mi
Th
Want
A
Tha
Latest
In
Restauranta.
TAXI
99
BOSTON
GRILL
in
a
hurry
Third
Avenue.
Best
of
Food
Good
Service.
.1
But
Oar
and
Beit
Barvloe
PRINCE
RUPERT
Private
Boxes
for
Party
Use.
InthaO
tht
Olty.
Rates
Reaaonable
"Take
Har
to
Tha
Boston."
In
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
VOL
XIV.,
NO,
II.
PHINCE
IIUI'KIIT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
FEBIIUARY
18,
1021.
Saturday'
Circulation
I.SOS.
Strttt
Bala
MO.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
STRIKE
BLOCKADES
BRITAIN
BANK
ROBBERIES
ON
Bank
Bandits
Operate
Successfully
in
Coast
Cities
LOS
ANOKLKS.
Feb.
K
Diamonds
and
Liberty
bonds,
w:ilches
unci
jewellery
valued
ul
k'-MHJ.OOO
wore
sMcn
from
the
I'rttvnleiil
Loan
Associuliou
on
February
by
a
davlighl
holdup
trn.
it
wus
learned
on
Saturday
when
a
reward
of
?.VUU
was
offered
for
th
recovery
of-
the
properly.
The
published
list
of
stolen
article
includes
moslly
diamonds
utttl
diamond
set
jewellery.
SEATTLE,
Feb.
IX.
Two
armed
bandits
took
from
two
hank
messengers
here
a
bag
containing
from
I2.0U0
to
1
5,000
SEVEN
POLICE
I
ARE
ARRESTED
AT
MOOSEJAW
;
Have
Confessed
to
stealing
Enormous
Quantities
of
jt
Oaods
Throughout
Past
j
Year.
i
YOOSFJAW.
Feb.
IH.
Seven-arrested
"men
were
.Sunday
.
r.
an
iiiiifir
fin
i
nil
nifMi
wrrr
pended
for
alleged
then
of
4
:m
from
store
and
garages.
April.
The
police
romml-
:ior
say
three
constable
i'
;:tlc!cd
to
the
crime.
Uifhing
taken
from
I
lie
de-
icrnienl
More
nan
wen
recover-
J
hut
mormon
ipiaulitie
of
'lung,
trunks
ami
automobile
I
;;.-
were
sloleu.
Police
Chief
Johnson,
three
s
rgcanU
and
o
few
volunleer
joliee
are
now
all
that
arc
left
imindling
the
entire
city-
WOMAN
KILLED
BENEATH
CAR
Both
Legs
Cut
Off;
Others
In
jured
When
Auto
Struck
VANCOl
VEIL
Feb.
IK,
Mis
it
t
It
lit
W
I
of
tfappcrloii
was
mangled
lo
death
umler
a
street
rar
when
both
her
legs
were
cut
nff
and
two
oilier
women,
rcsl-ib-nls
of
New
Westminster,
were
Injured
when
an
aiilomohile
In
which
they
were
riding
struck
sipiarrly
by
a
street
car
on
Nilurday
aflernoon.
The
inoloi'iuan
of
Ihe
street
rar
naiiM'i!
Wychoruc
was
taken
I"
I'nllce
hcnchmarlers.
Fred
Sumers.
driver
of
(he
nulo,
said
he
was
taking
eight
people
lo
a
football
game.
M
Wood
was
silling
in
uie
middle
of
Ihe
car
and
was
lliiown
out
of
the
vehicle
under
Hie
sheet
car.
KILLED
IN
EXPLOSION
LIUTII,
Kent.
Feb.
18.
F.lcven
women
and
one
man
were
killed
loday
In
an
explosion
following
a
lire
In
a
cartridge
factory.
BIRTH
Al
the
Vancouver
Oeneral
Hospital
on
January
at,
daughter
was
horn
lo
.Mr.
and
Mis.
Mlsak
Y.
AlvaiolT.
U
the.
Methodist
Church
last
"Ifhl
u
number
of
fine
nlclures
of
Sootlund
were
shown
by
mean
f
'
slereopllcan
and
these
were
explained
and
described
by
"eorgo
Wilson.
There
was
aiienduneo
and
I
"
In-
con
negation
Tund
the
iets
very
lnmt
n.
of
the
States
aim
escapcu
in
an
auioiiiouuc
driven
by
"
Ihird
member
of
the
gang.
