THE DAILY NEws NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Daily and Weekly Guaranteed Largest Circulation i, F. MeRAR, EDTTOR AND MANAGER HEAD OFFICE Daily News Building, 3rd Ave, Prince Rupert, B.C. TRANSIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING—50 cents per inch. rates on application. DAILY EDITION EDITO It is quite a natural question to ask, the urer has reduced his staff by one-half, if it possible to have since city treas- not be of the other departments in the City Hall reduced? The first thing that oecurs to one is that there is an would some expensive engineering staff employed without any se- rious undertaking in that line on hand, Since the completion of the hydro-electric there does not seem to be anything to do that net low-priced man could Why, there- fore, keep the present expen- sives staff? The there ever was for securing a high-priced man was because of the big projects the city had on hand. These are now all completed or held in abeyance. The people will therefore ex- pect the staff to be reduced to a minimum. Quick, march. i a In considering the changes made in the City Hall, it is to be hoped that wherever possi- ble length of service and faith- fulness to the city will be con- sidered. The head of the de partment, who is held respon- sible for its efficiency, must of course have the service of good men, a accomplish. only excuse At the same time, un- less there is a wide deviation in their ability, the old hands have the first claim. It is only through the recognition of se- niority promotion that good Telephone 98. Contract Ee —_ [Mi hoacan. It was declared that R I A L S the eclericals had headed an up rising, Several similar uprisings ee - jot the people against alleged cor | the past everybody sat back | fseation and desceration of | and waited for the revolution|Chureh property have been re which the opening of the road ported from several points in was to effect. If any magic Southwestern Mexico. had been in store for that | Sores of the peneeeee od event the coming of the war,5°" 4 Naco, Sonora, fired five has certainly disposed of it for | bullets into the body of Lutiano the present. The miraculous | Pere?, a deserter, after he had crossed the American border in having failed, we now turn to the practical and find that po- tent forces lie about us that will make a great city These forces, They will never move of themselves. Prince Rupert. however, are passive. They must be acted upon by Boats and “dd and sent out to reap the rich harvest of the seas. eS But the business must ceive the fostering care of our governments. human ingenuity. nets and men must be secure re- If the men en- gaged in this business find-that impediments and lie in their way that those in authority care nothing about it their en- thusiasm will wax cold. The governments must assist. | The people of Prince Rupert) must keep hammering at their doors till they are compelled to give way. This must be made a free bait port. It must be arranged, too, so that the independent American fisher- man ean dispose of his fish right here and get his cheque in The city will have to find facilities for these soon exchange, men who go down to the seas men can be induced to the city. serve o 2 It would appear that the city has at last woke up to the fact that the fish business is to be the backbone of this eity. In are so safe, so certain, and prompt in their beneficial action. They tone the stomach, stim- ulate the liver, regulate the bowels. By cleansing the syste and purifying the 4 Mooc "they prove that they Are Worth A Guinea a Box Directions of special value with every box. Sold everywhere, In boxes, 25 cents. in ships. When we have made for them to trade with harvest both of us. it easy will for Lead on, Macduff! us the come ONE HONEST MAN. Scammon, Kan., Nov. 23.—Last winter Thomas B. Evans, late postmaster of Seammons, found that his books showed him in- debted to the government for nearly $1,000. Worry over the discovery made him ill and is said to have caused his death. He blamed himself for the discrep- ancy in his books, not being an accountant, Evans, saying noth- ing to his family, began making up the shortage and at the time of his death had done. He died believing he owed the government the money. Auditors of the post- office department checking through the books discovered an error and found that Evans did not the government any- thing. Mrs. Evans has just re- ceived a check for $920.24 from the the amount Evans made sacrifies to pay. owe department, A recently patented merry-go- round revolves and travels later- ally as it floats on a small body of water, controlled by an over- of} | MEXICAN GENERAL THE DAILY NEWS. ‘PREMIER OF NEW EXECUTES PRIESTS BRUNSWICK IS FOUND Four Put to Death Because They Headed a Revolt in State of Michoacan. mI Nov, 24.—A jbulletin from Guadalajara receis ed here today said that four Cath | Paso, military olie priests had been executed by GEER Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1044.) order of General Joachim Amara, military governor in the State of an effort | jviee as a soldier. ously wounded and was treated by jthe American soldiers. | The Maytorena jtinued firing upon the Naco de- forces con- fences, but seemed to have with- drawn the greater part of their the command. iforces farther away from ’ Hill, said town. General | ire the garrison, from Aguas Prieta would attaek Maytorena from the rear. Another Mexican was shot last night while on the American side All told, twen- a force of the boundary. jty-seven persons have been wounded by stray bullets. Nine were American cavalrymen on border duty, two of whom died. Four were American civilians and the others Mexican men and women refugees. One woman died of wounds yesterday. The inventor of the best ma- for pulling beets will chine and topping a £10,000 prize early next year by - sugar be awarded a Colorado sugar company. and con- a Resembling trolled a pistol by a trigger is new pneumatic tool for cleaning dirt from inaccessible parts of ma- chinery. GUARANTEED American Silk HOSIERY - We Want You to Know These Hose They stood the test when all others failed. They give real foot comfort. They have no seams to rip. They never beeome loose and baggy as the shape is knit in. not pressed in. 