PAGE TWO The Daily News PRINCE "KUPERT pRITISH COLl'MDIA Published Evgjfy Afternoon, Except Sunday,J)y Prince fyipert juaiijjjWews, uimneu. xitru avenue ar i HF,F. PULLEli- - ManArflnfcEditorr ST ..' v., POLICING THE CITY Far the first time in at least two years police affairs have now teen mentioned in connection with a civic campaign. Affairs have been carried on in an orderly manner and very litfiejpticlsm wasM'arexjcept from an occasional " ' law-hrealcer. ' , ( "f n Now the policing of the cjtyjis.gain being thrown into the political cauldron and dpibtilesw,ill jbe referj-ed to at various times. What citizeis.vlU ,van't .to Itnow is exactly what objection opponents of ,t$e Regent system shave. Is the present policing too lax or,too eyere 1 Ejo people w.ish to revert to the wide open town .days of a $ew year.s ago? Is it the desire of the citizens that . there should be;lpcal control with all its evils? Before Prince Rupert pojile are wiliig to make aj change they will doubtless want .tO ipe shw.a very good; reason, Possibly it is -trie maueu qi .cost UW is tne iauu. We are told that the present system is cheaper than .the old, but we are ready to be qorjrected. If fhe policing of the city isXo be made,cxy: issue, it apparently is, there will have to be a Wqd ceal oi comparing of the present with thetpast .andlt will he imposai-! ble wholly to avoid personalities, .perhaps. At any rate. full information must :be sunplieu if 'the, matter is ,to ;be, SICKNESS jlNSUjKANiCE The fishermen at their convention this week suereested a system ,of monthly payments .which would give .them.the. nght to tree treatment in the hospital. 1 his is rather difficult. It is usually found that the payments are soon neglected and the people who need the relief most are the ones who fail to make the payments. When an industry is controlled by a large company, it is customary to enforce .the payment of hospital and doctor's fees on a monthly .basis and it works out to the benefit of all concerned. A state system of sickness insurance is possibly the .best method of dealing with the matter, but there have been a great many social movements of this kind of latejind ihe better plan probably is .to go slowly and let those ktfk&ns work out well first and then add one by onejothelociaBim- provements. Unemployment and sickness insurance is becoming a 'live issue in , some . parts . of Canada and. doubtless M1 1 1 .' 1. win oe aean witn oeiore very long.1 t. s . $ j v FISHEItIVJEN;S ORGANIZATION.jy The salmon fishermen of the city have an; orgmSation which met ihis week in the city and discussed a awner of very important matters pertaining to their calflngr'Many of these men are isolated a good deal during the fishing season and it is an excellent thing for them to get together during the off periods and discuss matters of common interest. Objection is sometim.es taken to the stand taken by the fishermen and to the methods they adopt in their unions, hut it must be remembered that the livelihood of the fishermen is all-important to them. Anything which seems likely to interfere with that is opposed by them. The method of trying to control the sale to a particular company of all the catch of union members is another matter for which they are criticized. It has been suggested .that this is really an "organization in restraint of trade and as such is illegal. Of that we know nothing, but we do feel there are other things to consider than just the extra few cents obtained at the moment. Take the Cold Storage Company as an example. That company has been the means of centreing the fishing industry at -this point. It usually steps in and buys when nobody else will buy. It caters to the neads of districts not looked af ter by any others. In ' the past the salmon fishermen have often had no other marmot but the Cold Storage. Anything in the nature of a boycott against such an institution is not in the 'interests of the fishermen, for if it went out of business they would suffer. To try to sell all the output to any one company ig tp destroy tlie competitive market and eventually result in lower pi-ices. We have no brief for any one concern, but see danger in trying to use an organization as a club to injure any. ii i i Chosen by Experts" Leading radio manufacturers advise yoif to use R. V.C. Radio iM o I vtrpnp for priginal equipment and replacement. VX-226 (amplifier) $2.50 CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Limited FDR -pQwer Corporation of Canada PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. MAYORALTY CAMPAIGN cwton, Prudhomme and Casey I auuress leennp 01 ratepayers at Seal Cove Two mayoralty candidates- Ex-Mayor S. M. Newto-i and Aid A Prudhomme addressed a merUn' of Bunert East Ratepayers' As.