BostonGriul 25 TAXI andf. Ambulance Large Upstair Dining Hall, Service 'Hilar. with newly laid dancing Anywhere nl Anytime floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. Stand: Exchange Building' PRINCE RUPERT The latest and best for the MATT VI DKCIt. Prop. least. Phone 457. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Vol XVII., No. 133. PIUNCK IlUPEItT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1927 Price Five Cent SOVIET VERSUS CAPITALIST WORLD RUSSIAN Millionaire Yachtsman Drowned Near Head of Gardner Canal Jane 3 CLIFFORD BItOWN OF YACHT WESTWARD OVERTURNED IN RAPIDS OF WOLFE RIVER DURING HUNTING TRIP Word hay been received by the Provincial Police and by the American Consul of the death by drowning in Wolfe River at the head of Gardner Canal of Clifford Brown, a millionaire yachtsman of Salem, Oregon, and that the sum of $1,000 i3 being offered to anyone recovering the body. It seems that Mr. Brown accompanied by Captain Bykeman had been hunting up the river and they were returning on June 3 when they were overturned in the rapids. Brown was drowned but his companion made shore. They had made the trip in Mr. Brown' yacht Westward, which carried the news of the accident to Butedale and wirelessed the widow who ordered the posting of the reward. NO CHANGE IN LEGION POLICY (AMUD H'NDS TO HE AD.UINI.v THIKI) ANoYlIEK YEAR AS IV PAST VANCOUVER. June 8 Representative ol .ie Canadian Legion, the Army anu Ntrj Association held a conference here ye terday and adopted the report ol a committee recommending the admlnls-traiora of the canteen fund In British Columbia to continue the policy of relieving distress among war veterans. The report on which the trustees pass today follows: Whereas much of the subject matter contained1 Jn the resolution presented to this conference la being dealt with In legislative proposals, thus indicating a possible governmental remedy a the forthcoming session, your com mittee recommends that the policy pur sued by the board of trustees during the past year be maintained, that dls-1 bursements be made from the principal of the fund as la necessary, together with the Interest for the luterlm to the I next conference called by the trustees." A separate gathering of various women's auxiliaries delegates decided to form a provincial command In affiliation with the legion, CO-OPERATIVES FAVOR UNION DtUliED TO JOIN' WITH DKHTSH laiioit party hit mav takk ueieiiendim LONDON, June 8.- The British cooperative Movement membership of five million announced that Its congress voted; In favor of amalgamating Its polltlt-al policy with that of the Labor lany However, as only alx hundred of the thirteen hundred' societies affiliated with the co-operative union were re presented at the congress, a proposal Is made for a referendum among members of the society In regard to the matter. The movement Is a wealthy trading organization for the benefit of the working classes. VOLCANIC ASH OVER ALASKA IIIOIGI1T TO, lit M'ST lUO.M KOMI Afti VOLCANO HIT NO NKWS :W Ht-cjit JUNEAU Juna B Thouiht to bo evidence of volcanic eruption some U'l.ap. n ,, . - ...... Wam nPT v.v ill AiaSKR, pUJIllCC UUOfc " I ceptlble yesterday on the streets of InnABii u. u i r nnr thA I1U VU IU aligil-'uj-' city. Adjacent town also reported the presence of deposit which were not of neasurcable depth, When subjected to laboratory -teats the dust gave off sulphur fumes auch as characterised the h which spread over Alaska following ;h eruption of Mount Katmnl In l,a' GOVEMMENT THINKS ASSASSINATION PLANNED UII.KI.NS INAIU.i; EM'LOKE ARCTIC HLINDSpOT. AOAIX 4 FAIRBANKS, June 8. Fog 4 which prevented the exploration of the Arctic "bllndspof last year again proved too great a barrier. Captain Wllktns. leader V of tone Detroit expedition, plan- ned a flight from Point Barrow to Greenland he said last night, In announcing the cancellation of further attempt this season. A FISH ARRIVALS Tutal of 13.DUO Pound. Moolly Anier-lean. Sold at Halibut EM'hange Tills .Morning A total or 73.000 pounds of halibut was sold at the Fish Exchange this momtng. Four American boats disposed of 60,000 pounds at bids ranging from 13.8c and 7c to 14c and 8.5c while one Canadian vessel sold 9,000 pounds' for 13.1c and 7c. Arrivals and sales were as follows: AMERICAN