Fears
for
success
of
Wilkins
Expedition
but
I
Illl'
r
thinks
his
own
nfaht
from
Spitz-
bergi
FILMS
STOLEN
en
will
succeed
wcot
vf.h.
ivii.
2:..
t
M'iicn
i-
in.
imigiii
iim-
!
north
pole
i
surrounded
l
it
million
o,ii,ne
mile
of
'
.ml
eiioiinoii.
i
it-
fields"
nlaled
lluoidd
Amundsen,
the
I.
plorcr.
Mi
Mil
interview
here.
He
aid
lie
regretted
tliut
W.lkui-
expedition
had
decided
In
ne
airplane
and
he
'..
ir.ncd
Inr
Ihe
salety
Mtul
iii-,e
of
I
lie
expedition
on
.dint,
lie
-mil
he
mi
U
tied
Ihul
airplane-
were
usc-
polar
work
at
Hint
lime
ol
yvur.
nvuid-eii
extre-Hi-d
confidence
thai
he
would
he
aide
to
LAW
CLERK
IS
ARRESTED
FOR
I
'"r
Vmirnuvi
1
("i
n
miI
i-kri
hy
Hi
imployer
iii'iii
lauyer.
)
earr
a
u
wH
ki
"wn
JieaMh'
llie
pckui.-
oiiltiMl
-
eh
with
I
.lilHt
lieiniii
1
the
relief
of
I
he
1
nun
who
t
utfrrinu
"tlji
lilllMff.
Clark
tlef)ixl
off
the
vi
a
urre.
cil
luil
lie
li
nied
knowleile
id
lite
I
4he
piii
kaw"'.
WORTH
MILLION
r,
Carried
Away
on
Thousands
of
People
Pass
Ing
at
Time
V
I
II
t
i.i.i
1
m
!...
niiiiv.
reu.
.--H,rshi
M
film,
vnlimaled
at
Ihe
ev-I
,.u,Hi
'
!iih;oia
nh
of
nl.ono.llOll
wen-.......
1
The
new
leamtie
will
he
in
f'lMM-aiioi,
,1(,xi
winiP
,iit
no
1111-
nin.'etnont
lias
been
nunle
n
in
'"'
s"t"ing
on
of
player.
'
ihe
to
the
Daily
News
fly
i.xt
Mm-
mii-
limn
t-piUlher-!
jren
iicxi
May.
"or
course
I
will
make
il."
lie
mill
in
answer
In
ai
tieliou.
Il-
said
he
would
1
flyine
in
the
polar
rpsrton
at
a'
line
when
Hlm-lirric
coitdt-j
lion
would
he
iilcal
He
uu-
ii"i
p
a
nnviMf
nnur1
o,,,
'dent
or
puiiiu
LAKKliiNli
UKUh
iU
b'"
,u
Ut
uu
UIUlllIUIVJ
WUUSllll()(lt!W)
to
Ptl
Harrow
in,
-
!
lo
day
Hie
I
frMil
thence
pro
I
I
I
1
1-,.
.:
i.i-iiriie
riM-rl
ftp
l(
Nome.
Frmti
Mv
'
4ami.
a
iiiiik
Vunriu-'
MmdKmi
ctv
Im
propon-,
I.,
'urn
u
liehl
here
in
lelIonlli
In
Seattle
lv
-lemur'
dollar
Mil
crmrjred;
i-apiani
aiiiiiimucii
ih.iu.'-niUgllH?
"I
iuirrie.i
eyleii
'
of
h
ureal
in
incut
hii
iiiiioi
-hi
victim.
I
the
polar
rcjnon
WESTMINSTER
AFTER
DOCKAGE
FACILITIES
Trylnp
to
Make
Arrangements
to
Take
Over
Northern
Pacific
Waterfront
Leases
The
oti-rfilil)
luereaiiii
vi'liuie
Of
-lill'I'i'it.'
mi
he
Kranci
Him
rail.
i"i
liir'-r
v
itarf
aecoiii
Hiiil:ii
.
mi.
1
iIhti-
m
rvry
pr-tiahll'lx
tlial
in
ransetoelili
11110
he
made
iieiwei
n
.-
VVmliiini-
ler
and
(be
Nurlliern
I'urli.
Uiiilwuv
for
l.ik
us
oer
Hu
-
11111
nw
.1.
.
.
.
.
.
..
nter!
rout
leato'-.
in
order
tli.ii
ln
prirty
may
le-eoine
aail-
ahli-
for
ihrppin!
uroi.e..
