PAGE TWO The Daily News PRINCE RUPERT BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Every Afternoon, Except Sunday, by Prince Rupert Daily News. Limited. Third Avenue H. F. -PULLEN - Maflaging-Editor DAILY EDITION is now inland. xvyggpur Friday, SOVIET PLANE COMING - - The Letter Box AUTOMOBILE MARATHON Prince George. B.C. Editor, YDaW News: I , ' As president of the Cariboo SUBSCRIPTION RATES ' 'Automobile Association, Incor- City delivery, by mail or carrie', yearly period, paid In advance $5.00 porated, I am taking the liberty For lesser period, paid in advance, por month .. SO of enclosing for your information Or four months for a tear-sheet from a recent issue By maii to all parts of Northern and Centra) Brit'sh Cclusi')!. . of the Prince George Citizen, paid in advance for yearly period '3.00 which contains the suggestion for ' ' the holding of an automobile marathon over the Cariboo High- Augrlst 9 1929 way from Vancouver to Hazelton A " and rettirn, a distance of approx- limately 1600 miles, the same to PEACE RIVER EXCURSION uufyT'ml) " Dminin Dn' The president of the Board of Trade is anxious to know Tlfe 0,Ject of this marathon what members Would be able to make the trip as delegates jg t0 make known to motorists . . ,. : . . -.i i r m . ... t Soviet Russia is sendinff a seaDlane to NeviSY'nrk nrirl country sened by the highway it is very probable it may fly over Prince Rupert and pos- became the field of the opera-, sibly ?and here. Not that it will look much different from !ioDf8 of1tJf ,ama!fa"iated tth' fflfrW ill be a novelty and everyone will ?ti SSSi be interested in it. should it get thlB far. I hy ,evw! ,.yearB the settlement 1 it is a militarj&plane and it flew from Moscow to Omsk of the country. Then came the; in Siberia yesterday. jcariboo gold excitement of 1850,; - . .. . - when the California excitement CAREFUL VANCOUVER j had spent its strength, to meet The Vancouver Board of Trade must know what the ihfe S"J!"Krtat,"ni uiTent! highway into Prince Rupert. We admire the care that structed, and the settlement of! body takes not to get off on to a wrong track. If this ' the interior of the prwince was I highway movement were a new one we shoukl expect care first K,ven ?rJoU8 consideration. I to bo taken, but as it is something Prince Rupert has been i An these condit,on,! conspired ; twenty years without and she has been agitating it for'S v,ve temot10Iri"t" the celebrated: nearly that time, we are inclined to think the carecon-iS' iLSrZnTttl smeration Vancouver is simply an excuse for not taking interior of British Columbia, a iac"on highway safe for motor travel, ' 1 " built and jwell replete with DEALING WITH DOUKHOHORS ' K grandeur. It should be That method of making the Doukhobors rebuild the very inv,t,n to the motorists of burnt school houses was an excellent one. In addition an ! !hu0thr Ca"adian ,p?uV,nt?g', a? The fanatics have been allowed a great too much latitude ken down the international ana stern action is very desirable. Had thpv hoen in th?i. boundary, it is to MEALS TORN 151? are not a problem when you travel with the kiddies you can always get wholesome milk and Kellogg's Corn Flakes . . . the treat that's so good for them at home. CORN FLAKES fc MaJt by Ktltogg in London, Ontario At grtori, kololt, ftmvrant; n Jinori Is requested to the extent of making known the fact that this . marathon is planned. It Is being advanced In the interests of, i motorists and is in no sense a ! money-making proposition, I We are pleased to refer you to Mayor A. M. Patterson. Mr. II. B. j . Guest, president of the Prince George Board of Trade, and also to the local branch of the Bank of Montreal who will receive and par out all monies in connection with our Big Marathon. I CHA8. A. PYNE, I President. MILK MILK Fresh Pasteurized Milk and Cream Daily. EARLY DELIVERY Throughout the City. VALENTIN DAIRY Telephone 657. TIIE DAILY