I Prince Rupert Fish, Meat nd Poultry Market Phone 671 VOI, XIV, NO, 110, It ARE OPPOSING l... POLITICAL CHURCH UNION hurcli. I Scott or Montreal dc- .. . ,. .. ' i. n MH" ion ii uniiiiiy. Iir i. i V unionists had ik(xl 1 amr i. to be gunmen and do : t our for theiu in taking -.f im right" of tbrir op-! LIBERALS TO NOMINATE HERE Convtntlon Catted for May 23 Choose Candidate; Pattullo Likely Choice A "UVf-utimi of Liberals of Vtmvf lluperl constituency :Ui-d (o meet here on May 23 a: l col !? have been cent out '3 nV (he reiilirs on IJuccii Ciiu: ..,Mr Nliitiilt ami eUewhere k lor I In appointment of '"'r dr-t l attend on that date. War m, deli'Kale .can roine it 5 io-d that proxies be sent. Ine .nly eiindldule at pivsenl ,: (fill is Hon. T. I. Patlull". iMiiiu member and minlstei' !f I .and, who will dualities re-'' 'lie uomiiiallou a he i ex- '"'"iiiely popular, a good fihter r-U mi able representative. j LIQUOR ToWfCTiONS AT STEWART QUASHED Mnrl RWard and Harry Hicks re Qyn Their Freedom by Chief Justice Hunter n Hie ground (hat Sllpendiary MlfiMiale J. p. Scnrletfs com- 'oiiin: was restricted lo w'iiily am) did not apply lo tbo I'li.vinee us ii whole, Sluart llcn-lersiiu wus Hiiri..sfiil last week I'HVlnir Chief Justin, Hunter ul VHiicoiiver iiiiiikIi ll.pior selling voiivifiiouH ngalusl Henri Itlvurd "n.l )lu.r), j,(,k( of Sll,wnri. "'vrd and Hicks were sentenced J'"" lline ago by Maglslitc scnrlcll to six months nt Okalla. Suliorlbe for tlje Dally New. by Normand, careened at full h'ci into an electric light ide at the corner of Third Avenue and Seventh Street. Sent to Hospital According to the report to the nly police entered by Sergeant A. - - II. Hailc). who wu on duty at tin RtriMnlallve of "A Host of lime, he received fall to the Wtften" Speaks Against BUI ciie of the accident at .'1.35 a.m. Before Parliament I"11 fe "r.ulr "fler the iltKhtn ill the station bad gone On arrival at the corner of of the lloii.e of l3om- W" fl !lrreL li. K. IImm. In oppo.;" "MV"mic Miiasiieo trt, I ........ .,H.kP for "a ' " "'- -ecu of cul In various plare-. vv.-mei..- Hhe -aid tr the 'r, " '' rfiidrre.1 .' I we will go forward. ll'- rrc ,enl o , ou.l l.un.m.ie.1 IH-r-,";""- , w.ll f.-rwnnl e,,rr,-',lM; 1lh,"u,, WHN, ba,,,y .... . . m.iI II. l. ...I X .t...i a n.l mm Ii4.ii.ei of t lif Prefu- , ' , , Inlait aiit mi llin litfinil uiul ljifiiiif.r wo IdeeiliiiK from Ihc head. the imparl of the car striking 'he mde wa so (.'real thai it p.l.lird Die pole over ill a xlaill-lug fiosilioii and lore it away from ll.e wire above. The arc IlKlll on the pole dropped and si.ii.-lied in the roof of (he car. The front of ll.e automobile was iil-o siinvO.ed in and the engine d. -placed. Cruel l.ove, uper- i.ile.nlenl of ulililie. wa im-i meilialely nolifieil as luli voll-ajse vtire were lying anniinl and the lights were out. Mr. l.ove ex.reied wonder that someone had not been electrocuted. In half an hour connection were restored, ll.e pole hcim: put back in position lalcr in the morning. Serceant Halle), after leaving the scene of" the accident, proceeded to the hospital and Or Treinane arrived shortly" afler-wards to attend the injured men. Il.illooii was loidutr a lot of blood and was kepi in the hospital. Cooper and Normatid were sent home Iwo hours later. Made Statement In u slaleu.enl to the police, Nniinaiid slated thai be had picked up the three men at the 81. Ileyls Cafe to lake them home. Jill before reaching the corner where ll.e accident occurred, the man sitting nexl to him tNurihand) grabtied the wheel or ll.e car and turned it shandy to the right, resulting in Hie accident. The driver was knocked unconscious and was not iil.l' to remember anything Tur-ll.er will, regi.nl to the accident. LIEUT. TONKIN TO TAKE PLANE NORTH Expects to Oet Away Monday on U.S. Cutler Bear for Chlg-nk to Search for Martin SAN FltANCISCO. May 9. l.leul. Tonkin and a mechanic, will riv In Seattle Saturday and Monday will ship his plane on Mm U.H. culler Hear for Chlg-nik whence Hie plant) will make a kl ai'ch for Major Martin. 