'
SjieriaT
In
Daily
News,
OTTWVA.
May
20.
Tlie
rh?alur
estimate
paed
lut
'.1.1
r..,.-i
lif
.it.lnnwiil
Jililnwll
mil
1
llA
nriiUMI
Wili
V
l',w
i
Jl
1
U'
t
11
.-ll.'imni'i
tfj'"--ewti
v
-.
-
.
.
!
:
tl
Ik.....
..!
txitidi
ttiiiniliUMi
eib
r
lifcl
-1
Iv
i.s
liiiil
unitislificd
expenditure.
I
rcil
Sfork
spoke
defeud-
ng
IV?
rlevulor.
Ily
Canadian
Pre)
mnj
v
1
'tit
im
''lii
master
mechanic
of
Ihe
'"""o'tidatrd
Mininti
and
Smell-'-oinpany
at
Trail
and
his
'
vear
old
son
Joseph,
were
''"wni'd
hi
Sheep
Creek
yesler-mid
his
wife
and
an
associ-u,,,
Joe
Demldorr
id
Trail,
had
iiaivuw
escape
when
the
car
it
throiiBh
Ihe
rail
id
a
bridge
ul
salMiu
ami
plunged
into
the
"W'Mlfn
slream.
DID
NOT
CANVASS
HARBOR
BOARD
SEAT
OTTAWA,
May
i'O
-lion.
T.
l.
Meltrijp,
member
'
for
Cariboo.
Hilled
atlcnllnn
of
the
House
id
l-"inii(is
yesterday
to
certain
ii'-wspnpp,.
,.,.I(.H
,.ff,.ct
'"'
l'e
had
been
canvassing5
the
"'"Vfiiiinent
fur
a
seal
on
Ihe
"couvor
harbor
hoard.
Mr
'"'liride
ilcnieil
the
Irulh
of
the
"I'l'orl.
OTTAWA.
M.iy
20
Further
coiirtdem!ntn
was
given
in
I
i.
II.
..
HI
I
il
1(1
1111
C
til
,aI.IIlf
llllll'l
III
lllllll
ll
IIIUIIL
111
.1
iiiii
1
1
j
i
i
j
DREDGING
JOB
Courtenay
River
ial
to
Daily
News
OTTWVA.
Ma
I'll.
'Ihe
W
Ihai
lias
hern
awarded
a
cou-
'f
'lie
channel
of
the
jy
It
it
al
tlomox.
There
were
decs
and
Aruelt's
was
till!
(
U
..
.
I
il..
wlllll
Ill
M.1.1II1III
u-
v
ii.'ii
rm-
uni-k
mil
nit:
'(
ful
hid
vvlis
lower
than
W
n
reference
tp
this
de-
.ii'
ii,
nr.
.Miicil
siaicu
ni"
is
thai
the
work
would
be
l!ii
tiy
his
clam-shell
tlredfit:
uuu
n
iiii.il
"ill
vv
li-Kliitf
in
Vancouver.
CAR
PLUNGED
INTOSTREAM
N'son
Man
nd
Son
Drowned
nd
Two
Others
Had
Narrow
Escape
M'.I.SIlV
Mul.
ti.ii.l
lint.
Uiili
of
?."(0(tj0
foivlbe
Prim
Rupert
elevator,.
Him.
Thomas
'Lowe,
minister
of
Trade
and
(Commerce
informed
Hit
rommil-j
Ice
that
tin
i-milritrl
was
now
before
I
he
tiovcrnor
(leneial
fur
signature.
Until
il
wiiK
actually
signed
lie
preferred
not
to
give
tin-
name
of
the
successful
tenderer
or
the
con
1
1
ac
I
price.
The
teonlrael
IiicluiJed
the
huildinir
'proper
liut
nol
the
Jntimlat
ion.
(which
was
already
constructed
!al
a
cost
of
?220.000.
Sir
Henry
Drsiylnii
irferml
to
Ihe
p.rnjecl
as
tor.'
a
polilical
cleva-
t'
J.
(i.irlainl.
