THE WEATHER Twenty-four hours ending 5 a.m., went} ; Sept. © MIN. TEMP. BAR, IN, RAIN wax. reMPs BES 29,877 80,0 THE DAILY NEWS Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist NEXT MAILS For souTH Princess Royal....... Fridaya.m. FoR NorRTH City of Seattle......... Saturday a a yOL. II, NO. 202 COUNCIL'S WAYS ARE DARK AND ITS PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1911. — wa __ WAY WORK WILL START FOR WOODWORTH WATER City Engineer, Colonel Davis, Outlines Plans for Com- mencement of the $550,000 Hydro-Electric Scheme Lots of Station Work to be Provided for on Pipe Line and Clearing To last rig council the light nmiicee presel ted a the starting up stages Its that should { she hdyro-cleciric scheme, of th were first urveys be operation S at outflow arranged work within the | Acropolis Hill with a d again rd two extra ‘ssist with Aecompanyirg the re- opged by the city ges of the Woodworth by ssary to round Wood- the Fir i i I {0 feet above k O preperc for the rg contracts imber there. rveys must be 5 \ | Lake I of the and down which the | . L CTCeK | —————= [the pipe lire is to come instead of by the line originally run for lit had the scheme been for water | lsupply only. Terders for cast |iron pipe must be advertised for. On the city side of Shawatlars | Passege trenches for the pipes | |must be excavated. | This is the first work that can | be done and City Engineer Davis it got going as it be the city with 5 Li ke before the Woodworth pipe line is com- }recommends that be }as soon as possible may | possible to supply | water from Shawatlar | pleted by transferring the pumping engine from Morse Creek to Shaw The ple cion of the atlans. survey and com- Acropolis Hill res- ervoir is also included in Colonel Davis's report on which the water The at < committee's report is based ) courcil met agein today p-m. to continue their discussion of this and other city work. Third Avenue just past Seventh Sireet—Auction Thursday evering 8 p.m. High cless furriture. WEEKLY TRAIN SERVICE TO BE INCREASED Superintendent Mehan stat- ed this morning that he ex- pects within the next few days to issue a new time schedule for the railway, under which the company will run out three mixed trains every week in- stead of two. This step, he says, is made necessary by the largely in- } creasing business on the line, @ and the fact that the ballasting has proceeded to such a point 4s to permit of this being done. He reports that work along the line is progressing finely. The whole of the hundred mile section has received its first lift” and ballast, and the men are now on the second lift and trim. @He expects this work will be all finished by the latter part of next month. PRINCE RUPERT GET THE NEW SMELTER 4! Newton's LAURIER IN ONTARIO Will Run for Soulanges as Well as Quebec City Canadian Press Despat h) Otiawa, Sept. 6.—Sir Wilfrid Leurier is back in Opterio and spoke Alexandrie last night before three thousand. After con- ferring with party leaders Sit Wilfrid has announced his inten- tion of running for the riding of Soulenges in addition to Our bec City Oil Struck on Graham J L. McLaren, the real estate broker, reporis that the steam drills on Graham Island have struck an important flow of oil The strike wes made on property adjacent to the oil lands recently jteken up by Prince Rupert parties. LIKELY TO SERIES OF FATALITIES Marred Celebration of Labor Day in Toronto Several fa- celebrat ion of Toronto, Sept. 6 talities marred the Labor Dey here. Joseph Hepburn, struck on the heed while diving, was killed. William Johnson, stru- ck by a strecit car was killed. A reckless dashed a crowd of people on Queen street, auto driver inio six of whom were irjured, three While taking pert in the parade a of them seriously member of the Typographic: The balance of the high class! The Brir Assigned, will be sold by furniture re Compary auction on Thursday evening 8 p.m., by | F. A. Ellis. HYDRO-ELECTRIC SCHEME NOT TO GO ON T00 Management of Undertaking and Spending of That Half Million Dollars to be Controlled by an ‘‘Executive Committee’’--- Battle for Open Council Method by Aldermen Douglas and Newton Who Voice Suspicions of the Citizens “We would recommend that|tinkered with to suit the political | le . . in the cerrying out of this (the|faction of the courcil, that che | com-| council dare not act by committee} go