25
TAXI
vol
XIV
N.
"I
nnil
Ambulance
Service
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
Stsnd
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Avs.
and
Cth
8t.
MATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
CEMETERY
ROAD
BYLAW
WILL
BE
PUT
TO
PEOPLE
Hi?.
Mtuurt
to
AuUiorlie
the
E
xndlturt
or
$17,000
for
Grading
Park
Avenue
to
be
Voted
Upon
une
itolilien."
Th
Serbian
.
Vri'iiiiii
iil
would
liol
he-ilale
lliy
Hie
-i'mmiv.1
inealire'
aini
Mi
wIiiki'
-iiliverfiivr
'.ii:ii"
ui'ir
i
i
-1
1
1
1
mJ
l'.V
Hie
1
iiird
Inli-rimi
t
.
;
1
IMPERIAL
CONFERENCE
TO
TALK
DISARMAMENT
British
Government
Today
Asks
Dominions
to
Agrje
to
Meeting
Doing
Held
LONDON,
Dee.
The
llril-'sh
k
m-iii
lii-it
today
linked
'Hie
DomiiiloiiN
to
agree
o
a
iiu
ellng
t
the
Impei'iiil
F.onferencc
lielug
0:l.l
in
.Mareh
In
eonider
the
League
oT
Nations
protocol
disarmament.
MARRIED
TODAY
fur
I.illv
V
of
Aivunsh
was
uarrfeil
litis
iiiortiing
at
10
'-'lock
In
Kcnnelh
I'.ecil
(d
Port
Siiniixoii
in
the
Indian
Agenl's
oilier,
llev.
(1.
(1.
llarker
olllfiitl-
tng
The
wllniteK
were
Mr
Mrs.
Andrew
Cecil,
father
and
"'other
of
Hit)
bridegroom.
Immediately
aflcr
Hie
ceremony
I'"'
liappy
couple.
leH
Mr
I'orl
Slnip-"un
by
giishoiil
wlieie
Hiey
vlll
ill
rullire
reside.
Ruhnnrihe
fn-
lh
DHIv
'A
h
1
in-
Hunk
or
iiitiruia
lni
bcry
here.
The
oilier
are
Williinii
I
lay
ley.
'1.
.
Johnson.,
lliirry
Slmic
alia
Ladcan,
and
another
susped
whose
name
is
given
a
Hunter
and
who
is
said
i
vir.inltlA.
Die
Iiuueut
of
Hie
I.
literal
I
before
(he
eion
of
Hie
I.ej:is-
lalure
itiriiifiiei
lul
week
re-
-eiilulion
were
made
to
A.
D.
P-ler-iiii
and
II.
I'.
Herein,
whip
ami
deputy
whip
re-perlively.
Mr.
l'aler.on
was
jmrn
a
go
Id
waleh
and
Mr.
Kergin
a
piee
of
.Hxerwnrr.
DEATH
CAUSED
BY
EXPLOSION
WHEN
(8
a.m.!
!
!
'
!
i:
THAWING
PIPES-
YUlllHIV
Dee
;J.
Abel
"J
1"'
n
Crump,
u-i'-d
-'
reull
of
tnnns
utaineil
when
Hie
sUh-Uwre
lie
wa
llsilij,'
In
thaw
froen
pipe-,
exploded,
Hie
riitini'uu
liiiunr
euvelnping
him.
lie
died
soon
after.
WIRELESS
REPORT
DF.AD
TUFF.
PMNT
F.lear;
calm;
baroineler
ao.lH;
lempera-
lure
2!
sea
molh.
HULL
UAUHOU
Clear;
ligbl
soiilheasl
wind;
baroineler
30.-50;
leiiiperalurc
i;
ea
sinoulh;
i.t.'i
p.m.
spoke
sleamer
lirifrco
ISO
nifle.s
from
Anyov
norlh-bouud;
l.15
p.m.
spoke
steamer
Venlurn
leaving
Wadhains
"DK5HY
ISLAND
Clear;
calm;
barometer
'I0.H2;
leinperuluie
;il;
sea
sminilli.
