25 V(), XV NO. 07. TAXI and Ambulance Service nvwhere at Anytime. Hind Royal Hotel, 3rd Av. and 6th St KlftTT VIDECK, Prop. TAKING OVER j NATIONAL RY.j ihxnl Miimhcr- For Montreal Would Have Two Linos OTTAWA Amalgamated j April 21 A further iiiiialuaination of National and the II, v. In ai d ill the )loile of -ll!l!- I. y I T"ltO.TO. Aorll 21. Sir Aiii.-ii!.(is Naiiion, oresldenl uf IIh' 1,1 moil Hank, died thisi mi.rniiig an,,,. n,.S!) r some 1 'Hi The body will I.e. sent1 I" W 1 1 1 1 1 1 r.... i..i i I'' r. ' vi lllli'l II 17 1 lt . n i Kiistus. who was a Win-Iii iikci- has hveu ii i.ro- millfi"l figure in l,o world of fl- iuicc ii., ...,IH iI.,wiii,,,,i ,,r tin. Winnipeg Hoard of Trade ami or ""' Wmmpeg Stock Mxchange, "'ui-iimn or Ihe "I"' f l,. "M"l'r or Ihe ('..uiadiiui Com. Iludsou's Hay Co. """way. ami lt. urci Wvsl Life unm,,, ,, knighted in 111 RIVER STEAMER FOR STIKINE vbols will Loavo Soatllo Every To Days Soon as Navigation Opons ."'.VTI.K. ,p,il 21. 'I'1 "'' first twin . '"'I" '"'1 ! operate wuh Iaunchcl last The screw in the night. glied roe Hie imrmwe .'. 1 ll'IIVl.li.... i . o. ' 1'iiiisportalloii on ln "k"'" '' f"" br Ihe Ihe exneete.l expected rush rush H'UVh 'Mill' I,. day up I In coasl experiencing excellent weather except for Hit' passage last night across Hecate Slraits from Maell to Prince llnperl which wa rather liimpy. Ollieers of Hie new In ia t report! Hint shr hchawd splendidly add provi'd lhal she is a .'nod sea vessel. Slit' had a light passenger and cargo li.sl. Make Shift Conditions The Prime Charles, which was inspected by iniiiiy cili.ens till- morning, presents many feature new lo local coasting boats. At Hit' present lime she in itr n somewhat makesTiifl condition "as .the was railed on al short police v-trr.Jay . .JWiMWi"kW.rllplliaI'rJiiCttlplin which Im.i .1us stale.iiei.Llias 1);))y , J.,, r OH.r. utlway committee i in amalgamation i 1 m I'liorinoii.H sav-S V J i ill. I.llirnil nu'iii- .M i-eal. said: "My ng- ' s flop I he lines should r: :t 'f iiiiiii.'d u that we may t ii ;it lie word "subsidy" j j tia' we should cbise Hie 1 i 0 in, k the door, and! 1 w uw.iy hc key." ii. :s favor. d the U.I'.H. tak 'M- In National lines. lin A ITflTnTITO uui nuuujiuu NANTON DIES Tiatil. In .Inly, it is plumoMl lo have Ihe Prince (Onirics ko iulo I the ilirrel service between liere and Yiii'i'ouviT liul, before Dial time, . extensive alterations will be made lo her. II is understood Unit her upper works will be 'praelieally rebuilt and she will also be clianj-'i'ij from a coal lo oil burner. Tim new boat, which is 210 reel Ion? ami U-' feel in breadth, has ion? graceful lit"'" utul 'la ainple engine . power. Her speed i i lis now Vain to oe it kiiois imo, Iwhen her comliuslion system is changed, she will probably make i. She is of steel construction iand, when the proposed change!' have been made, .will be a deeid- Was Prominent In Financial Clr-led aciuisilion lo Ihc company's cles and Lived In Winnipeg M,,,'1' I The vessel has .'II Muluroum. j alt or II wilh oiilside cn- i I ranees and most with four berths. Her dining saloop il at present located on Ihe main deck wilh Ihe galley Iniinedlalely lo Ihe rear. On the upper deck are a ladies' silling room and Ihe smoking room and over lhco is the bridge. The dining saloon, 11 is understood, will bo removed all and the present ladies' and smoke rooms rnnov e,l elsewhere. Lacking an office, Purser licit Hobson has Winnipeg: Street .headtpiarlers al dining saloon. present third. Her passenger modal ion llius exceeds Hie Prince John but she in his the Takes 95 Passengers The Prince Charles, according to her llrilish papers which are tlll hung it!' In the companion ....... lin jireoiiiinoilatioii for 'J "J - , riiwi eluss nasscngers and ID accoiu- lliat oT has not i r....:..l ititif.ilv. !slll as greai .nciem ' ' ' , has out! main hatch rorwar.l aim two small side hatches on Ihe main deck amidships. There will also be extensive ulleraliuns In n..w. ni-riiiiuenienls and Ihe small derricks she now will be removed. carries i lu- i ln en I ire crew of I I 111. Ill "IV . Ihe Prince- Jnl' wa l"!',,',,,l lo the Prince i.naries . i . .. - Hssiin- ..i -lull. C. I'. I'HVIS lliiuU r i . . ...I. . .' .. ii... iipIih'm C.lnirles. ''' Illl I 11,11 ... I lj 111, 1 II I 111! llll' I ' ''ere eveiv i.. .i..... :.!i',..ii w : Mnlibs Is ill coiiunand. itavliifiiii.iii ' in, ii... uii l-ei... ' n,.inei. Charles will l"'n. ' I iK.r relurn soulh Ni t" sail on IslamH OTTAWA, April 21. -- If the (Canadian .National lakes over the l.diiiotiloii, I iiii c'iin ami 1J.C Hallway front I'.dmoiiluu into the Peace niver cnilulry and oper ates il. Premier Oliver will uipO strongly lhal the P.O.K. also be taken over by, lie Federal gov-erumeiil and be! operated under Ihe C.N.Ii. syslem. The K.I). A Il.tJ. Ilailways belongs lo the provii ee oT Albeila and Hie P.O. A K. belongs lo the province of JlrilishtCnltimbia. IJolli are while elephants as neilher pays Ihe cost or operation. Al pre.enl Hie Alberta line is leased to Ihe O.p.ll. bjil ihe lease expires lliis cpinlng sumiiier anil no inlimalion bus been fjiveii as to whelher il will be renewed. ANXIETY FOR In view of tho possiliilily oT an j election this )ear Ihe govern-1 meiit will prolftildy roiiiv rromr ilerinile decision jil resiitit lo its rniil way policy, irrAfbcrla ami . . J I . . IxTore the priVeiil session ends and if (lie Scnale turns Jowu its proposals Ihe tucsliou will be made a political issue during the campaign. ; RAILWAY TO PEACE RIVER LIVE ISSUE PREMIERS EN ROUTE OTTAWA, April 21. -Premier Orcenfield is on his way here to confer with Ihe Ooiiiiiiion (iov-ernnienl in conjunction wilh Premier Oliver of Hrilisli Columbia on the Peace jltiver situation. The Peace Hiver situation is still 'a live issue and some announcement in regard to it is expected to lie made soon. LIQUOR RUNNER Malahal Left British Columbia Six Months Ago for Central America V1CTOIUA,. April 21. - Anxiety is fell for flic safety of tin schooner Malahal, which left llrilish Columbia six moullis ago for Central America with a car of Ihpinr. The vessel bus not been reported for several mouths how ami is considerably overdue on her return Irip. STOCK MARKET H. C. Silver ... I (unwell Howe Souitd Suit Inlet ... Premier .,' I. . A I.. Italy-Alaska Selkirks , Hid. I.:i5 ,:I5 .05 Vi Asked 1. 1() 1.00 18.00 .07. Vt S. 15 .25 i2li .05 V. al H o'clock tomorrow evening. The Prince John is novv lied up hi Vancouver' fort a nuiiilh' overhaul', PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British "Columbia's Newspaper I'lllNUK m i'KHT, H.C KIllUA'V.wM'llll. 21, 1U25. CHARLES V ' V - ; - - The Doukhobors Object to Sale of Goods by Sheriff to Satisfy v(Urdty'i Circulation 1S3S i I i I I IBM ' ii i tt irrn 'wsmt rr i A'ccordine topr despitch from London, Lord Williitjtdorvlst Viscount Kattpn, who wi.v schduted to sail from Liverpool on April Uth by Canadian Pacific- steamWp ''.Nlor.troyal" as special emissaxy from the Hastincs Corporation (o the Quebec City council, has postponed hid vi?jt foi aomo lime owing to the illness o( Vi?countf& Willingdo'n. His Lordship's official mission, which will be earned out when the Viscountess recovers, will bo to return to th? CRyof Quebec th? sh;eld which was taken frem its jat'cs whn it was captured by General Woifn In 1759 and which wts p.esent' d to th Hastirift's Corporation by General Murray who was present on that mmrrRblft occasior. Eincu thit time th-shleld hashuile ever the door of the.Gounril Chamber in the Town Hall at Hastings and Qu-bcc has endeavoured to obtain its return, for years in vain, but at last Ha.tinR has relented; Viscount