(I: gV I'll llll,,..l... ioi-gi I lit rliiltliTii k. Some day one of i ...... i . si ,,ir i ii may nave 1 1 go, ir Ik -piliil and Ihcji whiilj 'iiiiiiio(J.'i(ioii woilhl -li bin to have. Nothing. ! ii ! goon lor iiitn ii lit' :! i Mill gll'l IlitU IO IKlM) i iit lo dial iii ji of iiicij the! u- i-i-i. what I would! WOllltl. iu my uuwn ouppiy uepoiS JOT r r-.,. i v-h f'ii her? It Is not T ;;iv ! i . i-i i. no proper .ie- "'!i!n);il (iii for children iH'-i i i There i u room i riglO be made available i .-i i.r.oo lo make ii and IIicji I In I I'.oipirc will for-TIh v have Ihc moiiev I'.IHl. Ii". i-iplious o lhi one of (lie loeal I "iicv will bo ueknow- GOOD WORK OF COMPENSATION BOARD SHOWN "tport Just Issued Indicates Us Scope: Million and Quartor Paid Out ' ' llY April ao. - More '" i0" w ' Ivineu have now I "lection of the - 1 "in. nnliu Hoard. c ' l today in Hie 1 1 just given oul. 1 1. 2 1 3.257 paid ' i ''iiHiiiiioi " " 'til t.f every OMi PILE DRIVING IS UNDER WAY Krthern Construction Co. Start-"I Yesterday on this Portion f Elevator Construction I'i!,. I'.U'I l' ill, r;,.. . Va',.-lr ''"tt Iv in-: ..;;..ttil 'MMIi.l H,vl"y for lh. i-levatoi w'a ! I a rl i-il . viklirl:iv ------( v - --" ' ConnO-iicllon Ctt. driver broufihl from "I I lie fir'sl of Ihe usi-d anil ihe work "ailid froin Ihfs end lM' gravel fjll. i'i"s is liciiiu'' minle " iniualion work and Ihe if Kl i'f liini'i ',.., I I.. 1 ,,, I, 1 iii ,,r IS I ir. iMf, III I'XhVeled 'lhal May s1ll sre Ihe lv iiml wharf work prel- . '""ipieied. rnds will h 'he .xiiperstrue.lure. ,, " ' "i'' hiddiuy on which JllM,. I stnrl alionl C'TY OF PRINCE RUPERT. PUBLIC MEETING ; I'Ulilir meelina will '"'''I at the (;iy Hall on Jln"''hi. Mi,. ;t0, day or ' l...n. lo. ills-IUr'Sj01)s. 1Ti.a..(infj r,'"''tr Indus' in i ' " "u1rl- '"' ubinat. 1 '.' allendauco '"'Hiesli.,1 M. M:noN, Mayor. ST V'PI'I I for Argentine Flyer Imbrecaria and Canada Getting away for Japan "':H I-.. e..l.. n r April Long r light :!(. Paliicio Mnphv, advatuc ngcul PRINCE OF WALES IS IN SOUrH AFRICA ON AN OFFICIAL VISIT C.l'i:r()W.. April .in. liuviiiK made slops al s After . . . it ...i lav on Hoard n.iM.f lie-in his lour Soulh Africa. STOCK MARKET ll.C. SiUer (I ra 11 by Ilaelloil Hold . r.oball ...;..r Surr lulel' Uimwell b. A I.. (Hauler lialy-Alaska .. Howe .ound ... I'leniier Selkirk. Almost as Much In Two and Half Months as In Four During 1924. HIGHER PRICES TODAY The lolal halibut ealeli landed here during the month of April aiiiinmli'il o ;i.:sg.s,km) pounds, running very elosi- to Ihe March ealch whieh was .'i,8l I.:I0D pounds. This laken nlotiK with Fehruary'.s I.IM'i.f.OU makes :i lolal so far or H,2'Jfi.700 pounds for I In two and a half months sinee I lie seuson opened on February 1 5 as asainsl 8.512,200 pounds marketed in Ihe first four months of lasl year, when lliere was no rloe season. Today's Arrivals Halibut arrivals (his inoniin-wero liIil and prices were eon- , siderably iinproed. Three Amer ican boats sold lfi.5011 pouinM al places in llie iniin '."as, ..,.u . ,1..1.11.,,, .,.,. i i' i.noMAYesI Africa siMlcmcnls,lheaml (W)( tklu,liats S(Wll 500 mince 01 iim' "' Ipomids I-"""' n lie and He. li I I.. .... I. 1 .-..iv-,.1. ,...,.w...l..- ,w f..l. of Ihe Union of Hid. I .:ik 12.00 '.ill M .UjVj . Jf .10 Asked. 