IJtuya, 28.000 pounds. Booth Fish eries, 13.8c an0 7c. Anna J.. 17,000 pounds, Atllu Fisher ies, 14c and 7c. Baltic, 16,000 pounds, Booth Fisher ies, 14c and 7c. Eastern Point, 3,000 pounds, Atlln Fisheries, 14c and 8.5c. CANADIAN W.T., 0,000 pounds, Canadian Fish As Cold Storage Co.. 13.1c and 7b. LONGER LUNCH HOUR PUPILS IN SCHOOL TRAIL. B.C.. June 8. All Trail school children will have one and a half hour for their luncheon recess Instead of one hour as at present during the fall term. the school board has decided. The ex-Dorlmcnt of the longer lunch hour was advised ,bv T. Q. Carter, principal of Central School, to permit as many vounisters to go home as possible. There were far too many taking lunch nl school. A. E. Allison, principal or the Technical High School, concurred and rcciucstcd that the ruling should in elude high school students also. VANCOUVER WHEAT MARKET IS CLOSED VANCOUVER, June 8. The wheat September when Vt' 'wlll! reopen, Van- B:C, . Silver . 1.50 1.60 Coast Copper 13:25 18.50 Cork Provlpce Dunwell Olacler Independence L. It L Lucky Jim .. Premier Porter Idaho Sliver Crest Surf Inlet ... Sunloch .07 V, .09 1.44 1.48 ,08 Vi .00 08 .00 . ,08 ft ,10 .30 H .31 2.06 2.07 .06 14 .07 ot W .75 .80 PRIZE ARABIAN STALLION, LOTAN, 17-year-old horse, which was selected by the late Theodore Roosevelt as his riding horse while visRing the ranch of W. K. Kellogg, multimillionaire of Battle Creek, Mich., at Pomona, Calif. CRUCIAL GAMES IN BIG LEAGUES LEADERS IN BOTH NATIONAL AMI AM Kit I CAN' AUK NOW PITTED AOAINST .MOST DANGEKOl'S RIVALS I'lTTMM'KO A Nil NEW YOKK WIN NEW YORK, June 8- With leading teams defending their positions agalu&l their most dangerous rivals, crucial series of games started yesterday In both the big baseball leagues. In the National, Pittsburg Pirates took New York CUants into camp with a 9-6 score while. in the American, New York Yankees ad ministered at 41 defeat to the running-up Chicago White Sox. The day' scores wereas follows: NATIONAL LEAOli: Brooklyn 6, Chicago 7. New York 6Jltthurg 9. Philadelphia 1, Cincinnati 3. Boston 12, St. Louis 3. AM Kit I CAN I.EAUIE Cleveland 8, Washington 10. St. Louis 9, Philadelphia 11.' Detroit S, Boston 6. Chicago 1, New York 4. miaou: ntandinos National l.ru;iie W. L.' Pet. Pittsburg 30 13 .608 St. Louis 23 18 .581 Chicago '.. 25 19 .508 New York 21 20 Mi Brooklyn 23 37 .400 Philadelphia ... 18 24 .429 Boston ........ 16 23 .410 Cincinnati 15 33 JIB Anit-rlrihi LriiRur New York 32 15 .081 Chicago 31 18 .033 Philadelphia 23 22 .332 St. Louis 22 24 .478 Washington. 21 23 . .477 Cleveland 22 - 26 .458 Detroit 19 26 .423 Boston 13 31 .293 MISS ANNA SVERHUN MARRIED YESTERDAY CrreiniMiy at Culliitllr Cliurrli I'olloMnl by Dinner at Home f Mr. mid Mrn, I, (luiiiuta . The marriage took place yesterday at five o'clock at the Catholic Church, Ucv Father McOrath officiating, of Miss Anna Bvcrhun of this city and formerly of Ukranln to M. Warlck of Vermillion. Alberta. The bridesmaid was Miss Annie Pkach and supporting the groom was N Bldonky. Following the ceremony dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs Peter Oamula, English Hill. The bride was the recipient of large number of beautiful presents. She and the groom left today for Vermillion where the groom has been farming for the past seventeen years and avhere they will" make their future home. CHILLIWACK FARMER TOOK HIS OWN LIFE CHILLIWACK, June 8. George Clarke 60 years of age. a well known farmer, was found shot dead and a coroner's Jury returned a verdict that the wound was MlMnrilcted. MOSCOW IS SORE ABOUT THAT MURDER ShNllS INOHlNANT NOTK TO TO-LANII PLACIMi UEM'ONtH- niLirv MOSCOW, June K. Artiug foreign Milliliter Malm Lltvlnoff liumlril the I'iiII.Ii inliiMrr to .Mom-oiv an emphatic and liulljiuiit note regarding I lie a.avlnatlii of Hie Mulct fiiliiitlrr, Voikoff. ulio uus kill-at the railway station where lie Hint to inert the retiring charge d'affaires i from Kngland ulio was on lilt way home. The note declared that the I'olMi (oirrninrnt could nut rrpiKllule rrpoii.itilllty for the USMItollUtillll. SETTLED WAGE DISPUTETODAY t'.IMl. IKKKillT HANDLERS AND I'HEl'KKKS KUKI'T C OMPItOMIHE WITH COMPANY .MONTREAL. June 8. Settlement of tlie wage dispute affecting ten thousand C.P.R. freight handlers and checkers was reached this morning and the threatened strike averted. The men re ceive a substantial Increase though not what was asked. UKATIIEIl ItM'OUT. Prince Ilupert. Foggy, calm; temper ature, 51. Terrace. Clear, calm, temp. 62. Itosswcod. Clear, camp. - temp. 01. Alyansh. Clear, calm, temp. 00. Alice Arm. Clear, calm, temp. 65. Anyox. Clear, calm, temp. 68. Stewart. Clear, calm, temp. 57." llarelton. Part cloudy, calm, temp. 70. Telegraph Creek.