LB i h 1 11 Save Money The cheapest way to buy the Dally News la to subscribe by the year. The coat la $3.00 and your copy a delivered to your address tni'h evening. Juat figure out the small coat to you for thla dally service for twelve months l ',,1 XVIII., No. 02. I . kX, UIY vu.KA Ptilirwi K i: on SPK Imperii WN'SWORK MMITH TIrH 1M- U( IISIT l'i:A(K. Illll.lt AMI J I V I liiu.lrnv in liitiTlsii (HUM-111 A V K i 'nf ttrwfi a i i n ea.M tiasH wm. ial Preferences IS ON ANVIL ana the Inauguration and retention of British preferences which ln our day have grown to a group of Imperial lerence with the promise of ever wider markets in all parts of the Brltuh Empire "The Conservative party tn looking to the past Is atlll Influenced by the f!cl pcl.cy adopted when the western provinces were practically unpopulated "The "flat Uhsrel Ueerei part party set ltealt a gam" iK OKti VM.ATION i should remc;uNr that men :fectly oiRanld yet and irrciDJplifh that we shall be shead ol the men. Organ- i he-man's lob and It la up i to db if - - IAYL0R WILL NOT RETRACT : KM I SI'S Kl TAKi: IIW K ANY Ol J-TAHIMK.NT M DK. ItUlAKII-IV(i Pl.AHTIM) ul'VKR. April 19. Mayor Taylor WIERMERE of the ' iilleged to have been made by he police commission meeting . I )5 in regard to Sam Plaitlno. 1 ' 'day. . frr Plaatlno recently demand-the mayor retract certain purporting to have been 4 : COMING WEST: pIMajg HsilPto aT revtstoo duwn- WA April 19. - Mary Ellen word where reduction can be made ):. .reslng the National Assem- national Inlereat. That we haw I t . rsl women y.-icrday .aid: Pedt " evidenced by t'v ' ntf reduction made in by irk Is on Hie anvil txlay P"' rllt administration since it Uv. pc It will t beaten out of i Organisation is the key- aumcd office" IIKAO OK POI.UK. .MAKKH hTATK.MK.NT IIKOAItlUMt MlllllKIt Although Information leacllr.n to the taking of the murderer Of Mrs. lather Killaa on Tuesday so far received has gone iMrwtt without result. Inspector W. Bpiller, in an official statement thla morning. aa!d that the police deal red to encourage the bringing forward of any aua-plelon that any one might have. They would be pleased to investigate any clue, however trivial, and were desirous of encouraging rather than discouraging the reporting to them of any rumors or auaplclons. The Inspector atated that over thirty rumors and cluea hnd already been traced down with no result. "There will be no one more anxious than myself to Inform you when an arrest haa been made," added the inspector "Meantime news of such la the bast thing we can expect." All possible avenues of escape have been and are being guard-ad and there is difference of opinion as to whether or not the killer to atlll in the city. Wf. nuill l, - HIV OUil J-" a IA m,. nilem - .rrled a London cable saying I VAWCOWv. apt.. 1 Northern wheat yesterday Number - I! -tl.erm.rt la to visit Vancouver t r''',Ml hl'' Intention of giving enor-6i-ns publicity iii his papers to Brit- "h ' Imilbla slid WMtrn rWnarlA swn- Ilv WINNIPEG PIONEER DIES AT VANCOUVER I VANCOUVER. April 10 Arthur Wtck-fc'i: ft', yoars of age. a pioneer cltlaen ft Winnipeg and first manager of a Kl'nincd bsnk to open in the weat, Is P'"l Ml his hoiM her MARY ELLEN SMITH IS HEAD LIBERAL WOMEN OTTAWA. April 19. Mrs. Mar Kllen P'lU'h.M.L A. f.r P) Hi'' Firm Nutlminl AsMmhlv of : '"i :i - tlitlr president. . . s gta iu ' Admin and that ite will go Into ctoaeo ' " i in I'v.ue River country. Tn friends Lord Kolhermere haa C ici&t: muLKViuiv img wives Liberal Women Principles of Liberalism at Banquet His Honor Warty is set against any upward revision 0f fanif, declares Premier, but sticks by revision of the urin 4 4 I 4 4 4 4! 4! 41 4! 4 41 4 4 4 4 4 4 4! 4.J- 4 4 4 4 MACKENZIE KIM, TO VIMT THIS COT MONTH OK AllilsT OTTAWA. April 19 -Premier Mackenrt Kin a ll mvnti Ann. 