THE WEATHER Legisletive Library xb a.m., vax rem. MINSTMT OOMTB 00 eT Tt een eae 3 THE DAILY N Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist NEXT MAILS For SOUTH i Prince Rupert....Friday, 8 a.m. Princess May....... Friday, a.m. VOL. II, NO. 265 JUDGMENT DE * PRINCE Rupert, B.C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1911. VERED IN SAVOY H PRICE FIVE CENTS L APPEAL, 1 i oie aie oie ie aie ofe aie fe aie ie aie aie aie aie aie aie aie ae ae ae ae ae a of Municipalities at Victoria oe City Will Send Del Afte evening’ ssession of | he ( yvuncil particularly fruit- ! fruitful discussions and wrangling over coal buying, etc., ‘ seemed peculiarly appropriate 5 hat las ght the first mention made before a Prince 4 vert city council of municipal { a by commission. gj : To A man Morrissey belongs a ( introducing the pro- i rressive id It came up in con- i the proposal to take tis h plebis« on the abolition of o H ystem. put forward by A Newton I ems to be a general ec ghout Canada” said A 1 Morrissey, “that not i rd system should be “ that government o hould be abolished “ an ver at present a _ being made for ’ government, and I k t we should send a to the Union of | Conference soon to tructed to speak g es. If I remember ghtly Mr. Mayor, you yourself favor of govern- mmission at the time charter was drawn e I lea the Mayor hastily leprec but the decision was y that a representative v the Mayor should = Conference of the Mai COMMISSION GOVERNMENT MENTIONED IN COUNCIL Progressive-Minded Alderman Morrissey Introduces the Subject While Ward System is Discussed— cipal Bodies to be| ever, to expedite matters an agree- ment was come to by which enough will purchased to carry the plant until they can decide who is to get the coal contract. There the matter ended pro tem. the Mayor saying that they could not talk anout it all night. coal be egate to Convention held at Victoria on the 15th to | 16th inst. that he should be prepared to talk on commission government with other municipal Inatters, Over the ward system and its abolition. there was a good deal of fruitless talk. Alderman New- ton endeavored to have a plebis- taken and Hello Book The bid of the Premier Press for the production of the Telephone Directory has been accepted on phone committee. Is IT FAIR PLAY and more time was wasted. The Mayor discovered that the matter | could not be reconsidered until} OR FAVORITISM? next meeting of the council. How-| Be City Council Decides to Hand Over Latest Slice of Printing Patronage to their Particular Pet Paper. Over the matter of advertising the by-law for the Hays Creek Trunk Sewer as required by law the council had some discussion the decision that the whole adver- tising be given to the Journal the recommendation of the iele- | Alderman Douglas er deavored in| {two amendments to have part| lat least of the advertising done last night, the matter endivg in} the work be given to the Journal Empire aiid Daily News and whe: that was lost, that the Journal should have $44 worth and the News and Empire $22 each This also was lost, so the whole job goes to the Journal Alderman Douglas who main- that the by-law should appear in all the papers to give the public a fair chance to consider it,made some enquiry of the City Clerk regardirg the method he had taken to find out the rates of the various pepers for advertising this by-law Mr. Woods said he had asked the Journal and the Empire, but had not approached the News at all His excuse was that he had not had time to ask tained cite at the time the vote age inden: Vyas, 28 is taken on the Hays Creek Trunk| The new G.T.P. News Stand} by the two daily papers of Prince| the News’ price for this work Sewer By-law to save expense.|for Lowney’s delicious Choco-| Rupert His amendments sugst ts til after the News office was He suggested that the vote take lates, fresh from the factory. tf| gested first that an equal share of | closed that evening the form of simple ‘Yes or ' “No”’ answers by the electors LO 4 a ee Be ba ea eee ae the question: ‘‘Are you. or are you not in favor of the abolition of the present ward = system?’’ The Mayor did not seem enthu- sisatically in support of this and Alderman Clayton moved an amet Alderman Clayton moved as CR a amendment to Alderman New- ; : ton's “motion that the city be Man Whose License Was Taken Away From Him by the Present aivided mto iIree Wards Alder- } } . e . e > cent an.the ainencaiie® tat tel License Board is Upheld by Highest Court in Province City Solicitor be asked to show ae a a eae the advantages of having three wards. but found no seconder Both motion and amendment were lost. the ayes for the amendment being Aldermen Kirkpatrick Clay- ton Morrissey and the Mayor Nays were Alderman Newton Hilditch, Douglas and Kerr. Alderman Kerr suggested that the matter be put to the vote in January next. and Alderman New- this }ton was ready to agree to ' ’ OT tN provided that meantime no effort} (Special to the Daily News) was made to create a third ward] Victoria Nov. 8.