ST CIRCULATION
B THE CITY AND NORTHERN
BRITIGH COLUMS

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V., No.

PRINCE

RUPERT, B.C.,

 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 28, 1914

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=} THE DAILY NEWS

 

GRUNTY GRUNDY SAYS:

Speaking of finance: Why not
print some Prince Rupert money
and pay off all the boys in
coin? Patriotism is worth
an hour.

 

 

 

 

 

PRICE FIVE CENTS

IEW PARCEL POST IS CONFINED TO PROVIN

 

 

 

 

ITH AF RICAN LABOR LEADERS DEPORTED-SOCIALISTS OUTVOTED AT LABOR CONVENTION

 

_ MORRISSEY’S SCHEME

IF BANK W

LL NOT FINANCE

 

OT MEET WITH APPLAUSE BY BUSINESS MEN—GEN-
L VERDICT IS THAT IT IS AN ABSURD PROPOSITION

m the mayor ndandaded the
s’ Association delegation
day evening he said the
hoped to dispose of the
hydro-electric debentures
ately, which would enable
go on with the power
ment at onee. Failing in
e of debentures or treas-
he intimated that Ald.
key had ane alternative
which was about ma-

a}

Morrissey tipped off this
a speech made a few
He said in effect
ey proposed buying the
lumber on the
j] payment scheme, which
small cash payment
and notes for the
a term of
claimed further that
of the water-
gravity system would
saving of $28,000 a year,
saving in coal at the
plant would be $25,000 a
The labor, which is the
h of expense, would be
h these savings and from
fund account,
» casual reader this may
very easy and
but to the ay-
Siness man it is a fairy
rhe Daily News repre-
questioned a number
concerning it
was that it was
and absurd prop-

in
later.

ary and

a
le order

spread over
file

allation

ral

Kf a

scheme,

PSs

men
verdict

acti

~\ al
“T know it
manufacturer
on de-
mort-

one man:
the
machinery

to get

1s
ie for
vs his

payments a

No money
take mortgage

are lien notes
machinery. If the
machinery and lumber for this
hydro plant is bought on credit
it means that the vendors will
demand notes as security, and
such notes will make it impos-
sible to sell any debentures
that plant.”

“T don't see how
citizen, “* they

his
will

gage plant.
lender
where there

against the

on
a

on

,’ said another
are going to pay
for the labor with the $53,000
which they claim they will save
on coal and operating expenses
of the water when they
cannot begin to make that sav-
ing until after the hydro-electric
plant is installed.”
“Probably they will stand
rking man off for his wages
after they make the sav-
next year,’ suggested an-
other man.

Another ae
has to pay for the in-
stallation of this new plant we
will not have any lower rates for
d power for ten years to
That doesn’t look healthy

system,

the
wi
until
ing

the

said: saving

in coal

light an
come.
to me.”

Phis talk of paying for the
out of the saving on coal
is child’s talk,’ said a Second
Avenue man. “It means that if
the undertaking proceeded
with without first passing an-
;other money bylaw the whole
jcost of it will have to come out
;of the general fund. I would es-
; Limate that it would add ten mills
to the tax rate this year. If the
iyers can stomach that they
money than they ap-
just now.”

labor

is

 

Laxpe
have
}pear to

more
have

 

RTY MUST GO
0 FIRST PURCHASER

Drdere. Fulfillment of the
ement of Sale of Fort
Fraser Subdivision

Jan, 27.—Judg-
fas given for, the plaintiff
ek by Mr. Justice Macdon-
the action of
Henry Holmes and Bevan

Elliott, regard-
subdivisio nin Fort Fraser,

pOouver,

Robinson
Limited,

e of which was in dispute.
of 160
nd is at the present time
at $415,000.
plaintiffs sued for
ue )=80syperformance’ of
ent of sale given to them
owner.

operty consisted

the
an

mes, who was the
r made a second sale to
Gore & Elliott of Van-
The first agreement
oved in the court through
Pr from Holmes. Holmes
d that the agreement with
on was nol effective on
! grounds, but his lord-
ound the contrary to be
se, He also held that Be-
Bore & Elliott were not lia-
Sthe matter, as they had
throughout in good faith,
nd that the portion of the
ase price which had been
by Bevan, Gore & Elliott to
8 should be repaid by the
iff to Bevan, Gore & EI-
and then plaintiff should
have the property back.
Plaintiff was ordered to pay
© costs.