Willinitdoh will b companid by his wife who before her marriage wrs the Hon. Mari? Ad-laide, daujhter of 1st Daren Hrasney, becther with his son ihe Hon. Inio Hrcssev Fmon-Thnmas and hit wife. (HtANI) KOrtKS, April 21. Declaring Hint the people of .iskalehewuii w ere Jimre Uimlly than llrilish Columbians, . i i'.,.b,rr I liii Diinkbiilioe Inisiuess agenl. while watcliiiig Hie hntlcis of Ihe l ommiiiiily, .which recently had been seized, aitc- tinned off yesterday, said lie wjoiild be villi)ig lo (irand Forks holdings and inovV the l0() nieniuer? to Ihe Prairie Province. NOT MURDERER OF DAVID LEW Chang Sing Found Not Guilty by Jury In.Vancouvor Last Evening VA.NCt L'Vi:tt.i-iVP 2 1- Chun;.! Sing, a Chinescvresiilcnl of- Vic-loria charged wit li the. -murder of David Lew lie1''' on Sei'tem"lier 2.1 last was la1 evening found ' npl guilty b4, a Juiy'.nri.mVilulis-iirit;r Hie case nan oeeusunmiiieu -io ii.eni. -i, seii out mt ot the colony tr bo mi decided, ('nzekoff said, the Doukhobors would follow him. . . The chattels were seized by the heriff beeauivThe Donkliobors refused lo pay fines for. refusing lo send Hieir childreit lo school.1 lu several rases Die school, were buriied and the officials of the. government were only defied am (old Ibid Hie children would no be sent lo school. POLICE SHOT BULGAR TODAY Man Rofuscd to Surrcndor Sofia Force: Arms aro Found In House Slrett ! 4M. BOSTON GRILL Large Upstair Dining Mall. . with newly laid dancing floor for hire. Suitable Tor dances, banquets and wedding parties. For rats, apply In Hoston Orill. Third Ave. Phona 457. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 2 OUKHUdUKj 1AIA UF SELLING OUI AND MOVING 10 SASKATCHEWAN ' in Port Here Today was Centre of Attraction Teini'iirunly filtnl otil lu rrlievo ihv Vriuvc John for it! . :.. II... '.. ....... ....... i i... 11 1. .ii.. i i i ' ....i.. ii . iiv ii L'l1" in i i i in in ii i-ri i irri i.ii.ii-iiiiii :i n f 1 1. 1 1 1 i r "n - r " ' I i- ex ( .Iik' i l.iin, formerly tin; properly of Hit- Norlli of .Scol- :l Duiicy:-: ami Midland hlcum Navigation Co. and regis- It', I'll 111 1 II I-v lMv, WUMltHlllll illlllWllUI ...... - . . . , - , " n 1 , I illll.'ll'l' i j . O uf. tr il iial M.UD llu morning on her first Irip Jo Ihis purl, vf.'l left Vanroiivrr ul 2.n(l mi Hnniliiy morning mid made ' .a good trip of a 1 i 1 1 1 - over five!. PEACE RIVER AND RAILWAYS Two Provinces Acutely Interested and Will Press Claims at Ottawa WHITE ELEPHANTS Definite Policy Likely In View of Posslble Election This Year ARRIVES Relic of Quebec's Fall to Return to Canada IN PORT Cost of Downing Street Much - j -too High for Labor Member Who Tdls of His Experiences LKKOS, Kiiglunil, April 21. J. R. Ulynes, Tio was I lie first Labor minister to rc.-iilc al No. 1 1 Oowjiiiig .Slrcel, viiiiij no care lu tiinlergo the experience, again, WliiU; renl is free iu Uie.-o quarters, next iloor lo Hie lesiileiice of Hie prt'inier, life there is altogether too expensive, Mr (Jlyiles says in an iiiTielo on his experiences at No. II while a member of Ihe Hunisny1 MncOonalil government. Mr. Ulyitcs, now a member or pur-lianieiil, points' out thai most of Ihe political leaders he Tore him, at No. I 1 were doubtless men of ample private means. there is an impression thai, Hie political (cuanl moves into Downing Street to Ihe enjoyment of a free house run al public ex-, pense," says Mr. Clynes. "It is: true thai rent i nut paid by thei occupant, but he pays for nearly i everything else. At No. 11 Hie! to lale pays the wages of a mes senger ami that is about all Hie relief which Hie occupant re ceives. 