NEW
YORK,
March
9.
Former
President
Calles
himself
took
the
field
against
the
rebels
today
at
the
head
of
one
of
the
largest
armies
collected
in
Mexico
since
the
Pancho
Villa
rebellion
in
1915.
Definitely
crushing
the
insurgent
movement
m
the
south,
the
Government
is
tmttinir
its
full
strength
toward
ine
norm
anu
a
possiuie
uecisive
uamu
is
uajjculcu
ncw
t
Tooron.
;
The
rebels
announced
that
a
drive
on
Mexico
City
I
families
were'irilerned
I
truce.
(ENGINEER
TO
STUDY
TRAFFIC
RECOMMENDED
M
Manson
Draws
Attention
to
l.arge
Number
of
Inex-
j
cusable
Accidents
VICTORIA,
March
9.
"The
-umber
of
accidents
in
our
large
is
altogether
too
great.
Traffic
should
be
supervised
by
a
:
nrA
tint
hv
POtl-
I
VUIIIVVU
1
"VKUUIII
J-
is
a
powerful
group
that
favors
the
laying
of
additional
plank
on
each
side
with
more
frequent
turning-out
places,
and
the
other
group
that
would
nail
n
flange
on
the
outside
of
each
plank
to
keep
cars
from
sliding
off.
The
objection
to
the
last
method
is
that
one
drink
taken
by
the
driver
will
make
it
impossible
to
steer
on
so
narrow
a
course,
it
is
claimed.
It
is
expected
thut
the
govern
ment
engineer
will
take
the
matter
in
hand
this
season
and
im
prove
it
according
to
hi
own
ideas.
Whatever
he
does
will
be
i
Li.
wrong,
so
ne
can
mane
up
nis
mind
to
that.
HALIBUT
ARRIVALS
Only
one
halibut
boat
sold
its
catch
at
the
local
Fish
Exchange
this
morning.
The
American
schooner
Majestic
received
10.8e
and
8c
from
the
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.
for
a
catch
of
3,000
pounds.
i
FUR
ISLANDERS
IN
4
DEALING
WI1H
ROAD'
Tlell
Connected
With
Port
Clements
by
Single
Planks
Which
Are
Too
Narrow
TLELL,
Q.C.,
March
9.
The
people
on
Graham
Island
are
still
much
divided
as
to
the
road
which
connects
Tlell
with
Port
Clements.
Some
people
claim
it
is
a
good
piece
of
work
and
needs
only
to
be
completed,
while
others,
-.11
hi.
cugium
-
.
,
...
,
,
l
r.,.
ables
from
the
rank,"
declared
uw..jr
'"""
"
vative
side
ia
polities,
it
ii.
Manson.
shaking
on
the
proclaim,
ending
reading
of
the
bill
to
"
only
a
trap
for
autos,
unsafe
Act
In
and
practically
useless.
In
th
emend
"
the
Motor-Vehicle
legiHlature
"It
is
appalling
meantime,
people
are
ihVocruTf
romidenU
in
,
there
h
on
the
ground
jr
lities,
fartlcluarly
In
van-
ouvcr,"
hi'
declared.
Mr.
Manson
recommended
the
o'.orney-general
that
serious
con-
idcration
be
given
this
sugges-'
on,
so
thut
cities
might
be
pre-
ailcd
upon
to
see
that
they
had
"iiinrd
men
d
rect
nir
traffic,
lie
It.
needs
tareful
drIWiR
tend
turn-1
ing-out
places
are
not
frwjuent.
enough
to
be
comfortable.
It
is'
composed
of
a
grade
with
two
single
planks
laid
on
top,
one
for
,
each
wheel
.
j
The
people
are
also
dividing
in-
j
to
divergent
camps
in
regard
to
urthcr
suggested
that
a
traffic-how
it
is
to
be
made
safer.
There
ngineer
might
be
engaged
to
t
tke
a
study
of
traffic
conditions
n
the
three
major
cities
of
the
province.
OILS
AGAIN
ARE
FEATURE
Monopolized
,TI)e
Market
Yesterday
nnd
Closed
Strong,
Especially
Home
Oil
VANCOUVER,
Mar.
