ak eakies , THE DAILY NEWS. THE DAILY NEWS THE LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Daily and Weekly by THE PRINCE RUPERT PUBLISHING CO. LTD., PRINCE RUPER7, B.C. TRANSIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING—50 cents per inch. on application. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—To Canada, United States and Mexico—DalILy, 50c per month, or $5.00 per year, inadvance. WeEKIY, $2.00 per year. All Other Countries—Daily, $8.00 per year; Weekly, $2.50 per year, strictly in advance. Contract rates HEAD OFFICE Daily News Building, Third Ave., Prince Rupert, B. C. Telephone 98. BRANCH OFFICES AND AGENCIES New YorK—National Newspaper Bureau, 219 East 23rd St., New fork City SEATTLE—Puget Sound News Co. LONDON, ENGLAND—The Clougher Syndicate, Grand Trunk Building, Trafalgar Square. Susscripers will greatly oblige by promptly calling up Phone 98 in case of non-delivery or inattention on the part of the news carriers. Daly EDITION. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 A LESSON IN LIBEL LAW. to the oldest veteran of the news- game, “the greatest game on earth,” the mere word “‘libel” is Few newspaper- men escape perilous proximily if not actual contact with the big bogey of the news room—a live libel suit. In tact, not to have either under the close shadow or into the very grip of a a misfortune for the young newspaper- From the merest “cub” paper which to its followers is ever a warning. come libel suit is something of from the experience tends to make him less scrupulously careful to avoid the quicksand from which not the most placid looking news source is ever absolutely free. In the United States, and quite appar- ently in Prince Rupert, people seem to be considerably less par- man. Immunity in the west generally, ticular about how their names and reputations are handled in the public press than they are in Great Britain. Here the searcity of suitable man stuff for a staff may make an editor to a politician, with possibly little enough actual experience of the profession to fall back upon in time of peril from the libel risk. Over there one must qualifications and training to hold down a journalist's job, the prentice. hand is not allowed to practice on the particular tasks of the profession—the penning of comment or the which out of anyone from a printer show and criticism, turning of the comprehensive phrases of the head lines (in lurk the lurid of unsuspected libels). It is also in the newspaper offices of the eastern provinces and it so in the west and in Prince Rupert, for the world Yet even in the longest established pub- you will find sub- the on may most su will soon he will keep on advancing. lishing offices of the old land, and of the east, of the armed with “safety one’s “Handbook through the mazes of con- day, every turn which in at least one news- “One libel suit; one man afterward for most man’s lamp,” Libel,” to guide their cerning human happenings of every may mark a libel risk to be avoided. paper office in London, England, the rule is man fired.’ The fact that he makes a better another firm is not considered. Prince Rupert's press has for long borne a charmed life as far as the libel peril is concerned. People of Prince Rupert are saying today, with or without good and sufficient ground, that Prince Rupert's press as a whole (not merely one newspaper will be ali the better for an event of yesterday. Possibly so, and yet The Daily News is not prepared to admit that it has ever wittingly printed anything calculated libelously injure the business or reputation of any Fvince Rupert citizen. The Daily '. fias eriticized quite hard more than once. It has also been eriticized a good r, and may be again. But there are it confidently believes. Criticism, even unkind er:ti neither kills nor breaks its object. Criti- need fear to criticize while experience news paper- the Law matter in editors some of way For to News has criticized. deal harde no bones broken, asm, cism is not libelous. No newspaper fair play in the newspaper game remain awake. Noblesse oblige, and the newspaperman knowing his power to make or mar, to help or hurt, with a stroke of the pen, has need to be careful and considerate, Careful for his own sake he may be; considerate for the sake of others he must be or he is but a scurvy squire of the pen. its instinets of too. 