in; TAXI BOSTON GRILL 25 and mm Large Upstair Dining Hall, Ambulance with nrwly laid dancing floor for hire. Suitable for Service dances, banquets and wed-ding Anywhere at Anytime. parties. Royal Hotel, 3rd Ava. Hand Knr raK, apply to Iloston and 6th 8L PRINCE RUPERT drill, Third Ave. MATT VIDECK. Prop. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Phone 457. VOL XV.. NO. 12.' IMtlNCK IllPHUT. H.d, Till HSDAY. MAY 28, 1025. YMWrdat'i Circulation 156S unsellled, Ihc hop olT ol .Ihe ,', kh(iwu ., pic, u ieMu Vickcrs Viking flying boat which .vill lake Archibald Lillle. De- roll mining engineer to the Cas- siar gold fields win noi lake place this afternoon bill is now set for tomorrow 'morning. Col. I. Scot I Williams, manager of he Laurent hie Air Serv ice and pilot of the machine, staled (hat ie hoped (lie party would be in Wrangell tor lunch tomorrow. I'll ere is some business to be Iransacted there bul it is pos7 ililn that Ihe machinr may he flown on lo Telegraph Creek to morrow aiiernoon or me nay following. The machine was laken up for test rliglil yeslerday afternoon and it performed perfectly. II is now moored, and anchored" al H buoy iu front of the dry dock ship shed all ready for the dash mirlli. The parly is packing up its effects al Mie Prince lluperl Hotel today iu readiness for an early slarl tomorrow. DAVIDSON DENIES HE WILL RESIGN Not Worrying About Criticisms Made Over Issuing of Van couver Beer Licenses YICTOltIA, May 28. llugl Davidson, Ihiuor controller, do nies any intention of resigning lis a result of criticisms levelled at him over the issuing of beer parlor license in Vancouver. figures passed away yesterday afternoon at 'J o clock iu the Prince lluperl Ocneral Hospital when Ihe.dealh occurred of I'lioinas O'Hrieu, a iiioneer of onie fourteen or fidecli years' landing. Mr. O'llrien, who was born some 8 years ago.iu SI. John, II. of Irish descent, in his younger nays was a sailor. When he first came lo Vrhice lluperl he was a longshoreman ind for Hie pas few years he had been engaged as eily pound keeper. A tew months ago he collapsed iu his resident on .Mnlh Ave West and physical examination established dial he was s'uJTeriua from diabetes iu an advanced stage, lie was immediately taken to Ihe Prince lluperl lleneri'.' Hospital and a leg was niupii- laled bul Ihe disease was too tar lolvanced lo hppo lor recovery. Funeral arrangements me in Ihe hands of Hie H.C. Under takers ami inlefmenl will lake place on Saturday inoruii& un der Catholic auspices. !. The lale Mr. O'llrien -s sur vived by a sjslcr believed lo b residing In SI. Jumi. The, Ketchikan cannery iiiaeke" Diamond T., Capl. Capp...irrivcd in port from Kelchlkau yslirday willi 7,000 pounds of TrOsh sal moil which was discharged at Ihe Canadian Fish iv Cold SlQr age Co.'s dook. Strati Salaa 44. ' ' .... - - .T";... ! PRICE FIVE RENTS. WTONB& CONCERN GIVEN BIG LOCAL JOB mi mrmt m m m mm mi u um mt u a u a . n m . n im am am. . mm a . av aaiauaa n r mm . mm mum n ma m m m m mm ' w - ' vm I JUJbr . It, S JLI A A AMAV A lATatSAJlt I MUMJmUmJ If Ala A A A V JLiA AAaV AViAA AW A- A A I Here Today following Visit to Bahine Mine Will he shwmnp nronertv itist na snnn as rnnrl in good condition says W. C. Stearman '1 lie Tallapiu mini' in Hie Haliine district some 2." miles iiuitu oi imrns iakc i already m a iiiii nm in ship ore hul improvements will have o Ik made on Hit- road between Iho pruperlv uihI linriis Lake liefon- mueli ran he done stales V. (j. . . r . .. . i i iniiiiii oi Vancouver, prcsiucui oi me company, 'wlio is mi the cil- today aflcr paying Ins first visit In die mine. Mr. Hlear-iiio ji roiucK hack highly delighted wilh all he saw and is