ee Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist ===; THE DAILY NEWS _ NEXT MAILS “Per South Prince Rupert....... Friday, 9 a.m, Frem South Princess Beatrice..... Friday, noon vol ——_——_ PRINCE RUPERT, B. 4., THURSDAY, FEBR UDARY 1913, 20, 34D WEATHER CAUSES CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES RS. PANKHURST DECLARES SUFF RAGETTES BLEW UP LLOYD-GEORGE'S COUNT! JUNTRY HOUSE BERAL CAUCUS TOMORROW TO DECIDE COURSE ON NAVAL BILL ONSERVATIVES WILL TAKE NO FURTHER PART IN sida ON SECOND READING AFTER TOMORROW. Specia The Daily News. The Conservatives, it is stated, : Feb. 19.—The Liberals | bave decided take no further 1ucus on Friday for|P@"t '" the debate after tomor- row of deciding what | th will follow at the By every boat—new spring ize Of the naval bill.| goods arriving at Wallace’s. 43 ESIRE TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SHOOTING FLE ASSOCIATION CONSIDER WAYS AND MEANS OF DE- VELOPING GOOD MARKSMANSHIP — OFFICERS EL- ECTED FOR ENSUING YEAR i| meeting of thejgiving a very creditable perfor pert Rifle Association | mance rhe individual cham ist evening at the|Pionship was won by W. J. Greet with a score of 96, one point be- n Snd avenue .Con-| rind Lieut. 8. P. MeMordie of the hat there is a mem | Kar! Grey. Rifles. the gold med between eighty and/alist for the second year in suc- however the tittle In addition to these competi- thusiasts present be. a the association held ‘ eal life and interest! ¢pjendiy six-man shoot between amongst a few any-jthe Karl Grey Rifles and them- ce Rupert in this ®x-/ selves on the 24th May, the asso- of sport ciation winning by 21 points. The W. Cameron presided! jittje difficulty that they had had ipported by the secre-| with the Militia Department had . ). W. Potter, and the/peen satisfactorily adjusted, the Capt c. T. Parting-| jatter being at the present time former presented the) prepared to do everything in eport for the year just)their power to further the inter- here had been held 30) ,cte of the association shoots ‘wae 6 eel The thanks of the association of nine members lware extendéd to the ast cits “on e average shot uneil for their generous do ig The best indivi-| 5 ation of 850 towards the ge shot was held by Thanksgiving Day shoot held rom Digg, nar Phe chairman concluded by Dominion and Thanks.| "e™marking that everything look « Day respectively. At th jed most roseate for the coming Day shoot the Asso.|2°8*°™ which he predicted they ost the custody of the had every reason to look forward esented — by the first ot | as a successful and prosper- Sports Coteiitee by the} jee Oa iy argin of two points; the| Before the report Was adopted g to the Earl Grey Rif-| Some little discussion took place as io the conduct of the coming rhanksgiving Day shoot} S®45°0" 5 shooting. It was — the annual competition for Sang with a view to qneeuree im and individual cham.| ime beginners and others that p of BC was shot for,| they go back to the spoon form Association retained the|&f competitions Presenting two hampionship by a hand-|—.——"— irgin of points, the team Continued on Page 4.) UFFRAGETTE LEADER ACKNOWLEDGES CRIME S. PANKHURST ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR BLOWING UP OF THE COUNTRY HOME OF LLOYD- GEORGE. Phecial to The, Daily News. | pleted a Feb. 10 Mrs. Chancellor, ; { nheath, Pankhurst, speaking here Waltonh up. that | blown ew up the country country house of the Lloyd-George, at here, has been building was by the ex- place early Emme- near The completely wree ked plosion, which took this morning. ~ The perpetrators of the deed are believed to be suffragettes. The only clues obtainable are | hatpins in the wreckage that has left. eh declared suffrag- | house! d.George, ‘id, for the he woman pled the It was useless, | police to look! who did it She} full don, Feb, 49. responsibility, | The uncom. |} | been sa So TO THE PUBLIC in the city with rates eclal inducement we of- ying $5.00 worth of