TAXI jtftMit Vu Went A She milt I pniuln 99 r Phone 871. in a hurry Frh KWd ; Poultry Pbwe Frethf kitted 'JSeaU Beat Oar and ti Service PRINCE RUPERT Fresh' Sausage Alt Bally. In the City. Rates Reasonable Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper A Trial der Solicited. YUL. .XIII., NO. 213. I'MNCK Iltl'KHT, B.C. AlONlUY, SEPTEMHKIt 10, 1023. taturtftr'l OlftaUtlon, 1S23 PRICE! FIVE CENTS. Foiifa Destroyers and Liner Piled on Rocks off California Coast in Dense Fog; 25 Drowned SANTA HAIlllAilA, Sept. Twenty five sailors were ilrowned u ml fifteen seriously injured while 100 were slightly injured, seven destroyers of Hie 1'niled .Slates navy are a total loss and the liner Cuba wrecked with $2,500,000 in silver bullion, Capl J- U. Holland, one purser, one steward and eighl seamen are adrift in 11 small boal a h result of week-end disasters off the coast of California in u heavy fog on the high seas. A flotilla of cleslrovers was proceeding at a speed of 20 knot.- in single formation down the Santa Barbara chaunel 75 " GREECE AND ITALY AGREE Will Accept Finding of Council of Ambassadors ATIII N8, Sept. 0.ireeoe has notified the couueil of ambassadors that they ore willing to accept (he council' decision retarding Italy demand for the killing f Italian diplomat! in Aihanun territory provided Italian Iroops wvaeuale Corfu ini- mriliately It in understood Italy i: prepared in roniorm u uie no- uiaml are met. i AMERICAN HALIBUT j BOATS BRING LARGE I CATCHES TO PORT T. big American halibut"""' ,',"c,'e,, another part of f ns llepubln ami Tiinlen - , .v i roughl in bumper calehe,.1 to the n.i, Uxehanue- tl.i. m.oni- t-r ami . receive.1 prices ' - ll.at will n;rr big for Itie proceeils men ... . . t 3 -d litem. The Hepublic Mild in " founds '" lo Hie Alliu I'ish--"V1 fit, - at 13.7c and 10.5c, and the -".".. ... .... Turdenskj.dd 0S.WOO pouu.ls to ,er C,'r'":- ,;,,b" n" ' "l U I PI"rl Mippo,ed ll,r Umadlan IVh A Cold Storage ?,,,f ",,k- ,,IC lu 0 ,,e at lie ami 10.5c. 1,0 MW. lwo ",nl ,I,ir'" IHher arrivals were : American " "Jnnlary ifl in the og Hilda. 7.000 pounds; Sadie K..! .'V ,,,,Hr" a,'7 "', ii.,m ..I vv'flhi.ii cr.no ...... ...la!'"''" personnel and It in nup- .. . .i.- ii 'i Flslil ii.i. I"""'!! these boats c conlained Capt . to the lloyal llolland and party but they headed ' for the instead of lo- ea ... ,.l I it.. t It. i open "I'CIl i i ji iuui i ii. Co II .... .,.. i ll', a lo ii Ihe ii Hoolh ii, I i'i ishericif. I ',': ry il. vanauiao W T., 5,500 pounds, at 13.5c ami tic, In the lloyal Full Co. 1sher. 13.000 pounds, nt 13.2c VV passengers Vi Ma" crew r Lul,a and lie. aid Clara K., I.GOOjJ0 ,. " . ... i... 'treasure and baggage baggage imiihi. ui io.ii: iiiio in, i.. hot Lauadiau Fish & Cold storage Co. laiiuie F.. 2.000 pounds, nl 13 3r and lie to the Atlin Fisheries. I A lolal of 205,000 pounds wax markeled, ALLEN WAS THROWN FROM HIS HAND CAR It V., Allen or lloyal Mills, Hauall, who met with a bad accident Friday evening, arriving ni the city Saturday evening and was taken lo the- hospital where ho u making good progress toward recovery. It seem that he was returning on n hand car from a lumber Inspection trip when he struck something and was thrown from the car near Vanarsdol ami badly crushed. First aid was adinlnlilorcd but for a long lime Ihe Injured man lid not recover consciousness. " will be some time before ho Is fculc to bo al work again. C.l'.ll. steamer Princess Louise, t;ip. Shiler, arrived from the north al fi o'clock, yesterday "nirning and sailed for Yancou-u'r al 8.1 5. The Princess Beatrice, Capl. Cllnc. arrived from (ho south at Ihe same hour and relumed In Vancouver nl 11 30. Hoth vessels hal mil ps-n'Kger HsU. fur the south, several Alaska people having been trans- "'rred to the Beatrice from tho '"ulso al this port. Mr. and Mrs. .lames Lamb, Mr. '"'d Mrs. li, ll. (lurd and other "embers or the Casslar cannery IntI are sailing tonight by tho nnc Qearfe jQr Jl4nopu;er. mile north of thin