hire
pi
H
in:
Minion
iiiiu
111c
01
lire
01
111c
laun
!chiciiiciii
L.ircl
all
went
up
in
smoke
mill
lillk'
was
saved.
I'm
Innately
no
it's
wi'ir
lost
ami
Ilic
spread
of
Ilic
fire
lo
oilier
buildings
in
iicijrlihoi'lioud
was
prevented
lull
mil)
afire
Ilic
ieciipant
i.
it'
i
ivi'il
ii
severe
iriglil
ami
.strenuous
omuls
liuu
lieen
in.nli'
pPo
Spencer
Broko
Crank
Shaft
na
Had
to
be
Towod
Homo
'""
f"l
lialil.nl
ealel.es
I'-i'ii
li
.
(lo
Atliu
IllVjC.
"nil
Inc.
lo
MIVI'
llll'Ill.
I
Although
the
origin
of
Hie
fin
j
innaiii
a
mystery,
il
appaiTiilly
I
-.lailed
Tn
llii-
kitchen
lo
Ilic
rear
jnf
M.
A.
ln-rliy!
ladies'
wi'ar
store,
tlir
upper
porlion
of
which
is
iisi'ii
iis
a
rooming
house
atnl
i
slccpiu;.'
ipiarlcrs
fur
the
Folhe:-
of
,
""""
were
sold
lu.lay
at
"l"
I'M-
III
II
11
.i
I
r..i
1
.
i"
"'in
iricneii
seven-
!I,H
H'll
(Tills
.,
ni.llvi.lv
1'iiyer
lH'ii.L'
Alli.i
i.k
:
1
'"'I'l'
Spencer
broke
her
"ait
and
had
tu
cunic
lu
k-
,is
n,w,.,
fl.uln
,l(w
Hl)U
'
l-mlier.
Tlie
rilli'liMS
Wnri'!
.
'"'"'i'
i.onn
uVd
mm
.ii
....
U.
I'lsher.
'IJ
L
T.
Nil
1
,..
'..I.
I
".;'
111
t
I
.'",
ill
I.MMII
by
family.
Some
Mini'
about
urn1
o'clock
j
llii..
in..
I'll
ill'
All.i.l't
l-'lil
li,(lii
I
T,
R.
Preston
Replies
In
Eng-ariiv.,
his
fullier
statin;:
lhal
I
land
to
Allegations
of
Can-
their
must
lie
n
fire
as
I
In
house.
adlan
M.P.
"
jWi,s
M1"
of
ninke.
I
pou
in-
j
J
.vcstigaling
it
was
found
that
Ihe!
was
giw'ii.
Conslahle
Thomas
Thiis,
wlio
was
asleep
in
Ihe.
police
slation
ill
the
adjoining
build'ns?,
was
HwaTvcni'd
by
Ihe
cracklim-'
of
Ihe
flames
and
lakins
liis
prisnn-
ers
oul.
lie
lurneii
in
iin-
i.ii.iiu.
No
Organized
Brigade
As
Smilhei's
has
in.
orxanieil
fire
brianile
and
has
only
hand
chemical
wiihoiis
to
cnnilial
ii
rire.
Ihiise
Hrsl
arriving
on
Hie
scene
had
no
chance
(iT
saiiifr
Ihe
buililiiiK
or
Hie
ailjoiniu
one"
i.lllil
ill
a
few
Ulinplcs
Hie
police
station
and
Ihe
land
sell
I
''u-
linaiil
olllce
also
were
a
mass
oT
rialiies.
Nothing
al
iill
was
saved
riom
Hie
I'olheihy
slnre
and
home
but
willinu
workers
.
soon
carried
i-vcrylhliii;
nioM-al'le
oul
of
Ihe
oilier
place.
l
or
a
time
il
looked
as
ir
Ihe
limine
vendor's
store
oil
one
side
ami
the
(jiivcniHienl
ollice
buihf-
injr
on
the
other
'and
Ihe
Mulelt
Inmluiirc
store
and
the
(lovern-
meiit
telegraph
ollice
across
Hie
street
were
d
ne.l
but
Ihe
walls
oT
Ihese
places
were
kepi
dampened
and
lio
'daniaye
was
ilnnc
beyond
broken
windows
and
a
ii
I
scorcbinsr.
