25 TAXI Boston Grill and Ambulance Service Anywhere at Anytime. Stand Royal Hotel, 3rd Ave. and 6th St. MATT VIDECK, Prop. VOL XVI., NO, 100. INCREASE IN RED SALMON Or. Gilbert Tells of Change at Kodiak Island in Far North. HKWAHI). Alaska. July 17. Ik. . ..a 1 . t. .o. u. it. uiinert. who i hviu en riiuif front the fisheries lin-tuii station at Karlnk. Koiliak l-ijtid. reports u record break-fg inrreuse in red salmon in Mi.i' ditrirl. tiilbert, an expert on the siib- Jf t. who is leaving for Ihe stall -Till mile southwest orjiere l secure treatment fur rlieum-i-'i-m. titiid thai lal year 81,-'o sidinoit nscended Ihe river to spawn mid two tunl a half million came down. This year million went up and already IV 200.IHH) have come ilown. FOREST FIRES UNDER CONTROL Situation Much fmoroved With Advent or Cooler Weather on Coast. VAXntil'Vllll. Jnlv 17. - The furesl. file sHimlhiu Is ureally Bit proxetl aloiiu the coast and in Iho interior. Wlilh cool weather V'-. vallliw, Ihe forest officials expect to have the bltues under eontroi wttli In 1H hours. The bU fire lu (ho Kooletiuy National Pink was brou-lil under control IilsL nlulil. In Weslini, Wlaslilngtoii and part of Oregon Hie sUuation U much Improved, hut Mn'ni nnd Montiitia ri'porU Indioate that Hio ooinllliou U villi orlou. '7 K1IISH t i il lo receive a delegation from I Ml- Anclicaii uml Free ;h lit-!- on Monday evening. V ordiiig to the English newspapers, the elmn hmen's plait i'- supervision of the subsidy for the support of the while organization is being effected, hut it i belie veil h no ukciinoou ui me iiovcriimciii sanctioning a siilisiuv niiriiiiiiiiifii mi PARK BRIDGE AT VANCOUVER!; Object to Tunnel and Make Recommendation Vt il VLB, July I J. Ibpre-I the routirili of the l 'Hurranl Intel .i.-r.fa VtfuTwWt OH definitely favoring it the Itrsl narrow to a tunnel. They , ; ied shipping fitlcr-1 proposal slitltihl . i nut not favoml. omrndalion will lteint' as 4 tlial Hie Mian shall it -an 1100 feel long wit i i . i h' n .'00 feel abovo i .-. '! The width or Hi-- 1m- a! lees! 40 ff-'i. i, i I'.'iiul nrcommodalio.t I r ili ; tan. l the public expense. The Daily .Mail rcort that there l a pro-iiicip.il afoot lu raise a Lan of i Cio.ooo.ooo om-urwl on the re-J source or tin- oual industry and ay the miner' executive may iflteel lii consider this licit week. OTTAWA, July 17. J. I). Oliaphn liax taken over diniiiilralion of lite eu-lom ib-parlmenl penditig Slevi-n-, wlm after Hi re- laie from Ihe li.--iltnl p-hirnn lo Vancouver un- lit afler Ihe elect inni. TEN HALIBUT BOATS CHAPLIN TAKES OVER CUSTOMS STEVENS IS ILL A SELL THEIR CATCHES s Eight of Number are Canadians, ' With Only Two Americans At Exchange. t Ltahl of the (en boats selling their calelies at the Fish Kx-rhangc (Ins morning wrre (ina-11.111 boats, the price obtained by them beinig 10 to 17.10 with lo tu to.Jo for seconds. Americm boats retcheil I8.i0 and I8.3U with twelvu cent for j-ccoiids. Arrivals, were: American .. An twi J., 11.000 pound, to the Booth Fisheries. Melinite?, 5,000 lb Paciflo Tisli-crles. Canadian - Voluivteer. 0,000, lo Bootlt, Fish eries. ' ' Bino. .5io lo Boolli Hsherios. White Lily, U.OOO, to tint lloyil Fih Co. Atll, 11,000, to Pacific Fish eries. Hose Spit, 1 11,000, lOyMliti rish- eries. Marguerite, 0.000 to Cold stor age, f Cap? Swain. 10,000. lo l.old Slot'iuge. Iris. 3.300. to r.oiil Morage. HON. BOB.-ROGERS IS.. SLATED FOR SENATE OTTAWA. July 17'. lliitnor here has il that Hull. Bob. ling ers, whose name was omitted front the list of niinislers, is lo bine ii nine? in Ihe Semite in case the Conservative Huvern meiil is returned lo power. MANY PINK SALMON PACKED IN ALASKA UOIIDOVA, July 17.