25
TAXI
and
ft
Italic
$bta
Large
BOSTON
Upstair
Dining
GRILL
Hall,
Ambulant
with
flour
for
newly
hire.
laid
Suitable
dancing
for
Service,,
dances,
banquets
and
wed-ding
Anywhere
at
Anytlr,
parties.
Stand
Hoyal
Hotel,
3'
,
For
rat"s,
apply
to
Boston
PRINCE
RUPERT
on
Clh
SL
''ft.:"
Grill,
Third
Ave.
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VIDECK,
Prop.
'
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and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Phone
457.
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VOL
XV..
NO.
17
PIUNCR
HLTKHT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
21,
1925.
Yt.wrd.'.
circui.uen
i.tbs.
str.tt
t.i.t
4M.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
01.
LEVATOR
CONTRACT
HAS
BEEN
AWARDED
IRITISH
PRIVY
COUNCIL
JUDGMENT
NULLIFIES
INDUSTRIAL
DISPUTES
ACT
Northern
Construction
Co.
Ltd.
w..
Hit:
of
Vancouver
Will
Build
First
Portion
of
Local
Grain
Plant
(FACIALS
ARE
ARRESTED
FOR
INDIAN
AFFAIR
Llde
de
Camp
of
Maharajah
Said
to
be
Mixed
up
In
Shooting
Plot
LONDON
la"
-'I.
Seven
ofli-
IU
!ll'Ml
IIITI'slcll
III
Hill
li
India,
including
lliJ
t
'
nmp
of
Hie
Maharajah
II
V
j
ii
roliiii'i'llnii
VVilli
Hi''
II.
i
Hombay
ii
week
ago
III..
.
il'ed
in
Hie
ilrnlli
ltr
id
..y
im-rrhanf,
rATdul
Kidh
a,
ays
a
'Jcspaleh.
Yhe
::
..:uli!t
rlinHViir
nln
win
anested
include
Two
'!'
-s
and
a
.slt
ku
nl.
of
lit
-tun.
th-'ilaucing
ri
rl.
ac
'omii(uyni-'
Manila
al
IAPAN-RUSSIA
TREATY
SIGNED
Nippon
Gels
Some
Coal
and
Oil
Concessions
and
Soviet
I
Apologizes
l'I'.KIX,
.Ian.
-.'I.
Hy
n
JrcnlJ
II
I
wvn
Japan
ami
Russia'
signed
al
midnight
each
agrees
not
III
iilerale
persons
or
nrutiixu-,
l
!.'is
likulv
lo
-endanger
Ibe
or-
and
securily
of
I
In
oilier.-The
Soviet
grants
lo
Japan
'
alii
coal
ami-nil
concessions
ma
expresses
rcgrcl
for
llieH
IXikolniv.sk
massacre
of
.lapiinestt
M
t'J:'0:
ider
Ihe
liealy
l,be
.laitanese
;n
to
evacua
C
Saitlialien
hv-
May
it":
r,
GETTING
CLOSER
TO
PARITY
sietling
Is
getting
steadily
noser
(o
par
ami
il
is
(bought
tun
In
Ibe
near
I'titure
it
will
ac-'nallv
be
of
Ihe
same
value
as
'lie
(.anailiau
or
American
tlol-bir
I.illle
by
lllllc
II,
is
advane-"
k
on
the
market
ami
loday
il
''ached
UHty.
When
at
par
it
worth
1.8(1
loday
I'nited
Stales
money
is
selling
a
n
pieiniiMn
of
13-32
'Hid
Hie
price
of
llong
Kong
ney
is
Oit.Hd.
WILLIAM
S.
HARTrS
MATRIMONIAL
TROUBLE
'OS
AXIKI.KS.
Jan.
21.
-Al
OioiihI,
William
S.
Hart
on
the
'Ve
of
departing
fur
New
York
a
vacalion
Irin
reileraled
Ihe
'Wi'nnlnalion
lo
aiipeal
Ihe
Ap
I'eal
'Court
decision
allowing
Ills
wiie
lo
resume
screen
acllng.
