THE WEATHER twenty-four hours ending 5 a.m., vo mt uP . 1%, RAIN wat =_ 9.5 a 80, O71 “44 TH 3 E DAILY NE | Princess May... NEXT MAILS For souTta Prince Rupert...... Friday, a.m. FoR NorTH . Thursday, Next Formerly The Prince Rupert ae enon Rusenr, B.C., Meseapay, SEPTEMBER 19, 1911. MEN HAVE NO USE FOR CONTRACTS OR CLEMENTS Main Issue of Mass Meeting Held in Majestic, Became Mazed in Political Melee—Workers Want Day’s Labor on Woodworth Waterworks—Coun- cil and Clements Severely Criticised The M Thea crowded u rut ition of che ti day with Ww spol the Hurter, employ | wre sponsible rainst each other | the | cits de re und nd for spec ch we were when ‘mie tos the H d met the th most of the troduced a tre was doors on Sunday }scoundrels. 1. W.W. question of station ic improvements as lebor. EB. ud among thoag,patat tien work on the men which! 2s to gei} hed | subject were Mr. Le- Gosden and W. H. | promised m argu- ment cor ing er a te eman. little of | - |} the contreccors on called them rotter hed been elected on @ pledge to increase the wages men but he ‘The day, but they had repudieted this ard now wished to force ale sa cheaper system s6 the rate they The men did rot want out of paving jcheaper work and he would all stand together and put the bum. Other the speaker station work system argued | |DESPERATE BANDIT HELD He said | Notorious Edward Davis Charg- to have the gether it} working more ac- few fore int was getting | Cherged with two] ed With Price. Abducting Gladys (Canadian Press Despatch) San Sept. 19.—Ed Fran ist oO, j}ward Davis, who wes captured at Hannah, N. D.,, abducting yesterday, is Gladys k and all kinds of | Price, the Mar itoba schooi icacher. H ‘ da hand shake} He To Ik one come VV { onque wl lact briet represented | death two guards S H ould hear | would over! but Mr resident ror, en not con tative of that aid \ tHilditeh nad gre um or ad shn him talkin fortune , ll al : Litth d him © coun eens mitra ctor, working the first ‘there the a labor con- at many | ir votes. | n nowr waving | about | he out If Eva tely we boosting |é and ca iid some called | il gentle } months Iwas the | prison iol had cscaped from Folsom prison where he hed been sentenced three term tor His ago, with most dramatic in western | to tO serve a year robbery escape eighteen | eleven others, annals. They stabbed and carried two | others twenty miles to shield them the bullets of the He like ly the Californian irom purs uin Xx will be turned posse over to iuthorities NO HOPE OF RESCUE Three Men Entombed in Morn- ing Star Mine (Canedian Press Despatch) Sept. 19.—All three miners Leadville, hope rescuing the who have been imprisoned in Morning Star shaft dashed to the since Saturday were ground today whén will | a fresh cave-in occurred. It take another | the debri to clear away are cheerful | with the They have day The communicate men outside through a pipe. not been told of the fresh cave-in. | RUPERT’S CITY HALL NOW | IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION | Plans Adopted Last Night and Workmen Already Do-| but Pamphlet published by the ing the Excavating—Detailed Specifications wa Will Soon Be Ready hew \t the m night mn I ard oe ‘ai the adoption | ding jg ML Lhe Will be ; Plant Cost of in apy reported to have dk reet is Ol ston ¥ © main mK ill floc rWay t “\ () Nlrang : } © wil ‘ the | b Lie f lof lice the ind ji larg nd it alin OM Tor t eurr 4Ul Ged by ‘DY cells, city there from hall eeting of was ol works of iunicipal edifice Mi ssrs. P ees Cl Che estimated | otter & $14,750, that it a heating roximate on of the build- plain in e covered entrance which 0 the two the right of the office of 1 the rear prisoners Across of the super- works, the } and | hall is the offic ol the intendent kitchen, heating apparatus or. On the provision for a court room 24 x public second floor there is| 37 feet, and commodious offices for| rxccountant, the mayor, city clerk, : | assessor and tax collector. In the the third floor | on the right is a council chamber | 24 x 42, a committee room 14 x 24, general office, city engineer 's othee and bookkeeper’s office. On the a library 24 x 36, front ol opposite side is drafting rooms and large concrete vault, The tailed maps and specifications de- and council have ordered meantime men are