OTTAWA, Feb. 20. Tho appeal against flit; nclion of Ihe i r Iliitw .' Commissioners in ignoring !. Crows Nel 'rile by llii' P.illiaiiienl of Canada has been won. II .. . :r: I.. . . f 1 1 ..... v. .. I I I ..I i: I,. Min nil in is in ii.ii iianii-iu inuum i iri usinr :iiniM urn-, although sum it eoniniission may ho given vr i c HIVT Tli; II Commissioners last your sot n a now sol of tJIt, r ic ignoring llii' special agrecnienl whirji wns r.ilifieii r . i ...i.:.. i. I . .....I. ... ii... ii v.. i ii I-.I'II 111 "" Killl Willi II in IMMIHH II Hli: lilllW.1 iMl.'l I'll Agreement, sell in;; certain speei- nnni i fii' iiiii; IIUI V llftJ BBM ill I i.i avamai 111 1 M.A M. V A. VAIM FOR TEN YEARS . I- UII..I tAfll C mt k I . nun. nal Siys of Anyox Copper Mines WW Vllllk ii'in- I i-b. .';. On "'M'i'M' alum' tin' .t Mir Hraiiby, ;in IISIICI' lifl' nf a' nlill Irt nil iHiilinii nf tlrat -hi'l in Ihi' Wall ' ;it 1 1 is lln (iMI- i M'Minlain lifin Miilish.Ci.iliinu ! I ' " 1 ' ' ' al ('.usably oil I a; il ami imnlrrii I'I'llll'I'H of op- 1 ai'Ps it in a posi- lll'lli. SIHMI. II i- , in ili'i'ivi' lim it tin i li to p run nun TO APARTMENT Ji U IU . . v indrry numoio now York Lawyer - imiik i ri,. :Mi. Om of W ..I ll'll,..! lr,.U 11 1 1 1 I 1 "I in pai'i'iilN inaiisimi " s'! :n:iir -i uml Hinall aparl- II viiiniy lawyer wlii-ii Iliiilvrri'lllT. Olllv l .III iri I, II ililL' llFlll I II I '" : il 'iri May to David i:;: 1 vv I 1 1 if ' I mmmiuri' Ihal. 'ii; 'lir ;i' slamlarilof ' mil by tin mil "ii" Di'iilr x pari'iils bill J"iiarauvry Hinalt sal ! 'imni REMEN BURNED ON tlnt.1 I- c ' . ... 'It 'J J i' llllll 't ily lillly STEAMSHIP ALASKA h m aioam Cloud as Vossol w Shifting Her Position n Seattle Harbor MATil.l I'eil. '(I. . I'.iiiiirlil ' " "111 I'llllhl which " '""il nil Ihn filleil Hie passenger a .i yesli lesw'i'iiay as she "'W lier iinsiliini in II... rocMieu were Iwn probably PANESE TRAINING VESSEL IS LOST AND TEN OF CREW DROWN '"MO. l'ea "Hi nl . i.u '(' The (Uli.i ' 'll (If tl llM. ..1.1 I'l'kcl ..,r "l lieu limn in mi Old ll iu i.. , .. i 1 llll'llllm. . l"MICI imil s of ny , '"'b-.K-I.e MdpV en,,,-'" caplaln nf Iho " 1 iam i fie rnli s from the Prairie rn-jvinces to Hie head of Mil1 lake. I Tin-' was appealed ami pending I lie appiiil I lie (inveniiiicul of Camilla by order in council rc- islorod tlit llriiwn Ni;t rail's. It it'll an- mw in force-.- .These arc mil oipiilnblc in many respects ami il opi'tril Ihey will In- revised' by sanction nf parlin-mi'iil I j 1 1 firs I rrc.ili-il Ihein. Court Circumscribed 'Hie court, however, holds , Ibal I In- ral'-s air tint applicable I In all iioiiils now mi Mir Canii- li.ui Pacific I'usl nf Fort Wil- jli.