TOMORROW'S TIDES Thursday, July J CTADniMPPACE! .1 1 rt nnl Nil lH.ir, Government' Supporter Elected i mmenced. With Good Majority in Isle ' La Crosse, Saskatchewan Stephen lloljkovac Preliminary Trial Commenced at Hazel i ton Ist Night diet of the coroner's jury at the 1 1 . . r, . i .... 4 4 kA.tltM SHOWERS CAME ON PRAIRIES WINNIPEG, July 17. - A score of districts In widely separated parts of the prairies reported howcrs In some cases heavy enough to give Immediate relief yesterday. Generally, however, 'he heat wave continued In Saskatchewan and Alberta, with the weather bureau predicting fair and warm. MEADOW, LAKE. July 17. Jules Marion, Liberal, was reelected in Ule La Crosse constitu ency to the Saskatchewan legisla-HAZELTON, July 17. That ture at the deferred election murder of Dlmltar Srailevich terday, Itas than half the returns " a majomy who wun by stabbing at Dorreen was pre- meditated is Indicated In the ver .r......K ,h fcguutiw standing witnesses the following pro- n mnement was made by the Jury :irA.miTIftM AP vwn That Dimitar 'Srailevich died as lONDlTiUN Of KINll 'he result of knife injuries infill tod by Stephen lloljkovac, who w'.h premeditation murdered said Dimitar Smilevich." prospect or increasing this. I .Marion election increases uie slim lead of the L!beral party in GEORGE IMPROVING HUGE LINERS FOR UNITED STATES SOON NEW YORK, July 17. It wast announced loday that (he United Stales shipping lines would start construction next year on two liners to cost $25,000,000 each. They will be 9.16 feet long and the displacement will be 50,000 tons. Each will have accommodation for 4000 passengers. LONDON. July 17 It was of-in Vancouver of Richmond D. ffjlnflt nnnf.iinoiwl Itllflr i ntrhflm Vnthafnr.ttntlcrti n era A 7.1 tarnll hollowing the inquest, ISOIJKO- . m..rnini that the Vnnwn In northern Ilritish Holiim. u- was arraigned dn a charge of rurdor and the preliminary trial King's condition continues to show.bia through having been active in good improvement . FOUR LOST LIVES AT JOINS H.M.S. COLOM1K) George G. Itushby and son, John, sailed yesterday afternoon on the Catala for Victoria. The latter is to join H.M.S. Colombo as midshipman. Government is Not Likely to Refuse Clearance to Vessels Clearing for the United States U. S. CRUISERS WILL BE SOLD WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17: -Two decommissioned light cruisers, the New Orleans, and the Albany, no longer fit for naval service, are to be offered for sale by the navy. The k; Ips wer purchased (lur ing me apanian-Ameriean war I from the Uraitllan Government, - Th NewPrIeanf iirHe1paefln the engagement off Santiago, Cuba, against Cervera's squad ron. The Albany saw service In several expeditions to Central America during the first decade of the century. They were used to escort convoys out of New York during the World War. and were decommissioned in 1922. NORTHERN MINING MAN DIES IN SOUTH It. D. Featherstonhaugh, Who Was In Atlln in Early Days, Succumbs at Age of 74 The death occurred on Sunday the early development of mining properties in the Atlin district and later In the Peace River country, He was a mining engineer and PflRNWAI I ONTARIO. t0 I,riti8h Columbia 3G years ' ;ago from Windsor CORNWALL Ont . July 17. -iennit)0hndd t our persons, an ageu coupie aim two children, were burned to deh 'I when fire destroyed four houses and four others seriously injured here with property loss of $30,000. in The funeral is Vancouver this FIVE KILLED NOVA SCOTIA WINDSOR, N.S.. July 17. Five persons were killed yester day when a motor car was struck by a Dominion Atlantic Railways express "New Yorker" near here. The dead are Charles II. Wright of Wolfville; his son, Graham, 11 years of age; and a daughu: Juan, aged 1G; a father-in-law, N. W. Eaton; and the hitter's daughter, Mrs. Frank Heustan. BOATWASSUNK ONWEST COAST Few Details Received Yet as to Margalice; Salvage Hoat Despatched NARROW ESOAIJE OF CREW Vessel Struck Ix'gOVhen Running! I.. C'l 1 1 -I r. i i i ur outlier gnu sank im mediately The well knowif local halibut boat Margalicf, Capt. Jack Christiansen, has sunk in four fathoms of water in Inskip Channel on the west eqast of the Queen Charlotte Island's No further particulars of lh& accHent than this were received yesterday afternoon by thePfteific Salvage Co. in a brjef wireless message from the tug Lorng. The salvage boat Red Boy, Capt. Charles Lac-kin, was sent odVon receipt of fth the message to raise the Marg- ice. K' Damage; the extent of which is not yet known here, will be cov ered by insurance- Boston Grill LAIM1E CAI1AUKT High ... 