sROULATION a all <7, OITY AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA THE DAILY NEWS eee aide SAYS: ’ Onty a ‘reat optimig enjoy the fine weather whens pipe it foran t, “ PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 19144 ARLIAMENT DISCUSSES HIGH COST OF ———— DOCK cial to The Daily News wa, gan. 20..-The first «. of the house was the in- tion of six new bills. Hon. Leod, in moving the ad- n reply to the speech from ne said that while Can- to some extent affected vorid-wide money string- was a matter of satisfac- during the year trade iblished a new high rk. Referring to redis- admitting that down by the local claim for special strong while provinces there hie els was a ih! laim, m re par the part of Princes Island. We feel in deal- h the question that there eal fair play. frid criticized the ge appointing Hon. G ) the Dominion trades Ve contending that no serve two masters. frid said that the Ger- had disappeared if it isted, but we had a real n the present economic bn and the high cost of RIER SAYS GOVERNMENT UNABLE TO HANDLE PROBLEM COST OF LIVING DISCUSSED IN REPLY TO THE SPEECH FROM THRONE—PREMIER DEFENDS FOSTER living. He criticized the minis- ter of finance over the high cost of living and criticized the commission now sitting and said it should not be composed of also civil servants. lie said the speech from the throne was an admission that business was not satisfactory. It of incompe- tency on the part of the govern- was a confession ment to dea! with the problem. | Premier Borden said that he | thought Hon. George E. Foster | Lo be the most competent man to place oa the trade commission teferring to the, highway _ biil, the premicr said it was a most fair bill and conserved the in- terests of the provinces. A ma- urily of the provinces are ready to aceept it, yet every Liberal in the house voted against it. He ! given a pledge in the house that the money would be divided by provinces. If this pledge had ot been lived up to the estimates ould have been opposed when they were brought duwn. The responsibility of killing the bill rested with the leader of the op- position and his followers. DER THREAD bcused of Tearing Up Si- sh Girl’s Clothes Is Fined $5 n Doyle’s hero never pro- finer clue or telltale bit than that turned in ce against George n this morning's po- pson was accused by wash girl of having en per room in the Grandview Sunday morning and up her coat, tearing her d ripping up her umbrella. of the evidence was w that Thompson had been £ a couple of the girls and peeved at being turned otive witness saw Thompson £ out of the girl’s room on y morning. She was not at the time, police produced a@ pocket and a microscope and told irt there were threads of on the blade of the. knife corresponded. with the of the coat. , ow me," said L. W. Pat- counsel for the defence. police showed him. at is a very slender thread ng a conviction on," re- d the lawyer. it did the trick. Thomp- as fined 58 and costs. The trate was satisfied he had een behaving himself. The Mayor's Function Jast evening's council ing when it came to a ques- Of ruling a motion in order \L of order the point was Pilfed to the city solicitor ly clerk, It was even dis- (by the aldermen. The ’ should have made the rul- ‘ithout any discussion or oe BURNS BANQUET bder auspices St. Andrew's Soc- lety will be held tn CENTRAL HOTEL Monday Evening, January 26th CkKéts, $4.00, can be had at Wil- ‘a8 & MeMeekin's and George P. c( oll's $9 CLC COE COD0 8 COOP DDO ODOC CODD MAKES GOOD CASE. ‘CANNOT BANISH KAISER’S MOUSTACHE |Calls Nation to Defence of Upper Lip Decoration The moustaches that made the Hkaiser famous are the latest alien institution to feel the de- structive force of American ex- ample. In Berlin one proud, up- standing pair after another has fallen by the wayside. While there is yet time to save a few the kaiser leaps to their defense. \ real ma nwears a moustache,” is his thundering cat to the German Empire. Will there be a sponse? We have our doubts. Moustaches in Germany have ranked high as military weapons arms of attack and But they have lacked languishing quality so proper re- as small defense. that soft, which has made moustaches overwhelmingly popular in Eng- land and*France. Guy de Mau- passant celebrated their seduc- ductions, if we mistake not, And, of who forget the matter “egginess"” which Mr. Kipling immortalized in the Gadsbys? No; the kaiser can in- troduce of this drooping, clinging quality into his institu- tion we fear ils doom. The hard, glittering upper lip of the Yan- continue its onward course, ean of unless some kee must march, GARMS’ CREW SAVED 19,.