Progressive,
of
How
Itiver
saiil
that
iT
tlie
(iov-ernuien't
was
going
to
justify
the
building
td
the
elevator
il
wauld
have
In
give
direct
communication
between
Ihe
Peace
Itiver
country
ami
the
Canadian
Na
tional
Railway.
Hou4.l.1l.
King
said
he
had
no
lipstilallon
in'
advocaling
Ihe
biiibliii'.'
of
the
elevator.
Fred
Slurk,
Skeena,
resented
Hie
statement
td
Drayton
that
il
rtinosal
was
for
a
political
Mr.
Slork
said
ho
had
his
constituency
without
Ihe
aid
of
an
elevator
aim
n
believed
ho
could
do
it
again,
sir
llenrv
Drayton,
after
ask-
..."
what
would
be
Ihe
d
creating
competition
between
me
Canadian
National
two
wesieiu
terminal
and
slating
thai
the
distance
from
Kdmoirton
1o
Prince
Huperl
was
56
miles
and
to
Vancouver
7C5
said:
"If
we
nns
in
the
railway
business
for
fun.
railway
diTiclls.
iei
us
IT
vse
like
further
than
we
carry
our
grain
.......
i
I.."
"'
r
V.....
V
i
Mcyiuurie
oi
.m
"
'
.
.
-
.1...
1
I...
I
!...
Westminster
asiu-u
way
eminent
had
passe,.
ny
...
Fraser
Itiver
and
chosen
Prince
Huperl
as
Ihe
point
al
which
lo
...
'.
levator.
"If
1111"
i"
''
would
polilical
diM-rimmalio..,
like
lo
know
what
il
is
I"'
ni'
lion.
II.
H.
Stevens
said
if
U
was
the
desire
of
the
(iovern-
i,.
.ii.velon
the
hinterland
of
liritish
Columbia
it
i
...
i..,
I
an
elevator
might
costing
ni.rmi
half
that
at
Prince
Huperl,
spending
!
n-st
d
the
money
of
experl-m(.lltal
establishment
in
Ihe
Matlon
in
Iho
northern
part
of
I
he
province
I)
M.
Kennedy
urgucd-lhal
the
elevalor
was
.
use.ess
win.,
ut
proper
railway
connections
with
peace
River.
Hon.
Chnrles
Slewarl,
minislci
of
the
interior,
ddeiidcd
the
pro-
MINISTERS
COMING
TO
PRINCE
RUPERT
END
OF
NEXT
WEEK
Word
was
received
here
today
that
Hon.
William
Sloan,
minister
,oT
Mines,
ami
Hon
W.
II.
'Sutherland,
minister
oT
public
works,
will,
leau
Vancouver
un
Thursday
oT
next
week,
June
I,
to
visit
northern
points.
They
should
arrive
here
on
.Saturday
morning,
June
0.
lion.
T.
1.
l'atlullo,
minister
of
lands,
will
be
unable
to
accompany
the
oilier
ministers
owiii
to
hjs
duties
calling
him
clcswhere
at
that
lime.
He
will
visit
the
district
later.
.
j
'
...
jeel
bn
the
KrUuml
(hat
Die
Van
'
couver
grain
arrommiMlalioh
was
already
taxed
and
further
eleva
tors
were
needed
owing
lo
Ihe;
increasing
Oriental
trade.
Vfler
some
further
discussion!
Hie
vide
carried.
(Special
to
Daily
News;
OTTAWA,
May
-'0.
-Vigorous
defence
of
Prince
lluperl's
eleva-'
lor
scheme
was
one
feature
of
yesterday's
Commons
debate.
this
came,
among
others,
from
Hon.
J.
II.
King,
minister
of
pub
lic,
works,
who
said
the
elevator
would
be
a
boon
lo
farmers
in
Ihe
districts
of
Vandcrhoof.
Smilhors,
Hound
Lake
auu
other
parls
of
Ihe
interior
who
at
present
were
compelled
lo
limit'
their
crops
very
largely
to
hay
and
oats
which
they
sell
locally
The
Prince
llupert
elevator
will
enable
these
farmers
lo
rais;
some
wheal
and
obtain
cash
for
il.
added
Dr.
