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and
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laid
dancing;
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at
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Library
floor
for
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latest
and
best
for
the
MATT
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Prop.
least.
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and
Central
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NO.
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Vol.
XVI.,
l'ltlNCl!
Ill'PKftT.
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(I,
YVKONKSDAY.
JULY
7,
11)20.
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Clrrolitlon,
Hit
Street
St!el
10
PRICE
FFVF
CENTS
CONSTITUTIONAL
QUESTION
LOOMING
LARGE
WORK
TRAIN
ON
C.P.R.
SWEPT
Mackenzie
King
Characterizes
Present
Political
Situation
as
Violation
of
People's
Rights
OTTAWA.
Jill)'
7.
In
u
htutemciit
yelerday.
Might,
lion.
L
Mackenzie
King
again
staled
the
issue
with
Hon.
Arthur
Khe
on
the
coiistitufiToial
slain
or
the
rc-eiit
government.
Tin'
statement
of
what
Mr.
King
described
as
"le
mporary
iunuut"
thai
Jlic
procedure
followed
in
the
liolutiun
of
anient
ln-1
week
wu
exactly
Ihe
mimic
a
(hat
prooed
h
K,iiff
liitiisf
If
when
he
nought
dissolution
four
day
earlier
a
me.
Mr.
King
ay,
und
add
that
if
it
were
(rite
it
would
,
ci
the
fart
that
il
was
Mr.
Meighcn"
duty
himself
to
advUc
w
Mr
TWO
BATHING
FATALITIES
-
J
Youna
Man
Drowned
al
Pentlcton
and
Woman
at
Kelownaj
Both
Non-Retldents.
I'hrit
I'.
July
7.
-
John
it-
H
of
age
i.f
Bran-!
i'oIm.
although
unable'
f
'he
hoote
at
whicbllrr
:e
'
.
:'my
here
early
(hij,J"
lion
ol
the
appointment
or
uiln-
of
the
crown
for
the
pur-'
f
earryiiw
on
government
i
ttaUjlniflia7Jahadmtnili'rHffMipuUUir.
departs
.
ud
half
an
hour
later
nient
in
arennUuee
wild
consti-
i
:
1
J
-
'
n
,it
too
no
rioiiiiiifr
in
'
water
ner
Hie
ov-a
.trf
M
lu
.in
Wadded,
wife
or
'!i
n.4
dger
of
tins
Vancouver
i
'i
a
Milk
"manufacturing
4
drowned
at
Ketowha
.'
-
miming.
B.
C.
LEADS
IN
FISH
VALUES
Production
In
Canada
Makes
Big
Gain
Over
Previous
Year
OTTAWA,
July
7.
Total
value
f
'hr
fisheries
pruductlon
in
'
ida
for
the
year
IUi5
wan
."'O.BOJ
rompared
with
M.-'.
M.'i
hi
I0?l.
The
figure
re-i
riii
4
tic
value
of
fih
mar-i
il
in
llrltlcr.lt
Udumhia
'
'
ritnoiw
the
rvince-.
with
duit
valued
at
S2S.ll
1.018.
Value
production
in
the
Yukon
rd
on
the
pruirlen
wur
2.12',-
in
Nova
Senlia
IO.SI3.087,
N'W
llrunnwiek
$1.708.38H.
On-
'
3,l30.tl2.
Qiii'Imv
3.0I
.-iu
and
Prince
Kdward
Ulaiul,
l
t)U8.1l'J.
BODY
OF
LAD
ON
THE
BEACH
Remains
of
Donald
Hays
Discovered
by
Natives
at
Maude
Island,
Skldegate
Inlet.
HKIIiKiUTi:.
July
7.
The
hwy
nf
bonuld
Maya,
the
lad
who
was
drowned
luil
May
21
was
found
Monday
at
the
end
of
Maudo
Inland
wiuhvd
up
nl
high
water.
One
or
tho
natives
of
Uio
distriot
noticed
the
body
when
out
picking
berries.
OoMTiimenl
Agent
Bargo
was.nl
onrc
notlfii'il.
A
brother
U
workirtg
at
(lie
Sitka
fpruco
.M
lU.i
hero.
COLONEL
ROY
DIED
IN
QUEBEC
JiST
NIGHT
QUF.IIIJO,
July
7.
