FISH : "MARKET FMsh Salmon, Oollchans, Crabs, Shrimps, Fresh Meat and Poultry. Iluluo Made Sausage Fresh Dally. Phone 71. VOL. XIV.. NO 71 Up BOSTON GRILL i Aiit iir i iTWi t mvrfc 1 i nnriwx mi nil tit nsv a m LUIAL MYlliAlUK bAtofclJ UN UWJN bUAl TWO BIG FREIGHTERS LABOR CAUSE IN BRITAIN Colonial Secretary Thomas Says Only Oowards Refuse to Pace Facts THE IMPERIAL IDEA Inconsistency Born of Experience and Determination to Do Right Thing LONDON. March 21. lit u speech ul Newport, Hi secretary of stale for the colonies, lion. J. II. Thomas, said llinl men who with fuci'd with the rcpnnitililfu of oflice and (he knowledge of what this great l.iupire meant i'ouiU n'ir again !.' indifferent lo propaganda! a hi I lie pat. llr must remind Ihem dial (hey weir responsible politician keeping in mind only the great Interest of the country. U wan no u:c shouting in llie llouo of Common Hint tlir lulinr lender were inconsistent. Only coward failed l face fact. "Our mroiii"lenry if born of experience and (he deloriiiinalion to do lint nshl thing. ' find Hie ioiiiller.. ALL READY FOR AIR MACHINES Buoys Anchored at Seal Cove American Round-the-World Filers Due Tuesday Next Week Buoy for Ihe mooring of Ihe tinted Wales round the world f iiik mochlnes have been anchored al Seal lime where Ihe planes will alight next week. All is now in readiness fo'r Ihe lauding of (he machine al this purl. Wealher conditions permllliug. Ihe plain's will leay Seattle early Tuesday morning and should ar live here that nflenioon. The Imp between here ami Seal tie will lake between ji ami seven hours jt is c limated. NO CHANGE YESTERDAY IN STRIKE SITUATION Need of Central Control In don s Transportation was Shown at Inquiry LONDON, March 21. - There was no change yeslrnlay in Ihe euliiiitiou growing out or Ihe flrike of employer of Ihe tramway and omnibuses. Neither side evinced any disposition lo give in. A emiil id imiulry look evidence rrgaiilinif Hie situation and II Is etfpci-lcd Ihe report will be picscntrd to the labor ministry within n few days. A feature or yesterday' "-sion of Ihe liuioiry was Ihe general admission of Hie need or a central control for Loudon" transporlallon facililies in order lo remedy competition and oei lapping. AMERICAN VESSEL IS ASHORE NEAR FLORIDA JACKSONVII.I.K, Florida, Mar. 21.-- Sleanishlp President M" roe, a shipping bonid vessel, I nshoro four miles mulli of Pa. eiric lleefd, 120 miles from Miami. 8.0.8. cu.ll have been nnsweied. The President Monroe- l carrying a large number or passenger. and Is reported lo be lu no Inone-Jl'e danifer. "";iin... . ' i .in Two Big Steamships to Load Lumber at Swanson Bay but Have to Pay Heavy Insurance Two lug ship arc lo loud lumber at Swanson Buy. I'iie S.S. Suguru will load 2,500,000 feci of spruce anil hemlock forL New York going into bcrlli on April 10 and she will lie followed by Ihe Caplo which will lake u million feet of hemlock iiiare lo Japan. II. IL. McMillan v Co. are llic shipper. One difficulty in flipping lumlier from .Swanson Bay i the heavy insurance which ha lo he paid ami whirli prevents niot vessels going there. Kvcr lliinu norlh of latitude fl i affected. Norwegian ships huilt norlh of 51 are exempt from Ihis ruling. 5IYTFFN ROATJ IN "Ctf ,l,e lw" "Mv trut,l: iMAlLLll DVttld 111 o SwiIM(1 tay to load lumb-r WITH HALIBUT TODAYS " ' H,m cl' .''" ! a very' serious handicap. 'I he None Have FuB Catches, Total;'" ,"'"I1"'r 'eel' f"" " Fare, Being 142.800 Pounds t ,,,7'ar1"' .Je nudianpnieni (,r wauon ..,., Bay mill under the liquidator ' i I en Amer can halibut boals and . . ,. .. ......I ,.r plant iff lo load n -hip there Hit IjHIIUUIHII mm a ll"i m , t. I ... I I J.'