¢ e % % . € DAILY NEWS Rupert's leading,.Paper \s pri * ‘ -, RELIABLE, \— \ARIVE ¥ ac OLEAN ~ THE DAILY NEWS === GRUNTY GRUNDY SAYS: Av : iL ¥ X i ee — = — —_ —————————_——— <= — —_—— VOL. V. No. 99 “Sli ess PRINCE RUPERT, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS NITED S ES AND MEXICO AGREE TO ARMIST OLORADO MINE STRIKERS WAR HAS CEASED-HAZELTON DISTRICT WILL BE BIG MINING CAMP E FREIGHTER IS WRECKED CREW OF 19 LOST WITH HER £ SAVERS ABANDONED SEARCH AFTER DISCOVERING THE PILOT HOUSE ON BEACH—STRUCK IN STORM aboard are safe was aband-|peached shore, so far as known, nd by life savers after finding | from the vessel. p house of the Noble on! beach In addition to high e foe and snow, the Duluth | care ry light went out about the} s the Noble should have en-|King FT, Heffelfinger, Sheldon and she struck the Park: s and the David Z. Norton ndered., INo word has been received of the — | vessels Diligent search by wire- ith, April 29 The steam-|!ess continued throughout the » Benjamin Noble has been|night and this morning. ‘ The Daily News) lost. Twenty men have perished. April 30,—All hope! The life saving crew found that { ighter Benjamin|they were unable to launch a « still afloat and the 19|poat in the high seas. No one Anxiety is felt for five other vessels headed for this port. All overdue vesterday. These jare the Wm. H. Trusdale, Willis lity several days ago without diction of Prominine Mining | Man Who Is Visiting in City Wilson, a well known f gathering mining infor-]assured the commander that they Mr. Wilson has been big silver and gold given that these might leave by Mexico and W&sS/way of Puerto, Mexico, but that e owing lo the war.| po escorts would be provided. pending his time Pe oii seg tee the mining districts hedldaied at Whart 1 Columbia, \ rather serious accident hap visited New Hazel-;pened today at the coal pier \ but has not been|tub of coal was being hoisted and this time He has|tipped by striking the wharf. A the New Hazelton|ma by the name of Jeers was ‘ves it will be the|standing near and the = falling t g camp in British}coal struck him in the face A Vilson is a prac-|taxi took him immediately to the , in and knows the|hospital, where he was attended phases He has|t Phe uries are not serious Hazelton, so thatjand fhe will soon recover! free from preju a os dec ‘ | G. T. .P. Manager Resigns ; is what Mr.| Winnipeg April 29.-—F. W as the earliest | B gmat general manager of strict It would|/the Grand Trunk Pacific and tion of the heavy |Grat d Trunk hotels, tendered s lo the smelter, [his resignation to the corpora —-————— early last week, to take ef- \ woman cook Ap Lect on May 1 The resignation, Nickerson, Federal | howeve has gone into. imme- Ave 98-99} diate effect, as last Friday Mr. Bergman's furniture and effects iore days in which|were removed from the Fort Rela chance at the $25.00]/Garry hotel and shipped east, d at the same time|while M Bergman himself has dare a at Demers’. 99 iourneved in the same direction TABU ULUO OULU LOU LRA LIRR RRR EMPRESS THEATRE .. 1 O-NIGHT... BIG FEATURE SHOW IkL FROHMAN PRESENTS BY ARRANGEMEN' WITH DAVID BELASCO CHARMING MARY PICKFORD in her original role in “The Good Little Devil” 5—-PARTS—5 ipported by Wm, Norris and Ernest Truex “A Treat for Young and Old” 250—A DMISSION—260 160—CHILDREN-—15c open at 7:45, First show starts at 7:30, Second show starts at 9 o*clock. » SSCS Onan iddidioidinineinicinini i iaadinioccs JOR IO toe [ELTON WILL BE eck Orig. Apt (90 be BIGGEST CAMP IN B.C,| manae: Tweedie of the British ‘ruiser Essex went to Mexico fostentation to intercede for the foreigners held at the capital. He has returned and has reported that his mission was successful, President Huerta, General Blan- of San Francisco, 18} quet, the war minister, and M. ity for a few days on a}Rojas, another of his advisers, would release all the American prisoners. The assurance was OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO ROO I aR ap mtae HALIFAX BOXER WON AMATEUR HONORS Bangor Irishman Was Outpoint- ed in Every Round.— Had Many Local Admirers ul t I News New York, Apr s0 Joe Kel- ly, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, de- feated Donovan of Bangor, Me., in five rounds in the finals for the heavyweigift amateur hoxing world’s championship, The Hal- igonian led in every round. Don- ovan had many admirers in Prince Rupert as several prom- inent citizens are old Bangor boys. MORE CONTRACTS FOR WORK ON P. G. E. R. Location Surveyors Are Out North of Fort George Vancouver, April 28.