25 li Mill M'lll TAXI and Ambulance Service Anywharo at Anytime. SUnd Royal Hotel. 3rd Ave. and 6in si. "vm".XV XV "m.37. N0.37. " ''te. "tin IANBURY IS ir.'i et. I.r.l, Mi iti .1 li'::inr.rv 'I. : Ti;: NOT GUILTY! ustmaid Falls In Suit for Damages for Alleged Assault ViM.ot v-11, i fii. t;i. -.v, l'. Mi It. .1 1 nit sued for W.- fn iillc-ted injuries, ton In Regard to Alaska rW sii.VltTiiv i i.i. 1:1 rii.ii : lumberman, charged iiy a former liiiiNi-- p I t'y Hnlili,' vvholu In'! it is liOMM' iirii'f 1I1 sinusal rnllo'r thai; ii! r demand' for two lifii uT notice be- j iff 1 he premises, wa i,-:nlfv by n Jury. observed Hint a . ... . in - urine wn Ins castle. J-.vi- ( 'lie defendant indicated I' I! little folTI! Ililll lll'l'll I;. . H'c! luit, 1 '- i i'iisiiniiiiu iiiianlilii's l ii' Mini 1 luii i.r ii i 'oin I'liiici' llujii'i'l is r ollli-ials of IIk ifni'ial's ili'iuirlini'iil1 is ni'iiiisi'i lo laki'inoi'i' I1- sliis to sec lliat law lll .Mm.. I ,,, II,.. . ... , I I..... . I ...... III '111 .1 1 1 1 1 I II. I1 1? I II 1 1 ' 'lie Ici'iilory is licllrr it nml iiailiciilarly I lu nl Art ii-tioi'tcil Item Hint In "Hiri's in Alaska liiimr is 'll oocnlv ami Mini ail "Mines mm., from tin1 ui'iir- ""aiiiau liriiiory, wlirn' 1 s sold hy tin- (ioM'i-iiiiii'iii ml if-.n hv i.vi...,.i 1 -' . 1 1 ' in ii 1 1,, VICTORIA MAN Machine In Which he was Riding crashed to Ground: Pilot Injurod fit 1 IIMIIA, l'V ,. iMonlh It'llVllllf hen. In! H l"lllsl'lf 111 aei'oiiiniiii-w ii, 'r..viw 'Ml II vlni' 1.. 1 .... 1 1 . ..... 1,1 rtniiuuii) I'M- 'I'l'slihijt ail air serviei. Iielween hcl,,'lii ilinl I'ori Alleles. Sinn. ''y I'l'itllichxiiHi 11 1 , 11 m-ii iiiuu ii" vel iin 11 1, ...i 1.1. i . 1 1 "in ins neai 11 near 1 Texu.1, in a.flvinL' iii'pl. I'1'"! Ulll.l. II... I.!.. I. . , . i.u ni.u'iiiiie in wuit'ii 'HI flu- mi. pi 1 1 , . 1 ,. .1.. .. 1 ' . in 1 it. went flyhiK Ki-otiint. 'I'he pilot V SHIPMENT OF ORE TO TRAIL SMELTER FROM SMITH ERS RICH S 1 irr i ill lit I f.iilv Ni'wsi SMITH KIIS. I'i'li. l:i. IkmaM I'.. Simpson has just riTi'in ri'liirns from Trail smh'IIit of I lit- lliiril sliiuiii'iil of f-'oll, .sjcr, Irail-ziut' oil- from . Iiis Victory mini' , located 011 ifinlson Hay .Motinlaiti, firii'i'ii mill's wi'st of Sinillicrs on Hvi'itilii.T i-'l ami rontains im-oss valui-s of in 1. I'll pi-r ton. 1ETS LIQUOR YANKRFVFFJ 1 rKUM KUrtRl hat Is the Opinion of vVashlngr Duty Claimed When She Reached Herschel Island; Mountlo Disappears A.MllHHtAi iK. Ffli. I.t. I "anii liati Customs ami Hh' Uoyiil Caliadian Moiinled Police liavr seized I lie American owned ami mil filled schooner, .Maid of Or- Ica'ns, II ilv M'ssel to reach llerscliel Island in a ''ar. She 4 was delai I fo'r noii-iaymi'iil of dulies, according lo a repor recehed here. Caplaiu Kk'np'iihur?. skippci of III' essel, reporleil llllisliin ncrlanl In I'airlianks. en nun. 10 Ottawa lo hecure release of ln' vi.M.el. lie lefllseil lo ti.'iy Hn' 1 1 1 1 r v liiivmeiil.s. ennleinltlisr Ilia' under the old Arelie law a limn was exi'iupl fioin such payments The Maid of Mi leans was pur chased and oiitfitled in Seal lie lasl summer. On reachiiiK l'oin' Harrow. Canadian ollleers de maiiili'il the paymenl of duly I'ollowiiiK' persuasive arKuments Hie vessel was allowed lo sail for Victoria l.uml with pennis sion lii land supplies fur Hit Calilaln's faiHilv and selllers oil the' Island. The schoonei; sailed under Hie conoy of a ytning mutinied noliceuian. who uisap peared from I he vess-il, liuvinif lasl seen walking oil Ihu deck. lneslli!nlloii into the disap peuruiii-c has been ordered. John liore, district, supcrin lendent of government lele Kraphso sailed this niorninir on Ihe Prince Hunerl for Vancouver on business.- fronl of tier I'iflh Am ihu' I'.asl, hy a taxi car! driven hy I!. V. Symes. Iilile: Norinii Miiiiro, lhree-aml-a-lialf I year old daughter of Mr. amlj Mrs. (leore II. M11 n ro, siisiaineu a fracture of the skull whirl resulted in. her ileal Ii at Hi'1 Prince, llujiert (ieneral f 1 1 . 