THE WEATHER Twenty-four hours ending 5 a.m., Aug. 12 MIN. TEMP. 50.0 RAR, IN. RAIN wat = 29, 950 .20 66 ee ee aa Il, NO. 183 Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist ~ PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., Monpay, AUGUST 14, 1911. THE DAILY NEWS Price FIVE CENTS MANITOBA LIBERALS TO Manitoba, Declares (Ott Aug. 14.—It is begin- ing to look as if the Conservatives » going to get the surprise of the iwa, mpaign from the West. Sas- tchewan has always been con- Jed as Liberal, if not a solid at least nine. Alberta will probably six, and maybe ht, Liberals to the new Par- nent, instead of four in the ise yUSt Gl solved Will Kill Machine rprise promis¢ 5 Manitoba. There dmittedly suspicious to the but machine, a res that reciprocity we e machine oub? of The best hoped for Western Liberals was four Manitoba This man ck from Wint ipeg | ANITOBA WILL RETURN EVERY SEAT A LIBERAL eciprocity Will Sweep sep the Wes Western Provinces Like a Prairie Fire and Destroy the Rogers Machine in a Man Who’s Judg- ment is Worth Something says every seat in Manitoba wiil go for reciprocity. He is Some Prophet The statement is so astounding | that it is difficult to believe that | In every other ease he picked the | | Winner He sweep worth something. declares | that reciprocity will the | Western Provinces and that it’s like |three central like stealing a sugarstick from a baby. a prairie fire, Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners, 'Phone 4 | PARTY STANDING Saskatchewan Liberals, “ Conservatives, 1. WELL EARNED HOLIDAY City Clerk Woods wili be Re- lieved for a Fortnight by W. D. Vance. Leave of absence for a fortnight's holiday with pay, is granted to City Clerk Woods whose strenuous services the city and city are appreciated by all except perhaps Alderman Douglas. Mr. Woods popular presence will be missed form the City Hall but during his absence on holiday with | Mrs. Woods, Mr. W. D. Vance, another excellent worker on the to council were it not that it comes from a City Hall staff, will attend to the man, who in 1908 called every City Clerk’s muitifarious duties. constituency west of the lakes ten days before nomination, and Pe Sort icles eae made only one error, that in|P.R. Indoor Baseball League. Victoria, where Templeman was Crescents vs. Empress at| defeated by the aoe telegram. |the Auditorium Tuesday even- ing, August 15th. 25 cents. Game | , 80 his don nt is certainly | called at 8.45 sharp. Admission|telephone 320 green.’ BASEBALL SCORES Northwestern League Vancouver 10, 5; Spokane 0, 2. Tacoma 5, Victoric 4 2. Portland 7, Seattle 5. Pacific Coast League Oakland 1, Portland 0. ’Frisco 2, Los Angeles 1. Vernon 5, Sacramento 0. National League Pittsburg 3, Cincinnati 0. Brooklyn 5, 8; Boston 8, 6. Chicago 9, St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 2, New York 0. American League Philadelphia 6, Boston 1. New York 4, Washington 0. St. Louis 2, Cleveland 1. Chicago 8, Detroit 2. For row boats and launches} Davis’ | Boat House. +|F. G. DAWSON APPOINTED Receives Official Notification of His Appointment as Return- ing Officer for Comox-Atlin. Mr. F. G. Dawson of this city, has been notified by tele- graph from the Crown Chan- cellory of Canada at Ottawa, of his appointment as return- ing officer for Comox-Atlin. The telegram states that a writ has been issued, dated August 3rd, and is on its way to him, and instructs him to proceed with the preparations for an election without waiting for the | writ. Apparently the locai journals |which announced the appoint- |ment of a Cumberland man } jan unreliable source of in- formation. last week were the victims of j i | j REPORT PROVED CHARGES TO BE QUITE UNFOUNDED Naw ef Dechte lea eee Only About $2500 Out of Total Insurance on Telephone Plant Yukon—Liberals, 1. Was Held by Ex-Aldermen---Ald. Newton Confronted With ttaw \ug. 14 parties in The Liberal majoriiy, including of | the Speaker, was 43. The standing | House olution was as | Facts “Partially Withdraws” His Accusation---Special Meeting of Council Held on Saturday Prudhomme Appeal Alderman Newton asked the WILL INCREASE LEAD | di mtar Liberals, 35; Conser- | : the matter of segregation is settled | | | Manchester Guardtkh Predicts finally. | As there will not be a quorum | of the members of the city council Conser- oy wick I iberals, 11; Win for Laurier and Rec- iprocity. 