-
Colonel
flcorge
Hoy,
17
year
of
npr,
former
director
of
urtllli'iy
at
Otlawa
aij.l
acting
commamllng
olllcer
or
thn
QuvWe
mllltnry
UUlrlct,
Ulvd
auddealy
Ul
night.
the
Oovcruor
Oeneral,
now
that
h
hail
taken
office.
.
Thf
late
King
l
o
eminent,
ay
the
statement,
fully
intended
ilia
I
(here
should
e
dissolution
after
prorogation
had
been
nude
or
fore
liotli
ffouse
of
parliament
and
after
all
the
usual
formalities
bad
been
observed.
The
recent
stalelnehl
of
Hon.
Hugh
Oulhrie,
acting
minister
of
justte-c,
deal
eliiefl
with
the
formation
of
the
prrnl
government
and
very
Ill-
II
with
Hie
fundamental
ue-
lulkmar
prarlin
ami
law.
it
is
"I'tevuniptton,"
y
Mr.
Klng,
for
Mr.
Mefgbeu
lo
continue
to;
advie
llii
tiuvenior
tirneral
after'
his
advere
vote
in
the
common!
thetiiglit
before.
If
lint
"uiiwar-j
ranted
violation
of
constitutional
right,
practice
and
law,
i
per-i
milted
to
continue,
it
oaunol
fail;
lo
undermine
the
whole
fabric
ofi
constitutional
governrneitUn
Ca-imda
and
lit.'
fundamental
principles
of
cir-government
under
llnii-ii
uiAlilulioiix
in
whatever
quartet
f
the
plobe
they
may
be
lirld
In
honor
today.
150
GOO
POUNDS
OF
FISH
LANDED
TODAY
Five
American
Boats
and
Four
Canadians
Sell
Catches
at
Satisfactory
Prices
Halibut
arrivaN
thl
morni:i;:
tolalled
130.000
pound-.
Five
American
bonis
disposiil
of
10'J.-000
pounds
at
the
Fih
Kuchange
at
bids
raiuing
from
15c
to
1
7.2c
for
fir.!
class
ami
lc
for
erennd.
Four
Oanailian
boats
sold
1
1,000
pound
at
from
(Stand
I'e
to
15.3c
and
10c.
American
Venus,
38.000
pounds,
lo
Hi"
:nnudian
Fish
A
Cold
stora.'
i:o.
inly.
32.000
pdutnU,
and
lncr
10,000
pounds,
lo
the
Booth
Fisheries.
Slierniiin.
17.000
pounds
In
the
Atlin
Fisheries.
Yellowslone,
12.000
pound,
to
the
Hoyal
Fish
Co.
Canadian
Mulineaa.
.
10.000
pounds,
lo
Atlin
Fisheries.
Ilrtcillc,
12,000
pounds
and
Helen
12,000
pounds,
to
the
Can
adian
Fish
&
Cold
Slonwe
l.o.
Ternnn.
8.0(H)
pounds,
lo
the
Paclllc
Fisheries.
BISHOP
OF
LONDON
DEPLORES
DESERTION
OF
CHURCHES
FOR
GOLF
LONDON.
July
7.
Tho
Bishop
nf
l.mi.lnti
is
worried
over
tho
irrowlh
at
Sunday
golf.
"I
cannot
bul
view
with
really
igraxo
anxiety."
he
told
his
Diocesan
Conference,
"tho
great
number
of
well-meaning
Christian
men
who
have
given
up
Christian
worship
for
golf."
LORD
ALLENBY'S
TATTERED
FLAG
Emblom
Carried
at
the
Head
of
Troops
Presented
lo
Maple
Leaf
Club,
Reglna.
HLUI.NA.
July
.
It
is
only
a
tattered
ami
worn
fla?,
but
be
muc
it
vu
the
little
Union
Jack
that
Buttered
bravely
al
the
head
or
the
troop
led
into
Jerusalem
by
Field
Marshall
VUeouut
Allen
by.
it
is
a-prMioui
souvenir
the
Maple
Ittr
Hotel
here.
The
flas'wa
brought'
from
(lie
Holy
l4ind
jiy
Uev.
