25 TAXI and Ambulance Service Anywhere at Anytime. Stand Royal Hotel, 3rd Ave. and 6th 8t. MATT VIDECK, Prop. VOL. XIV., NO. 222. GRANi? H. AND R. SANK Halibut Schooner Went Down Near White Rocks Engine May be Salvaged TO CONTEST CARIBOO PFNTICTON, Sept. 20. 1). Y Sutherland, mayor of Kelowna, was Ihe unanimous choice of Hie Liberal convention to contest Hie hy-eclion in the federal lilting of Yale. Four other names were placed In nominal Ion: 1 H. Crossilt of Vernon. Dr. W. .1. Knox of Kelowna. Col. O. E. Ed-ftell of Vernon and G. O.McOeer of Vancouver. John Carlson, charged with In toxication, was disin ssed in toe city police court this morning. RUPERT MAN THERE II. L. Campbell, former Princi. pal of the Prince Rupert public schools has been chosen vice-president of the Victoria and District Spoils Association, the organization which arranges league matches for the public and high schools of the Greater ic-loria district. of laud. Win. Grant of Ha.elton uing t). W. Pratt, of Skcena '.rossing, for the sum of $204 commission. After hearing argu ments on both sides His Honor dismissed the action witli costs. L. .S. McGill appeared for t lie plalntitr, and M. Gonzales, of Prince Rupert, acted for the de fendant JUST LOOK OVER CLASSIFIED I AST THURSDAY Publisher Enthuses Over the w m m, mm v 1 . jm m The Canadian halibut schooner II and R., owned and skippered by Charlie Edwards, sank near While Rocks last Thursday morning. The crew reached here last night. The vessel went down in not loo deep water and it is hoped that at least the engine may be salvaged. There were two other men on the vessel besides Capt. Edwards. SUTHERLAND CHOSEN BY KELOWNA LIBERALS Mining Possibilities ot I his That this will bo one of Hie greatest mining districts in the world and that a smelter should be built at Prince" Hupert to handle Hie ores, especially those which at present cannot be treated by Hie 0 ran by smelter at Anyox are opinions held by Charles H. Ilerron, newspaper publisher find mining man . or Seattle, who passed through the city yesterday on his way to Sttwait. jjur,j'ii js p,,ijsu,r 0r Hie. Alaska Weekly at Seattle and also or the Anchorage liaily Times. He has also been interested 1. 1 oltlltl till liiuiiinir ventures at III 'im I (' ilirrerent limes. In his weekly lie runs a page devoted to British Cnhimbla mining and especially years is the opinion of Mr. Ilerron. clearly and forcibly expressed. Be says it is the most wonderful mining country he knows mid be has been around mjuing camps a great deal in Ihe pasl 20 or 30 years. Ninety per cent of Ihe mines are on the Canadian side and lie expects to see twenty or thirty shipping mines Iherc within n Tew years. It lakes lime and capital to develop Ihe unities, however, and put them in condition for producing. The work is going on rapidly but it will gain impetus as it progresses. Mr. Ilerron says there is like the greenstone forma tion at Stewarat that he has seen tr. Mm Portland Canal district. anywhere. Mining That the Portland canal mines J money are already will exceed in production the Co- invest their money Lull in- But e d SlllCts wiiiim ifiii meiu wiiik mere, LIST Readers of this paper should not forget to look over the classified list. There they will find rooms, ollices and apartments to rent as well as rooms with board. They will notice in the want column a general servant, a small safe and experienced folder and furniture. For sale will tie-seen a safe, rooming liouses-au oak davenport, a pleasure boat and machinery, boats and engines. Also there are houses for sale and other features. District Especially Stewart men,, w ithi beginning to in develop- Rush to Dease Lake Monday, September 29. The steamer Prince George, on arrival at Vancouver on Monday, September 29, will tijke up the new schedule the same night un-l til Saturday, October 