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Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist
WOL. I, NO. 118 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, May 27, 1911. Price Five Onwts CENTS

 

WANCOUVER WILL HAVE GENERAL STRIKE JUNE 5

 

 

Mining

pert this month He was here
year in the fall on his way to
ke an expert examination of

illips was expected in

QCAL MINING MAN
IN SHOOTING TRAGEDY

B. Phillips, Mining Expert, Well Known Here, Shot
His Wife and Wounded Himself-—Was
in Rupert Last Fall

Prince

of

are

men

1 district startled by the

ws just to hand today that}

B. Phillips the well
of Yukon, Omineca,
experience, his

shot wife}

alt
the morning of Empire

H tried to shoot himself.

he Omineca placer mines

ee

Is Society Tragedy

Phillips’ wife is who desperately
nded the right breast is a
we git She was very pretty

popular in society circles in
ont The shooting took place
Phillips’ fine residence on 264
(,corge street, one ol f Toronto 8}

Rupert | most exclusive thoroughfares. Phil-

known
and

Day)
Mr. |

» |
Prince

|lips who has inflicted severe flesh
on himself was said to

the influence of drink.
He inclined exceed
casionally, and had threatened his
wife before.

| wounds
ibe under

was to oc-

Successful Miner

After his Yukon experience, Phil- |
lips mined in these districts, and
going to Cobalt later made a great
His marriage in
of that
girls followed,
affair.
visited

there.
to

success

Poronto, one city’s

young society and
a brilliant
Phillips

times

Since then
Be ea

as a mining expert,

| was
| Mr.

several

has

and has interested Toronto capital
the district

for the |

in mines in Omineca
| Last fall

— of sereval properties there

he arranged

» Toronto people.

 

 

ABOR REPORTS DIFFER
WHICH ONE IS TRUE?

nitoba Press Tells of the Difficulty of Getting Men|

Men tell of Difficulty of Getting Work

the stories’ that

ot
down

view

river sometimes

ing
ugh authoritative agents, some-
that there
the

who

merely as hearsay,
t work
for all

there

enough on rail

the men have

+h
Like

this spring,

Manitoba I ret

« up
wing from the
s interesting
Sage Dearth of Men
li lang

certain cl

that
work
be

been realized
he avy

id

supply

asses of
element to

the

vt
<1 upon for
I And
little dearth
kers, This yeat

the

in past years

this class of

de-

of
, however,
igrants arriving from time
», railroad companies, contrac

nd it

lumbermen find

their

needs,

High Wage Offers

are | tion

ol
there |}

 

railroad
other

meni, carpenters,

teamsters and classes of |

labor, and the demand}

to
axemen

| railroad

supply.
day
excavation

continues exceed the

$2 a and

For good

offered; for

$2.25

board is
work
(board
teamsters,
all

without board
costing week); for

$35 to $40 a month and

a day,

$6 a

for railroad carpenters
50 and for
ot

found;
$3 to $3 a day;

classes labor in

other pro-
portion,
For Mountain Section
“The of Foley, Welch &

Stewart been encountering

firm
has

jgreat difficulties in procuring suf-

great number of European | ficient
to/lot
|

-1G aM
diffi- |
to procure sufficient men to} that firm for men at good wages. |”

construction |
of the

applications are

the

secuion

men for
mountain

continually

the
and

being received from

| In fact it was found necessary

to bring a big batch

j recently °

Applications are being received | of laborers from Fort Willis um for

inually for axemen, excava-

|points in the mountains.’

OT ENOUGH CASH FOR
HALF AN AMBULANCE

-P, Sent $500 for the Good Cause Some Weeks Ago|
Who’ll Come Through with Balance

Hat a check for $500 from the | curing the

| Trunk Pacific Railway to-
ls the cost of an ambulance,
ing in the hands of Dr. Eg.
nd that so far neither the
or the Hospital Board have
mn any steps to secure an
lance for the city, is made
it by inquiries condueted by

daily News this morning,

is understood that the Hos-
Board been hanging
'rom arranging for the pur-
’ Of an ambulance, as it has
“nds full with other financial

s, and it had been hoped that
pr «the

have

city or some private
factor would present the bal-
of the money needed to secure
‘mbulance. The total
1 ambulance is put at about

10 at least,

cost

The G. T. P, Position

is the desire of the G. T.
els here that an

d be available
ble, and
lf was

P

ambulance
as soon
Supt.
instrumental

as
Mehan
in

Gen,

se-

$500 donation which
Dj we as promptly sent, To the Daily}
| News this morning he said simply

this:
“The Grand Trunk Pacific Rail-
way Co, through thei Medical

Department, have donated the
sum of $500 towards the purchase |
of an ambulance. The cheque
is in the hands of Dr. Eggert ready
to be handed over to the Hospital
Board the Board
prepared to go ahead and purchase
the ambulance.”’