-a
Truck
With'
H''hor
and
Shipping
lullieoi
-
oiiiary
enurw
01
i'ihih
iiii
pi-perty
would
not
Iteeome
aailulile
uuiil
,lt:i(i.
hut
il
I-
iuite
likely
thai
ijii'-i'iii
iii'M"Iii
loin
will
'h'
11
.vempijiay
ainfruooii
wj
lie
of
no
iii'hiimi
WHire
exeiiaiinf.:11)(.
i
i
way
ami
trllh
rjtwt.
the
i
i
currying
tlie.ni
away
011
""
k
wiille
JioiiiihU
of
po-tere
iassllg.
-
1
he
pieluri'K
were"'
-1
Hie
owner
Hind,
they
ean-hnwn
wit
Imii!
leniliKK
r"
1I1
'
iium
of
the
lhiee.
NEW
PRAIRIE
HOCKEY
BODY
Ihe
I
purl.
In
11
Mieeeifut
eim-anil
niueli
ndditional
made
C.l'.ll.
Wheal
H.I'..
Silver
CoiiMitiihilcd
nmivver.
fHi.one
llmeHon
,l
'"'
'
er
Idaho
Silvcrcre"'
Sni-t
I'
Hvuilahle
which
liniuhle
alue
I"
proieel
of
tin
I
YARSCONAS
CANNOT
I
VISIT
THIS
CITY
In
reply
In
an
invitation
sent
1
hem
from
thin
eity.
Wuller
Name
ha
received
a
reply
from
the
Varseonas,
l-Uliuoiilon's
crack
ladies-
team,
staling
Hint
owing
lo
Ihe
rail
ihul
I
hey
are
playing
in
Va
miim-
Friduy
and
New
N
-est
minster
Sulunlay.
they
will
.
t,ni
he
aide
t
visit
l'rince
llu-
Lea9ue
Already
Includes
Four,
perl.
Important
Cities
and
Will
Probably
Have
Three
More
HK(d!A,
l-'eh.
25.
A
new
l"iinii.
p-orensionul
hockey
l'iuiie
roinpfising
Winnipeg,
Mini,,.
jUW(
jjf,,,,,!,,,
MI
Itegiuu
W
fortnn.l
t.nin
vnuli.e.liil-
u-illl
1'ioipeel
Hint
Saskaloou,
nluury
and
I'Mnwmlmi
will
also
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
Hid.
157.00
.
1.53
'
1
.70
.210.00
2.17
.Ilfi'a
.02
.10
'.MO
II
.ll,i
.08
4
Asked.
.on
.3(1
.17
4
.'.50
.11
.13
.OH
PREMIER
OLIVER
HAD
NOT
HEARD
OF
NEW
MINISTER
VICTOItlA.
l
et..
26.
'
The
lirst
I
have
heard
of
it.
'
Maid
Premier
Oliver
yentrtil.lv
wlii'ii
-Imvvn
!Ue
Vancouver
rem
it
thai
Ian
Mackenzie
wold
l.e
ee-vnld
In
I'ltimi'
i
rank.
.
mum
flani
;
VAXi:orT.ll,
Feb.
1T1.
-
.
ltu-,
jioi-ii.
ol
1
In'
sale
of
Spiller's
and
tlir
Alinrta
(iium
i.ourpauy'n
..
I
.....
...
liL....
1
j
ri-tiiiui
111
u
iif
iiin
tiuu
ilian
-vinlirale
i
etirrenl
hero
lull
lua
dMtitt&
i..t
i
il
.1
1.I..
11.
wiiiijnai
"ii
Hiuuai'iL.
Tin'
ejrrufnluntV
iint-
miIi-dtiinie
In
Hie
rtlHHir
in
I
lie
fact
thai
It.
II.
(tale,
a
iirimiiiieiil
.Iain"i
('.ah
in,
well
known
Aliee
IArtii
piiieelur.
after
having
ileiil
u
cniiiile
itf
iiv,i
in
the
rily.
1j
returiieil
north
mi
tlie
I'rinre
1
llupen
lail
nitJlit
or"
M
TAXI
and);
mm
Boston
Grill
Ambulance
mm
Service
Large
I
pslair
Dining1
Hall,
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
willi
newly
laid
dancing
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
floor
fur
hire.
and
6th
St.
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN,
WATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
PRINCE
RUPERT
The
latest
and
best
for
the
least.
Phone
457.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
V
il
XVI
NO.
i7
t.
PIUXCK
IlL
J'KHT.
H.U..
Till
IlKliAY.
FKIUll
AKY
25.
15)20.
Yterijr'
circulation,
150J
Street
SU-I.
4J
PRICE
FIVK
OF.NT8.