com- pulsie gm and a much reduced tariff We have this day Ower than taxi or you a 26% ‘len utation tickets we Give $6.75 in fares. petronage ls such that we are able we enail sunmht @ very early date. Our care are on calli 24 hours a day and a call at 36 will bring @ car © your door within 410 minutes. We offer epecial rates for dances, to professional men, for ambulance nd hotel service. inaugurated a Taxicab Service rates in Veneouves, A Taxicab Service with “Service” a Motto THE UIeon TRANSFER & STORAGE bende LTD. ———_ ithis }44; KING SUBSCRIBES TO SCOTT MEMORIAL | Total $100,000 — King George Donates 1,000 Pounds. London, Feb, 19 King George has donated 1,000 pounds to the Scott memorial fund The amalgamated totals already sub-| scribed now amount to thousand dollars. DYNAMITE EXPLOSION NEAR KAMLOOPS a hundred One Laborer Killed and Four In-| jured by Premature Explosion on Canadian Northern Line. The Daily News. Special to Kamloops, Feb. 19 A dyna- mite explosion this morning near Louis Creek, on the Canadian Northern line, under construc- tion, killed one workman and seriously injured four others. iThe accident was due either to premature firing or the of an old charge. LICENSE AND POLICE COMMISSIONERS NAMED Provincial Government Has Made Appointments for Prince Ru- pert License and Police explosion Boards. Victoria, Feb. 19.—The follow- ng commissioners for the Prince Rupert license and police boards have been named for the year: License—Alderman L. Bullock- Webster and Peter McLachlan. Police—Alderman T. R. Mait- land and G. McColl APPEAL BEING HEARD IN ASSAULT CASE Magistrate McMuliin Gave Judg- ment This Morning in Assault “Case Against Well Known Local Barrister. Judgment was given this morn- LoD STRATHCONA SUFFERING CHILL Fund Now F Reaches Over | Latest Report Says That His Con- dition Is Somewhat Improved —Iin His 93rd Year. Special to The Daily News Lon cona, Feb. has 19.—L been ord Strath ed ti don, who confi LORD STRATHOONA, the h vere ¢ night. PICTURES WERE suffering fro ouse ma se- hill, is somewhat better to- He is in his 93rd year MOST REALISTIC Everyone Was Delighted with the cry OF TOKIO HAS BAD FIRE Hundreds of Houses Are Burned in Centre of City and Fire Is Not Yet Under Control. Special to The Daily News. Tokio, Feb. 19.—A serious fire is raging in the centre of the city. Hundreds of houses have heen destroyed and the fire is not yet under control. DEPOSED PRESIDENT HAS BEEN EXILED Sent Under Escort t to Vera Cruz— Will Take Ship to Euro- pean Port. Special to The Daily News. Mexico City, Feb. 19.—Ma- dero, the president of Mexico, exiled. deposed ordered to be of un- where Euro- was today With the family members he for Vera Cruz, ship for his der escort he will take pean port, leaves tonight some BUY TIMBER LAND NEAR FORT GEORGE Grain Growers’ Association Pur- chase $150,000 Tract of Tim- ber Land Near Ft. George. Special to The Daily News. Winnipeg, Feb. 19 The growers’ company of George The grain grain have purchased a large tract tim- ber land near Fort for commercial purposes price paid was $150,000. STOVE PIPES PARTED; | ALARM TURNED IN Brigade Made Quick Run Shortly Before 1 o’Clock, but Services Were Not Required. i | | | Shertly } jaflernoon before 1 an o'clock this alarm was turned “Round-Up” Pictures Last Night—Many Sat for Both Performances. \ large and appreciative audi- lence filled the Westholme Opera House last evening to witness the remarkable moving picture film taken last fall of the great Pendleton Round-Up, that takes place at Pendleton, Cregon, every year. Lovers of horses and of} the wild, free spirit that pervades | the men who follow the calling} of eowboy ahd cattlemen were} heard on all sides expressing their appreciation and delight at ing by Magistrate McMullin in} .eeing such a wonderful and the assault case brought against W. E,. Williams, of the firm. of! Williams & Manson, by F. A. Ellis, auctioneer, in connection with the recent troubles of the Prince Rupert