eiy during i . raiiiiuay iiiKiii wnen uoais encountered an eccenlric tide which rendered them helpless in the tog. The flag-hip Delphi suddenly rrahed on the rocks and within a ftw- minute the destroyer Chatmrry. WoNbury. Fuller, Lee. j Nicholas and Young had piled up ashore al interval of 25n feel.j the Young capsizing within two minute, trapping 25 sailors in (lidr hunk who were Instantly drowned. The boatswain' male Peterson buffeted Hie seas lo the Chauueey curryi"? a rope over which the survivor aboard the rapidly fill. lug Youiifr made their escape to Hie Cliauneey and swam ashore. me resi oi me auu peronufl on the wrecked destroyers inadcj shore and are now encamped near j llornja under naval discipline. 1 The destroyer lleno which had become separated in the fog from i the flolitln Ufilt iliiuii uniilliHr 'channel and encountered the life-ill. iWiat from the liner Cuba which cua"' l"'"" rugiii over neverai . J1" I""1 " " and,,ibils of his own. i'M Uw. SH.c arnf,j Thoms.lje5y, Indian Agent al 'J l--wri. amf rt3 of . erew....HI. anJ Alfred Adams, chief nil iit u nun ua.ni i-.ii.l l.v lli' .. ...ill..- L. I I i.. " iln. rump llniw. iiti.l Ifitib.. VllllMt ,'V , 7 . " ' """' u" ,cu ",r"lJir' i""ay nas a large anu uuer i i i !.i I"' lrc and Iheir fate Is nu - - iii i......v... SAN FIIANCISCO. Sept. 10. (Noon). Capt. Holland and all and of the Paci- nrc safe have been lauded at Wilmington, llolland, I bird male and four acamen aroi8un'8 on Ihe vessel. i MAKE SELVES HEARD IS ADVICE GIVEN BY VISITOR TO RUPERT Sees Great Port, and Industrial and Tourist Possibilities Here "You seem lo have nl the iia-turul advantages or location, railway grade and natural resources hut you have been held back. You will have lo rise up and make yourselves heard, perhaps, before you get the facilities for a geral port here." That was Ihe opinion expressed lo the Dally News by a visitor. II. ft. Finch of the WVslern Mutual Lite Association, who is spending a few weeks in Ihe district. Mr. Finch sees great posslbill lies here fur a big port and in dustrlal centre. He says he ex peels lo see the place grow hut it must be by the efforts of the Cilixens. Instead or six thousand tourists, he thinks there should be sixty thousand .come here nuxl year. He points, lo the fact that southern California was built up by tourist business. 1'eople who went thereto see, returned lo invest. So it would bo here. CX.lt. sleamer Prince Oeorge, Capl. W. S. Morehouse, duo rrom (he south this afternoon, is two hours late and will not arrive until 5 o'clock. tiubi.orlbe fpr the tially News. i BUSY PREPARING , FOR OPENING DAY OF EXHIBITION The exhibition building I today a scene of bustle ' and confusion with everybody preparing I lie booth1 and exhibit for the grand i opening tomorrow al one o'clock. A good many worked a good deal of yesterday under direction of vice-president l.epine. It. E. Benson had charge of the preparation for the photograph department. ISLAND EXHIBITS FOR FAIR ARRIVE ; Queen Charlottes to be Well Represented With Agricultural and Native Displays The Maseil district exhibit for the exhibition arrived tlii morning on the Meamer Prince Vllurl Inmi lli I. Inn. U Mr I' Caroenter of Massett and L. Dyson of l'orl Clements are in charge of it, the latter having - " .1 ..r I ....ii ..i.... i1"""" " ""f1 -"- u'spiaj eslfug collection of slate lolcmy, etc.. which be will exhibit. Mrs. Charles Kdcnshaw. wife of the llaida chief who formerly owned the Prince Ituperl totem pole, and John Mark ulso arrived from the Islands. Mrs. Eden- shaw will give demonstrations ofarious points about the city for basket weaving at the Fair and Mr. Mark, will do slate carving. About thirty natives also ar riv ed on The Prince Albert to at lend the Fair. ECLIPSE PLAINLY VISIBLE AT NOON Face Was Shadowed Per Cent Today Daylight Subdued With Unusual Shadows The tight of Ihe sun went par. tlally out between 11.30 and lOipng!,. wei tl, Hig.Hay. Milt got today. That was why the daylight