King.
"Even
800
bushels
of
wheal
means
much
to
a
young
farmer,"
said
the
minis
ter.
Dr.
King
said
that
last
year
he
recommended
a
lialf
million
bushel
elevator
Tor
Prince
Huperl
but
the
engineers
pointed
out
lo
Hon.
Thomas
I.owc,
minis
ter
of
Trade
and
Commerce,
that
there
was
Utile
difference
m
cost
1
1
f
erect
in'-'
one
of
double
that
capacity
owing
ly
the
Tact
that
the
cleaning
apparatus,
work
house
and
trackage
has
to
be
built
lu,
any
event,
hence
the
large
elevalor.
(Special
lo
Dally
.m-wsj
OTTAWA,
May
-0.
The
De
iii.iimeiil
of
trade
and
umi-
meree
received
seven
lenders
for
the
construction
of
Hie
terminal
grain
elevalor
superstructure
at
Prince
Huperl.
Ihe
bid
of
t.ar-
ler-Halls
tr
Winnipeg,
which
is
lo
be'
acceiiled,
was
HG5,000
TTie
next
lowest.
Unit
of
Ihe
Nor-
lliern
Construction
Co.,
was
i
I
Atnunase
NEW
YOIIK,
May
:
srardiiis
Ihe
falc
of
the
TAXI
BOSTON
GRILL
25
and
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
wilh
newly
laid
dancing
Ambulance
floor
for
hire.
Suitable
for
Service
dance?,
banquets
and
wed-ding
Anywhere
at
Anytlrr
parties.
itmd
Royal
Hotel,
Zrf
For
ratts,
apply
In
lioslon
and
6th
St.
.
PRINCE
RUPERT
drill.
Third
Ave.
.
,.
Phone
457.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
NO.
123
125.
Saturday!
Circulation
,1511
Blfttt
SllM
U44
PRICK
FIVE
CENTS.
VOL
XV,
PH1NCE
llLPEHT,
:(i,
TUESDAY,
MAY
SJO,
v.
OTE
FOR
ELEVATOR
PASSED
BY
COMMONS
miinr
nimrnrr
niAnir
nimmnm
it
ATfAnni
tir
nmTnrni7
1
TII7PP
I
1PT
11IPIIT
mi
.
mi
iiiu
mm
m.
.
h
mm
mm
m
m
m
r
m.
mm
mi
ib
m
wj
m.
f
m.
mm
m
Kinix
iwwu
vv
uai
dihlrli
wrvow
di
tun
jliy
t
m
n
l
j
Lriji
mum
levator
vote
r
asses
nouse
of
Commons
After
Very
Strong
Opposition
from
Conservatives
a
a
w
w
mm
9
w
m
n
9
m
i
fia
mum
a,
red
dtorn
ana
non.
j.
n.
ning
opeaR
in
sup-
portof
Vote
and
Others
Take
Part
in
the
Debate
BOON
TO
INTERIOR
FARMERS
mm
t
V
f
J
.
.
II
j
j
jecf
and
Progressives
Urge
Peace
River
Outlet
Pro-
V
NVaiiuigaii,
"ruukie"
Yankee
shortstop,
who
gol
his
cliam
e
wllen
KvtsJTtl
Sott
euded
his
remarkable
record
of
t,:!1)!!
consecutive
game-
wilhmit
a
brei.k.
Sctdt
is
!aul
to
have
quit
the
game
for
good.
!n
Lxpeamon
is
not
heard
from
yet;
Conjecture
oi
Experts
lollowing
Sj.ilzbergen
reports
that
weather
louay
had
changeil
-for
Hie
worse.
Conflicting
conjecture
re
gaming
ine
pariy
s
wherealtouts
and
the
probable
course
of
action
is
being
indulged
in
by
authorities
in
different
parts
of
Europe
and
America.
it.-
!ii.eii
l
lie
Xorweiriun
Arctic
traveller,
is
iinoled
as
staling
that
Amundsen
was
capable
or
handling
hiurseir
under
difficulties
-or
hindrances
of
any
kind.