——Return- ing to Vancouver from Fort George and points along the route of the Pacific Great East- ern, A. E. Griffin, general super- intendent of P. Welch, general contractor, states that sub-con- tracts will be let within a few days for the construetion~ of sections, between Clinton and Fort George. > He declares that, the work along the line is progressing very favorably, and that it will most certainly be completed on time in the early part of next year. When he left Fort George the location surveyors for the o MONTEMORELOS Aupseas A, CAMPECHE WHERE WARSHIPS ARE ASSEMBLED Map showing the YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL Nobthwestern ant ant POTATOES FROM US. MUST PAY FULL DUTY} | Motion to Remove Duty Defeated } by Ottawa Government | Special to The Daily News) * Ottawa, April 30.—The House of Commons last night defeated the motion of Loggie to remove the duty on potatoes from the United States by a vote of 66 to 33. ONLY EIGHT BODIES SO FAR RECOVERED ~~ Work of Rescue in Mine Disaster ts Proceeding Very Slowly Eccles, W. Va., April 29.— Fight blackened bodies have been recovered from No. 6 shaft of the New River colliery, which was wrecked by an explosion. There are no more men in No. 6. There are 176 men buried in the No. 5 shaft. The officers of the com- pany have expressed the opinion that there will be no eseape for them, The rescue party got within 129 feel of the bottom of the passage, when they were -|stopped by heavy timbers. There was a heavy fill of earth there. ATTACKED BY PAPER PULLED SENATOR'S NOSE How a Tory Got Even With the Editor of a Nova Scotia Newspaper Halifax, No. §., April 29.—A Peace River extension north of that town had not come in He Was consequently unable to say just what work they had done The sections which will be let to sub-contractors. shortly re about the last to Be distributed by Pat Welch Abou 200 miles} rf grade and track Detween | Clinton and Fort George com-| prise the work that has as vet | e undertake Long before that work is completed a_ start vill be made on the construct i, of the line around Howe sound. | It is stated that this Howe} sound section will be constructs yc by the general contracto Noj sub-contracts will be let on that section, according to present in tentions This part of the work will be some of the most diff cult railway construction on the most costly. In places the line runs along the face of cliffs and precipitous mountains It will literally have to be blasted out of solid ck Nine or ten tunnels will hav: be bored Discussing conditions the north, Mr. Griffin said that the linking up of the Grand Trunk Pacific was resulting in a great rush to the new country Sel tlers are pouring into the tirri tory opened up by the new line. They are going in by way of Ed monton principally Contract for Apartment Che contracts for the Me Mordie apartment house to be erected at the corner of Third ivenue and Eighth street were el yesterday and building is to start immediately. Mitchell & Curry have the contract for the irpentry and lumber; the plumbing was awarded to the Western Plumbing Co., the roof ing to Steen & Herbert; the wir- ing went to Brown, and the plastering was given to Martin McGowan Post Holes Will Be $2.50 At a meeting of the board of works of the city council it was decided to fix the price for dig- ging the post holes for the { $2.50 each. The power line a was then author- cily enginee! ized to give the work out to sta- tion ganes at that price. There are about 140 holes to dig yet to finish the line Fat at the London Cafe. sitf ESTHOLM OOS OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT ! LAST PERFORMANCE OF TONIGHT! i.) pietureseque old English custom }was revived in the legislative building when R. H. Butts, Con- servative member for Gape Bre- n, publiely pulled Senator Den- =’ nose in retaliation for a per- s i attack Senator Dennis’ r, the Evening Mail, made on hin rhe incident occurred just | to the opening of the ses- s of the special investigating mittee into certain charges ide in the Mail, which have held to be a breach of the |privilezges of the house. At a recent session Mr. Butts took occasion to refer to Sena- Dennis’ action on accepting responsibility for this publica- tion as cowardly, claiming that the owner of the Mail was |shielding himself behind his par- i liamentary position. The Even- ng Mail continued rather per- sonal in reference to the attack, ind when Senator Dennis entered jthe chamber Mr. Butts arose from his place at the table, and, 3;erabbing the senator's nose be- tween his fingers, tweaked it ewhat vigorously. The inci- |dent created a little stir. Friends rushed to the senator’s assist- ance and Mr. Butts quietly re- sumed his seat, LOCAL INDUSTRY is GETTING UNDER WAY Mr. and Mrs, R. J. Christian of the Port Edward shingle mills are in town and report splendid progress in the construction = of the plant The main building, about 40x60, is almost completed and machinery to turn out 60,960 feet per day has arrived. The outpul, too, can he increased if desired, Mr. Christian is installing a 100-h, p, Pelton wheel which will be operated, by the water power which even now furnishes electric power to the town. He 7 HIRD DEGREE Coming Friday and Saturday KEYSTONE COMEDY jexpects to have everything in joperation in the next few weeks, and there should be a ready mar- ket for their produets. } | | | Scottish Liasue Results Glasgow, April 30.