AEST CIRCULATION THE CITY »©" NORTHERN atY 1 COLUMBIA \pt eee eT PRINCE RUPERT, SH ARMY GRAFT CHARGES INV B.C., MONDAY, JANUARY, 19, 1944 GRUNTY GRUNDY SAYS: The exodus of political gulls southward does not mean that the fishing season is over. PRICE FIVE CENTS —_ — 7 X CHILDREN OF WIDOW BURNED TO DEATH--LORD STRATHCONA DYING--TOUCHED FOR $100 annual meeting of the; Rupert branch of the| s Auxiliary took place in Chureh on Friday, antl, Commencing at 2:40 26 members being present. tix, president of the branch, jed Lhe chair, and the meet- a@s opened by the litany and s of the W. 4 eports of the and Dorcas secretary that the past year had ue of splendid effort and lied in the raising of 000 for the funds of the Auxiliary, which had ned out to meet the eds of the church and different pledges branch. ‘The for the boxes drew 8 secretary, ng the by the the secretary offering $36.90 has been um this source, all of to missionary literature commendation excellent ig the year, eport of the president of s Auxiliary, Miss Du ind superintendent of hior DI Miss enoch, that work also had LunK evoted id the eived sec- iy papers anch, Lhe merouuctive of good re- na lion las he members, the a letter 1 the very received great the president, ty vole of thanks cole from a heat neg correspondence from Miss Da-|} Home at Met- the members ipport given by them} x that it be continued. | ed, therefore, that the should be of complete outfits s in the hom-+., The were emphatic in their j that all support pos- should be given to this lid institution which — lay al our doors, and a pledge ‘herefore undertaken thal ranch would pay for the it of one child in the home year, $100 being necessary purpose, lle great regret of the presi- and members of the branch, Ridley king ndertaken is Ford stated that she found Cessary to resign her posi- as Doreas secretary, She done sugh splendid work in lepartment that the meeting a with one accord a most y vole of thanks to Mrs. » Which was presented to her le president, Mrs, Rix, ‘’ With remarks appreciative devoted services. he resignation of Miss Enoch Uperintendent of the junior ch was also most reluctantly PERSONS HURT IN SAN FRANCISCO RIOT t Fight Occurs When Team- ter Drives into Parade of Unemployed to- in Francisco, Jan, 18.—In a el fight between policemen, Vision of the unemployed and ‘'Ss today five persons, in- * one patrolman, were '. W. A, Thorn, one of the Pers of- the men without work, live others of the erowd were ‘ed and charged with ineit- a riot, ie trouble started when a leamster attempted to through a parade of the ‘iployed, He *was attacked, Jed from his seat and bruised 'e rescued by the police, Social Entertainment Ocial entertainment will be ‘in the Prinee Rupert Gatho- evening, ladies 13.15 Hall pUATY on 20, Tuesday Tickets $1; ANGLICAN AUXILIARY RAISED NEARLY $1000 AL MEETING OF THE PRINCE RUPERT BRANCH OF THE WOMEN’S AUXILIARY accepted by the who expressed the president, feelings of the meeting when she extolled the value of Miss Enoch’s services in this most important branch of the work. In the election of of- ficers it was found difficult to fill Miss Enoch’s place and the matter had to left over. The following © officers elected for the year: Hon. presi- dent, Mrs. Du Vernet; president Mrs. Rix; first vice-president, Mrs. Jenns; second dent, Mrs. Cambie; Mrs. MeIntosh; tary, Mrs. ponding were vice-presi- treasurer, recording McCoskrie; secre- corres- Mrs. Duncan; Doreas secretary, Mrs. Hart; box Mrs. Holland; dele- Williams and Mrs ; substitutes, Mrs. Chap- Mrs. Homer; literature Mrs. Collison; Auxiliary, secretary, secretary, whtes, Mrs, Dowling man and retary, presi- dent Girls Miss Du Vernet Upon of the interesting Mrs. Mc- life mem- the conelusion sual business took being au place, made a ceremony Coskrie ber of the Women’s Auxiliary. In conferring this honor the hon- president, Mrs. Du Vernet, re- ferred to Mrs. MeCoskrie’s splen- did record in this country, com- mencing in the mission field on this coast in 1805 and continuing at the present time in the W. A,, and paid great tribute to the value of her work in the organi- zation Mrs. Du Vernet's re- marks were supplemented — by Mrs. Kix, who expressed her per- sonal appreciation of Mrs. Me- Coskrie’s services, and the di- ploma of life membership was presented amid the hearty ap- plause of the meeting. The mem- bers were particularly pleased to have this opportunity of show- ing their recognition of Mrs, Mc- Coskries work for it is to her unselfish and untiring efforts that much of the success