9:
Oils
firain
monopolized
the
market
yesterday,
sales
reaching
enor
rcous
volume
following
an
ex-1'iedingly
strong
opening.
Toward
the
close
values
fell
away
sharply
"ut
the
majority
of
Issues
held
Mines
were
in
fair
demand
with
prine
changes
mixed.
Home
Oil
opened
threo
dollars
hljrher
at
21,
advanced
to
23.75
bur
cjosed
at
25.
Rig
Missouri
lost
15c.
NEWSPAPERMEN
CROSSED
BORDER
TO
VIEW
BATTLE
EL
PASO,
Mar.
9:
News-papermen
from
here,
in
order
to
got
first
hand
information
of
the
fighting
going
on
in
Jaurcz
yesterday
smuggled
themselves
across
the
border
and
took
up
their
headquarters
in
a
store
from
where
WOUld
be
made
immediately.
they
telephoned
a
running
Jaurez
was
quiet
today
following
its
capture
by
reoeis
"pon
to
meir
papers
umu
the
United
States
bor-
epnone
wires
were
cut
i
vesterdav.
but
new
fighting
along
;ier
Ls
expected
at
Nogales,
Bonora.
Two
Americans
were
-
iviiicu
in
yeatciuay
ouui
nu
"
-"
"
J
"
e"
'
j
or
narrow
escapes.
in
Ki
Paso.
Texas,
and
a
man
was
found
dead
m
Juarez.
;
I
The
fighting
at
Juarez
ended
yesterday
when
the
Uni-i
t
Jrtesy
S.
D.
Johrjstbri
Co1
.following
quotation;
lint
kkksuli
(
IsV,
4',S
6.
MlsWwrL
1.70,
1.75.
rfc
fttviMC,
17.
liVi.
Iutbie
Mines,
60,
,W.
George
Coptxsr,
Nil.
S
t0.
j
Georgia
River.
Nil,
4G.
Grand
view,
5fi,
68'
a.
Independence.
9,
91
.
Indian
Mines,
Nil,
C.
Intern.
Coal
&.
Coke,
3fi,
Nil.
Kootenay
Florence,
18',
10V4.
I
&
L,
Nil,
5.
Lucky
Jim,
17,
Nil.
Mohawk,
6,
G
2.
Morton
Woolsey,
4,
4Vi.
Marmot
River
Gold,
G,
Marmot
Metals,
G,
Nil.
Nat
Sil.
G.
S.,
1GV,
18.
We
Five.
69.
70.
Oregon
Coppen
71,
71ty.
Pend
Oreille,
12.00,
1230.
Premier,
1.90,
2.00.
Reeves
Macdonald,
S.85,
4.00.
Rufue-Argenta,
41,
43.
Ruth-Hope,
48,
50.
Silver
Crest,
9,
10.
Silverado
Cons..
1.00,
1.10.
Silversmith,
12V,
Nil.
Stoctn
Klajr,
0',
9V.
ftloesn
Rambler.
Nil,
21.
Snowflake,
27,
29.
Terminus,
Nil,
10.
Topley
Richfield.
41,
41.
Wellington,
15,
Nil.
Whitewater,
1.00,
1.08.
Woodbine
G',,
7.
Bluebird,
17,
Nil.
Oils
Advance
Oil,
1.70,
1.71.
'
A.
P.
Consolidated,
3.11,
?.lg.
Calmofti
blls
Ltd,
t
Jo,
SLOG1.'
'
Dalhousie
Oil,
8.45,
3X0.
Devenlsh
Pet
Ltd
1.12,
1.14.
Home
Oil.
19.25,
19.50.
Mayland
Oil,
G.50,
6.75.
McLeod,
4.80,
5.00.
Eastern
Stocks
Sherritt-Gordon,
9.80,
Nil.
Noranda,
(Jl.OO,
Nil.
TORONTO
STOCKS
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Falcon
Bridge,
12.75.
Hudson
Hay
Mining,
21.25.
Intl.
Nickel,
G1.50.
Mandy,
1.56.
Noranda,
61.05.
Sudoury
Basin,
11.75.
Sherritt-Gordon,
9.40.
