MINING
NOW
SOUND
BASIS
UeuL-Governor
Bruce
Tells
Canadian
Club
Why
Indus
try
Prosperous
-4
WNtHlL
YI
Jt,
March
31V-
-Min-
m
III
ro
men
has
never
on
mui
ti
a
sound
nud
sub-ii!
oau
a
H
in
today,
wild
i
(.ouTiior
llruee
in
mldres-.
lie
Canadian
Club
yUr-?
There
me
IhiW
reason!
iSr
Mm
I
w
i"w
have
tntnied
its.
uiitiprahigulf
aod
op-
I'll"
day
'f
the
old
pru-
i
gone
fur
eer.
In
the
ii
place
liae
proper
ma-v
fin
iliiuln
tin-
handling
:r
ore
Tin'
thud
reason
I
Mie
value
nieiats
U
i:
.-.jlnl
LOGGERS
MUST
PAY
DAMAGES
Were
Quilt
of
NogllQenco
In
Operating
During
Very
Dry
eason
Mi
TOIUA.
Mur.
31.
In
oper
i'
his
u
Influx
1iT.int
durum
the
i
nid
of
dioiiulll
wh''ii
II"'
Ui
ir.viidt
wins
in
all
inflainnlilrt
omiiiion
the
(Joniox
I.n,iiliw
A
Hw'way
Company
was
Ruiliy
of
iieaiiuine
Mr.
.Ju1lce
Mnrrlnio
"l
ied
in
Ihc
supreme
eolirt
in
n
8
1
o.ooo
damiine
action
luoii;jltt
by
I.,
lliitgiiix
and
I'ltnti
Sin;
for
injuries
done
their
property
whirh
wu
HWfpl
by
fire
from
ittiti
looped
by
llo
eompmiy
on
August
8.
105.
The
exai;l
ainoiinl
of
the
damage
done
will
be
ii.i!cd
later
FIRE
BRANDON
OIL
WAREHOUSE
One
Man
Killed
and
Another
Injured
and
Much
Damage
Caused
There
IIIIAMKJN,
March
31.
One
man
is
dead
mid
damno
estimated
at
more
than
975,000
was
caused
by
a
fire-
which
gulled
warehouse,
ut
the
Independent
Oil
Company
Into
last
night
and
ilesltoyed
the
adjoining
building.
'Ihe
dead
man
Is
Horl
Smith.
II
ta
body
was
found
In
the
office,
of
ho
warehouse
where,
ho
had
ap
l'lirenlly
been
blown
by
Ihe
force
of
Ihe
explosion.
Another
wus
eiiouly
Injured.
f
i-tiiiial.
exclusive
of
(he
Iar
via
ami
treet
surfacing
work
but
providing
700
for
interest
on
its
capitalization,
amounts
to
?337,--Mlt.31
made
up
as
follow:
;euT.il
administration
fOI.IU3.HI
Public
works
70,000.00
l
ire
department
..
..
10,000.00
Police
department
...
ll.600.oo
SchowU
....
7l.650.00
pcial
...
i,
fn.
i
mury
wttt
raw-Miffim
lolal
cstfuuled
rci-dpt
if
150.-070
and
Federal
taxation
for
10.5
7
3.3
1,
which
glie
the
mill
tale
or
1
1.
The
total
e-llinuted
receipts
are
as
follows:
(io
I.
school
grunt
.
.9IO.Oiui.iio
(leneral
reenue
..
..
18,850.00
CN.ll.
laxe
10,026.00
'aireeincnl
scaengln
8.S0OJIO
ttililien
prorilc
..
..
lo.ooo.tio
lelenlure
27,000.00
ISO.A76.0il
The
Item
of
general
revenue
Include!
Irade
licenen,
poll
lave,
police
court
fiiuo.
share
-of
Inpior
and
parll-mutuul
profilx.
motor
ear
licoes,
taxation
pen-nllie,
ele.
General
Administration
tinier
the
lieudinK
of
general
adiiiiuioli-ation
in
the
nstiiiuito
or
expenditure
come
the
follow-"
mt
tleiUK.
all
hawed
on
lal
jear's
expenditure:
Treasurer's
depart
-ment
salaries
7,
100.30;
city
solicitor
and
clerk.
?3.000;
anses-sur.