Concert and Social
and social
in St. Peter's church, Seal
on Tuesday evening, Jan-
27th, at 8 o’clock. A splen-
rogramme has been arran-
and with Mayor Newton in
air, a most pleasant time
romised, Admission, in-
he refreshments, 25c, 22

concert will be

LABORITES PROTEST
| AGAINST ASIATICS

Socialistic Members Were Out-
voted in Convention at New
Westminster
Special to The Daily News.)
New Westminster, Jan, 27,—A
large majority of the Federation
of Labor decided to protest
against the entrance of Asiatics
on any terms. Socialistic mem-
the federation pleaded
for the entrance of Asiatics, but
on a vote they were defeated by

a large majority.

A resolution favoring
suffrage was adopted
federation,

They refused to adopt a So-
cialist plank in their platform.

bers of

woman
by the

Annual menting of the Presby-
terian Church will be held to-
night at 8 o'clock in the Church
Hall, 23

 

 

 

 

 

VISCOUNTESS CURZON

Wife of the son and heir of Ear]
Howe, and universally acknow-
ledged the English Queen of
Beauty,

 

‘Special to The
Ottawa,

Daily News
Jan. 27.—The
ced today. It will
in its character and somewhat
different from what was gener-
ally experted. It comes into ef-
fect on February 10.

Every post office will be
centre of a local 20-mile zone.
There will be a provincial rate
and then a special lower rate to
apply to each local zone.

Each province is a zone by

the

it-

| self,
new | Maritime

lthe loe

parcel post scheme was announ-|Combined in one.
be provincial|Ply only within

A speciai rate is made for
al
y does not interfere with |

zone,

boundar
these

The 1
One
Two
rhree

Four

the

local

pound
pounds
pounds

pounds

exception being the
provinces, which are
The rates ap-
the provincial |
zones and a provincial
zones.

1eW rates are:

5 cents

7 cents
8 cents

6 cents |

NEW PARCEL POST LIMITED
TO ELEVEN POUND PACKAGES

Comes Into Effect on February elite Ten but t Applies Only to Provinces
Special Local Twenty Mile Zones

tia eae 10 cents
» Oe aueeuaaa mes 12 cents

Five pounds
Six pounds

| It has been decided that for
|the first six months nothing over
| six pounds“will be aecepted. This
is to avoid swamping the post
joffice with business on _ the
| start. After six months pack-
| ages up to 11. pounds will be
carried. The rate will be seven
|}pounds for 14 cents and two
cents additional per pound up to
the maximum.

 

LOCAL TORIES BACK

Aseuranse That
Road Will Be Started
immediately

Messrs. J. FE.

Have

Merryfield, Geo.
Frank Cullin, H. Douglas
Tite attended the Con-
servative convention last week in
Ald. Kerr and J. E.
returned this morn-

Kerr,
and Geo,

Victoria.
Merryfield
ing.

“It was the best and most en-
thusiastic convention I have ever
attended,” said Mr. Merryfield,
The Daily News
plaining about that island road
not being started. I can tell you
we have the assurance of the
inister of public works that an
start will be made

road, The government
wanted the G. T. P. to pay a
larger share, but they have de-
cided not to wait for that. T'2
work will go on very soon,”

The officers of the British Co-
lumbia executive are:

President—-W. T.
Vernon.
Vice-president
Nanaimo.

Second
Edwards,

Third
Johnson,

“T see Is

early
slend

Shatford,

A. E. Planta,

vice-president—H. L,
New Westminster.
vice-president—H.
Rossland. .
Directors—Comox-Atlin, J. EF.
Merryfield; New Westminster,
D. E. MeKenzie; Kootenay, M.
McNeish; Yale-Cariboo, H. §&.
Cleasby; Vancouver, 1D J.
Weeks; Victoria, H. Cuthbert.

H.

Concert at Seal Cove church at
8 o'clock tomorrow night. Ad-
mission 25 cents. 21-22

 

William Manson, M.P.P.,
has been doing some news-
paper advertising for him-
self by talking gush about
the Skeena district. Among
other things he says: ‘Lhe
fishing industry is destined
te grow into something
enormous in years to come.”
Exactly, but not through
any efforts of Wm, Manson,
M. P

Did any one
William Manson
bring the halibut
Prince Rupert? Did any
one ever hear of William
Manson proposing any leg-
islation or government as-
sistance to improve the
standard of packing our
fish? Did William Manson
ever propose a plan for get.
ting our pink salmon, our
herring, our halibut, and
the many other varieties of
local fish, to the market
where millions are craving
for this cheap and nutri-
tious food? Is William
Manson working for Prince
Rupert or for King Bowser?

of
to

ever hear
trying
trade to

 

 

 

 

tated

 

FROM CONVENTION

com-!

on taat!

