cording to estimates made; present plant inadequate Tlner general i-rJiiMiies for I lie furlher ik'eloiuien( uf I lie '. uier inotliielioii from Wouilworlh hake logellier willi . . I .....i i-i.iii i triik i. ti i iii in 1 1 ii i'Iiv- I'litllii'il ii. inirl.l t I II Vmll .-Hii'iiliv it liill-n-rli'i'li'ii' riiL'ini'i'r in .'in iv- l.'llll M IH II L llll III I IIUl-r. lull vl.1.11 II. . .l.in ri'T.II.1.11 1 1 1 . 1 n ' 'J In- -il v lo iineMignie. . The jirodiirlion from Hie present tiuinl is ifUU kilowull!.. Vmll . hemes for evleii'ioii nre a fo ows: KM A M nilTfilinn mil ll i mill i ii 1 1 1 , . WAS DECAPITATED 1.1 II 11 I'll M . ' 1 ' 1 I ,11, I III tlll k .... t I kW Ml II- ... " nri I'lint i ii. . . IUCU . lltll- " 7 H'Mi'iiml tnSh.'atri in i u . . , WHS III- H'llili.,1 "'I K 1 i . , III V I li l Ml . r Ul ii .... . . ' "iill-ll lllllK TRAIN DELAYED. ul ui'ltii I,, ...rv nii'ii six iiiuusinjo near '". Hl n:. u due fmin I Im not,,.. ::WK." "'on.inK ' -'"HU IIMIII rtl a II. I. m " till 7 Cil im no : I i Inereased ileveloinieut at I he pi eM-nl iiower house hy 1,200 tkilowaIN; eonijih'te ilevelojiiiit'iil. 0 15,0110; extension of 1,000 kil- onalls lo the iiie-eiit idaut. ny,:ioo. ''i I ll'V I'llllllMI'lll 1 1 r CI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1' i ' head al Shawallaus Lake, 0,25 General Killed "f"1 a! Nor", 1 ork' 3-wo0 'klJowaU; .sjtiiihI fio'in thr "North Kin iJoi isti ' n'k Shawallaus Lake, 2,000 i kllowijlls; Inlal, 0,U0U kllowaiii'; firl 1.000 horsepower, 102,000; eoinplele iJevelopmenl of fjr!l ?52U,I00; second .nleji. 3H5,IH0; lolal cotl of two steps. ?0 !.. (Ml. All three selieiues are hased on the raisins of the present dam al Wooilworth Lake by 21 feel iahd th ilarseiiient of the pipe line. The development of the North I'olk js left optional. Scheme Recommended As an immediate means of ex- leniJiny t lie eily power produc-t foil, Sir. Yuill recommended in liis report the development of the first 1.000 kilowatts of lhe first lep of scheme No. 3 as being the cheapest per horse power, viz. SI 22. The total cost of 9102.000 il was suggested might he divided over two ynar.4 2h:i,oiio in a first bylaw and lhe mliiiire iii the second. I hie Clieme w ould provide for I In i-eelinn of a new power House at the Norlh loik ami I lie re iiioval of the present unit lo thai location. This Mr. ulll report ml wmilil rarrr the load next year and would fit iulo Mir scheme of permaiieiil deelop- tueul lo full capacity. II would also require l,h pulling in or another 13 Inch pipe line up the North 'ork. present aysiom In lhe course of his general reiiorl on lhe present sjsieiu, Mr. Yuill slaled Ihal lhe Wood v..i-iii I .nke dam was leaking eimsiderably and lhe leak seemn o be increasing but, with tlie .linn al lis preselll 'IClglll, UH'IC fin' alarm. If lhe .hi in were emptied, lhe b-aks might be reiuedi.M. Tart or tlie. f iiiior uuality but 1 1 1 1 1 1 " " t nmilher narl wax good. Any an dllion In (he heilil or the dam wmilil have lo lake care of It self in lhe mailer of binding io lhe present dam. The screens ill lhe nam iu inu- eiillaoseil. there was a dan kit lo the entire system The present 5 inch. pi' w"" si.meienl for lhe full develop incut or lhe present null but, if I lie .lam were raised, lhe pipe llllil would have lo be Increasd TAXI BOSTON GRILL 5 ancf Largo Upstair Dining Hall, Ami)", with newly laid J undue flour for hire. Suitable for I' 'in. ' dances banquets and wedding nvwhere at Any, ''I, 'ii. parties. PRINCE RUPERT For rats. apply to Boston Orill. Third Ave., (UTT VIDECK, Prop Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Phone 457. . . 141 i T 1 'f mi mi 1'ItINCH HLPEHT, U.O., WKDNF.SDAY, APIUL IB, 1025. Vitltrday'i ClrculiUon, 14M PRICE FIVK CENTS. OWER DEVROPMENT FOR CITY PROPOSED iMInV APPl If ATmN A17 IUHMATn Hjjfflm IMHimrc DADT DO IWPE BIIDEDT 1 1 1 1 1 ii j m in i Liiun i lifii in nil iniiii miiiiV iieii i liii.nii .i i 1111 i i miiiiii inn i.ii i 4 V m hrpp Alternative Schemes Proposed by Engineer Yuill j in Developing Power for City m Jt W m M m a A m m a I fvt w w a n w w (mtt l I II V I I Ulf 1 UJA. MUJ1 LU UAitli-Xtl UL- 1U 1 kJJMUMUU II A A 11 r ... IRROW ESfAPF. 