Noon
DMA
I)
TUFF.
POINT.
I'.lear
calm;
baroineler
30:5J;
temper
an'dlalure
07:
oca
sinoolh.
HULL
IIAHHOIL-
Clear:
light
southeast
wind:
ba'iiiini'ler
.10.-
II:
lenincralure
37:
sea
sn
Hi
Canadian
Hover
due
Ocean
Falls
D.30
p.m.
liorlhbound.
DKIHY
ISLAND.
-Clear;
calm:
baroineler
3();Si;
leiiiperalurc,
5
sea
smooth.
lite
mailer
of
obtaining
an
exert
Im
make
a
.uri'y
of
hydro-elwlric
fileiision
pos-i-bililif
at
Wooilwortli
Lake
wa
uzntu
dieued
at
btl
night'--)
meeting
of
the
rily
rouneil.
Sti-pelinlflidenl
l,oe
guvC
reaions
for
reeoiuuieiiding
Ihn
engage-
meiil
of
Mr.
ioulH
of
aneouer.
Jiimei
lllai-k.
former
Chief
en
i
a
iiiial
Iginci'r
ul
Sliavallan.
wa-
of
the
through
past
experience.
waj
perhaps
lhe
besl
filled
lo
','ive
the
advice
the
cily
now
required.
I
loth
Mr.
Love
and
Mr.
Hlaek
iigrewl.
however,
that
Mr.
lloss,
lhe
Seal
He
expert,
was
possibly
lhe
most
eminent
authority
the
city
could
oblaiti.
Decishm
as
lo
who
will
be
brouhl
lo
lhe
city
lo
make
'the
investigation
is
being
delayed
pending
Hie
receipt
of
credent
ials
rioui
Mr.
Youill
and
Mr.
FUNERAL
OF
LATE
GEORGE
COOK
TODAY
Well
Known
Fisherman
Is
Laid
to
Rest
In
Falrvlew
Cemetery,
Archdeacon
G.
A.
Rlx
Officiating
Hie
funeral
of
Hie
lale
Ceorge
Cook,
whose
death
occurred
in
lhe
Prince
Hiiperl
licneral
Hos
pital
on
Friday
evening
last,
look
place
Ibis
afternoon
at
2
o'clock
from
the
ILL.
Lnder-
lakers
'parlors
to
U'airvjew
Cemetery,
Archilcm-on
.
A.
Hix
officiating.
There
were
a
large
number
of
friends
of
deceased
and
his
family
presenl
til
pay
Iheir
last
respecls.
Pallbearers
were
-
Herbert
Cormier,
Job
Prince,
.lames
Parsons,
Lawrence
l.awler.
Pclc
Pelersoit
and
Harry
(looilmunscn.
The
lale
Mr.
Cook,
who
was
72
Seeral
of
Hie
loeal
meri'liaiilt
have
promised
foiMlli)ff
lo
the
Salvation
Army
for
Ihe
unem-j
(ilo)eil
dinner.
Mr?".
Ilea
akt
Ihal
IIiom
giving
donaliout
in
1
1
1
f
connection
kindly
-end
in
the
good-
on
Tuesday
in
order
Ihal
it
fan
be
properly
prepared
for
Christ
nut-1
Day.
Tlii;
cu-h
fuild
roiitiuue-
lo
vell.
Coiilribtilioiis
will
be
re-
reUed
by
the
Army
and
the
Daily
News
up
lo
Christmas
hve.
Already
acknowledged
...StSO
3
10
Taxj
member
.opinion
lliai
Mr.
.uiuerson,
,
,,.
,rfflll!,f1.r
A
Friend
Cily
MessrujMT
.
.
I.
Hums
Co.
Ltd.
Sou
I
It
West
A
Friend
v
A
Frb-nd
.'.
Carlton
Cufe
A.
Friend
Pythian
Sisler
.