The
messengers
were
aloul
lo
enlcr
the
Federal
lleservr
Hank
in
the
business
district
when
Ihey
were
confronted
by
bandit
al
the
door.
ANGLICAN
CHURCH
BUILDINQ
SCHEME
AQAIN
CONSIDERED
.
Al
the
Anglican
Church
,
yesterday
llev.
Archdeacon
llix
slalrd.
that
during
On
week
I
here
had
been
several
meetings
al
which
the
completion
of
Ihe
Church
building
had
been
considered
and
it
was
ex-
peeled
thai
in
a
short
time
they
would
have
a
defiuile
plan
lo
announce
under
which
Ihe
work
would
commence.
The
building
scheme
was
not
by
any
means
laid
aside
but
he
expected
would
he
proceeded
wilh
al
an
early
dale.
ROVINCIAL
PARTY"
CANDIDATE
RETIRES
FAYOR
COLONEL
PECK
Kenneth
Duncan
Throws
In
Lot
with
New
Group:
Peck
Remains
In
Field
VICTOHIA,
Feb.
18.
The
Sid
ney
limes
rorrcsponueni
reports
llhal
Coininander
l.owis,
H.X.,
who
was
recently
chosen
by
Ihe
Provincial
Parly
lo
contest
tlio
Islands
constituency,
has
retired
from
Ihe
field
owing
to
the
impossibility
lo
carry
out
his
announced
plans
of
moving
(u
I
lie
gulf
islands.
Colonel
Cy
Peck
announces
that
ho
Intend
lo
remain
in
the
field
as
Conservative
candidate.
IHJNOAN,
Feb.
18.
Kenneth
F,
Duncan,
independent
member
for
Cowiclian,
has
thrown
in
his
lot
willi
the
Provincial
Parly.
In
a
formal
statement
Duncan
said
he
lakes
that
courso
because
llic
members,
would
not
bo
governed
by
caucus
decisions
as
are
the
members
of
too
iwo
oiu
line
narties
and
thus
he
would
be
able
to
retain
Independent
action.
NEW
COMPANY
FOR
QUEEN
CHARLOTTES
The
H.G.
Oaielle
contains
notice
iu
Hi"
incorporation
01
Ihe
Queen
Charlotte
Hpruce
Lulu-bcr
and
Trading
Co.
wilh
capital
of
,.,50,000
and
head
olllco
at
Vancouver.
1
no
company
is
given
wldo
powers
lo
carry
on
every
conceivable
kind
or
business
uu-dor
ils
charier.
The
Hanson
Tie
&
Timber
Co.
is
letting
conlraets
for
len
tnou
.and
ctar
tence-posts
to
be
cul
1
'-Ue
llia,'
1
COAST
IN
Political
carloon,
bowing
the
have
Dock
Workers
at
Ports
are
on
Being
Picketed:
Stevedores
in
--
LONDON,
Feb.
IX.
The
national
strike
committee
issued
a
statement
Sunday
Ihul
the
decision
to
Irgiii
the
strike
had
been
olidly
honored
by
ull
porls
mid
said
lo
nil
transport
workers
to
refuse,
docks
or
warehouses
affecled
by
pale
in
local
siltlenieiils.
The
solidarity
desired
by
the
(0
exist
in
London.
The
executive
men's
union
recomni'Mid
Ihe
policy
lo
slay
in
during
Ihe
slrike.
vshieli
would
mean
stri"!
adher
cuce
lo
port
.hours,
going
slow,
on
piece
work
and
refusal
of
over-lim'e.
The-
secretary
of
Ibis
union
in
addressing
a
meeting
asked
why
Ihey
should
punish
Iheuu
selves
and
their
wives
and
children
by
going
on
strike
during
a
severe
winter.
'
'
The
employer.
associations
or
Liverpool
and
Newcastle
and
other
ports
are
making
an
offer
of
an
Increase
of
one
shilling
laily
the
same
as
the
employers
of
tho
port
of
London.
London
so
far
has
been
the
cause
of
all
Ihe
trouble
as
eighty
per
cent
of
the
provincial
porls
have
been
willing
lo
concede
the
full
twu
shillings
advance
lo
the
men.
