VOI
XVI.,
XO.
7E.
TAXI
4J
Ambulance
Service
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave
'
and
6th
St.
MATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
JJ
OTTAWA.
Muic.li.
30.
An
alt
.
debatr
m
lhe'4"frrtlf
ol
rr.wW
..on
yesterday
on
llii
resolution
u
oral
lug
a
"jubtlaiiiial
rHluc-oi
(he
custom
tault
on
au-inhs
nml
motor
trucks"
llded
shortly
liefiire
mid;
in
a
in"'
imi
aiij'iurn-Ttie
i
i'-iiiiti'ii
which
did
.K
It
ii
vote
wn
introduced
oe.
I'rigivsie
iiicm-MVl
d
BIG
INCREASE
IN
INDUSTRIES
Report
or
Workmen's
Compensation
Board
Tells
of
Additions
to
Payroll
Vli
IOIUA.
M.ir.
30.
Sine
'!''.'
Itnlish
Columbia's
irldus-'
ni
payroll
lias
increased
frm
f
130.000.000
to
100.000.000
in
ll5,
ap-cordinJrVifr
tin"
annual
cpori
nf
ihe
workmen's
compensation
hoard
issued
today
Hie
industrial
pitbull-
eugageii
S)U
employees
in
'1
05
lliaii
in
lie
previous
year1,
tin
report
allows.
CHARRED
BODIES
FOUND
IN
FIRE
Man
and
Wlfo
and
Five
Children
Lost
Lives
When
Homo
Was
Dostroyed
WILLIAMS.
Minn..
March
HO.
-II.
Newman,
his
wife
and
five
children,
were
burned
to
death
Sunday
when
their
home
was
dost
roy
ed
by
fire.
The
charred
bodies
or
the
father
and
four
children
were
found
in
Ihe
ruins.
The
body
of
the
mother
and
nno
other
child
were
funnd
outside
the
home
where
lltey
succumbed
to
burns.
FORTUNE
LEFT
TO
ANCIENT
RECLUSE
COHDOVA,
March
30
Thomas
MalhewM,
n
sixly-twd
year
old
recluse
who
lias
been
an
object
of
charily
for
tho
past
ten
years,
died
Monday-
It
became,
known
hero
t
Ii
ut
ho
lias
been
left
a
fortune
of
uiuuy
thousand
dollars.
''II,
the
total
elimination
of
oilier
would
enable
them
to
finance
with
a
levy
of
13
mills.
Alderman
Stephens
CHine
out
vrry
strenuously
avruin-l
a
polir)
of
shilling
the
load
on
to
future
councils,
declaring
that
such
B
policy
IB
the
Jiasl
had
place.)
them
in
their
present
poUiou.
'iTie
situation
should,
Ir
lVH
flow"
and
either
the
money
shouln
not
he
spent
or
a
rate
sufficient
to
cover
it
should
he
levied.
The
Recommendation
The
discussion
was
opened
by
Alderman
dsey,
chairman
of
Ih
finauce
committee,
who
stated
that
a
total
sum
of
approximately
3.M.noo
hail
to
lie
met.
Slightly
over
$100,000
was
available
to
meet
lhi
hut
the
differ
ence,
amount
in
to
anoui
zi,-
000
had
to
he
raised.
In
order
thai
the
mill
rate
might
not
he
too
high'
they
had
found
it
necessary
to
make
some
rcviion.
It
was
proposed
to
relieve
the
eity
finances
of
tho
garbage
collection
and
make
n
direct
charge
to
I
hone
w
ho
benefited
from
II.
Most
or
the
requests
for
money
would
he
cil
otr
aut'h
n
those
from
the
Sal
vation
Army
ami
Hoard
of
Trade
and
oilier
voles
such
as
thai
t
I
lie
library
would
be
rut
down.
It
was
further
proposed
tt
divert
a
sum
of
S2H.00O
from
veneral
revenue
and
float
five
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
Itaellon
01
Howe
Sound
...
Indian
I..
A
1
13
Marmot
mm
year
bonds
for
that
amount
that
the
mill
rate
could
be
placed
at
13.
The
estimates
had
been
gone
over
wirefully
nd
most
of
the
Hems
had
been
reduced.
