VOL
XVI.,
NO.
102.
i
25
t
TAXI
Boston
Grill
Ambulance
Service
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
and
6th
St.
MATT
VIDEOK,
Prop.
led
Stales
fishing
operator
Alaska
beside
violation
of
fisheries
regulation
hy
Cnn-n
I
Hon.
William
Sloan,
pro-
llil
cwninlssioner
of
ftsher-
.
telegraphed
to
tho
federal
i-'mew
of
marine
and
fish
a
protest
against
the
pro
Id
withdrawal
of
thu
aerial
jI
from
the
roast.
fVGE
DISPUTE
iAT
VANCOUVER
.NC0l
VF.ll,
May
..A
nlrlko
Ibu
called
in
Iho
greater
(Oliver
shipyards
on
May
lie
shipyard
owner
and
Ins
fail
lo
reach
an
hgrco-
it
Was
iinnouneed
at
a
muss
Ij
lug
of
shipyard
worker,
last
The
men
urn
ilemandlnii
'ffU
'Hi,
Lib,
k
.
nesentatives
of
203
unions
decide
to
throw
in
in
lot
with
coal
workers
representing
5,000,000
people
t,i
iM
IO.X.
Miiy
I.
Coal
miner
throughout
t.
counlrv
I
v.
Iht'ir
loo
ut
midnight
am)
the
mine
ore-idlo
Indav.
l,tiOX.
May
I.
Orevil
Hiilaiu
i
fearing
u
gt-iicral
strike
or
tin-
roai
miner
strike
ugatusljower
wage
mill
i.jur
of
work.
Itrpreeufri(ivtt
of
.'0.1
union
nun
nu.OOO
worker
derided
today
to
back
up
Hie
miners
V
i
Hie
i-oal
di-ptile
in
not
sellled
b)
llieii.
government
i
aroucd
1
Hie
itelioti
of
I
lie
miner
in
wii
'hrtrloul
til
midnight
anil
has
issued
a
provlamu
'
lion
"thai
a
slate
of
emergency
FOR
NEXT
YEAR
is
Will
be
Sold,
the
Cougars
probably
Going
to
Detroit
ON
I
III
U,
.May
1.
Ibe
no
professional
hot
key
in
leni
I
atindu
during
the
com
biner,
riank
Palrlcl
staled
:lwday
oefure
a
special
mcel-
of
the
National
Hockey
iiie
Ml
uic
western
i
rains
hi
the
market,
he
said,
ami
if
Hill
enl'-rs
the
National
ur
the
Victoria
Unbars
will
I)
he
purchased
for
I00,-
it
irk
said
Hie
entire
western
I.OdO.
mjhjIiI
lie
acquired
for
10TEST
MADE
FAVOR
PLANES
in
Takes
up
cause
or
nsn-
erles
Protection
In
this
Province
K
illl
A,
May
1.
Fearing
It
nvasion
oT
Northern'
lriUh
nihia
water
this
year
by
exist.."
Thi
jjive
tin
government
ii
ill
i
in
it
power.
Swim
hope
remain
that
negotiation
between
the
roal
owner
ami
their
million
employee
may
be
reopened
in
tiinr
lo
prevent
it
general
strike
on
Tuesday.
Vital
Services
Tuesday
LONlXlN,
Muy
1.
-
A
general
slriko
In
support
of
I
In-
roal
There
miner
ha
been
railed
for
next
Tuesday,
the
trades
union
eon
leroiion
ileclued
today.
I
lie
con-ferenco
derided
lo
csill
out
employees
in
the
vital
services
in
cluding
transport
workers
unless
the
miners'
dispute
is
settled
lo-forc
Tuesday.
II
vva
announced
that
the
trade
unions
would
'offer
lo
maintain
hy
voluntary
arrange
inent'llic
dlslrihulion
of
essential
foodstuffs.
Coal
Ships
Return
:AMIIT.
May
I.
Orders
have
heen
received
at
South
W
ales
ports
lo
suspend
cxporta
Hon
oT
roal
Ships
which
have
already
sailed
are
being
ordered
to
return.
Naval
Preparedness
1'I.YMOtTII.
Huglaiid,
May
1.
-While
the
utmost
secrecy
is
liemn
oliscrved
III
official
itiar
lers.
it
is
understood
that
since
the
coal
negotiation
entered
a
serious
stajic
special
train
have
heen
marshalled
at
the
Devon-port
dockyard.
Special
naval
men
have
been
notified
lo
keep
themselves
in
readiness
for
emergencies.
