25
TAXI
and
Ambulance
Service
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
and
6th
St.
MATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
VOL
"XV.,
N.
i
EFFORfMADE
T
COMMERCIAL
TREATY
Make
Preparations
for
Gold
Standard
Renewal
and
Parity
of
Sterling
j
SlllN(iTO.
Jan.
(i.
Officials
have
been
informed
w'i
l
li
-i
been
hitherto
unexplained
hi
New
York
thai
Montagu
:iti
ii..
governor
of
tin-
Hunk
of
England,
i
connected
wilhi
in
I'"
M'sii
ny
wnirii
inc
mi
in
.-u
i
iniiiJ
restore
the
pound
in-
-
llllUIT.
I
i-
uol
expected
that
l
I!
Sl
iti
s
government,
us
Norman
Will
uegoliale
with
tin"
that
is
not
itere
ssary,
Itnl
Host
lni
'ion
between
I.oiiiIqii
and
New
York
money
market.'
""
""
"
is
esMi-iitial.
QUADRA
WAS
Nothlng
Irrenular
Proved
In
Rc-
grd
to
Selling
of
B.C.
Vessel
VIOLATED
U.S.
LAWS
Whole
Matter
Within
Jurlsdlc
Hon
of
California
Courts
ueciaes
iuage
SW
HIANCISCO.
Jan.
(..
0'
i
ivl,
a
reputed
rariifl
of;
v
.
lined
ul
half
a
million
L
i
'
iy
Hie
coast
guard
cutler
S.
reeeully
was
Icgnl
in
ev
y
way
and
the
crew
of
the
0:
j;i
i
a
'
wolaled
the
laws
of
Ihe
ii
stales,
U.S.
district
Jt'lin
Path.
dye
derides!,
I'
"
indge
ilri
luird
he
I'Ullhl
i
"
evidence
of
I
realy
viwla--
ny
i
In-
coast
guard,
that
the
Oi
fli
a
was
legally
seized
nf
a
i
d
tin-
whole
mailer
was
w
.
i
ii.'
jm
isilii
l
ion
of
his
INTER-AL1IED
DEBT
PARLEY
Plans
For
Such
a
Moetlng
Said
to
be
Formulated
by
Winston
Churchill
I'AHIS.
Jan.
0.
Plans
for
an
'"i"
Allied
deld
run
Terence
at
Hi
-si'ls
next
.March,
lo
which
li!1
lulled
States
will
probably
HiMled
to
send
a
dchjgalc,
ii
e
ileclared
lo
have
been
fortno-'aei
by
in.
)tin.
Winston
'niTiiill,
llrilisli
chancellor
of
'hi'
cxcheipicr.
who
Is
due
10
ur-'
w
here
this
evening
al
tin)
hi-:id
oT
a
Hrllish
delegation
to
hi
!em
the
conference
of
allied
'iiianee
ministers
which
opens
fiuorrow.
CY
ARNETT
BUYS
$100,000
DREDGE
W.
C.
Cy
Arnelt.
who
for
many
years
was
ussnclaled
with
ieu.
J.
W.
Slcvvarl
on
Ihe
liold
'oast
and
elsewhere,
Including
I'1
nice
lluperl,
has
purchased
fioiii
(Irani,
Smilh
and
McDou-o'll.
Vancouver,
conlraelors.
Ihe
dredging
out
fit
w
hich
be
has
bi'fii
using
on
the
Wallace
fill
al
North
Vancouver.
The
price
was
"tqiroxiuiulrly
ijtluo.OuO.
Mr.
Arnelt,
who
was
formerly
"Mlicrintendenl
Tor
flrunt,
Smith
and
McDonel.
has
large
Tilling
"ub-conlracls
at
No,
3
elevator
mid
Ihe
llobiu
Hood
Docks,
Van-Oliver,
fu
addition
lo
Ibc
work
"ii
Ihe
Wallace.
Til).
Mr.
Arnelt
Is
tendering
on
the
l'
valor
job
In
Prince
lUinerl
Tilt.
-li
govcrjiinciil
ami
fiiianri.il
in
sterling
to
its
gold
parity
in
1lie
Itcspoii.sihlc
llrillsh
agencies
il
is
believed
can
tiring
t
lie
pound
l
par
al
any
lime
(nil
the
problem
is
lo
keep
ft
there.
