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Formerty” The Prince Rupert Optimist

PRINCE RurERt, B. C., THURSDAY, MAY

os VETO BILL PASSES

4, 1911.

 

Prince

 

City of Seattle.....0......... Saturday

State of

NEXT MAILS
For Nort

For Sours
i Eee Friday, 8 a.m.
valifornia...... Friday, 9 a.m.

 

 

PRICE FIVE CENTS

HOUSE OF COMMONS

 

WILL RECOMMEND THAT
DRILL HALL BE BUILT

| Wadmore, Commanding Military District of Brit-

ish Columbia Makes Welcome Announcement
Congratulates Earl Grey’s Rifles on Serres
Their Efficiency and Showing

goes without saying that as

aading officer of this dsitrict! gether talking military matters.

Ido a
the
ild a good armory and drill

!l in my power to per.

Dominion Government
Such a

Prince Rupert.

ming is badly needed here and
come quickly
ilitary
med by

‘olonel

any degree
efficiency. is to be
Earl Grey's Rifles,”
Wadmere, district
E commanding Military
Yo. 11, which
Fof British

here

dis-
covers the
who
the
of making an official in

mn of Earl Grey's Rifles

Columbia,

yesterday for

nc! Wadmore
mt last
y the

sper ted the
night in the drill
through all
the

men put

ious drills and gave
talk on military matters
the

the

rged particularly rer

of discipline and value
knowledge of
the

regiment

Soldier of a
ing.
under

Realizing con-
the

rking the colo: e!

which
con idered

. «
mis not much for

He

on having a bvaly of men of

room com

sogratulate’ Captain
Rhine physique under his com
oe
the
t; in Stork addressed
mg them to heed what
M had said and’ poiating
Mo attain the
the rank and file not
Moflicers He expressed,
Bpehalf of self and the

Bent, tie e felt through

conclusion of the parade
his men
the
out
efficiency rested
with
lorie
him
pleasur
the

omcer al

isit of the
“i t_ast night s parade closes
ills
.

mes JUOTNING

Beted the

for the seasoi

| Wadmore

ind equipment

Colont
irms
c regime t and also of the
company with

ant Mc

s\ssociation ii
Stork and Lieute:
tie and Agnew
e colonel was mucn interested
7 ffolor Leek

Sergeant (CGreorge

|spected the rifle ranges across the

lof J

gress
|!

land

A NEW MODERATOR

TO VETO THE
_ PEER’S POWER

Bill Passes Committee of the
British House

OPPOSITION VANISHED

(Canadian Press Dispatch)
Vancouver, May 4.--At the op-
ening of the synod of the Presby
terian church here last night Rey.
J. S. Henderson of New West-
minster was unanimously chosen
as moderator of British Columbia

BASEBALL SCORES |

onset ctl

 

 

Even Mr. Balfour Offered no
Opposition to the Preamble—
Its Adoption by the House Is
Almost Certainty.

the visitor in- falas bom

/All Games Off on Account of

Rain

they spent a little time to-

 

This afternoon
(Canadian Press Dispatch)
May 4—The Parlia-
the bill to veto the
the House of Lords—
was passed by a committee of
the the House of Coia-
IS ALARMED mous today. The refusal of Mr.
Balfour to vote against the pre-
5 amble removed any danger that
Danger of Oriental Invasion | might have been apprehended from
Seriously Feared a of the Laborites against
the preamble. Unionist opposi-
have faded away
The adoption of the
House is practcially

harbor in company with the officers! London,

Bill

power of

arl Grey's Rifles.

AUSTRALIA

ment
(Canadian Press Dispatch)

All baseball games were post-
poned yesterday on account of
raiz:—North Western League Spe-
cial.

whole of

National League
Boston 4, Philadelphia 3.
Chicago 8, Cincinnati 2.
New York 3, Brooklyn 0.
Pittsburg 8, St. Louis 4.

American League
Cleveland 8, Chicago 7.
Philadelphia 13, New York 4.
Detroit 5, St. Louis 2.
Washington 8, Boston 6.

Pacific Coast League
Sacramento 1, Oakland 9.
‘Frisco 4.

revolt

NAVY NONE TOO SOON

tion seems to
completely.
Bill the

certain.

Hon. Frank Wilson, Premier of
Western Australia, Makes a
Statement at Vancouver on
His Way to Coronation.

by

Glad Tidings
Alderman Hilditch
enough to sit up in bed yesterday,
Australia|}He will be the
possibility of
The fact

 

was strong
Canadian Press Dispatch)
May 4

the

Vancouver, plz aced on con-

certainly fears

ar Orier tal

Los Angeles 9,

 

WiVasion.