of their past undertakings has been due, and she possesses in a marked degree the happy faculty of in- spiring her helpers with en- thusiasm and loyalty. The President in her final address thanked the members for the loyal support given her during the few months she had been among them and hoped it would be continued throughout the present year. In closing the meeting a hearty vote of thanks was tendered to the President. Upon the conclusion of the meeting the Communion Service was administered by Bishop Du Vernet, assisted by Canon Rix, and in the course of the service the Bishop gave a short but in- teresting address on the Awak- ening of China. GOOD HABITS CLUB IS FOE TO DAN CUPID Girls Organize Against Swear- ing and Drinking and Boys Re- taliate With Ultimatum Dodge Gity, Kan., Jan, 18.—A Good Habits Club, composed of young women who have taken a to decline the attentions of vow young men who swear, smoke, drink intoxicating liquors or gamble, was organized here with forty members. A clause of the vow taken by the young women binds them not to attend any party or soc ial -gathering to which any young Man not meet- ing the club’s requirements has been invited, Tonight the boys issued a counter ultimatum stating that “girls who wear rats, drug store complexions, slit or hobble skirts will not be considered acceptable company.” Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners. Phone 4, SIX CHILDREN DEAD IN ONTARIO FIRE Burning Home Collapsed and Only Mother Escapes Death (Special to The Daily News. Coboconk, Ont., Jan. 18.—Six children of the family of Mrs. Weatherby, a widow, were burn- ed to death by a fire which de- stroyed their home. Mrs. Weath- erby was badly burned and is in a state of prostration. Her story is nol yet learned. Her neigh- bors were awakened about 2 o'clock by screams and crackling flames. They arrived in time to take care of the distracted wo- } ‘ it r 1 4 rt : : fhiaih, bul Litt file lau pivuBicsscu far that the building diately coliapaed. 80 inme- LORD STRATHCONA AT DEATH'S DOOR Collapsed After Brief Iliness— Sir Thomas Barlow Is in Attendance The Daily News. January 19.—Lord suffering by a great prostration following a short eatarrhal illness. His con- dition gives rise to great anxiety. It is understood that alarming symptoms have manifested themselves at an hour to- Thomas Barlow at- him. Strathcona has feebieness since the Strathcona. The of his condition unchanged. He may minute. Special to London, Strathcona early day. Sir is tending Lord increasing death of Lady latest news shows shown him die at any DAYS OF CHIVALRY — HAVE NOT DEPARTED Newsy Refused ia Take Another Boy’s Job Until Had Chance to Make Good fears that the past all he has a close study of If any one heroic age” to do is to make is the budding manhood of Prince Rupert. Indeed the whole moral stamina of our age can be best character of our chil- of this the “newsies” who bring your papers to your doors are a spiendid example. The News has had occasion to chastise some of its delivery for irregular service, and ona recent day one of the young- sters was to be “eanned,” A little red-headed Scoteh laddie was seen in the dren, and boys offered the “post” and agreed to the terms, but when he discoyv- ered that it was at the expense of the other boy's job he said, “No, (ll not do anything so mean as all that. Give him another chance and if he can’t make good I'll take it then.’ Needless lo say the chance was granted, much to the delight of the other “kid.” So long a a country con- tinues to turn out youngsters of that type there little need to worry about the future genera- tions, There surely in that boy some of the stuff of which heroes are made, seeond Is Is Not. Going Back | J Bruce Walker, Dominion commissioner of immigration, denies the report that the immi- grants from the United States to Canada are all going bak, In 1913, he the total exo- dus from Canada into the United says, States, including all classes of immigrants, was 6,635. He charged the United States au- thorities with adding to these figures every Canadian and American visitor who crossed the international boundary last vear, whether for business or pleasure, Submarine ts Lost (Special to the Daily News) Plymouth, Jan, 18.—-No_ trace is found of the submarine “A- 7.” which was lost off the shores of Whitesends Bay yesterday, | PRINCESS MARY AT SANDRINGHAM—A ROYAL HUNTSWOMAN The West Norfolk Hunt met at Sandringham this year, the first time for twenty years that the meet has been held here, the last time being when the late was in residence. Wales, present at the meet, Norway and Prince Olaf. popular equestrienne. URGES THAT CANADA STRENGTHEN NAVY: Sir Thomas Tait Says Each Do-| | Jack Ambrose e Hurt While Slid- minion Should Help Make Empire impregnable (Special to The Daily News. Thomas Canadian 19.