(loo:
iirinllni
uml
slation-
ery,
1.517.00;
fuel,
water,
light
and
phone,
U2.U03.75;
travelling
expciiMw,
UJKO;
election
expenses
9H0l.li;
auditor.
$1,000;
Janitor,
$t,33o;
legal
expeief.
$512.07;
inurniice,
$728.Hj;
reception,
$207.38;
donation!'.
$5SH;
hospital,
$10,133.70;
reading
room,
$705.51;
relief,-
$1,-0:'7.87;
rinv
Iiydrnnl!,
$2,ooo;
street
llghliuK.
$.U.15;
mayor
nud
aldermen.
$3,000;
mljcel-
luneous.
$1,571.87:
rexenuo
.xlamps,
$502.01);
postage
stamp,
$I73.H.
The
Hem
of
$000
for
Iho
board
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
Wheal
H.C.
Silver
Consolidated
DunwelJ
Olmlstonc
Indian
man
I..
I.
Premier
of
trade
Is
dropped
nllogcuier
and
the
city's
publicity
estimate.
U
ri..lucHil
from
$1,000.71.
last
year
expenditure,
to
$500.
'
The
item
of
$500
for
donations
includes
$250
for
Um
Hoys'
Hand.
A
renuest
was
made
for
$o00:
The
esllmalo
for
Iho
public
li
brary
Is
$2,833,
Just
$1,000.
less
than
was
asked
for.
but
grcolor
(ronlinurd
.m
page
fivo)
Hid.
Aske.l
1.5:171
,
1.1)5
2.00
20000,
v
,
2.00
2.20
.35
.8
.11
.15
.20
2
20
2.28
Mining
Property
Near
Anyox
Bonded
From
Charles
Clay
of
Anyox
PROMISING
MINE
Fifty
Thousand
Dollars
to
be
Paid
In
Case
or
Option
Being
Taken
An
option
has
tcn
taken
by
W.
fj.
Harris,
the
well
known
llarettou
mining
man,
who
is
at
present
a
business
ii(or
in
the
city,
on
the
Saddle
properly
located
near
the
head
of
Hastings
Arm.
near
Anyox
on
the
wes.
side.
The
property
is
owned
by
Charles
Clay
of
Anyox
and
the
deal
was
put
through
by
A.
Ma-gulro
of
Alice
Arm.
The
owner
of
the
property
will
be
paid
si
no
per
month
until;
such
time
as
an
exuminaUon
ma
;
he
male.
If
this
examination!
proe
satisfactory,
there
will
v
a
cah
payment
of
$2,000
and
a
total
sum
or
$50,000
will
be
paid
for
the
pnierty
on
the
basis
of!
25
per
cent
ot
smeller
returns!
until
Hie
full
amount
I
covered.
,
The
Saddle
pnjjtejrtj',
pne
or
the
fimtWlic
latcn
upfitillaslings
1
Ann.
if
n
proinisln?
Jookiiur
mine
Ore
samples
hne
fisayed"$100.-i
07
per
Ion
in
silverand
lead
with
$12
in
gold
us
welt
a-?
consider
able
copper.
PRICE
RALLY"
I
AT
NEW
YORK
j
Stocks
Forced
Down
-Yesterday
Recover
Today
With
Volume
of
Buying
NEW
YORK,
March
31
A
sensational
price
rally
took
place
on
the
stock
exchange
this
morning
when
the
execution
of
an
enormous
volume
of
buying
orders
sent
popular
Industries
soaring
from
two
to
five
points
and
rails
rrom
one
to
four
points.
Gigantic
blocks
of
stocks
changed
hands
as
bear
traders
scrambled
to
cover.
STORM
SWEEPS
OVER
ONTARIO
:
Is
Accompanied
by
Rain,
Snow
and
Sleet
and
Is
Sweeping
Eastward
MONTHF-AL.
Jfareli
31.
A
seenly-mile
gale
accompalileo
by
rain,
snow
and
sleet
swept
oxer
Ontario
this
morning
and
Is
working
eastward
disrupting
the
wires
in
lis
progress.
PORT
COQUITLAM
IS
TO
BE
POLICED
BY
THE
PROVINCIAL
AUTHORITY
VICTOIUA,
Mar.
30.
I'm
I
Cu-
quillain
will
be
policed
in
fuluru
by
Ihe
provincial
force
as
iv-
oruaiitei
by
Colonel
Mi'.Mliilin
II
Is
announced
by
Ihe
provincial
aulhorilli's.
