8h TAX! BOSTON GRILL 25 Sss fa and Large Upstair Dining Hail, Amhiilinui M ' with newly laid dancing floor for hire. Suitable for Service dances, banquets and wedding at Anywhere Anytime. parties, Royal Hotel, 3rd Ave. Stand and 6th 8L PRINCE RUPERT For rates, apply to Boston Grill, Third Ave. MATT VIDECK, Prop. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Phone 457. VOL, XIV., NO. 19S. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1021. VMtirdiy'i Circulation 1.922. Strati StlM 607 PRICE FIVE CENTS. NEW SCHEME FOR SETTLEMENT THE P.G.E. ITALIAN AVIATOR L0CATELL1 IS STILL LOST AND SEARCH BEING MADE Engineer Recommends Canadian National to Operate Part P.G.E. Consulting Engineer Wonld Cut Line Into Tuo Parts Connecting Prince George win Ashcroft and Linking with C.N.R. OTTAWA, Aug. 2I. M. 11. McLeod, consulting engineer nl Hie C.N.R., who inspected the Pacific Great Eastern Railway for Sir Henry Thornton,- it is understood has arrived at conclusions in connection with the road. He recommends the elimination of the railroad between the lower end of Anderson Lake and . . ... . .. . A iwliiptiitl mill MelllM '. I I I I : I ii.i tit uiipi'ina mi Mliooei 9iiiJaiiiiiii.it) nuiuiiivi Lukes. Also the elimination of Tim engineer would complete the road from uuesuei toi Prince (ieorge, the grading for .iin.irucl a connection iroiu Clinton to the Canadian National line near asiiciou. Included u the rrc-omiwnda- IIOII IS I UK it;i m i I ' : I .....11 .....I Kin MJUailllSU-lilllOIMM lit 1 1 Mll'l lanu line hv the nrovince for tourist iini 1 1 ii ii it r iiiiruiittt uhj nit; ' in ini I'm' i UUniUVlJllU VI1J A TERM IN JAIL; Convicted of Stealing Three Thousand Dollars Worth of Liquor VICTORIA. Auk. 23. Two vmm p.j Ilk llin tiiiti II ikf 1 1 1 n tv wrtx tt I 1 1 MMilencc moled oul to two hl- Ififiliiv II kn li ntlil l.linl'lfw riui'ner were charged tiefore .itiujte i.ampntan with slcaiiiiK li'iuor to the value of $3,000 and were found guilty. I lilt nnult ll-flu mill ll-liipli 11114 lx'eii hanging on since last spring when (he Canadian gashoat I.il-liuns was raided off Pender Island when alleged to have been I'llL'.lircil in lllir.il Irnffln. CAT MAM CCA CART SLACKENING UP I Sockye Fishing Is Over and Cohoe Run Is Commencing Many Flshormon Quitting Willi lltn nl.iuiitfr til alv n'fillirit: lilSl lllulil llf Mill UIIIIUIIII fill' fill- f"? with 5 ft inch gill nets, thn laki fin- ' rj v ivv j ..- lids year is over and the industry ""I iii slacking up considerably Most of (be canneries in (he din. Ir'i't will bo taking a certain niiuiii.il ..r it... riKim 'UIH 1,4 ft'lllM'!, illU IIDIIIII for wliiili wilt I'liniiniMii'ii next t-l.nl- ...111. t At I I. ....I.. vi wil l n y 1 1 1 l 1 1 iiii'mi nrm. "ii run has already started riNliing for pinks willi purse koines may still bo continued in I'Ulside waters bul not in (lie Skeenu river where seining is Hot iilliixt'iul tii'imii Tnu; iiiiiiiiiiifi4 w'll lake no further fish but they W'U be open for some time yet l'oxing Hi,, pack and olherwiso cleaning up. Uuile a number of gill net fishermen will quit Ibis week oiecially among the Indians. The price for cohoe salmon, 'I is Uidi'rslciod. has not yet been ar- l''"iged between the fishermen "id the me canneries. canneries. mis vuiiMy AVU nol be In very greal demand this fall. .-nmv ii ....w. . - the road from Lillooet to Clinton. which is already done and would LARGE HALIBUT CATCHES TODAY Mnrnlnn 11 ill ID U L ill I nam linn inuiimi lolalled 235.000 pounds. Five American boats sold 151.000 'pounds and eight Canadians, 83,- 500 pounds. The Canadians pet ting 13c and. over, averaged slightly better than I he Ameri cans for first class fish while . ,- .socond Class prices Arrivals and sales were Us follows: American Cedrie 25.000 pounds at ll.lc 5c: Harding. tO.OOO pounds at 13.2c and 7c, and Discovery. 8,500 pounds, at 12.5c and ic, lo Hie Canadian Fish & Cold Stor age Co. Allen. 58,000 pounds, at 11.7c ami .5, lo Hie lloyal I isli lo. I'.aale. 50.000 pounds, at 12c and Cc, to the Pacific and Boolh Fisheries, Canadian Bolnhin, 18,000 pounds, at 13.2c and 0c, to the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co. Miiirneatr. 5.000 pounds, al n in mill (c: June. 4.000 pounds it 13c. and Cc: Ha, 5,000 pounds, at 13c and Cc, and Livingstone, 25.000 pounds, al 13c and oc lo he Atlln Fisheries. rinilinn. 