OUT OF WORK TODAY? Try The News’ Want Ad, Way. , Kf ; %, THE DAILY NEWS Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist Prince Rupert.......Friday 8 a.m, g No.6 Paice RUPERT, B.C., Monpay, JaNvARy 8 1 SVHEY’RE OFF—MUNICIPAL RACE STARTS AT IVAL CANDIDATES MET AT LAST d. Hilditch and Ald. Newton Had a Duel a Words in Empress Theatre Before an Audience That Packed the Building ALD. HILDITCH HAD A WARM TIME Rowd Was Unsympathetic and Showed an wr Teoltnaston to be Sceptical—Candidat Made Good Speech However and Showed His Grasp of the City’s. Affairs oe Appealed to Audience to Judge Him by What he had Accom- LEGISLATURE OPENS Will Open on Thursday—Railiway Legislation Expected. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Victoria, Jan, 8.—The session} of the local House, which opens | on Thursday, will be important | because railway legislation is ex-| pected. H. H, Watson of Van-}| couver will move and Alex. Lucas | of Yale will second the reply to, the throne. * | Alderman Newton will hold his third mayoralty campaign meet-| ing in Empress, Theatre on Mon- | Editor-Alderman Did Not Mince His | Language Chairman of the Board of Works in Saturday’s Debate ATTACK MADE ON LOCAL TRADESMEN ALD. NEWTON ON ALD. HILDITCH in Regard to the | Ald Newten’s Statement That It Was Im i i i ; possible to Get a Job in the City Unl One Dealt With Joe Scott and Geo. Tite Was Hotly Denounced by Both oe Men—Geo. Tite Offers $25,000 to Anyone Who Can Prove It— } plished and Elect Him if Satisfied that He Had day night. Moving pictures and | ° ° music. Be present anc ear | i : eee Sits Pact: Peomises to Them Buisit e Fi agent, and On z Meeting Became Very Heated and Warm Words Passed n serried masses the Citizens “Tf there is a mistake made|twelve months ago last May for theers greeted the conclusion;to keep down crooked me i . . “Pr Prince Rupert crowded the |with the hydro-electric undertak- | proof, and remember eae ite et Alderman ota speech | this city. That is why today Didier taehon ati ia press Theatre on Saturday ling,” he warned his audience,|engineering and works depart- Tk ry 'Y BOOED A AT and the chairman, G, Nicker-| have a growing support, while Al- produce his list ¢ tm to ht to hear Alderman Hilditech|“the Prince Rupert Hydro-Elec-|ment has not robbed the city of json, stepping forward ‘scien derman Hilditch is face to face without aauilal See @ Alderman Newton, opponents |tric Company is forging ahead asjone five-cent piece, though it has that Alderman Newton would be|with the falling away of the very kereper Ss 3% - seo the mayoralty on the same|fast as we are and will get into] paid its workers 20 per cent more SERGT. GEO. LEEK allowed thirty minutes in which|interests by whose support he werent mats mag eee tform., Alderman Newton |the city, and once it is in it will]than the contractors . At to aie the meeting. hoped to retain power. : Phere was a man, John Good- erfully took to himself the!be hard to get out.” | plause. a re. ey “Go to it! Eat him alive!” Named Tradesmen. ata this town,” went on Al- dit for drawing three-quarters | arsine: oF the Wave | AT Whust at: Reveton. Labor Men Took Advantage of yelled some one excitedly in the “My stand is against the kind ieee a ie He ran a gam- the crowd, Alderman Hilditch b a . Siiiicising -Aldermat’ Newton's dates Spoke at Ald. Hilditch’s back, and amidst applause Alder-jof thing which makes it common] of he a dao or eae ous for over two hours, 30 Se eee ee the | jiatform, Alderman Hilditch got Meeting. ae Newton got into his stride.|talk in the streets of the city that é Ba a earned gash. Why erman Newton was allowed 30 . anks of his own platform, Al-|the audience in ead. Batter aves so gt He began by claiming credit for|you cannot get a job unless vot me John Goodman allowed to go tes, though he spoke prob-|derman Hilditeh showed that his|his remark, that ‘no wonder the] Alderman Clayton, Alderman | 2U{racting three-quarters at least|buy your groceries from Joe ae ded while his poor dupes p for about three-quarters of] policy is simply to maintain the|Engineer’s department is ex- Douglas, R. Dagnall, L. Bullock- of the audience, and said it af-|Merryfield (laughter), your hard- did the P ae eae meee | hour, with various breaks rder of things as at present in|pensive if it is all the time kept Webster, W. T. Robinson and forded him pleasure to help Al-|ware from Joe Scott, and your) toy a oe Pe aa of this direet attacks on the present} the municipal administration.