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Toupet only, $2.25 or $3 60. v7 ENGLAND. PRETTIEST IN ENGLAND WEDS Miss Hilda Cooper Is Married in London to Lord Northland, the Heir to Lord Ranfurly—St. Margaret's Church Was Bril- liant Seene. June 17—A_ fashion- filled St. Margar- at Westminster Miss Hilda of the Sil Cooper, London, able audience iu. ets ehurch day, when oper, Daniel and be prettiest wom- married to to Lord daughter late and Lady called one of the en in England, Lord Northland, Ranfurly . The church was profusely corated with white flowers. Can- on Edgar Shephard, sub-dean of the chapel-royal, assisted by Ca- may was heir de- non Hanson and the Revi T. Me- Endoo, rector of Dungannon, the Irish residence of the Farl, per- formed the ceremony, o Delicious ice cream at Keeley’'s. EDMONTON WANTS CEMENT City Hard Hit by the Great Shor- tage of Building Stuff shortage hits Fd- Building The cement monton hard. is ata standstill; and an attempt to bring in cement from ithe nearest point of supply in’ the United States has been blocked by a lo- cal freight rate from Calgary Edmonton which is practically prohibitive. “The best that the cement trust wil! promise,” says the Edmonton Capital, “is that sometime within the next week or ten days they will have cement at the head of the but with freight moving as it is at the present, time that that it may be a month before any ade- quate supply can reach Edmon- ton.” As a result, Edmonton is demanding a cancellation of the duty and the fixing by the rail- way commission of an equitable to lakes, means READY FOR THE BANG “Dynamite” Perry from Oklahoma Getting in Shape. —At in a big hay Guthrie, Okla., June 17- Oklahoma, heard each day detona- that they Every day Colgate, shed are tions of such magnitude shake the whole town. about move- working their mystery. “I a dozen men are the big shed with ments shrouded in am making tests to find out how much dynamite can be exploded under a reof without blowing it off, said “Dynamite” Perry, original Roosevelt booster in Oklahoma, delegate to Chicago and candidate fo the United States Senate, “You see,” added Perry, “the Chicago Coliseum has a roof over it, and when we touch off the dynamite there I want to go the limit, but not to the extent of blowing the roof off.” It is said here that tends to sustain his Perry in- reputation as a dynamiter at the Chicago convention, He has announced that he will charter’ a special train and take 125 picked men with him to the big convention, “to see that Roosevelt gets a ‘square deal.’’* That Perry may be expected to pull off some with dynamite foregone astonishing stunts or something else conclusion, ..SNAP... Corner 5th Avenue, Sec. 6 Price $9,500. Cash $3,000. Balance three months the transcontinental opened to Prince Rupert on Pee Collart & Reynolds is a after service is the Guess Who Published in St. London, about 1 A smack of Lord Cromer, Jeff Davis—-a touch of him. A little of Lincoln—not very much of him. Kitchener, Bismarck, James’ Gazette year ago and Ger- Edward] FATALITY IN WHEAT Fi | | W. L. BARKER ARCHITECT | Three different sizes of wood hoists. Child Fell of Steam Plow and Passed | Over Baby Girl’s Head—Was Was Killed — Wheel Daughter of Minister. 18. Rev, of to Sask., June daughter of miles west Forward, 6-vear-old McReid, five while playing plowing outfit owned by around a Jacq Brothers, was accidentally killed} the other evening. She was rid-} ing on the platform and fell off the gear end while it was in mo- tion under one of the wheels, which passed over her head, crushing her life out immediate- ly. Mr. MeReid, who is attending the general assembly at Edmon- ton, was immediately wired for and is expected on Monday. THE LAW’S DELAYS Man! His Came Too Late. Poor Portland, June 17.