1
25
TAXI
Ambulance
and
mm
Boston
Grill
Service
Large
tpstair
Dining
Hall,
with
newly
laid
dancing
Anywhere
a
Anytime.
'
floor
for
hire
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
'"'I,..
41
Al.
!
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN,
and
fit
St.
PRINCE
RUPERT
The
latest
and
be.it
for
the
WATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
least.
Phone
457.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
VOl,
XVI
NO,
10.
PltlNCi:
III
PEHT,
H.C.,
WKUXESHAY.
JAM
AUY
13.
1020.
veternyi
tircuLUcm.
im
sirt
sat,
m
pnir.B
fivk
rents.
0
OPULATIOH
IS
NEEDED
TO
MAKE
PROVINCE
PROSPEROUS
SAVS
PREMIER
Vote
Likely
on
Want
of
in
House
Conservatives
say
there
they
are
asked
to
form
Government
following
Liberal
defeat
OTTAWA.
Jan.
:i.
lion.
Hugh
(lulhne,
formerlv
oln
i
Smi
general
hi
(lie
Mcighi'ii
udiiiini-truliou.
dflmilely
iiiiiiouured
n
in'
Uoue
ot
Common.
lal
uighi
lliui
if
the
government
was
lit'
.
.
!
and
it
Cii
.ittvt
administration
formed.
Hun.
Arthur
l
igheu
wiuml
cudeuvor
lo
curry
Itoni
u
tt-(iliilni.
M
C
i
Hint?
-aid
ln
-poke
M
Mnglieu.
mill
with
In
authority.
.
He
on
lliiiini'-H
niinoiiincil
I
'HEAT
POOL
SUCCESSFUL
SAYFARMERS
nnual
Convention
of
United
Farmer
at
Brandon
Today
Speaks
of
Progress
JlMMio.V
Mun..
Jim.
:i
A
giU
;f
i
)
progre
ill
Wo
Willi.
Tmih
lulled
l'riiri
of
Manilla
P'
u
ii
rcvivul
of
interest,
ami
ii
in-
liiit
linn
m
ye
am
an
m-
rru--'
in
iiii'iuiirrHiiij..
hk
ff-
joitetl
ny
A.
J.
M.
I'tMile.
preii-
I'-ni
,r
i
In-
opening
nf
the
aii-iu,
i
iucii:uni
nf
tliut
ukkim'Iii
li.ii
u
i
i
today.
A
mill
fltiali-lial
!-
'
urn
i;ivi'
aoMi'iiiivi'
Ilia'
Ii,
!
i
.nil
nf
depicr-nm
in
pa-up
:-iml
Mi
Poole,
aiul
a
fur-he-
uiitn-H'i'
In
miniprteul
'MrnxHi
i"
looked
for.
The
0iillinidllig
(eallire
nf
the
us
tun
J
ot'cu
I
In-
uece
of
lite
("I
Oi
gulllailou-.
LtlM-lfisli
mil
"in
'Ujiriitm
ii'uili'llill).
lot
onlinuptl
on
page
"is)
HUGE
ORDER
FOR
RAILWAY
Twonty-sU
Million
of
F'r
Ties
lo
to
to
Great
Britain
l.n.VHO.V
.Ian.
l.'l,
-
Hrilish
M
oliiiiiiiia
bus
received
mi
order
I
Kim
oiio
oMIir
greatest
nrlllsli
'rail
way
group
for
20.ouii.uoo
feet
ol
lloutflas
fir
railroad
tine
Tin
is
mi
hi
lo
In'
more
IIiiiii
I
hi'
pro
nice
total
XMirl
lo
Urea!
ltrilaiii
in
IU?3.
II
Is
staled
Ihal
n
i
breaking
Hie
Iriiililion
ol
i
niori'
Hum
u
century
u
iiriustr
i
ici
heretofore
have
been
made
from
Hall
ir
nine.
CANADIAN
NATIONAL
EXPECTING
INCREASE
EXPRESSBUSINESS
WTNMPHtl.
Hi.-.-.
l;i.