11 11 1 II -tf W M OF KING BORIS lHA An 1 l.'i ; I : : u it I -I llllil fl JklllM'llW 11111111 Hi . Ii I vlay at I In- hand -i Miouriihicff, one ut Hit; i i:i 'lie movement, which Hi ; w "ill1 .luiiiiiiniisn'i t Wi lli:'::' III 111" I was kllleil III r t l)f Sofia. : lu:i(td rar wn travelling Ii , .1 ...i, ,.r 11... ...it. 11 i.l " ' iUI llllil .III il II Mill II Ul l"!llil ,-l... fie... I in. .it. hlt.i . , II IIV llllil ,I1F.I .. Kin? v:ii mil liurl 1ml one tii iin.i!itii ..ii.i ii. i timr- pr. wuinulcd. The iiHMtiil-flfl ami escaped. TED rnwKicrTinu COWBAY PLANTS voniains no Estimate of Cost so it Is Turned n i Wiitru of winks riwiiiii- '"''1 "i till' C'ilv council IiihL 'lial a four-Inch water iii'i'iinn r....... i ii. i.. i'wiii ruiirm .iiiinn Hl'l'U SllCel Im Jill..,, ft... " unier ,, serc hc Mlllllll I 1 1 . t 11 ... . """ 'U., OWUI-liltD- in n l.ll i. in., nun 1 "in- fur tiicir proposed es ,. i.uw nay. .Mil. 7""" "'"I Md. Stephens ,-o- I'L ...I I . "IUI IIM'II Ullw in. ' ' M i.r ..,.-i ... . . . . '""i, on nuMluii in "' M'i'011,1,.,1 hy Alii. ''II. I Im ri'i.i.fl i.-.. i i i --1"... . iiiiin'ii HI i. oininilloo lor thU The iiresenl pipe 'Um- aNII win iriinil for a long period oi me. Tin. 111 fl i Ine showed evidence or lis II years use. and was los (continued on paye lvvu STREET BY-LAWS Seventh Avenue East and West Mattress Grading Tacitly Approvod by City Council ! Tlie board of works ;was given' I aril permission by 'lhe city council, last night 1 pipe,eelj with local improvement bylaws J proxiding for lhe mattress grad-i ing of Seventh Axeniiij.'l.asl iroinj llays Coe Avenue and Seventh ; Axenue West between I'ullon! and Taylor SI reels and east of FiiIIuii Streel. Last week Aid. Stephens suggested thai tlie by laws ue tabled Tor a- week so thai it might be iicertaiued ifj it would be possible to make nnyj reductions in the work proposed.: Last nighli the, niosfof the iiieio-. icrs of the. council ' expji-ssietl llicniselves as licing in ravor of the bylaws being proceeded with. It was fell that lhe work proposed was necessary and Ihal lhe properly affected could stand the cost. Aid. Pcrr.v.j chairman of lhe board of works, reipiesled; that the bylaws be .proceeded' with and Mayor Newton, Aid. Casey, Aid. I. arson and Aid. Me-Mordie were in favor of doinjr so. While mil dcNnilely opposing the work being carried out, Aid. Stephens again, urged thai every care be exercised in connection willi it so that lhe danger of properly reverting might be eliminated ami the cost lo the city might be made as light as possible. ALASKA BONE DRY LAW PROPOSED REPEAL WAS DEFEATED YESTERDAY JINKAl, April 15. A bill to repeal I he Alaska Hone Dry law nd providing foi; lerrilorial olll er s to en force i lie voisieaii .ci and eighteenth amendment to lhe Federal Constitution was defeated in lhe Alaska legislature yesterday ten lo six. HILDREN'S PARTY AT METHODIST CHURCH Abuiil HO children ami mothers injoyed an Kasler parly al llu Melluulisl Church yesterday afternoon. The children provjded program of music ami recita tions. Miss llai'liu oT lhe Horden school told a splendid Children's slory, aller which Kasler baskets of eggs and ehjekens were dis Iribuled lo all. Miss Haddock, Mrs. Waddell and Mrs, Kelchum were in charge. The hall was tastily decoruled In Kasler colors. BUDGET DEBATE OTTAWA, Aid. 15.