25
TAXI
nnd
te
Sail
BOSTON
GRILL
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
Ambulance
with
newly
laid
dancing
Service
flour
for
hire.
Suitable
for
danced,
banquets
and
wed
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
:
stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
ding
parties.
and
6th
su
PRINCE
RUPERT
For
rat8,
apply
to
Boston
drill,
Third
Ave.
VIDECK,
Prop.
UKATT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Phone
457.
7
vol.
xv..
no.
iv.
PIUNCH
HUPKUT,
M.G.,
iJilDAY,
JAM
All
Y
23,
11)25.
VuUrdty't
Circulation
1664
Strttt
til
429.
PRICE
FIVE
CENT'S.
PROAR
OVER
DEBT
IN
'AILURE
OF
ANTI-OPIUM
CONFERENCE
LIKELY
OWING
TO
DIFFE
editorial
IN
OPPORTUNITY
FOR
COAL
BUSINESS.
Tlic
elevator
is
lu
lie
built.
II
announced
Di.it
work
will
lie
iicil
so
thut
wlii'Jil
iniiy
Ik
hipped
Ihrnugh
H
next
oil.
IVhcn
Dial
lime
ciiincs
it
is
In
assumed
Unit
ships
will
l
.
...
-.I
i
i
i
kere
I
J
i
a
i
wm
necu
iiuuher
iiul,
I
This
is
Hit'
nppiii
lunily
for
ie
owners
of
Hie
interior
Mril-
h
Columbia
and
Alberta
coal
nut's
to
go
out
for
business.
here
is
iit
Telkwa
a
large
imed
coal
deposit
anil
(here
.1
i
c
oiner
cuai
iiciu
even
noser
tins
port
although
so
far
not
ruviii,
I
nere
is
nisii
me
pig
rniitnlliog
coal
field
so
far
1111-
iviided,
One
al
least
of
these
limild
rmd
a
market
for
coal
.I...
i
i
mis
"ii
i
Alberta's
Opportunity
!
hiding
Hrilisli
Columbia
lines,
their
is
a
tug
market
r-r
fur
Alberta
coal.
What
i
oiled
is
bunkers
wilh
which'
handle
it.
Alberta
has
the1
:l,
We
shu
provide
Ilia
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
i;:f
mil
soineDOiiy
lllllsl
n!'i
the
bunkers.
i'r
-
:
Uupert
is
the
natural
Ihii-i
1
Hit;
hipnieiit
of
I
be
luiiiliiris
of
iiorlliern
Alberla
lud
f
peeially
is
it
the
port
of
llie
city
of
Ktlnioiitun,
I
lie
in-
li're-.is
of
Kdiiioiilon
mid
Prince
iipcrt
are
closely
nllied.
IM-
liii'iiliiu
has
a
large
gram
ele-
;:!ut
especially
ilesigned
to
1
ndle
gram
which
is
to
be
hlui'I'i'd
lo
I
he
coasl.
When
!n-
'levulir
here
is
ready
much
'f
'li.tl
griiui
will
go
out
by
way
I
'In
iMirl.
The
natural
IhiiiK
U
be
for
,lhe
vouiilry
eoii-
jigiinus
lo
make
a
lug
bid
for
I
lie
'iial
bii.iness
also.
Look
to
Interior
Vancouver
lias
plenly
of
eoal.
Ill
1
n
cluve
In
tlic
V'anroiiver
Is-
iliiiil
mines.
II
cannot
afford
I"
buy
Alberla
eoal
lo
any
ex-
lli'iii
because
I
lit
oilier
luines
H'f
mi
much
more
accessible.
!
'nice
Uupert
is
a
long
way
l
rum
Vancouver
Island.
There
I
i"
a
bad
slreli'h
of
waler
lo
ii.
'iKji
in
coniini?
here.
I
he
re-
is
lliat
lieoule
here
hiok
lu
Alberla
for
11
irood
uronorlioii
I'd
Uieir
coal
siitiolv.
So
far
Ihe
'lemaud
has
been
largely
local
Inn
very
soon
Ihere
will
be
11
'b'inanil
for
bunker
coal
liud
Alberla
will
t)o
well
o
consider
1
1
llie
pnssiijiies
of
supplying
Hie
demand.
I
Tin
Irutlc
commissioner
for
ii'
Province.
Howard
Slulch-
lairv
knuws
this
port
well,
lie1
lias
ou
several
occasions
been!
here
wilh
a
view
lo
increasing)
Hie
market
for
Alberla
uroducl.
