1
r
i
li,
r
OP-
TAXI
W
1,1m
and
Ambulance
Service
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
and
6th
81
WATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
VOL
XVI.,
No.
189.
ING
MUs,
.sa-k
.
Aug.
13.
r
who
decried
me
for
cre-"
now
pretend
I
am
go-t
destroy
it,
"
declared
Prf-Mcigiipn
at
a
brief
waysld
at
liiagMr,
Mask,
ine
vigorous!"
WrtfTd
nine
proposed
lo
anial
i
:te
Canadian
Xalloii.-il
I
ariadmn
Pacific.
of
Hotel's
budget,
it
m
nid
he
realized
that
limt
brought
a
rvdtit-
ir
itimtr.f
lex
lo
til.?
derate
income.
-
am
it
It
should
haw
r,
lie
said,
adding
1ml
loose
who
brne
were
Mr.
Large
In-V-
lo
Hie
effect
of
Hi"
aul
iniotiile
prices,
(!iei
lacd
there
never
was
ansimrent
slum
than
make
Hie
people
le-liuilget
reduced
Sli
notomolules
at
the
ex.
iie
manufacturer.
Th-.
ai
wa
reduced
luxury
lax
had
been
a;
id
(lie
treasury
lo'
1
1
lll.'
I
Si.'
lllll'
1
I
ill
mm
m.
r
m
m
m
m
u
i
1
1
u
n
sriv
m
av
an
i
TO
GOVERNMENT
National
Agreoment
and
National
Minimum
Wane.
MMIN.
,ng.
13.
An
appeal
v
itinenl
action
in
the
coal
wa-
iniidi
by
Ucncral
Sec-'
ok.
of
Hie
Miners'
Fcd-ulay.
lie
said
he
desired
v
mnenl
u
Invite
the
lead-lie
tinners
lo
ineel
Ihein
pn'sL'iitntives
of
Hie
owners
tew
to
arranging
a
iixi'eemeut
and
a
national
m
wjij.'e.
and
also
.discuss
nation
of
the
mining
in-
J
Ladner,
Conservative
for
Vancouver
South,
lie
city
on
the
Princi
Hus
inoruinir
en
mule
lo
ai
wlncli
no
nl
he
will
ii
hi
I'll
i
ii
-
in
i.i
nt
i
it
i
ii
tr
'
m
-
IIIIC
1
M
Hill''
OF'SKEENA
RIDINQ
The
Liberal
committee
:03
Third
Ave.,
uexl
0
'.ho
Kleclrie
llakery,
will
be
open
every
afternoon
n"d
evening
until
elecllon
ilay.
1
,
licen
opened
up
and
unuer
me
new
nuuiiHgenient
Ihe
promoters
have
planned
an
extensive
program
of
work
for
the
summer
on
which
they
are
prepared
to
snend
somo
H,000
or
910,000.
This
vill
include
the
shipping
of
nrit
lo
facilitate
Ihe
hauling'
of
which
a
Iruel.
lias
been
ordered
Tho
properties
are
located
hi
the
head
or
Drulvvoou
i.reon
nl.out
eiahleen
miles
from
Snillhers
ami
am
to
be
visited
bv
Douglas
Lay,
the
resident
mining
engineer,
who
Is
to
make
fin
!
V
tensive
examination
and
report
on
the
claims.
It.
V.
McXaiiahlon.
district
l.assenser
agent
C.X.U..
returned
i..
ilm
ellv'
fth
Ihe
Prince
Hu-
pert
this
morning:
from
a
bus!
ueif
trip
to
Vancouver.
ArrtALS
man
in
Canada
to
point
lo
any
the
Lulled
.Slate.
Anyone
whojword
or
action
of
mine
which
may
brliig
irp
Hie
question
or
.epara-(M
ay
way
be
reflected
on
the
Hon
must
bear
the
responsibility
honesty
and
sincerity
of
purpose
ior
me
rcsun.
of
IajPiI
llyng."
