gays 1 20 myself, say® fi The N ows le the paper to buy THE DAILY NEWS JUN, 24.1912" Prince Georte. WwW ednesday gays | . SS i : Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist i +t - . | . a PUTER REED EERE ERE RRERERERREEE Ren — pool. {ll, NO. 142 PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., Monpay, JUNE 17, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS AWFUL AUTO ACC NT—"FISHIMAID” TAKES FIRE | CHALLENGE BY-LAW BALLOT IN THE CTY HALL TONIGHT Committee of Citizens Dissatisfied With the Returns Proclaiming All Three Bylaws Passed, Have Taken Legal Advice, and a Letter of Protest Will be Presented to the City Council This Evening It appears that the bylaws | declared passed by the re~ WHAT THE ACT SAYS turning officer on Friday are ; not to sail through sucess- SECDION 9 Of rH fully unprotested. Following MUNICIPAT Cr AUSES KOT the recount held on Satur- SAYS: IN CITY MI NICK day afternoon the committee PALITY g NO: BY] ‘Ww TO of citizens dissatisfied with WHICH THI ASSE NT. OF the figures announced ap- CHE ELECTORS Is NI CES proached L, W. Patmore for SARY BI | ORE THE J INAL a legal opinion on the point PASSING THEREOI ; SHAI L regarding the percentage of BE VALID OR a oe . votes necessary to carry the i i \ [ NLESS THI VOTE bylaws, and whether only BALTED TN-FAVOR THERE S the votes declared effective OF BE AT LEAST THRE] of the total votes polled, in- FIFTHS 01 “det sei cluding spoiled votes, should POLLED ’ be used in the percentage ee , calculation. The opinion of | ’ oe the solicitor consulted is favorable to a determined ead of 4 protest against the carrying hich read of all three bylaws, and a ew ENE tu lhatet cok 3 letter of protest will be pre- A oainnt Aha cela 150 sented at tonight’s meeting Spoiled halter. Riohe teen of council, while any action Sawa ciinahe kee taken by the council based : upon the assertion that all fhe recount the telephone the bylaws have passed will ole resulted in the olllcial hg- be challenged vigorously. res being found correet. In the Calculation would seem to Git hall bylaw recount two bal- show that the electric light |'v'> “ere found counted “for bylaw at least has failed to the bylaw which were challenged. achieve the necessary per- One had figures seribbled on it; centage of ballots in favor. this one the returning officer was Se ma eady to throw out. The other had no initial signature by the The Reoount. eturning officer and might have Mg briefly in Saturday’s|peen thrown out, too, but City N was a demand for a}Solicitor Peters declared it all tes polled in the} right If the recount figures There was some| Ver to stand the vole for the ‘ ha yiaw uld now be 200 egarding the legal ; s i yf a as olllciaily re- City Solicitor a Phe her details of this il gx stoutly f vere correct. hat any recount was Returning Officer Trusted. real A committee ty Clerk Woods was emphatic [ Lynch; J. H his assurance that he had act | ind S$. P. MeMordie,} ¢@ absolutely on the square in tha citizens desit his capacity as returning ollicer, Bee and the cilizens. .commmiutt had oe AVIS See attend-| 1, desire to throw the slightest et ial hall at 2 oclock.) qo up upon his integrity in the MK i Bullock-Webster and aithn: he Dybhaya represented rhere is a further matltlel in 18 | the Mayor was pres dispute, namely the difference of \ : \iderman Douglas, City cpiuion regarding the percentage ‘ Woods, the returning of- of votes required to carry the by- 8 me Purchasing amen laws Several citizens hold that Saale i ea am oy beliol 60 per cent, of the total votes mye aving Biven poled, including “spoiled bal me Word to go ahead with the re-])). is required, the city hall | satisfy those in doubt view, however, is that only those ‘ Ih Woods was aiso ballots which are effective count Ely desirous of having @ re- in the percentage, This matter ( prove his offfeial count was referred today to L, W. Pat- ‘ EP \ccordingly, in spite ol more by the citizens committee i eters’ assurance that the with the result mentioned at the — a sould not now be beginning of this matter, ‘ a recount proceeded. The Electric Bylaw. allol paper was closely a rulinized and careful check On the basis of a three fifths ” pt of the votes. The re-]| ballot in favor of the total yote lowed a slight change in] polled, including spoiled VOW a es regarding the electric} i would be necessary lo ae leit bylaw, one vole less for the| according to official returns, 23 ind two more against it} votes i favor to carry this by~ le result of the recount,| law. his would make i ont M iwainst had been count-| vote short by the official ee ay and another one}and two short under the ree oie against” had been overlooked, | figures, percentage ene f rh akes the bylaw vole stand;}pass on the same basis, mehd- ror the bylawi iw sees: 229 ing spoils, beings the same IM \gainst the bylaw..... 