.XOU Ills III liaiiuui mm rii-ii; ttieir ralchcs al the Fish W . I il.l. . ..f II. a riiaiiue mis munim. v rraf. loul full caches t.ie Amer . cans hriiDHug a total of Il3.o0d. lbs. and Ihe Canadians, SOo- American Norland. lY.Ouu Its, and Tilli. rum. H.OOO lbs., at 13c and c, Id Ihe Pacific Fisheries. Fnilh. 5.000 lbs., and California. I fi. 000 ll.... at 13. tc and (ic. to the Booth FUheries Canadian IU. I ratius. 11.(100 lbs., and Sadie harbor ycslenlay. all small ones K.. IS.ooo lb.. ot 13. Ic mid Oc, probably of Ihe "killer" variely. lo Ihe lloyal Fish Co. jdne wa seen of Ihe Prince llu- Prospcrity. It.ooiJ llc and pert Doalhoosc and laler in the ll.iel II 15,000 lbs., al l.'I.Sc and afternoon four were een to-r,i , to Ihe Canadian Fish A Cold Kclhcr in ShawallanV Pasuge Storage (!o . jul tieyond Ihe entrance lo Fairway. ll'.OUO lb and I.ln- Sliawalhiiis Lake. A launch gave coin. 1.500 III., al I.V.'e and "o.rliii-e and followed Ihem thioiiuli lo the At I in Fiohcric. Canadian Maude. '.'.:I0 lbs, al 11. le and r.r. In the Booth Fisheries Cana dian Co. Mayflower. S.ooo lb... at lie ami tie. lo Ihe Itoynl Fish Co. Johanna. 17.0011 lbs., at It. to and Vie; Itulh. 2.500 lbs and Iris, S.rinil lbs at llr iinl Oc. lo Ihe Canadian Flh A Cold Slorace Co. Toodie. ;i.iioil lb., al ll.leaud r.r-, lo Ihe Allin Fisheries. ANOTHER NEW HALIBUT BOAT IN PORT TODAY Belonging to Molvik I hen Bros., of Seattle, Arrives With First Catch The new Seattle halibut boat Prosperity, owned by Molvik lm., is in port today marketing her llrst catch after her mniden trio In Ihe fishing banks. Her IciikIIi is 58 feel and power is derived from a 50 horse power Bo-linder di-iscl engine. She has a crew- of six men ami a carrying capacity of about 10,000 pounds. JAPANESE PEOPLE EXPRESS THANKS IN EXPRESSIVE MANNER OTTAWA. March 21. The (iovernor (Jeneral has received letter and album signed by halfjwcre- two resolution on the or- a million citizens of Toklo ex-jder paper, both of which deall pressing uraiuuue lor uanaua assislance afler Ihe. great earth- iiuake. I m aioum win tie ex hihiled and (hen placed in the archers of Canada, BIRTH A daughter was horn al Ihe Prince Hupcit Oeneral Hospital: on March 23 lo Mr. and Mrs, Churh's K. Cabrera, Besner lUi'ltncnl.i Northern and HUNCH TO TAKE It i estimated Ihut the uisii.-- ,. I... mill will tin "I I) .111. III... ... .11. . is. '," rn,e'l lu ii himj iui.i vui'ni j . ... . . .1 - i. . iih'Iiih win nit uiHiir iiirinir". i r. ,.ar, i.!ir... ii, ,. JfVll( ;,Br,. IN HARBOR YESTERDAY Four Were Together In Shawat-lans Passage and, Went Through Butte Rapids .. . I...1. i.. .i... pnrrai nuaic vrr im-h hi iiii- BuUe Itapids and they made I heir way rapidly toward Callo way llapiil. rising nuw- mid then and blowing and rollimr over. They were ipiite small, possibly about twelve feel long. CANADIENS FAVORED TO WIN STANLEY CUP MUNTItKAI., Mairh 21. The Caiiadieus of Motilreal w ill go Into Ihe second game wiljt Ihe Calgary Tigers favored lo win the Slauh'y Cup as a result of their six to one victory over the Western Canada l.eaue champions on Saturday. 'The game was played on heavy ice. HOME BANK IS TALKED ABOUT Discussion In Housto of Commons Is Delayed: One Motion Withdrawn OTTAWA, Match 21. - Discussion of the lale defuncl Home Bank, which was scheduled to lake 'place here today in House or Commons, has postponed .and there appears to lie .some uucei'laiuly as lo when It will come up or what form U will lake. When Ihe subject was ajhrnnrhed lust 'Thursday there s.wiiii tne collapse or tnai lnsiitu - lion, but in the meantime one of ineiii, inai oi ex-mayor i.nurcn i promo, urging .some lorm ui Imineillate und dlrecl relief lo Home Bank depositors, has been dropped, Thai of Irvine of Cal gary 'sllll remain. It provides for I ho appointment of a comlnlt- tee