- ing lain in the hospital two ye from his employers for the injured that trying to collect damages resulted in the breaking of back, William. G, logger, 24, recovered The ste Compensation —After hav- Spearing, $7,500 a dD. wn, am ues ars | Alberts Block Phone 89 Second Ave, | H. Gordon Munro W. Nicholson Latley MUNRO & LAILEY Architects, Stork Building, Second Avenue. Prince Auditors for City of Prince Rupert Cc. ¥. BENNETT, B.A. of B.C,, Ontario, Sas- katchewan and Al- ALFRED CARSS, of British Columbia and Manitoba Bars. CARSS & BENNETT BARRISTERS, NOTARIES, ETc. Office— Albert Block, Second Avenue. WM. S. HALL, L. D.8., D. 0.8. DENTIST. Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty. All dental operations skilfully treated. Gas and local anasthetics administered for the painless ex- traction of teeth. Consultation free. Offices: Helgerson Block, Prince Rupert. fi-12 Alex.M.Manson B.a., W.E. Williams,B.A., L.L.D WILLIAMS & MANSON Barristers, Solicitors, etc. Box 285 Prince Rupert, B.¢ his a .jday or two ago, only to die here today. Since hearing the court’s ver- dict, Spearing was extremely happy and had done little but dis- plans in I cuss with his nurse going back to his home don, Engiand, and buying for himself and eee POP-POP BOAT POPPED DO Disastrous Ending Detroit, Mich., June 19. championship motor boat this afternoon between the Hawk and the Baby came to a sudden ending, the liance, attempting to escape dangerous swells, smashed for sON- a home WN to Detroit Championship Boat Race. The race | Kitty Reliance P.O. BOX 23 PRINCE RUPERT | JOHN E. DAVEY TEACHER OF SINGING PUPIL OF WM. FOXON, ESQ., A.R.A.M., LON., ENG JOHN DYBHAVN Real Estate — Loans and Insurance 319 8rd Avenue Phone 384 HAYNER BROS. UNDERTAKERS anp EMBALMERS Funeral Directors 8rd Ave. near 6th St. Phone No. 86 Re-| the into freight rate monton, Bill. Launch Alice B., W. J. Thomas. Phone Green 391. Govt. Wharf. The modern, from Calgary to Ed- iany’s Will, Jupiter, Chamberlain, high class place |for biliiards aud Subscribe for the Daily News. Third avenue. pleasure launche For Seale's, tf house. pool, row boats and telephone 320 green. Davis boat s and Buffalo | sank to the bottom of the Her crew had narrow escapes. quickly launches it J (J fe fl a ey ey (2 al fe (a ce] (ed 2) Me) fd ee) fc ff) ce) [ce [ce ce) ec! eee You Can Thank Advertising NEXT time you step into the corner store, take a look around. Of all the articles on the shelves, how many were on your shopping list five years agoP Make it ten years, and you will find that most of the things you buy to-day—and could not do without—were not even made then. You men and women who buy things, let this sink in. You are better men and women because of advertising. You eat more whole- some food, You wear better clothes. them almost immediately after they are perfected. J. J. Hill says this “high living” costs more. True for J. J.—but ce Your home is better furnished. You it is worth more. And leaving the fe have cleaner and more sanitary cost aside, do you want to go back te) houses. You read better books and to buying jam out of a pail, oatmeal ce magazines. You seek more health- out of a barrel, raisins out of sticky fe fuleamusements. boxes, or tea exposed in an open chest? re} Your whole standard of living has (2 been raised—and why? Because Do you regret the money you 2 the men who make these better paid for a Player Piano? fe) things are telling you that you will rel be more comfortable, happier and Would you forego the new style red} healthier if you use these higher razor? (2) grade goods. fa) si Isn’t a Tungsten worth a thousand a It is advertising that makes it candles? fa possible for you to buy “the best” a right at your corner store. It is Would you now be enjoying these a advertising that encourages the if enterprising manufacturers had a inventor to make new comforts and not told you about them in their al new utilities and enables you to buy advertisements? ey s Isn’t life brighter because we have new a and higher standards ef living? 