—The Garms, Wash,, Jan, schooner William F., which has been drifting dis- masted and waterlogged in the North Pacifie since last Wednes- day, was taken in tow by the tug Goliath and brought to Puget Sound with all members of the safe. The Goliah reported that the Garms was anchored between Haycock islands, where she was sighted by the wireles soperator on Triangle Island, north of the north e. Vancouver Island. The men on the Garms, the wireless message said, were well supplied with water and food and had suffered litle from their experience, Seattle, crew by wireless found safely east and west Daughters of the Empire dance in the St. Andrew's Society Hall 28. Tickets on sale at January 15-20 Orme's. See the great coat bargains at Jabour Bros.’ sale next Thurs- day, only $13.50. 16tf RST SESSION NEW COUNCIL A CHILLY ONE—ANOTHER BOAT WITH STEEL FOR DRY HON. J. J. FOY, ACTING PREMIER OF ONTARIO, BUSY AT HIS DESK A photograph taken showing Hon. J. J. Foy, senior member of the cabinet, in the midst of his duties acting premier. as derstood, however, that The attorney-general will the expected death or retirement of Sir James probably the coming session of the Ontario legislature, which opens in February. It Mr. Foy will not succeed to the premiership of Ontario, in case the government during is generally un- of lead TOOK LOWEST FOR COAL AND PLANK Several Local Firms Bid for the City’s Business Last night the city council opened the tenders for coal and plank decking for the roads. These had been left over for the | new council to deal with. The Prince Rupert Lumber | Company tendered $19 per thou-| sand for 3x16 fir decking and the} Westholme Lumber Company} asked $19.75 for the same. The} former was accepted. Mr. Hart tendered ton mine weight. Lindsay Bros. asked $8 Jingle Pot nut coal and $7.50 for} TENDERS \ciry COUNCIL SITS ONE HOUR IN COLD All Chairs Taken in Anticipation of Warm Time Which Did Not Come Over a score of citizens, most} of them supporters of the mayor in the recent election, appeared |‘ at the council meeting last even- | ing, aparently anticipating a warm session such as there used to be in the days of 1912. They were disappointed. Even the} janitor, or the heating plant, | must have had similar expecta- It was sure some chilly session. } lined coat. The city clerk and| | telephone $8.40 long | tions, for the thermometer was|his campaign speeches he again for New Wellington coal,/at about ten degrees centigrade. | made this criticism and stated MAYOR APPOINTED STANDING COMMITTEES Ald. Dybhavn Shelved as Political Chastisement—Five on Finance of The mayor's announcement the standing committees brought e little quar- present late mayor surprise in Last year criticized the atedly for taking Ald. Dyb- havn off the board of works chairmanship and placing hin at the head of the fire, light and committee. During some the { ers mayor repe tw) that Ald. Dybhavn was the best for|Even the mayor donned his fur-|board of works chairman the city ha!l had, Naturally it was pre- Jingle Pot steam coal. lcity solicitor endeavored to put|stimed the mayor would imake The Westholme Company ask-|a little spirit into the gathering | Alderman Dybhavn board of ed $8.25 for Union coal. by an informal spat over the|works chairman. But he didn't. Rogers & Black offered Seat-|manner of shutting of the check | Ald. Dybhavyn did not draw ary tle coal at $9 leng ton and $8.40 for a different grade. The light superintendent rec- ommended the Jingle Pot nut coal as being satisfactory, and the lowest. He also asked for some of the $7.50 to try as an experiment. Ald. Morrison suggested ienders be left to the light eum mittee, Ad Dybhavn said that as superintendent recommended the lowest tender as giving satisfac- tion there was nothing else to do but accept it. Lindsay's tender was acceyted the the