BOY
BURGLARS
ARE
ARRESTED
Victoria
Juvenile
Gang
Led
Lad
of'
Fourteen
Charged
With
Robbery
STOLE
A
REVOLVER
Sunday
Last
Free
by
lad
fourteen
year
of
ac.
five
LONDON.
Dec.
12.
The
F.vrn-lng
Slnmlnhl
vpresses
lhe
oplu.
ion
I
lii
l
while
Lord
ShAiichnrssy
oei
his
litle
to
work
for
the
t
.!
II
H
was
mainly
due
In
his
interest
In
Ireland,
Ibis
heinx
the
only
rause
In
which
the
late
John
Itedmoiid
made
a
rccom.
inendalioti
for
n
peeraife.
I
lie
Slnudard
says
that
when
L.
T.
Mealy
was
miwle
(lovernor-Oeneral
of
the
Irish
Free
Stale,
Lord
SliauiiliiH'ssy
was
n
corn,
pclinir
candidate
and
he
had
the
hackfntr
of
lhe
of
Devon,
shire.
Ilonar
Law.
however,
favored
Henly.
CONFERENCES
WITH
OPPOSITION
LEADERS
BY
PREMIER
BALDWIN
LONDON,
Dee.
12.-
It
Is
olllchilly
explained
thai
the
conferences
between
Premier
Baldwin
and
Iliulit
lion.
II.
II.
Asnulth
nnd
also
between
the
Premier
nnd
J.
Itamsay
Maedonald
yesterday
were
the
usual
courtesy
notification
lltal
Premier
Baldwin
Intended
to
carry
on.
Tin)
conference
indicated
no
attempt
nt
lhe
formation
of
a
coalition
Ooverninent
as
wa
.
444tt
are
r
edited
with
already
frain-
boys
are
held
by
he
police.
,
,
8mm,nienl
,w
n.a,l.lrr-s
charged
will,
It
six
comm
ng
sen-
,
,
,
,,.
,
f
,,.
orate
burglaries
within
the
week.
Jmi'r
wMc
(,
,
fhin
caf
The
boy-
range
in
age
from
fl0,
aV))(
M11,or,
in
lhe
fourteen
down
to
nine
years.
f
cu.ns
nton
.
and
thus
they
re
accused
of
breaking
.
V(iw.fa
,)f
nnd
entering
more
than
four
r.onfrvalive
lnnMr,..
T,.cn.
Place,
on
M.mlay
In
their
,.-
a,
.
I)a(
fra
(abup
scion
was
found
a
38
calibre
,(m
..,.,,,..
reydw-r
taken
rom
the
office
of
,orllinjtv
w,
havi.
cmr
local
r.rm
when
a
an
allcmid
Imperial
Preference
V"".
U
,,,,1,c
",fe
Whelher
the
Conservatives
will
lhe
boy.
operated
as
a
(ran.
ro,vnaUoll
r-y
oul
0,
II
u
alleged
...making
sudden
.,,.
,.,
al
rn"'
'0,a,,,',
Tonuses.
ipLMnaHrai,
iho..gh
some
mem
REDMOND
RECOMMENDED
bers
of
the
parly
are
saying
they
;iniis
accept
the
country's
verdict
t
1
SHAUGHNESSY
AS
PEERi
"The
proposals
regarding
fin.
jprral
preference."
the
Daily
Canadian
Railway
Magnate
Was
Telegraph
says,
"are
considered
Candidate
foe
Governor-
I
in
a
totally
different
category.
II
General
Irish
State
held
that
the
government
will
be
in
honor
bound
compelled
In
include
them
In
the
program
to
he
placed
before
parlianieut
in
January."
FOXES
TO
EAT
WHALES
COUDOVA,
Alaska,
D.-c.
12.
Dr.
V.
W.
Council,
a
surgeon
of
Ibis
city,
.who
Is
Interested
in
a
fox
farm
on
(Sreen
Island,
100
miles
soulbwest
of
here,
has
or
dered
a
whale
boat
built.
Whales
will
be
captured
for
lhe
foxes
lo
eat.
so
thai
feed
bills
on
the
farm
may
be
slashed.
The
boat
will
be
20
feel
long,
have
a
gasoline
motor
and
carry
llirce
harpoon
guns.
s
Whan
Yu
Want
A
TAXI
BOSTON
NEW
GRILL
99
Third
Ave.
bm
hurry
The
Latest
in
Restaurants.
