in CITY AND NORTHERN | LARGEST CIRCULATION | | BRITISH COLUMBIA THE DAILY NEWS Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist PRINCE RUPERT, B, €., TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1913 — CALIFORNIA ORANGE CROP MAY BE DESTROYED EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER PREVAILS IN EXPLOSION ABOARD CITY ASSESSOR’S REPORT SHOWS TOTAL COLLECIONS OF $347,000 GENERAL HARMONY AT LAST NIGHT'S MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL—-NEW STENOGRAPHER APPOINTED— BONUS Eight Men When Steam Collector Pipe Explodes. OF $100 GRANTED MR. PARKER. Special to Daily News. I | I Ja 6 {s member was in h eat] ha ler pit fa the result in @Xy in th ist meeting bul 1 | Sto ehold he French battt 1912 City Couneil Genera City Assessor's Report. ship Ma i, eigh ver prevailed among thie { \ an oo Mel inal fled The Vass 1 Was pass ithers Whilst discus g thely i} e| if the j ne H Island wh he steam topies pertaining to « he pa Al h | | I f the boul ent Alderman M i the ve hands jers burst ourse, Was alwa | ) Ihe ep ai? go tte farther” wth | showed uhe trong etiectons| WRECKED GYMNASIUM bieets as they were take | ‘ ffore heada pe Base bot fateud. walk. [Ls sana WILL BE REBUILT from Port Edward, a i Pelepl O44 1} ten miles, where he Kile el 8,167 Men's Own Association Launches gaging his activities ! “ 11,474.94) Campaign for Raising $1,000 ‘king his presénee “ 1,730.00 for the Purpose. chamber Ira RRO Appointment of Stenographer. |) “450! Undaunted by the disaste he matter of th {1 ul ght 714.00] whieh took them New stenographer, Mis i st | Se 115.00) Year's n ing whe the vm in her resigna In! Ble ght deposits 180.50] nasium was wrecked by the gale to the eit eler s a il i | ixes 7,808 | the Men's Own Association have ent for a succes I!s 28,684.56) decided to replace the instite application had bee ‘ ltion even better tha vas be from a Miss FEditl i | 234 78.97 | fore Whereas the vrecked It being Alista Details of Sundries. |building was only 24 feet by 45 cil the appointment was 1 | #9,070,00| feet, the new one which they | the mot this eff Soh gra 4.190 15 | pose erecting be 4 Ub is made by Ald M se p ‘ 4.864.00 and better equipmel “ I impion ! vile i ! VX { 522.00 | stalled Po wee h h ird Sa lebe . 1.7230.00|plans a nsideral Claim for Damages Refused — = 1.320,00| mor s i and canvass Iti eport of thre fina 1Sa u 1000.00) are ilread ' g ee ecommending | 231.00 | Subse pt . It yssocia t of 835 t! i Bat eR 4\ oo | have iunched a campatsz f the fer ¢ I ‘ laneous jraising ! S1,.000 he i laim for 868 ’ ’ grad fees | nsidered ecessary | earrs ! an automob h t ers 1.562.144 | their plans a | The gymnasium, such as they } . $28,684.56 | Propose building, would cerja j lly be an aequisition to the ZERO WEATHER PREVAILS Electric Light Deposits. Stall Ae caaeieaiinn ix iteaky IN WESTERN STATES) ,."";, "2a fre svt of he wad thie £2.180.50 item fi ry ( ‘ ght deposits Aldermatl |" ereene Gonerens peice ts ' ‘ Utah, Idaho and Arizona in the. M ssey wanted to know if this oe ee a oy poy a oe o Grip of Severest Weatrer vas to be ide | appear as pa 4 All donations of tha = Sere Veare eo = oe oe h 7 ~ janiount will entitle the giver t 7 ’ ' Q n ” - - aa . > we a il Special to Daily News. liiability, not an asset. The fact | the nan ily of mem on ; Subseriptions over that a unt Salt Lake City Ja 6 Ze hat th payment of this dep mor se aheostullh eocavind ither prevails here today ! vivance is not ymipuls sing untold damake water} brought th the suggest es, ele, The water works|that the sum held so far sh ld | YESTERDAY'S BIG SHOT nn ompletelydenoral-[he repaid at once to the covers] A GRAND SPECTACLE ind water is being delivered! depositors The Mayor ‘house the citizens in wage rhe|this might be very nice and just, — is frozen solid and extreme}but where was th ney to come | Over 50,000 Cubic Yards of Solid prevails through all}from in the pres state of the . Rock Crumbled in One