'
deelareil
Mr
Challenges
Legality
King.
He
paused
to
allow
anyone
Mr.
King
challenged
the
legal-'lo
lake
up
(he
challenge
and
then
fly
of
Che
present
gtmrnmentV,
expressed
a
hope
that
a
section
of
aeUoiis.
"Wlicn
the
whl
mul-
the
press
would
take
that
as
an
tcrU
tiuderslottl
itwUl
be
found'nnswer
lo
their
statement
regard-that
Ihe
whole
business
of
UiU.iqg
bij?,
reltUyvi
wJUi
,
UJ:Kjfc
aoveruhieul
is
h
illegal
and
frau-;cellene'y.
"
"
duleiW
as
It
is
jMissible
to
be.
The;
Liberal
Party
British
Hovernment
in
carrying
..n
alterj
"UiitV
the
Liler4il
parly
is
it
had
been
refuse,)
supply
hy
the'
standing
for
today
is
Itritish
con-lloue
of
Common
is
as
erlous
stllullonal
prncttre.
"
declared
Hie
a
eoiiiravenlion
of
constitutional
Liberal
leader.
That's
all.
be-rlghls
as
can
be
round
in
llritisli
cniie
'w
want
to'see
this
country
history.
Yel
Mr.
MeKiicn
hnd
reniain
-l)ritili.
One
thing
we
drclarr.i
Uial
it
was
all
foam
and
'
have
in
common
throughout
the
frolh.'
"
jltrdisti
Empire
is
the
constitution
Mackeni.-
Knvg
said
ai
Hie
out-i
under
whioh
we
live."
Big
Mining
Deal
Near
Smithers
Includes
Sixty
Claims
in
Babine
Mountains
and
Price
$400,000
I
I
I
I
II
I.
I
M.
SMITIIKKS,
Aug.
;i.
An
nmalgamalion
f
mining
claims
ri'l-rcviititig
one
ol
the
largest
deals
in
Hie
lnlory
of
Hie
dis-
Irict
was
completed
in
Smilliers
Ihis
week
l
lleury
L.
Messner,
representing
New
York
capital.
Mr.
Messner
is
interested
in
a
number
of
mineral
claim
in
Hie
lialiiue
Mountains
with
llie
lur.il
firm
tr
Messner
Hros.
and
llarrer,
and
lo
make
a
big
merger
these
men
have
bonded
four
of
llio
most
promising
groups
of
Hie
adjoining
lialiiue
claiins,
fliul
Ihe
amalgamaled
properties.
tt'r
stxiy
claims
in
all.
it
Is
expected,
will
he
taken
-
:
over
hy
a
Xcav
York
syndicate
at
a
consideralton
ofaboul
Uilto.nou.
The
lialdne
Silver
King
(iroup
of
10
claims
and
the
Melori.i
llasin
Uroup,
six
claims,
have
been
bonded
for
a
period
of
five
ears,
the
former
through
Jake
Orisir.er
and
Hie
latter
through
p.
J.
Htefgius.
The
other
group
comprising
1
1
claim
are
the
I.
idle
Joe
and
llyland
llasin
(Iroups
bolh
bonded
for
iwo
years
through
Hie
owner.
.Marl
la
Cain
and
Thomas
King.
On
nil
four
groups
some
very
promising
silver-lead
vein
of
ore
havo
EXPLOSION
AT
mdm
PAPER
MILL
Seven
Men
Injured
Yesterday
Af
ternoon
and
One
Seriously
Hurt
That
a
big
explosion
occur
leu
ai
me
ueeau
l
ulls
paper
plant
yesterday
afternoon
when
a
modern
paper
making
machine,
which
had
just
been
installed,
exploded,'
injuring
seven
men,
Alex.
Munis,
one
of
the
Injured,
being
In
a
serious
condition
uni
may
die
as
the-
result
of
injuries
received,
was
the
word
brought
to
(he
clly
by
Hill
Murray,
who
returned
with
the
local
foo!-
balljeutn
pn,((io
Prince
Jiupert
mis
.
