Spillers
Will
Investigate
the
Port
of
Prince
Rupert
Declares
Copt
McCoskrie
who
saw
them
Vancouver
Fears
Competition
of
This
Port
in
LOCAL
MILL
TvnAn
nnA
ic
TV
v
in
rr
in
Prcilcnt
.
.
Elevator
Being
Built
QUESTION
OF
PORT
GOVERNMENT
Vancouver
Pilots
Proposing
to
Establish
Branch
in
This
City
but
Local
Men
Could
Handle
Work
Tint
he
wu-
qinj-lioiicil
closely
Ity
an
agent
of
Spillers,
llie
u;
,
K'l'iii
shipping
iinirrrii,
regarding
Prince
Rupert
bar-
(li.
f
.
:;
is
t:rw-.
li
i
oi
ill
shipping
possibilities
ana
nun
a
represciii.iuvc
m
nil
will
come
here
!horils
lo
look
ova-
Hit
local
.-ilu--
oni'
of
many
interesting
sliileiueiils
made
Ibis
ninrn-t.ipl.
K.
MrOskrie,
who
rcliiriiri-rlriilay
uricrnooii
bi.Miiess
trip
lo
Vancouver.
Spillers',
Cap).
McCoskrie
T
greatly
iiilcrcslril
in
Ibis
porl.
This
should
In'
good
in-
fut-
the
firm
is
treugiiUcd
as
one
of
llie
greatest
en
Mi.
grain
business
of
I
lit-
worhl.
SUCCESS
OF
CONFERENCE
IS
PROSPECT
British
Chancellor
of
Exchequer
Expresses
Hope
as
to
I'MtlS.
Jan.
8.
-
The
Ivventy-li
intcr-Allic.1
conference
i-j'--
belter
promise
Ihnn
most
t
predecessors
although.
In
-
Tin
.
nothing
has
been
ne-iniiilHln-.l
molt!
than
prrlimin-urv
iiniciiily.
Hie
outstanding
fuel
is
Hial
alks
outside
I
lie
conrrrencr
ii
iiii
between
the
principal
char-
itcU'i-s
are
creating
mi
ntmos-
o
It
.mi
propitious
Hull,
111
Mil!
wards
tt
r
lit.
Hon.
Winston
'
liMii-liiil,
lirili-li
chancellor
or
'lie
exchequer,
"prospects
of
an
inly
sclllcincnl
arc
vonshlcrrd
lavijiabln."
HUDSON'S
BAY
PUSHING
NORTH
Building
Now
Doat
and
Will
be
In
Touch
from
Atlantic
to
Paclflo
VANCOI
VI'.U,
Jan.
8.
-
-
The
Hudson's
Hay
Company
is
carry-nig
on
active
development
In
Ihe
Aiclle.
il
is
announced
here,
The
n-piesenlHlivcs
of
Ihe
company
are
pressing
falber
east
from
the
Pacific
and
fart
her
west
from
Hie
Allnnlie
and
Ihe
company
is
expecling
"soon
lo
be
in
loueh
yearlv
from
the
Atlantic
to
Hie
Pacific
by
way
of
Ihe
Arctic.
From
llii
west
pioneering
and
I
rail
i
ii
it
ousts
have
been
pushed
riirlher
bevond
Coronation
(lulf
mill
In
li.ln
IliK
nil
ICO
I.T
III!
I.a.ly
Klndersloy,
which
was
lost
in
Ihe
noil
1
1
lasl
autumn,
a
strong
wooden
vessel
is
being
conslnifled
to
go
Into,
(he
Anilo
next
year.
A.
llichmoud,
dealer,
returned
Huperl
yesterday
a
trip
down
the
the
local
fur
on
the
Prince
urieruoon
from
eoul
.
Shipping
ami
business
ii'ier-rsl
of
Vancouver.
Capl.
Mr
C(ikri'.
declares,
ailmil
lhai
Prince
Ituperi
Is
a
logical
point
for
Ho'
establishment
of
an
elevator
aiol
Hi.-
shipping
of
y
rain.
At
Ho-
same
linn
they
ridicule
lln
project
oT
building
an
elevator
a!
Victoria.
Vancouver
in
terests
fear
lhai
competition
o.
Prime
Huperl
in
I
he
grain
ship
ping
business
will
alTccI
Ilia!
porl
seriously
ami
for
lhai
rea
son
everything,
possible
is
beunj
dune
in
Ihe
sotilh
lo
hinder
Ihe
building
of
the
elevator
here.