—The fol- Fr lowing are the results of the \8 Scottish leagne games _ played | yesterday: Queen's Park 4, Partick This- tle 0, | Hibernians 2, Motherwell, | Celtic 2, Raith Rovers 4. Dundee 3, Third Lanark 7. the Colorado strike riots is nine dead and three wounded. Eight ARMISTICE WAS ARRANGED BY SPANISH AMERICAN NATIONS CARRANZZA HAS AGREED TO PLANS OF MEDIATION — NE- GOTIATIONS FOR PEACE ARE NOW UNDER CON- SIDERATION (Special to The Daily News) Brazil, Chile and Argentine re- Washington, April 30—~The | presentatives. Earlier in the day scope of the mediation plans|the mediators asked for an arm- have broadened into a formal/istice pending the outeome of compliance by Carranza. The|negotiations. This is likely to principals in the mediation are|be accepted by the United States. COLORADO WAR HAS ENDED STRIKERS DECLARE A TRUCE SEVERAL KILLED AND WOUNDED—OFFICER OF HOSPITAL CORPS AMONG KILLED—STRIKERS SURRENDER ARMS (Special to The Daily News) corps was killed at Waltenburg j While attending to wounded men. Two of the enlisted men were wounded. A truce has been declared and Denver, April 30.—The toll of more were killed at Forbes. An}650 strikers have agreed: to sur- officer gf the militia hospitat|render their arms to the militia, COMPROMISE ON HOME RULE AGAIN UNDER CONSIDERATION MOTION LOST TO HAVE JUDICIAL ENQUIRY OVER SUPPOSED ULSTER PLOT (Special to The Daily News) defeated by 344 to 264. Sir Ed- London, April 30—A com-|ward Carson has ateepted Hon. promise on home rule seems to}]Winston Churchill's overtures. be nearer today than ever. There} yn ec exists a strong belief in parlia- | Notice mentary circles that conferences | ‘ between the leaders of the two great parties will shortly be re-/} sumed. Austen Chamberlain’s|»rella at Pride, Nash & Co.'s The lady who left her um- motion for a judicial enquiry;store on Monday last can have into the government's “plot” was | the same by calling at that store. : he EL heatre : q Important | ANNOUNCEMENT : i Ce ee The Empress Theatre We take pleasure in announcing to our patrons that we have completed our arrangements for putting in a first- class orchestra, and commencing tonight, tne _orchestra will be an important feature of the _ attractions” wo _be offered at the Empress during the coming season. PIAA AAAI AAA AAA AAA AAA AAAI SAAS AS ASSASASSISISASSSSASSISSSSSICSNC AUCTION SALE at the residence of W. E. Burritt, Esq., 436 Fourth Avenue. El t and artistic modern furniture. Undoubtedly the finest furniture plac on the market this Year: SATURDAY NEXT, MAY 2nd AT 2 O'CLOCK P. M. 1] have pleasure ip announcing the sale of this fine collecton of furni- ture, consisting of: Upright Weber piano, cost $550; inagnificent brass double bed, oost $90; large Ostermoor and spring mattress, two large double iron beds, Ostermoor and spring mattresses; also small iron beds with springs and mattresses; two splendid upholstered mahogany arm- chairs; antique mahogany sofa; quaint walnut chairs; solid mahogany whatnot; solid mahogany round table, a beautiful piece of furniture; Japanese tea table; double-seated upholstered conversation chair, hair- filled; leather hair-Qlled sofa; magnificent old English oak dining room set, two armchairs, ve individual chairs; large dining room table with leaves; splendid sideboard; solid brass umbrella stand, electric fixtures; ladies’ mahogany writing desk; original hand made Navajo rugs, hand- some portieres; Wilton and Axminster rugs; one large grizzly bear rug; one solid oak bureau, plier glass mirrors, wardrobe; ndsome chiffonier; beddng; large Majestic kitchen range, good as new; hall stove; pictures; urtains and blinds; brass andirous, ete.; crockery and glassware; bedroom chairs; kitchen utensils; one automatic ‘dish washer and other articles of furniture, etc., too numerous to mention, On view on the premises Satur- day morning from 10 to 14 a m. I can confidently recommend your inspection of this home. The quality of the goods are really first-class and in perfect condition. The carpets and rugs throughout are tn splendid condition. Come and inspect for yourself. Everything on the premises wil be sold, GEO. LEEK, Auctioneer and Appraiser. SPREE sepatttte cs part: