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THE WEATHER 5 max. 03 min. December 16: yo. FORTY- THIRD YEAR, No. rise 8:38; Sunset 4:25 THE CALGARY DAILY HERALD 5161, Thirty- Two Dead And 23 Missing In Hospice Fire Holocaust Sweeps St. Charles; Orphanage in Quebec, Taking Fearful Toll Scores Saved by Gallant Rescuers' Many Stories 0 of Heroism in Wake of Sudden Swoop Of Flames By Canadian Press) QUEBEC, Dec. 15. Thir- ty-two bodies had been recov. ered early today from the ruins of the Hospice St. Charles, orphanage and educational in- stitution for children, part of which was destroyed by fire last night. Twenty-three children were uinascoueted for on Thuirsd: afternoon and. many of the jo have perished. Some, re probably teing cared for in temporary -hom The fire which swept with de- vasting suddenness through the ast wing of the structure found children and nuns in bed. Few of the bodies showed signs of having been: bur The children it is be suffocated in their endeavor reach satety. Most of the chitdren are or- phans and had been asleep for hearly three hours when. the flames began to sweep the old ing of the institution. So sapidly did the Manes spr ad ut despite every effort by the nuns, firemen, priests and. mentbers of the lic who were near the Keene, ttle fould be done to vemcue the young- aters, many af whom were xo over Come by sleep that they could hardly have realized what wae g Gallant Rescue Work sctiers fearles ly ing building andy ildren, some. balt 3 beltie: fully whieh they y childee NG ANSWER FALLON LETTER No. Significance in Visit of Thornton to Mexico, Says Premier (see aleo Page 2) (By Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Deo. 15, The govern- ment of Canada had no more to do with the acceptance by Sir. Hence Thornton of the invitation he recotved from the goverhfoent of Mexico, than the gowenment of Ihe United States had to-do jwith the-aceeptance by Col Tndbergh of tation received f fed were to entered the ep and not Thomas. gained + Wright, Mes. Mary A. Within a Year the hospice St. Charl is the third disaster to. Sumerous young lives in Canada this year, Bringing the numberof child victims to 190 or more. T I other two were the fi i Sethe Laurier theatre, Montreal, January. 9, wi and the orpha S: Other tir upwards of forty victims, COUNTING VOTES FOR CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL FIRST COUNT (elected) kyn, Robt. Henry (elected) 1.569 Manning, Fred ... 1338 Hornbrook, T- Av 8.'8. 347 375 331 125. Worsley, James E. Broatch, A. G. Dorward, Wm. F.' SECOND COUNT (Distribution of Freeze s Proportion Hornibrook gained 205 Manning gated 130 (elected), - Broatch gal Dorward gained. 1 THIRD COUNT (Distribution of Parkyn's tonate. Surplus) Savage gained 22 Thomas gained 51 Mitchell gained 18 Worsley gained 38 Wright gained 32 Broatch gained 55 Dorward. gained: 5 FOURTH COUNT (Distribution. of Hornibrook s portionate Surplus) Savage gained. 175 Thomas gained 8 iMitehell gained 14 Worsley gained 0 Weight gained 2 Broatch gained 3 Derward gained 0 FIFTH COUNT. I Rorpor- 393 131 Pro- 738 560 487 az 134 Preferences) Savage gained 6 Thomas gained. 17 Mitchell gained 9 Wright gained 13 SIXTH COUNT (Distribution of Manning's Propor- jonate Surplus) Savage gained 106 Thomas gained 5 Michell gained + Worsley gained 0 Broatch gained. 1 Wright gained 4 SEVENTH COUNT (Distribution of Wright's Preferences) Savage gained 27 136 erry etre ss Bf Third Holocaust a spall of cold weather. 