vvf'.
The
Prune
lluperl
Hiirurc
Mill
at
.Seal
One
early
(hi
1
Noia
and
Ouiull-a.
.
.
.
r:..
-.
t
....
.
i...'
....
t
II.
...
..k..a....a
Ilia
111
U
111
uioiio-ruil
)nleiu,
nawdu"l
con-j
vryor
and
boiler
lioue.
The
only
iiiaeluuery
ated
wui
that
in
the
old
plan
in
jf
mill
rni.ttin
of
two
plnner,
re-caw
and
Ihe
city
tKeneratitrp
and,
in
addition,
a
few
pile
of
lumber
The
alarm
beliiR
turned
into
Ihe
fire
deMirlinent.
Ihe
bl?
tiro
truck
and
smaller
truck
immedi
airly
prtHVcded
bt
Ihe
rcene.
All
Ihe
uvailable
hoe
at
the
fire
ktallon
and
Ihe
mill
wa
laid
on.
The
blowing
of
the
whlftle
ai
the
Cold
Storage
plant
aroused
ihe
iiihuhilaiitx
of
Seal
Cove.
I
lii
was
the
first
intimation
Unit
Ihe
mill
wa
ablaze,
i
All
mad"
loadin?
lu
the
mid
iwerc
i'oii
rrowdeit
with
auio-
tuoliileit
and
trucks
of
every
de.-
morning
a
i-iien
wnii
sccoiiti
uisiisinni.
lire
oi
mjairuuiuv
H
fwv
ynttin
u
,(,
awlj,M(
con.
r
giu
a
u
result
of
which
Hie
plant.
Horn
un
i.er.iling
sTand-!
yiytir
wn(.
hft
jl(His
,.
j.Mii.
mu
now
tic
cii1
In
liae
been
entirely
wiped
mil.
The
!hri
ji
(
tlart.
Several
it
is
i-Umaleil
will
run
mlo
jfloO.nud,
this
being
in
uddi-
of
unu,.r
WPrp
ax,.,
o
In
Ihe
lo
of
ur.oo.uou
incurred
wiieu
flic
fiaiii
vu
iurn-Wt)(
a.0
a
nia
,rvjs
H.,j
0
r
Ihe
r.l
lune
on
November
It
la-l.
Tlw
fire
broke
out
.
jlt
pn(
i.uiMjn-
aw
Ihe
name"
in
nitre
uiuereiu
ir.
oi
inr
huh
irmn
(.MtuNrff'nTI
hlin
and
wTmt'fV
COLLISION
IS
IIICMIHOUW
Ol
lll.
iiiiMPr.
n
m
afH,
bull.lUc
iiiiii
iroin
ihi.ii
..
.
jwere
,,,
,Mp
f
Xjtp
i
Ihe
mill
and
the
rntre
roof.
of
Ihe
t
l'l'llllOII.
The
lire
was
ninoulderinff
until
late
thi
inorniiiii
and
all
firemen
were
lept
on
duly
with
Ihe
hose
until
w
ell
into
I
lie
day.
Kxrvlleiit
"ervlce
was
reiideri-d
lo
the
f're
fighters
by
the
citizens
jieuerally,
prominent
union?
whom
was
Aid.
Ceo.
Caey.
Miss
Winnie
White,
who
was
on
duly
at
(he
telephone
exchange,
used
great
presence
of
mind
and
as
sisted
the
fire
ileparitneni
ny
lelephoniiiK'
everybody
who
she
I
bought
bad
any
Interest
in
lha
lire.
His
heallh
broken
down
follow
in?
the
shock
of
the
Neveinber
fire.
J.
A.
Smllli,
president
arm
nrineiiinl
owner
of
the
Prince
llupert
tiruce
Mill.
Hes
ill
in
a
:..
i',.lirntiihi
l'ir.
siiiiiiiii
iuiii
.
