125 V.if A TT A CV fiM h hi unum x i vuu EDITORIAL IMaor Dicfe Bar lrges EDMONTON POLITICIAN FLIE8 OFF THE HANDLE A I (i. Bury. Conservative rnr :.. !er for ha I hdmnulnu in the ast parliament am aguiu u :; dale fur the same position . a l r" I :i 'ir uie tjonscrvuiivc oaniter, :r.-:Je a wholly unwarranted ul- . un Prince Itti pert and the " r wliirh will lie refilled : : members of the Meigheu lie taken a position which SaleofP.G.E. to Lift Load from Taxpayers YICTOHIA. Aug. :i. The sale of the I'm iHr Ureal Ka-tcm Hailway a a mean of relieving the British Columbia taxpayers frotn (he annual debt charges amounting to 2,51)0,000 whs urged Unlay liy Major It. J. Iliirde, independent member fur Alberto in the legislature. I.. ..t It. a ........... rvn I (I... ,,').,,., !(,,.., I, , in!eU to that of the Kdmon- declared, there would be no ene hi MTajipiiig the ntad, whi h Board of Trade and Boards , would only free the inivun-e from the annual operating def'cil T nde all over Aiberla and 'on the hue ol approximately 2.iO,non. " hewan. I At ording ti- Premier Oliver, "tiibbb" " re till being rr- T.:f lnnte llunerl elevator tiflrurled lo gue a erond' fir grain on the I'acific;,. lu provide h way of get- iTPMMIC fU AMP way from the heavy over-! lLtlllllJ llIrllTli ii; narge oi ine ron oi de lniinrs for the govern-' ail way lo lhi Hrt, a per-tegilimale commercial j. lion. . aii iii (here are number 'ierwic good citizen who I Mipjtort the lirayton-rombuialion at (he forlh- 9 t.lrl lltltilt l,ftA Jicra iiriiiighl byi'. ivt jup. - -Can e!ik to believe that Uie vf jtarty i right and J parly w rong, no mal-t -hh an' al slake. To 1 ieem heller for all lie great majority and li a margin at will a -nt I'rinee ItuperU rr-li ollcranre' from pro-cneniber ol on olher-t at parly. fl NOR MAT WAS SEIZED Taktn Outalde Three Mile Limit and Captain and Crew Arretted, I..- i JHX. x. H.f Aug. 3. ' It liquor estimated to ho a' alitiul $3(10.000. the s mrjiwr Usbing schoo-.i'hic wallowed into ort ' government patrol boat av Captain William Trent Noa Scotia, and Mi-M ;ci, 35. an Ituliuu super-unj fixe seamen were ar- " Mm vessel watt seized K hr three mile limit, tin - said to be laid on Hie 1 lial the Granite brought ' r" f liquor one and a hair inside I lie limit lat week u ivnrcd approximately 10,-w nil of Alroliol to Charles ii West HI. John.- B. C. CRICKET SCORE LARGE Bat Manitoba Province by Making 204 For Six Wlckete Against 106 ' WMONTOX, Atiif. 3. In Iho rrickel touinainenl un " here Alberta and BHIi!u "siiniim both leaislered viclot-,r hi veittcrdny'n itainen. Alberta ' from Saakalchewan iy '"' f l(JI wrulnM. 02 and Bill ! ' "Uimhiu overcame Maniloba J11' ( 'He impressive score of 201 '' ix wickets ugulnt the when! 'IUMIH08 Q(J ' o.iuy n itame: Aiberla Jiluy "'"'liH u ml British Columbia "in u'les concluslitiiH with . i mi ceived in regard f the jiiir.hae : : : : . - PROFESSIONAL Suzanne Lenglen Is to Tour Unl ted States, Canada, Mexico and Cuba IQ REVENUE EXPECTED Hardly Believe World Beater Ha Quit Amateur Ranks I'AKK : '.harlr l'yle. I ni!el ijtaU jKrt prunioter, nnounml lal ntaht lltal tuianne Liig1eti would make a tour of tin rutted Mute a a a professional in the fall. cJHumeucing on October I and latiug for four monih. The annnunremeiil of the departure of (lie worlo" citainpio: woman lenut olayer from the rmik of amateurism made cot. fttdprable Hr here, many en-prfins .loulit thai hc but really mned up a a nrofexMior.-ai. , NVvvf.-wtper eatitnate ht- eaniiuss on a tour wUiru wi!t tMko her to Canada, Mexico. Oib Hi hHween 100.000 and f00 000. Lu a tnrnse lo the Ai(eiai',l I'r Mif l.nalen nai'l: firm nei will )av fur Anienru September 2.' for four month"." SUZANNE LENGLEN OPENS IN CANADA I'OtHVILLi:. France, Aus. 3. -tJoitf inning the announcement that he was lo lour a n tennis profession -a.. Siuaune Lenglen told the Associated I'resa eorrespon-denl today that she will begin iter leur on this contin-ent by a isit to liaMcrn Canada. STEAMER DESTROYED FIRE-OFF LABRADOR HALIFAX. Aug 3 Tlie Nova Scotia steamer Fiances Koutilier, engaged in eollei tiiwr and rarry-niiH rish. wa completely destroyed tiy lire caused by un explosion oTf the iMiant of i.'