—The Court of r the it : eos for the city. Appeal has announced its decision BAYLEY AFTER CHAMPION- SHIP Boxer Who Recently Gave Clev- eee tS Sh SSS TESTE SSC STS in favor of A. J. Prud- homme in the Savoy License appeal | by the city of Prince Rupert. What the City Engineer Plans | for Woodworth Scheme Apart | From Bush Clearing at the| today WORK FOR WINTER History of the Case Get Coal Contract—Aft No Decision ) ply for the light plant unprofitable discus- city council meeting lhe light committee acceptance of the e¢ supply of 250 tons Lindsay's Transfer i ae t a rate 60 cents rr ' hat of the Kelly “ompany. It was stated would be sacked or dclivered this being a surement explained y ion before the council D er it was worth while i AS Xtra 60 cents per ton Con, SPecial coal of the Lindsay et \lderman Clayton M aie ‘' was, but Alderman Alder ‘ wanted to be convinced. Alderm Clayton said that if hove Morrissey’s wife were epee! ~ uld soon be convinced. Linde, 2, at shipments of the for + coal had proved good other ] ind economical while p ‘Ves sold had proved bad, two fac 1 Lollowed between the derme, i of the council. Al- layton, Hilditech, and BPLANT BURNS LAST COAL WHILE COUNCIL SCRAPS § Light Committee and Council Quarrel Over Who Shall er Display in Prince Rupert [he above despatch from Vic- Wants to Meet Lauder. Upper Lake. tosia: this: nonden-mndsonnienead r i by a private telegram to Messrs. e clever Victoria Asked by Alderman Newton] Williams & Manson, solicitors for ly defeated Oscar|last night what work in con-|A, J, Prudhomme, will be read N match in the Kaien|nection with the Woodworth Lake| with great interest as announcing ] ( o> Cie aTbal the | chem could possibly be carried | the opinion of the final court of Last ek he met on during the winter months Pee & | appeal in the famous Savoy Hotel P t wee c hat the lakeside clearing is likely] case, It is understood that, backed , ed Eddie Merino at}to be held over longer the ¢ ity | atk the decisions of both the alg t rounds. i\Engineer replied that he could Supreme Court and the Court of 5 B Merino with a hard|have specifications ready within] Appeals, Mr. Prudhomme, who pune wnd and jaw and|$, week for : the een’ & wore has been driven into bankruptcy Noor Bayley will now The completion or te k st h as the result of the Licer se ( om- . | ‘ on Acropolis Hill, The rock trench-| missioners’ treatment, will imme- Lauder to meet him in|ing between Shawatlans Passage diately launch an action for sub- : re for the champion- | a d the reservoir and the blasting | stantial damages against the Com- ‘1 Jout of the rapids at pean missioners | Lake All this work may _ be ; ; Pant m Pioneer Cleaners, Phone 4, l unde rtaken this winter Election Incident | The case arose at the time of the last municipal elections in MAY NOW ENTER ACTION FOR DAMAGES The Appeal Against Mr. Justice Clements’ Decision in the Supreme Court Was Fought With City Funds—Mr. Prudhomme Has Been Successful in Hi: Lone Fight in Every Court—Has Been Driven into Bankruptcy as a Consequence of the License Board’s Action | Prince Rupert. Mr, Prudhomme who ran for alderman against Mr. Manson's ticket was then owner and licensee of the Savoy Hotel, into the construction of which he had placed the savings lof a lifetime The hotel was recognised as the best conducted hotel in the city. License Com- missioners Smith and Merryfield refused to renew the license on the pretext that it had been improperiy granted by Chairman Stork, and at the first meeting of the License Board of 1911, composed of Mayor Manson, and Messrs. Smith and | Merryfield, the license was finally refused. Allegations Were Made Allegations freely made | that the License Board's action | were | was actuated by a desire to please members of the Carpenters’ Union, who had quarreled with Mr. Prud- homme over the building of the| |hotel. This view of the case was| taken by Mr. Justice Clements of the Supreme Court, who in} jordering the license to be renewed | said: ‘'There is no doubt in my mind that the refusal to grant the renewal was for reasons other than that claimed on behalf of the commissioners.”’ Council Plunges In At this stage, the city council to the of the Commissioners with the city funds in their fight against Mr. Justice Clements’ ruling. City Solicitor Peters entered an appeal with the Court of Appeals, and city money was wired to Victoria lawyers to fight the case in the Victoria courts. came aid License The Court's Decision The despatch to hand this morn- ing shows that the Court of Appeals has decided against City Solicitor Peters, the License Board and the city council, and in favor of Mr. Prudhomme, who in the mean- time has been driven into bank- ruptcy, as a result of the License Board's action in taking away his license, STAMPEDE THROUGH TOWN Herd of Frightened Steers In- jured Eight Persons in Cali- fornia Town. er an Hour’s Wrangling . : (Canadian Press Despatch) is Arrived at Niles, Cal., Nov. 7.—Eight per- sons were seriously hurt, and a house was demolished yesterday, when a herd of wild steers stam- peded through the town. Kerr were favor of ordering the Lindsay coal. Alderman Mor rissey, Alderman Newton, and Al- derman Kirkpatrick were in favor quantity in ‘ring a si rhe Ro, . test run from Blankets—you need 'em—we Kelly’s firm just to see if it were} have 'em,--Wallace’s. ft all right. Alderman Douglas was at first neutral; later sided with TURNED ENSIGN DOWN the light committee The idea gave rise to | much trouble—the light committee | No $75 refusing if it were carried to have} anything to do with the ord heal ‘the coi , » council hac ; ol'yie com. ‘Miter the £0 "s | Er sign Joh: stoves request for a turned down the light committee s | a ni reer plan and decided to try a sampk | st ,t of $75 from 1 1e ¢ ur shipment from Kelly's the evident|erable him to ‘Farewell’ from disapproval of the light com-| 44, city leaving Salvation mittee suggested reconsideration, | Army affairs entirely debt-free in Matters now got badly mixed, an | P 70 turned much time was wasted. While the es oe : ‘haa baap - mena , V ‘ ) the council © e g } council wrangled it came out that | down by the g there was only enough coal they are oh light plant to carry the plant] wake such a grant w for one night, |s yecific charitable object. Before reconsideration was Pos ! : : 1 consult | ane ae ae hee | ©, B. Lockhart was a passenger the rocedure ok sample Grant from City to Salvation Army the Rupert has been authorised without at the] that not to to see how} Le on to the|by the Prine PRINCE AUGUST WILHELM of Prussia, Son of German Emperor Scandinavian Social “Valhalla” of S. H. and E. F. will give a social with dance in Kk. of P, Hall Saturday at 8 p.m. All Scandinavians invited. Gen- th uncil could get e Rupert today from 1e@ co : g rails for reconsideration, Time,| the south. tlemen 50c, 3t WILL REBUILD KASAAN CANNERY New Structure to be Built of Concrete—Big Plant Has been Thrice Destroyed by Fire. According to Mr, T, J. Gorman, president of Gorman & Co., owners of the Kasaan Cannery on Prince of Wales Island which was des- troyed by fire last week causing a loss of $150,000, the compax y will at orce rebuild the plant usirg co crete. This is the third time the plart has burred. The can- nery just destroyed was built this year It was a iwo-line plant, with a capacity of 2,500 cases a dey. -The pack this year was 74,000 cases, cf which 44,000 ceses The ware- houses containirg 30,000 cases on hed been shipped out. hand are a total loss. The Kasazn Cannery was burned in 1906, a:.d again in 1910, winter tf Children’s and misses’ coats.—-Wallace’s, G. MeNicholl returned from a visit to the south by the Prince Rupert this morning. vors red cedar for the pipe staves, but red doubtful quality for the purpose employment of an expert lumber Farquhar McRae, Who Kill ing Out of Ne Temere Toleration Cornwall, Ont., Nov. 8.—Far- quhar McRae, the aged Lancaster county farmer who was found guilty of shooting Frank Shaw, a Carp druggist, during a struggle for possession of a child, has been removed to Kingston Penitentiary to serve out a life sentence. The jury which composed was of four Roman Catholics and eight Protes- tants brought in a verdict of manslaughter. The case aroused more than usual attention, as the trouble arose out of the ne temere decree. McRae’s daughter, who was a Catholic had married Dr. Magee, who is a Methodist. After the birth of her child she refused to live with her husband, owing ‘to religious differences, arising out of the marriage. When her hus- band and his friends sought to take away the child by force, the grandfather drove them away with a gun. As the party left in their motor car, McRae fired after them, and the shot killed Shaw. In his charge to the jury, Mr. Justice Sutherland said that the father had acted in an illegal and high handed manner in