Postponed Again The case of Rex vs. McFar- lane, on a charge of slander was billed on today’s police court proceedings. Mr. Manson asked for further remand as the court stenographer had not yet got the notes transcribed. Counsel for the defence again objected. The magistrate suggested that the stenographer be summoned and he gave a further remand of two days, and allowed McFarlane out en his own bail. If the case is not ready in two days it will be dismissed, Cc. H. I. C. Contract holders are hereby requested to attend a meeting to be held Wednesday, 2ist, at 8 p. m. in the hall at 319 Third Ave- for the purpose of signing a pe- tition, 16-17 Phene 4. ‘the aldermen were still self-con- valve in a heating radiator, but} scious of the stamp of approval which the electors had placed on them and refused to be diverted from the path of duty. The mayor, in opening the council soon after eight, said he did not propose to waste any time in preliminary remarks but hoped all would work harmo- niously to better advance the city’s affairs. He hoped at the end of the term that no member would regret any attitude he had assumed during the year. If he made an error he would be the first to make amends for over- stepping the mark. Referring to the power situa- tion, he said. there was nothing to warrant outsiders’ in. feeling that the city is tied up for lack of power. At present there were only three electrical signs on de- mand which could not be met, and these would be given in two or three weeks when the length- ening days lessened the use of power. The new Premier Hotel would also be furnished with power when needed, as the longer days would make the use elsewhere, Before next fall ar- rangements will be made for ad- ditional power. Applications for Job J. G., Weston and J. F. Joyce applied for the position of sani- tary inspector. They were re- ferred to the health committee. Wants $500 for Publicity 8. Bellingham, who is making a write-up of the country for the less (Continued on page 4) llost chairmanship, Apparently he hag favor because he corrected of the Mayor's | state- ments during the late election, It is apparent that the mayor expects the year’s financ- ing to be a heavy job for he has reinforced the finance commit- by two additional members. It has now five appointed mem- bers, or a total of six with the mayor. Ald. Morrissey is the chairman, The committees as selected by the mayor are: Finance—Ald. Morrissey, Mc- Clymont, Maitland, Montgomery and Kerr. Fire, Light and Telephone— Ald. Montgomery, Dybhavyn and Basso-Bert. Board of Works—Ald. Mait- land, Dybhavn and Basso-Bert. Health and Sanitation—Ald, Kerr, Maitland and Morrison. Members of Hospital Board— Ald. Morrissey and Kerr. Cemetery Committee —- Mayor Newton, Ald. Morrissey, Mait- land, Montgomery and Kerr. Ald. D. H. Morrison is the only member who is placed on only one committee, some also tee Froze Water Pipes The cold snap of the past few days had gradually been freezing up the muskeg and the frost has crept several inches into the ground. This morning a num- ber of citizens reported — their water pipes frozen, the first of the season, Skates at Thompson Hardware Co,, Ltd, 16-17 Another big tramp steamer tied up at the dry dock this morning. She is the Kentra of the Maple Leaf Line, 1,500 tons of steel and machin- ery for the dry dock building construction and equipment. The Kentra left New York about the end of October having a big cargo of rails of the P. & G. E., which she discharged at Newport. She made a good trip around the Horn and also got the record for the trip from Vancouver to Prince Rupert. She made coast 43 hours, which is the fastest bringing this | run on the inside passage ——— === CARGO CONSTRUCTION STEEL — AND MACHINERY FOR DRY DOCK TRAMP STEAMER KENTRA ARRIVED THIS MORNING—MADE FIRST TRIP UP INSIDE PASSAGE FROM VANCOUVER trip ever made tramp steamer. Capt. G. W. Turner is in com- mand of thé Kentra. He expects to be tied up here for ten days while the cargo is’ being un- loaded. Just after tying up at the dry dock the grading contractor had a small coyote to shoot off. The freighter was warned to get out of the way but preferred to take a chance. She was not struck. by a Ladies’ suits at Jabour Bros.’ sale next Thursday for $9.00, at vaiue. i6ti a surprising AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM The Ladies’ Musical Club met at Mrs. C. I. Palmer’s on Monday evening, and the following pro- gram was rendered: Violin, “Salut de Amour’’..Edwardc Elger Miss King. Vocal, “A Bowl of Roses”........... Mrs. G. W. Allan. Piano, “Cregpendo” »..)) 