When Yu Wui A TAXI fa 7. BOSTON NEW GRILL 1 99 Third Ave. a hurry The Latest in Restaurants. 1 . Private Boxes for Ladies and Party Use. Bi Cart, and Beit Service PRINCE RUPERT Best Food. Best Service., In the City. Rates Reasonable "Take Her to the Boston." Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper OPEN, DAY AND NIGHT. VOL. XIII., 290. l'lllNCK KLM'KIlT, H.C., MONDAY, UF.CK.MBKIl 17, H2.i. Saturdiy't Circulation lee. Stratt Mm f?t PRICE FIVE CENTS. TEN Lnl .MAItSMFIKI.D. Ore. Dec. 17 Sleam schooner C. A. Smith, lumber fallen, struck a submerged rock north of the jetty at the entrance to Coos Hay llnrhor )eterday and i a total loss. Nine member of the crew lost their lives when the lifr-boal cnpizcd a it wni being lowereiJ into the water. Kffurls lo recne eight men wlio are Mill hslieveij to be aboard the vessel hud not been successful at an early hour this morning. Dig sens were breaking over (he schooner from both tide and it had been impossible to reach her. The rescue of the men is APPEAL CASE HEARD TODAY Judgment In Appeal of D. 8. Cam eron Against Clvlo Court of Revision Tomorrow Ihiuir lo do but follow the Art Boverulng the point. MOTOR CAR BADLY DAMAGED: DRIYER ESCAPES INJURIES problematic. "apt T. the ship. 17. Seven .men who clung la The Archbishop, whose nlten- mi.,,,- Ltinited with head office Hon wan drawn, immediately j irj,(.c Itupert with rupitali. proceeded to the scene to render .ni of a million ibdlars dl-any help that might be necessary. vi,i0 into ten thousand shares. LOST WHEN SCHOONER WRECKED ANOTHER COAL CRISIS IN BRITAIN IS EXPECTED EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR Ten Lost When Steam Schooner Goes Ashore at Coos Bay off Coast of Oregon: 14 are Saved The vessel was driven from the channel on lo the rocks by heavy seas which conliiiiied lo pound' her heavily throughout (tie night lllombcr? commanded Later Report i MAttSllFIF.LD. Oregon. Dec. nluhl lo, the wreck of the steam' 1 schooner C. A. Smith wtiicli piled Whiten judgment will bo UI, n th north jelly of Coo Day Ihalilhe appeal in (he case of Hex FINANCE MINISTER HON. W. S. FIELDING IS SERIOUSLY ILL OITAWA, Dec. 17. The condition of Hon. V .BANQUET WAS S. Fielding, minister of fi-nance, I reported today as a little belter. Sunday III condition wax report- ed as less favorable. SUCCESSFUL kimmi by Judge Jountf tomorrow n Sunday, put off in one or Hie In the appeal of D. 8. Oatneron ship' trials early today and were One Hundred or Wore Persons against hl until being struck pirkeil up by the lug Oregon. Attended Affair Saturday off the municipal voters' lint by The ineii got aiy from the. Night Fine Speeches the, roiirt of revision for falling wreck while the life saving crew . ... ... Delivered- - lo pay 5dl ( Vhe lug by p)lng it road lax. I preparing to shoot linen aboard At I ended by fully Hni persons, Speaking lo Hit rae were the C..A. Smith. t1P Trades and Labor Council Mayor Newlon. City Solicitor K. Seven men were rescued ye- haiiijuel In the SI. Regis' Cate on V Jour and D. . Oamoron. His J,.nay by the lire saving crew and Saturday eveninjr wax an event Worship expressed the opinion iru men are believed lo heve been (,f outstanding success. S. D. thai Hie preceiuieni oi pawi years when iney aliempleil 10 Macdonald. president or the. lit rtrllrillir sift Hit Ii.ihIm of 2 l..i. 11... u'rn.'L- 111 la Iffnlmllf road la should be followed. Clly The schooner carried crew of Solicitor Jones repealed the 51. opinion already given by him thai! -- the payment of both road and poll lax whk necessary to constitute ipialiricalion. Judxe Yoiinsr. hintimr Dial llm appeal would be iliiuled, staled that, while bU i.ynij.alhy under -i - .1 ...(..I.I I.- H.llt. SECRETARY TO HOME BANK PRESIDENT ON BAIL DIED YESTERDAY uie riiTuniMaucn. in.-.n i.c ... T,,i().VK, Dee. 17. Tlionia lhoe who had reKllensl under (YO,u,utr, ,,.or(.,ry to II. J. a miMipprehenHlon. he had no- (lrr,llic, av ,,,,., f(f council, wax in the chair and the speaker.