Kdward
King
iUmiwall,
I-Uigland,
chaplain
wi'u
the
British
IUe'IUIonary
Force
-Mr
Kins
eante
to,lkinada
in
l'Jl'J
hi
a
vivil
to
It.'gina
and
on
thai
vtccaioit.
proiftUlie
historic
nag
fb
BmiMp
.MeAiliiot
llarutng
The
latter
tibcuently
(lave
th
flas;
to
Hie
Maple
Leaf
i:ioi.
B0B0P
WAS
WRECKED
Lost
"Old
Nick"
And
Had
to
Tramp
to
Port
Over
Mountain
Without
Food.
SKIDEGATE,
July
7
With
his
boat,
the
"Old
Nick,"
a
total
wreck,
Bob
Dunlop,
a
ealmon
Iroller,
arrived
at
Hippo
hungry
and
sore
after
a
hike
over
the
mountains.
It
was
Tuesday
of
last
week
when
a
storm
hit
the
boat
when
trolllnn
off
the
west
coast.
The
engine
went
out
of
business
and
the
craft
was
soon
driven
on
the
rocks.
Almost
by
a
miracle
Bob
managed
to
gain
shore.
He
then
set
out
afoot
without
food
for
Hippo
Harbor,
where
he
was
given
a
hearty
welcome
by
his
friends.
He
says
the
next
boat
he
gets
he'll
name
"St.
Peter.''
AIRMEN
HAVE
STORMY
TRIP
Reach
Ketchikan
from
Vancouver
After
Many
Days
Enroute
KKJlllllKAN.
July
7.
Hoy
Davis
and
llussell
Merrill,
who
left
Vancouver
June
27,
in
an
airplane,
arrived
hero
yesterday
after
tdornis
and
engine
trouble
had
delayed
them
on
their
voyage.
They
will
change
motors
here.
Fears
had
been
expressed
that
Davis
and
Merrill
were
lost.
They
are
on
Hieir
way
to
Brislol
Bay
to
scout
for
fish
in
cotineclloii
with
Ihe
canneries
in
IJuil
dl
tricl.
"
i,'J'
The
first
plane
which
set
out
In
do
Hie
work
was
wrecked
in
Ojintsinn
Sound
in
the
Northern
pail
of
Vancouver
Island
and
1
lie
airmen
losl
Iheir
lives.
FLOODS
IN
JAPAN.
TOKIO,
July
7.
Heavy
rains
In
western
Japan
caused
Ilia
deal
l
'of
30
people
and
destroyed
t.&Oi)
humus.
OFF
TRACKS
BY
SLIDES
NEAR
REVELSTOKE
Spanish
Aniha-sador
to
the
I
tilled
Stales.
Sonor
JitailUfaiiu.
kosiug
(he
Hiug
ol
Cardinal
iteiev.
li-anovu
on
Ins
arrival
for
the
Chicago
Congress.
r
ELECTION
DATE
TO
.
4
BE
ANNOUNCED
BY
MEIQHEN
JULY
16
OTTWVA,
July
7.
Hon.
f
Arthur
Meigiien
will
open
his
campaign
here
on
July
10.
when
he
will
ad-
dreM
a
mass
meeting
and
f
will
nniiouii.v
the
dale
ot
the
general
election.
LOGGER
DIES
AS
A
RESULT
OF
FALL
AT
QUEEN
CHARLOTTE
CITY
Seorge
West
Was
Being
Sent
to
Pr.
Rupert
on
Mission
Boat
When
End
Came.
iKIDF.UATF..
July
7.
George:
West,
a
well
known
logger,
died
as
the
result
f
a
fall
from
a,
bridge
at
Queen
Charlotte
City.;
Failing
to
recover
consciousness
alter
the
accident,
he
was
picked
up
by
the
mission
boai
Thomas
Crosby
bul
before
the
boat
left
Sutidspit
for
Prince
llupcrt,
Mr.
West
died.
He
was
accompanied
hy
Nurse
Turner
of
Skidegate.
Mr.
West
was
always
a
great
favorite
with
the
children
of
t.Mieen
Charlotte
City
and
wa
well
and
favorably
known
everywhere.
AMERICAN
ADMIRAL
TO
VISIT
VANCOUVER
Commander
In
Chief
of
Pacific
Fleot
to
Go
There
on
Flagship.
Seattle.
VANCOUYF.lt,
July
7.
