init ‘\ ne y, Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist if . DAILY NEWS =. aa ee ee Ra ate v0 NO. 299 ) 1” ee II, NO. 2 PRINCE Rupert, B.C., SAvURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1911. ©, “Paice | Five ee — = —_—==—= = = = = FRANK MOBLEY ACCEPTS CALL TO RUN FOR MAYOR —_— PROPERTY HOLDERS’ ASSOCIATION FRANK MOBLEY JAP KILLS FELLOW COUNTRYMAN GAVE: TIE VOTE FOR CANDIDATES ENTERS CONTEST Will Oppose Ald. Newton for) . Mayor for 1912—Will An- Executive Recommended Ald. Newton, but Frank Mobley’s Name rounce Platform on Tuesday Y, Yoshio is Arrested and Start Campaign. Was Proposed From Body of the Hall---Chairman Voted ears Or ea aa the Shooting Was IN BUNKHOUSE AT OCEAN FALLS cud: Charged With ‘Marder, But Pleads That the Result of an Accident---Two Shots in General Ballot So Was Unable to Give Casting Vote The Nowe that ihe -Bad-oumeded t Were Fired and Entered Victim’s Head as He Slept to the chairman, Mr. E.;Mr. Mobley would consent to run.j stood 31 to 31 The chairman |@"ter the mayoral contest at the By the Venture this morning} request of citizens from all parts : , 5 ] 4 T "a > \ ! (i St \ at d = ‘ ANC . nvitec 0 ae s Ss r . having east his vote with | M! Ma ! Le Bla i 1 to u his casting lthere arrived from Ocean Falls al ballot instead of re- | SPOKe inf r of Mr. Newton, and|vote, but he announced that he|°f the city. A petition had been ee : f ul Alderman Morrissey in favor of|tiad already voted. It is under-|Presented to him and the result} Japanese named Y. Yoshio in) r use in the event Of! Mtr. Moble The latter, while|stood that it was cast for Mr.|of the meeting. in’ Presbyterian custody. He is responsible for Property Holders’ As- speaking highly of Mr. Newton as|! { Hall last night was looked on as/|the death of a fellow countryman |} meeting last night), ojtizen and as a man, said that der the circumstances the|? f@vorable expression, from a/whose name the police have not abortive 80 far as their). was certainly yt a propel ; a a 4 wit juarter that had been represent-| ascertained. The man was killed ndorsement of any may- 5 OSG CONOR ety Sees) eta , ) Y-|man to be made mayor He by two shots from a double bar- lidate was concerned.| ,ointed out that in « as munici-| taking further action, No reled duck gun which was dis- only were mentioned, ‘ath alent e Prince Rupert ps were taker ses cogarc yeh charged in the hands of accused} Alderman 8. M. Newton | ya. jn, ra M:. Newton had inic candidates, although as he was leaving a bunkhouse Frank Mobley, and each | ,,, rht ee sn for mayor, and ing names had been in which the victim was sleeping. equal number of) gj ccoy, red that he had made ss nded in the executive s The shots entered the man’s head stake. What assur no had he]! I Ward 2, H. F. Me-| ind neck as he lay in his bunk. tive committee rec-|inat he was not making a mistake tae, W. T. Robinson, T. Maitland, Chere is only one witness of the Mr. Newton's name,|, d Ff. Lannie and D. H. Morrison; iffair, another Japanese, who, xplained that at the)’ °° : Ward 1, George Frizzell, F. G however, saw nothing, as he was ecommendation was Vy Be ee wee! Daws and Alderman D. Morris his bunk and out of sight at ade th vas no assurance that/d vered ha the eeting the time Accused’s plea will be thal the gun was accidentally dis- charged, and as far as is at pres- NEW YEAR SERVICE ent known there is no motive for Rev. W. H WicLeod Will Speak murder, though the Japanese in mares : on Seasonable Topic. custody is charged formally with iahicheinaiis murder, meantime, The prisoner You are invited to hear Rev. was met by Constables Peck and| Warren H. McLeod's sermon to- Adams today on the arrival of the| morrow evening, New Year’s Eve, i} Venture. The case is a Provineial|at 7:30 o’eclock. His interesting jone and will come up as soon as|subjeect will be “New Year Reso- evidence is ready. The occur-|lutions—should we commend or rence took place at 8:30 on the}condemn the old-fashioned prac- morning of the 28th. tice of making good resolutions?” Strangers and visitors always THE WEATHER. welcome. Services held in Me- Intyre Hall on Third avenue, near Sixth street. [Twenty-four hours ending 5 a. m., Dee. 30th: 3ar., 29.976; max. temp, 16.0; min. temp.,| Pantcrium Pioneer Cleaners. 