4 Let us thank advertising for it. fal Advice regarding your advertising problems 4s avustable through any good She tising agency or the Secretary o of the Canadian Press Association, Room 35 a Lumsden Building, Toronto. Enquiry involves no obligation on ‘your m es 50 write if interested. @ @ fe) Find It Through a News Want Ad. er Es | fe) | ele Tal oo a fo river, | E. L, FISHER Funeral Director and Embalmer CHARUES REASONABLE THIRD AVENUE PHONE 356. | OPEN DAY AND NIGHT | Prince Rupert at Lage, 1.0.0.F. Meets in the oe Biock Every Tuesday Evening All members of the order in the city are requested to visit the lodge. A. DOUGLAS, N. G. W. G. BARRIE, Sec. anal ‘Valhalla”’ of S.H. & E.F. (SCANDINANIAN Soctery) | Meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 8 } p.m. in the hall at 319 3rd Ave. SONS OF NORWAY —_ ist and 3rd Thursdays at 7 m,., at 319 3rd ave. All Nor- i are welcome. HAND LAUNDRY | Hand cleaning and pressing. | Best care of silk dresses, } CARTAGE and LINDSAY'S CARTASE.: G, T. P. Transfer Agents Orders promptly filled, Prices reasonable, OFFICE—H. B. Rochester. Centre St. Phone 68, Capt. Joseph Janders SMITH & MALLETT THIRD AVE. Plumbing, Heating, Steamfitting and Sheet Metal Work Office: 8rd Ave Phone 174 Worksh Qnd Ave. bet. 7th and 8th Sta NOW... That we have more front on 2nd avenue, we are able to mogtey our large stook of beautiful oak furni- ture and some of our uppeleters, curtains, drapery, eto. See show windows at the Bi Furniture Store. Linoleums, and Lamps on the 6th etrest, side; Crockery and kitchen needs on the 2nd avenue. Entrance front. W. HART CORNER 6TH ST. AND 2ND AVE. PRINCE RUPERT FEED C0. Big stock of all kinds of Garden Seeds, Timothy, Clover and Grain Seeds, Mail Orders Promptly Attended to Agents International Stock Food:- ~~ALL KINDS OF FEED- STUART & STEWART Accountants 309 2nd Ave. Phone No, 280 Rupert P, O. Box 351}. Silversides Bros The up-to-date House Decora tors of Prince Rupert Sign Writing. Paper-Hanging Our Specialties WE ORIGINATE. OTHERS \m). TATE Phone 156 Green 2nd Street 1836 1 THE BANK OF {9j) British North America 76 YEARS IN BUSINESS CAPITAL AND RESERVE OVER $7,500,099 The Advantages of Bank Money Orders for transmitting small sums of money are four. They are easy to procure— { to cash — safe - We issue them at the follo ing rates. $5. or under—3c. $5 to $10—6c. $30 to $50—15¢, These Money Orders payable at par at any Brauch of any Chartered Bank in Canada (Yukon Territory excepted), in the principal cities if the United Stat es and in London, Eng. in x pr n $10 to $30—10c, PRINCE RUPERT BRANCH F. S. LONG, Manage Georgetown Sawmill Co. Lid Lumber and Mouldings A large stock of dry finish ing lumber on hand. Boat lumber a specialty. Delivery made at sho.t notice. Our prices are as low as a: Call on us before ordering. OFFICE: EMPRESS THEATRE BLDG. Cor. 6th St. and 2nd Ave. Sixth Ave-—Best Buy in City Lots 7 and 8, Block 22, Sect avenue, #8700 each; ™% cas ths, or 8650 each cash H. DOUGLAS 313 Fulton St. P. O. Box 606 Prince Rupert Dairy FRESH MILK & CREAM DAILY Guaranteed Pure No Shipped Stuff Phone 287 —THE Westholme Lumber Co. —LAMITED Lumber and Mouldings All Kinds of Building Supplies First Avenue Phone 186 —~@-—¢-+-++-@ FRED. STORK’S HARDWARE Just Arrived: Heavy Stock of e Wire Cable Fine Assortment of Ice Cream Freezers, Fishing Tackle, Poultry Netting, Screen Wire SECOND - AVENUE —e—-0-0-0 — -0--# + O o.-<8-—o—_ 0 o_o oe New Wellington Ceal. Best on the Coast Phone 116 Rogers & Black ess For Kitsumkalum or Lakelse Fruit Lands} write or call on the Terrace Land Co.