ALLEGED
MURD
Northern
Route
to
Pacific
Coast
Sought
by
C.P.R.
by
Way
of
Peace
dtewart
and
Rupert
Mentioned
KDMONTON,
Sept.
20.
The
announcement
that
the
C.P.K.
had
made
another
offer
for
the
Alberta
Railways
added
to
what
President
Beatty
said
when
on
tour
in
the
Peace
Uiver
district,
is
taken
as
a
sure
indication1
that
the
big
railway
company
intends
to
be
a
factor
in:
the
development
of
the
Peace
River
difvtrict
and
will
seek;
an
outlet
for
its
lines
on
the
Pacific
which
will
avoid
hav-1
inn
to
haul
grain
over
the
difficult
Kicking
Horse
Pass)
route.
'
It
is
known
that
the
C.P.R.
haul
BOARD
OF
TRADE
CASE
IS
STATED
I
Phiiip
M.
Kay
Again
Takes
Stand
1
at
Royal
Ceesaahvdon
on
Pilotage
I
this
mornW-.
session
aLtcm
Groping
n
the
district
may-
Commission
on
pilotage,
Philip
M.
Hay
again
took
the
stand
to
more
;
i
,
iv
explain
the
views
of
h.
Prince
Kttperl
Board
of
1
'
''"'
I
m.
I'nnc-o
Rupert
Board
of
i
i
i.
.
Mi
R.y
stated
in
a
sub-
m
l.n
made
in
writing
to
the
tMmMsion.
was
strongly
opposed
mpulsory
pilotage
which
it
i
k.
I
upon
a
being
detrimental
'
.
port.
The
board
was
not
i
'
i4
-ttrd
in
the
squabbles
or
Munitions
of
the
pilots
in
the
I-1,
:n,d
wa
not
In
a
position
.nidge
upon
the
merits
or
de-
f
'heir
claims.
Provided
"
.
p.,rt
of
Prince
Rupert
had
the
:
r-
ary
number
of
pilots
and
'
.
pn.per
pilotage
service
re-
i
.
l
in
handle
vessels
using
the
i
it
was
immaterial
to
the
'
.ml
of
trade
whether
they
were!
.i.
plied
tiy
thi;
government
or
by
I
in
pilotage
companies.
The
j
-,.r.
I
tiil
feel,
however,
that
the:
.rnrient
should
specify
the
i,
i.iliCii
atlons
of
pilots
and
that
Mi.
v
should
be
properly
examined'
mI
licensed.
'
j
H
K
MrTaggnrt,
counsel
for!
'
.
Federal
Pilots
of
British
Col
li
mipi.i.
read
a
portion
of
the
Ship-
:
mi:
A.t
to
show
that
it
was
not
mpiil
dry
pilotage
which
was
be-
t
Housed
by
the
commission
i'
iMther
compulsory
payment
of
I
.nii;ige
dues,
ne
assea
jur.
ny
Hi.,
boiird
of
trade
had
consid-
"
i
that
xnoet
of
the
case.
Mr.
Ray
replied
t
tt.
haaM
had
in.'
t.i'nen
up
v
,i-
nut
prepared
to
make
a
state
.
n:
mi
that
f
nature
on
behalf
of
'
Ii".
(eiard.
Mr.
MiTaggurt
asked
Mr.
Ray
'
f
apt.
Klfert's
duties
as
port
mien
would
lie
Interfered
with
.
bis
filing
out
to
pilot
sill
I.
1.7
fiJay
replied
that
the
port
unleii's
duties
made
it
essential
.i
liim
to
be
on
hand
to
inspect
ii.
loading
of
ships
and
he
could
ery
wnll
be
in
two
places
at
lie
name
time.
He,
however,
knew
i
tin
instance
where
Capt.
Bill's
piloting
work
had
Inter-
red
with
his
duties
as
port
"
uden,
Mr.
Ray
said
In
answer
"
a
uestion
put
by
His
Lordship,
'ieoige
Cassidy
of
New
West
iiiNter,
eounit'l
for
the
Canadian
Legion,
put
in
a
departmental
re
I
'
ll
on
pilotage
in
the
Unlted
!