11:57 a.' v.. Rpecitl Dlnnen Thursday! nd Saturday 2.1 :2n f. t- , - Dancing Every Saturday Night, ' 0 to iZ Low 6:46 a.m. Dance Hall (or Hire 17:24 p.m. K S Accommodation for Private Parties NORTIIEUN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PHONE 437 Vol. XX., No. 164. PRINCE RUPERT, H.O, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1929 PU'CR FIVK ri- I L i LI H-llXLijmi...l,UI.-U Bank at Smithers Was Robbed of $2,000 Today but Loot Was Recovered and Bandit Escaped Tall Man Entered Huildinjj With Gun and Told Teller to Hand Over Cash, Which He Did; Shooting Followed SMITHERS, July 17. The town of Smithers was all excitement this morning when the news got abroad that the Royal Bank here haa been robbed, that the robber had escaped, but that before making his getaway from town the currency which he had taken had been recovered It was about twenty minutes to eleven this morning when Teller A. Forde was suddenly confronted by a ta l man with a handkerchief covering part of his face. The bandit drew a gun from his pocket and told the teller to shove the money through the wicket. Forde emptied the till containing two thousand dollars and the man grabbed it and ran out, followed by the teller, who fired several shots at the robber, but without visitfe effect. Fifteen minutos later some local citizens coming on the bandit ordered him to stop if he wanted to live. The man dropped the money and escaped into the bush . t p to noon today the roboer had not been arrested, but the police are stopping all avenues of escape and it is so difficult getting out of the country that it is thought he cannot get away. PREMEDITATED MURDER INTHE LIBERALS GAIN ANOTHER SEAT OTTAWA, July 17. The matter of refusing clearances to liquor laden boats destined to the United States is not within the competence of the Federal Government as the law now stands, nor can it come within that competence until authority for such a course has been given by act oi Parliament. Hnn. W. D. Euler said here. "I adhere to the sentiments expressed on that subject Hup last Rfssinn nnrl T nm nnmn'minl tVint enrisnnlipnr. floVO.on-lof t TO TRAMP OYER TRAIL OF '98 FROM SKAGWAY Members of Chicago Geographical Society Aboard Sleamer Today En Route North Passengers here today en route to Alaska on the steamer l'rince ert include a party of members al the Chicago Geographical So- ments have borne them out," said the minister of customs tStliS -m..i.v.iiui uij iu ttinuriciui imuuuiiuiii, way to Lake Uennett. They are a Sa Ut.irv nf fnnt " Mr Klllpr S.Hfl. add in f? that HO lClt ! nWnffmnhlnir Intemallnir VVV 41. 7 ' r-f UI1U ji4ivv0." n ... . .... ino sense of the House at last session was by no means views along the coast for the rec overable towards the refusing of clearances . joni or their society. SKIDEGATE, July 17: The halibut fishing boat Margalice, "hen running for shelter to IHsun Harbor orOtbe west coast of Moresby Island,.'truck a float- tig log and sank at once, the rcw barely havjrijf time to get into a dory and gaenpe. She is in six fathoms of water. ritain Christopher and his crew rowed to the herring flsh- . rL ... ing camp nearby and the men there are helping In an effort to salvage) the -wrec COLLECTOR APPOINTED VICTORIA, July 17: John Aitkin aitttiihr f n r Pr f nf a British Settlers to New Brunswick Get Big Welcome Keprosentutivis of the Government f New Brunswick and the Federal Government welcomed upwards of 8; Ilritish settlvrs a ,(. their families, numbering in ull, rrore than 5U0 new residents, who were guests at u monster jiuMte icnit held at Woodstock, N.B., in honor of eutthrs from Great 'Britain who have been loc icd on farms in Carleton County. The above picture shows some of the Canadian officials who we omcu the settlers. Left to right: Hon. Lewis Smith. Minister of Agriculture for New Brunswick; ol. J. G. Rattray, Superintendent of th Land Settlement Branch for the Federal Department of I imVratior.. Ottawa; Hon. J. A. Murray. Superintendent of Immigration for New Brunswick; F. O. Squires, M.L.A. for Carleton County .and A. R. Foster, M.P. for Carleton-VJctoria. FIRE LOSSES China Replies to Russia Regard i ON INCREASE! to Dismissal of Officials from VANCOUVER, July 17. Fire j losses in BriMsh Columbia during George, has been appointed eol-'l928 amounted to ?2 ,667.55 1, an lector for the Prince George as sessment district NOMEEIGHT Prairie Heat Forces Price Wheat to Greater Heights July Delivery up to $1.77 WINNIPEG, July 17. Continuance of terrific heat in western Canada and across the border created another bull market today, wheat working up as muehas nine cents witlvthe close eight' t nine cents higher. July touched $1.77; October, $L68 1-2; and December, $1.6 1 1-2. Manitoba reported temperatures of 100 above zero in sonic districts, while Alberta and Saskatchewan were more moderate. VANCOUVER, July 17. Wheat was 'quoted 'oii1 l local exchange tddayi atl $1 .07. 