b SF Sat Fae ES Se aeons Soe pa ati, Tenis Mees Sista acme aN mr Sees ee THE DAILY NEWS The Daily News Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist Published by the Prince Rupert Publishing Company, Limited DAILY AND WEEKLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES—DAILyY, 60¢ per month, or $5.00 per year, in advance, WEEKLY, $2.00 per year. OuTSIDE CANADA— Daily, $8.00 per year; Weekly, $2.50 per year, strictly in advance. TRANSIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING—50 cents per inch. Contract rates on application. HEAD OFFICE Daily News Building, Third Ave., Prince Rupert, B. C. Telephone 98. BRANCH OFFICES AND AGENCIES New YorK—National Newspaper Bureau, 219 East 23rd St., New York City. SEATTLE—Puget Sound News Co. Poe ENGLAND —The Clougher Syndicate, Grand Trunk Building, Trafalgar quare, “The newspaper, with the law, should assume the accused innocent until proven guilty; should be the friend, not the enemy of the genera! public; the defender, not the invader of private life and the assailant of personal character. It should be, as it were, a keeper of the public conscience.’’—Henry Watterson. ai THE QUESTION OF HIGH FREIGHT RATES DalILy EDITION. Monpbay, JULY 10 For several months, the Winnipeg Free Press has been agitating the question of the excessive freight and express charges levied upon the people of Western Canada. The series of articles are being bound in pamphlet form, to still further carry out the campaign against the burden of heavy railway rates. Some very pertinent series of facts are quoted to show that the west is being discriminated against by the railways. For a hundred mile stretch in the east the rate per hundred pounds charged was 30 cents; in the west 40 cents. For the 495 mile stretch in the east from Montreal to Bothwell the rate was 58 cents; for a similar distance in the west from Winnipeg to Waldeck, the.rate is $1.14, an increase of nearly 100 per cent. In some cases the discrimination exceeds 100 per cent, as in the case of Winnipeg to Sidewood for which $1.26 per hundred pounds is charged as against 58 cents for the journey from Montreal to Windsor, the distance in both cases being the same. It is shown how the C. P. R. on its Soo line carries coal under the Stars and Stripes for $1.50 per ton for a 396 mile haul, but requires $3.05 per ton for hauling coal in Western Canada under the Union Jack on a 395 mile haul. The Canadian Northern on a 499 mile haul extorts $3.70 per ton. Express charges are also dealt with, the express companies being subsidiary companies to the railway companies. It is made clear that to quote the words of Judge Mabee, chairman of the Railway Com- mission, that, ‘‘The original principle upon which the express company tariffs are based was ‘What are the heaviest tariffs we can obtain from the public for the least service we can give them?’"’ Figures given by Judge Mabee show that the Dominion Express Company which is a side line of the C. P. R. has a total of $24,500 paid upon its $2,000,000 capital, and has paid the C. P. R. in the eight years covered by the inquiry of the Commission no less than $13,409,240 in profits. The Canadian Express Company with a total of $27,520 paid on its $500,000 capitalization has paid the Grand Trunk an average of $923,909 per annum, The Canadian Northern Express Company, owned by Messrs. Mackenzie and Mann and their associates with the magnificent sum of $5,000 in real money paid up on its capitalization of $1,000,000 (of which $300,000 has been issued by the aforesaid philanthropists to themselves in the form of paid up stock) has paid the Canadian Northern $353,126 in the six years of its existence. Some such inquiry as that conducted by the Winnipeg Free Press is needed in Northern British Columbia, where the burden of excessive freight rates is very heavy. Why should a shipment of household goods by water from Vancouver to Prince Rupert cost 76 per cent of what it costs to ship them from Toronto to Vancouver even at the excessive rail rates charged on the western journey? Why should a Prince Rupert tradesman bringing a shipment of crockery from the potteries at Newcastle have to pay twenty dollars for the five hundred miles from Vancouver to Prince Rupert, when it costs seventeen and a half dollars to bring the same goods from Newcastle, England, to Vancouver, travelling round Cape Horn. A dictionary weighing twelve pounds, shipped from Toronto to the Daily News office had a charge of over three dollars to meet for expressage. Even upon goods purchased in the city a heavy percentage has to be added by the storekeeper for the freight charges he has had to pay. It is time the public wakened up to the fact that it is not the manufacturer, nor the wholesaler, nor the retailer, but the ultimate consumer upon whom the heavy buruen of excessive freight rates falls. Through the medium of the means of distribution, the railway companies and express companies impose and collect taxes from every person in the country. Where their charges are fair, the tax is a just one. Where their charges are in excess of an equitable return for the amount of money actually invested, and the cost of the service, the tax is an unjust one, and should be rigorously contested. INDIAN CHIEF | Pe GETS HIS WISH Paul Legaie of Port Simpson Wanted Five Hours in Which to Get to Heaven. “Paul Legaie said the day he died to this people: ‘I would like to die in a lonely place so no one would see me, and I hope my people will not find me for five hours, so I think I can get to heaven by that time, and if they find my body after that they can do as they will.’ “His body was found eight hours after. God gave him more than he hoped for.” H. W. Brodie, general passenger agent of the C. P. R. at Vancouver, has recently enjoyed a_ pleasure and business trip to Skagway and the Yukon. At Port Simpson he was impressed by the sight of a lonely monument of stone that marked the graves of five. chiefs of the Tsimpsian Indians. Closer inspection revealed the following inscription, quaint and informal, yet ending with a tag that has done duty for Christian burial grounds| Ottawa, July 8.—The Ottawa for centuries. The inscription fol-| Journal, Independent, takes issue lows; editorially with the powers re- ‘In memory of Ist Legaie, the|sponsible for the knighting of Sir Head Chief. Died long ago,|Max Aitken. The Journal con- before the white people came.|cludes that either the Asquith Also three other Head Chiefs|government or the Laurier gov- named Legaie. Also Paul Le-|ernemnt was responsible for this gaie, the Head Chief of the}recognition of a Conservative who Tsimpsian Nation, who died a|has done nothing but get rich Christian at Port Simpson, B. C. | quick by not particularly creditable January 7, 1891. Aged 45 years. | methods. KNIGHTING OF SIR MAX Ottawa Journal Takes Issue With Powers Responsible for It. ee) SHERLOCK The Greatest Fiction Character of the Century Come to Life Again A Great Chance emeMe Daily . . News... Readers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle will write two new adventures of the famous detective for the Daily News. 7 2 The Daily News has joined a syndicate of leading news- papers of United States and Canada to induce Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the author of the famous Sherlock Holmes stories—the greatest detective stories ever written—to give to the world two more of his entrancing tales of the great detective’s skill. All arrangements are now completed, the stories are delivered, and at an early date to be mutually agreed upon, the stories will be printed. They are called: The Adventure of the Devil's Foot The Adventure of the Red Circle We have read these stories in the proof, and they are up to the high standard of skill that the earlier stories set. We can say no more. The Daily News has secured the sole right of publication for the whole of Northern B. C. ‘ in the DAILY NEWS. These stories can only be obtained They will appear in both the daily and weekly edition. They will start in a few days time. i i SUBSCRIBE for your rrenos EARLY FOR YOUR FRIENDS The Daily News —THE LEADING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN B. C,— 50c A Month $5.00 A Year NEW COINAGE FOR CANADA The Humble One Cent Piece Will Bear King George's Effigy Now. Ottawa, July 8.—King George's effigy will appear on a Canadian coin this week. The honor of first appearance goes to the humble cent, which is the only coin for which the dies have yet been received by the Mint. The de- mand for currency is increasing and the Government must meet it. There is reluctance to keep on making King Edward coins with King George on the throne. The die-makers are therefore being urged to produde in steel as soon as possible the designs of the silver tokens. The designs for the new gold coins have not yet been agreed upon. NO BABIES Suppose there were no children, No babies in the land, No toddling, pattering footsteps, No little clinging hand. No sweet eyes looking upwards Like flower petals unfurled, No prattling, lisping voices, No laughter in the world. Suppose there were no babies Drifting downward from the skies, No toiling and no tending, No maternal lullabies. No hopes built on the cradles Wherein baby forms lie curled, Methinks 'twould be a desolate And God-forsaken world, Katherine A. Clarke | THEY WERE ALL PILS Amusing Scene in a Fashion- able New York Church One of the fashionable East Side churches recently witnessed a funny incident at a choir rehearsal. They were preparing for the following | Sunday morning a beautiful se- lection, the first words of which were “I am a Pilgrim."’ It so happened that the music divided the word ‘Pilgrim,’ and made a |pause after the syllable. Th leffect was most amusing. The soprano sang in a high key. ‘‘l am ja Pil—"' and stopped. The tenor acknowledged that he was a ‘Pil and when the bass came thunder ling in with a like declaration, “I am a Pil—"' it was too much for the gravity of the singers, and they roared. No amount of prac | tice could get them past the fatal }pause without an outburst, and | the piece had to be given up.—Mus- ical World. | ang Won Suits The following gentlemen won | Suits in Sloan & Company's Suit Clubs on Saturday: No. 9--J. M. Minnis. No, 10—-R. B. Reed. No. 11—E. D. Mader. No. 12—G. C. Day. No. 13-—W. D. Vance. No. 14—R. G. Walker. No, 15-——-R. M. MelIntosh, Other clubs are now forming. A CONTRAST IN Saturday Review Says Borden Speaks as a Party Man, Lau- rier Like a Statesman. (Canadian Press D. spatch) London, July 8.