11.0 Phone 4. WATER BYLAW WAS PASSED Two Thousand Copies to Be) Printed and Distributed — A| Lengthy Document with Many | MISS CAMERON’S PIONEER MATCH LADY PROFESSOR AMPLE REVENGE IN EVERY WAY ISIN SCANDAL Third Bride From the Pioneer Madame Curie, Discoverer of Ra- dium, Cited as Co-respondent in a Noted Divorce Case. Distinguished Canadian Author- ess Scores Over Those Who Laundry in a Month Will Marry SKEENA STRIKE TOTAL BUILDING STILL ACUTE FOR THE YEAR | | Warning Notices Posted Today—/jE:uildings to | Vales of $265,771 Statement That Men Demand | Were Erected in Prince Rupert $5 Instead of $3.75 per Eight; During the Past Year—Many Had Taken Away Her Means of on Sunday—Miss Olga Petersen Living. Weds William Teigs. , ‘a me Provisions. Hour Day. Important Structures. Canadian Press espatcn oe oS eo : eee : | pnts At Mrs. Pankhurst's meeting in Anothe Pione wedding inj. Paris, De a Pe: Ee i \ special meeting of the City) Yellow slips are scattered about| Building to the value of over a Victoria a few nights ago the spe more senses than one will take | Mme. Curie, -the discoverer 0 cers |Council was held at 2 o’clock yes-|the town today warning workers | quarter of a million dollars has Te “ ” slace on Sunday afternoon wher | d ind one of the most Gene terday afternoon to consider a/to keep away from Skeena River|been done in Prince Rupert dur- 4 ture was not the speech|p., Ww. H. MeLeod will solemn-|nent professors of chemistry at] |i RSS number of local improvement by-|( ressing as the strike there is|ing the past twelve months, ac- f the distinguished English suf-|ize the wedding of Miss Olga/the College of France, was oited | / a =e laws and to take the new Water|still continuing. The, warnings|cording to the returns of the agette, but the speech of Miss | Peters: to Mr. William Teigs.|today in a petition filed in the FRANK MOBLEY, bylaw through its final stages.}are published by the local I. W.| Building Inspector today. Fol- Agnes Deans Cameron, in which| The bridegroom is a regular old-| divorcee court by the wife of Pr0r ro ; The Water bylaw has now passed|W. braneh. Cireumstances of the}lowing are the figures by months of Prince Rupert and| fessor Langevin, also a professor jed as Alderinan Newton's strong-|jt< third reading and comes into|strike as far as can be ascer-|for 1911: January, $1,950; Feb- tained are that the “sandhogs"|ruary, $6,400; March, $412,434; s! iped coals of fire on the} time ploneel the bride, also a well-known and|of genera and experimental } hold force next week. Tenders are to hea f Pre ” ( “ide of 5 | few | a aes Aad GALAX aan Bes pO} , hough youthfu old-|physics at the College of France. | ee One stated met. Le wil} be called for the printing of two 1 { livelihood as a teacher ‘ f the city, is an employee The letters cited by Mme je blish his platform - tip neWS~| thousand copies of the bylaw for | r MeBride had promised the Pioneer Laundry As alLangevin include several which} papers of nee Pueaday and cCoOM-| distribution amongst the princi-| sti to attend, but at the last minute, ™att:! f fact, she is tl third| Mme. Langevin removed su eEeD = in active campaign. pal householders, plumbers and ged his mind Mr. Bowser, i be supplied by the) titiously from an apariment, a water users of the city. The by- H Dr. Young and Hon. Price staff in the spa of a/ where her husband is ont 0 have | New Year’s Dance. _}law is a lengthy one involving were (here, however | h hey are 6 - ca intly Mime Curi and it Hi ald ae Nom year ee many provisions affecting water M Agnes Deans Came on. |!! Third a iblishment) ig hinted they show that relatic “i AEE a re oon ing feet. pane users, builders and pipe fitters seconded a vote of thanks to | ‘th matrin al | eau now, f creat timaecy existed, whilt heerfu company with brig it Amongst other points may be t peaker of the evening, vé and it has been suge d that a/jt als s said they dist li se the usic, light and life and laugh-|,.5teq the one making the house ¢ ed to the fact that the last|S!4 You furnish h home illempts made by Mme. Curie to} te! In fact, be one of one ae owner responsible for keeping his | she had appeared before aj furnish the bride, should} cenparat Professor Langeviii | New Year's dance party to " an pipes from freezing and threaten- political audience in Victoria was{ve paint d on the buildfng Alll trom his wife ! Mond ay night in Mc Intyre ne ‘| ing dire penalties on the good | hen she was appealing for the} kinds of 8 vod wishes are show Gray's ‘orchestra will be oe samaritan who “lends” a little} suffrage of the men to elect her,|ered on the young couple by their) gasH FACTORY DESTROYED = w' ea the latest and most ‘ ~ water to a frozen up neighbor. 