25 TAXI Boston Grill and Ambulance Service Anywhere at Anytime Standi Exchange Uulldlng MATT VIDECK. Prop. VOL XVI!.. No. w" " 14. WHEAT COMING rrince George Member and Labor Men Talked in Legislature Monday R. . Ncelands of South campaign funds H. G. Perry speaksiof liquor, gamd and compensation VICTORIA, January 18. Robert II. Ncelands, Labor member HouMi Vancouver; Thomas Uphill, Independent Labor. Fernie; i i II Or IVrry. Liberal, Prince Georjre. contributed to the debate i r itvy to the speech from the throne on Monday afternoon, Hon. D. Pattullo, minister of lands, adjourning the debate. Mr Neplands referred to campaign funds, a matter in connec-i : with which he said he was endeavoring to have an investigation Jc this session. He understood how persons would contribute to ,c L'bcral. Conservative or Labor campaign funds, because they happened to aupport the particular party ' wnlcn ln,lr funds were paid but wen 1 iTm 1 n I m I 1 Il I ANT A I AlAlilMA ur ,ubu " uen pnie u )xil 1 1 JTl Jl 1 ilulilil " evident tnst the person con MONEY IS SPLIT isaid ? I1UU: VOlMk, M INM.K or WIM Ik. MIMt MUtATIION, TO ii:T If sua AND 1114 MANAOEK, $i,m ter ' M TON Cel. January IS. tr:r1 j ; the winner of the Bant concerned alone, end let trie munielpal-s will receive 115,000 of ltlfl themselvea attend to IhU. He would r . money. hU manager Uo eliminate the so-called -tool-U.-yns. ft t tin I IIOJDOO. pigeon" used by the department in IhU r in Toronto. paid U 'connection and leave tbe matter to the Tam while be uuut-! superintendent of provincial police The at Tbe boy's mother epeekef crtuetred the Oame Conserva-ri caUlng for titty- , two Board and aald be would take the a he wofi: If be lost, j matter of game out of the handa of v. ,,i nave been responsible the board and put In In the fundi of c x Mt. ' the legislature. He alto felt that the W';gley. Jr. sponsor of the i Workmen-! Compensation Board had too T at yeaterday and. In d-1 much license and he would call it be-promislng him the delivery fore a committee of the houae to give i KiMO check tonllht ar a Lo! - theatre, offered hint a little i adv.ee Don't Inveat your i mirilmr atockt allhouih I t few myself." cautioned the mil- Trjaj aald he had already aent for l tssUwr Mr Jean Youni. of 'OULD IMPROVE MOTHERS' ACT MII.ITIOX HV JOIH'A ' IIINfll- nun: (AI.I.IM1 kik AiToivr- mi':xt or t .mmitti:i: is t'.tn nun ix i.i:oisiTt hi: Vli foil! A, Jan. IB. -A rtaolutlon by ua Ilincheltffe. Conaervatlve mem-' ' r Victoria. In favor of a committee l Into the working of the Mothers' I' -:::n Act with a view to bringing ft: m irnpro'.Mncniv In the working of meaaure was carried In the legUla- isre yeaterday after being amended " h ihe conaent of the attorney general. phe committee, which will be ap. B'ilntWl later, will have the power to poll mio the caae all documents and I ijiete. It will be of non-partlzan Kharacter Bpcaklng to the resolution, Hon. A. M Maruon, attorney general, pointed K'Ut that during the fiscal year of 192S- pa. there had been expended under the I5I8.417 In actual relief. ST. BONIFACE HAS BIG FIRE lll; I IHK.MK.N Jl lli:i, ONK m:iiI' Oll,V. AM) DAM 1(111 r.sTIMATUD AT IJU.UOU lit lO.SK 8T BONIFACE, Manitoba, Jan. 18. five firemen were Injured, Capt. H. Puthler aerloualy, and damage eatl pated at 140.000 waa done by a lire Klilch gutted the Marlon Block yestcr- pay Eighteen peraona were driven from 111 Ut.ll.M - Vancouver discusses tributing frit he wanted