Caolain
G.
1.
Kills,
a
member,
of
Ihe
Oxford
expedition
of
last
year
believes
that
the
parly
readied
the
pole
and
abandoned
Ihe
planes
andiarrnow
returning
on
feud.
Itegarding
the
possibility
oi
Amundsen
making
for
Alaska,
his
friend,
(ieonge
Maynard,
mayor
of
Nome,
slated
today:
"In
case
of
a
landing
being
made
at
Point
Harrow,
il
would
probably
take
at
least
I
wo
weeks
lo
gel
word
from.
Kolebue
or
Nome.
From
WainwrJghU
Ivmulidse'n's
starting
place,
it
mighl
be
possible
lo
hear
in
about
ten
days,
unless
he
chooses
lo
wail
along
!!.
-increased
auxjely
is
fell
here
re-
(he
Alaska
north
coast
until
some
vessel
with
wireless
should
make
its
way
through
the
ice
floes
on
a
trading
trip.
This
is
possible
bill
it
would
not
be
accomplisheM
much
before
a
week
or
two."
T
he
ice
is
just,
breaking
up
in
the
Arctic.
KILLED
IN
EXPLOSION
PEKl.Mi,
May
20.--There
is
a
report
here
lhat
311(1
persons
were
killed
or
injured
in
a
great
explosion
at
Mukden
arsenal.
Huibliugs
a
thousand
yards
dis
laid
were
demolished.
Jack
Miller
Is
Arrested
in
Los
Angeles
and
Charged
on
Secret
Indictment
from
Frisco
VANCOUVER
May
20
Jack
.Miller,
well
known
Vancouver
and
Prince
llupert
man.
who
lias
been
engaged
in
the
expor
liiiiior
business
out
uf
this
itorl.
was
arrested
by
U.S.
deputy
marshals
in
Eos
Angeles,
following
a
secret
Federal
iiidiclnienl
riimi
San
Francisco
rharsiusr
con-piracy
lu
violate,
the
Volstead
Ai
l.
according
to.
word
received
here.
Two
oilier
liritish
Columbia
men.
secrelly
indided
wilh
Miller,
ure
also
being
sought
iii
.Southern
California.
!IH5.(KI0.
retary
of
the
Iie-halches
from
Eos
Auge
es
sue
that
Miller
is
Itie
sec-
Cousoidaled
K-x-
(Canadian
Press)
purlers
Corporation
Ltd.,
uiid
is
OTTAWA,
May
20.
The
order
charged
wilh
owning
the
Ouad-in
council
awarding
the
contract
ra.
Local
'authorities,
however,
for
the
construction
of
Iho
declare
Miller
is
not
a
direc-
Plince
Rupert
elevator
to
Car-
tor
or
the
Consolidated
and
has
ler-llalUiConipany
of
Winnipeg
never
had
anything
lo
do
with
.
.
,
r
ii
.
i....
ii..
..
,i
,.r
lilts
1101'
vet
oecii
lurmaii)
p-,iiiu
yuur.
u
nn
iiiuvi
u
proved.
Pending
its
signature
tlie
amount
id
Ihe
lender
is
withheld
but
it
is
somewhat
less
than
HHIK0.0O0
which
was
the
engineers'
eslimbate
tor
Ihe
work,
it
is
slated
on
good
authority.
Advertise
in
the
Daily
News.
one
of
the
subsidiary
companies
making
up
the
Consolidated
and
has
been
operating
independently.
-
Some
lime
ago
.Miller,
was
arrested
in
connection
wilh
-a
sensational
Hollywood
escapade
In
which
ruin-running
played
a
large
pari,
and
at
that
lime
alter
nulliiiig
up
bonds
left
for
Mexico,
colony
at
Tia
Juana
and
l.nsen
ada.
lie
was
believed
to
be
wait
ing
for
a
ooai
lo
sail
uireci
from
Mexico
lo
liritish
Colum
bin,
but
according
to
despatches
received
today
must
have
again
crossed
the
line
lo
California
Miller
Is
regarded
m
one
of
the
most
daring
men
engaged
in
Ihe
rum-runnlug
trade
along
the
California
coast.