.
.
morning.
.
.
v
,
.
,
,
.
,
r
,
pi
The
.explosion,
occurred
Jut
iiJr
tvaVhane
In
t
fiTit
f
tT
iri-cnk.'haii-
vviKlneiV.UlTd
tfktnrinOi-rti
Hit?-
the
accident
hal
peued
a
few
minute
later
twenty
men
would
havo
been
around
Ihe
machinery.
It
is
thought
Ihe
explosion
was
the
result
of
the
steam
pressure
In
the
boiler
being
to
high.
Heavy
pieces
of
-
machinery
vvere
iurled
through
tho
roof
iind'V-couiddernblo
damage
was
dtffijf
ifo
sUrroundltig
property.
IMIINUB
HUl'KHT,
H.
C.,
FjUUAY,
AUGUST
13,
1020,
FOR
A
t
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
m
Native
Sons
of
Canada
Ask
.
Number
of
Questions
from
-
PiiVkli
Yelerdr
Circulation,
IJS7
BRITISH
STOCKS
PROVE
'HANGED
TODAY
changeable:
for
murder
'
General
Motors
Drops
In
Spite
of
Whittemore
Declares
That
Death
Big
Dividend
Announcement.
Is
Harder
on
His
Wife
"
Than
Himself.
viuiu
ua,
.wig.
id.
i
sianu
lor
the
ItrrUsh
constitution;,,,.
of
j
reniafs
on
the
cuuti-
j
"neAfMN-ieu
increase
in
me
ted-
n,ese
Whittemure,
leader
of
the
;gu
iwiii
iiiroiigu.
i
am
not
iniavor
or.
never
liuve
been
Hi
iMin
addressed
to
those
who
cra
"eserve
iiankp.ii.eouni
rale
".Million
Dollar
Crime
Trust."
Ma
in
unii
never
vtll
ue
m
ruvor
til
annexation,
declared
ex-icr
Mackenzie
King
here
lnl
night,
when
uddrrMiig
the.
yi.W
ork..
Aug.
13.
Sharp
re-
action
in
stock.
prices
greeted
an
HALTLMOHi:,
Aug.
13
Hit-hard
called
theuiielve
Conservatives:
today.
Initial
toes,
mostly
on
hanged
this
morning
for
murder
ji
-i
'
I
make
Huh
statement,
lie
added.
"because
llici
e
.,
1.1..1.
..
i.i
i
,.,...
-i
i,.
....
i...
ecu
u
deliberate
ollenipl
lo
mislead
f
lie
people
of
Hie
ioiiu-j
appro
ed
of
by
tho-e
who
called
I
lieheve
the
counlry
can
have
no
greater
deslinv
than
us
the
tree
self-governing
nations,
of
(he
British
Kmttirv.
Hecause
a
condition
has
arisen
of
ar,ivt'
iue
"ranged
from
one
H
-Maryland
penitentiary
of
the
Ihemselve
Conservatives,
I
ap-
peal
,nol
to
Tories,
who
believe
Hie
highest
dcsliny
we
can
have.
The
gruuteet
service
only
in
their
own
rigid
lo
rule.
ORB
BUDGET
IS
UNDER
FIRE
tfinvi
moiuiivii
uvi
Wayside
Station
on
Way
West
and
Talks
at
to
mankind
rould
be
rendered
by
hating
I
wo
nations
upon
the
continent
ofAorlh
America.
"Canada
is
in
the
happy-position
of
heing
able
to
contribute
to
the
peace
of
Hie
world
both
by
example
and
by
her
position
as
interpreter
or
the
I',
S.
to
Great
llrilaiu
and
of
Great
lirllain
lo
Hiese
persons
differ
from
Con
servatives
who
hail
reverence
for
(he
constitution
and
law
of
the
country
and
parliamentary
procedure
which
has
come
down
tliroiij.ii
generations
from
the
Old
land.
