OUT OF WORK TODAY? Try The News’ Want Ad. Way. 4 \ +\ THE DAILY NE Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist LI. NEWTON IS E HL. Ul, NO. 10 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1912, = NEXT MAILS For South Princess Beatrice. .Saturday, 9 a.m, PRICE FIvE CENTS ED MAYOR—392 MAJOR LD. NEWTON'S BIG TRIUMPH Me Elected Mayor of the City by Majority of 392 Over Ald. ‘J. H. Hilditch ---Total Vote Was 802 TWO LABOR CANDIDATES ELECTED d. Geo. Kerr Topped the Poll in Ward One and Mr. Bullock-Webster in Ward Two—''I Might State’’ Douglas Polled Big Vote—Poll Was a Heavier One Than Last Year—Dr. Kergin and P. W. Anderson School Trustees FOR MAYOR. ALDERMEN FOR WARD ONE. (le. Wey ROO Fess sos Was oe ys George Kerr ih DOSE in os os 0 0 eee eee D. H. Morrissey.............. : Majority for Newton, 392. W. H. Montgomery...................., 122 Spoiled ballots, 13. UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES. 597 205 FINDLAY FOR MAYOR | WINS AT VANCOUVER Vancouver, Jan. 11.—(Special Flash.) Findlay has beaten Taylor by 1,500 majority in the race for mayor. J. L. BECKWITH WINS Defeats Mayor Morley at Victoria by Majority of 49 (Special to Daily News.) Victoria, Jan, 12—Mr, J. L. Beckwith yesterday defeated Mayor Morley by 49 votes in a contest for the mayoralty. LAUNCH TO GOOSE BAY Capt. Watson Will Inaugurate a Service Early in Year ALDERMEN FOR WARD TWO. George Leek E:\ullock-Webster Maicoim McLeod milton Douglas Wei VeRO MON 655.355 86S Ke : . B. Clayton . hn Dybhavn R. Maitland UNSUCCESSFUL . Shockley H. Munro..... 1% M. Lannic prbert Dagnall Spoiled ballots, | SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL TRUSTEES. | | OR. Wie ho ROPE iris 6 60.6480 es Pe oe Fao 514 CANDIDATES. Bs Ws PATICOROOITS «56-450. 68054 6 4 CRIOIN SG Pele sie bs 280 UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDA'BES. Bs: hos PRMOUONOIG S 605.350. Sp ire eek be ht ke A. Eirooksbank PEG Mad UPN as oh: g "eae SGAN TO as Se Wot ates ON oct 235 77 Spoiled ballots, of great excitement when congratulated by his friends Phe at the Police ¢ the announcement of the ballot made Alderman Newton was warmly Rounds of*cheering outside Police Court announced the fact that he had been elected third Mayor of Prince Rupert. The result of the ballot was made known by 7:30 o'clock. A HEAVIER PCLL. Altogether 816 votes were cast for Mayor, a decided Mr. Manson’s majority was ourt was one scene rhe poll was a heavier one than last year. roase over last year, when the total ballot was 766. On that occasion over Mr. Frank Mobley. | | | | 85-foot launch Tartar from Van- Capt. Watson is bringing the couver early in the present year with the object of establishing a combined freight and passenger between Prince Hupert and Goose Bay. service “| MIGHT STATE” THE VICTORS HELD A REJOICING — Big Public Meeting Held in the Empress Theatre After the Result of the Poll Was Made Known Last Night MAYOR NEWTON’S SPEECH OF THANKS Says He Has Nothing But Kindly Feelings For His Rival, and Promises That if the Money is Forthcoming He Will See to it That His Regime is One of Con- struction—Speeches of Successful and Some Unsuccessful Candidates A deafening burst of applause greeted Alderman Newton as the curtain rose at the Empress The- atre last night and reyealed him to the audience who had packed the theatre as soon as the results of the election were made known, Contenting himself for the ment with announcing his chair- man, Mr. H. H. Clarke, Alderman Newton bowed acknowledgement. Must Make Good Now. Clarke, in taking the chair, with considerable effect Mr. stated that it was now up to Alderman | Newton to make good. Cheers and ‘tHe will!” good to be well on the winning | |himself, and he was glad he had | helped to elect Mr. Newton, whom | | | | | Ald. Douglas—Hero of the Hour. side, he thought, as to be elected he now asked to speak. The Mayor-Elect’s Speech. “Had I been beaten at the polls today,’ said Alderman Newton very candidly, “I think I should have been able to say a lot more and much more strongly, but I cannot enough express my deep Last Vote Polled Amongst the very last electors { | to the polling booth was Alderman Hilditch himself. His ballot papers were the last to be the box. Ald. Hil- Leek’s ‘‘Plunkers.” uite a feature of the Botes for aldermen in Ward the “plunkers’ which kept sping up for George Leek, bably a third of his vote cor ed of Half a Pr) more put count entel