Three
Airboals
Going
North
to
Cassiar
Goldfitlds;
One
Passed
Through
Yesterday
Un
Ihe
way
uoin
Portland,
Oregon,
lo
Wraugell,
Alaska,
wnere
it
is
inlemJcd
lo
use
the
imu-liinc
in
.eoninieicial
flying,
a
Curtis
K.
Hying
bout
with
its
owner,
Roy
J.
Davis
of
IVorllaud
aboard,
called
here
Monday
ufternuon
lo
lake
on
fuel
at
the
Imperial
Oil
Cos
station.
The
plant:
lias
been
a
little
over
a
week
out
of
Portland.
It
made
Seattle
in
the
first
day
and,
there
hud
u
new
propellor
and
tillier
parts
installed.
11
look
off
from
Seattle
last
Tuesday
but
that
evening
was
forced
lu
come
down
on
account
of
engine
trouble,
at
Salmon
Itiver,
aboill
7
miles
suulli
of
Alerl
Hay.
An
exaiiiiuatK.il
being
made,
il
was
found
thai
machine
shop
work
was
necessary
so
the
next
day.
aHer
the
flyers
spent
the
night
al
Sayward,
Vancouver
ls-jland,
the
plane
was
towed
to
Alerl
Hay.
Hepairs
being
made
at
Alerl
Hay.
the
machine
look
off
from
there
on
Sunday
after
noon
and
lhat
evening
made
Itella
Helta.
It
left
Hella
Delia
1(1.
t
Monday
morning
and
readied
here
at
1.10
the
same
af
ternoon.
An
unevenirul
flight
Trout
that
point
here
whs
!-ported.
I.axt
night
al
9
o'ulock
Ihe
plane
look
oTf
continuing
its
flight
north.
'
Hesides
Mr.
Davis
on
the
iilane
were
the
idiot.
11.
H.
Mer-
Jjill.
and"
mechanic,
O.
Kruigtier".
r.
L'niled
Stales
air
force
and
Mr.
Kruaner
has
been
doing
commercial'
flying.
1'heir
plane
is
powered
with
a
tin
horse
power
Curtis
motor
nml
can
carry
three
pas.-engers.
Mr.
Davis
will
also
use
the
nia-
Ainiiudsen-Hllswortli
polar
expedition,
cllit.
,H
investigate
the
northern
mininir
fields
and
will
probably
go
into
the
Dense
-Lake
gold
fields
with
it.
He
has
been
in
Hie
north
before.
It
was
announced
that
tlie
machine
would
spend
tho
summer
in
Alaska
making
Wrangell
its
base.
This
may
be
Ihe
third
plane-
lo
I
I
....
iro
lulu
me
iiease
i.aKe
country
(his
summer
The
big
Vickers
Vikirr,'
flying
boat
under
charter
to
Archibald
I.tllle:
Of
Detroit,
is
still
al
the
Prince
Huperl
ilry
lock
awaiting
favorable
reports
.
.....
.
.1...
L'lt
as
lo
ice
coniiiiions
on
tin:
ru-
kine
valley
lakes
before
taking
off
for
Telegraph
Creek.
(V1.
J.
Sct.tt
Williams,
the
pilot,
an
nounces
that
the
machine
will
be
put
in
Ihe
water
today
probably
and
will
take
off
in
a
day
or
so
11
has
also
been
slated
lhat
the
all-metal
plane
belonging
to
the
tlailway
Employees
Industrial
Investment
Association
which
is
now
being
prepared
Tor
service
al
Hiuelton
may
go
north
to
the
Oease
Lake
country.
MAJOR
MOTHERWELL
iriciTP
in
c
onrcn
V
0110
llilAO
JAllLlV
Chief
Inspector
of
Fisheries
Made
Trip
North
on
Matas-pina
Returning
to
Vancouver
Last
Night'
Mujor
J.
A.