engaged getting excavating for the foundation The construction is to be carried on as rapidly as possible. Pa : : to 45 per hour for en eight hour | this | : Z | hoped they against } es by Mr. Patmore, Durcan Ross| With merciless emphasis Mr.;who could father such sentiments] objections in committee. He himself, Tom Dunn, A. Marson,| Ross laid bare to his listeners the|in a pamphlet circulated in Prince|jhought the Mayor was remiss and Charlie Hunter. Bursts of | disloyal notes in that yellow pamh- | Rupert where the spirit of enter-|in his duty in permitting such lapplause greeted the arguments/let which deliberately seeks to} prise, and evet increasing enter-| matters te come up. His Worship in favor of reciprocity, and Tom|belittle the chances of Prince} prise prevailed, deserved tO g0| should endeavor to maintain order. Dunn's crushing condemnation of] Rupert as a fishing centre in the|down to ignominious defeat. But The Mayor—‘‘It is perfectly} Ald. Newton Discovers that A raft of small bills recom- mended for paymert by the board of works came before the council last night which disclosed the fact the city is still without an active purchasingegent. Alderman New- ton asked if the goods referred to had already been purchased. Pur- chasing Agent Woods said he had seen some of them delivered but he did not krow anythirg about them. This led to arother tack by Alderman Newton on the system, .or rather entire leck of system, under which city purchases were made. Alderman Hilditch looked over the bills and admitted that many of the goods hed been ordered by himself but said they didn’t amount to anything—about $50 would cover it. Bare-Faced Jobbery There was another point of a more serious character, however, brought up by Alderman Newton. This was the bill of Mr. Horrigan, contractor, amounting to $3686, for removing plank roadway. The charge, as Aldermen Newton point- ed out, was $2 per foot, while there had been contrecis let for the same» work for as low as 25c at- DUNCAN ROSS, LIBERAL ee es COMOX- ATLIN “| AM FOR RECIPROCITY; DIRTY WORK CHARGED IN LETTING CITY CONTRACT Horrigan is to be Paid Two Dollars Per Foot for Removing Plank Roadway— Hilditch Strenuously Objects to Investigation has been huge irregulerity some- where, and I certainly do not propose to sit here ard see $3000 going from this council in useless expenditute and say nothing about it. It looks to me like rascality and I em going to pursue the metter to the bitter end ro matter whether Ald. Hilditch likes it or not.” Ald. Hilditch—‘‘I am objecting to this because Aid. Newton is merely talking to the gallery. Why did he rot do his talking in committee.”’ Ald. Newton—‘‘Ald. Hilditch doesn’t know what he is talking about. We discussed this matter this afternoor before he came in, ard he is now merely trying to do a Jot of smart talking himself.’’ Bill Must be Paid Ald. Kerr—‘'I understand there will be another meeting next week to which this matter might be referred. While I do rot agree with this contract in many ways | think it should be carefully considered and it might as well be held over for a special meeting.” Ald. Hilditch—‘‘There is not a single thing in it to discuss! We to 33c per foot. A matter of| will have to pay the bill anyway.” 3 99 such glaring magnitude ought to}. Ald. Douglas—‘'There can be go before the people to pass upon.|nothing wrong in investigating IT RI They were heing done out of/it and I do not see why Ald. $3000, and he never heard of | Hilditch should object.” such a bare-faced piece of un- Hilditch Still Objects Working Man’s Vigorous devon of Duncan Ross at Liberal Rally—Rousing) fairness. Ald. Smith—‘“I do not think should be sponsible for this loss. Called Mayor to Order Alderman Hilditch did not think it fair to go into such a matter Speeches Last Night Before Enthusiastic Double Audience by Duncan Ross, Thos. Dunn, and Live Liberals a] Ross who seized on the remnants] that through the G, T. P. Rupert production and pul-| will become a great fish distributing L. W thronged smoker held in,Durcanjof the Seawle Patmore pre sided over surrounding com-|such sentiments came only natural-| proper for any member to question | that the certainty |ly from a party who had selected | a bill when it comes up for pay- the unfortunate Clemerts. Des-jeyes of the informed who was re-| anybody He thought the me is going to suffer very much by letting the bill go over. I was a member of the last council and I would like to know why the contract was given at that price. | Ross’s committee rooms last night.