The
Library
Increase
would
be
refused,
the
atfricnllural
association
would
he
cut
down
and
Hit
hospital
would
be
granted
0-a
day
on
patients
treated.
It
was
also
conlemplaled
eliminating
the
laying
of
waler
on
rourlh
Avenue
to
Ihe
hospital
as
had
been
proposed
hut
instead
or
thai,
serving
the
hospital
bv
a
shorter
route
by
(ireen
Street.
Objections
to
Scheme
Alderman
Stephens
said
tin
finance
committee
evidently
was
not
unanimous
in
their
recont
(continued
on
Pg
five)
Hid.
Asked
Wheat
I
I
t
Wi
H.C.
Silver
2-'
Consodldated
ID3.00
Dunwell
.07
Premier
!
Porjer
Idaho
0t
V
..
Sllveterest
13
Ml
Sqrf
lnfet
Oi
.10
2.1
H
.02
33.50
!30.00
.11
.18
.08
2.30
.11
.15
.10
only
seven.
This
is
considered!
to
he
a
wonderful
record
iu
view!
of
the
strenuous
opposition
put'
up
by
Hon.
Arthur
Meigheu
and!
his
lieutenants
on
behalf
of
1'.
A.
Hltiotl.
Ute
defeated
candidate.
The
opinion
here
is
that
now
11
made
clear
the
people
are
behind
Ihe
present
admlnistra-tjou
ltusi,nes
will
he
allowed
to
ivrogeed
nuye
espiyljtiouijyv
As
a
maUor
of
fact
lteF
U'vople
iu
this
part
oftb
Miutiy
did
not
favor
the
policy
of
Vib-truction
carried
out
by
the
Conservative
opposition
and
the
leaders
are
brsiutiinit
to
find
that
out.
The1
result
has
been
belter
irogrei
with
public
business
of
late.
ORGANIZED
LABOR
AND
IMMIGRATION
tTO
BE
DISCUSSID
OTTAWA,
Mar.
30.
Tom
Moore,
president
or
the
jftauadiau
Trades
and
Labor
Congress,
announced
yesterday
that
a
conference
of
labor
organisations
would
lie
held
on
.May
18,
to
decide
the
attitude
of
organized
labor
toward
migration
between
countries.
It
is
not
decided
yet
whether
a
Ca
uadian
re
p
rese
n
I
a
t
i
v
v
will
attend.
KING'S
SISTER
4
HAS
PNEUMONIA
Third
Momber
or
Royal
Family
to
Suffer
From
Attack
of
Influenza
LONImjN.
March
30.
Princess
Victoria,
sister
of
King
Ooorge,
is
suffering
from
"influenza
pneumonia,"
says
a
bulletin
issued
from
Marlborough
1
1
on
so.
She
is
lho
third
member
of
the
Itoyal
Family
to
suffer
an
attack
of
influenza
recently
and
her
condition
causes.
some
anxiety
although
her
slrcngth-'wus
'main
tained
up
to
noon
today.
LONGSHOREMAN
WAS
KILLED
FROM
FALL
VA.NCOL
VF.lt,
Mar.
30
.Harry
Winning,
a
longshoreman,
was
killed
(his
morning
whet)
he
fel
down
the
hold
of
ihe
sleamel
Piave.
'
Kd..
l.nwler,
skipper"
of
Ihe
wrecked
fishing
boatkuna
J
arrived
In
town
yesterday
from
Ktcl:iknn.
There
was
a
large
quantity
ol
halibut
otTered
for
sale
today
and
Hie
price
was
considerably
lower
than
yesterday.
'The
lota
offerings
amounted
to
?33,()0C
pounds
of
which
206,000
was
American.
The
U.S.
boats
go'
from
It.
00
to
la.'Xi
for
their
first
class
fish
and
the
Canadian
13.20
to
13.00
bul
for
seconds
the
Canadians
were
paid
8.51
whereas
(lie
American?
got
only
7
cents.
The
arrivals
were:
American:
Seattle;
11,000
to
Cold
Strtrage.
Albalross
22,000
to
Cold
Stor-
asc.
paragon
35,000,
to
Pacific
Fisheries.
Helgeiiiiul
Fisheries.
Company.