BY LEAPS |
AND BOUNDS

Population of Coast Cities
Keeps Increasing

| omeaiaaapall

VANCOUVER 145,000 NOW

Twenty Thousand Better Than
| Last Year's Increase Accord-
i ing to Directory Co.'s Enum-

erators. Good Omen for Prin

| ce Rupert.

(Canadian Press Dispatch)

Vancouver, May 4.-—Accerding
to the directory companies’ enum-
erators the population of Vaincou-
ver is 1.ow 145,000 an increase of
twenty thousand over last year’s
figures. Jjdications are ix: favor
of a_ still greater increase this
season, which will be partly shown
by the census figures when the?
are published.

UNIONIST RETURNED

|
|

(“anadian Press Dispatch)
London, May 4.—L. O. Amery,
Unionist, was returned unopposed
|for South Birmingham today. The
|seat previously was held by Vis-
Ai Morpeth, a Unionist.

 

 

|’ valescent list in a few days.
|

was clearly

Frank Wilson
Australia,
night

expressed by Hon.

on
Coronation
peaple Australia, }

. io " eee AND EMPLOY A
movement towards

an Australian

begun a

his way to the

Unless we
we shall
‘The
the
Navy

sooi) It is a

defence

construction of

has not day too

very necessary

movement. So also, is the move- |

ment on foot now to have com-

pulsory military service in Aus-

tralia.”

Mine and Want a Locati

a site for a twoloughly investigate the mine and
|

“HANDS OFF’

To look

for
Car Press Dispatel

Phe United
policy o
seek ti Of

prominent

radiar
|with a view to large development.
Already

extensive

but

and have a weekly
that is
that a

thousand men,
$42,000

Baltimore, May 4

payroll of one development on a_ less

the

states 1s Wiopung a
will
domains or

Phis
resident
the

Hands of" and not things party of scale is being carried on,

men now | the intention is to

district. It

extend its acquire miung are

this ‘for the getting out of enough ore
that

pert itself may be selected as the| handling at

itory. looking for ia

™

statement
Taft
Opening
Con-

foreign fork
to keep a smelting plant going,
least two thousand

was mace by in |is quite possible, Prince Ru-
ch tod

Phird Nation

his
of the

spe y on

coking facilities can be| toas per day.
The party is headed by} A important

ibe settled is the location of the

il Peace site, if

arranged. most

Mr. J. P. Graves, presidert of

 

JR BENEFIT OF SETTLERS
WILL EXPLORE INTERIOR

ssrs. Weir and White, Two Agricu!tural and Horti-
cultural Experts, Engaged by F. C. Govern-
ment to Gather Va!uable /nforma-
tion-—-A Lon» Journey

|
y boat to Hazelton from here,

back

sd down with provisions, tents

from there on horse

through
the

and charts to ride

treds of square miles of
ior country as representatives
of |

purpose

Government
the
eacquiring particle of
ble information the agri- |
ral and horticultural possi-
the country through
will travel E. A.
W. White, two young
Ontario Agri-
will

the Provincial
fish Columbia for
every

on

fies of
h_ they
rand E.

erts

from the

| conventionality

interior

 

iral College, at Guelph,

ve here early next week, They
ved here
1 arrival at Hazelton,
pt Agent Ellison will
ies ready the experts to
their journey that will
be completed until next fall,
from the

yesterday,

Goveri-
have |
for
t on

1 they will emerge
several months’
hearts longing

civilization and

with
beard,
back to

BGeriess
Wth of
Peet

!
j undergrowth

jlearn of

Consolidated Miaing|smelter. For this Mr.

Phoeaix |W. A.

and is] party.

the Granby

and

purpose
Power Company of

and Forks, B. C.,
visiting the Hidden Creek Mine on
Bay. The Com- | with

holds option this | of the
lof th:

bers of

Grand He will consider the merits |

100S8e Granby view to the establishment

an on plant, and also the merits

mine with the other mem-
the party.

pany
valuable copper-gold

80

low-grade

property covering about per

cent of the property and

half

repre- Prince Rupert's Position

|

|

senting nearly a million dol-| ; ;

' t | Possibly Prince Rupert may have

lars. ‘Lhe present visit is one of aS ae

| pee : : eo | Mu interview
sp the Daily

Graves stated

smelter In an

‘ . ix , YT < } » )
warding the taking over of ‘nell cially granted  t

Ms Jl
»perty and its extensive develop- |‘ J
ae initely that Prince Rupert was

| being considered with this in view
ln much
depends upon the supply of coke,
and the coal prospects about Prince

investigation with a view to

infor
Ws,

but vith
!