slipped into “plunke rs.’ the count was being made. Candidates Anxious interest and anxiety the alder- The reporters would have in, Keenest Face at the Window. ee prevatiec M mayor \oft Alderman Newton, elected 8, newly Rupert, amongst the height of the excitement Prince in the Poliee Court were n it was just known that New- |; it the big form and| ., rested of Fred Mn manic candidates. room following the count in close wien tharieal Council rm Monday, meet- such with the five groups of ing of the will be ulineers, wer fol- | held, in a special interview grant- owed by the would-be aldermen} 4 phe paily Ne | Ps eR rt’s first mayor : i, Pea ec e aily News this morning | a supel II ae ’ who estimated their chanceS}),,qe the following statement in ‘od at the window of the court/fpom the newspapermen’s sys- | x pir overlooking the scene like|tematic tabulation. Appealed | din the making | the n, ex-Mayor Stork assert authority with marvelous on new as closely had made face Stork, ap 5 jregard to the appointing of police | ‘ jand license Commissioners, , : | ‘T intend,” he “to do the ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY == [very pest I can to get the Member | _ }for the district, Mr, Manson, to Annual Meeting and Election of | ise his influence toward the end Officers. | that myself, the members of the} from the past. f | pp the frightful sters outside were saici, ( sli 2 tin cans to celebrate Tonight in the Carpenters hall} the annual meeting of the above | be held, The busi- ness before the society will be ithe election of officers, and mak- } arangements for the Burns | banquet to be held | January 25th. Members and | desirous of becoming mem | to be in at-| Early Congratulations. the swiftest scrutiners had got half buch their tally, the constant ration of the “Newton—-New led to profferred to Alderman / who took them smiling like a man sure of his mid, tendance, (Canadian Press Despatch.) | | L THE TOES FROZEN oon ae OFF ONE OF HIS FEET went down to defeat yesterday be- | | R TRAPPER, BROUGHT TO RU- ESS THIS AF TERNOON— Findlay, L POLICE WORK. society will before even ne he Newton” anniversary fevatulations on ton, those ily bers are requested exciting fore James who was} elected mayor by a majority of| 3144. The certified figures are: | Findlay, 5,727, \ campaign made Mayor the ground that his policy in| bidding for the labor vote had | been largely responsible for the recent strike in the city, Vancouver Aldermen. The aldermen elected are: Ward 1, Alderman Ramsay and ex-Alderman Hepburn; Ward 2 Alderman Crowe and J. H. Me- Neill; Ward 8, Alderman Kirkpat- rick and Alderman Enright; Ward 4, Alderman King and ex- Alderman McSpadden; Ward 5, Alderman Baxter and Alder- man Williamson;: Ward 6, ex- Alderman White and W, W. Winn; Ward 7, Messrs. Woodside and Taylor, 4,413, had been Taylor on VILLE ALIFF, SKEENA RIVE strong PERT HOSPITAL HELPL GOOD PROVINCIA against prille Alia Wapper, Wer) SIR BILL A GRANDAD light in by train yesterday af-| oon from upriver with both | countess de Lesseps Has a Little He had Son Born to Her frost frost-bitten, m caught the yping in the neighborhood of ndemash Greek on Wednesday ht, Aliff was in care of Con- ble of the Provincial ice force, and was by | ef Owen, who had ar- gements to have him taken Lo hospital. jews of Aliff's had n carried to Kilselas by a com ion of the trapper, and in a the helpless man was over the six miles to and across the frozen Bena. One of his feet may be ed, but the whole of the toes the other are frozen off and he suffered intensely. He ring it pluekily when he badly - when by Despatch.) (Canadian Press Toronto, Jan, 11 Sir William Mackenzie and his friends are happy at the birth of a son to his daughter, the Countess de Les seps in Paris yesterday, The news was cabled last evening, Both the conutess and the baby Jones met ex made are well. Countess Jacques de Lesseps | is one of Toronto's heroes. It who made the spectacular | seers over the city in the SUNMe?) Bite Foot Lot in Toronto Brings One of the results of a Big Price is his marriage to Miss f distress a SELLS FOR $800,000 he flight of 1910 his visil wé Mackenzie, It is the and Countess to live was : | ar sled ught selas | intention of the Count lot Toronto, Toronto, Jan. 44. A fifty-foot at the corner of King and Yonge streets, just north of the Toronto Globe offices, has just changed hands for the enormous fom and Jerry at the