Mayor
Tnvlor
was
advised
yesterday
thai
Admiral
Hobiusou.
commander
in
rhleror
the
United
Slates
Pacific
fleet,
would
visit
Vancouver
on
board
the
flagship
Seattle
during
exhibition
week,
from
August
7
to
12.
II.
O,
Lewis,
who
arrived
this
morning
on
Ihe
Prince
John
from
Ihe
Queen
,
Charlofle
.Is-lamls,
will
sail
Ihls
Inf(e'rn6on
for
Vancouver
aboard
lie:
'I'rjtit
'in...
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;
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U.
DISCUSSION
OF
GOVERNOR
ANDPOWERS
Imperial
Conference
To
Take
Up
Question
of
Byng's
Recent
Action.
LONDON,
July
7.
Tho
Dally
News
political
correspondent
states
that
Baron
Byng's
action
In
refusing
dissolution
to
Mr.
Mackenzie
King
will
be
brought
up
for
discussion
by
one
of
the
Dominion
premiers
at
the
Imperial
conference
In
October.
The
delicate
constitutional
'Issue
will
then
arise,
the
correspondent
states,
and
the
position
and
powers
of
the
Governor
Genoral
will
be
discussed
with
freedom
for
the
first
time
by
the
Dominion
representatives
themselves.
THREE
MILLION
AREDELAYED
Subway
Strike
In
New
York
Cause!
of
Much
Delay
to
Business
i
Poopte.
NF.W
YOllK,
July
7.
More
than
three
million
people
round
l
heir
trips
to
and
from
l)iisine84
lengthened
by
upwards
of
two
hours
this
morning
as
a
result
of
the
strike
Sunday
of
subway
workers
who
were
joined
lo
some,
extent
by
employees
or
Iho
elevated
lines.
DROWNED
IN
RIVER
KA.MLOOl'S.
July
7.
-
Pielro
Belsnnlo,
51
years
of
age,
un
Italian
section
hand
employed
by.
the
Canadian
National
Hallways
in
the
Blue-Hiver
division,
vvii'h
drowned
while
swimming
n
tho
North
Thompson
Hlvef
norlh
of
here.
"
'
.
LIBERALS
ARE
!
OPENING
FIGHT
Will
Make
Constitutional
Question
Issue
of
the
Present
Campaign.
MEIGHEN
ABSOLUTE
OTTAWA.
July
7
Liberal-are
preparing
lo
press
Ihe
campaign
on
constitutional
issues.
If
;
returned
to
power
they
haje,
il
is
understood,
two
proposals
to
of-!r.
The
first
is
a
fall
session
of
i
parliament
for
the
voting
of
sup-'
ply
and
(he
second
the
appointment
of
commissioners
lo
examine
the
constitutionality
of
the
ac
s
of
the
Meigb.cn
administration.
The
constitution
nuetiou,
it
is
f
intimated,
will
be
the
keynote
of
Uie
Liberal
campaign.
Liberal
I
aeudijuarters
this
afternoon
is-jsue.i
a
statement
declaring
that
i
Meigiien
"constitutes
now
all
thai
tran
be
designated
as
the
government
of
Canada
m
whatever
per-j
lams
to
Canada's
domestic,
im
perial
and
international
affairs
ami
responsibility."
WEST
IS
WHISTUNG
SAYS
FRANK
YEIGH
WLWlPKti.
July
;.
"The
west
is
whittling
instead
oT
whim
pering,
declared
Frank
veigli,
of
Toronto,
on
his
arrival
here
after
an
extensive
tour
of
Western
Ca
nada.
The
westerner,
Mr.
Yeig;li
as
serted,
was
a
human
thermometer
with
a
temperature
that
rises
and
falls
with-the
fluctuations
of
the
weather
or
the
stale
of
the
wheal
market.
Winnipeg
urain
i-.xciiange
is
the
westerner's
pulse
and'
-his
iieart
beats'
ure
regulated
by
Ihe
(ale
that
Iho
thrtsher
reveals.
A
normal
pulse
and
a
steady
heart
action,
are
conducive
lo
whistling."
Mr.
Yeigh'sald.
"To
an
easterner,
this
feelitw
acts
as
a
salutary
tonic.
Every
where
in
the
west
the
sound
ol
a
hammer
is
heard
ami
me
oiu-
time
buoyancy
seems,
to
have
re
turned
ami
hope-
is
springing
more
hopeful)
in
western
human
hearts
than
for
many
years
past."
