WHALEN
ASSETS
E'
Bondholders
Appeal
to
Courts
for
Permission
to
Dispose
of
Concern
'Y.I.MX
H
VIR,
Mar.
7.
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If
ii;:
mr
ui
heeu
filed
here
o'l
Hair
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Hf
M.
ntreal
Trust
Co.
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jiiiltfinriH
and
for
nn
older
mule
hut
the
one
Prince
Huperl
Mul
all
undertakings,
properties
would
like
lo
see
adopted
would
M
aw
s
of
Mi-
Whalm
Pulp
he
that
coiiiini:
out
hv
the
Pence
I'ape
I
be
pin
up
for
jiidi-
pass
and
from
there
lo
conned
ai
Tin
motion
is
return-
Wiih
Hie
Canadian
National,
main,
Emi
ll
W
'lhtrsday
lime
either
at
llaxclloii
or
al
or
50
FISHERMEN
LOST
ON
ICE
pent
Out
With
60
Horses
to
Bring
In
Catch
and
Were
Carried
Away
1
1X111
lllNd.
Mar.
;.
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One
(lanlreU
and
fifiv
fishermen
ami
fhly
horses
were
drowned
or
l:
lc.it
Ii
when
eaiiuhl
in
M
'
ic
fines
nn
Hi.
i
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out
lo
haul
in
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when
in
miihlle
of
i"
sea
Ihe
ice
broke
and
they
l"'e
carried
away
before
assist-
in
utTed,
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STRIKE
IS
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NOVA
SCOTIA
fHure
to
Noqotlato
Now
Con-
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Results
In
Work
Being
Stopped
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7.
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SOUTH
in
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Who
Passed
""y
lesierday,
Was
Post
master
for
Many
Years
ln
North
Vancouver
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McMillan,
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ei
,
1
1
,e
funori,
near
Yanderhoof
or
Fori
I'raser.
Prince
Huperl
is
not
opposed
to
the
Grand
Prairie-Hansard
ruloir,
hul
tin1
general
opinion!
seems
lo
he
thai
the
oilier
route
would
heller
serve
Hie
Peace
River
district
and
would
open
up
a
good
country
on
this
side
yl
(lie
mountains.
today
Ihe
hulk
of
I
he
popu-
laliou
ic
Ihe
Peace
River
-country
is
around
the
line
of
I
lie
F.d-moiiloti,
Dunvcgan
and
II.C.
llailway,
oiicraled
under
lease
by
the
C.P.U.
The
lease
expires
in
ahoul
a
year
hul.
Ihe
company
has
the
option
of
purchasing
it.
Tho
general
opinion
is
llial
ii
will
either
buy
it
or
renew
Ihe
lease.
This
year
so
far
over
a
million
bushels
of
gj;aiu
has
Uiccu
shipped
oul
over
llns
Hue
through
Edmonton.
People
Moved
Out
Al
one
lime
there
was
a
large
selllemcnl
on
Ihe
llrilisli
Colum-Ida
side
of
Ihe
border
al.
or
near
Police
Coupe.
Most
of
(he
set
tlers
have
moved
oul
because
(lie
railway
was
not
extended
to
that
point,
which
is
sixty
miles
from
Spirit
lliver
or
ahoul
forly
miles
from
Ihe
head
of
si
cel.
There
is
a
branch
line
running
from
Spirit
Hiver
south
lo
iii-.nnlit
Prairie,
a
distance
of
ahoul
7(1
miles,
and
IB
miles
be
yond
lo
.Wembley.
II
is
from
this
point
proposals
have,
been
-made
lo
exleud
the
railway
eillicr
in
llrule
or
Obed
easterly
or
com-
inir
out
al
Hansard
westerly
llMiidsard
is
only
IB
miles
east
of
Prince
George.
The
Hansard
route
is
most
lit
favor
Just
now,
following
u
report
on
Ihe
feasi
bilily
of
the
route
by
Engineer
lones
of
F.dmonlon
who
esllni,
ales
Ihe
cost
of
coiislruclion
a
A0.000.000:
whereas
lo
llrule
Ihe
cosl
would
be
$13,000,00(1
and
coming
oul
by
Pine
Hiver
Pass
il
would
be
$11,000,000.
Nn
estimate
has
been
made
of
tho
cos
t
of
a
lino
by
Ihe
Peace
Hiver
puss.
Serve
C.P.R.