Imperial
Oil
StatT
i.r.o
2.00
.SO
tr.oo
S.OO
1.00
.00
.
3.00
8.00
2.00
5.00
12.00
DIRIGIBLE
IN
XMAS
STUNT
Los
Angeles,
Formerly
ZR3,
Will
Take
Role
of
Aerial
Tree
NEW
YORK,
Dec.
23.
The
huge
dirigible
Los
Angeles
(rormerly
ZR3)
on
Christmas
Eye
will
fly
over
New
York
City
after
dark
bedecked
with
lights
llko
an
aerial
Chlstmas
tree.
From
her
radio
will
be
broadcasted
messages
from
the
good
St.
Nicholas.
HOCKEY
SCORES
llegina
7.
Kdiiioutoii
0.
at
He-
giuu.
Calgary
I.
Saskatoon
0,
at
Saskatoon.
Victoria
I.
Vancouver
0,
at
Vancouver.
years
of
aue
ami
it
native
of
I
LESS
UNEMPLOYED
Grand
Maiian,
New
llrunsvvick.
LONDON.
Dec.
23.
According
had
resided
here
for
several.
In
slallslics
recently
Issued
by
years
ami
toiiovveu
im
iisningiiii
Ministry
or
l.uhor
the
iniin-
indtislry.
Ills
widow-
predeceased
her
of
persons
recorded
on
the
(
lilin
several
years
ago
as
did
a.regislers
of
emplovnienl
ex-
son,
Charles.
In
lhe
wreck
of
the
changes
in
Great
llrilain
was
I.-hulibut
boat
Notland
in
t08t.!8l8,tn0.
This
was
9,(i23
less
Two
oilier
sons,
George
and
Mian
on
November
3
and
C7.223
Thonins
reside
here
U
than
(i
December
:U,
IP23.
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia'
Newspaper
PIUNUK
IILPEIIT.
H.C.
TL
F.SDAY
UKCBMIIEH
2U.
1021.
lerill
YMltrtfif'
Circulation,
1450.
action
had
been
delayed
until
the
year's
program
of
expenditure
was
completed.
Now
lhe
time
seemed
oimorluue
lo
tiring
iir!
such
a
bylaw.
II
did
nol
seem
fair
lo
li
i
tit
that
lhe
utilities
should
make
a
profit
id
S30.000
in
a
single
year
and
lhe
resident
citizens
be
given
no
bencHI.
Personally
he
had
been
pledged
I
lo
lower
rates
and
now
thai
the
finances
id
the
department
bad
been
definitely
sellled
for
the
ear
the
lime
had
arisen
for
the
ft.
it
bringing
in
or
a
pyiaw
to
tuts
ei-
xvjj,
y,
feci.
i
t,mi?hl
Asks
Rarer
Back
Aid.
Clapp
asked
Ihal
the
be
referred
back
to
the
committee
for
further
consideration.
Neither
he
nor
Aid.
Smith
had
expressed
an
opinion
upon
il.
Mayor
Newton
was
inclined
lo
Abl.
Clapp,
The
proposal
for
re
duced
rales
had
been
discussed
by
lhe
committee
many
months
since
ami
lie
nau
uuuersioou
thai
the
committee
was
decided
upon
the
question.
In
any
case,
Sti-Ml
StUl
BJ8
of
Reducing
Electric
Light
millet-
lo
rush
I
In
and
Power
Rates
This
Year
WlH-lher
or
not
there
is
to
lie
a
ledin
lion
of
eh-i-tric
lighl
rales
liiiiiivhl
iiilo
cfrrii
by
Ihis
Veur
s
rmmnl
was
Ilir
siilijen
Ihal
engUgeSI
the
rily
father
in
eoiiMtlerable
distMis.-ioii
las
night.
"
"
.
The
mailer
rume
up
wiii-n
Abl.
Maruonalu.
rhairinaii
o
the
utilities.
omniille
ukfd
have
tu
iiilroduee
a
bylaw
lo
thi:
t-ffet-l.