63. ica saan Lasson Miss Nora Brand. Vocal, ‘Nirvana’’........ Stephen Adams Mr. W. H. Melliar,.. Hs Vocal, “Because”’........ Guy d’Hardenot Mrs. H. Hemmel. Vocal, “Two Eyes of Grey” .Davy McGioch Mr. D. V. Norminton Piano, “Intermezzo”....Johannes Brahms Miss Ellett, L. R. A. M. Vocal, “I Hear You Calling Me’’. .Marshall Mrs. J. W. Allen Piano, “A Rustle of Spring’’.. . Sinding Miss Nora Brand. Vocal, “I Know of Two Bright Eyes’’.. Davy McGioch Mr. G. V. Norminton Piano, ‘“Rhapsodi’’. Leizt Mr. G. W. Allan. After the theatre. Palace Cafe. 284tf Fine Pictures at Westholme That the standard of moving picture plays is being raised step bringing them in line with the greatest moral and éd- ucational factors of the day, is conclusively proven by the ex- cellence of last night’s program at the Westholme theatre. “The Open Door” is the title of a two- reel feature dealing with prac- tical. christianity and showing the vanity and emptiness of hy- pocriey. A hard hearted million- aire father, an erring son, a noble hearted daughter and a minister of the gospel who be- lieves in literally applying the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, are shown in various interesting situations, the whole forming a heart story of great interest with a wholesome moral lesson inter- woven throughout. Such pie- tures are bound to be productive of great good. A special two reel Irish feat- ure entitled ‘A Romance of Erin’ will be shown at the Westholme Friday and Saturday, and will no doubt be greatly appreciated by all. by step, City Debentures The new chairman of the fin- ance committee has publicly de- clared that he would not sell any city debentures under 50 year term or for less than 90c, under the rate of interest already fix- ed. The alderman will present- ly have an opportunity to nego- tiate his policy as two different brokerage firms have been in- terested in Prince Rupert issues through the efforts of the late mayor. Get Ladies storm rubbers at Jabour Bros. sale for 70c, 416tf THE RIVAL FACTION SWITCHED THE SLATE Municipal Politicians Deeply In- terested in the Driving of the Mayor to mayor is According the the politicians, already being carved up politically by his friends. This is demonstrated by the shift made in the chair- manships of the standing com- mittees of the city council. According to those displomats who follow the underground workings of municipal affairs, the Tory boss doped out a selec- tion of the chairmanships before he left. No sooner had he got out of sight than a protest arose because Ald, McClymont instead of Ald. Morrissey was slated for the head of the finance depart- ment. Yesterday the anti-agreement wing of the mayor’s supporters had a lengthy sessign and when the slate was announced Morris- was finance minister and Dybhavn, whom the mayor ciaims is the best man ever in charge of the board of works, got a back bench. Just how long these rival fac- tions of the coalition can keep the bridle on the mayor and keep him in the centre of the road is a problem that promises to fur- nish interesting developments. sey MAN ROLLING CASE IS STILL UNFINISHED The charge against William George of rolling a man is still in court. Richmond, the cook who claims to have lost’ the money, repeated his evidence in cross-examination this morn- ing. Further witnesses will be heard. Mr. Fulton is represent- ing the accused. The defence will attempt to show that Rich- mond was so drunk that he did not know whether he had any money when the alleged robbery took place. THE WEATHER Furnished by F. W. Dowling Observer For the 24 hours ending 5 a. m., January 20, 1944 Barometer reduced to sea IOMGE Sf o's\0'g oo kath Ries 29.944 Mimhebt ii vives ce eee 33.0 LOWOGti) ise a cere codecs 280 Social & Entertainment under the auspices of the P.R, Catholic Club in the SOCIAL HALL TO-NIGHT at 8.30 Tiokets $1.00 Ladies Free — a a) a