OUT OF WORK TODAY? Try The News’ We 3 - > ¢ nt Ad. THE DAILY N Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist NEXT MAILS For South COMOOGR i560 secs Sunday 6 p.m, Princess Beatrice. . Sunday, a.m. Ob ill, NO. 11 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1912. PRICE Five Cents oc.TP. 70 SPEND 90, 000,000 THE COMING SUMMER REAL ESTATE MARKET IS GROWING FIRM COMPARISONS MADE BETWEEN PRICES PRICES TODAY SHOW A STEADY STIFFENING—STRONG DEMAND FOR HOUSES PREDICTED. past month show a very dif- show | ferent tale from last winter, Con- that this is the depths ts of the sales of lots in various i the ‘tions of the city which obtained to be = steadily | sidering ing, not by leaps as yet, but/of winter, the sign is good for wing never a sign of falling|real estate prospects in spring \ chat with any of the lead-}and summer. House renting \is |increasingly busy, though people out of town at this time, and strong demand for increased rents in Every mile the G. T. men in the confidence that | are soundness of|I predict a Messrs, H. F.| houses with Gibbons |the spring. estate city shows the Bvails in the Rupert lots. and McCaffery & real once nee Rar bw promising lists of transac-|P. stretches nearer linking up ms during the past month, and|now means improvement in Ru- many of the purchases are|pert realty. There is at present de by local investors that it|no better real estate centre for be clearly seen how firm is|its size on the coast, and a year srnal confidences in the city.|before the railway gets through ‘There are few cheap snaps} Rupert will be a peach.” BAT MANSON TO SALVE THE ER EVERY DAY, © A YEAR AGO AND mere T ANNOUNCE, BIG PROGRAM McLeod’s Sermon Tomorrow. Will Spend Twenty Millions This Coming Summer JUDAS UP TO DATE. Found in Rupert?” will be the} Rey. Warrén H. McLeod's sermon unique and interesting subject of | | | | | ‘Judas Up to Date- -Can He Be} | | tomorrow evening in McIntyre | se “ Halil. Service commences at 7:30} Ww innipeg, Jan. 13, E. J. Real estate interests in Prince |going,” remarked W. H. Kinkade] o'clock. Letters of importance | CGhamberlin, general manager of ppert are rosier today by far|this morning. “People are not] will be read at this service, which the G, T. P., announced last night | in they were this time last|giving anything away, and I can|will be of interest both to the| that the company’s construction mr. Recently were published|tell you that our transactions for|members of the church and the| program for the year will involve congregation, Other services at} the expenditure of the usual hours. Strangers and! lions, Visitors invited. All services held in McIntyre Hall, Third avenue, near Sixth street. twenty mil-} It includes the building of | six branch lines on the prairies, an hotel at Regina, the complet-| ing of the line westward through | the mountains to Prince Rupert, | leaving only 150 miles to finish} in 1913. -antorium Pioneer Cleaners. Phone 4, ion a | there, REMINDER OF RUPERT |Smooth Paths and Palm Trees Sent Us by an Old Friend. ‘Te o remind you of Prince Ru- writes Mr. G. O. Munroe, The Daily News staff, picture posteard of lovely sward, level garden path and palm groves in Jamaica. It may be mentioned in passing that Mr. Munroe is honeymooning A little bird let The News into the seeret that our well-liked colleague was quietly married to the girl of his heart when he went home, in the Further par- ticulars the bird has yet to whisper. pert, formerly of smooth east. little Shiite and cigars— Choicest. Savoy. Big Vessels Crashed Together off Three Tree Point Half Seattle—One of the Stratalbyn’s Crew Was Killed i Others Injured HAWAIIAN LINER VIRGINIAN RAMMED THE BRITISH STEAMER STRATALBYN Way Between Tacoma and n His Bunk and Two MAY EXPECT WATER FROM MORSE CREEK ON MONDAY STRENUOUS EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO PRESS ON THIS WORK AS THE THAW TODAY DOES NOT AFFECT | "THE DAMS ON THE MOUNTAIN. effort is being made to Every day, full pressure being