Only
The
ohleclloii
lo
Ihe
Hansard
With
a
view
lo
taking
action!
on
a
complaint
that
was
made
(o
Ihe
city
council
Ibis
week
by
Ihe
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union
rcgran
ling
Ihe
low
prices
being
paid
locally
for
halibut,
a
inect-iiiK
or
the
joint
fisheries
conu
I
millees
of
Ihe
cily
council,!
board
of
Irade.
Fishermen
s
Union
and
Itual
Owners'
Association
was
called
fur
last
niglil
The
only
persons
who
turned
on
were
Mayor
Nevvlon.
Aid.
Smith,
Aid.
I.arsen
am)
II.
M.
Daggett.1
so
Ihe
Hireling
was
called
off.
i
I.
II.
Meagher,
secretary
of;
Ihe
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union,
,
staled
this
morning
that
the
manner
in
which
the
mailer
was
taken
up
by.
Ihe
cily
council
Ihroush
the
Joint
comuiillee
was
suitable
neither
to
his
union
nr
Ihe'ltoal
Owners'
Association.
Tieri'fore.
they
were
not
rcpre-senled
al
Ihe
meeting.
These
two
"rganialions
arc
aJreaiJyAlakl,ug
Ihe
mailer
up
with
Ottawa,
asking
for
an
investigation.
SWANSON
AND
GAMMON
Selllemcnl
of
I
lie
lawsuil
in
the
Admiralty
Courl
between
Capl.
A.
Swanson
and
Hichard
Gammon
of
Ibis
city
against
the
Coastwise
Steamship
&
tlarge
Co.
arising
out
of
the
salvage
of
Hie
defendant's
coal
laden
barge
Griff
near
here
over
a
year
ago
has
been
reached.
The
owners
of
Ihe
barge
have
increased
their
lender
from
.-.'.000
lo
1,001)
and
this
has
been
accepted
by
the
plainlllfs.
The
matter
of
costs
in
Ihe
action
remains
lo
be
set-I
led.
FINE
NEW
HALL
IS
BUILT
AT
GREENVILLE
Concert
and
Basketball
Qamea
Held
There
Last
Week:
Palntlno
Yet
to
bo
Done
The
fine
hew
hall
which
has
been
under
coiislruclion
for
some
lime
at
Greenville
is
now
compleli'd
except
for
the
paint
ing
of
Ihe
building
which
has
been
delayed
until
the
weather
improves.
The
building
is
lui
feel
long
and
10
rec.1
vvide
wilh
10
foo(
walls
"-and
'.IniSlU'sV
s'ti
-far
has
been
.$5,300.
'
Last
.week
the
Greenville
con
cert
band
gave
'it
concert
in
tho
hall
which
was
attended
by
u
large
nuvher
of
people.
After
Ihe
concert
there
was
a
basketball
match.
The
secretary
of
the
JJoai'd
of
Trade
reported
last
night
al
tint
monthly
meeting
of
Ihat
organization
that
he
had
received
a
iiiery
from
Ihe
Dominion
Government
fair
wage
olllcer
asking
what
was
the
current
wage
here
for
carpenters,
lie
was
.informed
that
for
first
class
men
Ihe
wage
paid
was
seven
dollars
lor
eight
hours.
C.P.H.
steamer
Princess
lleal-
roule
is
that
it
would
lap
only
.nee,
uapi.
i.
uiiue,
arrivcu
ironi
Ihe
eastern
part
of
Peao"
Vancouver
and
wayporls
at
8
lliver.
now
Already
served
by
a
o'clock
this
morning
returning
four1
south
al
1
1.
'continued
on
page
GET
$4,000
SALVAGE
Case
Over
Rescue
of
Barge
Qrlff
Near
Hero
Over
a
Year
Ago
Settled
Except
Costs
TAXI
nd
BOSTON
GRILL
Larje
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
Ambular.
with'
newly
laid
tlanctns
Servlc
floor
(or
hire,
Suitable
for
Anywhere
at
Anytinv
"'U;,.'
'o
dances,
banquets
and
wed
Boyal
Hotel,
3rd
ding
parties.
Stand
ana
win
o.
PRINCE
RUPERT
For
raW
apply
to
Bosttn
MATT
VIDECK,
Prop,
1
Orfll.
ThirXj
Ave.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Pbne
457.