to devise methods for pre- venllng similar failures In .fu- lure. PRINCE RUPERT Central ' British Columbia's Newspaper hui'EHT, B.C., Monday, march LUMBER CARGO FROM j MILLION DOLLARS EDMONTON ELEVATOR RUPERT CONSIDERED OTTAWA, March 21. Ivlui'inloir ol a iinllioii dollar! in Ihe .eflimaleH fur the foiinilcliuii uf the grain elevalor and there a i ti jiiMiiliilily that an a'mouiit will Ih placed in . Die fupplemenlary ell-riiale. a for an elevator at Prince Huperl. The uiat-ler I I; slill bcinx deliher-aled A here and a majority of the minister mciu lo favor it. 'lai"' .''iaffe 'al Ihe point where 4, 4, 4 the city iiie line crosses the ULSTER FEARS UATIl IlkV nUjllLllLlJ . . . .. A a ft 1 l snooung uasv ween wut """ to Focus on Ireland Once More . 1 1 1 F.I. FA ST. March 2t. The 'Jueenstown shooting incident has led to Increased' precautions along the L'ller border. 'Hie Mar-now- at Ihe B.C. Undertakers' lcr. A man of bold" dctermina-U.ul of LuOdniTdelfi- hasv been Parlors await ihg-buHal. The Nar-tioirbut -of srnsltlvV'HattJre. in urgeil by a depulaliou of Augli-!lielhoit'l''To1Iowihs her "raisingmany respect, it was this nacloy peoiile where he is visit- lug lo imnres upon Premicrjaduiiuislralor. t:rai;r the necessity for the responsible authorities to be ever on tlii-ir vuard as grave fear is entertained of a renewed attack. Cardinal Ioguc described Hie affair as an inhuman crime per petrated with a view to bringing the Free Stale government into disrepute and embroilment will ii the Brilsli KOvrrnmrul. COLLISION IS CAUSE OF LOSS Eight of Crew of British Steamship Lost In Accident at Sea (!1IAT.SKND, Mar. 21. Initcd Males sieamMiip .meriean .Mer chant ami llie nritisii sieamer Malalua collided off 'Thames- haven Ibis morning. 'The Mulatuu sank ami it is reported that from one lo eight of the crew were killed. Several other were injured. CANADIAN WINNER IS HERE TO LOAD Vessel Expected to Sail Direct For Orient Towards End of Week Captain Donald Pilot C.O.M.M. freighter Canadian Winner arrived from Vancouver al 2 o'clock Ibis morning and later went on berlh at t lie ocean dock In load (he million feel of '"".lumber which should have been taken by Ihe Canadian Scottish. It is expected lhal the vessel will sail from here direct for llic Orient on Thursday or Friday. Cap!. Hocking, formerly mas- Ller of Ihe Cnnailinn SpiiIIUIi is u command of Ihe Winner and (Japl. 1). Donald, of the Prince iim,. xvio recently relumed from a trip lo Ihe Old Country on oi,company business, piloted the - vessel tin thu coast. SURGERY PROFESSOR DEAD CLASOOW, March 21. Sir William MacKwen, 70 years of nKe. a nrofessbr of snrcrnrv In Glasgow Unlversllv since 18U2, Ii dcad 2, tu2i. SatMr' Circulation Tragic Death Takes Captain treeman: Body oesiae Death lowarcl.s Ihe end of lat career 01 cum. iioome.s ,iv. rrceman. owner aim mazier 01 me launch Nurbelhuug arid one of (he bird known mariners in Bril-I ish (k)lumhia wMlcr.i. After Ihe many adventure ami unique' : i . .'i..l - -. 11... f.. .. rrl.i . ..r I' -i:r he peni in Prince Illiperl-uiid the vicinity or the porl, following Ailhc mjall boat business, . his.demisc came in ;i manner bolli tragic, '. - iiiciucui wuit-ii uiuijvcu iuii I . I...1 U1IU Ullt."AICLI.U After spetiding the whole rai-e the .Narlirthoii? A;liic,h that. .iriiTiiuiin w retiiiitcit to he mil in :i 4iii.-ill li.-iv off SliHWal. water J.he provincial ppiicc dis- '". Skagit Counly. 