--Clear, calm, temp. 53. Smlthera. Cloudy, calm, temp. 85. Burns Lake. Showery, calm, temp. 62. Whltchorsc.Clcar. calm, temp. 60, Dawson. South wind, clear, temp. 60. , . Advertise In the Dally News. Sharks Swarmed Around Raft Which Wrecked Men Crowded; -Probably MANILA, June 8. The belief that most of the 55 men who were lost when the steamer Negros sank on May 29 were eaten by sharks Is expressed by survivors here today, following the arrival, of the survivors aboard the steamer Hasbate. Their stories revealed the fact that as many as twenty-one were seen clinging to small rafts before the Negros lifeboats got away from the scene of the wreck and that sharks were swarming around them even then. One survivor of the vessel said he ate his clothing, which ill vffocts., IYUKONERS ARE AIRPLANE SOON I SKASON OPENS WITH Kl'MI IN AND , AllOl'ND ll.MV.HUN WHEN' At'TIVI TIEH ULOIN DAWSON, June, 8. An airplane pilot ed by a. u. cruixsnanics late or ine oyal Air force and of the Royal Can - 1 edlan Mounted Police la expected to;cp.nrj nrfifp tlTAnr arrive on or about June 15 at White- ofcAILIl DlIIIU lVlAXJU horse Irom which point It will operate. It Is the property of the Yukon Airways Corporation and If successful may be followed by others. . Practically ths whola town was out to welcome the first boat ot the season, wtych arrived Sunday, the steamer Cadca with 33 passengers, many Yukon-ers returning after spending the winter "outside," and they were given a hearty welcome. A barge of freight and mall came In later and the steamer Whltehorsc. with more mall and passengers. The steamer Yukon went through with a big cargo of freight and mall for lower river Alaskan points: The season has opened with a rush Three gold dredges are now .operating continuously In Kloudyke Valley and Dominion Creek. Another Is ready to start shortly. There Is continuous daylight throughout the territory and the first warm weather is being experienced, Orass Is green and flowers are almost in full bloom. Two surveyors left yesterday to sur vey claims at a new sliver camp 25 miles below Dawson, where fifty claims were staked last fall after discovery, BODY OF WOMAN WJS FOUND IN A WELL EDMONTON. June 8. The body of Mrs. E. E. Mllledge. wife of the C.NJl. roadmaster at Edson was found In a well near her home. She had been missing for six weeks. A. S." Paul, formerly manager of the Pacific Stevedoring Co. here and now Identified with a longshorlng concern In the south, came north on the Prince Rupert this trip to Ocean Falls where an Australian bout is to ds loaaca who paper. Ate Most of Thm who was cast ashore without food satisfied his hunger and he felt no Soviet Sees the Beginning of Campaign Against Them in the. Murder of M nister to Poland MOSCOW, June 8. The Soviet official new8 agency says it is stated in government circles that Peter Voikoff was in no way responsible for the death warrants in the Romanoff family. The Russian authorities appear convinced that the assassination of their representative in Poland is part of a definite campaign carried on by capitalistic countries against' the Soviet and is closely linked with recent anti-soviet activities in Great Britain. In "some quarters this is even regarded as the "first gun" in a war enemies of the Soviet are alleged to be attempting to foist on Russia. It is declared that future relations betvesn Poland anc! 1 111 Russia depend on the former's attitude! in the matter. WARSAW, June 8. Foreign Minister Zeallskl despatched a message to the bjviet foreign office today containing assurance that "pubUe oplnlcn without distinction shares In the unanimous condemnation by the government ol the murder of Voikoff." t:O.MMl'NTHTS AKE IVJIKKD 11V I'.OMII EXPLOSION IN CLITI MOSCOW. June 8.Twenty-six people were seriously Injured by two bombs which were thrown In the business club at Leningrad while the meeting of tbe debating section of the Communist prty was In progress. JThe, premises were badly damaged. 