K'i'gdom.
T'ie
commlssiiui
adjourned
from
'en
to
Vancouver
where
it
will
'
ci'
iin
mi
Monday.
been
investigating
the
route
which
would
make
an
outlet
at
Stewart
and
it
is
alao
suggested
that
the
name
company
may
possibly
tie
up
:
with
the
Canadian
National
in
making
Prince
Rupert
the
outlet.
The
heavy
winter
snowa
at
Stew-
rt
and
the
difficulty
of
either
,
tunnelling
a
mountain
or
building:
over
a
rugged
pass
U
in
the
way
of
the
adoption
of
the
Portland'
'Canal
route
but
the
raining
busi-
difficulties
of
construction
and
Operatjon.
The
whole
matter
has
thoroughly
Investigated
by
lhe
CPR.
engineers,
it
is
learn-
ed.
but
President
Beatty
had
no-
Mng
to
My
in
r8(fard
to
It
her.
a
Princ
Rupert
outlet
joining
the
(;nadi
National
at
Haielton
is
suglfe9ted
and
another
coming
down
to
u,e
skeena
River
at
or
near
Terrace,
making
the
re-
m,inder
of
the
trio
on
the
C.N.R.
jne.
jt
jg
pointed
out
here
that
prince
Rupert
already
has
harbor
facilities,
an
elevator
and
a
good
gra(e
along
the
Skeena'
River.
These
are
strong
inducements
but
on
the
other
hand,
Prince
Rupert
j
a
Canadian
National
port
and
M
ucn
has
nevc
in
the
past
been
favored
by
the
C.P.R.
.,
BIDS
STILL
HIGH
Halibut
Received
up
to
I8,7c
and
8c
at
Ilxchange
This
Morning
Landings
Light
Halibut
prioes
at
the
local
Fish
FJtchange
this
morning
were
again
high
though
not
quite
as
high
as
on
Tuesday
and
Weilnea-
day.
A
total
of
50,000
pounds
was
sold
as
follows:
American
Spray,
21,000
pounds,
Itoolh
Fisheries.
18.6c
and
8.
Ivanhoe,
10,000
pounds,
Canadian
Mah
&
Cold
Storage
Co.,
18.7c
and
8c.
Pierce,
R.000
pounds,
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.,
18.4c
and
Sc.
Canadian
Mulrneag,
4,000
pounds,
Canadian
Pish
&
Cold
Storage,
lG.lc
and
8c.
WRITS
ARE
ISSUED
FEDERAL
ELECTION
IN
ONTARIO
RIDING
OTTAWA.
Sept.
20.
Writs
have
been
issued
for
a
by-elec-
tion
In
the
federal
constituency
of
West
York,
Ontario,
from
which
K,v
iinpv
Drayton
resigned.
No-
mlnstions
take
place
October
29,
anil
the
election
November
5.
Stoitn
classified
habit
Boston
Grill
II
r.
ii
CVLTIUIIS
IIMU
kiW
LAKOE
CABARET
7.
'
....
TX
V
II
and
II
you
iow,
auvvriiae
iy
Special
Dinners
Saturdays
Thursday
If
you
find,
locate
the
c
Dancing
etrrj
Sulurday
night
from
9
to
12.
Oanre
Hall
for
Hire.
''4
PRINCE
RUPERT
C1KT
THE
ti,.SSIIIi;i
IMlJlv
;,
Accomodation
for
Prlyaa
Parties
,
.-
Northern
and
Central
British1
Columbia's
Newspaper
Phone
457
...
-
3,V
Vol.
XVIII.,
No.
221.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
20,
1928
Price
Five
Cents
1-113.
i
uiunuii
Hiuurvu
ai
aigary
ami
oon
ai
vcrnon
CStcrday
Afternoon
After
Four
Day
Search
VAMrnnVTCP
QntmV,
'""ryw
t
t
.1
m
wici
r
f
1
1
iiir
i
tiis
i
ii
1
1
iiii
i
fir
vi
-
her
L
year
01(1
SOn,
bordon
Tiivfisiflp.
fliiHfnrnhi.
nn
mnwlpr
Hino-fB
in
nnnnMlnn
'
'
..
with
a
crime
allegedly
committed
on
the
Northcott
ERERS
TAKEN
A
T
VERNON
AND
CALGA
C.P.R.