Motherwell,
chiefl
inspector
of
fisheries,
arrived!
from
Vancouver
on
Ihe
Cardeua
Sunday
evening
and
boarded!
the
fisheries
.protection
steamer
Maluspina
on
which
he
left
for
the
Naus
Itiver
on
a
trip
of
'
in-
Kpeclion'.
IDiluriiing
stnilh,
hej
I
.
......
i
i
where,
he
remained
for
some
was
liere
again
lasi
nigni
on
ine
i
...
:
to
Vancouver
on
that
vessel.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
O.
Millldiamp.
who
arrived
here
recently
from
Vancouver,
have
laken
up
residence
In
the
Hesner
Apartments.
They
expect
to
spend
the
greater
part
of
the
summer
here,
Mr.
Millichamp
befng
representative
of
tlie
Peck
gents'
lumlshlng
house.
JAIL
MATRON
IS
STRANGLED
Three
Girl
Prisoners
Disappear
Following
Death
of
Mrs.
M;ck
TOHONTO,
May
3G.
Mrs.
Mjck,
55
years
tif
age,
matron
at
the
iliunicipal
jail
farm
near
here,
was
murdered
last
night
by
strangulation,
and,1
-her
keys
taken.
The
body
was.
found
0.J0
a.m.
at
Thrtyoi
fsa'bel
"Prouse,
i"BessIe.
Carrol
Mr.
Havis
saw
service
fiurini;
me
usyj
aim.
jenniu
,MC.winit..
Jfifi
war
wilh
the
French
flying
years
of
age,
all
of
Toronto,
who
corps,
merriii
was
wnn
mu
were
serving
ici-.ns
lor
minor
oj-
fenses
are
missing.
ToltOXTO,
May
20.
(later;
Jessie
McMiiin
was
arrested
last
night
and
appeared
in
court
this
morning
charged
wilh
murder.
She
was
remanded
for,
one
week.
The
other
girls
are
still
at
large.
The
girls
escaped
after
choking
Mrs.
Mick,
whom
they
tied
to
the
wafer
pipes.
Oladys
Palmer,
another
pris-
oner,
was
to
have
joined
in
the
"
escape
but
apparently
lost
her
i
nerve.
She
told
the
police
she
J
heard
tlie
oilier
girls
attack
the
matron
but
'she
had
been
fright-J
ened
into
silence
and
gave
no
i
alarm.
She
heard
The
victim
,
moaning,
after
the
girls
left
but
sbu
had
bei'ii
dea'd
some
time
'
when
Ihe
tlay
.sHifT
found
her.
Three
men,
Leonard
bvvalcs,
Win.
II.
Norton
aiKpyames
Nor
ton
are
charged
willi
aiding
and
abetting
the
escape.
'
OTTAWA,
June
20.
Oaler)
The
other
two
girls
were
arrest
ed
at
Osliawa
al
noon.
SILK
BUSINESS
WAY
OF
RUPERT
Vancouver
Paper
Says
Canadian
National
System
Hore
to
be
Utilized
VANCOUVER,
-May
20.
Re
ports
come
from
Seattle
that
tlio
Nippon
usen
halslia
Is
considering
the
using
the
Canadian
National
Railway
system
to
gel
ils
silk
cargoes
into
New
York
in
.
.
.
i:
.
l
I
.
I
a
uurry
nui
ine
uisciiHiKe
is
be
made
at
Prince
Rupert',
says
the
Sun.
PARLIAMENT
DIES
OTTAWA.
May
I'G.
I.
D.
F.
lime
as
a
member
of
the
foreign
Malaspina
uud
continued
through
I
j)..,.,,,,,,,,,,
Pregresslve
tnember
oT
the
House
ot
Commons,
died
suddenly.
This
makes
three
vacuncies
in
the
House.
Mr.
Druiiiinond
was
member
for
Middlesex
West,
and
was
til
years
ot
age.
The
snag
bout
Robolink
arrived
in
port
rrom
Iho
Naa
River
last
evening
and
Is
lied
up
at
(he
immigration
wharf.