—Sir the Ottawa, Jan. Tait, Club here, speaking at urged Ganada to take immediate steps to strengthen the naval forces. He savs each Dontinion should do their best to place the empire in an impreg- nable position as quickly as pos- sible. Steamer Acilla Lost (Special to The Daily News. Hamburg, Jan. 18.—No doubt remains of the German steamer Acilla having been lost crew of 48 and fifty A telegram from Punta Chile, that the two were states officers ‘Bayley Was Beaten The report Saturday to the effeet that iey won the boxing bout O'Leary at Steveston was rect, that Bayley the fifteenth Bayley’s first % was was right. knock out, Woman Suffrage It with passengers. Arenas, bodies picked amidst a mass of wenanage- her of up in a contemporary RBay- with incor- The despateh in The News knocked out in was (Special to The Daily News. Ottawa, Jan. 18.—The tion of granting ques- suffrage to Ca- nadian women will be brought up in the house by EF, West Huron, this be done. N. Lewis He will move that of Daughters of the Empire dance in the St. Andrew's Society Hall January 23. ‘Tickets on sale at Orme’s. 15.20 ner BURNS BANQUET under auspices St. iety will be held in CENTRAL HOTEL Tickets, $4.00, can be McColl’s, Andrew's Soc- Monday Evening, January 26th had at Wil- ams & MeMeekin’s and George P Princess Mary was among as were also the King and Queen Princess Mary is becoming a King Edward, as Prince of those of very ‘SLEIGHS COLLIDED BOY BADLY INJURED ing on Ninth Avenue Last Night Jack Ambrose, 14-year-old son of George Ambrose, Eighth Ave., is in the hospital today with a badly cut arm and suffering with concussion of the brain. It was the result of a sleighing acci- dent. Two sleighs came together while coasting on the plank road al Ninth Avenue near McBride last evening. Jack was picked up unconscious. He was rushed to the hospital, where it was found he had the right forearm badly eut and a heavy blow on the head. He is still m in a ser- ious condition. One of the other boys had an ankle badly twisted, but was taken home, New Fire Auto Here fire auto, being a combination hose wagon , and chemical engine, came in on the Prince Albert Saturday and now in the fire hall. It is a du- pliceate of the $7,000 machine already in the fire department. Both machines will be kept in the main station. Unless a big fire occurs one will be used as an emergeney wagon only. The insurance underwriters demand- ed this additional equipment, as the one wagon might be put out of business by an accident any time, Now here the apart and The new is that the new wagon is old one will be taken overhauled, It has seen three years of service with- out being overhauled. This work will be done by the fire depart- ment staff, Siehenn: ‘Bubacta Heir Berlin, Jan, 48.—The kaiser is likely to become a grandfather in February, when his daughter the Duchess of Brunswick expects an heir, The kaiserin is busy purchasing clothing for the new arrival, The event, it is be- lieved, will result in a reconeil- iation between the crown prince and his brother-in-law, who have been estranged since the quar- rel over the Brunswick accession \ last autumn, BRIBERY AND. CHAR ’” nection with the canteem supplies furnished to the British army is the subject of an investigation at Bow Street police station. The formal complaint includes UPTION AAIST / ARMY MEN INVESTIGATION /4 . @enDLina, 6 oF BRITISH ARMY CAN- TEEN 8 ES iMPLICATES OFFICERS, MEN + AND CIVILIANS alle TT el! (Special to The Daty_News) “ leight officers and eight civilians. London, Jan. 19.—Charges ‘of|The crown prosecutor is main- bribery and corruption in con- taining that the evidence shows a persistent receipt of bribes by military men from the» civilian defendants, gifts: being handed them to infiuence contracts and to prevent complaints about the high prices. OFF ON A JAMBOREE LOST HUNDRED BUCKS Railway Camp Cook Found Ru- pert a Good Place to Drop His Wad Thomas Richmond is a cook at D. A. Rankin’s contract near Burns Lake. He came down last Thursday for a holiday and Fri- day morning he started out on a jamboree with $375 in his pocket. That evening he ended up with $1.40 and a complaint to the police that he had been touched. Richmond left $200 Savoy barkeeper with the and then bought several bottles