668, 975 730 548 437 415 4,150 396 (Distribution of Dorwatd s next. of 2 1155 735 569, next of 1,288. SUNSHINE S PRESSING NEEDS UNSHINE, for fifteen year: been the great Chri charity. of the Calgary people. building Up the annual Sunshine fund the people of the province have. gen- has man-time In jerously joined. Friends of other days who have moved to faraway plac 9 the pleasure they had rememberi in contributing to Sunshine have each year loyally sent gifts, to it, What of the need this year? Sunshine do experim ntal basi lof work guides monthly budget system has given it almost exact information concerning, the requirements each Sunshine has invastigators who re- port upon condition With all this Jcommand Sunshine knows that there is very real need of a large Christman jfund Not for years have we had so long Cold weather spells demand upon Sunshine Itsis asked for fuely for: shoes, for clothing, for food, help Hor the sick, a hundred variet sing calls come to.it. Th been heavy so far. They will in- jerease in number. You wha sympathize with poorly-built places, often with minimum. ef coal er. wood, sometimes, till Sunshine helps, with rione at all. You who.are warmly clothed, whose ichildren are warmly clothed; will you not think of sick fathers and mothers, swith not enough to wear to keep them warm? abundance to eat, you give thought to those have of milies out of work; mothers left to struggle: aldne, the children, wanting food? For ail these. things Sunshine ha been the nearest thing to 4 com munity chest that Calgary possesses. The picture is. riot exaggerated. Sunshine knows the, very Your happiness surely will be greater this Christen icording to your ability to help Sun- shine to bring warmth and food and clothing to. these- needy ones. You will wish every home in Cal+ gary to share in the joy that ail should have on Christmas Day. On that day none should want food and none should be cold for want of fuel lon elething. Let. Sunshine again be your agWAt as it has been the agent lof 20 many for fifteen years. Every lent you give to Sunshine will be their net work on its of on information at its his: year. nourees. ve in warm houses will nose Who live in the You who have an will not who none fathers Atime if you give ace very purpose you have at heart. Sunshine needs more money this lyear than ever before. Whatever the amount you can spare, please send it now. Ispent tothe best advantage for. the y CALGARY, ALBERTA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, O CLOCK EDITION 1927 30 PAGES Italian baby racing England, skidding, foiling over twi Signor Foresti, Italian deiver, cam tell Foresti being flung out of the car as it seer Laeks 10,500. V V milestone. than three hundred dollars, local firms, as well as Wh Sunshi mount wi If that ob means that Fund. more than welcome. ately 10,500, t about those. who hav ery sing It-may only be a twe person who Novel Gift GVEL and inspi purpose: behitia fhe Surishine re paue represe' donor sould: ordina sag the 1e witt Of 300 Fund todays what the: have spent im Tar uway niacer, thar he hea b en thinkitig the matter over after learning about some.of the eawes that, were belie helped by Sap- lghine. Ha then decided, and he was gure that hie friends, whom he hadi mind, would agree with hini, that no better method of expremdlng concrete goodwill wotlld be devised than: that fof helping persons who were sutfor- ing. So he put down 0.00 for eaci of ten friends, 603 all, and handed egiie to Suinshi yin turn nda niete to the friends con This note will read as fo1- In acknowledging the r ceint of 60 In your behalf, The Herald Su shine: Fund wishes t6 convey to you jthe bent fishes of (here appears. name fot donor) and we trust the results of file good work will reflect on you and sxeaping 's bijective is set at 15,000 th be required to'carry on the Socisty s