Mtim CLASSIFIED HABIT Boston Grill LARGE CABARET, Everyone reads the Classified Ad. Special Dinners Thursdays and If you lose, advertise for It. Saturdays If you find, locate the owrc Dancing every Saturday night tram 9 to 1Z. Whatever you need, advert! 'Jy Dance lull for Hire. PRINGERUPERT Accomodation for Prlvae Parties' GET THE CLASSIFIED HABIT, Phone 437 Northern and1 GeritryBritiih Columbia's Newspaper 3ftas.v Vol. XVIII., No, 209. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THVRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1928 Price Five Cents None of Swimmers Finished Course at Wrigley Marathon hut Georges Michel, Paris Baker, Last Out Water Too Cold Even for the German Champion, Who Collapsed at Twelfth Mile Last Night j TORONTO, September 6. There was no winner of j the big fifteen mile Wrigley marathon swimming racej yesterday, for of the 199 who plunged into the water for the start not one completed the course, the waters of the bay being too cold. The last remaining contestant, Georges Michel, a Paris baker, was taken from the water at twelve minutes past ten last night after completing , twelve and a half miles of the course. J I The Frenchman swam for three hours after Ernest Vierkoetter, last year's winner, had been taken from the ( water f d'owing a collapse, after .covering about twelve j miles of the course. J Michel was pulled from the water completely ex-, hausted and was rushed to the emergency hospital. I In view of the fact that no swimmer finished the! course, the distribution of the prize money of $35,000 lies at the discretion of the directors of the swim. The temperature of the water varied between 49 and 54 degrees. Consolation Race The Canadian National Exhibition officials decided this afternoon to hold a consolation race for a prize of $5,000 in Lake Ontario Saturday afternoon as a result of the unsatisfactory outcome of yesterday's marathon. The distance is not announced. The meeting this afternoon will decide as to the division of the prize money among yesterday's competitors. MAYNARD CASE DEVELOPMENTS! POLICE SAID TO E ON Tn.UL OP PERPETRATOR OP RECENT KILL-- INO ON LONELY ISLAND There are rumors of shortly forthcoming Important developments In the mat tcr of the killing of Ernest Maynard. I glUhouse keeper, who wss recently f nid shot dead on Adenbrooke IalandV me two hundred miles down the c from here. Though early Indies.. f ons nere that the police had been leT with a cold trail. It is now said that cluea of Importance have been found, the nature of which no revela-t.wi are being made. The provincial p.. ;;ce cruiser PM.L. a teavea today for dun the coast with officers on board. They are aald to be In search of a boat m;!";i a suspect on board. CANADA IS FOR CHARLES HUGHES PREMIER WITHDRAWS CANADIAN NOMINEES FROM WORLD COIRT FAVOR OF I .S. GLNEVrt, Sept. 8. Premier Mseken- tie of Canada sent a communication to the League of Nations assembly withdrawing the names of Mr. Justice Duff of the Supreme Court and Eugene Lafleur, K.O.. of Montreal as candidates for the permanent court of Internatlon al Justice. Charles Evans Hughes Is a candidate iid the premier said, "If it would help n Insure unanimity In the nomination of Mr Hughes I should be pleased If rou would arrange to have the names of the Canadian nominees withdrawn," WILD STEERS AND UNTAMED HRONCHOS COMING ON FRIDAY Wild steers and untamed horses will arrive in Prince Rupert Friday accompanied by picturesque cowboys for the big stampede at the fair next week. They will be in great shape by the time of the opening of tho stampede Wednesday and it is confi- dently expected that they will be full of pep and ready to throw any but the most skill- ed riders at the big cveht. , CLOSE RACE IN THE AMERICAN ATHLKTICS HAVE ADVANTAOE AL- TIIOUIII NEW YORK IS STILL IN LEAD NEW YORK, Sept. 6 The Philadelphia Athletics, It seems, stand In Imminent need of winning ball games even i though the obliging Ysnkees did whati they could to help by