r JAPANESE FREIGHTER HELPLESS IN NORTH Vessel Has Crew of Forty and Engine Shaft and Propeller Broken COUDOVA, Alaska, March 21). The Japanese freliihlrr Aynha Muni with a crew or about forty men Is helpless with ennino abaft mid propeller brokVn south of Atka Island in the North Prtrifii'. SMUGGLING CHAMPAGNE INTO UNITED STATES Six Members of Crew of Steamer Meqanttc Arrested In New York NEW YOIIK. Match 20. members of the. crew of Iho steamer Mejjanllo were arrested when the customs men discovered 13(1 bottles of cliiiinpiiKiie being lowered from the vessel into a motor boat. DEBT TO CANADA NOW BEING PAID LONDON, March 2U. lletwcen Wlit and ten million dollars will be remitted to Canada this week end through New York in final adjustment of tho Hrlllsh gov ernment debt lo Canada hanging over from the war. The funeral will lake pluec next Wednesday afternoon at 2.30. Arranveineiits are in the liaitds of Ihc I I.C. Undertaker. OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL ENGLISH LEAGUE. Division I. Cardirr 0,.Eerton 0. Liverpool 1, Tottenham II. 0. Mlddlcsboio I, Sunderland 3. Nolls Forest 0, llluckbum 0. Preslon X.F.. 0, llollon 2. West Rami I. West Hromwich 0. Division II. Harnsley 0, Hull City 0. Hraiironl City 0, Nelson 2. Ilury I, Crystal Palace 1. Ix'Clapton Orient 0, Southampton 0 Leeds 0, HiacKpooi 0. Leicester City 2, Fulham t. Manchester United 2. Stoke 2. Oldham 1, Uovcnlry City I, Port Vulu 2. Derby County 0. South Shields I, Wednesday I. Stockport City 0. Hrlslol City 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE. Division I. Hangers OJtailh Hovers I. Hamilton A. 2, Kilmarnock I. Parllek Thistles 1, Aberdeen 0. Queen's Park 1, Clydebank 1, Alrdrleonlans 2, Celtic 0. Ayr United 3, Third Lanark 0. Clyde 2, Falkirk i. Dundee 1, t. Mirren t. Heart 2, Molhcrwcll 1. IS WORKING ON ELEVATOR Charles P. Ccles Will Try to Finance In England If Not Successful Here F. G. Dawson received word this morning from Charles P. Coles of Vancouver, representing the firm of Kerr, GlrTord A Co. stating that he still has good hopes of belnq able to secure an elovator for this port. He has booked passage to Ennland on May 1 and, if he falls to secure the necessary funds on this side before that date, he says he has reason to believe he can finance the building In the old country. CUPFOOTBALL SEMI-FINALS Newcastle and Aston Villa Win ners Over Manchester and Burnley LONDON,- March 20. New castle United and Aston Villa (juallfied lo enter Iho final of the English Association cup series, winning their matches In' the semi-final round today. New castle' defoalcd Manchester City Iwo lo nothing and Aston Villa triumphed over Rurnley three lo nothing. Charles J. Clayton arrived in the city from Massett on the Rrinco John tins morning The Latest In Restaurant. FISH : MARKET BOSTON GRILL Frith Fish Dally. Baaf, Mutton, Lamb. Pork, Vial, Poultry. Third Avenue. Homo Made Sausage Fresh Desl of Food Good Service. Daily. l; APR, fi jaw PRINCE RUPERT Private Boxes for Party Use. Phone 671. Take Her to The Boston." jj Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper VOL. XIV., NO, 70. PRINCE IlUPEnT, B.C., SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1921. Vuttrtfay'i Circtlillon 1B53 Strut StlM, St 4. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FIRE AT KETCHIKAN DESTROYS BUILDINGS FLIERS TO BE HERE NEXT WEEK; PREPARATIONS FOR RECEPTION COMPLETE Fire at Ketchikan Destroys Seven Buildings including Revilla Hotel Loss $150,000 but No Lives Lost A fun last uiglil !! iovim! the Rcvil)n Hold ami number;!! I I If)T TT I All of buildings in Krtrhikiiii. including Hie California (irocrry and Arcade rclauruiil which were completely destroyed ami Ihe ad-; joining Ikcliojt which was partly buniL A few window wm broken in oilier buildings and damage done ly walcr. t Another liri; nl Hie oilier r-ild of Ihi' I owl I also did some llrtLIDUI LUlf ON EXCHANGE damage, seven building in all being destroyed or injured. Tin t-slimaled damage is 150,000. No lives were IoL IHeavy Production In East and The timoleur fire brigade worked hard and the fire was out; Frozen Fish Responsible For SIGNALCORPS MEN TO BE IN PRINCE RUPERT w by midnight. H commenced in! rnce jlhe Hevilla Hotel at six o'clock in i lllie evening. The large production of fish in The owner of the Arcade res-'tbeeasl and the fact that a quan-laurnnl was Prlc Jelich. a pionecrjHIv of cold storage fii.li i.t being restaurant mttn or Prince 'Rupert, forced on lu the market from ul.n.K iipi.licw. II. Jclich. is now'lasl VMr'n iron resulted in Hie in the employ of lien ScH at Hit 'price paid for halihul on the local rinre ltu.ert Cigar Store, exchange lolay i.eirig inc lowest iiin rir.i finw iif tin. fin- was of the season. ccn though Hie ,. received here last night by radio. I.enlrn season is on and the land- Radlo Station to be Established,,,, u wli8 reported that tlic Ings today amounted in all lo only In Connection With Fisheries ,uholc of Kelchikau was wiped 75.000 pounds. Following is the Patrol This Summer 0t There was considerable ex- detail: : cilcmcut here and Hen eir. ex- American Boats Am offn-er and two men from 4,11,1,1 rujrr omltr Elk, wirctl the National. 27.000. to Cold Slor-lif ll'iyal Canadian Signal Corps ; t KetcAlkan offering a- age at 10.20c ami 5c. w,. ins posted al Prince llupert stance. I I Viking. U.ont), to AH In FUher- ! !V W" In'Wrflhd The fit-clincd l li.-re in order lo keep in loucli ,, r ii.c hotel and fanned by le. o.ooc and 5r. vilh the raplaiir llwl are lo be troug wind upread rapidly. The placed In the fisheries patrol famer Admiral Roger and two io nise. I lie seaplane win he government Ioal turned stream equipped with set having 11 0f water on the blate for hour.-, radius of more than 500 mile. A (iUpl of Ihc hotel lost all per-summr ruilio Malum Is to te en- oiial belonging, tabltshcd at Vanrouver. 1 P.G.E. PROBE HAS CLOSED TORNADO SWEPT SHAWNEE CITY Six Known to Have Been Killed i i and Between 150 and 200 I Houses Demolished Commissioner Judge Oalllher .. Will Prepare Report Soon as I SHAWNEE. Oklahoma. March Possible -Six are known lo hate been killed and twenty seriously in- VH'.IOUIA, Man h 20. The juns i,y a lornado whieh wepl I'd I! railway iiixe-liuation end-jlhroiiKli the city demolishing the ed yelena nflrrnoim followln'chool mid between 1 50 and 200i fie week of .lrenuons probini;jr(.!,riici. oilo ('liarxe of i-orriiption ami exmniine' on Hie part of the l)le Bineriimeut. The proceeding eloed abruptly wilhool uihlrexoe by lawyers on either Mill- K..NSAS CITY. March 2 Muc porsonx are dead, between 75 and 1 00 injured, several probably fatally and property damai;e estimated al hundreds of thousands of dollars is the toll of tornado Mi Justice (ialliher. the royal !nnd wind storms which swept etinniissioner. said he would pre pure his reporls on Hie proceedings ns soon as possible. WHALEN COMPANY IS PREPARING TO START ! LOGGING ON ISLANDS; Albert Moore, biasing siip"r-inlendeut for the Wlialen Pulp A Paper Cil., arrived from Thurs-lon Harbor oil Hie Prince .lohn this morning and mmle connections foe I In- south. Ilaflimr or lows iili-cady cut at the Wlialen camps on the Islands is commencing and horifinit operations will In. rrMiiiieil in full in the near fulure. parts of Oklahoma, Kaunas, Texni, Mlsxouri and Illinois Into yesterday and last night. Kixlil persons were killed and more tliaueenty injured al Shawnee. Okla.. where 300 hoinei In Iho best residential section were de stroyed. 