I
Tins
js
Hie
crucial
lime.
Who-j
ever
gels
in
now
ami
builds
1
hunkers
here
and
establishes
Hie
business
is
likely
lo
rclninj
11.
Forolgn
Shipping
A
new
coiidiliou
has
arisen
with
Ihe
erection
of
the.
eleva-
POLICEMEN
discharged;
4.
-
-
--
on"'cr
In
Janet
Smith
Case
Fired
,
without
Notice
for
Dcreilc-
tlonofDuty
.4.
--:--
VANCOl
TEH,
.Ian.
23.
A
rc-i
organization
or
Hie
Point
Oreyn.
....n...
r
..
.i,.i...i
1.
..1...,
.
..-.
.-ih"-i
j,f
when
llii
entumissinuers
dismi-1
4.
Constable
James
Oroeit
ami
CoU"lallo
VV
lillaiu
lilair.
(ircen
was
discharged
without
notice
for
dereliction
.of
duly
and
lilair
u'"
laid
his
salary
lo
(he
en.
I
of
February
in
lb'U
of
notion.
No
'
iiiftil
foil
was
1
1
1
3i
1
1
nT
Hie
.lauel
Smith
ease
hut
il
was
directly
owiiiK
lo
Ibis
that
lire
11
eaine
under
eritieisni
and
Hie
re-i
organialloii
of
I
be
fortv
wiii
deuiandi'd.
i
PEACE
RIVER
'the
LEGISLATION
at
Alberta
to
Havo
Special
Session
of
Legislature
In
Autumn
to
Deal
With
Railway
lie
F.l.VIOXTON.
Jan.
23,
The
l.ei.-lature
has
been
called
to
ineel
February
111
and
il
is
announced
llial
a
special
session
will
be
held
in
Ihe
autumn
to
(ileal
with
providing
a
-.liorler
iiinil
cheaper
railway
outlet
for
'product
or
the
l'eace
lllver
!eouiilry.
The
announcement
of
Hie
spee-'ial
session
is
thought
to
indieal"
hat
the
l'eace
Uiver
railway
leg-lishilioli
will
not
eoine
before
the
present
legislature-
which
will
1
1
iliiean
delay
liulll
aliliimii
"
INSURANCE
ON
I
MURDERED
MAN
Court
Authorlios
Father
Adelardo
Delormo
to
Collect
$28,000
MONTHK.VL,
Jan.
'.'.'I,
Tin
.
.
murdering
his
hair
brother
Itaoul,
lo
"uudorlake
in
his
own
inline"
lo
oolleel
insurance
dered
on
January
7.
IVii.
BEER
IS
DELAYED
Word
was
received
here
yesterday
rroni,
Victoria
Unit
a
delay
or
one
week
had
Itikru
plueTe
Is'
regard
to
the
Issuance
of
licenses
lo
sell
beer
under
the
Liquor
Conlrol
Hoard.
H
wan
expeeled
Ihe
(lim'tle
would
have
carried
Hie
inrorniidlon
Ibis
week.
'or,
Prince
Ituperl
is
aboul
lo
sii,,erior'eoiirl
authori.ed
Itev.
he
ehunged
from
a
local
pol
l
I
ulicr
Adelardo
lieloi
ine.
rein
a
fiii't'i
tru
sbiiininir
centre.
I
..,,,.11.
111.
.,1
i,r
llie
elmrue
of
I
be
operation
of
Ihe
biir
mill
Till
oumJuneil
wilh
Ihe
new
elo.vn-lor
will
provide
n
good
deal
of
louuage
tor
foreign-.sliipmentj,
and
coal
w
be
needed
all
Hie
,
,,,
mil,
ijr
,,
2KJ00
on
Ibo
lire
.,f
Unoul.
who
was
found
mur
tiioe.
1
tiitist
be
delivered
lieir
at
u
low
m
It-
and
handled
erouniiiicul'Jy,
Crude
methods
Will
not
avail.
This,
is
llie
lime
for
Hie
development
of
Ihe
a
market,
nnd
il
must
be
lone
righl.
V.
Wood,
manager
or
Ihe
Tnl-aiilu
mine
near
Hums
Lake,
'ailed
this
morning
on
llie
I'rlncp
II
u
perl
ror
Vancouver.
Scene
of
Disorder
in
French
Parliament
on
Payment
of
U.S.
Debt
PAULS,
Jan.
211.
The
Chamber
jf
Deputies
was
thrown
.
.
.
.
.
...
