Tft. :pet way to buy the D., , hi " I" to subscribe by the r'ir' yhv cost i 66.00 and your V'A .., delivered to your address ( niiiK. Just figure out the .j,,,,! ,,t to you for thla dally ... . for twelve month I Save Money Boston Grill il ' t'llttT ' - " ' l- 11 V-1 NVJHjJ"- ia- '' 16 ''' """""" PRINCE RUPKTtT, B.C., TfrKSUAY. JANUARY 17, 1928 Price Five Cent 'ia .3,, PEACE RIVER DEVELOPMENT. FATE IN BALANCE THIS WEEK Man Who Murdered Child Was Church Deacon Who Was Honored by Elders unfi' -c to Crime Aflcr Arrest and Mob of More Than Ten Thousand Siorm Jail with Brickbat to Cot Him H.I NT. Mich., January 17. Adolph Hotelling, 47 years of ,i iliurch deacon of Owchsii, Michigan, confessed last night al- iii- arrest in Owesso, that he was the killer of five-year-old hv Schneider whom he kidnapped and slew last Thursday, 1 1 1 v' picked her up while she was en route home from the hin- .tl'lell. The arrest and confession stunned the residents of Owesso, ii ll'Hclling had taken a leading part in church activities. H . i k ii to Flint by auto but was spirited away from there t .; uc threatening mobs and lodged in Lansing jail. - store Uj:i ten thousand persons. it i RIVER RAILWAY IS IN BALANCE of Ntw I!hU Being Prepared Thin VVtrk iind Ma be Announce m nt as to Extensions IMW.V Sept. IT The fate of the ' H ,rr development la In the .iila week, the hrada of the National and Canadian Pacinc both being buay preparing tor the Alberta railways -irteritood here that the price , .ri (or the railways la not ao .Mue aa tha Inclination of the . to Mttld a western outlet and :! to sections where develop- most rapid. ' i. iu and any statement that goea possibly forecast any action - u be taken thai year by the; : .nrtit of Canada In connection iicvelupmeat of the Peace River ' N" railway will build a weatem i lmut Ooverr.rr.eDt aid aud the t Minrnt already has ao much rail- '"tructlon oa hand that It may burden on the finances to ITIUIT GRAIN LOADING IS HOLDING UP sipmcnts for ThU Season to Bale Now Compare Evenly With ThaM for 1920-27 ' 'in Hhtpmenta for the aeaaon frdm Miierta Wheat Poela PHnce B-- ' lrvAtor at thla date ooeuiMua atott: v with last year's movement '"Kh the port si a similar date The fiith boat of the season Is now ii:.K here. Last year at s similar ' tlie eleventh boat mm here. "i weather has been hampering the "ll"K of the British freighter Levan-' 1 't it is eapeeted ahe will get 'v tomorrow if there la a moderation. '')' to thla morning, no Information mi liable as to further charters. ""!k the past twenty-four hours, '.i I of one hundred oarloads of grain '" i arrived from the prairies, mall-" niren thla morning reported 390 "ii the dlvlalon bound here. DENIES SALMON Rir. ir.r .r.ir, i I M,,Jr Motherwell Uruea Cnnncrj VANCOUVKB, Jan. 17 The consUnt 'i-ix-tition or the assertion thst the asl-; "ion fl.herlaa lu Brituh Columbia " are being depleted la ndl Juatl- IlrM I" the opinion of Major Mother- well "tier Inspector of fuherlea for the lii'l!!( Coast. The pack for 1837 waa h. l.ilr 'veraue over a ten year period. The 1 i niKly urnes cannera to put 1 '"'iv ePorl towards rrnulutlnn :'- '' bciiv; u. cd. Hertug tiat Hctellm was within. k '-ertd about ti.e county Jail, bombar I i: the place with brickbats A call lor national g'ltrdmifit t diaper e the gath ering waa issued by local officials. Hotelllnz ni known in Owev.) as an cxcuipliry c.t Only Sunday, two day a tar he hud di'scc'ed .he b-dj the rhllrl he had teen h-nored by eldcrsh.p In hu church He la the father f five chlldieu. I ( AK OVRRTl'UMBII fix C.P.IL JIIIAMII IN AUIL'ttTA lODAY 4 lETHBMpOB. Jan. IT. Two ran ul the Canadian Pacific L '.hbrtdge - Coutts passenger t:ln t.vrrtumed two mllea aouth of Milk Hirer today. Thirty or nu re passengers were badly shaken up. A spread rail waa reiiponMble for the accident. OLD SEALING SKIPPER DIES IN THE SOUTH .. (.p( (icerg llealer n rirt urease llgare wf Victoria Wslrefrwal VANCOUVER. Jan 17.Capta!n Oeo. Hitter I Victoria died in the hoapltal here today He waa a plcVureat)ue figure of aeallng days and commanded the nrhotnei Aiuoko when that veaarl waa eelMd by the United BHstee In 1883 and aubsequently released. Captain Heater waa born lu Newfoundland but came to thla coast many years ago. SLIPPED OFF BOOM AND WAS DROWNED IN FRASER RIVER rfaTW WESTMINSTER. Jan 17. WU-llam Curie. 