"Iiileinenl
issued
by
WinnifiTil
siigxesleil
reconcillulion
of
Ihe
coiipi,.
rattier
than
further
llli
i
nl
ion
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
21.
A
special
to
the
Vancouver
Province
from
its
Ottawa
correspondent
says:
"The
initial
contract
for
the
Prince
Rupert
terminal
grain
elevator
was
awarded
today
when
the
tender
of
the
Northern
Construction
Co.
of
Van-:
couver
for
the
foundation
work
was
accepted.
The
contract)
figure
is
$225,000."
While,
ill
an
early
hour
litis
afternoon,
llicrc
was
mi
official
iiiiii'Hiiireinciil
foi
lln
ojiiiiig
in
lite
city,
a
private
wire
received
llii-
morning
by
a
local
lupines-.
house
from
one
of
Hie
inlcr-
cil
cd
parlies
al
(lllavva
ally
scrapping
.Hit'
slaled
Unit
neither
lit
Prince
Ruprrl
Construction
Co.
nor
S.
S.
Mu;iof-fin
had
been
awarded
lite
cou-Iracl
Tor
the
ronslriirlion
of
Hie
dock
and
foiiinlal
ion
for
the
ler.
initial
grain
elevator
liere
hut
llial
Hie
v'ecrssful
Icnderer
vya
a
large
outside
firm.
The
wire
rcreive.1
added
Ihal
"I'lipre
ItUl'iirluMxild
he
.-issi.rod'uf
gel
lillKt
good
joli,''
""'"'.
,
iWIII
,
Rush;
Work,
,
.
.
II
liVnd.:rs1.V.d
IhatW
i-lai'lmeul
of
Trade
and
Cm-inerce
received
a
large
number
of
hid
for
Hie
joli.
Consideration
of
Ihese
doubtless,
look
some
lime.
Tli"
successful
firm
will
.
I
omliiiilileillv
slarl
al
once
rush.
til
die
snooting
alio
wno
;
,
,
,
,
.
.
lug
lis
cijuipmcui
ncic
u
is
w
'1.
i
....
i
.
i
i
i.
...:n
pronaiiic
i
ll
it
i
aciiiai
woik
im
slnrl
willtin
a
fortnight's
time.
Fred
Sinrk
was
not
here
Unlay
lo
hear
I
In-
news
of
the
final
cotisiimmaliou
of
his
work
al
Ottawa
hut
he
may
have
had
a
Irle-jgram
on
Hie
I
lain.
He
will
arrive
loinulil
and
doubtless
Mien
which
caused
a
sensation
here,
was
discussed
by
lb'"
cabinet
jeslerday.
As
Inlerpreleil,
the
judgment
means
that
111
con
ciliation
boards
set
up
since
Ibe
Act
was
passed
have
functioned
illegally.
They
prevented
striken
in
all
bul
:i.
rases.
Will
Revise
Law
OTTAWA,
Jan.
21.
llevislon
of
Ihe
Industrial
Dispules
.cl
(l.cmieux
Art)
i
foreshadowed
as
a
result
tif
the
decision
of
lliu
Imperial
Privy
Council
challeng
ing
the
(onslilulionalily
of
the
Ael.
Premier
King
said
be
preferred
lo
re
u
1
1
Ibe
full
text
ol
I
lie
decision
lierore
making
an
ollicial
stalcmenl.
YICTOlt'lA,
Jan.
21.
The
rinding
oT
lite
Privy
Council
on
llio
liiiluslrial
Dispules
Act
oT
the
Dominion
leaves
llrilish
Columbia
absolutely
without
concilia-lion
machinery
lo
avoid
strikes,
according
lo
J.
'D.
McXiven,
deputy
minister
of
labor.
There
oh
re
was
a
II.C.
measure
lo
facilitate
the
bringing
together
or
parlies
lo
a
dispute
bul
in
Ihe
revision
of
lite
statutes
in
llll
I
II
was
dropped
In
view
of
llio
grealor
e.tlloiency
or
llio
will
receive
t-ongral
ulal
ions
on
tin
rail
Ihal
lite
elevalor
is
a
I
lasl
about
In
he
tin
established
Tin-1.