5.000 pounds, al uc and 0c; llanaco, 7,500 pounds at 1 3c. Hnd Cc. and Atli, ;n,uuu pounds, at 13c and oc, to urn Canadian Fish & Cold Sto'ar Co. IMMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA Proposal to Settle Half a Million Men There Within Ten Years STATES TO PAY BILL SYDNHY, N.S.W., Aug. 23. -Auslralia's new immigra linn scheme proposes lo settle 1..0 -000 men in thai dominion within Senator 11. V. Wilson, ten years. mlnlMrr of imniigralion, att- Mini die money required . IIUUHlvn iiii.v ' f to meet the cost of sel dement will be furnished by Hc various i - ,.f Hie i-ominonweallh, ae- cording to (he number of Im migrants they receive. Tim theft case against II. illi stealing i.uvui, uium-i -Jewelry from" Hose llossnian, was adjourned for eight days. GREW RETURNED TO KINDERSLEY Met With Small Loose Ice Which Blocked Their Path to Barrow j Aboard U.S. Boxer, Nome, Aug. 23. Snmll loose ice was encountered by the crew of the Lady Kinderslcy seven miles from their vessel which they were forced to abandon when she was wrecked in the ice 50 miles east of Point Harrow. This obstruction caused the men to return to the Kin-dersley - today. The crew had slarted walking across the ice to Point Harrow while the Boxer bad i. llllll W.lUll- ing an opportunity to reach the Kindersley and the men and lake the latter off the ice. MAKING ROOM FOR NEW CROP Grain Doing Rushed Out of Country by Canadian National WINNIPEG, Aug. 23 Although the new grain year opened for 1021 on August first as against September firsl yi previous years, last years' grain' Crop is hI ill Being moved oul of western feinadit at a rapid rate to make way for flie new flow of grain which will shortly be reaching the elevators throughout llie country. According to weekly grain figures issued today by the Canadian National Railways 183 cars have been loaded at points on Hie western lines of the compauyj since August 1. i hese contained grain. Of llie amount shipped, 85 cars went lo Vancouver al the close of the IU23 crop year, July 31, l2'l, a total of 108,853 cars containing 227,330 000 bushels of grain had been loaded at points on the western lilies and there remained I, 1 17.000 bushels in store. Hie amount in store August 22 was 805,000 bushels in llie period, ending July II, 1923, the Canadian National loaded 125, 3U3 ears wilh 105,701,000 bushels making an increase for last year of 13,30 1 cars and G2,C20,O0O bushels handled. Preparations for the handling of die new crops have been com pleted and cars and engines distributed throughout Iho west in preparation for the forthcoming movement from the prairies lo (he lake ports and the Pacific coast. Over 37,000 box cars are available at points on the western region and 18,000 grain carrying cars have been distributed to loading points. Locomotives have been tuned up ready for the heavy movement and numerous Improvements have been made to the tracks at various points. In 'addition the company has the Neebing terminals at Fort William in oper ation whereas last year Ihey were not completed until after the grain began rolling toward the head of Hie lakes. One Ihou sand new box cars, each with a capacity of 2000 bushels of grain have been delivered in the western region anil these will bo used between terminal elevators iiiiJ main line points uml also in the carrying of loads to the head of the lakes and lo Vancouver. Owing lo their loaded weight these ears cannot' be used on branch lines but ' will serve to seed 'up main line movement. Ou.st Varlinon and Olo link kairon, are charge wilh consum fnloxlentlng liquor in .a public. place. I SMITHERS FAIR OFFERS VISITORS ATTRACTIONS "Come wilh the crowd In Smithers" is the slogan from the banks of the Bulkley llivcr these days and everything indicates thai the crowd will come for next Thursday and Friday on the occasion of the Fall Fair, lb e official holiday of the Bulkley Valley. Special excursion rates have been arranged -with the railway company, at single fare aiid one-third for the" return journey. These cheaper rates have never cxicniicii in I'rirwi iiiitwii'i tinr.t..fi "" " , I his offers a splendid chance ,iui .ihim. ii; me ianious JujiKiey valley and llie exhibition rl)I IIS unwind ivlnli. fm. those , v .!,.. ...,..,1.1 rather, there is a splendid program of horse' racing and athletic contests, all winding up wilh a grand dance next Friday night. C. White. Peter Adams and Ed- war,! Swanson Massed Indian, were each lined $10 ami costs in the city police court this morning for intoxication. Search for Locatelli Italian Aviator who Disappeared Yesterday n.. i. .....i I-a . , . , , . . I nt'.T?r ,,,chnU,"d' 8- y''- Loca- telli t M r Ei'anM W "! 