OLD
COUNTRY
FOOTBALL
ENGLISH
LEAGUE
Division
I.
.
,.
Arrha!
a.
Ilirminghatn
h.
!-Itoltnn
0,
Kverloit
-'.
Ilurnley
I.
Cardiff
1.
Leeds
t,
Tottenham
1.
Liverpool
Sheffield
Lulled
2.'
Manchester
V.
J.
West
lliomwieh
Newcastle
1
.
3,
Manchester
S.
Nolls
-County
1.
Iluddersrield
2..
West
Ham
0.
Ihuy
S.
Division
II.
Fulham
2.
Iliadfotd
t:ily
0.
Mlddlesboro
1.
Clapton
2.
.
;
Oldham
,
Nolls
FutVt.
3.
Porlsmoulh
.1,
I'.helsea
0.
j
I'reslon
I.
llamslcy
2.
;
'I
Ins
lllackpool
0.
an1
"
i.n-iv'
w
South
slilelds
5,
l'ort
alo
2.
and
75c
n
dnv
lne
renn
iii'stiieknort
3.
Derby
0.
K
with
no
change
in
working
Stoke
Uily
I.
SoulliSmplon
1.
I.
Darlington
1.
ENERAL
STRIKE
Tendency
to
Slacken
off
Until
New
Crop
Begins
to
Move
In
Fall
VAMim.VKIt,
ll.i:..
'May
I.
Fewer
vcs-el
are
now
carry
Inx
ritin
and
Hie
probability
is
there
will
Im-
n
steudy
slackenin-;
up
if
business
uiidl
the
new
crop
begins
to
move
in
the
fa!'.
Ship
Inudiiiy
itram
from
here
diirio
the
week
follow:
Africa
Maru
for
Yokohama,
10.000
bushels.
Koyo
Maru
for
Yokohama
iOj.-
IMU
bushel.
Knnosiin
Maru
for
.Shanghai
23H.;i3t
bushel.
Fjlmore
for
Tsinxau
U.yiO
)0ie!.
(lauadiaii
Seigneur
for
vvtiii
opliuu
of
Jlotterilan.
Tt.ntin
bushflr;
for.'
"lyr!
:ia,ooo
bufhel's
and
another
.shipment
jfyir
Atiiwvip
.t,0GC
liuiliels.
DECISION
IN
SANKEY-CASE
COMING
MONDAY
Taking
of
Evidence
Against
Indian,
Charged
With
Attempted
Rape,
Is
Completed
Kvidenre
wa
tukeu
this
morning
before
Slijiendiary
Mag
istrate
l.
F.
McLeod
in
Hie
case
of
Joo
Snnkey,
Port
Simpson
Indian,
who
is
clunked
vvilh
at
tempted
rape
at
Port
F.ssington
and
court
was
adjourned
unlit
Monday
afternoon
when
decision
wi(l
be
given.
Sankey,
aged
i.
is
alleged
to
have
assaulted
an
eleven
year
old
girl.
All
those
in
volved
In
the
case
are
Indians.
Sergeant
A.
II.
McNeill
prosecuted
while
1..
W.
Palmore
ay-:
penrrd
on
behalf
of
Sankey.
ROCHER
DE
BOULE
TRAMLINE
BEING
A.
It.
W
ing
or
the
II.C
Co.
and
Alexander
Srohie
of
the
liuuwell
Mining
Co.
havr
arrived
in
the
eily
froin
lliuelton
vvheii
Ihey
liae
been
making
preparations
for
the
removal
of
the
old
Heritor
de
Itoule
tram
line
lo
Slevvurl
where
il
will
1m
used
by
the
Dutnvelt
mine.
They
will
proceed
tonight
to
Stewart.
The
II.C.
F.miipmcnl
Co.
has
dis
continued
furl
In
r
dismantling
work
on
the
lloeher
do
lloulcs
iiiachiuery
and
equipment
until
next
year.
MRS.
IS
PRESIDENT
OF
L0.D.E.
VANCOVVFIU
Milv
I.
'AlherV
tiriffiilis
oT
Midi
IMIINCR
HUPKItT,
U.C.,
p.VIT
MDAY
MAY
1,
1020.
I
NOW
CARRYING
GRAIN
MrS
lorla
win
re-eleeled
president
of
the
pro
vincial
chapter
of
the
1.(1.
D.H
Mrs.
W.
II.
Stokes
of
Ocean
Fall
if
fifth
vice-president.
BIRTH.