.atiaJian j,aliru-dor. The crew is all safe aaaaa" '"IV ? VANCOUVER EXCHANGE Did. Asked B.C. Silver .... l.Ul . 2.02 ' iKiuwell 1.70 1.H5 Independence .07 4 .09 Indian .05 U .0(5 I.. 1 .11 M annul .n .10 l'jieniler .'.! t 2.20 Porter Idaho .01) Silver .Crest, IL' Surf lulel ..... .05 DCCD I of the rond. : BLUE MONDAY IN BASEBALL New York Yankees Were Stopped In Winning Streak by Chicago White Sox. Xl'AV YOUK, Ail, i It wa blur Monday for the league leading New York Yankees, wtrose eJialfr! erft traUht virtotie Van bwketi yi-MiU) by CltK'ax" vhrn tkve AVbit'' Sox vato1ut"b4 d .hem. Hliwge. -rliioio tmind among tlm Uajtg dlslamr liilters. drnvr out a tKMiier in th" ninth with two jo. gixins a record victor' for Wasbinfitott over St. Louts. Ken W ilttatti of Uie Browns hit his UurUMDtb bonier of the season in titss game-National League CliltMo &, ltriKiklyn . St. Lotus 2, New York 4. CiBotnttati-Bostoii jxulpoiifd. IMIsIkhvIi 3. I'hiladelphia 8. American League I'hiladi-lpl.u 0, DHroit 0. Bosto!i-r.l'Ac!and postHned. Xew York I. i:iii'a);o 2. Vasliini. i' M, St. l.oui- II. motorTwent HIGHER TODAY Scramble for Shares Today at Now York Spurred by Report MiW YliHK, Aujt. 3. Thfl eotntuon slock of iteueriil Mo lorn Otrpoialion eoultnuea a sensational adxance on the slock exekanpe bday runiiin;i to a uc high teeonl of 20K W shortly af ter the opt'ititi);. I'he first ab of (t block of five thousand sliai-e brouirhl 205 followed by strnup transactions totallin t.- 300. sfFates. I no scruniiiie lor i-iocks was spumt by tlie reported stalo- iiifnl of Thomas Cochrane, purl ner cf J. I'ierpont Morgan Com pany, w!io is (iiotl its sayiiifr tlitil the lieneral Motors will steadily advance and should sell al least one hundred noint lll(fllT. TOKIO SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKE TOKIO. Aug. 3. - An usually severe earllniuake slionk the city early this evening. The people of Die, city were badly frightened, everyone running into llifl streeji. TJie tjuuke seems to have af fecjed Ihe Tokio district prinel pauy. s-cverni brktijes wera dninagt'd and numerous land slide occulted while communi cation was interrupted. DV DD TAXI Asbuiance and mm Boston Grill Large Upstair Dining Hall, Servlc with newly laid dancing Anywhere at Anytime, t floor for hire. land Royal Hotel, 3rd Ave. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN, and 6th SL .if,. PRINCE RUPERT The latest and best for Hie MATT VIDECK, Prop. least. Phone 467. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper XVI N. 180. l'UINCB Ill'I'EHT. H. TUESDAY. AUGUST 3. 1020. Yeitrdar Circulation. 15J7 Street Stir ito PRICE FIVK CENT8. ni r nimtm i A M. M M, A IV1I VII ILFMUMJiM. MS M, 1 llvlllll J. 1V1 I JUJJ1 lJLJaUll QAWATfHPWAN WHEAT PHftl TAIflK AVED EIEVATAdI: nr mnDEDATivc u nn uuum l uuii inilLnJ UTLiIl LiLdLi T fl 1111 J VI lVUl Lln 1 1 f Li RAILWAY AGAIN IS DISCUSSED E.D. A B.C. Fats Still In Balance But C.P.R. tLUely to Get It NOTICE GIVEN TO QUIT KUMn.VroX, Au. a. The fair oi ' .e K 1, if li.C. Uatlway i st ill tiol tlsfidnd. Last week etui IJ. o. coietnao, viee-prettiuent oi Ihe C.IMt. -Yirf'l a eonferem-e in ItViird to ttiejj iillr Milt, i" re m let hrttwnire, iu9 an annouii. enienl was ii.a.lc a Ok the meeting' that oiii.-ng uelitUZv bad Iteen done. sitgFFled that a furibar oftr .oigiit Tpe made by thel .'.:'. It. for ejjtinuaiiiii of ojier-ation hut etepthlns was tenia-Itc. J It is geiHtniflv.U-iu.-, that the C.IMt. will tLltoi--ii Hi hold oa tie railway WU thai some ar-ati? no-nit wiflf l made fur tlw hiu company H? eontinue oper-iHon. l i- SpoM! loo that lb- .in: tut. an NiiulotHi would like t taxe the line they enutd gel ti on the ritfhl fdhns lhe Hu Helta way. notice of the termination el Hie operalm Uas uidr wdeii tUe IVIhmuiIoo. tiurtTr7f9 j ilVt,l" flBumiia Hallway hns been operated by th (lanadtan Pacific Hallway Company for the lal fixe year ha-been Mrved w the taller coti pauy. and tin- t; P.H. c.mlrol ' the i-o.