ww
Owners
Paid
Three
Hundred
Thousand
for
Prince
Rupert
Sawmill
YANCOlYKH,
Jan.
M.
The
sale
of
(he
assets
or
the
mire
ltntTl
Holdings
Companj,
which
I
1
1
k
1
1
1
Ilic
mill
and
Imbcr
limils
or
Hie
loriner
rnuic
Huperl
I'ulp
I'npcr
Co.,
is
biiioiinrcd
liy
.1.
A.
Hmilli
of
Hit)
Kinilli
hollar
Company.
.Smilli
irorpnralcd
Ihe
Prince
Dupcrl
.Spruce
Mill
Company
with
u
iiulul
of
a
million
dollars
lo
handle
Ihe
properly.
II
ih
understood
t
h.it
Ihe
Mini
of
-S:!UO,(00
was
paid
fur
(lie
(.-oh
or
Hit!
-aw
mill
in
itiiiit
iuvidcd
certain
rliiicossions
art!
iii
al
ion
I
r
Ilic
management
says
il
liopoi
U
Ln
tii
icall.c
the
Prince
llupcrl,
A
Paper
t
oinpany
s
nrig-j
!ilj
al
plan
of
establishing
a
pulpi
ill
in
Hit
norlli,
!
LOAN
SEEING
MINING
BOOM
Ma
uuidui
ini
Tear
win
Fifty
Million
Dollar?
In
This
Jii:'-
Province
PARTY
FOR
CASSIAR
VANCOl
Villi,
i'.
:ll
here,
lllillislcr
be
Jan.
2
1.
In
a
ii
-il
the
mineral
production
of
..
Columbia
will
exceed'
Irtish
riv
nullum
dollars
during
IV23,
iikii
n
n
riTonl
for
the
pro-
Mi
Sloan
furl
tier
announced
lint
a
party
would
soon
be
setil
lit
u
lie
ufiexnlored
area
north
If
die
SliUinV
diver
toward
Ilic
iaiiic
c.i-erk
counlry,
where
rc-
i'li
Ifuld
discoveries
c.'ltisi-d
Colt-
li'lri-iible
excitement.
This
area
s
'.)0
miles
hy
175
miles
and
m
(lexer
been
elilered
by
while
Pn'i)
ii
is
of
glacial
orient
ami
Ilii'
xi'iilouical
foruialioii
gives
kninie
nf
being
a
rich
mineral
lixlricl
BLOCK
BURNED
rlro
Spreads
to
Another
Building
k
i
t
1
1
4
SASKATOON
and
Raging
Furiously
SASKA
TOON,
Jan.
Our
lruiiiiii,
Mi'm.
Simmouils.
is
be-
Jii-vpd
lo
have
been
burned
lo
li'iidi,
Iwo
firemen
Injured
ami
I
"
1
r
a
million
dollarx
worlh
of
Jlioiintte,
was
caused
by
a
fire
rOilcli
deshoyed
Hie
Dliliklc
building.
Hie
slxlh
slorey
of
Ihe
tnl-
li"iiiiiiU
(irnl
n
llulldlnv
also
''audi
and
Is
nu.w
blazliiK
furl-"ily
II
is
une
of
Hid
most
dlsl
iisIioim
fin.
in
h;
history
of
I'lio
city.
EX-PREMIER
ASQUITH
t
1
HAS
BEEN
MADE
EARL
Former
British
Premier
and
Liberal
Leader
Accepts
Honor
From
King
George
LONDON,
Ju.
i!l.-
Kx-l'ro
inie,.
Herbert
11.
Asuuilh
has'ae
i
t'pted
an
earldoin,
Having
been
lereiilcd
al
Hie
recent
general
election
in
the
seat
of
Paisley,
which
ho
hebl.
for
many
yearn,
il
fit
believed
that
As.piilh
will
re
I'ue
i
com
pulilic,
life
at.
least
as
"iir
as
(he
House
uf
Homnions
H'
euncei'iipil
unpen,
il
is
in
open
soon
obtainable
from
the
city
cor-
ARMY
OFFICERS
IN
CHILE
FORCE
THE
GOVERNMENT
OUT
SANTIAGO,
aide.
.Ian.
21.
A
Midden
coup
of
army,
nlllccrs
look
place
yeslerday.
