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.,
lljlt
peiiiiisiilii
early
(iipliilu
.loliaiiseu
UlM'll
hhn
by
end
mi.
Inhaiiseu
is
master
of
i'uiikm.
win.,.
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WHICH
IS
UIS-
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m
so
nere.
WILL
REPORT
SOON
ON
PEACE
RIVER
RY.
Grant
Hall,
Vice-President
of
C.P.R.,
Mentions
Subject
at
(
Calgary
CAI.IIAHY,
Feb.
IH.
(iranl
Hall,
ice-picsidenl
ami
(.ncral
'niaiiiiKi'r
oT
Hie
CP.
II.,
an-iioiiiicrd
here
thiil
an
early
report
would
be
fihen
in
regard
In
railway
extensions
in
Hie
Peace
llher
country.
Inveslitfaliniis
were
beiutt
made
ami
lo
use
the
vice-president's
own
words
Unreport
will
be
made
"unite
.shortly"
MANHART
PLEADS
NOT
GUILTY
OF
MURDER
Charaod
with
Kllllnn
Mrs.
Mor-loy
or
Victoria
In
Taxi
at
Seattle
SKA'jTI.K,
Feb.
IH.
A
pica
'
110I
Biiilly
lo
clui
res
of
first
decree
murder
was
entered
"by
lllnier
Manharl
in
court
here
today.
Manharl
is
licensed
uf
slaying
.Mrs.
Lillian
Murley
of
Vicluria,
H.C,
in
laxicab
here.
.
Iiemurrer
lo
InronnalioH
nciilllsl
Manliiil'l
was
piesenli'd
hv
his
counsel
bul
overruled
by
Ihe
court'.
;
ANOTHER
ENGINEER
FOR
THE
ELEVATOR
llartvii'
()s,
eiigineer
for
H.
H.
Howe
Co.,
ilesiKiicrs
or
Ihe
tfi
ain
elevator
lo
be
creeled
.here.
urrivVd
in
Ihe
city
from
Purl
Ar-
llnii-
on
Mils
mitl'lllllK's
ll'tlill.
.Mr.
Os
will
be
ussocialed
with
W.
X.
dialer
In
cfniiiectlnii
with
Hie
iiipci'vlsdiiK
or
the
work
and
ex-peels'
lo
remain
here
until
next
fall.
j,
miani
111
irnuij
.11
,
m
!
11
nun
riiiun-r
.11
i.uiniunyi
j.)X
f0.
jj,,,
Wvsl
linlii
1
!
Mil.
iuirr,
in
which
jifiis.ry
wax
rapluiTil
by
a
coast
1
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till
llllli-l
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H.IIUJ
!
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iiilahlv
route
lit.
fiiwvii
ifilo"
jiu-l
.
"
iiie
lo
Telemaph
'Ik
new
jjrohl
iliftcnv-
luntr.-
KurEtii
Th,
I
III'
GRAIN
OUTLET
vm
im
IIVIJUI
k
VI
l
tlll
Board
In
Connection
With
Peace
Country
''''I"-"-
Illiiiei'l
is
iiienlioned
as
"""'I
fr
the
m-iiiu
of
Ihe
;
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11
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'
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in
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'I
uie
I
hi;
iiifoi
ninlion
"
siniiereil
I
here
was
prospect
'
'ii-Miior
bcini,-
built
here
1
'""luiii;
more
and
Ihal
was
1
4,ii"mi
in
the
report.
Stress
'he
fiM'illlies
111
Vllll-
'IIYI'l-
''poll
im-iilioiis
(hat
Ihe
il''eiiinieiil
or
Ihe
Peace
"
ilepemleiit
on
lailwnv
"'""Iry
In
Hie
I'licific
coast.
ULO
IFF
ILL
WRECKED
DOCK
1.,
M
"way
risn
Traps
ai
"OMcrn
End
of
Alaskan
Peninsula
'"
IIAIIIU
HI.
Alaska.
Feb.
Sweepiui
Hoes
of
lee
:i
l-
v
1
...
.
"iiTheu
me
.lock
and
de-
i""v"'l
"Il
the
fish
Imps
at
Fal,,
-
cxiieme
western
int.iitli
I
W..
.
.
.
I
liskim
'
'
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1
I
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II
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....
