The Daily News PRINCE RUPERT i Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper “co on * Phone 15 and 35 We Never Sleep PRINGE RUPERT AUTO Fl 4-107 Second Avenue | § M. H. LARGE al STOR Px. Siew ——————— ry NO. 88. . ———— ——— —— ee RUPERT, B. G, WE DNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1920. arge Sums for Prince Rupert PRICE FIVE CENTS ——— —_ ____ ____________, District City and om Go m0,000 for Buildings ' $80,000 for the Wharf ce to have Bridge and Usk a Heriy, while Other are Included in Grants Voted by Legislature | (Special to The News vis G6. T. P. Telegraphs.' ORIA, April 14.—A large sum of money is to be spent by the Provincial Government throughout the northern ntral districts of B. C. Prince Rupert will get new govern- wildings, and various sums toward other projects, all of Places ch Money to be Spent i in yernment will Pay One Third of Cost of New Public School and Special Grant to Hospital are specified in the detailed estimates brought down in mislature yesterday. Hon. T. D. Pattullo has been very t that his district must be fairly dealt with and, as a liberal grants have been made, which, it is thought, will acceptable to the people of northern and central British bia, i ivaec$ ‘se i dl » matter of the establishment of a b smelter, sampler or ore ing department has been before the cabinet and it has left for the member for the district to give his personal ion to this directly after the session when he visits his con- y, as he usually does at that time, respect to mining, a lump sum yote Is being carried in the Mes, out of which every situation in the north can be ly met. ; following are the chief amounts mentioned in the re- just brought down: trict vote for Prince Rupert, $64,000. #\..2 on account of new government bulldings, $100,000. ial grant for hospitals at Prince Rupert and Ocean Falls, ces rendered during influenza epidemic. nount to cover not less than one-third of cost of new public building in Prince Rupert. t toward Section Two bridge, $6,000. . - carried to meet construction and operation of a new at Usk, h improvement and extension of McBride Street wharf at t Rupert, $60,000. amount carried to the Skidegate-Queen Charlotte road. amount carried to begin construction of the Terrace bridge the Skeena River. amount will be carried in the conservation fund to reclaim v acres of land at Myers Lake, Queen Charlotte Islands, Hed further engineering investigations demonstrate the ility of the scheme, cunts are carried to meet the situations at Port Essington ort Simpson, pratt of a grant of $5,000,000 for a trunk road program a of years, northern British Columbia will receive D i Atlin district the vote is $38,000, e pinata district the amount set aside is $81,000. ort George district there is to be spent $80,000 this DSt9 jon this morning’s train by the Canadian Fish and Cold Stonage rn Co. This shipment comprises the AVE SHIPPED 67,000 pound catch of the James Carruthers which arrived in port HALIBUT EAST Monday evening. If the embargo is called off before the fish get east it will probably be sent to Nn Bou le by Chicago, There was some activity at the Fish Exchange this morning bid- \ding. for the catches .of several |‘small salmon boats that arrived during the night. The following was the result of the sale: Elk, 325 pounds reds and 25 pounds white, sold to the Cold Storage at 17 %%e for reds and 8c for whites. The Hazel sold 300 pounds to the Pacific Fisherjes at 17%c and 8c. The Mercy L., 1,200 Ibs.; First Place, 100 lbs., and Silver Spray, 200 Ibs., sold to the Pacific Fish- eries at 16,6¢ and 6c, —_— ght at Morning’ 8 Fish Cold torage and oy , the ‘Mbargo on fre yp ments Lo the 7 Count of the «x bsg in Chie; age > Were Shipped to ine ESTHOLM OL sh United Wwitch- three east ME | tneite CLARK Gl RLS” “ the Prete 5 ers Uerite Clark At the Prince Rupert General This Year ee = CAMERON HAS SEVERED HIS CONNECTION WITH CENTRAL LABOR UNION bD. 8. Cameron, at last night’s meeting of the Central Labor Council, submitted his resigna- tion as general secretary of the organization and stated at the same time that he was severing all further connection with the O. B. U. Before tendering his resigna- tion Mr. Cameron submitted a re- port which showed the One Big Union to be 635 strong in the OkKHRRO ERODE RRR RRR ER TO en HY RTRHEHE HD * PAYMENT TO BE * MADE NEXT WEEK * / stint * Word was brought from * Vancouver this morning * that under the terms of * settlement in the drydock * case, the first payment of * the $75,000 by Erb to * Mullen had to be made * within five days after the * share certificates arc de- * posited in escrow. As the * shares will be ¥ within a few days, the *® fim=st payment should be * made at the end of next * week. * The other payments are * spread over aterm of sixty * days. * ¥ * deposited RRA KEBRHSER HE NOT SCRAP RAINBOW OTTAWA, April 14.