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ivi whieh x Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist
VOL. III, NO. 69 PRINCE Rupert, B.C THU RSDAY, Mano 21, 12 ee a

 

 

 

SER CALLS GERMAN SOLDIERS FROM CANADA’

 

BALFOUR’S RETURN AS LEADER
GREAT SURPRISE TO COMMONS

Now Leading Unionists But J May . Again Lead Whole Opposition---
Minimum Wage Bill May Pass Second Reading But Will be

Opposed in Committee---Kaiser Calling Soldiers
Home in Expectation of War With England

carried the resolution
of this procedure by a
of 12 in 160 votes.

theretore, a large section of the}
federation in favor of a less]
extreme procedure, and possibly}
when the committee stage arri-
ves more reasonable counsels}
may prevail.
leader \ cabinet

 

in favor
majority|
ee

Special to Daily News.)

21—The fated
num wage bill hangs
balance. A. J.
the
Commons this

Indoor Baseball
Quill Drivers y. Pirates at
Auditorium, Friday, March
called 8.15 sharp. Adniis-
Skating after the

2t

I March
the
22

g in the ‘
; 1s Game
rejection 9

move 25c.

the

sion
game,

 

Warm,

l atic
| the

re-appearance j
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role of council will be held! clean rooms at Savoy.

“| doliar

 

 

SSS

W. MANSON UP RIVER

_ Bella Coola F Frost Seems to
Have Hit in the Skeena.

 

  
    
  
 
 
 
 
    
  

H. H. Clarke this morning
received the following tele-
gram from Dr. Clayton at
Hazelton:

“Captured Manson’s meet-
ing at Telkwa and Aldermere
and at Hazelton last night.
Audience insisted on hear-
ing me and compelled an ex-
tension of time to me.”

OEE

 

Bayley-Scott Contest.
There will be a number of one
seats to the Bayley-Scott
boxing bout sold at the door of
the Westholme tonight. it

 

Alex. Wallace
commercial traveler,

well

is

known

in town.

 

Pp

Their Candidate

of an of
strong spirits at the Conservative
smoker held the

Theatre last night, there
atmosphere of apology. Apology
pronounced for William
Manson and the MeBride gov-
ernment, and less outspoken but
still noticeable for the absence of

Instead atmosphere

in Empress

was an

most

 

 

the situation.
that the par-
discussion of ‘the bill
late next week and
no resumption of
bill is passed,

as aj|today to consider
Che probability is
amentary
will extend to
there can be
work until the

tion comes
the
being
ninent
development
of Balfour
of the opposition
If, as the Un-
government is|
come| Exodus of German-Canadians in

decision on
taken at aj)
Unionists

her-
to ac

 

een SOLDIERS CALLED HOME
the
fall, it
Hnimum
little doubt that the]
can carry the sec- (Special to Daily News.) It will
g of the bill, the Montreal, March 21,—There is] Gharles
and the Nationalists} a great exodus of German-Can- |!
give it their art who are said to be army|Ring King Manson, for

| reservists, to the Fatherland now) special the federal

D es will in the} going on, places on the steamers | 1 n was commandeered,
e when wwe Labor-| being booked ahead for all sum- of the result of his
amendment} mer, The report has gained} sion to the government organ|
ea of having insert-| headway here that the Kaiser has| made no mention of the “tre-|
dule of minimum | recalled these men in expectation) mendous enthusiasm” with which |
fixed the Miners’|}of an Anglo-German war, but/the name of his chief |
It appears, how-|that has been denied by the Ger-|cejyed at the Conservative meet-|
the federation only| man consul here, ling there. The News published|
lan item yesterday that the

may
wage

have been noticed that}
H. Halsey, the

ambassador to Bella Coola

as
of

adians, whose

hat end, cruiser
in his}
mnis- |}

use
~<180 alco
ae

j report
an

by

was

meet-|}

 

*

 

was a frost. There was a

ROBBERS WHO SHOT CONSTABLE = °°): °°.
ONCE MORE UNDER ARREST

the tyranny
as
reading o

a good one.|
as indig-
of ring
Prince

are

ile are

the people of
upert

Herbert L,
d timers 0

the Victor

signature

of the
sella Coola, |}
'

Harris,
{1
ia Times over}
denouncing |
provincial election 1s}
the electorate at
as to absolutely}
districts, such]
having any}
a can-|

CONSTABLE ASHTON IN DYING CONDITION—ROBBERS HELD
PENDING THE OUTCOME—COOLLY EAT DINNER ON

STEAMBOAT AFTER SHOOTING. ae rare.

le ac a

- —|‘thrust upon

BETHANY GIRLS’ SUCCESS such short notice

eae prohibit cutlying

Bella Coola, from

in the nomination of
even by proxy.