-
insurance
adjustments
had
not
been
couuilcled
i"
connection
wilh
the
first
fire
and
this
conflagration
will
further
complicate
mailers.
There
was
some
ilouli:
n
to
whether
or
Mr-
'"'11'
would
have
rebuilt
following
the
first
fire,
but
II
i
now
reasonably
certain
that
il
will
not
now
bo
by
hint
if
at
all.
Further
Details
ui...r!
rnrtlii.
who
was
In
charge
of
the
mill
premises
made
bis
regular
rounds
at
!
vloik
last
nteld
when
every
thing
was
In
good
order.
Mr.
l'l-ii,.0
ttlw
Hes
in
a
shack
near
ASTRID
TO
BE
WALES'
BRIDE
Those
Close
to
the
Prince
Say
Such
Is
His
Intention
(Special
to
Dally
News)
LONDON,
Jan.
4.
Matrimonial
Intentions
of
the
Prince
of
Wales,
now
31
years
or
age,
are
declared
by
persons
close
to
the
court
to
be
centred
on
his
cousin,
Princess
Astcld,
niece
of
the
King
of
Sweden
and
one
of
the
few
daughters
of
royal
blood
eligible
from
the
standpoint
of
religion
to
become
the
consort
of
the
heir
of
Britain's
throne.
The
source
of
this
Information
would
appear
to
take
the
edge
off
recent
denials
given
generally
as
to
the
possibility
of
such
a
match.
Princess
Astrld,
It
Is
said,
will
visit
Windsor
Castle
shortly.
WEATHER
REPORT
8
a.m.
!
(ioverumenl
Telegraphs
,
TAXI
Boston
Grill
3
Ambulance
and
ft
Large
Upstair
Dining-
Hall,
Service
with
newly
laid
oancing
Anywhere
at
Anytlm.
floor
for
hire.
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN,
and
6th
BL
PRINCE
RUPERT
The
latest
and
best
for
the
least.
Phone
457.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
VOL.
XVI.,
NO.
2,
lMtlXCi:
IUMi:iT,
B.C.,
MONDAY.
JANIZARY
i,
i20.
gilurdajr's
Circulation,
1
4
IS
Strvty:
'Sale,
Ji
PRICK
FIVB
CENTS.
LOCAL
SAWMILL
IS
AGAIN
VISITED
BY
FIRE
STAGE
IS
NOW
ALL
SET
FOR
OPENING
OF
PARLIAMENT
ON
THURSDAY
NEXT
Prince
Rupert
Spruce
Mills'
Destruction
is
Completed
in
Early
Morning
Conflagration
Remainder
of
plant
left
from
fire
on
November
ZXTZ.T
7Z.
14
wiped
out
with
estimated
loss
of
$150,000
MYSTERIOUS
ORIGIN
luonniMf.
ml
no;
see
anything
;t
in
i
when
he
pased
I
lie
mill;
at
thui
I
ini.
.
Somebody
wa
seen
arotitnlj
Hie
mill
premises
between
II
and,
12
midnight
with
a
flashlight
hull
iiiv-li.ilhn
failed
to
reveul
who
it
was.
-
When
Ihe
fin
ih-parlmcnl
re-
Blaze
said
to
have
broken
out
in
three
places'
w"1
,
'"
;
machine
shed
wa
well
aldaze
possibility
of
rebuilding
further
complicated
mill,
in
Ihe
opinion
of
Fire
-liieT
McDonald,
thi!
fire
started
in
(lit1
lioiler
lion"'
and
spread
j
around
Dip
rear
of
Hit
murhiiic
)
shop.
The
smoke
slack
of
llu
holler
house
i
-till
standing
.mil
wer
Memtir
of
the
public
work".
rilv
tlplil
Mini
u-iilir
tvurLti
iiim
TA
nr
ni)Anrn!
lh
mnri,iH"
","N
f
,,,''
!"