19 yeara of gr. was drowned In the Frsaer River yeaterday when he slipped off a boom sinking his head. H LATIIKK UUHIIIT. PrliK Ktipert Cloudy, southcaat Rai'; temperature. 48. Port Simpson. Heavy rain, blowing. temp. 44. Hayaport Light wind. pit cloudy. temp. 43. Terrace Cloudy windy, temp 38. Haxelton Cloudy, calm. temp. 33. miiherv Part cloudy, calm, temp 30 urna Lake- Clear, windy, temp 30. VANCOUVKK KXCIIANd'K bik uiur. Qprk Province . Dunwell Oiacier Gladstone Qolcondn IiidepenAnce .. Indian Leadsmlth Lucky Jim Marmot Metulu Prrmlri Porter Iiliil" .Richmond Silverrreal Whitewater ! wiii'.i' Bid. Asked. .3Vii 1 45.00 4900 .2 aH .32t .084 .00 .14 IS .87 'a 88 .I3t4 8H .07' 09 08J4 07 .38 38 IS'i, 18 2.30 .39 ai .aa .08H 00 3.94 aaa 1.48" j Northern and a tmm ssna u m h im i -- " . " - - - laTeTa r AX AIKV1KU OF ROME, recantly shaken by eHi thu.ua.ke. At the upper riclit U JVMica, uhknmrn damage was doa by a shock that lasted two minutes and caused great alarm. BUGS BLAMED MANY FIRES WnahlRiton Kcceive Scare I-ost Night From Attempts to Hum City WAMIIIMiTON. Jan. 17. lite najar jMd naaneroa smaller (Ires and false alarms kepi the fire detriment on the ran femi mflalght kwd night waUl after sla this atera-lag. giving thr rlt) the greatest ear It haw had In tears. Tea cwnpanle nt riremesi raise ferly mllea from llultlmore to aM In qitdllag I he nulbreuks. Menre of riremea were o eremite hy the aanase rrvm the fire In (he IVwl-waHb stare. Tliere were not amliu-iMtrss anfrfrlent to rarry I lie falling riramea In the hespttsl. Ilrehags see blamed ror Ibe ual-brasks, the damnge Iselng eia Invited st hundreds ef Ihoaasmls f del-lars. DR. KEUSTIS PASSED AWAY Hallway Matter Nil Uecelve At-nmoiiH Divine . 9s v-. l tiara ,,r of Age t ' ... , , i. tention nt Setwion and Potssl- ItHtl lcifucr hi kimivu uintiii and 70 Years in Ministry ST ANDREWS. N il , Jan. 17 - Hev. Or P. S Hetutls. eminent divine of the former Methodlat Church aud prominent In the activities leading to the Union of that church wRh the Prasby-1 torisns and CoujicufctlonallaU. to form died last;11 P"1 of Ul country. hlch sre the United Church of Canada, night, he was sa years of age aud had been In the ministry for 70 yeara. That he was hold in very high esteem by his church la indicated by the faot that he waa elected successively to almost all the official pactions witnlu. its communion, such aa. chairman of diatrlaf.1 aaortary and president of con-rtfertok' Wefcry-of the general eon-fesence. delegate to all the general conferences of at day. secretary of the ifa . IkaT taaaaLMi tltA rH Ut-.H . nrkr) . stt Bttl t frvktr HWiar mi-ewaa avw.v. v ber of the eueral Missionary Board, delegate to the Methodist Ecumenical Conference at Washington In 1881, delegate to the Ecumenical Missionary Conference in New York in 1900. and member of the Church Unltm Committee. Mouut Allison conferred the honorary degree of D.D upon him In 1BO0. Bcslrtea his daughter. Mrs. Dawson, he Is survived by four Rons Rev Chsrles 11. Mucstls DP. rvmrul .secretary or the PRINCE RUPERT Central British Columbia's Newspaper Fight Preparations Are Being Made for World Championship It Is Announced by Rickard NEW YORK, January 17. Tex Itickard today revealed his intention of once more matching Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey in a fifteen round battle in the Yankee Stadium in June or July, the winner to defend his title In September against the winner of the eliminations, among them being Itisco, Uicudun, Delaney. Sharkey and Heeney. Tunney, who la at present in Miami said "It suits me." Jack Delaney, who is one of the contenders for the championship, knocked out Sully Montgomery in the first twenty seconds of a scheduled ten round bout here last night. Paulino Uxcudun. another contender, knocked out Ed. Keeley in the second round of a ten round bout. OTTAWA BUSY j FOR OPENING ! PARLIAMENT bly be Mentioned in Speech OTTAWA, Jan. 17. Nearness of the