|busy preparing reports to edu-| George Leek were the aidermanio} (one Hilditch in that way. As|furniture from George Tite (re-| jje hain, sity ie Ghiet of Po- nistration of the city, on|“We have come,” he said, “to the |cate Alderman Newton. candidates who came forward at Alderman Hilditch’s guest that/newed laughter Yes, and I may Joh G adnan? nee ie cane man Hilditch personally and] parting of the ways. If you have | There is not a single thing in|the conclusion of Alderman Hil | Might, he had no kick coming on|as well add if there is any insur- ae re Cee ee With this kind several well-known business |e¢onfidence in my work as you see |Alderman Newton's platform,” he|4itch’s meeting on Saturday even- the score of the shortness of the}ance you want you must get it) qiteh fea ae peer eae ie mn aroused the meeting, which,]jt for yourselves, elect “me—if |said, “except his fireboat, which ing. They made brief statements | “™° allowed him. He invited/through M, M. Stephens. There evensihine - aot piglet! _ breaking out lively at one} not, vote for Alderman Newton;|is net already in hand as part}/4mnouncing their candidatures Alderman Hilditch in return to]jis no square deal given in this : # SO ae ee two points in Alderman Hil-] but, remember that whether it is}of the city’s undertakings. Not and all were accorded a good re- his own meeting on Monday|city under the present adminis-| ae trom Hilditch ‘h's. speech, got a good deallt cr Alderman Newton who is|that I want to attack Alderman|cePtion except George. Leek, who | Tight, and having thus disposed|tration, and there is no man ee Alderman Hilditch weer re exoited over Alderman New-| mayor, the undertakings of: the | Ne wton. he said. “I want to|Was booed by the labor element lof his obligation, announced that}who knows that better than Al- - fae feet interrupting, while the stg AM tovunkebaite: Seaise: aa pratece|é ive him all that's coming to}for the part he took in the Kelly's guest or no guest he would handle /derman Hilditeh himself. ad Seat ane aye Not To Guard Franchises. tion, hydro-electric, ete. must | him.” Salts,” yelled some one cut incident. As a special con- Alderman Hilditch without gloves $1,000 Hotel Men’s Fund. latfor at | tt nate sigh a MAAlderman Hilditch’s explana-|be carried on. It is for you tojin the back, and the audiences stable he was particularly active sas time allowed him, Ap- “What was done this very day? BES ab ated aan. Dior vais n of the present municipal;choose the best man to carry ;Went mto a gale of merriment, inthe maintendace of order by| = Se: > : Did not Mr Lailey make a canvas , ite clare e od thods was listened to attent-|them on.” Took Up the Challenge. core VT Analy Uae ih: 38 FOUL. nasa hice eth iauied Berth for the campaterrtand for Alder- er seed eee: water SS eeehtnktion age. tor ‘Ores may Meret? Sra Hitditen, ao eee ab ta ocktnt oe get a jbut not in this. (Cheers. ~{{man Hilditob, and-they boast sow | suggest that he wae selrameneE oe ( allenged any} 58 ing very « ¢ rmin of having collected $1,000. Where|from Goodman and denied this inicipal ownership and the city One sentence of Alderman Hil-|man to cite a single instance of | rand I'd do it again tomorrow if Says He Is Sincere. did they get it? From the hotels, | emphatically ‘ inchises, “The only thing for|ditch’s on the 45-cent rate was any one in the city not having had any occasion to.” “My strength,” affirmed Alder-jof course. Only one hotel keeper ae city of Prince Rupert is to} greeted with cheers, He said: “T} had a square deal. ) G Atmow - ‘. lman Newton, “lies in the fact|did not subscribe. That was rhe About Bottle Licenses. ard jealously her franchises,} want to tell you working men in} Charlie Hunter immediately | Saf 00 overnmen Gratl | that throughout my term of of-|Prudhomme. If I came into of- On to the bottle license busi- ugh they may cost us a good|this city that I have done all that | asked: “Whatt about the men} f . = eae Sane Aiaicad : & al, | fees and indeed all my stay in|fice in the position Alderman Hils fre went Alderman Newton, BOs il while the city is young. I]it was possible for me to do for|who were flung into prison with= |, ae ; -s er erdnan ; Rupert, I have advocated thejditch is in tonight, how should | °Using Alderman Hilditeh of com- | fight to a finish any man who| your welfare while still ke eping |. ut being allowed to speak for} a : f cs i. ; ae 2 F}cause of the people as a whole.