Official-.
fnin
all
jiiiflu
of
I
In
wi'ftlcrn
rc-U'ton
r.aiiaillan
National
Hallway
will
nii'i't
luniori-ow
morning
in
u
Uwo
day
CMiiifrrtMU'i'
wliOit'lii
jilan
t
will
Iki
ip'io.cil
for
IninilliiiK
tlx'
f.lOL'0
trnffio
ami
ncrvico
iiroliK'ton
M
all
branches
of
llio
railway
i-Mjrvicc
in
wi'sdrrn
llanmla.
Kcry
Mmjiorlanl
clly
from
llo
head
of
tlhe
lakuei
to
Vimcouvin'
will
he
rc-ire.Honlo(l
nl
tlir
miMlitm.
which
will
ho
lin'Kiih'il
ovor
liv
W.
A.
iKliiBslaiHl,
uenrral
tnannsi'P
of
ttie
WL'sturn
l'l'ttioii
DOMINION
Tomorrow
Confidence
of
Commons
will
be
no
election
if
on
from
fcioii
lo
se-sion
in
(lie
t.rescnce
nf
Ins
teller
lii
-
intention
to
voir
nguiii-l
lhe
uooerrultvc
atiKMiilnii-iii
of
nun-j
(confidence
but
til
i
he
-uiue
time
In'
iioliftHl
Liberal
ln
was
no):
;i'oiili'tiiiluliic
to
Mile
confidence
in
IIhmh
ul
nil
time.
Hi
xtati-H
that
In-
was
mil
nri-oari'il
(
bring
utinul
a
change
of
govern-tuvjul
ntd
niiuU'W
election.
linn.
f'.hurle
Stewart,
iiiiih-n
t
of
jlic
inliMrior.
urpumt
(lint
tit
VoviTiiiiiriil
mi
maititaiiiiiiK
the
iiultmrl'.)
of
iarliqiiient.
m-vlll
fti
0ini-iilMiM
tn
"1rlnp
on
jour
rlection."
Mi
Mi'I'liail
i'Xiii'-.iiJ
her
lai'k
nf
run
fiilfiiri-
in
Imtli
l,il-oraU
anil
i:oipfrvaliv.
I.'
I
IHll
'Xii'rlPil
III!'
Sllli'
will
In-
tnki'ii
until
tntnoi'i'iiw.
OBJECTION
IS
TAKEN
SUGGESTED
SLANDER
ON
PROGRESSIVE
MEMBERS
llltllllllllUII
llllilL'llrt
II.
II.
lli'iini'ii.
K
..
M
l'.,
i.ul
sar
-
;i.ii'!i-iiiilii",iunf
,
n.o
flharai'leriHlirally
that
ihrrr
an-l.lion
joiml
ri-unn-
why
I'ro-Kroive
ineioliwri
will
iiiiiori
tin'
poti'riiiiient.
"i'li
ulliiMim
unihiiihliill)
i
In
Hie
Hinounl
of
tlir
-i-iomil
imlrninity,
whieli
pnnie
of
Hit'
l'riiri-nive-
inihl
lo-i-
it
hy
rtftniii
lo
niiiiporl
thr
(iiiwrnnipiil
dial
ImuiKht
on
u
tirnerat
elirtinn.
Thai
in
ii
Mhuiiltu'otii
ari'iiia-liim.
Tin
I'nigrpnurw
nu'inlier
liavi'
not
mIiowh
Ihal
lhe
nri'ilif-leiriil
fnim
oilier
itii-mliorn
of
narlliinient
fiive
In
their
poliliwil
irwe.
TloTt'
i
no
n'iion
to
iitiinr
that
Ihi-ir
itickitH
utts-ern
llicir
miIps.
Thai
ii
not
true
anil
oner
ha
heen
true
oT
the
rt'irt'-i'nlativo
of
any
purly,
liarrliiR
an
orru-ilonal
imlividnal
xr'ilion.
An
a
hmly
Iho
l'ro-frrPKnlvi's
aii
cntllleil
lo
hi
i'imiiiIimI
honorahle
men,
who
will
Miiinrt
or
oppo-e
the
aoern-iiicnt
a
they
think
to
ho
in
tho
Inlcri'itu
of
Hie
country.