IMMIGRANTS
COMING
1
!
!
WIVMI'KO.
Mur.
3U
Six
CXJl.
jspeelal
trains
are
nrrlv
lug
Ibis
week
bringing
about
3.
000
settlers
from
Oreal
HriU
ain
and
olher
Kuropean
coun-fries.
The
second
train
arrived
(yesterday.
LONDON.
March
31.--Mounteil
police
charged
a
crowd
of
sexeral
thousand
unemployed
demonstrators
in
Hyde
l'ark
last
evening,
scattering
them
in
all
directions.
WEATHER
REPORT
(Oovernmenl
Tebgraphs)
8
a.m.
I'rinee
Hupcrt:
foggy,
calm
temperature
10.
Terrace;
clear,
calm,
letup.
10
Anyox:
clear,
calm.
temp.
50
Stewart:
clear,
calm;
lemp.
18.
Ilazellou:
clmly,-
cahn,
teinp-10.
TeUvnipli
,
Creek:
cloudy,
calm,
temp.
38.
Smilhcrs:
cloudy,
calm,
temp.
42.
Hurns
Lake:
clouily,
calm;
icmp.
37.
'
Whltehorsu:
clear,
ralin,
temp.
20.
Ogllvie:
clear,
calm,
leni.
13
Oawson:
clear,
calm,
temp.
15
Averugu
for
Yukon
,lcmp.
30.
TAXI
Boston
Grill
25
Ambulance
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
Service
1.
with
newly
laid
dancing
ibt,
door
for
hire.
niljniioio
mijtlllio.
'
.!;
mil..
.
.
V.
n
,
,
.
NEW
SODA
Stand
noyai
noiei,
3rd
Ave.
"It
I
1
m
FOUNTAIN,
and
6th
St.
'
PRINCE
'RUPERT
The
latest
and
best
for
the
MATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
1
J
least.
Phone
457.
Northern
and
Central
Britjsh
Columbia's
Newspaper
rr
VOL.
XV!.,
NO,
70,
IMWXCK
HL'PKIIT,
H.C
'.,
Vrf
'XKSDAY,
MAHCII
3I
1020.
YeMerdiyi
Circulation,
1417
Slrrrt
Sales,
401
PRICE
FIVK
ORNTH.
CITY
TAX
RATE
IS
44
MILLS
ON
DOLLAR
HOCKEY
WORLD
SERIES
OPENS
WITH
3
TO
0
VICTORY
FOR
MONTREAL
Tax
Rate
44
MUls
This
Year
and
Estimates
for
1926
Finally
Adopted
Money
for
surfacing
down
town
streets
and
tarvia
dressing
for
others
to
be
raised
by
five
year
loan
I
ho
11)20
luxation
rale
lor
Ihe
rilx
of
ITiurtt
Unpen
was
by
the
t
ilv
riiuin
il
lost,
uighl
at
mills
made
up
us
follows:
lieuerul
tax
rate,
1
1
mills;
mIiooIs,
12
Mill;
special,
21
mills.
The
propoul
Tor
Ihc
rapitulizmg
over
a
period
of
five
)ear.s
the
male
or
28.'t()0
which
will
lie
expended
this
year
on
placing
:it
a
uiid
resurfacing
vuriou
lreets
was
accepted,
willi
AM.
s
(ilii'ii
t
tn
I
AM.
Jo.
(Srver
voting
against
it
The
policy
of
wikoig
or
u
direct
eliurgo
for
scavenging
also
a
(idoplvd.
The
iiv'
budget
uf
expenditure
this
ear,
nrctniling
to
(lie
DUKE
HARRIS
!
TAKES
OPTION
KAMOt
S
TKNNIS
MT
UIS
ItOMANCK
M
ss
Kill..
Mi
Kaiie.'lhe
"Lengleii
of
Ihe
Kngli-h
eonrls"
with
her
IiiisImikI,
I4.
A.
(iodfree,
in
Loudon
after
their
arrival
from
South
Africa,
where
the
marriage
look
place
in
secret,
(iodfree
explained
the
Krilish
lawn
tennis
lejjm
during
Ihe
South
African
lour.
Montreal
Maroons
Won
First
Game
in
World
Hockey
Series;
Victoria
Man
Badly
Injured
MONTHKAL,
March
M.