Hie
officers
occupying
hcadipiarters
of
Hie
Onvcrumcnt.
surrounded
Ilic
building
with
nrincd
force.
with
Ihe
object
of
bringing
aboul
neutrality
in
polities
and
forced'
I
lie
.Inula
Oovern-inein
In
resign.
Hon.
William
.
,.r
mines.
,ie-
nniTY
AP
FnRi.FRV-
uuiui
I
wi
luiiuumi
Pleading
sillily
Alexander
IlifrolT
OLD
COUNTRY
FOOTBALL
English,
First
Dlv.
Ilirmiugham
.'),
I'reslon
.
Illackburn
S,
lluddersrield
!J.
llollon
I,
Kverlou
0.
Leeds
United
0,
llurnley
Llverjiool
I,
llury
0.
Newcastle
V.
Maiiehesler
C.
0
Notts
Forest
0,
Notts
Coiinly
0.
Shellleld
U,
Arsenal
I.
Tollenliam
I,
.Sunderland
0.
West
llromwich
I,
Cardiff
0.
0.
Weslliam
2,'Aslon
Yllla
0.
Advertlso
.n
the
Dally
News
GETS
TWO
YEARS
IN
NEW
WESTMINSTER
PEN.
lo
Hie
charKes.
was
yesler.lay
senlenred
by
Judu'e
Young
in
ihe
Oiiinlv
r.iiurl
on
each
of
four
eounls
lo
Iwo
years
in
New
Weslniiusler,
Ilic
terms
lo
run
concurrently.
bison',
who
Is
believed
lo
have
lot
money
ganibling,
forced
and
cashed
checks
tolallinu
173.
I'liey
were
drawn
on
the
Hhnk
of
Montreal
al
Stewart
and
the
name
used
was
lliat
or
Allerk-olf.
IlipolT
I
!!
Hie
police
thai
llerkolf
was
a
friend
of
his
and
that,
as
he
Itcrkolf
i
had
.plenty
or
money
in
Hie
bank
he
could
see
no
harm
in
drawing
upon
it
as
be
had
done.
RADIO
EXPERIMENTS
DURING
THE
ECLIPSE
Short
Wave
Length
Follows
the
Sun;
Volume
and
Clarity
Increased
NKW
YOIIK,
.Ian.
The
first
4-eporls
of
Ihe
resiills
oi
the
scientific
lesls
nunle
wnn
radio
af
Iron
Moiiulaiu,
Miclil-
uan,
(luring
ine
ecnpse,
nmra
1
j
I
i
I
e:iM
iii
oltiiin;
ami
clarity.
die
lliuli'i
Corporal
ion
ot
America
reporled
lliat
Its
lesi
proved
Ihal
Hie
short
wave
leimlh
follows
Hie
sun
ami
Ihal
lalic
was
nut
entirely
a
local
condition.
DOUBLE
SERVICE
BEGINS
APRIL
Prince
Georpe
Will
be
Overhauled
Here
Before
Going
Sack
on
Run
u
.
The
steamer
Prince
(iror;e,
which
lias
been
lied
up
in
Vancouver
for
.-.everal
moulds,
will
replacn
the
Prince
Ilupert
in
ll.N.lt.
coastwise
passemter
.service
early
in
March
afler
il
lias
relumed
here
for
annual
overhaul
in
the
meantime.
When
Hit
Priiici.
Illipeil
is
withdrawn,
slif
will
also
be
luid
lip
here
for
annual
overhaul.
II
is
planned
lo
resume
Hie
lvvice-a-wi'ek
service
between
here
ami
Vancouver
by
tin.
sleajiier.H
Prince
'
Huperl
and
I'rinen
-Heorge
about
April
15
This
service
will
be
in
elTecl
un-lil
lale
in
June
when
lite
Alaski.
service,
giving
Prince
Huperl
Hirer
boa
Is
a
week,
Anyox
ami
Slewarl
Iwo
boats
and
Alaska
one
boat,
is
inaugurated.
It
is
expected
that
the
St
Margaret,
which
the
coinpanv
proposes
lo
purchase,
will
par
ticipate
in
Hie
summer
service
between
here
and
Vancouver.
Tin?
SI.
Margarel,
il
is
said,
is
al
ready
lo
enler
passenger
service
Once
Hie
final
decision
bus
been
made
lo
purchase
her,
it
'should
mil
lake
more
than
two
monllo
lo
get
her
on
Ibis
const
fron.
tiibrallar.