VOL
XV.,
NO,
00.
l'ULNUE
IlUPEUT,
il.fj.,
SATURDAY,
MAUC1I
7,
H'2Z
'
rtt6r
cireui.non
ises
StrMt
820
PRICE
TIVR
GRN'I
'
PEACE
RIVER
OUTLET
BY
PRINCE
RUPERT
AIR
ROUTE
FROM
LONDON
TO
T0K10
IS
PROPOSED
BY
WAY
OF
ALASKA
Prince
Rupert
as
Outlet
INVESTIGATION
for
Peace
River
District
heveral
Routes
Through
Mountains
Advocated;
I
(IhtoriinttQ
tn
Hnntnrn
nnn
Peace
Pass
Vmwi-
Iltjperl
is
the
natural
oullcl
(o
I
lit?
world
markets
for
it
ft
li:
I:,
i.'.-i
ii
it
i
if'iaill
luiM'U
ill
i
in;
react:
niiiT
iiisirit-i
or
in
me
iiuriucrii
pari
p(,r
tht
provinces
of
Alberta
"and
Saskalrhewaii.
A
revision
of
Ihe
(iriphl
rales
promised
liy
me
guveninicni
should
make
it
pru-
Jilalilii
lo
ship
gram
from
I
lit
whole
of
raknlchcwnii
and
even
iium
(lit:
western
part
of
Manitoba
westerly
through
Prince
JtUjUT'
Lnlil
itiili:
reccnlly
the
Peace
Hiver
grain
has
gone
In
the
li
ia
J
til
Hit-
(ireal
Lakes,
a
distance
of
over
1000
miles,
when
ASK
FOR
SALE
.there
was
tidewater
here
only
!000
lu
7(10
miles
away.
The
jeost
of
carrying
grain
from
I
Prince
Rupert
to
Liverpool
would
about
the
same
as
from
Foil
Villiam
as
one
handling
would
saved.
The
diuieully
today
is
that
there
is
no
direct
route
from
the
Peace
lliver
to
the
Pacific
Seaboard
bul
the
Dominion
Oov-
erniocut
has
promise!
llial
the
mailer
wfll
he
dealt
"willf
al"
the
present
session
of
Parliamciil.
j
Several
Routos
There
lucre
tire
several
proposed
IS
CALLED
OFF
i
Only
Four
Turned
up
at
Joint
Meeting
on
Price
of
Fish
Ilj.as
just
I
luconie
known
Ihat
Nina
Kuinono,
above,
has
hern
die
wife
o)
Lou
Tellegeu,
movie
aclor
and
:
former
husband
juf
(ieraldine
Furrar,
since
December
17,
'ItiVII..
T
Proposed
Air
Route
London
to
Tokio
by
Way
of
Alaska;
Test
Flights
coming
Summer
HAN
Fit
AN
CISCO.
Mur.
7.
Ilaacken
Hammer
of
HeutUe,
Amundsen's
clner
aide
in
the
1023
attempt
oil
trans-polur
flights,
announced
plans
he
is
making
for
a
lest
flight
from
London
lo
Tokio
by
wtiy
of
Alaska
this
year
with
the
object
of
establishing
an
air
mule.
Hammer
said
.the
5,000
miles
across
the
Pacific
wtiuld
be
flown
in
50
hours
wilh
two
slops
for
refuelling.
He
has
just
relumed
from
Japan
where
he
secured
the
promise
of
assistance
from
the
Japanese
government.
He
said
Ihe
atmospheric
conditions
were
ideal
for
flying
-
-
-
along
the
proposed
roule
between'
May
and
September
and
such
a
roule,
thoroughly
established,
would
be
of
value
slategically
as
well
as
commercially.
PRISON
FOR
COMMUNISTS
IS
PROVIDED
New
Law
Passod
by
Japanose
Parliament
to
Curtail
Propaganda
TOKIO,
Mar.
7.
The
Peace
Preservation
Act,
also
known
as
the
Anti-Bolshevik
law,
providing
punishment
by
Imprisonment
for
nearly
every
form
of
Communist
activity,
was
pasod
by
Parliament
yesterday
while
a
heavy
police
guard
surrounded
tho
buildings.
The
law
Is
designed
to
chock
Bolshevist
propaganda
and
Is
said
to
be
tho
direct
result
of
tho
jtusso-Japaneso
POLICE
AGENTS
BURN
PRIEST
KII'.Y.
MaC.
7.
Falher
Andre
FdoukovilCh.
a
Polish
Catholic
priest,
was
burned
alive
in
a
I
own
of
.liuir
near
here.
