Tim daily jigwe am-lil. would nol blame The Daily News the Jftti particularly for thai. IHIIIIII IIIIHIIIV fr eVrry man. while. I mils n or Columbia pniNcn nupF.nT - nniTisii PACKAGES III Jap would te sharin In ihe I Publiihed Every Afternoon, except Sunday, the Prince, general rentiiiliilily fup the limit.,i I ill ij in . i I(I W,i. A Hupert Daily News, Limited, Third Avenue. depletion. He was nut a cienl-ll Hu.i and rnnjd not offer any sug. H, P. PUM.EN. ManoKing Editor. teiln as tit restoration. "Apparently Mr. Johnson SUBSCRIPTION RATES! wants to ekerr1he Japs In bul-ness," City Deliveryhy mail or carrier, per month '. . . . 11.00 oh i.t Mr. MHj.iarrle. Hy mail in all part of the Hritish Empire and the United Htates, OiHlId JffHI nl ye along without In advance, per year ffl.00 the Japs?" To all other countries, in advanee, per yeai 17.50 Mr. Johnson "We tried it In T mE II3 and till I and rouldn't si-t TELEPHONE 98 al hi sr williiMil I hem. Thcv iid-u'l brtltf in enoftirh fish." Transient Display Advertising 9 14Q per Inch per InserlloV Cannery History. ' ' Transient. Advertising on Front Page; .$2.S0 wr Inrh This e( up to a general dis. fl cttion nf the 1 orlsitial estab lineal Header, per insertion 25c per line u lishment nf Ihe Prince Rupert Classified Advertising, per inertion. . 2c per wont cannery which had been Rivn i.s Legal Notices, each insertion r 15c tier agale lint first charier from th depar:. Contract Hales on Application. meiii on the understanding (Sit All advertising should he in The Daily News OfHm on day preceding it wmld be a white man's cannery. publication. All advertising received subject to approval. Mr. Johnon said nil Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation. Ihey hail appealed to Ihe depart, iiiiiii! ) men I to allow the ue of the Japs i rm TiMii'imiir DAILY EDITION V Wednesday, Aug. to, !!?. and it bad been granted. Mr. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 h I H I llll II U"l! ? Martell observed that Ihe com. pany had "put it over Ibe tie. ,!; BUY THE LB1TIN ill Close Season for Halibut been partmeht allowed.when Ihe chaniie bad iitiii i t. iitlit it iiiiiiiiii I liMntiiiiiiiiiii.il Afler smite bandying of wnril and Other Matters Before lieiween Mr. McQuarrie and Mr. tneaures. On su?esiRr of Mr. woriH e....ner. lamh-d Uieir Johnson, the latter stated that . ickie, Mr. Mealier mI this .-..i. I..- at .Hfferent m.ic. Commission Final Session he would be in faor of gradual ff might' lie combined wild wit the matter bonis. Tins. Canadian National Railways rennet nm in ine nuiniier or Jap-he other. u.- n..t rnenirnt pri hut. anee fishermen hut tie would Oueslmne by Mr. Onvie. Mr. 'tie .ul.l. of cMirse, tn After nn all day session, the Fisheries Commission, which ftnt lie prepared In stale Ihe r(. Measlier staled that ihe aerne K-t. inn if a heller market has been silling in Ibe city r..r tvn. lay. adjourned last night at art iercentape yearly. In reply of a rereiil trip of I 5.IMW pouioU fi-mt Prince Rupert I0:.'J0 and will meet again t Ibe Naas Hiver this aflertiiMin. the lo Mr. Martell' question. Mr. bad been tOOtl uixls fillets or Ruin th Industry, commissioners ami official- having left for the North on Ihe Johnson aid that it was unfair culls and fr.Mii ;immi lo hooo Spi-akin of the ir a pound steamer Eslevnti (his morning. .Many witnesses were heard yesterday to ask him if he was prepared iMiunds under e khism4s. j las profMisett to he charged liy DRYDQCK , afternoon and eventiig, and almost evrry branch of Ihe l eliminate the Japs entirely . In certain grtniiMls, such al'he Amerieaii aulhitril te on fiWi rolling industry was touched iiniii in U,c online of (he taking a train. 