SMALL
CROP
.
WORTH
MORE
Two
Million
Bushols
Loss
Raised
In
1924
Than
Previous
Year
But
Soils
Higher
OTTAWA.
Jan.
Si.
-Canada's
wheal
crop
for
Die
year
IS)2t
is
esllnialeil
by
Ihe
Dominion
llliretiii
or
Slatisllcs
at
22,Otl7,
(Mill
Inishels,
valued
al
:2il,3n2,
(ion,
against
a
crop
oT
17
l
,
1
1
V)
,
nun
Inishels
in
tir':i.
valued
at
!)i:iio,ii;ji.7oo.
PROVINCE
A
PARTY
TO
CROW'S
NEST
APPEAL
YICTOIUA,
Jan.
21.
When
the
Canadian
Supreme
Courl
hears
the
appeal
nf
Ilic
prairie
provinces
against
the
abandonment
nf
Ihe
Crows
Nesl
rales
Drillsh
Columbia
will
lie
a
direct
parly
lo
their
suit,
lion.
A.
M.
Manson
announces.
TAXI
BOSTON
GRILL
25
and
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
Ambulance
with
newly
laid
dancing
flour
for
Iiire.
Suitable
for
Service
dances,
banquets
and
wed.
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
ding
parties.
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
For
rats,
apply
lo
Boston
PRINCE
RUPERT
and
6th
St.
Orill,
Third
Ave.
MATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Phone
457.
VOL
XV,,
NO
0,
PMINCK
IUJPEUT,
H.C.,
SATLIIDAY,
JANUARY
21,
1U25.
Yuttrday'i
Circulation
AT
29.
SIMM
S!m
44.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
ECLIPSE
SUN
WAS
A
WONDERFUL
SIG
Prince
and
Princess
was
born
at
While
Paul
of
Serbia,
wilh
their
four-months-iild
Lodge,
IlichnioniU
the
residence
uf
Hie
Duke
vacationing
at
the
llivicm.
sou.
Mexander.
who
tit
York,
are
shown
Eclipse
of
Sun
This
Morning
Caused
Darkness
in
Eastern
Canada
for
About
Two
Minutes
NKYV
YOllli,
Jai.
2i.
The
lapi-Iiy
v.niijhiug
trcuk
of
darkness
was
today
.daubel
over
forty
tlitiiisaml
Miuare
miles
of
llaiiaila
and
the
fniled
Hlales.
In
the
palli
or
the
colestial
shadow
brush
formed
fietiiently
by
the
sun
and
moon
were
parts,
uf
Ontario,
New.
York,
.Minnesota,
Michigan,
Wisconsin,
Pennsylvania,
New
Jersey,
Alussai
hiietls,
Connecticut,
am
Minnie
Island.
An
hour
of
daylight
was
succeeded
by
twilight
ami
then
a
few
minutes
of
darkness
and
twilight
and
daylight
again.
linking
Hie
earth
al
Iteii
Lake,
.Minnesota-,-
the
moons
shadow
a
hundred
'
miles
widn
swept
eastward
in
a
curve
at
Hie
rate
of
'i.'-'UO
miles
an
hour
o
the
A
I
Ian
lie
Ocean,
disappearing
into
space
al
a
.
point
near
Shetland
Islands
on
Hie
.lortlieust
coast
of
Scotland
aMer
striking
Ihe
earth
for
3,n0u
miles.
Two
minutes
was
Ihe
longest
time
any
one
city
was;
covered
and
on
either
'side
of
tliei
blackness
was
a
twilight
.one
1,-1
5011
miles
wide,
extending
north!
lo
Labrador
and
south
to
the
nUizpn
lliver.
Thousands
of
people
entered
the
totality
zone
lo
view
the
I'lieiioinenn.
Scientific
Observations
Kxcellenl
scientific
ohserva-
lions
were
made
by
scientists
at
Cornell
ami
Yale
Universilies
ami
aboard
Hie
dirigible
Los
Angeles
over
the
island
of
Nanluckel.
Massachusetts.
The
eclipse
averaged
four
iceonds
later
than
the
aslrond-ners
calculated.
The
planils
Mercury,
Jupiter
and
Venus
were
as
clearly
visible
as
af
night,
al-'hoiigh
Ihe
darkness
was
no!
iial
lo
that
of
ni;'lil.
(ireen.
fold
and
scarlet
colors
splashed
Ihe
horizon.
The
corona
of
Ihe
no
was
per
reel.
Daily's
Deads,
lancing
like
drops
of
liquid
lopaz
slrung
on
a
sparkliUK
(bread,
hung
in
the
sky
jusl
the
moment
before
the
eclipse
be
came
lolal.
As
liiey
flickered
mil
Ihe
shallow
bauds
rioated
forlh
heralding
Ihe
approach
of
an
awe-inspiring
corona,
Alt
the
olors
oT
Ihe
soeclrum
seemed
lo
burs
I
pulvvard
from
the
moon's
dull
i-eiidisli
rim.
Like
a
Ihime
from
a
huge
blow
torch
they
gushed
and
.subsided.
WHONNOCKPOST
OFFICE
ROBBED
Thief
Tried
to
Cash
Check
But
Excited
Suspicion
and
Decamped
POUT
HANKY.
D.C.,
Jam
21.
Wlinniioek
Post
Office
was
entered
and
robbed
of
eighty
dollars
cash
and
a
four
hundred
dollar,
cheek.
The
burglar
presented
the
check
al
the
Purl
llaney
Hank
of
Montreal
but
rushed
out
without
cashing
il
when
the
orrieials
became
.
suspicious.
'J
CORRECTION
f
A
typographical
error
resulted
in
confusion
in
the
list
of
stand
ing
noiiunillees
of
Ilic
city
conn
ril
fur
the
year
P.I25
as
publish
ed
yesterday
in
Hie
Daily
News
The
Utilities
couiinjllee
"'was
oinilled
altogether
ami
Ihe
Hoard
of
Works
list
was
incorrect.
These
Iwo
committees
ai'tr
as
follows:
Hoard
of
(chairman,
,
Larsen.
Utilities
i
chairman
,
McKeelinie.
Works
Aid.
Perry
Ablt
Cas
cy
and
Aid
-
Aid.
Me-Mordh
Aid.
Drown
ami
Aid
FREE
LECTURE
By
C.
W.
Cutforth
on
"LIFE
ON
EARTH
IN
THE
NEW
WORLD"
Westholme
Theatre
Tomorrow,
Sunday,
8
p.m.
Seals
Free.
No
'Collection.
CANNED
HEAT
:
Lone
bandit
shoots
up
bank
at
Vancouver
and
gets
nearly
$1,0
""FIVE
CRUSHED
IS
BEING
SOLD
IN
VANCOUVER
YANCOl
A'Llt.
Jan.
21.
Drinking
"canned
heal"
in
Vancouver
lias
reached
such
proportions
lliat
legislation
is
necessary
lo
suppress
the
sale,
Inspector
Joseph
llynes
of
the
city
health
department
declares.
He
asserted
yesterday
that
hundred's
have
become
"canned
heal"
victims,
purchasing
it
for
ten
mils
a
tin
and
squeezing
spirits
-from
a
gelatin-like
.
CO-OPERATION
RUPERT
ASKED
Halifax
Trying
to
Keep
Business
for
Canadian
Ports
and
Nlckerson
Backs
Them
Up
The
eo-operalion
of
Prince
Huperl
was
today
asked
by
the
Halifax
Herald
in
their
fight
lo
ave
Canadian
ports
used
for
auadian
business.
C.
W.
Nickerson,
president
of
the
Hoard
of
Trade,
received
a
wire
in
re-sard
to
il
and
hi
reply
he
pro
mised
aid
on
any
reasonable
demands.
Tli,.
wire
from
the
Herald
cad:
People
of
the
maritime
pro
voices
are
greatly
encouraged
uv
evidences
of
growing
interest
on
he
nart
of
other
sections
of
Ihe
Dominion
in
maritime
affairs
and
the
place
of
the
niarilimes
in
Ihe
Canadian
Federation.
Out
source
of
acule
ilissalLsrac
Hon
is
the
fuel
Ihal
Ihe
.ocean
noi
ls
of
Halifax
and
SI.
John
are
largely
neglected
while
Canadian
trade
noes
through
Ihe
ports
oT
another
counlry.
Will
you
please
wire
us
on
Saturday
Tor
publica
tion
on
Monday
one
hundred
words
of
your
views
on
the
ipies
lion
of
Canadian
Trade
for
Can
adiun
mirls.