1 Volunteer, 1 1.000, to Iloolli Fisheries ,al II.IOc and Sc. Canadian Boats Cuytrcnii, 3.000. lo Hoyal Fishj Co.. ut t.20c and 5c. Vlniiie V, l.ooo. to Hoolh Fisdicries, al 9.30c and 5c. Westerner. 3.000. lo Itooth Fisheries, at U.30c and 5c. SEAL COYE L4DY DIED IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Sarah Anne Lofthus Expired This Mornlna Funeral to be Held Wednesday . Kurly this morniux the death incurred al the Prince lluper (ieucrul llo'pilal of Sarah Anne l.ofthus, wire oT Herman T. I.ofl-hus, Seal Coe. Mrs. I.oflhus win fiO years of axe. llesides the widower, a daughter, Mrs. Anderson. F.iishlh Avenue Fast, is left lo mourn her loss. The wife of an Arab market porter is Hie envy of all Algiers. Al present she is the wealthiest iiuljve woman there since she won a prize of 50,000 francs in a local lottery, London Bus and Tramway Strike Ended Yesterday with Agreement Between the Parties Interested LUX DUX. March 10. The strike of London bus and tram way workers ended yesterday through successful negotiations between rcpresenlatives of the workers and employers initialed by rrcniier Jlunisay Macilouald. The workers coifi eded something by accepting an iuimedi- ale advance of six xshilliugs wilh the remaining Iwo shillings demanded by Hie men fluctuating according to the cost of living index. The terms or selllemenl are subject lo ralifiealion 011 both ides. Meantime all lube and other threatened sympathetic Irikes are called oTL A general resumption or services is cxccled by Sunday. THORNTON NOT ! GOING ENGLAND i Says Knows Nothing of Report and Is Not Returning to London NEW YOIIK. March 20. "No-Ihing in it at all," said Sir Henry Thorulou, in denying u report that he was to return to England I to lake over Hie management ot an Ubl Country system. Tho re 'port he suid was news lo him. "I I have not heard anything about it. he suid, "and I have no in tent ion of returning lo London l.o.Mo. March 28. report was in circulation here Hint Sir Henry Thornton, president or the Canadian National Railways, is returning to Englund to tuke over the management oT Ihc London. Midland and Scottish Ilailwuy. .MONTREAL, March 28. Sir Henry Thornton leR Montreal tonight bir New York. No confir mation or denial oT the reMrt or his resignation is available. C.N.R. SERVICE TO ALASKA IS OFF FOR THIS YEAR AT LEAST II is announced at the C.O..M. M. olllces in Vancouver that there will bo no service by tho com pany to Alaska this year as was originally projected. Tho reu son for not giving the service, it Is said, Is that Hie company wns unable lo secure u suitablo .vessel. It is anticipated, however, that the new Prince Henry will bo ready for tho Alaska run by next season. All Preparations made for Flyers to Alight on Arrival Next Week Will Probably Leave Seattle on Wednesday or Thursday; Weather Reports being sent commencing Tomorrow SEATTLE, March 20. Final instructions for Hie resump-' tion of the flight of Hie United Stales around the world airplanes from here to the Kurile Island. have been issued. Tentative plan call for "hopping off lo Prince Rupert on Wednesday or Thursday. Sealed envelopes deposited wilh the flight re.preseilUd'ves, al the end of each leg of the air voyage contain instructions for he next .section. For instance. Major .tarthi will receive, on hh arrival at Prince Rupert from Seattle, ib-jailed instructions as to the lion from Prince Kuoerl li SJtka. This plan is being followed so that the minds of the aviators will be entirely on the liiglil then in progress wilh&ut any chance of their worrying or thinking about .what may lie ahead. These instructions have I been posted by Lieut. Clayton Kissetl. advance iiflicer of the Might. Further arrHrigrntents hi coti-neelioir with Ibe reception and activities while here, of the lliers POINCARE HAS NEW CABINET