The
Montreal
Maroous,
cham
pions
of
Hie
.National
Hockey
League,
drew
Hie
first
blood
in
the
bailie
for
the
Stanley
("aip.
emblematic
of
Ihe
world's
pro
fessioual
hotkey
championship
lut
night
when
they
defeated
the
Victoria
Cougars,
champion
of
the
western
league,
by
;
score
of
lliree
goals
to
nothing
in
Ihe
first
of
a
fivo
game
series
1
he
game
was
marred
by
a
serious
accident
to
Anderson,
Ihe
Victoria
wing
man
in
the
second
period.
Anderson
collided
with
Siebert
ami
fractured
his
leg
ami
dilocnled
his
hip.
.
MOUNTED
POLICE
CHARGED
CROWD
IN
LONDON
PARK
STOCK
SLUMP
IN
NEW
YORK
Three
Million
Shares
Changed
Hands
Yesterday
In
Reckless
Trading
NEW
YORK,
March
31
For
the
third
time
this
year
trad
ing
exceeded
three
million
shares
on
exchange
yesterday
when
stocks
were
thrown
overboard
In
enormous
volume
In
reckless
regard
to
quoted
values.
Active
issues
crashed
from
ono
to
fifteen
points,
establishing
new
tow
records
for
the
year.
PER
CAPITA
GRANT
TO
HOSPITAL
THIS
YEAR
SIXTY
CENTS
On
recommendation
of
the
finance
committee,
the
cily
coun
cil
last
night
set
Ihe
per
capita
grant
lo
the
Prince
Huperl
flen-
Halibut
Landings
Less
Than
Last
Year
but
Prices
Better;
Canadian
Boats
Ahead
So
Far
Halibut
landing
al
this
port
since
February
15,
when
the.;
co.e
season
wils
lifted,
have
totalled
:i,721,00
pouiid
as
Com-'
jiartd
with
a
total
of
1,027,000
pounds
for
a
corresponding
period
piriliru
in
III
1125,
1
l'
.
J,
Unfavorable
i
i
ti,
ui
uiii:
weather
wtauKi
iiu-t
has
been
ti.ti
Hie
tiiv
niuii
main
cause
!
for
(he
.smaller
amount
of
fish
being
landed
this
year,
vessels
having
landed
here
so
far
this
year.
2,-
.871.000
pounds
was
from
Ameri-icaii
bottoms
and
8o,800
pounds
I
from
Canadian.
Last
year.
I,
!?RT
lOtt
iiiiiiikU
liiiii
lieen
l.inili'il
by
American
boats
and
040.200
pounds
by
Canadian.
Ouring
the
month
or
March
a
lotu!
of
3,I51i700
pounds
was
landed,
2,305,1)110
pound
from
113
American
vessels
and
7C3.-80n
pounds
from
108
Canadian
iMires
for
rirsl
class
fish
went
as
high
at
21c
on
March
23.
and
ajfjow
as
lOconjMareU
I.
Tlo
lo-OTrrslwt
here
(his.
March
cmnnares
will;
3,810,800
'
pounds
landed
i
n
March,
l2o.
PHEASANTS
TAKEN
.
eral
llospllal
for
ID20
at
00c.
If;
fort
TO
KITSUMKALUM
FOR
PROPAGATION
TEHHACE,
Mar.
31.
Constable
McMillan
brought
brought
with
him
Iroin
I'rinee
Iluperl
this
week
six
pairs
oT
Cliinese
pheasants
which
are
being
sent
to
Kaluii)
Luke.
They
are
supplied
by
the
Oanie
Hoard
Tor
propagation
purposes.
The
slocking
br'lhe
Ku-Ium
Lake
district
is
an
experiment,
the
success
or
failure
of
which
will
be
wptebed
with
interest.
TRIAL
PROCEEDING
the
hospital
requires
further
as-;Joeph
4
t
'
CONSTABLE
IS
j
BALLOT
STUFFING
"Baldy"
Robb
Arraigned
and
Has
Nearly
100
Witnesses
Giving
Evidence
In
Case
LDMONTON,
March
31.
The
trial
of
1.
A.
"Hably
Ilobb
on
chaises
of
pulling
in
the
ballot
boxes
other
than
authorized
bat
ballot
papers
is
proceeilin
here.