given the completion of the/only in the morning. There is Morse Creek pumping plant, and}still a plentiful reserve in case this morning Superinter dent Ole}ol fire, but citizens are warned Crosby mentioned that with rea-|to spare the water all they can. sonable success and freedom! Once the new pump starts up on from hindrance the pumps would} Morse Greek the skating will be press on be sending water into the city stopped on the reservoir, as the mains on Monday night. Only a| water being drawn from below the two-inch main at first can be|ice will make it cave in or form gotten into connection with the!dangerous bridge surfaces only. downtown supply, but this in it- self will immensely help the pres- ent shortage. Although there is F. B. Deacon Back. a thaw on the townsite just now, IF. B. Deacon is back in town the Water Superintendent says |again after a prolonged business hat not an increased trickle is| vicit to Vancouver and the cx sast zelting into the dams on_ the siti Mr. D inde ‘R t mountain, AN up there ie still elties. Mr. Deacon finds Ruper looking goo dto him, He of the pioneer real estate men of the city. frost bound, as ever The water pressure is still re- duced for, the greater part of ae insurance f TWO LAYMEN ON ALD. HILDITCH Is one Tacoma, Jan. 183—The British|according to their report, the Tacoma (Later The Virgin- " 1S T0 ASK R steamer Stratalbyn and the Am-|bow of the Stratalbyn is badlky|ian reported at this port at 11.30 H UNION ; | erican Hawaiian liner Virginian!) stove in. Both vessels refused|badly injured, and the Stratalbyn - met in a collision near Three|assistance and are making their/limped in at 1.30 this (Saturday a Ro ene of Demands that Were Given | Captain Crockett, with Captain |} ree Point, half way between Ta-| way slowly to port. lmorning. One of the latter's|&t the Presbyterian Service in|After His “Goliath” Act to New- im by the Conservative Asso- Eabington and Captain Broade-).jjjyj49 and Seattle, at a few min- The failure of one of the ves-|crew is killed and two injured, Empress Theatre Dr. Kergin, ton’s ‘David’ Stunt, Ald. Hil- ation Last Night.—.Here’s hurst, on Way to Visit Wreck/yies past 8 o'clock last night.|sels to reply to the other’s sig-/as a result of the bow of the Vir- Methodist, and Mr. A. M. Man- ditch Is Good Humored and ishing Him Luck. in Launch Rover Today. The passengers of the steamer| nals is said to be the cause of|ginian crushing into the fo’es'tle son, Presbyterian, Will Speak. Offers His Opinion Freely. re NeRI IE | anrenrae Fiver witnessed the accident and} the collision. of the Stratalbyn, avipreeendons wat well dttendat meeting of} In the launch Rover this morn- | | The Sunday evening service in “Certainly I would have ap- Monservative Association last} ing Captain Babington, Captain | ~~ RE EN to ee the Empress Theatré tomorrow|peared and spoken at Alderman i, afler considerable discus-|Norman Broadhurst and Captain , } will be of unusual interest, as the} Newton's congratulation meeting , the following programme of I rockett of the wrecked American BITTEN BY THE SAINT ANDREW S IN THE HOUR very urgent question of chureh]!ast night had the invitation come esis were drawn up and giv-|fishing steamer Grant left for 2 union will be discussed from the|to me in time,” said Alderman © Mr. Manson, with instruc- | Banks Island to survey the vessel layman's point of view. Before} llilditch in answer to an enquiry to push them at Victoria iwith a view to salving her. A FROST I END NEW OFFICERS. OF SUCCESS March 45th of the present year | by a News reporter yesterday creased appropriations for | diver will accompany the party, a vote of all members and adher-|afternoon. “I was in the hall for mia District jas the Grant is under water. ovens mn ents will be taken to ascertain|part of the time, and fully in- Mmediate commencement on | Asked if he thought there was |Chief Owen of the Provincial Po- M. J. McNeil ie New President— Ald-Elect§ L. ~ Bullock-Webster whether they are in