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A. head cable. to escape further ser-| He was seri-| GUILTY OF GRAFT | Continued From Page One. this act of compulsion which has lee charged against him,” The report says also on this head: “What might rightly be \ onsidered compulsion under one set of circumstances might by no neans constitute or give rise to it under other circumstances and, it therefore, is that while there was no threat or menace in the conversation (between Flemming and Kennedy), we have no hes! tation in believing that the ¢ pulsion undoubtedly existed, tak ing its rise primarily from the fact that Mr. Flemming was the premier of the province, and Mr Kennedy was a contractor in the building of this work in ques tion.” Different Swearing. | In other words, the Premier of [New Brunswick “shook down” the The Hon. H. F. Me- Leod swore one way and Seott & contractors. Kelly, the contractors, swore an- other way in regard to the pay- to MeLeod; finds that they cannot Mr. McLeod's that the charge has been proved find Mr. Me- ments the commis- sion say, as against denial and therefore they Leod not guilty. The Sr ed from the Provincial commission finds that of the $350,000 borrow- by Gould and his associates Trust Com- pany did not go into the railway and must not be charged against They refer to $107,- 000 of other charges as improper. the bonds. It finds that the 10 per cent whieh the construction eompany was getting from the railway company was an improper trans- action. Payments say as $1,000 to the -Predericton Gleaner and £3,000 to Winslow are stamped by the without justifieation Many preliminary fees to solicitors are commission as or excuse. also condemned. In a statement issued, Premier to the finding “ernel and unjust,” intimates Flemming refers as he will remain in office and the Legislature and suggests the re- payment of a portion of the tim- ber graft to the limit holders. Prohibition Takes Effect in Czar’s Domains and No Strong Liquor Is Obtainable. Nov. 18.—There prohibition in Russia today, pro- hibition which means that not another drop of vodka, whiskey, brandy, gin or any other strong liquor is obtainable from one end to the other of a territory popu- lated by 150,000,000 people, and covering one-sixth of the habit- able globe. Petrograd, is The story of how strong drink has been utterly banished from the Russian Empire was related by Michael Demitrovitch Teheli- sheff, the man directly responsi. ble for putting an end to Rus- sias great viee, the vodka habit, What is claimed to be the long- est electrical transmission line in the world, conveying 10,000 horsepower about 400 miles, has been put in operation in Califor- nia, BY GOLLY - “THAT ONES ON THE BLINK - = AND SO (S THAT ONE ! Meni Scoop Hasn’t Lost All BO55-IM DEAF -LOST MY SENSE OF HEARING IN BOTH EARS -HOw TH Dooce. CAN © TELL WHEN HOW THE KAISER URGES HIS TROOPS 24. issued London, Nov \ character- istic order by Emperor William upon to his troops has been soldier It a German hast found wounded in Prussia, is as follows: “Dear Faithful You have not forgotten the day when Soldiers, lerafty, barbarous Hussia, having to attack peaceful Fatherland, lsecretly prepared our fair and mobilized her troops and moved toward our frontier. That same I, fulfillment of my and prompted by the best inter- of the conjunction with my government, day in duty Jests country, decided, in Ito defend our land to the last ldrop of our blood. “With this defensive purpose I was compelled to move my val- orous troops into France, which, as an ally of Russia, was prepar ing to strike a blow at us on ovr western frontier. “Thanks to the valor of my be. roes, France has been severely punished, and Belgium, which in- terfered with our attack, has been added to the of Germany. glorious provinces From the course of military events you know that the punitive expedition into Russia has also been a brilliant su@ress. “But, requital although we obtained for the affronted patriotism of Germany, we must now turn to the new task of pro- tecting our hearths, which mori- bund France and barbarous Rus. te attack. Henceforward military operations sia are making ready will take another form, whieh wiil intelligible to dear, valiant soldiers. “My heroes, that hour of trial has for you the whole of Germany. soon be vou, my now come and for It is nee- essary to concentrate our ener- gies on the repulse of our en- emies, for otherwise Germany will be transformed from a mag- nifleent free country into an en. slaved, degraded province of Rus- sia and France. “If Germany is dear to you, if your families are dear to you, if your culture, your faith, your na- tion, your Emperor, are dear to you will offer the worthy resistance. “Not country; you, enemy one step backward into our remember, behind us, destruction is threatening, and it is only before us that our happiness lies. “For forward, your country, my for glory, dear, my faithful friends.” COL. VON REUTER DEAD, SAYS REPORT TO PARIS Paris, Nov. 24.—A dispatch re- ceived here from Montpelier re- lates that a letter reaching there from Beziers reports the death of Colonel Von Reuter, the Ger- man officer who in the who was Zabern affair. A the colonel-on a stretcher declares that he was se- riously by a bayonet thrust in a fight in Alsace. coneerned priest earried wounded “European Countries Contam- inated With Choler,’ says a war item in a newspaper. Even a mis- print sometimes tells the truth. An atomizer for perfumery small enough to be carried in a pocket book is @ novelly from Pu- rope. 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