- The sal mon cannery of Hm Copper Hlver packing Co., at Port CSellie, on Prince William Sound near hero, hud up lo last night packed more than B0.Q00 cases or pink salmon an averajh! of 3,000' castC a day. ' MOOSiaAW, July 1". A l.y- elone. nveoinpaiiicd byltail, struck the Milage of Kxpans'e. 31 miles oulhwertt of bete, tieinolbbiii PARIS, July, 17The Brl-and ministry resigned thli evening when the chamber of deputies vote dajalnst the Qovemment's financial bill, the majority being 43-agalnsL Tho bill would have given the Government power to deal with the financial situation by decreasing correction measures. The debate was acrimonious. WARSHIP IS DUE B.C. Silver Dllliwell ...... HhicIIou Howe Sound ludhttt .-....: Mat'inol CHURCHES buiMlngf. and damaginir or des-Jingolfii ci lhroiiglioul the conn ifoyinu 7.II0IJ arre of croii-i. The 'try. will thou- lal have nol yet been dis- cciveu. I will lie all nreti ai om e aim a ' At Did W ive the residence and new (ii!-ervutive. lot appointed barn ou the rrm oriieotwe linker irt. their plaee' It is staled here wa roinpletely ib'tnolilieil, the that the .ofleer. who ronducted buildii sliaitcn. and snmlllilic last election are not t-atis- liieee strewn uxor a large Uis-IrieL At HnU'van a grain elevator was ilaiifiUi-etJ to the extent uf ?U,000, li)ull builliii demoll-ilied and niany ii-siden-e damaKd. BRIAN) GOES OUT OFFICE Defeated on Elnance J3III and ivu.f nil nil Acrimonious Debate. HERE ON MONDAY H. M. S. Curlew Will Make Four Day Stay In This Port. II. M. S. Curlew of Iho Bermu da-Wop I Indies squadron is due liere front l'.spiimall on Monday for a four-day lsit to the port in the miurse of a Pacifie cruise. Hie viit is being awaited with interest locally nnd a full pro gram o entertninmeni tor mc ship' fcnmpatiy Is being arranged, 'the Curlew was last here in 103. Gapt. II. DABridges, C.V.O., D.S.U.. is in conimand of the Curlew, which ha an entirely new list of '-officers nnd men front the time sn was last Jtere. BOY KILLED FALLING FROM A LOAD OF HAY WHEN HORSES BOLTED N'LW WlvSI'MlNSTKM. July 7. Jollr-d front a wagon load of hay when a leant driven by his stepfather ran away Thursday In triiiigley municipality, Andrew .Miller, twelve years or age, sustained a fractured skull from which he died i: the hospital hero today. VANCOUVER EXCHANGE I'mnlej V I'tirler'vldaho . SllyVretvaf surr inlta - 2.07 . 1.53 38.00 .O.-i .07 'M3 .05 Vi .05 Asked4 2.20 1.00 .00 U 10.00 .0( U .10 2.18 .07 .13 :o7 factory and as they hold office only "during the pleasure" of the (Sovertiineul, the (ioverii-mcnl's pleasure will be that they vacate office irnmedialely. A new voters' li-l will be prepared, biced on the provincial lils with opportunity for additional registration-. The last Dominion list will be ignored,' lk I a 1 1 I lt J k 1 1 1 till (Till f k 1 1 H by PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper PI1INCE HUPEHT. B. (1, HATUIDAY, JULY 17, 11)20. TRY TO YeXeriby't Urtolitlon, 1601 Those Who OfNcfated Last Year, PUtiburg Crept Little Closer to Will Be Dismissed and Others Appointed. NEW LIST OF VOTERS OTTAWA, July 17. llctuni- Clnclnnatl In Baseball Pan-nant Race. MAV YOltK, July 17. Scorimr seyen runs in t'ue second inning yesterday. Iill!biir downed Boa i'.ou and crept a little clo-er to registration will have to regislerjCl illfa Wii!A1Kk again ir they are no) on the pro- 1 ULlUll IllllllLll . . i i..i CHIEF INSPECTOR OFjTSHERIES HERE I Major J. A. Motherwell Has Been on inspection Tnpio naas and Skeena Rivers. Major and Mrs. J. A. Mother well of Vancouver are registered at Hie Prince Hupert Hotel. Ma jor Molherwell. who is triiier in spector or fisheries. (or British Columbia, came north on the patrol steamer Malaspiua recently and has been speitdinig the past few days in the district making his annual lour of Inspection on the Nan and Sl.ccna Mivers, ac cniivpanied by Adam Mackte.'tlie local inspector. Major and Mrs. Motherwell will proceed on their re I urn south ai the first of the week. BEER PLEBISCITE VICTOM1A. Lily I7.Prentier (tlier ultima'' that the (intnd Forks-tireenwooil beer plebiscilc will be lie Id oi August 21. Or him S YMl London Veteran, "72 Years Old, Also Won Same Trophy In 1912. BISLKY, July 17. -Sergeant A. (I. Fulton, or the (Jueens West minster Itegiment. Lon-lon, tolay wotf lite King's prixe Tor the sec ond lime, having taWen the tro phy in l'Jt 2. Fulton is a veteran, 72 years of ace. He shot ofr a tie with three representatives" oT the British Isles.