LARGEST CIRCULATION iy THE CITY AND NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Legislatiy ==) THE DAILY NEWS GRUNTY GRUNDY SAYs: | have been looking up this “fran. chise’ in the dictionary anda 1 guess the big book must be wrong. e Library —__—— RUPERT, PRINCE WEDNESDAY, . B.C., JANUARY 7, i944 ——— PRICE FIVE GENTS REDISTRIBUTION BILL NOW READY FOR COMMONS GALES STILL BLOWING AROUND SEATTLE—THIRD AVE. GAMBLING JOINT RAIDED LAST NIGHT 1 good thing to keep in idministration in whose affairs of the city are safe, * >. . | ggestion that all the be submitted on the oted down and further yylaws passed this year ed would put this city [It would mean mess, work whatever could epl hydro-electric work hydro-electric work co on until new bylaws d and money obtained the undertaking. ! be a nice situation ear that the railroad is rough . * . already unabie to take present population, think of what the be next year if lies are over. ind care yel cone the voted down. i byiaws are telephone, light or water aan sesnvennvenvenvenvennsenvenntelieanvysiguvee Campaign News and Views HAI III II IAI ISA ISISISISSSSSSSISISISISSISSISIISIISISISI SAIS ASA A A I AAA is available; they told that+it is will have uncertain when the city will be able to supply them with electrical power; that it will all depend upon the finan- lo be in the ety, more McBride and Fulton here the plank roadways e would have to of thou- in order to have the town of eady gor mked at a loss and a state general who are opposing the the hydro-elec- to eiment Wilh company are ready and reason protect any cil because he Jeop- credit of of any rights cily is under the to satisfy | that the| as well as dis- the growth not by awa none but solely nental dea own electrical energy else according Lo must slead of people to ould, if Lhusimsts able | the | being to advice come the of ents Of the agreement i, have to advise people J city was not in a posi- care of their require- It could not give them light or telephone. are paying taxes in sections could. get if industries want to Nhupert with the comple- railroad they will have d that no eleetrical power ike water, vho Ing cease, | k cial market and how soon there- after the work can be carried out = * o Are the peope of Prince Rupert to stand for a. poliey of ruina- tion; are they to be stampeded merely because of a temporary financial stringency; are they go- ing to show they are safe and sane in their judgment and are Jelermined to push the town ahead with the completion of the railroad, or are they going to proclaim t the world that they are unable to handle the situa- ion; that eann take care of the people here when they do come by giving them the benefit the public utilities nor can we offer { t Single industry any rageme whatever, because ‘ Will be 1a position where we be inabl t supply them h power? . . . The peo want to move for- Vard and on backward; we be- eve that this city should be in i position to take care of any population likels come here If they do come we should be thle to give them the use of the various publie utilities and we should go eonstantly forward unproving our streets and gradu- ally installing a thorough sewer systen We should also have an immediate supply of electrical energ that we can at once start a campaign of inducing in- dustries to establish here and so lthat we can at once supply light and power to consumers at rates very much lower than obtain -at the presen time This is the nd of constructive policy in vyhich the present administration believes and along which it has bee vorking and this is the kind of policy that will build up the city. a ate @ The opposition candidate ac- cuses Mayor Pattullo with mak- ing a play for the Scotch vote. The mayor does not have to re- sort to any such cheap tactics. The canny good business judg- ment characteristics of the Scots will support Mayor Pattullo without any grand stand appeal. Meeting in Committee Rooms what is want- vampaign. There is about the issue if the iow the facts, It will be cily or a “live” city ac- lo how you vote. Turk the Pattilo committee | ind get’ posted. ‘lion is en's coats all reduced its on the dollar—-Wal- ile, Atf weserorscannbhinapanmmonoenenrneen LAST TWO NIGHTS of the Josephine Detfry Stock Coy. . In the WESTHOLME OPERA HOUSE Wednesday and Thursday cS (he Sparkling Comedy “The Marriage of Kitty” Admission 25c., 35c., 50c. Reserved Seats at Orme’s Third Ave, Drug Store, Doors Open at 8; Curtain Rises, 8.80 FAREWELL PERFORMANCES Of the iicieahine Doffrey Stock Co. at