parts of Utah and Idah depleted exchequer, | would not Shot. ‘ be wise to make such rash prom —— | | ses nally a motion to leave] rhe big blast that was fired at et ee . ‘weg a ' Lids aaatiae 40 the- nee oniinatt to| 2:30 yesterday afternoon at the cht was the coldes nig | , » stree alongside the history of Arizona, the t ldecide was carried as F pany mors en perature Peaching seventeen de Medical Health Officer's Report. me i s tan Sine ae rere! T s low rhe report of the city medical}lation to those wh rad nev brees: Below, The. previo. health officer for the m nth of} before seen anything of the kind rd wae swenty-iwo so ag gee ead It showed/and to those with experience it W inniper nn Phe weath fourteen births, sevel boys and — ae a a F seven girls, and four «ae iths, two engineering skill, combine V throughout Wester) Conn naa Fee caheeet- semlinivie: Beh . pAeOtbe extremely cold but it is fine) ———————— ne jlish. Where yesterday stood a and settled, } Continued on Page 4. solid ridge of rock longer than an ordinary city block, twice as wide as a city street and More e than forty-five feet in height, to 3 iday there is to be seen a crumbled MA YOR NEWTON'S ° mass of rock already for the isteam shovel to load into cars RETIREMENT Although not the most costly }blast that has been put off in Prince Rupert, it was one that The retirement of Mayo Newton from the contest for equired more careful planning this year’s mayoralty, Hite which he has turned am “a on account of its proximity to sonal energies and those his paper for the past a buildings and railway yards lt weeks, has little effeet upol the municipal outoos re - is a matter of congratulation to current year Mayor Newt never had @ or oh oe os those who engineered the work election. Even the accident of cir umslances WAI aes that their plans did not misearry him in the chief executive > chair last yeal ae minal ind that praetically no damage to again oecul His Withdrawal is nota sang » a aaa was done when the shot was it is a tactical admission hat he finds publ — ns | fired overwhelmingly aBeal! t whi No reason 18 assleher : | Ihe ridge to be removed ran but it no doubt a desire to shut ott the las a sheer bluff along the main his retirement, bu oe the position and the in bring of thee 6. 2 DP epee ig eupedures Po ee f th various departments lst od and where its crumbled ometanes ont ae hi i ers, whom he deserted ruins still remain will before a “ gee t shows how THtth dependence can many months be the site of vel tt bin I he yor King ‘ = - Preys the passenges terminals of the . wm» he was, be expos. ' greatest transcontinental rail pointed ehampiol a on be wh face Although lroad in America, ful weakness - ’ alderman in Ward 2, If Is rhe work of preparing for the me ee promiew ! ay en drop that ambition be limportant event, whieh oceurred quite probable that a a - not likely to accept a polit | vesterday afternoon, has covered fore election : monpanend sales 7 a on ° Continued on Page 4.) FRENCH BATTLESHIP. in Stokehold Killed) PATTULLO i we r. Db. Pattullo wil doubtless get Prince Rupert's mayoralty \ acclamation Mhe citizens mild not have made a wise! eh He is man with bus- ness instinet, strength of pur- pose, moral courage and a keen sense f fair play He has yvouth, energs yptimism and good ad- ire inding out the make-up rf st the man Prince Rupert eeds to lead in the task of pul- a the i ut of the financial h vhich she has drift- h ul he nismanagement ind capacity of the present ad ‘ f I s the duty of the electors sh the good work by eleet- ga of business men to PI M Pattullo and create i w confidence in the city Miss Martin returned to the ity this morning on the steam- ‘ Venture to resume her duties the pul school staff, after spending the holidays at Van- ve and Victoria, Miss @ ', of Eburne, one of the new embers of the Publie sehoo! staff, arrived this morn- ne She has been appointed to jact as Miss Johnstone’s assist- ant in the