1 1 real e Straits and Islaasl landed al this pH. Mr. Meat her AND of the evidence. The witnesses sinre veslerdav noon were T II Outstlon of Embargo. a r.Hinds, tbero was a ttarff pr- nave n a ihe oiiHion of the Johnson. J. If. Meagher, John Dybhavii, W. R. William. William Mr. Johnson aid he did not nor I ion of small tUti. Thesi-'l oion that it vtixtld rain the Vdon. William Sims. II C perry. Henry llioii. Dev. Peler beee in the embarjrn on ex. n,a f.h ncer refirasluce.l fi.bin Indiclry on Ihe North SHIPYARD Kelly, of Xanalhio, Andrew Heed, and James Call, of Lakrle port of raw chum and pinks., Mr. lwie "Ik. you not think Pacific Ciast. A petition avainsi . ti. j.miikiiii, manager ni in Part of the salmon bouirhl here Li... , -alehlnir of .Mh a lara.- n I.a4 been nrrulaled anwms Ihe Operating O. T. P. 20,000 Ton Floating Dry Dock Canadian Fish ami Odd SI oraze j gasoline engines ami would have came fntm Alaska and the t'nile.1 ir,itM,rtil, Mf fj, Hirh never fih rmen and nHie hast refused Englnssr, MchlnlU, Bollarmakara, lackamtlht, Fslun( Co.. was the firt witness lo ap- in he replaeed. .-inies rou 1.1 mauaie ny r.n-lrvraHus is a iremdos dram ' 'inn H. This petition had makars, Founder, Woodwockara, EU. pear hefore the eommissi.i iriv. Mr. Marled referred In evl. ling orr inai supply. ihegrcal-.on n,, fi.t.rrle.r b-.-n forwarded to Washlualon inft evidence from a strictly com. denee given by, Mr. Johnson at lers,ilie let III freedom in "these mal Mr. Meagher Vo.' He did nol thmk Ihe tr charge Electric and Acetylenr Welding. pany standpoint. the Sanford-Evans intetralin heller It would lie Tor Mr. I'josie "I j.itkl not the..- Would divert Ihe fisheries In Mr. Johnson said he wouMnn 1917. Mr. Jnlin.i.n hail then Ihe industry. round of small fWh he lor at erf Keichikan. The ferry prornisal iur plant Is equtppml to handle all kind of favor a close season for ItalHttit.jsaid tie favnml yas boats n ihe Ftefeerlnjr lo the propagation and Ihe fishing in Ihem eitt off? between Ketchikan aKsl Prince He bv fH, in his lifelime. IheiSkeena Hier. Why had he since f salmon. Mr. Johnson said that Mr. Meagher "Yes. ttraMia- Hupert would be impracticable Marine and Commercial Work halibut fisheries depleted in (changed his mind? Ihe natural increase should lake tlon Cm If is another instance. n account ol the rough waters Jiirce an. on the Allan'...- .,.! Vlaw Ihe place of the fish caught but Such fish are of IMlle coaawter- thai would be encountered in PHONES 43 AND 3M board ami d.innx ihe pa,- 5, Mr.Comoany Johnson admltlcl Point,ihat hi, il aparently did not. etal value ami are iwleed a great ross.Mg I'Jiatham Sound II year, had seen a Kreal .JepMi-H. prf In answer lo a question by drain on ttte fishertea." might if all right for steamers ; vPwpm, w lha, f Major Motherwell. Mr. Johnson Ketchikan wa imM as con en- i Tk W'JL 1 .r""1.! " Spawning of Halibut, t ... - said that tic thought Ihe use oT .... .... ... . ... ienl or direct as Prince Itrperf.! - Mr. Mr. piain mat lite 7s or so sail boats Ouesii.me.1 by Marten. Iinued.ali..etherin power boats would put Ihe sal. The move fur Ihe tr certain -rt- charge mi ued Meagher His observation by l,e gate eompaay ww.M moii fishing even more In the Hon.. ratJlhre.ionlhs ,fte- hav , t r,(,,a(.4.), wilh Vo hands regarding the spawning hal..!""1" rs nan neen pro Lumber & Lath of the Japs. "Of AOVIIIIm.I.1. k course K-..11K.I mmtM I., .n "soied hy Ketchikan bos.nrss . line with relation rtoss ". sasfioais al a eosl of ihissu said Mr. Martell, "he is assuming 10 a sen- oe pn..er ,rii.i lor ine eoe Mf 4J noo M ,hi HR son. In Itmtf. wlien be had ctme 1 hat gasoline in 13 1 license would W rsearw ),,. tu to Ihe coasl. they had ktcalett Mr t,alc cndre, the idea J epeni. .par,rnlal reKiila a would have to be ntade u.ll, the (lon, woul), n, aw for ,h4 le granted Inspector lo Ihe Japs." pawning ground at Sydney ln-1,h' lt'r' mmiW t a patrol ami Shiplap-Boards and-' ,ir. i-i.w a cie -ea- ,aMajr lf . . Unncary. let, on Ihe West Cms! of Van. ,,,v ' '"c h.vlitio Witnes said he did not think """- hate lo corner Lland. The fish 'h," rnBs aihl ref. i e.l to V. '7 ,oul.l lay out an invest. coin. Dimension an inspector between the fisher, The witness deorftied hi own r Mn.nnn instead of ft. mence.1 1.. gather., at this .p..ti,hr mcidenl of lite N.rftad I ..1 and Ihe plant and It. aapaeily ami l-o o00 and Ihe re.Hll would he the men He had buyers was iieees. about October I and continued "' t'r l"r- Thoroughly Air Dried and t to red UnW fr sary. no objection it lo dealt with Ihe markets and Ihe tam lo gather until Nov. I. The fth l"iu '' methods of handling fish thr?h I ylr Utltt but failed to see what good it thai were lo ,tm- ,nrr' "" tmw week- Uler ,httUvM lha, ,,, spawn grew larger the Kchane here. Itanlose from yas M.al. would lie would rliae do.would The continue article to pur be until atniul Ihe middle of Jan-i lurn'' "mh down on the U-- Kiln Dried Flooring, Ceiling. Sjtling Jap Flaharman. jfor the fishermen and not for Judged by the company and not nary when they had all spawned. ka roast. Speaking of I tie Prtoce Ru-i'he canneries. Mr. Johnson pre. by Ihe government inerlor. It This place had been pretty well John Oybhavn. and Finish pert cannery he said Ibal lbecntcd a document as evidence to was a mailer of private bargain fished out. Neil, a im tar John Iivbhavn. manager f lo plant this season bid M salmon !hw that the fishermer- were Ing and dispute were not ser. groll tut had been found at North Hoal Fih lei. speaking of ihe SPRUCE LATH boats operated by while men. !7 "l favor of pa boats. This ious. Island and this too bad Wen desirahility of Ihe close season uj ana $0 py imiian. Hil,,Mr,,,"rl"i tiin-u was 1101 rran. Mr. Johnson thought thai : pretty well fished out. Nevl were,'"'" halibut, said thai judging by Manufactured In Prlnc Rupart and sailing at Low-tst PH Japs produesHl more rh than had been prepared br lh It. C tariff on American fish passing ine vasaiai i.ank from which i'" nu mni caioe ut iur - . the white men or the Indians, banners' Association. through this (tori would drive a gHMl numlier of fish were till nn ih hi bl they spawned III N. from the company landpoinl. Croat Firing. Ihe halibut away. brought in. In Iil5 another Ma-ground teanher and Deeember. Ilav in PRINCE RUPERT LUMBERXO. they were Ihe initsl efferUve There was some eross firinv J. H. Maaghae, hd I-ecu IssMllett at Ya-katagi, pr.ipaKutmn in view be consid fishermen. Jtteiweeri Mr. Neill and Mr. John. J. II. Meagher, secretary of north of Yakalal. There ered November, December and Baal Cova, Prlnc Rupsrt Tlephc W Mr. Johnson said thai as tar 'n in regard In the gas boat the teep Sea Fishermen's I'nion were fish in abundance there. January, the proper lime for a as hi company was ctucernest. inestion. the former taking the explained the working of the Mr. Meagher staled hi ofrtn-Ibat close seusfMi. lie instanced Iwn he was not in favor nf urn tioats fishermen's standpoint in favor organization wtiich be rep re. some fish spawned in No. Miches landed that day. one of lieing used in salmon fisheries of gashoat and Ihe latter view. sented and gave some very use. ember and December bo! nd in which had IS.OflO m I of on Ibe Skeena Hiver at the nre-lh.r ihe nneslion slrioiU- fn.m kin ful and instructive lietolier. In 191 a a rwn nf fisn halibnl with only khni pound information ent lime. His reason was one of.company' angle, with regard lo the habits of Ihe that had previously been pawn-inx t prime frh large enough in be Closing Out SALE econttijiy. liis i-onipany had uowj In answer to a question by Mr. halibut in discussing the pro in a certain ground was located classed a first eta, the ,. aM.ui.j5 sailboat whu-h cost IMcQtiarrie. Mr. Johnson said that posal for a close season. in 320 fathoms. Same I IS,. mm iMMind was under ten swwcws NO MONEY IN SEkLINQ SHOES. Jrwv ?0.no0. If K lmts were per.llo twlievc) there had len a de. Witness staled that the Union 000 pounds were taken ami il pounds and sidd either a chick, nutted, compel it ion would torn-'plelmn of the salmon fisheries now had a membership of about was found that the sac were en or were colled. There bad We a- f..in ,1 (i. ij,r Mv whi-le s4H-k e ' c pel everybody t till in the fish but there been several ciilelie taken liite iiin-t ki, 1 (. ,..r a:!I: my credit"" 4 use iin-m ,-x- in lite pai ten years and the 1000. all of whom wer white wa off elusively. The eompany's pres. toei. al inclusion would be that fishermen, Canadians and Atner no spawn. These fish had evidently Massetl ..r this klnl. Il was disastrous Th moat ssnsatlonal prlc cutting Sho 8U rr Ug Dl boat were not suitable f..f there bad been loo many fish icans. 'Ihe headquarters of the already spawned and left o catch that kind of fish In th city will b carried on at 350 Third Avanu. In in the water of 00 to 130 fathom, and fishing should lie prohibited mo wa Seattle with The Hart Block branches at Prince Itoperl and where Ihey bad previously been. hi those iNinks. He understoiMl Kelehtkan. He himself had been Net trip there were no fish that the fishermen threw mil n Sale to cunt nun' until -ery pair has been . r' pis a fisherman for some thirty there at all so that was as far jmhhj many small fish wtien they and IH tin values , ut half as Ihey could follow Ihem. were taken off the hooks. 1 year, eight years on this roast sVvl wAen orr vou and 21 on the Atlantic. Valuabla Information. Mr. Oiwie "In. you Hunk it M. McArthur, The Shoe Man optn Me fin. eoffff flavor V Ha supported the idea of bav. Questioned by Mr. Martell. Mr. would be possible to have a i-Iiisa 'Continued un Page Five 1 nig an Inspector for this port Meajrher stated that he thought 350 to look over the culling of hali. government biologists could get Third Avnu. bill. A man should be selected valuable information by visiting PRINCE RUPERT TIDES who understood the business so these banks and following jthat he could settle arguments the fish up. At the same tune Wednesday, August Id R A IT ur ,r,,,n barring ball Is conceded by flkr NABOB ! arising between the fishermen a scout boat could search for High - 7:31 a.m.. 15 1 feci unl lo be tba fluesl procurable al any I'aiioa to" land Ibe buyer. I'I'h was usual, new ground and vou Id do some 10:15 p.m., 17.7 f-ct Port and It la Flaliy." pric. jo pr ton. ily graded according to weight. charting. A new halibut hank leww 1:00 a.m., 7.H feel. ICF Tl' ' ot urUi a good quality H'P " 1 First class fish was (hat be.. had been rejiorled recently some 13:111 p.m., t .' feet. t bav plenty of our hard froen lc. lfk 'ween 10 and MO pounds, the sec. 250 mile west of lipe Flattery. Thursday. August 17. 14 per Ion. muls Im-Ihk under and over these Mr. Meagher staled that hts Iliglt H:tt ajiu 15.1 feet. Olltfitc "r H-eulpped store can supply nM0l igure respectively. 1.1111 fish organiiation . had favored from 10:51 (Mil., I H.I feel. flslifrmen'a cluthlng, grucerlet and pr- Vul" was that under 0 pound. The November 15 to February 15 us I.ow 2:10 a.m 7.5 feel. and hardware. I nlon rule called for the fish, a close season, flolli Canadian 11:10 p.m., (l it feet I ermen to see thul all cull fish and Amerjrm fishermen had Friday, August 18. NEW ENGLAND FISH Company was dumped or destroyed and agreed lo thai. High 10:02 a.m., 15.0 feet. HtlgttMon Bloci, Prince Rupert. Phone '686 fine c.nild be Imposed on tnem. Answering questions by Mr 21 :S5 p.m.. 18.0 feel Kalehlkan, Alaska Branca ber who did not see that Ibis Cowle, witness staled that at I.ow 3 :iJ a.m.. 7 feet. Dr. E. S. TAIT wa done or If It' was reported present mostly all the large Il-'t p.m.. 0.2 feet. old. He wa sorry lo say Hut THEO COLLART. LTD. MOTAK "ases had been retried where - Dental Surgeon ueh fish had been sold a third class. Give you a amooth. W ar now Aganta foe th New York LI fa Inauranc Cn,'"' Office Hours, 9. a.m. lo 9 p.m. Weighing of Fish. rt-Jrte shave. sHriuinci Th most liberal and strongs.t company on tha ntln'u, Sunday ly Appointment Hestde culling the flsli, Ihe WKTSfftisr JVT 11 1 T Aw a.ki Assata, $952,832,1 38.S0. Ut ua ahow you how to If purchasing companies also money. - weighed il. There should also Phona Blu 09. Wa.tholm Thatr Block, P.O. be an inspector of weight and