favor of aj tended to speak if invited, but Peonstruction of an adequate|much chance of salying the ves- lice Tells of His Experience of Committee Will Arrange a Finds Indication of the sil pe of the Methodist, Pres- | there was an oversight and the ® house and a county jail sel successfully, Captain Crockett| Frost Bite in the Yukon—Pain- Burns’ Anniversary Banquet for Decisive Attitude on Labor | byterian and Congregational | invitation did not come till after bat the government lots still |replied that he could not tell un-| ful and Dangerous Thing. for the 25th. and Promises a Square Deal.) ehurches, to form a new church|! had left. mild in Sections 4, 2, 5, 6 til after the survey, ‘There are | wae — ; Gs ET called by a new name. This is “T hardly expected such a land- BB i pul on sale jnine fathoms of water over her] The condition of the trapper,} A splendid attendance, marked | Congratulations were showered|;h, final stage of negotiations] slide.” admitted Alderman Hil- granting of $410,000 to-|bow, and four over her stern,” |Orville Aliff, whose feet were;by many new members, greeted/upon Mr. Bullock-Webster wher-| reac hing over several years. ditch frankly, ‘for 1 thought he a new wing for the hos-;he told a News reporter, The frozen while he was near Kilselas | the annual business meeting of|ever he went yesterday after his It will be of interest to hear the! Grits would have come out for |Rover will be away over the|this week, is improving. hint jthe St Andrew's Society last/election as alderman for 1912.|yiews of the representative lay-|me, As it is, I bear no grudges. sleps be taken begin | week-end at Banks Island Owen of the Provincial Police in- | night and the annual reports | “Don't let the I. W. W. have t00}/men on Sunday evening. Dr.}} said I wouldn't and I have the construction of a drive-| = ee par — al re General | showed the society * be in very Brac es one = pan Rast Kergin, a Methodist, and Mr.jcertainty that during this year I 0 aien Island | ospital yesterday and it was re-| prosperous circumstances, marked one oF his congratulators)4 M. Manson, a Presbyterian,|snall be the honest business man Tha! a nei itetie be made sania WHERE eRe jported that the left foot might A strong committee was ap-jto him ee ahlerngon 7 will each give addresses. while others get the criticism, towards the bridge to connect | old Henriette, Dowager of G. T. P. come wi ight, buat the SpnArian tpaied to ar! a ge for a uses Sue Pennine a a — m Liao rhe morning Presbyterian | well or ill founded.” ; ; | of the right foot was still serious, | anniversary banquet, to celebrate |‘*Not more than they are right-| ceryice is held in the Presbyterian j aN Sd : with #ection two Fleet, Has Another Skipper. Bhi : ines Thinailee Ms bitte so stat As f the ft Hands tints -antinied 4 tk dhain till : ; es Referring to the suggestion in That, if found possible, a] ’ 1e toes being badly rost 1 eR Rune yirthday of the famous Darad.}tully entitied as uu 1 a Hall, Fourth avenue. The con- Che Daily News that he might be unk road be started to connect | ars } Chief Owen himself has hadj| The oflicers for the year were | rights all the same, replied Mr.}eregation will be glad to hear appointed fo one of the vecant Prince Rupert with the Skeena}| After a single voyage under | considerabie experience with | elected as follows: Hon. Presi- | Bullock-Webster firmly. I con- Miss Sutherland, the deaconess, commiesionerships rather. than valleys at Kitsumkalum}]command of Captain Roberson, | frost bite cases in the Yukon, and | dent, George Kerr; President, M. | sider that the proportion Of| who is te conduct the morning Alderman Newton's nominee, Al- akelse, the Henriette has again a newj|from his accounts of them it/J, MeNeil; first vice president, | laboring men citizens is very con- | service. darman Hilditoh. wald:. SNe on bai a site for a school in Sec-;captain, D Donald, formerly pilot | would seem that Aliff has beer | Georg Sutherland; second vice|siderable and