MOST
Or
WESTERN
GRAIN
GOES
TO
ORIENT
AMUNDSEN
THINKS
THERE
IS
NO
CONTINENT
IN
NORTH
POLAR
REGIONS
Pole
is
Surrounded
by
Million
Square
Miles
of
Water
and
Ice
Fields
Declares
Raould
Amundsen
REPORTEDSALE
vM.JOrenf
Takes
Most
of
Grain
nM,
,
r,
.
,
MillHUAl
lUItiUKMW
One
of
Oldest
Masons
In
British
-
Columbia
reaches
Ninetieth
British
and
Canadian
Syndicate
Year
Said
to
Have
Taken
Over
i
Vancouver
Elevators
Vli.lUltIA,
leh.
25.
William
lii-i.di'iMiii,
one
of
the
olite1
.iiUNoim
in
Uie
jiiovinc!,
will
ei'lehrale
him
uiiielieth
birifiday
ouhh
iha.
lie
hax
hi-en
a
inuniin
or
in
yearn
ami
lia
held
the
j:oil
of
(trulid
mailer
imv
liotU-lied
hy
the
attorney
getMiriik
I'nlil
recently
he
wan
actively
envai'il
in
hii
ii-nfiiiiiii
tii
li-
hareholdHr
iii
Spinas
ilanti
niiiiion
Kiiirtimeiil
ar.'hltect
and
here
in
at
preie
in
Loiidnn.
'ad
of
the
puMir
wnrki
de-
iiarlmeni
of
Mm-
led
rial
povern-nieiit
in
1
lit
irn
inrc.
He
is
k'lown
well
throughout
U.C.
"'tuari
lle'n.fiiui.
the
lawyer,
who
i-
alio
well
known,
i
jLaLBLaLnHviLBSTaT
lH.BaHSBaBBJHHHBBB3H
aBlf'
IB
FIU:CJ
l'tl
Ii
I-
i
L.Ol)0
M,
l-urni
i.
n,
pef
nr
he
INih-.
genamteruv
det
ver.og;
In-
.
ire
r
tig
ihe
wreath
an
.he
Cem
naph
Sir
W
jrvviH.nl,
amitussiimer
ul
j.-
f
li
w
n
hi
the
extreme
left
The
Par
sums
were
London
for
lie
Athlelir
meet
RESIGNS
FROM
PUBLIC
WORKS!
P.
W.
Anderson,
Road
Foreman
For
Many
Years,
Will
Reenter
Contracting
Business
Here
P.
W.
Anderson,
who
has
been
general
road
Hire
nun
for
this
district
-with
Ihe
provincial
department
of
publio-'vvorks
for
the
past
nine
years,
has
resigned
Ills
10
Hint)
effective
the
end
of
thin
moil
Hi.
The
reason
for
Mr.
Anderson'
resignation
wan
that
the
reipiirements
of
the
district
were
sued
thai
he
wan
unable
to;
ulve
il
the
supervision
Mf,
Anderson
iiilends
to
reorder
Uie
general
cum!
met
ing
busTiiest
vvhioh
he
sueeess
fully
earrled
on
before
entering
Iho
irovernmeut
service
since
bin
firl
arrival
in
the
city
in
i!nr.
The
government
service
loe
In
Mr.
Anderson
an
official
who
has
been
popular
and
enrrgelio
ilurltig
his
long
lenure
of
ofrino
iu!
his.
many
friends
will
wish
hint
siicres
nnw
that
he
re-enuring
business
ror
hlmelf.
J.
li.
Milne,
who
vva
formeiiy
loenlod
on
the
Queen
C.liarlollo
Ilaiuls,
ha
been
iippninleil
n.
l!nnl
dllrlrl
enBlnr;,er
willi
lirwlqunrlrr
In
Prince
nnpert
niul
will
take
over
Mr.
Ander-on'(i
dulle.
Subscribe
lo
(lie
Daily
New.
United
States
Will
Probe
the
Firing
on
Eastwood
if
Asked
to
do
so
by
State
Department
Owner
of
Vessel
Takes
Patriotic
Ground
For
Protest
Against
Treating
Union
Jack
as
Joke
When
at
Mast
Head
W
ASHINGTON.
Feb.
25.
If
the
Hrilisli
embassy
seeks
in-forniation
Ihroiigli
(lie
slate
depuiitneul
about
the
alleged
buiu-tiardmiinl
of
Ihe
Kaslwood.
21
miles
off
Long
Maud.
Ihe
fuels
will
be
probed,
officials
of
Ihe
treasury
deKiiinieul
iindur
which
Uie
eoalgtiard
opertiles,
saiil
yeslenlay
afternoon.