The
Infe-riMict'tf
from
Mr.
Ilcn-iict'-
oh-ierviilion
arc
Ihal
the
dilpnry
member
xtlll
proeerdH
ujion
t
lit
aioumption
thai
a
political
opponent
ohonld
never
he
ereililet!
wllli
a
good
motive
when
a
bad
one
can
be
found:
and
thai
in
liU
opinion
there
i
not
much
likelihood
that
the
I'ro-
mtivc!i
can
I"
finl
to
line
up
with
Mr.
MelKhen.
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
Hid.
Asked.
II.H.
-Silver
1.71
1.75
Hunwell
IT0.
1.51
tJlaiMom?
-3Vi
llazellon
-01
I..
&
1
13
Vi
.15
Pi'i'ioier
2.23
'rtllvi'irri'i-l
-15
13
S
lab
-0D
11
ELECTION
WBB
.-MilsssMBt-.
.w
M-ts-igJ-J-wMslBMWL
It
LA
UK
FOXKS
lie
wiii-il
ll.i
ml
beoig
hamllt't
BRITAIN'S
GREATEST
ADVERSE
BALANCE
HISTORY
OF
COUNTRY
l.oMm.Y
Jim
I:;.
Ilrllmii
Hiher-e
trade
iHiianee
for
Hie
year
It'-J
wt
rmmtily
t'loil.ooo.tiljo.
Hie
preirle-!
in
In-itory
and
tT(:.
000.000
ni-.n-
than
lal
year.
COMMITTED
FOR
TRIAL
GUN
CARRYING
CHARGE
George
Sackman
Sent
up
This
Morning
by
Magistrate
Mc-Clymont
(itsorge
Saukman,
li-tlionian.
on
a
cluiifje
of
havuiK
a
pistol
in
hi-
posses-ion
for
a
purpose
ilaiiyurous
to
the
puhlic
peace,
was
ooininitled
for
trial
in
the
clly
police
court
this
moniinjt
by
Miutislrule
Mctll.vuiont.
Kvi-dencc
-IiowihI
thai
accused
had
Kime
'fti
Ihe
residence
of
A.
K.
Cnghl,
l-'ifth
A)enue
I'mhI,
and
had
there
drawn
on
lor
Jolm-oii
a
iUH
calibre
revolver
from
Ills
pockd
after
huviiiK
had
an
iillerration
with
IHIJa
Howeu.
a
imilil
of
his
own
nationality.
It
was
Mtalcd
Ihal
Sackman
had
paid
Ihe
fare
of
the
girl
to
this
I'ounlry
from
Esthonia.
I'olice
officers,
on
nrreslliM
nceuseil
later,
found
the
loaded
revolver
loUethcr
with
extra
shells
in
hi
possession.
Witnesses
at
Ihe
preliminary
trial
litis
tiiorninp
were
Hilja
llow-eu.
A.
E.
Wright.
Maslor
I'harlie
Wrighl
and
P.nn-slahles
Macdonahl
and
l'olleilon.
The
ease
was
prosecuted
hy
filly
Solicilnr
E.
Jones
and
Mrs.
Edie
Hlapp
acled
as
interpreter.
REPLAYED
GAMES
IN
CUP
TIE
SERIES
IN
ENGLAND
ARE
PLAYED
LONDON.
.Inn.
HI.
Hesulls
of
Ihe
replayed
games
in
the
third
round
of
the
English
Cup
ties
lesulled
as
follows:
Manchester
City,
I:
Corin
thians,
0.
Httrnley.
0;
Cardiff.
Arsenal,
t;
Wolverhampton,
0.
Liverpool.
I
:
Soul.hamplon.
0.
ruiTtmiouHi.
1
Derby
1
onl
fliuimrm
u
.
a
Moiiti-eiO
I
v
IS
X
Ijl'irk
oxi"
or
export
rotn
I'nuee
KU-he
Laiiadian
National
lixpre-.