NEWS Friday; August 9 1929 PICNIC WAS SWISS AVIATORS ! MUCH ENJOYED! FEARED LOSS In Spite of Bad Weather After-) PARIS, Aug. 9. Fears for the noon Wan .Spent. Pleasantly j safety of three Swiss airmen who at Digby left here yesterday for Lisbon, on " ; the first leg of a transatlantic Although-the weather was not; hop, are felt here. The flyers what was hoped for, the Retail j have had experience in the air Merchants Association held their picnic yesterday afternoon lo Dig-by Islands, leaving at 2:30 and re-turning,about 7 in the evening. About 125 persons were present and enjoyed an afternoon of fun. Although on account of the rain, he sports which had been arranged for were not able to be played . Tickets were made and numbered from one up and the prizes were drawn for In this way. With lots "1 of t refreshments, fruits, Jce cream iu uw cuiivemiuii ui uie auauitui m vuuiuici, wiruuKuum. me uuiicu cmira aim an(j cantjy and the Premier 0 a.tOUr through the Peace River and a visit to the famous Canada one of the most pictur- cj,egtra In attendance everyone Turner Vallev, the board contributing about half the cost highway on the American enjoyed themselves. e tuf P R.movf aTimilff hp continent. The. frist section of ; U1 "lc "'P- licuaiuiuw w.vv ..p..., - th,g .p highway wag compieted as well and would like able to to notify represented yiose go a road far ag the fa. the secretary Of the board. moua Cariboo goldfields in 186,i It is essential that Prince Rupert be well represented connecting the mines with the on this occasion. It is understood that four special cars ed f navigation on the Fraser of Ino or ti-ill rrr fi'nni Vnnprmvoi- nnrl Pvinpp Riinpvt if? River in the vicinity of Hope. It oi. iccww "in fe- ' . , . . 1 . . una th " tirti J u 1 f tl, Tf i-c important luunwuy even uiuic iiiieieaieu umiiiuc pcuyic ux urc wu bui)t ,n thp Provjnce. af British suggested that public spirited members of the board -oiumbia. Its length-has been Should offer to go on this occasion. Four or five Will rep- added to from year to year and resent the city council and half a dozen or more could within the past three or four represent the Board Of Trade. yaers serer.1 million- of dollars Delegates who make, this trip will undoubtedly have a "J 5 good t&, The trip wll havgreat educative value as 7 .ST. well as being necessary to impress the convention f with Hection was secured with the the fact that Prince Rupert is on the map. Other points highway system in the southern in northern and central B . C . , it is hoped, will also send portion of the province. delegates so as to make up at least one special car. In this Cariboo mhway : car they will live during the trip to the Peace . ' Ci ?uXay nTs" a" It is suggested that members should not be backward proxlmate Iength of 80o miie8 ap about offering their services on this occasion. . reaching from Vancouver in the I south to the pioneer trading post TENDERS FOR FLOATS !of Haaelton in the north. .Tenders ara being called for the fishermen's f'oats S"!5u ra!lreJS which are to be built near the drydock. . There have been tea unavoidable delays, it is understobd, owing to differences of the western portion of the of opinion as to how much foreshore should be Utilized American qonJnent. It was along for this purpose and how the floats should be laid OUt. the waterways traversed by this It is satisfaptnrv tn knnw trint nftpr rnnnv vpnvs nf HinUpr- highway that the men of the ing with both Liberal and Conservative governments the "'JL? Si ...i. work .1,1 j ,pnipanie.8 rticetl to beat the i Lewis and Clark expeditions, with the present Pacific Coast slates as thp ultimate prize. Liter the STOCK QUOTATIONS (Courteiv 8. D .lofinstnti Co.) B. C. Silver, 1.30, 1.45. Beaver Silver, 13' 2. 14. Big Missouri. 1.52, 1.54. Cork Province, 10'a, 114. George Copper. 7.00, 7.10. Georgia River, 35", 35. Gladstone, Nil, 84. Gelconda, 95, 1.00. Grandview, 41 j, 42. Indian Mines. 