waterfront unleascd which they would like leased. So far as he knew however, he Informed Mr. Jones that none of the pro perty was for sale. C. C. Ketchum had applied for a lease of waterfront which had been held up as the purposa fcr which it would be used would not LADYSMITH March 10. Inspector Parsons of the Provincial Police partmcnt, the City .Council recently and much discussion took place ' regarding police affairs of the city and district. The city agreed that the Provincial Police should do the work of the city requesting the police department to make provision for the existing members of the force if possible. The Provincial Police will take over these civic duties aa soon as the agreement of the above is received and Is officially algned. Advertise tn the Dally News. DENIES THAT HE RECEIVED MONEY It. II. (iOKIXIN, UOHMlN SfltKKT LKjtOlt UlNDOIl, TAKES NTANH IIKIOIIE MUd'llY IS(J I It V IN VANCOIVKH give traffic to the railway. VANCOUVER. March 10. R. II. Oor- At the conclusion of Mr. Tobeya tfon vendor of the Robscn Street gov evidence adjournment wa taken at ernment liquor store, told Mr, Justice noon until, this afternoon when hearing Murphy'a Inquiry yerterday that he had of the case was resumed. never received money at any tune or I ' )ln any way from J. F. Wilcox, kales ii AnYSMITH Tfi HA VP -promoter o the Relfel liquor companies. PRnVIWriAl Pill llV Vr requisitions with Wilcox, and rnUYMUma I UULU emph4tlcl,ly .ued that he had re- eclved no money from him. whatever. D"5 Tiinnxiut pnin.i tinner attended a special meeting of.inrtUlYfl I'tWlTl laUllOL. GIRL DIES IN SOUTH fliauRlilrr i.l (It) lirllet Oflltcr In Vn (Oliver Sueciinilia to Injuries Sua-tallied In Stanley Pnrk VANCOUVER. March 10 Thrown from a horse the was riding In Stanley Park on Wednesday. Miss Margaret Ireland, nineteen-year old daughter of Rev. Oeorge Ireland, city relief ofMcer, died this morning from fractured skull. Mi mm