Prince
Huperl.
Ihe
captain
says.
will
lie
u
cheap
pul
whereas
Vancouver
is
a
cosily
one
in
the
mailer
of
handling
ami
purl
charses.
Governing
of
Port
The
building
and
operation
or
Ihe
elevalor
here,
Cup!.
Mc
Coskrie
asserts,
will
raise
the
point
as
lo
how
I
lie
harbor
is
lo
be
governed
for
shipping.
I
olher
places
such
as
Vancouver.
New
Westminster
and
Montreal
there
are
boards
of
harbor
com
missi
rs.
Capl.
McCoskrie,
in
this
regard,
is
taking
time
by
the
forelock
and
already
he
has
assembled
considerable
data
as
to
the
conduct
or
Ihe
harbors
or
olher
Important
shipping
points
of
Ihe
nonunion.
t
m
..II
no
uiukimr
his
li
fur
shipping.
Capl.
McCoskrie
says
il
is
iniporiaui
oil
il
should
be
made
a
safe
one.
Prince
unpen
"as
nnj
Ivanlfiue
as
far
as
Hit
harbor
is
concerned.
Wealliei
conditions
arc
Just
as
favorable
as
in
Vancouver.
Thvrc
Is
put
one
dangerous
feature-
and
that
is
the
rock
at
Alexander
Patch
between
l.ucy
and
Ilachael
Is-
auds.
This
rock
lies
right
In
he
course
lo
Triple
Island
and
Ihe
Orient.
To
blast
II
out
would
mil
cosl
more
Hum
-',-noil,
Capl.
McCoskrie
feels
Hint
n.
Is
si.
.ml.l
be
done.
In
nu
case
there
.should
be
a
light
buo
lo
mark
it.
Pilots
Looking
Here
Caul.
McCockric
also
reports
n.ni
il...
Vancouver
pilols
arcs
considering
establishing
a
branch
..I
Pelnee
lluiierl.
In
View
ol
l
lie
r....i
it,
..I
Miki'ii
are
nieniy
oi
itu.
i
.
i
,
1.
1
,
-
i..,.,.i
......
i
.inaliried
lo
lake
on
piloting
work,
Capl.
McCoskrie
feels
that
cll'oi'ls
should
be
made
locally
lo
prevent
an
outside
concern
coming
in
here.
The
pilotage
boundaries
of
Hie
port
INCORPORATED
Has
Capitalization
of
Million
Dollars
with
Head
Office
at
Vancouver
lleeenl
iiicoriiorul
ions
include
the
Prince
Huperl
Spruce
Mills
I.I.I,
with
a
caiilalizalion
of
one
million
dollars
and
bead
ollices
in
Vancouver,
ft
Includes
in
its
charier
powet's
the
manufactur
ing
oT
pulp,
paper,
lumber
and
hiugles
from
every
suitable
material
ami
by
every
possible
process,
to
carry
on
the
business
of
a
power
company.
This
company
is
Hie
one
con
trolled
by
John
A.
Smilli
and
Willi
which
.f.iX
W.
Hell
ias
Mieialed.
who
recently
purC
based
the
Prince
Huperl
Lumber,
null.
POLICE
COMMISSIONER
CHILLIWACK
RESIGNS
Number
of
Congr.fltlon,
for
It
Says
Provincial
Liquor
Law
Not
Enforceable
so
Steps
Aside
Is
CIIII.I.IWACK,
Jan.
H.
-
J.
F.
temple,
police
commissioner.
resigned
and
A.
II.
Iurvey,
the
other
Commissioner,
announced
that
he
would
not
seek
re-elec
tion,
both
claiming
lhai
the
position
of
Ihe
commissioners
was'
impossible
because
Hie
provincial
law
was
unenforceable.
To
make
mailers
worse
they
claim
the
Ipiuor
hoard
deluded
.0t'.j
for
law
r-nforccuienl
without
any
thing
lo
Indicate
what
result
ed
from
Hie
r.vpetidilurc.
SEPARATION
OF
CANADA
London
Paper
Says
There
Is
Talk
About
it
In
Dominion
LONDON,
Jan.
8.
There
Is
talk
In
Canada
of
tho
Dominion
separating
from
tho
British
Empire
according
to
the
Morning
Post
In
an
article
on
Imperial
relations.
The
Post,
howovor,
oxpressos
tho
belief
that
Canada
is
not
drifting
away
from
the
Empiro
though
It
admits
that
some
uneasiness
exists
In
the
Mother
Country
over
the
matter.
hould
also
be
marked
and
local
work
lie
ifiveu
lo
local
men.