PiW
Private
Boxes
for
Ladles
and
Party
Use.
Mi
Cart
and
it
Unlet
PRINCE
RUPERT
Beat
Food.
Bast
Service.
In
tha
City.
Rates
Reaaonabie
"Take
Her
to
the
Boston."
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
OPEN
DAY
AND
NIGHT.
VOL,
.XIII.,
NO,
292.
1MHNCH
ML'I'KUT,
B.C.,
WKDNKHDAY.
DRCBMUKIl
12,
11)2.1.
Miwt
oireut.tiM
i.eoa.
st,..t
ui
tsz.
PMCE
FIVE
CENTS.
1a
-WMNWS
ULHTIVl.
urn
1
1
jii
L
A60R
PREPARED
FORM
CABINET
SIR
HENRY
THORHTOH
SEHDS
HOPEFUL
REPLY
TO
MAYOR'S
RECENT
REQUEST
Labor
Issues
Communique
in
Which
it
says
it
is
Ready
to
Undertake
Government
Britain
LONDON.
Dec.
12.
Tin-
executive
of
the
Labor
parly
issued
11
comuiiiiiipic
llii
iifleriiiM.il
saying
it
hud
decided,
in
Hie
evenl
of
(In
Labor
parly
being
invited
to
form
a
government,
that
the
parliamentary
parly
should
immediately
accept
full
responsibility
for
the
government
of
the
romilry
wilhoul
compromising
itelf
with
any
form
of
coalition.
The
Central
New-
says
the
Labor
executive,
under
the
chairmanship
of
J,
Itanisay
.MaeDonald,
this
morniifg
decided,
in
view
of
the
government's
anomalous
position,
to
lake
the
first
opportunity
consistent
with
constitutional
prartle
to
turn
!lhe
present
ministry
from
otlice
and
to
assume
the
responsibility
Of
forming
at
allernalive
govern-nii'iil
whenever
the
Labor
party
1
askeil
to
undertake
that
Labor's
Opportunity
j
The
announcement
of
Premier
(Baldwin's
decision
to
carry
on
the
government
and
to
meet
par.
!
I
in
incut
scenis
In
clinch
Labor's
-
jiesoive.
nol
only
In
arcepl
any
Gang
Mada
Sudden
Raids
on
Iso-
"Her
to
lake
up
the
urn
eminent
laled
Premises;
Four
on
''",
,Tliwl
'
"'M'on-
.snooty.
11
in
Maieu
inai
ine
ll.abor
leaders
welcome
the
pre.
'
""'flrftel-'
no.lllim-llilnklnir-flint
It
assures
Ibem
of
succession.
They
P.G.E.
AFFAIRS
MAY
BE
INVESTIGATED
BY
ROYAL
COMMISSION
victoma.
Dec
a
definite
annouiiceineiil
.of
.lie
Provincial
(ioveru-inenl's
altitude
toward
the
demand
of
I
lie
pro-
vincial
party
for
u
lloyal
Commission
to
inquire
into
alleged
irregtilurilie
FIFTH
AVENUE
EASf
4
ill
coiiueclioit
with
the
construction
of
the
Pad-
4
fic
(treat
F.aslrrn
Hallway
4
will
be
made
in
tin-
Ley-
4
islalure
before
the
end
of
4
the
week.
4
The
pel
1
1
inn
for
a
4
lloyal
Commission
is
he-
4
Ing
iven
full
roiisidera-
4
lion,
the
Premier
tnlirii-
4
aled.
4
4
GRADING
TO
START
I'l-'Miaralious
are
beiiif
made
by
(illy
Knwmeer
F.
W.
Pearson
lo
start
xradin?
operations
on
Fifth
Avenue
Fast
tomorrow
moruiii?.
The
avenue
will
Ihen
be
closed
until
after
the
work
is
completed.
DR.
ETHEL
BENTHAM
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BaK
al
One
of
Ijinlands
foremost
women
physicians
who
was
a
candidate
fur
a
seal
in
parliament
al
tho
recent
British
elections,
Mounted
Police
Defense
Opens
with
Evidence
in
Regard
to
the
Victoria
Case;
Doctor's
Evidence
VANCOL'VKIl,
De,e.
12.