—The Saturday Review, referring to the Dominions withdrawal from the commercial treaties, says Laurier has min- imized the importance of what he asked, but it is a very serious step, almost unnoticed in com- parison to its importance, While Laurier is doing what he can here for his party and policy, R. L. Borden is working on the other side, He is frankly out on a political campaign. But his speech at Winnipeg on Monday was not in the least more partisan than Laurier’s at the Constitutional Club last Saturday. Mr. Borden spoke as a party man-~Laurier is posing as a states- man, INSERT YOUR LAND PURCHASE NOTICES IN THE NEWS THE LEADERS LAND PURCHASE NOTICE Skeena Land District istric Take notice that Alexunt, nae couver, BO ion real toh of Tae real intends to ay, of te ore eatate bre following described latoe nission to Puree Commeneing at a post pl " from the southwest corn r chains south, thence 0 © Chains north, thence 49 . Commencement containing 320 an” Dated April 17, 1911 eee ALEXANDER Pub. May 6 MelNTOSy “a Skeena Land District istrict Take notice that |. Per of Stewart, B. C., occupa apply for permission ¢ Cons bed lands; ommencing at a post plan: bank of the Naas river nit seven the fight the forks of the Naas river, thone, eo met thon thenos west 80 chains, thence seit” ¥ chains thence east 80 cha ‘ ol tones containing 640 acres more or jon Nemes Dated Mare 25, GODEN Pub. May 17, nity Maney Wright, ag istrict Skeena Land Distric Take notioe that | 3 Rupert B. C., occupation iavores {oe permalasion to purchase the {o) Commencing at a post miles south of the forse rivera, thence south chains, thence north § ebains. Dated April 18, 1911 Pub. May 13. Skeena Land District Take notice that Hun Rupert, B. C., oecupati to apply for permies described lands Commencing at a post planted south of the Indian Goose Bay on the east north 100 chains al thence west 60 chains more or | thence 100 chains along shor chains more or leas to pos more or less. : Dated March 8, 1911. HUME Bap Pub. April 15, : ABINGTON Skeena Land District —District of ( Take notice that |, Charis M Kaew Prince Rupert, B. C., oceupatior yt oo farmer to apply for parm issi herd Geseribed lands; Commencing ai a post ; miles south and (2)two r White river and Fiat riy ) thence west 80 chains, then teat east 50 chains. Jated April 20, 1911 CHARLES M i Pub. May 8. Francis § rete all Skeena Land District—District o Coast Ry i Take not ce that Murd Vesume B. C., oreupation real extate br er, intends & apply for permiasion t dewcribed lands: Commencing at a bank of Exchumaiks ite confluence with thé chaina west, thence 20 chains west, thence 4 chains east, t chains east, tb commencement, Dated April 21, 1911 Pub. May 1%. Skeena Land District Take notice tha Prince Rupert, B. ¢ to apply for perm) described lands Commencing at a ; bank of Exchumsiks i from its confluence » 60 chains east, the chains west, thence 5 commencement, conta Dated April 21, 1911 Pub. April 29. Skeena Land District Take notice t Peul, Miner intends to « following de land Commencing ats pow corner of Lot No. 1785 ¢ northeast corner, the south 60 chains ¢ north 60 chains lo taining 320 acres m< Dated March 20 191 Pub. April 14. Skeena Land District Take notice that |, | Rupert, B. C., occu; apply lor permission described lands Commencing at & west corner of Lot | thence east 40 cha thence west 31 cha thence west 10 chai point of commence more cr less. | Dated April 4, 1911 Pub. April 15. Skeena Land Di Take notice that Prince Kupert, | to apply for per described lands Commencing at 4 {| south and one mie we aud Flat rivers, (he weet 50 chain Lhe east 50 chains Dated April 18,1911. [SAA Pub. May 15. Fre Skeena Land District Take notice that | B. C., occupation carp permission to purchase fasdos Commencing at 4 | south and one, ile w and Flat rivers, thence chains east, thence | chains west Dated April 18, 191 Pub. May 15. Skeena Land Dist Take notice tha Rupert, B. C., intends to apply ! following describ Commence | miles and from the mouth | thence west 50 thence east 50 chs Dated Mareh 17, ivi) Pub. April 22. Skeena Land Distr Take notice that |, Rupert, B. C., 0 to apply for pers: described lands: Commencing 4! 4 | south and two mi and Fiat rivers, | east 80 chains, (hence west 80 chains £ Dated April 20, 191) Pub. May 15. Stikine Land | Take notice that graph Creek, B a or permiss A ale Commencing st * | pla mile north east from Oia" bank of Stikine It thence north 40 chains thence south 40 che . and containing 80 acres mor ont Dated Feb, 11, 191. py yoDdKy A, Perv Pub, April ‘ strict of Ca Skeena Land Distr ‘a o Webstet tas Take notice that |, / sneer, gl Stewart, B.C., occupation ee 4 a apply for permission to PY described lands Commencing, bank of the the forks of the thence west 80 chains © thence east 80 chains (0 PM containing 640 scron m we _ Dated Mareh 24, 19!! Pub, May 17, of Cast [Skeens Land District pistriet | ‘\tager® Take notice that |,* t tne Oi fo a uf B. C,, occupation cooks vin a mission to purchase the f low spout Hay Commencing at & poe PP the to south and one mile th oe ball and Fiat rivers, thence "30 cbaiah west 80 chains, thence? ne east 80 chains syDNEY, 1 ins. Dated Apel 8, 191L rancid &