couTI- !rnl dial die lullapm is Ihe making or a big profitable mine. - i iii'i'i' ;i it' i ii LT i ii ii 1 1 f ' in 1 1 1 i i:i 1 1 11111 i ti it 1 1 it 1 1? ii tmii nil' - - iM'nih grade, wil wilh HUGH DAVIDSON MAY RESIGN AS COMMISSIONER Nil liquor Policy Said to be In jurious to Government, Says Woodward' - YA.VCUt VKIt, May 28. lir ;!: limy resign Ins Illicit posi- I '-: as ,mior controller, accord n j- by i Vai: May I: V. ::- s t ftUlciuenl issued today :ai ir Woodward, M.L.A. of j'l'. which stales Ilia) on I us a member of a depu-I Liberal tiieinjiers from vi'! he fail itl to impress l).iii-on thai his lhjuor lt .i 'v was n "serious weakness I' :ii' Liberal Party.". Tin fuminissioiier, however, 'at -i thai iT lie (bought die ujuiji policy injurious lo No '"'U'lMiiietw he would resign. BIG WINNINGS ON DERBY RACE Liverpool Clerk and London Widow are Made Wealthy Manna's Owner Makes Clean-up LONDON, May 28. - .lames La'!,w . a .Liverpool .. shipping e'eiK, held Hio winning liekel in 'lie talent la .sweepstakes on tlm I'l'fhy ycslerday. He sohra half liileri'si I,, R. lickel for l.oi)() "il eolloeled !Siyo,000 on.' the re-"ajiiing ,air. II I' Morris, owner of Manna Mu- hcrhy winner, in addition I" thle stakes!, seciired alf inleresl in he London Stork Kxiliangu sweepstake Tor H,0(i( Unl iollicliil annroxiuialely 1 00,000. Mis Anna Hlliotl, a widow ''el-kin in a deparliuenlal slore, Won second pri.e in the llallie l-xcliuiige sweepslake valued al "U.OOU, Shu had, however, lil'osed of a half inleresl in the ickel SMELTER ON COAST IS SUGGESTED BY VANCOUVER PAPER , YANUOUVKIl. May 28, The U" today stales that (he ostah-""liiiienl of a smeller on lloi fousl m.r Vaneoiiver hy the """olldaled Mining and Smell-Company of Trail lo eoinpele with u. army of ore purchaser 'I'oin iht, Kuropean smellers is 'elng discussed as av prohaldlily 'y imiiutg men of the eily. strong showings of zinc jn some pails. The Tallapiu has lee; thoroughly lesled in recenl year ami il is Hie iiileuliou of III operating company lo pill il on the shipping lis) al as early a Jale as possible. This would involve I he eroe.lioii of bunker-and a concentrator iiolh ofwlnc'i may be pill in within the iiex' year. An uivrruslu-r is alrejoly in Ihc station , at IturiisLukt' liut mr .awotiifr - wf -lheNrntirtifT-t Ihe road, .it lia' bevn impossible lo lake il in. The Tallapiu Co has already spenl a gnal deal on tins road, Having inaciiraii mill it. and the government will now lie approacueii lo pin il in joi.d slinpe as il will ie of general advantage lovlhe llabiio iislrirl. The Silver Island mini Is another properly nearby thai is showing much promise. there is a potential water power possiiniiiy m nie laiiapm lliver and the Tallapiu Lo. may develop il in the ultimate future l present there aro five men engaged on Ihe properly doing development work. This has been Mr. Sleannan first trip north but he hopes ii will not be his last by any means. Apart from Ihe original purpose of inspecting Ihe mine, he enjoyed the outing greatly even I lie ;a nine iranip iu unu from Ihe mine to Hums Lake the latter made with a 125 pound pack on his back consibiing moslly oT'ore samples. Mr. Slearman is a prominent Vancouver (hardware mercJninl ami is a member of Iho Kiwauis Club or thai city.. A. Wood, the engineer in charge of Ihe mine, is here with him and I hey will hidh proceed south on Ihe I'rinee (ieorye louishl. FISH ARRIVALS Eight Boats Sold 96,700 Pounds at halibut Exchange This Morning Halibut arrivals this muni' in- totalled U0,7IXI pounds (hrre American boats markeliu! (10,000 poumls ami inc. mom .liaiis, :iO,700 pounds. Arrivals and sales were, as follows: Amorican- M (hired II., 10.000 lbs., at 8 He and lc. and lloald Amundsen, U,IHI0 ll's., at 8.7c and lc, lo the Canadian Fish it Cold Storage Co. Oouali, 7.000 lbs;, at 'J.Hc and lc, lo the Hoolh Fisheries Co. Canadian .lohaiiua, 11,000 lbs., at. .5o and 5c, to Ihe Canadian Fish A Cold Storage, Co. W.T., 7.500 lbs., al 0.9c and w. " mill S.. 1.500 lb., alTO.Oo and 5c: 'and 0.7c and 5c, cries. 