'ed fm sighted 275 miles northeast of possible he will return to Mas-Fredenksdals, exact course plotted for the ell o tak u, ,N .""dence that he was compelled to!' Mr " llallH. " w w n d in which the Americans neneiminH 1 ... . - " " v-iuu.hj iMiii VII v Thursday, were still missing today tne Greenland coast but fog is Locaici a s macn.ne was last Green and on the flight from Reykjavik. is feared make a forced landing in the fog . successfully Lieut. Lowell II. Smith and Lieut. F.rik Nelson are still at Frederiksdals awaiting favorable conditions to make the next hopj . . ,.. . i. .1.-1.. i i .i io Migiui wiieuce uiey win iiy io Indian Harbor, Labrador. PUBLICWORKS HEAD COMING K. M. Cameron Will Arrive In City From Ottawa Monday-District Engineer Here to Meet Him In (he course of a trip of Inspection lb rough Wiestern Canada, K. M. Cameron, chief engineer of the federal department of public works, will arrive, in the city from Ottawa by Monday night's train to pay his first visit lo the city. J. P. Forde, district engineer witli .headquar ters at Victoria, arrived in the city yesterday and will aceofn patty the chief on his trip in this district. Mr. Cameron will visit the dry .dock and the cold storage plant here and, if weather permits, will make a flight lo Slewart on one of the fisheries patrol air planes. Then he will board the depart menial launch Walrondo and proceed lo Vancouver and Victoria calling al various points along llie coast en route. Mrs. Cameron will accompany Mr. Cameron. Molorship Bellingiiam, Capt, Len Williams, arrived in pot during the night and discharged 5,000 cases of salmon from Ketchikan for transshipment East over the Canadian National Rail ways. SIGNALS WERE RADIO BEACONS Superintendent Explains Meaning of Series of Dashes Received at Point Grey LIGHT VESSEL CALLS VICTORIA. Aug. 23. The so-Called mysterious signals picked up by the British Columbia wireless stations recently are not mysjerious at all, according to E. u. . ... oaugnion, nonunion govern- ,rtenl superintendent of wireless, who issued a statement in regard lo the signals reported to be so mysterious. They were merely signals sent from United Slates radio beacons on their new tonic train transmitter. Jt seejus that both the Swift-sure and Columbia river Tight vessel nave a series of dashes as characteristic, and it Is these signals which were heard at Point-drey. pom crey niay llcar either the nwin wave or a "harmonic." I UIIILUII .TI1itT ITIflllH I I'OPC fill Searchers continue to comb hampering their efforts i ' TRY TO SAVE MCCOY FROM THE GALLOWS Frlands Claim Is Insane Because Boasts to be World's Greatest Lover LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23. Construction of the framework of evidence to support the Insanity defense of Kid McCoy, charged with the murder of Mrs. Mors continued today by attorneys, alienists and friends of the ex-pugilist The defense frankly admitted the plan to save McCoy from the gallows by proving him Insane. They are preparing to show that at least two other members of the McCoy family have been confined In asylums for mental disorders. Friends of the accused man regard as sign of Insanity Mo-Coy's boast of adventures with women, referring to himself as the "world's greatest lover." HARVESTERS GOING EAST Ten Men Sent to Prairie Points from Prince Rupert on Last Night's Train .Miiiucsuifi wiiere craiiuen n.-s .in- Though the failure of crops himself, 'llie P.B.C. U). is get-to mature owing to unfavorable ting its equipment in shape and weather conditions is delaying! has completed the erection of a Hie movement, harvesters; from the coast aro already being sentjeyanide lo the prairies, Last night ten men went East from hero on the Canadian National train to work in the hanest fields. Campaign at Nelson Proves Exciting to the End and Big Vote is Expected Today NELSON, Aug. 23. The by-election campaign closed here last night with two of the biggest meetings of the week and the indications today point to a heavy vote. The voters are going lo the polls in large numbers. At the Nelson Opera House last night Premier Oliver was greeted by an audience that overflowed to the stairways. At the flem Theatre the Houston forces also faced a capacity crowd. Roth sides were in a confident mood. The Premier created soni,e diversion by suggesting that CRANBERRIES NEARMASSETT A. D. Hallett or Alice Arm Has Purchased Land There and Will Start Industry of SEES Bid" MONEY IN IT Cannlnq and