—The story to the effect that the naval de- partment had decided to scrap the cruiser Rainbow, now at Esqui- malt, is denied at naval headquar- Lees EXCITING DEMONSTRATION ~ BY IRISH STRIKERS BEFORE PRISON OF CONFINED MEN Bonar Law Admits in House of Commons Men Held Without Trial or Charges Laid against them as on former Occasion (Special to The News vis G.T.P, Telegrapns.) LONDON, April 14.—Many of the Irish prisoners, both at Mountjoy and in England are being held without charges having been preferred against them and without trial, it is admitted by Andrew Bonar Law, Government leader in the House of Commons. He declared that this fact had been stated many times and he should have thought the whole House would have recognized that under such conditions as existed in Ireland where murder was rife, it was necessary, if lives were to be protected, that people Prince Rupert district. ters here. be arrested on suspicion. Tragic Drowning of Prince Rupert Man E. P. Gingras, Assistant Public Works Engineer, Fell Overboard from. Launch Dixie Rupert near Alice Arm Yesterday The tragic drowning occurred yesterday afternoon two o nyles from Alice Arm of E. P. Gingras, assistant district public works engineer, who fell overboard presumably in a fainting spell from the launch Dixie Rupert on which he was making a@ district tour in connection with his departmental duties. Mr. Gingras left Prince Rupert on Monday morning on the.trip and the party was expected back this morning. The news, which came by wire from Alice Arm to the Department of Public Works and the pro- vincial police is a shock to everyone, as Mr. Gingras was an old highly respected : and well liked. Mr. Gingras was unmarried PLACE BIC TAX and about 42 years of age. He! had been connected with the De- ON RACE MEETS partment of Public Wonks for the | last 1% years and came to Prince : itupert in 1912 as assistant eNgi-| gptapio Government Expects to neer. During the war and for | Net $750,000 This Year some period after, Mr, Gingras was acting engineer and carried From Gambling. on the work of the department | here practically single handed. He is suryived by-a mother and! sister who reside in Ottawa, as well as a brother in that city who is connected with the laboratory department of the Federal Gov- ernment. Another brother, who practises medicine, resides in the | city of Montreal, Mr. Gingras was timer and was ¢Special via G.T.P, relégraphs.) TORONTO, April °14.—An noumcement of the placing of a tax, estimated to yield $750,000 this year on the race tracks of the province, was a feature of the budget speech by Hon. Peter Smith, the provincial treasurer. “Some. people have felt that the a member of the Roman Catholic | Government should not allow . a ‘. Church and also belonged to two) gambling on the race tracks, clubs in the city, the Wanderers | seid me eet eee and the Prince Rupert. He re-! 'n reasons we 'e goings sided at the Immigration Building low it to go on this year and we on das EET eoah lare going to charge half-mile on the Grand Trunk wharf. liracks $6,000 a day and_ mile Refused Vacation. | tracks $10,000 a day. Chief Engineer Doncaster, WhO) Increases in succession duties recently arrived in the cily to! and corporation taxes will also take charge of the local oflice,) .well the revenue, Hon, Mr| Smith when seen by the News this morn- stated. ing stated that Mr. Gingras was | Mee ee Sa aaa “ariuous SAILING DATES ¢ DATES OF | duties of the department which; G.T.P. STEAMSHIPS he had carried on alone. About The 8.8. “Prince Rupert” will ten days ago he fainted in the office and at that time Mr. Dgn- ' caster had insjsted that he ‘take a/ eave Prince Rupert on Wednes- vacation. Mr. Gingras had re! 8Y midnight for, Anyox and . til the work of Stewart and returning will sail fuged. tarvo Wale ep t from Prince Rupert for all points g south at 8 o'clock Friday morn- the department for the present year was complete, He wa ipa as tier e Local passengers will board amer Friday morning. commissioned on the trip north ipa , ’ hange might 5% in fhe hope. that e ¢ . . The 8.8. “Prince Albert’ will sail at 8 o'clock on Thursday give him temporary benefit. | morning for all points on both Naturally, Mr. Doncasfer feels the | / d assistant very loss of a wees & | northern and southern Queen Charlotte Islands. 