1
assure
you
Ihe
Maritime
people
would
upprcri
ale
your
interest
and
co-opera
lion.
W.
II.
D
F.N
NTS.
The
Halifax
Herald
Mj
Nickerson
s
reply
was
as
follows:
"Prince
Huperl
naturally
be
lieves
in
the
development
of
Canadian
purls
,
for
Canadian
business.
1
have
not
all
the
facts
of
your
case
before
uie
but
as
general
principle
We
all
would
favor
keeping
Lusiness
In
Canada
if
not
'at
loo
great
cost.
Depend
on
us
for
co-operation
on
any
of
your
reasonable
demands
to
attain
thin
end.
There
should
be
close
alllnily
between
the
ports
of
Atlantic
and
Pacific."
Advertise
in
the
Dally
News.
Lone
Bandit
Enters
Vancouver
Bank
Engages
Staff
in
Pistol
Duel
and
Gets
Away
with
Money
YANCOl
VFJt,
Jan.
2-i.--Kidding
the
Prior
.Street
branch
of
Ihe
Hank
of
Montreal
today,
a
lone
bantlit
engaged
in
a
revolver
battle
with
bank
officials
and,
after
wounding
the
teller,
H.
Klleslediii
Ihe
leg,
escaped
on
foot
with
a
sum
of
money
believed
lo
be
under
1,00(1.
The
bandit
walked
into
Ihe
bank
and
commanded
flashier
C.
K.
Draper
'lo
product!
money.
Draper
ducked
and,
picking
up
a
gun,
fired
at
the
bandit
who
jumped
across
Ihe
counter
and
threatened
Manager
T.
It.
James
by
pointing
a
gun
at
his
head.
He
than
repeated
the
demand
for
money
and
it
was
handed
over.
IN
LANDSLIDE
Smashed
by
Rock
Before
Able
to
Escape
Near
Bellingham:
Bodies
Recovered
DKLLINOHAM,
Jan.
24.
The.
recovery
of
Hie
bodies
of
three
nu'-ii
who
were
-crushed
tu
death
in
a
landslide
at
this
hydro-electric
plant
al
Maker
lliver,
near
Concrete,
lias
brought
the
death
loll
to
rive.
At
the
lime
or
the
.slido
Hie
mem
were,
.eating
lunch
In
Ihe'
derrick
house
from
which
they
were'
fl
Ma
hie"
tcescapa
before
they
were
smashed
by
tons
of
rock.
"Three
men
were
injured.
The
dead
are
Charles
Markus
of
Seattle,
Hubert
Small,
of
Concrete,
Andy
Norman
ami
L.
W.
Anderson
of
Mremerton
and
diehard
Turner
of
Henderson,
N.C.
BIG
DRIVE
FOR
WHITE
CANADA
Organization
Meeting
to
be
Held
In
Vancouver
Next
Week
VANCOUVF.lt,
Jan.
23.
-A
big
Irive
is
bring
planned
to
try
to
secure
legislation
which
will
insure
a
while
Canada.
A
meet
ing
is
lo
be
held
here
on
Fr'day
nexl
to
start
a
campaign
against
Oriental
labor
lo
be
known
as
the
"All
White"
movement.
United
action
is
being
sought
with
a
view
lo
forcing
the
hands
or
the
Ottawa
government
to
lop
even
Hie
admission
of
Oriental
students
lo
this
country.
GENERAL
KUROPATKIN
FIGHTS
LAST
BATTLE
Former
Commander
of
Russian
Armies
Dies
at
Age
of
Eighty
MOSCOW,
Jan.
Si--The
death
nf
Oeneral
Kuropatkln,
commander
in
chief
of
the
Itusstan
armies
during
Ihe
llusso-Japan-ese
war,
Is
unuounrcd.
He
was
eighly
years
or
ago
und
died
at
Shemshurino.
TIMBER
CONTRACTOR
DROPPED
DEAD
WHEN
CLOTHESCAUGHT
FIRE
POUT
COOU1TLA.M.
Jan.
21.
Willi
dollies
blazing
Wullcr
Miller,
a
well
known
limber
contractor,
rushed
from
a
hut
and
before
witnesses
could
reach
him
dropped
dead.
The
hut
was
des-1
royed
by
fire.
HOCKEY
SCORES
llegiuu
3,
Sashuluon
1.