4, when' she will be retired at Prince' Hupert and Hie schedule taken up! by the sleamer Prince Rupert' from Prince Rupert at midnight, Saturday, October 4. ' Under the new schedule, Ihe large sleamer will sail from Vancouver for the north at 10 o'clock Monday nigfits and 12 noon Fridays, arriving at Prince from Prince Rupert for the south will he Wednesday nights at 8 o'clock and Saturday nights at touched by Ihe sleamer leaving ' Vancouver Monday and by EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS DESTROY VILLAGES ARAS RIVER, ARMENIA Speaking of the rush to Pease Other Shocks Contlnuo Lake placer diggings, Mr. Ilerron says that fifty men have gone north from Seattle to slake claims on F.aglq Creek, twenty miles from' Hie lake. He is interested to bear of further tle- velopmenls nt that point. HeTearlhquake. Details of the Casu makes frequent visits to mining centres in the interest of the mining game and of his publications and makes personal investigation of (lie merits of the different properlies.iu which stock i be'iig.old. In Differ- M&lm PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper PHIXCH RUPERT, B.C., SAT LIU) AY, SEPTEMBER 20, 11)24. v..t.rd.-. cireui.tien, i.s2s. The latest Rohenzdllern to settle down to work is Wilhclm, the eldet son of the former crown prince. He has accepted a position with an exporting and importing firm. lie is shown on Hie left with his father anil Prince Ferdinand. New Fealti es in Coast Stamhip Schediik Which Takes Effdd at End of Month; John Remau s Heie Stewart mid fofuughlly service To the0iieeTi CTiafluTle Island: out of this port by the steamer Prinze John nre features of a new fall schedule that is to be inaugurated nil the efid of this month by the Canadian .Yaitmal Railways coast .steamship service. Announcement of Ihe new service reached the city on the Prince Hupert yesterday afternoon. Under this schedule, the steamer Prince Rupert, on arrival at Vancouver Saturday, Seplem- her 27, wll leave again on sum-!alu, o ,,., M011(ay, met- schedule for Prince Hupert,; The. Prince John will give a remaining here to go into clryj xvepky service to Anyox and dock on September 30. I bus ( Stewart leaving Prince Rupert at there will be no sailing from no p.m. Wednesdays, arriving at lTince liupen souimiouiiu mlAllvf)X 7 ,u. Tlnirsdav. Inn vine- Flight Lieutenant Earl MacLeod arrived safely at Jericho Beach station, Vancouver, at 3.45 yesterday afternoon, having made the flight from Prince Rupert in 8 hours and 45 minutes, including two stops. The flying time was 3 hours 35 minutes. Street Saks, 493 PROSECUTIONS SELLING SAKI her of interesting points., Somo contend that in acting on the Anyox 12 noon Thursday, arriv-1 instructions of the port warden ! . I ent Parts of Country WUKLU rUfcK& AKfc 'CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 20 ! NOW AT DALLAS, TEXAS Of 49 villages on Hie banks of Ihe river Aras, in Armenia, 37 have been destroyed by a recent alties and material damage done by I be shock are still lacking. The shocks'contiiuie in F.rzer-uni, where in numerous places rissiires in Ihe ground have been developed. Shocks arenlso being felt iii the neighborhood .of Kara. DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 20. The American world flyers arrived here, yesterday afternoon from Muskogee. The High! of 225 miles look three- hours LBy-Tour minutes. . , 1 The Chinese gambling eases In the city police court have-heon adjourned until Monday. 