4 FOR TRACE OF MAN WHO FELL FROM TUG Two boats, the provincial police launch Adanac with Constables Camm and Uaybone aboard and the Prince Rupert Boat House powerboat "28,' Capt. Alex. Satrit, are combing the shores of Grenvllle Channel for trace of Stanley McB. Smith, Vancouver broker. who is believed to have fallen overboard last Sunday afternoon from the tug Pacific Monarch. The tug Lome came up Orenvllle Channel from Lowe Inlet yes terday afternoon and kept o close look out but with no avail. Mr. Smith was a prominent pioneer Vli-t 'flan, being at one time provincial a.scjsor. One of his daughters Is Mrs. A. M. Burdlck of Victoria and lls aged mother also lives In the capital. TWO KILLEDWHEN AUTOMOBILE STRUCK BY AC.P.R. TRAIN OUELPH. Out.. June 8. Two people were killed end two seriously hurt when an automobile was struck, by a CP U train a few miles from hero. The dead are Mr. and Mrs. Foster Hutchinson of Chicago. WIIIELESS KEPOKT. 8 u.ni. DIOUY ISLAND Foggy, calm; baro meter, 29.88; 'i temperature, 31; sea smooth; 7:40 pjn. spoke steamer Catala, passing out, southbound; 8 pm. spoke tug Lome, abeam Herbert Reef, south- bound. DEAD TREE POINT. Clear, calm; registry office here, to five years' lm-barometer. 29.64; temperature, 52; sea prlsonment lor theft of $7,000, whUe smooth, i BULL HARBORz-Cloudy, fresh S.W. wind; barometer, 29.74; temperature, 30; light swell; 8 p.m. spoke steamer, Curacao, Anacortes for Ketchikan, 166 ' miles from Ketchikan; 8 pjn. spoke steamer Dorothy Alexander, Victoria fori Ketchikan. 214 miles from Ketchikan: Massetti o p.m. spoKe steamer rnnce Rupert, abeam Sunny Island, northbound; 6 ajn. spoke steamer Catala left Swanson Day southbound. NOON DIODY ISLAND. Overcast, fresh BJZ. wind; barometer, 29.92; temperature, 49; sea smooth. , DEAD TREE POINT. Clear, calm: barometer, 29.60; temperature, 56; ea smooth. bull HARBOR.s-cioudy. southwest wind; barometer, 29.80; temperature, 'M: "k"1 weI1' BOAT SPEEDING TO SAVE LIFE CL'TTKK I! AID A CAItltVIMl HTItlCKEN woman to hospital fkom st. pail island CORDOVA, June 8. After .piercing he Ice surrounding ' Saint Paul Island n Bering Sea, the United States coast guard cutter Halda Is speeding from Cordova this morning In an effort to save the life of a woman who was taken desperately 111 on the Island, In response to an urgent call from' the naval radio station there, Captain Cochrane, commander of the Bering Sea patrol, ordered the Halda despatched o bear the stricken, woman .here.- Al.. though no other vessel this dared risk destruction from tbe St, Paul Ice' floes, the cutter made tbe voyage safely and took the woman i aboard. She Is being treated by the physician on the vessel and will undergo an operation on her arrival at Cordova. GRAIN BOAT IS DUE ON FRIDAY VOMKI MAKC, TAKING CARGO TO OKIENT, WILL HE LMT WHEAT .SHIP HEKK THIS SEASON The next and last boat this season to load grain at this port, the Japanese freighter Yomel Maru, has wirelessed the Northern Shipping Co., local agents, that she expects to arrive here from the Orient about noon Friday, The vessel U to be lined and about the middle of next week should go on berth at the elevator to load for Japan, After the Yomel Maru Is finished, the Wheat Pool's elevator here will , be practically empty and will remain so until the 1027 crop commences to move In tbe fall. Some sixty carloads of grain are now on the way here to finish the Yomel Maru's cargo. JUDGE BREAKS DOWN IN COURT LEAVES HlKltlEDLY AtTEK SEN TENCING CHAItLES LATHAM Of NEW WESTMINSTEH NEW WESTMINSTER, June 8. Mr. ! justice D. A, Macdonald broke down and hurriedly left the court after sentencing Charles Latham, formerly of the land employed In that office. Charles Olson was given five years for. theft of 350. Fred Smlthers and Ocorge Moore. cpnvlcted of the theft of 700 each were given three years, - 1 : T 1 IT H I I TM'TI CUSTOMS GUNS SPEED IIOAT MAKING 33 KNOTS ESCAPED FltOM POKT ANGELES WHEN riKED ON PORT ANOELES, June 8. Suspect ed of rum running, a speed boat' making 35 knots an hour ran the gauntlet ot, a one pounder and machine guns ot the customs patrol last night and escaped toward Dungeneas.