Had
I
here
been
11
Ii
lu
I.
wind
blowing
il
is
doubl-
ful
If
any
of
Ihis
porlhni
Main
Slrcel
could
liuve
of
been
saved.
,
1
Buildings
Insured
The
police
slaliou
was
owned
by.
K.
i:.
Orcbai'il
and
Hm
l.aiul
Hi
1:1
ni
ollice
by
Leon
ard
VatiiJtban
of
Vancouver.
Mr.
Folherby
uwneil
Hie
building
cuiiieil
i'v
nun.
1
ne
oiuhly
eslinialnl
eleven
ami
lweli
iii-
luss
is
al
Iretweeii
lliousaud
dol
lars.
The
buildings
and
ludies
,.1
11
..........
wear.
slock
wjis
iiiniy
wen
"-
ed
by
insurance
ainouiiliug
lo
iHH,(MI(l.
BIRTH
A
sou
was
born
at
(he
Print'O
lluperl
Oeneral
Hospital
on
February
18
lo
Mr,
and
Mr".
'
Plain,
lU'l
Thompson
Street.
WAYNE
MUNN
COMING
CHAMP?
CIIICAliO,
Feb.
IK.
Wayne
Muiiii,
I
lie
sensa-tional
new
wrcsller,
lifted
huge
.Mike
llaniaim
wilii
a
crotch
and
halT-Nclson
ami
smashed
him
lu
the
mat
twice
in
less
than
seven
niimili'.s
lasl
night.
Itomauu
lt.nl
loJ
three
cnnlesls
lu
Stranglcr
Lewis
I
he
chainninu,
only
;i
f
I
it
hones
of
gruelling
mal
work.
OLIVER'S
GOOD
WORK
Co-operation
at
Ottawa
and
Support
of
Western
Members
Made
Possible
Rale
'
Revision
(Special
to
Daily
.News;
OTTAWA,
Feb.
IK.
-
Il
is
definitely
auuiiuuci'il
that
llrilish
Columbia,
llunui'li
Hie
slreuuous
eiforls
of
.li'bn
Oliver
and
his
I
(iovernnieiil
and
wilh
Ihe
sym
pathetic
co-operation
of
W.
L.
,lacken.ie
Kiiig
and
his
cahiuel,
has
won
its
rale
war
fighl
anil
thai
the
rales
on
grain
shipments
lo
Hie
Pacific
Coast
will
be
euual,
mile
for
mile,
wilh
Ihiise
Kasthouini.
(I.
(i.
Mcdier
has
lieen
cui-idoyeil
by
the
Oliver
government
lo
follow
up
Ihe
campaign
ami
wilh
Ihe
hacking
of
Hie
III!,
government
mid
Hie
western
mem
bers
of
I'arliai
t
lias
eventually
won
oul.
Legislation
will
be
introduced
al
Ibis
session
lo
bring
Ihe
new
rates
into
foree.
West
to
Benefit
The
Pacific
Coast
ports
will
benefil
very
materially
from
this
change.
Vancouver
and
Prince
lluperl
ami
possibly
New
West-
niinsler
and
Victoria
will
handle,
grain
from
Saskalchewnn
as
well
as
Alberta,
Hie
natural
divide
be
tween
east
and
west
being
in
Ihc
neighborhood
oT
Ihe
Saskatchewan-Alberta
boundary.
All
new
immigration
development
in
4he
wiu-l
will
therefore
benefit
the
Pacific
ports,
as
Hie
product
will
go
oul
thai
way.
The
opinion
here
is
thai
Prince
lluperl
will
become
one
of
the
big
millets
on
the
Pacific.