'"
pnrlmenli..
who
were
nolifiMl
III
Kr.
rKUnfclJ1"'
U,,H"y
,,p,roe,,
,w
Immeillal-I,.
upon
the
alarm
be-
UU
I
IWUUU
iU
m,riltiuu
,,,.
Haer.
trimmiim
(
f,8
.,
,
r,..M,n,P(,
immc.,
"w.
aw
flliMif
machinery,
hand-
,jn,0y
,,
,.PM1PIV,
yeoman
fer-
lnellotlon
Opene
In
Vancouver
rnrnae.'.
nam
vire
.lm
in?
tdr
conMnaralinn
...
......
-j-
c
teen
iiMeniiiery.
nan
oi
uie
in
ww
v
y
i
thla-Cowfchan
Crh
Vlf.HHtlV.
Jan
t.
P-
J
Ii
Mi-PIk-i
..mi.
nonunion
wreck
riitnl!"i"iier.
HimounriHl
inulil
lliat
ine!li(iatii.n
would
be
made
inlo
llu-
cidlifion
on
tJtember
C
belweon
the
I
iiioii
i.leamer
Uidy
OyiilhU
and
Cornelian,
ii
a
iulf
of
wlilrti
'he
latter
eci,i
wi
mini.
The
iiiniiHiiiffr
left
for
Vancouver
o
make
arraiiiieuienlK
fr
the
ui-vcsti;jali"n
which
will
he
held
in
Ul.it
-ii
v
thi."
week.
STORES
IN
NOVA
SCOTIA
LOOTED!
Unemployed
Mlnert
Charged
With
Depredation
at
Qlaco
Bay
and
New
Aberdeen
ol..U:l;
HAY,
Jan.
.
-
L'nem-ployed
mittet!!
in
duie
Hay
and
New
Aberdeen
la.it
night
looted
.
ommioii
nture
in
(llace
May,
New
Aberdeen
and
at
Colliery
No.
me
store
at
New
Aberdeen
be-
j
horned,
t
he
raids
followed
tniis
mcetinu
ealltfd
by
Ihe
1
luied
Mine
W-rkeis'
AKsoeia-
VICTORIA
CONCERN
BUYS
TUG
FEARFUL
Vessel
Uecd
In
Connection
With
Elovator
Work
Here
Is
Acquired
by
Island
Tug
&
Barge
Co.
The
Vancouver
UiR
Fearful,
winch
wan
UM'd
in
1'rincc
Uuperl;
lail
year
by
W.
t:.
Amelt
in
connection
with
Ihe
curry
intr
of
ravel
from
acroui
Ihe
harbor
for
Ihe
elevator
foundntlonn,
ban
been
boilUhl
by
the
Nlund
Tup
llartfn
Co.
of
Victoria.
This
inaken
Ihe
fiflh
l"K
nwued
by
the
Victoria
concern.
Ihe
Other
beltitr
Hurraed
Chief.
Ielln
Prince
llupert
Cloudy,
Htfhl
southeast
wind;
temperature,
IH
Terrace
llain,
calm;
UO
above
Anvox
Cloudy,
calm:
li
above.
Haiellou
Cloudy,
calm;
30
above.
Telegraph
Creek'
Cloudy,
calm:
3(1
above.
Siullhers
Cloudy,
calm;
frosty.
Hums
bake
.Cloudy,
calm;
fro
sly.
Whljehovso
Cloudy,
calm;
.
3
neiow.
Ilawson
Cloudy,
calm;
l
bo
low,.
Yukim
average
Cloudy,
calm;
5
below.
Miss
Frances
Damlnruad,
of
Juneau,
Alaska,
left
on
Salurditv
niuhl'M
train
for
her
home
In
MinrieapolK.