- Seven Canadians qualified 'or the finals. womancharged with manslaughter RESULT OF COLLISION VANCOtVKH. July 17. M. Ta-ktichi died yesterday af(emoiti from injuries sustained earlier In the day when the motor cycle he was driving crashed into a ar driven by tlraee Kennedy, who is charged with manslaughter. Negotiations Opened for Sale of Union Steamship Company to the Canadian National Railway Co. VANCOL A Kit, July J7. The Province yesterday carried the following despatch under a Montreal dale line: "Negotiations have been opened between the Canadian National. Hailways and the Canadian (ioventnient Merchant Marine on on? side and lite Union Sleutnship Company of Vancouwr on tile oilier for Ihe titirrhase of Ihe business and steutner service of the latter. No details are available; here but il completed the deal will be large one." VANCOtVF.M. July 17.- IL -I.i Keeley, Pacific Coast manager or negotiations for the purchase of the C.H.M..M. sialed last night the I'nioii Steamships by Hi. thai so far as he was ronrerned'C.X.H. ami Canadian fiovetntnei l he knew nothing of the reported! Merchant Marine. LECTURE By A. J. Eshleman of Lecture Slnff, International Bible Students. Association "WHY WORLD POWERS ARE TOTTERING I THE REMEDY" In Westholme Theatre Sunday, July 18, at 7.30 p.m. SKAT8 FltKK NO COLLKCTIO.N END Street 8ttes III .i..n. v.. i r , ..u. ll.l.l . 111. ,1 11.11 I...-!. .-.wv-.,.. - r, - -, .. . v w " ' ut ".',. . " ",u,,s : . , , .' , 'in a Muffing bee marked by ueauts or injuries nave oeen re- tn-ii?. u r.wx rr...,. .It niini.r. .... u.M.i. ! ..11 r "i i j t' v .kies. There were five errors. By taking a'double header from si. I.ouK Philadelphia climbed lo within fhcfc-atncs of the New York Yankees, who scored three runs in the ii lit-: ti lo beat Detroit. National League . Boston 7, Pitt-bur.' 9. I!iooln 8, SI. Louis . American League Detroit 3. Xew ork 4. SI. I.ouis 2-4, Philadelphia 3-5 Cleveland 8. Washington 0 tjltlca-l(o'on iol poued. time and were both tired. in ; iiiie.-tiou tltev nail lieen out some chells hail offered to sail the boat in so he, Kelly, lay down and went to sleep. He was awakened by' yelling from his partner and look- .1 in? out saw him struggling in of him, Ktchells sank. Kelly says that Ktchells was probably sitting on the sUru of the boat and bei'tig weary fell asleep and dropped off. not aw-jkenii; until he struck the. water. The deceased had no rclaties in this country so far as Kelly knows. He says he had known He had recently leen in the bos pltal at Vancouver for an opera- Large Upstair Dm I tig Hall, with newly laid dancing floor for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN, The latest and best for the least. Phone 457. PRICK FIVK CENTS. STRIKE kkkNA DIVED PKHfDIW AW I ACEC I IET WUI7N QAIIINf. UftMlT WITH PATfU lllJUllil lllTUil 1 AUIlUlUfinil LiVUJUU Ullili TTllfjll UfliJUlllU UUlfllJ If 11 11 VftlVll aw AT V. I i If I AT am I ; IKIsTIBI I I ! ll II 'I II I ATlATlalMlaTB 1 I AT AT tlUrCnmen Ot DMam HtLUIUamuiliLW urrilKo 3LUWjIMj BEE, r Inverness cannery Move fo Terminate the Strike of Coal Miners I.OMiON, July 17. A further move m llic rhunhmcii' rig m ior pcucc 111 wie oai items wax inane ilu aiieruooti .1..,. 1 1 ...i Mint llj.tiltt-.ti ... u I..II..M I., llin IK-I...1. M.i I .l.r:....l NEAR MOOSEJAW; FOR ELECTION IN BIG LEAGUES; (Many Thousands of Dollars' Da mage to Buildings and Crops on Prairies Fishing Boat and Was Drowned Wheh Returning with His Catch When mailing the boat back to the cannery with a catch of ninety alnioit yesterday, Joe Klchellf, boat puller for Ham Kelly, felt from the stern and before he could be reached t-ank and was drowned. He wa an Knglihmait about b years of age and was well known on the coal, having worked out of Victoria on steamship for many years. Sam- Kelly came in this morning to reinirt the tragedy. i. ii.Mitni..fi ... il.. Y'.ii,in.it tniriinii. . ;.i it. ..i i e: i. : r t. . . . ' who who conducted conducted ihe the elficlitni ebiclioiis' 1 " -t" "'"i w "6. ,'ur u .r ltr? w,u' ",B i.... i i i- !iofe. cannery boat and (rear and with Kleli"!!