BUYS
RAILWAYS
OF
ALTA.
TODAY
Pays
S25.000.000
and
Takes
Over
Commitment;!
for
New
Lines
EDMONTON,
Sept.
20.
The
government
announced
today
completion
of
negotiations
by
which
subject
to
confirmation
and
ratification
by
the
dominion
and
provincial
legislatures
and
the
shareholders
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
the
Provincial
Government
Railways
will
be
sold
to
the
Canadian
.'nr-iilf
-for
$25,000,000
with
expresK.
powers
that
the
Canadian
Na
(ional
are
to
participate
in
half
the
obligation
and
half
the
benefits.
The
purchaser
assumes
all
payments
made
and
commitments
entered
into
for
the
extensions
now
being
made
to
Kdmonton,
Dunvegan,
and
ILC
and
Central
Canada
Railways.
These
extensions
probably
will
involve
another
million
or
more
by
the
time
sale
is
consummated.
The
company
further
agrees
lo
complete
sixty
miles
of
additional
extensions
in
next
five
years.
It
was
not
possible
to
give
any
commitment
with
regard
to
a
roast
outlet
but
-
-
it
will
be
re
membered
that
in
the
joint
of
ler
submilled
at
the
last
ses-
...
sion
the
presidents
of
the
two
lines
would
make
no
commit
mcnt
whatever
in
that
respect.
ELEVATORS
AT
VANCOUVER
ARE
NOW
UNDER
FIRE
w-
Wearmouth.
Vancouver
pilot;
the
northern
part
of
the
pro-.YAnuul,:J
chicken
ranch
came
to
a
successful
end
VPstPrdnv
qftnr-
Larry
Thonuon.
Federal
v.nce.
nuun
wucii
uuia
uttuscu
vc
diiwicu
at
wmuiy
scjmr-
the
lake
steamer
SIcamous
at
Charge
Made
That
They
Get
Big
Okanagan
Landing
shortly
after
Income
From
Profits
on
,noon-
,Ie
wl11
be
brought
to
Van-Screenings
couver
as
will,
it
is
expected,
his
i
mother,
and
be
turned
over
to
VANCOUVER,
Sept.
20.
Charges
that
the
Vancouver
grair
consumer
was
paying
.ewuper
ceiu
u'o.
.,o
,i
'"rZ
r'
V
Z7
3
L"1.
"?.??
P"ce.
were
made
by
Wl
II
IVi
niMa
nllit
anllniinn
tx
ibmllk
e.
i-m
L"??,.1.:.?1"
charges
by
Mr.
Williams
were:
"That
the
terminal
elevator
tariff
now
in
effect
known
as
.
1
I
1
14.
-
lit
J,
If
wan
ana
ion
mii
was
a
com-
blnatlon
tariff
and
unjust
in
com-
prison
with
the
Terminal
Eleva-
aiea
points
dui
almost
at
tne
The
woman
was
taken
Calgary
iry
as
as
she
sne
stepj
stepped
from
thei
transcontinental
east
bound
train
and
the
son
was
placed
under
arrest
by
Provincial
Police
Consta
ble
Morley
Green
at
Vernon,
B.C.,
I
soon
after
he
disembarked
from
the
Uallfornla
ponce
as
soon
as
possible,
u
w
thc
er
on
tho
steam.
or
-,r81
"
me
.o
-
,fee
hi9
suspicion
that
Northcot
was
nn
tho
vool
lln
IkvinIuiI
,
lh
8h,
t
Westbank
otinosite'
"
'
Kelowna
and
tendered
a
$100
United
States
bill
for
the
fare'
and
berth
and
asked
not
to
be
dis-lien
turbed
until
he
reached
Okanagan
j
tors'
cashW
toll
tariff
formerly
th
officers.
.Constable
lj
It,
affect
e
In
in
Vancouver'
Y'n
r
',
"That
from
screenings
'
alone
the
terminal
elevators
made
from
100
to
400
per
cent
on
the
capital
Invested."