The
authorities
allege
thai
the
as.
sailauls
were
agents
of
the
Polish
police
.
BIRTH
At
the
Prince
Huperl
General
Hospital
lo
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Wil
REFORMERS
WON
COUNTY
COUNCIL
LONDON,
ENGLAND
LONDON,
Mar.
7.
Municipal
reformers
were
again
chosen
tut
.
Hie
eighteenth
year
(0
serve
On
Hie
London
County
council.
Of
the
121
seals
the
reformers
won
83,
socialisls
35,
progressives
U.
r
4
.
MANY
AT
FUNERAL
OF
HON.
WILLIAM
PUGSLEY
ST.
JOHN.
N.H.,
Mai'.
7.
Hundreds
of
alliens,
including
representatives
of
the
federal
and
provincial
governments
al-
Icmled
the
funeral
of
Hon.
Wil
Ham
Pugsley.
OLD
COUNTRY
FOOTBALL
English
League
Division
I.
Arsenal
I,
llolton
Wanderers
0.
Aston
Villa
0,
Tottenham
I.
Hury
I.
Kverlou
0.
Manchester
C.
2,
Notts
County
I
Newcastle
U.
3,
Preston
N.
TS.
Notts
Forest
1,
Sunderland
1.
West
Ham
U.
0,
Leeds
United
0
Scottish
League
Division
I.
Airdrieonians
2,
Hearts
2.
Morion
t,
Cowdenbeath
3.
Itailh
Hovers
2,
Third
Lanark
0
SI.
JohnsloneM.
Parlick
Thistle
VANCOUVER
ARRIVALS
WLNNIPFO,
Mar.
7.
-The
car
of
grain
arriving
at
Vancouver
since
Ihe
beginning
of
the
pro
Ham
Griinsson
of
Oslarid
there,
sent
grain
shipping
season
last
was
born
n
son
on
March
7
I
August
has
been
3,400
cars.
Armlius
Jarvis
Pays
fato
Court
T
Fourteen
Thousand
ouf)(
Sixty
Thousand
Fine
imposed
upqn
him
TOHONTO,
Mar.
7.
Amelhis
Jarvis,
it
was
announced
.by
the
attorney
'general
this
morning,
has
paid
$
11,000
elf
thcSCO,-000
fine
imposed
on
him
following
his
conviction
on
u
churge
Of
conspiracy
toi
defraud
the
Ontario
goveriimenl.
Jarvis
cjiims
tliat
the
umoinil
paid
represents
his
actual
Kuril
on
the
lioild
.sale
involved
pliia
five
per
cent
interest
lie
claims
that
the
balance
of
the
profit
went
,'tu
Andrew
Peppalf,
now
under
arrest
in
Los
Angeles.
The
attorney
general
made
no
comment'
on
the
phbib;.j
effect
.of
the
Jarvis
payment.
FISH
PRICES
SHOW
FOfiTRAM
flip
UUMUUiLi
UVvUHjUIVJ
Four
Canadian
Boats
Sold
22,-'
600
Pounds
of
Halibut
at
Exchange
This
Morning
Tint
li:ililtul
fit'ii'i
itn
ilif
lmn1
Fish
l.xcliauge
seems
lo
lel
gradually
recovering
from.
..the!
recent
slump
although
bids,
are
as
yel
far
from
being
satisfactory
lo
the
fishermen.
This
morning
four
Canadian
boats
offered
-2,500
pounds
"Sftil
the
catches
were
disposed
of
-as
fol
lows
:
Scrub.
0,000'lbs..
al
8.5c
and
ic.
and
Fisher.
10.000
lbs.,
at
tc
and
ic,
to
Ihe
Canadian
Fish
A
Cold
Storage
Co.
llanaco,
1.000
lbs.,
at
.
H.Oc
and
ic.
to
the
llooth
Fisheries
Canadian
Co.
Cape
Spear,
S
.500
lbs.,
.at
8.0c
and
4c,
to
the
Hoyal
Fisli
Co.
WIRELESS
REPORT
8
a.m.
DIGIIY
ISLAND.
Cloudy,
strong
southeast
wind;
hatometr
r.