Second Avenue sehool. | TIPS ON CiVIC POLITICS. Liven the Mayor strangled on the doctrine of the Em- pire’s thirty-nine articles on Newtonism: Citizen No. 2 is probably offering to bet that $500 stage money The Mayor has promised to wive an explanation of his retirement other time, When he gets into the ex- plaining mood he might tell the ratepayers of Ward 2 how he undertook pro- teet the lelephone franchise in the before incor- poration, sulle lo days The Mayor promised to resign if he could not make good with the bank, Looks though got one of those five-minutes-to-three from the manager, as calls Phis job a puddin’,” said one of the pole line em- ployees of the City Light de- partment it up to the to eleet a business couneil who will add a little is 18 electors hard sauce, On the exclusive sale list. ings in the Mayor's office this morning is one mayor alty platform which has been in use only two weeks. Good opening for a political fakir, No knockers in this year’s council PRES, TAFT POSTPONES MESSAGE TO CONGRESS sisiintiiaiia | Will Not Press for Repeal of the | Fur Seal Treaty on Account of Senate’s Protest | Special to Daily News.) An protest Washington, Jan. 6 the view strenuous made IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE THE (Special to Daily News.) | lot Senate, President in the | decided to congress asking for the of the fur seal treaty pertaining to the Pribiloff Islands. OIL STEAMER AGROUND IN COLUMBIA RIVER Heavy Seas Breaking Over Her— | American Life Saving Steamer | Goes to Her Rescue. Taft has! postpone his message | repeal | | Special to Daily News.) Island Wireless Station, The owned and operated by the Digby Jan. 7 steamer Rosecrans, Asso- ciated Oil Company, ran aground last night on a bar in the Colum- bia River. A strong gale is blow- and heavy breaking the disabled Grave are entertained for her Two tugs and an Ameri- saving steamer have gone assistance, ing seas are over vessel. fears safety. ean life to her Search Abandoned working tor vain effort to the of the unfortunate man McFadden, who was swept the Hochstall Falls on Christmas Eve, the search has to be abandoned, The body must have been terribly mangled and is probably submerged beneath the icy waters of the river and in all probability be seen again. \fter in a body Minor over some days recover Ihay never — The steamer Venture arrived from Vaneouver this morning about 4 o'clock with a = small number of passengers for this place. CALGARY’S POPULATION HAS INCREASED 19,000 Prairie City Makes a Splendid Showing During the Past Year —Population Now 74,000. the ac- Calgary, Jan. 6.—During year which has just ctosed, eording to the compilation of the industrial bureau, Calgary has grown in population from 55,000 to 74,000; bank increased from $275,000,000; have grown clearances have $218,000,000 building permits from $12,000,000 $20,000,000; inland revenue from $470,000 to $660,000; the toms receipts have increased from $1,700,00 to 82,650,000, and the city assessment from $1141,- 000,000 to $132,000,000, Express business has increased 35 per cent, and passenger traffle 40 per cent. The street railway busi- increased from 8,000,000 passengers carried in 1911 to 15,000,000 in 419142. cus- hess Eagles, Attention! Installation of officers and spe- cial work on Wednesday, the 8th inst., at 8 p.m, All members are requested to attend Visiting brothers invited, 5. GEO, LERK, President. G, G, CAMERON, Secretary i. oO, o. oF. Installation. Installation of ofMfieers: of the I. O, O, PF. will take place tonight at 8 o'clock in the K. of P. Hall, trawler Fisheries, and tied Canada, of from the The steam the B, CG, Skidegate isn over 18 up at Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 6, Phousands of men are out to- night battling with the cold in jan effort to save from further damage Southern California’s orange and lemon crops, which are valued at $50,000,000. The extent of the loss through last night's