"I
challenge
any
man
or
wo
to
me
points,
mil
i.eiore
long
a
KUHrd
when
doing
18
-months
for
score
oi
iocKs.soiti
irom
inree
jail
breaking,
to
icn
points
lowej-.
The
recation
Wliitteniore
mouiWed
Hie
gal-embiaeed
pracMVally
Hie
entire
h,ws
with
a
smile
oiFhis
lips,
delist,
including
fPencral
Molors,
daring:
"Death
isn't
such
a
hard
whos.
dneclorsast
evening
de-'proposition,
after
all.
It's
harder
clared
a
fifty
tier
cent
slock
di
videud.
That
,sMck
dropped
as
nuidi
as
seven
points,
but
before
the
market
closed
a
gool
demand
for
iiiVstment
Js'sues
helped
Mie
prices
all
around.
Freiahler
Liljeliorn,
Oapi.
D.ti
MrKinuon,
rilil
m
ion
yes-
lenlav
morninsv.froiu
the
Ouee'i
Uhar'otie
Mantis
tinl
un'odde'
31,000
cases
of
,
sahnou
at
Hir
C.N'.lt.
bck.
:i
ou
my
wife
Ihan
me."
Union
steam
r
Catala.
Cap'.
A.
'.lohi.Mone.
nocked
at
8.15
o'clock
this
niomins
from
Vancouver
on
route,
(o
Hie
Skcciia
and
H.e
Xaas
RiVers
and
l'ort
Simpson,
for
which
points
she
sailed
at
10
a.m.
Passengers
dt-barking
here
included
Mrs.
Darlington,
Mrs.
Hrcen,
Mr.
Pratt,
.Mrs.
Itou-insor.
and
Iwo
children,
and
Miss
Hosseau.
the
Election
Candidates
The
Native
Sous
of
Canada
art
asking
Ihe
local
candidates
the
following
questions:
1.'
If
elected,
do
von
pledge
yourself
lo
use
your
utmost
endeavor
lo
aholrsh
Ihe
necessity
of
legal
appeals
to
the
Privy
Council
of
Great
liritain?
2.
The
greater
part
of
our
population
being
native
born.
we
deem
il
time,
tuai
no
Act
or
Departmental
ruling
should
be
permitted
to
interfere
with
those
of
Canadian
birth
being
registered
as
Canadians
and
so
classified
in
all
census
returns.
H
elected,
will
yon
support
this
-
principle
i
3.
If
elected,
will
you
endea
vor
to
'liavo
cMamisueu
ior
a-
nada,
a
distinctive
official
Cana
dian
flag?
.
'"'
.
The
Native
Sons
of
Canada
having
pledged
Hieniielves
to
Uie
encouragement
of
,lhe
develop
ment
of
Oanadian
rL
literature
and
music,
ami
Hie
further
development
of
scientific
reearcli.
and
intend
lo
make,
representa
tion
to
the
Dominion
Oovern-nient
akntg
this
line,
stupes!
ing
Hull
adeipiale
sums
be
provided
for
scientific
research
and
that
permanent
forms
of
recognition
be
provided
for
original
works
of
Canadian
authors,
artists
and
musician..
If
elected,
will
you
promise
lo
support
Ihis
3.
Whereas;
tin
Government
of
tlanada
does
not
acknowledge
us
as
Canadians
in
act
or
covenant,
be
il
resolved:
TJial
we
Ihe
niemher.s
of
Prince
Hupert
Assembly
No.
II,
Native
Sons
oPCa-nada
ask
all
candidates
in
tho
forthcoming
federal
election,
that
ilhey
will
pledge
themselves,
if
elected,
lo
introduce
the
necessary
legislation
at
the
next
session
of
parliament
and
Use
every
effort
to
secure
it
passage,
lo
remove
the
word
Hritish
from
till
legal
documents.
contracLs,
communications
and
legislation
and
substitute
in
place
thereof
Alto
woitls
Canada
or
l-uiadian.