-? a boat miller. Thev k will iiinniiiii uniouui to i.i innnv many 1114111- Yi'iir. car, iihict iiui in iit 1 ms- .... ..... .: . i- - , ..... . ' . . . I IIINirikll tl I l.lllll tllll Wil I tL'HM milliner tf.-i.1l I aft Ilia -fi-irt JACK DELANEY NOW CHAMPION the water some distance behind.: Beats Paul Btrlanbach In Fifteen He dropped Hie sail and rowed in hound Fight, Staging Stlr-the direction or the man, but j ring Comeback, when wilhiii about a boat length. NFW YOKK, July 17. Jack Bflaney. light heavyweight of Bridgeport, Conn., won the worlds 175 pound championship last night when be secured the judge's decision over Paul Berlanbach In a gruelling fifteen round contest. The slirrinjr rally of the last .our rounds :ave Dolaney the crown. seemingly stunned Dy him Tor 'thrKpast fourtee'n-years.fthf tremenilbus' punciies- of the champion .Delaney suddenly came to lire and staged a sensational lion and they had planned to make j comeback, knockintr the crown a little slake together. They bad i rroni Berlanbach s ftcad with a been working together for about a month. The body has not yet been round. DONAQHY REFUSES TAKE NOMINATION NORTH VANCOUVER mands. FLOODS IN EUROPE; VANCOLVKM, July 17. 1). D. Donaghy, who ear- ried north Vancouver for the Liberals at ttte last 4 election, announces that he definitely reruses nom- illation in Vancouver north owing to business de- miNACCIDENT Large Area of Rich Land Covered With Water. Between 80 and 100 People Killed. Y1K.NXA, July l7--HeKrts from Belgrade state that between 80 and 0(l person were killed when a landslide buried a railrottd-train near Searajero, in Bosnia. In Jugo Slavia lo.OOO acres of the richest agricultural land is flooded and other lang? sections are threatened as the waters con-!inoe to rise. CANADA ANDCUBAr DIVIDE HONORS IN DAVIS CUP TENNIS HAVANA. July 17. Cavanu and Cuba divided honors in the first meeting of the second round of Iho Davis ,,Cup tennis for the Atn erlcan loiui., . ..Willard, Crocker won again,-'! Vincent "Manet C-L 0-4. OI, while Jack Wright losl a five set struggle to llugelio Pari, 2-0, O-i. 2-0. 0-1, 0-3. FINED $300 Pleading guilty (o a charge of keeping liquor for sale, I.oui Hos of the Port Clements Cltil was tilled ,300f by; Magistral? McClymotit in' the clly police oiirt UiU- morning. 4 v; fistic altack. WOUNDED WHEN BANDITS FIRED Man Who Prevented Bank Hold up at Winnipeg was Shot Probably Fatally WINNIPEG, July 17. John Mntthcwson. the customer .of the Porl age .Avenue nnd GOod Street branch Of the Bank of Montreal, who was reported yesterday as having interfered witlt Ihe operations oT three bandits who were holding up the bank, was shot, probably fatally. He was depositing money at the time a hen tli.s bandits entered and ordered "All hands tip'" ami when; the cashier was ordered lo band over tin money he jumped al the tnei. Atter shooting, the bandits escaped hut did not pel any of the money. EDMONTON LABORITES LIKELY TO NOMINATE KDMONTON. July, 17. A labor meeting will be held here on Tuesday night (o consider the advisability of nominating candidates for both East and West Edmonton, lr it is decided to do this, n nominating convention Will be called for August 13. SALE OF WHITE STAR STEAMSHIPS IS OFF NEW YOllK. July O. The sale" of the White Star Line to a Bri tish syndicate headed by Furness Withy collapsed over Ihe tennis of payment of he $35,000,000, cable advices staled tmbiy. FORMER VERNON MAN INHERITS FORTUNE VKHNON, July17. W. II. Barrett, of Port Dover. OnL, a former resjdent of Vernon, recently inherited two and a half million dollars, according ft word re-eeijedhrrri. v