|I be placed for dealing with the plioity, tn the granting of & Uieue ks to interfere with or corral|close to sound business prin- l the mselves?” This question Al-live Mb Seat BOT res we Alde srman Hilditch is bolstered up |!iquor interests?” license to the brother of a license franchises of this city,’ said}]ciples. Compare this town with ie : i a ee ee , iby a few interests. I have been At this Alderman Hilditch on lerman Hilditeh, its condition for the working a Continued on Page 2. | Warm, clean rooms at Sayoy.|sincere throughout in the effort leaped up demanding a restate- Continued on Page 4. | “ACK JOHNSON TO MEET FLYNN e Best of the ‘White Hopes Is o Fight the Black Man to a inish in Nevada Some Time in ext July—All Arranged. (Canadian Press Des York, Jan. 8 —Jack John- the champion heavyweight world, and Jim Flynn haye articles for a finish fight, place some in July Nevada Johnson patch.) eW the ned time will receive LAKE g! 000 cash interest in the moy- | picture films, Flynn is the} ist promising of the white | pes, member Bullock - Webster, ard 2, it | Daily MERRY SKATING PARTIES |Shawatlans Lake Beat Out the Preachers Yesterday. In the a part yof peopie made lan Lake nt skating < laun Pr | party pienickes | There were but they had th number, cessful day's 0 as the rival, As rding the News ther ery it teco Am rived Knox at and had lake over now, and Best meal th Hecate the and east Ang names will couple the kk safe in yesterday ince Rupert young trip to Shawat- enjoyed magnilfl- yn ideal ice. The ion the lake shore. irteen, the am unlucky ost suc- uting in such scen- at was Sunday the has probably down, but The be kinder. of parties ar- by the launch good time, too. practically all | like gel ike a the ice town at Savoy. PRACTICALLY ALL THE STEEL TWO HUNDRED HORSES FROM OREGON FOR have Foley, instructions issued to & Stewart ine between Tete nd Fort George must be com- leted early next fall, If this 1s there will then be very little! left to link up, as the line be rushed up the Bulkley from Aldermere this sum- Peremptory Messrs. that the Jaune Cache een Welch main One tee] ill alley er, ‘Khere are now lour-horse teams hauling lies to Sealey’s Landing on the seena from the end of steel, and .ws has reached the city that wo hundred head of horses are » won the way north from East- n GOregon for work on the ley-Welch contracts. With the rush work on the is now quite certain that work | thirty-four sup- line OLEY-WELCH ARE ORDERED TO RUSH WORK ON G. T. P. MUST BE LAID THIS YEAR— ARE ON THEIR WAY UP HAULING SUPPLIES. will have to be begun immediate- ly on the terminal facilities at Prince Rupert to prepare for the opening of the line next year, Alderman Newton will hold his get your sull Bri meet- made at Sweder its best cannot glass. t FULL LIST OF THE MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES NOMINATED TODAY ‘There Were Some Eleventh Hour Surprises Sprung Just Before the Nominations The following is the full list]}W. J. MeCutcheon and T, R.JJ. J. Sloan and Ed, Clark. of candidates in the forthcoming | Maitland. S. D. Macdonald. Proposed by municipal election, as proclaimed For Aldermen, Ward 2. Frank BE, Cullin and W. G. Dennis. by Returning Officer H. Daggett H. Douglas. Proposed by 8. D. Thorsen J. Davidson. Pro- at the close of nominations at] Macdonald and D. McLean. |posed by A, Cuthbert and W. J. 2 p. m, today: Herbert Dagnall. Proposed by | Alder For Mayor. W. E. Fisher and 8, Harrison. Arthur Brooksbank. Proposed S M. Newton. Proposed by L. Bullock Webster, Proposed|by J. W. Moorhouse and Robert Phomas MeClymont and G, w. | DY V. W. Gamble and Ed, H. Mort- McKay. Karr. imer. At the last moment it was John H. Hilditeh, Proposed by TT, R. Maitland. Proposed by | found that John Dybhayn's nom- y Kirkpatrick and. M. P. Mc-|@: D- Tite and Thomas Trotier. |ination form contained an error C aff W. B. Clayton. Proposed by jin cin Sues ee after frantic W. Sibbald and J. P. Cade, jsearch he was located in time to ( For Aldermen, Ward 4. H John Dybhavn. Proposed by |correct the error, His name was in ahaa sate eR ES by H.|oja¢ Hanson and J. H. Johnson, | the las : on laimed by Returning |Douglas and G, H,. Munro, F. M. Lannic. Proposed by J. Officer H. Daggett. George Leek. Proposed by!g qowper and J. P. Gade aR PEER A TB ig ES : : ; . Cowper an . P. Cade. [Breq Stork and B, W. Anderson, Ki, H, Shockley, Proposed by Alderman Newton will hold his E D. a eaeponee my J. H. Thompson and J, Hampton.}third mayoralty campaign meet- [salto . oe ops thei G, w ena Ee PLoponee by/in the Empress Theatre on Mon-| W. I. Robinson. Proposed by John Kirkpatrick and G, R, Naden.