Not
Less
Taxes
but
More
People
Need
of
Today
Declares
Premier
Oliver
Addressing
Property
Men
VAXCOl
Ell.
Jun.
n.
"W
liot
the
provuu
e
need-
is
a
million
new
people
imbued
with
industry
and
thrill
pos-e.ed
by
the
early
piom
cr
ol
Ontario."
Premier
Oliver
declared
in
iiihlre
nig
a
buiitpiel
of
the
Associated
Properly
Owners
here.
"The
greatest
need
today
i
home
seekers
and
home
builders."
The
premier
said
it
would
be
dirrieiill
to
convince
hi
in
Ihal
il
wa-
taxation
that
was
keeping
Hrilish
Columbia
back,
when
people
were
inlying
into
Ihe
coffer-
of
the
province
u
million
dollar-
monthly
Tor
luxuries
that
t-aii-etl
(hem
more
harm
Ihuti
good.
INTERIOR
PEOPLE
HOPING
FOR
WINTER
Snow
Needed
in
Bu
kloy
Valley
to
Allow
Ordinary
Work
to
Proceed
Though
the
residents
of
th
Hulkley
Valley
are
very
much
per
turbed
n
Ihe
look
of
snow
and
industry
is
'being
severely
handi
capped
tliioujli
the
-mild
condi
tions
thai
have
so
far
been
prevailing,
the
weather
ha
shown
i
lendeury
lo
harden
up
during
tin
past
few
days
and
the
arrival
or
vvinler
is
now
hoped
for.
reporl-O.
A.
Woodland,
local
manager
of
Ihe
Imperial
Oil
Go.,
who
relumed
this
morniuif
from
a
business
trip
to
Hums
Lake.
Telkwa
and
Suiithers.
The
country
-is
mOII
open
ami
motor
cars
are
stilt
it
ite
on
the
Smithers-Telkwa
road
which
has
some
snow
on
it
but
which
is
hare
at
many
points.
JAPANESE
MINE
EXPLOSION
TOKIO.
Jan.
I
a.
Seventeen
persons
were
killed
and
S3
in-!
tendim-lured
in
a
coal
mine
explosion
Unental
al
l'okoko
las!
night.
SHIPS
DELAYED
VANCOUVER
FOQS
CARS
HELD
UP
I
VAXCOI
VEH,
Jan.
13.
1
Twenty-five
shijs
were
held
mi
yesterday
in
English
Hay
a-
a
result
of
dense
fog
which
pervaded
Hie
pity
and
district.
TJie
smoke
from
the
factories
and
fires
mingling
willi
Ihe
thick
atmosphere
made
progression
very
difficult.
Street
cars
were
delayed
and
motor
vehicles
found
il
aliiiusl
impossible
to
get
around.
The
delays
to
transportation
interfered
a
great
ileal
with
the
business
of
Ihe
city.
Hy
permission
of
the
General
Officer
Commanding
Miiilary
Oislrict
Xo.
II.
all
rx-servici
men
are
permitted
lo
vvcar
uni
forms
and
decorations
.while
at-
the
third
annual
regi-ball
at
Auditorium,
I-'ii-
'day
evening.
IMh
January,
HtiJ'i.
McMordie
's
Final
Message
Ex
Aid.
S.
P.
Mi
Mordie
takes
llns
dual
opportunity
or
reipicsliug
the
eleclors
al
Ihe
polls
tomorrow,
not
only
lu
eleel
lit
lit
In
(he
mayoral'y
but
lo
place
him
in
office
with
a
stilislatilial
majority.
His
platform
has
been
as
fully
pruseuU'd
as
cireumslances
would
permit
and
lie
gives
Ihe
I'leclors
his
assurance
Hml,
if
elecled,
he
w
ill
consider
it
mil
only
a
privilege
but
a
duty
in
carry
out
lo
the.
best
of
his
ability
all
undertakings
he
lia-
made
in
the
course
or
the
t-anipaigu
and
to
administer
the
city's
urrairs
tilong
sound
mid
clean
business-like
lines.
CAMPAIliN
COMMITTEE.