18,000
to
Allin
Atlas
31,000
lo
Hooth
Fisher
ies.
'
'
.
(iranl
18,000
to
Itoyal
Fish
Hravo
5,000
lo
Hoolh
'
Canadian
Selma
U.oot)
to
Pacific
v-.:
Co.
Westerner
3,000
to
ltoyul
Fisl
Unonie
1,000
to
Cohl
Storages
Tooilie
U.500
to
AHin
Fisher
ies.
Mulviu
1.500
to
Itoyal
Fish
Co
Subscribe
lo
tho
Dally
Sews.
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
IMUXCK
Ill'PEHT,
H.G.,
TljKSUAY,
MA
MCI
(
110.
I02fl.
Yesterday
Circulation,
t
(98
III
IIHANKS
UAKB
HAS
77
t:
ANDLIiS
Luther
Hurbauk,
Ihe
plant
srienlisl.
was
given
Uii
huge
birthday
cake
on
his
77th
birthday
a)
a
picnic
given
in
his
honor
by
the
Aniericuu
Legion
of
Ha'nla
Hosa,
where
he
lives,
llurbank
says
he
expects
to
live
five
more
years
during
which
he
expects
In
dn
Ihe
most
important
work
of
his
life.
Minister
of
Labor
Elected
by
Large
Majority
Over
His
Opponent
in
West
Middlesex
Hon.
J.
C.
Elliott
(Liberal)
6520
'
T.
A.
Elliott
(Conservative)
3839
STUATIIHOY.
Out..
March
:J0.
Hon.
J.
C
Kllioll.
minister
of
labor
iu
the
Mackenzie
King
cabinet,
was
elected
yesterday
by
a
large
majority
in
West
Middle-ex,
de-roaiing
T.
A.
Klliolt,
Conservative,
by
a
majority
of
2081.
The
vole
was
a
large
one
and
keen
iuleresl
was
taken'
it!
the
result,
it
being
understood
Hint
Uie
outcome
of
this
polr
would
indicate
political
opinion
in
regard
to
the
action
tit
the
present
government
iu
retaining
office
in
face
of
Ihe
fuel
thai
Liberals
were-a
minority
parly
iu
the
House
and
were
kepi
in
jiowcr
only
by
Ihe
support
of
the
Progressives
and
oilier
independent
groups.
MUCH
HALIBUT
PRICES
LOWER
?
Arrivals
for
the
Day
Amount
to
233,000
Pounds,
Mostly
American
Boats
WILKINS
AIRPLANE
LEAVCS
FOR
POINT
BARROW
TOMORROW
FAHIHANKS.
Alaska,
Mar.
30.
Following
a
successful
test
flight
yesterday,
Hie
Alaskan
airplane
to
be
used
by
Wll-kins,
the
explorer,
in
his
Arctic
tlight
will
leave'
here
for
the
base
at
Point
Harrow
with
supplies
tomorrow.
The
machine,
which
was
damaged
twelve
days
ago
lias
now
been
repaired,;
J
KILLED
BY
A
PULVCi:
UFOIIOFh
March
30.
t
GRIZZLY
BEAR
Trapper
Noar
Prince
George
Found,
Axe
In
Hand,
Head
and
Face
Gone
Accordlmg
lo
a
report
of
tho
provincial
police,
Tom
Oeany
a
trapper
on
the
norlh
fork
of
the
McCregor
Itiver.
was
killed
iasi
vvieunesuay
uy
a
nuge
griztiy
bear,
which
he
surprised
In
the
net
of
devouring
the
carcass
Of
a
goose
killed
by
Oeany
prcvl
ously.
Jack
Yaneaii,
Ihe
deud
trap
tier's
partner,
discovered
Iho
body
with
face
and
top
,.of.
Ihe
head
torn
off
and
an
uxe,
the
ohly
weapon
Ihe
man
had,
still
gripped
firmly
in
his
hand.