 

CRAZY MAN ATTACKS
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE,

island | Rushed Prince a
ing from

utomobile—He

Claimed to be Brother

Berlii
cessful

Prince

Germany
alighting

his
A
way

1, Jan. 27.—An unsuc-
attempt to attack Crown
Frederick William, of
“was made as he was
from his automobile at

palace.
man
and reached the door of the

ran into the carriage

 

 

 

 

THE

CROWN PRINCE
GERMANY

OF

 

motor
in front
forward
assailan
powered

ear.

The sentry on duty

of the palace dashed
and seized the would-be
t of the prinee and over-
him.

The man appeared to be suf-

fering

ment,
When

tion the

from mental derange-
taken to the police sta-

crown prince’s assailant

gave his name as Leopold Salo-

mon and his age as 26,

He said

confusedly that he was a brother
of the crown prince and wished

to ask him for assistance.

quiries
tailor,

In-
revealed that he was a

as ‘He Was Alight |

— | put

-|LEADERS. DEPORTED

UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Officers South Afr African Trades
Federation Will Not Be Al-
lowed to Return

(Special to The Daily News.

Capetown, Jan. 27.—The gov-
lfernment decided to liberate the
principal labor leaders, includ-
ing President Watson and Secre-
itary Bain. Under a strong escort
they were taken from the Trans-
vaal to Natal late at night and
on a steamer which sailed
before daylight, touching no port
till reaching England. This ac-
jtion was taken by virtue of the
|martial law still in force in Na-
|tal. Measures are to be taken to
prevent the men’s return.

Three Burned to Death

Special to The Daily News)

Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 27.
-—Three women were killed and
seven seriously injured in a fire
which occurred in the Salvation
Army rescue home here. The
entire contents of the building
were consumed. A girl inmate
|was the cause of the outbreak.

Wants Interest Reduced

Special to The Daily News)
Ottawa, Jan. 27,——H. H. Ste-
Vancouver, has introduced
a bill to amend the Money Lend-
ers Act and reducing the interest
jrates from 12 to 10 per cent, the
Jaw to apply to loans over $500
as well as under.

vens,

Charged With Attempted Murder

A. Johnson, of Decker’ Lake,
is now in the Hazelton jail char-
ged with shooting with intent
to murder a man at Decker Lake.
The shooting took place some
days ago. Johnson will get a
preliminary hearing at Hazelton
tomorrow. Mr. Linnell, of Wil-
liams & Manson, wil represent
the prisoner al the hearing.

Modern. inventions
lutionizing former methods in
every department of life. In-
stead of employing several men
for the best part of a week to
uncover and thaw about 300 feet
of cily water pipe, the job was
handed over to Harry Hanson.
By means of his electric machine
he thawed it out in 15 minutes.
His charge for thawing out the
pipes for the ordinary house is
only six dollars, which is quite a
saving over the old way of do-
ing it,

are revo-

If you are in the market for
a good reliable engine for busi-
ness or pleasure, see Akerberg,
Thomson & Co., machinists, cor.
Manson Way and ist Avenue.

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INSPECTION OF SITE FOR
The the city engineer,
the light superintendent, several
aldermen and assistant alder-
men, Dr. Clayton, Cy Peck and £.
A. Kirkpatrick, left this morning
for Woodworth Lake. The wind
whistled up their skirts and the
snow rattled around their ears,
but this did not deflect the city
authorities from the path of
duty nor chill the enthusiasm of
the ex-officio members of the
city council.

They had planned to start the
city hydro-electric scheme by an
official picnic on the site and no

mayor,

HON. HON. PELLETIER SAYS
REDISTRIBUTION FAIR

Denies Charge That There Are
100,000 Unemployed in Can-
ada—Estimates 17,000

Special to The Daily News.

97

Ottawa, Jan. 27.—Referring to
the redistribution, Hon. Mr.
Pelletier, who continued the de-
bate, said Liberals say the bill
has been gerrymandered. It
gives Liberals their share of
representation. He said the
government did not intend to put
before the house a gerrymander,
but did want a fair redistribu-
tion bill. He said the Liberals
made political capital out of un-
employment. He was surprised
that a man would stand up in
parliament and make such un-
warranted statements as_ that
there were one hundred thousand
unemployed in Canada. The facts
did not back this up. The fig-
ures were secured from different
city mayors, and they are pre-
pared to say that there are only
17,000 unemployed.