WEST
l'LAM
BfiACH.
Sept.
20.
It
is
known
that
the
death
toll
from
Sunday's
hurrican
mounted
to
ubove
o00
today.
Thirty-five
white
people
and
250
Negroes
have
been
buried
here.
FORCED
OUT
IN
i
NIGHT
CLOTHES
Fire
in
Vancouver
Caused
100
Tenants
to
Vacate
Their
Apartments
VANCOUVER,
Sept.
20.
Fire
in
the
basement
of
the
Felix
Apartments
at
the
corner
of
Melville
and
Jet-Vis
Streets
early
this
morning
filled
100
apartment
with
smoke,
forcing
the
tenant
to
the
street
In
their
night
clothed
and
other
hastily
gathered
garments.
The
fire
damage
was
$3,000
but
the
smoke,
damage
was
considerably
greater.
One
fireman
was
overcome
by
smoke.
iBODY
OF
WPEfK
VICTIM
IS
FOUND
OWEN
SOUND.
Sept.
20.
Steamer
Manitoulln
reached
port
last
night
with
the
body
of
Doug-
las
McLean.
22
years
old,
fire-
Fort
Smith
that
the
Godfrey
plane
man,
one
of
the
victims
of
the
was
on
the
Peace
River
with
a
storm
which
sent
the
Manasco
to
'rol-o.n
pontoon.
It
has
bea
i
rathe
'
bottom
last
Sarday.
possible
to
confirm
this
report.
Alleged
Murderers
:
Taken
By
Police
at
Points
Miles
Apart
xt4i...44
n..4
j
i
Landing.
It
was
but
an
hour;
flnd
a
haf
ga
and
Watao
con.
8,dered
the
t
unu8ual
put
tum
,,,
tmt
,,,,
onA
,nfL,.
Green
rode
in
the
train
from
the
landing
to
Vernon
with
the
man;
and
then
placed
him
under
arrest.
He
virtually
admitted
his
identity,
it
is
stated.
Mrs.
Northcott
refused
to
admit
she
was
the
wantecf
woman
until
she
learned
that
her
son
had
in-
formed
the
police
that
his
mother
.was
on
the
Number
4
C.P.R.
train
'for
Calgary.
TRIED
KILL
LEON
TROTSKY
LONDON,
Sept.
20.
The
Daily
Mail
nays
attempts
have
been
made
to
kill
Leon
Trot
sky,
one
time
war
commisar
of
Soviet
Russia,
in
his
place
of
exile,
Almaatla.
Turkestan,
on
the
instigation
of
a
plot
hat
cbei
in
Moscow.
His
cottage
was
besieged
by
sharp
shoot-
era
irow
the
cover
of
the
forest.
His
Hon
defended
the
household
with
two
apcrting
rifle.
REPORT
TH4T
GODFREY
STUCK
OH
PE
1
CE
RIVER
BROKEN
P3NT39N
EDMONTON,
Sep
20
Accord-
ing
to
a
wireless
message
from
For'
Smith.
Pilot
Denouuh
of
the
Northern
Minerals
Exploration
Co.
plane
brought
a
rumor
to
i
o
r
I
on
:f:.,
.
.
".o9ic
.
l
-i
n
nint'n
ii
nir
nnnrr
niii
btuart
NorthCOtt,
Wanted
in
.
&
"
V"""""U"
same
nour.
into
custodv
bv
the
nolice
at
taken
to
Vancouver
KAMLOOPS,
Sept.
20.
Gordon
Klfrt,
harbor
master.
Prince
Ru-3nirf
u..n,.nii
nort:
Cant.
Paul
Armour,
mana-
v
i.ui
iiivuh
rwmn
uiarcii
alMiard
thi.
wmthn..n.l
CP
!!
train
for
Vnnrnnver
at
10
iR
IhU
morning.
It
is
expected
he
will
reach
Vancouver
in
custody
of
the
Provincial
Police
at
8.10
this
evening
where
he
will
await
ex-
tradition
to
I-ns
Anirelea.
!