88 keenly. Word has been sent to | the provincial police at Alice Arm spare no efforts towards te- ae Launeh “Alice B,” Phone 41. *Onged by omedy, Hospital on April 13th, a son was Can a Mistake” ¢/born to Mr. and Mrs. Sakamoto, ® Arana Tata, of Balmoral cannery. rene, “werwenew| 8. C, Undertakers, Phone 41. covering the body. WERE MARRIED THIS MORNING Richard Moore, Well Known Busi- ness Man, Weds Miss Marion B. Morrissey. At thé Church of Annunciation at nine o'clock this morning the’ marriage was solemnized of Rich- | ard Edward Moore, manager of P. Burns & Co., Ltd., and son of the late Richard P. Moore and Mrs. Ellen Moore, of Bangor, Maine, to Miss Marion Blanche Morrissey, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Morrissey, 539 Sixth Avenue West. The church was beautifully decorated with Easter lilies and other floral adornments and the ceremony was performed by Right Reverend Bishop Bunoz, assisted by Rev. Father McGrath and Rev. Father Wolfe. The bride, who looked most charming, entered the church on her father’s arm as Lohengrin’s Wedding March was being play- ed at the organ, was handsomely gowned in ivory satin with an overdress of georgette and silk lace handsomely embroidered with pearls, and wearing a bridal veil. The bridespaids were the Misses Hazel Morency and Blanche Cur- tin. Miss Morency wore an orchid colored goWt trimmed with geor- gette, with a black lace hat and silver streamers. Miss Curtin was gowned in Nile green and silver trimmings anda black tulle hat. Bride and bridesmaids all carried heautiful bouquets. E. Cc. Gibbons groomsman. Taking part in the vocal music officiated as were 8. J. Roberts and Joseph Couture, who sang delightful solos. Reception. After the ceremony a reception was held in St. Joseph's Convent where an elaborate wedding breakfast was served. Mr, and Mrs. Moore left on this morning's train for a honeymoon trip to Ed- monton, Calgary and Southern Coast cities and on their return will reside in the Besnern Apart- ments. The bride travelled in a navy blue suit with hat to match. The bridegroom is a popular member of the yeunger business community of this city and over a year ago was promoted to the managership of the local branch | of P. Burns & Co., Ltd. He has, lived in the city for many years and has acquired a host of well wishing friends who took a great interest in the wedding. ,The bride is no less popular, having resided with her parents here ‘since the early days. She has} been, until recently, on the staff of the Canadian Bank of Com: merce and is the centre of a wide This had been done before, when Ireland was in a similar state, Mr. Sonar Law pointed out, and the Government had no intention, he said of altering the practice. Referting to the hunger strikes Bonar Law said all would great- ly deplore death by these people by committing suicide. In these circumstances, however, to give the impression that political ac- tion in the House of Commons mieht alter the decision of the | Government was likely to increase the danger, he declared. DUBLIN, April 14.—The gen- eral strike in Ireland as a protest at the treatment of political pris- oners, who are on a hunger strike in Mount Joy Prison went into effect amid tumultuous scénes in the vicinity of the prison. The crowd outside the prison grew until it comprised 20,000 persons, among whom threatening demon- strations occurred. Three tanks and several ar- mored cars, with a large force of police and military, were stationed about the structure. It was announced by the lead- ers of the strike that it Would con- tinue, until the prisoners were re- leased. Two Released. Two of the prisoners in Mount Joy have’ been released because the military authorities decided not to prosecute them. One of them was a hunger striker but it was officially declared that this was merely incidental and doés not affect the original situation. ‘Theo executive of the Irish Trades,Union Congress has issued an appeal to the workers of Great Britain urging “if they have the spirit of free men, let them prove it by resolutely supporting the Irish workers.” 100,000 Men Out. CHICAGO, April 14.—More than 100,000 men are out of work at Columbus, Ohio, owing to the railway strike. in the state is closed. LABORERS’ UNION —- Decision Was Made by Trades and Labor Council to Form One Last Night. At the meeting of the Trades and Labor Council last evening it was decided to form a laborers’ union in connection with the or- ganization. Steps are now being taken to this end. Special Cash Prices Balance of this Month Barrie’s Furniture Store cirele of friends, Every coal mine. ’ be 1 ae