1.10 I 1,00 .01 ',4 .nit i.lo 18.00 ..jr. 2.10 .05 ',4 .05 s ." mimi ."HIV,? -j v v - lowst llrolhers, 7,000 pounds, al 12.8c and 3c, lo the I'aciric Fisheries. Vesta, O.OOO pounds, al 12.5c and ;Iu.jiimI Kask-rn I'oinl, 3,50(1 pounds, al 12.7c and ;ic, lo Ihe Canadian Fish A Cold Storage Coinpaiiy." Canadian Fanny F., 2,000 iomnls, at 1 1. le and i'Ic. lo Ihe Canadian FlfJi A Cold Sloraye Co. Tramp, 1. 500 pounds, al lie. and 'le, lo Ihe Allin Fisheries Adverlise in Ihe Hallv News. Lapointe Defends Government Policy on Tariff and Other Forms Taxation in House of Commons t ri'T VW April H'. Ho- Kroesl bapoinle, minislei' uf juslice and attorney general, warmly defended Ihe government'. fimuicial policy yestcroay in me iiuurn m ouiuniuu uu fiuupij Clialleilgcd Ihe COIISCIVaine euurej inui imsiin-ff Hiiiores rre .in.. I., ihe lariff and ouoled Hrailslreels in sliporl of his argu ment lie claimed lhal taxalion'iii (Canada was lower Hum In Ihe United Stales. Mr. Lapoiule defended Ihe melhod of bundling irallway HQ ml ;,s al nreseiit set forth in Ihe' budget. It is expected lliut Hon. Arthur Meigheu and Premier Mai kenzie King will Italia for i .Major. .anui. Hie .vrgcnliiie aviator, who plans lo resume hi worm iiigni from .lapan alionl May , nuuniiiirrd last night (liai ilie lugs Imbricaria and Canada were being rci-ninlilioiicd al Sen I lie nnil wore, about ready lo leave for Japan. .Murphy plans lo leave Yaiumicr Friday on Hie Cmprcss or Hussia for Yokohama, when- he will confer with Zaiiui he-lore hoarding Hie Imhreearia. The lugs, keeping up rniniiiiiiitniiiuii by wireless,. .wii Iravel ifoilh from Japan, laying down -upplio in Ihe Kurile iiml I In- .1-iiI i.tii Islands and ahum Alaskail and llritisii Columbia roasts. Murphy will return In Vancouver on Ihe liuhreeai-ia after ;'ll Ihe uppl ilrpnls haf lieen ITrpUITll. ALL-NIGHT SESSION OF HOUSE EXPECTED END BUDGET DEBATE OTTAWA. April .in. Tlien in liki'ly lo lie an all-iiiuhl Mvimi of Ihe lloiHe us word has been patsnl arouiiil lhal Ihi, I lo lie the Ial day of Ho hinlgfl ili'bali anil Ihe wailii li"l of spwiker i Ion? enough lo rarry Ho lliiusi' Ihrouvll until ilawn. 4. 4- 4 EIGHT MILLION LBS. HALIBUT One or Ihe amphibian planes is -howii that Ihe l .S. Xavy will supply fur Ihe Arelic flight which Donald II. MaeMiU lan will unilerlake Ibis summer. Two jnaehiues will be ii .ed for Ihe expedllion An Hour with a Poet at Booth School Last Night Proved to be an Occasion of Pure Enjoyment Prim e Huperl people havjc lislem-d lus jiiany ferlures bill prolwbU :-juuui. in whirl lhey wenvmunv.pMunttUy. inlercf led or in which (here was greater appeal lo lheir eiie of art and imagination lhaii lhal which wy delivered lust nighl lo a larg audience in Ihe auditorium of lloolh Memorial School by Jr. Charles (i. l. Ilobert, Canada's illu-lrioo poet and aulhor. 11 was something enlirely novel and Ihe diseourse, whieh consisted partly of a rental of poems and partly of an informal lalk on Ihe author's experiences, proved most entertaining lo Ihc SNOWSTORMS MIDDLE WEST Damage to Fruit In Minnesota and Tornado In Texas Last Night CHICAGO, April 20. Last week's hot weather throughout the middle west was followed last night by hall, snow, sleet, rain and a small tornado in the territory that a few days ago complained of extreme heat. Snow and sleet In Minnesota caused considerable damage to wire communications, SL Cloud reporting an Inch and a half of snow with much damage to fruit. Kyle, Texas, was struck by a tornado, killing two and Injuring more than a score. CONVICTED OF THEATRE THEFT and lie will be sentenced along wilh DePaula upon the completion ol Ihe assizes, probably