1 lie whole oi Hie slair lo run the house (usually abou nine m number; are pant, it'll and supported by the occupant.' On occasions of hospitality anil eiilerlaiumenl, 1 had to pay all Ihe eosls and expenses ot extra stalTs. even lo the lees for al' lendaiits in the cloak rooms the cloak room usually beiu one or the uiiicc rooms, irans (orined for Tliepufli1jsi?.' " l was sonielkuies asked, when usIiigVJhe-telephone, whether l-'o call vvui7iHIcial; Jihd'p-HfrdT!!Hy I received demand notes for pay munis amounting to several frouinl sterling for telephone calls deemed of a personal or private character. Just Few Pounds """Occasionally a coiiiiiiaml came for a journey lo Hucking-ham Palace or to some place uf distinction, where olllcjally I was required as u minister to meet other representatives or public men. At limes I would be told that in addiliop to the chauuVur a second man as poller or footman was Ihc custom, and a bill was sent to pie, Tor the payment r a few pounds for such Mr. Clynes believes thai 925,- 000 a year is nol enough for minislers whoso dulies require I hem lo live iu Downing Street unless they have substantial private means. Inlomonts fnr Pavmpnt af Fines SHOOTING AFFRAY AT ..w.. - DA DIC TM WUIfU 1 YOUTHS ARE KILLED PAUIS, Apr. 21- -Three youths were much aim eigiu wouum-n m a sliooliing affray which occurred as they were leaving Ihe meeting of Ihe National llepublieaii League last night. The trouble Is attributed to communists. Police are arresting two members of Ihe parly. BASEBALL ' American Philadelphia 15, Hoston 1 SI. Louis 0, Cleveland 1 1. New York 1, Washington Detroit 0. Chicago- I. National Hoston I, New York H. Chicago 10. Pillsburg l. llrooklyn K, Philadelphia Cincinnati 7. SI. Louis 2 10. SOFIA. April 21--Ivan Muoeff, ie auenuance ui uie rwuu- a ineiiiber or the secret--commit-1 mlug Club meeting euiieu lor lee ..r I li,. Itiilirarlan Common st lasl night was so poor lliai ii parly, was shot and killed by the police lodfiy whMi he V'tutscit to surrender. Another sloiVof urms lins been Tift) nil in searchlilr the hoils ' of a sflspeeied eonspirftlor. 7, Vi was decided nol Iq hold a meet ing. Those present? were President fltidilTe, Secretary MeKwen, K. C. Cibbons, Capl. Swanson, and Siduej' Haz.olUlbnes. SUSPECTS IN BANK ROBBERY SEATTLE JAIL Three Being Held Awaiting Arrival of Witnesses Involved In Effort Free Prisoners SKATTLK. April 21. Three more suspects in Ihe !Sl2,00u Nauaimo bank robbery of last, December are in Seattle jail awailiug idenliricatiou by witnesses.- This was made known yesterday. Ihe oHce bavin? tuketr lnt(rfttst'oyMlt"tttirinan, Airred Castro and':Jiiiiies- lturiis, a saijori' T.b4,iij5;,i am..cjiureil by the police wtitr -wUhvliViitftbAe I hey are jritolvctl in a eonfemr" plated attempt lo Tree the men now held here for the N'auaiuio robbery bill who are fighting ox-trad i I ion. ANTICIPATION GOLD STANDARD Hon. Winston Churchill, chan j. Sterling Bills Advance in NOyvZ York Expectation of An- nouncemcnt Tuesday a NIAV YOHK, April 21.--IleavC buying of .sterling, bills took place today in anticipation ofri cellor of Ihe exchequer, niakin. a iletinile announcement ofllrit-1 ain's return lo a gold standard iu his budget speech iu the llrilish House of Commons next T uesday. Demand bills rose, to wit bin six cents of par, llm hiahesl Ihey have been since -PI 5. MEN TRAPPED I IN HECLA MINE Three Brought Out Alive This Morning; Two Miles From i Main Shaft WAI.I.ACK. Idaho. April 21. -Seventeen miners were trupped on the two thousand foot K'vel 'of the llccla silver-lead mine at Hiirke, seven miles west of here last night. This morning the rescuers succeeded id bringlhjr three out alive and it is hoped the -other fourteen will lie reachr ed this afternoon, although (he j entombed men are said to be two miles from the main llccla shun. 3IRTH. A son was born at the Princo llupcrl General Hospital on April 23 lo Mr. and Mr. Oeorge Hear or Ihe McMordle Aoarlmerils. KM ward Vancouver 'his mnrniti I.fpsell returned to on I lie Prince George i