THE WEATHER ,-four hours ending 6 a.m., BAR IN, RAIN MIN. TEMP 52.6 $0,049 LE Formerly The Prince Rupert ibe” iI, NO. 191 Ann PRINCE RUPERT, -B. C., WhpNespay, AUGUST 23, 1911. PRICE re CENTS INiORE CURRENCY REQUIRED BY CANADIAN BANKS o the city a special train from a Finlander, Rushed file 44, Johi Kaia, & Stewart on their construction work l's Camp is in the hos- oday suffering from a badly d. When the train ar thought that the clie the f the dent and his effect th tured, and he was Doctor Met Train ummoned cat A Pony attendant ‘ rly Ex Dr. kg wa treat il im n ambulerce wiih and the veyed as swiftly a On injured pital S81 e hos HURRIED TO HOSPITAL WITH BADLY HURT HEAD ohn Kaia a Finlander Employed by Messrs. Foley, Welch & Stewart at Mile 44 Hit by Derrick Chain Brought in on Special—Will Recover yesterday lamination he wes found to have rock work by Messrs. | | Foley, Weich & Stewe at {particulars of i | | eccounts | the derrick, when something sna injuries | ped, his skull | chain | ground. | ex-| tal treatment YOUNG AT 108 Woman Aug. 22 your gest of 66, London her youngsier Accompanied by son, a frisky Mrs. Rebecca Clarke, who, at the age of 108, claims the distinction of being England’s oldest woman, attended this week, a garden party given in her honor. Mrs. Clarke looks half her age, had ro|}can read without glasses, is blessed but} with vigor, health and_ perfect by | hearing. | In fact, in remarkable jstate of preservation is she that some of the most eminent medical the empire have become been stunned and the injuries to the head will not prove fatal. At the time the train arrived Messrs. rt accident, supplied the information is now the hurt mer himself, Derrick Chain Hit Him He was working about p- such a says he men of the him the He consciousness | upon ee old personage. and was picked up for dead. An G. T. P. officials as is alwi and the jib, or falling carried to in examining and comparing notes lost to the appeal resulted at ys the th: train or ce supplying of the case, U prompt to bring in the and very little time elaps- special injured man at fastest speed possible, and hospi- ed between his accident, Mrs. Clarke, England's Oldest derrick | interested and are busily engaged | * eidneniteentieenteeteenteiie ae BASEBALL SCORES | Northwestern League Vancouver 6, Seattle 2 Victoria 3; Portland 4. Spokane 4, Tacoma 1 American League Cleveland 11, Boston 0 Chicago 3, Washington 1. New York 9, Detroit 4 ot Sailor Burke Wins | New York, Aug. 23—Sai- j lor Burke outfought Billy i Papke, claimant to the mid- j dleweight championship, in i 10 rounds last night. e~ GREAT {NCREASE Dominion Cun danas for July Take Jump The Dominion customs returns for July show receipts of $6,697,485 as compared with $5,724,714 in July of last year, or an increase of $972,770.93. The first four months of the fiscal year show an increase in customs collections of $3,305,942 as compared with the same peroid last year, the total collections being $25,917,749. The total col- lections for the month in Ottawa were $87,336.91, which is a large increese over the amount for the same pry last year. For row boats and launches telephone 820 green. Davis’ Boat House. NEW LOCAL FIRM AT WORK ON LAST LINK OF THE LINE SLAND COAL to Make Shipments Shortly. | Br Pacific Coal Com-|Why smail shipments should not Brea : Reports from Winnipeg during | d. of Vancouver own-|be made this fall as soon as a . i has heen ballet the last few days have indicated OV S000 aeres of leed near | Wagon road has been built. sick ica a HOES AR a ees é eTe ald S Some Geiay i Graham Island ees g : me n over the signing of the contract Chi t gr ) 5 ral , ; — sf ee WILL PUSH CONTRACT for the last 415 miles of grading ) Make J herst shipmnt : 7 1 : ; vie to be done on the Grand Trunk] t this fall. Very Pa cifctr Be Resi : ber teat a nace J.D. McArthur Talks on Hud-_ Pacific transcontinental railway line | ess 15s being mi - mires ; between Aldermere and Tete Jaune | miners who have son Bay Line ; mr ‘ddl Cache. No reason has been given Hit =I 1 t e ye } ; i a xu : he property where| big contract of the Hudson Bay hin making at railroa rom t Pas to Thecket : . ? : : : : ilroad fron he ; a o re , go without doubt to Messrs. Foley, | he coal measures} Portage, a distance of 185 miles, Caliah ‘Stemiart Gitte . ri xX ot é ° sn plan of permanent |said ro time would be lost in known that two other large firms ' [atacting this work. ‘He was pre- at least tendered for the work. hes six parallel| pared to commence work almost Miven tae the MPorsnth Cisnatinodl SC < ; ; ‘ = zregau twenty }i cdiately I hed plans and|.. 