4
A
soil
was
burn
at
Ihe
Prime
Hupei;I..Oeneral
Hospllal
on
April
Sli'lnrMr.
ami
Mr,
.lame
Weir,
300'
Sixth
Avenue
West.
l
IS
WILK1NS
BACK
jHh
Wrsnero
l.,nailia.i
odlaard
champion
who
kviil
meet
Jark
McMillan
he
e
ARM
IN
SLING
Made.
Trip
Out
From
Point
Bar
row
to
Fairtanis
In
S
Hours
'4SiMlnutsV
FAIItlJ.VAKS,
May
1.--CapUiu
(ieorge
ilkois
and
Pilot
Kielsou
of
(lie
Arctic
air
eViiediliou,
who
left
Fairbanks
for
Point
UarrovVi
April
15
in
a
single
engine
airplane,
relumed
Friday
night.)
having
made
Ihe
journey
of
500;
miles
in
5
hours
Ij
minutes.
Captain
W
ilkin's
arm
is
in
a
sliivg
ifs
a
result
of
injury
re
ceive,
i
on
the
lasi
trip
to
Point
Harrow.
COLLINS
PETITIONS
PARLIAMENT
FOR
SEAT
OCCUPIED
BY
KENNEDY
OTTAWA,
May
I.
A
petition
declaring
D.
M.
Kennedy,
lliesil-
linn
member,
not
duly
eleelel
for
Uie
ridin.-;
of
Peace
Hiver
was
presented
lo
(lie
House
of
Commons
yesterday
afternoon
by
Hon.
It.
It.
Ilenuelt.
The
peti
tioner
was
J.
A.
Collins,
who
claimed
he
was
elected
and
should
tie
permitted
to
take
the
seal.
MOVED
TO
DUNWELL
CUSTOMS
COLLECTION
IN
APRIL
$65,248.99
Figures
Announced
This
Morn
ing
Compare
Favorably
With
Previous
Months
Customs
and
excise
revenue
collected
at
the
port
of
Prince
llupert
during
the
mouth
of
April
totalled
8G5,?t8.!"j'
according
to
report
made
at
the
customs
house,
this
morning.
The
figure
compare.
favorably
with
pre
vious
months.
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
YeMfrdjr!
Circulation.
Hit
CALLED
FLYING
MEN
KNOWN
HERE
TRANSFERRED
TO
EASTERN
POSTS
The
reduction
of
the
staff
of
Jericho
Keach
air'
station
lo
two
.officers
and
nine
men
following
wie
rrccm
signing
oi
parliamentary
estimates
has
resulted
in
lite
transfer
of
flying
officers
well
known
here
to
eastern
stations.
Flight
Lieutenant
Karl
MacLeod
who
was
in-charge
of
aerial
fisheries
patrol
here
for
Ihe
past
three
years,
will
go
to
Camp
Harden
while
Flying
Officer
Morfee,
who
has
already
left
Vancouver,
and
Flight
Lieutenant
V.
F.
Mawdsley.
who
I
goine;
soon,
are
transferred
to
Wlntii-peig.
Stptadron
Leader
J.
II.
Tud-hope
remains
in
command
ati
Jericho.
MANY
FOREST
FIRES
IN
NELSON
DISTRICT
NKLSON.
May
I.
Seventeen
forest
fires
are
burning
in
-the
Nelson
district,
junking
81
there
tliis
reason.
Fanned
by
a
high
wind
a
fire
started
Friday
near
I'ouniiiglon
and
is
not
yet
under
control.
After
having
spent
many
years
in
Prince
llupert
in
charge
of
the
Court
House
(,'ardens,
11.
Van
(Jaslel
leave
on
this
evening'.
train
ror
Fraser
Lake
where
he
has
accepted
a
.position
a
gardener
al
the
Catholic
Industrial
School.
Mr.
Van
(lasteF
vvlir
ao-eompany"
hint.
Their
positions
here
are
beinir
taken
by
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
M.
Caulain.
Person
Has
Right
to
Be
Drunk
on
Own
Doorstep
and
Cause
a
.
Disturbance
There
Says
Judge
A'ANCOL'VIIU,
May
I.
Uiliug
a
recent
pronouncement
.of
n
London
magistrate
(hut
it.is
permissible
for
a
person
lo
pe
intoxicated
on
his
or
her
doorstep,
counsel
for
Uarbara
Campbell,
27
years
of
age,
successfully
appealed
against
it
conviclion
.for
having
caused
a
uisturbuiicu
while
under
lite
influence
of
-.liquor
al
Chase,
east
of
Knmjoups,
on
April
20.