-The Com mons resumed .consideration of lhe budget yesterday after five days' Kasler recess. Those lak lug pari in Hie delude wcro Jas MurdocK and W. C. McOuarrie, C.N.ll. steamer Prince Oeorge Capt. Harry Nedden, from Van couver and Wayports, Is due on time at 3 o'clock this afternoon Miss (iUiitvs Joel, concern, jlcclares Alderman McMordie Urges High er Rato and Glvos His Reasons ECONOMIES ASKED FOR woman buyer for n big ouloiiiobile Ihal Innisi win U. like business, has so much ileluil to be laken cute of Ihal I lien? is mil enough lime lo handle a business position nnii a home anil a husband al the same lime. She furlher claims Ihal every woman should gel jnarricil, but on do'uig mi should give up business iiie and make u success us u wife. -ir i ,- . Piince Rupert Included in Latest Steamship Subsidy Proposal by Donald McLeod LONDON, April 15. Donald Mrl.eod'h ofrer In lhe Canadian (.iovcriiinenl lo establish a leii-slcamer service for a subsidy tlOO.UOU less than Ihal offered .Sir William Petersen for lhe seiice between Canada and deal Ilrituiu ' is being considered. It is learned Ihal lhe service provides for lhe iuaugiirajiou of a new company called lhe Caledonia Transports Ltd. According lo Mr. McLcod's slalcjiieul, lhe slcainers would run regularly from Vancouver ami Prince lluperl lo the I'niled Kingdom and Hie continent of Knrupe, calling al I nileil Slalcs ports when necessary. I - - Mr. McLeod is willing In have Dominion government representation on Die board of directors. Ue proposes that Thomas Hurling of Montreal and Vancouver, steamship agents, should represent Canada. Mr. MeLood spent lhe early pari of his life on the Pacific coast. 40 MILL RATE SET FOR CITY No Profit Expcctod From Utl II tlos to Ntcot Loss on Water f The eily's mill rale for Ibis year was sci ai ui ny ute council las) iilulit but mil wilhoiil a division being recorded on lhe BETTER PRICES FOR CANADIAN HALIBUT . THAN FOR AMERICAN Halibut prices arc still al i low ebb on tlie Fish Kxcliang but Canadians, due lo the com paralively small list of arrivals, compared favorably in the bid-dink' with Americans loday. A lolal or 212,'.00 pounds was. marketed of which only 12,900 pounds was from Canadian bot toms. Arrivals and sales were as follows: American Alhiiilic. 32,000 lbs., at 1c and 3o; llcliance, 18,000 lbs., at 7.0c mid 3c;! I'yee, lo.ooo lbs., ill 7.7c ami 3o: Hi dill. 7.000 lbs., al 7.7e and 3c: and Crayling. 13, Olio lbs., al 7.0c and 3o; Ip the Canadian Fish it Cold Storage Western, 28.ooo lbs., at 7c and 3c, lo the llooih Fisheries Cana idiaii Co.. Sherman. 21,000 lbs., al 8.oc mailer. The rale of 10 made iui ;,.; Krolhers, 17,000 lbs., al up of 10 .general, ,11 schools and 10 special came in lhe form of a recommendation from lhe finance comiuillee signed by Aid. Casey, lhe chaiiiiian. and Mayor Newton. Aid. McMordie and Aid. 8o and 3c: ami Vesla, 5,000 lbs. al He and 3c, lo lhe lloyal Fisli Co Pelican. I S.000 lbs., at , 8. to and 3c. lo lhe .pacific ..Fisheries. (lladslonet 20.000 lbs., at 7.C Stephen believed thai lhe iuen-jtl. ;e. and Democrat, era I, rale of 10 wmuld not cover lhe year's expenditures and fell Ihal 12 was (lie least thai could possibly be done vyilh. They put forward an amendment Ihal lhe rale for lhe year be struck al 12 mills. Considerable discussion ensued and the vole resulted in lhe rale of 10 being supported by Aid. Casey. Aid. Hidwii, Aid. Larson. Aid. Smith" and Aid. Me-(eontlnued on page two) His., ai rcc ami jc io Fisheries. . Canadian the 18,000 Atlin Yerna, 5.500 lbs., al, 7,8o and 3c, lo the A 1 1 i 1 1 I- islieries. Volunteer, 7,000 lbs..' al 7. and 3c. and N. and S.. 2,100 lbs nl 8.2c and 3c, to the Canadian Fish it (Job! Storuge Co Advertise in the Daily News Sir Henry Thornton's Annual Report Shows How Railway Managed Summary explains how business fell off last year and railway suffered accordingly ' MONTHKAL, April 15. The - annual report of lhe Canadian National Hailwavs coveriug the year IU'j, lahleil in the House ! of llomiiioiis shows Ihal in spile of a decrease in gross earnings of .?l?,5i7,:iOo.OO due lo a smaller crop anil general business j coiidillons. throughout the: country, the" company was: successful j iu'earning a nel operating profit of 17,211, 251. fK, or only . .xil,;io7.oo lossjlhan in lhe preceding year and Iherefore maintained lo a very considerable degree lhe rale- of iiiipruvuiueiil'ob-! lained during I'.iaiJ which was a phenomenal year in many re spects front a transportation - - - - - ..... "T'St a ,.. .inpiTNiNf. aim. Hem which shows