Featherweights March 20

(Special to The Daily News

Chicago, Jan. 27.—Abe Attell
has received a message from San
Francisco offering him a match
with Johnny Kilbane for the
featherweight — title. The date
will probably be March 20.

G. T. P. Nearly Completed

(Special to The Daily News.)

5

Ottawa, Jan. 27.—-The railway
department has received official
notification that only 142 miles
of steel remain to be connected
up on the Grand Trunk Pacific
in British Columbia, so that the
completion of the road is now
plainly in sight. By June it is
expected that the last rail will be
laid and that there will then be
through connection between
Moncton and Prince Rupert with
the exception of Qubec Bridge.

Discovered by Oil

Special to The Daily News

Plymouth, Eng., Jan. 27.-—Sal-
vage operations have been begun
on the British submarine “A-7,"
which sank to the bottom of
Whitesand Bay during manoeu-
vres. The submarine was located
about 200 feet under the surface,
at a distance of four miles from
shore.

The discovery of the subma-
rine was due to a member of the
crew of one of the search ves-
sels, who noticed oil floating on
the surface. A diver was sent
down and found the submarine.

Social Dance
In Sons of England Hall, 819
Second Avenue, Saturday even-
ing, commencing at 8:30. Con-
ducted by Mr. M. M. Cooper.

 

Good band in attendance, 23-25

OFF IN A RAGING BLIZZARD
TO INSPECT WOODWORTH LAKE

CITY AUTHORITIES AND ASSISTANT ALDERMEN MAKING AN

HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANT

tail end of a blizzard would be

allowed to interfere. They left
by launch in the early morning.

Ostensibly the party is out to
inspect the lakes and size up the
situation. Ald. Morrissey’s easy
payment plan (a dollar down
and a dollar a month) may prove
a feasible proposition if it is
viewed on the ground itself, or
the party may decide that it will
cost real money to install the
plant. There is nothing like se*-
ing it yourself.

On their return the aldermen
will probably have some real
good stories of hardships to tell.

GEORGE GOT FREE
OF ROLLING CHARGE

Judge Young Dismissed the Case
—A Drinking Bout and Evi-
dence Unsatisfactory

Wm. George, charged with
rolling a drunken man, was ac-
quitted by Judge Young yester-
day. Richmond, the cook who
lost the $100, gave evidence very
smiliar to that given at the pre-
liminary hearing.

The defence produced wit-
nesses to dispute Richmond's
evidence on several points.

Mr. and Mrs. Carsley and Mr.
Ross, who were present when
Richmond rushed out of the
bedroom, said he had said noth-
ing about being robbed until he
came back with a police officer
half an hour later.

There was also evidence to
show that he had spent more
money than he said he had.

The judge in diseussing the
ease said that the man robbed
had deliberately gone out on a
debauch. He admitted he was
drunk and his evidence was un-
satisfactory.

The prisoner gave evidence on
his own behalf, claiming that
when sleeping with Richmond
he had rolled over and touched
him. Richmond jumped up as
though in a nightmare.

Wedding Bells

An early morning wedding
was celebrated in the Roman
Catholic church this morning.
The bride was Miss Blanch Bar-
naby, daughter of Mrs. Lathulipe
and the groom was Mr. Alphonse
Roberge, a contractor on the G.
T. P. The ceremony was_ per-
formed by Father Plamondum .n
the presence of a number of
friends. The groom.was_ sup-
ported by his brother, Mr. A.:-
brose Roberge, and the bride by
her sister, Miss N, Barnaby. The
bridal couple left for Terrace,
where Mr. Roberge has a raneb.

Not an Applicant

Victoria, Jan. 26.—“I never
sought the position, nor do I
propose to become an applicant
for it,” said Sir Richard McBride
when asked if there was any
truth in the eastern reports that
his name was mentioned as a
probable successor to Lord
Strathcona,

The disabled C, P. R. steamer
Princess Sophia passed through
The Narrows southbound — this
morning.

 

Masquerade Ball

Four Beautiful Prizes

Thursday Evening, Feb. 12
at 9 p.m,

Tickets $2.00 Ladies Free