L rjm. i, K0!.e and other mem-becume softly subdued and un-ji,ers f t,e ,,uriy, which included usual shadows cast themselves ani jri c. V. Evltt. Mrs. over the land for u couple of .piiiloott and S. D. Johnstone, got hours about uouu-tiiuc. Few peo- pie were aware beforehand that! an eclipse was-about lo lake placCv, o. Fulton and Mr. Quinn were but it was not long after it started , i Kitkatla and got .several ducks that everyone was peering, heavenwards Willi smokedt glasses, etc. I'lio eclipse during Its progress varied in widlli ami at Its greatest point concealed 0 per cent of 1"0 face of the sun. II was plainly visible here at nil stages. LIBRARY BOOTH IS BEING PREPARED FOR niltnilPII fwn nnAVP LAlUrAlllIl rUIV DUuIVJ (ileal preparation are being made for the library compaign which opens al the exhibition hall tomorrow. The stall is being laslefully decorated Tor the occasion uud everyone will be struck by Ihe effective way in which Hie work is being carried on. Miss (Irani is supervising llio work and several members .of library board and others have been helping. Master Bartlelt Wakerield.sou of Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Wakefield, sailed by tho Prince Ituperl on Saturday night, lor Seattle. SHOOTING COST STANYER YEAR Judge Young Sends Francois Lake Farmer to Okalla for Recent Offense Convicted of unlawfully shooting with intent to do grievous i 1:1.. i Li. - uuu.. num . laiijer, ou Mc ,Jela, alJ ,OW(, whwe a Irancois Lake was eonvicled by!ii. i.-.h- r..- ., i:.. ii... Judge Young al Sinilhera al the week end and sentenced to serve one year at Okalla prison farm. Police Inspector Parlous, of the Provincial police and Inspector Acklaud of 1 lie Canadian Mounted Police were both present. A charge againl Slayncr of (hooting unlawfully with intent lo re il arre.it wa dismissed. PRINCE RUPERT TOTEM POLE ARRIVED TODAY Is 28 feet Long and Was Oldest Pole Remaining on Queen Charlotte Islands Tin llaida totem pole, recently purciiied by the Prince ituperl Hoard of Trade lo be erected al u central location in the city, arrived by the steamer Prince Albert this morning from Massett. It is 2H feet long and was the oldest pole remaining on the Islands. Thomas Deasy, Indian agent at Massed, ilirousli whom (he pole was obtained, and A I fret I Adams, chief councillor at Massed, saiii that the. pole, on ac count of lis age, might well have some preservative applied to it in order i-. keep it. t'Htntint iney . m umu .mi mjuir MB mm HmTriJp (II Ilillll flJV Y tlUIl 1 llll) PARTIES OUTi Varying Re porta Brought on For Opening Day ofBIrd Season Plenty of Game Seen Many bird hunters were out to the opening of llie season yester day. Yarving report are brought ill. All parties saw plenty of game but Ihe weather, it seems, was a little too clear for the best of success although some geese and ducks were taken. Jack Kecfe. V. H, Williscmfl and V. Spence were out in Hie neighborhood of Mctlakalla. Jack says he had Ihe best day's i. ,,ir pxiierieneil Ttiero were plenty of geese in .sight. He shot two but wa unable to retrieve one of them. Douglas Stork, Milton Con-iales. Stan Taylor and Howard rour ducks. i- n (iihbons. J. II. Pillsbury. ,ut ,10 jf,.. jm.K Lindsay shot a big goose Ll Delusion Hay and several ,iucks. it. Newell. H. Nickerson and mrty went to Winter Harbor. .They saw plenty or game but had faully ammunition .ami failed to capture any. Joe Scott. Jack Buddie uud II. Sbeppard were at Scott Inlet across the Bay; Dave Stuart, Dr. ...... i ii.. r.i. ..-! i. i uuue iiiki .uhsici unarm- oiuiiii vveje at Delusion Buy, and Harry Meagher and son were also across the Bay. These parties railed to capture any game. John Mcllao and parly were near Metlakatla hut did not' get anything. ITALY ACCEPTS TERMS PROPOSED BY AMBASSADORS HOMi:. Sept. t0.