- of the cvcninir were Archdeacon (5. A. Hix, Mayor S. M. Newton, Principal J. C. Ilrady and Fred Stork, M.P. Amott other speaker were Vice-President .1. J. (iillix, tieo. H. Casey. D. S. Cameron. William Drown, represent intr the plumber!"' union, Harvey Fraser of I be tdiccl metal workern, J. II. Measlier of the Deep Sea Fishermen, .lack lloddic of Hie Home Hank, who wax held on idea in enziiieers, .1. J. Little of JD.Oun bail a n material wil-jlhe electrical worker;, C. I.eaper iief lor the crown In Hie pro-'of the railway car men, and F.x-.ei-iilloii of Ibe direclor. and Aid. J. H. Kelly, ollichils oil Ibe suspended In-) Contributing lo the musical 1 11 ut ion. died this morning program were deorge aiaell. from t'remic poisoning. DUTHIE MINES HAS Misglio Taxi Co.'k big red Me- I.aughliu car. driven by Tommy I' fiPFlfF IN RIIPFRT llynn, we vPr Ibe plant nad- UmtL In IXUrLIVl way on Fourth Avenue at a bad turn Just east of Archbishop Do New Company Formed to Take Vernef resilience at o'clock) Over Duthle Interests Cap- thu morning. The car landed itallied at Million Dollars Die muskeg and utiimpx wilh Its' four wheels up and Hie driver: Among the companies incor- Sam Massey, James Hlack. Dave (Say- and Harry Fletcher with vocal solos. Pryce's orchestra cifiisislInK or Mrs. tSawthorn.Pro-fesxor II. Aubrey Pryce and A. Iteule played the acrompatii- ineuls and rendered splendid .selections throuehnul I he pro-'k'ress of the alTair. Opening Jkhorlly after H o'clock, the gathering broke up at midnight. The address of Principal ltrady underneath. Unriited last week was the Duthle was a powerful one. lie pointed out Hie i:ieal uuiy inai i.anor hair to sustain in the march of world events and referred lo the deplorable fact thai different He called lo the driver who failed , (, ,e company that "will sections were too often carried to respond at first but who event- Vperalc the Duthle mines at away by new "isms." Alluding ifp.lly crawled out from iindc7.lulllm,(.ri conlrolled now by thejo the power power that the workers Though he was dated for a wlille,!p(lera .Mining and Smelling Co. llynn apparently sustained no se-'rij rlous injuries. ENGLISH LORD DIES LONDON, Dec. 17. Lord W'illoughliy de Broke, died here Effort yesterday aged 55. HALIIUT BOAT OWNERS TO MEET A meeting of the Halibut Hoat Owners will be held in llm Court House, Monday, Decinher 17, at 8 p.m. lo discuss their interests rc Iho port and American boats. This Is Important and all owners are Invited. 200 STANIER LOSES APPEAL to Upset Judgment of Judge Young Is Dismissed by Appeal Court Walter dale, court registrar, has received wont from Victoria were gaining in national and world politic?, be voiced the necessity for education in their rank. Speaking in n happy vein, Archdeacon llix expressed sym. pathy with the labor movement Fred Stork, M.P. referred to the fact that for -5 years be had held a ticket in the sheet metal workers' union. The member also dealt with the local fisher ies situation. Mayor Newton versus Stanier has been dismissed spoke on local mailers generally by Ibe court of appeal sitting in .that city. The appeal was one uguinst the judgment of Judge Young in the ICounly Court In,' Iwhlcli Stiuiier whs convicted of shooting at In- speclor Ackland of the Mounted ! Pol Ice. C. W. Craig, K.G.. ap- I nea red for Uie- Crown and Stuart 0!!a tin s for the appellant. I). C. Mcllae, chairman of the finance committee of tho hospital board, states that In making reductions of Ihn allowance to pupil nurses It is not pro posed that it shall apply to those already on tho staff but only ,on (hose commencing the rourse after January' t uBxt. CAMPAIGN FOR : ! PROHIBITION! Rev. W. H. Pierce Meetings In City Tallinn of Liquor Effecet on Indians A, campaign which he has on-dcrlakcu on ii own initiative among the native of the coast lo urge total ahslinence and secure pledges In thai end brought Hev. W. II. Pierce, pas- 'lor of on tlie iniuor Addresses I the Indian Methodist Church at Port Fington, lo the cily yesterday. In the aN lernoon be submitted appeals through the, Methodist and Anglican Japanese Mission Sunday Schools and ' look temperance pledge's from a number of children at both idaces. Im1 nixht be uave an adjress at the Melh-odisi Church ifi lieu or the regular service land solicited the sympathy andf co-operation of the while people urging that I hey try as sihiii as possible to restore prohib vince. Mr. Pierce lion in the pro erls very keenly situation at Ibis lime. Oovrrnnieul control, be rtnims. tins mail irrpul iiirt.ails pirnile-lirdl.nirrid'''' and bof.t- leggers have done much harm among them. I he comJItlon now is worse than it was when prohibition was In effect. To Hie