35,000 pounds after trip to the banks. : : 1 TOM MOORE 1 IT ner ursij M President of Trades Congress BOSTON GRILL Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing floor for hire. Suitable for dances, banquets and wedding parties. For rates, apply to Boston Grill, Third AVe. Phone 457. PIUCE FIVE CENTS. LIKE DECLARES HIMSELF EMPEROR GREAT FUTURE FOR MINING IN THIS DISTRICT SAYS ALASKA PUBLISHER i'MR.PAnULLOIS m i o i Mian en ai is durYenaerea coming October 11 Kiangu Armies Fighting Heavy Losses Reported SIIAMillAI, Sept. 2(1. The surrender of Shanghai to the Kiaiigii armies was admitted this morning at headquarters of the defenders at Lungwha. It is asserted, however, that contrary to common reports, the defending Chekiang soldiers were not in retreat. A Lungwha statement, which declared that the Chekiang fighters were inflicting heavy losses on Iheir opponents and were- capturing many prisoners belonging to the -lonau and Anhwei regiments, was issued after renewed heavy artillery and machine gun fire had started along the whole front. TOKIO. Sen!. 20. In a com inuniiue issued in Mukden Chang Tso Lin, Ihe Maucliuiian leader, claims drcjsi" successes over the forces of Hie central government of l'ekin at Jehol, north of Pckjn and on Ihe Chi Hi border between Chinchow on the Pckin-Mukden Hailway. Cliang also claims his second and fourth armies, .which are crossing Cliihi bonier, captured large quantities of munitions. DISGRACEFUL CONDITIONS Royal Commissioner Finds There Was Justification for Investigation Coal Contracts OTTAWA, Sept. 20. The report of David Campbell, royal commissioner who Investigated contract! for the supplying of coal to military establishments in W innipeg, declares I here were grave irregularities in that conned ion and that a disgraceful condition had been revealed. The situation will be Investigated further with a view In punishing any who are found guilty of fraud. CANADA AND LABOR GOV'T Delegate at Trades and Labor Congress Says It May or May Not Come In Lifetime LONDON, Ont., JSeyt. 20. A Labor government in Canada may ul come within a lifetime and. then again, it may come if only because it is based on jus tice and right said J. T. Brown lee. delegale from the British Union to Ihe Trades and Labor Congress here. "If the people of Canada had Ihe real desire to translate the Senium on the Mount into terms of legisalion they would find there were plenty of men and women in Hie Labor parly just as anxious as themselves to practice the lenets of the Prince ,il Peace," lie declared. Will Visit District Prior to Session of Legislature Here at the Same Time as Premier King ' Hon. T. I). P.altullo, minister of lands and member of Ihe leg-islalive assembly for Prince Ru-perl, will arrive in Ihe city from Victoria on October II, to pay a visit to (tie district prior to 1 1 1 opening of the session. His visit here will Co-incident with that of Premier King and the other j federal ministers. MILTON GONZALES WAS DEFENDING AT SMITHERS SMITIIFRS, Sept. 20. Before Bis Honor, Judge McB. Young, he case of Grant vs. Pratt was heard on Thursday.. The case arose out of the sale Czar's Nephew Declares Himself Emperor of all Russia to Liberate It LONDON, Sept. 20. Grand Duke Cyril, cousin of the former Czar of Russia has signed a proclamation declaring himself Emperor of all the Russians, says a Berlin despatch. The proclamation will be published on Sunday In the Russian newspapers Issued at Belgrade. It will declare that the Grand Duke will devote himself to liberating Russia from the communists. PRINCE DUE ON MONDAY Auctioneer and Purchaser Under H.R.H. Will be Met by Governor Bonds Following Carrying Out Instructions Port Warden General Lord Byng Near Ottawa MONTREAL, Sept. .20. Pre- VANCOUVER, Sept. 20 Harold sent arrangements call for the Matthews, auctioneer, was held Prince of Wales being in, Mont-on hail in bonds of $2,000. to real on Monday enroute' from answer a cnarge or selling liquor i.ong lsianu 10 ins Alberta ranch. " " Mind S. E. Williams on a cash bail. The special train wilLstop here A bi-weekly service between Vancouver and Prince Rupert ,,f $50 on a charge of illegally only long enough to one of the large, steamers