2,200 lbs., al lo Iho Atlin Fish- win Washington huskies litinl ujt Tor a praeli spin, llouipierois of California "L ," llieso stalwart oarsmen are now preparing lo ! nd llieir t'.S. iinlional honors. Elevator Contract is let to Carter-Hall-Aldinger Company Minister Announces at Ottawa GEOLOGISTS GOING NORTH Study Formation In Deaso Lake and Taku River Districts VANCni'VKIt. May 28 For the .feological" survey of Canada W. A. .lohnslon and lr. 1". A. Ken have been assigned by Ihe Federal (toseriinienl (o compile exact information on Ihe ease Lake district. Holh geoloaisls left last night on the steamer Princess Mary in company wilh AV. Iv Cockfield who is re entering Ihe Yukon to continue i research which has extended ivur-13 iirs. Kerr will devoir- allenliou lo Ihe , bedrock rormalion ,of the Dense Lake country While .lohn-stoii) will-study the placer deposits e.i lusivelyv (SLickficbl will lake u parly of youths (rained Hi geology al Ihe University J II.C. IhroMgh Ihe area in the northwest corner of IU!. where few while men and no geologists have been in I lie Taku lliver country. IN EXPLOSION E 1(1 ht Dodies Recovered From Carolina Mine Thrco Score Moro Mon Foared Doad COAL OLF.N, North Carolina, May 2.8.- With eight bodies re covered from the wrecked mine of the Carolina Coal Co.. al noon today. Micro were approximately three score miners still Irappei one Jhousand feet below Iho ground as a resull of the pas explosion yesterday. Lillle hope is held out (hut any of them will le recovered alive. Tomorrow, May 20 is Ihe. Jew ish "Feast of Weeks" coinincm oraMug Ihe giving of Ihe ten (umihiandmcnls to Ihe people of IsraelMMi Mount Sinai. The res llvai begins' al siiusel louighl and 'lasts until unset tomorrow Ancfenl practice was lo keep II for two days. OTTAWA, May 28. The Carter-Halls-Aldlnger Company of Winnipeg have been awarded the contract for the construction of the main part of the Prince Rupert elevator, it was announced this morning by Hon. T. A. Lowe, minister of Trade -and Commerce. The price to be paid for the work is 5876,729. The foundations of the elevator already have been built and it is understood the work will be commenced at once and will be completed in time for use next autumn, when the grain is ready to go out by the western route. Early shipments of grain mostly go by .the eastern route. HOP-OFFSET 'TOM O'BRIEN FOR FRIDAY Archibald Little and His Assoc iates Hooe to Have Lunch In Wrangell Tomorrow Weather conditions today be-j PASSES AWAY Was Well Known and Picture sque Local Figure Resided In City Many Years JttlO lt II li II Itllttltl'kl I ma . Not Murder but Act of Insanity Was Killing of Child at Nanaimo by Victim of Religious Frenzy NANAlMU, May 28 Leslie Dickie, (55 years or age, tharged wilh Hie murder ut his two year old graiulsuu under cimiui stances ut extraordinary religioiisfreiizy was Jale yesterday found "noi guilly" lty u jury u( the assize Vourl. The jury was out o5 minute.1:. tJotinsel lor accused did mil nk fur his discharge and later in Ihc evening Dickie was examined by two doctors, who adjudged him insane. Magistrate Heaver Putts signed the warrant comiiiiMiiig Dickie lo the asylum, lo which - -r place he was taken this STEAMER CATALA inorii- ing. As soon as the jury was discharged (hey hurried lo the crown attorney and said dial whal Ihey