The
vessel
i-
reptirled
In
operated
(iy
Ihe
owners
of
heiisr
Lake
dlilrict.
recefilly
sei.eil
ljuadra
and
he
(he
the
fi-0111
the
com-1
ill-fiilcd
Speedway.
l.
Munioe,
say-'1
Crew
Arrested
apparently
under
aj
SAX
FIIAXI'.ISCO,
Feb.
H.
--
lisinn
as
lhen
is
a
Tliirleeii
of
the
crew
of
Hie
boat
r
uiii
Allin
to
Tvc-';(oal
Harbor
have
been
arrested,
ami
all
mail
forjllllicials
eslimale
thai
len
II1011-
is
now
ami
ill's,
delivered
a
Mini
duriiiK
lius
jsiiml
ciises
of
liipior
valued
al
oxer'.'Mimi.OlHi
is
nboaril
.
the!
-
INTERMEDIATE
TYPE
Vessel
Sailed
from
Halifax
for,
West
Indies
on
January
24
Last
KINGSTON,
Jamaica,
leli.
IH.
The
Canadian
liiiMTiinn'ii'
.Mci'i'haiil
.Marine
fn-iylil
slvauipr
i.anailian
Aa
lvalue,
wlurh
va.
riipliliil
on
Fcbfiiary
17
aTicc
fori'
anil
afl.
has
bccji
aliainloni'it
ami
is
ri'jKiilril
a
ilaiii-r
to
naviya-
I
ion.
The
vitM-l
!-ailfi
froin
ARMS
CONFAB
CONSIDERED
Principal
Powers
Have
Been
Approa'ied
with
that
end
In
View
WASHINGTON,
Feb.
18.
The
principal
powers
havo
been
approached
by
the
United
States
on
the
subject
of
a
new
arms
conference
Tho
discussion
have
not
roached
the
advanced
point
characterized
by
diplomatists
as
formal
negotl-tlons
but
aro
being
followed
up
aultt'y
and
persistently
In
all
tho
principal
world
capitals.
Officials
hero
will
not
discuss
what
are
the
obstacles
encountered
or
what
measures
of
success
appoars
to
have
resulted
from
the
exchanges
up
to
the
present.
on
j
tJ
hv''j.aUuiii--.avi'-iiior
iiS4
one
of
Ihe
U.(i..M..M.'s
inlerliieili-a1e
type
of
lioals.
.
lie
was
buill
,fu
IV'IU
al
.Moulrcal
and
bits
been
operated
on
Hie
Alliiiitie
coast.
She
was
a
t
II
feel
lull;?,
ti
feel
vviih?
ami
of
j
feel
depth.
Her
.toss
Iwiuiiie'
'
was
y.ldliml
rejiisleicd
Jnniiiie,
I,
!;".).
She
was
sni.tlli'j"
Hi.
'i
li
Ihe
Canadian
Scottish
lull
lar;-cr
Jli.in
Ihe
Cauadiau
tllover,
Iwn
faiuiliiii-I'acific
coiisl
boals.
SEIZED
LIQUOR
Bootleg
Brow
and
Other
Con
cocllons
lo
bo
Pourod
Down
Sowors
VICflilUA,
Feb.
IH.
Deslruc-1
11111
of
sei.ed
liquor
held
by
authorities
in
various
parts
of
Ihe
province
was
aulhori.ed
by
Ihe
(ioveriiinenl
today.
Some
of
the
liquor
is
"bootlejr
brew"
liiken
in
blind
piss
ami
some
the
genuine
slulT
seized
because
it
did
not
bear
the
Coverumuut
label.
Thousands
of
hollies
of
Tho
liiild
will
be
poured
down
the
sewers
011
a
liijuor
oulpourln?
dale
lo
be
named
by
olllcial.
xitfax
TAXI
BOSTON
GRILL
i
25
and
Large
Upstair
Dining
Halt,
Ambulance
with
newly
laid
dancing
floor'
for
hire.
Suitable
for
Sarvics
dances,
banquets
and
wedding
anywhere
at
Anytime.
.
Mntnl.
3rd
Avt.
parties.
PRINCE
RUPERT
For
rats,
apply
In
Boston
and
Bin
at.
Grill,
Third
Ave.
MATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Phone
457.
