\ Leas! pasar | ne! fis gop EAT» G us ot ge BAKERY | ative Livre? — Ehe Daily Ne PRINCE ‘Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspape RUPERT We Never Sleep PRINCE RUPERT AUTO 707 Second Avenue M. H. LARGE XL. NO. 53. ssage of Proves crarjal to the Daily News V peck yANCOUVER, March 3.—UI h nirary in order will I ye CONUG! ep Macdon uid in sof the Prince Rupert Dry vsterday 8. 8. Taylor, K. G. sation in chambers, made 0 an order compel ysking {01 . pea ght the matter a « rapid fire exchanges | b ended in the Erb ie 1 days in| h to oppose tlie application. | his has been sprung on us, trmour. “We feel justi- for a couple of riven two mone Mr, At jn asking delay.” Flank Attack. said Mr. Taylor, litor be allowed to ve €@Sk, hat the aut ed, The audit had appar- ; going on several days Mr. Erb coolly telegraphed s New York to have it stopped. audit by an inde- hurt no ly a proper yuditor can st people.” strikes me as rather ind very much in mature of a flank attack,” re: | ed Mr. Justice Macdonald. | m, Armour This may really | the whole case, and is a hat may be of grave im-| I want de-| and he auditor is there by statute in virtue of an order in coun- ni they have taken the law hands and thrown-him igued Mr. Taylor. “We the right to ask that if ed he be stopped law- and not by force on instruc- from Mr- Erb in New York. ems that Erb has a very treating the laws is country and should have fact pointed out Until Thursday. he order in council was got rotested Mr. Armour. nd properly so Why } L? re | the judge. ntinued, “I till unless very then I ‘probably grant the order.” ant way of I hearing ng, but shows some against it, AS ANB DOOR ACTORY NOW BEING ERECTED : Shockley to Have General odWorking Plant and Will Build Boats. was issued} ge Shockley “FeCuion Of a woodwork: t Market p he permit ing to J t lace Circle on “ and facing Gow Bay “He new mill will be used) haking of sashes, doors generally, to move \ id equipment! Present shop at Gren-! 4C@ to the new mill when lod and set { the p Hockley intends Hinepy al | is Up Dusiness | . > convenient to the | ! the Maunching cf boats | & , Dullds, rhe huilding wn WO-storey frame struc | , 4 feet by go { hie Vicinity of : E. Jenney MASSengar - ‘Ncouve ’ Passenger agent and Captain C, NSon. Manager of the coast ing to ; Vancouver r to Allend the con tere Menta} heads ON in Pringe this nee this af- Rupert, Aor Aclan :. ee the train d left for today. Up-river c Underakers, Phone 44 the Supreme Court for an audit of the dited by Mr. Foster, who is now in Prince Rupert, ' again before Mr. Justice Macdonald. There (ered to Constantinople. jheen decided on yet. and will | Major Hugh 1 $3,060, H.|Hugh M, Caldwell wae yesterday o elected mayor of Seattle by a ma~-/a 1. P., jority jover James Dunean, secretary of | ell, lication For Audit at Drydock Again Adjourned Arms Between S. S. Taylor and Erb’s Solicitor Interesting; Flippant way of Treating Laws. — ia Government Telegraphs. iless Newman Erb shows cause ye granted on Thursday by Mr. ! FLEET OFF TURKEY British and French Send Forces to Constantinople. lock & Engineering Co., Ltd. , counsel in connection with an. n behalf of Alex. Manson, M. P.|!*0! i ling the company to allow the |?” !"* PARIS, March 2.—A_ dispateh Youlon today sa;d that fol- the arrival of a British fieet in the Dardanelles a French ' torpedo squadron had been or- Better Service Planned For Stewart; Officials Of G.T.P. Here to Confer The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co. is proposing putting mn a service to Stewart this year with one of the big steanters ind making it a tourist rug as well as catering to the general reight and passenger business. The the G, 'T. P. rom Winnipeg are here conferring with local officials in regard o the coast services for the coming summer. Among those who arrived here last night in this dolihedtinnl ire W. E. lines; A. E. Rosevear, general freight agent; W. C. Riddell, head | of the advertising department: nena er —rnre James Gorman, superintendent of nee, - ’ the dining and sleeping cars; H. F, Tilley, divisional passenge! agent at Edmonton, and L. V. Druce, divisional freight agent at Edmonton, oflicials of Duperow, general passenger agent for the western When sgen this morning Mr Duperow said that the. coming! summer would be a strenuous} ne for railwaymen. There was) an immense lot of business al-) ready offeuing, especially in con- | nection with large conventions} PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., WEDNESDAY, MAKCH 3, 1920. THIRD AVENUE HOME ROBBED Occupants Were at Theatre When Thief Entered and Took Clothes and Money. The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Roerig, Third Ave. West, was entered last night between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30 and was robbed of clothes and.a small amount of money. The report ,came in to the police station jshorily after 9 o'clock when Mr. jand Mos. Roerig returned from 1 show. Sergeant Adams im- mediately went to the scene to investigate. The thief had entered by the back door which had been left unloeked, Nothing had _ been fouched in any part of the house except the bedroom in the back where a $70 silk evening gown had been removed. Besides this a small purse containing about %7 was taken and a few other trinkets. .No clue was left as to who the thief might be or where he went. PP SMINENT MERCHANT DIED IN VICTORIA aid Spencer Established Great- esi Mercantile Business in Western Canada. ~ t as Fi gs VICTORIA, March 3,.