dividing a pair with the Washington Senators yesterday. f If the champions win two of the remaining three with Washington, the Mackmen cannot invade the Stadium' Sunday, In first place, even by sweep-1 tng their five games at Boston. Such a turn of events would send the contenders into their big series In a virtual tie with the Yanks, holding percentage rdvantage. Although New York leads by two games, the Athletics are In better position for the reason that they trail by only two games In the losing column. . Sam Jones, former Ysnkee. took the first game for Washington yesterday. , NATIONAL LEAGIE Brooklyn 3-8; Boston 9-7. New York 14; Philadelphia S. AMERICAN LEAdlK Washington S-S; New York 1-8. Detroit 10; Chicago 3. COAST LE.UUE Sacramento 4; Oakland" 3. Missions 14; Los Angeles 1. Hollywood 11; San Francisco Seattle 6-3; Portland 4-5. U.S. FISHING BOATS SEIZED CLAIMED THEY WERE SHELTERING from storm when taken Vancouver isd. coast trtrrroRiA. Sent. 8. Setoed by HJ4C.S. Thlepval and customs patrol boat Deipateher Wednesday wnue in a cove on the west coast of Vancouver Island near CUyoquot. two United, States fishing vessels,, the, Msrmot from Tscoma and Chief Seattle from Seattle were brought into vicvor -though not fishing at the time, they were selaed on suspicion. The boats and two occupants of each were handed over to the collector of customs for detention while Ottawa was The occupant said they had taken which they twm shelter from thmirht wss spproachlng. Labor Council ac-. The Trades and . . f sS.OO donation knowieage nwn - . . Fisheries , to ,. the , Labor w from the Bacon Dsy Celebration. CHANGES MADE ALASKA COURT DISTRICT ATTORNEY RESIGNS AND APPOINTMENT MADE IN 1113 PLACE CORDOVA, Sept. 8. W. N. Copper-nolt. United States attorney of the third division, yesterday tendered . his resignation owing to 111 health. Simultaneously Judge E. Coke Hill announced the recess appointment of W. N. Cuddy, former elerk of the court, as district attorney. O. U. Love, former deputy clerk, was named clerk of the court and J. Hampton Miles, sourdough poet, was appointed commissioner at Dillingham. All the appointments are subject to confirmation by the president and congress. A1VAZ0FFS NOT RESPONSIBLE PRESIDENT OK FKINCE Kl'PEKT AMIVEMENT CO. EXPLAINS THEIR POSITION The following letter haa been, received In answer to an article published Tuesday: CLOSING OP THEATRE Editor. DsUy News: In the front page of your issue of the 4 th instant Under the heading '"Westholme Theatre Condemned by Fire Marehsl," etc.. your reproduced poster set up by Mr. McMardle In which our names sppear. and which Implies thst we were responsible for the condemnation of the Westholme. In order to prevent sny misunderstanding on the part of the Prince Rupert Public In this regard, wt wish to state that for the past ten years the Westholme Theatre has been operated by the Prince Rupert Amusement Company, In which concern Mr. McMordls has been a shareholder with us and shsred profits according to his holdings for a period of over five years unUI the first of September, 1928, when the lesse of that Company expired. Mr. McMordle has been manager of the Westholme Thestre during the whole period of his connection with the Prince Rupert Amusement Company and haa himself made all arrangements for obtslnlng the llcenat each year. We have not. directly or Indirectly, had anything to do with the condemnation of the Westholme Theatre nor have we done anything whatever to Injure or Inconvenience Mr. McMordle lc connection with his theatre enter prise. On the contrary Mr. McMordle waa permitted to put the new setts and fixtures in the house four dsyi before the expiration of the Company's lease. Aa to the Fire Marshal, demandlnc from Mr. McMordle some minor changes We would point out that those requirements were Identical with those which Mr. McMordle Insisted that we should put In our new thestre building some months ago according to thJ provisions of the Moving Pictures Act of British