Among
Ihose
jmj-1
ii-ul.-irfy
in-lerciled
loday
was
Fred
Dawson,,
'director
of
lite
C.N.R.,
who.
has
hacked
up
Mr.
Slnrk
on
every
possible
occasion
duriijhis
fre-'
iftiai
WiMilHOllHWu;
'--
Company
"Well
Known
-;'ytte.
NorOjernyonslriiclion
f'-'.
which
has"
been
awarded
the
contract
for
(he
foitndalioiv.
of
the
elevalor,
Is
otic
of
Hie
best
known
ueiienil
con'
meting
firms
on
litis
coast
and
has
had
many
Id?
jobs.
.Vol
able
among
lltese
was
(he
eoitslruelioii
,,f
n
large
por-tiou
of
I
ho
Pacific
(ireal
Caslern
Hallway.
A.
II.
Mann
is
prrsi-denl
of
Hie
company
'and
J.
J.
OTtrlcn
is
secretary.
William
Small,
the
chief
engineer,
visited
here
in
December
lo
look
over
Ibe
ground
before
Ihe
lender,
which
has
now1
been
accepted,
was
suhmillcd.
Industrial
Disputes
Act
is
Declared
Illegal
by
Privy
Council
in
Toronto
Appeal
LONDON,
Jan.
21.
The
Industrial
Dispiile
A-l
is
not
cou-sliliiliiinal,
ii'-coriliiiK
l
Hie
finding
of
Ibe
Privy
Council
(
(5
real
Hrilain
given
in
an
nical
jiiilgiiienl.
Acconling
In
il
lite
Ail
is
mil
vvilhiu
I
lie
powers
or
the
Dominion
Parliament.
Tin.
ii
tit
I
was
liriiusHil
lv
Ihe
Tnmiilo
llyilrii-Klcclric
Ctmimi-siun
anil
was
Hie
otilt-ome
of
1
1
h
appninlineul
of
it
board
or
nrliilniltirs
lo
ileal
wilh
a
tllsiMile
between
the
F.lcrtrintl
Trittifs
l:nion
ami
Ihe
Toronto
Jlyilru.
OTTAWA,
Jan.
21.
-The
Privy
Council'.
jnilginenl
virlu-
l.emieiix
Act,
-
,
.
l.enticux
lo
have
Ael
wliiclt
was
lliimlil
covered
all
llo;
jtro-
voices.
Man
son's
Opinion
YICTOIIIA,
Jatj.
il.-
-AlltM-ney
(ieneral
.Man.sou
suys
In.'
will
slutly
,1
In
Privy
Council
decision
in
exlcnso
licfore
dvciding
whether
il
will
lie
necessary
lo
advise
ciincliitg
similar
legislation'
lo
Ibe
Industrial
Dispules
Ael
by
tin-
H.C.
Legislature.
HOME
BANK
VICE-PRESIDENT
GUILTY
FALSE
STATEMENTS
TOtlOX'H).
Jan.
:l.
Ilicbard
(iougb,
v
ice-president
n(
the
ile-ftinct
Home
Hank,
was
foiind
guilty
4t
making,
issuing
am
concurring
in
false,
tleceiilivi'
slalements
METHODIST
COLLEGE
BURNED
AT
ST.
JOHN'S
ST.
JOHN'S.
Jim,
21.
The
Melhodisl
College,
valued
at
S200.00U,
wua
destroyed
by
firo.
LEON
TROTSKY
conscripted.
IS
RELIEVED!
Communist
Central
Committee
j
Removed
Him
From
Position
as
Head
of
Army
LIVING
ON
ESTATE
Nine
Years
Ago
Was.
Dead
Broke
In
New
York;
t-ater
Signed
Treaty
For
Russia
MOSCOW,
Jan.
21.