ANOTIlMl
NIliHTINOALK
In
Ihe
above
phulu
i
shown
ltn"ariu
Yuznezqiie.
a
nurse
Willi
I
he
Spanish
(iirro.
who
ha
been
decoraied
with
Ihe
military
medal
for
her
bravery
mid
roolues
during
the
preenl
.Moron
an
e.imp.iigii
Past
Year
Prosperous
for
Canadian
National;
Prince
Canadian
.National
Rupert
Business
Greater
WINNII'KO.
Jan.
i.
Having
witue.ed
the
transition
from
a
period
of
operalinp
ileficils
lo
one
where
Ihe
tines
in
the
western
region
have
earned
operating
profils
for
the
company,
the
calendar
year
ll2.V
will
go
down
lo
history
a
a
successful
one
for
Ihe
Canadian
National
Hallways
in
western
Canada,
derlared
W.
A.
Kiiigslaml.
general
manager
of
velerii
lines,
in
an
interview
on
Saturday.
Freigld
and
ja""cnger
traffic,
express
ami
lelcgraph
biisine"
alike
have
shown
inrreases
and
operating
iols
have
been
reduced
by
careful
purine:
until
Ihe
annual
figure,
which
will
be
issued
from
system
headquarter
in
Montreal
shortly,
will
show
an
operaling
profit
for
Ihe
lines
included
in
Hie
western
region
which
stretches
from
ArmMrontr.
(int..
at
the
head
of
(lie
lakes,
to
the
Pacific
coasl.
While
a
large
part
of
Jlie
in
ctea.e
oxer
llil
business.
is
duo
to
the
increased
yield
of
grain
in
the
nrairie
provinces,
there
have
ulo
been
increaes
in
other
commodities
handled
by
Ihe
and
also
will
have
its
bearing-
on
railway
business
during
the
coining
year
Plans
for
handling
Ibis
prospective
increased
business
are
continually
before
the
Canadian
.National
lUilways
execulive
Hint
oiilinual
thought
is
given
to
methods
by
which
any
movement
in
the
Iransporlalion
service
lo
the
public
can
be
made.
Oram
Movement
Doublod
The
figures
concerning
tin.
grain
movement
may
be
taken
as
an
instance
of
the
greatly
im
proved
traffic
during
the
pas!
year,
as
compared
wilh
I02t.
From
August
I.
1125.
lo
Ueecm-
ber
2,
a
total
of
Il2,im
cars
oT
grain
wero
loaded
at
Canadian
National
points,
these
contained
a
lotal
or
I52.ISO1.0IIO
bushels
of
all
grains.
Thai
this
is
nearly
double
Ihe
loadings
of
Ihe
same
period
of
the
previous
year
is
shown
by
the
statement
which
gives
00,008
cars
and
HO.tUI.OOn
bushels
loaded
in
Ihe
corres
ponding
period
of
IU21.
The
amount
of
grain
in
storage
at
counlry
points
at
December
win
21.171,000
bushels,
against
II.-
307
bushels
al
Hie
snme
dale
of
1921.
Al
lhal
dale
also
loadings
were
slill
continuing
nt
the
rale
'continued
on
page
three
V
"
DICTATORSHIP
IN
GREECE
PLANNED
ATHFNS.
Jan.
t.
Premier
Punjabis
untytunces
what
amounts
lo
military
dictatorstiip
for
(i
recce.
He
will
take
over
control
of
Hie
entire
government
immediately.
great
increases
in
the
passenger
i
illLrrrlE
L".SCHEDULE
FOR
ALASKA
U,c
.1,11
Mltr
lim
r,
.U.l
SERVICE
BY
C.N.R.
for
lv:o.
as
all
sins
pomi
ioj
coiumue.i
iiiu.ruv.-..u-,.i
...
wm
H
,
ness
in
wesieru
oanaua
aim
aisu
1C
ti.
Wfim.
r.,ii..
lo
a
greatly
increased
immiitra-
T.
v
tion
tnovemenl.
which.
Of
course,
,
the
schedule
for
the
summer
Canadian
National
Steamship
Alaska
"service
has
just
been
re
ceived
by
the
local
ticket
office
The
first
boat
for
Skagway
will
leave
Vancouver
on
June
tl
and
will
leave
Prince
llupert
on
June
10.
Itelurning,
Ihe
sleamer
will
leave
Skagway
June
IV,
arriving
back
in
Prince
llupert
on
June
21
and
Vancouver
June
23
Thereafter
boats
will
run
weekly
until
Hie
first
week
in
September.
The
service
will
be
opened
about
a
week
earlier
than
las
year.
The
summer
schedule
between
Prince
Ituperl
and
Vancouver
will
he
announced
later.
Fifteen
klled
in
Retort
Exploded
on
Saturday
Plant
of
Newport
Tar
and
Turpentine
Co:
I
maed
at
??00.000.
In
PKNSACOI.
Florida.
Jan.
t.
Fifteen
employee
were
killed
in
I
lie
explosion
of
n
retort
at
the
plant
of
the
Newport
Tar
and
Turpentine
Co.
on
Saturday.
The
properly
damage
I
e,ll
On
Speakers'
Election
'
Fate
of
Government
to
Depend
it
is
Believed
OTTAWA.
Jan.
.
The
stage
is
all
set
Tor
the
opening
of
(..iiliaim
nt
on
Thursday
when
the
mot
important
business
will
e
he
selection
in
a
speaker
and
a
deputy.
It
is
a
foregone
coti-j
iiiMoo
thai
the
goveiumeuTs.
nominee
lor
the
speakership
will
!
.ie
lion.
Itodolphe
Leniieux
who
held
the
t
in
the
last
par-I.
anient.
If
hi"
return
i
successfully
oppoed,
the
government
will
no
doubt
accept
Ihe
situation
a
a
vole
of
want
of
conn-Jciji-e.
T
he
speech
from
'lie
throne
oullining
Ihe
government's
pro-
gram
of
legislation
will
he
de-j
.
lvereil
tiy
I
lie
ovemor
(ieticral
on
K
i
nlay
afternoon
fler
the;
I
eleciion
of
Hie
speaker.
The,
!!uUim'
wdl
(hen
adjourn
until'
Jlomlay
when
Hie
d'diaie
oil
the!
addres
will
l.-xin.
MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
AT
PRINCE
GEORGE
ATTRACTS
INTEREST
QUADRA
CASE
IS
SUSTAINED
j
Eight
Convictions
Confirmed
In
'Frisco
by
United
Stabss
Circuit
Court
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Jan.
i-The
j
United
Slates
Circuit
Court
today
PillNt.K
OCOItOK,
Jan.
I.!
upheld
the
convictions
of
eight
There
are
likely
to
be
a
number
defendants
in
the
steamer
of
new
juipirant
-foiv
aildetaia
nits'
Quadra
ease
--w
ho
were
charged
lionora
in
Prince
lieorge
al
the
and
convicted
of
violating
the
next
election.
Aldermen
Patter.-'
Volstead
Act
and
collateral
son
and
Lambert
are
both
in
thehrealies
to
prevent
rum
.runninff.
field
in
Ward
One,
and
Inere
is
al
Ihe
(Juadra,
a
Hritish
Columbia
prospect
that
either
Frank
Whil-lovvned
vessel,
was
seized
off
Ihe
more
or
IjI.
Hall
may
enter
the
lists.
In
Ward
Two
the
eutry
of
Alderman
Taylor
into
the
mayor
alty
race
has
created
one
vacancy
ou
the
hoard.
Ceonge
S.
Porter,
at
present
a
member
.of
the
board
of
school
trustees,
and
W.J.
Pit
man
are
spoken
of
as
possible
candi.
tales.
There
is
jdo
said
to
be
a
good
prospect
of
inducing
Alderman
(Snest
lo
again
offer
himclf
in
this
ward,
and
one
or
two
others
are
also
spoken
of.
In
Ward
Three
Alderman
Opie
and
Fraser
are
both
in
Ihe
field
for
re-election.
'The
friends
of
Marshall
Sales
and
Allan
Mc
Millan
are
endeavoring
lo
secure
Ihcir
con-eul
to
stand
in
this
ward.
Willi
contests
in
each
of
the
wards
and
a
keen
fight
for
the
mayoralty
between
Mayor
Mwanl
and
Aid.
'Taylor
there
should
be
a
heavy
vote
polled
WIRELESS
REPORT
8
a.m.
Digby
Island
Cloudy;
light
!outheast
wind;
baxometer,
00;
temperature,
IS;
sea
smooth
Dead
Tree
Point
Overcast;
light
southeast
wind;
barometer,
30.00;
.
temperature,
i0;
sea
Mnooth.
!
Hull
Harbor
Overcast
strong
outheast
wind;
barometer,
29.-
t5;
temperature,
V2;
sea
choppy.
Noon
Diuby
"liiml
Cloudy,
light
southeast
wind;
barometer,
2U.-W,
temperature,
K;
sea
smooth.
Dead
Tree
Point
Itaiutng;
fresh
southeast
wind;
barometer.
30.01:
temperature,
id;
sea
smooth.
Hull
Harbor
llaiuiug:
strong
southeast
wind:
barometer.
20.-87:
temperature.
17:
sea
choppy;
12.10
p.m.
spoke
steamer
Prince
John
in
Ojicen
Charlotte
Sound
bound
for
Allison
Harbor.
FLORIDA
EXPLOSION
CUSTOM
COLLECTIONS
SHOW
INCREASE
OYER
Farralone
Islands
with
a
valuable
liquor
cargo
over
a
year
ago
and
the
cMivictions
resulted
there
from.
CALLED
CRAZY
AN
ACtED
SO
Saskatchewan
Rancher
Kills
His
Wife
and
Then
Blows
His
Own
Brains
Out
.
llFCINA.
Jan.
t.
Hair-crazed
by
the
taunts
of
neighbors
who
called
him
"baity."
Oorge
Ford,
well
known
farmer
of
the
Broad
view
district,
shot
and
killed
his
wife
and
then
blew
his
own
brains
out
on
Saturday.
PROGRESSIVE
NOT
ENTERING
CABINET
Robert
Gardiner
of
Acadia,
Alberta,
Denies
Having
Bean
Approached
on
Subject
OTTAWA.
Jan.
I.
-
Hubert
irdmci.
Progressive
member
for
Acadia.
Alberta,
denied
this
morning
that
lie
was
to
enter
tne
cabinet
as
minister
of
coloniza
tion
and
immigration.
"I
have
never
been
approached
on
the
subject.'
he
declared.
ANOTHER
MAN
IN
VANCOUVER
TOOK
HISjJFE
SUNDAY
SOI
I'll
VANCOl
VF.Il.
Jan.
I
Frank
Malina.
aged
23.
was
found
by
his
psenls
in
the
basement
of
Ins
home
ou
Sunday
ntshl
with
bis
throat
slashed
by
a
razor.
Ho
died
shortly
afterwards.
No
reason
has
been
given
for
lh
act.
DECEMBER
LAST
YEAR
THOUSAND
PEOPLE
'The
tolal
colled
ions
made
by
PERISH
IN
FLOODS
the
custom
department
at
the
port
of
Prince
Jlupei-f
for
the
LONDON,
Jan.
A
Hudaposf
month
of
December.
1923,
were
t
despatch
to
the
Moil
est
imate
$12,052.22.
u
wain
of
tO,n70.H3
lhal
more
than
one
thouand
over
December
I0?l.
when
col-1
person
perished
In
Ihe
flood
ee'ions
amounted
to
.22,972
30.
'
or
'fratifvlvania,
O