'IT AW A, April 19.Premier Matfkenrie King, in an address ut tn Weatcrn cl.u.j on a Kiwn ut a banquet in hit honor last night by the first tour carrying him t the Paci-national assembly of Liberal women on "liberalism" " ooaet. a week win be tiis audience Hint Liberal outlook and thought was di- Pnt ln hl constituency at id utwaid the future; Conservative was directed to and found Pl'c A'trt ,-tifiration in the past. , . , , , ... ... m. attention to nr.eili'g.s .m ingcd In fiscal matters, the Premier said, the principle of future by the young L!bcr , noci- ' ii nd its expression in Liberal politics, of customs duties for ttoru. i m rather than for purposes of protection to special interests I MKS. MAIO tl.l.VN SMITH Promli'em Western i.man who addressed bm u'!h rim; of Liberal wimfi ut Ottuwa 81-e Is slso the Candida te chosen by the Liberals of squlm.Mt to rontrat that constituency against R. H Pooley. THROWN FROM AUTO DIED IN HOSPITAL P. Mm-ltln of Vanroutrr VtctliM ArrWcnt Ulen far l'ullrl to Tarn VAMCCuTaTR April IS. J. P. Morkln. 4Vaacouter timber inapectcr of the 4 Canadian National, was faUIly injured 4 yesterday when hla auto failed to Uikc a turn In North Vancouver and craah- ed Into a building. He died ln the hospital. Oarlton T. Nelson, an oocupant of the 4- ear, manager of the Alberta Lumber Co. bare, was severely Injured about the 4 bead. 4 444444444 riiici: ok uiikat. BASEBALL SCOsRES ('nasi iMgne M Melons 10, Portland a. Hcllywood 1. Seattle 10. Oakland 0, San Franclaco 1. Bacraraento S. Los Angela i. Canadian Soldiers Tell at Currie Libel Trial What Took Place on Armistice Day in City of Mons 0IJ0UKG. April 19. In the Currie libel case n which Sir Artluir'ls suing the writer and publisher of an artkjeln l small eastern newspaper, thr defense brought a iiujiilrflsffi ex-service men to testify tney saw ooaies 01 t..anaaian sounerv lying in the streets and some reiaiwu tnai mey nearu gunfire in xne city nt a certain hour on the morning of November 11. Others testified to knowledge of their comrades having been wounded by ma chine irun or other gunnnm VaalopdilV Wll." Ksa AUlMjiniMI rietllt with the spectacle .... of Mons by Canadian It around oldlera when they vlalte.1 armistice time. . Nearly three thouaand queaMoas and " a 1 . . 1 it A PKatm- . aam 1 T aa I llsTTI 111 1 - ma tlon for dl-covery of OenerHl Currie. - -r . t t of KAIITIUH AKi: IN SOU A 1 eXFIA, April 11). A violent, earth-quaka shock shook Sofia at 9:35 laat night and a general panic followa. i Hon. H H. Stevens declared aa "sheer t nui. e.:'c tj suggest that u.e queoec tiorojr ununis'tioii was 10 eam any thing co:nm:ikurs'e alth Its needs out jf storing grain, as waa Intended. The 4, tact ol the matter was the Port of Quebec had never attempted to pay Interest on the advances made by the , F:cieril 0.vernn.ent. He aald Vancou- ver was handling a much larger quan- 4, tity. of b'fttl" than Quebec through an elevutor with smaller capacity. Hon. P. J A Cardln aald it was lm- pcsiblc to take advuutage of the re- duced rate on flour over the tranacon- tlnental rallwny to Quebec with the prettent fs-Uitlcv Prograsa on the resolution wn reported. UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL TEAM CHAMPS llHAT WINMI'Mi y IX SKCONII (1AMK. UI.NMNO SKUIUH II Y POINT MINMPKO. April 19. II wb a rhwe anl rvrtllna game r Ium krtlwll lele-ei the I'nltersity of It.C. and the Winnipeg Tntlen- In Hlileh the Vunemitef team n mikI ly a single Mtt elnrlietl the wrles enlllllof llieiM to carry iM-nir the trophy euinilH of weat mi Catkida, . .11 bIm givea litem tlie right t meet I he tatlrni rlam-phun In the liiMiilithni title ton-trt. In lt iil-tiii ' guine tlie Toiler were lieutru III Ui U ail In Mn ilay nlglit'x ffanie tliey Hon 11 to 9. KING WINNER rfT NEWMARKET i NEWMARKET, England. April IB. PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper -mm- nm mii ii - .