Ll.'XKNHL'JW!,
Feb.
25.
"1
will
surely
make
a
forniul
re-iiu.'M
to
(lie
goveriiinent
at
Ottawa."
said
H.
H.
Caiui,
uwiier
of
Ihe
Kaslwood.
"I
intend
lo
rigid
this
cae
to
Ihe
verv
la-l.
not
because
or
damage
lo
nry
vesel
or
expense
lo
myself
bill
boenuse
I
am
a
t.aiuolian
and
will
no
stand
idle
and
allow
any
count
r-to
treat
the
rnton
Jack
as
a
joki
when
il
is
hoisted
011
the
mas
of
a
Ilritish
merchant
ship."
NO
HALIBUT
WAS
OFFERED
TODAY
American
Schooner
Ivanhoe
Ar
rived
Yesterday
Afternoon
and
Sold
for
Seattle
Delivery
No
halibut
was
offered
al
llir
Fih
Hxehange
this
morning.
The
only
arrival
slnre
yesterday
vva
the
American
schooner
Ivaulior
which
got
in
during
Ihe
after
noon
with
IlS.OOn
pounds
ami,
rn
eeivlng
uti
altractive
olTer
from
Seattle
for
delivery
Iberc
al
SWASTIKA
WRECKAGE
FOUND
BUT
NO
TRACE
1
(
I
I
OF
BODIES
OF4CREW
VIliroitlA.
Feb.
25.
Wruek-
ie
of
Ihe
launch
Svvasliku
ha
'ieen
found
by
scarjChnrs
near
Knlranre
Island
bul
I
burn
is
no
iraee
of
Ihe
bodies
tif
ihe
Varley
brother
comprising
-row.
I
tifavorablo
weather
eauseil
abandonment
"
of
search
along
the
beaches.
two
Ihe
ha
the
JUDGMENT
RESERVED.
OTTAWA,
Feb.
25.
-
Af'er
hearing
the
appeal
of
.
Hellish
Columbia,
Alberla
and
Saskatchewan
ior
further
reduction
in
irraiii
rales.
Ihe
board
nf)
rnllwav
specified
dale,
cleared
hilcr
li
commissioners
yesterday
reserv-Ihe
day
Tor
Iho
south.
;ed
jmigtuenl.
Shipped
from
Vancouver
This
Season
Says
Report
Just
Issued
Over
Forty
Million
Bushels
Sent
Out
by
Western
Route
so
Far
This
Year
Against
Sixteen
Last
Crop
Wl.VMI'Kli.
Feb.
2b.
Or
the
11)25
nop
or
western
Canada
that
hud
heeii
moved
to
oi
ean
ports
up
to
February
It)
prat'tii-aily
Sii.onii.OOO
liti.hdh
went
io
Ihe
port
of
Vum-onver,
arrordiiig
lo
figure
i-tied
by
Ihe
Canadian
National
Hail
ways
here.
Or
I
hi
amount
:!.".
iii(i,()(ni
bushels
had
been
shipped
ul
thai
date,
'ii
jer'
Tent
to
the
Orient
and
5ii
per
eent
to
Kurope
via
the
i'anama
Canal.
These
figures
are
interesting
when
compared
willi
(hose
of
Ihe
previous
season
which
at
the
same
dale
showed
a
tolal
of
Ili.lM.tiai)
liuslieis
eXKirleil,
Tr"
'
from
Yancmier.
The
destination
of
this
was,
however,
i(S
ijer
eent
to
the
Orient
and
8i
per
rent
to
Kurnpe.
Hnokiis
at
Vancouver
between
February
l'J
and
March
Ul
ainnunled
to
.'.t
12.000
lnivlicls
Tor
the
Orient
and
5,OV9.Miii
l-usliels
for
Fiiropeaii
ports,
which
will
brin
a
total
grain
hiiped
and
hooked
duriiur
the
.resent
sqnson
Up
to
Ihe
end
of
March
to
I7.G'i8.G71
tmsliels
for
iMie
Orient
and
2i,22i.t2?
husb-lelti
for
lurope.
The
same
ilatc
I
"or
the
pn-vious
season
was
3,-!
013.137
asraitist
t,207.7K5
'h-hels.
showin;
the
tremendous
FORTY
MILE
GALE
BLEW
DURING
NIGHT
3
TO
8
O'CLOCK
From
three
o'clock
Hii
iiiiMiiin
on
III
ei''til
there
was
a
steady
continuous
aie
hluwin.