forcing their way into the McRae home, although the common law gave him the right to the child and the right to supervise its religious training. He said that in a country like ours composed of so many races and religions it was most essential that there should be religious toleration. : AGED MAN SENTENCED T0 IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE ed a Man in Trouble Aris- Decree, Found Guilty of Manslaughter—Judges Plea for in Religion OLD TIMER RETURNS Mr. Charles E. Evitt, Popular Young Bank Employee, Has Been Home to England. By the Prince Rupert this morn- ing there returned to the city one of Rupert’s popular old timers. Mr. Charles E. Evitt has been on a holiday visit to Orpington, Kent, England, where his people are at present. He was an em- ployee of the Union Bank when here in the early days of Prince Rupert, and is a popular old-timer who will be warmly welcomed back. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE Civic Sniff Yacht is Adrift a Derelict on the High Seas. Broke Away from Tug Last Night. News to hand this morning on the waterfront of a_ serious shipping disaster. The civic sniff yacht hauled out to sea yesterday to discharge cargo in deep water, was on her return trip in tow of the Davis launch taking the con- tract: for the work, when heavy weather arose, and the yacht became unmanageable. For the safety of the commodore and men in charge of the launch she had to be allowed to break loose and today she is adrift on the high seas, while all the waterfront misses her fragrant and familiar presence. is COMMODORE'S PERIL Sniff Yacht's Intrepid Admiral was in Real Peril and Suffered Considerable Privations. Details of the mishap to the] civic sniff yacht just to hand are| thrilling. The yacht is aground} on the shore some distance from the harbor. She drifted there in a stiff gale which got up while the Knox which had her in tow was making for harbor. For hours the crew and commodore toiled to make headway, but the lumber- ing sniff yacht only drifted worse and worse dragging the launch with it on to the lee shore. Then it was found that the Knox had carried away her rudder, and was helplessly at the sea’s mercy. Efforts were made to steer with an oar, but the sniff yacht had to be i adrift and left to her fate. After an all night struggle without food, and in considerable danger, the Knox got safely to harbor, but the Commodore though he says little has had a tough time of it. The sniff yacht will be salved this afternoon. Week's Lodging John Rayalen was today fined $5 and costs or seven days for having been drunk and disorderly last night. He will probably spend the week in durance vile. H. N. Boss arrived in Prince Rupert today from Victoria, a pas- senger by the S.S. Prince Rupert. | Miss Hawley has returned to the city after a short stay with friends in the south. She arrived today by the Prince Rupert. CITY WILL HIRE Clearing Work Will Not be Yet—New Tenders Will For some time longer the Wood- Lake will be held up worth waterworks clearing City Engineer Davis reported to the ‘council last night to the effect that-it was advisable heave further and fuller the details of the clearing of the area to be submerged and particularly on the building of the stave pipe. li was urcertain whether it would be better to manufacture it the spot, or order it from below Consulting Engineer Thompson fa- most to information on on Colonel Davis considers the cedar around the lake of Colonel Davis recommended the man and saw-miiler to give an estimate of the cost to the city of the work of milling lumber, logging, ete, for the avork on the as carried, talk ir was agreed that the City a with his report LUMBER EXPERT FOR WOODWORTH Awarded for Some Time be Called for a Third Time After Expert’s Investigation of the timber vaailable and Alder- man Newton suggested that the if employed should give an estimate on the of the work by days’ labor City Solicitor Peters noticing that the consulting engineer had reported favoring the leaving all timber standing around the lake except such as required for the stave pipe and dam, said he had knowledge to the effect that the same expert cost Government would not stand for this but would demand grubbing well cutting rather than let the trees be left standing The City Engineer's report was and further as close atter some Engineer should endeavor to locate lumber expert in accordance Alderman Doug- las was anxious that the man be secured in Rupert, and to this both council and engineer were spot as well as on the quality agreeable so far as may be possible. 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