Caul.
McCoskrie
was
called
south
as
u
witness
for
Hie
plaintiffs
in
Ihe
case
of
Swanson
and
(iaiumnu
against
Ihe
barge
(IrilT
for
salvage.
Judgment
was
prac
tically
given
in
favor
of
Ihe
plaintiffs,
he
says,
bill
Mr.
Jus
lice
Jvlarlin
reserved
his
decision
pending
an
assessment
oT
dam
age
lo
the
local
boat
Pae.hcna
which
collided
while
salvaging
Hie
(iriff.
Cant.
Swanson
and
Mr.
damnum
claimed
hair
or
Ihe
value
of
Ihe
drill'
and
her
cargo
of
coal
for
Ihrlr
salvage
work.
The
value
oT
Hie
barge
was
accepted
at
the
insurance
figure
of
810.(100.
Ibis
nol
including
Hit
coal
cargo.
Methodists
Solid
VANCOlVKIt,
Jan.
8.
There
has
so
far
been
an
overwhelm-1
Auainst
Union
51
Almost
all
Hie
voles
taken
have
been
thosw
of
Presbyterian
....
M
.
I!
.1
.
congregations.
me
.ueino.osis
are
practically
unanimous
in
favor
of
il
and
do
nol
vote
unless
a
vole
is
asked
by
members
of
an
individual
church.
llai
ihe
Methodist
voles
been
taken
Hie
proportion
favoring
union
would
have
been
much
larger
than
Hie
figures
shown.
Knox
Church'.
Kerrisdulc.
voted
for
union.
211(5
favoring
il
and,
US
voling
against.
The
law
as
passe'd
by
the
Dominion
House
provides
dial
union
goes
inlo
effect
next
sum
mer
and
Hint
those
rongrega-
liops
nol
wishing
lo
remain
with
Ihe
union
inay
vole
themselves
out.
NEW
AGENT
GENERAL
PREPARING
TO
LEAVE
Will
Probably
go
to
London
To
ward
the
End
of
the
Present
Month
TAXI
BOSTON
GRILL
25
and
mctm
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
with
nrwly
laid
dancing
Ambufance
floor
for
hire.
Suitable
for
Service
.
d&nces,
banquets
and
wedding
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
v
parlies.
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
PRINCE
RUPERT
For
ratis,
apply
to
floston
and
6th
St.
Grill,
Tbird
Ave.
WATT
VtPECK,
Prop.
Columbia's
Phone
457.
Northern
and
Central
British
Newspaper
VOl
XV,
NO.
0.
PJUNCK
JILPKUT,
H.ti,
THURSDAY,
JANUARY
8,
1H25.
oireui.iion,
i.taa.
strttt
tut..
4zs
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
"''ft..
THIS
FORI
IS
DRAWING
MUCH
ATT
POLICE
NOOSE
GOES
OUT
AFTER
CRIMINAL.
"1
I
I
The
liileriiuliuuul
Hoinidary
Line
i
no
longer
a
protection
for
the
wrong
doer.
CHURCHDNION
KEEP
LIQUOR
VOTE
IS
LARGE
STORES
OPEN.
SAYS
TAYLOR
Mayor
of
Vancouver
Would
CetjUnls
Rid
of
Flourishing
Soot-
0,3U:t
Irggers
ing
vole
of
churches
in
fasor
ofj
"
Church
Cnion.
The
total
lodale!
VA.NCOi:
VKII,
Jan.
8.-
"Keep-throughout
Ihe
dominion
fhuws.ing
a
(ioveriiment
liijuor
store
the
numbers
as
follows:
open
all
nii'lit
would
untloubleilly
For
Churcli
Cnioti
....
i
prove
an
effective
check
on
bool
legging,
sanl
Mayor
I.,
u.
laj-lor,
who
was
inaugurated
yes-
lec.Liv.
In
soiinorlimr
Ihe
sug
gestion
that
legitimate
avenue
for
the
purchase
of
liquor
throughout
Hie
night
might
prove
lo
be
the
best
means
of
eliluinal-
ing
illegal
sales.
Mr.
Taylor
said
il
would
be
butter
lo
enhance
the
prunls
of
Ihe
(ioveriiment
than
permit
bootleggers
to
flourish.
DEAL
PENDING
STEWART
MINE'
Dunwell
Likely
to
Change,
Hands
and
Talk
of
Glacier
Creek
Being
Sold
1
ViCTOHIA,
Jan.