the Westhoime Opera House. and tomorrow night Delfrey four Tonight the Josephine will finish their gagement at the Westholme Opera House, appearing for the last time this season in the very Company weeks’ en- popular comedy success “The Marriage of Kitty.” This play was made famous by Marie Tem- pest and has‘a laugh in every line and a seream in every situ- ation. It is a comedy of the better class, entirely devoid of horse play or rough house, but clean and wholesome throughout and at the time excrutiatingly funny. Following the final perform- anee of the Deffrey Company to- morrow night there will be a po- litical meeting at the opera house on Friday, and on Satur- day the will with moving pictures A splendid) program will be including*one of the very best Keystone comedies’ ever shown at the Westholme, and a fine Weekly Animated Gazette. Admission, usual, 10°and 15 cents. sane house reopen shown, as A signed contract with a com- pany which has the money is bet- ter than two promises from poll- ticlans who have neither money, QOS OPPO SS ILO L OL OL LLL PIPL DDL OP DDL LD DD OL DD DOOD OD oo. POLL LLL LL ; influence nor resource. str REDISTRIBUTION BILL READY FOR HOUSE Dominion Cabinet Sits and Makes Ready for Approaching Session News The Daily Jan. 6 Special to Ottawa, Today being Epiphany was observed as a hoii- day by the government services, but the cabinet is sitting and making preparations for the opening of parliament. The ses- sional programme and prelimin- PUBLIC MEETING SATURDAY NIGHT Mayor Pattullo and _ his supporters are holding an- other publie meeting on Saturday night in the West- holme Theatre. Everyone is cordially invited to be present. Particular atten- tion will be given to the dis- cussion of the various by- laws which are to be sub- mitted to the electorate on January 15th. OKLAHOMA DISASTER DROWNED TWENTY FIVE Gregory Rescued Five — Boat Capsized and Officers Plunge to Rescue | Special to The Daily News New York, Jan. 6.—The steam- Booth Line has members of the er Gregory of the ‘arrived with five | erew of the Oklahoma. When jthe boat came alongside of the |Gregory it capsized. The first, lsecond and third officers sprang ary arrangements for opening are practically completed. The advance guard of the members has arrived. Estimates are ready and will probably be taken up immediately after the debate on the address is concluded. The redistribution bill is well under Traffic Dangerous nu Special to The Daily Paris, Jan. 6.—At the hour last night the centre Paris was plunged into The breaking of a cable at electric plant was the cause. Restaurants and cafes were crowded at the time. Street traf- News busiest of darkness. the lis pet ber mond ring which has been on ex- was made me trouble, was up again this mervr- ing charged with drunkenness, She pleaded guilty. Officer Phil- lipson asked that she be ordered | we Remember the congregational! | tio meeting tomorrow night in gard to the eall to Rey. Mr. Kerr. Members and adherents are urg- present. sal ently requested to be tee Ing being the keeper of the ant. He was 75 cent for 55 cents a yard at Wallace’s} ing to Rupert all this has dis- Att) POLICE GOT FOURTEEN IN GAMING HOUSE Raided Joint in Empress Block— Twelve Convictions and way in tentative form. Outfit Confiscated PARIS IN DARKNESS Police Constables Shiels, Car- roll and Adams _ walked into BY BREAKING CABLE Jimmy McAleenan’s cigar store in the Empress Hotel block at Restaurants Piunged into Dark- ov eae: ee peas coded ness at Busy Hour—Street SOO ee ete ace with a number of players and a mber of spectators. ‘The joint is pinched,” said ne one, and it was true. Four- enrolled on the police t and each was ordered to ap- this morn- up on the n were poliee court They lined iches at 10 a, m. Harry Wagner ir in charged house and was fic became dangerous and a bad was. fined’ $50.and costs. tangle of the vehicles on the John Folch jleaded he was the main streets occurred. caretaker of the place and was Peeper aes let go. Won Diamond Ring H. O. Smith was just in look- The drawing for the $550 dia-|ing for a man to sign an agree- let off. hibition for some time J. Coffee just dropped in to see the feature of the show at the} what was doing. He did not play. hinpress Theatre last evening. It “You should not have been in proved a great drawing card and/there. Your curiosity will cost the theatre was crowded (to the}you 810.” lower stairs. The winning num- “Well, they ought to have a ber for the ring was won by Mr.