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Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist
VOL. IL NO. 110 Prince Rupert, B.C.. WEDNespay, May 17, 191. tS i eae

 

 

LLOYD-GEORGE TELLS
HOW THE MONEY GOES

Liberals Have Paid Off $130, 000, 000 toon the National Debt in
Three Years---Have Inaugurated Old Age Pensions, |:.creas-

ed the Navy, the

Civil Service, and Will Pay the Members of

the British House---Million and a Half for Coronation

London, May 17.--An_inter-

statement was made in the

sting
suse of Commons last night by

Ir. Lloyd-George showing how

1e increased expenditure of $38,-|

50,000 in the Budget is made up.
Where the Money Goes

the civil

\dditions to the navy,

rvice, and the old age pensions
heme accounted for the greater
prtion of the increased expendi-
re, while the proposed payment |

lof members will absorb $1,250,000.|during the three years his
tenure of office paid off $150,000,-
000 from the National Debt. But
Libcrals came into office
had reduced it by $350,000, -

= Coronation festivities will cost
| another $1,500,000.

| nce 2
Claims a Triumph rs the
} they
| Mr. Lloyd-George declared that 000

| the fiscal system had passed throu-}

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BASEBALL SCORES :

Northwestern League
Vancouver 10,
Tacoma 1, Victoria 0.
Spokane, called in fifth inning.

No score. Raining.
American League
St. Louis 4. Washington 0.
Cleveland 2, New York 1.
Chicago 6, Philadelphia 1.
Detroit 7, Boston 6.
National League
St. Louis 8, New York 6.
Cincinnati 11, Philadlephia 4.
Brooklyn 3, Chicago 2
Pittsburg 11, Boston 7
Pacific Coast League
Oakland 11, San Francisco 6.
Vernon 5, Los Angeles 2.

Seattle 0

 

Outlook is Good

He declared the outlook is good. |
the}

gh
exceptional strain with lustre.

a period of great stress and |

He |
; ; |
claimed a triumph for the system. | Prospects were

hopeful, and

In addition to what they had done | trade of the country excellent. |
done for the people to relieve | He estimated the revenue for the
the pressure of want, they had! current year at $980,580,000

;

 

IFT FOR HEALTH OFFICER

ew Westminster Re-imburses
Him for Loss of Practice

Ow the prevalence of
New West-
during the two last months,

Dr had

te his entire to city

g to
ntagious diseases in
e health officer, Jones,
time
ties and neglect his private
itn
As a-recognition of his services,
the

le city council voted him

“| to save doctor from loss
a gift

S500

IREE TRAWLERS COMING

r Geo. Doughty is Sending
hree Boats from Grimsby

ihe 1 fleet will

be augmented

orthern fishing

by three big

trawlers which Sir Geo,

yughty the wealthy English fish

ron, is having outfitted at Grims-
ervice in these waters

Bt is intention of

the

said to be the
to
ss. He

herring

whaling
the

enter

(,eorge
Siri

will investigate

Stal industry shortly,
the idea in mind of also en-
that He
interested in fisheries in

the North
rates many ships out of Grims-

Into business.

rgely
ind

nd and Sea,

account

ir George Doughty was a mem-

of the party, headed by Presi-

t Hays and other Grand Trunk}
l Ru- |

visited Prince
ind Stewart last September,

APID BRIDGE

which

HAS ARRIVED FOR 6.1-P.

test Improved Track Pil
struction Landed This
motive and Rolling

lhis morning the barge Georg-
hb arrived from Vancouver with
interesting consignment of new
ling stock for the Grand Trunk
cific important
rt of consignment is one of
track pile
modern

railway, An
the
newest improved
the very latest
itrivance for rapid railway con-
uction,

vers,

Swift Bridge Builder

The machine
e driver mounted on a specially
structed car adapted for

§ Out trestles, and similar struc-

new is a steam

rune

‘s in the building of a railway
fast bridge
fact one of

ep It

Is

is a
mn the latest

| shovels

builder

}
|

REGULAR RAIL SERVICE =
UP RIVER NOW 10 BEGIN

All Difficulty Will Soon be Overcome—Ballasting Going
on Rapidly—First Regular Train Will be
Run to Kitselas Next Week

| big ballast
ings of men

Early next week the first of a pits, and as many

regular service of trains will leave| g:

goods chiefly worked
Welch & Stew-) ballasted are
beginning of the/ the track
the rail and] train service.