Savoy. ditch did not wait around whilst’ Pie Will Try to Have Police and License Commissioners Appointed on Nomination | of Himself, the Council, Conservative ‘‘Progressives” and the Club THE executives of | Progressive | the Rupert Council, Prince City the the Prince Club the sions Rupert Conservative | shall have the naming of} members of these commis- | to be appointed by the} Government,” the appointments Interviewed on subject of | the this | morning, Mayor Manson, who | same “These entirely remarked: made Is sworn in, appointments are Mayor Taylor Went Down to Defeat in Vancouver Before James Findlay—Be a Victor in Victoria—Latest Despatches Up to Time of Going to Press and MeCloth; Ward 8, Messrs. Trimble and Miller, The only aldermen to go down to defeat were Cameron and Mc- Master, both in Ward 6, All the other new men ‘elected were in places vacated by retiring alder- men, Mr, Peter McKnight headed the polls for the board of school trustees, Victoria. Victoria, Jan, 12,—J,. T. Beck- with defeated Mayor Morley by a majority of 49, the former poll- 2070 and the latter 2,024. following aldermen were Beard, Okell, Alderman Anderson, Humber, Stewart, Gleason, Baker, Cuthbert, Porter and Dilworth. Nanaimo. Nanaimo, Jan, 12,—John Shaw was elected mayor over Thomas | Hodgson by a majority of 23, the} Shaw 405) and) ne The elected, volte standing Hodgson 432. Ladysmith. | Ladysmith, Jan, 142, sae It was ago by sum of $800,000, years Life chased two Manufacturers gain. launches Davis boat For row boats and telephone 320 green, house, led in Rupert yesterday. pur-| the | Insurance| Go, for $506,000, who have netted | a. m,, January 12: a profit of $294,000 on their bar-|max., COMMISSIONS by the Government, but the re- sponsibility for the nomination who takes the oath of his office|Conservative Association and of|,¢ men for them rests with my- elf Member for the district. The fact that the district last year as well as mayor of the cify may have given rise to the idea prevalent in the city that the power to appoint these commissioners is yested in the Mayor. The fact that it s as is | holds office until the new Mayor|pests with the Government, the Mayor being ex-oflicio chairman of both commissions.” LIST OF THE PROVINCIAL MAYORS WHO MADE THE GRADE YESTERDAY ckwith| Dyers was re-elected here yes- terday. Nelson. Jan, 12. was running was defeated terday by J. E, Annable, who had 76 majority. The aldermen are Messrs. Walley, Cunliffe, Hous- ton, Keef and Gleaser. ‘The five aldermen were all defeated. Grand Forks. Forks, Jan, 12.—-Mayor was re-elected yes- Mayor Se- for a yes- Nelson, louis, who fourth term, Grand Robert Gaw terday. Kaslo. Kaslo, Jan, 12.—A. T. was elected mayor by six major- ity over Mr. Archer. Fernie. Fernie, Jan, 12.—Mayor Bleas- dell was victorious over Thomas Beek. The vote stood 180 to 1389. New Westminster. Westminster, Jan, Garland New 12, /Lee was elected mayor here over Alderman Bryson by about 300 majority. THE WEATHER. Twenty-four hours ending 5 min, temp., temp., 38.0; snow, 1% 25.0; precipitation, inches; rain, .98 inch. Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners, Phone 4. mo- | It was almost as | I was Member for} Bar., 28.886; | appreciation of the confidence you have shown in me tonight.” ‘Applause. Will Be Constructive. Alderman Newton with a relro- spective view of the short cam- paign remarked that it had been said that he would make a de- } structive rather than a construct- live mayor. He suggested that he lafter all but little chance to show constructive ability in his work lon the council during the past He promised that if funds jenough were available he would alter that during the coming year. |He and his colleagues would do year. |their utmost to make the citizens’ fly in constructive direc- ltions. Cheers. | Good Feeling to Ald. Hilditch. Alderman Newton at some length expressed considerable eood will toward Alderman Hil- ditch. He apologized if in the heat of the campaign he had gone rather far in criticism of his rival. Their differences were not personal, but rather matters of principle. Alderman Hilditeh had fought for what he considered right; Alderman Newton had struggled for his own view of the right. A few more bouquets Al- derman Newton handed around to his colleagues on the passing Council, and especially Mayor jiIMoney | gomery, who gave a sturdy little address expressive of the feeling that the labor cause