-- cJAtjpri; Waf night lit Seal Co School Ex-Aid Ceome -B Casey aldetmanlc candidate, was also heard at the meetirm which Was presided over hv Fibert McKay. ;prasldent of the association. For anout two hours, municipal affairs; were discussed, a n-imber of sus-i gestions being made whereby it was Mt the financial position of the city rttJght be 'muroved AW C. ,Qrme. tjhe third mavoraltv Crdidate. having annhr en-gagemejit. vi&s not able- to 'be present but sent his regrets and expressed the hope that he would be1' able to meet the association at one of ltt lHl;cr meetings. In opening thr meftinet. Fobert M5K.v urged that rr'-nibcrs be more act've in th- '(i:'ttsion of mnntolDftl affair? Cardlc!?.ti lo-civli otflee. h? declared were wont to soHfiif: votP! on Drrilsf that thy would p.i-;e i bnalnes:: Sntetration. Too oftn he re tted tlwwe nromises were for- itted Immediately th candidates lmte elected and thre was lack or ibusincBS administration He decrie.- ithe policy of transacting all the city's hasiress In committee behind eloaed doors and hnvinri everything cut and dried at th? inM3ll meetinKS. The result wa.. rnat th public roinn obtain no in formation about the city's bust ness. Eren the annual financia' report of the citv was unsat.hfac- tory. The sneaker criticized the number of "miscellaneous Items' 'n the financial report. He uflted mat costs or various work be sec regated so it minlit b" possible to reen a constan chek on what various ptoses oi work were xtost 'ng. Mr. MKav thouent it wi also unfair for the cnuncy to caJM ur u'naRi ana an?r n nna re-eived information relent th Anders. He siwested that a vparate telephone account be kept by the citv so it might bo known whether donartmente1 sur Oluses which vrre "eKiilarlv re ported were real or merely paper TOToimes. jjx-tuu. w. a. i.asev, xne pexr. jDeaKex. aeKnawiedeea the ores nee of visitors from uptown at the meetine. During the lat t.wn or three years. It appeared- that there were three citv councils Instead of one. Each committee seemed to be a power in itself and. when recommendations were presented to the council, there was nothing to do but accent them: All the citv business was transacted behind cloned doors and th nubile knew nothing of it. Instead of aldermen being exclusively res-nonsible for the affairs of one department, he believed that each should be eauallv responsible for all the city's business. His Own Hecnrd As for himself. Mr. Casev stated that he had had ten years' experience on the council, lie 'had never been a mummy or afraid of his own convictions though he did not sav that he -may not have maae mistakes too Alter submitting a suggestion whereby the city might dispose of property now reverted for taxation, Mr. Casey stated that he was opposed to the nreent method oi getting out the wiennone directory, jy which he declared business men were held up for advertislrw. and Mint hr would seek, if elected, to have the book turned out as It had heen done before. Ex-Ma vor S. U. Newtnn hr1 no hesitation in endorsing the civic zeal which wa.; disnlaved bv the Bwciauon. u were waa more earnestness mrougnout the city and more co-operation of this kind on the part of the citizens it would rebound to the welfare of the whole community. It would he easier for the council to solve perplexing questions coming before It and there would be a better understanding all around. He stood for a policy of consulting with the ratepayers' associations. Speakinr of roadway and other requests that had been made by this association, Mr. Newton stated that, if it were oosslble to finance them, he would be In favor of meeting these requests. He saw no reason why next year's coundil Should deny the much needed road on the east side of Hays Creek to tne ary oock ana the new fUher. .men'e floats. Execution of work would, of course, have to be contingent. on the work being approved by the inspector of municipalities and the city being in a financial position to carry it out, Unfortunately, he was informed t the city's financial noaltlon none -too roav nowrrtMmtiw tsiorMlbmmJuUaUbetti rejected last vear wrmra VeTn some in relieving the situation. Aid. Prudhomme slated that he had not come to give .a campaign speech but merely to cet acmmln- ted with the neonle at this end nf piown. tie congratulated the asso ciation on its Interest in civic' aU fairs. He believed in a policy of municipal finance where ovcrex penaiture wou'd be avoided. Borne program snouia be formulated wnere it would not be necessary to Imnose taxes of 45 or 50 mills In addition to the proceeds of the ijyaro-eiectri" ale. Aid Prudho' me refp-nvi' tnithn aiincuity ne hlmwlf had had in obtaining iaformauon as to civic ;THE DAILY NEW? Wednesday. November j0 BuciiJeyb Mixture JclsJiJicai A Single Sip Proves It V ffairs. However, if he were elected mayor, ho felt that citizens would be abtr to go to the city hall arid ,?ind out what any one piece pf sok was costing. He had fouaht .for a better accounting system .by .means of which it would be' trouble to learn what was being1 Spent and how much work was costing.' This die not mean that ne'was in fawr or having more help In the Cnty Hall. As a matter bi fact he believed that the stAff ould be reorganised hereby the war would cost less and there would be batter results .Next year, on account of th? financial position, the citv would iave ,to exercise ,care ,in the car tying qut of work. However, local improvement work could not be denied If it was properly petitioned Jor, the property could stand the cost and th municipal inspector t?ave ntf approval. The road to tlte dry dock and the fl3her-nierft floats he considered a necessity even if it had to be paid for out of general fund. What City Needs "One of the bic things we need " declared Aid. prudhomme "is a pood practical man at the head ui the citv a man who can go out on a fob and' tell' Just whether or not that work is belrig done properly and economically." He wa,s not in favor of contract work generally ifor .the city. There were so many ilttle Jobs for which the city had equipment i and which a contractor could not ibe expected tp carry out as cheaply .4 That, of course, was providing the city had the right kind of a man at" the head of the public works department. Though he had received little co-operation irom the rest pf the Louncil Mr. Prudhomme felt that 'mdltions regarding 'the public v. orks department we,re :mucn bet- r than they had been 'previously . nd for that he felt he was iustl- nen in claiming at least a utue credit. He made no suggestion of 'rami or anything or the like but i laimed merely that there had been poor management at times. Ex-Mayor resented any criticism that might be made of the clt auditor. All members of the council were equally responsible and he would be surprised if any misex-penditures could be shown. At the close of the meeting, a resolution was passed thanking Aid. Prudhomme and Ex-Mavor Newton for their attendance. The Prince Hupert-Peace River yell, 'ed by T. Ross Mackay, was given before tin- gathering dispersed. Is Unable to Be Candidate J. E. Uoddie Asks Ratepayers' Association to Itelieve Him From Entering Aldermanic Field J. E. Boddle, who was nominated recently by Rupert East Ratepayers' Association to be one of its alder- I xani:: can;! -dates at the next civic vc'ion. announced at last night's I n:- tinn of the association that he A High Average An Englishman, travelling in Canada for lheflrst timc'.pnked the porter "what is the avenge tip in country?" e average tip in this country, Sur am tone .dollar !" ' In the.rnorning the Englishman gave hima dollar. "Thank you, Sur,M said the darky "you am the first gentleman which lias ever come up to de average". It's a great thing to keen up the aver-age. The average of the Marguerite has always been high and alwayj maintained. I know for I've smoked Marguerites for yean. TUCKETTS MARGUERITE FOIL-WRAPPED BUT STILL 10c 140 had found It would be impossible Doddle's request rxpu for him to give the necessary tune gret that he had : .iiv , to civic work anfi, therefore, he ble to stand r is uk. i asked to be relieved of candidature on thi east ad ucfcc ;v;; be The association compiled wi'h Mr h . Fred West'h Serving Canada Building Industry THINK of it! No less than 12,000 new be used in their construction. For elcc homes contracted for in the first six tricity is the great vitalizerbT the modern ..months of this year 2,500 business build- structure flooding jt with light and with mgs, too representing altogether some "life" at your will. .280 millions of dollars! aji -. . 1 .ti . Canada's buildinp industrv ia ccrtainlv render unu wnat a part electricity will niav in 1 7 1 r - .1 i , Ul 1 nannriinn nntl . . .V int a irreat servirp fn trip niihlir ach of those new homes buildings-vhat miles of electric IL''M:H ' ".t.'.WIll1 : .! 1 J and and buildings- .the Northern Electric Gompny is hapny to wirinp wirme -what whr supply'ihis industrywitl somiof iSicpisary wuntless electrical fixturesiwiu need to titniwii equipment. Korfhertt Electric COMPANY LlMITCd A National Electrical Service 150 RODSON STREET VANCOUVER, B,C. tiern Electric Company also males fire alarm systems, elebhone systems, public aefdress systems, talkingmoving rMimcnt and distributes tvcll-Unoivn brandi id dec ilies and electrical household atJijIiancw of all frinds.