as can be efficiently
the mileage to be
» hard at work making
for

Kitselas with in
Messrs. Foley,

rhis is the

for
for
ready regular

art tne

real valry between
services which will of course

the

river

result in a win for railway DISCUSS THEIR DOOM

Mehan |
that all

General Superientendent
able
cliffic

lly ce

Reaches House of
Passes First Reading

Veto Bill
Lords

to state today

ulty with the snow has been

fir mquered and the trai
anadian Press Despatch)

May The bill t
power the House of

im for this (
spring can ted
Immense Advantage

the

service promised by |

London, i7 )
the ot
Lords was introduced in the House
Lords last

its first reading without comment.

now be inaugura
veto
what cer-

the

At

tainly

ot

opening

promises to be busiest | of evening. It passed

season yet for the up-river points,
the starting up of the rail service
later,
ol

and will be appreciated

to carry goods and pas

GOOD NEWS FROM MANI.-
ITOBA

sengers regularly, is immense
advantage,
to the full by

been hoping for it

hundreds who have
the first

Warm Rains are Falling—Pros-
pects for Record Crop Good

since
promise of spring
Ballasting Rapidly
which
ago
eX eptional

}
| (Canadian Press Despatch)

Winnipeg, May 17.—Warm rains |
falling all the

difficulty
last |
Conditions were never more

Since the pre-

month two on | are over west
of the
cumulation ot has been
effectively overcome, Mr. Mehan
is able now to press on with the
steam |

at the! F, Peters, K. C., Previously At-
| torney General

vailed a
night.

ideal for a record crop.

ac-
snow,
‘CITY SOLICITOR ARRIVES)
Two
rted

ballasting.
being sta

work of

are

.
LDER | By the Prince Rupert today |
| there a arrived the newly appointed |

| City Solicitor for Prince Rupert, |

|Mr. F. Peters. Mr. Peters is a|
member of the English bar, and is}
well known throughout B. ¢ He|

e Driver for Trestle Con-| was formerly a Premier and At- |
torney General for Prince E dward |
Afternoon—New Loco-

° Island, and came to B. C. in 1896
Stock Arrive Today as Chief Council for Great Britain

Behring Sea Arbitration |
the United States and |

 

appliances used by engineers for in the
construction of bridges in a| between
hurry, Its arrival for use at this|Great Britain. In 1898 he returned |
end of the G. T. P. means a great|to B. C. and has practised since
deal to Prince Rupert. both in Victoria Van-
More Rolling Stock | He has a wide experience

and one loco

the

then and

 

couver,
of legal work in this province, and

Eleven box cars,
is well versed in matters municipal.

motive also arrived by the barge

 

today. The ears will be used in| F ,
the rail service up river to be| The Terrible Accidents in the |,
inaugurated next week, and_ the First avenue ot last Saturday
> > > : > ram ard ;

locomotive is the first of half ali ind on the G. T. r. P. line yesterd ty
dozen which are coming. The }and the “could be" accident in the
' F i le ‘ifth stre ast Monda
rest of the pognee are to be jcut pene ifth ren last or q y
: ar | »a very strong suggestio

brought up by the barge on r | shoul ea " rong mane :
next trip. The rolling stock .43/to you to take out an Aceciden

and ue) insurance Policy at once. John

to Van-|Dybhavn in the Exchange Block
\ 3

unloaded this afternoon,

Georgian returns at once

| But

| in-council

lrecent doubling of
| first

Portland 6, Sacramento 6. 13

innings.

LOST HALF A MILLION

‘After Fifteen Months, the Spo-
kane Inland Herald Quits

 

Spokane, May 17.—After a stor-
my career of fifteen months, du
which $500,000 was spent on it
the Inland Herald of Spokane has
suspended publication. The In-
land Herald was _ started an
evening publication. Talent was
engaged at fat salaries and the
people of Spokane and Washington
newspapermen the
coast expected wonderful results.
the pepar failed to make!
with the It was
elaborately equipped in every de-
and editor-

as

as well as of

good people.

partment—mechanical
and BAAN
was the
turned out
‘work”’
the

ial. Its foreign home

telegraphic service best
Its high salaried staff
high-salaried work, but the ‘
the

ditorial

did not reach soul of
Its

LAND ORDER
IS MODIFIED

Won't Apply Where a Deposit
Has Been Made |

people utterances

WILL AFFECT MANY

/Order in Council Raising the

Price of Crown Lands Will
Not be Enforced Where Pur-
chaser Has Made Deposit.