Gopins
of
lhe
byluw
hud
been
Miliiiullfd
to
rarh.ur
tin
alderiiieii
and
it
wtt
lhe"
reiiiesl
of
Aid.
Mardonald
that
they
bi
d
lurefully.
It
was
not
lhe
tlesire
or
Mie
ninnies
rum-
(liing
through.
'
Aid.
Collart
sluted
that
he
was
not
in
favor"
or
the
council,
in
its
dying
hour's,
giving
erred
lo
any
stirti
Dyiaw.
n
was
an
uu-tM.
riant
'mailer
involving
as
it
lid
a
dmstic
cut
in
revenues,
lie
GENERAL
DELIVERY
WICKETS
TO
OPEN
FOR
TWO
NIGHTS
had
"reason
tu
doubt
whether
all
Tran
i.ate
Tonight
and
the
members
of
the
ulililies
com-
wm
N
,
ArPve
xill
Six
nit
l-e
were
fully
aware
oi
mc
contents
of
lhe
bylaw.
i
O'clock
Aid.
Macdonald
contended
that
.1(
(uantiiv
r
Christmas
all
members
of
lhe
coinmlllet-
aj
,Illlln,
u,,,,,!,
Hie
local
were
cognizant
oi
me
uyi.tw.
.
.
...
:
t.asl)n
u
jst
a
reduction
in
rales
had
been
con-;
.
.
,
.
tvlrH
i.ere.
a
greal
deal
by
the!
(
ha
H
,.m,,i0ypd
lo
cope
com
mill
re-
this
vcar
year
but
but
definite
ilerinlle
I
...
.
slated
Postmaster
Morison
this
morning.
On
Sun-
day
night's
train
250
sacks
of
parcels
and
leJlers
arrived
ami
tonight
200
more
sacks
will
be
m-eivM..
The
westbound
train
is
two
hours
late
today
and
will
nol
arrive
until
six
o'clock.
Arrangements
have
been
made
to
commence
sorting
mail
this
evening
as
soon
as
me
sacks
reach
the
t
ofHce
and
local
distribuliutt
will
be
made
The"
general
delivery
wickets
open
al
the
post
office
and
tomorrow
night
from
7
p.m.
until
0.30
p.m.
and
BOSTON
GRILL
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
with
nrwly
laid
dancing
floor
for
hire.
Suitable
for
dances,
banquet
and
wedding
parties.
For
rates,
apply
to
Boston
Grill,
Third
Ave.
Phone
457.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
ALLEGED
MNA1M0
BANK
BANDITS
TRAPPED
UTILITY
RATE
REVISION
WOULD
MEAN
DECREASE
OF
$14,000
IN
REVENUE
Six
Men,
Two
ol
Them
Formerly
on
Seattle
Police
Force,
Fall
Into
The
Hands
of
Their
Pursuers
SKATTI.K.
!'
Willi
;i
single
ul
of
their
net
over
-j
ii
Wuluiirtoii
ln'l
night,
Ciiii.iliiiii
ami
American
r
f
i
--.
ied
!
deled
ivct,
trapped
fix
of
the
eight
men
ue-
;
(
IJm-
!
lurtilur
liitM-up
ttmJ
to,0on
robbery
mi
!-
i
it-1
18
from
ilir
branch
of
Mm
lloval
Hank
iif
Canada
iit
'no.
The
1
!
pri-oncrs
are
llos
(1.
Vulon.
until
v
hi
ilii
Si
,iii
i'ili
f
lorri',
who
vh
JiiiiiMMj
from
the
l1'1
1
'"'
1,1
'
''
"
weeks
fro
uml
charged
with
rom-"
!.lnll
in
I
It
S22.OII0
llmi
,
Maiflif
robbery
here
on
August
m,
and
Clarence
II.
!.
for-liier
Seattle
patrolman,
rum
irlcd
uml
sentenced
to
lwt
years
fur
u
dry
In
violation
uml
awailiii?
i
mil
in
connection
willl
lift
TH
nri"itiirf!
vlll
ull
lej
.
i.i
in
atiilinrue
frnmirlil
bna
ttbi"
jirrparatory
j
"
'?"
