ai-commoda
e
them,
ow
size
of
Ihe
vessels.
The
present
drydoek
j
only
175
feel
long
and
Victoria
Is
handicapped
by
Ibis
alone.
"When
(be
new
drydoek
is
compleled
Ihe
jtorl
repair
work
will
be
more
than
doubled,"
a
leading
ship
surveyor
stated.
The
new
drydoek
will
be
able
to
accommodate
three
large
liners
at
once,
and
Ibis,
together
with
the
present
drydoek,
will
be
more
than
sulllcient
accommodation.
Buckley
Is
Making
Plans
For
Reconstruction
of
Sawmill
at
Port
Clements:
Buys
Small
Flant
mill
will
depend
en-
Clements
ti.
ooenh.g
of
the
Port
(i,..u.
.
,nil.ms
staled
F.
L.
Hncklcy
of
ancouyer
iiB'
"
to
to
a
a
representative
representative
oi
of
the
me
uauj
Daily
New
1
m.
m
TA
i
hai
VI
v
BOSTON
GRILL
and
ZfB
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
with
newly
laid
dancing
floor
for'hire.
Suitable
for
dances,
banquets
and
wedding
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
parties.
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
PRINCE
RUPERT
For
rales,
apply
to
Boston
and
6th
St.
Grill,
Third
Ave.
MATT
VIDECK,
prop.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Phone
4S7.
VOL.
XIV.,
NO.
195.
PIUNCE
HX'PERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
AUGUST
111,
1024.
VtiUrdty't
Circulation,
1,841.
Strevl
Sale,
4
It
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
ARGENTINE
FLYER
SMASHES
HIS
MACHINE
ARGENTINE
FIGHTER
LUIS
FIRPO
IS
SUED
FOR
LIBEL
IN
NEW
YORK
COURTS
Argentine
Fighter
Is
Sued
for
Libel
at
New
York
by
Civic
League
NEW
YOHK,
Aug.
HI.
United
States
Uommissionen
Hitchcock
has
postponed
until
September
20
the
hearing
of
the
perjury
charges
against
Luis
Firpo
made
by
Canon
William
Chase
on
behalf
or
the
New
York
Civic
League,
Firpo'
s
fight
with
Wills
is
scheduled
to
tuke
place
on
September
II.
Issuance
of
the
warrant
was
the
result
of
a
campaign
for
Firpo's
deportation
waged
by
the
league
ever
since
Firpo
arrived
j
from
Argentine
in
company
wun
.miss
ricari
several
wccn
igu.
Firpo
had
told
the
Immigration
authorities
he
and
Miss
Picart
-
i
..
n
.
were
Otuy
casual
ariiuaiiiium..
The
Civic
League
charges
that
this
was
untrue.
Chase
did
not
oppose
the
pugilist's
request
for
an
adjournment
and
did
not
want
to
interfere
with
the
V,ills
fight.
His
'only
concern
is.
to
keep
the
coun-
....
-
I
I
..I....
,.,l.ttk..l,.!,t.1
from
coming
in.
The
woman
was
dfiKtrled
am
Firpo
should
be
no
Mcpplion
nnd
should
also
bo.de-
ixirled.
he
said.
Firpo
was
supplied
With
?2,oou
foil.
WORK
AT
ESQUIMAU
DRYDOCK
INCREASES
Twenty-Four
Ships
Drydooked
burin?
Past
Six
Months
or
as
Many
as
Whole
of
1923.
VICTORIA,
Aug.
19
Esquimalt
drydoek
figures
for
tin
pasl
six
nionllis
show
lhal
nearly
as
many
ships
have
been
handled
so
far
this
year
IJian
during
the
entire
twelve
mouths
of
I923.
i-,...,.,i,-f,..ir
-liltw
rporesenliug
192,000
deadweight
Ions,
have
been
drydocked
for
repairs,
cleaning
and
painting,
orj
general
survey.