Fish & Cold Stor- age Co., Lid,, a fine of $5 being imposed, Mr, Wijliams imme- diately entered an appeal, which is being heard before His Honor Judge Young in the this afternoon, County Court HILLMAN IS FREE Seattic Millionaire Released from Prison after Serving Ten Months Seattle, Hillman, tate dealer, Feb, 19-—Clarence _D. the mitionaire real “es- who was convicted of using the mails to defraud and who was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment’ was released from MeNeill’s Island federal prison this morning, after serv- ing less than ten months, his sentence having been commuted ‘Taft to one year. Tacoma, Hillman's touring was waiting for him, and he the journey to Seattle in vehicle, Hillman's vast fortune has inereaged during his confinement, and it is said that he has engaged a whole floor in a new office building here and proposes to resume his real es operations on a large scale, President Al car made that by tate THE WEATHER. The weather report at 5 o'clock morning read: Barometer, 30.135; maximum temperature, minimum temperature, 37; 42 inch, precipitation, |vivid picture carried For o contin horses, as lived and iolden West and a half a of bucking and cows, swarthy| of life the hour on in ver an uous bulls stream jin calling the brigade to a sup- in a shack at the co of Fifth Lot- biniere thei posed fire r- jner avenue and street, Fortunately services were not as required nothing more had happened than Indians, galloping stage coaches and bronzed and husky cowboys|the parting of some stove pipe, passed before the eyes of the|as a result of which the house fascinated audience. The whole|was filled with smoke. No dam- scene from the opening of the|age of any kind was done. The veritable carnival of horseman-| brigade responded with their ship, when thousands of horses | usual promptness. and their streets of the the ton, W riders paraded through | city of aol! as as realistic and exciting THEIR OCCUPATION GONE as if one actually had been on the | Natives of Tatitlek, Alaska, in a groune cowboys and cowgirls, i. Trained and wild horses, skilled in | art and trick of equestrian- |} Destitute Condition every Valdez, Feb, 19—As a result of ism, had been gathered for this}, REL ses f particular exhibition from all > ae ee anne rom over Western America, A num.| Weed to oil fuel, the natives of ber of the audience were so de-|Tatitlek have sll lost their oe- lighted with the entertainment|cupation as wood carriers and that they seats remained in their through two rounds of the film, expressing their intention of go- ing again this evening, the last} opport unity offered of seeing this remarkable pictorial exhibition of real west Uni« spring 1913, New latest lace’s, life in the wild and wooly Demers’. 1 Gage'’s hats, 40tf jue styles i prints, ripple novelly dress goods and Wal. 43 cloths BASEBALL | TONIGHT Skating Rink, 8:30 are in a destitute condition. For several years these In- dians have relied entirely upon the wood business to make a liv- ing. They have eeased to put up fish for food and there are no fur-bearing animals left in the district which th y ean trap and sell, telegra- asking as. be given the Indians. Federal officials have phed to Washington, sistance Brotherhood Box Social Box social given by the Bro- therhood, Melntyre Hall, Friday, evening, at 8 o'clock Ladies bring boxes with good things for two, Gentlemen bid in boxes, no ibid accepted over $3.00, Good jtime guaranteed Everyone wel. come, 44 Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners. iPhone 4, SEVERE WEATHER CAUSES | SUSPENSION OF: HOSTILITIES SNOW sTORM STOPS FIGHTING IN GALLIPoL— STRAINED CONDITIONS BETWEEN ROUMANIA AND BULGARIA. BITTER London, Feb. 19.