8.
ltunvvcll
and
(llaeier
Cru-k
mines
are
being
discussed
here.
II
is
umler-slooi
I
there
that
neither
oT
Hiese
companies
has
sullieienl
money
lo
rully
develop
and
;upcrale
lliciu,
.1
tt'lll.
11.
1.
In
t
li.vt-
I.CII-
1
Tin'
information
fcollected
'
at
il...
II.
no
i
r
II...
last
been
now
completely
and
distributed
in
book
some
inleresting
information
is
Fnglish
Iris!
'
Scotch
t.57a
Olher
llrilish
Maces
...
ill
French
Austrian
...
..
.....
W
P.elgian
IS
Hutch
Finnish
HI
(ieriuau
103
(I
reek
...
2'J
Hebrew
1
1
llaliau
.'
l"3
Polish
...........
IS
Hussiuu
...........
sr.
Scandinavian
588
Ukrauian
12
Oilier
Europeans
....
'.'8
Chinese
and
Japanese
302
Syrian
20
Indian
5"
Negro
-3
L'uspecirie.l
7
REDDICK
WINS
IN
TEN
ROUND
BOUI
Johnny
Papke
Got
One
on
the
Chin
In
the
Eighth
Which
Weakenod
Him
WINNIPFli.
Jan.
8.
Jacn
Iteddirk.
Canadian
heavyweight
champion.
defeated
Johnny
Papke
or
Cleveland
in
a"
leu
round
contest.
Fp
lo
Hie
eighth
mil
I
....
ln
n-.,...-
honors
were
.....
even
for
1
1
11
1
1
1
Ian
o
r
.
ralll-i
'
11,1
mis
i.
inuii,.
.
........iu
I,...
i.m.ti
....mi
In
Tlii
rii'stlil...
Itv.,
li.,v..is
Inrl
in
lhai
round
inc.
newly
appointed
ageni
gen-ii-v'-
shall
issue
new
ue.t.i.ck
tan.teu
a
r.g
-
rral
and
former
speuU'r
of
tl.e.is
dial
they
legislallve
assembly.
Is
lo
leave.slock
in
oruer
o
nuance
,
;
nusu
oo
-.,.Ke.s
.
.
.
,i
ii.....
1
II,
a..
i.i.ii.I
M.iiM..
1.HII..I
1
1
i
an
ni.il
roin
lliat
Oil
to
lake
nit
tits
new
worn
lowani
i..ciii.o..s
-
.......,.,.,....
,
..
the
end
of
Ihe
nmnlh.
He
Is
now'lhey
shall
sell
out
lo
one
of
tho
it
was
lleddick
s
fight.
preparing
data
for
use
in
his
big
companies.
new
posilion
ami
wilt
coiner
.v
icuui.n.
w,
.
.
.......
...
.
.
.
u
i.ui
liunwell
people
which!
lUltlVLI
flLlLi
UHO
...in.
.
m.oi.Miions
In
to
the
Vancouver
and
Victoria,
purlieu-
would
give
shareholders
a
pre-
larlv
with
Hie
foreign
products
sent
casu
pajineiu
unu
...
bureau
of
the
Vancouver
Hoard
Merest
in
future
operaiions
oi
u
e
of
Trade.
company.
I
be
payment
wouiu
Hi.,
trovei'i.incnl
is
not
Ink
liiir
be
based
on
llie
price
oi
mu
any
notice
of
Hie
Vancouver
pro-
slock
test
al
Ihe
appointment
of
.Mr.
Pauline
as
il
is
considered
lo
be
a
purely
sectional
movement.
HOCKEY
SCORES
Victoria
5,
Calgary
I.
Saskatoon
I.
Regiuu
I.
IT
Hie
company
buys
Dunwell
II
will
probably
also
waul
Iho
CI
lacier
Creek
properly,
wljicli
adjoins
il.
.The
Dunwell
ileal
is
expected
to
go
through
and
the
lerms
of
sale-
are
likely
lo
be
announced
soon.
ENTION
SECRETARY
HUGHES
TAKES
VIEW
THAT
ARMS
TREATY
NOT
BEING
V
BETTER
OF
MCTIGUE
Wine
by
Points
In
Twelve
Round
Match
Against
Lightweight
Champion
NF.WAltK,
Jan.
8.
Mickey
Walker,
Hie
world's
welterweight
elnimoion.
outpointed
Mike
Me-
Tlgue.
holder
ot
Ihe
welterweight.
crown
in
a
twelve
round
no-tle-clsion
match
last
night.