Monday. Mrs. C. T. Cabrera, who arrived lasl week from Masse! I, tell On last night's iruin. for Toronto. She will join her husband who I a al present in Philadelphia on mining business. audieju-e. Or. Hoberls has a pleasimr con versat tilnal slyle and libs lecture was punclualed wilh many a liuoiitiuus". itlusinii. His faculty of chattily and lightly eiililrtaiii-iuiz his heiirer, and imiiiedialely proceeding lo reeile a poem, wilh almost melodious 'elocution, was the (ding thai, was inosl, refreshingly delightful. The eliairiiian 'of the merlins' was J. C. llraily, principal-pf the High School, who cITeclively hi-' IriMluced Dr.' lloberls o the audience. No Uplift Designs In opening, Or. Ituherls .said that, in cnlerlainin? an audience, be always desired lo entertain ; himself. He did not feel like un- jderlaking a task of uplift but 'desired lo get acquainted. lie would read some of his poems. s in tbein was found llie besl expression oT biniseir. lie had beard a steal deal of l'riiiee llu-.perl and had been only await in'-' the opportunity lhal had now (conn? about, of gelling hep1. lli j first 7ew of Ihe eily had appeal-vd to him even more (Vreally than llind the liielure in his imagina- lion. It was bound to be one of Ihe irrcal cities of the world. In 'its present flale il offered a Frank DePaula Found Gulltv bv'Kreal npjical to the poeli for il Jury at Vancouver Assizes had all the eseiiiiai.s eoiuiueivc. Yesterday l'" poetry- -faith, iiuagiuallon and . vision. Now that he had seen vvxmrvr.il. m-ii ::n .-norivl Prince Ituoert. he fell thai be minutes after leaving the court 'would lie able to write cl.lcleutly room at Ihe assi.e eourl here about It. veslerdav. llie Jurv l-eliii neil I Al several points in bis lec- wllh a verdict of 'Y-'Ullly" In Ihellure, Or. ltoberl.s referred lo "hi.- case id C. t:. Thompson and iconsiii, his dearest friend ami Frank Oel'aiila. charged wilh mol baled rival" IUKs Car-parlicipatlou in a robbery at'ntan. lie hoped thai Prince H11- f In lUniilol Thealre in 1U2.'1. perl would nwin have Ihe oppoi' Thonipson has also been con- lunity of iiearing Hliss Curinan iclcd of a eivie payroll robbery who was even now considering making" Yiiicyuver his Canadian home. Carman, he said, would become enraptured wilh Prince Hupcrt and would immedialeL burst into poetry. Kvcrybody loved. Carman be was 0 feel l inches in height and his moVj prominent 'feature was a nuge shock of woolly hair over whicj he always yore a wide briminc 'eonlimied on pa?e four) VXI BOSTON GRILL TO Large Upstair Dining Hall, with nrwly laid dancing f!oor for hire. Suitable' for Anywhere at Ai., ' & dances, banquets and wed. Itmd Royal Hotel, 3i.Ave. ding parlies. and 6th St PRINCE RUPERT For rapts, apply to Boston WATT VIDECK, Prop. Grill, Third, Ave. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Phone -457. XV NO. 102. YOl, PHINUB III l'KHT, U.U, TIU.iJStAY, A1MUL UO, IU23. Vaitardif'a Circulation 1B76 Stratt Salaa 616 PRICE FIVE CENTS. PLOT AGAINST LIFE OF MR. CHAMBERLAIN STATE OF MICHIGAH TRYING TO FORCE SALE OF CANADIAN WATIOHAL LINE editorial j Tugs Will Leave for REMEMBER THE CHILDREN. Japan to Prepare way Plot Against Life of Austin Chamberlain is Reported from England No details are given out but it is thought to have been of Communistic origin and part of general disturbance LONDON. April :P. A plot again-l Ihe life of High! lion. Anslm Chamberlain, secretary of stale for foreign affairs, is reported here bill Scotland