work among the needy. ja to be obtained and Sunshine is confident i witt-it omething to the Fat 180 mil sath future generations, tueria over. He staggered wreckage with only a hurt shoulder and cut over his More Money IPH Christmas only eight days distant, the Claus fund has now reached the four thousand dollar Tn fact, it has pissed it by a little more Genctous gifts have come from cash donations; and welcome bundles of clothing, blankets, and so on-from private sources. Sun- shine is grateful to all these friends who have helped 1s, year. ty-five cent There are sight days left in wi Subscribers are asked to act accordingly. Metie Vorn . lime 9 Star ae Me Ba Feut Paseane Wi. IA Wrieids Bante, Ala. Union Aiberta, fd annual apmianm Cochra 08, Penhold Al Ltd, Wood Vallance (6, 1. Ameriaun Women'e Chub ub Cate White bun JA Well Wisher, Carbon, J ot come forward? Every penny of that Photo shows from the N eeded Sunshine Must Get 1 5, 000 Novel and Inspiring Gift Comes from Subscriber Today; Thinks Matter of Christmas Gifts Over and Prefers to Help Sunshine Time Is Shoft and Bbleckiee Stil Santa und Hardin 1 conve Office stat? P. Burns and Co, Bowde Chay C.G.A. Triumphs in Canton Leads City Election with : 3 Six Picked Winners UNE Against Laiornen Frank Freeze, T. A. Hornibrook, F, C. vos SOVIGT AQEN And S. S. Savage Re-elected on C.G,A. Ticket to the) Council Alderman R. H. Parkyn Re-elected a8 Diplomatic and Commercial Independent Labor and W. H. A. Thomas the New). Relations with Russia Canadian Labor Member. Broken by Chinese . MOSCOW AGITATORS C.G.A. and Labor Split Or ce FIRING SQUAD Even i ms School Contest Three Shot, Ten Others Are Dr. 0. H, Patrick, .G.A., Heads School Board Poll, Fred E. Slated for Execution at Spooner, C.G.A., Comes Fourth with T.-B. Riley and Later Date Miss Amelia Turner, Canadian Labor Party Candidates) (Sy Canadian Prose :Cabie In Between Them, CANTON Dy vo heeni ELECTED TO COUNCIL Alderman Frank Fre Aer ted Alderman R. H. Parkyn, Labor, re-elected. Alderman T. A. Hornibrook, .G.A., re-elec Alderman 2 ., te-clected. Alderman Savage, C.G.A., re-elected Wei. Thomas, Canadian Labor Party. hier of council . SCHOOL TRUSTEES ELECTED Dr, O. 1. Patrick 3.A., elected, hi TB. Riley, Canadian Labor Party, re-elect Miss Amelia Turner, Canadian Labor P pooner, C.G.A., elected, new member. BYLAWS AND. PLEBISCITE RESULTS High School bylaw carried by majority of 490. Storm sewer bylaw defeated by only 1+ votes Widening Centre street cut defeated by 181 votes. Maintaining clinic as at present carried by majority of 4 votes. Phe foremsine results at Monday's - ieturdtn by the: Civis clovernaons OTHER ELECTION NEWS, PAGE 17 FAswoctation in muricipal attalen The C.G.A. lected. a total of six of it maven candidates tothe Full details. of the election counting and results will be found on page 17 of this issue. ee Tem perature Rises-Fast InCalgary added the From Minimum of 19 Below. Last Night to 24 Above AES p.m. TEMPERATURES i. head Three -riin others w find w In addition to severing dipio- sions, the Nationalists off commere demanding. the closure of n'commereiat agencies, in cted:neiw mem- ing. the. Russian state Dal- bank and the volunteer fleet. tion, Nanking: SS ded poll, n w metiber t. arty, re-elected, plunde throug Such tolerated and nitiay afforiied th Soviet: Republic LAKE NAVIGATION SEASONS ENDED Shipping Closes on Tragic Note with Kamloops. Listed. Missing Socialin i ing and sou lected Ald: Fr i. A, Phomins, th ihe couneil, LADGE Party Labor and C.G.A. split the election for schoo Dr. 0. H. Patrick, Sender, and We 00 on rrustess: 1, Minn, Canadian packace mmloopa Is accounted for, f tho-Great Isak