7 r a Ree - Ae P ~ | tion Company, and Messrs. Wilson ne are WOrki »|a sti already prepared tor active os : : poset eee PST GLreaay :pre| , |) & Company, Minneapolis ae ickness from three|construction work, and consider- Confidence in Large Firm id Mr. Faulds|able progress weuld be made this ‘ 2 y , Regarding the reported delay coal averages lfall. His Netional Transcontinen- . By : , ; 7 "iaaitte over the signing of the contract fixed carbon and is|tal contract from Superior Junc- | Ri i): WAleal Gf Alasere icles lor domestic and|tion to Winnipeg was practically Welch & Stewart, remarked that in ses. Another good leompk ted his would enable ull probability there would be it is low in ash and|him to take large amount Of | . me jittle delay after the opening H\A ; CMAPS and men from ~ of the tenders, as the contract me YY Lie King rt isider- T ; “Ons ‘tion r ‘the : ¢ & into consider-|G, T. P. construction ‘fo “jwould require a good deal of ( seams I hays | Hudson Bay work consideration. He was convinced BY THE FALL should produce orporation Developing Skide- | development gate Inlet Coal Lands expects | been quite satisfactory, seme estimated that the lowest on |within the hmits of the property million depth. The far has The main less than a mile thirty-six workabk work to a tons thus working will be from iidewater. There is no reason RESCENTS PULLED PLUME FROM QUILL DRIVERS iting Indoor Baseball Match Last Night Before | ively Audience Resulted in a Win for Brotherhood thet his firm was able to underbid any competitor, and also operate the contract more efficiently owing to their special experience with the country and the work, and the ifact that they have all the plant jon the spot. New Local Partnership Another very authoritative local hes dy who is already contract the first fifty miles of right of way Aldermere for jeastwards from and several local business men name mentioned being Mr. Vernor Smith the Foley, Welch & Stewart firm. This new firm it confidently | believed by many stands the best | principal that of of 1s | ‘ . k | general | miles at least of the grading from} Mr. impression is that the contract will| Aldermere east, and th fact that}north of Edson and is working | Mrs. Josephine Reda Faces the |M. Sheady is already with the clearing of fifty miles of this stretch with a large gang of men, makes the rumor more probable. Across Summit Soon Montreal give it definitely that contract the last siretch belongs to Messrs. Foley, Welch & Stewart, having promised it is said, to have the steel across the summit to /Tete Jaune C by December. Railhead is now only twenty miles east of Yellowhead Pass at the summit, and grading is in progress jwest of the divide to Tete Jaune Cache. Messrs. Foley, Welch & Stewart will undertake to complete i the British Columbia see- \tion before the end of 1913, when the line will be opened for through busy advices out the ache entire traffic. The work along the route be- tween Aldermere and Tete Jaune Cache is much lighter than on the 100-mile Coast division now being the | for} the firm | ; Athabasca and the McLeod rivers. | Rumored Delay Over Signing of Contract by Messrs. Foley, Welch & Stewart Lowest Bidders for the Last Gap in the G.T.P. ---Other Firms in the Field---Group of Local Men In- cluding M. Sheady and Vernor W. Smith to do First Stretch East From Aldermere been formed between M. Shea-| country to be traversed is open and busy with the clearing of the jlevel. A wide valley extends all the way from the head of naviga- | tion on the south fork of the Fraser lto Fort Ge rge. | The final survey of the Grand Trunk Pacific north from Edson the Peace River nae being completed rapidly by L. Silcox, who