Yard refuses lo discuss il. All that is really known is that guards have been detailed lo protect hiin. Hcyoml ailmilting the general belief lhal Ihe plot is or commo--nislic origin, no details are forthcoming.' London newspapers print u s iiggeslion lhal the attack oil ,Ir. Chamberlain was part of Ihe general communistic disturbances which are taking part all over Kuroc. However, authorities here have the situation well in hand. ' YORKSHIRE GETS FALL OF SNOW FOR SIX HOURS TODAY I.FF.OS, Kngland, April ;,0. -Winter has relumed temfirira"iily. -Yorkshire was-visited hy f ix Mur siiowslortn today making road travel almost impose silde and holdiiij.' op business lo a great extent. WHALING VESSELS TO OPERATE SOON FROM ROSE HARBOR, Q.C. Black, Brown and White to Leava Victoria on May 9 for North VICTOIUA, April 30. Three vessels of the iousolidaled Whaling Company, Hlack, llrovvn and Wjiile are lo leave Victoria on May 0, il was announced yesterday. They will proceed lo Hose Harbor on Queen Charlotte Island.' where lhey will operate in Ihe .surrounding waters as far south as (Juceu Charlotte Sound. TUG BOAT SINKS: FOUR ABOARD ARE LOST IT IS FEARED AIIF.HDF.FN. Washington. Apr 30. All four members or the crew or the tugboat ltyba are be lieved lo have heen lost when the vessel sank olT Orays Mar hor bar this morning. : ITALIAN PLOT IS DISCOVERED Strike of Workers and Dsmon strati on - Against Government Was Planned for May Day ItOMF. April 30. - The pohVtf announced today that a plot had 'been discovered of an Italian revolutionary organization affiliated wilh the Comtuunisl groups of'llussia whereby on May Day there would be a strike of work- erst and deiuiiifstratioii against Hie government throughout Italy., The authorities ale taking strong measndes lo prevent trouble tomorrow. GUEST TODAY OF i CANADIAN CLUB! Charles G. D. Roberts -Honored- Local Organization With His Prssence A luncheon In honor of tint famous author, Charles O. Wt Huberts, was given today in the Ihislon Hall under the auspice of the Canadian Ctil 'with members of the Women' Canadiaf Cluh also in aliendauce, II was a rather notable occasion in lluil the guesl'of honor Vv'as a Canadian born. There was a largi altendaiice, with W. S. Fisher, president id the club, in Ihe. chair. At the close Mr. Flshe? extended a vote ol thanks ToU lovvimg an intensely in I cresting address by Hie visitor. State 0 Michigan is After Part Canadian National Railway Sysem and this is Resisted by Thornton . 1 1. WASHINGTON, April :!.-'. Uy Canadian Press, A mov which bus been slurlcd in Ihe Michigan legislature lo have Hint slate lake op an option which il claims' 011 Ihe Detroit, GrnieJ Haven und Milwaukee Hallway is described by "Labor," n labor organ published here, as a deliberate plan lo cripple (2auadas public-owned railway .system. The paper charges lhal "Interests" opposed lo public ownership are back of Ibis move, which il de.cribes as "one of llie most amazing proposition ever sub-milled fo ait American legislalurr."' A resolution calling for the taking over uf the option has been passed by both houses of Ihe Michigan legislature and Is reported lo have the approval of Governor 'Oroesebeek. The Do-toil. Grand Haven and Milwaukee was formerly a pail of (tie Grand Trunk. II H1 declared by Sir Henry Thornton according lo "Labor." lo be un integral pari of Ihc Canadian National, Hys(ein and Its nn.s.sible loss would be a serious matter for Canada's big (rontinued on pagf six?