Last
night
the
alleged
killer
was
taken
to
Kamloops
where
he
spent
a
restless
night
in
Jail.
He
causi
consmeraoie
anxiety
among
the
guard,
as
it
was
felt,
!,
.l..un
.1.
tu.
nrovincial
nollp
v
thv
will
'
M
4
take
no
chances
with
the
man.
1
and
As
Northcott
is
a
Canadian
elti-i.s
he
cannot
be
deported
from
Canada
and
it
is
not
known
whether
he
will
waive
extradb
tion.
.
DIVORCE
PETITIONER
LEAVES
FOR
ANTARCTIC
PANAMA,
Sept.
19.
Lyle
Wo-!
mack,
who
is
suing
Ruth
Elder
t
-
Jl.
I
..
.1
t
.
U
-
t
4
....
'
,
,
ed
pro
rata
in
lieu
of
the
fnulvul-arctic
.
OI.
'
today
aboard
the
City
of
,
.
.
,
.
..
.
'
aul
income
of
eaih.
second,
that
New
x
v
lork.
,
one
of
,
4u
the
ships
u!
of
,,
,,
.
.
,
.
.1
nil
pilots
be
licenced
after
proper
line
iivra
exneiuuon
10
me
oouui,
'Pole.
Womack
signed
as
an
oiler
yesterday.
1
UUlLLi
RY
Local
Shipping
Men
in
Favor
of
Compulsory
Pilotage
and
Pooling
Of
Earnings
as
General
Policy
Mr.
Justice
Morrison
Hears
Good
Deal
of
Evidence
at
Court
House
Here
but
Only
One
Witness
Favors
Present
System
Of
five
local
marine
and
shipping
men,
who
testified
before
the
Royal
Commission
on
pilotage
here
yesterday
afternoon,
only
one,
Capt.
J.
R.
Elfert,
harbor
master,
spoke
against
cpmpulsory
pilotage
on
this
coast.
Capt.
D.
Donald,
master
of
the
steamer
Prince
Rupert,
and
Capt.
Larry
Thomson
of
the
Federal
Pilots
of
British
Columbia,
were
strongly
in
favor
of
compu'sory
pilotage,
licensing
of
Dilots
and
noolinir
of
their
earnincrs.
while
Philip
M.
Ray,
manager
of
and
officala
delegate
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Board
of
Trade,
and
Capt.
W.
P.
Armour,
manager
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Salvage
&
Tewine
Co..
were
similarly
dis-
posed.
The
commission
was
in
!
session
here
for
two
hours
and
i
a
half
and
the
local
pilotage
situation
was
thoroughly
can-
!
vaaaed.
Major
W.
S.
Norman'
Saunders,,
wereUry
of
one
of
the
:
Victoria
benches
of
the
British,
OTTAWA.
"Sept.
20
A
sea-Empire
Service
League,
also
l?ave
p,aTC
was
despiltche1
from
Ud.
testrmony,
urging
that
pilots
who;dr
,
Northern
Saskatche-saw
war
service
should
be
given
;wan
At
noon
today
to
8earch
fop
more
consideration
in
the
award-
suron
jader
Earl
Godfrey
ing
of
pilotage
work.
d
hh
companiona
wno
have
not
The
enquiry
was
conducted
bn
reported
since
leaving
Peace
jby
M..
Justice
Aulay
Morrison,
i-Wver
on
Saturday.
The
plane
will
Royal
Commissioner,
assisted
by
f,v
to
Le
Athabaaka
and
Peace
J.
C.
Brady.
M.P.,
who
sat
on,,R'ver
nd
fo,,ow
Godfrey's
route
the
bench
with
him,
and
by
Capt.'toward
?ori
Smith.
Robertson,
director
of
pilotage
The
Godfrey
party
was
well
for
Canada;
W.
E.
G.
Johnson
supplied
with
provisions.
acted
as,
official
recorder.
Those!
n
re
sent
Included:
Cant
D.
Don-
;w
of
M
prince
Ruperf
!
William
Thomas,
chief
officer
.,
,
Hunert-
n.
E.
McTae
-
irarL
barrister.
Vancouver:
Geo.
m
.