It
is
iiiiiIi'I'sIihhI
I
li
I
Norman
is
gathering
rstininlcs
in
regard
In
the
I
rend
of
capital
and
gold
movements,
which
miuht
result
from
Hie
parity
of
the
pound
ami
is
arransilng
tentatively
for
readjustment
of
llii1
monetary
and
hanking
machinery
to
meet
the
new
demand.
Sonic
Washington
official"
delicti'
strong
parity
would
hasten
redistribution
and
would
require
II
xporl
of
gold
from
the
I'niled
Stall's.
CONFERENCE
TODAY
OF
TRAFFIC
MEN
OF
NATIONAL
RAILWAY
WINNII'F.O.
Jau
0.
Ihe
au-niliil
i
on
Tei
'Miee
of
Ihe
freigh1
Irallic
dciar!iuriit
of
the
western
region,
Canadian
National
Itail-ways,
is
being
held
today
in
the
board
room
of
the
I'niou
station
i
under
the
presidency
of
W.
O.
Maiiders,
freight
IrHlllc
manager.
Mailer.
pertaining
lo
Ihe
movi'iueiil
of
freight
Irallic
and
prospects
for
the
year
are
under
discussion.
Thoc
taking
part
in
Ihe
conference
include
J.
M.
Horn,
general
freight
agent;
J.
H.
Scott,
assistant
general
freight
Hgeut;
W.
A.
Whyle,
division
rreighl
agent,
Victoria;
James
Waugh,
general
agent,
San'
Francisco;
I".
I..
Norman,
general
agent,
Seat-He;
II.
II.
Hell,
division
freight
agent,
Edmonton,
II.
O.
Fair,
division
freight
agent,
Calgary;
T.
.tt
l
onger,
division
freight
ligcnl,
Saskatoon;
It.
M.
Milliken,
division
freight
agent,
llegina;
A.
Campbell,
travelling
height
agent,
Moose
Jaw;
II.
K.
(lavs,
division
freight
agent,
llraiidon;
W.
A.
Kemher,
city
rreighl
agenl,
Port
Arulhur:
C
A.
Skog,
division
freight
agenl,
intlulli;
(leo.
11.
llrowii,
general
agent,
Minneapolis;
ami
the
following
Winnipeg
olllcials:
W.
(i.
.Man.lcrs;
A.
li.
Itosevcar.
general
freight
agenl;
J.
M.
Macllae
Whalely
ami
I".
(I.
Adams,
assistant
general
freight
agenl:
John
I'aul.
division
freight
agenl.
BARBER
SHANKS
WANTS
"HOLLYWOOD"
STARTED
Now
Alderman
al
Victoria
Is
Already
Attempting
to
Implement
Pre-election
Pledge
VlCTiilttA.
Jan.
0.-
Aid.
Elect
.1
A.
Shanks
Is
already
busy
al
lempling
lo
implement
his
preelection
pledge
that
he
would
hilmr
llrillsh
movie
producer!
here
and
make
a
virtual
"Holly
wood"
adjacent
to
the
city.
AdvcriJsJ
n
Hut
Dally
Nows
main
Northern
and
PltlNCK
NEGOTIATIONS
BETWEEN
FRANCE
AND
GERMANY
FAIL
For
the
ins'
tune
m
the
ht-lon
u,
I,
on
Ion,
Luiiii.s.
or
liigji
piusl-
from
the
mountain
fuslucssc-
of
Tihei.
w
ere
seen
the
c
ieci
nM
where
Ihcy
were
much
iii'ei
..tcd
in
Ihe
sights,
espccialK
the
cliun
hcs
of
ilifftrcut
seels
vv
DAN
GUGGENHEIM
SERIOUSLY
ILL
NIAV
MUK.
Ian.
li.
Iiauicl
(iiiggeuheiui,
famous
financier
and
head
of
Ihe
Amerieuu
S.ilieltins
A
.
ItefiiHn-
..
cyliti4fd
lli
his
room
at
lli
ltttz-TInrl-
ton
hotel
here
and
his
condition
is
m-riou?..
lie
is
(in
years
of
ag.
The
Premier
mine
al
Stewart,
I
I.e.
is
among
the
pro-
perl
ies
he
control.".
CANDIDATES
OF
LABOR
CHOSENl
T.
and
L.