into the hands of any com- Hydro-Electric) work, a mittee consisting of the whol council should take the _ res- ponsibility of the supervision | of the work, regular meetings of the committee to be held! weekly or as often as fourd necessary supplemented if nec | essary by an executive com- mittee.” Over the above clause, and most particularly the closirg words of ter and Hydro- ried up, , in the report ol the wi light committee on the Electric scheme to be sti shi st night. Alderman the there was some rp discussion Alderman Newton in council l Dougles and objected strongly to insti- tution of an ‘Executive Com-|tually the matter was put to the | mittee’’ on the ground that there|meeting by the Mayor, and the | ; a : ; is already such strorg feeling in}|report was adopted including the the city that the carrying on of | Urior fell | BASEBALL SCORES mt mt te ert emery Northwestern League Vancouver 1, 0; Spokare 0, 2. Tacoma 3, 1; Seattle 3, 4. Portlar.d-Victoria ; Pacific Coast League | Vernon 5, Sacramento 1, Oakland 2, Porilard 0. ’Frisco 6, Los Angeles 5. National League New York 6,7; Boston 6, 8. Pittsburg 1,1; Cincirnati 3, 3. St. Louis 7, 4; Chicago 5, 5. Brooklyn 6, 6; Philadelphia 2, 0. American League Phila 8, 5; Washirgion 3, 6. Nev York 6, 5; Boston 3, 1. rain. ,reta | ° : | ceedings were likely to be. i clause. Cleveland 9,9; Chicago 8, 2. Sti. Louis 7, 8; Detroit 3, 10. |} but must do everything in open |meeting or run the grave risk of|the workings of the committees the people’s vigorous resentmert. Clause Carried men Douglas that for a Alderman Clayton seemed quite inclined to agree with them and_|in the dark.”- deleie the clause from the report] Feeling was expressed so strongly | by Alderman Newton and Alder-| with them.’’—Ald. Douglas. time LARGEST WESTERN CROP | Despite the Fact That the Sea- son was Most Unfavorable (Canadian Press Despatch) Winrripeg, Sept. 6.—Official es- timates of Wesiern Carada crops Wheat bushels; oats 233,- 500,000 bushels; barley 33,250,- 000; flax 20,000 The seascn goes on record as the rnost unfavorable of recent years, but the crop is by far the largest in Canadian history. in three provinces show: 178,500,000 bushels. Prince Rupert In The Rupert arrived here about ten o'clock this morning, with orly of a fair load passengers and | freight. | OPENLY Shots from the Skirmish “I dor’t want to see this thirg mittee, Mr. Mayor. If you saw I am on you'd krow why. The | other members of committee simply | vote me down every time I differ Lee like the insinuation thet we are trying to do things Ald. Smith. “There is no getting away from don't RAILWAY HOTEL SITE IS PRACTICALLY SETTLED Prince Rupert’s ‘‘Chateau Laurier” to Take the Place of General Superintendent Mehan’s Present Res- idence— Work of Terracing Hill For Hostelry to Start “We are now making prepara- tions to start work right away on several of the railwey company’s improvemenis,”’ said Superintend- ent Mehan. ‘We shall begin clearing the grourds for our per- manent yards ard passenger and freight stations, ard this, and the removal of the present buildings, will give a great amount of work calling for the employment of a lareg body of men. The dry dock is another great work we shall push as rapidly as possible to completion. The surveys are completed we are almost ready to on a large force there.” “People seem to be most ir- terested the hotel Mr. Mehar?” “I would like to state where the depot and other important build- ings will be situated. I have a fairly good idea of the subject but would noi like to staie defintie- ly until the full plers ere received from Winnipeg, which will be very shortly. and put in site, at Once “It is practically settled, how- ever, so far as I cen see, that the hotel site will be on the bluff here, where my residence is, and facing First everue. A _ large poriion of the waterfront at that point will be levelled and terraced into beautiful grourds, so that from the hotel and grounds people will have a splendid view of the whole harbor. * “In levelling off the hill we shall deposit the rock in the ravine betweer there end McBride street, and probably fill it up to grade. “T thirk it one of the most beautiful hovel in North and I am assured the sites Americe, company will spare no expense to make the hotel building and grourds so attractive and imposing for visitors as will compare fav- orebly with any similor establish- mert or this continert or in Eu- rope. “We shall start the clearing of the site as soon as possible.” OFFICERS EXONERATED ————— TECUMSEH WINNER Result of Enquiry Into Empress | Coming to Coast to Play Winner of China Wreck (Canadian Press Despatch) Victoria, Sept. 6.