52 each case, viz, 234. fa *reree ore. PRINCE RUPERT TWENTY MINUTES AGO ine joys and girls who have had m ‘th at the prolonged vacation. Fishmaid”™ coquettish as ever after her fifteen millionth hiirbreadth escape, siti Problem of that sixty per cent, vole causilp many ©! ‘Ns lo serateh their heads, di Red Devil wondering whether it will be expe ac ‘D fins or come out as a full power tire boat ™ a the Merely Mabel says she may have been mistake aho a “ilizeus really interested in those bylaws, but st shi ee lers how many unsettled bets were at the back of that Ount, OO rere ens mora nerreeDngODn Ge, SCHOOL CLOSED. WITH HAIR AND DRESS AFIRE Dr. Reddie, medical health officer for the city, an- nouneed this morning that z 13 in consequence of the preva- lence of measles amongst j the pupils, he has ordéred i the public school to be is closed until after the sum- V 6 M a” c T te olosed a Famous Rupert Vessel, ‘Fish Ma ai aust Fire Today at the ~ aa. ~~ rn | Government Wha-f---Engineer Arthur Sparkes in Hospital er eo . er eee ae . e 8.8. Taylor Arrives. Seriously Burned---Plucky Rescue Work by Captain 8. 8. Taylor, accompanied by e ‘ | ea: tage the lattes George Thurbur---Historic Boat Badly Burnt other, Mrs. J. Ross, arrived 0 iti The peculiar thing is that the ti Sutaane May - Aa¥ eee INJURED. a backfire in the engine roomy;swiftly run out across scows by UF calculations ade to fi » ere Yes someho rites y é . thar 7 j , 2 : ns . . i s aol eof a m ‘ et eae Arthur Sparkes, engineer; ee Ricken 4 cs ee the ere the brigade very ti otes required to pass the ; nable materi e pi se tk snehe 3 bylaws seem to have edad the Baseball Meeting. severely burned on hands tnd i ) oy si ' tt : who er tt rb s prc poral 2 poiled ballots in the ea f th A meeting of the baseball club and face, a ‘ se "hg ca Sd 3 ae au z er ie en of ot boat, } spoile allots e cases 0 e % "St +5 , ved ; struc ‘eo 1e@ DOal Was ablaze,} only 1e plo ouse an com- f city hall and telephone bylaws, ‘8 ohne UP: MORPEN at 8 o'clock Captain George Thurbur; Caught full in the face by the|partment below being scorched. i whish hia apparenth Kaaivadiee consider a challenge received scorched face and _ head, explosion, the Fishmaid's ‘engi- The engine is intact, and very : majorities, but in the case of the from the -Hagelton team. for 8 burned wrist. neer, Arthur Sparks was severely|/Jittie gear was le at. D age i is : ; jmatch in that town July ist. The sy? o at “i ee ¥ oer ee : electric ight bylaw, ‘tito h ran a0 ‘neinbake “aatiaend 1ocalterd. te — — burned, He made a dash for|amounting to about $250 to $300 i close to the wind, the spoiled) ecting, which will be held in CAUSE AND PLACE. safety with his hair and clothing|is covered by insurance. it es er ee oP ht a ed “ ole 2 a nia 2 mi " This Man Steal. tied up, the strike committee will a telligence Worth Attention. Galery & Gibbons, left on the order the men to resume work fs Ci ae | Prince Rupert this morning for a oe E tomorrow Similar od ‘ a ‘ Coe ee West-| visit to his old-home in Maine facoma, June 14. Bary) Ce ose ee ee Bs of ancouver, ¢ ie Stl-| Me . e cle fr » ae ar ote ter tie the lacrosse game| - Bringolf, 34, trusted clerk in the xpected srom,. the. leadert: ae , minster i Sa : SI . : g Manchester, Swansea and prob- i by six goals to two Vancouver Lioensne Commission- W. J. Larkworthy of Hazelton|city treasurer’s office for eight ; de eunvie tne a . ia got ‘ Sau aera ie age , ably by Monday work in all ports #4 re er Declares His Letter to the| was a passenger for the south on years, calinly went home yester-| will be proceeding normally. In ~ T : -——= - e yr e , s x , , : Mee wt Winnipeg, June 17.—The Rev, Press a_ Lying One Thoup-| the Prince Rupert this morning. day neon and waited for the otlice|London the strike continues, but Dr. Sparling, principal of Wesley ‘'énds of Dollars Worth of Con- : hank ivoe seclar Island. was prepared to deposit sufli- Myre. -Fréd Stork will not re. |Detween the Presbyterian, Me-)#atly and unequivocally declar- ee Pea cient money to clear the expen-| ceive again this season thodist and Congregational chur|¢4 for woman suffrage. The an- LUCKY VANCOUVER cae ot en tlds 1 eee inate ches in Canada. This is upon} ouncement was made by Judge a Spencer would do the same and Made from fresh, pure, rich the straight question of organic Ben B, Lindsay, Re Denver aay Everything Is Coming Ker Way)... (4 (he people on this matter,|/eream—ice eream at Keeley’s amalgamation, not touching the| Was later sony by Colone Nowadays. the winner lo go on the board) Pharmacy. matter of federation, Roosevelt himself, een and the leser to send his money gt area ee rere Montreal, June 15. Mr. Butler}ig the Alexandra Home or Hos- Best meal in town at Savoy. Dr. Stork Visits Hilditch’s. of the Canada Car Foundry Com- pital. Peer nee John H, Hilditeh beeame the 0 e huge plants re : “ father of ¢ sing baby pany, OWnINgs DUS. p s her —--- — The Princess May arrived at 4|PPOUC father oF. 8 bouncing baby FREE! FREE! PRES! and at Fort William, has = an- cy ee : ; F girl at 44:30 o'clock this morn- uneed to date that a million}] ee o'clook ‘with’ the following pas- in b b ful 8 k nouncer oO ai ( Rory et Saige Bee , 8. A ig eautiful 8 ey: lollar power plant is assured for]| THE WEATHER. | sengers for Prinee Rupert: