Whan Yau Want A It? " v he TAXI WISH MARKET 99 Phone 871. IB a hurry FRESH CRABS A OYSTERS.. Plane Prima BEEF, LAMB A VEAL Mt Oars and last Service PRINCE RUPERT FRESH KILLED POULTRY. In tht Olty. Ratea Raaaonabla Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper A Trial Order Solicited. VOL. XIII. NO, 2?2 TURGE ALBERTA Prince Rupert Places Her Case for Grain Elevator before Grain Commission at City Hall Today The llovul Oram Inquiry Uommisiun Mil Hits morning, at 'hi liurbur was unsurpassed, lie Hit' (illy Hull uml li-lcucil lo a great deal or argument by experts believed, by uny in 1 1 1 world. The mikI others, nil of whom strongly ml vim atcd Hie erection of a alimiI entire absence of current, gram elevator al tin irl, I lie chief reasons fur it 1viiig the need tlir furl Hint there wa ample ill' rc iiIimk an itddilioniil millet for prairie grain, the need uf water, straight channels anl developing Hie interior nll of 11.11 a- grain producing areas, 'cumiiinlious anchorage made it the nccc-iiilily of tin- orl to world markets, f lie orl facililies easy to approach and coiivcuienl uiiil railway facilities offering and their advantage in the mailer. for vessels afler they arriviil. Th of location and rol oer any oilier mrl in the world. jships f;r the Orient were piloted Mr Jusllrc Turgcon preidei. out only ?tt miles and then they and with him were Hie oilier com- He Mimliilled a memorandum set u straight course fur Oriental nil. loner. Dr. D. A. MrOihhon. prepared hy Ihe board of trade in port. Compared with Vaurou-Dr W. J. Huthcrford. ami Janifs which the hoanl had set out as ver or New Westminster it had n Outline Solt. clearly as possible the advantages great advantage. The pilotage Mr Ju-tlre Turgeon explainrO to he gained from shipping grain rharues were very low, the port the purpose of tit session here Oil' route. Any disadvantage charnrs very small. c:u Ma) or Newton welcomed lli.'in di-lanrc to the I'auama (filial1 W. .: William .-main -poke of )iuiniloii ami -lid all here ap-'wa offset hy the low pilolage port charges to show thai they pre; mini their coining. He wa charges and switching ami other; (continued on pace Ui -u .ie.l lh.il ome effort had due which were at present t:t liir made before Ihi lo ue charged. He explained that tin fi Unpen a a era I ii -hfpJwn- not northern llril i-li Coliim-1 .. it ) The pi-ople herr hail Wa hut the renlr.il part of tie lv -ti-ed al tlm Inleie-l Sir ''' ''r. The port had an ad- J( v llinrnloii had luVen in the vanla.r over Mrtieomer in iU-iin r and he fell that the time tannvof t2 mile-. There wa- hd anorjl whrii hh- f right rate- would lie put hi ' rre fo aid Oie prairie -men in 'hfppfUK their grain. He -poke of the -IumT haulage hv wuler from here r-pit-ially to the Orient where more ami more Oauadian wheal would he uil. He again expre-ed appreeialiou of Hie IMt and regretleil I hey did not intend lo -lav lousier. He hoped they would eae feelinn n- Sir Henry Thornlon did, (hat the opportunity lay here. No Arguments Against Fred Stork aid there were no argument asaiu-t -hipping grain from lhl port hut many for it. ALASKA BOATS MAY BE LOST Search Ordered for Schooner Teddy Bear and Other Overdue Boats on Behrlng Sea NOMi:, Sepl. 20.-menl Ihe of Ala-ka ha oil lc red patly p be orKauized to -earch for the schuoner Teddy Hear and oilier boat which il i feared may linve been lot in Ihe terrific "torm which ha been raxing for Ihn pal wn day.- on Hehring Sea. Aboard lie Teddy Hear wa- a lulled Slate- geological -tirvey parly reluming from Point liar, low. The -rluioner Sea Wolf and Silver Wave, which like the Teddy Hear were inure than a week overdue, ha been localed unharmed at Kotzebue on the Arclio Ocean. NEW DOMINION LOAN FLOATED As First Step Towards Paying Obligations Totalling $172,-000,000 Falling Due on November 1. OTTAWA, Sept. 2d. A new Dominion loan, sale of which was iiiinouncci! lasl uiulil by Ihe finance depiirlmenl, Is Ihe first Mlep towards meeting maturing obligation of l 72, 000, owl which VvHI fall due on November I, ln--'ludliig he Victory Loan floated 'i DM.' The Issue I lav rrj;e nd bears interest at five and imo-half Her tout. ' ' in, : IS INTERESTED IN MOVEMENT OF .rpiHuuuu lo the railway ""' acre- of laiid capable of gmMluv grain but il wa- no ue to Krow gruin al present liecuu.tc there wa no markel. The eree. lion of an elevator would provide the market. It wa the key to the -ilualioii. He aUo -pol.e of the I development of the coal field- and! other development- which would; follow Die e-lahli-huieut of till a a grain route. Alderman Theo. Collar! eln- pha-ied that the c-taldi-hiucnt of an elevator would Marl the development of. oilier natural pro. duel- of Hie iliotrirl. Insurance Rates II. ('.. Oibbon-, president of the Hoard of Trade, -aid the Dominion had overlooked one of lis greal a-el- in Ihe ue of I'rilice Ituperl a a grain shipping port, tr il had been in the United Slate the hort haulage would have appealed lo the people al once. Dcfiliitu with Ihe iiwilller of in. -uranrr. Mr. Oihhnn -aid the company he repnenieii iutirci cargo at the -aim rale as from the port of Vancouver and the of the company mi id body is lUlbey would rather Insure either cargo or bottom from thi port than from any other. Que-tioned further in regard lo Ihi. Mr. Oih hnn gave detail. V. F.. William drew- nllcnlion im'iiiu to the large extent of land in the Interior which was in need of development but owing lo lack of market for grain there was no l.nccnlivo lo Ihe growing of grain. which, il was shown, could be done with success. The government hud a policy of pulling men on the land but they must he nblo lo make, a living. He referred lo Ihe evidence of Ihe government expert who recently spoke of the xi ain grown in interior H.O. n$. Ihe finest he had ever seen. An elevator was a( Ihe country re- iuircd. It would be a greater as. set lo Canada than anything else Unit could be established. Railway All Right X. II. Wallon told of Ihe per-niaiicn! construction or the rail-way which was capable or handling efficiently a very large amount or business. 'They had plenty or yardage and trackage and he mentioned tlml during Ihe pusl four mouths the passenger trains from the east had been on lime Hi per cent of the lime. Capt. MiCoskrie, harbor masler and pilot, said he had navigated all Ihe waters of Iho coast from Capo I-'Utiury (o tlio Yukon ' aad PltlXCK Ml'l'KHT, H.C, Till IIHIJAV, SKPTKMUKIl t!0, 1 02:i. VMWr..--. MHIIIPV ftPFMQ IMDPIMPE D1IDUDT iiuumi ui Liiiii mi i miii.i. ii i II i. it i BODY OF WOMAN STILL UNKNOWN . Remains Found in ' Orenvllla Channel Were Those of Passenger from American Steamer Northwestern SEARCH AND POST MORTEM IS HELD Search of the remain al Ihe H.C Lmi'-liaker-" I'arlors by the provincial police Ibis morniux e-lablished the fact Ihal Ihe body of the dead woman found floulfng on Ihe water rcccnlly in Oreu-ville Channel near I .owe Inlet was that of a northbound passenger tin Ho American steamer Northwestern. A posl-ioortem examination performed by Dr. J. I1. Cade adduced only that death was due lo drowning. There was found in Ihe clothing on Ihe body Ihe passenger's purlieu of a northbound passage tU'kct on Ihe steamer. An envelope addressed lo a person in Chicago was also found. 'The identity of deceased has not yet been revealed. An impicsl is in progress this afternoon and the being held in Ihe H.C. Undertakers Parlors while connection' lu the United -Stales are traced by Ihe American consul. 'Tin1 body vas found by O. Caldwell, foreman of Ihe l.owe Inlet cannery, in Orcnville Channel near l'it Island and Just across from l.owe Intel. II was brought to the city late last uighl by Provincial Constable Harry Martin and Frank Morris, local undertaker, who were despatched south to, investigate Ihe reorl of finding Hie body which was at first believed In have been Unit or an Indian woman. 'The remains are in an advanced stale of decomposition and. it is believed, may have been in the 'water for anything from 15 to 30 days . 'The face is unrecog nizable. 'The body was well clothed willi. a dress of blue poplin. II is suggested that Ihe remain may be those of a woman named Miss Josephine I. Ilobey of Kverrll who, according lo report in southern papers, has beeii missing since July 2;t following a nervous breakdown afler rescuing two persons ' from drowning at While Hock, near Vancouver. Physical features In a certain extent correspond, A far as Is known here, no advice of any person missing from the steamer Northwestern during the summer has been received in Prince llupert. THE MAN Ss t2 jam. (O-SUOITU SOCSTtMC '4, Jm Italph V. U. I.epine, retail munager for the Uig Hay Lumber Co. is always to the fore in community work. Mr. Lepiue was. very active in the work connected with the recent ex- cxliibiliou. LARGE BOND ISSUE SOLD Dominion Government Disposes of $50,000,000 Securities to Canadian Syndicate OTTAWA, Sept. 20. The finance, department of the Dominion Government reports the sale of .$50,090,-000 worth of five per cent bonds to meet maturing obligations. This Is the biggest loan of Its kind ever placed. The Issue was sold to a Canadian syndicate and the principal and Interest Is payable in Canada. NO CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM PARIS MEETING London Press Has Little to Say About Conversation Between Premiers Polncare and Baldwin LONDON, Sept. 20. 'The Loudon press is evidently in no hurray to draw a conclusion from the ollicial report or the Hahlwin-Poinearc talk in Pari yesterday. 'The London I'osl ile.cribes Ihu premier' conversation as a f ruit-rul one, One paper seems lo hirer Unit France and llrilaiu will now co.opcrale with respect to reparations. Some papers warn Ihe public not (o build excessivo ho'pes. OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL. First Division Kverlou 2, Aston ".Villa 0. Hlackburn Hover' !, Newcastle United 1. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GRAIN THROUGH PACIFIC PORTS YOU KNOW. OOLPU v.c. Lc PNE ltwttO 4k, DE VALERA IS SOON TO BE TRIED SAYS LONDON NEWSPAPER j I.OXDOX, Sept. 20. -Hamilton dc Valera ami some ol the oilier leading Irish Hepublieans will be brought to trial at an early date according lo the Daily Mirror which says that de Valera is continually being removed from one military prison lo another to avoid the possibility of his attempting to escape. LEAGUE BASEBALL National League Philadelphia 0-5, Cincinnati, 1-0. Hrooklyn 5.3, Chicago 1-4. lloslon 5, Pittsburg I. American League Detroit C-J. Philadelphia 2-1. Chicago 1, lloslon 2. SI, Louis. 0, Washington It. Coast League Portland. C, Vernon 2. Los Angeles 5, Sail Lake t. Seal He 2, Oakland 0. Sau Francisco 'I, Sacramento 2. BIRTH A sou as born on 'Tuesday lo Mr. and Mrs. James Walt, Ambrose Ave. Instead or sailing from here to Yokohama as was originally in tended which has been Ihe cus loin wlh 'Ihe C.O.M.M. vessels clearing Ibis port in the pas for Japan, (he Canadian Skirmisher, when she sails towards Ihe end of litis week, will go to Kobe where all her' cargo for Japan will be discharged. 'This is be. cause the port or Yokohama was deslhiyeil in the recent earthquake. Subscribe forhe Dally New ei - eu..tk, - im Slrt-t Sl- 4ZK. Edmonton Newspaper Welcomes Prospect of a Grain Elevator Being Built at Prince Rupert The Kiluioiilon Bulletin in ,n editorial arlilcle stale that U voiihl welcome Ihe news that Prince llupert was taking mea ores lo neeomniodnle wheat shipjied from that place. It discusses wheal shipping generally and says both Vancouver and New Westminster will be unable to accommodate lh flow ..r grain westward. The article follows: New ANeslminsler also wauls facilities for handling prairie wheal ami claims that it will cost less t,o ship wheat from that port than rmrn Vancouver. IT Ihat is the case. Ihe Kraser lUveu city has a good chain ? of event- - ually beeomhix Ihe greal grain ling the grain at Ihe cijaslal port in place of its lar?t'r rival IpoinU. This province needs the a Durrani Inlet. 'flip grain! new outlet, ami stands lo profit Irallic vvill eventually find Ihejlhriiugh ils development quile as line of least resisleuce. unless much as Hie ports Ihroush which unfair freight rales or oilier arli - ficia) hindrances are inlerpo-ed.1 therefore lo note that New W'cst-Meaulime llien is more business"4 minster also wauls elevators. It in sivhl I ban can be handled hyj w ould he eiiuallv w elcome new s both jHirl, however rapidly llnS elevator facililies are crealed. if Ihe weslwanl rales'are put on alsome of our wheat." level wilhlhose to Fori William. ir Ihere were boal wailing foriPIir I I IT 1 IT 1 ITP crammed, Ihe Alberla crop could ' not be w-.ii Il.rn.17l1 that spout be - ! Iween now and ne-l spring. Al - 1 berla of course wants Ihf ehean- Wt TM'rTlmlhy1orrarrdti needs both, and more terminal, facililies Mian both of them are likely In have ior some time lo come. Should Go, West "To Ihe Alberla fanner it is encouraging lo nole Ihat the Xew Westminster people are waking uo lo Ihe possibililies or making their harbor also an out let Tor his wheal. The more numerous the communities and interests al the coast which be come concerned in husleuing the betlerment or the western roule the brighter Ihe prospect that it will be got into early and aeljve compel il ion with Ihe eastern roule. With the 'handicaps now existing against shipments via the Pacific Ihe wonder is (hat so much Alberla grain goes that way. Iliousli the amount if only trilte of the aggregate. Oeo- graphically Ihere is no reason why all Alberla grown wheat should not go west. Hut .disproportionate freight rales and lack of terminal elevators are real ainl cITcclivc hindrances against Ihe movement. And as yet Ih-re is practically no organized grain marketing' business at the coast comparable lo Ihe Winnipe;- graiu exchange. Despite these disadvantages some tweuly million bushels oT Alberta wheat went westward last winter, and the probability is thai more than Ilia' amount will lake Ihe same road during Ihe coming rail ami win ler. Wants an Outlet "As Ihe Alberla crop Ibis year is likely lo run to a hundred and firiy million bushels, the vital Interest dial this province has in Ihe removal or the impediments lo weslwanl shiomenl is up- parent Not all the Alberta crop! can be got out this year hefori) Ihe lakes rrceze. Perhaps '""i' not more than hair of It will get toj markel heroic winlej comes. The balance cannot be shipped unlit spring unless it Is shipped, via the Pacific. Yearly more land Is put under wheal in Alberla. II till j It 14 lilt 1 II IT l illll'M U u 1 1 1 l.n " jeac i nut uu still more important than II is! now that the western roule to! open water bo available, and with r....:i:it.. l i . .t . ... ! ' ' ,w r ii . , T . VI i.ui.unu, ..IUI.-IIU ! IIUI lllfl f - 'lhe Irallic will move. It is good lhal Prince Itui.erl was likewise taking measures lo aeeomiiioilalR TlFiTa III I A. la I IT UUrkU 111". All 111 111 jrU I AT rU All' Final Chech Qlves-Barnes of People From Dominion Killed In Earthquake Disaster TOItONTO, Sepl. 20. Six Can. adians were killed in (lib Japan- ese disaster. 'The Hishop of Na-goya cables that a check reveals the dead as I'. A. F. Cabledevv of loronlo; W. W. Watson, Toronto; Mrs. T. C. Maitland and child and also II. Iteid and S. T. Weevil of Ihe Canadian Pacific Hallway -taff. All other Canadians were unharmed. Hishop Hamilton estimate that 150 roreigners were killed and places the total casualties al 100,000. NAVIGATION ON YUKON CLOSING Northern River Will Soon Change to "Great Green Stone" Exodua South Now Under Way DAWSON. Y.T.. Sept. 20. The Klondyke's brief season or navigation is uearing an end. The lasl steamer Xenaua Tor Fair-banks, Alaska, leU here last week. About one more trip each is all.1 that is possible Tor the thretv sleanvers now plying on Stewart? Hiver rroiu Dawson to Mayo. Four more sjeamers are scheduled to, sail from Dawson Tor Wlillo. Horse Ibis season hut it the weather continues favorable there may lie ii couple or additional sailings before the Yukon Hiver is changed lo "Ihe great green stone. The usual exodus of 'u-koners going south for the wlnterf Is now-under vay. I T o nrPTn mrrn "ul.IL.Y IJiil KIIYr.K wwaw aw am am aT m MA RAMS ARKANSAS Bow of "cFarland Waa Shattered When She Struck tha Bin -9 Battleship HOSTOX, Sepl. SO.One per son was killed and -eyerul wero I'Uurwl when the, lh,lled Slales '.l,.,! IffWllH fAttlt..- ...I Bn a. -t.l II.. rore a disinterested N;ectaloV of i,nUI(sl, A.kan,n!( , any movement look lo the ng res near Cape Cod yesterday. wTl hh'! L.'r t,0Mr ?, WM" ' rland wan vuhl shipment, or lo the en- tiered but Ihe 'Arkansa- wa luraemenl orthe uieun-for hand-not datnagtd.