Harris in his letter goes on

writes lo

Special to Daily News.)
March 214, Tele- |

\ Superintend-

( last night announce
of Wilson and}

escaped from cus-|

after shooting}
in whose} of

Be ing taken to} tumes

ces to
Entertainment a la Japanese in| is

Presbyterian Hall Last Night. Vous
didate

Mr.
to state:
rhe
bia have
quired to
inwardly digest the

HOLD BOXING
BOUT TONIGHT

Great Deal of Interest Aroused in
What Promises to Be the Best

and the prettiest

fetching

talent

looks and

ensured for the Bethany

ial for the perce Girls last night the lively appre-

here, leiation of the big audience which

vas fired in the atate-|in of political counter at-

steamer and/|tractions filled the Presbyterian

ed by those aboard.| Hall. The Bethany Girls enter-

s calmly partook of | tained the guests “a la Japanese,”

afterward and left} with Japanese drill, music, sing-

al the first ing and dialogues, also the very

\ Ashton was daintiest of lunches served by the |

vered to be piquante petite waitresses 1}

led that his death Japanese kimonos, Rev, F, W;

cted, The prisoners| Kerr welcomed the guests, and

held pending the out Frank Ellis, president of the

nstable’s injuries, eine et ae pea a Boxing Event Ever Pulled Off

- - ee ec Dh i S@ClY ¢

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION tractive entertainment. in Rupert.

GERMAN COAL STRIKE For
ship of

Bright

good

ichland
Ashtor

were

CcOos-
people of
now had

read, mark,

British Colum- |
all the time re-}
learn and|
terms of}

|

spite true

he lake

stop.
subse-
so seri-

1S |

over
the lightweight champion-

the Northwest, Pat Scott
will meet Joe Bayley at the West-

Special to

MeCurtain

Daily News.

Okla.,, March 24.

Westphalia Strike Ended, but Not

|
special | ge

| nizing

|in that valley,

j roads,

| perhaps he

 

ndred ¢ ive , \
nd Sve: Cee. 10m Without Bloodshed. Theatre tonight. Immedi-
!

the
last night}
construc-|

holme
esterday when an ex-

Curred on the ninth
‘he mine of the Sans Bola
One hundred and
were underground
and of these only
Out of the wrecked
‘ive, All hope of
olhers has been

ately upon the conclusion of

doeoial | to “Daily News.

Berlin, March 24.—The strike
of coal miners in the Westphalia
district of Germany has ended,
but not without bloodshed, Last
night a mob of union men at-
tacked the non-unionists and two
of the latter were killed, with a
third expected to die.

performance
workmen commenced
tion of the ring in the theatre
auditorium, and by this after-
noon all will be in readiness for
the fray. A number of fans from
southern cities, well as up
river, have arrived in the city to
witness the contest, and that it
will be one of the liveliest con-
tests ever seen in Rupert
agreed by all who have seen the
men, Bayley has been a
favorite with local fans,
Seattle lad gaining
every hour and the
that by the time the
the sentiment will
be about even. ‘T. Nelson Dunn,
Prince Rupert's favorite referee,
will officiate in that capacity
night,

regular

pany

Came
rescue
aban-

as

 

eeeareee ee

PRINCE RUPERT TWENTY MINUTES AGO

Is walk-

is

two
strong

but the
friends
chances are
sounds

ice Minister inflated by last night's applause.
this afternoon.
Chairman of Board of Works and
a big They may appear in the preliminartes at
this evening,
Newton is seen suning his new “principle g.””
ss from Wm. Manson that Bella Goola political frost

ead to Bulkley and Skeena valleys.
Waving of Montgomery's red flag
at the smoker,
llalsey going past,
federal cruiser.

1 all is
present chairman

row,

a house gong

to-

scared the Mayors

Wanted,
builder.

"‘tahabiennil boat
Apply O. M, Helgerson,

dar Walks very proudly since comman-

 

 

 

Ltd,

OCC eeeg,

BULLDOZING ATTEMPTED AT BELLA COOLA

Voters Distinctly Notified by President at Conservative Associa-
tion That if They DARE to Support an Opposition
Seid DRONE IN ig Candidate They May Say Goodbye

the contraet between the McBride
vernment and the
Northern Railway Co
this and fearing that
the present oceasion something
inore than rash statements will
be required by the electors, in-
timidation evidently going to
be given a trial.