1
....
imu
an
uproar
lusting
z.
minutes
ponded
after
Deputy
anJiiics
lion
of
the
chamber
in
refusing
and
ine
session
had
Ui
he
siis-
Mareiu's
speech
in
which
lu;
declared
il
would
ho
moral
iniipiily
for
I
lie
I
iiiled
.Slides
to
compel
France
to
pay
her
four
million1
dollar
di'lil.
I
IL
Wit-
Mich
u
scene
of
ilisvrder
nsjiutl
never
hefore
been
seen
in
tin
chamber.
:
t
hail
criticized
billorlv
I
lie
ac-
i-
In
order
Hit
posting
of
Hcpulvi
4.
h
EPIDEMIC
OF
INFLUENZA
IN
JAPAN
IS
FATAL
TOKIO.
.Inn.
23.
An
:
influenza
epidemic
lias
been
racing
in
this
city
and
althoiiali
il
commenced
1
only
days
ago
Hit'
number
of
iloiillii
m
far
is
i.7()6.
4,
SOLAR
ECLIPSE
ON
TOMORROW
Eastern
Scientists
Will
go
up
on
Dlrlnlble
Los
Angeles
to
Observe
It
LAKKIIITIST,
New
Jersey,
Jan.
k'.i.-
The
solar
eclipse
flight
of
dirigible
Los
Angeles
i
for
merly
.ICI
.
will
begin
tomorrow
runrise
when
the
giant
airship
will
leave
her
hangar
hero
for
a
-'I
hour
I
til'.
In
the
hack
of
Ihe
dirigible
will
be
it
group
of
seieiilistH
who
plan
to
gel
unobstructed
observation
of
the
eclipse.
Their
observations
will
hroadcasleil
by
radio.
OFFICIAL
CONFIRMATION
OF
ELEVATORjCONTRACT
Minister
of
Trade
and
Commerce
Wires
Fred
Stork
an
Official
Notification
Yesterday
afternoon
about
hall
past
four
a
telegram
filed
t
lint
ay
al
noon
was
received
rrom
Vancouver
from
Ihe
.special
re
preseuliilive
of
this
paper
saying
Tlie
Sun's
press
gallery
eorres
pondeul
wires
definite
rouNrma-
ion
that
the
Northern
Construe
lion
Company
has
been
awarded
the
eoulrael
ror
Prince
Uupert
elevator
pier
and
rouiidalion.
The
eoulrael
is
nwidliiig
Ihe
(iuveruor
(ieneral's
.signature."
AboUl
Ihe
Milne
lime
I'red
Stork
received
Ihe
following:
"Kleuilor
eoulrael
awarded
llie
Northern
Construction
Company.
"THOMAS
A.
LOW,
"Minister
of
Trade
and
Finance."
OIL
SHIP
FOUNDERS:
NINE
LIVES
ARE
LOST
British
American
Co.'s
Stoamcr
Red
Lino
No.
1
Goos
Down
In
British
Channel
LONDON,
Jan.
2a.
Lloyds
announce
Dial
Ihe
Hellish
American
Petroleum
Co.s
sleiuner
Hod
Line
No.
I.
foundered
lu
I
lie
llrillsh
Channel
wilh
a
loss
o'
nine
lives.
Advertise
In
the
Dally
News
This
photograph
.shows
Hie
detail
of
one
of
'Hie
best
war
memorials
of
Italy.
"The
Love
of
One's
Country,"
designed
by
Mario
Sabalelli
Hopes
for
Peace
River
Railway
Through
British
Columbia
Are
Brighter
Than
They
Ever
Were
VANCOl
V.CH,
Jan.
2JI.
Hopes
for.
utilizing
the
P.C.F,.
Hiiilway
as
a
link
connecling
wilh
Ihe
proposed
railway
outlet
from
the
Ponce
Itiver
tlisric
have
not
been
abandoned,
Premier
Oliver
declared
last
nighl.
He
slaletl
that
from
a
survey
of
Ihe
situation
and
Horn
information
acipiired
during
u
re'-enl
visit
lo
Ottawa,
the
prosperls
fur
the
proposed
line
coming
by
either
Ihe
Pine
or
l'eace
pass
was
belter
than
they
ever
were.
If
Ihe
line
was
buill
following
either
tf
Ihose
routes
the
P.
(i.C.
would
be
utilized
as
a
link
and
thai
would
be
sufficient
reason
for
couliuuiug
Ihe
railway
righl
through
to
Vancouver.
LUMBER
CARGO
.