PItlNCC
ItLl'KUT,
11.11,
WKDMWDAY,
FKBIllAUY
18,
V.Vio.
rMltrday't
ClrcuUtlon
1613
Strt
Im
393
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
.
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liv
ilii'iu'l
-tei'iirrlt.
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TRAINING
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uiuu
imiLiii
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lu
miUlllLil
iilUUJ
Will
L1YL111E
m.
n
-
m
1
Uiiury
1
mining
gvuig
un
in
Germany
Is
Contrary
to
Peace
Treaty
says
Military
Mission
Feb.
IS.
The
report
uf
Ihe
allied
military
control
I
f
f
Jiff
jiff
QNIf)
Mill)
Oil
I
SlUIC
"1
ucriiuiij
f
hi-uii
iii.inirni,
m.is
iiniuini
"Ml,
I
III
III
1
1
1
iillicil
wiir
riinitiiillci.
lodny.
1
lie
mission
sets
iiirin
me
iiii-i
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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il
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1
1
iin
11
vviii'k
I'l
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
it
f
ills
1
run
11
111
1
ii
;i
141
1
1
(iiMiiii'.ii
111
1
1
1
way
or
iiiveMigalious
aholuU'ly
ituiiU'u
IS
ABANDONED
lf:)ilr
I
hi
ol(acl's
I
lit
minion
mvlari'!-.
il
nlilaiueil
i
rn
-1
ihtil
Mirormutioii
from
(irrinan
pacifies
relating
In
lhr
niili-!wa
Afire
Foroa
and
Aft
and
Is
it.
I
iri.iMir
tttt
ii
in
I
t-
lit
wirilt-
tit
Now
Re
nn
rtftri
Damirp
In
v
11
ninth
in
a
"
rj,",p
im
'
j
v
npi
111
nnirri.'
limu-iv
iiiihiaii'ii
iiiiiv
if.vi.jimj
1
11
iiiiiii
1
mil
ii
uiJii
TO
DEASE
LAKE
WAS
CAPTURED
0ir
Which
Mall
Is
A
11
SI
II
...
II
I
I'll'
n
1
h
fniiii
Allin
lali'iui'iil
madi'
by
and
Towed
Into
San
SAN
rilANCISiH),
leli.
IK.
Tin-
n
leu
mv
r
IWial
llarlior,
said
Patrick.
Ihe
hide
son
or
lidy
Pluiikcll.
will
fall
heir
to
one
of
tlie
laiKcsl
forluiies
in
the
world
when
he
.
.
.
.
'
II:
r
1
1
t
.
r
comes
ol
;iut
IDs
laiiicr,
I,
mil
Plunked,
is
a
known
memlieis
of
Ihe
llritish
iiohilily
JAP
COTTON
well-
Court
Martial
Proceedings
y
Against
Colonel
Pousetie.
in
Connection
with
Contracts
OTTAWA,
Feb.
IS.
Court
martial
procecdiiif's
against
l,icul.-Col.
(I.
l'oiisclte,
supply
officer
of
Military
Ilislricl
.No.
i,
will
he
insliliiled
lo
jitvi'sligale
charges
in
coiuieiliou
willi
coal
coiilriicls
J"or
Tuxedo
Harrarks
at;
Winnipeg.
Aiiiioiinci.'-jneiit
lo
this
effect
i
made
by
lion.'
K.
M.
MucDoiiald,
minister
of
iialioiiid
defeni-e.
,
Following
.submission
of
Hie
report
of
Ihe
royal
Tommis
siou
which
invesligalcd
Ihe
charges,
il
is
understood
Ihal
III1,
liepiirlment
of
Justice
will
.dsn
institute,
privale
piocci:ilings
nguiiisl
Hit!
(iiiiiadiiiu
Coal
.Sides
Co.
FIRST
HALIBUT
BOAT
ARRIVED
IN
PORT
WITH
CATCH
'fills
lnorniii
il
was
reported
nli'iip
Ihe
waler-rri.nl
thiil
the.
His
I
halibut
boat
had
arrived
with
her
caleh.
The
matter
was
invest
igalcd
and
round
lo
lie
perreclly
correct.
'I
he
iiiime
id
tin'
craft
is
mil
available
nor
is
the
naine
of
Ihe
owner
olVered
for
publication.