-n.r nmwfyy ' v- PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., iTHUli.SDAY, APRIL I'j. 1923 'ADY ANFSTEVENS BOTH URGE CLAIMS W ' u ELABORATE MACHINE: An exterior view of the new ToUlisaior, a betting machine being completed at the Long-humps race track for the coming season J. C. Brady Urges Development of Prince Rupert Port Instead of o Quebec and Stevens Vanccuverh atV TTAW'A. April 19. During a' discussion of a resolution ln ne lit. use yesterday authorizing eight and a half million dollar loan for the Quebec Harbor Commission. J. C. Brady, member for Skeena, said the future of shipping would be on the Pat -if it-. Wti::; was the government doing to develop the great Oriental trade which must be handled either by Canada or the United States : "The port of Prince Rupert was conceded to be a second Portsmouth." The government should direct its attention toward the development of the port of Prince Rupert 44444444444444444 oitoI: ri.yiMi JlVKMLi: SK.CTNIN ok run. ic LIB ut it v The Parent Teachers' Association at Its meeting last night went on record aa opopsad to the closing of the juvenile section of the Prince Rupert Public Library and a committee la to be appointed to meet wita the Library Board to discuss the matter. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4444444444444444 STOLL-McCRACKEN PARTY IS NOW DUE WEEK FROM TODAY aworn aa Interpreter. i-'.rt ojentng the Inquest, A. Watt, ln view of hla oclwf case wat a partlsularly aerl- d -tie. gave soma apaclai .pfvTOM0 to the htryoMti as to the nature, of tht'.r j.tfftn -was theta 4tstav4vave- '.ermln'.- the cautea and c:rainttni the deceased's death hew. when, '.here and in which manner death had -ccur-ed II It was found that It was j Chie 0! murder or manslaughter. It was the duty of the Jury to determine the person or persons who had viewing the body. Care shculd also be sxcroited ln Identifying tbe deceased. There would be wltneaaes to assist the Jury Including tbe doctor who bad pcrfcrmed the post mortem. Pinal!y. It would be the duty of the Jury to bring tn Its verdict and for that the Jury and not tbe coroner waa responsible Before th; Jury left the courtroom to v ew he body. Inspector Spllter. ap-peirmu frr the province, explained that nil :h evidence to be presented to the jury at this time would be In tbe matter d" I'lentU'ratlon Later the inquest would bu proceeded with. Meanwhile the lnve tlgatlon of the police, which had merely been started, would be proceeded with. lllEN'TIKIKN WOMAN Twelve Japanese Children Thrown from Lurching Launch into Fraser and Seven of Them Were Drowned ' the waterH of the river. Five of them were rescued but the other King CXrcrK won ... flr.t rmc of tht : t aWftV by the tjde antl current. Three bodies were asSmsmn iMiav whn hla thMea WdkBiP nlti 1 lav the third day of the trial and for the most part scuttle captured the Brandon Handi-I later recovered. The gas boat was owneu oy 110 nuzuKi anu was on its maioen cap The nice was over a nine fur-' long course and seventeen horses started. trip. Suaukl had aa hla companlorui terday. Sutukl. according to the police. - two alsters and T. Kouanago. father of was manoeuvring the craft near land W I:T1IKII UKPOIiT. 'one of the victims. Plve were rescued when she struck the mud bank, sud- Prlnee Rupert.-Clear, . calm, temper- by Suaukl and hla friends. j oeuly lurched, casting the children, who aturf 49 j Tne tragedy occurred about S.30 yea-1 were crowded on deck, Into the water. Boston Grill Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least. Phone 457 WESTERN PORTS Inquest Opens Into the Death of Esther Kitias Identification Established and Inquiry is Continuing This After noon Uefore Coroner Norman Watt In Police Court After thirty-six hours of continuous investigation into which the entire police strength of the city has been thrown, solution of the killing early Tuesday morning of Mrs. Esther Killas was apparently vague this morning. Police arc understood to be working on several underground clues, details of which were not to be learned. One belief seems to be that the killer is "Mill lurking in the city and, possibly, in view of the lack of evidence, it may be necessary to wait him out. Circumstances point ra'iher strongly to at least one conclusion that it was a man who committed the horrible crime on Com ox Avenue. 