the rights of aipae : iif should not accept it et aly 8 Two be set aside. lof the Prince Rupert, being now fairly fortunate in _having one | president, Thomas McMeekin;}men must on no account be be-| VICTORIA VICTORIOUS think that ‘the commissionmanea ote of confidence in the Me-|in charge of her. He is her third | foot left him The foot acts like | secretary, &. DD, Macdonald re- | littled by the Council, bowover JEP aa they are at presert, with the ee eovernment and in William|captain in a month’s time. Gap-{@ burn the flesh first turning |eleeted); treasurer, D. CG, Stuart; | other sections of the citizens may Beat Vancouver Pro. Hockey by|eoption of the necessary City Bon. the member for the dis-|tain Donald is a first-rate sea-|white, then black as a cinder, It chaplain, Rey. F. Ww Kerr; direc- | regard them. : 10 to 7 Goyneil representation, might was passed before adjourn-|man, knows the coast like a book jtakes a very few minutes only In} tors, J. H. Kelly, George Scott, | Thus in the hour of his un very well be left unchanged, They and is also one of the champion}|much below zero weather to} W. B. Kerr, Malcolm McLeod, W. | doubted success, L. Bullock-Web- Canadian Press Despatch.) consi aceus iin ‘Aekeneata cae he meeting was well attend-|bowlers in Prince Rupert rendet a hand or foot useless, G, Dennis; solicitor, A. M. Man- ster met with indications of the Victoria, Jan. 18—The local|city as well if not better than any nd keen interest was eviden- ’ % s oeeh Che limb grows numb and feeling }son; physician, Dr. N. M. McNeill; | difi@ulties he will have to face as ae oF ane - leteat..|new blood," 1 the proceedings. Mr. Geo, | Notice to Contractors returns with the agonizing paln | piper, R. MeLellan; warder, J.;alderman in the coming year. professiona ee key Leam dereat- oa oe et on te presided over the meet- ae . f “thawing out” the frost bite. | MeKechnie; auditors, J. H. Meikle,} “I realize that the position is ed Vancouver's last night by 10 rere | renders will be received up toO|/Chief Owen saw one case in the} Pp, Black. jan onerous one in many -ways,”|to 7, Notice. eee a saa {Saturday, January 13, 1912, for/yukon where the man, noticing | —_——- {he said, “but I shall certainly do pirical raieneimanreeneee Property Owners’ meeting next Sons of Norway |the erection of a bungalow for that one finger of his mittened Case Dismissed. jiny best to give a square deal Patronize home industry and|Friday night Remember this. in Garpenter’s Hall Sunday,|N, Sehunman, Plans ‘and speci-!hand was bitten, took off his} yeepa John, charged with steal-|to all.” get your suite made at Sweder|The sewer question will come up, 14th, at 7 p. m. All Nor-j|fications at the office of J. W.}mitts and tried to restore cir | ing a sewing machine from an sopsneatiomeraeaierereee eye Bros. d8 jalso other important matters, 4t ans invited to attend. 2t | Potter, architect. di3 culation in the open air by rub- | Indian rirl. had his ease dis- | Trades and Labor Council a oa bing his bare hands together.|,jccoq this morning, there be-| The adjourned meeting of the Both hands had to have all the ing insufficient evidence, The |Trades and Labor Council will be fingers amputated, girls had been drinking to excess the ld in the Carpenters Hall on EXPRESS. MESSENGER VANISHES ILL INTRODUC 7 agi As ig |} though ii was hard to find where | Monday evening next at 8 p.m, The new furnished rooms are} ipey had gotten the liquor. iA full representation of delegates AILWAYS now ready in the Alberts Block, is requeste. WITH WAD OF ABOUT $70,000 PROVIDE FUNDS FOR R Steam beated, bath, ete, 2nd mor’ pow ‘Doateaane: Saennhes Bie ae emcee EECH FROM THE THRONE AT OPENING OF LEGISLATURE FORESHADOWS ANOTHER RAILROAD POLICY FOR FORTHCOMING PROVINCIAL ELECTION. head of Gentre street, 4t a ae telephone meal in town at Savoy. | house, { avenue, 320 green. Davis boat} Best THREE THIEVES GET EXEMPLA Prince Rupert's leading hotel— | Savoy. RY SENTENCES Canadian Press Despatch.) $1,811,809.68, the