1 With as Result Express and Mall Due Tonight Part of a tunnel jui( cast Itgtiglily i.alioii and 11 mi lea, wel of SmlllleVs tin Hip fine' of the Canndinii National ltailwiy caved in on Thursday morning and train traffic i being interfered with a result. PHINCH ItLPKHT, 11.(1, FHIDAY, MAY 1), I02i. Ihc train iluc to arrive inuu )0fia,j( Sam YVickwirr PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Some of Hie girl urLslv who arc pulling Lite fim-liilig louche on Hie scenery al Ihc Hrilih F.mpire Kxliibiliun al Wembley, are shown fraternizing Willi Ihc police, who arc protecting the ground'). VMUrtftjr'i Circulation 163T TUNNEL CAVED co WAS SMOTHERED IN UP RIVER :r AFTER STRUGGLE Special lo liaily News. ftl I Ll U 1 lYUUUtiLi the l-.-t al l..m veieniay aner-; i l.i,1,il,r ........inlcd isl... b.-ni !..... .ir...ih..i-,..i i.. ,i..nii. . forest products at II. (J. ports during 1923. This represents about 50 l" cenl of the freighters AI.ICK AIIM, May 9. A meet- calling here. these ship paid iw " a l'al 'ad of ing wa held here Wcdnexlay .... weight eveniiik- under' the authority of nt"' ' wrBr "...-ji.oi less man s.auo.uou ions. lllie Conservative Association! nlpeg Assaulted and Then for the election of otllcers and' Murdered I Hi- selection of a delegate lo Ihc! Ahviik Miit piiI lull, wliirli uiprlrtl WIV Vlll-f : M.v Vrir ls - t-- I va V ww MayLlL , Ww bound, sagged au. a.ault- T. W. I'alconer wa elected t.j. K;tle .Sjuchyn. wife of a rail- president 'with Jack Anderson way laborer ,was nmpiered here h(.piflurv All P X 11 1 1 ( i I' ril.il- 'j.l.tr.lfii a flnriif mil Tl.n ti.iit1 -l 11 The sum paid out to the steam ship companies as freight! on these commodities calculated al current rates exceeded $10,000,. 000 In addition l Vancouver, Vic toria, Xcw Westminster and Prince lluperl. in which lumber mitli-e consi.ling of J. M. Mor-lhad put up a lerrific struggle oxrrw;,l,'ll,,i"p,y . lloininale as rlson. Joe Wl.ealley. Angus Mc- and wa considerably battered l'".r ,rarf, ,'"R",alin? I" rit- aud Ja.iabout the hesid and shoulders.'. " "'erc are sii leasi icii iro.'ressive pons III ine i.i 1...1 ui,.i. I .... I .... . ' !orii inrp wliifli urn u-linllv iliAi.nrt noon oiu noi oi i-iuu: w rair-oner ami JacK .u-j the woman s Dody was dis-l" . ' " . , ' train, gelling here at iiiidiiighl.'.,., u-1(. -i-p ... ,i,.i,...aies rmm i.v ii.h .i.,r.ni"e"1 lu",r ""ipincnts of wood brought in the passenger. Thoe VlJ1X roMVenlion. Ifroin school. ro ug soutli were unc lo make connections with the steamer Prince lluperl which was held till one o'clock this morning. The train Iraving here for the, FjisI last night transferred its J passengers at the point of trouble f and ll.e equipment will be back till evening bringing the trans ferred passengers from ll.e west bound due this afternoon. ( ir is expected that the Ironble will be eleared up tonight, allow ing the train leaving here thl evening to gel through. It will go oul at 10 o'clock. i Mail and express which did not gel through las! evening will be in Ihis evening on No. 3 which is; now reported pi arrive at 7 lo, PREACHER PAYS FOR SLANDER Roy. Clem; Davles Assessed Damaqes Amounting to $2,000 for Statement V.NCOi;Vi:il, May 9. A special Jury of ll.e Supreme Court yesterday afternoon awarded J. P. (loe) Smith, of ll.e lloyul Canadian Mounted Police Narcotic- s.iiad, $2,000 damages against Itev. Clem Davles, pastor of (he