Policy of Firmness in Ruhr and at Home Expected From French Government were announced thw morning by members to assist Jarvis H. McLeod, dilative of the L'.Ss. local reure-i departure of Hie lliers from Seat-He will Jic transmitted soon after they leave I here and the progress of the planes will be bulletined in the Daily News office. II is likely that Ihey wilt arrivo here not late in the afternoon .of the day of departure. Alight Seal Cove The planes will come down to the water in the middle, of the harbor just opposite the plant of the Canadian Fish A Cold Stor age Co. and will taxi or be towed into the mooring buoys. No. 1 machine; in command of Major L. E. Martin, llight commander, will alight first, the three others rollowiiig and tying up ut their respective buoys. Mayor Newton, the cily council and the president of the Hoard oT Trade have been invited to attend the landing and give the city's formal welcome to tho aeronauts. The pilots and mechanics, ar riving alter the long, hard llight. must reTuel their planes immediately and examine the machines preparatory to Hie next dayV Might. This work will take probably until dark und Hie visitors will undoubtedly bo eager to become acquainted wilh tho people, due lo the fatigue fol lowing flying ami servicing ot their machines as well as the mental strain, they will deslro refreshment und rest above all else. Accordingly no provision should be made for Iheir enler- taiumenl unless It is taken up with Hie Might commander. If. through stress of weather . or oilier circumstances, the mach ines, ure compelled lu stop over here, thu entertainment plan, may he carried out, or course, with sanction of Major Martin. Shipping Keep Clear Shipping is warned to Ieuvo dear Ihc space set aside for tho lauding Failure lo do so might mean damaging the machines or (Continued on page six) PAIRS, Mil elk 2H. X Premier Poineare' new cabinet, Officially announced last nittht, includes ten world flight. oairs, The machines will circle above '.economy.. him in his policy of "firmness in foreign law, order and internal the cily berore alighting al Seal! " ' MaKUiot, nnn- Cove in order lo give the people lsler of war "'n' m- -Letrocquer, an opportunity or seeing the minister, or works, "the Iluhr Imiiivs in iiii :iir. AiMi-p nf llm men" were the only. minister Premier Poiiirare extricated from Hie wreck Of the old cabinet, is interpreted as meaning that lie intends continuing the policy that France cannot evacuate, the Iluhr until there has been complete payment of reparations. F. L. BUCKLEY HAS RESIGNED Relinquishes Post as General Manager of the Masaett Timber Co. F. L. Ruekley, who reorganUedi Hie Masselt Timber Co. with" California eiibllul over a.. year ago and -who whs largely Instru mental in the resumption or op-. eralious al the Ruekley Ray saw mill, has resigned his position as vice. president and general inan- ager or the company. Several oilier officials or the company al Vancouver have also resigned Jack Mncdonald, rhier account- anl al Ruekley Ray, who went south last week, is in charge of the Vancouver office of (he enm lliers will nut leave their planes .,,aiiy , lhc u.ailuJm, until it is finished. While the STOP PIRATING IN FURS AND TROPHIES Deed .Wall of 25 Miles on Eaoh Side Boundary. Proposed Between B.C. and Alaska VANCOUVER, March, an effort loslop for and trophy pirating along Hie Alaska and .. fi-nt.i. 1, 1 1 niiusii i.oiuinma ooruers 11 is likely, that both the Alaska ami the Ilrltish Columbia authorities tuay establish m dead wull of gumo sanctuary for n distance of 2,5 miles on either side of the boundary lu the vlclnille of SHkeen nnd Takil, according to a statement made by M. R, Juck-son, M.P.P.. chairman of Hie flam Conservation Hoard of Rritbh Columbia here yestcrduy.