Mr.
Justice
Morrison
of
Ihe
Supreme
tWiirl
of;JI.C.,
who
heard
the
appeal,
q'uuslted
Miss
Campbell's
ciuj'viylioipliy
justices
of
Ihe
peace-
ami
.ruled
.Hull
Hie
warrant
of
Vtiminiliueut
failed
lo
show
that
Hie.
offense
occurred
in
a
public
plate.
IN
Mnn
Sales.
4
Lurge
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
with
newly
laid
dancing
floor
for
hire.
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN,
The
latest
and
best
for
the
least.
Phone
457.
PRIOR
FIVE
CENTS,!
BRITAIN
OAL
MINERS
BACKED
UP
BY
203
OTHER
UNIONS
OF
FIVE
MILLION
MEN
iritish
Miners
Quit
Work
Last
Night
and
General
Strike
Called
for
Tuesday
of
All
Vital
Services
wernment
declares
by
proclamation
"that
a
FEWER
fit
VESSELS
it.uuiiiju
ARE
niiu
state
of
emergency
exists"
and
takes
to
itself
unlimited
powers
:0AL
EXPORT
HAS
BEEN
FORBIDDEN
i
SID
BOYS
BROOKLYNTEAM
Effort
to
Be
Made
to
Secure
LEAGUE
LEADER
Uniformity
in
Taxation
Through
Defeated
Philadelphia
In
Sixth
Straight
Win.
Ruth
Gets
Another
Homer
NIAV
YOIIK,
May
l.-lly
defeating
Philadelphia
and
wimiini:
Ibe
sixth
straight
atne.
Brooklyn
advanced
to
the
leadership
of
the
National
l.eauu
y'lerday
Conference
of
Finance
ministers
VICTOIUA,
May
1.
The
collection
of
income
laves
and
other
financial
mutter
will
bp
discussed
at
a
conference
of
finance
ministers
of
lite
provinces
with
Finance
Minister
llobb
and
member.
of
Ihe
department
early
in
June.
There
will
first
be
a
conference
al
Montreal
in
regard
to
uniform
siacession
duties
commencing
May
31,
Hon.
J.
D.
McLean,
minister
of
finance
for
II.C.
Announces
and
this
will
be
followed
lv
u
further
whiln
New
York
was
losing
a;
-'iierence
ai
uuawa
wnere
llie
system
of
income
tax
colIeiMion
ten
inniiLg
battle
to
Ilosto.t
andlWIU
,,e
"vrrnauieu
anu
oiner
nuance
matter
he
Uiscuised
with
St.
Louis
forced
Chicago
to
bai
lie
eleven
innings
before
concealing
victory.
In
Urn
American
league
New-York
won
the
seventh
straight
victory
by
defeKling
Washington,
during
which
Habe
Mulh
hit
his
fourtlt
home
run
of
the
season
and
the
fifteenth
scored
by
the
YanT.ee
in
as
many
games.
Score
of
the
day
follow:
National
League
X'V"
York
I,
llostoti
3.
Philadelphia
t,
Itrooklrn
K.
Citieiiinafi
i.
I'lllshurs
13.
Si.
Louis
.
CIiicio
10.
American
League
I'.osion
I'lnl;iilel;ilua
5.
Washington
;,
N-w
York
.
Clevrlai
d
.'.
Clllea'O
3.
fietrotl
7,tSt.
Louis
C.
a
view
to
sreaier
uuiiormiir.
-
-
throughout
the
Dominion
and
the
lessening
of
costs
of
THIRTEEN
BOATS
IN
WITH
HALIBUT
American
Arrow,
27,000,
tu.
Hoolh
Fisheries.
Yukon.
2C.000,
to
Pacific
Virginian,
21.000,
to
Cold
Stor
age.
Hravo,
i'.OOo.
to
Atlin
Canadian
Living-lone.
15,000,
to
Cold
Storage.
Kaien,
12,000,
to
Atlin
Fisher
ies.
Aiken,
10,000,
to
Atlin
Fisher
ies.
Co.
Scrub,
7,000,
to
Cold
Storage.
iygcon,
5,500,
lo
lloyal
Fish
lloseSpit,
13,000,
to
Atlin
Fish
eries.
Alii,
10.000,
to
Cold
Storage.
Marguerite.
3,000,
to
lloyal
Fislt
Co.
Mayflower.
(5,500.
to
lloyal
Fish
Cik
BAXTER
POLE
CO.