The
vessel
was
propelled
by
oars
ami
Ihe
caleh
consisted
of
one
halibut
t.ipninir
Ihe
scales
al
15
pounds.
ACTION
OF
SENATE
MAY
CAUSE
ELECTION
Reform
of
Second
Chambor
Will
bo
Live
Question
When
Ap-
peal
Mado
to
Country
OTTAWA,
Feb.
IH.
-
What
is
likely
to
c-aiisc
an
election
Ibis
year
is
Ihe
ncliuu
of
Hie
Canadian
Senale.
ir
that
body
persists
in
lliwiirlinu'
the
will
of
Hie
Commons
Ihe
movernjiienl.
may
find
il
necessary
In
appeal
lo
the
people
id
Canada,
uualiittt
its
decision.
At
any
rale
it
is
pretty
certain
thai
Ihe
Senale
reform
ipiestfon
will
be
prominently
before
the,
people,
at
the
next
election.
v:
-
V
'
:
BOOTLEG
KING
:i
1
1
,
IS
DISMISSED
Case
Against
Olmsted
and
Guests
on
Conspiracy
Charge
SFATTI.F.,
Feb.
IH.
-Ituy
Olin
sled,
reputed
kin;
of
Ihe
Pacific
coast
rum
runners,
his
wife
and
nine
duesls,
who
were
Mirrested
in
a
prohibition
raid
.011
his
home
j
in
.November,
have
been
released
land
the
cbarKcs
id
violating
the
I
prohibition
laws
dismissed.
The
dismissal
does
not.
afreet
the
indictment
cbargiiiK
all
released
except
one
with
conspiracy
to
violate
Ihe
Nalioiial
Prohibition
Act.
MILL
STRIKE
Trouble
Is
Said
to
bo
Partly
Duo
to
Chinese
Bolshovlk
SHANGHAI,
Feb.
18.
A
slrike
in
thirteen
Japanese
cotton
mills
involves
thirty
thousand
work
ers.
Tin'
strikers
tittiuskrd
the
mills
today
ami
danuiKcii
much
Inery
as
well
us
injuriiig'slk
per
sons.
The
trouble
Is
believed
lo
be
partly
due
lo
Chinese,
Ilolsho
vik
activities.
Manslaughter
True
Bill
Against
Brother
Usmar
Assault
Against
Second
MONTHKAL,
Kcli.
IS.-
'I'lit!
grand
jury
Imlaj
roliirued
n
.nil'
hill
iifruiit
Hriillicr
I'Miiar,
un
Hie
staff
of
Hie
orjihailage
.il
lliilienlcaii,
wli'n
is
rliargcd
,villi
iiianslaiigliler
in
connection
svilli
(lie
ilcalli
of
llcclor
lialarneai)
a
lad
eight
jeais
of
age,
Alio
died
from
scalds
received
in
Jiis
lialli
at
llie
institution.
'
The
jury
uiso
returned
a
second
true
hill
against
a
brother
iw
al
liireilj
011
li;ul,
whiii
charges
liim
with
havinj?
"riev-1
sly
iiM-aulled"
a
hoy
n
I
full
and
"having
incited
and
inuced,
ihei'
simdl
hoys
'''icvou-ly
lo
assault
and
wound
the
victim."
DREDGE
DUE
HERE
TODAY
Ground
to
bo
Broken
Tomorrow
and
Soon
Work
Will
be
In
Swing
MAIN
CONTRACT
NEXT
Satisfaction
Expressed
Here
Placlnn
of
Half
Million
In
Estimates
at
W.
C.
Aroetl
received
word
yesterday
that
Ihe
drcdKiny
yul
til
for
Ihe
gravel
fill
in
runner
Hon
with
Ihe
elevator
foundation
would
probably
'arrive
here
Him
afternoon.
Actual
work
will
commence
in
.
annul
two
days,
as
soon
as
evcryiiiuit,'
is
jn
ream
nes.
Itobert
Sharp,
superiiilendenl
,
COMMITTEE
ON
PEACE
RIVER
"?ub-commlttees
Formed
at
Meet-
of
the
foumlalioii
coiislruclioiij
statistics
work,
announced
this
morium
Ihal
in
a
few
days
work
would
be
in
full
swing.
P.xcawilion
eiiuipmeut
is
ar
riving
from'
Vancouver
today
and
concrete
iriixers,
etc..
will
be
here
next
week.