totals for the : ‘as z sriods being: Net ‘Loris ‘ 2 The Provin- | Contrasting perioc ictoria, Jan, 12. o ne sovehue, 4900-40, @8,874,744.04, 1 Legislature opened today in 92.892.27 and 1940-14, $10,492,892 : ; usiness-like manner. In the!” .. yet expenditure for 1909-| Three Years Each For John Ankers and Fred Wortner—Two For Charlie Ring . pg . x ” . Bech from the throne import-|)) ce ago. 903.07; for 1910-| “Had There Been Violence ! Should Have Added the Lash,’’ Said Judge Young vn ( s foreshadowed ’ oes rant | een ation ao a oat 11, $8,194,802.05, At the close] Heavy sentences were this}All with hard labor, |Vickers and Constable Merritt ar x taxi an ‘as 8 ’ | P : “Ove : ‘lus vo as arreste » Chie on ‘ery oa we iter railway}of the fiscal year ending Marech|morning imposed by Judge Young rhe evidence proved conclusi- | Ankers was arrested by the Chief Oras a the prov-|81st last the balance sheetion the three men charged with | vely that the men had framed it}in 4he Grand tlotel, } , 3 ‘ . ie 2 i | r { ree Ty . | ‘ , . ta a re pe One showed the total of the Proyin-|stealing $50 from John Ralajen, lup to rob John Ralagen, hey In’ passing sentence Judge | + bl mnt yresented|cial assets over all other liabil- ja Finlander, who had been drink-|drank with him in the Gentral| Young was most sever Had | hoe . ano 8 8 al ¢ ' : ‘te Oa Seat { ¥ the lastjilies to be $1,.497,604.85, with a jing. | Bar and Frank Wortner filched | violence been offered,’ he said, ‘ee a { . < : ? F : ; a Ea 1 = atisfactory|cash balance in the banks and in| Three years) imprisonment in|the money away from the Fin-|“t should have made it much 5 year f ) st Bit i ule : ; | 9 ica 2 A cy : ; ; ye i ; P SR een j ess and/the treasury of $8,744,197.63. iNew Westminster penitentiary |lander in an alley near by, The) longer and added the lash to it ee eciticns oe Ne Miah fe Nae - jwas the sentence on Frank Wor-/three hi dthe money first under|The maximum term for offenses : et i. cau ee over that For Sale. liner, and John Ankers undergoes |a plankway and later on the G.T./of this kind is fourteen years 5 r > ‘ee 3 a] | . 4 . ‘ Pr oe 7 7 a me soe w ist Five draft horses, from 1,400 /the same penalty. Gharles Ring|P. line, a lilile way out of town, | imprisonment, 16 "868 ; ear wr 4 , . ; ‘ o whe . wv "uo .. 150 coh tak in the ag-|t 1,600 poundds, cheap. Ailwho turned King’s evidence got}All three were arrested after a My God!” exclaimed Wortne! i ‘ : ‘rease * ae- 0 ’ ’ , . Paid \ : ‘ ? : "y eo amounts to} Prinee Rupert Dairy bt pow with two years imprisonment |hittte detective work by Chiefjas he heard his sentence | | Pee ale expenditure any s WINNIPEG CHIEF OF POLICE ISSUED A WARRANT FOR THE ARREST OF GEORGE POWERS, EMPLOYEE OF DOMINION EXPRESS CO.—HAS SEVERAL HOURS START. | | | } | | jable Canadian Press Despatch.) of trains were leaving the city Winnipeg, Jan, 12,—-A warrant}for all parts of the country. He was issued today by the Winni-; undoubtedly has some confeder- peg police for the arvest of /ates, George Powers, an express mes- — senger employed by the Dominion Winnipeg Later)—At the Express Co Powers is alleged|home of a friend at St. James, a to have stolen a big sum entrust-|suburb to the west of the city, ed to him to deliver to the city|the detectives today arrested Geo banks. The warrant mentions a|]Powers, the missing Canadian Express messenger. Powers had only $300 on him and was still under the influence of liquor, He could not give any clear state- ment as to where he planted the noney packages His where- abouts were found out by sha- dowing his wife at midnight from their home near the police sta- tion to his hiding place, sum of $10,000, but the detectives between 860,000 and All of it is in negoti- bank bills, The theft is believed to have heen committed at 8:30 this inorning, but was not reported until late this aflernoon, Powers had several hours start to get away with the money as dozens state it is 870,000, ae Poe i a4 "e 3 i i m4 sd ri — co ma ‘v