.
t
I
.AbMiIIAV
k
tsarriAMkr.
e,
rAW
U.M
PHI-
t
i
minster;
iiii
iiflLri
Capt.
vsiiriH
iiui
Norman
tiscm
1
1
Saunders,
.irp.ntlne
Canadian
I.eirton.
viMnria
..-v....,
nkilin
...........
Xi
liav
nummr
Northern
shipping
Co.;
capt
ijots
of
nritlsh
Columbia,!
Prince
Rupert;
Capt.
A.
Sinclair,
Federal
Pilots
of
British
Coium-
bia,
Vancouver;
Capt.
F.
T.
Saunders,
agent
Marine
Depart
'menL
Prince
Rupert;
Capt.
J.
R.
-
'
-
.
t?
iter
Prince
Kuiert
Salvage
Towing
Co.
Capt.
Donald
Ml
mere,y
ca,letl
uU
Lordshio
to
make
a
statement.
rni
nnnol.t
XK
skipper
sUte.d
that
he
had
been
;
steamboating
on
this
coast
for
twenty-eight
years,
having
been
in
sail
beforr
that
It
was
opinion
nnv
,.f
vi.
i.
..
..11.4
-1
t.i
1
v-r.'
.
..!.
v.
JU..u
H
of
good
local
knowledge
as
well
holding
a
license.
He
did
not
see
why
there
should
be
selected
or
choice
pilots
but
be-
lieved
an
efficient
body
of
pilots
could
be
developed
Cant.
Donald
I
expressed
himself
as
,
being
,
,
en-
ilonIyJhichCCbad
Velhnamademby
ffiS
L
0UTh.:n.It
.mission
advocated,
first,
that
the
government
organlted
all
pilots
-nto
one
body
and
that
their
letrninga
be
pooled
and
distnbut-
.
.,
..
.
.
..
.
..
.
.
"
(oontinued
on
page
nvti
the
Northern
Shipping
Co.
-
1
SEARCHING
FOR
EARL
GODFREY
v
v.lt
in
nt
-.
tnr
of
Flyers
"hile
no
word
has
been
receiv-
ed
by
the
department
of
national
defense
from
Earl
Godfrey
and
hi8
three
companions,
little
anxi-
'y
"
fe
n
official
circles
The
Il'lane
carrying
the
flyers
left
Peace
I'asne
River
1,'luair
tl
thrae
rim
mm
m
ts
f
rw
s
vn
usuea
IK"
-VI
Port
Chippewyan
and
Fort
Smith,
Alberta,
and
is
now
two
days
overdue.
It
IS
believed
that
it
....
.
.
.
;"nu,"K
!"
'n
A
A
l
I
nrnTIMr
PARTY
THROUGH
.
I
I
f,I
tfl
L.
-7
'
sawna
iuKay
Discontinued
for
Winter
Slashing
nnd
Clear!
ig
Still
Proceeding
The
c.keena
River
Highway
lo-
'Citing
party
which
has
been
wotr't,n
dunn
th
4f
UBnner
w,th
jeadtjuarters
helan
sU
"0"'
hn"
ceA
down,
?r'
iur
vnv
wunri
nun
11.
Kj.
if
niw-
aaer,
looaiing
engineer
ior
me
provincial
oeimrinieni
01
uuoiic
workB.
wno
ha"
in
char
.
the
I
work,
and
1
at,.
Mrs.
Whi
taker
will
sail
tonight
on
the
Prince
Ruert
for
Victoria.
Other
members
of
the
party
are
also
going
south
tonight.
ii"
nrniin
the
right
of
way
beyond
Galloway
Rapids
is
still
proceeding
and
will
soon
be
finished
for
the
winter.
An
appropriation
will
have
to
be
voted
by
the
legislature
at
its
next
session
before
actual
construction
on
the
continuaUon
of
the
road
may
proceed.
DIES
NOVA
SCOTIA
DIG
BY.
N.
S.
Sept.
20.
Clarence
J.
Jameson,
formerly
civil
.service
commissioner
and
ex
Conservative
member
of
parlia
ment
for
Digby-Annapolis
is
dead.
it