“A statement was made to two
in Bella Coola, of whom
I was one, to the effect that ‘if
the of Bella Coola dared
to an opposition candi-
date, goodby to their
any further progress
as they would cer
iven another decent
the building of
bridges, ete.’

is

voters

people
support
then
chances of

tainly not be g
appropriation for
“Now, t it understood that
this statement
person who, besides being presi-
dent of the Conservative party in
Bella drawing
salary provincial
ernment, to all who under-
stand how
its
election

I wat

was made by a

Coola, is also
from the
which,
the

, at
ficials

gov-

government uses
prior an
mg evidence that
knew something when
that “scandalous
this be true
have lived in Bella
derstand conditions|
the gentleman’s
da, which, by the

various Lo

is
he state-
ment, ©

“We, who
Coola
existing
arrival in Cana

made

an
and un

before

—————

HURRAH FOR RUPERT

Our Curlers Win Five Times
Without a Break.

 

 

 

 

Another jubilant telegram
from Vancouver, signed by
“McMordie, Mobley, Brod-
erick, Benson Co.,’’ was re-
ceived this morning... It
states that the Prince Ru-
pert rink defeated three of
Vancouver's crack rinks one
after the other. The score
of the first game was: Prince
Rupert 7, Vancouver 6; sec-
ond game 8 to 5, and third
game 8 to 7. This makes
five games straight our rink
has won, which is going
some.

 

 

 

 
  

MONTGOMERY'S PREFERENCE
Rather Be Called a Sandbagger
Than Road Superintendent.

Bound for Stewart, both
electioneering bent but for differ-
ent causes, W. H. Montgomery,
soe ialis t candidate, and Road Su-|
perintendent Gillingham trave led

the boat,

Montgomery eyed his rival
campaigner. “Huh!” he remark-
ed. “When I’m through with this
I guess I'd rather be called a|
sandbagger than a road superin-
tendent! To the huge delight}
of various non-supporters of the
McBride method of electioneer
ing and the Manson way.

on

on same

Canadian |
. and recog-|

R | that
nec soc Na construction over

| way, only occurred about a year
ago, think not.
“We know that
represented by
member in the person of Dr.|
|Kergin, we were receiving as anj
|appropriation a mueh larger pro-
{portion of the revenue than we
;do at
The
Coola
many other
yet to

“However, I

 

when we were}
an opposition|

present.

president of all the
Conservatives, amongst

things, has that fact}

Ahat the
by a per-

contend
above statement, made
m in this gentleman's position,
unsportsmanlike and
to our Liberal inter-
fests and is absolutely contrary to
the straight forward prin-
ciples which are supposed to
election campaigns, al
outside of British Co-
lumbia. ~This the least that
can be said about it.

“Had a statement of this kind
| be en made by one of the ordinary
jrank and file of voters it would
probably carry no weight, but I
Bates at, coming as it does from a
man high up in Conservative
Y ctentang: and who has been for
| many months and is at present
drawing a government salary,
may have considerable’ signifi-
| BANEM:.

COMPLETION —
OF THE WHARF |

Mayor Newton n Saye It Should
Have Been Completed a Year)
Ago, and Yet He Is Now Out in
Support of Manson.

al
dangerous

once

Is

and

regulate
jany rate

is

 

 

Mayor said last night that
fin-

The

the should have been

|
|
|
}
:
wharf

lished a year ago and everybody |

}agreed >with him,
Mr. Thomas Dunn
interesting things
j wharf ins his speech on behalf of
|Dr. Clayton in the Empress The-
fatre Tuesday evening. He said}
wharf had been under
two years and}
was not near completed, Unless}
bates were pul in the wharf was
| no good, and the plans for these
slips had not even arrived yet
The wharf was cale ulated to
bear a pressure of 120 tons to}
the square inch, There was |
nothing extraordinary about that.
Why, the Grand Trunk Pacifig|
| wharf, which much less, |
| would stand 225 tons to the
square foot. The wharf had now}
leost about $70,000, and to put in
the slips would cost about $30,-
000, Someone asked the date for
| the completion of the wharf, to
which Mr. Dunn replied: “God
only knows; I don't.” }
_
Best room in town at the Savoy.

some

the

said
about

on
the

 
 
 

cost

 

| Finance Minister Talks Finance.

Bella|

learn,

 

 

———SS==—

MAYOR MAKES APOLOGIES —
FOR SUPPORTING WM. MANSON

Chairman and Speakers at Conservative Spiritless Smoker Apolo-
getically Admit Defects in McBride Government and That

Needs Backbone---But “I Might State”’

Says He Will Starch Some Stiffening Into Him

the convivial cup which recently
brewed such a tempest for the
temperance candidate. With
cigar smoke and hot air an effort
was made to do without the fluid
refreshment.