Cenlonntnl Methodist Church, Victoria, for slander. The statement that got Mr. Davie in trouble was a statement made in an address In Ills church on December 9 last when he declared that Smith was not only a Iralllcker In drugs bul a ilrug fiend himself. TAX COLLECTIONS KDMONTON, May 9. City lax collection, both current and arrears, for tin month of April as well as lor the first four mouths' of the year, continue considerably in advance of collections for the same period of IU.3. I ; TTT" V i .:. .1 rBBBBBBBBBBBlBBBBBBBBBBaBBBBrB This group oT men have leri for Suulh America, where they will traverse unexplored lerrilory for the llualziu bird, which is said lo swim like n fish, fly like u bul uiul break sloues wild its bill. PAT DALY WILL BE D C CADfCMT IN CITY TOMORROW i ' unnuu" Being Accompanied by Represen tatlve of Idaho Mining Interests Which Bondod Stewart Property Pat Daly, (anions Stewart mining rigure, will be in the. city on the steamer Prince Oeorgc tomorrow bound north. Accompanying him will bo Harry March, who has arrived recently from Idaho, to institute development work on the Only group of silver-lead claims on . Texas Creek, which Mr. Daly recently bonded lo Day Urol hers, well known mining operators of the Coucr d'Aleno country. LEAGUE BASEBALL Amerlean League SI. Koni I, Cleveland I. Washington 2, Hoslon I. Others, rain. . National League All panics postponed on eouHt of rain. ao- IS CANDIDATE Conservatives Nominate Hazelton Man to Contest Skeena Constituency (Special to Daily .News) TF.lt IIAC13, May 9. -- Al the Conservative convention held here last night It. S. Sargent or Hazelton was the unanimous choice as candidate to contest the consliluelicy at Hie TorUi- coming provincial election. Dele- gales were present from all part of the riding and much enthusiasm was shown. ' It is expected that there will be at least two other candidates In the field, a Liberal and a representative ol the Provincial Parly. For the. Liberals either Olof Hanson of Smltiers or K. T. Keuney or Terrace vvfil pro-bably be nominated. C. II. Oil-berl Is spoken of ns,lfie probable standard bearer for Iho pnwjuels fop their exisknee.' There are Cheniainus, (ienoa Hay, Nauoose. Port Alberni. Mas-sett, Sydney mod the important pulpwood sliipping centres of Powell lliver. Ocean Falls, Swan-son Hay and Port Alice. Keeps Waterfront Busy nif iurtiiui-s oi marine sup- some. piles. This series ol articles communicated by ll.e Timber Industries Council of Hritish Columbia. FISH ARRIVALS Eight Vessels. Marketed 70,000 Lbs. of Halibut at Fish Exchange This Morning Three American boats sold 41,- 000 lbs. or halibut al the Fish F.xchange this, morning, and five Canadian. 29,000 lbs. Arrivals and sales were as follows: American Lancing, 13.000 lbsM at 13.5c and fir, and Wabash, 4,000 lbs, nt tic and Co, to the Canadian Fish A Cold Storage Co. Shermair. Uv.nnO lbs.. L tin and Cc, lo Ihc Hoolh Fisheries! Canadian Co. ! Canadian . Viola, 3,000 lbs.; Iteveille, 7,- 500 lbs., and W. T 0.000 lbs., at 12c and 5c, to the Canadian Fish A Cold Sloruge Co. Sclmji, 9,000 lbs., and Toodie, 3,500 bs., at I2.te .and 5c, to the Allln Fisheries, When you buy advertising you buy CIRCULATION, and lee that you fpU it. ' tf Tha Latest In Restaurants. BOSTON GRILL Third Avenue. Best of Food dood Service. Private ,Boies for Party, Use. VTafc Her to The Boston." PRICE FIVE CENTS. "vessels FISH a month Over 112,000,000 Paid Out An nually In Freight, Stevedoring and Towing Charges The lumber export business of 'Itrili-di Odumbja has increased Uen fold in ten years. For the twenty years previous jlo ltf 13 the yearly shipments of Jltrilhli Columbia lumber aver aged around 52,000,000 feel per annum. In 1923 the export rose to 521,000,000 Teet. This figure doe not include 233,000,000 feet of unmanufactured logs, 1 .000.000 bundles of shingles. 