The
slory
of
how
the
secret
ser
vice
of
the
Moynl
uanadian
.Mourned
t'oiice
waged
their
war
against
lhe
traffic
in
narcotics
in
British
Columbia
commenced
veslerday
al
lhe
inuiiiry
conducted
by
Commissioner
Smilli
in
to
charges
against
the
police
secret
Service
al
the
instance
of
Attorney
(ieneral
Maiisou.
The
defence
lo
acciisiitious
made
will
probably
occupy
several
weeks
as
lhe
police
have
made
more
than
87(1
seizures
of
narcotics
since
November,
11)20,
when
they
were
instructed
lo
enforce
lhe
Narcotic
Act.
Stuff
SeiKcanl
Mundy,
in
charge
of
the
cnforccinen,t
Jof
lhe
Act
occupied
lhe
stand
In
reference
to
what
is
known
as
"Tim
Viclo'riu
Case."
This
deals
wlh
the
am-t
f
Lcclas,
ami
Constable
W.
L.
Smith,
other
evidence
was
taken
from
medical
experts
who
were
called
to
testify
as
lo
the
truthfulness
or
i'irnaiiJei:oth(rrw:.-fc
of
dope
addb-ts.
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This
Sioux
Indian
head,
painted
by
James
Henderson,
of
llegiua,
has
been
accepted
by
the
National
Gallery
of
Canada,
tit
hang
in
the
Canadian
section
of
fine
arts
al
the
British
Kmpire
Exhibition.
Sir
Henry
Thornton
is
Expecting
Results
from
Hotel
and
Steamer
Plans
Thai
the
Canadian
National
Railways
still
said
I
much
preferred
In
leave
such
cn1erpries
lo
private
capi
tal,
but
I
intimated
I
had
every
sympathy
with
the
proposal
to
establish
an
elevator
al
Prince
llupert,
and
would
do
what
I
could
within
reason
lo
assist
in
the
project.
II
seems
lo
nie
the
mailer
is
largely
in
Hie
hands
of
the
citizens
of
Prince
Itupert
lo
endeavor
lo
enlist
the
assist
ance
or
private
capital,
ami
if
there
is
anything
which
occurs
lo
you
which
I
can
do
by
way
of
co-operation,
I
hold
myself
in
readiness
to
assist,
"In
regard
lo
a
tourist
hotel
and
the
two
smaller
boats
for
local
service
out
of
the
port
of
Prince
Huperl,
we
have
the
hotel
project
under
consideration,
and
also
the
question
of
a
smaller
boat.
I
believe
I
intimated
wc
would
pul
on
one
boat,
not
two.
Both
of
these
proposals
are
in
hand,
and
I
am
in
hopes
lhat
before
spring,
we
shall
be
able,
to
show
some
tangible
results.
"II.
W'l
TIIOHN
TON,
,
President."
The
tclcyrum
sent
by
the
mayor
follows:
"As
a
result
of
your
visit
In
Prince
Itupert
our
citizens
hoped
for
uuleker
action
coving
your
slalenienls
regarding
grain
elevator,
steamship-
for
Alaskan
service,
lourisl
hotel
as
well
as
iwo
smaller
ooais
ror
local
ser
vice
oul
of
this
port.
If
Iheselfall.
are
lobe
of
service
for
next
suin-
tner'
bu-:i:
.--.
strong
fee':r.i
I
Secretary
Davis
Urges
That
There
be
Greater
Co-operation
Between
Employers
and
Employed
WASHINGTON,
Dec.
12.
Legislation
touching
lhe
inler-
csU
of
laboring
men
und
women
at
many
points
was
recommended
yesterday
by
Secretary
Davis
of
the
Labor
Oepai
Vment
in
his
annual
report
to
Congress.
Among
other
things,
he
asked
Congress
lo
provide
u
less
complicated
method
of
handling
railway
labor
disputes
lliau
that
now
admiuisl?red
under
lhe
Haijroad
Labor
Board;
lo
give
the
Labor
Department
greater
authority
and
facilities
for
enforcing
beller
working
conditions
generally;
to
make
appropriations:
for
Improvement
or
lhe
linmixra-
1
1
ion
stations
at
New
York,
Bos
ton,
Seattle
and
San
Francisco;
land
to
enact
a
complete
new
"alien
code,"
providing
for
se-:
lection
of
immigrants
abroad,
for
exclusion
of
all
non-iiaturalizablc
proKie
erecting
ealled
into
noisy
action
as
1
tourist
hole!
here
and
of
pulling
on
a
small
boat
to
ply
oul
of
and
women
clamored
exists
hen'
that
immediate
action
is
essential.