LIKELY
YET
Seventy
Prominent
Citizens
at
Banquet
to
J.
H.
Pillsbury
1
when
Presentations
Made
Scenly
of
the
uio-l
pioiniiieul
people
of
Prince
Hupert
'
gathered
Iji1
mglil
ul
a
liampiet
in
the
St.
Ilegi
Uuft
dining
hall
Tor
the
uirpi-e
of
doing
honor
to
J.
II.
1'ili-lniry,
until
(he
cod
of
Hie
year
Miperinlendeiit
of
Ihe
Hrydot-k
ond
liipyri,
jukI
now
leaving
Tor
Victoria
and
luler
to
be
located
al
Winnipeg.
In
Hie
i-iiiire
or
Hie
evening
Mr.
1'ilMuiry
was
pre.eiiled
with
U
Huh
bag
by
(leorge
.Vickeron
mi
behair
oi
thoe
present
and
a
iflerling
silver
cofree
put
va
given
him
for
.Mr.-.
Hilisbury
at
Hie
same
lime.
A
great
many
tale-
were
told
oi
(he
early
days
'
and
liappy
reminder-!
of
pa-l
lill'e
-
escapade-
by
old
tiiner,
anions
lie
speaker.-
bein
lr.
Tremaync,
'
-onul
Wakefield.
Olof
llaio-on.
s-uperinlendent
Tobey,
K.
(1.;
Hawin.
(ieorje
lla.py.
lr.
W.
T.i
Kei-in.
I).
.
Stewart.
E.
C.
liiii-l
Jbo!
.
Editor
C.
II.
Sawle.
Tloima!
.MrMeekin.
Hk.i'
Thoni
un.
Colonel
Nii-lioll
ami
ietr-;e
Nie-kei
-ion.
The
tiaiiipiel
wa
an
rx-
leelleni
one
and
al
inlenal
he-
iween
the
i-peeHie.
there
va.
romuiunily
.iosin
led
by
Colonel
NicholU
anil
vocal
solo
by
S.
K.
Ciunpliell.
Percy
Tinker
and
It.
.lame..
M.
P.
McCalTery
presided.
The
Presentation
In
making
the
.reentatlonl
"rscue
worker
eouver-uns
Mr.
Xu'keion
said
no
one
wimUllwi,n
"r
Hie
entombed
men
..
rrrTit'...T.
.....
....
..i..
t.
.
-
.
regret
more
I
Init
lo
Mr.
Pill
bury"
lea,
mg.
He
referrerlj
hutiioroii-iv
i
riHin
i
cards
winch
In-
a!li
iluile.l
to
Air.
Pillsbury
a
good
luck
rather
lhafi
bis
skill.
He
said
the
gopst
of
the
evpiiiiij:
was
I
tick
v
both
al
love
and
eard.
He
wa-
sorry
lo
see
the
old
timers
go.
Their
hopes
ami
dreams
had
not
al'
been
realized.
They
iiopril
and
trusted
Ihal
tie
would
return
and
pend
the
laller
part
of
his
dav
with
them.
As
a
member
of
(he
Hoard
of
Trade.
Mr.
Pillsbury
had
alwav-t
attended
the
meetings
and
helped
in
every
possible
way.
As
vice-liiesideoi
ia-t
year
he
had
carried
on
inucti
-of
tlie
work.
Many
of
Ihe
fine
things
he
had
done
could
not
be
revealed
yet
they
would
!h
of
lasting
benefit
lo
the
city.
On
behalf
of
the
citizen
there
gathered
and
others
who
could
mil
be
present
he
made
Ihe
pre
scuta!
ions
hopiu?
that
holh
In
and
Mrs.
Pitlshury
and
family
might
live
long
to
enjoy
their
use.
He
assured
them
tha'
wherever
they
might
reside,
while
I
hey
might
have
many
friends
none
would
bold
them
in
us
great
esteem
as
the
people
of
Prince
Hupert.
Guest
Replies
Mr.
Pillsbury
readied
with
grea!
feeling.