forthcoming aawlon of Parliament Is manifesting Itself In- Increased activity Parliament Hill la the number and variety of deputations drawn from ar riving here, presenting requests to the cabinet and going their various wy The ministers are putting the final touches on departmental estimates. getting them In ahap to withstand the cold scrutiny of tha Oewimons j The minister of finance Is devotiiiK his time to drafting out budget recom-! mendstlona j The speech from the throne Is being 1 kept secret but railway legislation i .certain. The Ooverhment will have to Mnf .na rtf U. a4aaaa 1 with . V, -s i-s ss v iwill is ! s srs awj uvsas WIHU jrV new owners of the Pile Floa mine and the building of a railway to connect It with the Hudson Bay line. It Is also possible that the Peso River will receive attention Lord's Duy Alliance of Canada. Edward A. and Archibald M.. la business life in Ti;ronto. and Harry I., consulting engineer of the Harbor Commission, Que- SPIES BEING TRIED TODAY (ierman and Irish American Said to Have Heen Instigated by Iluasia MIMlON. Jan. 17. (Irnege Hanson, a (Ierman and Wilfrid f. Mc-Curlnef. an Irish Aimrli-an hiHIi spies rlmrged with ultenitlliig to nilliil Information In rexanl In llrllish rvrrr. Mrtieiilarl.v (lie sir foree, nrr leliig Irleil In ruinrm today. AttiTiiev oeneral Hlr IXHiglas I locg said the rldnire was such that (he public should be rsrtiided Iniin I lie court. Vcslerds) the Mnrnr -lienrrul will t hut Kusnm ns responsible lor Histi(MtlM( tlie rwnlri(c. QUEEN'S PROFESSOR DIED AT KINGSTON KINGSTON. Jan 17 Hev. Or. Wll- liam Mot-nun. profr8or of syitomfttio 1 . i l . 4 a. tMsmha. t ffetsaaeam1 . 816SU SS saawsssswe i i saw ass ws Theological League, died here. I NO DAM WiL IX NTOIitl Prince Rupert during the night westiiried another boisterous windstorm little if any. dnmiiiie orlng reported this iiHini'iiK ss a resull It waa a southeast gale, which averaged 47 miles prr hour with guata of 80 mllea nbout ,r.-li :-.ck this mom I ii u. H D Tee. Dlgby !'.::.(! I ti' ! : i .' 'f r.ic' c. 'i .'.: .cj: President Coolidge in Speech at Opening Pan American Congress Defines United States Position ! HAVANA, Cuba, January 17. In a speech keyed to the note of international confidence, helpfulness and goodwill, President ( 'noiidjre in opening the sixth Pan-American Congress here yesterday myed the nuiion.s of the western hemisphere to join in the task i ni av-turintr u all i.s people the freedom that Columbus bequeathed to .hem in equal measure. j Journeying ouUide of his homeland for the first time since he Ix-tame President, Mr. Coolidge spoke to the distinguished gathering no! a- the hcu:! of a pre-eminently powerful country but as the s;keaman of a nation on an equal pi.uie with her sister Republics, trying to find the way to a peaceful solution of whatever problems beset their quest fur cm ljilete undemanding and ir.eud- ship. : W.tli ;:: mentioning the League of ! ::ath ii-. the Monro Doctr;:'. the Pre.-.dent avmred the Con jrejv.-, that the Pan-A-i.erltan Union "Involvei no an-1 i.isji'.am toward any section of t!:e 1 u i rid or any other or0aniaatlon." but at the saa.c Umt declared thst the na- EDMONTON. Jan. 17. Warmly oom-i.l:is ' of the western hc.alspr.er ar? mending the achievement of the pro-:,in:.iitied to the principle that the, vtnclal department of railways under are bcitfr fitted to govern themselves ui amnlnistrstion of Hon. Vernor W. .l:au anyone -l'e h t) j.v.-ra Ueni. NO 1MI11IN ATlov With what sDDeared to be almost stu - J cd inent. Mr. Co.Ude refranted from : W.iiag any phraaea creep into his address that might present a picture of j the Unitad States aa dosamatlitg th i political, scetal and eeeatoinle develop- ' mem name of the United States waa not once mentioned by the President eaeapt to irive the assurance that his a-overnment was prepared to encourage the develop- mailt of ahlpp.ng. air lines, highways and all pursuit of peace lhat might bring the various units of the American fkmlly of Stales into a closer and more permanent harmony. lie declared there waa no Intention In this hemisphere o( any nation building up a great military