y free from disaxtery, will fon a tragic note qulet eve weather Deg. 3 below 19 below 12 above feattes conduc: ek for the tons to worked ket Bylaw and Piel Wednesday, maximum Thursday minimum Thursday, 9 a.m. Thursday, 3 pum... 24 above With big Jump from 19 below. to Mazic were shins whien they deadline Instirance wa. closed at midnight A ports before were reported Didsbury, . last seen Dece Ford Mo Ltd: Alber Co. - F Canada, In the plebine cx Soo 4 is Worsley gained 174 Mitchell ihe blessings of health, happiness and prosperity thronghout the coming year 2 ahave in a matter of a few- hours the lon Thursday morning hopew were ex fo an open. Tues hy. ot Loxdon. Ontario, Henxe s vivit to Mex Bishop. Fallon letter letter and ae euch does not sny permonal repl n for onn ite a peared. In the prors before the letter 1 teoeived, Vremier King de- ared herore acchptlig the invita ded to him, Sir Henry Thornton de known. His desire to visit Mexico hit intention -of so doing. pro- 4-no-obstacles were put in hile Way hy the government. The gov- ernment udopted towards Sir Henry in the circummtances, the same course r-waujd have adopted tow preaident of any railroad The Broadcasting Station CFAC The balan Dally Herald Phone M4286 14:80 to 12:15 (Neon) Merning pro: ramme. Bm-United Grain Growers Eleva. tor prics 190 'pam a. Winnipes oil and ort, id Chicags wheat pri jock prices and Tivestock THURSDAY DEC. 3:90, to 4:30 pam. Special Programme. 2:90 pum Cindi Auction B 30 to 10190 by. Frank meatat 8. Sunshine je Game, Programm derson's Concert Trio, by Mrs, A. N. Lodger, Mezzo-Sopran, 12:00 (Migeight) gramme. Special Test Pro: FRIDAV DEC. 16 3150 to 4:80 Special Sunshine Co-Operative Wheat ie XGalaary and Edmonton), SATURDAY DEC. 17 18:30 p.m. Old. Country Football: Re. Tul Ardent SUNDAY DEC. 18 Knox United Church. Minis- . Ate. A. Dickson, choirm and organist, hire. 2 230,00 4:90 pane Special Prearamme 9780 tons - C.N.R. Programme by Frank enderacnes Concert Tele, Assisted by Howard Trevelyn, tenor, Fred rrevelyn, accompanist. 12:00 (Mignignty Special Test Pro. The Panatrope recording. machine ang the Brunswick Light Ray rece Grds supplied by the Matthew ei Sunshine Tecords supplied Keabe Pieno Peon enue west, the write 23 Eighth PS; 1 Broatch ga E (Distribytion of Broatch s next Distribution of Pat EIGHTH COUNT Preferences) Savage g Sv cceley catned TE Mitchell gained NINTH COUNT ibution. of Mitchell's Next . Preferences) Savage gained 263 (elected) Thomas gained: 114 Worsley gained 117 TENTH COUNT of Savage's tionate Surplus Thomas gained 169... Propor- FOR SCHOOL BOARD Quota Necossary to Elect 1,792 FIRST COUNT (elected) SECOND COUNT (Distribution. of Walter's Next Preferences Turner gained 169 (elected) Spooner gained 23 utchings gained 36 T37t THIRD COUNT ick s Porpor- tionate Surplus) Spooner gained 253 Hutchings gained 218) FOURTH COUNT (Distribution of Riley's Proportions Surplus) Spooner gained. 30 Hutchings gained 19. ETH COUNT (Distribution 4,780 1,608 Propor- 1,805 1,625 FLYING SQUADRON AT BOMBAY, INDIA BOMBAY. India, - four British super-marine ying boats, which lett Plymouth, England, October 17, on fight to indje.-Austratia.