meant was that Dickie was put guilty because of in- sauily. Dickie and his wife testified al Mie (rial that his condition of rrtgioiis frenzy was induced by his conversion through an evangelistic mission of so called divine healing." LEAVES SCOTLAND New Union Boat for Prince Ru- f pert' and Cannery Service - Is Now on Way to this Coast The I'uion Steamship Co.'s new eoaslal steamer Calala. built iu Hie Old Couulry for die run between Vancouver and Prince lluperl and cannery points left the Clyde lliver yeslerday bound fo' Ibis coast. Capl. .1. A. Fiudlay, master of the Cainosun, is bringing the new boat out and il is staled thai . Capl. Andy Johnstone, now of Ihe Venture,, will lake command or her when she cnlcrs service after arriving in Vancouver iu July. The new ves sel is similar lo die Cardcua but a few reel shorter. - PRINCESS VICTORIA CHARTERED FOR RACES Victoria Reoatta mtcrcsts Arrange for Big Vessel to Follow Events YICTOltIA. May 28. -Tim C. I II. steamer Princess Victoria has 1 ecu ciiaricteii oy ine uegaiia managers for tiie period .mij to 5, in order to provide a means by which die visitors may watch the big regatta to be held here luring those days. She will make her 'headquarters at Cadboro Hay. The regalia is expected to b" the biggcsl ever held in Victoria. STOCK MARKET Did. Asked (iranby 11.00 Indian .08 .00 Sllvercrcsl .15 .18 Duuwell 3.10 t.20 Premier 2.H0 2.10 L. A I.. 25 Vi .20 V; Hayview .10 .11 Vi Surr Inlet 05 .05 Daly-Alaska 22 .28 Howe Sound 15.00 Selkirk 05 .05 Vi I Terminus 50 .70 BASEBALL National Leaguo New York il, Huston 5. Chicago 3, Pillsburg 13. SI. Louis 2. Cincinnati i. American League Hoslon .'I, New York I. ' Washington 10, Philinlelpliia 2 Detroit 0, Chicago 10. 'Cleveland I, SI. Louis- 2. AMUNDSEN IS STILLSILENT No Word from Polar Aerial Expedition May be Waiting at Point Sarrow LOCAL VIEW NOME, May 28. The ice which which has locked Kolzcbutf Sound,'' 200 miles north of Nome. is now goius oul. 'ovord lias yel been received Trum the Ainundsen-r.llsworlh polar ox pedilion waltKfr! i ShouldUiey choose lo paijl-.na rrtny or ' Wh in- wright for a trading vessel to bring diem out soino weeks will elapse before news of their ar rival will be received. Col. J. Scoll Williams, pilot of die Vickcrs Vikint; airilaue which is 'here on its way lr 'lite Cassiar gold fields, is of the opinion that Ihe polar expedition may have landed safely at the ,orlh Poles and may be going on wilh ex-. plural ion work Wiere. He is cona fiilenl thai Amundsen's' know-- ledge of die region will ensuroj hn and his party ultimately get-x ling oul safely providing MiclrJ lindanes did not come lo gricfa and the explorers were not Ihusjj killed or injured. HABEAS CORPUS FOR WONG SING Application to be Made In Supreme Court Next Week to i Free Prisoner VANCOL VKH, May 28. J. II, Senkler, K.C., counsel for Wong Sing, charged with the murder of Janet Smith, today announced that an application would be.' made for a writ of habeas fortius for the Chinese liouseboy's discharge from Okala on. the grounds dial there was no' evidence against accused to war rant his committal for trial m-iroduccd at the preliminary hearing. It is expected that the application will lie brought on iu the Supreme Court next week. MAJOR GENERAL MORRISON DIES OTTAWA, May 28. Major-Oeueral Sir Kdwanl -Morrison, K.C., former edilor of the Ottawa Citizen ami prominent, in die South African war and also iu the Oreal War, died this morning aged 08. He was commander of the Canadian artillery during the Somme actions iu tOlo and during the .Victorious forward drive on i;u ..western front. During Hie lalcr days of the war Sir Cdwan. military skill liecaine widely known. .i