'
iAiiiP''
r"r
,u
beinsjakwi
(u
Victoria
fori
,f
I'mi,
r.
from
.'n.
Irinl.
Ibj?l;y.
JolnifOM
and
Slone
,
-nil
v
ii-vk
r.eineliT)
i
iiwerv
uirehendnl
ii
Tacomu.
milled
It'
I
lie
ieode
a
I
IlielWnloon
Wlfi
lukeii
in
Scullle
and
I
Hi
I
elerumt
in
.laiiiini
'.jSliiel
and
I.adeati
wrrr
nrreild
i
niiiieiitllilinn
lii
iln
i'ITi'i
:
in
lnnleano.
The
American
h.
IhiiiiiI
!
i.ik
H
Mliee
ail',il
I"
ncclorj
I
,,l
In
.1
i.-l.l
-
n
n
i
Knrlie,.
Ill
iikllUlik
of
t
lie
Il.C.j
.1
iiy
i-.niiii
ii
.,i.,l
in
ntlaw
.
nrutiitcml
ptdire
tran-il
the
men
Mil
SERBIA
WILL
FIGHT
REDS
Foreign
Minister
says
Struggle
Analnsl
Bolshevism
Is
Starting
In
Europe
l
I
I.
i
tit
IH.
.
Dt
m
i".om-
1
'-11111
mi
the
jin'i'OK'il
erea-;!
tin
Hllll
Hol'lieMk
fionl
Mie
lliilkan.
I
orriKii
Mini--Niiili-lllleh
-.Hid
thai
Hie
HBule
again)
IUiNIh'mhii
ii
i
omiiieiieiiM
ill
KtiriKte
ami
lid
nol
fml
lo
nlTeel
our
-PRESENTATIONS
TO
I
LIBERAL
WHIPS
AT
SESSION
CLOSING
VOLUNTEER
COMING
TO
LOCAL
DRY
DOCK
The
Canadian
Guvrru-Mercliaiil
Murine'
frcighlcr
Canadian
Volunteer.
Capl.
Gilbert,
will
arrive
lit
porl
mi
Saturday
veiling
In
go
on
I
lie
Canadian
National
Dry
Drk
ror
general
overliHill.
The
Canadian
Yoluiilcr
i
engaged
in
roalal
freighting
between
Ocean
Falls
and
California
ealled
here
goes.
and
for
formerly
'
irv
rar-
,
i
'
!L"
r
r;c:,;lct..r,'"a,'iQiJESTioN
of
expert
Some
of
t
If
-
Hriti-h
e.-ualry
which
was
on
Hie
mI
during
the
recent
F.gyptian
crisis
"e
'Iiuwii
eriiiig
a
deeii
wu-te
in
Hint
eoiinlry.
:
MERCHANTS
TO
Council
Debates
on
Subject
HELP
DINNER
IS
AGAIN
DISCUSSED.
D"allons
'
foodstuff,
.r
Superintendent
of
Utilities
and
Former
Chief
Engineer
Gave
Opinions
to
Council
Last
.Night
Promised
Salvttlon
ftrmy
For
Christmas
GERMANS
AND
FRENCH
SLOW
IN
AGREEING
I
Little
Progress
Is
Made
Regard
lo
call
for
their
mail
as
""""jsiales
Friday
last
llev.
G.
ft.
Hacker
united
in
marriage.
Iterl
Dennis
of
Porl
Simpson,
lo
F.lsic
McKay,
of
Mellakalla.
The
witnesses
were
Andrew
.Molliui,
or
I'orl
Mtupson.
and
Mrs.
John
McKay,
no
objection
had
been
cxprcssedJ
of
Metlukalla.
Mr.
Improvements
ami
savings
had
I
Dennis
will
reside
in
been
brought
alum
I
in
the
work-
son
ing
ol
lhe
utilities
this
year
and
it
now
looked
like
(here
would
be
a
surplus
for
the
year
of
$31,-000.