Gold Mining In that District Offer Good Prospects I Says Visitor After making a trip to Hie Oueen Charlotte Islands to in vestigate the possibilities of cranberry raising. A. I). Uallctt,! well known for years in the Alice UrmjdistricU.hasa-elu.vned.la.thB. city so pieaseu wiin me prospecis dial he lias decided to locale I there and establish himself in the business on a large and scienti fic scale. Mr. Hallett has purchased 1 CO acres three miles east of Massed and is to Start at once on the development of the Pace. Wilhin three years he ex- Peel, to have 100 acres produc . . . U i t i morrow nicht to .lisi.nse of I, is I it ri-r rwttii Mm ( inllr imt ulm lina I v" ""' made a study of this particular line or agriculture, was highly pleased with conditions near Massett for cranberry growing and is confident that it has great future. His will be tlio f first attempt at it there but ho i stales that success Is assured.! His own enhusiasin lias already spread lo fanners located there. Conditions are jusl proper. Mr. Hallett says. The country is neither loo lint nor loo cold and there arc- no winter frosts. Speaking of the possibilities of marketing, Mr. Hallett says there . is no competition west of Minne- .illia, ill U ll J itlt, HU tuning iiiv i i Oraham Island cranberries can j be put on the market two monl lis i ahead of the .Eastern variety and thus the field is wide open. In leu years cranberries should be shipped by (he boat load from Massed." Mr. Hallett predicts. It will take three years before production can start, however, for the "ground must be specially prepared for the cultivation oft me tanifj cranoerry. mere is i-ready an abundance of the smnll wild variety there. Speaking of general conditions on the Islands, Mr. Hailed says that llie Langara Fishing & Packing Co. is now making n reparations for the canning of clams. There will be "probably 200 people employed there. The project of developing the gold sands looks promising says Mr. Hailed who Is a mining man J building containing six largo tank's. Soon the first 100 ton experimental lot of sand will be put through proving the success or otherwise of the pro - Jcct. General Mcllae had come to Nelson and bad promptly usurped the leadership of the Houston campaign, which should belong to Barry Pooley. Mcllae was out td gain I he leadership, of the Conservative parly. At Conservative headquarters Colonel Fred Lister, Captain Thain of Victoria, J. W. Connell Victoria, and Harry Houston spoke. No new issues were raised. White Oliver said he made no promises to Nelson, he asserled hat he had ordered surv eys of the bridge over the lake at Nelson for use when required. The Minister of Educatiou, Hon. J. D. McLean, had said a normal school was necessary and should be located in the interior. He also aj,i a vote for Hip comolelion 0r tl Ymtr Itoad.lTOUdlrW put through at the next session, CROWDSWAVE . PRINCE IN BED Flags and Bunting Docorate Ship Carrying Royal Visitor to " States SOUTHAMPTON. Aug. 23, In; holidaying attire with flags flyi. ing and bunting . waving that giant liner Berengaria with thft I)tftitf nf W'oln j nKnnHil q nil nil f I1IIIIIL . . . UI . II r, UIC? . . aUUUltl . OUIIUU ... t-'Lj tne united Mates tnis aitcrnooni The quays wcre ined will, largg cl.0W1s w,0 wave(l pnthusiastic? farewells but there was no re- sponse from the lloyal quarters where die Prince was sleeping, peacefully, having gone to bed for a much 'needed rest on board- ing the vessel. PRINCESS LOUISE TO TRANSFER 40 PASSENGERS HERE C.P.R. steamer princess, Louise, Capt. Arthur Slater, arriving here this afternoon from Alaska, is so .crowded that forty of her day passenger's from Ketchikan will 'be transferred here to the Prin- cess Beatrice, Capt. Thomas ClilTe, on which vessel they will continue soith. The Princess Louise went north this week with a good list of rou"J-lr'P tourists and the overflow now Is caused by passengers from Alaskan ports desiring to travel south on the Canadian vessel. The Princess Louise is duo from Alaska at 3.30 and will sail for the south at 5.30. The. Princess Beatrice is due from the south at C o'clock and will sail for Vancouver as soon as her local cargo is discharged. INDIAN DIED John Spencer, an Indian of Kilkatla, who was brought from Lowe Inlet suffering-from paralysis on the Venture yesterday, died early this morning in the hospital. BIRTH A son was born at the Prince Rupert General Hospital on Aug. 122 to Mr. and Mrs. John M Wal- Jker, 120 Niuth Avenue East.