” a Affecting. Sensi in ‘Courtroom “

so ‘Nanaimo,
Howay ° today sentenced” three
omen: and, two. youths te two
oe years’ imprisonment ‘for® ‘partici-

> terms: were: J. J: Taylor,.. vice-
a “president of ¢ the British Columbia

a Aeration: of Tabor. cand: vider]

i, NEW POTATO NOT :

f ‘am LEADERS INCLUDED

— In. “Nanaimo. Court. ‘Five. ‘Prisoners “Ree

~— ‘Gute, :

ak, Ladyemith “Union,

7 . ig. ‘the ' ‘father _ alarge, family.
~)-Bxalderman, Bauld ‘of Ladysmith

. “was: ‘among those. sentenced. to
“year,

: . with the wives and. ehildren’ of
= the prisoners.

game hysterical and were. - led,
_ . weeping, from. the court: Most
: of: the’ prisonors:: pleade: getty
7 to” charges” of rioting and des-

troying property. . : :

. Vaneaavéry October 22

Dill against Rubinowitz, ‘parriater;

June,

.. PRICE, $2,00-A-YEAR ©

i,

o Accused Men. Plead Guilty to

Charges . of Ricting.. and),
Destroying. Property

eeive TworVear ‘$entences’and Twens
“ by:Thres Ara Given, One-Year Terms

“Oct, "23: ~ _ - Jaiige|

pation i in’ the labor riots at Lady-
mith | in Augusti “Twenty-three

¥ wi
‘terms, with fines: of “si00 each,
‘Many of the’ Prigoners are union
officers. ” por Rs E

Among those : given | two-year

‘president : ‘of |

~The: courttoom Ww

‘Many: women’ ‘be-

grand j Jury. ‘here has ‘retirned ‘ho

Pryde, rancher,.and Moore, mine]:

“manager, charged. with intimida- bce
wt - tion i in connection with. the: Na-|'
ve ‘naimo vioting cases,
ce had been retained to defend the
. minerg,.. but was: arrested with
_ several of his clients while visit
‘ing the. seene of. ‘the distuchane#s,

 Rubinowitz |!

{hands ae “fifty miners, ‘were |

a) there chof help,

and: Paul De- a

a govery in New Zealand of a: new |.

and frost-restiting, haa” atoused-

: department; Sand: ‘the: ‘provincial:
| government -has--decided. to ‘ex-

‘sisting: potato will prové a preat|:

‘hb: ‘investigated the phénomenon

. beyond question.

“the Canadian Northern |* L
- a run through trains. between

“hh in Callin De

Vancouver, ‘Oct, Bie A. “des-
patch from Dawson, New" ‘Mexi- a
"| ¢0,: gives:a -brief: ‘seeount ‘of ali
gas cron ia et

entombed: “bythe. wrecking of |
the: mine. ‘OF. ‘these thirty: had kt
been rescuied;, -bat it.was. feared :
that all the: otheis, were. beyond af

*\Mackenzié ‘After Mill ions: be

- Eondon,. ‘Qet. 23:—-Sir'. William |’
Mackenzie. is now. in. ‘England: to}:
‘yaise. te nilliong' for the estab- :

Tt

vos “organization. headed: ‘by: pro tient’ Germans.
“of auch ; a colony. of desirabl aettlers will ma a new, ‘area a

in the- ‘prosperity: of this to rod , : ;
~The. lands ‘was’ ‘examined “this week by a patty including:
Baton ° von: Luttwitz, Baro
. Hohenvest;'G. C. Palmer,
“guidance..of Harold Price

“The advent

on Seher-Thoss, Baron, von“ ®

arid:Thos, P. 0 Kelly,. undér :the =
The distinguished visitars were .
_Breatly pleased: with ‘the: land and’ its location: a eed .

a Sensational Policy

1 HLdogd © George, speaking’ ‘for’ the}.
= cabinet, ‘asa remarkable sweep: |
Be bloek* of splendid ‘agrigultural land, comprising. approxiinate- : .
oly: ten’ ‘thousand acres,
. “bringing in dome 150 Ge

if proposéd to settle this atea‘by - English. countty:life. -

an families, under the ‘auspices ‘

of the, Agricultiival ‘Settlements - - Association,” a -Vaneouver _
{ism and to’ attract and: retain'the |.