IS
TOP
HEAVY
Steamer
Develops
List
Off
Victoria
and
Almost
Turns
Turtle
YICTOltlA.
Jan.
'.:.-
Steamer
Tortiiaiuvau
developed
a
serious
lisl
In
port
after
leaving
Vancouver
wilh
11
cargo
nT
lumber
ror
a
Cuban
port.
When
tdf
Ogdeii
Point
il
was
reared
Ihe
hoai
would
turn
lurtle
and
she
was
towed
In
Fsipilmalt
where
her
deck
load
will
be
reduced.
BEAUTY
SHOP
BEING
BROADCASTED
FROM
CALGARY
TOMORROW
IT
local
radio
fans
tune
in
on
Calgary
tomorrow
night
Ihey
may
lie
aide
In
hear
a
repetition
of
the
"Meanly
Shop"
musical
show
which
was
slagoil
here
so
.successfully
by
Ihe
Klks
a
collide
or
months
ago.
Under
Ihe
diree-Ijnu
or
C.
II.
Lewis,
who
con-dueled
Ihe
show,
here,
the
"Meanly
Shoo"
is
having
a
three
day
run
al
Calgary
having
open
ed
lasl
night,
II
will
he
put
oil
Ihe
air
loniorrovVv
night
al
8.15
Calgary
lime.
V
K.
VVTIIiscrofl.
secretary
of
the
local
Klks
Lodge
ha
been
so
;nhiod.
FRENCH
CHAM
!
RAILWAY
FROM
'
PEACE
RIVER
IS
ASSURED
FACT
KD.MONTON.
Jan.
211.
-lion.
(ieorge
lloadley.
iniiiisler
of
agriculture
in
Hie
Alberla
Coverninent,
assured
deb-sales
lo
Ihe
convention
of
the
IniM-d
Farmers
of
Alberta
that
an
oullel
lo
Ihe
Pacific
Coast
for
Ihe
Peace
lliver
products
was
an
accomplished
racl
but
that,
he
was
nolv
yet
in
possession
of
Ihe
proposed
route.
Jle
claimed
I
h.-il
with
the
building
or
the
oullel
the
1'nnce
Itiver
country
would
become
4
Ihe
most
prosperous
in
Canada.
4.
PATTULLO
COMING
TO
VISIT
CONSTITUENCY
Word
was
received
in
the
oily
this
illuming
fioiii
Hon.
T.
I.
Pallullo,
ineinber
tor
this
eon-
sliluency
in
the
Provinrlal
Log
islalure
stating
that
ho
expeeled
Iti
arrive
here
on
February
It
on
a
visit.
HOCKEY
SCORES
Victoria
V,
Edmonton
3.
I
Conference
on
Opium
Smoking
Is
Likely
to
Fail
Unless
a
Change
(1KNKVA,
Jan.
2:1.
A
private
meeting
between
Yj.-icount
Ocil
of
(ireat
Hrilain
and
llepresenlulive
Purler
of
the
United
rtkilo
in
an
ullcmyl
lo
save
Hie
opium
coniereiiee
from
breakdown
reMilled
in
failure.
Purler
sluled
Unit
unless
I
he
conditions
were
changed
radically
lie
would
return
home
within
a
few
days.
Kfforts
lo
save
ihe
conference
continue.
The
powers
having
opium
colonies
in
Ihe
Far
Cast
made
110
new
concessions
but
stand
by
Ihe
demands
Hud
Ihe
suppression
of
smoking
lie
conditional
oil
the
reduction
of
opium
production
in
(iliiiia.
COMMITTEMEN
FOR
COUNCILS
j
Alderman.
Casey
Deals
With
Finance
and
McMordte
with
I
Utilities
Concession
to
his
long
alder-niauie.
experience,,
his
li-Mi
runk
at
recent
polls
and
alio
the
vwfep
that
Labor
made
at
thtt
recent
civio
election
were
pro-
biddy
tlie
motives
that
jjisireil
(
Mayor
Ncvvlon
to
appoint
Ald.j
Casey
chairman
of
Hie
city
fi
nance
committee
for
Ihe
year
1U25.
This
was
Hie
only
ap
pointment
that
could
be
classed
as
a
surprise
when
the
list
of
landing
committees
for
the
year
was
reau
ai
nisi
1113111
s
council
meeting.
Aid.
.McMordie
and
Aid.
Perry,
as
had
been
expeeled,
were
naniPii
cuairuiru
01
ine
utilities
a
ml
loanl
of
work
committees
respectively.
The
full
list
of
committees
for
the
year
is
as
follows:
Finance
Commit
let
Aid.