— David the pioneer merchant, iied at his home here yesterday. David Spencer was a true na- ive son of this province, having been born in Victoria in 1869, the on of David and Emma Spencer. ‘Inder his management the firm of David Spencer, Ltd., has grown irom a small store to be the eréatest department and mail or- (ler store in Western Canada with branches at. Nanaimo, Vancouver and Victeria. The business was Telegrapns Pp ncer, which were being held, and none of the lines had suflicient equip- ment to care for it all. For this reason the problems to be solved would be difficult. Conference Today. This afternoon after the Board of Trade luncheon there would be conference in regard to the services to be given here. It was difficult to make any announce- ment until after that conference had taken place. They ,had in mind, however, the giving of a service to Stewart with one of ihe big boats, alternating wifh Anyox.@ Nothing had been de- | } ' i W. L. MACKENZIE KING Who is Asking for an Election. Mr. Dupernow said that the prospects for the season indicat- ed that there would be a large railway business, Settlers were coming in to the fertile valleys between the coast and the Rocky Mountains and there was also a revival of interest’ in mining. This in addition to the increased business at Prince Rupert in con- nection with the fishing and ship building industries. Coal and Lumber. Business from the 42. coal nines along the line of the G.T. P, would mean a great deal. Last year,the railway handled approx- imately 650,000 tons of commer-j| ei! (3peciai to the News Vv VANCOUVER, B. C., March the Prohibition People’s cluding the placing ol liquor cont commrssion, and also remed cial coal The lumber business! medical p eseription system, © is also good _ ~ spied 1S! statements given out by the « carrying a good deal of it. There , . ee Prohibitionists have already exp ane 36 mills along the line of the G. T. P. Mr. Duperow and the rest of the party expect to leave for the south “tomorrow night on the Prince George. a referendum campaign at any time. kh. T. Foster, the legal repré sentative of the distillers out- lined the position taken up by the distilling companies, should they aati Matlin “cise ‘a oon be consulted before the referen: | dum is submitted) He said they MAYOR OF SEATTLE were opposed to the restoration M. Caldwell Elected | °! the drinking bar, or to any other system involving the de livery of spirits to purchasers at place other than home, That an adult, occupying private dwelling, should be granted a permit to purchase and use. liquor on his own premises, by Majority of 17,000. SEATTLE, March 3.— Major|any pea 0wn of approximately 17,000 the Seattle Central Labor Coun- se . ernment agencies established for Duncan was. the leader in the general strike last year. Wanted, a hundred pairs of the distillers as an amendment to the present prohibition law. welted shoes daily for repairs.— |McArthur's Shoe Store: 55 Recommend Government Depots for Liquor; Would. - \ssociation of British Columbia opens this afternoon for a two days’ session, when important recom- mendations for the strengthening of prohibitory legislation, in- |interesting address to the Board such permits to be sent to Gov- ber of G. T. P, officials were pres- that purpose whereupon delivery | preciated, would be made to the home of the Possibilities of consumer, but to no other place, transportation and Trade Devel- ‘ r ” is the recommendation made byfopment, founded.in Victoria in 1889 as a : The late Mr. “pencer was an enthusiastic fish- erman and horseman and received al! his education in the province cf British Columbia. goods store. Browning, accountant for Taylor Mining Co. at Alice . arrived from Vancouver this ning on his way to Alice Arm r spending a holiday with his ily in the south. ~uperintendent J. H. Pillsbury, he Prince Rupert Dry Dock, returned from a trip south this iorning. rol in the hands of an independ- ies for the alleged abuse of the According to Mlicials of the association, the ressed their willingness to face ill be diseussed. APTAIN NICHOLSON GIVES AN ADDRESS Tells Board of Trade of Gppor- tunities and Possibilities in Connection with Trans- Pacifio Transport. This afternoon Captain Nichol- yn, manager of the G, T. P. oast steamship service, gave an of Trade at a luncheon on board the 8 8S. Prince George. A nurm- ent and the address was much a) The subject was “The Trans - Pacific Ask for Atkins’ Sausages. tf There is an impression here that — —— PRICE FIVE CENTS The Hour of Quebec - Says N. G. Gauthier Member in House of Commons; Ex- change and G.T.P. Agreement Before House, (Special to The News via G. f. P, Telegraphs.) OTTAWA, March 3.