A
resolu
tion
relieving
.eou
Irolsky
as
i-hairjitan
of
the
mobiDonary
vjareri'iiincil
was
adopted
by
the
Communist-
cenlraPrommilIe!.
Tiolsky,
In
ntliremenl
on
his
suburl'an
ostale,
wilTUIed
Hie
slalenii-til
Ihal
il
was
untrue
he
had
exec
-attempted'
lo
revise
Lenin's
ptini-iplei
but
admitted
thai
"Ibe
condition
of
afruirs
seems
lo
demand
.thai
I
be
rc-inovtil
rrom
Ihe
post."
Trotsky
Weill
into
retirement
recently
when
it
was
announced
be
was
going
lo
Southern
Ilussia
for
his
liriiltli.
lie.
refused
lo
be
banished
summarily
but
instead
retired
lo
his
suburban
home
and
has
since
taken
no
part
in
affair
of
slate.
It
was
only
nine
years
ago
Hint
Trotsky
wo
in
Xc'w
York
without
a
dollar
in
his
pocket
1
1
e
rose
on
I
Ik
breast
of
the
revolution
and
seven
years
ago
signed
the
treaty
of
l'resl-LHnvsk
on
behalf
nT
Hussia
which
emjed
Hie
participation
of
'hal
country
in
Ihe
war.
lie
reorganized
Ibe
Russian
army,
building
up
an
efricit'iil.
righting
force
or
a
million
and
a
hair
men.
lie
always
proTessed
lo
believe
in
peace
but
al
Ihe
sunn;
lime
expressed
his
willingness
to-Tiglit
ami
kept
Hie
ctuinlry
always
pre
pared.
The
wisdom
of
his
policy
was
shown
in
the
fact
that
the
rocs
or
bolslievism
were
defeated
on
every
front.
II
was
the
ambition
of
the
war
minister
which
ended
in
his
low
n
fall,
lie
was
anxious
to
be-
dictator
bul
Ihe
Soviet
named
Hirer-
men
with
eipuil
powers
lo
lake
the
place
of
Lenin.
He
lc
Ilia
Jewish
faction
and
shove
lo
I.
av
t'
a
Jew
succeed
to
I
lie
leader-
hip.
Ti-olsky
was
responsible
for
iulrodiicing
eotisi'ripllon
in
Ilus
sia..
'Ibis
be
tlid
in
spile,
nf
pledges
of
himself
urn!
Lenin
Ihal
the
.workers
would
not
be
Vilvprfi;
'he
nniUN'ew
4-
LARGE
MAJORITY
FOR
CHURCH
UNION
TORONTO,
Jan.
;M.
The
Church
I'nion
Jiureau
siiiniiiary
of'
voling
shows
the
result
up
lo
loday
us
K28
congregations
favoring
it
it
i
i
ii
ami
L'OH
opposing.
In
llrilisli
Columbia
23
voted
ror
it
and
fivo
opposed.
Many
are
unanimously
in
favor
anil
are
not
voling.
..
WANT
IMPROVEMENTS
TO
CASSIAR
ROADS
READJNESSJOR
RUSH
VICTORIA,
Jan.
21.
I'clilions
have
been
received
by
lion.
William
Sloan
for
further
government
expenditure.'
on
roads
in
llio
upper
Casslar
district
where
the
big
.gold
rush
Is
expected
in
Ihe
spring.
Already
il
is
passible,
10
lake
a
motor
car
from
Tele-ifraph
Creek
lo
Dense
Lake
und
11
Is
likely
Ihe
government
will
Improve
Ihe
mule.
The
minister
believes
a
thous
and
prospectors
will
Invade
Hit)
country
soon,
if
weather
per
mils.
A
n
"'
tv
-
llaurr's
new
stone
bri'lge
over
lite
How
Hiver
is
in
keeping
wilh
Ihe
natural
beauties
of
Ihe
itiMricl.
Cascade
Mountain
is
seen
in
Hie
dilanec.
which
is
size
dwarfs
Ihe
lit
1
1
o
town
Liberal
Candidate
for
Peace
River
Urges
Shipping
by
way
of
Pacific
Rather
than
U.S.