1 1 11 ' at 11.25 last nilil. Acconliiij.' lo the slaleiiienl Kiven Hie police hy Symes, who I'esidcs at Seal Cove ami who rei'i'illly entered I he, taxi Inisinesr liere, he was IravellinX west alon' I'iflh Avenue when he saw 11 iirnup of children iji the roail-way ahead. He slackened speed hill Hie unfortunate lilllc will darl'd acrosH the slreel-lo join ehildreii on the oilier side of the road when the car was hut 1 dishince or Hi ree. yards or sji off.. Ifwrts Imnossilile" for him lij Jtvoid slrikiiig Hie 'child, Ihe driver deelared. She was ..truck at Ihe base of the skull hy the left Ian, i of the automobile. Symes immediately notified tin: police of the accident ami .-Sep. trenul McOlinehy attended. Hy this lime, however, Ihe lillle Sir! had In en taken to Ihe hospital by her falher who, r.l the linn; of Ihe accident, was working in his traye only a short distance tway. Mie was in an uncon scious condition and was hlccd- inu profu-ely from nose and uiouili. i-.veryinuiK jmsiuie was lout? hy allemlius physicians ami II o'clock il was believed thai Itelfi ,1 Hie child miylil recover liut sliei , uulil mil wiiiisianu iiu', injuries md schook and expireil al 1 1 .-';. Little Norma was Ihe third cliilil o: .Mr. ami .urs. .iiuiuu. She was horn iu I'riuce lluperl.i I'he deepest syiupalhy of Hie omiiiunily will he extended lo Hie parents in Iheir heri'iiveuienl. I'he remains 11 ro in "Hi" hands of the H.C. tiiidertakers. All impiesl, will open this af- lernoou before Coroner Tvorinaii Wall. I'he .inrvinen einpanclh'il ire .1. II. .Miicueii. .101111 1 lyiuiawi, l.eo. Wauah. Percy Tinker, Sam Woods and YV. I. Vance. Pcnd- iii'.' invi'siitralion, Hie driver is beini.' held by Ihe city police. SMITHERS AND ! CREAMERY HERE! Matter Discussed by Board of Trade and Postponod Until Noxt Meeting 1 EXPERIMENTAL FARM Actlvo Slips Build Road to bo Takon to, to Bablno Lake J SMITH KIIS. Feb. HI. Al Hie! regular monthly meeting oT Ihej Smilhcrs Hoard of Trade wilh. about iTi members present audi I'resideiil I,. S. Mcliill hi Ihej chair, a general and lengthy discussion was given the iie.sliun of establishing a creamery und distributing depot for (ho dutry proilui'ls of Central British Columbia at Prince linperl. Vice-president J. I. WJieelep outlined the mailer iu detail, and afler being discussed from all angles continued on page Hirer) PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper YA'iMi lie slitfhlesl show of einohon ami smiling hut liljle. Mrs. .Marion Ainauda "Ma" Kitkusoii whs svyoni in us the Hrsl woman governor of Texas and Hie second in Ihe I iiiled Stales Manager of Massett Timber Company Drowned Along With One of His Mill Assistants H. F. Ijuimnivr, HiiiuiiKer ot Hie Mnssell Timber IX' sawmill al Buckley May, ami Uliuile.s ll.tiu tick, our til" hi- assisluiitf-, iusl Hicir livt s hv (Irmviiiiifr on Ihe niiriiiiir of I'ebruury I I ac-'.orilin? to word reaching Hie ejly loday. They were iiruccedinj,' in Hie gas I mat Kall(Jeeii from Huck-ley Hay lo ;nmp 1 011 .lu-kalln Inlet when Ihe hiiiuch wus cut I In-- ice ami Isank-. The two men made a (Jespcrale alleuipl to reach shore but wenl iJiivvn ami were drowned. The bodies were recovered yesterday. ." Tl:e provincial police an? in- t lie week. They will be niel' liere vestiyaliiig. by (ieorjft! I'. Hale, Mr. Hancock's .Mr. Diinniu only recently re- hrolher-in-law, who is coining turned lo Itiiekley Hay after hav-Trom Yaiicouver. 01 her relatives inur sienl a vaealion in Califor- ;.surviviutr in Vancouver are Mr. niit. jlli'incock's father, William llan- Both Married Men Icnek, and a brother, W. Lllan-I Mr. luiiuiing leaves a wiihjw'cock, residing at IV.'ii .".'ml Ave. I ami child al l.ongbeach, Cali-West. ' Another brother, (lei)r;re, fornia. i resides al 1 r I llaney and' a Mr. Iluiieoek. who was assist- sister. Mrs. T. W. Slarr. ul Ab- lngninK sii.eriiilenilent atiholsford . Mrs. H. II. Saunders Hiickley Hay. is survived by a I of Vancouver is a sisler-iu-law widow and two children who will I .Mr. Ilanrock was formerly pro-ar.