-ini iinr lii niiy xiiiil mit in lojuslencc when llii' Arl wa- na'ssu'il.rti 'IK!i7 'f.Mi-r .hisliw Viigfih ji'nimi'iifi ns follows: 'Mil appeals from lo boaril nf railway riiiiiuiUsinniTs. the fuiiflinns of l)ii' siipriMiic fiourl in m-y riiTuinsfrilii'il. lii'ti it has ili'clart'il ami rrrl ifiril I In law as it finds it ami lias 'allow ed nr ilisall'iNsril Urn nppral for which livive wtis iviMi. ils func-lions au rvliausli'il. IIowpvpi grave or however disastrous tint ronsi'ipicnri's. Ilic runiri is iow-I'llcss In afford n ri-inmly. Thn board, Jn its. turn, nan only apply ami adniinisli'r tin1 law ai it stands. , "lr. uinlcr cxisliiiK law. mi-ri'iisniiablc rales must be imposed or unfair ilii'rliiiiwalinn sanclioiii'il with tin' isiilliiiK chaos and olhcr ill cffi'ds so ui'iiphirall.v pnrlrnyril in the opinion of tlonimlssioniM' lloycc. tloV iivmily lies wilh Hie IiikIi eourl or parliameiil. I'orlii-nalely parllniniMil is In session Whalever lemedy. ir any. il may I'onsidi r desirable ran speedily he alToriled.'" SCARCITY YET OF HERRING B.MT BOTH KETCHIKAN AND HERE Al a i-ecenl ntceluir o ine .... I Coiiimeicial t.luh il was repmi- i'd that there was an iusiini- cieney ot ball lln-n' nl Urn pn'-senl lime and absoliilely tin provision for I lit summer fishing. I'nr Ihal reason iiiioIIht exlcu-simi or Ihe excnipliou frotn hrr-rinur rishery rejri'ilalions was In Prince Ituneil n sumcwliat similar romlilinn exists. Whibt Ihcre is lierriiiK lo meet presrnl di'iuaitils here Ihen is no supply in Niirhl Tin' Ihe Mllii'innr. but il is pnlnleii oul by lierriuy: fislmr-unit Ihal Ihe blft run hisl year was in March ami ii Is xrry pro. balile Ihe fish will he here yd. STEWART LADY DIES Death Occurred on Tuesday Mrs. Frank Jackson from Blood Poisoning this ii ft orn i ion 8ht of STKWAHT, Feb. 20. Mrs r a- .i.ii.Lunii .Hell here on TiikmIiiv of lilnnd noiuoiiiutr. Tin rnm.i'ii! Ini.U nbiee al 2 o'clock HOUSES ROCKED IN ALASKA AGAIN EARTHQUAKE SHOCK t;illt"JYA. li-ii. .Mi. Si'M'ial i-arlbiiiaki' slim hav 1 ii I'l'.niirli'il Iiiti' ami in ni her pails ol Alaska during' I In- pasl 18 bnlirs. Thr inosl ni'M'i'r slinrk j-fiMinlril locally ripckii (hi- huililings bi'i'i' yi'sli'iilay. Tin.' sli'uinsbip Alaincil.i jarri'il iis sin- i-iiIimtiI (hi-harbor. TiiJcn wM' ri'orltKl ali-tiormally Uigh at Anrlini KILLS-GIRL ftppl'catlons of P.R. and Consumer's Accepted AND SUICIDES Lover's Quarrel In Manitoba ends Tragically Miss Marguerite Anderson and J. Wallls Dead WINNII'Kti. J cli. :c. A Iiim'i-'s iil.incl. Iiroki'ii eu.'i'.'eiiicnt and altempl at ii'i'oneilialion resulted iri the miiii's' of .Miss Marjsiii'iili! Anderson, younif school teacher III a school house al NVeslwowJ, Mnniloba. .1. Vallis, who al-bwedly killed the girl, used Ihe same jjuii to eonimil suicide. The Iraveily (iceurri'il a few niinuk's after Miss AiiiIciskii had dismissed her class Tor I In- day on Wednesday. GET LEASE FOR Feed Coal Co. Tlinmas Trulier. uiaioo:er of Ihe iMince Ituperl l eed l.o. has received word Ihal his application for a sile for a wharf has been acecplod. The concern gels I wo hundred feel on Ihe water front next Ihe Imperial Oil pro perly ami on Ibis be will build a wharf al once for Hie coal busi ness if ihe. Kilson Oonl 'tympany which lhey.,reiie.s'eui. Mr. Trot lor lys Ihev will build al once ami in the fall will pul in a' mill fur crushing reeit gram. The t'.onsuiners Coal Co. also has a lease alongside and ad orning llie