Walker
was
Iho
aggressor
ihroubgoul.
OLATED
Elevation
of
Guns
on
Capital
Ships
Causes
Difference
of
Opinion
WASHINGTON.
.Ian.
8.
Charles
K.
Hughes.
secrt-Uiry
of
slato,
in
a
Idler
lo
the
naval
rommillee
of
the
house,
takes
the
I
position
that
the
elevation
of
guns
on
American
naval
ships
does
not
violate
Ihe
amis
Ireaty
.illliough
it
might
unfortunately
jleml
lo
promote
naval
rompetiliou.
lie
said
lhai;
while
Hrilain
I
look
Hie
view
that
Hie
alterations
proposed
were
a
violation
of
I
llie
treaty,
Japan
look
Ihe
opposite
View.
.Mr.
Hughes
staled
lhai
the
Hrilislt
ambassador
brought
'
I
the
subject
up
in
March,
1U23,
.
!
"earnestly
appealing"
to
Ihe
slate
ileoarlmenl
auamsl
any;
!
nller.-iltoii
ill
elevation
and
siv-
ling
positive
assurance
thai
no
Isnch
alterations
would
be
made
on
any
llrilish
capital
sliips
after
lliey
had
been
ennunissioned.
i
MANY
NATIONALITIES
BROUGHT
FROM
WASHINGTON
10
BRITISH
COURT
RESIDE
IN
RTORTi1"0
A,,e
Robber
b8
English
Predominate
VJIth
Scot
I
tut.
fSnmlnn
a
filnsfi
Second:
11.11
w
i,
'
.
Scandinavia
High
I
ncu
av
wntuuoi
.
iiiiru
Fights
Extradition
VANCOL'VF.ll,
Jan.
8.
Ted
Hollywood
and
Charles
Thompson,,
alias
J.
"Johnson
ami
Frank
Iienaula.
charged
wild
auticipa-
census
l",us
.,
lias
lion
in
Ihe
7(i,0U0
city
hall
pay-cinpileu
I.oll(H.,.y
ullJ
oo
Capitol
k
form.
form,
!-
.......
Jlieaire
roimery
acre
in
ivsj,
were
l.niiisn'
lo
Vancouver
yes-
loulaiiicd
in
the
publication.
"Mirrdav
i,y
police
from
Walla
Prince
Huperl.
Tor
instance.
Walla.
Washington,
peuilenliary.
il...
i.i.i"ii
iiT
IIiii.
Ill
MM
lUl
.
..
.
.
.
The
total
population
is
made
up
as
follows:
of
Frank
Howard,
alleged
to
be
tin'
third
member
or
the
trio
or
robbers,
remains
at
Walla
Walla
penitentiary,
fililing
extradi
tion.
ATHLETES
ARE
UNDER
ARREST
Football
Star
and
Accomplice
Charged
With
Murder
and
Threa
Others
AN
ILLEGAL
OPERATION
MO.TltF..I.,
Jan.
8.
Art
F.vans.
fnolball
star
of
llie
Mon
treal
AlhJetic
lAsnqiiStiOn;.
anjl
Alexander
Sweezy,
American,
are
held
here,
charged
with
the
mur-
icr
by
an
illegal
operation
per-ormed
on
Mary
Kelly,
23
jears
or
age,
a
Hamilton
girl.
Three
other
men.
Tricks
.Miller,
director
or
athletics
Tor
the
Montreal
Associalionj
Jack
Cor-
rigan,
manager
of
the
rugb
squad;
linilda
Itourgcau,
are
held
is
accessories
before
the
fact.
Arrests
followed
the
coroner's
inquest
at
which
Detective
Pusie
said
F.vans
admitted
to
him
his
iulenlion
was
to
have
an
abortion
practiced
on
Miss
Kelly
and
claimed
that
Sweey
performed
lie
operation.
OVER
TAXATION
SERIOUS
MATTER
Sir
Herbert
Holt,
President
of
Royal
Bank,
Addrosses
Annual
Meeting
MONTItl'A!..
Jan.
8
Al
Hie
general
meeting
ot
Ihe
lloyal
Dank
ot
Canada.
Sir
Herbert
Hull,
president,
declared
that
a
very
serious
problem
faced
Canada
as
a
result
of
over-luxation.
He
expressed
llie
view
lliat
Hie
world
might
ihls
year
return
lo
Hie
gold
standard.
I
lie
establishment
of
a
budget
control
burenu
was
also
mooted
by
Sir
Herbert.