2 ia~~Liberals, 12; Con Liberals, 3; Con-| Liberals, 2 Conser- Columbia—Liberals, 2; ) | ester Guardian, ! ' |ment i . } jority 14.—The Manch- the leading paper London, Aug. north of England, says it that the Govern- of the is safe ol stands by gaining West than on plain the to say reciprocity to issue increase its am- seats lose more the it can in ‘Ontario and Quebec. rgoes are Surreptitiously and Towage Charges—Ci tiled or civic the of was announced previ at Incil | rd court Cn it \lderman ( layton sniff Yacht is being repUtiously with emp- , Cardboard boxes, her inflammable mat- the lawful cream “In- the said “Such refuse It takes up all y acht, 1 cabbage leaves, ilerial niff is not yacht,” ytor be burned ent 1 the and makes Lips necessary, in- Ost ot towing," Must Have Commander ll the Civie ] ords of Admiralty reed lity ‘ Na it was decided that a nt commander must eched to the be floating lavender mmander's duty will Weather eye on the Vl her ke pl phi Bsc]; revul cargoes, see On schedule, and lc Barney Johnston He must be able tarboard landing at lide, and is ex- ll up in navigation, ’ branches of the Link huded in that useful ano “Op : \ the Navigati es! by Noah, Navigation of erally | do 1 her Nt tor Make a Ol the led 10 be we Tucul; irly thos ENCK DMIRALS ALL INDIGNANT SNIFF YACHT DEFRAUDED Loaded — Increasing Trips vic Lords of the Sea Will Engage a Commander at $60 Per, to Prevent This Dog Ranch Too In case the Commander of the Sniff Yacht should have too much time on his hands between trips, |; Alderman susggets that he shall also have charge of the proposed City Pound which will be used principally for the de tention of stray dogs. Any com- bustibles to be got rid of may be destroyed by the Commander who will keep going in his spare time between watching the dogs, and keeping his weather eye on his gallant craft. “All Commanders’ It came out at Saturday's meet- ing that City Solicitor Peters is qualfying for the position Sea Lawyer for the Sniff Yacht. On hearing this Alderman Douglas remarked ‘“‘It looks as if we were to have all captains and no men for the fleet, but at the bold remark the other Civic Lords of Admiralty frowned and proceeded definitely to authorise the engage- ment at once of the Sniff Yacht duties as men- Douglas bonfires of Commander with tioned, at a salary of sixty dollars Admiral Dr. Reddie employment per month, contends that of this official will save salary in reduction of towing trips. the the man's in | | tonight, Acting Mayor Kirkpatrick called a special meeting on Sat- urday at five Aldermen Hiiditch, Newton were with Acting Mayor Kirkpatrick. Al-| derman Smith has gone to Hazelton | the Mayor still Vic- The meeting was over at | seven matter of | being dis- p.m. Douglas, Clayton, Kerr | and present jand is at | toria. j about p.m. no very serious moment | cussed. the from been health for was received There have eight A good report month Reddie. births | past Dr. eleven in the city during July. Chinese laundrymen seeking per- their and deaths }mission to re-erect premises jon Fifth avenue destroyed by fire jlast fall will be told they must | locate the districts set apart for laundries. No building per- mits for laundries, trades li- cences [or the m will be issued until on or lof {been effected through the | Alderman Telephone Insurance A statement showing how much | the insurance had offices aldermen | telephone of those who had been | of last and of this council was read |i It had been | instigation of | and showed proportion | Cle rk. at the Hilditch, meagre by the City prepared that a of the insurance had been effected through the offices of men who had instrumental with energy | the establishment only been and finances in |of the phone system. Aldé@rman this report was willing to with- | draw his accusation | of these the effect that | they had their office aldermen to influence business their | way. He emphasized the word “partially” resented the at- titude of Alderman Hilditch, who, he said, “had his knife in him at every souncil meeting.’ Newton on hearing “nartially”’ men to used as and After a three days’ trip in the launch Wolverine with a survey party up the Naas River Mr, H. Robinson of the Rupert Marine Ironworks returned this morning to Prince Rupert. The trip he has just accomplished means a great deal for the Upper Naas country for the Wolverine carried two tons of freight and was drawing three feet of water when she the trip through the Canyon. So far only light draught boats have managed the journey. The Wolverine has proved that heavier craft can do it, and the settlers up there just are pleased at the prospect of easier freighting in of supplies as the made now country opens up. Great Settlers’ Land this Upper Naas country located one day not far a very fine agricultural In will be distant, community for the soil, situation, and conditions generally are ad- mirable for farming. Mr. Robin- son describes the country as ex- tending into stretches of flat farm- ing land covered with cotton- wood, alder and maple trees. Ber- ries of all kinds are abundant there, and in farther advanced stages of ripening than in this district. Raspberries literally fal- ling off the bushes’ with ripeness grow wild. The cultivated patches of currants show bushes loaded down. Rainfall] is lighter than in the coast region, and pleasant sunny conditions prevail with just sufficient rain, Early Land-Stakers Today also there returned to Prince Rupert Messrs. W. McLean and James Flynn who have been on a six weeks’ prospecting and land staking trip into the Upper City Solicitor how the Prudhomme and was told “nothing appeal case stood, in short that there was doing” yet. He enquired as to} the costs of the appeal. City Sol-| icitor Peters gave it as his opinion that would trivial. | lIt will have by the city though, amounts this item be to be borne whatever it to. The new by-law to regulate the fire works, the conside - in discharge of firearms, city, was read for time, and of the take etc., in the second whole. is effect committee to on a tember Ist. Several applications for dumping Alderman | j intended were granted. | Newton spoke on behalf of other space possible applicants for this favor, mentioning particularly his neigh- Mr. Alderman Kauffmann upon whose has bor head load of coals of fire to aubnipe 8" Newton a LAUNCH NAVIGATES UPPER NASS AT LAST Wolverine With Two Tons of F Satedht on Board Gets Through Canyon Safely—|' First Deep Draught Boat to Safely Reach Upper Naas Country Mr. McLean who and staked for of arable prospects Naas country. has just located himself fine stretch land tells of splendid for that district. ‘‘The soil,” he says, a rich black loam. The ground should be easy to clear. In facet on my own location I may not have enough large timber to build a cabin. Before long, whole stretches can be under cultivation. There is water in clear streams at easy distances.” a aus 1s Regarding the navigation of the | Naas. through the Canyon,, Mr. Robinson says that the main diffi- culty is with snags which lie in joutput of the Ketchikan district | bweteen the »M. At a mass meeting organised by the P. R. I. A. yesterday evening in the Empress Theatre a resolution to petition Hon.A.B. Aylesworth, Minister of Justice at Ottawa, that the prisoners detained on account of the strike riots may be released as soon as possible, was passed. The grounds on which the petition will be based are several: It is claimed that in engaging contractors to serve as special constables the authorities in Prince Rupert acted unfairly. This is declared to have been the cause of the bloodshed. Change of Venue The change cf venue of the trial from Prince Rupert to Vic- toria is said to have militated against the men. Thirty witnesses for the men’s defence were unable to be at the trial for financial SALMON PACK LIGHT Reports from Alaska Canneries Indicate Large Shortage Seattle, Aug. 14.