will be lished by |?!
{ pri _jment to haadle a large out-put.

the government and he of priceless |
the Qualified Men

| Accompanvit Mr. ¢ ives are
IMr. FM. Silvester, assista
Mr. W. A Wiiliame

j
4

mation that

worth to intending settlers m4 Highly establishing a smelter
country,
Where They Will Go
Their itinerary will take them
up to the Kispiox Valley into the smelter superintendert, Mr.
lakes in the| Williams, consulting engineer, ri
vast hinterland, down through|Mr. O. B. Smith, Jr., miuing
the Bulkley Valley and up and |superintendent of the Granby Co.,
3 F Mr. B. Lawrence, mining}:
New York, and Mr.
Rogers the well-known
man of this coast, who
plants and {retains his interest in the Hidden
will be Creek property which he purchased
interviewed to/along with Mr. Hodgins from the |
conditions | original locators of the mine-pros-
pect. Mr, Rogers has a_ vast
be grown on the soil will be found | experience of mining matters in
H have | these districts, having operated
huts |on the Alaska Coast for years, and
nter- lhis advice regarding this property
is valuable,
Thorough Investigation

CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 The party of experts will

| manager, Rupert are being therefore con-
sidered.

“In the event of our deciding
ito establish our plant in Prince
| Rupert," remarked Mr. Graves,
‘we should aim at handling not
oaly the output of ore from our
own Hidden Creek mine, but also
copper, gold, and silver ores from
other properties throughout the
district. We should handle prob-
ably four thousand tons a day at
least. On this basis the smelting
of low-grade ore pays best as we
have found at Grand Forks.

districts of several

stretch of | also

the | engineer,

down and across the
rich country each side of
G. T. P. main line. Soils and |M. UK.
subsoils will be tested, wild flowers’ mining
and trees will be noted,
examined,
will be
the climatic

of the district. What

settlers
crops can

who

log
uncultivated hi
every thing

out from the Indians

te Two Thousand Employees
VOC

here for
in the wild

land. In

years ti\
“About a thousand men are
required to handle a two thousand

short, that)

 

+hor-

more for a plant of double that’

prepare |

question to}

Williams accompanies the |

|
of various places along the coast}

 

<=" WILL BUILD BIG SMELTER

THOUSAND

President J. P. Graves of Granby ay Smellind Co., With Party of
Officials Arrived in the City Yesterday to Look Over
the Ground---Interested in Hidden Creek

on

| capacity. At an average wage

thousand toa smelter to employ a|the whole conditions of the district |rate of $3.50 per man per day, the |

.ay-roll would come
day or $42,000 per week.

to $7000 per |

“You must understand of course,
that the visit is
linvestigation for the
reporting to the Granby Company's
|offices at New York. A scheme
| of development involving such
la large outlay must of course be

present

|well considered.

Prince Rupert Looks Seed
“But I may say that am

immensely impressed with ce won-

derful waterways leading to Prince

| Rupert, seriously

sidering the advantages of Prince

and am con-

smelter-product right through to
Boston and New York.
stand that by the

sea to sea, This is exactly what)
it takes via Seattie,
time
is saved the Prince Rupert
route.

by

in insurance, etc., is an important
consideration, and one which very
materially affects all plans for the
development on a large scale of |
this Hidden Creek property.”

Party Now at Mine

Graves and his party ar-
rived by the Prince Rupert yes-
terday, and left last night by
steamer for Naas Harbor to pro-
ceed by launch tug
boat to Goose Bay and the Hiddea
Creek. Mr. Graves will remain

Mr.

thence or

one of |

purpose of |

I under- |
Grand Trunk |
Pacific it will take only five days}
to transfer the consignment from |

taken in shipping to Seattle}
jfor the 18th of May, with an|
This in view of economies |

 

there for three or four days, and
the others of the party for longer
periods. Their reports when pre-
pared will be forwarded to New
York, and development work will

 

the principals of the Granby Co.

SEATTLE FOLK

There appears to be some sore
feeling down in Seattle about the
visit to Prince Rupert of Mr. R-
H. Thomson, city engineer of
Seattle, to consult with Colonel
Davis on the waterworks plans.
The Seattle Times of last Sunday
has two big seven column head-
lines across the top of the front
page which read: ‘‘Thomson Again
Picks Easy Money” ard ‘City
Engineer Doing Work For Other
Cities.”