-it will c -ae in thrc-monlhs. The fiiiyerninent is tak ins over the road. Notice of (he dcciio?i to ter minate lite ear.e was served lal week. DRUG VENDORS ARE ARRESTED Aerial 3oollegger Caught In Chi cago was Known In B.C. CHICAGO, Aug. 3. A woman and three men said to be operators in an international narco'ie drug traffic riuir, who jumped a fifty thousand dollar bail in Seattle, were arretted here last nteht. Government operatives have rounded up twenty-five thousand dollars worth of assorted drills iu an apartment block. SKATTLK. Aug. 3. Mrs. Flor ence F'risby and her husband are reported lo liuve been arrested in Chicago. They were know.i hen- a Mr. and Mrs. Carl Swisler. Hie man bem called in British Columbia, mid Washington, the aerial bo"! ledger." He was ar rested in June 1985, on indictments chat'tfinu htm with im porting narcotic and liquor and released on hail; a few days later ie lfi for IIm, ami. Swisler w? cretlited with transport inp fo;i 'bousHiid c.."es of t'.auad.a: liquor in one month. Wheat Pool Takes Over All Elevators of Saskatchewan Co-operative and Reorganizes IIKCINA, Alig. 3. The elevators of the Saskatchewan Elevator Company, Lid., yesterday came tinder (he management of tie Saskatchewan Wheal Pool, making Ihe body the greatest wheal-hunilliiig organisation tit tlie world. The first payment of I.oOO.OOO was made bv the pool by eerlifiod chetpuy but details of holdings, which were made by .announced. The capacity, of (K country pout is 1 ,Hio,u()i iii!iiels. In order lo secure proper organization (l(o province.'.! divided into seven districts and for the w-ork next your Ihe staffs of superintendents and elevator men nro ueing uniuiganiaieu. AUIDITIAM IE FtED RUMOR CHANGE B. C. PACKERS Shufie of Shares Talked About In Montresl Under Roocganlia-' tlon Scheme MoMHKAL, Au. 3 A.MOid-.tiR to rumors receiving a cerium amount of credence in tin dreel, jdans are under way for the reorganization of the B.C. Fishinz and Packing Company oy the isue of preferred snare amouiilin? to about two million dollars and eiiattiiin? Uie com mon stock from one huudr:-d oitars par value lo no par value and Uie distribution of :ueh new securities lo ti-e share-olders on a baris of two shares tf preferred and twelve shares of common far each of Uie iiar . now held. Such a tda'n would rail for the distribution of 17,107 shares of preferred stock. lac company showed ifself in mism's sion of a comfolatl-mouni of workms capital al be end of its last year and re-Torts in recard to ! he fishiv ilul cani ins industry on t la Pacific tins season are enco'.ir-asing. TIE FOOTBALL GAME PLAYED Cumberland and Western United Fall to Reach Dec ision After Half Hour Overtime WINNIPEG. Aujj. 3 The Cum-erland It.C. Collieries and the We.ton United played their third tie game last nvht in the finrit ''anadian Amateur football cham pionship and scored one goal each. Half an hour's overtime 'ailed lo bring a decision. Tlie fourth same will be played morrow nisrht. SEES GAIN IN B. C. FOR LIBERALISM EDMONTON. Aug. 3. - Hon. Charles Stewart, minister of the interior In the recent Mackenzie Kin;; government, on Ins return here from Yancouxer, stated that he believed British Columbia would return two or three more Liberals at this election than al the last. FINGER PRINT POLICE EXPERT DIES VICTORIA YICTOHIA. Aug. 3. Sergeattl William Yoissey. 51 years of aj:e. of tlie provincial police finerec print department, died last nipit! after three months' illness. Hv had been a resident of Ihe city for fifteen years. the valuation of Uie company's arbitration, h;ive not yet been elevators now controlled by the nun Attack Made Upon Beer Parlors by Rev. R. J. Mclntyre in Public Meet.ng at Vancouver Yesterday VAXCOUVEB. Aug. X "The action or the holelmen's association in banning women from the city beer parlors is a grave offence against Ihe decent women of the city; inasmuch as it practically interdicts, or in common phraseology 'siwashes' them, placing them iu a class with Indians and habitual drunkard" said Bev. It. J.'Mclutyre. provincial organizer for Ihe British Columbia Prohibition Association in addressing a public meeting here. "The latest kaleidescopir change.' said .Mr. Mclnlyrei "is that there are to be ladies' beer parlors served by maids. 