-and the-tar enxt; nave a Marach get TARRED AND FEATHERED HOUSTON, Texas, Dec.. 15, To1 ture -inflloted while hin body w covered with a coat of tar and feathers has temporarily. sealed the lips of W.. B. Patton, 45-year-old jutecl worker. Patton was discovered last night Int ahed wt the rear of his home here by his 18-year-old dauchter. aes STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS At Haver harbour New york New York New York New York New York New York Ver Fram Anton New York Aquitania New York Boranparia Southampton President Roosevelt .Bremen of. 1,335 4,598 1125 912 tars Ambaskador Dwight W. 4,908 1497 LINDY FEIED IN MEXICO CITY Crowds Cheer American Air Hero on Official Visit to Capital (By Canadian Pres MEXICO: CITY, Dee. 15 Cheered by. crowds that gathered in the street everywhere ho passed, Col. Chacles A. Lindbergh. today paid lan official call upon President Calles who agaig. felicitated him upon his brijiqint fight from Washington. to Mexico Clits, Completely rested atter la 1weive-hour sleep, and looking. fit, the American air hero made series of official. visite with Amerioan Morrow and then went out fo the Valbuena air fled to see his beloved Spirit of - Louis, with which he has: gained world-wide tame. When chainpagne. was served. at the forelen office, offictuis proposed it toast to. gb0d relations between the Vited Sthtes and Mexico. Lindy berg, just as he id tw Paris, lcourtenusly. lifted the glass to his and: Went through the gesture of sipping without drinking any of the Mother Hard at Work DETRCIT, Mich, Dec. 16 Mrs. Evangeline Lodge-Lindbereh today ldeclisied the invitation of Ambassador Dwight Morrow to apend the Christ- riak holidays with er on, Charles A. Lindbergh. (i Mexico City, ax a gent of tha ambassador and Prost: ldent Calles of Mexico. na telexram to her son today Mrs. Lindbergh said: ease thank Ambacsador Morrow, T regret t i impossible to accept invitation Mrs; Lindbergh was back ut choo joday, teaching her chentistry classes numa. oe PATROL OFFICER SOUGHT DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 16 Forces lof the fmmizration border patrol. the jcustoms border patrol and the pol of down-river areas are seatching for Harry Woods, an immigration border patrol Inspector, who dieanpeared foi owing an encotinter with hootlegrers: the Detroit river early foday WELL, -THAT S THAT 4 Sunshine to the Rescue Jiino: had a bury day Wednee- lay, tine milder wei retirn to the reeul gation. am been excerilingty difficult to react Isome of the dimrict where help was inoxt urgently required, but, by an almost superhuman effort somet Sunshine haw got thore when n cd. Now, however, the task Is som tedster, but each day adds new jos to the roster of those requir 4 5 4 Wed inesday wherw the father hud turned INeweekeeper and murse. and wax do- ing his heat to look after a sick ja new baby a few due old, and four other youngsters, all tiny under nourished: things, i -cled and: sutfer- ing from cold. This man had twen et out dt the beginning of the month, lax the firm he waa working fo joutting.down expenses for the wi Tel possibie:that he may be ta lon ugaln in the. spring, but: in meaniine, the outlook te binek thin little family. Sloknews and ordinary necessities of lite tood, and: clothing have eaten Up money. saved, abd -the father iv Drexent Grable to leave tis sick wife Sunshine co the rescue again... He Jwill be given to thie man until be cs find another job snd get on hin feo again. A nas hamper will much to make the festive day ahapps fone In thie Tittle home, Such work ji aolel: the Sunshine Santa Claus Fund Make your payable io itraid Sun santa Claus Fun HERALD SUNSHINE SANTA CLAUS FUND Brewster Taxi Co. and em w CE. Mrs, i Si No. Name i Hr. Noe P, Nieisen Find Less Al di (By Herbert Bailey, British Unite Press Staff Correspondent) (Special Cable to The Heraid) LONDON, Dee. lees of the revised prayer b elated aver the large malo Which the bill was passed house of lords last. nisl opponents claim today th: the house of commons i take-aimilar action, the major be: smal A pumnber. of probably whstain today Liopd George tas vtaed not to speak on the m becmuse of the attitude of the not conformist voters, 15 The miny z by the bi bee Margaret Ate Vulcan Lodge Staff. ofthe Soldier ontltthations, renting Some areas of wen and Ai Friend Bante Ie Govt, Teleptiosies: Commercial an Depts, Bruce and Hush jackie and Clarenholm, Bobhle Alte Theowy Society, owley. Friends A Friend R, Hodson, Okotokn ment Board unadinn General Employees... Previously acknowledged Total... 