There
will
be
plenly
of
grain
to
keep
all
Ports
busy
and
much
of
il
is
4-
s
PRINCE
RUPERT
WILL
BENEFIT
bound
In
lake
the
northern
route.
The
placing
of
Hie
half
million
dollars
in
the
estimates
for
Ihe
grain
elcvalor
is
drawing
alleuliou
lo
I
It
tit
port
and
news
of
aelivilies
there
are
filtering
through
the
regular
news
Mrs.
McAllister
left
011
last
night's
(rain
Tor
Edmonton"
enroll
I
c
lo
Calgary.
1
TAXI
BOSTON
GRILL
25
and
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
Ambulance
wilh
newly
laid
dancing
floor
for
hire,
Suitable
for
Service
dances,
banquets
and
wed.
nt
Anvtlm.
...h.ra
ding
parties.
1"
fst.nd
Royal
J
Hotel,
fit
?
vt.
PRINCE
RUPERT
For
rats,
apply
to
Boston
drill,
Third
Ave.
MATT
VI
DECK,
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Phone
457.
PIUNCE
RUPERT,
B:C,
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY
IV,
1025.
.t.rd.-.
circuuuon
1747.
etr..t
e.i.
boj
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
EARLY
MORNING
BLAZE
IN
INTERIOR
TOWN
IUEST10N
REGARDING
DOMINION'S
AUTONOMY
BEING
DISCUSSED
OTTAWA
aYt
of
Business
Section
of
Smithers
Wiped
Out
by
Fire
Which
Started
During
Night
kcupants
of
Buildings
Escaped
but
Personal?
I
Effects
Destroyed;
Chemical
Wagons
Weret
Helpless
Special
to
Daily
News,.
SMITIIKIIS.
IVIi.
Id.
A
limitations
fire
oeiuiTid
here
:i
.
Kit
midiiighl
rcMilliiig
ill
the
wiping
out
of
it
portion
(hi'
liiiMiicss
sci-linn
til
bmilhcis.
I
lit'
l
ollicrby
ladies
wea
..
.
..
I
II..
i-r:
-r
11
I.I
ill
1
ID
ELECTION
SCANDAL
HAS
BEEN
REVIVED
Il.OXIiO.Y
l
eh,
IK.--
W.
'I'.
II.
KHclicii
vvas
mass
111
names
"'d
t
family
and
.vis
1.
the
a
ni
;t
leller
to
bilv
Mill
vvifli
respect
lo
Hie
r.
who
was
rooming
mere.
1
:
1.
...1.
:...i
1
.11.1
w.i.i
-nil'
I
H
jh
:
ler'uig
"on
lily
per-
'
'"
"
"
'
inal
1.:
made
m
Ihe
IIoum?
"
l1".""1"
."i..".""
'm.rt
;,
(Hlawa
by
iMm-j"!!"'"-
"''"
""'
"'
l,ul'
H
S
l,
::,.
MP.
fur
Ox
ford
ni''")'
inmii'ii
wni'ii
me
man..
hlh,
ttlm
rhaiitclei-i.eil
I'liis-
11
liai
nacle
on
I
lie
ship
i::l"
l'l'eslnn
says
Hint
Ihe
'lu.y
;
the
West
Kent
hy-
I
in
I
wniy
fjve
)-ears
nito
"ilM'ii
Imn
fioin
Hie
reinolesl
II
'
'
:i.i
vitli
alleged
fruiuls.
I'
(In
U'respoiidrlice
ipioled
Stit
hoi-.ittitj
m
a
foi'Kery,"
he
miTISH
AIR
FORCE
RAISE
I'Pendlture
of
21.319,300
Will
be
Asked
Increase
In
Per
sonnel
Is
Proposed
''"Ml".
,..
lu
Parliament.
FN)
III'
nk
I'll
til
U
!t
II
1
I
11
ktl
I
II
II
?
"Hie
of
!
'Ilu
.Klin
for
niaiilleiiiinee
and
iii:niHion
I'
Hi..
ir
.un.e.