something irem whichever pert y might be relumed. He thought tbu u wrvag sad. perhaps, he that was the ruHD why men like jdenersl Odium were getting out of poll 8ueta court prevented fxxl men from entering the legislature. Mr. Perry thought that, la the tnler-rt of Uu government, it would be bet for the attorney tneral to leave M I I .lll.fc......nll t Ik. .JlMIIJI. laws as far as the rauololpaUUea were review ci its aarainisiraiwa. r. rr, aald he waa aorrytto hear the Premler'a pewdmlatlc view with regard to the raclflC Oreat Eaatera Railway. CrlU-clam agalnat the government waa due In a large meaaure to the fact that It had gone very faat with aoctal legislation. The induatrlea of the province felt the pace loo faat and Labor men did not give the government any praise for what It did. MRS. CHARLES CHAPLIN IS GRANTED ALIMONY To Or! SI.IHKI I'cr Mould I'riiillng frt-I lenient if Her Ohorrr Art Inn Arali!! I'llni CoiimlUK 1X33 ANOELES. Jan. U. - Tcmpofary alimonv of 14,000 per month haa been granted Mrs. Charlra Chaplin pending settlement of her divorce suit against the film comedian. The grant waa or- dcrtd by Superior Court Judge Ouerln here yeaterday MONTREAL REGAINS POSITION OF FIRST GRAIN SHIPPING PORT MONTREAL. Jan. 18. - Montreal re gained its poattlon during 10J8 a North America premier gram anipping pwv. New York ran a poor aecond, almost 60.-000.000 bushels under Montreal's total figures of 134.S49.831 bushels. Oalves- ton. Texas, was third with 3l.S03.O0O. VANCOUVER EXCHANGE Uld. Aaked. Wheat ,. l-3ti j C. P ,R 167.50 Consolidated ...... 340.00 Dunwell 1.31 135 Olacler . .11 ! Oladatone 27 i S9 Hszelton 00; Howe Boumt 38.00 40.00 Independence 10i .10i Marmot 'lOft -V4 Tremler 1" 14 Porter Idaho Silver Creat 03 .06 Richmond ":, PRINCE mxm Northern and STEADILY TO PORT: FOUR GRIT LEADER IN SUDDENLYDEAD IH1X. 4t()X MACK. I'lCKMDKXT OK I.KilM-tTlli: t'OIXtll, WAS I.OXCJ ACTItK IX Atl'AIUM OK HIS IMIOVIXtt: 81 YEARS OLD om.v i:i.ct:xTLV :ii:hi;i to .meet UlTII ItriJUT OK I'KK.MItlt lillODKH THAT HE lUT LIVERPOOL. Nova 8cotla. Jan. 18. Hon. Jason MUler Mack, president of the Nova bcotta Legislative Council, died here tbt morning. The late Mr. Mack, who was a pro minent figure In provincial affairs for many years. wa born ou March 17. 1841, ax Mill VUlage. Queen's County. Nova Scotia. He was educated at Normal School and King's College. Windsor, and in 1178 married liainle. only daugbter of Daniel Keilaher. Liverpool merchant He was calltd to the bar In 1869 and was the first warden ol Queen County. He waa for tome years stipendiary magistrate for Liverpool dla j trtet and first entered the legislature in 1873 and served for four years when I be was appointed a member of the legls j latlve couaetL In 1907 he was appointed , lesder of the council and member of tbe government, being promoted to president i of the eouacU In 1931. He waa made a j King's OBtstufl In 1M7. ronowtWr thettnT of government from Liberal to Conservative last year. Mr Mack waa asked by Premier Rhodes to resign aa president of tbe legislative council. Only on Friday laat he Issued a statement to the public announcing thai he would refuse to meet the request on the grauiid that the or eminent had no authority to dismiss him. YOGEN MARU COMING HERE AXOriIEK JAIANKE 4IKAIX VESSEL lOlt Tills I'tHtT IS COM. INO NEXT WEEK pile here on January XI to Inad grain fur Hie Orient I trie Orran Transport CW frrlghtrr osrii Maru arr-nrdlng to