In
the
lai
Financial
Posl,
January
',
is
an
arliclc
from
its
Ottawa
conespuncnt
containing
Ihe
.-lalemenl
Ihal
.Montreal
shipped
o:i,d7l,li!li
bushels
o(
grain
in
1!21
and
uf
this
85,-V2o,o-
bushels
were
American.
The
writer
seems
lo
lie
ralher
proud
of
Ibis,
thinking
no
doubt,
that
il
is
inevitable
Ihal
both
countries
should
iie
oach
other's
jtorls
indiscriminately
and
thai
there
is
mutual
advantage
in
mi
iloing.
Let
us
see
where
we
come
in
on
llio
"mutual"
pari
oi
i
ii
c
auvtiiiiage.
Wo.
may
assume
Ihal
all
llii
American
grain
arrived
at
Montreal
by
water
in
American
boats.
It
would
be
a
poor
guess
that
Canadian
boats
or
railways
profiled
lo
any
extent.
Also,
it
is
UuUMiiui
il
any
i.iinaiuaii
necp
sea
vessels
were
used.
Put
it
all
passed
through
our
canal
system,
the
entire
cost
of
construc
tion
ami
maintenance
of.
which
s
upon
us,
as
(here
aro
no
lolls
as
in
Ihe
ease
of
Ihe
Panama
WAR
VETERAN
IS
CONVICTED
Found
Guilty
or
Strangling
Wire
and
Children
and
Sontenced
to
Hang
OTTAWA,
Jan.
21.-The
tis
sue
courl
jury
yesieniay
lounu
John
llucklian
Pie
re-,
an
army
velertm
of
two
wars,
guilty
of
murder
ami
Ibe
judge
sentenced
him
lo
hang
on
March
21.
lie
made
formal
idea
of
"not
guilty"
when,
charged
with
slraiigliug
his
wife
and
two
children.
Insanity
was
Ibe
dercnse.
This
was
the
shortest
inurde:-
trial
ever
known
here.
Canal.
11
palronised
Ihe
Montreal
elevators.
They
were
built
on
such
a
generous
scale
that
for
the
lasl
four
years
Montreal
Is
(he
largest
grain-shipping
poll
on
Ihe
American
continent.
The
were
built
rrom
money
.advanced
from
Ihe
treasury'
or
the
Dominion'
bul
as
I
hey
w
ere
built
"ror
use"
and
not
"for
profit"
we
gel
nothing
out
of
handling
American
grain
there.
Of
course,
I
hero
is
not
much
tlamuge
from
wear
and
lejir
on
our
water
but
Ihe
hinges
'on
Ihe
lock-gules
in
Ihe
canal,
together
with
oilier
little
odd
fixings
cost
a
nijnl
of
money
and
are
hound
to
wear
out.
So
il
does
not
seem
that
we
get
very
much
out
of
tin
Imp,
skip
and
jump
operation
of
American
wheal
across
Montreal
.vltarves.
It
goes
up
a
spout
''ruin
an
American
vessel
into
our
elevator
uperalrd'
"at
cost'
down
another
snout
mlo
an
American
or
a
"trump"
vessel
Costs
Great
Deal
On
the
oilier
hand
this
short
enlerlaininenl
of
our
cousin's
grain
costs
us
a
great
deal.
11
is
suggesled
Ihal
Ihe
haste
lo
reach
I
lie
good
I'.uropean
market
was
the
reason
the
short
Montreal
col
was
taken.
This
was
likelv
one
reason.
Hut
there
is
a
much
belter
one.
Last
year
American
railways
and
ships
took
over
Ilii.ooii.iHio
uf
our
dis
counted
dollars
for
hamllin
araln.