ata. by

(Canadian Press Despatch)
Victoria, May 17.By an order- |
the lieu- |

the enun-|

Provincial |

respect to the)
the prices of |

and second class crown lands |

British Columbia has

been the extent that

lit will held applicable
to lands applied for an upon which

approved by
today
the

tenant-governor
of

with

| ciated policy

Government

throughout
modified to
not be
the required deposits of fifty cents
|per acre had been paid prior to
the decision arrived at in respect
to the increase of price.

The order-in-council reads as
follows:
“That the order-in-council ap-

proved on April 3, 1911, increasing
the minimum prices of first and
class lands from $5 and
acre respectively to $10

second
$2.50 per
and $5 per care respectively, shall
be held not to apply to applications

r before April 3, 1911, and with

Sas to which the required
deposit of fifty cents per acre
had been received by the’ said}

commissioners on or before April |
3, 1011."

O. M. Helgerson, Limited, have
several houses

 

couver for the other rolling stock. | is writing them on low premiums, 2t

 

rent. Phone 96, 106-tf

 

'U. S. CRUISER HELPLESS

IN HARBOR AT CORDOVA

 

U.S.S. “Buffalo” Has
Coaling Station--

(Car adian Press Despatch)
Alaska, May
The United States cruiser, Buffalo,
is in the harbor of Cordova today, |

Cordova,

17.—

 

'lack of coal for her bunkers.
jhas applied for coal to the agent |

lrecently been appointed agent of

 

ja number of C,
| became master of the Queen City

 

to purchase such various crown |""™
i . ; , lwhich command he left to take
lands which were received by the (the G. T. P. li Pri
c . rve of the . ° . uner rince
assistant commissioner of land on | charge ' , :
He has been twenty

with bath for

unable to proceed any further for|
She

of the Copper River railraod, but |
the application has been refused, |
the stating that the 2,000|
tons which arrived on the steamer |
Edith from Canada for his company |

agent

| cruiser that the coal is required

tions.

Not Coal Enough to Reach the Nearest
-Railroad Company Refuses to Give Cruiser

Any Coal---An Amusing Situation Arises in the Alaskan
Port Over the Coal Lands Mix-up.

is a rush order, on account of|is at Sitka, 1,000 miles away.
Although there are hundreds

of square miles of coal beds at

hand, the order of the Govern-

ment prevents it from being mined.

troubles which are impending at
the mines at Nanaimo, B.C. This
is the ionly coal n the port.

He told the commander of the

Tomorrow night the Kaien Is-
land Club will give a dance, open
to club members and their ladies
only. Gray’s orchestra will pro-
vide the music and the dance
commences at nine o'clock.

by the railroad for the trains, which
have mail contracts with the U. S.)|
government to fulfil. The com-
mander is at loss to know what
to do, and has wired for instruc-
The nearest coaling station

 

 

 

~~ MeMANIGAL CONFESSES
TO SIXTY-NINE QUTRAGES

Man on Trial at Los Acosta for for Blowing up the Times
Building Tells Strange Tell—Says Building Was
Blown up by Aid of a Time Clock

(Canadian Press Despatch)

Los Angeles, Cal., May 17.—}
That a ‘“‘confession,’’ made by
Ortie McManigal is in the hands of |
District Attorney Fredericks,
be used against the men on trial
charged with dynamiting of the
known

to

Times building, was made

today.
Two stenographers, under Fred-
direction, today

ericks’ personal

made five copies of the confession

in which McManigal alleged that

was actually on a train four hours |
outside of San Francisco when I night.

 

LAUDER BEATS MERINO

Calgary Pug is Victor in Match
at Winnipeg

 

anadian Press Despatch)
Winnipeg, May 17.—Billy Lau-
der of Calgary, got the best of a
fifteen round bout with Eddie
Meriro of Seattle, here last night.

McNamara alone dynamited the 5 ;
You can get many things free

with the money you save when
buying shoes from Scott, Froud &
Co., Third8venue.