frost has not yet been estimated, but it will no doubt be very heavy. Tonight thousands of smudge pots are smouldering or blazing throughout the Lerri- tory within 125 miles of Los An- geles, which embraces practic- ally all of the important orange and lemon sections. It is hoped that the dense clouds of smoke emitted from the smudge pots will raise the temperature within the orchard groves sufficiently to prevent any further freezing of the fruit on the trees. The weather is breaking all records here for the past thirty years and is causing great in- pearance of yielding to the de- mands of the Balkan allies with- out pressure being brought to bear by the European powers, is now over. It is expected that the second stage will soon begin with the powers behind the scenes pulling strings to compel Tur- key to concede the bulk of the demands of the allied states. Turkey today renounces = in favor of the allies her rights to the Island of Crete and promised further rectification of the fron- tier of Thrace, but insisted on the retention of Adrianople. To this proposition the allies refused to agree and further negotiations were broken off. It is expected that the peace conference will be resumed at the end of this week. Things were quiet in the police court this morning, there being only one case of d. and d., the usual tine being imposed, and one of assault, which was adjourned until tomorrow. wcheiipinasiaabinieeiecasial heii Births. Manson On January 6th, 1913, to Mr. and Mrs, A. M, Man- son, a son, T. D. Pattullo W Mayor Newton Is 6G. T. P. whart Pantorium Pioneer Phone 4, Cleaners. School Are Also Invited to Attend tunity WESTERN STATES AND SOUTHERN CALIF ‘ORNIA THOUSANDS OF MEN BATTLE WITH FROST IN CALIFORNIA ORANGE AND LEMON CROPS FROM DESTRUCTION—SMUDGE FIRES BURNED THROUGHOUT ORCHARDS LAST NIGHT. convenience. evidence and in Long icicles are in ou the hydrants here many towns within the orange belt ice has formed thick- ly over standing water. Many children are enjoying their first skate on natural ice. Seattle, Jan. 6.—Four inches of snow fell today and it is still falling tonight. In the Cascade Mountains, where the tranuscon- tinental railroads have been lighting blizzards for the past week, there was a light snow fall today. San Francisco, Jan. 6.—Today has been the coldest in the his- tory of San Francisco during the past twenty-five years. The tem- perature registered 32 degrees and heavy frost is predicted for tomorrow morning. Toward night it turned to a blizzard and the snow, which lay fourteen feet deep, is now being piled higher than ever. TURKEY STILL PERSISTS IN THE RETENTION OF ADRIANOPLE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS TEMPORARILY BROKEN OFF—DIPLO- MATS CONSIDER TURKEY'S STAND A MERE PRETENSE. London, Jan. 6.—The first stage in ihe peace negotiations, COAST TEACHERS’ ASSN. which is regarded by diplomats CONVENTION as largely one of pretense on IN ANNUAL Turkey's part to avoid the ap- Religious Teaching in the School Principal Topic Discussed at First Day’s Session. (Special to Daily News.) Victoria, Jan. 6.—-Four hundred delegates are in attendance at the twenty-first annua! convention of the Coast Teachers’ Association being held here. Religious teach- ing in the schools was the prin- cipal topic discussed today. Much diversity of opinion on this sub- ject Was expressed. LIBERAL ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the Prince Rupert Liberal Association, for the purpose of electing officers, will be held on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 23rd, 1943, in the K. of P. Hall, Helger- son Block. 307tf P. W. ANDERSON, Sec.-Treas. PUBLIC MEETING Wednesday Eve., January 8th The Opening Meeting of the Campaign in the Interests of WESTHOLME THEATRE Invited to Questions Trustees and Candidates and ill Be Held in the He at Present to Discuss the Issue, Honors Oppor. Aldermanic Be Given an for Will bo Speak + ttt cenoreninmen