-ive liere wiih Ihe remains on iiiineul in Y.M.I '..A. baseball cir-Ihe Pri'M i' John al the end of eb's at Vancouver. HOPE NOW ABANDONED Floyd Collins, Entombsd Cave, Cannot be Taken Out Alive In CAVE CITY, Ky Feb. 13 Officials who went down the shaft being dug toward Sand Cnvo where Floyd Collins has boon Imprisoned for two weeks carrc out this afternoon and announced that hope of rescuing Collins alive would have to bn abandoned. It Is thought that it will roqulre two or three moro days to dig to GREATEST MINE DISASTER YET Feared that Death Toll as Result of German Explosion Will bo 230. ' l)HTMl'l. I'eb. 13. Tho I terrific explijsion from fit;e dump tin Ihe Stein mine on Wednesday ! nighl was one of the greatest disasters in the history of (ier-Iman mining. II it feared that 1 deaths will lolal iu the neighborhood or S30. The fire which is now raging prevents-, rescue '.work in some sections. . ' 1 I Advertrta .n the Dallv Newt Watson is Willing to Stand Trial in Canada if Early Hearing Given HKATTIill, Feb. 1.1. Following it lvu month battle lo fvnile cxlradiliuii on 11 charge, implicating him in Ihu Niinaimo Hunk robbery, Huss YVulsou now declares thul he is anxious lo gti to Uunnila and slant! trial. Wulson, who claims lo be virtually without means, said: "All 1 ask is n gnaranleu from Hie Canadians of an early trial if I cross Ihe boundary voluntarily. IT Ihey cannot promise me that then I want lo know if I will be admitted to reasonable bail pending my hearing." .'V-'iftrj 'f, : Vv BOSTON GRILL Large Upstair Dining Hall, with nrwly laid dancing floor for hire. Suitable for dances, banquets and w riding parties. For rat's, apply In Boston Grill, Third Ave. Phone 457. I'lllNUK HL I Kill. H.U., MuDAi, ! EUIiLAHY 13, 11)25. rt.t.rd.,'i circulation isu strut sit 42. PRICE FIVE CENTS Wk Places flour oil in Canada MANAGER OF BUCKLEY BAY LUMBER MILL WAS DROWNED FROM LAUNCH Wge Flour Order for Canadian Firm Given hy Russian Government ill Take Six Million Bushels of Wheat and Cost About Twelve Million Dollars TilliONTO. Feb. II is officially confirmed that C.in- li. : 'm; K-'il Hit' largest flour order in Hit history of the riiry lld-Mii luis purchased I.Iinn.liiMi barrels tti feed her during lite slioriage tnusou i ty me Winnie til i lie nop in in: :il . Tin' I: g' pinehaM' represents (i,(MMi,Mi(l biTsJiels nf C;i i I . i .. I I:.. I I .. II. . . . . .. r t,:n:... i. I,, !l VMM'.,1 II") l Ul IK' SlippilCII 11 I III' .M.IMI- I, fill .Milling I.OIII-- mid Wc-Jern Canada Flour Mills through Ihcir New York ilgl'llls. j The companies inlerrsle.l have ! rnvivcd cash amounting lo approximately 9 1 2,110(1,11011. i Tin' shipment will he made iTrom New York. cruiiiiiencin.t; an j soon as ship aic available ami : i-onliiiuiiig until April. BY AUTOMOBILE Young Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Munro Victim of Accident DIED LAST NIGHT , Struck yesterday afternoon ahoid l.'lii almost iliri'i'My in' parents' Ilium'. iilO Hon. T. D. Pattullo Addresses the Rotary Club on Functions of tht Provincial Legislature .Showing Hie fiinelions of Ihe legislature and its powers iiider the Hiilish Nnrlh America Act, lion. T. I. Patliillo yes-erilax aflerntiou e.xplaiueil the workings of-4he governmental nil and the value of things often criticized by those not con-ersanl with all Ihe intricacies of Ihe Carjadiau system of gov-rnmeiil. in an address before the Hotary (Uub yesterday at heir Weekly luncheon. There were Iwenly visitors present in addition (o the members, including Ihe various heads of th elevator couslriit'liou and Hie mill and oilier visitors to the city ami local citizens. - J Mr. l'allulhi first outlined Hie tiowers or Hie province uinler Hie il.N A Act. He explained that lie main difference between the Canadian coiis'lilution .1ml that d Ihe F.S.A. was