—Chris H. Bir- chmenn, general sunerintendent of the Northwest Fisheries Company, returned today from a visit to Alaska, and reported the salmon pack as unusually light in most districts. Mr. Birchmann says that in the southeastern and central Alaska P.R.LA. GET PETITION FOR STRIKERS’ RELEASE At Mass Meeting in Empress Theatre Yesterday After- noon Decided to Circulate Petitions to be Sent to the Minister of Justice reasons. The judge’s summing up is held to have been biassed. Lastly the character of a number of the witnesses who gave. evi- dence is declared to be doubtful in view of recent events, and their evidence is thus considered un- reliable by the petitioners. Petition Preparing W. H. Montgomery presided over the mecting, and was sup- ported by the well known P. R. I. A. and I. W. W. speakers H. B. King and R. Gosden who has returned to the city. Prepar- ations are being made to have the petition prepared at once, printed, and circulated amongst the citizens. Those in sympathy with the cause who were at the meeting believe they will have sufficient support from the rest of the citizens to carry their purpose. PAY FOR M. P.'S $2.000 a Year Not Deemed Suffi- cient by Mr. Asquith’s Critics London, Avg. 14.—The decision that members of Parliament shall receive $2,000 a year for their services as legislators is criticized in Socialist and labor union circles as not being sufficient. Mr. As- quith’s critics draw attention to the fact that members of Congress divisions shortages in the salmon |in eA United States receive $7,500 | pack are reported from the Chil- koc yt, | Chignik districts. district the shortage in reds may | be made up by the run of pinks, which is just setting in. The annum, together with their Prince of Wales Island and oa setitnl expenses, and they main- In the Chignik} tain that the same proportion as obtains between the President's salary and expenses of $1,00000 per annum should be observed P.’s salary and lis up to standard and may exceed | King George’s civil list of about | | | } | } j | | alloy /choke his affinity-wife, admitting | that of last year. $2,500,000. FERDINAND EARLE ON THE HONEYMOON TRAIL AGAIN SF amous Affinity Seeker is Company With Dora Heis He is Now Encircling the World on Having a Third Guess—In a Honeymoon Trip Ferdinand Pinney Earle, discoverer and promoter of “affinity,” has found a heart attuned to his own. The new Mrs. Earle, with whom the aftist now circling the world his third honeymoon, is known here only “Dora.” It is known, however, that the daughter of an eminent architect of Workingham, England. Earle’s own soulful contained in a letter just received here is: ‘‘Dora, the dearest, sweet- est, loveliest of them all.” Earle’s first adventure in amt- rimony was with Emily Fisch- bacher, whom he dismissed for Julia Kuttner, Miss Kuttner was the original “affinity."’ She later became Earles bride and wedded bliss was without until Earle attempted to is on as she Is description, it in court. The episode landed | Mrs. Kuttner-Earle in the discard, and Earle immediately began the quest of a new affinity, whom he the eddies. A rock in the canyon is an obstruction. It is believed the have it blasted out, that Dominion Government is to the canyon will be easily navigable |New York next year. for fairly heavily freighted launches|of Monroe, Then Baile found in a young sculptress. Mar- riage did not crown this attach- ment, According to his present plans New York, Aug. 14.—Once more | handsome home is located, is much interested, for when the Kuttner episode occurred the artist barely escaped mob violence. ALMOST A VICTOR On His Twentieth Try Jabez Wolffe Almost Swam the Cha- nnel, Dover, England, Aug. 14.—Fail- ing for the twentieth time to swim the English channel, Jabez Wolffe, who started from Sangette, France, yesterday norning was picked up last night within three thousand yards of the English shore. He had been in the water fifteen hours, and was completely ex- hausted. A heavy tide swept him back repeatedly. London, Aug. 14.—The result cf the polling in the Middleton division of Lancashire was declared as follows: W. R. Adkins (Liberal), 7,071; W. A. S. Hewins (Union- ist), 6,284. No change. Professor Hewins, the tariff re- form candidate for Middleton, where the polling took place, urged and his new wife will reach The village N. Y., where his in his final appeal that his election would largely influence Canadian lelections.