Can
we
hope
for
such?"
REVOLUTION
IN
MEXICO
Garrison
at
Tamplco
Joins
Revolutionaries:
Army
Mostly
Loyal
VERA
CRUZ,
Dec.
12
The
garrison
at
Tamplco
has
Joined
the
revolutionaries
who
are
proceeding
In
a
businesslike
way
to
take
possession
of
big
areas
dispossessing
the
forces
of
General
Obregon.
Despite
Hie
fact
that
the
majority
of
the
soldiers
remain
loyal
to
General
Obregon
the
Insurgents
are
gaining
ground
and
the
revolution
Is
becoming
serious.
FPU
FROM
RRinHF
tual
interest,
which
Is
making
great
progress
for
The
been
this
port
is
I'viilenl
mini
a
reply
received
!y
.Mayor
Newton
to
with
which
to
feed
their
dying
i
reipiesl
for
information
recently
sent
by
him
to
Sir
Henry
children.
The
United
States
is
rhorulou.
The
railway
chief
executive,
it
will
be
remembered,
enjoying
economic
ueace
un
made
a
recommendation
to
the
government
lhat
an
elevator
eaualbd
in
anv
nation
of
the
.voiild
be
a
good
thing
here
bul
slated
al
the
lime
of
his
vjsil
world.
The
American
workman
hal
the
railway
company
was
not
in
lhe
elevalor
business.
Sir
everywhere
is
steadily
etnnloyed.
Henrys
communication
lo
the
mayor
follows
Dear
Mr.
Mayor
Willi
reference
lo
your
tele
gram
of
.November
10,
I
MilnK
you
will
recall
that
I
1
1
I
nol
promise
to
construct
a
grain
elevator
at
Prince
Itupert
in
lie-
half
of
Hie
Hallway
Company,
in
fact,
if
I
remember
correctly,
I
He
is
earning
wages
as
high
as
he
was
ewr
paid
before,
lie
is
working
uuiler
conditions
vastly
improved.
During
the
last
yt-ar
we
took
oiu
great
step
forward
through
the
elimination
of
tho
12-hour
day
ami
the
seven-day
week
in
our
greal
basic
industry,
the
sleet
industry.
''It
may
now
be
said
tlral
we
'are
within
sight
of
lhe
time
when
no
workman
in
(he
United
Slates
Swill
be
forced
to
labor
from
sun-
our
employers
ami
our
workers
We
are
learning
that
ro-opera-lion
in
industry
is
the
surest
and
tiKist
feasible
road
to
industrial
uuu
1
Hum
vuavwu
,
,
1.
Pf'.
wiumui
which
we
can
nave
iim
117
c
vinrrv
ANU
WAO
MLLtJJ
iio
real
prosperity.
Today
there'
'are
four
parties
Involved
in
any
Body
of
Reeve
of
Sumas
Found
Industrial
disputelabor,
owner-
Under
Circumstances
Indl-
isbip,
management,
ami
the
pub-
eating
Accident
All
of
these
are
mutually
de.
pendent,
and
the
success
of
any
J
CHILI.
IWACK,
Dee.
12.
Ilccve
given
industry
depends
upon
its
.1.
L.
Atkinson
of
Sumas
riuini-
operation
ulong
lines
which
will
cioalilv
wus
round
dead
beneath
insure
satisfactory
returns
to
all
n
railway
bridge.
He
attended
a
of
them."
meeting
last
night
and
it
is
sur-
miscd
that
while
crossing
the.
T.
II.
Johnson,
manager
of
the,
4
bridge
on
his
way
homo
he
ndssed.
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage,
his
footing
and
was
killed
by
the.
Co.,
Is
sailing
tomorrow
night
Swci'iliv
f'.T
the
Daily
News.
by
.the,
sleamer
Prince
deorge
for
Vancouver
enroulo
011
a
acati
'i!
trip
FIELDING
ILL
AND
MUST
REST
aliens,
for
the
penalizing
of
un-.
,
"
lawful
entry
r
imnUranls.
and;Pr'me
Minister
Says
He
Will
ba
iror
enlargement
of
the
work
of!
'n
LongLeave
of
Absanca
jiiaturalizalion
and
Americaniza-j
OTTAWA,
IX-c.
"12.
Enress
Hon.
He
also
renewed
his
re-,Me
llgiesl
cuogy
of
llulu
lrominei.dat
ion
for
a
constilu-
V.
Fielding's
grit
and
execu-:tiorral
amendment
empowering
lhp
a,jiiiy
j,,
carrying
on
the
ar-jCongress
to
pass
child
labor
leg-J,U0U!i
of
lne
nnancc
j;
jislation.
Iparlment,
Premier
Mackenzie
Looking
back
over
the
twelve-
King
last
night
at
a
liberal
ineeL
'monlh
period
covered
by
the
re-'fng
here
jlltiicaej
tial
nie
min.
port,
Mr.
Davis
declared
AmerL
Mcr
,)f
fiancc
wj
,c
given
can
labor
had
much
to
be
thank-lieave
of
absence
when
his
prc-
Tul
for.
but
tbat
lhe
fcleral
gov-',,ent
ilInejS
reaQ1M
lilc
conVal-;enimenl
must
continue.,
ils;
eN
P!.rent
slasa
aud
flr
uobllT
forts
toward
"co-operatio'
and
minister
of
trade
and
commerce,
recognition
of
the
mutual
inter-
wjt
be
acting
minister
of
finance,
est
or
employers
-and
employees.
(
Mr.
Fielding's
condition
is
im-,
Good
Year
For
Worker
proving
bul
his
physlcrans
order
'
"This
has
been
a
great
year,"
ong
rest.
.ne
saui,
lor
me
.vmerican,
jWorker.
During
this
year
tar-
ffUIf
FI
FfTlflW
IM
insr
workfrs
hae
Ilirmi'-.-.l
llie,v'v
LLLVlIUll
III
streets
of
-a
gn-at
Kuropean
cap-j
ilal
crying
'Bread!
Bread!'
rifles
of
the
police
have
SOUTHERN
CITIES
ARE
IN
PROGRESS
TODAY
food
.Vancouver
Has
Three
Candidates
for
Mayor
Whereas
Victoria
Elected
Hayward
by
VANCOUVF.Il,
Dec.
12.
--
The
city
of
Vancouver
is
today
electing
a
new
council.
There
are
three
candidates
for
mayor,
Alderman
Owen,
Alderman
Pel-tipiece
wild
former
mayor
L.
D.
Taylor.
There
are
twenty
candidates
for
the
six
alderumuic
I
seats.
I
Alderman
Almond
wus
re-elected
for
Ward
two
by
acclamation
'and
John
Bennett
was
chosen
by
acclamation
in
Ward
four.
I
VICTOIHA,
Dec.
12
Interest
r
.in
the
civic
election
here
is
less
than
usual
owing
to
the
fact
lhat
within
a
few
years
of
the
lfciy'
Mayor
II
ay
ward
was
when
w
shall
have
realized
w
!
1
it
1
tii
I
a
I
a
a
Is
lim
fi
g)i
a
1
1
li
a
vft
re-elected
by
'acclamation
and
in
several
cases
it
was
found
difficult
to
men
or
slandinff
in
the
hours,1
any
eight
hours
for
work,
eight
'""""'UHily
U'cmsclve
for
play,
nnd
eight
hours
Jo
.,
...
,
:
,.
...
.
nor
ciei-11011.
sii-i'.
1
nil?,
.uiiriiiuii
lauur
lias
much
to
be
thankful
for.
Mutual
Interests
"We
must
see
to
it
ttiat
con.
ditious
in
American
industry
continue
to
advance.
We
must
UNEMPLOYMENT
LESS
IN
MEAT
BRITAIN
LONDON
lion
If
TIip
mw.m
encourage
that
spirit
or
co-op-
joyim.nl
siiualion
j,
improving,
era
ion.
thai
recognition
of
ni.
Iiasl
WPtk
,,,
numbcr
,ml
of
airtauj
xvork:
(,.crt.UMM
j,y
21,000.
The
"'",
total
now
unemployed
number
to
F.ngland
1,195,000.
J?
PUBLIC
MEETING
RE
FISHERY
MATTERS
A
Public
meeting
will
be
held
In
the
Council
Chamber
on
Thursday,
December
13.
at
8.15
p.m.
re
American
Fishing
Vessels,
using
Canadian
porls;
Gasoline
Tax
affecting
fishing
boats,
or
any
other
matters
affect
ing
the
local
fishing
industry.
All
Interested
in
these
matters
invited
lo
attend.
S.
M.
NEWTON,
Mayor.