was entitled to a little show on the council, which representation he would gladly give. He thought also that he would be found big enough to support eyen the cause of those who could not support him, (Ap- plause. The Absent Ones. Alderman Morrissey and Mal- colm McLeod were not present, and Leek was called on by the chairman. A voice replied: ‘He's roller skating.” (Laugh- Ler, George W. T. Robinson. W. T. Robinson then gave a brief address, its tone proving his remark to his audience that meant to make good his as- surance of the night before that whether eleeted or not he would not meet the citizens with any change of front. He hoped that those who did not support Alder- man Newton at the polls would at least support him during the year, (Cheers.) Ald. Bullock-Webster. L. Bullock-Webster, head of the poll for Ward 2, on the eall of the chairman merely expressed thanks to the electors and promised that though a young man he would make a close study } 1e his Manson, who was present on the platform, Concluding with re- newed thanks to his supporters, Alderman Newton, amidst deafen- ing applause, gave place to Mayor Manson, Shook Hands with Manson. There were thunders of ap- |plause as the Mayor shook hands with the Mayor-eleet, congratu- lating him on his success. Mayor appreciated Alderman iNewton’s regard for the old Council, and congratulated the members of the new Council, He noted with satisfaction that four members of the old Council had been re-elected, said that this showed wisdom on the part of the people and advised them to keep well in touch with their Couneil. | Wishing them every success in ioffice in the new year, the Mayor l retired, amid applause. | W. H. Montgomery. Alderman George Kerr, who |heads the poll for Ward 1, being junfortunately indisposed, the lechairman called on W. H. Mont- Manson of municipal affairs and merit the confidence reposed in him, Mr. Bullock-Webster’s appear- ance was appreciated heartily, but his reeeption was as nothing compared to the salvo of ap- plause that greeted Alderman Douglas. The Hero of the Hour. “IT might state,” began the council veteran, smiling rosily in the footlights’ glow, and away went the audience into a gale of delight. * When he had a speak Alderman Douglas stated as he said he ‘‘might’’) that it was his intention to serve the will of the people and the interests of the city to the utmost of his abil- ity. He would also watch care- fully the interests of labor (ap- plause), and thanked the people heartily for their confidence in him, recalling how he had ap- peared last year on that same platform a defeated candidate chance to Continued on Page 2.) TEXT OF THE CONFESSION MADE BY PASTOR - MURDERER REV. CLARENCE RICHESON SAYS HIS “CONSCIENCE AND MAN- HOOD” WILL NOT ADMIT OF STILL FURTHER WRONG- | ING THE LIFE OF THE WOMAN HE DESTROYED. | Boston, Jan, t1.—The text of ithe confession made by Clarence V. Richeson of the murder of his sweetheart, Avis Linnell has been made public, It is very brief, and says merely: “T hereby confess that I am iguilty of the offense of which I | stand indicted,” No details are given. Riched##n’s confession was sup- | planted by a letter to hisattor- John L. Lee, William A, and Philip Dunbar. It |neys, | Morse read: “Gentlemen: I am deeply pen- itent for the sin, and earnestly desiring, as far as in my power lies, to make atonement, I hereby confess that I am guilty of the offense for which T stand indicted, iT am moved to this course by no indictment of benefit or leniency. “Heinous as is the crime, God | Hae not fully abandoned me, and my conscience and manhood, mit of still further wronging by public trial the pure life of her I have destroyed. “T pecognize there is still the merey of the Chief Master and some remnant of a divine spark of goodness still lingering with- in me, “Under the lashings of remorse I have suffered and am suffering the tortures of the damned, In this I find a measure of comfort, “In my mental anguish I ree- ognize there is still, by the merey of the Master, some remnant of the divine spark of goodness still lingering within me, I can wish io live only because within some prison wall LI might, in some smal! measure, redeem my sinful past, might help some other de- spairing soul and at last find favor with God, “You are instructed to deliver this to the District Attorney or the Judge of the court. “GQLARENCE VY, RICHESON,” | however depraved, will not ad-