This
is
an
in-
''NI!
f
T
hitiicKf
tl
Hint
nmt
I
-
I
t
J
4.
,1
'
WW,1,M
Fl
P
llivl
r
v
a;
sir
Samuel
lloare,
air
I"','"niy
Miiiiniiueeil.
lie
in'-
I1'''
''
I
lu
personnel
be
In-"'"I'll
(11
lili.Odo.
lloine
defence
I'1"'""'
he
luonoses.
In
in.
Iii'IIm
11
1,
iiiiu
IALIBUT
IS
SOLD
TODAY
AT
EXCHANGE
FIRST
OF
SEASON
VERY
LARGELY
New
Rates
Assured
Which
Will
Turn
Grain
Stream
Toward
Pacific
NN'orkiiiiTi
are
filling
Ihe
cracks
m
Ihe
iii-
,.f
r-...
HI.
Piiiil'.s
(iiilliedral,
Loudon,
wilh
coin
pressed
ccnienl
in
Iheir
efforl
lo
save
I
lie.
lowering
edifice
Dial
lias
overlooked
Hie
cily
for
so
many
years
Propose
Giving
Power
to
Canada
to
Amend
Her.
Own
Constitution
"
'1
Matter
Introduced
by
Conservative
Member
of
Parliament
is
Opposed
by
French-Canadian
Minister
OTTAWA,
Feb.
U.
Should
Ihe
Canadian
Parliament
have
the
right
lo
amend
Hie
Hrili.vh
North
America
Act?
This
ipies-tion
held
the
House
of
Coiiinious
ye.-Ierdiiy
when
W.
I'.
Mac-Lean,-
Cunservalive
member
Tor
South
York,
sulunilletl
a
motion
Ihut
Parliutnenl
should
be
given
such
power
insleail
of
amendments
coming
by
way
of
Ihe
Hrilbh
Parliament
as
al
present.
Mr.
Macl.cau
urgiMl.
lhal
Canada
should
have
the
same
riirhl
lo
amend
her
own
eonsliliiliou
as
had
South
Africa,
Aus
SAWMILL
HEAD
HERE
J.
A.
Smith,
who
racently
purchased
the
Seal
Cove
sawmill
here,
arrived
from
Vancouver
on
the
Prince
Rupert
yesterday
afternoon.
He
Is
Inspecting
the
work
of
renovating
the
plant
which
is
now
In
progress
and
expects
to
be
here
for
a
woek
or
ten
days.
He
Is
staying
at
tho
mill
boarding
house.
Thero
are
at
present
26
men
on
the
payroll
at
Soal
Cove;
all
of
them
engaged
in
the
work
of
getting
the
plant
ready
for
a
resumption
of
operations.
It
Is
expected
that
sawing
will
start
In
about
six
weeks
time.
U-alia
or
tin-
irisii
l
ice
Mine.
Hon.
Friiesl
Lapointe,
minister
of
justice,
expressed
hiiiiscir
as
opposed
(o
Hie
motion
on
Hie
ground
thai
confederation
was
a
pact
between
federal
inv'
provinces
and
being
a
part,
bow
was
il
possible
for
the
Dominion
Parliament,
which
resulted
from
the
agreement,
In
arrogate
Ihe
riabls
to
ilseir
wit
In.
ul
Tirst
consulting
the
p-ruviiices.
The
anieii'linenl
lo
provide
lhal
the
consent
of
all
provinces
should
be
oblained
lo
an
amendment
In
Hie
II.N.A.
Act
by
the
Dominion
was
moved,
hy
.1.
S,
Woi'ilsworth
of
Winnipeg.
Capl.
II.
L.
Ilobi.'isou,
forinur
local
skinner,
ami
Capl.
II.
Shad
Toi'lb.
also
known
here,
were
the
pilols
who
look
Ihe
.liijianese
siiuiiili'ini
oul
of
Vancouver
In
the
open
Pacific
afler
Ihey
had
com
plelcd
llieir
visit
In
this
coast
al
Ihe
first
of
I
lie
week.