Prompt action in the securing
of the vehicle is the orly condition
P. as regards

as soon as Is

imposed by the G. T.
their gift,
The Board's Position

 

“There is nothing definite yet
before the Board regarding the
ambulance,” said President D. G.|
Stewart to the Daily News this
morning. “We are aware that
Te has been donated by the |
G. T, P. and it was exp' ‘eted that|
mi Ramiat would have brought |

(Continued on Last Page.) |

 

in London last week. The gi
Colonial Press Despatch)
London, May 27.—The presence

of the German Emperor, Empress

and their danghter Victoria Louise,

one member of the Daily News
The winged figure of Victory which surmounts the gigantic Queen Victoria Memorial, the late Queen | staff at another in a spelling bee
whom it commemorates and the Emperor of Germany who took partin the dedication ceremonies at the Presbyterian Church last
gantic memoria! has taken over nine years in being constructed. | night which proved to be the
Empire will ‘celebrate the Coro-| with its beautifully decorated Crys- latter’s undoing. Amid much
nation of the King and Queen in| tal Palace; its gigantic operatic|!@ughter and applause, the prize
June—incidentally putting millions! performances by the Imperial Or- | ¥45 awarded to Miss Alma Chris-
of dollars into the pockets of the|chestra twice daily, and the won-|Sansen, the final survivor of a
| British tradesmen, who, in an-/derful pageants with which it valiant half dozen, who for awhile
jwhom rumor says is to be given | ticipation of the enormous crowds|will be replete, will extend over | contributed to the gaity of nations.
in marriage to the Prince of | of visitors, have been busily en-/a greater length of time, the| The identity of the unfortunate
Wales, at King George's dedi- | gaged in furbishing up their wares,|main feature of interest was scribe it would be cruel to disclose.
cation of the great Victoria Mem-| not. fbrmettiiir tac aaeelabeeeta se ithe unveiling of the great Victorie | He is probably expiating his offence
orial and the beginning of | the Pes’, Sear : : Memorial? which marked the} = quiet corners, by studying the
Festival of Empire, marked the | fe" shillings in honor of the
beginning of the reign cf merry-
making with which the British

CZ

occasit mn.

Though the Festival of Empire|

 

In Honor of a Great and Good Queen

King’s first public appearance

CONTINUED ON PAGE6

 

MAY HOLD A MARATHON JULY 1

S. Holmquist Who Counted in the Bleasic Event at Athens Will
Keep Challenge Open for Ten Days---Prince Rupert
Has Some Very Good Runners.

A great deal of interest is being| the best Marathon runners of the |é 1 moose,’

He ran fourth at Athens! pion enthusiastically as he saw Pathetic End to the Thirty Years of Dictatorship of
Porfirio Diaz, Czar of Mexico

laroused in town over the

sibility

pos- |
race
Sher-

distance
H.
three mile
A. Nichol- |
who ran a very close second |
the Holmquist

of a long
Ist between W.
the

on July

man the winner of

race on Empire Day;
son,
in contest, and

the Swedish runner, who by mis- | =

taking the course in the early}
stages of the race, was unable to
show the Prince Rupert public] /

what a fine runner he is.

Three Good Men

All of the men are speedy, and
eredit to Prince Rupert, and
have very creditable perfor: |
on record, Nicholson is}
running mate “Alfy”? |
the famous English long-
distance runner, and his triends|
say that had it not for|
being put out of his stride near |

a
all
mances
an old
Shrubb,

of

been

the finish of Wednesday's race
by a collision with a dog, he
would have given the winner an

even harder tussle for the prize.
Who Holmquist Is

not
public

Holmquist, who has yet
given the Prince Rupert

taste of his quality is one of

 

a

: ; ; Piva
victory torn from his grasp by|glish very well, but he can run |
Johnny |all right in English if the distance

a technicality which gave

He

Hayes the honor.

Sree ere arene rere

| BASEBALL SCORES |

SE a eas
Northwestern League
Portland 4, Victoria 3.
Vancouver 38, Spokane 0.
Seattle 0, Tacoma 5.
National League
Pittsburg 8, Cincinnati 4,
Boston 7, Brooklyn 2.
Philadelphia 8, New York 5,
Pacific Coast League
Vernon 6, Oakland 5.
2, Portland lL.
Los Angeles 0, Sacramento 8.

San Francisco

Red and Black Boudoir Slippers | that
The l ead-

at Seott, Froud & Co.,,
ing Shoe House, Third avenue.

runs like“

 

ithe challenge to the winners of |
ithe Empire Day event, on con-
dition that the race is made

’ said one oldtime cham-

jday.

in that celebrated event over}him practising the other night. |
the Marathon course when Doran-|He has only been in the city a}
|do by the unkindness of Fate, had} few weeks, and cannot speak En-|

is made long enough.

Is Out With Challenge

Holmquist’s friends have au-

| thorized the Daily News to renew}

{from ten to twenty-six miles, and

| thé it an acceptance is given within

I ten days, so that he can go into

training ma the event.