The
lirst
three
months
of
the
year
were
exceptionally
busy.
j
They
were
the
busiest
months
llhat
Victoria
has
experienced
for
many
years,
in
auiiinon
in
mis
.
..
.
.
..
.t
i
H.inl;
il
will
lie
l
i
s
year,
in
uiu.
Mr.
Buckley
arrived
from
Nan-,
-
comer
on
the
Prince
liupcrl
yes-
nPUCDTCC
ADk
lerrfay
afternoon
and
will
leave
r
IjnLIlILJ
tUMt
fur
iinri
r.ii.nuMil
today
wiion
the
Prince
Jobn
sails.
He
is
ae-
.
I
1...
I
Ill
1illnp
4
luinpanieii
ny
iu
nun
"""
ol
Vancouver
J.
O.
Kendall
and
li
L.
Cliainiiioiu
They
will
spend
u
week
at
Port
Clements
with
Mr
Huekiey,
inspect
ing
the
plant
and
drawing
up
plans
for
its
re-coiistrucllon.
There
will
be
some
extensions
lo
the
Port
Clements
mill,
which
Is
a
plant
wltb
a
ten
foot
band
nd
a
single-shift
capilcily
of
between
50,000
and
75,000
feel,
Mr.
Huekiey
staled.
Shingle
nuiehlnes
will
be
put
In
and
a
larger
resaw.
Mr.
Buckley
also
announced
llnil,
wilhiu
Ihe
last
monlh,
bu
bail
purchased
the
mill
of
the
Airplane
Spruce
Co.
which
ad-J"iiis
the
Oraham
Island
Spruce
&
Cedar
mill.
It
is
being
dismemlled
und
sonin
of
Ibo
niiachlnery
will
be
placed
in
the
other
mjll,
Its
I'lii'chase
will
also
provide
in-ereased
yardage
for
the
plant
it
I
proposed
lo
reopen.
Mr.
Buiickley
staled
that
a
few
"''ii
have
already
been
working
"ii
Urn
Oraham
Island
mjll
but
"Hie
has
been
done
as
yet,
Mr.
Buckley,
who
for
several
yars
has
been
prominent
in
tho
Ul
VERY
IMPORTANT
Total
Catch
Last
Year
Is
Valued
at
Forty-two
and
a
Half
Million
Dollars
OTTAWA,
Aug.
19.
Fish
valued
at
i-55,515
was
marketed
for
Canada's
fisheries
and
canneries
in
1923,
it
is
officially
announced.
That
is
an
increase
...
...
m
K.Ki!
OTP.
1ttifiill
over
ill--
oi
i?,uii,ou.
I.
Columbia
produced
nearly
one
ln.lf
..f
.V20.795.5l
l,
an
increaso
ZANNIMEETS
ACCIDENT
IN
INDO
CHINA
HANOI,
Indo-Chlna,
Aug.
19.
Major
Zannl,
the
Argentine
round
the
world
flyer,
met
with
an
accident
while
making
for
Canton
from
here
his
machine
overturning.
Zannl
escaped
uninjured
but
the
plane
was
put
out
of
commission.
KINDERSLEf"
SAFE
SO
FAR
Is
Caught
In
Ice
In
Arctic
and
Drifting
Half
a
Mile
an
Hour
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
19.
The
Lady
Kindersley.
Hie
Hudson
Bay
ii
i-
tiwiwn
Hint
manv
shins
of
trading
schooner,
is
still
safe
and
much
heavier
tonnage,
would
sound
though
caught
in
the
ice
have"
come
here'
had
Ihe
other
'
Pck
ami
with
the
crew
on
board.
drydoek
l
been
completed
or
the
'She
Is
drifting
toward
the
norm
,
.irvifnok'-inineetfhipd.
wcl
and
there
is
possible
escape
There
were
several
ships
that
from
the
ice.
according
to
a
wire
ihT.nri,..i!n,l
In
t.ass
un
Vic-Mess
message
received
here.
lot-la
owing
to
the
fact
that
the
The
Lady
Kindersley
is
not
in
Esuuimall
drydoek
was
unable
JpHfTh
?