leae lo Ihe I'. Hums Co. mill hi soon us. Ihcsc art) signed up il is umlerslood II icy will also .build a dock. WAS. ON ROCKS - The Canadian hfdibul sehooner Verna, Capl. I'. Thompson, arrived in imil Ibis morning wilh a short catch of 1,001) pounds after having run on Ihe rocks down llie eoasl. The vesxel is !o u inlo dry dock for repairs. Advcrtle In the Daily News Seoond Plant at II sk to CutLum-! ber This Summer States G. E. Hayward of Edmonton The Canada iModucIs sawmill al Usk is lo resume operations (his summer staled . I'.. Hay-ward or Kilnioulon, head id the llayward Lumber Co. operating Hie plant, who was iu Ihe city yeslerilay aliernnnn. .nr. nay-wanl arrived from Vaneouxer on Ihe sleamer I'rince lluperl and pioceeded Last by train, lie is dopping oil' al I'sk enroulo to Kilmoulon. Mr. llayward slalwi that, when operations are resumed al Iho I'sk mill, il will bo oil Ihe basis of lU.UOO feel daily. The plan was aciuired Lumber Co. lasl year the rail one million reel was cut. This was 'shipped to Ihe prairies. The mill only bad oni boiler running then and was cutting vTi.OnO feel. Willi llie operation of a second boiler, Ihe production will be increased lo lll.Oltn reel daily. Mr. 1 1 ay ward agrees that lb'' eslablishuienl of walerliorne shipments Tor export Ihroiigh this port will be I fie p radical solution oT problems Ihal will lead o Iho permanenl operation id his as well as oilier mills iu the interior. J'reseul markel connections hardly warrant tho operation of these N plants he thinks. Mr. Ilaywardiis hopeful Ihal shipping ihrough this port will be developed llii;' year wilh the oneraHon of the Seal Covo mill here. Capl. Fred Dnrln oT Die Sat-vatiou Army left on lasl night'? train for I'rince George. BOSTON GRILL Large Upstair Dining Mali, Aid Ambulance with nrwly Jajd dancing flour for hire. Suitable for , Service dances, banquets and weilr inhere at Anytlm. ding parties. ,UnBoyal Hotel, 3rd Ave. PRINCE RUPERT For rats, apply to Rostoh. ! and 6tn ou Orill, Third Ave. MATT VIDECK, Prop. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Phone 457. PRINCE RUPERT, U.C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1U25. Yourdar'l Clrtulttlon 16S4 Strttt tU PRICE FIVE CENTS. 4 -r. - - - ... u,. . . . ROW'S 1ST PASS RATRS ARE 0 i H HA K IIKKKkUl K VAI'k TlLDAV ii iii&jujiji tiitmiu u a m. iJMViiiBjr liny is i e B-iin V ' - w m m mm W m& A A A Uftmiiciii to uuuicihc tii nit: letting of Railway Rates says Privy Council Appeal Judgment) MARKE i ----- , . . . J - r Leading in Ihe rirsl stages of Ihe fight lo save l'lovd t,;.i litis. Ihe oxjilocer. trapped in Hand Have, Have Uity, Kt u-tnrkv. were his l;ilher. ,ee Uollius. left, and bis bi oilier Marshall Uollius. right Twenty Thousand Miners Rush to Mold Mines of Siberia and ; Soviet Closes Camp to Others SKATTI.K, Feb. 20, Twenty thousand miners iilshed io the sceiicof a gold discovery in southeastern Siberiu on Ihe hcul waters or llie Alton Miver, aceoruiiig lo Ular nxvetison, picsi dent of the wholesale fur rompany, who is, here from Vladivostok. wing