20.91;
temperature,
t0;
sea
ougli;
7.10
p.m.
spoke
Canadian
Freighter
passing
oul
hound
for
Genoa
Hay;
8
p.m.
sooke
tug
Cape
Scoll
10
miles
south
of
Honilla
Island
hound
for
Cum-
hewa
Inlet:
7
a.m.
in
.steamer.
future
northbound;
8
a.m.
in
si
earner
Princess
Beatrice
north
bound.
DULL
IIAHHOH.
Overcast,
calm;
barometer.
30.00;
temper
ature.
40;
moderate
swell;
7.30
a.m.
spoke
steamer
Prince
John
left
Allison
Harbor
southbound.
I)
FAD
THKK
POINT.
Raining
light
southeast
wind;
barometer,
0.70:
temperature,
30;
sea
smooth.
Noon
DIGIIY
ISLAND.
Raining,
fresh
southeast
wind;
barometer
20.00:
temperature,
13;
tnoder-ale
swell;
8..'U
.
a.m.
spoke
tug
Cape
Scott
anchored
al
Cuinshe-
wa
village.
HULL
IIAIUlOlt.
Overcast,
fresh
southeast
wind;
barometer
20.07:
temperature,
IB;
moderate
swell.
DFAD
THKK
POINT.
-Cloud),
calm;
barometer.
20.70;
lemper-
ilure,
42;
sea
smooth.
COLEMAN
WINNER
AMATEUR
HOCKEY
AGAINST
ROSSLAND
VANCOUVER,
Mar.
7.
-Cole
man
amateur
hockey
champions
of
Alberla
defeated.
Rossland
II.C,
the
senior
champions,
by1
five
goals
lo
one
ju
Ihe
first!
game
of
the
western
elimiiialion!
series
for
Ihe
Allan
cup.
BANDITS
GET
PAYROLL
PATT'ERSON'7
New
Jersey,
Mar.
7.
-Three
robbers
held
up
employees
of
the
Manhattan
Shirt
Co.
Ibis
morning
and
escaped
wilh
the
payroll
of
17,000.
GAMESPLAYED
CdVnpletlon
of
Fourth
Round
'Brings
8erles
Near
to
Close
'
1
ION
DON,
Mar.
.7.
Moth
Eng-liliiajid
SepUish
football
teams
plaje
the
fourlh
round
of
the
annunfVcup
tieiseries
today.
The
Scottish
vgeiuUfinals
wilt
be
playeit.onJUrchct
and
Ihe
Eug-Hsh
March
2l
.This
will,
be
followed
by
the
Sinai
game
which
will
be.
the
spectacular
events
of
i
me
season.
tnim,
games
played
today
were:
i
',
'
English
Cup
n
Southampton
1,
Liverpool
b
Cardiff
2.
Leicester
1.
v
Sheffield
United
2,
West
Brom
wioh
0.
Blackburn
1,
Blackpool
0.
Scottish
Cup
Dundee
1,
Broxburn
United
0.
St.
Mirren
0,
Celtic
0.
Aberdeen.
0,
Hamilton
2.
Kilmarnock
1,
Rangers
2.
RAILWAYMEN
IN
I
GERMANY
STRIKE
Freight
Handlers
Join
Movement
ana
umers
txpcciea
to
Follow
BERLIN,
Mar.
7.
The
German
raitway:iien's
strike
spread
this
morning
to
Ihe
freight
handlers
in
three
principal
Berlin
stations
one
fourlh
of
the
workers
only
reporting
for
work
this
morning.
It
is
likely
the
maintenance
of
way
men
will
join
the
movement.
The
men
are
demanding
higher
wages.
OPERATION
ON
LORD
CURZON
Suffered
Collapse
While
Addressing
Moating
Thursday
at
Cambridge
LONDON,
Mar.
7.
Marqufj
Curxnn
of
Kedleslon,
who
swtt-t
fered
a
collapse
while
addressing
a
meeting
Thursday
night
at
Cambridge,
will
undergo
an
up-,
eration
Al
outlay
lo
relieve
tbp
etusc
of
bleeding.
VICTORIA
WON
FIRST
GAME
IN
PLAYOFF
OF
HOCKEY
ELIMINATION
VIUTORIA,
Mar.
7.
-Victoria
won
tho
first
game
in
the
hockey
playoiT
to
decide
the
right
n
meet
Calga'ry
for
tho
wester,,
championship.
Tie
second
gamt
Is
to
bo
played
al
SaskalooTi
Tuesday.
Tho
ncoro
last
nlgtt
stood:
Victoria
3,
Saskatoon
t.