-II.aly has accepted the terms of the council of ambassadors and agreed to evacuate Corfu and adjacent is lands when Greece has satisfied all of Italy's demands for Complete Auditor's Report on Booth School Building from Inception The report of the auditors, Horie and Small, on Hie. audit of the accounts of the School Hoard in connection with the construction of the Booth School shows the total cost of the building lu be 92112.128.110, this amount including the reconstruction account for $10,1108.50. The report goes into consul- ;im uiiih iii .-ijiiivs iiiiu iuuui. To The Chairman, Board of Schoid Trustees, I'rince Ituperl, B.C. Dear Sir. In accordjiice wilh Ihe request contained in your Secretary's t etter ii i lo me of i'i oth February i last, i I have examined and . audited . Ihe accounts or the exiHMi.liture made by the I rustees in tonnec- Hon with Ihe construction an,l building r II School known as the B,M, h Memona school and also of the additional expenditure made in connection with its reconstruction. Tl... I ..r ll in . ..- ..lu... j. in. ...j.ciiiiiiuiTr ii. i (.'iivaiiirii ill llie iioois 01 i. .: .i :... ... iii".i,iiraiioii oi uie iiij 01 winch my examination lias extended is in theeae of the "Con- troction Account" from May 101'J, the cje of the "Iteconslruclion 28lh February, 1923. I find thai the total expenditure to 28th February. U23. is as follows: On Construction Account $212;130.3i " Itecoustruction recount . ..1VJ'J8.5C lu connrclioii with these accounts or expenditure, I have to report as follows: CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT. Expenses In Connection With By - In August, 1019. the School pears to have been to erect a new inuiliil Co-.! or $135,000. the building to be of a permanent nature, which would enable Hie Trustees f 30 years' currency. The Acropolis Hill site by-law was however turned down, and uh.-equciitly vas passed Tor 150.immi. The making u preliminary -survey of lloolli School l.ipeuditure lo the which will be round in Schedule Loss. on Sale of Bonds ? ISo.nmi Serial Instalment" 1021. which occasioned ed a loss of ing this ileficieucy and anticipating they would realise approxi mately the same low rate, a second i.su of $30,000 was made. This im however, realised par, were required lo be sold. Interest on Bank Loans. Inlil the Bonds had bee'n sold, porarily financed with the Bank by means of Demand Loans, Ihe interest on which amounted to $001.93. Between July 1920 and June miaile payment by monthly instalments of a ('.rant of $00,000 to wards Ihe cost of the nev? school. These sums as they were rc-eived were deposited in a Savings Bank account, and earned MCG.51 of interest. Architect's Fees. The total amount paid to 55.noo.oo. Die commission agreed the Trustees on 13th May, 1920, at cost or the school, and 2Vi on the not exceeding 6150,000. There is spect ol commission the sum or Preliminary Expenses re Hays Cove Circle Site. As shown in the Abstract or veying, Advertising, Excavating, These latter were incurred in connection with preparing contracts and Hie whole cost vyas borne by tomury among contracting parlies Tor the expenses to.be borne mutually. The trustees' minutes however show that on 13th May, 1020. il was agreed that the cost borne by Hie Uoau! or trustees Construction and Building. In April, 1920. tenders Tor called tor. 'Thee lenders could be ror the-following trades: Masnry. plain and reinforced . Plastering, Joinery. Hoofing and Oalvanized Steel Work. Painting and (Hazing, Plumbing, Heating and Ventilating. One hulk tender only wasj received, the amount being $198,900 and this the trustees considered ,(. mouey was used, -including . ,. 11 ll follows in full: i :.. .i... i .., ..... - . rrince noperi, aim me peritHi over to 28lh Februar'. 