|/sign on the door. so a ‘fellow John Pooler, who is being con-|would know,” replied Coffee. gratulated on his good luck Leon Rawluk had gone in to ‘ ‘ buy cigarettes and seeing no one Ordered Out of City in tne store, had dropped ia to Mary Matheson, a kloochiar|the room behind to look for the who has, given the police a lo! ofjelerk. The magistrate decided that he was too familiar with the plas The ‘re Car! ‘ec and imposed the fine. others who pleaded guilty Johnson, Niek Beatler, out of the city She has a large |J. Marget, L. Disdler, Mike Bu- family in Metlakatla and will not|teric, dack Vurkin, John Conseil, look after them. The magistrate/John Suden and Frank Reeda. wave her until tomorrow to gojThey all were fined $19 and home. If she ever comes back |costs she is to be brought up for a jail — sentence, Notice to Eagies ———— roe Meeting tonight in K. of P. Notice to. Presbyterians Hall, Helgerson block. Installa- n of oMeers and initiation, 5 all-wool dress tweed e, beginning Thursday. j}into the water without removing their coats or boots. They res- cued two men each. One man died afler reaching the Gregory. The death list nov 5 stands at 25. It is not thought any more will be saved, PRINCE RUPERT I. 0. 0. F. INSTALLED OFFICERS Many Members Out to Witness interesting Ceremony— Social Evening The offieers for the current term were installed in Prince last even- was per- Alex Doug- Rupert Lodge I. 0. 0. F. ing. The ceremony formed by D. D. G. M. las, assisted by Past Grands G. R. Naden, H. Douglass, A. W. Edge, and R. Allison. Following the ceremony refreshments were served and a social hour spent by the many brethren present. The new officers are: c,. G. Thorne, noble grand; A, R. Phillips, viee grand; W. G. Barrie, rec. secy.; F. Salter, ‘fin. Newton, treasurer; L, Sweeder, warden; H. M, Dag- gett, conduetor; D., Bennett, chaplain; C. VY. Cox, R. 8. 8.; H. Killin, L. 8. $.; A. Douglas, R. 8. N. G.; R. Gillis, L. S. N, G.;.A. J. Galland, R. 8. Vv. G.; B. F. Self, L. S. V. G38. Wright,. Ty G.; +A. H. Allison, O. G.; trustees, G. R. Naden, C. V. Bennett and J. W. MeKinley; property committee, secy.; S. M. L. Sweeder, R. Gillis ana A. H. Allison; finance committee, A, R, Phillips, A. Douglas and A. H. Allison. New Real Estate Firm. Messrs. Jamison & MeMillan are Opening a real estate and in- surance office next to McCaffery & Gibbons’ on 3rd Ave. They residents of Edmon- are former fon and have great faith in the future of the northland. Mr. Jamison is very enthusiastic even about the climate of Prince Rupert. A sprinkling of rain off and on looks good to him beside the perpetual frosts. On the prairie he has suffered somewhat with rheumatism, but sinee com- }appeared, TOTAL COST to cost. ee tt cn lin rnd y WHAT THE COST OF LIGHT AND POWER WILL BE TO THE CON. SUMER IF THE PRINCE RUPERT HYDRO ELECTRIC CO.’S AGREEMENT IS PASSED ’ . OF PURCHASING POWER FROM RATES TO CONSUMER COMPANY AND PER KILOWATT HOUR cCrry DISTRIBUTING TO TAKING CONSUMER LIGHTING POWER 504 -h.-p. $ 50,700.00 7c 2c $ 750 h. p. 65,672,008 6c 2c 1000 h. p. 91,074.00 6c 1ec 1250 h. p. 101,377.00 5c 1'e 1500 h. p. 120,860.00 5c 4) 1750 h. p. 126,476.00 5c 1c 2000 h. p 142,844.00 4'ac 1c 2250 h, p. 151,437.00 4loc 1c 2500 h. p 163,096.00 4c 1c 2750 h. p , 160,178.00 Bec fe 8000 h. p. 169,012.00 B'ec 1c From the above it will be seen that as soon as the Gily takes power from the that the lighting rate will be reduced from the present rate of 48¢ per k, w, hr. to Te net per k. w. hr, and the power rates from the present rate of 9c per k. w. hour to 2e¢ per k. w. hour net. The total cost of purchasing power from the Company and distributing io consumer as given above is based on the figures submitted by the City Superintendent of Light as TOTAL REVENUE FROM THESE ANNUAL RATES SURPLUS 52,279.68 $ 1,579.68 69,070.90 3,399.00 98,023.00 6,949.00 106,193.00 4,816.00 127,431.00 6,571.00 iseaaaa 10,758.00 919,00 10,602.00 778.00 560,00 7,480.00 Company 143,763.00 161,739.00 163,374.00 161,739.00 176,442.00 STOP CITY IMPROVEMENTS TO CARRY OUT A HOBBY MAYOR PATTULLO WARNS ELECTORS AGAINST THE ADVICE GIVEN AT OPPOSITION MEETING—WOULD JEOPARDIZE GROWTH OF THE CITY I was not present at the meet-[power and light. We are asked ing in the Empress Theatre Mon-}{g gy without all the things day, but I read carefully the re- which we so badly 1a ~al port of the meeting in the Jour- : ree re Pe ae fal, that it may be said that the city The, arguments which were|'S Senerating its own electrical used against the proposed agree- | eergy. ' ment with the