Aid.
Clapp
slated
Ihat
there
had
never
been
u
definite
finnn-elal
statement
on
the
utilities
submitted
this
year.
To
this,
Superinlendent
Love,
who
was
continued
on
pai'e
CT
ami
Mrs.
ort
Simp-
Mr.
and
Mrs.
San
llougan
entertained
a
parly
of
some
20
friends
to
dinner
al
hcir
home
on
Ninth
Avenue
Hast
last
night
in
celebration
or
the
mini
an
niversary
of
their
.wedding.
The
happy
couple
were
the
recipients
of
many
beaut
iful
gifts
during
lhe
eveilini;.
ing
Trade
Matters
After
Weeks
of
Negotiations
PAltlS.
Dee.
23.
'(lie
sugges
tion
Mint
commercial;
nctfolia-lions
between
Framed'
and
Oer-maliy
are
dragging
because
Oer-
man
and
English
manufacturers
have
already
concluded
an
alliance
is
made
by
chief
editor
of
"I.e
Journal"
who
ii-clares
the
Anglo-Oerman
agreement
was
signed
in
three
days
praclieally
I
without
discussion.
Negotiations
between
France
and
Germany
have
made
little
headway
after
weeks.
'.
LEONTROTSKY
STORM
CENTRE
Split
In
Communist
Party
Results
In
Unoeaslna
Attaoks
on
Soviet
War
Lord-.
MOSCOW,
Dec.
23.
-Although
Leon
Trotsky
is
jiow
out
of
the
political
arena
and
fat
removed
from
bitter
parly
strife,
attacks
upon
him
from
within
and
with-itil
lhe
Communist
parly
continue
unceasingly.
Throughout
he
fusilade,
Trotsky-
remains
ilenl.
alone
and
n
broken
icallh.
The
right
agaiiUl
Trot-ky
is
the
unexpected
esult
of
1
split
iu
the
ConuuunTjt
party
nil
it
is
unlikely
lo
go
beyond
i
formal
vole
censuringilhe
war
lord
of
Itussia
al
the
coming
party
congress.
It
is
nol
believed
Trotsky
will
attempt
to
form
a
'action
of
his
own
but
will
de-rend
himself
by
writing
and
speeches.
FRANCE
WANTS
.
TO
PAY
DEBTS
Tut
Breathing
Spell
Will
be
Required,
Ambassador
Jus-serand
Declares
Expects
Preference
WASHINGTON.
Dec.
23.--He-
liring
French
Ambassador
Jus-serand
last
night
told
an
au-licnce
here
Ihat
France,
alter
a
Moratorium
lor
breathing
spell,
rould
and
would
begin
repaying
er
war
debt
lo
Hie
United
Mule,
lie
said,
however,
that
France
would
expect
prelerenlial
the
postmaster
reiuests
the
pub-
iP(,atln,.t
from
DUNDEE
CHOOSES
lhe
United
over
oilier
war
debtora
possible
and
so
prevent
any
i.(.au0
vrauCe
had
suffered
the
congestion
al
lhe
wickels.
Un-alest
loss
of
life
and
blood
MARRIED
FRIDAY
ami
had
been
the
battleground.
M.
Jusserand
spoke
vigorously
or
France's
determination
to
resent
lhe
suggestion
made
byj
Al
the
Methodist
Parsonage
liur
communism
back.
LABORITE
AGAIN
Dy-electlon
Made
Necessary
by
Death
of
Edmond
Morel
Results
In
Choice
of
T.
Johnson
pUNDFH,
Dec.
23.
T.
John
son,
Laborile,
was
today
elected
tu
parliament
over
the
Liberal
candidate.
F,.
D.
Simon.
Johnson
received
88,973
voles
and
Simon
10,231.
The
election
was
nece-silated
iiv
lhe
death
of
Fdliuind
.Morel,
l.alini
member.