Council
Last
Night
Endorsed
Four
Aldermanlc
and
One
Police
Board
Candidate
The
following,
all
of
whom
il
is
I'Xpccled
will
run,
were
en
dorsed
by
Ihe
Trades
V
Labor
Council
last
night
as
candidates
ul
the
forlheomin
civic
elec
tion:
For
aldermen
W.
M.
llrowii,
lohn
MfKeehnie,
Aid.
(ieorge
II.
Casey
and
Osenr
Larsen.
For
Police
Commissioner
J.
Cnollllis.
.No
endorsi.'nienls
were
iniulc
for
the
majoially
or
for
the
school
hoard.
There
was
a
large
attendance,,
sutiie
5(1
being
iireseiil
.nillio
meeting
which
was
presided
over
by
Aid.
S.
I).
Macdoiiabl.
SAMUEL
GOMPERS'
WIFE
NOT
TREATED
VERY
WELL
IN
WILL
WASHINGTON.
Jan.
(i.
Mrs.
Siiiuuel
Counters,
widow
or
llie
late
Samuel
dumpers,
has
returned
an
attorney
lo
protect
tier
rights
in
the
selllcmenl
of
the
estate
of
Hie
late
Labor
lender.
She
has
uol
indicated
whether
she
will
contest
the
will
which
left
her
only
"Hie
minimum
al
lowed
by
the
law"
lo
a
"Widow.
Mr.
doinpeis
beqealhcd
the
hulk
of
his
eslale,
Ihe
value
of
which
has
not
been
disclosed,
lo
his
sous
ami
granddaughters.
HOCKEY
SCORES
Vancouver
'!,
Calgary
li.
Edmonton
?.
llegina
o.
PRINCE
RUPERT
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
IUPKIiT.
H.li,
Tl
KSDAY.
JANUARY
0,
1025.
France
and
Are
at
Deadlock
Over
Proposed
PA
HIS,
Jan.
(i.
Negotiations
between
the
lYcin
fi
and
(icrinaiis
for
a
commercial
treaty
have
readied
a
deadlock.
Hold
sides
are
avoiding
any
action
or
declaration
thai
niighl
be
iuler-
!preleI
as
a
iformal
rupture'
but
official
circles
that
since
the
(jcriiKin
delegates
returned
from
llieir
holiday
trip
to
(iermany
they
have
made
further
negotiations
impossible.
Ihe
(iiruians
let
it
be
iiiidiTslooil
by
Ihe
French
that
if
the
allied
troops
remained
at
Cologne
after
January
ID,
the
French
might
look
for
a
tariff
war.
Tuio
B.C.
Men
in
Attempt
to
Scale
Mount
Logan
Second
Highest
American
Peak
OTTAWA,
Jan.
(I.
n
attempt
lo
scale
Mouul
Logan,
the
highest
uuclimbed
mountain
on
the
eoiibiucul,
will
be
made
during
the
coming
spring,
officials
here
staled.
Mount
Logan
is'
l!),8.")(l
feel
highand
is
Ihe
second
highest
peak
on
the
continent.
II
is
located
in
the
southwestern
section
of
the
Yukon
Territory.
The
mountain
climbing
party
will
leave
hero
about
April
10
proceeding
lq
Seattle
where
Ihey
will
embark
on
May
and
11
js
cKpecled
thai
the
ullcmpl,
if
successful,
will
be
completed
by
the
end
of
July.
i
The
parly
will
be
under
the
leadership
of
A.
II.
McCarthy
of
Wilmer,
li.C.
Oilier
members
wil
In-
II.
F.
Lambert
of
Ottawa,
!
Col.
W.
W.
Foster
of
Vancouver.
Alluii
Carpe,
Hie
Fulled
Stales,
reproseulalive.
and
a
photo-1
grapher'and
his
assistant
and
Iwo
porters.
!
Colonel
Folcr
was
formerly;
member
of
the
M.C.
Legislature,
representing
I
lie
Islands.
Ihe
coustilueiicy
now
represented
by
'olonel
Cy.
Peck.
Prior
lo
(hat
lie
was
a
deputy
minister
during
'he
Meltride
regime.
TWO
NEW
LAWYERS
YICTOUI.y
Jan.
(J.
(If
nine
students
called
to
Hie
llrilisli
Columbia
bur
two
were
women.
Sarah
Patricia
Ilennic
and
Dorothy
Maude
.Mackie.
Harry
Fowler,
skipper
of
the
ferry
boat
Awake
which
plies
lav
I
ween
Anyox
and
Alice
Arm,
arrived
from
Alice
Arm
on
the
Cardeua
Ibis
afternoon.