and a weekly service to Anyox and . reliatnir ininxlcauts-aa. the. re-. Kines. The Prince will he creel suit of a salvage auction today ecf near Ottawa by.QoyernqrIen-, .wiiicn was orueren y uapi. Ak.erai nyng who win Doaru int ?f i'ofui An rtstVI 11-1 t'llnii n-illi iii 'Ira in ut unmn ntdrni 'Win) nnnnnlin Ihority as a federal officer. ed, 'the charges arise out of one, . case of 27 bottles of Japanese J liquor known as saki being included in a quantity of damaged freight on t lie steamier Salvor which wenl ashore at Campbell River recently. MOORE AGAIN IS PRESIDENT The case brought up a num. b-.lm. rm.f Officers at London Meeting PASSES RESOLUTIONS lug felewarl 10 p.m. lhursday, the auctioneer was a crown em- LONDON, Sept. 20 Tom Mooro leaving Stewart 10 p.m. i riday,' ployee and was carrying 'out the'was elected president of the leaving Anyox 9 a.m. Saturday Maws of Canada in the matter of, Trades and Labor Congress or and arriving at Prince Rupert 6 '.the disposl of the salvaged goods.1 Canada. Secretary F, M. Draper p.m. Saturday. This service will ' Matthews says he is satisfied jwas returned by election for the commence October 1. ( the sakl was legally purchased in! 24th term. The vice-presidents On October S, the fortnightly the first instance but the jiro-jare James Simpson, Toronto. J. fun to Ihe Queen Charlotte vincial officials point out that T. Foster, Montreal, and Bert Islands from here by the Prince liquor purchased in the proper , Merson of Toronto. J. F. Marsh John will commence. Under the manner may not under law be of Niagara Falls was chosen to new scneiiuie, she - will leaver resold by anv ncrson. irenresenf Coniri pss s . frnlnrtml Prince Rupert alternate Satur day nights-at 12 midnight calling at Massett, Port Clements, Buck-1 ley Bay, Sandspit, Skidegate, Rupert at I o'clock Wednesday . 0l,n nhiirlolle Citv. Gnmshewn ' afternoons and 8 o'clock Salur-'ThlJ ,.sim iarl)ori Lockeport and .lay nights respectively. Sailings t,,lwv,v. and rplurninn In Prir,: Rupert from the south Wednesday mornings. midnight. Powell River, Ocran t Falls, and Swansnn Bay will bo 4. IT the 4. steamer leaving i-rincc nuperi:. Saturday night. The run north from Vancouver on Friday noon and the run south from Prjnce . Hupert on Wednesday night will lie direct. Times of nrrival at j Vancouver will be 7 a.m'.. Friday 4. end on' MACLEOD ARRIVES AT JERICHO BEACH V 4 FISH ARRIVALS Eleveri Poats Sold Catches Total ling 136,500 Pounds at Exchange Today delegate to the British Trades Union Congress. Hon. James Mudrock, minister of labor, was criticized for the sland ho hail taken in connection with the strike of postal workers f and a resolution was adopted ,, ... , " . ''declaring the postal workers Halibut arrivals this morning .,,0U,d be taken back Avilhout stalled 130,500 pounds. Prices ()iscriniination and that, they ranged from 14c and 6c to 10.5c ;shoUl(, sUlTpr no loss b reason noti one. . 1 ne new ijuuauiaii : (,f schooner Lysekil arrived with! the strike, also urging that rUlt civil rights be granted all civil service workers, and that Hiey should come under the industrial disputes act. II. P. Peltipieco of Vancouver was elected chairman of the British Columbia executive and it was agreed that Hie remainder of the committee should be elected by the trades councils of Vancouver, Victoria and Prince Rupert and their appointments be ratified by Ihe central executive. Old age pensions for every' person in Canada above 05 years of age with 20 years residence was recouiK.ended. "' Sir Thomas Robinson will re. main in lb,, city until Monday night when he will( proceed to Vancouver on the steamer Prince George. A subsequent telegram received at Ihe-Grotto Cigar Store from Frill' pool room, Victoria, says thai Alex Roy iloiHi to Joe. Bavlev Labor on a foul trTihe bout'al Victoria on Thursday night.