If
elected,
will
you
do
this?
INVITATION
BATTLESHIP
VISIT
PORT
An
Invitation
has
been
extended
by
the
fair
board
to
the
American
battleship,
Seattle,
now
In
Vancouver
,to
visit
this
port
during
the
fair
week.
This
Invitation
has
been
endorsed
by
Mayor
Newton
on
behalf
of
the
city.
American
Consul
Wakefield
Is
using
every
effort
to
have
the
battleship
visit
here.
The
visit
of
the
Seattle
would
create
a
great
deal
of
local
Interest,
as
It
would
be
the
first
American
battleship
to
visit
this
"port.
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
B.C.
Silver
..
Consolidated
Dunwell
Howe
Sound..,.
Independence
Indian
Marmot
Surf
Inlel
....
Granny
Gladstone
Bid.
..
1.
10
....234.00
1.70
....
37.50
07
Vi
03
10
03
1
..
53.00
,2'i
Asked
i.3
1.71
to.oo
.o
.00
.11
.01
V)
28.00
.31
Vi
Meetings
IN
THE
INTERESTS
OF
J.
C.
BRADY
Westholme
Theatre
and
Boston
Hall,
7.30
SATURDAY,
AUGUST
14
Right
Hon.
Arthur
Melghen
speaks
in
Boston
Hall
n
7.30.
Hon.
Leon
J.
L'adner,
ex-memlier
for
Vancouver
South
will
speak
in
YVeslholmo
at
7..10.
The
speakers
will
laler
change
place.
TI1K
PUBLIC
IS
COIID1ALLY
1NV1TKD
TO
ATTKND
Street
Stlel.
461
Boston
Grill
Large
Upstair
Dining
Half,
with
newly
laid
dancing
floor
for
hire.
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN,
The
latest
and
best
for
the
least.
Phone
457.
PRICE
FIVR
CENTS.
CANADA
ELEPHANTS
ARE
CAPTURED
BY
INDIAN
WOMAN
WHO
FEEDS
THEM
APPLES
Mackenzie
King
Says
He
Stands
for
the
British
Constitution,
a
Free
Self-Governing
Nation
i
rwTr
ilia
a..
la
ill
t
.
-
...
.....
i
r
.
.
.
.
Three
Elephants
Taken
But
One
Again
Escapes;
Watching
Crowds
Cheer
Lured
from
liberty
by
a
woman
with
an
apple
in
the
wilds
of
the
Kootenay
forests
and
taken
into
custody
Cranbrook,
Aug.
la.
Only
one
of
Ihe
five
circus
elephants
that
est
aped
here
five
day
ago
i
now
at
large.
He
was
cap-lured,
but
later
escaped.
Details
of
the
capture
of
the
animals
has
been
received
from
the
district
where
they
had
been
taken
inlo
custody.
i
Like
Sampson.
thevluige
pachyderms
succumbed
to
Ihe
lure
of
a
woman
ami
their
fall
from
liberty
was
due,
as
in
Adam's
case,
lo
a
love
for
apples.
It
seem
that
the
Koolenay
Indians
had
taken
a
prominent
port
in
the
hunt
on
horseback
and
it
was
due
lo
the
sagacity
of
an
old
woman
and
several
companion
lluil
Hie
trio
was
captured,
one'
of
which
subsequently
escaped.
Coming
unexpectedly
upon
the,
animals,
Ihe
squaw
detached
her-j
Uelf
from
her
conruanions
andi
YOUTHFUL
PITCHER
HOLDS
BAMBINO
DOWN
FOR
WASHINGTON
TEAM
turn
tiis
heavy
batters
back
yesterday
with
only
three
hits,
tho
mighty
Itulh
failing
to
secure
one
run
and
fanning
once.
Washington
v
took
its
third
straiight
game.