Los Angeles~Fimes~ building, and

that the other suspects, Caplan
Schmidt,

Angeles at the time

and were not in Los

Will Be a Good Concert
To wind up the series of con-
certs which have been given dur-
ing the winter at the Salvation
|Army Citadel, there will be a
specially good concert on Friday
Along with the children’s

having only
acted as an accomplice in securing
the necessary dynamite from the
McManigal
McNamara |

Giant Powder plant.

 

declared that James

the Times explosion occurred, but si :
sixty-nine dynamiting jobs, in-|,,; ' drills and songs, there will be some
Ney ’ a this was made possible by the clock} ney adult talent j Sanaed 2 oe
volving property damage of $4,-| 1-4) J. uh ew adult taicnt introduced. t
which was attached to the bombs. will be. the best we 'h
000,000, had been performed sinc e| John McNamara knew the value}; “ re best we have ever
1909. : ae ir é given,’’ says Ensign Johnstone.
McM ‘ae lof the time clock dynamiting plan,
cManigal declared that Ts 2mes |, ; by fa nes
jand urged the use of this device >
ie Alaa eats ae CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE

 

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

\M. C. C. Beat Hamed:
Win for Lanarkshire

Big |

|
}
|

London, May 17—M. C. C.|
beat Hampshire today by one}
|wicket. Lanarkshire beat North-

246 runs.

HE IS WELL KNOWN

Robertson
has

B.
George,

Captain George

lof the. Prince who
}the Department of Marine at
Victoria has had a varied exper-
ience on Pacific Coast waters.

He came to Victoria from Scot-
land with his father, Captain H.
J. Robertson, of Moresby Island,
went to sea as a lad of fifteen on |

 

a sealing schooner and was a mem-
ber of the crew of the Agnes Me- |
Donald when that fast schooner |
was wrecked on the Japanese coast. |
He began ‘“‘steam boating’’ and
was quartermaster of the Islander |
and later of the Danube. He was!
second mate of the Princess Louise |
officer the;

became chief on

He served as pilot on|

and
Danube.

| George.
| years 3 at sea in B. C. waters.

 

The Women's Council of New

Ww estminster has taken up the
question of cleaning the city’s
streets. They want it made a

 

| punishable offence to have sanitary

on all occasions, according to the
confession.
John always pointed out in this
way
\an alibi.

| sometimes bringing the total pay-

|Commissioner Chipman, who is

P. R. steamers, and! will be put in receipt of a pension

declared

McManigal we ge
ice enign Opinion of Jury at Vancouver

the dynamiters could prove Electrical Disaster
‘ Nin ae Bee n RK
McManigal asserted further that (Canadian Press Despatch)
he always got $200 in adyance of
and more later,

A verdict of criminal negligence
was brought in last nighi at the
inquest on the two men killed by
coming in contact with a live wire
on Robson street. The jury did
not attempt the task of naming
the reponsible party, but said they
would leave it to the police au-
thorities to attach the blame to
whoever was responsible.

each explosion,
ments for a single explosion up to
$1,000.

McManigal said he went ahead
placing dynamite after he had
agreed to supply Detective Burns
with all the details of the plots he
was supposed to be carrying out.

 

 

Ne

PENSION FOR THE ONE
PRISON FOR THE OTHER

A Vivid Contrast on the Rewards ax and Punishments of
Life as They Come in Over the Telegraph
Wires From All Parts of Earth

Winnipeg, May. 17—It was lear-
here last night that Chief

 

New Lighthouse Sites

The steamer Newington, of the
marine department is on her way
to Prince Rupert bringing H. C.
Killen, resident engineer to the
west coast, Prince Rupert and
Queen Charlotte Islands. Sites
will be surveyed for first order

ned

the service of the
June

to retire from
Hudson's Bay company in

for life of $25,000 a year.

fancouver, Maé 17.—Charles|,, :
, pee 7 “eag lighthouses at Langara and Soland-
W. Jennings, President of the « tdlende
defunct Hudson's Bay Mutual beth. a4

Fire Insurance company was sen-
tenced to five years in the pen-
itentiary The sentence| + Again last night, owing to the
came as a climax to one ot weather at Vancouver, the Dom-
greatest trials concerning swindling |inion astronomers here at work
ever held here. Jennings made ajon caleulating the longitude, had

 

That Vancouver Weather!
toc Ki Ly.

the

 

conditions disregarded in certain
| parts of the city,

tearful plea for mercy but without | to postpone their observations
vail. it was raining down south,