1023, and in Account" -from 1st March, 122, lo on these respective accounts up $202,128.90 laws and Debenture Issue. Trustees' original intention ap school on Acropolis Hill at an e- to borrow on long term, debentures the Hays Cove Circle sile by-law election expenses and excuse of Acropolis Hill are included in the extent of i?589.17, the details of No. 1 attached hereto leiVntwtjon'r8ti 27.92o.33. With a view to'nieet- and consequently only $29,000 the expenditure had to be tem 1921 the Provincial ovemnient the Architect, J. V. Potter, is lo be paid to him was fixed by 5 on the first 8100,000 of the excess over 6100,000 up lo but theretore still outstanding in re $1,250.00. Hxpendilure these consist ot Sur Telegrams and Legal lixpenses. the Trustees, whereas it Is cus of drawing up the contracts, be building a twelve room school were made either in hulk, or separate Hollow Tile and Brick. Concrete Art Stone work. Carpentry ind Ironwork, Steel Sash, Fire Lscapes, Terrazo floors, F.leclric Wiring. too high. They decided therefore into between S. p. McMordie and iltli May. 1920, and provided Coqtraclor under Ihe direction and J. W. Potter, Architect acting for page two lo have the work dime on t percentage basis and awarded the con tract lo Mr. S. 1. McMbrdic. In connection with this contract, the following points relalin lo the financial end or it have to be kept in view: (t The Contract was entered the School 'Trustees on that, ipler alia, the to Ihe satisfaction of (continued on to its Completion PUBLIC MEETING Empress Theatre TONIGHT, MONDAY at Eight o'clock Addresses by Hon. W. J. Bowser and H. Pooley, Esq., M.L.A. Seats Reserved for Ladies ESTIMATE OF DEAD CONFLICT Official Announcement From Tokio Reduces Number Very Considerably TOKIO. Sept. 10. An ofHcial announcement says 23,000 per sons were killed ami 10,000 in jured iii the Yokohanui disaster. It say. 71 per cent of Tokio was destroyed and Japanese police estimate the Tokio dead al 13,000 'while the Japanese agency says inn iiiiu ...... l,.u.,.i.. . ...i.f n... ..i.. i.. v.,i..i ""I siiv; i uuiq. sji luavuuuia (lie e,limak. of te number H)t (ca(, u vc t.unjcljll Many refuget!( from Tokio wenl (o ,.arI. ,, fou( nel(hep fw0(j .. i.n.. i.. . , i jniu.it- aim .o...nillli..l ;. I.. .uiimiiiihii -uiii..c. STOP PASSIVE RESISTANCE LONDON. Sept. 10 The population in the occupied areas of Oermany have been ordered lo discontinue passive resistance lo I lie French and Belgian authorises, according lo Berlin. BOWSER AND POOEY ARE ARRIVING TODAY Will Address Meeting Here To night Going to Interior-Mr. Bowser to Open Smithers Fair Hon. W. J. Bowser. Conservative leader iti lliolegislature. and malt, will arrive from the south on the steamer Prince George this afternoon ami will address a meeting in the Empress Theatre tonight over which It. W. Camer on, president of the local Conser vative Association, will preside. Mr. Bowser and Mr. Pooley will be-in Ihe city until Wednesday when they will proceed to the in terior on a speaking lour visiting terrace, Hazel ton, enthers, " Telkwa. etc. At Smithers next H week, Mr. Bowser will open the r Huckley Valley Fall Fair. ': PROMINENT PARTY COMING HERE WITH CPJFL PRESIDENT When K. W. Bealfy, president of Hie Canadian Pacific Hallway, arrives in Prince Rupert towards the end of this month euroute to aska, lie will be accompanied by the following directors of tho , company: Sir Herbert Holt, Mont real, president of Ihe lloyal Hank of Canada; Sir Augustus Nanton, Winnipeg financier; J. K. L. (loss. capitaliM navy man of Montreal, ami W. X. Til ley, K.C., of 'Toronto. 'The party is due to reach Vancouver on Sclpcmber 15, leaving there Air the East on September 21. TWO CANNED FISH . EXHIBITS AT FAIR Two complete exhibits or canned fish will be on display at the Exhibition which opens tomorrow. J. F. Strang, manager of Sunny-side cannery, brought in the exhibit from bis plant last night and the Canadian .Fish & Cold Storage Co. is also setting one in place today. LEAGUEBASEBALL 4 SATURDAY'SQAMES National League Brooklyn 7-5, Boston I-1. Philadelphia 0, New York 9. Cincinnati I, St. Louis 5. Chicago 0, Pittsburg I. American League St. Louis 7-1, Chicago 8-0. Detroit 3, Cleveland 4. New York 0, Washington 1. Coast League Salt Lake 10, Seattle 8, San Frangisco $, Vernon 2. Sacramento 5, Portland t. Los Aules t, Oakland 3. V I si'