establiahment to overawe or subjugate lu neighbors, and enunciated the doctrine that sll nations of this hemisphere are determined tr adjust their differences "not by a rtsort to force but by the application of the principled of justice end equity." ALL OX Mtl.tL IOOTIMI "All nations here represented." Mr. Coolidge aald. "stand on an exact footing of equality. The smallest aud the ica'.est i peaks here with the same audi r.ty as the largest and the mot pjwerful. You come together under the piesent condition and future eapectatlon of profound peace. You are continuing to tr:kc a new note In international gathering! by maintaining a forum In which not the selfish interests of s few. but the general welfare of all. will be considered." Contending thst the nations hare been charged with the sacred trust of establishing and expanding the splrtt of democracy, the President aald that although false atarts and disappointing reactions will develop, the American republics have placed their confidence in the ultimate wMdom of the people. "We are thoroughly committed to the principle that they are better fitted to govern themselves than anyone else Is to fpveru them." he said. "We do not claim immediate perfection but we do expect continual progress. Our history rrveala that In such expectation we h.ive not been disappointed. ' It Is better for the people to make their own mistakes thsn to hare some one else make their mistakes for them." policy or pl.w i; Attachment to the policy of peace. Mr. Coolidge declared, waa second (continued on pace sixi MrilM'ltlPTION IIATKN AUK KXTKMIEII IOU Ot.ll !l IIM-IUIILIIS : The buslLsss office has now i: completed the work of extending the da tee for sll those who subscribed : -sj- A prior to the drop la the price of the Dally News to 80c it s month. New subscribers are still coming In rapidly and the delivery boys are finding It a little difficult to rearrange their routes Anyone not getting the paper P'omptly la requested to tele-,i.'.one 4 the' office at once. Large Upstair Mining Hall, with newly laid dancing floor, for hire. NEW SOpA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least. Phone 457 FARMERS URGE EXTENSION OF LINE TO COAST ' .'ith and John C'ailSgbsn, deputy 'mlnlstei. In the operation of the Kd- ! mcnton Dujivegan and British Colum- bla Railway. Beaver Lodge local of the FA. baa passed a resolution urging '.he gceernment to proceed with an active policy of urgently needed exten sions thla year, and asks that the gov line unless offeied its tall physical value, coupled with s gusrantee of drect Pacific coast connections st an rlT d"e The resolution waa carried j unanimously, and is aald to reflect the generul opinion of the VJfJl. locals lu the Peace River district. DISCUSSION ON NEW PROVINCE Board of Trade to Klctt Officers and Deal With Frederick's Proposal Tonight The annual meeting of the Board of Trade which la to be held tonight at the Commodore Cafe and will take the form of a dinner, will be a very Important one. Not only will ameers for the coming year be elected but the proposal of Charles Frederick for a new province in the north wflt a discussed. It la possible that Mr. Frederick will be here to outline the project but If not someone else will do ao. Other mature of lmgaartsoe wUl come up but the usual annual report will be dispensed with. The dinner Is at 6.30. MEBALANCE STILL LARGE Canada Continues to Sell More Than Site lluya but Exports Dropped off OTTAWA. Jan. 17 Canada's trade statement will show for the calendar year 1027 a favorable trad balance of fll.888.000. The exports wt re about 1 330.783.000 aud 1. 087.11881. The favorable balance fat 1936 wss 8276.000.no0. Experts for the past year swre less thsn for the previous year and Imports greater. Experts express the opinion that the Increase In construction Is responsible for the ohanff. EARLATHLONE TERM EXTENDED Governor of South Africa to Have Two Yeara More of Office LONDON. Jan 17 The term of Earl Athlone, iv 'rnor ueneral of South Afi ;cii win be , xti'miMi two years from J.uiuuiy 1 m year st Um request of the Bouth African OoTsrament. Advertise lu The DU JJtTS fit r