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MAYOR P

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TURSDAY,

DECEMBER 9, 1913

ATTULLO A CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION

 

GRUNTY GRUNDY SAYS:

_—

Premier McBride boaste of how
much he has spent in Prince Ru-

rt, but who got the value of it-—
: ae Rupert of the Tory contrac-
ors

 

 

SRE ——d
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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HINDU PROBLEM DRASTICALLY DEALT WITH BY CABINET---KARLUK LOST IN ARCTIC OCEAN

Pattullo Points With Pride

To Record ef 1913 Council

Will Offer Himself For

Re-Election— Address To

The Electors

Electors of
Rupert:
and Gentlemen,—l
time opportune
that [ shall offer
eleetion
the forthcoming elec
which
this decision
very

To the
prince
Ladle

be-
in-
my-

to
¢ for re as
il
rhe
me to arrive
of

reasons com-
al
[ think a obvious
ature
[he ye 1913 has been a very
10 one in the financial
rid, and while in spite of this
has been able to ac-
deal and il
financial condi-
evertheless there are some
confronting
require very
hand-
wing the situation as I
had the experience
had, it
especial

» do all

electors

 

ity

is

sh a great

{ excellent

irge problems
hich
sideration

will
and
K

havme

| have seems to me
duty devolves

in my power
to

matters to

desire,

the
hese

and

important

successful conelu
to generalize
work of the
would pro-
Later on de-
be submit-
in

like
the
what I
next year
tements will
i’ all the éxpenditures
he \ departments
the work of

ad now
to

iisa) 6LO

city
to the
works department
a

public
ended approximately
of a million dollars. This
ot-
the
grad

has consisted, amongst
her things, of completion of

cs to Shawatlans,
g ‘ if adjoining
for
grading
plank

ground

make room new
general
n Section 4,
2, approach

Section

Mor Creek, Hays Creek
3rd
ty work shops and stab-
city. administra-
the ‘money to

and economically

idway, Avenue watel
eneral
I be

lieve
well
expended,
The fire department has been
to date and an acditiona'
of hose was purchased,
another and
which will be

of the

aC} |

{000 fe.

is well as hose

hemical
tt
Vi

wagon,
improvement

ser-
ie healih department took
ver the handling of the garbage

of the city and is handling the
situation ina very satisfactory
manner An isolation” hospital
Was built whieh was a pressing
necessity,
lhe eleetric light department
though unable to supply all the
demands upon it is im infinitely
Heller shape than it has ever
‘een before and is doing more
than can be expected of its ca-
vaeily,
rhe telephone service has been
‘ery satisfactorily eondueted but
ls Capacity also is too small and
HeW Proposals will be submitted
pee consideration,
lhe city elerk's + department
“ntnues to he satisfactorily
Conducted and shows increased
eMeianc vy.
lhe Assessor's and Collector's
and the Treasury departments
Were found to be in a deplorable
2 ng hut steps have been
asia i these upon a sound
ata. The work is a long and
hore than” but the results will
labor ph justify the time and
Ms spent on these im-
Portant departments.
The Police department has gi-
“800d service during the year.
ad gc ttt room was construct-
Apprer ‘ata the year and I think is
‘ited by many who use it,

ne ~mencement. was made
Which wilh eens improvement,
Next year, ee continued
soar ® financial results for the

! think, interesting. We

the City of}

Mayor of

disposed of approximately $160,-|
O00 of debentures during the
}year as against $4,600 for the
two years previous. We obtain- |

ed approximately

money

$137,000 new
on capital account as ag-
$140,000 for the
previous, while we owe the
}of Montreal on capital
iless than at the beginning of the
This year we shall have a
large on current
account. The for so large
a surplus is that we have had to

jainsl

two years
Bank
| £9,000
year
very surplus

reason

take care of some $50,000 capi-
tal expenditure on water out of
current revenue and as soon as

the water debentures are sold the
monies will be replacable in cur-
We have found
been used from
they should not
used provision

account.
funds had
that

been

rent
that
sources
have and
had to be made to replace these
to the accounts to which

monies
they properly belong.
As you are aware a mumber of

bylaws were passed by the elec-
tors during the year looking to a
improvements,
sewers, ete. The money
has not so far permitted

number of civic
such as
market
the sale of our
covering the
During the year, as
visited the old country with the
objeet of disposing of the city’s
securities. At that time the un-
derwriters of London had agreed
to take on no new fora
stated period and during the time

term issues

long
proposed works.