12, ,.7. GRAF ZEPPELIN WILL LEAVE IN AUGUST ON RIGHT TO NEW YORK FItlEDIUCHSHAVEN, Germany. July 17. It Is officially announced that the dirigible Graf Zeppelin will leave in August on a flight to New. York. SALVAGING NIKKO The Japanese selheboat Nlkko, the Chinese Edstefn KUilWays' SJZ P Chinese Eastern Railway dispute. The Chinese ask that Sal J 7ihoZT re "the Soviet release all Chinese Imprisoned in Russia, said Prince Rupert's loss was $G258. to number about a thousand, and that the Soviet ade RFflN? PRin A VlMANY SE4IS TAKEN fiJUinu i 1111 n i nnvnn nrr? ici A WTC NEW YORK, July 17. Ross G. Hoyt of the army air corps tactics group at Langley Field, Virginia, announced last night that he planned to take off from Mitchell Field Friday In an attempt to fly to Nome and back within three days with stops at Minneapolis, Edmonton and White Horse. The distance, is 8460 miles. A stop will be made at Nome for six hours. The project Is sponsored by the war department. riviDiLurr ul.'uwj NANKING, China, July 17. The Nationalist Govern- v.nt Vino wtrJinsl fr Pucci'n'o ultimatum rAorarfHnrr trio quately protect unmese iNauonais in nussiu iium iiyyic:-sion and repression. The Chinese claimed that dismissal of Russian railway officials was justified because the Soviet officials had not carried out the terms of the 1924 agreement. The note also said that evidence of Communist propa- seyward. July 17:-Reprts ganda had been found in 'Manchuria. have just been received from the Prybiloff Islands to the affect that 21,522 seal skins had ben taken up to July 8 as compared with 18,028 of the same dte last year. More seals were killed by the natives this yev off the coast of Sitka, tfifcn for many yaars past. Over 800 skins were taken there. i HEAT MODERATE NORTHERN B. C. Favorable Comparison With Intense Drought of Prairies Just Now The morning weather reports for northern Ilritish Columbia is In fnvnrahta rnntrnut to the re- Hnysnort lUin, calnv 5o. Haielton Rain, calm, 04. . Smithers Raining, calm, 59. Duma Lake Raining, ealm, 55. Vanderhoof Cloudy, calm, CO. Atlin Part cloudy, N. wind, 5?. Whitehorsc Part cloudy, light S. wind. 58. Carmaek Cloudy, cnlpi. . . 00. DawsuB Clear, calm, 58. MINING DEAL IN ! ALASKA REPORTED which went ashore near Skide- TAt InUt n-eenllv with los of JUNEAU. Alaska, July 17 life. Is to be salvaged by the The Junenu Gold Mining Company Pacific Salvage Co. The vessel yesterday 'announced tho .acqulsl-haa been sold to another party (i"n of ' a controlling interest in of Japs. Hubert Ward, under- the Manvillo Goldstein group of writers' renresentativc. is at .Cairns on Taku laKU River. mver. uevemp; present at the wreck. EVIDENCE OF NAVIGATOR ON MARY FISCHER Said Vewel Had Lost Anchor in) (iale and Proceeded to Mc-Intyre Day nt intpnse heat comine from' VICTORIA, B. C, July 17. the Canadian prairies. Sixty de-! That United States fishing ves grees was the highest reported . el Mary C Fischer, after drift anv rmint. whereas two days' ing for hours before a northwesl . it mo at nrairie uolnts. ! gale, having experienced engine Following is the report': Prince Rnpert Italn, light S.E wind, temperature, 55. Port Simpson lUin. calm, 56. Tx ni"- Itnin, S. wind, 60. ItosBwood Foggy, calm. 50. Aiyansh Italn, calm, 57. Alice Arm Italn, calm, 00. Apyox IUln, calm, 60. trouble and lost an anchor, proceeded into Mclntyre Bay, Graham Island, for shelter, was the testimony given yesterday by Cliff Sumerlln, navigator, in the condemnation proceedings here. The vessel was seized by' the Rividis on May 29. He anchored flffe" miles off shore, Sumerlln said, and must have drifted en tiM. heavy tide. Capt. A. A. Pillion, master and part owner of the vessel, had been 111 with a cold.. The case ws proceeding. Scottish Humor Imported direct ' Aberdeen Joke Tam." Develop-; Turn "No,, Jessie jment will be started immediately. ! o'l.mycljJ;j1 I from the Factory ' OWEIt MUCH ALREADY Jessie (to sweetheart who won't propose): "D'ye no' think it's time we were gettln' married, Tarn?" Tarn: Jessie 'Aye. Jessie." "You're no' sayin' much I'vo said