Columbia. Our space will not permit us to go Into details aa to our business relations with Mr. McMordle, even if the public were Interested in the matter We atand ready to prove, however, to any unprejudiced person that we have at all times treated Mr. McMordle with absolute fairness both during pur association with him and since he voluntsrlly left our Company. PRINCE RUPERT AMUSEMENT COM PANY. LTD. Paul Alvaaoff, President LICENSING PILOTS WAS RECOMMENDED BY WITNESSES YESTEDAY VANCOUVER, Sept. 8. Licensing of pilots under government control and the regulation and pooling of earnings and limitation of the number of pilots to sufficiently take care of British Columbia coast needs were recommendations submitted by pilot witnesses at a pilotage commission Inquiry before Mr Justice Morrison here today. SAID MINERS BEING USED BREAK STRIKE LAIIOK M.P. VIKITINO CANADA IS ASKED TO INVESTIOATE CIIAROES IN OLD COINTRY WINNIPEG. Sept. 6. While here wKh the Empire Parliamentary Party. David Klrkwood. labor member of parliament for Dumbarton, Scotland. Intends to In - vestlgate reports that British harvesters had been used for strike breaking. In this respect Klrkwood received the foJ- lowing cable fnm the Catholic Herald of London, England: "Cabled Lord Lovat as follows: "Alleged British hsrvesters been used In some cases for strike breaking. Also m&ny received .rotigtj treatment from strike breakers. Lancashire Catholic miner stated to have been found hanged. He Is beHeped by friends to have been murdered, i The alarming reports demand Investigation." KETCHIKAN SPRUCE SHIPPED THIS WAY TO CINCINNATI, 0. Wtth her first cargo of such nature, motorshlp Belllngham. Capt. J. E. Anderson, arrived In port at 5 o'clock last evening trem Ketchikan with three carloads of spruce for shipment to Cincinnati over the Canadian National Railways from here. The shipment. constating of 87,703 feet, is made by the Northwest Spruce Co. of Ketchikan. NEW WESTMINSTER ' POSTM'STER DIES i .. NEW WESTMINSSZR, Sept. fl. D J. MrQuarrle, M years of age. pose-master here sines 1914, died last nigh' after, several months illness. W. O McQuarrle. M P. is a brother. WOMAN KILLED VANCOUVER. Sept. 6. Mr Anne Hussy died from Injuries she suffered Mond. He bsd msde an Impassioned when struck by aa automobile while speech urging trades unions to pro-crossing Victoria Drive last night. A. tect themselves by Independent growth C. Westsll. the driver, was charged rather than by alliances with the with manslaughter. I enemy. Opposition to Ordination of Women As Ministers in United Church Develops At Council WINNIPEG, September 6. Ordination of women as ministers and as members of the session of the United Church is unlikely in the near future, it developed at the scond day's session of the General Council to)ay. Reports were read from Presbyteries on the question of the ordinatio ofn ministers. Thirty-two presbyteries voted favorably and 34 opposed. Of the remainder 23 advised delay and 23 did not report. On the proposal for ordination as members of the session 32 were favorable, 13 opposed, 12 suggested delay and 55 did not report. BOB JAMIESON, STEWART, DEAD REMAINS OF riONEER OF NORTH IIEINO TAKEN SOl'TII TODAY FOR, CREMATION IN VANCOUVER For cremation In Vancouver, the body of M. R. (Bab) Jamiesot. widely known pioneer of the north country, Is being taken south aboard the Prince' Charles today, accompanied by the' widow and son, Lore .v Jamleaon. Af-j ter an Illness of about a month, Mr. Jamleson'a death ooeurred Isst Saturday morning In the Stewart General Hospital. An operation had been performed 1 a few days previous but this proved in-; ' effectual. The late. Mr. .Jimlcaon, who spent last winter in 'the ' south., was, taken' 111 the day alter the bearded a steamer on his return to? Stewart about a month ago and had to be taken to , the hospital as soon as he reached . Stewart. I Formerly proprietor of the Alaska Hotel at Hyder and more recently engaged In the mining brokerage