'
-v
,,r
,j,fF.i
iini
it
tiuiiw
nasi
ni
nn.
,,i
in,.
I,..,
.
...
-
...
.
...
"
J.
.
.
...
....
I'olnt
Harrow
in
ine
rtrcuc.
rne
is
drifting
about
half
a
mile
an
hour
willi
Ihe
chance
of
eventually
gelling
clear.
BY-ELECTION
CAMPAIGN
ON
Meetlnas
Held
Every
Night
at
Nelson
by
Both
Premier
and
Opponent
NELSON,
Aug.
19.
The
by-
election
campaign
is
now
in
full
blast,
will-king
up
to
a
climax
at
the
week
end,
when
the
vole
will
be
taken
on
Saturday
and
the
result
should
be
known
that
evening.
Meellng
of
opposing
candidates
are
being
well
attended,
despite
adverse
weal
her
conditions.
There
l.rio
or.
t
n
w
lin,i
nr.
I
'1
1'
V
r
f
n
f
1
1
1
1
M
M'lwi
ituiinreo
about
pros-
.
,,
..,
v.-,
.
-.
,
siasm.
w
one
11.
r.
uruisc.
iaie
of
tbe
former
Oraham
lslund
Spruce
nJ.,,P0V,nclal
cun,,Wa,e
m
North
sfr
lie
operation
pec
red
.
U
Cedar
pfant
which
Mr.
Buckley
.unie
time
ngti
-acq.
i
Vamlw
wfts
(c,linR
,
g,ory
Hi-
tirPHiMit
Ime
I
would
noi
curw
iu
v
'J.
.
,
'
.i...
of
the
absentee
voles
in
that
riding,
Premier
Oliver
in
another
hall
was
disclaiming
responsi-bilily
either
personally
or
on
behalf
or
Ihe
government.
Tho
premier
pointed
out
that
there
was
recourse
lo
law
for
any
al
llegedwrong
doing
and
failing
Hint
runner
recourse
before
tne
Legislature
Mr.
Cruise
charged
that
there
had
been
crooked
work.
Hon.
John
Hart
was
the
princi
pal
speaker
at
the
Oliver
meeting.
He
told
of
the
financial
record
of
Ihe
government.
Mrs.
Mary
Ellon
Smith
and
Captain
Ian
Mackenzie
spoke
briefly.
II.
11.
Pooley,
the
newly
chosen
leader
of
Ihe
Conservatives,
and
II.
L.
Maitland
will
speak
hern
this
evening.
General
Mcltae,
who
was
telegraphed
for
when
be
for
Hie
province
of
two
millions!
wn8
j
n,P
nort,,
speaks
Wed
over
i-wciiiy-iui'u
.w
,1PSIay
nn,
narry
Houston,
op-
of
the
fish
catch
was
saiinon
ami
.
pcisilion
candidate,
is
speaking
halibut
came
next
with
$0,591,.
152.
try
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
expects
that,
when
conditions
are.
right,
he
will
be
able
lo
establish
anolher
thriving
indus
each
night
The
Nelson
News
is
out
strongly
I
in
support
of
Houston
in
opposl
Hon
lo
the
premier,
Judge
Young
and
Mrs.
Young,
of
Prince
Rupert,
were
in
Hip
city
try
at
Port
Clements
similar
10
yesieroay.
iney
leu
lor
.anaimo
others
he
has
started.
Ho
says
In
Hie
afternoon,
and
aflcr
a
few
the
market
condllions
are
ini-
days'
visU
there
will
cross
In
proving
but
have
not
yet
reached
Vancouver
to
stay
with
friends
the
point
where
they
would
w'ar-
In
that
city!
nnd
will
then
leave
rani
nn
Immediate
reopening
of
for
the
norih
again.
Vicloria
b'pmeut
of
the
UnVber
indus-J
the
Port
Clements
mill.
(Colonist.