Religious
Frenzy
Roused
Eskimos
to
Pitch
of
Excitement
Bordering
on
Insanity
and
Killings
Resulted
OTTAWA.
Feb.
III.
-Two
murder
followed
by
a
killing
defend
a
woman
are
purls
of
u
tale
of
faulaslic
horror
madi
mil.
lie
when
the
Itoval
Canadian
Mourned
Police
report
was
lableil
veslcrilay.
Fired
wilh
Ihe
idea
lhal
he
was
Jesus
Chrisl,
Ncakolenh,
an
Eskimo
bead
man
of
Lillle
lloni
Hay
village,
raised
Ihu
whole
eommiinilv
In
a
i.ileli
of
religions
excitement
bordering
on
iu-i
siiuilv.
The
first
man
murdered
was
u
blind
mini
whom
Neakolenh
ordered
slabbed
afler
he
had
fulled
lo
restore
bis
sight.
The
second
victim
Was
wounded
n
nil
slowly
froze
lo
death.
The
third
was
shot
when
be
was'
about
to
strike
u
woman
with
11
hammer.
HOCKEY
SCORES
Victoria
I,
Vancouver
0.
t
Kdmonlon
C,
Saskutoou
2.
Calgary
8,
llegina
3.
Work
Begins
on
Construction
"
of
Elevator
Here
with
Arrival
Equipment,
Dredge
and
Scows
Several
Ions
of
general
hardware
for
the
work
having
ar
rived
from
Vancouver
on
the
sleamer
Prince
Rupert
yesterday
afternoon,
the
Northern
Construction
Co.
started
excavation
tcf-
luy
for
Ihe
elcvalor
foundations.
This
marks
the
actual
com-iienccmeiit
of
work
011
this
long
awaited
port
facility
which
it
is
expected
will
mean
so
much
in
Ihe
future
progress
of
Prince
Hiiperl.
Thai
110
lime
is
to
l.e
lost
in
meeting
the
intention
of
the
Oeparluieul
of
Trade
.Hid
.Commerce
lo
have
the
elevator
here
grain
.
inly
lo
lo
handle
handle
the
the
I
I'.IJ
'.i.',,
rop
this
fall
is
indicated
by
Ihe
act
Ihut
(wo
shirts
are
l(
he.
laced
on
Ihe
foundation
work
which
will
be
rushed
through
so
Ihat
the
main
s,upTslruclure
work,
Hie
ronlrart
for
which
will
In;
lei
in
Ihe
near
future,
will
mil
be
di'laveil
in
starling.
W.
C.
Arnelfs
tug
Fearful,
together
with
his
ilreil:.re
and
two
hunt)
scows,
arrived
in
port
at
t:3U
yesterday
afternoon
from
Vancouver.
Today
the
eiiuip-
menl
is
being
sel
up
and
by
the
week-end
deliveries
of
snivel
run.
across
the
harbor
lo
tho
h-valor
site
will
nrobably
have
commenced.
I
lie
ilrc.lsinj;
eiiuiiunent
w.n
accompanied
up
the
coast
by
the
llctfitc
Straits
"Towiiig
Ctv.'s
(us?
Cape
Scoll,
Cap!.
Lewis,
which
left
(his
morning
fur
Logan
In
lei.
Oueen
Charlotte
Islands.
The
dredge
had
(o
be
pretty
well
taken
dow
n
for
the
I
rip
and
it
will
be
put
together
on
tin's
side
if
the
harbor
before
going
In
the
nioulh
of
McNfi'lioll
Creek
to
stall
ils
work.
So
Says
Police
Inspector
at
Van
couver
In
Regard
to
Law
Breakers
VANCOUVEIl,
Feb.
IK.
Speed-
razy
drivers,
iniiiKing
1
lie
an-
.
1.
.
n.
n.
1.
sence
01
a
speeu
mini
in
iiriusn
Columbia
means
a
license
to
go
is
fast
as
hey
ike.
will
get
a
shock,
'presently,
declared
In
spect
or
Hood
of
Ihe
police
traf
fic
department,
issuing
a
warn-
inir
as
a
result
of
an
epidemic
of
automobile
crashes
last
week.