announmnrnt maile llil morning by Ihf agent. The e-el l romlng Imiii Jun and will lie lined here before Parting In IlKlll. The fuxukl Line Irelghler. Seine Mjru, due here tomorrow, will load for Shanghai. The Innrrton ant) King James due later In the month, will IimiI for I'nltrtl Kingdom or continent. The Yoc.ru .Maru will be the Urgrt IIioukIi not the longrtt Jupuiiri grain hl that haa rallrd here. Her touiuge l 7111 groa uixl 3IU9 rrgUtrrril. Hull! at the 0aka (JaMii) Ironworks Ud. In t0!, hr N IIS long. .VU fret In hrruillli and 31.0 depth. The Seine Muru, whlrh was built In JaMii In I9!0, 1 of nxj lona gniMi unci I'JHM ton rrgMrrrd. She It It3 fret long with beam of ,13.8 lert ami depth of 31.9 feet. EMPRESS CHARLOTTE DYING IN BELGIUM l:lglit)-t Yrur Old Widow of Emperor Mmlmlllitn Ik Eertrd to Siiit-umli to Inriiienta nt any Time BRUSSELS, Jsn. 18. Empress Charlotte, alghty-elx year old widow of the Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, Is sinking rapidly with Influent and the end Ik Yru.MftH hnlirlv rlKIifilAN Ur lUAorT',' VESSELS TAKES OWN LIFE JN VICTORIA VICTORIA, Jan. 17. The lifeless body of John Alexander airttng was found hanging from the rafters of hi room In London Street, Esqulmalt. It Is believed that he had been a fireman oil coast VCWiels, ' . PRINCE RUPERT Central British Columbia's Newspaper RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY. JANUARY 18, 1927 iHsWyKjSetflswi' 1 8j5 vWswePya itysBsB POLICEMAN WILLIAM J. McCAFFEUY of Brooklyn rescued a younjf lady from the surf last summer at Hock-away Iieach. lie pot her name, but forgot to get here address. When he got back to the station he told the story to a police woman, adding that ho wished to see her again. Another police woman, Mrs. Theresa It. Bourque, overheard and volunteered, "I'll introduce you to her. She is my daughter." So as a further coincidence it came to pass that Mr. McCaffery and Miss Theresa Bourque met last week at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Hope S3 bride and bridegroom. Julia Berger, the flower girl, is in the picture, too. NOVA SCOTIA BY-ELECTION ANTI(it(slMil Y.MtOKO IS OTI.Ml TOOAY TO NAME SICCESNOH TO L.TE J. C. IKIIIiUS OUYSSORO. Nora Scotia, Jan. 18 - Voting Is taking place today in the county of Antogonlsh-Ouysboro. to choose a. successor to the late Hon John C. Douglas, federal member ot jarl)ament, who died since his election ou September 14. It Is the first by-election In the country since the general election and great Interest haa t lached itself to the campaign not only locally but throughout Canada. The rival candidates are William Cuff, former MJ. for Lunenburg, Liberal, and Nell R. McArthur. Conservative. Both sides are claiming victory the Conser vatives on the ground that It went Conservative In September through Ui5 election ot Mr. Douglas and the Lib erals ou the ground that the situation nationally Is favorable to them and also because Mr. Duff la conceded to be a formidable candidate. Evidence df the interest being taken In the contest was furnished at the final meeting ot the campaign when It was said that there was a greater turnout of town vehicles In Ouysboro than ever before assembled on one dsy. lor the Joint debate between Mr. Duff, and Mr. McArthur. A blinding snowstorm and driving wind did not prevent a record turnout, The people who attended the joint debate-heard two rival candldatea asking the support of the electors, while both advocated