When
IhciArgus
pheasant
of
the
London
Zoo
opens
his
wing-plumes
into
the
form
of
a
shield,
you
can
see
seven
large
"eyej
in
his
seven
largest
feathers
on
botl
sides.
That
is
why
he
is
called
the
Argus,
who
had
an
even
5?
hundred.
Alaska
Weekly
Published
in
Seattle
Says
Should
Be
A
'
Sme
ter
in
Prince
RupertL
CAIRO,
Aug.
19.
Disturbances
look
place
at
Port
Sudan
last
night.
Martial
law
was
proclaimed
by
the
British
and
to
handle
the
situation
effectively
a
unit
of
Highland
troops
is
duo
to
arrive
here
today.
SNOW
IS
ARRESTED
ORDER
ARREST
'
CONSPIRACY
CHARGE
Released
on
$5000
Ball
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
19
George
II.
Snow,
manager
of
Ihe
Mutual
Vancouver
Limited,
was
arrested
and
yesterday
charged
with
conspiracy
lo
defraud
Vicloria
Hothouse
Association.
Ho
was
released
on
five
thousand
dollars
bail.
OF
AMERICANS
Trcalmont
Motod
U.S.
Airmen
In
Strong
Contrast
to
That
Given
British
Olficers
of
Hie
Thiepval,
which
was
here
with
Stuart
MacLarcu
and
his
fellow
flying
men,
cm
phasized.
the
different
treatment
ineled
out
lo
American
flyers
to
that
given
the
British
airmen
when
In
their
territory
on
their
round
the
world
"show."
Tho
British
were
accorded
every
courtesy
and
nothing
was
too
good
for
tjiein
at
Nikolski.
The
Americans,
on
the
oilier
band,
were
rorbiddeii
to
land
and
later
a
despatch
arrived
from
Moscow,
or
dering
their
detention.
When
this
message
arrived,
however,
they
bad
already
left
tb(
inhos-jpitnblc
country.
niier
but
is
limited
both
as
to
capacity
and
as
to
proper
equipment
for
nyucli
of
the
ore
of
this
district.
The
unner
Bear
Creek
limited
measure
could
be
developed
on
the
Skeena
River
to
furnish
electricity
for
a
modern
smeller.
.By
the
time
financing
nod
construction
could
be
completed
the
Portland
Canal
section
is
certain,
lo
have
developed
enough
shippers
to
insure
operation
on
n
profitable
basis.
The
lime
lo
get
busy
Is
now.
If
Prince
Parliament
Will
be
Faced
on
Thursday
and
Strenuoua
Time
Expected
PARIS,
Aug.
19.
Tho
French
cabinet
unanimously
approved
the
work
of
the
French
delegation
al
Ihe
conference
in
London
and
thanked,
il
for
Ihe
important
result
obtained
in
the
interests
of
France.
The
Premier
will
read
his
declaration
before
.
Parliament
Thursday.
He
will
be
faced
with
a
strenuous
two
or
Ihrco
weeks
in
Ihe
chamber
but
it
is
not-ex
Election
of
President
Of
United
States
May
Be
Difficult
Matter
NEW
YORK,
Aug.
10,
The
rapid
rolling
up
of
support
for
i
the
candidacy
of
Ilobfcrt
M:
La
Folletle
in
the
three-cornered
presidential
fight
in
which
the
political
leaders
of
the
United
Stales
aicnow
engaged
has
served
to
focus
the
attention
of
the
entire
country
upon
Wisconsin's
famous
political
firebrand
and
the
possibilities
behind
his
spectacular
bid
for
the
highest
office
In
the
land.
La
Folletle
will
not
be
president.
That
is
all
but
a
certainty.
Hut
he
may
conceivably
have
a
good
deal
to
say
about
who
will
JOHN
BARNSLEY
DIES
SUDDENLY
Managing
Director
of,
Union
Steamship
Co.
Was
Pioneer
of
Coast
Lived
In
Prince
Rupert
News
was
received
in
the
city
noon
today
of
the
sudden
deatli
at
bis
home
in
Vancouver
of
Job
u
Bamsley,
.managing
-.