Five
persons
were
injured,
three
escaped
from
death
or
erious
hurl
in
a
miraculous
manner
ami
a
young
gin
is
in
the
Detention
Home
..wailing
trial
after
a
smash
of
a
ear
flup-ooseillv
stolen,
were
the
out
standing
accidents
of
Vancouver
listricl.
ATLANTIC
FLEET
OFFERED
GOV'T
Aareement
With
Sir
William
Peterson
Has
Been
Published
at
Ottawa
OTTAWA,
Feb.
10.
An
agree
ment
between
the
jt-ov
eminent
and
Sir
William
Pclerson
lor
Ihf
establishing
mid
maintaining
foT
a
Heel
or
ten
ships
011
Ihe
At
laulic
bus
been
published.
Sir
William
agrees
lo
supply
leu
modern
ships
all
lo
be
approved
by
the
government.
HEALTH
OF
KING
IS
SLOWLY
IMPROVING
LONDON,
Feb,
IK.
King
(ieorxe,
who
is
ill
wilh
bronchitis,
passed
a
bejler
night.
His
progress,
though
slow,
is
report
e
1
1
solisfachjr
Advertise
In
the
Dally
News.
KING
METHOD
OF
BUSINESS
Will
Not
Wheat
Place
Export
Tax
on
But
Will
Encourage
Shipping
OTTAWA,
Feb.
19.
The
Mackeiuic
King
government
pro
poses
to
develop
Canadian
ports
by
encouraging
Cunadian
shining
rather
than
by
restricting
the
export
of
Canadian
produot.
They
will
not
lake
the
recom
mendations
contained
in
the
Tungeon
;report
ami
placeman
export"
rfuty
oh
wheat.
'
"Instead
of
that
they
are
taking
steps
to
break
the
Allan
ic
shipping
combine
and
at
the
same
time
encourage
grain
and
other
shipments
from
Canadian
ports,
both
in
Ihe
Fast
and
West.
Legislation
will
soon
be
introduced
lo
piake
this
possible.
SPEED
CRAZY
DRIVERS
MUGE
LOAN
BY
MUST
GET
A
SHOCK
FRANCE
MOOTED
Finance
Minister
Clementel
Ad
vances
Solution
For
Country's
Economlo
PAIIIS,
Feb.
IK.
The
pro-
-inise
or
a
100,000,000
loan
for
improvement
of
Frenfh
finances
and
another
of
.$35,1100,00(1
Tor
devastated
re.gions
to
be
floated
in
United
Stales
:is
soon
as
tho
budget
is
definitely
balanced
and
voted
is
the
remedy
for
France's
economic
troubles
advanced
by
Finance
Minister
Clementel
in
Ihe
chamber
oT
deputies.
Detail
and
terms
are
not
given.
NEWSPAPER
WAR
IS
Vancouver
Cutting
APPARENTLY
OVER
Sun
Gives
up
Price
Fight
and
Raises
Rate
The
newspaper
fight
seems
about
over
in
Vancouver.
Tho
Star
triumphantly'1
announces
Ihat
the
Sun
has
ceased
11k
efforts
lo
put
its
smaller
rival
out
of
business.
It
has
raised
it
subscription
rales
but
keeps
ils
street
sale
price
down
to
one
rent.
At
present
the
Province
sells
for
five
rents,
Hie
Sun
and
Star
each
for
one
cenl.
ROSS
WATSON
SENT
TO
OKALLA
WHILE
AWAITING
HIS
TRIAL
VANCOUVEIl,
Feb.
IK.
Hoss
Wutson,
wanted
in
connection
with
the
robbery
of
llio
bank
at
Nanainio,
was
brought
here
last
night
from
Victoria
and
lodged
ul
Okalla
lo
await
the
preliminary
hearing
ul
Nunalino
eight
days
hence.