Ilm
wind
avcraigiVi;
from
30
to
iO
miles
an
hour,
areordie
!
the
liominion
meteorological
station
a'
l:hy
Island.
The
wind
kept
up
later
but
Willi
less
velocity,
accompanied
-hy
ruin.
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
RECORDS
ARE
ASKED
OF
UNITED
CONGREGATIONS
YIi:Till.
Feb.
.'5
At
a
conference
ul
Vancouver
Island
Presbyterian
churches
yesterday
it
was
learned
that
many
church
document,
of
historical
value
were
taken
over
bv
the
United
Church
congregations.
Delegate.
decided
lo
send
a
formal
reuuest
for
the
return
or
records
I'niled
Church
headquarters.
BASEBALL
STAR
DIEDYESTERDAY
O
F.TTVS
Ht'
IMS.
Va..
Feb.
23.
I'.dilic
Plank.
5t
years
or
age.
one
oT
the
must
mileil
baseball
star
of
hi
day.
died
yesterday
after
noon
a
victim
of
paralyis.
TO
CHOOSE
PREMIER.
11F.OINA.
Feb.
25.-A
id
Liberals
will
to-night
select
a
successor
to
Premier
Dunning
who
has
resisued
lo
en
CI
UJ
ter
Ihe
federal
cabinet.
The
names
or
Hon.
0.
m.
Hamilton,
minister
or
agriculture
and
mun
ieipal
affairs,
and
Hon.
J.
0.
lianliner.
tniulslcr
of
highway,
immigration
and
labor,
are
pro-iiiinenllv
mentioned.
Advertise
in
Ihe
Daily
News.
UP
BY
STORM
Several
Vessels
Were
Reported
In
Shelter
at
Bull
Harbor
this
Morning
The
storm
which
raged
here
luring
the
.night
beeins
to
have
been
general
along
the
roast
ami
.his
inornitt?
wireless
report
in
dicated
that
a
number
of
vessels,
particularly
the
finaller
one.
imejease
ingraiB.
SKHCM
JtHm!&
'-'M''USt
"
he
western
finailian
port
par-In-uiarly
to
Oriental
countries.
.
Ttie
ninveuient
flirout'li
the
tpor
'
Vancouver
is
practically
af
wheat.
:
,1i
the
hi-'h
5ria
"a7.d
Wafflr?rri.Vv
.storm
is
alo
believed
lo
have
been
responsible
for
the
fael
that
no
halibut
Vessels
arrived
with
eaiches
tlu
morning.
Wireless
reported
thi
morning
Ihe
following:
vessel
in
shel-er
at
Iiull
Harlmr:
Freighter
Salvor:
(.'.anadian
.ihooner
Nor-
nen,
Pauline
J.,
and
Maid
of
Hawaii:
American
schooners
Ar
cade,
t-reinont.
Wesifjoiii,
.Mar
iner.
Kaiiila
and
Tlieltna
No.
2
and
four
small
Ci(nudiai)
I
rollers.
MAYOR
NEWTON
NEW
PRESIDENT
1
Succeeds
John
Dybhavn
as
Head
!
of
Pioneers'
Association
An
executive
meeting
of
the,
Pnnee
ltupert
Pioneers'
Asso
ciutiou
look
place
lasl
night
in
the
office
of
the
bresident.
John
Dybhavn.
The
nieeliiu:
was
called
for
the
purpose
of
accepting
the
resignation
or
the
president
who
was
compelled
lo
relinquish
the
office
owing
io
stress,
of
business.
Mayor
Newton
wai
electee)
to
succeed
Mr.
Dybhavn,
The
matter
of
the
aniial
ban
quel
was
dismissed
and
will
be
finally
decided
upon
ul
a
meeting
or
the
executive
to
he
held
two
to
i
weeks'
benre
on
Ihe
return
of
j
Mayor
Nevvion
from
bis
trip
sou'
b
mi
which
he
leaves
HOW
THIS
CITY
.
GOT
ITS
NAME
-
11
1'.
11
Interesting
Item
In
"Twenty
Years
Ago"
Column
of
Vancouver
Province
The
folluvving
item
of
local
Interest
appeared
In
the
"Twenty
Years
Ago"
column
of
the
Vait-ro.uver
.Province
on
February
22:
"Prince
ltupert
will
be
the
name
of
the
city
to
be
created
at
the
Pacirie
terminal
of
Ihe
Orand
Trunk
Pacific
Hallway.
Mi
Ii.
Mar
Donald
of
Winnipeg,
a
niece
of'Sir
Daniel
McMillan,
lieutenant
governor
o(
Manitoba,
suggested
the
litlc."