Picketing
at
the
London
docks
was
inaugurated
today.
LONDON,
Feb.
18.
The
dock,
ers
slrike
alTeclins
120,000
men
in
the
porls
of
the
United
Kingdom
is
expected
lo
reach
ils
full
effectiveness
today.
The
country
is
threatened
with
a
blockade
from
within
as
complete
as
thai
which
Ihe
Herman
U-boats
ain
Iv
tried
lo
achieve
during
the
war.
'There
was
nothing
this
morn
ing
to
confirm
the
report
that
Premier
Macdonald
or
Ihe
coun
cil
of
the
trades
union
congress
were
likely
to
inlcrveno
today.
The.
Immediate
effect
of
the
slrike,
so
far
as
Loudon
U
concerned,
is
a
lack
of
malls
from
Canada
and
Ihe,
United
Slates.
Sinlthfleld
market
Is
almost
bare
of
supplies
litis
morning
becausoihad
sustained
very
little
damage
Hie
meal
porters
refuse
to
handle
meal
laken
front
torayo
WHICH
BANDITS
GET
AWAY
WITH
LOOT
THfKf
5
NOT
i
"UHl
LET
I
IN
.OF
HDUKS,
Gumu
THEY
LOOK
Jt
.;F--UTriC0r1E3UT
pSKY-LETriCOMEUT
They
wohTr
GETrVry'ONCs
.
)
10
TKi
TICK
HERE!
HEKEX
j
v
,
.,
THOSE
TWA
of
ed.
EXPERIENCE
OF
SCHOONER
NORTH':
(American
Halibut
Boat
Was
All
But
Lost
In
Mountainous
Seas
Recently
.
Though
she
came
about
as
near
to
being
lost
as
any
boat
ever
did,
the
American
halibut
schooner
North,
reported
lasl
week
lo
have
gone
down
on
the
northern
halibut
banks,
Is
still
safe.
So
reports
Capt.
P.
Peler-
..son
of
the
schooner
.West
fjord,
ki'""'
i
i
iti
today.
Illuming
inlo
very
heavy
seas,
ithe
North
was
all
but
filled
with
f
f
:eourse.
stopped
and
for
houri
sho
Idiirted
heloless.
her
crew
fever
-
iislily
hailing
witli
buckets
lo
save
.....j.
iiv,,s
'i-hi
little
erat
jn
hi
jln,s
mam.P
floated
powerless
()Mr
(10
U,,ulltaiiious
waves
fm
;.,
v.ldiiiKton
to
Cape
Onuner.
.uvalher.
fortunately,
lishlencd
altitude
of
the
Liberal
(iovernment
toward
Ihe
men
who
been
making
charges
against
them.
all
British
btrike:
London
i
inlrnclioi's
had
been
issued,
lo
haul
any
goods
from
Ihe
Ihe
strike
and
refuse
lo
partici-
i
slrike
leaders
does
not
appear
of
Ihe
stevedors
ami
lighter-
RRPllRK
np
THF
RIPH
DUNWELL
STRIKE
HAS
KcAtntU
lAlllAL
Ul
I
Ul.lOHIA,
I-
iIi.
18.
Heporls
r
it.-.
r
ai...
i....
1
piopu.n.is
u-
iFiui
-
w''"
n,u"''
I'oi'lbinil
Canal
dis-
inci,
rejiori
uiai
iney
an-
imw,
working
iu
ore
wired
wilh
solid
gold
and
slabbed
wilh
native
liver.
"Nothing
like
il
has
ever
been
-seen
In
lliis
district,"
tho
lelcgram
says,
Advert!
in
'fie
linllv
Nw
Bond
$20,000
put
and
the
motor
was
started
again
Avreck
the
vessel
on
the
rocks
off
and
boat
and
crew
were
saved.'
V.asscll
Inlet
and
Poltarch
wilh
Capt.
Peterson,
who
passed
Ihc'dislributing
LW.W.
literature.
.
.
.
.1
..
.1
.
,
..
I,
Barge
Griff
which
was
Salvaged
by
Capt
Swanson:
Amur
is
Fast
by
ny
'
the
lie
Coastwise
i.oasiwisc
Steamship
iMeamsmp
....
.
..