you

issues

any Canadian municipality were
placed in the London market.
Subsequently by agreement a
number of issues of some of the
larger Canadian cities were of-
ferred to. the market, but the
market, by agreement also, has
again tightened. I would like to

point out to you a phase of the

financial situation regarding the
city which may not be generally
understood. There is outstanding
in London at this time 200,000

of the city’s treasury notes which
mature in July, 1915. Before the
city can possibly hope to dispose
of. of its debentures for the
prosecution of new work proyi-
sion must be made to retire these
We cannot ex-
pect financiers to buy a million
dollars of long term debentures
when there is already outstand-
dollars of short

any

treasury notes.

million

ing a
i 5

term notes maturing in 1915, In

other words this year’s council

before it can do any new work
must also finance nearly all the
work that has hitherto been done
in the city since the city started.
The sale of treasury notes was,
in my opinion, a very serious er-
ror, and the obligation to the
Bank of Montreal should only
have been liquidated by the sale
of long term term debentures.
Now the question which will
interest you especially is what we
would propose to do in the future
to meet the situation, As you
know we tried to secure provin-
cial assistance of our Issues but
the government has not seen its
clear to accede to this re-
We have all year also
heen endeavoring to make
ground in various other direc-
so that with the easing up
money stringency we
able to dispose of some
of our issues. After the most
careful thought and considera-
tion I have come to the conelu-
sion that we shall probably have
to shorten the term and increase
the rate of interest of all our Js-
sues in order to make them at-
tractive in view of our limited
population. This will, of course,
» careful working out,
next we propose to
of bylaws for

way
quest,

tions,
of the
might be

requir
In January

submit a number

ratification by the electors.

f {

These by-laws cover electric
and water ex-

light, telephone

 

fensions in
|

all the outiying sec-

know, I}

I was in London no new issues of}

 

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It is accompanied by the Un

States interests.

THE GERMAN GUNUBOAT BREMEN

ited States Rhode

battleship

 

Which has been ordered to the coast of Mexico to aid in proteeting foreign
Island,

 

interests Mexico.

Un ited

in

which protecting

Is

 

OCEAN FALLS COMPANY
MAY START UP AGAIN

A Large Addition in Way of
Mill May Be Aaded to
Operations,

Paper

The reorgan-
Falls Company

Vancouver, Dec. 8.
ization of the Ocean
in an amalgamation of Pacific Coast
paper interests will put the
Falls pulp plant in active operation
again. There is also the building of
ja three million dollar paper mill
now in process of settlement in con-|

Ocean

 

inection with the amalgamation. |
It is in London that the bulk of}
the interests in the Ocean Falls Co, |
was originally held and it is believed |
that negotiations have been in prog-}
ress for some little time.

San Francisco pulp and paper in-
terests are believed to be behind the}
new enterprise.

Justice Murphy Will Preside

Word was received here today
that Justice Murphy will preside
lat the Assize Court sitting which
lopens tomorrow.

Aid of the Baptist
a tea, of
and candy }

A. MeNi-

The Ladies
Chureh will
}work, home
lat the home of Mrs. G.
choll .827 5th Ave., December
1ith, from 3 to 6. Admission
25c., including afternoon tea, 289

give sale

cooking

tions of the city, a fund for pro-
viding a recreation park, a mun-
icipal building adjoining the city
hall, where the telephone equip-
ment may be installed—the buil-
ding will also provide additional
police accommodation as well as
a public library which will allow
the present reading room to be
used as a publicity bureau—and
also a bylaw providing for a city
auxiliary lighting . plant. With
regard to the latter bylaw an al,
ternative proposition will be sub-
mitted from the Prince Rupert
Hydro-Electrie Company, and the
electors will be given an oppor-
tunity to signify what their. de-
sire is,

Next year also I would propose
that the city undertake a public-
ity campaign. [ am a great be-
liever in legitimate advertising
and the time is ripe for the city
to begin a well directed cam-
paign, The railroad will be com-
pleted next summer and we must
make provision to properly recog
nize the event. All eyes will be
turned upon the city and we must
see to it pthat we do ourselves
credit and obtain all the real and
substantial benefits from the oc-
easion that we can.

I cannot at this writing deal
more ‘minutely with the many
matters that occur to me but be-

fore eleetion day IT shall hold
several public meetings and the
public will be given the oppor-

thoroughly
with

ac.

the

tunity of more

quainting themselves
work of the year,

Wishing all in the city a happy

and contented Christmas season

and New Year, I beg to remain,

Your obedient servant,

T. D. PATTULLO,

_ Mayor.

 

 

A FUNNY POLICY

Speaking before a Ward
Conservative meeting in
Vancouver the other even-
ing, H. Clements, M. P.,
for Comox-Atlin stated
that the would

this year reserve 600 licen-

Ss.

government

ces for white fishermen in
the north, and that in five
or six years it would be
possible to eliminate’ the
Orientals from the fishing
industry.
Independent white fisher-
men’s licences are a poor

base on which
such a theory. Last season
this ealled remedy for
the Asiatic grievance was
tried out and than
% of the licences so resery-
white

to build up

so

less 75

ed were taken up by

men. It is now proposed to 3}
increase the number of 3)
white fishermen’s licences |

but as there has been no ef-

fort made to bring in white
fishermen to take up the
licences what good = are

they?

 

 

 

Latest Despatches

(Special to The Daily News.
London, Dec. 9—Joseph Devlin
Nationalists

 

 

declares are will-

ing to sign treaty with
the Ulster Unionists on the Home

Rule

a peace |

question.
Bryan, Texas—Land wwners

nearby, in the’ thirty mile levee

district, estimate that not less
than two thousand negroes and
Italians lost their lives. in the

Brazos. floods.

Medicine Hat, Dee. 9.— Alder-
man Brown was elected Mayor
yesterday by the small majority
of eight votes. It was the hottest
campaign in the city’s history.
|, Paris, Dec. 9.—Senator Gaston
Doumergue succeeded last nighi
in forming a new cabinet.

0

Huron,

Port Dec. 9 ~The
steamers J, A. MeKee and R, G.
Smithers, long overdue = and for
which fears for their safety were
entertained, were reported last
night downward bound to this
port,

Londan Dec 9.—The ~. round

bout between Carpentier, the
young champion of France, and
Bombardier Wells, champion of
England, ended just before the

gong sounded for the end of the
first round, Bombardier  heing
knocked oul and taking the count

and then some,
Washington, Dee, 9.—By an
overwhelming vote the House

passed the Hensley resolution to-
day requesting the President to
co-operate on the suggestion of
Hon, Winston Churchill and the
British admiralty for an interna-
tional holiday for »one year in

 

the matter of building warships.

‘

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| Hon. W. R. Ross Reports There is

jience.
old wateh dog Douglas, who mis-
sed an opportunity to grab off a
igood point by being asleep.

the routine was the communica-
i tion

plied with Sir Richard's particu-

;effect that the government would
not guarantee the city bonds.

mayor

The Council, City of Prince Rupert:

herewith for your intormation letter
received

 

orable the Minister of Lands report-
ed against the urgency of the pro-

PREMIER M‘BRIDE
REFUSES ASSISTANCE

 

No Urgent Need of Public

 

Works Here
The city council meeting last
night drew a full attendance of
members but only a small aud-

Among the latter was the

The only business outside of

from Premier McBride ap-

lar kind of mush. It was to the

This letter and from the

follows:
MAYOR'S LETTER,
December 8, 1913.

one

Gentlemen,—I beg to transmit

from the Honorable the

Premier of the Province in reply to

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DRASTIC ORDER OF CABINET
DEALING WITH HINDU INFLUX

ORDER-IN-COUNCIL PROHIBITING ALL ENTRY TO THIS PROV-
INCE OF ARTISANS AND LABORERS, NO MATTER
WHAT RACE OR WHERE FROM

oe
Bye eet sitet et

Special to The Daily News) The order is general in its ap-

Ottawa, Dec. 9.—The govern-|plication and not restricted to
ment has taken prompt and dras-|any particular people coming
tic action in relation to the Hin-|from any particular country. The
du problem on the Pacifie coast.|government is extremely careful,
An order-in-council was passed/in dealing with the situation, not
by the cabinet yesterday prohib-|to discriminate against any race

 

iting, until March 31st, all entry|or any nation, and _ the order,
to British Columbia of artisans}therefore, affects every country
and laborers. alike.

 

 

 

STEFANSSON LET THE KARLUK —
DRIFT AWAY IN THE ICE FLOE

BELIEVING IT WAS SAFELY FROZEN IN HE AND PARTY LAND-
ED TO HUNT AND VESSEL DRIFTED AWAY DURING
HEAVY FOG

(Special to The Daily News.) teen miles off shore, he took a

Ottawa, Dec. 9.—Somewhere|party ashore with him to huni.
within the confines of the Arctic The next day a heavy gale
sprang up and the foggy wea-

Circle drifting Stefansson’s

staunch liltle vessel

is
z ther was cleared,
the Karluk,|juk was not

But the Kar

in sight. She had
safely frozen in the ice pack, but|evidently been carried away by
the leader of the expedition is not|}the heavy gale which drove the
with his vessel and is unaware of | pack ice off shore. All search for
its whereabouts. This is accord-|the missing vessel has so far
ing to a report from him received | proved unsuccessful. She had a
by the deputy minister of naval|crew of twenty-five men.

affairs yesterday. The message is dated Point
Stefansson states that, believ-|Barrow, Oct. 30th. Great anx-
ing the Karluk to be safe in the/iety is felt.for the safety of the
ice on longtitude west 147, fif-|Karluk and her crew.