.
.
'
.r.
1
i
.
There
can
nu
longer
be
any
qiiestioii
abpuLHieJacL
tboL.p-
Vr7r
Union
1hc-l'lrHi.ailfKCl
''dtriTiiTTo
1Tb
oiTetif
gpetilest
of
the
producing
silver
and
gold
camps
of
the
last
decade,
if
not
"
'
,
kipunpnli
n
ilnv
n:Ki
wHIuiiif
liriritririir
iipvv
nf
hiiOipiiIIp
nrterttt
fcteanisiup
and
father
of
Jack
Hie
local
agent
of
the
Mr.'
Itarnsley's
demise
was
to
justily
that
prediction,
while
the
properties
already
developed
entirely
unexpected
and
new
of
to
a
point
which
assures
them
joining
the
ranks
of
the
shippers
"
w,n
be
recny1'
wHi
a
sense
in
the
near
future
amply
warratit
proceeding
on
that
assupmtion.
,1f
deep
regret
and
shock
by
Ins
MARTIAL
LAW
AT
PORT
SUDAN
AS
RESULT
OUTBREAK
Mrc
than
any
other
HiirigV
this
""l
district
needs
a
smelter,
and
the
"uI'crt
and
Vancouver
but
atong
i.t-iii.or-
idnep
fur
lhal
snwltir
is
'"e
eniue
coasi.
Prince
Hupert.
The
smeller
at
i
Anyox,
built
to
handle
the
copper
ore
of
the
Oranby
Consolidated
mini's
has
been
handling
the
low
grade
pre
snipped
from
the
Pre-
Mr.
Banrsley
spent
50
years
bis
life
in
British
Columbia.
Over
twenty
years
aire
'be
ran
a
large
sporting
goods
store
in
Vicloria
and
entered
the
shipping
business
as
manager
at
Vicloria
of
the
old
Boscowili
Steamsjiip
Co.
V
With
the
merging
of
the
Bos-
districts
and
the
new.
but
ranldlv
cowiU
Company
and
tlu
developing
Texas
Creek
cuuntry.'Sleamship
Co.
in
1912,
Mr.
run
heavy
in
lead
and
the
Anyox
Barnsley
became
agent
hem
and,
smelter
has
no
provision
for
ra-
in
"'at
capacity,
spent
several
covering
lead.
(years
in
the
city.
About
six
years
...
t
i
i
'
turn
lut
tvfiu
iki'itmnf
nil
In
Mm
una.
prince
liupcrl
is
we
terminus
e"
.v
...
aging
director
about
two
years
ago.
I
Mr.
Barnsley
leaves
to
mourn
his
loss
a
widow
as
well
us
two
sons,
Jack
of
Prince
Rupert
and
I
Frank
of
Bowen
Island,
and
a
daughter,
Mrs.
Robinson
of
Vic
loria.
Mr.
Barnsley
paid
his
last
visit
to
Prince
Rupert
when
he
came
Rupert
does
not
prepare
jiiorth.
on
-the
maiden
trip
of
the
lo
handle
Ibis
business
Vanedu-
new
steamer
Canlena
last
sum-
...
.
,
.
,
ver
win,
aim
ironi
every
logical
mrr.
business
standpoint
it
belongs
to
Mr.
Barnsley
died
while
dress-
Prince
Rupert.
Ingr
this
morning
FRENCH
CABINET
IS
WITH
PREMIER
HERRIOT
BUCKLEY
BAY
MILL
CLOSED
DOWN
NOW
According
lo
word
received
pected
thai
cit
her
house
wilt
vote
in
the
concern
which
Is
now
said
disapproval
of
the
premier
s
to
hp-controlled
entirely
by
Los
course.
I
Angeles
interests
be
President
Therefore
public
inlerest
in
iiis
campaign
for
the
lime
being
al
least
exceeds
the
interest,
in
the
campaign
plans
of
President
Coolidge,
the
Republican
nominee,
or
his
Democratic
opponent,
John
V,
Davis.