First
ground
will
probably
be
broken
tomorrow.
Satisfaction
was
expressed
here
at
Ihe
placing
id
a
halt
million
dollars
in
the
main
estimates
iip'sciilcd
lo
Parliament
yesterday.
I
He
contract
mr
uiei
siiperslruclure
should
be
let
in
about
a
month
and
then
il
will
he
known
exactly
what
tins
total
cosl
will
be
ami
Ihe
remainder
of
the
sum
required,
will
appear
111
(
In
supplementary
estimates
brought
down
laler
in
Ihe
ses
sion,
as
was
done
in
the
ruse
of
Ihe
Fdmonfon
elevalor.
GRANBY
STOCK
IS
VERY
LOW
Financing
to
be
Dono
by
Com
oany
this
Sprlnn
has
Bearish
Effect
NFAV
VOilK,
Feb.
IH.
(Jraiiby
Consolidated
has
a
financial
problem
lo
look
after
this
spring.
On
May
I,
2,(i(i,U00
bonds
mature
ami
Hie
money
to
pay
these
will
have
lo
be
raised,
fins
hits
had
a
bearisfi
cITcd
on
Oranby
slocks
which
are
now
held
very
low.
'flic
failure
to
pay
dividends
lo
holders
of
common
stock
for
several
years
past
has
also
had
a,dicoura3lng
in
fluence.
'
,
.
II
is
said
here
that
the
outlook
Is
heller
Tor
Cranby
and
I
lie
slock
may
improve
in
value
'
soon.
James
Morrice
relumed
to
Vancouver
last
night.
on
the
Car-ilenii
huviiijr
resigned
from
the
slalT.of
the
Universal
Tradiiisr
Co.
with
which
he.
was
.identified
for
a
conVileof
"moiiths.
'
Inn
Yesterday
Afternoon
to
Report
Next
Week
Mayor
Newton
was
appointed
chairman
of
the
joint
committee
of
the
city
council
and
the
board
of
trade
lu
go
further
into
the
matter
of
Ihe
Peace
Hiver
railway
route
with
a
view
to
looking
after
lb'-inlerestof
Prince
Jtupert,
which
nieTysterday
afternoon
in
(lie
Council
chamber.
Hon.
T.
1.
Pattullo
was
riresent
and
offered
his
assistance
in
con
nection
with
Hie
matter.
The
chairmen
of.
the
three
.sub-com
mittees
were
appointed.
Alderman
Casey
heads
the
eoiiunitteo
on
nuances,
j.
u
..Mci.ennan
on
and
John
Dybhavn
oil
publicity,
the
chairmen
to
select
I
licit
own
.sub-committees
from
Ihe
members
of
Hie
'joint
committee.
p
It
was
decided
lo
adjourn
un-
7
HI
next
Tuesday
evening
when
some
concrele
plan
of
campaign
will
be
formulated.
w-
DEPOSITORS
TO
.
GET
SOME
CASH
Moral
Claim
In
Equity
to
Roconnlxed
by
Parliament
Is
Proposal
bo
OTTAWA,
Feb.
IH.
Premie-
Maekcruie
King
announced
in
tlo.
House
of
Commons
yesterday
I
hat
Ihe
(iorniienl
had
decided
lu
introduce
al
this
session
of
Parliament
a
measure
reeogniz;--ing
the
"moral
claim
in
equity
Tor
compensation"
of
Home
HunV
depositors.
The
extent
of
tho'
roinpensalion
is
mil
indicated.
Ihe
Premier
declared
the
bill
would
be
presented
for
the
np-prowil
oT
Ihe
House
and
..would
specially
specify
the
'ulnount
proposed
to
be
paid.
KING
GEORGE
His
Majesty
Passed
a
Fair
Night
After
Attack
of
Bronchitis
Following
Flu
LONlio.N.
Feb?
IB.
An
improvement
in
Kins
(iporge's
con
dition
is
reported
officially,
tin
has
been
suffering
from
bronchitis
following
an
attack
of
influenza.
He
passed
a
fair
night
and.
although'
there
is
no
change
in
his
bronchial
condition,
generally
lli
Majesty
shows
an
Improvement.
He
contracted
a
chill
last
Friday
when
h
accompanied
Ihe
Queen
lo
a
theatre.