Hydro-Electric| [ would like o point out that Company do, I think, furnish a]unless the bylaws which are go- ing to the people at this time are passed the people in the outlying districts cannot expect for a very long time to get any additional water, light or telephone facil- ities. At this moment all of our serious setback to the city. utilities are inadequate even for speaker was apparently in|the present population. What of rescinding the money|Will it be one year’ from today, which were passed this|@nd yet we are told that we must and concentrating all efforts|not only pass no new bylaws but installing the city bydro- should reseind those already plant. I do not think] Passed. situation calls for so I ask drastic action, nor do I think that | the merely because of a temporary be wer!dwide financial , stringency|iShness. This is the time to be that we should be stampeded into|® Sane, sensible people. If the whieh we would, in my}|@dministration this year has been opinion, beyond any question|@mything it has been a safe one. bitterly regret later on. In spite of the most stringent Property owners in Prince Ru-| financial year possibly within the pert obligated themselves to the|!ives of any of us the city is in extent of millions in the original|@ better financial condition than very strong argument in favor of entering into the agreement. I am very sorry to see from the report in the paper that one of the speakers advyoeated a course which I think would be a most The favor bylaws year, upon electric that the the sensible people of City of Prince Rupert not to stampeded by. any such fool- a course Angry at Crown Prince (Special to The Daily News.) |WASHOUTS AND SLIDES AROUND SEATTLE Berlin, Jan. 6.—Crown Prinee Frederick William has again struck a blow at his own popu-| Delay entmc © ana: Cause Much larity. The telegram he sent to Damage—Storm Still Colonel von Reuter commending Raging his stand in the Zabern affair, is the subject of angry editorials in the leading Berlin papers. ‘Special to The Daily News) Seattle, Jan. 7.—With the bar- ometer falling and the wind di- rection still unsettled, the | weather bureau is unable to see any sign of the end of the storm. The streams in western Wash- ington haye caused delay on the railroad lines. Cooler weather is forecasted which would turn from rain to snow. Many points re- }port washouts and slides, Featherweights Match (Special to the Daily News) New York, Jan. 6.——John Kil- bane, featherweight champion, is offered a match with Frankie Fleming, the erack Canadian featherweight, in one, three or ten-round bouts at the Garden City Athletic Club Tuesday. Notice They’re new and = modish, A public meeting will be held smart, well tailored, worth three times the money, but we must /lonight in the Patlullo commit- clear them out and all of our )jtee rooms, The Mayor and other ladies’ suits go at the flat price|gentiemen interested in the of $10 when the big sale starts campaign will be present and on Thursday of this week at give addresses. Everybody turn Walliace’s. oul. Committee room, 2n@ Ave., near Bank of Commerce. D. H. Morrison is a_ practical man and should receive a place Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners. on the council board, 2tf| Phone 4. COMPARISON RATES IF AGREEMENT IS PASSED Prince Rupert Vancouver purchases from the government|it has ever been before, and I ask — and the G. T. P; The railroad|the people of Prince Rupert to is now. about to be completed, | endorse the administration, yet we are asked to now. take a}Which will continue to operate backward step instead of going}4long the same lines; to have forward. We are asked to do|faith in themselves and in the without any streets, sewers,’ future of this young ‘city, and water or light and telephone ex-|®0l to be unduly influenced by tensions for the sole purpose of|the pessimists, who would jeop- carrying out a city hydro-elec.|ardize both the credit and the 4ric generating plant. growth of ftiis city merely to It is not contended that the|carry out a hobby. city plant will give us chexper T. D. PATTULLO. My tel BGLOT |3 os 55s aba ek ea secbiane 7,000 150,000 EtG IDG + POLE toc ida ek vk ce 7c to 3%e ve Power Bates 6a ele debe 2c to ic 2c Above are average rates. — — — —— THE PASSING OF THE PRINCE RUPERT HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER AGREEMENT MEANS $150,000 to be spent jnside six months; $1,000,000 to be spent inside three years. FOR WHICH YOU ARE NOT TAXED ONE CENT. tn nt em — SIRE ETO Oe 4 * i é ¥ i %