business) at Stewart, the late Mr. Jamleaon was for several years In the Klondyke be fore coming to this district. He was well known In Prince Rupert, having been a frequent visitor to the city. He waa about sixty years of age. Al Small of this city is a nephew of the late Mr. Jamleaon. NOVA SCOTIA LEGISLATURE IS DISSOLVED APPEAL I1EINO MADE TO ELECTORS IIV PREMIER RHODES OCTOBER 1 Halifax, sept. e. The Nova Scotia Legislature Is dissolved and the general election la to be held October 1. It Is . announced by Premier Rhcdes. ! In a manifesto the premier reviews the activities of hi government which assumed office following the election In June. 1926 He compares the present' conditions of the province with that in which the province found Itself prior to his taking over. I I CROSS-CANADA . I PLANE DELAYED ! I I WINNIPEG. Sept. . Major Godfrey and Sergeant Graham took off from Lac Du Bcmnet at eight o'clock this morning for Latta Lake on the Big Saskatchewan River where alter re- fueling tbey will take off tor Wabamun lake, forty ml;es west of Edmonton , where they should arrive before sun-; down. The dawn takeoff was delayed ' by mists. COOKFAINTS AS SPEAKING LONDON. Sept. 6.-1. A. Cook, secretory of the miners' federation of Ore I ' Brttafn. fatitted today while sddresaing a meeting of the Trades Union Congress. He wss csrrjed from the hsU and quickly recovered. Cook wss in the midst of a vigorous denunciation of the proposals for In dustrial peace made a year ago by Lord Metehett. formerly Sir Alfred ISEAPLANENOT YET RECOVERED DR.(X1IN(I FAILS TO LOCATE WRECKED MACHINE NEAR PORT TOWNSEND PORT TOWNS ENR, Sept. 8. The possibility of recovering the wrecked B.C. Airways monoplane from the bottom of the Straits of San Juan de Puea faded yesterday when a diver failed to locate the death craft. The bodies of four of the seven persons killed In the crash two weeks ago are still unreeovered. After Captain Walter McCray. diver, made two futile attempts to find the place, a representative of the craft's underwrlgrygeeltiva ' that no further ,'. dUced. McCray failed to find anything at all when he descended at Diamond Point where It waa thought the cutter n rests had dragged the wreck. The dragging is being continued todsy. " SHELLY IS MINISTER INDUSTRIES, VICTORIA VICTORIA, Sept 8 -Hon. W. C. Shelly waa sworn In as minister of In-diu'rles here yesterdsy afternoon. Nearly Two Thousand Men Are Engaged on Building Hudson Bay Railway and Making Progress THE PAS, Manitoba, September 6. A force, of 1950 men is engaged on the construction of the Hudson Bay railway between The Pas and Mile 356 and on the Churchill extension, according to , the latest report forwarded to the tional Railways Reconditioning and new construction are making satisfactory progress. On the lir.e from The Pas, 25 section gangs are employed in maintaining work, while at The Pas itself a large gang is doing station work. Noticeable progress has been made in the construction of the ,am Other forces are employed with the dragline ditcher, ballasting and widening operations, two steamshovels, one dragline and five locomotives, re-I quiring a force of 650 men throughout this section of the railway. On the Churchill . extension grading Is completed well In advance of the track. Track laying is pregreestng on schedule and has reached Mile 401. Culverts have been put 1 as far as Mile 249 and work la proceeding In ballasting and making provision for water supply. The forces of the Canadian National RaUwayt and the contractors combined, on the Churchill extentlon total 1300. Seven locomotives and four steamshovels are in use. AIMEE OFF FOR BRITAIN Hand and Two Thousand Followers See Her Away After Suit Settled LOS ANGELES, Sept 6. Three hours after an out of court settlement "of suits against her and three others charged with fraud in the promotion of a Lake Tahoe subdivision, Aimee McPherson, the Angelus Temple evangelist, departed amid the blaring Angelus Temple band and songs of farewell by a