the same measures. BIG FIRE IN ST. PAUL; DAMAGE IS PUT AT $500,000 ST. PAUL. Jan, 18. Fire destroyed two large manufacturing plants and fourteen residences last night. The loaa 1 estimated M 1300,000. OREGON FIR IS IN PORT SULIM! SHIP. WHICH WAS IN DISTRESS IN J.C. MU.ND, EN-TEKS COI.IMIUA ItlYEK ASTOKIA, Jau. IS. The schooner Oregon Kir, mlvlng with her rrew 'of fourteen In the North larlflr Oenin lnre January G when she was Ut sighted In IJueen Charlotte sound by Ihe CN.lt. steamer Prince Chartrx and for which Ino tug made a long search, a reported entering the mouth of the Columbia ltlrr llil morning under her own Mill. Tiijh urrr dewtrhed (o bring lirr Into port. It It reported that pnuih-ull) all lirr Milt and running gear were curried away. SHARP 'QUAKE FELTIN JAPAN CLOCKS STOPPED AMI Ol.ll WALLS SHAKEN DOWN HIT NOYII1NU SKKHH'S IS ItEPOIITEII t OL-I.OWINO TIIEMOK TOKIO. Jan. 18. A sharp earthquake, more severe than at other points on the Island of Honda on which Toklo Is situated, was felt here today. Clocks stop ped and old walla collapsed but no casualties or msterlat damage haa been reported, BIDS FOR BONDS NOT ACCEPTED BY FINANCE DEPT. VICTORIA, Jsn. 18. Because bids for the $8,000,000 bond Issue offered the fi nance department yeaterday were con atdered unaatlsfactory. the tenders were all rejected. The loan will be floated later when better market conditions prevail. Circulation circulation 1625 leaa sales BOA TS Legislature Hears Proposal Wnereby Northern Trappers Might Be Given Protection VICTORIA, January 18. Widespread belief that several trap-Ipers who disappeared in Northern British Columbia during the past two or three years were murdered for their furs was brought to the attention of the legislature yesterday by H. G. Perr't member for Fort Ceorge. The men simply vanished, Mr. Perry said, and, in . spite of provincial police patrols, their fate remained a , mystery. Mr. Perry said that he intended no criticism of the provincial police but suggested,-as a guard against possible crime, that trapper , might be required to carry a die with which to stamp their pelts. In thje event of roWbery ot murder, the crime would be uncovered if an attempt were made to sell the furs. UtENCII V OMAN DIES AT OKANI) OLII AUK j LEQUXy January 18. Madsme Catharine? CaUUrd la dead In her 109th year. Up to the last she 'sang, danced, delighted In 4 good eating and drinking old wines and read newspapers , without glasses. It ! ! REAL COLD SNAP ; HITS DISTRICT! fPiUMKMUJ-EKT is ONLY PLACE IN9 f pneumonia ana w ip luoer- CE.NTItAL OK NOKTIIEHN MX. KE- ilTEKIMJ AliOVE ZEKO All Central and Northern British fColumbia waa this morning experiencing the caldest weather of the season. After what seemed to be a thaw . yesterday. the temperature went a;ea(Uly lower during the afternoon and night till at 8 o'clock this morning 20 above tero u recorded la the city with corresponding tow readings throughout the district, noae above zero. The 8 axn. readlrg at points In Central and Northern British Columbia mere as followa: Prince . Rupert Clear, calm, . temperature 20 above. Terrace Clear, calm, temp, rero. Rosswood Clear, calm, temp. 15 below. Alyansh Clear, calm. temp. 15 below. Hszelton Clear, calm. temp. 20 below. Smlthers Clear, calm. temp. 32 below. Burns Lake Clear, calm. temp. 33 below. Telegraph Cfrtk Clear, calm, temp. 22 below. ' " Kshlln Clear, calm. temp. 50 below. Whltehone Clear, calm, temp. 43 below. Dawson Clear, calm. temp. 42 below. Stewart River Temp. 50 below. PIONEER MERCHANT OF VANCOUVER DIES liobert I'jke Va Prominent In Conser- tutlte Circles uf Southern City Prior to Purahtlr stroke VANCOUVER. Jan. 18. -Robert (Sami Pyke. aged 65, pioneer Vancouver merchant and prominent In Conservative circles In this city until he became an Invalid two years ago foUowlng a paraly tic stroke, died at his residence here yesterday. WlltELESS HEPOKT 8 a.m. DIOBY ISLAND. Clear, calm: barometer 30.02: temperature. 