He
is
hero
on
business
and
will
return
north,
tomorrow"
night
on
the
Pence.
Ituoert.
Ytturdiy'i
j
Germany
Trade
Treaty
no
secret
is
made
'in
French
Party
to
Make
OPEN
CHURCH
JANUARY
25
The
handsome
new
Presbyterian
Church
on
Fourth
Avenue
Fast
is
now
abouiv
completed
and
il
was
announced
at
last
Sunday
night's
service
by
"
the
pastor,
Ilev.
Dr.
II.
It.
,
(Irani,
that
Ihe
first
ser-
vices
would
be
held
there
on
Sunday,
January
2S,
Painting
of
(he
exterior
of
the
building
is
coiu-
pleted
and
some
interior
details
are
now
being
finished
up.
KLONDIKE
PIONEER
LADY
DIES
IN
SOUTH
VICTOHIA,
Jan.
(i.
-Miss
Ne!
lie
i.asiimau,
until
recently
a
resident
of
Wiseman,
Alaska,
and
a
well
known
pioneer
of
the
Klondike
and
Cassiar
gold
camps,
is
dead
here.
Advertise,
in
the
Daily
.News.
Circulation
1664
Strttl
ttltt
41.
STANDARD
City
Wants
to
Know
Why
Liquor
Enforcement
is
Charged
Against
City
when
no
Prosecutions
Here
On
motion
of
Aid.
Mc.Mordie.
seconded
by
Aid.
(Jascy,
the
city
council
last
night
decided
lo
ask
the
provincial
authorities
for
an
explunaliou
as
lo
why
the
sum
of
'$;t,2!H
was
deducted
ironi
Ihe
city's
share
of
liquor
profits
lo
cover
enforcement
of
the
Liquor
Act.
The
mtilter
came
up
when
a
Idler
from
Ihe
city
treasurer
reporting
Hie
checks
for
$:i,5:i'.M);i
and
$i,'.iri.rK
covering
Ihe
city's
share
of
liquor
and
pari-miilucl
profil-
respectively
fop
Ihe
past
six
months
had
been
received.
This
teller
also
pointed
mil
that
:),
'".!!
had
been
de
ducted
from
Ihe
city's
share
of
liquor
profits
lo
cover
Liquor
Act
enforcement
in
spile
oT
the
fact
hat
there
had
been
no
prosecutions
during
the
year
under
I
lie
Liquor
Act
by
provincial
authorities
City
Solicitor
Jones
stated
thai
similar
ilcloclions
had
been
made
al
Naiiaimo,
Victoria
and
ther
municipalities
The
City
treasurer
had
already
telegraphed
for
an
'explanation,
Mayor
Skeptloal
Major
Newton
staled
that
the
I'ull
amount
of
Prince
George's
liquor
profit
had
been
de-ilucted,
though
it
was
con
tended
there
Hint
the
provincial
authorities
in
no
sense
pf
Hl
word
had
aided
.in.
t(icjiri5sc1?ii
lion
of
the
local
situation.
A
similar
il'tratiou
existed
;
li'v-re
The
provincjil
authorities
had
never
communicated
with
the
police
commission
regarding
the
enforcement
or
non-en
rorcemeiil
of
the
requirements.
As
far
as
Prince
lluperl
was
concerned,
the
police
commission
Ibis
year
had
gone
beyond
what
was
done
last
year
ami
liail
engaged
special
police
in
order
to
have
not
only
the
provincial
'but
city
requirements
observed.
During
the
year
the
provincial
authorities
had
never
once
couijilaincd
lo
Ihe
city
regarding
local
conditions
and,
as
far
as
he
knew,
had
never
sent
its
officers
in.
In
any
case,
no
charges
had
been
laid.
He
look
this
all
lo
mean
thai,
even
if
officers
had
been
sent
in,
the
local
situation
had
been
found
to
be
.surh
that
Ihe
laying
of
charges
hail
not
been
warranted.
In
view
of
this,
he
fell
that
it
was
small
business
on
Ihe
part
t
Ihe
province
to
deduct
this
sum
from
the
city
after
more
than
Ihe
ordinary
endeavor
had
been
made
locally
lo
meet
Ihe
requirenienls.