thai in C.an-ida all powers not specifically mentioned were vested In the federal government whereas in -overiitnent were exercised by il. Powers qf Each I uder the H.N. A. Act Ihe I iniuion deall willt Hie public debl and. properly; I hi tie and comniercj'', postal service, eus-tonis, ilefewcejr.lutvii-'aJiMn, . currency, patents, copyrights, Indian control, naturalization, marriage ami divorce, and criminal law. the province ami the illmculty of members being able lo cover Ihe whole district ami look after its needs. If Hie number of members were reduced I hey would have lo be reduced iu the cities and thai would not be agreeable lo them. In the scal-lered country districts Ihey 'continued 011 page 5 RESUMES DEBATE ON ADDRESS DESPITE A MOTION TOjCONTRARY OTTAWA, Feb. 13. The on tlie address will be resumed today despite Ihe format adoption of a motion a few minutes aTler six lasl night that I here be no more speeches. Fol lowing Ihe adjournment there were conferences between parly leaders, and Ihe decision was reached lo restore the order paper and a million lo this elfect is lo he made loday. BIRTH A daughter was born al Ihe Prince Ituperl (Ieneral Hospital on February 13. lo Mr. and Mrs. Wuulen ofMellakatla. Mrs. (leorge Little of Terrace is visiting wilh Mrs. S. 1'. Me Mgrdie or the Mc.Mordie apart merits. LABOR MEMBER OPPOSES VOTE PRINCE'S TOUR the I.'.S. the slates were sover-l " eign ami only sucn powers niiurges Tnai Me see Own Country were relegaleii 10 Hie central First and Especially Conditions In Scotland 1.0NT0N, Feb. 13. The llous-e of Common yesterday defeated a labor motion to reduce the CI 5.0UU appropriation to pay the expenses of the visit of the. 1'rinea of Wales- trrfrica and South America after listening lo a Ion? complaint about the PrineeV extensive travel by Kirk wood, the sponsor of the I lie provinces Im. I powers over solution. He recommended that their own eonstilution, direct.,..-,. rlovai 11, lmess. instead of taxation, public lands, bospilals,Js(.,,j(1? an,, Cemenling the Empire companies, marriage, a.iniims-sihouj,i S(M. ,js 0wn country, (ration of justice, education, and Kirkwood was particularly jn- other matters of purely provio-1 HjslfuL that the I'rincc visit the rial import. Clyde and note the conditions un-t. British Columbia was the only (U,r WMici, (ne people were living. , province that made a land grant . to Ihe Honiiiiiun , in regard lo railway mutters al the lime of Confederation and if Ihe olhei provinces should succeed iu bar gaining with the Dominion for a return of their natural resources llril ish Columbia would at once ask for Ihe return oT I lie lands of Hie Peace lliver block and Ihe railway belt. In regard to the much debated Mueslion oT the number of members in the Legislature, Mr. l'allulhi defended the present .sys tem because of Ihe large size of I WOOL SCARCE ; IN AUSTRALIA! Owing to High Prices Buyers Refused to Make Purchases In January LONDON, Feb. 13. A dearth of wool supplies here is serious -ami Australia has notified tho Wool Merchants' Association that il lias been decided to reduce offerings fifty per cent. Leading London dealers assert that Brilish manufacturers am unable lo pay the high price:, demanded and al the January sales there was a virtual buyer' strike. When Ihe present small stock is exhausted mnmuaclur- ers must pay whatever the gruw-? ei's demand. WHEAT PRICES ARE ADVANCING Recovery Commenced Following Recent Big Slump WINNTI'Kti Feb. t.'t. Wheat prices advanced sharply today aNcr the depression of the past few days. May deliveries jumped from five to seven cents abuva yesterday al the elosH reaching 1117, a nel recovery of ten cents, since Wednesday. July wheal mined 5 5-8 to 11)1 ahd October Ott to 13". BILLIARD CHAMPION WINNII'KO. Feb .13. Jack McMillan of Vancouver, vvon, Iho Dominion billiard championship, defeating A. I'. V001kvard ( of Montreal 5.000 to l,5li?V ; ,'. i;iq Advertise la the Pally NY vs. m