Casey
(chairman),
Aid.
McMordie
and
Aid.
Stephens.
Hoard
id
Works
Aid.
Perry
1
chairman
,
Aid.
Mruwu
and
Aid.
McKechuie.
Fisheries-
Aid.
Smith
and
Aid.
Larson.
Hospital
Aid.
ltiown
uud
Aid
McKechuie.
Exhibition
Aid.
Mruwu
and
Vld.
Perry.
Muibliug
coiniuissiou
Aid
McKeehnie
(chairman),
Aid
Mrown,
cily
engineer,
fire
chief,
ami
medical
health
otlleer.
Heading
room.
Aid.
Larson
'chairman
.
William
Mrltai
(ieorge
Smith,
.1.
.1.
(Hllis,
(ieorge
Sutherland,
W.
F..
Memiitig
and
Fred
l.au.a.
Soldiers'
Housing-
-Members
of
finance
committee,
cily
treasur
er,
city
soitciiur,
it
to
1
euy
on-
gineor
with
mayor
as
clniiiiiiun.
Library
board
Aid.
Smltl
(one.
year
term;,
Mrs.
W.
J.
Kirknalrick.
(!
.V.
Wilkinson
and
F.
J.
Fuller
(Iao
year
lerms)
'ihe
mayor
is
ex-ollicio
member
of
all
coiiiiiiillees.
Mayor
Newton
aunoinicod
that
he
was
leaving
loduy
for
Ihe
south
on
a
trip
which
would
necessitate
his
absence
for
week
or
leu
days.
Aid.
Casey
was
named
acting
mayor
on
motion
or
Aid.
Perry,
seconded
by
Aid.
Smith.
Members
,
oT
Ibe
court
or
re-vision
tin
the
l'J25
assessment
roll
which
will
sil
In
February
were
named
as
follows:
Mayor
Newton
(chairman),.
Aid.
Casey,
Aid.
.McMordie,
Aid.
'Stephen
and
Aid.
Smllh.
Mr.
aiul
Mrs.
1.
(1.
Mushby
sailed
Ibis
morning
on
Ihe
steamer
Prince
Hupert
Tor
CONFERENCE
OF
MAYORS
TO
BE
HELD
EDMONTON
Prince
Rupert
to
be
Invited
to
Take
Part
at
Invitation
of
Blatchford
VANCOt
VLIt.
Jan.
23.
-A
conference
of
mayors
of
lending
British
Columbia
and
prairie
cities
to
he
called
at
an
early
dale
by
.Mayor
K.
A.
Mlatchford
of
Edmonton
was
announced
on
his
arrival
here
Thursday.
Tho
cities
are
vitally
Interested
in
the
development
ot
the
whole
or
Canada,
lie
said,
and
he
believes
much
good
will
result
from
the
mayors
of
the
citiei
holding
together;
The
conference
is
to
be
ar
ranged
in
order
thai
the
cities
may
work
on
an
agreed
policy
father
than
as
separate
units.
It,,
r
is
proposed
to
hold
the
meeting15
at
Edmonton
and
from
this
pro--
vince
the
mayors
of
Vancouver,
Victoria,
New
Westminster,
and
-
Prince
Uupert
will
be
invited.
2
BEER
LICENSE
MONEY
DIVIDED
Municipalities
will
Benefit
from
Distribution:
Delay
in
Issuing
YICTOltlA,
Jan.
23.
-
Money
received
from
Hie
sale
of
beer
licenses
will
be
placed
In
a
fund
cousoliiliiled
with
the
liquor
pro
fits
and
like
'be
Killer
will
tie
divided
amongst
Ihe
il
liferent
municipalities,
Mayor
TayW
said
lasl
night,
following
an
interview
wilh
Hon.
A.
Al.
Mansou
and
cabinet
representatives.
Taylor
said
tu
issuance
of
licenses
would
'be
held
in
abeyance,
probably
until
February
ID.
Meer
licenses
will
cost
from
700
lo
1
.00(1.
Mayor
Taylor
was
given
lo
umlorsluuil.
Abuu'
70
licenses
will
he
issued.
LOST
HEADS
FOR
REFUSING
Christian
Chinese
to
Number
of
200
Sa'd
to
Havo
Bcon'
Executed
SIIANOIIAI.
Jan.
23.
A
pro-Ininent
missionary
here
today
staled
that
'-'Oil
Christian
Chinese
fanners
in
Pckin
province
were
beheaded
by
military
authorities
for
refusing
to
grow
opium,