'covered' Capt. Frt'cman'.s body ly- A brother. Miller Freeman, fug lieside Jhe engine of llie.who Is in the publishing busi- crati. It is- assumeil that, towards ,,,c "f ,1,t' :eck,.Uapt, tree. man was ofercome with gas arid that the ImuU which was said (o have bppn In ;a leaky coniiition, later satiV. Iteoort of the Narbe- thong's, plight was brought lo the publishes, among other well Jcily aboul noon On Saturday. byknown journals. Hie Pacific P. W.: Anderson ami Ihe police Fisherman. investigation started that after-! Unique Character noon., Tlic body was brought to; life city eslerday nxoruing and is was turned over lo the. official Full of Gas Fumes Chief Constable Spider and Constable Ponder 'were .despatch cd to the scene of the tragedy on. Saturday afteruoO'nr Afl'er looking over ihe siluatloif, .Ihey re-, turned to the ;jty and a'i-H hi Ihe evening lln. pow'er boat Pachenu,, Caul. Gtuiinuin, with Chief Co it stable Spiller iind Coiistaliles Saint am) Ppnder aboaM. went out train; Al low tide,. using a small boat, a cable was fastened to the Narbellmng and at high tide whs towed under water a dittauce of some 300 yard Cbief in lo shore. Al (J o'clock in the morning, the Narhclhoug wa hikii ami dry in ihe low water. Coiuir aboard, Ihe officers found the house or Hie boat to be lighlly closed up and full of gas funics. making il impossible to enter. Afler Ihe house had been veulil-ated and Ihe'worsl of Ihe gas re- k'asedr entry 'was made and the body of Capt. Freeihan vvtjs found therein. The cnlire Job of beach-ins Ihe Narbethong coiisliluted an excellent feat of salvage Work reflecting credit on the seamanship of 'Capt, (iauimon and llie police, officers. Operations, start ed at 8 o'clock Salunlay everting and the body was brought lo Ihe city al 8.30 Sdnday morning. The most of the work was done (hiring the night An examination made yesterday morning by Dr. J. P. Cade eslah. lished that dca'lh bad-been due to gas poisoning and not drowning Coroner Gale held an official en. quiry this aHernoon. Pending re. ceipt of advice from Capt. Freeman's brother in Seatlle; funeral arrangements have not .yel been decided upon. Bern In Utah The Jute Capt. "Freeman was born about 50 year ago in Hie stale of L'lah. His father was ail itinerant newspaper man and, al an early age. 'deceased, with the rest of hi family arrived at Kllensburg,. Washington, where the falher started a paper. Some years la(er the aniily moved to Skagit Counly- and another paper was siariru ,ai Mount vemon. For n lime. .tJap'L Freeman fid- lowed gill ue,t fisiiiiig on (he Skagit lUver, ,and; in I8U8 the gold rush alt lac I ed him to the ukon where for. six years ho was engaged in mining. In lOOtt hv came Id PriiU'e ltui6ri and Strt Salt 404 SWANSON bound Lymg'fy ) ngme tn uwn Boat week closed Hie pielurejiue cigiuurii i:ui oi m inc. which of Saturday night working to .iincc lhal time he remaim-d In-re His father and mother, it is un-.Hie ilerslooil, are dead although an uncle is said to be still resident ness at . I Columbia hlreet. !?eal- He. has iieco coininunicaled witli.'tilcheii. his head a bloody mass. A letter from him addressed lo H'C la,,'e was a shotgun open Ihe lale Cant Freeman was rc-i31 ceived at the walerfronl at tlie:"ee" 'i efid of the week. Miller Freeman A Ihe lale Cajd. Freeman was an outstanding and unique charac feature of his character that led I him to acts which, while perhaps not wormy ot. emulation, were doubtless in his own mind gen- juiue ami proper. lie had Ihe courage or his convictions and Was not afraid lo exprrs I hem. Some years ago, he had difticully with federal government olllcials which led lo restriction being placed on the operation of hi famous boat, the Narhelhoug. Staling thai he would make Ihe Narbelhonjr "Ihe best advertised boat in Ihe world," dipt. Free man set mil upon a eampaixn of publicity claiming Hie he had I been treated unfairly and with prejudice and demaudiii an investigation. Failing lo obtain what be considered satisfaction. h: proceeded lo lake up more rash measures which, howevep, were