They
liked
Ihe
look
of
Hiese
dollars
so
well
llial
they
rushed
up
an
elevalor
al
llnho-
ken.
working
Iliree
shifts
a
day
In
handle
Canadian
grain
exclu
sively
believing,
as
I
hey
are
no
dotibl
warranted
in
doing,
that
we
are
always
going
lo
remain
blind
and
stupid
in
our
refusal
lo
develop
our
own
resourc
and
facilities.
While
Montreal
was
handling
K8
odd
million
bushels
of
the
1U23
crop
Hurra
lo
handled
over
153
million
bushels
and
was
the
grealest
Canadian
grain
handling
port
in
Ihe
world.
Without
doing
our
wily
neighbor
any
Injustice,
we
'eonlinued
on
page
2'
SENATE
ASKS
ARMAMENTS
CONFERENCE
No
Opposition
to
Proposal
Al
though
President
Said
to
Think
it
Untimely
WASllLViTOX,
Jan.
21.
vilboul
discussion
or
record
of
nle
lite
Senate
accepted
tho
.incmJuif
nl
lo
Hie
naval
lull
ro-
ue.-iing
President
Coolidge
to.
all
angllii'i'
arms
uonrerencc.
There
was
an,
indication
re-
cnlly
llial
J'residcnl
Coolidge
lid
not
consiiler
lite,
time
ripe
or
such
a
conference
and
the
adminislralioii
senators
had
been
xpecled
lo
oppose
the
amend
ment
as
untimely.
They
did
not
xplain
their
failure
to
do
so.
GIVING
WORK
WHITE
GIRLS
These
Are
Taking
Place
of
Ori
entals
on
Waterfront
at
Vancouver
VA.VCOLVKR,
Jan.
21.
As
art
or
(he
campaign
lo
keep
white
people
in
employment
and
lo
avoid
doing
anything'
which
would
encourage
Orientals
lo
come
to
Hie
province,
the
work
of
labelling
salmon
cans
and
similar
light
work
on
the
watcr-
rronl
is
In
be
given
lo
white
girls
instead
of
Orientals.
Nearly
oil
girls
are
ahead,)'
mpb'yed
al
llalhtnlytm
pier
ami
II
icy
are
proving
faster
than
Orientals
nnd
are
doing
the
work
heller.
Some
or
them
inako
,
good
wages.
II
is
expected
that
Hie
number
employed
there,
will
:
ie
doubled
in
a
V'M-y
short
time.
SNOVYSUDE
EAST
OF
KWINITSA
DELAYS
TRAIN
DUE
TODAY
Heavy
snows
up
Ihe
line
dur
ing
Ihe
past
few
days,
resulted
yesterday
in
a
slide
of
snow
and
ice
coming
down
and
covering
the
Canadian
National
Railway
Hacks
ut
Mile
18,
four
miles
east
of
Kwinilsa,
for
a
length
of
300
feet.
Hoadmuslcr
R.
A.
Harlow
wen
I
out
willi
iMuipmcut
yes-
enlay
aflernoon
lo
clear
tho
(nick
and
Superintendent
I.
A.
icPherson
hoped
Ibis
miorning
Unit
the
passenger
train,
which
was
due
al
7
a.m.,
would
gel
through
ami
arrive
here
by
10
o'clock
louighl.
The
train
far
Ihe
F.asl
will
leave
on
time
aj
5
o'clock
this
afl"rnoon.
NEW
CABLE
OPEN
AZORES
AND
SPAIN
WINNTI'FO,
Jaiv.
2t.
A
new
cable"
service
between
Canada
and
Spain
ami
Italy
shortening
tho
Umc
necessary
Tor
transmission
bclwren
Ihese
countries
has
been
inaugurated
according
lo
an
announcement
nuidu
today
by
Canadian
National
Telegraph
officials
bere.
They
have
been
advised
by
I
lie
Western
Union
that
Ihe
new
high
speed
cable
from
New
York
direct
lo
Azores
and
Spain
is
now
open
fur
hantRing
cables
direct
ami
the
line
of
tho
final
section
giving
direct
connection
between
Canada
and
Italy
has
been
begun.
Messages
jire-viously
were
sent
vln
the
llrilish
Isles,