A Race Is Likely
It is understood that Nicholson
| is likely to accept the offer of a
lrace with Holmquist, he has
| already done some excellent work
No men-

as

j at the longer distance,
| tion has yet been made of a prize,
jand Holmquist has offered to run
|for the amateur's love of a contest,

but it is likely if a race is arranged | the big sale of clothing, hats, boots
lovers of the city willjand yents’
isee to it that a suitable trophy is| at Hoffman's, Second avenue, ‘The

118|nue; Pictures and Music.

sport

| provided,

in |

(Canadian Press Despatch)

Vancouver, May 27.—A _ reso-
lution to call a general strike of
all the organised industrial work-
ers in the city of Vancouver, to
take place on Monday, June 5th,
was carried by the executive of the
District Trades and Labor Council
of Vancouver last night.

The matter was fully discussed
at a special meeting of the ex-
ecutive called to consider the
| recommendation of a special com-
|mittee on the carpenters’ strike
|situation. It was pointed out
| that a general strike of all the
| workers would be the most effec-
| tive protest that organised labor
; could make to the Master Builders’
| Association for refusing to meet
the demands of the carpenters.
| Owing to the importance of the

 

VANCOUVER WORKMEN TO
ORDER A GENERAL STRIKE

District Trades and Labor Council Decide on Drastic
Move by 40 to 5—Idea is to Help Carpenters
Force their Demands.

of the Council, representing all
the trades unions in the city, was
present. The issue was discussed
by many speakers pro and con,
but when the matter came to a
vote, out of the whole body of
forty-five, forty voted in favor
of a general strike, and five against
it.

The decision thus arrived at
is to be re-affirmed at the next
regular meeting of the Council
on Thursday night, next, when a
monster demonstration of the allied
trades will be held in the city.

The decision means that this is
the last resort in the strike situ-
ation. It is hoped by the men,
that their resolve will arouse pub-
lic feeling in the city, and bring
pressure to bear on the Master

 

Builders to make them submit

occas the entire full strength to the demands of the carpenters.

 

CAN YOU ‘SPELL

 

THIS?

_ P-A-R-A-L-L-E-L-0-G-R-A-M

eet Young Man Met His Waterloo Last Night in
~ ~*~ “"Frying to Negotiate It

| P-A-R-A-L-L-E-L-O-G-R-A-M,
pronounced par-al-lel-o-gram.

This was the missile fired by

dictionary in his spare moments.

The incident was only one in a

series of entertainments which

marked the social evening arranged
Donald McLeod and her}

Mrs.

| by

class,

% the general invitation.

Especially worthy of praise was

all of which were enjoyed
by a large gathering that responded |

the Maypoie dance, performed by
a group of the girl scholars, and
a pretty little poem, read with
much charm and grace of diction
by Miss Grant. Refreshments
were served at the close of the
evening.

Honor for B. C.

Joseph Clerihue of Victoria Gets
a Rhodes Scholarship

(Canadian Press Despatch)
Victoria, May 27-—Joseph B.
Clerihue, a native son of Victoria.
and well known in the city has
been notified that he has been

awarded a Rhodes scholarship.

Mr. Donald Moore left
evening on a trip to Mill Bay.

last

Mr. Aldous leaves today on a
wip to Essington.

 

 

 

DEPARTS LIKE A THIEF
UNDER COVER OF NIGHT

(Canadian Press Despatch)

| Mexico City, May 27,—Like a
thief in the night, Porfirio Diaz,
who for over thirty has
ruled Mexico with an iron hand
| secretly left the capital before 2
o'clock this morning.

A Pathetic Couple

years

 

Under cover of darkness, he
with his beautiful and gifted wife,

and a few trusted friends of their

| misfortunes journeyed to the rail-

way station, and boarded a train
for Vera Cruz.
Goes to Spain
From Vera Cruz they will take
the boat to Spain, where it has
been decided by the great dictator
that he will end his days in peace

 

and seclusion,

 

Sunday Services in Empress

Tomorrow at 11 a.m. and 7.30
p.m, the Presbyterian services will
be held as usual in the Empress
Theatre. Rev. F. W. Kerr will
perach at both services, The last
address on Socialism, announced
for tomorrow, will be postponed
for another week as Mr. Kerr has
not been able to complete his
preparation for it,

Strangers are always cordially
welcome at our services.

 

Ladies! We have just received
a shipment of Boudoir Slippers,
see them today, Scott, Froud & Co.

 

 

Do you want a nice house? We
have them from $20 to $50 a
month.—-H, F. McRae & Co. It

 

Empress Theatre, Second Av-

Have you taken advantage of enue; Pictures and Music.

furnishings now

Mechanics’ Store."’

Majestic Theatre, Third ave-

on} nue; Pictures and Music.

Phenix Theatre, Second Ave-