Street
Salet,
40S
penes
incurreii
in
(lie
mauiten-nnci'
of
Ihe
city
have
been
capitalized,
thereby
oauiny
a
serious
menace
lo
the
city's
financial
standing
and
iu
the
opinion
of
this
assembly
is
ojie
of
the
chier
reasons
ror
the
deplorable
condition
or
Ihe
city
financial
condition
al
the
present
time:
'
And
whereas
the
utilities
and
public
works
departments
have
heretofore
been
operating
under
separate
heads
and
it
appears
thai
the
preesnt
city
engineer
is
also
an
electrical
engineer:
And
whereas
in
the
opinion
of
this
assembly
fhe
duties
of
the
punlic
works
and
utilities
depart
ments
should
be
eombiiioif
and
under
the
Control
and
manage
ment
of
the
city
engineer,
there-
increasing
the
efriciency
ol
the
departments
and
Horn
co
ordination
a
suitable
saving
could
lie
made
thereby.
Therefore
be
it
resolved
that
Sic
council
be
urged
to:
I.
Carry
on
with
the
greatest
economy
consistent
with
the
ab-
olute
needs
of
the
city.
Knter
into
negotiations
with
the
provincial
government
for
Ihe
policing
of
the
city
by
their
police
force.
3.
To
curtail
capitalization
of
expenses
formerly
chargcahli?
to
maintenance
to
a
minimum
I.
Combine
the
department
o''
public
works
and
utilities
de
partment
under
the
supervision
md
control
of
the
city
engineer,
Tonight
member
of
the
Rate
payers
Association
will
meet
lli.
council
and
state
their
views
on
how
the
problem
may
be
solved.
NEW
POTATOES
ARE
SOLD
40c
POUND
NEW
WESTMINSTER
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
Mar.
30.
Showing
how
early
the
spring
Is
this
year,
new
potatoes,
grown
In
the
open
ground,
were
marketed
here
today.
They
were
sold
at
forty
cents
a
pound.
TRAIN
COLLISION
HOCOi;A,
Columbia,
March
30.
At
least
ten
persons
are
known
to
be
dead
and
twenty
Injured
ni
Ihe
result1
of
a
collision
between
a
passenger
and
freight
train
near
here
last
night.
Boston
Grill
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
with
newly
laid
dtncihg
floor
for
hire.
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN,
The
latest
and
best
for
the
least.
Phone
487.
PRIOR
FIVR
CP.NT8.
LARGE
MAJORITY
FOR
MINISTER
OF
LABOR
FINANCIAL
CONDITION
OF
CITY
DISCUSSED
PRIOR
TO
SETTLING
TAX
RATE
Civic
Finances
Engage
Attention
of
Council
Tax
rate
will
be
43
mills
or
more,
the
amount
depending
on
system
of
payment
for
surfacing
streets
adopted
by
Whether
tin
tax
rale
lln-
year
is
lo
lie
i;i
mills
or
some
uglier
amomil
will
depend
largely
on
the
altitude
of
(lie
council
'
night
when
it
assemble
once
more
(o
wrestle
with
the
fiunn-,ai
problem
of
the
city.
At
I
lie
special
meeting
rallwil
for
the
ur'0e
last
night.
Alderman
Casey
announced
that
Hie
oli-
male
hail
been
irunnl
to
(he
hone,
that
garbage
collection
va!
he
made
a
hurgc
.ig.init
thoe
getting
the
service
and
that
recommended
tliut
the
surfacing
of
the
down
town
streets
asphalt
at
a
mt
of
y
10,000
and
Ihe
surfacing
of
rcsiden-
-
t
tal
streets
with
tarvia
at
a
cost
AUTO
TARIFF
IS
DISCUSSED
Substantial
Reduction
Advocated
and
Debate
In
Commons
Lasts
Until
About
Midnight
I
of
9IH.000
Im
financed
ty
a
fie
;y.ar
loan.
'I'll
I
with
Ihe
cultine
down
of
"(line
expenditure
and
LIBERALS
ARE
i
ELATED
OVER
THE
VICTORY
Minister
of
Labor
Lost
Out
In
Only
Seven
Out
of
82
Sub-"
divisions
NOW
DOWN
TO
BUSINESS
OTTAWA,
March
30
Liberals
here
in
the
West
Middlesex
riding
and
throughout
the
Last
are
highly
elated
over
the
fact
that
the
minister
of
labor
wan
elected
by
kuch
a
large
majority.
He
carried
radically
ev.ery
,sub-divition
in
the
constituency.
een
In
those
where
it
was
expected
the
Conservative1
candi-,
dale
would
get
good
leads.
In
82:
HulNlivisinn.
the
new
mini
lcr
i
wait
at
the
bolluin
of
the
poll
in'
Native
Sons
Urge
Policing
City
by
Provincial
Authorities
and
Uniting
Utilities
and
Works
'Memorial
Presented
to
City
Council
Last
Night
In
Regard
to
Present
Financial
Crisis
in
Civic
Affairs
The
Nalive
Hons
organization
last
night
tendered
some
advice
to
the
city
iu
Ihe
form
of
a
memorial
suggesting
methods
for
helping
to
overcome
Ihe
financial
difficulties
with
wljich
Ihe
city
father
are
at
present
wrestling.
One
suggestion
was
that
to
avoid
Hie
unnecessary
police
duplication,
the
policing
of
the
city
should
be
taken
over
by
the
provincial
department
and
another
was
that
to
avoid
the
employment
of
two
high
salaried
of-
I
finals
the
utilities
uud
public
works
department
should
be
com-
!
bined
under
one
head.
The
memorial
follows:
I
Whereas
the
Nalive
Sons
of!
j
Canada.
Prince
Rupert
Assembly
view
willi
alarm
the
announce
jmcnl
of
the
chairman
or
ihe
fi-i
nance
committee
at
last
weeks
council
meeting
whereat
he
stated
that
the
probable
mill
rale
iu
the
city
of
Prince
Hupcrl
would
be
firty-seven
mills
or
more:
And
whereas
at
Ihe
present
time
there
is
in
our,
city
a
real
overlapping
or
'police
bodies
by
Ihe
Provincial,
Dominion
ami
Indian
and
city
forces,
and
in
the
opinion
of
this
as-einbly
amalxa
imation
of
tiiet
forces
or
policing
liiHleT'llie
provincial
lorfe
wouiu
remit
in
a
great
saving;t
INQUIRIES
FROM
GRAIN
SHIPPERS
Japanese
Line
of
Steamships
Asking
For
Full
Particulars
Regarding
Port
That
shipping
companies
and
others
are
beginning
to
interest
themselves
in
l'rince
Hupert
is
'
indicated
by
inquiries
coming
in
to
t
lie
board
of
trade.
The
Matsul
Shipping
Company
of
Japan
ask
nl.inin:
In
Ilia
,.!.!
11T.
il
list,
nf
ittltt
It
I
f
Oil
4
ill
f-
gam
io
me
aaruor
unu-pon
which
the
secretary
of
Hie
board
is
answering.
J.
P.
Coles
of
Vancouver,
grain
exporter,
is
also
looking
for
further
information
irr
regard
to
this
port
ami
the
eluvulor
NO
MONEY
FOR
NEW
HIGHWAY
Provincial
Minister
Turns
Down
Proposal
of
Alberta,
Govern-
ment
ror
Yellowhead
Outlet
YICTOItlA,
Mar,
30
"Wo
haven't
got
the
money,
to
go
Into
scheme
of
thai
sort,1'
said
tho
minister
of
public
works,
Hon.
W.
II.
Sutherland,
infaimouuc-itw
that
Ihe
proposal
of
Ihe
Al
berta
Government
to
build
a
highway
through
the
Yellowhead
Pass
would
not
be
supported
by
Hritiso
Columbia.
TEAMS
TIED
CUP
SERIES
Fourth
Hockey
Game
to
be
Played
for
Allan
Cup
at
Toronto
TOIIOXTO,
-March
30.
Port
Arthur
and
Toronto
Varsity
played
two
period
overtime
and
ende'd
with
a
lie,
Ihe
score
being
three
to
three
in
what
was
expected
lo
be
the
deciding
game
in
the
Canadian
utnateur
hockey
championship
seric
for
Ihe
Allen
Cup.
'The
fourth
gaine
witl
be
played
tomorrow
uighl.
4
NEW
TELEPHONE
DIRECTORY.
A
new
telephone
directory
is
about
to
bo;
Usued.
Application!,
tox
moves,
changes
or'
new,
Idlings
for
thrL
,l.suc
mult
be
made
lif
Vritliijjttele-Ph'otie
Departnicnli.
Oily
HalU
not
later
than
April
io.
ii
t,
4