Nearly
one
.hundred
witnesses
have
been
subpoenaed
in
the
case
and
in
the
ones
against
Hay
II.
Winter
and
J.
11.
Oriiggs
which
tare
to
follow.
JOSEPH
I
SHAW
1
MAY
BE
LEADER
ALBERTA
LIBERALS
CALOsAUY,
March
31
WJiilo
Liberal
politicians
who
visited
Calgary,
Charles
S.
Pinglo,
M.-L.
1
A.,
Meilieihe
Hal,
and
Ww
'
T.
Henry.
M.
L.
Ar
Kdmonlon,-for
mer
mayor
of
the
mpital
city.
display
only
a
casual
interest
in
the
subject
when
questioned,
H
lis
iudiealed
that
a
'
strenuous
ef
is
being
made
to
persuade
T.
Shaw,
of
this
city
to
sistanec
during
Ihe
coming
year,
allow
his
name
to,
stand
for
it
will
be
reqlilr'ed
lo
confer
election
a
leader
of
'the
Liberal
specially
Willi
the
city
council.
'
party
in
Alberta.
many
ing
come
come
in
in
with
wan
broken
orokcn
catches',
caicnes,
hut,
mil,
as
as
far
lar
as
ine
j
fishermen
have
been
concerned,
the
shortage
of
the
catches
has
jhecn
made
up
for
in
a
large
degree
with
a
much
more
favorable
i
markL
Prices
did
not
drop
at
any
time
to
the
levels
that
weie
i,.r"ailin
al
that
time
last
year
iallhnugh
they
were
rather
low
around
March
I.
Toward
iliee-i
i
jof
ibis
mouth,
bids-were
excep-'
tonally
high.
j
i
Of
Ihc
lolal
of
3.721.100
pouuds!
NOT
GUILTY
Judge
Scores
Drumheller
Police
man
For
Fotal
Shooting
of
Man
In
February
CALCAUY,
March
Jt.
Con-
stable
Allte.rt
McKeaii
of
Drum-
,
heller
town
police
was
acquitted
of
the
charge
of
manslaughter
-by
a
Jury
yesterday
afternoon.
The
charge
was
the
result
of
i
the
fatal
shooling
of
Mack
Nolan,
heavyweight
boxer,
miner,
and
Miners
tnioti
organizer,
on
nwryi.3fi.-n.sj
-rv
.
v.i
:&'ZSti&pgft&
McKean
was
soundly,
score'd'
by
Mr.
Justice
Hoyle
before
lie
was
discharged
rrom,
custody.
:'B.C.
PACKERS
REORGANIZING
Prertdent
Resigns
and
New
Head
Will
be
Appointed
on
April
8
at
Toronto
VANCOUVER,
March
31.-
At
the
annual
meeting
of
the
H.C.
Fishing
and
Packing
Company
yesterday.
YV.
11.
Harker,
Ihe
presidenl.
resigned.
A
successor
will
be
chosen
al
a
meeting'
of
the
board
of
directors
tu,be
held
in
Toronto
on
April
8
when
a
new
board
of
directors
will
be
dec-led,
seven
from
eastern
Canada
and
five
from
Hritish
Columbia.
diedwhile"
PLAYINGPIANO
Victoria
Lady
Collapsed
and
Died
Before
Assistance
Could
Reach
Her
YICTOIIIA,
March
31.
While
she
was
playing
the
piano
in
her
home
last
iikght
Mrs.
Kiutna
Hood
lot
papers
uud
with
fraudulently
'
.
;"""
initialing
papers
purporting
to
bo
'
apM
"
,
,
r?"
sislance
could
reaph
her.
Mrs.
Hood
wus
"a
candidate,
al
the
municipal
elections
of
1121-22
for
the
city
council
and
in
1021-25
contested
a
seat
on
the
police
comnnssion
but
was
in
each
case
unsuccessful.
FIVE
KILLED
IN
NEW
YORK
Accident
Mars
Early
Stages-
Work
on
Christian
Mission
Building
of
NKW
YOJtK.
March
31
Fie
laborers
were
killed
ami
three,
injured
when
a
stone
Hiff
here
today,
collapsed
Into
an
adjoining
excavation
where
a
foundation
was
being
blasted
6uh
for
a
proposed
,65
storey
Christian
Mis.
smn
building,
The
structure
will
be
the
highest
Jn
the
world,
7,