OSSINING
PRISON
SURGEON
IN
CITY
Dr.
Squire
Has
Officiated
at
168
Executions
Including
That
of
Charles
Becker.
An
interesting
visitor
in
the
city
today
is
Dr.
Squire,
head
phy
sician
or
Ossining
Prison
in
New
York
state,
who
with
Mrs.
Squire
is
making
the
round
trip
lo
Alas
ka
on
the
steamer
prince
llupert.
Dr.
Squire
has
been
20
years
al
Ossining
Prison
and
has
had
the
gruesome
task
of
officiating
at
1
08
executions.
Charles
Becker
was
one
of
the
men
whom
he
ex
amined
after
he
had
been
dec
Srocuted
for
murder.
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
Bid.
Asked
C.
pi'.it.
.if.
B.C.
Silver
....
2.12
2.20
Consolidated'
.....212.50
Dunwell
1.85
Oladstone
....
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2.13
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r
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One
Car
Went
Into
llllclllewaet
River
700
Feet
Below
C.P.R.
Line.
TWO
BIG
SLIDES
Veritable
River
or
Water,
Mud
and
Debris
Poured
Across
Railway.
VANCOL'VKft,
July
7,Carry.-ing
hundreds
or
huge-
boulders,
weighing
from
two
to
three
tons
each,
a
veritable
river
of
water,
mud
and
timbers
poured
across
the
Canadian
Pacific
tracks
at
Lauretta,
fourteen
miles
east
of
Itevelsloke,
late
last
night
and
early
thn.
morning
when
two
targe
slides
came
down.
An
en
gine
and
four
cars
of
a
work
train
were
swept
from
the
tracks
and
il
is
feared
oe
went
into
the
Illiciilewuet
Hiver.but
iti
is
believed
that
there
was
no
one
in
the
car
at
the
time.
It
fell
about
700
rcet.
FORMER
HERO
LOSES
MATCH
Detroit
Continues
Losing
Streak
When
Trimmed
by
St.
Louis
Yesterday
NF.W
YOllK,
July
7.
Joe
Bush,
hero
of
the
world
series
in
l'J23
between
the
Athletics;
and
Oiaiits,
recently
dropped
by
Washington,
pitched
Ihe
first
game
for
Pittsburg
yesterday
against
Chicago,
but
tost
as
Blake,
Ihe
Chicago
re
cruit,
held
the
world
champions
lo
four
scattered
hits.
The
Cincinnati
Keils
required
eleven
innings
lo
defeat
Orover
Vlexander.
pitching
for
ST.
Louis.
Despite
homers
by
Fothergdl
and
Heilmanu,
Detroit
continued
its
losing
streak,
SL
Louis
I
rim
mi
a?
(hem
&
to
2.
i
National
League
Chicago
3-2,
Pittsburg
0-3.
Cincinnati
5,
St.
Louis
2.
Brooklyn-Boston
postponed.
American
League
St.
Louis
5.
Detroit
2.
Cleveland
2,
Chicago
9.
Boston-Philadelphia
postponed
TESTIMONIAL
TO
LAPOINTE
Proposal
to
Raise
Fund
For
Him
By
Liberals
In
Recognition
of
Services.
OTTAWA,
July
7.
Plans
are
under
way,
it
is
understood,
by
which
the
Liberal
party
will
pre
sent
a
testimonial
lo
Hon.
Ernest
Lapointc,
former
minister
of
jus-
lice,
injT
cognition
of
his
services
to
Ihe
party
as
acting
leader
of
the
government
duHig
last
winter.
It
is
proi)scd
lo
raise
a
fund
for
him
of
$100,000
and
invest
it.
In
support
of
the
project
it
is
applied
that
Mr.
Lapotnle
is
not
wealthy
and
is
in
poor
health.
'"
ACTING
MINISTERS
HAVE
NOT
RESIGNED
OTTAWA,
July
7.
"T
he
report
i$
ludicrous
and
calculated
lo
stir
up
mischief,"
declared
Premier
Melghen.
when
commenting
on
a
rumor
that
the
iictitig
ministers
had
resigned,
leaving
the
government
of
Canada
vesjpd
in
Lord
Byng
acting
on
the
advice
of
Mr.
Melghen.