BURNS LAKE CONTRACT
HAS BEEN COMPLETED

Stewart Brothers Moved Eight
Hundred Thousand Yards
of Rock and Earth

POWER AT DRY DOCK

 

G. T. P. Developing 2500 i.p. at
Dry Dock and May Sell
Some Surplus

dock

sale?

Will. the.G. T. P.

have electric

dry

power for

 

the representations which I made
with regard to the finances of the}
City of Prince Rupert.

|

The Honorable the Premier had}
promised me assistance in respect}
cr civic public public works of which |
there was an urgent necesSity, and,
with this in view, the Honorable the
Minister of Lands, as you are aware,
looked over the situation. The Hon-

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posed works. i
Argument Used,

The memorandum from the Hon-|
orable the Premier with respect to}
the monies which have been expend-
ed in Prince Rupert by the Provin-
cial Government was no doubt inspir-|
ed by reason of an argument which|
I used in presenting the case of the |
city before the provincial executive
The argument I used was that the
city had contributed hundreds of
thousands of dollars to the ex-
chequer of the province; that the
city had purchased annually hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars worth
of goods from the merchants of the
southern cities ever since the city
started; that our money and our
credit had been used to guarantee
railroad bonds, terminal facilities
and a sewage scheme for Greater
Vancouver, all for the especial bene-

 

 

Continued on Page 3

HUERTA FORCES ARE
BADLY DEMORALIZED

 

His Generals and Unpaid Soldiers
Slipping Over Boundary to
United States

 

(Special to The Daily News)

Preside, Texas, Dec, 9—A com-
plete rout of the Federal forces
in Northern Mexico is reported.
The generals of Huerta are fiee-
ing across the border into United
States territory for safel. and
the arrival here of croy ds of
Huerta’s unpaid soldiers « stab-
lishes beyond doubt the e¢or iplete
demoralization of his army

 

Fresh eastern oystevs. Palace

Cafe.

}would sell at a price to make it

That is a question on the streets The camp of Stewart Bros., at

Lake, closed, The
contract was completed this week

in these days of hydro-electric

Buins is now
arzument.

The Daily News took the ques
tion up with the dry dock offi-
cials and it was learned that the
company is installing a 2500 h.p.

steam plant. This plant will be

the entire
the Omineca Herald.
left on Wed—
nesday there was only a couple

and steel is laid over

work, says
When Dan Stewart

the first portion of the work/of days’ work to do and even then
completed. part of the plant had been pack-
Ultimately the company willled and shipped to the Fraser

require all that energy for their
own Work but for a short time at
least they will have surplus
power.

It might be possible
city to purchase some of this
surplus from the G.T.P. At
least that is a popular argument
but there is no offer from the
company and whether they

Lake contract. Since last April
Stewart Bros. have moved over
800,000 yards of rock and earth
and had on the pay roll an aver-
age of four hundred men. They
were ten months on the contract
and everything was kept on the
jump all the time. Besides the
big force of men there were sev-
eral steam shovels and several
donkey engines.
ee At the Westholme
Scottish Football Results phtiatebiaeilae

At the Westholnie Opera House
tomorrow night will be seen for

for the

desirable is another problem.

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Aberdeen 1, Kilmarnock 2.

Ayr United 0, Airdrieonians 2, |the first time in Prince Rupert
Celtic 8, Third Lanark 0. the famous films entitled “From
Queen's Park 0, Clyde 2. the Manger to the Cross,” scenes
Dundee 5, Dumbarton 14. taken al enormous expense in
Hamilton Academicals 2, Par-!Palestine and depicting the life
tick Thistle 4. of our Saviour from the cradle to
Hearts of Midlothian 2, Moth-|the sepulcher. Special music has

erwell 4.
St. Mirren 3, Hibernians 3.
Rangers i, Morton 0,

been arranged for ‘these films,
the Westholme orchestra making
this a special feature.

 

 

 

THE EVENT OF THE SEASON

WESTHOLME OPERA HOUSE

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY

 

STUPENVOUS FIVE REEL FEATURE

“From The Manger To The Gross”

A reverent and magnificent Life Story of
JESUS OF NAZARETH

———

 

Two performances Nightly.
~ PERFORMANCE BEGINS 7.15
ADMISSION — ADULTS 25c CHILDREN 10c

Special Matinee, Thursday Afternoon at 3 p.m. i

Doors open at 7 o'clock

 

 

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