He
said
"My
friends,
I
find
it
just
absolutely
beyond
me
to
express
how
much
I
appreciate
the
honor
you
have
conferred
on
me
in
the
iKimpiel
and
in
the
gifts
to
myself
and
Mrs.
l'ills-
hury.
I
can
sense
the
sentiment
hehind
it
nil
and
1
thank
you
from
the.
bottom
of
my
hear'..
Oilier
cities
may
have
greater
advantages
than
Prince
Hupert
hut
I
know
that
wherever
I
go
I
shall
never
find
u
place
where
there
are
so
many
good
kind
men
and
women
as
here."
Mr.
Pillsbury
said
it
had
heev
his
privilege
to
bring
the
first
parly
of
engineers
and
workmen
to
Ihe
site
of
Prince
Hupert
in
I
HOG.
There
was
nothing
hcr
then
hul
forest
right
down
to
Ihe
water's
edge.
He
said
he
hail
Just
been
in
Florida
and
he
asked
Hill
Lord,
who
was
on
Ihe
boat
whether
they
would
find
diffi
culty
in
setting
water.
....
.
ike
t
v
io.
was
me
answer,
"you
don't
need
to
worry
about
water."
The
parly
made
their
headquarters
al
Metlakatla
a!
finl
and
the
first
persons
he
mel
there
were
Dm
and
Mrs
Tie.
maynp
who
had
gone
!
Miat
'!
i
'''Hi
'!
I'Utfl!
'Wv
MINE
EXPLODED
MANY
KILLED
WIUIHIITO.N.
Okla..
Jan.
13.-
Moi
of
Hip
1)13
men
working
i.i
the
De?an
MeCunnell
mine
near
fine
are
believed
to
have
been
iotanHy
killed
this
mornim,-
by
a
lerrific
explosion
that
wrecked
the
main
.shaft
and
entombed
lumen.
He-cue
crews
arcrendeavor-
jln?
to
reafcb
Mime
of
the
known
jUrthpr.
ilhiougii
an
air
ftafi
are
iufonii-
ed
that
few
remain
alive.
The
explosion
was
euused
hy
"coal
dust.
II
was
so
strong
Ihaf
it
blew
liniliers
trtuii
tin
fio:toui
or
the
shun.
MEXICAN
FLOOD
LOSS
IS
2,009
Fourteen
Inches
of
Rain
In
Three
Days
Caused
Country
to
be
Submerged
XOi;ALE8.
Jan.
13.
Fully
two
thousand
persons
lost
their
live.-
in
the
recent
floods
in
the
stale
of
Xayaril,
Mexico,
according
to
the
estimates
oT
railroad
officials.
The
floods
were
caused
by
heavy
rains,
fourteen
inches
having
rullen
within
three
day,
causing
the
country
to
be
sub-menged.
LOW
TEMPERATURES
STILL
PREVAIL
IN
NORTHERN
INTERIOR
The
wcuther
in
liie
interior
is
still
niihl.
The
tendency
for
lower
temperature
seems
to
have
stopped
and
today's
report
indicates
that
at
tSmilhcrs
and
Hums
Lake
il
is
rrceiing
sliighlly
while
at
Terrace,
Hlewarl
and
Anyox
there
was
no
Trust
this
morning
at
eight
o'clock.
The
report
follows
:
llazelton
Cloudy,
calm,
mild.
Smlthers
-Cloudy,
taltn;
temperature,
29.
Hunts
Lake
rCloiifdy.
calm;
temperature,
20.
Terrace
Cloudy,
calm:
temperature,
33.
Anyox
Cloudy,
ealm;
lempcr-uture,
35.
Slewarl
Cloudy,
calm:
temperature.
31.
At
the
north
cabins
the
weather
remains
soft.
BODIES
OF
MURDERERS
WILL
GO
TORELATIVES
VICTORIA.
Jan,
I3.v
At
tho
retiuest
of
rrlends,
the
provincial
cabinet
yesterday
passed
an
order
in
council
which
will
enalde
them
lo
secure
the
bodies
f
Haker
and
Sowash
aHer
execution
Tor
li!e.--i
wh'-e
:u;iri
in
j);
-an
farm.