AT
PORT
CLEMENTS
LlttleMeld
With
Party
of
Ten
Men
and
Full
Equipment
Arrive
at
Massett
Inlet
I..
J.itllefield
and
party
of
ten
men,
bringing
with
them
horse,
supplies
and
general
equipment,
arrived
at
Port
Clements
on
this
week's
triii
of
the
steamei
Prince
John
to
resume
pole
ami
tie
cutting
operations
Tor
the
Maxier
Pole
Co.
lhis
company
rirst
entered
the
Uraham
Island
field
lat
year,
having
acquired
considerable
holding
there.
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
Did.
Askc.
Wheat
I.5G&.
Duuwell
Indfau
1.
la
...J....
Silver
Crest;
Surf';'
Inlet
(iladstone
Ilowe
Sound
I
.HO
.
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-i
v
lv"
.10
.08'.
J.8i
io
.15
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a!2
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32.00
35,00
CP.lt.
steamer
Prinves
Heal
rice.
Cait.
K.
Cray,
arrived
from
Ihe
south
at
,
.3o
'(hi
mot-iilng
and
sailed
at
II
o'clock
on
hee
return
,to
Vanrouver
and
.wnyptirl.
The
HcatHce.
hrtiught
n
new'
propeller
hele.forX'lhV
goverutnent
steamer
Olvenehy
which
l,s
m
the
dry
dock.
PROMOTION
TO
HIGH
SCHOOL
Coin
AT
'
rvrilaWrr-Wey'
Regulations
Being
Inaugur-
OULU
rtl
LAVnrtllUii
Prices
Ranged
From
14.20c
to
16.90c
For
First
Class
Fish
Today
American
halibut
boats
old
I
heir
catches
today
at
15.70c
to
tC.UOc
for
first
class
and
c
to
J..YOc
for
seconds.
-Canadian
boats
retailed
ll.;ojc
to
13
for,
firt
class
and
7e
for
second.'.1'
Sulesj
ated
this
Year
to
Prevent
Unworthy
Pupils
YICTOIUA,
May
I
Extension
'
of
the
practice
ol
pioniolii
public
school
pupils
tu
the
high
school
litis
summer
on
the
basis
Jof
the
work
of
the
eiilire
year
was
announced
tiMlayv
Tiy
JIou.
J.
D.
McLean:
minister
of
educa-
JJJjon.
-At
The
same
lime,
how-
to
prevent
the
advancement
of
unworthy
.pupils
will
be.
inaugurated
in
fulure.
Proinolioiv
by
rccommendalion
wilt
apply
In
all
school
vvilh
four
or
mum
divisions,
provided
a
high
school
?xils
in
the
district.
MAKER
LEAVES
FOR
CALCUTTA
Is
Appointed
VIce-Consul
at
In
dian
Capital
After
Fourteen
Months
Here
L".
A.
Wakefield,
American
Consul,
received
word
today
that
Dale
W.
Maher.
vice-consul
here.
has
been
appointed
vice-consul
al
Calcutta
and
he
will
probably
get
away
for
hh
new
position
willt
in
a
weektr
te.nAdays.
Jtr.
Maher,
who
I
a
West
Point
graduate
and
who
served
for
live
years
in
the
army,
re
cently
was
notified
that
he
had
been
made
a
full
fledged
foreign
service
of
Deer.
lie
has
been
here
fourteen
months
and
duriii;
that
lime
has
become
desrvejlly
Consul
Wakefield
this
morning
expressed,
deep
regret
at
losing
so
valuable
an
assistant
but
ex
pressed
pleasure
that
Mr.
Maher
abilities
had
been
FIVE
DAY
WEEK
IS
THEOBJECT
Carpenters
In
Vancouver
Fall
to
Appear
on
Jobs
This
Morning
YANCOl.
VF.lt,
.May
1.
T-
endeavoring
to-enforce
a
'demand
for
u
five
?day
week,
abojisand
uhlon
carpehleirv
fallyil.-to,
v
re-poVt
'this''
mSrufitg,
Jyifigr.tqV
the
work
of
-all
'the
larg
contractors.
The
men
say
thal;thwwll
resume
Monday
but
thWiplyers
insist
that
all
the
men
must
pledge
themselves
lo
work
ror
a
U
hour
week
or
bd
reHised
employment,
s
The
tile
.seller
and
lirjcklayers
are
also
eh"ditv6ring
lo
Inaugurate
a
rive
day
pl'artj
Most
of
the
New
Westminster
carpenters
-are
out.
r