with a party of assist- | | Is jinto jants has been working through the | the} chance of doing the first hundred | country since the opening of spring. Sileox is now about 35 miles jsouthward toward the town. The | information has obtained ‘from good authority that when} he reaches Edson the final survey will be completed. This should | be by the end of the present month. | Some difficulty has been exper- | satisfactory | been jienced in getting a lgrade over the ridge between the Several preliminary surveys were run and the final has been located around the eastern end of the ridge where it has been possible to secure a four-tenths grade on the main | line. Following this survey the} road will run northeast from Edson until it passes the ridge between the McLeod and the Athabasca, after which it will swing around into the valley of the latter stream and run northwestward to a suit- able place for ,crossing. It is understood that Mr. Silcox has connected up the survey from Edson with the old survey made in Near Aldermere—Third Statement by G. T Definite announcement of the location of three divisional points on the Grand Trunk Pacific Rail- way in British Columbia has been made by Mr. G. U. Ryley, land commissioner and chief townsite agent of the company, Winnipeg. Mr. Ryley will accompany Presi- dent Hays and party to Prince Rupert next week. He wili.also go inland several hundred miles, probebly as far as Houston, in Pleasant Valley, townsite in which the railway owns an interest. First Divisional Point The first divisional point out of Prince Rupert will be up the line about 120 miles, and the second one will be located east of Hazelton near Aldermere in the Bulkley Valley and some distance west of Houston. The third di- visional ae is to be established a EEE IT WAS THOUGHTFUL A merry little leunch party was given a few days ago by Mrs. A. T. Parkin toa number of rfriends The honored guests were Rey. Mr. Melvin and bride. He here releiving Rev. F. W. Kerr. Among those who enjoyed the treat were Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Williams, Miss Maud Eason, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Manson, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. T. McClymont, Miss McLennigan, and Mrs. Beckwith. After the sail on the harbor a good supper was served at the home Is : El of Mr. and Mrs, Stuart. HARD TO CURE Music Again for Liquor Trou- |. ble. Josephine Reda charged with ‘|supplying liquor to an Krdian was asked to account for herself before Mr. C. C. Perry, Indian Agent at two p.m. today. This woman has within the past fort- payed $400 in fines for juor dealing. night illicit lic Conservative’s Choice Ald. H. H. Stevens was nom- inated Conservative candidate at the convention held in Vancouver last night. G.T.P. DIVISIONAL POINTS FINALLY ANNOUNCED First One Out From Rupert to be at Mile 120—Second West of Fraser Lake— -P. Townsite Agent west of Fraser Lake. New Townsite Sale Nothing has yet been defirively decided about the company’s plans for a townsite in the vicinity of Fort George. There will be at least one and possibly iwo di- visioral points on the line between Fort George and Edson, Alta. The compery owrs townsite at the west erd of Fraser Lake, a large irlard sea, and another at 2. point or the south shore between the ecst e1.d west ends of the lake. Lots ir the former townsite will likely be cffered to the public by private sale next month. a Every province in the Dominion will have a composite exhibit of its resources the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, this year which opens on Saturday. J.M. CLANCY _ WRITING EXPERT Manager of Bank of Montreal Called in to Examine Produc- tions in the Receipt Forgery Case Today. at Tomorrow morning further evi- dence will be taken in the case ox Fred Clarke, the young man charg- ed with forging @ post office money order receipt for a sum of $87.60. | Today Mr. Clancy of the Bank of | Montreal was asked to examine the |handwriting and give his opinion as an expert. Various specimens of the handwriting of accused are entered as productions. Char- les Wormald, the complainer, has a notebook in which are