. is: intended: to. devise means: tol,
increase | “both: the ‘quantity and 7
quality of the ‘total. agricultural].

. ernment's’ intention. has’ created]
-|a profound sensation, . aa

lishment. « of ; steel works at: ‘Port =
Arthur, , ae -_

“Germany ‘Wont Stop."

“tondon: Oct: 28:~Germany’ is]:
most ‘unlikely , to: accept Winston |.
Churchill's renewed, ‘proposal. for |:
a cessatioii of “waiship: ‘building|:
dating 1914; according to’ authori-
ties,

” Reve

© SUBJECT JECT TO: FROST

“Oct. Oot 28:—Thed dis-|

e,

variety of “potato ‘blight-proof |. : Mrs

great. interest i in ‘the agricultuyal|

*

‘periment with: ‘the’ new" potato. |
In: view:: cof. the ‘oceurrerice ‘of |;
suminer. frosts: ‘in- some" “newly-
cultivated districts, it. is felt: that to the.
the: intréduetion oF ‘the frost-re- ‘mont

“JeWe

boon: to settlers i many Parts 6 of |.

“An new y blight-proot tana frost-
resisting potato: has been: discov= |.
eved. be Soha Hees of: ‘Rastihi,

onein ‘neat for many years,
and the Agricultural Department|
of the New ‘Zealand: Government

‘and admitted that: the propertics |
claimed “for ' ‘the’ new- potato! ‘arel
Mir, ‘Harris has}:
heen experimenting with potatoes

turned to Tadysmt h.: >

bunch of harges,” .
~ Rocher ’ de. Boule’ mines-are
be connected with ‘Skeena Gr
ing. by telephone.

‘yan. are.on. their way,t0, ‘Scotland

to. visit: folatives, oe
We ‘Dowling, anes

“Manager D. Rankin “atinounces |
that “the” Andiman). ‘sawmill is
again in operation ¢ and is. ready
nt | bo: supply: “tumber’. for building

requirements, o get,
7 ‘Amateur : jieatticals, in: ‘aid of
the” “Hospital:  Kevay.* ‘fund, - are |
planned for’ next moni,’ ‘in’ the
FAssembly, hall. :
‘Earge. ‘quaneitias’
Ibe: freighted to Manson creek |.
os toboggan: during’: ‘the! coming

Fe L. Stephensoih hag: re

G. .. ‘Graham. and’ ch

1 “ ‘MePherson, “the “Tala: ‘lake
merghant, isin town, on his‘ ‘way.

‘coast: for: a! couple of

I; ‘of ‘the: Hud:

{son’s Bay Btatt. has gone to Van-

pees ‘has: already’ °

st Gbps A

Fover the. Mexican” “situation, 4
". There i ig a grave. imisunderst neha
‘ing of the British | govern ént's ns
of. the’ “recopnition of. ‘the| th

on in Ananova this season,
oC. R, ‘Cross. and ‘EL AL ‘Preble,

‘|atitution, . have returued: from ‘én
1| éxtended - -hunting trip through | {

Thutade lakes © ‘distriets.. They
were'in seatch of moutitain sheep, |
hut found no recent. traces, al-
hough successful in: obtaining. B
{good series of acizgly . bear: and|*
‘a large collection: ‘of. birds ‘and
‘small game, . They’ retried: by
ray of Groundhog and the tale
¥raph ‘trail, a

‘am McNeil ahs a
; ‘Jack. McNeil, of: Broughton, &

ed

MeNeil,-

his’ bride, “having . been: quietly |

: Suffragettes Must Wait :
London,” ' Oct. ° 23: Lloyd
| George has told. ‘the: women of
ngland that they. may: obtain
le ‘yote, not at this. session, but
obably, during the next, -

4°

"8: ‘Mexican Policy|
London, Oct. 22:—Sorhe Lon-

2
4

‘a ‘newspapers. see
‘of trouble with the United States

prov ional government: in ‘Mexi-

oes Ing
Sees;

7 this - ity, fell against, ‘his rifle

a Of British Cabinet

: London; : “Oct 28: 28:—Great Brit-|
ain’s’: land. ‘policy - “ig” ‘defined: by |:

D.

ing: ‘reform, going. to the root: ‘of |.
The. great |”
object of ‘the new .measure is to
fréa: British. land: from: landlord:

rural. populdtion on the land. Ty:

production ‘of. the: ‘British Isles.
The announcement: of the gos:

“tof,

Hunting Fatality
“Vaneotiver.” Oct. 22: —- Ross
Howard, G. PLR, yardmaster i in

of

while’ ‘hunting: and . accidentally
shot himself, dying. shortly after

“| more. lives,

« RVERS CLAIM
“THREE LIVES:

B.. Kenney Drowned in
‘Skeena---Sloan and Fraser

_ Victims of Haguel- ‘get cs

TRIED 10° RUN CANYON 4

‘ ae Caen ‘

‘Tio Carponteis, on Small Raft, At © apt , .
’ Difficult Feet of Navigation | on Bulk |.
- fey.and Mee: Death in Swift Current wot

---No Bodies Recovered |

The Bulkley has: ahead two |
Relatives of James —
Sloan and John Fraser, formerly -

‘North. Vancouver, ‘asked the

a police: for: information: ‘regarding’ ~
the- men, who had not. been. heard. on,
‘The Jocal *
Officera found- that the, missing :
men,. who had been. working as ;
carpenters on the Ross. tuniflels, .
hdd: constructed a small: raft: on.

for ‘two months.

‘representing thé Smithsonian In- {

the. Babine, Tacla;* Bear," and| ‘

or ta

‘This’ ‘is: the first

iri! have not. been’ sean: ‘since, : and.

sal there'is no doubt their raft was:
broken. in ‘the: ‘rapids of -Hagual-~

which they expected to- “travel .
él down “the Bulkley ‘and’ ‘Skeena, :
On ‘August’ &. they placed, their
“|toolehests on the frail craft and :
-jatarted down the Bulkley. They

- "Torrential raing ‘dnting the
week, raised.the Bulkley. and. the}
Skeena. ‘rivers to” an ‘anugwally'| ©

get.” ‘canyon,’

‘thie ‘venturedomé “
men meeting death, » “The: police :

the -pioneor. met
of. the Valley, returned: last, week oul
. from : the ‘coast, accompanied. ‘by

aes in Everett i on: ‘the sixth, .

are ‘ikily to. “have. thei

highpoint. The near ‘approach tol.
the ‘Hazelton ferry “Was, ‘carried
aL seria. seen effort

* Alttiongh | the ‘railway. amet rem
are. prepared’ for a good. deal ¢ of |:

Believe: the® “raft : WAS ‘made: a
small: ‘logs, fastened with ; light |

Jrough water-of the” Balktey.” No

. | been, found.

yr

the 'SCOW and was swep

body. has not been recovered, |

wails, ‘and entirely useless in the

trace of the men or raft has yet

a Brenton. Kenney, ‘a popular
“ancher’ residing near ‘Terrace. oo
wast drowned 4 the: Skeena’ ‘river "

; ; death by the swift current.’ The *
: full ‘for: some days - 39% result “of

| serious” damage. to two or three

aSTreey damaged: sectioris will sticeeed i in

heavy. -rains (on. ‘Tuesday nig!
and Wednesday morning. Seve!
ral. slides were caused along ‘the |:
Skeena, with. une ‘Washout. and.
bridges, ‘It is hoped the crews Sm
which have-been - rushed to the

repairing - the “track, in. time f

“Smithera Lauds Canada -

London, Oct, 23: —Presiding at.
the © -mestiiig. of Grand: Trunk
shareholders :here today,” ACW.

ithers, chairman of. the: board,

stated that Canada’ a outlook ‘was. 7
one of continued. ‘prosperity, The

a, Ot. 21:-—The, prices fn

a train: n tomorrow.

sehger train. on. “Thursday,

on his: arrival from: ‘Londo ;
ed, that “British

‘Weleias bf oul

> -Premige ‘Wes Successful 8
we New York, Oct. 22.—-Sj "Riehst ;
lard ‘McBride, - ititerviewed'. here th

: i orerment in .

added, were: ‘more sn