fact (hat natives have heeu supplied vvilb Honor and were drunk at the time, Mr. Pierce traces many deaths and drown ings that have occurred among the natives recenlly. It was this discovery Dial actuated him in embarking on his present campaign. Mr. Pierce has already visited Delia Delia, China Hat, Port Ks-singlon and Port Simpson in the course of his campaign, lie is returning lonigni lo i-ori Hssinglon for Hie Christinas season ami aiier t lie ,ew vear will continue his mission up Ibe Skeena lliver. BRIDGE AND DANCE AT CANNERY CLOSING Ii)W HILL, Dee. 17. A most enjoyable evening was spent at the Tow Hill Clam Cannery at the close of Ibe canning season. The chief entertainment was bridge and dancing, music for which was provided by Herbert Hradley's gramophone. Delicious refresh ments were provided by Mrs. Cyril Harrison (and Mrs. Ward. and served at eleven o'clock by Miss Hradley. The evening seemed all too short to the merrymakers, and it was with genuine regret that goodbyes were said at two a.m. and the guests were driven to their respective hone's in the company's car. 1nherth for lf Dallv Nws. LITTER OF KITTENS OF UNUSUAL ORIQIN CROSS WITH MARTEN An iiilcrcslin? litter of kittens has been raised by W". Morgan, mayor and leading businessman of l.ockeporle. Queen Charlotte Islands. They were Hie result of a cross between a male wild mar-leu and a domestic cat. They have bushy tails, long bodies, small heads and glossy short fur and in color ' are very ilark brown with n touch of grey. There were rive kittens in all a year ago but two w-re stolen by some tourists and only three remain. They are almost full own and are generally admired by all visitors. Mr. Morgan values them very highly and reruses to part with any or them. GREEK KING THREATENED Abolltlon of Dynasty Is Being Urged In Many Parts of Country ATHENS, Dec. 17. Belief Is general that a dynastic crisis Is Imminent In Greece. The departure of King George Is regarded as among the possibilities. Republicans are busily arranging demonstrations In Athens and throughout Macedonia and Thrace favoring the removal of the The long delayed Greek elections are being held, the voting starting Sunday. FOUR BURIED ALIVE IN QUEBEC PROVINCE Took Seven Hours for Fifty Men to Shovel a Way to Victim KKNOOAMI. Dec. 17. Caught in a' landslide, while working in J. II. Turner, manager of the. Duthie mining interests in the coulral interior, sailed last night by t lie Prince Rupert for Tacoma where he will spend the ChrM-mas and New Year holiday Another Coal Crisis in Britain is Expected Early in Year when Vote on Agreement Termination LONDON, Dec. 17. The country expects crisis early m Hie. .New tear. aiiol her coal Tin .Miners' Federation has already announced that it has Railway Immigration Policy k is Fully Outlined by Dr. Black Small Group System Proposed WTNNIPKO, Dec. 17. An important and definite policy of immigration und colonization has been decided upon by the Oiuudiou National Railways department of colonization und immigration following conferences held at general headquarter at .Montreal, it was stated by Dr. W. J. Dlatk, of the department; formerly deputy minister of immigration for Canada, who spent the week-end in Winnipeg. The meetings in .Montreal, which were presided ov?r by V. D. Ilobb, vice-president in charge of this department, were attended by officers from all parts of the yslem. ) The policy is, announced. If 1 CCCTT P A M DC which follows closely (he general fliiOOEl 1 1 Lnluij scheme as outlined by .Mr. Ilobb. some molnth ago, provides for PI ACIM"1 RAWM bringing lo Canada suitable sel-j vLUulllU 1Ulf W Hers, and also for Hie selection! or these settlers rrom the stand-1 point or adaptability and ror the Lo Supply Is Away Ahead of protection or their interests ( ter their arrival in this country. In this later particular the assistance or Hie soldier settlement Held service of the federal tion and satisfactory settlement I in Canada or the largest possi- buried alive died beiore res-ljVe capacity that the country cuerers could effect release. It look seven hours for the rescu- Frank jug gang of fifty men to reach the bodies. They had to remove twenty, feel of sand which was covering t he victims. can absorb and assimilate. 2. To contribute to the dis semination of information con cerning Uie vast anil extensive resources of the Dominion and the widespread opportunities for industrial development so that capital may be attracted from oilier countries and invested where enterprise will be legitimately rewarded. 3. To promote the laud settlement of new Canadians under conditions that will ensure the mil wniumpugn aouvnern Camps Still Running Itecaiise tlie log supply is now away ahead of the mill cousuni- government is to be requested. Hon, two of the Massett Tim'ber Attention has also been given lo;Co.'s logging camps on Massett I he need of development coloni- Inlet have been closed, it w as zalion with the youth of Great reported by the steamer Prince Hrilain and a clear organization'Jolin this morning. The camps is to be developed, it is staled. will remain closed Tor a month wilh a view to placing boys andor. sumd, in Ibe meantime, IheT 5m.rrr5Tiriri9n8Iii com-'senb of Ilir.broieTTfiave rorlahle homes in the Dominion been dispensed with. Some or where they will learn agricultural methods for themselves. In the re-organizatiou of Hie stalT of the. Canadian National Islands Railway system by Sir Henry Thornton, among oilier things there was assigned to W. I). Ilobb, the work o! reaching a definite policy on colonization and development of natural, resources. From that time Mr. Ilobb has been devoting his energies to gathering together an organization lo care for this feature of organization, it being completed a short lime ago by the appointment as manager of colonization and immigration in London of Dr. W. J. Hlack. Mr. Hlack spent some weeks in great llritain making a preliminary survey and Die conferences at Montreal were held on his return to Camilla. .Policy Outline At the Montreal conferences the following policy was decided upon for 1921: I. To influence. the immigra a sandpit, four men who were ble number of peope of produc these reached the city today and others will proceed to logging camps further south on the liolh or Hie T. A. Kelly logging camps at Cumshewa are still running and the Wbalen Pulp & Paper Co. still keeps one going at Thurston Harbor. ROUND UP OF Six BANK ROBBERS Men and Two Women Arrested Including Girl of Eighteen HF.GINA. Dec. 17. Six men and two women arrested in .Molilalia and Utah conclude the roundup of bank robbers organized lo terrorize (owns along the Canadian - American border. in the Saskatchewan and Mon- tana district. One of their num.' her, Arllfur Davis, was leader of. the boldest bank robberies fn tho western states. A girl of eighteen was included in Hie arrests. Small towns were their specialty. COMMITTEE WOULD v DIVIDE OMINECA Make Two Constituencies Instead of One Large One Is Latest Move oiilered ii ballot lo be taken tinning the miners as to the advis- market demand and prospects. Ihe included ability of terminating the existing wage agreement. The miners invariably vole according to the desire of tin federation mid the federation in this case advfse them to vole for termination of the agreement with a view to revision of the scale. If the vote., favors termination, three noulhs' notice will be give u and the 'ttteriui will be spent hr-preliru'isjury negotiiditfus''. Judging from reports in the southern newspapers, the redis-t trihution committee of Hie Legis. InlnVn wliirli la rpviMinir llm hill maximum possibility 0r success rcCPnlly intr0lnced by Premier in their farming operations, and Q (eci(e(, l() cul 0minJ enable Ibem to enjoy such social pPa rilin(t fMll lvsX( mWng lhe and religious institutions as are ai,nnSn!r ipi,p n.mprf. necessary to individual happl- skpena and ,e eaglen, part ness and contentment. Omineca. This Is not definitely 4. To so encourage improve. ,etlled but tho reports say Hie ment in agriculture that more committee think it would be bct-diversHied methods may be used ter (o split the proposed riding in forming, and that eron. live, inln tun slock and dairy production may) U has been decided to reconi-Ik increased in accordance with mend that Princess Hoyal Island In Princo Rupert a. in assist oy organiten constituency and Swanson Hay Irj effort in the Immigration of Mackenzie. . young people of desirable type I and character especially from! S. V. Ardagh, New Hazelton fireat llritain and in their place-civil engineer, sailed ror Van, ment In respectable rural homes jeouyer on, the Prince Rupert (continued on page fiva) lust night.