Ihal operating! expenses were reduced by $11,-: ariU.y07.lfi, to offset then-Hue-! lion in gross receipts. This reduction could have been carried further. Sir Henry W. Thornton, the chairman nml president of the company, stales if the luan-ageuieiil had considered it advis- jiblty.,, pay, , Jk--. alicjjti.ou lo iiiaTiitctianee ' uf way and structures, lie advises aaius't such a low Ihn traffic density may be. i Ihere is always a poinl below which expenses chargeable lo mainli'iiaijce of way ami structures cannot lie reduced without damage to the properly and cou-seiiueul heavy expenditures in: sub-eipient years, and it would not be in the interest of the properly lo reduce expenses chargeable to this account lo point of borrowing from the future." The report also points oitl that, while it js possible In re duce freight train service when reduction in that class of traf fic occurs, it is impossible In pursue lo a similar deigrcc the same policy with passenger train service." The two fuels provide lhe reason tor the slight increase shown in lhe operating ratio of 1021 as compared with 1023, lhe fiafires being 02.08 last ear us uguinsl 01.92 in 1U23. lhe total operaling revenues of the company for 102 i was .,35,58G.I82.5." compared wlllj 253,135, 178.01 in 1023, a de crease or 31 7,517,305.0c. I lie lolal operating expenses f lhe company for 1021 was S218,313,031.07 compared willi S232.7G 1.838.53 in 1023. a de mise of it 1, 300.007. Hi While a couiparisnu of lhe net operating profits for 1023 and 1021 show a decrease, during lhe past year oT 3,t8G.3l7.GO, a omparisou f 'lhe nel before fix'd charges over the same period shows an increase .of 1,- 2 1 0,0 1 8.0 1. l ived charges, how ever, jnereased $1, 133, 123. 10. resulting in an increase in the nel income deficit of 3,102. 71L28. Grain Movoment rraffic durinig lhe first three mouths of the year," the report stales, "was, in excess of Unit moved in Hie same period of 1023, but general business suffered a reduction early in April and lhe depression continued until lhe end ot lhe year. Due principally to (he relatively smalt grain crop in Western Canada lhe movement of grain i;o 1 1 lie lake head was in much less volume than usual and was considerably below lhe exceptionally heavy movement which look place in the lasl throe mouths or 1023. with the result that the im-pelus lo active business wild (continued on page five) j a uAaxfv vi Ail MAJOR LEAGUES Season 'Opened Yesterday With Both American and National Playing NLW Y.OIIK, IL415--r-llig league basebaliperied yesterday willi a full t is I of games boih of Policy by declaring that "however! National and American League games. Itosulls follow: National New York, I: Llosloii, 5. Pittsburgh, 2; Chicago, 8. Philadelphia, 1; Hrooklyn, 3. St. Louis, 0, Cinciiinatli, 1. American Chicago. 3; Detroit,' 1. ..--Washington, t; New York, 5. Cleveland, 21: St. Louis, II. Hoslon. 8; Philadelphia, 9. FREIGHTER EMMA H. BRINGS CARGO HERE Experimental Trip From couver With Small Vcssol Carrying 1C0 Tons B m 3 E Van- s t'he small coast freighter" Kiuma II. arrived yesterday in charge of Captain Jeans with" about 100 Ions for several local firms. She is powered wlih a 150 horsepower six-cylinder? semi deisel Fairbanks Morse engine. II was a trial trip from Vancouver and was somewhal in llm nature of an experiment lo look over the country, She is takiiiig a full load south. SARGEANT THE ARTIST DIED EARLY TODAY LONDON. April 15, -.John Sargent, the noted artisl. suffered a stroke early litis morning nml died a few hours laler. He was one of the best known por- rail painlers of modern limes. OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL Enqllsh League, First Dlv. Arsenal ?. Wesl llroinwich nil. Huddersfiehl 2. Hnry nil. Leeds I lifted 2. Hoi I on W. I. Westhain G, Sheffield United ?. CLEAN UP WEEK. The cilizeiis an hereby reipiesle'd lo dean up their lols by April 25. Those Ihal have, Ihrovvu tins or refuse on Jo adjacent lots miisl remove same forthwith. J. P. CADK, M.II.O. 00. 4