|day night... Moving pictures and) Charles Halsey and J, W. Potter. For School Trustee. music, Be present and hear local | W. H, Montgomery. Proposed Dr. Kergin. Proposed by D. G,|'S54°s discussed, by J. G. Weston and J, D, Allen, | Stewart and J. H. Thompson, a Malcolm McLeod, Proposed by Pp, W. Anderson, Proposed by Vote Bullock-Webster, Ward 2 Closed at the City Hall This Afternoon |}paper for Ward BB d8 jclined to support Alderman New-|the same reason, but Mr. Me@ly- | toward anyone,” SS NEWTON'S PROPOSER WITHDRAWS SUPPORT “I was in-|port from Alderman Newton for Ald. Geo. Kerr Says It Is Because of the Attack on Messrs. Tite and Scott Saturday Evening---Will Not Run on Ticket Now third mayoralty campaign jin the Empress Theatre on Mon- day night. Moving pictures and! In consequence of Aldermantton at first, bul T haven't any use | mont did not wish this interpre- music, Be present and hear loc al | Ne wton's attack on George Tite|for that kind of work, He had no|tation to be taken from his with- issues discussed. and Joe Scott at his meeting on|right to bring in the names of}drawal from candidature as al- 4 3 Saturday night, George Kerr, who|business men who have the re-|derman on the Newton ticket, Mr. Trades and Labor Council paad signed Alderman Newton's spect of the community ‘in such} MeClymont signed Alderman sccount of the important | ‘mination paper, has withdrawn|a connection without a shadow|Newton’s nomination paper with a Ch rs this evening lhis support from Alderman New-|of proof to back him up, and I| Mr, George Kerr, Neen ee eg oa anata toh = will not run on his ticket for my part could not stand for “Merely state that I have. with- and Labor Council has been ad- |" Alt, it, | drawn eanm the Gantest.as elder journed for one week, | I couldn't after that,’ said There was a suggestion made|man,” he said to The News to- George Kerr this morning as he} yesterday that Mr, Thomas Me-| day, “There is no need to con- Patronize home industry and | was signing his own nomination|Clymont had withdrawn his sup-|neet my withdrawal in any way with Alderman Newton's attitude SIX MONTHS EACH } Indians with Liquor Up-River. For supplying Indians with liquor at Hazelton two men, Wil- liam Bunyan and Tony Pete, were senteneed to six months! impris- onment the other day. They were brought down from Terrace yes- terday by Chief Owen, Members of the Baptist Brotherhood are earnestly re- quested’ to’ attend a regular meeting in the MelIntyre Hall at 8 p. m, Basket ball after the meeting, it Alderman Newton will hold his third mayoralty campaign meet- ing in Empress Theatre on Mon- day night. Moving pictures and music, Be present and hear local issues discussed, 3t ANOTI 'Two Found Guilty of Supplying | ER FIRE VISITS TORONTO Memories of the $13,000,000 Blaze Revived Last Night—Got Off with $125,000 loss This Time. Canadian Press Despatch.) Toronto, Jan, 8.-—The whole- section of the city was again with destruction by fire last night when $125,000 damage was done to the ware- house and stock of Boyd, Brum- mel-& Company, fancy goods. Twenty thousand dollars damage sale threatened was done to the adjoining build~ ings, The property owners ask you to vote for Bullock-Webster. 4t | mR. L. CRIPPEN BONELESS HERRING PLANT IS NOW IN FULL PROGRESS AND HIS STAFF ARE AT WORK ON DIGBY | ISLAND—SUFT. GREEN, A NEW BRUNSWICK EXPERT, SAYS HERRING ARE | Across at Lubbock’s old camp lon Digby Island the first plant to | handle the huge run of Prince /Rupert herring is beginning act- live operation. With a small smoke house ready for service land five tons of herring in salt tobe dried for the market to fill orders already in, L. Crippen’s pioneer reaping of the wealth of around is in a the seas Rupert fair way to flourish, A new large smoke house to handle 25 tons of fish is being erected by Donald Daggett, from New Brunswick, who is an expert in this work, and, L. Green and his sou,. New Brunswick fisher- men and fish curers, are looking after the process with the her- ring. The fish have to be strung on light laths high to the roof BEST HE EVER SAW. in the smo house. Fires of sawdust and green wood are kept going below for about five weeks, after which the fish are ready for boning and packing. L. Green, who knows the work ke Ke thoroughly, states that Prince Rupert herring are bigger and finer fish than Atlantic herring and believes that with the re- sources of this coast in the way of wood for smoking them he can produce not only a highly marketable food product but an extremely palatable delicacy. Gocd Government. and sane administration affairs is desired by all. for J. H. Hilditeh for assures sound, progress- Safe of civic A vote mayor ive government, Al