—*The Hour of Quebec!” ong through the House, liring the speech of N, The words eiilivening the debate on the address G, Gauthier. Previously there had been references to the need of better relations between Quebec and the vest of the Dominion. Gauthier: “L will quote the words of one of our public men who says that Quebec is not in a state of mind to enter into any ‘ouference. It has been misjudged It has been badly treated. It has been slandered. It is’ waiting for its hour and after that it will confer and not before.’ —E==—E== = J. H. Barnham demanded to FINDING N FW eee wer know if that was intended as a threat, “It is not a threat. That is a declaration,’ Gauther retorted SCHOOL ROOM rack, Exchange Problem. A speech by D. D. McKenzie, former House leader of the op- position, opened the day’s pro- ‘eedings. Of particular interest vas a declaration ef his in re- gard to the exchange situation. “While I am anxious for the} Widest posSible trade with foreign | vuntries, | would not trade te he exlent of oné five-cent piece with any country which will not iecognize my Canadian dollar at full face value.” Mr. McKenzie referred to Sir George Foster as “the leading ceninant of the Government.” The vld machinery of the Government as breaking down and was in- sdequate to meet present condi- Special Meeting of the School Board.Last Night Decides Action is Necessary. MRS. HILDITCH WILL SUPPLY STATIONERY A special meeting of the School Board was held last evening to ‘ msider, eme the meeting { ing of Trustees Snaw, and McLennan was appointea. look into the securing of another room for the overflow of school population which is becoming a serious question. The renting o. the room in a Burritt Building on Ninth Avenue was considered. tioms. Personally he found no/ tis place hus been-used mprently sign of a breakdown. in Liberal-|@$ @ social hall and has been ism. Liberal principles were as;C@lled the Ninth Avenue Hall. {rong as ever. The advertising for the tenders Grand Trunk Agreement. j for the new Hays Uove Circle A copy of the agreement be-|School was sent to the eastern tween the Government and the/papers in Calgary, Edmonton and shareholders of the Grand Trunk; Medicine Hat this morning. It tailway was tabled by Hon. Dr. | will go out to the Vancouver teld. The agreement follows the| Papers tomorrow night. The ad- orevisions of the Grand Trunk|vertisements will appear locally \cyuisition Act passed last ses-|0n suursday. The tenders cal! iau. Accompanying it are a/jfor bids on the entire building eries of indicated companies con-|0r bids from the separate trades. trolled by the Grand Trunk and|The specifications cover the union its subsidiaries. The par value|rate of wages in Prince Rupert of the finst, second and third} The tenders for the supplying preference stocks and common,(f stationery and supplies to the stock, which the Government is | vity schools were o acquire by arbitration, is given|With the result that Mrs. J. Hil- is £37,073,492. The value of the|ditch, as lowest tenderer, was debenture stock is given as|*warded the year’s supply busi- busin: . 31,926,492. ness. The tenders were as fol- i tg a ON OR Laake Ais nows :— McRae Bros. ...... $582.34 JAIL EXTENSION W. AV. Wrathall.... 556.18 Mrs. J. Hilditeh,.... 548.34. ‘ -_—_— Borden Street School. Deliver to idomes Only The plans for the new axe McRae’ Bros... .... $214.44 sion to the city hall have been W.W. Weathall 213.49 prepared by the building inspec-| Mrs. J. Hilditch 206.27 ia O T.P. Telegrapns.) tor and will be submitted to the No restraining order of the 3.—The annual convention os| Board of Works. ‘They provide/City Council on the erection of for an addition measuring 16 feet by 30 feet. The front will be an oftice for the chief of police and inmagistrate and is 16 feet by 114 feet. In the rear will be two cells and a day room for female pris- oners. Ventilation and lighting are being carefully considered and the quarters will be as sanitary as possible. the new school has yet reached the secretary of the School Board. Mrs. J. E. Lord, accompanied by her little son and daughter, ar; wived from Vancouver this morn- ing. After spending the winter at Vancouver they returned on the train with Mr. Lond to North Pa- cifle Cannery. PROHIBITION ISSUE Ladysmith Goal. The hest. Prince Rupert Goet Campnanv Phone 15, Washington Says Enforcement of Law Will be Campaign Cry. anit “"WESTHOLME THEATRE Tonight and T@morrow ; MARY PICKFORD Telegrapns,) March 2.— (Special by G. T. P. WASHINGTON, prohibition enforcement may overshadow the Peace Treaty as the supreme issue of the presi- eo: dential campaign, according to = IN--- developments of the last few days ‘ ) ’ ; in the political situation. Haart othe Hills Fe ac ie eS The Venerable Archdeason Col- ines lison, of Kincolith, returned to town this morning after a visil to the south. CHESTER OUTING, “Hidden Gardens and Stately Clusters” . : mr CHRISTIE COMEDY, You save time and money on “Are Second Marriages shoe repairing at MeArthur’s Shoe Happy?” Store. 55 wove Dramatic Speech by French Canadian reconsidered, — be “ nage ep - "} ~ a _~ we tat as >= z: - f+ Me,