He
felt
that
il
was
very
unfair
for
the
province
al
this
late
hour
lo
step
in
and
practically
confiscate
the
profits
thai
were
justly
due
the
city.
However,
the
provincial
guvcrnniepi
possessed
Ihe
higher
authority
and,
if
il
saw
fit
In
resort
to
confiscatory
methods,
there
seemed
to
lie
nothing
for
the
city
to
do
but
sit
quietly
and
grin
at
the
loss
and
file
Ihe
report
oT
the
treasurer,
lie
did
uol
think
there
was
a
fighting
chance
lo
recover
Ihe
now
that
had
been
deducted.
Aid.
.
McMordlo
Aid.
MeMnrilie
fill
that
there
would
he
no
harm
in
at
least
seeking
an
explanation
from
Ihe
provincial
authorities
and
lie
so
moved.
This
was
seconded
by
Aid.
Casey.
Aid.
Maedoiiald
pointed
out
that
the
cily
had
been
warned
that,
if
it
was
deemed
necessary.
Ihe
provincial
gov
eminent
would
send
in
its
officers
and
Charge
Ihe
cosl
lo
Ihe
cily.
However
false
such
reports
might
he.
Prince
lluperl
had
the
name
of
being
a
"wide-open"
city
and
it
was
possible
that
the
allorney-general
might
have
sent
in
offi-eerx.
He
fell
that
an
explanation
Yont
m
iied
on
page
six;
BOSTON
GRILL
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
wilh
newly
laid
dancing
floor
for
hire.
Suitable
for
dsnces,
banquets
and
wed-
lding
parlies.
tor
rans,
apply
to
Hoston
Grill,
Third
Ave.
Phone
457.
PMCE
FIVE
CENTS.
ST.
PAUL'S
IS
STILL
UNSAFE
Dome
May
Havs
to
be
Removed
and
Rebuilt
Costing
Half
Million
Pounds
LONDON,
Jan.
0.
The
city
surveyor
declares
that
St.
Paul's
l
i'.thcilral
is
still
in
an
unsafe
condition
ami
the
municipal
authorities,
according
to
the
Daily
Mirror,
have
served
notice,
on
the
custodians
(hat
they
regard
the
dome
as
a
"dangerous
structure."
Expert.;
recently
suggested
t
Ira
t
aboTtrrV-
f
etymon
Id
br
m
-sured
only
by
removal
of
the
dome
as
a
"dangerous
structure."
'v
Experts
recently
suggested
(hul
absolute
safely
could
be
insured
only
by
removal
of
the
dome
and
rebuilding
it.
It
is
estimated
that
this
would
Cosl
500,-!(
ami
would
entail
the
closing
of
the
cathedral
for
30
years.
FINE
RESORT
STUART
LAKE
Ten
Bultdlnos
to
be
Erected
by
Next
Summer
to
Accomodate
Tourists
VANDEIIHOOF,
Jan.
G.
-
Fort-
Si.
James
on
Sluart
Lake
is
to
have
a
fine
summer
resort
this
year
in
wliicti
llie
promoters
win
co-operate
wilh
the
Canadian
.National
Hallways,
drier
Star
red,
formerly
of
Prince
Rupert
and
afler
whom
One
of
the
company
fishing'
boats
is
named,
i
In
charge
of
building
operations
tint
he
stales
thaP
there
will
be
!cn
buildings
including
ihe
mam
lodge.
i
As
attractions
to
visitors
then)
will
be
tennis
courts
and
bowling
greens
facing
on
the
half
nlile
beach.
Hoals
will
be
provided
and
the
whole
will
be
surrounded
by
afmefirarfurat
park.
The
scenery
on
Stuart
Lake
is
said
lo
be
magnificent.
FRED
AURIOL
IS
SENTENCED
Gets
Two
Concurrent
Terms
of
3
Years
and
9
Months
at
New
Westminster
Penitentiary
,
Pleading
guilty
to
a
charge
of
burglary
of
the
residence
of
Mrs.
A.
Forlier,
Eighth
Avenue
West,
on
Christinas
Eye.
and
found
guilty
of
a
similar
offence
at
Ihe
Iv
arson
residence
on
Eighth
Avenue
on
Chrislnus
Day,
Frist
Auriol,
Mellakalla
Indian,
was
sentence
I
this
morning
by
Judge'
Young
lo
two
concurrent
terms
of
three,
yenrs
and
nine
months
each
at
New
Westminster
Penitentiary.
.