couple of thousand of her followers for a tour of Great Britain and Ireland. Details of the settlement were not given out but S. H. Hahn. attorney for the lot buyers, said Ms clients had been given dollar for dollar for what they invested. HUGE SWORDFISH IS CAUGHT OFF BOSTON BOSTON, Sept 8. The schooner DR. Ol NN OF TORONTO CHOSEN IIY Ollva brought to Boston the largest' I'NANIMOIS VOTE OF GENERAL awordflsh seen here In many moons. COl'NCIL The huge fish measured fourteen feet and ft rapier waa longer than a man's WINNIPEO. Sept. By unanimous arm. The fish weighed 500 pounds, rote Dr. - W. T. Guar of Toronto last ab-ut double that of most of the big night waa elected moderator of tho fish brought here. j United Church of Canada. His was the The Ollva took the big fish on ' "nly name placed before more than Brown's Bsn. not fsr from the edge of our hundred delegates representing Oeorge'a shoal, after a furious battle. ' churches in every province In Canada Numerous nicks In the big fish's rapier lI attendance at the blnennlal meet-indicated many previously successful In the general council, encounters with other monsters of the) - deep. RAMSAY MACDONALD IS PLEASED WITH SUCCESS OF BRITISH SETTLERS WINNIPEO. Sept. 8. Satisfaction with the auecess wtth which British' settlers were msklng of fsrmlng In , Canada was expressed by Rsmsay Mac-donald when he reached here today en, route home to England. He left the train at Portage Ls. Prairie and motor-j ed the rest of the way visiting families of British settlers en route at Popls Point. Raeburn. Warren and Stonewall . BUCKLEY BAY MAN IS CHARGED WITH STATUTORY CRIME, avlnMcotnmltted for trlsl at MaaseOast 'KlgW by H. W. Pattlnson. Justice of the peace. W. B. Drader, Buckley Bay gasboat engineer, was brought to the city on the Prince Charles this morning by Staff Sergeant Alex. McNeill, provincial police, to elect In county court before Judge P. MeB. Young on a charge of having committed a statutory offence agatnat his young daughter. The daughter and other motherless members of the family were brought to the city, with Mrs. McNeill in charge of them, and will be the chief witnesses in the case against their father. headquarters of the Canadian Na CANADIAN SHIP IN COLLISION DAMAGES TO THE AMOl'NT OF S87,-OOO SOI OUT IIY FREIGHTER CALMAH SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1. Officers - , ... . , ... , . , . . ' tors that the Otnadlan- Rover was responsible for the crash between the vessels Sunday off Point Arena. Captain L. F. Find asserted that his lookout sighted the Rover minutes before the crash. All precautions were taken but the other ship continued Its course, crashed Into the Calmar, and that vessel had to be towed here. Owners of the Calmar have filed suit agslnst the Rover, holding that vessel Uable for 187,000 damages. HOLDUP CASE , AT VICTORIA CpNDlTTOR ROBBED OF FORTY 'dollar BIT SAVES $100 IN CLOTIIINO VICTORIA Sept. 6. James Cart-wright, street car conductor, was held up at the point of a revolver and rob bed of $40 last night at the end of the Mount Tolmle car line. The holdup man tailed to secure a sum of more than one hundred dollars Cart-wright had in his clothing. MODERATOR OF UNITED CHURCH DROWNS WHEN DUCK HUNTING MNE.U BASEBALL PLAYER LOSES LIFE INDER PEClLlAR CONDITIONS JUNEAU. Sept. 6. When three men simultaneously discharged their guns while duck hunting, the recoil upset the boat and Henry C. Hanna. 28 years of age. a popular baseball player, here was drowned. He tried to swim ashore while his companions held on to the boat. He Is survived by a widow and three children. CO-OPERATION ;QP ' SUBS(AEI Once more" Teaders of the- Daily New are' relquestea to' aid by notifying the office immediately in case of the non-arrival of the paper. Owing to the addition of hundreds of new names to the list as a result of the campaign the problem of distribution becomes a difficult one. .A telephone message to the business office will set matters right. TTtttMtftTMHtt t