5 VICTORIA, De oldimbia need. t dit3 Directory xt 10.0 19m ra 480.01 LEGISLATURE OF B: . MEETS JANUARY 14 ee NEW GRAIN ELEVATOR -ORT-ARTHER, 5,500,000 Dec bushel ee F. R. BRUGE DEAD MONTREAL ort Bruce, riment nled extensively ie company Bruce came Ko and Jol ic Railway in ven M anwhtte,- st ei SPUD sed reven ch of England Grewt Britain. 1 A-decline of 600,090 ontribations, a decreas: 5,100 Easter The Cherie on thene eo eft without the people there cconing heat he nd. fa a Tot Dresentiy be i ngland. Chriatian ASC umMer Ages by oye MMOons juntas nt 10,00 00 bantisrne and' in thy cetathers, High by ost, 2 bylaw of 40 votes, Schoo Bylaw clinie fugainnl, 2 Hortiy of 4104, against, 1,586, school present bylaw: For Majority in fw bylaw, 1;540, but, de majority required to pais t thie bylaw was defeated bs only, 14 votes, Centen wireet widening. bylaw For Dylaw, 00: against the bylaw, mitjority in favor, 1 but thirds majority reqilred wo by- Was delated. by 141 votes, ALBERTA HOUSE 10 MEET, FEBRUARY 2 Gov't Hopes that Session May Be Closed Before End of March (By Canadian Pre SMONTON, Dec: 15 The gevond of February. which onies rhureday be date f the. Aberin Brownlee: an of oy 9, 0 0, a ingly The: dace ahead Soviet Money Kings Held at Ellis Isle (By. Canadian Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 15. Eleven Russian industrialists were de- tained at. Ellis pending hearing. today under regulations governing admission ofp Yrom the Soviet republic preaned by weather expert that ng looked for chinook was at Inst piclock t wan continuing BAROMETER RECORD. Wednesday, 5 Thursday, 9 a.m Thursday; 3p (Normal, 665 millimeters) HIGHER. TEMPERATURES th the exception of Coronation amt, temperatures were Hucaday morning. The Is apparently moving Ww and gher cold. 3 a wart unadian Pacific reports at :a,ti. Medtoine 1 28 below. thbridge to 13.balow Mowis. cloud: nm; at Ladue, Hardisty, 8 below; errobert, 24 below PROROGUE BRITISH HOUSE, DECEMBER 22 Dee. 15 Premiex ley Baldwin announced today parliament . would be. - prorogued December 22'an aon Wownd open LIQUOR CONVICTION VANCOUVER, BO. keeping tau Scottish Canadian EF waw fined 2,000 in pol f Part clotidy, calm, Cloudy, wesi wind. snowfall 3 above to below onation and LONDON, Stan: that ? d-that the new -sen- Mor Than Score on. Board ARTHUL.. Gnty Dec today, elght wel tant Was sighto White marine ren here atl cling io the hope that the Tong overdue feelghter et be Tocated, no ible-elie hus been discovered to wile Kamloops sank last CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS TO'LEAVE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE n Press Cable) 15 The Landon anadian Pacitic: today cone in eix The withdrawa mbark on com probably Steamabin Uner their parsanger 4 for keveral, weeks THE WEATEER HERE AND ELSEWHERE FAIR AND MILDER has been oold hit tide ke indicated Forecas Manitoba Falt-and auid mile aU aatntchews og. Toller ary, tale fe industrial repre: tives of the supreme economic council of Moscow, came to. the United States, they said, to confer with American fimanciers regard Ing 40,000,000 conce: with the Soviet Metal: Trust and ta in west probably agricultu: loud THE CALGARY nora THE RECOG AWANT NO? MEOIUM
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