—At Yokehama the Marine Court there exonerated of Coast League | (Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, Sept. 6.—The Tecum- }seh Lacrosse team, by defeating Captain Archibald and the officers | Toronto by 5 to 2, won the N. L. U. of the steamer Empress of Chira, wrecked off Awa Perinsula on |championship and will come to |the coast to play the winners in which he ard Alderman Smith | the fact that there is a very strong] July 26th, finding that the steamer | the Coast League as soon eas the had dr@wn up and signed. man Smith, however, we the executive the ground that it was e in on busi- ness system, and better for the work than the open council pro- Even- So the hydro-electric sch- this hydro-electric scheme will be|eme will be worked as stated. ' “TET HIM GO ON AND HANG HIMSELF!” Ferocious Remark to the Mayor Last Night When Ald. Hilditch Demanded Explanation of Recent Empire Attack Vice-President Sylvester of the Granby Smelter Takes At the city council meeting last | marked that Aldermen Newton Report on Local Sites and Their Advantages to Lay Po Baines eee er | : : in his chair full o Before the Directorate in New York St tee eect AuMenunt Mean, ery »ylvester, vice-president |two miles of the city and the] as editor of the Empire, had wa 2 a omelier Company, most distant well within seven attacked him just before the Hydro the avail “ "i days looking over | miles. Electric Bylaw had come before Ol a a m Sites for the erection Mr. Sylvesiet has left direct the people. He demanded ol oe thoes me i Th crection of one} for New York where he will lay Mayor the truth about he: ~ Goose Bay ‘adden Creek mines on | the report on these sites before a view published as pba to * is believed : talked of, but it meeting of the board of directors} with his worship in w ich i Outlay ag ic | © large anjof his company, to be held shortly | statement was we piece: tablishmey yaa “ry for such an}after his arrival there. from the Mayor that 3 dermé , tO make § a Will be necessary Mr. Mehan takes great interest Hilditch was not to es “ay Ciablish j ‘euscoms smelter, and|in the project. He sees that to} thing to i sg ~ agp Can by ih Point where it}get such a business established | the ee ~ A ° € acts Y rail and eM na nily reached|here means a permanent beneht scheme. Mi wou : 3 i cc be sees Customers Vater by its probable| to the city from the large force of }if you ever gave that intervie i Apo workmen it would constantly er- | demanded Alderman Hilditch of Mehan of 'e DY Superintendent ploy. | the Mayor. He referred curses Mr Syly ‘ Grand Trunk Pacific, }to the editorial An: the are: 4 inspection } made careful Will Hear Later of the Rye wed muenvena sites in thi - all the available] R. H. Thompson, city engineer jihat Alderman llditch a sa Xperts hay os ty, He and his| of Seattle, is at present considering | bad name in t yay . oe s several th ‘Ken careful notes the propositions of the Prince | bylaw were turnec dewey ue Miremente ag et, fill all the Runert Hydro Electric Company | 2, mainly Decaut 0) eee the ability 3 § 10 site, the avails vier Sa se r peo le) | Hilditeh, and further none the teria} See coke, fluxing ma- (formerly th Pen pecat - ; Mayor of truckling to Alderman that strike, M ‘orth, Of the sites} L@ter on more will be hear o ae tre laVorably is »ylvester the most| this matter through the city coun- ayos's Denial, = ace Alderman Hilditch further re learest is within cil, either did not know his business resentment{!on the council or was deliberately trying to do a scurrilous trick and knife him. ‘If there is any graft this council,’’ declared Alder- on man Hilditch, “it is Alderman Newton himself who should be able to spot it, for he has the last look at ways.’ I want that interview,’’ he concluded ad- the council accounts al- to know about dressing the Mayor, In reply the Mayor said: ‘‘The first part of the interview about the hydro-electric scheme remain- ing in the hands of the water com- mittee, I certainly gave to the Empire reporter, but I made no | slighting remarks at all in reference to Alderman Hilditch or any other |member of the courcil.”’ Newton Renews Attack At this Alderman Newton rose gaunt and pallid looking. He said that he had been unwell, and had not intended taking any active part in that night's council work, But Alderman Hilditch had thrown down the gauntlet. He would take it up whether he felt ill or Alder- | firm io committee, suspicion in the city that things | ‘ere going to be done in this water | works undertaking in anythirg but | There is |a straightforward way. |@ suspicion that this whole under- jtaking will be used to strengthen | the party in power.’’—Ald. Newton “So D - Crooked” “Oh, well, if the people believe all d——-d__ crooked | jwe are so (Continued on page 4.) < well, “All I know about that interview,” he said, ‘‘is that it was interview with a member of I did not take sufficient trouble read the matter. It went through the ordinary chan- I absolutely did not know until I saw it in an my staff, to nels, whet was in it ever, Alderman Newton was ready to take entire responsibility. ‘‘I have no apology to make about this,’ he said, ‘I am only sorry that there a member the }1 council so weak and so low in the public confidence that it became necessary for me to treat thej1 subject in this way to help’ the bylaw through. I think it a crying shame and a weakness to this|t council to have such a man on it}] Alderman Hilditch. I knew}. we intended to pass this bylaw, and was sorry to find that public|r opinion, that is the stories told « Alderman Hilditeh in should have to be counteracted in is of as this way.’’ Alderman Newton CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 on the evening of Labor Day by print. "’ As for the editorial ref-} i erences to Alderman Hilditch, how-| raft at last night's cily council meeting | crowded on to it it could do nothing enquired of the Mayor ard city solicitor whether any bylaw ex- isted to regulate the use of these water to floating boat stages. Mayor also shook his head. get busy on a bylaw regulatirg all that affect the public safety with- this town,|out delay, vented this from being a terrible being eight miles off her course wes the result of extraordinary currents following the typhoon of the previous day. He Deserves It Ernest Love the thoroughly effi- cient manager of the light ard phore plants of Prince Rupert, has requested leave of abserce for Granted » forntight’s holiday. with pay. latter is decided. In a live indoor ball game on Labor Day a picked team from the Empress Maple Leafs and Royal Blue Ribbons put it over a team picked from the B. B. Bsescents and O. U. Quilldrivers. The score was 21-10. At the erd of the sixth inrings the latier team was shut out, and their rivals’ score which at that stage stood at 9-10 climbed steadily up to victory. TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM PERIL ON WATERFRONT City Council Stirred by Labor Day Accident Will Pass a By-law to Regulate Float Traffic and Fix Responsibility For Any Mishaps Struck by the terrible risk run|‘‘But,”’ he said. “It must be rem- by those who were plunged into|embered that the float although by the deep water at the Davis float the upsetting of the overloaded bridge, Alderman Clayton | isky appliances for crossing deep “No, there is no bylaw at all,” ‘eplied the City Solicitor, and the “Then there ought to be some- hing done at once to protect the xople from this danger," said Alderman Clayton. ‘‘We should with these floats matters to do Orly a miracle pre- fatality.” Alderman Smith readily sup- ported Alderman Clayton in this, no meens safe was not altogether the cause of the Labor Day mis- hap. The thing was meant to cerry only four. If a dozen else but upset. Of course these people apparently did not know what they were doirg’ and some thing must be done to protect such people, and to place the respon- sibility for anything that happens to them on to the proper people. But the float which overturned is not the only ore in use. There is one used at the float where the Evelyn ties up, and I believe there are others in use along the water- front. We must include all in any bylaw passed.” The City Solicitor is to draw up a bylaw covering the situation as thoroughly as possible to protect the public using the floats ard waterfront. a4, Le ie is Sod A 4% a grt re a Res aa is ee ae ae ¢ ores a be k : ¥ iis ey ¥