Cleveland
and
Chiqagu
finished
llieir
series
for
the
season,
Manager
Speaker
securiiiig.
three
dou
bles,
which
"help
shut
out
Chicago
five
lo
nothing.
American
League
'
Chicago
V,
Cleveland
3.
Philadelphia
5-5,
Tloslon
1-0.
New
York
2,
'Washington
JS.
Delroit
2,
St.
Louis
7.
National
League
,
Cincinnati
"Philadelphia
2.v
Chicago-New
York-
postped.
MEET
PRE1ER
AT
SMITHERS
approach'!
the
elephant
with;
an
offering
of
apples,
which
was;
Mr.
Melghen
Will
Be
Shown
Ar-
readily
accepted.
More
apples
were
brought
and'
finally
the
old
klootchmau,
managed
lo
tie
io
Bothetr
the-
frtttrr
"feet"
6f
thef
beasts.
Some
Indians
then
rode
lo
Cran
brook
ami
returned
with
Hie
circus
men
who
brought
the
fettered
elephant
to
town,
and
Hie
other
two
followed
of
their
own
accord.
While
being
loaded
into
freight
car,
one
of
Hie
big
creatures
suddenly
bolted
to
the
open,
when
the
crowd
set
up
a
roar
of
cheers.
Due
oar
of
the
special
circus
train
is
detained
tiere,
according
lo
company
officials,
as
a
guarantee
to
the
authorities
that
the
escaped
elephant
will
not
be
abandoned
by
their
owners.
I
ouna
uity
By
uocai
conser
vatives
and
Sights
PointedOut.
:ry'
Local
Conservatives
are
making
preparations
4o
rgive
a
sood
reception
to
Hon.
Arthur
Mcighen,
who
is
scheduled
to
arrive
here
at
3.30
-tumorrow
afternoon.
C.
H.
Orme,
president
of.
that.
district
Conservative
Association,
left
this
muming
for
Smllhefs
where
he
will
meet
the
premier
early
tomorrow
morning
and
will
make
final
arrangement.
It
i
planned
to
take
an
hour
of
Ihe
Premier
time
in
showing
him
around
the
city,
taking
him
to
Hie
eold
storage
plant,
the
drydock
,the
courthouse.
Also
the
railway
hotel
and
post
office
sites
will
be
pointed
out
to
him.
:!HUGE
RUN
OF
PINK
SALMON
Massett
Inlet
Not
Only
Supplying
Canneries
There
But
Many
Others
That
more
pink
salmon
am
being
taken
in
Massed
Inlet
this
year
than
ever
before
is
the
word
brought
today
from
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
Not
only
are
the
canneries
there
working
day
and
night
in
order
to
handle
the
huge
supply,
but
toad
afler
load
of
the
fish
am
being
taken
to
Wales
Island
cannery,
to
me
two
canneries
here
and
to
a
number
of
others
that
are
buying
there'.
Among
the
latest
boats
lo
bi
pressed
inlo
the
service
as
sal-
.
.
.....l.,
:
it...
t
vi.-vv
vniiv-
v,
i
i
..ti!itT-i.
"ion
iiiu-M-rs
is
me
met
u.,
Huggins..or
th,
v.,;.i..;..
v,i..h...ij"'V"'''
e
X"
n,""-Ihe
youthful
George
Murray.l
-r
whom
he
released
lo
Washington,1
THE
PUBLICLY
EXPRESSED
OPINION
OF
A
CONSERVATIVE
.
"In
my
view
ihe
whole
of
Ibis
western
movement
should
be
directed
to
the
pTSrl
or'
Vaiieo'uvei;
and
all
ptiblic
monies
expended
up-
difi
the
Paclnc"
coast
should
be
expended
there.
There
never
was
a
more
rgrossly
flagrant
instance
of,
exfyen-
dilure
of
public
monies
for
purely
political...
purposes
than
the
buildinginf
the
ele
vator
at
Prince
ritipert
by
the
Liberal
government,"
t
H
tft
...
";
Sfj.iV;