-Teck
Hughes,
9.55.
main
letl
states
auinoriues
intciijuacu
uctauoc
ui
wc
i-ur
PTnrif
IIIlATATinMC
4..
plication
Poon
oi
of
v
wer3
Co.)
NEW
USE
FOR
AIRPLANES
One
Arrives
atmonton
Yesterday
With
Rich
Furs
Fiom
ArctH
Circle
.
EDMONTONWjlar.
9:
A
rcw
use
for
airplanes
was
demonstrated
here
yesterday
when
Punch
DicMhs;
Edmonton
flier,
completed
a
1C00
mile
flight
from?
Fort
Good
Hope
on
the
edge
of
the
Ai'-t'c
Circle,
cirrjin
a
valuable
consignment
of
furs
from
the
northern
posts.
He
left
for
(food
Hope,
ten
miles
south
of
;
the
Arctic
Circle,
Thursday
morning
and
rircled
north
to
cross
the
circle
and
then
headed
for
Edmonton
and
'Hay
Hiver
which
he
reached'
Thursday
night.
POWER
APPLICATION
IN
EAST
GRANTED
I
OTTAWA,
Mar
9:
The
ap
the
iCeauharnois
Americans
inlSlrasoADoutiiUU
ieaerai
iroopsu
tneigfcMMjiuca
yuuinuvnoy
iMghV
urn
.an
id
at
Fort
liliss
under
the
terms
m
a
t.
,
.
.
,
.
vm
sanction
PoiMr
Company
thefrtplans
for
wer
development
on
the
at
wrence
River
Jias
been
granted
the
Dominion
Government
bn.
J.
C.
Elliott
announced
in
hc
House
yesterday.
The
Govern
ment
gave
its
approval
ubject
to
a
.number
of
restriction
to
pro-
ttct
navigation
interests-
and
any
ftiture
deep
waterways.
FRONT
BENCHERS
IN
DEBATE
AT
OTTAWA
OTTAWA,
March
9.
Two
front
benchers
led
off
the
budget
debate
when
it
resumed
in
the
house
of
commons
yesterday.
Hon.
R.
J.
Manion
launched
a
vigorous
criticism
of
the
speech
of
th
minister
of
finunce
and
W.
Ii,
Ifttherwell,
minister
of
agriculture
defended
the
financial
administration
of
his
colleague.
AVIATORS
LOST
LIVES
OAKLAND,
Miss.,
Mar.
9:
Threw
aviators
were
killed
near
here
yesterday
when
the
machine
in
which
they
were
flying
caught
fire
in
mid-air.
FAIRBANKS
IS
PICKED
UP
BY
THEANACORTES
Power"'
Hoat
Well
Known
Here
Was
In
Trouble
and
'Rescued
Off
Mary
Island
Word
was
received
here
from
Ketchikan
last
night
that
the
j
power
boat
Fairbanks
which
left
liycier
lor
this
port
nau
been
pick-ed
vp
In
a
helpless
condition
off
Mary
Island
and
was
being
towed
to
Ketchikan.
Great
praise
was
given
the
lighthouse
keeper
bn
Mary
Island,
who,
by
means
of
an
amateur,
radio
set,
got
out
word
of
the
condition
of
the
boat
as
a
result
of
.which
the
rescue
boat
was
sent.
The
Fairbanks
is
well
known
:
here,
her
latest
trip
being
to
bring
the
members
of
the
Ketchikan
I
Gyro
Club
to
Prince
Rupert
for
the
loeal
Installation
of
officers
six
weekt
ago.
CLASSIFIED
HABIT
Boston
Grill
Krerjon
read
tb
Clsstlftal
Ad.
LA
ltd
K
CABARET
If
you
lose,
tdTtrtlM
for
it.
Special
Dinners
Thursdays
and
Saturdays
If
you
Una,
locste
tb
owner.
Dancing
every
Saturday
nljht
Whatever
you
need,
advertise
(or
f
from
9
to
12.
Dance
Hall
for
Hire
PRINCE
RUPERT
Accommodations
for
Private
OET
THE
tLASMUDK
HAM'
Parties
c
Phone
4J7
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
'ft
Vol,
XX.,
No.