—A despatch Sofia states that the dis- pute between Bulgaria and) Rou- Special to The Daily News.) | London, Feb. 19. — A bitter} : from storm has _ temporarily} caused a suspension of hostilities in the Gallipoli Peninsula and in the Tehatalja lines. There was a slight bombardment of Adrian. | P&° ople today. jing Bulgaria. snow mania is assuming a graver as- the latter openly threaten- DEFENCE CONTENDED CHARGES — WERE DUE TO PETTY SPITE CONCLUSION OF ARGUMENT YESTERDAY MAGISTRATE McMULLIN PROMPTLY DISMISSED CHARGES IN THE PRINCE RUPERT FISH COMPANY CASE. with his solicitor, Mr. Manson. Their request to do this had been granted. Mr. Manson rose from his seat at this point and denied that this had been granted them. Practically the whole of terday was taken up in the argu- ment of counsel in the Prince Rupert Fish & Cold Storage Co., Lid., before Magistrate Me- Mullin in the police court. W. E. yes- case Fisher, for the prosecution, ar- Mr. Fisher, after having oecu- cued at length, quoting continu- pied the attention of the court ally from the Companies Act as te the rights or otherwise of the for nearly two hours end Beving deferdants to the possession of the much diseussed books of the company. Under the bylaws there were certain books pro- vided for that are not required under the act. These people only required to the authorized books. They had no authority to demand to see the minutes of the directors. Those pages were sealed up. In sealing these, he claimed the pages with the list of sharehol@ers had been inadvert- ently sealed also. Mr. Fisher dwelt upon the diMficult and tech_|Sether with their client, Mr. nical question as to what was|Phillpott, were perfectly pre- actually meant by keeping the) pared to leave the book in ques- books. He contended it meant|tion in the custody of His Wor- making the entries and doing the Ship. All they had wanted was posting. It did not mean the! to make an inspection and this physical possession of the books. had been been done. His Wor- If the latter was meant it would|Ship asked to whom he should be impossible to comply with the| return it. Mr. Manson replied Companies Act, which stated that| that as a matter of law it should the books should be in the office|8® to Mr. Phillpott. Anyhow, as f the company available for the| far as his client was concerned, nspection by those having the | the matter was now immaterial. gone carefully over the whole ground, finally stated that he did not see that. His Worship could find otherwise than that the charge of theft had been proven against Messrs. Williams and Manson. The latter had no rights in themselves to the books. It was as if they had actually stolen for their client. Mr. A. M. Manson, in rising to address the court for the defence, remarked, that both himself and his partner, Mr. Williams, to- see right to do so at all usual and; Mr, Manson then argued that reasonable hours, The secretary,|in order to constitute stealing it therefore, could not take the/must be one of four things, viz: books away, as it would subject| fraudulently, without a color of the company to a fine under the | right, with intent and converting act. It was counsel's contention|to use. It had been established that it was not the intention of|beyond the shadow of a doubt Mr. Philipott, the secretary, to | that neither Mr. Ellis nor Miss take the book home originally, but merely to inspect it, bopethar,| (Continued on Page 4.) WESTHOLME OPERA HOUSE TO-NIGHT Last chance to see the wonderful motion pictures of the yreatest of all entertainments “LET 'ER BUCK” “THE {912 PENDLETON ROUND-UP" (Where the Cowboy is King ) Five Full Reels---5000 Feet of Pictures Personally presented by Mr. C, BE. Humphrey. Hundreds of Cowpunchers, Cow Girls, and full blooded Indians, and fer. ocious outlaw horses and eatile. Showing the work of the brave and fearless cowboys and cow girls on the range. Thrilling! Sensational! Wonderful! “LET 'ER BUDK” | | | Is the yell of the cowboys and crowds at the round-up, PRICES-—-Lower floor and first two rows in baleony.. .50e Third and fourth rows baleony ........ 35e Games . os vacant been 25e CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE Doors open at 7.15 First show at 7.30