Gives the Devil His Dues.

An apologetic defense of the
McBride government by the chair-
man, R. A. White, led off the
meeting: Mr. White thought no
government ever gave entire
satisfaction, but McBride's had
done quite a lot for Prince Ru-
pert. He did not understand why
the government lots had not been
sold, nor why a decent court
house had not been built before

plause ceased.) I want to get
hold of some of that eight mil-
lion dollars of B. C. appropria-
tions.’ (Immense cheering and
cries of “Get it. You need the
money,’ and “How much have
you now?”) “You all know Mr,
William Manson,’ went on the
redoubtable one. (‘‘We sure do,”
shouted some one at the back.)
And the Finance Minister of the
city proceeded to explain that he
intended to see that Mr. William
Manson should do all he could
for the interest of Prince Rupert,
and of every working man in the
country. (Ironical applause.)
Mr. Manson was not much of it
this: He mentioned the govern-|!” the House as a speaker per-
ment wharf There burst out a/!@ps, but many a man who can’t
gust of laughter, Well never|!™ake a public speech can do use-
mind, he said, it was going to be iful work on committees. On the
quite a wharf, the only one of its|Principle that McBride's govern=
kind in B. C., he thought. Some|™ent does mostly everything in
people might knock the MeBride committees, he argued that Mr.
government, ‘‘still,” said Mr. Manson might be most useful
White, “I believe in giving the| there.
devil his due.” Cheers. Invertebrate “Will Force.”
“We have got a great and
glorious country,” announced Al-
derman Douglas. The audience
agreed while the, speaker went on
in an all- embravting sentence to

 

Alderman Douglas, who next
spoke, was the feature of the
evening. “I might state,’’ he be-
|}gan (great applause), “that I am
supporting William Manson, (Ap-

 

 

(Continued on Page 4.)

 

 

 

D. G.S. FALCON RETURNS WITH
WM. MANSON’S ELECTIONEER

SIR WILFRID LAURIER QUEST! ONS MINISTER OF MARINE ON
MATTER AND IS TOLD NO ONE WAS AUTHORIZED TO USE
GOVERNMENT STEAMER? FOR ELECTIONEERING.
with her the candidate for political pur-
William Manson electioneering in Northern British Co-
lieutenant, Mr. Charles Halsey, |lumbia during the present elec-
from Bella Coola, the Dominion|tion campaign there. Hon. Mr.
government fisheries steamer| Hazen replied that complaints to
Falcon arrived in Rupert yester-| thal effect had been made but no
day afternoon and berthed at the} one had been authorized to allow
Marine wharf, }the vessels to be used for such
Copp was handed a] Purposes. The marine and fish-
‘telegram from Ottawa which may|¢ries agent at Victoria had been
ov may not have had to do with} 5° informed and instructions to
the commandeering of the steam-|a!l government employees were
er for electioneering purposes, that they should take no part in

but of course the hardy captain polities.
and his men have nothing to say
jon the subject, It is understood,
however, from statements made
the captain casually that he
had some definite authority given
him to start on the electioneer-
ing trip, the responsibility for
which rests elsewhere. That the}
department. at Victoria had no
| authority to allow the use of the
Faleon or Joliffe for electioneer-
purposes shown by the|

Bringing back live

poses

 

Rupert
Captain

 

GROUNDHOG ROAD

Subsidy for Railway from Yellow-
head Pass to Vancouver.

by

(Special to Daily News.)

Ottawa, March 20, — Railway
subsidies were brought down in
the House last night. Among
them one for the Naas and
Skeena River Railway Co., from
Nasoga Gulf to Groundhog
| Mountain, a hundred miles.
The Canadian Northern Pacifie
ts ease a mile for 525 miles
Van-

is
ing is
following despatch from Ottawa
Ottawa, March 18,—-The Com-
lmons held the first morning sit-|
lting today, beginning the final] &° , ene
spurt to reach prorogation by tbe | from Yellowhead Pass to
end of next week, Sir Wilfrid] °°UY®™
Laurier asked the Minister of Srna LTT
/Marine if the government was Don't forget the Sons of Nor-
aware that complaints had been} waydance at the K, of P. Hal! Sat-
that the government ves-|urday, March 23rd, at 8 p, m.
sele William Joliffe and Faleon|sharp. Good music and refresh-
lwere being used by the Conserva-|ments, All are invited, At

ae

 

| made

 

LIBERAL HEADQUARTERS...

The Alex. M. Manson Campaign Committee have leased the

Old Optimist Building

on Second Aye., for the campaign

 

 

 

 

All friends of Good Government cordially invited