G6.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
13.
C,
SATURDAY
MARCH
9,
1920
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
TILL
CONTB
In
Mexican
Civil
War
Heading
Government
Forces
to
Northward
United
States
Stops
Fighting
at
Juarez
Because
of
Danger
tiD
Americans
Living
in
LI
Paso
4;
AIRPLANE
BRINGS
VALUABLE
ARCTIC
FURS
TO
EDMON
Ex-President
Calles
Takes
Field
New
President
of
the
United
States
TON
Herbert
Hoover
is
already
gnttin.?
aceu.stomed
to
h
s
new
surroundings
at
the
White
will
live
for
the
next
t
House
at
Washingin
where
he
.ui
jv.n-s.
WINDING
UP
BOARD
LAND
SETTLEMENT,
USEFULNESS
ENDED
VICTORIA.
March
9.
U
was
recommended
by
the
public
accounts
committee
yesterday
that
operation
of
the
land
settlement
board
be
-curtailed
and
loans
cleaned
up
as
soon
as
possible.
The
recommendations
were
made
in
view
of
the
fact
that
the
policy
of
the
board
now
was
to
make
no
new
loans
and
the
business
consisted
in
collecting
and
administering
only,
as
the
federal
government
was
now
authorised
to
loan
money
to
farmers.
OIL
CORPORATION
IS
ABOUT
TO
BE
FORMED
NEW
YORK,
Mar.
9:
A
gigantic
oil
concern
is
expected
to
be
formed
here
from
the
joint
interests
of
the
Sinclair
and
Stewart
interests,
following
the
defeat
of
Stewart
by
the
Rockefeller
interests.
A
5750,000,000
corporation
will
be
formed.
EFFORT
BEING
MADE
TO
BREAK
RECORDS
BAY
ClTY,JUch.,
Mar.
9:
Eddie
Stinson
and
Ralph
Page
started
yesterday
morning
In
an
attempt
to
break
the
endurance
flight
record
which
now
stands
at
OK
hours
in
the
air.
Manson
and
Twigg
Spar
in
Legislature
Committee
Over
Right
to
Stand
by
a
Witness
VICTORIA,
March
9.
Heated
discussion
and
protests
marked
the
inquiry
by
the
select
committee
appointed
to
inquire
into
expenditures
for
inspectors
and
operatives
under
the
Liquor
Control
Act
A.
M.
Manson
received
a
warning
from
H.
D.
Twigg,
the
chairman,
as
he
stood
by
a
witness
as
the
witness
identified
endorsements
on
checks,
that
the
chairman
would
be
forced
to
ask
him
to
leave
the
room.
Mr.
Manson
told
the
chairman
hewould
refuae
to
and
would
roam
itUvut
the
-
room
as
he
saw
fit
and
proceeded
to
do
so.
Ian
Mackenzie
said
if
there
was
to
be
an
inquiry
into
secret
service
funds
he
wanted
an
opportunity
to
produce
eminent
authority
to
show
that
it
should
not
proceed.
"I
don't
think
it
has
anything
to
do
with
secret
service
funds,"
said
Mr.
Twigg,
and
subsequent
questions
to
the
witness,
Andrew
Dlygh,
were
along
the
lines
of
his.
political
activities
while
government
payroll.
DIED
FROM
IIURNS
Scottish
Humor
Imported
direct
from
the
Aberdeen
Joke
Factory
Aberdonian
to
friend
who
had
been
saved
from
drowning:
"Hoo
did
ye
feel
'when
ye
gaed
down
on
the
the
third
tin,
Sandy?"
Sandy:
"Man,
it
was
awfu',
everything
o
importance
that
happened
in
ray
life
earn'
back
to
me."
VICTORIA.
Mar.
9:
Henry!
Aberdonian:
"Ik
thut
so?
Did
Hooten
of
Sidney
ded
in
the
hos-jye
by
ony
chance
mind
a
boot
that
pital
yesterday
from
burns
bus-
pound
I
lent
ye
three
years
ago?"
tained
when
his
bed
took
fire
Sandy.
"I
said
everything
o
from
the
upsetting
of
an
oil
lamp,
importance."
,.t