some writings said to resemble the writ- ing on the receipt, and also letters by accused on Sons of England notepaper. City Solicitor Peters is appearing for the procesution, and. Mr. Alex Manson for the defence. The may be prolonged one. 2 e case Happiness to Them A quiet and attractive wedding took place last evening when Rev. W. H. McLeod married Miss Emma Johnson of Masset, to Captain Charles Gaerdes of Van- couver. The pleasant event hap- pened in MelIntyre Hall. MINTO CUP MO MUCH COVETED TROPHY Chance for New Westminster to Hang on to the Mug Still—If They Beat Vancouver Next Game—Home and Home Games Must Decide Boys by 28-19. -Quills off Color | report is that a new pertnership|operated. Generally speaking the} 1907 through the Pine Pass. “ JO OF Die” form immet SC ly popular Quills too ’ — ee ia ena " etna oe EEX TRG ee New Westminster still have ay drubbing by the Royal/have their enthusiastic fans, but}@ © 00 00000000000000000000000000000000000000 0\chance to win the Minto Cup. week, let themselves|only too prominent in the roar! o/ it has been held by them for a! relentless ferocity upon | of the rooters was the insistent|o o | few weeks over three years. They} ‘ Suilldrivers last night|eloquence of a notable named|o BANKS TO CIRCULATE MORE MONEY @| won it in July 1908 from Montreal Kai Mm out. (The seore |(we think) Mister Riley, and famed | o RR ee | Shamrocks, who took the cup 19-28 in favor of the Cres-|for his skill in the compunction of | (Special to The News) o|from the capitals the PrSvigus ‘'B end of the match, | cocktails and other delectable deli-|o Montreal, August 23.—‘'The banking position in Canada is strong,” says a leading o) year by virtue of winning the ‘ OC Up to their usual}eacies that trickle. This expert}o banker. ‘While the chartered banks express their ability to handle the crop movement ° chempionship of the National La { ‘bout the sixth|rooter who excels in the ironical|o during the coming fall, they have some fear as to circulation. Several are very near ° oe Union, A chronological | displayed fleeting | vein tendered particular and point-|o their circulation limit, and one exceeded that limit a short time ago. : ° me of the movements of the| Pe 'r own style, and keptled advice to the Quills. ‘‘Aw,}o The bankers desire greater circulation facilities during crop movement period. @| Miniv Cup follows: \ essing how the mateh|give him a_ tennis watlat, . Soke Conservative bankers consider that capitalization, on which the note circulation rests, o| 1901—-Cup presented to Ottawa , ‘ely go. Suffering }ean’t hit it with that.’ “Send for|o has been increased to the limit of prudence already; the next alternative, therefore, o| Capitals. : pse, however, Quills}a football, please do, please.”|@ may be attempted, and the Government will, in all probability, shortly be asked to 0| 1901—-Caps defeated Cornwall. sround in the last two innings “He's no use. He's nervous,” are|@ lengthen the period in which the banks are allowed to increase their note circulation ©| 1901—Shamrocks (champions) re result they now deplore.|samples of the remarks going. |o by fifteen per cent, to include the months of September and March as well as October, ©| beat Vancouver Y. M.C. A. wn _/" “rescents @ world of {They greatly amused a_ lively rr November, December, January and February.” ° 1902—Shamrocks beat New Wes eb “ir heavy luek last |erowd including a sprightly sprink- | . ° smaunater. i ; a things their own|ling of girls, but needless to say|o ©} 1903—Shamrocks beat Brant- aod their play was! they did not encourage the Quills) @ © 000000080 089600000000000000000000000090000 00 (ord. ed Regina, 6-4, VEMENTS 1904—Shamvocks beat Capitals. 1905-—Shamrocks beat St. Cath- arines. 1906—Shemrocks beat Souris. 1906——Caps (champions) award- ed cup. 1907—-Shamrocks again won the championship and cup. 1908—New Westminster the Shemrocks. 1909-—New Westminster defeat- 12-2. 1909—New Westminster defeat- ed Tecumsehs, 6-4, 6-5. 1910-—New Westminster defeat- ed Montreal, 10-4, 18-5. 1910-—New Westminster defeat- ed Nationals, 7-3, 11-1. beat Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners, Phone 4.