lo Ihe gii.il I'Xi ilement Ihroughoiil Russia over Ihe discoM-ry tjie JSoviel government has closed Ihiveamp and m aildilioual jirospeclors are being pennilled to enter the dis-tricl, said ywenon. HAYWARD MILL IS TO RESUME PRESIDENT EBERT OF GERMANY SAID BE SERIOUSLY ILL IIKIILIN, Feb. 20. lMe-sideiil Kberl is in a seri-iciis eondiliou, perilonilis having set in lasl night, following Ihe reccnl operation for appendicitis. CONSERVATIVES LONDON, Feb. I'O. The Con scrvaliw (iovernmeul suslaiued ils first defeat in Hie House of Commons last nijdil by Ihe re ilieelion of a m'ivale hill. Tho '. . ..i .. ..i. ....i by Ihe llnywanlp"" 7"v" mil ,1,,,-h," iiiii IHil lo 'JO. No great. is attached (o the (iiiverniiienls failure lo carry a majority. AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING CO. IS LIKELY LOSE HEAVILY SAN FHANCISCO, Feb. I'll. John II. Miller, attorney for (leu C. Carson, the winner of the damage suit against I bo Amen can Smeller A Itefiningv Co., as I n veii lor oT a process for side- charging reverberalory-i copper furnaces, auuuuneed that in junctions will be sough Ii against Ihe company Ihal would sto smellers al Ll I'aso, Taeoma uml llayden, Ariz., and (larfield. Utah Miller . denied Ihe statement of Ihe company Ihul llie damages would noT exceed 50h,00() In any event. He said lo-day Ihal it would be fully 5,000,000. TO REMA T IS DEMOR HEAVY SNOWS INJMRIOR Prevent Public Works Done Working on Telkwa Bridge, Engineer' time consists of Hie nulling in of onerele piers, Mr. McKay re ports. Cribbing is being taken out over llie snovv at llaeilou lor rnad work that will be done iu Hie spring. Road on Island The public works Ueparlnieut is ireltiiiK lis iirngram tor tin ar lined up now but Ihe extent of Ihe. work to be done will do- pond on Ihe money (hat is appropriated al Victoria. Mr. Mio- Kay hopes lo gel a largo appro- oi'ialioii rnr 'iiii' Kaien Isiami highway Ibis year so thai, it may lie put in good enough shape lo I ravel over by fall lo Oallowny llapiil". The extension id Ihe Cow Hay road to Jhe goveruineni wharf is almost coiiOilelrd and work of ballasting is now in prngcess.' NOT ON ROCKS The American halibut sehooii or Allen, reported yesterday to have been on the rocks, cainn inlo port. last nlghl. Her caplaln slales Ihal Ihe delay in reaching here was due to engine purnp trouble. LZED No Disposal Yet Made of Half Million Pounds of Fish on Exchange There is a glut on Ihe local halibut murkeb today. As a r$-s iil, bidding cm Ihe exchange Ibis 'niuniiiig was Very listless The buyers spout ihe entire morning al their dusks apparently if. I anxious wiielhcr lln-y bought or Itol. The ronseqiienee was that when noon anivrd none, of the calches offering had ben disposed of. The exchange reopened al 2 o'clock, this aflernoun xx till Ihe silitaliuu slaiiiliiig thus. There are nineteen bonis in wilh a lolal of VJ.'l,u()0 pounds and more are arriving. The -catches lisled on Iho Kxeliunge this morning were as follows: American lla.i l II. I i.uoij pnuiiils: Allen. ni.UOU nnumls; Majestic. t'.l.UOU pounds; Akulan, t".', Ill II pouuils; IMoni'fr, 50,01111 pounds; llaiuier, 50.nnu pnuiiils; Sentinel, pounds; Daly. 