of wine for a number of friends he had met. He also hired an automobile and scatlered some $50 among ns residents of Comox. In the afternoon he landed at the Empress, where he says he was put to bed by a couple of alleged friends. He woke up to find himself being rolled by Wil- liam George, according to his evidence. George, he claims, took $100 out of his pocket book. He saw him do it. Then he jumped out of bed, got to the door and told George to stay quiet until he called an foficer, or he would “knock his block off.” While he was holding the door calling for an officer the man ager of the hotel and a man named Ross appeared. The lat- ter, he says, knocked him down and choked him. Then Richmond laid the com- plaint to the police. He gave his evidence in court this morning. The case was adjourned to al- low George to get counsel. It will come up tomorrow again. $15 for Throwing Stones Mike Pieri, an Italian, was disturbing the peace of Comox Avenue last evening. He was caught throwing rocks at Bertha Schwartz’ residence. This morn- ing he appeared in police court and Officer ‘Hamblin gave evid- ence of the stone throwing. Pieri, through an __ interpreter, put up the defenee, that Bertha had pulled a 12 guage revolver on him, The magistrate impos- ed a fine of $10 and costs. The interpreter gets $3, Big Schools of Herring Some tremendous schools of herring are being caught now, On Saturday a big school was seined just off the government wharf and several scow loads taken from the net. The cateh was a harvest for the gulls. At one time as a seow load was be- ing taken to the cold storage the eraft was invisible for the cloud of gulls about it. The local pho- tographers got several good pic- tures of the fish and the birds, Drunks Fined Two drunks named Jackson and Smith appeared in police court this morning. Jackson was charged $6 and costs and Smith was fined $5 and costs. Large shipment. ‘of Children's shoes just arrived at Scott, Froud & Co.'s. 14-45 See Stalker ‘& Wells’ ad. on an- other page, 19 "JANDERSON SUICIDES ON WAY TO ASYLUM Was in Chatge of Provincial Po- lice—Jumped Off Prince Rupert Anderson, a Swedish man, jumped over the Prince Rupert on Saturday when the steamer was fof Point At- kinson. He was drowned. Anderson was demented, Some Axtel laboring time ago he disappeared from his work up the line and was later located wandering ®round Inverness. Ten days ago he was brought to the city jail, where he was examined by Dr. Tremayne and declared insane. He was committed to the New Westmin- ster asylum, and Constable Doo- fittie tefl with him on Friday morning. While lodged in jail here An- derson twice attempted suicide. Once he was caught choking himself with a cord around his neck. Aneother time the other prisoners gave the alarm that the man was trying to choke him- self with a handkerchief. A despatch from the Prinee Rupert stated that Anderson had shortly after four o'clock on Sat- urday afternoon crawled through a porthole to. the upper deck and then jumped overboard. The alarm was instantly given and life preservers thrown him, but although oné fell right beside him, he refused to grab it. The body sank before a boat could be lowered. BIG METEOR FALLS INTO MASSETT INLET Made Violent Commotion in the Water but No Damage Resulted A blazing meteor, with a tail of fire several yards long, drop- ped from the heavens into Mas- sett Inlet between 9 and 10 o’clock yesterday morning. .The celestial visitor was seen by a large number of people, but only for a fraction of a second. It was going some in its descent, and probably weighed many tons. It fell into the inlet at a point near the old wharf, west of the Massett sawmill, and its impact with the mater made a tremen- dous noise, huge columns of water shooting up on all sides. Some eye witnesses aver that just before it struck the water the meteor burst into small particles. As the water is quite deep at that point it is unlikely that any dredging operations will be undertaken to secure portions of the meteor. It is said that the fall of me- teors in the north igs a very un- usual occurrence, although fre- quent enough in southern elimes. The tropical winter Graham Island is now enjoying may have had something to do with the visit.—Massett Leader. Smithers Won Saturday night there was an- other mateh in the up-river noc- key league. Smithers played in Old Hezelton and beat the boys of that place 9 to 0. A fair crowd was present to applaud the teams. Pas ft. ry “Ge aS qs oy a Ly .. | Ya a a ps oa” a batenseeties oe anne ie oS