.
tiarge
uo.
lasl
weeK
penning
sei
2ll
-
i
llenie.il
of
Hie
Prince
Ilunert
lloat
House's
claim
in
connection
with
I
ho
salvaging
of
the
coal
laden
liargc
Orlfi
when
ine
steamer
Amur
went
ashore
leu
days
ago
on
While
Cliff
Island.
Tho
Orifr
was
brought
in
lo
oriii
coming
10
pori,
reporieu
that
all
was
well
with
Iter
and
her
men.
up
by
Owners
;sne
is
uie
worse
01
wear.
r
,
..
.
'Clin
ine
.vmur
Viiiitr
is
alill
sun
fin
on
llm
inc
I'tiiiT
reei
n
ai
White
Cliff
Island.
Work
of
re-
lieving
her
of
further
cargo
has
been
discontinued
and
'all
that
is
jnow
awaiied
is
a
nigu
enougn
uue
to
float
her
off.
The
tides
are
now
rising
higher
dally
and
she
will
prabably
come
off
today
or
A.
Wulhenow,
manager
o(.
the
ICoaslwise,
Steamship
&
Harge
Co.,
1
-
t
arrived
last
ulghl
on
the
Cur
-
,
dena
from
Ihe
soulh.
Ills
visit,
here
is
iu
connection
wilh
the
port
from
Inverness
by
the
lugitoinorrow.
Marmion
on
Saturday
and
thls
morning
she
was
taken
tin
on
the
pontoons
al
the
dry
dock
for
In
spectiou.
II
was
found
that
she
MUCH
froirt
any
tronblO
'sho
may
havojluspevtion
of
the
barse
and
the
had.
,
couplo
of
fwhilcd
ikag
Amur
hc
die
finally
floats
INTERNALLY
Secretary
Denby
Resigns
from
President
Coolidge's
Cabinet
Result
Teapot
Dome
Scandals
WASHINGTON,
Feb.
18.
Edwin
It.
Denby
has
resigned
as
secreluiy
of
navy
in
Ihe
cabinat
of
Pres.
Coolidge
and
his
resig-iialiou
has
been
accejded.
The
decision
followed
a
conversation
'
wilh
President
'Coblidg:
in
which
all
the
latest
aspects
of
the
naval
oil
leasing
program
was
reviewed.
The
secretary's
retirement
makes
the
first
break
in
the
official
family
of
President
Coolidge.
Denby
was
one
of
U12
original
members
of
the
late
President
Harding's
cabinet.
The
retirement
of
Secretary
Denby
has
also
revived
rumors
llial
Ihe
resignation
of
Attorney
Oeneral
Daiighlery
will
follow
in
a
few.
ddThe
resignation
is
the
result!
VORK
TO
OPEN
evidence
at
the
investigation
j
into
Ihe
scandals
in
connection!
TTD
I717DV
CAAU
with
Ihe
leasing
of
the
Teapot
j
Jl
YElllI
uUUll
Dome
oil
reserve
in
Wyoming!
with
which
Secretary
Denby
was
more
or
less
intimately
connect-ioernand
The
scandal
has
caused
a
great
stir
throughout
the
United
Stales.
COMMISSION
COMES
;is
MONDAY
NEXT
WEEK.
!
j
On
Monday,
Tuesday
and
Wednesday
of
next
,
I-
-week
-Ihe
commission
-
of
'ar
inquiry
inlo
Ihe
pulpwood
resources
of
I
lie
Iiomin-iou
will
hold
its
sessions
here
in
Ihe
council
chamber
of
Ihe
city
hall.
The
members
of
the
commission
coming
here
will
be
W.
A.
Anstje
of
Vancouver,
J.
O.
Sutherland.
or
Nova
Scotia;
ami
K.
Finlayson,
acting
director
be
of
forestry.
Oilier
members
of
Ihe
mi
commission
arc
holding
sessions
in
Ihe
cast.
TRIED
TO
WRECK
nm
f
iiunrn
PlinV"
Dill
LUIuDLrv
dnlr
j
Seamen
From
El
Cedro
Arrested
at
San
Pedro
Tried
to
Run
Steamer
on
Rocks
Near
Massett
Julius
Anderson,
Dane,
and
.mi..
iniinnli
lTLmntiin.
wore
arrested
last
week
at
San
Pedro
lwlien
Hie.