1 want o say that Uie.whobj Utinp siatnis condemned in Uie eyes of the citizens of Vancouver. The thins is either flood or bad. If it is good, what is 1o hinder women lakific; their places inside the men? If it is Lad, we must pet rid of it altoyether. which we propose doing.'' V SLUMP IN WHEAT WINNIPEG TODAY WINNIPEG. Ahp. 3. Wheat prices recorded a drastic decline early in the trad in? today. It slumped more titan Jtojjr cents with flue r -and Darmlfef eJtiS- . ins three-quarters lower al I 43 s and U3 respective- ly. v . FISH ARRIVALS Total of 153,500 Pounds of Hali but Sold on Fish Exchange This Morning. Ei-ht American boats and one Canadian boat sold a total of 153,- 500 pounds of halibut on the Fish Kxchau?e litis morninp. Of this total the Americans lauded 138,- 501) pounds and the Canadian boat Ij.000. ltqlh American and Can adian fish averaged around lie and He for fltcU and second .class fish respectively. Arrivals were: American Sunset. 39,000 pounds, to Booth Fisheries. Zenith. 52.000 pounds, to Can adian Fish A Cold Storage Co. Auptista .10,500 pounds, to Al- lin Fisheries. Star, 13,000 pounds, and Im perial, 18,000 pounds, to Pacifi-- Fisheries. Canadian Mansaret. 15.000 pounds. lo l-anadian Fish & Old Storage SMOKE SCREEN LIKE FOG OVER PORTLAND pi HITLAXI. Aug. 3.- A smoke screen settled over tne city as the west wind brought it from the croast range fqresf fires. Iluild-iugs disappeared behind a curtain whioh rapidly covered the entire" port like a dense fivjr. KILLED IN SWIMMING" TANK AT Y. M. C. A. M'W WEis-nilNSTrirt. Aug. 3. r-The body of Tt"'m;iUlliolt. an insurance man, was found in the swimming lank at the Y. M. C A. buitdimg. It Is beliexed that he dived and struck his 1tead on the bottom. t SOUTH AFRICAN DIES Capetown, auv, 3.-r itipi.t Hon. John Mirrlinen, M.l1, premier and trea?iifer rt Boulh Africa from lH'08 lo 1910, dl.t today agd 85. r mirn 1 EXPLOSION OF STILL KILLED TWO YOUTHS LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3. When a still in a private residence exploded, resulting in its destruction by fire. Sam Manchillas, aped ID. and Joe Leonza .aped IK, .vere burned to death here today. Mrs. t'armella Manchillas, aged 5, and dauphler Louie, aged 'J, jtild ,AogeH. jWredt, ,we all jtume!! more orTess Verjttusly in 'srapinp from (be blazing build-ins. The reports stated that the Jead youths were sleeping in a ;-oom on the second floor in which a oo-paiion sun was working- at he tinti" of the explosion. BEER PARLORS WOMEN ONLY Proposal to Ask For License Fop Retailing With Women Operators. VANCOIVEH, Aug. 3. The Province yesterday published the following: A beer parlor operated and patronized exclusively by women is the suggestion lein considered by those interested in the retail sale of beer should a recent decision of the U. C. Hotelnien's Association not to serve women patrons after August 15 meet with too much opposition. Liquor control board authorities are none liio sure of the legality of the hotelmen's. decision. Should the opposition to banning women from beer halls pain strength, it is the intention of those interested to request the (jovernment to prant a license to a place to be operated exclusively Tor women where all the attendants would be women. BRAVE ATTEMPT SWIM CHANNEL Miss Barrett Got Within Two Miles of Cape GHz Nez When Became Exhausted IN WATER 21 HOURS DOYEH, AUg. 3. Miss Clara-belle Barrett of New Hot-belle. -New York slate, failed In an attempt lo swim the Entiiuii Channel yesterday. She pot within two mile or Cape Clni Nez in France when she had to be taken from the water in. an exhausted condition; f ? Miss Barrett slarted to swmi al elpht Vciock yeyferday morning .and it was 5,35 this morning wheiC she was forced lo give up Uie wirn lliat no woman ever yet ha made, She was lu liie water 21 hours 33 minutes,