20; sea smooth: 8 p.m. spoke tug St. Faith at Captain's Cove, repatrlng raft; 8 pm spoke ateamer Seine Maru, bound for Prince Rupert from Japan, 420 miles from Prince Rupert. BULL HARBOR. Clear, calm; baro meter 29.77: temperature, 28; sea moderate swell. DEAD TREE POINT. Barometer; 29.- 30; temperature 18. NOON DIOBY ISLAND. Clr, calm: bsrO' meter 30.02; temperature, 24; sea, smooth. BULL HARBOR. Cloudy, fresh N.E. wind; barometer 29.78; temperature 32; tea. moderate swell. DEAD TREK POINTBarometer 29.- 4i temirsturev 01. Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least. Phone 457. mi Vrict Prlei Tive Five Onts Onts ON WAY FLU EPIDEMIC IN VANCOUVER NOT ALARMING IT IIY 1K. r. T. INOEKIIILL. MEDICAL HEALTH OITICEK VANCOUVER. B.C, January 18. A;cordlng to Dr. P. T. UnderhUl, city health omcer. there la no cause tor alarm because of the prevalence ot influenza in tbe city. Of a total of 205 deaths in December. (only 10 were attributed to influenza. cuioeu. wane ue nmueura moruiy 1 higher than usual. It ha passed the peak, the doctor stated. Of the deaths : in December, one-quarter were of peo- pie with some type of heart disease, j he concluded. la January, to date, there have been 71 deaths, ot which 30 are attributable , to influenza and pneumonia. j GET SETTLERS FOR ALBERTA IIKKIIEICT (SKEEMIELD. r'OKMEK PKE-MIEIt OK PltAIKIE PUOVINCE. LEAVES 10KE.NUL.tND EDMONTON. Jan. 18. Herbert Greenfield, former premier to the province and now ccmniissloner yof Immigration fcr the government, has Just left for London. England, where he wlU represent the province In an effort to encourage 'elected settlers to locate In favorable, parts of Alberta. Hugh M. Baker, secretary to Hon. Charles Stewart, while premier of the province, and who filled the same position to Mr. Greenfield while Jiead of the government, accompanies the commissioner to London ts carry on a accre- tary ot the Alberta offices when established In London. Mrs. ,Orecn field and Mrs. Baker accompanied their husbancU overseas. Before leaving for the East Premier Brownlee stated that options on two or three desirable premises fcr Alberta of fices in London had been offered, but that nothing would be done toward se curing a location until Mr. Oreenflcid had personally looked over the situation. GRAIN COMING STEADY AGAIN ITE III NUKED AND SEVENTY CAK ON WAY IIEUE IIIO.M PKAIKIES TIIKEK DOATS IIEtOKE tEll-Itt'AIIY 1 The movement of grain to Prince Rupert has now been resumed on a steady basis. With three boata due between tiCw and' February' 1 to take wheat away froin .t$elevatorj there should be no Interruption on account of the plant being full for a few weeks at least. RaUway offices this morning announced 570 cars of wheat now en route here including a train cf some 32 ears coming In today. Boats due to losd grain are the Seine Maru. coming tomorrow; the Innerton, due on January 23, and .the King James. February 1. ?.,. Advertise in the Dully New,