Los
Angeles
Timber
products
Co.'s
steamer
F.I
Cedro
riveil
from
Hockley
Hay
with
a
-
cargo
or
lumber.
Uolli
were
sea-
men
on
the
vessel
and
were
I.
W.
W.
members.
Anderson
was
charted
wilh
attempting
to
According
10
me
siory.
ine
r.ii
Cedro.
Capt.
Ilrusl,
was
proceed-
ing
nut
'to
sea
rrom
Massett
Inlet
when
Ihe
officer
on
watch
noticed
that
Ihe
course
had
been
changed
nod
Tasl
today.
twenty-seven
by
Anderson
who
was
at
tho
persons
remained
on
board
over-wheel.
This
was
immediately
night
out
or
CO
passengers
and
righted
and,
after
be.
had
been
crew
there
were
aboard,
overpowered,
Amlerson
was
put'
The
vessel
was
on
her
second
iu
Irons,
poltarch
was
also
ironed
trip
from
San
Francisco
to
Port-am!
both
were
turned
over
.to
the
land
and
way
ports.
i...ii...riii
on
nrrlvu
nl
San
--
-
-
ler.
Aiiilerson
and
Poltarch
were
-
,
-
:
oroereu
tm
punm.
.
.
.
tANAUA
LnALLtllufcO
FOR
THE
DAVIS
CUP
toltONTO.
Feb.
18.
The
(Canadian
Lawn
Tennis
Ass'cla-
lion
will
enter
a
challenge
for
the
Davis
Cup,
it
was
decided
at
the
annual
meeting
on
Saturday,
The
selection
whether
the
games
will
be
played
in
Ihe
American
fop
UDop
Will
Corn
mence
Within
a
Few
Weeks
It
Is
Expected
There
is
not
much
demand
for
labor
in
Hie
district
vet
but
a
ttnnAml
iirionlitn
tirt
it
1m1iialftf
expected
within
the
next
few
weeks
by
the
local
liranch
of
the
Employment
Service
of
Canada.
Logging
camps
of
the
Masselt
Timber
Co.
jn,
Graham
s)and
re-epening
and
several'
men
have
been
taken
on
lately.
The
Trelheway
and
Oranby
camps
at
Alice
Arm
are
about
lo
com-
mence
for
ihe
season
and
the
Prince
Rupert
Logging
Co.
at
Surf
Inlet
expects
lo
open
up
about
March
I.
Sawmills
in
tho
interior,
which
have
been
closed
operating
on
a
reduced
scale
during
the
winter,
will
probably
resuming
shortly.
If
work
actually
-
commences
some
of
(lie
many
building
projects
prophesied
for
the
cily
this
year
il
will
make
the
local
situation
very
healthy.
As
soon
as
the
snow
leaves,
many
mining
properties
around
Slewarl
will
increase
Ihe
scope
meir
op.Tuiiuus.
una
majr
jalso
be
said
of
the
interior.
There
are
not
so
many
un-
employed
rcsistered
this
week
as
lasl
because
many
men
have-
left
for
other
points
to
secure
work.
At
present
something
over
50
ar
registered
which
is
a
much
smaller
number
(ban
last
year..
SHIP
ASHORE
OREGON
COAST
Columbia
on
Rocks
and
Will
Likely
ibe
Total
Wreck;
27
Persons
Aboard
Yet
MAUSllFIELD,
Ore.,
Feb.
18.-
me
sieamer
uoiumoia,
wuicn
yesterday
went
on
the
rocks
en
-route
to
his
harbor,
is
still
hard
.Many
passengers
were
laKeu
ooai.
,.,,
1
xiie
vessel
will
likely
be
a
total
loss.
llescuo
ships
are
standing
by
this
morning,
AMATEUR
SKATING
SPEED
CHAMPION
SAHANAC
iaKK.
Feb.
18.
Charles
Gorman,
St.
John,
cap-
lured
the
American
National
amateur
speed
skating
.champion-
orishlp
here
on
Saturday..
Ho
made
European
t.
.......
zone
...01
will
i.
be
i..ri
left
1..
lo
11...
the(a
'
world
.......11
record
1..
in
1
ItO
in
.......
yard
1
dash,
.1...1.
discretion,
f
the
council.
In
lmo
bemg
36.35
seconds.