4, Nil. Inter. Coal & Coke, 36, 37. Kootenay Florence, 174, 18. Kootenay King. 39 V2, 40. Mohawk, 3, 4. Morton Woolsey, 4V4. 5. Marmot River Gold, Nil, 4. Noble Five. 62, 63.' Oregon Copper. 24, 24V4. Pend Oreille, 6.30, 6.50. Pioneer Gold, 1.25, 1.35. Premier, 1.31 ,1.84. Porter Idaho, 45, 48. Reeves Macdonald. L80. 1.85. Rufug Argenta, Nil, 29., Ruth Hope, 37. 38. Silver Crest, 6. 6Vi. Silverado, "80. 85. Silversmith, 8, Nil. Slocan King, 4, Nil. Snowflake. 39, 39 Vt. Sunloch. 2.05. 2.20. Topley Rljifield, 25, 26. WeMngtonp;' lD: Whitewater, 58. 60. George Enterprise, 25, 30. Oil . Advance, new. Nil, 4.25. Amalgamated. Nil. 40. A. P. Consolidated, 4.17, Capitol, K l. Calmont, 4.94, 4.95. Dalhousie. 3.75, 3.85. Devenish. 60, 03. Fabyan Pete, 11V,, 12. Home. 23.60, 23.65. Illinois Alberta, 96, 1.00. Mayland. 10.00, 10.02. McDoug. Segur, 3.55, 3.85. McLeod, 4.85, 4.90. 4.18., New McDoug. Segur. 1.40, Nil, Royalite, 150.00, 155.00. Associated, 3.85, 3.95. Freehold, 1.60, 1.65. Hargal. 1.60, 1.65. United, 1.13, '1.16. Regent. 53, 55. BURSARY GOES TO A VICTORIA GIRL VICTORIA, Aug. 9. Misi native land under the Soviet they wou'd not have been way known lhat the mathon is Hilda ibb, daughter of Percival snown anything like the courtesy they have received inlue,ted- In the doing of this a. Lobb of the 45th battalion, Canada. a service Is rendered, not only to who was killed at Courcelette, ?he P60"' of Rr,t,?h f-olumbia and Mrs. Lobb of Victoria, were - s hut to the' motorists throughout awarded the I.O.D.R. $1200 hur- Canada and the United States. If sary for this year. She is a slu- the proposal commends itself to dent of Oak Bay school your judgment your cooperation Just Arrived UNIVERSAL SILK AND WOOL SWEATER COATS ?8.00 JANTZEN PURE WO'OL SWEATER COATS w. ..$8.00 The Coats to Wear Anywhere" J. A. Kirkpatrick Established in 1903 SIXTH ST., PRINCE RUPERT i i only since 1927. They are due at Lisbon this afternoon, but have not been heard since they left Le Bourget. Pilot Kaiser, Navigator Hopp and Mechanic Luscher were aboard. This Afternoon's Train This afternoon's train, due from the east at 3:30, was repor-.fd this morning to be on time. Daily News "Classified" rising brings results. adver- The best that money can buy S.D. Johnston Co.Ltd. Representatives for .MILLER COURT & CO., Limited Throuu ri'' ;"'JH &i,0ur . 'n.n ofifihd nnHM i.va.n guiy ahd T6or! h;iiige.t. cflnnectlqn, l to Pt Vxitn. nd selling couver.Cal. Btock ex. Closing prices from these hanges posted -x on our sioi-K board twice daily. Orders 5fr6m out-of-town clients, by wire or letter, will recaiva. our- prompt atteiv. tion. S.D. Johnston Colli 610 2nd Avenue I'hone 130 Prince Rupert, ac. HALF THE WEIGHT AND TWICE THE WEAR n V. f I vh nil In fcLBaP than ordinary work boottT X "s? j. ixaux. ca tra vAxcouvta, a.C Tj-ian,i (Cfrtiuj) 15? FLY-TO KILL J FLIE v OyQUITOEy A OTHy RO ACHE-T AMTy- FLE A & ivor iters r&nd their Sons INSECT ARMY IS FAST BEING DEPLETED Commanding General Says Bugs Will lie Wiped Out Ily Fall "Our PLY.TOX sprayers are the greatest menace to tho insert army ever devised bv science," declared General "Tox" in n recent interview while retting after the big spring offensive against the inacat army. General "Tox" has been in personal eoaomahd of the FLY-TOX offensive inoe it began this year, knW declared that liis much-needed rest was made possible by the fact that house-wives all over the country havo come to hia aid and ean now wield a PLY-TOX sprayer as well as hk best troop!. The insect army is fast being depleted to such an extent that the oaiy reejsranee now is front Kiierilia bands of insect war-riora. General "Tox" declares that by Pall the, entire international ineet forces will be wiped out. K n, Hm N twi qi, iuii cU Ut H.-4 tpntr. Ma. (Vta) C9' i i rBACRANT IN ODOB FLY-TOX Developeil at Mellon Inntitnte of Inilu.tr ll lUtrarrh Ljr Km