As
a
result
of
La
Follelte's
intrusion
of
his.
candidacy
the
people
of
the
United
Stales
next
November
may
face
a
situation
that
has
been
met
with
only
twice
tin
the
country's
history.
They
may
even
face
a
situation
that
has
never
yet
been
encountered
a
deadlock
in
the
workingof
the-'maeliinwy
Tor
'orlhe
selectton
pla.
president
which
""Hie
fcorislltution
pro-
for
or"
vides
no
solution,
6nder
the
cumbersome
election
system
of
the
United
Stales,
which
nine
out
of
every
ten
Americans
will
tell
you
is
the
last
word
in
the
safeguarding
of
Democratic,
principles
and
only
one
In
ten
understands,
La
Folletle
and
his
heterogeneous
'third
party'
may
make
the
customary
selection
of
Hie
president,
through
the
electoral
college
u
usually
a
purely
formal
and
per
functory
step
impossible.
Thf
choice
would
have
to
be
made'
through
the
slop-gap
which
tin"
?
ii.
...I
-.
.i.
Senale
both
were
deadlbckcd
no-
oribe
Grand
Trunk
and
has
direct
"ion
or
assistant
manager
of
the'uy
appear
id
rail
connection
with
the
East.
It
ca.ripany
at
Vancouver
and
when
happen
i
bo
JUn
al"
have
to
worry
along
for
four
lima
harbor
eanable
l&
of
accom-:E.
11.
Heasley,
manager,
was
,
"LaC.f.
kill,.
in
an
airnlane
accident,
ho
yeara
without
any
president
at
niiiiiuii
UK
ir??vit
ui
auj
-
-
-
..
Water
power
in
practically
un-
succeeded
him,
being
made
man
constitution
provides
for
such
ant
emergency
selection
by
a
vote-
Union!0'
the
House
of
Representatives
or,
failing
thai,
choice
of
a
mart;
to
fill
the
president's
chair,
in-
directly,
by
the
Seriate.
But
(l
he
House
of
Representatives
and-
all.
FURTHER
DELAY
U.S.
FLYERS
Will
Not
be
Able
to
Leave
Ice
land
For
Three
Days
Anyway
Locatel
I
I
to
Go
With
Them
REYKJAVIK,
Aug.
19.
Lieut.
Lowell
H.
Smith
and
Lieut.
Erik
Nelson,
Upiled
Slates
globe
flyers,
will
be
unable
to
leave
Iceland
for
Greenland
for
at
least
three
days
owing
to.
the
damago
suffered
by
both
planes
In
the
atr
tempt
to
start
made
yesterday.
.
The
machines
were
heavily
loaded
with
fuel;
and
'
the
extra
from
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islamist
weight
caused
the
trouble.
Tho
the
Massett
Timber
Co.'s
mill
atjpbuics
refused
to
lift
from
the
Buckley
Bay
closed
down
on
Saturday
last.
It
is
understood
that
Hip
plant
is
due
for
a
long
period
of
idleness
although
it
has
been
stated
that
an
ambitious
program
of
extensions
is
planned.
The
logging
camps
have
been
closed
down
for
somo
time
and
there
are
not
a
great
'number
of
men
around
the
place
now.
II
is
learned
Ihal
F.
L.
Buckley,
Hie
former
managing
director,
had
disposed
of
his
last
interest
waler.
Repairs
awail
llm
arrival
of
the
cruiser
Richmond
with
gpare
parts.
It.
I.lpnt
t.rc:ili.ll
Imd
n
cm
t
ail
the
invitation
of
Ihe
Americans
lo
aocontpat.y
them
to
Greenland.
POLICE
INSPECTOR
ON
TOUR
T.
V,
.
S.
Parsons,
inspector
of
provihcuil
police,
left
on
last
night's
train
bound
(or
Jhe
Peace
River
country
on
a
tour
of
inspection.
He
will
be
away
several
weeks.
,M