The apparent vitrolic article in
the Times reads as follows:

Reginald H. Thomson, city en-
gineer, drawing a salary of $7,000
a year, will return to Seattle next
Wednesday with $2,500 paid to him
by the city of Prince Rupert for
three days’ work in reviewing
plans already prepared by the
local engineer for a new water
system in that city. For a period
of nearly two weeks Seattle has
been without the services of an

jengineer other than can be pro-

vided by assistants, and not in
many instances satisfactory for
the reason that Thomson holds
the master key in many districts
where people insist that there
should be immediate action
improvements where delays have
been frequent and of long standing.

on

Thomson is supposed to have
gone to British Columbia on a
leave-of-absence granted by Mayor
George W. Dilling and authorized
by the street committee of the city
council, of which Councilman J. A.
Goddard is chairman. Yesterday
afternoon Goddard denied all know
ledge of the alleged leave-of-ab-
declared that his committee
jhad not authorized it, and that
lif Thomson has remained away
from Seattle for ten days it was

 

| sence;

| without any authority coming frem
}any member of the council or from
jany committee,

This leaves Mayor Dilling res-
ponsible for the leave, and Goddard

ARE SORE

WITH ENGINEER THOMSON

It is All Over His Prince uidne. Kiipert Trip— Sunday Times
Accuses Him of Going to ‘‘Foreign Countries”
to Pick ‘‘Easy Money’’—Came With-
out Leave of Absence

insists that he should bear the
burden rather than the committee
of which he is the head.

Denying the report that Thom-
son had been given authority or
even sanction for a leave by the
street and sewer committee, God-
dard said:

“Ten days ago when members
of the council went to the Cedar
River watershed on a tour of in-
spection, Thomson talked to me
on the way up on the train. He
explained to me that he had been
invited to go to Prince: Rupert to
pass on plans fer the iastallation
of a water system, ioculding a new
dam, and that he would be paid
$2,500 for the trip. He explained
that he needed the money for the
reasor that he had been required
of late to pay heavy regrade and
other assessments.

“Following this explanation he
told me that Priace Rupert officials
had proposed an entirely new dam
construction that might give him
an opportunity to iearn detuils
of value to Seattle. Alorg these
lines he explained that he would
take enough Seattle work along
to keep him busy on the four days
required to reach Prince Rupert
and the four days on the return,
with the suggestion that he would,
while in that city, obtain copies
of the propsed plans for the water-
works system which might be of
value to the city of Seattle in
plan for extensions. I did
not agree to the plan; just listened,

its

 

 

and when Mayor Diiling makes
| the Statement that the street
commitiee agreed to ihe ieave
for the engineer he is making an
assertion that is not true.

I did listen to Thomson, gave
indication of what attitude
the committee would take in grant-
ing a leave to go to a foreign
country, and the statement that
my committee had agreed to it
was entirely wrong.”

no

 

 

HOUSE MAY ADJOURN TILL

Conference All This

AFTER THE CORONATION

| Rupert as a terminus of the Grand

Trunk Transcontinental line, with| Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Hon. Mr. Borden in Close
a view to the shipping of ore aad |

Morning—Rumored

That An Arrangement to Adjourn
Till Fall Will be Made

(Canadian Press Dispatch)

Ottawa, May 4—The air is

| thick
thick with rumors this morning, |
therefore the | S|

about prorogation being arranged

extra session to be called in, Sep- |
tember to complete the work of |
the House.

It is learned that no such |
agreement has been made, though
only such an agreement can break
the present dead-lovk. Sir Wilfrid |
Hon, Mr. Borden |

were in conference all the morning, !

Laurier and

and will submit the results

their labors to their respective
The
proposition it is understood relates
to a proposed adjournment,
to a prorogation. The feeling of
the rank and file on both sides
is against an adjournment, though

caucuses later in the day.

ton smelter, and correspondingly | speedily follow their approval by |both favor prorogation.

It is stated that the Premiers

rot | Wreckage

jintends to sail on May 12th to
lattead

the Coronation, even at
|the risk of postponing the recip-

rocity agreement for another ses-

; Sion.

LOST WITH ALL HANDS

No Survivors Traced of Steamer
Yongala

(Canadian Press Dispatch)
Vancouver, May 4.—No trace
1as been found of any survivor

of jof the steamer Yongala which went

down in a gale off the Queensiand
coast recently, There were 141

passengers and crew on board,

was found indicating
that a -lisaster had taken place,
but advices brought by the 5. S.
Zealandia last night state that not
a single survivor has been found

ithough search has been made,

va Sete