accented as well tntemleii (at rather than malicious.' They re sulted in his case further being investigated bul slill not I o deceased's salisracliun. lie was still waging his campaign up lo the time of hi death. Courane and Integrity WiHial, Capt. Freeman was n man with the sterling qualities of courage and inlegrily. In idle of peculiarities, he was of a generous nature aim was, re speeded, even by IIioms towards, whom his criticisms were direcl-l ed. His demise will be mourned! by his walerfronl friends particularly and Ihe citizens of llie north coast generally. His many acts of generosity and service will long be remembered. PERSIA CHOOSES A NEW RULER ! , Infant Son of Deposed Monarch, Becomes Shah and Republic ! Idea Abandoned LONDON. March 21. Tho Persian parliament has aban- liitiifl Dim til.tii nf n fmoitilln fur that country but has deposed Miiiau .Aiimeu .Mima ami decided to Install the infant sun two years of age on the throne, according lo the Dally Mail. Third Avenue. Best of Food Good Service. "reii. Private Boxes for Party tjse. "Take Her to The Boston PRICE FIVE CENT8. BAY SOON DOUBLE MURDER JT C0QU1TLAM Car Inspector Albert Witcherly and Wife Brutally Done to Death POUT CO0LI1I.AM, March 24, Albert Witcherly, 35 years of age. a car inspector, and his wife r l,,e. sa',a a8cyve,c fuun,l oa Saturday Un I .. ... I ..trvl.l night in ... IIiuim their hoim t...mik '" - htally inucleinj, uteir heads uanereu in oy a nammer anu vyiwi a gunshot wound In thoihead of man The- double murder is believed to have occurred Friday night when a neighbor say.s he heard a woman shriek. When the place was visited Saturday Witcherly was touiid on the floor of the ",e breecli and ono shot bad In the hallway near Ihe frmi door Ihe body of a woman was found Willi her forehead battered. pillow had been placed over her head. Blood .stains on the., floor of the kitchen had been wiped up and the rags left in the sink. Both doors of Ihfc Tiodse we r- found locked. -0 clue-rsj yet been found to llie ""uro'ercr or motive for the crime. CAR PLUNGED INTO HARBOR Three Persons Had Narrow Es cape When Truck Left Road at Seal Gov 'Three persons riding in a' Ford ruck belonging lo James Slur, geon and driven by a man named Cyr narrowly escaped drowning on Saturday evening when the vehicle went olT llie road inlo the harbor close to the plant of (lie Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co. Seal Cove. Had it nu( been for llie fact thai Ihe tide wns low and' still running out, there might, have been fatal results. As it was no one was injured though the Iruck which went into shallow water, was badly damaged. Willie Swanson, a young loy, was pinned under the 'machine hul was extricated none tho worse for his experience. MAY BE ANOTHER PAPER STARTED IN VANCOUVER VANCOLVF.U, March 2l.tho recent merger of llio Wo.-ld and the Sun may be followed by Mill more newspaper innovation here; ii curieui reports arw unfilled, It is .said that certain interest are nulelly looking over Ihe field wllh an eye lo establishing a large daily. Iteport have linked the name of young Cornelius ' I 1 . 1 1 . , , . wno aircaoy coniiucta ivaiiucioiii, three large Illustrated papers on ii... i.., i ii ....i i, '. 1 "'" " " " " , " '"7,7" ""'V ik .4' nliu nnnniiAliiii .till. I.I... 1 1 " "i" o. n i tateu, iiowever, imii uiusiru- Hon would fealuro the new paper, FRENCH EXPRESS TRAIN CRASHED INTO FREIGHT MKTZ. France. March 21- An A regent wilt be appointed to express train bound from Osleml, act during the minority of tho Belgium, lo Basle. Hwltierlaud, new ruler. Antagonism to the.lhi morning crashed Into Shalr developed owing to the long .freight train. Might passenger abnwc h Pan. Jtfcro UtlliKj ar d cle- crt injured.