'tNQUEST into the death of Esther Killas, found brutally raur- I .lured at Ko7 Comox Avenue on luesaay, was opened uciore Coroner Norman A. Watt in the city police court late yesterday aflernoon. Evidence of one witness, Harry Levin, in the matter of identification was taken and the inquest adjourned until this afternoon at 1.30 when doctor's evidence will be taken prior to further adjournment, pending completion of police investigation. The jury consists of W. W. Wright (foreman;, Alex. McLcman, Claude V. Symes, Joseph Brown, George Frizzell and William Blair. -f virr'.tl Constable Win. Smith waa- EVERTON LEADS IN FOOTBALL IIUAIM E(il.lll I.KAOI K KHPLAt lVO III DIIKHSHKI.II IVIIICII IXAYS flP-TIE NATl UlllY LONDON. April la Winning their aist-!i yesterdav Bverton once more au.ed death or any accessory or ac- j tiok fhe lFftd tbe .tandtng of the tisrorle- to the lact. The Inatrument , c,,Ibs of lhe flr,t dm,lon. Huddemfteld. caus.ng death. If poaslble. ahoutd alio ,1;r!vd o th, lNllmhlp by the mid-be ascertained. In this connection the ; week Rune wU1 mlbl( to OTemke Jurv wiuld have the opportunity of Kverton fcr a while aa the English Cup tie game la to be played on Saturday. The mid-week scores follow: KMillMI LK.WIli:. HIV. Iverton 3. Newcastle 0. Mlddleaboro . Arsenal 3. Sf-OTTHII LEAOIK. HIV. I. I. OelUc 3. St. Johnstone 0. Dundee 0. Rangers 1. DIVISION II. (Played Tuesday) Third Lanark S, fMenhouaemuIr 1. FOUND GUILTY WILL HANG Harris levlne testified that the body fTIINESK WHO MIOT CONhTAIIIX TO waa that ot a woman he had known1 .,iy hmmUIMK. PENALTY 1'Olt since the summer of 1S14. She was J (S HAn , T known aa Esther Solomon then. Two Canadian National three later, she waa married Tlic Rhllwaya city or years VANCOUVER Anril 19. -Pound aullty ticket office received a telegram thla and he knew her as Mrs. Killas. Later , ,,,,,, r-n.i.hi. itr.i n.r. afteruoon stating that the schooner 1 she had reverted to the name of Mm ,Mt ou wh0 WM lhot down ftamn-Sffle M Morrtsaey waa delayed at Seattle Esther Solomon. Me believed that she m gtrtet Uullg chong val ana insi ine otoii-atcvrsnaai cxpeoi- was or w jrears uj sgv. iu rfuuo tlon. which will go north on a six 1 tn an enquiry by the coroner, witness montha' exploration to the Arctic wastes said he had no doubt that It waa Ea-from here aboard the vessel, would ac-' thtr Solomon cordlngly not be leaving Montreal until In:ectcr Spiller aaked that the pre-April 31. Thla would bring the parly oept to amended to read: "Mrs. Harry of scientists and explorers here on ; Killas allax Esther Solomon." Her hua-Aprll 96, a week from today. band had predeceased her, the I rupee tor ' i stated. Thla afternoon's train, due from the ' In aiklng for adjournment, Inspector East at 3 30, waa reported this morn- SpUler aaked that as much time aa posing to be on time. (continued on page three I sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Morrison on June 33. A Jury of eleven men and one woman deliberated on tbe case for 30 minutes. PEND'OREILLE TAKES A JUMP III MOK HENIIH STOCK OK THAT COMPANY 1 P ANII MITII TltAD-IMI DONE IN IT VANCOUVER. April 19. Pend Oreille closed at 31.25 on sales of 4.000 aharea eaterday. a net gain of a dollar and quarter During the afternoon the stock reached 31.38 on an unconfirmed, I rnort that the Consolidated Mlnlna as 10. , Seven children aged from NCOUVEU, April Japanese Sm,,tlmj company was negotiating for five to ten years at Una , Nova cannery settlement on uiiu j control of tne property Island at the mouth of the Fraser River were drowned last night when a gaa boat with 29 occupants aboard, mostly children, AMFN11MFNT Tfi Fl APPFR tilted twelve children into I ttlULnuiULl! lUllilUIliU struck a mud bank, suddenly throwing vote bill mum LONOON. April 19 Amendments to the "Flapper Vote" bill to raise the voting ae of women from 31 to 34 a defeated In the House of Corimoaa yesterday by d vot' of 359 to 10. Subscribe for tat Dally News.