15,0(10,000 feet of box shook, 2(3 tons sash and doors, 1,500,000 feel poles, 130,000 bales of pulpw'ood and a large amount of newsprint. 50 Per Cent Carry Lumber About 480 deep sea vessel loaded wholly or partly IS VALUED AT jltlack Cod... lit witlrHalibut 7597 Herring 202G Red Spring- 387 White Sp'g 20 Crabs 8 5 YEAR TERM MOVEMENTS CITY AND DISTRICT AUTO CRASHES INTO POLE AND POTS LIGHT SYSTEM OUT OF COMMISSION CHURCHILL IS 'CAS SMASHED . SARCASTIC ON I THIS MORNING THE SITUATION Ur Election Will be Held Soon: Call Opponents Feather haadi and Shatlowpates Impact With Electric Lights Put City In Darkness For Half an Hour ONE IS IN HOSPITAL JiillK'n II. Illjlliill is III Mi e hos- pilal suffering from bad cuts on I.i VI Ml POOL. May 9. - Ittght'l.i head; J. A. Normand and Ui tl'Mi Churchill, address-jWilllam Oiopcr received lc- so- i li i oiieiv 11111 i.iuii Here rlou IhniiI injuries w h Ir li nero-iilii atd there was Mill1 to silaled dressing at (lie hospital, lie a if icral election in a few A. 0. Howie was sbaken up; an In m lln issue whether the automobile a wrecked and 1 1 1 -v should continue along electric light in tin downtown iXm of tried and proved section of the city went out for . - r plunge tntltr the half an hour a a result of a f , f a lot of renfherhcad rnolor smash about 3.30 lltl-i t ' iiwiaio him i Mr falla y looming when i laxicab (motor ap r (iri fnan socialism license No. 11.13. 20-178 , driven $304,759.25 Herring and Sprlnn Salmon are , Next In Value to Halibut Marketed Here Fish marketed here during tbo month Marcli 20 to April 25 is valued at $301,759.25 according to an oflicia) report of the Department of Marine and Fisheries. That caught by American boats is valued at $2 1 8,880.72 while Canadian caught fish sold here was worth $85,878.53. Following is Hie detail of the catch: Canadian Ling cod 10 cwl.$ 10.00 792.42 75,058.30 2,532.50 7,333i3 00.00 91.C0' $85,878.53 American Hlack Cod.... 3lcwl. $ J58.I0 Halibul ....2,IH 218,707.62 lied tfp'g .. 1 " 15.00 2IK,880.72 TALK OF PEACE IS MENTIONED Lady Astor Says Those Who Talk of Peace Often (Most Quarrelsome LONDON, May 9-Dealiiig with, the naval estimates the House r of Commons discussed disarma- riiptit iirro vi(iMaif:i v A' tiw.nt-X II is safe to say that but for i.r r n... tmn,...! M.,r-..,i!I be timber industries of.. Hritish (,,iea.sure thai the United States ; .oliimbw hair or the present ton-;Cogres3 had given consideralioui nage would stay away rroin Van-!u, llie suggestion or fresh con- convex and our main porls and rerences on .strinameiit limila-a that the eiricient maintenance or,!!,,,,. The Hrilisti BovcrnmcnL: our harbors would be a very serl-.woui(i do all possible lo cnler ous problem, without Hie revenue j0 such .liscussions. , their visil entails. Moreover, aj i,aty .slor declared the world consMlerabl,. amount or money i Wlts Ilol reaily for peacc. glB. spent by each or Ihese vesseNai.i those who talked most bout: when in -port in repairs and in.u were olten Hie most quarrel- FOR STEALING Clerk of Supreme Court at Van" oouver Sentenced at Assizes Yesterday VANCOLVKll, May 9.--11. C. Knight, supreme court registry clerk, who was found guilty at the assizes here of the theft of $8,000 of coujt funds was sentenced yesterday by Mr. Justice Morrison to five years ESSAY COMPETITION CLOSES SATURDAY Tomorrow is I lie lasl day for receiving essays in the cum petition which is being curried on by this paper hi conjunction with the Dominion (Jov-cnimcnl. in the Save the Forest Campaign. The radio set will be awarded to the writer or the, best submitted Up Jo midnight Salurduy. i