'J.'I.IMKI pounds;! Uhani'clbir. la.OOU pnunds; Thel-j n. a 11 II. nno pnumls; .I. P. Toddl C.Q.M,rA. Vessel Expected In It. I i.uno pounds; lienioi'ial, port on Sunday to Undergo (Miu nnumis; lO'suiuie, ijk.duui pounds; Pelican, 13.00(1 pounds. Kngle 1.,"iiu nniiud l"lMs '! na, Canadian .SVftOO" pnunds D.S.T.. ; Gape Swain,- l,niH .mm pnuuii" VOYAGEUR IS COMING HERE Overhaul at Dry Dock C.O.M.M. steamer Canadian, Yoyngeur will leave Vancouver tonight and is duo. here about '"'''."iUU. 1 "J?."! JikUKuiutaykK entF&Uliiftlnoid .dry dock for overhaul. The job, il is expected, will lake about ii week's time. W. J-., liaillie. cliloi engineer of Ihe steamer I'rince-ftiiperl, will supervise Ilic work on behalf of the company. He will slop off here when his ship returns from Anyoxand .Stewart n , I tomorrow morning "uh'd his place 'chief engineer a ofilie- Prince iJnl.ii. 'h ., ! This will be'lhtififst'ciilt here of llie Canadian Voyiiis'eui' which On account of heavy snows ( is a vessel about' Hie -same sizo- there is lillle public work of any, as the Canauian volunieer wincn- exlent gning on in the interior is well knowli in Ihe port. Shoal llie present time with the ex-1 was built in Montrea.1 in 1918' ooption of Ihe building of Ihe and has been in service on the new briil-'f acros Ihe Telkwa ; Atlantic coast. i I.: II 11 I. .,l . lllvi'l near Hie i.iiiniij ininv "i l elkwa. slates O. C. McKay, tlis-l tricl public works engineer, whol ii'lurmd to town on last night's ruin from Hums Lake where he handed over .Omineca district from his jurisdiction lo Ihal of Vrlluir Dixon, district engineer with headipiarlers at Prince eorio'. In the nasi, nail of. Iinini'ca dislriel has come under he local nublic vvurks ofrice. Now il is all conlrolled .from M'iiw-e (ieorge. I'lio work being douu on Iho lelkwa bridge al Ihe present KING GEORGE MUCH BETTER Their .Majesties Will Travel Overland to Mediterranean to Stay II. nil End of AdHI w is LONDON, Feb. .20. King Oeorgo is progrnssiti favorably toward recov4'ry. Their Majes ties now "dan lo travel overland. In Jhe M ed i fremiti 'an where yijl King is going to recuperate. Thi will be in order to avoid fli? roughness of iho Hay of Hiscny. They will probably not return bi Kiigland before Ihe lasl of April. AMERICAN SURVEY VESSELS FOR NORTH SLATTbF.. Feb. 20. Prepara tory In the summer's work in tho North, Hie tinileil Slates coJuit and geodetic survey will send several vessels molli in llie near fill tire. The Hxplorw will leayn on March 15 by way Of (hp inside passage In remove submarine on stai'lesin Chatham Straits. Ttio Surveyor will sail north on Martju 20. going' In Sllka and Cape Om-inaney, and later lo Capo Spencer. The motorship N'albnjt brought from San Francisco iilo handle the work tit Kaigafjit Strait near Capii Muzon, xvlllitgo. north the latter part of March. The Discoveror will, proceed rto Shumagalil (Hluinlji iu' - March and the Pioneetwill fed to Falso Pass. V