1 discharged civic servant, as a| friends, and especially the. Plo SD eee pae.000 a the 7 eo eos nhah At thaCeAnHaLrhoahd of |neer staff Gordon Company at Vancouver) like a natlshé d mirror. ip a ane the eity On that oceasion they Suffers Heavy Loss. boys and girls are pound to be Don't -mtas the dance in the K. : therd.. Don't-yopme out 0 TN. of P. Hall on Saturday night. had done her the honor of giving | : cal for: : her a majority which was not Vancouvel ec, 2. Bio~ qe Gray’s orchestra will play. A ‘ ; as ‘ull course val 25c. Bon|& » which broke out this Full course meal : "| good program and refreshments. | strous fi astre i it equalled by any other candidate ‘ , r tafe at 3 o'clock) Ton Cafe. Gentlemen $1.50; ladies free, 3t at that election and placing her HERE PROMOTED Friday ‘mor ping a ees e at the ‘ ( > 1 . e ompletely destroyet 1e mill anc ——-- ee eee ne head of the: pal for th ) lant of the Gordon Sash and Prince @ Rupert's leading hotel— R " Wait for the big dance Monday. school board. This was follow : ing the taking away of her only or Company Savoy. Saar le. are of eeptaen, New Uptown Offices to Be Opened | er certificate as a teacher, by the Government of the Province. by the G. T. P.—A. E. McMaster WE {LL THY MERIC N MOTHER S YS to Have Charge— T. C. Chal- A A A wicndn at alec | mee tepernenen FMM CETE YET BRING UP BOY IN ENGLAN to which she had devoted the best - years of her life, the only means New Year, 1942, brings an im 7 santivinn: . ee eon ner portant change in the Grand/ Myg, Wm, B. Leeds Says That the Gilded American Youth Grows Up DE NEes , cate as os unjustly} 5, : . : . , K -acific local official list. taken away by a government of oe 4 " - ie af a — a vo England Her Boy Will Not be Toaded to and Will Grow up an Athlete yhie ‘ . . ni ( otio 0 ‘ os 0 0 c ’ » | apicar e } Etro Pu nats * ce ae eral agent for the traffic depart- New York, Dec. 28.—New York William,’ continued Mrs. jdon t think YOURE: am . “ at , @ head. Later on she had left! ant comes to Mr. A. E. M&-|soeiety learned today that Mrs,} Leeds, “will. grow up ‘rich.’ [|of wealth are a credit to society. /Their wealth makes them dissi- Victo wit or living , Pn FEB: ; h ber living to make, Master, who has had entire|yjj}iam B. Leeds, widow of the ;——————— : with a bill of some $800 piled up at : , ‘ . ” pated, In England it is different. thang, fahttan dustdoncto mast charge of the steamship depart- |.) y)ti-millionaire “tin plate king, 7 ‘ oe nichan lake aie ine q ‘ aL, ¢ . Fi 2 £ ) ) t sc- and dougnt: olbor meaha Otsearn ment and passenger business @t/j., {aking her son, W illiam Jr., | They have . ot « ‘ ot § -arn- : f r stro } ing her living. She landed in Chi- the wharves during the past year.| gq 8, to England so that he may ee nye Aes ae a t YE “ : f Mr, MeMaster in this}),, »aised with the viewpoint of lclean-cut, Then, too, at an ng llish) sehool no one will toady t {In place of cago without means and with no fond vs egal capacity will be Mr. T. C. Ohal- | in Englishman, which she thinks Ee William They will respect him lfor what he is,, not what his prospects, but by her pen and as a speaker she had been enabled to |father made for him, “So, if William is brought up support hérself, and her later | in England he will learn to love . a mers, who as chief clerk to Mr. is more wholesome than that of} MeMaster has full experience of | an American } the department, Arrangements | | fee! that the facet that my | are being made to have an up-/.... wil] inherit a great fortune pen nee SOP uF. Bipeaesees luritt turn his head if he is allowed ee rs peeeete amc oe to grow up in an American at-| G cr p 7 . A neyay BD mosphere,” Mrs. Leeds is quoted | * . » Steamship ines Wt ye - 7 bea em ; ‘ jas saying. for a season her fellow citizens |‘ mducted under his superintend-|" «eonyersation here seems to had seen fit to extend to her the aaa wm a Hig aband to the be just one scandal after another, 7 ; wider development of the grow- : , sti” lana honor of a public reception, A Abroad they talk of musie, art, . ing business of this depar ant, , . ; few evenings after she had the The Eats eee co beg literature—things worth while. | as not yellon, if my countrymen and coun-| | } | successes were well known to the people among whom she had lived so long. When, having made a name for herself in the great world of let- ters and travel, she came home point of view of a young English man, a better one, I think, than ours, and he will learn that over- drinking is not tolerated in good society, as I fear it Is here sometimes,” Venture Takes Run. In place of the “old reliable” Camosun, which is on the over- haul slips, the Venture took the | Vancouver,Stewart run this week. l'Phe Venture arrived here early this morning. privilege of telling them of some}, cattled upo 8 n, ’ of some of her impressions of ss me ns . It may be trywomen would only take the} erected on G, T. P. property or affair the Motherland, and on that occa-| 4. pe pented same interest in the affairs of the sion the chair had been occupied| * ; state that they take in these un-| by the leader of the same govern- important things?’ ment which had ruthlessly taken] other fields. Ut would be for the Mrs. Leeds reached the conclu- | from her the certifieate which had Jeople of British Columbia, for jsion to make England her home} been her only means of making : 7 ' lafter her son, desiring to send an her livelihood and foreing her, the women of the Province, tO} aidoply lady some flowers, ordered after many years of efficient labor | 5“) what they thought of such) g50 worth of American osu in her chosen sphere, to seek'an action. Choicest liduors and cigars MRS. W. B. LEEDS, | Savoy. roses, outdoor sports. He will get the] employed excavating for the/April $22,050; May, $25,100; bridge ecaissons demand 85 in-j|June, $29,925; July, $32,075; sad of 83.75 for a neight-hour/ August, $58,445; September, $41,- day. It was stated this morning | 625; October, $26,375; November, by A. O. Morse, secretary of the!$9,300; December, $30,125. To- I. W. W. here, that a general Ital, $265,771. Amongst the build- strike is in progress at the cross-|jings erected during the past year ing today and that at least 200|are the Hays building, new whole- men are involved, including me-| sale stores on the waterfront, the chanies. The notice issued says:|Westholme block and many fine The men are out for better con-|new residences. The new Metho- ditions all around.” jdist Church, fire hall and Cily ; : ae nt Hall, and Westholme Opera House New Year carnations at Craig’s|are approaching completion. | Studio. it a tias 1 ee Good eats! Bon Ton. it GREAT 7a a i AT HALIFAX “ar*essescs's ‘alt a (Canadian Press Despatch.) King Edward Hotel Destroyed—} Vancouver, Dec .29.—The es- Sailors from H. M. S. Niobe Are} japjishment of a new Japanese Fighting the Flames. steamship line.is announced. It Sacer is likely to take in all the Sound Halifax, Dec, 30,—A fire which] ports as well as Vancouver and s already destroyed the King} Victoria, Mitsui & Co. of Tokio R dw ird Hotel, one of the largest} are reported to be the promoters. fin the city, and three other build- ee ATs aa ge a jings is raging here. The loss al-| | Mr, T. Nelson Dunn, who has jready is estimated at $200,000.|heen associated with the Prince The local and the Dartmouth de-| Rupert Hardware & Supply Co., jpartments are augmented by 200} wij] leave shortly to accept a po- sailors from the cruiser Niobe, | sition with the Kaien Island Hard- who are fighting the flames in| ware Co. | } | } zero. temperature with a_ gale i | blowing. All of the guests Scandinavian Dance. escaped, but were foreed to aban-| {), the larger K. of P. Hall, not don their belongings. in Carpenters’ Hall, the Scandi- navians hold their social this TO INSTALL OFFICERS afternoon for the youngsters and _ dance tonight for grown-ups. !. O. O. F. to Meet on Tuesday.|The national flags of Norway, List of Officers. Sweden, Britain and Canada fea- ture in the decorations, which On Tuesday evening the local} were done this morning. lodge of the I, O..O. F. will meet ree K. of P. Hall to install their NEW YEAR SERVICES him the loffieers for 1912. The following - lare the gentlemen thus honored; |fev. F. W. Kerr will Speak in Dr. Cade, J. P. G.; A. Douglas, Empress Theatre on Sunday. IN, G@.: A. H: Allison, V. G.; W. G. \ special New Year service will lRarrie, R. S.; ©. Thorne, F. 8.|be held in the Empress Theatre lhefreshments and a social even-|by Rey. F. W. Kerr on Sunday ing will be part of the entertain-|evening at 7:30, The sermons will be on New Year resolutions. A good way to end the old year and begin the new is to go to chureh on New Year's Eve, Morn- ing services in Presbyterian Hall at 14 o'clock. Strangers cordially ment, Tabriz Is Captured. Tabriz, Dee. 30.—-During the nime-day siege ending today with /the capture of the city by the}: bred Russians the Persians lost se- BVIVER. |verely. The Russian losses were r mae tbetween {00 and 200 men killed.| If hungry! Bon Ton. it AREA gs miss epaencmcnsenials