|verised the puerile arguments to}centre. The yellow pamphlet] publicly when as a matter of fact} It will injure nobody by holding | Both halls were packed to the} pulp. }gloated over the statement that] Alderman Newton knew all that| the meiter over a few days.” | doors with eager listeners to speech- | Knocks ‘the Knockers this was a “false hepe. Those | was going on and could make his Ald. Hilditch—‘'I do not see where the question comes in. The engineer scys he had to give the contract to Horrigan and as he did give the contract we have to pay the bill.” Ald. Kerr—“If to investigate it are going should do we we } ; ary so before we pay it: they carefully discussed being the of December. patches received every few mo-|munities, saying |ments from, scouts posted to CS 1 i~ | sepemeeneeenenen —- | for their representative a manj{ment.”’ This ended the discussion and | mate the strength of the Sohne ~rrynr TT whose best Deane mas roe Looks Like Rascality Ald. Hilditch's strenuous fight forces told of pitifully small num-| ¢ idone for Vancouver, and whose Ald. Newton—‘'l claim. there| against investigation. |bers attending the Conservative|g QWING TO'THE HEAVY: 9|“?'t knocking was directed — mannan committee rooms. Laughter and © DEMANDS ON. SPACE a .gainst Prince Rupert. Mr. Ross ; cheers greeted every fresh bulletin. © OCCASIONED BY THE: o “°° received with unbounded ap- MORE ELECTRIC LICHT IS , ee and Fisheries o PRESENT GREAT POL- 09) ?!*": ’ . Patmore, whose powerful o ITICAL AND ECO- o} Ae ~ nto “Old PROMISED FOR DECEMBER | ce e é criticism of the extraordinary Hali-|}@ NOMIC ISSUE BEFORE ©. : ‘” Tom Phun ae el ees ; 5 o THE COUNTRY, THE a Nie eke “chan iaene al City Council Decides tc Order Two Ridgway Engines Conservatives is published on an-}9 DAILY NEWS SERIAL IM. f ‘B re of Sufficient Power to Thoroughly Li ht the i INSTALMENT IS HELD men and minds in the West gives - rm g other page, tore the jaundiced) e/him a particular and penetrative Whole City for a Long Time to Come looking pamphlet to ribbons injo OVER UNTIL TO- sr over audiences in Prince Bs : f : his speech opening the meeting,}o MORROW. : : : power ‘< a uence It was long after midnight when| receipt of the order, and it was and was greeted with loud applause. | ° Rupert. They SHOUTOUT \-ADAGA I the city fathers adjourned, one! suggested that the additional light He was followed by Mr. Duncanjoooooecoaoooo0000 (Continued on page +.) of the last pieces of public business | would be available by the middle This would allow pete smear ~ —_ om © |obtaining of new machinery to} three or four weeks for installation oer aemaeer as es })lgive an adequate electric light|efter the engines were delivered supply until the Hydro-Electric/here, and the plant will be in system is ready for operation.|itself sufficient to light the whole Ross and Reciprocit O | Remember the Ross Meeting at the | { { had been referred to Ross, of Seattle, for him to report} t upon, and upon these he recom- mendcd the purchase of two Ridg- Way Uiiits to cosi $14,590, The courneil decided to Mr. Ross to have a_ contract drawn up with the Ridgway com- pany for the two engines, together wire |, Empress Theatre, Wednesday, Sept. 20th Duncan Ross and Other Prominent Speakers Will Address the Meeting as soon as possible for the sig- natures of the council. The company undertakes to de- liver the two engines from the Olfactory within eight weeks fiom’ | j SEATS RESERVED FOR LADIES GOD SAVE THE KING { mes mesrmmermeertes Omm All the tenders for electric lighting | city. Engineer}same building, the present plant lighting should be not settled, was the General Electric Company, bidders with a bond, ard to forward them|@¢nd Handasyde & Hurt. tenders were left in the hands of the mayor and light committee, It is to be installed in the o be an auxiliary. Whether the are system of street adopted was The lowest tender 2 switchboard the lowest the Westinghouse These or the were with power to act. Pentociam Pioneer Cleaners, Phone 4 2k i ii Ve